Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | March 2024

Government

BY GRACE DICKENS & APRIL KELLEY

Julie Oakley to become Bee Cave city manager

Lakeway expands golf cart ordinance Lakeway City Council expanded the city’s golf cart ordinance, which allows for the safe operation of golf carts on public streets within city limits, to include recreational o-high- way vehicles, or ROVs, at a Feb. 20 meeting. The gist The city updated the ordinance to include ROVs; neighborhood electric vehicles, or NEVs; and utility vehicles, or UTVs, accord- ing to city documents. The ordinance still prohibits the use of the following on city streets: • All-terrain vehicles, or ATVs • Sand rails, commonly referred to as a “dune buggy” • All other o-highway vehicles not outlined in the ordinance

"I’m thrilled to join Bee Cave as the new city manager. I have always loved the city and am excited to continue making

it a wonderful place to live and visit. I am eager to move forward with all the plans the city has put in motion." JULIE OAKLEY, INCOMING BEE CAVE CITY MANAGER

The city of Bee Cave has hired Julie Oakley as the new city manager, according to a March 5 news

release. The gist

Oakley previously worked for the city of Lake- way for 12 years, with the last three years as city manager. She resigned from her position in mid- 2022 to pursue work at KPMG, a large accounting organization. Oakley will begin serving as city manager for Bee Cave on April 1, according to the news release. The backstory Clint Garza, former Bee Cave city manager, announced his resignation at a Jan. 23 City Council meeting after having served in the position since 2018. Garza’s last day was Feb. 29, according to previous reporting by Community Impact .

“If I wrote a screenplay, this is exactly as I would have written it,” Garza said in the news release. “Julie is incredibly capable, and I feel so happy knowing all that we have worked on in Bee Cave will continue moving forward under her leadership.” Garza is moving on to pursue a career in the private sector, according to the news release. What’s next? Co-interim City Managers Travis Askey and Lindsey Oskoui were appointed at a Feb. 6 special meeting and will serve through March, according to previous reporting by Community Impact .

West Lake Hills to use $8M for road, drainage projects West Lake Hills City Council approved a bid of $7.9 million to Smith Construction for roadway and drainage projects at a Feb. 14 meeting. In a nutshell The funds for the projects were approved by voters as part of the November 2021 bond package. Proposition B of the road and drainage bond package provided $11.8 million in funding for the six projects, according to a news release. What’s next? Construction for the Eanes Creek and Camp Craft Road project will begin this summer and will close a segment of Camp Craft Road to remove the low water crossing, according to the news release. More details will be shared with residents as work is scheduled, per the news release.

Upcoming bond projects

Improvements will include projects at: Eanes Creek and Camp Craft Road Redbud Trail Westlake Drive

Laurel Valley Road Yaupon Valley Road Juniper Ridge pavement section improvement

SOURCE: CITY OF WEST LAKE HILLSCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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