[1. Open Meeting.]
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OCTOBER 2ND, 2025 AND THE TIME IS 6:01 P.M. AND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP OF THE ANDERSON COUNCIL. SENIOR DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M SO SORRY. CHANG. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER. HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MCDONALD HERE.
MAYOR. PRO TEM THOMPSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. NARDINI HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
ROSS HERE. MAYOR. DULL HERE. QUORUM IS PRESENT. CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS.
[3. Meet & Greet with Board and Commission applicants.]
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. MEET AND GREET WITH BOARD AND AO RECONVENE INTO WELL, I GUESS WE RECONVENE. SO WE ARE BACK IN AT 6:54 P.M. WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN THE BRIEFING GOOD EVENIS[4. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.]
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 2025, AND THE TIME IS 7:00 PM. AND THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL. WENDELL HOLMES OF NEW BIRTH COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH WILL BE PROVIDING OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT. AFTER THE INVOCATION, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. GOOD EVENING TO ALL THE HONORABLE CHRISTINE DELISLE AND THE HONORABLE SHERIFF COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE GREET YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. LET US BOW AND PRAY. GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU GLORY, HONOR AND PRAISE. AND FOR THIS DAY WE ASK, OH GOD, THAT YOU WOULD FORGIVE US OF OUR SINS. FIRST OF ALL, THAT YOU WOULD CLEAR OUR HEADS, CLEAN OUR HEARTS, COMMIT OUR HANDS, CURB OUR TONGUES TO SERVE YOU AND THIS COUNCIL IN THIS CITY. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ANOTHER DAY TO BE IN SERVICE. WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS UPON ALL THAT ARE PRESENT AND ALL THAT ARE UNDER THE SOUND OF MY VOICE. WE KNOW THAT ALSO. THIS IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT AND THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER THE MAYOR AS SHE LEAVES. WE ASK FOR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM FOR THE MAYOR PRO TEM AS SHE STEPS IN, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE HER WISDOM AND COURAGE. PRAY FOR THE COOPERATION CITY COUNCIL AND BOARDS AND DIVISIONS AND MEMBERS. WE PRAY ALSO FOR NOT ONLY THAT, THE COOPERATION AND THE COLLABORATION TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AND DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERS THAT ARE IN PLACE. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE AND PROVIDE FOR THEM AS WELL. ALL THESE THINGS WE ASK, IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, AND LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. ONE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE IN GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PASTOR. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. I'LL MISS YOU. THANK YOU. MISS YOU TOO.[5. Roll Call.]
ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, SENIOR DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER. CHANG, PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MCDONALD HERE.MAYOR PRO TEM THOMPSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. NADINE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ROSS HERE.
[6. Public comments on items not listed in the agenda.
Public comments on items listed in the agenda will be heard at the time each item is discussed.
[All comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes (6 minutes if translation is needed) per individual.]]
INDIVIDUALS THAT SUBMITTED THEIR COMMENTS VIA THE WEBSITE WILL HAVE THEIR POSITIONS SENT TO THE COUNCIL IN ADVANCE. ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE OPEN COMMENTS IS A TIME FOR YOU TO TALK TO COUNCIL. IT IS NOT A TIME THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE A BACK AND FORTH WITH YOU. SO WITH THAT, I WILL CALL UP OUR FIRST SPEAKER. GOOD EVENING, MR. GARDNER. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HELLO. MY NAME IS. MY ADDRESS IS 1620 STINNETT DRIVE, LEANDER, TEXAS. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU. MAYOR CHRISTINE, WE'RE SAD THAT YOU HAVE TO LEAVE. BUT LIFE, I
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GUESS. AND I WISH ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR PRO TEM NICOLE THOMPSON, ALL THE BEST. AS YOU STEP IN ON THE NEW, NEW ROLE, I'M HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT MY TEAM WHO CONDUCTS AND ORGANIZES LEANDER DIWALI FESTIVAL. AND ON BEHALF OF MY TEAM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE ENTIRE COUNCIL MEMBER TO OUR EVENT. THIS IS OUR THIRD ANNUAL YEAR. SOME OF YOU HAVE ATTENDED THE FESTIVAL IN THE PAST. THE FESTIVAL REPRESENTS THE UNITY IN DIVERSITY GOOD OVER EVIL. SO IT'S A COLLECTION OF CELEBRATION OF PROBABLY, YOU CAN SAY, LIFE AND ALL THE VARIOUS COLORS THAT IT REPRESENTS. SO WE WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO PLEASE ATTEND AND HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH US AT THE FESTIVAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID STATING GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. DAVID STATING WITH THE VFW 8760 FM 2243 MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO JUST KIND OF UPDATE YOU ON SOME OF THE VFW ACTIVITIES. TOMORROW WE START OUR PUMPKIN PATCH IS OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISER AND WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS FOR THIS.IT'S GROWN TO BE QUITE AN EVENT, AND FURTHERMORE, WE'VE DONE SEVERAL FUNDRAISERS THIS YEAR AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING. ONE OTHER POINT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT OUR FORMER COMMANDER, DAVID WALDEN, HE'S A LAGO VISTA RESIDENT, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT DAVID WALDEN WAS JUST SELECTED AS THE NEW STATE COMMANDER FOR THE VFW, AND HE'S JUST EXCITED AND DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR OUR VETERANS. AND IF ANYBODY OUT THERE HAS VETERANS THAT NEED HELP, SEND THEM OUR WAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE SANDERS. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MIKE SANDERS. MY AND I LIVE ON SOUTH STREET AND HERE IN LEANDER. SO I CAME JUST TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE UPCOMING ELECTION. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE COUNCIL SINCE THE MOST RECENT ELECTION, AND SO I WANT TO WELCOME ANDREW. NADINE, ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN A WHILE NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE, IT'S BEEN OVER THREE MONTHS, I THINK. AND AND STEPHEN CHANG IS ALSO NEW AND I'VE NEVER MET YOU IN PERSON, BUT YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU, AND SO I, I JUST WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE ELECTION, WE WE HAVE AN UPCOMING ELECTION. VOTING STARTS IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS, A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS, ON OCTOBER THE 20TH. HERE IN LEANDER, THE ONLY LOCATION FOR EARLY VOTING IS IS PAT BRYSON HALL, WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AND SO IF ALL THE CITIZENS WATCHING OR LISTENING FROM FROM ONLINE ARE AWARE, THIS IS WHERE YOU NEED TO COME TO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THIS ELECTION. THERE ARE SOME VERY IMPORTANT THINGS IN THE ELECTION. WE HAVE 17 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS IN THIS ELECTION, AND I OPPOSE THREE OF THEM. I OPPOSE NUMBER ONE, NUMBER FOUR, AND NUMBER 14 OF THE 17. AND EACH OF THOSE THREE ESTABLISHED NEW BUREAUCRACIES THAT WILL NOT HAVE ANY OVERSIGHT, EITHER FROM THE LEGISLATURE OR FROM TAXPAYERS. AND THESE ARE HUGE AMOUNTS OF TAXPAYER MONEY THAT WILL BE THAT WILL GO TO THOSE BUREAUCRACIES IF THEY GET CREATED. SO THOSE ARE PROPS ONE, FOUR AND 14. ALL THE REST OF THEM I'M VOTING YES ON AND AND SO COUNCIL MEMBER MCDONALD IS RESIGNING AND THERE'S A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SOMEONE TO FILL THE SEAT FOR PLACE THREE. AND I'M SUPPORTING ANNA YELLEN FOR, FOR THIS ELECTION. I'M A CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN. I'M A PRECINCT CHAIR HERE IN, IN IN LEANDER. AND ANNA IS THE ONLY REPUBLICAN RUNNING IN THIS ELECTION. SHE'S THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS EVER CAMPAIGNED FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES BEFORE. SHE'S THE ONLY PERSON RUNNING FOR THIS POSITION WHO HAS EVER VOTED IN A REPUBLICAN PRIMARY. AND SO SHE'S THE CLEAR CHOICE FOR CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS. I UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERYBODY HERE IS A CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN, BUT I AM. AND SO I'M ENCOURAGING THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE TO PLEASE SUPPORT ANNA YELLEN FOR LEANDER CITY COUNCIL PLACE THREE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU. SHEETAL, I'M SO SORRY. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER MYSELF. SHEETAL GAMBOA.
