[HOA Summit on April 8, 2026.]
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THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR COMING OUT THIS MORNING. IT'S SO MANY NICE TO ACTUALLY PUT FACES WITH NAMES BECAUSE I TALK TO YOU GUYS SO OFTEN, BUT I DON'T OFTEN GET TO MEET YOU IN PERSON.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT. I'M MAUREEN, I AM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST HERE. I AM YOUR LIAISON FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR NEED SOMETHING, YOU CAN ALWAYS COME TO ME. YOU ALL HAVE MY EMAIL ADDRESS. YOU HAVE MY PHONE NUMBERS. ASK AWAY. I WILL PUT YOU IN THE RIGHT CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE. AND I ENJOY DOING THAT AND HELPING YOU GUYS SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS. SO WE'RE EXCITED HERE IN LEANDER. IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE A PART OF LEANDER. WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD AND WE'RE SO HAPPY BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL PART OF OUR FUTURE. A FEW NOTES ABOUT TODAY AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. THE EVENT IS BEING LIVE STREAMED AND IT IS RECORDED, SO IF SOME OF YOU PEOPLE COULDN'T MAKE IT AND YOU WANT THEM TO HAVE A PART OF THIS OR TO SEE THE QUESTIONS, IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AS AN ARCHIVE ON OUR WEBSITE, AND I CAN SEND YOU ALL THAT INFORMATION. AFTER THE EVENT, WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO PRESENTATIONS. AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS DURING THE PRESENTATIONS, IF YOU CAN SAVE THEM TO THE END, WE'RE GOING TO BRING AROUND THE MICROPHONE BECAUSE YOU WON'T BE PART OF THE VIDEO BACK THERE. BUT WE WANT THE PEOPLE THAT CAN REWATCH IT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE QUESTIONS. SO AFTER THE PRESENTATIONS, WE'LL BRING AROUND A MICROPHONE. WE'LL HAVE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES EACH, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG WE TALK TO DO THE QUESTIONS, AND PEOPLE WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTERWARDS AS WELL. SO IF YOU THINK OF SOMETHING LATER, YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THEM AFTER THE PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION AND ANSWER OR DURING TODD'S PRESENTATION, THE Q AND A WITH THE CITY MANAGER, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND. WE WILL BRING YOU A MICROPHONE. YOU CAN ASK YOUR QUESTION AGAIN. WE ASK YOU TO TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT COMMUNITY YOU'RE A PART OF. AND THEN I THINK THAT WAS I'M GOING FASTER THAN I THOUGHT. ONE LAST POINT. I WANT TO THANK OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE HERE TODAY. WE HAVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, BECKY ROSS AND ANNETTE SPONSELLER, HERE. SO I'M HAPPY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY. OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE FROM ASSISTANT CHIEF AND FIRE MARSHAL JOSHUA DAVIS, AND HE IS GOING TO DO AN AMAZING PRESENTATION ABOUT FIRE ADAPTED LEANDER AND HOW THE HOSE CAN WORK TO BETTER BE PREPARED AND TO PROTECT OURSELVES AS A COMMUNITY. SO JOSHUA IS GOING TO BE COMING UP HERE AND HE'S GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IF YOU CAN SAVE THEM TO THE END, RAISE YOUR HAND. WE'LL BRING YOU A MICROPHONE AND WE'LL DO THIS AGAIN. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND THANK YOU ALL THE CITY STAFF FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S A GOOD TURNOUT. VERY GOOD TURNOUT. OH WOW. WOW. IT'S BEEN A LONG MORNING. AND IN ANTICIPATION FOR THIS PRESENTATION, I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND GET GOOD INFORMATION ACROSS TO YOU GUYS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. SO IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT ANXIETY LEADING UP TO IT TO MAKE SURE THAT I COVER EVERYTHING THAT IS IMPORTANT. RIGHT? SO GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. SO FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING YET, MY NAME IS JOSHUA DAVIS. I AM THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF AND YOUR FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER. I'VE BEEN WITH LEANDER FOR 18 YEARS AND IN THE FIRE SERVICE FOR 28 YEARS. THAT'S CRAZY TO SAY OUT LOUD. AND I'VE BEEN THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR MOST OF MY TENURE WITH THE CITY. SO I KNOW IN THIS ROOM, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY. YOU'RE DEALING WITH GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE, CODE RELATED QUESTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMON AREAS, LANDSCAPING STANDARDS, SAFETY CONCERNS, AND THAT DAY TO DAY GRIND OF JUST KEEPING THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONING WELL. SO I WANT TO RESPECT ALL OF THAT RIGHT UP FRONT. HOWEVER, TODAY, ALTHOUGH IT MAY FEEL THAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MAY FEEL LIKE AN ADDED RESPONSIBILITY, IT'S ONE THAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT, ONE THAT WE WILL HANDLE TOGETHER, AND THAT IS WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS. IT'S NOT REALLY A THEORY OR A PERIODIC HEADLINE THAT WE WILL SEE FROM TIME TO TIME, OR SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHALLENGE, BUT AS A REAL HAZARD FOR OUR CITY AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, AS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE FOR OUR HOA BOARDS AND COMMUNITIES. SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I ALWAYS LIKE TO COVER THIS TERM. SOME MAY HAVE HEARD THIS TERM FROM TIME TO TIME, AND YOU WILL CERTAINLY HEAR IT TODAY. AND THAT IS WHO WE W I IT'S WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE. IT
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SPEAKS ABOUT AN AREA WHERE THE HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS MEET THE WILDLAND AND NATURAL VEGETATION, CREATING THAT WILDFIRE RISK ZONE. THE IMAGES ON THE RIGHT ARE HOW A WUI CAN INTERACT AND IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHAT CAN OCCUR WHEN A WILDFIRE MOVES THROUGH AN AREA. WE ALL KNOW THAT LEANDER IS GROWING AND IT'S CONTINUING TO GROW AT A AT A REALLY GOOD PACE. AND AS WE GROW, WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND INTO THE HILL COUNTRY, INTO DENSER VEGETATION, STEEPER AND MORE COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHY, AND INTO AREAS WHERE OUR HOMES AND OUR WILDLAND, THE INTERFACE CO-EXISTS. THAT IS OUR WUI. THAT IS WHERE OUR WILDFIRE RISK LIVES. THAT MATTERS BECAUSE WILDFIRE AND LEANDER IS NOT HYPOTHETICAL. UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE EXPERIENCED IT ON A LARGE SCALE. WHO CAN REMEMBER THE FIRES OF 2011? IT WAS A SCARY TIME. AND DURING THAT YEAR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IT ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 47% OF THE TOTAL US ACRES BURNED THAT YEAR. IT ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR SIX OF THE LARGEST FIRES IN OUR HISTORY WITHIN THE STATE AND THAT SINGLE SEASON. SO WHY AM I TELLING YOU THIS? BECAUSE LEANDER WASN'T SPARED. THE HORSESHOE FIRES LEFT A MARK IN OUR COMMUNITY. HOMES WERE DESTROYED, FAMILIES WERE DISPLACED, AND OVER 330 ACRES BURNED. AND AS WITH MOST LARGE SCALE EVENTS, THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THOSE TRAGEDIES STILL DRIVE OUR DECISIONS AND OPERATIONS TODAY. WHEN FIRE GETS INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, IT MOVES FAST, IT BEHAVES DIFFERENTLY, AND IT EXPOSES EVERY WEAKNESS THAT WE FAIL TO DEAL WITH BEFOREHAND. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOA WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS, OUR INTENT IS NOT TO INSTILL FEAR, BUT RATHER TO SHIFT OUR ATTENTION AND EMPOWER US WITH THE VICARIOUS KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM OUR PAST. ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT WILDFIRE IS THAT HOMES ARE LOST BECAUSE OF A GIANT WALL OF FLAMES OR A FIRE TSUNAMI THAT CONSUMES EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. IN THE VIDEOS THAT WE SEE ONLINE, ALONG WITH THE SENSATIONALISM SURROUNDING WILDFIRE EVENTS, CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PERSPECTIVE. BUT THE SCIENCE AND STUDY OF PAST EVENTS DO NOT BEAR THIS OUT. MORE OFTEN, HOMES IGNITE FROM FLYING EMBERS OR FIREBRANDS, AND FROM BURNING MATERIAL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE STRUCTURE. WIND DRIVEN, WIND DRIVEN EMBERS LANDING IN THE WRONG PLACE, SUCH AS IN THE LEAF LITTER IN A GUTTER, A WOOD FENCE WICKING OR ALLOWING THE FIRE TO TRAVEL TO THE HOME AND IGNITING COMBUSTIBLE MULCH, DRY VEGETATION OR OTHER MATERIALS, EACH BECOMING THEIR OWN PATHWAY TO THE STRUCTURE. THE SCIENCE KEEPS POINTING US BACK TO THE SAME PLACE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOME AND THE AREA IMMEDIATELY AROUND IT IS WHAT DRIVES SURVIVABILITY. THAT IMMEDIATE AREA AROUND YOUR HOME MATTERS MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE REALIZE. IN MANY CASES, THAT'S WHERE THE BATTLE IS WON OR LOST. NOT WHEN SMOKE IS ALREADY IN THE AIR, WHEN FLAMES ARE COMING UP THE SLOPE OR OVER THE HILL. NOT EVEN WHEN THE FIRE ENGINE SHOWS UP, BUT LONG BEFORE THAT. WITH HOW YOUR HOME AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY ARE PREPARED AND MAINTAINED. SO HOW DO WE DEFEND AGAINST THESE THREATS? WE NEED TO THINK IN TERMS OF ZONES. THIS GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATES THIS CONCEPT CONCEPT WELL. YOUR HOME IS AT THE CENTER SURROUNDED BY CONCENTRIC DEFENSE ZONES. EACH ZONE HAS SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT REDUCE YOUR RISK. THE CONDITION OF YOUR HOME AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS ARE WHAT WE CALL OUR HOME IGNITION ZONE. IT'S THE PRIMARY FACTOR IN DETERMINING WHETHER YOUR HOME WILL BE STANDING AFTER A WILDFIRE. SO LET'S BREAK THIS DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL, BECAUSE WE KNOW NOW THAT OUR HOMES IGNITE PRIMARILY FROM WIND BLOWN EMBERS, AND THAT DIRECT FLAME IMPINGEMENT. MANAGING THAT HOME IGNITION ZONE IS YOUR MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL SCIENTIFICALLY, THE IMMEDIATE OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EMBER RESISTANT ZONE. THE RED BOX AROUND THE HOME. IT SHOULD BE KNOWN AS NONCOMBUSTIBLE AS POSSIBLE,[00:10:04]
PREVENTING EMBERS FROM FINDING A BED OF FUEL. MOVING OUT FROM THE HOME AS WE STEP AWAY IS 5 TO 30 FOOT ZONE. IT'S THE IMMEDIATE ZONE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LEAN, CLEAN AND GREEN ZONE.THE GOAL HERE IS TO MOVE TO EXCUSE ME, REMOVE DEAD VEGETATION AND DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN SPACING BETWEEN SHRUBS AND TREES, KEEPING IT GREEN, KEEPING IT CLEAN AND MAINTAINED, AND THE FINAL ZONE, THAT GREEN ZONE IS A 30 TO 100FT OR WHATEVER YOUR PROPERTY MAY MAY HAVE. IN THIS AREA, YOU FOCUS ON SPACING AND PRUNING TREES, RESTRICTING FIRE MOVEMENT INTO CROWNS AND TREE CANOPY, AND ULTIMATELY REDUCING THE FIRE INTENSITY ON LARGER PROPERTIES OR THOSE ADJACENT TO SLOPES THAT ARE GREATER THAN 20%. IT'S AN IMPORTANT NUMBER. THAT ZONE IS WHERE YOU MANAGE A LANDSCAPE TO SLOW THAT FIRE SPREAD BEFORE IT REACHES YOUR HOME. SO A FIRE ON A 20% SLOPE SPREADS FOUR TIMES FASTER ON THE GROUND, ON THAN ON FLAT GROUND, AND THE RATE OF SPREAD DOUBLES WITH EVERY TEN DEGREE INCREASE IN SLOPE. SO THE. THE DIAGRAM ON THE LEFT THAT WAS ON THE PREVIOUS SCREEN IS WHAT WILL BE THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGING. THOSE THOSE HAZARD ZONES, THE PRIMARILY THAT 0 TO 5 FOOT ZONE. SO NOW LET'S TRANSITION A LITTLE BIT AND MOVE THIS MORE APPROPRIATELY INTO YOUR LANE.
