Oct 25, 2022 City Council Meeting

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ALL RIGHT. WELCOME.

[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]

ON OCTOBER 25TH, 2022, AT ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, LOCATED AT 120 WEST 7TH STREET TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

PLEASE SIGN IN ON THE SIGN IN SHEET IF YOU GET A MOMENT AND IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION OR I'M SORRY IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK UNDER NEIGHBORS COMMENTS THIS EVENING, PLEASE FILL OUT A YELLOW OPINION REGISTRATION FORM BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS CALLING ROLL.

ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT FOR THE INVOCATION THIS EVENING.

I'VE INVITED PASTOR LAFE ANGEL WITH GRACEPOINT FAMILY CHURCH TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION, AND I'LL FOLLOW WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

YEAH. FATHER WE JUST THANK YOUR FOR THIS TIME THIS EVENING.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR LEADERS THAT ARE REPRESENTED IN THIS ROOM.

FATHER, EVEN AS YOU'VE CAUSED BLESSING AFTER BLESSING AND OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP COMING OUR WAY, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.

BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THAT BRINGS WITH IT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND AND THINGS THAT NEED TO BE OVERCOME.

FATHER SO WE ASK TONIGHT THAT YOU GIVE OUR LEADERS WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING, NOT JUST TO KNOW BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD, BUT THE FINAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN BETTER AND BEST.

FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU THAT YOU GIVE US YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

WOULD YOU JUST FATHER STRAIGHTEN EVERY CROOKED PATH BEFORE US AND FATHER YOUR WORDS AS YOU COME BEHIND US AS OUR REAR GUARD, GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE, ALL THE HONOR AND ALL THE GLORY IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[3. Neighbor Comments.]

AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT SLATED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.

WE DO ALLOW NEIGHBORS UP TO 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK THAT THAT TIME IS TIMED.

AND I DO ASK AT THE END IF THE ALARM RINGS THAT THAT YOU CLOSE YOUR COMMENTS.

I DO HAVE ONE THIS EVENING AND THAT IS MR. ROBERT HALBACH.

GOOD EVENING. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF ANNA, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANNA FEST.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME.

IT WAS GOOD FOOD, GOOD MUSIC.

PEOPLE WERE LAUGHING, HAVING A GOOD TIME.

THE WHOLE TIME I WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN.

I STAYED PAST MY BEDTIME.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.

I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DON'T GET MANY COMMENTS ABOUT THAT, AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HEARD THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ENJOYED IT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND ANNUAL ANNA FEST.

AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, ROBERT. APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER NEIGHBORS COMMENTS?

[4. Reports. (Part 1 of 2)]

AND THIS EVENING I DO HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS THAT I'D LIKE TO READ.

THE FIRST IS FOR CODE COMPLIANCE MONTH.

SO IF OUR CODE COMPLIANCE GROUP WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD.

I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SEE YOU ALL, SO WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE SOME PICTURES WITH FLASH THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT. NATIONAL CODE COMPLIANCE MONTH, OCTOBER 2022.

WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROVIDE FOR SAFETY AND WELFARE OF CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE ENFORCEMENT OF LOCAL CODES OR ORDINANCES FACING VARIOUS ISSUES OF BUILDING, ZONING, HOUSING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND LIFE SAFETY.

WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OFTEN HAVE A CHALLENGING AND DEMANDING ROLE AND OFTEN DO NOT RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR THE JOB THEY DO IN IMPROVING LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

WHEREAS, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE DEDICATED AND HIGHLY, HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE THE GOALS OF PREVENTING NEIGHBORHOOD DETERIORATION ENHANCING.

AND INSURING SAFETY AND PRESERVING PROPERTY VALUES THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF HOUSING, ZONING AND NUISANCE CODES AND ORDINANCES.

AND WHEREAS, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE A HIGHLY VISIBLE ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE AND REGULARLY INTERACT WITH A VARIETY OF STATE OFFICIALS, COUNTY OFFICIALS, FIRST RESPONDERS, LEGISLATIVE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES AND BODIES.

