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R-02-10-24-11A1 - 10/24/2002RESOLUTION NO. R- 02- 10- 24 -11A1 WHEREAS, Envision Central Texas is a non - profit organization that is guiding the public development of a regional plan to address the growth of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties, and WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock wishes to join other Central Texas governmental entities in participating in Envision Central Texas, and WHEREAS, the amount required to participate is $25,000, WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to contribute $25,000 to participate in Envision Central Texas, Now Therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, That the City Council hereby authorizes the contribution of $25,000 to participate in Envision Central Texas. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. RESOLVED this 24th day of October .02 CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secret. €y OOM A\ WOR LSOX \O: \N00 % \RESOLUTI \A21029A1. NPD /ac N ,Ar Mayor ' City of Round Rock, Texas October 11, 2002 Mayor Nyle Maxwell City of Round Rock 221 East Main Street Round Rock, Texas 78664 Dear Mayor Nyle Maxwell, ENVISION CENTRAL TEXAS 2512 S. IH 35, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78704 -8837 512- 916 -6037 www.envisioncentraltexas.org Please consider this as a formal request for financial support from the City of Round Rock for the Envision Central Texas (ECT) project. On Thursday, September 26, W. Neal Kocurek, ECT board chair, and I had the wonderful opportunity of making a presentation to your City Council. At the close of that presentation, we informed you that we would greatly appreciate any financial assistance that the City of Round Rock could make to this effort. Enclosed is an invoice for 825,000.00 for your consideration. We appreciate your commitment to this project and furthering positive planning for Central Texas. This type of grass roots initiative is vital not only to our future, but also to that of our forthcoming generations of Central Texans. Respectfully, Beverly S. Silas Executive Director Envision Central Texas CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISION PROCESS SUMMARY his document represents an ongoing process for developing a scope of work for the development of a future vision and growth management strategy for The Central Texas Region. It is a process driven by a group of community leaders working toward a regional framework that addresses growth pressures in the Region. Through intensive stakeholder interviews, focus groups and meetings with local officials, planners, and technicians this process is currently in development. We have heard resoundingly from participants thus far that the Region is in need of a regional vision, from which local plans can be coordinated, and local officials empowered. This vision will incorporate the public and decision makers in the process of creating a strategy for regional development and will establish a position from which The Central Texas Region and its member governments can work toward comprehensive approaches to growth and change. 1 We have heard resoundingly from participants thus far that the Region is in need of a regional vision, from which local plans can be coordinated, and local officials empowered. CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT PROJECT SUMMARY AND DESCRIPTION regional visioning process for the Central Texas Region will involve decision makers, regional stakeholders, and the gen- eral public in the conception and evaluation of a range of alterna- tives to regional development and growth management. The pro- cess will explore the trade -offs between different development patterns and types of development and will compare possible fu- tures with the state of current regional growth. The vision and the process of arriving at a common set of regional goals and man- agement strategies for the Central Texas Region will also serve to develop a sense of regional identity among citizens and member governments of the Central Texas Region. REGIONAL VISIONS In the last decades, the practice of growth planning has seen frac- tionalized localities focus almost exclusively on local planning and issues. Policies and practice rarely venture outside jurisdictional boundaries, as cities and towns compete for tax dollars and infra- structure investment at the expense of regional coordination and long -term planning. Consequently, growth management has been closely tied to local land use tools such as the zoning and compre- hensive plans. This local emphasis is counter to the fact that in an increasingly regional and global society cities and communities no longer func- tion as entities unto themselves. They function as regions - inter- dependent both socially and economically. Most people conduct their lives as regional citizens, living, working, and playing in mul- tiple communities with little regard to jurisdictional boundaries. 