WHY SHOULD AN HOA PRIORITIZE THIS BEYOND ADDRESSING GENERAL PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. SIMPLY STATED, BECAUSE WILDFIRE RISK IS NOT CONTAINED NEATLY INSIDE HOMEOWNERS PROPERTY LINES OR SUBDIVISION BORDERS, HOME IGNITION ZONES OVERLAP. ONE PROPERTY AFFECTS THE NEXT, ONE FENCE LINE AFFECTS THE NEXT ONE. UNMANAGED COMMON AREA AFFECTS THE WHOLE ROW OF HOMES. BESIDE IT, A BURNING STRUCTURE BECOMES A THREAT TO NEIGHBORING STRUCTURES BECAUSE FIRE DOESN'T RESPECT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRIVATE LOT AND A COMMON AREA. THAT'S EXACTLY WHY ASSOCIATIONS MATTER, BECAUSE YOU'RE ONE OF THE FEW GROUPS THAT CAN INFLUENCE NEIGHBORHOOD WIDE BEHAVIOR. YOU CAN COMMUNICATE EXPECTATIONS, SHAPE LANDSCAPING STANDARDS, EVALUATE COMMON AREA AND GREENBELTS, AND YOU CAN ORGANIZE WORKDAYS, EDUCATION AND LONG TERM MAINTENANCE. AND YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT PREPAREDNESS IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. IN TRANSLATION, YOU CAN BECOME FIREWISE. AND THAT'S REALLY AT THE HEART OF OUR DISCUSSION TODAY. FIREWISE IS NOT JUST A TITLE OR SIMPLY A SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK, A WAY FOR NEIGHBORS TO GET ORGANIZED, UNDERSTAND THEIR RISK, MAKE A PLAN, AND TAKE ACTION TOGETHER. THIS IS A REAL STRENGTH OF THE PROGRAM. IT TAKES SOMETHING THAT CAN FEEL BIG AND OVERWHELMING, LIKE OUR WILDFIRE RISK, AND BREAKS IT DOWN INTO SOMETHING THAT NEIGHBORHOODS CAN TAKE ACTION ON. YOU ORGANIZE, YOU ASSESS THE RISK, YOU BUILD A PLAN, AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU DO THE WORK. AND THAT'S REALLY IT IN A NUTSHELL. IT'S NOT REAL FLASHY, BUT IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE.
AND FOR HOA'S, IT FITS NATURALLY WITH HOW MOST OF YOU ALREADY OPERATE. YOU ALREADY HAVE A LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE, YOU HAVE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, COMMON INTERESTS, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. FIREWISE USA GIVES A STRUCTURE, A PLAYBOOK FOR WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS. I DO WANT TO MAKE AN IMPORTANT CONNECTION HERE THAT CONNECTS TO OUR LARGER SCALE, BECAUSE THIS IS THE PIECE THAT I HOPE MOST OF YOU WALK AWAY WITH TODAY, THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS RESPONSIBILITY. AS A CITY, WE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED A STRATEGIC PLAN TO BECOME A FIRE ADAPTED LEANDER. THINK OF IT LIKE THIS. FIREWISE IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL PLAYBOOK. THE COMMITMENT YOU MAKE TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. WHEREAS FIRE ADAPTED LEANDER IS THE LARGER CITYWIDE RESULT, A PROACTIVE CITY THAT'S BUILT TO PERSEVERE, NOT JUST RESPOND. IN OTHER WORDS, FIREWISE IS HOW NEIGHBORHOODS GET ORGANIZED, BUILD, BUILD A PLAN, AND TAKE ACTION AND FIRE. ADAPTED LEANDER'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, RESIDENTS, PARTNERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, AND ALL OF
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US ARE MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION? OUR FIRE ADAPTED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR LEANDER IS BUILT AROUND A PROACTIVE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY MODEL, ONE THAT RECOGNIZES THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF INSPIRING OUR RESIDENTS AND HOPES TO COLLABORATE WITH YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, WITH YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLANNERS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY, SO WHEN AN HOA BOARD STARTS ENGAGING SERIOUSLY IN FIREWISE WORK, THAT'S NOT SEPARATE FROM OUR OVERALL CITY'S WILDFIRE STRATEGY. EMPOWERING THOSE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL IS WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS. SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN THE REAL WORLD? A FIREWISE HOA IS NOT ONE THAT JUST THINKS OF WILDFIRE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRE SEASON OR SEASONS IN TEXAS. IT'S ONE THAT BUILDS RESILIENCY AND GETS AHEAD OF THE INCIDENTS. IT'S AN HOA THAT UNDERSTANDS ITS NEIGHBORHOOD RISKS, SUCH AS VEGETATION TYPES THAT PRODUCE LARGE VOLUMES OF FIREBRANDS. AS YOU SEE THERE ON THE LEFT. AND THOSE EMBERS CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN A MILE AWAY. IT ALSO IS AN HOA THAT UNDERSTANDS WHERE VULNERABILITY EXISTS IN COMMON AREAS. IT UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESS, SIGNAGE AND COMMUNICATION, PROMOTES DEFENSIBLE SPACE THROUGH EDUCATION ON HOME IGNITION ZONES AND ENCOURAGES HOME HARDENING WHILE WHILE SUPPORTING SMART, NOT ARBITRARY VEGETATION MANAGEMENT. IT ALSO LOOKS AT FENCES, DECKS, GUTTERS, VENTS AND COMMENTS BASED THROUGH THE LENS OF SURVIVABILITY, NOT SIMPLY ESTHETICS. IT'S ALSO AN HOA THAT UNDERSTANDS SOMETHING CENTRAL TO THE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY CONCEPT. THAT RESPONSE ALONE CANNOT SOLVE OUR WILDFIRE THREAT. I BELIEVE THIS WARRANTS A MORE DIRECT STATEMENT HERE IN A FAST MOVING WILDFIRE, DESPITE OUR EFFORTS, THE FIRE SERVICE CANNOT POSITION A FIRE APPARATUS IN FRONT OF EVERY HOME. AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE TO BE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SURVIVE TIME AND TIME AGAIN ARE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE WERE PREPARED WELL BEFORE THE FIRST CALL CAME IN. AND THAT'S NOT PESSIMISM. THAT'S A PROVEN REALITY. AND THAT REALITY IS VALUABLE IF WE EMPOWER ONE ANOTHER WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING AND TAKE A WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACH. SO THEN LET'S KIND OF SHIFT TO A MORE PRAGMATIC APPROACH AND GO BACK TO THE FIRE WISE FOR A MOMENT. IF AN HOA SAYS, OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GREAT, WE'RE IN NOW WHAT DO WE DO NEXT? THE FIREWISE PROCESS GIVES US A VERY WORKABLE PATH. AS STATED BEFORE, WE WILL ORGANIZE, PLAN, ACT AND REPORT OR SET IN ANOTHER WAY. WE WILL GET LEADERSHIP IN PLACE, UNDERSTAND, LEARN AND UNDERSTAND YOUR RISK. CREATE A MULTI-YEAR ACTION PLAN. DO THE WORK AND DOCUMENT OUR PROGRESS. SO LET'S BREAK THIS DOWN IN A FEW STEPS IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. SO THAT FIRST STEP THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS ORGANIZE. THAT MEANS CREATING A FIRE WISE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE USUALLY CONSISTING OF 3 TO 5 PEOPLE OPTIMALLY. THAT'S A GOOD START.AND IDENTIFYING A RESIDENT LEADER OR A SPARK PLUG, AS I LIKE TO ELOQUENTLY CALL THEM.
AS THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT, YOU WILL DEFINE YOUR COMMUNITY BOUNDARY, WHICH CAN BE THE SUBDIVISION LINES OR ANOTHER LOGICAL NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY. AND THEN THE GROUP STARTS COORDINATING WITH PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE GENERAL HOA MEMBERSHIP OR LEADERSHIP, YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE. THIS IS WHERE THE HOA ADVANTAGE BECOMES REALLY EVIDENT BECAUSE MANY NEIGHBORHOODS STRUGGLE WITH THIS FIRST PIECE GETTING ORGANIZED. YOU ALREADY HAVE A STRUCTURE. YOU HAVE THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS IN PLACE.
YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE CONCEPT OF A BOARD AND COMMITTEE AND LEADERSHIP, AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET PRIORITIES AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THESE THINGS MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE. THE SECOND STEP IS TO ASSESS THE RISKS. AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE SOMETHING HERE. A COMMUNITY WILDFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT IS NOT ABOUT WALKING AROUND AND LOOKING FOR AREAS TO XERISCAPE. THAT'S NOT REALLY THE OBJECTIVE OR THE MISSION. THE COMMITMENT IS TO UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S OVERALL CONDITION AND IDENTIFY THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST WITH INFORMED DATA. THIS ASSESSMENT CAN BE A WALK THROUGH OR A DRIVE DRIVE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT ASSESSES THE VULNERABILITY OF HOMES AND
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SURROUNDING AREAS TO EMBERS, SURFACE FIRES AND CROWN FIRES OR FIRES THAT ARE IN THE TREE CANOPY. IT EXAMINES ROOFING VENTS, SIDING, DECKS, COMBUSTIBLE ATTACHMENTS AND GUTTER DEBRIS, AS WELL AS SLOPE ORIENTATION AND HOUSING DENSITY. IT ALSO LOOKS AT THE CONDITION OF THE COMMON AREAS OR PUBLIC OR ADJACENT PUBLIC LANDS. AS YOU REMEMBER, THE MOST IMPACTFUL AREA IS THE EMBER RESISTANT ZONE THAT ZONE ZERO, THE 0 TO 5FT FROM YOUR HOME.THE NEXT, THEN IS YOUR 5 TO 30, THE INTERMEDIATE ZONE AND THEN THE EXTENDED IS THAT 30 TO 100FT WHERE IT'S APPLICABLE. THE ASSESSMENT BEGINS. THE BASIS FOR THE MITIGATION WORK AND SETTING THE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. THE THIRD STEP IS THE IS BUILDING OUT THAT THREE YEAR ACTION PLAN BASED ON THE FINDINGS THAT YOU HAVE. WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS IS NOT A SATURDAY CLEANUP AND WE'RE DONE. OR SOCIAL MEDIA POST OR JUST A ONE AND DONE TYPE OF EVENT, RIGHT? IT'S A COLLECTIVE, SUSTAINED EFFORT. THE ACTION PLAN PRIORITIZES WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS WILL TACKLE OVER TIME. MAYBE THAT MEANS HOMEOWNERS CLEARING THE ROOF AND GUTTER DEBRIS IN YEAR ONE, OR REDUCING VEGETATION CONTINUITY IN COMMON AREAS IN YEAR TWO, OR HOLDING A WOOD CHIPPING EVENT. THIS IS WHERE THE HOA BOARD CAN REALLY HELP CONVERT CONCERN INTO STRUCTURED AND ACTIONABLE ITEMS. BECAUSE ONCE A WORK IS BROKEN INTO ANNUAL GOALS, ASSIGNED TASKS, AND REALISTIC PRIORITIES, IT BECOMES SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY EXECUTE AND FEEL PROUD OF WHEN SEEING THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR. THEN COMES THE PART THAT MATTERS THE MOST DOING THE WORK. HOST AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT TO HELP RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND WHY THAT 0 TO 5FT AROUND THEIR HOME IS MOST CRITICAL. ORGANIZE THE DEFENSIBLE SPACE WORK DAY, ADDRESS COMMON AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF VISIBLE MOMENTUM WHEN RESIDENTS SEE A NEIGHBORHOOD TAKING REAL ACTION, PREPAREDNESS BECOMES NORMAL AND STOPS FEELING ABSTRACT. THE LAST STEPS ARE TO TRACK AND REPORT THE PROGRESS. THAT INCLUDES TRACKING VOLUNTEER HOURS, MONEY THAT IS SPENT EITHER THROUGH IN-KIND OR FUNDING OF LANDSCAPE PROJECTS, MITIGATION WORK THAT'S COMPLETED, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ANNUAL REPORTING THAT THROUGH THE FIREWISE PORTAL, WHICH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL HELP YOU WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS THAT IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN RECOGNITION AS A FIREWISE COMMUNITY. NOW, SOME PEOPLE HEAR THAT PART AND THINK, THAT SOUNDS ADMINISTRATIVE. IT IS, BUT THAT'S NOT A WEAKNESS, RIGHT? THAT'S ONE THAT'S ONE OF THE STRENGTHS OF THE FIREWISE PROGRAM, BECAUSE WHAT GETS TRACKED, GETS REPEATED, AND WHAT GETS REPEATED BECOMES CULTURE. RECOGNITION OF OUTPUT IS VALUABLE. IT CREATES STRUCTURE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONTINUITY OF OUR EFFORTS, WITH THE BIGGER VALUE BEING THAT IT HELPS A NEIGHBORHOOD STAY ENGAGED OVER TIME. INSTEAD OF DOING ONE BURST OF EFFORT IN YEAR ONE AND THEN KIND OF DRIFTING. SO IF I HAD TO PUT IT SIMPLY FOR HOMEOWNER PRIORITIES, I'D PUT IT LIKE THIS DON'T OVERTHINK IT. START AT THE HOUSE AND WORK OUT FROM THERE. FIRST. FOCUS ON THAT IMMEDIATE OR NO EMBER ZONE THAT CRITICAL FIVE FEET. REMOVE ANY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS YOU CAN AND BE MINDFUL OF THE WOODEN FENCES AND THE THREAT THAT THEY CAN CREATE, AND ALSO THE TYPE OF PLANTS THAT YOU HAVE AROUND YOUR HOME. ANYTHING THAT CAN CARRY FIRE TO THE STRUCTURE AND SUSTAIN COMBUSTION UNDERNEATH YOUR EAVE. FOCUSING ON THAT NON COMBUSTION COMBUSTIBLE ZONE IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE STEP A HOMEOWNER CAN TAKE IN CREATING A SURVIVABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR HOME AND THEIR COMMUNITY.
SECOND, HARDEN THE STRUCTURE NONCOMBUSTIBLE ROOF MATERIALS CLASS A MATERIALS. CLEAN GUTTERS, SCREEN VENTS. PAY ATTENTION TO THE SIDING, WINDOWS, DECKS AND PORCHES.
REDUCE WEAK POINTS WHERE EMBERS CAN ENTER, OR SMALL FLAMES CAN IGNITE THE HOUSE. AND THIRD, MAINTAIN THE VEGETATION AROUND YOUR HOME. PRUNE BRANCHES UP 6 TO 10FT, REMOVING ANY OF THOSE LADDER FUELS OR FUELS THAT LEAD YOU UP. LEAD THE FIRE UP INTO THE TREE CANOPY. THE TREE CANOPY IS WHERE EMBERS, A LARGE FIREBRANDS, AND EMBER PRODUCTION OCCURS, SO WE WANT TO AVOID AVOID THAT. AND FOURTH, BE PREPARED TO LEAVE. HAVE A HOUSEHOLD PLAN, A LEGIBLE
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ADDRESS, KNOW THE WAYS OUT OF YOUR COMMUNITY AND BE WILLING TO GO EARLY. STAY WEATHER AWARE.YOU CAN DO THAT IN ONE WAY BY SIGNING UP FOR OUR NOTIFICATIONS THROUGH WARREN, CENTRAL TEXAS.ORG. YOU CAN ALSO FIND IT ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PAGE, AND SIGN UP FOR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS. SO FROM YOUR CITY AND FROM YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY, OUR ROLE IS TO HELP CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUCCESS. THAT MEANS PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, PROVIDING EDUCATION, SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS, AND HELPING CONNECT HOA EFFORTS TO THE BROADER WILDFIRE STRATEGY. IT MEANS WORKING ON PUBLIC MESSAGING, MESSAGING, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE COORDINATION AND EVACUATION PLANNING. IT ALSO MEANS CONTINUING TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE THE BIGGER SYSTEMS, SUCH AS THE CODES. WE'VE ADOPTED, THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS, ACCESS CONCERNS AND LONG TERM RESILIENCE. WE CAN SUPPORT, WE CAN LEAD, AND WE CAN HELP. WE CAN RESPOND. BUT WHAT WE CANNOT DO IS REPLACE NEIGHBORHOOD RESPONSIBILITY. THAT PART BELONGS TO ALL OF US.
SO I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS WILDFIRE THREAT. AND LEANDER IS OUR REALITY. BUT CATASTROPHIC LOSS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A PART OF THAT EXPERIENCE. THAT DIFFERENCE IS SHAPED BY THE DECISIONS WE MAKE BEFORE THE FIRE, NOT DURING IT. AND FOR HOA, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE MORE INFLUENCE HERE THAN YOU MAY REALIZE. YOU CAN HELP SET THOSE EXPECTATIONS, ORGANIZE A RESIDENCE, AND ADDRESS OUR SHARED RISKS TOGETHER. MOVING A NEIGHBORHOOD FROM AWARENESS TO ACTION. THAT'S LEADERSHIP. AND WHEN ENOUGH NEIGHBORHOODS DO THAT, WHEN ENOUGH BOARDS TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY, WE ARE NO LONGER JUST TALKING ABOUT ISOLATED PROJECTS OR INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES. WE ARE TRULY BUILDING A FIRE ADAPTED. LEANDER. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS? I'M RICK MCKINNEY. I'M WITH THE RONALD REAGAN'S OVERLOOK NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GREENBELT AREA THAT HAS A LOT OF DEAD CEDAR ALREADY BUILT UP FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, I THINK. IS THERE ANYTHING I KNOW WE CAN GET IN THERE MAYBE AND GET IT OUT, BUT IS THERE ANY, LIKE BURNS THAT YOU ALL WOULD HELP SUPPORT? IF THERE WAS EVER A CHANCE WE COULD DO A CONTROLLED BURN TO GET RID OF IT? SURE. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, RICK. CONTROL BURNS IS ONE PROACTIVE MITIGATION STRATEGY. A LOT OF TIMES WITHIN OUR GREENBELT AREAS, WE HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT WE HAVE TO NAVIGATE.
THAT'S WHERE FIREWISE CAN CAN HELP IS WE WE ORGANIZE AND BRING THOSE STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE. AND THEN WE CREATE A PLAN. A LOT OF TIMES IN THOSE GREENBELT AREAS, IT'S HAND WORK.
HONESTLY, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE VEGETATION IS NOT IF IT'S IN THE RIGHT PLACE, WILL, WILL BE A A MINIMAL THREAT TO US IF WE FOLLOW THE ACTIONS OF THE HAZARD ZONES THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. WILDFIRE IS NATURAL AND ALLOWING IT TO DO WHAT IT IS INTENDING TO DO IS NATURAL. WHAT WE DO SOMETIMES IS WE OVER CORRECT AND OVER SHIFT, AND WE END UP CREATING MORE HAZARD. SO STARTING THAT PLAN EARLY, THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, WE CAN DO SOME TYPE OF MITIGATION STRATEGY IN THOSE GREENBELT AREAS, BUT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE OWNERSHIP. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR LIMITS ARE AND THEN HOW FAR BACK WE'RE GOING TO GO. SLOPES. I BROUGHT UP THE SLOPES IN THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT IT MATTERS IF YOU'RE ON FIRE, MOVES UP, MOVES UPHILL FASTER THAN IT DOES ON A FLAT SURFACE OR DOWNHILL. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BRING IN THAT STATISTIC. BECAUSE IF WE IF YOU ARE ON A SLOPE, WE WANT TO THEN GO BACK FURTHER DOWN INTO THERE. THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED A SHADED BREAK. A SHADED BREAK IS YOU DON'T WANT TO REMOVE ALL OF WHAT WE APPRECIATE ABOUT WHY WE MOVED OUT INTO THE HILL COUNTRY, BUT BY LIMITING EVERYTHING UP THAT 6 TO 10FT, THAT CREATES THE ENVIRONMENT TO BE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT, RATHER TO NOT GET THE FIRE UP INTO THAT CANOPY.
