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What the council voted on (outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript):

• Consent agenda (items 5a–5e): Council approved ordinances on second reading that included a specific use permit for a lounge within the downtown district overlay and a rezoning of approximately 2.509 acres at 18801 Weiss Lane (Weiss Retail Center). The consent vote was recorded as \"Motion carried.\" (No roll‑call tallies were provided in the transcript.)

• Mobility master plan (item 6a): Council held a public hearing and approved on first reading an ordinance to adopt the Pflugerville Forward Mobility Master Plan. The approval included direction to staff and the plan consultant to revise cross‑section options, supply clearer implementation language and return for a second reading with cost clarifications. (Motion carried on first reading; roll‑call not specified.)

• Budget amendment — FY25 second amendment (item 7a): Council approved a general‑fund amendment that increases revenue and expenditures for FY25 by amounts described by staff. The amendment included insurance claim receipts, carryover facility maintenance and other adjustments; city finance staff said the net variance would be covered from fund balance. The motion passed and is recorded as carried in the transcript.

• Emergency medical services request (item 7c): Council authorized an action to transmit a formal request to Travis County for the county to fund the difference (delta) between the city’s current EMS contract cost and the amount the county would pay under a possible arrangement with ESD No. 2. The motion directed staff to prepare and send the county request and came after council discussion about contractual details and the need for a written request the county can consider. The motion carried.

• Executive session: The council convened in executive session on real property and attorney consultation matters; no final action was reported coming out of closed session.

Notes: The transcript records “Motion carried” for multiple items but does not provide detailed roll‑call tallies or names of makers/seconders for every motion. Where a named mover/ seconder was not audible in the record, votes are reported as carried/approved per the transcript. Council directed staff to return for follow‑up where specific items require additional information (mobility plan cross‑sections; budget and CIP clarifications; EMS financial detail).

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At a presentation to council, Director of Development Engineering Robin Mika summarized development‑review activity over the previous year: the department reviewed 21 public improvement plans (water, streets, wastewater and drainage), handled 15 development agreements and processed multiple site development and disturbance permits. Mika said the city’s floodplain administrator reviews floodplain development applications and coordinates with FEMA and the Texas Water Development Board; she also said Atlas 14 flood mapping increased mapped floodplain areas and that the city no longer permits new structures in floodplain areas.

Mika noted a number of active projects and subdivisions, including Long Point Industrial (awaiting a TxDOT driveway/donation agreement), Lakeside Meadows and Meadowlark Preserve. She told council a roadway impact‑fee study is underway and said consultants will present a draft with maximum assessable fee calculations before the council considers rates.

Brandon Pershing, utility director, briefed council on water treatment, distribution and conservation programs. He described a major capital project to replace membrane trains at the water plant and said an existing train costs roughly $1 million; the plant has five trains. Pershing said the city is adding pretreatment to protect the new membranes and expects the expanded facility to come online in 2026. He said operators will receive extensive training on the new equipment.

Staff described efforts to use smart meters and district‑metering areas (DMAs) to reduce unaccounted water loss. Pershing and staff said the city’s AMI enrollment in the WaterSmart portal was about 19 percent in early 2024; customers who sign up receive leak alerts. Since the portal’s launch, staff estimated residents and the city detected roughly 2,500,000 gallons saved from leaks identified before bills were issued. The utility reported an unaccounted‑for water rate of 3.11 percent, below the American Water Works Association benchmark of 10 percent.

The utility overview also described a GoAqua platform that integrates SCADA, GIS and hydraulic modeling for real‑time operational decisions, a pilot leak correlator program to pinpoint leaks within neighborhoods and multiple conservation rebate programs (rainwater harvesting, irrigation evaluations, a \"Flourishing Floral\" rebate for 0‑scaping) that have partner funding from LCRA.

On wastewater, staff said the central treatment plant recently had 40‑year‑old sludge holding tank diffusers replaced and negotiated lower bulk chemical costs; the wastewater group continues to manage an industrial pretreatment program for high‑strength dischargers.

Public Works operations directors summarized street and drainage work, traffic‑signal monitoring and pavement maintenance. The city’s new traffic‑signal monitoring platform (referred to in the presentation as Syntrax mobility) and battery backups were cited as measures to reduce outages, and staff said they perform planned pavement preservation and scheduling across a five‑year plan.

Abby Morrison, public‑works services director, outlined right‑of‑way and real‑estate acquisition workload: the city currently has 23 CIP projects in acquisition covering 364 parcels and typically takes about six months to acquire needed easements, she said.

Staff emphasized the size of the forthcoming utility capital program: Pershing said three utility‑fund CIP projects make up roughly $500 million of the utility CIP portfolio to serve long‑term growth.

Council members asked for follow‑up on several items, including the roadway impact‑fee review assumptions for service‑unit calculations and the treatment of parking requirements in the Unified Development Code.

