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>> GOING BACK INTO OPEN AT 6:03 PM.
COUNCIL, ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO DISCUSS? I'LL ADJOURN THE WORK SESSION AT 6:03 PM. GOOD EVENING.
CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON 4/23 AT 6:00 PM AT
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 120 WEST 7TH STREET TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE MEETING.IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE YELLOW OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM.
WE WILL GET TO THOSE HERE IN JUST A MINUTE.
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CALLING ROLL.
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING.
COUNCILMAN CARVER IS GIVING THE INVOCATION THIS EVENING AND I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> THANK YOU. LORD WE COME TO YOU TO THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT CITY THAT WE GET TO LIVE IN, BE PART OF, DEVELOP IN, HAVE OUR BUSINESSES IN, RAISE OUR CHILDREN IN.
I ASK THAT YOU WOULD NOT TAKE YOUR HAND OFF OF US, BUT KEEP IT UPON US AND KEEP GUIDING US WITH WISDOM AND GRACE.
I PRAY THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS ELECTION SEASON, YOUR WORD SAYS THE GOVERNMENT RESTS ON YOUR SHOULDERS AND I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE US THE ELECTED THAT WE NEED FOR THIS CITY AND THAT WHENEVER THIS ELECTION IS OVER THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LOCK ARM IN ARM WITH EACH OTHER TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY.
I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WANTING TO SERVE, WHETHER IT'S ON OUR COUNCIL OR ISD, OR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND EVEN OUR POLICE AND FIRE AND OUR CITY STAFF.
I PRAY THAT YOU JUST BE WITH ALL OF US.
GIVE US PEACE AND TRANQUILITY AS WE GO FORTH. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.
[3. Neighbor Comments.]
GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 3.ITEM 3 IS NEIGHBORS' COMMENTS.
I DO HAVE A LOT OF YELLOW SPEAKER FORMS THIS EVENING.
MOST OF THESE ARE MARKED FOR ITEM 7F, WHICH IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.
I AM GOING TO REQUEST THAT THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE SPEAKING ON THIS ITEM GO UNDER NEIGHBORS' COMMENTS.
AS A REMINDER, YOU ARE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME THE TIMER GOES OFF, THAT'LL BE THE END.
ONCE AGAIN, COUNCIL CAN'T ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS BUT WE'LL ABSOLUTELY HEAR YOU FOR THAT THREE-MINUTE PERIOD.
I'M GOING TO START FIRST ONE THIS EVENING IS TERRELL CULBERTSON.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, AND COUNCILMAN.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME APPEARING BEFORE YOU.
I'VE ALSO APPEARED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, SPEAKING AGAINST THE REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR THE PROPERTY ON COUNTY ROAD 288.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION I REALIZE THIS HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM A ZONING AND LAND USE REQUEST TO THE PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT BUT I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID, IN FACT, VOTE NOT TO APPROVE ANY CHANGES TO THIS PROPERTY.
I'VE SPOKEN DIRECTLY TO SEVERAL OF YOU.
I'VE EMAILED THE SPECIFIC REASONS FOR MY OPPOSITION TO THIS CHANGE AND SO I WON'T GO OVER THAT AGAIN TONIGHT.
THE OWNER WITHDRAWING THEIR REZONING AND ANNEXATION REQUEST AND CHANGING TO THE PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT IS A BLATANT ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT THE CHANGES THAT HE'S REQUESTING.
THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT YOU HAVE AS PART OF THIS PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT IS EXACTLY THE SAME FOOTPRINT AND
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EXACTLY THE SAME BUILDINGS THAT WAS SUBMITTED IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN.THE APPROVED 2050 LAND USE PLAN SHOWS THAT THIS PROPERTY WILL CONTINUE TO BE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AND THAT IT WILL NOT BE REZONED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY LIMITS.
I WOULD ASK YOU ONE QUESTION, GENTLEMEN.
IF YOU'RE SITTING IN YOUR BACKYARD SIPPING AN ICED TEA OR COLD BEVERAGE AND WATCHING YOUR CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN PLAY AND SUDDENLY, SOMEBODY IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR FENCE CONSTRUCTING A THREE-STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX, WOULD YOU WANT THAT IN YOUR BACKYARD? WE DON'T WANT THAT IN OUR BACKYARD.
I HAD A 47-YEAR CAREER IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND AS A LEADER MANAGER IN THE ORGANIZATION, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT WHEN SOMEONE WOULD BRING TO ME A SOLUTION AS OPPOSED TO JUST A PROBLEM.
YOU HAVE THE SOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU THE MASTER PLAN.
>> MR. CULBERTSON THAT'S THE THREE-MINUTE TIME.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS STEPHEN SMITH.
I LIVE ON COUNTY ROAD 290, I'M JUST RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM IT.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME OF EVEN HEARING ABOUT ANY OF THIS.
WE'RE NOT PART OF THE CITY OF ANNA.
ANYWAY, FINDING OUT THAT THE INTENT IS TO DO MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FOR HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, TARGETING, WELL-DESIGNED MULTIFAMILY SERVING AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDIUM-DENSITY AND COMMERCIAL MODES.
I KNOW YOU ALL ALREADY KNOW THIS.
EVERYTHING OUT THERE IS AGRICULTURAL LAND. I OWN NINE ACRES.
WE'VE GOT [INAUDIBLE], THAT KIND OF STUFF ON OUR NINE ACRES.
THE USE THAT'S BEING ATTEMPTED DOESN'T MEET WITH WHAT'S OUT THERE.
Y'ALL ALREADY KNOW THAT AND EVERYTHING.
THE THING THAT IS SURPRISING TO ME IS THAT NONE OF US ARE OUT THERE OR WITHIN THE CITY OF ANNA, AND TO HAVE A PARCEL OF 28 ACRES TO BE ANNEXED DIRECTLY, THAT'S JUST LIKE TAKING A SLICE OUT OF OUR COUNTY LAND, AND IT'S JUST GOING TO OPEN UP JUST ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
JUST AS A THING TO BE AWARE, I KNOW THAT THERE'S THAT BIG THREE-STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX AT OFFICE 75.
IT HAS TOTALLY DESTROYED THE VIEW.
WE CAN SEE IT FROM WHERE WE ARE AND THE REASON WHY IT ALL GOES OUT.
CAN YOU IMAGINE EVEN A TWO-STORY TOWNHOME OR APARTMENT COMPLEX WOULD BE IN THIS AREA? IT'S DEFINITELY NOT SUITABLE FOR THIS, AND I URGE YOU DON'T TAKE THE STEPS TO DO THE ANNEXATION.
>> GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS SEAN SMITH, 11089 COUNTY ROAD 289.
I'M HERE TO OBJECT TO THE PRE ANNEXATION OF THE LOGAN CROSSING DEVELOPMENT WITH THE CURRENT CONCEPT PLAN.
ITEM 7 AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE AND IT HAS ENOUGH APARTMENTS AVAILABLE.
THEY'RE BEING BUILT OR THE PLAN RIGHT NOW.
THIS TYPE OF SITUATION OR LIVING ENVIRONMENT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH AND WHERE IT'S MORE CENTRALIZED WHERE THERE'S THE WATER, THERE'S THE SEWER, THERE'S RESTAURANTS, THERE'S CITY SERVICES, ROAD ACCESS, AND ALSO CONVENIENCE.
AS ANNA EXPANDS, I BELIEVE IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST IS SUITED TO FOCUS ON WHAT'S IN THE 2050 PLAN IN THIS REAL AREA, WHICH IS AGRICULTURE OR STATE RESIDENTIAL.
THE QUANTITY OF LARGE HOMES IN ANNA THAT ARE 0.5 OR LARGER ARE VERY VERY LIMITED.
WE'VE GOT A FEW COMMITTEES THERE LIKE THAT.
WE'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE EXPANSIONS THAT'S GOING AROUND US,
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ESPECIALLY UP THERE IN SHERMAN WITH TI EXPANDING.COMPANIES MOVING INTO TEXAS AND MOVING INTO THIS AREA.
THEN ALSO COMPANIES MOVING OUT OF DALLAS, THERE WILL BE A DEMAND FOR LARGER HOMES.
FOR EVERY ONE JOB CREATED IN MANUFACTURING, THERE'S EIGHT SUPPORT JOBS CREATED, AND THERE WILL BE A VERY LEVELS OF INCOME WITH THESE COMPANIES THAT ARE SUPPORTING THIS INDUSTRY.
SEVERAL OF THE EXECUTIVES IN UPPER MANAGEMENT AT THE COMPANY THAT I WORK AT LIVE IN MELISSA, LUCAS, FAIRVIEW, PARKER, BECAUSE THEY WANT A LARGER HOME. THEY WANT TO.
THEY WANT AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN GO THROUGH AND HAVE THE AMENITIES THAT THEY SO DESIRE A LARGER POOL, A LARGER BARN, A LARGER SHOP OR SOMETHING TO GO THROUGH, BUT ALSO TO GO THROUGH AND HAVE AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN GET AWAY FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF EVERY DAY AND NOT BE TOO FAR AWAY FROM EVERYTHING.
ANNA IS ABOUT TO LOSE OUT ON A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP DIVERSIFY THE HOUSING MARKET IN THIS TOWN.
EVERYONE IN THE KELLY CORNERS, WHICH IS WHAT THAT AREA IS CONSIDERED OVER THERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF HURRICANE CREEK, KNOWS THAT CHANGE IS COMING.
WE'RE NOT FIGHTING THE CHANGE, WE'RE FIGHTING WHAT'S GOING IN.
I BUILT MY HOUSE PERSONALLY A YEAR AGO, KNOWING THAT 20, 25 YEARS, IT'S GOING TO BE TORN DOWN BECAUSE OF DEVELOPMENT AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
PUTTING IN THE APARTMENTS AND MULTI FAMILY HOUSING WILL RUIN THE AESTHETICS AND TRANQUILITY AREA.
HURRICANE CREEK OFFERS A NATURAL DIVIDE BETWEEN THE HIGHER DENSITY, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SUBDIVISIONS AND THIS ESTATE LIVING.
WITH STATE RESIDENTIAL AND THE COUNTRY LIVING CAN BE BETTER MAINTAINED AND BARRIERS WOULD BE LOWERED TO GO THROUGH AND BUILD.
IF BOARD CAME FORWARD WITH THE PRE ANNEXATION PLAN THAT DID INCLUDE COUNTRY ESTATES THAT ALIGN WITH THE 2050 PLAN, I WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO SUPPORT IT.
APARTMENTS AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DO NOT BELONG ON THIS PROPERTY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. I BELIEVE IT'S HETERO.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I LIVE AT 9830 COUNTY ROAD AND I ALSO ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
CITY COUNCIL, I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT MY PREVIOUS SPEECHES OR THE EMAILS THAT I SENT Y'ALL.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT I HAVE LEFT EVERY CITY THAT I'VE LIVED IN IN THE PAST DUE TO MULTIFAMILY AND THE ISSUES THAT MULTIFAMILY HAS BROUGHT WITH IT.
IT'S NOT A DIG OUT ANY DEVELOPER.
I'M ASKING THAT YOU JUST FOLLOW THE 2050 PLAN AND WHAT P&Z SAW AND VOTED NO ON AND THAT'S THE ANNEXATION.
THIS AREA WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS TYPE OF PROPERTY, NOR CAN THIS AREA SUPPORT IT, NOR IS IT IN A PLAN TO SUPPORT THIS TIME SOON.
THIS PROPERTY ALSO DOES NOT FOLLOW UNDER THE CHARACTER AND OR INTENT OR THE LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS THAT Y'ALL SPENT A LOT OF TIME ENERGY AND MONEY ON DEVELOPING.
FOR THE CITY OF MAN. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE LARGE ESTATE HOME NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY AND THEIR VALUES AND WHAT THEY BRING AND THEIR NEIGHBORS, JUST LIKE MY CURRENT NEIGHBORS DO.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT THIS CURRENT DEVELOPER WANTS TO DESTROY A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HE LIVES ON OR HE LIVES ON AN IDENTICAL TYPE OF PROPERTY IN PRINCETON.
YOU NEED TO LOOK BACK AT, HEY, I LIVE ON THIS.
WHY WOULD I WANT TO DESTROY SOMETHING LIKE THIS? ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE WANTS PEOPLE LIKE HIM ON THIS PROPERTY.
WE WANT TO KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO. LATRISA SMITH ON BEHALF OF JANET SMITH, WHO LIVES AT 10468 COUNTY ROAD 288.
JANET HAS EMAILED EACH OF YOU A FULL TEXT OF HER COMMENTS PREPARED FOR THE P&Z APRIL 1ST MEETING, A COLLAGE OF PICTURES TAKEN FROM HER HOME AND A COMBINED MAP OF THE 2050 PREFERRED SCENARIO AND FUTURE LAND USE MAPS.
MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS, RESTAURANTS, AND RETAIL BUSINESSES HAVE NO PLACE IN THIS AREA.
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P&Z DENIED THIS REQUEST APRIL 1 AFTER IT WAS REQUESTED AND TABLED THREE TIMES BY THE APPLICANT, MR. LOGANHON.IT HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL AS A PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THIS PLAN PRESUMES TO DICTATE THE FUTURE PATH OF THE ROAD ROSEMONT PARKWAY, ONLY TO GAIN ACCESS TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS A SIX LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY THAT INCLUDES PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT CUTS OFF THE HOMEOWNER'S ACCESS TO HER HOME AS WELL AS MAKING HER PROPERTY UNLIVABLE.
THERE ARE ALTERNATE ROUTES THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THAT WOULD NOT DESTROY HOMES.
WE HAVE SEPTIC SYSTEM WATERS, MINIMAL WATER AVAILABILITY.
SOME OF US HAVE WEALTH, FIRE PROTECTION IS CURRENTLY FROM WESTON AND A SHERIFF FOR POLICE PROTECTION.
COUNTY ROAD 288 IS A TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD NOT BUILT TO HANDLE HEAVY TRAFFIC OR EQUIPMENT.
THIS 37.8 ACRES COULD BE THE CORNERSTONE, A BEAUTIFUL 1-5 ACRE LOTS WITH LARGE HOMES THAT WILL ATTRACT DOCTORS, LAWYERS, AND EXECUTIVES.
THIS WHOLE AREA COULD BE ANOTHER HURRICANE CREEK, ESTATE WITHOUT THE COUNTRY CLUB AND GOLF COURSE, BUT PERHAPS AN EQUESTRIAN FACILITY OR AN ADITORIUM AND WALK PATHS.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL DENY THIS PRE-ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND INSTEAD, FOLLOW THE VISIONARY 2050 PLAN AND USE THIS AREA TO PROMOTE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING ON LARGE LOTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND FOR READING THE INFORMATION EMAILED TO YOU, JANET SMITH AND FAMILY.
>> HI, NEIGHBORS. I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED TO SEE ME ONE MORE TIME.
I LIVE WITH MY HUSBAND FRANK AT 10422 COUNTY ROAD 288 DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
WHILE WE HAVE A SMALL LITTLE SLIVER OF LAND RIGHT THERE, THIS WOULD BE A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR LIFE.
I'M BEGGING YOU TO PLEASE FOLLOW THE 2050 PLAN, AND INSTEAD OF APPROVING MULTIFAMILY HOMES, PLEASE ASK FOR ESTATE STYLE HOMES WITH BIG LOTS AND BIG HOUSES.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE DRIVEN OUT THERE ON OUR ROAD.
I HOPE YOU'VE ALL BEEN OUT THERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL AND PEACEFUL AND WONDERFUL IT IS.
I WOULD HATE TO BRING IN HOMES OR BUSINESSES OR DEVELOPMENTS THAT GO AGAINST WHAT THE LONE STAR DOG RANCH DOES, OR THE HORSE FARM THAT DOES THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED HELP.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL AREA.
ANNA NEEDS TO KEEP SOME OF THEIR BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL AREAS.
PLEASE, PLEASE TURN DOWN THE MULTIFAMILY AND THE BUSINESSES.
PLEASE REQUEST THAT THIS DEVELOPER PROVIDE ESTATE STYLE HOMES ON LARGE LOTS WITH EXPENSIVE HOUSES.
>> I'M READY SURE MODEL 1282 COUNTY ROAD 2808.
ALL OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED EMAIL FROM ME AND I'M NOT GOING TO RECOUNT WHAT I'VE ALREADY SAID ABOUT THE PRIVATE PROPERTY ENCROACHMENT, SO ON AND SO ON.
LATELY, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CALLING ME BETTY WHITE BECAUSE I NEVER SHOWED UP.
I'M OFTEN IN THE PUBLIC VIEW AND I JUST REFUSED TO DIE. YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS SITUATION ISN'T GOING AWAY.
WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT IS A DREAM.
DREAMS DON'T BECOME REALITY THROUGH MAGIC.
THEY BECOME REALITY THROUGH HARD WORK.
MY DREAM FOR MY HOME THAT IS BEING ENCROACHED UPON IS THAT THE AREA AROUND ME BECOME SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
YOU'D HAVE TO BE A FOOL TO NOT KNOW DEVELOPMENT IS COMING.
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BUT IT SHOULD BE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON LARGE LOTS AND RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE.PEOPLE TELL ME, OH, THAT WON'T WORK THERE.
TALK TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN URBAN CROSSING.
THAT'S 40 ACRES, MY FRIENDS, AND IT IS ECONOMICALLY STABLE AND A GEM FOR ANNA.
WE WANT THINGS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ANNA.
WE DON'T WANT COOKIE CUTTER HOUSES.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PUT THIS ACRONYM IN YOUR HEADS.
C-A-I, CREATIVE ASSISTED INNOVATION.
I STOLE THAT FROM ANOTHER OLD GEEZER OFF THE RADIO.
CREATIVE. YOU ALREADY HAVE THE CREATIVE PLAN IN FRONT OF YOU MADE UP NOT JUST BY A FEW PEOPLE, BUT BY HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS, CITIZENS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, ANNA NEEDS THE GEM OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
IF YOU DON'T THINK THEY WILL MAKE MONEY, YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE BUILDER ON 33 56 DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE OLD STEEPLECHASE HOMES ON ACREAGE.
IN A YEAR AND A HALF, ON 3356, LESS THAN FOUR MILES FROM ME, BEAUTIFUL HOMES ON LARGE LOTS AND ACREAGE WENT UP AND WERE SOLD.
IT HAPPENS TO BE IN VAN ALTEIN UNFORTUNATELY.
CREATIVE, ASSISTED INNOVATION.
ASSIST THIS DREAM BY DENYING THIS BUFFOONERY OF 7F INNOVATION.
BILL CLEAN BEHIND ME, FLOODPLAIN.
I WANT WALKING TRAILS OF BIRD SANCTUARY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, MS. SMITH. ANY OTHER SPEAKER FORMS, COREY? LAST CALL, NEIGHBORS COMMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR,
[4. Reports.]
RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OF THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.THIS EVENING, WE HAVE BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MCKINNEY PRESENTING A LIFESAVING AWARD, CHIEF ISSON.
>> MAYOR PIKE, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, AND A COMMUNITY, VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE AND ACTUALLY HAND OUT SOME AWARDS TONIGHT FOR A CPR SAVE.
WE ACTUALLY HAD SOMEONE I WOULD CONSIDER AS DECEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BRING BACK, BUT IT WAS ALSO THROUGH THE HELP OF ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
VERY PROUD MOMENT. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOMENTS THAT I CHERISH AS A FIRE CHIEF.
I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE THE CHIEF OF THIS COMMUNITY.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO AWARD SOME OF MY STAFF AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO CALL DOWN AT THIS TIME, JESSICA HARRIS, WHO'S WITH BAYLOR SCOTT WHITE HOSPITAL THERE IN MCKINNEY, AS WELL AS THE EDWARDS FAMILY.
YOU GUYS COULD GO AHEAD AND STEP FORWARD.
ALSO, OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE ON THIS CALL, IF YOU COULD COME ON DOWN.
DON'T BE SHY. I WILL HAND IT OVER TO JESSICA JESSICA, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.
FIRST, I HAVE A LITTLE AFRAID TO BE HERE.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE CITY OF ANNA RESIDENTS ARE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A DEDICATED AND SKILLED FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVING AND CARING FOR THEIR CITY.
THEIR BRAVERY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COMMITMENT TO SAVING LIVES IS INVALUABLE, AND THIS COMMUNITY IS SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE SECURE BECAUSE OF THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS.
