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>> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON JANUARY 10, 2023,
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum]
AT 06:00 PM IN THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 120 WEST SEVENTH STREET TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AS WE GET STARTED, AND PLEASE TURN THAT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY.
AT THIS TIME CALLING ROLL, ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
THIS TIME I'LL GIVE AN INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, GOD.
WE JUST COME TO YOU THIS EVENING AND JUST THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
GOD, I JUST COME TO YOU AND PRAY THAT AS WE CONTINUE MAKING DECISIONS, GOD AND WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND BUILD ON THIS COMMUNITY GOD THAT YOU WILL GUIDE US WITH YOUR WISDOM AND PROTECT US, PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
I PRAY ALL THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NEIGHBORS' COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
[4. Neighbor Comments]
ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING AGENDA.I DO ASK THAT YOU HOLD YOUR COMMENTS TO A PERIOD OF THREE MINUTES AND WE WILL BE TIMING THOSE.
IF YOU DO HEAR THE TIMER GO OFF, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME.
I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM THIS EVENING, MR. REGGIE GRAHAM.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR PIKE, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
FOR THE RECORD, REGGIE GRAHAM 4149 NORMANDY AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75205.
MAYOR PIKE, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY.
I'M HONORED TO REPRESENT FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE GRAHAM FAMILY'S INVOLVEMENT IN ANNA.
HERE WITH ME TODAY ARE THREE GENERATIONS REPRESENTED; MY DAD AND MY SON, AND ANOTHER IN SPIRIT.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A LANDMAN, AND IN 1973, HE BELIEVED IN ANNA AND MADE AN INVESTMENT TO ITS FUTURE.
I BELIEVE HE WOULD BE PROUD TO SEE US HERE TODAY AS WE MARK 50 YEARS OF INVOLVEMENT IN ANNA.
TO CELEBRATE OUR ANNIVERSARY, I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP DURING A TIME OF UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH FOR GUIDANCE AND VISION FOR ANNA'S FUTURE.
THESE ARE NOT JUST TALKING POINTS, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND HAVE ENJOYED SITTING IN ON COUNCIL MEETINGS, PLANNING, AND ZONING VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON MORE RECENTLY.
I'VE HEARD YOUR DEDICATION TO PROMOTING QUALITY DEVELOPMENT, KNOWING THAT TODAY'S DECISIONS SET PRECEDENCE AS ANNA CONTINUES TO GROW.
THE INCLUSION OF OUR PROPERTY INTO THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN OPENS NEW OPPORTUNITIES AS WE LOOK TO INVEST IN ANNA'S FUTURE AND OUR INVOLVEMENT FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO EXPLORE HOW TO BEST INVEST IN ANNA'S CONTINUED GROWTH AND CONTRIBUTE TO A SHARED VISION OF A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN.
I PASSED OUT SOME MATERIALS, I HAVE NOTHING UP FOR APPROVAL, BUT MORE JUST TO GIVE CONTEXT TO WHY I'M HERE.
I WELCOME ANY THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY AS FAR AS YOU ALL HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC ABOUT GIVING GUIDANCE THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN FOR YOUR CONTINUING PLANS.
I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE SOME DEEP DIVES INTO YOUR MATERIAL, I APPRECIATE THAT.
IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER IDEAS AND USES FOR OUR PROPERTY THAT WOULD BE A BENEFIT, I TRULY HOPE TO HEAR.
I WOULD INVITE ANY TIME, PLEASE IF YOU DRIVE BY AND WOULD LIKE TO VISIT THE PROPERTY, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS [OVERLAPPING]
THE ONLY COMMENT I WILL MAKE FOR YOU IS YOU MIGHT REACH OUT TO JOEY GRISHAM.
>> HE'S THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH HIM. [OVERLAPPING]
ACTUALLY, HE'S FIRST ON MY LIST, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
>> GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS KERRY OR ANY OTHER SHEETS?
>> OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANY OTHERS IN THE AUDIENCE.
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I'LL MOVE ON TO REPORTS.[5. Reports]
NUMBER 5, RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OR CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.ITEM A WAS RECOGNITION OF ANNA ISD ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2022.
I DID RECEIVE SOME PHONE CALLS ALONG WITH OUR CITY STAFF THIS WEEK WITH SCHOOL JUST STARTING BACK ON MONDAY.
THEY NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, SO WE WILL PUSH THAT OFF FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TO RECOGNIZE MANY GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM ANNA ISD THIS YEAR.
B, AS FAR AS ANY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, I HONESTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY, THE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM C, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS.
MS. BUNASKI IS GOING TO PRESENT THAT THIS EVENING.
KIM FROM POLCO IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF OUR FIRST ANNA COMMUNITY SURVEY.
JUST AN FYI TOMORROW THEY'LL BE ON THE WEBSITE, AND THEN FRIDAY WE'RE DOING A BREAKFAST WITH THE CITY MANAGER, SO NEIGHBORS CAN COME IN AND ASK MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SURVEY THEY WOULD LIKE.
