City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingDripping Springs, TX · May 17, 2016
Minutes
City Council Meeting Minutes
A regular meeting of the City of Dripping Springs City Council was held Tuesday, May 17, 2016, beginning at
6:00 PM at City Hall, 511 Mercer Street, Dripping Springs, Texas.
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL - 6:00 p.m.
Mayor & City Council Members/Board of Adjustment
Mayor Todd Purcell
Mayor Pro Tem Bill Foulds
Council Member Santos Alba
Council Member Charles Busbey
Council Member Wade King
Council Member John Kroll
City Staff/Appointed Officials
City Administrator Michelle Fischer
Deputy City Administrator Ginger Faught
Director of Public Works and Development Rick Coneway
City Secretary Kerri Craig
Mayor Pro Tem Bill Foulds calls the meeting to order at 6:00pm. All present except Mayor Todd
Purcell, Director of Public Works and Development Rick Coneway. Also present are Planning
Consultant Anjali Naini, DSRP Manager Lynne Dickinson and Special Counsel Dottie Palumbo.
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The City Council for the City of Dripping Springs has the right to adjourn into executive session
at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any matter as authorized by Texas
Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about
Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel
Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), and 551.086 (Economic
Development).
A. Consultation with City Attorney Regarding Allocation of Wastewater Capacities and Potential
Alternatives and Options to Currently Planned Wastewater Discharge Permitting Plans,
Including Potential Additional Area Needed to Meet Wastewater Service Needs (551.071
Consultation with Attorney and 551:072 Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real
Property)
B. Consultation with City Attorney Regarding Legal Matters Regarding Planned Development
District Number 5 Agreement for the Heritage Subdivision (551.071 Consultation with City
Attorney)
C. Consultation with City Attorney Regarding Legal Requirements and Procedures for the
Creation of a Public Improvement District (PID) to finance improvements benefiting the
Heritage Subdivision. (551.071 Consultation with City Attorney)
Convened to executive session at 7:21pm. Present: Mayor Pro Tem Bill Foulds, Council
Member Santos Alba, Council Member Charles Busbey, Council Member Wade King,
Council Member John Kroll, City Administrator Michelle Fischer, Deputy City Administrator
Ginger Faught, Planning Consultant Anjali Naini, Special Counsel Dottie Palumbo, and City
Attorney Alan Bojorquez. Reconvened to the regular meeting at 7:50pm.
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Council Member Wade King leads the Pledge of Allegiance.
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IV. PRESENTATION OF CITIZENS
Floor open to discussion on any subject. No action may be taken by law. Citizens wishing to
speak shall do so after being recognized by the Mayor. The Mayor and City Council may
establish a time limit as necessary. - No one speaks.
V. CONSENT ITEMS
The following items are anticipated to require little or no individualized discussion due to their
nature being clerical, ministerial, mundane or routine. In an effort to enhance the efficiency of
City Council meetings, it is intended that these items will be acted upon by the City Council with
a single motion because no public hearing or determination is necessary. However, a City
Council Member or citizen may request separate deliberation for a specific item, in which event
those items will be removed from the consent agenda prior to the City Council voting on the
consent agenda as a collective, singular item. Prior to voting on the consent agenda, the City
Council may add additional items that are listed elsewhere on the same agenda.