I'M PRESIDENT LEANDER, 3304 ESTONIAN RED LANE. SO MY REQUEST IS FOR THE SIGNAL.
TEMPORARY SIGNAL NEEDED AT GABRIEL'S HORN AND RONALD REAGAN. I KNOW THE CITY HAS PLANNED FOR THE PALMYRA RIDGE AND BADR LOCATION. THE SIGNALS. BUT EVERY DAY, IT'S A PRETTY DIFFICULT SITUATION IN THE MORNING. AND MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS ARE HAPPENING EVERY MORNING,
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AFTERNOON, EVENING. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOU TO ARRANGE SOMETHING TEMPORARY SO THAT THOSE ACCIDENTS CAN BE AVOIDED AND LOSS OF LIVES HAPPEN. SO PLEASE CONSIDER INTO THIS PLACING A TEMPORARY SIGNAL. LIGHTS FOR GABRIEL'S HORN ON RONALD REAGAN. THIS IS THE REQUEST. I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. CAN WE GET SOMEBODY FROM STAFF, MAYBE TO CONNECT US WITH THE RESIDENT ABOUT THE CONCERNS? YES, MA'AM. WE WILL.THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE SIGNED UP FOR. NON AGENDA ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[7. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors.
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WHEREAS CHANGE IS CONSTANT AND AFFECTS ALL CITIES TOWNS, SUBURBS, COUNTIES, BOROUGHS, TOWNSHIPS, RURAL AREAS AND OTHER PLACES AND US A LOT MORE THAN THOSE. WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING AND PLANS CAN HELP MANAGE THIS CHANGE IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE. AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO BE MEANINGFULLY INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICES THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE FULL BENEFITS OF PLANNING REQUIRES PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS WHO UNDERSTAND, SUPPORT AND DEMAND EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS TERRITORIES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR CHRISTINE BELISLE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN THE CITY OF LEANDER. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2025. WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL.
ALL. SO. ALL RIGHT. YOU. HAVE SOMETHING. OKAY. YOU READY? OKAY. PRETTY.
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OKAY. GOOD.SO. WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER? ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT
[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]
AGENDA. COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING CONSENT AGENDA. AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 19.THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS, ITEM NUMBER 20
[21. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-25-0176 to amend the current zoning of Interim SFR-1-B (Single-Family Residential) and Interim SFS-2-B (Single-Family Suburban) to GC-2-C (General Commercial) on three (3) parcels of land 12.595 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R343706, R343707, and R343708; and generally located southeast of the intersection of 183A Toll Road and E. Woodview Drive, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.
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GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL. HOW ARE YOU GUYS THIS EVENING? MY NAME IS GARY SHILL AND MY WIFE AND I OWN PEAK PERFORMANCE TRAINING CENTER. WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1997. STARTED IN OUR CHURCH. I'LL BE BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS GOT A LOT ON YOUR AGENDA, BUT I WANT TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OUTLINE OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO. SO THIS IS MY WIFE, PAULA. WE'VE OWNED PEAKS SINCE 1997. WE MOVED TO OUR CURRENT LOCATION IN 2009.
AND ALONG WITH OUR BUSINESS PARTNER, WE'VE ACQUIRED 12 ACRES OF LAND TO MOVE OUR LOCATION FROM CEDAR PARK UP TO LEANDER. THE FACILITY WILL BE 23,000FT■!S. WE SERVICE 40 SCHOS IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH AFTER SCHOOL MARTIAL ARTS AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, PARENT PROGRAMS, JUST TO REALLY KIND OF HELP OUR CHILDREN BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE AS THEY WHEN THEY EVENTUALLY LEAVE THEIR PARENTS HOME AND GO OUT INTO THE WORLD. WITH OUR FUTURE. THIS IS OUR STAFF. OUR STAFF IS ALL HIGHLY TRAINED. OUR INSTRUCTORS GO THROUGH 1000 HOUR CERTIFICATION PROCESS, SO WE REALLY TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY DO. AND THEN DO 2 TO 3 HOURS OF COMMUNITY OF OF CONTINUING EDUCATION THEY DO EVERY WEEK ON CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. SO WE CAN REALLY HELP THESE CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY POST COVID. A LOT OF THEM ARE IN A BAD SITUATION, SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO HELP THEM BE IN BETTER PLACES. THE LOCATION IS RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF 183 A AND EAST WOODVIEW, RIGHT ON THE STREET THAT TURNS GOING TO ROUSE HIGH SCHOOL AND WYLIE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP THAT CORNER ON THE DEVELOPMENT. YOU GUYS ALREADY SEEN THIS PART, BUT ON THE DEVELOPMENT, WE'LL TAKE 23,000FT■!S IS WHAT WE'LL HAVE R US. IT ALLOWS US TO TRIPLE OUR CAPACITY FROM THE 9000FT■!S WE'E CURRENTLY IN RIGHT NOW. AND THEN ALL THE SUPPORTING BUILDINGS WILL BE FOR COHESIVE TYPE DEVELOPMENT. ANY KIND OF FAMILY, DENTISTRY, PSYCHOLOGY, ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE FAMILY ORIENTED ON WHERE WE'RE AT. AND THE LAST THING I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK, ANYTHING YOU NEED TO HEAR FROM ME BEFORE YOU GUYS DECIDE WHAT Y'ALL ARE GOING TO DO. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND SO WE CAN'T UNTIL AFTER THE HEARING. OH YES MA'AM, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED FROM ME? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z250176. AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING IF IT WAS GOING TO BE A RELOCATION OR A NEW LOCATION. THAT WAS MY QUESTION THAT I HAD. A PREVIOUS BUSINESS I HAD WAS PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION, SO WE WERE ALWAYS ON THE ROAD WITH PEAK
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PERFORMANCE BUSSES. SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE Y'ALL IN THIS AREA. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. YEAH I WANTED TO SAY THAT I, I'M FAMILIAR WITH Y'ALL BECAUSE OF HOW INVOLVED YOU ARE IN THE SCHOOLS. AND I SEE YOUR SUMMER CAMPS OVER AT OUR PARKS. AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOBBIES IN THE WORLD IS TAKING NICE THINGS FROM CEDAR PARK. SO VERY EXCITED. COUNCIL, I'LL ECHO THAT. AND THANK YOU, SIR, FOR CHOOSING TO DO BUSINESS IN LEANDER AND COME FROM CEDAR PARK. YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. I'LL SECOND MOTION A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES[22. Conduct a Public Hearing adopting an ordinance amending development and building permit fees set forth in the fee schedule; amending parks and recreation fees; amending all parts of ordinances in conflict; providing a severability clause; providing a savings clause; providing severability and open meetings clauses; and providing for related matters.
