Manor TX 2023 Ballot Initiatives for a Special Election

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Table of Contents

ITEM A. Improving Communications in Spanish

ITEM B. Protecting the Manor Cemetery

ITEM C. Protecting Old Manor & Rejecting the Comprehensive Plan

ITEM D. Creating a New Downtown

ITEM E. Creating a Parks and Recreation Department

ITEM F. Creating the 1840's James B Manor Homestead Park

ITEM G. Requiring a Plaza at Manor Crossing Mall

ITEM H. Requiring a Park in new ShadowGlen Phases

ITEM I. Requiring a Park at Monarch Ranch Subdivision

ITEM J. Adding Town Halls and Council Meeting-related items

ITEM K. Council members elected AT-LARGE for 2-year staggered terms

ITEM L. Compensation and Restrictions for City Council members

ITEM M. Creating Recall Provisions for Council members

ITEM N. Recalling Council Members if Item K. AND Item M. BOTH pass

ITEM O. Recalling Council Members If Item M. passes & Item K. does NOT pass

(Item Letters for reference only.)

ITEM A. IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS IN SPANISH

The City Council shall be directed to begin a process to include spanish language translations of important city communications. The City Council Agendas shall be available in spanish. The City website will include prominent links for spanish versions of our website pages and documents; including a spanish version that will allow a person to request a spanish translator for City Council, commission, committee, town hall and similar meetings.

City will augment its training to prepare more employees to include translators as part of their job duties. City will have a goal of real-time spanish translation and subtitles during public meetings and events for its online presence.

The City will change the advance notice requirement for spanish translators from the current ten-days notice; to three-days notice; until such time as translators are readily available in an on-going basis requiring no advance notice.

Shall the above directive for Council for IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS IN SPANISH be made:

______ YES ______NO

Signature

ITEM B.

REQUIRING A PROTECTED SPACE BY THE MANOR CEMETERY

City Council shall consider the use eminent domaine, puchase or enforcement of our parkland rights; and other means as necessary to create a protected Open Space or Wildlife Preserve which includes an area of 300' to the west of the Manor Cemetery property line; and down to the southern-most property line of the adjacent western properties.

There is empirical evidence suggesting that multiple gravesites are located outside the existing cemetery fence on the west side. There is also floodplain within the proposed open space.

The City Council; and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall vote affirmatively to enact a Moratorium on building in this area.

The berm hiding the water pond to the east of the cemetery on City property shall be extended southward to hide the view of the new buildings to the east.

Shall the above directive for Council to require a greenspace to the west beside the Manor Cemetery be made:

PROTECTING HISTORIC OLD MANOR DISTRICT and REJECTING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

The City Council shall be directed to cease any and all Apartment, Townhome and highdensity development projects within the historic district of OLD MANOR which shall be protected in the area defined in our Municipal Code 14.02.031 enacted in 2017. As such, all City staff activities to further these non-historic buiildings shall cease for these three development projects. The City Council; and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall vote affirmatively to enact a Moratorium on building in this area.

1) Junction at Manor (Legacy Perfomance Capital) - 95 Townhomes between the Post Office and right next to the Manor Cemetery established in 1841;

2) Entrada Glen Manor (DD&B Construction) 204 apartments to the east of the Lions Club lot and across from the site presumed to be James B Manor's 1840's homestead;

3) Manor Apartments (Manor Apartments LLC) approx 200 apartments to the northeast of the Lions Club lot and the site presumed to be James B Manor's 1840's homestead; and

Council shall request that the Owner of 109 North Lexington (Eric Davis Capital Investments' three-story with 8 mixed-use apartments where the old barbershop was) be asked to make his development look historic.

City Council and Staff; and the Planning and Zoning Commission are directed to immediately reject the Comprehensive Plan and cease using any and all pages from said Plan; including the removal of the Plan's Vision Statement "The City of Manor is a diverse, sustainable community and regional leader with exceptional services, a high quality of life, and a safe environment for citizens and businesses to thrive." from the City of Manor website and all printed materials.

Council shall select a different consultant to finish this or a new plan with citizen input and requiring the approval of a Comprehensive Plan Citizens Panel of nine members to be determined as follows: 1 representing Manor City Council or Staff; 1 representing City of Manor Planning and Zoning Commission; 1 representing Manor ISD; 1 representing Travis County Roads or Planning; and 5 to be elected by citizens at the first two of six public Town Hall Comprehensive Plan public meetings.

Said Citizens Panel shall elect officers, set their own Agendas and town halls; and proceed to complete their task in a timely manner.

Shall the above directive to Protect the Old Manor District; to establish specific Development Moratoriums; to reject the Comprehensive Plan; and related items be made:

______ YES ______NO

ITEM D.

CREATING A NEW DOWNTOWN

The City Council shall begin actively seeking to purchase, acquire or use eminent domaine to purchase a 40 to 90 acre parcel of land near or in the center of Greater Manor; the area known as the ETJ (extra territorial jurisdiction).

