May 21, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Open Meeting.]

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21ST, 2026. THE TIME IS NOW 6:01 P.M. AND THIS IS THE BRIEFING WORKSHOP OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL. CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER. STEVEN CHANG. COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER TONY BLAIR, PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. ANNETTE SPONSELLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. ANDREW NODDING. MAYOR PRO TEM BECKY ROSS, MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON PRESENT. WELL, QUORUM IS PRESENT. CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS AND WILL ASK CHAIR MEHAN IF YOU WILL OPEN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND CONFIRM QUORUM. YES, MA'AM. THE TIME IS 6:02 P.M. AND THE CITY OF LEANDER PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IS NOW OPEN, AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT. ALL

[3. Joint workshop of the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to receive a presentation from Kendig Keast Collaborative, Inc., regarding updates to the City of Leander Comprehensive Plan and Transportation Master Plan.]

WE ARE NOT CHARGING EXTRA TO THE CITY FOR BRINGING RAIN TO LAND EVERY TIME WE'RE HERE. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK NEXT WEEK FOR THE OLD TOWN STREET FEST. SO WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS PATTERN. BUT SO FOR THOSE THAT WERE AT OUR FIRST WORKSHOP, IT WAS SOME INTERACTION. IT'S MOSTLY PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT CERTAINLY IF THERE'S QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY. BUT AND THEN AT THE END, OF COURSE, WE'LL SAVE SOME TIME, BUT MOSTLY AN UPDATE TONIGHT. AND. SO ONE BASIC QUESTION TONIGHT AFTER YOU HEAR FROM US IS ARE WE ON THE RIGHT TRACK? THAT'S OUR MAIN QUESTION TONIGHT. WE WERE HERE IN MID-MARCH FOR OUR FIRST WORKSHOP WITH YOU. SO WE'RE TWO MONTHS IN AND BETWEEN SOME OF THE PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSIONS. WE'VE HAD OUR DISCUSSION WITH YOU, OUR DATA WORK. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THINGS WE PRESENT TONIGHT ARE RINGING TRUE FOR LEANDER, THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. AS I SAY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE FIRST PHASE OF LEANDER TODAY. AND THIS IS REALLY OUR TRANSITION WORKSHOP TO START TO NOW TURN TOWARD WHERE YOU'RE HEADED IN THE NEXT FIVE, TEN, 20 YEARS THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN. AND SO WE'LL PUT SOME, SOME THEMES OUT THERE AND SOME THINGS THAT WHERE WE THINK WE SHOULD FOCUS GOING FORWARD. AND IF EVERYBODY'S ON BOARD, WE WILL PROCEED THE REST OF THE PROCESS. SO. SO JUST TO PUT SOME FACES UP AGAIN WITH NAMES, WE HAVE OUR KEY TEAM MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT. AGAIN. AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION, SINCE WE MET THE FIRST TIME, THERE IS A PROJECT WEBSITE THAT'S BEEN LIVE FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO NOW. FUTURE LEANDER.COM. SO VERY EASY WEBSITE NAME TO TO REMEMBER AND BACKGROUND ABOUT THE PROJECT PAST AND UPCOMING EVENTS AND BACKGROUND ABOUT THESE TYPES OF PLANS AS WELL. SO CHECK THAT OUT WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH STAFF TO FINALIZE THE LANDER TODAY REPORT WORKING THROUGH SOME REVISIONS. SO THAT SHOULD BE OUT PROBABLY IN THE EARLY PART OF JUNE. AND THAT'S OUR REPORT. THAT'S PARTLY FACTS AND FIGURES. BUT AGAIN KIND OF A RECAP OF EVERYTHING LEARNED TO THIS POINT AND REALLY SERVES AS BACKGROUND FOR THE REST OF THE PLAN. AND SO LAST TIME WE SHARED SOME NUMBERS WITH YOU, I WANT TO SHARE A FEW MORE THAT ARE IN THAT REPORT. LAST TIME I MENTIONED HOW I ALWAYS MENTIONED THE CITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN CITIES THAT AREN'T GROWING AS MUCH THAT PEOPLE COME AND GO, YOU'RE ALWAYS DEALING WITH A DIFFERENT PUBLIC. AND SO HERE'S JUST SOME NUMBERS TO BACK THAT UP IN YOUR CASE. AND THIS IS 2024, ABOUT 82% OF THE POPULATION DID MOVE WITHIN THAT LAST YEAR. BUT OF THE 18% OR SO THAT HAD MOVED, THIS IS HOW IT SPLIT OUT. SEVEN, ROUGHLY 8% WERE MOVING WITHIN THE AREA WITHIN YOUR COUNTIES. BUT THEN IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME FROM ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE, ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY, AND THEN A SMALL AMOUNT INTERNATIONAL. SO AGAIN, JUST AND WE'VE HEARD THIS IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND THINGS, AND JUST PEOPLE THAT HAVE MOVED HERE AND BRING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND, AND THEIR EXPERIENCE LIVING IN OTHER PLACES. SO, SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS. CERTAINLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE KNOW, OF COURSE, EXTENDS WELL BEYOND JUST LANDER, BUT THEY, LIKE A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ARE

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THIS IS A LOT OF NUMBERS ON A CHART. BUT THIS IS A TYPICAL LOOKING AT AGE AND GENDER FOR YOUR POPULATION. AGAIN THIS WAS IN 2024. AND IT'S COMPARING AGAINST THE NATIONWIDE NUMBERS BY THESE DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. AND SO DEFINITELY STANDS OUT THAT THE AGE UP TO AGE 14 IS, WELL, LARGER THAN THE NATION. SO REALLY VALIDATES THAT THIS IS A FAMILY COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF FAMILIES AND KIDS IN SCHOOL. BUT THEN IT'S INTERESTING THAT FROM 14 TO ABOUT THE AGE, AGE 30 RANGE AND IN A LOT OF CITIES WHERE KIDS THEN GO OFF TO COLLEGE, MILITARY, WHATEVER, YOU'RE A BIT LOWER THERE. SOME OF THIS IS JUST THE NUMBERS. YOU KNOW HOW PERCENTAGES WORK OUT. BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING AFTER THAT IS KIND OF THE MIDDLE PART OF THE CHART FROM AGE 30 TO AGE MID 50S, PRIME WORKING YEARS, PEOPLE RAISING FAMILIES, THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE REALLY GOT SIGNIFICANT SHARE OF POPULATION RELATIVE TO THE NATION. AND THEN AT THE TOP OF THE CHART, YOU'RE NOT GEORGETOWN. THIS IS NOT A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. AND THAT, AGAIN, THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE NUMBERS. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE OTHER AGE GROUPS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE AS MANY SENIORS. YOU CERTAINLY HAVE FOR THIS SIZE CITY. YOU HAVE PLENTY OF SENIORS, AND YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL NEW SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER WHERE WE HAD OUR MEETING WITH OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE LAST EVENING. SO SO THAT'S HOW THE THE AGE COMPARISONS WORK OUT. THIS NEXT ONE IS PARTLY ABOUT THE CHART ON THE RIGHT, WHICH IS WHERE LANDER RESIDENTS ARE EMPLOYED IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF INDUSTRY. AND IT REALLY REFLECTS A HIGHLY EDUCATED POPULATION IN TERMS OF ADVANCED DEGREES, COLLEGE DEGREES, PEOPLE IN MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL SECTORS, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, BUT ON THE RIGHT, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, AND THESE NUMBERS ARE LAG BY A FEW YEARS. THIS IS 2023. JUST FURTHER VALIDATION THAT WE DON'T WANT TO USE THE TERM BEDROOM COMMUNITY, BUT THAT PEOPLE ARE BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN GOING ELSEWHERE FOR THEIR EMPLOYMENT. SO THAT'S A THEME THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE PLANNING IS, CAN WE BRING SOME OF THOSE FOLKS CLOSER TO HOME? AND IT SHOWS UP HERE IN TERMS OF TRAVEL TIME TO WORK, COMMUTING TIME. AND YOU'LL RECALL THAT WE, ALONG WITH STAFF, WE SELECTED SOME CITIES, SOME OF YOUR NEIGHBORS, GEORGETOWN, ROUND ROCK AND CEDAR PARK, OF COURSE, AND THEN FRISCO AND PLANO IN THE METROPLEX. JUST FOR SOME LARGER CITIES, THAT MIGHT BE THE RANGE THAT YOU MAY BE GROWING TOWARD. BUT IN THAT COMPARISON, LANDER HAS THE LONGEST TRAVEL TIME TO WORK. SO SO THAT'S WHERE WE SEE SOME OPPORTUNITY AND OF COURSE, SOME MOTIVATION FOR THE THINGS YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE IN TERMS OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND BRINGING EMPLOYERS TO THE AREA.

SO I'LL STOP THERE. BUT THAT REPORT WILL BE OUT SOON WITH MORE NUMBERS LIKE THAT. AND WE REALLY TRY TO USE THAT DATA TO TELL A STORY ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE AND SET UP FOR WHAT'S COMING IN THE FUTURE. SO AS FAR AS WE PICKED FIVE THEMES TO, TO FOCUS ON FOR THE PLAN SO FAR, BOTH PLANS. AND JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE MET WITH YOU IN MARCH. IN APRIL, WE CAME BACK AND MET FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND WE MET WITH THEM AGAIN LAST NIGHT. AND THAT DISCUSSION WAS ALSO KIND OF TRANSITIONED. WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE TODAY AND STARTED THE DISCUSSION OF WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE. SO WHEN WE MET

