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>> FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. WELCOME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum]
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON OUR OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT IN TO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE WE GET TO NEIGHBORS' COMMENTS THIS EVENING.COUNCILMAN CAIN IS NOT PRESENT.
ALL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HERE.
AT THIS TIME COUNCILMAN CARVER IS GOING TO GIVE THE INVOCATION THIS EVENING AND I'LL FOLLOW WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL DAY AND WE ALL CHOSE TO BE HERE, SO I THINK THIS IS VERY FITTING FOR SPOUSES AND LOVED ONES.
SCRIPTURE SAYS LOVE IS PATIENT, LOVE IS KIND, IT IS NOT JEALOUS.
IT DOES NOT BRAG, IT IS NOT ARROGANT, IT DOES NOT ACT ON BECOMING WEAK.
IT DOES NOT SEEK ITS OWN, IT'S NOT EASILY PROVOKED.
IT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WRONG DOING AND DOES NOT REJOICE IN THE UNRIGHTEOUSNESS AND SUFFERING OF OTHERS, BUT REJOICES IN TRUTH AND BEARS ALL THINGS, BELIEVES ALL THINGS, HOPES ALL THINGS, AND ENDURES ALL THINGS, LOVE NEVER FAILS.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE A GOOD MEETING THIS EVENING AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR OUR FAMILY THAT GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND I HOPE WE CAN MAKE THIS QUICK.
LORD WE COME TO YOU AND WE ASK AGAIN THAT OUR WORK BE DILIGENT AND QUICK AND GET THE NECESSARY WORK DONE SO WE CAN GET TO CELEBRATING WITH OUR MOST LOVED ONES.
THANK YOU FOR GATHERING US THIS EVENING, MAY WE MAKE WISE DECISIONS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NEIGHBORS' COMMENTS.
[3. Neighbor Comments]
AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA OR SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.I HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORMS THIS EVENING, SO KERRY, I WANT TO KEEP TIME.
EACH NEIGHBOR IS ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND AT THE END OF THAT THREE MINUTES YOU'LL HEAR AN ALARM, PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS AT THAT TIME TO ALLOW OTHERS AN OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING.
WE WILL START WITH MARK MAHAR.
>> [NOISE] ENGLISH. I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF CREEKSIDE, AND WE NEED THE BOARD TO INITIALLY LOOK INTO SINCE CREEKSIDE IS 25 PLUS YEARS OLD NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF ACTUAL CITY MAINTENANCE SCENARIO THAT'S BEEN NEGLECTED WITH THE SIDEWALKS, THE STREETS.
I GAVE LIST OUT TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE CITY MANAGER ON EVERYTHING THAT I WALKED AND LOOKED UP ON A TRIPPING HAZARDS OF ALL THAT, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE REQUESTING THAT TO BE LOOKED AT AND CONSIDERED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A COUPLE OF INJURIES ON WOMAN SUBSTANTIAL TO AN OLDER FELLOW AND I FEEL THE KIDS HITTING THE SPOTS ON THEIR BIKES ARE GOING TO BE FLYING.
ONE IS ARE WE ALLOWED AS A COMMUNITY TO PUT UP AND CAN IT BE ENFORCED NO SOLICITATION SIGNS IN THE COMMUNITY? THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEGALITY OF IT IS.
THE THIRD ONE WAS, SEE NOW I'M DRAWING A BLANK.
OH THE NEWSPAPERS THAT GET THROWN IN EVERYBODY'S DRIVEWAY.
CAN WE STOP THAT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? STOP DELIVERY OF THEM.
[LAUGHTER] IF SOMEBODY DROP ME AN EMAIL, IF THEY CAN FIND SOME ANSWERS OUT, HIT ME WITH AN EMAIL, LET ME KNOW HOW TO PROCEED WITH THOSE THREE ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU. WE GET THE NEXT ONE.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M TOM LONGMIRE, I LIVE AT 3032 CROSSING DRIVE IN THE URBAN CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE ATMOS METERING STATION THAT YOU APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 8TH.
WE WERE HERE ON NOVEMBER 7TH AND SPOKE WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR
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OVER 45 MINUTES ALONG WITH ATMOS ABOUT THAT STATION.THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE DENIED IT UNANIMOUSLY.
WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE ON YOUR AGENDA ON NOVEMBER 8TH.
YOU GUYS SPOKE TO IT FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND APPROVED IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME FACTS ABOUT THAT STATION.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NOT A METERING STATION LIKE IT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU.
IT'S A CHEMICAL INJECTION STATION.
THEY'RE GOING TO INJECT MERCAPTAN INTO THE GAS LINES.
MERCAPTAN IS WHAT MAKES GAS SMELL.
ITS CATEGORY 2 FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE.
IT PRESENTS GUT, ORAL, AND INHALATION TOXICITY.
IT'S A CATEGORY 2 AI DAMAGE AND IRRITATION AGENT.
IT'S VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE.
THE WATER OFF OF THAT SIDE OF THE HILL RUNS RIGHT INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, RUNS RIGHT DOWN OUR STREET, AND RUNS I BELIEVE INTO HURRICANE CREEK. [NOISE] I'M SORRY.
MERCAPTAN DOES NOT DISSIPATE LIKE A GAS WOULD.
IT STAYS ON THE GROUND AND SOAKS IN AND RUNS.
IT'S COLORLESS, YOU WON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S THERE.
IT REQUIRES SPECIAL TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AND THE RESCUE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT HAVE TO COME IN.
IT SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND IS A DOT TRANSPORTATION LEVEL 3 ITEM.
I SPENT 20 YEARS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY AS CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER FOR BP.
ONE OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES WAS STORING THIS STUFF.
IMAGINE IF YOU WILL, THAT YOU HAVE A SKUNK IN YOUR BACKYARD.
IT SMELLS. THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR.
IT ALSO CANNOT BE INJECTED BY ITSELF, IT NEEDS ANOTHER CHEMICAL THAT'S TYPICALLY ETHYLENE GLYCOL, WHICH IS ANTIFREEZE, WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS.
TYPICALLY REQUIRES SECONDARY CONTAINMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BEEN INCLUDED.
WE WILL HAVE KIDS, MY NEIGHBORS', MY GRANDKIDS, PLAYING IN YARDS WITHIN THE 300 YARD CIRCLE THAT ATMOS IS DRAWN AROUND THIS THING AS BEING DANGEROUS.
ATMOS TOLD YOU THAT IT WOULDN'T BE VERY NOISY.
THEY SAID IT WOULD BE LIKE CONSTANT RAINFALL.
CONSTANT RAINFALL'S NOT BAD IF YOU'RE SLEEPING, HELPS YOU GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.
BUT WHAT IF YOU HEAR IT ALL THE TIME ON YOUR HOUSE? DO YOU WANT THAT? WOULD YOU WANT IT IN YOUR BACKYARD? LIKE I SAID, IT SMELLS HORRIBLE. [NOISE]
>> I'M ALSO HERE TO SPEAK ON THE GAS METERING STATION.
BEFORE I GET TO MY FIRST POINT THOUGH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU AND THE CITY OF ANNA.
AS I LOOK UP AND DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, IT JUST TELLS ME THAT WE'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB, THE CITY MANAGER, ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE WAY OUR DEVELOPMENTS ARE COMING ALONG, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR ROADS, IT'S JUST GREAT, IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO BE. APPRECIATE IT.
THE ONLY THING I'LL MENTION ON THE GAS STATION, WHICH I DID AT THE PLANNING ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING, IS THAT THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE FOR WHEN THERE'S A MAJOR INCIDENT AND ONE OF THOSE HAS TO DO WITH WHEN VEHICLES RUN INTO THEM, AND SO ANOTHER CONCERN OR SOMETHING WE'D LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER IS THE FACT THAT IT IS GOING TO BE ON ROSAMOND THERE.
AS YOU KNOW AS ANNA BUILDS OUT, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SECOND OR THIRD BUSIEST THOROUGHFARE IN A CITY THAT COULD GROW TO A POPULATION OF 250,000.
THERE AGAIN, WE THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IT IN A LOCATION WHERE IT WOULDN'T BE NEAR THE TRAFFIC THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THERE.
MY REQUEST IS THAT YOU GUYS TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS.
I LIVE IN THE URBAN CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE FOR THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER,
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PUT THIS BACK ON YOUR AGENDA, USE THE FACTS, AND MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST WHERE WE LIVE.PLEASE BRING IT BACK UP, PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, DO A LOT OF DETAILED DATA RESEARCH, AND MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? MY NAME IS TED HOYT.
