CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOPMEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 5:301 PM Municipal Court Room/Council Chamber 2801 Ranch Road 1869 Liberty Hill, Texas  ERT  /  K  oy W  1. CALLTOORDER  The meeting was called to order by Mayor Branigan at 5:33 PM.  Council Members Present: Mayor Branigan Mayor Pro-Tem Mancilla Councilmember Young Council Member Helbing Council Member Jones Councilmember Pezold  Staff 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 Joiner, Chaplin OfLHPD David Thomison, Public Works Director  McKenzi Hicks, Interim Director ofPlanning and Development  2) REGULAR. AGENDA  a) Presentation and Discussion related to options for features for the center oft the  Roundabout on Main Street. (K. Amsler)  Page1 113  Liberty Hill City Council Workshop Meeting minutes. January 24, 2024    At. January 23, 2024, DRC Regular called meeting, the DRC: forwarded a favorable recommendation to the City Council regarding proposed Roundabout features including, the Star, the artificial turf, the black sign. Carried unanimously by a 3-0 vote.  Katie Amsler, Director of Communications and Community Engagement for the City introduced the item and gave the staff report. She explained that there were several options - concept plans that the city staffi included in the agenda tonight. The Roundabout is completed, and the city staff and the Downtown Revitalization Committee (DRC) have discussed at length that this feature will be a welcome' to the downtown. There are many things to consider when evaluating these proposed options, one is will the feature fit in with the existing character ofdowntown? Will the The options were presented as 'should there be a star made out of bricks or stones in the center?  feature be water smart?  Should the sign be rustic looking, or painted with black powder coat paint? Should the feature contain green artificial turf or xeriscape landscaping?  DRC Chair Daniel Scott explained that at the DRC met in Regular Session on January 23 and voted unanimously to forward a favorable recommendation to City Council on the proposed option containing the sign with Black Powder coat paint, with the astroturf outside of the star There was a discussion of what these different options might look like from a windshield view. Also, ifthere was interest on the City Council to require a raised curbing to dissuade vehicular There was a discussion of what kinds ofrock would work best in the feature, as well as the color ofthe artificial turf, possibly having it match the shade of green that is currently installed at The Mayor and Council requested more information about the costs of the various options for  built out ofbricks.  traffic and pedestrians from going into the feature?  Wetzel Park across the street near the Spray Park.  stone, etc.  3) ADJOURNMENT  Being no further items on the agenda, and no objections from the Council, Mayor Branigan  adjourned the meeting at 5:48 PM.  PASSED AND. APPROVED BYTHE City Council of the City ofLiberty Hill, Texas on February  14, 2024, on vote of ayes, nays, and abstentions.  Page213  Liberty Hill City Council Workshop Meeting minutes January 24, 2024    A6-5  277  Elaine  Secretary  Br  o BER  Page3]3  Liberty Hill City Council Workshop Meeting minutes January 24, 2024