[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
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>> WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON FEBRUARY 28, 2023, AT SIX O'CLOCK AT ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX CHAMBER LOCATED 120 WEST 7TH STREET TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEM.
ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION, AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND PLEASE TURN THAT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE WE GET STARTED HERE.
FIRST-ORDER OF BUSINESS CALLING ROLL.
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.
WE WILL START WITH AN INVOCATION GIVEN BY COUNCILMAN COLMER.
WE WILL BE FOLLOWING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> GOLFER COLMER IF YOU JOIN ME WITH A WORD OF PRAYER.
>> LORD WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT GATHERING ONCE AGAIN TO GUIDE AND DIRECT THE CITY AS BEST WE KNOW HOW.
THE SCRIPTURE SAYS IF WE SEEK WISDOM AND YOU GIVE IT GENEROUSLY AND WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE IT UPON US THIS EVENING.
WE ASK FOR PEACE UPON THIS ROOM AND MAYBE BE ABLE TO HEAR, UNDERSTAND, AND BE ABLE TO ACT ACCORDINGLY.
AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF ANNA IN JESUS' NAME AMEN.
>> BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 4 FIRST THIS EVENING.
[4. Reports.]
WE HAVE A LOT OF NEIGHBORS' COMMENTS THIS EVENING AND THERE'S ALSO SOME RECOGNITION FOR UNDER-STAFF REPORTS FOR RECOGNITION OF 2023 ART NIGHT AND HIGH-SCHOOL CONTEST WINNERS I SAW SOME OF THAT ART DISPLAYED IN THE CITY HALL WHICH WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.TAYLOR, I BELIEVE YOU COME FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR-COUNCIL. I'M TAYLOR LAW, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
ON FEBRUARY 23RD THE CITY OF ANNA HOSTED ITS FIRST STUDENT ART SHOW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANNA HIGH SCHOOL AND WITH ART TEACHER, HALLEY HEIGH.
THE COMPETITIVE ART SHOW WAS A COMMUNITY PROJECT OF THE NEIGHBOR ACADEMY 2022 FALL COHORT ALUMNI.
THE ALUMN SOUGHT [NOISE] IN EVENT TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND ADD PUBLIC ART WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX HERE.
ALL 2D ART MEDIUMS AND MATERIALS ARE WELCOME, INCLUDING PENS, PENCILS, MARKERS, PAINTS, OILS, CHARCOAL, WATERCOLOR, CANVAS PAPER, AND MORE.
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING LOCAL ARTIST JEFFREYS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ART TEACHER LINDSAY GOODMAN, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEMBER ELIJAH NOUNS, AND ANNA NEIGHBOR ACADEMY ALUMNI CURTIS STRETCHIN JUDGE ARTWORKS.
TWENTY-FOUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATED THE COMPETITION AND 29 PIECES WERE SUBMITTED.
ZAYLEI HARRIS TOOK HOME THE TOP PRIZE FOLLOWED BY ANNATTE ADUSEI WITH SECOND PLACE AND KEELEY MCGRATH WITH THIRD PLACE.
THE WINNING PIECES WILL BE DISPLAYED IN PUBLIC SPACES OF THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX HERE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR THREE WINNERS.
IF ZAYLEI, ANNETTE ARE HERE, RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> GREAT. I HAVE ZAYLEI COME UP FIRST HARRIS, AND THEN WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU, AND THEN COUNSEL IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR PICTURE AS WELL IF YOU WANT TO HAND THOSE OUT.
>> YEAH, IT'LL BE GREAT. [APPLAUSE]
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>> ITEM B IS A PROCLAMATION, MARCH 2023, ASK A MASTER GARDENER MONTH.
I HAVE THE PROCLAMATION HERE WITH ME.
KELLY, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANYBODY WITH US.
WHEREVER YOU LIKE. COME ON UP, I'M GOING TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND I'LL COME PRESENT IT TO YOU.
CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERSHIP OF THE COLLIN COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ASSOCIATION HAS SERVED RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ANNA'S RESIDENTS SINCE 1997.
WHEREAS THE COLLIN COUNTY MASTER GARDENER'S ASSOCIATION IS AFFILIATED WITH THE TEXAS A&M, AGRID LIFE EXTENSION SERVICES OF THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
WHEREAS THE MISSION OF THE COLLIN COUNTY MASTER GARDENER'S ASSOCIATION IS TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE TEXAS A&M, AGRID LIFE EXTENSION, HORTICULTURE AGENT, AND PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITY WITH RESEARCH-BASED INFORMATION ON SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
WHEREAS 10 RESIDENTS SERVE AS MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS AND IN CONCERT WITH ALL COLLIN COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEDICATED NEARLY 150,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN JUST THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
WHEREAS THE NEED TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONGST RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ANNA REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, WATER CONSERVATION, AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT IS VITAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS THE COLLIN COUNTY MASTER GARDENER'S ASSOCIATION PROVIDES SCIENCE-BASED HORTICULTURE INFORMATION AT NO CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THERE OR ASK THE MASTER GARDENER BOOTH OR ASK THE MASTER GARDENER INFORMATION CENTER A HELPLINE FOR PLANT QUESTIONS.
THEIR GARDEN CARETAKING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE MYERS PARK RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION GARDENS AT THE REGIONAL GARDENS, THE SPEAKERS BUREAU, AND MANY OTHER RESOURCES THAT CAN BE ASSESSED FROM THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.CCMGATX.OREGON THROUGH THE GARDEN SHOW.
THE ORGANIZATIONS PREMIER EDUCATIONAL EVENT WILL BE HELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL SATURDAY, MARCH 18, AND SUNDAY, MARCH 19TH AT MYERS PARKING EVENTS CENTER MCKINNEY.
NOW THEREFORE, ANITE PIKE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANNA ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF ANNA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM IN THE MONTH OF MARCH IN THE YEAR 2023 IS ASK MASTER GARDENER MONTH. [APPLAUSE]
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[APPLAUSE].>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO NEIGHBORS COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
[3. Neighbor Comments.]
THIS TIME ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS ON THIS MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.ALSO AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING AGENDA.
EACH PERSON AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF COMMENTS THIS EVENING, EACH PERSON WILL IT BE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THERE WILL BE A TIMER THAT GOES OFF.
PLEASE RESPECT THAT TIMER AND END YOUR COMMENTS AT THAT TIME, SO WE WANT YOU TO FIT THAT IN THREE MINUTES.
NO DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE A STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THE CITIZENS INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY OR RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY.
WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED, THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS GOING TO HELP ME WITH KEEPING THE SCHEDULE OF PEOPLE COMING UP.
ONCE AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE THREE MINUTES, PLEASE RESPECT THAT WE HAVE TO END YOUR COMMENTS AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR PIKE, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY COMMENTS. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
MY NAME IS GLENN BROWN I LIVE AT 2109 ADRIANA DRIVE IN ANNA.
FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS ON ROSAMOND PARKWAY.
I'M HAPPY TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND PLEASED TO SEE THAT EAST-WEST CORRIDOR OPENED UP FROM 5-75.
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND YOU ON WORKING WITH HOME DEPOT TO BRING HOME DEPOT TO ANNA I THINK IT'S A GREAT MOVE, AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
IN LOOKING OVER ROSAMOND PARKWAY, COMING ABOUT AND LOOKING OVER SOME OF THE AGREEMENTS THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING FOR EXAMPLE ON 423, AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU ALL IN THE CITY FOR THE PAST YEAR, I KNOW THAT SAFE TRAVEL IN THE CITY OF ANNA IS IMPORTANT.
I KNOW THAT ROADS THAT HOLD UP ARE IMPORTANT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND PLEASE HEAR MY COMMENTS WITH THAT BECAUSE I'D BRING OUR ATTENTION BACK TO HIGHWAY 5 NEAR EAST FOSTER CROSSING.
WE'VE GOT OUR HISTORY OF OUR DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE THAT WE NEED A RESOLUTION THERE.
THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IS STILL OVER A YEAR OFF, BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON, BUT I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER BEING SURE THAT WE FUND THOSE AND EXPEDITE THOSE AS SOON AS WE CAN TO GET CONSTRUCTION OF THE TWO LANES OF FINLEY BETWEEN SHARP AND HIGHWAY 5 EXPANDED TO FOUR LANES, JUST A MATTER OF 10 CARS TURNING LEFT, CAN BLOCK THAT AND NO TRAFFIC CAN GO LEFT, NO TRAFFIC CAN GO RIGHT.
IF WE RESOLVE THAT, WE CAN AT LEAST KEEP THE TRAFFIC FLOWING OUT RIGHT, AND THAT'S A EASY FIX.
LET'S FUND THAT, LET'S GET THAT FIXED.
THAT MAKES THAT SAFER FOR THE ANYBODY TRAVELING IN HIGHLY 5.
IT'S EASY TO THINK THERE'S AN ATS ISSUE, IT'S NOT, IT'S AN ANNA ISSUE.
OTHER SOLUTIONS, LEONARD, FROM SHARP TO THE OUTER LOOP, NOT SIMPLY TWO LANES, BUT WITH THE LONG RIGHT-HAND TURN LANE IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP TRAFFIC FLOWING, KEEPS TRAFFIC SAFE.
I ASK YOU, WE'VE HAD OFFERS FROM PRIVATE SECTOR TO HELP FUND THAT TO LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS TO GET THIS EXPEDITED, I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET THAT DONE SO THAT BEFORE HIGHWAY 5 IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BEFORE WE OPEN UP THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS FALL, WE HAVE TRAFFIC REMOVED FROM THAT FINLEY HIGHWAY 5 INTERSECTION TO OTHER OPTIONS.
I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THOSE THINGS, AND I ALSO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE UTILITY, YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS RECENTLY OF A PORTABLE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHERE WE CAN USE THAT BECAUSE WHEN WE GET LEONARD OPEN NORTH TO WHITE STREET, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
LEFT-HAND TURNS, WE NEED A LIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GOOD EVENING, TINA BROWN, 2109 ADRIANA DRIVE IN ANNA TOWN SQUARE.
I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT GLENN SAID ABOUT A TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHT AT FINLEY AND HIGHWAY 5.