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SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE REMOVAL OF RESUBMITTAL FEES FOR COMMERCIAL PERMITS. AFTER SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. MOVING INTO OUR REGULAR
[23. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution approving a Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, Inc. (BCRUA), authorizing the issuance of $36,240,000.00 Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, Inc., City of Leander, Texas Contract Revenue Bonds (Brushy Creek Regional Water Treatment and Distribution Project), Series 2025; establishing the procedures for selling and delivering the bonds and resolving other matters incident and relating to the issuance, payment, security, sale and delivery of such bonds.]
AGENDA, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY, INCORPORATED, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $36,240,000 BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY, INC. CITY OF LEANDER, TEXAS CONTRACT REVENUE BONDS. BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION PROJECT SERIES 2025, ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURES FOR SELLING AND DELIVERING THE BONDS AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS. INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, PAYMENT, SECURITY, SALE AND DELIVERY OF SUCH BONDS. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILLIAMS GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM IS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR RESOLUTION TO APPROVE ACTION FOR THE BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY TO ISSUE $36.2 MILLION. THESE BONDS WILL BE FUNDING THE NEXT PHASE OF THE BRUSHY CREEK WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION PROJECT. THE BONDS WILL BE FUNDED. THESE BONDS WILL FUND THE PHASE TWO BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION PROJECT. IT WOULD ALSO COMPLETE THE DEEP WATER INTAKE, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR 145 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.[00:25:04]
ALSO, THE PHASE ONE D TREATMENT CAPACITY EXPANSION AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME ELECTRICAL UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED. THIS LOAN WAS FORMALLY APPROVED BY THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. JULY OF 2021. CITY COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE FINANCING AGREEMENT IN AUGUST. AUGUST 21ST OF 2025. THESE BONDS WERE CARRIED 25 YEAR MEMORIZATION, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PAST ISSUANCE. THE ANTICIPATED INTEREST RATE IS 3.79%. WE ESTIMATE THE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2.4 MILLION, WHICH IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN OUR FY 26 UTILITY FUND BUDGET. THE BCR BOARD IS EXPECTED TO FORMALLY AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE ON OCTOBER 23RD OF THIS YEAR. CLOSING IS ANTICIPATED TO BE BEFORE NOVEMBER 19TH, 2025. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS.THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO GIVE DEFERENCE TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO BCR AND THE CURRENT BCR TREASURER, MAYOR PRO TEM NICOLE THOMPSON. DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST SAY IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME TO GET TO THIS POINT, AND WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD AT BCR TO MAKE SURE NOT ONLY THAT WE WE HAVE WATER, BUT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TREAT IT SO THAT WE CAN GET IT OUT TO ALL OUR RESIDENTS. SO I'M GLAD TO BE AT THIS POINT WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO EXPAND CAPACITY. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE NEEDED FOR A LONG TIME. SO I'M OF COURSE IN FAVOR OF THIS. AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND MOTION SECOND. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 24, DISCUSS AND
[24. Discuss and reconsider action on Special Use Case Z-25-0184 for a Special Use Permit to allow for a social club and game room at107 N. US 183, denied at the September 16, 2025, regular City Council meeting.
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I'VE DONE A BASICALLY A PHYSICAL SECURITY SURVEY AND SAFETY SURVEY ON THE PROCEDURES, POLICIES AND THE USE OF THIS FACILITY FOR GAME ROOM. AND THEY HAVE COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURES AS FAR AS THEIR THEIR RESPONSES TO SITUATIONS. I'VE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THEM THAT THEY'VE BEEN BEEN MORE THAN ANXIOUS TO TO INCORPORATE IN THEIR PROTOCOLS AND THEIR RECOMMEND HIGHLY THAT THEY BE APPROVED FOR THIS, FOR THIS PERMIT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, ANDREA TANNER. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HI, I'M ANDREA TANNER, AND MY HUSBAND AND I OWN CULVER'S, WHICH IS 1631 CRYSTAL VILLAGE BOULEVARD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I, MY HUSBAND AND I DEFINITELY KNOW FIRSTHAND THE HEART, HUSTLE AND HOPE THAT GO INTO BUILDING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL IN OUR COMMUNITY. BEFORE I BEGIN, I DO WANT TO THANK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, POLICE OFFICERS, YOU, YOUR DAILY SACRIFICES, DEDICATION DO NOT GO UNNOTICED AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT A NEW SMALL BUSINESS LOOKING TO START AND OPEN ITS DOORS IN OLD TOWN LEANDER, A SOCIAL A SWEEPSTAKES STYLE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE WITH A FUN, UPBEAT ATMOSPHERE BEYOND THE LIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT OF A SOCIAL. WHAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO MY HUSBAND AND I WAS THEIR COMMITMENT TO GIVING BACK. THIS BUSINESS PLANS TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH MULTIPLE DONATIONS, SOMETHING THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THEIR VALUES AND THEIR VISION FOR BEING A TRUE PART OF LEANDER. IT'LL ATTRACT VISITORS, INCREASE FOOT TRAFFIC TO NEARBY SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS, AND INCREASE AND CREATE ANOTHER REASON FOR PEOPLE TO SPEND TIME AND MONEY RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY. CAT IS SOCIAL IS BEING OPENED BY LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE INVESTING THEIR HEART, TIME AND RESOURCES INTO LEANDER BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, THEY'RE COMMITTED TO OPERATING RESPONSIBLY, TRANSPARENTLY AND IN LINE WITH STATE REGULATIONS. AS FELLOW BUSINESS OWNERS, WE'RE THRILLED
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TO WELCOME OTHERS TO OUR WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING TO THE VIBRANCY AND GROWTH OF LEANDER. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THIS BUSINESS AND HELP BRING A LITTLE BIT OF VINTAGE VEGAS AND SPARKLE TO OLD TOWN. LEANDER. THANK Y'ALL, THANK YOU. THERE ISN'T ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? WAS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHED TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS FOR A RECONSIDERATION. WHO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA? OKAY. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR CASE, NOT ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL THE VOTE SHOULD GO, BUT ABOUT WHY IT SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED. AND THEN WE'LL DO MOTIONS OR WHATNOT. SO I DID ASK FOR THIS ITEM TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA. AFTER SPEAKING AFTER OUR MEETING LAST WEEK, AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE OWNERS, CHAMBER PRESIDENT AND STAFF, I DO THINK THERE WERE SOME SIGNIFICANT MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN SOCIAL AND THEIR HIRED CONSULTANT AND THE OWNERS AND INVESTORS. AND SO QUITE A BIT OF MONEY WAS DEDICATED TO BUILDING OUT THE SPACE AND TO MAKING IT LOOK THE WAY THEY NEEDED IT TO LOOK. AND SO THINGS WERE DONE A LITTLE BIT BACKWARDS. AND SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION SO THAT THE OWNERS MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH US DIRECTLY AND TO PRESENT THEIR CASE TO COUNCIL. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? MOTION? OH, ARE YOU ABOUT TO SECOND? OKAY.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF RECONSIDERATION? OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 4 TO 3. WE ARE RECONSIDERING. ALL RIGHT. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? DO WE WANT TO JUST DEBATE THE MERITS OR. I THINK THERE'S A PRESENTATION. YES, I THINK IT WOULD BE. I THINK THERE WAS A PRESENTATION FOR A PRESENTATION BY THE OWNERS WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE PRESENTATION. COME ON UP.