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THE FIRST FOUR OF FIVE DOTS WERE ON NORTHLAND. SO IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE THAT COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT ON THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AND ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE, THEY'RE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY. WE HAVE A MEMBER FROM THE ETJ AND VERY INTERESTING DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LOCATIONS THEY THEY SELECTED. I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION ALL THESE BY NAME, BUT THE REST OF THE LIST IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE. BUT SO NORTHLINE WAS A GOOD PART OF THE DISCUSSION, BUT WE, WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF LOCATIONS, AND THAT DISCUSSION WILL CARRY OVER INTO SOME OF THESE LATER SLIDES AS FAR AS THEMES AND PRIORITIES. SO LAST MONTH FOR THAT FIRST MEETING, WE ALSO THEN MET WITH A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, KIND OF COVERS THE SPECTRUM. AND ANYTIME WE DO THAT ACTIVITY, WE'RE LISTENING FOR COMMON THEMES, THINGS THAT IS ON A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR FOCUS IS IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT OR WHERE THEIR INTERESTS ARE. SO THOSE ARE VERY PRODUCTIVE. AND THE MAP THERE WAS JUST WE ASKED THEM TO PUT THEIR LOCATION OF WHERE THEY LIVE OR WORK. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE TALKING TO A FAIR NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE HERE, BUT THEY HAVE BUSINESS INTERESTS HERE. THEY HAVE PROPERTY HERE, WHATEVER THE CONNECTION. SO SO THESE ARE THE FIVE THEMES THAT WE'VE KIND OF SETTLED ON. AND, AND I MEANT TO MENTION AT THE BEGINNING, WE'RE UPDATING PLANS THAT WERE ONLY DONE FIVE YEARS AGO, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TRANSPORTATION PLAN. SO PART OF OUR APPROACH IS VALIDATING WHAT'S ONGOING PRIORITIES, CONTINUING THEMES. SO YOU'LL SEE SOME VERY FAMILIAR THINGS HERE, I THINK. AND THEN WHAT'S NEW SINCE FIVE YEARS AGO THAT NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THESE PLANS. SO WE KIND OF SETTLED ON THESE AS KIND OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT FOCUS AND LIVABLE COMMUNITY COVERS, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM PARKS, CULTURE, HISTORY, JUST EVERYTHING THAT RESONATES WITH FOLKS AS WHY THEY ENJOY LIVING HERE. IT INCLUDES HOUSING AND MOST OF THESE THEMES. YOU CAN PUT TOPICS UNDER MULTIPLE OF THESE. THEY APPLY IN VARIOUS WAYS, CERTAINLY BEING A SAFE COMMUNITY. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE'S THE ONGOING FOCUS FROM THE 2020 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF DIVERSIFYING YOUR ECONOMY TO SUPPORT TAX BASE LONGER TERM AND THE PUBLIC INVESTMENTS THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE. AND THEN JUST THE THEME OF SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE, WHICH IS ACROSS THE BOARD, AGAIN, CITY GOVERNMENT, FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT, INTEGRITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS, INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU NAME IT, EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SUSTAINED OVER TIME. SO BASED ON THOSE FIVE THEMES, I'LL GO IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPTH. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF WORDS ON THESE SLIDES, PARTLY BECAUSE THIS WILL BE A LEAD BEHIND. IT'LL BE ON THE WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE TO TO LOOK AT, BUT THERE'S ROUGHLY 13, 14 ITEMS UNDER EACH OF THESE THEMES. THERE'S LAUNDRY LISTS OF EVERYBODY YOU SEE TAKING NOTES BACK HERE. WE'VE GOT SO MANY NOTES, BUT WE TRY TO BOIL IT DOWN TO WHAT REALLY STOOD OUT.

AND AGAIN, SOME OF THESE ARE VERY FAMILIAR. AND HOPEFULLY YOU HEAR THINGS THAT YOU TOLD US A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AND I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS ON EACH OF THESE. WE HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH, ESPECIALLY SOME OF OUR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS ABOUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF LAND THAT IS IN CENTRAL LANDER NOT FAR FROM HERE, THAT'S STILL OPEN LAND FOR VARIOUS REASONS. JUST THINKING ABOUT CERTAINLY WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE BUILD OUT OF THE CITY LONG TERM, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT REMAINING LAND IN TERMS OF EXPRESSED DESIRES AND THINGS PEOPLE WANT TO SEE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF MARKET AND THAT REALISM. SO THAT THAT'S A THEME FOR US. I THINK IT CAME UP IN OUR FIRST WORKSHOP HERE, JUST THINKING ABOUT CORRIDORS, THE THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT'S ON THE BOOKS NOW FOCUSES ON ACTIVITY CENTERS AND AN EMPLOYMENT CENTER AREA. BUT THIS THEME CAME UP PARTLY FROM A TRANSPORTATION STANDPOINT. BUT AGAIN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JUST ULTIMATE LOOK OF YOUR COMMUNITY WHERE THINGS LAND IN TERMS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT. SO FOCUSING ON CORRIDORS AND THEN AGAIN, ACROSS DIFFERENT GROUPS, THIS THEME OF PRESERVING NATURAL AREAS AS YOU'RE GROWING RAPIDLY AND GREEN SPACE PRESERVATION.

SO CERTAINLY WILL EMPHASIZE THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST SEE CLEAR

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DESTINATIONS KEPT COMING UP AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO THE NORTH LINE DISCUSSION, AS I MENTIONED WITH THE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. BUT THAT IDEA OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY AREAS AROUND THE CITY. SO THERE'S A THEME OF. AND AGAIN, THIS IS UNIVERSAL A ACROSS A NUMBER OF GROWING CITIES IS THE DESIRE FOR PLACES TO GATHER, WHETHER THAT'S PARKS, BUT ALSO DEVELOPED PLACES THAT HAVE A PUBLIC COMPONENT TO IT, A GATHERING COMPONENT. SO THE WORD DESTINATION KEPT COMING UP. AND ON THE BALANCED ECONOMY THEME, A NUMBER OF THINGS ON HERE, ADMITTEDLY, ARE ONGOING FROM YOUR PAST PLANNING. SO THINGS THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON AND MAKING PROGRESS ON. BUT OH, ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THAT LIST IS THE ONE ABOUT NEEDING AN INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING OR TOOLS FOR THAT. THERE'S, I KNOW THERE'S DISCUSSION OF TAX INCREMENT, INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE TOURS, THINGS, THOSE KIND OF TOOLS, WAYS THAT YOU CAN HELP WITH INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING TO HELP OTHER THINGS HAPPEN. WE, ONE OF OUR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS WAS GREAT DISCUSSION FOR AN HOUR WITH JUST SOME OF YOUR VERY SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND BUT THIS IDEA OF SUPPORTING FROM STARTUP TO, YOU KNOW, HOME BASED IT JUST THAT WHOLE MICRO ECONOMY, WE'RE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT THE BIG EMPLOYERS AND

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AGAIN, I'M GOING TO KEEP SAYING AS AS YOU'RE RAPIDLY GROWING CITY, THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE. AND TO MAINTAIN THAT THE THIRD FROM THE BOTTOM IS AN ARTFULLY WORDED ONE, TRYING TO GET THE POINT ACROSS OF, YEAH, YOU MEET WITH CERTAIN FOLKS AND YOU HEAR GRIPES AND, YOU KNOW, THE CITY COULD DO THIS FASTER, OR HOW COULD WE DO THIS BETTER? ON THE OTHER HAND, WHAT I FIND IS CITIES THAT ARE CAREFULLY VETTING DEVELOPMENTS AND MAKING SURE IT'S THE RIGHT FIT THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE THE RIGHT WAY. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO THREAD THE NEEDLE. YOU'RE TRYING TO BE IN THAT MIDDLE GROUND THAT WE DO THINGS WELL, BUT WE WANT GOOD DEVELOPMENT TO HAPPEN. SO, SO REPUTATION CAME UP IN SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

AND FINAL ONE IS THAT SUSTAINABILITY RESILIENCE THEME. AND THIS IS I ALMOST DON'T LIKE TO USE THESE WORDS BECAUSE THEY'VE KIND OF BEEN BUZZWORDS IN THE URBAN PLANNING WORLD IN RECENT YEARS, BUT THEY, THEY WORK. I MEAN, IT'S THINKING ABOUT, LIKE I SAID, ALL THOSE ASPECTS FROM ECONOMIC TO ENVIRONMENTAL OF BEING SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENCE WITH CLIMATE, WHATEVER WAY YOU LOOK AT IT. SO SECOND FROM THE TOP, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT LAST TIME, IS JUST IN CITIES THAT GROW RAPIDLY AND HAVE SO MUCH DEVELOPMENT AT THE SAME TIME AND SO MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE PUT IN AT THE SAME TIME, ROADS, FACILITIES, PIPES IN THE GROUND. IT'S GOING TO COME DUE IN THE SAME PERIOD IN SOME PERIOD DOWN THE ROAD.

SO JUST ALWAYS STAYING ON TOP OF MAINTENANCE AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE LONG TERM. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE LIST IS COST OF LIVING FOR SOME OF YOUR WORKFORCE. IN SOME WAYS IT'S THE TEACHER. THINK ABOUT YOUR TEACHERS, THINK ABOUT POLICE AND FIRE. THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FOLKS THAT WANT TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE. SO THAT'S A BUT THAT GOES ALONG WITH JUST IN GENERAL, WE'RE ALL THINKING ABOUT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND COSTS AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. SO I COULD HIGHLIGHT SO MANY THINGS ON THESE LISTS, BUT I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, HIT ONE OF THE MORE OBVIOUS ONES AGAIN, THE, THE ONE THAT'S FOURTH FROM THE BOTTOM ABOUT OLD TOWN WHERE WE'RE SITTING, JUST THAT IDEA OF AND PEOPLE BROUGHT UP, YOU KNOW, THIS CURRENT NEWS OF THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO BE IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? BUT YOU'VE GOT THE OLD TOWN MASTER PLAN. I HAD A DISCUSSION ACTUALLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SPONSLER. SHE WAS AT THE CPAC MEETING LAST NIGHT. SO EVEN THOUGH SHE MISSED TONIGHT, WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE OLD TOWN MASTER PLAN. IT'S IT'S ALL THE RIGHT THINGS. IT'S IT'S THOSE ARE THE THINGS YOU DO TO TRY AND BRING BACK OR SUSTAIN AN OLDER DOWNTOWN AREA. SO JUST THAT ONGOING FOCUS. PLUS, AS THE CITY IS LOOKING TO ITS NEEDS AND NEEDING MORE SPACE. SO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ONE TOO. SO THIS WAS THE LIST WE PUT UP AT OUR FIRST WORKSHOP. WHEN WE ASKED YOU FOR YOUR PRIORITIES. THIS WAS A SLIDE THAT WAS IN OUR INTERVIEW WITH WHEN WE INTERVIEWED FOR THE PROJECT, AND I'LL CREDIT YOUR STAFF, WE COMPILED THIS LIST FROM YOUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS THEY CAPTURED WHERE LANDER IS TODAY. AND AFTER DOING THIS, TWO MONTHS OF DISCUSSIONS AND COMPILING ALL THESE NOTES, I THINK THIS LIST STILL WORKS PRETTY WELL. MOST THINGS FIT UNDER THESE TEN ITEMS AND THOSE FIVE THEMES THAT WE KIND OF DECIDED TO SETTLE ON. WE CAN FIT EVERYTHING UNDER THOSE. SO. SO MAYOR, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR WORK TO THIS POINT.

