[1. Open Meeting.]
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          THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025 AND THE TIME IS 6:06 P.M. AND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL. CAN I JUST REFLECT THE HAVE THE MINUTES REFLECT. EVERYBODY'S HERE. ALL RIGHT. THE MINUTES WILL REFLECT THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. SO A 
          [3. Receive a presentation from Mark Berman, Taylor Morrison, regarding a proposed addition to the Travis County MUD (Municipal Utility District) Number 19 also known as the western portion of the Travisso Development, Leander, Travis County.]
QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE'RE ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER THREE, WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM MARK BERMAN, TAYLOR MORRISON, REGARDING A PROPOSED ADDITION TO THE TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 19, ALSO KNOWN AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE TREVIZO DEVELOPMENT. LEANDER, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS. MR. BERMAN, WELCOME. NANCY'S GOT A BRIEF HANDOUT. 
          GOOD EVENING. I'M MARK BERMAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF TREVIZO LIMITED, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TAYLOR MORRISON AND TOLL BROTHERS. WE ACTUALLY FOUNDED OR ACQUIRED THE LAND THAT'S TREVIZO BACK IN 2012. WE STARTED DEVELOPMENT IN 2013, AND SOLD OUR FIRST HOME IN 2014 AND THEN CLOSED. BEGIN BEGAN CLOSING HOMES IN 2015. SO PROJECT TO DATE, WE'VE WE'VE SOLD 2000 HOMES AND CLOSED ROUGHLY ROUGHLY 1900. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE END OF THE COMMUNITY BEING AT ABOUT 3000 HOMES TOTAL. BASED ON OUR CURRENT PLAN. WOULD YOU MIND SWITCHING TO SLIDE TWO? DORA. YEP, THE ONE RIGHT BEFORE. I'M SORRY. YES. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A DEVELOPER OVERVIEW ON WHERE WE'RE AT. SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT INCEPTION TO DATE WE'VE ACTUALLY THE VALUES OF OUR PROPERTY IS ABOUT $1.7 BILLION, WHICH ROUGHLY IS ABOUT 10% OF THE TOTAL CITY, RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CERTIFIED VALUES. WE HAVE 2141 ACRES OF LAND, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO ACQUIRE SOME LAND TO THE WEST OF TREVISO, APPROXIMATELY 100 ACRES THAT WOULD YIELD ABOUT 180 HOMES. WE ALSO RECENTLY ANNEXED IN ABOUT EIGHT ACRES OF PROPERTY THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 HOMES THAT WE AND EXTEND FROM THE FORMER CEDAR PARK ETJ. WHAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT REALLY WAS OVERALL OUR BOND CAPACITY. WHEN TREVISO WAS FIRST INITIATED AT ITS INCEPTION, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY TRACK RECORD AND I BELIEVE TREVISO WAS THE THE FIRST IN CITY MUD THAT THE CITY HAD APPROVED AT THAT TIME. WE HAD ESTABLISHED A CAP ON OUR ON OUR BOND CAPACITY OF $220 MILLION. AND THE CAP WAS REALLY IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A TRACK RECORD AND THERE WAS SOME RISK AS FAR AS WHETHER WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PERFORM. BUT TO DATE, I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE, YOU KNOW, PROVEN THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD AN EXCELLENT COMMUNITY AND ESTABLISH GREAT PROJECT WITH EXCELLENT HOME VALUES. WE ACTUALLY ARE LOOKING AT WHEN WE ANNEX IN THE ADDITIONAL LAND, AND PROBABLY ADDING ABOUT $25 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, AND THEN WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE CEDAR PARK PROPERTY. SO SO IN TOTAL, WE'RE IF YOU TAKE INFLATION INTO CONSIDERATION, WE'VE INFLATION SINCE THE INCEPTION OF PROJECT HAS PROBABLY RUN ABOUT 40%. SO WE'RE REALLY ASKING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER REMOVING THE CAP ALTOGETHER IF THE ASSESSED VALUES OF THE PROPERTIES WILL SUPPORT ADDITIONAL BOND SALES, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RECOUP SOME OF SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WE'VE SEEN FROM INFLATION AND THE COST OF ADDING IN THESE ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS UP TO THIS POINT COUNCIL? ANYTHING YET YOU CAN KEEP GOING. YEAH. JOHN DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT. NOW OR. I'M SORRY WE WENT A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER. BUT CAN WE GO BACK TO THE VERY FIRST SLIDE. OH THAT'S IT. OH THANK YOU. HI I'M I'M TREY LARRY. I'M THE, THE TOKEN 
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LAWYER IN THE GROUP AND REPRESENT THE THE THREE MUDS THAT MAKE UP THE TREVISO COMMUNITY. ON THE FIRST SLIDE AND FIRST PAGE, WE'VE GIVEN YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ABOUT MUDS, BUT ASSUMING ASSUMING YOU ALL HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. 
          I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS THAT AS AN CITY MUD, THE DEVELOPER IS BUILDING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN GIVING THAT TO THE CITY OF LEANDER, WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, STREETS AND ALL OF THE UTILITIES ARE OPERATED BY YOU. THE CUSTOMERS ARE ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS BILLED BY YOU? THEY ARE MEMBERS, CITIZENS OF LEANDER. IN ALL REGARDS, THE MUD IS JUST A FINANCING TOOL TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER THE ACTUAL COST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AS APPROVED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND AS APPROVED AS APPLICATIONS ARE MADE TO THE T-C-E-Q. IT'S A VERY. I WORK WITH MUDS IN CITIES OUTSIDE OF CITIES, FAR AWAY FROM CITIES. IT'S A VERY EFFICIENT PROCESS BECAUSE IN THIS CONTEXT, BECAUSE THE MUD DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE MUCH OVERHEAD AT ALL, IT IS JUST ISSUING THE BONDS TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER. WE THINK ABOUT IT AND DESCRIBE IT AS A GROWTH PAYS FOR ITSELF MODEL. THE RESIDENTS OF TREVISO WHO ARE MOVING THERE, INSTEAD OF PAYING FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COST TO PURCHASE THEIR HOUSE, THEY'RE PAYING IT OVER TIME THROUGH THE MUD TAX RATE, AND THEY'RE DOING THAT WITHOUT BURDEN TO THE REST OF OF THE CITY AND THAT THE CITY RESIDENTS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR GROWTH. THAT COMMUNITY PAYS FOR ITS GROWTH. WHAT MARK IS POINTING OUT IS BETWEEN INFLATION AND ADDING ACREAGE TO THE PROJECT, THE RESTRICTION ON THE AMOUNT OF BONDS THAT CAN BE SOLD MEANS THAT THE DEVELOPER CANNOT RECOUP THE ACTUAL COST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE HOME, SO THE HOMEOWNERS ACTUALLY NOT PAYING ALL OF THE COST OF THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WAS CONTEMPLATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT. AND THAT'S MARK ESSENTIALLY ESSENTIALLY REQUESTING HELP ME BE MADE WHOLE FOR MY INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE STATE WOULD OTHERWISE APPROVE AND ALLOW ME TO GET REIMBURSED FOR. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL, ANYTHING SO FAR? NO. WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT. THANK YOU. AND JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS HAD HAD GOT TO DRIVE THROUGH TREVISO LAST WEEK AND IS I'M SO PROUD TO REPRESENT THAT COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND I, I THANK YOU AS A CITY FOR HAVING THAT PARTNERSHIP AND THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER AND THE MUDS HAS RESULTED IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. THANK YOU. 
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
          SO 2956. THE NEXT INFORMATION DOWN THE TAXABLE VALUE. WE DID RECEIVE THE CERTIFIED VALUES FOR THE THREE DISTRICTS OVER 19, 20 AND 21. MUDS WERE AT ABOUT 1.77 BILLION. AND AS AS MARK DISCUSSED, THAT'S APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 10% OF OF THE CITY'S TOTAL VALUE, WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE FOR THESE THREE THREE DISTRICTS. POTENTIAL FULL BUILD OUT. AFTER WE PROJECT OUT FOR THE FULL 3000 HOMES, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 2.4 BILLION IN VALUE. SO STILL QUITE A BIT MORE VALUE TO COME FROM THESE THREE DISTRICTS. CAN WE FLIP TO THE NEXT PAGE? THIS PAGE IS JUST DESCRIBING THE MAKEUP OF THE DEBT THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY ISSUED, AND THE DEBT THAT WE 
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ARE HOPING TO ISSUE ALONG WITH. JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND, THERE'S AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICTS AND THE CITY THAT A PORTION OF THE TAX RATE IS REBATED. 
          PORTION OF THE CITY TAX RATE IS REBATED BACK TO THE MUDS, AND THAT THAT'S REPRESENTED BY THE GREEN LINE. SO THE DARK BLUE IS WHAT THE DISTRICT ON THE, ON THE TOP SCHEDULES, WHAT THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY ISSUED. THAT'S THE EXISTING DEBT TO BE PAID OFF. IT LOOKS LIKE IN PROBABLY ABOUT 2050, THE LIGHT BLUE IS THE ADDITIONAL DEBT THAT WE ARE ALLOCATED OR ABLE TO ISSUE IF AND WHEN VALUE DOES SHOW UP FOR THE DISTRICTS, AND WE'RE ABLE TO ISSUE THOSE BONDS. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO LAYER IN. AND THEN THE GREEN LINE IS THE REBATE THAT IS COMING FROM THE CITY BACK TO THE MUDS. AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO START DECREASING ONCE THE OVERALL DEBT SERVICE OF THE MUDS BONDS START TO DECREASE. THE BOTTOM CHART IS THE SAME INDICATION WITH THE WHAT'S OUTSTANDING AND WHAT THE LIGHT BLUE. WHAT WE PROPOSE TO TO FINISH ISSUING FOR THE 219 MILLION STILL LEAVES THE REBATE DECREASING, JUST LIKE THE FIRST CHART. BUT THEN WE'RE ASKING OR TRYING TO REPRESENT WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE ONCE IF THE BOARD OR SORRY, IF THE COUNCIL ALLOWS US TO REMOVE THAT CAP AND WE'LL LAYER IN THE NEW BONDS ON TOP OF THAT. AGAIN, NO IMPACT WITH THE REBATE. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY EXTENSIONS OF THE REBATE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT JUST GIVING YOU A PICTURE OF WHAT THAT OUTSTANDING DEBT WOULD LOOK LIKE OVER TIME. AND THEN MY LAST PAGE. IS THE VALUE FOR THE TREVISO DISTRICTS AND THE POTENTIAL CITY TAX REVENUE. SOME THINGS THAT I HAD TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ON ARE THE CITY LEAVING ITS TAX RATE FLAT, CONSISTENT FOR THE LIFE OF THIS PROJECT? I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CITY IS GOING TO GO NEXT YEAR, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, TEN YEARS FROM NOW. SO MY ASSUMPTION WAS JUST LEAVING THE TAX RATE FLAT FOR THE CITY. THE THE LINES INDICATE THE POTENTIAL VALUE FOR THE MUDS. AN AGGREGATE OF ALL THREE OF THEM. AND THEN THE THE DARK BLUE IS THE POTENTIAL REVENUE BACK TO THE CITY FROM TAX REVENUE FROM FROM THE REDUCTION OF THE REBATE OVER TIME AND THE ADDITIONAL VALUE OF THE OF THE THREE MUDS. SO JUST GIVES YOU A SNAPSHOT, A PICTURE OF, OF THE POTENTIAL GOING FORWARD, ALREADY GENERATING QUITE A BIT OF REVENUE FOR THE CITY TO DATE, AND THEN JUST LONG TERM PLAN OF POTENTIAL FOR TAX REVENUE COMING BACK FOR THE CITY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTION. SO SO LOOKING AT THE VALUE WITHOUT THE CAP. AND CURRENTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING I MEAN WHAT IS IT LIKE LOOKS LIKE MAYBE $1 MILLION OR MORE OVER THE SAME PERIOD. IS THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT? RIGHT. TALKING ABOUT THAT BOTTOM CHART. YEAH. CORRECT. YES. AT FULL BUILD OUT EXPECTING THE 2.4 BILLION. RIGHT. WE GET UP TO ABOUT THREE THREE AND A HALF RANGE. CORRECT OKAY. AND THAT'S BASED OFF OF APPRECIATION OF THE EXISTING HOMES. WE GREW THAT AT 1%. AND JUMPING BACK ON THE AND SO THE REASON THAT YOU WANT TO BE SO I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION. THIS IS MIGHT BE MORE A STAFF QUESTION. SO YOU WANT TO BE UNCAPPED AND SO THAT YOU CAN BORROW OR DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO GET DONE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN. RIGHT. BUT WHY DO YOU NEED IT ALL UNCAPPED NOW? OR WHY WOULDN'T YOU COME BACK AND ASK FOR HEY, I NEED THIS OR THAT? OR IS IT LIKE ONE BIG PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO DRIVE ALL THIS? OR, YOU KNOW, LIKE, WELL, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT LONG TERM AND REALISTICALLY INSTEAD OF COMING BACK TO THE CITY OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND ASKING FOR SMALL LITTLE INCREMENTS, WE DON'T KNOW HOW FAST THAT DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR, AND WE DON'T WANT TO GET BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL AND SAY, WELL, WE GENERATED SO MUCH VALUE. WE NEED TO ISSUE X AMOUNT OF BONDS BECAUSE WE CAN FOLLOW THE RULES AND GET ISSUE X AMOUNT OF BONDS. BUT WE'RE WE'VE EXCEEDED OUR CAP AND NOW WE'RE STUCK. AND WE CAN'T ISSUE THOSE BONDS. WE WE DO THE MUDS DO COME BACK TO YOU EVERY TIME WE ISSUE BONDS. SO THERE'S A MECHANISM IN THE CURRENT AGREEMENTS FOR US TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO, TO YOUR STAFF. A LOT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR REVIEW, BUT EVERYTHING IN THE MUD IS REIMBURSEMENT. AND SO THE DEVELOPER PAYS FOR EVERYTHING UPFRONT AND THEN GETS REIMBURSED OVER TIME. THE DEVELOPER NEEDS THE SURETY THAT IF WE ARE ABLE TO SELL THOSE BONDS, AND WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO SELL BONDS, THAT THAT REIMBURSEMENT IS, IS LEGALLY POSSIBLE, THAT THAT THEY CAN EARN THAT REIMBURSEMENT. I GUESS MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS LIKE, SO YOU GUYS ARE GREAT, WE TRUST YOU, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT 
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JOB AND ALL THAT. BUT HOW DO WE HOW DOES THIS WORK? WHEN YOU GET OUT OF WHACK AND YOU'VE ISSUED MORE AND AND KIND OF IT DOESN'T QUITE WORK PERFECTLY. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE IT HAS BEEN. WELL, WE'LL WE'LL FIGHT OVER WHO WHO GETS TO ANSWER FIRST, BECAUSE YOU REALLY OUGHT TO HEAR FROM BOTH OF US. THERE'S A PROCESS AT THE, AT THE STATE WITH VERY STRICT LAWS AND VERY STRICT RULES AND REGULATIONS ABOUT HOW MUCH MUD DEBT CAN BE ISSUED AND THE TIMING OF IT. AND IT ALL ACTS TO KEEP MUD AND MUD DEBT WITHIN A A CERTAIN RANGE. THOSE RULES WERE PUT IN IN THE 1980S AFTER THE REAL ESTATE BOOM AND AND BUST, AND THERE WERE ISSUES WITH DEFAULTS ON BONDS, POTENTIAL DEFAULTS ON BONDS. AND THE STATE CAME IN AND SAID, WE NEED TO RESCUE THIS TOOL BY PUTTING LIMITS ON IT. AND SINCE THAT POINT IN TIME, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY OF THOSE DEFAULTS OR OR BANKRUPTCIES OR THINGS THAT YOU WOULD SEE IF PEOPLE GOT AHEAD OF THEMSELVES ISSUING DEBT. SURE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE TO OR MANY OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER WHENEVER WE'RE SEEKING A BOND ISSUE, IS A BOND APPLICATION THAT GOES TO THE T-C-E-Q. AND WITHIN THAT BOND APPLICATION, THERE ARE SCHEDULES THAT I HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER THAT SHOWS THAT BASED OFF THE CURRENT VALUES WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND OUR CURRENT TAX RATES, THAT WE CAN AFFORD A NEW SERIES OF BONDS. SO THE STATE HAS GUARDRAILS IN PLACE THAT DON'T ALLOW US, AS MUDS TO ISSUE OVER ISSUE BONDS AND BASICALLY GET OUT OF WHACK. THERE'S THERE'S ENOUGH SAFEGUARDS IN THERE THAT PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL SO FAR. GOOD. SO WHAT IS THE RISK TO YOUR PROJECT IF THE CAP IS NOT REMOVED. LIKE IF LET'S JUST SAY THAT HAPPENS. 
          WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE YOU. MORE THAN ANYTHING ON THE ON THE ON THE LAND THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BUILD THOSE PROJECTS JUST FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT. THEY JUST DON'T PENCIL OUT. AND SO THEY THEY'D BE IMPOSSIBLE AND WE JUST WOULDN'T PROCEED. SO I MEAN, THE RISK FROM OUR END IS, IS THAT WE STOP DEVELOPMENT WHEN WE RUN OUT OF REIMBURSEMENTS. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WHEN WE ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY AND STARTED DEVELOPMENT, OUR, OUR EXPECTATION WAS THAT WE WOULD BE MADE WHOLE FOR ALL THE SAND AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE PUT INTO THE PROJECT. AND IF WE DIDN'T GET REIMBURSED, THEN WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT WHERE WHERE DOES IT REALLY END? AND IT REALLY KIND OF PROBABLY ENDS WHEN WE RUN OUT OF OUT OF THE REIMBURSEMENTS JUST BECAUSE. AND IT'S MAINLY THAT, THAT FACTOR OF INFLATION. IF YOU LOOK AT THE INFLATION FACTOR AT 40% FROM 2012 THROUGH 2025, IT JUST IT TAKES THE $220 MILLION CAPACITY THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD IS NOW AT, YOU KNOW, $308 MILLION. AND I DON'T THINK WE WOULD NEED THE ENTIRE $88 MILLION. I THINK THAT WE'D COME IN UNDER BUDGET ON THAT, BUT THAT THAT'S REALLY THE PRIMARY SITUATION. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE SO FAR COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WHOSE NEXT. OH HOLD ON. LET'S JUST HAVE A LITTLE COUNCIL DISCUSSION. SO THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT OR FEELING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WITHOUT VOTING? ACTION? IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM, BUT I THINK THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IF WE'RE OPEN TO. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. WHEN WOULD IT COME BACK. MICROPHONE. YES. WHEN WOULD IT COME BACK TO US, DO YOU KNOW. SO IF Y'ALL ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THEM MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ANNEXATION, WE WOULD START WITH THE FACILITIES AGREEMENT FOR THE THE MUD. SO THERE'S PROBABLY SOME LEAD TIME IN PREPARING THE DOCUMENTS AND REVIEWING IT. SO IT'S PROBABLY A COUPLE MONTHS, MAYBE THREE MONTHS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT IT'LL BE TAKING THAT TIME TO PREPARE THOSE DOCUMENTS. I THINK EARLIER ONE OF YOU MENTIONED, I THINK IT WAS I THINK YOU SAID TOKEN ATTORNEY WAS THAT. YES, I, I THINK YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY IS RECEIVING A LOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT ALSO MEANS WE'RE RECEIVING A LOT OF LIABILITY. AND SO I, I CAUTIOUSLY IN IN FAVOR OF THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYBE 
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ANOTHER AGREEMENT STRUCTURED LIKE WE HAD PREVIOUSLY WHERE MAYBE WE WORK ON SOME OF THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. YEAH. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE. COUNCIL I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IT MIGHT BE WORTH AT SOME POINT HERE GETTING SOME PRESENTATION FROM PUBLIC WORKS RELATED TO THOSE FACILITIES THAT ARE THERE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY OPERATING PROPERLY OR EVERYTHING IS IN THE RIGHT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WHICH IS KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I THINK THERE ARE SOME IDENTIFIED ISSUES THAT WE NEED. THINGS ARE STARTING TO AGE ALREADY, AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS, MORE, MORE JUST VEHICLES OVERALL. SO YEAH, IT'S TIME TO REVISIT THAT. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING INTO 
          [4. Receive a presentation from Grant Rollo, Randolph Texas Development, regarding a proposed master planned community including residential and commercial uses located to the west of the intersection of Bagdad Road and San Gabriel Parkway, Leander, Williamson & Travis Counties, Texas.]
