Town of Lowell

The meeting included the addition of an invoice from Town & Country for road improvements, which is a joint payment funded by the stormwater bond and the Community Crossing Grant (CCMG). The board proceeded to approve several vouchers totaling a significant amount, including a specific payment for the Wessler Engineering Task Order #13 regarding the WWTP EQ Basin, and the payment for the Town & Country road improvements.

The meeting addressed two new business items requiring rezoning considerations. The first item involved petition PC 26-001 regarding a request to rezone property for the Crown Point Christian School to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to construct a private Christian school. The commission discussed contingencies related to road access, specifically the requirement for an east/west public right-of-way (ROW) connecting to Austin, ultimately sending a favorable recommendation with this condition attached. The second item, PC 26-002, concerning a rezone request by OLTHOF Homes for a residential subdivision, required the public hearing to remain open until the next meeting due to incomplete notification procedures. Discussions focused on density, with commissioners expressing concern over the proposed density of 4.3 compared to recent PUD approvals around 2.8 to 3. The commission ultimately tabled the decision on PC 26-002 pending the next meeting. Additionally, a discussion occurred regarding Commissioner Frausto rescinding his resignation.

Key discussion points for the meeting included the Election of Officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary) and setting the meeting date and time for the year. Other significant agenda items were the approval of claims/expenditures, review of the Chief's Report, and reports from committee members, which included documentation on incidents and mileage. New business covered the introduction and adoption of resolutions, old business, petitions, and announcements regarding the next meeting date.

The key discussion points included the approval of Claims/Expenditures for October and November. In the Chief's Report, it was noted that 20 applications for open positions had been received, Officer Cardenas successfully completed field training, and the Shop with a Cop program was successful. The Chief also reported that the most recent promotional list expired and recommended that the 2026 budget could accommodate two new corporal positions to ensure adequate night supervision. New business involved approving the start of the promotional process for these two additional Corporal positions.

The meeting focused primarily on New Business, specifically the approval of various Stormwater vouchers totaling $297,677.07. Key vouchers approved included payments to Wessler Engineering for Task Order #13 related to the WWTP EQ Basin project and payment to Grimmer Construction, Inc. for work on the same WWTP EQ Basin project. The Stormwater and GIS Director also provided an update on the progress of the EQ basin project and mentioned other projects suspended for the winter that are scheduled to resume in the Spring.