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THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2022 IS NATIONAL CODE COMPLIANCE MONTH AND THE CITY OF ANNA CALLS ABOUT ITS NEIGHBORS TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATION AND SERVICE BY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS OUR CODE OF COMPLIANCE OFFICERS.

AND I CAN JUST SAY PERSONALLY.

THAT YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB.

IT IS.

WE'VE JUST SEEN A TREMENDOUS EFFORT.

YOUR DEPARTMENT IS GROWING AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO [APPLAUSE].

OKAY. AND OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS ARBOR DAY, A PROCLAMATION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO READ.

WHEREAS IN 1872, THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL DAY TO BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES.

AND WHEREAS, THIS HOLIDAY CALLED ARBOR DAY WAS FIRST OBSERVED WITH THE PLANTING OF MORE THAN A MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA.

WHEREAS ARBOR DAY IS NOW OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE NATION IN THE WORLD, WHEREAS TREES CAN BE A SOLUTION TO COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE BY REDUCING THE EROSION OF OUR PRECIOUS TOPSOIL BY WIND AND WATER, CUTTING, HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, MODERATING THE TEMPERATURE, CLEANING THE AIR, REDUCING LIFE, GIVING OXYGEN AND PROVIDING HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE.

WHEREAS TREES ARE RENEWABLE SOURCES, GIVING US PAPER WOOD FOR OUR HOMES, FUEL FOR OUR FIRES AND COUNTLESS OTHER WOOD PRODUCTS.

WHEREAS TREES IN OUR CITY INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS AND BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEREAS TREES, WHEREVER THEY ARE PLANTED, ARE A SOURCE OF JOY AND SPIRITUAL RENEWAL.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, NATE PIKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANNA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM IN THE CITY OF ANNA, AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR TREES AND WOODLANDS.

FURTHER, I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO PLANT TREES, TO GLADDEN THE HEARTS AND PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

AND I WANTED TO ADD THAT WE WILL BE CELEBRATING ARBOR DAY ALL THROUGH THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

WE'LL BE VISITING HARLOW ELEMENTARY TO DO A PRESENTATION ON TREES AND POLLINATORS.

ON NOVEMBER 7TH THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A VIRTUAL CLASS ON PLANTING TREES IN TEXAS, AND NOVEMBER 17TH WILL HAVE A IN-PERSON CLASS ON PLANTING TREES TAUGHT BY TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE.

AND THEN ON NOVEMBER THE FIFTH ARBOR DAY, WE WILL BE GIVING OUT TREE SAPLINGS.

WE HAVE 100 AT CITY HALL FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND PICK UP.

THANK YOU. GREAT.

IT'S TWO YEARS IN A ROW.

THAT IS. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY.

YEAH. DO YOU USUALLY PLANT A TREE? DO A GOOD JOB. HOPEFULLY WE GET A BETTER SHOWING THAN LAST YEAR.

WE ONLY HAD MY FAMILY OUT THERE.

OK. ITEM FIVE IS WORKED SESSION COUNCIL.

I'M GOING TO MOVE A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER THIS EVENING.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, WE DO HAVE ONE GROUP WITH US AND THEN THE PASTOR FROM FROM GRACEPOINT IS HERE WITH AN ITEM ON THERE AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO START ON SEVEN E, WHICH IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN GRACE PLACE COMMUNITY GARDEN IN THE CITY OF ANNA.

[7. Items For Individual Consideration. (Part 1 of 2)]

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WE ARE AGREEING TO PROVIDE THEM A STIPEND OF $1,000 TOWARDS THEIR UTILITY BILL ON A YEARLY BASIS, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THEIR FACILITY TO TEACH EDUCATIONAL GARDENING CLASSES WITH A MINIMUM OF SIX CLASSES A YEAR.

AND WE'VE DETERMINED THE DATES TO BE IN NOVEMBER, MARCH AND JUNE SPREAD OUT BETWEEN THOSE THREE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL, ANY ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THIS IS A GREAT THING.

I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE.

MOTION BY THE MAYOR OF A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES.

I AM GOING TO BACK UP TO ITEM FOUR.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THEY WANT TO MOVE BACK TO ITEM FOUR.

