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WELCOME. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON MAY 9TH, 2023, 6 P.M..
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED 120 WEST SEVENTH STREET, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND PLEASE TURN THAT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE WE GET TO NEIGHBORS COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, I NEED TO CALL ROLL.
COUNCILMAN CARVER IS NOT PRESENT.
ALL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HERE AT THIS TIME.
I WILL GIVE AN INVOCATION AND FOLLOW WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
HEAVENLY FATHER. GOD, I JUST COME TO YOU TODAY AND JUST JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
LORD, WE JUST COME TO YOU TODAY AND AND PRAY FOR HEALING IN OUR COUNTY RIGHT NOW.
GOD AND PRAY FOR HEALING IN OUR NATION.
LORD, I JUST PRAY THAT THAT YOUR PEACE WILL.
WILL COME OVER PEOPLE IN OUR AREA AS THEY ARE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW.
COMMUNITIES ARE STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND.
GOD, I JUST PRAY FOR YOUR YOUR PROTECTION AND PEACE OVER ALL OF US.
HELP US THIS EVENING AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR FUTURE IN THE CITY OF ANNA.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NEIGHBOR'S COMMENTS.
[3. Neighbor Comments.]
ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM ON THIS MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.AS A REMINDER, ANYONE WITH WHO IS SPEAKING ON NEIGHBORS COMMENTS HAS THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
OKAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MISS STEPHANIE DINGELL.
STEPHANIE DINGELL 820 IN COURT.
I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO SPEAK ON SIX F.
IT'S NOW A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
OR SHOULD I? YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY SIX F IS ACTUALLY NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THIS FRIDAY WAS THE FIRST THAT WE HEARD ABOUT JPI ASKING FOR 50% AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUEST.
AND THESE FOUR DAYS, I HAVEN'T RAN INTO A SINGLE RESIDENT WHO DOES NOT OPPOSE THIS AGENDA ITEM AND I AM OPPOSED TO THIS AGENDA SIX F. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
GOOD EVENING. BETH LOWERY, 1124 SHARP STREET.
I ALSO AM SPEAKING AGAINST SIX F.
IT FEELS A BIT OF A BAIT AND SWITCH FROM WHAT WE WERE, WHAT WE AGREED UPON, I GUESS, LAST YEAR.
SO I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY OPINION AGAINST THE SALE TO JPI.
AND I BELIEVE THERE'S HANDOUTS HERE.
HI. THIS WAS, I DID THIS LIKE TODAY AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING REALLY PREPARED TO SAY TO YOU.
BUT WHAT I, I WAS AT A MEETING LAST WEEK TO GO THROUGH A PROPERTY APPRAISAL PROTEST, AND SO FIND OUT HOW TO DO THAT.
AND WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT MY MET SOME OTHER PEOPLE THERE AND WHEN I'M LOOKING AT MY PROPERTY APPRAISAL STATEMENT, I SEE THAT I HAVE A $5,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND I SEE ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME.
WE WERE TALKING AND HE HAD A $35,000 EXEMPTION ON HIS.
AND ANYWAY, SO I CALLED AND I TALKED WITH ALAN GUARD AND HE WAS EMPHATIC THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS A $35,000 EXEMPTION, WHICH, YOU KNOW, OKAY, FINE.
BUT I SAW IT ON THE ON THE APPRAISAL.
AND SO I DID A LITTLE SURVEY OF MY OWN TODAY OF FIVE CITIES ON THE
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HOMESTEAD ALONE, THE HOMESTEAD PLUS THE OVER 65 AND THE HOMESTEAD FOR DISABLED.AND I FIND THAT ON THE COLLIN COUNTY TAX CALCULATOR PROPERTY TAX CALCULATOR ON A PULL OUT OF YOUR HAT $310,000 PROPERTY VALUE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION SHOWS ON THERE FOR CITY OF ANNA FOR 31,000 PLUS DOLLARS AND OVER 65 IT SHOWS 61,000 PLUS DOLLARS.
AND FOR A DISABLED PERSON, IT'S A 31.
IT'S THE SAME AS THE REGULAR EXEMPTION.
SO I'M WANTING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING WITH THE HOME EXEMPTION.
I KNOW IT'S BEING DISCUSSED TONIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HOW THE DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE, BUT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IT.
ONLY IN THAT $5,000 IS PRETTY LOW COMPARED TO ANY OTHER CITIES.
AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE IN THE CITY MEETINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN TO.
WE LIKE TO COMPARE OURSELVES TO PROSPER, AND THEY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GOING RATE FOR THEIRS.
PLANO HAS MORE. WELL, YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S ON THERE.
