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>> WELL, WELCOME EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING, IT'S SIX O'CLOCK.
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON JUNE 25TH, 2024 AT 6:00 PM IN THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 120 WEST 7TH STREET, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT ONE OF THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORMS AND TURN IT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE, PLEASE.
RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
EVERYONE IS HERE. COUNCILMAN BAKER, WOULD YOU DO THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE FOR US, PLEASE?
>> FATHER GOD, WE'RE THANKFUL THAT WE JUST COME TOGETHER AND CONDUCT BUSINESS FOR THE CITY, THAT WE HAVE YOUR WISDOM AS WE MAKE THOSE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR NEIGHBORS.
LORD, WE'RE JUST THANKFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE, JUST BLESS ALL THAT ARE HERE AND THOSE THAT ARE ONLINE.
IN JESUS' NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3 IS NEIGHBOR COMMENTS.
DOUBLE CHECK AND WE HAVE NO COMMENTS.
ANYONE? NEXT UP, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4, INTO REPORTS.
[4. Reports. (Part 1 of 2)]
THE FIRST ITEM ON THAT IS RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY ATCHLEY. MR. HENDERSON.>> COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON TO COME UP FRONT.
>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS IS TRADITION IN THE CITY OF ANNA, WE LIKE TO GIVE OUR DEPARTING COUNCIL MEMBERS AS THEY LEAVE THE DAY AS A PARTING GIFT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANNA ORGANIZATION.
WE HAVE A SIGN MADE FOR COUNCILMAN FORMER DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TERM RANDY ATCHLEY.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANNA ORGANIZATION, I JUST LIKE TO THANK MR. ATCHLEY FOR HIS FOUR YEARS OF DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF ANNA FROM 2020-2024.
IN 2020, WE WERE IN THE THROES OF COVID.
THE ELECTION GOT MOVED TO NOVEMBER.
THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE HAD OUR DEEP FREEZE AND SO YOU GOT THROWN INTO THE PROVERBIAL FIRE, SO TO SPEAK AS A COUNCILMAN.
BUT IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
[APPLAUSE] FORMER COUNCILMAN, RANDY ATCHLEY'S FAMILY, FRIENDS COME UP FOR A PICTURE AS WELL.
>> NEXT, IF WE CAN GET CITY SECRETARY CARRIE LAND TO COME DOWN.
SHE'S GOING TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY HERNDON.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.
>> OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.
>> OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND.
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>> IS THERE FAMILY AND FRIENDS?
>> YEAH, FAMILY AND FRIENDS UP FOR PICTURES.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5 IS OUR WORK SESSION.
[5. Work Session. ]
RECEIVE A STAFF PRESENTATION ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN DATES FOR ROADS IN THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS.ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER GREG PETERS. MR. PETERS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL I HAVE A PRESENTATION.
I'M GOING TO JUST TOUCH ON ALL OF OUR ACTIVE ROADWAY PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THEN TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND THE PROJECT SPECIFICALLY THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING FOR FUNDING IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, GIVE YOU ALL SOME TIME AT THE END TO GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK SO THAT WE CAN FINALIZE EVERYTHING AS WE MOVE INTO GETTING OUR CIP FINALIZED AS A PART OF THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET.
THIS MAP SHOWS ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT TONIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S 17 OF THEM.
THE ONES WITH BLUE TEXT ARE A CITY PROJECT AND GREEN INDICATES THAT IT'S A PROJECT THAT'S BEING DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEVELOPER.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE ROADWAY IMPACT FEES, AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IS HAVE THEM PAY ROADWAY IMPACT FEES FOR THEIR IMPACT.
BUT THEN IF THEY BUILD THOROUGHFARES, THEY RECEIVE MUCH OF THOSE FUNDS BACK IN EXCHANGE FOR THEM CONSTRUCTING THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS THAT MEET OR EXCEED THEIR LEVEL OF IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S PART OF A LONGSTANDING DIRECTIVE THAT WE'VE HAD IN ANNA FOR GROWTH PAYING FOR GROWTH.
JUST LIKE THE NUMBERING SYSTEM THERE, I'M GOING TO START AT THE SOUTH END OF THE CITY AND WORK NORTH.
SOME OF THE PROJECTS, OR MOST OF THEM ARE LISTED AS ACTIVE PROJECTS, BUT YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBER IN THE TOP RIGHT THAT IS MATCHING WHAT THE NUMBER IS ON THAT OVERALL MAP.
THE FIRST PROJECT IS LEONARD AVENUE, THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION FROM THE ANNA CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD DOWN TO THE OUTER LOOP.
WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN RECEIVING COLLIN COUNTY BOND FUNDS THROUGH THEIR GRANT PROCESS, WHICH WE WERE AWARDED, AND CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING ON THAT.
THE UTILITIES ARE WRAPPING UP AND THEY'RE STARTING THEIR PAVING WORK SO YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE THEM WORKING ON THEIR SUBGRADE AND GETTING EVERYTHING READY TO START PAVING.
WE ESTIMATE THAT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS GOING TO OCCUR IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
THE GOOD NEWS IS BECAUSE THERE'S NO EXISTING TRAFFIC, IT'S NOT AN EXISTING CORRIDOR WHEN THEY START PAVING, THEY CAN MOVE MUCH FASTER THAN WHEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE PARTIAL CLOSURES AND MOVE BACK AND FORTH, THEY CAN REALLY GO A LOT QUICKER.
THIS IS A DEVELOPER PROJECT THAT'S IN OUR ETJ.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO OUR CITY AND OUR CITY LIMITS ACTUALLY SURROUNDS IT, THIS IS NOT WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.
BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, WE WERE ABLE TO REQUIRE THEM TO BUILD THEIR HALF OF FOSTER CROSSING ROAD, AND SO THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT.
WE FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
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FERGUSON PARKWAY IS A CITY PROJECT THAT HAS AN 80/20 FUNDING MATCH WITH THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.TXDOT OVERSEES THE PROJECT, AND SO EVERYTHING WE DO ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING INVOLVED, EVERYTHING WE DO HAS TO MEET THOSE FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDELINES, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN A STANDARD CITY PROJECT.
OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE PROCESS IS ABOUT 75% COMPLETE.
WE'VE HELD PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENTS.
OUR NEXT STEP IS TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN PROCESS AND GET ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL WHILE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE COMMENTS THAT WE DID RECEIVE DURING THAT PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS.
ONCE THIS CURRENT PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS WRAPPED UP, WE WOULD MOVE INTO RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION.
THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S A MAJOR ACCESS POINT FOR THE ANNA CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THEY'VE GOT SOME EQUIPMENT AND THEY'RE STARTING TO MOVE DIRT.
WHAT THIS PROJECT IS IS TO COMPLETE THAT SECTION OF FINLEY SO THAT IT'S A FOUR-LANE ROAD ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
IF YOU DRIVE IT TODAY, IT IS DIVIDED AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS, THEN IT COMES TOGETHER AS A TWO-LANE ROAD, AND THEN IT WIDENS AGAIN AFTER YOU GET PAST SHARP.
IT'S JUST A PINCH POINT THAT CREATES SOME TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, SOME CONGESTION.
WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON FOLKS BEING ABLE TO GET INTO AND OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ESPECIALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TXDOT TRAFFIC SIGNAL, WHICH WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED.
AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS ONE DONE RIGHT AROUND WHEN SCHOOL STARTS SO THAT WE CAN GET ALL THE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION OUT OF THE WAY AND WE'RE NOT IMPACTING SCHOOL TRAFFIC.
WE'RE LOOKING AT AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION OF FINLEY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN OUR MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, EVENTUALLY FINLEY IS PLANNED TO GO FURTHER TO THE EAST AS THE CITY GROWS, BUT FOR NOW, IT'S JUST GOING TO THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE ANNA CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE DEVELOPER FOR THIS AREA OF PULTE HOMES, THEY ARE BUILDING TWO LANES OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE A FUTURE FOUR-LANE ROAD.
THEY'VE COMPLETED THE ROUGH GRADING.
THEY'RE WORKING ON PAVING SOME OF THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS LATER THIS YEAR, AND THIS WOULD BE PART OF THAT PROCESS.
WE ESTIMATE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IN PROBABLY THE SECOND QUARTER OF '25.
THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF LEONARD WOULD PROVIDE ANOTHER ACCESS POINT THROUGH FROM ANNA CROSSING UP TO FM 455, IT'S ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS THERE, YOU CAN SEE.
THIS IS ANOTHER DEVELOPER PROJECT.
THEY HAVE MOBILIZED AND CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING.
THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF THEIR ROUGH GRADING.
AGAIN, THEY'LL PAVE THIS WITH THE FIRST PHASE WHEN THEY PAVE THEIR RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
ONE OF THE NICE THINGS IN ANNA, AND I SAY THIS FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, SO THEY KNOW IS IF YOU GO TO OUR CITY WEBSITE AND YOU USE OUR MAPS, THEY'RE UPDATED MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN GOOGLE MAPS ARE AND SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS ACTUALLY FROM LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THEY'VE MOVED DIRT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
OUR MAPS GET UPDATED ABOUT FOUR TIMES PER YEAR.
I'D RECOMMEND AS FAST AS THINGS ARE HAPPENING NOT JUST IN ANNA, BUT IN OUR REGION, IF FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SEEING UPDATED MAPS IF THEY USE THE MAPS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
BUT WE ESTIMATE THAT THIS ROAD WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE PROBABLY THIRD QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR.
AS MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD TO BRAVE THROUGHOUT THE LAST SIX MONTHS, YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF ALL OF THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION AROUND THIS FACILITY.
LUCKILY, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON THAT.
YOU CAN SEE THE LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE AND THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS UTILIZING PORTIONS OF RIGGINS.
THE LAST REMAINING MAJOR PAVING PORTION OF THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE THE CONNECTION FROM 5TH STREET TO STATE HIGHWAY 5, AND THEN RIGHT THERE AT THE INTERSECTION WITH INTERURBAN.
THE CONTRACTORS WORKING ON THAT AND WE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE WITH ALL THEIR PAVING IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
NOW, WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIBRARY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PORTIONS OF RIGGINS WILL LIKELY BE USED AS A LAY-DOWN AREA WHEN THE STEEL COMES IN AND THEY START TO GO VERTICAL ON THE BUILDING.
FIFTH STREET AND SEVENTH STREET WILL BE OPEN, BUT THERE MAY BE SECTIONS OF RIGGINS THAT ARE CLOSED, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET WORD OUT TO THE RESIDENTS.
I'LL WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS WITH FRANCIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE WORD OUT AND THAT THAT'S DONE PROPERLY.
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ANOTHER DOWNTOWN PROJECT THAT WE HAVE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE EDC AND THE CITY.THE EDC WENT FOR SOME GRANTS THROUGH THE STATE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET TWO SEPARATE GRANTS, ONE FOR 4TH STREET, WHICH INCLUDES SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN ONE FOR A SECTION OF RIGGINS AND EDWARDS WHERE THERE'S SOME ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP HERE, THOSE TWO, THE BOTTOM MAP SHOWING RIGGINS IS OBVIOUSLY IT'S 90 DEGREES, BUT THAT'S SOUTH OF 455 THERE.
BUT THAT PROJECT IS IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW.
AGAIN, BECAUSE IT IS A GRANT PROCESS THROUGH THE STATE, IT DOES HAVE A LOT OF SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
STAFF HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THOSE WITH THE HELP OF OUR GRANT MANAGER, AND WE ANTICIPATE GOING TO CONSTRUCTION PROBABLY NEXT SUMMER.
WE HAVE LISTED THIRD QUARTER OF '25.
IF WE CAN BEAT THAT TIMELINE, WE WILL, BUT THAT'S OUR ROUGH ESTIMATE BASED ON THE PROCESS THAT THE GRANT REQUIRES.
>> THIS IS ONE THAT STAFF FEELS IS A CRITICAL CONNECTION, AND IT'S BEING DONE WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER OF MEADOW VISTA, AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY'VE GOT THEIR PROPOSED FIRST PHASE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HACKBERRY THERE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE EARTHWORKS TAKING PLACE.
BUT WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP, THE DEVELOPER IS CONSTRUING HACKBERRY.
WE RECENTLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ACQUIRING THE REMAINING RIGHT OF WAY ACROSS THERE AND THERE WAS AN AGENDA ITEM WITH COUNCIL RECENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD AUTHORIZATION FROM THE COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
IT DOES INCLUDE SOME SIGNIFICANT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CREEK CROSSING THERE.
WE FEEL THAT IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AROUND THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
IT IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PROJECT, BUT WHAT THIS WILL DO IS WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THIS PROVIDES A MUCH BETTER CIRCULATION PATTERN FOR TRAFFIC FOR A LOT OF OUR ANNA NEIGHBORS BECAUSE IF ANY OF YOU HAVE GONE INTO THE WALMART DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN YOU TRY TO GET BACK OUT TO 455, THAT CAN BE A REAL CHALLENGE, BUT IF YOU GO NORTH, YOU HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY UP TO ROSAMOND TO TURN AND HEAD SOUTH.
WITH THE COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT, YOU'D ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO LEAVE ALL THE RETAIL RESTAURANT AREA THERE AND GO NORTH UP TO HACKBERRY AND THEN GO BACK INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
A LOT OF THE FOLKS THAT LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD COULD HAVE MUCH EASIER ACCESS OUT TO THESE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.
WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S NOT JUST BENEFITING THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO BENEFIT ALL THE COMMERCIAL USES IN THE AREA AS WELL.
FERGUSON PARKWAY, THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO SEPARATE EXTENSIONS TO THE NORTH.
YOU CAN SEE THIS ONE NORTH OF HACKBERRY, AND THIS IS A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT FOLKS.