BUT WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO INVITE KIM UP TO GIVE YOU ALL THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS KIM DANNY, AND I'M A SURVEY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE WITH POLCO AND THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TO PRESENT A SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS FROM THE ANNA RESIDENTS SURVEY.
BEFORE I BEGIN ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY POLCO NRC COWORKERS, I'D LIKE TO THANK KIMBERLY, THE PRIMARY CONTACT FOR US DURING THIS SURVEY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
SHE WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND PROVIDED THOUGHTFUL FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY COLLEAGUE, ALYSSA PUNWAR, WHO WAS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE SURVEY AND WHO ACTUALLY DID THE WORK FOR YOUR SURVEY PROJECT.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT WHO WE ARE.
FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS, THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER HAS WORKED WITH HUNDREDS OF JURISDICTIONS NATIONWIDE TO GIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THE DATA THEY NEED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
NRC IS BEST KNOWN FOR NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SURVEYS, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY, THE NCS, AND OUR CUSTOM SURVEY RESEARCH.
OUR BENCHMARK DATABASE HOLDS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS OPINIONS, MAKING IT THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES.
OUR RESEARCH REVEALS COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE, RELIABLE, AND READY TO ACT UPON.
POLCO IS A CIVIC COMMUNICATIONS AND ANALYTICS PLATFORM.
POLCO'S ONLINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT POLLING PLATFORM PROVIDES THE INFORMATION TOOLS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS.
HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE USE POLCO FOR PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND EMPOWERING RESIDENT VOICES.
NRC AND POLCO MERGED IN 2019 TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND TO AMPLIFY RESIDENT VOICES.
WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING ICMA AND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS TO USE THESE RESULTS.
MOST COMMONLY JURISDICTIONS WE WORK WITH USE THESE DATA TO MONITOR TRENDS IN RESIDENT OPINION OVER TIME, MEASURE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, AND TO INFORM BUDGETING PROCESSES AND STRATEGIC PLANS.
OUR RESULTS ALSO ALLOW YOU TO BENCHMARK YOUR COMMUNITY SPECIFIC SERVICES AGAINST THOSE SAME SERVICES WITHIN OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE CONDUCTED THE NCS WITH US.
I HOPE THAT AS THESE FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED, IT WILL SPUR IDEAS FOR YOU, AND WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH THESE RESULTS ARE WHERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO DIG DEEPER.
THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY, OR THE NCS, IS A STANDARD FIVE-PAGE COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY THAT ALLOWS MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO ASSESS RESIDENT OPINION ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THE NCS LOOKS AT THE LIVABILITY OF ANNA BY FOCUSING ON 10 MAIN FACETS OF COMMUNITY LIVABILITY.
THESE FACETS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY A SURVEY RESEARCHERS AS BEING THE MOST VITAL TO CREATING A HIGH QUALITY COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN.
THE NCS INCLUDES ITEMS WITHIN EACH OF THESE FACETS TO PROVIDE A PICTURE OF HOW RESIDENTS FEEL ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY.
NOW, ONTO THE SPECIFIC SURVEY FOR FOR ANNA, TEXAS.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME CONDUCTING THIS NCS FOR THE CITY.
ALL HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN THE CITY OF ANNA WERE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY.
A LIST OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN ZIP CODE SERVING ANNA WAS PURCHASED BASED ON UPDATED LISTINGS FROM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.
FROM THIS LIST, WE LOOKED AT ALL THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, ADDRESSES AND REMOVED ANY HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF ANNA.
WE THEN RANDOMLY SELECTED OUR HOUSEHOLDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY.
THE 3,200 RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED MAILINGS BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2022, AND THE SURVEY REMAINED OPEN FOR SEVEN WEEKS.
THE FIRST MAILING WAS A POSTCARD INVITING HOUSEHOLDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY.
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THE NEXT MAILING CONTAINED A COVER LETTER WITH INSTRUCTIONS, A PAPER VERSION OF THE SURVEY, AND A POSTAGE PAID RETURN ENVELOPE.WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 375 COMPLETED SURVEYS, AND THAT PROVIDED A RESPONSE RATE OF 12 PERCENT AND A MARGIN OF ERROR OF PLUS OR MINUS FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS.
WE THEN COMPLETED THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS, AND WE COMPARED THAT TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE FROM THE UNITED STATES CENSUS AND THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY, AND WE WAITED THE SURVEY RESULTS TO BEST FIT THE POPULATION OF ANNA, WHICH IS A SURVEY RESEARCH BEST PRACTICE.
IN ADDITION TO THE RANDOMLY SELECTED PROBABILITY SAMPLE, A LINK TO AN OPEN PARTICIPATION SURVEY WAS PUBLICIZED BY THE CITY OF ANNA.