AND SO I'LL GO BACK TO THAT BASIC QUESTION OF, IS THIS SOUNDING GOOD ON TARGET, ON THE RIGHT TRACK, AND WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION DOWN THE LIST. I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO THINK IN TERMS OF LIKE ANY BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION THAT'S DOING PLANNING, STRATEGIC PLANNING TO THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS. ALSO IN TERMS OF WHAT CAN WE REALLY MAKE CHANGE? WE CAN DIRECTLY BECAUSE WE CONTROL IT. WHAT CAN WE ONLY INFLUENCE MAYBE. AND THEN THERE'S THINGS THAT WE CAN'T INFLUENCE THEM. MAYBE IT'S TOTALLY OUT OF OUR HANDS, BUT STILL, YOU GOT TO DEAL WITH IT OR HAVE YOUR STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH RISK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO. SO MAYOR, I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT THERE AND OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I WOULD SAY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME MOST WAS, I BELIEVE, THE SECOND OR THIRD SLIDE WHERE YOU COMPARED OUR POPULATION TO THE NATIONAL POPULATION AND THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. AND IT HELPS US AS WE'RE PLANNING, WHERE DO WE PUT OUR FOCUS AND KNOWING THAT MAJORITY OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE IN THAT RANGE WHERE THEY'RE WORKING AND HAVE YOUNG FAMILIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT MAKES SENSE. WE SEE IT, BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE IT VALIDATED IN THE RESEARCH THAT Y'ALL DID. SO I THINK YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

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I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I SEE IN OUR OLD MASTER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE A LIST OF STUFF THAT NEVER GOT DONE. IT WASN'T STACKED IN A WAY TO ACTUALLY SAY, HEY, THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROGRESS INSTEAD OF A BUNCH OF HODGEPODGE OF THINGS. AND SO I'M KIND OF WONDERING WHEN WE ACTUALLY GO DOWN THE ROAD, CAN WE SEE SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY STACKS UP WITH WHAT OUR ACTUAL PLANS ARE AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROGRESS THROUGH IT, VERSUS JUST A BUNCH OF TASKS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMPLETED ON THAT. BECAUSE THAT'S THE THING. AND I REALLY THINK THAT THE DEFINITE PART IN THE PLAN SHOULD BE THE STRONG THINGS FOR THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE. AND SO WHEN WE COME BACK TO THE PLAN, WE CAN CHECK OFF, HEY, WE DID THIS OR THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER STUFF IS YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS AND ALL THAT. BUT I KIND OF FEEL LIKE OUR, OUR PREVIOUS PLAN, THERE WAS A LOT OF HOPES AND DREAMS THAT HAVEN'T COME TO FRUITION. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T DO THAT WHEN WE KIND OF GO THROUGH THIS, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF LITTLE TANGENT DETAILS IN THIS, BUT REALLY WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A CIP PLAN OR CI PLAN SHOULD BACK UP. OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS OUR STORMWATER PLAN. EVERYTHING SHOULD JUST BACK UP EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING ON THIS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. YES, SIR. AND I ABSOLUTELY AGREE. I DON'T LIKE THE TERM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE PUBLIC. IT'S LIKE, WHAT IS THAT. BUT THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PART. IT IS CAPTURING SOME WISHLIST ITEMS, THINGS FOR THE FUTURE THAT PEOPLE FEEL HEARD. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE USUALLY TRY TO GET IT DOWN TO THE TEN TOP THINGS TO DO IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND SEQUENCE. AND SO, SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. PLEASE, SIR. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT WAS DONE. IT DEFINITELY CORRELATED KIND OF WITH SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE CONVERSATIONS THAT OR THE EARLIER CONVERSATIONS WE HAD BEFORE WE LAUNCHED INTO THIS. I THINK ONE THING THAT REALLY STOOD OUT FOR ME, OUTSIDE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE IS CORRELATION. SO OFTENTIMES YOU DID MENTION WHERE SOME, YOU KNOW, A PARTICULAR ITEM TARGETED NOT ONLY SUSTAINABILITY, BUT ALSO TRANSPORTATION. AND SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS AROUND PRIORITIZATION, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SEE WHERE THERE'S CORRELATION AND MAYBE THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE OF AN IMMEDIATE OR AN EFFECTIVE CHANGE IN TERMS OF FUTURE PLANNING, JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM THAT LENS.

BUT REALLY GREAT WORK. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR BEING EVER SO PERMISSIVE IN THIS PROCESS AND HELPING OUT. THANK YOU. PLEASE. FIVE SO I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION WHILE YOU WERE GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, AND I WAS RELATED TO FIRE RESPONSE. AND BECAUSE THAT ONE LOOKED A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE POLICE RESPONSE. RIGHT. AND ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS, ARE WE SEPARATING EMS RELATED OR EMERGENCY RELATED AS OPPOSED TO FIRE RELATED? RIGHT. THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS IN MY MIND. EVEN THOUGH I KNOW OUR CURRENT SITUATION FIRES RESPONDING AND MOST CITIES FIRES RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY TYPE STUFF, I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT JUST TO HAVE THAT LITTLE CLARIFICATION IN THERE, JUST SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE THAT CAN BE A CANARY IN THE COAL MINE, RIGHT? THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THERE THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT. SO I'D SAY THAT WOULD BE ONE CLARIFICATION I'D LIKE TO SEE. OTHERWISE, I THINK THIS PRETTY MUCH TRACKS WITH WHAT WE'RE THINKING AND WHERE WE ARE. I DO ECHO COUNCILMAN HARRY'S COMMENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY KIND OF FOCUSING IN. BUT I WOULD ADD TO THAT, I THINK WE CAN AND SHOULD IDENTIFY THE TOP 3 TO 5 FOR BEYOND THE COMPREHENSIVE, WHAT ARE WHAT'S THE NEXT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOING TO LOOK LIKE? RIGHT. AND THOSE SHOULD BE THINGS THAT WE START TO IDENTIFY TODAY BECAUSE WE'RE TRANSIENT IN THIS PROCESS. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE COUNCILS, LOOKING AT THE SAME CONDITIONS, CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT WE WERE THINKING THREE, FIVE YEARS BEFORE THAT. RIGHT. SO THAT WOULD BE MY COMMENT. I APPRECIATE THE THE INCLUSION OF THE SIMPLE LANGUAGE, AND I THINK THAT'LL HELP WITH THE COMMUNICATION TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR PARTICIPATION. AND THANKS, EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP BECAUSE THIS IS DRY TOAST. PLACE ONE AFTER DOING A ZONING MEETING ON MONDAY. THIS IS EXCITING STUFF. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FOLLOW UP DRY TOAST, BUT I ECHO MY MY COLLEAGUE'S REMARKS THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK OF EVERYONE ON THERE.

I THINK THAT Y'ALL ARE ON TRACK. THE PRIORITIES THAT CPAC HAS IDENTIFIED, THE COMMUNITY HAS

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ARE WE WE, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A VIEW OF LIKE FIVE YEARS OUT, TEN YEARS OUT. SO IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN ON HOW IT'S ACTUALLY FUNDED? IT'S NOT IMMEDIATELY OVER YEARS, LIKE HOW CLOSE ARE THOSE RELATING AND ALIGNING WITH WHAT YOU'RE HEARING? AND, YOU KNOW, CAN WE TRY TO HAVE SOME VERBIAGE OR SOME DIRECTION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LIKE THAT HELPS THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY DECIDE THIS IS WHERE WE'RE HEADING THE WRONG DIRECTION ON THIS, ON THE FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, CAN WE, YOU KNOW, I GUESS JUST TRY TO BRIDGE THOSE TWO TOGETHER. BUT OVERALL, I THINK IT'S DOING GREAT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COATES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GARY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF. GREAT JOB WITH THE THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED HERE TODAY.

DEFINITELY INFORMATIVE. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM A, FROM A CITIZEN POINT OF VIEW OF SEEING SOME OF THE, THE FOCUS AREAS LIKE THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. ONE THING THAT STUCK IN MIND ME AS A PARENT, I DROPPED MY KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING. AND ONE THING THAT I NOTICED AS I'M HEADING SOUTH, EVERYBODY. WHEN I CAN'T SAY EVERYBODY. BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HEADING SOUTH WITH ME. NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE COMING NORTH. AND I DEFINITELY THINK THAT'S A KEY PART, NOT A KEY PRIORITY, BUT AT LEAST A PRIORITY AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN. THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS THE THE SAFETY TO THE COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, GOING WITH THE THEME OF TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING, NOTICE, YOU KNOW, SIDEWALKS, A LOT OF TRAFFIC AGAIN, HEADING SOUTH. AND THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT THE THE

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MORE WISHES AND DESIRES THAN YOU CAN MEET IN A SHORT TIME. SO I'LL GO. I WAS GOING TO WRAP UP WITH THIS AT THE END, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO HIT THAT POINT AGAIN THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT WE HEARD THEM WITH THESE LISTS. SO IT'S IN THERE.

BUT OUR OTHER ASSIGNMENT, SINCE WE'RE THE OUTSIDERS, IS TO SAY NO, THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE, BUT THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS RIGHT NOW. AND SO THAT'S OUR JOB FOR THE REST OF THIS PROCESS IS THAT WE HEARD YOU. WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S THINGS THAT A COMMUNITY WANTS, BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE NEXT PERIOD OF YEARS. SO BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, I THINK FOR ME, IT'S THE I THINK IT WAS USED IN THE FIRST WORKSHOP, CATCHING UP WITH GROWTH, GETTING IN SYNC WITH GROWTH, YOU KNOW, SO THAT THEME WAS KIND OF UNDER A LOT OF THINGS. AND, AND TURNING THE CORNER ON THAT COMMISSIONER RICHARD. ONE OF OUR SEAT PACK MEMBERS ALSO. YES, I WAS GOING TO TOUCH ON WHAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE I KIND OF SEE THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN UP TO NOW IS KIND OF A HUGE CITY WIDE BRAINSTORMING SESSION WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST THROWING OUT ALL THESE WANTS AND NEEDS AND THERE'S SOME GOOD STUFF IN THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, THE GROUPS THAT WE'RE TALKING TO AND, AND EVEN THE CPC COMMITTEE, THEY DON'T THEY'RE NOT LOOKING AT IT FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT. THEY'RE LOOKING AT IT LIKE, THESE ARE THINGS WE REALLY WISH WE HAD. IT'S A HUGE WISH LIST. AND, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT, WE'VE GOT TO START WINNOWING THAT DOWN. SO, YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE I SEE WHERE THE THE HARD PART'S GOING TO COME IN. BECAUSE THE IDEAS EVEN LAST NIGHT, SOME, SOME NEW IDEAS CAME UP THAT WERE JUST GREAT. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD PEOPLE WORKING ON IT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO PRIORITIZE IT. I THINK. COMMISSIONER LEWIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LEARNED A LOT AND I ACTUALLY LOVE ALL THE LISTS AND EVERYTHING, BUT I THINK I LIKE THE STARTER LIST THE BEST JUST BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLER. AND WE'RE GOING TO BREAK DOWN UNDER THAT. BUT I JUST LIKE THE SIMPLICITY OF THAT, THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST SOME DIRECTION. SOME OF THE THINGS I'M LOOKING AT GOING, WOW, WE'VE REALLY DONE SOME THINGS THERE IN THE WATER SYSTEM, THE PUBLIC SAFETY WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS. SO IT JUST I LIKE TO LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE STARTED AND DONE, AND THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. SO BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. INFORMATIVE.

