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>> WELCOME. THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON MAY 28TH,
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum]
2024 6:00 PM AT THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED 120 WEST SEVENTH STREET TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN-SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT INTO OUR CITY SECRETARY BEFORE WE GET THE MEETING STARTED THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CALLING ROLL.
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL GIVE AN INVOCATION AND FOLLOW WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
HEAVENLY FATHER GOD, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT COMMUNITY.
LORD, I JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS UP HERE AND ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE OUT HERE THIS EVENING TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.
GOD, I JUST PRAY THAT AS WE ENTER A TIME OF TRANSITION, LORD, THAT YOUR HAND IS ON ALL WE DO, FATHER.
I JUST PRAY THAT OUR FAITH IN YOU GROWS AND MULTIPLIES IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE A SPIRIT OF CHRIST-LIKE LOVE IN ANNA, TEXAS.
GOD, I PRAY FOR THE DECISIONS THAT WILL BE MADE THIS EVENING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THESE LEADERS UP HERE, AND PRAY ALL OF THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ITEM 3 NEIGHBORS' COMMENTS DOWN A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE MEETING.
I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 4,
[4. Reports]
RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OR THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.THE FIRST ITEM IS A, WHICH IS A RECOGNITION OF THE OUTGOING MAYOR, NATE PIKE.
[LAUGHTER] WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND GET THAT ONE OVER WITH, BUT NOW, I HAVE A MESSAGE THAT I'M GOING TO PLAY IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT I DO WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY JUST TO THANK EVERYONE UP HERE.
SIX AND A HALF YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD TIMES, THERE'S BEEN SOME VERY CHALLENGING TIMES, PANDEMICS FREEZES.
WE'VE OPENED A LOT OF NEW THINGS AROUND HERE OVER THE PAST SIX AND A HALF YEARS.
I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS IT, BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE WORK THAT GOES IN BEHIND THE SCENES OF THIS CITY WITH THIS STAFF IN ORDER TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WE DO.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY WHO'S BEEN BY ME THE ENTIRE TIME, AND SOME TIMES WHERE I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANY PART OF ANY OF THIS, SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THE NEIGHBORS IN THIS COMMUNITY HAVE GIVEN ME TO SERVE OVER THE PAST SIX AND A HALF YEARS.
MR. HENDERSON, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. CONGRATULATIONS. TRADITIONALLY IN YEARS PAST, WE'VE DONE THE STATE OF THE CITY, WHICH WE FOCUSED ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
WE FIGURED IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO DO STATE OF RETURN.
AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU HAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
IF I COULD DIRECT EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION TO THE TV SCREENS.
>> HI, ANNA NEIGHBORS, MAYOR NATE PIKE, OR SHOULD I SAY NATE PIKE SINCE THIS IS MY LAST MESSAGE TO YOU ALL.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AND LOVE YOU'VE PROVIDED ME AND MY FAMILY OVER THE PAST SIX AND A HALF YEARS.
A LOT HAS CERTAINLY CHANGED IN ANNA SINCE 2017.
WE STARTED WITH A POPULATION OF AROUND 12,000, AND AS OF TODAY, WE'RE SITTING CLOSER TO 26,000 AND CONTINUING TO GROW.
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WE'VE CERTAINLY SEEN A LOT OF TRIUMPHS AND A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES THAT I CAN NAME.CERTAINLY, ON THE CHALLENGING SIDE, WALKING THROUGH A PANDEMIC TOGETHER WAS DEFINITELY EXPERIENCE.
I HOPE WE'D NEVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH AGAIN, AND ADDITIONALLY FROM THERE, THE FREEZE OF '21 IS ONE THAT I DON'T THINK WE WILL EVER FORGET, BUT IT WAS TRULY THE COMMUNITY THAT COMES TOGETHER IN THOSE TIMES THAT MAKES ANNA A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE AND BE.
ANOTHER THING THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF, THOUGH IS THE GROWTH THAT HAS OCCURRED, WE HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN NORTH TEXAS.
SINCE MY TIME IN 2017, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB OF BRINGING NEW BUSINESS INTO TOWN.
OUR SALES TAX NUMBERS HAVE ACTUALLY INCREASED 189% SINCE THAT TIME, SO VERY PROUD OF THAT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME ONCE AGAIN.
I DO WANT TO THANK OUR CITY COUNCIL THAT I'VE SERVED WITH OVER THE YEARS.
THERE'S BEEN VARIOUS MEMBERS OVER THAT TIME, AND I CAN TELL YOU, IN ORDER FOR A CITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL, IT TAKES A COUNCIL WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
THESE ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS THAT TAKE A LOT OF TIME, SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST THANK EVERY MEMBER THAT I HAVE SERVED WITH SINCE 2017 AND ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THEY HAVE MADE TO OUR CITY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF.
I DON'T THINK I REALIZED OR ANYONE REALIZES UNTIL YOU GET INTO THIS TYPE OF ROLE, HOW IMPORTANT YOUR CITY STAFF IS AND WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN, WHICH IS SOMETIMES, OF COURSE, AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, NO MATTER THE NEED, OUR CITY STAFF IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE THERE TO HELP, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE BUILT A PHENOMENAL TEAM HERE IN THE CITY OF ANNA AND JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I DO WANT TO JUST TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO THANK MY WIFE, LACEY, MY SON PEYTON, AND MY DAUGHTER ADDISON.
WE CERTAINLY, AS A FAMILY, DID NOT KNOW WHAT WE WERE GETTING INTO BACK IN 2017, WHAT THE TIME COMMITMENTS LOOK LIKE AS BEING A MAYOR IN THE COMMUNITY.
ONCE AGAIN, THOSE SUCCESSES AND THOSE CHALLENGES THAT YOU FACE, YOU DO FACE TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
THERE IS DEFINITELY NO WAY I COULD HAVE DONE THIS OVER THE PAST SIX AND A HALF YEARS WITHOUT THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF LACEY, PEYTON, AND ADDISON, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR TIME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY AS I FOCUS MORE OF THIS NEXT CHAPTER OF MY LIFE ON MY FAMILY, SO THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY.
LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FUTURE IN OUR CITY.
IT TAKES A TEAM OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER, BUT THERE ARE SOME GREAT PLANS IN PLACE.
WHEN WE COMPLETED THE ANNA 2050 PLAN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THAT IS A BLUEPRINT THAT HELPS LEAD US INTO THE FUTURE.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.
WE ALL SEE THAT FUTURE AND THAT VISION TOGETHER, AND WE MOVE TOWARDS EXECUTION OF MAKING SURE THOSE THINGS TAKE PLACE, BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE PLACE WITH ONE PERSON, IT DOESN'T TAKE PLACE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT TAKES PLACE WITH AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER, WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THE FUTURE OF ANNA.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE SIX AND A HALF YEARS.
EVEN THOUGH I'M LEAVING AND HEADING HOME AND WILL NO LONGER BE THE MAYOR IN ANNA, ONE THING THAT I TRULY LOVE AND CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY IS THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU IN OTHER ROLES IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
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>> AND NOW, THE CITY SECRETARY CARRIE LAND WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICES.
>> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I; STATE YOUR NAME.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF UNITED STATES.
>> YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I; STATE YOUR NAME.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES?
>> OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> YEAH, HE SAID SHE HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT TODAY.
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>> YOU ALREADY GOT MY NAME ON THERE AND EVERYTHING.
>> YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
>> OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> MAYOR, BEFORE WE HEAD ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, I KNOW WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF HERE, AND HE HAS SOME CERTIFICATES THAT HE'D LIKE TO HAND OUT TO THE MAYOR, TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED, AND FORMER MAYOR.
WELL, YOU STOLE MY LINE BECAUSE IN 2017, I WAS STILL THE COUNTY JUDGE HERE IN COLLIN COUNTY, AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT ANNA IS A DIFFERENT TOWN THAN IT WAS IN 2017.
AND I KNOW THAT WE OWE A LOT TO YOUR LEADERSHIP.
SO I WANT TO JUST READ CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES ON YOUR RETIREMENT.
DEAR MAYOR NATE PIKE, FORMER MAYOR, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT AS MAYOR OF ANNA.
THROUGHOUT YOUR TENURE, YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.
AS MAYOR, YOU SERVED AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE PRESERVING ANNA'S HISTORY BY CONSTRUCTING AND RESTORING THE ANNA TRAIN DEPOT AND MUSEUM TO COMMEMORATE THE CITY'S HERITAGE.
BECAUSE OF YOUR WISDOM AND READINESS, YOU HELPED PREPARE THE CITY OF ANNA FOR INEVITABLE AND EXPLOSIVE GROWTH WHILE PROTECTING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE CITIZENS THAT RESIDE IN IT.
IN A NOTE, THAT TAKES SOME DOING, DOING BOTH.
YOUR PASSION FOR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN SHOWN NOT ONLY IN YOUR ROLE AS MAYOR BUT THROUGH YOUR PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO CLIENTS IN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY AND YOUR DEDICATION TO VARIOUS CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
YOUR MULTIPLE YEARS OF SERVICE HAVE LEFT A POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOUR COMMUNITY.
ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT.
AND I WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS SINCERELY.
AND THIS IS A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AWARDED TO MAYOR NATE PIKE IN CELEBRATION OF YOUR DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE AS MAYOR TO THE CITY OF ANNA FROM 2017-2024.
YOU DID A MAGNIFICENT JOB, MAYOR.
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>> HOW ABOUT THE NEW MAYOR, PETE? YOU READY FOR THIS?
>> YOU'RE READY FOR THAT EXPLOSIVE GROWTH WE JUST TALKED ABOUT?
>> WELL, THIS IS JUST A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AWARDED TO MAYOR PETE CAIN, CELEBRATION OF YOUR ELECTION AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANNA.
[LAUGHTER] KEVIN, WHY DON'T YOU JUST HANG ON TO THAT, AND I WILL JUST TALK ABOUT IT.
>> THESE ARE CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FOR THESE TWO, ONE FOR BEING RE-ELECTED, ONE FOR NEWLY ELECTED.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ANNA? JUST HANG ON. THE RIDE IS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC.
>> THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS, SIR. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, ANNA, YOU'RE ON THE WAY.
>> WHERE ARE WE HERE? LET ME GET CAUGHT UP.
