[2. Open Meeting, Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance.]
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TODAY IS THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 2026, AND THE TIME IS NOW 7:03 PM AND THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LEANDER CITY COUNCIL.
SERGEANT TERRANCE OPPE WILL PROVIDE OUR INVOCATION.
HE IS FROM LIFE CHURCH AND IS ALSO A DEACON.
AND SO WE APPRECIATE HIM BEING HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE THAT INVOCATION.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.
HEAVENLY FATHER TO COME THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS.
SO LORD, FATHER GOD, WE PREACH YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS US AS PEOPLE OF LEANO AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
OH LORD, FATHER GOD, GUIDE US AND PROTECT US OH LORD.
FATHER GOD HAS BECOME, WE PRAY YOU WILL GRANT THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF THE INTELLIGENCE AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE PUT THEIR MINDS TO OUR LORD TO, FOR THIS CHALLENGE THAT THEY HAVE TO, FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
OH LORD, FATHER GOD, HELP THEM TO BETTER THIS COMMUNITY IN A MIGHTY SPECIAL WAY.
AND FATHER GOD, WE PRAY FOR THEIR FAMILIES IN A MIGHTY SPECIAL WAY.
WE PRAY FOR ANY EVERYONE THAT'S GATHERED HERE TODAY, AND WE PRAY YOU'LL CONTINUE TO BLESS US AS A COMMUNITY.
BRING US TOGETHER AND FORCE OF ALL.
OH LORD, WE PRAY YOU'LL CONTINUE TO LET US LOVE EACH OTHER'S NEIGHBORS.
AND LOVING OUR NEIGHBORS, OH LORD.
AND CHECKING OUR NEIGHBORS AS THIS, THIS, HE IS HERE.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY.
FOR HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE THE TO TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM THREE.
DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAIN PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER SELLER HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER NADI PRESENT, MAYOR PROAM ROSS, MAYOR THOMPSON.
PRESENT, QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS.
[4. Welcome Guests and Special Visitors.]
OF OUR SPECIAL GUEST AND VISITORS.AND TONIGHT WE WANNA THANK EVERYONE ATTENDING OUR MEETING.
WE WANNA SEND A SPECIAL HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR ACTIVE AND OUR RETIRED MILITARY THAT ARE JOINING US TONIGHT.
OUR EDUCATORS, OUR CURRENT AND FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO LEANDER INTO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOUR SACRIFICE AND ALL THAT YOU DO.
[5. 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.]]
WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
YOU'LL COME TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THE FIRST ONE THAT I HAVE IS RICHARD DAVIS, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD.
I RESIDE AT 1 0 7 6 0 EAST CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY, VANDER, TEXAS.
WE MOVED THERE 29 YEARS AGO, PURCHASING 66 ACRES, AND WE'RE AT THE CORNER, WHICH WOULD BE RAIDERS WAY AT EAST CRYSTAL FALLS.
WE'RE ACROSS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE A**L HOSPITAL.
AND IF YOU'VE BEEN BY THERE IN THE SPRING, YOU'VE NOTICED OUR BLUE BUTTS.
WE GOT A BEAUTIFUL BLUE BUTT FIELD UP FRONT.
IT'S ABOUT SIX AND A HALF ACRES.
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I'M HERE TONIGHT IS WE'RE WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS TO TRY TO BRING RAIDERS WAY THROUGH OUR PROPERTY.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE REAL REASON THAT I'M HERE.
I'M HERE BECAUSE THE UPPER BRUSHY CREEK, WCID HAS DRAINED OUR CREEK, I GUESS Y'ALL ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH, AS YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN IN MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH WCID.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'VE BEEN LIVING HERE 29 YEARS.
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD WATER IN OUR CREEK.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN NICE AND FULL.
WE BUILT A PIER AND I'D LIKE TO PASS OUT SOME PICTURES OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
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TODAY.HAVE Y'ALL BEEN DOWN TO THE, UH, FISHING PIER LATELY? YES.
AND THE, UH, KAYAK RENTAL, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT CONCESSION BEING GONE? I REALIZE THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE CONTROL OVER WCID, BUT THE CITY, AND PARTICULARLY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, CAN PUT PRESSURE ON THEM TO BRING OUR WATER LEVEL BACK TO WHAT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.
UM, DUE TO THE TIME RESTRAINTS, I'M GONNA LEAVE A, UH, PACKET IN YOUR MAILBOX AND I'LL HAVE IT THERE BY TOMORROW AT 10 O'CLOCK.
IF YOU COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, AND FOR ANYONE THAT DIDN'T KNOW, WE JUST HAD A, UH, UH, UH, GATHERING OF ALL OUR MILITARY VETERANS.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR, FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
UH, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE DONE THIS IN, IN LEANDRE.
AND, UH, I THINK IT'S, IT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
UH, I SERVED FOUR YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, AND I'M, UH, VERY PROUD TO BE AMONG ALL THESE FOLKS WHO, WHO ALSO SERVED OUR COUNTRY.
WHAT I WANNA SPEAK ABOUT TONIGHT IS THIS, UH, PROJECT, UH, LEANDER SPRINGS, WHICH APPARENTLY HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
UH, BUT THIS IS A PROJECT IN WHICH, UH, THE APPROVE YOU'RE, YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE THE BUILDING OF 120, NO, UH, EXCUSE ME, OF 1200 NEW APARTMENT UNITS IN OUR CITY, WHICH IS A MASSIVE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APARTMENT UNITS IN OUR CITY.
YOU'RE ALSO BEING ASKED TO APPROVE A FOUR ACRE, UH, HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT'S GONNA BE PUMPED WITH WATER, UH, CONTINUOUSLY 24 HOURS A DAY BECAUSE THE WATER'S GONNA BE CONTINUOUSLY EVAPORATING FROM THIS FOUR ACRE BODY OF WATER.
UH, AND, UH, AND YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE THESE THINGS.
UH, IN, IN A CITY THAT'S BEEN ON WATER RESTRICTIONS A GOOD PART OF SEVERAL YEARS.
WE, WE WE'RE CONSTANTLY ON WATER RESTRICTIONS.
IT MAKES NO SENSE FOR US TO TAKE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, OUR WATER, AND PUMP IT INTO A, TO A HOLE IN THE GROUND JUST TO WATCH IT EVAPORATE.
UH, WHETHER IT'S COMING FROM THE AQUIFER, WHETHER IT'S COMING FROM LAKE TRAVIS, WHETHER IT'S COMING, WHATEVER THE SOURCE IS, IT'S COMING FROM.
WATER IS A PRECIOUS RESOURCE HERE IN LEANDER, AND WE SHOULDN'T BE WASTING OUR RESOURCES.
AND SO I'M JUST COMING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE, UH, NOT APPROVE, UH, THE BUILDING OF 1200 NEW APARTMENT UNITS AND, AND, AND TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE NOT APPROVE, UH, THE BUILDING OF, OF THIS, UH, HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT'S GONNA BE FILLED WITH WATER, UH, NO MATTER WHAT NAME THEY CALL IT LAGOON SPRINGS.
YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY TRY TO GIVE IT THESE NAMES THAT MAKE IT SOUND GOOD, BUT IT'S JUST A HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT'S GONNA BE FILLED WITH WATER.
AND, AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE GONNA PUT CHEMICALS IN THAT WATER THAT WILL SLOW THE EVAPORATION RATE.
UH, AND WHAT THOSE CHEMICALS ARE GONNA DO TO PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE WATER.
I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN DRINK WATER THAT THEY, WHEN THEY'RE SWIMMING, UH, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT, UH, BUT IT'S A HUGE WASTE OF OUR RESOURCES AND I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE NOT APPROVE THAT.
GOD BLESS YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE ANITA VIC, IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
ANITA CHEVI, UH, 7 0 8 PALOMO DRIVE.
UM, SO I ATTENDED THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING LAST WEEK WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WE FELT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION BEFORE AUGUST 6TH.
IT IS CLEAR THAT EVERYONE CAN PRESENT AT PLANNING AND ZONING, PUT WHATEVER DATA THEY WANT ON A SLIDE, AND THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY THAT THAT DATA HAS TO BE CORRECT AT THAT HEARING.
FORMER LEAN MAYOR TROY HILL, APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER, TOLD THE COMMISSION THAT, AND I'M QUOTING DIRECTLY FROM THE TRANSCRIPT, WE DO HAVE A NEW DEVELOPER THAT IS TAKING CONTROL OF THE PROJECT AND HAS BEEN IN CHARGE FOR PROBABLY THE LAST SIX, SEVEN MONTHS.
BUT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S OWN SALES HISTORY SHOWS THAT ENTITY ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY IN JULY OF 2021, NEARLY FOUR YEARS AGO.
AND REIT GROUP, LEAN SPRINGS HOLDINGS, LLC IS STILL LISTED AS THE APPLICANT ON THE P AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BEFORE THIS CO BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 6TH.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE, UH, TO GET A NEW DEVELOPER AND THE APPLICANT.
UM, YOU DON'T GET TO BE A NEW DEVELOPER AND THE APPLICANT OF RECORD AT THE SAME TIME.
TROY HILL TOLD THE COMMISSION, AND AGAIN, I'M QUOTING DIRECTLY, THAT IN THE CASE OF SEVERE DROUGHT, THE CITY COULD DEEM A LAGOON NON-ESSENTIAL AND STOP THE WATER.
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THAT ON, CORRECTED THAT ON THE RECORD.THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NO AUTHORITY OVER A PRIVATE WELL.
BUT IT RAISES A QUESTION THAT I KEEP COMING BACK TO HOW MANY OTHER STATEMENTS WERE UNCHALLENGED, SIMPLY BECAUSE NO ONE IN THAT ROOM HAPPENED TO KNOW THE ANSWER.
THE HYDROGEOLOGICAL DATA PRESENTED TO JUSTIFY THE CLAIM THAT NEIGHBORING WELLS WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED CAME FROM A WELL TEST CONDUCTED IN HAYES COUNTY, A DIFFERENT COUNTY, A DIFFERENT AQUIFER COMPARTMENT, NO INDEPENDENT SITE SPECIFIC STUDY FOR THIS LOCATION IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY WAS SUBMITTED.
COMMISSIONER OLIVER NOTED THAT DISCREPANCY, IT WAS NEVER RESOLVED.
AND PNZ APPROVED THE PUD WITH A FIVE ONE VOTE.
THE DEVELOPER CITED A 2020 HAYES COUNTY WELL TEST AS THE BASIS FOR THEIR CLAIM THAT TRINITY AQUIFER IS SO ABUNDANT THAT THEIR LAGOON DRAWS AMOUNTS TO, AND I'M QUOTING DIRECTLY FROM THEIR PRESENTATION, A GRAIN OF SAND ON A BEACH.