[4. Reports. (Part 2 of 2)]

COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS? GET TO THE BUTTON. GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. THIS WEEKEND IS ALSO HARVEST FEST PUT ON BY THE GREAT ANNA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

STARTS AT NOON, GOES TO 6:00.

IT'S FREE TO ATTEND.

ANYBODY IS WELCOME TO.

THIS IS THE FORMER BALLOON FEST THAT MANY RESIDENTS MAY REMEMBER.

IT WILL BE AT SLATER CREEK PARK, AND I HOPE EVERYONE WILL COME OUT.

I DO WANT TO PASS ON THAT.

I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL THAT ANNA HAS SO MANY WONDERFUL EVENTS HAPPENING, WHEREAS WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE, IT WAS LIKE FOUR SO PER YEAR.

SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY WHO'S INVOLVED.

THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, [INAUDIBLE].

I'M SURE YOU CAN'T SEE ME DOWN HERE.

GOT YOU. HOW ARE YOU? I JUST WANTED TO GO ON THE RECORD.

THANKS FOR THE POSITIVITY. I'LL JUST BE NEGATIVE REAL QUICK AND JUST SAY I WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD THAT THIS DAIS IS PATHETIC AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, AND I'D SURE LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

AND IF WE CAN GET SOME SORT OF REPRESENTATIVE FROM LEE LEWIS BACK IN THE BUILDING.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE WE CUT THE RIBBON.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S COMING BACK.

AND HE CONVENIENTLY SAID THAT HE WOULD HAVE THIS THING FINISHED IN OCTOBER, BUT HE LEFT OUT THE YEAR.

SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO HEAD AND COME BACK AND SAY, IF THAT'S 23 OR 24, YOU KNOW, I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

[7. Items For Individual Consideration. (Part 2 of 2)]

ITEMS A IS CONSIDER AND DISCUSS ACTION ON CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

[INAUDIBLE] MR. MAYOR, IN THE PAST, THE COUNCIL HAS NOT HAD A QUORUM FOR THE SECOND MEETING.

TYPICALLY THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, BECAUSE OF PEOPLE'S TRAVELING AND, YOU KNOW, VACATIONING AND THAT SORT OF THING, SIMILARLY FOR THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS.

AND WHAT WE WANTED TO GET IS SOME CONSENSUS ON ON THE DATES GOING FORWARD FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

WE'VE ALREADY HAVE COMMITMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 8TH BECAUSE AT OUR PRIOR MEETINGS, WE CONTINUED SEVERAL ITEMS TO THE NOVEMBER 8TH

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SO WE CAN'T MOVE THAT ONE.

BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS TO FIND OUT IS OUR NORMAL MEETING TIME FOR THE SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER WOULD BE ON THE ON THE 22ND.

THAT'S THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING.

BUT THERE IS ANOTHER TUESDAY AFTER THAT, AFTER THANKSGIVING ON THE 29TH, IF YOU WANTED TO MOVE THAT 22ND MEETING TO THE 29TH AND THEN THE TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT IS THE 13TH OF DECEMBER, WHICH WOULD BE OUR REGULAR MEETING.

SO WE'D BASICALLY BE KEEPING THAT SAME SAME PATTERN, IF YOU WILL.

AND THEN WHETHER OR NOT THE CHRISTMAS WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS LANDS ON THE CHRISTMAS EVE IS ON THE 24TH AND CHRISTMAS IS ON ON A SATURDAY AND THEN CHRISTMAS IS ON A SUNDAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HERE THE WEEK BEFORE OR THE WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS BETWEEN WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THAT MEETING AT ALL.

AND THEN AND THEN WE COULD FOLLOW THAT.

IF WE SKIP THAT MEETING, WE COULD WE COULD PICK UP ON ON JANUARY 3RD OR JANUARY 10TH.

SO. IT'S BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, WHO'S GOING TO BE HERE, WHO'S NOT GOING TO BE HERE, AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? I WILL LEAVE THAT OPEN TO THE COUNCIL.

FIRST OF ALL, SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT OF TOWN THAT WEEK.

ONE THING I WILL SAY IS THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE WE WENT TO ONE MEETING IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER AND THE COUNCIL MEETINGS WERE LOADED WITH ITEMS. YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR THE WEEK OF THE 22ND, YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT OUT OF TOWN OR TRAVELING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S TO ME, THAT WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE.