I ALSO WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL AS CITY LEADERSHIP FOR THE FORWARD THINKING AND THE SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY SERVICES NEEDS OF THIS GROWING CITY.
I SEE THE SUPPORT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S INFRASTRUCTURE, STAFFING MODEL, RESPONSE, TRAINING, AND AS A HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATOR, I'M VERY PROUD THAT OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS A TRUSTED PARTNER FOR YOUR PATIENTS.
LIKE CHIEF, I MENTIONED, I'M HERE THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF BAYLOR SCOTT WHITE MCKINNEY TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF MEN FOR SAVING A RESIDENCE LIFE.
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ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2023, COREY EDWARDS WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST.HIS WIFE, JACKIE, CALLED 911 AND BEGAN TO RENDER AID BY PERFORMING CHEST COMPRESSIONS.
COREY HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING CHEST PAIN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT HIS WIFE REPORTED THAT NOTHING ELSE WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
IN A FIRE MEDIC 1 ARRIVED ON SCENE WITHIN AN IMPRESSIVE TWO MINUTES OF BEING DISPATCHED.
COREY WAS FOUND TO BE UNRESPONSIVE, PULSELESS AND NOT BREATHING.
THE CREW IMMEDIATELY BEGAN CPR PLACE DEFIBRILLATION PADS WHICH SHOWED THAT COREY WAS IN A LETHAL HEART RHYTHM CALLED VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION.
THE DEFIBRILLATED COREY, WHICH CONVERTED HIS HEART INTO AN ORGANIZED RHYTHM ULTIMATELY SAVING HIS LIFE.
HE WAS RAPIDLY TRANSPORTED TO BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MCKINNEY, WHERE HIS CARE WAS CONTINUED AND HE WAS ABLE TO BE DISCHARGED FOUR DAYS LATER.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE COREY UP TO SAY ANY WORDS THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO THE CREW.
>> WELL, IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU IN A DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LORD JESUS FOR GIVING ME MORE TIME MY FAMILY.
I'D LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE FOR HER QUICK RESPONSE AND DECIDING NOT TO LET ME LAY THERE, SO I COULD COME BACK.
OF COURSEM I WANT TO THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE.
I'M NOT SURE HOW OFTEN YOU GUYS GET TO HAVE INTERACTIONS LIKE THIS, BUT I'M SURE YOU SEE VERY DIFFICULT AND TRAGIC THINGS ALL THE TIME.
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEARTS HEART, THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO A QUICK PHOTO IF WE CAN.
>> I'D LIKE TO HAVE THREE OF THESE LIFE SAVING AWARDS AND SOME [INAUDIBLE].
WILLIAM RHODES. DUSTIN MAKOWSKI.
[INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] CAPTAIN JAY [INAUDIBLE] CHIEF CHUY EATON.
WE LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL AWARD TO JACKIE EDWARDS, COREY'S WIFE FOR BEGINNING CPR ON HIM AND HELPING HIM TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
>> THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR ALLOWING US THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. COUNSEL, ANY OTHER ITEMS? THAT WAS A GREAT ONE.
IT'S HARD TO TOP THAT. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 5,
[5. Work Session.]
WHICH IS A WORK SESSION THIS EVENING.ITEM A IS A ZONING DISCUSSION REGARDING SHIRLEY FARMS AND THE TELLUS GROUP.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE TELLUS GROUP TO GIVE THEIR PRESENTATION OF SHIRLEY FARMS.
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT.
I'M THE VP TRANSACTIONS OVER AT TELLUS GROUP.
I'M JOINED HERE BY OUR VP OF ENTITLEMENTS, JUSTIN CRAIG.
THEN WE HAVE OUR FOUNDERS, DAVID BLUM AND CRAIG MARTIN HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
REALLY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO TELL YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US AS DEVELOPERS, OUR APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN ALSO INTRODUCE A REALLY EXCITING VISION FOR SOME LAND IN ANNA THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU.
WE'VE GOT ONE OF OUR MAIN STATEMENTS HERE UP ON THE SCREEN.
IT'S A BIT OF A MOUTHFUL, BUT REALLY WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO, WE AT TELLUS GROUP, WE DESIGN AND EXECUTE ON BUILDING DEVELOPMENTS THAT TRULY ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE DO THAT BY BEING VERY STRATEGIC PARTNERS WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES IN ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS VERY EARLY ON.
WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE THINK ABOUT OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, SHOW YOU A FEW OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND THEN GET INTO OUR VISION FOR SHIRLEY FARMS. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JUSTIN.
>> FIRST OFF, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME TO COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO JUMP INTO SOME OF THE KEY WAYS THAT WE APPROACH OUR COMMUNITIES AND THUS, THE THREE OF THOSE WAYS ARE THROUGH OUR USE OF AESTHETIC DESIGN, ESTABLISHING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, AND INCORPORATING AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.
WE ARE ALONG-TERM THINKING DEVELOPERS THAT ARE NOT LOOKING TO GO OUT AND SQUEEZE EVERY LAST LOT OUT OF A PROJECT IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE OUR BOTTOM LINE.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE FOUND THAT BY TAKING A LONG-TERM VIEW ON A LARGE PROJECT AND DOING THINGS RIGHT PROVIDES MORE VALUE FOR THE RESIDENTS, THE CITY, AND FOR US AS DEVELOPERS THROUGH THE SUCCESSIVE PHASES OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
I'M GOING TO SHOW SOME PICTURES AND TALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE THINGS. AESTHETIC DESIGN.
WE EMBRACE ICONIC ENTRIES, WHICH YOU'LL SEE WITH THE WINDSONG RIBBON, WHICH IS AT WINDSONG RANCH AND THE MOSAIC MONUMENT, WHICH IS A 50-FOOT TALL MONUMENT THAT WE HAVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
WITH SHIRLEY FARMS, WE'D BE TAKING THE SAME APPROACH.
WE GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO IDENTIFY, PRESERVE, AND INCORPORATE NATURAL FEATURES SUCH AS ITS EXISTING TREE LINES, TREE PODS, POCKETS OF TREES AND PONDS, STREAM, AND STREAMS INTO OUR DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
WE INCORPORATE CURVING STREETS INTO OUR DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE A MEANDERING FEEL AS YOU GO THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, AND WE PURPOSELY FRONT STREETS TO GREEN SPACES TO OPEN UP NATURAL VIEWS AND MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE CAREFULLY PLAN THE STREET SCENE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES BY DESIGNING AND BUILDING DEEPER LOTS THAN MOST DEVELOPERS, WHICH ALLOWS FOR VARYING SETBACKS OF THE HOMES ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE WITHOUT SACRIFICING BACKYARD SPACE.
CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE FOUND THAT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN INVALUABLE AND KEY COMPONENT TO CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
TO THAT END, WE HAVE ALREADY ENGAGED IN ISD EARLY TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND TO INCORPORATE FACILITIES AS NECESSARY WITHIN THE PROJECT.
ANOTHER WAY THAT WE CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IS THROUGH ALL THE COMMUNITY WIDE EVENTS THAT WE HOLD.
WE EMPLOY, THROUGH THE HOA, A DEDICATED LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR AND A SUPPORTING TEAM THAT PLANS AND COORDINATES 150-200 EVENTS PER YEAR ON AVERAGE.
WE FOUND THAT THESE EVENTS REALLY ALLOW THE RESIDENTS TO FOSTER NEW RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH IN TURN FOSTERS A SENSE OF SOLIDARITY IN THE COMMUNITY.
IN THIS DAY AND AGE, CREATING THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL WITH PEOPLE KNOWING THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, AND JUST FEELING SAFE AND AT HOME CANNOT BE OVERSTATED.
WE PLAN AND SUPPORT ACTIVE LIFESTYLES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WITH EXTENSIVE TRAIL SYSTEMS, POOLS AND HIGHER-END AMENITIES SUCH AS LAGOONS AND LAZY RIVERS, SPORT COURTS SUCH AS PICKLEBALL, TENNIS, BASKETBALL, ETC.
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DOG PARKS, MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, ACTIVE PARKS WITH PLAYGROUNDS, PROGRAMMING FOR KIDS, AND MORE PASSIVE PARKS WITH NATURE OVERLOOKS AND MEDITATIVE SPACES.WE ALSO INCORPORATE COMMUNITY GARDENS, AND STOCK FISHING PONDS.
WELL, THESE ARE SOME OF OUR EXISTING EXAMPLES OF LIFESTYLE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW AND DIFFERENT, EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
NOW I'M GOING TO START A VIDEO THAT WE HAVE, AND I'LL MENTION SOME KEY ASPECTS AS WE GO THROUGH THAT.
[MUSIC] THIS IS WINDSONG RANCH, PROSPER, TEXAS, ABOUT A 2,000 ACRE DEVELOPMENT OVER 600 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE.
YOU'LL NOTICE WE HAVE POCKET PARKS SPREAD THROUGHOUT CONNECTED WITH AN EXTENSIVE TRAIL SYSTEM.
HERE YOU'LL SEE THE MEANDERING TRAILS THROUGH THE OPEN SPACES.
WHEN WE APPROACH OPEN SPACES, WE CALL ONE'S PARK PARKING THEM UP AND WE'LL GO IN AND CLEAR OUT THE BRUSH AND THEM UP AND CREATE PARK-LIKE SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE SCALE AMENITIES I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, LAGOON IN WINDSONG RANCH.
HERE'S MOSAIC IN CELINA JUST NORTH OF THE WINDSONG RANCH, SMALLER COMMUNITY, BUT YOU'LL NOTICE IN HERE, THE SAME GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL, UPSCALE AMENITIES.
OUR AMENITIES ARE CURRENTLY WE JUST STARTED CONSTRUCTION.
YOU'LL SEE THERE THE MONUMENT I WAS MENTIONING BEFORE, FISHING PIER.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE HIGH-END ARCHITECTURE YOU CAN EXPECT ON OUR AMENITY CENTERS AND BUILDINGS WITHIN THE OPEN SPACE AREAS.
ANOTHER RENDERING OF THE UNIQUE ARCHITECTURE, WATER GLASS USED IN THE BUILDING THERE TO MAINTAIN THE OPEN VIEWS ON THE OPEN SPACE AREAS.
THERE'S A RENDERING OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INCORPORATED ON SITE AND A NIGHT VIEW OF THE MODERN.
WE ALSO HAVE THE PROJECT DOWN IN FORNEY, CALLED THE MERAKI, THAT WE LOOK TO BREAK GROUND HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
SAME ATTENTION TO DETAIL, USE OF OPEN SPACE, LINKING TRAILS, HIGH END ARCHITECTURE ON THE AMENITY CENTER AND AMENITIES FOR THE GROUP.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO ANDRE.
>> WE'VE GOT A FEW SLIDES HERE.
MAINLY IN CASE THE VIDEO DIDN'T WORK.
BIG KUDOS TO THE TECH DEPARTMENT HERE.
THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN, BUT I'LL HIT ON JUST A FEW POINTS ON OUR COMMUNITIES BEFORE WE GO ONTO TALKING ABOUT HOW WE MANAGE SOME OF THESE.
WINDSONG RANCH, YOU'LL SEE HERE, WE'VE GOT OUR LITTLE PHOTO WITH MICHAEL PHELPS, WHO CAME OUT TO OUR GRAND OPENING OF THE LAGOON.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO LAGOON HERE.
BUT THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO REALLY SHOW THE SCALE AND THE EXECUTION OF THE AMENITIES BECAUSE IT'S EXCITING TO ANNOUNCE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING VERY COOL AND UNIQUE.
IT'S A WHOLE ANOTHER THING TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO EXECUTE IT.
THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE RENDERINGS FOR
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THE TWO UPCOMING AMENITIES CENTERS IN WINDSONG RANCH, THAT INCORPORATE A LOT OF NATURAL ELEMENTS AND THE BOTTOM PART IS THE COURTHOUSE, WHICH IS GOING TO HAVE PLENTY OF PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT VARY IN DEMAND IN OUR COMMUNITIES.PART OF WHAT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THERE IS WE REALLY DO TAKE A LONG TERM VIEW.
WE'VE BEEN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINDSONG RANCH FROM THE START ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2007, AND WE'RE STILL THERE NOW JUST HAVING SOLD OUR LAST LOTS.
WE SAW A BIT ABOUT MOSAIC IN THE PRESENTATION.
THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD THE HONOR OF TALKING TO MAYOR PIKE AND A FEW OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AGO.
MOSAIC WAS ONE OF THE FINALISTS FOR BEST REAL ESTATE OF THE DEAL OF THE YEAR FOR SINGLE FAMILY AT THE DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL AWARDS THAT ANNA ADC WAS SPONSORING.
THEN WE'VE GOT MERAKI WHICH WAS THE PROJECT IN FORNEY, THAT IS STILL A LITTLE BIT EARLIER STAGES, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE BREAKING GROUND SOON.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT A TELLUS GROUP COMMUNITY MEANS AND WHAT IT ALWAYS ENTAILS.
ONE OF THE KEY PARTS BEYOND THE DESIGN AND AMENITIES THAT YOU ALL HAVE SEEN IS WE ONLY WORK WITH HIGH QUALITY BUILDERS, AND WE HAVE VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF THESE BUILDERS, AND THAT'S ALL TIED INTO OUR LONG TERM VIEW BECAUSE WE TAKE THE APPROACH IF YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY OF JUST A STRAIGHT LINE OF BROWN BRICK HOUSES, THAT'S NOT GOING TO CAPTURE LONG TERM INTEREST.
EVERYTHING YOU'RE SEEING ON THE SCREEN HERE, THESE AREN'T RENDERINGS.
THESE ARE ACTUAL HOMES IN OUR WINDSONG RANCH COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE SAME STABLE BUILDERS HERE IN ANNA.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING SOME OF THIS ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY TO THE CITY OF ANNA.
>> NOW, I'LL TOUCH ON SOME OF THE PROCESSES THAT WE'VE REFINED OVER THE YEARS, WORKING ON OUR PROJECTS TO REALLY ENSURE THAT LEVEL OF QUALITY THAT WE EXPECT.
WE HAVE AN INTERNAL ARCHITECTURAL APPROVAL PROCESS THAT USES A SET OF ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES THAT OUR BUILDERS ARE CONTRACTUALLY REQUIRED TO FOLLOW.
WE HAVE A DEDICATED PERSON IN HOUSE THAT REQUIRES THE BUILDERS TO SUBMIT THEIR PLANS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE DOCUMENTS.
THEN WE TAKE THEM THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AND IT WRAPS UP WITH A FINAL INSPECTION.
BUT REALLY THE KEY ASPECTS OF THAT ARE TO REALLY ENFORCE THE LEVEL OF QUALITY THAT WE EXPECT TO LIMIT REPETITIVE COLORS, SETBACKS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A REALLY NICE FEEL AS YOU GO THROUGH THE PROJECT AND ENSURE THE LEVEL OF QUALITY THAT WE EXPECT.
WE'VE REFINED THOSE OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS OR SO WORKING THROUGH WINDSONG AND SUCCESSIVE PROJECTS.
WE ALSO HAVE SIMILARLY A SET OF CC&RS THAT WE'VE REFINED OVER THE YEARS AND WE HAVE IN PLACE TO HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY CONSISTENT WITH THE QUALITY THAT WE WOULD EXPECT.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE RENTAL RESTRICTIONS AS STRINGENT AS THE STATE OF TEXAS WILL ALLOW BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT THE PEOPLE PURCHASING OUR HOMES TO BE THE ONES LIVING THERE AND TAKING AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE APPEARANCE AND QUALITY OF THOSE HOMES.
GETTING INTO A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WE'RE ENVISIONING FOR THE SHIRLEY FARMS DEVELOPMENT.
YOU'LL SEE A SITE LOCATION ON THE SCREEN THERE.
THE PROPERTY IS A LITTLE BIT OVER 1,100 ACRES ON THE EAST SIDE OF ANNA.
IT'S ADJACENT TO ROSAMOND-SHERLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND GEER PARK.
THE TELLUS GROUP COMPONENT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 970 ACRES SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,000 HIGH QUALITY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITH A LOT OF WHAT WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT, THE STRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES AND RENTAL RESTRICTIONS.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE A LARGE VARIETY OF LOT SIZES, INCLUDING HALF ACRE LOTS.
THE MENTALITY THAT THE TELLUS GROUP TAKES IN THESE COMMUNITIES IS, WE REALLY WANT TO CREATE A COMMUNITY WHERE A YOUNG FAMILY CAN COME AND BUY THEIR FIRST HOME, AND THEN AS THEIR FAMILY GROWS, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO STAY WITHIN THE SAME COMMUNITY AND MOVE INTO THE BIGGER HOUSE.
THEN THE GRANDPARENTS WANT TO BE NEAR THE KIDS AND THEN THEY MOVE INTO A SMALLER HOUSE IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE GENERAL IDEA IS WE WANT PEOPLE TO STAY WITHIN SHIRLEY FARMS, WHICH LONG TERM REALLY BENEFITS
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THE MUNICIPALITIES BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT STAY IN THAT COMMUNITY ARE THEN THE PEOPLE THAT POUR BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ARE INVESTED IN THE CITY OF ANNA.AS YOU SAW IN A LOT OF THE PICTURES, OPEN SPACE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US.
I KNOW EARLIER WE HEARD ABOUT WINDING AND ESCAPE, SOME OF THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
IN OUR DESIGN OF THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE INCORPORATING OVER 125 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE WITH SOME PRETTY UNIQUE FEATURES, INCLUDING MILES OF HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS AND POCKET PARKS, AND THEN THERE'LL ALSO BE A LARGE WINDING CENTRAL GREEN THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO ANYONE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WILL BE WALKABLE TO 65 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE.
WE'RE ALSO PLANNING ON A WORKING ORGANIC FARM THAT WILL BE OVER 50 ACRES.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE A SUBSTANTIVE AGRITAINMENT COMPONENT AND IT'S GOING TO HOST RESIDENT EVENTS AS WELL AS EVENTS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
TWO VERY UNIQUE AMENITY CENTERS, AMENITIES IS ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'RE KNOWN FOR, AND WE WORK WITH SOME OF THE BEST GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY TO DESIGN AMENITY CENTERS THAT REALLY HAVE ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT HELP BUILD COMMUNITY WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
THEN ANOTHER HALLMARK OF OUR COMMUNITY IS A SIGNIFICANT LIFESTYLE PROGRAMMING.
HERE JUSTIN TALK ABOUT THE UPWARDS OF 200 EVENTS, WE HAVE AT WINDSONG RANCH EVERY YEAR.
THE DIFFERENT APPROACH WE TAKE WITH SHIRLEY FARMS IS REALLY CENTERING IT AROUND HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND AN AGRIHOOD CONCEPT THAT'S GETTING TRACTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO REALLY TIE BACK INTO THE AGRICULTURAL ROOTS OF THE CITY OF ANNA AND TO HELP PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS MORE AND MORE DESIRED AS AN AMENITY.
ALONG WITH THE SIZE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THERE WOULD BE A CIVIC SITE PROVIDED TO THE CITY, AND WE'VE ALREADY ENGAGED THE NISD TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WOULD MAKE SENSE IN TERMS OF A SCHOOL SITE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR US ABOUT THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY IS THE CONNECTION WITH GEER PARK.
WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT AND HOW MUCH EFFORT HAS GONE INTO THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF ANNA, AND THE DESIRE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS FOR WANTING TO REALLY SEE THAT GET ENERGIZED.
WE THINK THAT HAVING THIS LARGE, WALKABLE COMMUNITY OF HIGH QUALITY HOMES THAT HAS A SUBSTANTIVE CONNECTION IN A GEER PARK WHICH CONNECTS YOU INTO THE DOWNTOWN CORE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT REALLY HELPS CATALYZE A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS ENVISIONED FOR DOWNTOWN ANNA.
ALL THESE RESIDENTS, ALL THAT CONNECTIVITY, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BRING THE BUSINESSES, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BRING REALLY EVERYTHING THE CITY OF ANNA HAS ALREADY LAID AN AMAZING GROUNDWORK FOR.
THAT'S ONE OF THE PARTS THAT WE'RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE LOCATION.
WE WERE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY FROM THE SHERLEY FAMILY, WITHOUT WHICH THIS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TASHA WHO'S HERE TONIGHT, AND REALLY, A LOT OF THIS IS HER VISION.