THERE'S ANNA ISD PLAYS A ROLE IN THIS AND A SMALL PART OF HACKBERRY BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THEY'RE BUILDING AT, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION HACKBERRY AND FERGUSON.
YOU HAVE MEADOW VISTA THERE, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE ANACAPRI DEVELOPMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF FERGUSON.
THE EASTERN TWO LANES ARE COMPLETE, THE WESTERN TWO LANES ARE PARTIALLY COMPLETE, AND THEN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THOSE WESTERN TWO LANES WILL BE COMPLETE AS MEADOW VISTA BUILDS THEIR NEXT PHASE.
THIS IS FURTHER NORTH OF THAT.
THIS TAKES YOU FROM COUNTY ROAD 370 UP TO ROSAMOND PARKWAY FOR FERGUSON.
AGAIN, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR THE ANACAPRI PROJECT.
THEY'VE GOT THEIR ROUGH GRADE AND COMPLETE.
THEY'RE WORKING ON A LOT OF THEIR UTILITY WORK.
WE ANTICIPATE BY A SECOND QUARTER OF '25 THAT THEY WILL HAVE TWO LANES OF THIS ROAD OPEN, WHICH WILL ALSO HELP WITH A LOT OF CIRCULATION IN NORTH, SOUTH MOVEMENT.
THE DEVELOPER OF THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE HAS BUILT A PORTION OF BUDDY HAYES, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE IS FROM ROSAMOND TO THE NORTH.
THEY'VE BUILT WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE SOUTH HALF OF THE EASTERN TWO LANES.
THE NORTH HALF WILL BE BUILT WITH THEIR NEXT PHASES, WHICH THEY'RE ALREADY MOVING DIRT ON.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT EARTHWORK IN THE AERIAL.
THEN THE WESTERN TWO LANES WILL BE BUILT AS A FUTURE PROJECT, SO IT'S NOT CURRENTLY ACTIVE.
FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, WHAT STAFF IS PROPOSING ARE THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS.
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THE FIRST ONE IS, AGAIN, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EDC, AND THAT IS TO BUILD INTERURBAN AS A DOWNTOWN PEDESTRIAN STREET AND TO REALLY PROVIDE A NICE CONNECTION FROM OUR EXISTING SHOPS AND BUSINESSES AT FORTH TO THIS PROPERTY, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WE'LL HAVE OUR LIBRARY, WE'LL HAVE A PLAZA RIGHT OUTSIDE HERE.WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THAT IN TURN GENERATES INTEREST FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FOR SOME COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL USES ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF 5TH STREET THERE WHERE WE HAVE THE ON STREET PARKING.
WE FEEL LIKE THIS WILL BE READY AND HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL TO BE A VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE AREA DOWNTOWN BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE THE LIBRARY, YOU'LL HAVE ALL THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES.
THERE'S GOING TO BE OUTSIDE SPACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
OBVIOUSLY, OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE PLAZA HERE TO HOST CONCERTS AND EVENTS.
THIS PEDESTRIAN PATH FOR INTERURBAN, WELL, IT WILL STILL BE ABLE TO HOLD EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES, SO WE'LL STILL BE ABLE TO, AS NEEDED IN EMERGENCY, GET POLICE AND FIRE DOWN THROUGH THERE.
ITS PRIMARY FUNCTION WILL BE FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO WALK AND GET TO AND FROM BUSINESSES AND FOR THOSE BUSINESSES TO EVEN SPILL OUT INTO THE STREET IN CERTAIN WAYS.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS CONCEPT IS VISIBLE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES.
DOWNTOWN, RONO HAS GONE WITH SOME OF THIS TYPE OF AN IDEA AND BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
ROCKWALL HAS DONE SOME OF THIS.
THEN ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES WAS THE CITY OF DENVER, ACTUALLY DID THIS ON OBVIOUSLY A MUCH LARGER SCALE.
BUT WHAT IT DOES IS IT ALLOWS THE BUSINESSES TO SPILL OUT INTO THE STREET, AND THEN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING, IT BECOMES MORE EXPERIENTIAL.
YOU'RE NOT JUST DRIVING IN YOUR CAR, GOING TO A PLACE TO GET ONE THING.
YOU WANT TO STAY THERE, YOU'LL HAVE SEATING, PLACES TO SIT, SPEND TIME.
YOUR KIDS MIGHT GO OVER TO THE LIBRARY AND MAYBE YOU GO OVER TO GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE.
IT CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU'LL ACTUALLY COME TO DOWNTOWN AND SPEND SOME TIME HERE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
THE EDC HAS FUNDED THE DESIGN, AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS FOR THE CITY TO FUND CONSTRUCTION IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THE NEXT PROJECT IS ROSAMOND PARKWAY, THE WIDENING OF THAT.
PARTICULARLY THIS SECTION FROM 75 TO BUDDY HAYES.
AS YOU KNOW, WITH THE LIBERTY HILLS ZONING, THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG PUSH FOR US TO DO SOME MAJOR PROJECTS ALONG THE 75 CORRIDOR UP THROUGHOUT THIS AREA.
WHAT STAFF IS PROPOSING IS THAT WE TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INVEST SOME MONEY INTO THESE KEY AREAS WHERE WE KNOW THAT IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE SO THAT IT'S SET UP FOR IT, IT'S READY FOR IT, AND WHEN THOSE BUSINESSES COME, HOPEFULLY WE CAN PROVIDE THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TO WHERE WE GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE A LITTLE BIT INSTEAD OF BEING BEHIND THE CURVE AND BEING STUCK WITH SOME MORE DIFFICULT TRAFFIC SITUATIONS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY PARTNERING WITH A DEVELOPER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE DEVELOPERS CAN TYPICALLY BUILD ROADS LIKE THIS FASTER AND CHEAPER THAN THE CITY CAN.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING, AND THEN IF WE HAVE A DEVELOPER THAT IS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THESE PROPERTIES, WE WOULD WORK THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO HAVE THEM GO AHEAD AND BUILD IT RIGHT AWAY WITH THEIR FIRST PHASE SO THAT IT'S IN PLACE ON THE FRONT END.
SIMILARLY, YOU HAVE BUDDY HAYES RIGHT THERE AS WELL.
AGAIN, THIS IS REALLY ABOUT JUST TRAFFIC CIRCULATION, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S A BACKDOOR WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET OUT AND ARE NOT FORCED TO GO NORTH ON 75 IF THERE'S COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE, THAT THEY HAVE A WAY TO GET BACK TO THE SOUTH.
BECAUSE IF YOU GO PAST ROSAMOND, YOU'RE GOING ALL THE WAY UP TO MANTUA PARKWAY BEFORE YOU CAN TURN AROUND.
AGAIN, JUST WANTING TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE.
WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE WOULD, AGAIN, BE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY WOULD FUND THE CONSTRUCTION IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEVELOPER.
THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE DESIGN AND PROVIDE THE CONTRACTOR.
I DO ALSO WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF KEY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
MOST OF THESE, THE COUNCIL HAS SEEN RECENTLY BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN A PART OF SOME OF THE ZONING CASES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD.
BUT IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WILL BE BEING BUILT WITH DEVELOPMENT.
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THIS PROJECT RIGHT HERE IS ADJACENT TO THE ROCK HILL PROJECT, AND THAT WOULD BE THE EXTENSION OF WEST CROSSING UP TO COUNTY ROAD 371, WHICH DEPENDING ON WHERE WE STOP THE NAME MANTUA PARKWAY, THAT ENDS UP BEING MANTUA PARKWAY.WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT. BUT THIS CONNECTION IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THAT NORTH SOUTH CONNECTION THAT WOULD GET YOU FOLKS, FAMILIES THAT MIGHT HAVE A STUDENT AT BRYANT ELEMENTARY, AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE A STUDENT AT ANNA HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS MAKES IT A LOT EASIER FOR THEM TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION AND GET BETWEEN THOSE TWO WITHOUT HAVING TO GO OUT TO 5.
WE'D BE LOOKING TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR THEM TO FUND THE DESIGN AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND THEN REIMBURSE THEM THROUGH IMPACT FEES.
SAME PROJECT ON THE OTHER SIDE.
WE WOULD DO THE SAME THING FOR COUNTY ROAD 371.
THE DEVELOPER HAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO DO THIS WORK.
THE CITY'S ROLE WOULD BE TO OVERSEE THE DESIGN, OVERSEE THE CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN HANDLE THE IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT.
THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR OUR COMMERCIAL RETAIL CORRIDOR ALONG 75.
AS PART OF THE LIBERTY HILLS PROJECT, THE DEVELOPERS AGREED TO BUILD STANDRIDGE PARKWAY FOR THEIR FULL LENGTH OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
IT WILL HAPPEN IN MULTIPLE PHASES, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME TIMELINES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SO THAT THEY HAVE TO HIT SOME SPECIFICS WITH IT.
SIMILAR TO HOW BUDDY HAYES WILL WORK ON THE OTHER SIDE, THIS WILL PROVIDE THAT CRITICAL TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PATH BECAUSE 75 FRONTAGE ROADS ARE ONE WAY.
IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO HAVE MORE OPTIONS AS THEY'RE ENTERING AND LEAVING SOME OF THAT COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL.
I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON JUST A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY FUNDED, BUT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS BEING IMPORTANT.
THIS FIRST ONE HERE, THIS IS AN INTERESTING SITUATION BECAUSE CURRENTLY, 2862 IS A TXDOT PROJECT.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH TXDOT ON OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS IS THE DISCUSSION OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH 2862 NOW THAT WE'VE EXTENDED ROSAMOND OVER TO THE COUNTY ROAD ADJACENT TO COUNTY ROAD 428.
I'M SORRY. IF YOU LOOK, THE INTENTION OF A FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD AND THE REASON WHY 2862 COMES DOWN AND IT COMES TOWARDS DOWNTOWN, AND THEN IT'S ON SHIRLEY, AND THEN IT TURNS AND IT'S ACTUALLY ON FOURTH TO SET HIGHWAY FIVE.
THAT'S INTENTIONAL BECAUSE FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS ARE LITERALLY DESIGNED TO GET FARMERS GOODS TO MARKET.
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL IDEA FOR THAT.
THE INTENTION OF THAT IS THAT WAS THE DIRECT PATH TO GET TO STATE HIGHWAY 5 YEARS AGO.
YOU HAD TO TAKE 2862, HOUSTON STREET IS CALLED IN A COUPLE OF SECTIONS, SWING DOWN, DOWN TO SHIRLEY, 4TH, OVER TO 5.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH TXDOT RIGHT NOW IS THAT REALISTICALLY, IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THAT TRAFFIC TO JUST TAKE ROSAMOND TO 5.
WHAT THAT WOULD ALLOW IS IT WOULD REDUCE THE TRUCK TRAFFIC ON 4TH STREET AND ON SHIRLEY, AND INSTEAD OF HAVING 18 WHEELERS THAT ARE DRIVING ON THESE ROADS IN OUR DOWNTOWN, WE COULD HAVE THEM JUST TAKE THAT SHORT RUN ON ROSAMOND, WHICH IT IS DESIGNED AND BUILT TO TAKE THAT LEVEL OF TRAFFIC AND JUST TAKE IT RIGHT THERE TO 5 WHERE WE WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE A SIGNAL, OBVIOUSLY.
IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT AND WE COULD TAKE THIS SECTION OF 2862 OFF SYSTEM, THEN IT WOULD FREE US UP TO BE ABLE TO RECONFIGURE THIS INTERSECTION.
STAFF HAS BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH TXDOT, AND THEY'RE OPEN TO IT.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, IF YOU GO OUT ON 2862, YOU'LL SEE THEY'RE ACTUALLY RESURFACING 2862 RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION ON IT, AND PART OF THAT IS BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD WITH TXDOT IS IF WE WERE GOING TO TAKE THIS OFF SYSTEM, THAT WOULD BENEFIT US BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T BE INHERITING A SEGMENT OF ROAD THAT IMMEDIATELY NEEDS REPAIR.
WE'D BE INHERITING SOMETHING THAT HAS A BRAND NEW SURFACE.
NO DEALS HAVE BEEN MADE YET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL LIKE IS SPECIFIC ENOUGH AND DETAILED ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO BRING TO COUNCIL FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION, WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU BECAUSE STAFF FEEL STRONGLY THAT IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO GET RID OF THE 90 DEGREE CURVE IN 2862, MAKE THE FM CONNECTION TO 5 THROUGH THAT SEGMENT OF ROSAMOND, AND THEN GET ALL OF THE FM TRUCK TRAFFIC OUT OF DOWNTOWN.
THE NEXT PROJECT IS RAILROAD CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS.
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ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE DO HAVE IS THAT OUR RAILROAD IS LOCATED ABOUT 75 FEET FROM STATE HIGHWAY 5 FOR A LONG SEGMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY 5.IT'S NOT IN THE TXDOT RIGHT AWAY, IT'S RIGHT ADJACENT TO IT.
THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE WHEN WE START WIDENING ROADS IS, IF WE WIDEN TO A FOUR-LANE ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF 5, BUT THEN ON THE EAST SIDE OF 5, IT'S A TWO-LANE ROAD ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
THERE'S NOWHERE TO TRANSITION.
WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE TRANSITION ON THE WEST SIDE.
LIKE ROSAMOND, FOR INSTANCE, WE COULD BUILD IT AS FOUR LANE THE WHOLE WAY.
BUT IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE RAILROAD CROSSING AND GETTING THAT TO PROPERLY ALIGN, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO NARROW THE FOUR LANES DOWN TO TWO LANES BEFORE YOU GET TO 5 AND IT'S JUST GOING TO CREATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
WHAT STAFF IS PROPOSING IS THAT WE REALLY START TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED AT THESE THREE INTERSECTIONS.
