TIRZ No. 1 & No. 2 Board Regular Meeting

TIRZ No. 1 & No. 2 Board Regular Meeting Dripping Springs City Hall 511 Mercer Street - Dripping Springs, Texas Monday, April 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM MINUTES CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL With a quorum of board members present, Chair Thomas called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. Board Members Place 1 Ryan Thomas, Chair Place 3 Taline Manassian, Vice Chair (arrived at 4:03 p.m.) Place 2 Jessy Milner (arrived at 4:07 p.m.) Place 4 Miles Mathews Place 5 Missy Atwood Place 6 Susan Kimball Place 7 Walt Smith (arrived at 4:03 p.m.) Advisory Member Bob Richardson (absent) Staff, Consultants & Appointed/Elected Officials City Administrator Michelle Fischer Deputy City Administrator Shawn Cox Deputy City Attorney Laura Mueller City Secretary Diana Boone City Engineer Chad Gilpin Planning Director Tory Carpenter HDR Project Engineer Leslie Pollack TIRZ Project Manager Keenan Smith, AIA TIRZ Administrator Andrea Barnes PRESENTATION OF CITIZENS A member of the public that wishes to address the Board on any issue, regardless of whether it is posted on this agenda, may do so during Presentation of Citizens. It is the request of the Board that individuals wishing to speak on agenda items with a public hearing hold their comments until the item is being considered. Individuals are allowed two (2) minutes each to speak regarding issues not on the agenda and two (2) minutes per item on the agenda and may not cede or pool time. Those requiring the assistance of a translator will be allowed additional time to speak. Individuals are not required to sign in; however, it is encouraged. Individuals that wish to share documents with the Board must present the documents to the City Secretary or City Attorney providing at least eight (8) copies; if eight (8) copies are not provided, the Board will receive the documents the following day. Audio Video presentations will not be accepted during Presentation of Citizens. By law no action shall be taken during Presentation of Citizens; however, the Chair may provide a statement of specific factual information, recitation of existing policy, or direction or referral to staff. No one spoke during the Presentation of Citizens. MINUTES 1. Consider approval of the March 9, 2026 TIRZ No.1 & No.2 Board Regular Meeting Minutes. Vice Chair Manassian and Board Member Smith arrived as this item was being discussed. A motion was made by Board Member Mathews and seconded by Chair Thomas, to approve the March 9, 2026 meeting minutes. The motion to approve carried 4 to 0, with 2 abstentions by Board Members Kimball and Atwood. BUSINESS AGENDA 2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the Q1 2026 TIRZ Administrator's Quarterly Report. Presenter: Andrea Barnes, P3 Works Board Member Milner arrived as this item was being presented. A motion was made by Board Member Smith and seconded by Board Member Kimball, to accept the Quarterly Report with some suggested revisions such as including budget estimates for each TIRZ No.1 and TIRZ No.2 and to add a table that reflects the TIRZ contribution to the Downtown Restroom Project. The motion carried unanimously 7 to 0. 3. Update regarding TIRZ Priority Project - Stephenson School Building and Parking Lot Project. Keenan Smith, TIRZ Project Manager and Garrett Osborne, Project Manager. This update was presented by TIRZ Project Manager Keenan Smith. No action was taken. Report is in the agenda packet, available on the City website. 4. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding TIRZ Priority Project - Old Fitzhugh Road Improvement Project. Leslie Pollack, Project Engineer; Chad Gilpin, City Engineeer; and Aniz Alani, City Attorney. This item was presented by HDR Project Manager Leslie Pollack. a. Request for Bids Package b. Schedule c. Project Funding d. Temporary Construction Easements A motion was made by Vice Chair Manassian and seconded by Board Member Mathews, to approve a recommendation to City Council to move forward with bid solicitation. The motion carried 6 to 0, with 1 recusal by Board Member Atwood.  5. Update regarding TIRZ Priority Project - Mercer Street Paseo Project. Keenan Smith, TIRZ Project Manager. This update was presented by TIRZ Project Manager Keenan Smith. No action was taken. Report is in the agenda packet, available on the City website. a. Plans, Specifications, and Estimate Schedule b. City Council April 7th Update c. Funding & Implementation 6. Discussion and possible action regarding proposed Amendments to TIRZ No.1 & No. 2 Project Plans and Boundaries, and committee appointments. This item was presented by City Administrator Michelle Fischer and Deputy City Attorney Laura Mueller. Chair Thomas appointed himself, Vice Chair Manassian, and Board Members Smith to the TIRZ Projects Committee. 7. Discussion and possible action regarding the TIRZ No.1 & No.2 Board Fiscal Year 2027 budget recommendation and budget committee appointments. This item was presented by Deputy City Administrator Shawn Cox. Chair Thomas appointed himself, and Board Members Smith and Milner to the TIRZ Budget Committee. CLOSED SESSION A motion was made by Vice Chair Manassian and seconded by Board Member Mathews, to go into Closed Session for item 8, under Sections 551.071 and 551.072. The motion carried unanimously 7 to 0. Closed Session began at 5:04 p.m. The Board has the right to adjourn into closed session on any item on this agenda and at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any matter as authorized by law or by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation With Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberation Regarding Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberation Regarding Prospective Gifts), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits), 551.0761 (Deliberation Regarding Critical Infrastructure Facility), and 551.087 (Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations), and 551.089 (Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits). Any final action or vote on any Closed Session item will be taken in Open Session. 8. Consultation with attorney and deliberation regarding real property for parcels involved in TIRZ Priority Projects including Old Fitzhugh Road, Town Center, Stephenson Building, and other strategic real property acquisitions related to TIRZ  Priority Projects. (551.071, Consultation with Attorney; 551.072, Deliberation Regarding Real Property). Closed Session ended at 5:17 p.m. ADJOURN A motion was made by Vice Chair Manassian and seconded by Board Member Kimball, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously 7 to 0. The meeting was adjourned at 5:17 p.m.