THEY WILL BE RETAINING SOME ACREAGE ON THE PROPERTY THAT THE USES ON THAT WOULD BE TO BE DETERMINED, BUT WE'RE WORKING VERY COLLABORATIVELY TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE RETAINED LAND FOR THE SHERLEY FAMILY REALLY INTEGRATES WELL WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
LASTLY, WHEN ANYONE SEES ANYTHING OF THIS SCALE, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU THINK ABOUT IS INFRASTRUCTURE.
THERE'S SOME SERIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED THAT TELLUS GROUP WOULD BE UNDERTAKING, AND PART OF THAT, REALLY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A COMMUNITY OF THIS SCALE AND OF THIS QUALITY FEASIBLE, IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MUNICIPALITY IN TERMS OF MUNICIPAL FINANCING STRUCTURES.
WE'VE STARTED HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY AS WELL.
OVERALL, REALLY THE TELLUS GROUP'S PLAN FOR SHIRLEY FARMS IS WE WANT THIS TO BECOME AN AWARD WINNING COMMUNITY.
WE WANT THIS TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAS NATIONAL RECOGNITION THAT SERVES AS A MODEL FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT INCORPORATE AGRICULTURAL ELEMENTS THAT FOCUS ON LIFESTYLE.
WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF NATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR WINDSONG RANCH AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT AND BRING IT TO THE CITY OF ANNA.
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TO JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A FLAVOR OF WHAT SOME OF THAT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS COMMITMENT TO DESIGN.BACK IN FEBRUARY, WE HOSTED A TWO DAY DESIGN CHARETTE.
WE FLEW OUT CONSULTANTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, REPRESENTING ALL TYPES OF CONSULTANTS AND FIRMS AND BROUGHT THEM OUT TO THE CITY OF ANNA, BROUGHT THEM OUT TO THE PROPERTY, AND THEN PRETTY MUCH LOCK THEM IN A ROOM FOR TWO DAYS TO BRAINSTORM AND REALLY VISION, HOW DO WE CREATE SOMETHING IN THE CITY OF ANNA THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY THAT IS UNIQUE.
THAT IS EXCITING THAT REALLY POURS INTO THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN EVERY WAY IT CAN.
THERE'S A FEW PICTURES UP THERE FROM THAT, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS FROM IT.
AS WE WRAP UP HERE, AND GIVEN THE NATURE OF THIS BEING MAYOR PIKE'S LAST MEETING, WE'D REALLY LIKE TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE THANKS TO MAYOR PIKE, TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, TO STAFF.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CALIBER THAT WE'RE ENVISIONING HERE WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE IN THE CITY OF ANNA WERE NOT FOR THE TIRELESS EFFORT AND THE INCREDIBLE THOUGHTFULNESS THAT EVERYONE HERE HAS ENGAGED IN TO CAREFULLY SHEPHERD THE GROWTH OF THE CITY OF ANNA.
WE'RE NOT A DEVELOPER THAT JUST, WELL, WE GOT SOME GOOD LAND AT A GOOD PRICE, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
WE REALLY DID SEEK OUT THE CITY OF ANNA AND SEEK OUT A PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY OF ANNA BECAUSE WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE SAW HERE AND THE GROWTH TRAJECTORY THAT THIS CITY WAS ON.
WE WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY HONORED TO HELP BE A SMALL PART OF BUILDING UPON THE LEGACY THAT EVERYONE HERE HAS HELPED SHEPHERD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM B, THIS EVENING IS ZONING DISCUSSION ON POWELL CORNERS CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES.
>> I HAVE SAM FRANKLIN, WHO YOU MAY RECOGNIZE FROM OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE CITY, AND WE ALSO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] WITH CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK ON THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS. FOR ALLOWING US TO COME SPEAK TODAY AT THE WORK SESSION.
THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY COOL PROGRAM, BY THE WAY.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS WITH YOU GUYS.
I THINK IT IS THE SECOND TIME AROUND.
THE FIRST ONE WE DIDN'T REALLY MOVE FORWARD ON BECAUSE IT WAS NOT VERY GOOD FEEDBACK. IT WORKED?
>> BUT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER PROJECT.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PROJECT, ANNA FOR A WHILE NOW.
WE'D LOVE TO GET A DEVELOPMENT DEAL IN ANNA.
WE'VE GOT AND SAM FRANKLIN, 1650 WEST VIRGINIA STREET, 110, TEXAS.
BUT WE'RE HERE TO TALK TODAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A PROJECT THAT WE'RE CALLING POWELL CORNERS.
IT'S 58 ACRES MID BLOCK BETWEEN HIGHWAY OFF HIGHWAY 5 NORTH OF COLLIN COUNTY ANNA AND SOUTH OF WHITE STREET.
YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS I THINK DECEMBER LAST YEAR, IT CAME THROUGH FOR A ZONING CASE ON A SMALL PORTION OF IT.
THE TEAM THAT WE'VE GOT, WE'RE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR HERE.
WE'VE GOT MYSELF AND TAYLOR MY BUSINESS PARTNER, HE'S MORPHIC DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE THE SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPER OR WOULD BE ON THIS PROJECT IF IT MOVED FORWARD.
WE HAVE CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES.
THEY ARE THE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPER THAT WOULD TAKE DOWN THE MULTIFAMILY COMPONENT OF THE PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 4203, COUNTY ROAD, 4203.
THEN WE'VE GOT NAND SOLUTIONS HAS BEEN OUR LAND PLANNER, AND THEN MANHART CONSULTING HAS BEEN OUR ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT AS WELL.
AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT THE 58 ACRES ALONG HIGHWAY 5.
WE'RE CURRENTLY PROPOSING A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
FOUR DISTINCT DISTRICTS, C2 IS ONE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL COMPONENT OR RETAIL ALONG WITH A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT, WHICH IS IN THE MIX DENSITY CATEGORY OR YOUR NEW D CATEGORY.
THEN WE'VE GOT INDUSTRIAL, AND THAT IS FOR THE PART THAT'S EAST OF HIGHWAY 5 AGAINST THE RAIL LINE OVER THERE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN ORPHAN TRACK AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL UNDER YOUR MF CATEGORY.
IT'S HIGHWAY 5 IS RUN HORIZONTALLY IN THIS EXHIBIT SO IT LOOKS A LITTLE IF YOU RUN IT VERTICALLY, YOU CAN SEE IT.
BUT THE MULTIFAMILY COMPONENT WOULD SIT ON THE NORTH SIDE, THE RETAIL WOULD FRONT HIGHWAY 5, THE SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN YELLOW.
WE HAVE SINCE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, A PORTION OF THAT MULTIFAMILY IS NOW RESIDENTIAL AS WELL WITH NO BUILDINGS ON IT THERE.
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THAT IS NOW PART OF THE SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT.THEN YOU'VE GOT THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IN PURPLE TO THE NORTH.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THIS TRACK.
AGAIN, NEXT METRO DID COME THROUGH ON THE DEAL.
THAT'S THEIR SITE PLAN, IT'S A PORTION OF IT NEXT METRO HAD A SINGLE PLATTED SINGLE FAMILY FOUR RENT PRODUCT THAT THEY WERE PROPOSING ON THIS TRACK.
ORIGINALLY, IT DID NOT GET PASSED BY YOU GUYS AT THE TIME.
THAT'S REALLY WHEN WE GOT INVOLVED.
WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CURRENT LANDOWNER.
THE LAND OWNER IS THE HAZLET WARREN FAMILY CURRENTLY, BUT THEY'RE ORIGINALLY A DESCENDANT OF POWELL FAMILY.
THEY'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THE EARLY 1900S.
WE'VE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH NANCY GRAHAM, WHO IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE MOTHER WHO OWNS THE TRACK NOW, AND SHE CAME TO US AFTER IT FAILED WITH NEXT METRO.
WHEN LOOKING AT IT, NEXT METRO HAD A PRODUCT, THEY HAD 203 UNITS HEAVY ON THE THREE BEDROOM AND A TWO BEDROOM MIX WITH ONE BEDROOMS AS WELL.
GO INTO A FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, AND WHAT THE AREA CALLS FOR SO YOU'LL HAVE IT IN THE CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, AT LEAST ON THE MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY SIDE, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT AND RETAIL SIDE.
THEN ON EAST OF HIGHWAY 5, YOU HAVE THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS ON THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, ON YOUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
AS FAR AS THE NEXT METRO DEAL WENT WITH CONFORMANCE WITH FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, WHEN WE ORIGINALLY GOT IT, WE THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY WELL CONFORMED WITH WHAT WE BELIEVE WAS CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL.
WE GOT BROUGHT THE PROJECT, AND THEN WE TRIED TO MAKE SENSE OF WHY DID THIS FAIL? WHAT CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THIS TRACK.
JUST BACKING INTO IT, I'LL GET YOU HOW WE GOT DOWN THIS PATH.
BUT ORIGINALLY, WHEN IT DID FAIL, WE MET WITH JOE GRESHAM AFTERWARD AND GOT SOME DETAILS AS TO, HEY, YOUR OPINION, WHY DO YOU THINK COUNSEL DIDN'T LIKE THIS PRODUCT? SORRY TO SEE JOEY TOO, BUT I HEAR BERNIE'S AND ALLSTAR FROM OUR GROUP SO I THINK YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS.
BUT WE STARTED DOWN THE PATH WITH JOEY AND THEN JOEY INFORMED US THAT HE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS ON A SINGLE PLAT AND IT WASN'T INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED FOR SALE PRODUCT.
WE APPROACHED IT FROM THAT LENS.
WE SAID, HEY, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO A SINGLE FAMILY PRODUCT ON THIS, WE'LL DEVELOP IT SMALL LOT DEAL UNDER THE CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION.
WHEN WE STARTED DOING THAT, WE WENT THROUGH IT.
AS WE GOT TO KNOW YOUR NEW ORDINANCES THAT WENT INTO PLACE, IT JUST DID NOT SEEM TO BE A FIT TO TRY AND GET.
WHEN YOU RUN DOWN THE LIST OF THINGS, YOU'LL NEW RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT TO BE 1,200 FEET AWAY FROM ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY 5 IS CATEGORIZED AS THAT.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP THAT SINGLE FAMILY STUFF.
WE STILL WANT TO DO IT THAT'S WHY WE'RE THERE.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE EXEMPTIONS TO GET THERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, WHEN YOU PLAN THIS AREA, MAYBE IT WASN'T ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY TYPE PRODUCT.
YOU WANT TO EITHER COMMERCIAL OR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FIT.
MULTI FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE THAT RESTRICTION UNDER THAT 1,200 FEET OF RIGHT AWAY.
>> THEN ON TOP OF THAT, YOU'RE IN THE THORD DISTRICT, WHICH HIGHWAY 5 IS CATEGORIZED AGAIN AS THE MAJOR HIGHWAY.
YOU GOT TO BE 500 FEET OFF THE FRONT AGE AND YOU CAN'T SUBDIVIDE UNDER ONE ACRE.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN DO ON THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY IS ONE ACRE LOTS.
IT'S JUST FOR A PROPERTY ON HIGHWAY 5, IT'S A QUESTION OF, HEY, WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS PROPERTY NOT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
CURRENTLY IT'S UNDER AG THIS IS FOR ESTATE RESIDENTIAL IS GOING SO IT'S UNDER AG, WHICH YOU CAN STILL BUILD ESTATE RESIDENTIAL UNDER.
BUT NOT REALLY I DON'T THINK ALONG HIGHWAY 5, IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE FOUR OVERLAY DISTRICT, ALONG WITH LESS RESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS HAD WANTED FOR THAT AREA, ONE ACRE LOTS.
THE AREA ZONING WHEN WE ZOOMED OUT, LOOKED AT IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
WE SAID, WELL, WHAT DOES THE AREA LOOK LIKE? WE'VE GOT MULTI FAMILY TO OUR NORTH AND THEN YOU'VE GOT YOUR DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, YOU GOT TELLS THAT JUST CAME THROUGH WITH THEIR PROPOSAL ON THEIR PROJECT, THE SHIRLEY TRACK ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS IN ANNA, I BELIEVE.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB.
BUT I THINK FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, I THINK MOST OF THE COMMERCIAL CONCENTRATION ENDS UP BEING HILLS DOWNTOWN COMPONENT AND THEN SOUTH OF US AT THE COLLIN COUNTY LOOP.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRACK AND COMMERCIAL DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FIT.
THEN YOU GET INTO THE SITE CONSTRAINTS.
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WITH THE MULTI FAMILY TO THE NORTH, WE THOUGHT A CONTINUATION WOULD MAKE SENSE.BUT AGAIN, WE WERE LOOKING AT IT THROUGH A SINGLE FAMILY LENS.
WE'LL GET TO THAT FROM THE PROPOSED ZONING NOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. WE WENT THROUGH IT.
BUT HOW WE GOT THERE, I'M GOING TO WALK IT THROUGH ON THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE I FORGOT THE AERIAL, BUT.
IT TAKES UP ABOUT FIVE ACRES ON THE FRONTAGE, AND IT'S DIFFICULT CONDITION TO DEVELOP AROUND.
FRONTAGE GETS CONSTRAINED, AND IT'S ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO TRY AND WORK AROUND IT IF WE WANTED TO FILL IT IN.
YOU HAVE THE REDESIGN OF COUNTY ROAD 423, 423, WE'RE MAKING A PERPENDICULAR CONNECTION.
WE'RE WORKING WITH YOU ALL STAFF ON THIS TO TRY AND GET THAT CONNECTION POINT WITH TEXT DONE TO ALLOW FOR THE PERPENDICULAR AND WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE, I THINK OF THE CITY SO WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT CURRENT.
THEN ON TOP OF THAT, AS WE GOT EVEN FURTHER INTO THE SITE, IT SEEMS THE SEWER LINE MIGHT BE A GRADE.
WITH THOSE TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, WE RAN AND EXERCISE, DO WE RAISE THE SITE TO BE ABLE TO GRAVITY FLOW BACK TO THE LINE OR LIFT STATION.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE SETTLED ON LIFT STATION.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON OR DUE DILIGENCE TO SEE THE EXACT DEPTH OF THAT LINE, BUT IT'S JUST ANOTHER COST THAT WE HAD TO TRY TO OVERCOME.
WITH ALL THOSE ITEMS, THE SINGLE FAMILY COMPONENT GOT VERY EXPENSIVE ON TOP OF THE PRICE OF THAT LAND ALONG WITH IT'S PLAN MAJOR HIGHWAY.
WE HAD TO BACK OFF THAT. CONTINENTAL COMES IN.
THEY'RE A PARTNER OF BARS AND OTHER DEALS, WE'VE WORKED ON OTHER DEALS WITH THEM AND THEY'VE BEEN A TRUE PARTNER ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THEY'RE REALLY A CLASS A MULTIFAMILY GROUP.
THEY'RE TAKING MOST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BURDEN ON THE SITE OFF OF US SO THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO THEN DEVELOP THE SINGLE FAMILY.
IT'S REALLY WHY WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE CONTINENTAL AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.
THEN THIS IS THE DISTRICTS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING AND WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ASKING FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM THAT THROUGHOUT OVERLAY DISTRICT SO THAT WE CAN DEVELOP SINGLE FAMILY AROUND THIS AREA.
THEN WE GOT C2, NO CHANGES THERE.
THE I1, WE HAVE WE'VE ASKED FOR AN INCREASED STORAGE YARD.
A LOT OF THAT IS DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE NARROWNESS OF THAT TRACK SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE MORE OF THE YARD IF POSSIBLE FOR STORAGE.
IT JUST GOES DOWN TO THE CHALLENGE OF THE SITE.
MOST OF IT, AGAIN, THE INFRASTRUCTURE ITEMS THAT I POINTED OUT.
THEN ON THE OPPORTUNITY SIDE, WE WANTED TO BRING A MIX OF USES IN ORDER TO TRY AND OVERCOME THE FACT THAT YES, WE'RE BRINGING AN UNPOPULAR USE TO THE SITE.
WE KNOW MULTIFAMILY IS AN UPHILL BATTLE.
WE CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT ELSE TO DO AT THE SITE IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH EVERYBODY'S GOALS.
THE WAY THAT WE WORK REALLY, WE'RE HERE FOR SOLUTIONS.
WE'VE GOT A VESTED INTEREST IN TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE IF THIS ONE DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL COME WITH A DOUBLE.
BUT IF NOT THIS, THEN THEN WHAT COULD IT BE? IT'S COMMERCIAL TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH I THINK IS PROBABLY THE BEST SOLUTION.
MULTIFAMILY TO US SUPPORTS THAT USE TO THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH AND REALLY DOES HELP US OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES OF THE SITE FROM A DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE IN ORDER TO GET THAT SINGLE FAMILY COMPONENT.
THOSE TWO COMBINED, THEN ASSIST IN GETTING THE RETAIL COMPONENT TO BE A REALITY.
THAT'S REALLY HOW WE ENDED UP HERE.
BUT WE'VE GOT THE FULL TEAM, SO WE'VE GOT CONTINENTAL BACK HERE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE TO GIVE YOU A SPIEL ON THEIR PRODUCT AS WELL. AGAIN, APPRECIATE IT.
>> GOOD EVENING. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.
MY NAME IS BEN LANHAM WITH CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES.
AS SAM ALLUDED TO, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH SAM AND HIS TEAM TO TAKE ON THE MULTIFAMILY COMPONENT OF THE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY.
HE'S OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF ACQUISITIONS.
WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO HIM A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION TO TALK A BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE DETAILS ABOUT THE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP REQUESTS WE'RE MAKING AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT.
WE HAVE QUITE AN EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION THAT WE PUT TOGETHER FOR YOU ALL TODAY.
WE WANTED YOU GUYS TO HAVE A TAKE-HOME MORE IN-DEPTH, COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES, WHAT WE DO, AND WHO WE ARE.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO GO THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE QUICKLY,
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BUT JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S A BIT MORE DETAIL IN HERE.THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
A COUPLE OF THINGS WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WERE THAT CONTINENTAL IS A CLASS A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPER.
WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW SELECT DEVELOPERS IN THE NATION THAT NOT ONLY DEVELOP BUT STAND BY OUR PRODUCT LONG TERM IN A LONG-TERM HOLD FASHION.
I'M SORRY, THIS IS JUST MESSING ME UP.
OUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM IS IN-HOUSE AND OVERSEES ALL OF THE PROPERTIES IN OUR PORTFOLIO.
THEY ARE THE BIGGEST DEPARTMENT IN OUR COMPANY.
ONE OTHER ADDED ITEM THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU ALL IS OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TEAM.
WE HAVE A HEAVY INVESTMENT IN UNDERSTANDING WHO OUR RESIDENT IS.
WE DO SURVEYS, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT AMENITIES FINISHES RIGHT DOWN TO THE COLORS OF THE CABINETS THEY LIKE TO SEE, AND WE REALLY PRIORITIZE THEIR NEEDS WHEN WE'RE PLANNING THE COMMUNITIES SUCH AS THIS ONE.
HERE IS A SNAPSHOT OF OUR CURRENT NATIONAL PORTFOLIO.
CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES AS A WHOLE, HAS BEEN DOING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR ABOUT 45 YEARS.
WE'VE BEEN DEVELOPING MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF PROPERTIES IN TEXAS WITH TWO PROPERTIES IN THE DFW METROPLEX IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND SPRINGS AT MCKINNEY, WHICH WE BOTH STILL OWN AND OPERATE TODAY.
HERE'S OUR PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
SOME OF THE ITEMS I WANT TO OUTLINE FOR YOU ARE WAYS WE'VE UTILIZED THE PD TO NOT ONLY ALLOW FOR THE MIX OF USES BUT ALSO OFFER UP ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS OR ENHANCEMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY INDICATE OUR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY LONG-TERM FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.
ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WAS OUTLINED IN ONE OF THE PREVIOUS SLIDES IS THAT WE'VE PROPOSED TO CAP THE DENSITY HERE TO 18 UNITS PER ACRE DOWN FROM 25 UNITS PER ACRE IN THE CURRENT MF ZONING.
WE'VE ALSO PROPOSED ENHANCED BUFFERING ALONG THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PROPERTY LINES AS WE ATTEMPT TO COMPLETELY PROTECT THE NATURAL FLOODPLAIN AND WETLAND AREAS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SITE.
WE REALLY SEE THIS AREA AS A NATURAL FEATURE AND AN AMENITY AND A HUGE BONUS TO THIS COMMUNITY AS A NATURAL FEATURE ON THE LAND THAT WE WISH TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE FOR FUTURE RESIDENTS.
ON THIS PLAN, YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE SET OF PROPOSED AMENITIES.
