Apr 17, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Open Meeting.]

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GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2025 AND THE TIME IS 6:01 P.M. AND THIS IS THE

[2. Roll Call.]

[3. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:

1. Section 551.074, Personnel, to discuss appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment; and
2. Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05 Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding acquisition of property for public purpose; and
3. Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, and Section 551.087, Texas Government Code, to deliberate with legal counsel regarding an addendum to a Chapter 380 Agreement by and between City of Leander and Home Depot, USA, Inc.; and
4. Section 551.072, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding the acquisition of property for the Leander 2243 Water Main Project (CIP W.18); and
5. Section 551.074, Texas Government Code, to discuss the evaluation process of City Manager.

[4. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.]

[5. Roll Call.]

[7. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors.

• National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week (April 13-19)
• National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 13-19)
• Mayor's Monarch Pledge Proclamation

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SO IT'S ANIMAL SERVICES FOR US. AND I KNOW THE WORD CONTROL IS IN THERE, BUT WE USE THE WORD SERVICE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO PROVIDE IS A SERVICE NOT ONLY TO THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO TO THE PETS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU EVER FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, THESE LADIES ARE DOING SUCH AMAZING THINGS. THE I'M NEVER, I SHOULD SAY, I'M NEVER SHOCKED WITH WHATEVER COMES TO THE STATION BECAUSE WE'VE HAD EVERYTHING FROM MONITOR LIZARDS AND SNAKES TO SPIDERS TO THIS THIS BEAUTIFUL GREEN BIRD OVER HERE WHO FOUND HIS WAY INTO OUR HEARTS AND INTO OUR DEPARTMENT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THAT THEY DID IS, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE, AS WE CALL THE ENFORCEMENT, IT'S THE EDUCATION PIECE AND EDUCATION EDUCATING PEOPLE BECAUSE WE KNOW THE MORE THEY COME, THE MORE ANIMALS ARE GOING TO BE HERE. AND I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD GO TO OUR LIBRARY AND SIT DOWN. AND EVERY ANIMAL THAT THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO HELP READ WITH THE KIDS DID WORK. AND WE'VE HAD A GREAT SHOWING OF JUST THE KIDS THAT SHOW UP THERE FOR THEIR READING TIME. SO LIKE I SAID, IT'S THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO AND CONTINUOUSLY DO.

AND LIKE WE I WAS TELLING YOU EARLIER TODAY, YOU'RE TAKING US WAY BEYOND WHAT MY EXPECTATIONS WERE FOR THIS DIVISION. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. AND I KNOW EVERY DAY SHOULD BE THIS DAY, BUT WE JUST WANT TO HONOR YOU THIS WEEK. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR. EVERY MORNING I WALK IN, THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S JUST WALKING DOWN THE HALLS CHECKING WHAT TIME WE COME IN. SO YOU KIND OF HAVE ONE OF THE COOLEST JOBS IN THE CITY, I FEEL LIKE. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THOSE OTHER ANIMALS THAT YOU RETURNED TO.

OWNER. IT'S JUST MY FAVORITE THING FOR SO FAR THIS YEAR, RIGHT? THE OTHER ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT DOGS AND CATS ACTUALLY MORE THAN THAT. SO YEAH OKAY. IT'S ALWAYS IT'S ALWAYS LIKE, HEY, YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING? AND I'M LIKE, OH MY, IS IT GOING TO BITE? THAT'S ALL RIGHT. CAN WE GET A PHOTO? ABSOLUTELY. WE'D LOVE IT. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO OVER HERE.

YES.

AND HOW EXCITING IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW. ONLY FOCUSING ON THE DOG. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

MARK. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY. TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, APRIL 13TH THROUGH 19TH WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS APRIL 13TH THROUGH APRIL 19TH IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK. AND WHEREAS EMERGENCIES

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TARGETED. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR THEM AND THE WORK. SOMETHING YOU SAID IN THERE WAS THESE ARE TRULY THE FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS IS THE FIRST VOICE THAT PEOPLE HEAR WHEN THEY CALL, MAYBE ON ONE OF THE MOST TRAUMATIC EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THEIR LIFE. COMMUNICATIONS IS SUCH A SPECIAL TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT TYPE OF WORK. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE OFTEN HEARD BUT NEVER SEEN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T GET TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY'RE HAVING TO DO EVERYTHING OVER A TELEPHONE AND, AND HANDLING A CERTAIN ANY ISSUES THAT ARE KIND OF COMING UP. YOU KNOW, WE JUST RECENTLY AND YOU KNOW, I WAS MONITORING OR I HAD IT WAS SOMEBODY WHO HAD ASKED ABOUT A CERTAIN SITUATION THAT WAS KIND OF GOING ON THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN, AND I WAS ABLE TO LISTEN TO A RECORDING. SHELLY HERE, WHO WAS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THIS GENTLEMAN ON THE PHONE WHO WAS EITHER HAVING A PANIC ATTACK OR SOMETHING ON THE TOLL ROAD DRIVING ERRATICALLY, AND YOU COULD HEAR HIS HOW EXCITED HE WAS AND JUST HOW HE WAS JUST NOT CONNECTING UNTIL SHE GOT ON THE PHONE, AND SHE JUST TOOK CONTROL OF THAT AND SLOWLY WINDED TALKING HIM DOWN TO WHERE HE PULLED OVER SAFELY UNTIL OFFICERS COULD GET THERE TO ASSIST WITH HIM. AND THAT IS DIFFICULT TO DO. YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY FOR US TO TURN LIGHTS ON, GET BEHIND AND DEAL WITH IT, BUT TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING AND CONNECT WITH THEM OVER THE PHONE, TO JUST GET THEM TO, TO STOP AND TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING, I GOT TO DO THIS.

AND THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY HARD TO DO. YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD MY STORY BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I, I, I WAS IN DISPATCH MYSELF FOR THREE WEEKS AFTER AS A I TOLD MY CHIEF AT THE TIME I COULD DO IT BETTER THAN THE DISPATCHER THAT I HAD. AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK SHE WAS QUICK ENOUGH OR FAST ENOUGH ON THE RADIO OR CLEAR ENOUGH AND HE'S WE THINK HE CAN DO A BETTER JOB. AND I SAID, ABSOLUTELY I CAN. AND SO HE SAID, OKAY, YOU'RE HERE AT THIS TIME. SO I, I WENT IN THE COMM CENTER AND I SAT DOWN AND I ADJUSTED MY CHAIR, AND THEN THE PHONE RANG, AND THEN THE RADIO RANG, AND THEN EVERYTHING I HAD TO DO EVERY HOUR. AND WITHIN ABOUT 3 MINUTES TO 3 HOURS, I WAS BEGGING TO COME OUT OF THERE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE CELL PHONES. SO I CALLED HIM AND HE SAYS, NO. HE GOES, OKAY, DENIED. FINISH IT. YOU'RE THREE WEEKS. AND IT WAS TERRIBLE. SO IT WAS SO HARD. AND THEN I LEARNED A RESPECT FOR THAT, BECAUSE IT'S TAKES SO MUCH OF SOMEBODY TO BE ABLE TO DO MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS. I THINK WE HAD OVER 40,000 LAST YEAR. JUST CAME IN THAT THAT DEPARTMENT JUST JUST DEALING WITH SO MUCH. AND THEN WHAT DO YOU DO. YOU HAND IT TO AN OFFICER, THEN YOU GO TO THE NEXT ONE AND YOU DON'T REALLY GET ANY CLOSURE ON THAT TILL LATER UNTIL YOU GET TO KIND OF WORK THAT OUT. SO I COULD GO ON AND ON JUST FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY DO IN THERE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, GUYS. I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT YOU GUYS PUT IN EVERY DAY, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT CHALLENGE TO COME IN THERE AND JUST YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET. AND IT'S JUST AT A DROP OF A HAT. WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND 911 GOES OFF. EVERYTHING STOPS TO HANDLE THAT. THEN YOU CAN KIND OF GET BACK IN THERE. SO AGAIN, I WISH IT WAS MORE THAN JUST IT SHOULDN'T BE JUST A WEEK FOR YOU GUYS, BUT JUST THIS IS YOUR WEEK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO. WE LOVE YOU. AND I YOU CAN DEFINITELY DO IT BETTER THAN I COULD EVER. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I THINK YOU ALL HAVE SOME OF THE HARDEST JOBS IN THE ENTIRE CITY. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE FOR EVERYBODY THAT CALLS IN. CAN WE TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU? THANKS. THANK YOU.

AND I THINK THAT I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT.

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FOR. THAT. ALL RIGHT. LAST ONE. MR. TEETER, WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP HERE TO PREPARE FOR THIS ONE? SO A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE DEALING WITH ALL OF OUR OUR WATER ISSUES, WE HIRED A CONSERVATIONIST TO HELP US HELP YOU TO SAVE WATER AND TO HELP US HAVE BETTER POLICIES. AND ONE DAY, MR. TEETER, OUR CONSERVATIONIST, CAME UP AND HE SAID WE SHOULD DO THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE. IT'S A NATIONAL PLEDGE FOR MAYORS ACROSS THE US THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT THE HABITATS OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES. AND SO THIS IS, I THINK, THE THIRD YEAR.

IT'S THE THIRD YEAR, IT'S THE THIRD YEAR WE'RE DOING IT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THROUGH MR. TEETER AND OUR BEING INVOLVED IN THIS PLEDGE, YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE AROUND THE CITY.

SO RIGHT NOW, IF YOU DRIVE UP AND DOWN, I THINK REAGAN, BAGHDAD, LAKELINE, LAKELINE, YOU'LL SEE SIGNS IN CERTAIN AREAS THAT'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE DELAYED MOWING BECAUSE WE'RE LETTING THE NATIVE GRASSES AND PLANTS GROW FOR BUTTERFLY MIGRATION SEASON. AND SO IT'S TIME FOR US TO RENEW THE PROCLAMATION. IT IS. WHEREAS THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY IS AN ICONIC NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES WHOSE MIGRATION AND LIFE CYCLE FROM CATERPILLAR TO BUTTERFLY HAS CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. AND WHEREAS BOTH THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MONARCH POPULATIONS HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT DECLINES, AND CITIES, TOWNS AND COUNTIES HAVE A CRITICAL ROLE TO PLAY TO HELP SAVE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEANDER IS PROUD TO TAKE PART IN THE EFFORT, AND I. MAYOR CHRISTINE DELISLE SIGNED THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S MAYORS MONARCH PLEDGE AND HAVE OFFICIALLY COMMITTED TO TAKING MEANINGFUL ACTION TO PROTECT THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY. AND WHEREAS EVERY RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF LEANDER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE MONARCH BY PROVIDING AND RECOGNIZING A HABITAT FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR CHRISTINE DELISLE, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2025, IN THE CITY OF LEANDER AS MAYORS MONARCH PLEDGE DAY. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED.

MR. TEETER, CAN YOU TELL US SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP WITH THE BUTTERFLIES? WELL, CERTAINLY. FIRST OF ALL, AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, YOU WANT YOU HAVE MILKWEED GROWING ON YOUR PROPERTY. YOU WANT TO AVOID CUTTING IT. THE MILKWEED IS THE PLANT THAT THE MONARCH USES TO REPRODUCE ON. IT'S THE ONLY PLANT THAT REPRODUCES ON. AND THEN THE LAYS ITS EGGS. THE CATERPILLAR COMES OUT AND FEEDS ON THAT PLANT UNTIL IT MATURES INTO A BUTTERFLY, AND THEN MOVES ON. NOW THE MONARCH COMES THROUGH HERE IN THE SPRING, IN THE FALL COMES NORTH IN THE SPRING, HEADED TOWARDS THE CANADIAN BORDER FROM MEXICO. IT COMES FORWARD IN SEVERAL GENERATIONS. SO IT'S REPRODUCING ALONG THE WAY. AND THEN IN THE FALL IT COMES BACK AND IT DOESN'T REPRODUCE IN THE FALL, BUT IT. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE MILKWEED IN THE SPRING AND ALSO HAVE NECTAR PLANTS AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO FUEL UP ON IN THE, IN THE SPRING AND ALSO IN THE FALL. YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME FLOWERING PLANTS GOING ON IN YOUR LANDSCAPES AT THAT TIME. WE THIS IS A GOOD PROGRAM THAT KIND OF CROSSES OVER INTO WATER CONSERVATION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO PLANT NATIVE TEXAS PLANTS, BOTH THE NATIVE MILKWEED AND ALSO JUST REGULAR FLOWERING PLANTS THAT ARE THAT HELP US SAVE WATER. SO BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE DROUGHT TOLERANT. YES, EXACTLY. EXCELLENT. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MAIN THINGS. AND I'M JUST LEARNING ABOUT THE MONARCH. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT. YOU CAN GO ONLINE. YOU CAN LOOK ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE FOR MONARCH WATCH, WHICH IS A KANSAS BASED ORGANIZATION. THEY SPONSOR SOMETHING CALLED THE MONARCH WAY STATION PROGRAM, WHERE PEOPLE CAN BUILD, BUILD HABITAT ON THEIR PROPERTIES AND THEN GET IT CERTIFIED AS A MONARCH WAY STATION FOR THE MONARCH TO USE ON ITS WAY. WE HAVE WE'RE DOING A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE ONLINE ON OUR ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE ALSO SOMETIMES HAVE HAD SOME EVENTS. LAST YEAR WE HAD HOSTED AN EVENT WITH THE AUSTIN AUSTIN BUTTERFLY FORUM WHERE THEY HAD A SPEAKER COME IN. AND SO JUST LEARNING

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ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN ITEM NUMBER NINE LEANDER HISTORY WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION

[9. Leander History]

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YEAH, BLUEBONNETS NEED RAIN IN OCTOBER. BLUEBONNETS, THEY FIRST GERMINATE IN OCTOBER AND THEY NEED THE RAIN AND THE WINTER. THEY CAN TAKE ALL THE ICE, THE SNOW, EVERYTHING WE THROW AT THEM AND STILL BLOOM. AND THEY IN THE SPRINGTIME. IT'S THE OCTOBER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SEASON. AND THEN HERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF WHAT WE DO TODAY. AND THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT THAT THAT WAS A FRIEND'S DAUGHTER AND HER KIDS. I PROBABLY HAD 60 PICTURES AND THAT WAS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. AND I THINK EVERYONE HERE CAN RELATE TO THAT BECAUSE IT IS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET YOUR CHILDREN TO ALL STAY TOGETHER AT ONE TIME IN THE FIELD WITH THE BLUEBONNETS, BUT YOU CAN GET YOUR DOG AND THERE IT IS. SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME EVERYONE. HAVE A HAPPY AND BLESSED EASTER AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAPPY EASTER! ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK UP TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. NOW NON AGENDA

[6. Public comments on items not listed in the agenda.

Public comments on items listed in the agenda will be heard at the time each item is discussed.

[All comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes (6 minutes if translation is needed) per individual.]]

THE DRAFT EA ANALYZES THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED NEW FACILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE TIGER MOUNTAIN CENTER AT 100 MOCKINGBIRD HILL, LEANDER, TEXAS, 78 641. THE PROPOSED ACTION INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF AN OUTDOOR ARCHERY RANGE AND PUBLIC AND PARKING AREA FOR PUBLIC USE. THE ADDITION OF THE PROPOSED FACILITIES WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP ARCHERY SKILLS IN GENERAL AND ASIATIC ARCHERY, INSTINCTIVE ARCHERY AND KOREAN TRADITIONAL ARCHERY, SPECIFICALLY, TMC AND TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE WILL ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS POSTING ENDING MAY 19TH, 2025. UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE COMMENT PERIOD, TMC WITH ERG AND TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT WILL REVIEW AND ADDRESS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THE DRAFT E. THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE AND US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. THE DRAFT E IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ON THE TMC WEBSITE. WW MOUNTAIN CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT HEADMASTER ALI BROWN, OWNER OF TMC, AT (512) 554-7055. EMAIL US AT PUBLIC NOTICE AT TIGER MOUNTAIN CENTER DOT OR CONTACT EMMANUEL SALAS, TARGET RANGE GRANT COORDINATOR, STATE PARKS DIVISION, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, AT (512) 389-8401. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS JAY HOWARD. GOOD EVENING, MR. HOWARD. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YES. MY NAME IS JAY HOWARD. I'M WITH TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, ADDRESS 12 200 CASTLE ROAD IN CREEDMOOR, TEXAS. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. I WAS HERE FIVE YEARS AGO. CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS ALREADY, BUT JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS INTEREST. IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY'S SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING CONTRACT IS UP EARLY PART OF NEXT YEAR. AND I DON'T KNOW IF

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THIS FORMATION IS WELL KNOWN KARST LIMESTONE, CHARACTERIZED BY ITS SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISSOLUTION, VOID FORMATION, SINKHOLES, AND UNPREDICTABLE SUBSURFACE WATER FLOW. THESE RISKS AREN'T ALWAYS VISIBLE FROM THE SURFACE, AS KARST FEATURES MAY BE HIDDEN BENEATH THE SOIL AND VEGETATION. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE, WE CONSULTED WITH DOCTOR BRIAN A SMITH, A PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST, PRINCIPAL HYDROLOGIST WITH CAVES AND KARST LLC, AND FORMERLY WITH THE BARTON SPRINGS EDWARDS AQUIFER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. DOCTOR SMITH HAS OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE STUDYING CAVES AND KARST IN CENTRAL TEXAS, AND HOLDS A DOCTORATE IN GEOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. DOCTOR SMITH CONFIRMED THAT THE COMANCHE PEAK LIMESTONE UNDERLYING OUR COMMUNITY IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO KARST. HE HAS PERSONALLY SEEN MANY CASES WHERE KARST HAS CAUSED STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS. DEVELOPMENT OVER KARST TERRAIN IS ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER SYSTEMS IS PARTICULARLY AT RISK IN THESE CONDITIONS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED, INCLUDING SITE SPECIFIC GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS USING STRATIGRAPHIC PROFILING, SURFACE GEOPHYSICS, AND OVER AND OVERBURDEN ANALYSIS. DESPITE THIS, LEANDER CURRENTLY HAS NO LOCAL ORDINANCE REQUIRING GEOLOGICAL OR GEOTECHNICAL STUDIES FOR DEVELOPMENT. PROPOSED OVER KNOWN KARST FORMATIONS. BY CONTRAST, CITIES LIKE AUSTIN, BUDA, GEORGETOWN, FAIR OAKS RANCH ALREADY REQUIRE SUCH STUDIES AS PART OF A RESPONSIBLE URBAN PLANNING. AS DOCTOR SMITH EMPHASIZED, KARST IS A VARIABLE COMPLEX, BUT THAT'S PRECISELY WHY IT WARRANTS STUDY. GIVEN THE GRAVITY OF THIS ISSUE AND THE RISKS WE ARE FACING, INCLUDING MULTIPLE RECENT SINKHOLES, PERSISTENT DRAINAGE FAILURES IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ENACT A CITY WIDE KARST HAZARD SAFETY POLICY THAT REQUIRES GEOLOGICAL REVIEW PRIOR TO ZONING AND PERMITTING IN KNOWN KARST ZONES.