2 CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT The form of metropolitan areas in the United States and the world goes far beyond local government boundaries and local planning needs to take place within a region wide context. There are a number of common elements among successful re- gional vision plans The first is a clearly communicated and com- pelling vision that reflects the local values of the community. The second is a pragmatic, realistic approach that builds this vision with marketable developments. The third is the development of civic symbols, such as plazas, parks, or a community structure, whose success comes to represent the success of the entire re- gion. A final element is a well- defined implementation strategy, with roles and responsibilities clearly defined among a broad cross section of the commu- nity. This proposal lays out a path to develop such a vision for the Central Texas Region. Developing a quality, reality - based plan is a mixture of art, economics, and science. The science in this project is built around the latest techniques and models in land use and transportation planning. Using Geographic Information Sys- tems, and the available geo- graphic data for the Central Texas Region, the consultant team will perform in -depth analysis to determine poten- tial opportunities and con- straints that will be a part the visioning process. Transportation and economic analyses will be conducted utilizing the best available data and models. Market trends, land use patterns, and physical constraints will be examined to assess the development potential of The Central Texas Region, including an analysis of in -demand housing types that may be limited by current policies. With existing conditions and trends documented, the team will work with the Central Texas Region's residents to begin testing possible future scenarios. The project will use several methods of public outreach, ranging from general circulation newsletters and an Internet website to `hands on' map - exercise workshops. Following the combination of analysis and public communication, an implementation strategy will be devel- oped, targeting desirable and practical solutions. 3 CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT For the purpose of this regional visioning project, the Central Texas Region is defined to include the five county area of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties and all the cities and other political subdivisions therein. Such a definition might be considered a "sub- region" in the context of broader definitions that might include areas reaching as far North as Waco and as far South as San Antonio. Notwithstand- ing these broader definitions, however, the focus of this project is more circumscribed due to the practical challenges associ- ated with a substantially expanded area. As experience is gained from this endeavor, a more expansive "regional" planning pro- cess may be deemed to be both more desirable and feasible. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE This project will be lead by a citizen based, not for profit orga- nization. Supervision of this region -wide project will be from the Steering Committee of this organization. This committee will consist of representation from the leadership of govern- ment, business, environmental, neighborhood and minority com- munities in the Central Texas Region, and will have overall re- sponsibility for the project. The responsibilities of this group will be the ongoing communication with one another across jurisdictional and regional boundaries; with the broader leader- ship of the individual communities that they represent; with a broadly representative Stakeholders Group, and a Management Committee to work on day -to -day operations. The Management Committee and Stakeholders Group are dis- tinct groups whose participation is integral to the success of this project. The Management Committee, consisting of six members, includes the non - profit executive director, four man- agers representing primary interest groups. This group will pro- vide ongoing managerial support for the Board of Directors, Project Manager, and Project Consultant. Working for the Man- agement committee are two additional entities. First, a project manager retained through the group funding, and second, the consultant team, headed by Fregonese Calthorpe Associates. Working along side the Management Committee is the Stake- holders Group. The Stakeholders Group, consisting of previ- ously convened groups of citizens and elected officials, with open membership and no limit as to number of participants, will provide a broad range of citizen input at key points through- out the project. 4 CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT NON - PROFIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Representation: Consisting of representatives from business, Envi- ronmental groups, neighborhood leaders, minority groups, City Coun- cils, County Board OF Commissioners, Cap Metro, Campo, Capco, etc. (about 21 members) Organizational Role: Representing the leadership of the Central Texas Region, the Board of Directors has the overall responsibility for the project. This group will have the ongoing role to communicate with one another across jurisdictional and regional boundaries, with the broader individual communities that they represent, and with the Stakeholders Group and Management Committee. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Representation: Consisting of 6 members of the Board and the Executive Director of the Non -profit (6 members). Organizational Role: Provide technical and managerial direction for the Project Manager and Project Consultant. Serves to more closely link the Board of Directors with the Project on an ongoing basis. PROJECT MANAGER Retained as part of the group funding effort to administer project and arrange logistical aspects of public participation. PROJECT CONSULTANT Fregonese Calthorpe Associates et al. 5 STAKEHOLDERS GROUP Representation: Consisting of previously convened group of citizens and elected officials (no limit as to number of partici- pants, open membership) Organizational Role: Provide broad range of citizen input. CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT COMMUNICATION STRATEGY One of the keys to developing a successful re- gional planning and visioning project is to identify and capture a com- monly held vi- sion of the fu- ture. This vi- sion must be logical and resonate with the public at large. While the solutions may be complex, the basic conceptual format of the vision must be easy to communicate, and have a "Common Sense" accessibility. In approaching a vision for a Central Texas Region and the cities within it, this project must go beyond traditional planning and public involvement techniques and reach out to a broad spectrum of the population, both talking to them and listening to their concerns. The vision for the Cen- tral Texas Region will be well communicated and easily under- stood by all the region's residents. This requires an innovative and broad- reaching strategy. This Central Texas Regional Visioning Project will have an ongoing and strong communication strategy as an integral pact of the project. It will include a full time communications coordinator, an active press strategy, event sponsoring, an interactive web site, a periodic newsletter that keeps people informed about the progress of the project, and major events that will involve thousands of Central Texas residents. This map is from a public workshop that was part of the regional visioning process in the Salt Lake City Region of Utah. Pa S.sipants grappled with the issues of regional growth and created their own preferred regional growth scenarios. 6 CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT Community Participation Many public involvement efforts aim only at well- informed stakeholders and involve only those citizens who are willing to attend a meeting. Although this group is an important compo- nent of any citizen involvement strategy, concentrating on stakeholders alone leaves more than 99% of the population out of the process. The vast majority of people simply will not take the time out of a busy schedule to attend a meeting or, if they do attend, they are too shy to voice their thoughts. Policy makers thus often get a distorted view of public opinion. The danger of this is that a few motivated individuals can appear to command broad public support by motivating an additional dozen people to consistently attend and speak at meetings; the general publics' opinion is often over- shadowed by such an ef- fort. In part due to rapid growth in the last few years, there is a large population within the Central Texas Region that is not aware of recent planning endeavors. It is vital that additional ap- proaches are utilized to contact and actively involve this seg- ment of the population. Stakeho]d s I i deres:co Citizens General Pi.h is i G0 ,11 CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT Target Audience The public can be categorized into three audience segments. The first audience, the Stakeholders, can be relied upon to comprehend a complex message, read documents, come to meetings, and spend hours on a topic. The second group, Interested Citizens, usually compromises about 30% of a population. These are people who are actively interested in growth management issues. They will follow stories in the paper, read special newsletters sent to them on the subject, and will respond to questionnaires. They form sophisticated opinions about growth management issues. While they will not typically leave their homes to attend a meeting, they are the opinion leaders within their social groups on issues of growth management. The third group, the General Public, only becomes aware of the most controversial and visible growth management issues. They hold relatively rudimentary opinions on growth issues, and will not respond to mailers and questionnaires. However, they form the majority of the body politic, and their opinions and attitudes will often hold the key to successful visions and plans. Ways to Communicate A successful communication program has strategies that reach out to all three of the above groups. Workshops, hearings, and documents are ways to communicate with the stakeholders and active citizens, those who will attend a meeting of some kind. Our proposal also has strategies to communicate with the 99% of the population that do not attend any meetings. For Interested Citizens, there will be bright, lively newsletters and web sites, which allow them to both read and respond to information. The General Public will be engaged through a press strategy that will keep the planning process in the public's view. 8 Ways to Listen In addition to the traditional methods of public hearings, workshops, and informal meetings, the project will utilize methods of soliciting opinions and input from both the Interested Citizens and the General Public segments. Interested citizens will mail back simple questionnaires, almost always adding a comment or two and will generally include their address. Questionnaires not only gather data, they build a mailing list database for these active citizens that can be used for later, cost effective communication. For the General Public, the project will utilize scientific methods to survey and gauge their attitudes, perceptions, and uncover issues that are important to the overall population. CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT 9 Stakeholders Interested Cite General ?ubLc Phane Ha (lines Sn�weys� CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT PROJECT APPROACH 1 he steps involved in a visioning process for the Central Texas Region are straightforward and inclusive. They include scientific, technical analyses of options as well as more subjective, human evaluation of consequences and options. The overall goal is not to develop a plan for the Central Texas Region, or even to develop a single solution, but to examine ways that the current growth trends in the Central Texas Region can be redirected to a more sustainable, livable future. The basic steps are as follows: ANALYSIS MODELING Arc VrewGS Vormo, 3, It is not possible to examine options without a realistic assess- ment of where the Central Texas Region is today. The analysis will examine the essential elements for a successful project: land use; growth and reuse capacity; traffic and transportation; eco- nomic conditions and forces; and public opinions and values 10 While a one -time snapshot of the Central Texas Region will be useful, we believe in developing modeling systems that support long -term decision - making. The analysis will be used to not only understand the cur- rent situation, but to also understand the relationship between the various forces that shape growth in the Central Texas Region. The project will develop land use models based on the current regional and city GIS systems, use reuse and capacity models, and utilize and enhance the Central Texas Region's transportation models as well. While modeling is a powerful tool for un- derstanding options, it should support, but not dominate the decision - making system. Common sense plays an important role in understanding the dynamics of a diverse Central Texas Region. VISIONING CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT One of the key components in successful projects is the use of a visioning workshop by a broad group of stakeholders. The work- shops be are reality based, using maps that accurately represent the current physical form of the area and simulating the real tradeoffs that must be made as an area grows and changes. How- ever, they are simple enough that people can use their intuition to examine novel ideas. The process is both a source of innovative ideas and opportunity to discover where a community has reached consensus on certain issues. It also is an educational, and in some cases, eye - opening experience for the participants. SMALL AREA WORKSHOPS Often, changes in an area as large and diverse as the Central Texas Region can be made by changes in development patterns that are small scale in nature. Reuse, higher densities, and mixed use can all be used to great advantage if widely adopted and locally sup- ported. However, people often need to understand how these poli- cies will affect their neighborhood. Therefore a series of small area workshops are included to examine the best solutions at a localized level. Information gleaned from these workshops will be used to feed the regional workshops that will follow Detailed design studies will focus on weys to develop, redevelop, and reinvent real locations throughout the Central Texas Region. 11 CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT REGIONAL WORKSHOPS Newspaper and web surveys are just some of the ways to communicate the regional visioning process and its results to decision makers and the public. TESTING AND EVALUATION The combination of a workshop where intuitions can be freely employed, evaluation performed through an objective set of cri- teria gathered from state of the art modeling will combine to al- low a pragmatic approach to developing a Central Texas Region - wide strategy. The land use, transportation, and economic models will be used to evaluate several options. COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC One of the keys to an effective regional study is having the results accessible and approachable to both highly involved individuals and the general public. The results will be communicated to en- courage public interaction and involvement through a variety of forms. At least two mass media drives will attempt to engage the attention of hundreds of thousands, and the active participation of tens of thousands. The input at this time in the project will help reach a consensus, with confidence that the results will be accepted by the Central Texas Region's citizens and leaders 12 The project includes 5 sub - regional workshops, followed by a Central Texas Region -wide work- shop to create a selection of alternatives to test and evaluate. CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT SELECTING A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE Following the completion of visioning, evaluation, and testing of ideas in detailed workshops, the task returns to selecting a pre- ferred path. An additional workshop with the Stakeholder Group will be used in order to reevaluate and weigh the results of the public input, and develop a consensus strategy for the Central Texas Regional Vision A series of scenarios will depict different ways the Central Texar Region can accomodate expected population and employment growth. 