AT THE FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A CLUBHOUSE AND AMENITY CENTER.
WE'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THE PROGRAMMING OF THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
THAT INCLUDES A RESORT-STYLE POOL AND SUN DECK, A FIRE PIT AREA TO THE REAR FOR RESIDENTS TO GATHER AND SOCIALIZE.
WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING A NATURAL TRAIL ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY TO FURTHER ACCENTUATE AND DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR COMMITMENT TO THAT NATURAL RESOURCE BEING THE WETLAND.
WE'RE PROGRAMMING A HAMMOCK PARK ALONG THE NATURAL TRAIL TO PROVIDE FOR A NICE AREA FOR DOWNTIME FOR OUR RESIDENTS, ALONG WITH A SPORT COURT, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE TO BE SOMETHING LIKE A PICKLEBALL COURT OR A BASKETBALL COURT, AND A LEASH-FREE PARK WITH A PET WASH STATION.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF OUR CLUBHOUSE.
WITHIN THE CLUBHOUSE, WE'LL HAVE A BUSINESS CENTER AND LEASING OFFICE, A CAFE SPACE, AND COMMUNITY ROOM FOR RESIDENTS TO RENT OUT FOR PARTIES AND EVENTS, A 24-HOUR FITNESS CENTER, WHICH OPENS UP TO OUR RESORT-STYLE POOL AND SUN DECK FOR SUMMERTIME FITNESS ACTIVITIES TO SPILL OUT INTO THE OUTDOORS.
WE ALSO HAVE AN OUTDOOR LOUNGE AND GRILL AREA THAT'S OPEN FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO UTILIZE AGAIN, TO THROW PARTIES, RENT OUT THE SPACE, AND HAVE A REALLY NICE AREA TO GATHER.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A RENDERING OF OUR CLUBHOUSE.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE RENDERING OF THE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE.
ONE ITEM I WANTED TO POINT OUT ON THIS SLIDE IS IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE PD REGULATIONS ON TYPICAL BULK STANDARDS, WE'VE ALSO COMMITTED TO A MINIMUM OF 90% OF OUR HOMES HAVING PRIVATE OUTDOOR SPACE BY WAY OF A PATIO OR BALCONY.
THEN I'M JUST GOING TO QUICKLY FLIP THROUGH A COUPLE OF MORE PICTURES TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE QUALITY AND THE CHARACTER OF OUR CLUBHOUSES AND AMENITIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES, AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO ERIC TO WRAP UP.
AGAIN, THIS IS OUR FITNESS CENTER.
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HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF OUR POOL.THIS IS THE ONE THAT IS BUILT IN GRAND PRAIRIE FOR REFERENCE.
THEN HERE'S SOME CONCEPT IMAGERY OF THE AMENITIES THAT WE'VE ENVISIONED.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE TRYING TO ENVISION THE NATURE TRAIL AND THE HAMMOCK PARK IS LOW IMPACT AMENITIES, SO WE CAN TRULY PRESERVE THE NATURAL STATE OF THAT WESTERN END OF THE PROPERTY.
THEN HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF OUR IN-HOME LAYOUTS AND FINISHES.
THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ERIC TO DISCUSS THE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP COMPONENT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
TO CLOSE OUT OUR PRESENTATION, I WANTED TO BRIEFLY PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW ON THE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP THAT IS ALSO BEING PROPOSED.
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, CONTINENTAL HAD APPROACHED THE CITY REGARDING A PUBLIC PARTNER THROUGH THE PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CREATING A PROPOSAL AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT AS WELL TO ALSO JUST PRESENT THAT AS PART OF THE MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITY, WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO ENTER INTO A PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING MIXED-INCOME HOUSING.
AS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL, 50% OF THE HOMES WILL BE MARKET RATE AND THE OTHER 50% WILL BE RESTRICTED TO DIFFERENT LEVELS OF 80% AND 60% OF AMI.
THERE WILL BE NO FEDERAL SUBSIDIES, NO SECTION 8 HOUSING, NO LOW-INCOME DESIGNATIONS.
THIS WILL BE CONVENTIONALLY FINANCED THROUGH CONTINENTAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE BUILT AND MAINTAINED BY CONTINENTAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.
AS PART OF THE PROPOSAL TO THERE AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, INITIAL TENURE PROJECTION ON SOME OF THE DEAL TERMS THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO.
WE ARE CURRENTLY STILL WORKING THROUGH THESE, BUT WE WANTED TO INCLUDE THOSE FIGURES AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT, THE FIGURES WHERE THEY ARE AT THIS TIME.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR GROUP, ALSO TO CRAIG AND HIS GROUP.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THESE AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING BEFORE US IN A WORKSHOP SETTING TO GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT'S COMING FORWARD. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
[6. Consent Items.]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 6, CONSENT ITEMS. THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.ANY ITEMS WE NEED TO PULL THIS EVENING, COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 6.
>> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6A THROUGH D.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CAIN. ALL IN FAVOR.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
[7. Items for Individual Consideration.]
7A IS CONSIDER AND DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT REGARDING SERVICES FOR 10.13 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COLLIN COUNTY OUTER LOOP, 680 PLUS OR MINUS FEET EAST OF WEST FOSTER CROSSING ROAD. MISS PINKY.>> ITEM 7A, B AND C ARE REGARDING THE SAME 10 ACRES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COLLIN COUNTY OUTER LOOP.
7A IS THE SERVICES AGREEMENT THAT IS REQUIRED AS PART OF AN ANNEXATION CASE.
APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT REGARDING SERVICES DOES NOT PUT AN OBLIGATION ON CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION OR ZONING REQUEST.
>> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM A? DO I HAVE A MOTION ON 7A? I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM 7A.
>> SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CAIN. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> YES. I DIDN'T COUNT TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE THERE, 4, 3 PASS.
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MOVING ON TO ITEM B CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS ACTION ON ORDINANCE TO ANNEX 10.13 PLUS MINUS ACRES LOCATED ON THE NORTH OF COLLIN COUNTY OUTER LOOP, 680 FEET EAST ON WEST FOSTER CROSSING.>> THIS ITEM IS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE 10 ACRES.
>> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL OPEN AT 7:19 PM.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? LAST CALL. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, 7:19 PM.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM B? DO I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM B?
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CAIN. ALL IN FAVOR?
MOVING ON TO ITEM C, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON ORDINANCE TO ZONE 10.1 PLUS MINUS ACRES, LOCATED ON THE NORTH OF COLLIN COUNTY OUTER LOOP, 680 FEET PLUS OR MINUS ON WEST FOSTER CROSSING ROAD TO MF DISTRICT.
>> THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COLLIN COUNTY OUTER LOOP.
THE CONFERENCEIVE PLAN IN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE PROPERTY AS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.
THE PREFERRED SCENARIO DIAGRAM, IT IDENTIFIES IT AS MIXED USE.
THE BIGGEST ISSUE WITH THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY IT IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN.
HOWEVER, THE FLOODPLAIN HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 2009, AND FURTHER ANALYSIS IS NEEDED.
NO LETTERS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE WITH THE PRESENTATION.
>> JOHN ARNOLD, 8214 WESTCHESTER STREET, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75225.
COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.
THIS WILL BE THE SHORTEST PRESENTATION I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE EVER SEEN FROM ME.
THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT WE'VE OWNED ON FOSTER CROSSING.
IT WAS PART OF AN ORIGINAL PURCHASE WE MADE FOR PECAN GROVE BACK IN 2004, 2005.
IT'S A REMAINDER PIECE, IT'S JUST BEEN KIND OF SITTING OUT OF THE CITY, AND SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO BRING IT INTO THE CITY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS FOR IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S BEEN SITTING OUT THERE, SO WE WANT TO BRING IT INTO THE CITY AND ANNEX IT INTO THE CITY AND PUT A BASE ZONING ON IT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS CURRENTLY FOR IT.
I DON'T SEE ANYBODY IN THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO BRING IT INTO THE CITY AND PUT A BASE ZONING.
LOCATION, YOU'LL JUST GONE OVER THE LOCATION.
HERE'S A LITTLE MORE FURTHER OUT AERIAL.
IT'S 10 ACRES JUST OFF OF COLLIN COUNTY OUTER LOOP BY THE CREEK.
MAREN SAID, IT IS CURRENTLY MOSTLY IN THIS FLOODPLAIN.
WE HAD A FLOOD STUDY DONE ON IT.
JUST THIS PROPERTY BY ITSELF, PREMINARILY, PROBABLY LIKE FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO, I DID ONE, BUT THIS WHOLE AREA REALLY NEEDS TO BE STUDIED TO DETERMINE WHAT COMES OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN, WHAT DOESN'T.
CURRENTLY, IF WE JUST DID OUR PROPERTY ON ITS OWN, ABOUT HALF OF IT CAN COME OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN AND BE USED PROBABLY WITHIN A FUTURE PROPERTY OR PLAN OF ONE OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE FUTURE.
OUR REQUEST FOR ZONING IS TO ANNEX IT WITH A BASE ZONING MULTIFAMILY.
NO VARIANCES. THAT'S OUR REQUEST TONIGHT.
>> THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 7:23 PM.
CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:23 PM.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? HEY, WELCOME BACK.
>> WHY ARE YOU WANTING THIS TO BE MULTIFAMILY?
I JUST KIND OF SKIPPED THROUGH THAT WITHIN MY PRESENTATION.
THE SURROUNDING ZONING AROUND US, THERE'S MULTIFAMILY COMMERCIAL TO OUR EAST ON TWO TRACKS.
WE SEE THIS AS PROBABLY MORE PART OF A LARGER DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE.
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MOST LIKELY MULTIFAMILY BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND CONFIGURATION BY THE CREEK.IT IS A GOOD SITE FOR FUTURE MULTIFAMILY SITE.
>> I HAVE DIFFERENT PLANS FOR THE OUTER LOOP, AND THIS NECK OF THE WOODS HAS BEEN VERY VOCAL THAT THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN ANY MORE MULTIFAMILY OUT THERE.
I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU'VE WORKED WITH THOSE NEIGHBORS.
>> I SEE IT JUST AS PART OF BEING PART OF THE MULTIFAMILY THAT'S ALREADY THERE AT SOME POINT.
>> THE POWER LINES RUN OVER THIS PROPERTY?
>> THEY CUT [INAUDIBLE] FURTHER SOUTH.
>> YEAH. YOU CAN SEE THEM. I DON'T HAVE ANY POINT, BUT THEY GO SOUTH OF THAT OR RIGHT THERE.
>> YEAH. MY QUESTION IS, JOHN, CAN WE DO BETTER THAN MULTIFAMILY? I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING.
I DON'T MIND THERE BEING APARTMENTS BEHIND AN INDUSTRIAL ON THIS ROAD.
AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY, THE STATE, AND CITY OF ANNA PLAN FOR THIS TO BE A MAJOR LOOP.
JUST TO THE WEST OF 75, THE COUNTY HAS GOTTEN ALL THE EASEMENT RIGHTS THAT THEY NEED TO CREATE A REAL LOOP, AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF 75 AND I DON'T WANT TO SELL THIS PROPERTY SHORT BASED ON WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
IT'S NOT THAT FAR IN THE FUTURE, AND YOU GUYS ENROLLED FOR MANY YEARS IN THE CITY OF ANNA, AND I JUST NOT COMFORTABLE DOING MULTIFAMILY.
>> I THOUGHT ON THE MULTIFAMILY IS JUST TO THE NORTH OF R5 ZONING SINGLE FAMILY BITING US TO THE NORTH.
JUST LIKE THE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE DONE OR WE'VE HAD SINGLE FAMILY, WE'VE DONE MULTIFAMILY, THEN TRANSITIONED.
I JUST SEE THIS IS MORE OF A TRANSITION AWAY FROM THAT SINGLE FAMILY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO WANT THE DRUSTRO RIGHT UP AGAINST THE R5 ZONING THAT WAS ALREADY PUT IN PLACE.
THEN YOU'VE GOT MULTIFAMILY ZONING BEHIND IT.
IT PROTECTS THE SINGLE FAMILY THAT IS ZONED JUST NORTH OF IT.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT INTO THE CITY OF ANNA AND WORKING WITH US.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO GO.
>> YEAH. I JUST HAD A QUICK COMMENT.
I DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY A PROBLEM WITH THE APARTMENTS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A REALLY HORRIBLE SPOT, BUT I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ENTITLING SOMETHING WITHOUT A DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN ON US ABOUT JUST ENTITLING THINGS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF THE COUNCIL IS GOING WITH THAT, BUT WE'VE BEEN PRETTY GOOD ABOUT NOT DOING THAT.
>> I KIND OF FEEL THE SAME WAY.
OUR 2050 PLAN DOES SAY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, SO IT'S HARD TO GO AGAINST THAT.
BUT ALSO, I'M A BIG BELIEVER OF APARTMENTS AND MULTIFAMILY GOES ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND NOT IN MIDDLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS OR NEXT TO NEIGHBORHOODS.
OUTER LOOP WILL BE A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
JUST DOWN THE ROAD AT OUTER LOOP IN 75, THERE'S MULTIFAMILY.
WHO SAYS IT GETS BETTER? WHO SAYS YOU GAINED MORE THAN FIVE ACRES? I DON'T SEE YOU BUILDING TOO BIG OF A COMPLEX, IF ANY, ON FIVE ACRES.
BUT WHO SAYS AFTER THE NEXT STUDY, THE FLOODPLAIN DOESN'T INCREASE INSTEAD OF DECREASE.
I SEE MULTIFAMILY GOING AT THIS SPOT, BUT I ALSO SEE OUR 2050 PLAN THAT WE HAVE WORKED ON SAYS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, SO I'M KIND OF 50-50 ON IT.
>> A LOT OF THAT PLAN IS LIKELY TO RESET RECENT SINCE IT HASN'T BEEN STUDIED.
IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN STUDIED AT ALL DOWN THERE.
AS THE DEVELOPMENTS COME IN, THE AREA WILL BE STUDIED AND DEVELOP, SHRINK IN, AND PUT DETENTION.
A LOT OF THAT AREA WILL BE RECLAIMED.
2050 PLAN WITH THE FUTURE LAND PLAN CALLED FOR MIXED USE THAT HAD MULTIFAMILY IN IT,
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SO THAT WAS THE DIRECTION WE WERE GOING BECAUSE IT'S A VERY SIMILAR THING THAT WE'VE DONE ON OTHER PROPERTIES AND ANNA AS WELL AS BUFFERING THAT SINGLE FAMILY FROM THE HIGHWAY WITH MULTIFAMILY ZONING.WE FIGURED THAT THAT WAS A SAFE ZONING TO DO AND WE JUST WANTED TO BRING IT INTO THE CITY AND CITY SERVICES.
JUST BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION THAT WE HAD IT THERE.
IT'S JUST BEEN SITTING OUT THERE.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS? COMMENT I WILL MAKE IS THAT REGARDLESS OF THE PERCEPTION TODAY, IF YOU LOOK FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, FERGUSON PARKWAY WILL STRETCH THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
THERE WILL BE SOME FORM OF COMMERCIAL AND THEN THERE WILL BE SOME FORM OF HIGHER DENSE PRODUCT GOING THROUGH THERE.
WHETHER WE'RE HERE TO SEE IT OR NOT, WILL BE THE QUESTION BUT I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK TO THE NORTH, YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THE LESCON FAMILY TRACT,30.7 ACRES WITH THE MF ZONING CURRENTLY.
JUST REMEMBER THAT. REMEMBER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THERE IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE THAT WILL STRETCH THROUGH THIS AREA.
WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE, WE HAVE A MAP.
THAT'S WHY WE DREW THE MAP UP A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, WAS TO HAVE A BLUEPRINT TO SHOW TO PEOPLE WHO WERE INTERESTED IN BRINGING FUTURE PROJECTS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
GUESS WHAT? THEY'RE HERE AND THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING THEM SO THE QUESTION IS, DOES IT CONFORM TO WHAT THE BLUEPRINT SAYS AND THINK BEYOND TODAY ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? I'M INDIFFERENT.
>> MY COMMENT JUST TIES IN WITH THE COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT FLOODPLAIN IS GOING TO BE AND MY CRYSTAL BALL IS PRETTY FUZZY.
I'M SURE PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY ELSE'S IS.
>> IF IT DOES REMAIN FLOODPLAIN, WE'RE LIKELY TO DONATE IT TO PARK AT SOME POINT.
MAYBE THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, WHO TAKES IT FOR US AND DONATE IT AS A PARK.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEVELOP A FLOODPLAIN.
WE WERE JUST LOOKING TO BRING IT INTO THE CITY WITH THE BASE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS WITH IT.
>> THE ANSWER IS NO. WE'LL COME BACK WITH A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION AGAIN IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> SOMEONE IS ABLE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DENY, OR TABLE IT?
>> I'D LIKE TO POSTPONE THIS UNTIL YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO PUT TOGETHER A DEVELOPER AGREEMENT AND CONCEPT PLANS, REALLY GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO ACCOMPLISH.
IF I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT, THEN I'D HAVE TO DENY IT.
>> IS THAT HOW TO DO THAT? IS THAT A MOTION TO TABLE, COUNCILMAN CARVER?
>> TO DO THAT, YOU WOULD NEED A MOTION TO CONTINUE, LEAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND RESCHEDULE IT TO A DATE, TIME AND PLACE AT CERTAIN.
>> MR. ANOL, HOW LONG DO YOU NEED TO PUT TOGETHER THOSE PLANS?
>> GIVE ME TO THE NEXT MEETING, AND I'LL GET WITH STAFF AND DETERMINE.
I WOULD PROBABLY DO TWO MEETINGS FROM NOW.
>> MAY 28TH. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS, KEEP THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND RESCHEDULE FOR WHENEVER SCARBOROUGH GROUP CAN PRESENT ON MAY 28TH.
>> AT 6:00 PM HERE AT CITY HALL, ANNA, TEXAS.
>> THE MOTION, DOES IT INCLUDE CONTINUING AND HOLDING OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT HER TABLE.
OUR SPEAKERS ARE NOT WORKING UP HERE, SO I CAN'T HARDLY HEAR YOU.
>> DOES THE MOTION INCLUDE CONTINUING?
>> YES, IT DOES. IT DOES INCLUDE CONTINUING.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. ALL IN FAVOR?
ITEM D, CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRE-ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR 470 SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED LOTS WITH MULTIPLE COMMON AREA.
LOTS LOCATED ON 60 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES GENERALLY LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF FERGUSON PARKWAY, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 731, AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FUTURE MANTUA PARKWAY.
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>> THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO ENTER INTO A PRE-ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY ON A TRACK OF LAND THAT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 371.
THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE PROPERTY AS RANCHING AND AGRICULTURE, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, AND CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL.
THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN IDENTIFIES FUTURE MANTUA PARKWAY ON THE NORTH END AS A 120 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, FERGUSON PARKWAY GOING THROUGH THE MIDDLE, AS AN 80 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, COUNTY ROAD 371 AS A 90 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY UNTIL IT GETS TO FERGUSON AND THEN A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY TO 75.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A MIXTURE OF SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED AND SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED PRODUCT.
IN THIS EXHIBIT, YOU CAN SEE IN YELLOW IS THE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED AND THE ORANGE, BLUE AND PINK ARE ALL SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH OUR NEW ZONING ORDINANCE IS THE DEFINITION BETWEEN SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ATTACHED VERSUS A TOWN HOME UNIT.
IN MY INTERPRETATION, A TOWN HOME UNIT IS A MULTI FAMILY UNIT, NOT A SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED UNIT, WHICH IS A SEPARATE PLATTED LOT.
SOME OF THE REGULATIONS ONLY REFER TO A TOWN HOME UNIT AND NOT NECESSARILY A SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED UNIT, AND THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WITH THIS APPLICATION.
THE APPLICANT FOR THE COTTAGE PRODUCT SPECIFICALLY IS PROPOSING A FIRE LANE AS THE MAIN ENTRANCE FOR THE PRODUCT.
THE FRONT DOOR OF THE UNITS WOULD BE FACING INWARD TOWARD A GREEN SPACE AND THEN ON THE BACK SIDE, THE GARAGES WOULD BE OFF OF A FIRE LANE, WHICH IS NOT A PUBLIC STREET.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WITH THAT IS IT DOESN'T MEET OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS FOR FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BE FRONTING A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, WOULD BE A FIRE LANE.
