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Round Rock City Council Packet Briefing - October 22, 2024

City Council — Tuesday, October 22, 2024
BodyRound Rock, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, October 22, 2024
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0:03

Good morning.

0:04

I'll call the 730 packet briefing to order and please call the row.

0:11

Mayor Margan.

0:12

Here.

0:12

Mayor Pro Tim Stevens.

0:14

Here.

0:14

Councilmember Lee?

0:15

Here.

0:16

Councilmember Flores?

0:17

Here.

0:17

Councilmember Fleming.

0:18

Here.

0:19

Councilmember Ortega.

0:20

Here.

0:20

Councilmember Montgomery.

0:22

Here.

0:23

All right.

0:23

D1 consider staff briefings and council member discussion and our questions regarding items on the agenda for Thursday the 24th.

0:31

Anything.

0:32

Oh what?

0:32

Never mind.

0:33

I'm sorry.

0:34

So we have three presentations.

0:35

So do we have any idea on how long the presentations are for biannual survey and parks and rec.

0:43

So biennial survey presentation usually takes about 25 30 minutes, pretty comprehensive, and parks and rec will take however long Rick needs to need to get through it.

0:56

Well, we're not trying to break a record, so you're allowed to have a little more time.

1:00

Joe, on the other hand, you know.

1:04

All right.

1:05

The minutes under approval minutes.

1:08

All right.

1:09

Resolutions.

1:11

G1 resolution board of directors for Brushy Creek.

1:15

Issuing debt, it looks like I'm sorry, I always give you the longest captions.

1:22

So Richard swears this is cut down.

1:24

Well, it's the lawyer that does it.

1:29

Making him discount is right for how long they are.

1:32

So this is this particular item.

1:34

This is our second of three takedowns of the SWIFT money for the BCRUA.

1:40

It'll be on the BCRUA agenda on Wednesday night before we talk about it on Thursday night.

1:46

So we have one more in two years that we'll take down, and that 90.5 million is just spread over the life of as we expect to spend that money.

1:55

You know, that's our big deep water intake.

1:58

Is what most of this money is for, and it'll take till 2027 to finish that.

2:02

So that's why we're taking it down in pieces.

2:04

So the water development board issued the underlying debt earlier this month.

2:09

And uh with their 18% discount on this program, the underlying true interest cost or the tick as we call it uh was 3.12 percent.

2:18

So um this was definitely very good financing for us.

2:22

So happy to answer any questions.

2:25

Any questions?

2:26

Any comments from the BCRA members?

2:28

All right.

2:30

G2 consider resolution.

2:32

Thanks, Susan.

2:33

Consider resolution authorized married executive guaranteed price amendment.

2:42

Good morning, Mayor and Council.

2:44

I'm I'm excited to bring the next uh guaranteed maximum price package to the construction manager at risk agreement between the city and small glass contractor.

2:53

This GMP will include old settler's build-out for the tennis ball courts and pickleball courts.

2:59

The GMP uh for this project is 13,971,898.

3:07

Small glass will construct 17 tennis ball courts and nine pickleball courts with seating and site utilities and various parking lots waiting for focus.

3:36

Okay, what we got right now is um just orientate yourself to the map.

3:39

This is uh Red Bud Lane, and you've got old settlers up there right here where the red circle is, that's where the tennis ball and pickleball courts will be constructed.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Parks and Recreation█████████████████████████████29%
Engineering And Infrastructure████████████████████20%
Planning and Development███████████████████19%
Public Engagement████████████12%
Water And Wastewater Management█████████9%
Community Engagement████4%
Procedural███3%
Public Works██2%
Zoning and Development Code██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Round Rock City Council Packet Briefing

This work session on October 22, 2024, from 7:32 AM to 8:23 AM, was held to review and discuss items on the agenda for the October 24, 2024, City Council meeting. No formal votes were taken; the session served as a briefing for council members to ask questions and receive staff presentations.

Discussion Items

  • G1 – Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) Debt Issuance: Staff presented the second of three takedowns of SWIFT (State Water Implementation Fund for Texas) money for the BCRUA, totaling $90.5 million over the life of the project. The underlying debt was issued by the Texas Water Development Board with an 18% discount, resulting in a true interest cost of 3.12%. The funds are primarily for the deep water intake project, expected to be completed by 2027.

  • G2 – Old Settlers Park Tennis and Pickleball Courts: Staff presented a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) amendment of $13,971,898 for constructing 17 tennis courts and 9 pickleball courts (including two dual-purpose courts) at Old Settlers Park, along with additional parking. Construction is scheduled to start December 2024 and finish November 2025. Council members discussed the demand for pickleball, potential for future expansion, and the need for a reservation or membership system to manage usage. Councilmember Flores noted the current city has 12 tennis courts and no dedicated pickleball courts. Mayor Pro-Tem Stevens raised concerns about equitable access and suggested a model similar to the library system.

