[1.A 2027 State Legislative Agenda] [00:00:09] MEETING OF CITY OF GEORGETOWN CITY COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING TO GET ROLLING ON OUR WORKSHOP. KEVIN WILL BE OUT IN A SECOND, BUT LET'S GET STARTED. WHO IS LEADING US OFF? WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. WE HAVE JACOB IS LEADING US OFF, GOOD SIR. TESTING. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY FIRST PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL. IS THERE A WAY TO GET MY NOTES PAGE TO COME UP HERE? NO. OKAY. WELL, AMATEUR MOVEMENT IS GOING TO GET MY WRITTEN NOTES REAL QUICK. MAKE SURE WE DO IT RIGHT HERE. SO. ALL RIGHT, I'M JACOB REAGAN. I'M JOINED HERE BY AMBERLY KOEHLER. AND WE ARE YOUR CITY GEORGETOWN GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM. HERE'S A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING TODAY, WITH THE MAIN EVENT BEING THE CITY'S OFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. JUST AN OVERVIEW OF HOW OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM IS SET UP HERE IN THE CITY. IN ADDITION TO THE TWO FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS, WE HAVE THE IGA SUBCOMMITTEE MADE UP OF THE MAYOR, COUNCILMAN PITTS AND FRENCH. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE, WHICH WE WILL DIVE INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE IN A SECOND, AS WELL AS TWO CONTRACT LOBBYISTS WITH EXTENSIVE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CAPITOL, ESPECIALLY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND SOME LEADERSHIP OFFICES. WE ALSO HAVE A VERY ENGAGED OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM. IT'S A TEAM EFFORT HERE IN THE CITY. WE UTILIZE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS OUR INCREDIBLE CAPE TEAM, AND WE ALL COMMUNICATE OUR POSITIONS AND RESIDENTS TO THE LEGISLATURE OR TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE LEGISLATURE, AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD THERE AT THE CAPITOL. AND WE HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE AMBASSADORS WHO ARE A GROUP OF ENGAGED CITIZENS WHO WANT TO STAY UPDATED ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES AND WHO ARE WILLING TO RESPOND TO A CALL TO ACTION WHEN WE NEED THEM TO MAKE PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS TO THE STATE LEGISLATORS. AND CURRENTLY, WE'RE SITTING ABOUT 750 PEOPLE ON THAT LIST. SO THAT'S CONTINUING TO GROW, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING TO INCREASE THAT AS WE'LL DISCUSS HERE IN A MINUTE. ONE OF OUR MAIN TOOLS WE USE IS OUR CITIZEN CREATED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT WILL GUIDE OUR WORK AT THE CAPITOL THIS FALL AND NEXT SPRING. AND IN ADDITION TO THE AGENDA, WE ALSO CREATE POSITION PAPERS ON PRIORITY BILLS AND PROVIDE LEGISLATORS WITH RELEVANT RESEARCH AND INFORMATION DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO WHY DO WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM? MOST OF YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THIS. THIS GRAPH WE PUT OUT PRETTY FREQUENTLY AND JUST UPDATED EACH SESSION. BUT EVERY LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THOUSANDS OF BILLS ARE INTRODUCED AND THE NUMBER OF CITY RELATED BILLS ALMOST INCREASES EVERY SINGLE SESSION. THESE BILLS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR CITY AND RESIDENTS, AND IT'S OUR JOB TO MONITOR THESE BILLS AND THE CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING AROUND THEM AT THE CAPITOL, GEORGETOWN RESIDENTS HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THEY WANT US TO STAY ENGAGED AT THE CAPITOL. AND SO HAVING THIS COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO DO THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES CONTINUE TO BE HEARD. THIS IS HOW OUR LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE IS SET UP. WE OPENED APPLICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND CITY COUNCIL SELECTED AND APPROVED 14 RESIDENTS TO SERVE ON THE TASK FORCE FOR THIS THIS TERM. AND WE JUST WANT TO COMMEND IT REAL QUICK TO JUST THANK EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT, EITHER ON THE TASK FORCE. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR WORK. AND THEN ALSO THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO GIVE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND JUST GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR, THEIR LEGISLATIVE NEEDS TO OUR TO OUR TASK FORCE. IT WAS VERY HELPFUL. WE MET SIX TIMES FROM MAY THROUGH JULY OF THIS YEAR. THESE MEETINGS WERE PACKED WITH VERY DETAILED AND INFORMATIVE PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR CITY STAFF COVERING THE OPERATIONS OF EACH DEPARTMENT, AND THEN ALL OF THE POLICY AREAS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTING THEIR DEPARTMENTS IN THE COMING SESSION. A LOT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS PRODUCE WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE HERE IN A SECOND, AND NOW THAT THE DRAFTING OF [00:05:02] THE AGENDA IS COMPLETED, WE HOPE TO TRANSITION OUR TASK FORCE MEMBERS INTO LEGISLATIVE AMBASSADORS TO HELP US FURTHER OUR REACH AT THE CAPITOL NEXT SESSION. SO HERE'S A LIST OF THE NAMES OF OUR CURRENT TASK FORCE MEMBERS. JUST THANK YOU AGAIN. WE DID MAKE IT A POINT THAT AT LEAST ONE TASK FORCE MEMBER FROM EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT WAS ON OUR TASK FORCE THIS YEAR. ALL RIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THE AGENDA, OF COURSE, IS TO SERVE AS A FOUNDATION FOR OUR ADVOCACY STRATEGY AND GUIDE THE POLICY POSITIONS THAT THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN HAS TAKEN AT THE CAPITOL NEXT SESSION. AND THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE JUST CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFF. NOW, ON TO THE AGENDA. YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S A FEW COMMON THEMES THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE POLICY DISCUSSIONS THAT EMERGED, AND THOSE ARE PRESERVING LOCAL CONTROL, MANAGING GROWTH RESPONSIBLY, AND MAINTAINING GEORGETOWN'S HISTORIC CHARACTER AND HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. THE AGENDA ITSELF DOES NOT GET SUPER SPECIFIC AND DETAILED. IT REMAINS HIGH LEVEL AND GENERAL ENOUGH JUST TO GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS ON BILLS TO SUPPORT AND TO OPPOSE NEXT SESSION. THERE'S A LOT OF TEXT HERE, SO I'LL TRY TO SUMMARIZE AS MUCH AS I CAN. AND YOU HAVE THE FULL AGENDA DRAFT IN THE AGENDA DOCUMENTATION ON THE ELECTIONS. THE CITY SUPPORTS PRESERVING NONPARTIZAN LOCAL ELECTIONS IN THE CURRENT SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTING STANDARDS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, AND THE CITY OPPOSES LEGISLATION THAT LIMITS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO FEWER THAN THE TWO UNIFORM ELECTION DATES CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED UNDER STATE LAW. MUNICIPAL FINANCE THE CITY SUPPORTS PRESERVING LOCAL FINANCIAL AND UTILITY MANAGEMENT, AUTHORITY TRANSPARENCY AND FLEXIBLE FINANCING TOOLS THAT ALLOW ELECTED OFFICIALS TO FUND ESSENTIAL SERVICES, MANAGE LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, PROVIDE TARGETED TAX RELIEF AND PROTECT EXISTING RATEPAYERS. THE CITY OPPOSES ADDITIONAL STATE IMPOSED REVENUE TAX OR APPRAISAL CAPS AND OTHER POLICIES THAT SHIFT TAX BURDENS OR RESTRICT GEORGETOWN'S ABILITY TO MEET LOCAL SERVICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. FOR PLANNING THIS. THIS POLICY AREA CONSUMED MUCH OF THE CITY'S TIME AND ENERGY AT THE CAPITOL LAST SESSION, AND WE FULLY EXPECT IT TO BE THE SAME THIS THIS NEXT YEAR. THE CITY SUPPORTS PRESERVING LOCAL PLANNING, ZONING, ANNEXATION, ETJ AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS NEEDED TO RESPONSIBLY MANAGE GROWTH AND ENSURE NEW DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTES TO NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CITY OPPOSES STATE PREEMPTION, OR