Aug 06, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Open Meeting.]

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2026, AND THE TIME IS NOW 6 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. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NATALIE BLAIR HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANNETTE SPONSELLER, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW NADINE HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM BECKY ROSS HERE. MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON PRESENT QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE CITY

[3. Receive and provide direction to staff on the proposed Library Strategic Plan.]

LIBRARY DIRECTOR AMY MILLER. WELCOME. HI. GOOD EVENING. IS YOUR MIC ON? IS MY MIC ON? HELLO? OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. THANK YOU. ADJUSTED. HERE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I HAVE IDENTIFIED SOME THINGS THAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON FOR LEANDER PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR SO, BRINGING THOSE THINGS FOCUS TO YOU TONIGHT TO SEE IF THOSE PRIORITIES ARE IN LINE WITH THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LIBRARY GO. LET'S SEE. HERE WE GO. SO THE PRIORITIES THAT I'VE IDENTIFIED TO FOCUS ON ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE NEAR TERM IMMEDIATELY WITH THE STAFF AND THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE NOW. AND THERE'S ONE AREA WHERE WE CAN EXPLORE SOME IDEAS FOR SOME FUTURE EXPANSION FOR TO MEET SOME SOME GROWING NEEDS THAT WE HAVE. THE FIRST PRIORITY IS TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE LIBRARY FACILITY THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THAT LOOKS LIKE THINGS SUCH AS EXPANDED SHELVING TO MAKE OUR COLLECTION EASIER TO BROWSE, EASIER TO, TO MANAGE. IT ALSO INVOLVES RECONFIGURING A SPACE IN OUR CHILDREN'S SECTION FOR OUR EARLY LITERACY CENTER THAT WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY, A FAMILY PLACE GRANT, AND WE'RE RECONFIGURING SOME SPACE IN OUR CHILDREN'S ROOM TO HAVE THOSE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS AND MAKE GOOD USE OF THAT SPACE. NEW CHAIRS, SOFT SEATING THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY, AND A FRESH COAT OF PAINT, I THINK WOULD GO A LONG WAY TO MAKING THE THE BUILDING LOOK A LOT MORE WELCOMING TO OUR GUESTS AND MORE COMFORTABLE, AND ALSO RECONFIGURING THE ENTRYWAY TO THE LIBRARY. IF YOU. IF WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE LIBRARY, YOU WALK STRAIGHT IN AND THE YOUTH COLLECTION IS ON THE RIGHT AND THE CIRCULATION IS ON THE RIGHT.

AND SO STAFF ARE AT AN A, A VANTAGE POINT WHERE THEY'RE NOT SEEING PEOPLE WALK DIRECTLY IN, THEY'RE KIND OF TO THE SIDE. SO I THINK THAT WOULD INCREASE VISIBILITY AND SAFETY IF WE WERE ABLE TO RECONFIGURE THAT AND MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND THERE. I WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A FEW OF THESE ITEMS IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE ORDERED SOME SHELVING FOR SOME SOME SHELVING EXPANSION IN OUR CHILDREN'S SECTION. WE'VE ALSO STARTED RECONFIGURING THE EARLY LITERACY SPACE THAT I MENTIONED, AND WE HAVE SOME FURNITURE THAT'S COMING SOON TOO FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS. AND JUST HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES. PHOTOS OF ISSUES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS, THE WORN FURNITURE, THE SIGNS AND THE INTERIOR FINISHES THAT ARE OUT OF DATE. I INCLUDED ANOTHER PICTURE THERE ON THE THE BOTTOM LEFT THAT SHOWS YOU AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF OUR LIMITATIONS WHEN WE HAVE HIGH ATTENDANCE AT OUR PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO THAT'S A PICTURE OF THE SPACE THAT I KEEP MENTIONING ABOUT THE EARLY LITERACY FAMILY PLACE SPACE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RECONFIGURING RIGHT NOW. ANOTHER AREA OF STRATEGIC FOCUS THAT I WANT TO LOOK AT IS INCREASING STAFF EFFICIENCIES. AND TO ME, THAT MEANS ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING.

EXPECT HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR STAFF AND BEING OPEN TO WAYS THAT WE CAN ALWAYS RAISE AND IMPROVE OUR SERVICE STANDARDS TO THE COMMUNITY. THAT TO ME MEANS LIBRARY SPECIFIC ONBOARDING FOR NEW MEMBERS WHO JOIN OUR TEAM. IT MEANS LOOKING AT AND EXAMINING

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AND IN LIBRARY JARGON, IT'S CALLED WEEDING. WE, WE GO THROUGH OUR, OUR COLLECTION PERIODICALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COLLECTION WE'RE OFFERING THE COMMUNITY IS RELEVANT AND UP TO DATE WITH, WITH WHAT WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS. WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR DIGITAL CONTENT, THE EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS. AND AS THAT DEMAND CONTINUES TO INCREASE, WE'VE REQUESTED. IN FISCAL YEAR 27, A DIGITAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN TO HELP CURATE AND GROW THAT DIGITAL COLLECTION. AS THE THE POPULARITY CONTINUES TO GROW, WE'RE ALSO GETTING A FEW CUSTOMER REQUESTS FOR BOOKS IN OTHER LANGUAGES OTHER THAN SPANISH, SO PERHAPS WE COULD LOOK INTO. TO ADDING AND EXPANDING THE SPANISH COLLECTION, BUT ALSO ADDING SOME LANGUAGES LIKE MANDARIN, UPDATING THE SIGNAGE AND THE LABELS AND MAKING IT EASIER FOR FOR FOLKS TO FIND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR INDEPENDENTLY IS A PIECE OF THE OF THAT ALSO. FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LIBRARY VISIBLE AND ACTIVE.

A REGULAR PRESENCE AT CITY EVENTS, AT SCHOOL EVENTS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. WE RECENTLY TOOK PART IN THE A RIVER RIVER BAT BASH FOR BACK TO SCHOOL, AND I WANT TO SEE US GET MORE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS AND DOING MORE THINGS WITH THE SCHOOLS. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SEE US TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PARTNERING WITH SOME AREA BUSINESSES AND FOLKS LIKE THE HILL COUNTRY BLOOMERS, WHO THAT'S A GARDENING CLUB, BUT ALSO LIKE VETERINARY OFFICES AND DENTIST OFFICES, PLACES THAT COULD COME AND HELP US WITH SOME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING FOR ALL AGES. WE ARE ALREADY WORKING WITH THE DOG ALLIANCE ON SOME THERAPY DOGS PROGRAMS WITH THEM. SO THOSE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF OF SOME THINGS I'M LOOKING AT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. THERE'S ALSO BEEN SOME INTEREST IN STARTING A FRIENDS OF LEANDER PUBLIC LIBRARY GROUP. WE HAVE A GROUP OF OF CITIZENS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THAT. AND I THINK THE LAST TIME I TALKED TO THEM, THEY WERE IN PROCESS OF GETTING THEIR 501 C THREE SO THAT THEY COULD BE OFFICIAL IN DOING THAT. AND I NEED TO CHECK BACK WITH THEM AND SEE WHERE WE ARE ON THAT PROCESS SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE THAT GROUP TO, TO HELP SUPPORT THE LIBRARY, BE AN ADVOCATE FOR US IN THE COMMUNITY TO. I WANT TO ALSO CONTINUE BUILDING ON THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FIRE AND POLICE ANIMAL SERVICES. THEY COME IN AND ASSIST US AND SUPPORT US IN OUR PROGRAMS, AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT. AND THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE PARTNER PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE ALREADY INVOLVED IN. I THINK THAT PROGRAMS LIKE THIS HELP TO DRAW FAMILIES TO THE LIBRARY WHO MIGHT NOT ORDINARILY COME FOR TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS. WE SAW A BIG TURNOUT. IN FACT, THIS SUMMER WE SAW A BIG TURNOUT FOR THE FIRE TRUCK STORYTIME. AND IT'S ALMOST STANDING ROOM ONLY WHENEVER ANIMAL SERVICES COMES AND BRINGS AN ANIMAL. VERY POPULAR. THESE ARE THINGS THAT THAT LIBRARIES DO A LOT, BUT I FEEL LIKE PUTTING IT IN THE IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN MAKES IT MORE INTENTIONAL SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE DOING THESE MORE REGULARLY. ANOTHER AREA THAT I WANT TO EXAMINE IS POSITIONING

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ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE PARKING LOT WILL FILL UP IN THE SUMMERTIME. PARKS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN HAVING A SHUTTLE BUS AVAILABLE TO PARK PEOPLE AT BLEDSOE PARK AND GIVE THEM A RIDE TO THE LIBRARY IF THE GROUNDS ARE MUDDY. THEY ALSO ASSIST US WITH PARKING AT MASON HOUSE AND IN THE LOT ADJACENT TO THE LIBRARY TOO, SO WE. WE'RE FINDING WAYS TO WORK AROUND AND AND, AND WORK WITH THE PARKING. BUT IT IS A CHALLENGE ALMOST DAILY. ONE OF YOU HAD ASKED ME ABOUT FULL TIME STAFFING NEEDS, AND I DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH INTO THAT TODAY. AND ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS PUBLIC LIBRARY STANDARDS, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT WE HAVE ONE FTE PER 3600 IN OUR POPULATION. NOW, THE STATE LIBRARY PUTS OUR LEGAL SERVICE AREA. RIGHT NOW IT'S LISTED AT 87,500. SO IF WE WERE GOING BY THE LSA FROM THE STATE LIBRARY, WE WOULD IDEALLY HAVE 24 FTES AT THE LIBRARY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 14.25. IF WE'RE APPROVED FOR THE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT WE REQUESTED FOR NEXT BUDGET YEAR WILL BE UP TO 16. BUT THAT STILL LEAVES US EIGHT DOWN FROM WHERE WE SHOULD IDEALLY BE. AND THIS CREATES ANOTHER PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE AWESOME TO HAVE MORE STAFF AND BE ABLE TO OFFER MORE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES LIKE THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING US FOR, BUT I DON'T HAVE SPACE TO PUT MORE STAFF. SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. HERE'S JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THE PARKING LOT LOOKS LIKE. WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS PHOTOGRAPH RIGHT HERE? THIS WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH THE FIRE TRUCK. STORY TIME WE HAD PEOPLE WHEN THE LOTS FILLED. WHEN THE LOT FILLED UP, THEY WERE PARKING ON TO BAGHDAD THERE. AND YOU SEE FAMILIES GETTING OUT OF THEIR CAR WITH CHILDREN RIGHT THERE ON THAT BUSY ROAD. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. AND THE WAY OUR PARKING LOT IS CURRENTLY SET UP, WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, ENTER THE PARKING LOT, THEY THINK THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO JUST DRIVE AND CIRCLE AROUND AND EXIT THERE BY THE MASON HOUSE, AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THEY GET BACK TO THE BOOK DROP AND FIND THAT THEY HAVE TO REVERSE AND TURN AROUND. SO, AS YOU CAN TELL, CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH PARKING. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SOME IDEAS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO EXPLORE FOR SOME

