Lakeway MUD met Wednesday in regular session - here is that agenda. Several items were of particular interest. First they awarded a Certificate to Jacob Beneski for his work to clear an area on MUD property on Lohmans Crossing to mitigate fire danger on their Cedar Tract. Jacob is working toward his Eagle Scout rank - Congratulations Jacob!
They then deliberated on a contract offered by Stratus Properties to purchase their surplus property. Much of this deliberation centered on if they could provide water or sewer and if Water District 17 would release the property to the Lakeway MUD. There were also concerns as to whether they wanted to release the mineral (water) rights under the property. It was determined that more negotiations were needed and Earl Foster was given the go ahead to work with Stratus.
Next item was a request from Mr Foster to amend some of the provisions of the Drought Contingency Plan - this is a very confusing subject to me because most of Water District 17 is and has been on 1 day a week watering, Hurst Creek MUD has few restrictions and the Lakeway MUD's plan say when the Lake is under 750,000 or 600,000 acre feet (depends on which part of the plan you read). That is one issue that Mr. Foster wanted to correct. There was some discussion as to whether this was simply a typo. Mayor DeOme brought this out and convinced the BOD to delay start of 1 day watering until August 1st.
CBC met in regular session Thursday - here is that agenda. Two variance requests were on the agenda and were passed and although I wasn't on site, it appears they did not really meet the City's criteria for a variance. Staff will be looking into this for future deliberations.
The Visitors Commission met this week - here is that agenda. They awarded the branding contract to North Star Destination Strategies. Remember, all of these expenses do not come from your tax dollars, they come from occupancy tax on rooms from the 3 hotels in Lakeway. 50% of the monies collected go into a fund for a new Convention Center - hoped to be located on the Stratus Project between Lohmans and 620. More on this as it occurs.
As you might have noticed, a traffic collision occurred on 620 in Bee Caves in front of the Falcon Head area. One of the vehicles hit a utility pole that broke it and the electrical and Time Warner lines blocked 620 for several hours. It turns out Austin Electric and AT&T were on scene within about an hour of the incident but Time Warner took some time to respond - it tied up traffic until their line could be removed.
Effective 7/15/2013--The Lakeway Police Animal Shelter hours to pick up dogs/cats from LPD is changing to 9am-5pm. If there is a need to release an animal at a different time, the owners MUST contact Animal Protection Officer Andrea Greig beforehand to make arrangements, which will be based on her availability. They can reach her through the LPD administrative line 512-314-7590.
Effective 7/15/2013 – The Lakeway Police Department will NO longer be offering fingerprinting services. DPS offers the service for a fee which can include the electronic printing and a complete Criminal History. In recent months we have had numerous print cards rejected due to the higher standards being put on the prints, which is very difficult for a rolled print to attain. This creates a lot of frustration and delays for the person who needs the prints for work, purchases, travel, and so on. We feel it is easier to refer them to DPS for the electronic printing. Many agencies have stopped offering this service for this same reason. There are two locations in Austin, 7901 Cameron Road, Building 2, Suite 215 OR in Westlake at 1515 Capitol of Texas Highway, Ste. 114. You can call 1-888-467-2080 for more information.
From Dale DeLong:
The asphalt patch on Nautilus Street ended up being a team effort with the Lakeway MUD, Public Works, and the contractor each having a hand in it. Once it was uncovered, we excavated the unstable base down to about 7 feet only to find what we thought was a sewer service line failure. Lakeway MUD took over once we discovered it. After further digging by Lakeway MUD, they determined it was not the sewer line that had collapsed; it was a lot of old scrap pieces of an abandoned pipe and concrete. They filled it with gravel and temporary road base and turned it back over to us. Next week we will dig up the base and fill the void with flowable fill. Once that is dry, we will finish it with some asphalt.
The handrail job on Lakeway Blvd has been started. The contractor informed me yesterday that the panels they had ordered were not the correct size when they went to pick them up. So the project will be delayed until they receive the correct size.
From Troy Anderson:
As a follow-up to the June Council meeting, we did meet with the traffic engineer who’s been contracted to perform the Traffic Impact Analysis for the Abercorn School Expansion / Cardinal Hills Office Park preliminary plan. We discussed the concerns expressed by Council, issues relating to on-site circulation and maneuvering as well as the impact the additional traffic will have on RR 620 and Meadowlark Street. The engineer indicated that he felt he had a good understanding of what was expected and after making a few phone calls, particularly to TXDOT, he would begin preparing a proposal for Staff and Administration to consider.
From Steve Jones:
Chief court clerk Ruth Sandoval reported: “This week I prepared a report to request payments from our Finance Department to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for the 2nd Quarter in the amount of $78,487.51 for State Criminal Costs and Fees. This week we had 101 filed violations. Forty were paid, 21 violations were dismissed after a defensive driving course, and 16 went before the Judge. Today Judge Madison will be conducting a morning docket and we will have 48 defendants.”
Mayor DeOme was interviewed by KEYE this week regarding the city’s desire for long-range highway planning in western Travis County. Next week he will be interviewed by KEYE about the proposed branding project and tourism in our area.
Renee Smith asked Progressive Waste to make a comparison to see if the amount of material recycled by our residents has increase since the start of “single-stream” recycling. Progressive responded that in March, they collected an average of 13.7 pounds per home. In June, after initiating the program, they collected an average of 19 pounds per home. That is about a thirty-nine percent increase in recycled material.
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That's all for now - I'm sure I miss something - more as I find out! Have a GREAT Weekend!
Joe Bain
lakeway@bain.us
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