  • G3 – Ford Audio-Video Contract: Staff recommended a two-year, $5 million basic trades contract with Ford AV for audio/video components, installation, and maintenance, covering upcoming bond projects including the Multipurpose Center (MPC) and new rec center.

  • G4 – Cutler Repaving Arterial Street Maintenance Contract: Staff recommended a $3.5 million contract with Cutler Repaving for arterial roadway maintenance. The project includes nine arterial streets, with a one-year completion timeline. Councilmember Flores requested a 10-year summary of spending on neighborhood vs. arterial street maintenance.

  • G5 – Type B Board Amendment: Staff presented an amendment to the Type B economic development program, adding $27.5 million to three projects: County Road 112 East (additional $19M, total $54M), Chisholm Trail South (additional $5.5M, total $6.5M, construction planned for 2025), and Gattis School Road Segment 6 (additional $3M, total $27M, bidding fall 2024, completion spring 2027).

  • G6 – Old Settlers Extension Road Construction: Staff recommended a $14.9 million contract with Patent Construction for extending Old Settlers Boulevard from Red Bud Lane to County Road 110, including traffic signals. Construction is expected to be complete by spring 2026. The contract was the lowest of six bids.

  • G7 – Regional Wastewater Plant Interlocal Agreement (ILA) Amendment: Staff presented an amendment to the ILA among Round Rock, Austin, Cedar Park, and Leander for rehabilitation work at the joint wastewater plant on Highway 79. The rehabilitation is separate from the expansion (which is 90% Round Rock, 10% Austin). Round Rock’s share of the rehab costs is 60.7% based on existing capacity. Design is underway; construction is expected to take 3–4 years.

  • H1/H2 – Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Original Zoning for 1.55 Acres at Fairview Drive and Old Settlers Boulevard: Staff presented a request to change the future land use map designation from residential to mixed use and to zone the property as Mixed Use Redevelopment (MUR) small lot district. The property owner seeks to develop a combination of residential and commercial uses. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7-0. Council discussed concerns about deed restrictions (which the city cannot enforce), potential traffic/noise, and the lack of specific development plans. Staff noted the property is on an arterial corridor and benefits from higher-density development.

  • H3 – Ethics Ordinance Technical Amendment: Staff presented a clean-up amendment to the ethics ordinance, removing the list of individual departments and instead referencing a section of the code that already lists all departments. This corrects the omission of a newer department in the definition of "city official."

Key Outcomes

  • No formal decisions were made; all items were briefed for the October 24 City Council meeting.
  • Council members provided direction and asked questions on several items, including requests for data on street maintenance spending (G4) and a review of a reservation system for pickleball courts (G2).
  • The item on the comprehensive plan amendment (H1/H2) will be acted upon at the October 24 meeting, including a public hearing.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. I'll call the 730 packet briefing to order and please call the row. Mayor Margan. Here. Mayor Pro Tim Stevens. Here. Councilmember Lee? Here. Councilmember Flores? Here. Councilmember Fleming. Here. Councilmember Ortega. Here. Councilmember Montgomery. Here. All right. D1 consider staff briefings and council member discussion and our questions regarding items on the agenda for Thursday the 24th. Anything. Oh what? Never mind. I'm sorry. So we have three presentations. So do we have any idea on how long the presentations are for biannual survey and parks and rec. So biennial survey presentation usually takes about 25 30 minutes, pretty comprehensive, and parks and rec will take however long Rick needs to need to get through it. Well, we're not trying to break a record, so you're allowed to have a little more time. Joe, on the other hand, you know. All right. The minutes under approval minutes. All right. Resolutions. G1 resolution board of directors for Brushy Creek. Issuing debt, it looks like I'm sorry, I always give you the longest captions. So Richard swears this is cut down. Well, it's the lawyer that does it. Making him discount is right for how long they are. So this is this particular item. This is our second of three takedowns of the SWIFT money for the BCRUA. It'll be on the BCRUA agenda on Wednesday night before we talk about it on Thursday night. So we have one more in two years that we'll take down, and that 90.5 million is just spread over the life of as we expect to spend that money. You know, that's our big deep water intake. Is what most of this money is for, and it'll take till 2027 to finish that. So that's why we're taking it down in pieces. So the water development board issued the underlying debt earlier this month. And uh with their 18% discount on this program, the underlying true interest cost or the tick as we call it uh was 3.12 percent. So um this was definitely very good financing for us. So happy to answer any questions. Any questions? Any comments from the BCRA members? All right.

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