COMMISSIONER ALDER. YEAH GREAT PRESENTATION BY THE WAY. VERY COMPREHENSIVE. I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE THAT WORD, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT ANYWAY. A LOT OF GREAT STUFF IN THERE. I FEEL LIKE YOU'VE CAPTURED EVERYTHING THAT EVEN LIKE I'M THINKING OF LIKE CONNECTIVITY, YOU KNOW, BEYOND JUST THE ROADWAYS. BUT I THINK THE THREE BIG THINGS WE KNOW ARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WE NEED WATER. YOU KNOW, WE NEED, YOU KNOW, BETTER TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR CITY. I THINK YOU'VE CAPTURED ALL THAT PRETTY WELL. MY THINKING HERE IS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE PRIORITIZE ON AS, AS VICE CHAIR MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE DOLLARS AREN'T ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE FOR EVERYTHING WE WANT TO DO. BUT AS A CITY THAT'S TRYING TO GROW, DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY AND DO ALL THESE THINGS, WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE THE THINGS THAT I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BRING THE BUSINESSES IN THAT WE WANT TO BRING IN TO DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY, THAT ARE ALSO GOING TO BENEFIT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER AREAS WITHIN OUR

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AND I THINK WE LACK A LOT OF GREEN SPACES AND PARK SPACES AND, AND CONNECTIVITY AND HAVING THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ARE, AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, WE'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION. WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE BEYOND THE ROADWAYS AND MAKING THOSE ROADWAYS EVEN SAFER TO CROSS AND GET ACROSS. LIKE I LIVE ON RONALD REAGAN. I CAN'T WALK ACROSS RONALD REAGAN. I CAN, MY WIFE WON'T LET ME. BUT BUT THE POINT IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A SAFE ROADWAY TO CROSS. THERE'S FURTHER NORTH ON RONALD REAGAN. YOU'RE SEEING MORE MORE CROSSWALKS COME INTO PLAY. BUT SOUTHERN RONALD REAGAN, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT. SO I DO THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT AS A CITY. IF WE WANT TO ATTRACT MORE BUSINESSES AND MORE ECONOMY TO COME IN AND GROW WITH US, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE CITY IS AS A LIVABLE PLACE LIKE THAT. I ALSO THINK AFFORDABILITY IS A BIG POINT TOO, AND I DIDN'T CALL THAT OUT EARLIER, BUT I STILL THINK THAT WE LOOK AT THE WATER RESOLUTION.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF, YOU KNOW, OUR CITY TO TO KIND OF CURB AND RESPONSIBLY GROW. BUT I THINK AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO START LOOKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THE AFFORDABILITY IN OUR CITY? WE'RE IMPROVING A LOT OF HIGHER END HOUSING PROJECTS. BUT, YOU KNOW, DO WE IF WE ALLOW 50 AND 60 FOOT LOTS TO COME IN, THAT RIGHT NOW IS LIMITED BY OUR WATER RESOLUTION. AND SO WE PROBABLY SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT THAT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, MORE COMPREHENSIVELY, BECAUSE THAT DOES BRING IN HOMES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, LESS EXPENSIVE. BUT NONETHELESS, I THINK OVERALL, YOU DID A GREAT JOB. AND I THINK IT'S CAPTURED ABOUT EVERYTHING WE CAN POSSIBLY THINK OF AT THIS POINT IN TIME. SO THANK YOU GARY. I LIKE YOUR PHRASE. COME GROW WITH US. THAT'S YOU CAN USE THAT. THAT'S NOT IT'S NOT PATENTED. SO FOR ME, A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT. SO I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT STOOD OUT TO ME PERSONALLY. FIRST OFF, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, I THINK YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

RIGHT. SO I'LL ANSWER THAT FIRST AND THEN I'LL SAY IT ACTUALLY PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE WHEN I SAW THE BULLET THAT SAID, MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND BETTER UTILIZATION OF EXISTING SERVICES. RIGHT. I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE'RE PAYING FOR A SERVICE. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO BETTER UTILIZE THAT SERVICE, EXPAND THAT SERVICE. AND, AND IT DOESN'T HELP. WE CAN BUILD ALL THESE GREAT THINGS. BUT IF OUR OWN CITIZENS CAN'T GET TO THEM, THEN IT DOESN'T HELP US OUT, RIGHT? WE WANT TO MAKE IT WANT TO MAKE IT JUST FOR LEANDER. WE WANT TO BRING IN TAX REVENUE FROM OTHER CITIES, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EXISTING CITIZENS HAVE THAT ACCESS TO THAT AS WELL. AND THEN IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING. ANOTHER NOTE THAT I HAD, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DRIVING DISTANCE, RIGHT, WASN'T NECESSARILY SURPRISING. I'D ACTUALLY BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT LIBERTY HILL DOES AS WELL, IF THAT'S EXTRA, JUST BECAUSE OF WHERE WE'RE AT GEOGRAPHICALLY TO AUSTIN. I MEAN, IT MAKES SENSE THAT A LOT OF THE MAJOR EMPLOYERS ARE THERE, BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHERE I LIKE THE LIMITED SCOPE OF PLANNING AND ZONING. I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER PIECES THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES, BUT IT DOES COME WITH A VERY FINE BALANCE. RIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT ALL THE TIME. AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IT IS A BALANCING ACT, RIGHT? WE WANT TO GROW, BUT WE WANT TO GROW RESPONSIBLY. SO THAT'S ALL. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK YOU HAVE SOME GOOD FEEDBACK TO TAKE BACK AS Y'ALL CONTINUE WITH THIS PROCESS. LIKE I MENTIONED, PLEASE, FINAL THINGS WE LIKE TO DROP THROUGHOUT THE PLAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RECENT YEARS SO THAT IT'S THAT THERE IS THAT SENSE OF HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO ALL THIS STUFF, BUT WE GOT STUFF DONE. HERE'S WHAT WE'VE DONE BASED ON PAST PLANNING. I JUST WANT TO MENTION TOO, IT'S BEEN SO GOOD THAT THE BRANDING PROCESS IS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING SIMILAR BROADER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, BUT IDENTITY HAS COME IN IN OUR DISCUSSIONS TOO. SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE AFTER. ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE I FORGOT I HAD ANOTHER SLIDE OR TWO. I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT ALL THIS, BUT THE POINT OF THIS WAS THERE'S A LOT MORE GOING ON IN THE WORLD WHEN YOU GET INTO WHAT YOU CONTROL AND DON'T CONTROL. AND JUST THESE BIG TRENDS THAT WE GOT TO THINK ABOUT, I MEAN, THAT'S OUT THERE AND IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT LIKE I TALK ABOUT ALL THESE RIGHT NOW, BUT JUST SOME WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, WE NOW REALLY TURN TO, AS I SAY, THE FUTURE PART OF THE PLAN, IT'S REALLY WHERE WE FOCUS WITH OUR COMMITTEE. AND SO OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS AND INTO THE FALL, OUR NEXT TIME TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL IS TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR. AND IN BETWEEN, WE PLAN TO, WITH STAFF, HOST A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE. SO WE SHOW WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS, GET SOME FEEDBACK ALONG THE WAY. THERE'S ALSO A SURVEY AS PART OF THAT, BUT HERE'S SOME DATES THAT ARE DEFINITE. NEXT SATURDAY WILL BE WITH STAFF AT

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I DON'T KNOW, MY MOM LIKES. TODAY IS THURSDAY, MAY 21ST, 2026 AND

[4. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.]

MINISTER SERENITY COATES WILL PROVIDE OUR INVOCATION. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND THE RESIDENTS OF LEANDER. LET US BOW OUR HEADS AND PRAY. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE COME TO YOU THANKING YOU FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND THE PEACE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OF US WHO SURRENDER OUR CARES AND CONCERNS TO YOU IN PRAYER. WE DON'T TAKE OUR FREEDOM OF RELIGION FOR GRANTED, SO WE WANT TO TAKE TIME TO PAUSE AND ASK THAT YOU WILL HEAR US IN HEAVEN, FORGIVE OUR SINS AND HEAL OUR NATION. CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR LEADERSHIP IN LEANDER.

GIVE THEM THE WISDOM, GRACE, HUMILITY, AND THE STAMINA TO HELP OUR CITY THRIVE. UNIFY US AND HELP US TO FAITHFULLY FOLLOW YOU. MAY YOUR FACE CONTINUALLY SHINE UPON LEANDER AND YOUR FAVOR SURROUND OUR CITY SO THAT WE CAN BE A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THE WORLD. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL? ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER STEVEN CHANG. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER TONY BLAIR, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ANNETTE SPONSELLER. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW NODDING HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BECKY ROSS HERE. MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON PRESENT QUORUM

[6. Welcome Special Guests and Visitors.]

[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.]]

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[8. Staff Reports

• Capital Improvement Project update includes Automated Metering Infrastructure (CIP W.42) conversation timeline, benefits to residents, how information is being communicated to residents, and where to find updates on the City's website.

