Leander City Council will recruit 15 city residents to serve on a new bond task force committee, whose members will explore potential city projects before a bond election in May. City Council approved the committee's formation and election schedule on Sept. 3. The committee will include three City Council members—Place 3 Councilwoman Shanan Shepherd, Place 4 Councilman Ron Abruzzese and Place 5 Councilman Jeff Seiler. Council members said they also want to include representatives from the Leander Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center and from the city’s ETJ, leaving 10 other city residents to fill the committee. City staffers will vet committee applicants and bring recommendations to council in October. Staffers will also assemble a list of potential city projects, such as road improvements, public safety projects, or parks and recreation projects, for committee members to discuss. The list would include estimates of each project’s potential cost, Mayor Chris Fielder said. Council members said they want to fund the projects with city-issued bonds only. The city would also avoid passing any property tax increase to fund interest from bonds, Fielder said. The city may have about $100 million worth of projects for the bond committee to consider, Fielder said Aug. 20.