OUR NEXT ITEM, ITEM FOUR, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM GRANT ROLLO OF RANDOLPH, TEXAS DEVELOPMENT REGARDING A PROPOSED MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES, LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BAGDAD ROAD AND SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY. LEANDER, WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS. MR. ROLLO, WELCOME. WELL, I'M WILL ROLLO, NOT GRANT. THAT'S. I'M SITTING OVER THERE. SO I'M DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR RANDOLPH, TEXAS DEVELOPMENT FAMILY OWNED DEVELOPMENT FIRM THAT FOCUSES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. SO TWO MAIN THINGS WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ALL TODAY IS, YOU KNOW, THIS DEVELOPMENT SPECIFICALLY. SO 584 ACRES. EXCUSE ME. HERE AWAY TURNS INTO NAMELESS ROAD. WE'VE OWNED THE LAND SINCE 2021. CURRENTLY, THIS IS OUR PLAN AS WE SEE IT NOW. SO TO KIND OF DEPICT THAT WORK. SO WHAT YOU SEE IN RED IS CITY OF LEANDER. SO CORPORATE LIMITS WHAT YOU SEE. WHERE THE LOTTING IS, IS A CURRENT MUD THAT WE HAVE FORMED HERE. WEST MUD. NONE OF THE LAND OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS IS IN THE ETJ CURRENTLY. SO THIS IS ALL LAND OUTSIDE THE ETJ. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A MUD FORMED ON ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE PROPERTY, AND WE ARE NO LONGER IN THE CCN OF LEANDER. FOR THIS AREA WHERE YOU SEE THE LOTTING, WE'RE BUILDING A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM. SO DRILLED WELLS, WATER PLANT TREATMENT, ALL THOSE FACILITIES. AND OUR MAIN REASON GETTING OUT OF THE CCN WAS OUR ONLY REASON REALLY WAS T-C-EQ REQUIRED IT TO APPROVE THE WATER PLAN. SO THAT'S ONE OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR US TO EVEN APPLY TO DO THIS WATER SOLUTION WAS TO GET OUT OF THE EXISTING CCN. SO LIKE I MENTIONED, WE'RE NOT IN THE ETJ CCN FOR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE THE MUD FORMED. YOU KNOW, OUR FULL PLANS AT THIS POINT IS, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WE'VE WORKED ON. THIS IS SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY, PER Y'ALL'S IN THE COUNTY'S LONG TERM, LONG TERM TRANSPORTATION PLAN, PROPER RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH TO WHAT THE CITY WOULD WANT FOR THE WHOLE THING GETS US POINT A TO POINT B. BUT THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO UTILITIES TO THIS PROPERTY, SO WE'RE PROVIDING THE WATER OURSELVES. THERE IS NO WASTEWATER CURRENTLY, SO WITHOUT ANY UTILITIES, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER 584 ACRES OF ONE ACRE LOTS, WHICH YOU KNOW, THIS AREA KIND OF BACK UP TO 280. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF ONE ACRE LOTS IN THAT AREA. AND SO WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO DISCUSS IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SERVING WASTEWATER TO THIS SITE WITH HAVING THE MUD THERE THAT'LL, YOU KNOW, THE INSTALLATION OF THAT WASTEWATER LINE IS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE MUD AND THE CITY, BUT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THAT WASTEWATER LINE. SO WE'LL COME BACK TO GREATER SCHEME OF THAT WASTEWATER LINE IS CURRENTLY ON Y'ALL'S 20 YEAR PLAN. WE CAN BUMP THAT UP TO BEING A TWO AND THREE YEAR PLAN. AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THAT OPENS UP FOR THE REST OF WEST LEANDER. SO TO BE TRANSPARENT, WE HAVE THIS TRACK UNDER CONTRACT. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE NO TRUE AFFILIATION TO ANY OF THIS. IT IS JUST US THINKING AHEAD. WHAT'S THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS PART OF THE CITY? AND SO THIS IS OUR SEWER PLANT SO SPECIFIC TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WASTEWATER WISE. THE RED BOUNDARY. YOU SEE THAT IS OUR MUD. THAT IS WHAT IS NOT IN THE CCN CURRENTLY. AND SO THE WHAT YOU SEE IS KIND OF THE MAGENTA LINE ON THERE. THAT IS THE CURRENT CITY MASTER PLAN FOR WASTEWATER. THE GREEN ROUTING IS AN ALTERNATE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. 
          WE'VE MET WITH ENGINEERING STAFF. WE'VE DONE A WASTEWATER EVALUATION TO BACK UP THAT IT CAN SUPPORT OUR DEVELOPMENT AND MORE. AND SO THE MAIN POINT IS, SINCE WE DO HAVE THE MUD FORMED, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO IF WE CAN GET WASTEWATER SERVICE, THESE WOULD BE HALF ACRE LOTS AND THEN PROGRESS INTO 70S AND 80S OR SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE BIT HIGHER DENSITY OVER ON THE 
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EAST SIDE. THAT BEING SAID, WITH THE MUD FORMED, WE WOULD NEED A WHOLESALE WASTEWATER AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY BE INSTEAD OF THE CITY HAVING TO GO TO EACH INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER AND SEWER TAP FOR AN AREA OUTSIDE THE LIMITS, THE MUD PAYS THE CITY THAT WHOLESALE RATE FOR EVERY SEWER TAP FEE IN THOSE MONTHLY FEES. SO LIKE I SAID, IF WE'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE THAT WASTEWATER, LIKE I SAID, THAT WOULD BE AT OUR COST BENEFIT OF THE MUD. 
          YOU KNOW, WITH BEING ABLE TO GET EASEMENTS, THAT WOULD BE ON US AS WELL. BUT THIS IS WHAT THE POTENTIAL OF THIS SITE COULD LOOK LIKE. SO 716 LOTS KIND OF PROGRESSING IT FROM ACRE LOTS PHASING INTO HALF ACRE LOTS AND THEN 70S AND 80S WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE DENSITY. 
          AND I GUESS GOING BACK PERSPECTIVE TO IS SO THE INSTALLATION OF THIS WASTEWATER LINE IS ABOUT $3.3 MILLION. SO COST WE WOULD INCUR TO INSTALL THAT LINE AND THEN THE POTENTIAL REVENUE TO THE CITY FOR SEWER TAP FEES IS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION, WITH ABOUT 35,000 A MONTH IN SERVICE FEES. AND THEN I MIGHT BRING SHANE UP. HE'S OUR LAND PLANNER. THAT HAS KIND OF HELPED US PUT THIS VISION TOGETHER. SO LIKE I SAID, THE UPPER LEFT PROPERTY IS ANOTHER 520 ACRES WE HAVE UNDER CONTRACT. WE HAVE THE HERO DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER 2500 ACRES ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN, BUT IS BEAUTIFUL LAND AND I THINK CAN BE REALLY WELL PLANNED, JUST IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALL THE CITY. AND WHETHER IT'S US OR ANOTHER DEVELOPER THAT ACQUIRES THIS LAND, JUST THE COOL THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE ON THIS WEST SIDE OF LEANDER. SO, SHANE, IF YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT. SURE. THANK YOU. GOSH, ALL ALL THE THE HEAVY DUTY BIG STUFF OF OF BONDS AND MUDS AND SEWER AND STUFF AND I GET TO TALK ABOUT IT'S KIND OF THE FUN STUFF. IT'S INTERESTING THAT WE FOLLOW THIS EARLIER PRESENTATION BECAUSE 2300 ACRES, 2100 ACRES, AND YOU ALREADY HAVE SEEN WHAT A MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY DOES AND THE LEVEL THAT IT RISES UP, AS OPPOSED TO LIKE A PATCHWORK OF, OF SMALLER SUBDIVISIONS. SO THAT'S WHY THE RAILROADS WERE EXCITED ABOUT EXPLORING THIS OPPORTUNITY, THOUGH THEY MIGHT NOT OWN THE LAND IN IN AND OF ITSELF, WE THINK ABOUT HOW IT TIES BACK TO YOUR VISION PLAN, THE REAL DESTINATIONS THAT DRIVE HOUSING AND RETAIL, PEOPLE CENTERED PLACES AND SPACES. PLACE THAT COMMUNITY PRIDE CAN BE ESTABLISHED FOR LEANDER AND DESTINATION EXPERIENCES AND AMENITIES. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A TRANSITION OF COMMERCIAL TO SOME DENSITY. AND THE KIND OF PURPLISH PINK COLOR IS LIKE A MIXED USE. WHAT COULD THIS BE? TONS AND TONS OF THINGS THAT THIS COULD BE. BUT THIS IS THE IDEA THAT TRANSITIONS FROM PATCHWORK TO FULL SCALE MASTER PLAN AND PROVIDES A REAL DESTINATION NOT ONLY FOR THIS COMMUNITY, BUT FOR THE GREATER LEANDER AREA. IF WE COULD HIT THE NEXT SLIDE. SO I BENEFIT OF DOING THIS EVERY DAY. SO THE PURPLE COLOR UP THERE ON THE SCREEN THAT SAYS MIXED USE, OR THE COLORS THAT SAY COMMERCIAL MIGHT NOT MEAN TONS TO PEOPLE. AND THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES. 
          IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE STYLE. IT'S MORE ABOUT SAYING, HEY, THIS IS A DIRECTION THAT YOU COULD GO. AND WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO REPRESENT IN, IN THIS IMAGERY IS THESE ARE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO. THESE ARE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER. YES, IT IS ABOUT COMMERCE AND ABOUT RETAIL AND ABOUT DRIVING TAX BASE. BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE A DESTINATION, YOU CAN DESIGN IT IN A WAY THAT BRINGS PEOPLE THERE. NEXT SLIDE. SAME WITH THE MIXED USE COMPONENT. IS IT TWO STORIES? FIVE STORIES, THREE STORIES. OBVIOUSLY THAT WILL GET DONE OVER TIME IN THE WAY THAT'S APPROPRIATE TO THIS SITE AND TO THE DEMAND BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. BUT AGAIN, WE START TO THINK ABOUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CREATE THESE NODES WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING TOGETHER, EXPLORING AND LIVING LIFE AND FEELING LIKE LEANDER IS THE HOME AND THE BASE FOR WHICH THEY DO THAT? NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ALSO LOOKING AT THE STREET SCENE LANDSCAPE, OPEN SPACES, HOW DO WE START TO THE BENEFIT OF OBVIOUSLY A FULL SCALE MASTER PLAN IS THAT THIS IS ALL DONE AT ONCE. IT'S ALL KIND OF UNIFORM. YOU CAN CONNECT THE DOTS FROM OPEN SPACE TO RETAIL. YOU CAN PROVIDE THE REAL JOURNEY FOR PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH AS THEY'RE LIVING IN THESE PLACES, AS OPPOSED TO THE SIDEWALK ENDS AND THE NEXT THE NEXT PARK OR THE NEXT PIECE ISN'T COMING FOR WHO KNOWS HOW, HOW LONG. LAST SLIDE. AND THEN JUST TALKING ABOUT THE THE AMENITIES FOR THE AREA, NOT ONLY THE RESIDENTS, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO TO START BRINGING DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN BEYOND JUST THE SWIMMING POOL 
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AND THE REC CENTER? YOU KNOW, IS IT PUMP PARKS? IS IT IS IT LIKE SHEDS THAT BRING RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL IN THERE AND EXPLORING ALL THOSE THINGS AS PART OF THE AMENITY FOR THE COMMUNITY? SO JUST WANTED TO BE REAL QUICK AND SAY, HEY, WE AREN'T SCHEDULED TO DESIGN ANY OF THIS YET, BUT THIS IS THE POTENTIAL THAT YOU GET WITH A WITH A MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY VERSUS THE PIECEMEAL PUT TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. AS ALL WE HAVE. 
          ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU COUNCIL. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS. IS THERE SOMEWHERE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS ALREADY EXISTS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, COULD PROBABLY VISIT OR LOOK AT? OR IS THIS JUST ALL YOURS? I GUESS SHANE WOULD KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF WHERE. THE SECOND ONE MORE. 
          YEAH. SO THE TOWN SQUARE IS A COME ON UP. COME ON TO THE MICROPHONE. SORRY. WE GOT TO HAVE IT IN THE RECORD. SORRY. YEAH. PECAN SQUARE, THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER IS A PROJECT IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA. IT'S A MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE IMAGES ON HERE ARE FROM THE PEARL. ACTUALLY, PROBABLY THE COMMERCIAL IMAGES. SO THEY'RE KIND OF A HODGEPODGE OF PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROJECTS. NONE OF THIS IS A SINGLE PROJECT. IT WAS REALLY MORE JUST TO SHOW FLAVOR AND SAY LOTS OF DIFFERENT AREAS ARE PULLING THESE ELEMENTS TOGETHER INTO THEIR COMMUNITY TO TO CREATE THESE THINGS. MR. ROLLO, I THINK WHEN WE'VE TALKED PREVIOUSLY, Y'ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT A PLACE IN COLORADO THAT HELPED TO INSPIRE THIS. I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME LONE TREE. LONE TREE. THANK YOU. AND SO THAT WAS ANOTHER, I GUESS, SITUATION. YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T CALL THEM MUDS. THEY'RE THEY CALL THEM METRO DISTRICTS WHERE CITY AND DEVELOPER WORK TOGETHER AND CREATED SOMETHING REALLY AWESOME. BUT AND PART OF IT TOO, LIKE WE THOUGHT I THINK STEMMED FROM TALKING WITH STAFF PREVIOUSLY IS, YOU KNOW, IN 620 THERE'S THE MOVIE HOUSE WITH THE FLORES AND ALL THAT, BUT THEN THAT SAME SIMILAR RETAIL CENTER IS KIND OF OFF SOUTHWEST PARKWAY ON THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN THAT HAS INVITING YOU TO GET THE VARIETY. YOU GET THE FITNESS STUDIOS, YOU KNOW, RETAIL RESTAURANTS, GROCERY STORES, AND JUST CAN KIND OF COMBINE THAT IN. BUT CREATING GOOD COMMON SPACE BECAUSE AS WE THINK, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE AREAS, LIKE SO THAT'S SOME FLOODPLAIN, YOU CAN MAKE THAT BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR TRAILS AND CONNECTING, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TRULY CONNECTING, YOU KNOW, SAY ONE PART OF THE CITY TO ANOTHER. YOU CAN DO BY FOOT AND BY BIKE. 
          IT'S A FANTASTIC PROJECT AND I THINK IT'S REALLY INNOVATIVE. I LOVE THE WAY Y'ALL TOOK THE PROBLEM OF SERVICE OUT THERE AND JUST FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO IT. WE SEE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS, AND I HAVE RARELY SEEN A DEVELOPER AS PASSIONATE ABOUT A PROJECT AS YOUR DAD. SO I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE EVERYTHING Y'ALL SAY IT IS. COUNCIL THOUGHTS? MR. SO ONE THING SO I IMAGINE THIS WOULD BE A LOT OF PHASES. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT PHASE WE'RE UP TO WITH TREVISO. IS IT 23, 2426. AND SO HOW DO YOU GUYS SEE KIND OF THE PHASING ON THIS. AND THEN KIND OF ONE OF THEIR YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE RECENTLY HAD FLOODING AND EVERYTHING. AND SO IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET PEOPLE BASICALLY IN AND OUT. RIGHT. SO. YOU KNOW OUR OUR PHASING RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY I'M GOING TO GO BACK. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY INTERVIEW WITH WITH Y'ALL FOR OUR CONCEPT PLAN ON THIS FRONT SECTION OF ROAD RETFORD PRELIM PLAT WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR THIS STRETCH OF ROAD AND WITH TRAVIS COUNTY FOR THOSE FIRST PHASE OF LOTS. AND SO AT THE RATE WE'RE MOVING NOW, THE GOAL WOULD BE TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THAT PHASE ONE BY JUNE OF NEXT YEAR. SO THAT WOULD JUST BE THE ENTRYWAY OFF HERE, AWAY. AND THAT FIRST SECTION OF 73 ONE ACRE LOTS. AND THEN FROM THERE, I MEAN, WE'D BASICALLY PROGRESS. YOU KNOW, WE WE KNOW WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER ON OUR SITE TO SERVICE THE 73 LOTS, PLUS THE 190 HALF ACRE LOTS. 
          AND SO THE GOAL WOULD BE START CONSTRUCTION NEXT SUMMER FOR PHASE ONE, JANUARY THE FOLLOWING YEAR, START CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE TWO. AND SO REALITY IS, IF WE WERE TO GET APPROVED FOR THE WASTEWATER AGREEMENT, WHOLESALE WASTEWATER AGREEMENT WITH THE MUD, WE WOULD BE INSTALLING THAT ABOUT MY ENGINEER TOO, BUT WE'D BE INSTALLING THAT WASTEWATER LINE FIRST PART OF 27, I'D THINK. AND SO. YEAH, SO I MEAN, THAT'S OUR KIND OF INITIAL PHASING 
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PLAN. AND THEN AS TIME PROGRESSES, I KNOW Y'ALL ARE WORKING ON EXTENDING THAT WATER LINE OR WATER LINE DOWN HERE AWAY WANTING TO, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH THAT AS WELL FOR THOSE FUTURE PHASES. SO REALLY QUICKLY, YOUR FIRST PHASE WOULD ACTUALLY START OFF OF NAMELESS THERE IN THE RED. YES. SO IT WOULD START RIGHT HERE, COME UP SAN GABRIEL AND THEN TURN INTO THESE ONE ACRE LOTS IN TRAVIS COUNTY, SO FULLY OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. YES. OKAY. COUNCIL, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY WHEN WE MET, I THOUGHT THE PROJECT WAS INTERESTING AND A GREAT WAY TO BRING EVERYTHING TOGETHER IN THAT AREA IF AND WHEN IT ACTUALLY COMES TO FRUITION AND CAN GET DONE. CITY MANAGER, IS THERE ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS FROM THE STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE ABOUT A PROJECT LIKE THIS FOR US? WELL, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE CONCERN WOULD BE HOW WE MANAGE THE PHASING OF THE DEVELOPMENT HERO OR NAMELESS AS WE GET IN THAT AREA, IS, AS WE KNOW, IS A VERY LIMITED RURAL ROADWAY CONNECTION. AND SO WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE CONCERN ABOUT WHEN AND HOW WE BEGIN TO ACHIEVE CIRCULATION, YOU KNOW, AROUND THE PROPERTY TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC DEMAND ISSUES, IN ADDITION TO SAFETY, AS WE SAW OUT IN THAT AREA, SEVERE FLOODING IN PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THAT AREA. SO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE PRETTY CRITICAL. ONE OF THE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS IN LOOKING AT THIS, TOO, IS THAT THAT HALF ACRE LOT SECTION, GETTING INTO A WHOLESALE WASTEWATER AGREEMENT IS A MORE PREFERABLE COMPONENT THAN HAVING BIFURCATED WATER AND SEWER. IF THE CITY WERE SEWERING IT, THE DEVELOPER WOULD PROVIDING WATER. THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH BILLING AND COLLECTIONS. SO GOING A ROUTE WHERE WE HAVE A WHOLESALE AGREEMENT IS A WOULD BE A PREFERRED WAY TO GO IF WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND SERVICES OUT INTO THIS AREA. THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT'S ANOTHER PART THAT I THOUGHT WAS VERY CLEVER HOW Y'ALL FIGURED THIS OUT WITH THE WHOLESALE WASTEWATER. ANYTHING ELSE? JUST I MEAN, I THINK WITH WITH BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS TONIGHT, I KIND OF THINK IT'S A BIT OF A WAVE OF THE FUTURE BECAUSE THE, THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I THINK FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER, IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT PARTNERS. AND I'VE LIKED WHAT I'VE HEARD HERE TONIGHT. AND AND I DEFINITELY THINK THESE ARE DIRECTIONS THAT IN RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE CAN PURSUE. SO THANK YOU BOTH. ANYBODY ELSE ALL RIGHT I THINK IT'S GREAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUE. I HAVE A SLIGHT CONCERN WITH THAT ACCESS OFF OF NAMELESS BECAUSE OF THE FLOODING ISSUE. SO IF YOU ALL WANT TO CONSIDER MAYBE HAVING A A CONNECTION ROAD SOMEWHERE IN PHASE ONE TO GET OUT. YEAH. SO WE ACTUALLY JUST ON THAT. SO AND DEALING WITH TRAVIS COUNTY THAT DID COME UP THE ONE POINT OF ACCESS. AND SO YOU KNOW IN THE SLAM PLAN WE SHOWED THIS SECONDARY ACCESS WHICH THE FLOODING WAS OVER HERE. SO THAT WOULDN'T HAVE DONE A LOT ANYWAY. WELL THERE'S FLOODING OVER THERE. BUT THEN TO THE SOUTH IS WHERE IT FLOODS ACROSS NAMELESS. SO QUIDDITY OUR ENGINEERING FIRM THAT WE'RE USING, WE DID A WHOLE STUDY ON THIS SIDE ABOUT CAN WE ADD ANOTHER ACCESS ROUTE IN THAT TOPOGRAPHY WAS JUST SO STEEP THAT WITH 30% ACCESS ROADS THAT, YOU KNOW, FIRE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH, BUT AND THAT IS KIND OF THE SAY, THE ONE CRUX WE HAVE IS OUR FRONT. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FRONTAGE. RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S FUTURE FUTURE PLANS FOR, YOU KNOW, BRINGING LAKE LINE UP AND EXTENDING SAN GABRIEL ALL THE WAY TO, YOU KNOW, GET OUT TOWARDS BAGHDAD. PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT, MAYBE LIKE A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ROAD OR SOMETHING, JUST AS AN EMERGENCY BACKUP IF IT'S EVER NEEDED. YEAH, I THINK CERTAINLY LOOKING AT AT EMERGENCY ACCESS WOULD BE CRITICAL TO THAT. AND FORTUNATELY THEY CONTROL A LOT OF THE PROPERTY THAT ALLOWS US MAYBE SOME CONNECTIVITY THERE, BUT MAYBE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERMANENT RIGHT AWAY. SO IT'S COST EFFICIENT, BUT JUST THERE FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS. YEAH, YEAH. WATERSHEDS. THANKS. HI ERIC. WITH LIQUIDITY SO I CAN HOW DO I USE THIS TOP ONE OKAY. SO I CAN TALK BRIEFLY ON SOME OF THE DRAINAGE AND WATERSHED. SO THERE'S A BIT OF A HIGH POINT RIGHT ALONG HERE IN TRAVIS COUNTY. SO ALL OF THIS IS DIRECTED OVER THIS WAY. SO THE SITE KIND OF HAS A NATURAL BARRIER. MUCH OF THIS UPPER PORTION IS MUCH FLATTER. AND THE FLOWS WOULD KIND OF BE SPREAD IN A MORE LIKE, 
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CONTAINED WAY. IT DOESN'T DOESN'T CHANNELIZE VERY NATURALLY. SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WE'RE DOING THE ONE ACRE LOTS OVER HERE IS THERE'S JUST SO MUCH TOPOGRAPHY, AND IT DOESN'T REALLY LEND ITSELF TO A LOT OF LIKE EARTHWORK THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO DO WITH HIGHER DENSITY. SO THAT'S A PIECE OF IT. AND THEN THE THE OTHER BIT TOO, AS, AS WE GO THROUGH Y'ALL'S PROCESS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, THERE'S TIA ANALYSIS NOW, AND WE'D BE WORKING WITH STAFF TO ANALYZE AT WHAT POINT DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO DO NOT ONLY IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PROJECT, BUT WE LOOK HOLISTICALLY AT ALL OF THE SURROUNDING ROADS AND WHAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT TIME TO IMPROVE THOSE AS WELL? OKAY. YEAH. YES. YOU SAID HOLISTICALLY, WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORDS. OKAY. AND AND I REALLY WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY BECAUSE I REALLY DO LIKE THE PROJECT. I THINK IT'S A REALLY INTERESTING, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT FROM FROM THE WAY THAT IT'S LAID OUT. I THINK THAT ECONOMICALLY THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY POTENTIAL BENEFITS TO YOUR PLANNING AND, AND THE WASTEWATER, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S FANTASTIC TO HEAR UP FRONT THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK YOU KIND OF MAYBE GETTING A SENSE OF THIS, BUT THE, THE, THE ACCESS AND THE ROADS IN THAT AREA ARE, ARE A BIG CONCERN FOR ME PERSONALLY. I LIVE OUT THERE AND I KNOW WHAT NAMELESS IS LIKE. RIGHT? YEAH. AND INDUCED DEMAND IN THIS AREA COULD BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE, NOT ONLY FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE BUT FROM THE CITY PERSPECTIVE AS WELL. RIGHT. SO THAT'S A CONCERN FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. SO IN YOUR HOLISTIC THOUGHT, IF WE CAN MAYBE START TO THINK ABOUT SOME CREATIVE, I THINK MAYOR IS KIND OF HINTING AT THAT SOME CREATIVE AND OPPORTUNE SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THAT INDUCED DEMAND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THERE, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, RIGHT? SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THAT COMMERCIAL RIGHT UP AGAINST NAMELESS. AND SO THAT'S GOING TO JUST PULL PEOPLE IN IF YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE. SO THAT'S GOING TO THAT'S GOING TO CREATE THAT INDUCED DEMAND ON THOSE ROADS. AND I'LL BE FRANK, THEY'RE NOT READY FOR THAT. THEY'RE JUST SIMPLY NOT RIGHT. SO WE CAN LOOK AT THE LONG TERM OF LAKELINE. WE CAN LOOK AT THE LONG TERM OF SAN GABRIEL, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. I THINK THAT'S THE CORRECT PLANNING HERE. BUT THE SHORT TERM IS THE CONCERN, RIGHT? GOING IN OFF OF HERO INTO NAMELESS, EVEN COMING OFF OF LAKELINE, ONTO HERO INTO NAMELESS. THOSE ALL CONTRACT DOWN TO TWO TWO LANES. AND AGAIN, NAMELESS IS NOT PREPARED FOR THIS. WE KNOW OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS COMING TO US FURTHER DOWN, NAMELESS AND YOU STILL. AND YOU'VE GOT THE OFFSHOOT FROM TREVISO AS WELL. SO THAT ROAD IS GOING TO GET A LOT MORE BUSY. AND WE NEED TO BE VERY, VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT HOW WE DO THAT. SO ANY OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT AND PROVIDE US WITH ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS, VERY, VERY OPEN TO HEAR THAT. I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION, OKAY. BUT THAT'S A CONCERN. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY, REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT AS WE GO INTO THESE PROJECTS. BECAUSE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. YOU OPEN THIS UP AND THEN THAT WHOLE SIDE OF LEANDER NOW BECOMES SERVICEABLE AND IS GENERATING REVENUE FOR THE CITY FROM A TAX PERSPECTIVE. 