13 CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION This step is a key to success. While it cannot be predicted what will be the right solution for this project, it will likely draw from legislative tools, cooperative compacts, educational and incentive tools, and a host of other techniques. The best implementation package will be strategic, focusing on the changes necessary to achieve the greatest result. While implementation through changes in planning and development laws may be part of the solution, changes should also consider indude voluntary actions, educa- tion, investment strategies, and local support. CREATING MOMENTUM TO AFFECT CHANGE Finally, this process will strive to achieve results. The project should create momentum through the support generated and the compelling nature of its work. The "bandwagon" effect is key in planning. If a body of people, especially opinion leaders, begins to talk about a plan, and if significant activities occur regarding the vision development, many other people will begin to pay attention and try to become involved. This point is when the project has "legs" — the project begins to take on a life of its own, and more people begin to see it as a vehicle that has potential to address their issues. The Central Texas Regional Vision will become a center of attention and activity in the region. Local governments and other participating organizations throughout the region will take it seriously. Elected boards, local government managers and local planning staffs will devote a great deal of time preparing local submittals in response to the most significant elements in the regional development framework: the extent of urban development by the target year; the designation of high density, mixed use, transit oriented urban centers; and the establishment of a balanced multi - modal transportation system. The local government members of the Region will see that a real and reliable growth management strategy will be developed. Adoption of the vision will mark a significant leap forward for local governments in the Region toward; providing substantive agreement on a complex set of growth management strategies. 14 CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT PROPOSED SCHEDULE 15 2001 2002 2003 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Task 1: Baseline Analysis Task 2: Establish Guiding Principles & Evaluation Criteria Task 3: Local Community Test Sites Task 4: Visioning & Scenario Development Task 5: Testing & Evaluation Task 6: Communication Strategy Task 7: Preferred Scenario Selection Task 8: Implementation Strategy Public Outreach /Media Campaign CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL VISIONING PROJECT PROPOSED SCHEDULE 15 Frequently Asked Questions 1) What is Envision Central Texas? Envision Central Texas (ECT) is a non - profit organization that is guiding the public development of a regional plan to address the growth of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. When the process is complete, and the public has selected a preferred growth strategy, ECT will assist regional planners and policy - makers with voluntary implementation guidelines for working toward this common vision. 2) How is this planning process different than others? ECT is distinguished from other growth planning projects by its overall inclusiveness, broad geographic scope, level of diverse public involvement, application of planning technologies, and continued assistance to the region in implementing the selected growth strategy. 3) How can the public get involved? ECT is providing four opportunities for public input and direction. The first was a set of focus group interviews conducted in May 2002, whose goal was to solicit opinions about future growth- related issues. The second was a July phone survey that gathered additional quantitative data about issues related to regional growth from respondents in all five counties. The third opportunity for involvement will be the planning workshops held in all five counties in September and October 2002. The fourth opportunity to participate in the planning process will be the public vote to select a preferred growth scenario for the region. Voting will take place by ballot throughout the region and on the ECT Web site: www.envisioncentraltexas.org in the Spring of 2003. 4) Who oversees the planning process? ENVISION CENTRAL TEXAS ECT is overseeing the entire project, which is being conducted by Fregonese Calthorpe Associates (FCA), a regional planning consulting firm based on the West coast. All phases of the process - conducting research, facilitating workshops, developing growth scenarios, selecting a final growth scenario through a public vote, and helping communities with implementation - will be guided and supervised by FCA. (For more information on FCA, see the company backgrounder.) 5) How was Envision Central Texas leadership selected? When the decision was made to develop a common vision for the Central Texas region, organizers placed an open invitation to community, business and government leaders from the five - county area to attend a meeting to discuss the planning process. At this meeting, an eight - person committee was appointed to establish a non - profit corporation, a governing Board of Directors and an Executive Committee. This original committee appealed to all aspects of diversity in forming the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. They sought to include every county, constituency, and vested interest group in the region. 6) Why were these five counties (Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson) selected for the planning process? The project area is small enough to be manageable, but large enough to impact the growth of Central Texas. Additionally, each of these five counties is currently facing growth challenges involving transportation, land use and the environment that will affect the entire region. ECT will revisit the process and the region's changing growth issues regularly and may include other counties in the future. 