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ANOTHER IDEA THAT WE'VE EXPLORED IS LOOKING INTO A SEPARATE STANDALONE FACILITY IN THE. IN THE VACANT LOT THAT'S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE LIBRARY. AND WHAT I'M LOOKING WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT, IF WE WERE TO EXPLORE AND GO THAT ROUTE, IS TO MAKE THAT SPACE AND TO MOVE OUR, OUR, ESPECIALLY OUR LARGE PROGRAMING ALL INTO THAT SPACE. AND THAT WOULD FREE UP THE ANNEX AND WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY HAVING PROGRAMING THAT WOULD FREE THAT UP FOR SOME AGE SPECIFIC COLLECTIONS, WE COULD MOVE OUR YOUTH PROGRAMING INTO THERE, AS WELL AS OUR YOUTH COLLECTION. IT WOULD, I THINK IT WOULD OPEN THINGS UP. ANOTHER THING THAT I GET FREQUENT REQUESTS FOR OUR SMALL GROUP MEETING SPACES AND QUIET STUDY SPACES. WITH A LIBRARY THAT'S AS BUSY AS OURS, WE JUST REALLY DON'T HAVE TOO MANY QUIET STUDY SPACES. COUNCILMAN HERRERA, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT WHEN YOU COME IN AND STUDY THERE ALONG THOSE CARRELS, IT CAN STILL GET PRETTY LOUD IF IT'S BUSY. SO SO THOSE ARE SOME FREQUENT REQUESTS. IT WOULD OPEN UP SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING, AS I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. IT WOULD ALSO BE. AN INDEPENDENT AFTER HOURS ACCESS. WHEN I PUT THAT DOWN, I'M THINKING OF THINGS LIKE EARLY VOTING. IT COULD BE A LOCATION FOR THAT. IF WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION IN, YOU KNOW, TEN OR SO YEARS, THIS NEW FACILITY WOULD ALSO BE A LONG TERM INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY WHO COULD USE IT FOR OTHER OTHER THINGS GOING FORWARD. SO ADAPTABLE FOR CITY USE GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I HAVE. I'VE LOOKED INTO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR SO. ANOTHER ONE OF YOU HAD ASKED ME ABOUT IF I HAVE DONE ANY RECENT COMMUNITY SURVEYS OR BENCHMARKING, AND SINCE THAT WAS RECENTLY DONE IN 2024, I DIDN'T WANT TO REDO THE WHOLE PROCESS. BUT I THOUGHT ABOUT IT MORE. AND I THINK THAT WHAT WE COULD DO IS MAYBE GET SOME FOCUS GROUPS AND MAYBE SOME SMALLER SURVEYS IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THOSE WANTS THAT THE COMMUNITY MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY ARE STILL IN LINE WITH, WITH WHAT WE CAN DO. SO THEY COULD ALSO HELP WITH STRENGTHENING OUR MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT TOO. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT ON THAT AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AGAIN, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN ON FILE WITH THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY TO MAINTAIN OUR CREDIT ACCREDITATION, WITH THEM. HAVING ACCREDITATION AT THE STATE LIBRARY MEANS THAT WE ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS, SUCH AS THE FAMILY PLACE GRANT THAT I KEEP MENTIONING. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. AND IT MAKES US ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS.

IT ALSO GIVES US A VERY DEEP DISCOUNT ON A ROBUST SET OF DATABASES. THAT WOULD BE PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE IF WE WERE TO PURCHASE THEM INDIVIDUALLY. IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM. IF THERE'S A BOOK OR ITEM THAT WE DON'T HAVE AT THE LIBRARY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, WE CAN USUALLY FIND IT FOR YOU IN ANOTHER LIBRARY IN TEXAS OR IN THE NATION. SO THAT'S THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOU'RE WELCOME FOR BEING CREATIVE WITH WORKING WITH THE THINGS THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE. AND WE KNOW IT'S A STRUGGLE AND YOU NEED MORE STAFF, MORE SPACE, ALL THE THINGS. BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING CREATIVE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING LEANDER READING AND KEEPING THEM FOCUSED ON LITERARY THINGS. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE 24 FTE THAT WOULD BE NEEDED BASED ON OUR POPULATION SIZE, IS THERE ANY ACCOUNT IN THAT EQUATION FOR THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING? BECAUSE WHILE OUR POPULATION IS AT A CERTAIN SIZE, WE KNOW THAT BUILDING IS TOO SMALL. AND I'M NOT SURE THAT 24 FTE WOULD EVEN BE ABLE TO BE ACCOMMODATED IN THAT BUILDING. SO WHAT WOULD BE

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YEAH, WE DO RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. AND THEN I WILL SAY, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE SOCIAL SERVICES REFERRAL CONNECTION PART. THAT'S REALLY AMAZING. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. AS FAR AS EVERYTHING YOU FOCUSED ON IN THIS PRESENTATION, I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND IT MAKES SENSE TO ME. AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD A FEW CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHERE AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING COULD BE. I THINK MY ONLY CONCERN, IF YOU HAD A SECOND BUILDING IN THAT SPOT, ONE IS THE PARKING BETWEEN BOTH, BUT HOW WOULD THE BUILDINGS BE CONNECTED? SO WE KEEP THE COHESIVE FEEL AND NOT HAVE IT COMPLETELY SEPARATE, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THAT FEELS AS MUCH LIKE A LIBRARY IF THEY'RE ALL SEPARATE. BUT GOOD JOB AND THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT'S A CONCERN WITH ME TOO. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE BROUGHT UP IN SOME OF OUR DISCUSSIONS IS, IS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THE MAIN LIBRARY AND THE ANNEX NEXT DOOR, WHICH IS ALREADY A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING TO FOLKS. SO ADDING A THIRD SEPARATE FACILITY MIGHT.

YEAH. BUT I MEAN, IT'S A GOOD OPTION. I SEE IT, I JUST THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN HOW WE WORK AROUND THAT. SURE. EXCELLENT. WELL, WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS PLEASE.

ONE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. ECHO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS THAT YOU'RE DOING A LOT WITH WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THOSE EFFORTS AND HOPE THAT WE CAN HELP TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR YOUR REQUESTS IN THE FUTURE. AT A RECENT BUDGET MEETING, SOME FOLKS HAD ASKED ABOUT IMPROVING AND INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF METRIC TRACKING THAT WE HAVE. AND I WAS WONDERING IF Y'ALL MIGHT BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE, I THINK DEMOGRAPHIC TRACKING WHEN FOLKS SIGN UP FOR NEW LIBRARY CARDS OR BECAME BECOME NEW PATRONS.

AND ALSO, IF YOU'RE LIKE ACTIVELY TRACKING WHAT SORTS OF MATERIALS ARE BEING CHECKED OUT WHEN YOU'RE DECIDING WHAT YOU NEED AND WHAT WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO WEED OUT, AS YOU MENTIONED OUT. YEAH. YES, SIR, WE DO, WE, WE KEEP TRACK OF THOSE CIRCULATION STATISTICS VERY CLOSELY TO SEE WHAT WHAT IS, WHAT IS CIRCULATING AND IF IT'S REALLY POPULAR AND WORN OUT, WE'RE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO REPLACING. IF WE NOTICE GAPS IN OUR COLLECTION WHERE WE'RE NOT PROVIDING PROPER SUBJECT MATTER ON THINGS PEOPLE WANT, WE ARE ABLE TO LOOK AT ADDING THOSE TOO. BUT YES, THAT'S RELATIVELY EASY TO PULL REPORTS ON WHAT IS CIRCULATING AND WHAT'S NOT. YEAH, I AM INTERESTED MORE IN LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR TRACKING THE DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. I THINK THE CITY HAS HAS SOME IDEAS ABOUT THAT WE CAN DO WITHOUT COMPROMISING PATRON PRIVACY. THANK YOU. PLEASE DO. SO. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. SO ONE WOULD BE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WEEDING THE COLLECTION OR TIGHTENING THE COLLECTION OVER WHAT PEOPLE WANT AND EVERYTHING, I IMAGINE REMOVING CLASSICS TO EBOOKS IS, AND IT'S MORE OF LIKE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT THEIR TOPICAL. IS THAT KIND OF THE, THE TREND IN THAT. AND I WAS ALSO WONDERING WITHIN THAT, IS THERE DIFFERENT PRICING ON EBOOKS RELATED TO THINGS THAT ARE BASICALLY OUT OF PRINT OR I MEAN, OUT OF COPYRIGHT AND ALL THAT? YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO ON TO AMAZON, YOU CAN GET EVERY BOOK BY JAMES FENIMORE COOPER FOR $0.99. YOU CAN GET EVERY BOOK FOR FOR $20.99. BUT IF I WANT THE LATEST BOOK OF, I WAS GOING TO SAY BB LARSON, BUT YOU WOULD KNOW HE IS, BUT IT'S 399 TO 699 A BOOK. SO I JUST KIND OF WONDERED, IS THAT HOW IT KIND OF WORKS IN THE E-BOOK PART? IS THERE PRICING TIERED WITHIN THAT PRICING TIER IN THE E-BOOK IS, IS SIMILAR TO THE HARDBACK PRICING AND WITH THE DISCOUNTS THAT WE GET WITH OUR VENDORS, BUT ALSO THE THINGS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, A LOT OF

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SO WE'RE PROBABLY JUST ON THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE THAT WAS RIGHT AROUND THE PARKING.

EVERYTHING ELSE, PROBABLY CLOSE TO 10 MILLION, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF DO THAT KIND OF LEVEL OF EXPANSION. BUT WE TALKED ABOUT IF YOU DO IT BECAUSE THERE MAY BE A LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE TO RELOCATE LIBRARY TO A NEW, LARGER CENTRAL LIBRARY AT SOME POINT, BUILDING IT IN A WAY SO THAT THIS CAMPUS HAS SOME ADDITIONAL USE BEYOND THE LIBRARY. SO IT'D BE AN ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SPACE PROGRAM SPACE, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE AND MORE KIND OF SPACES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY FOR THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IT'S A SHORT ANSWER. TO BOIL IT DOWN, YOU'D HAVE TO GO ACROSS AND WE'D BE LOOKING AT SOME SORT OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS THAT THAT WOULD GET PEOPLE FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. THERE'S NO WAY TO GO AROUND. THERE'S NOT. THERE'S JUST NO SPACE. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THE DRIVEWAY ON THE BACKSIDE. YOU AGAIN, YOU'D HAVE TO EXTEND IT AND PUSH IT OVER THAT CHANNEL AND GET INTO THAT SECTION. AND IT'S, IT'S NOT EVIDENT ON THE PICTURE HERE. IT'S JUST RIGHT CUT OUT. BUT RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LIBRARY WHERE IT'S, IT'S THERE BETWEEN THE MASON HOUSE AND THE LIBRARY. THERE'S SOME DRAINAGE STUFF GOING ON THERE. I THINK THAT WE WERE, WE WERE TOLD THAT PERHAPS THAT'S WHY THAT WASN'T A GO AROUND SLIGHTLY UPHILL TO IN THE FIRST PLACE. YEAH. SO ON THE EVENING HOURS. YEAH. YOU BROUGHT UP PART OF ONE OF THE THINGS IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE PART TIME PEOPLE KIND OF WORKING THOSE HOURS. AND SO DO YOU ALLOW THEM TO CLOSE THE LIBRARY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OR DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE OR WE HAVE A WE HAVE A FULL TIME LIBRARIAN THERE UNTIL 8:00 IN THE NIGHTS WE WE HAVE SOME OF US WORK DURING THE DAY.

