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WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WE'LL MEET AT 6:30 P.M.
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
ON OCTOBER 11, 2022, AT THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 120 WEST 7TH STREET, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE [INAUDIBLE] SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND PLEASE TURN THAT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE WE GET STARTED. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CALLING ROLL.
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.
LORD, WE COME TO YOU US MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE GOOD FOR ALL OF ANNA BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
MAY THIS EVENING BE HONORABLE TO YOU.
OF ALLEGIANCE] OKAY. BEFORE WE GET TO NEIGHBORS COMMENTS, I
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WOULD LIKE TO GO TO ITEM 4, WHICH IS REPORTS.AND I APPROACHED THE CITY MANAGER A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK, ALONG WITH CHIEF HABEL.
AND I DON'T KNOW, I THINK PART OF ME, I'M A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADRENALINE JUNKIE.
AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY DO OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I'VE PROBABLY GONE OUT FIVE OR SIX DIFFERENT TIMES ON THE WEEKENDS JUST TO OBSERVE WHAT TAKES PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RIGHT THERE, HAND IN HAND WITH THEM ON CALLS.
BUT I DID WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SEE WHAT THEY DO DAY TO DAY AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO, THE THINGS THEY LOOK FOR IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY TRULY RISK THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY.
BUT WHAT IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO ALSO SEE IS THE TEAMWORK.
THE TEAMWORK THAT THIS GROUP DISPLAYS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
SO I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THEY'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
POLICE OFFICERS DAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022.
WHEREAS POLICE OFFICERS OF THE ANNA POLICE DEPARTMENT STAND WATCH OVER OUR NEIGHBORS, SELFLESSLY RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROPERTY AGAINST CRIME.
[3. Neighbor Comments.]
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AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE ITEM ON THIS MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.AS A REMINDER, CITIZENS OR NEIGHBORS ARE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD OF 3 MINUTES.
AT THE END OF THAT TIME WE WILL NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR 3 MINUTES IS UP.
ALSO, AS A REMINDER, AS A CITY COUNCIL, WE CANNOT MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO ADDRESS A QUESTION.
THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS OFFER A STATEMENT OF FACTUAL INFORMATION TO SOMETHING.
SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND, IF WE'RE NOT RESPONDING TO YOU, WE CAN'T IN THIS SETTING.
WE'LL START WITH OUR FIRST COMMENT THIS EVENING, MR. MATTHEW [INAUDIBLE].
I RESIDE AT 13510 COUNTY ROAD 426 HERE IN ANNA, TEXAS.
LONGTIME RESIDENT I WORK OUT OF MY HOME.
MY TWO LITTLE GIRLS GO TO ANNA ISD.
I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO DISCUSS A PROJECT THAT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT AT 13550 COUNTY ROAD 426 HERE IN ANNA.
SO HERE'S A LIST OF QUESTIONS THAT I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND.
SINCE THE PROJECT WAS PROPOSED IN THE CITY OF ANNA ETJ, DOES IT STILL NEED TO BE PLATTED? AND IF SO, WILL PLATTING REGULATIONS APPLY? [INAUDIBLE] AND FIRE SERVICE.
WILL THE CURRENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BE OF SUFFICIENT QUANTITY AND PRESSURE TO ADEQUATELY FIGHT FIRES? WHO WILL BE PROVIDING POLICE SERVICES? HOW WILL SWEETWATER CREEK BE PRESERVED? WHAT WILL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT BE ON THE NATIVE WILDLIFE? HAS A TRAFFIC STUDY BEEN CONDUCTED ON COUNTY ROADS 426, 371, 373, 376 AND 1106.
WHAT'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE'S BEING PLANNED? IS THAT WHAT AGENDA ITEM 7H THIS EVENING IS THE DESIGN OF THE HURRICANE CREEK INTERCEPTOR SEWER PROJECT.
IS THAT WHAT'S GOING TO ADDRESS? HOW MUCH OF THIS COST IS BEING COVERED BY THE DEVELOPER? WHO WILL BE PROVIDING WATER TO THE PROJECT.
CURRENTLY, THE AREA IS SERVICED BY SOUTH GRAYSON COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT.
WILL THIS CONTINUE? IS THE DEVELOPER GOING TO COVER THE COST OF ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE A 240 UNIT COMPLEX? WHERE IS THE WATER RETENTION POND GOING TO BE LOCATED? HAVE THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT POLLUTION BEEN CONSIDERED TOWARDS THE SURROUNDING AREAS? AS OF RIGHT NOW, IN THE EVENING, I COULD GO OUT MY BACKYARD AND SEE THE STARS.
WILL THAT CONTINUE? WILL THE CURRENT SCHOOL ZONE TO THE AREA HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THE ADDITIONAL STUDENTS? SO THOSE ARE JUST QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.
SECONDARY LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS ARE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES, AGRICULTURE RELATED TOURISM, LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY GENERATION. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT PAGE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE HANDOUT, THERE'S A RED CIRCLE ON THE TOP.
I'M SORRY, IT'S FAIRLY SMALL, BUT THAT'S HOW IT CAME OUT ON MY PRINTER.
THAT IN THE MAP LEGEND MATCH TO RANCH AND IN AGRICULTURE.
SO ESSENTIALLY IT'D BE AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF FARMS. SO. AND FROM YEAR 2021 TO 2022 STRATEGIC PLAN PRINCIPLE 5 VALUE TO NEIGHBORS LIVES 0.7 IT SAYS IN AN ENFORCE AND TO SEEK IN
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COMPLIANCE WITH CITY CODES, ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND PROPERTY TAXES.NEXT POINT, WITHIN THE CITY OF ANNA GOALS FOR 2026 IN THE ANNA A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.
TIME. GOAL TWO SUSTAINABLE ANNA COMMUNITY THROUGH PLANNED MANAGE GROWTH, AGAIN, VALUE TO NEIGHBORS.
PROTECTION OF PROPERTY VALUES SO TWICE MATTHEW WE ARE AT THE 3 MINUTE.
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. MS. CHRISTINE WOOD. CAN I GIVE MY TIME I'M FINE WITH THAT. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] SO PROPERTY PROTECTION AND PROPERTY VALUES IS LISTED TWICE IN YOUR GOALS.
ANOTHER VALUE [INAUDIBLE] IS PRIDE IN A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.
SO MANY SHORT TERM CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU LIST ARE 0.8 IS TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT TO LESS INCENTIVIZE AS WE BECOME MORE DESIRABLE TO DEVELOPERS COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL INTEREST TO BE HERE IN ANNA.
LONG TERM CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
HAVE A NEW DEVELOPMENTS ADDED VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND AGAIN, PROTECTING NATURAL AREAS.
FOR OUR POLICY ACTIONS FOR 21-22.
MANAGEMENT ACTIONS AGAIN FROM 21-22.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION.
SO HOW WILL THIS DEVELOPMENT AFFECT THE PROPERTY VALUES IN THE AREA? WHY IS THE ANNA 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NOT BEING FOLLOWED? HAVE OTHER BETTER LOCATIONS ALIGN WITH THIS TYPE OF MULTIFAMILY [INAUDIBLE] BEEN CONSIDERED? TYPICALLY A MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY IS CONSTRUCTED IN A HIGHER DENSITY URBAN AREA.
IT'S A LOT EASIER ACCESS TO JOBS, ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AREA IS ALREADY ZONED FOR THIS USE ARE CLOSE TO PLACES OF BUSINESS, JOBS, INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING THE OUTER TRAFFIC AND AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CLASSIFIED BY ANNA 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL.
IN CLOSING, I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THE MAYOR AND THE ANNA CITY COUNCIL WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION WHEN CONSIDERING THIS PROJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ANNA. THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE REZONING.
AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO REZONE THAT WHOLE AREA ARE YOU? AND HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT ME AND MY THERE IN [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE MAYORS OF MCKINNEY AND ALL OF THEM.
THEY CAME FROM ALL OVER AND I DONATED THE LAND FOR THEM TO DO THAT IN THE EXACT SPOT.
PLUS, IT HAS A HISTORIC GRAVEYARD ON IT, SO I DON'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED.
IT'S GOING TO REALLY CREATE A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR MY PROPERTY.
SO I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF YOU WANT TO REZONE IT.
IF YOU DO REZONE THE OTHER PART, HOW IS IT GOING TO AFFECT US IN PATROLLING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT? BECAUSE WE'RE CONSIDERED COUNTRY.
AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY PATROL FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN 12 YEARS, I THINK WAS THE LAST TIME THEY WERE, ONE OF THEM CAME OUT THERE DURING A WHEN MY SON WAS ALIVE, SO.
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IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT LOW INCOME HOUSING THERE.WHICH WILL BRING IN PROBLEMS. HOW I'M GOING TO, YOU KNOW, PROTECT MY IF NOBODY'S GOING TO PATROL IT.
IS ANYBODY GOING TO PATROL? ALL RIGHT. SO THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS I WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWERS TO.
WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS, MA'AM.
WHAT I CAN'T DO IS ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT AREN'T RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
SO THE ZONING IS NOT A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING.
AND AS FAR AS SOME OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT RELATE TO WHO'S GOING TO POLICE AND FIRE THAT.
WHAT I CAN SAY THAT IS A FACT IS, THIS PROPERTY DOES LIE IN OUR EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
SO THIS THIS PROPERTY IN QUESTION TONIGHT IS NOT INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF ANNA.
SO AS FAR AS WHAT THAT DEVELOPER IS GOING TO BE DOING AS FAR AS THEIR WE HAVE NO CONTROL.
IT FALLS OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS.
OKAY, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BRING PROBLEMS, REALLY PROBLEMS, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
THANK YOU. TONY AND AMY NICHOLS.
HI WE'RE AMY AND TONY NICHOLS.
AND WE LIVE AT 13496 COUNTY ROAD 426.
AND WE ARE HERE TO OPPOSE THE 7F FOR THE DELVEY PROJECT BECAUSE THE PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO DEVELOP WITH 240 APARTMENTS DIRECTLY BACKS UP TO OUR BACK PORCH AND THE SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY, AND WE HAVE LIVED THERE FOR OVER TEN YEARS.
HAVE A FEW YEARS LEFT TO FINISH PAYING OFF.
THIS WAS TO BE OUR RETIREMENT PLACE IN THE COUNTRY.
BUT WE FEEL THAT IF THIS HAPPENS, THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SELL AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STAY THERE BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE ALL FINE IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT IT'S JUST GOING TO GO DOWNHILL FROM THAT.
BUT WE JUST CAN'T TAKE THAT CHANCE.
WHEN WE BUILT A SHOP ON OUR PROPERTY BACK IN 2016, WE HAD TO HAVE A PERMIT FROM THE CITY OF ANNA.
AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING US THAT THE CITY OF ANNA IS NOT GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF ZONING? THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME BECAUSE YOU CAME OUT AND YOU HAD TO TELL IT.
MY HUSBAND RUNS HIS BUSINESS OUT OF OUR HOUSE.
SHE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN ANNA.
JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO YOUR NEIGHBORS PUTTING A 3 STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX, THREE STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX AT THE BACK SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY AGAINST OUR HOUSE BASICALLY IS NOT RIGHT.
I KNOW NONE OF YOU WOULD WANT THAT RIGHT IN YOUR I MEAN, I'M TALKING LIKE FROM HERE, FROM THAT SIDE OF THE ROOM TO THAT SIDE OF THE ROOM IS WHERE THE BACK OF OUR HOUSE IS, TO THE THREE STORY APARTMENT BUILDING THAT WE'RE LOOKING DOWN INTO OUR HOUSE.
THE ROADS. IT'S BARELY A TWO LANE ROAD ALL THE WAY AROUND.
HOW ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE SEWER THERE.
THE WATER. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WATER OUT THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
AND THERE CURRENTLY TO I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN.
IN OUR COUNTY. HERE WE REALIZE THAT.
YEAH. I DON'T WANT A 3 STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT CLOSE TO MY PROPERTY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT ARE THREE STORIES.
THANK YOU. MR. [INAUDIBLE] BAKER. [INAUDIBLE] COUNCIL
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I JUST WANTED TO BRING EVERYBODY UP TO DATE ON THE LOCOMOTIVE PROJECT GOING ON AS PEOPLE CAN SEE WORKS BEING DONE THERE IN THE PARK TO GET THE TRACK IN PLACE.I WAS CONTACTED ON LAST THURSDAY BY RICHARD GRIGSBY.
WE HAD TALKED AT LENGTH AND HE'D GONE THROUGH A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE PROCESS THAT'S GOING ON, BUT BASICALLY AS FAR AS THE LOCOMOTIVE IS CONCERNED AT THIS POINT, RESTORATION IS COMPLETE.
I GOT A CALL THE OTHER DAY FROM MR. HENDERSON SAYING THAT HE HAD SENT AN EMAIL AND WAS TRYING TO CONTACT MR. GRIGSBY AND THERE WAS A MIX UP, SO I CALLED RICHARD AGAIN YESTERDAY.
WHAT'S TODAY TUESDAY? YEAH YESTERDAY. SO I CALLED HIM AGAIN YESTERDAY.
AND RICHARD FOUND HIS EMAILS IN THE SPAM.
MR. GRIGSBY IS GOING TO BE OUT HERE IN THE TEXAS AREA EITHER LATER THIS WEEK OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AND HE'D LIKE TO COORDINATE TO KIND OF JUST IF NOTHING ELSE, JUST TO KIND OF MEET THE KEY PLAYERS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR SIDE JUST SO THEY CAN KIND OF GET THESE LAST, FINAL DETAILS IN PLACE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE AFTER MANY YEARS OF A LOT OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS, LOOKS LIKE THIS IS GOING TO COME TO AN END HERE REAL SOON. SO HE SHARED SOME PICTURES WITH ME.
OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T HAVE A WAY TO SHARE THOSE TONIGHT, BUT THEY'RE ALL ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO FIND IT ON MY ELDIN BAKER ON FACEBOOK, YOU CAN FIND THEM ALL POSTED THERE. AND IT'S LOOKING GREAT.
SO. THIS IS GOING TO BE A HAPPY ENDING.
BUT ONCE IT'S IN PLACE HERE, WE SHOULD START THINKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.
IS A BIG UNVEILING OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
SURE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON NEIGHBORS COMMENTS.
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WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4B UPDATE ON ANNA COMMUNITIES THE COMMUNITY SURVEY.KIMBERLY. HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS JUST TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE TIMELINE WISE FOR WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE ANNA COMMUNITY SURVEY.
THE SURVEY ASKS FOR NEIGHBOR FEEDBACK ON THE QUALITY AND IMPORTANCE OF TEN DIFFERENT FACETS OF COMMUNITY LIFE, INCLUDING THE ECONOMY, PUBLIC SAFETY, COMMUNITY DESIGN, MOBILITY, UTILITIES, THE ENVIRONMENT, PARKS AND REC, HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND ARTS AND CULTURE AND ENGAGEMENT.
THE SURVEY PROACTIVELY SEEKS OUT FEEDBACK FROM NEIGHBORS ACROSS WITH DIFFERENT SUBJECT AREAS, WHICH IS BENEFICIAL TO ADD TO A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK WE TAKE IN RETROACTIVELY AS WELL. AND IT REACHES THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AT THE SAME TIME.
SO LET'S SEE THE SURVEY ITSELF.
THE RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS GOT THE SURVEY IN LATE NOVEMBER.
SO SEPTEMBER OR EXCUSE ME, LATE SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 21ST.
SO RIGHT NOW, THE HOUSEHOLDS, THEY DO THIS IN TWO DIFFERENT PARTS.
SO THE RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS GET THE PAPER SURVEY NOW.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS SO THAT THE SURVEY CAN BE REPRODUCED, THAT IT'S STATISTICALLY VALID.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE THE CITY WILL REALLY PUSH IT OUT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO MIX THE RESULTS SO OR WE DON'T WANT TO GET EVERYONE TRYING TO TAKE THE SURVEY WHEN IT'S NOT QUITE OPEN FOR EVERYONE YET.
THE DATA COLLECTION WILL CLOSE NOVEMBER 9TH.
THE REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE EARLY DECEMBER, AND THEN THEY, POLKOT WHO IS THE CONSULTANT WHO'S PUTTING DOING THE DATA COLLECTION THEY WILL PRESENT TO COUNCIL IN EARLY JANUARY ON THE RESULTS. ANY QUESTIONS? SORRY. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. ITEM C IS AN UPDATE ON THE COUNCIL RETREAT WITH REGARD TO THE COUNCIL MEETING FORMAT.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL WE'LL GO THROUGH AS QUICKLY AS PART OF THE MOST RECENT COUNCIL PLANNING RETREAT SEVERAL ITEMS WITH REGARD TO THE FORMAT, SCHEDULE AND PRACTICES MEETING WERE UNANIMOUSLY SUGGESTED TO BE REVISED TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE PRACTICES.
SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS EFFECTIVE IN NOVEMBER.
THE FIRST PART OF THE MEETING WILL BE CALLED TO ORDER IN THAT ROOM TO ADDRESS WORK SESSION ITEMS FOR THE FIRST HOUR AND 7:00 PM THAT WE WOULD MOVE INTO THE MAIN ROOM WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW TO CALL THE REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER FOR ALL THE ACTION ITEMS AND CONSENT ITEMS.
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TIME PERMITTING, CLOSED SESSIONS COULD ALSO BE HANDLED DURING THAT FIRST HOUR AND IF NOT, THEY WOULD BE TO THE BACK OF THE MEETING.IT'S BOTH. THE THE WORK SESSIONS ARE STILL SUBJECT TO LOCAL YOU KNOW GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ACT RIGHT SO THE CITIZENS COULD COME IN THE ROOM DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE ROOM, AND IT WOULD BE PIPED OUT HERE SO THAT ANYBODY ELSE, IF THERE WAS OVERFLOW, COULD WATCH AND LISTEN IN ON THOSE WORK SESSIONS.
WE'LL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN STAY ON TRACK.
AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, TAKING UP THAT FIRST HOUR AND STARTING OUR MEETINGS PROMPTLY AT 7 P.M..
THINGS THAT DIDN'T GET DONE WE CAN BRING FORWARD AT ANOTHER TIME.
THIS WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING BEFORE YOU AT A FUTURE MEETING FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR DELIBERATIONS AND FOR VOTING ON. GENERALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO, AS WELL IS TO GET AS MUCH OF THE PRESENTATION MATERIALS TO YOU IN ADVANCE SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THOSE THINGS BEFORE THE ACTUAL MEETING.
SO YOU'D HAVE TIME TO LOOK UP AND DO SOME RESEARCH AND ASK QUESTIONS OF ME PRIOR TO.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO POST ON ON THURSDAY AFTERNOONS SO THAT YOU'LL HAVE THURSDAY EVENING, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY AND ALL DAY TUESDAY BEFORE THE ACTUAL MEETINGS WOULD OCCUR.
SO THAT BEING THE CASE, WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF MINOR REVISIONS TO THE FORMAT OF THE AGENDA TO PROVIDE FOR, YOU KNOW, DESIRED DECISION POINTS FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE TO SAY, OKAY, HERE'S THE THINGS THAT WE NEED FROM YOU GUYS SO THAT YOU'LL KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. SO ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO THE WORK SESSION ITEM A AND B WILL BE DONE BY MR.
[5. Work Session.]
PETERS. A IS DISCUSS THE PROPOSED ROADWAY PROJECT SUBMITTALS FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY BOND FUND CALL FOR PROJECTS AND THEN ITEM B IS DISCUSS THE DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ANNA ISD REGARDING FACILITY CONSTRUCTION.MAYOR AND COUNCIL I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH JUST SOME INFORMATION REGARDING COLLIN COUNTY'S MOST RECENT CALL FOR ROADWAY PROJECTS USING THEIR 2018 BOND FUNDS AND GET SOME FEEDBACK TONIGHT PRIOR TO US MAKING OUR SUBMITTAL AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
SO IN 2018, THE VOTERS APPROVED A 740 ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING 750 MILLION IF YOU INCLUDE THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. BUT $740 MILLION DOLLAR BOND ELECTION FOR ROADS, 140 MILLION OF THAT WAS FOR ARTERIAL ROADS SPECIFICALLY.
AND THAT IS THE FUNDING THAT THIS CALL FOR PROJECTS IS RELATED TO.
SO THIS IS THE SECOND ROUND OF PROJECT FUNDING FROM THAT BOND ELECTION.
THEY PLAN TO ISSUE $24 MILLION DOLLARS TOTAL IN FUNDS FOR ARTERIAL ROADS IN THIS PHASE.
AND THE COUNTY IS GOING TO ACCEPT ALL THE SUBMITTALS FROM CITIES AND REVIEW THEM AND THEN RANK THEM BASED ON A SCORING SYSTEM.
SO THEY DO HAVE SOME STIPULATIONS THAT ARE KEY TO NOTE, BECAUSE IF A PROJECT IS AWARDED, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE FUNDING FOR ALL COMPONENTS OF A TYPICAL ROADWAY PROJECT.
YOU CANNOT USE COUNTY FUNDS FOR THOSE COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT.
SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
SO THE COUNTY WOULD PROVIDE 70% OF THE FUNDING AN THE COUNTY.
I MEAN, THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE 30%.
