[1) CALL TO ORDER]
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>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE WE WILL START THIS MEETING AT 5:02,
FIRST BY ESTABLISHING QUORUM. >> TIFFANY STILLWELL.
>> AMY GANDY. >> ROBERT BAUGHN.
>> PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. >> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY THANK YOU FOR THE LIVES YOU HAVE GRANTED US AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL LIPS US FROM OUR MISTAKES, TRIED TO BE IN SERVICE OF THIS COMMUNITY. AMEN.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3) CONSENT AGENDA]
>> DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE HAVE ALL HAD TIME NOW TO REVIEW THE MEETING MINUTES THAT WE ARE CATCHING UP ON AND IMPROVING DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS CONCERNS. >> I WILL SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR. THAT MOTION PASSES.
[4) REGULAR AGENDA]
MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM FOUR A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING THE APPROVED PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND EXPENDITURES INCLUDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2027 BUDGET.THE LIBERTY HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CITY COUNCIL M PUBLIC GENERAL NOTICE OF PROJECTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM FOUR A AT 506.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AT 5:06.
NO ACTION IS SCHEDULED FOR AGENDA ITEM FOUR A, 4B PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO RATIFY AND AUTHORIZE THE PROJECT FOR EXPENDITURES AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $39,425 FOR THE DEMOLITION OF IMPROVEMENTS ON EDC OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 202 W. MYRTLE LIBERTY HILL TEXAS AND TO APPROVE THE RELATED AGREEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4B AT 5:07.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AT 5:07.
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I MOVED TO RATIFY AND AUTHORIZE THE PROJECT FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $39,425 FOR DEMOLITION OF IMPROVEMENTS ON EDC OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 202 WEST MYRTLE.LIBERTY HILL TEXAS AND TO APPROVE THE RELATED AGREEMENT
WITH ABSOLUTE DEMOLITION. >> I WILL SECOND.
>> MOTION PASSES. ITEM 4C, PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO RATIFY AND AUTHORIZE THE PROJECT FOR EXPENDITURES AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 31,700 -- $7000 FOR DEMOLITION OF IMPROVEMENTS ON EDC OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 102 W. MYRTLE, LIBERTY HILL TEXAS. AND TO APPROVE THE RELATED AGREEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE DEMOLITION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 4C AT 508.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AT 5:08.
YOU DID MOVE TO APPROVE THE RELATED AGREEMENT ITEM C?
>> I HAVEN'T MADE A MOTION YET. >> SORRY.
>> I MOVED TO RATIFY AND AUTHORIZE THE PROJECT FOR EXPENDITURES AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $31,700 FOR DEMOLITION OF IMPROVEMENTS ON EDC OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 102 W.
MYRTLE, LIBERTY HILL TEXAS AND TO APPROVE THE RELATED AGREEMENT
WITH ABSOLUTE DEMOLITION. >> NOW I SECOND.
>> ITEM 4D DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVAL OF LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JOSH BROCKMAN-WEBER TO PROVIDE GENERAL COUNSEL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LEGAL SERVICES TO LIBERTY HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND AUTHORIZE ITS EXECUTION.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD, THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA JOSH BROCKMAN-WEBER HAS BEEN YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL SINCE ABOUT NOVEMBER OCTOBER, AND SAW THIS ITEM IS BACK ON THEIR, HE WAS DOING MONTH TO MONTH SO THIS IS TO HAVE A FULL CONTRACT WITH H
HIM. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?
>> WHAT WAS THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING -- DISCUSSING? IT WILL CONTINUE MONTH TO MONTH?
>> IT'S THE SAME. THE -- THE TIMING, THEY WANT TO
WAIT TILL TRACY. >> OUT OF PURE CURIOSITY THAT WE HAVE TO REAUTHORIZE THIS BECAUSE IT'S A BUDGET ITEM OR IT IS
FOLDED INTO THE BUDGET ANNUALLY? >> BECAUSE THE CONTRACT IS WITH
A FIRM RATHER THAN HIM. >> OKAY.
>> DON'T WORRY JOSH I LIKE YOU. >> I JUST WENT FROM THE FIRM TO
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LEGAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE GENERAL COUNSEL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LEGAL SERVICES TO THE LIBERTY HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
AND AUTHORIZE ITS EXECUTION. >> I WILL SECOND.
>> ITEM 4E DISCUSSION REGARDING DOWNTOWN PROJECT UPDATES.
>> IF I COULD ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD JUST WELCOME YOU AS OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING RIGHT?