I'M AT 30/03 CROSSING AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK OUT ON THE PROPOSED METERING STATION.
WE HAVE MANY, MANY YOUNG PEOPLE, A LOT OF NEW FAMILIES HAVING BABIES.
WE HAVE OLDER PEOPLE IN THEIR 80S LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS WOULD JUST BE SUCH A DETRIMENT.
I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED TO AT MOST BUILDING THIS PROPOSED MEETING STATION AND ASK YOU TO PLEASE PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.
I'M AT 30/06 CROSSING DRIVE AND I STAND HERE IN UNITY WITH MY NEIGHBORS AND URBAN CROSSING IN OPPOSITION TO THE UTMOST STATION.
CITY COUNCIL, I KNOW YOU HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS, AND IF THE DECISION IS THAT THIS IS WHERE THIS NEEDS TO GO, I WOULD STAND BY THAT IF THE THOROUGH DISCUSSION WAS THERE AND I THINK OVER THE BACK IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, THAT IS THE ONE THING THAT STANDS OUT TO ME IS THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT.
ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS TO TAKE SOME OF THE HEAVY LIFTING OFF YOU-ALL GUYS SEE ALL CAN TAKE CARE OF OTHER ITEMS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, DISSCUSED WITH THAT MOST IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CAME UP WITH A UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION, AND THEN IT'S A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
NOT A LOT OF DISCUSSION WAS INVOLVED IN THAT, SO THAT'S THE ONLY ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH THAT, AND I REALLY WISH THAT YOU WOULD RECONSIDER PUTTING IT BACK UP FOR DISCUSSION, SO IT'S THOROUGHLY THOUGHT THROUGH.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KELLY TOUCHMAN.
I'M AT 30/37 CROSSING DRIVE IN ANNA, TEXAS.
MY HOME IS DIRECTLY BEHIND WHERE THE GAS METERING STATION WILL BE PLACED.
I HAVE THREE YOUNG BOYS AT PLAY TOWARDS THE BACK OF MY LOCK BECAUSE IT'S SLOPED.
MY MAIN CONCERN, ESPECIALLY AS A NURSE, IS THAT IT CAN CAUSE A LOT OF RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROBLEMS, READING EVERYTHING THAT I'VE RESEARCHED.
IT'S VERY UPSETTING TO THINK THAT MY KIDS WILL BE EXPOSED TO THIS ON A DAILY BASIS, SO I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RECONSIDER PUTTING IT BACK ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU.
>> HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RYAN TOUCHMAN.
I LIVE AT 30/37 CROSSING DRIVE AS WELL.
I'M JUST HERE IN AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID AND ASK YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. JENNIFER RICHARDSON.
>> HI, GUYS. JENNIFER RICHARDSON.
I LIVE AT 30/27 CROSSING DRIVE AND URBAN CROSSING.
I'M HERE WITH MY NEIGHBORS STANDING IN UNITY AS WELL.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT STINK ABOUT THIS.
I COULD TALK TO YOU FOR HOURS.
I'M SURE, AND IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY AWARE OF THIS.
I ALONG WITH TOM LONGMIRE, WE'VE SPENT HOURS AND HOURS PUTTING TOGETHER A 20-SOMETHING PAGE PRESENTATION, POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT I'VE PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU GUYS WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
WE'VE SPENT HOURS WORKING ON THIS.
THIS IS A BIG ISSUE, SO STINK NUMBER 1 GOT A COUPLE.
I WANT TO GO OVER THE WAY THIS WAS PASSED, JUST DOESN'T LOOK GOOD GUYS.
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YOUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SPENT 47 MINUTES HEARING AND DEBATING, ATMOS HAD THREE DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THEIR TEAM HERE THAT COULD NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHICH WAS, WHAT CHEMICALS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE STATION? THEY DO THIS FOR A LIVING AND THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON WHY YOU'RE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SAID NO.
THE NEXT THING THAT STINKS IS NO ONE WAS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. YOU GUYS VOTED THIS.
NO ONE FROM OUR OUR BIG CREW OF PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS SHOW UP ANYTIME THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND NO ONE FROM ATMOS SHOWED UP.
IF I HAD A UNANIMOUS VOTE THAT WAS VOTING AGAINST SOMETHING I WANTED I'M DARN SURE GOING TO MAKE SURE I'M THERE TO ADVOCATE FOR IT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL THE NEXT NIGHT.
THEY DIDN'T SHOW. I WONDER WHY.
IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE THEY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE PASSED.
MAYBE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, AGAIN WHAT CHEMICALS ARE GOING TO BE THERE? MAYBE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO LIE IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL SAYING THAT A CHEMICAL WASN'T GOING TO BE THERE? THAT IS ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BE THERE. I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT.
I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A PHD CHEMICAL, OIL AND GAS EXPERT THAT HAS ASSURED ME THAT THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE PURE MORE CAPTAIN IS GOING TO BE USED ON THE SCALE THAT THEY'RE SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE USED ON.
IT JUST ISN'T DONE, IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE.
THEY ARE NOT BEING TRUTHFUL TO YOU IF THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE MERCAPTANS.
THERE WILL BE OTHER CHEMICALS.
I'M IN CONTACT WITH ENVIRONMENTALISTS WHO ARE HELPING ME TO GO THROUGH THE WATER FLOW.
THE CITY OF ANNA WEBSITE SAYS THAT WE GET 67% OF OUR DRINKING WATER IN THIS CITY FROM JUST THE WATER RUN OFF.
OUR WATER RUNOFF, AS MY NEIGHBORS HAVE TALKED ABOUT, IT FLOWS DIRECTLY OFF OF THE FIELD WHERE THIS THING IS GOING TO BE AN [OVERLAPPING]. THANK YOU.
>. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER NEIGHBORS COMMENTS THAT I MISSED? LAST CALL? THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 4 WHICH IS RECEIVE
[4. Reports]
REPORTS FROM STAFF OR CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS.ITEM A IS RECOGNIZED, 2022 VOLUNTEERS, [NOISE] MS. DEMING'S.
>> OLIVIA DEMING'S COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR.
THIS EVENING, I'M HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZING OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANNA I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM, AND DEDICATION YOU BRING TO YOUR ROLES AS VOLUNTEERS.
BECAUSE OF YOU SHARING YOUR TIME AND TALENT, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOST MANY SUCCESSFUL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. VOLUNTEERS HAVE ASSISTED WITH YOUTH SPORTS, LITTER CLEAN-UPS, AND MANY FESTIVALS, 174 VOLUNTEERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE ACTIVITY DURING 2022, RESULTING IN 483 TOTAL HOURS DONATED, 203 OF THESE HOURS WERE DEDICATED TO LITTER CLEAN UP IN OUR PARKS AND ALONG OUR ROADWAYS.
THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION OF VOLUNTEERS CAN BE SHOWN BY CALCULATING THE VALUE ADDED THROUGH THE DONATION OF TIME.
BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR VALUATION OF $29.95 PER HOUR, OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED $14,465.
EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACT OF THE COMMUNITY IS IN MEASURABLE, IT IS VALUABLE TOOL TO BE ABLE TO VISUALIZE THE ENORMOUS IMPACT OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE.
ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN 2022, A FEW OF THEM WERE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR VALENTINE'S EVENING WITH US, AND SO I WILL CALL THEIR NAMES AND THEY'LL COME UP AND RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATE.
[INAUDIBLE] DOWN HERE TO GET TO.
FIRST WE HAVE THE HURRICANE CREEK ROTARY CLUB, [APPLAUSE] K STOCKING, [APPLAUSE] MCKINSEY MARTIN, [APPLAUSE]
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ANDREW CARLSON.[APPLAUSE] I'M VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THIS NEXT INDIVIDUAL, THE RECIPIENT OF THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
THIS VOLUNTEER DONATED 32.8 HOURS IN 2022 AND HAS ALREADY BEGUN EARNING HOURS THIS YEAR.
HE IS A MEMBER OF THE CUBE AND A BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE, THAT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMISSION, AND AS AN ADOPTED SPOT LEADER, HE HAS ASSISTED WITH EVENTS SUCH AS EARTH DAY AND HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP AT OUR DOWNTOWN BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT.
WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ELIZA NELMS AS THE 2020 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE ALREADY KICKED OFF THE 2023 SEASON OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
IN PARTICULAR, WE COMPLETED A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT IN HONOR OF THE MLK DAY OF SERVICE THAT BENEFITED THE ISD COYOTE PACK PROGRAM.