AND IF A FIRE DOES COME THROUGH, IT WILL MOVE ON THE SURFACE. AND EVENTUALLY WE CAN GET THERE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CREATE FIRE LINES AND AND CONTAIN IT. DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION KIND OF RIGHT? YEAH. PILES OF CEDAR. FROM DEVELOPMENT THAT DIDN'T GET REMOVED. SO YEAH, WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW,
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AS THE FIRE MARSHAL, I'M ALSO OVER OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM, WHICH IS BACK HERE IN THE CORNER. AND AS PART OF THAT, WE CAN WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE THINGS AND SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THOSE THINGS MITIGATED. THANK YOU. RICK. WOOD, YOU GUYS, YOU GOTTA GET ON THE MIC. GOTTA GET ON THE ARE YOU. I'M MY NAME IS BOB SCHAEFER. I'M WITH THE PALMER RIDGE HOA. COULD WE ARRANGE FOR YOU GUYS TO COME OUT AND LET ME DRIVE YOU AROUND AND SHOW YOU AREAS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, AND THEN I COULD SET UP A PRIORITIZATION FOR SET UP THIS COMMITTEE. BUT I NEED TO I THINK I NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MY RISK IS BEFORE, BECAUSE I HAVE TO PRIORITIZE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN RIGHT NOW. SO IF I HAVE SIGNIFICANT RISK IN ONE AREA, I NEED TO ADDRESS IT. IF IT'S SOMETHING I CAN DEAL WITH AS WE GO ALONG WITH NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND I CAN, I CAN DO THAT TOO. BUT IF SOMEBODY WOULD TAKE THE TIME AND JUST DO A DRIVE THROUGH WITH ME, I'D APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, BOB. SO ABSOLUTELY. THAT THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE DO AND WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT.AND I DIDN'T MENTION THIS IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING OUR COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN FOR THE CITY. AND WE'VE GONE OUT TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND HAVE PERFORMED AN ASSESSMENT. SO THAT INFORMATION I CAN MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU. THE OTHER THING IS WE'LL GO OUT THERE WITH YOU AND START THAT PROCESS.
THAT IS THE BEGINNING OF THAT. YOU REACH OUT TO US AND WE HELP FORM THE COMMITTEE AND SOME OF THE INITIAL OBJECTIVES, AND THAT IS GOING THROUGH AND DRIVING AND LOOKING AT WHAT'S ON THE GROUND. OF COURSE. YEAH. THANK YOU BOB. WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE MORE. WE'LL DO ONE MORE.
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, I'LL BE AVAILABLE. I'LL BE IN THE BACK. OKAY.
MARCIA. BENBROOK RANCH. BEEN THERE 20 YEARS. SO SEEING THE GROWTH AND THE DEBRIS AND ALL THE THINGS UP AND DOWN, WE HAVE TWO SECTIONS. BUT FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
IT OPENED MY EYES. MY QUESTION. IT'S KIND OF THE OPPOSITE OF HIS. INSTEAD OF CALLING YOU OUT TO LOOK AT THINGS, DO YOU PERIODICALLY AND UNFAMILIAR WITH CODE? OF COURSE, IF CODE OR YOU OR SOMEONE CAN PERIODICALLY GO THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHEN YOU SEE AN ISSUE OR SOMETHING THAT COULD BE NOTIFYING THE HOA, OR SOMETIMES THERE'S NOT AN HOA, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE WE DON'T SEE EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME.
THANK YOU MARCIA. ABSOLUTELY. WE DO THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF TIMES WE CALL THOSE SANITARY PUBLIC NUISANCES. AND SO WE GO THROUGH THE MITIGATION PROJECT PROCESS.
EXCUSE ME FOR THAT. IT CAN INCLUDE UP TO ABATEMENT AND EVEN CHARGES WITH MUNICIPAL COURT DO THAT. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS WITHOUT GETTING A NEGATIVE, NOTIFYING THE HOA SO THEY CAN GET TO IT AND SAY, ABSOLUTELY, WE HAVE AN ISSUE. LET'S LET'S GET ON IT. YEP. YES, MA'AM. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS A. SO FOR OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE HAVE A METHODOLOGY THAT WE FOLLOW. WE IDENTIFY, INFORM AND EDUCATE BEFORE WE GET TO ENFORCE. AND THAT EDUCATION PHASE IS EXACTLY WHERE THAT WOULD FIT IN, MARCIA, IS THAT WE WOULD SPEND THAT TIME EDUCATING ON WHY THAT IS A CONCERN OR WHY THAT IS A CODE VIOLATION. AND THEN IN HOPES THAT WE WOULD GET VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE, OUR VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE FOR THE CITY IS OVER 70%. AND THAT GOES BACK TO THE EFFORTS OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM AND HOW WE SPEND THAT TIME WITHIN THAT EDUCATION PHASE. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION EVERYWHERE. I KNOW THAT I DID HAVE ONE ISSUE THAT. WOULD HELP ME HELP ME, BUT AS FAR AS THE HOA HOMEOWNER SAYING THAT THERE'S A FIELD IS OVERGROWN, WHATEVER, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE? I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST ISSUE.
BUT TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS. YES. SO WE DO HAVE THAT. THAT'S WHERE THE COMMUNICATION STARTS. WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT THAT OWNERSHIP.
THANK YOU. LEARNED A LOT. THANK YOU. OUR SECOND PRESENTATION TODAY IS ONE I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT BECAUSE IT'S ON ROADS, TRAFFIC AND WATER, EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE TOPICS. SO TODAY TO PRESENT ON THAT, WE'VE GOT GINA ELLISON, WHO'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND MICHAEL RILEY, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, STREETS AND DRAINAGE. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HIM CRUISING AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FIXING HAPPY SIGNS AND FIXING OTHER THINGS. SO NOW YOU GET TO ACTUALLY SEE HIM AND HEAR HIM PRESENT ON WHAT'S GOING ON. SO HERE'S GINA. I SAID GOOD EVENING BECAUSE IT'S USUALLY WHEN I STAND UP HERE FACING THAT WAY. YES. AS MAUREEN MENTIONED, WE'LL COVER A LOT OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, NEW SIGNALS THAT ARE COMING AS FAR AND AS WELL AS OUR OUR WATER PROJECTS, SHE SAID. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. SO OVER WATER AND
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WASTEWATER OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, STREETS, DRAINAGE, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, RIGHT OF WAY, MIX OVER FLEET AS WELL. TIES, TAKING MY PICTURE AND THEN ALSO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. SO I HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM HERE. I HAVE TONY PEREZ. HE'S THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM MANAGER, ROMAN HILL. I NEVER ACTUALLY SAY YOUR LAST NAME VERY MUCH. IT'S JUST ROMAN.HE'S MY DEPUTY DIRECTOR BILL TEETER OVER WATER CONSERVATION. KENLEY CROWDER IS MY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR UTILITIES. DID I MISS ANYBODY? I THINK THAT'S IT. OKAY, SO I'M GONNA GET GET GOING HERE. SO THIS THIS BOARD IS ABOUT EXCUSE ME BACK HERE. IT SHOWS OUR MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS, EITHER IN PROCESS OR IN DESIGN. KIND OF NOTICE A THEME. SEVERAL OF THEM ARE EAST WEST PROJECTS. WE'RE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO EXPAND THOSE EAST WEST CORRIDORS TO KIND OF COMPLEMENT OUR NORTH SOUTH CORRIDORS, MAJOR ONES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. SO I'LL GO OVER EACH OF THESE IN DETAIL. THE ONE KIND OF NOT LISTED. YOU SEE ALL THESE LITTLE DOTS ALONG. 183 WE'RE WORKING ON A VEHICLE PREEMPTION.
SO FOR FIRE PD, AS THEY TRAVEL UP THAT CORRIDOR, TURNING THE SIGNALS IF THEY'RE RUNNING CODE AND THAT KIND OF THING. SO THAT ONE'S NOT QUITE LISTED IN MY PROJECTS, BUT IT'S COMING UP.
SO THE SAN GABRIEL PROJECT, I'LL GO BACK START OOPS, SAN GABRIEL IN THIS AREA. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS, DIFFERENT PHASES. ACTUALLY THREE TWO ARE LISTED HERE.
PHASE TWO IS ADDING TWO LANES OF THE ULTIMATE FOUR LANE SECTION. WE ARE COMPLETING BASICALLY FROM PALMYRA OUT UNTIL TO RONALD REAGAN, INCLUDING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT SAN GABRIEL AND RONALD REAGAN. PHASE TWO IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. WE ARE ABOUT TO START DESIGN FOR WHAT WE CALL PHASE TWO A, SO IT'S ADDING THOSE EXTRA TWO LANES. SO EVENTUALLY IT'LL BE THAT COMPLETE FOUR LANE SECTION. THE OTHER PHASE TO THIS IS PHASE THREE. IT'S ON THE WESTERN SIDE. SO COMPLETING PALMEIRO GOING WEST. I HAVE AN IMAGE HERE KIND OF SHOWING THAT. SO PHASE TWO, LIKE I SAID, CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION HERE. TWO OF THE FOUR LANES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE ABOUT TO START DESIGN. AND THEN PHASE THREE TO THE WEST. WE'LL ALSO COMPLETE THE FOUR LANES. WE ALSO HAVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION PHASE ONE A. THIS IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE JUST A TWO LANE RURAL SECTION IN THAT AREA FOR 183 TO GARY PARK. THIS FIRST PHASE WILL TURN THAT TWO LANES INTO BASICALLY TWO LANES IN ONE DIRECTION WITH A CENTER TURN LANE. AND THEN AS I MENTIONED, IT'S UNDER UNDER CONSTRUCTION PHASE TWO A OF THAT PROJECT, THE COUNTY IS COVERING THE DESIGN OF THAT PROJECT, BUT THE CITY IS FUNDING THE CONSTRUCTION. SO THIS WILL KIND OF BE THAT SOUTHERN PORTION OF WHAT IS ULTIMATELY TO BE A FUTURE FRONTAGE ROAD, SHOULD IT EVER GET CONSTRUCTED ULTIMATELY. SO WHEN THIS DESIGN IS COMPLETE AND CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, WE WILL HAVE THREE LANES EASTBOUND AND THREE LANES WESTBOUND ALONG HERE AWAY. AND I HAVE AN IMAGE OF THAT AS WELL. SO THE GREEN AREA IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN WE'RE WORKING ON DESIGN. AND THIS IS JUST A DRAFT, BUT WORKING ON DESIGN OF THAT KIND OF TEAL COLOR. CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY. THIS IS TAKING CRYSTAL FALLS TO THE EAST OFF OF RONALD REAGAN ALL THE WAY TO 175. IT'LL BE A FOUR LANE ARTERIAL. ULTIMATELY, IT'LL BE A SIX LANE ARTERIAL. WHEN WE DO EXPANSION LATER ON. SO THIS ONE, AS I MENTIONED, TAKES RONALD REAGAN ON THIS SIDE ALL THE WAY TO ONE SIDE. THERE'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT BRIDGE YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT WILL NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT PROJECT. AND THE THIRD COUNTY PROJECT WE HAVE IS COUNTY ROAD 175 ON THAT EAST SIDE OF TOWN. KIND OF COMPLEMENTING THIS ONE. IT'LL TAKE IT FROM MEADOW CREEK ALL THE WAY UP TO 2243. MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW IT'S A TWO LANE PRETTY NARROW SECTION. IT WILL BE AN ULTIMATE FOUR LANE. AND THIS IS THE ULTIMATE FOUR LANE ARTERIAL SECTION. THIS ONE IS IN SCHEMATIC DESIGN. AND WE'RE WORKING ON KIND OF THAT PRELIMINARY 30 TO 60% DESIGN RIGHT NOW WITH THE COUNTY. AND THEN CRYSTAL FALLS WILL YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WE'LL KIND OF COME RIGHT HERE AND CONNECT AS WELL. AND THEN I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO MIKE FOR A LITTLE BIT TO TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC SIGNALS. HE'S GOT HIS HIS LITTLE FANCY FANCY BOX OVER THERE HE CAN TELL YOU ABOUT. AND THEN I'LL JUMP BACK. GOOD MORNING.