YOU CAN INCLUDE EDC AND DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT TXDOT GRANTS, FEDERAL FUNDS, COG GRANTS,
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THOSE TYPES OF THINGS DO NOT COUNT.SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS PRETTY QUICK.
BUT THIS IS COLLIN COUNTY'S THOROUGHFARE PLAN, KIND OF ZOOMED IN, IN THE ANNA AREA.
OBVIOUSLY, THEIR THOROUGHFARE PLAN ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE COUNTY, SO IT'S NOT AS DETAILED AS OURS.
AND THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ROADS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY APPEAR ON OUR MAP THAT DO IN THEIR MAP AND VICE VERSA.
OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS OUR MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND WE DO UPDATE THIS PLAN FROM TIME TO TIME AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND DEVELOP.
SO WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS THEY REQUIRE, IT MUST BE ON THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND THE CITY MUST HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR OUR PORTION OF THE MATCH.
THEY REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 50% OF CITY FUNDS MUST BE FROM THE CITY EDC OR DEVELOPER GRANTS FROM COG TXDOT AND FEDERAL FUNDS DON'T APPLY. WE ALSO MUST HAVE APPROPRIATE APPROVALS TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE CAN ADVANCE THE PROJECT THROUGH DESIGN RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, UTILITY, ADJUSTMENT AND CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY.
THEY ARE PARTICULARLY PUTTING AN EMPHASIS ON PROJECTS THAT CAN QUICKLY GO TO CONSTRUCTION.
THEY'RE ALSO REQUIRING DOCUMENTATION OF COUNCIL APPROVING OR AUTHORIZING THE PROJECT.
SO ONE THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
ONCE WE GET THIS FEEDBACK TONIGHT AND WE PREPARE AND FINALIZE ALL THE SUBMITTALS.
PROJECT MUST HAVE A BROADER IMPACT THAN JUST TO THE CITY, AND THIS IS A KEY ONE AS WELL.
IT MUST BE AWARDED FOR CONSTRUCTION NO LATER THAN 2027 OR ELSE WE HAVE TO GIVE THE MONEY BACK.
WE MUST AGREE TO COOPERATE IN REGIONAL ISSUES AND PRIORITIES SUCH AS FREEWAYS AND IMPROVEMENTS OF ROADWAYS AND IN OUR CITY, WHICH MIGHT BENEFIT OTHER CITIES OR SURROUNDING AREAS. AND WE CANNOT BE IN LITIGATION WITH THE COUNTY.
SO THEY DID PROVIDE THE SCORING CRITERIA.
SO WE HAVE SOMETHING TO GO ON.
AND STAFF HAS KIND OF LOOKED AT THIS AND LOOKED AT OUR ROADS.
SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S EIGHT DIFFERENT THINGS.
ONLY ONE THAT WE PARTICULARLY CONTROL, WHICH IS NUMBER 8, THE PRIORITY OF THE CITY.
SO WE ACTUALLY INCLUDE THAT IN OUR SUBMITTAL.
SO IF WE SUBMIT MULTIPLE PROJECTS, WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A RANKING BASED ON PRIORITY.
SO HIGHEST PRIORITY WE GET FIVE POINTS AND THEN DOWN THE LIST.
NUMBER SEVEN IS ALSO AN EASY ONE TO HIT.
YOU EITHER GET A ZERO OR A TEN DEPENDING ON IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER COUNTY FUNDED PROJECT.
WE DO NOT CURRENTLY, SO WE WOULD GET TEN POINTS.
AND THEN REALLY IT'S THE OTHER SIX THAT WILL BE SCORED BY COUNTY STAFF AND THOSE INCLUDE SAFETY, THE COUNTYWIDE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT CONGESTION, HOW MUCH FUNDING YOU'RE REQUESTING, YOU GET MORE POINTS FOR, THE LESS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU REQUEST.
SO THERE'S AN INVERSE RELATIONSHIP THERE.
AND THEN PROJECT CONSTRUCTION START WITH 2027 GETTING ONE POINT AND THEN IF YOU CAN START THE PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR DEMONSTRATES THAT, THEN YOU CAN GET UP TO FIVE POINTS.
AND THEN ANOTHER KEY ONE IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S BASICALLY ON A LOW MEDIUM, HIGH FIVE POINT SCALE.
THERE ARE OTHER ROADS OUT THERE FURTHER OUT IN OUR ETJ WHERE THERE WILL BE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT LIKELY. BUT OBVIOUSLY STAFF WAS MAINLY LOOKING AT THE CORPS WHERE WE HAVE LOTS OF TRAFFIC TODAY.
AND AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S A PRETTY, PRETTY SIZABLE LIST OF ROADS THAT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
WE DO NEED TO CONFIRM WITH COUNTY STAFF WHETHER OR NOT TAYLOR MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS.
BUT THEN THEY ALSO SHOW A ROAD WHICH DOESN'T SHOW AT ALL IN OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
WHAT WE DID IS WE BASICALLY WENT AND LOOKED AT ALL THOSE PROJECTS AND WE SAID, OKAY, WHICH FOUR ARE MOST LIKELY TO SCORE THE HIGHEST? AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT.
SO THE TOP FOUR ARE ROSAMOND PARKWAY, LEONARD, TAYLOR AND FERGUSON PARKWAY.
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AND I'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LIST AND QUICKLY EXPLAIN.SO THE REASON WHY WE FEEL LIKE THESE PROJECTS WOULD SCORE HIGH, IT'S KIND OF SHOWN IN GREEN AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY HURT THE PROJECT SCORING ARE SHOWN IN RED.
FOR ROSAMOND, ONE OF THE BIG ONES IS, IS THAT IT'S A FUTURE SIX LANE ROAD.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY SHOWN AS A MAJOR ARTERIAL EVEN IN COLLIN COUNTY'S PLAN.
SO THEY IDENTIFY IT AS A HIGHER LEVEL ARTERIAL THAN JUST A REGULAR ROAD.
THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF THOSE IN THE CITY 455 ROSAMOND PARKWAY, AND THAT'S REALLY IT.
SO AS FAR AS YOUR EAST WEST MAJOR ROADWAYS.
THE NORTH HALF OF THE ROAD IS BASICALLY ALREADY BUILT.
WE'RE IN THE FINAL PHASES OF OF GETTING THAT WRAPPED UP AND GETTING IT OPENED AT 75 THAT NORTH HALF.
IT PROVIDES A CONNECTION FROM US 75 TO 5.
SO YOU'RE CONNECTING TWO MAJOR ROADWAY CORRIDORS.
SO IT HAS A BROADER SIGNIFICANCE OUTSIDE OF JUST ANNA TO PROVIDE THAT CONNECTIVITY.
ALSO, IT IMPROVES TRAFFIC ACCESS TO OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR ON 75.
SO WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S A STRONG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KIND OF BENEFIT THERE BY BRINGING ALL OF THAT TRAFFIC THAT COULD COME TO 75 ON ROSAMOND TO THOSE COMMERCIAL AREAS SO THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP.
AND THEN WE HAVE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT COULD BE A COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT, ESPECIALLY THERE AT THE INTERSECTION WITH WEST CROSSING WHERE YOU'RE RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF ANNA HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT THERE.
THE SECOND HIGHEST SCORING WE FEEL IS LEONARD.
AGAIN FUTURE SIX LANE ROAD WELL-DOCUMENTED EXISTING CONGESTION CONCERNS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU RECENTLY THE COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT HAS US ALREADY PARTNERING WITH THE LANDOWNER ON THE DESIGN SIDE AND SO THAT PROJECTS ALREADY MOVING FORWARD. WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT WE'VE NOT ONLY HAS IT MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A LANDOWNER WHO'S INTERESTED IN IT.
SO WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S SIGNIFICANCE THERE.
IN THIRD, YOU HAVE TAYLOR BOULEVARD AND THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGING RIGHT OF WAY NEEDS IN THE ETJ OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS WHERE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SLOW THE PROJECT DOWN AND DELAY IT IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MOVE QUICKLY TO GET THE RIGHT OF WAY.
AND THEN AGAIN, IMPROVES TRAFFIC CIRCULATION.
YOU'LL SEE IT'S A RECURRING THEME.
BUT THE BIG DETRACTORS FOR FERGUSON PARKWAY ARE THE FACT THAT IT HAS FEDERAL FUNDING ATTACHED TO IT.
AND SO IT SPECIFICALLY AFFECTS OUR MATCH REQUIREMENTS AND THEN OUR CONTROL OF THE TIMELINE.
AND I WOULD SAY THE TIMELINE IS THE EVEN BIGGER ONE.
HAS CHALLENGING RIGHT AWAY NEEDS AS WELL.
WE DON'T CONTROL THAT TIMELINE.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST DRAWBACK ON THAT ONE.
SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT ALL FOUR.
WE DON'T SEE ANY REASON NOT TO SUBMIT ALL FOUR.
THE KEY THING IS GOING TO BE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL TONIGHT IS RANKING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TELL THEM OUR PRIORITY RANKING, WHICH DOES AFFECT THE SCORING FROM 5 TO 1.
SO WHICHEVER ONE WE CHOOSE IS THE HIGHEST, WE'LL GET A FIVE AND THEN ON DOWN THE LIST.
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AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS, IF THERE IS A FIFTH PROJECT OR IF THERE'S ANY OF THESE YOU DON'T WANT US TO SUBMIT AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE A DIFFERENT ROAD.HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.
BUT WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU ONCE WE GET YOUR FEEDBACK TONIGHT ON OCTOBER 25TH.
SO WE CAN HAVE A FORMAL RESOLUTION, WHICH WE CAN INCLUDE WITH THE SUBMITTALS.
AND ONCE THAT IS DONE, WE'LL MAKE THE SUBMITTAL.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
YEAH. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE THE LIST? RIGHT THERE.
THE MAIN PART OF IT IS CONNECTING LEONARD TO THE OUTER LOOP, AND THAT'S GOING THROUGH THE PROPERTY WE JUST SOLD TO [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT? NO, SIR.
IT'S ACTUALLY JUST TO THE EAST OF THAT.
SO IT WOULDN'T BE THROUGH THE FORMER ADC PROPERTY.
IT'S THROUGH A DIFFERENT PROPERTY.
IT'S JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CREEK CHANNEL.
SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BEING CONSTRUCTED.
BUT I GET WHERE IN THE ANNA TOWN SQUARE, TOO, FOSTER CROSSING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
I JUST DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD BE PAYING FOR ANYTHING FURTHER SOUTH TO THE OUTER LOOP.
BECAUSE THAT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY, RIGHT? WHENEVER WE HAVE OTHER PRIORITIES LIKE 376 1106 MATCH AWAY, THAT NEEDS MORE ATTENTION THAN TO MY OPINION THAN LEONARD.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE'S PROPERTY THAT WE REALLY DON'T NEED RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S MY OPINION. BUT AND THEN TAYLOR, I DON'T I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I LIKE TAYLOR BECAUSE I THAT'S GOING THROUGH ETJ. WE'LL THAT ETJ PROPERTY AND HOUSES ARE RIGHT THERE WHERE THAT WOULD GO AND CROSS IN A CREEK AS WELL.