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
          [5. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.]
WILL PROVIDE THE INVOCATION. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FIRST, LET ME SAY I AM ALWAYS 
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HONORED TO BE ASKED TO PRAY FOR THIS BODY AS I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR EVERYTHING THAT ALL OF YOU DO, AND I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR THE HOURS AND THE HOURS OF TIRELESS WORK THAT YOU WILL EXPEND SO THAT THIS COMMUNITY THRIVES. NEXT WEEK BEGINS THE VERY HOLY TIME FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE CALLED A HIGH HOLY DAYS, STARTS. OUR JEWISH NEW YEAR CULMINATES TEN DAYS LATER WITH OUR DAY OF ATONEMENT. IT'S A TIME WHEN WE REJOICE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US LIFE THIS PAST YEAR, AND WE PRAY FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF LIFE. IT IS ALSO OUR TIME TO ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THE WRONGS WE'VE COMMITTED, TO ASK PARDON AND FORGIVENESS FROM HUMANS, AND TO ASK PARDON AND FORGIVENESS FROM GOD. IT'S A TIME WHEN WE FACE OUR MORTALITY HEAD ON, KNOWING THAT IF WE DON'T ASK FOR THIS FORGIVENESS, WE MIGHT NOT OR SHOULD NOT BE INSCRIBED IN THE BOOK OF LIFE FOR ANOTHER YEAR. THIS HAS BEEN A MOST DIFFICULT WEEK AND A HALF FOR ALL OF US. PRAYER AND CONNECTION WITH FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES IS WHAT SUSTAINS US. 
          WE PRAY GOD OF HOPE. WHEN DESPAIR THREATENS TO OVERWHELM US, REMIND US THAT YOUR PURPOSE IS ALWAYS PREVAIL. STRENGTHEN OUR FAITH TO BELIEVE THAT NEW LIFE CAN BE BORN, EVEN FROM TRAGEDIES. INSPIRE US TO ACTION, TURNING OUR SADNESS INTO COMPASSION, OUR WEARINESS INTO ADVOCACY HELP US TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE, ROOTED IN THE PROMISE THAT YOUR LIGHT WILL ULTIMATELY OVERCOME THE DARKNESS. LORD, PLEASE, PLEASE PROTECT OUR COUNTRY FROM THE DIVISION THAT CHALLENGES OUR ABILITY TO LIVE LIVES THAT IS PLEASING TO YOU. DEFEND THE VULNERABLE AND VOICELESS, AND BRING JUSTICE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED INJUSTICE. WE ARE LIVING THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES, TIMES THAT TEST OUR FAITH IN ALMOST EVERYTHING SACRED. 
          ALWAYS REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR FACES TOWARDS THE SUNSHINE AND THE SHADOWS WILL FALL BEHIND YOU. MAY ALL OF US REMEMBER THAT NONE OF US ARE GOING THROUGH THIS ALONE, AND THAT GOD, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS ALWAYS ACCOMPANY US AND ARE THERE FOR US. A GREAT MAN ONCE SAID, YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD. THAT GREAT MAN WAS GANDHI. SIMPLE YET POIGNANT WORDS AS APPLICABLE TODAY AS THEY WERE WHEN HE SAID THEM. AND DEAR LORD, AGAIN WE ASK THAT THE DIVISIVENESS AND ANGER WE SEE ALL AROUND US BE SOFTENED BY YOUR LOVE. LORD, WE NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER NOW. GOD, WE ARE SO BLESSED THAT EVERY DAY OUR FLAG FLIES OVER THE LAND OF THE FREE. IT IS BECAUSE THE ACTIONS AND VALOR OF THE BRAVE. WE LOVE OUR COUNTRY AND WE HONOR OUR VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY. OUR POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, CMS, AND ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. WE LOVE THEM WITH AN EXTRA MEASURE OF LOVE BECAUSE THEY RUN TOWARDS THE DANGER, NOT FROM IT. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF ALL THEIR SELFLESS ACTIONS AND DEVOTION TO THIS LAND THAT WE SIT HERE TODAY, FREE AND IN PEACE AND ABLE TO RETURN TO OUR HOMES THIS EVENING, TO OUR OFFERS. OFFICERS. I SEE CHIEF MINTON BACK THERE AND ALL OF OUR OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. YOU ARE THE REAL LIFE HEROES OF OUR TIME. WE THANK YOU FOR DOING A THANKLESS JOB. WE THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR STREETS SAFE. SAFE FOR US, SAFE FOR OUR CHILDREN. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN TOMORROW. FOR GOD IS GUIDING US, GUIDED US HOW TO LIVE TODAY. AND WE THANK OUR LORD OUR GOD FOR ALL WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN. MAY GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY AND OUR FAMILIES, AND MAY YOU, LORD, BLESS OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TONIGHT AND ALWAYS. AND AS ALWAYS, I CLOSE TO REMIND US IN OUR JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS WE ARE MORE ALIKE THAN NOT. FROM THE BOOK OF NUMBERS, FROM THE BIBLE, THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE. 
          YOU ARE. MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU THE ADONAI. THE. WHO, NECA. AND MAY THE LIGHT OF GOD SHINE UPON YOU. AND MAY GOD BE GRACIOUS UNTO YOU. YE SAW ADONAI. THEY ARE SAME. LET SHALOM, AND MAY THE PRESENCE OF GOD, PRESENCE OF GOD, BE WITH US AND GIVE US PEACE. HAZAK HAZAK HAZAK JUSTICE, JUSTICE, MAY WE PURSUE, AND MAY WE FIND STRENGTH, AND MAY WE STRENGTHEN 
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ONE ANOTHER. AND LET US SAY IN THE GOD'S NAME, AMEN, AMEN. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR. TEXAS FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS 111, ONE. INDIVISIBLE. RABBI, IF YOU COULD STAY THERE FOR JUST ONE SECOND, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE YOU BEFORE THE MEETING. THANK YOU. IT IS SUCH A TREAT WHEN YOU COME IN AND YOUR VOICE IS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS VERY POIGNANT TONIGHT, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY HONOR TWO YOUNG PEOPLE THAT RAN TOWARDS DANGER. 
          SO IT'S PERFECT FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JONATHAN. ALL RIGHT. 
          [6. Roll Call.]
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHEN CHANG, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID MCDONALD HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM NICOLE THOMPSON, PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW NODDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS HERE. MAYOR CHRISTINE DELLA HERE. QUORUM IS PRESENT. CITY 
          [7. 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.]]
COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. NON-AGENDA ITEM. PUBLIC COMMENTS. FOR ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA, I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE AGENDA ITEM AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. INDIVIDUALS WHO SUBMITTED COMMENTS VIA THE WEBSITE HAVE HAD ALL OF THAT SENT TO THE COUNCIL IN ADVANCE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. SO FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU CAN COME UP AND SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. BUT WE CANNOT HAVE A BACK AND FORTH. THAT IS YOUR TIME TO TALK TO US. I HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TONIGHT, REBECCA HAMILTON. YEAH, COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING, MISS HAMILTON. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS REBECCA HAMILTON. I LIVE AT TWO, THREE, ONE TWO MAXWELL DRIVE IN COLD SPRING SUBDIVISION. I'M OKAY. I'LL JUST START. I WROTE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS LAST WEEK WHILE IN A CROSSWALK WHERE ARTISAN SPRINGS IN THE CROSSING AT CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY. MY SON WAS HIT BY A CAR. I'M JUST NERVOUS. IT SOUNDS WAY WORSE THAN IT IS, BUT I HOPE IT CAUGHT YOUR ATTENTION. IF I COULD ASK, I WOULD WONDER WHAT YOUR FIRST THOUGHT WAS. WHAT? WHAT DID YOU IMAGINE? THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT WHEN I GOT THAT CALL. SO I'M HERE TO ASK ALL OF YOU TO JOIN THE CITIZENS OF COLD SPRINGS AND CRYSTAL FALLS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. YOU GUYS DO HAVE THAT AUTHORITY. EVEN IF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT TELL YOU WE NEED MORE STAFF. MAYBE WE NEED PART TIME STAFF. YOU GUYS HAVE THAT AUTHORITY. AND SOMETIMES CITY CITY WORKERS DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY CAN PUT SOMETHING BEFORE YOU. THEY'RE TRYING TO BE VERY FIDUCIARY AND IT'S HONORABLE, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. 
          I TALKED TO YOUR STREETS DEPARTMENT AFTER THAT. I THINK THEY WENT OUT AND LOOKED. BUT THE CRITICAL TIME IS DURING SCHOOL. I'VE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL SPEEDERS DURING SCHOOL SCHOOL ZONE TIME AND THEY BLOW THROUGH IT EVEN EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT THE SCHOOL ZONE PEOPLE ARE SPEEDING THROUGH TO WHERE TRAFFIC DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO CROSS OVER. THAT IS WHY THERE ARE SO MANY ACCIDENTS. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO ASK OR TO TO SUBMIT A PR TO FIND OUT HOW MANY CRASHES HAVE HAPPENED IN THAT AREA, BUT YOU GUYS PROBABLY CAN. YOU WON'T HAVE TO WAIT TEN DAYS. THEY'LL PROBABLY GIVE IT TO YOU IN ONE. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TOOLS SUCH AS NEW NEWSFLASHES YOU GUYS HAVE THAT. IT CAN BE SPECIFIC TO OUR LITTLE AREA AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DRIVING DOWN CRYSTAL FALLS TO GET TO THE RONALD REAGAN. SORRY, I'M NEW HERE. SO THERE'S MORE COPS, RAISED CROSSWALKS, BORDER BOULDER STOP SIGNS, UNDULATING ROAD BUMPS, WHICH I GUESS ARE THE LITTLE HUMPS THAT PEOPLE FEEL. AND THE MOST LOGICAL STANDARD TRAFFIC IS THE MOST LOGICAL WOULD BE STANDARD TRAFFIC INTERSECTION LIGHTS. I KNOW IT SOUNDS ABSURD BECAUSE THOSE ROADS ARE VERY SMALL AND IT'S KIND OF WEIRD, BUT I DON'T. I THINK THREE KIDS GOT HIT BY A CAR ON A BIKE THIS SCHOOL YEAR, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW. AND AND MY SON WAS HIT BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD A VERY CLEAR VIEW. THERE WAS A STOP SIGN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. HE WAS ON HIS BIKE, MAYBE GOING FAST, BUT THERE WAS A CLEAR VIEW AND I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR HIM. I DON'T THINK HE WAS GOING THAT FAST. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. PEOPLE WERE RUNNING THE STOP SIGNS. ANYWAY. YOU YOU GUYS DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY. MY KID ONLY LOST HIS BIKE, BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO TO GET FURTHER WITH SOME OTHER KID, SO I DID MY THREE. 
          SORRY. I'M SO NERVOUS. YOU DID WONDERFUL. REALLY QUICK. IS HE OKAY? YEAH. HE'S FINE. HE JUST 
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HAD SOME BRUISING FROM THE BIKE THING. YEAH, AND IT WAS LOW SPEED RIGHT ON RIGHT AFTER THE STOP SIGN. SO I GUESS I DON'T THINK THEY STOPPED, SO I'M SO GLAD HE'S OKAY. THANK YOU. WE CAN'T HAVE A DIALOG ABOUT THIS, BUT IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT, IF YOU COULD GIVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO THE CITY SECRETARY. I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU TOMORROW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYBODY WANTS TO COME UP AND SPEAK FOR? JUST ONE. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE DONE WITH NON-AGENDA ITEMS MOVING INTO 
          [8. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors.Jason Schauble and Aryanna Moreno Certificate of Recognition Proclamation recognizing Senior Center Awareness Month (September)Proclamation recognizing Emergency Preparedness Month (September)]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND VISITORS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM PARKS TO COME ASSIST US WITH OUR CERTIFICATES FOR JASON AND ARIANA. PLEASE. THERE WE GO. 
          GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR AND EVERYBODY ELSE. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. SO I AM SO HONORED TO BE PRESENTING THESE TWO AWARDS TO JASON. JASON, WHAT'S YOUR SCHAUBLE. YES. SCHAUBLE. YES. THANK YOU. AND ARIANA MORENO, YOUR COURAGE AND QUICK THINKING AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF OTHERS DURING THE JULY 29TH, 2025 ROBIN BLEDSOE INCIDENT ARE A TRUE REFLECTION OF YOUR HEART. FOR THE SERVICE, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR ALL YOU DID. THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TODAY THESE PLAQUES FOR Y'ALL WANT TO SHOW EVERYBODY BEAUTIFUL AWARDS. THANK YOU. 
          IS IT OKAY IF I. YES ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT. YOU ALL ARE SOME OF OUR LIFEGUARDS AT THE POOL. HOW OLD ARE YOU? I'M 15. WOW. YOU GUYS ARE 15. SO A LOT OF YOU PROBABLY HEARD A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THAT WE HAD A SHOOTING IN ROBIN BLEDSOE PARK, AND THESE TWO LIFEGUARDS RAN TO HELP THE GENTLEMAN WHO WAS SHOT. YEAH. 
          AND AS A PARENT, WHEN I FOUND OUT YOU DID THAT, I WAS SO PROUD OF YOU AND SO SCARED AT THE SAME TIME. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. YES. 
          YOU HAVE CERTIFICATES FOR YOU, BUT YOUR YOUR PISTOLS, THEY'RE MUCH NICER. SO WE WOULD JUST LOVE TO COME DOWN AND SHAKE YOUR HANDS AND TAKE A PHOTO, IF THAT'S OKAY. NO. THAT'S. WE ALL WANT TO BE DOING THIS. 
          SO. JUST SMILE AND SAY. GOOD. 
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YOUR PARENTS HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB. THANKS, GUYS. UP NEXT WE HAVE. A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SENIOR CENTER AWARENESS MONTH. DO YOU KNOW. 
          THANKS. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS SENIOR CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION SERVE AS A VIBRANT COMMUNITY, HUBS THAT CONNECT OLDER ADULTS TO SERVICES, ENRICHING PROGRAMS AND MEANINGFUL SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER WILL EXEMPLIFY THIS MISSION BY OFFERING A WELCOMING SPACE WHERE OLDER RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN A WIDE ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS. AND WHEREAS, SENIOR CENTERS EMPOWER OLDER ADULTS TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT, ACTIVE AND CONNECTED, HEREBY ENHANCING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE VITALITY OF OUR CITY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEANDER RECOGNIZES THE INVALUABLE ROLE OF SENIOR CENTERS IN PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING, REDUCING ISOLATION AND FOSTERING INTERGENERATIONAL UNDERSTANDING. AND WHEREAS SENIOR CENTER AWARENESS MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OLDER ADULTS AND THE DEDICATED FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER CARING PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRISTINE DELISLE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LEANDER, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2025 AS SENIOR CENTER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF LEANDER AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE THE OLDER ADULTS WHO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM STAFF TO TALK ABOUT THE SENIOR CENTER? OKAY, I GUESS IT'S ON US. WE TOOK A FIELD TRIP TO THE SENIOR CENTER RIGHT BEFORE THIS, AND IT IS COMING ALONG BEAUTIFULLY. WE'RE TARGETING A AN EARLY NOVEMBER OPENING, BUT YOU CAN DRIVE BY IT ON MUNICIPAL. THE WALLS ARE UP. IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. OKAY. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH. 
          WE'RE READY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, ALSO KNOWN AS COG, IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF OF THE STATE SERVING BASTROP, BLANCO, BURNET, CALDWELL, FAYETTE, HAYS, LEE, LLANO, TRAVIS, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. 