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. TAKE TWO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RECONSIDERATION. MY NAME IS KAREN BANKS AND I'M AN INVESTOR. AND I WILL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF TERESA, THE OWNER. AND DONNA, THE SECOND INVESTOR. SO IF I CAN FIGURE OUT AND I CAN JUST HIT. YEP. HERE WE GO. WE'RE GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THIS AND GO OVER EVERYTHING THAT WAS NOT TALKED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. FIRST OF ALL, THE PATRONS, THESE ARE GOING TO BE LOCAL RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, RETIREES, WHICH IS A GREAT WAY FOR THEM TO GET OUT AND SOCIALIZE COUPLES ON DATE NIGHTS. ANYBODY 18 PLUS THAT'S ALREADY PATRONIZING OLD TOWN AND OUR COMPETITION WITH OTHER GAMING ROOMS IN CEDAR PARK IN LIBERTY HILL. SECURITY. WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS SLIDE.
THE GAMING MACHINES TAKE TWO KEYS, AND THERE IS LIMITED ACCESS TO THOSE KEYS TO OPEN EACH MACHINE. WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF CASH AND PRIZES IN THE SAFE. WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE A LOT BECAUSE THERE ARE MINIMUM PAYOUTS PER PERSON PER 24 HOUR PERIOD. THIS SAFE IS LOCATED IN THE OFFICE WITH SECURITY KEYPADS ON THE DOORS. CUSTOMERS CAN RETAIN CREDITS TO PLAY WITH OR USE FOR SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES. COURTESY OFFICERS WILL BE HIRED STARTING WITH JUST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, AND WILL ADJUST AS NEEDED. WE HAVE BEEN CONSULTED BY DAVID. WE HAVE 13 CAMERAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH TWO ADT PANIC BUTTONS WORN ON EMPLOYEES.
WE ALSO HAVE THE ALARM LINKED TO LEANDER PD, SO IF ANYBODY SAID TURN YOUR ALARM OFF, WE HIT A BUTTON AND THE PD IS CALLED. THERE'S BARS ON ALL THE WINDOWS SINCE IT WAS A JEWELRY STORE PRIOR AND REFERENCING SIMILAR BUSINESSES IN CEDAR PARK. IN LIBERTY HILL, THERE HAVE BEEN ZERO SECURITY INCIDENTS. THE MACHINES DO NOT PAY OUT MONEY. TICKET REDEMPTION IS AT THE WINDOW. THERE'S A TWO PERSON OPENING AND CLOSING PROCEDURE, AND WE ALSO HAVE A FAILURE PROCESS IN PLACE. POWER FAILURE PROCESS IN PLACE. THIS IS WHAT IT CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE. AS YOU MENTIONED, IT IS BUILT OUT AND COMPLETE. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. IT'S VIBRANT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 50 MACHINES INSIDE. ON THE LEFT YOU HAVE WHERE YOU CASH OUT AND IT'S THAT IS ACTUALLY BULLETPROOF GLASS RIGHT THERE. AND THAT COMPUTER IS WHERE YOU SIGN IN AND YOUR ID IS CHECKED AT THAT TIME. THAT IS THE STEEL COMMERCIAL GRADE DOOR WITH A KEYPAD THAT YOU NEED TO ACCESS THE OFFICE. THIS IS JUST A GLIMPSE OF WHERE PATRONS CAN ACCESS A COFFEE BAR, NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THE COOLER, AND A WATER BUBBLER. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE COMPLIMENTARY SNACKS THAT ARE PLACED IN THE OFFICE. OOPS, SORRY ABOUT THAT. TEXAS HAS
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DEVELOPED TWO TYPES OF GAMING ROOMS. THERE ARE THE QUESTIONABLE CLUBS IN AUSTIN THAT RUN POKER TABLES UNTIL 6 A.M. THESE COME AND GO WITH NO REGARD TO LONGEVITY OR INVESTMENT INTO THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE NOT WELL LIT, THEY'RE NOT CLEAN. AND THIS IS WHAT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT FROM SOMEBODY AT THE OTHER MEETING THAT WAS AGAINST THIS. AND SHE ADMITTEDLY WAS FROM EAST AUSTIN, AND THAT'S WHAT SHE'S SEEN. HOWEVER, WE HAVE PERFECT EXAMPLES OF WHAT KIDS WILL EMULATE, THESE FOUR IN PARTICULAR SURROUNDING US. HCC GAME ROOM IN CEDAR PARK, TEXAS, TWO STEP AND CEDAR PARK. LIBERTY HILL HAS ANOTHER HCC GAME ROOM, AND SPINNERS AND LAKEWAY SPINNERS HAS BEEN OPEN FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS. THE HCC WERE BEFORE BEFORE COVID AND TEXAS. TWO STEPS BEEN OPEN ABOUT A YEAR AND THEY'RE DOING AMAZING. THIS IS WHAT THESE SWEEPSTAKES GAMING ROOMS LOOK LIKE THAT ARE SURROUNDING LEANDER. THE ONES THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT, THEY'RE WELL LIT. THEY'RE SAFE ENVIRONMENTS. AND WHERE ALCOHOL YOU CAN SEE IS NOT THE FOCUS. IT'S JUST PEOPLE HAVING FUN IN COMING TOGETHER.THAT LAST PICTURE IS OF A CUSTOMER APPRECIATION NIGHT WHERE PEOPLE COULD WIN, YOU KNOW, RAFFLES AND STUFF. BUT WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS THESE SWEEPSTAKES GAMING ROOMS WHEN WHEN DONE RIGHT, THEY GIVE BACK. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES THAT OTHERS DO. FOR INSTANCE, LC CARES IS FOR TERMINAL ADOLESCENTS PATIENTS. THE MIDDLE ONE IS HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITIES. YOU DONATE FOOD, YOU GET $2 FREE PLAY PER CAN OF FOOD. AND THE LAST ONE IS YESTERDAY'S GONE. FOR WOMEN SUFFERING VIOLENCE, WE HAVE FOUR THAT WE PLAN ON DONATING TO AND CONTRIBUTING TO. NUMBER ONE IS THE VFW, W LOCAL TEN FOR 27 AND THAT WILL BE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. WE ALSO HAVE A SAFE PLACE, WHICH IS THE BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER, HILL COUNTRY MINISTRIES FOR FOOD, AND OF COURSE POLICE AND FIRE AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDERFUNDED. THIS IS SOME EXAMPLES OF THE CUSTOMER APPRECIATION PARTIES WHERE YOU CAN JUST SERVE THEM DINNER. EVERYBODY HAS A GREAT TIME.
THERE'S RAFFLES. WE WE RAFFLE OFF DONATIONS. AND THEN ALSO WE PLAN ON DOING A LOT OF LOCAL BUSINESS CROSS PROMOTIONS AS WELL, WHICH IS ONE WAY TO BRING MORE PATRONAGE TO LEANDER. SOME MORE THINGS ABOUT SOCIAL THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNCIL TO KNOW IS OUR HOURS OF OPERATION.