AS PART OF THE REQUESTS, THEY ARE PROPOSING LOT AREAS THAT ARE NOT IN LINE WITH THE NEW MIXED USE DISTRICT OR MIXED DENSITY DISTRICT.
SOME OF THE ENHANCEMENTS THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING IS THEY ARE PROPOSING UNIT SIZES THAT ARE LARGER THAN WHAT THE PREVIOUS ZONING ORDINANCE HAD.
THEY ARE PROPOSING AN ENHANCED HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL TO BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR OFF STREET PARKING FOR THOSE COTTAGE PRODUCTS.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PROVIDED FEEDBACK AT THE MARCH 4TH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
THEY OPPOSED REDUCING THE REPETITION REQUIREMENTS, WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS GONE IN AND CHANGED SINCE THEN, GOING BACK TO WHAT THE ZONING ORDINANCE CURRENTLY SAYS.
THEN THE OTHER COMMENT MADE BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WAS THAT IT IS A DENSE DEVELOPMENT AND SUGGESTED REDUCING THE NUMBER OF UNITS.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE WITH A PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY APOLOGIES. MARTIN SANCHEZ, 210 ADRIATIC PARKWAY, MCKINNEY TEXAS SUITE 200.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK YOU THROUGH THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WE'VE GOT TWO CASES ACTUALLY AHEAD OF YOU, AND BOTH OF THEM ARE TIED TOGETHER FROM HOW WE CAME TO OUR DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES, OUR PROPOSALS OR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY, ETC.
THE TWO SITES WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT TODAY.
THE OTHER ONE WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND.
IT'S ABOUT 200 ACRES ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, AND THEN THIS 60 ACRES THAT IS THERE TO THE RIGHT OF 75.
IT'S NEXT TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IT'S RIGHT SMACK, WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IS HAPPENING.
WHEN WE STARTED ANALYZING THE SITE, WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY AS WE DO WITH JUST ABOUT ANY SITE AND HOW TO UNLOCK ITS DESIGN POTENTIAL.
AS WE WENT THROUGH THE ANALYSIS.
WE REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE WERE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT I THINK SUCCESSFULLY CAME TO IS, ANNA IS PERFECTLY POSITIONED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE JOB GROWTH THAT IS HAPPENING BOTH IN NORTH MCKINNEY, RAYTHEON, THAT AREA, AS WELL AS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SHERMAN.
A LOT OF WHAT WE WERE SEEING IS IN SHERMAN, ALTHOUGH THE CHIP MANUFACTURING IS DRAWING A LOT OF JOBS, THEY'RE STILL WOEFULLY BEHIND FROM A RESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE SOME OF THOSE JOBS.
THE QUESTION IS, WELL, WHERE ARE THESE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE IN THE IT BUSINESS GOING TO LIVE?
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REALLY WE GEARED OUR DESIGNS OF THESE COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THAT NICHE IN THE COMMUNITY.WE WENT THROUGH AN AWFUL LOT OF LAND PLANNING.
YOU TALKED ABOUT AND TELL US DID A GREAT JOB DISCUSSING HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR CHARRETTE PROCESS.
WE GO THROUGH A VERY SIMILAR CHARRETTE PROCESS WHERE WE LOCK OURSELVES IN AND SAY, WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T WORK.
THEN WE TRY TO TAILOR THOSE DECISIONS RELATIVE TO THE LOCAL AGENCY OR YOUR PARTICULAR ZONING ORDINANCE, AND HOW DO WE MAKE THOSE PRODUCTS WORK? AFTER WE WENT THROUGH OUR DESIGN PROCESS, WE STARTED WORKING WITH STAFF TO TRY TO CARVE OUT, HOW DO WE MAKE THE PRODUCTS THAT WE'RE INTENDING TO FIT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE FINALLY ENDED UP COMING WITH A FAIRLY SOPHISTICATED LAND PLAN THAT WE PRESENTED TO P& Z.
THE REASON I SAY IT'S SOPHISTICATED IS BECAUSE IT'S A MIXTURE OF BOTH FRONT ENTRY, REAR ENTRY.
IT'S A MIXTURE OF PRODUCT TYPOLOGY, BECAUSE IT'S TRYING TO HIT A VERY UNIQUE KIND OF SUBSET OF THE BUYING MARKET, WHICH IS THAT YOUNG PROFESSIONAL IN THE BUYING MARKET.
AS WE SEE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, THEIR IDEA OF HOME OWNERSHIP ISN'T ABOUT MAYBE YOU GUYS OR MYSELF, WHO AT ONE POINT, LIKE TO MOW A LOT OF GRASS, GO OUT AND PULL A LOT OF WEEDS.
THEIR IDEA OF HOME OWNERSHIP IS LOCK AND LEAVE.
THEY WANT A QUALITY FIRST CLASS HOME, THEY WANT AMENITIES, THEY WANT TO GET OUTSIDE, THEY WANT TO MEET THEIR NEIGHBORS.
ON A MONA'S THEY WANT TO GO DRIVE DOWN TO THE AIRPORT, GET ON A PLANE, AND GO TO CHICAGO FOR THE WEEKEND.
WHICH IS FINE. IT'S A DIFFERENT BUYING DYNAMIC.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE THINGS, WE TRY TO GEAR THE UNIT DESIGN TOWARDS THAT BUYER EXACTLY.
NOW, AT THE SAME TIME, WE CAN'T TELL YOU THAT 100% OF OUR HOMEOWNERS THERE ARE GOING TO FIT THAT EXACT CRITERIA.
WE HAD TO RESPECT OUR SURROUNDING LAND USES.
BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE IS WE MADE SURE THAT WE CONNECTED TO BRYAN ELEMENTARY FROM A HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL THAT'S NOT BEING REQUIRED BY THE CITY, BUT IT'S GOOD DESIGN.
IF I CAN GET LITTLE JOHNNY AND LITTLE SUSIE OFF THE STREET AND HAVE THEM CONNECT INTO THE SCHOOL AS FAST AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT GETTING OUR ARTERIAL, THAT'S HEALTHY, SUCCESSFUL SAFE DESIGN.
WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FROM AN INFRASTRUCTURE PERSPECTIVE AND RIGHT AWAY PERSPECTIVE, AGAIN, THEY'RE NEIGHBORS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE ALL THE CONNECTIONS WORK.
AT A LATER DATE, I'M SURE I'M GOING TO COME TO YOU AND ASK YOU FOR A VARIANCE AT SOME POINT WHEN WE GET TO IT.
WE'RE JUST NOT THERE RIGHT NOW, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO WRITE IT INTO THE ZONING ORDINANCE UNTIL I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE DESIGN WAS GOING TO BE.
THAT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO BOTH OF US.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS IN THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THAT I'M DISCUSSING IS WHERE THE NORTH PART OF UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SITE SITS ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL.
TYPICALLY SPEAKING, IF YOU LOOKED AT YOUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, IT WOULD REQUIRE A MASONRY SCREENING WALL IN THAT AREA.
WELL, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, AFTER DESIGNING FOR AN AWFUL LONG TIME, MASONRY SCREENING WALLS OR SOLID SCREENING WALLS SOMETIMES HAVE A PRISON EFFECT.
THEY DON'T LOOK ALL THAT ATTRACTIVE.
ESPECIALLY NEXT TO A CHURCH, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR NEIGHBORS OR OUR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO WALK TO THAT CHURCH IN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OR AT LEAST INTERACT WITH IT.
I CAN SEE THAT AT SOME POINT, INSTEAD OF BEING A SOLID SCREENING WALL, WE WOULD REQUEST SOMETHING LIKE AN ORNAMENTAL IRON SCREENING WALL WITH ENHANCED LANDSCAPING AND GATES AND CONTROL.
BUT THOSE ARE THE DESIGN DETAILS THAT WILL COME TO YOU AT A LATER DATE WHEN WE'RE READY TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THOSE DETAILS.
BUT AS IT IS NOW, THE LAND PLAN THAT YOU'VE GOT AHEAD OF YOU WHEN WE PRESENTED IT TO P&Z SAFE TO SAY THAT THEY DID HAVE WONDERFUL COMMENTS.
WE WERE ABLE TO GO BACK AND RETOOL SOME REPETITION ISSUES IN ORDER TO CLARIFY HOW THESE UNITS WORK.
I'M GOING TO VERY QUICKLY JUST TOUCH BASE ON SOME OF THESE AND SOME OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS.
THE ITEMS THAT MS. PINKY WAS DISCUSSING THE COTTAGES, IF YOU WOULD, THAT FACE EACH OTHER.
QUITE FRANKLY, YOU DON'T HAVE IT IN YOUR ZONING CODE.
WE HAD TO CRAFT HOW DO WE GET THERE.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF A DEAL THAT WE DID AT EL DORADO IN LAKE FOREST IN STONEBRIDGE RANCH IN MCKINNEY.
THE WAY THESE WORK IS THE UNITS ACTUALLY FACE EACH OTHER ACROSS THIS COMMON LANDSCAPE COURTYARD.
PEOPLE CAN LITERALLY WALK OUTSIDE, SHARE A CUP OF COFFEE, GLASS OF WINE, A BEER, WHATEVER, AND THEY HAVE THAT SOCIAL INTERACTION.
THE REAR IS JUST THE UTILITARIAN.
NOW IN MCKINNEY, WE DID THOSE AS MOTOR COURTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T DO WELL THERE IS THAT WE DIDN'T ACCOUNT FOR ENOUGH GUESS PARKING.
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WE HAVE A SUPER BOWL PARTY.YOU GUYS ALL COME OVER TO THE HOUSE, AND WHERE DO YOU PARK? WELL, YOU START CLOGGING UP THE STREET BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU DO BY DEFAULT.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THAT'S WHY WE ADDED THE ADDITIONAL GUESS PARKING ON THE OUTSIDE OR ON THE SIDE OF THE ACTUAL BUILDINGS.
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THAT WORK IS THIS FIRE LANE SOLUTION THAT WE PROPOSE TO STAFF.
IT EFFECTIVELY WORKS LIKE A STREET.
IT'S GOING TO BE THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE, THE RADII WILL WORK.
IT'S JUST LIKE IF IT WERE A STREET, BUT IT'S A FIRE LANE BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT'S PLATTED.
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY RIGHT OF WAY, BUT IT WILL WORK JUST LIKE A STREET AND IT ALLOWS US TO ADD THOSE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES.
WE DID ADD AN AMENITY CENTER THAT WAS COOL TO THE PROPERTY IN THE SENSE THAT THERE'S AN AREA THAT IS FLOODPLAIN AND THAT IS SOMEWHAT QUESTIONABLE WHETHER IT'S ENVIRONMENTAL IN TERMS OF BEING JURISDICTIONAL.
INSTEAD OF EVEN PROPOSING, HEY, LET'S WIPE IT OUT AND GET MORE LOTS ON THERE.
WHAT WE DID IS JUST WORK AROUND IT, KEEP THE NATURAL PART THERE, PUT OUR DETENTION POND AROUND IT AND THAT WAY TURNS INTO ONE DESIGN, AND THEN ADD OUR AMENITY CENTER THERE.
ON THE AMENITY CENTER, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROGRAM THAT WITH SOME PICKLEBALL COURTS, A POOL, A FIRE PIT AREA.
AGAIN, THIS IS RESORT LIVING FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.
THEY LIKE TO GO AND HANG OUT AND RECREATE WITH EACH OTHER.
I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT QUITE WELL.
HERE'S A BLOW UP OR A FOCUS ON THOSE TWO ELEMENTS I WAS DISCUSSING, THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL THAT TAKES US FROM THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY OVER TO THE SCHOOL, THAT AGAIN, IS NOT IN YOUR COMP PLAN, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT FOR US TO INCLUDE, AS WELL AS HOW THE COTTAGES WOULD WORK FROM THE OPEN SPACE PERSPECTIVE.
THEN LASTLY, I WOULD AGAIN, JUST POINT OUT, WE WORKED WITH THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WE WORKED WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TO DEAL WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
IN FACT, WE ARE PROVIDING THE CHURCH AN ABUNDANCE OF STUB OUTS, AND WE TOLD THEM, LOOK, WHEN WE ACTUALLY BUILD THE STREET, WE'LL ADD THE CURB CUTS AND ANYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE IT LESS EXPENSIVE FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE.
IT'S JUST EASIER TO DO IT NOW.
I THINK THEY'VE BEEN VERY APPRECIATIVE WITH THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD.
ULTIMATELY, SPEAKING, THIS WILL MEAN THAT FERGUSON POPS OUT ALL THE WAY TO MANTUA ROAD.
IT ALSO GETS 371 CONNECTING FROM AN EAST WEST PERSPECTIVE.
WITH ALL THAT, I WOULD TELL YOU, WE WENT THROUGH JUST AS MUCH LAND PLANNING.
WE WENT THROUGH A WHOLE BUNCH OF WHAT IS THESE PRODUCTS GOING TO LOOK LIKE BECAUSE WE HAD TO DESIGN THESE AS WELL, SPECIALLY FOR THESE LOTS.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, THIS IS THE ELEVATION.
EXTERIOR FINISHING MATERIALS WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE WITH, I'M JUST A BIG FAN OF EARTH TONES, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE GET ELEVATIONS THAT ARE EARTH TONES.
BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THOSE VARIATIONS.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S A LOT OF HOUSE AND IT'S MEANT TO HAVE LESSER YARD BECAUSE THAT'S OUR BUYER.
THEN ULTIMATELY WITH THE ATTACHED PRODUCT, AND MS. PINKY INDULGED MY CRAZY PLANNING WHIMS AS WE TALKED ABOUT TOWNHOMES BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL FOR FEE SIMPLE PRODUCTS.
THESE ARE NOT LOTS OF UNITS ON ONE LOT.
THESE TOWN HOMES WILL ACTUALLY BE FOR SALE.
IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING THIS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT CENTER ELEVATION IN THE MIDDLE IS WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK IN MCKINNEY OFF OF STACEY PARKWAY BETWEEN RIDGE AND MCKINNEY RANCH PARKWAY.
THE OTHER TWO ARE VARIATIONS, AND WE WILL BREAK UP THE DESIGN PATTERN SO THAT WE'VE GOT A PLETHORA OF ARCHITECTURAL RELIEF FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING.
IN ESSENCE, I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT URBAN AND I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BUT THAT WAS THE INTENT.
WE TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO REALLY FOCUS ON THE DETAILS ON HOW WE IMPLEMENT THESE.
WITH THAT, I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL, AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS?
FIRST OFF, I APPRECIATE BRINGING SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT ANNA DOESN'T HAVE.
WE ALREADY HAVE PLENTY OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY BUNGALOWS, NO CONDOS, OR TOWNHOMES AND THIS IS LIKE A MIXTURE OF ALL THREE SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
PART OF THE AGREEMENT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF RENTALS OR HOMES SOLD TO INVESTORS TO BECOME RENTALS?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THERE ARE CERTAINLY STATE STATUTES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT,
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BUT WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ADDING THAT INTO OUR CC&RS, AND WE'LL SUBMIT THOSE TO MISS PINKY WHEN WE SUBMIT OUR FIRST PLAN AS WELL.>> NOW, I'LL PROBABLY ASK THAT SAME THING FOR THE NEXT ONE, BUT.
>> IN FACT, I'LL TELL YOU JUST PHILOSOPHICALLY NOT TO GO OFF BECAUSE I CAN TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS STUFF THAT'S PUBLIC POLICY FOR QUITE A WHILE.
PLANO HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF FINALLY PASSING SOME ORDINANCES THAT HELP YOU GUYS AS A MUNICIPALITY TO BE ABLE TO REGULATE AND ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
IT'S A PERVASIVE ISSUE NATIONWIDE.
MY RECOMMENDATION, JUST AS A PLANNER IS GET AHEAD OF IT AS FAST AS YOU CAN JUST BECAUSE IT CAN GET AWAY FROM ME REALLY QUICK SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE ON OUR DEALS, WE WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT TO HELP MEET YOUR GOALS.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD ON TO THAT REAL QUICKLY.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WOULD BE THAT THEY RENT IT OUT RIGHT AWAY.
SORRY, I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE TALKING TONIGHT.
THE SECOND THING IS THIS PRICE POINT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
>> WE'RE PLAYING WITH THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER, TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU.
WHEN YOU FACTOR IN ALL THE COSTS OF DEVELOPMENTS, ETC, MY GUT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FROM THE HIGH THREES TO THE MID-FIVES.
NOW, I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT 400-PLUS UNITS TO BURN THROUGH SO IF I START OFF AT 38390 BY YEAR 5 OR 6, NATURAL INFLATION AND GROWTH, YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY TOP THE TOP 400S AND GET INTO THE LITTLE FIVES THAT'S JUST NORMAL ECONOMICS.
OUR GOAL, OUR STARTING POINT IS TO TRY TO TARGET, HOWEVER, THOSE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND GET THEM GOING IN THEIR ASSET CHASE IN THEIR CAREERS.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THAT WORK AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
DENSITY IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT HELPS US GET THERE.
YOU CAN ONLY PUT SO MANY POTATOES INTO THE SACK AND THE MORE CREATIVE I AM WITH PUTTING HOW MANY POTATOES IN THE SACK, HELPS US BE ABLE TO DELIVER A PRODUCT THAT WORKS FOR FOLKS AND STILL THAT BUILDS OUR QUALITY.
>> TYPICALLY, IT SOUNDS AT THAT PRICE POINT THAT THE SECONDARY RENTAL MARKET, WHICH IS A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS WE'VE GOT, EVEN WHEN WE SET UP THE FIRST THING, THE SECOND ONE, WE BUMP INTO IT SO WITH THAT, I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I JUST GOT A QUESTION ON THE COTTAGES.
COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE AND SHARE THE LAYOUT OF THAT? JUST THE FIRE LANE ACCESS LIKE THAT IS THAT NOT JUST A FANCY ALLEY?
>> KIND OF. I'M GLAD YOU ASKED BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE CONCOCTION PRODUCTS THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH THAT WE WORKED ON OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT IT IS DIFFERENT.
THE WAY IT WOULD WORK IS AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M USED TO DRAWING EVERYTHING.
FOUR PACKS THAT FACE EACH OTHER, IN THE MIDDLE IS THAT COURTYARD.
BY DEFAULT, HOW DOES THE CAR GET INTO THE UNIT? YES, IT'S A GLORIFIED ALLEY, IF YOU WOULD, BUT IT'S BUILT TO THE STANDARD FROM A WIDTH PERSPECTIVE, ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE A STREET.
THE ONLY REAL DIFFERENCE IS PLANNING NEUROLOGY WHICH IS, IS IT A COURTYARD ACCESS EASEMENT OR IS IT DEDICATED PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY? NOW, FOR THE MOST PART, TO MOST PEOPLE IT DOESN'T MATTER.
TO PLANNERS, IT'S A DEFINITION ISSUE BUT IT WILL WORK JUST LIKE A STREET.
>> THE TWO QUESTIONS, I GUESS, IS THE STREET PARKING WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED THERE?
>> WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF STREET PARKING ON THAT MAIN SPINE ROAD.
LET ME GO TO A BETTER EXAMPLE.
THERE'S A MAIN SPINE ROAD IF YOU SEE THAT SEPARATES, LET'S SAY THE YELLOW LOTS FROM THESE MAGENTA LOTS.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PREVENT TOO MANY FOLKS FROM PARKING THERE AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE EXTRA PARKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY ROADS ARE PLOTTED AND ONCE YOU CALL THEM RIGHT AWAY, IT'S A PUBLIC ENTITY, IT'S A PUBLIC LOCATION.
A TYPICAL STREET IS EITHER 27 FEET OR 29 FEET BACK TO BACK, I BELIEVE HERE IN ANNA IT'S 29 FEET, IS THAT CORRECT? I LOOK OVER TO THE ENGINEERS, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT SAYS 27 FEET OR 29 FEET.
WHAT HAPPENS BY DEFAULT IS YOU MIGHT COME OVER TO OUR HOUSE AND YOU DON'T WANT TO PARK IN OUR DRIVEWAY BECAUSE MAYBE MY KID IS GOING TO BE BACKING OUT SO YOU PARK ON THE STREET.
WELL, IMAGINE THE GUY ACROSS THE STREET, THEY HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN.
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THROUGH TRAFFIC IS THEY'RE DOING THIS WEAVING ACTION.
WE HAVE TO DISCOURAGE THAT IN A DENSE ENVIRONMENT FOR LIFE SAFETY ISSUES.