SO BEING A DISABLED PERSON MYSELF, I'M THINKING THAT AND I'D LIKE FOR EVERYBODY HERE ALSO TO THINK THAT. IT DESERVES A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN EXEMPTION THAN A REGULAR HOMESTEAD, ONLY THAT YOU DON'T WORK.
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSED HERE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. CARRIE, ANY OTHER COMMENT SHEETS? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR, RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OR THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.
[4. Reports]
ITEM A THIS EVENING IS RECOGNITION OF LEADERSHIP ANNA CLASS.MR. HENDERSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO ASK ELAINE TO COME UP AND AND TALK TO THE COUNCIL.
IT'S NOT RUN BY THE CITY, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR POSITION THAT WE CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY PROGRAMS IN A COMMUNITY THAT INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT. SO IT'S BEEN AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SEE IT FLOURISH AND GROW.
AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ELAINE.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE ELAINE SMITH BOIRO.
THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, OUR MAYOR AND RESPECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS, THOSE THAT PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAM THIS SESSION. IT'S MY HONOR THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE NEWEST LEADERS OF ANNA THROUGH THE PROGRAM, THROUGH THE CHAMBER AND TLT TOMORROW'S LEADERS TODAY. COLLECTIVELY, WE HAVE PUT THIS TOGETHER AND OUR CLASS FOUR HAS RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATES JUST MOMENTS AGO, AND WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THEM. COME ON UP.
COME ON UP. AND IF WE CAN SNEAK A PICTURE WITH YOU TOO, THEN.
YOU KNOW, I WILL JUST ADD THAT, AS RYAN MENTIONED, ABOUT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT YOU TEACH ELAINE AND THE PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
I'VE GONE THROUGH THOSE SAME PROGRAMS AND IN MULTIPLE CITIES NOW, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT IS A GREAT SPRINGBOARD INTO INVOLVEMENT, ESPECIALLY ON THE CIVIC SIDE, WHETHER IT'S NONPROFIT.
BUT WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK FOR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES, FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL OR SCHOOL BOARD, IT'S A BIG SPRING BOARD AND WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU.
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WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM BE RECOGNIZED.MISS DEMINGS. OH, WE'RE SWITCHING IT UP ON ME.
TONIGHT, WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WE NOTICE PROGRAM FOR FEBRUARY TO APRIL.
THE HOA I'M SORRY, THE HOA FOR THE NORTH POINT SUBDIVISION.
THE ENTRANCES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE BEAUTIFUL WITH FRESH FLOWERS AND GREENERY.
AND THANK YOU TO MR. SELL AND THE NORTH POINT CROSSING HOA.
OUR APRIL PROPERTY OF THE MONTH IS LOCATED IN AVERY POINT ON CRESCENT VIEW DRIVE.
DEBBIE SERIO IS INTO GARDENING AND TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN HER LAWN AND GARDEN.
THANK YOU, DEBBIE, FOR BEING A GREAT NEIGHBOR IN ANNA.
AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE BOTH HERE.
ANYTHING ELSE UNDER REPORTS? YEAH. MAYOR, REAL QUICK, I SPOKE TO ANDY MACRINA EARLIER TODAY, AND HE WAS CRUCIAL IN GETTING THE THE DOG PARK GOING.
AND HE USED TO COME IN HERE EVERY EVERY SO OFTEN WITH HIS DOG, CLEO.
HE GAVE US A BAG OF CHOCOLATES AND HE SAID FROM CLEO.
ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL? AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE CONSENT ITEMS.
[5. Consent Items]
THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.COUNCIL ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT THIS EVENING.
IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM FIVE.
I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEMS FIVE A.
SECOND. MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX, INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION.
[6. Items For Individual Consideration]
ITEM A IS CONSIDERED DISCUSS ACTION ON ADDING LOCAL OPTION PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 24.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M THE BUDGET MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.
WE'LL DO JUST A QUICK REVIEW OF SOME OF THE THINGS I TOLD YOU AT THE LAST MEETING.
WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN THE CITY OF ANNA.
WE'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN OUR APPRAISED VALUE.
OUR APPRAISED VALUE LAST YEAR INCREASED BY 37.5%.
THIS YEAR. THE PROJECTION FOR FY 24 IS THAT IT WILL GROW BY AT LEAST 20%.
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AS I SAID LAST WEEK, ALL OR LAST COUNCIL MEETING EXCUSE ME, ALL REAL AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE STATE IS TAXABLE UNLESS AN EXEMPTION IS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED BY THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.AS A LOCAL TAXING UNIT, YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF A PARTIAL OR TOTAL EXEMPTIONS FROM APPRAISED VALUE.