I WENT TO THE SOURCE, THE HAYES TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, THE OFFICIAL GOVERNING BODY FOR THAT EXACT AQUIFER IN HAYES COUNTY, PUBLISHED THEIR A, UH, THEIR APRIL, 2026 AQUIFER HEALTH ASSESSMENT JUST TWO MONTHS AGO.
IT SHOWS THAT THE LOWER TRINITY IN NORTHERN HAYES COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLINING AT A MEAN RATE OF FIVE FEET PER YEAR SINCE 2012.
IT STATES EXPLICITLY THAT THE LOWER TRINITY IN THIS REGION CONTAINS VERY OLD GROUNDWATER THAT IS NOT REPLENISHED BY RECHARGE.
IT REPORTS THAT THE WATER WELLS ARE FAILING AT UNPRECEDENTED RATES AND THAT THE DISTRICT HAS SUSPENDED NEW WILL, NEW WELL PERMITS ENTIRELY DUE TO EMERGENCY DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
THE DEVELOPER USE HAYES COUNTY TO ARGUE, TO ARGUE ABUNDANCE.
TURNS OUT HAYES COUNTY GROUNDWATER AUTHORITY DISAGREES RESIDENTS ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY.
PEOPLE ON WELL WATER, PEOPLE WHO'VE WATCHED THEIR WELLS RUN DRY ARE TRUSTING YOU TO HAVE THE RIGHT INFORMATION.
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT ANYONE CAN PRESENT WHATEVER THEY WANT.
THE ONLY REASON WE KNOW ANY OF THIS IS 'CAUSE SOME RESIDENTS CARED ENOUGH TO LOOK IT UP THEMSELVES.
LEANER DESERVES BETTER THAN THAT.
AND SO DO THE PEOPLE WHO TRUST YOU WITH THESE DECISIONS.
[6. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors.
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AND THE FIRST PROCLAMATION WE HAVE TONIGHT IS ONE, HONORING OUR VETERANS OF LEANDER FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THEIR SACRIFICE, ESPECIALLY AS WE APPROACH AMERICA TWO 50.
UM, AND MOST OF THEM ARE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT.
SO TY, I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW WE'RE GONNA GET THIS PICTURE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT THAT IN THE BACKGROUND.
YOU WANT US OR DO YOU WANT US TO JUST STAND HERE AND DO THE PICTURE THAT WAY I CAN STAND HERE.
YOU WANT EVERYBODY TO COME UP FRONT? YEAH.
SO I'M GONNA READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE PICTURE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO CONFRONT AFTER I FINISH, AND TY WILL GET US ALL SITUATED AND GET A PICTURE FOR US.
THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEANDER PROUDLY RECOGNIZES THE UNWAVERING COURAGE, STEADFAST DEDICATION AND SACRIFICES MADE BY THE WOMEN AND MEN OF THE UNITED STATES, ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE SERVED OUR NATION WITH HONOR.
AND WHEREAS MILITARY VETERANS HAVE DEFENDED THE FREEDOM'S, VALUES, AND IDEALS THAT FORM THE FOUNDATION OF OUR DEMOCRACY, OFTEN AT GREAT PERSONAL COST AND WITH EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO DUTY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEANDRO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE FAMILIES OF VETERANS ALSO SHOULDER THE BURDENS OF SERVICE OFFERING STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND SUPPORT THAT MAKE SERVICE POSSIBLE.
AND WHEREAS AS OUR NATION APPROACHES AMERICA TWO 50, THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES, WE ARE REMINDED THAT THE GENERATIONS OF VETERANS WHOSE BRAVERY HAS SAFEGUARDED OUR LIBERTY SINCE THE EARLIEST DAYS OF THE AMERICAN STORY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEANDER EXPRESSES ITS DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO ALL VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE SACRIFICE AND CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY, STATE, AND NATION.
NOW, THEREFORE, I NICOLE THOMPSON, MAYOR OF LEANDRO, TEXAS HEREBY RECOGNIZE ALL MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO JOIN US IN HONORING OUR VETERANS, REFLECTING ON THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND PARTICIPATING IN AMERICA TWO 50 ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE THE ENDURING PROMISE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND WITNESS THEREOF.
I HAVE HEREON TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED TODAY, JULY 2ND, 2026.
SO ALL OF THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME UP FRONT, BUT IF YOU PREFER TO STAY SEATED, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT TOO.
STAY IN FRONT HERE, IN FRONT OF THE YES SIR.
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OH YEAH.SET MY STUFF IN THERE RIGHT QUICK.
DOUBLE UP AND ROLL SHORT GUYS IN THE FRONT.
YOU KNOW, ENJOY BEING THE TOP DOG.
WE'LL GIVE THEM JUST A MINUTE TO GET THE PODIUM BACK IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION WILL BE RECOGNIZING EPA WATER SINCE SMART IRRIGATION MONTH, WHICH IS JULY WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANAGER BILL TEETER, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AND THEN WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER NADINE, HE'LL READ THAT PROCLAMATION FOR US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.
UM, AS PART OF OUR WORK IN WATER CONSERVATION, WE ARE MEMBERS IN THE EPA WATER SENSE PROGRAM.
WATER SENSE IS THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
IT PROMOTES POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PRODUCTS THAT CONSERVE WATER.
UM, WE GET SOME GOOD RESOURCES FROM THEM AS FOR BEING MEMBERS.
UH, SO IT'S VERY USEFUL FOR US.
UM, NOW DURING THE YEAR, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT THEMES FOR EVERY MONTH THAT WE HELP THEM PROMOTE LOCALLY.
LIKE THEY MIGHT, UH, FOCUS ON SWIMMING POOLS ONE MONTH, UH, EFFICIENT SHOWERING ANOTHER.
AND JULY IS WHEN, WHEN WE FOCUS ON SMART IRRIGATION.
AND, UH, IRRIGATION IS INTENDED TO BE EFFICIENT, UH, AN EFFICIENT WAY TO WATER YOUR, UH, LANDSCAPE, BUT IT OFTEN TURNS OUT NOT TO BE.
UM, AND THROUGH OUR, UH, IRRIGATION EVALUATIONS PROGRAM, I HAVE A FEW STATISTICS AND I'M JUST GONNA RUN THROUGH THE TOP 10 MISTAKES THAT PEOPLE MAKE WITH THEIR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. THANK YOU.
SO WHAT WE DO IS WE VISIT PEOPLE'S HOMES AND WE, WE JUST, WE GO THROUGH THEIR, WE CHECK OUT THEIR CONTROLLER SETTINGS AND TAKE FLOW MEASUREMENTS AND COME UP WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND WE ALSO, WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, WE KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE FIND THIS WRONG.
SO, UM, THE LEADING, UM, MISTAKE THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, UNFORTUNATELY, IS OFF SCHEDULE WATERING OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY WATERING SCHEDULE.
WE'RE STILL AT ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE CONTROLLER, THEY'RE NOT ON THE RIGHT SCHEDULE.
AND THAT'S SET IN THERE, WRONG DAY, UH, WRONG TIMES, THAT KIND OF THING.
THAT'S ABOUT, UH, ABOUT, UH, A LITTLE OVER 60%, UH, OF OUR, OF THE HOMES HAVE THAT PROBLEM WHEN WE GET THERE.
UM, UH, THE NUMBER TWO IS EXCESSIVE RUN TIMES.
SOME OF THE, SOME ALL OF THE ZONES HAVE JUST TOO, WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON THEM.
THAT'S ABOUT 47.9% OF THE HOMES THAT WE GO TO WHEN WE CHECK THOSE CONTROLLERS.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE JUST GOT LIKE A POT SITTING IN FRONT OF A, A SPRINKLER HEAD OR A PLANK SITTING ON TOP OF ONE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UH, NUMBER FOUR IS A TIE BETWEEN, UH, TILTED HEADS AND LOW HEADS THAT CAUSED THE WATER TO GO FLYING OFF IN CRAZY DIRECTIONS.
NUMBER FIVE IS PIPE LEAKS AND CLOGGED NOZZLES AT ABOUT 16, 16, 16%.
MISALIGNED HEADS IN WRONG SPRAY DIRECTION, 15%,
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UH, OVER SPRAY, LIKE, UH, ONTO THE DRIVEWAY.UM, HIGH ABOUT, UH, 14% OF OUR HOMES HAVE HIGH PRESSURE PROBLEMS, UH, ON THEIR SYSTEMS WHEN WE GET THERE.
THAT'S A BIG WASTER BY THE WAY.
IF, UH, PEOPLE SEE, UH, THAT THEIR SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE NIAGARA FALLS AND THEY RUN IT, OR THEY SEE EXCESSIVE MISTING, THEY NEED TO GET THAT CHECKED.
'CAUSE THAT WILL REALLY DRIVE UP YOUR CONSUMPTION WITHOUT, UH, ANY REAL BENEFIT.
UM, AND THEN, UH, UM, NUMBER NINE IS JUST BROKEN NOZZLES AT THE TOP OF THE TOP OF THE HEAD.
AND THEN BROKEN HEADS IS NUMBER 10.
UH, AT SIX POINT, ABOUT SIX 6% OF THE HOUSES THAT WE GO TO HAVE THAT GOING ON WHEN WE GET THERE.
SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I GOT FOR THAT.
TELL US WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN FIND THESE HELPFUL TIPS AND, AND HOW TO CORRECT IT.
WELL, UM, YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY CITY'S CONSERVATION WEBSITE.
AND WE DO HAVE, UH, AND GO TO THE UTILITIES AND, UM, AND THEN NAVIGATE TO WATER CONSERVATION.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT CONNECTIONS TO THE EPA WEBSITE THERE.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S, UH, I THINK IT'S JUST, UH, EPA WATERSENSE.ORG.
UH, IS THE, THE FEDERAL, FEDERAL, UM, FEDERAL WEBPAGE.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER NADINE IS GONNA READ THAT PROCLAMATION, THEN WE'LL COME DOWN AND GET A PICTURE WITH YOU OKAY.
I WANNA TAKE A PICTURE WITH HIM.
PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF LEANDER.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEANDER CONSIDERS STEWARDSHIP OF THE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY CRITICAL TO THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OF CENTRAL TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION COMPRISES MORE THAN HALF OF THE CITY'S MIDSUMMER DAILY WATER CONSUMPTION.
AND WHEREAS LARGE AMOUNTS OF IRRIGATION WATER ARE WASTED THROUGH FACTORS INCLUDING CARELESS OR UNINFORMED.
UNINFORMED IRRIGATION SYSTEM OPERATION, POOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESIGN AND LACK OF MAINTENANCE.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEANDER MAINTAINS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL EPA WATER SENSE PROGRAM TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE ABOUT THE NEED TO CONSERVE WATER.
