[00:00:08] 2026 AND AT THE TIME IT IS 6 P.M. AND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL. CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER STEVEN CHANG PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NATALIE BLAIR, PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ANNETTE SPONSELLER, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW NADINE HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BECKY ROSS HERE. MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON. QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL [3. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Rule 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, to consult with legal counsel regarding proposed settlement of Cause No. 24-0818-C369; DeNucci Constructors, LLC v. City of Leander, et al, in the 368th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas; and Section 551.076, Texas Government Code, and Section 551.0761, Texas Government Code to deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices, and cybersecurity measures, policies, or contracts solely intended to protect a critical infrastructure facility located in the jurisdiction of the governmental body; andSection 551.072, Texas Government Code, to deliberate the acquisition of properties located in the Johnson Survey, Abstract No. 350, Williamson County for subsurface anchoring easement relating to the San Gabriel Parkway Phase 2 Project (CIP T.11); 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 the acquisition of properties for public purposes; andSection 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, and Section 551.072, to consult with legal counsel regarding a lease agreement for City operations.] IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS. WE ARE GOING TO CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6 P.M. PURSUANT TO ONE SECTION FIVE FIVE, 1.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND RULE 1.05 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CAUSE NUMBER 24-0818-C369- CONSTRUCTORS LLC VERSUS THE CITY OF LEANDER ET AL. AND THE 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND TWO SECTION 115.076 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 551.0761 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES AND CYBERSECURITY MEASURES, POLICIES OR CONTRACTS SOLELY INTENDED TO PROTECT A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY. AND THREE SECTION 551.072 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE JOHNSON SURVEY. ABSTRACT NUMBER 350 WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR SUBSURFACE ANCHORING EASEMENT RELATED TO THE SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY PHASE TWO PROJECT CIPT .11 AND FOUR. SECTION 551.071 AND SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.05 OF THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND FIVE. SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.05 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND SECTION 551.072 TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING A LEASE [ Reconvene into open session to take action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding: Proposed settlement of Cause No. 24-0818-C369; DeNucci Constructors, LLC v. City of Leander, et al, in the 368th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas; andDeployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices, and a cybersecurity measures, policies, or contracts solely intended to protect a critical infrastructure facility located in the jurisdiction of the governmental body; and Acquisition of properties located in the Johnson Survey, Abstract No. 350, Williamson County for subsurface anchoring easement relating to the San Gabriel Parkway Phase 2 Project (CIP T.11); andAcquisition of properties for public purposes; andLease agreement for City operations.] HEADING INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:57 P.M. THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT COMPLETED. THERE ARE DELIBERATIONS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS BEEN RECESSED AND WILL BE TAKEN BACK UP AT THE END OF THE REGULAR MEETING. WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN THE WORKSHOP AT 658. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE [4. Open Meeting, Invocation, and the Police Department Honor Guard will present the Colors followed by the Pledges of Allegiance.] TODAY IS THURSDAY,Y 7TH, 2026, AND THE TIME IS 7:03 P.M. AND THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL. JOE BOB ELLISON WILL PROVIDE THE INVOCATION. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HONOR GUARD TO PRESENT THE COLORS, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM ROSS AND ALL THE COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THEY HAVE TO BE HERE TODAY. FATHER, I JUST PRAY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WRAP YOUR LOVING ARMS AROUND OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR WHAT THEY DO, WHAT THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME FOR. THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING THEY ARE TO ME, TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND ALL OF OUR CITY WORKERS. LORD, I PRAY JESUS FOR TODAY, SPECIFICALLY FATHER FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND THE MEMORIAL FOR FALLEN POLICE OFFICERS. I PRAY GOD, AS WE JUST PRAY TODAY THAT WE REMEMBER DAY IN AND DAY OUT, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE LANDER POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT CONTINUE TO WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT, RAIN OR SHINE, NOT ONLY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, BUT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY AND LOVE THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM. LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD JUST BE WITH ALL THE FALLEN OFFICERS IN OUR COUNTRY AND IN OUR WORLD. FATHER, WHOSE FAMILY TODAY ARE STILL MOURNING THE LOSS. AND I PRAY, JESUS, YOU CONTINUE TO WRAP YOUR LOVING ARMS AROUND THEM. WE LOVE YOU AND AS ALWAYS, WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT OUR CITY DOES, BUT ALSO FOR THE MOST AMAZING. DARA. WE LOVE YOU, LORD. AMEN, AMEN. [00:05:10] ALLEGIANCE 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, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THE CITY, CITY, CITY. SECRETARY CRABTREE, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER STEVEN J. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER TONY BLAIR, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ANNETTE SPONSELLER, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW NADINE HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BECKY ROSS HERE, MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON. QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL [6. Welcome Special Guests and Visitors.] IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS. I'D LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT IS VISITING TONIGHT, AND WE EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR MILITARY EDUCATORS AND CURRENT AND FORWARD AND FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE JOINING US. [7. Public comments on items not listed in the agenda. Public comments on items listed in the agenda will be heard at the time each item is discussed. [All comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes (6 minutes if translation is needed) per individual.]] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. NEXT ITEM IS OUR NON AGENDA ITEMS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA, I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE AGENDA ITEM AND DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, INDIVIDUALS THAT SUBMITTED COMMENTS VIA THE WEB WILL ONLY HAVE PHYSICIANS READ INTO THE RECORD ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH COUNCIL AND WILL BE MADE PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. SO WE'VE GOT A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS JUDGE EDGAR STOUT. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'VE GOT THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. TODAY IS THE DAY OF NATIONAL PRAYER AND REMIND YOU THAT WE'VE BEEN PRAYING OUR NATION FROM THE COLONIES FORWARD, THAT EVEN AS EARLY AS 19 IN THE WHEN GEORGE WASHINGTON TOOK OFFICE, THEY JUST STARTED DECLARING. DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE NATION. EVERY PRESIDENT, EVERY CONGRESS. WITHOUT FAIL. THERE WERE SOME THAT DID NOT. BUT NONETHELESS, UP UNTIL 1952, THEN THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT DECIDED TO DECLARE THAT EVERY PRESIDENT, EVERY YEAR SHOULD DECLARE A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVERY YEAR. AND THEN IN 1982 IS WHEN THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS DECIDED TO DECLARE THE FIRST THURSDAY IN MAY EVERY YEAR AS A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. AND THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IS MEANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNITING EVERYONE FOR A COMMON PURPOSE, WHICH IS TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION, TO MOBILIZE ALL FAITHS FOR A UNITED PRAYER. BECAUSE GOD KNOWS THAT WE NEED PRAYER. WE HAVE FAMINES AND AND NATURAL DISASTERS. WE HAVE WARS AND ECONOMIC DISASTERS. AND SO IT'S A CONSTANT NEED OF PRAYER. BUT THAT'S ONE DAY THAT THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT HAS ALWAYS DECLARED, LET'S ALL PRAY TOGETHER FROM THAT ONE DAY. AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THE CEREMONIES THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOSEPH. NEXT IS CATHY BERNARDY. THANK YOU. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. HI, I'M CATHY BERNARDY 1412 VALENTI ON IN LEANDER. THANK YOU. JUST SORRY I I'M NOT AS ELOQUENT AS JUDGE STOUT. NO ONE CAN BE. I LOVE HER ANYWAY. OH. OH, NO, I YOU YOU NEVER STUMBLE ANYWAY. SO MY NAME IS KATHY BERNARDI 1412 VALENTI. MOST OF YOU KNOW ME AS BEING A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE LEANDER, OUR SENIOR CENTER SENIORS, SINCE MOVING IN 2018, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE PARKS AND REC ACTIVE ADULT MEMBERS PROGRAM. SOME MEMBERS DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I CARE ABOUT THE PROGRAM OR THEM. THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. SIMPLE BECAUSE I DO [00:10:02] CARE. I CARE ABOUT THEM. I CARE ABOUT THE PROGRAM. THERE IS SO THERE'S NO PERSONAL BENEFIT FOR ME THAN OTHER OTHER THAN WANTING TO BE FOR THEM. SAYING ALL THAT I'M NOT AN EMPLOYEE. AND THEY HAVE SAID, ARE YOU AN EMPLOYEE? I AM NOT, I'VE NEVER ADVOCATED AN EMPLOYEE. I ROLL MY EYES TOO MUCH. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT ANYWAY. SAYING ALL THAT, THE BOND FOR THE SENIOR CENTER WAS PASSED IN 2016, THE GROUNDBREAKING. IN MAY 29TH. MAY 29TH, 2024. MANY OF US DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, ALTHOUGH IT HAD TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU TO THE INTERIM INTERIM CITY MANAGER ISAAC TURNER, AND THE MAYOR, CHRISTINE, SO SORRY. DELILAH. OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, TODD PARDON, KEPT THE BALL ROLLING. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE THAT WANTED THE SENIORS TO HAVE A PLACE OF THEIR OWN. I AM SO VERY THANKFUL. AND WHETHER THEY THINK I AM A PART OF THAT OR NOT, AFTER A NUMBER OF STAFF TRANSITION TRANS TRANSITIONS, WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL STAFF MEMBER, COREY ABEYTA, WHO HAS WAS HIRED JUST A WEEK AGO TO RUN THE SENIOR CENTER. HE WAS THE PERSON THAT WAS HIRED PRE-COVID. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT YESTERDAY AT BOOK CLUB FIVE YEARS AGO. HE STARTED THAT WHOLE THING. I'VE CONTINUED IT. WE'VE RUN TEN BOOKS A MONTH TO OUR TEN BOOKS A YEAR TO RUN THAT PROGRAM. WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE HIM. HE DID AN AMAZING JOB FOR FIVE YEARS AGO. WE KNOW HE WILL CONTINUE HIS DEDICATION TO SERVE THE SENIORS. HE WILL HAVE A NEW STAFF TO FULFILL HIS DREAM AND OURS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MAY 16TH AT 9 A.M. WOO HOO! TOO EARLY FOR ME, BUT I'LL BE THERE FOR THE DEDICATION OF THE SENIOR CENTER. MAY THIS BE THE START OF WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL MEMORIES MADE FOR ALL SENIORS IN THE AREA. WELCOME ONE AND ALL, AND I WILL WEAR MY NAME TAG SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHO I AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS CAT HOWL. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M JUST GOING TO BE VERY SHORT TODAY. THE COUPLE OF THINGS THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION. IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, PLEASE GO TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE. I BELIEVE IT'S FACEBOOK THAT WE HAVE POSTED A TO HONOR MOMS. IF YOU COULD POST YOUR REPLY AND POST YOUR MOM'S PICTURE AND HER STORY, WE'RE COLLECTING EVERYONE'S STORY, SO PLEASE SHARE YOUR MOM OR THE SIGNIFICANT WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE. THE NEXT THING IS MEMORIAL DAY IS MAY 25TH AND THE CITY OF LEANDER. WE ARE HAVING OUR MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY ON MAY 25TH AT 11 A.M. AT BAGDAD CEMETERY PAVILION. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE ATTEND. THE CEDAR PARK CEREMONY IS AT TEN AND OURS IS AT 11. IF YOU WERE LOOKING INTO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST SPEAKER IS ANITA NOVICH. OH, I'M SORRY. SORRY. SO WE ARE MOVING ON TO OUR STAFF REPORTS, WHICH IS THE INTRODUCTION OF POLICE [8. Staff ReportsIntroduction of Police Department Media and Communications Coordinator Suzette Reynoso.] DEPARTMENT MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR SUZETTE REYNOSO. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU SUZETTE REYNOSO. SHE IS OUR NEW MEDIA COORDINATOR AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR. WE SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR PROBABLY LIKE A LIFETIME NOW, RIGHT? FOR FOUR WEEKS. SO SHE'S MADE IT A MONTH THROUGH US. SO IT'S GOOD. SHE'S TOUGH AND RESILIENT, THAT'S FOR SURE. AND SHE HAS OVER 17 YEARS OF MEDIA EXPERIENCE. AND TWO OF THOSE YEARS WERE AS A PIO FOR ANOTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO SHE'S ALREADY COME IN AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER. AND WE WE REALIZED PROBABLY OURSELVES ON, ON FACEBOOK HOW MUCH BETTER IT CAN BE WHEN YOU GOT SOMEONE LIKE HER WHO CAN COME IN THERE AND JUST SHAKE IT UP AND MAKE IT LOOK EVEN PRETTIER THAN WE THOUGHT WE WERE DOING. SO DO THAT YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE WITH THEM OR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS. MY NAME IS SUZETTE REYNOSO, AND I AM REALLY HONORED TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS IN THIS VERY UNIQUE ROLE AS A POLICE, MEDIA AND [00:15:02] COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR. IT'S BEEN, LIKE THE CHIEF SAID ABOUT A MONTH SINCE STEPPING INTO THIS POSITION. AND I HAVE TO SAY, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE HERE. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE BEST OF THE BEST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND I HAVE ALREADY LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, THEIR DEDICATION, AND THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO LEARN, TO GROW AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. LEANDER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WELL, WE ARE VERY GLAD YOU'RE HERE. WE ARE TOO. ARE YOU READY? YEAH. [9. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors.Proclamation recognizing National Police Week (May 10-16)Proclamation recognizing National Peace Officer Memorial Day (May 15)Proclamation recognizing Mayor's Monarch Butterfly Pledge] OKAY. AND SO NEXT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. AND OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WHICH IS MAY 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH AND NATIONAL POLICE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY, WHICH IS MAY 15TH. CHIEF MINTON YES. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, FOR ONE, FOR DOING THIS EVERY YEAR. THESE PROCLAMATIONS I KNOW ARE ARE WORDS ON PAPER, BUT THEY ALSO ARE WORDS FOR HEARTS AS WELL FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A COUNCIL IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS SO SUPPORTIVE OF THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. SO AND WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR READING THE PROCLAMATION FOR MEMORIAL WEEK BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WE HEARD JOE BOB TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE THAT HAVE LOST IN THE LINE OF DUTY. AND I THINK THE ONE THING THEY WORRY ABOUT THE MOST IS THAT THEIR LOVED ONES ARE GOING TO BE FORGOTTEN ABOUT, BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED YEARS AND YEARS AGO. BUT WITH THESE PROCLAMATIONS AND THESE COMMUNITIES, IT REITERATES THE PROMISE THAT WE TELL THESE FAMILIES WHEN THEY WHEN THEY SUFFER THIS LOSS, IS THAT THEIR LOVED ONES WON'T BE FORGOTTEN. THEIR NAMES MAY BE OVER TIME, BUT THIS HONORS THOSE FAMILIES THAT HAVE MADE THAT SACRIFICE AND LOST A MOM OR AN UNCLE OR A DAD. SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING THIS. AND IT IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MR. CHANG WOULD LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU, CHIEF MINTON. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HONORED TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION ON YOUR BEHALF. WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE DESIGNATED FRIDAY, MAY 15TH AS NATIONAL POLICE OFFICER, MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEK OF MAY 10TH THROUGH MAY 16TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2026. AND WHEREAS, MEMBERS OF THE LEANDER POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS OUR POLICE OFFICERS RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY DUTIES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE PROPERTY AND PROTECTING THEM FROM DISORDER, THE INNOCENT FROM DECEPTION AND THE WEAK AGAINST OPPRESSION. NOW THEREFORE, I, MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON, CALL ALL CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO OBSERVE THE WEEK OF MAY 10TH THROUGH MAY 16TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND FRIDAY, MAY 15TH AS NATIONAL POLICE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY. IN HONOR OF THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE SET HERE ONTO MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED ON MAY 7TH, 2026. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE. CHIEF MINTON COMING BACK. IS HE COMING BACK? YEAH. AND OUR NEXT [00:20:10] PROCLAMATION IS RECOGNIZING THE MAYOR'S MONARCH BUTTERFLY PLEDGE. CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANAGER BILL TINKER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. I'M GLAD TO COME HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE FOR THE FOURTH YEAR. THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE IS AN EFFORT BY THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION TO ENLIST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TAKING ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY. AND THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY HAS SEEN HUGE DECLINES IN ITS POPULATION OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, TOWARDS JUST A SMALL FRACTION OF WHAT IT WAS. AS I SAID THREE DECADES AGO, IT IS NOW A CANDIDATE TO BE ON THE THREATENED LIST. SO THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY PRETTY, PRETTY SERIOUS. SO WHAT WE DO IN THE MONARCH PLEDGE IS BASICALLY WE WE PROMISE TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS THROUGH THE YEAR TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY, TO GET PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND TO DO THINGS ON THEIR PROPERTY, SUCH AS MAINTAIN HABITAT, GROW NECTAR FLOWERS, SUPPORT MILKWEED, AVOID MOWING MILKWEED AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR, AND BASICALLY TAKE THOSE STEPS TO TRY AND HELP OUT AND SEE IF WE CAN BOOST THOSE NUMBERS. ON THE CITY SIDE, WE DO ALREADY DO SOME THINGS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE SIGNS ALONG RONALD REAGAN. SO WE HAVE A NON MOW AREA. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO MOW MILKWEED FROM MARCH TO JUNE EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE THAT PLAN IS CRITICAL FOR THE MONARCH TO REPRODUCE ON. SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING THAT PEOPLE CAN DO IS TO AVOID BOTHERING THE MILKWEED AND TO, TO GROW IT IF THEY CAN. SO BASICALLY THIS YEAR, WE'VE GOT ABOUT TEN ITEMS THAT WE'VE CHOSEN. MOST OF IT HAS TO DO WITH TALKING TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY OR TALKING TO HOAS AND TAKING SOME STEPS ON THE CITY SIDE TO HELP HELP THE MONARCH OUT. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE'RE DOING. PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION, MISS BLAIR. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GOING OVER ALL THE MANY WAYS THAT OUR CITY IS HONORING, YOU KNOW, PRESERVING MONARCH BUTTERFLIES IN THE CITY. THIS IS THE CITY OF LEANDER. PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY IS AN ICONIC NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES WHOSE MIGRATION AND LIFE CYCLE FROM CATERPILLAR TO BUTTERFLY HAS CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. AND WHEREAS BOTH THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MONARCH POPULATIONS HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT DECLINES, AND CITIES, TOWNS AND COUNTIES HAVE A CRITICAL ROLE TO PLAY TO HELP SAVE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF LEANDER IS PROUD TO TAKE PART IN THE EFFORT, AND I. MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON SIGNED THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S MAYOR MONARCH PLEDGE AND HAVE OFFICIALLY COMMITTED TO TAKING MEANINGFUL ACTION TO PROTECT THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY. AND WHEREAS EVERY RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF LEANDER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE MONARCH BY PROVIDING AND RECOGNIZING A HABITAT FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THURSDAY, MAY 7TH, 2026, IN THE CITY OF LEANDER AS MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE DAY AND WITNESS THEREOF. I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED ON MAY 7TH, 2026. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU. [ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION] [00:25:12] ALL RIGHT. WE ARE MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER CONSENT AGENDA, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TEN THROUGH 14. AND THIS IS AN ACTION THAT NEEDS A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I SECOND OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WE ARE MOVING TO OUR REGULAR [15. Discuss and consider action on a Partial Release under Development Agreements of the Northline Retail property from the Northline Planned Unit Development (PUD) Development and Reimbursement Agreement Case DA-26-0038; generally located to the southwest of the intersection of E. San Gabriel Parkway and 183A Toll Road, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.] AGENDA ITEM ITEM 15. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A PARTIAL RELEASE UNDER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS OF THE NORTH LAWN RETAIL PROPERTY FROM THE NORTH LAWN, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. CASE DA260038, GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST AND GABRIEL PARKWAY AND 183 A TOLL ROAD. LEANDER, TEXAS WILLIAMSON COUNTY CITY ATTORNEY, SCIENCE MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. THIS AGENDA ITEM PERTAINS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT GOVERN THE NORTH LINE DEVELOPMENT. THE NORTH LINE DEVELOPMENT IS SUBJECT TO TWO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS ONE WITH THE CITY AND ONE WITH THE TRS LEANDER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN THE CITY. THOSE AGREEMENTS ADDRESS OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO INSTALLATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUNDING AND REIMBURSEMENTS RELATED TO THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. THE NORTH LINE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF ABOUT 115 ACRES. THE NORTH LINE DEVELOPER, NORTH LINE LEANDER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, SOLD ABOUT 16 ACRES OF LAND TO A TX LEANDER COMPANY, AND THAT IS THE ENDEAVOR PROJECT. AS YOU KNOW IT. THE ENDEAVOR DEVELOPER HAS REQUESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE TRS AND LEANDER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A PARTIAL RELEASE, WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT THEY'RE NOT SUBJECT TO THOSE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THOSE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS UNLESS THE COUNCIL AND THE TRS FORMALLY APPROVE AN ASSIGNMENT TO THAT ENTITY, AND THAT ENTITY AGREES TO TAKE ON THE OBLIGATIONS OF THOSE AGREEMENTS. SO THAT'S THAT'S A FACT. UNDER THE AGREEMENT AS IT IS. BUT THE ENDEAVOR GROUP WANTED CONFIRMATION THAT THAT IS THE CASE. IN ADDITION, THE AGREEMENT ADDRESSES THAT THE REIMBURSEMENTS THAT ARE GENERATED FROM THE PROPERTY TAXES AND THE IMPACT FEES AND THE PERMIT FEES THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THAT DEVELOPMENT CONTINUE TO GET PAID TO THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER, WHICH IS THE LDC GROUP. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A ITEM WE NEED TO VOTE ON. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS OR EMOTION? I MOVE WE APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION [16. Discuss and consider action on the approval of the Sullivan Tract Phasing Plan associated with Subdivision Case CP-26-0055 on nine (9) parcels of land approximately 308.288 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R022920, R473838, R473839, R022741, R356046, R473837, R022922, R022921, and R022923; generally located west of North Bagdad Road and approximately 1,200 feet south of CR 281, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.] PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 16 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE SULLIVAN TRACT PHASING PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH SUBDIVISION CASE CP260055 ON NINE PARCELS OF LAND. APPROXIMATELY 308.288 ACRES IN SIZE, AS STATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS ITEM IS THE PHASING PLAN FOR THE SULLIVAN TRACT. THIS PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN 2023 FOR ACREAGE RESIDENTIAL. THEY HAD A PHASING PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED. THEY WENT THROUGH THE PRELIMINARY PLAT PROCESS AND THEN THE APPLICATION EXPIRED. AND THEY HAD A POTENTIAL CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. AND THEN NOW THEY'RE COMING FORWARD WITH A NEW BUILDER. SO THEY HAD TO START THE PROCESS OVER BECAUSE THEY EXPIRED. SO WE'RE HERE TODAY WITH A PHASING PLAN THAT INCLUDES THREE PHASES. THEY HAVE A TOTAL OF 214 HOMES ON THREE PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE IS CLOSEST TO BAGDAD ROAD UP HERE, SECONDS IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEN THIRD WRAPS AROUND THE EDGE. THE CITY DID ADOPT A UPDATE TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE PHASING. THE INTENT WAS TO KIND OF SLOW THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT WERE BROUGHT ON BOARD WITH OUR WATER SYSTEM AT THE SAME TIME. SO WITH OUR PHASING REQUIREMENTS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL PHASE ONE IS COMPLETE BEFORE YOU CAN START PHASE TWO. THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. SO I KNOW THIS IS ALL PRELIMINARY. SO WE'RE BASICALLY PHASING PLAN, BUT WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THE TIMELINE OF WHEN THEY ACTUALLY ARE [00:30:01] THINKING ABOUT BUILDING DO WE. THE PROPOSAL THEY WANT TO START PHASE ONE SLIDE. PARDON. IT'S RIGHT ON THE SLIDE THERE. YEAH. OKAY. SO OKAY. SO I HAD A QUESTION. SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD WAS ABOUT WATER. SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WE HAD THE WATER FAIR THIS LAST WEEKEND AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, WE HAVE TO LET WATER OUT OF OUR SYSTEM. AND ONE OF THE THINGS IS, AS WE HAVE A LINE THAT GOES UP BAGHDAD, AND WE DO RELEASE A LOT OF WATER UP THERE ON THAT AREA THAT WE JUST BASICALLY TO, TO KEEP THIS WATER CIRCULATING AND EVERYTHING. AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE'RE RELEASING TO KEEP WATER CIRCULATING? IS IT BASICALLY THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT THE USAGE PROBABLY IS ON THESE HOUSES? AND THAT WILL HELP WITH THE CIRCULATION. SO I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT I CAN GET IT TO YOU. WE WE KEEP FLUSHING LOGS AND A TALLY OF THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS. SO I CAN GET ONE SPECIFIC TO THIS LOCATION. BUT YES, USING MORE WATER IN THIS AREA WILL HELP US KEEP UP OUR CHLORINE RESIDUAL AND THE WATER MOVING, SO TO SPEAK, UP THERE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO FLUSH AS MUCH. WE STILL HAVE TO FLUSH DEAD ENDS AND EVERYTHING. BUT A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE TO FLUSH BECAUSE THE CHLORINE RESIDUAL DOES DROP. SO YES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. THIS IS A QUESTION FOR OUR CITY MANAGER. I SEEM TO RECALL THAT THIS LAST JULY WHEN WE MET FOR WORKSHOP THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BAGHDAD IN 279 FOR COLLABORATIVE ALL THE WAY TO LIBERTY HILL BEING, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL PROJECT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN LEANDER, LIBERTY HILL AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY. IS THAT STILL THE PLAN? BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT THIS PROJECT IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT'S HEADED UP TO 79 IN BAGHDAD, AND THAT'S AN AREA THAT I KNOW IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND IS A POSSIBILITY FOR A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT AS WE EXPAND IT OUT. SO THIS IMPROVEMENTS TO BAGHDAD IS PART OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY ROAD PROGRAM. AND BAGHDAD ROAD HAD TWO SECTIONS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THAT PLAN. ONE OF THOSE SECTIONS WAS IN LEANDER, BASICALLY FROM WHERE BAGHDAD ROAD CURRENTLY NARROWS DOWN TO THE TWO LANE SECTION UP TO OUR CITY LIMITS. AND THEN THEN FROM THERE UP TO LOOP 332 IN LIBERTY HILL. SO TOWARDS THE END OF 2025, WE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE COUNTY THAT THE LEANDER SECTION WAS GOING TO BE DEFUNDED, AND THE $14 MILLION THAT HAD BEEN PROGRAMED FOR THAT WAS MOVED UP TO THE LIBERTY HILL SECTION. SO THIS IS NO LONGER PART OF THAT CAPITAL PLAN. GOT IT. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNTY AND ALSO WITH LIBERTY HILL, AS THIS SECTION CONTINUES TO GROW OUT. ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. MINE IS AROUND WATER. SO WE'RE ASSUMING THAT THESE LOTS WILL HAVE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE USE. IS THAT CORRECT? FROM THE QUESTIONS THAT WE GOT BACK. THESE ARE ONE ACRE LOTS, RIGHT. HOW MUCH OF THEIR FRONT YARD IS IRRIGATED? IT JUST SAYS THE FRONT YARD. IT DOESN'T SAY HOW MUCH OF THAT. SO THE WAY THE ORDINANCE WORKS, WHEN THEY COME IN FOR THEIR BUILDING PERMIT, THEY HAVE A DISTURBANCE ZONE AND THEY CAN ONLY CLEAR TEN FEET AROUND THE FOOTPRINT AND THE THE DRIVEWAY OR FLATWORK IMPROVEMENTS. WE DON'T REQUIRE IRRIGATION AND WE DON'T ALLOW THEM TO SCRAPE THE LOT. SO THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PLANT MORE TURF. SO WHY WOULD THEY USE SOME? WHY WOULD THEY USE MORE WATER THAN, I ASSUME, A BIGGER HOUSE, MORE PLUMBING, MORE PEOPLE? THAT WOULD BE MY ASSUMPTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS ISN'T REALLY SO MUCH OF A QUESTION AS IT IS JUST A CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE I THINK THIS COMES UP A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, IN THE SENSE THAT THERE IS A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT THAT IS INDICATED IN THE WAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY PROJECT THAT APPEARS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE WATER USAGE AT THE COMMERCIAL AREA, AND HOW THAT EQUATES TO WHAT THE REST OF THE RESIDENTIAL USAGE LOOKS LIKE? I CAN TRY. OKAY. SO THE, THE COMMERCIAL PIECE IS, IS RIGHT RIGHT HERE. IT'S A LOCAL OFFICE AND THERE'S KIND OF A NATURAL, I THINK IT'S A FLOODPLAIN HERE THAT DIVIDES IT. AND THEY'RE LIMITED TO OFFICE TYPE USES. SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT, IT'S ONE LOO PER 3000FT■!S OF BUILDING SPACE. SO WE IMAGINE IT WOULDN'T BE A HIGH WATER USER. AND JUST FOR, AGAIN, THE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, WHAT'S AN LUE LIVING UNIT EQUIVALENT? YES. OKAY. YES. SO BASICALLY THE EQUATION IS BASED ON WHAT WE THINK A HOME WOULD USE. THERE'S [00:35:05] A THERE'S AN ALLOTMENT FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES CORRECT. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE. THIS IS A MOTION ITEM. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED. VOTE PASSES FIVE ONE. ITEM 17. [17. Discuss and consider action on Tree Removal Case TRP-25-0048 regarding the removal of two (2) Heritage Trees associated with the Tylerville South Lots 2A and 2B Minor Site Development (SD-25-0377), generally located to the southeast of the intersection of San Gabriel Parkway and W. Broade Steet, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.] DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON TREE REMOVAL CASE TRP250048. REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF TWO HERITAGE TREES ASSOCIATED WITH TYLERSVILLE SOUTH LOTTS TWO A AND TWO B MINOR SITE DEVELOPMENT SD250377. GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY AND WEST BROAD STREET. LEANDER WILLIAMSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, GRIFFIN. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A TREE REMOVAL REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SAN GABRIEL AND US. 183 THERE'S CURRENTLY A GAS STATION THAT'S JUST WRAPPING UP DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE REMAINDER OF THE SITE AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. THEY ARE CHANGING THE FLOODPLAIN. THERE'S A BIG SECTION OF FLOODPLAIN WHERE THOSE TWO TREES ARE LOCATED, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO RECLAIM IT FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL. SO THE REQUEST INCLUDED REMOVING TWO SIGNIFICANT TREES AND TWO HERITAGE TREES, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THEY TAKE FINAL ACTION ON SIGNIFICANT TREES AND APPROVE THAT THEM AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. SO THIS REQUEST IS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE TWO HERITAGE TREES. IN THIS CASE, WE DON'T HAVE A SITE PLAN THAT SHOWS THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS OR PARKING AREAS BECAUSE IT'S JUST A FLOODPLAIN REQUEST, AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER, ANITA CHUMANEVICH. YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. ANITA CHERNOVIK 708 PALOMA DRIVE. THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT DESIGN CONFLICTS WITH THE TREES DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE TIER TWO HERITAGE TREES. THAT TOOK OVER A CENTURY TO GROW. I RECENTLY SPOKE TO A HOTEL DEVELOPER WHO IS BUILDING A HOTEL IN CEDAR PARK. HE WAS DESCRIBING THE DESIGN CONSTRAINTS THEY FACED TRYING TO PRESERVE THE SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE TREES ON THAT SITE, AND I ASKED HIM, WHY DON'T YOU JUST REMOVE THE TREES? AND HIS ANSWER WAS PRETTY SIMPLE. HE WAS LIKE, IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. SO THEY DESIGNED AROUND THEM AND THE HOTEL IS STILL BEING BUILT. CEDAR PARK HAS A VERY STRONG ORDINANCE PROTECTING HERITAGE TREES. AUSTIN DOES AS WELL. THOSE CITIES REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO TRULY EXHAUST