ONE SIZE FITS ALL MANDATES THAT LIMIT LOCAL DECISION MAKING OR SHIFT THE COSTS OF GROWTH ONTO EXISTING RESIDENTS. FOR TRANSPORTATION, THE CITY SUPPORTS INCREASED STATE INVESTMENT, REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, LOCAL FUNDING TOOLS AND FLEXIBLE MOBILITY OPTIONS TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY, CONNECTIVITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND RAPIDLY GROWING COMMUNITIES. THE CITY OPPOSES LEGISLATION THAT RESTRICTS LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FLEXIBILITY, OR CREATES UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO PROTECT TO PROJECT DELIVERY. ALL RIGHT, ON TO ELECTRIC UTILITY. THE CITY SUPPORTS PRESERVING LOCAL CONTROL OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES WHILE IMPROVING GRID RELIABILITY, RESILIENCY AND AFFORDABILITY, ENSURING THE COSTS OF RAPID DEMAND GROWTH AND LARGE LOADS ARE ALLOCATED EQUITABLY WITHOUT DISPROPORTIONATELY BURDENING RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER. THE CITY SUPPORTS PRESERVING LOCAL AUTHORITY OVER WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES, PROTECTING WATER RESOURCES AND SERVICE AREAS, AND INCREASING STATE INVESTMENT AND REGIONAL COORDINATION TO ENSURE RELIABLE, RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CITY OPPOSES POLICIES THAT UNDERMINE LONG TERM UTILITY PLANNING, OR THAT ENCOURAGE THE PROLIFERATION OF PACKAGED PLANTS FOR MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER. SERVICE IS AVAILABLE OR PLANNED FOR IT. THE CITY SUPPORTS STATE INVESTMENT AND STRONG MUNICIPAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR THE USE OF AI TECHNOLOGY. FOR FIRE. THE CITY SUPPORTS STATE INVESTMENT AND POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN FIRE PROTECTION, FIREFIGHTER SAFETY, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS, AND EFFICIENT COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, WHILE OPPOSING UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT INCREASE LOCAL OPERATIONAL COSTS. THE CITY FOR POLICE THE CITY SUPPORTS PRESERVING LOCAL CONTROL AND INCREASING STATE INVESTMENT RESOURCES AND FLEXIBILITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY, MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE, AND STREAMLINED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. THE CITY OPPOSES UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT LIMIT GEORGETOWN'S ABILITY TO MEET LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS [00:10:04] FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE CITY SUPPORTS SUSTAINED STATE AND FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, RECOVERY MITIGATION AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE PRESERVING LOCAL AUTHORITY OVER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. THE CITY OPPOSES UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT IMPOSE NEW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING. ONTO OUR HISTORIC CHARACTER AND HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE CITY SUPPORTS PRESERVING AND EXPANDING LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS THAT ATTRACT AND RETAIN EMPLOYERS, STRENGTHENS BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES, GROW THE COMMERCIAL TAX BASE AND WAGES, AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS GEORGETOWN'S INCLUSION IN THE QUALIFIED HOTEL PROJECT PROGRAM FOR DOWNTOWN AND TOURISM. THE CITY SUPPORTS PRESERVING LOCAL CONTROL OVER TOURISM REVENUES AND MANAGEMENT WHILE INVESTING IN MAIN STREET PROGRAMS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION, AND AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT STRENGTHENS GEORGETOWN'S TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY ECONOMY. AND FOR OUR LIBRARY, THE CITY SUPPORTS CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION, AS WELL AS SUSTAINABLE STATE FUNDING FOR THE COMMISSION TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL LIBRARY SERVICES AND MAINTAIN ACCESS TO STATEWIDE INFORMATION NETWORKS. SO THAT WAS A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. AND OF COURSE, MORE DETAILS ARE IN THE AGENDA PACKET. ONCE COUNCIL APPROVES THIS DRAFT, THEN OUR NEXT STEP IS TAKING OUR OFFICIAL CITY OF GEORGETOWN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND TAKING IT TO OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS AND EXPLAINING THAT TO THEM. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA OR THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JACOB. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON. GO AHEAD. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. AND FIRST THING IS THAT THIS IS A GREAT RAILROAD TRACK TO GUIDE US AS WE GO DOWN. AND I WANT TO JUST PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THAT TASK FORCE THAT SPENT THE TIME AND THE ENERGY TO WORK WITH STAFF AND SAY, WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE WANT IN THE FUTURE? AND HOW DO WE ADDRESS LEGISLATION THAT MEETS OUR NEEDS? SO I JUST TAKE MY HAT OFF TO YOU. THANK YOU. JACOB, JUST A QUESTION AROUND. I KNOW THAT THE COMMITTEE COMES IN IN A IN A SMALL WINDOW OF TIME BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DETERMINE THIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND THEN, YOU KNOW, BE READY TO MOVE FORWARD. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE ARE THERE OTHER WAYS THAT YOU COULD SEE USING THE TASK FORCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR? AND HOW IF SO, WOULD THAT WOULD THAT BE? YES. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT THEM TO JOIN OUR LEGISLATIVE AMBASSADORS PROGRAM, WHICH JUST LIKE A GROUP OF 750 SO FAR, PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE OUR CAPITAL UPDATES, LEGISLATIVE UPDATES FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF SESSION. AND WE'LL JUST KEEP THEM UPDATED ON THE PRIORITY BILLS THAT ARE AFFECTING GEORGETOWN. AND WE WOULD THINK THAT THIS PARTICULAR GROUP IS EVEN MORE ENGAGED THAN THE AVERAGE CITIZEN. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO UTILIZE THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND KEEP THEM UPDATED. AND WE DEFINITELY PLAN TO STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THEM AND HAVE THEM KIND OF LEAD ON, ON THE BIG ISSUES NEXT SESSION, FOR SURE. IN CONTACTING THROUGH EMAIL, PHONE CALLS, MEETINGS WITH LOCALS. OKAY, WELL, AND THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT ARE HERE. I SEE LAURA AND STEPHANIE HERE AND I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE HERE. SORRY, WE GOT ABOUT SEVEN OF THEM HERE. SORRY. YES. HI. BUT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT YOU AND YOUR OWN, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR OWN NETWORKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, CAN HELP US PUSH THESE INITIATIVES FORWARD, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT ON THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF YOU WERE ON THE LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE, WILL YOU STAND UP REAL QUICK SO WE CAN SEE WHO ALL IS HERE FOR THAT? I KNOW SOME OF THE FACES AS WELL. RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING. AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR GOING TO THE CAPITOL AND TESTIFYING NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH US. SO THE I'M SURE I'LL BE THERE A COUPLE TIMES. I'M SURE JOSH WILL BE THERE SEVERAL TIMES AS AS OTHERS WILL AS WELL, BUT IT'S MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE WHENEVER IT'S NOT. ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO WERE THE ENEMY OF THE STATE WERE WERE EVIL AND BAD, APPARENTLY. SO THEY WON'T LISTEN TO US AS MUCH, BUT THEY WILL LISTEN TO THE VOTERS. WE HAD SOME A LOT OF SUCCESS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH SOME BILLS THAT WE DID NOT THINK WERE BILLS THAT WE WANTED TO SEE PASSED, AND MANY OF OUR CITIZENS AGREED WITH US, AND THEY ACTUALLY SENT EMAILS, SENT LETTERS. I KNOW OF A A VERY LARGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT SENT A RESOLUTION REGARDING ONE OF THE BILLS. SO THE MORE THE CITIZENS CAN ACTIVATE ON THIS, THE BETTER. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM AND I EXPECT TO TO SEE IT CONTINUE. YOU KNOW, THE THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND THEY'RE GOING TO TELL EVERYBODY ALL THE RED MEAT STUFF THEY DID. THAT'S THE PARTY LINE THAT'S GOING TO RILE EVERYBODY UP. BUT THEY AREN'T GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT [00:15:03] THE BILLS THAT YOU LIKELY WON'T LIKE OR SUPPORT OR APPRECIATE OR POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND. DEVELOPMENT RELATED LAWS ARE NOT EASY TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE LAYPERSON, BUT I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB OF CREATING SOME RHETORIC AROUND SOME OF THOSE LAST TIME THAT HELPED PEOPLE KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS, WHAT THE IMPLEMENTATION WAS. AND THE MORE WE CAN DO THAT, THE MORE WE CAN ACTIVATE OUR CITIZENS AND GET THEM INVOLVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, THE MORE SUCCESSFUL THIS PROGRAM WILL BE. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR SERVING. AND SAID, ANY OF YOU GUYS WANT TO GO, I'M SURE THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY AND YOU CAN RECRUIT YOUR NEIGHBORS AND OTHER FOLKS AS WELL, BECAUSE THE MORE WE SHOW UP AND SPEAK TO THEM, THE MORE LIKELY WE'LL HAVE SUCCESS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GREAT. I JUST ECHO EVERYTHING SAID AND WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY AS WELL. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR STEPPING UP AND SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JACOB. YEP. ALL [1.B West Oaks ETJ MUD request] RIGHT NICK, YOU'RE UP BUD. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A PROPOSED ETJ MUD REQUEST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CALLED WEST OAKS. JUST A REMINDER AGAIN OF COUNCIL'S MUD POLICY. AND THE PURPOSE TODAY IS STAFF IS SEEKING COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION ON WHETHER TO PROCEED WITH NEGOTIATIONS ON A POTENTIAL ETJ MUD FOR THE PROJECT, KNOWN AS WEST OAKS. TWO MAIN PIECES OF FEEDBACK WE WANT TO GATHER FROM COUNCIL TONIGHT. FIRST IS ANY INITIAL FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE ON THE PROPOSED MUD DEVELOPMENT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM THE LAND PLAN AND AMENITIES TO COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED, THE MUD TAX RATE OR ANY OTHER FEEDBACK YOU HAVE ON THE PROPOSAL. AND THEN SECOND, DOES COUNCIL SUPPORT STAFF NEGOTIATING A CONSENT AGREEMENT, AND IF SO, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES YOU WANT TO SEE FROM WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED? I'M GOING TO GIVE JUST A QUICK BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT INVITE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEVELOPER TO COME UP AND PROVIDE THEIR VISION FOR THE PROJECT, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK AND TALK THROUGH HOW THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH COUNCIL'S MUD POLICY AND THEN GATHER COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK. SO THIS PROJECT IS ROUGHLY 180 ACRES. IT'S ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF OUR OF OUR ETJ, RIGHT OFF 2338, JUST WEST OF WHERE FISHER ROAD CONNECTS IN TO 2338. IN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, IT IS DESIGNATED AS RURAL RESIDENTIAL. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS THAT WE'VE TALKED WITH COUNCIL BEFORE ABOUT CITY STAFF COMING BACK WITH A BROADER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE FOR MULTIPLE AREAS OF THIS PART OF OUR ETJ. AND SO THIS LIKELY WILL SHIFT, OR THE PROPOSAL WILL BE THAT THIS WOULD SHIFT TO TO MORE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNATION IN THE IN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW IT'S THREE DIFFERENT TRACTS OF LAND THAT ARE BEING COMBINED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. SO JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF, OF WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED WITH THE LAND PLAN. AGAIN, WHEN THEY COME UP HERE, THEY'LL, THEY'LL PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN THIS PROPOSAL. AND THE ONE THING I DO WANT TO CALL OUT BEFORE THEY COME UP IS YOU WILL NOTICE, AND I'LL HIT THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER. THERE'S A CONTINUATION OF AN ARTERIAL ROAD TO THE WEST THAT CUTS RIGHT THROUGH THE SITE. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG COMPONENT OF, OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OTHER REGIONAL BENEFIT FOR THIS PROJECT. IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE BIG COST DRIVERS OF THE PROJECT AS WELL FOR A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE TO BUILD, BUILD AN ARTERIAL ROAD RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE IS, IS A, IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT COST. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO LET REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEVELOPERS TEAM COME UP, PROVIDE THEIR VISION, AND THEN I WILL BE BACK UP AFTER THEY'RE DONE. AFTERNOON. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON. REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO GARNERING SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL ON THIS PROPOSAL FOR WEST OAK. I'LL ADMIT THERE'S QUITE A THICK STACK ON THE DECK HERE TO GO THROUGH. I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF WITH SOME OF THIS WITH YOU ALL. AND YOU KNOW, REALLY A BIG PART OF THIS IS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE MUD PROCESS WITH THE CITY BEFORE. WE UNDERSTAND THE POLICIES AND THE VISION AND INTENT. AND SO I REALLY WANT TO DO A GOOD JOB OF CONVEYING TO YOU THE, THE ABOVE AND BEYOND ELEMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING TO THIS COMMUNITY. SOME OF THOSE GOALS [00:20:04] ARE THE ENHANCED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE REALITY IS THERE'S A LOT OF PHENOMENAL MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES IN THIS GENERAL AREA WITHIN THE CITY'S ETJ, AND WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPETITIVE, IF NOT SUPERIOR TO THOSE COMMUNITIES. INCLUDED IN THAT WILL BE A ROBUST AMENITY PROGRAM THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. TREE PRESERVATION WILL BE KEY. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN ETJ, WE STILL ARE PUTTING PRIORITY ON SAVING TREES. WE ALREADY HAVE A TREE SURVEY THAT IS BEEN INVOLVED IN ALL OF OUR DESIGN EFFORTS TO DATE. WALKABILITY. YOU HEAR TIME AND AGAIN, TRAILS ARE TOP AMENITY NATIONALLY. YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE OVER TWO MILES OF CONCRETE, ROADSIDE AND OFF ROAD TRAILS, AS WELL AS NATURE TRAILS. AND THE LAST PIECE I'LL BE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU TOWARDS THE END IS OUR EFFORTS ON WATER CONSERVATION. ON THE LAND USE SIDE. JUST FOR CONTEXT AND I APOLOGIZE, I WAS LOOKING THIS MORNING, THIS AERIAL. I DRIVE THIS INTERSECTION ALL THE TIME WEEKLY AND THIS AERIAL IS OUT OF DATE. IT'S AMAZING HOW FAST THIS QUADRANT OF THE CITY IS DEVELOPING. SO WE'RE LOOKING HERE AT REAGAN IN 2000 338. THE PROPERTY IS A COUPLE MILES NORTH. FOR CONTEXT IS WHERE THE H-E-B IS. AND A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING AT THIS SPOT. NICK TOUCHED ON A SLIDE THAT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GO BACK TO AND REITERATE AGAIN, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS KEY TO PART OF OUR DISCUSSION TODAY. THIS IS A SPOT FROM THE LAND USE PLAN. AND AS NICK MENTIONED, PROPERTY IS IDENTIFIED AS RURAL RESIDENTIAL. BUT THE KEY POINT TO THIS IS WE FRONT ON A MAJOR ARTERIAL BEING 2338. BUT THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN HAS A PROPOSED MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAY GOING