AND WHEREAS EPA WATER SENSE PROMOT PROMOTES CAREFUL SPRINKLER OPERATIONS EACH JULY TO PROMOTE MORE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION PRACTICES.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LEANDER WILL TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT IRRIGATION DURING THIS MONTH.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF JULY AS EPA WATERSENSE SMART IRRIGATION MONTH AND WITNESS THEREOF.
I HAVE HERE TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED ON JULY 2ND, 2026.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO LOOK AT MY HEADS NOW.
AND WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HERE FOR THIS ONE.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, WHICH IS JULY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, ASHLEY BOYLE.
COME FORWARD AND AFTER YOU GIVE YOUR COMMENTS, WE HAVE COUNCILWOMAN, UH, NA TOLD ME BLAIR IS GONNA READ THAT PROCLAMATION AND HAPPY TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH Y'ALL AFTERWARDS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, UM, AND OUR VETERANS THAT ARE JOINING US HERE TONIGHT.
UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UH, JULY IS NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH.
IT'S AN INITIATIVE OF THANK YOU OF THE NATIONAL RECREATION PARK ASSOCIATION.
IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR MANY YEARS.
WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF, UM, ACTIVITIES THAT WE ARE DOING THIS THIS MONTH AND THIS INITIATIVE ON TOP OF ALL OF THE AMERICA TWO 50, UM, INITIATIVE AND PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE DOING.
AND SO, UM, I'D REALLY LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEAM.
THEY'VE BEEN PUTTING IN A LOT OF HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND TIME TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT AND, UM, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR TEAM.
AND I WILL SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE WE
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SEE ALL OF THE HARD WORK.WE KNOW THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN MANY, MANY, MANY HOURS, UM, KEEPING THE CITY BEAUTIFUL, GETTING US READY FOR JULY 4TH AND ALL THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED YEAR ROUND.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORT AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK Y'ALL PUT IN.
THE CITY OF LEANDER PRO PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING LEANDER, TEXAS AND WHERE PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTE TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS, AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, HIKING TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES DE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.
AND WHEREAS PARK AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, ENSURE THE ECOLOGY, ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOORS.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASE THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX SPACE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES AND CRIME REDUCTION.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ARE ESSENTIAL AND ADAPTABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS OR CHANGED ENVIRONMENTS.
AND NOW THEREFORE, I AM MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON OF THE CITY OF LEANDER, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JULY, 2026 AS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF LEANDER AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ENJOY USING THE PARKS, TRAILS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE HERETO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LEANDER TO BE AFFIXED ON JULY 2ND, 2026.
AND I SEE Y'ALL BROUGHT SOME GUESTS WITH YOU FROM PARKS AND REC BOARD AND FROM LEANDER PUBLIC ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION.
SO THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE.
AND I SEE Y'ALL LOOK VERY SPIFFY IN THESE SHIRTS, THESE TWO 50 RED AND BLUE SHIRTS.
SO THANK YOU'ALL FOR BEING HERE.
PUT ME IN THE BACK, HIDE MY KNEES.
I GO BACK, I'M A LITTLE TALLER.
SO HE RAN 5K, HE RAN IT, MIKE, SO DID YOU DO IT? HE RAN THE 5K? YEAH, WELL, I DIDN'T.
[7. Staff Reports
Update on Upper Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) regarding the lower water levels at Lakewood Park lake.
Update on the chlorine conversion planned for preventative maintenance to improve water quality and system operations.]
WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE FROM THE UPPER BRUSHY, SORRY.
WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE FROM THE UPPER BRUSHY CREEK WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WCID REGARDING THE LOWER WATER LEVELS AT LAKEWOOD PARK WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ED WINTERVILLE.
HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER.
JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE IN FRONT OF YOU.
YOU SHOULD HAVE A PACKET, A STACK OF PAPERS THAT, UM, SUPPORTS THIS UPDATE SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG IF YOU WANT TO.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO JUST, JUST COVER AND, AND RECOUNT SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT'S HAPPENED SINCE, UM, WCID TOOK THE ACTION TO DRAIN.
UM, THE LAKE, UH, AROUND SEPTEMBER 19TH OF LAST YEAR IS WHEN STAFF, UH, REACHED OUT TO WCID AND SAID, HEY, WE KNOW THIS, THAT
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THE LAKE LEVELS WERE DOWN.UH, THE RESPONSE THAT WE, THE INITIAL RESPONSE WE GOT BACK WAS THAT, UH, THERE WAS AN ERROR AND IT WOULD BE CORRECTED.
AND THEN LATER ON WE GOT A RESPONSE THAT BASICALLY SAID, UH, AND, AND TYPICALLY THAT WAS EXACTLY ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2025, THAT THE LAKE WAS AT THE PROPER LEVELS.
AT THAT TIME, WCID HAD DRAINED THE LAKE FROM, FROM THAT NORMAL POOL THAT WE'RE ALL USED TO, TO FOUR FEET, UM, BELOW THAT.
UM, AND THEN ON NOVEMBER THE THIRD, 2025.
AND, AND THERE'S AN ATTACHMENT, AN ATTACHMENT EMAIL WHERE THAT, UH, RECOUNTS A, A PUBLISH, UM, NOTICE THAT W-C-I-D-D DID ON NOVEMBER THE THIRD, BASICALLY PROVIDING THEIR FORMAL STATEMENT RELATED TO, UM, LOWERING THE LAKE LEVELS, BASICALLY SAYING THAT THAT WAS THE INTENDED AND ALWAYS PROPER LEVEL.
AND, AND ALSO STATING THAT THAT LEVEL, UM, THAT WE WERE ALL ACCUSTOMED TO WAS, WAS NOT, UM, THE RIGHT LEVEL.
AND THAT THE DAM HAD BEEN ILLEGALLY MANIPULATED, UM, BY PUTTING, UM, PLYWOOD ON THE, UM, THE OPENINGS THAT ARE, ARE CALLED LOW PORT COVERS, LOW PORT PORTS.
AND SO THAT HAPPENED AGAIN ON NOVEMBER THE THIRD.
THEY MADE THAT, THAT PUBLISHED STATEMENT ON NOVEMBER THE 13TH.
UM, THEN MAYOR PRO TEM, NOW MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON, SENT LETTER TO WCID BOARD PRESIDENT, UM, ASKING THAT THE LEVELS BE RESTORED.
ON NOVEMBER THE 14TH, STAFF WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH WCID STAFF AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AGAIN ABOUT THE LAKE LEVELS.
WHY DID THEY MAKE THAT DECISION? ALTHOUGH WE REALLY DIDN'T GET A FULL UNDERSTANDING FROM THAT CONVERSATION.
AND THEN WE ALSO WERE, WERE JUST SEEKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WOULD HAVE A PATHWAY FORWARD FOR TRYING TO GET THE LAKE LOVERS RESTORED ON JANUARY.
UM, THE NINTH, WE ENDED UP SENDING A FOLLOW UP LETTER.
IT WASN'T AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST, BUT IT WAS A VERY DETAILED REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.
AND, AND AGAIN, IN YOUR PACKET, THERE'S A J JANUARY 9TH LETTER, JUST LIKE THERE'S A NOVEMBER 13TH LETTER.
UM, AND IT'S KIND OF SPEAKS TO THE DETAILED INFORMATION THAT WE ASKED WCID FOR, AGAIN, ALL WITH THE, UM, EFFORT TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR THE DECISION THAT THEY MADE TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEY NORMALLY OPERATE THE LAKE, HOW THEY OPERATE THE DAM WITH THEIR MAINTENANCE PROTOCOLS OR, AND, AND WHAT WAS THE DESIGN THAT WAS IN PLACE.
UM, DESIGN INTENTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LAKEWOOD PARK, WHEN THEY APPROVED THE, APPROVED THOSE IMPROVEMENTS BACK IN 2018, 2019, IT WAS TO GET A FULL RECOUNTING, THEY DID RESPOND IN FEBRUARY OF 2026.
AND THEY SENT US OVER 4,000 FILES.
UM, AND WE DID TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW EVERY ONE OF THOSE FILES.
AND ON JUNE THE 26TH, AROUND JUNE THE 26TH, WE COMPLETED THAT REVIEW.
AND THEN ON JUNE THE 18TH, WE SENT THE CITY SECOND RESPONSE TO WCID.
IT'S A VERY DETAILED RESPONSE.
IT'S ALSO IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL.
UM, AGAIN, THAT RESPONSE REALLY FOCUSED ON AFTER REVIEWING ALL OF THOSE RECORDS, THE INSPECTION RECORDS, WE COULDN'T COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION THAT THEY CAME TO.
AND AFTER REVIEWING, UM, SOME OF THEIR OTHER RECORDS FROM THEIR CONTRACTORS AND FROM THEIR CONSULTANTS, AND EVEN AFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEOS THAT THEY HAD PROVIDED, IT WAS STILL DIFFICULT FOR US TO COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION.
SO WE SHARED THAT INFORMATION, THAT REQUEST QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS AND, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING AN UPDATED RESPONSE FROM WCID.
SO THAT'S THE TIMELINE OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.
NOW, I WANT TO FOCUS ON JUST BRIEFLY STATING WHAT W C'S POSITION IS.
THEIR POSITION IS, IS THAT BASICALLY THE, THE LAKE LEVEL WAS DESIGNED TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE LOW FLOW PORT, AND THAT'S BASICALLY THE LOWEST OPENING THAT ALLOWS THE WATER TO GO OUT.
AND THAT IS WHAT, AND THAT'S WHAT, WHAT LEVEL THE LAKE IS AT NOW IS THEY, THEY SAY IT WAS DESIGNED, IT WAS, IT WAS BUILT THAT WAY WITH THAT INTENTION.
AND THEN THEY ALSO ARE SAYING THAT THE LOW FLOW PORTS WERE ILLEGALLY COVERED SOMETIME AFTER 2018.
AND AGAIN, NONE OF THE INFORMATION SHARED WITH US.
WE WERE ABLE TO COME, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION.
SO LEAN ANDER'S POSITION IS THAT THE LAKE LEVEL HAS NOT BEEN CONTROLLED BY THE LOWEST ELEVATION.
UH, AND, AND ALSO WE CONCLUDE THAT THE LOW FLOW PORT COVERS WERE INTENTIONALLY PLACED PRIOR TO 2018.
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THE REVIEW OF THE VIDEOS, UH, INSPECTION RECORDS AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS THAT WCID PROVIDED TO, TO, UM, CITY STAFF.SO IT, IT, SO THAT, THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN POSITIONS.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE AT EXTREME POINTS, IF YOU WILL.
WORST CASE SCENARIO AND, AND THIS IS WHAT THE NEXT SECTION DEALS WITH, UH, OPTIONS WOULD BE.
