[1. Open Meeting.] [00:00:08] TIME IS 6 P.M. AND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL. CITY CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHEN CHANG, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NATALIE BLAIR, PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM NICOLE THOMPSON, PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW NODDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS [3. Discuss development priorities within the Hero Way South Employment Center.] HERE. QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS. ITEM THREE WILL DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES WITHIN THE HERO WAY SOUTH EMPLOYMENT CENTER. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICE. GRIFFIN, WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. SO TONIGHT WE WANTED TO TALK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER. IT'S LOCATED OFF OF HERO, CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH 183. STAFF HAS BEEN FACED WITH A DIFFERENT KINDS OF REQUESTS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS AREA. WE HAVE A LOT OF EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT ARE PRETTY SMALL RIGHT NOW, AND THEY'RE SEEKING AN EXPANSION TO THEIR BUSINESS. WHEN THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR EXPANSION, THEY'RE ASKING FOR A MORE INTENSE ZONING DISTRICT THAT HAS MORE FLEXIBLE RULES. SO LIKE YOUR HEAVY COMMERCIAL USE COMPONENT WITH THE TYPE 4 OR 5 SITE COMPONENT, WHERE YOU COULD HAVE MORE OUTDOOR STORAGE, AND THESE TYPES OF REQUESTS ARE NOT MATCHING WITH THE INTENT OF THE LAND USE CATEGORY, BECAUSE IT IS LOOKING FOR HIGHER DENSITY EMPLOYMENT CENTERS AND THOSE KINDS OF USES. SO WE SEE A VALUE IN SUPPORTING THE EXISTING BUSINESSES IN LEANDER. AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE STAFFS LITERALLY IMPLEMENTING A PLAN. AND THEN THE COUNCIL'S DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE IT'S NOT HELPING THAT BUSINESS MOVE FORWARD. SO WE REVIEWED THE CODE AND WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS THAT WE COULD RECOMMEND TO THESE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS. THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE TO ALLOW THEM TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REQUEST THAT ALLOWS THEIR USE, LIKE A HEAVY COMMERCIAL WITH THE HIGHER SITE COMPONENT ARE CONCERNS WHERE IT ALLOWS MORE USES THAT AREN'T DESIRABLE BY THE COMMUNITY. AND I LISTED THOSE IN THE SUMMARY, BUT IT INCLUDES A BINGO CARD, TITLE LOAN CONTRACTOR, STORAGE, GAMING FACILITIES, HOOKAH LOUNGE, MINI WAREHOUSE, AND A WHOLE REALLY LONG LIST OF THINGS THAT MAY NOT BE DESIRED THERE. AND THEY'RE ALSO PROBABLY NOT THINGS THAT THESE BUSINESSES ARE ASKING FOR. SO WE WOULD LOOK TO GUIDE THEM TOWARDS A USE THAT WOULD FIT CLOSELY TO WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING. THE OTHER OPTION IS TO DO A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT. THIS OPTION ALLOWS FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR USE FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, AND THEN THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO EXTEND IT AT THE END OF THE TERM. SO IF THE AREA IS NOT READY FOR REDEVELOPMENT YET, THEN THEY COULD KEEP EXTENDING IT. IT PROTECTS THE CITY BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT THE IN ZONING DISTRICT. SO IN THE END, IF THEY MOVE ON THEN WE COULD SEE SOMETHING THAT DOES FIT WITH OUR FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY. THIS CAN BE A LITTLE INTIMIDATING FOR A BUSINESS BECAUSE IT IS A TEMPORARY ZONING. SO WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP THAT IN MIND BEFORE WE WERE PUSHING THAT TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. SO WHAT WE WANTED TO KNOW IS HOW Y'ALL FELT ABOUT IT AND WHICH DIRECTION YOU WANT TO SEE US GO. I WANTED TO ASK YOU, HOW MANY BUSINESSES ARE IN THAT AREA? WELL, I KNOW OF ABOUT 5 OR 6 THAT ARE IN THE AREA THAT OWN A BIGGER TRACT OF LAND THAT COULD EXPAND. OKAY, SO 5 OR 6 AND WHAT WAS THE TOTAL APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED? WE'VE HAD TWO NOW, BUT I SEE MORE COMING. BUT WE THINK IT'S ONLY FIVE THAT MAY BE IMPACTED I THINK SO YEAH. YEAH. GOT IT. THANK YOU. I'LL GO DOWN THE THE ROW HERE. PLACE ONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS. NOTHING AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. PLEASE DO SO. YOU KNOW SO RIGHT NOW WITH THE WITH THE CURRENT ZONING I KNOW WE HAVE TWO THAT WE'RE SWITCHING OVER TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL. RIGHT. AND CAN YOU JUST KIND OF GO OVER A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND WOULD THERE BE IF OFFICES WANTED TO MOVE IN THOSE SPACES OR SOMETHING HEAVIER? HOW DOES THAT ACTUALLY WORK? HOW DO YOU TRANSITION THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DEVELOP THAT, THAT LAND AROUND THE ZONING THAT'S THERE? SO THE EXISTING ZONING TODAY IS INTERIM SINGLE FAMILY RURAL. SO THEY CAN'T EXPAND. SO THEY'RE COMING IN WITH A ZONING REQUEST. SO IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT A PROPERTY AND TRY TO HELP THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT ZONING WOULD WORK BEST, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE HEAVY COMMERCIAL WITH THE TYPE 4 OR 5 SITE COMPONENT, WHICH MEANS THEY COULD HAVE UNLIMITED STORAGE AND DISPLAY AND THAT ZONING IS FOREVER. SO IF THEY WERE TO COME IN AND LET'S SAY THEY SELL IT, AND THEN SOMEONE WANTED TO DO A MINI WAREHOUSE THERE, THEY WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T MATCH WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, THE SECTION YOU HAVE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE, YOU HAVE A TITAN THAT'S KIND OF ZONED RIGHT THERE, KIND OF THE ONE SIDE RIGHT ON THE UPPER LEFT RIGHT, AND TITANS ON THE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE, OKAY. IN THE MIDDLE, THE SOUTH. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HERO WAY, YOU HAVE A SECTION THERE THAT ARE [00:05:01] HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND WE'RE AFFECTING TWO PROPERTIES IN THERE, RIGHT WITH THE WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA TODAY. RIGHT. YES. AND THEN WHEN YOU GO FURTHER DOWN ON THAT TO THE, TO THE END, WHICH I GUESS IS SUPPOSEDLY THE M RANCH AREA OR WHAT'S BEEN CALLED THAT, AND THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, I WAS STARING AT THAT, THAT ZONING MAP. YEAH. AND AND IT'S IN RED, WHICH I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT RED IS. GENERAL COMMERCIAL. GENERAL COMMERCIAL. SO THIS WOULDN'T AFFECT TITAN OR THAT BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SINGLE FAMILY AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION TO AND WHAT THEY CAN TRANSITION TO. CORRECT. AND AND IT'S REALLY HELPING STAFF UNDERSTAND HOW TO GUIDE THE CUSTOMER, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO TELL THEM YOU HAVE TO DO A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND BRING IT TO YOU GUYS. YOU'RE LIKE, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT. AND AND THE LOGIC WE HAD WHEN WE ALLOWED THE ZONING CHANGES ON THESE ONES WAS THEY WANTED TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS, BUT WE ALSO WANTED CONFORMITY ACROSS THERE SO THAT SOMEBODY COULD COME IN AND DO SOMETHING BIGGER. RIGHT. AND MAKE SURE IT'S A DESIRABLE USE FOR THE COUNCIL. RIGHT. AND THANKS AND FOR AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE AND FOR THE CITY, BECAUSE OVERALL, THAT IS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT AREA THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY. I MEAN, BESIDES GOING OUT ON THE EDGES SOMEWHERE AND CREATING A NEW ONE, THAT'S THE AREA THAT WE HAVE TARGETED AS A CITY. SO. YOU KNOW, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS IS YOU'RE THE ACCEPTABLE USES PART. SO WE THE SUGGESTION WAS WE COULD STRIP OUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS OUT OF THERE AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN KIND OF TIGHTEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT. WHEN YOU SAY THAT WE WOULD DO THAT THROUGH A POD. SO THEY WOULD BE DOING LIKE A MINOR POD THAT REMOVES CERTAIN USES. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY DO IT BY CHANGING THE ZONING CHANGE THE ZONING. WE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH A NOTICE PROCESS TO EVERYBODY THAT HAS THAT USE EXISTING TODAY TO TELL THEM WE'RE MAKING THEM NON-CONFORMING. IN ESSENCE, WE'RE CHANGING. WHAT? THE LIFT. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. AND ALL THAT. SO SO THEN THE. AND THEN THE SPECIAL USE IS KIND OF A CASE BY CASE. WE LIMIT IT FOR TEN YEARS. THEY GO TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY AT THE END OF WHATEVER. AND AND THEY CANNOT DO MAYBE WHAT THEY WERE DOING THERE BEFORE BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL AGAIN, OR PLANNING AND ZONING SO THAT IT DOESN'T DEPEND ON OWNERSHIP. IT RUNS WITH THE LAND. SO IF YOU HAVE IT, YOU SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. THEY CAN CONTINUE IT. BUT IF THEY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THAT'S WHAT THE ZONING CHANGE. OKAY. SO THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT PLEASE THREE I JUST HAVE ONE BRIEF QUESTION. I THINK YOU ANSWERED A LOT OF THEM IN PREVIOUS COMMENTARY ON THE OPTION TO TO SUPPORT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. WHAT WOULD BE SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS WITH THAT OPTION? SO SPECIAL USE PERMITS ARE KIND OF TAILORED TO THE PROPERTY AND THE REQUEST. SO WE'VE HAD SOME WHERE THEY DO ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THE PAVING NECESSARILY FOR PARKING AREAS. AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE DESIRABLE TO THESE USES BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE SEEN AS TEMPORARY FOR TEN YEARS. SO YOU DON'T WANT TO INVEST IN PAVING A PROPERTY. USUALLY IT'S JUST THE TERM. AND WE COULD ESTABLISH PERMITTED USES, BUT IT'S REALLY ALSO CASE BY CASE OKAY. SO IT'S JUST LONG TERM ESTABLISHED COMMITMENT TO THAT AREA WOULD BE HINDERED WITH OPTION TWO. RIGHT OKAY. AWESOME. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. THANK YOU. PLEASE LET. SO I'M STILL A LITTLE CURIOUS AS TO OUTSIDE OF THE THE CARVE OUT HERE. SO FROM 2243 NO LONGER IN THE ZONE FROM HERE AWAY. NO LONGER IN THE ZONE OVER TO RONALD REAGAN. THE SECTION THAT'S OH, THAT'S THE ACTIVITY CENTER. THAT'S AN OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LIKE. WHAT WHAT ARE WHAT ARE WE PLANNING OR WHAT ARE WE THINKING IN THAT AREA. SO THAT'S ALREADY DESIGNATED AS ACTIVITY CENTER BY THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OKAY OKAY. AND SO IF YOU ARE JUST JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CONVERSATION, IF YOU'RE TRAVELING DOWN 22, 43 OR HERE AWAY IN THE FUTURE, YOU HAVE ACTIVITY CENTER AND THEN IT'LL IT'LL TRANSITION TO WHAT TO THE WEST IS EMPLOYMENT CENTER. CORRECT. SO WEST. SO IT GOES ACTIVITY CENTER TO EMPLOYMENT CENTER. RIGHT. AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT RIGHT NOW IS ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE I THINK THE MAJORITY OF THIS ISSUE IS ALONG 2243. WOULD THAT BE A FAIR ASSUMPTION ON MY PART? IT'S ON HERE AWAY AS WELL. IT'S ON HERE AWAY AS WELL. YEAH. HANDFUL THERE AND BUT MOSTLY JUST PAST 183 A RIGHT. THAT'S THAT ONE LITTLE SECTION THERE. RIGHT. AND THEN AND THEN WHAT WE SEE ALONG 2243 CURRENTLY. SO THAT THAT COULD STAY AS IS WITH A SPECIAL USE. CORRECT. IT COULD STAY AS IS WITH NO ZONING CHANGE IF THEY WANT TO DO AN EXPANSION. THAT'S THE QUESTION WE'RE TRYING TO ANSWER RIGHT NOW. AND WHEN WE SAY EXPANSION, ARE WE TALKING WITHIN THEIR CURRENT FOOTPRINT OR ARE THEY LOOKING TO THEIR PROPERTY. SO A LOT OF THEM OWN A LOT OF ACRES. THEY JUST HAVE DEVELOPED CLOSER TO THE ROAD SO THEY COULD [00:10:01] EXPAND OUT AND DO LAY DOWN YARD, DIFFERENT STORAGE OPTIONS FOR THEIR GOODS. AND THE ONE THING I LEFT OUT IS WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF STARTING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE REVISITING A LOT OF THESE CATEGORIES, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE PROBABLY A YEAR. AND WE DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, IN THE INTERIM OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. PLAY SIX OKAY. AND SO YOUR QUESTION TO US IS DO WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SPECIAL PERMIT? I'M SORRY, THE JUST REGULAR ZONING OR SPECIAL USE PERMIT I'M IN FAVOR OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. I FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD MAKE THINGS A LITTLE SMOOTHER AND THEY COULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE ALL OF THE ZONING IN THE AREA AT THIS TIME, ESPECIALLY WHILE WE WORK THROUGH THE COMP PLAN. YEAH. IS ANYBODY EVERYBODY IS IN FAVOR. AND THE OTHER THING ABOUT IT IS IF YOU GET A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR TEN YEARS, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T CHANGE IT AGAIN. RIGHT? RIGHT. SO IF SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAPPENS YOU CAN COME IN WITH THE ZONING REQUEST. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBLE FOR US. INSTEAD OF CHANGING ALL OF THE ZONING, ESPECIALLY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO DO YET IN THAT AREA. SO THOSE Y'ALL ARE ALL OKAY, SO SO PART OF WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN AND WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE VISION IS FOR IT AND EVERYTHING. AND WE'LL GET FEEDBACK FROM LANDOWNERS, DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND EVERYTHING IN THE AREA, AND THAT'LL BE PART OF THAT AS WE KIND OF MOVE THROUGH THIS. YES. SO OUR, OUR CONSULTANTS GOING TO HAVE MEETINGS AND HAVE WORKSHOPS AND WE'RE GOING TO MEET WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE. OKAY. ALSO IN THAT DISCUSSION, WILL WE BE RE-IDENTIFYING WHAT THE ZONING IS BASED ON THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL BE A GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR THE ZONING. SO IT WOULDN'T SPECIFY A SPECIFIC DISTRICT. IT WOULD BE KIND OF LIKE A USE IN GENERAL BECAUSE IT CAN'T DICTATE THE ZONING. BUT IT WOULD KIND OF TAKE US DOWN A PATH. OKAY. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR THINGS THAT ANY OF THESE OWNERS WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH NOW THAT GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, I'M SORRY IF WE DO THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT THAT THEY AREN'T HAVING TO DEAL WITH NOW, IS THERE? I KNOW THERE'S AN APPLICATION FEE. I GUESS IT WOULD. OR IS ALL THAT WAIVED? IT WOULD BE THE SAME. IT WOULD BE THE SAME. YEAH. I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY LESS MONEY TO DO A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. OKAY. BECAUSE YOU'RE ALSO GETTING A TEMPORARY, YOU KNOW. SO TEN YEARS IS A GOOD I MEAN RIGHT. THAT'S A LONG TIME. YEAH I AGREE IT'S A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME OKAY. SO I THINK WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT. DOES THAT GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED. YEP. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR [4. Discuss and provide staff direction on potential amendments to the Travisso Municipal Utility District (MUD) agreements.] DISCUSSING PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE TREVISO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AGREEMENTS. CITY MANAGER. PARDON? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AS WE GET GOING TONIGHT, I WAS GOING TO PROVIDE A QUICK KIND OF BRIEF SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROPOSAL IS. KIND OF THE KEY POINTS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO GET CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION. AND IF CITY COUNCIL IS SO INCLINED TO BRING BACK TO YOU FEBRUARY 19TH AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, THE ACTUAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FACILITIES AGREEMENTS THAT WOULD AFFECT THESE THESE CHANGES. SO. WHAT YOU HAVE IS REALLY KIND OF SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS FROM A PROPOSAL THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, TALKED VERY, VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT SOME OF THESE CONCEPTS. WE HAVE A LOT OF ADDITIONAL DETAIL THAT HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER AND EVALUATED SINCE THAT TIME. BUT TO KIND OF HIT THE MOST SALIENT POINTS, THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE EXISTING CAP ON BOND SALES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. IN THE STAFF REPORT. WE SHOWED YOU THE THREE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS THAT ARE THERE. IT'S TREVISO, MUD 19, 20 AND 21. THERE'S A CAP OF ABOUT $220 MILLION THAT CAN BE SOLD. THOSE BONDS ARE USED TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER FOR QUALIFIED EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT SERVE THE PROJECT. ONE OF THE OTHER DISCUSSIONS WOULD BE TO EXPAND THE USE OF THE BOND PROCEEDS. THE EXISTING AGREEMENTS ARE MORE LIMITING IN TERMS OF WHAT COULD OTHERWISE BE ALLOWED BY STATE STATUTE AND GOVERNED BY TKC. IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE FOR A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF BOND PROCEEDS TO BE APPLIED BACK BY THE CITY THROUGH THE CIP TOWARDS INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR OR UPGRADES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED, AND IT STILL WOULD MAINTAIN THE CURRENT MAXIMUM MUD PROPERTY TAX RATE, SO THE CURRENT TAX RATE IS 23.71 PER $100. EVALUATION. ONE OF THE THINGS TO NOTE, AND WE'LL HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE BIT LATER AS WELL, IS THAT THERE IS A REBATE PROVISION IN THE FACILITIES AGREEMENTS FOR THE TREVISA MUD. [00:15:04] SO THERE IS A DISCOUNT AGAINST THE TREVISO OR PROPERTY TAX RATE OF THE $0.23 THAT ARE SPECIFIED IN HERE. SO THERE'S NOT A A DUAL OR A LAYERING OF THE TAX RATES THAT'S THERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TAYLOR MORRISON DID PROVIDE A VIDEO THAT KIND OF GIVES KIND OF A KIND OF A QUICK SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT TODAY. SO IF WE COULD. I THINK THIS IS A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER, I'M PRETTY SURE. I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY STILL MAYBE A GRAMMY, A COUPLE EMMYS. I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY SOMETHING. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING OVER DOCUMENTS OR SOMETHING. OKAY. GOT IT. I GIVE YOU THE NORTH TEXAS VOICEOVER. THIS IS A REALLY NICE SUBDIVISION. IT'S BRINGING IN ABOUT $2 BILLION OF TOTAL LEVY TO THE CITY TAX RATE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME. SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. SO TREVISO REALLY, REALLY WAS BORN IN MAY OF 2012. THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS LOOKOUT PARTNERS. AND THEY PUT TOGETHER A CONCEPT PLAN FOR ABOUT 2100 ACRES, WHICH IS WHAT TREVISO IS, HAS EVOLVED INTO IN 2012. FOLLOWING THAT, THE NEXT MONTH THE FACILITIES AGREEMENTS FOR THE THREE MUDS WERE ACTUALLY APPROVED AND AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THAT FACILITIES. WE ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED A MAXIMUM RATE OF $1.20 PER $100 EVALUATION. THAT'S WHERE WE INITIALLY ESTABLISHED THE REBATE OF THAT 2371. PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT REBATE AT THAT TIME WAS THAT UNDER STATE LAW, AT THAT TIME, YOU COULD NOT STACK THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR IN CITY MUD DISTRICT. SO WE NEEDED TO PROVIDE AN OFFSET TO THAT, TO TO KEEP THAT LEVEL. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE 120, YOU HAD THE REBATE THERE, THAT WOULD HAVE APPLIED A NET MAXIMUM RATE OF $96.96 PER $100 EVALUATION. THOSE VALUATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED BASED ON A PROFORMA AT THE TIME, AND IT LOOKED AT PROJECTED AVI FOR EACH ONE OF THE UNITS. IT LOOKS AT POTENTIAL BUILD OUT FOR THAT PROJECT AND AND THEN LOOKED AT THE OVERALL CAPITAL NEEDS FOR THE FACILITIES, WHICH IS HOW THAT NUMBER WAS DERIVED. WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME IS THE ACTUAL AVI, AND THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE HOMES FAR EXCEEDS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED WHEN THIS WAS CREATED IN DECEMBER OF 2012. THEN TAYLOR MORRISON ACTUALLY ACQUIRED TREVISO AND TOOK IT OVER. SO IN APRIL OF 2014, THE TERESO PUDS WERE PASSED AND APPROVED. A SECOND FACILITIES AGREEMENT WAS ADOPTED IN APRIL OF 2014, AND THAT REALLY WAS THE CONSENT OF ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF PROPERTY THAT HAD BEEN IN CEDAR PARK, CTJ PRIOR. CEDAR PARK HAD RELEASED IT, AND IT WAS BROUGHT IN TO TREVISO AT THAT TIME AND THEN ADDED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND THEN IN 20 14TH JUNE, THE FIRST HOMES BEGAN TO SELL AND THE FIRST HOME CLOSED IN DECEMBER OF 2014. SO FROM 2012 TO DECEMBER OF 2014 WAS A PRETTY FAST TIMELINE. IT STARTED MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY. IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE NOW. SO HERE IN FEBRUARY, WE HAVE A REQUESTED [00:20:03] THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE FUNDING AGREEMENT, AND AGAIN, IT WOULD REMOVE THE LIMIT ON THE TOTAL BOND SALES. IT WOULD ALSO BROADEN THE USE OF FUNDS AS THOSE THAT ARE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED AND ALLOWABLE BY TKC. SO THERE'S A STATUTORY PROVISION OF THE THE TEXAS CODE THAT SPECIFIES AND AUTHORIZES THE CREATION OF MUDS AND THEN HAS SOME SPECIFICATIONS WITH REGARD TO HOW THOSE FUNDS CAN ACTUALLY BE USED MOVING FORWARD OVER THE NEXT YEAR, FROM DECEMBER 20TH 7 TO 28, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL LAND ANNEXATION TO FINISH UP REALLY SOME FINAL LAND AROUND TREVISO. IT WOULD, IF ADDED AND CONSENTED BY COUNCIL, IT WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO TERESA MUDS AND BE SUBJECT TO ALL THE SAME FACILITIES, AGREEMENTS AND PROVISIONS THAT THE REST OF THE MUDS ARE REQUIRED TO DO. AND THEN, AS YOU CAN SEE, BY THE TIME WE MOVE FORWARD TO 2029, WE GET TO THE FINAL CLOSING OF THE EXISTING TREVISO BY 2056. THEN YOU WOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED FINAL MATURITY DATES ON AGAIN, EXISTING TREVISO, AND THAT'D BE BASED ON A 2031 PROGRAM SELL OF THE FINAL TRANCHE OF BONDS FOR EXISTING MUDS. SO A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICITY IN TERMS OF HOW THIS REQUEST WOULD GO. ESSENTIALLY, IT IS OKAY. THANK YOU. WOW THAT'S A SLIDE. SO NICE. YOU HAD TO SEE IT TWICE. SO UNDER THE CURRENT BOND PROGRAM AGAIN THERE IS A TOTAL LIMIT OF BOND SALES. WE WOULD REMOVE THAT LIMIT AND AGAIN GO BACK TO TKC REGULATIONS AND APPLICABLE LAWS. AND SO THE KEY THINGS THAT THEY'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON WITH REGARD TO STATUTORY AUTHORIZATIONS ARE WATER WASTEWATER, PARKS AND RECREATION TYPE OF FACILITIES. AND THEN AND THEN IN SOME INSTANCES YOU CAN ALSO CREATE IT TO BE ABLE TO DO ROADWAY SYSTEMS. AND SO THAT WOULD KIND OF BE THE THE PROCESS THAT WOULD BE EVALUATED. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE KIND OF MORE THE SPECIFICS UNDER THE CURRENT PROGRAM, THE FACILITIES AGREEMENTS ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF 103.2 MILLION AND THEN INFLATION ACCOMMODATED ABOUT 59 MILLION. SO THE SUBTOTAL FOR CONSTRUCTION COST WAS ABOUT 162 MILLION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ADDITIONAL SOFT COSTS THAT ARE ALLOWED AT ABOUT 57 MILLION, THAT LEAVES YOU A GRAND TOTAL ABOUT 219 MILLION OF MAXIMUM BONDS THAT COULD BE SOLD FOR THOSE SPECIFIC PURPOSES. UNDER THE PROPOSAL. WE DO HAVE ADDED, AGAIN, WE MAINTAIN THE PRIOR CONSTRUCTION COST OF 103.2 MILLION, WHICH IS ALREADY OCCURRED. WE'VE GOT THE ABILITY TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL INFLATION COSTS AT ABOUT 74.5 MILLION. THERE'S LOCAL ROADS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONSTRUCTED, FOR WHICH THERE'D BE PROPOSAL TO REIMBURSE 22 MILLION OF THOSE. THE WASTEWATER RECLAMATION PLANT, WHICH PROVIDES RECYCLED WATER THAT INCLUDES IRRIGATION WATER TO THE HOA AND COMMON MAINTAINED AREAS WITHIN TREVISO, GETS ABOUT HALF THAT WATER. THE OTHER HALF GOES TO THE GOLF COURSE, CRYSTAL FALLS GOLF COURSE. AND SO WE USE THAT TO WATER THE GOLF COURSE. SO THE BOND CAPACITY LIMIT DID NOT PROVIDE ROOM TO BE ABLE TO COVER THAT. AND THEN THERE WERE SOME PREVIOUSLY APPROVED INSTALLED IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA THAT WAS ANNEXED FROM CEDAR PARK OF ABOUT 3 MILLION OUTSTANDING. SO THAT WOULD INCREASE THAT NUMBER FROM 162 TO ABOUT 210 MILLION. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE FUTURE ANNEXATION AREA HAS ABOUT 20 MILLION OF IDENTIFIED CAPITAL, AS WELL AS THE NEED TO EXTEND OSAGE. THERE'S A MASSIVE BRIDGE STRUCTURE THAT'S REQUIRED TO EXTEND THAT DOWN TO WHERE IT REALLY TIES DOWN INTO 1431. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION WE HAVE WITH CEDAR PARK RIGHT NOW ABOUT WHAT THAT ALIGNMENT NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE, WHERE CEDAR PARK NEEDS IT TO GO IS PUSHING IT INTO REALLY DEEP, DEEP, STEEP VALLEYS. AND THERE'LL BE A HUGE BRIDGE AND STRUCTURES THAT HAVE TO GET BUILT THERE. AND AGAIN, INCREASE THE ELIGIBLE SOFT COSTS FROM ABOUT 57 MILLION TO ABOUT 83 MILLION THERE. SO YOU WOULD SEE THAT GRAND TOTAL GO FROM 219 TO 319.5 MILLION. SO THAT'S ABOUT A 46% INCREASE OF OF CAPACITY THAT THIS WOULD CREATE FOR THE DISTRICT'S. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT AT THE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS TO THIS AND KIND OF WHAT THE [00:25:12] CITY'S CONSIDERATION WOULD LOOK LIKE, HERE'S KIND OF HOW THAT WOULD WORK OUT. AND THE DRAFTS THAT WE LOOKED AT REALLY KIND OF MODIFY THE TIMING OF TERMS OF WHEN THE FINAL BOND SALE OCCURS. SO THERE'S A 15 YEAR REQUIREMENT OR LIMIT IN TERMS OF WHEN BONDS COULD ACTUALLY BE SOLD UNDER THE CURRENT AGREEMENTS. THAT KIND OF GO BACK TO THAT 2012 NUMBER. SO BY THE TIME WE GET TO 2027, THERE REALLY IS NO MORE OPPORTUNITY TO TO SELL THIS WOULD REVISE IT TO ALLOW FOR 15 YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE THIRD AMENDMENT, THE LATEST BOMB MATURITY DATE RIGHT NOW ALLOWS IT TO GO UP TO 55 YEARS FROM THE CITY'S CONSENT TO ISSUE. WE'RE LOOKING AT MODIFYING THAT TO A 40 YEAR TERM. SO WE BRING THAT DOWN. AND WHEN YOU RUN THROUGH THE THE THE SCHEDULING OF IT, WHAT YOU SEE IS THE FINAL BOND MATURITY DATE THAT THAT ACTUALLY COMES FORWARD ABOUT A YEAR, A LITTLE BIT OVER A YEAR. SO UNDER THE CURRENT STRUCTURE, THE FINAL DATE OF MATURITY COULD BE JULY 2067. UNDER THE REVISION, WE'RE TALKING FEBRUARY 2066. ADDITIONAL CITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THAT. THE REVISED CAPACITY, AGAIN BASED ON AV AND BASED ON KEEPING THE MAX TAX RATE THE SAME, WOULD CREATE ABOUT ANOTHER $10 MILLION THAT COULD GO TOWARDS CIP, THAT WOULD BE TARGETED SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDS WITHIN TREVISO ITSELF. TREVISO BOULEVARD, FOR EXAMPLE, NEEDS TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AT THE ENTRYWAY. COMING IN, THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT IF WE DON'T USE ALL THE FUNDS FOR SOME OF THOSE MAJOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, WE COULD TELL THE HOA ABOUT, YOU'VE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. WHAT OTHER THINGS DO WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT? DO WE NEED TO POTENTIALLY PURCHASE THOSE DOLLARS FOR THE PROPERTY TAX REBATE WOULD BE RETAINED AT THE CURRENT LEVELS. IT'S THERE. AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE DEBT ISSUANCE TERMS ARE SHORTENED. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO FACILITATING REFINANCING FOR SAVINGS. THERE IS A LIMIT RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF WHEN TAYLOR MORRISON CAN ACTUALLY REFINANCE EXISTING BONDS TO TRY TO ACHIEVE SAVINGS. SO WE WOULD ELIMINATE THOSE LIMITATIONS. WE WOULD APPLY SOME ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MINIMUM OF 3% OF SAVINGS, AND THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE AN EXTENSION OF THE FINAL MATURITY DATE FOR ANY BONDS THAT ARE BEING REFINANCED. YOU KNOW, WE'RE HEADING INTO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE INTEREST RATES MAY BE HIGHER NOW, AND THERE MAY BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAVINGS A COUPLE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD IF THIS WERE TO COME TO FRUITION. IN TERMS OF, AGAIN, HOW THE PROPERTY TAX REBATE WORKS, THE MAXIMUM PROPERTY TAX RATE IS THE 2371. AGAIN, IT APPLIES TO EACH ONE OF THE DISTRICTS. SO WHEN WE SET THEIR TAX RATES TAXES GO OUT. WE ACTUALLY THEN GENERATE A REBATE BASED ON THAT TAX EQUIVALENT. AND THEN THAT'S REBATED BACK TO EACH ONE OF THE MEDS WHICH THEN THEY USE TO SATISFY THEIR THEIR DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS. SO AGAIN, AND THERE'S NO LAYERING THE WAY THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY STRUCTURED, THE THERE IS A PROVISION FOR THE PROPERTY TAX RATE TO ADJUST DOWNWARD. SO SO THAT'S ISSUED DEBT IS GOING TO RETIRE OVER TIME. AND WHEN YOU HIT A THREE YEAR PERIOD WHERE THERE'S A CONTINUAL DECLINE IN TERMS OF THE DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATION, THERE'S AN OFFSET TO THE TO THE TAX RATE THAT'S REQUIRED TO SERVICE THAT DEBT. AS THAT TAX RATE DECLINES, THEN THE CITY'S REBATE DECLINES AND THEN THOSE THOSE TAXES THEN COME TO THE CITY. SO IT IS AN OFFSET THERE THAT BRINGS THAT BACK INTO THE CITY OVER TIME. AND THEN AGAIN, TO KIND OF GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED VERSUS KIND OF WHAT'S ALLOWED TODAY UNDER THE REIMBURSEMENTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TAYLOR MORRISON. AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO THE SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS THAT ARE SPECIFIED IN THE FAA, IN ADDITION TO THOSE THAT ARE ALLOWABLE UNDER STATE STATUTE. THEY ARE FINANCED VIA TAX EXEMPT BOND ISSUES, WHICH MAKES THEM A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER, A LITTLE BIT MORE AFFORDABLE. THE CURRENT FACILITIES AGREEMENTS SPECIFY HOW TERESA CAN USE IT, SO CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE LIMITED TO WATER, WASTEWATER, THE COLLECTOR ROADS. SO THAT'S NOT THE LOCAL INTERIOR ROADS, JUST JUST THE MAIN SPINE ROADS COMING IN AND OUT, STORM SEWER PARKS AND LAND SOFT COSTS ARE THINGS LIKE LEGAL FEES, BOND ISSUANCE FEES, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FEES. THE REVISED FACILITIES AGREEMENTS WOULD REALLY BROADEN THAT OUT AND SAY THAT THE USE OF FUNDS WOULD REALLY BE THOSE THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY TCDC, WHICH ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS WHAT ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED TODAY. BUT IT DOES OPEN UP FOR THAT [00:30:05] $22 MILLION OF REIMBURSEMENT BACK FOR LOCAL STREETS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND PUT INTO PLAY. SO WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE NANCY SCHRODER, VICE PRESIDENT OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR TAYLOR MORRISON, WHO'S HERE TO VISIT WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU TODD. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR PRO TEM SOON TO BE AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS NANCY SCHRODER. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR TAYLOR MORRISON AS TODD MENTIONED. AND HAVE WITH ME MARK BERMAN OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF JOINT VENTURES, AND TIM MILLER, OUR MUD ATTORNEY. AND UNFORTUNATELY, OUR MUD FINANCIAL ADVISOR JOHN VARGAS COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT. HE BECAME ILL. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM TOO, WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ALL ON THAT. BUT I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT FIRST, TO THANK TODD PARTON AND THE CITY STAFF FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORT THAT THEY'VE PUT IN REVIEWING THE TREVISO PROJECT IN THIS THIRD AMENDMENT. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, TODD HAS REALLY SPENT SOME MEANINGFUL TIME WITH OUR TEAM, CAREFULLY WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS AND EVEN VISITING THE PROPERTY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ON THE GROUND CONDITIONS. WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION AND THE THOUGHTFUL APPROACH THAT HE AND THE STAFF HAS TAKEN THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK ROBIN AND HER HARD WORK. SHE'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR 13 YEARS, AND ROBIN'S BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME, EVEN BACK TO THE POD. SO. BUT SHE'S BEEN SUCH A GOOD PARTNER. THANK YOU. YES, WE APPRECIATE BOTH OF Y'ALL. YES. SO TODD DID A GREAT JOB GOING OVER ALL THE SPECIFICS OF THE THIRD AMENDMENT AND THE BENEFITS TO THE CITY AND THE HISTORY OF THE AGREEMENTS, AND THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE REIMBURSED WHOLLY FOR ALL THE TCSEC ALLOWABLE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR EXPENSES AND ANTICIPATED INFLATION OVER THE LIFE OF PROJECT. AND THIS IS JUST STANDARD MUD FINANCE PRACTICE THAT'S HELD ACROSS TEXAS FOR MULTIPLE NPCS FOR DECADES. AND AS TODD PRESENTED, THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY SINCE 2012. INFLATION AND TOTAL PROJECT COSTS HAVE FAR EXCEEDED WHAT ANYONE EXPECTED AT THE TIME WHEN THE AGREEMENTS WERE ORIGINALLY EXECUTED. AND THESE REAL WORLD INFLATION IMPACTS, COMBINED WITH MATERIAL LABOR COSTS, ESCALATIONS AND UPGRADED FACILITIES NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT HAVE DRIVEN ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE ORIGINAL PROJECTIONS. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT WITH THE PROPOSED THIRD AMENDMENT TO MAKE US WHOLE AGAIN. BUT TODD SHOWED OUR BRIEF VIDEO AND IT HIGHLIGHTS OUR MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE, WE'LL TAKE YOU ON A TOUR AS WELL. BUT YOU COULD SEE IT'S MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ROLE THAT THE MUD HAS PLAYED TO DELIVER SUCH A HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD. WE'RE HERE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN MORE DETAIL, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AGAIN BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE HERE BEFORE, BUT WE APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS THAT'S GONE BEHIND THIS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT COUNCIL, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL START WITH STEVEN. THANK YOU, TODD, FOR THE DETAILED PRESENTATION. AND THANK YOU TAYLOR MORRISON FOR BEING HERE ON THIS SLIDE. IS THE INCREASED IS THE INCREASE OF 15.6 MILLION. IS THAT INTEREST RATE CALCULATED OFF OF THESE ADDITIONAL PROPOSED THE 22 THE SEVEN AND THE 3 MILLION. YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO. YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT QUESTION. YEAH. YES. YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT. THEY DID OKAY. YEAH. ACTUAL INFLATION. THANK YOU. YES. THE THE PROJECTED INFLATION WAS A RATE OF 57% AND IT ACTUAL WAS 72%. SO THAT'S WHERE THAT NUMBER COMES FROM. AND THAT'S BROKEN DOWN OVER A PERIOD OF HOW MANY YEARS FROM 2012 TO NOW OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE DO SO. LET'S HAVE A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS. SO SO ONE WOULD BE IS SO HOW DOES THIS ACTUALLY WORK. YOU KNOW I DON'T LIVE IN TREVISO. I LIVE IN THE CITY, SO I DON'T GET A BILL, BUT I WHEN I LIVED IN PENNSYLVANIA, I GET A BILL FOR MY MUD AND, AND THEY WOULD INCREASE AND IT WOULD GO UP AND EVERYTHING. AND IF I LOOK AT THIS, YOU KNOW, ARE THEIR BILLS GOING TO GO UP 50%. SO IF I'M PAYING 500 BUCKS A MONTH, AM I NOT GOING TO BE PAYING 750 FOR FOR TO MY MUD IS HOW DOES THIS ACTUALLY PLAY OUT? NO, I MEAN THE THE TAX RATES FOR EACH OF THE DISTRICTS ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED. AND SO THE, THE TAX RATE WOULD BE STATIC. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SELLING BONDS FOR THE ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF [00:35:04] TIME AND THEN ADDING ON THE MATURITY FOR THOSE BONDS. SO THE TAX RATE HAS TO PAY THEM. RIGHT. WELL LIKE TODAY THE THE TAX RATE IN TWO OF THE DISTRICTS IS 37.5 CENTS FOR THE MUD TAX. AND IT'S $0.41 IN, IN THE OTHER DISTRICT. BUT THAT TAX RATE REMAINS STABLE. IT'S JUST YOU'RE PAYING THAT TAX RATE UNTIL THE BONDS MATURE. AND IS THAT BECAUSE THE PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE UP SO MUCH THAT YOU CAN COVER IT WITH THAT? FOR TO A LARGE EXTENT, YES. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I'M JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, A 50% INCREASE. YOU WANT TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE ROADS THAT YOU BUILT. YES. RIGHT. AND THEN YOU WANT IT. SO AND IF WE DO THIS, WE ALLOW YOU TO INCREASE IT. YOU CAN GO AND YOU CAN GET A DIFFERENT A LOWER TAX, A LOWER A LOWER INTEREST RATE ON THE BONDS WHEN YOU FLOAT THEM. SO YOU COULD SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THERE. RIGHT. IS THAT KIND OF KIND OF THIS. AND SO THAT WILL HELP YOU FACILITATE. YES. WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. RIGHT. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE THE RATIONALE BEHIND THIS. BUT BUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT THOSE, THOSE THAT TAX PER THOUSAND WILL GO UP ON THEM OR IT'LL BE STATIC. AND YOU CAN IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE STATIC IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL DEBT SERVICE ON THE BONDS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. IT COULD CHANGE IF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS WENT UP OR IF THE VALUATIONS COME DOWN, SO THAT THAT COULD TRIGGER, YOU KNOW, INFLATION. YES. WELL, I MEAN WE HAVE FACTORED IN THE INFLATION ON THE COST SIDE. BUT IF THE VALUATIONS ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WERE TO DROP JUST DUE TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, THEN YOU COULD SEE THE TURNOUT INCREASE AS YOU FORECAST AND ALL THAT. AND THEN YOU HAVE A DEFICIT AND ALL THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT TODD, YOU COULD ANSWER THIS. SO WE'RE PLANNING ON BRINGING THIS INTO THE CITY AT SOME POINT. IS THAT DOWN THE ROAD OR IS THIS ALWAYS GOING TO STAY A MUD. NO, IT'S AN END CITY MUD. SO IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE CITY, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE THE REBATE COMPONENT. SO THERE'S NOT DOUBLE TAXATION. SO THE 23 SEVEN PER $100 EVALUATION IS THE REBATE THAT GOES BACK TO THE MUD DISTRICTS. AND THEN THEY USE THAT TO HELP PROVIDE SOME OF THE REVENUE TO OFFSET THEIR DEBT SERVICE AGREEMENT. SO THERE'S NOT A THERE'S NOT A STACKING OR A DUAL TAXATION FROM THAT PORTION OF THE MUD ASSESSMENT OR MUD TAX AGAINST THE CITY TAX. SO NET RIGHT NOW WE'RE RUNNING ABOUT $0.27 ON THE OVERALL CITY MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE. SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S ABOUT THREE AND A HALF CENTS THAT COMES TO THE CITY OFF OF THAT TAX RATE. THE REST GOES TO THE MUD FOR THAT REBATE. AND SO SO WHEN THEY DO THEIR IMPROVEMENTS EVERYTHING WILL THEY'LL BE EXCESS CAPACITY THAT CAN BE USED BY THE CITY TO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY BY THEIR, THEIR WASTEWATER I GUESS. OR IS IT IS THAT. NO, THERE'S, THERE'S NO PAY THAT'S BEING GENERATED BECAUSE THE, THE ASSESSMENTS BASED ON THE ACTUAL AVE THAT ACTUALLY COMES ONTO THE TAX ROLL, THERE WILL BE PREPROGRAMED OR PREPLANNED DEBT ISSUANCE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONTEMPLATED IN THE PROFORMAS. AND SO THE HIGHER THEY BE GOES, THE REALLY KIND OF THE BETTER, BECAUSE THAT BEGINS TO HELP OFFSET THE OVERALL COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE THAT GOES TOWARDS THAT DEBT SERVICE. SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CRITICAL COMPONENTS HERE IS THE LIMITATIONS THAT THE STATUTE HAVE. NCTC HAS IN TERMS OF OVERSIGHT FOR WHAT CAN ACTUALLY BE FUNDED. SO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO, THEY PUT THEIR PROGRAM TOGETHER. THEY SUBMIT THAT TO TC TO REVIEW. AND SO TC IS LOOKING AT WHAT THEY'RE SUBMITTING, WHETHER IT MEETS THE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO YOU KNOW, SO FOR US THE SAFEGUARDS ARE THERE'S LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT THE DOLLARS CAN ACTUALLY BE USED FOR. THERE'S A REVIEW PROCESS FOR THAT. NOT ONLY THE IMPROVEMENTS BUT ALSO THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE THE MAX PROPERTY TAX RATE, WHICH IS A CHECK THAT THAT KEEPS US GOING. SO THERE'S NOT A CONCERN ABOUT UNLIMITED GROWTH OF ADDITIONAL BOND SALES AND PROCEEDS THAT THAT MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION WOULD BE IS ON THE ON THE USES, WOULD THAT COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL. SO IF THEY WERE GOING TO SPEND $7 MILLION ON THE BOOSTER STATION AND, YOU KNOW, $7 MILLION ON THE BRIDGE, OR HELP WITH THE BRIDGE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME BACK TO US AT THAT TIME. IT'S NOT GOING TO THESE WILL BE THESE ARE THE TYPES OF USES THAT WILL BE SPECIFIED IN THE IN THE FUNDING AGREEMENT. AND SO, SO OR THE FACILITIES AGREEMENT. I'M SORRY. SO THE FAA WILL BASICALLY SAY YOU CAN USE THESE THESE TYPES OF FUNDS. THEN AS THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE REQUESTED THEN FINANCE WILL BASICALLY REVIEW THOSE. AND YOU KNOW THE. THERE'S AGENTS THAT [00:40:05] WILL GO BACK. AND SO THEY CAN CHANGE THEIR WHOLE PLAN TO USE IT FOR OTHER THINGS. WHATEVER IS AT THAT TIME, THE ALL OF THE ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY A BOND ENGINEER AND THEN AND THEN SUBJECT TO AUDIT BEYOND THAT BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. AND THEN FINALLY THE T-C-E-Q HAS TO AUTHORIZE THOSE COSTS. SO IF IT WAS A COST THAT WAS RELATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER, SEWER DRAINAGE OR ROAD REIMBURSEMENTS, IT WOULD IT WOULD BE A COST THAT WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE TC FOR APPROVAL. SO IT WOULDN'T BE OUTSIDE OF THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, PERSPECTIVE AND THE ELECTED BY YOU HAVE AN ELECTED BY BOARD. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. PLEASE. SO JUST TO SIMPLIFY. YES. YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO BORROW MORE MONEY IN THE LONG TERM TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD. AND OUR CURRENT PROCESS RESTRICTS YOU FROM BEING ABLE TO DO THAT. BUT WITH THIS NEW PROCESS, IT ALLOWS YOU TO DO THAT. AND WE HAVE PROTECTIONS. CORRECT. THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT WAY OF SAYING IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE. SIX OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND SO YOU NEED DIRECTION FROM US ON WHETHER WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE HERE. YES, MA'AM. IF YES, AND I THINK WE DO, WE NEED TO. YES. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO'S IN DISAGREEMENT? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE ARE PROTECTED. I THINK WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT THEY ARE AND THAT THE CITY IS PROTECTED WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE. AND ANOTHER I DON'T KNOW IF WE KIND OF JUST WE'RE I DON'T KNOW IF I EXPLAINED THIS CLEARLY EITHER. ONE OF THE OTHER BACKSTOPS TO THIS IS THE TIMELINE FOR WHICH THE BONDS CAN BE ISSUED. SO THERE'S A 15 YEAR WINDOW FROM THE TIME THAT CITY COUNCIL WOULD CONSENT TO ALLOW THE ISSUANCE OF THOSE BONDS. AND SO FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY BE ISSUED. AND THEN THERE'S ONLY THERE'S A MAX OF 25 YEARS ON THAT TERM FOR THOSE BONDS TO MATURE. SO THAT IS A BACKSTOP THAT ALSO HELPS BRING THAT TOGETHER. SO WE'RE LIMITING HOW MUCH AND WHEN THOSE CAN BE ISSUED. YEAH OKAY. SO WE'RE IN AGREEMENT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. THE TIME IS 642 AND WE WILL ADJOURN THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP. PLEASE BE BACK IN AT [5. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.] TODAY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026, AND THE TIME IS NOW 7 P.M. AND THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. PASTOR WENDELL HOLMES WILL COME AND GIVE OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. GOOD. YOU GOOD TO SEE Y'ALL SMILES ON THEIR FACES, MAN. YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING ALL THAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD, WE'RE BLESSED TO BE HERE TODAY. AMEN. THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH. AND OUR FAITH IS FOUND IN THE LIFE AND THE DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION AND THE RETURN OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS. HE IS THE CHRIST. IT IS HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL TODAY. LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE A BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT YOU CREATED, THAT YOU SO GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED US TO TRAVEL DOWN THE ROADS WITH DANGERS SEEN AND UNSEEN, TO ARRIVE HERE SAFELY AND MOMENTARILY SEE OUR FAMILIES, OR COME STRAIGHT HERE. DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE AS CREATOR AND SUSTAINER, PROVIDER AND PROTECTOR, PRESERVER OF LIFE AND GIVER OF LIFE. JUST AS WELL. WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THIS COUNCIL. THE STAFF OF THE FACULTY AND MEMBERS HERE, THE COMMUNITY, THE LORD AT LARGE AND AT MINIMUM, WE ASK THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS THEM UNDER THE SOUND OF MY VOICE. THOSE WHO ARE IN LINE AND ONLINE JUST AS WELL. LET YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCY SHINE UPON THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR WORK AND THEIR INDUSTRY. WE ASK, OH GOD, CONTINUE PROTECTION FOR OUR CHILDREN. AND THOSE ARE THAT ARE IN SCHOOL. THOSE THAT DO SERVE TO PROTECT THE POLICE AND THE FIRE TO PRESERVE. AND US AS WE PREACH AND THE COUNCIL AS THEY GIVE GOOD POLICY. MAY IT BE EFFECTIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. DEAR GOD, WE THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. WE PRAY YOUR BLESSING TODAY. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE [00:45:06] 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 THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD AND INDIVISIBLE. ALRIGHT, TO THE HONORABLE. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME, WE WANT TO [6. Recognition of Special Guests and Visitors.] RECOGNIZE OUR SPECIAL GUESTS AND OUR VISITORS. WE WANT TO EXTEND A HEARTFELT WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY, OUR EDUCATORS, OUR PUBLIC SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, AND OUR CURRENT AND RETIRED ELECTED OFFICIALS. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND FOR THE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN. CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER STEVEN CHANG, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR. PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM NICOLE THOMPSON, PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW NODDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BECKY ROSS HERE. ALL RIGHT. [8. 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.]] QUORUM IS PRESENT IN THE CITY. COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I'LL CALL ON SPEAKERS PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE AGENDA ITEM AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED COMMENTS VIA THE WEBSITE WILL ONLY HAVE THEIR POSITIONS READ INTO THE RECORD. ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHARED WITH COUNCIL AND WILL BE MADE PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. FIRST WE HAVE ANGEL MOJITO. PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AND DID I GET YOUR LAST NAME RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY. IS IT OKAY? GOOD EVENING. CHAIR, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. COOL. MY NAME IS ANGEL AND I LIVE AT 1225 GAVIOTA LANE, IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED. WE'D QUARTERLY FISH FUNERAL HOME MEMORIAL GARDEN UNDER CASE SD 20 4-0194. I'M ALSO HERE REPRESENTING SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS, MANY WHO ARE OLDER AND RETIRED RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT AND ALSO BATTLING CANCER. SO I WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING THAT EVEN WHEN I DON'T LIKE IT, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE MEMORIAL GARDEN IN PRINCIPLE. I RESPECT ITS PURPOSE, AND MY CONCERN IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE FAMILIES AND HOME THAT ALREADY EXIST AROUND THIS SITE, AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS PROJECT IS TRULY COMPATIBLE WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. MANY OF US DID NOT RECEIVE DIRECT NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT. WE HAVE NOT SEEN CLEAR RENDERING OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE AND CONSTRUCTION HAS ALREADY BEGUN. THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT SOME MITIGATION MEASURES BEING REQUIRED. BY THE WAY, THIS COMPANY ALSO HAS A LOCATION THREE BLOCKS FROM THIS PLACE, AND ALSO WE HAVE A CEMETERY ONE BLOCK FROM THIS LOCATION. AND I SAY CEMETERY BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE SENIOR PLANNER, JUSTIN HUNT, WHICH I INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PROJECT, HE MENTIONED THAT HIS OWN LLC TO BE WHICH ALLOWED FOR ON SITE FUNERAL HOME OR CEMETERY. AND HE'S VERY SPECIFIC SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE FOR SURE A CREMATORY GARDEN LIKE CEMETERY. SO. BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY IS DIRECTLY BORDERED OUR BACKYARDS, THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUE IS PRIVACY AND VISUAL IMPACT. FAMILIES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LOOK FROM THE KITCHEN WINDOWS AND BACK PATIO DIRECTLY INTO COMMERCIAL MEMORIAL GARDEN OF FUNERAL RELATED BUSINESS OR CEMETERY LIKE. FOR THAT REASON, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMISSION TO PRIORITIZE MITIGATION MEASURES, ESPECIALLY A PHYSICAL SCREENING. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I REQUEST A SOLID MASONRY WALL AT LEAST EIGHT FEET MINIMUM HEIGHT INSTALLED ON EVERY RESIDENTIAL BOUNDARIES. THESE. THESE WALL SHOULD FULLY BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE PROJECT FROM ADJACENT HOME AND BACKYARDS, AND BE PLACED ALONG THE EXISTING PROPERTY LINES WHEREVER POSSIBLE. LANDSCAPING ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH, AND A PERMANENT WALL IS THE ONLY RELIABLE WAY TO PROTECT PRIVACY FROM EVERY HOMEOWNER. IN ADDITION, I ASK FOR DENSE EVERGREEN BUFFERING, INCREASING SETBACK FOR MEMORIAL FEATURES AWAY FROM HOME, DARK SKY COMPLIANT LIGHTING, ONLY LIMITED HOURS OF OPERATION, NOT AMPLIFIED SOUND, AND ALL PARKING AND TRAFFIC KEPT ENTIRELY ON SITE. I THINK THESE ARE REASONABLE STANDARD PROTECTIONS. THEY DO NOT STOP THE PROJECT AT ALL, AND THEY [00:50:06] JUST SIMPLIFY. THEY SIMPLY ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS ARE SHIELDED FROM VISUAL NOISE AND OPERATION IMPACTS FROM THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. I THINK I'M SORRY, SORRY. WE HAVE TIME. THIS. I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY. WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, SO WE'RE HAVING A MANUAL DEAN OVER HERE. OKAY. INSTEAD OF THE BILL THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY HEAR. APOLOGIES. THANK YOU FOR. THANK YOU. VERY LIVELY WITH THAT. BUT WE TAKE YOUR POINT AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISTER JUAN ALANIS. IF YOU WOULD GIVE YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, AND NOW WE KNOW YOU'LL BE PREPARED FOR THE MANUAL. DEAN, THAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU GO OVER YOUR THREE MINUTES. OKAY. MY NAME IS JUAN ALANIS. I LIVE AT 1212 RAVEN SIDE COVE. PAST SEVERAL MONTHS OR SO, ME AND SOME LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO MAKE WHAT WE CALL A FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY GROUP. SO BASICALLY, I CAME HERE TONIGHT TO SAY THAT WE WERE READY TO KIND OF GET THIS STARTED AND OFF THE GROUND. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO HELP GET THIS GROUP GOING. THE GOAL OF THIS GROUP WOULD BE TO HELP SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY THROUGH FUNDRAISING AND OF COURSE, VOLUNTEER AS WELL AT EVENTS. AND SO THE FUNDRAISING NEEDS LIKE SHELVING MATERIALS, LIGHTING, STUFF THAT NORMAL OPERATING BUDGET DOESN'T ALWAYS COVER. AND OF COURSE, HELP STRENGTHEN LIBRARY AS A SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN AND ENRICH THEMSELVES. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING GET THIS GROUP STARTED, YOU WILL BE PART OF SHAPING THIS GROUP FROM THE GROUND UP. WE NEED PEOPLE TO HELP US ESTABLISH BYLAWS, DESIGN LOGO AND ORDINANCE HOW THE GROUP WILL WORK AND DO FUNDRAISERS. SO IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN, PLEASE GIVE US AN EMAIL MESSAGE. YOU CAN SEND IT TO LEANDER LIBRARY FRIENDS AT GMAIL.COM, AND WE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU TO COORDINATE AN INITIAL MEETING TO GET THIS GROUP KIND OF STARTED. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT AND SUPPORT OF OUR GROUP. AND OF COURSE WE ALL SUPPORT THE LIBRARY. WE WANT TO MAKE IT A MUCH IT'S A GREAT FACILITY. WE WANT TO HELP IMPROVE IT, MAKE IT BETTER, BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. NEXT WE HAVE RAFAEL CALVO. PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND OF COURSE, YOU ARE NOW PRE-WARNED ABOUT THE MANUAL THING IF YOU GO TO THREE MINUTES. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'M RAFAEL CALVO. I AM A RESIDENT AT 1212 GAVIOTA LANE. I'M ALSO SPEAKING REGARDING THE FUNERARY QUARTERLY FISH FUNERAL HOME BEING CONSTRUCTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH BAGHDAD AND VISTA RIDGE. AS A TAXPAYER AND MEMBER, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPACT ON MY COMMUNITY, AND I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES, FIRST AND FOREMOST, BEING THAT THE FACILITY POSES A VERY DIRECT PROPERTY DEVALUATION FOR HOMES VALUE TO DUE TO SOCIAL STIGMA OF A HUMAN DEATH RELATED SITE KIND OF BEING WITHIN RIGHT ON THE BORDER AND WITHIN 50FT OF PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE HOUSE. THERE'S MULTIPLE STUDIES THAT SHOW THAT THEIR HOME VALUATION IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 TO 50% LESS AND CAN STAY LONGER ON THE MARKET BECAUSE OF THAT, SITES LIKE REALTOR.COM AND TRULIA TRULY EXCUSE ME, SHOW THAT YOU CAN BE UPWARDS OF 13.6 EVEN HIGHER, EVEN AFTER FACTORING CONTROLLING FACTORS IN OUR CASE IS GOING TO BE AMPLIFIED BY EVERYONE ALSO BEING HAVING TO PASS. THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALL THE TIME ON THE WAY OUT TO ANY COMMUTE AND KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL ALL THE TIME. SECOND, AS MENTIONED BEFORE BY ANGEL, THERE IS ALREADY A FUNERARY HOME JUST LESS THAN A MILE JUST SOUTH ON BAGHDAD ROAD. IT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED AND SERVING THE AREA. ADDING ANOTHER ONE THIS CLOSE SEEMS UNNECESSARY AND COULD CONCENTRATE ANY OF THOSE DEATH AND FUNERARY RELATED TRAFFIC TO ONE QUARTER. AND IT'S GOING TO STRAIN RESIDENTIAL ROADS WITH NO BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY WHATSOEVER. PLANNING SHOULD AVOID FOR OVERSATURATION. IT'S ALSO A RATHER INCOMPATIBLE ZONING WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS. A VERY SMALL CORNER LOT AND CIRCLE BY HOMES IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO IT AND ACROSS. SO PLANNING PRINCIPLE SHOULD EMPHASIZE COMPATIBILITY TO PRESERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER. FOURTH, THERE'S A CONSTANT VISUAL REMINDER THAT EVERY DAY IN AND OUT ON COMMUTES. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, NO FAMILY SHOULD BE HAVING TO FACE THAT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT ERODES THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AS NOTED IN VARIOUS RESEARCH PAPERS AND PROPERTY WHERE BUYERS AVOID SUCH ASSOCIATIONS. WE TRUST THE CITY THAT'S FUNDED BY OUR TAXES TO ZONE THOUGHTFULLY AND ALERT AS MEANINGFULLY AS BEFORE. I HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING UNTIL I BROUGHT IT UP IN THE COMMUNITY. SO IT SEEMS LOGICAL. IT'S NOT LOGICAL TO IMMEDIATELY THINK THAT A COMMERCIAL LOT IS GOING TO HAVE A FUNERARY HOME ON IT, AND IT KIND OF STYMIES EARLY INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. I URGE REVISITING THE SITE PLAN AND FOR ENFORCING SOME TANGIBLE CONDITIONS BUFFERS, REZONING CONSIDERATION IF POSSIBLE. AND I THINK I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE [9. Certificates of Recognition/ProclamationsPresent a Certificate of Recognition to Kathy Howell for being selected as the first female President of the Texas Navy Association Board of Directors.] [00:55:05] MOVING ON TO ITEM NINE, WHICH IS CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION AND PROCLAMATION. AND TODAY WE ARE PRESENTING A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO KATHY HOWELL FOR BEING SELECTED AS THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS NAVY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SO I'LL READ THIS COMMENDATION AND THEN HAVE YOU COME FORWARD IF YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS. AND THEN WE'LL COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE IF YOU WOULD LIKE A PICTURE. ALL RIGHT. LET IT BE KNOWN THAT KATHY HOWELL IS RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF LEANDER, TEXAS, FOR BEING THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS NAVY ASSOCIATION. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE HONOR YOUR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND STEADFAST DEDICATION IN ADVANCING THE MISSION OF TEXAS NAVY ASSOCIATION. YOU HAVE INSPIRED FUTURE GENERATIONS TO LEAD WITH COURAGE AND PURPOSE. THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED IN RECOGNITION THEREOF. ON THIS DAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026. WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, THAT IS LOUD. WE CAN HEAR YOU. GOODNESS GRACIOUS. I'M NOT USED TO IT BEING SO LOUD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS, THIS HONOR. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW THE TEXAS NAVY ASSOCIATION, WE ARE TASKED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE WITH DOING A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE TEXAS NAVY FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THE SECOND IS TO OVERSEE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TEXAS NAVY, WHICH THE TEXAS NAVY WAS REACTIVATED IN 1958 BY GOVERNOR PRICE DANIELS. AND IT IS THE CIVIL THE CIVIL DEFENSE OF THE TEXAS WATERWAYS TODAY. WHAT THAT INCLUDES IS THIS IS HOW THE DPS, THE GAME WARDENS, ACTUALLY THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION, ALL OF THOSE ENTITIES, THEY THAT IS HOW THEY'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE BOATS. AND THAT IS HOW THE DPS AND THE GAME WARDENS ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE BIG GUNS ON THEIR BOATS. SO IT IS FOR DOWN ALONG THE COASTLINE, AS YOU KNOW, OUR COAST IS VERY POROUS AND THERE ARE SOME VERY BAD GUYS THAT COME THROUGH AND DOWN ALONG THE COAST. IT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR MEMBERS, THEY TAKE SERIOUS. SO IF THEY SEE SOMETHING, THEY SAY SOMETHING HERE UP IN CENTRAL TEXAS, THE MORE OF WHAT WE DO IS PRESERVING THE HISTORY. AND ONE OF OUR BIGGEST EVENTS IS IN SEPTEMBER. WE HAVE THE THIRD SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER IS TEXIAN NAVY DAY, AND WE HOLD A BOAT PARADE AND REVIEWING OF THE FLEET DOWN IN GALVESTON. AND I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME DOWN THERE. IT IS A VERY GOOD TIME. GALVESTON HAS ALL THE HOTELS IN THE WORLD, AND IT IS A GREAT TIME, AND YOU GET TO SEE SOME VERY NICE THINGS. AND THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. AND WE'LL COME DOWN. TAKE A PICTURE. THANK YOU. YES. AND NO. MA'AM. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. A LOT OF PEOPLE AT HOME. WELL YOU'RE RIGHT HERE. WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, RIGHT. YES. YOU READY? THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. WHATEVER THEY SEND UP. TO. THE. THANK YOU. SO. YES. ALL RIGHT. [ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION] AND NOW WE'LL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA TO ITEM NINE. I'M SORRY TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS TEN THROUGH 18. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. WE NEED A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. WE GOT LOTS OF SECONDS I LIKE IT, OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? NO. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. [19. Discuss and consider action on an addendum to a cooperation agreement under Texas Local Government Code, Section 392.059(b) to the Housing Authority of Travis County (HATC) to acquire, finance, renovate, operate, and manage an affordable housing development zoned as part of the Preserve at Mason Creek to address the parkland dedication requirements, more particularly described as 7.675 acres ± in size out of Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R655944; and generally located south of Horseshoe Drive, approximately 480 feet west of S. West Drive, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.] AND NOW WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA TO ITEM 19. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ADDENDUM TO A COOPERATION AGREEMENT UNDER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 932. [01:00:05] 059B TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF TRAVIS COUNTY, HATC TO ACQUIRE, FINANCE, RENOVATE, OPERATE AND MANAGE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ZONE AS A PART OF THE PRESERVE AT MASON CREEK. TO ADDRESS THE PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS. MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS 7.675 ACRES PLUS OR MINUS IN SIZE, AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS AN APPROVED A PROPOSED ADDENDUM TO THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT THAT WAS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE TEXAS, I'M SORRY, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF TRAVIS COUNTY AND THE PRESERVE AND CREEK. THIS AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, AND IT OUTLINED A 2025, I'M SORRY, 20 2026 NOW, 2025. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS THAT CAME UP AFTER THE ADOPTION. THEY HAD AN EXISTING SITE PLAN THAT STARTED IN 2022 FOR PHASE ONE, AND 1 IN 2023 FOR PHASE TWO. DURING THE PROCESS, THEIR APPLICATIONS DID EXPIRE. WHEN YOUR APPLICATIONS EXPIRE, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A REINSTATEMENT PROCESS WHERE YOU'RE STARTING OVER WITH THE CURRENT REGULATIONS. IN THIS CASE, THE CITY MADE A SUBSTANTIAL UPDATE TO THE PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS. SO I KIND OF OUTLINED THAT IN THE PACKET. THERE IS A COST DIFFERENCE. SO WITH THE CHANGE THEY WOULD LET'S SEE ONLY HAVE TO DEDICATE 2.24 I'M SORRY 2.24 ACRES OF LAND. WITH THE UPDATED ORDINANCE IT'D BE 4.8. AND THEN WITH THE FEE IN LIEU, THAT WAS $67,200 FOR THE PREVIOUS RULES, AND NOW IT'S 150,728. SO IT WOULD BE A FEE REDUCTION IN A LAND REDUCTION. AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. AND WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER THAT'S SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ANITA. COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. ANITA 708 PALMOS DRIVE. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS COMMENT IS NOT IN OPPOSITION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT IS IN OPPOSITION TO THE IDEA THAT AFFORDABLE AFFORDABILITY SHOULD BE ACHIEVED BY QUIETLY ERODING THE CITY'S LAND STANDARDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE. LAND IS NOT AN INTERCHANGEABLE INPUT. IT IS FINITE, IT IS CUMULATIVE, AND ONCE IT IS DEVELOPED, IT IS EFFECTIVELY GONE FOREVER. PARKLAND DEDICATION IS NOT A LUXURY REQUIREMENT. IT EXISTS BECAUSE OPEN LAND PERFORMS REAL, MEASURABLE FUNCTIONS FOR THE CITY. IT ABSORBS STORM WATER, MITIGATES HEAT, IT PROTECTS DOWNSTREAM PROPERTIES, IT PRESERVES HABITAT. IT REDUCES LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE STRAIN. THESE ARE NOT ABSTRACT BENEFITS. THEY ARE SYSTEMS THAT EITHER FUNCTION OR FAIL. WHAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST IS NOT THAT THIS NOT JUST THIS PROJECT, BUT THE PRECEDENT. IF EXPIRED PERMITS CAN BE REVIVED UNDER OLD RULES. BECAUSE REDESIGN IS INCONVENIENT OR EXPENSIVE, THEN THE CITY'S ORDINANCES ARE NO LONGER STANDARD. THEY ARE OPTIONAL. EVERY FUTURE APPLICANT WILL POINT TO THIS DECISION AND ASK FOR THE SAME ACCOMMODATION. THAT IS NOT GOOD. GOVERNANCE ORDINANCES ARE UPDATED PRECISELY BECAUSE CONDITIONS CHANGE, IMPACTS ARE BETTER UNDERSTOOD AND PAST REQUIREMENTS ARE NO LONGER SUFFICIENT. IGNORING THAT EVOLUTION UNDERMINES THE ENTIRE PLANNING FRAMEWORK. STAFF NOTES THAT APPROVING THIS ADDENDUM AVOIDS REDESIGN, BUT REDESIGN IS NOT A FLAW IN THE PROCESS. IT IS THE MECHANISM BY WHICH WE ALIGN DEVELOPMENT WITH CURRENT REALITIES. CONVENIENCE SHOULD NOT OUTWEIGH ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AS LONG AS LONG TERM OR LONG TERM RISK MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. IF A PROJECT CANNOT MEET CURRENT LAND DEDICATION STANDARDS, THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE IS TO REEVALUATE THE PROJECT DESIGN, DENSITY OR FUNDING STRUCTURE, NOT TO PERMANENTLY REDUCE THE CITY'S LAND ASSETS. ONCE PARKLAND IS WAIVED, IT CANNOT BE RECOVERED. ONCE DRAINAGE CAPACITY IS EXCEEDED. WE WILL. WE ALL PAY. ONCE HEAT ISLANDS ARE LOCKED IN, MITIGATION BECOMES VASTLY MORE EXPENSIVE. FOR THOSE REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY URGE CITY COUNCIL TO DENY THIS ADDENDUM AND REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CURRENT PARKLAND ORDINANCES. THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING SCARCE LAND, PRESERVING CITY SYSTEMS AND ENSURING THAT TODAY'S DECISIONS DO NOT BECOME TOMORROW'S LIABILITIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GRIFFIN, CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE LAPSE OR THE THE APPLICATION MISSING THE DEADLINES OR. YEAH. SO THEY STARTED IN 2022 AND 2023. AND AT THE TIME IT WAS JUST GOING TO BE A REGULAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. AND THERE'S A A LIST WITH ALL THE [01:05:04] REINSTATEMENTS THAT WE WENT THROUGH. BUT AS WE WORKED THROUGH THE ADDENDUM, WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THE EXPIRATION OF THE PROJECT. SO WE DIDN'T THINK TO INCLUDE SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THAT STEP. SO I THINK THE TIMING JUST DIDN'T LINE UP. WELL, IT DIDN'T LINE UP. YEAH. GOT IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START WITH PLACE ONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. NONE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? I DON'T SEE HIM. SO THEN I'LL ASK YOU OKAY. GOOD. SO SO WHAT IS THE WHAT'S THE ACTUAL ROLE OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY? THE TRAVIS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. WHAT IS IT? THEY'RE JUST THE FINANCE PARTNER. IS THAT BASICALLY WHAT THEY ARE? THEY'RE FUNCTIONING AS IN THIS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S ALL THESE RUMORS ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS. SO YEAH, THEY THEY ARE AN ENTITY THAT'S REALLY PARTNERING AND PROVIDING THE FINANCING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. AND I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK ANITA OR MISS CHAMOVITZ FOR HER, FOR HER COMMENTS AND EVERYTHING. AND I DO THINK THAT THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR CONSISTENCY AND HOW WE FOLLOW THINGS. IT DOES SEEM LIKE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT. AND SO I FIND IT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I SAW THIS CAME UP ON OUR AGENDA, I WAS LIKE, DIDN'T WE JUST VOTE ON THIS? AND DIDN'T THEY HAVE THEIR THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW THEN. AND SO I JUST I DON'T I DON'T AGREE WITH IT. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT PLEASE THREE. SO ESSENTIALLY THE LAPSE IN TIME WAS BECAUSE OF MAYBE A MISCALCULATION ON THE CITY SIDE. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING? I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DIRECTLY ON THE CITY SIDE. SO WE WORKED THROUGH THE REVIEW OF THE PLANS BEFORE THEY MADE THE REQUEST FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND WHEN YOU MAKE THAT REQUEST, THERE'S SOME LEAD TIME WITH THAT. SO IT KIND OF PAUSED WHERE THEY WERE AT. AND AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE REQUEST, WE WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT THE EXPIRATION DATES OF THE ACTUAL PROJECT. OKAY. SO ESSENTIALLY THERE WAS AN UPDATE TO ORDINANCE, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DETERMINE IF WE NEED TO ALIGN WITH COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW ORDINANCE, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO WE HAVE AN OPTION WHERE AS PART OF THIS ADDENDUM, THE COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER ALLOWING THEM TO OPERATE UNDER THE ORDINANCE THEY STARTED WITH. OKAY. THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. THANK YOU. I DO FEEL THIS IS A LITTLE REDUNDANT, BUT I DO WANT SOME CLARIFICATION. SO AT THE TIME THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT WAS APPROVED, HAD THE ORDINANCES ALREADY BEEN, WE'D ALREADY MADE THE CHANGES AT THAT POINT. SO THEY SHOULD HAVE. AND IT WAS PUBLICLY KNOWN THAT WE HAD MADE THOSE CHANGES. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO DURING THE THERE PRESENTATIONS, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT MAINTAINING THE. AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THE PROJECT. HOW WOULD THIS CHANGE IF WE WERE TO ENFORCE THE CURRENT STANDARDS? WHAT WOULD THAT DO TO THEIR PROJECT? SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADD 2.56 ACRES OF PARKLAND, OR PAY A FEE IN LIEU FOR THOSE 2.56 ACRES OF PARKLAND. AND THEY ALSO WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE THE RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS WHEN YOU BUILD LIKE TRAILS OR HAVE A SWIMMING POOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADD MORE IMPROVEMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF $64,000 WORTH. SO MY RECOLLECTION OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, I DON'T RECALL ANY SIGNIFICANT PARKLAND ON THIS PROJECT, NOR DO I RECALL ANY KIND OF AMENITIES OR ANY COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL TOWNHOME KIND OF ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD EXIST IN THIS PARTICULAR HOUSING PROJECT. SO THEY ARE THEY DO NOT HAVE FACILITY TO BE ABLE TO ADD THE EXTRA LAND THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED. CORRECT. IS THAT FAIR? IT'S POSSIBLE. I BELIEVE THEY HAD A PIECE THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT DEDICATING AS PARKLAND. THAT'S KIND OF TO THE IT'S IT WAS WELL THAT'S AN ARROW. IT WAS OVER HERE. THEY HAD ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT DEDICATING THAT WAS ADJACENT. I CAN'T RECALL IF THEY LANDED ON DOING THAT, BUT IF THEY DIDN'T, THEY'D HAVE TO PAY THE FEE IN LIEU OF PARKLAND TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE. SO THERE'S NOT ENOUGH LAND IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA TO MEET THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS? I DON'T THINK SO. SO IS IT HALF OF THAT? IS IT A THIRD? DO WE KNOW I DON'T KNOW, LIKE I COULD GO LOOK IT UP AND SEE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE KNEW. BECAUSE IF IT'S A IF IT'S A FEE IN LIEU OF AND IT'S BASED ON THEIR INABILITY TO ACTUALLY CREATE LAND. RIGHT. WHICH I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN DO, [01:10:03] THEN THAT SEEMS TO ME A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION AT THAT POINT. RIGHT. BECAUSE OVERSIGHT OR NOT, THE REALITY IS THAT THIS IS A RESTRICTED SPACE. AND AGAIN, GOING TO MY RECOLLECTION OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, I DO NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ITSELF THAT WAS DESIGN ORIENTED FOR COMMUNAL GATHERING. THE COMMUNITY IS BASED ON AFFORDABILITY AND REASONABLE SPACE, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A TRAIL, THERE WAS WALKING THAT TYPE OF THING, BUT NOTHING BEYOND THAT, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE HERE NECESSARILY. I WOULD BE INCLINED TO ENFORCE THE STANDARDS AS THEY WERE, BECAUSE THEY WERE ALREADY IN PLACE AT THE TIME, OVERSIGHT OR NOT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S DOING BUSINESS, RIGHT. SO BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE'S A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY REACH HERE BASED ON WHAT THEY COULD DEDICATE TO PARKLAND AND THE DIFFERENCE THEREIN. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. CAN YOU REMIND ME ALSO WHEN THE THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FEE WAS CHANGED, IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE MARK TIMMONS LEFT. YEAH. SO THAT WAS LIKE 22 I THINK. NO IT WAS LATER THAN THAT. SO IT WAS RIGHT IN 22. SOMETIMES IT 22. YEAH. IT WAS AFTER. YEAH. OH YOU WERE IN 24. YEAH. GOTCHA. OKAY. 2424 OKAY. I COULDN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY LIKE A REALLY LONG TIME AGO, THOUGH IT DOES FEEL LIKE A LONG TIME AGO WHEN WE CHANGED IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. PLACE SIX. IS THERE THE ABILITY TO FIND A LANDING SPOT IN THE MIDDLE, OR DOES IT NEED TO BE ONE OR THE OTHER? I, I WANT TO ASK PAIGE THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING AN ADDENDUM TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT. SO WOULD WE BE ABLE TO MEET IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE ADDENDUM? AND THE REASON I ASKED THE QUESTION IS. CONVERSATION. YEAH, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS. WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT. WELL, I GUESS SO. WHERE I'M COMING FROM WITH THAT IS I FEEL LIKE IT'S, YOU KNOW, IGNORANCE IS NOT A DEFENSE LIKE YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHEN THE DEAD, EVEN IF WE DIDN'T POINT IT OUT AND DIDN'T THINK OF IT, THE PROJECT SHOULD, BUT ALSO DON'T WANT TO DO WHERE ALL THE PROJECTS AND AND THE PARKLAND POINT AND ALL THAT. SO IS THERE THE ABILITY, IF WE WERE IN AGREEMENT TO SAY, HEY, LET'S LET'S NOT MAKE A DECISION DECISION, BUT CAN WE GO BACK TO THE PROJECT FOLKS AND SAY, HERE'S WHERE, LET'S FIND A MIDDLE SPOT? YEAH, I THINK THAT WE COULD GO BACK TO THE APPLICANT, MAYBE POSTPONE ACTION ON THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING, AND GET MORE INFORMATION. THAT WOULD GIVE ME TIME TO ANSWER HIS QUESTION ABOUT PARKLAND AND WHAT WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING. JUST I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO DERAIL THE PROJECT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S THERE'S A DEADLINE. SURE. SO AND AND I DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENCE OF BEING WISHY WASHY. RIGHT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO DO WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE PROJECT. OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. QUICK QUESTION. YES, BUT AREN'T WE REALLY TALKING ABOUT THEM PAYING THE FEE? WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO INVESTIGATE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE THE CLEAR AND THE APPLICANT'S NOT CORRECT AND THEY'RE NOT HERE. YEAH. SO YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. SO HE WASN'T HERE FOR HIS 80,000 BUCKS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS NADINE AND ROSS GOT TO THAT POINT FIRST. BUT YEAH. YEAH. REALLY WISH THE APPLICANT WAS HERE AND HOPING THAT IF WE CAN, WE CAN MOVE THIS TO A FUTURE MEETING AND DELAY ACTION ON THIS, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE NEED SOME CLARITY HERE BEFORE WE CAN PROCEED. PLEASE. I'M ALSO IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE CLARIFICATION ON WHAT HAS BEEN ACTUALLY DEDICATED AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF ACTUAL NUMBERS. SO DO YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE FROM ME? IF YOU CHOOSE TO POSTPONE OR TABLE, YOU NEED TO DO TO DATE CERTAIN OR YOU COULD JUST TAKE NO ACTION. AND ONCE THEY MEET, THEY CAN BRING IT BACK. WE'LL JUST WE'LL JUST TAKE NO ACTION. YEAH. WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ONE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 20 IS COUNCIL MEMBER [20. Council Member Closing Statements.] CLOSING COMMENTS, PLEASE ONE, JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT TO THE CEDAR PARK LEANDER MLK DAY CELEBRATION IN MARCH. GREAT TURNOUT AND A GREAT WORK BY BOTH CITIES TO PLAN THINGS OUT LAST MONTH. I'M SORRY. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER POINTED OUT IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE SEEN YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE OVER 5000 VOTERS THAT TURNED OUT THIS LAST SATURDAY. DEMOCRACY WORKS. WHEN FOLKS TURN OUT AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SPOKE AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR COLLEAGUE NICOLE THOMPSON ON HER ELECTION AS MAYOR AND ALSO OUR COLLEAGUE [01:15:01] WHO IS NOT YET HERE. AND THAT SPONSELLER, WE WELCOME YOU BACK TO COUNCIL. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK FOLKS FOR STAYING ACTIVE AND STAYING INVOLVED. GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. PLEASE DO. I'M EXCITED ABOUT HILL COUNTRY MINISTRIES IS HAVING A GALA THIS SATURDAY. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S TICKETS AVAILABLE, BUT THEY'RE FUNDRAISING TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA. AND I JUST RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU HAVE CLOTHING OR THINGS LIKE THAT OR CANNED GOODS OR DIFFERENT THINGS TO TAKE IT TO THEIR FOOD PANTRY OR THEIR THRIFT STORE PLACE. THREE I JUST WANT TO ONCE AGAIN REITERATE HAPPY, IT'S AMERICAN HEART AWARENESS MONTH, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE AWARE THAT HEART DISEASE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. PRIORITIZE HEALTH, HEALTH, HEART HEALTH IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO EARLY DETECTION CAN SAVE LIVES. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH. BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS, RESILIENCE AND CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS WHO HAVE SHAPED EVERY PART OF OUR NATION'S STORY. WE HONOR THE MANY AMERICANS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS GREAT NATION, AND A REMINDER THAT BLACK HISTORY IS OUR AMERICAN HISTORY. HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU. PLEASE. FIVE SO IN KEEPING WITH THE THEME THAT MY COLLEAGUE JUST MENTIONED, IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING WHEN I WAS DOING MY NORMAL REVIEW OF HISTORY ON THIS DATE, ON THIS DATE, FEBRUARY 10TH, IN 1990, AFTER SERVING 27 YEARS IN PRISON, NELSON MANDELA WAS RELEASED. YES. AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT. SO ALSO ON THE MUSIC SIDE OF THINGS, ON FEBRUARY 10TH, 1972, A RELATIVELY MINOR ROCKER BY THE NAME OF DAVID BOWIE DEBUTED THE SPACEMAN CHARACTER ZIGGY STARDUST AT A CONCERT IN THE GREATER LONDON TOBY JUG PUB. SO THERE YOU GO AND GOOD NIGHT. FANTASTIC PLAY SIX. GOOD NIGHT. ALWAYS SO QUICK AND EASY. THANK YOU. IT'S IT'S GOOD YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MARDI GRAS OR. NO. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL, TONIGHT WE GOT DINNER FROM JERSEY MIKE'S. WE EAT LOCAL AND WE HOPE YOU WILL TOO. MAKE SURE YOU SPEND YOUR DOLLARS HERE IN LEANDER. AND WE ALSO ISSUED A PROCLAMATION FOR AMERICAN HEART MONTH. WE MAILED THAT OUT TO THEM. AND THEN NOW I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOTERS THAT CAME OUT AND PARTICIPATED. IT WAS A SPECIAL ELECTION. AND, YOU KNOW, OUR CITY HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS. WE'VE HAD THREE ELECTIONS, AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY IS VERY PLEASED. THERE IS NOT YET ANOTHER FOURTH ONE. AND SO WE'VE WE'VE JUST BEEN WORKING A LOT. SO THANK YOU TO STAFF. YOU ALL HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF HOURS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND TODARA THAT'S HIDING BEHIND THE COMPUTER SCREEN OVER HERE. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK TO GET US THROUGH THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WE APPRECIATE [21. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to: Section 551.071, Section 551.072 and Section 551.087, Texas Government Code, and Section1.05 Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding acquisition of properties for public purpose; and to deliberate proposed economic development incentives for one or more business prospects that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations along with consideration of a Chapter 380 Agreement(s) for Project EDA-25-008; andSection 551.071 and Section 551.072, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05 Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding acquisition of properties for public purposes, along with consideration of an Agreement by and between Northline Development, Alex Tynberg and the City of Leander for acquisition of property for public purpose.] Y'ALL. ITEM 21 IS CONVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ONE SECTION 551.071. SECTION 551.072 AND SECTION 551.087 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.05 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE. I'M SORRY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE AND TO DELIBERATE PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR ONE OR MORE BUSINESS PROSPECTS THAT THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY, OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE TERRITORY OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY WITH WHICH THE CITY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, ALONG WITH CONSIDERATION OF CHAPTER THREE AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECT EDA, DASH 25, 008 AND TWO, SECTION 551.071 AND SECTION 551.072 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, ALONG WITH CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN NORTHLINE DEVELOPMENT, ALEX STEINBERG AND THE CITY OF LEANDER FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE. THE TIME IS NOW * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.