7) What happens at the planning workshops? pi ENVISION CENTRAL TEXAS_ At the workshops, attendees are broken into groups and provided a geographic map of the area with which to plan. During the workshop, group members will work together to formulate their ideal growth strategy using colored chips signifying various planning elements, including roads, shopping centers, housing developments, etc. This data is then entered into a computer that prepares a model of the plan each group has prepared, providing an opportunity to learn how certain types of growth will affect various parts of the region. At the end of the workshops, facilitators collect the data and models and combine them to create three or four possible growth scenarios for Central Texas. 8) Who is invited to the workshops? Everyone in the five - county region is invited to the workshops. The only requirements are that you live and/or work in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis or Williamson counties, and that you register for the workshops with ECT so we know how many participants to plan for at each event. 9) Who gets to select the final plan? The people of Central Texas will select the final plan through a voting process in Spring 2003. Voting opportunities will include ballots distributed throughout the five counties and online at the ECT Web site: www.envisioncentraltexas.org. 10) What happens after the final plan is selected? Once the region has voted to determine the preferred growth scenario, ECT will continue to work with regional planners, policy- makers and the public to provide assistance and recommendations for working toward the selected scenario. The planning process will be revisited approximately every five years to address the region's changing growth patterns and priorities. 11) Has the planning process worked in other places? Fregonese Calthorpe Associates (FCA) has had great success with this planning process in several communities throughout the United States, including Portland, Denver, Chicago and Salt Lake City. For more information about these and other projects conducted by FCA, please see their Web site: www.frego.com. 12) Why should 1 care about regional planning? The population of the five - county region of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties is expected to double in the next 25 years, but the region has yet to develop a long -term plan to address effective growth. In addition, ECT is providing the community an opportunity to get involved in the process and indicate to local leaders their priorities for the region's growth. This is your chance to learn about regional planning and make sure your voice is heard. 13) How is Envision Central Texas funded? To date, ECT has received financial commitments from organizations throughout the five- county region, including the Austin Business Journal, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CMTA), the City of Austin, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and Williamson County. ECT is continuing to solicit other regional government entities for contributions. ENVISION CENTRAL R IDE 002 TEXAS.. Board of Directors (*Member of Executive Committee) 1. Suzanna Almanza, People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER) 2. David Baker, Wimberley Valley Watershed Association 3. Senator Gonzalo Barrientos *, Texas Senate, District 14 4. Rob Baxter, The Friendship Alliance 5. Joe Beal *, Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) 6. Ion Beall *, Save Barton Creek Association, SOS Alliance Board Member 7. Lisa Birkman, Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District, Williamson County Neighborhood Activist 8. Terry Bray, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody 9. Robert Breunig, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 10. Coyle Buhler, Historical Preservation Commission, City of Lockhart 11. Fred Butler, Community Action Network 12. David Chiu *, Former Mayor of San Marcos 13. Ashton Cumberbatch, Jr., Attorney, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore 14. Susan Dawson, Athens Group; Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee 15. Judge John Doerfler, Williamson County Judge 16. David Foster, Trans Texas Alliance 17. Ron Giles, Neighbors for Neighbors 18. Terry Gilmore*, T. P. Gilmore Company, Inc.; Hill Country Conservancy 19. Vicky Gomez, City of Austin, Department of Small and Minority Business Resources 20. Elizabeth Gonzales, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 21. Jay Bailey, Urban Land Institute, Austin District Council 22. Patricia Hayes *, Seton Healthcare Network 23. Mark Hazelwood *, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce 24. Comm. Mike Heiligenstein *, Williamson County Commissioner 25. Ian Inglis, MoPac Neighborhood Association Coalition 26. W. Neal Kocurek *, St. David's Health Care System 27. Rep. Mike Krusee, Texas House of Representatives 28. Sterling Lands, II *, Rites of Passage Development, Inc. 29. Laraine Lasdon, Austin -San Antonio Corridor Council 30. Lowell Lebermann *, Centex Beverage Company; Hill Country Conservancy 31. Herman Lessard, Jr., Austin Area Urban League, Inc. 32. Nelson Linder, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Austin Chapter 33. Julia Marsden, Region K Lower Colorado Water Planning Group; League of Women Voters of Texas Water Program Chair 34. Judge Ronnie McDonald *, Bastrop County Judge 35. Billy Moore, Former Mayor of San Marcos; Austin -San Antonio Corridor Council 36. Comm. Margaret Moore, Travis County Commissioner 37. Mayor Gary Nelon, Georgetown City Mayor ENVISION C E NTRAL TEXAS,. 