AND THEN DEPENDING ON PROGRAMING, SOME OF THE PROGRAMMERS WILL COME IN A

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I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF ASK YOUR OPINION ON THE ONE PIECE, AND THEN I HAD A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS IN REGARDS TO KIND OF THE FUTURE OF THE LITERARY WORLD AND LIBRARIES. IN YOUR OPINION, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO YOU SEE THAT THERE IS A HUGE TRANSITION AND INVESTMENT IN MORE DIGITIZED FORMATS OF MATERIALS VERSUS HAVING, YOU KNOW, LARGER COLLECTIONS OF MATERIALS? I'M CURIOUS, LIKE WHERE THAT TREND IS GOING. YES. YEAH, WE'RE SEEING IT. IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THE MORE POPULAR THE DIGITAL RESOURCES BECOME, THE MORE YOU HAVE PEOPLE KIND OF STARTING TO SAY, OH, WOULD I LIKE THE TRADITIONAL BOOKS? IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHAT YOU'RE HEARING LATELY ABOUT SMARTPHONES AND THINGS AND PEOPLE WANTING TO GO BACK TO THE MORE BASICS, BUT BY AND LARGE, WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE DIGITAL CIRCULATIONS, AND IT KIND OF POINTS BACK, IN MY OPINION, TO, TO SOMETHING THAT YOU MENTIONED BEFORE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE FAR AWAY FROM A LIBRARY OR CAN'T GET THERE EASILY, OR PERHAPS THE HOURS DON'T WORK FOR THEIR SCHEDULE, THEY STILL HAVE 24 HOUR ACCESS TO, TO DIGITAL, TO DIGITAL SOURCES. IF THEY, YOU KNOW, GET ON VACATION AND DISCOVER THEY DIDN'T GET AWAY WITH THE LIBRARY BOOK, EASY ENOUGH FOR THEM TO LOG IN AND GET THAT. SO OKAY. YEAH, I, I DO LIKE THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, SOME JUST QUICK RECOMMENDATIONS. I NOTE, I NOTICED IN THE PLAN THERE WERE A LOT OF SPACES WHERE THERE WASN'T COST ALLOCATED. AND SO JUST KIND OF ITEMIZING, YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE IS, EVEN IF IT'S A MINIMAL COST NEEDED OR WHERE THERE IS A GUARANTEED PARTNERSHIP. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE. HUMAN RESOURCES OR HUMAN SOURCE SOURCES OF SUPPORT THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND PARTNERING WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY, WHICH MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE COST ALLOCATED TO US. AND THEN I, I DO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF AND RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU MENTIONED IN REGARDS TO MAYBE SOME SHORT TERM SURVEYING. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU TO CREATE MAYBE SOME SHORTER TERM MILESTONES THAT ARE REACHABLE AND ADDRESSABLE. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE OF A HEIGHTENED INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL CONTENT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE REACH WITHIN OUR CITY BEFORE WE CAN EXPAND STAFFING OR, YOU KNOW, CAMPUSES AND ALL THE OTHER WONDERFUL THINGS WE WOULD LOVE TO DO BUT REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO DO SO. SO I JUST, I THINK, YOU KNOW, PUTTING SOME OF THOSE MILESTONES IN THE PLAN WILL HELP TO MAP OUT OR CHART OUT SOME STRATEGIC THINGS THAT CAN BE QUANTIFIABLE AND ADDRESSED AND SUPPORT OUR CITIZENS. SO THOSE ARE MY RECOMMENDATIONS.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION AND THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS. YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND I CAN LOOK INTO SEEING IF WE CAN GET SOME AT LEAST SOME BALLPARK COSTS ON SOME OF THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. THANKS, PLEASE, FOR THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID ON THIS. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FAMILY SPACE GRANT PARKING. DEFINITELY A HUGE ISSUE AND SAFETY ISSUE THERE. MAKING THAT SPACE PARKING LOT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST BET FOR THE NEAR TERM, JUST FOR SAFETY. REALLY, THAT'S ALL I GOT. I LOVE THE SOCIAL SERVICES ASPECT.

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AND I WOULD ALMOST ENCOURAGE, IF POSSIBLE, THAT WE MAYBE OVERINDEX ON THAT BECAUSE IN THE LONG TERM, THE, THE, THE COST OF SOME OF THAT EQUIPMENT TODAY COMPARED TO TEN YEARS FROM NOW, IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT OVER TIME. RIGHT? SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE COMING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY SURVEY SURVEY AND SOME OF THE BENCHMARKING THAT WE'VE DONE, I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION THERE. AND OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THERE'S SOME CHALLENGES TO BEING ABLE TO CAPTURE SOME OF THAT DATA. BUT I THINK THERE'S CREATIVE WAYS TO BE ABLE TO DO SO. AND SO I DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWERS ON THE FTES. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE THAT OUT THROUGH THE BUDGET, BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH INFORMATION ON THE BUDGET THAT I MISSED THAT PART. AND THEN AGAIN, I THINK THE SOCIAL SERVICES ARE DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT IT'S A IT'S A NEED THAT WE DO NOT QUITE SEE YET IN THIS COMMUNITY. BUT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND THERE'S THERE'S VAST GAPS IN SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT WILCO AND, AND TRAVIS. AND IT'S JUST, IT'S THE NATURE OF THE WAY THAT THE METRO IS BUILT OUT. EVERYTHING'S IN AUSTIN, THERE'S FEWER THINGS OUT. AND BUT WE DO SEE WILCO ADDRESSING THAT. WE SEE TRAVIS ADDRESSING THAT. AND I THINK IT'S JUST COORDINATED EFFORT THERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ONE. LEANDER. RIGHT, RIGHT. WE'RE. WE'LL BE DISCUSSING ONE LEANDER LATER TONIGHT. AND SO I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY THERE WITH SOME OF THOSE INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE PUTTING FORTH. SO I DEFINITELY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION WITH YOU ON SOME OF THOSE TOPICS, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S CROSSOVER, AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLY ON. I REMEMBER OUR CONVERSATIONS FROM WHEN WE FIRST STARTED. AND THE LAST PIECE IS JUST, AGAIN, JUST IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ALIGN THE THIS DOCUMENT WITH OUR BRANDING AND OUR, ON OUR, OUR, OUR THOUGHTS ON THE COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD. MAYBE YOU KIND OF HAVE TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADDENDUM TO THIS IN THE LONG TERM, BECAUSE WE MAY NOT GET THERE SOON ENOUGH, BUT I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE THINKING THAT THROUGH. AND I THINK COMMUNITY INPUT ON THAT CAN HELP AS WELL. I WOULD ENCOURAGE LOOKING AT THE SURVEYS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY DATA IN THERE THAT WE CAN SURFACE TO GET THAT AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, THAT FOOTNOTE. AND WE'LL START FROM THERE. BUT AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I LOVE THE VISUALS. THAT WAS VERY NICE. MAYOR PRO TEM, I THINK MY SENTIMENTS ARE A LOT OF THE SAME. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE SURVEY PIECE OF IT AND I THINK SO MANY THINGS IN WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS NEAR TERM ARE THE COMMON SENSE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE ANYWAY. SO I THINK WHEN YOU GET, IN MY OPINION, WHEN YOU GET TO THE PROGRAMING AND HOW ONCE WE FIGURED OUT THE SPACE AND DONE THE UPDATES THAT BRINGING IN THE COMMUNITY FROM THE PROGRAMING PIECE TO ME IS THAT PLAY. AND ALSO WITH THE BRANDING WE HAVE COMING ON SOON, I DON'T KNOW IF THE TIMING WORKS OUT, BUT THE LIBRARY WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THE THEMES THAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR REBRANDING, TO BE ABLE TO BRING IT INTO THAT SPACE. OVERALL, I THINK IT'S A GREAT DIRECTION.

ON THE SOCIAL SERVICES PIECE, I THINK THE LIBRARY IS A GREAT RESOURCE TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THOSE THINGS. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT RECREATING THE WHEEL AND THAT WE ARE TRULY JUST A REFERENCE, A REFERRAL POINT TO GET PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THE RIGHT PLACES AND NOT ALSO DOING THINGS SO THE LIBRARY CAN BE WHAT THE LIBRARY IS AND BE A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER. OBVIOUSLY READING FOCUSED TYPE OF ACTIVITIES.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED FROM US TO MOVE FORWARD? DO YOU THINK I DO? OKAY. I MADE SOME NOTES AND I APPRECIATE THE THE

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AND IT'S JUST GREAT TO BE IN THAT TYPE OF ENERGY. THANKS. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR MILLER. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR BRIEFING WORKSHOP. THE TIME IS 640. OUR MEETING WILL STARTY,

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

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING. THE INVOCATION FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THANK YOU. WELL, MAYOR THOMPSON, COUNCIL, CITY OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS OF LEANDER, THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE, AND I'M SUPER HONORED TO BE HERE AS WELL. AND JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. I'D BE HONORED TO PRAY FOR YOU. LET'S PRAY. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS MOMENT THAT WE CAN PAUSE AND JUST BE REMINDED THAT YOU ARE A GOOD GOD, FATHER, THAT YOU'RE FOR US. AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL TO BE WITH YOU AND WITH THE RESIDENTS, WITH THE COUNCIL, TO BE IN THIS PLACE. AND THIS TIME, FATHER, I DO PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM. I PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM FOR THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I PRAY FOR YOUR DISCERNMENT. I PRAY FOR YOUR INSIGHTS. FATHER, THERE'S SO MANY DECISIONS THAT THEY'VE GOT TO MAKE, AND THERE'S A MILLION TENSIONS THAT THEY'VE GOT TO NAVIGATE. SO, FATHER, WOULD YOU BE WITH THEM? LEAD THEM. FATHER, BLESS THIS CITY. SET OUR HEARTS AND MINDS ON YOU. IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. 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 AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. BE. TEXAS ONE STATE, ANOTHER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRAYER.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FIVE. CITY SECRETARY CRABTREE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHEN CHANG, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL HERRERA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER TONY BLAIR, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ANNETTE SPONSELLER, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW NADINE HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM BECKY ROSS HERE. MAYOR NICOLE THOMPSON PRESENT QUORUM IS PRESENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM SIX. OUR WELCOME OF OUR SPECIAL VISITORS AND GUESTS. AND AT THIS TIME, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OUR ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY, TO ALL OUR EDUCATORS IN THE AUDIENCE, TO ALL OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND TO ALL OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND THANK

[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.]]