AND WE TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS, BECAUSE WE WILL NEVER BE OPEN EARLIER OR LATER THAN OUR NEIGHBORS. WE'VE DECIDED THERE WILL BE NO BYOB AND WE'RE JUST HELPING TO BRING NEW ENERGY TO OLD TOWN. AND SOME IDEAS INCLUDE SPONSORSHIP OF LOCAL WINE TASTINGS, CROSS PROMOTIONAL INCENTIVES WITH NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES, AND COLLABORATIONS THAT HIGHLIGHT EVERYTHING OLD TOWN HAS TO OFFER. THE POSSIBILITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION ARE TRULY ENDLESS, AND WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO MORE IDEAS AND FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. ANOTHER CONCERN THAT OLD TOWN HAS IS IN GENERAL IS JUST THE PARKING SITUATION. SO WE WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT. THIS IS A MOCK UP. IT WILL NOT BE PAVED. THIS IS GOING TO BE GRAVEL. WE DO HAVE FOUR SPACES IN FRONT. WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR SIX SPACES IN BACK. AND WE HAD LONE STAR TURF COME IN AND GIVE US A QUOTE AND SURVEY IT. AND THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN ADD TEN SPACES TO THAT AREA. THIS IS KIND OF THE OVERHEAD VIEW, JUST KIND OF SHOWING YOU THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO ACCESS. YOU DO HAVE A LIGHT AT 183 IN WEST SOUTH STREET, AND THEN YOU JUST CAN GO DOWN THE ALLEYWAY, OR YOU CAN GO DOWN WILLIS OR COME DOWN FROM NORTH BRUSHY. SO THERE'S PLENTY OF WAYS TO GET TO IT WITHOUT ENTERING FROM THE FRONT, WHICH CAN BE A LITTLE A LITTLE DIFFICULT WITH TRAFFIC AT TIMES. AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE THREE OF US. AND IT IS A WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS. THERESA VOTA IS THE OWNER AND A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HER MOTHER CHERISHED THE EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY OF LAS VEGAS, AND SHE RECOGNIZED THAT GAMING COULD BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, CREATE JOY AND TERESA IN FOSTERING LASTING MOMENTS. TWO YEARS AFTER HER PASSING, THERESA CONTINUES TO HONOR HER VISION THROUGH THIS PROJECT. THE SWEEPSTAKES GAMING ROOM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN GATHER, ENJOY ENTERTAINMENT, AND SHARE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES. IN THIS WAY, HER LOVE FOR GAMING ENDURES AS A LEGACY OF COMMUNITY, CONNECTION AND CELEBRATION. DONNA BRATTON SHE DOES NOT KNOW A STRANGER IF YOU'VE MET HER. FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, DONNA HAS PROUDLY SERVED THE COMMUNITY AS THE OWNER OF IV DRIP LADIES. A MOBILE IV HYDRATION, HIGH IV HYDRATION AND VITAMIN THERAPY BUSINESS, BRINGING PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXPERIENCE DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. WITH HER BACKGROUND AS A REGISTERED NURSE, SHE PROVIDES NOT ONLY SAFE AND EFFECTIVE IV THERAPY, BUT ALSO A COMPASSIONATE, PATIENT CENTERED APPROACH THAT PUTS PEOPLE AT EASE. SHE'S
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BUILT A LASTING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. DONNA AND HER STAFF DONATED THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES, ADMINISTERING FREE IVS TO THE FLOOD VOLUNTEERS AT SANDY CREEK.TO SAY DONNA IS CONNECTED TO HER COMMUNITY IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. MANY OF HER CUSTOMERS LOOK FORWARD TO PATIENT, PATRONIZING KETA SOCIAL AND BRINGING MORE FOOT TRAFFIC TO OLD TOWN. MY NAME IS KAREN BANKS AND I HAVE CALLED CEDAR PARK SORRY, MY HOME FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS WITH MY HUSBAND OF 26 YEARS AND THREE DAUGHTERS. FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS I HAVE SERVED THE COMMUNITY AS A DEDICATED REALTOR, HELPING FAMILIES BUY AND SELL HOMES THROUGHOUT THE NORTH AUSTIN AREA. BUT BEYOND MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE, I WORK WITH SHELTERS AS A FOSTER AND I ADVOCATE FOR BETTER LAWS REGARDING DOG BREEDING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO NOW BRING TERESA UP TO CLOSE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M SORRY.
IT'S OKAY. YOU'LL DO FINE. MY NAME IS TERESA VODA, AND I'M THE PROUD OWNER OF KITTIES SOCIAL. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO JUST MEET WITH US AGAIN TODAY. I CREATED THIS PLACE IN HONOR OF MY MOTHER BECAUSE IT WAS HER FAVORITE PASTIME GROWING UP, AND I REMEMBER THE LADIES IN MY FAMILY, ALL THE FAMILY MEMBERS, THE WOMEN THAT WOULD GO ON FAMILY ROAD TRIPS EVERY YEAR. AND THEY HAD SO MUCH FUN AND IT BROUGHT THE FAMILY CLOSE TOGETHER. AND, AND AND JUST REALLY BRING A LOT OF JOY TO ME. AND MY DAD, HE'S 80 AND HE LIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA WITH MY SISTER. AND HE GOES TO THE GAME ROOM EVERY DAY BECAUSE HE LIKES TO TALK TO THESE TWO OLD LADIES. BUT OUR VISION IS TO WELCOME PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, EVEN THOUGH WE EXPECT IT TO ESPECIALLY APPEAL TO BABY BOOMERS, GEN X RETIREES, VETERANS, AND OTHERS WHO VALUE BOTH ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, CAT IS SOCIAL IS MORE THAN A BUSINESS. IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER, MAKE MEMORIES, BRING LIFE TO OLD TOWN. AND I'M DEEPLY COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS A SAFE, WELCOMING AND VIBRANT SPACE FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY, BUILDING TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE EAGER TO DEMONSTRATE OUR VALUE TO OLD TOWN LEANDER WITH CLEAR RESULTS AND MEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING ENTERTAINMENT WITH DAYTIME AND EVENING BUZZ. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR RECONSIDERATION. THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND GIVING US A CHANCE TO REPRESENT OURSELVES. AND IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE WOULD DEFINITELY LOVE TO ANSWER ANY. AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON PRESENTATION OR SHOULD WE OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL I THINK WE PROBABLY ALL HAVE THOUGHTS HERE.
SO I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE. ONE I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I SECONDED THE MOTION BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY JUST NOW TO PRESENT YOUR CAUSE. I THINK IN A WAY THAT'S A LOT MORE CLEAR THAN IN OUR LAST MEETING. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROSS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATION ALONG THE PROCESS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO HAVE ME OVER THERE FOR US TO TALK THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND YOU'VE ADDRESSED SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAD AT THE INITIAL MEETING. I STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOCATION LONG TERM, AND WOULD PREFER TO SEE IT SOMEWHERE THAT'S NOT IN OLD TOWN. I KNOW THAT'S ONE OF YOUR MAIN POINTS. IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A YEAR, ARE Y'ALL STILL OPEN TO RELOCATING THE LOCATION DOWN THE LINE? ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. SORRY. WE NEED COMMENTS ON THE RECORD. PLEASE. IF SOMEBODY CAN JUST COME UP IN THE MIC. THANK YOU. IF YOU DEFINITELY GAVE ME A AT LEAST A YEAR, I WOULD DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY MAKE THE MOVE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION IF IT DIDN'T WORK OUT FOR OLD TOWN, WHICH I REALLY HOPE IT WOULD, BUT IF IT DOESN'T, I WOULD TOTALLY BE OKAY WITH THAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, PLEASE DO SO. SO I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE SAME SUGGESTION IF A YEAR WAS GOOD. CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR MACHINES AND GAMBLING AND HOW DOES HOW DOES SKILL COME IN? I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT THAT. MY MACHINES FIRST ARE REGULATED BY THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE AND THEY PAY OUT WITHIN GAME ROOM CREDITS AND SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES.