THE OPEN PARTICIPATION SURVEY WAS OPEN TO ALL CITY RESIDENTS AND BECAME AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2022, AND THAT'S SURVEY REMAINED OPEN FOR TWO WEEKS AND 213 RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED.
THE PRESENTATION THAT I'M GOING TO BE GIVING AND THE REPORT THAT YOU ALSO MAY HAVE IS BASED ON THE 375 RESPONSES FROM THAT PROBABILITY ADDRESS-BASED SAMPLE.
ONE ADVANTAGE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE NCS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPARE RATINGS GIVEN BY YOUR RESIDENTS TO THOSE FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.
NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO CONCEIVE OF THE IDEA TO CREATE BENCHMARKS OF PUBLIC OPINION.
THIS ALLOWS JURISDICTIONS TO COMPARE RATINGS OF SERVICES TO RATINGS OF SIMILAR SERVICES FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES.
THEY HAVE BEEN OVER 400 LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE CONDUCTED THE NCS.
BUT WE HAVE CAST THE NET EVEN WIDER.
NOT ONLY DOES OUR DATABASE INCLUDE RESULTS FROM SURVEYS WE HAVE CONDUCTED, BUT ALSO SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY OTHERS JURISDICTIONS, AND INCREDIBLE SURVEY RESULTS THAT WE HAVE FOUND THAT ARE PUBLIC ARE INCLUDED.
THERE ARE 600 SURVEYS IN THE DATABASE AND OVER 400 OF THEM ARE ONES THAT WE CONDUCTED.
NOW WE WILL LOOK AT AN OVERVIEW OF THE SURVEY RESULTS BASED ON THE MAIN FACETS OF COMMUNITY LIVABILITY.
IN THIS SURVEY, WE HAVE TWO QUESTIONS THAT ASK DIRECTLY ABOUT THESE 10 FACETS OF LIVABILITY THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.
WE FIRST ASK RESIDENTS TO RATE THE QUALITY OF EACH FACET.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE RATINGS FOR EACH, WHICH IS PRESS PERCENT OF RESIDENTS THAT RATE AT EACH ITEM AS EXCELLENT OR GOOD.
SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF RESIDENTS RATED THE OVERALL QUALITY OF ECONOMIC HEALTH IN ANNA AS EXCELLENT OR GOOD, WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK, AND YOU CAN SEE THE OTHERS LISTED THERE ALONG WITH THEIR COMPARISON TO THE BENCHMARKS.
WE THEN ASK RESIDENTS HOW IMPORTANT EACH FACET IS TO THEM.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT 94 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS RATED THE OVERALL ECONOMIC HEALTH OF ANNA AS EITHER ESSENTIAL OR VERY IMPORTANT.
WE ASK ABOUT BOTH QUALITY AND IMPORTANCE OF EACH FACET, AND WE USE THOSE ANSWERS TO CREATE QUALITY IMPORTANCE MATRIX, WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS A USEFUL WAY TO LOOK AT HOW QUALITY AND IMPORTANCE RELATE TO EACH OTHER.
WE USE A CHART LIKE THIS TO MAKE A LITTLE MORE SENSE OF THE DATA AND TO HOPEFULLY POINT YOU TO SOME AREAS OF FOCUS.
THE HORIZONTAL AXIS ON THE BOTTOM SHOWS IMPORTANCE, MEANING ITEMS ON THE LEFT WERE RATED TO BE LESS IMPORTANT THAN ITEMS ON THE RIGHT.
THE VERTICAL AXIS IS THE MEASURE OF QUALITY.
ITEMS OF LOWER QUALITY ARE CLOSER TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHART, WHILE ITEMS THAT ARE RATED HIGHER ARE TOWARDS THE TOP.
WE THEN DIVIDE THE CHART INTO FOUR QUADRANTS USING MEDIAN SCORES FOR BOTH QUALITY AND IMPORTANCE.
THE UPPER LEFT QUADRANT THEN SHOWS ITEMS HIGHER IN QUALITY, BUT THOSE ARE LESS IMPORTANT.
THE LOWER LEFT WOULD BE ITEMS THAT ARE LOWER IN QUALITY, BUT ALSO LOWER IN IMPORTANCE.
THE UPPER RIGHT SHOWS ITEMS THAT WERE BOTH HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND RATED HIGH IN QUALITY.
FINALLY, THE QUADRANT WITH A STAR IN THE LOWER RIGHT IS ITEMS THAT WERE RATED TO BE HIGHER IN IMPORTANCE BUT LOWER IN QUALITY.
[NOISE] THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WE SEE IT TO BE A POTENTIAL AREA OF FOCUS, AND CITY OF ANNA HAD ONE IN THERE, WHICH WAS UTILITIES.
COMPARISONS TO NATIONAL BENCHMARKS OF 129 SURVEY ITEMS FOR WHICH RESIDENTS PROVIDED EVALUATIVE RATINGS.