VOLUNTARY PROGRAM REPORTING AND RECOGNITION.
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE MANAGER, OLIVIA DMINGS.
>> THANK YOU. OLIVIA DMINGS NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
THIS EVENING, I STAND BEFORE YOU WITH GRATITUDE AS WE REFLECT ON ANOTHER WONDERFUL YEAR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE CITY OF ANNA.
THIS PAST YEAR OF 2023 MARKS THE THIRD YEAR OF OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK ALONGSIDE SUCH DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS.
OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HAS NOT ONLY GROWN IN NUMBERS, BUT ALSO IN SPIRIT AND IN IMPACT.
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR SHARING YOUR TIME AND YOUR TALENTS WITH US.
YOUR ENTHUSIASM HAS HELPED CREATE MANY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS TO THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE THE OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSISTED WITH LITTER CLEANUP, YOUR HARD WORK HAS MADE A VISIBLE DIFFERENCE IN OUR CITY PARKS.
OUR SPECIAL EVENTS HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE VIBRANT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OUR YOUTH SPORTS HAVE FLOURISHED DUE TO THE HUGE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF OUR PARENT COACHES.
IN 2023, 152 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN 20 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, 53 BAGS OF LITTER WERE COLLECTED IN OUR CITY PARKS AND A TOTAL OF 486 HOURS WERE DONATED TO OUR CITY.
THIS NUMBER CAN BE CALCULATED TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT BY USING THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR VALUATION OF $33.49 PER HOUR.
USING THAT NUMBER, OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF $16,276 TO OUR CITY.
ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN 2023 ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.
THERE'S QUITE A LOT, SO THE NAMES ARE SMALL.
BUT IF YOU ARE A VOLUNTEER IN THE AUDIENCE, YOUR CERTIFICATE AND PHOTOS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE LOBBY AFTER THE PRESENTATION.
LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO EVERYONE ON THE SCREEN.
[APPLAUSE] JEFF FREED, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IS HERE TO SAY A QUICK WORD ABOUT OUR COACHES.
>> I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO THE COACHES THAT HAVE HELPED MAKE OUR PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL.
SINCE WE BEGAN YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS IN FALL OF 2022, BOTH OUR YOUTH SOCCER AND YOUTH BASEBALL SOFTBALL AND T-BALL PROGRAMS HAVE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED GROWTH.
THIS SUCCESS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANY HOURS OF DEDICATION SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE INVESTED INTO OUR YOUTH SERVING AS COACHES.
IN 2023, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 100 COACHES.
IF ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT, YOU'RE DRIVE IN PAST ONE OF OUR PARKS IN ANNA AND SEE YOU SOCCER OR BASEBALL TEAM PRACTICING, JUST KNOW THAT IT IS ONE OF YOUR FELLOW NEIGHBORS MAKING IT HAPPEN.
AGAIN, I WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE COACHES THAT MADE OUR SEASON SUCCESSFUL IN 2023.
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>> I RECOGNIZE EARLIER IN THE YEAR FOR THE COACHES OF THE YEAR WERE JACK NEUVER, ANNALISE FORNIER AND WALT PEOPLES.
THEY ALL WERE COACHES WITH OUR NEW SOCCER TEAM.
MAYOR CAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME ON THE FLOOR SO THAT WE CAN PRESENT THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS VOLUNTEER.
THIS VOLUNTEER DONATED 54.25 HOURS OF SERVICE IN 2023.
HE IS A MEMBER OF THE KEYANA BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE, THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMISSION, AND THEN ADOPT A SPOT LEADER.
HE IS ALSO ASSISTED WITH MANY EVENTS SUCH AS EARTH DAY AND THE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH.
I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT FOR A SECOND YEAR, ELIJAH NELMS HAS DONATED THE MOST VOLUNTEER HOURS AND IS OUR 2023 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] THE GROWTH WE HAVE SEEN IN THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE STRONG COMMUNITY WE HAVE IN ANNA.
EACH YEAR, WE SEE MORE PEOPLE EAGER TO COMMIT THEIR TIME TO MAKING ANNA A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.
THE 2024 YEAR HAS ALREADY STARTED STRONG WITH MANY EXCITING EVENTS.
OUR MLK COYOTE PA PROJECT WAS AGAIN A SUCCESS NEARLY DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS.
YOUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE EXEMPLIFIES THE VERY BEST OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
LET US CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THIS FOUNDATION OF VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT SO THAT ANNA CONTINUES TO BE A SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN A COMMUNITY WORKS TOGETHER.
I THINK AT THIS TIME TO GIVE EVERYONE
[8. Closed Session (Exceptions)]
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR OUT THAT DOESN'T WANT TO SIT THROUGH THE REST OF THIS.I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
I'M FLIPPING ALL OVER THE AGENDA TO MAKE IT NICE AND EASY FOR ME TONIGHT.
UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCED ON THIS AGENDA UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS.
CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND ARE MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY OR THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087 AND TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074.
I HAVE A MOTION TO GO IN TO CLOSED SESSION.
>> I'M MAKING A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARVER.
>> IF YOU'RE JUST STARING AT US, WE'RE DOING IT A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS TIME.
SO THE EIGHT YESES, A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT.
SO WE ARE NOW GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:31 P.M.
IN CLOSED SESSION AT 7:29 P.M.? BACK TO THE TOP OF THE LIST HERE, WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 3,
[3. Neighbor Comments]
WHICH IS NEIGHBOR COMMENTS.AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM ON THIS MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
ALSO, AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING AGENDA.
EACH PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
NO DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A CITIZENS INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY.
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LOOKS LIKE FOUR. I'M SORRY.WE HAVE THREE OF THESE. DO YOU FIND TANA STANDING HERE? FIRST UP, MARIANNA SHELL.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR CAIN AND COUNCILMEN.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MAYOR PIKE FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR GROWING CITY AND TO TELL HIM THAT HE'S DONE AN AWESOME JOB.
I LEARNED A LOT BY COMING TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
AT FIRST, I WAS CURIOUS WHO HAD THE MOST POWER, AND I'D SIT AND LOOK AROUND THE ROOM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO HAD THE MOST POWER BECAUSE IT STARTED THERE.
I FOUND OUT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
I LEARNED THAT IF YOU WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA, YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRESENT TWO YEARS PRIOR.
WHEN IT WAS ON THE AGENDA, IT'S TOO LATE.
I LEARNED BACK IN 2017 BY REVIEWING COUNTING DOCUMENTS AND MAPS ONLINE THAT FOSTER CROSSING WAS PLANNED TO BE A FOUR LANE MAJOR ARTERIAL BACK THEN.
I WAS BASICALLY WASTING MY TIME FIGHTING FOR THEM TO LEAVE IT ALONE.
WITH ASPHALT PAVING ON ONE SIDE AND TRENCHING THE ROOTS OF THE TREE CANOPY ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR THE WATER LINE, IT WOULD PURPOSEFULLY SLOWLY KILL THE TREES, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WITNESSING TODAY.
I ENCOURAGE THE HOMEOWNERS OF PECAN GROVE TO EMBRACE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ON FERGUSON AND FOSTER.
YOU WILL HAVE A WELL DESIGNED BUFFER FROM NOISE INSTEAD OF A PARKWAY RIGHT BESIDE THE BRICK WALL.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET INVOLVED AND EMBRACE CHANGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE LESLIE LUSCOM [PHONETIC].
>> GOOD EVENING. LESLIE LUSCOM.
I JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO VOTED FOR OUR PROJECT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
I HOPE YOU ALL SAW THE VISION THAT THE CRAIGS HAVE IN THE SAVINGS FOR THE CITY WITH THE ROAD ALIGNMENT.
IT IS TRULY UNFORTUNATE THAT IT GOT WRAPPED UP IN POLITICS.
I'M STILL DEEPLY SADDENED BY THOSE ACTIONS.
I DO HOPE WE WILL HAVE YOUR VOTE AGAIN WHEN WE COME BACK AROUND.
I SINCERELY THANK YOU GUYS FOR SERVING OUR CITY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST NEIGHBOR COMMENT THIS EVENING IS KEVIN DOUGHTY [PHONETIC].
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS.
FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR CAIN, COUNCILMAN TOTEN, AND COUNCILMAN BILLS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU WILL DO TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY.
FORMER MAYOR PIKE, YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS TRULY PUSHED ANNA INTO THE FOREFRONT OF THE METROPLEX.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS CITY.
I HAVE RECENTLY OPENED COUNTRY CHARM COFFEE HERE AT ANNA ON WHITE STREET JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS WELCOMED ME INTO THIS TOWN WITH SUCH OPENED ARMS. I'VE NEVER BEFORE FELT LIKE I WAS A PART OF A COMMUNITY LIKE I DO NOW.
IT HAS BEEN MY VISION TO OPEN A COFFEE SHOP FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS NOW, AND I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I DID SO HERE IN ANNA.
AT COUNTRY CHARM COFFEE, WE BREW SOME OF THE FINEST COFFEE IN THE WORLD.
I PAINSTAKINGLY CRAFT HOMEMADE COOKIES AND SCONES EVERY MORNING FROM SCRATCH, AND WE STRIVE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR NEIGHBORS WITH A WELCOME SMILE, AND A GENUINE EAR ON WHICH TO LISTEN.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY YET, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRY US SOON.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE, PLEASE COME BACK OFTEN.
WELCOME Y'ALL. MY NAME IS KEVIN DOUGHTY, COUNTRY CHARM COFFEE.
>> THANK YOU, KEVIN. WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH ITEM NUMBER 4.
FOR NUMBER 5 IS WORK SESSION, ITEM A,
[5. Work Session]
RECEIVE AND DISCUSS A PRESENTATION ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET PROCESS CALENDAR.>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TERRI DOBY.
I'M YOUR BUDGET MANAGER, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR UPCOMING FY25 BUDGET PROCESS CALENDAR.
EACH YEAR, I MANAGE A STEP BY STEP PROCESS THAT WILL CULMINATE IN THE ADOPTION OF AN ANNUAL BUDGET.
WE START WITH A STAFF KICK-OFF WITH THE CITY MANAGER,
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PRESENTS HIS EXPECTATIONS TO STAFF ON WHAT HE EXPECTS REGARDING BUDGET PREPARATION.THEN STAFF REVIEWS THEIR CURRENT BASE BUDGET, MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT THEY FEEL ARE NECESSARY.