AND SO IS THERE A SKILL INVOLVED OR IS THIS. NO, THERE'S NO SKILL INVOLVED.
THAT'S SKILL. SKILL INVOLVED. GAMES LIKE POKER TABLES, BLACKJACK THOSE ARE SKILLED
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GAMES AND THOSE ARE ILLEGAL. OKAY. SO THEN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HAVING LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN ESSENCE LIKE A CORPORATE EVENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF HAVE INVITE A COMPANY IN AND THEY CAN BRING SOME CAKE AND DO SOME STUFF AND HAVE A THING FOR THE THING. HOW WOULD YOU ACTUALLY RUN THAT? BECAUSE AT THAT POINT, DO YOU WOULD YOU USE FUNNY MONEY OR REAL MONEY OR HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW WOULD YOU HOW WOULD YOU GUYS MANAGE THAT? DO YOU WANT TO PITCH IN ON THAT? MY FIRST THOUGHT FOR THAT WOULD BE THAT THE CORPORATION GIVES EVERYBODY SAY FREE PLAY MONEY, WHICH THEY PAY, YOU KNOW, KIDS. AND THEN WE HAND OUT COUPONS FOR FREE PLAY MONEY, MAYBE 20 TO $50 A PERSON FOR THE EVENT. AND I'M SURE AFTER THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO WANT, WELL, IF THEY WIN OR THEY CAN CASH OUT OR THEY CAN PLAY MORE, MORE MONEY AT THAT POINT, I JUST THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS I'VE BEEN AT DIFFERENT COMPANY EVENTS, DIFFERENT VENDOR EVENTS WHERE THEY'RE DOING THINGS AND KIND OF DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL AND HAVING A SPECIAL KIND OF EVENT FOR THEM. AND, AND THIS COULD BE A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD DO THOSE KIND OF THINGS. I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL USE ON TOP OF IT. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, PLACE OUR AI WITH THE, WITH THE CURRENT CLUBS THAT ARE AROUND, WE KIND OF LOOKED AT WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHICS, HOW FAR THEY COME, HOW LONG THEY SIT IN THE PLACES AND ALL THAT KIND OF THINGS BASED ON THE DATA OUT THERE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE MOST PEOPLE GO THERE ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM AN HOUR AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS. AND SO WHAT WOULD THE SO WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN THERE, WHAT WOULD THEY TYPICALLY SPEND DURING THAT TIME IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR TWO HOURS, FOUR HOURS? YOU KNOW, I CAN TELL YOU, MY SISTER GOES WITH MY DAD AND SHE'S A CHEAPSKATE. SHE SPENDS 20 BUCKS AND SHE'S DONE MY DAD, HE GOES TO THE ATM MACHINE A COUPLE TIMES, BUT HE RUNS OFF HIS SOCIAL SECURITY AND HIS HIS ONLY PAST TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S ALLOWED TO SPEND HIS MONEY, ANYBODY, ANY WAY HE WANTS. AND HE LOVES IT. AND I DID GIVE HIM A TRUCK SO HE COULD GO TO THE GAME ROOM WITHOUT MY SISTER, SO HE DIDN'T HAVE TO TAG HER ALONG. BUT YEAH, SOME PEOPLE SPEND 100 TO $200. SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE ME OR MY SISTER AND WE SPEND 20 BUCKS. MAY I SAY SOMETHING? HI, I'M DONNA BRATTON. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I GO TO VEGAS TWICE A YEAR. AND SINCE I FOUND THESE LOCALLY OWNED SOCIALS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT I SPEND QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. I, I MEAN, I, I ENJOY IT, I LOVE IT, I'M ADHD AND I JUST IT'S SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY.AND I'LL PUT A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN THERE AND GO HOME AND I GO ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, YOU KNOW, AND I, I HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT THOUGH, BECAUSE I HAVE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS, BUT THAT'S JUST MY PASTIME. IT'S BETTER THAN SITTING IN A BAR DRINKING.
THAT'S THE WAY I. THIS IS MY FUN PASTIME, YOU KNOW? SO THAT'S MY $0.02. THANK YOU.
GUYS. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? PLEASE DO. SO I DID VOTE TO ALLOW YOUR PRESENTATION BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW THE CHANGES THAT YOU LADIES HAVE MADE AND WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. I STILL AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOCATION. YOU KNOW, WE GOT SOME NUMBERS HERE FROM PEOPLE THAT VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENT. I THINK ON THE HIGH END WE HAVE UP TO 44 VEHICLES A DAY. SO REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE LIMITED PARKING THAT YOU HAVE. NOT SURE IT'S THE BEST LOCATION. I'VE NOT BEEN SHY ABOUT THAT. I'VE BEEN VERY HONEST AND UPFRONT. I WISH YOU'D HAVE BEEN GIVEN GUIDANCE BEFORE ALL THE WORK WAS DONE OVER THERE. BUT YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT ON US UP HERE. BUT I'M HAPPY WITH THE CHANGES THAT YOU THE PARKING ASAP. WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT CAN COME IN AND DO IT RIGHT AWAY. OKAY, BUT STILL SOME CONCERNS. BUT LIKE I SAID, IF. YEAH, JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE TO DO THIS FOR THE USE OF THE SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A YEAR, I WOULD MORE THAN HAPPY TO LOOK FOR A NEW LOCATION.