ONE RECEIVED HIGHER THAN NATIONAL BENCHMARK RATING, 86 WERE SIMILAR AND 36 RECEIVED LOWER RATINGS.
THE ITEM THAT WAS RATED HIGHER WAS TREATING ALL RESIDENTS FAIRLY, AND A FEW OF THE LOWER ITEMS INCLUDED QUALITY OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES, SNOW REMOVAL, AND HEALTH SERVICES.
MOVING NOW INTO HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR FINDINGS, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THESE ARE JUST A FEW ITEMS THAT STOOD OUT TO US, THE SURVEY RESEARCHERS.
THERE'S A LOT OF ADDITIONAL DATA IN THE REPORT THAT WE WON'T COVER TONIGHT, BUT I'LL JUST FOCUS ON A FEW AREAS THAT WE FOUND TO BE MOST NOTEWORTHY.
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OUR FIRST HIGHLIGHT IS MOST RESIDENTS FEEL STRONG SENSE OF SAFETY IN ANNA.RESIDENTS OFFERED HIGH RATINGS OF IMPORTANCE BEING 94 PERCENT ESSENTIAL OR VERY IMPORTANT AND QUALITY 85 PERCENT EXCELLENT OR GOOD TO THE OVERALL FEELING OF SAFETY IN ANNA, SUGGESTING THAT SAFETY IS BOTH A PRIORITY AND A STRENGTH FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ABOUT 9 IN 10 RESIDENTS, SO THEY FELT VERY OR SOMEWHAT SAFE IN THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL AREA IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS DURING THE DAY, FROM VIOLENT CRIME AND FROM FIRE, FLOOD, AND NATURAL DISASTER.
SIMILARLY, ABOUT 8 IN 10 REPORTED FEELING SAFE FROM PROPERTY CRIME.
THE CITY'S SAFETY SERVICES WERE ALSO RECEIVED HIGH RATINGS.
ABOUT 9 IN 10 GAVE POSITIVE REVIEWS TO FIRE SERVICES, AMBULANCE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, POLICE AND SHERIFF'S SERVICES, AND CRIME PREVENTION.
ALL SAFETY-RELATED ITEMS WERE ON PAR WITH THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK COMPARISONS.
THE SECOND KEY FINDING IS ANNA'S ECONOMIC HEALTH IS IMPORTANT TO RESIDENTS.
ABOUT 94 PERCENT INDICATED THAT ECONOMIC HEALTH SHOULD BE AN AREA OF FOCUS FOR THE CITY OF ANNA IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THREE-QUARTERS OF RESIDENTS RATED THE OVERALL ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE CITY AS EXCELLENT OR GOOD, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
THE OVERALL QUALITY OF BUSINESS AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, AND OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WERE FAVORABLY EVALUATED BY 6 10 10 PARTICIPANTS, WHILE THE COST OF LIVING WAS RATED POSITIVELY BY JUST UNDER HALF OF RESIDENTS, WHICH WERE SIMILAR TO THE NATIONAL BENCHMARKS.
LIKE MANY OTHER CITIES OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND PROXIMITY TO A LARGER METROPOLITAN AREAS, ANNA RECEIVE LOWER MARKS FOR THE VARIETY OF BUSINESS AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, VIBRANCY OF DOWNTOWN AND COMMERCIAL AREAS, AND SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH WERE BELOW THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHAT THE ECONOMY WILL HAVE WHAT IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON THEIR FAMILY INCOME IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS ONLY 16 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS EXPECTED THE IMPACT TO BE SOMEWHAT OR VERY POSITIVE, WHICH WAS A SCORE LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK.
THE THIRD KEY FINDING, RESIDENTS FEEL ANNA'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE IMPORTANT AND HAVE ROOM FOR GROWTH.
RATINGS FOR SURVEY ITEMS RELATED TO, AND CITY'S, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, TENDED TO BE POSITIVE WITH 70 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS GIVING EXCELLENT OR GOOD REVIEWS TO THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
ABOUT 7 IN 10 OFFERED POSITIVE EVALUATIONS OF THE CITY'S CLEANLINESS, RECYCLING SERVICES, AND AIR QUALITY, WHILE THESE HALF, WE'RE PLEASED WITH ANNA'S OPEN SPACE AND PRESERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS.
HOWEVER, WATER RESOURCES WERE POSITIVELY RATED BY ONLY 24 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS, SCORING MUCH LOWER THAN BENCHMARK COMPARISONS.
RESULTS RELATED TO PARKS AND REC ALSO SHOWED ROOM FOR ATTENTION AND GROWTH, WITH MOST RESULTS BEING LOWER OR MUCH LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGES.
ABOUT 7 AND 10 RESIDENTS WERE PLEASED WITH CITY PARKS SCORING SIMILAR TO NATIONAL BENCHMARK COMPARISONS.