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MICHAEL RILEY, DIRECTOR OF STREETS AND DRAINAGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS. GOING OVER JUST SOME SIMPLE TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND HOW WE MONITOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. SO YOU'LL SEE THE TRAFFIC CABINET BOX OUT THERE HAS A CONTROLLER DETECTION. MANY OTHER COMPONENTS IN THERE.THEY ALL WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY. EVERY CONTROLLER IS PROGRAMED WHEN MULTIPLE TIMES OF THE DAY, WE USUALLY HAVE AN AM AND A M PEAK, MIDDAY PM AND PM PEAK PEAK. AND IF THERE'S A SCHOOL NEARBY, YOU COULD EVEN HAVE A SCHOOL TIME. AND SO THE DETECTION WORKS ALSO WITH THE CONTROLLER THAT TELLS THE SIGNAL ALSO WHEN TO START CYCLING AND WHEN TO CHANGE AND WHEN TRAFFIC IS LIGHTER AND HEAVIER. AND THEN I'M SORRY. SO AND MONITORING. SORRY. I TALK A LOT ABOUT SIGNALS AND THEN YOU GOT THAI, LIKE I SAID, TAKING YOUR PHOTO. SO AND THEN FOR MONITORING WE HAVE SEVERAL WAYS WE MONITOR THESE AND ALSO FIELD INSPECTIONS. WE TWICE A YEAR WE DO A FIELD INSPECTION OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLLER AND ALL THE OPERATIONS OF IT.
BESIDES, WHEN WE GET A COMPLAINT FOR TRAFFIC ISSUE, WE CAN ALSO MONITOR THIS FROM OUR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER, WHICH WE CAN VISUALLY SEE EVERY TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN THE CITY AND REMOTE INTO THE TRAFFIC CONTROLLER. WE DO THIS EVERY MORNING WHEN WE COME INTO THE OFFICE, AND ALSO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AFTER HOURS, WE CAN REMOTE IN AND SEE VISUALLY AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS. WE ALSO HAVE AN ALERT SYSTEM FOR WHEN A TRAFFIC SIGNAL GOES INTO A FLASH, OR WE LOSE POWER FOR WHATEVER REASON, WHICH IS USUALLY A POWER OUTAGE, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE POWER COMPANY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER SYSTEM WHERE WE COME IN EVERY DAY, AND IT SHOWS US IF WE HAVE ANY TIME, IF IT NOTICES ANY TRAFFIC ISSUES THAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED OVERNIGHT THAT AREN'T REALLY CAUSING A PROBLEM, BUT JUST KIND OF NOTIFYING US, HEY, YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK IN TO THIS ISSUE AND THEN I'LL GET BACK TO GINA. WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT SIGNALS AFTER THIS. THANK YOU. SO WHAT FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED FOR US TO INSTALL A TRAFFIC SIGNAL? WE LOOK AT THE CRASH HISTORY, PEDESTRIAN VOLUME. MIKE MENTIONED SCHOOLS NEARBY.
IF THERE. SO DRIVING FACTORS GENERATING THAT PEDESTRIAN VOLUME OR. YEAH, VOLUME.
OBVIOUSLY TRAFFIC SPEED ACTIVITY CENTERS AS SIMILAR TO SCHOOLS. WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPER FUNDED SIGNALS. SO YOU'LL SEE A SIGNAL GO UP PRETTY QUICKLY BY HEB AND EVERYONE'S LIKE, WELL, WHY IS THAT SIGNAL THERE? IT'S BECAUSE HEB HAD TO PUT IT IN OR SOMEONE SIMILAR. AND THEN JUST GENERALLY OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS. SO WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WE GET EITHER STAFF OR WE GET CITIZENS THAT CALL IN. WE DO KIND OF WHAT WE CALL A PRE EVALUATION AND THEN A WARRANT STUDY. SO WE LOOK AT THOSE KIND OF THOSE MAJOR FACTORS OF CRASH HISTORY, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, AND THEN THE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN OUR CIP, OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS PROGRAMING, WE HAVE $2 MILLION ANNUALLY ALLOCATED TOWARDS THESE SIGNALS AND STUDIES. SO GENERALLY A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS KIND OF IN THAT $1 MILLION RANGE. SO WE CAN ULTIMATELY FUND A COUPLE SIGNALS. A YEAR IS WHAT WE HAVE PROGRAMED RIGHT NOW. WE'VE RECENTLY COMPLETED A COUPLE SIGNALS AND A COUPLE ARE REALLY, REALLY CLOSE, COLLABORATIVE AND BAGHDAD AND JOURNEY AND 175 THE BAR W AND RONALD REAGAN SIGNAL IS IN FLASH AND IT SHOULD BE IN OPERATION HERE ON THE 14TH I BELIEVE. SO THAT ONE SHOULD BE SHOULD BE THERE AND COMPLETE. THAT ONE ALSO WAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY AND LIBERTY HILL ISD BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL NEARBY, AND THEN THE RONALD REAGAN IN SAN GABRIEL I MENTIONED DURING THE SAN GABRIEL PROJECT, THAT ONE WAS DESIGNED WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE ROADWAYS, THAT ONE SHOULD BE HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. WE'RE STILL WAITING ON PEAK POWER THERE. SO EVENTUALLY THE SIGNAL WILL BE THERE BEFORE THE ROAD. BUT THAT'S INTENTIONAL. AND THEN NEARLY IN AWARD, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE BIDS FOR RONALD REAGAN AND PALMYRA. SO WE EXPECT TO START THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THAT SIGNAL IN JUNE. AND THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE THAT WE ARE STARTING WITH OUR NEW CIP. THE CRYSTAL FALLS AND GRAND LAKE PARKWAY WAS JUST AWARDED FOR DESIGN. AND THEN WE ARE WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT FOR THE HEREAWAY AND MAIN STREET SIGNAL. SO THERE ARE POTENTIALLY 17 SIGNALS THAT WILL BE PLACE IN THE NEXT PROBABLY SIX, 5 TO 6 YEARS. A LOT OF THEM ARE
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DEVELOPER FUNDED. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THEM ARE CITY FUNDED AS WELL. A LOT ARE INCLUDED WITH THE EXTENSIONS OF ROADWAYS. WE HAVE A COUPLE SAN GABRIEL AND BROAD AND SAN GABRIEL AND HALSEY THAT'S WITH THE WESTERN EXTENSION AND KIND OF WIDENING OF SAN GABRIEL TO THE WEST. AND THEN I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO MY FAVORITE TOPIC, WHICH IS WATER. SO LET'S SEE, WE ARE CONTRACTED WITH LCRA. LCRA MANAGES THE HIGHLAND LAKES AND OUR WATER SUPPLY IS THROUGH LAKES BUCHANAN AND TRAVIS. OUR WATER INTAKE IS ACTUALLY ON. TRAVIS. SO WE HAVE WE'RE CONTRACTED WITH THEM FOR 31,000 ACRE FEET PER YEAR. THAT KIND OF GOES TO AN AVERAGE DAY OF 31.5 MILLION GALLONS. SO LAST YEAR WE USED ABOUT 15,000, A LITTLE OVER 15,000 ACRE FEET.SO WE'RE KIND OF ABOUT HALFWAY INTO OUR CONTRACT ALLOTMENT. THAT WAS AN AVERAGE DAY OF ABOUT 13.8 MILLION GALLONS. I THINK WE DID A PEAK DAY THAT LAST YEAR OF ABOUT 20 20.5 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO AGAIN, WE'RE ONLY ABOUT HALFWAY INTO OUR RAW WATER SUPPLY. WE HAVE TWO WATER PLANTS. WE HAVE THE WASTEWATER PLANT AND THE SANDY CREEK WATER PLANT. THE PLANT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH CEDAR PARK AND ROUND ROCK THAT WAS FORMED IN 2007, TRYING TO GET THE THREE CITIES TOGETHER JUST FOR COST EFFECTIVENESS EXPANSIONS, WATER PLANTS. THAT'S ALL VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE. SO WITH THE THREE CITIES, WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF DIVIDE THAT COST UP LANDERS ABOUT A 46 TO 48% OWNER IN THAT PLANT. SO ALMOST THE MAJORITY WHEN COMPARED TO ROUND ROCK AND CEDAR PARK. SO ULTIMATELY, THIS PLANT WILL GIVE US 50 MILLION GALLONS A DAY OF TREATED WATER. IT'S UNDERGONE A LOT OF EXPANSIONS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE TWO EXPANSIONS GOING ON, WHAT WE CALL PHASE TWO AND PHASE TWO A. SO PHASE TWO IS THE DEEP WATER INTAKE. SO THIS IS GETTING US OFF THE BARGE. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IN THE BACKGROUND BACKGROUND THERE. SO CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE OUR WATER FROM THESE BARGES. THIS PROJECT TAKES US TO A DEEPER PART OF THE LAKE, REDUCING THAT DROUGHT VULNERABILITY. AND ULTIMATELY THERE WILL BE A PUMP STATION SITTING ON TOP OF THIS BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE WALLS GOING UP THERE. SO ULTIMATELY WE'LL HAVE 100. I SAY WE WILL HAVE 145 MILLION GALLONS A DAY PUMPING CAPACITY. THE KIND OF COMPLEMENT TO THAT ONE IS WHAT WE CALL PHASE TWO A, AND YOU CAN SEE IT EXCAVATED HERE. SO THAT ONE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. RIGHT NOW WE'VE RECENTLY COMPLETED ONE D, WHICH IS THIS TRAIN RIGHT HERE ADDING INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE PLANT FROM 32 TO 42 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. AND THEN THE PHASE TWO, A EXPANSION WILL EXPAND THAT TREATMENT CAPACITY FROM 42 TO 67. THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THAT IS EXPECTED IN KIND OF MID 2028. I FAILED TO NEGLECT OR NEGLECTED TO SAY THAT THIS ONE IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED EARLY. SORRY. YEAH. EARLY 2027. IS THERE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE? SO THEN FOLLOWING THAT WOULD BE THE EXPANSION EXPANSION OF THE PLANT. LEANDER'S OTHER PLANT AND THIS IS LEANDER OWNED PLANT IS THE SANDY CREEK WATER PLANT. IT'S RATED AT 12 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. BUT BECAUSE OF SOME UNDERSIZED PROCESSES AND KIND OF ANTIQUATED PROCESSES, IT COULD REALLY ONLY DO EFFECTIVELY 9 MILLION GALLONS A DAY OR A PEAK OF TEN AND A HALF.