PUBLICLY MAP AND DISCLOSED KARST ZONES ACROSS LEANDER TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND PROTECTION FOR CURRENT FUTURE RESIDENTS. PAUSE REZONING AND BUILDING PERMITS UNTIL PROFESSIONAL GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS CAN BE COMPLETED FOR AFFECTED PARCELS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, FOR YOUR SERVICE AND

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GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. DANIEL, READ, 708 PALMOS. LEANDER, TEXAS. I WAS CONCERNED HOMEOWNER WHO, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAS RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF THE UNIQUE GEOLOGICAL CHALLENGES FACING OUR CITY. A LARGE PORTION OF LEANDER IS BUILT ATOP COMANCHE PEAK LIMESTONE, A KARST FORMATION CHARACTERIZED BY SOLUBLE ROCK THAT CAN LEAD TO UNDERGROUND VOIDS AND EVENTUALLY, SINKHOLES. THIS ISN'T JUST THEORETICAL.

THIS ISN'T JUST A THEORETICAL CONCERN. IT'S A DOCUMENTED RISK THAT HAS LED TO CATASTROPHIC, CATASTROPHIC EVENTS ELSEWHERE. CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES. SINKHOLES. TEXAS IN WEST TEXAS IN 1980 AND AGAIN IN 2002, MASSIVE SINKHOLES OPENED NEAR THE TOWNS OF WINK AND KERMIT, SWALLOWING THE LAND AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE EVENTS WERE LINKED TO SUBSURFACE VOIDS AND SALT BEDS AND EXACERBATED, EXACERBATED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY. WINTER PARK, FLORIDA. IN 1981, A SINKHOLE MEASURING 320FT WIDE AND 90FT DEEP SUDDENLY APPEARED, CONSUMING HOMES, VEHICLES, AND A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL. THE AREA WAS UNDERLAIN BY LIMESTONE, SIMILAR TO OUR OWN GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CAMBRIA CAVERN, ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, 2018 A RESIDENTIAL STREET COLLAPSED, REVEALING A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CAVE CAVE SYSTEM BENEATH. THE DISCOVERY PROMPTED EMERGENCY STABILIZATION EFFORTS TO PROTECT HOMES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. IN EACH OF THESE CASES. THE ABSENCE OF A THOROUGH GEOTECHNICAL ASSESSMENT PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTED TO THESE DISASTERS.

NOW, LEANDER FACES A CHOICE YOU CAN EITHER LEAD IMPLEMENT A STRINGENT GEOTECHNICAL EVALUATION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS IDENTIFIED AS CARS PRONE, UPDATE THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING REGULATIONS TO REFLECT OUR UNIQUE GEOLOGICAL RISKS OR LAG. CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT PRACTICES RISKS IN RISKING FUTURE SINKHOLES, EVENTS THAT COULD ENDANGER LIVES, DESTROY PROPERTY AND BURDEN THE CITY WITH SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL LIABILITIES. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO CONSULT RESOURCES LIKE THE AUSTIN GEOLOGICAL ATLAS TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUR CITY, OUR CITY'S GEOLOGY, AND THAT OF NEIGHBORING REGIONS BY PROACTIVELY ADDRESSING THESE RISKS. LEANDER CAN SERVE AS A MODEL FOR RESPONSIBLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND TERRAINS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ONE IS WRITTEN VERY FAINTLY. I'M SORRY. VINCENT STARTS WITH A P, I THINK. SORRY. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. SURE. I'M 1805 CALERA DRIVE. AND FIRST OF ALL, REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. AND THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'M HERE TO RAISE AN ISSUE THAT WE RECENTLY FOUND THAT IS BASED ON THE PUBLIC DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE, BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC MAPS THAT WERE SHARED EARLY ON. WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS PARTS OF LEANDER ARE LIKELY BUILT ON GEOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE GROUND, WHICH IS CALLED COMANCHE PEAK TRAIL IN SPECIFIC. WHICH IS VERY, VERY PRONE TO DILUTION AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, AND CAN BE IMPACTED BY UNCONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING. SO WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING TODAY IS PASS A COST RISK SAFETY ORDINANCE IN LEANDER, SIMILAR TO LIKE OTHER NEIGHBORING TOWNS THAT ARE AROUND US, AUSTIN, GEORGETOWN, BUDA, AND FAIR OAKS RANCH HAVE A HIGHER AND INDEPENDENT KARST GEOLOGY EXPERT PUT IMMEDIATE HALT TO ALL CONSTRUCTION IN KARST RISK AREAS AND GEOTECHNICAL AND KARST STUDIES TILL THESE STUDIES ARE COMPLETE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE. AND THAT'S I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOES INTO PUBLIC RECORD. THANK YOU. $3. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. HI. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TONIGHT. I DRIVE LEANDER, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE TODAY AS A CONCERNED RESIDENT OF LEANDER. I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AN URGENT MATTER THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY, STABILITY AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO PUBLIC DATA, PARTS OF LEANDER, ESPECIALLY AREAS NEAR COMANCHE PEAK LIMESTONE, ARE LIKELY BUILT ON GEOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE GROUND. THIS IS WHAT GEOLOGISTS REFER TO AS KARST AREAS. THESE ARE WORST AREAS, IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF. THESE ZONES ARE PRONE TO SINKHOLES, UNSTABLE FOUNDATIONS, AND WATER QUALITY ISSUES. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CITY HAS NO SAFEGUARDS OR FORMAL RISK ASSESSMENTS IN PLACE TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT IN THESE AREAS. THAT'S ACTUALLY A SERIOUS OVERSIGHT. BASED ON THIS, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING

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THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE URGE YOU TO SHOW YOUR LEADERSHIP AND TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND ADD THIS TO THE PUBLIC RECORD. THANK YOU. RAMAPALA. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. SEVEN. THREE SEVEN MARBELLA VISTA. I WANT TO ALSO SAY ABOUT THE GEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO ALL OVER THE CITY. PLEASE CONSIDER THE STUDY OF THE GEOLOGICAL. THIS PARTICULAR LIMESTONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SURESH. SURESH. PARHAR. GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE. OKAY. SURESH. DASARI. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. I'M SURESH DASARI 1812.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE HERE. SO I'M ALSO HERE FOR THE SAME CONCERN. ACCORDING TO PUBLIC DATA. PARTS OF LEANDER ARE LIKELY TO BUILD ON GEOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE GROUND.

POTENTIALLY. AREA. LEANDER HAS NO SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO ASSESS THE RISK TO RESIDENTS PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. BASED UPON THIS, WE REQUEST CITY COUNCIL TO PUT AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO ALL THE CONSTRUCTION IN THE RISK AREAS UNTIL GEOTECHNICAL AND RISK STUDIES ARE COMPLETE AND PASS THE RISK SAFETY ORDINANCE IN LEANDER. SIMILAR TO OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES LIKE AUSTIN, GEORGETOWN, BUDA AND INDEPENDENT GEOLOGICAL EXPERT TO STUDY ON THIS SO THAT WE'LL HAVE A FAIR REPORT. WE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED FOR ALL OUR COMMUNITY OF THE SAFETY OF THIS. PLEASE.

THANK YOU. I CAN'T READ THE HANDWRITING ON THE FIRST NAME OF THIS NEXT ONE. LOOKS LIKE THE LAST NAME IS SHANKAR ON CABRERA. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I'M KIRTI SHANKAR. 1916 CAPITAL DRIVE. AND THANKS FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK. SO MY NEIGHBORS HAVE ALL EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE LIMESTONE THAT WE ARE IN MITIGATION STEPS, AND I WON'T REITERATE THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. SO THAT SAME STREET THAT I LIVE IN, ABOUT A YEAR BACK OR SO I DID SEE, ABOUT FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER, ABOUT 6 OR 7FT IN DEE. SINKHOLE JUST APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE. WE READ FROM PART OF HOW WE DID GET IT FIXED AT THAT POINT OF TIME. IT WAS A SCIENCE FASCINATION FOR ME BECAUSE THE WAY IT APPEARED, A BRAND NEW COMMUNITY, A BRAND NEW ROAD, JUST CAVES IN LIKE THAT. SO IT'S UNHEARD OF, AT LEAST FOR ME. BUT THEN, NOW, READING WITH ALL THE COMMENTS AND THEN TALKING TO MY NEIGHBORS AND EVERYBODY ELSE. KNOWING ABOUT THIS LIMESTONE FORMATION, EVERYTHING, ALL THE DOTS SORT OF CONNECT. AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. ALL OF OUR I THINK PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY IN THE US, MOST OF OUR SAVINGS ARE OUR HOMES. MOST OF OUR INCOME GOES TO THE MORTGAGE AND WE WANT THE PROPERTY VALUES, WHATEVER TO BE SAFEGUARDED AND NOT ALSO NOT RISK CURRENT RESIDENTS AND ALSO FUTURE RESIDENTS NOT COMING INTO THE AREA. SO I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN SEE THE CONCERNS AND THEN INITIATE A STUDY AND ALSO HAVE A.

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THANKS A LOT FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THE CONCERN AGAIN. MANY OF OUR MY NEIGHBORS HAVE REITERATED, I GUESS, THE RECENT FINDINGS OF WHAT WE HAVE GOT TO KNOW ON WHERE OUR COMMUNITY IS CONSTRUCTED. SO I WANT TO SHARE A PERSONAL SORT OF STORY ABOUT MY HOME IN PARTICULAR. SO WE MOVED IN ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. FROM THE TIME WE MOVED IN, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE EITHER SOIL EROSION OR WATER STAGNATION. THE BUILDER, FOR WHATEVER REASON, DID NOT HAVE ANY RETAINING WALL AND WE ARE ON A SLOPE AND WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES.

I'VE NEVER HAD A YARD WHERE I CAN LET MY DAUGHTER GO PLAY, BECAUSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT EITHER MOSQUITOES THERE OR WATER. SO THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUED PROBLEM. AND NOW KNOWING THAT THE ENTIRE HOME IS PROBABLY BUILT ON A NOT A SOLID FOUNDATION, PROBABLY HAVING A YOUNG DAUGHTER WHO'S TURNING, WHO'S GOING TO TURN TWO IN LIKE A WEEK, I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF I CAN SLEEP PEACEFULLY AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN SUDDENLY AND WE HAVE NO CONTROL. SO I REALLY WANT TO URGE WHATEVER MY NEIGHBORS HAS HAVE VOICED, ESPECIALLY TO HIRE A INDEPENDENT KARST GEOLOGY EXPERT TO EVALUATE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE SAFE, NOT FOR A FUTURE VALUE OF THE HOME, BUT FOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND ESPECIALLY WANT TO REITERATE ABOUT NOT ALLOWING NEW DEVELOPMENTS OR REZONING. KNOWING THAT THERE'S ENOUGH SAFETY CONCERNS ALREADY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RAMAKRISHNA. ARA. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. RAMAKRISHNA. I LIVE IN 1904 LEANDER, TEXAS. THANK YOU.

MAYOR AND COUNCILORS. GIVING OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK UP. I HAVE THE SAME CONCERN WITH MY COMMUNITY. PEOPLE LIKE I MOVED ONLY TWO YEARS AGO. AND WE HAVE PRETTY DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND ALL FLOODING, ALL MY YARD. AND IN ALL THE TIME MY FRONT YARD IS BACK UP WITH A LOT OF ALGAE. AND WE HAVE TO. I HAVE TO CLEAN EVERY, EVERY MONTH TO TWICE MY ALGAE IN MY HOME AND VERY I'M NOT SENDING MY DAUGHTER AT ALL OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF CONCERN OF ANY VIRUS. WEST NILE VIRUS COMES INTO MY KIDS. SO REQUEST TO THE CITY. CONSIDER WHAT WE REQUESTING TO HIRE A GEOLOGICAL EXPERT AND SEE WHAT IS GOING TO HELP US TO CITY LIKE AROUND THIS AREA AND HELP US. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANNETTE SPONSELLER. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AND IT SPONSELLER 402 HERNANDO LOOP. LEANDER REQUIRES NO GEOTECHNICAL STUDIES OVER ANY DEVELOPMENTS OF ANY ROCK UNIT, LET ALONE THE HIGHEST KARSTIC AREAS. EVEN AFTER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS. WHEREAS OTHER CITIES REQUIRE THESE PROTECTIONS OVER SENSITIVE AREAS. CITIZENS REACH OUT AND NO ONE RESPONDS OR SAYS, YOU'RE LUCKY, IT COULD BE WORSE. THIS NEGLIGENCE LEADS TO INCREASED, INCREASED COSTS TO OUR RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY, BUT FOR THEIR SAFETY AND FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S SAFETY. DO BETTER. THANK YOU. JOSEPH BURKE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. I'M JOSEPH BURKE. I LIVE AT 828 NICOSIA COURT. AND I'M HERE TO REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER PEOPLE IN LEANDER FROM GEOLOGICAL RISK. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PUT A HALT TO ALL CONSTRUCTION IN THE CASK RISK AREA UNTIL GEOTECHNICAL AND CASK. SORRY, CASK RISK STUDIES ARE COMPLETE. SECOND. I'D LIKE

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YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. KRISHNA RAJAN, 1920 TOBACCO DRIVE. HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I COME BEFORE YOU AS A CONCERNED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY MARBELLA COMMUNITY, TO BE SPECIFIC, TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO IMPACT NOT ONLY OUR HOMES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THE VERY FOUNDATION LITERALLY ON WHICH OUR CITY STANDS. I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE GEOLOGICAL CHALLENGES POSED BY LIMESTONE RICH TERRAIN BENEATH LEANDER AND THE ASSOCIATED RISK OF SINKHOLES.

SINKHOLES MAY SEEM LIKE A DISTINCT OR RARE PHENOMENON, BUT THEY ARE A REAL AND GROWING RISK. WE HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF SINKHOLES IN OUR COMMUNITY IN MARBELLA IN RECENT YEARS. WE'VE HEARD IN NEWS CHANNELS, WE HAVE HEARD IN SEVERAL INSTANCES THAT THERE ARE NEARBY COMMUNITIES IMPACTED, ROADS COLLAPSING, HOME DAMAGES, AND, YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY SERVICES STRETCHED THIN AS LEANDER CONTINUES TO GROW RAPIDLY. YOU MUST ENSURE YOU ARE BUILDING RESPONSIBLY AND SAFELY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE UNIQUE GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS BENEATH US. I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COUNCIL TO TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS. COMMISSIONER, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO IDENTIFY HIGH RISK AREAS. REVIEW AND UPDATE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT CODES TO REQUIRE SINKHOLE RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. WORK WITH WATER AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENTS TO DETECT LEAKS EARLY, AS ARE OFTEN THE UNSEEN TRIGGERS OF SUBSURFACE EROSION. THIS IS JUST NOT ABOUT SCIENCE. IT'S ABOUT TRUST. THIS IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME AND MY FAMILY. IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. AND SO IS CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY. AS LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS, WE HAVE PLACED OUR TRUST IN THE COUNCIL TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY AND LONG TERM WELL-BEING. TAKING STEPS NOW TO STUDY AND MITIGATE THESE RISKS WILL INSTILL CONFIDENCE THAT OUR CITY LEADERSHIP IS THINKING AHEAD AND WORKING FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL RESIDENTS. LET'S FACE THIS ISSUE AS A COMMUNITY WITH TRANSPARENCY, COLLABORATION, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO SAFETY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT MATTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I'M SO SORRY IF I DON'T GET THIS ONE RIGHT. JOHN VINAROS CAUGHT. I K Y E O N. NO. ALL RIGHT. AUTUMN. GRIFFIN.

AUTUMN. GRIFFIN. ALSO ON VINAROS COURT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ONE JOHN ONE. THE FIRST GENTLEMAN.

OH, THAT COULD BE. WE'LL GIVE THEM A SECOND. THANK YOU. GOOD, I. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. YEAH. MY NAME IS IKE JOHN. 1909 VINAROS COURT, LEANDER, TEXAS.

