Here is a non-exhaustive list of Bee Cave City Council decisions and reports shared in February, according to previous Community Impact coverage.
Bee Cave and Lakeway voters to decide on approval of city road taxes in May
Authorization for a road fund sales tax collection will be put before voters in May, following a City Council decision made Feb. 11. The road fund has been in place for the last two decades, and must seek reapproval by voters every four years, Mayor Kara King said.
“Bee Cave has been doing this for at least the last two decades, with the road tax fund,” Mayor Kara King said at a Feb. 11 meeting. “State law requires every four years that we reauthorize it, so it’s not changing how we allocate sales tax, it’s not adding any tax, it’s not taking away any tax, it’s just keeping one-eighth of 1% of our sales tax in a road fund.”
Bee Cave City Council members re-elected
Following a candidate filing period ending Feb. 14, all incumbent Bee Cave City Council members were elected to their seats without contestation. Three of the seats were included in the general election, and two were part of a special election held to fill vacancies left by former council members Courtney Hohl and Jon Cobb.
Kit Crumbley and Andrea Willott will fill the remaining terms of the two seats, while Kevin Hight, Blake Sbrocco, and Mayor Pro Tem Andrew Clark have been elected to serve regular two-year terms.
Bee Cave to hold election for new public safety building, road fund
Although the City Council election was canceled, Bee Cave residents will still be asked to vote on both the road tax fund and a proposed public safety building in the May election. If approved, the new facility will house officers from both Bee Cave Police Department and Lake Travis Fire Rescue, with both entities splitting costs.
Bee Cave puts limits on housing finance corporations, public facility corporations
Bee Cave decided to place restrictions on housing finance corporations, or HFCs, and public facility corporations, or PFCs, though an ordinance passed at a Feb. 11 council meeting.
These entities are formed with the intent to provide affordable housing opportunities, though due to the fact that properties owned by HFCs or PFCs are not taxable, they can negatively impact municipalities, attorney Jason Rommel said at the Feb. 11 meeting. Going forward, formation of these entities will require City Council approval, according to the ordinance.
TxDOT shares updates on Hwy. 71 median project
The Texas Department of Transportation shared updates in February regarding a Hwy. 71 safety improvement project which involves implementing median breaks to reduce fatal crashes.
Following a public feedback period, two new median breaks were added to the project at the intersections of Caprock Summit Drive and Spanish Oaks Club Boulevard. Median breaks at Willie Way and Uplands Ridge Drive were also moved slightly to instead be placed at Great Divide Drive and H-E-B’s front entrance, TxDOT Public Information Officer Antonio Lujan said to Community Impact in an email.