OF COURSE, BEING A SHOPPER, I THINK THAT NOT ONLY WOULD THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TEMPORALLY GO THERE, BUT WE CAN ALSO REUSE IT OVER AND OVER THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF ANNA, PROBABLY USE MORE THAN ONE IN FACT.
NEXT, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE NEXT METRO THAT'S COMING UP ON THE AGENDA, AND MY VOTE WOULD BE NO FOR THAT.
I ASK THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY THAT YOU VISIT THESE DEVELOPMENTS IN SELENA AND MELISSA AND FORM AN OPINION FROM WHAT YOU SEE THERE.
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NOT LASTLY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE A COMMENT THAT MR. GREER MADE, A PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING RECENTLY, WHEN I HEARD HIM SAY THAT I JUST GOT AN AHA MOMENT THAT I TOO FEEL LIKE ANNA'S BEING USED AS A STAGING AREA FOR PEOPLE MOVING TO NORTH COLLIN COUNTY, BUT USING ANNA AS TEMPORARY HOUSING, USING STORAGE, ETC WHILE THEY BUILD THEIR LOVELY HOME IN A SURROUNDING CITY.THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE, MR. GREER, AND I THINK YOU MADE AN EXCELLENT POINT AND THAT IS NOT MY VISION FOR ANNA, SO I WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT.
THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO HAVE AN OPENING PRAYER AND FOR SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] BECKY GREER.
MY NAME IS BECKY GREER, I RESIDE AT 3040 SOUTH PELL PARKWAY, AND I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE NEXT METRO CR4 23 PROJECT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO READ A PREPARED LETTER, IF I MAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO CAREFULLY REVIEW THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND REQUEST FOR CONCESSIONS.
AN INSTALLATION OF THIS DENSITY AND SCOPE WILL END OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN OUR HOME OF ALMOST 50 YEARS.
WE WILL NO LONGER FEEL SAFE, AND THE NOISE LEVEL, LIGHT POLLUTION, AND INCREASED TRAFFIC ENTERING STATE HIGHWAY 5 WILL ADD TO THE ALREADY DIFFICULT PROCESS OF LEAVING OUR PROPERTY.
THEIR PROPOSED MAIN ENTRANCE IS BARELY 140 FEET FROM OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH DOES NOT MEET TEXT DOT SPECIFICATIONS FOR DISTANCE BETWEEN OPENINGS AND POSTED SPEED LIMITS.
THE SECOND SIDE, ENTRANCE IS SHOWN TO ENTER COUNTY ROAD 423, WHICH IS IN NO CONDITION TO HANDLE THIS AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.
THE ENTIRE TRACT OF LAND WILL BE SCRAPED TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT, DESTROYING VALUABLE TREES AND NATURAL VEGETATION, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM.
WILDLIFE, WHICH IS ALWAYS HAD A PROTECTED EXISTENCE THERE, WILL BE DISPLACED AND THEIR NUMBERS WILL BE REDUCED.
THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS SHOWING A COMPREHENSIVE DRAINING PLAN AND THIS ENTIRE AREA IS A NATURAL DRAINAGE BASIN TOWARD SLATER CREEK.
ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL SOON HAVE THE ADDED IMPACT OF THE WATER VIEW AND DREAMVILLE APARTMENTS TO OUR NORTH.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT THIS REZONING BE DENIED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. BECKY [APPLAUSE]. JOE GREER.
>> MY NAME IS JOE GREER AND SHE TOLD YOU WE ARE REALLY OFF, SO I'LL JUST GET ON WITH IT AND SHE'S RIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN HERE 50 YEARS AND WE'VE SEEN THE WATER RISE OUT OF SLATER CREEK 20 FEET HIGH AND GO UP THAT WAY.
I FIND THAT SOME OF THE INFORMATION ON THEIR PLANS I THINK, HAVE BEEN EMBELLISHED.
I DON'T THINK THAT YOU CAN PUT THAT MUCH ON, I SEE NOT ONE TREE LEFT.
I SEE NOTHING BUT PAVEMENT AND RUNOFF.
BECKY'S RIGHT. WE'RE ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF IT.
BUT WE NEVER HAVE WATER RUNOFF.
THAT'S BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE A PLACE TO SEEP TO.
AT THE SOUTHEND OF OUR PROPERTY, THERE IS A NATURAL DRAINAGE.
IF THEY DON'T PUT CONTROLS IN, IT'LL BE FLOODING US DOWN THERE WASHING AWAY.
BUT MY POINT IS WE WON'T BE ABLE TO STAY.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT THEY'LL BE TRYING TO USE OUR PROPERTY FOR SEWER LINES, WATER LINES, ANY OF THAT STUFF BECAUSE IT WON'T HAPPEN.
I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE THERE PROBABLY NOT FOR ANOTHER 50, BUT AS MUCH AS I CAN GET OUT OF IT.
I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO THIS CONVERSATION AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL REJECT THIS.
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I WILL SAY IF YOU PROVE THIS, THAT WILL BRING IT UP TO 60 SOMETHING ACRES OF MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY TOUCHING US.WE'VE ALREADY GOT 37 ON OUR NORTH.
BUT IF YOU DO THIS THAT'LL BRING IT ON UP OVER 60 ACRES OF MULTI-FAMILY TOUCHING IT.
NOT COUNTING WHAT'S ACROSS THE HIGHWAY.
IN THAT LITTLE AREA, PROBABLY NOT A MILE RADIUS.
I'M NOT TELLING HOW MUCH IS THERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU SIR. [APPLAUSE] STUART BROWN?
I LIVE AT 3027 CROSSING DRIVE IN THE URBAN CROSSING DEVELOPMENT.
ATMOS GAS APPLIED FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO PUT A DANGEROUS CHEMICAL INJECTION STATION LITERALLY ABOUT 300 FEET FROM WHERE MY CHILDREN SLEEP.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE SET THE MATTER FOR REHEARING.
I ALONG WITH MY NEIGHBORS AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO WAS EQUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE DANGEROUS CHEMICALS, WE APPEARED AT THAT HEARING AND WE VOICED OUR OPPOSITION.
THE COMMITTEE QUESTIONED ATMOS, BUT ATMOS HAD A REPRESENTATIVE THERE THAT JUST CONTINUED TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'LL GET YOU THE INFORMATION.
THE P&Z COMMITTEE DECIDED TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE, SO THEY RESET THE HEARING FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
ONCE AGAIN, MY NEIGHBORS AND I APPEARED AND WE VOICED OUR OPPOSITION.
ATMOS THIS TIME SENT THREE REPRESENTATIVES TO THAT HEARING.
THEY BROUGHT THIS CUTE LITTLE SLIDESHOW THAT REALLY JUST BACKED UP OUR POINT THAT THIS THING IS DANGEROUS.
IT'S FULL OF CHEMICALS, IT STINKS, AND IT'S NOISY.
WHEN PRESSED FURTHER THEN AT THAT MEETING BY THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT THEY WANTED TO BUILD AND THE CHEMICALS INVOLVED, ATMOS JUST CONTINUED TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW.
IN FACT, ATMOS DID GIVE ONE DIRECT ANSWER.
ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE TWO MEETINGS OR HEARINGS THAT WAS HAD.
THE COMMITTEE ASKED THEM, CAN YOU PUT THIS ANYWHERE ON THAT GAS LINE, ON THAT EASILY? ATMOS ANSWERED, YES.
IT IS ONLY HERE BECAUSE WE WERE GIFTED THE LAND BY THE BUILDER AND IT MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE FOR US.
THE COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO DENY THE REQUEST.
LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, THIS CITY COUNCIL COMPLETELY IGNORED THE P&Z COMMITTEE AND IT PASSED THE PERMIT GRANTING ATMOS THE RIGHT TO PUT A DANGEROUS CHEMICAL STATION IN MY BACKYARD.
MR. MAYOR, YOU RECEIVED NEARLY 800 PAGES OF INFORMATION TO REVIEW BEFORE THAT COUNCIL MEETING.
THERE'S NO CHANCE THAT YOU OR THE COUNCIL HAD ANY TIME TO REVIEW ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THAT BEFORE YOU CALLED A VOTE FOR THAT NIGHT.
BUT YOU FAILED TO PUSH THE MATTER TO THE NEXT MEETING TO ASK YOUR OWN COMMITTEE WHY THEY UNANIMOUSLY DENIED ATMOS' REQUEST AFTER TWO FULL HEARINGS.
EVEN AFTER MR. MILLER, I BELIEVED, RAISED THE CONCERN THAT THIS VOTE WAS OCCURRING WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE P&Z DENYING IT.
INSTEAD, MR. MAYOR, YOU PRESENTED THIS TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL THAT DAY FOR A VOTE.
BUT THE PROBLEM WANTS YOU MISCHARACTERIZED IT.
YOU SAID, THIS IS A BASIC METERING STATIONS, SO WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? MR. MAYOR DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO PUT THIS CHEMICAL STATION IN MY BACKYARD AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE PUT.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIX THIS.
YOU ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIX THIS.
YOU CAN DO IT. I ASK YOU TO FIX THIS.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] JENNIFER RICHARDSON?
>> MY NAME IS JENNIFER RICHARDSON.
I LIVE AT 3027 CROSSING DRIVE IN URBAN CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD.
CAN YOU PLEASE STAND UP IF YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO REVISIT THIS ISSUE? LOOK AT ALL THE CHILDREN, EACH ONE OF YOU.
LOOK AT THESE KIDS. THANK YOU.
WE'RE SPECIFICALLY ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO PUT
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THE NOVEMBER 8TH 2022 AGENDA ITEMS, ITEM 7A, THE ORDINANCE FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, AND 7B, THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE VILLAGES OF HURRICANE CREEK BACK ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S AGENDA.YOU GUYS, I'M HERE TODAY TO REMIND Y'ALL, IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
YOU STILL HAVE THE POWER TO FIX THIS.
I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE JOBS.
I KNOW YOU WORK AND I KNOW THAT YOU VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME TO BE OF SERVICE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO HELP THE CITIZENS OF ANNA.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT GOES ON AND WHAT GETS BUILT IN THE CITY IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERY CITIZEN THAT LIVES HERE.
NOW, I KNOW YOU WANT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT A MISTAKE WAS MADE.
THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 8TH, THAT'S THE 783 PAGES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO YOU TO LOOK OVER FOR THE ITEMS THAT WERE ON THE AGENDA THAT DAY.
THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE YOU COULD HAVE LOOKED THROUGH ALL OF THAT.
NOW THERE'S A PACKET THAT I HOPE WAS DISTRIBUTED OUT TO YOU.
IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 2 OF THAT PACKET, DO YOU SEE THAT PAGE THERE THAT YOU CAN'T READ BECAUSE THE FONT IS SO SMALL? I LITERALLY COULDN'T EVEN READ IT WITH READERS AND A MAGNIFYING GLASS TODAY.
THIS IS WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU.
THIS IS WHAT WAS SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU IN THE PAPERWORK.
THIS DOESN'T TALK ABOUT ALL THE CHEMICALS.
THIS DOESN'T GIVE YOU A FAIR INSIGHT AS TO WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEING BUILT.
HERE'S WHERE THE CHEMICAL INJECTION STATION IS GOING TO BE.
RIGHT HERE IS A PROPOSED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IT IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER HALF A MILE AWAY FROM WHERE THEY WANT TO BUILD THE BOMB.
I ALSO WANT TO SHOW YOU, THIS IS ROSAMOND.
WHERE ROSAMOND CURVES IS WHERE THIS THING IS GOING TO BE.
THERE'S TWO LEADING CAUSES THAT WE'VE RESEARCHED AS TO WHY THESE THINGS BLOW UP.
NUMBER 1 IS BECAUSE VEHICLES RUN INTO THEM.
LOOK AT WHERE THIS THING IS PROJECTED TO BE.
THAT'S NOT ON THE LITTLE MAP THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU BY ATMOS ORIGINALLY.
I GOT THIS FROM CENTENARIAN'S WEBSITE.
>> HOLD ON REAL QUICK. LET ME MAKE A COMMENT OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THIS GOING BACK ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
CLARK, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT PROCESS, WHAT IT TAKES A COUNCIL MEMBER OR ANYONE TO BRING AN ITEM TO AN AGENDA?
>> IT DEPENDS. BUT INITIALLY, IF THERE ARE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO REQUESTED OR WHO MAY HAVE BEEN GO ON THE AGENDA.
>> WE HAVE MET THAT CRITERIA, CORRECT?
>> THAT MAY SAVE YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT BECAUSE I KNOW THE BIGGEST ISSUE RIGHT NOW IS YOU WANT IT BACK ON AN AGENDA.
>> WE JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE THE INFORMATION BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION.
>> INCORRECT AND I'M GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER STATEMENT OF FACTUAL INFORMATION.
THERE IS YET TO BE ANYONE OTHER THAN COMMENTS FROM NEIGHBORS IN URBAN CROSSING THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS BEING WHAT IT IS.
NO ONE YET HAS PROVIDED PROOF TO ME OR THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS IS AN INJECTION CHEMICAL SITE.
>> I PROVIDED YOU INFORMATION LAST WEDNESDAY.
I ALSO EMAILED THAT PRESENTATION TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, I'VE RECEIVED A RESPONSE BACK FROM THREE.
I ALSO SENT IT TO THE CITY MANAGER, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
>> I HAVE REVIEWED THE INFORMATION.
THERE CAN'T BE A BACK-AND-FORTH DISCUSSION.
>> MRS. RICHARDSON, WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS, I HAVE THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME FORWARD WANTING IT BACK ON A COUNCIL AGENDA.
IT WILL BE PLACED BACK ON A COUNCIL AGENDA AND THAT WILL BE COMING FORWARD.
WHAT I DID SHARE WAS THAT THE NEXT STEP WAS TO TRY TO GET EVERYBODY BACK TOGETHER TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO OCCUR AS FAR AS A VOTE OR HOW THAT'S GOING TO TURN OUT FOR YOU ALL.
BUT WE'VE HEARD WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN REGARDS TO YOU WANT
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THIS BACK ON AN AGENDA FOR A DISCUSSION AND WE ARE GRANTING THAT.>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON [NOISE] THIS ISSUE TONIGHT?
>> THE POINTS ALREADY BEEN MADE.
>> I'M TOM [INAUDIBLE], 3032 CROSSING DRIVE, LITERALLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THIS LOCATION AS WELL. I HAVE SAID IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO BACK THROUGH THE THINGS I TOLD YOU BEFORE ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS THIS CHEMICAL IS.
YOU, SIR, SAID THAT NOBODY IS GIVING YOU ANY PROOF THAT'S THE CHEMICAL INJECTION STATION.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE DRAWING, THERE IS AN OLDER RISING STATION ON THAT DRAWING.
JENNIFER POINTED OUT IS VERY SMALL, YOU CAN HARDLY READ IT.
MERCAPTAN. WE'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THE DANGERS OF IT.
I'M A RETIRED VICE PRESIDENT WITH BP PETROLEUM COMPANY.
I HAD RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING MERCAPTAN.
IT TAKES SPECIAL CONCENTRATION TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
WHEN WE HAD IT IN A LOCATION IN A CITY, WE HAD TO HAVE THE FIRE MARSHALS APPROVAL, WE HAD TO TRAIN THE FIREMEN, THE EMTS SO THEY COULD COME IN IF SOMETHING HAPPENED.
BUT TO YOUR POINT, IT IS A CHEMICAL INJECTION STATION.
THEY'RE GOING TO INJECT THE MERCAPTAN INTO THE GAS LINE TO ADD THE SMELL, THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR.
YOU'VE SEEN WHAT WE'VE PRESENTED ABOUT THIS.
WOULD YOU WANT IT IN YOUR BACKYARD, SIR? WOULD YOU WANT IT IN YOUR BACKYARD? MR. ASHLEY, WOULD YOU WANT IN YOUR BACKYARD? PIKE WOULD YOU WANT IT IN YOUR BACKYARD? MR. MILLER, WOULD ANY OF YOU WANT IT IN YOUR BACKYARD? I DON'T THINK SO.
I'VE SEEN THE PICTURES OF YOU GUYS, OPENING ROSAMOND PARKWAY.
WOULD YOU WANT TO STAND IN FRONT OF THIS CHEMICAL INJECTION STATION IN PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS AND TAKE YOUR PICTURE WHEN THEY START PUMPING CHEMICALS IN THERE, FILLING THAT TANK WITH MERCAPTAN? I WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION ABOUT NO PROOF THAT IT'S A CHEMICAL INJECTION STATION.
ODORISING STATION MEANS CHEMICAL INJECTION.
>> HI. I'M STEPHANIE DINGLE, 820 IN COURT.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN, TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR CONCERNS.
TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HIGHWAY 5 AND JUST ALL THE MULTIFAMILY UNITS GOING UP AND ALL THE NEW HOUSING AND ALL THE NEW TRAFFIC COMING IN WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR EVEN.
WE HAVE EIGHT NEW HIGHWAY 5 MULTIFAMILY THAT'S GOING TO BE USING HIGHWAY 5 FAMILY UNITS, ESTIMATING THAT 250 TO 350 UNITS COMING IN, SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO 2000 UNITS.
WITH THOSE, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND JUST MENTION I'M JUST A REFRESHER WITH THE NAMES ARE THOSE WE HAVE THE VILLAGE COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE ANNA VILLAGE, THOSE ARE ON NORTH ON HIGHWAY 5.
THEN WE HAVE YOUR, I ALWAYS SAY THIS ONE, THE PEDALIUM GRADE 1, GRADE 2, THE PADMORE, YOU HAVE SERENITY COMING IN AND THEN SOUTH BY FOSSARY HAVE THE PEDALIUM AND THE CANVAS.
SO THOSE ARE THE EIGHT NEW ONES COMING IN.
THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THE GROWTH IN THE SAME AREA, WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW HOUSING.
WE HAVE 263 HOMES COMING WITH A PHASE ANAPHASE AND THEN ANOTHER NEW PHASE OF VOLTAGE, 200 HOMES, GANGLION.
WE HAVE ALL THOSE GUYS. WE HAVE 135 NEW HOMES COMING UP WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR.
THEN [NOISE] INSTEAD OF SAYING ALL THIS, LET ME JUST SUMMARIZE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HOUSING COMING IN.
WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW HOMES, [NOISE] AND WE DO NOT HAVE LEONARD CUTTING THROUGH WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING ALL THAT TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY FIVE,
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WE'RE GOING TO BE STRESSING AND FOSTER AND THE OUTER LOOP OR ROADS OR STRESSED OVER HERE.PLUS WE HAVE THE ELEMENTARY AND THEN WE HAVE THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL COMING UP IN THAT AREA.
WITH ALL THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO FOCUS ON TONIGHT'S WHEN I DO A POSE ITEMS 68 THROUGH Z, THE PLANNING AND ZONING DID DENY IT.
WE HAVE SO MUCH HOUSING, SO WE HAVE THAT DIVERSE HOUSING ARE READY.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE THIS HOUSING OPTION IN MELISSA AS WELL.
WE REALLY WANT THESE HOMEOWNERS.
IT'S EASIER TO GO FROM SINGLE FAMILY, MULTI FAMILY, BUT YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK.
JUST TO KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT AGENDA ITEM TODAY.
JUST DISCLAIMER ON THE NUMBERS, I LOVE YOU ALL SNOOZE CITY MAP, BY THE WAY, I DON'T I'M NOT SURE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, BUT IT'S SO USEFUL AND SO HELPFUL.
ONLY WANT TO ADDRESS. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHANIE, I SAW KYLO LEAVES.
I THINK SHE'S GONE. TED HOYT. IS HE STILL HERE?
>> I DON'T KNOW TED. HE MUST HAVE LEFT AS WELL.
>> ALRIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CONSUME ITEMS.
[5. Consent Items.]
ITEM FIVE, CONSUME ITEMS. THESE ITEMS CONSISTS OF NON CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW COUNCIL ANY CAN SIT ON CONSENT ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE COOLED THIS EVENING. ENTERTAIN A MOTION.>> I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEMS THROUGH C.
>> OUR MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO HAVE A SECOND.
>> SECOND. BY COUNCILMANASOLY ALL IN FAVOR.
>> COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE] YES [INAUDIBLE]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOUR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
[6. Items For Individual Consideration. (Part 1 of 2)]
ITEM MAY CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING NEXT METRO COUNTY ROAD 423 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.>> THANK YOU BOARD AND SERVICES, ITEMS A THROUGH C THIS EVENING, MY STAFF RECEIVED THE CALL AROUND 4:30 REQUEST TO A TABLE, AND CONTINUED THESE ITEMS UNTIL THE MARCH 28 MEETING.
HOWEVER, IF IT IS UNDERNEATH COUNCILS PURVIEW AND PLEASURE, MY STAFF IS READY TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE ITEM.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. RALPH, IS THERE A SPECIFIC REASON FOR THE REQUEST?
>> THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND I'LL REFER TO HIM.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.
REASON TO REQUEST IS WE'D BEEN UP MULTIPLE TIMES AND WORKSHOPS ON THIS ITEM.
THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES. YOU HAVE NEW INTERIM CITY MANAGER, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE EXTRA TIME.
THERE'S CLEARLY SOME ISSUES THAT ARE SURROUNDING THE PROJECTS.
YOU GUYS KNOW US FROM OUR FIRST PROJECTS WERE LONG TERM.
WE'D LIKE TO WORK THROUGH ANY ITEMS, WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH STAFF, WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON NOT JUST THE PROJECT, BUT ANY SYSTEMATIC IMPLICATIONS, TRAFFIC ACCESS, ROADS, YOU NAME IT.
HAVING AN EXTRA TIME WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE A MORE INFORMED CONVERSATION.
THIS COMES UP CONSTANTLY WITH ALL OF THESE PROJECTS.
I THINK WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE ROAD THING THAT WE'RE GETTING, I'M TRYING TO GET MY WORDS GO IN HERE.
I NEED SOME MORE COFFEE OR SOMETHING.
WE HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS. ALL THESE PEOPLE SPOKE TODAY ABOUT THE LIGHT ISSUE THAT WE STILL HAVE, THAT'S STILL COMING UP.
WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE RIGHT.
WE'VE RAISED OUR IMPACT FEES, WE'VE SIGNED DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT, BUT YET WE COULDN'T TURN THAT CORNER AND GET THOSE THINGS DONE.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO ARGUE THAT WE NEED LESS APARTMENTS, AND WE HEARD THAT AND I'M PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE 22,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN A CITY, THE NUMBERS SAY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE 3,300 PEOPLE LIVING IN APARTMENTS, 15%.
THAT'S THE NUMBERS, THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE ALL THROUGH DEVELOPED AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR THAT.
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NOW ARE SOME COMING THROUGH THE PIPELINE? YEAH, BUT THAT'S IF WE HAD THEM TODAY, WHICH WE DON'T.THAT'S WHY ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE COMING UP.
BUT THE BIG PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS WE'VE GOT TO FIX THAT ROAD SITUATION, AND I HEAR A LOT OF KICKING IT DOWN THE CURVE.
WHEN I WAS SPEAKING TO JOSH EARLIER, HE SOUNDED LIKE HE WOULD BE A PARTNER TO HELP OUT WITH THAT.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS PROJECT NEEDS TO GO, BUT I'M SAYING WE DEFINITELY NEED TO START PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO GET THAT ROAD SITUATED.
IF HE'S SAYING TABLE IT, I WOULD SAY LET'S HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY AND JUST TABLE IT AND COME BACK ON THE 28TH, BUT I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT IF SOMEBODY WOULD SECOND IT.
>> DON'T WE HAVE TO BE AN OPEN MEETING TO DO THAT OR PUBLIC MEETING, BEFORE YOU TRY TO MOTION TO TABLE?
>> WE CAN DO THAT UNDER, BECAUSE A IS NOT A PUBLIC MEETING, B IS.
>> CAN WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING?
>> NO, BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF OUR ANNA MEY.
>> EACH ITEM WOULD BE INDIVIDUALLY TABLED AND PUSHED TO THE MEETING.
>> I'M GOING TO RESPOND TO LEE RIGHT QUICK.
IF THIS PARTICULAR ZONING REQUEST IS HE'S LOOKING FOR ZONING, LIKE HE'S HAVING TO CHANGE THE ZONING.
IF THEY REACH YOUR 15%, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE 15%.
WHAT LAWS OR RULES ARE IN PLACE TO SAY THAT EVERY CITY SHOULD HAVE 15% PEOPLE LIVING IN APARTMENTS? THERE ARE CITIES IN THE DFW THAT HAVE ZERO APARTMENTS AND THEY'RE WITHIN THEIR CITY LIMITS, AND THEY'RE OPERATING JUST FINE.
WE HAVE 16, 17 PROPERTIES ALREADY ZONED FOR MULTI-FAMILY.
I FEEL WHENEVER THEY REACH, WHENEVER THEY BUILD OUT THAT WE CAN'T CHANGE.
THEY'RE COMING, THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN CHANGE THAT ZONING.
WHENEVER THEY BUILD OUT, WE'LL REACH YOUR 15%.
ARE WE LOOKING TO GET ROADS BUILT IN ANNA IN SOME WAY AND SOMEHOW? YES, BUT 423, IS IT UNDER MAYBE TOP 20? PROBABLY NOT. BECAUSE IT'S NOT A POPULATED ROAD.
ONCE HE BUILDS HIS 600 SINGLE-FAMILY FOR RENT, IT WILL BE POPULATED IF HE GOT THE ZONING.
SO 423 ISN'T ON THE TO-DO LIST REALLY.
>> THERE'S NO LAW THAT SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE 15%, BUT IT IS A LAW OF ECONOMICS.
PEOPLE ARE DRIFTING TOWARDS THOSE APARTMENTS AND THAT SINGLE-FAMILY FOR RENT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE MARKET IS BEARING AT THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STATISTICS OF ALL SINGLE-FAMILY THAT HAS A HEALTHY ECONOMY OTHERWISE.
I WOULD SAY I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A MINUTE.
BUT ALL I'M SAYING IS WE'VE DONE ALL OF THESE THINGS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND WE HAVE TURNED DOWN PROJECTS.
AT SOME POINT, THERE ALSO BECOMES THE PROPERTY RIGHTS ISSUE.
I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT PROPERTY RIGHTS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY HERE.
BUT IF SOMEBODY OWNS A PROPERTY, WHAT RIGHT DO THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO WITH THEIR PROPERTY? ESSENTIALLY YOU'RE SAYING IF YOU WERE TRYING TO SELL YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR NEIGHBORS GOT TOGETHER AND GOT MAD AT YOU AND SAID YOU COULDN'T SELL TO THE GUY WHO PLAYS TUBA AND THE ORCHESTRA, YOU'RE DEAD IN THE WATER.
AT WHAT POINT DO PROPERTY RIGHTS MATTERS? THIS IS WHY WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE ALL WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS KICKING IT DOWN THE ROAD.
I'M NOT SAYING APPROVE THIS PROJECT AS IS, IT'S NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THAT; I'M JUST SAYING TABLE IT, GIVE IT A MINUTE AND SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH AN ANSWER.
WE'VE BEEN HEARING THIS, WE NEED THE LIGHT, WE'VE BEEN DOING ALL, WE'VE BEEN HEARING THIS ARGUMENT FOR YEARS.
TO ME, I THOUGHT WE APPROVED MONEY FOR FINANCE TO GET SOME TEMPORARY LIGHTING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT.
WE COULD HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM INSTEAD OF BRINGING IT UP TO TEXTILE ALL THE TIME AND ISN'T CLEARLY GOING TO DO A THING ABOUT IT UNTIL 2032 OR SOMETHING.
WHO KNOWS? LET'S SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND IF WE CAN GET PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE, THAT'S GREAT.
IF NOT, THEN WE CAN'T, BUT LET'S GIVE IT A MONTH TO FIGURE IT OUT OR NOT, BUT AT LEAST YOU HAVE SOMEBODY.
YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO COME TO THE TABLE TO ACTUALLY TRY TO HELP THE PROBLEM.
WE NEED THE MULTI-FAMILY AT SOME LEVEL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET A RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITH SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING.
YOU CAN'T, THERE'S NO WAY, NOT THIS REAL ESTATE MARKET WITH THAT PROPERTY. YOU CAN'T HAVE IT.
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I THINK WHAT YOU DO IS YOU'RE ENTITLED TO A SPECIFIC POINT AND THEN WE'VE GOT TO PUMP BREAKS ON THAT.
YOU BECOME A FULL RENTAL COMMUNITY 15 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
YOU DON'T HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, YOU HAVE STARTER HOMES AND SINGLE-FAMILY FOR RENT AND MULTI-FAMILY, IT TURNS INTO A RENTAL COMMUNITY.
I DO HAVE SOME SPECIFIC CONCERNS.
TO THE NEXT METRO, WE'VE CLEARLY JUST APPROVED THE PROJECT COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT HAS A REALLY GOOD USE AND A GOOD SPOT, ALONG 75.
COMMERCIAL FRONTAGE MAKES COMPLETE SENSE TO ME.
YOU'VE GOT DENIED COMPLETELY BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND WE'RE SEEING THIS TONIGHT.
I THINK THE REAL REASON THAT IT'S REALLY GOING THROUGH A DENIAL IS SURE, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM, BUT THE REAL REASON IS THAT THE RESIDENTS, THE CONSTITUENTS OF ANR ARE SEEING A LOT OF DENSITY COMPILED INTO ONE SPECIFIC AREA OF TOWN.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THOSE PROJECTS ARE BEING BUILT AND, AS A CITY, WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO SUPPORT THAT.
WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE STANDING UP IN FRONT OF US THIS EVENING, WHETHER IT'S GAS METERS OR WHETHER IT'S ROADS OR WHAT IT MAY BE.
I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST, I THINK IT'S TIME.
THE REASON I'M MAKING THIS STATEMENT PUBLICLY IS I THINK IT'S TIME WE ALL CONSIDER THIS.
I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES ON ALLOWING SINGLE-FAMILY FOR RENT TO JUST PILE UP ON EVERY OPEN TRACK OF LAND IN TEXAS.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S OCCURRING RIGHT NOW.
I'VE SEEN TWO APPROVED RECENTLY AND WE'VE GOT ONE IN THE ETJ THAT GOING RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE BEING INUNDATED WITH THESE.