ACCORDING TO PUBLIC DATA, PARTS OF LEANDER ARE LIKELY BUILT ON A GEOLOGICAL SENSITIVE GROUND, POTENTIALLY CURSED AREA. IN PARTICULAR. PEAK LIMESTONE. LEANDER HAS NO SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO ASSESS THE RISK TO RESIDENTS, PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR BIGGEST THING IS WE HAVE THREE KIDS. THEY'RE YOUNG, SO WE JUST WANT THE BEST SAFE FOR OUR KIDS. AND SO, YEAH, IF THERE'S A WAY TO SOME EXPERT INVESTIGATION ON THE PROPERTY, THEY'LL BE THEY'LL BE THE BEST. AND WHATEVER IS SAFE FOR THE, THE RESIDENTS AND OUR CHILDREN. SO YEAH. THANK YOU.

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THE REASON I'M HERE IS I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN, AND I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. PARTS OF LEANDER ARE LIKELY BUILT ON GEOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE GROUND, POTENTIALLY KARST AREA, IN PARTICULAR COMANCHE PEAK LIMESTONE. LEANDER HAS NO SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO ASSESS THE RISK TO RESIDENTS, PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. KARST FORMATIONS ARE ONE OF THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF SINKHOLES, AND THERE'S ALREADY BEEN ONE SINKHOLE JUST ONE STREET OVER FROM MY HOUSE. AND ANOTHER HAS JUST BEEN DISCOVERED IN OUR COMMUNITY JUST A FEW STREETS OVER. I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE GROUND UNDER MY HOUSE AND IN THE AREA WHERE MY CHILDREN PLAY AND RIDE THEIR BIKES. AND WHERE WE JUST SPEND ALL OUR TIME. BECAUSE OF THAT, I ASK CITY COUNCIL TO PUT AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO ALL CONSTRUCTION IN KARST RISK AREAS UNTIL GEOTECHNICAL AND KARST RISK STUDIES ARE COMPLETE. ENACT AN IMMEDIATE PAUSE TO ALL REZONING WITHIN NO KNOWN KARST ZONES. PASS A KARST RISK SAFETY ORDINANCE IN LEANDER, SIMILAR TO OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES LIKE AUSTIN, GEORGETOWN, BUDA, AND FAIR OAKS RANCH, AND HIRE AN INDEPENDENT KARST GEOLOGY EXPERT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SANDRA. SANDRA ON IBIZA DRIVE.

ALL RIGHT. PADMA. MARTY. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M PADMA MURTHY, 817, NICOSIA COURT. LEANDER. SO I'M HERE WITH THE SAME CONCERNS. I WON'T REPEAT THE SAME THING. I DO WANT TO SAY TWO THINGS. ONLY TWO THINGS. ONE, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR INVESTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEANDER. IT'S DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT PLACE IN THE. SINCE THE LAST TWO YEARS, FIVE YEARS WE'VE BEEN HERE. AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS ALSO SCARY THAT THERE'S NO SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE FOR US TO MAKE SURE THE SAFETY OF RESIDENTS IS TAKEN CARE BEFORE WE APPROVE NEW CONSTRUCTION. SO MY ASK HERE IS PLEASE, PLEASE INVEST IN THAT. PLEASE DO DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THE SAFETY IS TAKEN INTO CONCERN, INTO YOUR LIST OF THINGS YOU CHECK OFF AND YOU APPROVE CONSTRUCTION. SORRY I RAN DOWN HERE SO I'M OUT OF BREATH, BUT YES, PLEASE. THAT'S THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE HERE.

PLEASE DO INVEST TIME AND GET LIKE AN EXPERT. WHOEVER YOU THINK IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THE CONSTRUCTIONS OR NEW DEVELOPMENTS YOU'RE APPROVING IS SAFE FOR THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS NEXT PERSON HAS VERY LOVELY HANDWRITING, AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY. NAGA. RAJESH. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. HI, THIS IS NAGARAJU. I'M LIVING IN ONE 805. RESPECTABLE AND HONORABLE MAYOR AND OTHER OFFICERS. GOOD EVENING. AND TODAY, ACTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS ABOUT THE SAME CONCERN RAISED BY OUR COMMUNITY TEAM THAT LIKE. OKAY, WE ARE ALSO. SORRY I TOOK MORE TIME. YEAH, ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC DATA. AND OUR HOMES ARE BUILT ON GEOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE GROUND. AND LEANDER HAS NO SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO ASSESS. AND THE RISK RESIDENTS PROPERTY OR INFRASTRUCTURE. OKAY. SO AS YOU MAY, COMMUNITY HAS EXPERIENCING A GROWING OF A NUMBER OF CONCERNING ISSUES, INCLUDING TO CONFIRM SINKHOLES. JUST PAST THE LAST TWO YEARS, OKAY. AS WILL THE WIDESPREAD SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AFFECTING MULTIPLE PROPERTIES.

SO SINCE EVERYONE TALK ABOUT THE SAME, I WOULD LIKE TO RAISE ANOTHER CONCERN THAT, OKAY, THE TRAFFIC LEVEL LAST ONE YEAR, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ROAD CONSTRUCTION ACTUALLY CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR STUDENTS LIKE OKAY. AND IF, IF, IF YOU ALLOW LIKE OKAY, MORE DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING THAT AREAS. SO WHATEVER WE FACE LIKE OKAY ONE YEAR THAT PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE EVER FOREVER. AND IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE COMMUNITY ALL LIKE OKAY KIDS LIKE OKAY, WE ARE NOT VERY CONFIDENT TO SEND KIDS TO THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE ONCE THE TRAFFIC GROWS, LIKE, OKAY, IT'S VERY CONGESTED AND SMALL ROUTE THAT AS, AS NOW ITSELF, WE ARE FACING LOT OF TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. BUT IT

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THAT'S ALL FOR ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANKS FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU SIR. I'M SORRY I WAS SO CLOSE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

RESPECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SURUCHI. I STAY AT 1936 CABRERA DRIVE. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

RIGHT BEHIND MY HOME IS OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEM. AND THE SOIL EROSION IS HAPPENING AT SUCH A FAST PACE THAT I REALLY FEEL INSECURE IN MY HOME. I'M NOT SURE WHEN IT COMES TO PROBABLY SPOIL MY WHOLE BASEMENT AND THE STRUCTURE, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WILL I DO AT THAT TIME. BUT RIGHT NOW, HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE COULD PASS AN ORDINANCE WHERE ALL BUILDERS AND INSPECTION CODES ARE SET, AND THEN WE HAVE AN EXPERT TO KIND OF ASSESS THE SITUATION AND LET US BE IN PEACE, THAT IT IS SAFE FOR US AND FOR OUR CHILDREN 20 YEARS DOWN THE LINE AND HELP OUR COMMUNITIES. THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT ON THIS AGENDA. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ABOUT AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? PLEASE COME UP. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MAHENDRA AND I LIVE IN 1920 CABRERA DRIVE ON THE MARBELLA COMMUNITY. SO I KIND OF WANT TO VOICE THE SAME KIND OF CONCERNS THAT OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY BROUGHT. UP UNTIL YESTERDAY, THERE WAS A SINKHOLE NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM MY DRIVEWAY. SO IF THIS IS MY DRIVEWAY, PRETTY MUCH LIKE WHERE DAVID IS SITTING, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE SINKHOLE. SO IT WAS LIKE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY DRIVEWAY, RIGHT? I DIDN'T CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS POOR CONSTRUCTION. THE BUILDER DID A LOT OF THINGS THAT WAS BAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THESE THINGS. OKAY. THE BUILDER JUST DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION, SO IT WAS FINE, RIGHT? BUT WHEN ALL THIS INFORMATION CAME TO LIGHT, I KIND OF. I'M NOT A GEOLOGICAL EXPERT. I'M NOT A GEOTECHNICAL EXPERT. BUT I'M A PRETTY SAVVY TECH GUY, YOU KNOW, SO I KNOW HOW TO DO MY RESEARCH USING THE CURRENT AI TOOLS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT I HAVE IN MY HAND. RIGHT. SO I KIND OF LIKE PUT ALL THIS INFORMATION TO FIGURE OUT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IS THIS REALLY TRUE? IS THIS HAPPENING UNDER ME? RIGHT? WHAT AM I SLEEPING ON? I MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA THINKING THAT I MOVED AWAY FROM WILDFIRES AND EARTHQUAKES. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SLEEPING ON TOP OF TONIGHT. RIGHT? SO ANYWAYS, LONG STORY SHORT, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT LIKE THE HOW FAST LIKE LEANDRO IS GROWING, RIGHT? HOW FAST ALL THESE NEW BUILD OUTS ARE GOING AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT? NOT SAYING WE SHOULD STOP ANYTHING, BUT ALL I'M SAYING IS I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT SINKHOLE. NOBODY KNOWS. WHY DID THAT COME RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE? RIGHT? WHAT IF IT'S UNDER MY HOUSE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON NOW. ADDING MORE DEVELOPMENT AROUND ME, WHICH IS GOING TO DRAIN TOWARDS MY HOUSE OR UNDER MY HOUSE WITHOUT, LIKE, PROPER CODE OF ENFORCEMENT SAYING THAT. OKAY, NOW THAT WE KNOW THE PROBLEM, MAYBE THESE THINGS SHOULD BE DRAINED IN A CERTAIN WAY. I WANT TO SEE A CODE LIKE, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SEE A CODE AROUND THIS THING, OR AT LEAST SOMEBODY TELL, LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS ALL LIKE FICTIONAL AND NOT FACTUAL, AND LET'S MOVE ON. THAT'S THAT'S MY CONCERN. EVER SINCE LAST NIGHT, IT'S NOT BEEN A GOOD SLEEP. KNOWING IT HAPPENED LIKE A FEW FEET FROM MY HOUSE, NOT TOO FAR AWAY. AND THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM PRETTY QUICK, WHICH IS EVEN MORE CONCERNING BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY BIG HOLE. WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THAT ROAD. WE HAD TO LIKE CLOSE HALF OF THE ROAD BECAUSE A PRETTY BIG HOLE AND THE PERSON WHO FIXED IT LIKE FIXED IT LIKE PRETTY FAST. THE HOA PAID FOR IT, THE BONDS EXPIRED AND WHATNOT. YOU KNOW WHAT IF NEXT BIG THING HAPPENS, WHAT IF IT'S UNDER MY HOUSE? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SOME ANSWERS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME GUIDANCE BEFORE MORE THINGS MOVE ON AROUND ME. AND THAT'S THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HELP. THANK YOU. PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD WITH THE CITY SECRETARY. WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THIS AGENDA? OH, I HAVE ONE BACK HERE. AND THEN YOU. GOOD EVENING. OH, YOU DID OKAY. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. I'M MARGARET MUHAMMAD, RESIDENT OF 1820 TOBACCO DRIVE, LEANDER, TEXAS. RESPECTED MAYOR AND ALL THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANKS FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHANGE CAN SOMETIMES BE DIFFICULT, BUT I SUPPORT THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF 551 PRIVATE ROAD 920. THIS PROJECT PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A WELL PLANNED, ATTRACTIVE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE IT WILL OFFER QUALITY HOUSING. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. THAT'S FOR ITEM NUMBER 19. THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. YOU CAN GIVE THOSE COMMENTS WHEN WE GET TO ITEM NUMBER 19. OKAY. BUT WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT ON THIS ONE OKAY. IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE LIKE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE GEOLOGICAL TOPOGRAPHY, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. I'M FINE WITH THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND YOU SIGNED UP FOR NUMBER 19. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL CALL YOU AGAIN. AND SIR, DID YOU SAY THAT

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[8. Staff Reports

• Capital Improvement Project Update regarding Bagdad Road and Collaborative Way (CIP T.71) and Senior Center (CIP P.6) Projects. 

GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER PARTON. I. OOPS. I DO NOT HAVE A SLIDES FOR COLLABORATIVE BECAUSE WE ARE DONE. IT'S THE INTERSECTION IS OPEN, SIDEWALKS ARE IN PLACE, THE STRIPING IS DONE. WE'RE JUST CLEANING UP AND REVEGETATING NOW. SO FANTASTIC. ANY QUESTIONS. IS THE LIGHT ACTIVE OR IS IT FLASHING. STILL LIGHT IS FULLY ACTIVE. ALL RIGHT SO ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

AND LEANDER SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE COMPLETED THE ROOFING MEMBRANE ROOFING TRIM IS BEING MANUFACTURED HAS BEEN MEASURED AND THEY'RE IN FABRICATION RIGHT NOW. WATERPROOFING IS STILL IN PROGRESS AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. WINDOW FRAME INSTALLATION HAS BEGUN AND THEY'RE IN PROGRESS. WALL FRAMING SHEATHING STILL CONTINUES. AGAIN. MECHANICAL PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, ROOFING STILL IN PROGRESS. THAT'S GOING TO GO FOR QUITE A WHILE TILL THEY FINISH TYING EVERYTHING OFF. MASONRY INSTALLATION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE NEXT WEEK, AND INSULATION INSTALLATION OF IT IS EXPECTED TO START BEFORE THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THE MASONRY VENEER IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WITHIN TWO WEEKS, AS WELL AS THE GLASS, SO I WILL MOVE ON. HERE'S SOME PICTURES OF THE PROGRESS. SO HERE'S SOME OF THE FRAMING THAT'S BEEN GOING IN. THIS IS LOOKING FROM INSIDE THE CENTER COURTYARD. THIS THIS ONE HERE IS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING KIND OF THE OFFICE AREAS. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SAME WINDOW LOOKING OUT INTO THAT COURTYARD. A BUNCH OF FRAMES THAT THEY HAVE READY TO GO TO INSTALL. AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE CENTRAL ENTRY LOBBY HERE. AND THIS IS THESE TWO ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING THE SAME CORRIDOR FROM BOTH ENDS. SO YOU CAN SEE THE FRAMING GOING IN. WE HAVE THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOMS HERE BEING FRAMED UP THE BLOCKING TO RECEIVE. THE. COMMODES. AND HERE WE HAVE SOME PARKING LOT LIGHTS THAT HAVE ARRIVED. AND ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS, MR. HERRERA? YES, SIR. SO WE STILL HAVE A PLAN ON GETTING IT COMPLETED IN JUNE? YES. OUR TARGET IS STILL TO COMPLETE IN SUMMER, SO WE'LL COMPLETION. WILL THAT ALSO BE THE LANDSCAPING OR WOULD THAT COME LATER? WE ARE GOING TO DEFER THE LANDSCAPING TO A BETTER WEATHER. TRYING TO INSTALL LANDSCAPING IN THE SUMMER IS A WASTE OF MONEY, SO WE WILL DEFER TO A MORE FAVORABLE WEATHER PERIOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. LOOKING GOOD. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION ]

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[19. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0151 to amend the current zoning of SFR-1-B (Single-Family Rural) to SFS-2-A (Single-Family Suburban) on one (1) parcel of land 10.01 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R318556; and more commonly known as 551 Private Road 920, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.  

• Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0151 as described above.

SORRY, 0151. TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF SFR ONE B SINGLE FAMILY RURAL TO SFS TWO A SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND 10.01 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE OASIS SUBDIVISION ZONING CASE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE END OF RAIDER WAY AND SOUTH OF 2243. THE PROPERTY PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED INTERIM SFR, WHICH IS A SINGLE FAMILY RURAL DISTRICT. THAT'S AN INTERIM CATEGORY THAT WAS IN PLACE WHEN THE PROPERTY CAME INTO THE CITY. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO SFS TWO A, WHICH IS SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN. THIS DISTRICT ALLOWS FOR 70 FOOT WIDE LOTS.

THE SURROUNDING ZONING IS PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL. WE HAVE SINGLE FAMILY COMPACT TO THE WEST WHICH IS 50 FOOT LOTS, AND THEN THE SOUTH AND EAST IS ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILY URBAN, WHICH ALLOWS 60, BUT THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN 60 FOOT LOTS ADJACENT TO IT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORY AS PART OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, WHICH DOES SUPPORT THE ZONING DISTRICT, AND THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR WATER RESOLUTION THAT LIMITS THE LOT SIZE TO THE 70 FOOT WIDE LOTS. THIS REQUEST WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. AND THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ZONING REQUEST. AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THE APPLICANT IS JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS. NO PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. I'M GOING TO CALL ON SPEAKERS WHO SUBMITTED ANY CARDS TO SPEAK. FIRST UP IS SURESH DASARI. SURESH STILL HERE? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT IS O. SURESH DASARI. OH, OKAY. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YEAH. I'M SURESH DASARI 1812. I THINK WE ALSO PRESENTED SAME TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ABOUT OUR CONCERNS.

MEAN ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS BASICALLY GEOLOGICAL ISSUE THAT WE DISCUSSED. NUMBER SIX ITEM.

OTHER CONCERNS ARE TRAFFIC. AND RIGHT AWAY IS LIKE A ONE WAY ROAD RIGHT. THERE ARE ALREADY THREE SCHOOLS. TWO SCHOOLS EXIST ONE HIGH SCHOOL, ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL. ADDING ONE MORE SCHOOL AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COMMUNITY ADDS UP MORE TRAFFIC. AND THAT CREATES LOTS OF ISSUES WHERE CHILDREN ARE WALKING TO THE SCHOOL AND ALL THAT, RIGHT? IT CREATES LOTS OF ISSUES. SO WE OPPOSED IN THE SAME IN THE PLANNING AND COMMISSION, I THINK ALSO LOOKING AT THE GEOLOGICAL ISSUES, WE WANTED TO ASSESS THAT FIRST BEFORE YOU APPROVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MURALI SHANMUGAM. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. SURE. SHANMUGAM 1908 LEANDER RESPECTED CITY COUNCIL. FIRST AND FOREMOST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'M HERE BY VOICING MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE ZONING CHANGE. Z240151. I LIVE IN THE CUL DE SAC RIGHT NEXT TO YOU. DON'T SEE IT IN THIS ONE, BUT RIGHT NEXT TO THE CUL DE SAC WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THIS REZONE REQUESTED LOT. MY LOT AND THE NEIGHBORING LOTS AT WINNERS COURT ARE FACING SIGNIFICANT WATER PONDING AND DRAINAGE ISSUES, BOTH FROM SURFACE WATER DURING HEAVY STORMS AND GROUNDWATER YEAR ROUND. OUR YARDS ARE SOGGY AND WATER IS DRAINING INTO THE STREETS. WEEKS OF RAIN. OUR ADJACENT STREET, CABRERA DRIVE, HAD A SINKHOLE RECENTLY. AS SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS MENTIONED TODAY. GIVEN THIS AREA'S SENSITIVE WATER TABLE, TOPOGRAPHY, AND PROXIMITY TO WATER BODIES, THE PRESSURE CREEK. IT'S A LOT MORE CONCERNING TO REZONE THE SINGLE FAMILY RURAL INTO MULTIPLE LOTS, AS OUR HOMES AND STREETS WILL FACE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND WATER DRAINAGE ISSUES. WITH THAT CHANGE, MY HOUSE SITS IN THE LOT AT THE LOWEST ELEVATION IN CODE.