— END —","Public Works and Utilities staff briefed council on development reviews, floodplain work, ongoing and planned capital projects and water system upgrades; the utility reported a 3.11% unaccounted‑for water rate and described a $500 million multi‑year utility CIP program.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6569743,"Pflugerville council advances mobility master plan after weeks of debate over bike lanes and cross sections",4438,4340000,8778000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3318683-9a1531d92021a966837ab535f86df8cf&start=4340&end=8778","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3318683-9a1531d92021a966837ab535f86df8cf/thumbnail_4340000.jpg","/articles/6569743/Pflugerville-City/Travis-County/Texas/Pflugerville-council-advances-mobility-master-plan-after-weeks-of-debate-over-bike-lanes-and-cross-sections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6569743-64440f146156a098ab0ceebfea371e25/orig.mp4?Expires=1776232393&Signature=KbVME0WbKPRTTrtv4kaRCmaPMwWRclgzJWBxfeR918xCV3VGnxKOXa9NY8UHg6PAgySs0SoG3WDJL17nVQAxqS8fR7rUl3vo3LjcU07T2RbnIq6e12nH1VSRuf6lih9eOBGznpSWvR-u35lO9cGpA2EkdrYN9e6mT9DEm8r5bc7JkLSK~rn-Pz~M0nCNXR0BJGmnCx7pYZIB8uoW8o7y7BvsA6coFhRcT4RtFNeRSNbfg-Eea35Mu3Hm9UU7ATA~FS4NGvT3D1mPJj2fjDkLubtHMETw4Bz3r9FDlRAhmMUA1uOIqK7Tdvjd8dUHPjtSsl5s9pIZAtN14grIAP-j5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pflugerville — The City Council voted on first reading to advance the Pflugerville Forward Mobility Master Plan after a multi‑hour public hearing and extended council debate over roadway cross sections, bike facilities and how the plan should be implemented in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

The ordinance before the council would amend the city’s land‑use code to adopt the combined mobility master plan, which merges the transportation and trails master plans and updates cross‑section standards, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and an East‑side grid of future roads and trails. Consultants from Kimley‑Horn presented the draft plan and described how community input, new mapping data and alignment with the Aspire 2040 comprehensive plan were folded into the document.

Councillors and several residents focused most of their attention on the proposed typical cross sections for arterials and collectors: plans show separated 10‑foot shared‑use paths and curb‑side bicycle lanes on both sides of many new roadways. Some council members and members of the public said those symmetrical cross sections would “future‑proof” the city and encourage active transportation; others said building full facilities on both sides of every street would be expensive, create excess pavement, and that one side of a corridor could be designated for a trail while the other retained a narrower sidewalk or bike facility.

Consultant Kelly Reese of Kimley‑Horn told council the draft is about 99 percent complete and that the firm expects to refine it based on council feedback. Reese said the plan increases the planned grid east of FM 685 and adds nearly 200 linear miles of planned lanes and trails in the ETJ and city limits to improve connectivity.

Jeff Whitaker, also with Kimley‑Horn, told council that moving bike facilities behind the curb in many cross sections is actually cheaper than installing on‑street bike lanes because it reduces the amount of full‑depth pavement required. \"When we compared cost estimates, most of the new cross sections were not more expensive than the prior adopted cross sections,\" Whitaker said during the discussion.

Cyclists and residents who testified urged the council to adopt designs that enable safe biking and walking. Logan Ott, who said he rides a bicycle regularly, told the council that if facilities are built now “that’s pretty good at future‑proofing” and urged physical separation where bikes merge into roadways. Resident Andre Graham said he wanted bike lanes and well‑lit crossings so he could take short trips without driving.

Council members asked Kimley‑Horn and staff to return with edited cross‑section options that preserve the wider right‑of‑way the plan recommends while giving the city flexibility to build either a shared‑use trail or a narrower sidewalk/bike configuration on a corridor depending on context and budget. Council also asked staff to make the plan clearer about which features are policy guidance and which will be required in development standards, and to show the maps and condition ratings used to prioritize projects.

Mayor and council members said the city needs the right‑of‑way width and planning guidance now to avoid losing opportunities when subdivisions are platted, but several members insisted that final design details be more context‑sensitive so the city does not overbuild expensive pavement in places where demand is unlikely.

After the hearing and the amendments requested by council, the ordinance passed on first reading. The motion directed staff and Kimley‑Horn to revise cross‑section options and implementation text for the second reading and to provide cost clarifications and clearer guidance about how the plan will be used in capital budgeting and development review.

The plan includes: a unified roadway classification (arterial/collector/local) for new corridors, a denser collector grid on the east side, a spine/loop/arm structure for trails that includes creek‑ and easement‑based routes, and recommendations for coordinating with Travis County and TxDOT on corridors that cross jurisdictions.

Next steps: staff will return with the revised draft at second reading, with the expectation that the plan and ordinance will be adopted after council reviews the edits.

— END —","The City Council voted to approve the Pflugerville Forward Mobility Master Plan on first reading with direction to staff and the consultants to revise cross-section options and provide clarifying language on implementation and funding before second reading.","actionData","errors"]

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