BY THE WAY, WE'VE BEEN HAVING COMMUNICATION, CORDIAL COMMUNICATION WITH WCID STAFF.
AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT THERE'S STILL AN, AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO, TO COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT BOTH PARTIES CAN BE SATISFIED WITH.
WE, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING THAT, THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO BELIEVE THAT THAT CAN'T HAPPEN YET.
AND, AND I AM TYPICALLY A PERSON THAT BELIEVES IN THE GLASS BEING HALF FULL.
SO TAKE THAT FOR HOW YOU SEE IT.
UM, BUT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD BE THAT THE, OUR PHYSICAL AMENITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE, THE LAKESIDE AMENITIES, UH, WE WOULD EITHER HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BRING WATER TO THOSE AMENITIES, OR WE WOULD EITHER HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BRING THOSE AMENITIES TO THE NEW WATER'S EDGE, OR THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME REPURPOSING OF AMENITIES OR SOME COMBINATION OF ALL OF THE ABOVE.
AND THAT WOULD BE UNDER THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WHERE IF THE DECISION WAS, THE FINAL DECISION WAS, IS THAT THE LAKE LEVELS WILL NOT BE RESTORED.
UM, AND THEN THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO, THAT COULD BE A CONSEQUENCE.
HOWEVER, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T THINK WE'RE AT THAT POINT YET.
I I THINK THERE'S STILL LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES.
BY THE WAY, FROM THE LAST CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH THE WCID STAFF, THEY DID OFFER A POTENTIAL, UH, SOLUTION.
AND THERE'S AT LEAST, UM, ONE OTHER APPROACH THAT WE COULD TAKE.
I, I, I DO, I WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE THE DETAILS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FOR, FOR NEXT TIME THAT WE, WE MEET AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IN, IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS AS WE SEE IT, WE, WE'D HAVE ASKED WCID FOR ANOTHER MEETING AND WE BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE THAT MEETING.
AND THAT MEETING WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY, GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO OUR JUNE 18TH CORRESPONDENCE.
UM, AND THEN ALSO FOR US TO DISCUSS, UM, THE POTENTIAL SOLUTION THAT THEY HAD, UH, UM, SHARE THERE.
THERE'S A NEED FOR THEM TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEIR BOARD.
THAT'S WHY I'M, I'M BEING VERY GENERALIZED.
UM, AND, AND ONCE THAT CONVERSATION IS HAD, WE'LL HAVE A FOLLOW UP CONVERSATION, BUT THERE, THERE, THERE COULD BE AN APPROACH THERE AND WE, WE MAY VERY WELL HAVE ANOTHER APPROACH AS WELL.
UM, SO, SO, SO A MEETING WILL HAPPEN.
THE GOAL OF THAT MEETING WILL OBVIOUSLY BE TO ACHIEVE AND AGREED UPON SOLUTION AND APPROACH AND, AND, AND A TIMELINE AND WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO GET IT DONE.
WHO'S GONNA BE RESPONSIBLE? UH, WE, WE HAVE OUR POSITION ABOUT WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, UH, FOR WHATEVER IS DONE.
AND THEN OF COURSE WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXERCISE EVERY OPTION THAT WE CAN TO, UM, BRING THIS TO RESOLUTION.
SO THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE, UM, SEPTEMBER.
I DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC TIMEFRAME THAT I COULD GIVE AT THIS POINT AS TO WHEN WE MAY RESOLVE, BUT I DO FEEL, AGAIN, HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN REACH SOME RESOLUTION IN THE COMING DAYS.
DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHEN THE MEETING WILL BE WITH WCID STAFF OR, UM, EXECUTIVE TEAM? I, I HAVE NOT TIED THAT DOWN YET.
BUT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT FAIRLY SOON NEXT WEEK.
SO DO WE THINK WE'LL HAVE A MEETING BEFORE SEPTEMBER? YES.
WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL, JUST APPRECIATE YOU PROVIDING AN UPDATE.
UH, AS FOLKS KNOW THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE TO THE FOLKS OF LEANDER FOR, UH, RECREATIONAL PURPOSES AND ALSO JUST QUALITY OF LIFE PURPOSES.
AND APPRECIATE YOU STAYING ON TOP OF THIS AND, UH, COMMUNICATING WITH W SID, UH, CITY MANAGER.
I WAS JUST WONDERING, UM, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF PROVIDING THESE UPDATES ON FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA OF JUST WHERE WE'RE AT AND THE LETTERS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEANDER AND WSID.
UH, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF, YOU KNOW, EDWIN'S UPDATE TO THE PUBLIC? UH, I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO BE ON THIS AND THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO CORRESPOND AND THERE ARE UPDATES AND, UH, PROGRESS IS COMING.
NO, I JUST ALSO WANNA SAY THANK ECHO SENTIMENTS THAT COUNCILMAN CHANG SAID.
I MEAN, 4,000 DOCUMENTS IS QUITE A BIT, UM, TO COMB THROUGH, BUT I THINK THAT WE CAN COME TO AN APPLICABLE AGREEMENT WITH WCID.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT PLACE.
FOUR, I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE VERY CLEAR, TRANSPARENT TIMELINE.
I MEAN, WE ALL WISH THAT WE COULD FIX IT IN TWO WEEKS, BUT WE KNOW THAT
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IT'S GOTTA GO TO THEM AND THEIR BOARD THEN BACK TO US AND TO US.SO, UH, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ON THIS AND HOPEFULLY BEFORE LIKE 18 MONTHS WE'LL HAVE IT DONE.
I'M WONDERING ABOUT PAGE 3000.
I WAS LIKE, SIR, VERY GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON THIS, BEING DILIGENT AND PROVIDING AN EXAMPLE OF HOW COOPERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE WORK CAN ACTUALLY BE DONE IN THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS WHERE WE'RE A LITTLE FAR APART AT THE BEGINNING.
FOR THE FOLLOW UP FOR, UM, STAYING TRUE TO OUR TIMELINES AND MAKING SURE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT GOT DROPPED OUR, OUR LEFT BY THE WAYSIDE, THAT WE STAYED ON TOP OF IT AND WE'VE CONTINUED TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP OUR PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT IT.
THAT INFORMATION, THESE LETTERS ARE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
IF YOU GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, UM, THEY HAVE BEEN SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SHARE THE UPDATES AS THEY COME IN.
ALRIGHT, THE NEXT UPDATE WE HAVE IS ON THE CHLORINE CONVERSION PLAN FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND SYSTEM OPERATIONS WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, GINA ELLISON.
THOUGHT ROBIN WAS GONNA COME UP AND GIVE THIS FOR ME.
OH, SHE'S TRYING TO GET YOU TO COME UP
SHE'S LIKE, I GOT ENOUGH TO DO TODAY.
UM, IT SAYS IT'S A REGIONAL CONVERSION.
'CAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE REGIONAL PARTNERS WITH B-C-R-U-A AS WELL AS WE HAVE CONNECTIONS, UM, TO LIBERTY HILL.
SO THIS IS A CONVERSION, UM, THAT LAND IS DOING CEDAR PARK, ROUND ROCK, GEORGETOWN, AND LIBERTY HILL AS WELL.
SO, UM, LEANDER USES CHLORAMINES TO, UM, TREAT OUR WATER TO MAKE IT SANITARY, UM, AND DISINFECT.
SO CHLORINES ARE, ARE CHLORAMINES, ARE CHLORINE AND AMMONIA, AND IT'S STANDARD PRACTICE FOR ALL OF, UH, UTILITIES FOR THE MOST PART SINCE THE 1930S.
THE CHLORAMINES, ADDING THE AMMONIA MAKES IT LAST LONGER IN YOUR SYSTEM, AND SO IT PROVIDES THAT LONGER DISINFECTION AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
UH, AS I MENTIONED, UM, ALL THE AREA WATER PLANTS USE THIS PROCESS AND, UH, INCLUDING B-C-R-U-A.
SO WHAT IS A CHLORINE CONVERSION? SO THIS IS WHERE, UM, INSTEAD OF THE CHLORAMINES, WE STOP THE AMMONIA AND IT IS JUST FREE CHLORINE.
UM, JUST THE, THE CHLORINE MOVES THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
SO THIS IS A STRONGER, MORE REACTIVE, UM, PROCESS.
AND IT'S AN INDUSTRY STANDARD MAINTENANCE PROCESS.
SO, UM, IT HELPS TO PROMOTE AND ENSURE, UM, LONG-TERM DISINFECTION.
SO IT REMOVES THAT BIOFILM AND SOME OF THE BUILDUP THAT WE SEE IN OUR PIPES.
UM, I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT STRENGTHEN, STRENGTHENS THE RESIDUAL AND, UH, RESTORES US TO KIND OF AN OP OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITION.
UM, THIS IS A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ISSUE OR NOT ISSUE.
THIS IS A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.
WE'RE NOT SEEING, UM, A LOT OF ISSUES IN OUR SYSTEM, BUT WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS GOING TO THIS CONVERSION, IT REALLY WAS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO DO IT.
WE'VE NEVER DONE ONE IN THE CITY.
CEDAR PARK IS FAR AS I KNOW, ALSO HAS NOT.
SO, UM, ROUND ROCK DID ONE LAST YEAR AND THEY SAW GOOD RESULTS WITH IT.
UM, I BELIEVE GEORGETOWN'S BEEN DOING IT PROBABLY ONCE A YEAR.
UM, SO IT'S KIND OF A, AN INDUSTRY STANDARD AND, AND IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO, TO DO IT.
SO, UM, WHAT'S THE PROCESS OF THE CONVERSION? SO AS I MENTIONED, WE STOPPED THE AMMONIA AND THAT'LL HAPPEN ON AUGUST 3RD.
AND THEN WE BEGIN FLUSHING THE SYSTEM VERY, UM, SYSTEMATICALLY.
WE GO KIND OF SOUTH TO NORTH, UM, MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND WE, WE FLUSH OUR HYDRANTS AND SO IT PULLS THAT, JUST THAT CHLORINE THROUGH THE SYSTEM, UM, AND SWITCHES IT OVER, UM, TO THE FREE CHLORINE.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A JUST CHLORINE AT THAT TIME.
AND THEN WHEN WE GO BACK TO CHLORAMINES, UM, WE AGAIN REINTRODUCE THE AMMONIA AND THEN WE AGAIN DO THAT FLUSHING KIND OF SOUTH TO NORTH.
UM, AND THEN THE CHLORAMINES REESTABLISH.
SO, UM, NOTIFICATION AND OUTREACH.
WE HAVE, UM, STARTED OUR OUTREACH.
UM, WE ARE TRYING TO GIVE RESIDENTS ABOUT 30 DAYS NOTICE, SO WE'RE KIND OF AT THAT 30 DAYS RIGHT NOW.