GRIMES BOULEVARD, SUITE 610, PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, 7866. OH, AND I STAND HERE TODAY IN FRONT OF YOU, A CLIENT OF MINE. I DO REAL ESTATE. I'M A REAL ESTATE BROKER. A CLIENT OF MINE IS WANTING TO REZONE THEIR PROPERTY LOCATED ON 1702 LONE OAK DRIVE IN LEANDER, FOR LOW

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OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT, WHICH WE HAVE ALL OF THESE LOVELY

[8. Recognitions/Proclamations/Visitors.

• Certificate of Recognition Leander 10U Reckoning All-Star Softball Team.

FOR. ONE.

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GOOD.

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

[13. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Special Use Case Z-26-0210 for a Special Use Permit to allow for an in-home day care with up to 12 children on one (1) parcel of land 0.2 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R456282; and more commonly known as 1202 Drake Cove, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. 

• Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-26-0210 as described above.

THANK YOU. WELL, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. OH IS SHE. OH, COME ON FORWARD. THANK YOU.

IS THERE SOMETHING? OH, OKAY. OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. I WAS LIKE, WE MIGHT HAVE TO PUSH THE MIC DOWN A LITTLE BIT. THERE YOU GO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. CAN WE GET YOU TO PULL IT A LITTLE MORE? WE CAN BARELY HEAR YOU. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ASHANTI PEREIRA AND I LIVE AND WORK AT 1202 DRAKE COURT. FIRST, THANK YOU TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. KARINA CASTRO AND HER STAFF HAVE BEEN PATIENT AND PROFESSIONAL WITH ME, AND I KNOW THE COMMISSION'S CONCERNS WERE RAISED IN GOOD FAITH. I RUN EUROPE'S CHILD MONTESSORI CHILDCARE OUT OF MY HOME. TEXAS HAS LICENSED IT SINCE AUGUST

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE FAMILIES OF LEANDER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER ANYTHING THAT WE NEEDED TO SEE ON THE SCREEN OR. IT'S A SLIDE. IT'S JUST THE SLIDE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS, WOULD SUBMIT A CARDS, READ ANY POSITIONS RECEIVED AND ASK AND STATE. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE POSITIONS THAT ARE RECEIVED. I ACTUALLY HAVE THREE THAT DO NOT WANT TO SPEAK. SO I'LL JUST HAVE THEIR POSITION READ INTO THE RECORD. MARY MONROE IS AGAINST ITEM 13. OKAY. I'M SORRY. YES, YOU ARE FOR IT.

THANK YOU. YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO SPEAK. GOT IT. AND THEN WE HAVE GAY GLICK FOR THIS ITEM.

AND THEN WE HAVE ZAIDA PEREZ FOR THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. AND THEN DID YOU WANT TO GIVE ANOTHER COMMENT OR YOU JUST FILLED IT OUT FOR YOUR PRESENTATION? OKAY. GOT IT. AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW FOLKS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. I'LL CALL FORWARD WAYNE KNOLL. IF YOU COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR ADDRESS, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS WAYNE NOEL. I RESIDE AT 1204 DRAKE COVE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO DENY THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT WITH THE CITY'S RECENTLY ADOPTED ORDINANCE ALLOWING UP TO 12 CHILDREN IN A RESIDENTIAL DAYCARE, PROVIDED PARKING AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS ARE MET, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO LEGITIMATE NEED FOR THIS SUB UNLESS THE INTENT IS TO ALLOW A USE THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE CITY'S EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY USE ORDINANCE. APPROVING THIS SNP WILL MOST CERTAINLY RESULT IN AN APPEAL AND LIKELY LITIGATION. MEDIATION EFFORTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXHAUSTED OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND APPROVING THIS REQUEST WILL ONLY CONTINUE THAT PROCESS THROUGHOUT THESE MEETINGS. SENATE BILL 599 HAS BEEN REFERENCED REPEATEDLY. HOWEVER, THAT BILL ADDRESSES HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE HOMES.

IT DOES NOT ELIMINATE OR OVERRIDE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS OR DEED RESTRICTIONS. IN

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THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER IT'S A GOOD PRESCHOOL, NOT DAYCARE, AS THE SNP HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR.

IT IS ABOUT PROPERTY RIGHTS, THE RULE OF LAW AND RESPECTING THE RIGHTS OF HOMEOWNERS WHO PURCHASE PROPERTY, RELYING ON BOTH CITY ORDINANCES AND RECORDED RESTRICTIONS, THE HOA BOARD ATTENDED THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING AND PUBLICLY STATED ITS OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, CITY STAFF IS NOW RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THIS SNP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I ASK THAT YOU GIVE SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT TO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. AS A HOMEOWNER, I INTEND TO FULLY PROTECT MY PROPERTY RIGHTS AS ALLOWED BY LAW. IF THIS SNP IS APPROVED, I WILL PURSUE ALL LEGAL REMEDIES AVAILABLE, INCLUDING ANY CLAIMS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE HOA FULFILLS ITS FIDUCIARY DUTIES TO ENFORCE THE RECORDED RESTRICTIONS THAT PROTECT EVERY HOMEOWNER IN THIS SUBDIVISION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO UPHOLD THE CITY'S ORDINANCES AND RESPECT THE RECORDED DEED RESTRICTIONS, AND DENY THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. AND BILL RICE AGAINST THIS ITEM. IF YOU COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BO RICE. MY ADDRESS IS 1102 SNOW GOOSE. SO I'M ONE STREET OVER FROM THE ADDRESS IN QUESTION. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AT THE HOA. I'M NOT HERE TO ARGUE ABOUT WHETHER THIS IS A GOOD SCHOOL OR BAD SCHOOL. THERE'S A LOT OF PERSONAL CONFLICT THAT'S GONE ON WITH THIS. MISS PEREIRA SEEMS TO COMMUNICATE VERY WELL WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. SHE DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WELL WITH THE HOA. THE ONLY COMMUNICATION SHE'S HAD WITH US IS THAT SHE WANTED TO BABYSIT CHILDREN DURING THE WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, WAS HER QUOTE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY TURNED INTO SOMETHING WAY MORE THAN THAT. IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR DCRS REQUIRE A TWO CAR GARAGE. WE DO NOT ALLOW MODIFICATION OF THAT GARAGE FOR LIVING PURPOSES.

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A REQUEST TO CHANGE THAT GARAGE AT HER RESIDENCE. SHE IS NOT SENT ANY OTHER REQUESTS FOR ANY OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO HER HOME. AND WHEN SHE DID CONVERT HER GARAGE, APPARENTLY SHE DIDN'T APPLY FOR ANY PERMITS FOR HVAC, PLUMBING, OR ELECTRICAL BECAUSE SHE DID THAT WORK UNBEKNOWNST TO ANYONE. UNTIL WE GOT INTO THIS ISSUE. YOUR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THAT WAS DATED JULY 16TH SAYS THAT THE CITY DOES NOT ALLOW GARAGE CONVERSIONS FOR THIS TYPE OF DAYCARE ACTIVITY. AND IT ALSO MENTIONS THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF STREET PARKING FOR STAFF AND VISITORS. I UNDERSTAND SHE LIVES AT HOME ALONE. SHE DOES HAVE ONE PERSON ON HER STAFF. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO ALLOW FOR STAFF AND VISITORS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE DAYCARE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE NEEDS AT LEAST THREE SPACES.

AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE TWO. AND WITH THAT, I'M AGAIN NOT HERE TO RAISE A STINK OR A FUSS, BUT ONLY TO BRING UP THE FACT THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANY COMPLIANCE BASED ON YOUR REGULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND LAST, WE HAVE ANITA CHUMANEVICH FOR THIS ITEM.

YOU COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. ANITA 708 PALMOS DRIVE, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. PRESCHOOL IN TEXAS NOW COSTS MORE THAN COLLEGE. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE LEGISLATURE'S OWN FINDINGS. TEXAS FAMILIES PAY OVER $1,000 A YEAR MORE TO SEND A FOUR YEAR OLD TO PRESCHOOL THAN THEY PAY FOR IN-STATE COLLEGE TUITION.

95,000 FAMILIES ARE SITTING ON A WAITLIST FOR HELP. THAT IS THE REALITY BEHIND THIS APPLICATION AND BEHIND THE DOZENS OF IN-HOME DAYCARES OPERATING ALL OVER LANDER RIGHT

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ACROSS THE CITY, PEOPLE FILL THEIR GARAGES AND PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND ON THE STREET AND WHERE THE STREET IS PUBLIC. THAT'S THEIR RIGHT. A CONVERTED GARAGE IS NOT WHAT CHANGES A NEIGHBORHOOD'S CHARACTER. WHAT CHANGES IT IS WHETHER THE PEOPLE ON THAT STREET CAN AFFORD TO RAISE THEIR KIDS. THE APPLICANT IS ONLY ASKING FOR A SIX MONTH PERMIT. IF THE PARKING TRULY BECOMES A PROBLEM. WE HAVE EVERY TOOL TO ADDRESS IT, BUT IF WE DENY THIS, WE DON'T MAKE THE DEMAND GO AWAY. WE JUST PUSH IT INTO THE DARK. EVERY HOME PROVIDER IN LANDER WATCHING THIS VOTE LEARNS THE SAME LESSON THAT THE SAFEST THING TO DO IS TO NOT ASK THE CITY AT ALL. THAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT THE BUSINESS LICENSED, VISIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE, NOT HIDING FROM THE CITIES THEY DECIDE ARE HOSTILE TO THEM. IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT AFFORDABILITY IN LEANDER, WE CANNOT KEEP LOOKING AT EVERY ONE OF THESE THROUGH THE LENS OF AN ORDINANCE WRITTEN BEFORE THIS CRISIS EXISTED. APPROVING THIS DOESN'T COMMIT US TO ANYTHING PERMANENT. IT'S SIX MONTHS AND IT COMES BACK TO US IF NEEDS TO. WHAT IT DOES COMMIT US TO IS TREATING HOME BASED CHILD CARE AS PART OF A SOLUTION, INSTEAD OF A PROBLEM TO BE ZONED AWAY. AND YOU CAN LET THIS BECOME AN ISSUE HOA ISSUE AND NOT A CITY ISSUE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AND WE WILL DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z-26-0210 AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. COUNCIL. I CAN ACTUALLY I'M SORRY. I WILL START WITH PRO TEM. THIS ISN'T ABOUT A PARKING ISSUE, IT'S ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE AND SETTING PRECEDENCE FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. IT'S NOT AN EMOTIONAL DECISION. IT'S ABOUT FOLLOWING THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT THEY'RE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. IF YOU WATCH THE LAST MEETING, I VOTED AGAINST ADDING AN EXTRA SIX CHILDREN TO AN IN-HOME DAYCARE. AND THIS ISN'T AN IN-HOME DAYCARE. THIS IS A SMALL MONTESSORI SCHOOL. AND, AND I'M ALL ABOUT THE SCHOOL, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE IN ITS PROPER SPOT AND WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE'S AN ACTIVE CASE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSION. AND SO SOMEONE KNOWINGLY VIOLATED THE SAFETY AND REGULATIONS OF, I GUESS, THE HOA AND THE CITY. AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM, BUT THANK YOU, PLEASE. FIVE. FIRST TO THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU. I, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO PUT TOGETHER A VERY CAREFULLY, WELL PREPARED PRESENTATION. IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU TOOK OUR TIME SERIOUSLY.

AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE MADE COMMENTS SAME, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE COME HERE PREPARED AND THAT YOU ARE MAKING YOUR COMMENTS IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY TAKING THE COUNCIL'S TIME VERY SERIOUSLY. I WANT TO SAY AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS COMMENT THAT THIS IS NOT ANY JUDGMENT ON THE QUALITY OF THE CARE YOU PROVIDE, NOR THE FAMILIES WHO DEPEND ON IT.

BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SEQUENCE, THE METHOD PRACTICED IN THAT CLASSROOM BEGINS WITH A PREPARED ENVIRONMENT. THE ADULT PREPARES THE SPACE BEFORE THE CHILD ENTERS IT. THE ORDER IS ESTABLISHED FIRST AND THE FREEDOM THE CHILD ENJOYS, WHICH IS REAL FREEDOM, EXISTS PRECISELY BECAUSE THE LIMITS WERE SET IN ADVANCE IN THE OPEN BY THE ADULTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT SPACE. I THINK THE PRINCIPLE IS SOUND, AND I WOULD GO FURTHER. IT IS ONE OF THE MORE ADMIRABLE THINGS ABOUT THIS METHOD. IT IS ALSO THE PRINCIPLE WE ARE BEING ASKED TO SET ASIDE TONIGHT. THE ORDINANCE, THE CLASSROOM OPENED IN THAT GARAGE IN AUGUST OF

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THE NEIGHBORS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO RESIST THIS AND AND TO ASK THAT WE NOT APPROVE THIS. AND IN MY OPINION, THEY'RE CORRECT. SO I TOO CANNOT SUPPORT THIS PARTICULAR PETITION. PLEASE, FOR I WAS SAID COUNCIL MEMBER WHO SAID OUTSIDE THE DAYCARE AND WATCHED PICK UP TIME. IT WAS EXTREMELY BORING. AT ONE POINT I THOUGHT WE WERE AT THE WRONG PLACE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CARS. I SEE THAT STAFF DID NOT RECOMMEND BASED ON THE PARKING ISSUE, AND I DON'T SEE THAT THIS IS A PARKING ISSUE. THE STAGGERED TIMES TOTALLY WORKED. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC.

THERE WAS WAY MORE TRAFFIC FROM FAMILIES COMING HOME WITH 4 OR 5 CARS IN THEIR DRIVEWAY THAN FROM THIS HOME BY ITSELF. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY DEED RESTRICTIONS. ARE THERE DEED RESTRICTIONS BESIDES THE HOA? LIKE ACTUAL PROPERTY DEED RESTRICTIONS FILED? SO THAT WOULD BE AT THE COUNTY. WE DON'T MONITOR DEED RESTRICTIONS. OKAY, SO IT REALLY IT TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S AN HOA ISSUE THAT YOU ALL NEED TO. THEY DO HAVE A CASE AS FAR AS THE CONVERSION. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEE THAT OUT, WHATEVER INSPECTIONS OR WHATNOT THEY NEED. BUT AS FAR AS THE BUSINESS PART OF IT, IT'S REALLY TO ME AN HOA ISSUE. I THINK THAT THOSE KIDS ARE SAFE. I DON'T THINK THE PARKING IS AN ISSUE. THANK YOU. PLACE THREE.

I WANT TO FIRST THANK THE APPLICANT AND ALL THE SPEAKERS WHO BROUGHT FORTH, YOU KNOW, THEIR THOUGHTS AROUND THIS PARTICULAR SPECIAL USE PERMIT. I DID HAVE SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS BECAUSE I AM A SOLUTION FORWARD THINKER AS IT RELATES TO THE APPLICANT. THE REQUEST WAS THAT THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT BE ONLY FOR NEEDED FOR SIX MONTHS, BECAUSE THERE IS AN EXPECTATION OF RELOCATION AT THE END OF THE YEAR. SO I HAD SOME QUESTIONS AROUND THAT FOR THE APPLICANT. IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD. SO FIRST, YOU KNOW, WE DID WE DID KIND OF SET PRECEDENTS IN TERMS OF OUR ORDINANCES RELATED TO IN-HOME DAYCARES. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR YOU TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE? SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO TELL WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE IN 2008, THERE WAS THIS HOA WAS NOT THERE. AND THE REASON WHEN WE MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA WAS TO OPEN BECAUSE MY YOUNGEST WAS TWO YEARS AND WE ASKED WHETHER WE CAN OPEN A CHILDCARE, AND THE CONVERSION WAS DONE BY MY EX-HUSBAND. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PERMITS. AND THE MOMENT I WAS TOLD I DID EVERYTHING FOR, TRINA ASKED ME TO DO SO. I'VE HAD MY HOME DAYCARE SINCE 2008 TILL 2013 WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND I WAS. I HAD NO ISSUES WITH LICENSING. THEN MY EX-HUSBAND CONVINCED ME TO MOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE AND I MOVED TO A CENTER WITH 115 CHILDREN. AND THEN I WENT THROUGH A DIVORCE. AND THEN THE LITTLE MONEY I GOT, I SPENT TO CONVERT MY GARAGE, AND I STARTED BACK. SO I'VE BEEN HAVING MY HOME DAYCARE SINCE 2008 AND UNDERSTOOD? UNDERSTOOD. DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE IF, IF YOU WERE TO TRY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY ORDINANCE AROUND TO BRING THE PARKING, TO CONVERT IT BACK, DO YOU KNOW HOW JUST AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT THAT IMPACT WOULD BE JUST TO BREAK THE WALL AND PUT A NEW GARAGE DOOR? I MEAN, I STILL HAVE THE GARAGE DOOR. IT LOOKS THE SAME, BUT I DON'T HAVE THOSE RAILINGS BECAUSE YEAH, IT'S HELD ON. AND IT WAS, IT WAS LIKE THAT BEFORE. AND THEN WHEN WE MOVED TO THE CENTER, WE BROKE THE TEMPORARY WALL AND WE STARTED PARKING THE CAR. SO I KNOW I IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY AT THE MOMENT. I DON'T DO THE DAYCARE. I CAN PUT IT BACK TO THE GARAGE. UNDERSTOOD. AND THEN YOU ASKED FOR THIS TILL THE END OF THE YEAR. SO SIX MONTHS. SO CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OR SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS YOUR FORWARD PLAN AND WHY ONLY SIX MONTHS IS REQUIRED TO SHOW THAT I AM NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY ISSUES, BUT I'M HOPING THAT I CAN DO IT, AT LEAST FOR,

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I MEAN, WE DID, YOU KNOW, WANT TO ADDRESS OUR ORDINANCE INITIALLY BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE FIRST, THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE CHILDREN AT ANY IN-HOME DAYCARE WAS IN COMPLIANCE, BUT ALSO TO UPDATE OR MODERNIZE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE JURISDICTION AROUND THE RULES THAT WERE WERE SIMPLY OUTDATED. AND SO, SO I MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT UNLIKE THE SIX MONTH REQUEST THEY ASK IS NOW TWO YEARS. AND SO THAT THAT IS OF, OF GRAVE CONCERN BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE GOING AGAINST THE PRECEDENTS THAT WE SET WITH OUR ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. PLEASED TO SO SO BASED ON THE APPLICANT'S WORDS, WE'RE TALKING WE'RE APPLYING FOR SIX.

BUT REALLY WHAT WE HEARD WAS TWO AND A HALF YEARS, RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE JUST HEARD A MINUTE AGO. RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS, TWO AND A HALF YEARS, THAT'S JUST SOMEWHAT IT'S DIFFERENT. CAN YOU AND I'M NOT SURE WHO ON COUNCIL WOULD EXPLAIN THIS, BUT WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE WHY WHY DO WE NOT WANT TO BLOCK THE DRIVEWAY, THE SIDEWALK WITH CARS IN GENERAL? THERE'S THERE'S A REASON FOR THIS, RIGHT? I MEAN, I'M JUST ASKING.

I'M JUST ASKING. I MEAN, I SO PEDESTRIANS CAN USE IT TO GET PLACES. SO OKAY, SO, SO AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SIDEWALKS, RIGHT? CORRECT. AND THINGS. SO IF THIS WAS ACTUALLY ON A DIFFERENT STREET AND NOT IN A QUIET CUL DE SAC IN SOMEWHERE ELSE, BE VERY VISIBLE TO EVERYBODY AND IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE PROBABLY A SAFE, POSSIBLY A SAFETY ISSUE WHERE KIDS THAT I MEAN, WE JUST HAD A WHOLE THING ON E-BIKES, RIGHT? AND THEY'RE NOT USING THE SIDEWALK OR THEY'RE USING THE SIDEWALKS. THEY SHOULDN'T BE, OR THEY'RE USING THE SIDEWALKS AND THEY'RE GOING TOO FAST OR WHATEVER. RIGHT. AND SO HERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, OH, THERE'S A CAR. I GOT TO GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND IT COULD BE A BUSY STREET, A QUIET STREET. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, BUT I LIVE ON A QUIET STREET. BUT THERE DOES SEEM TO BE TRAFFIC, AND THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO HIT KIDS AND WALKERS AND PEOPLE WALKING DOGS.

SO I, I KIND OF THINK THERE'S REASONS WE HAVE THESE RULES AND EVERYTHING RELATED TO THE SIDEWALK AND HAVE ACCESS. YOU KNOW, I LIVE OVER IN CRYSTAL FALLS AND WE HAVE AN HOA AND THEY ARE LIKE THE NICEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. WHEN YOU LEAVE SOMETHING OUT ON THE STREET THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THERE, I GET LETTERS, I GET EMAILS, I HAD A, I HAD A STONE THAT WAS OUT OF PLACE. THEY SENT ME A NASTY GRAM, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, AND SO, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT HOAS ARE PAYING. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE APPLYING THE STANDARDS IN THE AREA. I HAVE A NEIGHBOR AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AT THEIR HOUSE. I DON'T LIKE LIVE NEXT TO THEM. THEY'RE LIKE AROUND THE CORNER, BUT THEY HAVE SO MANY CARS IN THEIR DRIVEWAY THAT THEY ACTUALLY PARK A CAR AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY VERTICAL. SO IT'S ON THEIR DRIVEWAY AND IT'S NOT ON THE STREET. AND I MAYBE THEY GOT REPRIMANDED BY THE HOA, BUT THEY LITERALLY HAVE SEVEN CARS IN THEIR DRIVEWAY. THEY HAVE A DRIVEWAY, THEY CAN FIT SEVEN CARS AND ALMOST ALL LOOK THE SAME. SO AND I'M NOT SURE, YOU KNOW, HOA'S ARE THERE FOR A PURPOSE. YOU KNOW, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SIT HERE AND DO THIS.