>> IT IS. >> WELCOME WE ARE THRILLED TO
HAVE YOU. >> DOWNTOWN PROJECT UPDATES CURRENTLY WE ARE WORKING ON THE TOTAL SCOPE OF THE DIFFERENT BASES OF THE DOWNTOWN PROJECT, THERE'S A LARGE COMPONENT OF RETAIL WITHIN THE PROJECT AND THAT IS MOVING TO A FOUR PART SERIES SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE MEETING EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, WEEKLY IF WE NEED TO BUT BECAUSE THE RETAIL PORTION OF IT IS GOING TO BE PRETTY LARGE WE NOW STARTED, WE WILL START I BELIEVE NEXT WEEK AND MEETING EVERY WEEK FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT JUST THE RETAIL COMPONENT OF THAT BY ITSELF.
THERE'S ALSO SOME CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS THAT ARE BEING REVIEWED
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AND AS PART OF THAT IS A MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMPLEX THE STAFF IS REVIEWING THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE COMPLEX, HOW THAT WORK IS LAID OUT, WHERE THE DEPARTMENTS WILL GO, FIRST FLOOR, SECOND FLOOR, ALL THE THINGS.THE EDC WILL HAVE AN OFFICE SPACE IN THERE AND PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND MOVING FORWARD.
WE WILL DEFINITELY BRING UPDATES AND STUFF AS THAT MOVES ALONG.
THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS TO THIS, AND LIKE I SAID WE ARE MEETING EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS JUST DEPENDING ON HOW OFTEN IT'S NEEDED. STAFF IS ALSO INDIVIDUALLY ASSIGNED FIRM MEETING WITH THE COMPANY DIRECTLY THERE WE ARE FINDING FOR PART OF THE PROJECT IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
WE ARE MEETING AS WELL AND TALKING ABOUT THINGS INTERNALLY.
SO AS THINGS UNFOLD AND WE COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT IT IN A LARGER ASPECT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW.
I'M HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S A BROAD OVERVIEW OF A LOT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWNTOWN, MY OLIVE TWO
WEEKS HERE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
AS A SIGNIFICANT, WE'VE INVESTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EDC FUNDS AND WE ARE A STAKEHOLDER IN DOWNTOWN, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THE NEW RENDERINGS OR PLANS SO WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON WHEN THIS BOARD WILL, I NOTE YOU ARE A PART OF IT BUT IS NOT TIMED YET BUT THIS BOARD TO GIVE INPUT OR SEE PLANS? WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THAT TO
HAPPEN? >> I THINK AS THINGS GET FURTHER ALONG, YOU SIT THERE AND YOU HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT SCHEMATICS AND IT MAY NOT MAKE SENSE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS WHENEVER THEY DON'T MAKE SENSE SO RIGHT NOW STAFF IS LOOKING AT THEM AND REVIEWING WHAT IT IS THAT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE TO BE ABLE TO PICK THE ONE OR TWO THAT ULTIMATELY WILL COME BEFORE THE BOARD AND COUNCIL TO LOOK AT FURTHER AS OPPOSED TO SHOWING YOU TEN DIFFERENT SCHEMATICS -- NO SENSE AT ALL AND WASTING EVERYONE'S TIME.
SO ONCE IT GETS DOWN TO A FINAL SCHEMATIC VIEW OF WHAT MAKES SENSE THEN AT THAT POINT IT WILL COME BACK BEFORE THE BOARD AND
COUNCIL. >> SO IT'LL BE FINALIZED
ESSENTIALLY BEFORE. >> I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE FINALIZED I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT WITHIN THE PROJECT AND BRENDAN AND ROBBIE ARE HERE SO THEY CAN CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG BUT I DON'T SEE THAT THEY WOULD BRING A FINALIZED, HERE IS WHAT WE ARE DOING, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE EXECUTING. I WOULD IMAGINE THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT FROM EVERYBODY'S
STANDPOINT. >> TYPICALLY THIS WAY THIS WORKS YOU'LL CREATE A TEST FIT WHICH IS ONE OR TWO PAGES, IS LIKE A BASIC FOR -- FLOOR PLAN WITH SOME PROGRAMING AND A NARRATIVE AND FROM THERE THAT'S EFFECTIVELY THE POINT IN WHICH YOU'VE HIRED YOUR DESIGN TEAM, THEY WILL DO SCHEMATIC DESIGN AND DESIGN DOCUMENTS AND SEE THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
THAT COULD TAKE ONE TO TWO YEARS OF DESIGN ALONE BEFORE YOU EVEN GET TO CDS WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO GO TO PERMITTING.
I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR INPUT FROM US PROBABLY IN THIS ONCE THEY'VE GOTTEN THE GEOMETRY OF THE BASIC CONCEPT DOWN THEN THEY WOULD COME BACK TO US THE SAME DAY.
WHAT ARE WE MISSING HERE IN TERMS OF DETAILS ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS OR PROGRAMING DETAILS OR OTHER CONCEPTS BUY.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE JUST PROGRAMING RIGHT NOW.