The property shall have room enough for many if not all of these valuable assets: recreation center with indoor basketball courts and exercise rooms, community pool, visitor center, library, manor history museum, art museum, performing arts center, town square/plaza, sports fields (including football, baseball, tennis and soccer), community gardens, town hall, police station and fire department.

Shall the above directive for Council to begin creating a new downtown be made: ______ YES ______NO

Signature

ITEM E.

ARTICLE SEVEN Administrative Services

Section 7.12. Parks and Recreation

The department of Parks and Recreation shall be established and maintained and the head of such department shall be the Director of Parks and Recreation. The Director shall work proactively to add parks with the acquisition of Park Land thru purchases and enforcement of our parkland rights. Further, the Director will actively utilize the in-lieu and dedicated Park Fund fees to develop and communicate about park amenities and activities for all ages throughout our park system. The Director will have a part-time or shared assistant.

Shall the above described addition Section 7.12 Parks and Recreation be made:

______ YES ______NO

Signature

ITEM F. CREATING THE JAMES B MANOR HOMESTEAD PARK

The City Council; and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall begin a timely effort to create the James B Manor Homestead Park thru purchase arrangement, donation, parkland requirements or eminent domain to include ample land surrounding the remaining buildings; and on down to the Gillelands Creek. In cooperation with the owner, Las Entradas LLC., the 1840's homesite area shall be fenced for security purposes until further public access plans are in place. The park is to be located directly north of the Parsons Street Lions Club lot.

Shall the above directive be approved for action by the City Council

______ YES ______NO

Signature

MANOR CROSSiNG PLAZA REQUIREMENTS

City Council; and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall require the Manor Crossing Development (Butler Family LLC) on the northwest corner of Hwy 290 and Hwy 973 to build a plaza as required for every commercial development over 10 acres as per our Municipal Code 14.02.065(b)(1)(G) in effect as of April 15, 2023.

Since the City of Manor has approved a Chapter 380 Agreement which gives the developer up to $20,000,000 by discounting 50% of the future sales taxes for 20 years; said Developer shall be required to create a world class plaza for the benefit of the citizens of Manor.

Shall the above directive for Council to require a Manor Crossing Plaza be made:

______ YES ______NO

Signature

ITEM H. SHADOWGLEN PARKLAND REQUIREMENTS

City Council; and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall require the parkland due for the new and remaining phases of ShadowGlen. Collectively, approximately 1,000 homes are being built which requires dedicated parkland of approximately 10.52 acres per Municipal Code Section 48(b).

City Council; and the Planning and Zoning Commision shall exercise our right to choose the land rather than the in-lieu park fees. Further, per Municipal code Section 48(a)(4) and 48(a) (5); we choose to have the long side of the parkland along Rector Loop; and have adequate adjacent parking along with a restroom and several adult and teenage active amenties. Said land must be genuine parkland exclusive of floodplain, open space or wildlife preserve uses.

Without waiting for any future phases, said park construction shall commence forthwith; as shall another mile of Nature trail in City of Manor's 200-acre Woodlands Park. Said new trail will have street access and public parking.

Shall the above directive for Council to require ShadowGlen parkland be made: ______ YES ______NO Signature

MONARCH RANCH PARKLAND REQUIREMENTS

City Council; and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall require the parkland due for the Monarch Ranch development on Gregg Lane just west of Hwy 973. Approximately 400 homes are being built which requires dedicated parkland of approximately 6.06 acres per Municipal Code Section 48(b).

City Council; and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall exercise our right to choose the land rather than the in-lieu park fees. Further, per Municipal code Section 48(a)(4) and 48(a) (5); ; we choose to have the long side of the parkland along Greg Lane at the Northwest corner of the parcel; and it shall have adequate adjacent parking along with a restroom and several adult and teenage active park amenities. Said land must be genuine parkland exclusive of floodplain, open space or wildlife preserve uses.

Shall the above directive for Council to require Monarch Ranch parkland be made: _____ YES ______NO

ARTICLE III. THE CITY COUNCIL

ITEM J.

Section 3.07. Meetings. ...[to add Monthly Town Halls, and related procedures]

City Council shall hold a Town Hall Meeting each month. All City Council Meetings, Committee Meetings and Town Hall Meetings shall be audio and video recorded and such recordings shall be indexed, archived and online links be made available in a timely fashion. Agenda Packet materials will be available for viewing by meeting participants during the meetings; and citizens may submit digital information to be included at the time of their comments. Such citizen items must be submitted 72 hours prior for review by City staff. City Staff Department Reports will no longer be Consent Items subject to no public comment.

Council procedures for Public Comment shall revert back to the procedures in place on March 15, 2023 but to include changes as herein noted.

Per the Texas Attorney General's Public Meetings Handbook page 24; the City shall establish a website message board for the purpose of having open public communication between Council members, Commission and Committee members; and authorized City Staff without any risk of quorum violations. Said online message board must be one click from the City website home page; and is for non-public authorized users as noted above.

All committee and commission members shall have an individual and confidential email address made available to the public for citizen input.