YOUR LOCAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU ARE A RESIDENT HOMESTEAD.
YOU HAVE AN OPTION OF OFFERING UP TO 20%, BUT NOT LESS THAN $5,000.
YOU CAN ALSO OFFER AN AGE 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION.
YOU CAN OFFER A DISABLED EXEMPTION.
HOWEVER, THOSE TWO DO NOT STACK.
YOU GET EITHER THE OVER 65 OR YOU GET THE DISABLED EXEMPTION.
OUR CURRENT STRUCTURE IS 1% OR A $5,000 MINIMUM FOR RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEADS.
WE HAVE AN OVER 65 EXEMPTION OF $30,000.
AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXEMPTION FOR DISABLED PERSON ONLY.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD 3835 PROPERTIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER SAVED ABOUT $27 ON THEIR TAX BILL.
THE OVER 65 EXEMPTION, WE HAD 726 HOMEOWNERS AND THEY SAVED ABOUT $162 ON THEIR TAX BILL.
THIS IS A CALCULATION CHART TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE TO OUR REVENUES DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU SET THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION AT.
THIS IS BASED ON LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS.
SO THESE ARE DEFINITELY ESTIMATES BASED ON WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE UPCOMING YEAR.
WE DO HAVE A JULY 1ST DEADLINE TO ADOPT ANY RESIDENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.
THAT'S IN THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.
AND THIS EVENING, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND A MAJORITY VOTE OF WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SET THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR FY 24.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, TERRY. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.
COMMENTS FOR TERRY OR THE GROUP.
SO YOU SAID YOU COULD DO ONE OR THE OTHER.
YOU CAN'T STACK THEM. IS THERE IS THAT SOMETHING THAT JUST CAN'T BE DONE? IT JUST IS NOT RIGHT.
YOU CAN CLAIM EITHER EXEMPTION.
IF YOU'RE OVER 65 RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE GETTING THE OVER 65 EXEMPTION.
IF YOU ARE ALSO DISABLED, YOU DON'T GET AN ADDITIONAL 30,000.
AND SO THIS THE ORDINANCE THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WOULD ADD THAT, OKAY, SO THAT THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE DISABLED AND UNDER 65 WOULD ALSO GET A $30,000 EXEMPTION. THANK YOU.
SURE. AND JUST SO EVERYBODY ELSE YOU AND I MET AND RYAN WAS THERE AND I LEARNED THIS AND I HAD NO IDEA BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO KNOW THIS, THE HOMESTEAD, WE CAN RAISE IT TO TEN.
AND THEN IF WE NEXT YEAR, IF WE WANT TO GO DOWN TO FIVE, WE CAN GO DOWN TO FIVE.
IT CAN BE CHANGED AND LOWERED, RIGHT? THE COUNCIL HAS THE LOCAL OPTION TO SET THE EXEMPTION EVERY YEAR OR YOU CAN SET IT AND LEAVE IT ALONE FOR A FEW YEARS.
IS THAT THE SAME WITH THE OVER 65 AND DISABLED FOR LOCAL OPTION EXEMPTIONS? THEY ARE YOUR OPTION.
THEY WILL CARRY ON UNTIL YOU MAKE COUNCIL ACTION TO CHANGE THEM.
SO ON YOUR SCREEN HERE, THE ESTIMATED REVENUE REDUCTION TO THE CITY.
WHERE DOES THAT NUMBER COME FROM? IS THAT THE PROJECTED 24 NUMBER? IS THAT? THAT IS BASED ON LAST YEAR'S APPRAISED VALUE.
SO IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A BIT HIGHER.
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ALL OF THAT. RIGHT.THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD HAVE COST US LAST YEAR IF THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE.
IS THAT NUMBER JUST A SIMPLE CALCULATION BETWEEN THE AVERAGE HOME PRICES AND OR IS IT? NO, I PULLED THE ACTUAL DATABASE AND AND FIGURED OUT THOSE THAT WOULD RECEIVE THE $5,000 MINIMUM VERSUS THOSE THAT WOULD RECEIVE MORE THAN THE $5,000 MINIMUM.
THAT'S AS YOU CAN SEE AT A 1%.
AS WE RAISE THE EXEMPTION, MORE AND MORE HOMES QUALIFY FOR MORE THAN THAT $5,000 FLOOR.
SO YOU THINK WE'LL HAVE A 20% INCREASE FOR THIS YEAR COMING UP? I 20? YES. AND WE HAD 37.5 LAST YEAR, CORRECT? YES. SO.
WE HAVE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN OUR GROWTH.