VOLUNTEERS HELPED US ASSEMBLE SUPPLIES DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY IN TWO PACKS THAT INCLUDED ONE BREAKFAST, ONE ENTREE, AND ONE SNACK.
THREE HUNDRED BAGS WERE DONATED TO RATTAN ELEMENTARY TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS AND THE OTHER CAMPUSES AS NEEDED.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, WE OWE MANY SUCCESSES TO YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW WE GROW IN 2023.
>> MISS DEMIS, I THINK WE HAVE THAT IN B AS WELL?
>> WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WE NOTICE THOSE NEEDS.
>> EACH MONTH WE RECOGNIZE A PROPERTY THAT DEMONSTRATES A SENSE OF COMMUNITY PRIDE.
THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH LAWN MAINTENANCE REPAIRS OR HOLIDAY DECOR.
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, WE HAD NEIGHBORS SUBMIT THEIR OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAYS TO US, AND THE NELL AND FAMILY ON LESS COMMON LANE WAS SELECTED OUT OF 50 SUBMISSIONS TO HAVE THE BEST DISPLAY.
I KNOW THIS DISPLAY BROUGHT JOY TO MANY.
THEY ARE NOT HERE THIS EVENING, BUT CONGRATULATIONS ANYWAYS. [LAUGHTER]
>> I CAN TELL YOU THIS, I'M NOW WITH A BUDDY OF MINE.
HE'S ALREADY BOUGHT OVER ANOTHER 20,000 LIGHTS, SO NEXT YEAR WILL BE EVEN BETTER.
>> YOU'LL BE RUNNING FOR NEXT YEAR. [LAUGHTER]
>> MY NAME IS MICHAEL WHERLAND.
I'M A CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER.
[NOISE] I'M WITH THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE DIVISION AS WELL.
AND THE HOME DISPLAYED IS THE JANUARY PROPERTY OF THE MONTH, AND IT'S LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE ON SMITH DRIVE.
IT'S BEEN A FAMILY OWNED PROPERTIES SINCE THE 1940S AND SINCE MY TIME HERE IN ANNA, I'VE DROVE THE STREET MANY TIMES, AND JUST TO SEE THE TRANSFORMATION, IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
THEY DID A LOT OF WORK ON THE INSIDE AND THE HOMEOWNER, WHEN WE MET WITH HIM, HE EXPRESSED HOW PROUD HE WAS AND THAT THIS WAS HIS CHILD AT HOME AND HE PLANS ON SHARING IT WITH HIS OWN CHILDREN.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM, BUT THEY WERE NOT HERE EITHER.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I KNOW WE NEED TO MAKE FIRST, MR. HENDERSON THERE HE IS.
AFTER NEARLY FOUR-AND-A-HALF YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF ANNA OUR CITY MANAGER, JIM PROCE SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 17TH.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MR. PROCE FOR HIS HARD WORK AND MANY REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS HE ACCOMPLISHED DURING HIS TENURE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HERE IN ANNA.
HE HAS CERTAINLY HELPED TO PAVE THE PATH TO OUR CITY TO GROW WELL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THOUGHTFUL STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND WE ABSOLUTELY WISHED JIM ALL OF THE BEST AND HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
AND UPON HIS RESIGNATION, THE CITY COUNCIL AND I NAMED ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, RYAN HENDERSON, WHO IS WITH US AS OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
RYAN KNOWS THIS ORGANIZATION WELL,
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HE HAS BEEN WITH US THE PAST FEW YEARS AND HE KNOWS OUR GOALS AND OUR PLANS AND THINGS CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG JUST AS THEY WERE AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN RYAN SO PLEASE REACH OUT TO RYAN ANYTIME IF HE CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN RYAN, WE APPRECIATE YOU.WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION,
[5. Work Session]
WHICH WE DO HAVE AN ITEM THIS EVENING, REVIEW OF CITY OF ANNA 23 AND 24, STRATEGIC WORK PLAN.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR TAYLOR LAW, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THE 2023- 2024 STRATEGIC WORK PLAN.
AS YOU'LL RECALL, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YOU MET BACK IN DECEMBER AND DISCUSS YOUR VISION AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
DURING THAT DISCUSSION, WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEXT STEP OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND SO WE RETURNED BACK LAST MEETING, BROUGHT THE SUCCESS STATEMENTS BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW AND THOSE SEVEN STRATEGIC OUTCOME AREAS ARE ADOPTED.
THAT STRATEGIC PLAN BY ADOPTING THOSE SUCCESS STATEMENTS, THOSE TELLS OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHERE WE'RE GOING.
STAFF LEADERSHIP MET A CROSS DEPARTMENTAL TEAMS TO DISCUSS EACH OF THOSE STRATEGIC OUTCOME AREAS AND DEVELOP A WORK PLAN THAT I'LL PRESENT IN JUST A MOMENT.
IN THE WORK PLAN IS ONLY A SAMPLE OF OUR WORK SO THIS IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO ALL THAT WE'RE DOING.
ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND BUILD UPON AND EXISTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WILL CONTINUE.
AND OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE NEW THINGS GOING ON.
WE'VE ORGANIZED THESE BY THE STRATEGIC OUTCOME AREA, SO IF SOMETHING COMES TO MIND WHERE YOU DON'T SEE IT ON THE SLIDE, FEEL FREE, I'LL GO THROUGH ALL SEVEN AND THEN WE'LL TAKE FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T MIND.
AGAIN, THESE ARE YOUR STRATEGIC OUTCOME AREAS.
COLLECTIVELY, THESE MAKE UP YOUR VISION.
THE SUCCESS STATEMENTS, WHICH I'LL PULL UP ON THE SCREEN AND JUST BRIEFLY READ, ARE HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE'VE ARRIVED, WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE? AND THEN THE WORK PLAN AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE? HOW ARE WE PROPOSING THAT WE GET THERE.
LET'S JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.
FOR NEIGHBORLY YOU CAN SEE THE SUCCESS STATEMENT THERE.
ANNA'S COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORS HAS A SENSE OF HOMETOWN PRIDE.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING ARE ONGOING, TOY DRIVES, FOOD DRIVES, DAYS OF SERVICE AS OLIVIA MENTIONED, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, OUR RECOGNITION PROGRAM LIKE WE HIGHLIGHTED TODAY.
OUR BLOCK PARTY TRAILERS AND OUR ONGOING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AS THINGS COME UP DURING THE YEAR.
WORK PLAN FOR THIS ONE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS IS CLAYTON WEBSITE REDESIGN, MODERNIZING OUR PAGES, MAKING IT EASIER FOR NEIGHBORS TO DO BUSINESS WITH US.
IMPROVING OUR CONTACT US PAGE USING A SOFTWARE CALLED SEECLICKFIX AND ALSO A FUTURE APP FOR THAT JUST TO ENGAGE WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, A PROGRAM TO WELCOME NEW NEIGHBORS.
STARTING TO ENGAGE LOCAL HIGH-SCHOOL MEDICAL STUDENTS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A PART OF THE CITY OF ANNA? CREATING AN INTERNATIONAL DAY OR ADDING ON A COMMUNITY FESTIVAL, THIS WAS A PARTICULAR INTERESTS OF THE DNI BOARD, LIKE TO ENGAGE SOMETHING WITH THAT.
THEN OF COURSE, ENHANCING OUR COMMUNICATION RECOGNITION WITH THEIR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
THEN I KNOW IT FEELS LIKE WE JUST FINISHED THIS, BUT THE 2024 SURVEY FOR COMMUNITY, AGAIN.
FOR UNIQUE AND IS DESIGNED TO BE UNIQUE AS IT TRANSFORMS FROM A BEDROOM COMMUNITY TO A THRIVING CITY, SO SOME OF THESE ARE 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT OUR STAFF UNDERGOES ALL THE TIME JUST TO STAY ABREAST OF TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, AND OF COURSE, THERE'S INNOVATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR WORK.
THE WORK PLAN IS CONTINUING TO FINALIZE THAT SUBDIVISION AND ZONING ORDINANCES.
IMPLEMENTING DOWNTOWN GUIDELINES.
WE UNDERSTAND THE DOWNTOWN IS GOING TO BE A UNIQUE PLACE AS IT DEVELOPS.
IMPLEMENTING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES, AND THEN SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR THE SCENIC CITY, TEXAS RECOGNITION, THAT IS PARTICULARLY IT LOOKS AT OUR ORDINANCES ON WHAT THEIR CRITERIA FOR SCENIC CITY BELIEVES TEXAS CITIES SHOULD BE.
FOR VIBRANT, IT HAS A QUALITY WORKFORCE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A PROSPEROUS ECONOMY.