I THINK THERE'S OTHER ROADS IN WITHIN OUR CITY THAT NEED MORE ATTENTION THAN TAYLOR AND LEONARD.
PART OF LEONARD, YES, BUT NOT THE PART FOR FOSTER CROSSING TO OUTER LOOP.
I JUST HAD A QUESTION OR TWO GREG.
COULD YOU GO BACK A COUPLE OF SLIDES, PLEASE? THANKS. SIX, YEAH SIX YOU JUST HAD.
THERE YOU GO. THIS WAS NOT THE POINT THING THAT THEY USED LAST YEAR.
IS THAT WHAT YOU MENTIONED? CORRECT. BASED ON MY LOOK AT THIS, THEY HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC ON THEIR SCORING CRITERIA THIS TIME AROUND COMPARED TO LAST TIME.
I DON'T RECALL US GETTING SPECIFIC SCORING CRITERIA BEFORE.
SO I THINK WHAT THEY I THINK THEY RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT AND THEY'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE COMMUNITIES A LITTLE BIT MORE DIRECTION NOW SO THAT WE HAVE A BETTER FEEL FOR HOW WE MIGHT SCORE WHEN WE SUBMIT A PROJECT WHICH HONESTLY IS BENEFICIAL BECAUSE IT DOES ALLOW US TO KIND OF LOOK AT THINGS AND SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE AND WHAT WE MIGHT SCORE.
STILL A GUESS, BUT IT'S AT LEAST AN EDUCATED GUESS.
WERE WE CLOSE LAST TIME? IS THAT WHAT I RECALL? WE WERE CLOSE.
FIVE. AND SO WE WERE SOMEWHERE IN THAT 6 TO 10 RANGE AND WE SUBMITTED FERGUSON PARKWAY.
THAT WAS THE PROJECT THAT WAS SUBMITTED.
DURING IN THAT SITUATION, WE WERE ASKING ONLY FOR FUNDING FOR DESIGN.
AND I THINK THAT FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, OUR CONCERN IS, THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER WHEN THAT PROJECT WOULD GO TO CONSTRUCTION.
AND SO WE JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT THE CITY IN A POSITION WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE TO GIVE MONEY BACK.
YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND WE EVER TURN DOWN MONEY.
I JUST MY CONCERN IS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT WOULD SCORE BETTER.
AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO GIVE THOSE POINTS UP LISTING THOSE LOWER IN THE PORTION THAT WE GET TO SCORE.
SO UNDER NUMBER FOUR, IS THAT AN AGGREGATE TOTAL?
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ALL THAT TOGETHER, OR IS THAT JUST FOR ONE? SO THAT'S IT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S REQUESTED FUNDING AMOUNT, SO WE COULD REQUEST SOME NUMBER BELOW WHAT THE ACTUAL COST IS.I MEAN, IT MIGHT COST 24 MILLION TO BUILD THAT ROAD, BUT WE COULD ONLY ASK THEM FOR $1,000,000 AND THAT COULD SCORE REALLY WELL.
RIGHT. SO IN THE OTHER I THINK IT WAS $4 MILLION DOLLARS.
I CAN'T REMEMBER. THE LEONARD PROJECT WAS $4 MILLION DOLLARS.
WAS THAT 70%? PUT US UNDER THAT I ALMOST KIND OF FEEL LIKE I'M AN ICE SKATER TRYING TO PLEASE THE JUDGE IN A WAY.
BUT IF WE JUST MISSED IT AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP FIVE POINTS BY JUST GETTING ONE WHEN THE OTHER PROJECTS ARE NOT PROBABLY NOT GOING TO WORK ANYWAY.
I WOULD JUST SAY DO THE ONE THAT NUMBER TWO THAT KEVIN DIDN'T LIKE.
BUT IT WOULD ACTUALLY SEEM TO ME LIKE IT WOULD BE REALLY LIKELY TO GET.
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME STRATEGY THAT YOU'VE GOT TO PUT INTO PLAY HERE BECAUSE.
IT'S KINDA SAD ACTUALLY. LAST TIME THERE WAS ONLY 13, THERE WAS ONLY 13 APPLICATIONS LAST TIME, AND THERE'S THREE PRESENTATIONS THAT THEY MADE ON THE COUNTY LEVEL TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON HOW TO FUND IT.
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER OPTION WHERE EVERYBODY GOT A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING WHICH THEY DIDN'T CHOOSE.
AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER OPTION WHERE I THINK THE TOP TEN GOT FUNDED AND THREE WOULDN'T GET.
AND WE WERE LIKE GREG SAID, WE WERE NINE OR TEN.
BUT THAT'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO LAND THERE, BECAUSE OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM TALKING TO OTHER CITIES IS THAT EVERYBODY'S PILING ON THIS TIME. SO YOU MAY HAVE AS MANY AS 200 APPLICATIONS, WHICH MAKES IT EVEN MORE COMPETITIVE, WHICH MAKES IT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT THERE'S SOME STRATEGY BEHIND WHAT YOU PICK. WHICH IS A GOOD POINT.
IT WAS MADE BECAUSE I WAS AT A COLLIN COUNTY'S MAYOR'S LUNCHEON THAT THE COUNTY JUDGE CALLED IN REGARDS TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS AND EVERY CITY THERE WHICH WAS ABOUT.
IT'S PLANO, ALLEN, RICHARDSON, MCKINNEY THEY'RE ALL SUBMITTING.
SO JUST REMEMBER, THERE'S 24 MILLION.
THERE'S ONLY 24 MILLION TOTAL THAT GOES TO MULTIPLE APPLICANTS.
I THINK THAT OUR POINT SYSTEM, THE FACT WE WEREN'T AWARDED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE HIGHER POINTS.
AND IF YOU GO IN WITH ONE PROJECT THAT WE REALLY WANT DONE, THAT'S WITHIN A REASONABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT, LIKE HONESTLY ROSAMOND PARKWAY, IN MY OPINION, DOES MAKE THE MOST SENSE BECAUSE IT'S THAT REALLY THAT'S A MAJOR ARTERY EAST WEST, BUT IT'S ALSO 7.4 MILLION OF 24 MILLION.
DO YOU GET IT OR NOT? DO YOU HAVE A BETTER SHOT AT A THREE AND A HALF OR $4 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT? BECAUSE MENTALLY THEY FEEL LIKE THAT'S IN A GOOD SPOT BASED ON THE POINT CRITERIA.
SO. BUT IS THERE A BETTER 3 MILLION, $4 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT THAN LEONARD? IF YOU'RE ASKING ME IF MANTUA IS A BETTER PROJECT, THE ANSWER IS NO, BECAUSE THERE'S OVER 1000 HOMES THAT SIT ON LEONARD AVENUE AND THERE'S ALSO TWO SCHOOLS WITH OVER 1000 STUDENTS THAT'LL BE THERE EACH DAY.
SO TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, IT'S NO.
WHAT ABOUT FOSTER CROSSING? THAT'S RIGHT THERE. WHAT? YEAH. AND IT'S.
I TAKE IT EVERY DAY JUST LIKE YOU DO.
I KNOW. SO YOU'D THINK I WOULD BE WANTING THAT ROAD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, FOSTER CROSSING? I MEAN, NO MANSION WAY JUST SOMETHING THAT ALREADY WHERE THE TRAFFIC'S ALREADY AT.
I'M WILLING BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, WITH ROSAMOND, THE RIGHT OF WAY IS BASICALLY CLEAR BECAUSE FOR THE MOST PART EVERYONE'S DEDICATED THEIR RIGHT OF WAY. THERE'S PROBABLY A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL LITTLE CLIPS WE'LL HAVE TO GET.
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BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE RIGHT OF WAY IS CLEAR ON ROSAMOND.AND THEN AND THAT WAS SOME OF THE STAFF'S THOUGHT PROCESS WAS WHY WE PUT ROSAMOND AND LEONARD ONE AND TWO IS BECAUSE WE FELT LIKE THE RIGHT OF WAY WAS ACHIEVABLE IN THOSE BECAUSE RIGHT OF WAY IS THE BIGGEST TIME DETERRENT.
I MEAN, AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE, IT TAKES US A LONG TIME TO GET RIGHT OF WAY.
THEN I WOULD TELL YOU THAT ROSAMOND PARKWAY NEEDS TO BE THE NUMBER ONE FUNDED PROJECT BECAUSE ROSAMOND PARKWAY OFFERS US AN EAST WEST THOROUGHFARE THROUGH THE CITY OF ANNA, AND WE DESPERATELY NEED A SECOND MAJOR ARTERY GOING EAST WEST OR THE CURRENT DENSITY IN THAT AREA, PLUS THE PROPOSED DENSITY THAT WE ALL KNOW IS ABOUT TO COME ON TOP OF THAT FROM THE 75 SIDE.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, I WOULD SUBMIT FOR ONE PROJECT, I WOULD SUBMIT 7.4 AND ROLL WITH IT.
AND JUST IF WE GET IT, WE GET IT.
WHAT I'M NOT VERY FOND OF IT'S THE FACT THAT IN THE FIRST ROUND OF PROJECTS, WHEN I GOT A CALL THAT WE HAD MISSED OUT ON THAT FIRST PROJECT, YOU KNOW, I ALSO WAS TOLD THE SAME DAY THAT LOVEJOY WAS GIVEN $16 MILLION DOLLARS.
IT'S ABOUT LIKE APPLYING FOR THAT SAFETY GRANT.
YOU MIGHT GET IT. YOU MIGHT NOT.
YOU KNOW. I WOULD TELL YOU ROSAMOND PARKWAY, BUILD IT EAST WEST.
BUT IF HE'S SUBMITTING FOR FOUR WHY NOT GO TWO.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LEONARD AND ROSAMOND.
YEAH. I DON'T THINK IT LOOKS GOOD.
YOU ARE SAYING THAT MAYBE TOO MUCH? MAYBE.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE TOP TWO.
THEY ALWAYS MAKE YOU PAY THEM TO SPEND BOND MONEY THAT THEY GOT FROM THE CITIZENS.
THAT'S CORRECT. THIS MATCHING THING.
CORRECT. HUH? ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU CLARIFY THE DEADLINE AGAIN REAL QUICK? SURE. IT'S THE PROJECTS ARE DUE OCTOBER 31ST, THE SUBMITTAL.
SO WE ALREADY HAVE A FULL TEMPLATE PREPARED AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE DRAFTS OF MORE THAN JUST THESE FOUR BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF CREATING A PROCESS TO WHERE WE CAN STREAMLINE FUTURE SUBMITTALS FOR GRANTS AND OTHER THINGS.
