ERTY  CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOPMEETING MINUTES Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at5 5PM Municipal Court Room/Council Chamber 2801 Ranch Road 1869 Liberty Hill, Texas  B1  1. CALLTO ORDER  The meeting was called to order by Mayor Branigan at 5:01 PM.  Council Members Present: Mayor Branigan Mayor Pro-Tem Mancilla Councilmember Young Council Member Helbing Council Member Jones Council Members Absent: Council Member Pezold StaffN Members Present: Paul Brandenburg, City Manager Marianella Nella' Joseph, City Attorney Sidney Smith, Finance Director Katie Amsler, Communications Director Royce Grater, ChiefofPolice Elaine Simpson, City Secretary James Herrera, Public Works Project Manager David Thomison, Public Works Director Tracy Ventura, Court Administrator Rebecca Harness, Administration Executive Assistant  McKenzi Hicks, Interim Director of Planning and Development  Page1l4  Liberty Hill City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes, February 28, 2024    2) REGULAR AGENDA  a) Hear Presentations from applicants for Community Service Grants. (S. Smith) This workshop is to hear presentations from each organization that turned in an application for Liberty Hill Community Support Funding before the deadline of] February 16. Below is the schedule as to when each organization will give their presentation. Due to the incredible response the City received to its call for Community Grant applications the city reduced the  presentation time to seven (7) minutes each.  5:01 pm - 5:08 pm: Liberty Hill Youth Soccer Association  Dennis Silva: Discussed the desire ofthe Youth Soccer. Association to have a grant in order to provide soccer scholarships to the economically disadvantaged. Their goal is to allow all students who wish toj play soccer an opportunity. The Youth program can run anywhere from $120 to The program has been growing steadily, for the last four years approximately 10% annual growth. Last year more than 700 students played in both the Recreational program and the Select Program. Last year we offered 30 scholarships for the program. There is no difference in the  $200 for registration.  experience for the players who are on scholarship and the other players.  5:08 pm - 5:15 pm: Cindi's Herd  No speaker present.  5:15 pm - 5:22 pm: Operation Liberty Hill  Susan Bakerand Regina O'Brien spoke for Operation Liberty Hill. They presented a four-minute video explaining many of the ways in which Operation Liberty Hill serves the community through donations, food pantry, and Thrift Shop. For the students, OLH provides backpacks, A new program that is being provided is the HVAC training that is being provided for students for free, and a Tech-Wise' program that allows participants to learn to use computers, and when Ms. O'Brien provided al handout for City Council oft the latest annual financial audit report for  gym shoes, and clothing allowance.  they graduate the class, they are allowed tol keep the laptop.  Operation Liberty Hill.  Page214  Liberty Hill City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes, February 28, 2024    5:22 pm - 5:29 pm: Hope House  Erland Schultz spoke for Hope House and described the services that Hope House provides for the most profoundly mentally and physically disabled children in the community. The organization runs 41 homes in Liberty Hill where they provide 24/7 supervision and care. When we experience power outages, it creates at traumatic situation for our children, they do not We would like toj provide a generator for at least one oft the homes in Liberty Hill. Any help is  understand why it is dark.  appreciated, we eventually want to provide for all the homes.  The generator will cost $20,000 for purchase and installation into the House.  5:29 pm - 5:36 pm: Liberty Hill Fair & Rodeo  No speaker was present.  5:36] pm - 5:43 pm: Liberty Hill Lacrosse Inc  No speaker was present.  5:43 pm - 5:50 pm: Williamson County Crisis Center/Hope Alliance  Dr. Rick Brown with Hope Alliance spoke on behalfofthe grant request. The organization has been in existence for more than 40 years. Wej provide care for those who are victims ofdomestic violence. One in four women will experience domestic violence sometime in their lives. In 2023, 27 residents ofLiberty Hill were served by our organization last year, with 611 face-to- Whatever contribution the City makes to the organization, we will match three-fold. We keep statistics on our clients to assure our services are providing the needed hope and care to  face counseling sessions.  recover.  Page3]4  Liberty Hill City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes, February 28, 2024    5:50 pm - 5:57 pm: Willamson-Burnet County Opportunities  Dori Yeater, Director of Development spoke regarding the services provided by Williamson- - Burnet County Opportunities. The most important one of these in the Liberty Hill area is the Meals on Wheels program. WBCO also provides Community Services through utility assistance. The goal ofWBCO is to empower children, family, and seniors to achieve and maintain 2023 we served 45 Senior clients from Liberty Hill served. This has almost doubled. We are now serving 86 active Liberty Hill seniors. We are requesting $10,000 for our Meals on Wheels The seniors who participate are served for free. The meals are nutritious and delicious. We provide nutrition and an opportunity for seniors to socialize with our volunteer drivers.  We also have Head Start as well as Early Head Start programs. independence for education, nutrition, and community support. program. This represents about 5% of the cost of the program.  We currently have no waiting list.  3) ADJOURNMENT  Being no further items on the agenda, and no objections from the Council, Mayor Branigan  adjourned the meeting at 5:33 PM.  PASSED AND APPROVED BYT THE City Council of the City ofLiberty Hill, Texas on the 13th  ofMarch 2024, on vote of ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.  Mayor  GLR  na  Elaihe  poson  City Sécretary  caisk  *  RPOI DA ATEI  Page414  Liberty Hill City Council Workshop Meeting Minutes, February 28, 2024