WELL, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BASED ON JANUARY 1ST OF THE YEAR AND JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THINGS WERE SLOW IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET. SO CAN WE LOOK AT TEN PERCENT? FOR THIS YEAR.
MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM? I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL.
HOW MUCH REVENUE THAT HAS GENERATED.
I'LL ACTUALLY TURN THAT OVER TO MS..
LAU. SHE OVERSEES CC AND MAY BE ABLE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON THAT THAN I COULD.
SO FAR FOR THIS YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $275,000 REVENUE FROM THE RENTAL REGISTRATION.
THAT'S IN TOTAL, NOT A CHANGE BETWEEN LAST YEAR.
OKAY. THANK YOU. KEEP IN MIND, WE ARE HAVING TO HUNT THOSE PEOPLE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
THEY DON'T VOLUNTARILY COME FORWARD.
I THINK WE'RE I ALIGN I KIND OF AGREE WITH DANNY.
I'D LIKE TO SEE A 10% AND THEN FOR SURE ADD THE 30 TO THE DISABLED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT.
YOU'VE GOT TILL JULY 1ST, RIGHT? IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE TO BE PUT UNDER THE GUN TONIGHT TO.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GO UP AND.
WELL, IT NEEDS TO BE HIGHER THAN WHAT YOU SAID IS THE HOMESTEAD.
IF IT'S AN EITHER OR USUALLY FOR SOMEONE WHO IS DISABLED.
OH NO, THEY WILL RECEIVE THE HOMESTEAD AND THE DISABLED OR THE HOMESTEAD AND THE OVER 65, THEY CAN'T RECEIVE THE OVER 65 AND THE DISABLED. THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT CAN'T STACK.
THE OTHER DOES STACK THE HOMESTEAD AND OVER 65 DOES STACK.
I MEAN, MOST MOST OF THE DISABLED.
A BIG PERCENTAGE WOULD BE VETERANS, I WOULD ASSUME.
DO YOU HAVE THAT NUMBER? MAYBE I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME FOR OUR DISABLED ONLY.
AND THEN I WOULD PROBABLY TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER 100, 125 OR SO THAT ARE DISABLED VETERANS.
I THINK EVEN EVEN THOUGH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MAYOR.
AT FIRST YOU THOUGHT IT COULDN'T GET EITHER OR THE HOMESTEAD OR THE DISABILITY.
JUST JUST KNOWING THAT FACT WITH THE DISABLED VETERANS, I MEAN, MAYBE WE SHOULD GO HIGHER.
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COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE FOR THE DISABLED, PLEASE? I DIDN'T DON'T KNOW THAT I HAD ANYTHING.OKAY. BECAUSE MAINLY THAT WOULD..
YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THAT WORK, TERRY? SO IF THEY CHOOSE A DISABLED EXEMPTION, HOW DO THEY WHEN THEY GO TO FILE FOR THAT EXEMPTION, WHAT THEY HAVE TO SHOW.
THE CRITERIA IS THAT THEY'RE ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY.
GOT IT. SO THEY SHOW PROOF THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY.
I'M JUST DOING SOME ROUGH MATH HERE.
WHAT? WHY DON'T WE LOOK AT IT WITH THE MATH? THAT'S WHAT I THINK WE OUGHT TO DO. RIGHT, RIGHT.
I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE.
WHAT'S WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE OUR BUDGET REVENUE BEING FOR THIS YEAR? I IN PROPERTY TAX, ROUND $11 MILLION.
OKAY. SO IF WE ADD THOSE TWO TOGETHER.
AND AGAIN, IT IS ROUGH ON THE FLY.
PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN THREE QUARTERS OF $1 MILLION.
I'M ALL ABOUT BEING AGGRESSIVE WITH THAT.
I THINK THAT'S THAT'S A SMART MOVE.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITHOUT FOR THAT $750,000.
YOU KNOW, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE COUNTERBALANCING.
I DON'T SEE US MAKING ANY CUTS FROM WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO TODAY.
I'M REASONABLY SURE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO STICK WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STAFFING PLANS.
BUT AS FAR AS ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL STAFF, IT WOULD START TO GET A LITTLE TIGHT.
SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING A 20% INCREASE IN THE 24.
YES. SURELY THE 20% IS NOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR OUR STAFFING NUMBER, RIGHT? OH, NO. RIGHT. OKAY.
NO, BUT WE ARE STRUGGLING LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
AND SO WE WE HAVE TO STAY COMPETITIVE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE CHALLENGED WITH SOME INCREASES IN OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS. RIGHT. BUT I WOULD TELL YOU THAT WITH ANY OF THESE LEVELS OF EXEMPTIONS, WE WOULD MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE.
SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO CUT FIREFIGHTERS.
BUT WE MAY NOT NEED TO ADD AS QUICKLY UNTIL THE ECONOMY PICKS UP.
THERE ARE A LOT OF BALLS IN THE AIR, A LOT OF JUGGLING.
YEAH. WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE TO STAFF A SECOND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO I THINK I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION TONIGHT.
AND THEN THAT WAY WE CAN KNOW, YOU KNOW, HOW THAT STAFFING OR THAT SECOND FIRE STATION GOING TO IS IT GOING TO AFFECT THAT AND OTHER STAFF, TOO, BUT JUST MAINLY THAT? WELL, I WILL TELL YOU, I'M COMMITTED TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STAFFING PLAN.
IT'S GOING TO BE SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS THAT WILL FACE A FEW CHALLENGES.
WELL, YOU'RE SAYING THE CHALLENGES ARE IT'S AFTER ABOVE 750, BASICALLY.
SO SOMEWHERE IN THE 10 TO 15% RANGE.
YES. ANYTHING OVER THAT WOULD BE A CHALLENGE.
HAS THERE EVER BEEN A TIME WHERE WE WERE ABOVE 1% AND WE WENT BACK DOWN TO WHERE WE ARE NOW? NO, LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME WE OFFERED A GENERAL RESIDENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND WE STARTED WITH A 1%.
SMALLER CITIES GENERALLY DON'T OFFER THE RESIDENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
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THE PROPERTY TAX SIDE.AND THAT'S WHERE THE CHALLENGE IS.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU START SEEING.
BUT THEN LARGE CITIES WITH LARGE SALES TAX BASES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE OFFERING THE 20%, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY CONCERN IS WE'RE ALREADY I THINK WE NEED TO GO HIGHER. DON'T GET ME WRONG. I JUST.
THAT SEEMS TO ME THAT'S WORSE THAN AN INCREASE.
RIGHT. BUT TO TERRY'S POINT, WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
WE JUST YOU KNOW, LIKE ANY BUDGET YEAR, THE GOAL IS TO BE NIMBLE, RIGHT? TO BE FLEXIBLE. AND THIS BUDGET SEASON WILL WE'RE APPROACHING IT.
BUT THIS WHEN YOU GUYS SET A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THIS GIVES US AN IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH.
RIGHT. BUT BUT TO COUNCILMAN TOTEN'S POINT, IF YOU GUYS KIND OF SET, MAYBE WE'LL GO AHEAD AND WE WON'T GO THIS HIGH, BUT WE WANT TO GO HIGHER THAN THIS, THEN WE CAN KIND OF MAYBE COME BACK AND SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
YEAH. AND THEN WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TAKING A LOOK AT THE DISABLED? GOING AT 50.
WHAT? AT 50? I NEED TO SEE NUMBERS ON HOW MANY DISABLED WE THINK WE HAVE.
WELL, LET'S GIVE HER A NUMBER SO THAT SHE CAN BRING SOME BETTER NUMBERS TO US.
YOU'RE SAYING 50%? NO, 50,000.
SO YOU'LL HAVE OVER 65 TO 30 AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE DISABLED 50%.
50,000. YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT IT.
SHOW ME WE'RE NOT HAVING TO LAY OFF 30% OF OUR STAFF FOR DOING IT.
LIKE I SAID, I CAN TELL YOU, I'M MONITORING OUR SITUATION DAILY.
YES. I WOULD TELL YOU, 20% WOULD BE A STRETCH.
BUT NONE OF THESE IS GOING TO CAUSE US TO NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE.
WE JUST MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXPAND AS QUICKLY.
I'M WAITING WITH BATED BREATH FOR TOMORROW'S SALES TAX NUMBER.
SO ARE WE TAKING NO ACTION OR ARE WE GOING TO.
I WOULD RECOMMEND WE TAKE NO ACTION.
WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE A HASTY DECISION ON THIS.
LET'S LOOK AT DETAILED NUMBERS BASED ON WHAT WE COLLECTIVELY THINK.
DO WE NEED TO ALSO SET THE DATE? NO, NO, NO. IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION STAFF'S CLARIFICATION, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? AN INFORMATION BASED OFF A 10% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION? YEAH. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT RAISING THE DISABILITY OR ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING FOR DISABLED? I CAN RUN BOTH OF THOSE.
RUN DISABLED. WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BY JULY 1ST.
YEAH, YOU HAVE TO. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO.
YES. ACCORDING TO THE TAX CODE, THE DECISION HAS TO HAVE ACTION BEFORE JULY 1ST.
IF YOU TAKE NO ACTION, IT'LL JUST STAY AT 1%.