SO BUT OCTOBER 31ST, HALLOWEEN IS WHEN IT'S DUE.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? BUT WE CAN COME IN AT LESS THAN THE 7.4.
WHY GAMBLE? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT ALL ANYWAY.
WELL, YEAH, I WOULD JUST GO FOR ONE AND DO IT UP UNTIL AT FIVE POINT, WHICHEVER ONE YOU CHOOSE, ONE IS FINE AND THEN WE CAN VISIT IT AGAIN AT WHAT POINT? IF IT'S CLOSE AND THERE'S THAT LITTLE MONEY AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT UNLESS WE GET A NUMBER 4 CORRECT.
IF YOU SUBMIT, YOU GET FIVE POINTS FOR SUBMITTING A PROJECT LESS THAN 3 MILLION OR 5 AND IT'S THE WAY I READ IT, IT'S THE REQUESTED FUNDING AMOUNT.
SO THE AMOUNT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO GIVE, NOT THE TOTAL PROJECT COST.
OKAY. SO WE COULD ASK FOR UP TO 3 MILLION.
WELL UP TO 2.99, AND WE WOULD RECEIVE FIVE POINTS AND IT WOULD GO DOWN FROM THERE.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT THAT POINT THING AND GOING FIVE EXTRA POINTS AND FOUR EXTRA POINTS.
ROSAMOND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FIVE POINTS HIGH.
ROSAMOND PARKWAY ALL THE WAY UP 75 IS HIGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT.
RIGHT. SO JUST DO THAT FOR THE ROSAMOND, FOR THE 3 MILLION, AND I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T EXPECT TO WIN IT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN THAT PROCESS.
DO YOU NEED DIRECTION ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON AN ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ON THE 25TH? CORRECT. CORRECT. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHICH PROJECTS AND THEN WHAT ORDER YOU WOULD LIKE TO RANK THEM.
THE OTHER PART YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER IS TO YOUR POINT THE AMOUNT TO TRY TO MAXIMIZE THE POINTS, EVEN IF WE'RE GOING FOR ONE. YOU KNOW GETTING 3 MILLION VERSUS NOT GETTING 7 MILLION.
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YOU KNOW. BUT WHAT THE MAYOR JUST SAID ON NUMBER SIX, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT.ROSAMOND WILL FOR SURE GET FIVE POINTS.
WELL, ONE THING I WOULD SAY ALSO COUNCIL JUST SEE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ROADWAY NEEDS, BUT IF WE ARE AWARDED ONE OF THESE PROJECTS AND WE BUILD ONE OF THESE ROADS WITH THIS FUNDING AND THEN DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS, THEY HAVE TO PAY ROADWAY IMPACT FEES.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT.
GREG, WHAT WAS YOUR RATIONALE FOR NOT INCLUDING HACKBERRY? THE PRIMARY RATIONALE THERE IS, IS THAT THERE IS A CROSSING THAT HAS TO GO ACROSS A CREEK AND WITH THE FLOODPLAIN AND THE ASSESSMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BRIDGE OR NOT.
I COULDN'T REALLY PRODUCE A DETAILED COST ESTIMATE WITHOUT DOING MORE ENGINEERING WORK.
I WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE FULL PROJECT SCOPE WAS GOING TO BE.
BUT IN ADDITION, THE ADJACENT DEVELOPER, BLOOMFIELD, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR PROBABLY A YEAR NOW TALKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP TO WORK WITH THEM TO GET THAT DONE WITH THEM WHEN THEY BUILD THE MEADOW VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD IN THERE.
SO. I'M GOOD WITH THOSE TOP TWO BRING THIS BACK A PROPOSAL.
I LIKE THE TOP 2. BUT I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.
I'M FINE WITH THAT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUR CHIPS AND SEE IF WE CAN WIN THIS.
YOU WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE POINTS AND 3 MILLION OR GO FOR THE HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT 24 MILLION.
THEY'RE PROBABLY LOOKING TO SPREAD THE MONEY AMONGST AS MANY COMMUNITIES AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.
SO FOR ROSAMOND, THE FULL AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD REQUEST WOULD BE 5.2.
IF WE WERE TO ASK FOR THE FULL 70%, WE WOULD BE 2.2.
IN ORDER TO I KNOW THIS IS ANOTHER BOARD'S DECISION, BUT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE POINTS SO WE DON'T OVERDO IT, WE CAN INTERACT WITH OUR EDC [INAUDIBLE] AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME ASSISTANCE TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE.
OR DO WE HAVE ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE COULD TAP SO WE DON'T OVERDO IT? SO YES, STAFF WOULD CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO WORK, TO FIND A WAY TO PROVIDE ANY FUNDING THAT'S NEEDED UP TO A POINT, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, EDC WOULD BE ONE THAT WE WOULD DISCUSS THAT WITH AND AND WE'D LOOK AT ALL OPTIONS.
WHO IS DOING THE VOTE? IS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OR IS IT ANOTHER GROUP? COMMISSIONERS COURT? COMMISSIONERS COURT WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE DECISION MAKERS.
SEEMS LIKE OUR REPRESENTATIVE MAY BE GETTING CONTACTED.
BUT WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS THOSE TOP TWO ON THAT LIST.
IF THEY DON'T GET FUNDED, GUESS WHO'S GOING TO FUND THEM? WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THEM. WE HAVE TO.
BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST HIGH TRAFFIC COUNTS RIGHT NOW.
AND KEVIN, TO YOUR POINT, TOO, MANTUA HIGH TRAFFIC COUNT.
SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE DONE.
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THAT'S NOT OUR JOB.NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO MEMORANDUMS ABOUT ANNA ISD.
CORRECT? WE MAY NEED TO START THE WORK SESSIONS AT 4:30.
SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THIS ITEM, I'LL BE BRIEF.
THE DRAFT MOU THAT WE PUT TOGETHER HAS ALSO BEEN SENT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF TOOK THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL BACK AT THE AUGUST 23RD MEETING ANNA ISD ADMINISTRATION REVIEWED THE DEAL POINTS WITH THEIR SCHOOL BOARD. AND SO THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM YOU ALL AND FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY CONSISTENT.
SO OVERALL, THE FEEDBACK WAS POSITIVE.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE AND THAT LANGUAGE CAN BE REMOVED IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO GO OR IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD LIKE TO GO. BUT WE'VE SIMPLIFIED THAT LANGUAGE AND THEN SPECIFIED THAT THOSE WAIVERS ONLY APPLY SPECIFICALLY TO PRIVATE NON STRUCTURAL, CONCRETE, FLAT WORK AND ARE ONLY WAIVED IF REQUESTED BY THE DISTRICT.
SO AND I CAN SHOW YOU THAT HERE.
I'LL JUST GO THROUGH IT REAL QUICK.
SO FIRST OF ALL, WE CLARIFY THAT UNDER THE INSPECTION SECTION, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE ALL BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCE ALL BUILDING CODES AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AS ADOPTED IN OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES.
ALL WORK TAKING PLACE DURING CONSTRUCTION OPERATION TIMES IDENTIFIED IN SECTION TWO, WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION, SHALL REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO CITY STAFF FOR INSPECTION PRIOR TO WORK BEING ENCLOSED.
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEIR EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS SHALL NOT COVER UP AND CLOSE OR OTHERWISE PREVENT ACCESS TO THE WORK THAT REQUIRES INSPECTION.
SO WHAT WE SAID IS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION, MAY CHOOSE TO WAIVE INSPECTIONS OF NONSTRUCTURAL, CONCRETE, FLAT WORK, WHICH IS DEFINED AS AN LIMITED TO CONCRETE, PAVING FOR SIDEWALKS, PARKING SPACES, PATIOS AND NON FIRE LANE DRIVE AISLES LOCATED ENTIRELY ON ANNA ISD PROPERTY. NO OTHER INSPECTIONS SHALL BE WAIVED IF THEY CHOOSE TO WAIVE THE INSPECTION AND THEY'LL PROVIDE A LETTER IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT WITHIN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THAT WORK TAKING PLACE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULDN'T CHARGE ANY INSPECTION FEES FOR THAT, WAIVED INSPECTION AND THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR REPLACEMENT AND WARRANTY OF THAT WORK SHALL BE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF ANNA ISD THERE CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS.
SO WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE I WAS VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT THAT IS.
SO WE PUT THAT IN A BOX SO THAT IT DOESN'T GET MISUNDERSTOOD TO MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE REVIEWING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS OR THOSE CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENTS OF THE BUILDING. SO AND I'LL TELL YOU THE REASON WHY THIS CAME UP AS A TALKING POINT AND AN IDEA SPECIFICALLY IS BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT HAS REQUESTED SOME NONSTANDARD WORK HOURS.
AND RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY WE GO ANY FLAT WORK.
WE HAVE TO GO AND LOOK AT THE REBAR BEFORE THEY POUR.
AND SOMETIMES IF THEY'RE GOING TO POUR AT TWO OR 3:00 IN THE MORNING.
YOU KNOW, THAT REBAR MIGHT NOT BE IN PLACE UNTIL 8, 9, 10:00 AT NIGHT.
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE STAFF THAT ARE NECESSARILY HERE NOW.
WE CAN CALL STAFF AND PAY THEM OVERTIME AND HAVE THEM GO OUT THERE.
BUT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, IF IT'S FOR A SIDEWALK, THAT'S 100% ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
MY QUESTION IS, IF IT BREAKS, WHO'S GOING TO FIX IT? THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO FIX IT, AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY PRESENT A REAL SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT'S JUST A SIDEWALK.
IT'S NOT A CRITICAL BUILDING COMPONENT.
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SO THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS THAT INSTEAD OF CALLING IN STAFF AND HAVING THEM GO UP THERE LATE AT NIGHT AND PAY THEM OVERTIME, TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO GO THIS ROUTE.SO THAT'S WHY THIS WAS INCLUDED.
AND AGAIN, IT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT AN MOU, IT'S COMPLETELY UP TO BOTH YOU ALL AS OUR COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AS TO WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN IT OR NOT IN IT. SO IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU FIND THIS LANGUAGE ACCEPTABLE, WE'LL LEAVE IT IN.
IF NOT. IT DOESN'T BOTHER US ONE BIT.
WE'LL PULL IT OUT AND THE REST OF THE AGREEMENT CAN STILL MOVE FORWARD.
SO WE DID PROVIDE A DRAFT OF THIS TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
COUNCILMAN CAIN AND I WERE 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE.
AND IF YOU WOULD, AS WERE THE OTHER CONCERN WAS SLOWING DOWN THEIR CONSTRUCTION.
SURE. BECAUSE THAT WAS THE OTHER CONCERN THAT WAS MENTIONED.