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I DON'T WANT THE FIRE TRUCK OR THE AMBULANCE TO BE SLOWED DOWN JUST HAPHAZARDLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS IN DESIGN SO THAT'S WHY IT'S ENCOURAGING TO TRY TO GET THEM OVER INTO THE GUEST PARKING AREA AND OFF THE STREET.IF I PLOTTED THE FIRE LANE, IT'S JUST PURE RIGHT OF WAY, THEN ANYBODY CAN PARK THERE ANYTIME.
IF I PLOT IT AS A FIRE LANE AND IT HAS THAT LITTLE RED STRIPE, EVERYBODY'S AFRAID OF THE FIRE MARSHAL MORE SO THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
THEY WON'T PARK THERE. THAT'S A CONCERN.
>> COUNSELMAN ALEX, DO YOU SEE AN ISSUE WITH THAT?
>> I WAS GOING TO ADD WE DO HAVE ONE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT THAT IS SIMILAR IN NATURE.
HOWEVER, THE PARKS AT HURRICANE CREEK, AND THAT IS WHAT WE DID IN THAT CASE IS IT'S PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY WITH A REDUCED WIDTH, WHEREAS IN THIS CASE, IT'S A PRIVATE FIRE LANE ON THE PROPERTIES ON THE LOTS.
IT'S NOT A SEPARATE COMMON AREA LOT AND THEN THE PARKS OF HURRICANE CREEK, THE HOA COMMON AREA LOT WAS IN BETWEEN THE UNITS, OR AS AGAIN, THIS IS THE PRIVATE LOTS FACING EACH OTHER.
>> I'M HERE ABOUT PLANNING METHODOLOGY.
>> NO, THAT'S BASICALLY MY ONLY CONCERN.
I ACTUALLY LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE TO PRESENT THERE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PAINTING OURSELVES IN A CORNER THERE WITH ACCESS TO.
>> I DON'T THINK YOU'RE LIMITING THE ACCESS TO IT OR PAINTING YOURSELF. IT SHOULD BE GOOD.
>> I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN WE DID IT IN MCKINNEY, WE DID IT AS A PARKING COURT, WHICH IS STRAIGHT SHOT WITH A HAMMERHEAD.
IN RETROSPECT, THAT WAS A POOR WAY OF DOING IT.
THIS IS A MUCH BETTER WAY OF DOING IT WHERE IT'S MAKING A U AROUND THE BUILDING, AND THAT'S WHERE WE COULD TUCK IN THE ADDITIONAL, I GUESS, PARKING.
NOT TO CRITICIZE AROUND RIGGS.
>> MR. SANCHEZ, THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE WORKED WITH COUNSEL STAFF AND TRYING TO HEAD ON ALL BASIS.
I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN TOTEN THAT I LOVE THE VARIETY.
ALSO WELL, I'M HANDING OUT GRATITUDE.
THANKS FOR WORKING WITH THE METHODIST CHURCH THERE.
>> THEY HAD A LOSS A FEW YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REBUILD THEIR CHURCH, AND THIS IS VERY HELPFUL.
>> THE LANDSCAPE COMMUNITY POND, SO THAT COMMUNITY POND.
MANY OF THESE DETENTION PONDS, RETENTION PONDS, WHATEVER THEY END UP JUST BEING EITHER FLOODED AREAS OR DRY UGLY AREAS REGARDLESS.
WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS HERE AS FAR AS BEAUTIFYING IT, PUTTING WATER FOUNTAINS.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THIS LOOK LIKE SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER HOLE IN THE GROUND?
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND I'LL TELL YOU, YOU'RE RIGHT.
DEFINITIONALLY, AGAIN, IN OUR WORLD ALREADY IF YOU SAY DETENTION POND, IT'S A MUD HOLE THAT GETS WET IN AN EVENT AND AN HOUR LATER IT'S DRY AND THEN YOU HAVE TO SEE THAT UNTIL YOU MOW IT AGAIN.
BY DEFAULT, WE CAUTION AGAINST THOSE QUITE A BIT, BUT HYDROLOGICALLY YOU NEED THEM.
THIS WE ARE LOOKING AT IT FROM AS A RETENTION POND, AS AN ACTUAL WET POND THAT THEN HAS SO MUCH FREE BOARD TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY ABOVE THE WATER SURFACE ELEVATION, AND THAT'S THE DETENTION PART.
WHAT WE INTENDED TO BE IS AN ACTUAL WET POND.
NOW HOW WE ACHIEVE THAT? THAT'S THE CREATIVE PART OF ONCE WE GET INTO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND ACTUALLY THE DEVELOPMENT.
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO PUT A WELL ON IT AND TAP INTO GROUNDWATER TO KEEP IT WET AT A CONSTANT SURFACE ELEVATION.
FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, WHAT I WANTED TO ACHIEVE IS WE DID A DEAL THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE DEALS.
IT IS SOMEWHAT DENSE LIKE THIS.
ON LAKE FOREST AND MCKINNEY RANCH PARKWAY IN MCKINNEY, WHERE WE HAD THIS FLOODPLAIN RIGHT NEXT TO THE PROPERTY, JUST LIKE THIS, AND WE NEEDED SOME AMOUNT OF DETENTION.
WE IMPLEMENTED A WET POND LIKE THIS AND WE'RE ABLE TO PUT THE AMENITY CENTER NEXT TO IT.
ALL OF IT FLOWED TOGETHER FOR THE RESIDENTS.
IT IS THE COOLEST PLACE TO GO WALK AROUND, HANG OUT OR GO TO THE POOL AND ACTUALLY JUMP IN THE WATER.
I WOULD NEVER SUGGEST JUMPING INTO ANY OF THESE AT ALL BUT IF YOU WANT TO, YES, YOU CAN.
BUT THE INTENTION IS FOR IT TO BE WET PONDS.
>> YOU MAY HAVE SAID IT A WHILE AGO, AS FAR AS THE CONNECTION TO BRYAN ELEMENTARY, IS THERE A TRAILER PATH THAT LEADS OVER TO THAT?
>> YES, SIR. IMMEDIATELY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WHAT IS THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SITE.
HERE'S A GREAT LITTLE CARTOON THAT I WAS ABLE TO DRAW FOR THIS.
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WE ARE ADDING, I THINK IT'S A 20 OR 30 FOOT AREA THAT HAS ABOUT 8-10 FOOT SIDEWALK THAT MEANDERS THROUGH IT WITH BENCHES AND TRASH CANS AND TREES, ETC.REALLY BECAUSE WHAT I WANT TO DO IS THE KIDDOS THAT ARE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, I WANT TO GET THEM OVER TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITHOUT A, HAVING TO GO DOWN FERGUSON AND GO OVER ON 3701, B, WITHOUT MOM AND DAD HAVING TO DRIVE THEM OR C, FOR THEM TO TRAMP OVER THE CHURCH SITE.
I GAVE THEM A VERY DEFINED PLACE.
BUT KIDS ARE KIDS, THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
HOPEFULLY, COULD DESIGN KEEPS THEM ON OUR HIKE TRAIL.
>> GOT YOU. I KNOW YOU SAID PART OF THAT EARLIER,.
IT MAKES MORE SENSE WITH THAT DESCRIPTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
>> MAYOR, BEFORE YOU TAKE A VOTE, IF THERE WERE SUGGESTIONS THAT WERE MADE FROM THE DAIS ABOUT INCLUSION INTO THE AGREEMENT, IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO LEGAL FORM.
>> LEGAL STAND, CAN YOU AMEND YOUR MOTION TO STATE SUBJECT TO LEGAL FORM?
>> THANK YOU BOTH. SINCE COUNSEL HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE AGREEMENT BEFORE THEM, I'LL DASH
>> I'LL READ IT. JUST SAY SUBJECT TO LEGAL FORM.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN?
CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OF 432 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ATTACHED PARK AND CIVIC CENTER ON 204 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 285 AND COUNTY ROAD 827.
>> THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE FAR WESTERN SIDE OF 75.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY AS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AND RANCHING IN AGRICULTURE.
THE PREFERRED SCENARIO DIAGRAM IDENTIFIES IT AS RANCHING IN AGRICULTURE AND THE STATE RESIDENTIAL.
SIMILAR TO THE LAST PROJECT, THEY ARE PROPOSING A DIFFERENT LOT AREA THAN THE MD DISTRICT.
THEY ARE PROPOSING THE SAME COTTAGE PRODUCT WITH A FIRE LANE INSTEAD OF A PUBLIC STREET, WHICH HAS ISSUES WITH FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS THE DEFINITION OF SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED VERSUS A TOWN HOME UNIT.
ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THIS SITE IS THAT THEY NEED TO MEET OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS APPROVED TURNAROUNDS FOR ANY OF THE DEAD END FIRE LANES.
ONE OF THE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IN THIS PROJECT IS OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS WOULD REQUIRE A 14 ENTRANCES BASED OFF OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LOTS.
AS ILLUSTRATED, THEY ARE SHOWING FIVE.
PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE INCREASED BUILDING SIZE, SIGNIFICANT PARK LAND DEDICATION AND A FIRE STATION OR OTHER CIVIC CENTER SITE, AS WELL AS REQUIRING OFF STREET SPACES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COTTAGE PRODUCT.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION GAVE FEEDBACK AT THE APRIL 1ST MEETING WITH THE OPPOSED REDUCED IN REPETITION REQUIREMENTS, WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MODIFIED AND BROUGHT IT BACK UP TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE STANDARDS.
>> MAYOR, COUNSEL, MARTIN SANCHEZ 210 ADRIATIC PARKWAY SUITE 210 MCKINNEY, TEXAS. I APOLOGIZE.
I HAD TO APOLOGIZE TO MISS PINKY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO HOVER BEHIND YOU.
IT'S HARDER FOR ME TO SIT AND GET BACK UP WITH MR. BUM.
SO I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THIS.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR ME TO ZERO IN ON AND CLARIFY AGAIN, WHEN WE WERE IDENTIFYING THE SITES AND WE WERE LOOKING AT WHAT WAS THAT WE WANTED TO DO AS A JOINT PROGRAM.
OF PROXIMITY TO JOBS, AND PROXIMITY TO ALL THESE OTHER URBAN CENTERS WAS PRETTY CRITICAL TO US.
THE DISTANCE FROM THIS SITE TO LET'S SAY RAYTHEON, OR TO GET TO D&T WAS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
THAT WAS REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE.
WE GOT HERE, THIS SITE QUITE FRANKLY POSED A LOT OF ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES.
WE'RE IN THE DELTA OF TRINITY AND HURRICANE CREEK COMING TOGETHER.
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LOTS OF UNSTUDIED FLOODPLAIN.WE REALLY HAD TO WORK HARD AT HOW DO YOU UNLOCK A DESIGN FOR THIS, WHICH WAS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE.
ULTIMATELY, AFTER PROBABLY HALF A DOZEN OR SO DESIGN CONVERSATIONS WITH MISS PINKY, WE CAME TO AND WE KIND OF FOUND A GOOD PALETTE HERE.
BASICALLY, THE MIX OF USES IS THE SAME, BUT THE LAYOUT IS MARKEDLY DIFFERENT.
NOW, YOU CAN SEE HOW THERE ARE SOME FUTURE LOTS TO THE LEFT OF THE COLORED LOTS, THE RENDERED LOTS.
THOSE ARE LOTS THAT WE IDENTIFY AS THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GET BACK WHEN WE RECLAIM AND BY STUDYING THE FLOODPLAIN.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT FOR A FACT, BUT WE WANTED TO LAY IT ALL OUT FOR YOU SO THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAD THE FULL DETAIL OF WHAT IT WAS THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE.
NOW, SOME OF THE SITE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE ON HERE WE DO HAVE SOME OVERHEAD POWER LINES THAT ARE GOING AT A DIAGONAL.
AGAIN, WE'VE FOUND TREMENDOUS SUCCESS IN THE PAST WITH FACILITIES LIKE THAT WHERE WE CAN CROSS UNDER THEM WITH ROADS OR DRIVEWAYS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE VIA THE EASEMENTS.
THEY REALLY DON'T LET US DO MUCH OF ANYTHING ELSE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IS HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS.
WE'VE DONE THOSE ALL THROUGH PLANO,ALL THROUGH NORTH DALLAS, ETC, AND THEY'RE REAL CREATIVE WAY OF USING THE SPACE.
HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL IN THIS KIND OF DESIGN ACTUALLY ALLOWS US TO CREATE A SPINE, IF YOU WOULD, TO GROW A PARK SYSTEM.
THIS IS REALLY WHAT IT ALLOWED US TO DO HERE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 204 ACRES.
WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE WITH, EVEN IF AND WHEN WE RECLAIM WHAT WE ANTICIPATE RECLAIMING, WE'LL STILL HAVE PRETTY CLOSE TO ABOUT 100 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THE THINKING THERE WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL SYSTEM THAT IS IN WEST PLANO OVER BY PLANO HOSPITAL ON PARKER.
THEY HAVE A PHENOMENAL HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL SYSTEM THAT IS OUT THERE THAT HAS PARK, HAS A BUILDING, RESTROOMS, ETC, YOU CAN GO FOR A GOOD TWO MILE HIKE IN THIS ONE IDENTIFIED AREA THAT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, THE TOPOGRAPHY LENDS ITSELF FOR THIS AND THE AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE THAT WE HAVE LENDS ITSELF FOR THIS.
WE'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT TRYING TO INCORPORATE THAT IN.
WHAT YOU SEE DRAWN IN HERE IS ALSO A POSSIBLE AMPHITHEATER TYPE OF SITUATION.
WE PICK THAT UP ACTUALLY FROM A DESIGN.
THERE'S AN AMPHITHEATER IN A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION LIKE THIS IN PLANO OFF OF SPRING CREEK OVER BY THE COLLIN COLLEGE CAMPUS.
VERY WELL USED BY THE COMMUNITY.
THAT WOULD BE FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, BUT ULTIMATELY, IT'S AN ELEMENT OF THE CITY'S BURGEONING PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM.
THOSE WOULD BE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WOULD WORK TOWARDS INSTALLING.
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THAT, AS TESTIMONY TO TODAY'S CELEBRATION OF LIFE OF THAT YOUNG MAN THAT WAS HATED BY HIS WIFE AND YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AS WE LOOK AT THESE DEVELOPMENTS, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK AT BOTH EAST AND WEST SIDE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY HAS GOT TO HAVE PARTNERS LIKE US AND OTHERS TO HELP THEM WITH YOUR FACILITIES AS YOU GROW.
THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE SITE THAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POWER LINES AND HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL, WE'RE PROPOSING AS A DONATION TO THE CITY FOR A FUTURE FIRE STATION, A FUTURE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AND A FUTURE JUST OPEN SPACE PARK AND THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS THAT GO UNDER THE POWER LINES AGAIN, THAT SPINE, IF YOU WOULD, THAT CONNECTS ALL OF THAT TOGETHER.
ULTIMATELY, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MORE FIRE STATIONS.
NOW, IT COULD BE A FIRE STATION POLICE STATION SUBSET.
I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU GUYS, BUT FROM A DONATION PERSPECTIVE, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONSIDER FACILITIES OUT THERE LIKE THAT, AND WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO DO THAT.
IN ADDITION TO WE PLAYED WITH SOME ALIGNMENTS FOR THE ARTERIAL ROADWAY THERE, AND THEN WE FILLED IN THE REST.
NOW, ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT YOUR ZONING CODE IS YOU HAVE THIS ONE CODE OF ONE ENTRANCE PER EVERY 50 UNITS.
QUITE FRANKLY, THAT ONE HAS BEEN A BIT OF A CHALLENGE FOR US TO ADMINISTER.
I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN THAT BEFORE, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
WE LEARN ALL SORTS OF NEW THINGS.
WHEN YOU APPLY THE STRICT INTERPRETATION OF THAT, AS MISS PINKY SAID, HAS AN AWFUL LOT OF ENTRANCES INTO A SUBDIVISION.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE EVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THAT.
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WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT MORE, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THE APPLICATION OF SUCH ON A SMALLER DEAL MAKES SENSE.THE APPLICATION OF THAT ON A MUCH LARGER DEAL, THAT'S REAL TOUGH TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT, BUT WE'LL LOOK AT THAT DURING SUBDIVISION REGARDLESS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE DESIGN EXAMPLES OF THOSE OPEN SPACES ITEMS THAT WE DISCUSSED.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'VE GOT THE EXAMPLES OF THAT HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL OVER ON PARKER AND TOLLWAY, AND THEN THE AMPHITHEATER AT SPRING CREEK.
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF FACILITIES THAT I WOULD ANTICIPATE.
THEN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE IMAGE, YOU'VE GOT A BLEND OF HOW A COMMUNITY PARK, VETERANS MEMORIAL AND A FIRE STATION PUBLIC SAFETY DEVELOPMENT WOULD WORK.
THAT VETERANS MEMORIAL, IN FACT, IS ONE THAT WE WORKED ON YEARS AGO IN BALTIMORE.
THE COMMUNITY PARK IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE HERE IN THE DALLAS AREA, AND THAT FIRE STATION PUBLIC SAFETY STATION IS ACTUALLY A DIRECT CLIP FROM THE ALLEN FACILITY THERE BY THE CITY HALL ON MAIN STREET.
I CLIP THOSE TO SHOW YOU HOW PROGRAMMATICALLY, WE CAN GLUE AND STITCH THESE THINGS TOGETHER AND THEY WORK VERY WELL.
ULTIMATELY, SPEAKING FROM AN OPEN SPACE PERSPECTIVE, THIS SITE HAS AN AWFUL LOT OF OPEN SPACE.
SOME OF IT NATURAL UNPROGRAMMED, SOME OF IT SOMEWHAT PROGRAMMED HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS, AND OTHERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY PASSIVE BUT ARE PLACEMAKING.
THE ENTRY WAY, I TOILED WITH THIS ONE.
I GAVE US A BIG ROUNDABOUT COMING INTO THIS SUBDIVISION TO ANNOUNCE ITS PRESENCE.
ROUNDABOUTS WE HAVE USED FOR MANY YEARS.
THEY'RE VERY EFFICIENT FROM A TRAFFIC PERSPECTIVE, BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT, AND IT TAKES US TEXANS A LITTLE BIT TO GET USED TO DOING IT.
BUT WELL DESIGNED, THEY WORK VERY WELL.
THE OPEN SPACES ON THE OUTSIDE AS WELL AS THE ROUNDABOUT ITSELF ARE KEY PLACEMAKING AREAS.
THEN YOU'VE GOT THE AMENITY CENTER ON THE BACK SIDE, AND THEN THE POOL AND THE PARKING, ETA, ALL TO ACCENTUATE.
THEN IN MORE DENSE AREAS IN THE UPPER RIGHT, YOU'VE GOT THESE POCKETS THAT WE'VE JUST LEFT.
I COULD HAVE PUT MORE LOTS ON THERE, BUT I CHOSE NOT TO BECAUSE OF THE DENSITY, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE OPEN SPACES THROUGHOUT.
THE GOAL IS THAT EVERY UNIT SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET TO A MEANINGFUL OPEN SPACE WITHIN A VERY SHORT WALK.
WHETHER YOU'RE OUT THERE WITH FIDO OR YOU'RE OUT THERE WITH A FRISBEE OR YOU'RE JUST OUT THERE BY YOURSELF TO GO WALK AROUND, THAT WAS THE THINKING THROUGH ALL OF THAT.
AGAIN, I WOULD TELL YOU FROM A PRODUCT PERSPECTIVE, IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
I'M SURE BY THE TIME IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE WITH WE'LL HAVE SOME VARIATIONS, AND AS THE MARKET EVOLVES, YOU'LL ALWAYS EVOLVE WITH IT.
BUT I WANTED TO REST SURE TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT IT'S STILL PART OF THE SAME OVERALL PROGRAM.
WITH THIS ONE SIDE AS WELL, COUNCILMAN TOTTEN AND CARVER, IT'S THE SAME THING.
WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY LIMIT AND ADDRESS THE BTR SHORT TERM RENTAL ISSUES.
WITH THAT, RESPECTFULLY, I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND I'D ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY ONLY QUESTION IF WE COULD ADD THE SAME LANGUAGE.
>> CAN I TELL YOU WHAT ON THIS ONE, YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH AND LISTEN TO WHEN YOU'VE TALKED TO ALL OF US.
I CAN SEE IT. I HOPE THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN SEE IT AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
A YOU SHOULD PUT ON A CLASS FOR REAL.