>> I'M NOT SAYING I DISAGREE WITH THAT EITHER, BUT WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT WE KEEP RUNNING UP AGAINST THE SAME PROBLEM TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
WE KEEP TURNING THIS STUFF DOWN BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON THIS RENTAL IDEA.
LET'S SOLVE THAT PROBLEM THEN.
HONESTLY WHEN WE'RE HAVING STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS, THAT SHOULD BE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INSTEAD OF THE FEEL-GOOD STUFF, TRUTHFULLY.
>> I JUST HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING PART.
YOU DENIED SIX NOTHING ON FEBRUARY 6TH AND THE P&Z.
IT'S FEBRUARY 28, YOU WAIT TILL 04:00, TWO HOURS BEFORE WE'RE GOING TO MEET TODAY TO ASK TO TABLE IT.
I DON'T LIKE IT. I'M NOT TRYING TO ACCUSE YOU OF ANYTHING.
I JUST DON'T LIKE THE OPTICS OF IT.
PERCEPTION IS REALITY IN MY OPINION SOMETIMES, I WOULD NOT WANT TO TABLE IT.
HE REACHED OUT TO COUNCIL TO GET SOME INPUT.
I WASN'T ABLE TO GET BACK TO HIM UNTIL TODAY.
I JUST HAD AN HONEST CONVERSATION WITH HIM, SIMILAR TO WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT HERE.
I'M NOT EVEN SAYING IT'S AN APPROVAL THING, AND YOU ALL KNOW I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE I'LL STAND UP HERE AND SAY, WE NEED TO PUT THAT ROAD ISSUE UP ON THE FOREFRONT AND GET THAT THING SOLVED BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A LIGHT UNTIL AFTER THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OPENS.
ANYBODY WHO'S WILLING TO HELP, I SAY HELP BECAUSE CLEARLY, WE'RE HAVING ISSUES DOING IT.
>> THE ROAD HE WANTS TO BUILD OR HELP WITH, HOW IS THAT GOING TO HELP?
>> BECAUSE YOU CAN TAKE THE IMPACT FEES AND YOU CAN USE THAT EXTRA FUNDING TO GET TOWARDS THAT LIGHT.
WE KEEP HEARING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY FUNDS FOR THIS THING, SO IF THAT'S THE ISSUE, THEN I'M GOING TO STOP.
>> WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT FORWARD
>> YOU'VE GOT ANY IDEA WHY HADN'T BEEN DONE YET? WE'VE LIFTED UP, I WANT TO SAY IT AGAIN, WE'VE LIFTED UP THE IMPACT FEES WITH ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN COLLIN COUNTY.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON WE'VE DONE FOR YEARS WITH A DEVELOPER AGREEMENT, WE'VE TAKEN A QUARTER-CENT SALES TAX SINCE 2016, PUT SPECIFICALLY TO ROADS.
EVERY SINGLE THING THAT FRISCO DID RIGHT, MCKINNEY DID RIGHT ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT GREW LIKE CRAZY WE DID, AND WE STILL CAN'T GET THAT ROAD BUILT.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, I MUST SAY IT OUT LOUD, NOBODY'S GOING TO LIKE IT, IT'S PART OF THE REASON WE HAD TO MAKE A CHANGE.
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS SOLUTION FIXED.
WE GOT PEOPLE OVER THERE, AGAIN YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
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GETTING IN THERE YOU CAN'T, SO LET'S SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE INCOME SQUARE?
>> I'M TALKING ABOUT THAT WHOLE ISSUE RIGHT THERE IS ALL JAMMED UP.
WE HAD THAT THING HAGAR RANCH THAT GOT SHOT DOWN.
I MEAN, WE KEEP DOING THESE THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
LET'S SOLVE THE PROBLEM SO THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT BE FOCUSED ON THAT.
>> THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS IS WHY I'M LOOKING AT IT TONIGHT? I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT.
IF IT'S NOT READY TO BE PRESENTED BECAUSE THERE'S FEAR THAT IT'S GOING TO BE DENIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OR NOT, WE SHOULD HEAR IT.
>> HE'S GOT A MOTION TO FURTHER THE, I'M SORRY, TO TABLE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL IN MARCH 28TH, I THINK WAS THE REQUEST, RIGHT? 2023.
>> CORRECT. WELL, ON THIS SIDE I'M CORRECT WOULD BE TO TAKE NO ACTION.
OF COURSE, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PUSHED ON ANY AGENDA DOES NOT NEED TO BE CONTINUED.
HOWEVER, WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS IF COUNCIL IS CHOOSING TO TABLE AND CONTINUE THE ITEM, WE CAN TAKE ACTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
IF THE ITEM IS MOVED UNTIL THE SECOND MEETING IN MARCH, WE CAN JUST ADD THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AGAIN ON THAT AGENDA BECAUSE WE'D HAVE TO UPDATE SOME OF THE DATES INSIDE THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WE CAN PROCEED FORWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THEN TAKE ACTION AS IT RELATES TO THE CONTINUED REQUEST FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.
>> I'LL MOVE. WE TAKE NO ACTION.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MACCALL ON THAT.
>> BEFORE WE VOTE, I DID HAVE A COMMENT FOR YOU BASED ON YOUR COMMENTS TO US.
YOU'RE NOT IN ANY HURRY, WE ARE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING ON AND WE'VE BEEN DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH TXDOT.
IT DOESN'T MOVE AS FAST AS WE WANT TO, BUT WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING A TRUST THERE AND OUR FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND NAIL ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HAS DEVELOPED SOME EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIPS THERE.
I DROVE TO THE PROPERTY TODAY, I SPENT ABOUT 15 MINUTES TRYING TO PULL OUT ON HIGHWAY 5.
WE'RE NOT READY FOR YOUR PROJECT.
I MEAN THAT'S JUST BOTTOM LINE, I COULDN'T APPROVE IT.
AS WE CURRENTLY SIT AS A CITY, RIGHT NOW I JUST PULLED OUT A FIRST-CHOICE AUTO.
JUST TRYING TO GET INTO THE POST OFFICE AND TRY AND GET OUT OF THE POST OFFICE IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS.
THEN GO NOT EVEN A QUARTER MILE, MAYBE A THIRD OF A MILE SOUTH, WE HAVE A MASSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ALL KINDS OF HOUSING TYPES, FRUSTRATED THAT THEY CAN'T GET IN AND OUT.
IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, WE JUST FURTHER MAKE THIS WORSE.
IT HAS NOTHING AGAINST YOUR PROJECT, I HOPE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WAIT US OUT AND WORK WITH US.
I ALSO HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A VARIETY OF HOUSING BECAUSE WHILE THE SINGLE-FAMILY FOR-IN IS A CHALLENGE FOR US, THERE ARE MANY OTHER TYPES OF HOUSING THAT OUR CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN FULLY EMPOWERED TO WORK WITH YOU ON.
IF YOU'RE WILLING TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPE, WE COULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER THAT IN OTHER PARTS OF ANNA THAT ARE READY FOR PROJECTS.
>> HERE'S WHAT DOES BOTHER ME WITH THAT.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED IN ANNA, TEXAS, AND HAVE BEEN TITLED A LOT OF LAND IN THE PAST 15 TO 20 YEARS IN ANNA, TEXAS THAT WEREN'T IN A BIG HURRY.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE CALL THOSE A FEW MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD FOR A FEW YEARS I SHOULD SAY DOWN THE ROAD? WE CALL THEM LANDMINES.
I HOPE THAT WE WILL GET BACK INTO THE MINDSET THAT WE ARE IN A HURRY.
IF WE'RE GOING TO ENTITLE A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND CHANGE A PIECE OF PROPERTY'S ENTITLEMENT AND ZONING, WE BETTER BE IN A HURRY OR THERE'S NO POINT IN DOING IT.
ANYWAYS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE AT THIS TIME ON ITEM EIGHT TO TAKE NO ACTION. ALL IN FAVOR?
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>> NO. WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW OUT OF MAY AGAIN, CONSIDER DISGUST ACTION ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING NEXT METRO COUNTY ROAD FOR 23 DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS.
>> I'M SELENA TARO, A CLEANER FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT METRO REZONING CASE ITEM 6B.
IF THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT AND IN NO WAY PUTS AN OBLIGATION ON THE CITY TO APPROVE THE REZONING REQUEST UNTIL ONLY PUTTING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND TIMELINES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REQUEST.
>> DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT HAS NO TIES TO CHANGING THE ZONING? YOU CAN CONTINUE IN ITEM B AND DO AS YOU WISH.
THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT IS FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE STANDARD OF QUALITY WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE PRODUCT.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY ITEM 6A.
>> I HAVE A MOTION FOR DENIAL.
COUNCILMAN DEVER, CAN I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, ALL IN FAVOR?
MOVING ON TO ITEM B, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 24.3 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF STATE HIGHWAY 5 IN COUNTY ROAD 423 FROM SFA, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, LARGE LOT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH MODIFIED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
>> AS THE APPLICANT HAD REQUESTED FOR THE 30-DAY EXTENSION ON EACH ITEM, IT'S COMPLETELY UP TO THE COUNCIL WHETHER THEY WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED.
>> THERE WE GO, THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] SORRY.
>> THAT'S OKAY. AS THE APPLICANT HAD REQUESTED A 30-DAY EXTENSION, THIS WAS GOING TO BE FOR EACH ITEM.
IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO PROCEED FORWARD OR IF YOU WILL GRANT THE 30-DAY EXTENSION REQUESTS.
>> OPENING A PUBLIC HEARING AT 07:03 PM.
DO I HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? MR. BROWN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO STEP BACK UP WITH GLENN AND GROUND 2109, ADRIANA, DRIVE IN ANNA.
I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK UNTIL WHAT JUST UNFOLDED A MOMENT AGO UNFOLDED.
FORGIVE ME IF I'M NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT WITH THIS.
I SAW A DISCUSSION UNRELATED TO THE AGENDA.
I AGREE WITH MR. MILLER THAT WE NEED TO RESOLVE THE TRAFFIC ISSUES.
IN YOUR STATEMENT AND YOUR CONCLUSION THAT THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT MULTIFAMILY IN ANNA.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED.
WHAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED WAS THIS LOCATION, AND YOU HAVE RESONANCE FROM ANNA HERE THAT ACCOUNTING ON THE DISCUSSION FOR THE AGENDA ITEMS. NOW, THE DISCUSSION ON MULTIFAMILY IN ANNA IN 15% OR NOT BECAUSE I WOULD SUPPORT NOW AFTER A YEAR OF LEARNING THE 15%, BUT SPREAD OUT IN ANNA THE LOCATION ON WHERE THOSE GO.
IN A LITTLE BIT MORE THOUGHT OF THE FUTURE ANNA, THAN WHAT WE'RE SEEING DEVELOPED ALONG HIGHWAY 5 SOUTH OF WHITE STREET BETWEEN THE OUTER LOOP AND WHITE STREET.
THE FACTS ARE NOT ABOUT MULTIFAMILY IN ANNA AS YOU WERE SAYING, THE FACTS ARE, THE OVERABUNDANCE IN THIS LOCATION IS BAD FOR ANNA, UNSAFE FOR TRAFFIC, AND I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER, AND I BELIEVE MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN THE FACTS BEFORE YOU, NOT JUST THE STATEMENTS THAT YOU'RE HEARING.
I ASKED YOU ALSO TO CONSIDER THAT YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO PASS OR DENY A PROPOSAL.
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THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TOLD WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS EVENING.AS A RESIDENT OF ANNA, I ASK YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT.
NOT TO BOW TO A DEVELOPER THAT NEEDS TO STUDY HOW THEY CAN GET AROUND THE RELUCTANCE OF THE CITIZENS OF ANNA THAT DON'T WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT IN THIS LOCATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> EXCUSE ME MAYOR, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, STAFF DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT HAS A PRESENTATION IN WHICH WE'LL GO OVER THE PROPOSED STIPULATIONS, AS WELL AS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION.
>> [OVERLAPPING] WE CAN PROCEED.
>> I'M SEEING IF THERE'S ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS [OVERLAPPING] FROM NEIGHBORS AT THIS TIME.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 07:06 PM.
MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND OF COURSE, THE APPLICANT COME FORWARD AS WELL.
>> THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE ACTUALLY DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY TO BE CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL, WHICH BY DEFINITION IS SMALLER, SINGLE-FAMILY, DETACHED AND ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
OUR ZONING REGULATIONS ACTUALLY DEFINE SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DETACHED AS CONTAINING THREE OR MORE DWELLINGS ON A SEPARATE PLOTTED LOT.
FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DETACHED, THE DEFINITION STATES THAT IT'S LOCATED ON A LOT OR SEPARATE BUILDING TRACT.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING APPROXIMATELY 203 UNITS.
THEY'RE ONE STORY. I'M TRYING TO THINK, IT'S ONE, TWO, AND THREE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE LAND USE TO MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY.
THEY'RE ALSO REQUESTING TWO PARKING SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT WITH 50 PERCENT RECOVERED PARKING.
THEY'RE PROVIDING FOUR ENCLOSED REFUSE DUMPSTERS, AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDING A VALLEY TRASH SERVICE.
THEY'RE REQUESTING TO ALLOW MASONRY SCREENING WALL IN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK ONLY ALONG THE STATE HIGHWAY 5 AREA.
BUILDING SEPARATION, THEY'RE REQUESTING MINIMUM 8 FEET MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK 20 FEET ALONG ALL PROPERTY BOUNDARIES THAT ARE NOT ADJACENT TO RIGHT-OF-WAY.
FOR THE SCREENING, STATE HIGHWAY 5, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A MASONRY SCREENING WALL.
THE NORTH AND SOUTH PROPERTY LINE, WOOD WITH MASONRY COLUMNS, WITH THE WEST PROPERTY LINE BEING WOOD FENCING.
AT THE FEBRUARY 6 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL UNANIMOUSLY.
THE CITY DID RECEIVE SIX OPPOSITION CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTED TO THE ZONING AND FOR TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTING UNANIMOUSLY TO DENY A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE ZONING REQUEST.
IF THE COUNCIL DOES CHOOSE TO APPROVE THE ZONING REQUEST, THERE ARE RECOMMENDED RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE OUTLINED WITHIN STAFF'S REPORT THAT HAD BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> HELLO AGAIN. JOSH ED, VICE PRESENT DEVELOPMENT NEXTMETRO COMMUNITIES HERE IN DALLAS.
FIRST OF ALL, JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR HOW THIS HAS GONE TONIGHT.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT BACKWARDS FOR ME, MIGHT BE FOR SOME OF YOU ALL, WE ALWAYS INTENDED TO PRESENT OUR PRESENTATION TODAY.
THE TABLE REQUEST REALLY WAS TO HAVE MORE TIME TO WALK THROUGH WHAT THIS IS PROPOSED AND ALL THE OTHER SYSTEMATIC IMPACTS.
WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WELL, WE HAD ONE AND WE STILL MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT ONE BACK THAT DOES DETAIL ARCHITECTURAL COVENANTS, BUT IT CAN ALSO HELP HOLD US TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT EXCEED WHAT WE HAVE TO DO PER CODE THINGS.
COUNCILMAN, NATURALLY TO YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE LATE REQUESTS TO TABLE, I JUST CHECKED MY RECORDS, EMAILED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ON FEBRUARY 7TH, WHICH WAS THE DAY AFTER WE LEARNED AT THE P&Z RESOLUTION, I CALL IT COUNCILMAN MILLER CALLED COUNCILMAN CANE.
COUNCILMAN MILLER FOLLOWED UP WITH ME TODAY.
WE HAD A CANDID DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CONCERNS THAT CAME TO LIGHT AND THAT'S WHY THE REQUEST TO TABLE CAME IN SO LATE.
I JUST WANTED TO CLEAR THE AIR THERE.
>> NO, I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFY.
I APOLOGIZE IF I WAS WRONG ON THE TIMING.
>> IT'S ALL GOOD. YOU'VE HEARD A LOT OF CONCERNS HERE FROM NEIGHBORS.
THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE'D LIKE TO TABLE THE CONVERSATION, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL ON THE TABLE OR NOT.
BUT I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THEIR ANNA TOWN SQUARE.
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I KNOW THAT A DEVELOPER, SCORE BERG, KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THERE.WE LOOKED AT A PROPERTY THERE WAY BACK WHEN AND SO THEY'RE OUTSIDE OF OUR RADIUS, WE DON'T OFTEN GET LETTERS, OPPOSITIONS AND USUALLY FROWNED UPON TO REACH OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO WORK ON ISSUES, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE TOWN MEETINGS.
I HANDLE ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.
WE HAVE 14 PROJECTS IN DALLAS-FORT WORTH.
IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE DON'T COME TO A CONCLUSION AS TO HOW WE CAN HELP BENEFIT THE PROPERTIES NEARBY.
PLEASE JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE WALK THROUGH THIS.
THAT SAID, GIVEN EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID TONIGHT, I'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE BRIEF JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED TO BELABOR THIS.
THIS IS THE TRACT OF LAND THAT WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH.
OF COURSE, SELINA MENTIONED CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, BUILT-TO-RENT HOMES.
I THINK IF THERE WAS A MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTION OF WHAT THEY WOULD FIT INTO SINGLE-FAMILY, MULTI-FAMILY OR CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL, SOME OF YOU MIGHT SELECT CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL BECAUSE BY NATURE THAT'S THE PRODUCT THAT YOU HAVE.
SINGLE-FAMILY DUPLEX TWO FAMILY, THAT'S ALL THAT WE'RE BUILDING, TWO-BEDROOM, THREE-BEDROOM HOMES.
THOSE ARE ALL SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
THE ONE-BEDROOM HOMES ARE DUPLEX IN NATURE.
THE ISSUE HERE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING ISSUE AND THE STAFF SUPPORT ISSUE, WAS THAT PER THE COMP PLAN FOR THIS ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO BE MET IS INDIVIDUALLY PLOTTED LOSS.
THAT'S A BIG DEAL WHEN IT COMES TO LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENTIRELY CHANGES THE PRODUCTS YOU GET WITH WHAT WE BUILD, OUR COMPETITORS BUILT, CAN'T DO IT.
THERE'S PROS AND CONS TO BOTH OF THAT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE IF THERE'S A QUESTION THERE.
BUT AGAIN, NO NEED TO DIG ON THAT TOO MUCH.
REVIEWED YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
OF COURSE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED.
THE RANGE OF HOUSING REACHING OUT TO DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
MY GOAL IS TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT.
THE ONLY THING, IT'S ON THE TABLES, INDIVIDUALLY PLOTTED LOTS.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR THAT WAS MY GOAL DIDN'T MEAN TO CIRCUMVENT THE PROCESS AT ALL WHATSOEVER.
THIS IS THE SITE PLAN JUST TO USE FACTUAL INFORMATION THIS IS A LITTLE OVER 200 HOMES.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE 600 CAME FROM.
ON THE GROSS SIDE, THIS IS 8.4 HOMES PER ACRE, THAT'S A LITTLE OVER 5,000 SQUARE FOOT PER HOME.
COMPARING THAT TO LOT SIZES AND THEN OBVIOUSLY HAVING TO SERVE THAT WITH A FIRE LANE, SIMILAR DENSITY, YOU'D GET ON SOME HIGHER DENSITY, INDIVIDUALLY PLOTTED HOMES.
THIS IS ABOUT 29 ACRES AS YOU CAN SEE, PREVALENT FLOODPLAIN THERE TO THE WEST.
THIS SITE WILL NOT BE CLEAR-CUT.
IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE CLEARED TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY, TO PUT THE STRUCTURES THERE.
THERE'S A REASON WHY THERE'S NO TREES HERE, THAT TREES ARE NEVER ON A CONCEPT PLAN FOR PLANNING AND ZONING WE'RE HELD TO URBAN FORESTRY, WERE HELD TO ALL OF THOSE SAME REQUIREMENTS.
WE FULLY INTEND TO MEET. THE CITY OF ANNA HAS A VERY THOROUGH TREE ORDINANCE.
IT'S VERY PUNITIVE IF YOU DID NOT REPLACE THE TREES.
WE INTEND NOT TO PAY ANY FEE IN LIEU OF REPLACING TREES, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT FAR CANDIDLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSIONS.
THIS IS TO THE SOUTHWEST THAT FRONTS ALONG FOR 23.