UPDATES INCLUDES THE AUTOMATED METER INFRASTRUCTURE CIP W 0.42 CONFERENCE CONVERSATION TIMELINE, BENEFITS TO RESIDENTS, AND HOW INFORMATION IS BEING COMMUNICATED TO RESIDENTS, AND WHERE TO FIND UPDATES ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER TONY BETTIS. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. EVENING COUNCIL. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. SO AS WE MOVE THROUGH. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, SO ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING FORWARD AND REPLACING UPWARDS OF 35,000M. NOT ALL OF THOSE, OF COURSE, ARE BEING METER REPLACED. MANY ARE JUST BEING UPDATED, RETROFITTED, AND MANY ARE ACTUALLY BRAND NEW. SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO REALLY WORRY ABOUT THOSE. BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, HERE'S OUR PROJECT SCHEDULE. SO FAR, WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH PHASE ONE. WE'RE WELL INTO PHASE TWO WHERE WE'VE COMPLETED THE SURVEYS, READING THE METER DEPLOYMENT. RIGHT NOW. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE DEBATING WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO LIVE WITH THE CONSUMER PORTAL, BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION OUT THERE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY VERY EXACT WITH NO ANY KIND OF MISTAKES OR ANYTHING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE IS HAS BEEN TESTED AND TRUED. SO TO DATE, SO FAR, WE HAVE COMPLETED 918 INSTALLATIONS AS OF MAY 14TH, COMPLETED 142 ANTENNA ONLY INSTALLATIONS. AS OF MAY 14TH, WE HAVE 13 OUT OF THE 14 GATEWAY SITES. WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET OUR PERMIT FOR OUR MONOPOLE OVER AT FIRE STATION NUMBER FOUR. FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN ACTUALLY FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US, WE DO HAVE ON OUR WEBSITE THE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE WEB PAGE. THERE'S A NICE LITTLE QR CODE THERE, AND OF COURSE YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF VIDEOS THAT SHOW YOU THE, THE GIST AND THE BASICS OF THIS SYSTEM. WHAT WE DIDN'T SHOW IS THAT WE DO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR, OUR CITIZENS. WHAT WE DO IS WHEN WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD WE'RE GOING INTO, WE SEND THEM A LETTER A WEEK AHEAD OF TIME, AND THEN WE SEND THEM A NOTICE BLASTING ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THEN WHEN THE TEXTS ARE ACTUALLY ON SITE, THEY'LL GO UP, KNOCK ON THE DOOR, EITHER TALK TO A PERSON. IF THEY DON'T, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE WILL PUT A DOOR HANGER ON THE DOOR TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO NOT THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. COUNCIL PLACE ONE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY.

PLACE TWO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH. SO I KNOW WE GET THE SCHEDULES EMAILED TO US ON. SO ARE WE ON TRACK? I CAN TELL YOU WE'RE 34% BEHIND RIGHT NOW. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS WE WERE WAITING ON THAT CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO, WHICH REALLY HELPED US UP BECAUSE THAT WAS ACTUALLY A LION'S SHARE OF THE CHANGES. AND SO NOW THAT WE HAVE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO IN PLACE, THE CONTRACTOR SAYS THEY'RE GEARING UP. THEY'VE ALREADY ADDED IN A SECOND TEAM. AND THIS COMING WEEK THEY'RE GOING TO ADD IN A THIRD TEAM. THEY DO BELIEVE THAT THEY'LL STILL MEET THEIR END DATE IN DECEMBER. OKAY. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, IS SO ARE YOU GUYS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE DATA? AND ARE YOU ARE YOU ARE PEOPLE BEING SURPRISED BY SOME OF THE STUFF? AND, OR ARE YOU SHOWING THEM INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY SEEING OUT OF IT? WE HAVEN'T SHARED IT WITH THE PUBLIC YET, NOT THE CITIZENS, BUT WE ARE REVIEWING THE DATA.

ABSOLUTELY. HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GO BACK TO SOMEBODY AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE YOU GOT A BROKEN PIPE? WELL, ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO PROOF IT FIRST BEFORE WE ACTUALLY MAKE THAT CHOICE AND DECISION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING ACCURATE DATA BEFORE WE

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

SECOND ALL RIGHT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION

[13. Discuss and consider approval of the proposed comparator list submitted by Leander Professional Fire Fighters Association, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 4298 intended to serve as the foundational framework for the upcoming compensation study, as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement ratified by City Council on October 16, 2025.]

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OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL. ALL

[14. Discuss and consider an Ordinance amending Article 9.08, Division 2, Municipal Civil Service for fire fighters to authorize access to deparment personnel files; and providing for the effective date, open meetings, and related matters.]

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SO MY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM WERE LARGELY ADDRESSED BY THE PRE-COUNCIL QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE PAGE FOR HELPING TO ANSWER. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ACCESS HERE PROTECTED THE PRIVACY OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS, AND ALSO GAVE THE CITY AND ITS OFFICERS THE ACCESS THAT'S NEEDED IN PARTICULAR CASES. WOULD YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN HOW THOSE PROTECTIONS WORK HERE? SO THE THE REASON THAT WE ONLY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED ACCESS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE WITH AN INHERENT RIGHT, THOSE THAT ACCESS DOESN'T HAPPEN UNLESS A NEED ARISES. IF YOU HAVE AN ATTORNEY THAT IS HAVING ACCESS TO FILES, IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A LEGAL QUESTION ABOUT THAT PERTAINS TO DOES SOMETHING NEED TO BE IN THE FILE, FOR EXAMPLE, OR IS THERE SOME TYPE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION BECAUSE THE, THE THE PUBLIC FILES HAVE SUSTAINED DISCIPLINE, COMMENDATIONS AND EVALUATIONS. AND THEN THOSE OTHER PERSONNEL ACTION ITEMS THAT PERTAIN TO DISCIPLINE COMPLAINTS THAT WERE NOT FOUNDED, INVESTIGATIONS INTO COMPLAINTS THAT WERE NOT FOUNDED. THOSE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT WOULD GO INTO THE G FILE. AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE G FILE THAT THAT LAYS ON TOP OF THE CIVIL SERVICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. EMPLOYEES ENJOY OTHER CONFIDENTIALITY AS IT PERTAINS TO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, MEDICAL INFORMATION, AND THAT THAT WOULD PROTECT ALL EMPLOYEES. WHEN YOU HAVE THE ATTORNEY INVOLVED, IT'S IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S LEGAL QUESTIONS OR LEGAL REPRESENTATION NEEDED IN RELATION TO THE SOME SOME OF THOSE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS, BECAUSE DISCIPLINE, IF IT'S CHALLENGED OR IF IT NEEDS TO BE CHALLENGED, THOSE THOSE THOSE GO TO CONTESTED PROCEEDINGS.

YOU DO HAVE OUTSIDE COUNSEL THAT IS SPECIALIZED IN CIVIL SERVICE. SO THAT WOULD COVER THAT PERSON AS WELL. THERE ARE QUESTIONS FOR OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS. IF WE GET AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST, WE NEED TO DEFEND THAT AGAINST BEING RELEASED. IT'S NOT JUST A GIVEN THAT IT WILL NOT BE RELEASED. WE HAVE TO SUBMIT BRIEFING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND MAKE ARGUMENTS SO THAT THAT INFORMATION CAN REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL, AND SO THAT LEGAL COUNSEL GETS INVOLVED WITH THAT. CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE CAN GET INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL. AGAIN, OUR ROLE IN HAVING ACCESS TO THE FILES WOULD BE TO HELP MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY AND OR GIVE LEGAL ADVICE TO PERSONNEL MATTERS OR OTHER MATTERS THAT TOUCH ON THESE FILES. THANK YOU PAGE, I APPRECIATE YOU LAYING THAT OUT. GIVEN THE FACT THAT CAPTAIN MOORE NOTED THAT HE HAD ONLY RECENTLY LEARNED OF THIS ITEM, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS HAD ENOUGH TIME TO DIGEST THIS, I WAS WONDERING IF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS MIGHT BE OPEN TO US TABLING THIS ITEM UNTIL THE SECOND MEETING OF NEXT MONTH AND RETAKING IT UP AT THAT TIME. I THINK THAT GIVES THE CITY ENOUGH TIME AND CAPTAIN MOORE ENOUGH TIME TO SPEAK TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND FOR EVERYONE TO ADJUST BEFORE WE ACTUALLY PASS THIS OR NOT PASS IT. DOES THAT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE TIMELINE FOR THE CITY OR WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT. OKAY.

YEAH. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE GO AHEAD? YEAH, GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL JUNE 18TH. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THE ONLY THING I WILL SAY ON THAT, I THINK WE MAY NOT HAVE A FULL COUNCIL AT THAT MEETING. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE MAY BE MISSING SOMEBODY AT THAT MEETING, BUT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL

[15. Discuss and consider action on a Resolution committing to a goal of zero roadway fatalities and authorizing the submittal of an application for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant; and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents.]

COUNCIL. SO SO JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND ABOUT THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL PROGRAM. THIS IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM. IT WAS AUTHORIZED FIVE YEARS AGO THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE

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THAT LOCAL MATCH IS TYPICALLY IN CASH. SO IT CAN COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES. A COULD COME FROM CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS. THERE'S PORTIONS OF THIS PROJECT THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY. SO THAT'S ANOTHER AVENUE TO TO IF WE WANTED TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS

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I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IF ANYONE'S LOOKING AT THE LIST OF, OF PROJECTS, THEY, THEY, YOU KNOW, WHAT RESONATES IS QUALITY OF LIFE AND WALKABLE SPACES. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL WITHIN OUR AREA. SO IT'S REALLY, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO US HOPEFULLY APPLYING AND WINNING THIS GRANT WITH ALL OF THE SUPPORT. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR PULLING IN THE LETTERS OF, OF AFFIRMATION FROM, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS FOLKS THAT SUPPORT AND SERVICE WITHIN THE REGION. I THINK THAT IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A LEG UP IN US GETTING THAT $50 MILLION.

SO THANK YOU. PLEASE. FIVE JUST A CLARIFICATION. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT, BUT THE SUBMISSION IS TUESDAY. WHEN WOULD WE HAVE AN IDEA OF THE AWARD? LIKE WHAT TIMELINE DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? I THINK IT'S SOMETIME IN THE FALL. NOVEMBER. YEAH. JUST JUDGING. YEAH. JUDGING BY BASE TIMES THAT THEY'VE ANNOUNCED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY ELSE? 26 MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 16 WILL RECEIVE A PRESENTATION AND REVIEW

[16. Receive a presentation and review the Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) plan, processes, and list of proposed projects to be approved in a future Public Hearing by City Council for funding with the Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Budget.]