OUR DOWNTOWN MASTERPLAN OR BUSINESS ATTRACTION PROGRAM, OUR BUSINESS AND APPRECIATION EVENT THAT WE STARTED THREE YEARS AGO.
WORK PLAN FOR THIS ONE IS COMPLETING THE GATEWAY AND ENTRY WAYFINDING PROGRAM THAT WE JUST HAD OUR KICKOFF MEETING TODAY, THEIR TEAM HOSTING A MEDICAL ATTRACTION OF IT, IT'S PARTICULAR INTERESTS OF OUR EDC, DEVELOPING A LOCAL ART PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT ARE UNDERWAY, WOULD LIKE TO ROLL THAT INTO SOME FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.
RECONSTRUCTING PARKING AROUND DOWNTOWN, INCLUDING CITY HALL.
IMPLEMENTING THE BUSINESS RETENTION AND WORKFORCE PLAN,
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EDC TEAM HAS PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT INCLUDES CAREER FAIR WITH A ISD, WORKING WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS AND COLLIN COUNTY AND COLLIN COLLEGE OF OUR TASKFORCE AND WORKFORCE PROGRAMS, BRINGING THOSE TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR BUSINESSES.IMPLEMENTING A PARTICULAR DOWNTOWN MARKETING PLAN.
RECONSTRUCTING WATER LINES DOWNTOWN, AND DESIGNING THE INNER URBAN PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IN THE DOWNTOWN MASTERPLAN THAT WE THINK WOULD BE A PARTICULAR INTERESTS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
FOR SAFE, IN AS A COMMUNITY WHERE NEIGHBORS FEEL SAFE.
STRATEGIC STAFFING PLANS IN BOTH POLICE AND FIRE, ONGOING EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND TRAINING, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES UNDER JUST THOSE TWO BULLETS.
BUT IN PARTICULAR, I'LL LIKE TO EXPAND ON THOSE, BY BECOMING FULLY CJIS COMPLIANT, PREPARING FOR THE STATE AUDIT HERE IN THIS BUILDING, HOLDING FULL-SCALE EXERCISE WITH AISD, SOMETHING THAT'S UNDER WORKS, IMPLEMENTING SOME ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IMPLEMENTING OR COMPLETING PHASE 1 OF OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING, PARTICULARLY FOR THE CITY OF ANNA, NECESSARILY JUST IN COLLIN COUNTY, AND THEN OPENING FIRE STATION NUMBER 2.
FOR RESILIENT AND AS MOBILITY AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONSISTENTLY MEETS THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
THE START COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM OR THOROUGHFARE PLANS, RISK AND RESILIENCY PLANS IN PUBLIC WORKS, SO JUST A FEW ACTIVITIES THERE.
WE'D LIKE TO CONDUCT A RAILROAD CROSSING STUDY.
JUST SO DIFFERENT CROSSINGS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
IMPLEMENTING THE RISK AND RESILIENCE PLAN FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR OUR STORMWATER UTILITY, WHETHER IT'S CAPITAL PROGRAM, ONGOING ACTIVITIES, IS WHAT THIS OUT LOOK LIKE.
I'M MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT IF OUR REVENUE STREAM.
THEN KEY PLAN FOR HIKING BIKE CONNECTIONS AND KEY TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE UPCOMING.
AND THEN LOOKING ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN, OUR UTILITY SYSTEM ISOLATION PLAN, SO WHEN WE DO HAVE A VALVE THAT FAILS, HOW CAN WE QUICKLY ISOLATE THAT THROUGHOUT THE CITY? THE CITY OF ANNA PROMOTES AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ONE THAT'S BEEN WORKING A LOT ON OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
PARKS AND TRAILS, OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN, ALL THE NEW FESTIVALS AND CLASSES AND EVENTS, PROGRAMS THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND OUR TEAMS HAVE PUT TOGETHER.
OUR COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYEE WELLNESS EVENTS, WE HAD THOSE NOT ONLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WE'VE OPENED UP THINGS LIKE THE MAMMOGRAM BOX TO OUR COMMUNITY AND JUST ENGAGE WITH THEM AS WELL.
POLICE EXPLORER PROGRAM OF PUBLIC WORKS HAS CREATED A STUDENT PROGRAM AND OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, AS WE HEARD TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THOSE SO WE HAVE SOME PARKS, CIP PROJECTS INCLUDING FITNESS COURT, SPORTS LIGHTING AT JOHNSON PARK.
THERE WERE INNOVATED SPLASH PAD, HALF BASKETBALL COURT AND TRAIL AT YANK PARK, IMPLEMENTING A PUBLIC SAFETY OBSERVATION PROGRAM WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED, MAYBE JUST OBSERVING, MAYBE WANTED TO BECOME AN EXPLORER, OR WANT TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER, CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
NEW PARKING HOUSE, SKATE PARK, BASKETBALL, PICKLEBALL, SLAYTER CREEK ADDITIONAL PARKING AT NATURAL SPRINGS.
BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY ON THIS CAMPUS.
THEN ALONG WITH THAT, WHAT IS DIGITAL LIBRARY SERVICES LOOK LIKE WHILE WE'RE IN CONSTRUCTION.
ANNA IS A HIGH PERFORMING CITY THAT IMPLEMENTS BEST PRACTICE AND PURSUES ACCREDITATION.
AGAIN, OUR ONGOING TRAINING ARE TRANSPARENCY STARS INITIATIVE, INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROCEDURAL STEPS AND JUST CREATING ORDER AND THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON ON AN ONGOING BASIS THAT IS JUST TO DO GOOD BUSINESS.
ONGOING TRAINING, AND THEN THOSE AWARDS AND RECOGNITION, SO YOU'RE NOT SEEKING, THEY JUST SEEM TO COME TO US AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE.
IN ONE WORD IN PARTICULAR IS EXCELLENT AND FINANCIAL REPORTING WITH HER AUDIT.
IMPLEMENTING A BRIGHTLY ASSET ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE THAT'LL HELP US BETTER TRACK OUR FACILITIES AND FLEET.
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON AND FIXING.
SOME BETTER SOFTWARE FOR MUNICIPAL COURT, ATTAINING THE PUBLIC WORKS ACCREDITATION AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, AND THEN OUR POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, OR ACCREDITATION.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY FEEDBACK QUESTIONS.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE FUTURE PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THEY CAME UP HERE.
THIS WON'T BE THE LAST THAT YOU SEE OF ANY OF THESE AND THEN WE'D EXPECT TO HAVE AN ANNUAL WORK PLAN UPDATE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU PROMISED THAT YOU WOULD DELIVER US A REALLY ROBUST DOCUMENT AND PLAN AFTER THAT MEETING.
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IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE WE GAVE YOU A WHOLE LOT TO WORK WITH, BUT APPARENTLY, THERE WAS ENOUGH THERE.I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE STAFF TO DO IT.
THE VOTERS VOTED FOR A BOND THAT INCLUDED PARTS AND TRAIL SYSTEM AND ALL OF THAT.
I DON'T LIKE SEEING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE PUSHED OFF TO 2024.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO MOVE THAT TO 2023? WE HAVE A PARKS ADVISORY BOARD DOES IT AND GET ON THIS RAILS SYSTEM.
WE HAVE MONIES TO BE ABLE TO DEVOTE TO IT.
IT TELLS ME MAYBE THERE MIGHT BE SOME STAFFING, OR SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED?
>> YEAH. WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE KEY TRAIL.
I CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND SEEING WHERE WE CAN MOVE SOME OF THOSE UP AND WHERE THOSE DOLLARS CAN BE PROGRAMMED.
>> YES AND COUNCIL ALSO MENTIONED THERE ARE STEPS LEADING INTO THAT IMPLEMENTATION LIKE PROCURING SERVICES, WHICH WASN'T HIGHLIGHTED IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY PART OF OUR WORK PLAN INTERNALLY TO GET THAT BALL ROLLING.
>> OKAY. YES. I DON'T WANT TO TELL THE VOTERS THIS GOING TO BE ANOTHER YEAR.
THE OTHER ONE, I THINK SAFE NEEDS ONE MORE BULLET ITEM AND THAT THIS COUNCIL IS GOING TO WATCH OUT FOR WHAT KINDS OF DEVELOPMENTS OCCUR AND WHERE WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THAT.
WORKING WITH THE CITY, WORKING WITH STATE AGENCIES AND WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY FROM NEIGHBORS COMMENTS TONIGHT AND PREVIOUS I THINK WE'D HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WOULD SAY, I DON'T FEEL SAFE AND SO I'D LIKE TO ADD ONE MORE BULLET POINT TO IT IF THE COUNCIL IS INTERESTED.