AFTER THIS REVIEW, DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS PREPARE ANY REQUESTS FOR NEW RESOURCES TO PROVIDE NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
I CALL THOSE DECISION PACKAGES BECAUSE THE REQUEST NEEDS TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT THAT DIRECTOR WOULD NEED TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.
THE CITY MANAGER WILL REVIEW ALL OF THESE REQUESTS AND PREPARE A PROPOSED BUDGET FOR YOU, CITY COUNCIL.
AT THAT POINT, IT BECOMES YOUR BUDGET TO ADOPT.
WE'LL HOLD WORKSHOPS WITH CITY COUNCIL AS NECESSARY AND ALL REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE FINAL VOTE IS TAKEN.
THIS IS A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE AND THE WORK THAT WE WILL DO OVER THE REST OF THE SUMMER.
WE'VE ALREADY HELD OUR KICK-OFF MEETING, WE HELD IT BACK IN MARCH.
DEPARTMENT SPENT APRIL REVIEWING THEIR CURRENT BUDGET, SCRUBBING THROUGH IT, MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AS NECESSARY.
THE DECISION PACKAGE DEADLINE WAS THIS MONTH.
ALL DEPARTMENTS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR IDEAS FOR DECISION PACKAGES OR ADDITIONS TO THEIR BUDGET.
PRELIMINARY BUDGET DISCUSSIONS WILL HAPPEN THROUGHOUT JUNE AND JULY.
WE'LL GET THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLLS FROM THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT ON JULY 25TH.
THEN WE WILL PROPOSE A BUDGET TO YOU AT THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST, AUGUST 13TH, 2024.
THE BUDGET ADOPTION IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2024.
AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S SIX MONTHS OF A LOT OF HARD WORK.
OUR BIGGEST REVENUE IS PROPERTY TAX AND THERE ARE MANY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE MET IN ORDER FOR US TO GET TO AN ADOPTED PROPERTY TAX RATE, AND WE HAVE TO INTERACT WITH MULTIPLE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO GET THERE.
THE FIRST STEP IS RECEIVING THE CERTIFIED TAX VALUES FROM COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
AS A QUICK REMINDER, AN APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
IT'S INDEPENDENT FROM ANY POLITICAL BODY, ALTHOUGH THE VOTING MEMBER TAXING UNITS, WHICH INCLUDE YOU, THE ANNA CITY COUNCIL, GET TO VOTE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THE LATEST LEGISLATIVE SESSION NOW THERE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE THREE PUBLICLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE APPRAISAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
NEXT, AFTER WE HAVE OUR CERTIFIED VALUE, THEY TURN IT OVER TO THE COLLIN COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, AND HE CALCULATES THE VARIOUS TAX RATES ACCORDING TO TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE AND ACCORDING TO WHAT ARE CONSIDERED TRUTH IN TAXATION PARAMETERS.
THERE WILL BE THREE DIFFERENT TAX RATES THAT WILL BE CALCULATED, INCLUDING THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, AND THE DE MINIMIS RATE FOR CITIES UNDER 30,000 IN POPULATION.
TAX RATES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE SAME DAY WHEN THE BUDGET IS PROPOSED ON AUGUST 13TH.
ON THAT DAY, WE WILL VOTE ON A PROPOSED TAX RATE.
PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD, PUBLICATIONS IN THE PAPER WILL BE MADE.
WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE AND ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.
THEN WE WILL PRESENT THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE TO YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR ADOPTION.
WE ADOPT THE BUDGET FIRST AND WE ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO ONLY ADOPT A TAX RATE THAT WILL SUPPORT THAT BUDGET.
WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF PROPERTY TAX VALUES FROM THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
THE STAFF, AS I SAID, HAS STARTED THE BUDGET PROCESS.
I MONITOR AND ANALYZE THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES AND ANY OTHER REVENUES ALMOST WEEKLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I DO.
LAST YEAR, OUR CERTIFIED VALUE WAS $3.23 BILLION.
THAT WAS THAT CERTIFICATION OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
AT THE START OF THIS YEAR'S PROPERTY TAX PROCESS, WE HAD RECEIVED SOME SUPPLEMENTS TO THAT REVENUE, AND IT'S CURRENTLY AT $3.24 BILLION, AND OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM COLLIN COUNTY IS $3.67 BILLION FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
THAT IS AS OF THIS MORNING WHEN I RECEIVED
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OUR WEEKLY UPDATE FROM THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.THIS IS A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL OF HOW MUCH OUR COMMUNITY HAS GROWN OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
JUST IN THINKING ABOUT WHAT OUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE WILL BE, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 25% OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE STILL UNDER REVIEW BY THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARDS.
IT'S LOWER THAN THE OVERALL COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS AT 38% BY LAW, AND THEIR GOAL IS TO THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT WILL GET TO BELOW 5% OF PROPERTIES UNDER REVIEW BEFORE THEY CERTIFY THE VALUE.
THEN THROUGH THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY, WE'LL REVIEW ALL THE REQUESTS, PREPARE AND TO PRESENT A PROPOSED BUDGET AND A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE AT AUGUST 13TH MEETING.
WHEN IT'S PRESENTED, IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU AS A BALANCED BUDGET WITH REVENUES BALANCED AGAINST EXPENDITURES.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE CALENDAR AND THE UPCOMING BUDGET PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, TERRI. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NOW ON ITEM 5B, RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE PRESENTATION ON CAPITAL PARKS PROJECTS. DALEN WALKER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DALEN WALKER.
I'M THE PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
I'VE MANAGED THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PARK PROJECTS FOR THE CITY.
I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
BRIEF OVERVIEW. YOU'LL SEE A CIP MAP AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF LOCATIONS, OR A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY ANNA PARK RELATED.
WE'LL GO THROUGH COMPLETED, ACTIVE AND PROPOSED PROJECTS.
BRIEFLY GO OVER A FIVE YEAR OUTLOOK AND THEN OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
THIS IS A MAP OF EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW THAT'S PARK RELATED.
SOME OF THESE ARE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES LIKE THE HURRICANE CREEK PARK TO THE NORTHWEST AND THEN SEVERAL OF THESE PARKS HAVE BEEN RECENTLY NAMED THE JOHN FLAVEL GREER PARK.
THEN DOWN ON THE VERY LAST ONE NUMBER 14 THAT HASSE LAWRENCE MORGAN PARK.
THOSE ARE TWO PROJECTS THAT YOU'LL SEE IN A MINUTE ARE DEVELOPER DRIVEN.
FIRST, LET'S GO OVER THE COMPLETED PROJECTS.
WE HAD A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR, TYPICALLY GOES CONSTRUCTION HEAVY, ONE YEAR, DESIGN HEAVY THE NEXT AND SO ON.
THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE VERY CONSTRUCTION HEAVY.
A LOT OF THESE THINGS WENT ON IN SLAYTER CREEK PARK, THE SKATE PARK, THEN THE SKATE PARK LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING, WHICH WERE ACTUALLY SEPARATE PROJECTS.
PICKLEBALL, BASKETBALL COURTS, TENNIS COURT RESURFACING, VERY LARGE PARKING LOT EXPANSION.
THE FITNESS COURT WAS DONE THE PREVIOUS YEAR, BUT THE SHADE STRUCTURE WAS ADDED THIS YEAR AND THEN THE NEW RESTROOM.
OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THAT'S A PICTURE OF THE NEW RESTROOM.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY TO SEE IT, THAT JUST GOT FINISHED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS DESIGNED BY GREG PETERS, YOUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
THEN WE HAVE YANK PARK PLAYGROUND WALK AMENITIES AND THE HALF COURT BASKETBALL COURT AND THAT COURT IS LIGHTED, ALONG WITH THE PLAYGROUND.
THEN WE HAD A SECONDARY PARKING LOT ADDED AT NATURAL SPRINGS PARK OVER NEAR THE PAW PARK THIS YEAR.
THESE ARE ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE JUST WENT OVER THE FUNDING, THEY'RE FUNDED AND UNDERWAY.
SOME OF THESE REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET.
THEN THE DESIGN PROJECTS WILL REQUIRE FUNDS FOR FUTURE YEARS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SOME OF THESE NOT NECESSARILY JUST NEXT YEAR, BUT MAYBE THE YEAR AFTER.
THEN ALL OF THESE PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR PARK MASTER PLAN.
THIS DESIGN IS COMPLETE AND IS UNDER REVIEW.
WE'RE DELAYING THE BIDDING A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THIS TRAIL IS VERY NEAR THE BACK FENCES OF SEVERAL RESIDENCES IN THE PHASE 1 OF
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PECAN GROVE AND WE DON'T WANT CONCRETE TRUCKS OUT THERE POURING AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.WE'RE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE TEMPERATURES COOL DOWN A LITTLE BIT, SO WE CAN DO OUR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
THIS PROJECT RECENTLY, THE DESIGN WAS VOTED ON BY OVER 1,200 NEIGHBORS.
YOU'RE SEEING PICTURES OF THE ACTUAL PLAYGROUND THAT WAS SELECTED.
THIS IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED AT NATURAL SPRINGS PARK.
THIS IS ABOUT A 28 ACRE PARK THAT'S UNDEVELOPED CURRENTLY, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THE MASTER PLAN AND NEXT MONTH, WE'LL BE GOING TO THE NEIGHBORS OF ANNA CROSSING TO DISCUSS A CONCEPT PLAN THAT'S BEEN DEVELOPED BY [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL GET THEIR INPUT AND COMPLETE THE MASTER PLAN, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
THE MASTER PLAN IS BEING DEVELOPED BY DUNKIN SIMS STOFFELS AND WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH HIM WHERE WE'VE GONE OVER.
WE ACTUALLY HAD QUITE A FEW OPTIONS TO LOOK AT, AND THEY ARE REFINING A COUPLE OF THEM TO BRING THEM BACK TO US.
I'M SORRY. BRYANT PARK IS PRIMARILY FOR SOCCER PRACTICE FIELDS.
IT'LL HAVE A RESTROOM AND PARKING ALSO.
THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE BEING DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY LAND DEVELOPERS AS A PART OF THE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENTS.
