D. Lee Edwards
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 27
- Total speaking time
- 3:30:43
- Avg per meeting
- 7:48
- Segments
- 3654
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Top issues during term (18)(Development)
Infrastructure and Growth
Involves a $1,400,000 EDC expenditure plus engineering contract costs.
Residential Accessory Structure Setbacks
None to the city beyond standard permit fees.
Land Acquisition for Economic Development
Projected to generate between $500,000 and $700,000 in shared sales tax revenues for the EDC over the next decade.
Park at Dogwood Affordable Housing Impact Fee Waiver
Up to $500,000 in EDC funds.
Historic District Alteration and Demolition Requests
CTTC Building Tenancy
Gruene Road Land Acquisition
The proposed acquisition is for $4.6 million.
Downtown Housing and Public Incentives
Awards up to $17,000 to Red Stag and $2,767.66 to Bootleggers Pizza Parlor.
Manufactured Home Zoning and Non-Conforming Use
Property value and investment impacts for the applicant and surrounding homeowners.
NBPL Five-Year Plan Endorsement
Guides future library capital and operational budgeting over the next five years.
Mayfair Master District Revenue Bonds and Infrastructure Financing
The bond issuance involves millions in infrastructure debt backed by district taxpayers rather than city funds.
Commercial Parking and Driveway Variance (330 Kessler Street)
The business owner avoids the high cost of concrete paving.
Brauntex Theatre Digital Marquee Upgrade
Private investment by the theatre into property improvements.
Dittlinger Mill Redevelopment
The project is expected to significantly increase tax revenue compared to the current $10,000 annual contribution.
Kuehler Court Rezoning
The project is expected to increase the local tax base through infill development.
Affordable Housing Modernization
Involves $500,000 in utility infrastructure fee waivers or alternative economic development funding.
Telecommunications Tower at Fire Station No. 4
The city will receive a modest amount of income from the lease of the site.
Civic/Convention Center Expansion
The project is in the feasibility stage, so exact costs are not yet determined, but it would likely require significant public investment.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Edwards personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-07-27
motioned to approve Councilmembers Spradley, Labowski, and Shaw as the representatives of the Ad Hoc Committee.
- secondedpassed2026-07-27
motioned to approve this item.
- movedpassed2026-07-27
motioned to approve this item.
- secondedpassed2026-07-27
Councilmember Labowski motioned to approve this item.
- movedpassed2026-07-13
to approve this item.
- secondedpassed2026-07-13
to approve this item.
- movedpassed2026-07-13
to approve this item.
- movedpassed2026-07-13
Councilmember Edwards motioned to approve items A, C, E, H, I of the consent agenda.
- movedpassed2026-07-13
Councilmember Edwards motioned to approve this item.
- movedpassed2026-07-13
CONSENT AGENDA City of New Braunfels, Texas Page 1 Posted On: 7/7/2026 6:02:39PM
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-07-13
Lee Edwards, Councilmember (District 3) Lawrence Spradley, Councilmember (District 4) Mary Ann Labowski, Councilmember (District 5) Nikki Shaw, Councilmember (District 6)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-06-22
Councilmember Edwards moved to postpone this item until the July 13 city council meeting.
- moved2026-06-22
Councilmember Edwards nominated Councilmember Capizzi for Mayor Pro Tem.
- movedpassed2026-06-22
Councilmember Edwards moved to approve this item.
- movedpassed2026-06-08
Councilmember Edwards motioned to approve this item.
- movedpassed2026-06-08
Councilmember Edwards motioned to approve this item.
- movedpassed2026-06-08
Councilmember Edwards motioned to approve this item.
- movedpassed2026-05-26
Councilmember Edwards motioned to approve this item.
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Mayor Pro Tem Spradley motioned to approve this item.
- secondedpassed2026-05-11
motioned to approve this item
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while Edwards was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
FY 2027 Proposed Reinvestment Zone No. 1/New Braunfels Development Authority Funds
Approval of FY 2027 Proposed Reinvestment Zone No. 1 / New Braunfels Development Authority Funds
Mayfair Development Agreement Amendments
Denial of Appeal by Lennar Corporation for Park Development Fees
Approval of a budget amendment for the following FY 2026 Special Revenue Funds: Cemetery Improvement Fund, Child Safety Fund, Facilities Maintenance Fund, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation…
PZ26-0199 Mayfair Development and Design Control Document Amendments
Approval of amendment to Development Agreement with AG Sunflower Ridge, LLC
Recommendation to Approve Amendment to Development Agreement with AG Sunflower Ridge, LLC
Recommendation on Park Land Dedication Compliance for Navarro Residential Development
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.