IF PEOPLE IF THE COUNCIL IS LOCAL WITH WITH FAMILY, THAT'S A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON IF WE HAVE A QUORUM AND ENOUGH TO CONDUCT THE MEETING.

BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND WE DO OUR SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER AND MAYBE KEEP IT TO ONE MEETING.

THAT WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS BETWEEN NEW YEAR'S BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO TRAVEL.

YEAH. SO DO YOU WANT TO HOLD THE 22ND OR DO YOU WANT TO DO IT ON THE 29TH? I'M IN TOWN THAT WEEK. I KNOW FOR BOTH, BOTH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

I KNOW OTHER OTHER MONTHS YEAR I WASN'T.

I'M SCHEDULED TO GO OUT OF TOWN THE 22ND.

GO AHEAD. YOU KNOW.

I'M IN TOWN. I'M IN TOWN.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ALL.

I'M AVAILABLE. SO LET'S LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE MEETING.

22ND, NOVEMBER 22ND, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING IN DECEMBER.

AND THEN THE SECOND, WHICH IS THE WEEK A FEW DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS.

WILL YOU SCRATCH THAT.

THIS WAS SPECIFICALLY CORRECT? CORRECT. CORRECT.

ANY OPPOSED TO THAT? OKAY, SO NORMAL SCHEDULE NOVEMBER AND ONE THE FIRST TUESDAY WE WILL DO IN DECEMBER.

AND IN THE FOURTH WE WILL.

THE THIRD. THE SECOND.

THE FIRST MEETING. SECOND.

TUESDAY, 13TH.

AND THEN NOTHING ON THE 27TH.

CORRECT. AND THEN WE'RE BACK ON JANUARY 10TH AND 24TH.

OKAY. I'LL SHOW THIS AS AN ACTION ITEM.

WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS.

OR IS IT CONSENSUS ENOUGH THAT WE NEED A VOTE ON THIS ITEM? PREFERABLY MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TWO MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER.

AND OUR FIRST REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING IN DECEMBER.

SECOND.

[INAUDIBLE] ALL IN FAVOR.

CMOTION PASSES.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM B, WHICH IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 98 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST WHITE STREET, 500 FEET EAST, SOUTH INTO URBAN STREET FROM AG TO SF, SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

YOU ARE NOT MR. ALTOBELLI.

I'M NOT ROSS LAUREN MECKE, PLANNING MANAGER.

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SURE. THANK YOU, LAUREN.

MAYOR, COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WAS BEFORE YOU IN THE SUMMER IN A WORK SESSION FORMAT TO DISCUSS A LAYOUT OF A PLAN WE WERE WORKING ON.

WE WERE WORKING TO TAKE THAT PLAN FORWARD AND ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH P&Z WITH IT.

AND THINGS WERE GOING ALONG UNTIL WE GOT OUR ESTIMATES FROM OUR ENGINEERS AND WE COULDN'T BUILD IT.

IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE, IT WAS TOO INEFFICIENT.

WE HAD TOO MANY SINGLE LOADED STREETS.

THE ALLEYS BEHIND THE TOWNHOMES WERE A LITTLE EXPENSIVE AND WE HAD TOO MUCH UNUSED LAND.

AND SO THE COMBINATION OF ALL OF IT, IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.

SO WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND ASK THAT OUR HEARING IN FRONT OF YOU BE PUSHED AND IT GOT PUSHED TO TODAY.

THE DESIGN THAT IS SHOWN INCLUDES A NUMBER OF FEATURES OF THE THE PRIOR PLAN, AND WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE SOME OF THE BEST THINGS FROM THAT AND TAKE IT FORWARD, INCLUDING THE 40 FOOT LOTS FOR BOTH THE TRADITIONAL AND THE COURTYARD PRODUCTS THAT WE SHOWED YOU PREVIOUSLY, 50 FOOT LOTS, A FULL BUILD OUT OF LEONARD AVENUE IN PHASE ONE, THE 40 FOOT LANDSCAPED BUFFER ALONG LEONARD, A LARGE DETENTION POND TO HELP THE WILDWOOD SUBDIVISION TO OUR EAST AND THE TREE PRESERVATION EASEMENT ALONG THE SOUTH BORDER, THINGS THAT WE HAD ALL DISCUSSED IN THE PRIOR PLAN.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE COME BACK AND ADDED SOME 60 FOOT LOTS.