          AND WHEREAS THE STATE OF TEXAS HISTORICALLY LEADS THE NATION IN THE NUMBER OF FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTERS, BE THEY NATURAL HAZARDS, TECHNOLOGICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, OR HUMAN CAUSED, AND WHEREAS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CAPCOA TO INFORM AND EDUCATE RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION TO BE MORE PREPARED BY DEVELOPING THE CAPABILITIES NEEDED TO PREVENT, PROTECT AGAINST, RESPOND TO, RECOVER FROM AND MITIGATE AGAINST ALL THREATS AND HAZARDS. AND WHEREAS PREPAREDNESS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY RESIDENT OF THE CATALOG TEN COUNTY REGION, AND WHEREAS PREPAREDNESS IS A NATIONAL PRIORITY WITH THE GOAL OF SHARED SAFETY AND RESILIENCE, AND WHEREAS, PERSONAL, BUSINESS, ANIMAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS MAY SERVE TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS INCIDENTS, EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS IN THE REGION. AND WHEREAS, THE CAPCO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AND ARE ASKED TO REVIEW PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION AT READY.GOV AND TO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS VIA WARREN, CENTRAL TEXAS TO BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PREPARED. THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED. I, MAYOR CHRISTINE DELISLE, DO HEREBY DECLARE SEPTEMBER 25TH AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN. GO TO ONE CENTRAL TEXAS ORG TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERTS AND WORK AS A TEAM TOWARDS THAT END. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. SO FIRST OFF, LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF. MY NAME IS ROSNER. I'M THE ASSISTANT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR HERE. SO FIRST I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL AND OUR CITY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT OUR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. JUST WANT TO GIVE OUT A COUPLE POINTERS. SO WE MENTIONED THE CENTRAL TEXAS.ORG. WE ASKED STRONGLY ASKED ALL RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR THAT. YOU CAN PUT MULTIPLE ADDRESSES. SO INCLUDING YOUR YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE YOUR PLACE OF BUSINESS OR PLACE OF WORK, PLACE OF WORSHIP. YOU CAN ALSO PUT A FAMILY MEMBER IF YOU HAVE A LIKE FAMILY MEMBER WHO LIVES IN THE AREA. SO YOU CAN PUT UP THE FIVE ADDRESSES AND YOU'LL 
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GET THOSE EMERGENCY ALERTS FOR THAT. SO WE STRONGLY URGE THAT. ALSO, WE URGE THAT YOU VISIT READY.GOV FOR FREE RESOURCES. THEY HAVE SAMPLE PLANS THAT YOU CAN USE. AND WE URGE EVERYBODY TO HAVE A PLAN WITH THEIR WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE IS AWARE OF THE PLAN AND WHAT TO DO TO ACT WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS. AND THEN LASTLY, ON READY.GOV, THERE ARE SAMPLES OF WHAT TO PUT IN A KIT, AND WE ASK EVERYBODY TO TAKE THE TIME TO BUILD A KIT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSES, FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. SAME APPLIES FOR YOUR PLACE OF BUSINESS AND WORSHIP AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER NINE STAFF REPORTS. FIRST UP IS INTRODUCTION OF AMY MILLER 
          [9. Staff ReportsIntroduction of Amy Miller, appointed as Library Director.Introduction of Michael Riley, appointed as Director of Streets and Drainage.  Introduction of Kenley Crowder, appointed as Director of Utilities.Water Update including current water usage and lake levels.Capital Improvement Project Update: Senior Center (CIP P.6) including construction update and timeline for completion.]
APPOINTED AS LIBRARY DIRECTOR. THANKS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. IT IS MY GREATEST HONOR TO PRESENT AMY MILLER TO CITY COUNCIL FOR AFFIRMATION. AS OUR NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR. AMY BRINGS A WEALTH OF OF EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE TO OUR LIBRARY AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. 25 YEARS JUST OVER. YEAH, IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES. THAT'S ALMOST A QUARTER CENTURY. 
          DID YOU KNOW THAT? RIGHT? IT IS. SOUNDS IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD, HEALTHY AMOUNT. SHE HAS BEEN IN MULTIPLE BRANCHES, SEVERAL BRANCHES IN SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS IN LAMARQUE AND IN GALVESTON COUNTY. SO SHE SHE COMES WITH DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE WORKING OTHER PLACES. AND WE'RE EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY GLAD TO HAVE HER HERE. SO, AMY, WOULD YOU CARE TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS? ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M REALLY EXCITED. THRILLED TO BE YOUR NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER. I COME FROM GALVESTON COUNTY, AND I'M IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING RELOCATED HERE, BUT I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH THE STAFF FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO AS THE INTERIM LIBRARY DIRECTOR, REALLY ENJOYING THAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOU AND CONTINUING MY SERVICE HERE AT THE CITY OF LEANDER. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. AND WE THINK YOU'LL LIKE THE WEATHER BETTER THAN GALVESTON. INTRODUCTION OF MICHAEL RILEY, APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF STREETS AND DRAINAGE. THANK YOU, MR. RILEY. THERE HE IS. THANK YOU, MR. ROBERTSON. GOOD, GOOD. MR. RILEY COMES TO US WITH 25 YEARS. NO, I'M KIDDING, I'M KIDDING, I'M KIDDING. I'M TEASING, I'M TEASING, I'M TEASING YOU. I WANTED TO USE THE QUARTER CENTURY JOKE AGAIN. I'LL SAY THAT FOR KINDLING, I GUESS. SO WE, IN OUR BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH A LOT OF GROWTH AND EXPANSION IN OUR OPERATIONS. PUBLIC WORKS IS AN AREA THAT IS CRITICAL TO US AS WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW AND EVOLVE TO MEET THESE MASSIVE, EXPANDING NEEDS THAT ARE OUT THERE. AS PART OF THAT REORGANIZATION, WE LOOKED AT SOME RECLASSIFICATIONS. MR. RILEY IS ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT I'M PRESENTING TO COUNCIL FOR RATIFICATION OF HIS RECLASSIFICATION FROM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TO DIRECTOR. 
          HE WOULD OVERSEE OUR STREETS AND DRAINAGE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT MICHAEL. HE HAS 21 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC WORKS. 15 HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF LEANDER. HE SERVED MULTIPLE ROLES HERE, MOVING UP THROUGH OUR ORGANIZATION. IN SO DOING, HE HAS EXHIBITED LEADERSHIP, MENTORSHIP. HE'S DEVELOPED AND TRAINED HIGHLY EFFECTIVE CREWS THAT HAVE WORKED THROUGH HERE. HE HAS SERVED US. HE HAS BEEN A LEADER IN ADDRESSING MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS AND LEADING US THROUGH THAT EFFECTIVELY, MAKING SURE WE GOT REIMBURSEMENT AND AND DOING IT IN A VERY COST EFFECTIVE MANNER. 
          SO IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT MR. RILEY AND REQUEST THAT YOU AFFIRM HIS PROMOTION TO DIRECTOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE ALLISON, THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE YOU ALL PLACED IN ME WITH THIS PROMOTION. I TRULY, I'M TRULY HONORED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE SERVING IN THIS NEW CAPACITY AND ALSO MY TEAM, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT A TEAM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ONLY SO GOOD. SO MY TEAM IS A BIG PART. THIS IS RESPONSIBILITY I TAKE SERIOUSLY, AND I'M COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THE VALUES OF THE CITY AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COUNCIL, STAFF, THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE WE KEEP MOVING IN A FORWARD DIRECTION. AND JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M GLAD TO, YOU KNOW, BE HERE IN LEANDER. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE 
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YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. I THINK THIS IS VERY WELL DESERVED. AND FOR OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. RILEY IS A FAVORITE, I THINK, AMONG RESIDENTS AND ALSO FROM SOME OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY ALWAYS HAVE REALLY GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU. I'M SEEING A THUMBS UP IN THE BACK. DENISE. NICE. SO THIS IS WELL DESERVED. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. INTRODUCTION OF KENLEY CROWDER APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES. OH, HELLO MR. CROWDER, SIR. SO AGAIN, AS PART OF OUR REORGANIZATION PROCESS, THE PUBLIC WORKS BRANCH INCLUDES ALSO OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER OPERATIONS. MR. CROWDER HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY FOR 27 YEARS. I GUESS PLUS, THAT'S MORE THAN A QUARTER CENTURY. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. SO HE HAS BEEN MANAGING OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER OPERATIONS WITH A STAFF OF 41 OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, JUST TO KIND OF REINFORCE WHAT THAT MEANS. 
          THAT'S TWO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, THE LEANDER 2243 WASTEWATER PLANT, THE TREVISO RECLAMATION PLANT, COLLABORATING WITH THE BRRA FOR THE CITY SANDY CREEK WATER TREATMENT PLANT. HE'S ALSO ON THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE FOR THE BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY, BCR, AS WELL AS FOR THE THE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM. SO HE HAS A LOT OF HATS THAT HE'S WEARING. DOING A LOT OF THINGS HAS STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE. HE'S BEEN CRITICAL IN A LOT OF OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH REGARD TO DOING STRATEGIC PLANNING, GETTING READY BUDGETS, PREPARING, WORKING ACTIVELY TO DEVELOP A BRAND NEW CIP FOR THE CITY. SO HE'S INSTRUMENTAL TO WHAT WE DO. HE'S INSTRUMENTAL TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AND HE'S A FOUNDATIONAL PIECE FOR US MOVING ON TO THE FUTURE. SO AT PRESENT, MR. CROWDER. I TRIED TO HAVE IT MEMORIZED, BUT I COULDN'T DO IT, SO I APOLOGIZE. SO MAYOR, COUNCIL AND LEANDER LEADERSHIP TEAM, I AM TRULY BLESSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY THAT THE TRUST YOU HAVE PLACED IN ME TO OVERSEE AND GUIDE THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT. I ALSO WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND MY DEDICATED FIELD STAFF. 
          WITHOUT MY FIELD STAFF CREW, MY SUPERINTENDENTS, MY FOREMAN'S, MY CREW LEADERS, ALL THOSE GUYS OPERATORS, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO THANK YOU TO THOSE GUYS. THEY'RE DEDICATED. AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THIS CITY IS MAKING LEANDER NOT ONLY A SPECIAL PLACE TO WORK, BUT TO LIVE IN. I AM COMMITTED TO CONTINUE OUR WORK TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. 
          OUR MAIN FOCUS WILL BE NOT ONLY TO ENHANCE OUR PUBLIC SERVICES, BUT TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE AND TO CONNECT WITH OUR CITIZENS. I AM THRILLED BY THE PROSPECT OF WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER TO ENSURE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER AND ITS CITIZENS. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, I APPRECIATE IT. WE ARE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU. MR. CROWDER, VERY QUICKLY. 
          CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OVER THE YEARS, MISS ELLISON MANY TIMES HAS REFERENCED YOU AND IN TEACHING ME THINGS ABOUT WATER AND WHENEVER THERE'S A CRISIS. 
          AND SO I KNOW WE DON'T INTERFACE AS MUCH, BUT I KNOW FROM MISS ELLISON THAT YOU ARE INCREDIBLY SOLID. AND I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE ON OUR WATER SITUATION BECAUSE WE NEED SOLID PEOPLE. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE ON TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATE SENIOR CENTER, CIP P6, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION WATER. I DID MISS WATER. I'M SORRY. 
          SPEAKING OF MISS ELLISON, GOOD EVENING. WATER UPDATE INCLUDING CURRENT WATER USAGE AND LAKE LEVELS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MISS ELLISON, GOOD EVENING. AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WATER FROM KINLEY, TOO, SO I THINK HE SHOULD GIVE THIS UPDATE FROM NOW ON. I THOUGHT YOU ONLY SENT HIM IN ON BAD NIGHTS, RIGHT? YEAH, I WANTED TO START WITH THE INFLOWS THAT CAME INTO LAKES TRAVIS AND BUCHANAN, WHICH MAKE UP OUR WATER SOURCE. OBVIOUSLY, AUGUST HAS BEEN A LOT DRIER THAN JULY. IT'S AT ABOUT 57,000 ACRE FEET, WHICH IS, I'M SORRY, 23,000 ACRE FEET, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF OF THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE. SO DROUGHT OF RECORD IS RIGHT AROUND 5000. IT'S SHOWN IN THAT DARK BLUE. AND THEN THE MAGENTA IS THE THE CURRENT INFLOWS. SO AGAIN, NOT AS DRASTIC AS JULY AND A LITTLE BIT BACK. BACK TO NORMAL. 
          SIMILARLY THE LAKE LEVELS AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE HAVE DROPPED IN AUGUST AS, AS THEY TYPICALLY DO IN THE HOT, DRY SUMMER. WE STARTED OFF THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST AT ABOUT 95% FULL BETWEEN THE TWO LAKES, AND CURRENTLY THEY WERE AT ABOUT 92%. SO ABOUT 1.8 MILLION ACRE 
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FEET. THE RED LINE AT THE BOTTOM KIND OF SHOWS THE TREND. IF WE WOULD PROJECT KIND OF ON THAT, THAT DOWNWARD NO RAIN TREND. AND THEN IF CONDITIONS ARE VERY WET, WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY GET UP TO A CONSERVATION POOL LEVEL AT 2 MILLION ACRE FEET. COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO. THE TWO LAKES WERE AT 56% CAPACITY. SO OBVIOUSLY A BIG JUMP WITH THOSE JULY RAINS. 
          I MENTIONED. WE'RE SITTING AT ABOUT 92% ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, LOOKING AT THE DROUGHT OR THE SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS. REALLY NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY FROM LAST MONTH, SO I'LL TRY TO ZOOM IN. IT'S KIND OF TINY. SO WILLIAMSON WAS RIGHT HERE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. ABOUT THE SAME HERE. PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANTLY IS THE BASIN IS STILL OUT OF DROUGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY RAIN. SO THAT MAY CONTINUE TO CREEP BACK TO THOSE KIND OF MODERATE DROUGHT LEVELS IF WE DON'T SEE ANY RAINS. OCTOBER IS TYPICALLY ONE OF OUR RAINY MONTHS. SO WE'LL SEE KIND OF HOW WE TREND AS WE AS WE FINISH OUT SEPTEMBER AND GO INTO OCTOBER, OUR WATER USAGE FOR AUGUST. AUGUST IS USUALLY OUR PEAK, AND WE DID SEE OUR PEAK IN AUGUST. ON AUGUST 12TH, WE HIT 19.68, I BELIEVE SIX 8 MILLION GALLONS. PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT WE SAW IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS 19.44. SO PRETTY SIMILAR TRENDS. IT'S PRETTY TYPICAL FOR US ABOUT THAT SECOND TO THIRD WEEK OF AUGUST TO TO HIT OUR PEAK, OUR AVERAGE DAY THIS LAST MONTH WAS ABOUT 17.6. THAT WAS HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS ABOUT 16. SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE HAD SOME RAINS YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HERE, BUT ABOUT FIVE INCHES OF RAIN LAST YEAR. THIS THIS AUGUST WE ONLY HAD ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN. SO THIS GRAPHIC BREAKS IT DOWN BY THE TWO PLANTS. THE SANDY CREEK PLANT IS SHOWN IN BLUE AND THE PLANT IS IN GREEN. SO THOSE ARE THE PRODUCTION OF EACH EACH OF THE DAYS. IT'S KIND OF THAT 7030 SPLIT. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT WHERE 70% OF OUR WATER COMES FROM AND ABOUT 30 FROM SANDY CREEK. SO UP AT THE TOP IS THE TEMPERATURE. 
          IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT IN THE HIGH 90S, AS WE ALL KNOW, IN AUGUST. AND WE SAW JUST A COUPLE LITTLE BLIPS OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. THE LAST THING I HAVE IS OUR CONNECTIONS. 
          WE FROM AUGUST OF LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, WE GREW BY ABOUT 4.6%, PROBABLY ONE OF THE SMALLEST NUMBERS I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. SO WE HAD ABOUT 1400, ALMOST 1500 EXTRA CONNECTIONS OR ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS THAT WERE ADDED TO OUR SYSTEM FROM LAST YEAR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I HAVE QUESTIONS. YES, WE HAVE TWO BIG PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE SOON. WE DO. SO SANDY CREEK IS WRAPPING UP BCR WAY. PHASE 1D IS ESSENTIALLY ONLINE. THEY STILL HAVE SOME PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, COMMISSIONING AND STARTUP THAT THEY NEED LIKE A 30 DAY TEST PERIOD. SO THEY CAN'T QUITE SAY IT'S ONLINE YET, BUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, ABLE TO MAKE WATER. SO BETWEEN THOSE TWO PROJECTS, WE WILL SEE AN EXTRA 7 MILLION GALLONS A DAY CAPACITY, TREATMENT CAPACITY. SO SANDY CREEK WILL PROBABLY FINISH UP HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE HAVE A COUPLE I THINK WE HAVE A TIE IN COMING IN THE LAST END OF THIS MONTH. SO WE'RE WRAPPING WRAPPING THEM UP. SO I REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST PUT TOGETHER ALL THE PLANS AND IT SEEMED LIKE 2025. YEAH. WELL AND IT SEEMED LIKE WE WERE NEVER GOING TO GET HERE. AND SO TIME HAS FLOWN AND WE'RE STILL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL HANGING RIGHT AT THAT 19, 20 MILLION GALLON. SO IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOME BREATHING ROOM A LITTLE BIT OF BREATHING ROOM. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, MA'AM. 
          CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATE SENIOR CENTER CIP SIX, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION UPDATE AND TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION WITH CIP PROJECT MANAGER ALABASTRO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. GOOD EVENING TODD. YOU MISSED THE RAVE THAT WE HAD. UPDATE OR SO RIGHT NOW IS YOU ALL SAW WE HAVE A LOT OF DOORS AND FRAMES GOING ON IN PROGRESS. THE CEILINGS ARE GOING IN, A LOT OF DUCTWORK IS BEING SEALED. FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM IS GOING IN. OUR NETWORK CABLING IS ALSO BEING PULLED AND INSTALLED. SITE SIDEWALKS ARE BEING FORMED. WE'RE TARGETING THE POOR. SOME OF THEM TOMORROW PENDING INSPECTION APPROVAL. AND ALSO A LOT OF THE WALLS WERE ACTUALLY ALREADY PRIMED THAT YOU ALL SAW TONIGHT. SO SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT THESE WERE A COUPLE DAYS OLD, BUT SO SOME OF THIS IS A LITTLE BIT NEWER THAN WHAT YOU ALL SAW TODAY, IS A LITTLE BIT NEWER 
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THAN SOME OF THESE. THE BACK EXTERIOR, THE INTERIORS, THE LOBBY, THE CORRIDORS, THE ROOFING IS IN PLACE, ELECTRICIANS WORKING ON OUR SECONDARY SYSTEM, POWER TO THE BUILDING. SO THEY'RE THEY HAVE THAT COMPLETED. A LOT OF THE ROOMS HAVE PRIMED. TAPE FLOATED. 
          AND KIND OF THE BIG SHOT OF THE FACILITY KIND OF FROM A SEMI AERIAL VIEW. ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL. NO. THANK YOU FOR THE TOUR TODAY. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. YOU'RE WELCOME. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE IT COMING ALIVE. THERE WAS SOME PEOPLE THAT BROKE IN AND GRAFFITIED THE PLACE ON ONE PARTICULAR WALL. SO. OH OH NO. YOU STILL HAVE. GOOD JOB. I'M GLAD YOU ALL ENJOYED THE TOUR. 
          [ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]
THANK YOU. YOU KNOW. AWESOME. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TEN THROUGH 23 AS AN ACTION ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 
          [24. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-25-0173 to amend the current zoning of SFR-2-A (Single-Family Rural) to SFR-3-A (Single-Family Rural) on one (1) parcel of land 1.01 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R570333; and more commonly known as 2700 Monte Ranch Trail, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-25-0173 as described above.]
INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM 24 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONING CASE Z-250173 TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF SFR TO A SINGLE FAMILY. RURAL TO SFR THREE A SINGLE FAMILY RURAL ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND 1.01 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE, AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ZONING CASE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2700 MONTE RANCH TRAIL. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE GREATWOOD SUBDIVISION AND IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RURAL. THE ZONING ORDINANCE OFFERS DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SITE COMPONENTS. THE SITE COMPONENT DETERMINES WHAT CAN HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING, SO WHEN YOU SEE RESIDENTIAL, USUALLY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SHED. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT OR ANY ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. SO IN THIS CASE THEY'RE LIMITED TO A TYPE TWO SITE COMPONENT. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY DECIDED TO EXPAND THE USE ON HIS PROPERTY AS SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND A SWIMMING POOL, CANOPIES A KITCHEN, AND HE HAS EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE. SO HE'S HERE TODAY TO REQUEST A TYPE THREE SITE COMPONENT TO ALLOW FOR LARGER ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. THESE BUILDINGS, SEVERAL OF THEM, WERE BUILT WITHOUT PERMITS, AND THERE IS A MUNICIPAL COURT CASE WHERE HE WAS TASKED WITH COMING FORWARD WITH COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY ORDINANCES. SO ONE OF THE STEPS WAS TO REQUEST A ZONING CHANGE. AND IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE ZONING CHANGE, HIS NEXT STEP IS TO FINALIZE THE BUILDING PERMITS. THIS WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND DURING THEIR MEETING, WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION WITH THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS. 
          THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND TO DENY THE REQUEST, AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPLICANT. OKAY. I SAY HE'S HERE. OH, THERE HE IS. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. HELLO, MY NAME IS JESSE DIAZ. I'M THE OWNER AT. I HATE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. I'M SORRY. AT 2700 RANCH TRAIL. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A BIGGER ROOF OVER THE KITCHEN AREA. THAT'S REALLY ALL I'M TRYING TO DO. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT, I MEAN. I DON'T KNOW, THAT WOULD BE IT, I GUESS, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT I COULD DO RIGHT NOW WITH MY WITHIN MY ZONE. I WANT TO EXPAND OVER TOWARDS THE RIGHT. BY THE STAIRS, I GUESS. OVER OVER THE FLOWERS. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO POINT WITH THIS, BUT THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WOULD ALL IT WOULD BE JUST GET AN EXTRA SHADE OVER THAT, BECAUSE I ENDED UP DOING THE GRILLING AREA AT THE VERY CORNER OF THAT OF THAT AREA. SO I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SHADE. IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE CAN'T HAVE ANY BACK. OH, THIS IS ALL YOUR PRESENTATION OKAY. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN WE GET TOGETHER. I MEAN I TRAVEL A LOT, BUT WHEN I'M HOME, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN. I'LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT TO THAT. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY ALL IT IS. I FEEL. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S IT. I MEAN, THE NEIGHBORS COMPLAIN ABOUT MY 
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PARTIES. MY PARTIES HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF HAND. BUT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STRUCTURE ITSELF. THAT'S I FEEL LIKE THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS WHO SUBMITTED CARDS. FIRST ONE IS ROLANDO PONCE. 