AND AGAIN, IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE NEXT MEETING, YOU KNOW, YOU GET ONE MORE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE DIRECTION.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM B, HACKBERRY DRIVE.
SO, MAYOR, I'LL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.
YOU ALL ARE AWARE THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR MR. PETERS AND MR. CLAY DID YEOMAN'S WORK ON ON OBTAINING EASEMENTS AND OBTAINING RIGHT OF WAY.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A CONTRACT, BUT IT ALSO IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
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THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE ADVISE BE DONE AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROJECT, INCLUDING REPLACING A WATER LINE UNDERNEATH THE ROAD AND GOING AHEAD AND FIXING HACKBERRY WEST OF THE OF THE TARGETED PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S IT'S FALLING APART.SO THIS ROUNDS OUT THE PROJECT.
WE HAVE IMPACT FEES THAT CAN CAN FUND IT AND AND AGAIN IT GOES TOWARDS OUR OBJECTIVE OF PUTTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND EFFECTIVELY THE CITY.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. CLAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.
GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL JUSTIN CLAY, CIP MANAGER, CITY OF ANNA.
RYAN DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF BREAKING THIS DOWN.
LET ME FLIP THAT OVER TO THE SLIDE.
ARE Y'ALL ABLE TO SEE THE SLIDE ON YOUR CVS? THANK YOU, SIR. THE CONSTRUCTION INCLUDES ROUGHLY OVER 1000 LINEAR FEET OF PAVEMENT, WATER AND STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS ON THIS AREA.
AS HE SAID. ALL RIGHT OF WAYS BEING CLEARED.
WE'RE HOPING WE HAVE ATMOS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW CLEARING SOME SOME BRUSH AND STUFF.
THEY HAVE A GAS MAIN THEY'RE WORKING ON MOVING WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF MAY AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN START CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT WITH YOUR GUYS APPROVAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THINK THERE'S ONE PERSON IN THE CITY OF ANNA THAT WOULD OBJECT TO THIS APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL ON ITEM ONE? I MOVE, WE APPROVE. SECOND.
MOTION BY THE MAYOR, I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
ITEM B2, CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH 308 CONSTRUCTION TO CONSTRUCT HACKBERRY LANE BETWEEN HIGHWAY FIVE AND [INAUDIBLE] ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] MOVE WE APPROVE.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN USSERY.
ITEM C , CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION OR APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH GRANTHAM AND ASSOCIATES APPROVING THE DESIGN FOR THE SLATER CREEK WATER LINE.
MR. CLAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GUYS, THIS ITEM RIGHT HERE IS TO IMPROVE A WATER LINE ON SLATER CREEK DRIVE.
THE WATER LINE IS HEAVILY UNDERSIZED AT AN INCH AND A HALF.
WITH THE ADDITION OF THAT, WE HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT WANT ADDITIONAL TAPS IN THIS AREA.
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE TAPS BECAUSE OF TKC REQUIREMENTS AND THE SIZE OF THE MAIN.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM TO UPGRADE THE WATER MAIN ON SLATER CREEK PARK.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL? MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 6C.
SECOND. MOTION BY THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
ITEM D IS CONSIDERED DISCUSSED ACTION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BIRKHOFF, HENDRIX AND CARTER FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE TWIN TWIN CREEK CIRCLE WATER MAIN REHABILITATION PROJECT.
MR. CLAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SIMILAR ITEM TO THE LAST ITEM I PRESENTED.
THE WATER MAIN ON TWIN CREEKS CIRCLE IS REALLY UNDERSIZED.
THERE'S NO FIRE PROTECTION OUT THERE.
MORE RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR TAPS.
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT WITH THE WATER MAIN SIZE OUT THERE AS WE SPEAK.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING INSTALLING A NEW WATER MAIN, JUST OVER 7000 LINEAR FEET AUTHORIZING.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION ON ITEM D.
MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX E.
MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX D.
COUNCILMAN TOTEN WITH A MOTION SECOND BY COUNCILMAN USSERY.
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ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.GUYS, THE SAME ITEMS AS THE LAST TWO.
THIS PROJECT INCLUDES 2250 LINEAR FEET OF EIGHT INCH WATER MAIN.
ALSO THE SAME THING THESE NEIGHBORS OF OURS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR TAPS.
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO IT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE WATER MAIN.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE.
CAN I JUST ASK YOU REAL QUICK SOMETHING THAT JUST HIT ME.
DO WE HAVE SOME OF THESE HYDRANTS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW OR ARE THEY DIFFERENT COLORED SO THAT THE FIREMEN KNOW IT'S NOT AS MUCH PRESSURE? ON QUAIL CREEK RUN RIGHT NOW? ANY OF THESE THAT WE'VE APPROVED.