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THERE'S SIX OF THOSE VERY LARGE EAST STREET UTILITIES, AND THE SAN GABRIEL ELEVATED STORAGE TANK, HIGHLY NEEDED. NOW, EVEN THOSE ARE THESE ARE COMPLETED. THEY'RE NOT CLOSED YET. SO WHAT GOES INTO COMPLETING A CLOSED PROJECT OR CLOSING COMPLETED PROJECT? WE HAVE A PROJECT CLOSEOUT, WHICH MEANS THEY MUST ACHIEVE ALL PERMIT ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS. SOMETIMES THEY CAN TAKE UP TO 12 MONTHS BASED UPON WARRANTY ITEMS. FINAL PROJECT ACCOUNTING. SOMETIMES WE HAVE OUR CONSULTANTS DRAG THEIR FEET TRYING TO GET US THEIR FINAL INVOICES. WE CAN'T CLOSE UNTIL WE GET IT ALL PAID. RECOMMENDATIONS TO REALLOCATE ANY REMAINING FUNDS. WE DO TRY, OF COURSE, THESE ARE TAXPAYER DOLLARS, SO WE TRY TO BE THE BEST WE CAN TO GET THE BEST VALUE AND HOPEFULLY HAVE FUNDS LEFT OVER. SO WHATEVER WE DO WITH THOSE FUNDS, HOPEFULLY PUT THEM TOWARDS OTHER PROJECTS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE MUST PRESENT THESE TO CITY COUNCIL AND ASK FOR APPROVAL FOR CLOSEOUT CURRENT PROJECTS THAT ARE ROLLING INTO FISCAL YEAR.

NOW, THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE HAD ALREADY BEGUN IN FY 22, 23, 24, 25. ROLLING OVER JUST MEANS THAT WE ARE NOT STILL FINISHED WITH THEM YET. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THEM.

THE FUNDS, MOST OF THESE ARE ALREADY FUNDED. IT'S JUST ROLLING INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR.

AND WE HAVE FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO, WHICH SHOULD BE CLOSING OUT PRETTY SOON. SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, WHICH IS IN CLOSEOUT. WE JUST HAD OUR DEDICATION. THAT WAS VERY NICE.

SOUTH SAN GABRIEL RIVER TRAIL AND PARK. IT'S IN DESIGN, THE BRYSON FARMSTEAD, THAT'S A HISTORICAL FARMSTEAD. IT'S IN DESIGN. WE HAVE CRYSTAL FALLS, GOLF COURSE, GREENS IMPROVEMENTS. THAT'S IN DESIGN, CRYSTAL FALLS GOLF COURSE, MAINTENANCE FACILITIES. THAT'S IN DESIGN. I DON'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE TO READ ALL THESE FOR YOU BECAUSE I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BORE YOU TO TEARS, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT ONCE AGAIN, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I SHOULD LET YOU READ THESE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OF COURSE, PLEASE LET US KNOW. BUT THERE'S IT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH WATER AND WASTEWATER, OF COURSE, AS WELL. CFP RANKING OVERVIEW AND PROCESS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS DID RANK OUR PROJECTS, AND THE CIP DID RANK ACROSS ALL PROJECTS USING THE CIP EVALUATION MATRIX. WE HAVE IN THIS CIP 29 PROJECTS, AND THESE ARE NEW PROJECTS, 29 NEW PROJECTS, FIVE WATER PROJECTS, 11 WASTEWATER PROJECTS, FIVE DRAINAGE PROJECTS, NINE PARKS PROJECTS AND FOUR FACILITY PROJECTS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE EVALUATION MATRIX LOOKS LIKE, AND WE BASED IT UPON CERTAIN CRITERIA OR CATEGORIES, IF YOU WILL. THE OPERATIONAL CAPACITY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY, QUALITY OF LIFE AND IMAGES, BALANCED COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. WE HOPE WE RANK THESE IN THOSE, OF COURSE, WITH A HIGHER SCORE ARE

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BASED UPON THIS, WE HAVE STARTING HERE THE LIST OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE SHOWING WITH THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES AND STORMWATER. I WANT TO SHOW YOU YOU'VE GOT A CROSS. OF COURSE YOU'VE GOT THE PROJECT NUMBER, THE PROJECT NAME, DESCRIPTION YOU'VE GOT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. WE'RE BREAKING DOWN WHAT WE ESTIMATE THESE COSTS TO BE. THESE ARE ROMS, ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE COST. AND THEY COME ACROSS AND YOU'VE GOT WITHIN THE FY 26 TO 30 YOU'VE GOT A TOTAL OVER HERE. BUT COMING DOWN ON THIS NEXT LOWER LEVELS, IT SHOWS THE REVENUE SOURCES AS WE COME ACROSS REVENUE SOURCES. THIS THESE ARE THE FUNDS THAT WE KNOW ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY COME ACROSS. BUT NOW WHEN WE GET TO A CERTAIN POINT, YOU SEE A NUMBER DOWN HERE. THIS IS ACTUALLY A DEFICIT. THAT MEANS WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO REACH TO THIS POINT. BUT WE GET TO THIS POINT. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. SO IT HELPS US PLAN. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS REALLY IS, IS PLANNING GUIDE. SO IT SAYS, OKAY, BY FY 28 WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED TWO A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION FOR WHAT'S COMING UP. AND AS YOU GO THROUGH EACH OF THE CATEGORIES, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE IT FOR PARKS AND GOLF COURSE. WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION, PROPOSED PROJECTS, QUITE A FEW WATER AND WASTEWATER AS WELL. NOW WE HAVE A SUMMARY CHART. I LIKE SUMMARY CHART BECAUSE IT HELPS BREAK IT DOWN, HELPS US SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON HERE. THIS ACTUALLY SHOWS A PERCENTAGE OF FUNDING BASED UPON THE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES. YOU CAN SEE THAT RIGHT NOW THIS FISCAL YEAR AND HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, OUR BIG DRIVER, NO PUN INTENDED, IS GOING TO BE TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME CHART SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE OF FUNDING REQUIRED BY THE FUNDING SOURCES. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU WHAT FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS WE HAVE OUT THERE, WHAT WE ANTICIPATE WE'RE GOING TO BE NEEDING WITHIN THIS NEXT FIVE YEARS, WHAT WE ANTICIPATE NEEDING IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, FOLLOWING INTO THE TEN YEAR HORIZON. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT. THERE WE GO. YOU CAN SEE THAT RIGHT HERE IN THIS ONE COLUMN. THIS THESE ARE THE FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. AND THEY CAN PAY DOWN TO QUITE A FEW OVER 250, ALMOST 280 MILLION IN PROJECTS. YOU CAN SEE THE FUNDS THAT ARE STILL NEEDED WITHIN THAT FIRST FIVE YEARS. AND THEN AS IT ROLLS OVER INTO THE FUTURE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING, YOU CAN SEE THAT AMOUNT THERE AS WELL. AND THESE ARE OUR NEXT STEPS. WE'VE ALREADY HIT ALL THESE FIRST FIVE STEPS AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE HIGHLIGHTED STEP, THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED WHERE IT'S PRESENTATION, THE CIP BOOKLET TO CITY COUNCIL, AND THE ADOPTION CONSIDERATION OF THIS PLAN AND THE BUDGET. NOW OF COURSE, EVIDENTLY THIS IS CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW. WE NEED Y'ALL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. WE'RE NOT EXPECTING ANY RESPONSE TONIGHT. WE'RE HOPING AND WE HAVE IT PLANNED AND SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 4TH TO COME BACK AROUND AND SEE IF Y'ALL CAN GIVE US AN APPROVAL ON THIS.

LET ME GO BACKWARDS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I WOULD JUST SAY, CAN YOU SHARE WITH US WHY YOU'RE SO EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS? ABSOLUTELY EXCITED. WELL, ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE TO KNOW, AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU KNOW, THAT OUR CITY IS JUST GROWING LEAPS AND BOUNDS. WE HAVE SO MANY CITIZENS OUT THERE WHO ARE IN NEED OF CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE FEEL THE NEED TO GET THAT INFRASTRUCTURE TO THEM IN A TIMELY FASHION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THESE PROJECTS GOING BECAUSE ONCE WE GET THOSE GOING, WE CAN GET THESE TO OUR CITIZENS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.

SO IT'S ABOUT OUR CITIZENS AND THE RESPONSE TIME TO THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS PLEASE? ONE THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION, TONY. I THINK EARLIER IN OUR IN OUR WORKSHOP, WE TALKED ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND HOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN KIND OF GO HAND IN HAND. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS, THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN INCLUDES A LOT OF THE AREAS THAT FOLKS HAVE ASKED FOR

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SO ANYWAY, SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE KIND OF TO ROLL IN. AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ANALYSIS THAT WILL GO INTO THE FINAL CIP DOCUMENT THAT YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.

PLACE TWO. SO I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WHEN WE KIND OF LOOK AT THINGS, I KNOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF EXECUTIVE MEETINGS ABOUT ACQUIRING RIGHT OF WAY. AND SO, SO WHEN YOU GUYS ARE BUILDING THIS PROJECT PLAN AND EVERYTHING AND KIND OF SCHEDULING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND HAVE EVERYTHING FOLLOW ON, CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN HOW THAT KIND OF FALLS INTO THIS? BECAUSE ARE THEY IT, YOU KNOW, IF WE START AND STOP THINGS ALL THE TIME, RIGHT, THAT BASICALLY JUST KIND OF IT DOES. YES, SIR. WE TRY TO ONCE AGAIN, THESE ARE ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE ESTIMATES WE HAVE BUILT INTO THE PLAN. WE TRY TO BASE IT ON WHAT WE KNOW IS IN THIS GENERAL AREA, A GENERAL COST PER SQUARE FOOT AND WHAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED.

SO YES, WE DO BUILD IN A COST FOR ACQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY OR EASEMENT. EVIDENTLY, OVER TIME, IF WE GO THROUGH ANOTHER BOOM LIKE WE HAD IN 2021, THAT CAN CHANGE OVERNIGHT. AND THAT DOES HURT US. I'M SORRY, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AT THE SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROJECTS, I THINK, THAT ARE IN THE CIP THAT ARE NOT REALLY GOING ANYWHERE IN THEORY. SO AND I'M KIND OF WONDERING LIKE, SO HOW DOES HOW DOES THAT GET HANDLED? HOW DO WE BACK THEM OUT OF THE CIP OR, OR THINGS LIKE THAT? WELL, AND I APOLOGIZE IF WE'RE NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH, THERE ARE NO THERE ARE A SERIES OF PROJECTS. EVIDENTLY, WE WE ARE TRYING TO GET THROUGH AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. OF COURSE, THERE ARE CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT. AND I WAS TRYING TO SAY THIS EARLIER THAT WE PHYSICALLY CANNOT START UNTIL WE COMPLETE ANOTHER PHASE OF THAT PROJECT FIRST. AND SO AND THE ONE THING I DO NEED TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT WE CAN PUT A HUGE NUMBER OF PROJECTS INTO PLAY AT ANY ONE TIME, BECAUSE NOT ALL PROJECTS ARE IN THE SAME PHASE AT THE SAME TIME.