SO THIS REZONING DEEPLY CONCERNS ME. WHEN I MOVED TO LEANDER FROM CEDAR PARK, YOUR COMPETITORS

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BETWEEN THIS NEWS LOT AND EXISTING ROADS AND SCHOOL TRAFFIC. CAUSING SAFETY CONCERN FOR SCHOOL KIDS, WALKERS AND CARS ALIKE. I REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE PASS AND DECLINE THIS REZONE REQUEST AND BE THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SRINIVASA RAO. ON MARBELLA VISA WAY. NOPE. ALL RIGHT. READY? YES. GOOD EVENING.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YES. I LIVE IN 1809 CALERA DRIVE. I'M FROM THE SAME COMMUNITY. I'M HERE TO REPEAT THE SAME THING. PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU ARE HEARING FROM LAST HALF AN HOUR. I MEAN CITY, AT LEAST DO SOME GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER. WATER HARVEST? I MEAN WATER WASTE MANAGEMENT OR DRAINAGE SYSTEM SURVEY BEFORE DOING ANY APPROVALS, AT LEAST THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE SEEING SO MANY WATER DRAINS FOR, I MEAN, AFTER RAINS, STAYING FOR FEW DAYS AND OUR FOUNDATIONS ALSO HAVING SOME ISSUES RECENTLY SEEING AFTER TWO YEARS. SO THESE ARE THE CONCERNS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE CITY SHOULD BE HEARD BEFORE GIVING IT TO ANY REZONING AND OTHER STUFF ON NEAREST NEARBY COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HEY, MY NAME IS PRATEEK. I LIVE IN 1816 CALERA DRIVE. SO AS OTHERS FROM THE SAME COMMUNITY VOICED THEIR CONCERNS. AS YOU CAN SEE, MY HOME IS PRETTY MUCH ADJACENT TO THE. THE NEW ZONING REQUEST THAT'S BEEN PUT IN FRONT OF YOU. I'VE ALREADY EXPRESSED CONCERNS KNOWING THAT THE LAND THAT OUR HOMES ARE BUILT ON MIGHT NOT BE SAFE. SO UNTIL WE GET MORE CONFIRMATION ON IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES, I WOULD URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS ANY NEW ZONING APPROVAL REZONING APPROVALS, ESPECIALLY ADJACENT TO OUR COMMUNITY, KNOWING THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH FLOODING ISSUES, WATER STAGNATION ISSUES, BASICALLY DRAINAGE ISSUES. AND THEN THE SECOND THING THAT I WANT TO EXPRESS IS WE HAD ENOUGH CONCERNS WITH TRAFFIC OVER THE PAST YEAR. NOW ADDING ANOTHER SCHOOL WOULD EXASPERATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE, ESPECIALLY FOR COMMUTE, MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT, I GUESS, TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO I URGE AGAIN, THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER REZONING APPROVAL AND ALSO TO DO SOME GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BEFORE APPROVING ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DONNA BEARD. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HI, MY NAME IS DONNA BEARD. I LIVE IN STEWART CROSSING, WHICH IS ACROSS THE WAY. FIVE, TWO. FIVE GABRIELLE ANNE. LEANDER, TEXAS. 78641. SO I WANT TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY HOME DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE DRAINAGE OR SINKHOLE

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MANUAL FROM AUSTIN TO LEANDER DID NOT FACTOR IN TOPOLOGY OF LEANDER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHY IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING ON, SO YOU CAN MAKE GUIDELINES TO MAKE SURE WHAT YOU ARE BUILDING ON IS SAFE. IT SUGGESTS A REACTIVE, NOT PLACE BASED PLANNING POLICY.

PHILOSOPHY. DRAINAGE AND HYDROLOGY ARE HIGHLY LOCATION SPECIFIC. SCIENCES. AUSTIN DRAINAGE CRITERIA MANUAL. IT'S FOR URBAN DENSITY DENSE CLAY SOILS IN EASTERN AUSTIN. BARTON SPRINGS SEGMENTS OF AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE. MATURE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. LEANDER'S CAR DRIVEN COMANCHE PEAK LIMESTONE. AS WE HAVE DISCOVERED, SHALLOW SOILS OVER FRACTURED LIMESTONE.

SUBURBAN SPRAWL OVER RURAL RANCH LAND AND NATURAL DRAINAGE WAYS WITH NO ENGINEERING ENGINEERED URBAN BASINS. COPYING PASTING, DRAINAGE CRITERIA MANUAL IMPLIES LEANDER IS MANAGING GROWTH WITHOUT CONSIDERING ITS OWN GEOLOGY. DRAINAGE PATTERNS OR VULNERABILITY. IT SUGGESTS A DEVELOPMENT CULTURE FOCUSED ON SPEED AND UNIFORMITY OVER RISK MITIGATION. FAST TRACKING GROWTH WITHOUT ADAPTING STANDARDS TO LEANDER'S ENVIRONMENTAL REALITY SERVES DEVELOPERS BUT EXPOSES HOMEOWNERS TO RISK. IT OFTEN MEANS LITTLE INVESTMENT IN GEOTECHNICAL STUDIES, MINIMAL STAFF EXPERTISE IN CARS, HYDROLOGY, NO SYSTEMIC MAPPING OF SUBSURFACE RISKS. DRAINAGE MODELING BASED ON FLAT URBAN ASSUMPTIONS, NOT FRACTURED LIMESTONE. IT IMPLIES POLITICAL RISK AVERSION TO CHANGE EVEN IF IT CONDITIONS WARRANTED. CITY ENGINEERS TEND TO FAVOR PRECEDENT EXISTING TOOLS. LOW COST PLAN REVIEW MINIMIZING FRICTION WITH DEVELOPERS. BUT IN DOING SO, LEANDER IS APPLYING URBAN DRAINAGE MODELS TO A RURAL KARST ENVIRONMENT THAT CREATES A GAP BETWEEN HOW THE GROUND ACTUALLY BEHAVES VERSUS HOW THE DRAINAGE MODEL ASSUMES IT BEHAVES. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT CAUSES BACKFLOW DRAINAGE FAILURES, SUBSURFACE WATER INTRUSION, SINKHOLES, COLLAPSE.F LEANDER'S ENGINEERS BELIEVE AUSTIN DRAINAGE MANUAL APPLIES EQUALLY TO LEANDER'S CARCERAL ENVIRONMENT, THAT IS NOT A SIGN OF BEST PRACTICES. IT IS A SIGN OF OPERATIONAL CONVENIENCE, OVERTAKING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. THIS ISN'T A TECHNICAL TECHNICAL FAILURE. IT'S A LEADERSHIP FAILURE TO INVEST IN DISTINCT IDENTITY AND NEEDS OF LEANDER. PLEASE REJECT THIS REZONING. DON'T PUT ANOTHER GROUP OF HOMEOWNERS THROUGH THIS TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RAGHEB HALABI. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS RAGHEB HALABI, 1813 CALERA DRIVE IN MARBELLA COMMUNITY, LEANDER, TEXAS. SO MY HOME IS LOCATED IN CALERA. JUST, YOU KNOW, UPHILL OF THE PARCEL IN QUESTION. BASICALLY EVERYTHING WE SEE WITH THE TOPOGRAPHIC INCLINATION FROM OUR LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM, SECOND FLOOR IS JUST THIS PARCEL. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE HOUSE, WE FELL

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MARBELLA HAS ONLY TWO EXIT GATES. YOU SEE ON CALERA DRIVE IS THE NORTH GATE. WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO EXIT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK LEFT. IT'S SUPER, SUPER DANGEROUS RIGHT NOW AND I DON'T WANT TO EVEN IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH A LOT MORE TRAFFIC. IF YOU WANT TO SEND OUR KIDS TO HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL LATER, I'M GOING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THEM ACTUALLY JUST WALKING ON RAILWAY. SO PLEASE HELP US OUT. WE REALLY HAVE TRUST IN YOU. AND YOU KNOW, OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT DRAINAGE. BUT ONE IMPORTANT THING THAT WASN'T DISCUSSED IS THAT OUR ONE OF OUR STORMWATER PONDS ACTUALLY CONNECT TO THIS TO THIS LOT RIGHT THERE. AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPER WAS THAT HIGH LEVEL PLAN PLANNING THAT HAD LOTS NEW LOTS. AND WHERE THE ACTUAL STORMWATER POND EXISTS TODAY AND FAILURE IN THE FUTURE WILL LEAD TO BACKUP. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. ON. CLARA DRIVE. NOPE. OKAY. DANIEL READ. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. DANIEL REID, 708 PALMOS. LEANDER, TEXAS. WE ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT. AS JUST A FEW CONCERNED RESIDENTS, WE'VE GATHERED OVER 150 SIGNATURES FROM HOMEOWNERS ASKING THIS COUNCIL TO REJECT THIS ZONING REQUEST. THAT IS NOT A SMALL NUMBER. THAT IS NOT A VOCAL MINORITY. THAT IS A CLEAR MAJORITY SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE. THIS INCLUDES 100% OF HOMEOWNERS IN MARBELLA WHOSE PROPERTY SIT WITHIN 200FT OF THIS PARCEL. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS ASKING YOU TO REJECT THIS REZONING. 68% OF ALL PROPERTY OWNERS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THIS LAND. THOSE MOST IMPACTED ARE ASKING YOU TO REJECT THIS REZONING. THESE ARE NOT OUTSIDERS. THESE ARE NOT RANDOM STRANGERS. THESE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS, YOUR VOTERS, YOUR TAXPAYERS, THE FAMILIES WHO LIVE HERE, WHO BUILT THEIR LIVES HERE, WHO TRUSTED THE CITY TO PROTECT THE CHARACTER, SAFETY AND FUTURE OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND LET ME BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THIS IF THIS COUNCIL CHOOSES TO IGNORE THIS OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION, IF YOU VOTE TO APPROVE THIS REZONING AGAINST THE DIRECT, DOCUMENTED WISHES OF THE FAMILIES WHO BEAR THE BURDEN OF THAT DECISION, THEN YOU ARE SENDING A MESSAGE, A MESSAGE THAT THE VOICES OF LEANDER'S HOMEOWNERS AND LEANDER DO NOT MATTER. A MESSAGE THAT PROXIMITY, INVESTMENT, DAILY LIVED EXPERIENCE MEANS NOTHING WHEN WEIGHED AGAINST DEVELOPER REQUESTS FOR MORE DENSITY, MORE PROFIT, AND LESS ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST ONE PARCEL OF LAND. THIS IS ABOUT WHETHER LANDERS CITY COUNCIL WILL GOVERN WITH THIS RESIDENCE OR GOVERN OVER THEM. BECAUSE WHEN A CITY IGNORES THE PEOPLE MOST IMPACTED BY ITS DECISIONS, WHEN IT PRIORITIZES SHORT TERM DEVELOPMENT GAINS OVER LONG TERM NEIGHBORHOOD STABILITY, TRUST ERODES. AND ONCE THIS TRUST IS LOST, IT IS NOT EASILY REBUILT. TONIGHT, YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. RESPECT THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE SPOKEN CLEARLY. REJECT THIS

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THANK YOU. SRIKANTH ADDALA. SRIKANTH DOLLAR. OH, THERE YOU ARE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HI, SRIKANTH, 1908 COPPOLA DRIVE, LEANDER 78641. THANKS FOR THE TIME. I'M HERE TO TODAY TO VOICE MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED REZONING FOR Z24 0151 NEW CONSTRUCTION. IN MY OPINION, THE PROPOSAL POSED SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY RISKS TO OUR COMMUNITY. THIS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED OR STUDIED. FIRST, WE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH A LOT OF PEOPLE VOICED THEIR CONCERNS ON THE KARST REGION. THE KARST GEOLOGY IN GENERAL IS VERY UNSTABLE, PRONE TO SINKHOLES, SUBSURFACE EROSION, INTRODUCED DRAINAGE COMPLICATIONS, LARGE NEW SCALE STRUCTURES OF THIS TYPE ON THIS TERRAIN PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES. SECOND, THE INCREASED CONSTRUCTION WILL LIKELY ACCELERATE THE FLOODING, RIGHT? NEW IMPERVIOUS SURFACE FROM ROADS. WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR NEIGHBORS ON HOW THE DRAINAGE IS A CLOGGING SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS, AND YOU CAN'T FORGET THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC ITSELF. THE ROAD ITSELF IS NARROW. OUR KIDS ARE DRIVE AROUND THERE, PLAY AROUND THERE.

RIGHT. AND YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF EROSION AND LAND DEGRADATION. NEW CONSTRUCTION THERE BEING ON A HIGHER TOP HILL WILL RESULT IN LIKE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES DOWNHILL AS WELL, RIGHT. MY FRIEND TALKED ABOUT CALL TO ACTION IN TERMS OF THIS IS YOUR LEGACY, RIGHT? IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU'D BE KNOWN FOR. I REQUEST YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING, RIGHT, AND REALLY REQUEST YOU TO, LIKE, VOTE NO ON REZONING THIS UNTIL FULL ENVIRONMENTAL, GEOLOGICAL, AND TRAFFIC STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. RAGHEB HALABI.

I SPOKE TO YOU LAST WEEK. OH, I HAVE YOU HERE TWICE. SORRY. GOTCHA. THANK YOU. RAMAKRISHNA.

ANIKA. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

COUNCILOR, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SPEAKING UP. I LIVE IN ONE 904 COURT ADJACENT TO THAT NEW PROPERTIES THAT ARE COMING. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY STRONG OPPOSITION OF PROPOSING THIS ZONE OF PROPERTY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO OUTLINE MY CONCERNS. MY TWO MAIN CONCERNS.

ONE IS THE FLOODING AND DRAINAGE ISSUE. MY OUR PROPERTY IS ALREADY EXPERIENCING SEVERE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS WITH THE YARDS. I MEAN FLOODING FOR WEEKS. IT'S JUST FOR A FEW HOURS OF RAIN AND ALREADY SUBMITTED A LOT OF VIDEOS AND TO THE DEVELOPERS HOA AND ALSO EVEN TO CITY. ALSO UPLOADED WITH THE VIDEOS AND PICTURES BEFORE THIS REJOINING IS HAPPENING AND THAT IS NOT YET RESOLVED. AND REZONING THE EXISTING PROPERTY WILL ONLY GET WORSE. THE FLOODING ISSUES AS ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE NATURAL DISRUPTING NATURAL DRAINAGE PATTERN AND INCREASE THE IMPERVIOUS SERVICES FURTHER STRAIN TO ALL THAT ALREADY ADEQUATE DRAINAGE SYSTEM. AND ANOTHER THING IS I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP IS TRAFFIC AND COMMUNITY OR CHILDREN'S SAFETY. THE REZONING PROPOSALS SHOULD ADD THE THIRD COMMUNITY AND THIRD THIRD COMMUNITY, MORE COMMUNITY. THERE'S TWO MORE COMMUNITIES COMING IN RIGHT

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AND THE SCHOOL IS ALSO COMING CURRENTLY BY REZONING THIS FURTHER STRAINED INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE PLAN, THE PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FUTURE SCHOOL PUBLIC NEXT TO THE DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO ATTRACT TO THE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC TRAFFIC WHICH LEADS ALREADY CONGESTION ON THE ROAD THAT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE SUCH VOLUME. AND IN A RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN OUR AREA, SUSTAINABLE RIGHT AWAY SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE CANNOT HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL BURDEN OF THE NEW COMMUNITIES. AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT MY KIDS WALKING TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL. THEY'RE VERY CONCERNED. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SAFETY RIGHT NOW. IF I GO TAKE OUT MY LEFT, I CAN SEE VISIBILITY IS NOT CLEAR BECAUSE IT'S A SINGLE LANE ROAD. IT'S VERY CONCERN FOR ME OR MY KIDS. PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, WALKERS CAN NOT ABLE TO WALK PROPERLY IF MORE TRAFFIC IS COMING TO THE PICTURE. SO I WOULD REQUEST, YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCILORS, YOU KNOW, TAKE YOUR TIME AND REVIEW THIS OUR CONCERNS AND TAKE YOUR OWN DECISION AND TRUST YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANNETTE SPONSELLER I BELIEVE IT WAS JUST READING OPPOSED, NOT SPEAKING.

I'M SORRY. I BELIEVE IT WAS JUST READING IN. NOT SPEAKING. NOPE. YOU DIDN'T CHECK THAT BOX, BUT THAT'S FINE. NEXT SPONSELLER IS AGAINST. ALL RIGHT. DMYTRO, I CAN'T READ THIS LAST NAME. I'M PALAMOS DRIVE, 712. PALAMOS. NOPE. ALL RIGHT. MAJID. MAJID. MOHAMMED. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS MAJID MOHAMMED. I'M FROM THE SAME COMMUNITY. 1822 BARCA DRIVE, LEANDER, TEXAS. RESPECTED MAYOR AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHANGE CAN SOMETIMES BE DIFFICULT, BUT I SUPPORT THE PROPOSED ZONING, ZONING CHANGE BY THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT NEXT TO US. THIS PROJECT PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A WELL PLANNED, ATTRACTIVE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE IT WILL OFFER QUALITY HOUSING, FOSTER A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR FAMILIES, AND CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE OVERALL CHARACTER OF THE AREA.