ALTERNATIVES BEFORE REMOVING TREES LIKE THESE, AND EVEN THEN, THE FINANCIAL IMPACT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THOSE TREES. THESE TREES HAVE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN MOST OF THE ROADS IN THIS PART OF TOWN. THEY ARE PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS AREA FEEL LIKE LEANDER, AND NOT JUST ANOTHER CLEARED AND PAVED COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. AND HONESTLY, I THINK A LOT OF RESIDENTS STRUGGLE WITH THE IDEA THAT SOMETHING THAT TOOK OVER A CENTURY TO GROW CAN BE REMOVED SIMPLY BECAUSE IT CONFLICTS WHERE PIPES ARE CURRENTLY DRAWN ON A PLAN, BECAUSE PIPES CAN BE REROUTED, TREES CANNOT BE UNCUT. I'VE SPOKEN WITH RESIDENTS IN THE NEARBY OAK CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PEOPLE GENUINELY CARE ABOUT PRESERVING THE CREEK CORRIDOR, THE CANOPY, AND THE NATURAL CHARACTERS OF THIS AREA. I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICANT IS OFFERING MITIGATION AND REPLACEMENT TREES, AND I APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT, BUT I WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHAT MONEY ACTUALLY DOES AND DOES NOT DO. IT DOES NOT RESTORE A CENTURY OF GROWTH. IT DOES NOT REPLICATE THE ROOT SYSTEMS THAT HAVE BEEN STABILIZING THE BANKS OF THE BRUSHY CREEK FOR OVER 100 YEARS. IT DOES NOT RECREATE THE CANOPY, THE HABITAT, OR THE FLOOD ABSORPTION THESE TREES PROVIDE TO THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY. REPLACEMENT SAPLINGS PLANTED TO AT A 3 TO 1 RATIO WILL NOT PROVIDE ANYTHING CLOSE TO THE SAME ECOLOGICAL VALUE FOR DECADES, AND THAT IS ONLY IF THEY SURVIVE AT ALL. I THINK MANY RESIDENTS FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME A HERITAGE TREE COMES DOWN, WE LOSE A LITTLE MORE OF WHAT MADE PEOPLE WANT TO MOVE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. TONIGHT'S AGENDA GIVES YOU THE AUTHORITY TO ASK FOR AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN, AND I'M ASKING YOU TO USE THAT AUTHORITY TONIGHT. CAN WE ASK THE APPLICANT TO GO BACK AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE INFRASTRUCTURE CAN BE REDESIGNED TO PRESERVE THESE TREES BEFORE APPROVING THEIR REMOVAL? LEANDERS AT A POINT OF GROWTH WHERE DECISIONS MADE RIGHT NOW ARE GOING TO SHAPE WHAT THE CITY LOOKS LIKE FOR A LONG TIME. AND I'M JUST ASKING THAT BEFORE WE SAY YES TO REMOVING TREES, WE MAKE SURE WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO SAVE THEM FIRST. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? QUESTIONS? YES. GO AHEAD. SO THESE ARE ALWAYS REALLY DIFFICULT QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL AND P AND Z WITH REGARDS TO THE REMOVAL OF OF LONG STANDING HERITAGE TREES. AND I KNOW THAT [00:40:02] IN MANY INSTANCES WE'VE KIND OF GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS WHERE THERE'S, THERE'S JUST NOT A REALLY GOOD OPTION FOR THOSE DEVELOPMENTS. I WALK THIS SPACE TODAY. THERE ARE OPTIONS, THERE ARE EXCELLENT OPTIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE TWO TREES. I WOULD ARGUE THAT IT'S, IT'S IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OUR DETERMINATION TO CREATE WALKABLE SPACE IN OUR CITY. THERE IS A LARGE COMPLEX OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS THAT ARE RIGHT THERE, AND THERE ARE TWO TRAILS THAT DID NOT EXIST BEFORE. I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT GOOGLE MAPS JUST TO SEE IF THOSE WERE NEW, AND IF I JUST MAYBE HAD MISSED THEM. AND THEY ARE THERE, NEW THERE. AND LITERALLY THE CEMENT HAS JUST BEEN POURED. THE, THE, THE TRAIL THAT IS MARKED ON THE MAP NEXT TO THE GREEN SQUARES, WHICH ARE THE TREES THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR REMOVAL, THEY'RE FAR ENOUGH IN MY ESTIMATION FROM WHERE THE THE WATER, THE CREEK ESSENTIALLY IS RIGHT THERE THAT I KNOW THAT THAT THEY'RE DOING SOME WORK WITH THAT. AND I'M NOT AN EXPERT. OKAY. I DIDN'T EVEN STAY AT HOLIDAY INN LAST NIGHT. SO BUT GIVEN GIVEN THAT FACT AND THE FACT THAT THERE'S ALREADY A PATH THAT EXISTS THERE AND, AND IT'S KIND OF WORKING AROUND THE TREES, I THINK THERE'S AN OPTION HERE. AND I THINK WE SHOULD REALLY, REALLY TALK ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THIS WOULD BRING TO THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA, AND ALSO THE COVERAGE THAT IT WOULD GIVE THOSE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO GO RIGHT THERE. THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THAT RESIDENTIAL AREA, I SURE YOU WOULD NOT LIKE TO LOOK AT THE BACK OF A GAS STATION. RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD REALLY, REALLY LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT MORE DILIGENTLY BEFORE WE PLOW FORWARD AND REMOVE BECAUSE THOSE TREES ARE GORGEOUS AND THEY'RE HUGE. AND I ALSO TOOK THE EXTRA STEP OF REACHING OUT TO THE ARBORISTS, AND THEY BASICALLY KIND OF CONFIRMED THAT TO ME FROM THEIR STUDY IN 2025 AND OFFERED TO COME BACK AND LOOK AT THEM AGAIN. SO, I MEAN, I JUST I ALWAYS AM TROUBLED WITH THIS PARTICULAR DECISION PROCESS BECAUSE OF THE, YOU KNOW, AFOREMENTIONED ISSUES. AND IT'S JUST A REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT THING TO DO. I RECOGNIZE THAT I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE ANY ILLUSIONS THAT I HAVE SOME OTHER SPECIAL POWERS AND DIVINE DIVINE ON THESE THINGS, BUT THIS ONE REALLY FEELS LIKE THERE'S AN OPTION. IT REALLY, REALLY DOES. AND I THINK IT I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE THAT TO HEART, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S OPTIONS HERE. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN DO. DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? SO, YOU KNOW, BASED ON WHAT CONGRESS, CONGRESS, COUNCIL, I'VE DONE THAT TWO TIMES TODAY. SO COUNCILWOMAN NADINE HAS SPOKEN ABOUT I TOO, HAVE WALKED THIS TRAIL SEVERAL TIMES. DID THE APPLICANT LOOK AT A DIFFERENT WAY OF MAYBE FORMATTING, OR WAS THIS THE ONLY OPTION IN PLAN FOR THOSE TWO TREES? THE APPLICANTS HERE, I THINK HE COULD TALK ABOUT IT. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM. MY NAME IS STEVEN CRAWFORD AND I ACTUALLY LIVE HERE IN LEANDER. I LIVE AT 801 LEE ROAD PASS. I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER. I WORK FOR HALF ASSOCIATES. I'VE BEEN DOING ENGINEERING FOR 30 YEARS. THIS IS WHAT I DO AS A FLOODPLAIN RECLAMATION. FLOODPLAIN STUDIES. FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE DID LOOK AT SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND ONE WAS TO UTILIZE THE LAND TO THE SOUTH, BUT THAT LAND WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO USE. SO THE CLIENT WAS CONSTRAINED JUST TO USE THE PROPERTY THAT'S OUTLINED IN RED. AND TO ACHIEVE THEIR DESIRABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF BUILDINGS. THEY NEEDED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SPACE TO ACHIEVE THAT SPACE. WHAT WE DID IS IS CALLED BENCHING. SO KIND OF BENCH OUT FROM THE CHANNEL TO GAIN THAT EXTRA VOLUME THAT WE NEED. SO WE DON'T INCREASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE HAVE TO REMOVE THE TREES IS BECAUSE OF THAT BENCHING AREA. SO ESSENTIALLY THEY NEEDED THE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE. AND SO THERE WASN'T ANY LOOK AT ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO GETTING THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE. RIGHT. AND REALLY IT'S THE FLOODPLAIN. ATLAS 14 HAS INCREASED THE WIDTH TO FLOODPLAINS. IT'S INCREASED THE DEPTH OF FLOODPLAINS. SO WITH ATLAS 14 CONDITIONS THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT NEED TO BE HAVE MORE VOLUME. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO FILL SOME OF THAT ATLAS 14 FLOODPLAIN VOLUME, YOU NEED TO CUT TO KIND OF OFFSET THAT VOLUME. OKAY. THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. I JUST I JUST WANT TO CLOSE WITH, YOU KNOW, I ECHO SENTIMENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WALKABLE SPACES. IF WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, ALSO WHAT IS CONNECTED TO THAT AREA IN TERMS [00:45:06] OF SOME EATERIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, IT IS DEFINITELY ACCOMMODATING TO MAINTAIN THAT PATHWAY. SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ENTERTAIN, YOU KNOW, ASKING THE APPLICANT MAYBE TO LOOK AT SOME ALTERNATIVES. OKAY. I ACTUALLY AGREE COMPLETELY WITH WHAT ANDREW SAID IN THE TOLD ME THAT WE'RE NOT REPLACING THE CALIBER OF TREES THAT WE'RE ALREADY ALLOWING TO BE CUT DOWN. SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY, VERY PERSNICKETY ABOUT ABOUT WHAT WE LET GET CUT DOWN. AND THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT I FEEL THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT AND FIND ANOTHER WAY. I, YOU KNOW, OTHER CITIES ARE MAKING IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO CUT DOWN THEIR SIGNIFICANT AND HERITAGE TREES. AND I THINK THAT WE'RE BEHIND THE BALL ON THAT. AND WE REALLY NEED TO TO LOOK AT THAT ORDINANCE FURTHER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? I'M LEE MIX. I WORK FOR THE LANDOWNER. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE TRAILS, THAT SIDEWALK THAT GOT POURED ALONG THE CREEK. THE C STORE DID THAT PREMATURELY BECAUSE IT WILL BE REBUILT WHENEVER WE DEVELOP AND PUT OUR BUILDINGS AND EVERYTHING IN. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE ONE ALONG SAN GABRIEL WILL STAY. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO SAVING ALL THE TREES ALONG BROAD STREET. AND THEN THERE'S 2 OR 3 HERITAGE TREES BEHIND SOUTH OF THE C STORE THAT ARE STAYING. AND THEN THE ONLY TREES THAT THOSE FOUR THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE THOSE TWO HERITAGE THAT ARE OUTLINED IN GREEN. AND THE REST OF THE SITE IS JUST SMALL, YOU KNOW, TRASH TREES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE LEAVING WHAT'S WHAT WE CAN. BUT AS STEVE WAS MENTIONING, WE GOT TO DO THE, THE BENCHING TO IN ORDER TO GET THE VOLUME AND MAKE OUR FLOODPLAIN STUDIES WORK. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SO SO ON THE BENCHING. SO IF YOU DON'T DO THE BENCHING ON THE FLOODPLAIN, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE PROPERTY. DO YOU HAVE TO THEN DETAIN WATER OR DO DETENTION? IS THAT BECOME PART OF THE THE WHOLE PLAY HERE WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE TO PUT A DETENTION POND IN THERE OR SOMETHING? WELL, HE'S THE EXPERT, SO I CAN ANSWER THAT. SO IF YOU DON'T DO THE BENCHING, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO RECLAIM FLOODPLAIN WITHOUT COMPENSATING FOR THE LOSS OF FLOODPLAIN STORAGE. YOU KNOW, CREATE RISES IN WATER SURFACE ELEVATIONS, IMPACT NEIGHBORS, IMPACT DOWNSTREAM PROPERTIES. JUST DETENTION ON SITE IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL FLOW OF WATER COMING DOWN THE CREEK. DETENTION WOULD BE MORE FOR LOCAL JUST FOR THE PROPERTY ITSELF. AND SO THIS IS THIS. AND SO THAT KIND OF FALLS THE WHOLE THING OF BEING A TAKING FROM PEOPLE DOWNSTREAM. AND THE REAL THING IS THAT PROPERTY SHOULD BASICALLY STAY BASICALLY THE SAME LEVEL OF FLOW. PRE-DEVELOPMENT POST DEVELOPMENT. IS THAT KIND OF A YEAH, YOU'RE TRYING TO, YOU'RE TRYING TO MATCH WHATEVER THE, THE ACTUAL WATER SURFACE ELEVATIONS AND ALSO THE, THE FLOODPLAIN DISCHARGE. OKAY. BUT SO ON THE, SO ON THE FLOODPLAIN PART. SO, SO, SO IN ORDER TO, BECAUSE I KNOW PART OF THE THING IS, IS THAT BECAUSE WITH THE NEW ATLAS, NOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN, IF YOU'RE IN THE FLOODPLAIN, IT'S GOING TO DRIVE UP THE INSURANCE, DRIVE UP ALL THESE, ALL THESE OTHER THINGS. SO SO THAT'S WHERE THE BENCHING COMES IN, RIGHT? IS TO KIND OF HELP DEAL WITH THAT, BE ABLE TO USE MORE OF THE LAND AND THE PROPERTY TO DEVELOP SOMETHING ON THERE. YOU KNOW, I'VE DRIVEN BY THERE. I DIDN'T GET OUT AND WALK IT. I THINK I NEED TO GO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY BEFORE THEY TEAR UP THE PATH. RIGHT? SO BUT BUT HOW MUCH HOW FAR IS IT? I MEAN, SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE AROUND HERE, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU, YOU LOOK AT I'M GOING TO PUT X THERE AND I GOT FOUR PARKING SPOTS. I CAN'T GET IN AND OUT OF THE