UM, THIS IS OUR PREPORT AND WE'LL, WE'LL GIVE A POST REPORT AFTER THE, THE, UH, CONVERSION IS COMPLETE, OBVIOUSLY WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, HOAS, ALL OF OUR TYPICAL OUTREACH.
UM, TCEQ IS REQUIRED TO BE NOTIFIED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE, SO WE'VE ALREADY NOTIFIED THEM, UM, ON JUNE 25TH.
AND THEN WE, UH, COMPLETED OUR CRITICAL CUSTOMER OUTREACH, UM, TODAY ACTUALLY.
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FROM OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOLKS.SO, UM, HOSPITALS, DIALYSIS CLINICS, UM, UM, VULNERABLE POPULATION, UH, SCHOOLS.
ALL OF THOSE, UM, WERE HAND DELIVERED.
THE NOTICE TODAY, UH, WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY QUESTIONS AND THEN WE PLAN TO AGAIN, REACH OUT TO THOSE SAME ONES WITH A HAND DELIVERED NOTICE, UM, ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE EVENT.
UM, WITH THAT WE ALSO GAVE 'EM A LIST OF OUR FAQS, SO IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY OUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS ON THERE.
AND WHERE CAN THEY FIND THE FAQS? IS IT ALSO LISTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE? THANK YOU.
SO IF YOU GO TO LEANER TX.GOV/CHLORINE RINSE, UM, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THE INFORMATION, UM, FAQS AND EVERYTHING.
SO WHAT WILL THE CUSTOMERS NOTICE? THEY COULD NOTICE A STRONGER SMELL OF CHLORINE, YOU KNOW, IT SMELLS LIKE A POOL, BLEACH, THAT KIND OF THING.
UM, BUT THERE'S NO SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS, NO PRESSURE LOSS, NONE OF THOSE THINGS.
AND I LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IT'S, WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE AMOUNT OF THE DISINFECTANT, IT'S JUST THE MAKEUP OF IT, RIGHT? SO IT'S JUST THE CHEMICAL FORM.
UM, MENTIONED THIS IS A REGIONAL COORDINATION.
SO, UM, WE ALSO HAVE WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS.
EVERYBODY, UM, THE THREE CITIES ARE A PART OF B-C-R-U-A.
SO, UM, WE'RE ALL KIND OF ENSURING THAT SAME MESSAGE GOES OUT TO ALL OF THE CITIES.
UM, BUT IT ALLOWS US TO ALL KEEP OUR PLANS OPERATING.
UM, IF ROUND ROCK WERE TO DO IT AND WE DIDN'T, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF THEIR B-C-R-U-A CONNECTION.
SO KIND OF LETS EVERYBODY KIND OF GO AT THE SAME TIME.
UM, WE'LL START THE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH AFTER, PROBABLY AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY.
UM, AND THEN THE PIOS HAVE ALSO COORDINATED ON ALL OF THE MESSAGING.
AND THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF UM, KIND OF REGIONAL, IT'S PROACTIVE, PREVENTATIVE, UM, AND THEN ALL OF THE, THE THINGS THAT IT WILL DO.
SO IT SUPPORTS OUR SYSTEM AND, AND KIND OF GETS US, UH, IN GOOD OPERATING MODE.
SO YOU MENTIONED THAT GEORGETOWN HAS BEEN DOING THIS ANNUALLY, I THINK, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? I'LL LOOK AT KINLEY.
UM, KINLEY LIVES IN GEORGETOWN,
AND SO IS THAT OUR INTENTION MOVING FORWARD? UM, WE, SO I THINK ROUND ROCK IS INTENDING TO GO ANNUALLY.
I'M NOT SURE, I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR THEM, BUT I THINK IT'S GONNA KIND OF SEE HOW THIS ONE GOES AND, AND WE MAY GO DO IT EVERY YEAR.
WE WILL JUST KIND OF HONESTLY TO SEE THE RESULTS, UM, BEFORE, BECAUSE IF THEY, THEY DO IT AND WE DON'T EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THEY CAN TURN OFF THEIR B-C-R-U-U-A CONNECTION AND THEY CAN DO IT.
THAT'S WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR.
THEY JUST DID IT EARLIER IN THE SUMMER.
UM, SO IT'S KIND OF TO BE DETERMINED IF WE'RE GONNA KEEP DOING IT ANNUALLY, IT KIND OF GETS EVERYBODY IN THE HABIT OF IT.
AND MAYBE IT'S NOT SO SCARY
UM, PLACE ONE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? PLACE TWO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? SO YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'RE GONNA BE BCR UA IS DOING IT AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WE'RE DOING IT.
SO HOW'S THAT AFFECT THE SANDY CREEK? ARE WE GONNA DO DO IT THERE ALSO? WE WOULD DO IT THERE, YES.
SO IT'LL BE THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING.
SO IF WE DIDN'T DO THE WHOLE SYSTEM, ARE YOU GUYS CONCERNED ABOUT IT? WE COULDN'T DO THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IT ALL OR NOTHING BECAUSE OUR WATER WOULD MIX AT SOME POINT.
UM, AND THEN YOU HAVE ISSUES IF YOU, UM, MIX THE TWO TYPES OF WATER AND WON'T SEE ANYTHING HAPPENING WITH ANY OF THE PIPES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, CUSTOM, AGAIN, CUSTOMERS MAY SEE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUDINESS JUST 'CAUSE WE'RE FLUSHING AND SO IT'S AIR IN THE WATER, THAT KIND OF THING.
UM, THE DEMAND AT THE TIME ALSO HELPS US MOVE IT THROUGH THE SYSTEM, UM, BECAUSE IT'S AUGUST, UH, SO IT'LL, IT'LL HELP PUSH IT.
UM, MAYBE WE WON'T HAVE TO DO AS MUCH FLUSHING, BUT YES.
UM, I JUST HAVE A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT, UM, THAT IT WOULD HAVE ON OR WHAT A RESIDENTS WOULD SEE.
WHAT IS THE DURATION OF TIME THAT THEY SHOULD EXPECT OR ANTICIPATE THAT PUSH THROUGH? SO I'M GONNA LOOK AT KENLEY.
WILL THEY SEE IT THE FULL 30 DAYS WITH THE SMELL? SO TOWARDS THE TAIL TRANSITION NOW? RIGHT.
SO THEY COULD SEE, OR THAT SMELL, UM, COULD BE THERE PRESENT FOR THE FULL 30 DAYS BECAUSE IT IS JUST CHLORINE.
UM, BUT THEN AFTER THE 30 DAYS, IT, IT WOULD BE AS SOON AS WE GO BACK TO THE AMMONIAS AND THE CHLORAMINES, IT'LL GO BACK TO NORMAL.
AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNICATION THAT'S GOING OUT TO RESIDENTS THERE, THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE THE WATER EVEN WITH THE SMELLING PRESENT.
CAN, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN, YOUR PETS CAN DRINK IT, YOU CAN DRINK IT.
UM, FISH TANKS, YOU KNOW, YOU STILL HAVE TO TREAT YOUR WATER BEFORE YOU PUT IT IN YOUR FISH TANK, THAT KIND OF THING.
SWIMMING POOLS, EVERYTHING IS OPERATIONALLY NORMAL.
UM, WHAT WILL THE RESULTS SHOW YOU? UH, WE COULD SEE THE, UM, OUR RESIDUALS.
SO OUR CHLORINE, OUR DISINFECTANT LEVELS, UM, KIND OF IN THOSE OUTREACH OF OUR SYSTEM, THE FAR NORTH LASTS LONGER, STAY STRONGER, SO WE WON'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, FLUSH AS MUCH.
WE WON'T HAVE TO USE AS MUCH CHEMICAL AT THE PLANT, THAT KIND OF THING.
IF WE, WE CAN SEE THEM LASTING THROUGH OUR SYSTEM LONGER.
AND SO BASED ON THAT RESULT, YOU'LL DETERMINE IF IT'S NEEDED MORE OFTEN.
OR LIKE THE CADENCE THAT IT WOULD BE NEEDED.
BUT THIS IS KIND OF THE BASELINE.
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THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT.AS THE SYSTEM GROWS, CLEARLY WE'RE, WE'LL HAVE TO REDO THAT.
JUST BECAUSE THE SYSTEM GROWTH OR NO? UM, MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY.
I'M GONNA LOOK AT KENLEY AGAIN.
UM, SO YEAH, IT'S BASICALLY GONNA DEPEND ON WHAT OUR, OUR SAMPLING COMES BACK.
RIGHT NOW ALL OUR SAMPLING IS RIGHT WHERE NEEDS TO BE WITHIN THE REGULATIONS AND TERMS, RIGHT? THIS IS GONNA NOW PROMOTE AND PUSH, UH, FOR A LONGER LASTING RESIDUALS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE SWITCHING AND DOING THE RENTS TOGETHER.
UH, I I THINK WE'LL SIT DOWN AS A PARTNERSHIP AND, AND AFTER ALL THIS IS OVER, REEVALUATE AS A PARTNERSHIP AND SEE IS THIS AN ANNUAL BASIS THING? IS IT A QUARTERLY, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.
JUST SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.
BUT WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT THESE RESULTS BRING US AFTER WE DO IT.
WHAT'S THE COST? IT'S STAFF TIME.
YEAH, JUST STAFF TIME FOR FLUSHING.
IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT ADDITIONAL FLUSHING, BUT US DOING THIS IN AUGUST, OUR DEMANDS ARE GONNA BE HIGH ENOUGH AS IT IS.
IT'S GONNA HELP US FLUSH IT OUT, KIND OF FLUSH IT OUT FASTER.
UH, KIND OF ON THE SAME NOTE AS UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, SPONSOR FROM A DATA PERSPECTIVE, I GET WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE HAVE DATA AS WHERE WE CURRENTLY STAND.
DO WE HAVE COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE CITIES THAT HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE THAT WE COULD, UM, BASELINE AGAINST THE SYSTEMS ARE ALL DIFFERENT, RIGHT? LIKE, SO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT GEORGETOWN, RIGHT? THEY, THEY, THEY DO IT PERIODICALLY WAY OFTEN MORE THAN WE DO.
UH, SO, BUT THEY HAVE A LARGER SYSTEM THAT WE DO, DO THEY SEE WHAT WE ARE AFTER? DO THEY SEE THAT, THAT IT, IT CAN, IT IT STRETCHES THE UH, THE CHEMICAL, UM, MAKEUP FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
IT HOLDS THE RESIDUAL LONGER PERIOD.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO COMPARATIVELY LOOK AT THAT AND THEN MAKE FURTHER DETERMINATIONS.
I THINK, UH, FROM A SOCIAL UH, AWARENESS, I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD PLAN.
THAT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA NOT HEAR AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA FREAK OUT WHEN THEY SEE YOU OPENING UP A BUNCH OF HYDRANTS.