THOUGHTFUL DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS HELPS ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW IN A SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE WAY. ALL THE COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, SAYING THAT THERE CANNOT BE A BETTER ZONING THAN SFR. SINGLE FAMILY RURAL ONE B TO SFS, SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN TO A. I'M GLAD THAT THE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A COMMERCIAL OR WAREHOUSE. THIS IS PURELY A RESIDENTIAL WHICH WILL, YOU KNOW, HARDLY INCREASE ANY TRAFFIC AND NOISE IN OUR AREA. SO I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE ZONING CHANGE OF THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, RAJAN DEV ON 1009, ALMEDA. NO. SUPRE. ROA. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HI, MY NAME IS SARPREET AGARWAL. I LIVE ON 833 BAEZA DRIVE WHICH IS RIGHT BELOW THE HIGHLIGHTED YELLOW BOX. I AM STRICTLY AGAINST THIS REZONING PROCESS AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT MY MAIN CONCERNS ARE THE LOSS IN MY PROPERTY VALUE, AS WELL AS THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS WHICH I HAVE AS SOON AS I EXIT MARBELLA FROM THE SECOND GATE, WHICH IS THE ONE WHICH IS CLOSEST TO MY HOUSE, I HAVE TO LOOK LEFT AND WHEN I'M LOOKING LEFT, THE ROAD DIPS. IT'S AT AN ANGLE AND IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A TURN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE SPEED LIMIT IS 30 MILES AN HOUR, VERY RARELY DO I SEE PEOPLE FOLLOWING 30 MILES AN HOUR. IT'S MORE LIKE 35, 40, 45. IT'S YOU PICK A NUMBER, YOU'LL SEE ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING DOWN. NOW EVERY MORNING MY MOTHER, SHE GOES FOR A WALK ON THE ON RIGHT AWAY ON THE, ON THE FOOTPATH WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO RIGHT AWAY. AND I'M JUST WORRIED THAT PEOPLE ARE DRIVING IN WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION TOWARDS PEDESTRIANS. HOW IS IT GOING TO CHANGE WHEN YOU ARE HAVING, SAY, 30, 40 MORE HOMES COMING IN? OR LET'S SAY IF YOU HAVE A SCHOOL WHICH HAS 600 ODD CHILDREN GOING TO IT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 600 ODD CARS, WHICH WILL BE GOING IN TO THE SCHOOL BACK FROM THE SCHOOL BOTH WAYS. SO THAT'S LIKE 600 CARS FOUR TIMES IN A DAY, WHICH IS TRAVELING ON A ROAD WHICH JUST HAS ONE LANE. AND THAT'S MY MAIN CAUSE OF CONCERN. JUST MAKING SURE THAT A PROPER TRAFFIC STUDY IS DONE TO SEE HOW IS IT GOING TO IMPACT ALL THE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO BE LIVING THERE, WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE SAFE FOR PEOPLE WHEN THEY EXIT THE MARBELLA COMMUNITY? AND I HOPE YOU ALL WILL TAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AND EDUCATED DECISION AFTER DOING ALL THE NECESSARY STUDY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. MAHENDRAN SHANNON DRAPER. OH, I

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SO ADDING MORE OF THESE TWO NEW COMMUNITIES ALONG WITH THIS ONE WITH MORE DENSITY, A YET ANOTHER SCHOOL BEFORE ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THERE TO SUPPORT WHAT IS EXISTING ALREADY. AND THIS IS NOT LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO TOUCH RIGHT AWAY. AGAIN, THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER RIGHT OF WAY PROJECT FOR SOMETHING, RIGHT? IT'S JUST GOING TO MAKE MORE OF A TRAFFIC TRAFFIC PROBLEM AS WELL. RIGHT. SO MY ONE CONCERN WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, SO AS SOON AS I HEARD THIS, I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS TOO MUCH. AND I WANT TO KNOW, LIKE, WHY IS EVERYTHING COMING TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME BEFORE I KNOW ABOUT LIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING FROM A INFRASTRUCTURE STANDPOINT AROUND ME. RIGHT. SO THE TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE WAS ONE CONCERN, ALONG WITH THE DRAINAGE CONCERN THAT I SPOKE TO THAT I SPOKE ABOUT PREVIOUSLY. RIGHT.

BECAUSE MY HOME, THE CABRERA DRIVE, IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, LIKE IT'S LITERALLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL ALL THE WAY FROM LIKE, ALL THE WAY FROM RIGHT OF WAY TO LIKE, YOU KNOW.

RIGHT. I HAVE I SAW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ZONING DOCUMENTS. I HAVE NOT SEEN A SITE PLAN WHICH SHOWS ABOUT THE STORMWATER DRAIN. I HAVE NOT SEEN ABOUT A SITE PLAN, WHICH SHOWS ABOUT HOW THE WATER IS GOING TO DRAIN AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. RIGHT. ALREADY THERE'S THE BULK OF THE MARBELLA COMMUNITY DRAINS INTO MY PROPERTY. RIGHT. SO I'M WORRIED ON WHAT I'M SIGNING UP FOR. SO I'M HERE OBJECTING THIS TODAY BECAUSE TO ME, THIS IS MY LAST RESORT, RIGHT? THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND EXPRESS THAT I AM. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE ABOUT THIS.

AFTER THIS. IT'S BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND IT'S BETWEEN THE CITY PERMITTING PROCESS, WHICH I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A SAY IN. SO THIS IS MY LAST RESORT. I'M LOOKING UP TO YOU ALL TO LIKE, HELP ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND FEEL COMFORTABLE THROUGH THIS PROCESS. RIGHT? I UNDERSTAND WHERE THE DEVELOPER IS COMING FROM. I DO SMALL SCALE DEVELOPMENT MYSELF AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SO I CAN TOTALLY UNDERSTAND A DEVELOPER'S THING. BUT I'M ALSO A SCARED AND SELFISH HOMEOWNER, SO IT'S HAPPENING AROUND ME. SO I GOT TO BE A LITTLE BIT PARANOID. AND I'M LIKE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM YOU ALL. BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THERE ISN'T ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? COME RIGHT UP. PLEASE. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS SAM SHAKE. I AM THE BROKER OF SPEC TOWER REALTY GROUP. THE ADDRESS IS 2911 W GRIMES BOULEVARD, SUITE 610, PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS 7866. OH, DEAR. COUNCIL, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO MENTION HERE. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF WITH THE CLIENT THAT I REPRESENTED ON THIS TRANSACTION AND STILL IN REPRESENTING ON THIS TRANSACTION, RON DAVIS, THE OWNER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE INSULT TO AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, A CITIZEN OF LEANDER, WHO WAS THERE FIRST BEFORE MARBELLA EVER EXISTED. MARBELLA'S PROPERTY TO AT ONE POINT WE HAVE TO REALLY ASK OURSELF WHAT WAS THE ZONING BEFORE THEY CAME? RON'S VIEW WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM. RON'S PARCEL DID NOT HAVE THE GUSHING WATER, THE STORM WATER THAT IS COMING FROM MARBELLA'S NEIGHBORHOOD INTO HIS YARD AND IMPACTING THE TOPOGRAPHY. MY DEAR COUNCIL, SERIOUSLY, WE NEED TO OPEN OUR MINDS HERE OF THIS. YOU KNOW, THE ARSENAL THAT IS COMING TO YOU GUYS AND IN SUCH FASHION, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THEIR TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDIES, THERE'S SOIL TESTING USUALLY DONE BEFORE THE FOUNDATIONS ARE POURED. THERE'S PHASE ONE STUDIES, USUALLY DONE BEFORE A BUILDER USUALLY OPERATES. AND WE HAVE OUR PROFESSIONALS IN OUR IN OUR SUBJECT MATTERS, THEIR SIDEWALKS FOR THE WALKERS, MARBELLA IS A GATED COMMUNITY.

SHOUT OUT TO STEWART CROSSING FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE FOR THIS PROJECT, FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE, FOR DEVELOPMENT, FOR BEING AMAZING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD WITH THE CITY SECRETARY. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? DID YOU SPEAK ON THIS ALREADY? NOT ON THIS ONE. OKAY. COME ON UP. OH. OKAY.

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GO AHEAD. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M JOSEPH BURKE. I LIVE AT 828 NICOSIA COURT AND I LIVE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. AND NONE OF THIS IS. I'M GOING TO BE THE LAST PERSON THIS AFFECTS. BUT I DO LIVE IN THE MARBELLA COMMUNITY, AND I HAVE SEEN, YOU KNOW, THE EFFECTS OF. THE. THERE WASN'T ENOUGH PLANNING THAT WENT ON BEFORE OUR COMMUNITY WAS BUILT. AND THERE'S THE RESULT IS MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SINKHOLES AND.

THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO START A NEW COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME ZONING. AND I'VE HEARD SOME REALLY GOOD ARGUMENTS FOR WHY THEY SHOULD DO THE ZONING, REZONING AND SOME GOOD, VERY GOOD ARGUMENTS FOR WHY PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I COULD SEE IT GOING EITHER WAY, FRANKLY. BUT THE THING IS, IS I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A STEP BACK. MY GRANDFATHER USED TO SAY, MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE NEED TO DO OUR STUDY AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE REZONING. JUST REVISIT THIS AFTER WE GET THAT DONE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD WITH THE CITY SECRETARY. WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHED TO SPEAK ON THIS? GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. HI, I'M MARTIN. MY ADDRESS IS 817 NICOSIA COURT. LEANDER, I WANT TO SAY TWO THINGS. ONE, I'M NOT A REAL ESTATE BROKER. I LIVE IN MARBELLA. I HAVE KIDS GROWING UP IN MARBELLA. AND I HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHATEVER IS HAPPENING AROUND MARBELLA FOR FOREVER. I LIVE THERE, I'M A PROUD CITIZEN TOO, AND I TAKE CREDIT. I REALLY LOVE LIVING IN LEANDER AND TEXAS, SO PLEASE, LET'S NOT COMBINE DIFFERENT THINGS HERE AND THE PROPERTY. MR. RON DAVIS THAT'S ALREADY SOLD. HE ALREADY SOLD IT. IT'S OVER. THIS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REZONING. SO PLEASE, PLEASE CONSIDER AS TO WHAT WE ARE REZONING IT TO AND THE SAFETY CONCERNS WE'VE BEEN RAISING HERE. IT'S NOT LIKE PERSONAL. WE HAVE NO PERSONAL AGENDA. AS LONG AS YOU GUYS CONFIRM THAT THIS IS SAFE TO EVERYONE AROUND MARBELLA, THERE'S NO TRAFFIC CONCERNS, THERE'S NO DRAINAGE CONCERNS.

THERE'S NO SINKHOLE CONCERNS. WE'LL BE SAFE. THERE'S NO CONCERNS FROM US, TOO. THAT'S ALL WE ARE ASKING YOU GUYS TO LOOK INTO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD WITH THE CITY SECRETARY. COME ON UP. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YEAH. 1928 ABARCA DRIVE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AGAIN TODAY. I WANTED TO PROVIDE A FEW CLARIFICATIONS TO PEOPLE AROUND HERE ABOUT HOW SINKHOLES AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAPPENS IN AND AROUND IT MATTERS THE MOST, RIGHT? WE ALL HAVE A VISION, RIGHT? I HAD A VISION WHEN I MOVED HERE. MY LAND, MY PARCEL OF LAND, MY HOME. RIGHT. I WANTED TO LEAD A LIFE, HAPPY LIFE. I HAD A VISION, RIGHT? AND I REALLY WANT TO LIVE UP TO THAT VISION, RIGHT? I TRUSTED YOU GUYS WHEN I MOVED IN, AND I REALLY WANT TO HAVE THAT TRUST STILL AND GROW WITH THAT TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. RIGHT? SINKHOLES MAY NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY, RIGHT? BUT WHEN THEY DO, THE DAMAGE CAN BE DEVASTATING, RIGHT? THE TRUTH IS, IT'S OFTEN TRIGGERED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY, RIGHT? MOTHER NATURE DOES WHATEVER IT HAS TO DO, BUT OFTEN WE CAN IMPEDE THAT PROCESS. RIGHT? CONSTRUCTION, POOR DRAINAGE, LEAKING PIPES. THINGS CAN BE MANAGED WITH RIGHT PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE. RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHY I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE BY STRENGTHENING OUR ZONING REGULATIONS AND BUILDING CODES. RIGHT. NEW DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. I'M NOT HERE TO SAY DON'T STOP ANY DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE DO RIGHT, BUT TAKE THE RIGHT PRECAUTIONS FOR IT. RIGHT. IT IS IDENTIFIED AS HIGH RISK SHOULD BE EITHER AVOIDED OR DEVELOPED WITH REINFORCED FOUNDATION STANDARDS. RIGHT? LEANDER HAS ALWAYS PRIDED ITSELF ON BEING A CITY THAT VALUES SAFETY, COMMUNITY, AND RESPONSIBLE GROWTH. THESE VALUES ARE WRITTEN INTO OUR CITY PLANS, ECHOED IN OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND REFLECTED IN TRUST WE PLACE IN THIS CONCEPT. BUT TO TRULY LIVE UP TO THESE VALUES, WE MUST ACT WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY CAN BE PREVENTED AND PROBLEM HAS ALREADY ARISEN. RIGHT? SORRY. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER STRONGER ZONING REQUIREMENTS. MANDATORY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SURVEYS BEFORE DEVELOPMENT, AND SMARTER BUILDING PRACTICES THAT ACCOUNT FOR UNIQUE RISKS FOR OUR LAND.

WE SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR A SINKHOLE, ANOTHER SINKHOLE, TO MAKE HEADLINES BEFORE WE RESPOND, RIGHT? LET'S BE PROACTIVE, NOT REACTIVE. PLEASE INSTILL SOME CONFIDENCE AND

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU. PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD WITH THE CITY SECRETARY. WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z-240151.

AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY, I WOULD BRING UP ONE THING REALLY QUICKLY. YES, MA'AM. WE DID GET A PETITION AND THEY DID MEET THAT 20% THRESHOLD. SO WHEN YOU MAKE A DECISION, IF YOU CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THE CASE, IT HAS TO BE A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN EXPRESSED BY THE NEIGHBORS TONIGHT. AND SO BEFORE WE GET INTO TALKING ABOUT THE ZONING AND LAND USE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS. SO ONE OF THE ONES THAT I HEARD IS THE CONCERN THAT THIS IS DESIGNATED AS SINGLE FAMILY RURAL. AND WHY ARE WE CHANGING IT? UNFORTUNATELY, WHENEVER A PIECE OF LAND IS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, IT COMES IN UNDER THAT DESIGNATION BECAUSE THAT'S GENERALLY THE USE THAT IT HAS AT THAT TIME. BUT LEANDER IS NOT GOING TO HAVE SINGLE FAMILY RURAL WHEN IT'S COMPLETELY BUILT OUT. MARBELLA AND STEWARTS CROSSING NOT THAT LONG AGO WERE ALSO SINGLE FAMILY RURAL. SO THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THE REZONING PROCESS TO GET THINGS TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO ULTIMATELY BE.

AND THERE IS A MAP ON OUR WEBSITE OF FUTURE LAND USE. THERE'S A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THAT'S WHERE THOSE DETAILS ARE. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THAT'S NOT AS WELL KNOWN AS ZONING. EVERYBODY KNOWS ZONING, BUT IT'S A LOT HARDER TO KNOW ABOUT THESE OTHER PLANS THAT ARE OUT THERE, UNFORTUNATELY, ZONING IS JUST WHAT THE USE OF THE LAND IS GOING TO BE. IT IS AFTER ZONING THAT WE START GETTING INTO THE PLANNING. WHAT'S THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC? WHAT IS THE TOPOGRAPHY, WHAT IS THE LAYOUT FOR DRAINAGE AND HOMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO I WOULD LIKE MISS TRUMAN, OUR CITY ENGINEER, TO PLEASE COME UP AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT PROCESS. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE WISH WERE KNOWN RIGHT NOW, BUT THESE SORTS OF STUDIES DON'T HAPPEN UNTIL THE ZONING IS IN PLACE BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPENSIVE. AND IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE UNTIL THERE IS ZONING. MR. TRUMAN, CAN YOU PLEASE TALK TO THE PROCESS? SURE. WHEN THE PROJECT COMES IN FOR DEVELOPMENT, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ENGINEERED DRAINAGE, REPORTS, A GEOTECHNICAL REPORT, AS WELL AS ENGINEERED PLANS FOR THE ROADS AND THE WATER AND THE WASTEWATER PART OF THE DRAINAGE IS TO DETERMINE THAT THERE'S NO ADVERSE IMPACT TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES. THEY ALSO HAVE TO DO SOME SORT OF DETENTION TO PROVIDE THAT THEY WON'T DISCHARGE AT A RATE THAT IS GREATER THAN WHAT IS THE EXISTING RATE AS AN UNDEVELOPED PIECE OF PROPERTY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND ALL OF THAT HAS TO BE PROVEN UP TO THE CITY BEFORE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD WITH ANY PERMITS. YEAH, THAT ALL HAS TO BE APPROVED. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WITH THE TRAFFIC, WE HAVE A TRAFFIC SCREENING FORM WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT WILL PUT IN THEIR. THEIR TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY USE THE IT GUIDELINES TO ASSIGN A RATIO TO IT. AND THEN WE GET AN AVERAGE DAILY TRIP. AND THEN BASED ON THAT WE DO AN ANALYSIS OR THEY DO AN ANALYSIS OR A TRAFFIC STUDY. YOU KNOW THEY'RE THEY'RE DIFFERENT LEVELS. LEVEL ZERO TO LEVEL FOUR AT LEVEL THREE AND LEVEL FOUR ARE ACTUAL TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. THE OTHER ONES ARE MORE LOCALIZED DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS, IT'LL BE MORE LOCALIZED TO THOSE INTERSECT, YOU KNOW, THOSE IMMEDIATE INTERSECTIONS. SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT ON HOW EXTENSIVE THE SCOPE OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY IS. BUT EACH DEVELOPMENT HAS TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY. THANK YOU. SO THERE'S MULTIPLE LEVELS OF STUDIES TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE ANYTHING POPS UP FROM THE GROUND. EXACTLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION. WHY WERE WE THERE TO JUST OR SOMEBODY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN IT'S DONE PUBLICLY MAINTAINED VERSUS PRIVATE. ARE THERE ANY DIFFERENT CERTIFICATIONS SOMEBODY HAS TO GO THROUGH OR WHO'S RESPONSIBLE PRIMARILY FOR INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING THE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY? AND I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO MARBELLA BECAUSE I JUST IN GENERAL AT THE

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IT JUST WE WERE HELD TO ROUGHLY PROPORTIONATE. SO IF IT'S NOT LIKE A BIG DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC, THEN IT MIGHT NOT BE ROUGHLY PROPORTIONATE TO HAVE THEM BUILD ONE HALF OF IT.