SO WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT'S COMPLETING THIS MONTH TO KIND OF IMPROVE THOSE EFFICIENCIES, GET US KIND OF SOME REDUNDANCY. WITH THE TREATMENT UNIT. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HERE. SO THESE ARE THE SLUDGE LAGOONS THAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY PROCESS ALL THE DIRT AND STUFF THAT COMES OUT OF THE LAKE. BUT NOW WE'RE SWITCHING TO RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT, WHICH KIND OF PRESSES THE WATER OUT OF THE OUT OF IT. AND IT'S A LOT CLEANER, A LOT BETTER, MORE IMPROVED PROCESS. AND THEN WE'VE ADDED A SIXTH, I'M SORRY, A SEVENTH TREATMENT UNIT ON THE END. SO IT HAS SIX UNITS. CURRENTLY WE ARE WE'VE ADDED THAT SEVENTH UNIT SO THAT IF ONE IS OUT FOR EITHER MAINTENANCE OR BACKWASHES, WE CAN ALWAYS RUN SIX UNITS KIND OF MIDDLE SUMMER AND GET THAT ULTIMATE 12 MILLION GALLONS WITH SEVERAL WATER CAPITAL PROJECTS, PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY EITHER IN DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION, OR COMPLETED. THE SAN GABRIEL ELEVATED TANK ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN WAS COMPLETED LAST YEAR. WE HAVE OUR TERMINUS, PUMP STATION AND GROUND STORAGE TANK. THAT ONE IS WELL UNDERWAY AS WELL. YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE THE NEW GROUND STORAGE TANK THAT REPLACED THAT OLD METAL TANK ACROSS FROM
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LEANDER HIGH SCHOOL. SO THAT ONE REALLY JUST IS IS PENDING THE PUMP STATION WORK. WE HAVE A RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM AS ANOTHER WATER SOURCE TO KIND OF TAKE THAT DEMAND OFF OF THE POTABLE SYSTEM. SO RECLAIMED WATER CAN BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES, OBVIOUSLY IRRIGATION, STUFF LIKE THAT. SO THIS ISN'T OUR MAIN PLANT UP HERE OFF 2243 AND FEEDING KIND OF INTO THAT NORTH LINE AREA. AND THEN OUR ARMY OR ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THIS IS TAKING OUR MORE MANUAL DRIVE BY RADIO READ PROCESS INTO BETTER TECHNOLOGY. INSTANTANEOUS. YOU CAN SEE YOUR WATER DEMAND, YOU KNOW, AT ANY INCREMENT OF TIME PROMOTING THAT CONSERVATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE RONALD REAGAN PUMP STATION AND GROUND STORAGE TANK, THAT ONE ALSO IS ABOUT READY TO GO OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION. WE RECEIVED THE BIDS FOR THAT ONE. THIS IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. AGAIN, CONSTRUCTING A BIG GROUND STORAGE TANK AND PUMP STATION TO ALLOW US TO REALLY OPTIMIZE AND TAKE THAT VCR AWAY. WATER ON THAT EAST SIDE OF TOWN WHERE THE CORRIDORS REALLY EXPLODING UP THAT WAY. AND I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT, AND I'M SO SORRY, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND WE'LL ALSO BE OVER HERE. WE HAVE LOTS OF PICTURES. I KNOW I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF WATER PROJECTS, BUT THE WATER PROJECTS ARE ALSO OVER HERE AND THE SIGNALS AS WELL, TO KIND OF LOOK AT THEM ON A MAP. GOOD MORNING, ROB RINGLER WITH CRYSTAL FALLS HOA. I UNDERSTAND THAT LEANDER HAS A CONTRACT WITH GEORGETOWN WHERE WE SELL TO GEORGETOWN. CORRECT. WHAT'S THE TERMINATION DATE OF THAT? IT STARTED IN 2022. THEY'VE SINCE EXPANDED A LOT OF THEIR WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AS WELL. SO THEY HAVEN'T HISTORICALLY TAKEN I THINK ONLY ONE YEAR THEY PROBABLY TOOK 3 MILLION. OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S BEEN PRETTY REDUCED. THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN A LOT OF WATER.MAUREEN'S COMING WITH THE MIC. I'M GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT BACKWASH, BACKFLOW, BACKFLOW AND THE NOTES THAT I'M GETTING. PEOPLE ARE PAYING 100 TO $125 FOR THIS FOR AN INSPECTION.
WHAT IS IS THAT EVERYBODY OR IS IT RANDOM? IT'S EVERYBODY. I'LL LOOK AT BILL. HE CAN COME UP AND MAYBE EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BACKFLOW PROGRAM AND WHAT WE WHAT WE TEST FOR. I'M GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO BILL. OKAY. BACKFLOW IN A NUTSHELL HERE. SO. THERE'S A NUMBER OF PLACES WHERE ON PRIVATE PLUMBING AND ALSO IN THE WATER SYSTEM WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE BACKFLOW PREVENTERS CALLED BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES, MANY OF THEM HAVE TO BE TESTED PERIODICALLY. THE ONES THAT I THINK AFFECT YOU GUYS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE, YOU KNOW, IRRIGATION BACK FLOWS. SO AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM. IF IT'S GOT SEPTIC ON THE PROPERTY, THAT BACKFLOW PREVENTER GOING TO HAVE TO BE TESTED EVERY YEAR. IF THERE'S NO SEPTIC, THEN IT'S EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR, FOR THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM BACK FLOWS. THE PRICE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ABOUT RIGHT. BUT BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE WANTING TO CHARGE A LOT MORE FOR THAT, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME PIRATES OUT THERE WANTING TO CHARGE FOUR AND $500 FOR, YOU KNOW, A SIMPLE TEST. SO IF SOMEBODY DOES THAT, JUST MOVE ON, FIND SOMEBODY ELSE. BUT YEAH, WE, WE STARTED TESTING THE IRRIGATION DOUBLE CHECKS EVERY FIVE YEARS, KIND OF RECENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BE TESTED WHEN THEY PUT THEM IN AND THEN THEY WEAR OUT, BUT THERE'S NO STATE REQUIREMENT TO TEST THEM AFTER THAT. BUT A LOT OF CITIES, INCLUDING US, HAVE GONE TO PERIODIC TESTING BECAUSE THEY WEAR OUT AND THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE THEM THERE IF YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WORK. BUT WE DO NEED THEM THERE BECAUSE BACKFLOWS HAPPEN. AND YOU DON'T WANT THAT WATER COMING OUT OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND GOING INTO YOUR YOUR HOMES AND THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY. SO THAT'S KIND OF A KIND OF THE, THE MAIN THINGS. ANY, ANY QUESTIONS? OH, POOLS. OKAY. YEAH. POOLS OR POOLS ARE ANNUAL. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A IN OUR PJS ON THAT RATHER THAN A DOUBLE CHECK. AND THOSE, THOSE ARE AN ANNUAL ANNUAL TEST. SO ANY OTHERS? THOSE ARE JUST FOR THE SAND FILTERS, NOT FOR THE. FILTERS.
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THE FILTER DOESN'T MATTER. IT'S A. IT'S FOR THE. I'M SORRY. JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S FOR. IF YOU HAVE AN AUTOMATIC REFILL ON THE POOL. SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE JUST FILLING WITH A HOSE, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A BACKFLOW PREVENTER, ALTHOUGH YOU NEED TO HAVE A VACUUM BREAKER ON THE HOSE BIB. SO, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO THERE. I GOT IT RIGHT.QUESTIONS. YES. I'M DEBORAH DOWNS FROM THE BENBROOK RANCH. I'M INTERESTED IN THE WATER AT LAKE TRAVIS. AS WE GO THROUGH DROUGHT. YOU SAY WE HAVE PLENTY. SURE. YET WE'RE STILL RESTRICTING. IF WE HAVE PROLONGED DROUGHT, WE SHOULD. SURE. SO WE ARE STILL IN A DROUGHT. I KNOW WE GOT THOSE JULY FLOODS, BUT WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD MUCH RAIN SINCE THEN. SO THE LAKE IS STEADILY DROPPING. SO WHEN IT REACHES CERTAIN LEVELS, LCRA IMPLEMENTS CERTAIN CONSERVATION STAGES. IF IT GETS REALLY, REALLY LOW, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD BE IN THE ULTIMATE PHASE OF LIKE NO OUTDOOR WATERING OR ESSENTIAL USE ONLY. SO THEY HAVE THOSE TRIGGERS BASED ON, ON THE LAKE LEVELS. AS FAR AS WHY WE ARE IN ONCE A WEEK WATERING STILL. WE ARE STILL CATCHING UP ON A LOT OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. FOR US, THAT RONALD REAGAN TAKE POINT IS VERY, VERY CRITICAL. SO THAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE AWAY WATER AND STORE IT AND KIND OF ABSORB THOSE PEAKS. SO IF WE WERE IN TWICE A WEEK WATERING, WE WOULD SEE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PEAKS AROUND THAT. 2 TO 3 A.M. 6 A.M. RANGE. SO WE CAN'T BECAUSE THAT THAT TAKE POINT DOESN'T HAVE A TANK, SO TO SPEAK, TO STORE WATER. WE CAN'T ABSORB THOSE PEAKS IN OUR SYSTEM. SO THE DEMAND WILL OUTPACE WHAT THE PLANT CAN SEND US BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE STORAGE ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TWO ELEVATED TANKS, BUT WE REALLY NEED THAT, THAT GROUND STORAGE TANK THERE TOO. AND WE'RE STILL WAITING ON PLANT EXPANSIONS AS WELL WITH WITH B, C, A. I HOPE THAT HELPS. FOR THE EXTENDED DROUGHT. IF THIS IS GOING TO BECOME HABIT. SURE.
I MEAN, LONG TERM PLANS. LAKE TRAVIS IS OUR OUR WATER SOURCE. SO I MEAN, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON LOOKING AT A KIND OF COUNTY WIDE WATER SUPPLY TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY ALTERNATIVES FOR KIND OF THAT BACKUP WATER SUPPLY SHOULD. TRAVIS, I GUESS, COMPLETELY GO VERY, VERY DRY. BUT THE INTAKE THAT I TALKED ABOUT IS IN THE DEEPEST PART OF THE LAKE. SO RIGHT NOW WHERE OUR BARGES SIT WHEN IT HITS THAT 620 ELEVATION, OUR BARGES WOULD GO OFFLINE, WHICH WE'VE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE DECADES. SO BY, BY PUTTING IT IN THAT DEEPER PART OF THE LAKE, WE CAN GET DOWN TO LIKE 570, WHICH IS BASICALLY AUSTIN'S AS WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD BE IN THE SAME BOAT AS LITERALLY AS THE REST OF THE OF THE AREA. BUT AS FAR AS ANOTHER WATER SUPPLY, CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE ONE, BUT WE ARE INVESTIGATING ALTERNATIVES. THAI HAS A QUESTION. NO. JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU. I. YOU'RE WELCOME. I DO HAVE FLIERS ON THE BACK FLOW THAT I CAN SEND YOU THAT TALK ABOUT WHAT THE REGULATIONS, WHAT NEEDS TESTED WHEN. SO IF YOU NEED THEM, I CAN SEND THOSE OUT TO YOU GUYS.
SO IF YOU NEED ANY OF THAT, JUST ASK. IF I DON'T HAVE IT, WE CAN PROBABLY MAKE IT AND GET YOU THE INFORMATION SO YOU HAVE IT ON HAND. AND SO NOW OUR FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY, THE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, TODD BARTON. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS. AND HIS FAVORITE DINOSAUR IS A TYRANNOSAURUS REX. I'M JUST MAKING THAT UP. BUT WE HAVE MICROPHONES FOR WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. MAUREEN.