A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes, May 10, 2016
B. Approval of Co-Sponsorship Agreement between the City of Dripping Springs and Helping
Hands for the 19th Annual Empty Bowls Project (Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Bill Foulds)
C. Approval of Co-Sponsorship Agreement between the City of Dripping Springs and the Henly
Volunteer Fire Department for the Annual Henly VFW BBQ (Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Bill
Foulds)
D. Approval of Joint Use Agreement for Multi-Use Trails between the City of Dripping Springs
and the Dripping Springs Mountain Bike Team (Sponsor: Council Member Wade King)
E. Approval of Ordinance 1510.93: An Ordinance of the City of Dripping Springs Amending
Chapter 16, Article 16.02, Division 2 of the Dripping springs Code of Ordinances:Amending
Park Rules to Provide, Protect and Preserve the City's Park Systems: to provide clarification
of Trail Uses, Closing Hours, and Operation of Motor Vehicles; and Providing for the
Following: Findings of Fact; Enactment; Repealer; Severability; Criminal Fines Not To
Exceed $500 Per Offense; Codification; Effective Date; and Proper Notice and Meeting
(Sponsor: Council Member Wade King)
F. Approval of Resolution 2016-35: Approval of Construction Bond for Parkland Improvements,
Retreat at Dripping Springs, Lot 1 Burrows Subdivision
G. Approval of Resolution 2016-36: Approval of Maintenance and Warranty Bond for Water and
Wastewater Improvements, Retreat at Dripping Springs, Lot 1 Burrows Subdivision
H. Approval of Changing Title of the City of Dripping Springs "Emergency Management
Coordinator" to "Emergency Planning Coordinator"
Council Member Santos Alba motions to approve consent items. Council Member Charles
Busbey seconds. VOTE: 4-0-1 in favor, Council Member Santos Alba abstains on item A
because he was not present at that meeting, motion passes.
VI. BUSINESS
Consideration and Possible Action On:
A. Presentation on Proposed Ordinance No. 1220.124 Regarding a zoning request and ordinance
enacting Planned Development District (PDD) # 5, commonly known as “Heritage
Subdivision.” The area is approximately 189 acres, generally bounded by Ranch Road 12 near
the northeast perimeter of the property; Old Fitzhugh Road near the eastern perimeter; Walnut
Springs Elementary School in the southwestern corner; Dripping Springs Youth
Sports Association Fields near the southwest perimeter; Dripping Springs High School along
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the western perimeter; and in close proximity to Springlake Drive at the northern perimeter.
SLF IV-Dripping Springs JV, L.P. and BobWhite Investements, LP, Applicant
1. Presentation – Michelle Lynch
2. Staff Report (Anjali Naini) – Planning Consultant Anjali Naini, report on file. No action
taken.
B. Presentation on Proposed Heritage Subdivision Public Improvement District, consisting
of approximately 189 acres, generally bounded by Ranch Road 12 near the northeast
perimeter of the property; Old Fitzhugh Road near the eastern perimeter; Walnut
Springs Elementary School in the southwestern corner; Dripping Springs Youth
Sports Association Fields near the southwest perimeter; Dripping Springs High School along
the western perimeter; and in close proximity to Springlake Drive at the northern perimeter.
SLF IV-Dripping Springs JV, L.P. and BobWhite Investements, LP, Applicant – No action
taken.
C. Approval of Petition for Annexation for Heritage project, that being approximately 189 acres
located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Dripping Springs, in Hays County, Texas,
commonly known as “Heritage Subdivision” and as more particularly identified in the list
below, and commencement of the public notice and hearing process.
34.247 acres in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415, Hays County, Texas, being a portion
of a 34.29 acre tract conveyed to John Marcus Baird by deed dated January 13, 1993 and
recorded in Volume 971, Page 116 of the deed of records of Hays County, Texas.
50.206 acres in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415, Hays County, Texas, being a portion
of a tract called the East Part of 152.47 acres conveyed to John Marcus Baird by general
warranty deed dated May 9, 1978 and recorded in Volume 310, Page 718 of the deed of
records of Hays County, Texas, same being a portion of a 152.47 acre tract conveyed to Edna
Earl Baird by deed dated February 19, 1937 and recorded in Volume 154, Page 59 of the deed
of records of Hays County, Texas.
94.695 acres (approx. 4,124,910 sq. ft.) in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415, Hays
County, Texas, being a portion of a 119.7 acre tract conveyed to Nelson M. Davidson and
Doris Breed Davidson by deed dated June 23, 1952 and recorded in Volume 154, Page 290 of
the deed of records of Hays County, Texas, and being a portion of Tract 1, P.I. Turner
Subdivision, a subdivision of record in Volume 133, Page 444 of the deed of records of Hays
County, Texas.
8.119 acres (approx. 353,664 sq. ft.) in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415, Hays County,
Texas, being a portion of a 9.008 acre tract conveyed to Mickey Davidson Kroll, Nelson M.