CLOSE TO 6 AND 10 RESIDENTS POSITIVELY RATED THE OVERALL QUALITY OF PARKS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE 50 PERCENT OR LESS FAVORABLY RATED RECREATION PROGRAMS AND CLASSES, FITNESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF WALKING PATHS OR TRAILS.
FALLING LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
ABOUT 3 AND 10 RESIDENTS WERE PLEASED WITH RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND RECREATION CENTERS OR FACILITIES SCORING MUCH LOWER THAN BENCHMARK COMPARISONS.
OUR 4TH KEY FINDING, RESONANCE VALUE THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE BUT HAVE CONCERNS OVER QUALITY.
WHEN ASKED WHICH ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND I SHOULD FOCUS ON IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, 92 PERCENT RESIDENTS IDENTIFIED THE OVERALL UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE AS A PRIORITY.
LESS THAN HALF OF PARTICIPANTS, 47 PERCENT, GAVE HIGH MARKS TO THE QUALITY OF UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WAS A SCORE LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
GARBAGE COLLECTION HAD POSITIVE REVIEWS BY NEARLY 90 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS.
ABOUT 7 AND 10 RESIDENTS OFFERED EXCELLENT OR GOOD REVIEWS FOR POWER, ELECTRIC OR GAS, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, AND SEWER SERVICES.
ONLY 37 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS POSITIVELY REVIEWED AND AS DRINKING WATER, INDICATING THAT THIS COULD BE A FOCUS AREA FOR THE CITY.
THIS HAS BEEN A SUMMARY OF THE KEY FINDINGS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE PRESENTATION.
I'LL REITERATE THAT THESE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS THAT WE AT POLCO FOUND INTERESTING.
AS YOU DIG INTO THE RESULTS, YOU MAY FIND OTHER NOTEWORTHY RESULTS, AND IS MY HOPE THAT YOU AND CITY STAFF WILL FIND THIS INFORMATION USEFUL.
IN THE PDF AND ONLINE REPORT, WE PROVIDE A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION INCLUDING DETAILED RESPONSES FOR EVERY SURVEY QUESTION AND BREAKDOWNS BY RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS AS WELL.
THE SURVEY IS A GREAT START AS YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
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IDENTIFY BASELINE TRENDS FOR MANY FACETS OF LIABILITY.THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP IN THE LIFE CYCLE OF COLLECTING DATA, MAKING DECISIONS, AND FOLLOWING UP ON RESIDENTS SENTIMENT.
THE CITY'S POLCO SUBSCRIPTION ALSO INCLUDES ONGOING ACCESS TO OUR DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM.
IT'S JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO POST UP QUESTIONS ON THE PLATFORM AND GATHER ADDITIONAL RESIDENT INPUT ON ANY TOPICS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DIG DEEPER INTO.
THE END, OUR LIBRARY HAS MANY PRE-BUILT SURVEYS THAT ARE READY TO GO, AND YOU CAN ALSO ASK EVEN JUST A QUESTION OR TWO OR BUILD YOUR OWN CUSTOM SURVEY AND PUSH IT OUT TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN SHARE NEW QUESTIONS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL, USE POLLING AT IN-PERSON EVENTS, AND IN MANY OTHER WAYS.
ANNA'S PROFILE ALSO HAS 472 RESIDENTS SIGNED UP, WHICH MEANS THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CHOSE TO REGISTER TO BE NOTIFIED OF ANY FUTURE SURVEYS THAT YOU POST ON YOUR PAGE.
THEN I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.
>> YEAH, I JUST HAD A COUPLE REAL QUICK.
ALL IN, WE PROBABLY HAD BETWEEN THE 375 AND THE 213 A LITTLE UNDER 600 RESPONSES?
>> TYPICALLY WHAT I, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BECAUSE YOU'RE THE EXPERT HERE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT PEOPLE FILL OUT THESE SURVEYS, ESPECIALLY IN THESE PARTICULAR INSTANCES, WHEN THEY'RE MORE UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING, YOU FIND THAT TO NECESSARILY BE THE CASE?
>> YES. I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY THAT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT AS WITH MOST RATINGS OR SURVEYS, THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE HIGH END OR THE LOW END OF THE SPECTRUM.
I WOULD SAY THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, BUT YOU'RE DEFINITELY RIGHT ON THAT.
IT'S EITHER GOING TO BE PEOPLE WITH REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK OR MAYBE NOT SO GREAT FEEDBACK.
>> IS THAT WHERE THE PLUS, MINUS COMES IN FOR THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PORTION?
>> BASICALLY, WE CAN HAVE PRETTY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE 375, ALTHOUGH IT'S THE 12 PERCENT RESPONSE RATE MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE LOW.
