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Council delays rough-proportionality appeal for 85-acre Deck & Wilkie Tract after lengthy technical hearing
Summary
Council heard competing technical and legal analyses about who should pay roughly $6.3M–$13.6M in roadway exactions for the proposed 1,645-unit Deck & Wilkie Tract development and voted to postpone the appeal to Aug. 26 to allow further review and staff/applicant follow-up.
The Pflugerville City Council postponed a decision on a rough-proportionality appeal for the 85.5-acre Deck & Wilkie Tract after a multi-hour presentation and cross-examination of staff engineers, retained experts and the applicant's counsel. The postponement to Aug. 26 followed extended debate about whether required roadway dedications and construction exceed the statute-based maximum that can be assessed against the developer.
At tonight's hearing, city staff presented a municipal analysis that estimated the development's proportionate transportation impact at about $13.6 million, based on a citywide cost-per-vehicle-mile figure of $34.54 and an individualized assessment of system improvements including Road Lane, Peach Vista and Row Lane. "The developer's proportional share, using the citywide cost metric, totals roughly $13.6 million," said Jeff Whitaker, the Kimley‑Horn engineer retained by the city.
The applicant disputed that methodology. "Using the city's ordinance multiplier and the accepted traffic numbers, our calculation comes to about $6.3 million," said Steve Drenner, attorney for the applicant, who argued the city's code and state impact-fee framework yield the lower figure and leave the municipality discretion on credits and how funds are applied.
Robin Miega, the city's development engineering director, explained staff's recommended site adjustments and credits and told council the applicant could amend the preliminary plan to cul-de-sac Parkway to comply with subdivision requirements. Council members pressed both sides on the vehicle-mile calculations, right-of-way valuation, which road segments qualify as "system" facilities that would receive impact-fee credits, and the legal limits on how much may be assessed through impact fees and exactions.
After a period of executive-session consultation with legal counsel, the council voted to postpone consideration of item 8a to the Aug. 26, 2025 meeting to give staff and the applicant time to resolve outstanding technical issues and supporting documentation. No final action was taken on the appeal tonight.