>> SIR, THAT MEANS YOU'RE TELLING ME I'M OLD.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST REGARDING PARKS.
DO THESE TRAIL SYSTEMS, FIRST OFF, DO THEY TIE INTO THE REST OF OUR TRAIL MASTER PLAN AFTER YOU HAD THAT CONVERSATION?
>> THE ANSWER IS YES AND NO, SIR.
YES, PART IS, WE'LL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE THEM TO PROVIDE CONNECTION AND TERMINUS POINTS TO PICK UP OTHER LOCATIONS.
ULTIMATELY, IT'S THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARK SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT DIALOGUE IN TERMS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION.
WE'LL DO ALL OUR PART. ABSOLUTELY. HOPEFULLY, THE PROPERTIES NEXT TO US WILL DO THE SAME. SURE.
>> IT IS IDENTIFIED ON OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN.
SECONDLY, AND I THINK I CAUGHT IT.
SOME OF THESE ARE PAVED AND SOME OF THESE TRAILS ARE NOT PAVED.
>> CANDIDLY, I DON'T THINK WE'VE MADE THOSE DECISIONS.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER ADA ISSUES AND A FEW OTHER THINGS.
I WOULD TELL YOU THAT WHEN WE GET DOWN TO THE IMPLEMENTATION, I'LL BE GLAD TO COME BACK AND VISIT WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO SEE AND HOW WE GET IT IMPLEMENTED.
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I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT YOUR PLAN WAS.
YOU MENTIONED THE ONE AT PARKER.
I'D LOVE THAT PARK AND IT'S NOT PASS.
>> IT'S NOT P GROVE AND IT'S JUST VERY WELL MAINTAINED.
THAT'S THE TRICK RIGHT THERE. IT'S MAINTENANCE.
IF YOU MAINTENANCE GRAVEL, IT'S FANTASTIC RUNNING SURFACE, WALKING SURFACE, IT'S EASY ON THE KNEES, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE SOME MAINTENANCE.
CONCRETE POUR AND FORGET ABOUT IT.
BUT IT'S NOT ALL THAT PLEASING AND IT'S NOT ALL THAT INVITING.
I CAN SEE THE TRAILS THAT ARE NEAR THE HOUSES, COTTAGES.
I CAN SEE THOSE BEING PAVED CERTAINLY EASIER TO WALK ON.
AS FAR AS THE WIDTH, IT'S HARD TO GAUGE HOW WIDE THESE ARE.
IS IT A SINGLE FILE? IS IT TWO BIKES WIDE? WHAT ARE WE ARE YOU?
>> REALLY BE DESIGNED ACTUALLY AS THREE FILE.
THAT'S INTENTIONAL BECAUSE YOU THE TWO WAY IS THE MOST COMMON, BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT ONE PERSON THAT'S CARRYING OR HAS A DOG ON A LEASH OR IS PUSHING A STROLLER WITH A KID, ETC.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST GIVE THEM THAT EXTRA WIDTH BECAUSE IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH MORE TO MAKE IT A MUCH MORE PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
>> THESE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
>> I HAVE A PARKS BOARD MEMBER FOR MANY YEARS OF SERVING ON A PARKS BOARD.
THIS HAS BEEN THE ONE THING THAT SHE'S WANTED TO SEE HAPPEN IN CITY OF ANNA, SO THANK YOU.
>> I JUST GOT A QUICK QUESTION AND A COMMENT.
FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE YOU EVEN CONSIDERING DONATE LAND FOR A FIRE STATION.
THAT'S AWESOME. WE NEED MORE OF THAT.
I GUESS I'M STRUGGLING ON THE LOCATION.
DO YOU HAVE A BETTER MAP OR CAN WE GO BACK.
THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY IS TAYLOR, EXTENSION OF TAYLOR.
JUST RECENTLY WITHIN THE LAST SIX EIGHT MONTHS, YOU GUYS APPROVED ST PARK SO THEY'RE ON THE NORTH EAST OF US.
WE'RE ON THE SOUTHWEST OF THE THIS IS LITERALLY WHERE HURRICANE CREEK AND THE EAST FORK COME TOGETHER.
YOUR SEWER LINE THAT YOU HAVE BUILT IS ON THE RIGHT HAND FARTHEST SIDE OF THAT IMAGE.
>> I'LL GO BACK TO JUST MY COMMENT ON.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DONATION.
I GUESS CHIEF SON CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THE FIRE CHIEF A QUESTION REAL QUICK.
ONE THING WE'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT IS WE'RE LOOKING AT A FOUR MINUTE RESPONSE TIME, AND WE HAVE A BRAND NEW STATION THAT'S ABOUT TO OPEN ON THE WEST SIDE OF 75.
WOULD THIS BE TOO CLOSE TO THAT STATION TO MAKE SENSE OR WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO WHERE WE'RE HEADING FURTHER WEST OF THE CITY?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT I COULD DEFINITIVELY ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN THIS SETTING.
I'D HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND [INAUDIBLE].
>> DO YOU THINK JUST OFFHAND I'M SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE APPROVING THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU COULD GET TO THIS LOCATION FROM STATION 2 IN 4 MINUTES?
>> IT WOULD APPEAR SO. BUT AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE TO DO SOME WORK WITH OUR GIS DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS. I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON SPOT AT ALL.
I JUST AM CONCERNED THAT WE NEED LAND FOR FUTURE FIRE STATIONS, AND I WOULD REALLY YOUR PROJECT BEFORE THAT IS PROBABLY A BETTER LOCATION UP TOWARDS MANTUA.
>> COUNSEL, THEN, THAT'LL BE ADDRESSED IN ITEM I ON THE FUTURE FIRE STATION LOCATION AT PART OF THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANKS FOR LISTENING WHEN I TALKED ABOUT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.
THAT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
>> YES, COUNSEL. WE EVEN SEE FUNDED THERE TO MOVE FORWARD. IT'S AN IMPORTANT NIGHT.
>> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO LEGAL FORM VALUE 7E.
>> HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN [INAUDIBLE].
>> COUNCILMAN BAKER WITH THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE]?
>> YES. MOTION PASSES, MOVING ON TO IMF.
CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING
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A PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OF A PROPOSED COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY DWELLING PLAN DEVELOPMENT ON 40 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FUTURE ROSEMONT PARKWAY AND COUNTY ROAD 288.>> THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 288.
TO GIVE YOU A BETTER CONTEXT OF WHERE IT'S LOCATED, IT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OF HURRICANE CREEK AND THE VILLAGES OF HURRICANE CREEK DEVELOPMENT.
THE PREHENSILE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY AS RANCHING IN AGRICULTURE AND PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, AND THE PREFERRED SCENARIO DIAGRAM IDENTIFIES IT AS ESTATE RESIDENTIAL AND SUBURBAN LIVING.
THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A ANNEXATION PETITION, ZONING PETITION AND CONCEPT PLAN ON JANUARY 8TH, WHICH WOULD TAKE IT TO THE FEBRUARY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IN WHICH IT WAS TABLED.
AT THE MARCH 4TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, IT WAS TABLED AND THE PUBLIC WAS GRANTED OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK SINCE THERE WERE SO MANY IN ATTENDANCE.
AT THE APRIL 1ST MEETING, THE APPLICANT HAD REQUESTED TO TABLE AND THE COMMISSION DENIED THAT REQUEST AND PROCEEDED TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION.
THERE WERE TWO LETTERS IN OPPOSITION.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL.
ON APRIL 9TH, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM REPRESENTATIVES ASKING ABOUT THE ANNEXATION BEING SUBJECT TO ZONING APPROVAL.
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.
THE OTHER OPTION IS TO SUBMIT A PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THEM IS THEY COULD WITHDRAW COMPLETELY, PROCEED FORWARD WITH THE ANNEXATION ZONING AND CONCEPT PLAN OR WITHDRAW THE ORIGINAL REQUESTS AND PROCEED FORWARD WITH A PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE OPTION THEY CHOSE.
A PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS AN AGREEMENT THAT SAYS THE PROPERTY WILL BE ANNEXED.
IT HAS BUILDING MATERIAL STANDARDS WRITTEN INTO IT.
IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT HAD REQUESTED THAT THEY SUBMIT THE FIRST STEP BEING A PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN WITHIN SIX YEARS APPROVAL OF APPROVAL OF THIS PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF A BRIDGE A CROSSING HURRICANE CREEK, WHICHEVER WERE TO BE OCCURRED FIRST.
THEN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, IN THIS CASE, THEY WERE REQUESTING REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WITH A VARIANCE TO THE SHARED OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN MULTIFAMILY LOTS AND ALLOWING SINGLE UNIT OR DUPLEX UNIT PARK BY RIGHT.
THEY WERE CAPPING A MAXIMUM OF 430 DWELLING UNITS AND FOLLOWING THE DENSITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THEN SELF IMPOSING A MINIMUM OF SEVEN ACRES TO BE DEVELOPED AS COMMERCIAL.
IN THE CONCEPT PLAN, THE SOUTH CORNER IS THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENT.
THAT WOULD BE ROSEMONT PARKWAY, WHICH CROSSES OVER HURRICANE CREEK.
THE NORTH SOUTH ROAD IS COUNTY ROAD 288.
THERE WOULD BE TRADITIONAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON THE NORTH SIDE, AND THEN THERE'S A COMBINATION OF THE SINGLE UNIT DUPLEX UNIT PARK AND TOWN HOME UNITS ON THE EASTERN SIDE ALONG WITH THE FLOODPLAIN.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS CHUCK FRANCH, 3721 SOUTH STONE BRIDGE, MCKINNEY TEXAS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IS TO COME INTO THE CITY.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT CURRENTLY WE ARE IN THE ETG AND WHERE IS THE [INAUDIBLE].
BASED ON THE CONCEPT PLAN, WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO IS A MIXED USE.
WE FELT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD AREA FOR THIS BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE A SIX LANE ROADWAY TO THE SOUTH OR PROPOSED SIX LANE ROADWAY BEING ROSEMONT THERE WILL BE A 60 FOOT RIGHT AWAY AND PUTTING ABOUT 60,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL IN THERE.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVEN UNITS OF APARTMENTS AND 176 OF THE SINGLE FAMILY FRONT ALONG WITH 39 TOWN HOMES.
WE WERE WAITING FOR THIS TO COME ALONG UNTIL THE BRIDGE IS BUILT.
CURRENTLY, THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY PLANS OR HAVE IT IN THE CIP TO DEVELOP THE BRIDGE AND SO WE WERE GOING TO WAIT FOR THAT.
IF YOU NOTICE IN THIS DIAGRAM HERE, YOU'LL SEE HURRICANE CREEK AND JUST TO THE WEST OF THAT IS OUR PROPERTY AND ITS HURRICANE CREEK ALONG THE ACTUAL CREEK,
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I SHOULD SAY THE DEVELOPMENT DOES.THAT'S WHERE YOU GET HUNDREDS OF LOTS OF SINGLE FAMILY.
JUST TO THE NORTH OF THAT, YOU ALSO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] WE FELT IT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE FOR SOME COMMERCIAL TO GO IN THERE.
IF YOU NOTICE ALONG THE CREEK WAY, GO UP HERE.
UP THERE ON THAT, THE NORTHEAST CORNER.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT'S A FLOODWAY.
THAT'LL BE A NATURAL OPEN SPACE AS WELL FOR THERE.
SHORTEN, I'M NOT AS WELL SPOKEN AS MY PREDECESSOR HERE, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY STANFORD ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS.
>> WHY DO YOU FEEL RETAIL OR ANY COMMERCIAL WOULD DO ANY GOOD IN THIS PART OF ANNA?
>> WITH THE THOUSANDS OF HOMES THAT ARE COMING INTO THE AREA [OVERLAPPING] WE'VE ALSO GOT THE SCHOOL THAT'S DOWN TO A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST, AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE HIGH SCHOOL.
IT SHOULD BE COMING IN THE AREA AS WELL.
>> WHAT MAJOR ROAD WILL BE GOING BY YOUR DEVELOPMENT?
>> WHAT MAJOR THOROUGHFARE WILL BE GOING BY YOUR DEVELOPMENT?
>> IT'S GOING TO BE ROSEMOND PARK.
>> THIS IS QUESTION FOR GREG PETERS.
WHEN WILL WE BE BUILDING ROSEMOND FURTHER WEST?
>> AS IT STANDS CURRENTLY, THE BRIDGE AND EVERYTHING TO THE WEST OF THE BRIDGE THAT WILL BE REQUIRED ACROSS THE CREEK IS NOT WITHIN OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN.
IT IS WITHIN OUR 10 YEAR PLAN.
I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT SOMETIME BETWEEN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW AND 10 YEARS FROM NOW IS WHEN THAT BRIDGE WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED.
>> CHUCK, JUST TO CONFIRM, SO THE AGREEMENT STATES SIX YEARS TO SITE PLAN.
>> WHY REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AND NOT COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL?
>> ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE TYPE OF COMMERCIAL ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT?
>> YES. THE REGIONAL IS A REGIONAL DRAW TYPE COMMERCIAL WHERE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL WOULD BE SERVICING JUST THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BASIS.
>> COULD BE SIMILAR TO SIMILAR TO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE COFFEE SHOP.
YOU'D HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A DESTINATION THERE AS WELL.
>> YES, SIR. CHUCK, YOU'RE A VISIONARY IN HAVING BEEN PART OF A CITY THAT HAD MASSIVE GROWTH WHILE YOU WERE SERVING YOU KNOW WHERE THINGS HEAD.
>> I SEE WHAT YOU SEE. I GET WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING OUT THERE.
BUT IT'S IT'S DEFINITELY PREMATURE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WILL EVER BE THE TYPE OF HOUSES THAT ARE OUT THERE, THEY'RE SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES, THEY'RE RANCHES.
A FEW VERY SIZABLE HOMES WITH CHARITIES RUNNING OUT OF THEM.
IT'S A VERY FAVORED PART OF ANNA THAT SPEAKS TO OLD AMERICANA VERSUS ALL THIS URBAN STUFF WE'VE GOT GOING ON.
HONESTLY, THESE NEIGHBORS ARE REALLY FREAKED OUT.
>> ALL THE ONES I TALKED TO, NONE OF THEM HAVE SAID THAT THEY'VE HEARD FROM ANYBODY.
THEY DISCOVERED IT THROUGH THE NORMAL ZONING PROCESSES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTICES, THAT SORT OF THING.
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE NEEDS TO HAPPEN THERE TO GET BUY IN BECAUSE IT'S THEIR BACKYARDS.
I JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
I'VE SPENT MY ENTIRE DAY INSTEAD OF DOING MY SON'S BIRTHDAY TODAY, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS AND IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WITH COUNSEL AND VOLUNTEERING.
BUT I FEEL THEIR PAIN AND I SEE IT, BUT I DON'T SEE THIS ANYTIME SOON.
I DO SEE IT AS BEING PRESENTED TO A COUNSEL IN THE DISTANT FUTURE.
>> I UNDERSTAND. I JUST WANT TO PIGGY BACK ON THAT FOR A SECOND.
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YOU DIDN'T MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORS?>> WELL, THE REASON IS THIS IS IN THE ETJ, AND EVERYONE GETS A CHOICE AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
EVERYBODY HAS CONCERNS REGARDLESS OF THE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT COME IN.
IN THE ETJ, PEOPLE CAN BUILD PRESUMABLY WHATEVER THEY LIKE TO WHETHER IT'S AN RV PARK, MOBILE HOME PARK WITHOUT ME HAVING ANY SAY IN IT.
I APPRECIATE PEOPLE COMING OUT AND GIVING THEIR THEIR THOUGHTS AND THERE BUT WE'RE ALL AFFORDED THE SAME RIGHTS AS EACH OTHER AT THIS SITUATION.
I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO FRUITION.
>> IT IS A ETJ, AND I GET IT THEY'RE STILL OUR NEIGHBORS.
BUT A ROAD IS GOING TO GO THROUGH A THIRD OF A LADY'S PROPERTY.
THAT'S THE ONE PERSON IF I WAS YOU, I WOULD HAVE TALKED TO.
THAT'S BOTHERING THAT JUST A ONE PHONE CALL TO THAT ONE PERSON THAT YOUR PLAN SHOWS A MAJOR ROAD GOING THROUGH HER PROPERTY AND YOU HAVE MADE A COURTEOUS PHONE CALL.
>> THAT'S A CITY CITIES ROADWAY THOUGH.
>> I KNOW, BUT IT'S ON YOUR PLAN AND TO GO BACK TOO I DIDN'T SOMETHING ELSE CAME UP.
WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND EVERYTHING, AND IT THE PROCESS CHANGED THE WAY WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS PROPERTY IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE I'M HAVING WITH IT, JUST GOING FROM ZONING TO ZONING, AND THEN NOW WE'RE DOING A PRE-ANNEXATION.
I'M JUST HAVING A HARD TIME, CHUCK, AND I RESPECT YOU.
YOU MADE A BIG STEP IN DOING WHAT YOU DID AND A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT I JUST CAN'T GET BEHIND THIS PROJECT.
>> I'M TAGGING INTO THAT AS WELL.
IT'S A SENSITIVE ISSUE, REALLY, BUT I THINK WE'RE TOO EARLY.
IF WE'RE NOT EVEN LOOKING FOR A ROAD FOR SIX YEARS HERE, THINGS CAN CHANGE IN THREE, FOUR, FIVE YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW I JUST THINK VERY EARLY ON THIS.
>> CAN I HAVE A MOTION ON THE ITEM?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION OF DENIAL ON ITEM 7F.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, AND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES. MOTION IS PASSED FOR DENIAL ON 7F.
CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ANA SITE CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC LANES ON EAST FINLEY BOULEVARD BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAY 5 AND SHARP STREET.
>> GOOD EVENING MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.
TONIGHT, I'M BRING IT FOR YOU ALL A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FINLEY BOULEVARD, LOCATED BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAY 5 AND SHARP STREET.
MY OVERVIEW, I'LL BE GOING OVER TO THE PROJECT LOCATION, THE SCOPE, WHERE WE GOT OUR FUNDING.
I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE WE CAME IN UNDER OUR OPC THAT WE GOT SO THAT'S ALWAYS EXCITING WHEN YOU COME IN A LITTLE BIT UNDER BUDGET.
OUR BID PROCESS, WE DID THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, AND THEN IN OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
AS I STATED, THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED ON FINLEY BOULEVARD BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAY 5 AND SHARP STREET, PARTICULARLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS TO SHARP STREET.
THIS PROJECT INCLUDES 3,192 SQUARE YARDS OF EIGHT-INCH CONCRETE WITH SIGN AND STRIPING, 263 SQUARE YARDS OF FOUR-INCH CONCRETE, AND WE'RE ALSO DOING A NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN THE MEDIAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DESTROYING AND LAYING THAT DOWN WITH A NEW SOD.
WE FEEL A SOD BEFORE WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE PUT IT BACK AND HAVE IRRIGATION TO KEEP THAT SOD GROWING.
THIS PROJECT WAS BROUGHT TO COUNSEL IN 2023, LAST APRIL TO START THE ENGINEERING DESIGN.
WHEN WE HAD THE DESIGN IN OUR MIND, OUR CONSTRUCTION COST IS GOING TO BE $900,000.
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE DID COME IN UNDERNEATH THAT BUDGET.
WE HAD FIVE CONTRACTORS BID ON THE PROJECT, WITH THE LOWEST ONE BE AN ANA SITE CONSTRUCTION COME IN AT JUST UNDER $800,000 FOR THE PROJECT.
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GO BACK ONE MORE SLIDE. WITH THE FIVE BIDS WE RECEIVED, WE DIDN'T JUST TAKE THE LOWEST BID, WE DID A WEIGHTED VALUE.WE WEIGHTED THIS ON NUMBER 1, THE PRICE, THE CONTRACTOR'S REPUTATION, SIMILAR PROJECTS, AND THEIR SAFETY.
WE GRADED THESE WITH A TEAM OF FOUR STAFF MEMBERS, GRADED THIS AND ANA OBVIOUSLY WAS OUR NUMBER 1 CHOICE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO ANA SITE CONSTRUCTION WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY, WHICH WOULD PUT THE CONTRACT AT $878,000.
IF APPROVED, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH ANA SITE CONSTRUCTION TO DEVELOP A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.
THE GOOD THING I CAN TELL YOU IS THE CONTRACTOR IS ON SITE.
THEY'RE SAME CONTRACTOR, THAT ONE IN THE LEONARD AVENUE.