SOME ARE IN PLANNING, SOME ARE IN DESIGN, SOME ARE IN BIDDING CONTRACTING, OTHERS IN CONSTRUCTION, OTHERS IN CLOSEOUT. AND THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A LARGER NUMBER AT EACH PHASE AS WE ROTATE THROUGH THOSE. AND THE GOAL IS TO TRY TO TO HELP US GET THERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND WE TRY TO UTILIZE OUR RESOURCES AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. AND WE DO TRY TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE METHODS WHEN AVAILABLE AND POSSIBLE. IF I CAN JUMP IN REAL QUICK. SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THIS PLAN EVERY YEAR. AND REALLY, THIS IS BEING BUILT TO COINCIDE WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT WHERE WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT KEEP GETTING PUSHED. WE'LL EVALUATE THOSE. AT A CERTAIN POINT IT'LL BE, DO WE REALLY NEED TO KEEP THIS PROJECT ON THE BOOKS? WE'RE MOVING IT OUT. IS IT FEASIBLE OR DOABLE? WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE DO WITH IT? SO THERE, AND THAT'S WHY I SUGGESTED THERE'S GOING TO BE THINGS THAT WILL CROP UP THAT, HEY, WE NEED TO BRING THIS PROJECT UP. WE HAVE SOME EXTRA MONEY HERE, SO MAYBE THAT JUMPS SOMETHING ELSE FORWARD. SO THERE IS A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT ARE FUTURE UNFUNDED PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THAT LIST AS WELL. SO THINGS MAY SLIDE BACK INTO THAT SECTION. SO WE'VE GOT A WHOLE INVENTORY PROJECTS THAT'S REVIEWED EVERY YEAR, AND THEY'LL BE COMING TO YOU IN THE BUDGET PROCESS EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO HOPEFULLY GET YOU GUYS STAFFED TO WHERE YOU GUYS CAN RUN ALL THE PROJECTS AND

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AWESOME, WONDERFUL. NO, THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL. AND I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COUNCILMAN HERRERA REGARDING WE REALLY DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FUEL YOU WITH THE RIGHT STAFFING SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS BECAUSE IT'S GREAT TO HAVE PLANS, BUT IT'S IT'S NOT GREAT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE FIELD TO MOVE PLANS FORWARD. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL ON THIS. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE. FIVE THANK YOU. GOOD. JUST A CLARIFICATION QUESTION. SO YOU MENTIONED THE ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT'S A PERCENTAGE WHILE YOU'RE DOING THOSE CALCULATIONS, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN SHARE LIKE ROUGHLY WHAT THAT IS PLUS OR MINUS. YES, SIR. OF COURSE. I MEAN, WE DO ACTUALLY DO HARD COST ESTIMATIONS BASED UPON UNIT COSTS THAT WE DEVELOP OVER TIME AND WE RECORD. SO WE'RE UTILIZING HISTORICAL BASED KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER PREVIOUS PROJECTS, HOW MUCH THOSE PROJECTS COST PER PER LINEAR FOOT PER CUBIC YARD. SO WE DO UTILIZE THOSE TO BUILD A GENERAL COST ESTIMATION. THE WE DO TRY TO ROUND UP BECAUSE EVIDENTLY I CAN'T GET DOWN TO THE DOLLAR. THERE'S NO WAY IN THE WORLD I'D BE THAT ACCURATE. SO WE TRY TO GET WITHIN PLUS OR -20 TO 30% ON THAT. OKAY. SO IT'S FAIR WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS TO SAY PLUS OR -20 TO 30%, IS THAT A FAIR THING TO DO? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. PLAY SIX. JUST A THANK YOU.

A LOT OF TIME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, JUST OUR CIP PROCESS AND HOW Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE AND BRING IN THE BUDGETING THING AND HOW WE CAN PLAN FOR THE FUTURE HAS JUST GOTTEN TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF WORK AND CRUNCHING NUMBERS HAS GONE INTO IT. AND IT ALSO MAKES IT CLEARER FOR THE PUBLIC, TOO, AND HOW IT DOVETAILS INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO JUST THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. VERY GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. THANK

[17. Discuss and consider action on the appointment process for a Charter Review Committee pursuant to Section 13.08. Charter Review of the Leander City Charter.]

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THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE VETTED.

THERE'S A PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN THE CITY AND THAT THEY'RE REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE CITY. BUT THE NAMES THAT I HAVE ON THIS LIST ARE. LET ME FINISH THE LIST, PLEASE.

KIRSTEN LYNCH, JANELLE MARTEL, SHANNON SHEPPARD, DARRYL BURGER, CELESTE TAGLE, LIONEL LEBLANC, RAYHAAN CONNOR, AND JOHN COSGROVE. AND I DID EIGHT JUST IN CASE WE NEED AN ALTERNATE IN CASE SOMEBODY CAN'T DO IT. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH YOUR VETTING PROCESS TO SEE WHAT THAT'S ABOUT. BUT THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT I WOULD MAKE. AND I THINK ALL OF US PRETTY MUCH HAVE HAD SOME KIND OF INTERACTION WITH THESE FOLKS. BUT THERE'S EDUCATORS HERE.

THERE ARE OTHER ENGINEERS HERE. THERE ARE OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND REAL ESTATE CPA, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THAT LIST. SO IT'S A PRETTY GOOD LIST OF FOLKS THAT HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROCESS. BUT I'LL START WITH YOU. PLACE ONE. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR ANY COMMENTS, I APPRECIATE THE LIST. I WAS JUST WONDERING TO CONFIRM, IN THE PAST, IT'S JUST SIMPLY BEEN OUR NORMAL BOARDS AND APPOINTMENTS PROCESS. IS THAT CORRECT? NO, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROCESSES. JUST THE LAST ONE WAS THE APPLICATION, BUT WE'VE HAD THE LAST TWO. BEFORE THAT, YOU'VE HAD MAYORS COME WITH THE LIST THAT COUNCIL VOTED ON. GOTCHA. YEAH. PLEASE. TWO I'M SORRY. SO THE REASON I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO READ THE NAMES WAS BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD DISCUSS THE PROCESS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START CALLING PEOPLE'S NAMES OUT. I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DISCUSS THE PROCESS BEFORE WE SELECT WHO'S GOING TO BE ON IT. I THINK THAT EACH ONE OF US HAS OUR OWN VIEW OF WHO OR SHOULDN'T SIT ON OR WHATEVER. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT COMMENTING ON THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE. THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY THIS AFTER THE NAMES HAVE BEEN SPOKEN. BUT I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS THAT. AND I PERSONALLY THINK US, EACH ONE OF US, WE COME FROM A DIVERSE BACKGROUND, WE KNOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND ALL THAT. WE CAN REACH OUT TO OUR OWN GROUPS OF CIRCLES AND FIND OUT WHO COULD BE THERE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PEOPLE THAT SIT ON THIS CHARTER REVIEW REFLECT WHAT WE WHAT WE'RE DOING OR WHAT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT US BRINGING IN PEOPLE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW AND SAYING, HEY, WE WANT A BUNCH OF PROFESSIONALS TO COME IN AND DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON THE BALLOT, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND EVERYTHING. I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. I WOULD RATHER KNOW SOMEBODY UP THERE REFLECTING HOW I THINK, HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT, AND I CAN TRUST AND RESPECT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. I KNOW EVERYTHING'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US AS A COUNCIL, AND WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW IT AND HAMMER IT. BUT I JUST THINK THAT WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, I WANT SOMEBODY SITTING THERE WHO HOPEFULLY REFLECTS WHAT I THINK THAT'S. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I STAND ON THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK. I PERSONALLY WANT PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITY, NOT PERSONALLY WHAT I, I FEEL OR WHAT I THINK I WANT THEM TO REFLECT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M NOT IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'M NOT IN EVERY PART OF THE CITY. SO THAT'S WHY WE REALLY DO NEED TO GET A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FROM DIFFERENT, IN MY OPINION, NEIGHBORHOODS FROM AROUND THE CITY, DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. AND SO FROM WHAT I HEAR, YOU ARE NOT FOR A PROCESS OF APPOINTMENT. YOU WOULD PREFER TO HAVE. THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS WHAT I'M HEARING BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING. I'D RATHER HAVE EACH COUNCIL PERSON SELECT A PERSON TO REPRESENT THEM ON THE CHARTER. GOT IT. PLACE THREE IN THE COMMENTS. YOU KNOW, I, I HAVE BEEN BRIEFLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT'S THE BEST PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. AND TO ECHO