BUT I DO THINK IF WE WERE TO PASS THIS, THIS IS A PRECEDENT. WE WILL WE HAVE TO SET A STANDARD. WE PASSED A RULE RELATED TO SAFETY. WE HAVE OTHER RULES THAT ARE THAT ARE THERE FOR REASONS. AND IF WE WANT TO MAKE SPECIAL CASES, THAT'S FINE, BUT THEY HAVE TO MAKE THEIR CASE AND IT HAS TO MAKE SENSE. AND I'M NOT SURE THIS ONE MAKES SENSE FOR US TO GO AGAINST WHAT WE'VE LAID OUT IN OUR ORDINANCE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. PLACE ONE. WELL, THE PLEASURE OF BEING LAST IS THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS ALREADY MADE

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THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD, YOU WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT THAT. AND THE FACT THAT IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED, IT'S LIKE GIVING A BLESSING AFTER THE FACT, AFTER WE HAVE ALREADY VIOLATED THE POLICY THAT WAS IN PLACE, THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE IT. SO THAT'S MY CONCERN ABOUT IT. OF COURSE, LIFE SAFETY IS ALWAYS A CONCERN WHEN WE HAVE CHILDREN INVOLVED AND ANYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS, FOR ME, DEFINITELY NOT A CONVERSATION ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I HAVE THREE KIDS. I'VE PAID FOR DAYCARE, I'VE DONE IN-HOME DAYCARE, I'VE DONE CENTERS. I'VE DONE THE PRIVATE SCHOOL ROUTE FOR A SUMMIT. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR PARENTS TO MAKE THAT DECISION. IT IS THE COST OF GOING TO WORK, UNFORTUNATELY, AND WE ALL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST WAY IS FOR US TO MANAGE THAT. AND TO ME, THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION FOR US TO HAVE ABOUT. IS THERE A WAY THAT WE, AS COUNCIL AND AS A CITY CAN BETTER HELP THAT SITUATION? BUT TO ME, THAT IS NOT THE CONVERSATION THAT IS IN FRONT OF US TODAY. AND IT'S NOT A REFLECTION EITHER TO ME THAT THE QUALITY OF YOUR SCHOOL IS, IS NOT WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE OR SUB SUB PAR. THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS DECISION IS ABOUT AT ALL TO ME. SO YOU YOU HAVE AN ADDITIONAL YES, I DO. OKAY. SO ROBIN, PRIOR TO US CREATING THE ORDINANCE, WAS THIS PERSON IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CITY REGULATIONS REGARDING HOME HEALTH CARE, HOME HEALTH BEFORE OR THE THE DAYCARE? WAS IT BEFORE WE CREATED THIS ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS VERY RECENTLY? CORRECT. SO IT WAS WE ONLY ALLOWED FIVE CHILDREN BEFORE WE MADE THE CHANGE. OKAY. RIGHT. SO WHAT WE CHANGED WOULD HAVE HELPED HER CASE. AND NONE OF THE PARKING RESTRICTIONS OR ANY OF THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY FIVE CHILDREN. CORRECT. AND STATE LAW IS 12, CORRECT? THEY HAVE. YES THEY HAVE. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. GO AHEAD. MOTION TO DENY.

SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

ALRIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL NOW ITEM 14 HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST 20TH, 2026. AND IT'LL BE AT THAT REGULAR MEETING DUE TO CITY STAFF ERROR AND MISSING A

[15. Discuss and consider action on One Leander, a mayoral initiative that creates voluntary leadership opportunities for City Council members through designated areas of focus.]

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THOSE ARE THINGS WE CAN'T DO NOW. AND SO IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR ANY OF THAT. BUT REALLY WHAT IT ALLOWS FOR IS STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES THAT BENEFIT THE CITY OF LEANDER IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE FOCUS GROUPS, THEY HAVE A LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE GOOD ONES TO WORK WITH. THESE ARE NOT EXHAUSTIVE. THESE ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT EACH COUNCIL MEMBER COULD START LOOKING AT. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, THE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERS, ATTEND PUBLIC SAFETY MEETINGS, TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. Y'ALL NEED IT. OH, OKAY. IDENTIFY EMERGING SAFETY CONCERNS THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY. OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND SHARE RELEVANT UPDATES, OBSERVATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. SOME OF THE KEY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT THIS PARTICULAR FOCUS GROUP WOULD ENGAGE IS OUR LEANDER CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, LEANDER FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LEANDER POLICE ASSOCIATION, WILLIAMSON COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ORGANIZATIONS, AND LEANDER CITIZENS ON PATROL. SOME OF THE ANNUAL EXPECTATIONS WOULD BE THE SAME ACROSS ALL OF THE FOCUSES TO ATTEND AT LEAST FOUR MEETINGS, TRAININGS, OR COMMUNITY EVENTS A YEAR, AND THEN QUARTERLY, YOU WOULD COME AND REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL ON YOUR ACTIVITIES AND WHAT YOU DID, WHAT CONNECTIONS YOU MADE, AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING EMERGING OR PRESSING WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF AS A GROUP, OR THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON AS A GROUP, YOU WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR US THEN TO LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED TO DO. IT REALLY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE AND FORWARD FACING ON THINGS, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING SOMEBODY COME IN AFTER A PROBLEM HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. SOME OF THE MEASURES OF SUCCESS WITH MOST OF THESE ARE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED, INCREASED AWARENESS OF EMERGING ISSUES, OPPORTUNITIES IDENTIFIED TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY, AND TIMELY AND USEFUL QUARTERLY UPDATES PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND THEN I JUST WANT TO REITERATE AGAIN THAT THIS IS ALL VOLUNTARY. I DID HAVE SUGGESTIONS BASED ON LISTENING TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS WHO SOME I'VE MET WITH, SOME I'VE DISCUSSED THIS, SOME HAVE COME TO ME AND SAID, THESE ARE THINGS THAT I'M INTERESTED IN. AND MY SUGGESTIONS, WHICH ARE JUST THAT. OF COURSE, COUNCIL CAN CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IF THEY WANT. CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE OR CHOOSE TO PICK A DIFFERENT FOCUS THAN THE ONE I SUGGESTED. BUT FOR PRO TEM BECKY ROSS IS TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE. SHE IS CURRENTLY ON THE CAPMETRO BOARD FOR US AND WORKS ON

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PLACE FIVE. I TOO AM SUPPORTIVE. I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT FRAMEWORK, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE CONSULTED WITH YOU ON THIS WHILE WE YOUR IDEAS WERE KIND OF GERMINATING.

I THINK IT GIVES SOME PRECISION TO DIRECTION. I THINK IT OUTLINES SOME EXPECTATIONS ON ACTIONS AND. AND I THINK YOU'VE ALIGNED QUITE WELL WITH WITH THE AREAS OF INTEREST. AND I DO WANT TO SAY THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE DOING, RIGHT. IT'S JUST THAT WOULD BE AN AREA OF FOCUS. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PROJECT MANAGEMENT TYPE PERSPECTIVE, IT'S THE IT'S THE PROJECT WITH THE MOST IMPORTANCE. SO I ACTUALLY WAS VERY, VERY HAPPY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME TO START TO ACTIVATE SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT I'VE HAD. SO I APPRECIATE THE FRAMEWORK. I APPRECIATE THE GUIDANCE, I APPRECIATE THE DIRECTION. I REALLY LIKE THIS. AND YEAH, I'LL DO THIS. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. AND I WILL SAY, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE COME TO ME SINCE THEY'VE BEEN ELECTED. I'M INTERESTED IN THIS. WE NEED TO DO THIS. WHAT CAN I DO? AND THIS JUST ALLOWED THAT FRAMEWORK. AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME GRACE AND TIME TO KIND OF GATHER SOME OF THIS STUFF. I KNOW IT'S TAKEN A WHILE TO GET IT TOGETHER, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ACCURATE, THAT IT FOLLOWED ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IN OUR CHARTER, AND THAT IT REALLY DID SPEAK TO THE PASSION THAT EACH PERSON, WHAT I'VE OBSERVED ANYWAY, AND LISTENED TO THAT EACH PERSON UP HERE HAS SAID, AND THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL NOT JUST TO COUNCIL, BUT TO, TO STAFF AS WELL AS TO OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE SUPPORT. I, I HAVEN'T DISCUSSED ANY OF THIS WITH THE MAYOR PREVIOUSLY. I JUST GOT A PACKET AT 6:00 TODAY. I THINK I ASKED YOU ABOUT DOING BEING THE LEADERSHIP ON ENVIRONMENTAL. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS.

RIGHT. THAT WAS ALL YOU LITERALLY SAID WAS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE LIAISON WITH SOMETHING ENVIRONMENTAL? THAT WAS THE ASK. SO I WOULD SAY THAT WITH OVER A DECADE OF NONPROFIT EXPERIENCE, THAT WOULD HAVE PROBABLY CAME IN. AND I CURRENTLY WORK IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SO I FEEL LIKE WHILE I LOVE THE ENVIRONMENT, REALLY, I HAVE MUCH MORE EXPERIENCE IN NONPROFIT WORK AND EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. PERSONALLY, I THINK PERSONALLY I'M GOING TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND, AND AGAIN, IT'S VOLUNTARY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE TO IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PART OF IT AT ALL. THIS IS EVERYBODY. I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO COME TO A MEETING OR SOMETHING. I MEAN, I

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AND SOME OF OUR OUR STRENGTHS ARE OTHER'S WEAKNESSES AND OTHER'S WEAKNESSES, OUR OTHER STRENGTHS. AND SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO PULL TOGETHER COUNCIL AND FOR US TO ALL TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AS A BODY. AND I'M DOWN. THANK YOU. AND THAT REALLY WAS THE GOAL. HOW CAN WE BE MORE EFFECTIVE AS A BODY AND NOT, YOU KNOW, OVERLAP AND DO DOUBLE WORK IF IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR US TO DO THAT? BUT ALSO, HOW DO WE STAY ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND GET FEEDBACK FROM THEM, BUT THEN BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL BECAUSE THAT IS THE BIGGEST PART THAT'S MISSING. AND TO COUNCILWOMAN BLAIR'S POINT EARLIER TONIGHT, WE HAVE NOT HAD A CONCERTED EFFORT AROUND. I DON'T EVEN THINK WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL LIST THAT WE TALK ABOUT OF WHO'S INVOLVED IN WHAT. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HOPEFULLY THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE CAN WE CAN CHANGE AND ADD ON THERE. BUT YEAH, WE, WE KIND OF KNOW WHEN TERMS ARE UP AND OH, THIS PERSON IS ON AND THIS PERSON IS ON CAMPO AND THIS PERSON'S ON BCRUA, BUT THERE'S NEVER AN OFFICIAL REPORTING PROCESS THAT WE HAVE SO THAT WE CAN KEEP EVERYONE HERE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. YES, SIR. PLEASE. I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT. SINCE YOU MADE THAT POINT AND MIKE MADE A POINT EARLIER, SOME OF US ARE CURRENTLY LIAISONS TO COMMITTEES. CAN WE JUST MAKE IT LIKE AN UPDATE SESSION, I GUESS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE ON CAPCOA OR YOU'RE ON THIS INITIATIVE AND YOU'RE ON EDAC, MAYBE JUST TAKE YOUR FIVE MINUTES AND UPDATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON. ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS THE PLAN THAT YOU WOULD TAKE THAT TIME AND YOU WOULD UPDATE ON EVERYTHING YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED IN, WHATEVER THAT IS. SO IF YOU'RE ON CAPE COD OR CLEAN AIR OR BCR YOU THAT YOU WOULD TAKE THAT TIME AND UPDATE EVERYTHING. BECAUSE HONESTLY, IN THAT QUARTER, LET'S JUST SAY FOR EDUCATION, YOU JUST MAY HAVE ATTENDED A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND THERE WASN'T REALLY ANY UPDATE. BUT IF YOU'RE ON SOMETHING ELSE, THAT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE US ON EVERYTHING. SO WE'RE AWARE. GREAT. EXCELLENT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR FEEDBACK. I APPRECIATE IT. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO REITERATE, THIS IS 100% VOLUNTARY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO THIS. THERE'S IF I RESPECT THAT, EVERYBODY MAY WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR HAVE A DIFFERENT TIME FRAME OF THINGS THAT THEY CAN COMMIT TO. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT 100%.