YOU'LL SEE IN A FEW SLIDES, THE BOND BALANCES ON THE PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND BALANCES AND YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE THAT THE PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND IS RELATIVELY LOW COMPARED TO WHAT IT HAS BEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THESE PROJECTS THAT INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING FEE IN LIEU OF PARKLAND DEDICATION OR PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES, THE DEVELOPERS ARE ACTUALLY DESIGNING AND BUILDING THESE PARKS THEMSELVES IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY.
WE'RE CALLING THIS THROCKMORTON TRAIL RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WHITE STREET ACROSS FROM WALMART.
THIS IS THE ANNA RETAIL IN THE PURPLE AND THEN THE VILLAGES OF WATERS CREEK.
BOTH OF THESE SEGMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD TO BE ACCEPTED AS PARKLAND AND THIS TRAIL IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN.
THIS IS THE RECENTLY NAMED JOHN FLAVEL GREER PARK.
THIS IS IN THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE SUBDIVISION.
THIS PARK IS ACTUALLY TWO PARKS SPLIT BY ROSAMOND PARKWAY.
THIS WILL INCLUDE A DOG PARK, PLAYGROUND ON EACH PARK, AND THEN ALSO PARKING ON EACH SIDE.
ALSO, ARDEN PARK TRAIL IS ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ARDEN PARK DEVELOPMENT, AND IT WILL CONNECT INTO NATURAL SPRINGS PARK, AND IT WILL ACTUALLY CONNECT TO EXISTING TRAIL THERE.
ALL OF THESE ARE BEING DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEVELOPER.
FINALLY, THE HASSE LAWRENCE MORGAN PARK, THIS IS OVER OFF OF FOSTER CROSSING.
THIS IS STILL IN THE CONCEPTUAL PHASE.
THE CLOSEST ACTUALLY BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE THE PREVIOUS PARK THE JOHN FLAVEL GREER PARK.
THEY HAVE JUST COMPLETED BIDDING AND THEY SHOULD BEGIN CONSTRUCTION VERY SOON ON THAT PARK.
THIS PARK IS STILL IN THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE.
ONTO PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
THEY ARE NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED, AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING THESE TO BE INCLUDED IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THIS PROJECT HAS MOSTLY COME TO BE BECAUSE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD AND SOME ATTENDEES OF OUR PARKS BOARD MEETINGS.
IT COULD INCLUDE FENCE IMPROVEMENTS, IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENTS, GRADING IMPROVEMENTS.
WE HAVE EVEN DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF COMPLETELY REDESIGNING THE PARK.
WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHAT THE SCOPE OF THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE YET,
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BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.YOU'LL SEE ANOTHER PROJECT RELATED TO THIS IS A MASTER PLAN FOR NATURAL SPRINGS PARK, WHICH WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED BY THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD, AND THIS MAY ACTUALLY WIND UP BEING PART OF THAT PROJECT.
THE RESTROOM BUILDING BETWEEN THE BALL FIELD AT SLAYTER CREEK PARK IS DILAPIDATED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BADLY.
WE RECOMMEND FUNDING THE DESIGN OF THAT IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION IN THE YEAR AFTER THAT.
>> WE HAVE A FEW MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT COLLAPSE AND A VERY LARGE DRAINAGE PIPE BEHIND FIELD 3, BEHIND THE NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE PIPE IS CRUSHED AND FILLED WITH DIRT AND IT CREATES A VERY LARGE POOL OF WATER EVERY TIME WE GET A RAIN, AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.
ALSO, WE ARE IN NEED OF A STORAGE SHED OUT AT CLEAR CREEK, AND THEN THE FENCING UP THE TENNIS COURTS REALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THEN WE CAN REINSTALL THE WINDSCREEN ON THAT.
ONE OTHER ITEM HERE IS, WE'D LIKE TO INSTALL SOME YELLOW CROWNS OR SOME POLY CAPS ALONG THE OUTFIELD FENCES.
IT HELPS PLAYERS SEE THE FENCES, AND IT ALSO MAKES THE FIELDS LOOK A LOT BETTER.
YOU GET A LOT OF BANG FOR THE BUCK BY DOING THAT, HELPS THE PLAYERS AND IT MAKES THE FIELDS LOOK A LOT BETTER.
THIS IS PART OF AN ONGOING PROJECT.
WE'RE CALLING IT THE WAY FINDING PROJECT.
IT INCLUDES GATEWAY SIGNS AS WELL, BUT THIS IS JUST THE PARK RELATED PARTS OF THAT PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS ALREADY BEING DESIGNED THROUGH OTHER FUNDS.
BUT THE INSTALLATION OF THE PARK IDENTIFICATION SIGNS, THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS THAT WOULD OCCUR ON STREETS IN THE RIGHTS OF WAY THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ROAD SIGNS, KIOSK WITHIN THE PARK, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT BE FUNDED THROUGH PARK DOLLARS.
THEN ALL OF OUR PLANNING PROJECTS.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE NATURAL SPRINGS PARK, THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD IS RECOMMENDED, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PARK.
ALSO, SHERLEY HERITAGE PARK, WHEN THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN FOR THAT PARK WAS DONE, WE WERE BASICALLY LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PUT THE TRAIN AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED OUT THERE, AND THEN THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE GROUND STORAGE TANKS OUT THERE WILL GO AWAY IN THE FUTURE, AND THAT LAND MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PARK.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES OUT THERE AT THAT PARK, INCLUDING PARKING, ACCESSIBLE ROUTES AND THE RESTROOM THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THAT MASTER PLAN UPDATE.
FINALLY, JUST THE OVERALL PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
THEY SHOULD BE UPDATED EVERY 5-7 YEARS AND NEXT YEAR WILL BE OUR FIFTH YEAR.
GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD AND THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME IN.
WE THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO GO AHEAD AND GET THIS UPDATE DONE.
IT IS NOT A COMPLETE NEW PLAN, IT'S JUST AN UPDATE OF OUR CURRENT PLAN.
THEN OUR FIVE YEAR OUTLOOK, FUTURE PROJECT NEEDS THE RESTROOM CONCESSION BUILDING, THIS IS A MULTI YEAR PROJECT DESIGN AND NEXT YEAR CONSTRUCTION, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THAT'S A SLAYTER.
WE DO HAVE A PLAYGROUND AT SLAYTER CREEK PARK THAT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.
IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS, WE NEED TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT HURRICANE CREEK PARK.
AT LEAST START THINKING ABOUT THAT NOW.
WE HAVE A TRAIL AT CREEKSIDE AT OCALA TRAIL EXTENSION.
THEN THERE'S A FEW OTHER TRAIL SEGMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW.
WE'D LIKE TO DO THE EASIEST FIRST.
THAT'S WHY WE DID PINE GROVE TRAIL.
IT'S ON PROPERTY WE ALREADY OWN.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY UTILITY ISSUES.
BUT THERE ARE A FEW OTHER TRAIL SEGMENTS WE'RE LOOKING AT TYING IN PIECES OF
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OUR TRAIL SYSTEM TOGETHER THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE SHERLEY PARK, ADA IMPROVEMENTS, UPDATE OF THE MASTER PLAN, AND THEN JUST FIGURING OUT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE THAT PARK LOOK LIKE ULTIMATELY AND THEN DETERMINE HOW WE WILL INCORPORATE LAND IF THOSE STORAGE TANKS GO AWAY.
ALSO, GEAR PARK, WE NEED TO MASTER PLAN THAT PROBABLY IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, AND THEN GET READY TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THAT IN 2-3 YEARS.
THIS IS FROM OUR 2021 BOND SALE, THAT STARTED AT 28 MILLION AND IT IS DOWN TO 16 MILLION AND OUR PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND BALANCE IS CURRENTLY AT 500,000.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT NUMBER COULD BE AS HIGH AS 4-5 MILLION IF WE TOOK THE PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES AND FEE IN LIEU OF LAND DEDICATION FOR THOSE FOUR PROJECTS THAT I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THAT ARE BEING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE DEVELOPER.
BUT IT TENDS TO GET DONE LESS EXPENSIVELY AND MORE QUICKLY WHEN THE DEVELOPERS DO IT AS THEY'RE DOING THEIR DEVELOPMENTS.
THE PROPOSED BOND PROJECTS ARE THE BRYANT PARK DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND A CROSSING PARK CONSTRUCTION, THE SLAYTER BALLFIELD RESTROOM CONCESSION, AND THAT'S JUST THE DESIGN, PARK SIGNS CONSTRUCTION, THE RENOVATION OF THE DOG PARK AT NATURAL SPRINGS, AND THAT TOTALS ABOUT $8 MILLION.
SOME OF OUR SMALLER PROJECTS, REPLACING THE FENCE, THE TENNIS COURTS AT SLAYTER CREEK, BALLFIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, CROWNING THE FENCES, THE STORAGE SHED, THE PARK MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR SHERLEY HERITAGE PARK, THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR NATURAL SPRINGS PARK, AND THEN THE PARK MASTER PLAN FOR THE OVERALL PARK SYSTEM, THE UPDATE TOTALS APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
TONIGHT, WE'RE JUST HERE SEEKING INPUT FROM YOU GUYS, SEE WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEN BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK, WE WILL REVISE AS NEEDED AND BRING THAT BACK BEFORE YOU.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> TAKE CARE OF THE EASY ONES FIRST.
THE DRAINAGE BEHIND THE PICKLEBALL, DIDN'T WE JUST PUT A WATER LINE RIGHT THERE? NOW IT'S COLLAPSING THE DIRT?
>> NO. THIS IS AN EXISTING LINE, AND IF YOU LOOK AT [OVERLAPPING].
>> I KNOW BUT RIGHT IN THAT AREA.
WASN'T THERE A WATER LINE JUST INSTALLED?
>> THAT WAS A SANITARY SEWER LINE?
THIS IS ACTUALLY DUMPING DIRECTLY INTO THE CREEK.
THE SANITARY SEWER LINE IS NOT.
>> ARE THEY RIGHT IN THAT SAME AREA?
>> THEY'RE [NOISE] PROBABLY WITHIN MAYBE 60 FEET OF EACH.
>> NOT THAT CLOSE. I THOUGHT IT WAS CLOSER JUST BY THE PICTURE.
THE ANNA RANCH, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT ONE FINLEY. ONE ON FINLEY.