YOU HAVE COUNTY ROAD 1106, 371, AND 376, AND THEN ROSAMOND PARKWAY.
THOSE ARE THE THREE CRITICAL INTERSECTIONS WHERE YOU HAVE RAILROAD CROSSINGS, WHERE IF WE WANT TO WIDEN THESE ROADS AND MAKE THEM FULL FOUR-LANE DIVIDED ROADS, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT TRAFFIC ACROSS THE RAILROAD.
>> I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON THE TXDOT PROJECTS BECAUSE I KNOW THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS SINCE ALL OF OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE LOCATED ON TXDOT ROADS.
THE CITY DOESN'T CONTROL THESE PROJECTS, WE DON'T MANAGE THEM AND WE DON'T FUND THEM, BUT WE DO VIEW TXDOT AS A REALLY IMPORTANT PARTNER, AND SO WE TRY TO WORK WITH THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THEM ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEED AND TRYING TO HELP THEM GET THEIR PROJECTS DONE IN ANNA AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE DID RECENTLY GET THE FINLEY TRAFFIC SIGNAL FINALIZED.
THE TEXT WRAP THAT PROJECT UP AND IT IS COMPLETE.
THEY ARE WORKING ON THE PHASE 1 OF WIDENING STATE HIGHWAY 5.
THE DESIGN IS COMPLETE ON THAT.
CURRENTLY, THEY'RE BUILDING IN MELISSA, AS SOON AS THAT GETS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE, I'M BEING TOLD THEIR PLAN IS TO MOVE UP TO ANNA AND START CONSTRUCTION HERE.
THAT COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR.
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC DATE BECAUSE I DON'T CONTROL THAT CALENDAR OR SCHEDULE OR BUDGET.
BUT IT COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR.
MY GUESS IS THAT WE'RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT 2026, SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE.
BUT THAT'S A HUGE PROJECT BECAUSE THAT'LL GO FROM THE OUTER LOOP ALL THE WAY UP PAST DOWNTOWN TO HACKBERRY, AND IT WOULD WIDEN FIVE TO A FOUR-LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY.
THE NEXT ONE IS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT 455 AT OAK HOLLOW.
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THERE'S BEEN SOME MOBILIZATION OVER THERE.
THEY ARE WORKING ON SOME STUFF.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY POLES OR LIGHTS OR ANYTHING UP, BUT THEY ARE WORKING ON IT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DRIVE TO SHERMAN, HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY'RE ALSO WIDENING US 75 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ANNA.
THAT PROJECT IS WELL UNDERWAY.
I'VE DRIVEN UP THERE AND GOT CAUGHT IN SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC A COUPLE OF TIMES.
I DON'T RECOMMEND IT, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE REDOING THE MANTUA EXIT AND ALL OF THAT AREA.
WE WILL HAVE SOME BENEFITS FROM THAT PROJECT BEYOND JUST THE ADDITIONAL LANES BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO DO A NEW OVERPASS AND NEW EXIT AND ENTRANCE RAMPS FOR OUR NORTHERN GATEWAY INTO THE CITY.
THEN THE LAST ONE THAT IS IN DESIGN IS ROSAMOND PARKWAY.
AT FIVE, THERE IS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THAT IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN.
YOU MAY RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO STAFF WORKED WITH A CONSULTANT TO GET A SIGNAL STUDY DONE, AND IT DID NOT MEET WARRANT CRITERIA, BUT WE WERE CLOSE.
WE CAME BACK AND STUDIED IT AGAIN LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE, AND IT MET WARRANT CRITERIA.
WE SUBMITTED TO TXDOT BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT DESIGN A TRAFFIC SIGNAL UNTIL YOU MEET THE CRITERIA.
THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY DO IT.
UNTIL THE TRAFFIC IS ALREADY THERE THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS, THEY WON'T START WORKING ON A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
THEY HAVE STARTED WORKING ON THE DESIGN.
WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS WITH FUTURE WIDENING OF FIVE, OUR FUTURE PLANS FOR ROSAMOND, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT NEXT YEAR THAT SIGNAL WILL GO TO CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.
WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR FUND BALANCE, I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT FACTORS.
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YOU CAN SEE WITH OUR ROADWAY IMPACT FEES, WE HAVE TWO ZONES.OUR IMPACT FEE ZONE IS SPLIT BY STATE HIGHWAY 5.
IF YOU'RE WEST OF FIVE, THEN YOU'RE ZONE 1, IF YOU'RE EAST OF FIVE, YOU'RE ZONE 2.
OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR FINLEY BOULEVARD AND FOR LEONARD, WE'VE UTILIZED MOST OF OUR AVAILABLE FUNDING IN ZONE 2.
YOU CAN SEE OUR FUND BALANCE IS 13 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
WE CAN'T DO A WHOLE LOT IN ZONE 2 RIGHT NOW.
ZONE 1, WE DO HAVE 5.2 MILLION.
THEN OUR STREET MAINTENANCE TAX ANNUAL FUNDING, WE'RE ESTIMATING COULD BE UP TO 700,000 THIS NEXT YEAR.
WE'LL WORK WITH OUR BUDGET MANAGER, TERRY DOBE TO TIGHTEN THAT NUMBER UP AS SHE MOVES FORWARD AND WORKING ON THE BUDGET.
BUT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT THE ROSAMOND PARKWAY AND BUDDY HAYES PROJECT UTILIZE ZONE 1 ROADWAY IMPACT FEES.
SO WE'RE SAYING APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILLION.
THEN FOR THE DOWNTOWN STREET PHASE 2, INTERURBAN PEDESTRIAN STREET, WE'RE PROPOSING TO UTILIZE THE STREET MAINTENANCE FUNDING.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO NOTE IS WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON TRYING TO GET A PRETTY TIGHT BUDGET FOR ROSAMOND AND BUDDY HAYES.
ONCE WE DO THAT, IF THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING AVAILABLE, THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND LET THE COUNCIL KNOW AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION IF THERE'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT PROJECT THAT WE CAN GET DONE IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND NOT OVER-PROMISE MORE THAN WE CAN AFFORD.
THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AT THIS POINT.
AGAIN, JUST A MAP SHOWING THAT THOSE FUTURE PROJECT NEEDS, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED MOSTLY ON THE NORTH AND THEN ON THE FAR SOUTH END OF THE COMMUNITY, WHERE WE HAVE SOME OF THESE FUTURE PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED, BUT ARE OBVIOUSLY CRITICAL NEEDS.
STAFF IS SEEKING FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LONG-WINDED PRESENTATION, BUT THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN ANNA, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THE INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE US FEEDBACK ON EVERYTHING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM, BUT WE WOULD BE INCORPORATING ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE FOR US AS WE FINALIZE THE BUDGET AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IN THERE ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO BUILD NEXT YEAR. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I DO HAVE A FEW. DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH ONE AT A TIME? SORRY. I WROTE IT DOWN TO EACH PROJECT. THE TURN LANE.
FINLEY ONTO SHARP, IS IT GOING TO BE INTERSECTION CHANGE FOR TURNING ONTO SHARP FOR LIKE MAYBE BUSES, MAKING THAT SHARP TURN IN THAT NARROW ROAD?
>> WELL, I KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT THERE'S AN ODD RIGHT TURN THERE.
IT'S GOING TO BECOME A MUCH MORE TRADITIONAL RIGHT TURN AT A NORMAL INTERSECTION.
>> WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN GET WITH JUSTIN CLAY AND WEST LAWSON, AND WE CAN EMAIL YOU GUYS JUST THAT LOCATION SO YOU CAN SEE IT.
SINCE I DON'T HAVE THE IMAGE OF IT IN THE PRESENTATION OF THE DESIGN, IT'S TOUGH TO EXPLAIN IT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.
>> THEN THE OTHER SIDE OF FINLEY, YOU SAID WE WERE GOING TO CONSTRUCT IT OVER THERE BY THE PARKLAND.
>> WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT?
>> WHO'S GOING TO FINANCE THAT?
>> NOW THE OTHER HE'S GOING TO DO TWO LANES.
WHO'S GOING TO DO THE OTHER TWO?
>> THE OTHER TWO LANES WOULD BE THE SOUTH SIDE ON THE PARK SIDE.
>> THAT WOULD BE AN UNFUNDED LIABILITY ON THE CITY BECAUSE THE CITY OWNS THE PARK.
>> OKAY. THEN RIGGINS FROM SEVENTH RIGHT HERE.
RIGGINS RIGHT PAST JUST SOUTH OF WEST RIGHT HERE, RIGGINS FROM SEVENTH TO 455?
>> WHAT ABOUT THAT PART OF RIGGINS?
>> I'M GLAD YOU ASKED ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON GETTING READY TO REPAVE THAT WITH ASPHALT.
>> WE DID INCLUDE WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN OUR DOWNTOWN STREET BUDGET AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT HERE.
JUSTIN WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH THE PAVING CONTRACTOR TO GET THAT SORTED OUT SO WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY REPAY THAT.
NOW, IT WON'T BE CONCRETE, BUT IT'LL BE BRAND NEW ASPHALT, WHICH AS BAD AS THAT ROAD IS.
>> I THINK ANYTHING WOULD BE WELCOMED.
>> ASPHALT IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.
>> ESPECIALLY WHENEVER SEVENTH WAS CLOSED, WE HAD A DRIVE DOWN THERE.
I THINK EVERYBODY WITNESSED IT.
HACKBERRY, WHERE MEADOW VISTA IS AT.
WILL IT BE FINISHED OR OPEN BEFORE ANY HOMES ARE CONSTRUCTED LIKE WE DO OTHER DEVELOPERS?
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>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON, THERE'S A SMALL SECTION OF RIGHT AWAY THE CITY IS STILL WORKING ON GETTING.
THE WAY THAT THE AGREEMENT IS WRITTEN IS THAT OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO TRY AS FAST AS WE CAN TO GET THAT THE DEVELOPER TRIED TO GET THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE AGREEMENT.
SINCE HE WAS NOT ABLE TO, THE CITY HAS STEPPED IN BASED ON THE REQUIREMENT OF THE AGREEMENT.
NOW WE'RE TRYING TO ACQUIRE THAT.
THAT IS GOING TO DICTATE THE TIMING.
BECAUSE THE WAY THE AGREEMENTS WRITTEN, IF IT TAKES US A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME TO GET THAT RIGHT OF WAY AND IT CAUSES ANY DELAYS, THAT DOESN'T DELAY THE DEVELOPMENT.
>> WE STILL WOULD BUILD IT, BUT I HOPE TO HAVE A BETTER ANSWER FOR YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE'RE READY TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS PROGRESS WITH THAT PROPERTY OWNER AND GET THAT FIGURED OUT.
>> BUT I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR YOU.
>> THEN I KNOW THIS WASN'T ON THE PRESENTATION, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO ASK, ROSAMOND FROM 5-2862, WILL IT BE OPEN BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS?
>> THE CONNECTION FROM ROSAMOND TO THE COUNTY ROAD, YES.
>> OKAY. TO THE COUNTY NOT REALLY 2862 BUT THE COUNTY ROAD.
>> TO THE COUNTY ROAD. YES. BUT BECAUSE TXDOT IS THE OWNER OF 2862 UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT THE OWNERSHIP THERE, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THAT LITTLE EXTENSION.
>> [OVERLAPPING] FOR THE REST OF IT.
TXDOT, WHENEVER THEY DO FIVE THROUGH TOWN, WILL THEY BE RECONSTRUCTING THE SECTION BETWEEN FIVE IN THE TRACKS, LIKE AT 1106, ROSAMOND? I KNOW WHENEVER THEY REDO THE ROADS, THEY DO CERTAIN AMOUNT THE OTHER DIRECTION.
HOW FAR WILL THEY BE GOING? SINCE IT'S ONLY 75 FEET, WILL THEY BE GOING TO THE TRACKS?
>> WELL, SO THAT'S FOR 2062, WHERE THEY CROSSED THE TRACKS AT FOURTH? IT'S 28. THEY'RE GOING TO WRAP UP.
>> [OVERLAPPING] NO I'M TALKING ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION ON FIVE, WHENEVER THEY GO SIR, AND DO CONSTRUCTION 05.
>> THE FIVE, WOULD THEY BE GOING 1106, ROSAMOND, FINLEY, WHEREVER ELSE IS THAT CLOSE?
>> [OVERLAPPING] MANTUA 476, WILL THEY BE GOING TO THE TRACKS?
>> NO, SIR. THEY STOP AT THEIR RIGHT OF WAY.
ABOUT 25 FEET SHORT OF THE TRACKS.
>> GREG, I JUST HAD A QUESTION CLARIFICATION.
MAYBE WHEN WE DO THE STREETS LIKE THE FIFTH AND SEVENTH.
WELL SEVENTH PRETTY MUCH DONE IN RIGGINS, IS IT GOING TO BE IN URBAN? IS THERE GOING TO BE PARKING INCLUDED IN THOSE AREAS LIKE STREET PARKING OR?
>> YES, SIR. ONCE ALL OF THE PAVING WORK IS DONE, THE CONTRACTOR IS GOING TO COME BACK AND STRIPE EVERYTHING.
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF ON STREET PARKING.
THAT'LL BE FREE PARKING, SO ANNA NEIGHBORS CAN PARK THERE IF THEY'RE COMING INTO CITY HALL, IF THEY'RE GOING TO THE LIBRARY IF THEY'RE GOING TO A BUSINESS.
THAT'S JUST FREE AVAILABLE PARKING DOWNTOWN.
BUT YES, THE CONTRACTOR WILL GET ALL THAT STRIPED, AND THEN THAT WILL FORMALLY WILL BE PUBLIC PARKING.
PROBABLY THE TAIL END OF SUMMER OR AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE FALL.
AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER AT THE LATEST, WE SHOULD GET MOST OF THAT STRIPING.
>> GREG, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO PUT THAT YOUR PRESENTATION ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WEBSITE, LIKE MAYBE BOLD LETTERING WITH A LINK SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT REALLY THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON THAT'S THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT WE GET ALL THE TIME.
IF THEY COULD SEE THAT, I THINK I WOULD SHUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN.
IT'S GREAT WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN MILLER, WHAT I CAN DO IS I'LL GET WITH FRANCIS, AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE WEB PAGE AND CAN LINK IT, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY GET IT ON THERE AND MAKE IT VERY EASY TO ACCESS SO THAT FOLKS CAN FIND IT.
I KNOW SOME THINGS ON WEBSITES CAN BE HARD TO FIND.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THIS ONE IS PROMINENT. YES, SIR.
>> GREG, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE PUTTING IN.
WHEN YOU ALL DID YOUR ASSESSMENT.
TELL ME HOW YOU PRIORITIZE, WAS IT HEY FIRST OFF IS ROAD CONDITION? SECONDLY, WOULD BE ROAD ACCESS OUTSIDE OF 70.
WHEN YOU ALL DID YOUR ASSESSMENT, OUT OF THOSE TWO THINGS REALLY IS WHAT I CARE ABOUT, WHICH ONE WAS NUMBER ONE FOR YOU OR FOR THE TEAM?
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>> SURE. IN A NORMAL YEAR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO, LET ME KNOW IF I DON'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE I GOT YOU.
>> I WANT TO BE FAIR TO YOU BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IN A NORMAL BUDGET YEAR, WE LOOK AT CONDITION FIRST AND FOREMOST WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STREET MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.
THE WORST ROAD WE TRY TO DO FIRST.
NOW, IF THERE'S SEVERAL THAT SCORE EQUALLY AS BAD OR ALMOST AS BAD, THEN WE LOOK AT HOW MUCH TRAFFIC VOLUME OR WHAT IS IT CONNECTING PEOPLE TO.
>> CONDITION IS USUALLY FIRST AND THEN SECOND IS GOING TO BE THE TRAFFIC COMPONENT.
HOWEVER, IN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR 24,25, IT'S A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS PEDESTRIAN ROAD DONE AND SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO USE THE STREET MAINTENANCE TAX DOLLARS TO GET THAT DONE BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DRIVER AND SO WE'RE TAKING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT APPROACH.
I WILL TELL YOU IF YOU DRIVE IN URBAN TODAY, THAT SECTION, IT IS IN AWFUL CONDITION.
IT IS A CRITICAL CONNECTION, BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY SHORT SEGMENT OF ROAD.
>> YOU COULD CERTAINLY MAKE COMPELLING ARGUMENTS FOR OTHER STREETS.
BUT WHEN WE CONSIDER WHAT THE EDC IS TRYING TO DO DOWNTOWN AND HOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO BRING BUSINESSES AND EVERYTHING IN?
>> WE FELT LIKE IT WAS THE WORST STREET THAT HAD THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC COMPONENT.
SINCE THE EDC WAS ALREADY FUNDING THE DESIGN, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE A GOOD PARTNER AND WE TRY TO HELP FACILITATE GETTING THAT SECTION.
>> THIS HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN ODDBALL.
FERGUSON PARKWAY, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT PICTURE?
>> I KNOW THIS IS, I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S TOUCHY, BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S A BIG DEAL TO GET THAT ROAD TO GO DOWN TO THE OUTER LOOP.
>> IT'S 80/20 FUNDING MATCH WITH TXDOT OVERSIGHT, THAT'S GREAT SINCE THE SARCASM IN MY VOICE, BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IS 75% COMPLETE.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES THERE BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT THING.
I THINK I REMEMBER LIKE FIVE OR SIX MONTHS AGO, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THEY WERE DOING THE ENVIRONMENTAL, THEY WERE COMING BACK AND YOU WERE HAVING TO PRESENT MORE.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU MY PREFERENCE OUT OF ALL THIS, MY PREFERENCE IS TO TRY TO GET THAT DONE SOONER THAN LATER.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GIVING YOU OPEN FORUM.
>> WITH ALL THESE MOVING PIECES, HOW FAST DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO ALIGN THAT WE COULD GET THAT DONE?
>> REALISTICALLY, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COG IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD BECAUSE THEY'RE PAYING FOR 80% OF THE ROAD, BUT IT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE THE TIMEFRAME.
>> FOR A CITY PROJECT FOR US TO MOVE, FOR INSTANCE, I CAN USE NOT TO TUTOR OWN HORN, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT LEONARD AVENUE, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, LEONARD CAME UP WITHIN 18 MONTHS, WE GOT THAT THING DESIGNED AND IT'S GOING TO BE BUILT, WHICH FOR A CITY, I WOULD PUT THAT UP AGAINST ANY OTHER CITY IN OUR REGION TO DO SOMETHING THAT FAST.
I'D CHALLENGE MCKINNEY TO TRY TO BE THAT FAST.
THAT'S HOW PROUD I AM OF OUR TEAM FOR HOW WE'VE DONE THAT IN DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS.
WHEN IT COMES TO COG FUNDING, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY HAVE A PROCESS FOR EVERYTHING AND YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS.
WHAT I WOULD TELL YOU IS THE ABSOLUTE FASTEST THAT THAT ROAD IS GOING TO GET BUILT IS, THIS WOULD BE THE FASTEST SCHEDULE, WOULD BE WE FINALIZE ALL THE DESIGN AND GET ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE US ALL OF NEXT YEAR, 2025, TO ACQUIRE ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY.
>> THAT WOULD BE FAST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS, SO THERE'S ADDITIONAL STEPS BEYOND JUST THE STATE REQUIREMENTS.
THEN THAT WOULD HAVE US ROLLING INTO CONSTRUCTION IN 2026.
IT'S AN 18-24 MONTH PROJECT BECAUSE IN THE HEAVILY WOODED AREA THERE, THERE'S A PRETTY BIG BRIDGE WE HAVE TO BUILD AND BRIDGES ARE VERY CHALLENGING.
THEY TEND TO SLOW DOWN PROJECTS A LOT.
YOU'RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT BEST CASE SCENARIO, LATE 2028 IS WHEN THIS THING OPENS.
I KNOW THAT'S HARD TO HEAR BECAUSE I'VE
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BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR FIVE YEARS [OVERLAPPING]>> YEAH, YOU'VE GOT SOME TIME IN IT.
>> PRIOR TO ME, FOLKS WORKED ON IT FOR YEARS BEFORE THAT.
>> DO YOU THINK MOST OF THAT TIME IS TAKEN UP FROM THE COG FUNDING?
>> IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE.
WE'RE PRETTY FAR THROUGH THAT, BUT THAT'S AN 18-MONTH PROCESS ON ITS OWN.
THEY CAN'T APPROVE THE DESIGN UNTIL THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IS DONE AND THEN THERE'S JUST ALL THESE EXTRA COMPONENTS.
BUT TO ME, ON THIS PROJECT, IT'S WORTH IT BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY $30 MILLION BILL AS A CITY OUR SIZE.
>> THAT'S A HARD HIT TO THE TAXPAYER, IS WHAT THAT IS.
GIVE US A ROAD, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT ON THE OUTER LOOP, AND THEN IT'S LIKE, WHERE'S YOUR $40 MILLION TO GET IT DONE?
>> TO ME, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE BREAK LINE IS, BUT IF IT'S $10 MILLION OR LESS, I WOULD SAY, LET'S TRY TO BUILD IT OURSELVES.
>> IF IT'S MORE THAN $10 MILLION, THEN IT DEPENDS ON WHO THE PARTNER IS.
WHEN YOU GET UP INTO THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE OVER 20 MILLION, I THINK YOU JUST SAY, "WELL, MY GRANDCHILDREN WILL ENJOY IT."
>> NO, WE'LL GET IT DONE FASTER THAN THAT.
LAST QUESTION AND I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE.
>> WHICH ONE? THE NORTH OR THE WEST?
I'LL JUST MAKE A STATEMENT AND KEVIN ALREADY MADE THIS STATEMENT AND I AGREE WITH HIM, AND I THINK EVERYBODY UP HERE MAY AGREE, I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT WE WANT TO STOP DOING, AND IT SAYS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU, GREG.
>> PLEASE HEAR ME OUT. WHAT WE WANT TO STOP DOING IS ALLOWING THESE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD THE DEVELOPMENT AND SAY, "WE'RE GOING TO BUILD YOUR ROAD," AND THEN THEY DO IT, AND THEY ACTUALLY CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT'S FIVE YEARS IN, THEY'VE BUILT 1,000 HOMES, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER ACCESS ROAD UNTIL THEY BUILD ANOTHER 700 HOMES.
I KNOW ROCK HILL HAS SAID THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THE TWO-LANE, AND I KNOW THE DEVELOPER AND I KNOW HE WILL, BUT WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY VERSUS DOING TWO, AND THEN WAITING UMPTEEN YEARS UNTIL WE ACTUALLY MAKE IT A FOUR-LANE?
>> I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT LINEAR FOOTAGE OR I COULD GIVE YOU A GUESSTIMATE, BUT IT'S PROBABLY A COUPLE MILLION DOLLAR TO THE OTHER SIDE.
>> WOULD THAT BE ON US? WOULD THAT BE ON THE CITY?
>> YES, BECAUSE THE REALITY IS SINCE THAT NORTH SIDE'S ALREADY DEVELOPED, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO BUILD IT.
>> I CALL THOSE, IT'S AN UNFUNDED FUTURE CITY PROJECT, SO IT WOULD BE ON US IN THAT CASE.
>> THEN THIS IS THE LAST COMMENT I'LL MAKE.
I FEEL LIKE, BECAUSE YOUR BRAIN HAS PROBABLY GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION IN IT, IF WE HAD A LIST OF ALL THE UNFUNDED, AND THEN IT'S JUST A LIST AND THERE'S THE UNFUNDED ONES, AND THEN WE AS THE CITY CAN GO THROUGH EACH YEAR AND BE LIKE, "HEY, THIS THING IS BEEN UNFUNDED FOR A WHILE.
PEOPLE HAVE CAME AND SAID, 'MAN, THIS WOULD BE NICE TO GET THIS ROAD DONE.' WHY DON'T WE TRY TO MOVE IT TO THE TOP OF THE LIST?" BECAUSE IF NOT ARBITRARILY, WE COULD JUST POTENTIALLY FUND ONE OF THE UNFUNDED ONES, AND THERE MAY BE ANOTHER UNFUNDED ONE THAT'S BEEN UNFUNDED FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT MIGHT BE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY FAIR, BUT A WAY FOR US TO EQUITY LOOK AT IT AND KEEP TRACK OF IT.
>> NO, THAT WOULD BE VERY SIMPLE TO DO BECAUSE I HAVE ALL OF THESE ROADS IN VARIOUS SPREADSHEETS.
>> WE COULD CERTAINLY COMPILE THAT AND GET THAT TO THE COUNCIL AND THEN INCORPORATE THAT AS PART OF ANNUALLY MAKING THE COUNCIL HAS IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, GREG. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> I CAN PICK UP FROM THERE. GREAT QUESTIONS, COUNSEL.
GREG, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CAMERAS ARE FACING YOU, BUT I KNOW THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU CAN'T SEE IT.
YOU'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL THIS, AND I THINK YOU SHOULD BE.
YOUR ENGINEERING STAFF HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR ALL OF THE FORETHOUGHT THAT YOU'VE DONE.
THIS IS NOT A HAPHAZARD PLAN, THIS IS A VERY DEEP PLAN THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF OTHER AGENCIES TO COOPERATE.
WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE STAFF REGARDING TRYING TO LEVEL OUT FIVE, AND THE RAILROADS, AND THE CROSSINGS, AND ALL THAT, SO WE DON'T HAVE THE BIG HILLS AS WE'RE TRYING TO TRAVERSE THE RAILROADS?
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WHAT'S THE THOUGHTS ON THAT?>> THAT IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE DIFFERENT ENTITIES WITH DIFFERENT AUTHORITY LEVELS.
FOR INSTANCE, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE RAILROAD COMMISSION DOESN'T OVERSEE RAILROADS ANYMORE.
TECHNICALLY, IT'S TXDOT, BUT EVEN TXDOT MAINLY DEFERS TO THE FRA, THE FEDERAL RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION.
WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS A RAILROAD WILL COME THROUGH AND THEY'LL RAISE THEIR TRACKS OVER THE YEARS.
I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN IN OTHER PLACES.
THEY'LL CONTINUE TO RAISE THEM UNTIL YOU END UP WITH THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY BURIED AN ELEPHANT UNDERNEATH THE TRACK AT THE ROAD CROSSING, IF YOU WILL.
PEOPLE'S CAR SCRAPE AND IT CREATES ALL THESE OTHER ISSUES.
IT'S ALWAYS A REAL CHALLENGE FOR CITIES BECAUSE WHAT THE RAILROAD WILL TELL YOU THAT IT'S WITHIN THEIR RIGHT OF WAY, AND YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY AS A CITY.
I THINK THERE'S SOME DEBATE ON THAT AND I'M SURE CLARK COULD PROBABLY PROVIDE A BETTER LEGAL EXPLANATION ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAN I EVER COULD, BUT WHAT I WOULD TELL YOU IS, OUR BEST BET, UNFORTUNATELY, IS IF WE BUILD THE IMPROVEMENTS AND WE LET THEM REVIEW OUR PLANS AND THEY APPROVE OUR PLANS AND WE BUILD THEM, THEN WE CAN HAVE MORE CONTROLS BECAUSE THE RAILROAD IS NEVER GOING TO BUILD CROSSINGS THAT ARE HOW WE WANT THEM, THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THEM WHATEVER'S BEST FOR THEM, WHICH DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NECESSARILY VEHICLE TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEY'RE CONCERNED WITH, HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST TO MAINTAIN? HOW MUCH IS GOING TO COST TO REPLACE? THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF MOTORISTS AND SAFETY, WHICH THEY'RE LOOKING AT SAFETY TOO, BUT IT'S STILL FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
THE BEST WAY FOR US TO CONTROL THOSE CROSSINGS AND THE GRID AT THOSE CROSSINGS IS FOR US TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND SAY, WE WANT TO DO AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND WE WANT TO BUILD A BETTER CROSSING, AND THEN WE DESIGN IT HOW WE WANT IT.