WE ADDED A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK WITHIN PHASE ONE AND WE INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE AMENITY SIDE IN PHASE TWO TO ALMOST SIX ACRES.

TO MAKE THIS WORK, WE REDUCED THE SIZE OF THE TWO RETAIL PARCELS, THOUGH THEY'RE STILL BOTH A LITTLE OVER THREE ACRES.

WE REMOVE THE TOWNHOMES FROM THE PLAN.

THE COST JUST DIDN'T WORK AND WE REMOVED THE LARGE COMMON AREA THAT WAS BEHIND THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL HOMES.

THOUGH WE HAVE MAINTAINED TWO SMALL HOA MANAGED OPEN SPACES THAT WE'LL PROGRAM.

ACTUALLY, THE LOT TOTAL FOR THIS REVISED PLAN IS ONE LOT LESS THAN THE OLD PLAN, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE ADDED 60S.

WE TOOK OUT TOWNHOMES AND PUSHED THINGS AROUND A LITTLE BIT.

MUCH OF THE SITE IS DESIGNATED AS A CATALYST IN YOUR DOWNTOWN PLAN.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT PURPOSE AND THAT IT WILL CONNECT ANNA TOWN SQUARE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA FOR BOTH VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING TWO VIABLE RETAIL CORNERS FOR DEVELOPMENT.

THE CONNECTIONS TO THE RESIDENTS ARE THE REAL CATALYST.

LOVE TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

COUNCIL ANY ANY QUESTIONS? YOU KNOW, I WILL MAKE THE COMMENT.

ONE THING THAT I DO LIKE, I KNOW THERE'S SOME MODIFICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE HERE AND I KNOW THEY'RE REQUESTING TO WITHDRAW THIS THIS EVENING.

YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING I DO LIKE STILL IS WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT MARKET CURRENTLY.

SINGLE FAMILY IS GOING TO BE HARD TO COME BY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THE OTHER THING THAT OTHER THAN SOME CHANGES IN.

YOU KNOW, PRODUCT STYLING.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE AMOUNT OF HOMES BEING CONSTRUCTED IS STILL VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IT WAS.

BUT WHAT ATTRACTS ME MORE THAN ANYTHING TO THIS PROJECT IS THIS IS A MAJOR CONNECTION OF OUR THOROUGHFARE TO 455 OF LEONARD.

AND THEY'RE WILLING TO STILL CONSTRUCT THAT WHICH WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR.

SO THOSE ARE MY ONLY COMMENTS.

ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM US THIS EVENING? DO YOU DO YOU FEEL YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY ISSUES SELLING THE 60 FOOT HOME, 60 FOOT LOTS NEXT TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS BECAUSE THAT ORIGINALLY WAS WHERE THE TOWNHOMES ARE GOING? CORRECT. WELL, ACTUALLY, THAT WAS WE HAD OUR COURTYARD PRODUCT ALONG THAT EDGE.

AND ACTUALLY WE WERE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS TODAY.

AND ACTUALLY WE MAY RESHUFFLE SOME OF THESE AND REPLACE AND MOVE SOME OF THE SIXTIES AWAY AND PUT FIFTIES THERE.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE A LONG TIME BEFORE THERE'S ANYTHING IN THOSE TRACKS.

I DON'T EVEN THINK THAT DART HAS THAT IN THEIR 2050 PLAN.

SO WE THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THAT WITH THE GREEN SPACE AS THE BUFFER.

AND MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY HAVE FENCES ACROSS THEIR BACK ANYWAY.

WE WILL PUT A TRAIL BACK THERE SO WE CAN USE THAT SPACE AS BEST WE CAN THE BUFFER.

BUT WE EXPECT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SELL THROUGH ANY ISSUES WITH THOSE TRACKS.