SO WE HAVE TO WEIGH BOTH OF THOSE THINGS. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE CITY.

JUST A QUESTION, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME PRETTY LARGE DEVELOPMENTS OVER THERE WITH RALPHS HIGH SCHOOL, WILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 15, ALMOST 20 YEARS. HAVE THEY EVER HAD ANY OF THESE ISSUES WITH WITH SINKHOLES AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE BEING MENTIONED WITH MOBILE? AND HAS THE ADJOINING NEIGHBORHOODS OF STEWART CROSSING HAD ANY PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE HEARING ABOUT TONIGHT? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. I DID ASK THAT QUESTION, AND I DID NOT GET ANY SORT OF FEEDBACK THAT EITHER ONE OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS HAD ANY SORT OF ISSUES WITH POTHOLING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, OR SINKHOLE SINKHOLES. YEAH. OKAY. KIND OF GOING BACK TO THE DRAINAGE ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE IN MARBELLA. SO THEY'RE KIND OF PUSHING THEIR PROBLEM INTO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY, IT APPEARS, AND THEY'RE CONCERNED THAT IT'S GOING TO STAGNATE ON THAT. IT'S GOING TO PUSH BACK ONTO THEIR PROPERTY WHEN IT GOES INTO THE NEXT PROPERTY. AND SO BY ANY DESIGN STANDARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE, WORKING WITH THE CHANGE IN THE ZONING, THE STATUS QUO WILL BE IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON NOW WILL GO ON INTO THE FUTURE.

IS THAT RIGHT? AS PART OF THE DRAINAGE CRITERIA, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO ACCEPT THE FLOWS THAT ARE THAT ARE DRAINING ON TO YOU AND CONVEY THEM THROUGH. AND THEY CAN DO THAT ONE OF TWO WAYS. THEY CAN EITHER DO IT THROUGH THEIR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM, OR THEY CAN DIVERT IT AROUND THEIR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO DO THAT. SO THE REZONING HAS NO IMPACT ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN MARBELLA. NO. THAT'S THE HARD THING RIGHT NOW, IS THAT WE'RE LIKE, THIS IS A THIS IS AN INDICATION, I THINK WE'RE ANSWERING CONCERNS BECAUSE IT'S NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE, THE VOLUME OF CONCERN. RIGHT. AND BUT THE, THE ZONING IS LIKE IF THERE IF THERE WAS NOT IF THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MARBELLA HAVING INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS ON THEIR PROPERTY OR WHATEVER HAS GONE ON THERE, LIKE THIS WOULD BE A VERY SIMPLE CASE HERE, BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ACTUALLY REZONING TO A LESS DENSE PRODUCT AND IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO IT ON BOTH SIDES. SO IF NOBODY HAD ANY OTHER INFORMATION, THIS WOULD BE A CLEAR CUT. THIS IS THE EASIEST. SOMEBODY EVEN SAID, I DON'T REMEMBER WHO IT WAS, BUT SOMEBODY SAID, BEST USE. AND. HIGHEST USE. THERE YOU GO. SO IT'D BE IT WOULD BE VERY SMART.

AND SO I THINK THAT WE'RE, WE'RE. WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING BY ADDRESSING A LITTLE BIT EXTRA. I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF'S ALREADY BEEN OUT TO THE PROPERTY AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE. ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THERE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO LESSEN ANY KIND OF PROBLEMS ON RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SAY I'M GOING TO JUST SAY IT THIS WAY. LIKE THE SOONER THAT THINGS ACTUALLY DEVELOP THERE, IT'S THE WAY IT HAPPENS ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY AND ALMOST EVERY CITY IS THE CITY USUALLY DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO JUST GO PUT ALL THE ROADS IN, AND THEN ALL THE

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RIGHT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE DOING WE'RE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE, WE'RE DOING A, A ZONING CASE HERE IN THE ZONING CASE IS VERY SIMPLE HERE. SO I'M AS FAR AS WHERE I'M AT, THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE THING FOR JUST A ZONING. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY BIG THINGS THAT I THINK WHOEVER THE DEVELOPER IS THAT I'VE NOT MET SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT THESE THINGS FOR THEIR PROPERTY. I MEAN, I SHOULD ALSO BE I DON'T KNOW HOW LEGITIMATE SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE, WHETHER THERE ARE POTENTIAL CAVES ON THESE THINGS OR WHETHER THAT'S JUST SOMETHING ELSE. I'VE IT'S BEEN SO CONVOLUTED AS FAR AS WHAT THE REAL ISSUE IS HERE, BECAUSE IS IT REALLY THE THIS DEVELOPMENT? IS IT THE SCHOOL UP THE STREET? IS IT SOMETHING ELSE? I KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT'S A CONCERN TO FOLKS BECAUSE CHANGE IS THERE. BUT I'M AFRAID THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, THROUGH SOME REALLY TODAY TOO, THAT YOU'RE ALSO THERE. I MEAN, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GASLIGHTING AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE TRYING TO GO THROUGH OUR WORK TO. AND BY DOING THAT, YOU'RE CAUSING SOME FEAR. AND BY SOME PEOPLE, I MEAN SOME PEOPLE BY GASLIGHTING. YOU ARE YOU ARE CREATING FEAR THAT'S THERE AND YOU'RE LEADING YOU'RE YOU'RE LEADING REAL PEOPLE INTO LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM OF BEING SCARED TO EVEN BE AT THEIR HOMES RIGHT NOW. AND IT'S JUST NOT GOOD. AND SO I WOULD SAY, I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, BY DOING IT IN THE WAY THAT IT'S THE WAY THAT IT'S BEING THE WAY THAT IT'S BEEN ALMOST BEING HANDLED, TOO. I MEAN, YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY VALUES AND YOU'RE I WOULD I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IN THAT, IN THAT, IN THAT WAY BEFORE I WAS LIKE SAYING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH CAVES AND CARROTS AND ALL THOSE THINGS UNDERNEATH. I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS THE CASE TOO, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS MY PROPERTY VALUE. AND SO I JUST SAY ALL THOSE THINGS TO SAY, THIS IS A ZONING CASE. I'M TRYING TO ADJUST EVERYTHING THAT WAS THAT WAS BEING TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT. AS FAR AS THE ZONING CASE GOES, THIS IS EASILY THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THIS PROPERTY. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THE DEVELOPER AND OUR STAFF WOULD BE WILLING TO ADDRESS AND CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH ANY KIND OF QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES HAVING, WHETHER IT WAS INITIAL STUFF THAT WAS PUT IN OR WHETHER IT WAS MAINTENANCE. BECAUSE SINCE I DON'T REMEMBER HOW LONG MARBELLA HAS BEEN THERE, BUT I THINK IT WAS BEFORE EVEN WE HAD THE FREEZES AND ALL THAT STUFF TOO. I'VE SEEN ALMOST EVERY ROAD IN THE WHOLE CITY HAVE HUGE PROBLEMS WITH POTHOLES AND SINKHOLES, AND I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THERE IS WHERE IT'S WHERE IT'S THE HOA HAS HAD TO TAKE OVER THAT STUFF, AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE WHERE THE CITY OR THE COUNTY MIGHT TAKE CARE OF IT OUTSIDE, BUT THE HOA HASN'T TAKEN CARE OF IT YET. AND SO THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE I KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS HAS BEEN OR WHETHER WHO THE WHO CAUSED THE ISSUE OR WHATEVER THE STUFF WAS. AND I KNOW YOU WANT THE, THE YOU WANT THE THIS THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED AND WHOEVER THAT IS TO. BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE, WE GO THROUGH HERE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE APPROVE ZONING JUST BASED ON THAT TOO.

SO IF WE WERE IF WE'RE APPROVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE, IF WE'RE APPROVING SOMETHING ELSE RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD BE DIFFERENTLY. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ZONING OF THIS PROPERTY. SO.

ANYBODY ELSE COUNCIL. WELL, JUST A LITTLE COMMENT. I, I SAID YEARS AGO WHEN I MOVED HERE WAS 15 YEARS AGO, WE MOVED HERE. AND WHEN I FIRST STARTED ON COUNCIL, I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, BUT BUT IT WAS A SIMILAR, SIMILAR SITUATION WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME OUT TO SPEAK. AND I SAT ON THE BACK ROW FOR YEARS BEFORE I EVER RAN FOR COUNCIL. SO I'VE BEEN UP HERE FOR SIX YEARS. I'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING NEW TONIGHT IT'S NEW, YOU'RE ORGANIZED AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. AND WHEN WE SOLD OUR LOT NEXT TO US, WHEN THE WHEN THEY GO TO BUILD THEIR HOUSE, I WOULD LOVE FOR Y'ALL TO SHOW UP AND JUST SAY NO, YOU CAN'T BUILD THEIR HOUSE THERE. BUT THAT'S NOT REALISTIC. AND I'M BEING A LITTLE BIT SILLY BECAUSE I, I LOVE MY VIEW, I LOVE MY VIEW. AND QUITE OFTEN THAT'S THAT'S THE ISSUE THAT WE HEAR MORE THAN ANYTHING. SO YOUR YOUR ISSUES ARE WHAT I HEAR ARE MORE REALLY CONCERNED WITH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT SO MUCH OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS BUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WHEN I WAS THERE THE OTHER NIGHT, MONDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WHENEVER, WHENEVER THAT WAS, I MENTIONED IT'S VALID CONCERNS. I MEAN, YOU HAVE VALID, VALID CONCERNS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH YOUR HOA, AND I HOPE YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THOSE REPAIRED AND FIXED WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT ANYMORE. NOW, ONE OF ONE OF YOU SAID THAT, AND I DON'T MEAN TO BE CALLING ANYBODY OUT. I DON'T MEAN THAT AT ALL. IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT I WROTE DOWN. SOMEONE SAID IT'S NOT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ZONING. WELL, IT IS TO US. IT'S ZONING. THIS IS A ZONING ISSUE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE AGENDA. IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ALL

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THERE WAS A BOBCAT OUTSIDE THE BACK OF MY HOUSE THIS MORNING. IT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I HEARD. CROWS. WE DON'T HAVE CROWS AT OUR HOUSE. BUT THERE WERE CROWS MAKING THIS WEIRD NOISE. AND I GO TO LOOK AND THERE'S A BOBCAT. WHAT A JOY THAT IS TO SEE. THAT IS NATURE.

AND IF WE HAVE CAVES UNDERNEATH, I ACTUALLY THINK I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN THAT IN THE HOME IN LEANDER WHERE THEY FOUND A CAVE UNDERNEATH HIS HOUSE, HE STILL LIVES THERE. HE'S DOING JUST FINE. HE'S AN AMBASSADOR ON THE CHAMBER, AND I SEE HIM ALL THE TIME. HE'S DOING PERFECTLY FINE.

SO WITH THAT SAID. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANY MORE. I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR HONESTY AND YOUR CONCERN AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE SPEAKING UP FOR AND AGAINST, BECAUSE IT CAN BE VERY EMOTIONAL AND OUR HOMES ARE SPECIAL TO US. IT SHOULD BE OUR SANCTUARY. AND I HOPE YOUR HOMES WILL REMAIN YOUR SANCTUARY BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOULD BE.

DON'T LET THIS TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU, OKAY? THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. I THINK WHAT Y'ALL ARE SEEING UP HERE IS THAT THIS IS DIFFICULT FOR US BECAUSE WE HEAR YOU, WE HEAR YOUR CONCERNS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION FROM THE STATE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THIS PROPERTY. BUT AS PART OF THAT, WE HAVE THESE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE. WE HAVE THESE STUDIES THAT HAPPEN. TEXAS IS VERY DEVELOPER FRIENDLY. AND SO WHILE YOU ALL HAVE SOME VERY REAL ISSUES, IT SOUNDS LIKE CAME ABOUT FROM YOUR DEVELOPER. THOSE ARE NOT THINGS THAT WE CAN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ON A ZONING CASE. AND SO WE HEAR YOU. BUT WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. I'LL SECOND A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. TIME IS NINE. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE

[20. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Ordinance Case OR-25-0028 to amend the Subdivision Ordinance to update the criteria for Short Form Final Plats and update the application extension process, and to provide for related matters; Leander, Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas.  

• Discuss and consider action regarding Ordinance Case OR-25-0028 as described above.  

[21. Discuss and consider action on the first reading of an Ordinance regarding the Oakwood Hills Annexation Case A-24-0015 and the adjacent right-of-way (ROW) of Nameless Road Annexation Case A-24-0019 regarding the voluntary annexation of 337.292 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Travis Central Appraisal District as Parcels 353045, 353047, 353048, 353050, 353069, 353070, and 513816; and the portion of the abutting ROW known as Nameless Road and generally located west of Nameless Road, approximately 1,050 feet north of Shady Mountain Road, Leander, Travis County, Texas.]

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THE FIRST OPTION IS TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION REQUEST. THE SECOND OPTION IS TO DENY THE REQUEST. THE THIRD WE CAME UP WITH, I'M SORRY, I FLIPPED THE TWO. THE THIRD IS DENY. THE SECOND ONE. WE CAME UP WITH SOME CONDITIONS THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE KIND OF A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE TWO. SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT THE PROPERTY STAYS IN THE TRAVIS COUNTY ISD, NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER SEVEN. THIS MEANS THAT THEY WOULD HANDLE THE EMERGENCY SERVICES. THERE IS A TAX COMPONENT THAT LEGAL COULD PROBABLY SPEAK TO BETTER THAN I CAN, BUT BASICALLY WE DON'T COLLECT SALES TAX AND THERE MIGHT BE AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. THE SECOND ITEM WOULD BE THAT ALL INTERIOR STREETS WOULD BE PRIVATELY MAINTAINED AND OWNED BY THE DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN ALL PARKLAND WOULD BE PRIVATELY OWNED AND MAINTAINED. THE APPLICANT ALSO HAS A PRESENTATION. ONE THING I WANTED TO REMIND THE COUNCIL OF IS IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO TAKE ACTION ON APPROVAL, WE DO HAVE TO MAKE UPDATES TO THE SERVICE AGREEMENT SO YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY APPROVE THE READING OF THE ORDINANCE. SO WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO DELAY TO THE NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN GET THAT STRAIGHT. AND THAT WOULD ALSO APPLY TO THE NEXT CASE ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS THE ZONING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MISS GRIFFIN. I WANTED TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATED PACKET THIS WEEK. I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY HOW THOROUGH AND INFORMATIVE IT WAS, NOT JUST FOR US, BUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC THAT READS IT. AND I ENJOYED THE OPTIONS AND THE THOUGHTFULNESS AND CREATIVITY. AND I KNOW THAT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN EASY TO DO ALL OF THAT. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. I THINK TODD AND EDWIN GET SOME OF THAT CREDIT TOO. SO GREAT JOB GUYS. GOOD LEADERSHIP. GOOD. THANK YOU. AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. SO FIRST OF ALL, I'D JUST LIKE TO DO AN IMMENSE GRATITUDE AND THANK YOU TO ROBIN AND EDWIN AND TODD FOR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND CONSIDERING THESE OPTIONS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO GO AND LOOK AT IT FOR SOMETHING THAT'S NOT IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING OPEN AND BEING RECEPTIVE TO CONSIDER THIS, YOU KNOW, JUST A QUICK ONE ON THIS SUBDIVISION. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT JUST BEFORE I START, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF LEANDER FOR FOUR YEARS NOW. WE HAVE AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ON CR 280 CALLED LEANDER ESTATES. SO WE FINISHED THE FIRST PHASE OF IT. WE'VE DELIVERED IT TO THE BUILDERS AND THEY'RE BUILDING IT. WE'RE MOVING TO THE SECOND PHASE. WE ACTUALLY ALSO DID ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO CR 280. THEY'RE REALLY NICE NOW. THERE WAS A LOT OF POTHOLES AND ALL THAT STUFF.

SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT FEELS GOOD. IT'S BRAND NEW ROADS THERE. SO. SO THIS IS YOU KNOW, THE PROPOSAL HERE IS TO STAY CONSISTENT WITH OUR EXISTING EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ON CR 280 AND DO ACRE LOTS, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE WHICH WOULD WE LIKE TO DO. AND IT'S ACTUALLY A MIX FROM AN ACRE ALL THE WAY UP TO ALMOST THREE ACRES. AND SOME OF THE LOTS, YOU KNOW, THAT BACK UP TO THE CREEK, WE HAVE THE BIG SANDY CREEK RUNNING THROUGH OUR PROPERTY, WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL, AND WE FULLY INTEND TO DEVELOP TRAILS ALONG THE CREEK AND DO SOME FLOODPLAIN AMENITIES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THERE'S ABOUT 205 LOTS ON A TOTAL OF 338 ACRES. SO ROUGHLY ABOUT 60% OF THE PROPERTY IS BEING DEVELOPED. AND LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE I THINK YOU ALL ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THESE. SO THIS IS THIS IS KIND OF A JUST A PEEK INTO WHAT IT WOULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE. AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT WHERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THE FLOODPLAIN ON THE PROPERTY TO ACTUALLY MAINTAIN IT AND DO A LOT OF GREEN SPACE AND PARK SPACE AND, AND ALSO DO A LOT OF TREES AND TRAILS ALONG THE, ALONG THE CREEK ALONG BIG SANDY CREEK. AND IF YOU NOTICE THE LOTS, THE DARKER LOTS ARE THE BIGGER LOTS, THE TWO PLUS ACRE LOTS. AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A GOOD AMOUNT OF, YOU KNOW, LARGER LOTS AS WELL, NOT JUST ACRE LOTS. IT'S NOT REALLY THAT

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WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE STANDARDS. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ON OUR CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AND. YEAH, NO COST TO THE CITY, NO REIMBURSEMENTS. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL IT'S ALL GOING TO BE FUNDED BY US. THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME EXPENSIVE BRIDGES, BUT IT'S GOING TO LOOK NICE. AND YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND AGAIN, I REALLY THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE AREA. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT REALLY WITHIN, YOU KNOW, BUT SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING THIS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL THOUGHTS. IS THERE ANOTHER OPTION WITH I THINK YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING EARLIER ABOUT A CODE THAT MAY APPLY HERE. IS THAT APPLICABLE OR NOT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD SEND BACK. I WAS HOPING TO GET COUNCIL'S TEMPERATURE ON ON WHAT THEY WERE THINKING. I'M STILL THINKING, YOU KNOW, TO ME LOCATION IS EVERYTHING, AND THIS IS JUST SO FAR OUT THERE AND IT'S STILL JUST GOING TO BE A STRAIN ON CITY RESOURCES, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO NOT MAKE IT SO CUMBERSOME AND A BURDEN ON THE CITY WITH THE ESD STILL MAINTAIN THE SERVICES OUT THERE, BUT WE'RE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROADWAY. KNOW WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE ROADWAY NOW? KNOW NAMELESS ROAD, NAMELESS ROAD, NOT THEIR ROADS, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ANNEX IN THAT PORTION OF NAMELESS. SO THIS. LET'S SEE. THIS THIS GREEN AREA, THIS IS TRAVIS. THIS WOULD BE THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY RIGHT HERE. AND THEN THIS BLUE AREA IS JONESTOWN. THAT'S AWKWARD. AND ANYWHERE ON THAT MAP IS THAT CITY PROPERTY OUTSIDE EVEN THE RED LINES? ANY OF THAT IS ANY OF THAT CITY. THE PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE. YEAH. MAYBE. SHOW WHERE. TRAVIS. TIE IN CITY. SO ALL THE WHITES ETJ THAT CITY. THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO AN ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. SO WHEN THEY COME IN, THEY'LL BE ADDED TO THE CITY. WAIT. WHICH PROPERTY? OH, IT'S RIGHT OVER HERE. OKAY. THAT'S THE PIECE AROUND RIGHT THERE. THAT LITTLE SMILEY FACE. RIGHT. THIS RIGHT HERE. IS THERE ANYBODY LEANING IN TO APPROVING THIS TODAY? YEAH. THIS IS THE ONE THAT I CLEARLY SAID THAT I WAS GOING TO FOLLOW. YOU GUYS LEAD BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE I THOUGHT I THE LAST MEETING, I TOOK A DIFFERENT STANCE AND THEN BACKED OFF OF IT. AND SO I WILL AGAIN TAKE THAT SAME STANCE HERE WITH YOU ALL. I THINK THAT THE, THE THING TO THINK ABOUT HERE WAS, ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY OTHER POTENTIAL ANNEXATIONS AND IS THAT NOT SALES TAX BUT PROPERTY TAX ABSORPTION OR REALIZATION? IS THAT ENOUGH? TO NOT HAVE TO NOT HAVE THE CONCERN WITH THE AMOUNT OF RIGHT AWAY BEING TAKEN CARE OF ON ON NAMELESS? THAT'D BE PART OF IT. AND HOW FAR IS THAT AWAY FROM TREVISO? ALSO, IF THE OTHER ONE, THE OTHER PROPERTY THAT YOU SAID THAT WAS SUBJECT TO ANNEXATION, WAS ACROSS THE STREET, RIGHT, OR ACROSS NAMELESS? THAT'S RIGHT.

ABOUT HERE. YEAH, IT'S ON THE SAME. WHY DO WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THAT? LIKE HOW DID THAT HAPPEN IN 2017? THERE WERE SEVERAL INVOLUNTARY ANNEXATIONS THAT STARTED, AND IF YOU HAD AN AG EXEMPTION, YOU COULD BE YOU COULD PUT YOUR PROPERTY INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO DELAY ANNEXATION TILL YOU'RE READY TO DEVELOP. IT MAKES MORE SENSE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE MAP, YOU CAN SEE HOW IT COMES FROM LAKELINE. THAT WAS BACK RIGHT

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YEAH. WHAT'S THE DISTANCE OF THAT PORTION THAT THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND NAMELESS FOR? I CAN MEASURE IT. LET ME DO THAT. I THINK YOU DID IT LAST TIME. IT WAS LIKE 900FT OR SOMETHING. IT WAS 900FT. OKAY, HE GOT IT. THANK YOU. IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND I WOULD. I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S AN OPTION, BUT ANY OPTIONS WHERE WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO SUPPLEMENT THAT TO OFFSET THE PAIN THAT THE CITY HAS TO GO THROUGH TO MAINTAIN THAT SECTION OF THE ROAD WHERE OBVIOUSLY OPEN TO. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS, BUT. SO WE HAVE THE THREE OPTIONS IN OUR PACKET. AND THERE IS ALSO A FOURTH OPTION, WHICH IS TO TAKE NO ACTION, NO ACTION SETS, NO PENALTY, NO TIME CLOCK ON BECAUSE THE DENIAL WILL BLOCK YOU FOR SIX MONTHS. I REQUEST NO ACTION IF WE WANT TO TAKE MORE TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU.

A NO ACTION WOULD ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO WORK. IN SPEAKING WITH YOUR REPRESENTATIVE EARLIER TODAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK OUT OR YOU CAN WORK OUT WITH TRAVIS COUNTY, IT SOUNDED LIKE TWO POSSIBLE AVENUES. AND SO UNLESS COUNCIL, YOU'RE INCLINED TO APPROVE TONIGHT, I WOULD RECOMMEND MAYBE WE DO THE NO ACTION AND SEE IF ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO AND WE CAN GET THIS RESOLVED WHERE WE'RE ALL GETTING WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR OUT OF IT.

THOUGHTS DOES THAT CAN IF THAT GETS WORKED OUT, DOES THAT ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS? DAVID.

YES IT DOES. SORRY. WILL YOU REMIND ME THAT IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS DEVELOPMENT CAN STILL OCCUR? YES OR NO. UNDER THE CAN STILL OCCUR. YES. GO TO THE COUNTY. YEAH. TRAVIS COUNTY'S RULES WOULD APPLY OKAY. SO THE SO THE CONCERN THAT THAT DAVID HAS IS JUST THE SAFETY OR BEING ABLE TO GET SERVICES THERE EMERGENCY SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION. IS THAT YOUR MAIN CONCERN OKAY. STRAIGHT LINE SERVICES. CORRECT. OKAY. BUT YOU MENTIONED ACROSS THE ROADWAY HOW BIG IS THAT ONE THAT'S GOING TO COME BEFORE US THAT ALREADY HAS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. I DON'T KNOW THE SIZE AND THEY'RE NOT READY TO COME BEFORE US. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN OKAY. YEAH. SO THAT'S NOT IMMINENT THEN. NOT TODAY. YEAH. WELL IT CHANGES ON THOSE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS BASED ON THE RECENT LAWS. WOULD THEY STILL HAVE TO BE ANNEXED? I HAVE TO DEFER TO LEGAL. OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S BEEN A LITTLE CLOUDY. WHEN THEY GET READY TO DEVELOP, THEY COME TO THE CITY TO COMPLETE THE ANNEXATION PROCESS. THAT'S THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. YES. OKAY. SO BECAUSE THEY WERE INVOLVED, WELL, THEY WERE NOT ANNEXED. THEY WERE NOT INVOLUNTARY ANNEXED. THEY WERE SUBJECT TO IT, BUT HAD A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO PREVENT THE ANNEXATION. CORRECT. TO MAINTAIN THEIR STATUS IN THE ETJ UNTIL THEY DEVELOP. YES. OKAY.

SO I, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A I IF CORRECT ME THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCE IF AND THIS IS THE NEW LAW ASIDE, THERE'S IF THEY'RE ANNEXED. I'M SORRY IF THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THEY HAVE TO BE ANNEXED. IF THERE WAS NO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THEN THEY WERE ALREADY ANNEXED AND NOT THIS PROPERTY, BUT IN GENERAL. SO I'M WONDERING, HOW IS THAT CORRECT? AM I SAYING THAT CORRECTLY? SO IF WHEN YOU DID THE 2017 ANNEXATION EFFORT, THEY EITHER ENTERED INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR THEY WERE ANNEXED. OKAY. AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IF THEY WERE AG EXEMPT, ALLOWED THEM TO REMAIN IN THE ETJ. OKAY. SO THEY WERE NOT ANNEXED. THEY WERE PART OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO PREVENT BEING ANNEXED. AND NOW THAT THAT THAT'S WHERE I'M I'M KIND OF CLOUDY ON THE NEW LAW WHERE IF THEY WERE INVOLUNTARILY ANNEXED, NOW THERE'S A NEW LAW THAT THEY CAN GET OUT. BUT IF YOU WERE NOT INVOLUNTARILY ANNEXED BUT SIMPLY HAD A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IT MEANS NOTHING. IS THAT CORRECT OR.

YEAH, I'M NOT. I'M NOT SURE IF I THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO THE CITY UNDER THOSE AGREEMENTS AND COMING INTO THE CITY AND ANNEXING WHEN THEY'RE READY TO, TO DEVELOP. SO YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE HONORING THE TERMS OF THOSE AGREEMENTS. OKAY. BUT THEY ALSO THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO BE IN IT, AND THEY'RE GETTING OUT OF THAT THAT AGREEMENT ISSUE. I MEAN, THAT'S A THAT'S A DISCUSSION. OKAY. SO NONE OF THAT WOULD APPLY HERE. IS THAT DO I UNDERSTAND THAT

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YEAH, YEAH. SO MY QUESTION WAS IS SO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT GETTING TRAVIS COUNTY TO PAY PART OF THAT LIKE WE SWAPPED SOME ROAD FOR THEM OR SOMETHING. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT MAKE IT COMPLICATED. SO FIRST, IF YOU ARE BUILDING IN THE COUNTY, MY UNDERSTANDING ON TRAVIS COUNTY IS YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THEIR RULES. JUST JUST LIKE WE HAVE RULES. ONE OF THEIR ORDINANCES REFERENCES, I THINK A WATER ORDINANCE IN AUSTIN, AND THAT IS THE ORDINANCE THAT PREVENTS THIS DEVELOPMENT FROM DOING THE LOT SIZES THAT THEY WANT, WHICH IS HOW WE GOT HERE. BUT THAT WATER ORDINANCE, I WOULD THINK, IS PROBABLY WRITTEN BECAUSE AUSTIN HAS THEIR OWN WATER UTILITY. AND SO MAYBE THERE'S A CHANCE THAT WE CAN GET THAT WAIVED. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE A MEETING WITH THE TRAVIS COUNTY JUDGE NEXT WEEK, AND I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO CALL WHOEVER I KNOW OVER THERE AND SEE IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. THE SECOND OPTION, WHICH IS COULD BE A LITTLE TRICKIER, IS THERE ARE AGREEMENTS AVAILABLE BETWEEN COUNTIES AND CITIES WHERE IN AN ETJ WE CAN HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY, WHICH I THINK WE DO HAVE IN WILLIAMSON. CORRECT. THE 1445. OKAY. WHERE IF SOMETHING IS BUILDING IN OUR ETJ, WE OVERSEE IT KIND OF LIKE THEY BUILT OUR CODES BECAUSE THE THINKING IS THAT AT SOME POINT THEY MIGHT BE ANNEXED IN IN THE FUTURE. AND SO THAT WOULD GET YOU ALMOST WE STILL HAVE THE SECONDARY ACCESS ISSUE, BUT THAT WOULD GET YOU TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE ON THE LOT SIZE WITHOUT BEING ANNEXED IN WHERE WE'RE PROVIDING THE SERVICES. AND THEN THERE'S STILL THE CCN ISSUE, WHICH I THINK THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY KEEP TALKING ABOUT.

THERE, THERE IT BETWEEN US AND ANOTHER WATER PROVIDER THAT MAY NOT HAVE THE WATER. AND SO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD KEEP ENGAGING ON THAT. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT. IF WE CAN GET THE TRAVIS COUNTY TO JUST WAIVE THAT WATER REQUIREMENT. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GOOD, RIGHT? YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE GOOD. I WILL SAY THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING A DEVELOPMENT WITH THE CITY OF LEANDER. WE'RE MUCH RATHER CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF LEANDER. BUT AND THANK YOU, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND, I WOULD AND I WOULD RATHER TAX REVENUE GOES TO THE CITY. I WAS GOING TO SAY LIKE THAT. THAT JUST GUARANTEES THAT THAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO RECEIVE THE PROPERTY TAXES AS WELL. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE LOT SIZES THAT IF IT'S TRAVIS VERSUS. SO YEAH, WE'D HAVE TO DO THREE ACRE LOTS, ALL THREE ACRE LOTS. SO YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 200 200 ISH LOTS. THAT WOULD BE ACRE TO TWO AND A HALF. AND THEN IN THAT CASE IT WOULD BE ABOUT 100. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO WE'LL STILL DO LIKE 100 OR SO. BUT IT'S JUST THREE ACRE. LOTS ARE MUCH LARGER THAN WHAT'S EVEN AN ACRE. LOTS PRETTY BIG IN THAT AREA BECAUSE IT WOULD JUST BE IN THE COUNTY. YOU WOULD STILL BE. YEAH, WE WOULD. IT WOULD JUST BE THE CITY OF ANYTHING. IT WOULDN'T BE IN THE CITY. IT WOULD JUST BE IN THE COUNTY. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. SO THIS ONE IS LIKE, WHERE WOULD THE WATER STILL COME FROM? SO THE WATER. IF YOU DO THREE ACRE LOTS, WE'RE GOING TO DO A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM AND DO GROUNDWATER.

SO WE'LL DO A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PERMIT FROM T-C-E-Q. AND THEN WE WOULD STORE IT AND DISTRIBUTE IT. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD DO OKAY. AND THAT'S IF YOU DID THE THREE ACRE THREE ACRE LOTS. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. IN THE COUNTY. YEAH. SO WE JUST FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A VERY, YOU KNOW,

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I WOULD LOVE TO GET SOME CLUES FROM YOU GUYS TODAY, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. WE APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER THAT WE'RE STRETCHED THIN. WE'RE ALREADY 40MI■!S, SO EVERY TIME E ADD ANYTHING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THAT, I FEEL HEARTBURN. AND SO ESPECIALLY WHERE YOU'VE GOT AN AREA WHERE YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE CITY LIMITS AND THEN COME BACK IN, THAT JUST ADDS COMPLICATION TO A LOT OF THINGS. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL OF COUNCIL.

AND THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. NO. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT JUST NOT AT ALL. SO WE CAN EITHER VOTE FOR ONE OF THE APPROVAL OPTIONS OR WE CAN TAKE NO ACTION. WHICHEVER WAY Y'ALL ARE LEANING. I PREFER TO TAKE NO ACTION UNTIL WE GET MORE INFORMATION. THAT WAY IT CAN COME BACK MUCH SOONER THAN IF WE NOT APPROVE OR OH, SO IF WE TAKE NO ACTION, ARE YOU ANTICIPATING HE'S GOING TO START THE APPLICATION PROCESS OVER AGAIN? OR HOW DOES SO HOW DOES I GUESS I WOULD. SO THE WAY I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN IS IT WOULD GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO TALK TO TRAVIS COUNTY TO SEE IF WE CAN WORK, IF EITHER THEY CAN OR WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THE COUNTY THAT RESOLVES ALL THE ISSUES. AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT, THEN I THINK, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO BRING IT BACK. SO IT'S NOT POSTPONING TO A DATE. WE'RE JUST TAKING NO. WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE TO JUST DO NO ACTION AND BRING IT BACK? ONCE THE DISCUSSION IS DONE WITH PUBLIC NOTICE AND THE ANNEXATION? I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE TIME FRAMES AND THE NOTICE PIECE OF IT. SO MAYBE IT'S POSTPONING FOR TWO MONTHS AND THEN BRINGING IT BACK OR A MONTH WE CAN REVISIT. IF THEY WANTED TO COME BACK SOONER, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN THAT? IF YOU POSTPONE TO A DATE CERTAIN YOU CAN'T. OKAY. YEAH, BUT YOU COULD DO IT A MONTH OUT AND THEN THEY COULD. LET'S DO THIS. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT WANT TO POSTPONE? OKAY. WELL THEN APPLICANT, WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME THAT YOU WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH POSTPONING TO. I THINK THE SOONEST WE I MEAN FEW WEEKS TO A MONTH IF YOU WANT TO DO ONE MONTH WE'LL DO THE SECOND MEETING OF MAY. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S THE 17TH ALSO 15TH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS, JOE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE FIRST MEETING OF TWO NEW PEOPLE. SO MINIMUM TWO NEW PEOPLE IS THERE ONE? WE'LL HAVE TO BRING THEM UP TO SPEED, I'M SURE. I THINK THEY'RE WATCHING ANYWAY, A BUNCH OF THEM I, I WOULD BE OPEN TO IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU ALL TO DO ONE THE ONE BEFORE THAT AS WELL. IF IT'S THE SAME COUNCIL THAT MIGHT BE GOOD AND SORT OF GET A FEEL FOR WHERE EVERYBODY'S AT, BECAUSE I'M NOT EVEN SURE I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE. OKAY. SO YEAH, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA.