THEY CAN REVIEW AND COMMENT AND GIVE FEEDBACK, BUT IT PUTS US IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.
THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO DICTATE, THAT IS, IF WE DO THE DESIGN OF IT AND WE DO THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT WITHIN THEIR GUIDELINES.
>> SURE. THANKS FOR CLARIFYING.
BY THE WAY, ALSO, THANKS TO YOUR STAFF FOR WORKING FOR ALL THE TRAFFIC GOING DOWN LEONARD 6 TO PENNOCKS, AND PARENTS HOUSE AND ALL THAT.
APPRECIATE YOU DOING WHAT YOU CAN THERE.
>> I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT, IF THE STREET HAS A NAME HERE IN ANNA, THEN IT BELONGS TO US MORE THAN LIKELY.
IF THE STREET STARTS WITH CR AND FOLLOWED BY A NUMBER, PLEASE EMAIL YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
THIS CASE IS COMMISSIONER HILL.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME TO CC OF THE COUNCIL THAT YOU'VE DONE SO.
HE'S BEEN A PRETTY GOOD FRIEND WHO HAS MADE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS HAPPEN, SO THANKS TO HIM AS WELL.
>> THE ONLY THING I HAD WAS TALKING ABOUT FINLEY GOING 2-4 OUT THERE ON TO FIVE.
HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT THAT'LL BE DONE BY THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS A MONTH AWAY, AUGUST 4TH?
>> I'M HEARING IT'S A 50/50 PROPOSITION.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEMS,
[4. Reports. (Part 2 of 2)]
I WOULD LIKE TO BACK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT TO REPORTS.COUNSEL MCCARVER HAD SOMETHING HE'D LIKE TO SAY ON THAT, AND I COMPLETELY SKIPPED HIM EARLIER, SO APOLOGIES.
>> NO PROBLEM, MAYOR. THANK YOU.
FIRST OFF, HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A SCARE SATURDAY.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ANNA POLICE FOR JUMPING ON THE SCENE VERY QUICKLY OVER BROOKS SHEARS, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND A LITTLE BIT LATER BY OUR PLANO BOMB SQUAD.
THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NOTHING.
IT WAS SOMEONE'S JOKE OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF IT, BUT OUR GUYS WENT IN THERE FIRST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS SAFE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I JUST COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY, YOU AND YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU.
A COUPLE OF SATURDAYS AGO, WE CELEBRATED THE FREEDOM OF THE REMAINING SLAVES IN GALVESTON.
THAT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION HERE IN ANNA.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO JOIN IT NEXT YEAR.
BUT THIS SATURDAY, WE CELEBRATE OUR FREEDOM,
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THE ENTIRE NATION, AND IT STARTS OFF EARLY THAT MORNING.WE HAVE A LOT OF VENDORS HERE.
MARK AND JEFF HAVE PROMISED THIS IS GOING TO BE BIGGER THAN EVER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH EVERYONE HERE.
THEN ON A PERSONAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR CITY.
THANK YOU FOR REDIRECTING ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC THAT WAS GOING THROUGH THE FALLS AND PUTTING UP THE SIGNAGE.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG UGLY SIGN OUT THERE, BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE AT DIVERTING BIG TRUCKS FROM GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. COUNCILWOMAN HERNDON, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR MR. PETERS?
>> I'M BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE.
>> ON THE SLIDE THAT YOU HAD WHERE 1106 WAS TO THE NORTH AND THERE WERE TWO OTHER SECTIONS THERE. THAT WAS IT.
GO BACK ONE MORE, FORWARD. RIGHT THERE.
WHO IS GOING TO OR WHEN, I SHOULD SAY, GOING TO FIX THOSE RAILROAD TRACKS AT 1106 AND WHEN?
>> REALLY, THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS.
WE CAN TRY TO WORK WITH THE RAILROAD TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT OR DO SOME TYPE OF REPLACEMENT, BUT WHAT IS A FAR BETTER, MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION WOULD BE FOR THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE RAILROAD, WHEREBY WE WOULD OVERSEE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
WE WOULD DO A PROJECT THAT THEY WOULD APPROVE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE IN THEIR RIGHT AWAY TO BUILD A BRAND NEW CROSSING AT THAT ROAD.
THAT WOULDN'T BE A MAINTENANCE PROJECT BECAUSE TYPICALLY, WE CAN GET UP TO, I DON'T WANT TO SAY A SPECIFIC DISTANCE BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON THE RAILROAD AND THE NUMBER OF CARS AND STUFF AND THE RAILROAD MASTER HAS SOME INPUT ON THIS, WE CAN GET UP TO WITHIN, LET'S SAY 5-10 FEET OF THE RAIL LINE, BUT WE CAN'T PERFORM WORK ON THE RAIL RIGHT THERE.
WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO, LEGALLY.
REALLY ALL WE CAN DO IS ASK DGNO AND DART TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE WORK ON IT, WHICH WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO DO, BUT WE DON'T HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO GET THERE AND DO IT.
EVEN IF WE WERE TO BUILD A RAILROAD IMPROVEMENT, WE WOULD BID IT OUT AND THE BID DOCUMENTS, THE CONTRACTOR, WOULD HAVE TO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS WITH THE RAILROAD TO BE ABLE TO EVEN DO THAT WORK.
I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR YOU, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO DGNO AND TELL THEM THAT IT NEEDS MAINTENANCE BECAUSE I KNOW IT DOES.
EVEN IN A PICKUP TRUCK, THAT IS A VERY ROUGH CROSSING.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD A GREAT DEAL OF SUCCESS WITH GETTING THEM TO DO SOMETHING, AND IT'S LITERALLY ILLEGAL FOR US TO GET OUR STAFF OUT THERE.
BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WANT TO TRY TO GET BETTER CROSSINGS.
IF YOU GO DOWN TO SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE IMPROVED THEIR CROSSINGS WHERE THEY HAVE THE CONCRETE PLATFORMS, THEN THERE IS STILL A STRIP OF ASPHALT TYPICALLY THERE THAT CONNECTS IT, BUT IT'S A MUCH SMOOTHER TRANSITION.
YOU CAN DRIVE OVER IT AT LEAST AT SOME RATE OF SPEED, WHEREAS AT 1106, I PROBABLY SLOW DOWN TO LESS THAN FIVE MILES AN HOUR TO GET ACROSS THERE, SO I KNOW IT'S BAD, BUT I'LL GET WITH STEPHEN AND WES AND WE CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO DGNO AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING DONE IN THE INTERIM.
>> BECAUSE THE OTHER TWO THAT ARE MORE SOUTH.
BUT THE ONE IN 1106 HAS BEEN BAD SINCE I MOVED HERE.
>> IT ONLY GETS WORSE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A DEVELOPMENT BACK THERE IN VAN AUSTIN, YOU'VE GOT THE OTHER ONE RIGHT UP HERE AT THE VERY BEGINNING IN THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE, AND YOU'VE GOT ALL THE TRUCKS, AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT, AND ALL OF THAT CONTINUOUSLY COMING THROUGH.
>> IT WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHENEVER THEY DID REPAIR IT, BUT THEN IT WENT BAD AGAIN.
>> THAT'S YOUR OPINION. YOU'RE ENTITLED TO THAT.
>> WELL, WE'VE DONE SOME REPAIRS, BUT LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE TO STAY SEVERAL FEET OFF OF THAT RAIL LINE.
SOMETIMES OUR CONTRACTORS MIGHT GET A LITTLE BRAVE AND GO A LITTLE FURTHER THAN REALLY WE TOLD THEM THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, BUT THEY REALLY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET ON THE ACTUAL RAIL SECTION.
>> THANK YOU, GREG. BACK ON TRACK HERE.
[6. Consent Items. ]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6 IS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. COUNCIL, ANY AGENDA ITEMS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.>> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> YOU HAVE TO SPECIFY ITEMS A-G.
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>> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS A-G.
>> IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
AGENDA ITEM 6 PASSES SEVEN NIL.
MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 7A.
[7. Items For Individual Consideration. ]
THESE AGENDA ITEMS ARE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.7A IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 0.22 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, WEST FOX STREET AND SOUTH POWELL PARKWAY FROM COMMERCIAL C1 DISTRICT WITHIN THE THOR DISTRICT OF DOWNTOWN CORE, DTCE, LAUREN MECKE.
>> PLANNING MANAGER. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THIS FIRST ITEM IS A REZONING TO THE DOWNTOWN ZONING DISTRICT.
THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLATTING THE PROPERTY.
UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING WITH THE C1 DISTRICT AND THE THOR OVERLAY DISTRICT, THE REPLAT WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY AS DOWNTOWN, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIES IT AS RETAIL CENTERS.
THE REQUEST IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
NO LETTERS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
I DID NOT UPDATE THIS SLIDE FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BUT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
>> THANK YOU, LAUREN. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:07 PM.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS UP HERE FOR ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THIS.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AT THIS TIME? LAST CALL? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:07 PM.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HERNDON.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER, DISCUSS OR ACT ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 28 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM SF-E, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LARGE-LOT TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL C-2, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ROSAMOND PARKWAY AND US HIGHWAY 75. MISS MECKE.
>> THIS REZONING REQUEST IS FOR REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONING AT THE CORNER OF ROSAMOND AND 75.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY AS REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER.
THE REQUEST IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
ONE LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN SUPPORT FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
>> I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:09 PM.
DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS FOR THIS? ANYBODY MAKING A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE? LAST CALL? NOW, I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:09 PM.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
>> I WILL MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE SOMEONE MAKES A MOTION.
THIS IS GOING SINGLE FAMILY TO COMMERCIAL, AND ME PERSONALLY, THIS AREA, I SUPPORT GOING TO COMMERCIAL AND TAKING AWAY THE SINGLE FAMILY BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE.
IT'S ON THE HIGHWAY 75. THERE'S SOME OTHERS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST AND MAY SEE IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT ARE SINGLE FAMILY, AND THEY WANT TO GO TO COMMERCIAL AND I WILL OPPOSE THOSE, BUT THIS ONE I FULLY SUPPORT BECAUSE IT'S ON 75.
IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER.
IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES NOW.
ITEM 7B PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NO NAYS.
CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON AN ORDINANCE FOR A REQUEST TO REZONE 59.1 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-LARGE LOT SF-E TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR MULTIFAMILY,
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SINGLE FAMILY COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COUNTY ROAD 423 AND POWELL PARKWAY. MISS MECKE.>> THIS REZONING REQUEST IS ON BOTH SIDES OF SOUTH POWELL PARKWAY.
THE REQUEST IS FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS WITH C-2 USES, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL USES AT THE INTERSECTION OF 423 AND POWELL PARKWAY, THE MIXED DENSITY DISTRICT, WHICH IS OUR ZONING DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS FOR SMALLER SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED AS WELL AS SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND DUPLEXES.
THEN ORIGINALLY, THE APPLICANT HAD REQUESTED FOR A MULTIFAMILY ZONING, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT THAT DISTRICT BE CHANGED TO THE MIXED USE DISTRICT.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY AS CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL ON THE WEST SIDE OF POWELL PARKWAY AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ON THE EAST SIDE.
SOME OF THE STIPULATIONS THAT IS BEING REQUESTED IS TO EXEMPT THE PROPERTY FROM THE THOR OVERLAY DISTRICT, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF ONE ACRE EACH AND A 50-FOOT SETBACK.
APPLYING THE TREE PRESERVATION CREDITS ACROSS THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO MEMORIALIZE TREES CREDITS TO APPLY FOR MULTIPLE LOTS.
FOR TRACK 3-A, THAT WOULD BE FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN THE INDUSTRIAL USES AND COMMERCIAL USES.
THEREFORE, HAVING THE FLEXIBILITY WOULD MAKE IT MORE DEVELOPABLE.
THEN AMENDING THE OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA AND HEIGHT LIMITS.
WITHIN THE MIXED-USE DISTRICT, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN THE RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY STANDARDS FROM 45 FEET FOR THE THIRD STORY TO 50 FEET FOR THE WHOLE BUILDING.
THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE PUTTING ON THEMSELVES.
DECREASING THE BUILDING HEIGHT FROM 70 FEET TO 50 FEET OR THREE STORIES, DECREASING THE MAXIMUM DENSITY FROM 25 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE TO 18 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, AND PROVIDING STRICTER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ONSITE AMENITIES.
WITHIN THE MIXED-DENSITY DISTRICT, THEY ARE REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE LOT SIZES FROM 4,500 SQUARE FEET TO 3,000 SQUARE FEET, REDUCING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMMON AREA LOTS TO HAVE 50% CANOPY TREES, RATHER THEY WOULD BE 30%, REDUCING THE REQUIREMENT FOR ONE TREE FOR EVERY FRONT YARD.
ON THESE SMALLER LOTS, IT CAN BE MONOTONOUS TO HAVE A TREE IN EVERY SINGLE LOT.
ALLOWING A PEER TO OVERLOOK AND COUNT AS A NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITY ON THE POND THAT'S THERE WITH A STIPULATION THAT BE UNDER 100 UNITS AND EXEMPTING THE SINGLE FAMILY RESTRICTION WITHIN 1,200 FEET OF A HIGHWAY.