Davidson, Jr., and wife Barbara Watkins Davidson by warranty deed with vendors lien dated
November 7, 2002 and recorded in Volume 2102, Page 453 of the official public records of
Hays County, Texas, and being a portion of Tract 1, P.I. Turner Subdivision, a subdivision of
record in Volume 133, Page 444 of the deed of records of Hays County, Texas.
1.676 acres (approx. 73,006 sq. ft.) in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415, Hays County,
Texas, being a portion of a 119.7 acre tract conveyed to Nelson M. Davidson and Doris Breed
Davidson by deed dated June 23, 1952 and recorded in Volume 154, Page 290 of the deed of
records of Hays County, Texas, and being a portion of Tract 1, P.I. Turner Subdivision, a
subdivision of record in Volume 133, Page 444 of the deed records of Hays County, Texas.
1. Staff Report (Anjali Naini) – Planning Consultant Anjali Naini, report on file.
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2. Public Hearing – No one speaks.
3. Acceptance of Petition – Council Member Charles Busbey motions to accept the petition
and approve the timeline. Mayor Pro Tem Bill Foulds seconds. VOTE: 3-1-1 in favor,
Council Member Wade King votes Nay, Council Member John Kroll abstains, motion
passes.
D. Purchase of Fans from Macro-Air for the Concession Area at Dripping Springs Ranch Park
(Sponsor: Council Member Wade King) – DSRP Manager Lynne Dickinson, report on file.
Staff recommends approval. Mayor Pro Tem Bill Foulds motions to approve the purchase
according to staff’s recommendation subject to the City Attorney’s advice on which funds to
use for the purchase. Council Member Charles Busbey seconds. VOTE: 5-0 in favor, motion
passes.
E. Preview of City Hall Space Management and Remodel Plan – No action taken.
VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Regular Emergency Management Commission Meeting, May 19, 2016 at 5:00pm
B. Regular Transportation Committee Meeting, May 23, 2016 at 3:30pm
C. Regular Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, May 24, 2016 at 7:00pm
D. Regular Economic Development Committee Meeting, May 25, 2016 at 4:00pm
E. Regular Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, June 6, 2016 at 6:30pm
F. Regular Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, June 13, 2016 at 6:00pm
G. Regular Farmers Market Association Board Meeting, June 14, 2016 at 10:00am
H. Regular City Council Meeting, June 14, 2016 at 7:00pm
VIII. ADJOURN - Council Member John Kroll motions to adjourn the meeting. Council Member
Santos Alba seconds. VOTE: 5-0 in favor, motion passes. Meeting adjourns at 8:50pm.
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Agenda
City of Dripping Springs
City Council & Board of Adjustment Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, May 17,2016 at 6:00 PM
City Hall,511 Mercer Street, Dripping Springs, Texas
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL - 6:00p.m.
Mayor & City Coimcil Members/Board of Adjustment
Mayor Todd Purcell
Mayor Pro Tern Bill Foulds
Council Member Santos Alba
Council Member Charles Busbey
Coimcil Member Wade King
Council Member John Kroll
City StaffsAppointed Officials
City Administrator Michelle Fischer
Deputy City Administrator Ginger Faught
Director ofPublic Works and Deyelopment Rick Coneway
City Secretary Kerri Craig
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The City Councilfor the City ofDripping Springs has the right to adjourn into executive
session at any time during the course ofthis meeting to discuss any matter as authorized by
Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072
(Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073(Deliberations about Gifts and Donations),
551.074(Personnel Matters), 551.076(Deliberations about Security Devices), and 551.086
(Economic Development).