SO THAT WOULD BE WHERE I WOULD SAY POI REALLY SHOULD MAKE THAT A BIG FOCUS OF AWARENESS.
'CAUSE THAT'S THE ONE VISIBLE THING THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE GONNA SEE AND THEY'RE GONNA BE ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS.
AND THEN WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON AND YOU KNOW, YOU ADD IN LAKEWOOD AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, WATER WILL BE TOP OF MIND.
SO I JUST, WE REALLY, REALLY WANNA GET AHEAD OF THAT MESSAGING, MAKE SURE THAT WE MANAGE THAT NARRATIVE SO THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE.
RIGHT? I MEAN, JUST, JUST MAKE, MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW.
THANK Y'ALL FOR THAT UPDATING YOU.
[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]
ARE MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.COUNSEL WILL CONSIDER CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 17.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT, THE MOTION CARRIES.
WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
WE HAD ITEM 18 BUT THE ITEM WAS ACTUALLY PULLED BY THE APPLICANT AND RESCHEDULED FOR THE MEETING ON AUGUST 6TH, 2026.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE HAD ON OUR PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING.
MM-HMM
PLEASE BE BACK IN YOUR CHAIR AT 8 0 1 AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF OUR AGENDA.
ALRIGHT, THE TIME IS 8 0 1 AND WE ARE BACK IN SESSION AND WE HAVE
[19. Discuss and consider action on the Second Reading of an Ordinance regarding Ordinance Case OR-26-0036 to amend the Composite Zoning Ordinance to update Article I, Section 6 to add definitions, modify Article III, Section 20 to update the use matrix, and update Article IV to add use standards for In-Home Day Care regulations, and to provide for related matters; Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas.]
MOVED ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA WITH ITEM NUMBER 19.WE'LL DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING ORDINANCE CASE OR DASH 26 DASH 0 3 6 TO AMEND THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE TO UPDATE ARTICLE ONE SECTION SIX AND TO ADD DEFINITIONS, MODIFY ARTICLE THREE SECTION 20 AND TO UPDATE THE USE MATRIX AND UPDATE ARTICLE FOUR AND ADD USE STANDARDS FOR IN-HOME DAYCARE REGULATIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTIES, TEXAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ROBIN GRIFFIN.
UM, THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR THE UPDATES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING DAYCARES.
UM, IT'S ON THE REGULAR AGENDA BECAUSE THE VOTE WAS NOT UNANIMOUS LAST TIME AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WE DO HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
UM, IF YOU'D COME FORWARD, SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSELORS.
I NORMALLY MAY NEED TO ALWAYS GREET YOU, BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME SO
UM, I'D LIKE FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ONE NARROW ADJUSTMENT BEFORE IT'S FINAL.
UH, THE ORDINANCE LETS AN IN-HOME PROVIDER SERVE SIX CHILDREN IN THE BASE TIER AND THEN UP TO SIX ADDITIONAL CHILDREN IN THE SECOND TIER.
BUT THAT SECOND TIER IS LIMITED TO AGES FIVE TO 13.
MY ASK IS FOR THE SECOND TIER TO START AT AGE FOUR INSTEAD OF FIVE.
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UH, WHEN MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WERE TODDLERS, UM, UP UNTIL KINDERGARTEN, I HELPED WITH CHILDCARE DURING THE DAY AND IT WASN'T BECAUSE MY BROTHER COULD NOT AFFORD DAYCARE, IT WAS BECAUSE ALL THE DAYCARES HAVE MASSIVE WAIT LISTS.UM, AND I THINK THAT THE REASONS FAMILIES TURNED TO IN-HOME CARE IN THE FIRST PLACE, UM, IS BECAUSE THESE TAKE CARES ARE EITHER FULL OR COST MORE MONEY THAN THEY CAN MANAGE.
AND THAT SQUEEZE IS WORSE IN THE YEAR RIGHT BEFORE KINDERGARTEN WHEN KIDS ARE FOUR, A 4-YEAR-OLD ISN'T A BABY OR A TODDLER ANYMORE, UH, THEY'RE CLOSE TO UH, THEY'RE CLOSE TO READY FOR SCHOOL AND HONESTLY A LOT OF THEM ACTUALLY ALREADY ARE IN SCHOOL.
THE STATE PAYS FOR PRE-K FOR A LOT OF THESE KIDS AND WHEN ORDINANCE STARTS, UH, AND SO WHEN THE ORDINANCE STARTS THAT SECOND GROUP OF FIVE, IT'S REALLY DRAWING THE LINE A YEAR LATER THAN WHEN THE KIDS ACTUALLY ARE.
UH, THE ONE THING I MENTIONED IS THAT THE ORDINANCE CALLS THAT GROUP, UH, SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN I THINK.
UH, SO IF YOU DO DECIDE TO INCLUDE FOUR YEAR OLDS OR CONSIDERATE, YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT TO TWEAK THE WORDING, UH, SO THAT IT ALL STAYS CONSISTENT.
UM, THIS WON'T RAISE THE 12 CHILD CAP, IT DOESN'T LOOSEN THE PERMIT, THE TRAFFIC PLAN OR THE FENCING OR REQUIREMENTS.
IT SIMPLY LETS THEIR SECOND TIER INCLUDE THAT ONE AGE GROUP WHERE THE WAIT LIST AND THE COST SQUEEZE HITS FAMILIES THE HARDEST.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ALRIGHT COUNSEL, THIS IS, UM, AND ITEM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. GRIFFIN'S TEAM OR ABOUT THIS ITEM? PLACE FIVE.
UM, GIVEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, ARE THERE LE IS THERE LEGAL LANGUAGE THAT'S DEFINING THE AGES? BECAUSE I, I HADN'T GIVEN THAT ANY CONSIDERATION PRIOR TO THAT.
WE LOOK AT THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND THEY ALL START AGES FIVE, RIGHT? SO I, I'M CURIOUS, IS THERE LANGUAGE THAT ALREADY SUPERSEDES ANYTHING THAT WE MIGHT DO THAT MAKES IT FIVE YEARS OLD? SO THERE, THERE'S NOT ANYTHING THAT I'M AWARE OF AND I DON'T HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT CHANGING IT TO, TO FOUR OR EVEN REMOVING THOSE LIMITS ALTOGETHER AND JUST REFERRING TO THE STATE FOR AGES OF CHILDREN.
'CAUSE THEY REGULATE HOW MANY TEACHERS YOU HAVE TO HAVE PER CHILD BASED ON AGE.
SO I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE LIMITING FACTOR THERE.
SO IF WE DEFER IN, IN OUR ORDINANCE, IF WE HAVE LANGUAGE IN OUR ORDINANCE THAT DEFERS TO THE STATE, I MEAN WE COULD DEFINITION, WE COULD JUST CHANGE IT TO SAY PLUS TO EIGHT, I'M SORRY, PLUS TO UP TO SIX ADDITIONAL CHILDREN AND JUST STRIKE, UM, SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AGES FIVE TO 13.
I THINK THAT GIVES US A, I I I WOULD, I WOULD THINK THAT THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY.
AND AND WE'RE, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IT, THAT EXISTS.
I WAS REMINDED OF, I HAD THAT SAME PROBLEM WHEN MY, MY KIDS WERE AROUND FOUR YEARS OLD.
UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT.
I HATE TO INTERRUPT, BUT ONE THING TO SAY, IF WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THAT, I WOULD ASK THAT WE TABLE THIS.
LET US GO BACK AND EVALUATE THAT.
'CAUSE THERE ARE STANDARDS THAT THE STATE HAS AND THERE'S RULES THAT THEY HAVE GOVERNING RIGHT.
SO I WOULD HATE TO CHANGE IT LIKE THAT FROM THE DI SO WE NEED TO GO BACK AND EVALUATE THAT.
SO THANK YOU
I THINK THEY CREATE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR EXISTING BUSINESSES AND THE 19 BUSINESSES WHO WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN NOTIFIED.
UM, SO I WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE IN FAVOR OF, UH, THE FOUR, THE AGE CHANGE AS WELL.
SO I, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK ALL OF US BASED OFF OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT ARE QUESTIONING THE AGE OF FOUR, UM, WHICH WOULD BE PRESCHOOL AGES.
AND SO KNOWING THAT I HAVE, UH, SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN, UH, PRESCHOOL IS NOT A REQUIREMENT.
SO I WOULD ALSO BE IN FAVOR OF TABLELANDS TO SEE WHERE THERE'S AN ALIGNMENT WITH TEXAS CODE ON WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR SCHOOL AGE.
UM, AND I ALSO, UM, JUST SUPPORTING MOVING FORWARD IN THAT DIRECTION, BUT I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AGE LIMITS.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I'LL JUST ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS.
UH, THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS A LOGISTICAL QUESTION.
UH, CITY MANAGER, IF WE WERE TO TABLE THIS TONIGHT, WHEN WOULD WE REASONABLY BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS BACK UP? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT TABLING THEM.
WE'RE NOT GONNA SEE THIS AGAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER.
YEAH, I THINK IT, IT'S A QUICK BIT OF RESEARCH, SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO YOU AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.
IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH TABLING THIS FOR TONIGHT? DO YOU NEED A MOTION? YOU NEED A MOTION? OKAY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO, I THINK I, OKAY.
I WILL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS
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ITEM UNTIL THE AUGUST 6TH MEETING.I SECOND, I SECOND WITH THE AMENDMENT TO THE DATE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT, THE MOTION CARRIES.
[20. Discuss and consider action on an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the City of Leander and Williamson County for Leander's participation in the design and construction of access and safety improvements near the Harmony School to be included with the Hero Way roadway expansion project with a total reimbursement to be paid to Williamson County by the City in an amount estimated to be $329,352.63; and authorize the City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents.]
WE ARE MOVING TO ITEM 20.DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OR ILA BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEANER AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY FOR LEANDRO'S PARTICIPATION IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS NEAR THE HARMONY SCHOOL TO BE INCLUDED WITH THE HERO WAY ROADWAY EXPANSION PROJECT WITH TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT TO BE PAID TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY BY THE CITY IN AN AMOUNT ESTIMATED TO BE 329,352 AND 63 CENTS.
AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, GINA ELLISON.
UM, THIS IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR US, UM, THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE COUNTY'S DESIGN ENGINEER AND ONSITE CONTRACTOR TO CONSTRUCT, TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT SOME NEEDED, UM, IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE HARMONY SCHOOL DURING THE SUMMERTIME.
UM, THE BULLET UP THERE MENTIONS THAT, UM, THE CITY DID RECEIVE 340, UH, $750, THREE $40,750 FROM HARMONY SCHOOL AS A FEE IN LIEU OF A TIA, UM, BACK WHEN THE, THE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRED.