HOW DID YOU KNOW T-REX IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, ISN'T IT? SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW YOU TAKE YOU'VE TAKEN A LOT OF YOUR YOUR MORNING AND AWAY FROM FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES IN YOUR LIVES TO BE HERE. WE HOPE YOU YOU ARE MAKING THIS A SUCCESS IN OUR INAUGURAL HOA SUMMIT. AND SO WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THIS MOVING FORWARD. WE CAN DO DIFFERENT PROGRAMING, MAKE IT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DATES TO MAKE IT MORE CONVENIENT FOR EVERYBODY TO GET THERE. SO AS WE KIND OF ROLL WITH THIS, SO YOUR FEEDBACK IN THIS PROCESS WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL. WITH REGARD TO THE FIRE ADAPTED LEANDER COUNCIL MEMBER ROSS IS ACTUALLY THE ENERGY THAT HELPED BRING THIS FORWARD AND MAKE THIS
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INITIATIVE HAPPEN. SO WE CAN THANK HER FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND MAKING THE COMMUNITY A SAFER PLACE. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WATER QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE MAJOR INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE GOING IS THE AMI METER CONVERSION. SO THAT'S AN AUTOMATED METER SYSTEM WE'RE DOING CITYWIDE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THAT SYSTEM DOES. NUMBER ONE, IT ALLOWS YOU TO BE ABLE TO HAVE BETTER CONTROL AND INFORMATION, REAL TIME ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR ACCOUNTS. SO WE CAN LOG IN. THERE'S, THERE'S AN APP THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE AVAILABLE. WE CAN SEE WHAT OUR DAILY CONSUMPTION LOOKS LIKE. WE CAN PAY OUR BILL PERIODICALLY IF WE WANT TO. WE HAVE ALL THOSE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, BUT IT ALSO HAS OTHER THINGS THAT ARE ALERTS, LIKE IF YOUR METER IS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, WE CAN GET ALERTS TO YOU. SO, YOU KNOW, HEY, I MAY HAVE A LEAK. I'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT'S THERE THAT'S ALSO CRITICAL TO US BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO DO BETTER IN CONSERVATION. SO THE QUESTION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR WATER CONSUMPTION BEING MORE MINDFUL OF THAT, IT'S ALL PART OF THAT WHOLE INITIATIVE TO TO DO THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. ONE THING I WILL SAY ON THE WATER CONSUMPTION SIDE, WHEN WE DO GO TO STAGE FOUR, AND WE DO HAVE THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE ACTUALLY, AS A CITY, GET OUR WATER CONSUMPTION DOWN FROM THAT AT PEAK SUMMER, MAYBE BETWEEN 18 TO 20 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. DURING THAT SUMMER PERIOD, WE GET DOWN TO MAYBE 6 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.SO WHEN YOU REALLY LOOK AT IT, ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WATER THAT GETS CONSUMED ON AVERAGE PER YEAR, WE'RE POURING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. SO AS WE RETHINK OUR CITY, RETHINK OUR YARDS, WE RETHINK WHAT WATER DOES. THAT'S PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THIS, WHICH IS WHAT MR. TEETER IS HERE AND WHAT HE'S ALL ABOUT, AND WHAT HE'S HELPING US DO IS TO IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM. SO IT'S EXCITING THAT THE CABINET IS AMAZING. YOU CAN ASK MISS MR. RILEY ABOUT TRAFFIC CONTROL, BUT AT SOME POINT YOU HAVE TO TELL HIM. STOP. YEAH, THAT THAT WAS YOUR DAD JOKE. THAT WAS YOUR DAD JOKE. SO ONE THING I WANTED TO MENTION TOO, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT COMMUNICATION. THE CITY NEEDS TO DO BETTER ON COMMUNICATION. SO WE HAVE A MAJOR INITIATIVE THAT IS ON THE WAY. IT'S A311 SYSTEM IN FOR FOR Y'ALL THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT. IT'S A SYSTEM. IT'S A NON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. IT'S A TWO WAY PROCESS.
SO YOU'RE OUT AT 10:00 AT NIGHT AND YOU SEE SOMETHING. IT'S A CODE ISSUE. IT IS A WHATEVER THAT ISSUE IS, IT COULD BE A POTHOLE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE A PICTURE. YOU CAN TEXT THAT INTO THE CITY. YOU CAN CALL THERE. THERE'S ALL THE DIFFERENT METHODS OF COMMUNICATION ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU THAT COMES TO THE CITY. AND THOSE QUESTIONS GET DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT. AND SO THERE'S FOLLOW UP. THERE'S BETTER, MORE EFFICIENT AND TIMELY COMMUNICATION. SO THAT'S A SYSTEM WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING, DEVELOPING. NOW.
HOPEFULLY WE GET THAT LAUNCHED TOWARDS THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR, MAYBE EARLY PART OF OF 27. SO THAT IS IN THE WORKS AND IT IS A PRIORITY PROCESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO.
WITH THAT, THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING. I THINK AS WE LOOK ACROSS THE CITY, THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT $2 BILLION WORTH OF CAPITAL PROJECTS FROM STREETS AND SIGNALS TO WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO PARKS AND REC IMPROVEMENTS. AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING. YOU'VE SEEN A SNIPPET OF IT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE REST OF THE DAY WITH US, WE CAN KIND OF WALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS AS WELL. SO BUT WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER AND SEE WHAT QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SO RIGHT OVER HERE, MARY KAY PONCE WITH HORIZON WITH HAZELWOOD. SORRY, WHAT IS GOING ON WITH LAKEWOOD PARK? THAT'S THE WATER OUT THERE IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT WAS ALL BUILT, EVEN BEFORE THE PARK WAS PUT THERE, THE WATER LEVEL WAS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY. AND NOW IT SMELLS. IT'S GOT AN ISLAND OUT THERE. THE CANOES ARE GONE. ALL THE RECREATION, THE FISHING, THAT IS ALL GONE.
SO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT? ARE THEY GOING TO REFILL IT? IS THAT WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE FOREVER? WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT SITUATION? SO THAT IS A WATER CONSERVATION RESERVOIR.
IT IS MANAGED BY WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. SO IT'S THE UPPER BRUSHY CREEK W C I'D THAT'S DAM NUMBER THREE. SO IF YOU LOOK BACK HISTORICALLY, THE WATER LEVEL AT THAT DAM WAS AT AN ELEVATION, CERTAIN ELEVATION 877FT. THE WCID HAS DETERMINED RECENTLY THAT THE APPROPRIATE OPERATING LEVEL FOR THAT DAM WOULD BE AT 873FT. SO THAT'S A FOUR FOOT CHANGE, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
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THAT. WE'VE ASKED FOR A LOT OF INFORMATION TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHY THAT'S HAPPENING.IF YOU LOOK AT THE DAM CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. THE WAY THOSE DAMS ARE CONSTRUCTED, THEY'RE BUILT WITH A STATIC KIND OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN THEM. WATER IS SUPPOSED TO COME UP TO A CERTAIN LEVEL. IT SPILLS INTO SPILLWAYS AND IT WORKS ITS WAY OUT. AT THIS POINT, THERE'S BEEN SOME MANUAL MANIPULATION THAT THAT'S DROPPED THAT WATER LEVEL DOWN TO THE THE CERTAIN LOW FLOW PORTS THAT ARE OUT THERE. SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO LOOK AT THAT. ONE THING I WILL SAY, THOUGH, IS THAT THE CID IS JURISDICTIONAL TO THE USGS, WHICH IS FEDERAL. SO THEY HAVE REALLY AUTONOMOUS CONTROL IN TERMS OF HOW THEY WANT TO MANAGE THAT FACILITY. AND WHAT THEY'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING IS THAT THEY NEED TO DRAIN IT DOWN TO CREATE THE CAPACITY IN THE EVENT OF OF STORMWATER AND MASSIVE SLUGS OF STORMWATER COMING IN BECAUSE IT IT DOES TAKE WEEKS FOR THAT WATER TO DRAIN OUT ONCE IT GETS TO THAT POINT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THAT. WE'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT 40 YEARS OF AERIALS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT WATER HAS BEEN AT THAT 877 LEVEL FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. AND IT REALLY WASN'T UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR THAT WE GOT NOTICED THAT THAT WAS BEING DRAINED DOWN. INITIALLY, THE THEIR FEEDBACK WAS THAT IT WAS TEMPORARY. IT WAS GOING TO BE REFILLING LATER ON. IT WAS LIKE, NO, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OPERATING DOWN AT THIS LEVEL. SO WE'RE WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW. I THINK WE HAD ABOUT 4000 OR SO RESPONSIVE DOCUMENTS THAT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US.
AND THEY'VE BEEN COOPERATIVE SO THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING THAT TO DEVELOP SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING MOVING FORWARD. BUT WHEN WE BUILT THOSE PARK IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE, OUR PLANS WERE ALL DESIGNED AND BUILT AROUND THAT. THAT AVERAGE POOL ELEVATION, WHICH WAS 877. SO NOW AS IT'S DROPPED DOWN, WE DON'T HAVE THE LAUNCH ACCESS FOR THE CANOES AND KAYAKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
HI, DEBBIE ALMOND WITH WIT RANCH. A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS ARE KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT WATER, OF COURSE, AND THEY KEEP SEEING ALL THIS CONTINUED BUILDING BUILDING THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
SO AT WHAT POINT? BECAUSE 15 MILLION ISN'T GOING TO SUSTAIN EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE GOT. AND WE'RE ALWAYS COMING DOWN TO RESTRICTIONS OR PHASE FOUR TO GET US DOWN TO THE, YOU KNOW, 5 OR 6 MILLION. IS THAT REALLY GOING TO BE I MEAN, TO ME, IT'S THAT'S WHAT OUR FUTURE IS REALLY LOOKING LIKE. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET MORE WATER TO FILL THE LAKES AND YOU'VE GOT ALL THIS BUILDING THAT'S MORE CONSUMPTION. SO AT WHAT POINT DO WE REALLY OPERATE AT, OR WHAT IS THE CITY LOOKING AT FOR OPERATION AS FAR AS WATER? AND WHEN DO YOU STOP SAYING WE CAN'T BUILD ANYMORE? SO THE AS MENTIONED, THE CITY HAS 31,000 ACRE FEET OF OF CAPACITY OF WATER RIGHTS THROUGH LCRA. AND THE CITY RIGHT NOW IS USING ABOUT 15,000 ACRE FEET OF WATER.