WE TYPICALLY SEE RESPONSE RATES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT NOW, AS RESPONSE RATES HAVE BEEN DECLINING OVER TIME, BUT WE CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE BECAUSE OF THAT PLUS OR MINUS FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS, WHICH MEANS WE CAN BE PRETTY CERTAIN THAT THE ENTIRE POPULATION WOULDN'T TAKE THE SURVEY RESULTS WOULD BE WITHIN PLUS OR MINUS FIVE PERCENT OF WHAT YOU SEE ON THE REPORT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. MUSICAL INTERNALLY.
THE SECOND QUESTION, SO WE HAVE ROUGHLY DEPENDING ON WHO YOU TALK TO ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND 22,000 SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
IS THERE ANY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS THAT ARE BASING THOSE RESPONSES VERSUS A LARGER CITY? I WAS PARTICULARLY ASKING FOR QUESTIONS LIKE ECONOMIC GROWTH.
THOSE ARE PRETTY BAD NUMBERS BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND AND WE HAVE 20,000 PEOPLE VERSUS, IS THERE A GROUPING THERE?
THE BENCHMARKS THAT WE DO HAVE ARE AGAINST NATIONAL BENCHMARKS, SO WE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM CITIES, I'M TRYING TO THINK, WE HAVE CITIES AS SMALL AS, FLOWER MOUND OR EVEN SMALL TOWNS IN WISCONSIN VERSUS BIGGER CITIES LIKE DENVER, COLORADO.
WE DO HAVE LOT OF VARYING POPULATIONS THERE, BUT WE ALSO CAN DO SOMETHING THAT'S MORE CUSTOM BENCHMARKS THAT WOULD LOOK AT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CLOSER TO POPULATION SIZE.
THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DIG DEEPER INTO TO GET A MORE ACCURATE LOOK AT WHERE YOU COMPARE TO COMMUNITIES OF SIMILAR SIZE OR SIMILAR LOCATION.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.
[6. Consent Items]
CONSENT ITEMS, THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NON CONTRAST SALE OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.COUNCIL, ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT I WILL TAKE A MOTION ON NUMBER SIX.
>> I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEMS 6, 8 THROUGH J.
>> MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TOTEN. ALL IN FAVOR.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION,
[7. Items For Individual Consideration]
7A IS CONSIDERED DISCUSS SECTION OR RESOLUTION REGARDING LEONARD TRAILS DEVELOPMENT. MR. ALTOBELLI, GET IN.>> YES, THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPCOMING ZONING REQUEST, WHICH IS ITEM 7B.
AGAIN, THE APPLICANT HAS ENTERED INTO
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS RELATES TO BUILDING MATERIALS AS WELL AS A CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE.THE BUILDING MATERIALS FOR THE COMMERCIAL WILL FALL OUT OF OUR THOROUGH OVERLAY DISTRICT.
THE RESIDENTIAL WILL HAVE AN 80 PERCENT MASONRY REQUIREMENT FOR THE FRONT, THE SIDES, AS WELL AS ANY REAR THAT FACES A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE OR ANY OPEN SPACE, 50 PERCENT IF IT DOES NOT.
ALSO, THERE ARE SOME CONSTRUCTION DEADLINES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE JUST NOT GRANTING ENTITLEMENTS, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY GRANTING ZONING FOR CONSTRUCTION.
AGAIN, APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PUTS NO WAY THE COUNCIL OBLIGATION TO APPROVE THE ZONING REQUEST.
WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, I KNOW WE HAVE SEEN AND DISCUSSED THIS PROJECT AT LEONARD TRAILS MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE NOW.
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR WE HAVE A SOLID DEVELOPER AGREEMENT AND A GROUP THAT'S COMMITTED TO QUALITY TIMELINES AND MAKING SURE WE MOVE THINGS FORWARD.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL ON ITEM A? I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM 7A.
>> MOTION BY THE MAYOR, I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CAIN, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ITEM B IS CONDUCT TO PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERED DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 98 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST WHITE STREET, 500 PLUS OR MINUS FEET EAST OF SOUTH AND URBAN STREET FROM AG TO SFE, LARGE LOT AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 145, 2004 TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT. MR. ALTOBELLI.
>> YES, AS YOU HAD MENTIONED, THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAVE COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
EXCUSE ME. THE DOWNTOWN MASTERPLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS A CATALYST AREA.
AGAIN, THE CAPITALISTS AREA, PRIMARY BUILDING TYPES ARE THOSE OF MIXED-USE OFFICE, STOREFRONT, RESTAURANT, AS WELL AS URBAN RESIDENTIAL.
THE PREVIOUS REQUESTS FROM THIS REQUESTS THAT THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED, THE APPLICANT HAD INDICATED THAT BASED UPON CONSTRUCTION COSTS AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS PROPOSED ON THE INITIAL CONCEPT PLAN, THEY NEEDED TO RE-LOOK AT THE PROPOSED LAYOUT.
THE NEW PROPOSED LAYOUT REDUCES SOME OF THE NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA, ALSO REMOVES A CIVIC SPACE.