A. Consultation with City Attorney Regarding Allocation of Wastewater Capacities and
Potential Altematiyes and Options to Currently Planned Wastewater Discharge Permitting
Plans, Including Potential Additional Area Needed to Meet Wastewater Seryice
Needs(551.071 Consultation with Attorney and 551:072 Purchase, Exchange, Lease or
Value ofReal Property)
B. Consultation with City Attorney Regarding Legal Matters Regarding Planned
Deyelopment District Number 5 Agreement for the Heritage Subdiyision (551.071
Consultation with City Attorney)
C. Consultation with City Attorney Regarding Legal Requirements and Procedures for the
Creation of a Public Improyement District(PID)to finance improyements benefiting the
Heritage Subdiyision.(551.071 Consultation with City Attorney)
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. PRESENTATION OF CITIZENS
Floor open to discussion on any subject. No action may be taken by law. Citizens wishing to
speak shall do so after being recognized by the Mayor. The Mayor and City Council may
establish a time limit as necessary.
V. CONSENT ITEMS
Thefollowing items are anticipated to require little or no individualized discussion due to
their nature being clerical, ministerial, mundane or routine. In an effort to enhance the
efficiency ofCity Council meetings, it is intended that these items will be acted upon by the
City Council with a single motion because no public hearing or determination is necessary.
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However, a City Council Member or citizen may request separate deliberationfor a specific
item, in which event those items will be removedfrom the consent agenda prior to the City
Council voting on the consent agenda as a collective, singular item. Prior to voting on the
consent agenda, the City Council may add additional items that are listed elsewhere on the
same agenda.
A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes, May 10,2016
B. Approval of Co-Sponsorship Agreement between the City of Dripping Springs and
Helping Hands for the 19th Annual Empty Bowls Project(Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Bill
Foulds)
C. Approval of Co-Sponsorship Agreement between the City of Dripping Springs and the
Henly Volunteer Fire Department for the Annual Henly VFW BBQ (Sponsor: Mayor Pro
Tem Bill Foulds)
D. Approval of Joint Use Agreement for Multi-Use Trails between the City of Dripping
Springs and the Dripping Springs Moimtain Bike Team (Sponsor: Council Member Wade
King)
E. Approval of Ordinance 1510.93: An Ordinance ofthe City of Dripping Springs
Amending Chapter 16, Article 16.02, Division 2 ofthe Dripping springs Code of
OrdinancesrAmending Park Rules to Provide, Protect and Preserve the City's Park
Systems: to provide clarification of Trail Uses, Closing Hours, and Operation of Motor
Vehicles; and Providing for the Following: Findings of Fact; Enactment; Repealer;
Severability; Criminal Fines Not To Exceed $500 Per Offense; Codification; Effective
Date; and Proper Notice and Meeting (Sponsor: Council Member Wade King)
F. Approval of Resolution 2016-35: Approval of Construction Bond for Parkland
Improvements, Retreat at Dripping Springs, Lot 1 Burrows Subdivision
G. Approval of Resolution 2016-36: Approval of Maintenance and Warranty Bond for Water
and Wastewater Improvements, Retreat at Dripping Springs, Lot 1 Burrows Subdivision
H. Approval of Changing Title ofthe City of Dripping Springs "Emergency Management
Coordinator" to "Emergency Planning Coordinator"
VI. BUSINESS
Consideration and Possible Action On:
A. Presentation on Proposed Ordinance No. 1220.124 Regarding a zoning request and
ordinance enacting Planned Development District(PDD)# 5,commonly Imown as
"Heritage Subdivision." The area is approximately 189 acres, generally bovmded by
Ranch Road 12 near the northeast perimeter ofthe property; Old Fitzhugh Road near the
eastern perimeter; Walnut Springs Elementary School in the southwestern comer;
Dripping Springs Youth Sports Association Fields near the southwest perimeter; Dripping
Springs High School along the westem perimeter; and in close proximity to Springlake
Drive at the northern perimeter. SLF IV-Dripping Springs JV, L.P. and Bob White
Investements, LP, Applicant
1. Presentation
2. Staff Report(Anjali Naini)
B. Presentation on Proposed Heritage Subdivision Public Improvement District, consisting
of approximately 189 acres, generally bounded by Ranch Road 12 near the northeast
perimeter ofthe property; Old Fitzhugh Road near the eastem perimeter; Walnut
Springs Elementary School in the southwestem comer; Dripping Springs Youth
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Sports Association Fields near the southwest perimeter; Dripping Springs High
School along the western perimeter; and in close proximity to Springlake Drive at
the northern perimeter. SLF IV-Dripping Springs JV, L.P. and BobWhite Investements,
LP, Applicant
C. Approval ofPetition for Annexation for Heritage project, that being approximately 189
acres located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Dripping Springs, in Hays Coimty,
Texas, commonly known as "Heritage Subdivision" and as more particularly identified in
the list below, and commencement ofthe public notice and hearing process.