JUST TO SHOW THIS IS A DIFFICULT SITE TO DEVELOP.
THAT'S WHY THE CURRENT ZONING AND STATE LOTS, I'M NOT HERE TO SAY IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL INDIVIDUALLY PLAID LOTS COULD OCCUR.
THEY WON'T BE SOMETHING THAT WE DO TO EXAMINE THAT POINT.
WHAT WE BUILD IS ALL THAT WE DO.
SO IF IT'S NOT A FIT, IT'S NOT A FIT.
BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT THIS IS THE PROPOSAL.
WE CAN'T BUILD TOWNHOMES, WE CAN'T BUILD INDIVIDUALLY PLOTTED LOTS AND THAT THING.
THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
REHASHING THIS, ABOUT A 30, 40, 30 MIX BETWEEN ONE-BEDROOM, TWO-BEDROOM, AND THREE-BEDROOM HOMES.
YOU CAN SEE THE REPOS RENTS THERE.
REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME TONIGHT, WE HAVE OUR GRAND OPENING IN MELISSA, TOMORROW.
I WELCOME ANY OF YOU TO ATTEND, IF NOTHING ELSE, JUST TO PUT BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND SEE.
I CAN SHARE THAT WE'VE ACTIVELY STARTED LEASING ALL THREE OF THOSE EXACT SAME PRODUCT TYPES WELL IN EXCESS OF THOSE LEASE AMOUNTS.
RIGHT NOW, THIS PRODUCT TYPE DOES VERY WELL.
IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO BUY A HOME.
IT'S VERY CUMBERSOME FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUY A HOME.
THIS IS A GREAT SOLUTION FOR THEM TO LIVE FOR 3-5 YEARS.
OUR RESIDENTS STICK AROUND MUCH LONGER THAN TRADITIONAL MULTIFAMILY, AND THAT'S WHY, AND THEY PAY A PREMIUM FOR THAT ACCESS.
A BIG PART OF THIS AND BEEN TALKING ABOUT HIGHWAY 5 IS THE REALIGNMENT OF COUNTY ROAD FOR 23.
I'VE LEARNED THERE WAS A FATAL ACCIDENT AT THAT INTERSECTION, AND I CAN ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND WHY COUNCILMAN CARVER I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S HARD TO GET OUT OF THERE, WHETHER IT'S TRAFFIC OR NOT, THAT'S REALLY BAD GEOMETRY AND IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED WHETHER IT'S ME OR ANYONE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING THIS REALIGNMENT, WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A HARD CORNER THERE THERE THAT'S A LAKE AND THAT ODD SHAPE, THAT OUT PARCEL IS GOING TO BE ZONED COMMERCIAL TO CREATE SOME COMMERCIAL IN THIS CORRIDOR, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED AS A MIXTURE OF USES, IN MY OPINION, THAT ROAD I BELIEVE IT WAS WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A CAN'T RECALL IF IT'S 24 OR 36 FOOT WIDE CONCRETE ROAD, NO ASPHALT QUALITY ROADS PER CITY STANDARDS.
THE FULL ROAD THAT WAS REQUESTED THAT WAS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR US TO BUILD AT LEAST HALF OF THAT.
WE COULDN'T BUILD EXACTLY HALF WE HAD TO OVERBUILD A LITTLE BIT.
THAT WAS PART OF ONE OF OUR WORKSHOP ITEMS WHERE WE CAME TO THE TABLE SAYING, HEY, CAN YOU HELP US OUT WITH THIS COST?
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SAFE TO SAY THAT'S OFF THE TABLE AND IF WE CAN USE THOSE FUNDS TO HELP FUND A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THIS INTERSECTION OR AT THE FINLEY INTERSECTION, THAT'S WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CAN DO, AT LEAST IN MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT.THAT WAS PART OF THE PITCH HERE.
AGAIN, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US, OUR COMMUNITIES SO YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE BUILD BY VIRTUE OF OUR OTHER PRODUCTS IT'S ALL SINGLE-STORY.
IT'S ALL SINGLE-FAMILY AND NATURE BEST-IN-CLASS.
WE USE MULTI-FAMILY BASE ZONING BECAUSE WE DON'T FIT INTO OTHER ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS.
WHEN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS MADE, THERE WASN'T A PAINTBRUSH IN OUR COLOR TO PAINT ON THE MAP.
AND SO THAT'S HOW WE USE MULTIFAMILY.
I THINK, AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF THIS CONVERSATION, THE TASKS THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO ACHIEVE, THE DIFFICULT ONE IS SEPARATING THE NEED FOR THIS PRODUCT TYPE FROM TRADITIONAL MULTI-FAMILY FROM A SENIOR STEAL FROM AGE RESTRICTED DEAL, ALL OF THOSE HAVE A TIME AND PLACE WITHIN THE VARIED HOUSING THAT YOU'RE HAVING, JUST AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE A STAY-AT-HOME STARTER HOMES AND STEP UP PUMPS.
AGAIN, I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON WHAT'S THE RIGHT FIT HERE AND THERE, BUT IT'S ALL PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
SOMETHING'S INTERESTING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE WITH US AND REVIEWING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE POPULATION GROWTH AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS GROWTH WHAT WE TEND TO CAPTURE ARE THE PREMIUM RENTERS THAT ARE IN A RENTAL SPOT, AND ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME.
FIFTY PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH US ARE COMING FROM A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME.
THEY'RE DOWNSIZING, OR THEY'RE RELOCATING, OR THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A LIFE TRANSITION, DIVORCE, OR A JOB CONTRACT, OR YOU CAN NAME A LOT OF SCENARIOS HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS, DON'T HAVE A LOT OF KIDS.
IT'S A THREE TO FIVE-YEAR TRANSITIONARY PRODUCTS A LITTLE BIT AND THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE ON THE SCREEN.
THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME THAT IS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHERE IN TEXAS, COLORADO, DENVER IN FLORIDA, AGAIN, ALL WITH THIS EXACT SAME PRODUCT TYPE.
THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS THAT WE PROPOSED IN OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THE PREVIOUS PROJECT THAT WE PROPOSED, AS WELL AS THIS ONE WHERE SUGGESTED 80% MASONRY, WHICH HAS A HIGH DEGREE OF MASONRY, IT'S NOT 100%, BUT I WILL SHOW YOU ON THAT FLOOR PLAN, GOING FROM 80-100 DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE THE APPEARANCE TOO MUCH.
SO THAT HELPS US BE FLEXIBLE A LITTLE BIT AND THAT'S A DEVIATION FROM 100%, BUT STILL AN EXCESS OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN SOME OTHERS PROPOSED.
SO TRYING TO BE A GOOD PARTNER THERE.
THESE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE BUILT.
WE HAVE THEM ALL ACROSS THE METRO.
AGAIN, THE ONE ON SAM RAYBURN 121.
MELISSA IS A GRAND OPENING TOMORROW, YEAH, IT'S VERY SIMILAR PRODUCT, BRICK AND STONE.
LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS OUT THERE.
YOU SHOULD HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION IF YOU'D LIKE A SPECIAL TOUR AS WELL.
THIS IS ACTUALLY AN AERIAL OF THAT PROJECT.
SO YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, THAT'S 121.
THAT SETBACK IS DUE TO FUTURE TEXTS DOT RIGHT AWAY, VERY SIMILAR TO HIGHWAY 5.
A D CELL LANE WILL GO IN THERE EVENTUALLY FOR TECH STUFF BUT THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS IN OUR PURVIEW AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE WAY THE HOMES ARE LAID OUT THERE WITH THE FIRE LANES AND THAT SORT OF THING.
HERE'S SOME PICTURES OF OPERATING PROJECTS.
THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS IN ARLINGTON, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS IN FORT WORTH.
FORT WORTH ONE JUST OPENED AND APOLOGIZE THAT'S WHY THE GRASS LOOKS SO BAD.
BUT THOSE ARE 20-FOOT BACKYARD.
AGAIN, THE SAME FOOTPRINTS, SAME PRODUCT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE AS A SINGLE-STORY, SINGLE-FAMILY HOME, AND THEY REALLY JUST THIS IS REHASHING SOME OF THE TALKING POINTS THAT WE HAD EARLIER.
LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS PRODUCT AND OTHER PRODUCT TYPE.
THAT'S WHAT I'D ASKED YOU TO CONSIDER.
I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF PROJECTS COMING IN.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY MULTI-FAMILY PROJECTS ARE OPERATING IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW. I FOUND ONE.
I'M SURE THERE'S MORE SOMEWHERE, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE SOMEWHERE AT SOME POINT IN TIME AND SO UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF EACH, I THINK IS A TOUGH JOB.
LOOKING AT THE PRODUCT TYPE, WE'RE NOT ASKING TO ENTITLE THREE-STORY MULTI-FAMILY.
WE'RE NOT ASKING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN WITHIN THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
WE'RE ASKING FOR THE SITE PLAN AND THE SITE PLAN FITS WITHIN THAT BOX AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
OUR ABILITY TO HELP INFLUENCE COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT NEARBY THROUGH RESIDENTS WITH HIGH INCOMES AND JUST SPLIT THIS PLAUSIBLE INCOME HELPS WITH THAT AND THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF DENSITY IF AND WHEN YOU CAN ACCEPT IT.
THEN REALLY JUST THE QUANTITY, THE QUALITY OVER QUANTITY CONVERSATION.
WE'RE TRYING TO BE A GOOD PARTNER HERE.
ALBERTO REFUSED TO NOT BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR TYPE OF THING.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO, THAT WAS REALLY THE REQUEST TO TABLE.
I KNOW WE'RE PAST THAT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, BUT THAT'S REALLY IT.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS.
>>THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS?
NOBODY NEEDS TO TALK ABOUT IT.
THE REASON WHY IS PROPOSED ZONING DOES NOT CONFORM IT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE OR THE 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
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I MEAN, THAT'S MY MAJOR CONCERN.>> SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER. ALL IN FAVOR?
SEE CONSIDERED DISCUSS ACTION ON RESOLUTION REGARDING THE NEXT METRO COUNTY ROAD FOR 23 CONCEPT PLAN.
>> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.
