City Council Meeting Summary - January 13, 2026
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City Council Meeting Summary - January 13, 2026
The City Council convened on January 13, 2026, to discuss and vote on two Single Species Coordination Permit-Habitat Conservation Plan (SCP-HCP) applications for future development projects involving Microsoft Corporation and Pedcor Investments LLC. The meeting also included the approval of the minutes from the December 9th meeting. No public comments were received. The Council unanimously approved both conservation applications and the meeting minutes before adjourning.
Consent Calendar
- No routine approvals or unanimous actions were listed as separate consent agenda items; all actions were handled as discussion items or via specific motions.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Public Record: No public comments or testimony were received during this meeting.
Discussion Items
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SCP-HCP Application for Microsoft Corporation (Item 1):
- Proposal: Microsoft Corporation seeks enrollment in the SCP-HCP for a 79.98-acre project located in Council District 6 at the intersection of Petrenko Road and Military Drive. The project involves zero acres of Golden-Cheeked Warbler (GCW) habitat and zero acres of Black-Capped Vireo (BCV) habitat, resulting in no required conservation credits. The area overlaps CARSO 3 (78.62 acres) and CARSO 4 (1.36 acres).
- Fees: The applicant has paid a $2,500 application fee. Full mitigation fees totaling $86,482 (comprising a $78,620 CARSO 3/4 participation fee and a $7,862 administration fee) are required prior to enrollment completion.
- Staff Position: The Senior Planner, Riley Bosiger, recommended approval.
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SCP-HCP Application for Pedcor Investments LLC (Item 2):
- Proposal: Pedcor Investments LLC seeks enrollment in the SCP-HCP for a 19.313-acre project located in Council District 9 south of U.S. 281 and South Breeze Street. The project area contains 11.94 acres of GCW habitat within the property and 23.53 acres of GCW habitat within 300 feet, requiring a total of 36 GCW conservation credits. The area does not contain BCV habitat. The entire 19.313 acres are located within CARSO 1.
- Fees: The applicant has paid a $2,500 application fee. Full mitigation fees totaling $388,044.30 (comprising $288,000 for GCW credits, $19,313 for CARSO 1 and 2 participation, and $30,731.30 for administration) are required prior to enrollment completion.
- Staff Position: The Senior Planner, Riley Bosiger, recommended approval.
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Approval of Minutes (Item 3):
- Proposal: The Council reviewed the minutes from the December 9th meeting.
- Observations: A committee member noted that the minutes utilized a new format updated by PrimeGub over the break, expressing preference for the new structure which provides a summary of events.
- Correction Requests: No corrections to the December 9th minutes were proposed or requested.
Key Outcomes
- Microsoft Corporation Application: Passed by a roll call vote of 6 Aye (McLamry, Simper, Brock, Garcia, Nino, Sparrow). The application was approved contingent on the payment of the $86,482 mitigation fee.
- Pedcor Investments LLC Application: Passed by a roll call vote of 6 Aye (Garcia, McLamry, Brock, Simper, Nino, Sparrow). The application was approved contingent on the payment of the $388,044.30 mitigation fee.
- Minutes Approval: The minutes from the December 9th meeting were approved via voice vote (Ayes having it).
- Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 3:37.
Meeting Transcript
Right. All right. I've got 330. Can we go ahead and call the meeting to order? Uh let's go ahead and start with roll, please. Committee member Brock. Present. Committee member Garcia. Committee member Garcia. Garcia, you need to unmute your microphone. Committee member Garcia. Can you hear us? I'll come back. Committee member Simper. Present. Committee member McLamry. I'm present. Committee member Nino. Committee member Nino. Present. Chair Sparrow. Present. A quorum is present. All right. Do we have any public comment today? No public comment. Okay. Can we move on to agenda item number one? Good afternoon. My name is Riley Bosiger, Senior Planner with Development Services. Item number one is discussion and possible action on SCP-HCP application for Microsoft Corporation application number ending in 14, located at the intersection of Petrenko Road and Military Drive. The project is located within Council District 6. The owner is the Microsoft Corporation. The consultant is Pape Austin Engineers, and the property is 79.98 acres. Microsoft Corporation is considering the future development of the project area. As such, the applicant wishes to enroll in the SCP-HCP to mitigate impacts to the SCP-HCP covered species from the development activities. The project area includes zero acres of golden-cheeked warbler G CW habitat within the project area and zero acres of GCW habitat within 300 feet of the project area. The project area will require a total of zero GCW conservation credits. The project area does not have any black cap Virio BCV habitat and will not require any BCV conservation credits. The project area is located over CARSO 3 and CARSone 4. A total of 78.62 acres occurs within CARSone 3, and a total of 1.36 acres occurs over CARCSone 4B. The project area is not located within any critical habitat units, nor is it within 750 feet of an occupied feature. Participation in the SCP HCP for this application will require the following: a car zone three and four participation fee of 78,620 and a planned administration fee of 7,862. The applicant has paid the $2,500 application fee. The applicant will be required to pay the full mitigation fee of $86,482 prior to completing enrollment in the plan. Staff recommends approval and our biologist is on the call to answer any questions. Okay, thank you very much. Do we have any questions online? Hearing none. Any question any questions in the room?
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