38. John Nelson, Taylor Economic Development Corporation 39. Dave Newberger, Save Our Springs Alliance 40. Rev. Joseph C. Parker, Jr., Austin Area Urban League, Inc. :.Community Activist 41. Judge Jim Powers, Hays County Judge 42. Robin Rather *, Liveable City; Hill Country Conservancy 43. Steve Rivers, AG Edwards & Sons, Inc. 44. Art Rodriguez, Texas Facilities Director, Advanced Micro Devices 45. Alice Romberg, Rural Capital Area Workforce Development Board (RCAWDB); Community Activist 46. Kirk Rudy, Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) 47. Mayor Ray Sanders, Lockhart City Mayor 48. Robin Schneider, Texas Campaign for the Environment 49. Mayor Tom Scott, Bastrop City Mayor 50. Jim Skaggs *, Austin -Area Citizens for Mobility Excellence (AACME) 51. Craig Smith, Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District 52. Sheril Smith, Lone Star Chapter of the Siena Club State Conservation Office 53. Robin Stallings, Texas Bicycle Coalition 54. Dean Fritz Steiner *, Dean of the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin 55. Robert Stluka, Former Round Rock City Mayor 56. Ronald Swain, Williamson County Community Activist 57. Mike Swayze, Round Rock Chamber of Commerce 58. Joe Vining, City of Round Rock Planning Department 59. Betty Voights *, Capital Area Planning Council (CAPCO) 60. Jim Walker *, Austin Neighborhoods Council; Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project 61. Lee Walker *, Chairman, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority 62. Jerry Winetroub *, Jerald Winetroub Company; Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) 63. Pete Winstead, Winstead Sechrest & Minick; Hill Country Conservancy 64. Judge H. T. Wright *, Caldwell County Judge 65. Council Member Will Wynn *, Austin City Council DATE: October 18, 2002 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — October 24, 2002 ITEM: 11.A. 1. Consider a resolution to contribute funds to the Envision Central Texas project. Resource Person: Bob Bennett, City Manager History: Neal Kocurek and Beverly Silas made a presentation to the Council regarding Envision Central Texas. Funding: Cost: $25,000 Source: N/A Envision Central Texas is a non - profit organization that is guiding the public development of a regional plan to address the growth of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. When the process is complete, and the public has selected a preferred growth strategy, Envision Central Texas will assist regional planners and policy - makers with voluntary implementation guidelines for working toward this common vision. The City of Round Rock's contribution to the Envision Central Texas project is $25,000. Outside Resources: N/A Benefit: N/A Public Comment: N/A Sponsor: Mayor Maxwell and Mayor Pro -tem Nielson Mayor Nyle Maxwell Mayor Pro -tem Tom Nielson Council Members Alan McGraw Carrie Pitt Scot Knight Isabel Oallahan Gary Coe City Manager Robert L. Bennett, Jr. City Attorney Stephan L. Sheets ROUND ROCK, TEXAS PURPOSE. PASSION. PROSPERITY. November 18, 2002 Ms. Beverly S. Silas Envision Central Texas 2512 S. IH 35, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78704 -8837 Dear Ms. Silas: The Round Rock City Council approved Resolution No. R- 02- 10 -24- 11A 1 at their regularly scheduled meeting on October 24, 2002. This resolution approves the City's participation in Envision Central Texas Project. Enclosed is a copy of the resolution for your files. A check is also included for our contribution. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Bob Bennett at 218 -5401. Sincerely, Christine R. Martinez City Secretary Enclosure CITY OF ROUND ROCK 221 East Main Street • Round Rock Texas 78664 Phone: 512.218.540o • Fax: 512.218.7097 • www.cisound-rock.tx.us Check Date: 15.Nov2007 , Check o 046997 Invoice Number - Invoice Date 1 Vourker ID I Gross Amount Discount Available Paid Amount 1 111302 13.Nov.2002 00072812 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 Vendor Number Name Total Discounts TIN 0000038161 Envision Central Texas - $0.00 743020304 I Check Number Date Total Amount, Late Interest Discounts Taken Total Paid Amount 046997 ' 15.Nov.2002 $25,000.00 0.00 0.00 825,000 :00 Warr raw N .waaarii+.na,u41.2.ariwrmsa . . u... n. wn.aa.2ae..wvn: 1P I ... anNi■ BANK OF AMERICA ROUND ROCK WIC}tITA TE3,'+5; To The Order Of ENTV F[VE.THOUSAND AND XX J 1`60"126 DO ,ENVISION CENTRAL TEXAS Attn: "Beverly Silas -2512 S [t35 e 200 ustln, , Amount - $25,000:00 nin av1*ItI. ENVISION CENTRAL TEXAS 2512 S. IH 35, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78704 -8837 512- 916 -6037 INVOICE Funding from Round Rock, Texas to support the Envision Central Texas Project (ECT). Beverly S. Silas Executive Director Envision Central Texas 512- 916 -6176 Office 512- 916 -6001 Fax Email: bsilas- ctrvp@capco.state.tx.us Envision Central is a non -profit organization, having 501 ©(3) status. ID# 74- 3020304 $25, 000 Christine Martinez From: Silas, Beverly [ Bsilas- ctrvp @capco.state.tx.us] Sent: October 11, 2002 4:53 PM To: 'christinem@round - rock.tx.us' Subject: Letter and Invoice for Envision Central Texas Beverly S. Silas, Executive Director Envision Central Texas 2512 S. IH 35, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78704 -8837 bsilas@envisioncentraltexas.org (512) 916 -6176 Voice (512) 916 -6001 Fax (512) 925 -7777 Cellular www.envisioncentraltexas.org 10/14/2002 Page 1 of 1