>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT LATER ON.
>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOME ON THAT ONE. KEEP GOING.
>> OH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS.
>> YEA. THAT ONE. YOU MENTIONED YOU'RE GOING TO WE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO ANNA RANCH.
ISN'T THIS THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FOR ANNA TOWN SQUARE?
>> WE'RE REACHING OUT TO ANNA TOWN SQUARE?
>> IF I SAID ANNA RANCH, I DID NOT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
THE TRAILS? I WANT TO EVERY YEAR, IT SEEMS LIKE WE TALK ABOUT TRAILS, BUT THERE'S BEEN THERE'S ONE MOVEMENT, THE EASY ONE, AS YOU CALLED IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THE COUNTY PASSED ANOTHER BOND FOR ROADS AND PARKS, IF I REMEMBER.
WE'VE NEVER TAKEN IT SERIOUSLY, SUBMITTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE TRAILS THROUGH THE COUNTY BOND PROGRAM.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO CONCENTRATE MORE ON THAT TO TRY TO GET MORE OF OUR TAXPAYERS MONEY FROM THE COUNTY TO USE FOR OUR TRAIL SYSTEM, IF WE CAN DO THAT.
THEN GEAR, I DO ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT MOVED UP.
INSTEAD OF A MASTER PLAN IN 26 AND 27,
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I WOULD HONESTLY IT'S SET STALE FOR OVER WELL OVER 20 YEARS.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MASTER PLAN DONE SOONER AND CONSTRUCTION IN 26 AND 27.
BECAUSE IT'S SET THE STALE FOR SO LONG.
HERE WE ARE, WE'RE PUSHING IT ASIDE AGAIN TO CONCENTRATE ON OTHER STUFF.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND SLAYTER CREEK LOOKS AMAZING AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR SATURDAY'S GRAND OPENING.
AND I'M GLAD THE RESTROOMS ARE OPEN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SPLASH.
[NOISE] BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, DOWLER.
>> SURE, CERTAINLY. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PARKS STAFF AND THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD.
OF COURSE, AS COUNCIL, WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED QUITE A BIT.
>> WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> WE HAVE. WE'VE ALSO BEEN VERY FRUGAL, WHICH I'M ALSO GRATEFUL FOR.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW IT, THE SKATE PARK, WHICH WAS HIGHLIGHTED AT THE VERY BEGINNING, IF YOU GO TO THE CITY OF ANNA YOUTUBE CHANNEL, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR JUST RELEASED A VIDEO.
FEATURED KEVIN TOTEN, FABIAN WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT PARK, OUR OWN MARC MARCHAND, AND MYSELF.
ANYWAY, IT SHOWS A LOT OF THE HISTORY THAT IT TOOK TO GET THERE AND IT'S VERY WELL RECEIVED.
PARKS ADVISORY BOARD IS WORKING REALLY HARD ON THAT MASTER PLAN. WE HAD A DATE ON THAT.
DO YOU RECALL WHEN THE PARKS BOARD SHOULD BE DONE AND READY TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL? WAS IT SIX MONTHS, SEVEN MONTHS?
>> THE MASTER PLAN FOR NATURAL SPRINGS PARK.
>> WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THAT BE PUT IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
>> GOT YOU. SPEAKING OF BUDGETS, THERE'S EIGHT MILLION STILL AVAILABLE SINCE GEER PARK ACCORDING TO YOUR PRESENTATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO 27, 28.
WAS THERE ANY THOUGHTS AS TO WHAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE EIGHT MILLION BEING USED FOR?
>> THAT'S CONTINGENT ON SOME OTHER DISCUSSIONS ON OTHER PROJECTS RIGHT NOW.
GREG MIGHT WANT TO ADDRESS THAT.
>> COUNCILMAN, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
>> THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER OVER THE NEXT PROBABLY 60 DAYS OR SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING TO YOU AT EACH MEETING WITH PRESENTATIONS, OBVIOUSLY FOR ROADS, WATER AND SEWER, BASICALLY ALL OF OUR CIP UPDATES.
ONE OF THOSE IS GOING TO BE FACILITIES.
YOU'LL NOTICE THERE WERE NO FACILITIES DISCUSSED IN THIS PRESENTATION.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCUSSION ON POTENTIALLY HOW THAT FUNDING COULD BE SPENT WHEN WE PRESENT TO YOU SOME OF THE FACILITIES PROJECTS BECAUSE THERE'S A POTENTIAL USE OF SOME OF THAT MONEY THERE.
OBVIOUSLY, BASED ON THE FEEDBACK YOU GUYS GIVE ON THAT, THEN IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT, WE'LL INCORPORATE THAT AND THEN MAKE SURE THOSE DOLLARS ARE GOING WHERE THE COUNCIL WANTS THEM TO GO.
>> SURE. THANKS. I FIGURED THERE WAS A PLAN.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ANDY MCCREANOR WHO'S SERVED ON THE BOARD MULTIPLE TIMES FOR BEING A PART OF MANY OF THOSE THINGS.
MOST RECENTLY, HE'S BEEN ENGAGED WITH A UNOFFICIAL PAUL PARK PAGE.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PART OF THAT PAGE MADE A GROUP TO RAN, AS WELL AS PRAISE, AS WELL AS HAVE MEET UPS AND WHATNOT.
HE AND JEFF REECE, OTHER PARKS BOARD MEMBER, ENCOURAGED THEM TO SPEAK AT PARKS BOARD.
WE'VE HELPED THEM UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'LL PARTICIPATE WITH THE PARKS BOARD.
I'LL HELP MAKE A MUCH BETTER PAUL PARK.
I WANT TO PUT THIS IN YOUR EAR.
MAYOR CAIN AND MYSELF HAVE MET WITH COMMISSIONER HILL.
COLLIN COUNTY HAS HAD INTEREST IN UNLOADING ADVENTURE CAMP, PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF ANNA, SELLING IT TO THE CITY OF ANNA.
WE PUSHED BACK AND SAID, GIVE IT TO THE CITY OF ANNA.
I'D LIKE FOR STAFF TO BE INVOLVED WITH THEIR STAFF AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITY WITH ADVENTURE CAMP TO BECOME AN ANNA PROPERTY AND MAKE SURE IT'S
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FEASIBLE AND THAT THING. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.>> JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THIS IS NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, AND I COMPLETELY GET THAT.
BUT ALL THE DIFFERENT PARKS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE OR THAT ARE ONLINE, HOW DOES THE CITY DEAL WITH REALLY THE SECURITY OF THE FACILITIES? WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE PARK THAT WAS ADDED, AND IT'S AN AMAZING PARK AND PEOPLE WERE USING IT, AND THEN THERE WAS VANDALISM THERE.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BECAUSE I'M NEW HERE, I THINK THERE WERE SECURITY CAMERAS.
BUT IF THEY WERE, HOW DO WE COORDINATE ALL THE NEW PARKS COMING ON WITH THE CITY POLICE SO THAT THEY'RE ADDING THAT IN APPROPRIATELY, AND SO THAT WE'RE KEEPING OUR FACILITIES TOP TIER, AND WE REALLY DON'T HAVE PEOPLE DEFACING STUFF, TEARING STUFF UP? I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS, DO YOU ALL COORDINATE OR WORK WITH THE POLICE FORCE IN PROVIDING THAT COVERAGE? HEY, WE GOT A NEW PARK WE'RE DEDICATING.
LETTING THE POLICE FORCE KNOW SO THAT THEY CAN ADD THAT IN OR WHATEVER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. I'LL GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THAT.
I THINK, IN FUTURE CONVERSATIONS, UNDER CLOSED SESSION, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO PRESENT OUR SECURITY PLANS FOR ALL OF OUR PARKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T WANT YOU TELLING ME WHO'S ROVING AROUND AND ALL THAT STUFF. WE GOT THE SECURITY.
THE LAST QUESTION WAS, AND THIS IS NOT A QUESTION, IT'S REALLY A COMMENT.
WHAT I THOUGHT YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU MADE A VERY GOOD POINT THAT YOU SAID, WE'RE LOOKING IN YOUR 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5.
YOU ARE PROJECTING INTO THE FUTURE.
INSIDE OF THE CITY, DO WE DO SOME PROJECTION INTO THE FUTURE AS FAR AS BUDGET IS CONCERNED? WE DO THE BUDGET.
THEN BOOM, WE'RE OPERATING OFF THAT BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
IS THERE ANY TALK WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE PARKS AND EVERYBODY ELSE, THE ROADS, THAT SAYS, HEY, WE KNOW FOR A FACT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS MANY TAX DOLLARS IN YEAR 2, IN YEAR 3, IN YEAR 4? DO WE HAVE A PLANNING SESSION ON THAT? BY LAW, IS IT JUST A MATTER OF NO, WE'VE GOT TO WAIT UNTIL IT'S FINALIZED?
>> I CAN ANSWER THAT, COUNCILMAN.
I BELIEVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WORKS ON A FIVE YEAR PLAN.
I CAN TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY ALL OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A 10-YEAR PLAN FOR WATER AND SEWER AND ROADWAY, BUT THAT GETS PRETTY FAR OUT THERE.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY COULD HAVE IMAGINED 10 YEARS AGO THAT ANNA WOULD BE WHERE IT IS TODAY.
>> BUT YES, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT A MULTI-YEAR PLAN AND DOING A LOT OF MULTI-YEAR BUDGETING.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT AS WE GROW AND DEVELOP.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS LOOK AT A MULTI-YEAR BUDGETING PLAN WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT STAFFING ARE WE GOING TO NEED FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE THINGS DON'T NECESSARILY REQUIRE ANY STAFF WHEN WE FIRST BUILD IT, BUT THEN WHEN WE HAVE FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT MORE OF THOSE, NOW YOU HAVE TO ADD STAFF.
WE ARE LOOKING AT NOT JUST MULTI-YEAR, BUT ALSO ALL THE DIFFERENT IMPACTS.
THIS DECISION REQUIRES THIS STAFFING, THIS INVESTMENT REQUIRES THIS AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT.
>> COUNCILMAN, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT ORGANIZATIONALLY HOW WE'RE SET UP.
THERE WAS A CONSCIOUS DECISION MADE A YEAR AGO TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OF OUR CIP PROJECTS UNDER ONE HOUSE INSIDE THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT MR. GREG PETERS, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, OVERSEAS.