SO THE CITY, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, WE'VE GOT THE CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALMOST DOUBLE THE POPULATION AND DOUBLE THE USE THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS TODAY. AND SO AND THAT'S ANTICIPATING THAT THE LAKE FILLS UP PERIODICALLY, LIKE HISTORICALLY IT DOES. SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE PERIODS OF DROUGHT LIKE WE'VE BEEN IN NOW. AND SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE SUSTAINED PERIODS. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE OUR WATER CONSERVATION STAGES. AND SO WE CAN GET OUR WATER, OUR WATER CONSUMPTION DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN THE NEED ARISES. AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE TO THE CALLS TO GET DOWN TO STAGE THREE AND GET DOWN TO STAGE FOUR, WHICH HAS BEEN A VERY EFFECTIVE AND EMPLOYING THAT WATER DOWN. SO AS WE HAVE SITUATIONS IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND THAT WATER LEVEL IS DROPPING, WE NEED TO CONSERVE. WE HAVE THAT PROCESS. IT'S NOT JUST US LOOKING AT THAT TOO. WE IT IS AN LCRA RESERVOIR. LCRA HAS CERTAIN TRIGGERS. WHEN THEY HAVE LOW FLOW THINGS, THEY TRIGGER IT. SO ALL OF US THAT ARE ON THEIR SYSTEMS AND HAVE WATER LEASES THROUGH THEM ALL HAVE TO BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT THOSE SAME KIND OF MEASURES. SO THERE'S A CONSTANT TRACKING MONITORING, AND THERE'S WATER CONSERVATION COMPONENTS THAT COME TO IT. IN TERMS OF LOOKING AND CHANGING OUR MINDSETS, WE HAVE TO CHANGE HOW WE LOOK AT WATER MOVING FORWARD AS WE DEVELOP, LOOKING AT OUR STANDARDS, LOOKING AT HOW WE IRRIGATE THE TYPES OF PLANT MATERIALS USED. AND SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE HAD IMPLEMENTED THE WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM THROUGH THE UTILITIES, WHICH IS MR. TEETER'S OPERATION. AND, AND WHAT HE'S DOING. SO IT'S EDUCATION, IT'S MONITORING, IT'S LOOKING AT OUR STANDARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE ARE HAVING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD. AND SO BUT IT'S ALSO KIND OF CHANGING
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OUR OWN MINDSETS AS WE KIND OF TO LOOK THROUGH THAT. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION WE. SO THE CITY, THE CITY AT ITS BUILD OUT BASED ON THE CURRENT PLAN, THE ULTIMATE USE WOULD BE 37,000 ACRE FEET OF WATER. WE HAVE 31,000 TODAY. SO THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH. SO WE HAVE A POPULATION TODAY OF ABOUT 94,000 PEOPLE. AND WE HAVE COMMERCIAL LAND THAT'S THERE. THERE'S A. SO IF YOU REALLY KIND OF CONTEMPLATE IT, YOU COULD DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND AMOUNT OF, OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY TODAY AND STILL HAVE THE RAW WATER SUPPLY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. SO, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT PLANS TODAY TO LOOK AT THE SECONDARY SOURCES OF WATER TO BE DEVELOPED FOR THAT NEXT TIER, THAT NEXT PHASE AS WE KIND OF GO FORWARD, THE THE BENCHMARK, REALLY THE CREST OF IT WOULD BE ONCE WE BEGIN TO APPROACH 70% OF OUR RAW WATER SUPPLY CONSUMPTION, THEN WE NEED TO REALLY BE EFFECTIVELY MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PHASE TWO PLAN ON DEVELOPING AND BRINGING THAT ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF WATER INTO OUR SYSTEM, IF THAT HELPS MAKE SENSE. OKAY. I THINK. I THINK THIS IS ANITA WITH MARBELLA COMMUNITY. THIS IS A QUESTION FOR BILL. I'D ONCE HEARD YOU GIVE A PRESENTATION TALKING ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF OF OUR POTABLE WATER BEING WASTED THROUGH IRRIGATION. YEAH. RIGHT. OH, SO IS THAT IS THAT CORRECT? AND HOW DID WHERE DID THAT INFORMATION COME FROM? YEAH. THAT IS. OKAY. I THINK I THINK WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SOME FIGURES THAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I GIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH WATER WE LOSE THAT IS WASTED WHEN WE IRRIGATE. AND THE FIGURES I WAS TALKING ABOUT CAME FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES THAT ARE BASICALLY THE SAME.ONE OF THEM IS LIKE THE TEXAS A&M SCHOOL OF IRRIGATION THAT STUDIES ALL THIS STUFF RUNS, YOU KNOW, COURSES FOR IRRIGATION PROFESSIONALS. AND WHICH I, I GO THROUGH FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ALL THE TIME. BUT EXCUSE ME, GET A BREATH. BUT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT OF ALL THE WATER THAT GOES INTO LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION OR RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION, THE FEELING IS THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OF IT IS JUST WASTED, MAYBE AS MUCH AS 50%. IT HAPPENS JUST BECAUSE OF BAD TIME. SETTINGS, PIPE PIPE BREAKS THAT AREN'T ADDRESSED, RUNNING, YOU KNOW, IN THE RAIN OR RIGHT AFTER A RAINSTORM.
JUST A NUMBER OF REASONS. AND SO, SO THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN, CERTAIN AGENCIES AND PROFESSIONALS LOOK AT AND, AND FROM LOOKING AT HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS, I WOULD SAY IT'S PROBABLY PRETTY ACCURATE FROM WHAT I SEE IN THE FIELD. DO YOU SO YOU THINK THAT THAT'S PROBABLY ACCURATE FOR LEANDER AS WELL. YEAH. HOW MUCH HOW MUCH OF THAT WATER IS DO YOU THINK THAT IS FOR US. WELL LET'S SEE. IN HIGH SUMMER WE USE I SAY ON A TYPICAL DAY WE MIGHT USE 18 MILLION GALLONS. AND ABOUT, I GUESS 11 MILLION GALLONS OF THAT IS GOING TO BE IRRIGATION. THAT'S IN LIKE MID-JULY. SO IF YOU FIGURE, YOU KNOW, A THIRD TO A HALF OF THAT WATER NOT BEING USED BY THE PLANTS. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HALF, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, 5 OR 6 MILLION GALLONS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO HALF OF OUR WATER IS BEING JUST WASTED. OKAY. YEP, YEP. I GOT IT. HI. IT'S PROBABLY FOR BILL. OKAY. SORRY, BILL. AMY DAVIS FROM RANCHO SIENNA. I HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE WE'RE IN THAT NORTHERN RONALD REAGAN CORRIDOR OF THE ETJ. WE ACTUALLY OUR WASTEWATER GOES TO LIBERTY HILL. SO WE BRING IN OUR POTABLE WATER FROM LEANDER, AND THEN OUR WASTEWATER GOES TO LIBERTY HILL. SO AREN'T WE IN SOME WAY GIVING WATER FROM LEANDER TO LIBERTY HILL? BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE THEN TREATING IT AND USING IT IN THEIR OWN SYSTEM, OR DID THEY SEND IT BACK TO YOU? I THINK GINA CAN PROBABLY HANDLE THAT. OKAY. I MAY ACTUALLY CALL KENNELLY TOO, BUT WAY TO DUCK THE QUESTION. NO, BUT TECHNICALLY, ACTUALLY, A LOT OF
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OUR WATER GOES INTO THE BRAZOS BASIN FROM WHAT WOULD BE EL LCRA, BECAUSE WE DISCHARGE INTO BRUSHY CREEK, WHICH IS NOT DOES NOT FLOW INTO TRAVIS. SO IT'S NOT JUST LIMITED TO LIBERTY HILL. BUT YES, WE HAVE A WASTEWATER CONTRACT WITH LIBERTY HILL TO TREAT KIND OF THAT UPPER NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY. WE ALSO SEND A BULK OF OUR WATER. I DON'T THINK I HAVE A MAP FOR IT, BUT KIND OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE CITY ACTUALLY FLOWS ALL THE WAY TO ROUND ROCK. SO WE, WE HAVE ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITIES OF ROUND ROCK, CEDAR PARK. AND ACTUALLY AUSTIN IS A PARTNER AS WELL THAT TREATS IT ALL THE WAY OVER KIND OF BY KALAHARI AREA. SO AGAIN, PROBABLY A THIRD OR THIRD OF OUR WATER FLOWS TO TO ROUND ROCK AND THEY HAVE A HUGE REUSE SYSTEM THAT THEY, THEY USE AS WELL. BUT OUR WASTEWATER GOES A LOT, A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES. AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT TREVISO THAT HAS A COMPLETE WATER RECLAMATION PLANT THAT ALL OF THEIR WATER IS ALL OF THEIR WASTEWATER TREATED IS IS PUT AS REUSED WATER FOR THEIR LANDSCAPE. SO LOTS OF DIFFERENT AREAS. I HOPE THAT HELPS.ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS. SHE'S ENCOURAGING ME. I GAVE THOSE UP FOR LENT. I DON'T DO JOKES ANYMORE. YEAH, I'M DOING A YEAR AND AHEAD. MARSHA. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL. SO A COUPLE THINGS. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR COMMUNITY WIDE SURVEY EARLIER THIS YEAR. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL IN IDENTIFYING WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS. WE HAVE A COUPLE MAJOR PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION. ONE IS A BRANDING AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY. SO THERE IS A SURVEY ONLINE YOU CAN GO TO AND TAKE THAT SURVEY. IT'S THROUGH CIVIC PLUS. SO KENT IS IN THE BACK. SO WE CAN KIND OF ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THAT AND HOW TO ACCESS THAT. AND SO WE CAN DO THAT. THE OTHER THING IS ROBIN AND HER TEAM HAVE LAUNCHED A BRAND NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE LOOKING AT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN, AND LOOKING AT FUTURE LAND USE, THE KIND OF THE DIRECTION WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THE CITY. SO WE'RE AT THAT CRITICAL STAGE. AND AGAIN, I THINK CURRENT PLAN WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN 2012.
WE'VE DONE SOME UPDATES TO IT. IT'S BEEN UPDATED I THINK THROUGH 2022. SO BUT WE'RE WE'RE DOING A REALLY, REALLY DEEP DIVE THIS TIME AND KIND OF BREAKING THINGS APART AND KIND OF RETHINKING THE CITY MOVING FORWARD. SO WE'LL HAVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR INPUT THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS WELL. SO PLEASE STAY TUNED. WE'LL BE PUSHING OUT COMMUNICATIONS ON THOSE THINGS MOVING FORWARD. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND WE'VE GOT FRIENDLY FACES AROUND TO TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. WE'RE DONE A LITTLE EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL BE COMING IN AND SETTING UP AS WELL FOR QUESTIONS, AND THEY'LL BE HERE READY TO GO BY 1045. THERE'S SNACKS, THERE'S DRINKS, THERE'S EXTRAS OUT THERE. SO PLEASE HELP YOURSELF TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY HERE AND SET UP. FEEL FREE TO GO AHEAD AND START PEPPERING THEM WITH ALL OF YOUR FUN QUESTIONS. AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR COMING OUT TODAY. IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME AND TO GET TO MEET ALL OF YOU, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND AGAIN, YOU'VE GOT SOME ACCESS TO SOME REALLY GREAT STAFF HERE. SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AND ASK ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS. AND AGAIN, IF YOU NEED FLIERS, ANSWERS, QUESTIONS, I'M HERE FOR YOU AS WELL. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, YOU CAN COME TO ME AS WELL. SO THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE FUN WITH ASKING QUESTIONS.
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