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Resident asks council to review PDD amendment amid questions about past manager’s conduct
Summary
Valerie Lumer, a resident of the Uplands, urged Bee Cave council members to review a proposed PDD amendment for Highway 71 at Uplands Ridge Drive and raised concerns that the original PDD approval may have been influenced by corrupt procurement activity by a former city manager.
During the public-comment period, Valerie Lumer of the Uplands urged the council to scrutinize a resubmitted planned-development-district (PDD) amendment affecting property at Highway 71 and Uplands Ridge Drive.
Lumer said the amendment "clearly strikes through the language requiring that the project comply with all others other city ordinances and requirements" and argued developers were seeking to rely on earlier standards rather than the unified code the city adopted later. She noted the original PDD was approved during the tenure of a former city manager who the city "has now discovered had corrupt dealings and engage[d] in illegal procurement activities," and she urged the council to consider whether prior resident input had been suppressed or inadequately forwarded at the time of the original approval.
Mayor King advised Lumer to meet with planning staff for factual clarification and explained that PDD amendments are processed through the planning department rather than submitted directly to the mayor. Council did not take action on the PDD during the meeting; Lumer requested a review or potential voiding of PDD 4-25 if evidence of corruption or suppression is found.
Quote: "The amendment clearly strikes through the language requiring that the project comply with all others other city ordinances and requirements," Lumer said.