THAT SOMEHOW CAPTURES THAT WE ARE WILLING TO INVESTIGATE, UNCOVER, RESOLVE ALL KINDS OF SAFETY ISSUES, NOT JUST PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND HOUSING SAFETY.
I KNOW YOU CAN WORDSMITH THAT.
>> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT INTERNALLY AND WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE THAT TURN THAT INTO WHAT WE HAD THOSE TWO DAYS, OR A DAY AND A HALF IS AWESOME.
CAN WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE A BOOKLET OF THIS, MAYBE A SMALL SO WE HAVE IT SO WE CAN CHECK OFF? I'M A PHYSICAL PERSON, NOT GO BACK ON MY EMAIL KIND OF PERSON.
THEN I LIKE THE IDEA THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MAYBE THE CTE PROGRAM.
I'VE LOVED THAT AND GIVEN THOSE KIDS, THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE THE COLLEGE IN THEIR FUTURE, BUT THEY HAVE THE TRADES.
TO ADD TO THAT, CAN WE EXPAND THE PROGRAM MAYBE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WORKING WITH THE HIGH-SCHOOL KIDS?
>> YEAH. THERE'S A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL AND EXPLORING DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT REGARD.
>> FFA AND THERE'S STUFF AT THE PARKS AND FFA INTERTWINED LITTLE BIT.
FFA ISN'T JUST SHOW AN ANIMAL. THAT'S A LOT.
>> YEAH. THERE'S A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT OUR STAFF IS GOING INTO HIGH SCHOOL NOT JUST TO FORMALIZE PROGRAMS WHERE THEY'RE COMING INTO SHADOW, BUT SOMETIMES DURING CAREER DAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TOO.
>> CAN I JUST PICK YOU BACK REAL QUICK? I HAVE TO OFFER SAFE OF COURSE.
I KNOW WHAT COUNCILMAN CARVER SCENE.
I JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.
I WOULD JUST WANT TO SEE US ADD SOME BULLET POINTS TO FUTURE FIRE STATIONS, NOT JUST THE OPENING THE STATION TO WANT US LOOKING FORWARD.
I KNOW WE HAVE SOME OF THAT IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THAT'S NUMBER THERE, BUT I DO THINK THE NEIGHBORS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF WHAT THAT IS.
WHETHER IT'S A FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS THAT HELPED US GET STATIONS, OR WE START LOOKING AT AS A CITY BUDGET ITEMS FOR BUYING LAND FOR FUTURE STATIONS.
WE CAN'T JUST OPEN IT UP SECTION TOO AND SAY WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHERE IT ENDS AND WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE FOR A STANDALONE POLICE STATION AT SOME POINT? I KNOW I'M REALLY GLAD TO GET THEM OUT OF THERE AND THEY'RE HERE, BUT THEY'RE ALREADY BUSTING AT THE SEAMS AND I'D LIKE TO SEE A YEAR PUT ON SOME OF THESE TIMELINES.
IF WE HAVE ACCREDITATION, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT'S AWESOME.
BUT WHEN CAN WE SAY 26 WE WANT TO HAVE A STANDALONE STATION AND WE WANT TO HAVE A TIMELINE FOR 3, 4, 5, 6 FIRE STATIONS.
>> YEAH. THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SOME THINGS THAT I GUESS THIS IS NOT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING ALL THE TIME.
EVALUATING THAT PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT'S [OVERLAPPING].
>> TRANSPARENCY AND EVALUATION. YEAH, I APPRECIATE YOU'VE DO IT.
>> MADE ME THINK SOMETHING WHEN YOU SAID THAT ON THE POLICE STATION SIDE.
YOU MIGHT MAKE A NOTE OF THAT.
IF WE START TO LOOK THAT I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT A DISPATCH CENTER AS WELL AND A TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITY.
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>> I'LL MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEMS.
[6. Consent Items]
THESE ITEMS CONSISTS OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL, OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.ANY CONSENT ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED THIS EVENING?
>> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6A THROUGH O.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN AND I HAVE. I SECOND.
>> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN USSERY. ALL IN FAVOR?
MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
[7. Items For Individual Consideration]
[INAUDIBLE] CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 23 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM BUDGET TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR FIRE STATION 2, PROJECT TO INCREASE THE STATION'S SIZE TO SIX BAYS. MR. HENDERSON.I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY ASK IF MS. DOBY AND CHIEF ISOM COULD COME UP TO THE FRONT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS FIRST ITEM, BUT THE NEXT THREE ITEMS ARE ALL COMPANION ITEMS OF SORT AND SO I'LL FRAME THE CONVERSATION AND ALLOW STAFF TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COME UP THAT I CAN'T ANSWER.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE CROSSLINE CONSTRUCTION IS HERE TOO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF FIRE STATION 2.
BACK ON FEBRUARY 3RD, A MEMO WAS ISSUED FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE RELATED TO FIRE STATION 2 EXPLAINING WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.
THE MEMO DETAILED, THE FACT THAT WE'RE SHORT, THERE'S A GAP OF COMPLETING FIRE STATION 2 WITH THREE BAYS AS TO WHAT WAS APPROVED IN THE BOND, THE MONIES THAT THE VOTERS APPROVED.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE LOOKED AT AS STAFF AS PART OF COMING INTO THIS ROLE AND ASSUMING THIS TRANSITION IS HOW DO WE COVER THAT GAP.
WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE VOTERS THAT WERE TO BUILD FIRE STATION 2, WE'RE SHORT A MILLION FOUR AND WE NEED TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY.
JUST BACKTRACKING. IN SEPTEMBER 27, 2022, WE PRESENTED A WORK SESSION ITEM ON FIRE STATION 2 AND THE DESIGN WAS ALWAYS TO BE A SIX-BAY STATION.
BUT AS WE APPROACH THAT WORK SESSION, WE KNEW FROM WORKING WITH CROSSLINE THAT WITH THE MONEY WE HAD, WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FUND A SIX-BAY STATION, SO WE DEVELOPED A PLAN FOR A TWO-PHASE APPROACH WHERE PHASE 1 WOULD BE FIRE STATION 2 WITH THREE BAYS, AND THEN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WE'D COME IN AND FINISH THE THREE BAYS TO ROUND OUT FIRE STATION 2, AND THAT WAS THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN AT THE WORK SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2022.
THE REASON WHY IT WENT FROM SIX BAYS AS DESIGNED TO THREE BAYS WAS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE GONE UP, SO WE KNEW THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT A SHORTFALL TO COMPLETE A SIX-BAY STATION, THE ECONOMY HAD CHANGED, INFLATION HAD KICKED IN, THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE GONE UP, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE PRESENTED THE TWO-PHASE APPROACH.
AS I MENTIONED, WHEN WE GOT TO LOOK AT THE TRANSITION, OR AS WE CAME UPON THE TRANSITION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, WE RECOGNIZED THAT EVEN TRYING TO GET A THREE-BAY STATION WE'RE GOING TO BE SHORT, SO WE STARTED LOOKING AT WHAT MONIES WE COULD USE TO COMPLETE THIS STATION.
IT BECAME THE LOGICAL CHOICE TO USE PID MONEY.
FEES PAID FOR BY DEVELOPERS, NOT COMING FROM ANY OF THE TAXPAYERS, BUT DEVELOPERS TO USE THE MONEY TO FINISH A THREE-BAY FIRE STATION 2.
IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT MOST OF OUR PID MONEY THAT WE COLLECTED CAME FROM THE HURRICANE CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS WHERE THIS FIRE STATION IS LOCATED.
THAT WAS THE LOGICAL CHOICE AND SUBMITTING TO YOU THAT WE USE PID FEES TO FINISH FIRE STATION 2, THREE BAY.
BUT AS PART OF THAT MEMO THAT I ISSUED TO COUNSEL, I WANTED TO ALSO RAISE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN AS DESIGNED AND BUILDING FIRE STATION 2 NOW WITH SIX BAYS.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS ONE, WE HAVE THE MONEY, WE HAVE THE PID FEES, AND THE MONEY THAT WE'D BE USING, THE FOUR MILLION THAT WE'D BE USING OF PID FEES, IT'S GOING TO BE REPLENISHED THIS YEAR.
ACTUALLY, THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE WILL REPLENISH THAT MONEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE FOR THIS.