WE HAVE TO TAKE SOME ACTION ON THIS OR JUST, OKAY. OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE MOST EVERYBODY IS OKAY WITH WHAT'S ON HERE. BUT AGAIN, I THINK AT ANY TIME WHEN I SAY VOLUNTARY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE JUST ACCEPTING TONIGHT AND YOU'RE STUCK. IF YOU DECIDE YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT, YOU ALSO CAN OPT OUT LATER. YES, SIR. CAN I ASK A POINT OF CLARIFICATION TO DARA DARA? IF WE ADOPT THIS, DOES EVERYBODY THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN THEIR DESIGNATIONS HAVE TO ACCEPT IT AS IS, OR ARE WE JUST AGREEING TO MOVE THIS INTO EXISTENCE, AND THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE MINUTE DETAILS LATER? THOSE SUGGESTIONS, YOU CAN DO IT FOR YOU. RIGHT? WOULD BE EASIER FOR US TO FIND SO THAT ONE IS CLEAR. OKAY, I'LL LEAVE THAT TO THE MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO OPEN THAT UP FOR CLARIFICATION. I THINK EVERYBODY IS OKAY WITH THERE. I THINK PLACE TWO AND PLACE FOUR WANTED TO THINK ABOUT IT MORE AND HAVE MORE TIME TO PROCESS WHAT'S ON HERE.

AND I THINK THAT'S OKAY. WHAT WOULD COUNCIL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH OR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? SEE IF THIS ONE'S OKAY. YES, MA'AM. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FRAMEWORK OF ONE LEANDER AND FOR COUNCIL TO DECIDE AND DISCUSS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE AND COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. WITH THEIR DECISION ON POSITION AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE. OKAY, EXCELLENT. I'LL SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE TO. ITEM 16. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON APPOINTING A

[16. Discuss and consider action on appointing a City Council subcommittee to review the current City Council Social Media Policy adopted February 7, 2019, and provide findings and recommended updates at a future, regular City Council meeting.]

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OKAY, OKAY. I WAS LIKE, OH YEAH. I WAS LIKE. IT WAS SORRY. WELL, I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. SO WE WANTED TO FORM A SUBCOMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY. AND ON THE SUBCOMMITTEES, WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO WE DON'T GET INTO ISSUES WITH QUORUM.

AND THAT WAY THEY STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WITHOUT A QUORUM ISSUE. AND I DO REMEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER NADINE WAS INTERESTED IN WORKING ON THIS SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY. AND I DON'T REMEMBER. AND COUNCILWOMAN BLAIR, THANK YOU.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT COUNCILWOMAN BLAIR AND COUNCILMAN NADINE ARE OUR SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM 17 DISCUSS AND

[17. Discuss and consider action to appoint two (2) members of the City Council to a subcommittee to review the existing Council Rules of Procedure and provide its findings and recommendations at a future, regular City Council meeting.]

[18. Discuss and consider action on the approval of the Alexander Tract Phasing Plan associated with Subdivision Case CP-26-0057 which includes the development of 191 single-family lots in two (2) phases on one (1) parcel of land 55.09 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R032246; generally located approximately 300 feet south of the intersection of Equine Road and CR 267, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THIS IS MORE FOR CITY STAFF. SO I KNOW THAT WITH THE PHASING EVERYTHING WE'RE YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE ROAD THERE AND IT'S REALLY NOT IT'S SUBSTANDARD FOR WHAT'S GOING TO BE GOING AROUND THERE AND ALL THAT. AND SO I WAS WONDERING IF WE CAN TIE IN TO THE CITY MOVING FORWARD, A PROJECT IN THAT AREA TO DEAL WITH. WITH 267, WE HAVE TOO MANY AREAS IN THE CITY WHERE WE'RE FILLING IN, WHERE WE HAVE SUBSTANDARD INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE NEED TO BRING IT UP. AND SO I BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT STARTING THEIR BUILDING LIKE RELATIVELY SOON. SO PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES A TRAFFIC STUDY WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT ROAD SECTION AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEY'LL NEED TO MAKE AS PART OF THAT. SO THEY WILL HAVE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THERE. AND THEN THE COUNTY HAS A PROJECT THAT GOES TO THE THE SOUTH OF THEIR PROPERTY. BUT EVEN WITH THAT, I DON'T THINK IT'S UP TO WHAT WE REALLY NEED IN THAT AREA BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH THERE. SO I I'M NOT SAYING WE NEED TO GET MORE MONEY FROM THE DEVELOPER. I'M JUST SAYING THAT I THINK WE NEED AS A CITY TO KIND OF SAY,

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SO WE'RE COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY AND WORKING ON THAT TRAFFIC STUDY SO WE CAN GET THAT TOGETHER AND WORK WITH SIP AND SEE WHAT'S LEFT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? YES, SIR.

PLEASE. I RECALL WHEN THIS CAME BACK, I RECALL THAT COUNCILMAN HERRERA HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE ROAD AT THE TIME, AND I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND IT, TO BE HONEST, BECAUSE I, I WASN'T SUPER FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. IRONICALLY, THIS WEEK I WAS COMING BACK FROM AN EVENT AND I WENT THROUGH THERE AND I DID NOT INTEND TO DO THIS. IT WAS NOT PLANNED. I JUST ENDED UP THERE AND I'M LIKE, OH, I SEE WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. SO I ECHO HIS CONCERNS. I THINK THERE THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE THAT I KNOW THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME PROBLEMATIC TIMING, IF YOU WILL, FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS, JUST BECAUSE THE WAY THE COUNTY WORKS AND THE WAY THAT WE WORK AND THE WAY THE DEVELOPER'S GOING TO WORK, AND IT DOESN'T QUITE MATCH UP. SO IT'S, IT'S MORE IT'S MORE LEGOS THAN NECESSARILY HOT WHEELS TRACKS, RIGHT? SO YEAH, AGING MYSELF ON THAT REFERENCE, RIGHT. I JUST CAME TO MY HEAD, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT ANYWAY, THE, THE, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE WICKED PORTION OF, OF, OF 267 DOES NOT AS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, BASED ON THE FEEDBACK, IT DOES NOT ANYWHERE NEAR CLOSE GET TO WHAT THAT AREA NEEDS. AND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A TRAFFIC STUDY YET FROM, FROM THE DEVELOPER, I'M, I'M, I'M QUESTIONING WHETHER WE SHOULD MAYBE WAIT FOR THAT AND GET A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S AN ANSWER, BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M AT. I'M JUST LIKE, THIS SEEMS LIKE AND I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN HERRERA, IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD PROBABLY BE DOING MORE HERE. AND IF WE DON'T, THEN IT'S GOING TO COME BACK AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS. AND I THINK IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO LOOK AT THAT, MAYBE I HATE TO ALWAYS SAY THIS, THAT FOR ANY DEVELOPER, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SAYING PUMP THE BRAKES, BUT LIKE, HEY, CAN WE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION? JUST KIND OF KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SO WE CAN PLAN A LITTLE BIT MORE APPROPRIATELY.

I JUST FEEL LIKE WE'RE MISSING A FEW PIECES HERE. SO I FEEL LIKE ON THIS ONE, WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THE TRAFFIC STUDY WITH THE DEVELOPER NOW, AND THEY ARE SUBMITTING AND RESPONDING, AND THAT WILL HAVE TO BE PART OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION PLAN. SO THAT WILL BE PART OF THEIR FIRST PHASE. OKAY. AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY IS JUST THE PHASING PLAN ABOUT HOW MANY LOTS CAN GO IN EACH PHASE. SO WE DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY STOP THE PROJECT. OKAY. NO, NO, I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION. I THINK I WOULD DEFINITELY EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR AS MUCH POTENTIAL INFORMATION WE HAVE WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT. A LITTLE CLARIFICATION ON, ON HOW THAT, YOU KNOW, SHOULD PROCEED, MAYBE SOME DATES AND SOME TIMELINES. I WOULD PERSONALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST, I, I ECHO COUNCILMAN HERRERA'S CONCERNS ON THE ROAD IN THIS AREA. AND NOW I KNOW WHY. PLEASE. THANK YOU. I JUST SORRY, GO AHEAD. SO KIND OF FEED INTO IT. SO I JUST IN TERMS OF BECAUSE I DO ALSO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT COUNTY ROAD 267 AND IT WAS PROBABLY WHY I WAS I HAD A VARIANT VOTE AS IT RELATED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. DO WE HAVE A TIME OR DATE OR TIMELINE WHEN WE WOULD SEE THAT TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY? IT HAPPENS. BUT AT THE I'M SORRY, THEY'RE WORKING ON IT WITH THEIR PRELIMINARY PLAT PHASE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE WRAPPED UP WITH THAT PHASE. SO BEFORE THEY GET TO THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN STEP, WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE THAT STUDY WRAPPED UP. OKAY. SO THAT'S GOING TO TELL US LIKE WHAT HAS TO BE IMPROVED. AND THEN THEY'LL SHOW THAT IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION PLANS. OKAY. AND AS IT RELATES TO THE BUILD OUT OF THAT PARTICULAR ROAD, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO TO HELP SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT AND SUPPORTING THE FUTURE RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THAT, THAT ROAD? YES. I THINK TO COUNCILMEMBER HERRERA'S POINT, WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE'LL TAKE THE INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, LOOK AT WHAT'S REQUIRED BY THE TRAFFIC STUDY, AND THEN WE CAN MEET WITH CIP ABOUT WHAT'S THE REMAINING PART AND WHAT CAN WE DO THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. ANYBODY ELSE? I JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD. PRO TEM. I SAW YOUR HANDS FIRST AND THEN PLACE FOR I. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BECAUSE I, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THESE ROADS SITUATIONS, BUT THE ITEM BEFORE US IS ABOUT THE PHASING PLAN

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SO BY USING THAT PHASING PLAN TO MAKE THEM USE IT INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING IT, IT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY MORE TIME TO INCREASE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMING FULLY ONLINE.

CORRECT. I COULD SEE THAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO ITERATE THAT.