THROUGH THE REGION THAT FRANKLY BISECTS THIS 180 ACRES. AND SO AS WE LOOK AT IT, WE WORKED WITH THE CITY. YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH IT PUTS QUITE A BURDEN ON THIS PROPERTY, WE WORKED WITH THE CITY STAFF, EMBRACED THE RECOGNITION THAT THERE IS A PROPOSED ARTERIAL GOING THROUGH HERE. WE'VE WORKED THAT INTO THE LAND PLANNING EFFORT THAT WE BELIEVE WILL REALLY KIND OF ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE WHOLE EFFORT ON THE MUD DISCUSSION THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, AS NICK POINTED OUT, THE MUD POLICY TALKS ABOUT SUBSTANTIAL OFF SITE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. THE IRONY HERE IS THIS ACTUALLY BECOMES AN ON SITE BURDEN FOR THE GREATER BENEFIT OF THE REGION. SO IT'S ALMOST LOOKING AT IT IN THE FLIP SIDE. YES, IT'S AN ON SITE, BUT WITH GREAT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GREAT BENEFITS IN THE REGION. KEEP GOING THE WRONG WAY. MY APOLOGIES. THIS IS OUR MASTER PLAN FOR THE PROJECT. I'LL START BY IDENTIFYING THAT ARTERIAL. IT DOES BISECT THE PROPERTY. WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH OUR PLANNING IS ONCE WE SET THAT ALIGNMENT, WE ARE VIEWING EVERYTHING TO THE SOUTH OF THAT. AS PHASE ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. YOU'LL SEE IN THAT PHASE ONE, IT IS ALMOST AN EVEN SPLIT OF 47 AND 52 FOOT WIDE LOTS. WE HAVE ALSO COMMITTED OUR AMENITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THAT PHASE ONE, CENTRALLY LOCATED, AND I'LL GET INTO GREATER DETAIL ON THAT PROGRAMING IN A MOMENT. THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL DETENTION DRAINAGE NEEDS. WE ARE ENHANCING THOSE. WE ARE EMBRACING THOSE AS PART OF THE AMENITY OPEN SPACE PROGRAMING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE, ABOUT TEN ACRES, TEN AND A HALF ACRES, YOU'LL SEE OVER ON THE WEST SIDE AS PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACE ACREAGE THAT WILL FUNCTION AS A BUFFER TO SOME OF THE EXISTING LARGER LOT STUFF. TO THE WEST OF US. ON THE NORTH SIDE, WE HAVE A MIX AGAIN OF 47 AND 52 FOOT LOTS AND A LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK UP THERE. AGAIN, RECOGNIZING THAT THIS ROAD WILL FUNCTION AS ESSENTIALLY A DIVIDE. HOW DO WE PUT SOME AMENITY BETWEEN TRAILS AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS UP ON THE NORTH SIDE? GETTING DOWN TO THE AMENITIES. ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS TO THIS WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL AMENITY CENTER FOR A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE, AT 625 LOTS, THIS AMENITY IN THE REGION IS PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL. IT INCLUDES A RESORT POOL, COMMUNITY PLAYSCAPE, AN AMENITY BUILDING WITH RESTROOMS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF UNIQUE IN TODAY'S MARKETPLACE, PICKLEBALL COURTS. YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY. WHO DOESN'T LOVE PICKLEBALL TODAY? BUT WE'VE GOT PICKLEBALL COURTS ALSO INCLUDED IN HERE, AS WELL AS A FULL BASKETBALL COURT. IT'S KIND OF A KB SIGNATURE AMENITY PROGRAMING ELEMENT TRAIL SYSTEM. THE AMENITY CENTER WILL ACT AS A HUB FOR THE COMMUNITY WIDE TRAIL SYSTEM AND OF COURSE, PRESERVING TREES AND A PAVILION. THIS PICTURE HERE, I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE DETAILS OF WHAT IS IN EACH OF THESE, BUT THESE ARE REPRESENTATIVE KB AMENITY CENTERS IN THE REGION. SO IT JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A [00:25:04] SENSE OF THE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND MATERIALS AND THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY INTEND TO BRING TO WEST OAKS. SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. ON THE NORTH SIDE, WE HAVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD PARK I WAS SHARING WITH YOU AGAIN, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR TYPE OF GATHERING SPACE THAT RESIDENTS, HOMEOWNERS IN THIS AREA CAN GATHER IN THE EVENING, GATHER ON THE WEEKEND, AND NOT HAVE TO GO ACROSS THE ARTERIAL TO THE AMENITY CENTER, A LITTLE PLAYSCAPE PAVILION TO ESCAPE SOME OF THE SUN AND THE HEAT, AND AGAIN, A TRAIL HUB FOR THE TRAILS ON THE NORTH SIDE. AGAIN, REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES OF THE TYPE OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS THAT WE HELPED THEM DEVELOP IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA. I ALSO WANTED ME TO SHARE WITH YOU ENTRY SIGNS. AGAIN, BEING A MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THE MARKETPLACE WITH WHAT THAT ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE IS LIKE. WE WILL WORK WITH YOU WITH YOUR APPROVAL. OF COURSE, WE'LL WORK WITH STAFF TO INCORPORATE THOSE KIND OF STANDARDS INTO THE AGREEMENTS, TO BE ABLE TO BUILD REPRESENTATIVE CABE REPRESENTATIVE ENTRY FEATURES LIKE YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW. THIS IMAGE KIND OF DOES THE REVERSE OF WHAT YOU OFTEN SEE. WE'VE GRAYED BACK THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED ALL OF THE OPEN SPACE DETENTION TRAILS, AMENITIES THAT WILL BE ON THE PROPERTY. SO AGAIN, IT'S OVER TWO MILES OF ROADSIDE AND OFF ROAD CONCRETE TRAILS. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE OVER ON THE KIND OF CENTRAL PART, THAT DARKER GREEN 5.1 ACRE NATIVE PARKLAND, WE WANTED TO ADD AN ELEMENT THERE, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OF A TRAIL PIECE. SO IT'S A TRUE NATURE NATIVE TRAIL MOST LIKELY WOULD BE A MULCH TRAIL. BE ABLE TO GET IN THAT NATIVE AREA AND EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF NATURE IN TERMS OF LANDSCAPING AND LANDSCAPE COMMITMENT. WE ANTICIPATE WE EXPECT TO BUILD MASONRY WALLS, MASONRY COLUMNS ALONG ALL THE ROADSIDES. SO ALL THOSE PUBLIC AREAS THAT PEOPLE WILL SEE. AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WORKING IN GEORGETOWN FOR MORE YEARS THAN I WOULD CARE TO ADMIT, FULLY RECOGNIZE THE WATER CONCERNS, MAKING A COMMITMENT. AND I'LL TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WITH XERISCAPE AND NATIVE PLANT PALATES REDUCED IRRIGATION OR REDUCED TURF TO HELP REDUCE IRRIGATION DEMAND AND THE USE OF RIVER ROCK AS A MULCH. SO KIND OF BRING A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT CHARACTER TO THE COMMUNITY. SORRY, GOING THE WRONG WAY. THERE WE GO. A COUPLE OF PICTURES AGAIN, JUST OF THE TYPE OF WALLS COLUMNS IN CCB PROJECTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY IN THE STANDARDS IS VIEW FENCING THAT OPENS UP TO OPEN SPACE. AND SO THE PICTURE ON THE TOP LEFT SHOWS SOME REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF HOW WE COULD WORK WITH THAT. THEN LAST IN CLOSING, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I. QUITE FRANKLY, AM PROUD TO WORK WITH CCB ON IS THEIR COMMITMENT TO WATER CONSERVATION. SO IT'S NOT JUST GIVE THE THE MARKETING AND MOVE ON. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO THE WATER SENSE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT, THAT'S AN EPA PROGRAM. AND WITH THAT, IT'S THE COMMITMENT TO USE 30% LESS WATER IN NEW HOMES. AND THAT IS DONE THROUGH PLUMBING SYSTEMS, EFFICIENT HOT WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND IRRIGATION CONTROLS. SO IT'S NOT JUST A CONSULTANT SITTING UP HERE RIGHT NOW SAYING WE'RE GOING TO USE LESS WATER. THEIR HOMES AND THEIR SYSTEMS ARE A COMMITMENT TO THAT. WATER CONSERVATION. AND THEN LAST IS THE COMMITMENT TO THE VISUAL. YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD COUNCIL TALK ABOUT THIS AT SOME OF THE RECENT WORKSHOPS. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE COMMITTING. CCB IS COMMITTING TO HIGH QUALITY MASONRY MATERIALS. ANY HOUSE ELEVATION THAT IS VISIBLE FROM A STREET WILL BE MASONRY. SO AGAIN, TAKING THAT QUALITY OF HOME PRODUCT JUST A STEP HIGHER. AND WITH THAT, THAT IS MY TIME. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF CCB ARE HERE. WE ALSO HAVE OUR ENGINEER HERE. IF ANY QUESTIONS COME UP ABOUT ENGINEERING, UTILITY COSTS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE ARE ALL AVAILABLE AS AS NEEDED. THANK YOU AGAIN. PETER, CAN YOU CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? JUST SO WE GOT IT ON THE THING. I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT I DID EARLIER, BUT PETER VERDICCHIO WITH SEC PLANNING. PERFECT. THANK YOU. WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR NICK OR PETER? ON THE ON THE ROAD HERE, THE SO IT IT'S GOING TO COME ACROSS 2338 AND THEN IT [00:30:01] KIND OF WIGGLES DOWN AND THEN KIND OF RECONNECTS TO THE ALIGNMENT. IT LOOKS TO ME, I GUESS, ARE THESE ARE LINES OR ARE THESE THE COUNTY'S LINES IN THIS AREA? IT'S BOTH IT'S IT'S THE SAME. AND ARE THEY EXACT? WERE THEY THEY'RE THEY'RE VISUAL, BUT WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY'LL BE WHEN WE PUT THE LINES ON HERE OR LIKE WHEN I WAS, YOU KNOW, THIS ONE ZOOMING IN, IT'S JUST, I GUESS NORTH AND WEST OF FISHER ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE. I THINK IF YOU GO TO SLIDE, WHAT NUMBER IS THIS ONE? 11. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE LINE. AND THEN LET'S SEE HERE. THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH, THERE IS A CEMETERY IN THE AREA. AND SO THAT THAT HAS BEEN FACTORED INTO THE ALIGNMENT. BUT I BELIEVE THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALMOST PERFECTLY LINED UP WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR PLAN. SO IT'S, IT'S BEEN COORDINATED DIRECTLY WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION STAFF AND THE COUNTY. BOTH. I WAS JUST LOOKING AT IT THINKING THAT IT SEEMED LIKE LINING UP WITH FISHER ROAD WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE THAN THAT. WAS THE ISSUE WITH THE CEMETERY CORRECT? THAT'S THE CEMETERY ISSUE. SO. MY NAME IS JOHN. I'M THE VP OF LAND WITH KB HOME. THANK YOU. SO WE HAD COMMENTS ABOUT THE ALIGNMENT OF THE ROAD. AND SO AT FISHER ROAD IT ORIGINALLY WAS ALIGNED WITH THE EXISTING FISHER ROAD. BUT IF YOU LOOK A LITTLE BIT TO THE EAST, I SEE THERE IS A TOO HARD 90 DEGREE TURNS THAT THEY WANTED TO AVOID. ALSO RIGHT NEXT TO FISHER ROAD IS THE CEMETERY. AND SO OUR COMMENTS WERE TO PUT THE WIGGLE IN THE ROAD SO THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CEMETERY, WHICH THEN AVOIDS THE 290 DEGREE TURNS THAT ARE OVER THERE TO THE EAST. YEAH, YEAH, I SEE, I SEE THE CEMETERY. NOW THERE WE HAVE THOSE, THOSE 290 DEGREES. I THOUGHT KIND OF THE WIGGLE COULD HAPPEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT 90, BECAUSE BASICALLY THAT ROAD'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO RIGHT IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO RESIDENTIAL ESTATE HOMES RIGHT NOW WITH THE ALIGNMENT IS BECAUSE IT EVENTUALLY CONNECTS TO WHAT IS THAT? 249 I THINK. AS WELL. AND, AND ON FISHER ITSELF, THERE'S, THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME BUILDINGS THAT ARE VERY, VERY TIGHT UP TO EXISTING FISHER ROAD. CORRECT. I THINK IT'S PROS AND CONS. EACH ONE OF THEM HAS SOME PROS AND SOME HAVE SOME CONS AND THEY, THEY, THE AGREEMENT WAS TO. AVOID FISHER ROAD BECAUSE OF SOME CONFLICTS THAT THERE WERE AS WELL. AND IT WAS LIMITED SPACE BECAUSE OF THE OTHER SIDE, THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CEMETERY. YEAH. BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE THE CEMETERY BEING THERE TO BE BETTER LINED UP THERE. BUT YEAH, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SEVERAL, I GUESS COMMERCIAL LOOKS LIKE EITHER KIND OF AG OR MAYBE MACHINE SHOP. AND THEN THERE'S STORAGE BUILDINGS RIGHT BEHIND IT ON THE OTHER OTHER SIDE OF FISHER FROM THAT CEMETERY. SO OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, INPUT, SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IF YOU WANT TO WALK THROUGH THE POLICY COMPLIANCE, JUST QUICK WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GOT ON THE DESIGN. EVERYTHING OKAY? GO AHEAD. NICK. YEAH. SO REAL QUICK. AND SOME OF THIS WAS HIT ON ALREADY IN TERMS OF QUALITY DEVELOPMENT. THEY HAVE AGREED TO THE, THE POLICY REQUIREMENT OF THE 85% MASONRY, WHICH IS BRICK STONE STUCCO. SO THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. YOU HEARD THE MASONRY WALLS WILL BE REQUIRED ALONG THE ARTERIAL ROADWAY. AND THEN YOU SAW THAT AMENITY CENTER BEING LOCATED IN PHASE ONE. THERE WERE A LOT OF LITTLE DETAILS THAT YOU SAW THAT END UP BEING, I WOULD SAY, CHALLENGES AS WE GET TO GET TO WORKING ON AGREEMENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY'VE KIND OF INCORPORATED INTO THEIR PROPOSAL, WHICH I THINK IS A IS A GOOD SIGN. IT JUST SHOWS THE QUALITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY WITH WITH THE PROJECT IN TERMS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS. SO THE THAT THEY WOULD BUILD FOUR LANES OF THAT MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAY, INCLUDING THE LANDSCAPE MEDIAN, AND THEN THE TEN FOOT SHARED USE PATH. YOU SAW THE CONNECTION TO THE EAST TO WILLIAMS OR. 2338 AND THEN I BELIEVE THERE ARE POTENTIALLY SOME DEVELOPMENTS TO THE EAST OF THERE THAT WILL HELP US CONTINUE THAT PATH TO THE WEST. WE ALSO HAVE SOME PROPOSALS. [00:35:05] AND SO GOING TO THE WEST, THIS IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE IT'LL PROVIDE A REALLY IMPORTANT REGIONAL CONNECTION TO THE WESTERN PART OF OUR ETJ HERE. AND WE HAVE SOME OTHER PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE IN THE WORKS THAT WOULD BUILD KIND OF THEIR PORTIONS TO THE TO THE WEST OF THIS LOCATION, THE HOA, AS WE'VE KIND OF DISCUSSED BEFORE, WILL, WILL BE MAINTAINING THE MEDIAN AND LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS. AND THEN THERE WILL BE A SIGNAL CONSTRUCTED WHEN IT'S WARRANTED AT THE MAJOR ARTERIAL IN 2338 IN TERMS OF THE PARKS, TRAILS AND AMENITIES, YOU SAW ALL THE EXHIBITS AND LIKE THEY MENTIONED, FOR A FOR A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE, IT'S A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL SLATE OF AMENITIES, NOT JUST IN THE SIZING OF THE THE PARKLAND, BUT JUST THE AMOUNT OF AMENITIES ON THAT AMENITY CENTER SITE, ESPECIALLY BEING THIS FAR OUT. AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION ON THE WHY HERE IN A MINUTE. BUT BEING THE DISTANCE THEY ARE FROM OUR, YOU KNOW, EXISTING REC CENTER BEING IN THE ETJ, THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, SPORTS AMENITIES THAT ARE, ARE PRETTY CRITICAL. AND WE, WE WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE THIS FAR OUT IN OUR ETJ THEN THEY'LL ALSO HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY'S REGIONAL PARK FUND IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND SAFETY. SO THIS IS LOCATED IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, SD, NUMBER SEVEN, THAT BECAUSE OF NEW LAW THAT THAT IS IN PLACE, THAT DOES PROVIDE SOME POTENTIAL CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY IF THE CITY WERE TO WANT TO ANNEX THIS PROPERTY, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE CITY TO BE THE SERVICE PROVIDER. AND SO SD SEVEN WOULD WOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE SERVICE PROVIDER. AND THEN IN THIS CASE, YOU KNOW, WE NORMALLY NORMALLY HAVE OUR SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FEE THAT'S PAID TO THE CITY TO HELP US BUILD OUT OUR OUR FIRE SYSTEM. IN THIS CASE, WE WOULD TAKE THAT AND THEN WOULD PASS THAT ALONG TO SD SEVEN TO HELP THEM BUILD OUT THE SYSTEM IN THIS AREA. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THIS BEING THE CITY BEING THE EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER, WE WOULD BE THE PROVIDER OF WATER, WASTEWATER AND SOLID WASTE. AND THEN PSC WOULD BE THE ELECTRIC PROVIDER IN THE AREA IN TERMS OF FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN THE FINANCE PLAN. EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED IS, IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COUNCIL'S POLICY. THEY ARE REQUESTING THE $0.95, THE 25 YEARS MATURITY AND THEN THE TEN YEAR ISSUANCE, AND THEN THE IMPACT FEES BEING PAID AT FINAL PLAT, AND THEN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE. SO WASTEWATER, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE NORTHLANDS PLANT. AND SO WHAT WE'VE AGREED TO IS THAT THE PHASE ONE THAT YOU SAW, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT SITE. ANY CONNECTIONS BEYOND THAT PHASE ONE WOULD BE CAPPED UNTIL THE NORTHLANDS PLANT COMES ONLINE. AGAIN, OUR PLAN AT THIS POINT IS, IS FOR THAT PROJECT TO BE ONLINE BY, BY 2030. THIS JUST PROVIDES THAT THAT PROTECTION IN CASE THEY'RE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE NORTHLANDS COMES ONLINE AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE HOA WOULD BE REQUIRED WOULD MAINTAIN THE AMENITY CENTER, PARKS, TRAILS, FENCING, SIDEWALKS, LANDSCAPING AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES. AS WE HAVE IN ALL OF OUR AGREEMENTS. THEY'LL HAVE AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT SHOWS HOW THEY'VE COMPLIED WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE TRIGGERED DURING THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, AND THEN THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT FEE FOR THIS ETJ MUD WOULD BE 10% OF THE PROCEEDS OF EACH BOND ISSUANCE PAID TO THE CITY TO COMPENSATE FOR CITY SERVICES UTILIZED. WITH THAT, HAPPY TO GET FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL. YEAH, LET'S GIVE THEM SOME FEEDBACK. I'LL START. JAKE. I MEAN, I THINK MY ONLY FEEDBACK IS THIS IS PRETTY DENSE, PRETTY, YOU KNOW, SUBURBAN FEELING DEVELOPMENT FOR BEING AS FAR OUT IN THE COUNTY AS IT IS. AND I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. BUT I THINK THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY DENSE PRODUCT FOR, FOR BEING THAT FAR OUT. I ALSO, YOU KNOW, SHARE THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE ROAD. SEEMS LIKE WE'RE CREATING A PROBLEM ON THE NORTH SIDE OR THE EAST SIDE, WHATEVER DIRECTION THAT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 2338 WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF FISHER ROAD OR MISALIGNMENT NOW OF FISHER ROAD. AND IT IT'S, I DON'T KNOW IT. IT SEEMS LIKE A MORE DENSE PRODUCT THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OUT THIS DIRECTION LATELY. SO I THINK FOR THAT REASON, I'M NOT I WOULDN'T SAY I'M SUPER ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT. YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH A LOT OF THE POLICIES, BUT I ALSO ECHO THE DENSITY IN THIS AREA. I MEAN, I WONDER IF IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT LESS DENSE PRODUCT FOR THIS AREA? OTHERWISE, I'M FINE WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE [00:40:04] REST OF THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES. THERE ARE SOME ASPECTS OF THIS THAT I DO LIKE, LIKE THE MASONRY REQUIREMENTS, WATER CONSERVATION ADDITION, OBVIOUSLY, THE COMPLIANCE WITH MANY OF OUR, MANY OF OUR RULES HERE. YEAH, I WISH THAT ROAD ALIGNMENT WAS BETTER, BUT I DON'T DISAGREE THAT THE DENSITY OF THIS AND IT'S THE DENSITY, BUT IT'S ALSO THE. HOW DO I SAY THIS WITHOUT OFFENDING WHOEVER DREW THIS? THE LACK OF CREATIVITY OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE LAND PLAN, THE LAYOUT OF THIS IS JUST A BUNCH OF BOXES STACKED IN AS TIGHT AS THEY CAN IN THE AREAS THAT THEY'RE DEVELOPING. I SEE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OPEN AND GREEN SPACE AND SETBACKS AND SUCH, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT LESS DENSE AND A LITTLE MORE SOME MORE CURVED LINES THROUGHOUT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAN A BUNCH OF STRAIGHTAWAYS AND CHECKERED BOXES. YEAH, I'LL ECHO THE SENTIMENT ON THE DENSITY. THE ROAD. I'M NOT SURE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE THERE, BUT IF SO, THEN THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. THE MUD TAX RATES A LITTLE HIGH, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THEY'RE PUTTING IN A MAJOR ARTERIAL. SO I CAN KIND OF UNDERSTAND THAT ONE. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE LEFT UP TO THE PURCHASERS TO EVALUATE THAT. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND I KIND OF AGREE ON THE DENSITY ISSUE THAT'S BEEN SPOKEN TO BY ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY IS A COMMENT ON THE COMMITMENT TO THE WATER CONSERVATION. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE NEED TO SEE COMING DOWN THE ROAD WITH PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK VERY CAREFULLY AT WATER USAGE. SO I CONGRATULATE YOU ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THAT PARTICULAR PIECE. BUT I AGREE THAT THE DENSITY THAT FAR OUT IS A CONCERN. I'M GOING TO GO, I GUESS, AGAINST WHAT EVERYBODY'S SAYING ABOUT THE DENSITY UP HERE. ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, CCB COMMUNITY MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BRING MY SMALL FAMILY HERE. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THE HOUSING STOCK WE HAVE. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH I, I DO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES DENSITY CAN BRING. BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING THAT THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AT A PRICE POINT THAT OTHER YOUNG FAMILIES CAN, YOU KNOW, COME TAKE PART IN THIS THING THAT WE CALL GEORGETOWN AND MAKE IT AFFORDABLE FOR THEM. SO WITH THAT POINT, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT DEVELOPED. YEAH. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY, I THINK 47 AND 52 ARE, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE PRETTY BIG LOTS FOR WHAT WE'RE SEEING OUT THERE IN THE MARKETPLACE RIGHT NOW. THE ONE THING THAT I THINK WOULD BE GREAT IS IF WE COULD MIX IN, YOU KNOW, SOME AMOUNT OF LARGER LOT PRODUCT, YOU KNOW, THE 6570 SEEM TO BE SELLING PRETTY WELL TOO. AND SO HAVING A GOOD DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ME IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS, YOU KNOW, THAT I APPRECIATE THEM GOING UP TO 47 ON THE ON THE LOW SIDE. BUT IF WE COULD MAYBE MIX IN SOME LARGER ONES AS WELL. SO IT'S NOT ALL 47 AND 50 TWOS WOULD BE MY ONLY COMMENT, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM US, NICK I THINK SO. HEY NICK, REAL QUICK, THERE'S I'M LOOKING ON GOOGLE MAPS. THERE'S A A ROAD WITH NOTHING ON IT THAT HAS A BUNCH OF LITTLE CUL DE SACS THAT I THINK IS ON THIS PROPERTY. SO IS THAT ROAD GOING TO BE TORN OUT? I GUESS THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS. THAT WAS A FAILED DEVELOPMENT, I GUESS. AND IT'S LEFT OVER. NO, THEY BUILT A ROAD. LOOKS LIKE NOTHING ELSE WAS BUILT THOUGH. BUT OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. I JUST NOTICED THAT ON HERE THAT THERE'S NOTHING BUILT ON THIS ROAD. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND YEAH, I THINK IF THEY CAN JUST ANSWER THE DENSITY QUESTION, HE'D LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THAT. SURE, SURE. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE KIND OF TAKING WHAT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR US IN ROUND ROCK. SO WE ARE ROUND ROCK'S NUMBER ONE MUD IN THE CITY, WHICH IS OUR SALERNO COMMUNITY, WHICH IS OFF OF UNIVERSITY. RIGHT AT 130 WE HAVE 47 AND 52, BUT WE HAVE A SMALL MIX OF 72 FOOT LOTS THERE AS WELL. WHAT WE'RE OFFERING, THE PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE IS THE SAME PRODUCT THAT WE'RE USING IN OUR SALERNO COMMUNITY. SO OUR PRICE RANGE IS GOING TO BE WELL, OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE RANGE IS GOING TO BE FROM 1400 UP TO 3800FT■!S. SO ON A 52 FOOT LOT, I CAN GET A 3800 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE IN THERE. NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED A HOUSE THAT'S A LOT LARGER THAN THAT, BUT WITH THE PRICE POINTS, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US TO HAVE SOME DENSITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE FOR [00:45:03] EXAMPLE, WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, 12 ACRES OF LAND THAT IS NOW THE ARTERIAL ROAD. WE ALSO HAVE 17, 17.2 ACRES OF PARKLAND OUT OF THE 180 TOTAL ACRES OUT THERE. SO TO TO GET THE NUMBERS TO WORK, WE NEED SOME DENSITY. SO THIS IS RIGHT AT 3.5 TO THE ACRE, BUT THAT'S 3.5 TO THE ACRE ON THE GROSS ACRES. SO. WHEN YOU BACK OUT THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE PARKLAND, THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY ON 2338, THERE'S QUITE A SUBSTANTIAL DEDUCTION OF LAND THAT WE ACTUALLY USE TO BUILD HOUSES WITH. AND THAT'S WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THIS. AND SO DENSITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AND AND I THINK WITH THE DENSITY. EVEN ON OUR 72 FOOT LOTS THAT WE HAVE IN SALERNO, I THINK THE LARGEST FLOOR PLAN THAT WE HAVE THERE IS ABOUT 4200FT■!S. SO WE'RE VEY CLOSE TO THAT WITH WHAT WE CAN BUILD ON A 52 FOOT LOT AND KEEPING, YOU KNOW, KEEPING OUR COSTS IN LINE AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NICK. ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED FROM US? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW [1.C YMCA Workshop presentation] GOING TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION ON THE WINE. I BELIEVE JACK IS GOING TO LEAD THIS FOR US. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL JACK DALEY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I'LL BE DOING A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION. AND THEN MY FRIEND MR. ANDREASEN FROM THE YMCA WILL BE UP HERE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THEIR CONSTRUCTION ON THIS NEW FACILITY. SO BIG EVENING FOR THE CITY AND THE YMCA AND OUR PARTNERSHIP THIS EVENING. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND IN SOME FORM OR FASHION. THE CITY HAS BEEN TALKING WITH THE YMCA ON THIS PROJECT FOR OVER FOUR AND A HALF YEARS. YOU CAN SEE OUR OUR STAFF LEVEL MEETINGS IN 2022, 2023. IN TANDEM WITH THAT, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, THE CITY UNDERTOOK A RECREATION CENTER FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT INDICATED THERE WAS A NEED FOR A RECREATION FACILITY ON THE WEST SIDE OF GEORGETOWN. FAST FORWARDING TO JUST OVER THREE YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A PLACEHOLDER PLACED, AND WE DID A BOND IN 2023, WHICH APPROVED $10 MILLION TO GO TOWARDS A YMCA FACILITY HERE IN GEORGETOWN. DESIGN BEGAN IN EARLY 2024. THE SITE WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. AND I BELIEVE THE LAST UPDATE YOU ALL HAD IN THIS ROOM WAS IN 2024. WE DID A WORKSHOP WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT, AND ALSO AT THAT TIME, WE SELECTED A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK OF NOTE AND TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA, YOU'LL BE APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AS WELL AS AN OPERATING AGREEMENT. AND THEN IN TANDEM WITHIN THAT CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT IS APPROVING THE CHASCO CMAR AGREEMENT, WHICH IS REQUIRED AS PART OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH YMCA. OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE Y HAS BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROCESS. THEY GOT WASTEWATER TO THE SITE AND THEY COMPLETED THEIR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WHICH IS NO SMALL FEAT. THEY COMPLETED THEIR. THEY GOT THEIR GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE ALIGNED WITH SCOPE AND TARGET BUDGET IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. AND THEN THE REASON WE'RE ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY IS THE A G HAS CONCEPTUALLY SIGNED OFF ON THE AGREEMENT AND WILL BE READY TO SIGN OFF ON THESE BONDS WHEN THEY GO TO SALE IN THE SPRING TIME. SO JUST A REMINDER ABOUT THESE AGREEMENTS. THERE'S THERE'S TWO AGREEMENTS. THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT IS, IS THE FRAMEWORK BY WHICH THE CITY PROVIDES $10 MILLION OF VOTER APPROVED BONDS TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION THAT RESULTS IN A JOINT OWNERSHIP. SO WE'LL OWN OUR PRO RATA PORTION OF THE YMCA BUILDING. AND THEN THE OTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENT IS ANY OF THOSE PORTIONS OF THE OR ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING THAT WERE PROCURED WITH PUBLIC DOLLARS HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS. AND THEN SINCE WE'LL BE OWNING PART OF THE BUILDING, WE ALSO HAVE AN OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT SURVIVES PAST THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT, WHICH MAKES US RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF FIXED EQUIPMENT, SHARED COSTS, WHICH IS A KIND OF A DEFINED TERM, BUT BASICALLY BUILDING ENVELOPE, HVAC, MAJOR, MAJOR CAPITAL THINGS. WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING OUR PORTION OF MAINTENANCE. AND GENERALLY THIS AGREEMENT'S INTENDED TO LAST [00:50:03] FOR THE LIFE OF THE DEBT. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JEFF TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE. I TOLD YOU I'D BE QUICK. AND JEFF DOES HAVE A VIDEO, SO I'M ABBY, I KNOW I DIDN'T PRACTICE WITH YOU, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WORKS JUST FINE. MAYOR, COUNCIL. JEFF ANDREASEN, YMCA PRESIDENT AND CEO THANKS FOR LETTING ME BE HERE. I'M EQUALLY BRIEF, SO I IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D GLADLY ANSWER THEM AFTERWARDS. THIS IS A QUICK LOOK AT THE SITE. I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE DROVE BY IT. IT'S IN FULL GEAR. CHAZ GOES OUT THERE DOING THE WORK. THERE ARE. THE BASE GRADING STARTED, INCLUDING THE INITIAL EXCAVATION AND BUILDING THE SLAB AND THE RETENTION POND AND THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. HERE'S ANOTHER QUICK COUPLE OF LOOKS AT SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON ON SITE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S I THINK THERE'S OVER 110 PEERS ON SITE FOR THE BUILDING, AND THEY'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. IN ADDITION, YOU GET THE UTILITY WORK. DON'T ASK ME WHAT THAT BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND IS THERE. I HAVE NO IDEA. SO BUT THE THE PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD AS PLANNED. EVEN WITH THE RAIN THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO. IT'S ALL MOVING TOWARDS THIS HERE. THIS IS WHAT WILL BE BUILT WHERE OUR PLANNED OPENING IS. SOMEWHERE IN THAT JANUARY OF 28. AND SO WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGHOUT THIS COMING YEAR. THIS AS YOU REMEMBER, THIS PROJECT CAME TOGETHER. INITIALLY, WE WERE THINKING IT WAS GOING TO BE A $23 MILLION PROJECT. IT ENDED UP BEING A $38 MILLION PROJECT. IMAGINE THAT. WHEN IT TAKES THAT LONG TO GET THERE, WE ALL KIND OF KNEW THERE WOULD BE SOME ESCALATION. I'M REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE ALL HERE FROM OUR LOCAL BRANCH HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RAISED ALL THE MONEY THEY NEEDED TO RAISE TO GET THIS DONE, WHICH IS I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT A BIG HAUL THAT WAS. AND I REALLY THANK THE LOCAL BOARD CAT AND DANNY AND GORDON WHO LED THAT, THAT EFFORT OUTSTANDING, JUST OUTSTANDING. OVER $6 MILLION WAS RAISED FROM YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR THIS THE THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN HAD AN OUTDOOR POOL AND WE BECAUSE THE PRICE WENT UP SO HIGH, WE KIND OF PUT THAT INTO A FUTURE PHASE. AND NOW THAT WE'VE REACHED OUR GOAL FOR THE FUNDRAISING, THERE'S NO REASON TO STOP. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. IN FACT, WE'VE GOT SOME SOME INITIAL PLEDGES FROM DEAR FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE STEPPED FORWARD. AND AND GIVEN THESE ARE PRIVATE DONORS THAT HAVE GIVEN FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE, WE EXPECT THAT WE'LL BE RAISING MONEY FOR FOR THE OUTDOOR POOL ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AND WE'LL SEE IT AS A SECOND PHASE, HOPEFULLY OPENING IN THAT THAT SUMMER PERIOD OF 28. SO IN THAT MAY TIME FRAME, ARE THOSE PARKING FOR THE OUTDOOR POOL AREAS? ARE THOSE JUST LIKE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPOTS? THEY'RE KIND OF HARSH LOOKING OR IS THAT. YES, I BELIEVE THEY ARE. THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. OKAY. YEAH. KEVIN, I THINK THEY ARE. THEN GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE BUILDING ON THAT OUTDOOR POOL. I THINK THERE'S A QUICK VIDEO OF SHOWING SHOWING WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR OTHER LARGER FACILITIES. THESE LARGE FACILITIES LIKE THIS ONE WILL HAVE ALL THE ONES WE HAVE HAVE AN OUTDOOR POOL. AND YOU START TO SEE THAT INCREDIBLE MEMBERSHIP AND, AND USAGE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMING IN OVER THE SUMMER WHEN YOU OPEN THAT UP. KIND OF ABRUPT ENDING TO THAT. BUT THERE YOU GO. IF I HAVE ANY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM. OTHERWISE, WE'RE JUST GLAD TO BE HERE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU JEFF, APPRECIATE IT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. AMANDA. THANKS, JEFF, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK THE BOARD AND ALL OF YOUR STAFF THAT ARE HERE AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS. WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE AND EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL ON THIS PROJECT. I KNOW HOW MUCH KAT LOVES WATER, SO I'M SURE SHE DOES WANT THAT POOL. BUT JUST I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THAT JUST SO I'M CLEAR. SO YOU WILL OPEN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE FACILITY AND THEN IT SOUNDS [00:55:02] LIKE HOPEFULLY IN TANDEM, THE POOL WILL BE BEING BUILT. THE OUTDOOR POOL, WHILE YOU'RE ABLE TO OPEN THE THE NEW FACILITY. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE GOING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE STARTING THE PROCESS OF THE DESIGN. THEN WE HAVE TO GET PERMIT AND THEN WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION. AND THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL BE ONGOING THROUGH BECAUSE WE'LL OPEN IN JANUARY OF 28 AND THEN HOPE TO HAVE THE POOL OPEN ON MAY OF 28. OKAY. SO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN DO BOTH OPEN THE OTHER FACILITY AND THE POOL CONSTRUCTION STILL BE GOING ON SINCE IT'S IN THAT WINTER TIME FRAME, HOPEFULLY READY TO OPEN THEN FOR THAT FIRST SUMMER SEASON. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. NO, I THINK THAT'S GREAT. I DO THINK THAT A POOL FACILITY IS NEEDED AT THIS FACILITY AS WELL. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ATTEST TO HOW HOT IT IS HERE IN THE SUMMER AND REMAINS UNTIL HOPEFULLY MID OCTOBER WHEN IT BECOMES FALL HERE. BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU ALL CAN CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, RAISE THIS MONEY AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR THE Y. SO THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT THE SPRINKLER AND THE GARDEN HOSE FROM THE CHURCH HAS ONLY WORKED SO FAR. SO YEAH. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU? JEFF DOESN'T ASK TWO THINGS. ONE, THE THE WIRE RUNS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DOESN'T IT? YES. WELL, WILL THAT ALL SHIFT TO THIS BUILDING? THE KIDS WILL BE BUSSED OVER. YOU WILL STILL BE DOING THOSE AT THE INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES. THOSE ARE WE PROVIDE. I JUST LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS TODAY. THERE'S WE'RE 65 NO, 85 KIDS OVER OUR COUNT FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. AND THAT PUTS US RIGHT ALMOST AT 4000 KIDS THAT WE SERVE EVERY DAY. THAT'S 110 SCHOOL SITES THROUGHOUT A NINE SCHOOL DISTRICT AREA, ALL THE WAY FROM WACO TO BURNET TO, OF COURSE, WILLIAMSON COUNTY. AND THOUGH THAT LICENSE CARE IS DONE IN THOSE SCHOOL SITES, THEN THEY TURN INTO OUR SUMMER CAMPS THAT ARE A A NUMBER OF THEM ARE OFFERED HERE, LIKE THE ONE AT CAMP BRIGHTWELL OR THAT'S AT OUR CURRENT SITE. SO THAT'LL SHIFT. I THINK KAT HAD ALMOST 300 KIDS A DAY. I MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATING A BIT, BUT IT'S NOT TWO 250 RANGE A DAY OUT THERE. SO THAT'LL AND THEN THE WHERE, THE WHERE THE BUILDING OR DRIVE. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LOOP DRIVE AROUND THE BUILDING WHERE THAT ENDS. YOU HAVE QUITE A BIT OF UNDEVELOPED LAND TO THE EAST THERE. WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT FOR A FUTURE PHASE POTENTIALLY, OR IS THAT JUST BUFFER JUST EXCESS LAND OR IS NOT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE SPORTS FIELDS, SPORTS FIELDS, OKAY. FOR NOW. AND THEN I THINK THAT'S EVENTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO WE HAD TO THINK ABOUT THAT ON THE PRICING. WE WERE GOING TO MOVE THAT FIRE LANE ALL THE WAY TO, TO THE OTHER SIDE. BUT COST WISE, WE MOVED IT IN KNOWING THAT EVENTUALLY IF WE EVER ADDED ON, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE IT. BUT UNTIL THAT TIME, THAT'LL BE SOCCER, T BALL, FLAG FOOTBALL. OKAY. BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS A LITTLE I'M GOING TO CALL IT A SANDLOT BASEBALL FIELD THAT WAS ON THIS SITE BEFORE, I DON'T KNOW, WAS I GUESS THAT WAS THE CHURCHES. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY USED FOR THE CHURCH. I THINK JOHN CASTANIAS TOLD ME HE BUILT THAT FOR THE FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE AT SOME POINT, AND THEN WE TOOK IT OVER AND RAN T BALL OUT THERE FOR. AND THEN THERE WAS A VARIETY. BUT THAT WAS KIND OF A SHAME TO HAVE TO TAKE DOWN. BUT IT'LL, IT'LL GET REPLACED, KIND OF GET REPLACED. OKAY, AWESOME. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. THANKS, JEFF. YOU BETCHA. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. I'M SORRY JEFF, I WANT TO DO 2 OR 3 THINGS HERE REAL QUICKLY. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATE YOU AND THE COMMUNITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE THAT WE DID A FEASIBILITY STUDY IN 2023 THAT SAID WE NEED A FACILITY TO MEET A NEED THAT GEORGETOWN HAS. AND IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS, WE'VE COME TO THE PLAN FOR AN ADDITIONAL FACILITY IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA. AND I CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. I HOPE EVERYONE DIDN'T FAIL TO HEAR JEFF SAY THAT. THE CENTRAL TEXAS YMCA STRETCHES ALL THE WAY FROM WACO, ALL THE WAY HERE AND BEYOND. IT IS A LARGE ORGANIZATION, AND WE SEE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. NORMALLY WE HAVE A WORKSHOP AND NOBODY'S HERE. WE SEE TODAY A COMMITTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT'S COME TODAY TO SUPPORT JEFF AND SUPPORT THEIR ORGANIZATION. AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING BOARDS I'VE EVER SERVED WITH. AND I REALLY CONGRATULATE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE. I LOOK FORWARD TO BOTH THE FACILITY AND THE EVENTUALITY OF THE OUTDOOR POOL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND I SHOULD MENTION ALSO, RON, YOU THANK YOU FOR SPARKING MY MEMORY. I GOT TO TELL YOU GUYS, WE WORK, WE'RE DOING A BUNCH OF CAPITAL PROJECTS. THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR LAST ONES IN THIS PHASE. AND SO WE'RE WORKING IN CITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTIES. AND I GOT THE HONOR TO WORK WITH WAYNE AND LORI WHILE SHE WAS STILL EMPLOYED WITH YOU GUYS. ERIC. AND I KNOW I'M GOING TO MISS SOME JENNIFER, BUT BUT THEY ARE FIRST CLASS AND THEY WERE ATTENTIVE AND RESPONSIVE AND YOU GUYS SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THEM. AND I'M SURE JACK WILL FIT. LORI WAS BETTER THAN [01:00:04] BETTER WORKING WITH LORI THAN WAYNE, WASN'T IT? JUST. YEAH, YEAH. HE WAS, SHE WAS A LOT MORE. YEAH. BUT THANKS SO MUCH, YOU GUYS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. ALL RIGHT. [Executive Session] WE'RE GOING TO ROLL INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW TO COVER SECTIONS 551.071072. THANK YOU ALL V * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.