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WELL, THERE'S TWO REASONS: ONE, IF PHASE 2, WHENEVER WE CAME BACK TO ASK FOR MONEY FOR PHASE 2, IT WOULD BE A LOT OF MONEY, IT WOULD BE MORE MONEY THAN WE'RE ASKING NOW.COSTS ARE GOING TO GO UP, WE KNOW THAT.
THEN THE LAST REASON IS JUST THE NATURE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF HURRICANE CREEK.
MORE NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO BE MOVING INTO HURRICANE CREEK, MORE HOMES ARE GOING TO BE BUILT IN HURRICANE CREEK.
WHAT WOULD A PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION 2 LOOK LIKE WITH A MORE BUILT-OUT NEIGHBORHOOD? THAT PROPOSITION HAD US REALLY CONSIDER COMING TO YOU WITH A RECOMMENDATION, AND IT IS A STAFF RECOMMENDATION THAT WE BUILD FIRE STATION 2 RIGHT NOW AS DESIGNED WITH SIX BAYS.
WHAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT, THAT'S ITEM A, AND APPROVING THAT BUDGET AMENDMENT THEN WOULD LEAD TO ITEM B, APPROVING THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM COST, BASICALLY THE CONTRACT, LOCKING THAT NUMBER IN, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING TWO ITEMS YOU WOULD JUST TAKE NO ACTION ON.
BUT, AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO FRAME THE CONVERSATION, RECAP THE MEMO THAT WE ISSUED, AND CERTAINLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS MYSELF, STAFF, CROSSLINE THAT ARE HERE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, RYAN. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD TO ME.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROPOSITION IS HERE.
WHAT ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE? WE'D BE LOOKING AT A TWO-MONTH EXTENSION.
INITIALLY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MARCH 2024, WE'D BE LOOKING AT MAY OF 2024.
WE'RE NOT HAVING TO START OVER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO, SIR.
RYAN, DOES THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT ALSO ALLOW FOR THE VEHICLES AND FURNISHINGS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE STATION OR IS IT JUST THE CONSTRUCTION? JUST THE CONSTRUCTION.
I GOING TO PULL UP THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN, AND THIS WAS PRESENTED IN THE WORK SESSION, BUT YOU'LL SEE WHERE PHASE 1 WAS GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED, AND THEN WHERE PHASE 2 BEGAN, AND SO THIS WOULD BE THE ENTIRE FIRE STATION.
MY OTHER QUESTION IS, I MENTIONED THE POLICE THIS EVENING, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO USE THIS EXPANSION TO HOUSE SOME OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER THERE? THERE IS SPACE IN THE FIRE STATION FOR OUR POLICE, BUT IT IS NOT A SUBSTATION.
I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SPOT WHERE THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A POLICE PRESENCE, BUT THERE WILL BE A SPOT ALLOCATED FOR POLICE TO USE TO DO PAPERWORK, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THERE IS ALLOCATION OF SPACE FOR THE POLICE.
SURE. I KNOW WITH THE BOND, IT WAS RESTRICTIVE, BUT SINCE WE'RE TAPPING INTO PID MONEY, I ASSUME WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY NOW.
WE'LL SPEND THE BOND MONEY FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL SPEND THE PID MONEY, AND SO WHATEVER IS LEFT OVER WILL GO BACK INTO THE PID FUND, BUT I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR AS WELL.
I GOT YOU. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS.
IT'D BE NICE TO NOT HEAR OUR FIREMEN AND POLICE, FIRST RESPONDERS HAVING TO RACE ACROSS THE CITY TO SERVICE 75 AND THE WEST SIDE.
I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT, BUT CAN I JUST TO CLARIFY THE POLICE PORTION? WE'RE NOT REALLY GOING TO BE ADVERTISING THAT, NOT THAT WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT HERE.
BUT IT WILL BE AN AREA FOR THE POLICE TO BE ABLE TO STOP BY, DO REPORTS, WORK OUT IN THE WORKOUT ROOM, TAKE A SHOWER, THAT KIND OF A THING.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A TRUE [OVERLAPPING] SUBSTATION WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE SLEEPING.
BUT THAT COMPONENT, I DECIDED THAT YEARS AGO THAT I WANTED THAT ASPECT WITHIN EVERY FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN ANNA CITY.
THE POLICE OFFICERS, THE LINE-LEVEL PEOPLE, CHIEF HABEL'S GUYS, AND MY GUYS CAN HAVE THAT HARMONIOUS INTERACTION ON A DAILY BASIS.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THAT ADVERTISED ANYWHERE ON THE BUILDING.
THANK YOU. I WILL SAY, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF POLICE HAVING TO GO IN THERE.
IF WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE'RE AT CAPACITY IN THIS FACILITY, WE NEED TO IMMEDIATELY GET ON FIGURING OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND TO BUILD A POLICE STATION.
I HEAR WE ARE TALKING, AND NOTHING AGAINST FIRE BUT.
I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND THE QUICKER WE GET AHEAD OF THAT TO START PLANNING NOW, I THINK IS A BIG DEAL.
WHAT I'M TIRED OF SEEING IS WE'RE CONSISTENTLY REMOVING OUR OFFICERS OFF THE STREET TO MAKE A RUN TO COLLIN COUNTY JAIL AND OTHER AREAS SO WHEN IT COMES BACK TO THE BULLET POINT OF SAFETY, YES, I BELIEVE WE'RE COVERED CURRENTLY, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE WE WASTE A LOT OF TIME AND RESOURCES ON HAVING TO USE COUNTY FACILITIES,
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SO SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.WELL, I APPRECIATE THE POSSIBILITY OF THEM BEING ABLE TO STOP BY, IF WE'RE AT THAT POINT, WE NEED TO BE HAVING SOME OTHER DISCUSSIONS.
>> CHIEF, SIX BAYS AND WE HAVE FOUR BAYS HERE.
WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR VEHICLES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INTUBATE FOR A FEW YEARS.
>> WE TECHNICALLY HAVE THREE-AND-A-HALF BASE.
>> YEAH. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE VEHICLE MATRIX THAT WE'VE PUT OUT THROUGH 2040 THAT WE FOLLOW IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT COUNCILMAN ASHLEY BROUGHT UP ABOUT FUTURE STATION LOCATIONS AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON A LONG RANGE MASTER PLAN RIGHT NOW IS STRATEGIC.
A COMMUNITY RISK ASSESSMENT, WHAT'S CALLED THE STANDARDS OF COVER.
THAT WILL BE ALL DONE IN ABOUT NINE MONTHS, WE SHOULD HAVE A PLAN.
NOW IT WILL STILL BE A LOOSE PLAN, SO IT'S GOT TO BE FLEXIBLE BASED ON GROWTH AREAS AND THAT TYPE THING.
BUT THERE WILL BE A VERY COHERENT, VERY DETAILED PLAN IN PLACE.
THERE ARE ACTUALLY FOUR ASPECTS TO THAT.
>> STAFFING, EMAIL EVERYTHING.
>> CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN REAL QUICK TO BENEFIT A SIX BASE OTHER THAN THE HOUSING RESERVES? DO YOU HAVE A PLAN HERE FOR NOW? WELL WE DON'T HAVE FUTURE STATIONS OPEN OBVIOUSLY.
CAN WE RUN THIS AS A DUAL COMPANY HOUSE?
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN BASICALLY WHAT THAT MEANS?
>> YES. AS WE EXPAND, SO FIRST OF ALL, THE LOCATION OF THIS FIRE STATION IS VERY CENTRALIZED IN OUR TOTAL AREA.
IT LENDS ITSELF TO LOGISTICAL ASPECTS.
THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF STATION 2 WILL BE MORE LOGISTICS SPACE, MEANING BULK STORAGE, RESERVE APPARATUS STORAGE, THAT TYPE OF THING.
BUT YES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HOUSE TWO COMPANIES HERE SO THAT IT GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY TO MOVE EQUIPMENT AROUND AS WELL AS PERSONNEL AS WE'RE PREPARING TO OPEN UP FUTURE STATIONS AS WE WANT.
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, WE DON'T WANT TO PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE AND IE BUY APPARATUS OR BUILD A FACILITY WITH NOT ENOUGH PERSONNEL TO OPEN THAT FACILITY.
I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE BRUNT OF THAT.
I'M GOING TRY TO AVOID THAT AS MUCH AS I CAN.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS UP STAFF, TRAIN OUR PERSONNEL, GET THEM WHERE WE WANT THEM, AND THEN TIME THAT TO WHERE THAT NEXT FOLLOWING STATION OPENS UP AND WE JUST SHIFT PERSONNEL OVER THERE.
THAT'S HOW THAT WHOLE THING WORKS.