ARE THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE AWARE THAT THAT THESE MAINS DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF PRESSURE BEFORE THEY TRY TO HOOK UP TO A HYDRANT? THERE'S NO HYDRANTS OUT THERE LIKE THE SLATER THE SLATER CREEK WATER LINE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.
THE HOUSE THAT IS THE FARTHEST THE NEAREST HYDRANTS, 3000 LINEAR FEET AWAY.
SO THERE'S NO FIRE HYDRANTS IN THESE AREAS.
SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT DO WE DO FOR FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION RIGHT NOW? WHAT ARE WE SHOULD WE BRINGING IN MUTUAL AID WITH THE TANKER OR LAYING ONE OR POSSIBLY DRAFT? A LOT OF THESE AREAS ARE LOCATED IN THE ETJ PONDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, POSSIBLY DRAFT SOME WATER IF WE NEED TO, TO FIGHT THESE FIRES.
MOTION BY THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CAIN.
ITEM F, ACTING AS THE ANNA PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH JPI REAL ESTATE FOR A MULTIFAMILY PROJECT.
MAYOR, IF I MAY, FOR A MINUTE.
WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO POSTPONE IT IF WE DON'T WISH.
IF WE WISH TO TAKE ACTION TONIGHT, WE CAN STILL DO THAT, EVEN THOUGH THEY ASKED TO POSTPONE IT.
I DON'T THINK THEY KNOW OTHER THAN THERE IS SOME AN INCOME BASED SOLUTION.
I HAVEN'T SEEN A PRESENTATION AS TO WHAT ANYONE'S LOOKING TO DO.
SO. BEFORE I'M GOING TO SIT HERE AND DENY IT AND NOT POSTPONE IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A FULL PRESENTATION ON WHAT THE PROJECT IS.
IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH IT.
BUT THE DEVELOPER IS ASKING TO POSTPONE THE ITEM TO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS, ADDRESSING THEIR CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE MOVE.
THERE'S NO ACTION BEING TAKEN.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO CLARIFY BEFORE WE GO DOWN THE ROAD OF ANOTHER MULTIFAMILY PROJECT, YOU KNOW, WITHIN A QUARTER OF A MILE OF WHERE I LIVE.
THERE'S WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THAT.
SO WHATEVER TYPE OF GROUP COMES IN TO BUY THE PROPERTY AND BUILD, IF THEY CONFORM TO THE ZONING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED, THEY DON'T EVEN NEED TO REALLY COME BEFORE US.
THE WHOLE REASON THEY'RE HERE WITH THIS ITEM IS TO USE PFC AS A FINANCING MECHANISM.
FOR THE PROJECT, SO I DEFINITELY NEED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT MYSELF.
YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY ONE POSITIVE THING, JP IS PROBABLY THE MORE ONE OF THE MOST WELL ESTABLISHED, HIGH QUALITY MULTIFAMILY BUILDERS IN THE METROPLEX. SO THAT IS A POSITIVE.
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SO. KEVIN, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, CLEARLY YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO GO THAT WAY AND SEE IF IT PASSES, IF YOU WANT TO SEE A FULL PRESENTATION ON IT TONIGHT.MY RECOMMENDATION BEING A NEIGHBOR OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPER SOME TIME TO MEET WITH THE GROUP OF NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROJECT, THEN COME BACK AND LET'S HEAR WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
WE WOULDN'T BE TAKING ANY ACTION.
AS LONG AS I GET THAT I'M NOT DENYING THE MULTI-FAMILY.
THE FCS. WHAT? BUT YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING ON THE PFC.
THAT'S. THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION.
GOING TO SAY IT ON THE AGENDA WITH THE.
YEAH, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD THE FULL PRESENTATION FROM ANYBODY YET SO.
ALL RIGHT, THEN. I MEAN, DID THEY ASK TO POSTPONE TODAY? NO, ACTUALLY ON FRIDAY.
ON FRIDAY. HAVE THEY REACHED OUT TO ANY NEIGHBORS PRIOR TO TONIGHT? NO. THEY WOULD LIKE TO HOLD SIMILAR TO WHAT THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPER DID, IS TO HOST A MEETING.
YOU KNOW, THEY HAD HAD GONE THROUGH, I FORGET THE GROUP, I THINK IT WAS FOREST GROUP.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BASICALLY DOING EVERYTHING THAT WAS AGREED TO IN THE ZONING.
AND ONE OF THE MEETING BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF EMAILS WE'RE RECEIVING.
RIGHT. YEAH. I WAS JUST WONDERING.
