[{"_1":2,"_98":-5,"_99":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,86],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6514036,"mediaKeyId","5065388-1f8f0f4c1d863ccb990d0bf51990e9bc","parentId",5065388,"title","Votes at a glance: Cedar Park council approves consent agenda, eminent domain easements and MMP amendments","audioSeconds",624,"startMs",787000,"endMs",1411000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=5065388-1f8f0f4c1d863ccb990d0bf51990e9bc&start=787&end=1411","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5065388-1f8f0f4c1d863ccb990d0bf51990e9bc/thumbnail_787000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6514036/Cedar-Park/Williamson-County/Texas/Votes-at-a-glance-Cedar-Park-council-approves-consent-agenda-eminent-domain-easements-and-MMP-amendments","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514036-c95b0c0dc54d6b2e8334ae5df5428288/orig.mp4?Expires=1771203479&Signature=DxIp8tXRwkasVgLS2ZC8TtJZqm1EupyXscJhnmR~iRWtgWJeyFevpgO7qoIduKJjS-ePT66fTzF1k76XW0muRjdWYKwBvJdhmZrSWXGDZIWbr~MgH1NPRqWWv4Ygx63cffR5oEA6791iQ3bgP2jN9o4F39L7vIA3mpYxF5WmZ3xckFHTh01grIUjM~8PXNkzLjNnC0P~ZAR~ZyY9o0Na7mK3vZq4-9J24-2lSBRD6SfjCYaEQSH6tsxnwxa1enDIAowlj-Z-a0QBKd2IGNraFJhwdV55MMMH6GqYQwp9hwJSgAu2nzBi81hlAXhJHrzGawG3O1yN0oTrU24OqQ~1sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","Cedar Park","date","2025-06-24T00:00:00Z","article","At its regular meeting, the Cedar Park City Council recorded the following roll-call outcomes.

- Consent agenda (items D, E and F): Motion by Council member Jeffs; second by Council member Duffy. Result: approved (unanimous of members present), recorded as 6‑0 with one member absent.

- Agenda item H‑1: Resolution authorizing the use of eminent domain to acquire temporary easements (7,069 sq ft temporary access easement; 2,500 sq ft temporary generator easement; 29,484 sq ft temporary utility easement; 4.5‑acre temporary anchoring easement) from an 18.681‑acre tract conveyed to Jaden F. Newman (document number 2014183750). Result: approved 6‑0, one absent.

- Agenda item H‑3: Resolution authorizing the use of eminent domain to acquire a 1.1‑acre temporary waterline anchoring and electrical easement from Lot 4 of the George Family Partnership subdivision (property recorded to Alan David Colby and Aaron Paige Lucius Colby, document number 2023064140). Result: approved 6‑0, one absent.

- Agenda item H‑4: Mobility Master Plan roadway amendments (extend western terminus to Power Lane; remove certain streets in the Bell District to be fire/emergency access lanes; extend New Hope Drive improvements ~500 ft west of Bell Boulevard) and authorization for staff to perform administrative map/appendix updates. Result: approved 6‑0, one absent.

The meeting transcript records no council votes against or abstentions on the listed items; the meeting also includes an executive session referenced under the Texas Open Meetings Act (Government Code chapter 551, section 0.072, as cited in the transcript).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cedar Park - City Council - Jun 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its regular meeting, the Cedar Park City Council approved the consent agenda and three substantive agenda items: two resolutions authorizing eminent domain for temporary easements related to an emergency floating raw water intake, and amendments to the Mobility Master Plan. All recorded votes were 6‑0 with one member absent.","taxTitle","Cedar Park, Williamson County, Texas","taxId",2824,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":46,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6514039,"Cedar Park council approves three amendments to Mobility Master Plan, authorizes administrative updates",33,1378000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5065388-1f8f0f4c1d863ccb990d0bf51990e9bc&start=1378&end=1411","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5065388-1f8f0f4c1d863ccb990d0bf51990e9bc/thumbnail_1378000.jpg","/articles/6514039/Cedar-Park/Williamson-County/Texas/Cedar-Park-council-approves-three-amendments-to-Mobility-Master-Plan-authorizes-administrative-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514039-7800e90d3545c6aecf4c9b735218795a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771203479&Signature=aO5v1eHbRZXNxmpx2HFZEkkqmURMzE3VuNB9131Daz9Asij-ULE-3hcYP5oRqypkxS1srY0XPdk4ysb8jY~jtsZFsStyk0jiJFq~hF7G7VCIKXGg3ufaSRTouTN9KuZ7pf6gEA55JJlCLQfB-T28GnF8hee77XS2pyaOIm8IjWfJ2kDSm9i3y~j1ioTITBVp09uMcpaOHyhOoKLqL1cHRAJD~zGTmd-I2gQziRJGsPdvtrp28Ym~Xbc9d9rxdcf3Mb4Mvw6Ran2MS-cYpC5NHIDUxTiDAzk62UAInmJzoTK--1rd4t6QZbPqDa1K5QyGfZNTAV3GkZv9ybvlh6wUAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cedar Park City Council approved three amendments to the city’s Mobility Master Plan (MMP) and granted staff authority to make administrative updates to MMP maps and appendices when appropriate.