>> THEN I GUESS I CAN DIRECT US TO CROSS LENDER YOU, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE BAYES, WHAT HAS THE APPARATUS IS THE LIVING QUARTERS AS DESIGNED FUNCTIONAL FOR DUAL COMPANY HOUSE AS FAR AS SLEEPING QUARTERS, LIVING QUARTERS.
>> THERE IS NOTHING NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THAT.
>> CAN I MAKE JUST ONE COMMENT TO YOU GUYS AND JUST APPRECIATE YOU.
JUST MOVING FORWARD TO ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO'S ON COUNCIL OROSCO, I THINK IF WE DO BONDS DOWN THE ROAD AND WE HAVE FIRE STATIONS ON THEM, WE SHOULDN'T ADD APPARATUS TO IT.
IT SHOULD JUST BE A BUILDING AND WE GO LOOK AT A BUDGET ITEM FOR THE FIRE TRUCK ITSELF.
IF YOU LOOK AT HOW MUCH WE'RE SHORT, THAT'S ABOUT HOW MUCH THE TOWER COST IF WE HADN'T PUT IT ON THERE.
>> YEAH. I THINK THAT'S JUST A RECOMMENDATION I WOULD HAVE MOVING FORWARD IF WE DO DECIDE TO ADD TEACHER STATIONS, TO BONDS. THANKS.
>> WELL, MY QUESTION WAS ON THIS, LOOKING AT THE PAID EXTRA THAT WE'RE HAVING AN APP FOR 0.66 MILLION DOLLARS TO THIS, IS THAT WHAT WE'VE BEEN SHORT ON THREE BASE OR ON SIX BASE?
>> SIX BASE OPERATES. THAT MAKES UP THE WHOLE THING.
>> YES. THE BUDGET AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU IS FOR MOVING THE MONEY FROM THE PIT FUND FOR THIS PROJECT FOR THE SIX BASE STATION.
>> YEAH, I'M AGREEING WITH RANDY, BUT IT'S JUST WHEN WE DO BONDS AND THINGS, WE GOT TO REMEMBER INFLATION.
LIKE I SAID, WE NEED ANOTHER ALMOST SAY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, 11 MILLION DOLLARS WITH A GOT THIS.
IT'S SOMETHING FOR FUTURE COUNCILS AND OTHER PEOPLE COME AROUND WHENEVER IT'S TIME FOR BONDS AND THINGS.
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YOU MIGHT HAVE TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX, BUT YOU GOT TO REMEMBER INFLATION AND CONSTRUCTION COST AND IT GOES INTO IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MOTION ON THAT AND.
>> SECOND MOTION BY THE DEPUTY MAYOR PROTEM, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES. MOTION PASSES ON, BE CONSIDERED, DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER 1, AND CHANGE ORDER 2 FOR FIRE STATION 2 TO BUILD THE FACILITY AS A SIXTH BASE FIRE STATION. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE OUT AND 7D.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN [OVERLAPPING], COUNCILMAN CORDOVA, SECOND ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES. MOTION PASSES OUT AND SEE CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 23 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM BUDGET TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR FIRE STATION PROJECT NUMBER 2.
>> MAYOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS YOU TAKE NO ACTION ON 7C NOR ON 7D.
>> I'M MAKE A MOTION TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM C AND D, 7C AND D.
>> MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOKEN. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES. OUT OF ME IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER DISCUSS SECTION ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING EVERY POINT PHASE ONE -BLOCK, LOT CA 67R AND 68 RESIDENTIAL REPLANT MR. OUT BELLY AND I'M OPENING A PUBLIC HEARING AT 07:00 PM.
>> THANK YOU. MAYOR COUNCIL, ROSS BELLY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS SUBMITTED.
BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> A PUBLIC HEARING. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
LET'S CALL THE PUBLIC HEARINGS 701.
ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION ON ITEM E.
ROSS, WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORTH WITH PLANNING AND ZONING REGARDING THIS?
THE PURPOSE OF THE REPLAT, IT'S A RESIDENTIAL REPLAT.
ANYTIME THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TO MODIFY PROPERTY BOUNDARIES IN A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.
A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY YOU CAN SEE ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION, IT WAS SOLD VIA MEETS AND BOUNDS AND SO THEREFORE THERE IS A PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S LOOKING TO CONSOLIDATE SOME OF THE PROPERTIES ALONG WEST WHITE STREET IN ORDER TO DO COMMERCIAL.
THIS IS JUST THE INITIAL PROCESS.
THERE WERE NO CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESIDENTIAL REPLAT.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER. DO I HAVE SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES. MOTION PASSES AND I HAVE TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE CREATION OF THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN ORDER IN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH DISTRICT.
>> IF YOU WOULD OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
>> YEAH. I GUESS WE ALL DO THAT.
GOT TO COLLECT THAT MONEY BACK TO THE FIRE STATION.
OPENING A PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:02 PM.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL. GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS EVENING.
THIS IS ITEM WE'VE TALKED TO YOU BEFORE.
WE SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS MEETING.
THIS IS SIMPLY THE CREATION OF THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO ANACAPRI MEGATEL AS WELL AS NORTH AROUND BLOOMFIELD DEVELOPMENT META VISTA WHERE ROSAMOND WILL CONNECT THROUGH HERE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IS A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN IT'S BRINGING FORTH SOME THINGS A LITTLE FASTER AS THIS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
ONE IS HAYES BOULEVARD MAKING THAT HAPPEN A LITTLE FASTER ON THAT NORTHERN PIECE THERE THAT ABUTS THE, NOW WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT THE LIBERTY HILLS, MANTUA TRACK.
ALSO, THERE'S SOME PARK IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE THERE,
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WHICH WE THINK WILL BE VERY UNIQUE FOR THIS AREA.ALSO, AS YOU SEE HERE, THE FINANCIAL IMPACT WILL RECEIVE ABOUT $3.23 MILLION IN PUBLIC AND PIT FEES, WHICH IS ALSO BIG FOR US.
AGAIN, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND CREATE THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
AS YOU'LL NOTICE, 7G IS ALSO RELATED TO THIS, SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 7:04.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? LAST CALL. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:04.
>> I GOT ONE. I NOTICED AS WE DRIVE THROUGH MELISSA, THERE'S ACTUALLY DEVELOPMENTS ADVERTISING, NO PIT FEES.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE A QUICK SUMMARY WHY THIS IS A VALUABLE TOOL FOR US.
>> PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, I THINK, FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE IN ANNA, CELINA.
THEY ARE HIGH-GROWTH COMMUNITIES WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS IS VERY LARGE.
IT ALSO HELPS EXPEDITE CERTAIN PROJECTS.
AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW DEVELOPMENTS EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS WHERE THERE WAS INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT A LOT OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, ANACAPRI, WAS IT LINDSEY PLACE, META VISTA, THERE WAS REALLY NO INFRASTRUCTURE COMING TO THAT AREA.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS ARE A GOOD TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THAT DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY KNOW THAT WALKING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT IS A DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT UNDER LAW.
IN FACT, MOST OF YOU, WHEN YOU SEE YOUR MLS STATEMENT, IF YOU LOOK IN THE VERY BOTTOM, THERE'S A SPECIAL PURPOSE TAX DISTRICT, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THAT [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT THERE COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL, IN THIS CASE, AN ASSESSMENT.
PITS HAVE BECOME A VERY BIG TOOL FOR US IN TERMS OF GETTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SO THAT'S WHY.
ALSO, THE CITY GETS THESE PIT FEES TO HELP OFFSET, AS WE JUST DISCUSSED, FOR A FIRE STATION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, ANYTHING PUBLIC-RELATED AS WE GROW AND DEVELOP.
THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS, LIKE I SAID, NO MUDS AND PITS.
BUT THOSE SAME FOLKS AGAIN, IT'S REALLY CRITICAL TO GET, WE THINK, THESE AMENITIES AND FASTER, WHICH IS AN OVERALL.
THE GOAL IS OVER TIME AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO MORE PITS AND TEARS.
>> WELL DONE. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM F? I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEM F.
>> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN. ALL IN FAVOR?
ITEM G, CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION ON THE CITY OF ANNA, DETERMINING THE COST OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE FINANCED BY THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, APPROVING A PRELIMINARY SERVICE PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, INCLUDING A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLE, CALLING A REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 14TH, 2023 TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, DIRECTING THE FILING OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLE WITH CITY SECRETARY TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO PUBLISH AND MAIL NOTICE OF SAID PUBLIC HEARING, AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS, INCIDENT AND RELATED THERE TOO.