IT REMOVED THE TOWN HOME PRODUCT.
HOWEVER, IT INCLUDED AN ADDITIONAL SF-72 PRODUCTS.
AGAIN, THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT IS ROUGHLY 346 RESIDENTIAL LOTS INSIDE THE PLANE, DEVELOPMENT STIPULATIONS INCLUDE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUMS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE PRODUCT THAT IS SHOWN ON THE CONCEPT PLAN.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED WITH INSIDE THE ORDINANCE.
THE CITY DID RECEIVE ONE LETTER WHICH WAS NEUTRAL TO THE ZONING REQUESTS.
HE DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION AT THE COMMISSIONS OF [INAUDIBLE]. EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU, ROSS. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 06:28 PM.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? [INAUDIBLE] LAST CALL.
I HAVE NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 06:28 PM.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN.
HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH THIS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT WE SUBMITTED, THAT WENT TO PLANNING AND ZONING.
IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU WHEN WE WERE HERE A FEW MONTHS AGO.
WE TOOK TO HEART SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS INCLUDING LOT NICKS AND PLACEMENT OF SOME OF THOSE LOTS AND WE'VE REARRANGED THOSE AND REFLECTED THOSE COMMENTS.
AS ROSS SAID IT'S 346 LOTS WITH A MIX OF COURTYARD 40S, 50S, AND 64 LOTS.
THIS IS THE PRODUCT THAT PACESETTER BUILDS THAT WE WOULD PUT ON QUITE A NUMBER OF THE 40-FOOT LOT, THE TRADITIONAL ELEVATIONS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE BUILT THOSE IN A NUMBER OF AREAS AROUND DALLAS-FORT WORTH ALREADY.
THIS IS OUR COURTYARD PRODUCT THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, REALLY WHERE IT TAKES AND ORIENTS THE OPEN SPACE AND THE LOT TO BE INSIDE.
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IT'S REALLY GREAT FOR A NUMBER OF USERS INCLUDING, SINGLE PARENTS, EMPTY NESTERS, AS WELL AS IN AREAS WHERE YOU'RE ALONG A DIFFERENT USE OR ALONG A MAJOR STREET.AS YOU CAN SEE, AS I WAS SAYING, THE BENEFITS OF THE COURTYARD.
IT WORKS VERY WELL BY ORIENTING THAT SPACE INSIDE.
YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT LAYOUTS WHERE THE GARAGE IS IN FRONT WITH THE LIVING AREA PUSHED TO THE BACK AND THE LIVING SPACE, WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE THE BACKYARD, PUSHED IN BETWEEN.
THERE'S ONE EXAMPLE WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY CONNECTED.
THERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THAT COURTYARD AS WELL OF WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE RENDERED.
THESE ARE ELEVATIONS THAT ARE TYPICAL ON OUR 50-FOOT LOTS, WHICH ARE A LARGE PORTION.
ON THE 60S, IT WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT, AND IN SOME CASES, WE WOULD JUST OFFER ENHANCEMENTS TO THAT PRODUCT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I CAN.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGINAL PLAN BECAUSE TO BE HONEST, THE TWO THINGS I LIKED ABOUT IT WAS THE COMMERCIAL AND CIVIC SPACE.
REMEMBER YOU BROUGHT UP THAT, I THINK YOUR WORDS WERE SOMETHING LIKE I CAN'T MAKE PENCIL OR MAKE THE PAPERWORK OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
I'M GOING TO BE HONEST. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD THAT FROM A REDUCTION IN COMMERCIAL.
USUALLY, IT'S THE OPPOSITE WAY, BUT I DIDN'T DO YOUR ACCOUNTING, SO [LAUGHTER] I'M GOING TO BELIEVE YOU ON THAT.
WHAT'S THE REDUCTION EXACTLY IN HOUSE OR THE INCREASE IN HOUSING? WHAT WAS THE NUMBER?
>> ACTUALLY, WE'VE HAVE FEWER UNITS THAN WE HAD BEFORE.
I THINK WE HAD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 375 RESIDENTIAL UNITS BEFORE BECAUSE IT ALSO INCLUDED THE TOWN-HOME PRODUCT.
THE TOWN-HOME PRODUCT REALLY WASN'T VIABLE.
THERE WERE ALLEY-LOADED TOWNS IN THE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS, INCLUDING THOSE ALLEYS AND THE DEPTH OF THOSE LOTS WAS PROBLEMATIC.
THAT WAS REALLY PART OF WHY THE LOT ACCOUNT NEEDED TO COME DOWN.
SECONDLY, WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO SEWER AND SEWER LINE CAPACITY, AND WE NEEDED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNITS SO WE DIDN'T PUT SO MUCH LOAD ON THE SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH THAT WE'RE TYING INTO, SO WE NEEDED TO LOWER THAT.