OKAY. SO TWO WEEKS IS THAT TWO WEEKS THAT OR THREE WEEKS. THAT WOULD BE ONE MONTH. SO BE FOUR WEEKS TO DO THE END OF MAY. THERE WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBERS IF YOU WANTED ME TO COME THE ONE BEFORE HE WAS TWO WEEKS. OKAY. YOU WANT TO DO TWO WEEKS? YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST SO WE HAVE THE SAME COUNCIL. SURE. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, ALONG WITH REVIEWING WHAT TRAVIS COUNTY IS GOING TO DO, YOU MENTIONED EARLIER REVIEWING POSSIBLY IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN WORK OUT IF TRAVIS COUNTY CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE PAYMENT FOR THE MAINTAINING OF THE ROAD, THAT'S WHAT HE MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT SOMETHING BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND US ABOUT WHO WOULD ACTUALLY MAINTAIN THAT ROAD OF NAMELESS. OH, HE SAID THAT EARLIER. OH, OKAY. YEAH. I'M SORRY. NO. IT'S OKAY. I WAS JUST MAKING SURE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE DISCUSSIONS. OKAY, SO THEN I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE UNTIL MAY 1ST. SECOND MOTION SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. WHAT? NO, IT'S MAY 1ST. I JUST LOOKED AT IT. MAY 2ND. OH.

[22. Discuss and consider action on the first reading of an Ordinance regarding Zoning Case Z-24-0124 to amend the current zoning of Interim SFR-1-B (Single Family Rural) to SFR-2-B (Single Family Rural) on seven (7) parcels of land approximately 337.292 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Travis Central Appraisal District Parcels 353045, 353047, 353048, 353050, 353069, 353070, and 513816; and generally located west of Nameless Road, approximately 1,050 feet north of Shady Mountain Road, Leander, Travis County, Texas.]

DO WE DO THIS OR DO WE SKIP IT? WE NEED TO DO THE SAME. OKAY. SORRY. DISCUSS THE CONSIDER ACTION ON THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING ZONING CASE Z-240124 TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF INTERIM SFR ONE B SINGLE FAMILY RURAL TO SFR TWO B SINGLE FAMILY RURAL ON

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[23. Discuss and consider action on a waiver to the residential phasing plan requirements for Subdivision Case CP-24-0041 Lone Star Landing Phase 2 Concept Plan on one (1) parcel of land 37.015 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R031560; and generally located at 800 CR 177, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

MOTION SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[24. Discuss and consider action on Development Agreement Case DA-25-0023 Home Depot Development Agreement between Austin Community College (ACC), Home Depot, and the City of Leander for a property located on one (1) parcel of land approximately 15.27 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R505807; and generally located 750 feet northwest of the intersection of 183A Toll Road and Hero Way, Leander, Williamson County, Texas to establish development standards regarding roads, waterlines, and dedication of right-of-way (ROW); and to authorize the City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents.]

HOME DEPOT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD ENTRANCE AT HERO WAY AND THE ENTRANCE AT 183 A. AND THEN THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ALLOW THE DELAY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MIDDLE PART. SO WHEN THOSE ADJACENT PROPERTIES COME IN FOR DEVELOPMENT, THEY'LL HELP BUILD THE ROAD. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE UTILITIES. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH ACC, HOME DEPOT AND THE CITY. SINCE THE ROADWAYS WOULD BE LOCATED ON ACC AND THEY'RE DEDICATING THE LAND TO THE CITY RIGHT NOW FOR THAT RIGHT OF WAY. THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION THAT I'M STEALING THIS SLIDE FROM, AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTER HIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ETHAN HARWELL, PLANNER WITH KIMLEY-HORN. WE'RE CIVIL ENGINEERS FOR THE HOME DEPOT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. THE AGREEMENT IS PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

LET'S GO. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. AND SUPER THANKS TO ACC. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LET'S GET THEM

[25. Discuss and consider action on appointments to fill unexpired terms to the following boards, commissions and committees: Board of Adjustment, Historic Preservation Commission, Leander Public Arts and Culture Commission, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; Planning and Zoning Commission, and others if necessary.]

APPOINTMENTS ARE CONDUCTED BY BALLOT PROCESS. BALLOTS WILL BE HANDED TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, ONE BOARD AT A TIME. YOU WILL CIRCLE THE APPLICANT OF YOUR CHOICE. OKAY. AND THEN THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE POSITIONS ON EACH BOARD IS LISTED BELOW. YOUR NAME IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER NEXT TO THE WORD CIRCLE. AND STEPHANIE'S GOING TO PASS OUT THE BALLOTS. FOR ME. THE FIRST BALLOT IS GOING TO BE FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. BY THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY YOU BROKE THIS DOWN

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YES.

OKAY. THE NEXT BOARD IS THE PUBLIC ARTS AND CULTURE. CIRCLE ONE UP TO ONE. OKAY. SORRY.

I'M GOING OUT OF ORDER. YES. YEAH. THAT'S OKAY. I PASSED OUT THE RIGHT ONES. YES.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

OKAY. THE NEXT BOARD. PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. CIRCLE ONE. I'M CRACKING MYSELF UP.

YES. IS EVERYONE READY? OKAY. AND THE FINAL BOARD IS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. CIRCLE ONE. THAT WILL BE ALL THAT WILL BE ON. THAT.

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YOU WANT TO GO OUT WITH A BANG? BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. WE HAVE TREATED IN. POWER. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND LAURA DAVIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS GOING TO BE COLORS FOR MASS PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF. AND PUBLIC ARTS IS TYLER SPADE. AND PLANNING AND ZONING IS CANDACE.

SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT LIST OF NAMES. I'LL SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

[26. Receive a City staff  report and hold discussion on the City of Leander's Access Management Plan for the Ronald Reagan Boulevard corridor.]

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PART OF THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND SCORING ROAD PROJECTS AGAINST ROAD PROJECTS. WE HAVE AN ULTIMATE OVERALL EVALUATION COMPONENT THAT WILL THEN COMPARE. HOW DOES THE ROAD COMPARE TO A FIRE STATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE RANKING SYSTEMS THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES ARE REALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE EVALUATED ROAD PROJECTS AGAINST EACH OTHER. AND SO WE WERE LOOKING AT PROJECT READINESS. WE WERE LOOKING AT SAFETY, MOBILITY, EQUITY OF DELIVERY, PHYSICAL CONDITION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS AS WELL AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. SO IN GOING THROUGH THAT SYNTHESIS, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE ADDITIONAL TEN ITEMS THAT WE HAD ON THAT LIST, THIS IS KIND OF HOW THEY RANKED OUT AND WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING TRYING TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU. THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS GRAND LAKE PARKWAY. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT CONTINUOUS GREEN AND DECEL LANE KAUFMAN LOOP. WE'VE GOT ADDITIONAL LANE CAPACITIES WE'RE LOOKING AT THERE. GABRIEL'S HORN SIGNAL GETS THE SIGNALIZATION PROJECT REMAINING. ITEMS WE'RE LOOKING AT WOULD BE JOURNEY PARKWAY. AND THEN CRYSTAL FALLS. IF WE LOOK AT THE KIND OF SPECIFIC LAYOUTS, I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF CRITICAL TO LOOK AT OUR TOP PRIORITY ONES. SO AGAIN, THIS IS OUR RANK ONE. CURRENTLY ESTIMATED $2.7 MILLION. THE KEY PROJECT HERE IS THAT IT ALLOWS FOR TRAFFIC FLOW TO COME ACROSS REAGAN AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR THE EAST AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE NORTHBOUND FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SO AGAIN, CREATE THE SAFETY, CREATE EFFICIENCIES, AND NOT IMPACT THE EXISTING INTEROPERABILITY OF THE ROADWAY SECTION. THE NEXT ONE, KAUFMAN AND GABRIEL'S HORN, ARE REALLY TWO THAT WE WOULD BRING TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER AND THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR. WITH REGARD TO THE OVERALL INFRASTRUCTURE PIECES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. AGAIN, THAT'S ABOUT A $3 MILLION PROJECT. WHEN WE LOOK AT BOTH OF THOSE, THE GABRIEL'S HORN IS AGAIN TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION. THE KAUFMAN LOOP PROJECT IS REALLY PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL SLIP LANES THAT ALLOW FOR EFFICIENT TURNING MOVEMENT AND BETTER EFFICIENCY OF THE OPERATION OF THAT INTERSECTION. AND THEN THE RONALD REAGAN I'M SORRY, JOURNEY PARKWAY PROJECT, AGAIN, IS LOOKING AT ADDING THE ADDITIONAL LANES AND SLIP LANES THAT HELP FACILITATE AN INCREASED SOUTHBOUND EFFICIENCY AND OPERATION. AGAIN, THAT'S A $3.8 MILLION PROJECT. THERE'S A LOT OF PAVING INVOLVED IN ADDING BASICALLY AN ADDITIONAL LANE OF TRAFFIC BASED ON THAT PROJECT.

AND FINALLY, CRYSTAL FALLS, WHICH IS REALLY PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR LEFT TURN TRAFFIC FOR NORTH OR NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC LEFT TURN LANE AT THAT INTERSECTION APPROACHING THEIR. IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING TO BRING BACK TO YOU. WE ARE LOOKING REALLY AT ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO USE EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND TO BE ABLE TO PULL DATA AND ANALYTICS FROM THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT THAT'S THERE, AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO REMOTELY COME FORWARD AND MAKE ANY KIND OF TIMING ADJUSTMENTS AND SIGNAL ADJUSTMENTS. SO THE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS REALLY ARE THERE. THAT WILL, AGAIN, ALLOW US TO REMOTELY MONITOR TO QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY EVALUATE WHAT'S GOING ON, AND THEN ULTIMATELY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS FOR TIMING AND EFFICIENCY. SO THAT'S A QUICK RUNDOWN OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. SOME OF THE STRATEGIES SPECIFICALLY ON THE REAGAN CORRIDOR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, IS THERE A REASON WHY 2243 AND RONALD REAGAN WAS NOT MENTIONED FOR THEIR IMPROVEMENTS? SO. 2243 RONALD REAGAN. SO 2243 IS REALLY PART OF THE COUNTY PROJECT. SO 2243 HEREAWAY IS ALL COMING TOGETHER AS PART OF THAT THAT PROJECT THERE. I JUST HAD A QUESTION SINCE THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER IN 2023, IS THERE ANY WAY FOR US TO REALLY JUDGE WHAT THE TRAFFIC ESTIMATES WERE AT THAT TIME, HOW THEY'VE COMPARED TO ACTUALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? BEFORE WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT. LIKE HOW ARE WE ABLE TO REALLY COMPARE? WERE THE ESTIMATES ACCURATE TO

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AND THERE'S SEVERAL THAT ARE VERY INNOVATIVE AND CAN HOPEFULLY KEEP TRAFFIC FLOWING.

BECAUSE AGAIN YOU DON'T WANT TO SIGNAL AT EVERY INTERSECTION IF YOU CAN AVOID IT. JUST TO KEEP THAT MOBILITY THROUGH THE CORRIDOR. SO. ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL. IT'S ONLY A DISCUSSION ITEM. SO WHENEVER YOU'RE DONE DISCUSSING ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED US TO KNOW? OH. IT'S 1015, I THINK. OKAY. NOTED. SHE'S LIKE AN ITEM.

[27. Discuss and consider action on directing staff regarding the marketing materials for the City of Leander community survey.]

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YEAH. YEAH. AWESOME. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTE THEM AS WELL. SOUNDS GOOD. SO AND THIS IS A POSTCARD THAT POLCO WILL SEND OUT TO THE SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR PERSONAL TWIST ON THE MESSAGE. SO IT'S A LOT MORE FRIENDLIER. AND WE WILL GET THAT TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN TRANSLATE LEANDER. RIGHT, BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT AS IS, BUT WE'LL GET THAT TRANSLATED. POCO'S WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. AND THE SAME GOES SO AFTER THE POSTCARD WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THE LINK OR QR, QR CODE TO ACCESS THE SURVEY ONLINE, THE FOLLOWING WEEK, PEOPLE WILL GET A MAILED SURVEY FOR THOSE WHO, YOU KNOW, WOULD RATHER FILL OUT A PAPER SURVEY, AND THEY'LL GET THAT SENT IN. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BECAUSE I HEAR THE PEANUT FACTORY OVER HERE. THERE IS NO OFFICIAL DEMONYM FOR THE CITY, BUT I LIKE THE ANDREAN. I THINK IT SOUNDS GOOD TO SAY, BUT IT'S UP FOR DEBATE. IT'S THE HE WANTED THE SPANISH TRANSLATION FOR LEANDER. I DON'T KNOW, IT'S LEANDER, IT'S LEANDER. OH, YEAH. CITY OF BANDERAS. SPANISH SEA. OH, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. SO IF THERE'S ANY OTHER FEEDBACK Y'ALL WANT, WE'RE WE'RE READY TO GET GOING. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK ON THINGS. SO. AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE DOING A VOTE ON THIS. RIGHT. DARA IS JUST GIVING DIRECTION. YEAH. THANK YOU. WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK? FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. VERY EXCITED TO GET IT DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND

[28. Discuss and consider action on directing staff regarding the Request for Proposal for Community Brand Strategy.]

THAT'S A BUDGET NUMBER THAT I HAD FROM PROJECTS I'D DONE SIMILAR TO THIS. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH THE SCOPE OF WORK WITH YOU ALL REALLY QUICKLY, MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS COMFORTABLE WITH IT. AND SO STRATEGIC DIRECTION, MAKING SURE WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL BRAND AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION ON A BRAND THAT MATCHES THE CITY'S MISSION AND VISION, BRAND AUTHENTICITY, MAKING SURE THAT IT REFLECTS THE CITY'S CULTURE, VALUES AND THE PEOPLE, AND THAT IT'S UNIQUE TO US AND TO THE TO THE STATE. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ENGAGEMENT, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE INVOLVED AS PART OF THE PROCESS AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S COMMUNITY DRIVEN AND ENDORSED AND INVOLVING THEIR INPUT, HAVING COMMUNITY PRIDE.

SO MAKING SURE THIS BRAND EVOKES, YOU KNOW, PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP WITH BUSINESS ATTRACTION, RETENTION AND POSITION US AS THE MOST DESIRABLE, DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. BRAND GUIDELINES. SO THESE ARE THESE ARE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT THAT KIT THAT HAS OUR LOGO, THAT HAS THOSE COLORS, THAT HAS THE FONTS, THAT HAS EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO THAT, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE OWNERSHIP

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COUNCIL THOUGHTS. NO. THIS HAS BEEN NEEDED. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT SEEING ABOUT IT MOVING FORWARD. AND I THINK ALL THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ARE PERFECT AWESOME I FEEL LIKE WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION MULTIPLE RETREATS YEARS, MULTIPLE MEETINGS AT LEAST SINCE 21 WHEN I GOT HERE. SO GLAD TO SEE. WAS IT BEFORE OKAY. OH YEAH. HAPPY TO SEE IT FINALLY COMING TO FRUITION. YEAH, YEAH. WHEN WE SEND IT OUT, IS IT JUST TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE MUNICIPAL OR ARE WE DOING ANY OUTREACH TO OTHER COMMERCIAL BRANDING GROUPS? WE'LL REACH IT OUT TO ANYBODY WE HAVE IN THERE TOO. JUST INFORMATION ON PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE AND, YOU KNOW, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PUT ON THERE. BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD TO KEEP OUR OPTIONS OPEN, TOO, ESPECIALLY FROM BUSINESSES WHO HAVE WORKED WITH BIG BUSINESSES. RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND I THINK I'M GOOD WITH IT. COUNCIL. LET'S DO IT. LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND THIS ONE IS ALSO JUST DIRECTION

[29. Council Member Future Agenda Items  [Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.]]

[30. Council Member Closing Statements.]

TONIGHT WE PICKED UP DINNER FROM THE BRAND NEW RESTAURANT CORK AND BARREL PUB, WHICH IS LOCATED AT CRYSTAL FALLS GOLF COURSE, ALL THE WAY UP THE WEST SIDE OF CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE GOLFING. I CAN'T GOLF, BUT WE CAN STILL GO UP THERE AND GRAB DINNER AND IT WAS DELICIOUS. SO CHECK OUT ALL OF YOUR LOCAL OPTIONS BEFORE GOING TO CEDAR PARK. DON'T GO TO CEDAR PARK. WE HAVE LOTS OF RESTAURANTS HERE NOW.

PROCLAMATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING FOR EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY FOR APRIL 9TH, THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY LAFAYETTE FAREWELL TOUR, 1824 TO 1825, AND WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD, APRIL 5TH TO 11TH. WITH THAT, WE ARE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.