Skinner, the city’s assistant director of engineering capital projects, told the council the MMP was adopted in September 2023 and combines several action plans (trails, roadway, transit, safe pedestrian crossings and intersections). Staff identified three proposed amendments to the roadway plan: extending the western terminus of a planned improvement from Baghdad Road to Power Lane; removing highlighted streets inside the Bell District roadway plan so they will function as fire or emergency access lanes rather than full public streets; and extending the western terminus of proposed improvements on New Hope Drive about 500 feet west of Bell Boulevard to maintain a continuous six‑lane section through that intersection. Skinner also described routine, administrative map updates (for example, changing a completed project line to a solid line) that staff would apply without returning to council for every minor correction.

Council members asked that the record and maps preserve a visible history of changes — for example, an appendix or change log showing completed projects, dates and budget status — so that citizens reviewing the MMP can see what has changed since adoption. Councilors also confirmed that the widening project on Ranch Road/ FM 1431 from West Whitestone to Powerline remains a TxDOT project and that construction funds for that section have not been identified by the city; staff said the city’s role on that corridor is as a partner on right‑of‑way acquisition rather than the primary administrator of the construction contract.

After discussion, a council member moved to approve the amendments as presented and the council voted 6‑0 with one member absent. The vote also authorized staff to perform administrative updates to the MMP maps and appendices consistent with the council’s direction.

The MMP amendments align the roadway plan with current project design plans and the Bell District concept, and they formalize an approach to minor map corrections and status updates without requiring full council approval for each administrative change.","The council approved three roadway amendments to the city’s Mobility Master Plan — extending planned improvements to Power Lane, removing certain streets in the Bell District to reflect fire/emergency access lanes, and lengthening a proposed six‑lane section on New Hope Drive — and authorized staff to make administrative map updates.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6514045,"Cedar Park council authorizes use of eminent domain for emergency raw water intake easements",52,794000,846000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5065388-1f8f0f4c1d863ccb990d0bf51990e9bc&start=794&end=846","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5065388-1f8f0f4c1d863ccb990d0bf51990e9bc/thumbnail_794000.jpg","/articles/6514045/Cedar-Park/Williamson-County/Texas/Cedar-Park-council-authorizes-use-of-eminent-domain-for-emergency-raw-water-intake-easements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514045-0507df080d63ad7ebb998aff81e94c45/orig.mp4?Expires=1771203479&Signature=OnYFd5ZfB6k6OzUUwtSxw4Jo2xxCGRxjT--6yuE3S4hZPTE9WqzA5GDMPD9yaoKP5tQMl~StFewJotH39724xOWyldwqmURl6k7Wt~7TYTQ1b2gzHMzvMD-YsJczMA6v6uvHRiT~4eDkFvJ-Ub48A5kwIFHrllh4rpW9~x10HMKUgCIxyCNPOXud4pMUQiHDPdeqMjquHI8sAJropnGbl0489rov0XYwG3MAkE0XMXgvLw1KK7b58t2G0p6xeagl8P5R-uYtz4P2XbEMjx50u0EwPzg9JKCqn6KZ5skNHBwfPNGf0xC-dFm1xNCQPsMPrXG-HdQ8nW~eob094EVSXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cedar Park City Council voted to authorize the use of eminent domain, if necessary, to acquire temporary easements for construction and operation of an emergency floating raw water intake and related infrastructure.

The council approved two related resolutions: one to acquire a set of temporary easements (including a 7,069-square-foot temporary access easement, a 2,500-square-foot temporary generator easement, a 29,484-square-foot temporary utility easement and a 4.5-acre temporary anchoring easement) from an 18.681-acre tract conveyed to Jaden F. Newman (document number 2014183750, Travis County records), and a second to acquire a 1.1-acre temporary waterline anchoring and electrical easement from Lot 4 of the George Family Partnership subdivision (property recorded to Alan David Colby and Aaron Paige Lucius Colby, document number 2023064140). Both resolutions state the public purpose as establishing, constructing, anchoring, operating, and maintaining an emergency floating raw water intake facility and appurtenances.

Council members recorded no substantive staff presentation on the items before the motions were made. The first resolution (agenda item H‑1) was moved and seconded; the council approved that item 6‑0 with one member absent. The second resolution (agenda item H‑3) was similarly moved, seconded and approved 6‑0 with one member absent.

The resolutions authorize the city to pursue acquisition “by eminent domain, if necessary,” rather than documenting negotiated acquisition details or settlement amounts in the meeting record. The text presented on the agenda describes the easement sizes, the public-use purposes, and the recorded property descriptions and document numbers but does not specify any compensation amounts, settlement offers, or a timeline for acquisition.

No members of the public addressed the council on these items during the meeting, and there was no recorded extended debate or amendment to either resolution in the transcript.

The actions allow city staff to proceed with securing the required temporary easements for the floating raw water intake project, but the resolutions as recorded leave open whether the city will reach voluntary agreements or proceed to condemnation.","The Cedar Park City Council approved two resolutions authorizing the use of eminent domain, if necessary, to obtain temporary easements for an emergency floating raw water intake and related anchoring, utility and electrical access. Both measures passed 6-0 with one member absent.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Votes at a glance: Cedar Park council approves consent agenda, eminent domain easements and MMP amendments

Cedar Park council approves three amendments to Mobility Master Plan, authorizes administrative updates

Cedar Park council authorizes use of eminent domain for emergency raw water intake easements