          GOOD EVENING, MR. PONCE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS ROLANDO PONCE. I LIVE AT 2720 MONTE RANCH TRAIL, GREATWOOD SUBDIVISION, HERE WITH MY WIFE, LUCY. TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY POSITION OF BEING AGAINST THE ZONING CHANGE. REQUEST FOR Z 25 0173. THE INTENT IS FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE CHANGED FROM SFR TWO A TO SFR THREE, A DESIGNATION. IN TALKING WITH MANY NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE 500 FOOT OF 2700 MONTE RANCH TRAIL AND OTHERS THAT LIVE BEYOND THE 500 FOOT. I DID NOT TALK TO ONE RESIDENT THAT IS IN FAVOR OF THIS CHANGE. I DID SUBMIT A DOCUMENT ONLINE THAT YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE. MANY OF THE RESIDENTS OF GREATWOOD ESTATES MOVED TO THE SUBDIVISION BECAUSE OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE AREA AND THE ZONING DISTRICT. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ADHERES TO SFR TWO A AS PER THE CITY OF LEANDER WEBSITE, IT STATES THE OVERVIEW OF SFR TWO ZONING, WHICH GREATWOOD IS ZONED, IS INTENDED TO PRESERVE THE RURAL RURAL CHARACTER WITH LARGER SIZE LOTS. ALL LOTS IN GREATWOOD ARE ONE ACRE. THE PURPOSE OF SFR TWO ZONING IS TO MAINTAIN AND PROTECT THE CITY'S SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES IN AREAS WITH LARGER LOTS, ENSURING RURAL CHARACTER IS PRESERVED. THAT'S ON YOUR WEBSITE. SFR THREE ZONING CAN CHANGE THE OVERVIEW AND THE PURPOSE. FOR A PROJECT TO GET THIS FAR, WITH NO REGARD TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE ESTHETICS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE AFFECTED RESIDENTS OF GREATWOOD IS ALARMING. APPROVING THIS REQUEST IS AN EASY THING TO DO. 
          SAYING NO IS OFTEN A HARD THING TO DO, AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THE AFFECTED NEIGHBORS AND MANY THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD DO NOT SUPPORT THIS REQUEST. I'M ASKING THIS COUNCIL TO UPHOLD UPHOLD THE RULES FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST ONE PROPERTY OWNER. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. HAVE A NICE EVENING. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, WE'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z-250173. AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT AND ALSO SUBMITTED COMMENTS ONLINE. BY MY COUNT, THAT WAS 38 FOLKS THAT SENT IN COMMENTS AGAINST THIS REZONING. AND I JUST WANT TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS TO OUR OUR STAFF IF IF THEY'RE ABLE TO. ROBIN, CAN I ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS? ROBIN, IS IT CORRECT THAT THE HOMEOWNER BUILT SEVERAL OF THESE STRUCTURES ALREADY WITHOUT SUBMITTING THE PROPER PERMITS? CORRECT. AND EARLIER YOU SAID THAT CURRENTLY THEY'RE ALSO IN MUNICIPAL COURT, CORRECT. THANK YOU. PAGE, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE RANGE OF POTENTIAL FEES WOULD BE AGAINST THE HOMEOWNER IN MUNICIPAL COURT? SO I THINK THE RANGE BASED ON THE THERE ARE SEVERAL TICKETS THAT WERE ISSUED. I THINK THE RANGE OF FINE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE IS EITHER BETWEEN 0 TO $500 OR ZERO TO TO 2000, DEPENDING ON THE CODE SECTION THAT WAS CITED. IS THAT PER CITATION OR IT'D BE PER CITATION? GREAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? DOES I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, ROBIN. SO IF WE DENY THIS WHAT HAPPENS? SO IF YOU DENY THIS, I BELIEVE THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP TWO OF THE BUILDINGS. I THINK ONE OF THEM WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED, BUT I THINK TWO OF THEM WERE IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY. AND SO IN HIS PRESENTATION, HE SAID ALL HE'S TRYING TO DO IS EXPAND HIS ROOF. AND SO RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT IN COMPLIANCE. AND SO THE ZONING WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE WITH, WITH WITH DENYING THE EXPANSION OF THE ROOF. BUT WITHIN THE CURRENT ZONING THERE IS STUFF THAT HAS TO BE REMOVED. YES. SO IF YOU STICK WITH THE CURRENT ZONING, HE'S LIMITED TO 1029FT■!S, AND HE'S PROPOSING 1. OKAY. AND SO HE'D HAVE TO REDUCE THE SQUARE FEET DOWN. CORRECT. OKAY. AND THEN SO BY DOING THIS WE SET A PRECEDENT, 
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RIGHT, FOR DOING THIS AND THAT. ANYBODY THAT GOES AND BUILDS AND BREAKS CODE ENFORCEMENT EVER CAN COME AND APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEN GET GRANDFATHERED IN. AND SO ANYBODY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD CAN NOW COME AND, AND USE THIS AS A PRECEDENT TO USE IT AS A HAMMER OVER OUR HEAD. RIGHT. IT'S NOT A LEGAL BINDING PRECEDENT. YOU WOULD STILL HAVE DISCRETION WITH EVERY ZONING CASE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU. IT MAY BE MORE OF A, YOU KNOW, A POLITICAL PRECEDENT. RIGHT. AND SO HOW MANY CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES DO WE HAVE SIMILAR TO THIS, WHERE PEOPLE ARE DOING THESE THINGS AND HAD TO TEAR THEM DOWN OR THEY THEY BRING IT IN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THERE'S THERE'S TWO THINGS HERE. ONE, THEY DIDN'T FALL, THEY DIDN'T FOLLOW THE PERMITS AND EVERYTHING. THEY DIDN'T FILE IT. SO THAT'S ONE THING. AND THEY CAN REMEDY THAT BY BRINGING IT IN IN COMPLIANCE, PAYING THE FINES AND ALL THAT. AND THEN THE SECOND PART IS, IS THEY BUILT SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEY COULD. AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A ZONING CHANGE WHICH IS MUCH MORE EXPANSIVE. RIGHT. SO I GUESS WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY OF THIS STUFF KIND OF HAPPENING? I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD GIVE YOU AN EXACT FREQUENCY, BUT IT IS IT'S IT'S COMMON FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNER TO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT PERMIT IS REQUIRED. SO WE DO GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CASES WHERE THEY START WORK AND WE HELP THEM GET THE RIGHT PERMITS TO DO THE JOB CORRECTLY. I JUST WANTED TO ADD, I APPRECIATE OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BECAUSE I DID LISTEN TO THAT MEETING. I FELT LIKE THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB AND ASKING ALL THE QUESTIONS AND BRINGING OUT ALL THIS INFORMATION, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S JUST SHORT, I GUESS A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT HE ACTUALLY NEEDS. BUT IF WE GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL, THEN HE COULD ACTUALLY BUILD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT MORE. I KNOW WHEN I FIRST CAME ON COUNCIL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DID IS WE STAYED CONSISTENT. AND I'M JUST NOT SO SURE THAT GRANTING ONE LOT WITHIN A MAJOR OR A BIG SUBDIVISION IS BEING CONSISTENT. SO THAT'S JUST MY COMMENTS. I JUST HAD A QUESTION. SO THE ISSUE IS THAT THE STRUCTURES WERE BUILT BEFORE THE PROPER PERMIT. AND I GET THAT SOMETIMES HOMEOWNERS DON'T REALIZE WHAT PERMITS THEY NEED TO SUBMIT. BUT TYPICALLY DOESN'T. GREAT. WOULD HAVE AN HOA, CORRECT. AND WOULDN'T YOUR HOA BE ADVISING YOU TO? YOU HAVE TO GET IT APPROVED THROUGH THEM. AND THEN I MEAN THEY DID FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD, CORRECT? OKAY. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE HOA ALSO WASN'T CONSULTED. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS HOA WASN'T SUPPORTING THE CHANGE, BUT I COULD ALSO BE WRONG. I HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM DIRECTLY. 
          YES, I THOUGHT THE PACKET HAD CONDITIONAL APPROVAL AND PART OF THE CONDITION WAS THAT THE CITY. YEAH. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO. YES, PLEASE. SORRY. SO I HAVE TO AGREE OR DISAGREE ON A FEW THINGS. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT BY A POOL BUILDER. OKAY. I FIRED THAT POOL BUILDER. 
          THE HOA HAD NOTICED. WE HAD WE GOT APPROVAL FROM THE HOA. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THE ONLY THING WAS, THEY. WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING THE STRUCTURES, THEY HAD GOTTEN A STOP WORK NOTICE. 
          AND LIKE I SAID, I TRAVEL A LOT FOR WORK. I'M GONE 8,090% OF THE TIME. MY FAMILY'S THE ONES THAT ENJOY THIS MORE THAN I DO. SO THAT BEING SAID, IT DID GET BUILT. I FIRED THE BUILDER AND THEN I TOOK OVER TO THIS, AND I'M TRYING TO GET IT TO WHERE IT WAS TO HER, TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE, I GUESS, PERMITTED AND ALL THAT STUFF. THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S BUILT OVER YOUR SQUARE FOOTAGE. I HAVE ABOUT 500FT■!S RIGHT NOW. THE ADDING E THE OR MAKING IT BIGGER, I SHOULD SAY, WOULD ADD ABOUT 800FT■!S TO MY TO MY PREVIOUS COVERAGE. SO THEN THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO REZONE BECAUSE I'M OVER THE 100FT■!S, ALMOST 400FT■!S THAT I'M ALLOWED THAT. 
          THAT'S IT. SO YOUR POOL BUILDER STARTED THE PROCESS. THEY GOT APPROVAL COMPLETELY FROM YOUR HOA. YES, MA'AM. AND THEN YOU FIRED THEM? YES. AND SO WHEN I STARTED GETTING THE FINES, I STARTED I FIRED THEM UP AND THERE WAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF. IT'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED THERE. OKAY. SO BUT YEAH, BUT THERE'S NOTHING BUILT THAT'S OVER OUR PERMITTING OR OVER THE SQUARE FOOTAGE DEAL. THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO. THEY WERE ACTUALLY BUILDING THE ROOF, AND THEY HAD ALREADY ONE OF THE ONE OF THE I-BEAMS THAT GOES ON THE ROOF. 
          AND I HAD THEM TAKE IT OFF SO THAT OBVIOUSLY, FOR SAFETY REASONS, BECAUSE WASN'T GOING TO BE FINISHED, BUT THAT WAS IT, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, I GUESS, WAS THAT THERE ARE TWO BUILDINGS THAT THERE'S THERE'S GOING TO BE A TOTAL OF THREE. THERE'S TWO BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALREADY BUILT, WHICH IS. THIS, THESE TWO. SO THE ABOVE, THE SPA, I GUESS, AND THE RESTROOM 
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AREA RIGHT THERE. I'M TRYING TO FINISH THE KITCHEN. THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO FINISH. 
          THANK YOU. THAT AREA. SO JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS. THE WORK STOPPAGE WAS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SOME OF THE PERMITTING ISSUES. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. FOR THE BUILDER, AND IF I'M UNDERSTANDING IT CORRECTLY, STAFF, PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND IF I. IF I MISUNDERSTOOD THIS, YOU COULD COMPLETE THIS PROJECT CURRENTLY, IT WOULD ALL MEET THE ZONING FOR THAT AREA, BUT IT WOULD JUST BE SMALLER THAN WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. CORRECT. SO, AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE COMING TO THE COUNCIL AND ASKING US TO CHANGE THE ZONING ON ONLY YOUR PROPERTY? YES. SO IT'S JUST YOUR PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE ZONING CHANGE. OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S AND JUST I HATE DOING THIS, BUT THERE IS A NEIGHBOR. THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SHOW YOU GUYS THIS IN THE IN THE ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING, THAT I'M SURE HIS BUILDING IS WAY BIGGER THAN HIS SQUARE FOOTAGE OF IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE AND THE AT HIS HOME. THIS IS LIKE A 40 BY 60 COVER. I MEAN, IT'S GOT TO BE WAY OVER THE PREVIOUS THE THE ALLOWED THE ZONE TWO DEAL. AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SHOW YOU THIS PICTURE OR NOT, BUT. IT'S ABOUT A 40 BY 60 FOOT BUILDING. THAT'S JUST A PAVILION. I MEAN, IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME NONE, I GUESS. I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I DON'T LIKE TO GET IN PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. IF THEY'RE USING IT, THEY USE IT FOR WHATEVER THEY USE IT, AND THAT'S FINE. BUT THAT'S REALLY ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS FINISH MY, MY, MY OUTSIDE KITCHEN. BUT I DO WANT TO JUST RECONFIRM YOU WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO FINISH THIS. IT JUST WOULDN'T BE. YEAH, I WOULD BE I WOULD BE BUILDING IN ABOUT THAT SIZE AND IT'S AND AND YOU JUST WANT SOMETHING BIGGER. I JUST WANT THEM. YES SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I DO NOT LIKE THIS ONE FOR A LOT OF REASONS. SO I READ EVERY COMMENT THAT CAME IN TO US, INCLUDING WHAT WAS SUBMITTED TO PNC. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME FOOTING HERE. THIS REZONING WOULD NOT CREATE APARTMENTS. IT WOULD NOT CREATE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE'RE WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS. I THINK REZONING ONE PROPERTY IN THE MIDDLE IS INSANE. AND I THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS ANYTIME SOMEBODY WANTS TO BUILD SOMETHING SOMEWHAT LARGER THAN WHAT THEY CAN AND THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IN FOR A REZONING REQUEST, AND THEN THE THE PERCEPTION OF THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO BE THAT WE ARE SO DIFFICULT. WE REQUIRE YOU TO CHANGE THE ZONING ON YOUR HOME TO BUILD A PERGOLA. AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE US GO THERE. I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR FOR MISS GRIFFIN. WHAT IS A RECREATIONAL STRUCTURE? WHAT WOULD WE CONSIDER THAT. SO WE THAT'S IN OUR CODE IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE ONE THAT I CAN REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD I'M GOING TO SAY THE NAME WRONG, BUT IT'S THE SWOOPY SKATEBOARD THING. TURN LIKE A SKATE RAMP. TURNPIKE TURN SOMETHING. BUT IT WAS BIG IN THE BACKYARD AND YOU GO UP AND DOWN ON IT. IN OUR ORDINANCE, WE HAVE A DEFINITION OF WHAT ACCESSORY BUILDINGS ARE, AND IT CLASSIFIES THOSE AS POOLS, POOL HOUSES, CABANAS, WORKSHOPS, DECKS, SHEDS, BARBECUES, OUTDOOR KITCHEN, PLAYSCAPE, SHADE STRUCTURE. SO WHAT WE DO IS WHEN WE GET SOMEONE THAT COMES IN WITH A RECREATIONAL STRUCTURE PROPOSAL, WE'LL REVIEW IT AGAINST THE ORDINANCE AND MAKE A DETERMINATION. BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF BUILDINGS WE'VE CLASSIFIED THAT WAY. OKAY. OKAY. COUNCIL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OH, WAIT. YOU HAVE DISCUSSION? YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO NOTE THAT THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING COMMUNITY RESPONSE AGAINST THIS, RIGHT. THEY JUST THEY THEY THEY DON'T WANT IT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT NOT ONLY TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR, BUT THAT AS A COMMUNITY, WE CONTINUE TO BE 
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GOOD NEIGHBORS TO ONE ANOTHER AND LISTEN TO EACH OTHER WHEN THESE TYPES OF THINGS COME UP, BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS COULD BE AVOIDED WITH JUST SOME CONVERSATION, I THINK, AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO THAT'S I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THAT'S TRUE. I DID WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS CLEARLY GOING THROUGH OUR MUNICIPAL COURT. THERE'S A WHOLE PROCESS THERE. THERE ARE PENALTIES THAT ARE ASSESSED. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMES UP FREQUENTLY WHERE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY NEED PERMITS FOR THINGS. AND AND SO WE HAVE REMEDIES FOR THAT. THERE WERE ALSO COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISE AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ALL HEAR A LOT OF NOISE, JUST CALL IT IN. WE HAVE A NOISE ORDINANCE. BUT THE ZONING DOESN'T HANDLE ANY OF THAT. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. IF THEY JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER. I THINK MAYBE, MAYBE MAYBE. YEAH. 
          ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DENIAL? OF DENIAL? YES. PASSES 
          [25. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Special Use Case Z-25-0184 for a Special Use Permit to allow for a social club and game room on one (1) parcel of land 0.25 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R036101; and more commonly known as 107 N. US 183, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.   Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-25-0184 as described above.]
UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM 25. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING SPECIAL USE CASE Z-250184 FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A SOCIAL CLUB AND GAME ROOM ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND 0.25 ACRES, PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE. AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GRIFFIN, WELCOME BACK. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 107 NORTH US 183. THIS REQUEST IS TO ALLOW FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A A GAMING ROOM FACILITY, AND IT WOULD BE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. TYPICALLY IN OUR ORDINANCE, THIS TYPE OF USE WOULD ONLY BE PERMITTED IN THE HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE CITY COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY UPDATED OUR ZONING ORDINANCE TO LIMIT THAT TYPE OF USE TO THAT AREA. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID REVIEW THIS REQUEST DURING THE AUGUST 14TH MEETING, AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPLICANT. GOOD EVENING. I START OUT A LITTLE SHAKY. I'M SORRY. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. SO IT'S MY SECOND CITY COUNCIL THAT I'VE HAD. I DID THE THE PNC LAST LAST MONTH. HERE TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ECONOMIC, THE COMMUNITY AND THE CULTURAL BENEFITS OF HAVING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT, WHICH ALLOWING US TO HAVE A GAME ROOM IN WHAT USED TO BE WITCHER JEWELRY, WHICH IS RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD HERE. 
          THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAYOUT OF THE GAME ROOM WHEN WE OPEN. SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT, WE'RE VERY CLASSY, VERY WELCOMING, VERY BRIGHT, VIBRANT AND VERY PROFESSIONAL. WE WANTED TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE LIKE A DESTINATION THAN JUST A PLACE TO COME AND KIND OF LIKE, GET AWAY FROM YOUR TROUBLES. WE WANT TO BE MORE OF A DESTINATION WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY SHOW UP TO ENJOY THEIR TIME AND ACTUALLY INVITE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND ACTUALLY COME BACK. SOME OF THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE CITY INCREASED SALES TAX AND BUSINESS TAX CONTRIBUTIONS WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE SHOWING UP TO THE GAME ROOM, WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE THE TRAFFIC IN OLD TOWN. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE WE'RE FOCUSING ON OUR OUR TRAFFIC. WE HAVE TALKED TO MAGGIE MAYES, WE'VE TALKED TO THE BEER GARDEN. WE'VE TALKED TO THE VAPE SHOPS, ALL THE FOOD TRUCKS IN THE AREA. JUST RECENTLY, TODAY, ONE OF THE OWNERS WAS ACTUALLY OVER AT MAGGIE MAE'S, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY INCREASED THEIR THEIR EMPLOYMENT ALREADY BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY SEEING PEOPLE READY TO SHOW UP WHEN AND IF, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL WILLING TO OPEN UP, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE NEXT ONE LOCAL JOB CREATIONS. JUST US NOT EVEN BEING OPEN. 
          THEY'RE ALREADY HAVING IT READY TO BE BUSIER IN THE AREA. AND THEY'RE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, HIRING STAFF, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE NEXUS BOOSTING NEARBY BUSINESSES BECAUSE WITH THE CROSS PROMOTION, WITH THE SHOPS, NOT SO MUCH THE HOTELS, THE VISITOR TRAFFIC FOR OLD TOWN AND THE RESTAURANTS DOWN HERE IN OLD TOWN AND THE FOOD TRUCKS WILL BENEFIT FROM US BEING THERE AS WELL. LONG TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH ACTUALLY. ABSOLUTELY. I LOOKED AT THE OLD TOWN CITY. I THINK IT WAS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CALL IT A CHARTER, BUT IS TO BE AN ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION. WE HAVE PLENTY FOR THE FOR CHILDREN, BUT NOT A LOT FOR THE ADULTS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, TO GIVE MORE OF A DESTINATION FOR ADULTS TO COME. 
          IN IN THAT SAYING THAT AS WELL, IS OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND GIVING BACK. YES, WE ARE THERE 
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TO HAVE A BUSINESS. YES, WE ARE THERE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME OUR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. SO A PORTION OF OUR PROFIT IS GOING TO GO TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, LOCAL CHARITIES, PROGRAMS, FOOD PANTRIES, WOMEN'S SHELTERS, WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTS, SPONSORSHIP OF LOCAL EVENTS, OLD TOWN FEST AND MAJORITY OF THE SUPPORT. LIKE THE EVENTS AROUND THIS AREA, WE WILL BE A SPONSORSHIP. WE WILL SUPPORT IT ALSO, OUR WORKERS AND STAFF WILL ACTUALLY VOLUNTEER FOR THE INITIATIVES AS WELL. WITH ALL THE COMMUNITY SERVICES OF COURSE, WITH THE WITH THE VOLUNTEER, OF COURSE, IT'S FREE OF CHARGE AND WE HAVE NO PROBLEM. WE WILL BE PARTNERING, PARTNERING WITH NONPROFIT, WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WORKING WITH LOCAL CHURCHES TO MAKE A BETTER, TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR US TO BE THERE. 