PLACE AND ALL THAT. AND THEN EVERYBODY'S LOVING THE TREES, BUT THEY'RE HATING LIFE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET IN AND OUT OF THE PARKING LOTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I JUST, I JUST, YOU KNOW, SO HOW WIDE IS THAT AREA THERE BETWEEN THE TREE AND THE ROAD THAT YOU GUYS CAN DEVELOP? LIKE WHAT SIZE BUILDINGS DO YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT PUTTING IN THERE? WE HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN THAT FAR YET, BUT WE'LL BE WITHIN CODE, WHATEVER THE CITY CODE IS. BUT IT'LL BE IT'LL BE RETAIL, RESTAURANTS, THAT KIND OF THING. CAN I ADD ONE MORE NOTE ON THE FLOODPLAIN, IF THAT'S OKAY? THE FEMA FLOODPLAIN IS EXTREMELY NARROW ALONG BRUSHY CREEK THERE. SO IF IT WAS THE FEMA FLOODPLAIN, THE PROPERTY WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH OUT OF THAT. WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO USE THAT BENCHING SOLUTION TO MAKE THIS WORK. BUT NOW THE ATLAS 14 FLOODPLAIN AND THE NEW FLOODWAY ALONG THE FLOOD ALONG THE CREEK IS EXTREMELY WIDE. IT'S GETTING CLOSER TO THE STREET NOW. SO [00:50:05] THAT JUST SHOWS YOU THE DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH FEMA FLOODPLAINS VERSUS THE NEW ATLAS 14 FLOODPLAINS, AND TRYING TO DEAL WITH THAT ON NEW DEVELOPMENT. YEAH, I THINK THE OTHER THING IS, IS ON THAT AREA, WE'RE GOING TO WIDEN THAT ROAD. SO IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW WHAT, SIX LANES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, GOING BOTH WAYS AT SOME POINT HERE. AND SO WHICH IS GOING TO CREATE MORE THINGS TAKE YOU KNOW, ANYWAY, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S INTERESTING Y'ALL MENTIONED THAT THE CURRENT SIDEWALK THAT'S, THAT'S THERE IS GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REPAIRED AND THEN MOVED LOWER. IS THAT RIGHT? THE SOUTHERN SIDEWALK IS GOING TO BE PLACED. YOU FEEL ON TOP OF IT. SO THAT WILL YOU STEP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE SOUTHERN SIDEWALK RAMPS TO DEMOLISH IT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING FILL ON TOP OF IT, 3 TO 4FT OF FILL TO MAKE OUR FLOODPLAIN WORK. BUT WHEN THE DEVELOPER COMES IN AND BUILDS THE BUILDINGS AND EVERYTHING, THEY'LL BE REPLACED. DID YOU DETERMINE HOW MANY TREES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION, LIKE SIGNIFICANT TREES OR HERITAGE TREES, WOULD BE SAVED BY REMOVING THESE TWO TREES UP HERE, THERE'S AGAIN, THE ONLY FOR TWO REMOVING THESE TWO, AND THEN THERE'S TWO THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT WEST OF THE CHANNEL, THE SIGNIFICANT TREES. BUT WE'RE NOT TAKING ANYTHING ELSE OUT. THERE'S A FOUR OR 5 OR 6 OF THEM ALONG BROAD STREET, AND THEN THERE'S 2 OR 3 BIG TREES SOUTH OF THE C STORE. THOSE ARE STAYING. IT'S YOUR MATH IS YOU'RE SAVING A BUNCH MORE OF THE SIGNIFICANT TREES AND THE HERITAGE TREES SOUTH BY REMOVING THESE TWO TREES UP NORTH IN THE TRACT. YEAH. AND THERE'S NO OTHER TREES ON THE SITE, JUST, YOU KNOW, SHRUBS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT'S ALL COMING OUT. SO IS IT YOUR OPINION THAT IF YOU HAD A REDESIGN THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE OUT MORE HERITAGE TREES ELSEWHERE ON THE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO GET WHAT YOU NEED POSSIBLE? I MEAN, WE HAVE TO DO THE FLOODPLAIN STUDIES AND MODELING AND THAT STEVENS COURT, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT. BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR YEARS, LITERALLY. AND JUST WE FINALLY GOT THE MODELS TO WORK. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE. THANK YOU. YEAH. ROBIN, WHAT WERE THE CALIPER INCHES OF TREES THAT WERE THE SIGNIFICANT TREES? THOSE WERE ALREADY APPROVED FOR REMOVAL, CORRECT? YES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED THAT. AND DO YOU KNOW CAN YOU SHOW US WHERE THOSE TREES WERE. PROBABLY. SO HERITAGE. I'M GONNA HAVE TO PULL IT UP. JUST NOT TO GO FULL PLANTS. OKAY. THERE'S A QUESTION FOR ADAM. OKAY. RIGHT. BUT THERE ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT ONES AT PLANNING. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO HEY, GO AHEAD. HI, COUNCILORS. MAYOR. I'M THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR THE FILL THAT GOES ON TOP OF THE PROPERTY TO BASICALLY CORROBORATE STEVENS FLOODPLAIN STUDY. AND I GUESS I COULD THIS POINTER. OH, WRONG WAY. IS THERE A POINTER ON THIS THAT I CAN USE OR. JUST HOLD IT DOWN? OKAY, SO THERE'S A THERE'S STANDS OF SIGNIFICANT TREES HERE ARE HERITAGE TREES HERE THAT ARE BEING KEPT. AND THEN I THINK THERE'S, THESE ARE THE TWO TREES IN QUESTION HERE THAT I HAVE TO GO BECAUSE THEY'RE CLOSE. YOU CAN SEE THE BENCHING THAT'S THAT'S GOING ALONG THROUGH HERE. THAT'S PUSHING THE FLOODPLAIN, WHICH IS THIS RED LINE BACK DOWN TO TO TO DOWN WHERE THE BENCH IS OVER HERE. SO IT'S QUITE A QUITE A DISTANCE. IT'S BEING RECLAIMED AND FLOODPLAIN. THE TREES THAT ARE BEING SAVED ARE OVER HERE AS WELL. SO TREES IN THIS AREA AND THEN TREES OVER HERE IN THIS AREA ARE BEING. THE NATURE OF THE FILL PROJECT IS TO FILL ABOUT 2 TO 4FT THROUGH THIS WHOLE AREA, TO RECLAIM THE FLOODPLAIN AND PUSH THE PUSH THE FLOODWAY, YOU KNOW, BACK OUT TOWARDS THE CREEK WHERE IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE THE NUMBERS IN THE TOTAL INCHES SAVED VERSUS. REMOVED. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE SIGNIFICANT TREES WERE THAT THAT ARE BEING REMOVED? YEAH. THERE'S TWO SIGNIFICANT TREES THAT ARE BEING REMOVED AND THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE PIPE INSTALL. SO WHAT WE'RE ALSO DOING WITH THIS PROJECT IS THERE'S CULVERTS THAT GO UNDERNEATH SAN GABRIEL, AND WE'RE CONVEYING THAT THAT WATER SAFELY ACROSS THE LAND INTO THE CREEK AS WELL. SO THAT'S PART OF THIS PROJECT IS, YOU KNOW, ONE, IT'S REDUCING THE FLOODPLAIN. TWO, IT'S CONVEYING A LOT OF DRAINAGE FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF SAN GABRIEL. AND THEN, YEAH, JUST, YOU KNOW, RECLAIMING SOME LAND FOR SOME COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SO YOU CAN PUT SOME RETAIL THERE FOR YOUR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE SIDEWALK HERE IS [00:55:04] CURRENTLY GOES DOWN INTO THE FLOODPLAIN TODAY. AND WITH THIS PROJECT, IT WOULD BE REPORTED OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN. SO THERE'S BENEFIT IN THAT WAY. BUT THE TWO SIGNIFICANT TREES ARE RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO STATE, I REALLY APPRECIATE OUR CITIZEN COMMENT, ESPECIALLY ON PRESERVING HERITAGE TREES IN OUR CITY. I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY FOR ANYONE. HERITAGE TREES AND PRESERVING THE NATURE OF OUR HISTORY AND THE NATURE OF OUR CITY IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THE APPLICANT HAS KIND OF POINTED OUT THAT THE TRAIL THAT IS THERE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE TORN UP AND REPAIRED. THERE ARE TWO TREES THAT ARE IN THE LAYOUT RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING REMOVAL ON, AND BY NOT REMOVING THESE TWO HERITAGE TREES AND SIGNIFICANT TREES, WE'RE LOOKING AT REMOVING ADDITIONAL TREES. AND SO WHILE I'M NOT A FAN OF HAVING TO DO THIS, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE MOST PRUDENT OPTION HERE. YEAH. I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. YOU YOU MENTIONED I'M SORRY, I DON'T RECALL YOUR NAME. LEE. LEE, YOU DID MENTION THAT YOU HAD NOT ADEQUATELY PUT PLANS TOGETHER TO DETERMINE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT YOU WOULD NEED, WHICH IS THE REQUIREMENT OF FENCING. IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT'S ACCURATE. WE OWN THE PROPERTY. AND TODAY IS SO MUCH OF IT'S IN THE FLOODPLAIN. NOBODY WANTS TO BUY IT BECAUSE NOBODY'S GOING TO BUY IT WITH THAT MUCH FLOODPLAIN. SO WE AGREED WITH OUR BUYER TO FIX IT, GET IT OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN, AND THEN HE'LL PURCHASE IT. SO THEN HE'LL COME IN AND HE'LL DESIGN ALL THE BUILDINGS AND PARKING LOTS, ETC. OKAY, SO THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE PROPERTY AND A PLACE FOR SELLING, CORRECT. INSTEAD OF PRESERVING. CORRECT. BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THIS WAS PART OF A LARGER TRACK THAT WE'VE HAD FOR LITERALLY ABOUT 30 YEARS. AND THIS IS KIND OF THE LAST COUPLE OF SMALL PIECES. AND YOU ON THE NORTH SIDE TOO, THERE'S A LITTLE PIECE ON THE NORTH WE DID ON THE NORTH SIDE AT ONE POINT, BUT WE SOLD PART OF IT, AND WE STILL OWN LIKE 2 OR 3 ACRES ON THE NORTH SIDE, BUT IT'S HARD TO GET ANYBODY TO PAY FOR FLOODPLAIN. THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE HASSLE BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO GET THIS DONE. AND YEAH, THROUGH FEMA AND ALL THIS STUFF. YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK THAT YOU'VE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, UNEQUIVOCALLY SUPPORTED, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF MAYBE THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY THERE'S NOT A, A FUTURE PLAN ALREADY LAID OUT, CORRECT FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THIS LAND. BUT ALSO I JUST HAPPEN TO LIVE IN THE AREA. SO I DO UTILIZE THAT PATHWAY QUITE OFTEN. AND LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM GOALS OF US, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO HAVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND WALKABLE SPACES, PARTICULARLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE LAWTON AREA. I THINK IT'S MAYBE A CONSIDERATION TO SEE WHERE THERE IS SOME OTHER FEASIBLE OPTIONS. AND WE'VE LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, OTHER OPTIONS LIKE STEVEN WAS DESCRIBING, IT JUST CAN'T GET THE FLOODPLAIN MODELS TO WORK. BUT WE ARE REPLACING BOTH THOSE WITH SIDEWALK ALONG SAN GABRIEL WILL STAY, AND THEN WE WILL RESTORE THE ONE ALONG THE CREEK SO IT'LL BE CONNECTED. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO ON THIS PROJECT, IF SO, PART OF GETTING IT PREPPED ALSO IS PUTTING IN THE CULVERT AND EVERYTHING. SO WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE FOR THAT IS IT'S JUST AN OPEN DITCH. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN THREE I THINK THREE BY FIVE REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES AND CONVEY ALL THAT WATER FROM ACROSS SAN GABRIEL DOWN TO THE CREEK. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER. YES. GO AHEAD. SO AGAIN, I WAS OUT THERE TODAY AND I KNOW YOU ALREADY STARTED ON THAT PARTICULAR PART OF THE PROJECT. I THINK IT'S THE FIRST ONE OF YOUR CULVERTS THAT I SAW WORKERS OUT THERE ALREADY STARTING TO DO SOME WORK ON, ON THE DITCH ITSELF OR THE OR THE CREEK. THERE WAS PEOPLE OUT THERE TODAY, I PROMISE YOU. OKAY, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE YOUR GUYS OR NOT, BUT THERE WERE GUYS OUT THERE THAT WERE WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT LOOKED A LOT LIKE SOME SORT OF MITIGATION FOR THE CREEK NEAR THE C STORE THEN. YEAH. AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN WITH THE C STORE THAT THAT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PERMITS TO DO ANYTHING. UNDERSTOOD, UNDERSTOOD. I DON'T WANT TO. I'M NOT MAKING ANY ACCUSATIONS. I HEAR YOU, BUT I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE THE WAY THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS, AND AGAIN, I'M A NOVICE, I DON'T I DON'T HAVE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE. BUT BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT THE CURRENT RED LINE THAT I SEE ON OUR. AND I FORGET YOUR NAME, SIR. WILL, WILL CAN WOULD YOU MIND? BECAUSE THIS QUESTION IS REALLY FOR YOU. YEAH. SINCE YOU'RE THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. SO THIS IS YOUR WORK, RIGHT? SO I WANT TO TALK TO YOU BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT HERE. YES, SIR. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT THE CURRENT FLOODPLAIN IS AND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO TO MITIGATE THAT AND BASICALLY PUSH IT BACK, WOULD THERE BE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO PERHAPS CREATE SOME SORT OF WELL AROUND [01:00:06] THOSE TREES AND STILL BE ABLE TO DO THE GRADING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? I'VE SEEN IT DONE AT OTHER PROPERTIES, AND I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF THE ENGINEERING. I'M NOT GOING TO PRETEND. YEAH. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THAT, I JUST AGAIN, I FEEL PRETTY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE FACT THAT I THINK THERE'S SOME OPTIONS HERE THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT. AND GIVEN THAT THE, THE, THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WILL NOT EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO WHERE THOSE TREES CURRENTLY ARE BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME HERE, AND EVEN IF I LOOK AT THE CURRENT GAS STATION THAT'S THERE, AND THEIR PROPERTY LINE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SECOND TREE, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE WEST, THAT ONE COULD POTENTIALLY. BUT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR DOWN YOU'RE PUSHING THAT FLOODPLAIN. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A REASONABLE REQUEST. AND MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN COME BACK TO. AND IF WE JUST I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THIS, BECKY, BUT COULD WE MAYBE LOOK AT NOT MAKING A DECISION TO TODAY AND LETTING YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THAT FLOODPLAIN? GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A, OF A VISUAL SO WE CAN SEE THAT. I THINK THAT'LL HELP WITH THE DECISION MAKING HERE. AND I, AND I REALLY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO IF WE CAN'T SAVE THEM BOTH, IF WE CAN SAVE ONE OF THEM, I THINK THAT WOULD THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF EFFORTS THAT I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERTAKE. AND I ASK YOU BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU'RE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT HERE. IF IF WHAT I'M SAYING IS COMPLETELY OFF THE BOARD, TELL ME NOW. YEAH, I'D LOVE TO SPEAK TO IT. SO BASICALLY, THE TREE THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT HERE, IS IT THE IS THE HEAD WALL LIKE THAT TREE IS AND IT'S ALSO RIGHT IN THE BENCH. SO THAT BENCH IS LIKE A, IT'S A STEP, IT'S LIKE A TRAP, A TRAPEZOIDAL CHANNEL. I SAW IT TODAY, A LARGER TRAPEZOIDAL WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO. IS IT A TRAPEZOIDAL CHANNEL THAT STEPS OUT TO A LARGER TRAPEZOIDAL CHANNEL. SO IT'S GOT A BENCH ON IT. OKAY. AND THAT BENCH JUST HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT WHERE THAT TREE IS. OKAY. AND THEN THE DRAINAGE PIPES THAT CONVEY ACROSS THE THREE, THREE BY FIVE BOX CULVERTS, THESE ARE BIG BOX CULVERTS THAT CONVEY A LOT OF WATER. THE HEAD WALL THAT THEY THEY TERMINATE IN IS RIGHT WHERE THAT TREE IS. AND THAT'S SIMPLY AN EXTENSION OF WHAT'S THERE. WE'RE NOT REDIRECTING. WE CAN'T REDIRECT THAT STORMWATER. SO THAT THAT IS UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. THIS ONE OVER HERE IS DOWN IN THE BOTTOM OF WHERE WE WOULD BE SCRAPING THE DIRT BACK TO CREATE THIS BENCH. SO THIS TREE, THERE'S NO WAY IT WOULD SURVIVE THE, THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WE'RE PROPOSING AND THE BENCH, IF BROUGHT DOWN AND AROUND, CAUSES A WATER SURFACE RISE ON THE PROPERTY. WE CAN'T DO THAT. WE TRIED TO LOOK AT IT. YEAH. YEAH. IT IT CAUSES PROBLEMS. SO WE, WE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT COULD WE, YOU KNOW, ROUTE THE BENCHING DIFFERENTLY. AND WE JUST DON'T GET THE CAPACITY IF WE SQUEEZE THAT CHANNEL PAST THAT TREE. SO EVEN TO THE WEST OF THE TREE ITSELF, BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU DO THAT'S I'M ASSUMING THIS IS ALL IN THE MARKER. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO, GO WEST AND PULL THE BENCHING FROM THE WEST INTO THAT AREA, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU COULD DO? NO, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL SQUEEZED RIGHT HERE. LIKE THIS IS THE SQUEEZE POINT. IF WE WEREN'T IF WE CAN'T REMOVE THIS TREE, THEN WE HAVE TO BE OUT HERE AND AND WE CAN'T. THAT SQUEEZES THE WATER TOO MUCH AND IT CAUSES THE WATER SURFACE TO RISE. SO THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS ACTUALLY WORK WHERE THE WATER SURFACE DOESN'T RISE AND IT'S THE SAME AS IT IS TODAY, IS THIS BENCHING AS IT'S DRAWN HERE. AND THERE WERE SEVERAL SCENARIOS THAT WERE RUN UP TO TRY TO SAVE THE TREES. COME ON. SURE. THANK YOU. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO YOU'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, REVERSE THE FLOODPLAIN BASICALLY BY BACKFILLING IT IN RIGHT. NOT NOT REVERSE. WE'RE KEEPING IT THE SAME AS IT IS TODAY. WE CAN'T CAUSE A RISE OR A LOWER IN THE IN THE FLOODPLAIN ELEVATION ON OR OFF OUR PROPERTY UPSTREAM OR DOWNSTREAM. SO IT HAS TO BE THE EXACT SAME. SO THAT'S A VERY HARD THING TO ACHIEVE. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE TRYING TO RUN NUMBERS IN MANY DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND CALCULATIONS TO, TO HIT THE EXACT SAME NUMBER THAT WAS THERE TODAY. AND SO WE DID THAT. BUT THE ONLY WAY WE COULD MAKE THAT WORK IS BY REMOVING THAT AREA WHERE THOSE TREES ARE TO PROVIDE CAPACITY. SO MORE FOLIAGE THAT COMES THROUGH FROM THE. AND WHAT IF THE FLOODPLAIN AND WHAT IF YOU DIDN'T TRY TO PUT IT ALL THE WAY BACK, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT WAS, RIGHT? YOU'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FLOODPLAIN. WE'RE CAUSING NO IMPACT TO THE FLOODPLAIN IS WHAT I'M SAYING. WE'RE NOT THERE'S NO RISE OR DROP TO THE WE CAN'T RAISE OR LOWER IT AT ALL. LIKE IT HAS TO STAY THE SAME. SO YOU THEY SAID, QUOTE, I'M BRINGING UP THE FLOODPLAIN. WE'RE WE'RE PHYSICALLY LOCATING THE WATER FROM THE RED LINE OUT CLOSER TO WHERE THAT THAT THOSE BENCHMARKS ARE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO CAN'T YOU MAKE THAT LESS IS WHAT I'M SAYING. NOT IN [01:05:02] NOT IN A WAY THAT WE CAN SAVE THAT TREE RIGHT THERE OR THIS TREE, BECAUSE BOTH OF THE, THIS ONE'S IN THE WAY. AND IN EVERY SCENARIO THAT WE RUN, AND THIS ONE'S IN THE WAY BECAUSE OF THE BOX CULVERTS THAT ARE GETTING EXTENDED ACROSS. AND WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE IN EXACTLY THAT SPOT WHEN WE'RE ALREADY APPROVED? YOU REMOVING THOSE SIGNIFICANT TREES. SO I MEAN, I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR. SO CAN'T THAT BE JUST SHIFTED OVER TO THE WEST? THESE PIPES THAT ARE COMING DOWN RIGHT HERE, NOT. NO, ACTUALLY NO, BECAUSE THEY ARE IN LINE WITH THE PIPES THAT WE'RE CONNECTING TO. AND IF I, IF I SKEW THAT CAUSES A BACKUP IN THE WATER, IT CAUSES THE WATER TO, TO HIT A SURFACE, WHICH CAUSES IT TO BACK UP. IT'S A LOSS AND IT CAUSES THE WATER TO JUMP. THOSE CULVERTS RIGHT NOW BARELY PUSH THE 100 YEAR EVENT ACROSS THE ROAD. I'M GOING TO SAY, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE CHANGED TO THIS ENTIRE PROPERTY. I'M JUST SAYING, I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE. THANK YOU. I PROMISE THIS IS THE LAST QUESTION. IS THERE ANY OPTION TO DREDGE THAT PARTICULAR AREA AND MAKE IT DEEPER? UNFORTUNATELY, NO, BECAUSE WE CAN'T ALSO DREDGE OFF OF OUR PROPERTY. RIGHT. WE WOULD HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE FLOW, THE BOTTOM OF THAT CHANNEL WHERE IT LEAVES OUR PROPERTY. AND SO WE CAN'T DIG A HOLE NECESSARILY ON OUR PROPERTY. WE'D HAVE TO GO OFF STREAM AND, AND DREDGE BACK UP TO OUR PROPERTY. AND WE CAN'T DO THAT. AND THAT WATERWAY EXTENDS FROM 183 ALL THE WAY OVER TO, I FORGET THE STREET NAME THERE. I THINK IT'S. BRODY, RIGHT? YEAH. BRODY THAT THAT DOES IT GOES ABROAD. IT GOES THROUGH THE WHOLE PROPERTY. RIGHT. YES. AND THAT IS CURRENTLY NOT IN YOUR PURVIEW. IT DOES BELONG TO ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER OR MANAGER. I IMAGINE. WE'VE TRIED TO DRAW LIKE A THICK BLACK LINE WHERE OUR PROPERTY IS. AND IT'S WE DON'T OWN THIS, THIS A DETENTION POND RIGHT HERE THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH. AND THEN WE, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING PAST THIS PROPERTY HERE. SO WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF CONFINED TO WHAT WE CAN DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ONE QUICK QUESTION. YES. SO YOU DID MENTION THAT AND MAYBE IT WAS THE OTHER GENTLEMAN, BUT THAT YOU'D HAVE TO REDO THE WALKABLE SPACE AFTER REMOVAL. SO IT WOULD BE SOUTH OF SOUTH OF WHERE IT CURRENTLY EXISTS. NO, WE WOULD ACTUALLY YOU HAVE TO KIND OF IMAGINE WE'RE GOING TO BE FILLING THE VERY BOTTOM AREA DOWN THERE WHERE THE TREES ARE. WE'D BE FILLING THAT BY ABOUT FOUR FEET, SO WE'D BRING THAT UP. OKAY. SO THE SIDEWALK WE WOULD BRING UP WITH THE FILL AS WELL OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN. CURRENTLY IT'S SITTING DOWN IN THE FLOODPLAIN. YEAH. SO THE IDEA WOULD MAKE IT HIGH AND DRY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AND THIS IS A ITEM UP FOR A VOTE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY. IS THERE A SECOND? I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION FAILS 4 TO 2. THREE. SORRY, I CAN'T COUNT TONIGHT. IT WAS THREE THREE 3 TO 3. SO. YEP. SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW. NO ACTION, NO ACTION. FOR. OKAY. AND WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS THAT OKAY? NO, I CAN'T HEAR YOU. COME BACK. ARE YOU ASKING? THEY COULD REAPPLY AND IT WOULD GO BACK THROUGH PNC AND Y'ALL AGAIN. I THINK WHAT HE'S ASKING IS IF WE TAKE NO ACTION BECAUSE IT WAS A THREE THREE VOTE, YOU COULD POSTPONE ACTION TO THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. ACTION. WELL, IF IT'S THREE THREE. OKAY. CAN I ASK A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, PLEASE? IS THE APPLICANT WILLING TO PULL THEIR ITEM UNTIL NEXT WEEK? BECAUSE FRANKLY, I THINK IF WE WERE TO TAKE AN APPROVAL VOTE, WE'D GET THE SAME RESULT OF THREE THREE RIGHT NOW. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO END UP IN A NO ACTION SITUATION. SO I'M JUST YOU CAN TAKE NO ACTION BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION. RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PUT ANY OTHER MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR. I MAKE A MOTION MOTION TO POSTPONE. I MAKE I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE [01:10:01] TABLE TO DATE CERTAIN PICK A DATE. OKAY. DOES THE APPLICANT MAKE IS THIS WHAT WOULD Y'ALL LIKE PUSH THIS MAKE A MOTION. HANG ON ONE SECOND. SO IF WE POSTPONE, WE GO TO THE NEXT MEETING, CORRECT? YES. WHATEVER MEETING YOU NAME. YES. CORRECT. AND THEN JUST ONE MORE. YOU WANT US TO SHOW YOU YOU'VE HEARD THE CONCERNS TONIGHT. SO IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE THOSE TO HEART AND FIGURE OUT MAYBE A PLAN B, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD THING. SO YOU JUST WANT US TO COME BACK AND SHOW, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TRIED, YOU KNOW, OR POTENTIALLY. YEAH, WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT TO TO SAY. OKAY, SURE. I MEAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT? THAT'S BETTER THAN OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE POSTPONE. OKAY, I'LL ACTION ON THIS ITEM UNTIL THE MAY 21ST REAL QUICK. THAT'S, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO PUT IT IN THE PACKET AND GET THEIR INFORMATION. BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S LIKE NEXT WEEK. OKAY. ROBIN. SO IT WOULD BE THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE, JUNE 19TH, JUNE. WE COULD PROBABLY DO THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE. YEAH. THERE'S ONLY SIX OF US HERE. I'LL BE HERE IN SHAME. WON'T BE HERE EITHER IN 18. OKAY THEN. I WOULD LIKE TO REVISE MY MOTION. THE THREE OF US WILL BE. NO, WE'LL BE HERE ON THE 18TH. OH, OKAY. YEAH. GO AHEAD. I WOULD LIKE TO REVISE MY MOTION. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS ACTION ITEM UNTIL OUR JUNE 18TH, 2026 MEETING. I'LL SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I CAN APPRECIATE IT. THANKS A LOT. OKAY. WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM 18. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION [18. Discuss and consider action on an Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Leander and Hill Country Hyzers Disc Golf Club updating the roles and responsibilities, and adding an additional disc golf site at Devine Lake Park, Leander, Texas; and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents.] ON AN AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEANDER AND HILL COUNTRY DISC GOLF CLUB, UPDATING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND ADDING AN ADDITIONAL DISC GOLF SITE AT DEVINE LAKE PARK, LEANDER, TEXAS AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL, ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS, REC AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ASHLEY. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER BEFORE YOU. THIS EVENING IS AN AMENDED AND RESTATED MOU BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE HEIZER DISC GOLF CLUB. IF YOU RECALL, STAFF BROUGHT THIS BEFORE COUNCIL AT THE DECEMBER 10TH MEETING AND WAS DIRECTED TO UPDATE THE AGREEMENT AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO DO THAT. THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDES EXPANDING THE SCOPE TO INCLUDE A SECONDARY COURSE AT DEVINE LAKE PARK. UPDATES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, CLARIFIES FUNDING, CLARIFIES REPORTING AND ALSO INCLUDES EXPLORATION OF A POTENTIAL THIRD SITE SHOULD THE COUNCIL DESIRE TO DO SO. THIS AMENDMENT REPLACES THE 2024 AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND IT IS ALSO FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM WITH AN OPTION FOR A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL, AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AWESOME. THANK YOU. I MEAN, THOUGHTS. I MOVE WE APPROVE THIS. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES [19. Discuss and consider action on an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 25-061-00 adopting the annual budget for Fiscal Year 2026 in the amount of $405,646 being funded through CO Bond Series 2024-B fund balance for roadway resurfacing improvements to the Bagdad Terminus Station project (CIP W.74).] UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM 19. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2506100. ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 IN THE AMOUNT OF $405,646 BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE C O BOND SERIES 2024 B FUND BALANCE FOR ROADWAY RESURFACING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BAGHDAD TERMINUS STATION PROJECT CIP, W .74 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OTIS WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET TO INCLUDE THE 405,600 646 FOR THE RESURFACING OF THE BAGHDAD ROAD. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR CRYSTAL FALLS AND ALSO FOR THE KETTERING DRIVE. THIS WORK IS TIED TO THE BAGHDAD TERMINUS PUMP STATION PROJECT. THE PROJECT WAS TO FOCUS ON CRITICAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE THE NEW $1.5 MILLION STORAGE TANK, AND ALSO THE 24 INCH TRANSMISSION LINES. EXTENSIVE UTILITY TRENCHING REQUIRED FOR THOSE UPGRADES HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED THE PAVEMENT INTEGRITY OF THE OUTER LANES. CURRENTLY, THE PROJECT BUDGET ONLY COVERS THE RESURFACING FOR THE MIDDLE LANES AND PATCHING FOR SPECIFIC TRENCH CUTS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE DENSITY OF THESE CUTS, THE RIDE RIDE QUALITY IN THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND OUTER LANES HAVE DEGRADED TO THE POINT WHERE PARTIAL REPAIRS ARE NO LONGER ADEQUATE. TO ADDRESS THIS, STAFF HAS INTEGRATED RESURFACING IN THESE OUTER LANES INTO THE PUBLIC WORKS ANNUAL ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM. THIS APPROACH ALLOWS [01:15:06] US TO RESTORE THE FULL ROADWAY TO A HIGH STANDARD. WHILE THE CREWS ARE ALREADY MOBILIZED. THIS IS A ONE TIME EXPENDITURE FUNDED THROUGH THE C-O BONDS 2024 B FUND BALANCE, MEANING THAT IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE GENERAL FUND. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT. HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL COMPLETE THE WATER PROJECT. OUR RESIDENTS WILL BE LEFT WITH A SAFE, HIGH QUALITY ROADWAY. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. JUST TO CLARIFY. SO THE ACTUAL REPAVING OF THE ROAD STARTS AT WHERE THE TERMINUS IS, WHICH IS JUST PAST LEANDER HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL GO ALL THE WAY UP TO BAGDAD. CORRECT. OR RATHER CRYSTAL FALLS, AND IT'S ALL LANES. SO THEY'VE ALREADY RESURFACED THAT CENTER, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO IT'LL BE THAT OUTSIDE LANES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DONE YET. SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO THE WHOLE THING. OKAY. SO IT'S JUST GOING TO BE THE TWO SIDES NORTH AND SOUTH. CORRECT. AND THEN THAT WILL EQUATE TO A BALANCE WITH WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT? YES. NO CONCERNS ABOUT THE TWO BEING ABLE TO LIKE WE CAN MAKE THIS ALL WORK. AND THEY DO IT ALL SMOOTH AND OVERLAY IT. YEAH, THEY DO IT ALL THE TIME. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES. SO THE SPEED BUMPS WILL BE GONE. AWESOME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 19. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 20 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION [20. Discuss and consider action on the Master Fiber Conduit Network sharing Interlocal Agreement by and between the City of Leander and Leander Independent School District; and an addendum to the Master Fiber Conduit Network sharing Interlocal Agreement to include the Ada Mae Faubion School for Early Childhood Learning.] ON THE MASTER FIBER CONDUIT NETWORK SHARING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEANDER AND LEANDER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AN ADDENDUM TO THE MASTER FIBER CONDUIT NETWORK SHARING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE THE ADA MAY FABIAN SCHOOL FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR TRACY KELLY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR STUART SMITH HERE. I GOT, I GOT I'M READING THE SCRIPT. YES. YEAH, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE. SO I GOT, I GOT GOT DELEGATED HOW IT GOES. GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM IS FURTHERANCE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LEANDER ISD. WE ALREADY HAVE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE TO SHARE THEIR FIBER OPTIC WHERE IT MAKES SENSE FINANCIALLY AND SECURITY WISE. THIS IS ALSO FOR CONDUIT THAT'S IN THE GROUND SHARING WHERE IT MAKES SENSE ON BOTH SIDES. SO THIS IS A MASTER AGREEMENT. AND THEN THE FIRST ADDENDUM OR THE FIRST USE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO HELP LEANDER ISD GET NETWORK TO THE NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. SO THERE'LL BE OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO. WE SEE ENTERING AS WE PUT IN NEW BUILDINGS, AND WE MAY NEED TO USE THEIR CONDUIT AND WHEN THEY NEED TO USE OUR CONDUIT HELPS CUT DOWN ON COST TO THE TAXPAYER WHEN WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT SYNERGY AND SHARE CONDUIT WHERE IT MAKES SENSE FOR EVERYBODY. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THIS WAY I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU ARE ADOPTING THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT. AND THEN THE ADDENDUM AS WELL. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH ITEMS. SECOND, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. ITEM 21 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA. SO WE WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING [22. Council Member Closing Statements.] THAT. IT'LL COME BACK LATER. AND ITEM 22 COUNCIL CLOSING COMMENTS. MR. DEAN, START WITH ME, I KNOW I'M LIKE, WOW. I WAS FULLY PREPARED TO BE THE LAST ONE TO SPEAK HERE TODAY. SO. SO JUST BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I HAVE A FEW NOTES THAT I WANTED TO KIND OF SHARE WITH EVERYBODY. AND HOPEFULLY YOU, YOU TAKE THESE AND, AND, AND THINK ABOUT THEM OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE REST OF THE MONTH OF MAY BECAUSE MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. AND THIS YEAR, MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA HAS BUILT THE OBSERVANCE AROUND A THEME CALLED MORE GOOD DAYS TOGETHER. IT'S A REMINDER THAT MENTAL WELLNESS ISN'T SOMETHING WE DO ALONE. IT GROWS OUT OF COMMUNITY CONNECTION, OUT OF REDUCING THE STIGMA THAT KEEPS PEOPLE QUIET AND OUT OF A SMALL, ORDINARY ACTS OF CHECKING IN ON ONE ANOTHER AS A COUNCIL AND AS NEIGHBORS. THAT'S WORK THAT WE CAN TAKE PART OF EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE YEAR, NOT JUST IN MAY. THIS MONTH ALSO BRINGS AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK. I'VE BEEN PROMOTING THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BASICALLY, THIS IS A MISSION TO KEEP THE SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT IDEA OF HOW OUR AIR THAT WE BREATHE AFFECTS OUR [01:20:07] HEALTH AND ENCOURAGING ALL OF US TO MAKE AIR QUALITY INDEX A REGULAR PART OF YOUR LIFE. JUST LIKE YOU CHECK WEATHER BEFORE YOU LEAVE. CHECK THE AIR INDEX AS WELL. IT'S A GOOD WAY TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE STAYING HEALTHY AND NOT GOING OUT WHEN YOU MAYBE SHOULDN'T BE. SO TODAY, SMALL NOTE ON MUSIC HISTORY ON THIS DATE, MAY 7TH. IN 1973, GEORGE HARRISON RELEASED GIVE ME LOVE, GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH, A SONG THAT WOULD CLIMB TO NUMBER ONE A MONTH LATER, PUSHING PAUL MCCARTNEY'S MY LOVE TO NUMBER TWO. IT'S THE ONLY TIME IN HISTORY TWO FORMER BEATLES HELD THE TOP SPOTS ON THE AMERICAN CHARTS, AND ONE LAST NOTE FROM HISTORY TO SEND US OFF ON THIS DATE. BACK IN 1789, OUR YOUNG NATION HELD ITS VERY FIRST INAUGURAL BALL IN NEW YORK CITY, HONORING PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON. JUST ONE WEEK AFTER HE TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE. RECORDS SHOW THAT ELIZA HAMILTON, THE WIFE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON, RECORDED ON HER IMPRESSIONS ON THE BALL IN HER MEMOIRS, NOTING THAT PRESIDENT WASHINGTON LIKED TO DANCE THE MINUET. AND THAT EVENING MARTHA WASHINGTON WAS NOT THERE. HE DANCED SEVERAL MINUETS WITH AND COTILLIONS, TWO COTILLIONS AND A MINUET WITH MANY OF NEW YORK'S SOCIAL LADIES. SO. THEY SIMPLY BORROWED A HALL IN BROADWAY. THEY SERVED SOME PUNCH. THEY HANDED OUT A BUNCH OF CIVIC CELEBRATION PAPER FANS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THE REPUBLIC SOMEHOW MANAGED TO KEEP GOING. SO IT'S A TRADITION OF CIVIC CELEBRATION THAT HAS ENDURED FOR MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES. A FITTING REMINDER THAT WORK OF SELF GOVERNMENT THEN IS NOW IS WORTH MAKING. BOTH SERIOUSNESS AND A LITTLE JOY, AND THAT MORE GOOD DAYS TOGETHER IS SOMETHING MENTAL AWARENESS, CLEAN HAIR, CLEAN AIR, AND GOOD GOVERNMENT ALL HAVE IN COMMON. NONE OF THESE THINGS ARE THINGS WE DO ALONE. SO GIVE ME LOVE, GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH AND A FEW MORE GOOD DAYS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. SO SPEAKING OF THE HEIZER'S THE BARBER SALT OPEN THE DISC GOLF PRO TOUR STARTED TODAY AT SPRINKLE VALLEY DISC GOLF COURSE. IT WILL BE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT THAT AND ALSO THE HARVEY PENICK GOLF COURSE. TOMORROW, GOODWILL IS CELEBRATING THE GOODWILL WEEK WITH A MISSION IN MOTION IN LIBERTY HILL, WHERE OUR WORKFORCE ADVANCEMENT TEAM WILL THERE BE HELPING WITH JOB SEARCH SUPPORT, CAREER GUIDANCE AND TRAINING RESOURCES? THE FORMERLY CENTRAL TEXAS SPCA NOW TALES OF HOPE IS HAVING A BARKS AND BUBBLES AT THE DOGHOUSE, DRINKERY AND BARK PARK ON SATURDAY FROM 12 TO 3, WHERE IF YOU BRING YOUR PUP, YOU GET FREE MIMOSAS ALL. YOU CAN DRINK A PICTURE WITH YOUR PUP AND TONS OF FUN, AND YOU GET TO SUPPORT TALES OF HOPE. BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUNDAY'S MOTHER'S DAY ONE THING SERVING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HAVING CHILDREN HAS REMINDED ME, IS HOW MUCH OF A COMMUNITY STABILITY IS BUILT ON WORK THAT OFTEN GOES UNSEEN RIDES TO SCHOOL, LATE NIGHT WORRY PACKED LUNCHES, BUDGETING, CAREGIVING, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND SHOWING UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHEN NOBODY APPLAUDS. A LOT OF WHAT KEEPS THE CITY FUNCTIONING STARTS LONG BEFORE PEOPLE EVER INTERACT WITH CITY GOVERNMENT. SO TO THE MOTHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, STEPMOTHERS, FOSTER MOMS, GUARDIANS, AND EVERY WOMAN FILLING THOSE ROLES IN OUR COMMUNITY, THANK YOU FOR THE INVISIBLE WORK THAT HOLDS FAMILIES AND FRANKLY, SOCIETY TOGETHER. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. YES, I'LL BE BRIEF. I JUST WANT TO SAY ALSO, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE, PARTICULARLY MY MOTHER THAT IS FAR, FAR AWAY BACK IN EL PASO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RAISING MYSELF AND MY SIBLING. AND TO ALL THE WOMEN WHO UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF THE VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD AND THEN BECAME THAT VILLAGE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO AND HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO YOU AS WELL. MR. HARRIS, I FEEL I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING TO MY MOM. I JUST SPENT 17 DAYS WITH MY MOM AND I STILL LOVE HER. OKAY. WELL, ANYWAYS, SO. SO I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR LAST WEEKEND. SPECIFICALLY LAST SATURDAY I WENT TO THE I THE WATER FESTIVAL. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK BILL AND KENLEY AND GINA FOR THE GOOD JOB THEY DID THERE. AND I LEARNED ABOUT WATER. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY I KNEW THAT WE CIRCULATE WATER AND STUFF. SO. BUT I DO THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE FOR US TO LEARN MORE [01:25:05] ABOUT HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, HOW EVERYTHING WORKS AND ALL THAT, AND THE PROFESSIONALISM THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO WATER. THE OTHER THING WAS, IS THAT I WANT TO THANK THE VFW FOR HAVING A LUNCH AT THE POLICE STATION FOR THE FIRE AND THE POLICE, AND THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. AND SEEING OUR VETERANS OUT THERE SUPPORTING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AND THEN THE LAST THING ON THAT DAY WAS THAT THE KITE FEST. I WENT, I WENT OVER TO KITE FEST. I DON'T HAVE KIDS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS THERE AND A LOT OF FAMILIES. AND IF YOU DIDN'T GO THIS YEAR, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GO OUT TO AND HAVE A PICNIC. AND WITH YOUR KIDS, IT'S, IT'S A FABULOUS EVENT. AND I WANT TO THANK ASHLEY AND TONY FOR THAT AND ALSO FOR LPAC FOR, FOR GIVING OUT FREE LITTLE KITES. I TRIED TO FLY ONE THEIR LITTLE. IT WAS THE WIND. OKAY. AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT ON, ON MAY 16TH, WE'LL BE HAVING A SENIOR CENTER RIBBON CUTTING AT 9 A.M. AND TO COME OUT AND, AND THINGS. AND WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF DIGNITARIES THERE. I THINK OUR A LOT OF OUR COUNCIL PEOPLE WILL BE THERE. SO THERE WE GO. WELL, THE FIRST SHALL BE LAST AND THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST. RIGHT. WELL, I JUST WANT TO FIRST TONIGHT. I DIDN'T STEAL COUNCIL MEMBER NADINE'S, YOU KNOW, DAY IN HISTORY. TODAY I FIRST JUST WANT TO START OFF BY CONGRATULATING THE LEANDER CHAMBER. THEY HAD A LOVELY RIBBON CUTTING EARLIER THIS WEEK. THEY'RE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, JUST AS THEY WERE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET BEFORE, BUT IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE VISITOR CENTER BREAK GROUND IN THE FUTURE AND JUST CONTINUE TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR WORK. I JUST ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WISH A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COUNCILWOMAN AND THAT SPONSELLER. I'M SURPRISED THAT WE MADE IT THROUGH EVERYONE AND I GOT TO THAT ONE. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AND LASTLY, MOM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NEVER GIVING UP ON ME, DESPITE ALL OF THE TROUBLE THAT I CAUSED GROWING UP. I HOPE THAT YOU AND DAD ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME IN MINNEAPOLIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU HERE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WITH THAT. GOOD NIGHT. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO SMOKEY MOSS. PROVIDED US WITH DINNER TONIGHT. ALWAYS DELICIOUS. HAD SOME WONDERFUL BAKED POTATOES. AND TO REVISIT SOMETHING THAT WAS SAID EARLIER TODAY WAS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HOST A WONDERFUL EVENT. SO IF YOU'VE NEVER MADE IT, IT IS BRIGHT AND EARLY, BUT CHICK FIL A ALREADY SPONSORS, SO YOU ALWAYS GET SOME COFFEE AND A GOOD CHICKEN BISCUIT. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE, I. IT'S A THANKLESS JOB, BUT WE WOULDN'T DO IT ANYWHERE ELSE. ALSO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANNETTE. GLAD YOU DECIDED TO SPEND YOUR EVENING WITH US AND OUR SENIOR CENTER DEDICATION. JUST TO SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY OUT THERE NEXT SATURDAY AT 9 A.M. AND LASTLY, I THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME TONIGHT AND SO THAT WE COULD ALLOW NICOLE TO SPEND. HER DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM LAW SCHOOL LAST NIGHT. SO A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR HER FAMILY AND WISH SHE WERE HERE, BUT HAPPY TO STEP INTO HER PLACE. AND THANKS FOR PUTTING UP WITH [23. Convene back into Executive Session, if needed, pursuant to:Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Rule 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, to consult with legal counsel regarding proposed settlement of Cause No. 24-0818-C369; DeNucci Constructors, LLC v. City of Leander, et al, in the 368th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas; and Section 551.076, Texas Government Code, and Section 551.0761, Texas Government Code to deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices, and cybersecurity measures, policies, or contracts solely intended to protect a critical infrastructure facility located in the jurisdiction of the governmental body; andSection 551.072, Texas Government Code, to deliberate the acquisition of properties located in the Johnson Survey, Abstract No. 350, Williamson County for subsurface anchoring easement relating to the San Gabriel Parkway Phase 2 Project (CIP T.11); 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 the acquisition of properties for public purposes; andSection 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, and Section 551.072, to consult with legal counsel regarding a lease agreement for City operations. Reconvene into open session to take action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding:Proposed settlement of Cause No. 24-0818-C369; DeNucci Constructors, LLC v. City of Leander, et al, in the 368th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas; andDeployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices, and a cybersecurity measures, policies, or contracts solely intended to protect a critical infrastructure facility located in the jurisdiction of the governmental body; and Acquisition of properties located in the Johnson Survey, Abstract No. 350, Williamson County for subsurface anchoring easement relating to the San Gabriel Parkway Phase 2 Project (CIP T.11); andAcquisition of properties for public purposes; andLease agreement for City operations. ] ME. SO WE ARE GOING TO RECONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO BEAR WITH ME WHILE I'LL READ ALL THIS AGAIN. SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND RULE 1.05 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CAUSE NUMBER 24-0818C369. TENNESSEE CONTRACTORS, LLC VERSUS THE CITY OF LEANDER ET AL. AND THE 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS. NUMBER TWO, SECTION FIVE FIVE, 1.076. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 551.0761 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES AND CYBERSECURITY MEASURES, POLICIES OR CONTRACTS SOLELY INTENDED TO PROTECT A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY. SECTION 551.072 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE JOHNSON SURVEY. ABSTRACT NUMBER 350 WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR SUBSURFACE ACREAGE EASEMENT RELATING TO THE SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY PHASE TWO PROJECT. SIP T .11 AND 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 THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.05 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND SECTION 551.072 TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR CITY OPERATIONS, [01:30:05] WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT MY PHONE. I NEED A NEW ONE AT 830. [02:05:29] WE ARE RECONVENING BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:05 P.M. AND WE ARE [02:05:36] GOING TO TAKE ACTION AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION REGARDING ONE [02:05:41] PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CAUSE NUMBER 240818 C 369 TENNESSEE CONSTRUCTORS, LLC VERSUS CITY [02:05:49] OF LEANDER ET AL. IN THE 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS. MR. [02:05:54] CHEN, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION. THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR [02:05:59] IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL DEVICES IN THE CYBERSECURITY MEASURES, [02:06:03] POLICIES OR CONTRACTS SOLELY INTENDED TO PROTECT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY. MR. CHANG. NO ACTION ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE JOHNSON SURVEY. ABSTRACT NUMBER 350. WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR SUBSURFACE ANCHORING EASEMENT RELATED TO THE SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY PHASE TWO PROJECT SIP T .11 APPROVED THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE JOHNSON SURVEY. ABSTRACT NUMBER 350 WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR SUBSURFACE ANCHORING EASEMENT RELATING TO THE SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY. PHASE TWO PARKWAY SIP T .11 AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NUMBER FOUR, THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE. NO ACTION. NUMBER FIVE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CITY OPERATIONS. NO ACTION. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED AT 9:06 P.M. [02:30:07] WE ARE RECONVENING BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:05 P.M. AND WE ARE [02:30:14] GOING TO TAKE ACTION AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION REGARDING ONE [02:30:19] PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CAUSE NUMBER 240818 C 369 TENNESSEE CONSTRUCTORS, LLC VERSUS CITY [02:30:27] OF LEANDER ET AL. IN THE 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS. MR. [02:30:32] CHEN, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION. THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL DEVICES IN THE CYBERSECURITY MEASURES, POLICIES OR CONTRACTS SOLELY INTENDED TO PROTECT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY. MR. CHANG. NO ACTION ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE JOHNSON SURVEY. ABSTRACT NUMBER 350. WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR SUBSURFACE ANCHORING EASEMENT RELATED TO THE SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY PHASE TWO PROJECT SIP T .11 APPROVED THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE JOHNSON SURVEY. ABSTRACT NUMBER 350 WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR SUBSURFACE ANCHORING EASEMENT RELATING TO THE SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY. PHASE TWO PARKWAY SIP T .11 AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NUMBER FOUR, THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE. NO ACTION. NUMBER FIVE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CITY OPERATIONS. NO ACTION. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.