>> NAME THE CONCEPT PLAN IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ZONING REQUEST, ITEM 6B, AND THEREFORE IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY ITEMS 70C.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LEE, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN AS ALL IN FAVOR? [BACKGROUND]
>> YES. MOTION PASSES OUT OF D CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL SURVEYING SERVICE PROVIDER TO COMPLETE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE CITY OF ANNA 23-24 TEXAS COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDING, AND ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. KIMBERLY,.
>> [INAUDIBLE] CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I DON'T HAVE TO START ALL OVER DO I? BUT EARLY ON WE DISCUSS WORKING WITH OUR OWN ENGINEERS ON STAFF TO DESIGN THE PROJECT.
BUT HOWEVER, WITH THEIR CURRENT WORKLOAD, WE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO PROCURE A SEPARATE ENGINEERING FIRM FOR THE PROJECT DESIGN AND OVERSIGHT.
IN PARTICULAR, WE REALLY NEEDED AN ENGINEERING FIRM THAT HAD FEDERAL GRANT EXPERIENCE AND THE ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THESE STRICT DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS AND THE APPLICATION TIMELINES.
AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR GRANT ADMINISTRATOR OR PMI, WE WENT THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROCUREMENT AND SEND OUT A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
THE SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND SCORED SIX PROPOSALS FOR THE CD GRANT AND TONIGHT WE ARE RECOMMENDING HEWLETT [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE AWARD.
AS A REMINDER, THIS GRANT ALLOWS UP TO 75%, 75,000 OR 25% OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
THE ENGINEERING FEES WILL BE PART OF THE TOTAL GRANT/MATCH.
OVERALL IT WOULD BE 575,000 IF AWARDED, AND THE ENGINEERING FEES WOULD COME OUT OF THAT.
FOLLOWING THE AWARD THIS EVENING, PMI WILL START NEGOTIATING A FEE WITH [INAUDIBLE] IF THE COUNSEL PREFERS, WE CAN BRING THE FINAL CONTRACT BACK TO YOU FOR APPROVAL.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD IT'S WIN-WIN.
I WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE THAT SELECTED THESE AND POURED THROUGH 11 OF THOSE TIMES I WAS IN A LITTLE OVER MY HEAD.
>> IT VERY ENLIGHTENING PARTICIPATION THANKS.
>> THAT I MAKE A MOTION, WE APPROVE IT.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CORDOVA, SECOND BY MAYOR [INAUDIBLE]. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES, MOTION PASSES OUT OF ME.
CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURAL SERVICE PROVIDER TO COMPLETE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE CITY OF ANNA'S 2023 [NOISE] TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK PROGRAM, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM,
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GRANT-FUNDED AND ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. SAME PROCESS.
THE CITY IS ALSO, AGAIN PLANNING TO SUBMIT ANOTHER GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM GRANT.
AGAIN, THIS GRANT DOES REQUIRE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND OVERSIGHT.
SAME PROCESS WE DECIDED TO WORK WITH IN OUTSIDE ENGINEERING FIRM.
WE RECEIVED FIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE DRP.
AGAIN, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND RATED AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING HUITT-ZOLLARS ALSO FOR THIS GRANT.
FOLLOWING COUNCIL'S DECISION AND AWARD, PMI WILL BEGIN NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT WITH HZ.
AGAIN, SAME THING, THIS GRANT ALLOWS UP TO 75,000 OR 25% OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET, WHICHEVER IS LESS AND THE ENGINEERING FEES WILL BE A PART OF THE TOTAL GRANT/MATCH.
IF COUNCIL PREFERS, WE CAN BRING THE CONTRACT FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THE SAME FIRM IS DOING BOTH, RIGHT?
>> IF I HEARD YOU RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> MOTION, MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM.
SECOND BY THE MAYOR. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES. MOTION PASSES. ITEM F CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON A RESOLUTION [NOISE] OR IMPROVEMENT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH HOME DEPOT.
>> YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL TAYLOR LAW, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SWITCHING HATS HERE.
HOME DEPOT USA INC. IS CURRENTLY A DUE DILIGENCE ON DEVELOPING OVER 137,000 SQUARE FOOT STORE WITH A GARDEN CENTER ON 13.7 ACRES AT THE CORNER OF BUDDY HAYES BOULEVARD AND HALFWAY DRIVE.
THAT'S THE NORTHERN END OF THE ANNA TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT WITH WALMART BEYOND THE SOUTHERN END.
GIVEN RISE IN CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF OR APPROACH TO ASSIST WITH THIS MAJOR RETAILER LOCATING WITHIN THE CITY, SHOULD HOME DEPOT COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION AS DETAILED IN YOUR PACKET BY APRIL 10TH OF 2025, THE CITY'S PROPOSING TO OFFER A SALES TAX REBATE OF 50 PERCENT OF THE CITY PORTION OF THAT SALES TAX, UP TO $4 MILLION OR 10 YEARS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
AND HOME DEPOT'S SIGNATURE IS IN THE PACKET WITH THEIR APPROVAL.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU TOO. I HAVE NO QUESTION, I HAVE A COMMENT WHICH IS MORE OF A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION ON SOME COMMENTS THAT I'VE SEEN PUBLICLY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THIS WEEK ABOUT WHERE IS MY TAX REBATE.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO IS ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND EDUCATE YOURSELF ON WHAT A TAX RATE IS CONSISTED OF AND WHAT COMPRISES A TAX RATE.
I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, A SALES TAX DOLLAR TOMORROW THAT IS RECEIVED IS ONE I DIDN'T HAVE TODAY.
I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, SIGNIFICANT SALES TAX WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE CITY OF ANNA, WHICH GUESS WHAT, IN TURN KEEPS YOUR CITY TAX RATE LOW.
I FEEL THIS IS A WIN MONUMENTAL RETAILER COMING INTO THE CITY OF ANNA, WHICH IS THE START OF AN ANCHOR THAT WILL PRODUCE 10 MORE IN A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.
>> I JUST LOOK AT THIS AS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WENT THROUGH WITH WALMART.
NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE GOING FOR WALMART BUT IN THE END ALL THE REVENUE THAT GOT GENERATED FROM THAT PROJECT ENDED UP CREATING A WHOLE SLEW OF THINGS ON TOP OF THE SHOPS AND THE RETAIL THAT CAME ALONG WITH IT.
THAT GAVE MONEY [NOISE] NOT JUST TO US, BUT TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
YEAH, THIS IS A BIG WIN. ABSOLUTELY.
>> CAN I JUST ASK ONE QUESTION ON THE INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR IT.
I KNOW WE'RE EARLIER, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMPLETION DATE.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ACTUALLY MOVING DIRT?
>> TO BEGIN THE INCIDENT WOULD BE THEY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLETE THE BUILDING FOR APRIL 2025.
THEY ARE STILL IN THE DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD SO FINAL TIMELINE ON WHEN THEY WOULD START IS STILL BEING DISCUSSED.
I DON'T HAVE A DATE ON THE GROUNDBREAKING.
>> I'LL JUST SAY AVERAGE YEAR-TO-YEAR AND A-HALF BILL?
>> THIS IS ITEM F, AND I'LL GLADLY MAKE THE MOTION TO GIVE A 50% SALES TAX REBATE [OVERLAPPING] AS DISCUSSED TO
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A LARGE CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF OBTAINING ADDITIONAL SALES TAX DOLLARS FOR THE CITY OF ANNA FOR YEARS TO COME.MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNSEL. ALL IN FAVOR?
IMG CONSIDER DISCUSS SECTION ON RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONSTRUCTION ROAD FOR THE HURRICANE CREEK REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS HONESTLY THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS BUILDING OUR REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
YOU WILL SEE ADDITIONAL ITEMS COMING THROUGH IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
[NOISE] INCLUDING WHAT I'M CALLING PHASE 1A OF OVERALL PHASE 1.
BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THIS PROJECT, IT'S GOING TO BE MULTIPLE THINGS.
THIS FIRST STEP IS FOR US TO GET A CONSTRUCTION ROAD IN PLACE THAT CAN HANDLE THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING IN AND OUT OF THE SITE.
THIS ITEM WOULD APPROVE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT WITH WOPAC TO PUT IN A CONSTRUCTION ROAD.
THIS WOULD BE AN ALL-WEATHER SURFACE THAT WOULD ALSO ALLOW AND SUPPORT FIRE TRUCKS, SO EMERGENCY STAFF CAN GET INTO AND OUT OF THE SITE IF NECESSARY.
ONCE THIS IS BUILT, WE WOULD THEN BEGIN WITH CLEARING THE INSIDE OF THE SITE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE KEEPING A LARGE SWATH OF TREES ALL THE WAY AROUND IT TO PROVIDE THAT BUFFER SO THAT YOU REALLY WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO SEE IT FROM THE OUTSIDE SO THAT ITEM WILL BE MOVING FORWARD.
WE ARE CURRENTLY BIDDING PHASE 1A.
WHEN THAT PROJECT IS READY TO COME TO YOU FORWARD, WHICH IS COMING UP HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS YOU'LL HAVE THAT COMING FORWARD AS WELL.
BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE, IF YOU HAVE ANY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM G?
>> NO, SIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6G.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN OF THE SECOND.
>> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CANE. ALL IN FAVOR?
COUNCIL I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION BEFORE WE ADDRESS
[7. Closed Session (Exceptions).]
ITEM H UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCED ON THE AGENDA UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS.
A CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING OPINION OR CONFLATED LITIGATION.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.071, BE DISCUSSED, DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.07 2C DISCUSS DELIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.087 AND D. DISCUSS TO LIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.074, THE MOTIONS ARE CLOSED.
NOTHING WROTE HIM WITH MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, ALL ON FAVOR?
[6. Items For Individual Consideration. (Part 2 of 2)]
>> CONSIDER DISCUSSED ITEM H UNDER ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
CONSIDER DISCUSSED ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AUDITS OF THE CITY AND ITS DEPARTMENTS, APPOINTED BOARDS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHER ENTITIES CONCERNING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, INTERRELATED INFORMATION AND POLICIES TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES.
>> MAYOR I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6H.
>> THE SECOND COUNCILMAN [INAUDIBLE], WITH THE MOTION AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, ALL IN FAVOR?
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER ITEMS WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS EVENING ON THE AGENDA? I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 08:15 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.