Bee Cave EDC prioritizes Tordera road extension and Central Park improvements in five‑year plan draft

The BCAVE Development Corporation and the Bee Cave City Council met in a joint strategic‑planning workshop to review a SWOT analysis and a project‑priority survey and to set priorities for a five‑year strategic plan.

Staff said the highest median priority from the survey was the road extension from Tordera Boulevard, followed by improvements to Central Park and a connection from Skaggs Parkway/Willie Way. Director Hyatt, presenting the survey results, said the ranking was based on median values from participants’ responses and that staff would use the feedback to prepare a draft plan for the EDC and council.

The workshop opened with a one‑page SWOT summary staff distributed showing strengths (strategic location, healthy retail base, quality of life), weaknesses (limited developable area, constrained financial resources) and threats including redevelopment of the Hill Country Galleria and economic volatility. One presenter noted the Galleria redevelopment may act “not so much as a threat ... but as a disruptor,” underscoring uncertainty about how changes at that property could affect city sales tax and downtown activity.

Survey details staff highlighted: the Tordera extension was the top priority; the Central Park work and a walkway project scored next; Skaggs Parkway/Willie Way connection and the Rosie property projects followed. Staff also reported about 300 new residential units associated with the Pearl development and said pedestrian‑bridge and trail connections tied to that project were part of developers’ obligations in the PDD.

Staff asked for direction on sequencing. Council and EDC members agreed to treat the list as a five‑year plan to be revisited at the end of that term. Staff said some projects could be pursued immediately (low cost, quick starts), others will require engineering and multiyear work, and several — which staff identified as requiring voter approval under “Prop G” — would need additional legal and ballot work. Staff reported that of the 10 higher‑priority projects discussed, five would require Prop G voter approval.

Next steps staff outlined: staff will circulate a draft strategic plan to both bodies, collect additional feedback, present the EDC’s recommended plan at a future EDC meeting, and aim for council adoption timed with the next budget cycle so projects can be reflected in the 2026 budget where applicable. The workshop chair also asked staff to separate capital projects from programmatic initiatives (for example, small business funds and social media work) in the final plan.

The meeting approved the minutes for the regular session on 03/25/2025 during the consent agenda. The minutes motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote.

Staff will return a draft plan to the EDC and council for review and to identify which items to advance toward budgeting or to ballot placement.