          SO OUR POSITIVE SOCIAL IS GOING TO BE A SAFE, MONITORED, ENTERTAINMENT, SECURE, COMPLIANT ENVIRONMENT. WE GO BY CITY, STATE, COUNTY LAWS. IF WE WE HAVE TO STICK WITH THAT. NOW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THAT WHEN IT COMES TO PLACES LIKE THIS, IS GOING TO BE VERY STRICT WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY, YOU HAVE TO BE 18 AND UP, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ID, YOU ARE EVERY PERSON THAT WALKS IN THE DOOR WILL HAVE AN ID CHECK. WE HAVE THE MACHINES THAT ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY TEST FOR COUNTERFEIT IDS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ANYWHERE, SO IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, THEY WILL BE ESCORTED OUT THE DOOR. 18 UP IS VERY, VERY, VERY CRUCIAL WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY. THE THE STAFF THEMSELVES ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE SAFE AND WE ARE COMPLIANT. IT'S ALL INCLUSIVE. TWO ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE OUTLYING COMMUNITIES CEDAR PARK, GEORGETOWN, LIBERTY HILL, ALL THE AREAS. THOSE WILL BRING THOSE PEOPLE IN AS WELL. WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO BE SEASONAL, WE'RE YEAR ROUND ENTERTAINMENT BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WE'RE NOT A SEASONAL, SO WE'RE NOT ONLY THERE ON, YOU KNOW, CHRISTMAS, THANKSGIVING, PEOPLE ON VACATION, WE'RE THERE YEAR ROUND PROMOTING TOURISM TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND DRAWING VISITORS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES COMING IN. AND THAT WAS OUR FOCUS AS WELL. THIS IS ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE INSIDE AS WELL. 
          NOW THE INCREASED VISITOR TRAFFIC, REGIONAL ATTRACTION, MARKETING TO SURROUNDING AREAS AND NOT JUST LEANDER TO BRING PEOPLE OUT OF THE COMMUNITY, INTO THIS COMMUNITY AND THEN ALSO CROSS PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER LEANDER BUSINESSES. DON'S LIQUOR, THERE'S A LOT OF VAPE SHOPS AROUND HERE AS WELL, BUT THE BEER GARDEN, MAGGIE MAE'S, ALL THE RESTAURANTS AND FOOD TRUCKS AROUND HERE ARE MORE THAN WELCOME. WHEN I TOLD THEM WHAT THE OPPORTUNITY THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO BE TO GO IN THERE, THEY WERE MORE THAN WELCOMING, MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IF WE NEEDED IT. THERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE THAT'S FROM THE FRONT DOOR. SO THE COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE OPERATIONS, STRICT AGE VERIFICATION. WE ENSURE THAT EVERY PARTICIPANT THAT COMES IN IS 18 AND UP. BY TEXAS LAW, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE CITY STATE LAWS, TRANSPARENT AND LICENSED OPERATIONS. SO ANYTIME THAT THE CITY WANTS TO COME IN AND OPEN THE BOOKS, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM COMING IN AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT WE ARE BEING COMPLIANT. WE WILL WELCOME COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AS WELL. REGULAR UPDATES TO THE COUNCIL IF NEEDED FOR THE IN THE PUBLIC IF NEEDED WHEN ASKED. 
          I TOOK THIS OUT OF THE CITY, OUT OF THE OLD TOWN CHARTER AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. I THINK IT'S THIS BUTTON HERE. YEP, RIGHT THERE. SOME OF THE WEAKNESSES OF OLD TOWN LEANDER AND THEN HIGHLIGHTED RIGHT THERE ENTERTAINMENT. WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE FOR THE THE YOUNGER GENERATION, THE YOUNGER CROWD, BUT NOT A LOT FOR ADULTS. CONNECTIVITY AS WELL. NOT ONLY PEOPLE THAT PEOPLE THAT ENJOY THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY CAN CONNECT TOWARDS IT. 
          I HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT I USED TO RUN A POKER ROOM OVER IN CEDAR PARK. I HAVE DETECTIVES THAT COME IN, DOCTORS, LAWYERS, TATTOO ARTISTS, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT. JOBS AND CAREERS COMING TOGETHER ON BASICALLY LIKE A COMMON INTEREST. SO THERE IS A CONNECTIVITY AS WELL. 
          AND WITH IT BEING LIKE A DOWNTOWN, WE'LL MAKE IT FEEL MORE DOWNTOWN WITH US BEING HERE AS WELL, BECAUSE IT'S MORE LIKE A HUB WHERE EVERYBODY CAN COME AND ENTERTAIN THEMSELVES 
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IN DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT WAYS. WE WILL NOT BE SELLING ALCOHOL. WE DO NOT PERMIT, WE WILL NOT DO IT. IT'S BYOB AND IT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THE CROSS PROMOTION AS WELL WITH MAGGIE MAE'S AND THE BEER GARDEN, BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE ALCOHOL. SO WITH US WORKING HAND IN HAND, OUR CUSTOMERS WILL GO VICE VERSA, JUST BACK AND FORTH AND ALSO RIGHT HERE AS WELL. BUSINESSES. THE MORE BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE IN OLD TOWN, THE BETTER. 
          AND THAT'S WHY THAT'S EVERYTHING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. I HAVE ONE SPEAKER WHO SIGNED UP, ANITA. GOOD EVENING, MISS CHUNG. 
          PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANITA, 708 ALAMO DRIVE. SO, SOCIAL CLUB ON PAPER SOUNDS HARMLESS ENOUGH. BUT AS YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK INSIDE, IT'S WALL TO WALL MACHINES THAT LOOK AN AWFUL LOT LIKE GAMBLING DEVICES. THEIR FACEBOOK BANNER ISN'T LEANDER OR OLD TOWN. IT'S THE LAS VEGAS STRIP. LEANDER HAS ALWAYS BRANDED ITSELF AS A FAMILY FRIENDLY DESTINATION. THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO MOVED HERE CAME FOR LEANDER ISD FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. YET IN THE HEART OF OLD TOWN, WE NOW HAVE A SMOKE SHOP AND WE'RE CONSIDERING A SOCIAL GAMING CLUB. WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES, WHAT KIND OF OLD TOWN ARE WE CREATING? I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE SAID THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE IN THE BUSINESS OF PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS, BUT I'D URGE YOU TO LOOK AT EAST AUSTIN, WHERE I LIVED FOR 20 YEARS. WHEN YOU LET THE MARKET DICTATE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES, YOU CAN CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT AND REPUTATION THAT YOU CANNOT TAKE BACK. THIS IS NOT ABOUT STIFLING BUSINESS. IT'S ABOUT THE KIND OF COMMUNITY WE'RE BUILDING. EVERY EVERY SPECIAL PERMIT YOU APPROVE DEFINES THE CHARACTER OF OLD TOWN AND ULTIMATELY THE CITY ITSELF. SO BEFORE WE CONTINUE ISSUING PERMITS THAT CHANGE LEANDER IN WAYS THAT ARE PERMANENT, I HOPE WE PAUSE AND ASK, IS THIS TRULY THE DIRECTION THAT OUR FAMILIES, OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY WANT TO GO? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z-250184. AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. COUNCIL, I JUST HAVE A LOGISTICAL QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. YES, SIR. WHAT ARE THE HOURS OF OPERATION? SO THE HOURS OF OPERATION BE 11 A.M. TO 11 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND THEN ON ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN THE BEER GARDENS BASICALLY THEIR THEIR OPERATING HOURS AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOUR TIME. YEAH. MY QUESTION FOR YOU WAS WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION DID YOU RECEIVE BEFORE PURCHASING THE, THE THE PROPERTY? WE HAVEN'T PURCHASED IT. I'M SORRY. 
          WE HAVEN'T PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. WE LEASED THE PROPERTY. I'M SORRY. BEFORE LEASING THE PROPERTY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUSINESS IDEA THAT YOU HAD TO GO THERE WOULD FIT WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS. SO THE CITY ALREADY HAD. WHEN? WHEN I LOOKED UP THE ZONING, THE ZONING, AND IT HAD AN I5, WHICH IS A MULTI-USE CORRIDOR WHICH ALLOWED IT TO THE ZONING TO TO CHANGE TO WHAT YOU GUYS OWN AS HEAVY COMMERCIAL. SO BEFORE WE SIGN THE LEASE, WE MADE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO A P, THE, THE P AND Z TO GET IT SWITCHED TO HAVE THE GAME ROOM THERE. OKAY. AND YOU SAID YOU TALKED TO PNC OR DID YOU TALK TO OUR STAFF? YES. YOU DID. 
          YES. OKAY. I I'VE BEEN IN I THINK I KNOW EVERYBODY BY FIRST NAME BY NOW. SO MANY TIMES AS I'VE BEEN IN. I REMEMBER ROBIN FROM THE PNC, BUT YOU KNOW, I'VE, THEY PROBABLY GETTING GETTING MAD BECAUSE I'VE HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING CORRECTLY. AND WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS DONE DOWN TO THE LETTER. I THINK OUR OUR PERMIT PROBABLY TOOK THREE WEEKS BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAD TO BE EXACTLY THE WAY THAT THEY WORDED IT, AND I HAD TO GO BACK AND CHANGE IT PROBABLY A HANDFUL OF TIMES, LIKE DOWN TO THE LETTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MCDONALD. SO I GOT A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU, SIR. WHAT TYPE OF MACHINES ARE IN THE IN THE BUILDING? THEY ARE, THEY ARE THEY'RE SWEEPSTAKES MACHINES. BY BY THE RULE, BY THE DEFINITION OF TEXAS. SO THEY ARE THEY ARE REDEMPTION MACHINES. OKAY. HOW ARE THEY REGULATED. WHAT'S THAT. HOW ARE THEY REGULATED? THEY'RE EVERY STICKER THAT EVERY MACHINE HAS ACTUALLY HAS TO BE REGULATED THROUGH THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. THEY HAVE A YEARLY REGISTRATION. THE PLACE THAT WE LEASE THEM THROUGH PHYSICALLY HAS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY GIVE TO THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, REGISTRATION IN EVERY SINGLE MACHINE HAS AN 
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INDIVIDUAL STICKER FOR THAT MACHINE. SO THE REGULATED THROUGH THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. SO IS THIS A CASH ONLY BUSINESS? I DO HAVE SOME THAT WHERE IT'S DIGITAL BECAUSE YOU CAN PLAY FROM HOME. THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES THAT YOU CAN PLAY FROM HOME. SO YOU CAN IF YOU WANT. YOUR FACILITY IS A CASH ONLY FACILITY. YES. YES. OKAY. YEAH. SO I'VE WORKED IN A CITY WHERE THEY HAVE THESE TYPE OF GAME ROOMS. THEY TEND TO BRING A LOT OF CRIME TO THE AREA. 
          THEY GET ROBBED QUITE FREQUENTLY. WE'VE HAD HAVE ACTUALLY HAD PROBLEMS ACCESSING THE BUILDING BECAUSE OF A LOCKED DOOR. YOU GOTTA HAVE SOME TYPE OF SECRET CODE TO GET IN. AND THEY REALLY JUST TURNED OUT TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. WHERE THIS ONE'S LOCATED, YOU GOT 2243 RIGHT THERE. YOU GOT HERO WAY. YOU'RE ON 183. I MEAN, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST HAVE A BIG SIGN THAT SAYS, COME ROB ME. YOU KNOW, YOUR CASUAL BUSINESS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY ESCAPE ROUTES. SO NO, I HAVE I'VE RAN THE POKER ROOM SLASH GAME ROOM IN CEDAR PARK. THAT IS A QUARTER OF A MILE DOWN FROM CITY HALL, NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHERE THIS ■IS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, AND THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS THAT I WAS THERE, NOT ONE PHONE CALL FOR ANY KIND OF PUBLIC NUISANCE. THE WHOLE THING IS BEING PROACTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO ANY KIND OF. YOU KNOW. SOLICITING. BASICALLY IF YOU'RE PROACTIVE AND ONCE YOU DO, THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY SHOW UP THAT, LIKE YOU SAID, DOWN SOUTH, TOTALLY DIFFERENT AREA. THAT'S THE REASON WHY IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE PLACES THAT ARE IN SOUTH AUSTIN, THEY'RE JUST THROWN TOGETHER. THIS ONE, WE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO IT BECAUSE A PLACE LIKE THIS IS WHERE THESE PEOPLE WANT TO COME, NOT THE PEOPLE FROM DOWN SOUTH, THE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA. JUST BECAUSE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY IN THE UPPER PERCENTILE OF HOW MUCH WE MAKE PER YEAR, DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T LIKE TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING OR WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO HERE. WE JUST DON'T LIKE GOING DOWN SOUTH TO THOSE PLACES BECAUSE THEY ARE SKETCHY. BUT WITH THE SECURITY AND US BEING, YOU KNOW, WITH PANIC BUTTONS AND SECURITY AND THE WAY THAT THE BUILDING WAS ALREADY SET UP, IT'S SET UP AS A JEWELRY STORE, YOU KNOW, CONCRETE, IT'S GOT SOLID BLOCK WALLS. IT'S GOT ALL THE BARS ON THE WINDOWS AND EVERYTHING. SO THE SECURITY ISN'T, YOU KNOW, HUGE COMPARED TO WHAT THEY DO DOWN SOUTH. SO THE, THE BUILDING IS SET UP TO KEEP US, EVERYBODY INSIDE AND EVERYBODY OUTSIDE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. I JUST NOT SURE IT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO SEE IN IN NO TIME. 
          THANK YOU. PLEASE DO. SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ROBIN. I THINK IT'S FOR ROBIN. SO THEY'RE ASKING FOR A CONDITIONAL USE. AND CAN THIS BE TIED TO THE BUSINESS NOT TO THE SITE WITH THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. IT GOES WITH THE PROPERTY. SO IF SO IT WOULD BE FIVE YEARS. SO IF SOMETHING ANOTHER BUSINESS COULD MOVE IN THERE DOING THE SAME THING. CORRECT. THAT'S HOW IT'S CURRENTLY STRUCTURED FOR THE FIVE YEARS OKAY. AND SO YOU SAID THE OPERATION WAS 11 A.M. 
          TO 11 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AND THEN SATURDAY IT STAYS OPEN UNTIL THE BEAR MARKET CLOSES, WHICH IS 145 TO 2, 2:00 2 A.M. OKAY. AND IF WE HAVE TO ADJUST, I'M SORRY. WE NEED TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN THE RECORD ON THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. IF THE COUNCIL NEEDS US TO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, CHANGE OUR OPERATING HOURS, I HAVE. NO WE HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT, YOU KNOW. SO IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, WHETHER IT'S BEING OPEN AT 2:00 AND ON THE WEEKENDS, NOT A PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE NO PROBLEM GOING, YOU KNOW, 11 TO 11 IF WE HAVE TO. OKAY. OKAY. NEXT QUESTION GOES BACK TO THE ALCOHOL QUESTION. SO BUT YOU SAID IT WAS BASICALLY YOU'RE GOING TO GO DRINK OVER THERE, LEAVE IT OVER THERE. AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO COME OVER HERE AND YOU'RE GOING TO SOCIALIZE. AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND DRINK SOME MORE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND SOCIALIZE. TO ME IT'S GAMBLING. 
          BUT ANYWAYS. BUT BUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE, SO IS THAT KIND OF THE THING. SO NO ALCOHOL IS GOING TO GO INTO THE LOCATION. IT'S BYOB. THEY CAN YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO PAY THE PRICES OF THE BEER GARDEN, YOU KNOW, IF THEY BRING IT IN. BUT IT'S JUST LIKE IF YOU GO TO BEER GARDEN, YOU DRINK AND LET'S SAY YOU START WALKING DOWN AND GO TO GO GET THE FOOD TRUCK. SAME THING. OKAY. BUT THEN HOW IS THAT NOT BYOB? BECAUSE THEY CAN THEY BRING THEIR OWN CLOSED CONTAINER IN. THEY CAN'T COME WITH AN OPEN CONTAINER IN THE DOOR. SO IF THEY GO OVER AND LET'S SAY THEY WANT TO HAVE A DRINK, THEY GO OVER TO THE BEER GARDEN. WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED, THEY CAN COME BACK OVER AND CONTINUE TO PLAY. 
          AND THEY CAN'T COME IN WITH ALCOHOL. NO NO NO NO NO. THAT'S GOT TO BE NO NO NO NO. IT'S GOT TO BE A CLOSED CONTAINER. WHEN THEY WALK IN THE DOOR THEY'RE NOT WALKING IN WITH OPEN CONTAINERS. NO NO. AND THEN THEY CAN OPEN IT AND DRINK IT WAS THAT. AND THEN THEY CAN OPEN IT AND DRINK WHILE THEY'RE INSIDE. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. SO IN OLD TOWN AND I WANT TO CLARIFY, FOR MY OWN KNOWLEDGE AND FOR THE RECORD, 
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ARE YOU ALLOWED TO WALK IN OLD TOWN WITH AN OPEN CONTAINER? CURRENTLY, DO WE ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO WALK FROM MAGGIE MAE'S OVER TO THE BEER GARDEN WITH A BEER OR A DRINK THAT THEY HAD FROM THERE? I KNOW THAT WE'VE WE YOU CAN KIND OF DO IT DURING SOME OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. SO WE DID UPDATE OUR ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR ENTERTAINMENT OVERLAY AND THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE OPEN CONTAINER. BUT THEN WE'VE NEVER TAKEN THE STEP TO CREATE THE OVERLAY IN OLD TOWN. SO IT'S SAYING TODAY YOU CAN'T UNLESS THERE'S ANOTHER RULE THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE WE DID NOT ADOPT THAT OVERLAY YET. SO AS OF TODAY, JUST FOR CLARITY, THERE IS NO OPEN CONTAINER POLICY IN OLD TOWN. YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T BE WALKING OUTSIDE WITH A WITH A BEER BASED ON THE ZONING IN THAT OVERLAY. THAT'S CORRECT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANOTHER REGULATION TO THAT EFFECT, BUT OKAY. YEAH. 
          OKAY. SO AND IF I UNDERSTAND THE PETITIONERS IDEA HERE, THERE, THERE WOULD TO REPEAT WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER HERRERA SAID THERE WOULD BE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE EXISTING BARS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN OLD TOWN, AND THAT WOULD BE ENCOURAGED. HOW SO PAGE MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU. SO SORRY. I'LL BRING IT BACK OR CHIEF MINTON YEAH EITHER. EITHER WAY IS IS THERE WHAT DOES THIS DO FOR EXPOSURE AS FAR AS OPEN CONTAINER. YOU KNOW, DUI, THOSE TYPES OF CONCERNS. IF WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO WALK THROUGH OLD TOWN, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO AT THE END OF THE DAY, RIGHT? BUT OUR CURRENT ORDINANCES AND OUR CURRENT OVERLAYS DON'T ALLOW FOR OPEN CONTAINER. SO I'M THINKING SOMEONE WHO HAS MAYBE IMBIBED A LITTLE TOO MUCH IS THERE IN SUBJECT TO DUI ENFORCEMENT. WOULD THAT BE CORRECT OR AM I WRONG? SO I'M SORRY, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHERE I KNOW. I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OPEN CONTAINER AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DWI OR SO. SO I'M JUST THINKING ALOUD. I'M AT THE GAMING CENTER AND I'VE BROUGHT IN MY ORIGINAL SIX PACK. RIGHT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF BEERS. RIGHT. 
          AND I, I DISPENSE WITH THOSE CONTAINERS WHILE I'M THERE. BUT NOW I'M HAVING FUN AND I WANT TO GO GRAB A COUPLE MORE BEERS. OKAY. SO THEN I WALK OVER TO THE BEER MARKET, HAVE MAYBE ONE, MAYBE TWO MORE BEERS. THEN I WALK BACK TO THE GAMING CENTER. I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN'T TAKE THAT BEER OUTSIDE OF THE BEER GARDEN WITH ME, RIGHT? THERE'S NO ONE SITTING THERE POLICING THAT PROCESS, RIGHT? SO I'M WALKING TOWARDS THE GAMING CENTER WITH AN OPEN BEER IN MY HAND AND MY SUBJECT TO DUI IN THAT, IN THAT WOULD, WOULD THAT MAKE ME SUBJECT TO ANY KIND OF ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE TYPES OF LAWS? COULD BE JUST HAVING OPEN CONTAINER OUT IN PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, THAT INVITES ALSO, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY IS THERE'S ALSO WHAT WE WOULD CALL PUBLIC INTOXICATION, WHICH IS SOMEONE'S A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. JUST BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN DRINKING DOESN'T MAKE THEM PUBLICLY INTOXICATED. IT'S THE ACTIONS THAT THEY'RE DOING. OR OTHERS MAY FEEL THAT THEY'RE A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR WE WOULD HAVE TO STEP IN. SO, I MEAN, IS THERE A POTENTIAL ISSUE WHERE SOMEONE MAY NOT KNOW AND THEY AND THEN THAT'S WHERE WE MEET THEM, THAT ABSOLUTELY IT'S A POSSIBILITY. WOULD THAT BE AN EDUCATING MOMENT TO LET THEM KNOW, HEY, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. MORE THAN LIKELY, UNLESS THEY'RE ACTING IN A WAY THAT WOULD BRING MORE ATTENTION TO THEMSELVES IN THAT SITUATION. 