SO THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORT ON THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO.
THANK YOU, GREG. GOING TO MOVE ONTO ITEM SIX CONSENT ITEMS.
[6. Consent Items.]
THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.COUNCIL ANY CONSENT ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED THIS EVENING.
HAVE A MOTION ON CONSENT MAKE A MOTION TO PASS ITEM 6A THROUGH Q.
SECOND. A MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
ALL IN FAVOR? COUNCILMEMBER TOTEN? YES.
[7. Items For Individual Consideration]
COUNCILMEMBER CAIN. AYE. MAYOR PIKE. YES. MOTION PASSES.MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
A IS CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE SHERLEY TRACT SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT BY AMENDING LANGUAGE UNDER SECTION 5.9 RESTAURANT AND WATER FEATURE WITHIN ARTICLE FIVE ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. ROSS ALTOBELLI DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE PROPERTY OWNER.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO AMEND ONE OF THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THE SIA THAT BASICALLY REQUIRED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RESTAURANT, BASICALLY MID CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTIFAMILY.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AS IT RELATES TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL ONE BEING A TIME CONSTRAINT THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE SIA AS WELL AS AMOUNT OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PERMITS.
SO THE APPLICANT AGAIN, STAFF DID NOT SEE ANY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AND THIS WILL JUST ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MULTIFAMILY TO TAKE PLACE ALL AT ONCE RATHER THAN CONSTRUCTING ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT PRIOR TO THE RESTAURANT BEING BUILT.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS? WHAT WAS THE. I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED READING THE OLD LANGUAGE.
CLARK, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME SPECIFIC? WHAT'S CHANGING HERE? THE ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS THAT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF MULTIPLE FAMILY UNITS 275 PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT.
IF SOMEBODY PULLS A PERMIT FOR 275 UNITS OF MULTIFAMILY, THEY HAVE TO BUILD A RESTAURANT.
CORRECT. SO THAT WAS THE PREVIOUS LANGUAGE THAT THERE WAS A TRIGGER AS IT'LL RELATE TO HOW MUCH MULTIFAMILY COULD BE BUILT ON THE PROPERTY, WHEREAS NOW THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO WAIVE THAT AND TO REMOVE THAT RESTRICTION TO ALLOW THEM TO BUILD THE ALL OF THE MULTIFAMILY PRIOR TO BUILDING THE RESTAURANT AND THEN STILL HAVE THOSE.
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THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS THAT WERE IN PLACE IN THE ORIGINAL SIA THAT ARE STILL BEING MAINTAINED.MAYOR I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY.
SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN I HAVE A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM.
ALL IN FAVOR? COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER.
COUNCIL MEMBER CAIN. AYE. MAYOR PIKE. YES. THIS MOTION PASSES.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL OPEN THAT AT 7:43.
YES. SO THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY, THE SIA, IF YOU RECALL BACK IN 2020, THE SIA WAS ENCUMBERED BOTH OUT OF CITY PROPERTY AS WELL AS IN CITY PROPERTY.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS ZONING ESTABLISHED FOR THE CITY PROPERTY AND WE INCLUDED ALSO A SIMILAR CONDITION INSIDE THE ZONING THAT ALSO HAD THAT SAME LIMITATION. AND SO BASED UPON THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE REMOVED AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL AS WELL.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 7:43 P.M..
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? LAST CALL.
CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:44.
AND COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM B? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM B.
ALL IN FAVOR. COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN.
AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER. YES.
AYE. MAYOR PIKE. YES. MOTION PASSES.
ITEM C IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT SUP FOR A METERING STATION ON LOT ONE ON 0.06 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED IN THE NORTH SIDE OF FUTURE ROSAMOND PARKWAY.
AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S MEETING ON NOVEMBER 7TH, THEY BASICALLY THEY TABLED AND HELD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IN ORDER FOR THE APPLICANT TO ADDRESS SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED BY BOTH THE COMMISSION AS WELL AS NEIGHBORS.
THEREFORE, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT CITY COUNCIL ALSO TABLE AND HOLD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL EITHER THE NOVEMBER 8TH OR THE NOVEMBER 22ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT I WILL OPEN AT 7:45 P.M.
I'M SORRY. ITEM C, I'LL OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:45 P.M.
AND LEAVE OPEN UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 11TH COUNCIL MEETING.
8TH OR 22ND. LEAVE IT OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 8TH.
NOVEMBER 8TH AT THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 120 WEST 7TH STREET IN ANNA TEXAS.
WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT. CARVER DO YOU NEED A MOTION ON THAT.
WE NEED AN ACTION ITEM ON THAT TO LEAVE THAT PUBLIC HEARING.
YES. SO WE DO NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SECOND. SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ATCHLEY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER USSERY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER CAIN. AYE. MAYOR PIKE. YES. MOTION PASSES.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ONTO ITEM D CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON AN APPOINTMENT TO THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMISSION? COUNCIL DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED FOR ITEM D THIS EVENING? ONE APPLICATION.
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I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE YOSHONDA SIMMS FOR PLACE 6 ON THE D&I BOARD.SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN USSERY.
DO WE KNOW WHERE THAT NOISE IS COMING FROM? ALL RIGHT ITEM E. CONSIDER AND DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.
YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO I'LL DEFER TO CLARK ON THIS.
WE'RE EITHER WANTING TO TABLE THIS ITEM OR JUST TAKE NO ACTION.
SO WE'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU PROBABLY AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING.
NO PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT? NOPE. NO PUBLIC HEARING.
NO PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM SO NO. DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.
SO I MAKE A MOTION WE TAKE NO ACTION.
HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER TO TAKE NO ACTION.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN USSERY. ALL IN FAVOR.
ITEM F ACTING AS THE ANNA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A BOND INDUCEMENT FOR THE DELVEY MULTIFAMILY PROJECT.
SO MAYOR OR PRESIDENT CARVER SWITCHING ROLES NOW.
SO WE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF APPLICATIONS LAST WEEK.
ONE FOR THE FIRST ITEM IS FOR THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE FOR THE PFC, THE PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION.
BEFORE I BRING UP MR. RYAN GARCIA, AS WITH JES DEVELOPMENT, JUST KIND OF REMINDER HOW THIS KIND OF PROCESS WORKS.
THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS IS WHAT'S CALLED A BOND INDUCEMENT.
IT DOES NOT LOCK US INTO ANYTHING.
IT'S SIMPLY A FIRST STEP AND A PROCESS THAT RYAN CAN EXPLAIN.
IT GOES TO A STATE PROCESS, A BOND ALLOCATION.
SO IT'S NOT APPROVING THE PROJECT, IT'S SIMPLY JUST APPROVING GOING TO THE NEXT STEP.
BUT AGAIN, I HAVE MR. RYAN GARCIA HERE TO KIND OF GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN I'LL COME BACK UP WHEN HE'S COMPLETED.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
IT IS A 240 UNIT FAMILY COMMUNITY TO BE LOCATED AT 13550 CR 426.
HERE IS A ROUGH SITE OUTLINE OF THE PROPERTY.
THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE PROPERTY IS ROUGHLY 18 AND ONE HALF ACRES.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS IS A SORRY, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS A SATELLITE VIEW OF THE PROPERTY AND HERE IS A RENDERING OF WHAT THE PROPERTY'S CONCEPTUALLY GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
AGAIN, JUST A CONCEPTUAL RENDERING.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS A VERY EARLY CONCEPTUAL SITE LAYOUT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
IT'S PRIMARILY JUST FOR SIZING PURPOSES.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST PURELY FOR SIZING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO MOVE BUILDINGS AROUND AND MOVE THEM AWAY FROM PROPERTY LINES TO MAKE SURE OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE AS MUCH PRIVACY AND SPACE FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT AS POSSIBLE.
IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY FEATURES.
WE'LL HAVE A CLUBHOUSE THAT WILL CONTAIN THE LEASING OFFICE, COMMUNITY LOUNGE, COMMUNITY KITCHEN, FITNESS ROOM, BUSINESS CENTER, GAMING AND ACTIVITY ROOM WE'LL HAVE OUTDOOR AMENITIES TO INCLUDE POOL, DOG PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS.
HERE IS KIND OF THE NITTY GRITTY OF THE APARTMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 81 BEDROOM UNITS.
IT'LL BE ROUGHLY 746 SQUARE FEET, 82 BEDROOM UNITS, ABOUT 988 SQUARE FEET AND 83 BEDROOM UNITS, 1082 SQUARE FEET.
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WE WILL PROVIDE IN UNIT WASHER AND DRYERS AND WE'LL HAVE LUXURY VINYL AND CARPET FLOORING IN THERE.HERE IS THE INCOME BREAKDOWN OF THE RESIDENT, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, BECAUSE THIS IS A LIHTC PROPERTY.
IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM SECTION EIGHT.
I KNOW THAT GETS CONFUSED IN THE LEXICON A LOT.
YOU NEED TO MAKE NEARLY $15 AN HOUR TO EVEN QUALIFY TO LIVE HERE.
SO WE'RE NOT CONCENTRATING PROPERTY.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE RENT PROFILE A ONE BEDROOM WILL RENT FOR JUST UNDER 1100 DOLLARS, WHICH IS AFFORDABLE BY HUD STANDARDS, BUT STILL QUITE PRICEY IN TERMS OF YOUR AVERAGE EXPENSE.
SO I KNOW THERE'S A TON OF DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN THIS AREA.
IT WILL BE A $66.1 MILLION DOLLAR PRIVATE INVESTMENT INTO IT.
JUST A BIT ABOUT US AS A COMPANY, JES DEV CO.
I'M REPRESENTING OUR DALLAS OFFICE.
WE ARE A NATIONWIDE DEVELOPER.
AND WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT US IS WE WERE INVOLVED AT EVERY STAGE OF THE PROCESS.
I'M REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
WE HAVE A SISTER COMPANY THAT IS ACTUALLY THE SYNDICATOR AND INVESTOR IN THE TAX CREDITS.
WE WILL ACT AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
WE ARE LONG TERM INVESTORS IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR THE LONG RUN.
SO WE WANT TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
AGAIN, IT IS PART OF OUR STANDARD PROCESS TO HAVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
AND AS MR. GRISHAM SAID, THIS IS VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS JUST FOR THE INDUCEMENT.
JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL A QUICK RUNDOWN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS.
FROM THERE, IT'S AN ACTUAL TRUE LOTTERY.
SO IF WE PULL A BAD LOTTERY NUMBER, THIS DOESN'T EVEN GET OFF THE GROUND.
ANYTHING APPROVED TONIGHT, THIS IS JUST TO START THE PROCESS.
SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE BITES AT THE APPLE TO STOP THIS IF IT BECOMES ENOUGH OF A CONCERN.
AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO PLAN TO BUILD THEM VERY SIMILAR.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S THE SAME THREE STORY WALK-UP STYLE.
THE CLOSEST PROPERTY TO US IS PROBABLY THIS ONE IN CRANDALL.
HERE'S ONE IN BULVERDE, ONE IN SALADO, ONE IN BASTROP.
AND AGAIN, AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE MAY HAVE.
AND AGAIN, WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL AS THE HFC SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE REVENUES AND FEES STAY WITHIN ANNA TO KEEP BUILDING HOUSING AND MAKING LIFE BETTER FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ANNA. I'M SORRY.
I RAMBLED A BIT. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? JUST REAL QUICK.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DOES NEED WE'RE GOING TO RUN INTO AN ISSUE IS THE WORKFORCE HOUSING.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT REALIZING.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO WANT SELF CHECKOUT IN KIOSKS EVERYWHERE YOU BETTER FIGURE OUT THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PLACE REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU PUT IT.
IN THE FUTURE. I LIKE WHAT YOU BROUGHT UP THAT YOU'RE WILLING.
THE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL, HAVE BEEN THE ONES THAT WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS.
SO TO MAKE SURE SO THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THAT IS GOOD.
THIS IS JUST A FUNDING MECHANISM, THOUGH.
MR. GARCIA, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. SOME CONCERNS WERE RAISED EARLIER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS.
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US. WHAT WAS THAT LAST MONTH? I WAS A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED YOU HADN'T REACHED OUT TO THEM.IT WAS MISSED. AS I EXPRESSED IN AUSTIN, I WHENEVER BEFORE YOU SHOWED ME WHERE THE PROJECT WAS VERY INTERESTED IN HAVING THIS PRODUCT HERE IN THE CITY OF ANNA.
MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN HAVING IT NEAR OUR RETAIL CENTERS AND CERTAINLY WILLING TO OUR CITY IS WILLING TO HELP FIND THOSE KINDS OF PROPERTIES.
WHERE YOU'VE CHOSEN I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE TONIGHT, SO I WANTED TO HEAR FROM YOU WHAT STEPS, SHOULD THE BOND INDUCEMENT BE APPROVED TONIGHT? DO YOU INTEND TO TAKE AND WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE YOU WILLING TO CONSIDER SHOULD THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY NOT BE AVAILABLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH? I'LL JUST I'LL STOP RIGHT THERE AND JUST LET YOU GET A CHANCE TO RESPOND.
IT IS TOTALLY. I DROPPED THE BALL AND I APOLOGIZE TO YOU ALL FOR NOT REACHING OUT AHEAD OF TIME.
I CAN TALK WITH YOU ALL RIGHT AFTER.
AND ANY TIME YOU WANT TO, I WILL GIVE YOU MY NUMBER AGAIN.
SO IT WILL BE ME THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM.
IN TERMS OF YOUR OTHER QUESTION, UNFORTUNATELY, IF THIS SITE IS NOT APPROVED BECAUSE THE INDUCEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE SITE, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CYCLE AT THIS POINT. AGAIN, WE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENTS BROADER COMMUNITY ARE INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS AND THEY CAN GET THEIR FEEDBACK IN.
PART OF THE BENEFIT OF THIS PROCESS TAKING SO LONG FROM THE TIME OF INDUCEMENT TO WAITING FOR THE LOTTERY TO SHAKE OUT WILL BE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF LEAD TIME TO WORK WITH THE PARTNERS FOR EVERYTHING TO COME TOGETHER.
JUST FROM A TIME LIMIT PERSPECTIVE, ONCE YOU HAVE AN ALLOCATION OF BONDS FROM THE TEXAS BOND REVIEW BOARD, YOU HAVE 180 DAYS TO FULLY WRAP EVERYTHING UP, GET ALL APPROVALS AT THE CITY, AND BASICALLY BE PERMITTED.
VOICES ARE HEARD, CONCERNS ARE MITIGATED.
I KNOW UTILITIES WERE BROUGHT UP.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WILLING TO DO TO IMPROVE.
WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I'VE NOT HEARD BACK, BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE IT IS A FAMILY PROPERTY, WE KNOW THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT ON THE SCHOOLS AND WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO REACH THEM TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT MAKES SURE THAT FITS IN WITH THEIR GROWTH PLAN AS WELL.
AND IS THE SO YOU HAVE A ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING ON THE OPENING OF THIS.
IS THAT SOLIDIFIED OR ARE YOU INTERESTED IN DOING MAYBE A MORE OF A TOWNHOME STYLE PROJECT, A PRODUCT OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE? IN ALL LIKELIHOOD IS SOLIDIFIED FROM THE TERMS OF BEING A THREE STORY WALKUP PRODUCT IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL FAÇADE OF THE BUILDING, THAT IS VERY FLEXIBLE AT THIS POINT.
AND AGAIN, IF THERE IS DEFINITELY ROOM BECAUSE THE SITE IS SO BIG AND WE'RE NOT PARTICULARLY DENSE TO DO PERHAPS A TWO STORY PRODUCT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO PROPERTY LINES, IF THAT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE RATHER THAN A THREE STORY PRODUCT AND HAVING ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT.
SO I'LL ASK THE LAST QUESTION SO IF THE NEIGHBORS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS COMING, IS THERE ANY INTEREST THAT JES OR THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT WILLING TO BUY THEIR PROPERTIES TO MAKE THIS MORE PALATABLE FOR US TO MAKE A DECISION ON? POTENTIALLY. WE DO HAVE PLENTY OF PROPERTY.
IF WE CAN COME TO TERMS, I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] OTHER QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.
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I JUST WANT TO JUST A QUICK QUESTION.WHAT WOULD YOU SAY A PERCENTAGE WOULD BE? COULD YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE? FROM WHERE YOU'RE SITTING RIGHT NOW AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH THE LOTTERY AND GO THROUGH ALL THAT AND ACTUALLY BUILD IT? WHAT KIND OF PERCENTAGE, HOW MANY PROJECTS DO YOU GO THROUGH BEFORE YOU? WHAT ARE BASICALLY THE CHANCES OF US SEEING THIS ACTUALLY ON THE GROUND? BASICALLY, IS WHAT I'M ASKING.
HOW MANY LOTTERIES HAVE YOU WON. THANK YOU.
JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.
THREE YEARS AGO, THERE WERE 26 LOTTERY APPLICANTS.
THIS YEAR WE'RE ANTICIPATING LESS JUST GIVEN WHAT CONSTRUCTION PRICES AND INTEREST RATES ARE DOING.
WE DON'T HAVE AN IDEA HOW MUCH LESS RIGHT NOW.
JUST FOR A POINT OF REFERENCE, I SIT ON THE CITY OF DALLAS HFC, AND WE'VE PROBABLY WE'VE GOT A MEETING COMING UP ON THURSDAY, SO WE'LL HAVE ABOUT TEN OR 12 LOTTERY APPLICANTS, WHICH WAS TRACKING VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR.
SO IT COULD BE UP TO 150, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERS THE ODDS.
BUT I CAN'T MAKE A GUESS, HONESTLY.
ALL RIGHT. I GOT TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, IF THIS IS DENIED TONIGHT, THEN THE PROJECT'S KILLED? YES. THERE IS NO SHOT OF MOVING FORWARD.
HAVE YOU IS THIS THE ONLY PROPERTY IN ANNA THAT Y'ALL HAVE CONSIDERED? YES. YES.
AND WE'RE OUT OF A TIME FRAME TO POTENTIALLY FIND ANOTHER ONE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT JUST ONE OR TWO THINGS.
AS FAR AS A FOLLOW UP FROM SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
THE CITY OF ANNA DOES NOT STOP PROJECTS IN THE ETJ AS LONG AS IS THIS DEVELOPER OR ANY DEVELOPER FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT ABIDES BY COUNTY STANDARDS BY LAW, WE WOULD BE APPROVING PRETTY MUCH ANY PROJECT THAT COMES THROUGH, JUST LIKE WE DID THIS CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO. CLARK, I WANT TO SEE IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLARIFYING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.
THAT'S CORRECT. THE CITY CANNOT ZONE ANY PROPERTIES IN ITS ETJ.
THE CITY CAN ONLY ZONE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
THE CITY DOES HAVE SOME LIMITED AUTHORITY TO REGULATE IN THE ETJ, TO ENFORCE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND REQUIRE PLATS OR SITE PLANS DEPENDING ON THE DEVELOPMENT.
BUT WE CANNOT SAY WHAT HOW A PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY CAN BE DEVELOPED.
WE CAN'T PREVENT A TRACT OF PROPERTY FROM BEING MULTIFAMILY, COMMERCIAL, SINGLE FAMILY.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY LEGALLY TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
I CAN'T NECESSARILY STOP ANYBODY FROM DEVELOPING ANYTHING ON THAT TRACT OF LAND.
YOU KNOW, AND TO BE HONEST, WHAT DOES CONCERN ME HERE'S WHAT DOES CONCERN ME.
AND I SAID THIS, THAT THE LAST TIME A MULTIFAMILY PROJECT CAME INTO THE CITY LIMITS.
ONE THING I DON'T LIKE TO SEE IS IMPACTS ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
IF YOU ALL CAN REMEMBER, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF THINGS WE'VE SEEN RECENTLY WHERE THE QUESTION HAS BEEN, WE'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR IMPACTS ARE TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR SCHOOLS. AND THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO SNEAK UP AND CREATE A MAJOR IMPACT ON A COUNTY ROAD AND A SCHOOL.
I SEE SOME CONCEPT PLANS TONIGHT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO ISSUE ANYTHING FROM THE PROCESS, SO I DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN IT.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU FROM THIS EVENING.
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CORPORATION BEFORE I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE ISSUING BONDS ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE ETJ.SO. I THINK WE ABSOLUTELY NEED WORKFORCE.
ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS WOULD BE ITEM F.
DO I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM F? MAYOR I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY ITEM 7F.
HAVE A MOTION FOR DENIAL BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER ATCHLEY.
AYE. MAYOR PIKE. YES. MOTION FAILS.
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW THAT WOULD RESULT IN A FAIL.
WHAT WAS THE? MOTION WAS DENIAL? MOTION PASSES MAYOR. I'M SORRY. YEAH. MOTION PASSES FOR DENIAL.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM G.
THIS IS A SEPARATE GROUP CALLED LIBERTY MULTIFAMILY.
HE IS ABLE TO MAKE IT CALL RICHARD UP HERE IN A MINUTE.
SO RICHARD YOU WANT TO COME UP.
HI, I'M RICHARD ASHTON WITH LIBERTY MULTIFAMILY.
TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR THE BOND INDUCEMENT.
THE FIRST STEP, FOR THE RESERVE AT ANNA.