THANK YOU. I TOO VOTED THAT YOU COME BACK AND PRESENT AGAIN. I THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME THAT Y'ALL PRESENTED, OR THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE MISLED. WITH SPENDING SO MUCH ENERGY AND TIME AND FINANCIAL INVESTMENT, CREATING A BUSINESS WITHOUT ALL OF THE PROPER PERMITTING PUT IN PLACE UP FRONT. AND SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S EAGERNESS TO BRING IT BACK FORWARD IN FRONT OF US, I WILL SAY. AND WE YOU KNOW, I'VE SAID IT WAS A LITTLE OFF PUTTING THAT Y'ALL SHOWED UP AT MY MY BUSINESS TO TALK ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WERE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT MAYBE THAT WASN'T THE BEST WAY TO SHOW UP. BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT AGAIN. I WILL SAY MY CONCERNS REMAIN THE SAME. WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING OLD TOWN AND LOOKING AT HOW WE WANT THIS TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE CITY, AND THIS WAS NOT PARTICULARLY SOMETHING THAT WE CONSIDERED. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I'VE BEEN
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HERE SINCE OH SEVEN AND HAVE SEEN ALL THE TRAFFIC THAT BACKS UP RIGHT THERE AT EVERYTHING ON THAT INTERSECTION, AND IT IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE PULLING IN AND PULLING OUT. AND I USED TO BE A PATRON OF THAT JEWELRY STORE WHEN IT WAS THERE, AND IT WAS ALWAYS HARD TO GET IN AND OUT. AND SO HAVING QUITE A BIT OF CAR TRAFFIC THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU GUYS, I THINK. I WISH THERE WAS ANOTHER LOCATION THAT WAS SELECTED BECAUSE THIS CLEARLY WOULD BE SOMETHING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY MIGHT ENJOY. I JUST WISH IT WAS AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN WHERE IT IS. SO, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR PRESENTING AGAIN. YEAH. THANK YOU. PLEASE GIVE. SIX. OBVIOUSLY I BROUGHT THIS BACK IN FRONT OF THE GROUP AND I DID VOTE AGAINST IT THE LAST GO AROUND. BUT AS I SAID BEFORE, AFTER VISITING WITH THE TEAM AND I USED TO HOLD SOME OF THE CONCERNS, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THIS GROUP IS TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO WELL BY THE COMMUNITY AND DO HAVE, I BELIEVE, 18 MONTHS LEFT ON THIS PARTICULAR LEASE AND STILL HAVE SOME THINGS TO WORK THROUGH WITH STAFF TO BE ABLE TO OPEN ON THE PERMITTING SIDE. BUT AND I KNOW MAYOR HASN'T MADE HER COMMENTS, BUT I WOULD PUT A MOTION OUT THERE FOR US TO. YOU WANT TO SPEAK FIRST? OKAY. I'D LOVE IF WE ALL HAD OUR DISCUSSION AND THEN OKAY. AND THEN I'LL DEFER TO YOU FOR. SO I'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOR THIS SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME.THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL. AND THIS IS A TERRIBLE POSITION. BUT I HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS IN PARTICULAR, AND A LOT OF IT JUST HAS TO DO WITH OUR CONSISTENCY UP HERE AND HOW WE SHOW UP FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO SOME OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HERE A FEW YEARS MIGHT REMEMBER, I THINK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD A CLUSTER OF CHANGES TO OUR ZONING THAT INCLUDED MED SPA AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS. THE WAY THAT CAME ABOUT WAS MED SPAS WERE ONLY BEING APPROVED IN HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS CRAZY BECAUSE THESE ARE YOUR DERMATOLOGISTS, RIGHT? THESE ARE BASIC USES THAT SHOULD BE ALLOWED AT LOWER INTENSITY. BUT OUR OUR CODES WERE CLEAR WHERE IT WAS. SO INSTEAD OF THE MED SPAS COMING AND ASKING FOR THESE ONE OFFS, WE LOOKED AT IT AS A COUNCIL. WE LOOKED AT IT WITH STAFF AND SAID, IS THIS THE RIGHT ORDINANCE? AND ULTIMATELY WE ALL VOTED TO ALLOW IT IN LESSER INTENSITIES. IN THIS CASE, OUR ORDINANCE IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS ISN'T OUTLAWED IN THE CITY. IT'S JUST NOT FOR THIS INTENSITY, IT'S FOR THE HIGHER INTENSITY USES, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S SPACE ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF DOWN THE ROAD WHERE THESE WOULD WORK.
AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE HAD AN APPLICANT WHO SPENT A BUNCH OF MONEY TO BUILD OUTSIDE OF WHAT HE WAS ALLOWED TO BUILD FOR HIS ZONING CLASSIFICATION, AND WE SAID A VERY RESOUNDING NO, THAT WE WOULD NOT CHANGE OUR POLICIES FOR HIM. AND AS MUCH AS I, I THINK WHAT YOU BUILT IS BEAUTIFUL AND I CAN SEE THAT YOU ALL HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND MONEY ON THIS. BUT JUST LIKE WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND SAY, DON'T CHANGE THE ZONING NEXT TO ME BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO IMPACT MY PROPERTY VALUE, WE CANNOT TAKE AN APPLICANT'S FINANCIAL FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION ON A LAND USE. THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT I HAVE. AND IT'S IT'S NOT FUN. BUT I THINK THAT THAT WE NEED TO BE CONSISTENT. AND IF WE FEEL LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN BE IN A LESSER INTENSITY, THEN LET'S BRING THAT BACK. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE DO THESE ONE OFFS. ANYBODY ELSE I'LL DEFER TO YOU FOR YOUR MOTION. SO AND I DON'T DISAGREE WITH ANY OF THAT. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THE CASE LAST WEEK WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.
AND THAT DOES DIFFERENTIATE FOR ME. I. AND I, THIS PROBABLY IS A ONE OFF FOR ME, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT WE HAVEN'T FAST FORWARDED THE PLANS IN OLD TOWN AS THEY SHOULD BE. AND BECAUSE THERE IS 18 MONTHS LEFT ON THIS LEASE AND THERE'S STILL SOME HOOPS TO JUMP INTO, AND THEY HAVE, I BELIEVE THAT THEY DO WANT TO BE THE ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY. SO MAYBE I'M BEING SOFT, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO. GRANT THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE LEASE FOR THE THIS TERM OR HOWEVER IT NEEDS TO BE WORDED. ROBIN'S PROBABLY GOING TO HELP ME HERE, BECAUSE I DO KNOW THERE'S A PERMITTING PROCESS THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO. SO IF YOU'LL HELP ME OUT HERE. SURE. AND I ALSO WANTED TO BRING UP THEY DID MENTION CRUSHED GRANITE OR GRAVEL PARKING OR AN ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL. WE PROBABLY WANT TO INCLUDE THAT
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IN YOUR LIST BECAUSE NORMALLY THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE TELL ME HOW, TELL ME HOW TO SAY IT.YEAH. AND THEN I THINK THEY ALSO MENTIONED HOURS OF OPERATION. DID YOU WANT TO ADD THOSE AS WELL. YES. AS A CONDITION. SO I CAN I CAN TAKE THOSE FROM THE, THE PRESENTATION. SO WE WOULD BE INCLUDING AND THE NO WOULD BE BEING NO BYOB. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN USE ZONING TO RESTRICT ALCOHOL SALES. YEAH. IT HAS TO COME BACK FOR SECOND READING.
SO WE COULD FIRM THAT UP BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. SO NO BYOB. AND THEN WE'LL LIST THE HOURS OF OPERATION AND THEN ALLOWING THE ALTERNATIVE PARKING MATERIAL OF CRUSHED GRANITE OR GRAVEL. AND IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO, TO MAYBE MAKE IT TWO YEARS BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET PERMITS BEFORE THEY INSTALL THE PARKING LOT. SO IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME. OKAY. I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE. AN AT LEAST AN EXTENSION, BUT CORRECT. YEAH. BUT THAT'S FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT. CAN WE GET CLARIFICATION ON WHAT WHAT THE MOTION IS THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. SORRY. SO HELP ME WITH THIS PLEASE.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR 24 MONTHS WITH THE GRAVEL CONSIDERATION FOR PARKING TO ALTERNATIVE PARKING, ALTERNATIVE PARKING MATERIALS, THE REDUCED HOURS OF OPERATION. AND I CAN IDENTIFY THOSE AT THE SECOND READING. AND THERE'S ONE MORE. AND NO BYOB. NO B. YEAH, BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE, WASN'T THERE? I THOUGHT THERE WAS ANOTHER. OKAY, I THINK THAT WAS IT. HOURS OF OPERATION, ALTERNATIVE PARKING MATERIALS.