>> I DOUBT THEY'RE EVEN BEYOND PROGRAMING AT THIS POINT.
>> I DON'T MIND LOOKING AT SCHEMATICS, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE SCHEMATICS. WE WOULDN'T COME TO YOU WITH 400 DIFFERENT ONES, YOU WOULD SAY WHICH ONE ARE WE PICKING SO THE
>> IT'S GOING TO GET A BIT FURTHER ALONG, WE HAVE ENGAGEMENT AS PART OF THIS, IT WILL COME TO, IT HAS TO GO TO DRC AND COUNCIL. ONCE WE GET FURTHER ALONG.
WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME FOR YOU TO GO OH SORRY AND THEN YOU HAVE 4 MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> WHAT IS THE FIRST ONE? >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN, AS FAR AS?
>> SCHEMATICS. >> THAT WON'T BE UNTIL AFTER WE ARE DONE WITH THE AREA, WE HAVEN'T EVEN SCOPED THROUGH THE SCHEMATIC WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WENT THROUGH ALL THE MARKET PHASES, YOU HAVE RETAIL PIECE, WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO GO
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THAT'S ALLOWED FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW AND ALSO WHAT MAKES SENSE, WHAT PART NEEDS TO BE BE TOO COMPLEX VERSUS WHAT'SRETAIL. >> WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME TO DO
THAT? >> SD WE ARE LOOKING AT 2027 I CANNOT TELL YOU AN EXACT TIMELINE UNTIL WE HAVE THE PRELIMINARY SQUARED AWAY BY 2027 I THEN OBVIOUSLY AS I GO FURTHER OUT AND BY THE TIME WE'RE GOING TO SEE D HOPEFULLY WE ARE NOT
MAKING ANYTHING. >> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT
WHAT THEIR SCHEDULE WAS. >> WE ALREADY ENGAGED WITH THE CIVIL ENGINEER. THAT'S PHASE ONE RIGHT?
>> IN THE CONTRACT THEY HAVE IT SET SO THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY THE PRIME AND THEN THEIR CIVIL SUB IS ENGAGED ALREADY.
THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT LINED UP PROPERLY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THAT EARLY.
>> ENTITLEMENT. >> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THAT SQUARED AWAY AND IT'S A VERY OLD PART OF TOWN SO THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORICAL RECORDS WE ARE GOING TO FIND THAT MY TEAM ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME ON RIGHT NOW.
>> THE PHASE ONE FROM THAT PROPERTY.
>> I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHEN WE GOT RIGHT OF WAYS.
WE ARE GETTING THERE. BUT THERE IS A LOT OF THAT PIECE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE WE CAN EVEN MOVE ANYWHERE ON IT.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD?
>> THAT WAS IT THANK YOU. >> THIS IS RELATED TO DOWNTOWN, I THINK WE ARE CLOSE ON THE CITY STRATEGIC PLAN ON WHEN WE ARE
GOING TO ALSO SEE THAT? >> THANK YOU.
>> WE CAN DO A BIT OF WIGGLE ROOM ON STRATEGIC PLANS BUT ABBY CAN PIPE IN CHARACTER STRATEGIC PLAN IS GOING BEFORE COUNCIL AT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING. AND SO I DID NOT WANT TO SHARE ANY OF THAT WITH YOU UNTIL IT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL BECAUSE IF THEY MAKE CHANGES IT MADE NO SENSE FOR YOU TO READ THE DOCUMENT PRIOR TO THAT SO ONCE COUNCIL APPROVES THAT I WILL FORWARD IT TO YOU TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT AND REVIEW IT.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN IT THAT PERTAIN TO DOWNTOWN AS WELL AS OTHER ELEMENTS THAT PEOPLE WILL UTILIZE AND A STRATEGIC PLAN IN ACTION FOR US GOING FORWARD AS WELL.
IT'S A GREAT DOCUMENT, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO GET POSTED PROBABLY ALONG WITH THE COUNCIL MEETING SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE EYES ON IT LOOK FOR WHEN THE NEXT COUNCIL AGENDA WILL GET POSTED, SOMETIME TO MORROW. SO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S ALREADY LISTED AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IF YOU WANT A SNEAK PEEK OF THAT. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
AND WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMP PLAN AND A
STRATEGIC PLAN? >> IS TYPICALLY LONGER, IT'S LOOKING OUT MORE IN THE FUTURE AND A STRATEGIC PLAN IS GOING TO GIVE YOU MORE LIKE IN THIS ONE SPECIFIC WAY IT'S 2030 SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY A FOUR TO FIVE-YEAR PLAN SO IT'S GIVING YOU ACTION STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE MAKING THE RIGHT STRIDES YOU NEED TO GET TO THE 2040 TIMELINE.
>> THANK YOU. >> ON THAT NOTE I THINK
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.