Tuesday brought the Council meeting - three major items on the agenda, the first of which was a proclamation declaring January 18th through the 25th "Lakeway Police Department Appreciation Week". Chief Radford was present to accept the proclamation.
Item 6 was a Zoning change for the Laws tract behind the Valero station. After significant discussion, he was awarded the zoning requested, a combination of C-1, C-2, Greenbelt and R-6 with some prohibitions - the vote was unanimous.
Item 7 was a report and presentation by Chessie Zimmerman on proposed discussion of a possible Art's district. It was well accepted by the Council and will move forward. It is a concept of zoning parts of the new "Oaks" area as "Art's" with portions as commercial and residential - here is a full report from Devin.
The other major item was a vote authorizing bonds to purchase the property for Lake Travis Youth Association. The BIG surprise was the low rate we received from Broadway Bank - below market - about 2.4%.
Wednesday morning Chief Todd Radford spoke to the Men's Breakfast Club. He opened the floor and a discussion of many aspects of the Lakeway Police took place - it was an interesting discussion. He also led the group through the web site the police department has developed to disseminate more local police information. Here is a link to their Performance Measures and Statistics page - check it out!
The Men's Breakfast Club meets every Wednesday from about 7 AM until 9 AM at the Lakeway Activity Center and is open to all residents. Lots of exceptional speakers and good information - come by and meet your neighbors next Wednesday.
The Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce Economic Forecast Luncheon was held at the Lakeway Conference Center and Resort Wednesday also. Lots of really good information and a pretty optimistic outlook. It appears the biggest concerns are water and traffic. Growth will continue to increase, last year in the "Lake South" area there were about 1400 homes sold or bought and it looks like that will be about the same this year. Good for the economy, won't help the traffic.
The good news is the allocation of money by TXDOT to get a study done on 620 from 45 North toll road (at Lakeline) to Hwy. 71 (Bee Caves).
From Steve Jones:
IESI has purchased new front-loading garbage trucks for Lakeway. We should see them in action in the coming weeks.
We learned at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon this week that when they are all finished, there will be about 2,000 apartment units in the Bee Cave area. We will have an additional 350 units in The Mansions at Serene Hills. We also heard from Doug Land with Sotheby’s International that the average home price in our area is $488,000.
The City was well represented at this week’s Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce economic forecast event. Mayor DeOme and Councilmembers Taylor, Cox, Haley, Bain, and Brown attended the luncheon. Speakers included Bee Cave Councilmember Kara King, LTISD Superintendent Dr. Brad Lancaster, Doug Land of Sotheby’s, Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty, and me.
Chessie met with a representative from Circle K and the owner of the land on the corner of RM 620 and Debba Drive, where an SUP for a convenience store and fuel station was approved last year. The applicants are working through some challenging issues, including protected trees, related to the site and will likely seek a determination from ZAPCO in the near future.
BDS staff met with representatives from HEB to discuss the first round of comments on their building permit application. Chessie met with Stratus to review progress and address some concerns about the Oaks site.
Chessie scheduled a troubleshooting session for the audio-visual system in the auditorium following recent problems with the speakers.
From the Police Blotter:
• Routine traffic stops resulted in the following charges
o Possession of Marijuana X 1
o Driving while license suspended x 1
o Fleeing Police Officer X 1
o Possession of Controlled Substance X 1
o Lakeway Warrant X 1
o Out if Jurisdiction Warrant X 1
o Possession of Drug Paraphernalia X 2
o Possession of Alcohol by a Minor X 1
1. Officers responded to a Burglary of Habitation on Stone Shadow Cove. The victim’s purse was stolen from her residence. Detectives are following leads in this case and have recovered videos of possible suspects in the neighborhood. They have also recovered stolen property from this case.
2. Officers were called to a Family Disturbance on Duffy Lane, a couple was arguing over terms of their pending divorce. The couple was separated and the husband left the residence to stay with other family.
3. Juveniles were given criminal trespass warnings for the Holiday Inn, after they were found driving a golf cart in the parking lot.
4. Officers responded to the Brookdale Assisted Living on Lohmans Crossing in reference to a deceased person. An 88 year old female was found deceased in her room. Officers worked with the Medical Examiner’s Office to complete the pronouncement and release the body.
5. Detectives are working with CPS investigators in reference to a child medical neglect case, involving truancy issues, along with the child’s welfare.
6. Deer Trapping was completed this week, trapping was done twice with 17 deer being captured for the week.
Chief Radford also reported that our Police Department has been recertified by the Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation for compliance with the Texas Law Enforcement Agency Best Practices Recognition Program. Congratulations to the Department!
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It's looking like we may have another good weekend - I am looking forward to it!
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Joe Bain
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