THERE IS THAT CONSTANT COORDINATION MONTHLY MEETINGS WHERE WE GO THROUGH ALL OF OUR CIP PROJECTS WITH OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WITH OUR BUDGET MANAGER, WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS TO UTILIZE THE TIME SPENT TOGETHER AND ALL OF IT BEING UNDER ONE UMBRELLA TO GO THROUGH AND COORDINATE THOSE PLANS OUTWARDLY.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF THE DEPARTMENT.
>> I'M GLAD THAT'S YOU ALL AND NOT ME.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCIL? THANK YOU, DALLA.
NEXT UP, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEMS.
[6. Consent Items]
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THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH A REQUEST PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. COUNCIL, ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO PULL OUT OF CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6A THROUGH G.
>> A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MILLER.
>> MOTION PASSES SEVEN NOTHING.
THAT TAKES US INTO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
[7. Items For Individual Consideration]
TO SAVE SOME FOLKS SOME TIME STAYING UP HERE ALL NIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO SKIP DOWN TO GO ITEMS M THROUGH Q.STARTING OFF WITH DISCUSS AND ACT ON A PARKS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENTS. KERRY.
THERE ARE THREE PLACES THAT ARE TERMS ARE EXPIRING 2024 [INAUDIBLE] COMMITTEE.
>> MAYOR, WE COULDN'T DISCUSS THIS PARKS BOARD BEING AN ADVISORY BOARD, BUT WITH THE INTERVIEWS ALL DAY SATURDAY, IT WAS A SHORT TURNAROUND, BUT THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE MADE OF MYSELF, MAYOR CAIN AND COUNCILMAN ELDEN BAKER HAVE COME UP WITH SOME BOARD APPOINTMENTS FOR ADVISORY BOARD, AND I GUESS WITH THAT, I'LL JUST MAKE THE MOTION FOR, IF I MESS UP THIS LADY'S NAME, I APOLOGIZE, FOR PLACE 5, RACHEL SINAGRA, PLACE 6, CHOYA MORRISON, PLACE 4, KEENON WEAVER, REAPPOINT JEFF REECE, PLACE 2, AND REAPPOINT CHAD FISHER, PLACE 1.
>> BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON SOMETHING THAT THE NO VOTE IS GOING TO SHOW UP ON HERE, AND I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN IT IS NOTHING AGAINST THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING UP HERE AND BEEN APPOINTED.
IT'S MORE OF A WAY THE PROCESSES WORKED OUT.
I JUST DIDN'T APPRECIATE THAT OR LIKE THAT, BUT THERE'S NOTHING AGAINST YOU ALL ANYWAY.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MOTION PASSES SIX TO ONE. NEXT UP.
CONSIDER ACT ON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBER APPOINTMENTS.
>> MAYOR. FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING, THIS WAS A TOUGH ONE.
WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTING TO BE ON THIS BOARD, WHO WOULDN'T WITH THE GROWTH GOING ON.
WE HAD ONE PLACE AVAILABLE, PLACE 6, AND WE APPOINTED JOSH VOLLMER.
WE REAPPOINTED DAVID NYLEC IN PLACE 2, AND REAPPOINTED DOUG HERMAN IN PLACE 4. THAT WAS MY MOTION.
>> BEFORE WE VOTE, ALSO, FOR TRANSPARENCY FOR THE NEIGHBORS, DID THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE CHOOSE TO INTERVIEW FORMER COUNCILMAN JOSH VOLLMER?
>> YOU DID SAY WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE OR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IS THE WORD I USED FOR P&Z?
>> YES. PICKED THE BEST POSSIBLE CANDIDATE.
>> I THINK YOU'LL SEE WHY THE NO-VOTE'S COME UP, FOLKS.
>> I THINK THIS IS STILL A FIRST AMENDMENT MR. MAYOR.
>> NO. I'M STILL TALKING. THANK YOU.
I THINK THE NO-VOTE WILL COME UP FOR THAT TRANSPARENCY. THANK YOU.
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
NEXT UP, CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MEMBER APPOINTMENTS.
>> MAYOR CAIN, WE HAD TWO PLACES AVAILABLE ON THIS BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
JUST TO KEEP IT SHORT. MY MOTION IS TO APPROVE EDWARD CULHAM FOR PLACE 4, AND TOM LONGMIRE FOR PLACE 2.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION PASSES SIX TO ONE.
ON TO ITEM P FOR THE EDC, CDC MEMBER APPOINTMENTS.
>> MAYOR, THE MOTION IS FOR LAMARR DILLINGHAM, PLACE 1, MANNY SING, PLACE 6, REAPPOINT BRUCE NORWOOD, PLACE 4, AND NATE PIKE PLACE 2.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?
>> DID THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE CHOOSE TO INTERVIEW FORMER MAYOR, NATE PIKE?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THAT ONE'S AWKWARD BECAUSE IT'S THE OUTGOING MAYOR, BUT CONSIDERING THE CLIMATE THAT WE'RE IN, WE NEED A VERY STRONG PERSON WHO KNOWS HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT.
OUR FORMER MAYOR HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT HANDCUFFED BECAUSE OF HIS JOB AS MAYOR AS WELL AS HIS JOB IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE.
AS TOUGH AS THAT ONE CAN BE IN THE OPTICS BEING WHAT THEY ARE, THINKING ABOUT ANNA, AND I THINK FORMER MAYOR PIKE WOULD BE A GREAT PERSON FOR THAT POSITION.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM Q, BOARD COMMISSION LIAISONS.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE PREPARED TO DO THAT UP HERE.
YOU GUYS WANT TO DO THAT UP HERE, YOU WANT TO POSTPONE THAT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING? YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT WITH THAT?
>> POSTPONE IT UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> WE'LL POSTPONE THOSE APPOINTMENTS UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION FOR ITEM Q.
WE TAKE YOURSELF BACK UP TO 7A.
CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND ACT ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 1.35 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EAST 4TH STREET AND NORTH SHIRLEY AVENUE.
PLANNING MANAGER LAUREN MECKE.
>> THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET OR ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SHIRLEY BROTHERS BUILDING.
CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED SF1, WHICH IS OUR ORIGINAL SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE IT TO THE DOWNTOWN ZONING DISTRICT.
THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IDENTIFIES IT AS DOWNTOWN, WHICH MEANS REFER TO THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY WITHIN OUR DOWNTOWN CORE DISTRICT, A RETAIL CENTER AND ADAPTIVE REUSE INFILL.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
>> THANK YOU, LAUREN. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:19 P.M.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS FOR THIS OR ANYTHING OVER THERE, KERRY.
ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? LAST CALL? I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:19 P.M. ANYTHING FROM THE COUNCIL?
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>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
>> MOTION HAS IT. WHO CAME IN THAT SECOND? WAS IT COUNCILMAN TOTEN?
>> THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER B, CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ANN ORIGINAL DONATION BLOCK 12 ONE THROUGH 16 PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN, MS. MCKAY.
>> THIS ITEM IS CONTINGENT ON THE PREVIOUS ZONING CASE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
>> MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7B.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE'RE VOTING.
ONCE AGAIN, JUST TO REMINDER, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE TRYING TO FULLY USE OUR ELECTRONIC VOTING IN HERE SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.
ITEM PASSES SEVEN NOTHING ONTO ITEM NUMBER C. CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE FOR THE SCOREBOARD OUTER LOOP ZONING REQUEST. LAUREN MECKE.
>> THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER TO WITHDRAW THIS ITEM FROM CONSIDERATION.
>> IT'S WITHDRAWING NOT TABLE.
>> THANK YOU. IS ITEM D RELATED TO THAT?
I'VE RECEIVED A REQUEST TO TABLE.
THIS IS WRITTEN TERRIBLY. PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A RESOLUTION OF REZONE 59.11 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT MULTIFAMILY 312 UNITS CURRENTLY ZONED SFE, AGRICULTURE, LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COUNTY ROAD 4203 AND POWELL PARKWAY.
>> I'LL MAKE SURE IT'S LONGER NEXT TIME.
THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO THE JUNE 25TH MEETING.
DUE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION.
THEY WOULD LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL TIME TO LOOK INTO THE RECOMMENDATION PROVIDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
>> MAY, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE.
>> LET ME GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS IS 70, RIGHT? TINA BROWN.
>> IF COUNCIL IS INCLINED TO CONTINUE THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THEN AN APPROPRIATE MOTION WOULD BE TO CONTINUE AND HOLD OPEN PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL THAT DATE, TIME AND PLACE.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE ITEM 7D UNTIL JUNE 25TH, 6:00 P.M. AT OUR CURRENT LOCATION HERE TO CITY HALL LEAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN TOTEN SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BAKER.
NEXT UP IS ITEM E. CONSIDER, DISCUSS AN ACT ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO COX TRACT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH ROCK HILL CONTRACTS,
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LLC RELATING DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY FOR A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. BERNIE BARKER.>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.
ROCK HILL CONTRACTS DESIRES TO AMEND SECTION 5.4 OF THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED, CONCERNING THE MINIMUM BUILDING STANDARDS ON THEIR 40 FOOT ONLY SINGLE FAMILY LIGHTS AS WELL TO MODIFY THE MINIMUM DWELLING SQUARE FOOTAGE AGAIN OF THESE 40 FOOT LOTS ONLY.
YOU'LL SEE WITHIN THOSE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT THEY'RE DOING THREE THINGS.
ONE, THEY'RE ALL PROPOSING ON THOSE 40 FOOT LOTS, IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO INCREASE THEIR MASONRY REQUIREMENT FROM 75% UP TO 85%.
THEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THOSE LOTS, THEY ARE REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE FROM 1,800 SQUARE FEET TO 1725, AS WELL AS THE REMAINING 25% OF THOSE HOMES THAT WOULD BE BUILT AGAIN ON 40 FOOT LIGHTS.
WE JUST CHANGE THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE RANGE FROM 1,800 SQUARE FEET TO 1,600 SQUARE FEET TO 1,725 SQUARE FEET TO 1,600 SQUARE FEET.
AGAIN, THIS WAS BROUGHT BEFORE YOU LAST WEEK IN THE DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT.
THE ONLY THING IS THEY'RE JUST CHANGING THAT MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE FROM 1800-1725.