YEAH, I JUST WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT THE COMMUNICATION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNICATION IS CLEAR, THAT THE ZONING IS IN PLACE.
SO WE CAN DENY WHATEVER WE WANT RIGHT NOW.
SO. WELL, I WANT TO TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO USE A PFC SIDE, TO YES, SOME OF IT WILL BE INCOME BASED.
SOME WILL BE, YOU KNOW, MARKET RATE.
AND WE NEED TO SEE THE PRESENTATION.
I AGREE WITH MAYOR, NEED TO SEE THE PRESENTATION ON WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO OFFER AND HOW MUCH I KNOW PEOPLE THE DISTRICTS IN THAT AREA, YES, IT'S ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS AND THAT AND A TOWN SQUARE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THORNS THAT HAPPENED FROM 15, 20 YEARS AGO. PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WAS DONE YEARS AGO BY FUTURE OR PAST COUNCILS AND PLANNING AND ZONING AND THINGS, AND WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY THAT.
BUT DOING THE PFC USING THAT CORPORATION PART IS JUST AN INCENTIVE THAT WE NEED TO SEE AND HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY BEFORE WE SAY YES OR NO AND THEN WAIT UNTIL THE 20 OR WHAT IS IT, JUNE 13TH? YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO SEE WHAT THEY TALK AND DO, YOU KNOW, SO I AGREE WITH JOEY.
I THINK WE NEED TO YOU KNOW, THEY'RE A GOOD COMPANY.
WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY BEFORE YOU REJECT SOMETHING.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO BACK AND FORTH THERE.
I DON'T LIKE THE PRECEDENT THAT IT SETS, I GUESS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. I WANT TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE ONLY THING I.
I AGREE EXPECTED TO US TO DENY IT BY NOT SHOWING UP.
I AGREE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND THE SECOND PART THAT CONCERNS ME IS ANY GROUP OUT THERE CAN BUY IT, BUILD IT? I DON'T KNOW. IT'S THE WORST DESIGN NEIGHBORHOOD IN AMERICA, IN MY OPINION.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THAT.
YOU. I WOULD MOVE THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION AND POSTPONE UNTIL JUNE 13TH, 2023.
I HAVE A MOTION BY THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.
[7. Future Agenda Items]
MOVING ON TO SEVEN A, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED DISCUSS ACTION ON A WORK SESSION ITEM FOR A FUTURE AGENDA.[00:50:01]
SENIOR TRANSIT COUNCILMAN MILLER.YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY I THINK WE ALL HAVE AT SOME POINT SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE INQUIRING AS TO WHETHER WE COULD DO ANYTHING AS FAR AS SENIOR TRANSIT TO BASICALLY PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY THAT LIVES HERE THAT'S INCAPABLE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER OF GETTING TO DOCTOR'S SERVICES AND THE LIKE.
AND HOSPITALS ARE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WITH DOING THAT.
SO ALL I WAS ASKING FOR AT THIS POINT WAS JUST TO PUT IT ON THE FUTURE AGENDA, TO SEE WHAT THE APPETITE WAS, TO SEE IF WE COULD GET SOME FEASIBILITY, TO SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING WE COULD DO.
I WAS JUST CHECKING INTO THAT.
ISN'T IT SOMETHING KIM IS WORKING ON? KIMBERLY GARDUNO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT ON THIS ITEM, ALONG WITH KEVIN MARTIN, OUR CEC MANAGER.
IT'S SOMETHING TO TEAMING UP WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AND MELISSA.
YEAH, WE SENT A MEMO OUT PROBABLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND A WORK SESSION IS I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO ALLOW US TO COME BACK AND TELL YOU AGAIN, KIND OF RECAP WHAT OUR RESEARCH HAS YIELDED, ALSO WHAT THE LIMITATIONS ARE MOVING FORWARD AND BUT ALSO SOME AVENUES AS WELL.
SO IN LIEU OF SENDING OUT A MEMO ON NEXT STEPS, I THINK A WORK SESSION WOULD BE PRUDENT TO KIND OF GO OVER THAT AND SEE WHAT THE APPETITE IS AS MR. COUNCILMAN MILLER SUGGESTED.
WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA CLARK.
YES. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADD SENIOR TRANSIT TO A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS NEED TO BE FACTORED INTO THOSE PRELIMINARY COST.
SO HERE'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE DEALS.
THAT'S RIGHT. GIVE AND TAKE POLICY.
[8. Closed Session]
UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS, I CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.071, B, DISCUSSED DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.072, C, DISCUSS DELIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.074, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CAIN.
WE'LL ENTER CLOSED AT 6:56.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.