THE RETAIL ON THE PRIOR PLAN WAS SOMETHING WE WERE TRYING TO DO TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THE GOALS OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN BUT IT WAS TOO DEEP.
THEY JUST DIDN'T WORK. WE'VE SHALLOWED THE RETAIL TO ABOUT 300/350 FEET, WHICH IS A GOOD DEPTH FOR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ON THOSE CORNERS, AND THEN THAT PUSHED THE RESIDENTIAL ENVELOPE BUILD UP TO THE NORTH.
A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH THE OLD PLAN, BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS LAID OUT AND SOME THINGS WE WERE TRYING TO DO WITH THE CIVIC SPACE, WITH SOME OF THE OTHER OPEN SPACES IS WE HAD A LOT OF SINGLE LOADED STREETS, THAT BEING STREETS WITH HOUSES ON JUST ONE SIDE.
THE COMBINATION OF ALL OF THOSE FACTORS AND TODAY'S ECONOMICS, IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL?
>> I DID HAVE ACTUALLY ONE THING.
[NOISE] WHICH SIDE OF LEONARD WOULD YOU START ON BUILDING LEONARD? WOULD YOU COME FROM THE NORTH SIDE OR THE SOUTH SIDE?
>> WELL, THIS IS PHASED EAST-WEST, AND SO THE FIRST PHASE IS EAST OF THE CENTER STREET.
IN OUR FIRST PHASE, IT WOULD INCLUDE ALL OF LEONARD AVENUE AND THE CONNECTION FROM ANNA TOWN SQUARE TO THE SOUTH UP TO WHITE STREET, WHICH I THINK WAS A KEY ELEMENT OF WHAT PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM B?
>> MAKE A MOTION THAT WILL APPROVE ITEM 7B.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TOTEN. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> THAT WOULD BE HERE, SIR. HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
ITEM C, CONSIDER OR DISCUSS ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION REGARDING LEONARD TRAILS CONCEPT PLAN.
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>> THE CONCEPT PLAN IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ZONING REQUEST, THEREFORE, IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AS SUBMITTED.
>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM C? I WILL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM C.
>> SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TOTEN. ALL IN FAVOR?
COUNCIL, I BELIEVE ON ITEM D, E, F, AND G, THIS EVENING, WE'VE HAD A REQUEST TO PULL THOSE ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE NO DISCUSSION OR TAKE ANY ACTION ON THOSE ITEMS.
>> SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARVER. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES. I SAID THROUGH F, SO ITEM G, WE STILL NEED TO COMPLETE.
I MESSED THAT UP. I THINK I SAID ALL OF THEM.
WE NEED TO COMPLETE ITEM G. ITEM G IS CONSIDER OR DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SKY VIEW BLOCKS A, LOTS 1-11, AND BLOCK B, LOT 1X PRELIMINARY PLAT.
>>THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PIECE OF LAND THAT IS LOCATED IN THE ETJ.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS THAT OF A SUBDIVISION.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A CUL-DE-SAC.
THE CUL-DE-SAC LENGTH IS IN EXCESS OF OUR 600-FOOT MAXIMUM LENGTH.
HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CREATE A MEDIAN DRIVE TO OFFSET SOME OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT WERE ADDRESSED OR THAT WERE RAISED BY THE CITY.
ADDITIONALLY, THE TRACT OF LAND ITSELF, IT REQUIRES ONE-ACRE PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL ON SEPTIC, SO THAT DOES EXTEND THE LENGTH OF THE ROAD.
IT IS QUITE A LARGE TRACT OF LAND.
LOOKING AT THIS, THE CITY JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE FIRE SAFETY ASPECT OF IT WOULD FALL UNDERNEATH BOTH THE COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL AND ENSURE THAT THEY WERE COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE ROADWAY BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT A LOAD GREATER THAN 75,000 POUNDS, AND THEN FINAL APPROVAL, OF COURSE, IS ON FIELD VERIFICATION AND CONFIRMED BY A CERTIFIED ENGINEER THAT WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE WESTMINSTER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE FORWARDED TO THE COLLIN COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL.
I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM 8.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER USSERY. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 8 IS CLOSED.
[8. Closed Session (Exceptions)]
SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, CITY COUNCIL MAYOR INTERIM TO CLOSE SESSION OR DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCED ON THIS AGENDA UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS; A IS CONSULT A LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING [INAUDIBLE] LITIGATION IN TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.071, B, DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.072, C, DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.087, AND D, DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.074.I MAKE A MOTION TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION.
>> I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CAIN. ALL IN FAVOR?
WE WILL ENTER CLOSED SESSION AT 6:39 PM.
>> YEAH, WE'RE GOOD. BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT, I MOVE WE ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:24.
I DIDN'T MOVE ANYTHING. I MEAN, I NEED TO MOVE STUFF, BUT THAT'S ENTIRELY A DIFFERENT SUBJECT.
>> SEEING NO OBJECTION, WE'RE ADJOURNED.
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