UM, THIS ALLOWS US TO ADJUST PHASING.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTING A LATER, WELL, NOT WE, BUT THE COUNTY IS CONSTRUCTING A LATER PHASE OF HERE AWAY SOONER TO ALLOW ACCESS TO HARMONY SCHOOL.
UM, THERE IS SOME TEMPORARY PAVEMENT IN HERE, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE COST, UM, BUT THE TEMPORARY PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTS TURN LANES, UM, AND TURN BAYS IN ORDER TO GET THE TRAFFIC MOVED OFF OF THE MAIN, UM, TWO LANES OF, UH, HERO WAY, UM, TO, FOR SAFER ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL.
UM, THIS IS PLANNED TO BE COMPLETE BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL YEAR.
SO CURRENTLY IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE, BUT, UM, THIS IS EXISTING, UM, HERE AWAY IN ITS CONDITION.
SO WE HAVE A TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNAL RIGHT HERE THAT OPERATES DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
SO THERE'S ONE EASTBOUND AND ONE S WESTBOUND LANE.
SO BECAUSE, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT, THE EASTBOUND, ONLY THE EASTBOUND OR ONLY THE WESTBOUND CAN GO AT ONE TIME BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ALLOW FOR THAT TURNING MOVEMENT, UM, FOR THE FOLKS GOING EASTBOUND.
SO BY CONSTRUCTING, SO THIS IS A, A FUTURE PHASE OF, OF THE, OF HERE AWAY.
SO THEY WOULD CONSTRUCT THIS PART.
THIS, UM, LITTLE CONNECTION HERE IS TEMPORARY PAVEMENT, AND THEN THEY'RE WIDENING IT JUST A BIT HERE AND OVER HERE, UM, FOR SOME, ALSO FOR, FOR SOME TEMPORARY PAVEMENT.
SO IT ALLOWS 'EM TO MAKE A TURN LANE HERE, UM, FOR FOLKS TO TURN IN.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, SOME QUEUE SPACE HERE FOR FOLKS TO GET OFF OF THE MAIN LANES.
UH, WE WOULD MOVE THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL DOWN TO THIS INTERSECTION, UM, AND WE'RE ADDING A SIGNAL HEAD OUT THERE, SO IT CAN BE, UM, A PROTECTED LEFT TURN FOR THOSE FOLKS, UM, TURNING INTO THE SCHOOL.
SO AS THAT OCCURS, THEN THE REST OF THE CONSTRUCTION CAN OCCUR.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A BARRICADE HERE AND OVER HERE.
SO THE COUNTY WOULD CONTINUE THEIR CONSTRUCTION OF HERE AWAY IN THIS LOCATION.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY THEY WOULD, UH, DEMOLISH ALL THIS PAVEMENT DOWN HERE.
UM, AND THEN THE EAST AND WEST WOULD, WOULD CONTINUE IN THE, IN THE ULTIMATE, UM, HERO AWAY SECTION.
SO, UM, IF I GO BACK TO, LIKE I SAID, THE TEMPORARY PAVEMENT, MAYBE ONE MORE BACK, IS THIS HATCHED? SO THIS IS KIND OF HARD 'CAUSE IT'S SLASHED, BUT THIS, THIS CHECKERBOARD HERE IS ALL THE TEMPORARY PAVEMENT.
UM, AND THEN THIS IS ALL PERMANENT, PERMANENT PAVEMENT.
UM, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANNA SAY, HAVING SAT IN ON ALL THE MEETINGS WHEN WE CAME TO THIS, AND THEN WHEN YOU GUYS BROUGHT BACK THIS AS A SOLUTION, IT WAS IMPRESSIVE.
I JUST WANNA SAY, BECAUSE WE HAD AT LEAST 10 MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO THIS
AND, AND THE FACT THAT IT'S GONNA GET DONE BEFORE SCHOOL, LIKE WE, LIKE WE PROMISED, AND IT'S GONNA GET, AND IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S REALLY GOOD.
I JUST, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS.
I KNOW THE PEOP THE PEOPLE OVER THERE WANNA THANK YOU TOO.
UM, THE, THIS IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF THE SUMMER.
AND THEN THAT TRAFFIC, IS THERE A TIMELINE FOR THE, FOR THE NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN? BECAUSE THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE USED TO THE TURN AND THEN IT'S GONNA GO AWAY.
SO THIS, UH, THIS TRAFFIC PATTERN OR WHEREVER THE ULTIMATE, WHENEVER WE ARE GETTING TO, WE ARE NO LONGER DOING
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THE TEMPORARY THING.WHAT'S, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THE ULTIMATE, UM, SO THE, THE ULTIMATE IS DUE TO BE, THIS CONFIGURATION WOULD BE IN EARLY OF, OR 2028.
UM, SO THE COUNTY, OKAY, SO THIS IS NOT, SO, OKAY, SO THE, THE TEMPORARY THING BEFORE THE END OF THE SUMMER, RIGHT.
AND THEN IT'LL BE IN PLACE FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND THEN, AND THEN IT CHANGES.
I JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
UM, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[21. Discuss and consider action on an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 25-061-00 to amend the City of Leander's annual budget for Fiscal Year 2026, ensuring alignment with financial priorities and necessary funding adjustments.]
TO ITEM 21, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO FIVE DASH 0 6 1 DASH ZERO SIX DASH ZERO ZERO.I'M SORRY TO AMEND THE CITY OF LEANDRO'S ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, ENSURING ALIGNMENT WITH FINANCIAL PRIORITIES AND NECESSARY FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, OTIS WILLIAMS. WELCOME, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER.
UH, WE ARE HERE TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND OUR FISCAL YEAR 2026 ANNUAL BUDGET.
UH, JUST SO, UH, FOR YOUR EDIFICATION HERE, BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE STANDARD, UH, FOR CRITICAL FINANCIAL TOOL, TOOL TO USE TO HELP THE CITY MANAGER MAKE DECISIONS ON NEEDED ADJUSTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT IS A, A NINE MONTH EVALUATION OF OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE.
UH, OUR REVENUES ARE VERY STRONG.
THEY'RE OUTPACING INITIAL PERFORMANCE.
THE GENERAL FUND ALONE HAS EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS BY OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
UH, THERE'S ALSO A $1.2 MILLION AVAILABLE IN UNENDED BALANCES IN NON-DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS.
OUR GOLF FUND HAS ALSO GENERATED OVER 24,000 IN ANTICIPATED ACCESS REVENUES.
SO WE HAVE A VERY STRONG AND HEALTHY, UH, FINANCIAL SITUATION.
THIS BUDGET AMENDED RECOGNIZES ABOUT $3.9 MILLION IN FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE MATCHING, UH, REVENUES, UH, FOR THE EXPENDITURE, UH, ALLOCATIONS.
THE GENERAL FUND FOCUS, THE LARGEST OPERATIONAL APPLICATION GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND ABOUT $1.94 MILLION TO BREAK IT DOWN.
IN TERMS OF SPENDING ONE TIME COSTS, THE MAJOR SPENDING IS ABOUT $3.7 MILLION, UH, WHICH IS ABOUT A 93%, UH, SPENDING PLAN.
AND IT ALSO INCLUDES, UH, REOCCURRING COSTS OF ABOUT 7%.
SO ALL IN ALL, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF EXPENDITURES, BUDGET EXPENDITURES HERE THAT ARE FULLY FUNDED BY INCREASES IN OUR REVENUES.
AND I WANT TO ILLUSTRATE HERE THE POWERPOINT GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ABOUT, AS I SAID, IT'S ABOUT $1.94 MILLION, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY REOCCURRING PERSONNEL COSTS, THE, UH, ONETIME CONTRACT SERVICES AND ONETIME SPECIAL EVENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE ONETIME CAPITAL EXPENSES, WHICH ARE CARRYOVERS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, CAN WE GET YOU TO TALK INTO THE MIC A LITTLE MORE? SORRY.
THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE WILL ILLUSTRATE HOW THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IS BROKEN DOWN BY EACH ONE OF THE EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES FROM THE CITY MANAGER, CITY SECRETARY, FINANCE, COMMUNICATIONS, UH, CITY COUNCIL, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, FACILITIES, OPERATIONS, ENGINEERING, PARKS, POLICE, FIRE, AND NON-DEPARTMENTAL.
AGAIN, THE TOTAL ADJUSTMENTS ARE $1.9 MILLION.
THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THE OTHER FUNDS OF EXPENDITURES THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED.
UH, BY FUND WE HAVE THE GOLF FUND, THE VEHICLE RESERVE FUND FOR GENERAL UTILITY FUND, VEHICLE RESERVE FUND, THE UTILITY WATER IMPACT FEES FUND, AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.
UM, THOSE TOTAL, UH, $2 MILLION.
SO THE OVERALL FUNDING, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS BROKEN DOWN BY FUNDS.
UM, IT TOTALS $3.9 MILLION, AS I SAID BEFORE.
AND THOSE ARE THE VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES TO SUPPORT, UH, THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET AMENDMENT.
UH, AGAIN, AS I SAID EARLIER, THE TOTAL INCLUDES ABOUT 200, 280 2000 IN RECURRENT COSTS AND $3.7 MILLION IN ONE TIME COST EXPENDITURES.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
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OF COURSE.UM, COULD YOU JUST REITERATE FOR THE PUBLIC HOW IT IS THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THESE ADDITIONAL EXCESS FUNDS? WELL, WE, WE HAVE A VERY HEALTHY, UH, INCREASE IN OUR SALES TAX MM-HMM
AND WE ALSO HAVE INCREASES IN OUR, UH, FRAN FRANCHISE TAXES.
UM, THEY ARE, THEY ARE ACTUALLY HAPPENING A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED, WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED, UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
SO AGAIN, LEANDER HAS A VERY HEALTHY, UH, REVENUE SOURCES AND I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT, UM, IT'S GONNA CONTINUE, UH, THAT UPWARD TREND AND THAT WHAT WE'RE ASKING COUNCIL TO CONSIDER TONIGHT, UH, IS AFFORDABLE AND IT'S NOT GONNA IMPACT ANY OF OUR FUTURE, UH, ACTIVITIES.
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? UM, JUST SO THAT PEOPLE CAN BE AWARE, WHAT IS THE VEHICLE RESERVE FUND GENERAL? SO LET ME PULL OUT MY CHEAT SHEET HERE.
SO THE GENERAL FUND, RESERVE GENERAL, UH, THOSE ARE SAVINGS, UH, APPROVED FOR, UH, THE FUNDING OF REPLACEMENT NON-UTILITY VEHICLES.
SO WE PUT MONEY INTO A POOL IN ORDER TO REPLACE, UH, THOSE PARTICULAR, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET RIGHT AWAY.
LIKE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SAME WITH THE VEHICLE RESERVE FUND UTILITY? THAT'S CORRECT.