WE HAVE RECEIVED NOW 39 LETTERS OF OPPOSITION.
AT THE MAY 6 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO CHANGING THE MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO MIXED-USE DISTRICT, WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS COMPLIED WITH.
THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER REQUESTING TO TABLE THIS ITEM, AND HE IS HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MISS MECKE. I THINK WE WILL.
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT NOW AT 7:14 PM.
THEN IF YOU ARE HERE AND YOU DO HAVE CARD AND YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, THAT'S FINE.
BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TABLE THIS UNTIL THE AUGUST 13, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING.
IS THAT RIGHT? YES. COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> MAYOR, THE MOTION IS GOING TO BE TO TABLE THE ITEM.
THE MOTION WILL ACTUALLY NEED TO BE THAT YOU'RE HOLDING UP HERE AND OPEN TILL THAT DATE, TIME, AND PLACE.
SPECIFY THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE.
>> THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE LEAVE THIS PUBLIC HEARING OPEN.
TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL AUGUST 13 AT 6:00 PM AT ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, 120 WEST SEVENTH STREET AND TEXAS 75409.
>> W HAVE A SECOND. IF YOU COULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
ARE WE VOTING ON THE TABLING OR ARE WE VOTING ON THE ITEM?
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>> THERE WE GO. I'M SORRY. I GOT TO READ ALL OF IT.
>> WE WON'T BE MOVING ON JUST YET.
I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE THESE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
THAT MOTION DID PASS SEVEN, NOTHING.
THIS WILL BE CONTINUED ON AUGUST 13TH AT SIX O'CLOCK HERE.
FOR OUR FOUR CARDS, IF YOU WOULD STILL LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME UP AFTER I CALL YOUR NAME, AND THEN JODI, I'LL GET THE COUNCIL'S COMMENTS AFTER THAT, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CAIN, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS BECKY, AND I LIVE AT 1314 SOUTH POWELL PARKWAY.
I AM HERE IN OPPOSITION OF THE ZONING REQUEST FOR A MIXED-USE DESIGNATION BY MORPHIC DEVELOPERS.
REDUCING THE APARTMENT UNITS FROM 324 TO 312 IS VERY LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS PLAN.
AS NEARBY HOMEOWNERS, WE WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY.
I AM STRONGLY AGAINST THIS REQUEST.
OUR WAY OF LIFE AS WE HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO ENJOY FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT THE APPEARANCE AND HOW IT WILL CHANGE ON HIGHWAY 5 WITH YET ANOTHER GROUP OF APARTMENTS, BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE AS THE DEVELOPMENTS AGE.
THE INCREASE IN CARS ENTERING THE ROADWAY WILL BE OVERWHELMING TO AN ALREADY UNSAFE CORRIDOR.
THE REQUESTED CHANGES DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE 2050 PLAN AND ARE DEPENDENT ON THE RELOCATION OF COUNTY ROAD 423.
ANNA IS GROWING AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND.
PLEASE SLOW THE GROWTH OF APARTMENTS.
ENCOURAGE INNOVATION IN THE DESIGN AND USE OF AVAILABLE LAND.
PREFERABLE TO CHANGING THE ZONING TO FIT THE DESIRED USE, DESIGNING TO UTILIZE THE FEATURES OF THE PROPERTY AND CURRENT ZONING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, ALONG WITH THE LEAST DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, EXISTING PROPERTY, AND WILDLIFE. THANK YOU.
>> I'M JOE GREER, AND I HANG OUT WITH THAT LADY.
IT IS GOING TO DESTROY OUR LIVE.
WE'RE BATTLING RIGHT NOW JUST TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY 5, AND WE'VE GOT PROBABLY IN LESS THAN A HALF A MILE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE POTENTIALLY FROM 1,000 TO 4,000 PEOPLE AND THE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, YOU CAN'T GO NORTH OUT OF THAT SIDE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND TURN AROUND AND GO BACK.
THE APARTMENTS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE A LIFE THERE, I GUESS.
THEY'RE NOT CHANGING ANYTHING.
THEY CHANGED THE LETTER. THAT'S IT.
BUT IT'S JUST GOING TO WRECK IT.
WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE APARTMENTS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT ROAD AT ALL.
WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR 50 YEARS OF THAT ONE DRIVEWAY.
TEXAS PROMISED ME WHEN WE SOLD THEM THE LAND, WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS.
SINCE THEN, TWO HAVE GONE INTO THE NORTH, THERE'S ONE RIGHT BESIDE OF IT.
WITHIN A HALF MILE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOUR OR FIVE TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY.
IF THERE'S A TRAFFIC COMING THAT WAY, WE WON'T NEVER GET OUT UNTIL WHENEVER.
ANYWAY, I JUST ASKED THAT YOU PLEASE CONSIDER SHUT DOWN THE APARTMENTS FOR A WHILE.
LET US FILL IT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
JUST LET IT FILL IN A LITTLE BIT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GREER. TERRE COLBERSON?
SINCE YOU'VE TABLED THIS ITEM, I WILL DEFER MY COMMENTS TO THE AUGUST MEETING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. STEPHANIE DINGLE? SAME? THANK YOU.
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COUNCIL, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? LAUREN. WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO GO TO THE MIXED, THEY'RE TRYING TO GO TO THE MIXED USED, RIGHT?>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I KEEP UP WITH ALL THIS.
WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO GO FROM TO THE MIXED USE?
>> THE APPLICANT REQUESTED A MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICT, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS THE ONE WHO RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE CHANGED TO MIXED USE.
>> WE GO BACK TO THE OTHER MAPS SO YOU CAN SEE?
>> YEAH. WHERE HE SAID MIXED USE?
>> ON THE MIXED USE, WHAT WOULD THAT ALLOW THEM TO DO?
>> THE MIXED USE DISTRICT WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE OPTIONS AS TO WHAT COULD BE DEVELOPED ON THAT PROPERTY.
THE MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICT IS VERY LIMITED TO WHAT CAN BE CONSTRUCTED.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED, A CHURCH, A SCHOOL, PLAYGROUND.
THE MIXED USE DISTRICT ALLOWS FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT COULD BE PERMITTED.
IT COULD ALLOW FOR THOSE TYPES OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS THAT CAN CONVERT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN A MULTIFAMILY UNIT AND A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS.
>> IS GIVE MORE LEEWAY, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT NOW, THE WAY IT STANDS WITH THE 2050 PLAN, IS THERE ANYTHING KEEPING THEM FROM PUTTING TOWN HOMES ON THERE?
>> THE DEFINITION OF CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS WHAT IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 5, IT LEANS MORE TOWARDS YOUR SF-6 ZONING, WHICH IS A 6,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED, NOT NECESSARILY TOWN HOMES.
IF SOMEONE WERE TO COME IN AND REQUEST TOWN HOMES, IT WOULD NOT CONFORM WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
>> THEY'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RIGHT NOW ANYWAYS, RIGHT? THEY'RE TRYING TO REQUEST TO CHANGE IT?
>> NO, THEY'RE JUST GOING AGAINST IT.
>> THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS REQUEST.
>> CAN YOU REPEAT? GIVE US YOUR DESCRIPTION OF CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL.
>> SURE. IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE HAVE DIFFERENT PLACE TYPES LISTED BOTH IN THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AS WELL AS THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL DEFINITION, IT SHOWS PHOTOS AND DESCRIBES LOTS THAT ARE 5,000-7,000 SQUARE FOOT FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED.
TYPICALLY WITH CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL, IF IT IS SOMEWHERE THAT IS IDENTIFIED AS RANCHING IN AGRICULTURE, THEY PRESERVE HALF OF THE TRACK FOR OPEN SPACE, PARKLAND DEDICATION.
BUT THE PLACE TYPES WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ARE PRETTY NARROW.
>> CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL DOESN'T MEAN ZERO LOT LINE TINY HOMES AS SOME PEOPLE [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION.
>> AS SOME PEOPLE THINK IT DOES.
>> OKAY. I WANTED TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD SO PEOPLE CAN HEAR ME. THANK YOU.
>> UNDER THE MIXED USE, WHAT ALL FALLS IN THAT CATEGORY?
>> UNDER THE ZONING DISTRICT, WHAT USES ARE PERMITTED? MULTIFAMILY IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE USES OFFHAND, BUT IT DOES ALLOW FOR MORE COMMERCIAL USES THAN THE MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT ALLOWS.
>> MR. AND MRS. GREER, HAS THIS DEVELOPER BEEN IN CONTACT WITH YOU REGARDING THEIR PLANS AND ADDRESSING YOUR CONCERNS AS FAR AS YOUR DRIVEWAY? HAS THERE BEEN ANY DIALOGUE GOING ON? I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T SEE YOU.
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>> WE HAVE BEEN REQUIRING, AND COUNCIL, YOU CAN CLARIFY THIS.
YOU'VE GOT A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE LEARNED FROM EARLIER MISTAKES OF PASSING ZONING BASED ON PLANS THAT WERE NEVER EXECUTED ON, AND SO WE'VE BEEN INCLUDING THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT WITH THE ZONING REQUEST SO THAT IT PROTECTS OUR DECISIONS SO THAT THE DEVELOPER SELL THEIR PROPERTY, THE NEXT PERSON THAT COMES IN OR NEXT DEVELOPER THAT COMES IN DOESN'T CHANGE THE PLAN, WHICH HAS RESTRICTED US, LITERALLY HAS HANDCUFFED US AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
IF THERE'S ZONING ALREADY IN PLACE THAT ALLOWED FOR SAY, MULTIFAMILIES, WE'LL JUST TAKE THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
WHAT WAS SHOWN WAS A PARTICULAR APARTMENT BUILDER.
IF WE DIDN'T INCLUDE THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THIS, AND SOME OTHER APARTMENT BUILDER CAN COME IN AND BUILD WHAT THEY WANT, AND THERE'S NOT REALLY MUCH WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
BY HAVING THOSE DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS ATTACHED TO THE ZONING REQUEST, IT'S GIVEN US A LOT MORE CONTROL OVER OUR LAND.
TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT WITH EVERYONE WITHIN EARSHOT, WE HAVE DONE A TOUR OF THE APARTMENTS THAT WERE BEING SHOWN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL BE THE BUILDER OR NOT BECAUSE WE'RE ALL VERY CONCERNED WHAT IS BEING BUILT BY OUR RESIDENTS, OUR NEIGHBORS.
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THE TYPE OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO BRING THE DEVELOPER, NOT THE APARTMENTS BUT THE DEVELOPER THEMSELVES, TO THIS PROPERTY.
WE'RE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VISIBILITY OF THE ANNA TOWN SQUARE WATER TOWER FEATURE.
WE'RE ALSO SENSITIVE TO THE MANY WAREHOUSES.
SINCE AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WOULD ALLOW MANY WAREHOUSES WHERE WE'VE HAD COMMENTARY COME TO US ABOUT THOSE CONCERNS.
WE'VE GIVEN THIS A LOT OF HAND HOLDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT'S BEST FOR ANNA.
I DO WANT TO SAY ON A PERSONAL NOTE.
THE IDEAS THAT HAVE COME IN FROM NEIGHBORS.
THERE'S 39 COMMENTS, HAVEN'T JUST BEEN NOS.
THEY'VE BEEN, WHAT ABOUT THIS IDEA? CAN WE MAKE SUCH AND SUCH HAPPEN? IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO THE COUNCIL.
I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTARY, AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE A DEVELOPER THAT WANTS TO WORK WITH US, HOPEFULLY HE'LL SEE THOSE COMMENTS AS WELL AND BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE OUR DESIRES.
BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION.
>> COUNSEL, ANYTHING ELSE? THAT PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD OVER UNTIL AUGUST 13TH.
ITEM D, I THINK IS TIED TO THAT, IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE WE NEED NO ACTION ON ITEM D?
>> MR. FRANKLIN WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
>> I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE HERE. DID SHE SAY THAT? I DIDN'T HEAR IT. MY FAULT.
>> BUT I DO JUST WANT TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THE ITEMS THAT MAYOR PRO TEM CARVER HAD JUST ALLUDED TO AS WELL.
I MEAN, IN TERMS OF THE MANY WAREHOUSES, WE'D BE WILLING TO RESTRICT THE USE EVEN IN THE PD, IF THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
AND TO BE QUITE CANDID, OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, OR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, THEY CALLED ME ON MONDAY AND JUST SAID, HEY, WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE WE'RE READY TO COMMIT TO FOOD.
WE THEN HUSTLED REALLY QUICKLY TO TURN AROUND AND SAY, HEY, DON'T WANT TO COMB LOBBY ON A MULTIFAMILY USE THAT WE DON'T KNOW WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT PART THAT'S READY TO MOVE FORWARD 100% WITH US WE ASK FOR THE ITEM.
BUT AS FAR AS THE MIXED USE CATEGORY TWO, WHERE IT DOES ALLOW FOR THE COMMERCIAL USES ON TOP OF THE MULTIFAMILY.
I MEAN, IT WASN'T DIRECTED FROM PNC, BUT IF WE HAVE TO LIMIT THE USES DOWN TO WHAT'S TOLERABLE, WE WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT AS WELL.
BUT AND TO JUST ADDRESS, WE'RE NOT A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPER.
WE'RE A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPER.
WE WERE ON BOARD TO DO THE SINGLE FAMILY PORTION AND WE FELT LIKE WE HAD A GREAT DEVELOPMENT PARTNER THAT COULD COME IN AND PERFORM ON THE MULTIFAMILY SIDE TO
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GET A HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT OUT OF IT.ORIGINALLY, WE HAD UNDER CONTRACT THE FULL 50 OR AT LEAST THE WEST SIDE OF THE TRACK.