WE DO HAVE AN APPLICANT, MR. BRENT LIBBY HERE WITH ROCK HILL CONTRACTS, AS WELL AS MS. REBECCA ZOOK, WITH THE TAYLOR MORRISON GROUP, WHO HAS A PRESENTATION TO WALK YOU THROUGH FROM A VISUAL PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND TURN IT OVER TO MR. BRENT AND MS. REBECCA FOR THEIR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> [INAUDIBLE] CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT, WE'RE FINALLY HERE WITH OUR BUILDER.
IT'S NICE TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE TAYLOR MORRISON AS OUR HOME BUILDER ON SLAYTER CROSSING.
WE WERE HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
AFTER GOING THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT I KNOW STAFF REALLY RUSHED TO HELP US ALONG ON GETTING THAT DONE AND PUSH THROUGH.
THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THE 40 FOOT LOTS.
WE WORKED WITH STAFF FEVERISHLY ONCE WE BECAME AWARE OF THAT BY THE BUILDER AND CHANGE, REBECCA CAN EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE'VE ADJUSTED THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE AS BERNIE MENTIONED AND IT'S REALLY MORE PRODUCT RELATED, AND I'LL LET REBECCA TALK ABOUT THAT.
SHE'S GOT SOME PRODUCTS SHE'S GOING TO SHOW AND WALK YOU GUYS THROUGH THAT QUICKLY.
BUT I THINK ONCE SHE EXPLAINS WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THAT VARIANCE, JUST ON THE 40S, IT SHOULD MAKE SENSE.
WE ARE GOING TO BUMP UP THE MASONRY REQUIREMENT FROM 75-85% ON THE 40S.
BUT ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO ASK REBECCA ZOOK WITH TAYLOR MORRISON TO STEP UP HERE AND COME TALK TO THE PRESENTATION IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU.
I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME CONTEXT FOR THE CHANGE SO THAT THERE COULD BE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHY WE'RE NEEDING THIS CHANGE OF REQUESTING IT FROM COUNCIL.
BEFORE I JUMP INTO THAT, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT TAYLOR MORRISON.
WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 100 YEARS FROM THE UK.
WE WERE A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHEN WE STARTED OUT.
WE'VE EVOLVED INTO A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
WE CAME INTO TEXAS IN 2012 WITH THE PURCHASE OF DARLING HOMES.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20 OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES IN 12 DIFFERENT STATES, AND WE BECAME PUBLIC IN 2013.
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ON THIS PAGE IS THAT FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN VOTED AS AMERICA'S MOST TRUSTED BUILDER BY THE CUSTOMER, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO US.
LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SLAYTER CROSSING SPECIFICALLY, AND AS BRENT HAD MENTIONED, WE HAVE BOTH 40S, 50S AND 60S PLANNED IN THAT DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAD THE PRELIMINARY PLAN RECENTLY APPROVED WITH 323 UNITS.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN DUE DILIGENCE UNDER CONTRACT WITH ROCK HILL AND LOOK FORWARD TO BREAKING GROUND ON THIS DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE.
THEN AS PART OF IT, WE WILL DEVELOP IT IN TWO PHASES,
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AND WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTING THE HALF STREET ALONG THE NORTH, WHICH IS COUNTY ROAD 371 AND ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY, WHICH IS WEST CROSSING BOULEVARD.I DID WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME SPECIFICS ABOUT THE HOMES AND THE PRODUCT LINE THAT WE PLAN ON USING HERE AT SLAYTER CROSSING.
WHAT I HAVE SHOWN HERE ARE 40S, 50S AND 60S, THE 40S ON THE LEFT, AND THEN 60S ON THE RIGHT.
WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING, WHICH AS BERNIE MENTIONED, WAS THE ALLOWANCE TO GO DOWN TO 1725 FROM THE 1,800 AND THAT WOULD SPECIFICALLY ALLOW US TO HAVE THREE, TWO STORY PLANS AVAILABLE AND ALLOW US TO GO DOWN 25% DOWN TO 1,600, WHICH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO ONE STORY.
REALLY WHAT THIS DOES IS PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY AND A CHANGE IN STREETSCAPE.
NOW, EACH OF THE PLANS WILL HAVE THREE DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS, CERTAINLY WE CAN GAIN THE VARIATION ALONG THE STREETSCAPE WITH THAT.
BUT THE ABILITY TO HAVE A ONE STORY, WHICH REALLY DOES SPEAK TO A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS ALONG WITH THE TWO STORIES IS A REAL BENEFIT TO US.
THAT'S WHAT THE AMENDMENT TONIGHT IS REQUESTING.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU A COUPLE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS WE CURRENTLY HAVE WHERE WE HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PRODUCTS JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN MELISSA IN A DEVELOPMENT CALLED STONE-RIDGE WHICH IS ON THE LEFT, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT, WE HAVE OUT IN OAK POINTE.
WE HAVE OUR SOUTH OAK, WHICH HAS THE SAME 40S, 50S AND 60S.
BEFORE I TAKE QUESTIONS, I JUST WANTED TO IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH COUNCIL, THE DALLAS DIVISION PRESIDENT, TOM CAWTHON IS HERE, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE WE JUMP INTO QUESTIONS IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING TONIGHT. APPRECIATE YOU ALL ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR, YOU HAVE AN INCREDIBLE RESPONSIBILITY, RIGHT TO GOVERN THE GROWTH OF YOUR CITY.
I CAN TELL YOU I WAS ONCE IN YOUR SHOES.
I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN FLOWER MOUND IN 1998, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT AND REBECCA MENTIONED IT IS WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BUILD A GOOD HOME.
JUST AS YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT DEVELOPMENT AND RIGHT BUILDERS.
THE FACT THAT WE ARE NINE YEARS RUNNING AMERICA'S MOST TRUSTED, IT'S IMPORTANT TO US.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF BRINGING QUALITY DEVELOPMENT TO ANNA, THIS LOCATION SPECIFICALLY AND HOPEFULLY MORE IN THE FUTURE.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF OUR REQUEST.
>> THANK YOU, AND WITH THAT, I WOULD OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME.
>> GO AHEAD. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.
ON THE SINGLE STORY, THE 40 FOOT WHEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN TO WHAT WAS IT 600 SQUARE FEET?
>> IN YOUR PLANS, WILL THAT CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF ROOMS THAT YOU'LL HAVE OR WILL IT STILL BE A TRADITIONAL THREE TWO OR COULD THEY CHANGE AND BE LIKE A TWO TWO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> IT'S A CURRENT PLAN THAT WE HAVE AT 632 SQUARE FEET, AND IT HAS FOUR BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHS ON A ONE STORY.
>> I APPRECIATE THE ASK AND THEN THE GIVE FOR THE MORE MASONRY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 75 SQUARE FEET.
BUT ALL I ASK IS THE REPETITIVENESS OR THE DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS OF MAINLY THE ONE STORY OF HOW MANY IN A ROW.
IF YOU ALL COULD JUST PLEASE WATCH THAT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT TYPICALLY IN WORKING WITH CITY STAFF, WE COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WOULD BE ALLOWED, AND TYPICALLY YOU STEP OVER ONE OR TWO LOTS.
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>> REBECCA, I REALLY LIKE YOUR SOUTH OAK 40S AND YOUR RIVER RIDGE.
THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO MORE MASONRY THAN WHAT YOU EVEN SHOW ON YOUR WEBSITE IS GOING TO MAKE THOSE PHENOMENAL LOOKING NEIGHBORS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK ROCK HILL.
WE APPROVED YOUR FIRST PART OF THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO YOU CHOOSING A HOME DEVELOPER, BUT YOU PROMISED YOU BRING SOMEBODY YOU COULD BRING A QUALITY HOME TO THE CITY.
I APPRECIATE YOU HOLDING TO YOUR PROMISE, BOTH BRENT AND RANDY.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB.
>> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 70.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CARVER AND THE ITEM PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT UP, WE'RE ON TO ITEM F. CONSIDER THIS ACT ON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT ON AND ACROSS 0.0799 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK, SEWER LINE NORTHERN EXTENSION, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. GREG PETERS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS ITEM, ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING SIX ITEMS AFTER IT.
ARE ALL RELATED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON? THIS ONE, IN PARTICULAR, IS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK SEWER LINE, OUR NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THAT, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BRING GRAVITY SEWER UP TO THE NORTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF US 75, WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT COMING IN.
EACH OF THESE WILL REQUIRE A SEPARATE VOTE.
BUT F, G, H, AND I AND J ARE ALL FOR THE SAME HURRICANE CREEK NORTHERN LINE SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT.
THERE IS A VERY SPECIFIC MOTION THAT WILL NEED TO BE MADE AND STAFF HAS PROVIDED THAT.
IF COUNCIL CHOOSES TO VOTE YES ON THE ITEM, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> GREG, BECAUSE THIS IS A CONDEMNATION REQUEST, ARE ANY OF THESE PROPERTIES OCCUPIED?
>> NO, SIR. NONE OF THESE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY HAVE A RESIDENCE ON IT WHERE SOMEONE IS RESIDING.
THEY'RE ALL OWNED BY LANDOWNERS WHO LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> GOT YOU. ALSO, I WANT TO JUST CLARIFY THAT THIS IS JUST PAVING THE WAY TO DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO GET THIS PROJECT COMPLETED.
THAT CONDEMNATION WOULD BE LIKE A LAST RESORT.
WE DO NOT TAKE THAT LIGHTLY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T WANT TO EVER USE EXCEPT FOR AS A ABSOLUTE LAST RESORT.
BUT THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD INTO THE NEXT STEPS IN NEGOTIATIONS.
YOU'VE SAID YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR FIVE YEARS.
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WHEN'S THE LAST TIME, OR HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE HAD TO ACTUALLY USE IT?
>> ONCE. I BELIEVE WE'VE COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN MY TIME HERE I WOULD SAY AT LEAST 8-10 TIMES, PROBABLY.
WE ALWAYS ARE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AND REACH A COMPROMISE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.
THIS HELPS US GET THERE AND GET PEOPLE TO COME TO THE TABLE SO WE CAN SIT DOWN AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
>> MAY I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION OF CITY OF CONSILVANA TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT, PROVIDING LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.0799 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT PROVIDING TEMPORARY LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.3164 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, STAFF, CONTRACTORS, AND THE CITY'S ATTORNEY TO ACQUIRE SAID EASEMENT BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS,
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INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGOTIATIONS AND IF NECESSARY, PROCEEDING IN EMINENT DOMAIN, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
>> DID YOU GET THAT MOTION A SECOND? THANK YOU. THE ITEM PASSES.