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WELL, I THINK WE WOULD RELY MORE ON BURNING AND FENCING THAN THE TREES BECAUSE IT TAKES SO MUCH TO BUILD MUCH OF A BUFFER WITH TREES VERY QUICKLY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO I BELIEVE THE REQUEST BEFORE US IS TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION, OR WOULD THAT BE TO LEAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN? FIRST OF ALL, I NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS OPEN AT 6:58 P.M..

BUT WE WOULD WANT TO CONTINUE THIS.

CORRECT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO WITHDRAW.

IS THAT THIS INITIAL APPLICATION WOULD BE WITHDRAWN AND WE WOULD REAPPLY FULLY AND EXPECT AND HOPE TO BE ON YOUR AGENDA IN DECEMBER, HAVING INITIATED THE PROCESS WITH PLANNING.

BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION.

ARE YOU STILL USING THE SAME HOME BUILDER THAT YOU INTENDED TO USE BEFORE OR IS? YES. WELL, AT LEAST HALF OF THESE LOTS WILL GO TO PACESETTER HOMES, WHICH IS OUR SISTER COMPANY.

OKAY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE REALLY IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE TOWNHOMES IN HERE ANYMORE, WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE A PRODUCT FOR YET ANYWAY.

SO IT'LL BE OUR PRODUCTS ON AT LEAST HALF OF IT.

DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE'LL BRING IN A SECOND BUILDER OR NOT.

OKAY. GOTCHA. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ARE A CITY ATTORNEY, THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION, SECOND.

[INAUDIBLE] ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM C CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE REGARDING ANNEXATION OF 78 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 455 STANDRIDGE BOULEVARD.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:00.

LAUREN MECKE, PLANNING MANAGER.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TABLE IT TO THE NOVEMBER 8TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN ORDER TO WORK ON DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

COUNCIL OPPOSED TO THAT RECOMMENDATION, AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE FIRST OF ALL, WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:00 PM THIS EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE THAT PUBLIC HEARING TO NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022 6:30 P.M.

AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX CHAMBERS 120 WEST 7TH STREET IN ANNA, TEXAS.

I HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES.

OKAY, ITEM B.

YEAH, WE ALMOST GOT IT DONE, THOUGH, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO CANCEL THE REST OF THIS MEETING HERE IN A MINUTE.

D WAS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH ZONING ON 78 ACRES LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 455 WEST STONERIDGE BOULEVARD, A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT SF TOWNHOME DISTRICT.

ONCE AGAIN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME THING.

ITEM C IS A COMPANION ITEM TO ITEM B, AND THEY WERE REQUESTING TO TABLE THE PUBLIC HEARING OR KEEP OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM D AT 7:02 P.M.

AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE THIS PUBLIC HEARING IN NOVEMBER 8, 2022 AT A MUNICIPAL COMPLEX LOCATED AT 120 WEST 7TH STREET IN ANNA.

[INAUDIBLE] ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES.

[6. Consent Items.]

WE WILL BE SKIPPING THE WORK SESSION ITEMS THIS EVENING AND ON THE CONSENT ITEMS, THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW COUNCIL.

I NEED TO PULL ITEMS IN THERE ON THE PRE.

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ITEM SIX A, B, C, F-K.

NO, IT NEEDS TO BE [INAUDIBLE].

MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX A THROUGH D AND G THROUGH K.

[INAUDIBLE] ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES. I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM [INAUDIBLE].

[Items 6E & 6F]

RIGHT. NATE HAS TO RECUSE HIMSELF.

MAYOR HAS TO RECUSE HIMSELF.

[INAUDIBLE] MOTION PASSES.

[INAUDIBLE] COUNCIL I'M GOING TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING.

WORK SESSION ITEMS ARE NOT ACTION ITEMS. I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE POSTPONE THOSE DUE TO THE FACT WE DON'T HAVE ANY POWER HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION, UNDER CLOSED SESSION.

[8. Closed Session (Exceptions).]

UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS, I CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.071 B DISCUSSED DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.072 C DISCUSS DELIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.087 D DISCUSSED DELIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.074 CITY MANAGER ANNUAL REVIEW [INAUDIBLE] MOTION WE ENTER IN A CLOSED [INAUDIBLE] ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION 7:06 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.