THIS IS A SENIOR AGE RESTRICTED MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITY IT'S PART OF A 67 ACRE PLAN THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS PROPERTIES IN THESE CITY'S ETJ. IT'S ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 121.
THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS A IT'S MADE FOR SENIORS THAT ARE ON.
OH, OKAY. IT'S MADE FOR SENIORS THAT ARE ON A FIXED INCOME SOCIAL SECURITY.
THIS IS THE KIND OF A SITE LOCATION IT'S NEAR.
SORRY, NOT STATE HIGHWAY 121 AND COUNTY ROAD 526.
THIS IS A PROPOSED AS A 206 UNIT SENIOR DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ENERGY STAR RATED ENERGY EFFICIENT UTILITIES WILL BE THERE.
AND KIND OF ON THE OVERALL MASTER PLAN THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS AREA.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S A 67 ACRE DEVELOPMENT.
THIS PROPERTY WILL PROBABLY BE TEN ACRES OFF THE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN THE REST OF THE PROPERTY WE HAVE PLAN TO DO A BLEND OF FOR SALE AND RENTAL CASITAS.
SO THERE WOULD BE SMALL RENTAL ONE AND TWO BEDROOM, SINGLE STORY COTTAGE LIVING.
THAT WOULD BE A ADJOINING INTO THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS IS THE RENT. THE RENT SCHEDULES RANGED FROM ABOUT $800 A MONTH TO TO 12 OR $1,300 A MONTH IS IS WHAT THE PROJECTED RENTS ARE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR A BOND INDUCEMENT OF 32 MILLION.
AND THIS IS AGAIN, THE FIRST STEP.
WE ARE CONCEPTUAL IN OUR PROCESS.
WE'RE WORKING ON OUR DESIGN WITH CROSS ENGINEERING OUT OF MCKINNEY.
WE ARE OUR PARENT COMPANY IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY.
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I KNOW THAT SEWER IS DEFINITELY NEEDED IN THIS AREA.SO, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT OFF SITE EXTENSIONS, THIS WOULD REALLY OPEN UP THAT CORRIDOR BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER PARCELS THERE THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED FOR OTHER USES. AND SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE'VE DONE IN OTHER AREAS IN THE CITY OF WILMER, WE PUT IN OVER IN A MILE AND A HALF OF WATERLINE. WE'VE PUT IN LARGE LIFT STATIONS FOR A COMMUNITY THAT BECAUSE WE PUT IN A LIFT STATION, THIS THE DALLAS ISD, WAS ABLE TO BUILD A BRAND NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF ADVANTAGES ABOUT HAVING PRIVATE DEVELOPERS HELP YOU BUILD YOUR CITY AND USE SOME OF OUR PRIVATE MONEY TO PUT IN UTILITIES AND SPUR SOME GROWTH. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING HERE.
WE SEE THE GROWTH OF ANNA WE SEE THAT THIS IS A GREAT AREA FOR A SENIOR COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE WITH OTHER OPTIONS OF SENIOR LIVING THERE TOO, WITH THE FIRST SALE AND RENTAL CASITAS THAT WILL BE ADJOINING THIS.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RESTRICTIONS ON SENIOR LIVING? WHAT'S YOUR AGE CLASSIFICATION? SO WE WILL BE DOING THIS WILL BE 55 PLUS.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO YOUR LOCATION ON THE SLIDE? OKAY. SO YOU WOULD BE RIGHT OFF OF 121.
COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? SO ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS BEING IF IT'S APPROVED THAT IT'S GOING RIGHT NEXT TO A RACEWAY.
SO IT'S A LARGE PROPERTY AND WHERE THE RACEWAY IS IT'S A FAIRLY GOOD DISTANCE FROM WHERE THE SENIOR COMMUNITY WOULD BE BECAUSE THE APARTMENTS WOULD BE ELEVATOR SERVICE FOUR STORY BUILDING.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A FAIRLY TALL BUILDING.
AND SO IT'S GOING TO HAVE QUITE SOME DISTANCE FROM THAT RACEWAY FACILITY.
THERE WILL BE SOME OTHER MARKET RATE CASITAS AND THINGS THAT MAY GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THAT.
BUT THOSE ARE PLANNED A LOT FURTHER OUT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM D ? OKAY. MOVE WE APPROVE.
MAYOR PRO TEM MOVES WE APPROVE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.
ALL IN FAVOR. COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER. SAY YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER ATCHLEY. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER USERY.
NOTHING TO ANSWER IS YES, MUCH BETTER THAN THE ONE BEFORE.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM H.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS FOR THE EXTENSION OF OUR HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK SEWER FROM 455 ALL THE WAY NORTH.
SO I'LL JUST GO OVER SOME OF THE OVERALL MAPS TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT.
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BENEFITS.
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING THAT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED AND THE NEXT STEPS.
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THAT BASIN THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN RED THERE.SO BASICALLY EVERYTHING NORTH OF 455 AND WEST OF 75.
ALL THE WAY UNTIL YOU GET IN BETWEEN HURRICANE CREEK AND THE WHITE'S CREEK OVER THERE TO THE FAR WEST OF OUR ETJ.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK WITHIN THAT AREA AT THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING CONSTRUCTED, PROJECTS THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND THEN POTENTIAL FUTURE GROWTH, YOU CAN SEE HERE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS TRUNK SEWER LINE. IN ADDITION, THIS PROJECT WOULD PROVIDE A CONNECTION UP TO VAN ALSTYNE, AND THIS IS HOW THEY WOULD THEN CONTRIBUTE THROUGH PAYMENT ON A WHOLESALE RATE FOR THE TRANSPORT AND TREATMENT OF SEWER DOWN TO OUR REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PAYING FOR THE TREATMENT THERE AT THE PLANT.
SO THIS PROJECT WOULDN'T JUST PROVIDE SEWER FOR ANNA, BUT IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE THE LINE NECESSARY FOR VAN ALSTYNE TO PAY INTO OUR REGIONAL SEWER SYSTEM.
MEETS OUR COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC GOAL OF GROWTH, PAYING FOR GROWTH.
SO WE'LL BE UTILIZING IMPACT FEES AND POTENTIALLY PID FEES AS THEY COME IN IN THE AREA TO FUND THE PROJECT, PROVIDE SEWER CONNECTIVITY FOR SOME EXISTING PROJECTS NORTH OF 455, WHICH ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S MAINLY THE NORTHERN PHASES OF THE HURRICANE CREEK DEVELOPMENT.
ONE OF THOSE, OBVIOUSLY, POTENTIALLY IS THE MANTUA DEVELOPMENT AREA AND THEN ALSO, AGAIN, PROVIDING SEWER FOR OUR COMMERCIAL GROWTH ALONG THE 75 CORRIDOR.
AND THAT CONNECTION POINT FOR VAN ALSTYNE.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THIS DOES FOR THE CITY IS IT MINIMIZES THE LIKELIHOOD OF MUD DISTRICTS OUT IN THIS AREA CREATING MULTIPLE SMALL PACKAGE SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO SEWER.
IT WOULD BE OUR GOAL AS STAFF TO WORK WITH THEM, TO BRING THEM INTO OUR SEWER SYSTEM SO THAT THEY ARE RATEPAYERS HELPING TO PAY FOR THE COSTS OF THE TREATMENT PLANT AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO THIS PROJECT'S BEEN IN OUR CIP FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE GROWTH AND THE DEMAND, WE NEEDED TO MOVE IT FORWARD.
HE HAD TO STEP OUT, BUT HE WAS HERE EARLIER.
AND SO THEY'VE ACTUALLY WALKED THIS ENTIRE CORRIDOR AFTER GETTING SOME LANDOWNER PERMISSIONS.
SO WE FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS.
AND SO WE'RE READY TO GO AHEAD AND GET THEM UNDER CONTRACT TO DO THE FULL DESIGN.
NOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HOW THIS IS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE BUILT, BECAUSE THE THE SCOPE IS GOING TO BE THAT THE CITY IS PROVIDING THE DESIGN FOR THIS WHOLE SYSTEM ALL THE WAY TO VAN ALSTYNE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEKING TO PARTNER WITH DEVELOPERS TO GET IT BUILT FURTHER TO THE NORTH.
SO WE ARE PLANNING ON THE CITY CONSTRUCTING WHAT WE'RE CALLING PHASE ONE, WHICH GETS IT UP TO THE NORTHERN EDGE OF KIND OF THE HURRICANE CREEK DEVELOPMENT AND ALL THAT.
AND THEN LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY WITH THE MANTUA PROJECT IF THAT COMES TO FRUITION AND MOVES FORWARD, PARTNERING WITH THEM TO HAVE THEM, THEN TAKE IT ALL THE WAY UP TO VAN ALSTYNE THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY.
SO BY DOING THAT, WE CAN WE CAN ACTUALLY BUILD THIS IN TWO PHASES AND UTILIZE DEVELOPMENT RELATIONSHIPS AND SOME OF THEIR FUNDING THROUGH IMPACT FEES AND PID FEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IF THAT PROJECT DOES MOVE FORWARD TO HELP PAY FOR THAT.
SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TONIGHT.
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HOPEFULLY WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO GET IT BUILT.SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
GREG, HOW IS THE PROPERTY ACQUISITION GOING? SO REALLY WELL.
WE'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF TALKS WITH TREVOR BOLLINGER, WITH CENTURION, AND THEY'VE AGREED TO PROVIDE US THE EASEMENTS WE NEED ALL ALONG THEIR PROPERTY ALL THE WAY UP. WE HAVE PRESENTED THIS TO RISELAND AND SOME OF THE INTEREST GROUPS THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH, AND THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE.
SO THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT HAVE GIVEN US ACCESS, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN SPECIFICALLY INTO THAT DISCUSSION OF FINAL LOCATION AND EASEMENTS YET BECAUSE WE JUST WEREN'T QUITE READY TO DO THAT.
BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FROM ANYONE ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
I THINK EVERYONE RECOGNIZES THAT THIS CAN BE A SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT TO THEIR PROPERTY BECAUSE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, HAVING SEWER IS GOING TO PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO PUT A NUMBER ON IT, BUT IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY.
SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE VIEWED POSITIVELY AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THOSE FOLKS.
WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO REBUILD THE GOLF COURSE.
THEY'RE SERIOUS ABOUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL? WANT TO MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THIS ITEM.
SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. ALL IN FAVOR.
WHO SECONDED IT PLEASE? MAYOR PRO TEM.
[8. Closed Session (Exceptions).]
AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ATCHLEY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER USSERY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER CAIN. AYE. MAYOR PIKE. YES.MOTION PASSES CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551 CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, A.
CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.071 B.
THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.087 AND D.
DISCUSS DELIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.074.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE GO TO CLOSED AT 8:25.
ALL IN FAVOR? COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN.
AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ATCHLEY. YES.
MOTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.