THEY ARE CLOSE BY AND READY TO GO.
WORK IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN EARLY NEXT MONTH.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.
>> MAYOR, I THINK IT'S JUST IN TIME WITH THE LIGHTS BEING GOING UP RIGHT THERE.
IT'S GOING TO HELP WITH THE CONGESTION AND IN TOWN SQUARE, ALMOST TO COMPLETION OF MAYBE A YEAR.
THE INTERSECTION OF FINLEY AND SHARP.
WHAT WOULD THAT BE, A THREE-WAY STOP OR WILL IT BE THE WAY IT IS NOW?
>> IT'S GOING TO BE THE WAY IT IS NOW.
IT IS NOT BECOMING A THREE-WAY STOP, SIR.
>> WOULD THERE BE LESS WITH THE APARTMENTS MAINLY ON FINLEY, IT GOES AROUND? WHETHER IF THE CONGESTION DOES GET WORSE, COULD WE CHANGE THAT?
>> COUNCILMAN TOTEN, I'D HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WHAT I WOULD TELL YOU IS AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S A MULTIFAMILY PROJECT THERE THAT IS GOING TO BE GETTING STARTED, AND MOVE FORWARD, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE THINGS HAPPENING.
WE WOULD CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS THROUGH THERE AND WE COULD COME BACK TO YOU AT ANY TIME AS NECESSARY TO DO AN ORDINANCE TO INSTALL A STOP SIGN.
>> ANY TRAFFIC CHANGES. ROUNDABOUT, THAT'S GOING TO RISE TO A LEVEL OF A CIP PROJECT.
THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT.
IF ALL WAY STOP IS NECESSARY THERE, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT AND WE CAN PUT OUT TRAFFIC COUNTERS AND GET THE DATA, AND THEN COME TO YOU WITH A RECOMMENDATION ON THAT AS AN INFORMER.
>> ON THAT NOTE, THAT'S FULLY OUR ROAD.
WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE PERMISSION FROM DOT, TXDOT, OR ANY OTHER AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE STOP SIGNS AND ON THAT, CORRECT?
>> SHARP AND FINLEY? CORRECT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU SAY ON HERE, YOU'RE GOING TO DEVELOP A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.
CAN YOU JUST GIVE AN ETAS JUST IN YOUR JUDGMENT OF WHEN IT WOULD BE COMPLETED, OR HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE?
>> IN THE CONTRACT THAT WE TYPED UP, AND THAT WAS PASSED ON THE AISLE WAY DURING THE BIDDING PROCESS, THE CONTRACT WAS GIVEN 120 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH THE CONTRACTOR SINCE WE DID OUR GRADING.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET THIS OPENED UP BEFORE IT STARTED SCHOOL NEXT SEASON.
>> THEN I'M ASSUMING THAT ONCE YOU HAD THAT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, YOU'D POST IT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> IN THE SIDE OR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THEM.
>> YES, SIR. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO POST THE SCHEDULE.
>> I THINK THE BIGGEST THING HERE, JUSTIN, IS WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL COMING IN AND I DON'T THINK NEIGHBORS QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THAT MAY BACK THEM UP, WHAT THEY'RE COMPARED TO.
IF WE AWARD THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT KICKOFF AFTER SCHOOL IS OUT.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR TIMELINE CAN BE ON IT, BUT THIS IS A NIGHTMARE WAITING TO HAPPEN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, OR IF WE COULD PLAN IT WHERE IT'S MAYBE MID-MAY WHERE THEY ONLY HAVE TWO WEEKS LEFT TYPE THING, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME BIG ISSUES OVER THERE.
I DON'T THINK WE QUITE UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T EVEN THINK TXDOT QUITE UNDERSTANDS THE LEVEL OF CONGESTION THAT IS OCCURRING OVER THERE IN THE MORNING.
IT'S ONLY A SPECIFIC TIME OF THE DAY, BUT IT IS VERY TIGHT DURING THAT TIME.
PEOPLE AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING ARE HAULING OUT EVERY DIRECTION THEY CAN OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET OUT OF THERE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM G.
>> MAYOR I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7G.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT ONE. ALL IN FAVOR?
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ITEM H. CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 482,000 PURCHASE OF A HYDRO EXCAVATION TRUCK FOR THE CITY OF ANNA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY OPERATES ONE HYDRO EXCAVATION TRUCK, ALSO COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE HYTRUCK.
THE CURRENT HYDRO EXCAVATION TRUCK HANDLES UTILITY EXCAVATION, SANITARY-SEWER CLEANING, STORM-WATER CLEANING, LIFT-STATION CLEANING, AND OTHERS TO CONSIDER.
ALL HYDRO EXCAVATION TRUCKS ARE MAINTENANCE INTENSIVE AND OUR CURRENT VEHICLE IS ENTERING ITS FOURTH YEAR OF SERVICE.
IN ADDITION, THE CONTINUED FAST PACE GROWTH OF THE CITY HAS PLACED ADDITIONAL DEMANDS FOR EXCAVATION, SEWER SYSTEM CLEANING, STORM WATER SYSTEM CLEANING, AND COORDINATING PUMP AND HALL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTS.
AN ADDITIONAL TRUCK IS NEEDED TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR THESE SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND TO ENSURE THE CONTINUOUS OPERATION AND ABILITY TO MEET THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE NEEDS OF OUR PUBLIC UTILITY SYSTEM.
FUNDING FOR THIS WILL COME FROM EXCESS FUNDS AND UTILITY FUND BALANCE, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I CAN ANSWER THEM FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
WILL THIS BE HYDROVAC NUMBER 2?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7H.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
I HAVE A SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM. ALL IN FAVOR?
I AM GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM ITEM 7I.
>> THANK YOU. 7I, CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH ANACAPRI LAGUNA AZURE, LLC. MR. PARKER.
>> MORNING, COUNCIL. I APOLOGIZE.
COULD YOU HEAR THAT, TAYLOR? I DO APOLOGIZE FOR DOING THAT.
AS MENTIONED, OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, STAFF HAS WORKED WITH MEGATEL AND OUR FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS AND LEGAL COUNSEL TO DEVELOP A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.
AS REFLECTED IN THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT THERE BEFORE YOU IN EXHIBIT B, THIS IS A 205 ACRE DEVELOPMENT.
OF THAT 205 ACRES, 155 ACRES IS WITHIN OUR ETJ, AND YOU HAVE 50 ACRES THAT IS WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.
THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, WE'RE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY 800 LOTS IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME COMPONENTS THAT ARE FOUND WITHIN THE DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT.
PART OF THAT, THERE IS A DEDICATION OF THREE ACRES FOR A FUTURE FIRE STATION IN THIS AREA, AS WELL AS THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.
THE CITY WILL COLLECT PID FEES AS PER PID POLICY AT THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $2.7 MILLION.
THE CITY WILL DEDICATE 50% OF THE TIRZ TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
ALSO FOUND WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT CONFIRMS A LIMITATION OF LOT SALES TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, AND IT OFFERS A PATHWAY FOR ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTIES WITHIN ANNA'S ETJ THAT ARE PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT UPON MEETING ALL REQUIREMENTS STIPULATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, STAFF.
ALSO, WE HAVE MR. ZACH IPOUR AND MR. STEVE MAGLISCEAU WITH MEGATEL HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE PERTAINING TO THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
>> JUST REAL QUICK. MIGHT AS WELL BE CONSISTENT.
IS THE AGREEMENT FOR THE LAND ONLY OR HAS THERE BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT HELPING WITH CONSTRUCTION OR EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL?
>> PART OF THIS DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT DOES HAVE THE CREATION OF PID, DOES HAVE A CREATION OF THE TIRZ.
YOU'LL HAVE THE PID ASSESSMENT ON THIS AND THEN ALSO TIRZ WILL BE INVOLVED IN THIS, WHICH IS A 50/50 SPLIT BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND ALSO THE CITY.
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>> COUNCIL, I CAN ADD SOME CONTEXT TOO.
I KNOW LAST YEAR WE AMENDED OUR PID POLICY TO MEMORIALIZE THAT PID FEES ARE TO GO TO PUBLIC FACILITIES.
YOU SAW WHAT WE DID IN HURRICANE CREEK.
WE USED THE PID MONEY IN HURRICANE CREEK THAT WE COLLECTED TO EXPAND THAT FIRE STATION.
IF THERE IS A FIRE STATION TO GO, AS THERE IS LAND DEDICATED, THE IDEA WOULD SIMILARLY BE THAT WE WOULD USE PID FUNDS TO HELP FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE STATION.
>> THERE IS A CAP ON THE NUMBER OF THESE PROPERTIES THAT CAN ORIGINALLY BE SOLD TO INVESTORS, CORRECT?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE TRAIL SYSTEM AND PARKS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
I SEE IT ON THE ANACAPRI PHASE 6 AND 7 NORTH.
BUT IN THE ACTUAL NEIGHBORHOODS, I'M SEEING STREETS AND HOUSES, BUT I'M NOT SEEING ANY PARKS, ANY TRAIL SYSTEM, ANY OF THAT STUFF. HEY. WELCOME BACK.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS STEVE MAGLISCEAU WITH MEGATEL HOMES, 2101 CEDAR CREEK, NUMBER 700, DALLAS, TEXAS.
YES, SIR. GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.
I APPRECIATE BEING ENTERTAINED BY EVERYBODY.
WE DO HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE TRAILS AND PARKS THAN WHAT THIS EXHIBIT SHOWS.
OUR ORIGINAL EXHIBIT THAT WE HAD TURNED IN WAS BUSY WITH TRAILS ALL AROUND.
WE WERE ASKED TO MAKE IT SIMPLER AND FOCUS ON THE MAIN TRAILS THAT WOULD BE CONNECTED INTO THE OVERALL CITY TRAIL SYSTEM.
THAT GOES ACTUALLY DOWN INTO THE EXISTING ANACAPRI NEIGHBORHOOD AND TIES INTO THE OVERALL TRAIL SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.
THERE ARE MORE PARKS AND MORE TRAILS THAN WHAT ARE SHOWN ON THE NORTH TRAILS EXHIBIT IN THIS PARTICULAR EXHIBIT I.
WE'VE GOT TRAILS THAT GO AROUND ALL THE DIFFERENT LITTLE PONDS THAT YOU SEE.
THERE IS ACTUALLY A REGIONAL LIFT STATION BY ONE OF THE POND AREAS THAT SERVES NOT ONLY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE AREA IN GENERAL.
AGAIN, WE MENTIONED THE TRAILS THAT GO DOWN, THERE WILL BE ENHANCED LANDSCAPING ALONG FERGUSON ROAD AND THE TRAIL THAT GOES THERE.
THAT GOES DOWN TO THE LAGOON COMMUNITY JUST TO THE SOUTH OFF OF THIS PARTICULAR EXHIBIT SO THAT FOLKS CAN CONTINUE TO GO DOWN TO THE LAGOON.
WHETHER THEY WALK DOWN WITH THEIR FAMILY OR THEY TAKE A GOLF CART OR SO, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET DOWN THERE SAFELY.
>> THAT'S A LOT WHERE I WAS LEADING SO THAT THEY CAN GET THERE WITHOUT HAVING TO DRIVE THERE.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO, IS KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS WITH CARS AND MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF CAR TRAFFIC.
IF WE CAN HAVE PEOPLE WALK OR BIKE DOWN OR TAKE GOLF CARTS DOWN, WE THINK THAT'S A MUCH BETTER SOLUTION AND MUCH SAFER FOR EVERYONE.
>> AS FAR AS THE THEME, ARE YOU CARRYING THE ANACAPRI LAGOON THEME INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, INTO THESE OTHER PHASES?
>> THESE ARE ALL GOING TO BE PART OF THE LAGOON COMMUNITY.
THESE FOLKS WILL HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO THE LAGOON THAT FOLKS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF ANACAPRI HAVE ACCESS TO.
THERE IS AN AMENITY CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ONE AND A POOL.
JUST BECAUSE THESE GUYS ARE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH, WE WANTED TO GIVE THEM THEIR OWN AMENITY.
WHETHER THEY WANT TO GO DOWN THE LAGOON OR NOT, THEY COULD HAVE SOMETHING UP HERE.
WE HAVE NOT YET DESIGNED THE AMENITY CENTER HERE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WILL BE EXACTLY LIKE ALL OF OUR LAGOON STUFF, BUT IT'LL HAVE A SEMI-SIMILAR THEME JUST SO IT ALL TIES TOGETHER.
>> SURE. THE VARIETY OF HOMES THAT YOU'RE PLANNING ON PUTTING IN, HOW MANY STYLES ARE THERE TO CHOOSE FROM?
>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS CURRENTLY.
WE HAVE A MOVE UP, A SECOND MOVE UP, AND A MUCH HIGHER END HOME AS WELL.
I THINK IN ANACAPRI WE'RE SEEING AVERAGES ON THE HOME PRICES PROBABLY IN THE LOW SIXES.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE THAT ARE UP IN THE EIGHTHS, AND WE EXPECT THIS TO FOLLOW SUIT ALONG WITH WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO.
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I WANTED TO BE IN THE SIX TO A MILLION RANGE.I'M CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE SOME REALLY SMALL LOTS.
I WAS AT YOUR RELATOR DEBUT AND I THINK AT THAT POINT YOU HAD JUST SOLD A $900 PLUS MILLION HOME.
SEEMED LIKE THAT MIGHT BE COMMONPLACE.
BY THE WAY, IS THIS GOING TO FALL UNDER THE SAME HOA AS WHAT'S GOVERNING THE FIRST PHASE OF ANACAPRI?
JUST CONTINUATION OF THE PHASES TO THE SOUTH. WE ALSO HOPE THAT THAT BECOMES COMMON PLACE, THAT HIGH EIGHTS AND NINES.
IF THE LOTS ARE NOT TOO SMALL ON THAT.
THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT'S CONCERNING ME.
I FEEL LIKE MEGATEL IS CONCERNED THEY CAN'T CONTINUE THAT SUCCESS.
>> WE HAVE THE SAME SIZE LOTS.
WE'RE PROPOSING IN ANACAPRI NORTH THAT IT'S IN ANACAPRI ITSELF, MOSTLY 40S AND 50S, THEY SELL VERY, VERY WELL.
WE FOUND THAT FOLKS DON'T WANT A LOT OF YARD TO TAKE CARE OF.
THEY LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF YARD.
THEY LIKE TO MAXIMIZE THE BACKYARD SPACE WITH KITCHENS AND OF VARIOUS THINGS.
THEY TEND TO UPGRADE THEIR HOMES A LOT, WHICH IS WHERE THE HIGHER PRICE POINTS COME IN.
I THINK THAT THE LAGOON, AND BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THE LAGOON MEANS A LOT TO THESE FOLKS.
THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO BUY SOMETHING AND LEAVE OR BUY SOMETHING AND RENT IT.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO BUY SOMEWHERE AND JUST STAY, AND HAVE THEIR FAMILY COME AND THEIR GENERATIONS COME SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN ENJOY THE LAGOON.
>> SURE. I KNOW YOU WERE WARNED.
THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL IN ANY OF THIS, AND THERE'S SOME PRIME LOCATIONS.
SOME OF THESE CORNERS OFFER OPPORTUNITY.
COMING FROM PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, LIVING ON THE BEACH A LOT OF MY YOUNGER YEARS, NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE LAGOON LIFE, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE SURF SHOPS AND THE SUPPORTIVE RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS THAT CARRY THAT THEME THROUGH.
THAT PART IS COMPLETELY MISSING FROM YOUR DEVELOPMENT.
I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO DO COMMERCIAL, BUT I DON'T SEE WHY YOU WOULDN'T, ESPECIALLY WHENEVER YOU'VE GOT THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S NOT TALKING CITY PARK, I'M NOT TALKING [INAUDIBLE].
DOWN BY JOE K. BRYANT, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY ON THAT ROAD TO PUT IN SOME SIMPLE COMMERCIAL.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BIG BOX.
I'M TALKING ABOUT CONVENIENCE STORE AND SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT TYPE AMENITIES.
THEN ON THE NORTH SIDE AT 373, THAT'S GOING TO GET A FAIR AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC, THE MAJOR WAY IS GOING TO GET FAIR AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.
I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO RECONSIDER AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> WE ARE WORKING HARD TO GET SOME OF THE PROPERTY THAT FILLS IN SOME OF THE HOLES THAT YOU SEE ON THIS LAND PLAN.
I KNOW THE INTENT PART OF THAT IS TO INCLUDE SOME COMMERCIAL ON SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ROADS.
WE WILL HAVE VARIOUS, LIKE SURF SHOP AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AT THE LAGOON WHERE YOU CAN BUY A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LAGOON RELATED.
A LOT OF THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED, WE SEE THOSE AT THE LAGOON.
WE DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO COMPETE NECESSARILY WITH THE LAGOON EITHER.
WE THINK THAT SOME OF THE NORTHERN AREA.
I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THIS NORTHERN BOUNDARY ROAD, THAT LOOK LIKE A GOOD PLACE TO ADD SOME COMMERCIAL.
IF WE CAN GET SOME OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S ADJACENT TO OUR FERGUSON ROAD THAT WE'RE EXTENDING ALL THE WAY UP NORTH.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOT ONLY CONNECT THAT FAR WEST PIECE VIA ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO INCLUDE SOME RETAIL THROUGH THAT AREA.
>> LOOK. I KNOW THIS PROPERTY CAN DO VERY WELL.
YOUR GROUP STOOD BEFORE ME WHEN YOU FIRST PRESENTED AND YOU
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PROMISED THAT LAGOON WOULD BE OPEN BEFORE PHASE 2 STARTS.HOW ARE WE DOING ON THE LAGOON?
>> PRETTY GOOD. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A CONTRACTOR OUT THERE, SO LAGOON'S DUG HAS BEEN FILLED WITH WATER FOUR OR FIVE TIMES.
WE KEEP PUMPING IT OUT, MOTHER NATURE KEEPS FILLING IT BACK UP.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE CONTRACTOR ON SITE RIGHT NOW THAT'S GOT ALL THE PIPE TO PUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LAGOON.
IT'S BASICALLY A BIG SWIMMING POOL.
YOU'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF PIPES AND FILTERS AND THINGS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TYPE OF POOL.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
ONCE THEY GET THAT DONE AND THEY'RE EXPECTING THAT TO BE A FEW MONTHS, THE FOLKS WILL COME IN WITH SOME GUNITE AND DO SOME CONCRETE WORK AROUND IT AND ALSO WORK ON THE MECHANICAL BUILDING, WHICH HOUSES ALL THE PUMPS AND CHLORINATION SYSTEM AND OZONE AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
THEN THEY'LL COME IN WITH A LINER, REAL SHORTLY AFTER THAT.
THE LINER GETS LAID OUT, BUT THEN THERE'S A SPRAY COMPONENT TO IT THAT'S LIQUID THAT ACTUALLY WILL ATTACH THE LINER TO THE GUNITE AND CONCRETE IN SOME OF THE AREAS.
OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE AREAS HAVE A WALK IN ZERO ENTRY BEACH.
I THINK THERE'S THREE AREAS WITH THAT, BUT THEN THERE'S OTHER AREAS WHERE THE CABANAS ARE STAGED IN DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE IT'S JUST A SHEER DROP.
>> YOU HAVE A TIMELINE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE OPEN TO HAVE THE LAGOON FILLED WITH OUR WATER AND OPERATIONAL PROBABLY BY SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME.
THE CITY HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH, WITH ALL OF OUR PERMITTING AND STUFF.
>> WE WANT TO GET ALL THE OTHER ACCESSORY BUILDINGS MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE ALL THOSE WRAPPED UP TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE'LL HAVE A BIG GRAND OPENING FOR THE SUMMER.
OBVIOUSLY, THE LAGOON DOESN'T DO GREAT IN THE WINTERTIME FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO GET INTO WATER, BUT WE'LL HAVE A GRAND OPENING IN THE SPRING AND HAVE ALL KINDS OF FOLKS DOWN.
WE CAN ALL SIT AT THE SWAMP BAR AND HAVE A MARGARITA.
>> SURE. LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THAT DAY. THANK YOU.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON 7I.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, AND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ATCHLEY.
DO WE HAVE ANY REASON TO GO IN A CLOSED SESSION?
>> ITEM 9 IS CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON ANY ITEMS LISTED ON ANY AGENDA, WORK SESSION, REGULAR MEETING OR CLOSED SESSION.
LET'S GO HOME. THANKS. [NOISE]
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