          BUT IT COULD. I THINK IF THE QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING IS IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL THAT THAT COULD OCCUR. OKAY. AND SO AND I'M NOT SURE HOW THE LAW APPLIES HERE, BUT I KNOW THAT IF YOU'RE SERVING ALCOHOL AND YOU SERVE SOMEONE TOO MUCH ALCOHOL, THAT YOU AS THE SERVER ARE POTENTIALLY LIABLE CORRECT, FOR, FOR ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING THAT COULD BE LIABLE, DOES THAT APPLY? IF IT'S A BYOB TYPE ESTABLISHMENT, IF THEY'RE BRINGING IN THEIR OWN BEER, IS IT STILL A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUSINESS OWNER TO ENSURE THAT THE PERSON WHO HAS BROUGHT THEIR OWN BEER IN DRANK THEIR OWN BEER, DOESN'T LEAVE THAT ESTABLISHMENT IN AN INEBRIATED STANCE? RIGHT? THEY CAN'T LEAVE DRUNK. THEY HAVE TO HELP THEM, RIGHT? I MEAN, TYPICALLY, IF IT'S BYOB, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW MUCH UNTIL THAT PERSON IS BECOMING AN ISSUE, THEN THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD GET CALLED IN. 
          AND THEY CAN HAVE THEM ASK THEM TO LEAVE AND WANT. IF THEY CAN'T DRIVE, THEY CAN BE INTOXICATED IN PUBLIC AND WE DEAL WITH IT THAT WAY. BUT I DON'T I DON'T KNOW OF A LOT OF BYOB FACILITIES THAT WATCH PATRONS AND HOW MUCH THEY DRINK, BECAUSE TYPICALLY THE INTERACTION HAPPENS BETWEEN THE SERVER AND THE CITIZEN. APOLOGIZE WITH THE PATRON, AND 
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THEN THAT'S WHEN THE DETERMINATION IS MADE. IF THEY FEEL THEY NEED TO CUT THEM OFF, OR THEY SHOULDN'T BE SERVING THEM ANY ANY LONGER BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT TECHNICALLY SERVING THEM, I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE THAT SAME LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY UNLESS THEY I MEAN, I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY SAW SOMEONE THAT'S TRYING TO WALK TO A CAR. WE GET A PHONE CALL LIKE, HEY, THIS GUY SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING OR SOMETHING, AND WE CAN COME OUT THERE AND DEAL WITH IT, OKAY? AND THE BUSINESS IS ACTUALLY FACING 183. CORRECT. THAT IS YOUR BUSINESS FACE. YOU'RE OUT TOWARDS 183. THERE'S I'M NOT SURE. AND THERE ARE WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED GAMING MACHINES CURRENTLY AT. MAGGIE MAYS. CORRECT. I MEAN, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY DO. SO BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE YOU HAVE TO BE. I JUST TALKED TO A CODE ENFORCEMENT GENTLEMAN, AND THEY HAD TO CONFISCATE A COUPLE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ZONING, THEY'RE NOT ZONED. THEY DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE P AND Z LIKE I DID. GOTCHA. SO THEY DON'T THEY DON'T HAVE THEM. OKAY. ALSO WITH THE I JUST WANT TO TOUCH BASE WITH WITH THE BYOB AS WELL. 
          AND YOU KNOW, YOUR PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND WALKING AROUND AS WELL. BUT YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HYPOTHETICAL SOMEBODY OVER THERE AT THE BEER GARDEN IN A PARTY OF, LET'S SAY, TEN AND YOU HAVE ONE GUY GO UP BY THE WHOLE ROUND, AND THEN YOU GOT A NEXT GUY UP AND BUYS A WHOLE ROUND, AND THEN YOU GOT THE NEXT GUY GO UP AND GO BUY THE WHOLE ROUND. AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT THIS ONE PERSON BUYING ALL THESE DRINKS. 
          THEY CANNOT REGULATE ON HOW MANY PEOPLE OR HOW MANY DRINKS THAT THAT PERSON ALREADY HAS. 
          EVEN, YOU KNOW, MAGGIE MAYS DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF STAFF THERE RIGHT NOW. AND ALSO AT THE BEER GARDEN AS WELL. I WALKED INTO A BEER GARDEN, AND I THINK I'VE SEEN PROBABLY ABOUT FOUR PEOPLE IN THE PLACE HAS BEEN PACKED. SO TO REGULATE IT, OUR GUYS ARE MORE CLOSE KNIT. WE'RE A SMALLER BUSINESS, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE IF THEY ARE INEBRIATED TOO MUCH, THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY KEEP THEM AND TAKE THEIR KEYS FROM THEM. I HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. I HAVE A TABC BECAUSE I WE HAD A BAR OVER AT THE OTHER PLACE. WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO A BAR OVER HERE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT WE DON'T WANT TO. RIGHT. SO I DO HAVE MY TABC CERTIFICATION, SO I CAN SEE WHEN PEOPLE ARE TOO INEBRIATED AND I WILL TAKE KEYS AWAY. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. AND ALL MY STAFF IS IS READY FOR IT AS WELL. YOU KNOW, BEING BYOB IS ONE IS KEEPING THE COST DOWN. TWO IS KEEPING THE SECURITY AS CLOSE TO THE CHEST AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW. BUT WHAT IS THAT GOING TO KEEP. IT'S, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE POLICE CALLED AS WELL IS LIKE, SAY, SOMEBODY BEING OVERSERVED TO MAGGIE MAE'S OR THE BEER GARDEN AND NO ONE SEES IT. THE WAITER DOESN'T SEE IT, AND HE GOES TO WALK DOWN THE ROAD AND HE GETS A CALL BECAUSE HE'S INTOXICATED. NOW THEY'RE IN TROUBLE. THEY HAVE MORE. THEY'RE IN MORE OF A OF A SHELL TO HAVE THAT PUBLIC INTOXICATION OR DUI COMPARED TO US. RIGHT? RIGHT. BECAUSE WE DO NOT SERVE ALCOHOL, RIGHT? NO. AND I WAS TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT SPECIFIC POINT, RIGHT, TO WHERE WHAT KIND OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES YOU MIGHT INCUR NOT SERVING ALCOHOL BUT ALLOWING ALCOHOL. SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE I WAS TRYING TO GO WITH THAT. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR SURE. 
          FOR SURE. AND AGAIN, JUST TO REITERATE, IF THIS ZONING WERE TO BE APPROVED, IT'S A ZONING ON THE PROPERTY. SO LET'S JUST ASSUME THAT FOR THE CONVERSATION SAKE, IF IF THERE WERE NOT IF THIS BUSINESS WERE TO DEPART THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION, IT WOULD STILL BE ZONED FOR THAT GOING FORWARD. CORRECT. IT WOULD BE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR FIVE YEARS. FOR FIVE YEARS OF THE TERM, THEY CAN ASK FOR REINSTATEMENT OKAY. COUNCIL OKAY. SO YOU COULD CHANGE THAT TERM IF YOU WANT TO DO IT FOR A YEAR AND REEVALUATE IT. YOU HAVE THAT OPTION TO OKAY. AND THEN YOU COULD ALSO ADD THE HOURS OF OPERATION IF THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY? OH, COUNCILMEMBER MCDONNELL, I THINK YOU HAD MORE I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. IS IT REGULATED TO BEER OR CAN THEY BRING ANY TYPE OF ALCOHOL I REGULATED WITH WITH OUR GUYS? I DON'T WANT THEM HARD LIQUOR. I DON'T WANT THEM TO BRING IN A BOTTLE OF VODKA OR ANYTHING IF THEY COME IN, YOU KNOW, BEERS ARE FINE TO PACHECO'S OR WHITE CLAWS OR WHATEVER, THAT'S FINE. I DON'T WANT WE ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO DRINK HARD LIQUOR. NO. OKAY. MISS GRIFFIN, I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU. SORRY. 
          YOU'RE GETTING YOUR STEPS IN TODAY. TO THE COMMENT THAT. WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS LEASED AND THEY CALLED THE CITY AND GOT INFORMATION ABOUT THEM BEING WITHIN THE THE ZONING GUIDELINES FOR WHAT THEY WANTED TO OPEN, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE TO THAT? LIKE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IF WE TOLD THEM VERBALLY THAT THIS WAS GOOD FOR THEM, THAT IT WAS WITHIN THE STANDARD, THAT WHY IS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION SOMETHING ELSE? SO WE HAD A PREDEVELOPMENT 
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MEETING WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE WE GAVE THEM THE DIRECTION TO DO THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO WE GUIDED THEM DOWN THE PATH TO BE ABLE TO OPEN IT. 
          THEN IT WASN'T A COMMITMENT THAT IT WOULD BE APPROVED. NEVER IS. IT'S ALWAYS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT? WE DON'T TELL THEM IT WILL GET APPROVED. 
          THANK YOU. YES, APPRECIATE. DID YOU ASK A QUESTION? OKAY. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF YOU DID IT OR NOT. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? SURE. SO JUST REAL QUICK TOO IS LIKE WE'RE WE'RE NOT PROMOTING THE ALCOHOL. I KNOW THAT'S LIKE A BIG, YOU KNOW, LIKE A SHROUD AROUND THIS THING. RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T OFFER THE ALCOHOL. WE WILL NOT OFFER THE ALCOHOL. WE DO OFFER SOFT DRINKS, SNACKS, YOU KNOW, STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT NONALCOHOLIC AT ALL, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, CHIPS, SODA, COFFEE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, LIKE, SNACK WISE, IF YOU GET HUNGRY, YOU GET YOU WANT TO GRAB A SNACK, YOU CAN GRAB A SNACK. IT'S FREE. SO IT'S LIKE WE'RE NOT PROMOTING THE ALCOHOL. WE JUST OFFER THE BYOB AND THAT'S IT. SO WE'RE NOT JUST SAYING, HEY, BRING YOUR ALCOHOL AND LET'S COME, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN COME IN AND YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO WHATEVER. WELL, WE'RE WE'RE JUST WE HAVE THE YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING IT IN. IF YOU BRING IT IN, GREAT. IF NOT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SNACKS THERE FOR FREE AND SOFT DRINKS FOR FREE AS WELL. AND WATER AND, YOU KNOW, COFFEE AND EVERYTHING AS WELL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WELL, I CAN'T SAY I APPRECIATE THAT Y'ALL ARE WANTING TO BRING IN A DIFFERENT FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT. I THINK THE CONCERN FOR ME IS THAT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH OUR MASTER PLAN FOR OLD TOWN, WE TALKED ABOUT IT. THIS WAS NOT NECESSARILY THE BUSINESS TYPE THAT WE WERE THINKING WOULD BE IN THE OLD TOWN AREA, OR WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO PROMOTE FOR THIS AREA. SO THAT'S WHAT I THINK ABOUT WHEN I'M THINKING, WELL, IF I CAN GO BACK REAL QUICK TO THE PNC MEETING AND VICE CHAIR SAID THAT IF YOU TAKE THE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE THE PERFECTLY LAID, YOU KNOW, OLD TOWN MASTER PLAN AND WRITE IT INTO THE GROUND BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T YOU DIDN'T PIVOT. YOU CAN HAVE THE PERFECT PLAN LAID OUT. AND IF YOU WRITE IT OUT, YOU CAN WRITE IT OUT TO THE GRAVE. AND I MEAN, SO, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO THAT AND THEN JUST, JUST A REBUTTAL TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT HE SAID. THE SAME THING IS, LIKE, YOU CAN TAKE THAT PLAN. AND IF YOU WRITE IT INTO THE GROUND, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY GROWTH. SO THANKS. THANK YOU. DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROCESS. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS. SO RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE WE HAD ONE AT PNC LAST MONTH. THEN THERE'S A IF WE PASS THIS IT WOULD IT WOULD COME BACK TO US AGAIN RIGHT. FOR A SECOND READING. CORRECT. AND THEN HE WOULD GET PERMITS, HAVE TO GET A CO AND THEN HE COULD OPEN. SO WE COULD LOOK AT AT PASSING IT WITH CONDITIONS AND HAVING HIM WORK WITH STAFF ON DIFFERENT THINGS. SURE. IF THERE ARE CONDITIONS YOU WANT TO EXPLORE WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE COMMENTS BEFORE I MAKE MINE? OKAY, FOR THE RECORD, I'M NOT HUNG UP ON ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH ALCOHOL SERVICE OR DRINKS. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO. I APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT, BUT I THINK JUST BECAUSE WE CAN CHANGE THE ZONING DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT'S AN AUTOMATIC. WE HAVE AREAS THAT ARE HIGH COMMERCIAL WHERE WE'VE HAD BINGO PARLORS. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT HIGH COMMERCIAL AND IT'S NOT HIGH COMMERCIAL FOR A REASON. I THINK HIGH COMMERCIAL IS A MUCH HIGHER INTENSITY THAN THAN WHAT ANY OF US HAVE PLANNED FOR OLD TOWN. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY SECOND MOTION A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL. IS THAT A YES? YES. ALL RIGHT. IF WE DENY THIS, THIS DOES NOT COME BACK FOR A SECOND. CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DENIAL? OPPOSED? PASSES 5 TO 2. THANK YOU, MR. ALLEN. ABOUT HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOUR ITEM WILL BE? MORE THAN. YEAH. MORE THAN FOUR. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'RE GOING TO 
          [26. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding authorizing the issuance of Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2025, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $132,100,000.00 for the purposes of paying contractual obligations of the City to be incurred for (1) constructing, improving, renovating, and equipping fire stations; (2) constructing, improving, enlarging, and expanding streets, roads, bridges, low-water crossings, pedestrian/multi-modal sidewalks/trails and thoroughfares; (3) constructing, improving, enlarging, and expanding the City’s water and wastewater utility systems; (4) constructing, improving, equipping, and expanding park and recreation facilities that are generally accessible to the public and part of the City’s park system; (5) constructing, improving, renovating, and equipping existing facilities used for the City’s administrative functions; and (6) professional services relating to the design, construction, project management, and financing of the aforementioned public works including costs of issuance. 
Discuss and consider action regarding an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2025; authorizing the sale thereof; and enacting provisions incident and related to the issuance of aid certificates.]
MOVE ON TO ITEM 26. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2025, IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $132 MILLION AND 100,000, SORRY, $132,100,000 FOR THE PURPOSES OF PAYING CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY TO BE INCURRED FOR ONE, CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, RENOVATING AND EQUIPPING FIRE STATIONS TWO CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, ENLARGING AND EXPANDING STREETS, ROADS, BRIDGES, LOW WATER CROSSINGS, PEDESTRIAN MULTIMODAL SIDEWALKS, TRAILS AND THOROUGHFARES THREE CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, 
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ENLARGING, AND EXPANDING THE CITY'S WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, EQUIPPING, AND EXPANDING PARK AND REC FACILITIES THAT ARE GENERALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND PART OF THE CITY'S PARK SYSTEM. FIVE CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, RENOVATING, AND EQUIPPING EXISTING FACILITIES USED FOR THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND SIX PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELATING TO THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCING OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PUBLIC WORKS, INCLUDING COST OF ISSUANCE. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YOU JUST STOLE MY THUNDER, SO I WILL CUT MY COMMENTS VERY SHORT. 
          COUNCIL. YOU'LL RECALL YOU AUTHORIZED THE PUBLICATION OF THE INTENT TO ISSUE THESE CERTIFICATES AT YOUR JULY 17TH MEETING. THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY INPUT. THE FINAL DETAILS OF THIS SALE, INCLUDING THE PAR AMOUNT, THE PURCHASER, THE INTEREST RATES AND THE DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE, WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU BY OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS, MR. CHRIS ALLEN AND MR. RUBEN WHITE. 
          THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE IN THE MARKET TODAY SELLING YOUR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. AS MR. WILLIAMS SAID, I PUT TOGETHER A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT MY ASSOCIATE RUBEN JUST PASSED OUT. IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE TWO, YOU KNOW, AS A MATTER OF COURSE, WHEN WE LOOK TO GO TO THE MARKET, WE FIRST WORK WITH THE RATING AGENCIES BECAUSE THE RATINGS ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT, YOU KNOW, SETS YOU APART. AND AND AS YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, BARRING A LOAN OR A MORTGAGE FOR YOUR HOME, YOU HAVE A CREDIT RATING. SO THE HIGHER THE CREDIT RATING, THE LOWER YOUR BORROWING COST. SO I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT MOODY'S AND S&P BOTH AFFIRMED YOUR RATINGS. MOODY'S HAS YOU AT DOUBLE A ONE, WHICH IS ONE NOTCH BELOW TRIPLE-A. SO YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND I WILL SAY THAT MR. PARTON OVER HERE DID A VERY FINE JOB OF TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM THAT YOU NEED TO BE TRIPLE A, BOTH HE AND MR. WILLIAMS, ALONG WITH MR. WILLIAMS'S STAFF, DID A VERY GOOD JOB WITH PRESENTING THE MATERIALS WHEN WE MET WITH THESE FOLKS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE A COUPLE OF THEIR COMMENTS IN THE REPORTS THAT THEY SAY, AND THIS IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF YOU AS COUNCIL, YOUR MANAGER AND YOUR STAFF, STRONG FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ROBUST RESULTS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, GOOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES SUPPORTING CONSISTENTLY BETTER THAN BUDGETED RESULTS. AND THAT'S A DIRECT IMPACT OF YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, MAKING THE HARD DECISIONS WHEN YOU HAVE TO. AND ONE OTHER NOTE THAT YOU PROBABLY KNOW, BUT I'VE FOUND THIS VERY, VERY COOL THAT THE CITY WAS VOTED EIGHT BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE COUNTRY BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. THAT ALSO HELPS. LIST OF THE. 
          THE CHARACTERS INVOLVED. ARE THE PARTICIPANTS YOUR BOND COUNSEL BICKERSTAFF. HEATH. 
          ACOSTA. MR. MILLER IS IN THE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE. YOU HAD A SENIOR MANAGING UNDERWRITER FOR CAPITAL MARKETS AND THE CO-MANAGERS ASSOCIATED HILLTOP SECURITIES, RAYMOND JAMES AND ROBERT ROBERT W BAIRD. THEY ALL DID A VERY GOOD JOB TODAY IN THE MARKET. THE NEXT PAGE THREE. 
          JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT THE MARKET IS LIKE. YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK THERE WAS ABOUT 12 BILLION COME TO MARKET, WHICH IS GENERALLY A REGULAR AMOUNT. THIS WEEK WE HAD A 5.5 BILLION, A LOWER AMOUNT. TAX EXEMPT BONDS OUTPERFORMED TREASURY, WHICH MEANS THAT THE YIELDS ON MUNICIPAL MARKET SECURITIES WAS HAS BEEN TRENDING LOWER THAN THE TREASURIES. IF YOU SEE ON THE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER THERE, YOU'LL SEE THE YELLOW LINE. THERE IS THE MMD. AND THAT'S THE INDEX THAT WE USE TO PRICE YOUR BONDS OFF OF. 
          YOU'LL SEE THERE THAT THE YIELD CURVE IS NORMALIZING. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE SHORTER TERM INTEREST RATES HAVE COME DOWN. ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY YOU KNOW, THE MARKET WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS, WE'VE SEEN ABOUT A 40 BASIS POINT DROP IN INTEREST RATES. 
          MUCH OF THAT WAS KIND OF A BAKED IN. YOU KNOW, IT GETS BAKED IN WHEN THEY THINK THAT THE FED IS GOING TO LOWER INTEREST RATES. AND MR. POWELL DID THE RIGHT THING ON WEDNESDAY. SO WE'RE WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL OF THAT. LET'S SEE. LET'S FLIP BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME TO MAKE THIS QUICK PAGE FIVE. THERE IS A LIST OF OTHER ISSUERS IN THE MARKET, TEXAS 
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ISSUERS IN THE MARKET THIS WEEK. THE THREE THAT ARE IN HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE REPRESENT DIRECTLY DIRECT PEERS OF YOU. THEY HAVE THE SAME CREDIT RATINGS. BUT I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT YOU PRICE THROUGH EACH OF THE BOTH OF THOSE TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 2 TO 8 BASIS POINTS ON AVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE MATURITY SCHEDULE. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO YOUR. THE COMMENTS ABOUT US, THE VOTING OF US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT ABOUT BEING THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE, YOUR PROXIMITY TO AUSTIN AND YOU KNOW YOUR CONTINUED BENEFIT OF OF, YOU KNOW, INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES. AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE LAST PAGE HERE WE HAVE, AS MR. WILLIAMS SAID, WE HAVE A DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE HERE THAT'S ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND COLUMN. WE WILL HAVE DELIVERY OF FUNDS WILL BE SEPTEMBER 30TH, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A 4.46% INTEREST RATE TODAY ON A 30 YEAR LOAN. SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND WITH THAT, I WILL CERTAINLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL. AND I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2025, AUTHORIZING THE SALE THEREOF, AND ENACTING PROVISIONS, INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE NUMBER EIGHT BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN AMERICA IS DOING PRETTY GOOD AND HAS GREAT TIMING FOR THE MARKET. YES IT DOES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION. SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE TIME IS 
          [27. Conduct a Public Hearing on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026.Discuss and consider action on an Ordinance adopting the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026; appropriating the various amounts thereof and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith; and providing for an effective date.

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L RIGHT. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AT 8:58 P.M. ITEM NUMBER 27. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILLIAMS, WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL, THIS NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH COVERS OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. JUST WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS HERE BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER TO TALK ABOUT PRIORITIES AND COUNCIL GOALS. 
