Government
BY THOMAS LEFFLER & AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
Live Oak receives facility recommendations Live Oak City Council discussed the replace- ment of nine city facilities on March 25 following a 2024 Facilities Improvement Master Plan presentation. Some background The purpose of the plan is to develop a guiding document for current and future utilization and assess and provide for individual departmental needs, according to agenda documents. Huitt-Zollars—the engineering consultant on the project—put together a summary assessing the repair cost, replacement value and current conditions of several buildings and provided recommendations. The fire department was not included in the facilities assessment summary, agenda documents note. Assessing the need The plan proposes construction of a new 22,440-square-foot city hall facility with 209 additional parking spaces. This proposed, project would allow for anticipated staff growth and feature two dedicated areas for public hearings and a large break room. Also being proposed is a
Upgrades coming to Olympia Hills golf course Improvements could be on the horizon for Universal City’s Olympia Hills Golf & Event Center following a March 20 presentation. The details To make play more accessible to golfers, Richard Singer, senior director of consulting services with the National Golf Foundation, said the city could consider enlarging tee areas, adding a new forward tee and widening narrow holes on the golf course. Looking ahead City Manager Kim Turner said the next step is for city staff to put together a work matrix and cost estimates for implementations of items in the report.
Projected costs for facility recommendations
City Hall & Administration
$17,267,613.40
Community Building
$1,811,547.30
Public Works Administration Animal Control
$500,000
$3,111,256
Public Works Equipment Storage
$975,000
Public Works Maintenance Shop
$5,649,617
Utilities Shop & Storage
$1,664,032
Public Works & Police Storage
$1,560,000
SOURCE: CITY OF LIVE OAK/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Cibolo City Council terminates city attorney, appoints interim firm Cibolo City Council voted to terminate its city attorney, George Hyde with Hyde Kelley LLP, during a March 11 City Council meeting. How we got here During a Feb. 11 City Council meeting a motion to remove and terminate Hyde failed in a split vote. Mayor Mark Allen and council members Randy Roberts, Jeff McGlothin and Robert Mahoney were the four dissenting votes. Council members Joel Hicks, Katie Cunningham and Norma Sanchez-Stephens argued that the mayor could not vote per the city’s charter, but the mayor said he could vote on all matters subject to the city attorney. Following the motion, the dais directed its city manager to hire a third-party attorney to 2,680-square-foot Community Building, which would be located at the current Live Oak City Hall. The plan found that the 5,500 square-foot Public Works Administration building will need to be about 8,500 square feet in 20 years. The recom- mendation was to maintain and repair the existing building, relocate Public Works Administration to a new or renovated city hall and renovate the current building to meet Public Works needs, according to agenda documents. Proposed renovations for the animal control department include a lobby separation with controlled access.
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review and interpret the city charter to see if the mayor was able to vote on matters related to the city attorney, according to previous reporting by Community Impact . What happened Following the council’s motion to waive its attorney-client privileges, Community Impact reached out to the city to get a copy of the third party legal opinion requested by council in February. In its opinion, the third party law firm—Messer Fort—found that the mayor could not vote on any matter including removal of the city attorney absent a tie vote. Following Hyde’s termination, the dais appointed the Denton Navarro Rodriguez Bernal Santee & Zech law firm. What’s next The city of Cibolo has since published a Request for Proposals for attorney services.
Universal City City Council approved the renaming of the Cimarron Park and Club- house, located at 368 Wagon Crossing, to Neville Park and Clubhouse on March 4. The details The park is being named after Richard “Dick” Neville who served as a City Council member for 26 years. City staff is working to get new signage as well as a dedication plaque for the building, City Manager Kim Turner said in an email to Community Impact .
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