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GOING FIRST, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO THINK ON THE SPOT. SO OKAY, YOU WANT ME TO SWITCH IT UP? I CAN GO, I CAN GO BACK TO PLACE SIX FIRST PARENTS ARE IN THE AUDIENCE. GIVE THEM A CHANCE. RIGHT. WE CAN. I, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I, YOU KNOW, HAVING TIME TO STEW OVER MIKE'S COMMENTS AND ALSO ANDREW'S COMMENTS. I THINK WE CAN COME TO SOME SORT OF MIDDLE GROUND, SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE HERE. I DO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES WHEN WE APPOINT BY PLACE, WE SOMETIMES GET THE SAME PEOPLE. ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T ALWAYS WANT THERE TO BE SOMEBODY WHO THINKS EXACTLY LIKE ME. I SPECIFICALLY TRY TO FIND FOLKS THAT ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AS ANDREW SAYS, TO GIVE ME AND GIVE OUR CITY. I THINK THEIR INPUT, BECAUSE THAT'S VALUED. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST AND SAY, I DON'T KNOW EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST, SO I CAN'T REACT TO THAT IN REAL TIME. I I THINK THAT JUST LIKE WE HAD FOR CPAC WHEN WE WERE APPOINTING FOLKS, WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME DESIGNATIONS, PERHAPS, OF FOLKS THAT WE THINK WE WOULD WANT TO SIT ON THIS CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. MAYBE SOMEBODY FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. A FAITH LEADER, SOMEBODY LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY IN EDUCATION. AND THEN PERHAPS WE AS A COUNCIL CAN LOOK AT THAT LIST AND HOPEFULLY HAVE AT LEAST A FEW OPTIONS PER SPOT, MAYBE FOLKS THAT ARE NOT ALREADY SITTING ON THEIR COMMITTEES, AND THAT WE CAN WORK TO FILL THOSE SPOTS THROUGH OUR NORMAL APPOINTMENT PROCESS. SO WE THERE'S NOT A NORMAL PROCESS. WE GET TO CHOOSE WHAT? I'M SORRY, NOT NORMAL APPOINTMENT PROCESS. THE PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR SOME OF THE RECENT APPOINTMENTS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. POINT TAKEN. SO WHAT I HAVE SUBMITTED IS THESE NAMES, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH THESE NAMES. SO I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT. SO CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE CAN GIVE YOU THAT LIST. SO WE CAN SIT WITH THOSE NAMES AND SEE IF THEY MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS FROM DIFFERENT ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT ONCE YOU REVIEW THEM ALL, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY DO. AND SO DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD AND GIVE YOU THAT. AND THEN OF COURSE, WITH THE OPTION THAT IF SOMEBODY IS VETTED AND DOESN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, OR IF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS REVIEW THE LIST AND DECIDE THEY NEED TO ADD SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE. YES, MA'AM. AND SOMEBODY TO ANSWER TO. OKAY. TO TO CONSIDER IF YOU SEND IT TO US, WE CAN DO THAT. SO I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. I'M CONFUSED. SO WHAT'S THE PROCESS EXACTLY. AND THEN HOW DO WE ACTUALLY CHALLENGE SOMETHING? I MEAN IT'S NOT ABOUT A CHALLENGE. SHE'S SAYING THAT IF WE. LET ME LET ME FINISH MY THANKS. WE HAVE A LIST OF FOLKS. SHE'S GOING TO TAKE THAT LIST. VET THAT LIST IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES TONIGHT. AND IF THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THAT YOU CAN SUBMIT THAT LIST AND THAT NAME, AND THAT THEY CAN ALSO BE VETTED. THAT'S WHAT SHE JUST SAID, THAT TO COME BACK TO YOU? YES. FOR FOR US TO REVIEW AND

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[18. Council Member Closing Statements.]

GOOD NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE. FIVE. OKAY, SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL THIS WEEK WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAG ALONG AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WAY SOME OF THE STUFF WORKS. IT GOT ME THINKING. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK TAKING TIME TO CONNECT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, WHETHER SHARING STORIES OR JUST SAYING HELLO. IT STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY AND IT PLAYS A BIG PART IN TAKING CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. AND I, YOU KNOW, I TALK ABOUT THAT EVERY WEEK THAT I'M HERE. SO PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AND THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OTHERS. IT REALLY, REALLY MATTERS. SO THAT SAID, TONIGHT WE'LL LEAD WITH MUSIC HISTORY ON THIS DATE IN 1983, PRINCE EARNED HIS VERY FIRST BILLBOARD TOP TEN WITH LITTLE RED CORVETTE, AND ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY IN 1904, THIS IS VERY TOPICAL. FIFA WAS FORMED. THE SOCCER'S WORLD GOVERNING BODY, THE FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, WAS FOUNDED IN PARIS BY DELEGATES OF SEVEN EUROPEAN NATIONS. THE OPENING GAME OF THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP I'M GETTING EXCITED STARTS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH. IT'LL FEATURE CO-HOST MEXICO TAKING ON SOUTH AFRICA IN GROUP A AT THE ICONIC ESTADIO AZTECA IN MEXICO CITY. SO THAT'S WHERE I'LL BE THAT DAY. NOT IN MEXICO, BUT WATCHING THE GAME. ALSO ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY IN 1942, MY DAD, DOUGLAS ARTURO NORDIN, WAS BORN IN MATAGALPA, MEXICO. IT WAS A KEY COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL CITY LOCATED IN THE HIGH PLATEAU OF THE MEXICAN STATE OF SAN LUIS POTOSI AND SITUATED NEAR NUEVO LEON. SO NICE THING ABOUT MY DAD IS THAT HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT. HE PROBABLY WON'T WATCH THIS, BUT I'LL SEND HIM A LINK HE WAS FEATURED IN IN DECEMBER 27TH, 2017 IN A NEW YORK TIMES INTERACTIVE REPORT THAT WAS THAT WAS CALLED WE'RE COMPETING AGAINST EVERYONE JUST LIKE YOU, VOICES FROM MEXICO'S MAQUILADORAS. AND THAT'S WHAT HE DID IN HIS LIFETIME. VERY PROUD OF MY FATHER. AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL HIM, FELIZ CUMPLEANOS PAPA. THANK YOU.

PLEASE. THREE WELL, I WILL CONTINUE THE SENTIMENTS OF OUR SENTIMENTS OF COUNCILMAN NADINE.

SO IT'S MY BROTHER'S 40TH BIRTHDAY, SO I WANTED TO JUST ON THE. I SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT OF SUPPORT AND A VILLAGE TO ENCOMPASS ALL THE THINGS THAT I'VE ENCOMPASSED IN LIFE. AND SO I'M SO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE JUST AN AMAZING SIBLING TO SUPPORT THAT. SO HAPPY 40TH TO YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL DAY, THAT'S COMING UP ON MONDAY AS A FAMILY, A DAUGHTER OF A VETERAN AND LIVING MOST OF MY LIFE AROUND MILITARY FAMILIES, I KNOW THAT THIS IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT OCCASION WHERE WE CAN HONOR THE PEOPLE THAT SERVICED AND SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES. AND I WAS RECENTLY SPEAKING WITH SOME

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OH WOW. I STRUGGLE WITH THAT WORD. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT IT WAS VERY SPECIAL TO GO OUT THERE AND BUY A FEW THINGS FROM THEM AND JUST SEE ALL THE STUFF GOING ON THERE. AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, AS A COUNCIL, WE DO WORK HARD. WE DO LOOK AT A LOT OF STUFF. AND I WANT TO JUST SAY IT WAS IT WAS I WENT OUT TO LAS VEGAS AND WE WENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SHOPPING, THE INTERNATIONAL SHOPPING CONFERENCE OF SHOPPING CENTER.

ANYWAYS, WHATEVER I SEE. AND, AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING WALKING AROUND AND SEEING ALL THE, THE VARIETY OF THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE OUT THERE IN DIFFERENT CITIES AND THE VIEWPOINT THAT THAT THAT DIFFERENT DEVELOPERS AND THINGS HAVE OF OUR AREA AND ALL THAT.

AND I THINK THAT WE'LL TAKE THAT INFORMATION BACK TO, TO OUR CITY MANAGER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THEY WERE THERE AND HELP GUIDE THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. I THINK THAT ONE THING IS THAT WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT IS ATTRACTING RETAIL. AND AND I THINK, AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THING IS THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET EMPLOYERS HERE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES TO WORK, APPARENTLY, AND HAVE A NICE MEMORIAL DAY PLACE ONE THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR LETTING US GO. INVERSE. SO I HAD SOME TIME TO THANK. JUST WANTED TO SAY TONIGHT'S A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT FOR ME. IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I TOOK DYAS, SO HOPEFULLY IN THAT TIME I'VE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT. I STILL FEEL A LITTLE BIT GREEN, BUT I'M ALWAYS LISTENING AND I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO LEARN. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT. MY PARENTS WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND MY SWEARING IN LAST YEAR, BUT MY MOM BEAT CANCER. SO PRAISE GOD FOR THAT. MY PARENTS ARE VERY SHY, SO THEY DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO DO THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO EMBARRASS THEM. THEY CAME TO THE STATES IN 1979 FROM HONG KONG AND TAIWAN, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR SACRIFICE, I'M ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. SO MOM AND DAD, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS INSTILLING IN ME THE VALUE OF PUBLIC SERVICE, SERVING OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF, AND THE VALUE OF WORKING HARD. I LOVE YOU AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE. GOOD NIGHT. WELL, THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND WE HOPE YOU FEEL WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING ALL THIS WAY TO WATCH COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG TONIGHT. WE GOT DINNER TONIGHT FROM WILLIE'S HOUSE. ICE HOUSE. OH MY GOSH. I STARTED TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE. WILLIE'S ICE HOUSE. AND WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT AND ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHOP LOCAL AND EAT LOCAL EVERY TIME THAT YOU CAN ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND TO ALL OF THE MAYOR, PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WENT OUT TO VEGAS WITH US, TO THE IC SC CONFERENCE THAT WE WENT TO. IT WAS AMAZING TO HEAR FROM DEVELOPERS WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT LEANDER, AND THEY ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST HERE IN OUR CITY. AND IT'S JUST INTERESTING TO SEE OUR CITY THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE'S EYES AND KNOW THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH AND WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS, EVERYTHING IN THE CIP PROGRAM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, IT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR REPUTATION IS IS GOING WELL FAR AND WIDE. WHEN WE GO OUT AND TALK TO FOLKS. I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT TO OUR MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATION. IT'LL BE AT 11:00 AT THE VETERANS PARK IN LEANDER, BEHIND THE LIBRARY, SO YOU CAN COME OUT ON MONDAY AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT IF YOU SO

[19. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:

1. 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
2. Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct to consult with legal counsel regarding proposed agreements regarding Travis Municipal Utility District No. 19, No. 20 and No. 21 and the Travisso development.
3. 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
4. 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.

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[ Reconvene into open session to take action as deemed appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding:

1. 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
2. Travis Municipal Utility District No. 19, No. 20 and No. 21 and the Travisso development.
3. Acquisition of properties for public purposes; and
4. Lease agreement for City operations.

IT'LL BE ABOUT A 30 MINUTE CEREMONY. AND SO IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO STAND THAT WHOLE TIME, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR SO YOU CAN SIT DURING THE CEREMONY. BUT MONDAY, 11 A.M. AT BAGDAD CEMETERY, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO ONE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CAUSE NUMBER 24-0818-C369. DENUCCI CONSTRUCTORS, LLC VERSUS CITY OF LEANDER. AND THIS 368 JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. COME ON. ITEM TWO, TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, NUMBER 19, NUMBER 20 AND NUMBER 21. AND THE TREVISO DEVELOPMENT. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO. ACTION. NUMBER THREE, ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MAYOR PRO TEM NO ACTION. AND FOR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR CITY OPERATIONS.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MAYOR PRO TEM NO ACTION. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW 907 AND

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.