UP NEXT IS ITEM G. CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT ON AND ACROSS 0.09461 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK SEWER LINE, NORTHERN EXTENSION, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR. PETERS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DO WANT TO ADD, BECAUSE I DIDN'T TOUCH ON IT WITH THE FIRST ITEM, AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE REPETITION, BUT WE DO HAVE TO DO THIS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL EASEMENT.
EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL OF THESE ARE ON ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE VERY SMALL ANCHORAGES, BUT WE NEED TO BE VERY SPECIFIC JUST TO MAKE SURE WE CHECK ALL THE BOXES.
THAT'S WHY THESE ARE BROKEN UP.
AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR ALL OF THAT, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> GREG, JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE APPROVING.
IT'S JUST SO MANY FEET LEFT AND RIGHT THAT YOU JUST CAN'T BUILD ANY PERMANENT STRUCTURES ON TOP OF THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IT BECOMES PROPERTY OF THE CITY.
>> THESE ITEMS, ALL EXCEPT FOR THE LAST TWO.
THE LAST TWO, THAT'S ITEMS K AND L, WHICH WES LAWSON COULD TOUCH ON THOSE.
THOSE INCLUDE SOME RIGHT OF WAY AND SOME DRAINAGE EASEMENT.
BUT ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE FOR A SEWER EASEMENT.
THE PROPERTY OWNER, AS LONG AS IT WORKS WITHIN OUR STANDARDS, THEY COULD BUILD A PARKING LOT OVER IT, THEY CAN PAVE OVER IT, THEY CAN USE THE LAND.
IT'S JUST THAT THERE'S AN UNDERGROUND SEWER LINE.
IT JUST GIVES US THE RIGHT TO ACCESS, CONSTRUCT, AND MAINTAIN THAT UNDERGROUND SEWER.
>> SURE. ANY DESIRE TO DO ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED WOULD NEED TO COME BEFORE THE CITY FOR APPROVAL?
>> YES, SIR. THEY WOULD GO THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WORK THROUGH OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THEN WE WOULD WORK WITH THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE ANY LAND THAT'S COVERED BY EASEMENTS TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
>> MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 7G.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COUNCIL, THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT, PROVIDING LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.9461 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS, AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT, PROVIDING TEMPORARY LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 1.2372 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, STAFF, CONTRACTORS, AND THE CITY'S ATTORNEY, TO ACQUIRE SAID EASEMENTS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGOTIATIONS, AND IF NECESSARY, PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER. NOW WE VOTE.
>> THAT WAS FAST. ITEM G IS APPROVED.
ON TO ITEM H. CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACT ON A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT ON AND ACROSS 0.1977 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK SEWER LINE NORTHERN EXTENSION, AND A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR. PETERS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AGAIN, THIS ITEM IS RELATED TO THE HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK SEWER LINE AND THE ACQUISITION OF EASEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SAID LINE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT, PROVIDING LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.1977 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT, PROVIDING TEMPORARY LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.1561 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, STAFF, CONTRACTORS, THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS TO ACQUIRE SAID EASEMENTS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS,
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INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGOTIATIONS, AND IF NECESSARY, PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.>> SECOND. YOU'RE GETTING FASTER AT THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER.
>> ITEM H IS APPROVED. ONTO ITEM I.
CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACT ON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT ON AND ACROSS 0.3652 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK SEWER LINE NORTHERN EXTENSION, AND A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR. PETERS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS PART OF THE SAME PROJECT.
>> YEAH. MAKE A MOTION FOR ITEM 7I.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT PROVIDING LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.3652 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS, AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT PROVIDING TEMPORARY LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.3375 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, STAFF, CONTRACTORS, AND THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS, TO ACQUIRE SAID EASEMENTS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGOTIATIONS, AND, IF NECESSARY, PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BILL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER.
CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT ON AND ACROSS 0.5034 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK SEWER LINE NORTHERN EXTENSION, AND A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR. PETERS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, SO THIS IS THE LAST ITEM PERTAINING TO THE HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK SEWER LINE PROJECT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND THEN THE LAST TWO ITEMS FOLLOWING THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR CITY ENGINEER, WES LAWSON, AND THEY ARE RELATED TO A SEPARATE PROJECT THAT IS ALSO ON THE WEST SIDE OF 75.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER LINE EASEMENT PROVIDING LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.5034 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS, AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT PROVIDING TEMPORARY LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.4328 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, MORE OR LESS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, STAFF, CONTRACTORS, AND THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS TO ACQUIRE SAID EASEMENTS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGOTIATIONS AND, IF NECESSARY, PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BILL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER.
ONTO ITEM K. CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT RIGHT OF WAY ON AND ACROSS, 1.536 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY FOR SOUTH STANDRIDGE BOULEVARD AND A PERMANENT DRAINAGE EASEMENT ON AND ACROSS 0.90 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CRYSTAL PARK PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR. WES LAWSON.
TONIGHT ITEM K IS FOR THE EXTENSION OF WHAT WILL BE FUTURE STANDRIDGE BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF WHITE.
THE CRYSTAL PARK DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO BUILD TWO LANES OF THE STANDRIDGE BOULEVARD TO SERVE THEIR DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH.
THIS WILL GET THEM ACROSS THE PROPERTY THAT STANDS BETWEEN THEM AND WHITE STREET.
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THIS ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO BUILD A FULL FOUR LANE INTERSECTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF WHITE AND THEN TRANSITION DOWN THE TWO LANES.THAT'LL HELP WITH FUTURE CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY FOR COMMUTERS THAT ARE USING THAT ROAD TO ACCESS THEIR DEVELOPMENT. ANY QUESTION?
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR.
THE BUILDER IS WANTING TO BUILD A SECTION OF A ROAD THAT'S NOT NEAR THEIR PROPERTY?
>> CORRECT. WE'RE GETTING THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THEN THEY WILL, WITH AN IMPACT TEAM, DEVELOP AN AGREEMENT THAT WE'LL BRING AT A LATER DATE, THEY'LL CROSS THAT PROPERTY BILL.
>> DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG OF A ROAD? AN ESTIMATE?
>> PROBABLY 400 FEET, 500 FEET.
>> OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT RIGHT OF WAY AND UNDER 1.536 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY AND A PERMANENT DRAINAGE EASEMENT, PROVIDING LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 0.090 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY MORE OR LESS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, STAFF, CONTRACTORS, AND THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS TO ACQUIRE SAID EASEMENTS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGOTIATIONS AND IF NECESSARY, PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> MOTIONED BY COUNCILMAN BILL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MILLER.
ONTO ITEM L. CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 2.794 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT, ON AND ACROSS 2.797 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 284, NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER MAIN FROM CRYSTAL PARK PHASE I TO THE HURRICANE CREEK TRUNK SEWER LINE IN A FORM APPROVED BY CITY ATTORNEY, MR. LAWSON.
>> ITEM L IS TO GET THE SANITARY SEWER MAIN THAT WILL SERVE CRYSTAL PARK DEVELOPMENT TO THE HURRICANE CREEK SO THAT THEY CAN SERVE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC NECESSITY EXISTS FOR ACQUISITION OF A PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT ON AND UNDER 2.794 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT, PROVIDING LIMITED RIGHTS ON AND UNDER 2.797 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY MORE OR LESS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, STAFF, CONTRACTORS, AND THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS TO ACQUIRE SAID EASEMENTS BY ANY LAWFUL MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGOTIATIONS AND, IF NECESSARY, PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> SECOND. DO YOU HAVE ANY PRIZES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT STUCK AROUND TO THAT? JUST LIKE [INAUDIBLE]?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BILL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARVER.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEMS R AND S, WHICH WILL BE HANDLED BY COUNCILMAN CARVER THIS EVENING.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR CAIN. CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT.
WHO'S SERVING AS THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE SECRETARY?
>> VICE PRESIDENT IS [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE'VE NOT HAD TO EXERCISE IT.
>> I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING HERE.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR R AND S, THAT WE POSTPONE THESE UNTIL AFTER THE RUNOFF ELECTION.
I WILL CONTINUE TO FULFILL THOSE DUTIES BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO POSTPONE ITEMS R AND S. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ANYBODY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT?
>> DO WE HAVE TO HANDLE THEM SEPARATELY? CAN WE DO IT IN ONE VOTE? DO THEY HAVE TO BE SEPARATE VOTES?
>> ON ITEM R, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, THAT RIGHT?
>> TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES [INAUDIBLE].
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>> ALL RIGHT. THEN ITEM S, MOTION WAS [INAUDIBLE] BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN?
TAKES US TO ITEM T. CONSIDER DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPOINTMENT OF A MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> MAYOR, IF I COULD REAL QUICK.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
I HAD FAITH IN THE TRUST OF THE COUNCIL.
I THINK IT'S PROBABLY BEST TO GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE A SHOT AT THAT.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT STAN CARVER AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR MAYOR PRO TEM FOR STAN CARVER.
>> STAN CARVER. IT'S FOUR TO THREE, RIGHT? AM I READING THAT? I CAN SEE IT NOW.
YEAH. STAN CARVER WILL BE A NEW MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> ALL RIGHT. ITEM LETTER U, CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON APPOINTMENT OF A DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THERE?
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT ELDEN BAKER BE APPOINTED TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> MAYOR, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION WE DID SKIP A BOARD ON PURPOSE.
WE INTERVIEWED FOR THE DNI BOARD AS WELL AND WE NEEDED A COUPLE MORE.
WE WERE GOING TO APPOINT THREE, AND I BELIEVE THEY RECEIVED EMAILS TODAY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TO OFFICIALLY PASS ALL OF THEM UP HERE ON THE [INAUDIBLE], I BELIEVE, UNTIL WE ATTEMPT TO GET A FEW MORE APPLICANTS.
I JUST WANTED TO BECAUSE I BELIEVE A COUPLE OF THEM MAY BE WATCHING, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT THEM.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY REASON TO GO IN TO CLOSED SESSION?
>> VERY GOOD. SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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