TOTAL ABOUT 40 ACRES, BUT JUST INFRASTRUCTURE ITEMS AND COSTS RELATED TO 423 REDESIGN AS WELL AS INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE SEWER LINE THERE.
LET US TO LOOK FOR A HIGHER USE THAT COULD SUPPORT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.
IF WE COULD DEVELOP SINGLE FAMILY THERE MAKE MONEY BASED ON THE COST THAT THE OWNERS REQUIRE FOR IT, WE'D LOVE TO DO IT.
WE'RE NOT MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPERS.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO TO TRY AND HELP MAKE THE QUALITY A HIGHER QUALITY DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE EVERYBODY FEEL SATISFIED MORE THAN WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. QUESTION.
>> SAM CENTER HERE. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU.
DO YOU HAVE THE COMMENTS OR WILL STAFF GIVE YOU THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED BECAUSE THERE'S SOME REALLY JUICY GOOD IDEAS IN THOSE COMMENTS?
>> I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEM, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO.
>> I'M SURE SOMEBODY CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME.
I FORGET ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK D, WE JUST TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT.
THEN MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER E. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGN PLACE TYPE IN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN OF ANA 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF 20.5 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED ON NORTH POWELL PARKWAY, FROM RANCHING AND AGRICULTURAL AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL TO REGIONAL ACTIVITIES CENTER, MRS. MECKE.
>> I PROMISED AT THE LAST MEETING, I WOULD MAKE THESE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
ITEM 7E, F AND G ARE ALL TOGETHER.
THIS FIRST ITEM IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE CURRENT DESIGNATION, THE PLACE TYPES ARE RANCHING AND AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CHANGE IT TO REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE DESIGNATED ALONG US HIGHWAY 75.
THE PREFERRED SCENARIO DIAGRAM IDENTIFIED THIS AREA AS A STATE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING IS FOR A MULTIFAMILY DWELLING ON THE SIDE FRONTING WEST CROSSING BOULEVARD NORTH AND THEN ON THE SIDE FACING POWELL PARKWAY WOULD BE COMMERCIAL, AND THAT WOULD BRING THE CHANGING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO DO.
WITH THE ENTITLEMENT PROCEDURES, IF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT A ZONING REQUEST IS NOT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM NOW ON, AN APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND REQUEST TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PRIOR TO COUNSEL MAKING A DETERMINATION ON THE ON THE ZONING REQUEST.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST TO CHANGE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER.
>> I'LL OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:34 P.M.
I HAVE NO CARDS UP HERE OR ANY CARDS OVER THERE.
ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY, ANY SPEAKERS?
>> MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNSEL.
MY NAME IS DAVID CALIPER WITH WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.
SERVICES 11,000 FRISCO STREET, 3400 FRISCO, TEXAS.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF FOUR ITEMS E, F AND G.
>> THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE ANA PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING.
THERE'S A SELF STORAGE FACILITY TO THE SOUTH, AND THEN THERE'S THE ANA PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE.
IT'S THE TWO TRACKS THAT ARE RIGHT IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO USES.
>> THE STORAGE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT?
>> YOU SAID THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT A REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER.
>> PLACE TYPE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER?
>> REGIONAL THAT MEANS IT'S GOING TO OPEN UP THE ZONING OR WHAT THEY COULD BUILD THERE, AND ONE OF THEM BEING MULTIFAMILY.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, SIR.
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MINE. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO BUILD THERE?>> IT WOULD BE THE FRONT HALF WOULD BE COMMERCIAL AND THEN WE'D HAVE ABOUT 15 ACRES ON THE BACK HALF THAT WOULD BE MULTI FAMILY.
WE DO UNDERSTAND ANACAPRI IS EXTENDING UP NORTH FOR DA THAT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET, AND THEN WE DO HAVE WEST CROSSING THERE.
IT APPEARS TO BE A GOOD TRANSITIONAL USE FROM SINGLE FAMILY, LOWER DENSITY OR HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DETACH PERSPECTIVE TO A MULTI FAMILY AND THEN A COMMERCIAL PARK.
WITH OUR TWO EXISTING USES, WHERE SANDWICH CLEAN RESIDENTIAL FROM A SINGLE FAMILY PERSPECTIVE DOESN'T QUITE WORK OUT THERE? THE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE TWO ACRES THAT WE WILL BE ANNEXING THAT'S A PART OF THIS PROPERTY THAT'S NOT ANNEXED INTO THE CITY THAT WE'LL BE COMING BACK FOR HERE IN THE FUTURE.
>> YOU FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH YOU'RE GOING TO DO COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY?
>> CORRECT. WE HAVE A SITE PLAN OR CONCEPT PLAN THAT'S I BELIEVE.
>> I'M JUST CONFUSED. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD, WHY WOULD WE DO THE REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER? BECAUSE THAT TO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER LEADS THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS ON THE PROPERTY, RIGHT?
>> IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS IDENTIFIED AS RANCHING IN AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
RANCHING IN AGRICULTURE IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR US AS STAFF TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHAT THEY CAN BUILD THERE BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY IT'S ONLY LARGE ONE ACRE LOT SUBDIVISIONS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STAFF IS AWARE OF, SOMETHING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS AWARE OF THAT WE DO NEED TO LOOK CLOSER AT THESE RANCHING AND AGRICULTURE AREAS AND POSSIBLY RE IDENTIFY THEM AS WHAT IS BETTER FOR ALL OF THESE ZONING CASES THAT ARE COMING FORWARD.
WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE FIRST STEP IN THIS PROCESS IS DO WE CHANGE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? WHAT MAKES SENSE ON THIS PROPERTY? IS REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THIS PROPERTY, OR SHOULD IT BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT? RANCHING IN AGRICULTURE IS NOT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BETWEEN HIGHWAY FIVE?
>> SURE, I AGREE. ABSOLUTELY. I'M JUST WONDERING WHY COULDN'T WE GO IF YOU'RE WANTING IT TO BE MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL, WHY COULDN'T WE JUST SAY THAT AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE WHY WE HAVE TO GO TO REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER FIRST?
>> IF IT IS WE TOOK DIRECTIONS RECOMMENDATION.
THERE'S THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M WORRIED ABOUT THIS IS BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING THAT REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER LEADS THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO A MULTITUDE OF THINGS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IF I COULD JUMP IN REAL QUICK.
I THINK THE FOCUS IS ON GETTING THE 2050 PLAN TO IDENTIFY IT AS REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER.
AND THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ISN'T A ZONING REQUEST YET.
IT'S GETTING THE 2050 PLAN UPDATED SO THEY CAN IT'S A STEP ONE BEFORE YOU GO TO STEP TWO TYPE OF THING. THAT'S WAY I UNDERSTAND IT.
>> I JUST WANT TO I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO GET THAT, AND THEN WE DON'T HEAR FROM YOU AND YOU SELL IT AND THEN THEY THROW UP WHATEVER THEY WANT TO. YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? I DON'T WANT OUR HANDS TO BE TIED BECAUSE REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER MEANS EVERYTHING, AND YOU CAN PUT WHATEVER YOU WANT TO AND I'M NOT SAYING YOU WOULD DO THAT, BUT I'M SAYING, IF WE'RE JUST LIKE, OH, YEAH, YES, YES, YES, YES AND THEN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, SOMEBODY THROWS UP A PIG FARM. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> YEAH, I DO. I THINK OUR NEXT ITEM WILL HELP WHAT OUR PLANS ARE FOR THE PROPERTY? ZONING AND THEN THROUGH THE ADOPTION.
>> CLEAR. A PIG FARM WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT CURRENTLY BASED OFF OF THE PLAN. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT ABOUT PIG FARMERS NEITHER, OKAY?
>> ONE QUICK QUESTION, LAUREN, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SLIDE YOU HAVE UP THERE NOW, THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IS WHAT THE 2050 IS CALLING FOR.
THE PREFERRED SCENARIO DIAGRAM IS WHAT?
>> THE PREFERRED SCENARIO DIAGRAM IS INCLUDED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IT WAS INTENDED TO BE A TOTAL BUILDOUT OF OUR JURISDICTION.
BOTH THE CITY LIMITS AND THE ETJ.
THAT'S WHY IN SOME CASES, IT'S DIFFERENT ON THE PREFERRED SCENARIO DIAGRAM VERSUS THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IS INTENDED TO BE ANNA 2050.
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THE PREFERRED SCENARIO DIAGRAM IS TOTAL BUILDOUT.>> PART OF THE REASON THIS AREA WAS IDENTIFIED AS RANCHING AND AGRICULTURE AND ESTATE RESIDENTIAL IS BECAUSE THERE CURRENTLY IS NOT SEWER IN THIS AREA.
>> ON THAT NOTE, I THINK THAT CITY MANAGER AT A VERY NEAR DATE, THIS COUNCIL SHOULD DO A REVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SEE HOW OUR DECISIONS HAVE BEEN AFFECTING IT AND ALSO, IS IT THE RIGHT PLAN? I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A REFINEMENT.
IN THE NEXT ITEM DOES HAVE THE ZONING REQUEST THAT CLARIFIES THIS.
BY THE WAY, I THINK KELLY AND I, I KNOW THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE INVOLVED, BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST ITEMS THAT HAPPENED THROUGH HERE.
I THINK ONE OF THE IDEAS FOR THE RANCHING AND AGRICULTURE, WHEN WE WERE GETTING ALL THE FEEDBACK AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, IT WAS CAPITALIZING ON THE SIZE OF THE HOUSES AND THE LOTS THAT WERE IN TARA FARMS, AND WE WERE TRYING TO EXTEND THAT FORWARD.
BUT IT WAS JUST AN IDEA. NO QUESTIONS.
>> ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCIL? ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, 7:42.
>> DO WE MOTION ON THIS ITEM? BECAUSE THE NEXT ONE COMING UP E IS THE ACTUAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE ZONING.
>> WE'RE CHANGING THE 2050 PLAN.
THIS ITEM ONLY E, WE'RE CHANGING THE 2050 PLAN OR WHAT THAT AREA IS CALLING FOR.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFICATION.
>> THE NEXT ONE IS THE ZONING WHERE HE HAS ALL HIS QUESTIONS, JODI HERE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7E.
>> HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN SECOND BY WHO DID THAT?
>> COUNCILMAN MILLER. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> SHE'S GOING TO BE BACK IN A MINUTE. SHE'S PRETTY REALLY CLOSE. SHE DIDN'T SAVE.
>> I'M NOT CLICKING YES FOR HER.
>> THE [INAUDIBLE] CONDITION IN HERE.
>> IF IT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND WE'LL DO ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 7F.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON ANY ORDINANCE TO REZONE 20.5 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED ON NORTH POWELL PARKWAY FROM SFE, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, LARGE LOT TO MULTIFAMILY AND REGIONAL COMMERCIAL C2. MISS MECKE.
>> THIS ITEM IS THE ZONING CASE IN WHICH THEY'RE REQUESTING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO THE MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT ALONG WEST CROSSING BOULEVARD, AND THEN C2 REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ON NORTH POWELL PARKWAY.
THEY'RE JUST REQUESTING THE STRAIGHT REZONING.
THEY ARE NOT REQUESTING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT OR MODIFYING ANY OF THE STANDARDS.
THE REQUEST IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CHANGE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER.
NO LETTERS RECEIVED IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:45 PM.
ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
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LAST CALL, I'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:45 PM.COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS NOW THAT WE'RE INTO THE ZONING ASPECT OF THIS?
>> CAN YOU PUT THE CONCEPT PLAN BACK UP AGAIN? THANK YOU.
>> QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNCIL?
>> I'LL MAKE MY NORMAL COMMENT.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN ANOTHER PART OF THE TOWN, IT'S JUST MORE APARTMENTS.
I'M GOING TO BE STRONGLY AGAINST THIS CURRENTLY IN A STATE THAT WE'RE IN.
>> I MYSELF WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EFFECT OF THE APARTMENTS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE BEFORE WE APPROVE ANYMORE.
>> AS FOR THE COMMERCIAL PART OF IT, WHAT IS YOUR TIME FRAME IF THIS GETS APPROVED TO START THE COMMERCIAL?
>> I THINK THE EXTENSION OF THE UTILITIES WOULD DICTATE THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, COMMENT THAT WAS MADE EARLIER, WE DON'T HAVE SEWER JUST YET, BUT ANTICIPATING THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S TO THE WEST OF US ACROSS FERGUSON, THAT WOULD HELP SPEED THAT UP AND THEN ANY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG POWELL PARKWAY, IT'S GOING TO DO THAT AS WELL.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY PATENTS OF INTENT ON FILE ALREADY?
TO GET TO ZONING, IT WOULD HELP MARKET IT WITH THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE AND THEN PROVIDE SOME RENDERINGS OF THE ELEVATIONS TO PROSPECTIVE TENANTS.
>> GOT YOU. CITY MANAGER, I ALLUDED TO LOOKING AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THANK YOU, BY THE WAY. ARE WE ABLE TO DO THAT? DO YOU NEED ANY REQUEST FROM THE ENTIRE COUNCIL TO PUT THAT ON THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR JULY?
>> NO. THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR JULY WAS GOING TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION ON DEVELOPMENT.
STAFF WILL COME UP WITH THE AGENDA BASED OFF THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND PROPOSE IT TO COUNCIL TO SEE IF THAT FITS THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING THAT MEETING.
THAT WAY WE CAN GET A BETTER ASSESSMENT OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH MULTIFAMILY COMMERCIAL ASPECTS, THAT THING.
>> THAT MOTION WOULD NEED TO BE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
PUBLIC HEARING NEED TO BE REOPENED AND THEN THE MOTION TO CONTINUE TO HOLD OPEN TO PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE THE AUGUST 13TH MEETING?