Citizens will no longer be required to verbally disclose their personal address at City Council, Commission, Committee or Town Hall Meetings; further, no personal addresses shall be included in the Minutes or other public documents without such citizen's written consent. The Minutes shall not be voted on at Council Meetings unless the Public has been shown the entire text of those Minutes for the full 72-hour state-mandated minimum Public Notice period; and citizens shall be allowed to speak for or against this item prior to Council voting upon.

Shall the above described addition after the end of Section 3.07. Meetings be made:

______ YES ______NO Signature

ARTICLE III. THE CITY COUNCIL Section 3.01. Governing Body.

The governing body of the city shall be a city council composed of six council members and a mayor, each elected for a term of two years. When used in this charter or any other city document, “council person” or "council member" includes the mayor unless the context indicates otherwise.

All council members shall be elected from the city at large. For the initial election only, the four candidates with most votes shall serve for a two-year term. The candidates with the next three highest voter counts will serve a one-year term. Thereafter, all candidates will serve two-year terms elected at-large in one simultaneous ballot item.

After each such election, the Mayor shall be selected by a plurality of the Council Members at the first meeting. If after repeated voting, no Mayor is selected; the City Manager may adjourn said meeting and schedule subsequent meetings, if needed. Until a Mayor is so selected, City Manager shall be the Interim Mayor and only act to maintain basic city functions.

Shall the above described changes to Section 3.01. Governing Body be made:

ARTICLE III. THE CITY COUNCIL Section 3.09. Compensation

and Support Staff.

The Mayor and Councilmembers will be paid bi-weekly as Independent Contractors; and may not have other employment or business operations requiring more than 20 hours per week of their time during normal business hours. The Mayor shall receive $42,000 per year; and Councilmembers shall receive $40,000 per year. Councilmembers shall receive two-weeks of vacation with pay.

If a Councilmember becomes unable to fulfill their duties within the restrictions mentioned above; they shall resign from the Council in a timely manner and a Special Election shall be held, unless a General Election is happening within 90 days which would include such matter. Councilmembers shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, as budgeted and duly authorized. Council shall be provided support staff equivalent to one full-time Administrative Assistant staff person.

Shall the above described changes to Section 3.09. Compensation and Support Staff be made:

______ YES ______NO

Signature

ITEM M.

ARTICLE XIV. RECALL

Section 14.1. General provisions.

Any member of the City Council may be removed from office by recall. Any voter of the city may make and file with the city secretary a certified petition for councilmember recall which must be signed by registered voters residing within the city in number equal to 25 percent of the number of votes cast at the last general election of the city. Such petition and any resulting ballot item must include the name of the Councilmember and the words "shall be recalled and removed from office."

Related provisions as to the procedures to be followed, including Commencement of Procedings, Examination and Sufficiency, Action on Petition, and Procedure and Results of Election shall be as those for Initiative and Referendum as specified in ARTICLE VI. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.

Shall the above Article XIV. RECALL Section 14.1 be added and adopted:

______ YES ______NO

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ITEM N.

Implementing Council Election Procedures in the event of ITEM voting outcomes as follows:

In the event that ITEM K. "Two-year Terms and Support Staff" and ITEM M. "RECALL" are BOTH passed by a majority vote; all of the current City Councilmembers shall be removed from office; and a Special Election shall be held in not less than 30 (thirty) days; and not later than 45 (forty-five) days as outlined in ITEM K. Candidates shall be require to file for office within 15 (fifteen) days.

Until a City Council is so selected, City Manager shall act on their behalf and only insofar as to maintain basic city functions. Development projects in process shall be paused until the new Council is seated and a Mayor selected.

Shall the above ITEM O. Implementing Council Election Procedures and the RECALL of the entire City Council be adopted:

______ YES ______NO

Signature

ITEM O.

Implementing Council Election Procedures in the event of ITEM voting outcomes as follows:

In the event that ITEM K. "Two-year Terms and Support Staff" is NOT PASSED and ITEM M. "RECALL" is PASSED passed by a majority vote; the following City Council members shall be voted upon as follows:

1) Mayor, Christopher Harvey shall be Recalled and removed from office effective immediately,

Shall the Mayor be recalled and removed from office:

______YES ______NO

2) Councilmember Position 1, Emily Hill shall be Recalled and removed from office effective immediately,

Shall Emily Hill be recalled and removed from office:

______YES ______NO

3) Councilmember Position 2, Anne Weir shall be Recalled and removed from office effective immediately,

Shall Anne Weir be recalled and removed from office:

______YES ______NO

4) Councilmember Position 3, Maria Amezcua shall be Recalled and removed from office effective immediately, Shall Maria Amezcua be recalled and removed from office:

______YES ______NO

5) Councilmember Position 4, Sonia Wallace shall be Recalled and removed from office effective immediately, Shall Sonia Wallace be recalled and removed from office:

______YES ______NO

6) Councilmember Position 5, Aaron Moreno shall be Recalled and removed from office effective immediately, Shall Aaron Moreno be recalled and removed from office:

______YES ______NO

7) Councilmember Position 6, Deja Hill shall be Recalled and removed from office effective immediately,

Shall Deja Hill be recalled and removed from office:

______YES ______NO Signature