NO BRINGING YOUR OWN ALCOHOL AND THE TIME RESTRICTION 20 TIME RESTRICTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. MOTION IN A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CAN WE STILL ASK QUESTIONS TO THE APPLICANTS? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO PUT IT ON RECORD. SO THE APPLICANTS YOU KNOW ONE OF MY CONCERNS AGAIN WAS MOVING LONGER TERM. Y'ALL STILL AGREE WITH THAT THAT YOU ARE OPEN TO THAT. OKAY. CAN WE GET THAT ON THE RECORD. SORRY. I WILL ABSOLUTELY ACCEPT THAT TERM. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OKAY I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK ONCE THINGS ARE IN THEY'RE IN. BUT THAT'S MY OWN MY OWN THOUGHTS. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS MOTION. AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION IS DENIED I'M SORRY. NO WE'RE NOT GOING TO
[25. Council Member Closing Statements.]
HAVE ANY OUTBURSTS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO ITEM NUMBER 25. COUNCIL MEMBER CLOSING COMMENTS, PLEASE ONE. GOOD NIGHT, PLEASE TO. PARKS IS HAVING A BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL AT THE MASON HOUSE. AND ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FROM 6 TO 930. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT OUT. AND WITH THE HEAT WE'RE HAVING, IT'LL BE NICE AND COOL IN THE EVENING. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE GOOD. NIGHT. PLACE SIX. GOOD NIGHT PLEASE FIVE. YES, IT IS OCTOBER AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO ON IN OCTOBER. ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WHICH WAS THE REASON I WORE THIS LOVELY SHIRT TODAY. I DID WANT TO JUST MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THAT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT IT IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. HAVE YOUR HEALTH CHECKS DONE, AND PLEASE GO TO THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS SITE TO GET ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT NEED. AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. HAVE A NICE EVENING. WELL, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT. I WAS GOING TO MENTION IT, BUT YOU YOU GOT IT. YOU SHOULD KNOW WE'RE IN ORDER. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE. GOOD NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS TONIGHT. SO, AS ALWAYS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUYING AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN LEANDER. BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW OUT THERE, IF YOU CAN'T GET IN LEANDER, YOU PROBABLY DON'T REALLY NEED IT. TONIGHT. WE PICKED UP DINNER FROM CHIBA HUT. THEY HAVE DELICIOUS SANDWICHES, AND YOU CAN GET ANY SANDWICH AS A SALAD IF THE BREAD IS JUST TOO MUCH FOR YOU. WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO SHOP LOCAL WHENEVER YOU'RE LOOKING TO PURCHASE ANYTHING. BECAUSE WHEN YOU SHOP LOCAL, IT KEEPS OUR ECONOMY GOING. IT KEEPS PEOPLE EMPLOYED, IT KEEPS BUSINESSES COMING HERE, AND IT PAYS FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT EVERY SINGLE WEEK. A COUPLE OF OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.IF YOU HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON BAGHDAD ROAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THAT CENTER LANE CLOSED OFF. IT LOOKS LIKE A ROAD PROJECT. IT'S ACTUALLY A WATER LINE THAT IS BEING INSTALLED. WE CALL IT THE BAGHDAD TERMINUS, AND WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR PATIENCE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. SO THE PROJECT IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY, WHICH MEANS STARTING MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, LANES BETWEEN
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COUNTY CORK AND CRYSTAL FALLS ARE GOING TO BE CLOSED. THIS AREA IS ALREADY EXTREMELY BUSY.IF YOU'RE THERE DURING VALLEY SCHOOLS PICK UP OR DROP OFF, YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS A HARD SPOT. SO WE ARE GIVING Y'ALL NOTICE RIGHT NOW. YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO AROUND, USE SOME OTHER ROADS. AT LEAST BRING YOUR PATIENCE. ADD A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO PLAN FOR THIS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH VALOR SCHOOL TO MANAGE TRAFFIC, DROP OFF AND PICK UP. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OFF DUTY OFFICERS OUT THERE ASSISTING WITH EVERYTHING, AND THIS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP AROUND MID-DECEMBER. SO PLEASE WATCH FOR WARNING SIGNS. DRIVE CAREFULLY. PLAN EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN EMAIL INFO AT LEANDER TX GOV OR VISIT LEANDER GOV AND DIRECT ALL OF YOUR COMPLAINTS TO TODD, THE CITY MANAGER. UPCOMING FUN THINGS. WE'VE GOT THE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS FROM 6 P.M. TO 9:30 P.M.
AT THE MASON HOMESTEAD. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS, IT'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE LIBRARY.
IT'S THE LITTLE OLD HOUSE. IT'S VERY ADORABLE. IT IS FREE DOG AND KID FRIENDLY LEASHES ARE MANDATORY FOR DOGS, OPTIONAL FOR KIDS. AND THEN ART TOBER FEST NEXT WEEKEND. AND SO LPAC HAS WRITTEN A WONDERFUL SUMMARY, AND I'M NOT GOING TO CHANGE A WORD. ARE YOU READY FOR SOMETHING FULL OF CREATIVITY, FUN, AND FALL MAGIC? BECAUSE THE LEANDER PUBLIC ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ART FEST IS BACK, AND THIS YEAR WE'RE CALLING IT ART TOBER FEST. IT'S ALL HAPPENING ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH FROM 3 TO 7 P.M.
AT OUR OWN BEAUTIFUL LAKEWOOD PARK. AND GUESS WHAT? YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PARKING. WE'VE GOT FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE RUNNING FROM ROUSE HIGH SCHOOL. WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC, DELICIOUS LOCAL CRAFT BEER FROM FIFTH ELEMENT BREWING RIGHT HERE IN LEANDER, AND A FEAST OF FOOD TRUCKS, INCLUDING A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE SOON TO OPEN ESTANCIA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE.
YES, THEY ARE COMING TO LEANDER. AND THAT'S NOT ALL. THERE'S A CHILDREN'S ART CONTEST WHERE KIDS CAN SHOW OFF THEIR CREATIVITY, A BOUNCY CASTLE AND GAMES FOR NONSTOP FUN. A CHILDREN'S ENTREPRENEUR MARKET WHERE YOUNG MINDS BECOME YOUNG BUSINESS OWNERS, A FAIRY TALE HOUSE, SORRY, FAIRY HOUSE, TRAIL IN THE SCULPTURE GARDEN. AND YES, WE ARE ENCOURAGING COSTUMES. SO COME DRESSED TO IMPRESS LEDERHOSEN, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES, FUNKY HATS, YOU NAME IT. THIS IS MORE THAN A FESTIVAL. IT'S A CHANCE TO CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY, CELEBRATE CREATIVITY, AND EXPOSE OUR CHILDREN TO THE MAGIC OF THE ARTS. SO BRING YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR COSTUMES, AND YOUR IMAGINATION TO ART TOBER FEST ON OCTOBER 11TH AT LAKEWOOD PARK. LET'S MAKE THIS A DAY TO REMEMBER. FULL OF ART, JOY, AND A LITTLE BIT OF FALL MAGIC. THANK YOU AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT OKTOBERFEST. IF Y'ALL WERE OUT THERE LAST YEAR, IT IS FANTASTIC. IT'S SO FUN. SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE YOU OUT THERE. AND AND I JUST LEARNED THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MCDONALD HAS A BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK. SO
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[ Reconvene into open session to take action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding:
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IT'S JUST REHEARSAL. IT'S FINE. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 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 PRO TEM. DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE SETTLEMENT? SECOND MOTION. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THAT, COUNCIL
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