34.247 acres in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415, Hays County, Texas, being a
portion of a 34.29 acre tract conveyed to John Marcus Baird by deed dated January 13,
1993 and recorded in Volume 971,Page 116 ofthe deed ofrecords of Hays County,
Texas.
50.206 acres in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415, Hays County, Texas, being a
portion of a tract called the East Part of 152.47 acres conveyed to John Marcus Baird by
general warranty deed dated May 9,1978 and recorded in Volume 310,Page 718 ofthe
deed ofrecords of Hays Coimty, Texas,same being a portion ofa 152.47 acre tract
conveyed to Edna Earl Baird by deed dated February 19,1937 and recorded in Volume
154,Page 59 ofthe deed ofrecords of Hays County, Texas.
94.695 acres(approx. 4,124,910 sq. ft.) in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415, Hays
County, Texas, being a portion of a 119.7 acre tract conveyed to Nelson M.Davidson and
Doris Breed Davidson by deed dated June 23,1952 and recorded in Volume 154,Page
290 ofthe deed ofrecords of Hays County, Texas, and being a portion of Tract 1, P.I.
Turner Subdivision, a subdivision ofrecord in Volume 133,Page 444 ofthe deed of
records of Hays County, Texas.
8.119 acres(approx. 353,664 sq. ft.)in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415, Hays
County, Texas, being a portion ofa 9.008 acre tract conveyed to Mickey Davidson Kroll,
Nelson M.Davidson, Jr., and wife Barbara Watkins Davidson by warranty deed with
vendors lien dated November 7,2002 and recorded in Volume 2102,Page 453 ofthe
official public records of Hays County, Texas, and being a portion of Tract 1, P.I. Turner
Subdivision, a subdivision ofrecord in Volume 133,Page 444 ofthe deed ofrecords of
Hays County, Texas.
1.676 acres(approx. 73,006 sq. ft.)in the Philip Smith Survey, Abstract 415,Hays
County, Texas, being a portion ofa 119.7 acre tract conveyed to Nelson M.Davidson and
Doris Breed Davidson by deed dated June 23,1952 and recorded in Volume 154,Page
290 ofthe deed ofrecords of Hays County, Texas, and being a portion of Tract 1, P.I.
Turner Subdivision, a subdivision ofrecord in Volume 133,Page 444 ofthe deed records
of Hays County, Texas.
1. Staff Report(Anjali Naini)
2. Public Hearing
3. Acceptance ofPetition
D. Purchase of Fans from Macro-Air for the Concession Area at Dripping Springs Ranch
Park (Sponsor: Council Member Wade King)
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E. Preview of City Hall Space Management and Remodel Plan
VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Regular Emergency Management Commission Meeting, May 19, 2016 at 5:00pm
B. Regular Transportation Committee Meeting, May 23, 2016 at 3:30pm
C. Regular Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, May 24,2016 at 7:00pm
D. Regular Economic Development Committee Meeting, May 25,2016 at 4:00pm
E. Regular Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, June 6,2016 at 6:30pm
F. Regular Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, June 13, 2016 at 6:00pm
G. Regular Farmers Market Association Board Meeting, June 14, 2016 at 10:00am
H. Regular City Coimcil Meeting, June 14, 2016 at 7:00pm
VIII. ADJOURN
All agenda items listed above are eligiblefor discussion and action unless otherwise specifically noted. Notice is
posted in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes, Annotated. I certify that the above
notice ofmeeting was posted at City ofDripping Springs City Hall and website, wrww.citvofdrippinssprinss.com on
the 13y ofMay, 2016 at 5 o'clock PM.
Kerri Craig, City
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