          THIS BUDGET IS BALANCED AND IT PROVIDES THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK NEEDED TO MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL SERVICES WHILE SUPPORTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND STAFFING NECESSARY TO MEET COMMUNITY GROWTH. IT WAS ALSO DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP, WITH CAREFUL CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES, CAPITAL NEEDS AND RESERVE POLICIES. AT THIS, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COUNCIL GOALS AND PRIORITIES. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. SO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET ALLOCATES $312,685,698 ACROSS ALL FUNDS. THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING IS ABOUT 81 MILLION OF THAT BUDGETED AMOUNT. SO THE THE BUDGET WAS BUILT IN RESPONSE TO CONVERSATIONS AND WORKSHOP WE HAD WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. WE DID REVIEW CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND IF I COULD BOIL THOSE DOWN TO THE MOST SALIENT POINTS, THE TAKEAWAYS IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS WERE PUBLIC SAFETY, ADDRESSING INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, PARTICULARLY STREETS AND DRAINAGE OPERATIONS, ADDRESSING SOME QUALITY OF LIFE COMPONENTS SUCH AS PARKS AND RECREATION, LIBRARY OPERATIONS, TRYING TO EXPAND SERVICES. SO WE REFLECTED THOSE COMPONENTS OPERATIONALLY WITHIN THE BUDGET. IN ADDITION TO THAT WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT TRYING TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND PROGRAMING. AND WE DID PROVIDE, FOR EXAMPLE, A $2 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR SEED MONEY FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAR CHEST, SO TO SPEAK, THAT PROVIDES SOME DOLLARS THAT ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH BUSINESS INCENTIVES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. SO ALL THOSE COMPONENTS ROLL TOGETHER INTO THIS BUDGET. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF THE TAX RATE, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE THIS NEAT TABLE THAT'S IN THE AGENDA. THIS IS BASED ON THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY CALL 
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TRUTH AND TAXATION STATUTE AND LAWS. IT'S A VERY CONFUSING DOCUMENT. SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH THAT, IF I MAY, AND FEEL FREE TO STOP WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR IF I'M NOT MAKING ANY SENSE, I APPRECIATE THAT. SO THERE'S REALLY THREE OR SO DIFFERENT CALCULATED TOTAL TAX RATES THAT WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS TO DO IN SETTING OUR TAX RATE. THERE'S MULTIPLE STEPS AND PROCESSES IN THAT. THE FIRST STEP IN THAT PROCESS IS TO COME TO COUNCIL AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE WOULD BE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID BACK IN IN AUGUST, AUGUST 21ST. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, AND WE TALKED ABOUT SETTING A RATE AT THAT TIME, WHICH WOULD BE WOULD HAVE BEEN EQUIVALENT TO THE TOTAL VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE. AND THAT RATE IS 43. WELL, THIS IS IN SENSE 43 843 $0.02 PER $100 OF VALUATION. THAT WOULD HAVE REPRESENTED ABOUT A 3.3% INCREASE IN THE CURRENT PROPERTY TAX RATE. AS WE TALKED TO COUNCIL AND WE WENT THROUGH OUR DISCUSSIONS AND WE LOOKED AT OUR, OUR OUR PRIORITIES, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR RESOURCING. WE DID TALK ABOUT TRYING TO BRING IN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, BOTH FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION EXPENSES, AS WELL AS FOR OUR CAPITAL, FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE EXPENSES AND MAINTAINING A TAX RATE OF 41.7282. THE CURRENT TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 IS 41 7282. THIS BUDGET THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED FOR COUNCIL TONIGHT IS BUILT OFF OF A TAX RATE OF 41.7282. THAT'S A 0% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT OUR HOMEOWNERS WILL NOT SEE AN INCREASE IN THEIR TAX LEVY, THEIR TAX BILL. IT WILL GO UP. 
          IT WILL GO UP AN ESTIMATED $200 PER AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE IN 2025 WAS $514,904. THE REVISED VALUE, WITH APPRAISALS AND REAPPRAISALS FROM THE 24 TAX YEAR TO THE 25 TAX YEAR, IS $535,962. THAT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 4.1% INCREASE IN AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN EVERY HOME WENT UP 4.9% 4.09%. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT'S A COMBINATION OF WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE, NEW DEVELOPMENT AND NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING ADDED. SO NEW HOMES BEING CONSTRUCTED ARE COMING ONLINE AT A HIGHER VALUATION THAN HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE TAX ROLL, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE TAX ROLL FOR SOME YEARS. SO THIS IS OVERALL AN OVERALL AVERAGE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT OVERALL AVERAGE, THAT DOES REFLECT AN AVERAGE TAXABLE OR AVERAGE TAX LEVY PER HOME OF $2,148 AND 25 TO $2349 IN 2026. SO THE BUDGET AGAIN, THAT I'M SORRY, THE TAX RATE, TOTAL TAX RATE IS 41.7282. THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PORTION OF THAT IS 27 3604. THE INTEREST AND SINKING, OR THE PORTION OF TAX RATE THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MEET OUR OUR BOND PAYMENTS OR DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS IS 14.367 $0.08 PER $100 OF VALUATION. SO THOSE TWO RATES COMBINED AGAIN ARE THE SAME FROM 25 TO WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED FOR 2026. THERE IS A A RATE THAT WE CALCULATE, WHICH IS THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE. AND IF YOU TAKE THOSE TWO NUMBERS COMBINED, THAT'S THE 43 8432 WHICH WE HAVE NOT ADOPTED. THERE IS A ANOTHER TAX RATE THAT YOU'LL FIND IN OUR CALCULATIONS HERE, WHICH IS A TOTAL NEW REVENUE TAX RATE. 
          THAT'S A RATE THAT YOU COULD SET THAT WOULD GENERATE THE SAME DOLLAR FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, AS WAS WAS GENERATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 25. THAT RATE WAS CALCULATED AT 42 8187. SO AGAIN THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AT 41 7282 IS EVEN BELOW THAT THRESHOLD. SO IN IN LOOKING AT THE OVERALL LEVY, THE TOTAL OVERALL LEVY FOR ALL PROPERTIES, THIS IS RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, ALL OF THEM THAT ARE ON THE TAX ROLL THAT LEVY. AND THIS IS INCLUSIVE OF IMUNO INS TERS ASSESSMENTS. THIS IS EVERYTHING THAT'S COMING IN THAT LEVY HAS GONE FROM $53.5 MILLION TO $58.4 MILLION, A TOTAL LEVY INCREASE OF $4.9 MILLION, ABOUT 9.25%. AGAIN, THAT NUMBER 
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REFLECTS INCREASES IN VALUATION AND MARKET VALUE AND PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS NEW DEVELOPMENT AND NEW VALUE THAT'S ADDED TO PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOW COMING ONTO THE TAX ROLL. SO WITH THAT, THIS COUNCIL MAY BE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR TAX RATES, ANY OF THE THE CONFUSIONS OR COMPONENTS THAT WENT INTO CALCULATING AND WHERE WE RESIDE TODAY VERSUS WHERE WE ARE TOMORROW? SIR, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE CAN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF BACK AND FORTH. I'M SORRY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER. WHERE ARE WE ON 27. WE ARE SORRY. NOW THAT ONE'S ON ME. AND DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON ORDINANCE. ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, APPROPRIATING THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. COUNCIL. THESE ARE GOING TO BE RECORD VOTES. SO LET'S HAVE DISCUSSION. AND WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH DISCUSSION, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AND GO DOWN THE LINE. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING PLEASE. TWO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF AND EVERYTHING AND PUTTING TOGETHER THE BUDGET AND ALSO WORKING WITH US AND KIND OF SHOWING US EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO IT. I THINK THAT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH OUR RETREAT, YOU THIS, THE STAFF SHOWED THAT THEY WERE FLEXIBLE. WHAT WE ADDED SOME THINGS IN AND WE MOVED SOME THINGS AROUND. AND I THINK THAT'S VERY VALUABLE THAT WE HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP AND IT'S NOT CONFRONTATIONAL. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS. WE WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND I'M VERY HAPPY WITH WHERE WE'RE AT. AND THANKS. ABSOLUTELY. ANYBODY ELSE. YEAH. I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN MONTHS IN THE MAKING AND UNTOLD HOURS OF MEETINGS AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO MOVE THINGS AROUND TO, TO PAY FOR ALL OF OUR NEEDS. AND SO THANK YOU. 
          WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. 
          PLACE ONE. YES, PLEASE. TWO. YES. THREE. YES. FOUR. YES. FIVE. YES. SIX. YES. I AM ALSO A YES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION TWO I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. SECOND MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. PLACE ONE. 
          YES, PLEASE. TWO. YES. THREE. YES. YES. YES SIX. YES. AND I AM ALSO A YES THAT PASSES 
          [28. Conduct a Public Hearing on levying ad valorem taxes for the use and support of the municipal government of the City of Leander, Texas, for the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 2026); providing for and apportioning each levy for specific purposes; and providing when taxes shall become due and when the same shall become delinquent if not paid.Discuss and consider action on the First Reading of an Ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for the use and support of the municipal government of the City of Leander, Texas, for the FY 2026 as described above.]
UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. ITEM 28 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LEANDER, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, PROVIDING FOR AND APPORTIONING EACH LEVY FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND PROVIDING WHEN TAXES SHALL BECOME DUE AND WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME DELINQUENT, IF NOT PAID. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILLIAMS, WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WON'T SPEAK TOO LONG ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM BECAUSE THE CITY MANAGER DID A FANTASTIC JOB IN TALKING ABOUT THE TAX RATE. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF AND THESE ARE IN CENTS 41, 72, 82 PER $100 VALUE. THAT'S GOING TO GENERATE APPROXIMATELY 42 MILLION. 
          THAT'S GOING TO BE ALLOCATED TO OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE .143678 IS ALLOCATED TO DEBT SERVICE. AS THE CITY MANAGER JUST JUST SPOKE ABOUT THIS RATE WILL SUPPORT BOTH THE OPERATING BUDGET AS WELL AS REPAYMENT OF OUR LONG TERM DEBT OBLIGATIONS. 
          ACCORDING TO THE TAX RATE, IT ENSURES THE CITY CAN FUND THE FY 26 BUDGET AND MEET THE SERVICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF A GROWING COMMUNITY, WHILE MAINTAINING FISCAL DISCIPLINE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. 
          THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? OKAY, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LEANDER, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY. COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, I WILL MAKE THE MOTION ON THIS. SO THIS PART IS FOR DISCUSSION. 
          ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 0.41728 $0.02 PER $100 VALUATION BE ADOPTED, WHICH IS THE SAME TAX RATE AS LAST YEAR AND 2.5% LOWER THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, AND BRINGS IN 9.1% MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. DUE TO 
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INCREASED PROPERTY EVALUATIONS AND NEWLY IMPROVED PROPERTIES ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR, SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, PLEASE ONE YES YES YES YES YES SIX. YES I 
          [29. Discuss and consider action on Tree Removal Case TRP-25-0039 regarding the removal of seven (7) Heritage Trees associated with the Wildspring Phase 2 Public Improvement Construction Plans (PICP-25-0199), generally located west of the intersection of Peach Drift Drive and White Mistleflower Drive, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]
AM ALSO A YES. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU AGAIN. ITEM 29 DISCUSSING CONSIDER ACTION ON TREE REMOVAL CASE TRP 250039 REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF SEVEN HERITAGE TREES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WILD SPRING. PHASE TWO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION PLANS PC 25 0199. GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF PEACH DRIFT DRIVE AND WHITE MIST FLOWER DRIVE. LEANDER, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GRIFFIN. WELCOME BACK. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT REQUEST FOR THE WILD SPRINGS PHASE TWO SUBDIVISION. THIS APPLICATION IS AT THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT. THEY ARE ASKING TO REMOVE SEVEN HERITAGE TREES FROM THE PROPERTY. THEY HAVE WORKED WITH STAFF TO SAVE QUITE A FEW TREES. AND WE FEEL LIKE THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB GETTING THERE. THIS DID GO TO THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AUGUST 14TH AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. AND ON THE APPLICANTS HERE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND I'M ALSO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL. NOTHING I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. ANY 
          [30. Council Member Closing Statements.]
DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 30. COUNCIL MEMBER CLOSING COMMENTS, PLEASE. ONE, JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT TO LAST WEEK'S NINE OVER 11 MEMORIAL. I WANTED TO ALSO THANK THE FOLKS FROM GLENN HIGH SCHOOL WHO SANG FOR US AND PERFORMED ALSO OUR LEANDER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR SERVICE AND FOR THE EXCELLENT HONOR GUARD AND ALSO COUNCIL MEMBERS MCDONALD AND HERRERA FOR THEIR SPEECHES. THANK YOU FOLKS AND THE MAYOR. OH THANK YOU. I WANT TO WISH MY MOM, CAN I SAY HER AGE? CAN I SAY HER AGE? OH, CAN I SAY MY MOM'S AGE? IT'S AN ANNIVERSARY OF HER 29TH. 
          OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S IT. I WANT TO WISH HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AND SHE'S HAVING A HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK. THREE. IT WAS A NICE SURPRISE FOR THOSE TWO TEENAGERS TO BE RECOGNIZED, AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY HAD ACTED SO HEROICALLY. AND I JUST LOVE OUR COMMUNITY. GIVES ME HOPE FOR THE FUTURE WITH OUR YOUTH. SO I JUST WANT TO AGAIN SAY GREAT JOB TO THOSE TWO AND THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. CAN I PLEASE? I DO WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION MONTH. MAKE SURE YOU'RE READY FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 BY DOUBLE CHECKING YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION AND MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE. IF YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE IN TEXAS, PLEASE VISIT VOTE TEXAS.GOV TO LEARN HOW TO REGISTER AND GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT. OKAY, EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE ISSUED A PROCLAMATION FOR WORLD HUNGER MONTH. 1 IN 5 CHILDREN DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO GROW UP STRONG, AND OVER 50 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE TURNED TO FOOD BANKS FOR HELP. THE CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK IS ALWAYS IN NEED OF DONATIONS, BUT THANKS TO SOME GENEROUS DONORS GIVING MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS ALL DONATIONS THROUGH TOMORROW, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH WILL BE MATCHED SO THAT EVERY $1 WILL PROVIDE NINE MEALS. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO MAKE AN IMPACT RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. TONIGHT WE PICKED UP DINNER FROM SMOKEY MOE'S. WE ALWAYS MAKE A COMMITMENT TO SHOP LOCAL BECAUSE WHEN YOU SHOP LOCAL, YOU KEEP PEOPLE EMPLOYED HERE, YOU KEEP BUSINESSES HERE, AND YOU KEEP YOUR TAX DOLLARS HERE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE ENJOY TALKING ABOUT EVERY OTHER WEEK. AND AS I ALWAYS SAY, IF YOU CAN'T GET IT IN LEANDER, YOU PROBABLY DON'T NEED IT. PROCLAMATION WAS ALSO ISSUED FOR FALL PREVENTION WEEK, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 22ND TO 26. I DO NEED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT. SOMETIMES WE MAKE A LOT OF PLANS IN OUR LIVES AND GOD AND LIFE INTERVENE AND THINGS TAKE YOU IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. AND I'M SURE WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE. 
          IT'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN MY HOUSEHOLD AND A LOT OF LIFE HAS HAPPENED AND EVERYTHING'S OKAY, BUT WE HAVE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO RELOCATE. I'M SAD TO NOT SEE A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS THROUGH TO FRUITION, BUT IT IS 100% THE RIGHT CHOICE. I'VE BEEN REFLECTING A LOT ON WHY WHY I'VE BEEN UP HERE, WHAT I WAS ELECTED TO DO. AT FIRST I VOWED TO BRING MORE COMMERCIAL TO THE CITY, AND THEN I WANTED TO BRING SOME MORE FUNCTION AND AND JUST GET THINGS KIND OF STRAIGHTENED OUT. AND THEN WE WERE HIRING A NEW CITY MANAGER 
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AND REALLY NEEDED TO KEEP THINGS SMOOTH AND STEADY AND GET HIM ONBOARDED. MY CAMPAIGN PROMISES WERE CONSISTENT THAT I WANTED TO DO THESE THINGS. OUR STAFF HAS GROWN, OUR CITY MANAGER ISN'T NEW ANYMORE. KEY POSITIONS THAT DIDN'T EXIST FIVE YEARS AGO NOW EXIST. 
          CHANGES IN STAFF HAVE MADE THIS THE STRONGEST TEAM THAT I'VE EVER WORKED WITH. WE'VE ADOPTED AND MODERNIZED TO CHANGE FROM THE SMALL TOWN WE WERE TO NOW ONE OF THE LARGEST IN BOTH WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES. WE'VE BECOME A POWERHOUSE LOOKING AT OUR BUDGETS. IN 2018, WHEN I GOT HERE, WE WERE BRINGING IN $5.16 MILLION IN SALES TAX. THIS YEAR, IT'S ESTIMATED WE'RE GOING TO BE JUST UNDER 12 MILLION. OUR TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE OF THE CITY IN 2018 WAS 3.7 BILLION. AND ACCORDING TO THIS BUDGET, IT'S 17 BILLION. WE'VE STARTED GIRLS SOFTBALL, OPENED A REC CENTER, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO OPEN A SENIOR CENTER. WE'VE INVESTED HEAVILY IN OUR WATER SYSTEM, HIRED A CONSERVATION SPECIALIST, ADDING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY NEXT MONTH AND ARMY NEXT YEAR. WHEN I LOOK AT ALL THE PROMISES THAT I MADE TO OUR RESIDENTS, I'VE DONE THEM OVER THESE YEARS. I'VE SERVED WITH FIVE CITY MANAGERS, TWO PLACE SIXES, THREE PLACE FIVES, ONE PLACE FOR BECAUSE I WAS PLACE FOR. SO I'M NOT COUNTING ME TWO PLACE THREES, FOUR PLACE TWOS, THREE PLACE ONES AND TWO DIFFERENT MAYORS BEFORE MYSELF. I'M GOING TO BE OUT NEXT WEEK DEALING WITH A MEDICAL SITUATION. I'M HOPING TO RECOVER IN TIME TO BE HERE ON OCTOBER 2ND. MY ABSENCE NEXT WEEK, AS WELL AS AFTER OCTOBER 16TH. MAYOR PRO TEM NICOLE THOMPSON WILL SERVE IN MY PLACE. SHE'S IN HER THIRD YEAR AS PRO TEM, AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. SHE'S FREQUENTLY MY FALLBACK WHEN I CAN'T MAKE IT TO SOMETHING. AND SO I THINK, I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COUNCIL WITH LOTS OF STRENGTHS. 
          EACH ONE OF YOU IS VALUABLE AND DIFFERENT AND AND MAKES US GREAT. RELY ON OUR STAFF, RELY ON NICOLE AND BECKY BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS A FEW TIMES AND EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY. CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT IS IMPORTANT. SO OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, I'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR PRO TEM ON TRANSITION. I INTEND TO SERVE EVERY DAY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY UNTIL THE END OF OUR MEETING ON OCTOBER 16TH. I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT I'M NOT RUNNING FOR ANY OFFICE, NOR AM I RUNNING FROM ANYTHING. I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE HERE, AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE WORK YOU'RE GOING TO DO. ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF WHAT WE'VE 
          [31. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05 Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding acquisition of properties for public purpose; andSection 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05 Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding Docket No. 57824, Petition of Hero Way Development, LLC to Amend Certificates of Convenience and Necessity in Travis and Williamson Counties by Streamlined Expedited Release with the Public Utilities Commission; andSection 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 an addendum to a Chapter 380 Agreement by and between City of Leander and Titan Leander Land Investors, LLC along with consideration and possible action on a Chapter 380 Agreement Addendum;Section 551.089, Texas Government Code, deliberation regarding deployments relating to information resources technology.]
BUILT. LEANDER IS GOING TO BE OKAY WITH THAT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 31, CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO NUMBER ONE, SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.05 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE. AND NUMBER TWO, SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.05 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING DOCKET NUMBER 57824. PETITION OF HERO DEVELOPMENT, LLC TO AMEND CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY IN TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES BY STREAMLINED, EXPEDITED RELEASE WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. NUMBER THREE, 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 AND ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CITY OF LEANDER AND LEANDER LAND INVESTORS, LLC, ALONG WITH CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENT ADDENDUM AND NUMBER FOUR, SECTION 551.089 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATION REGARDING DEPLOYMENTS RELATED TO ALL RIGHO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 
          [ Reconvene into open session to take action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding:
 Acquisition of properties for public purpose; andDocket No. 57824, Petition of Hero Way Development, LLC to Amend Certificates of Convenience and Necessity in Travis and Williamson Counties by Streamlined Expedited Release with the Public Utilities Commission; andAddendum to a Chapter 380 Agreement by and between City of Leander and Titan Leander Land Investors, LLC.;Deployments relating to information resources technology.
]
10:05 P.M. TO TAKE ACTION AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN THE CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION REGARDING NUMBER ONE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FOR PUBLIC PURCHASE. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO. ACTION NUMBER TWO, DOCKET NUMBER 57824. PETITION OF HERO DEVELOPMENT, LLC TO AMEND CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY IN TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES BY STREAMLINED, EXPEDITED RELEASE WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NUMBER THREE, ADDENDUM TO A CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CITY OF LEANDER AND LEANDER LAND INVESTORS, LLC. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO A CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENT INCENTIVE PROJECT? EDA DASH 24001 BY IN BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEANDER AND LEANDER LAND INVESTORS, LLC AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES 
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UNANIMOUSLY. NUMBER FOUR DEPLOYMENTS RELATING TO INFORMATION RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGY. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION. AND WITH
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