>> IT'S A MOUTHFUL, AIN'T IT, MAYOR?
>> THIS IS ITEM RELATED TO ALSO WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE.
AS THE MAYOR JUST READ, IT'S PROVEN THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND SETTING A LEVY PUBLIC HEARING FOR MARCH 14TH.
I DIDN'T MENTION EARLIER THAT YOU SHOULD START SEEING VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION ON HOMES HERE IN THE NEXT 30-60 DAYS, ALSO IN OTHER AREAS AROUND THAT.
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS MOVING VERY QUICKLY ALONG ROSAMOND PARKWAY.
WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.
>> MOTION BY MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN. ALL IN FAVOR?
ITEM H IS CONSIDERED DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITIES OF ANNA AND KOALA CODE DEVELOPMENT US INCORPORATED FOR THE LENNAR TRAILS DEVELOPMENT.
>> MAYOR, THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, OR WELL,
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AN IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT FOR A PROJECT THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED FOR ZONING BY THE COUNCIL.IT'S LOCATED EAST OF, SAY HIGHWAY 5 AND SOUTH OF FM 455.
YOU CAN SEE THE BASIC LAYOUT HERE AND THE KEY ITEM IN THIS AGREEMENT REALLY IS THE ROADWAY, WHICH IS SHOWN IN BLUE AND THEN THAT SMALL PORTION HATCHED IN RED.
WHAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES IS IT PROVIDES A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER FOR THE DEVELOPER TO CONSTRUCT LEONARD FROM THE ANODE TOWN SQUARE AND A CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD ALL THE WAY UP TO 455, WHICH PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL CONNECTION POINT FOR THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO BEING THE PRIMARY CONNECTION POINT FOR THIS NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL.
IN ADDITION, THERE IS SOME WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS THAT THERE WILL BE CONSTRUCTING A 12 INCH WATER MAIN.
THE IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT WILL BE FOR THE UPSIZED COST FROM THE EIGHT-INCH THEY NEED TO THE 12 INCH, WHICH MATCHES OUR MASTER PLAN AND THEN SOME OFF-SITES SEWER IMPROVEMENTS DOWN TO THE REGIONAL SEWER LIFTS STATION.
BUT THIS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
WE KNOW THAT LEONARD IS IN OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND AS SUCH, IT'S AN IMPORTANT ROAD TO GET CONSTRUCTED AND WE CAN CERTAINLY GET IT BUILT FASTER AND CHEAPER BY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> WILL THIS ROAD BE COMPLETED AND OPEN BEFORE ANY HOUSES ARE STARTED?
>> THE PLAN IS FOR THIS ROAD TO BE BUILT WITH THEIR FIRST PHASE. YES, SIR, THAT'S THE PLAN.
>> ALONG WITH THE FIRST PHASE, OR IS IT GOING TO BE ASSESSABLE TO ANNA TOWN SQUARE LIKE THAT?
>> THEIR PLAN IS TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD THIS WITH THE FIRST PHASE.
WHEN THEY BUILD THE ROADS FOR THEIR FIRST PHASE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S WHEN THIS ROAD WILL GO IN.
WHEN THAT OPENS UP AND THEY START BUILDING HOMES, SELLING HOMES, THE PLAINTIFFS FOR THAT ROAD TO BE OPEN AND IN PLACE.
ONE, IS THE LAND OWNER TO THE EASTMAN CONTACTED OF HER INTENTIONS WITH THAT RED AREA WHERE WE NEED TO ACQUIRE SOME MINOR.
>> THAT PROPERTY, THE DEVELOPER HAS REACHED OUT TO THEM.
WE IN THIS AGREEMENT IN PARTICULAR, IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO ACQUIRE THAT, THEN THE AGREEMENT STATES THAT THE CITY WILL UTILIZE OUR CONDEMNATION AUTHORITY TO GET THAT STRIP OF RIGHT OF WAY.
THAT PROPERTY IS OWNED BY AN INVESTMENT GROUP THAT'S BANKING THE LAND.
SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT'S AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY.
>> IS TANGENTIAL TO THIS, BUT WE'VE BEEN REALLY INTERESTED IN THE NORTH, SOUTH, BUT WE HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH TEXTILE REGARDING 455 AND WHAT THE IMPACT IS GOING TO DO TO THIS.
>> NOT JUST CONNECTION, BUT NOW WE'VE JUST GOT DONE REBUILDING THIS THING, BUT IT'S NOT BUILT FOR THE TRAFFIC THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO SEND ITS WAY.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH TEXTILE REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC WE'RE ABOUT TO PUT ON THIS ROAD.
>> SURE. WE HAD TALKED TO TEXTILE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL, OR REALLY THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL BEING NEEDED HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE ROAD, THE REALITY IS WITH TEXTILE PROJECTS IS THAT THEY HAVE THEIR LIST PRIORITIZE AND HONESTLY IT'S BASED ON OUR PRIORITIZATION.
FOR US OBVIOUSLY, STATE HIGHWAY 5 IS REALLY THE PRIMARY TEXTILE ROADWAY.
TEXTILE IS NOT GOING TO INVEST IN THE WIDENING OF THIS SECTION OF 455 UNTIL THEY'VE DONE STATE HIGHWAY 5 THROUGH HERE.
IT'S PROBABLY QUITE A WAYS OFF.
I DO KNOW THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF DESIGN WORK, SO THEY KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
THEY'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY PURCHASED A LOT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.
>> BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION FUNDING, IT'S OUTSIDE OF THEIR FIVE YEAR WINDOW.
IT IS LIKELY THAT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, THIS WILL BE A TWO LANE ASPHALT ROAD UNTIL TEXTILE HAS THE FUNDING APPROVED TO WIDEN IT TO A FOUR LANE DIVIDED.
>> WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AHEAD OF THIS.
IT'D BE NICE TO CONSIDER SOMETIME TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNAL, SOMETHING SO WE DON'T RECREATE THE SAME PROBLEMS. WE HAVE A THINLY AND FIVE IN GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE ALREADY THINKING AHEAD ON IT.
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>> YES, SIR. WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT IT'S LIKELY OBVIOUSLY, WE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TRAFFIC WARRANT PROCESS, BUT IT'S LIKELY THAT WE WOULD BE MOVING AHEAD WITH THE CIVILIZATION OF THE INTERSECTION WELL BEFORE THE ROAD WIDENING OCCURS.
WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE'D WORK WITH TEXAS THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POLES AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE INSTALLED IN SUCH A WAY TO WHERE WHEN THE ROAD WIDENING COMES IN, THEY'RE SET APART FAR ENOUGH FOR THAT.
IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT WE END UP WITH TURN LANE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL, SO THAT'S ANOTHER TOPIC OF DISCUSSION THAT WE'LL HAVE WITH TEXTILE AS THIS MOVES FORWARD.
>> GREG, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE THOSE PLANS, OR PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR WHAT?
>> FOR THE INTERSECTION THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
>> I CAN'T GIVE YOU A DATE RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, AS FAR AS TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THAT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF A LARGER DISCUSSION.
>> OFF TRACK. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO RECREATE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED IN THE PAST.
THE COMMENT I'LL MAKE, SINCE I'M THE ONE WHO LIVES IN THIS AREA, IS THE DENSITY IS INCREASING AT A RATE QUICKER THAN WE ARE BUILDING ROADS.
I THINK, THE ONLY COMMENTS I'LL MAKE CONDEMNATION IF WE NEED TO GO TAKE THAT RIGHT AWAY, WE'LL TAKE IT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THESE NEIGHBORS CAN'T GET OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AS IT IS.
THIS IS A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT FOR THIS SUBDIVISION THAT THEY ARE DESPERATELY WANTING YOU TO APPROVE, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS 7H.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, ALL IN FAVOR?
COUNCIL WILL COME BACK TO ITEM I'D LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS FOR FEW MINUTES.
[8. Closed Session (Exceptions)]
CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED ARE REFERENCED ON THIS AGENDA AND THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS.A, CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING OPINION OR CONTEMPLATING LITIGATION.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.071, UTILITIES FACILITY, BE DISCUSSED, DELIBERATE TO PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.072.
C DISCUSSED FOR LIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.073.
D DISCUSS DELIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.074, MOTION IN.
I'M ON LIKE EMOTION AND ARE CLOSED.
>> COUNCILMAN USSERY WITH A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES, MOTION PASSES ENTERING CLOSED 717.
>> WE'RE RE-ENTERING FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 08:20.
SINCE THERE'S NO MORE OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.