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Votes at a glance: Leander City Council actions May 1, 2025
Summary
Council unanimously approved several ordinances and first‑reading items, adopted a water‑rate surcharge for outside the city customers and approved a 4% raise for the city manager; staff deferred a master telecom lease pending further pricing analysis.
The Leander City Council on May 1 took the following formal actions during its regular meeting. Most votes were unanimous; where a named tally was not recorded in the transcript the council recorded votes as “passes unanimously.”
Votes and formal actions
- Building and Fire Code adoption (Ordinance case OR‑25‑0031): Council adopted updates to the city’s building and fire codes to the 2021 International Codes package and the 2023 National Electrical Code, with local amendments. The ordinance updates irrigation references to comply with TCEQ changes and adjusts promotional sign package timing. Vote: passed unanimously.
- Comprehensive Plan amendment (CPA‑025‑0016): Council approved text updates to the plan to label employment centers (Hero Way South Employment Center) and to allow horizontal mixed‑use as a secondary component supporting primary employment uses; staff recommended adoption and council approved. Vote: passed unanimously.
- Oakwood Hills annexation (A‑24‑0015) and associated first reading ordinance: Council approved the first reading of the annexation with staff‑recommended conditions including remaining in existing Travis County ESDs, privately maintained interior streets and parkland, a shared fund for Nameless Road improvements and pre‑plumbing for reclaimed water; council approved the first reading and directed staff to prepare an updated service agreement. Vote: first reading approved unanimously.
- Zoning for Oakwood Hills (Z‑24‑0124): Council approved first reading to rezone seven parcels to SFR‑2B (single‑family, one‑acre lots) as part of the annexation process; staff and Planning & Zoning recommended approval. Vote: first reading approved unanimously.
- Water rate surcharge for outside‑city customers (Appendix A amendment): Per a Public Utility Commission order authorizing recovery of the city’s rate‑case expenses, council adopted a surcharge of up to $5 per month (initial calculated surcharge $4.83) to be collected over 36 months from outside‑city retail water customers to recover $630,635.60 in authorized expenses; customers may pay a one‑time upfront balance or a 36‑month plan. Vote: passed unanimously.
- Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda (which included a number of routine items and the items listed on the consent docket). Public commenters asked that one rezoning (item 16) be pulled for discussion; the council moved and approved the consent agenda. Vote: passed unanimously.
- Branch Communications master lease (agenda item 19): Council heard a presentation and public comment and directed staff to return with additional pricing comparisons and contract examples before approving a master lease template; action was postponed for further analysis.
- City Manager annual evaluation and compensation: After an executive session, the council approved a 4% raise for the City Manager. Vote: passed unanimously.
For items listed above, the council recorded motions and seconds on the record and then voted; the transcript indicates unanimous passage for the listed adopted ordinances and first readings. Specific vote tallies were not enumerated in the meeting transcript beyond unanimous passage.