PLEASE FLAG NO QUESTIONS, PLEASE.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY, I THINK I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, WHAT, THIS IS LIKE MY THIRD TIME.
I THINK I'VE GONE THROUGH THIS AND THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE CITY'S MONEY IS FABULOUS.
THE FACT THAT EVERY YEAR YOU GUYS BASICALLY BUDGET IN A VERY MODEST WAY ON THE REVENUE SIDE AND ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE SAVINGS THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GO INTO THINGS THAT WE, AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR, I THINK IS FABULOUS.
AND I JUST WANNA COMMEND YOU AND THE CITY MANAGER FOR, FOR TAKING THIS ATTITUDE SO THAT WE'RE NOT IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE SITTING HERE IN JUNE JULY TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO CUT BECAUSE WE CAN'T CARRY IT OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR.
AND, AND I JUST WANNA REALLY BE VERY STRONG ON THIS.
I'M, I COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR THIS.
THIS IS, THIS, THIS ISN'T NOT WHAT ALL CITIES DO.
AND AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES LEANDER SPECIAL.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND, UH,
UH, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
[22. Council Member Closing Statements.]
NOW WE ARE DOWN TO ITEM 22, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER CLOSING COMMENTS.WELL, TONIGHT WE HAD DINNER FROM JERSEY MIKE'S AND WE ARE VERY THANKFUL THAT EVERY TIME WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND MONEY IN LEANDER, WE TRY TO SPEND ALL OF OUR MONEY IN LEANDER.
Y'ALL DON'T NEED TO GO NORTH OR SOUTH, SPEND IT ALL RIGHT HERE.
WE ALSO WANNA THANK ALL THE VETERANS THAT CAME OUT.
WE HAD OUR FIRST EVER VETERANS APPRECIATION RECEPTION AT 6:00 PM TONIGHT, AND SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THEM THAT CAME OUT AND PARTICIPATED IN THIS.
AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE DOING THIS EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD.
AND THEN TOMORROW IS OUR LIBERTY FEST EVENT.
IT DRIED UP ENOUGH FOR US TO KEEP ALL OF OUR PLANS THERE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A VETERANS VIP TENT, AND IT'S FOR MIL ACTIVE MILITARY OR VETERANS.
UM, PLEASE COME OUT AND WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU AND RECOGNIZE YOU THERE TOMORROW AT LIBERTY FEST.
AND I WILL GO TO, I GUESS PLACE FIVE TODAY.
I'VE NOW BECOME THE START OF THE CLOSING COMMENTS, I GUESS.
UM, IF YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK TO YOU, I CAN.
NO, NO, IT'S, IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.
UH, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, ACTUALLY.
IT MAKES UP FOR THE FACT THAT I WAS LAST OUT THERE.
SO NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IS RECOGNIZED EACH JULY, UH, NAMED IN HONOR OF TEACHER, AUTHOR, ADVOCATE, AND JOURNALIST BEBE MOORE CAMPBELL.
UH, THIS MONTH IS A TIME TO FOCUS ON UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT MINORITY COMMUNITIES FACE WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH.
UM, SO AS YOU KNOW, I USUALLY FOCUS SOME OF THESE COMMENTS ON MENTAL HEALTH.
UH, THIS YEAR'S THEME IS, UM, MORE GOOD DAYS TOGETHER.
IT EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTION, COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING IN PROMOTING MENTAL WELLBEING.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU ARE SO UH, INCLINED, YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW.CDC.GOV/MINORITY-HEALTH
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AND DOWNLOAD A DIGITAL TOOLKIT THAT ACTUALLY GIVES YOU SOME REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING AND VERY EFFECTIVE, UH, SOLUTIONS AND, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR, UM, MAINTAINING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.UM, ON THE HISTORY SIDE, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE IN A VERY HISTORIC PERIOD FOR OUR COUNTRY AS USUAL.
AND ON JULY 1ST IN 1776, THE DEBATE ON THE LEE RESOLUTION RESUMED AS PLANNED WITH A MAJORITY OF THE DELEGATES FAVORING THE RESOLUTION.
CONGRESS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT INDEPENDENCE BE UNANIMOUSLY PROCLAIMED.
SO TO ENSURE THIS, THEY DELAYED THE FINAL VOTE UNTIL JULY 2ND, WHEN 12 COLONIAL DELEGATIONS VOTED IN FAVOR OF IT WITH THE NEW YORK DELEGATES ABSTAINING, UNSURE OF HOW THEIR CONSTITUENTS WOULD WISH TO VOTE.
AND JOHN ADAMS WROTE THAT ON JULY 2ND, HE FELT THAT WOULD BE THE MOST CELEBRATED, MOST MEMORABLE EPIC IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA.
INSTEAD, THE DAY HAS BEEN LARGELY FORGOTTEN IN FAVOR OF JULY 4TH WHEN JEFFERSON'S EDITED DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS ACTUALLY ADOPTED.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING.
AND ON JULY 2ND, IN 1964, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT WAS ACTUALLY SIGNED BY PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON.
SO IT LEGALLY BANNED SEGREGATION OF PUBLIC PLACES AND OUTLAWED EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
SO I JUST THOUGHT THOSE TWO DATES WERE VERY INTERESTING.
UM, OBVIOUSLY LIBERTY FEST THIS WEEKEND, I HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY OUT THERE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE DRONE SHOW 'CAUSE I'M A DORK.
UM, BUT UH, YEAH, GET OUT THERE.
AND, UH, THE MUSICAL NOTE FOR TODAY, FRANK SINATRA WAS NUMBER ONE ON THE US SINGLES CHART IN 1966 WITH THE EARWORM STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT.
HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING, HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND, PLACE.
FOUR, I ALSO WANNA THANK ALL THE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT AND ALL THE VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE REPRESENTED TONIGHT AS WELL.
AGAIN, LIBERTY FEST, HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE ON THE FOURTH.
WE ARE PARTNERING KIND OF WITH THE VFW, UM, AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE DUNK TANKS AND WATER SLIDES AND FOOD, ALL THE FOOD.
UM, SO GO OUT, UM, THERE ON THE FOURTH IF YOU ARE IN TOWN.
AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN SEE THIS, BUT ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL? THEY'RE SO CRAFTY, SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE VETERANS, VETERANS FAMILIES THAT CAME OUT TO OUR RECEPTION.
IT WAS REALLY A WONDERFUL THING THAT WE COULD DO ON THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NATION.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE, UM, OFFICER LE POLICE OFFICER LE JOINED THE LEANDER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND SO CONGRATULATIONS, WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE TOMORROW TO CELEBRATE BIG
WE'RE A SMALL TOWN WITH A BIG HEART, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING WITH ALL OF YOU.
PLACE TWO, IT'S AN EXCITING TIME.
I REMEMBER THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS COUNTRY, AND THAT WAS SPECIAL TOO.
YOU WERE THERE 200 YEARS AGO? NO, THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH WOULD BE 1976.
ANYWAYS, ANYWAYS, SO I JUST, I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, IT, I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN.
I'M PROUD OF EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS COUNTRY.
AND, AND, AND THE THING IS, IS WE'VE COME A LONG WAY AND WE ARE A CO WE ARE A COUNTRY THAT HAS WARTS AND WE WORK ON FIXING THEM.
AND, AND, AND IT'S GREAT THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THAT IT'S PERFECT, THAT WE COULD CELEBRATE OUR VETERANS JUST PRIOR TO THIS.
AND IT'S PERFECT THAT THEY'RE HAVING EVENT.
AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY, JUST LIKE COUNCILMAN'S COUNCILWOMAN, SPAWN SELLER, TO ATTEND IT.
UM, IT'S A SPECIAL TIME IN THIS COUNTRY AND, AND MANY OF US WON'T SEE ANOTHER SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY LIKE THIS, UH, IN OUR COUNTRY.
AND I JUST GO OUT, ENJOY IT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND CELEBRATE THIS COUNTRY AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE IN THIS WORLD.
I JUST WANT TO, UM, REITERATE MY, MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS.
UM, JUST HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT OUT TO LIBERTY FEST TOMORROW AS WE CELEBRATE OUR NATION'S 250TH.
ALSO WANT TO THANK, UM, DARA FOR HER WORK.
SHE'S ALWAYS WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, UH, AND UH, HER WORK HELPS TO MAKE EVENTS LIKE TODAY'S
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VETERAN EVENT POSSIBLE.SO I WANT TO GIVE HER A HAND ON THAT.
AND AS WE HEAD INTO THIS, UH, JOYOUS HOLIDAY, I THINK JULY 4TH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT, UM, JUST TO REFLECT, WHICH IS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, UM, TODAY, WELL, A YEAR AGO TODAY, UH, WE HAD SOME PRETTY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS AND WE HAD SOME PRETTY MAJOR LOSS OF LIFE ACROSS, UM, CENTRAL TEXAS, UM, IN THE KERRVILLE AREA, BUT ALSO HERE IN THE LEANDER AREA AND ALSO IN OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES OF LIBERTY HILL AND GEORGETOWN.
IT WAS A TREMENDOUSLY DIFFICULT TIME.
I JUST REMEMBER THAT EVERYONE WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, GRIPPED IN THEIR STOMACHS ABOUT UH, WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
AND I JUST SAW SO MANY FOLKS PULL TOGETHER, UM, FROM ALL OVER OUR COMMUNITY, FROM ALL OVER OUR STATE TO HELP TEXANS.
AND, UH, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY, I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO, UH, REFLECT AND REMEMBER THOSE FOLKS WHO SACRIFICED SO MUCH WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN OVERTURNED AND, UH, THOSE THAT WE ALSO LOST DURING THAT TIME.
I ALSO WANNA THANK, LIKE YOU SAID, IT WAS OUR, UM, CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE THAT HAS BEEN WORKING TO DECORATE EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CHAMBERS.
I KNOW Y'ALL SPENT A LOT OF TIME, UM, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MS. DARA GETTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER, ALL OF THE STAFF FROM PARKS AND REC AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE WORKED ON THESE SIGNS AND MAKING SURE ALL OUR PARKS ARE READY FOR AMERICA TWO 50 AND FOR JULY 4TH AND TO ASHLEY AND HER TEAM, UM, ALL OF THE WORK THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
WE DID ISSUE A PROCLAMATION TODAY, UM, FOR PREVENTABLE HOT CAR DEATHS AND SO WE DID WANNA MENTION THAT.
[23. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:
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AND TWO SECTION 5 51 0.071 GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.05, TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND SECTION 5 51 0.072 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:
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AND TWO LEASE AGREEMENT FOR CITY OPERATIONS COUNCIL MEMBER.
BLAIR, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO.
ALRIGHT, THE TIME IS NOW 9 32.