I WASN'T SAYING WE SHOULD SLOW DOWN OR THAT THE PHASING HERE OR SLOW DOWN THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT. WHAT I WAS SAYING IS THAT WE NEED TO ACCELERATE IT AS A CITY AS, AS A PRIORITY FOR US. AND THAT'S MORE OF A CITY THING THAN A DEVELOPER THING. YEAH. THANK YOU. WELL, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 18. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM PLACE ONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM

[19. Discuss and consider action regarding Tree Removal Case TRP-25-0046 regarding the removal of two (2) Heritage Trees associated with the Burleson Phases 1, 5 through 8 Public Improvement Construction Plans Development (PICP-25-0220), generally located to the southeast of the intersection of Journey Parkway and Ronald W. Reagan Boulevard, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF JOURNEY PARKWAY AND RONALD REAGAN BOULEVARD.

LEANDER WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ROBIN GRIFFIN SO THIS IS A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT REQUEST. THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED THIS REQUEST FOR THE REMOVAL OF FOUR HERITAGE TREES, AND YOU TASKED THE DEVELOPER WITH REEVALUATING AND SEEING IF THERE WAS ANY WAY TO SAVE THE TREES. SO THEY WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE PROJECT, AND THEY DID DETERMINE THAT THESE TWO TREES COULD BE SAVED. THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR IN ONE OF THEIR CONTOUR LABELS, SO THEY WERE ABLE TO SAVE THOSE TWO. SO NOW THEIR REQUEST IS LIMITED TO THE TWO THAT ARE WITHIN THE DETENTION POND THAT WERE VERY CHALLENGING TO SAVE. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ONE. ALL RIGHT. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND I WILL SAY THANK YOU FOR WORKING TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL AND LOOK AT THAT. SO THAT WAS VERY GOOD.

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

[20. Discuss and consider action regarding Tree Removal Case TRP-26-0056 for the removal of one (1) Heritage Tree associated with the Reagan Ridge (SD-25-0321), generally located southeast of the intersection of Ronald W. Reagan Boulevard and RM 2243, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

[22. Discuss and consider action to award Solicitation CIPS26-002 to Austin Engineering Company, Inc. for the Ronald Reagan Pump Station and Ground Storage Tank project (CIP W.46) construction services in the amount of $20,757,750.00; and authorize the City Manager to execute any all necessary documents; and authorize the City Manager to approve change orders not to exceed $50,000.00 with a total amount of change orders not to exceed 25% of the original contract amount.]

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OH MY GOODNESS. YES. I'M FINALLY GLAD TO BE AT THIS POINT. THIS IS ACTUALLY A LINCHPIN IN OUR OUR WATER MASTER PLAN. THIS ACTUALLY TAKES WATER FROM THE BEAKER WAY, MOVES IT AROUND BACK TO RONALD REAGAN, UP RONALD REAGAN, BACK AROUND TO THE NORTH SIDE AND CIRCULATES BACK AROUND. WHEN WE HAVE THE FIRST TWO PHASES, THE FIRST PHASE HERE, WE ANTICIPATE IT WILL MOVE ABOUT 17.5 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. OKAY, SO IT'S VERY CRITICAL FOR US. THE FIRST PART WILL BE THREE OUT OF FIVE PUMPS AND ONE 2.5 MILLION GALLON TANK. AND SO OF COURSE, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONTRACTING THIS. EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? YES, PLEASE. FOR SO 2.5 MILLION GALLON STORAGE TANK, CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE CITY? OH, YES, OF COURSE. ABSOLUTELY. NOW, AS WE, OUR CITIZENS UTILIZE WATER, THAT WATER IS VERY MUCH LIKE IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE THE STOCK MARKET GOES UP AND DOWN ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS WE HAVE STORAGE OF WATER, WHICH HELPS SMOOTH OUT THAT USE OF WATER THROUGH THE DAY. SO WE CAN UTILIZE THAT WATER IN THAT STORAGE FACILITY TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT WATER FOR USE. ABSOLUTELY. VERY CRITICAL IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE WATER ALL TIMES OF DAY AT 7 A.M. WHEN EVERYONE'S TAKING A SHOWER. SO THIS IS SUCH A GREAT MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. PLEASE DO SO. SO YOU SAID THE CIRCULATION. SO WE STILL NEED A COUPLE MORE PUMPS, AT LEAST ONE, RIGHT? YES. SO THAT WE CAN MAKE BASICALLY MAKE THE LOOP ALL THE WAY FROM TREVISO AROUND COMING AROUND AND ALL THAT. SO THIS IS SO THIS GETS US PARTWAY THERE. SO GIVES US MOST OF THE WAY THERE. BUT YES, EVENTUALLY WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT AT SAN GABRIEL AND APPROXIMATELY BAGHDAD. WE'LL NEED A BOOSTER PUMP STATION IN THAT AREA AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES.

[23. Council Member Closing Statements.]

ALTHOUGH THERE'S A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE. BUT IT WAS HIM. HE BUILT THE FIRST WEBSITE. IT WAS A PAGE CALLED WORLD WIDE WEB. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A PRETTY INTERESTING THING ON TODAY'S HISTORICAL NOTE. AND THEN IN THE MUSIC WORLD IN 1982, ON THIS DATE, PINK FLOYD'S THE WALL OPENED IN NEW YORK, AND THIS WAS ADAPTED FROM THIS IS THE MOVIE OKAY, IT ADAPT ADAPTION, AN ADOPTION OF THE 1979 ALBUM OF THE SAME NAME, DIRECTED BY ALAN PARKER, AND IT STARRED BOOMTOWN RATS FRONTMAN BOB GELDOF AS PINK. AND WHILE IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN ONE THEATER INITIALLY, IT GROSSED FOR THE TIME AN ASTONISHING 680 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ITS FIRST WEEKEND. AND THEN IT WENT TO A FEW OTHER CINEMAS, AND I'M SURE A FEW OF US HAVE SEEN THE WALL. AND, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY GROWING UP IN THE 80S, THAT WAS A SEMINAL MOMENT GROWING UP IN THE 80S. TODD, SORRY YOU MISSED IT. ANYWAY. GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY ELSE, PLEASE. FOR. SO COMING UP TOMORROW. TOMORROW IS NATIONAL ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART DAY. THE VFW IS HAVING A PURPLE HEART RECOGNITION DINNER AT 6 P.M. AT THE VFW. ALL PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS AND THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO COME AND JOIN AND CELEBRATE OUR PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS AS WE APPROACH

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ONE OTHER THING, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT CAPMETRO WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH THROUGH THE 27TH AS CONSTRUCTION CREWS COMPLETE WORK FOR THE FUTURE NORTH BURNETT UPTOWN STATION, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 27. THE NEW STATION CUSTOMERS WILL CONTINUE THEIR TRIPS. THEY WILL HAVE. ROUTE 454 WILL BE OPERATING BETWEEN THE LEANDER AND LAKELINE STATION. AND THEN. JUST ONE LAST THING. I GENERALLY DON'T DO THIS, BUT MY YOUNGEST SON WILL BE 18 ON SUNDAY, SO ALL OF MY KIDS WILL HAVE MADE IT TO 18. SO I'M JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NIKKI J. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. THANKS. THREE WELL, I ALSO SHARE IN BIRTHDAY WISHES. SO MY YOUNGEST SON IS TURNING NINE JONAH AND I SAY HE'S THREE TIMES THE CHARM. I HAD THREE BOYS AND SO I WANTED TO JUST SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JONAH.

HE'S VERY EXCITED AND IS READY FOR THE FESTIVITIES AND WE'RE READY TO CELEBRATE WITH HIM. I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR PURPLE HEART BY BEING A RECOGNIZED CITY. AND SO PLEASE DO COME OUT TO THE VFW AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, SPONSELLER STATED. FOR THE EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING TOMORROW EVENING, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE OUR COUNTRY AND CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOM. AND THEN I WANT TO ALSO SAY BEST WISHES TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STAFF, STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL OPENING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. I THINK ALL OF US UP HERE AS LEADERS OF THE CITY CAN PINPOINT AN EDUCATOR WHO REALLY IMPACTED OUR LIVES AND HELPED SHAPE THE LEADERS THAT WE ARE TO THIS DAY. SO WE WANT TO JUST ENCOURAGE ALL OF THOSE FOLKS OUT THERE THAT ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR CITIZENS AND OUR AND, AND IN OUR CITY. AND THAT IS ALSO INCLUDING THE HOMESCHOOLERS AND THE CHARTER, EVERYONE, EVERYONE'S INVOLVED. ACC ALL OF OUR, OUR STUDENTS THAT HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR, OF OUR CITY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR NATION. WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR. LET US AS PARENTS, BE PATIENT WITH THESE EDUCATORS AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SUPPORT OF OUR, OF OUR, OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FUTURE. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, PLEASE, SUE. SO I KIND OF WANT TO ECHO ANNETTE'S OR COUNCIL MEMBER SELLERS ABOUT SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, SCHOOL IS OPENING. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND THE MAYOR HAD A TALK ABOUT E-BIKES AND EVERYTHING. AND, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE PEOPLE WERE THOSE ARE KIDS. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE DRIVING. IT'S GOING TO BE DAYLIGHT, BUT SOON IT'LL BE DARK IN THE MORNING AND THEY'LL BE DRIVING ALONG.

AND SO YOU NEED TO HAVE PATIENCE. THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT DRIVING PATTERNS OUT THERE. WITH THE EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER OPEN IN HALSEY, WITH HARMONY OPENING UP ON ON 22 ON HERO WAY, AND ALSO WITH BASIS OPENING ON 2243. AND SO WE HAVE ALL THESE NEW TRAFFIC PATTERNS. AND I WOULD JUST SAY, BE PATIENT, LEAVE EARLY AND KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR KIDS ON BIKES. GOOD NIGHT ARE SHORT AND SWEET. WHAT ABOUT THAT? AND FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT MAY HAVE MISSED OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT E-BIKES, THE MEETING WAS ON TUESDAY AT SIX AT THE SENIOR CENTER, AND THAT INFORMATION IS ONLINE. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW IF YOUR CHILD'S E-BIKE IS PROPER FOR THEIR AGE AND SIZE, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND FOLLOW US FOR MORE INFORMATION THAT WE'LL HAVE AROUND EDUCATION ON E-BIKES,

[24. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to:

1. 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 an option agreement for acquisition of real property; and
2. 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; and
3. 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 551.074 Texas Government Code, and Section 1.05 Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional regarding personnel matters covering the appointment, employment, evaluation, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employment; City Manager.

[02:10:05]

THE TIM RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION TO TAKE ACTION AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN THE CITY

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

1. Acquisition of properties for public purposes and an option agreement for acquisition of real property; and
2. Lease agreement for City operations; anf
3. Acquisition of properties for public purposes; and 
4. Personnel matters.

TWO. LEASE AGREEMENT FOR CITY OPERATIONS. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO. ACTION THREE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE LOCATED IN THE CHARLES COCHRAN SURVEY? ABSTRACT NUMBER 134, WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION CARRIES.

AND FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS. MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? NO ACTION. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THE TIME IS 930 AND

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.