>> NO GOING TO BE THE SECOND MEETING OF JULY.
>> JULY. YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT DATE? I'LL TAKE ANY ANSWER.
>> I'M GOING TO REOPEN OUR PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:49 PM. SORRY.
>> NOW I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO THE JULY 23RD CITY COUNCIL MEETING HERE AT ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX 120 WEST 7TH STREET ANNA, TEXAS 6:00 PM.
>> DOES THAT MOTION INCLUDE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN UNTIL THAT DATE AND TIME, PLACE?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MILLER.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES AT THIS TIME.
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THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 7,0.THAT MEETING IS BEING HELD OPEN.
I THINK THAT TAKES US ITEM NUMBER G, CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACT ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNA 23 CONCEPT PLAN. MISS MECKE.
>> IT IS CONTINGENT UPON THE ZONING CASE.
THAT TAKES US TO H. CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH BLUE STAR UTILITIES TO CONSTRUCT THE HURRICANE CREEK WASTEWATER INTERCEPTOR LINE.
CIP MANAGER JUSTIN CLAY. HELLO, JUSTIN.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBERS OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TONIGHT, I BRING BEFORE YOU A CONTRACT HOPING TO GET AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HURRICANE CREEK INTERCEPTOR LINE.
EXCUSE ME. OVER MY PRESENTATION, I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECT LOCATION, THE PROJECT SCOPE, WHAT'S INCLUDED. THE PROJECT FUNDING.
THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF 75 DIRECTLY WEST OF THE VILLAGES OF HURRICANE CREEK, AND THE LINE WILL START AT 455 AND STOP JUST SOUTH OF THE GOLF COURSE OVER THERE.
THE PROJECT SCOPE INCLUDES 9,750 LINEAR FEET, 42 INCH RFP, FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PIPE.
WE HAVE OVER 30 DIFFERENT SANITARY SEWER MANHOLES CLEARING AND GRUBBING.
A LOT OF THIS, WE'RE CASTING SOME CREEKS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO SOME BORE CROSSINGS SINCE THAT PIPE WILL BE STILL IN CASEMENT.
THIS SANITARY SEWER LINE TIES INTO THE BIGGER PICTURE.
THIS IS GOING TO BRING WASTEWATER TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WE'RE BUILDING.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT JOB TO THE CITY OF ANNA.
INITIAL FUNDING FOR THE HURRICANE CREEK SANITARY SEWER LINE PROJECT WAS APPROPRIATED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM BUDGET FROM THE WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE FUND, ADDITIONAL REVENUE BONDS AND THE AMOUNT OF 12 MILLION ARE BEING ISSUED IN AUGUST TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NECESSARY PROJECT.
THE COST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT IS NOT TO EXCEED $10 MILLION.
CONTINGENCY FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT.
WHEN WE DID OUR PUBLIC BIDDING, WE HAD SEVEN DIFFERENT BIDDERS BID ON THIS PROJECT.
OUR LOWEST BID WAS BLUE STAR UTILITIES AND THEY CAME IN AT $8.3 MILLION, WHICH WAS VERY GOOD FOR US.
OUR OPC FROM OUR ENGINEER WAS ESTIMATED AROUND 13.
EACH ONE OF THE BIDDERS WAS AROUND 10-13 MILLION, SO WE WERE VERY EXCITED WHEN WE SAW THESE NUMBERS TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE CITY PUBLICLY ADVERTISES, DETERMINED BY BEST VALUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
AS I SAID EARLIER, SEVEN BIDS WERE RECEIVED WITH BLUE STAR UTILITIES LLC BEING THE LOWEST QUALIFIED BIDDER.
WE DO HAVE A HISTORY WITH BLUE STAR.
BLUE STAR ACTUALLY BUILT THE SAME LINE TO THE NORTH OF THIS, GOING FROM 455 NORTH TO THE HURRICANE CREEK TREATMENT PLANT.
THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA.
THEY'VE BEEN A GOOD CONTRACTOR FOR US, SO WE WERE EXCITED THAT THEY BID ON THIS PROJECT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO BLUE STAR UTILITIES.
IF APPROVED, STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH BLUE STAR TO COME UP WITH A SCHEDULE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO YOU ALL AT A LATER DATE AFTER WE MEET AND HAVE A PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING AND SIGN THE CONTRACT.
WORK IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN THE SUMMER OF 2024.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.
>> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7H.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, 7,0. THANK YOU, MR. CLAY.
ITEMS, I, J, K, AND M, I'M GOING TO TABLE UNTIL AFTER CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING, WE'LL COME BACK TO THOSE WHEN WE GET OUT OF THERE.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM L. CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 AUDIT.
FINANCE DIRECTOR AMIEE RAE FERGUSON.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TONIGHT BEFORE YOU IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE CITY'S ANNUAL AUDIT.
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WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PURPOSE OF AN AUDIT AND WHY WE ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN AUDIT.PURPOSE OF AN AUDIT IS THE EXPRESSION OF AN OPINION AS TO WHETHER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FAIRLY PRESENTED IN CONFORMITY WITH APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.
THE REASON WHY WE'RE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN AUDIT IS THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 103, AUDIT OF MUNICIPAL FINANCES, SECTION 103.001 ANNUAL AUDIT ITEM A. MUNICIPALITY SHALL HAVE ITS RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS AUDITED ANNUALLY AND STAFF HAVE AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARED BASED ON THE AUDIT.
WITH ME THIS EVENING, I HAVE OUR PARTNER IN CHARGE, SARAH DEMPSEY, FROM WEAVER AND TIDWELL, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HER TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M SARAH DEMPSEY.
I'M THE AUDIT PARTNER ON THE ENGAGEMENT, I'VE GOT ABOUT 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DOING PUBLIC SECTOR AUDITS.
WEAVER DOES OVER 50 MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS TEXAS AND IN OTHER STATES.
I'VE BEEN ON THE AICPA EXPERT PANEL FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THEN SERVE ON GFLA OF TEXAS AS WELL.
OUR TEAMS OUT OF THE DALLAS OFFICE, AND AMY DID A GREAT JOB EXPLAINING THAT THE AUDIT IS REQUIRED AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS AN EXTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT OVER THE 930 2023 FISCAL YEAR.
THIS IS REALLY DRIVEN BY THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
THE PROCESS INVOLVES LOOKING AT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GIVING AN OPINION ON THE NUMBERS THAT WE ARE AUDITING AND SO WHAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR AS THE AUDITORS IS TO CONDUCT THE AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH AUDITING STANDARDS AND THEN GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS AND EXPRESS AN OPINION.
THAT OPINION IS REALLY REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MATERIALLY CORRECT.
WE CAN'T GIVE ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE BECAUSE WE CAN'T TEST 100% OF THE TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE.
WE CAN ONLY GIVE REASONABLE, AND THAT'S WHY.
WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO LET YOU KNOW IF WE FIND FRAUD DURING THE COURSE OF OUR AUDIT.
THERE'S JUST SEVERAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT I'VE LISTED UP HERE JUST FOR YOUR REFERENCE AS TO WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS.
ULTIMATELY, IT'S TO GIVE AN OPINION OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BUT ALSO TO GIVE AN OPINION THIS YEAR OVER YOUR SINGLE AUDIT.
THE CITY EXPENDED MORE THAN $750,000 OF FEDERAL MONEY, AND SO THERE WAS A SINGLE AUDIT AS WELL, SO WE ALSO GAVE AN OPINION THAT THOSE GRANT FUNDS WERE BEING SPENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE GRANT STANDARDS.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT NEW THIS YEAR.
AS FAR AS THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT GOES, IF YOU'VE LOOKED AT PRIOR YEAR, IT'S A VERY LARGE DOCUMENT.
THERE ARE PIECES IN THERE THAT ARE UNAUDITED THAT WE GIVE IN RELATION TO OPINIONS ON, MEANING WE AUDIT IN GROUPS SO SOME FUNDS ARE GROUPED UP TOGETHER.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO READ IS THE MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, BUT IT IS UNAUDITED.
IT'S INFORMATION THAT MANAGEMENT PROVIDES REASONS FOR INCREASES AND DECREASES, AND WE COMPARE THOSE REASONS TO OUR AUDIT WORK PAPERS, BUT UNAUDITED INFORMATION IS WHAT THE MDNA IS CONSIDERED.
THEN I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE, WHAT THE COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE.
THESE COME STRAIGHT FROM THE AUDITING STANDARDS.
I WON'T LIST THEM OFF INDIVIDUALLY, BUT BASICALLY WHAT IT'S SAYING IS THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENT, AND THEN WE'RE COMING IN AND AUDITING THOSE.
THEN FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, MAKING SURE THAT THE TONE AT THE TOP IS CORRECT, THAT YOU'LL ARE GETTING THOSE FINANCIAL UPDATES REGULARLY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AS FAR AS THE AUDIT TESTING GOES, WHAT WE DO IS WE COME OUT AT INTERIM AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTROLS ARE OPERATING AS DESIGNED.
YOUR YEAR END IS SEPTEMBER 30, WE'RE COMING IN BEFORE THAT AND LOOKING AT THE OPERATIONS OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS, PAYROLL.
THOSE ARE UNAUDITED, THE INTERNAL CONTROLS, BUT WE DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OPERATING AS DESIGNED SO THAT WE CAN DESIGN OUR PROCEDURES.
IF THERE ARE NO CONTROLS IN PLACE, WE TEST MORE, IF THE CONTROLS ARE OPERATING REALLY WELL, WE CAN TEST LESS, SO THAT'S THE RISK MATRIX THERE.
A FEW THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS CONSIDER AS SIGNIFICANT RISKS WHEN WE GO OUT TO OUR CLIENTS IS MANAGEMENT OVERRIDE OF CONTROLS AND THEN IMPROPER REVENUE RECOGNITION.
MANAGEMENT OVERRIDE OF CONTROLS IS A RISK EVERYWHERE.
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THAT'S WHERE THE JOURNAL ENTRIES ARE BEING RECORDED INTO THE SYSTEM AND THAT THERE ARE PROPER CONTROLS OVER WHO'S REVIEWING THOSE JOURNAL ENTRIES, WHAT SUPPORT IS BEING PROVIDED TO CREATE THOSE JOURNAL ENTRIES, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THOSE JOURNAL ENTRIES ARE CREATING YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.THAT'S WHERE MANAGEMENT OVERRIDE OF CONTROLS COMES IN.
THEN WE ALSO IDENTIFY IMPROPER REVENUE RECOGNITION AND THE REASON THAT IS IS REALLY FOR BOND COMPLIANCE IN THE UTILITY FUNDS.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT REVENUES ARE NOT BEING OVERSTATED TO HELP WITH BONDS, GRANTING AGENCIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
OTHER RISKS, THERE ARE IMPROPER REVENUE RECOGNITION FOR OTHER FUNDS AS WELL, YOUR DEVELOPER FEES.
CAPITAL ASSETS IS A BIG AUDIT AREA OUT HERE WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, AS YOU'VE HEARD ALL NIGHT, THE LONG TERM LIABILITIES, EVALUATION OF ESTIMATES, AND THEN THIS YEAR, SUBSCRIPTION BASED IT ARRANGEMENTS.
RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES, AND CONTINGENCIES ARE EVALUATED AS WELL AS CASH.
SOME OF THE OTHER AUDIT AREAS OR THINGS THAT ARE PICKED UP DURING THE AUDIT, I MENTIONED THE SINGLE AUDIT.
WE ALSO LOOK AT FUND BALANCE CLASSIFICATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, UNRESTRICTIONS, ACCRUED LIABILITIES, YOUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE.
THEN YOU'VE GOT SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENT UNITS AS PART OF YOUR AUDIT, THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, THE PUBLIC FINANCE CORPORATION, YOUR EDC, YOUR CDC, AND YOUR PIDS.
OUR REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE AUDIT REALLY REVOLVE AROUND WHAT WE'RE FINDING DURING THE COURSE OF THE AUDIT, AND YOU'LL GET A GOVERNANCE LETTER AT THE END OF THE AUDIT THAT WE WILL SHOW YOU ANY AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE MADE AND THEN COMMUNICATE SOME OF THOSE REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS TO YOU.
THERE'S A MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER AS WELL THAT WILL SHOW WHAT MANAGEMENT HAS REPRESENTED DURING THE COURSE OF THE AUDIT.
THEN AS I DISCUSSED, THERE'S OTHER INFORMATION NOT AUDITED WITHIN THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THERE ARE ESTIMATES THAT ARE MADE WITHIN THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, YOUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE WILL BE AT 13.9 MILLION, AND THIS IS NOT THE FINAL, WE'RE IN A DRAFT FORM, SO IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, BUT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGES.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE EXPECTING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO BE.
THAT WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF 3.9 MILLION.
WHAT THAT IS MADE UP OF IS A REVENUE INCREASE OF ABOUT 3.7 MILLION LARGELY DUE TO THE INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX, AMBULANCE FEES, COLLECTIONS, WERE A LITTLE BIT NEW THIS YEAR, AND THEN YOUR INVESTMENT INCOME, THE MARKET REALLY PICKED UP THIS YEAR, THE 930 23 YEAR.
THEN EXPENDITURES INCREASED 2.2 MILLION MOSTLY ATTRIBUTED TO INCREASES IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
FOR THE UTILITY FUND, THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL WITH THE INCREASE OF 26.7 MILLION.
I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT 17.7 OF THAT IS CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
THAT IS NOT CASH, THAT IS REALLY CAPITAL THAT HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO THAT FUND AND NOT ACTUAL REVENUES COLLECTED, SO I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.
THERE IS REVENUE INCREASE OF 2.3 MILLION WITH YOUR COLLECTIONS OF WATER, SEWER, SANITATION, AND STORMWATER, AND THEN YOUR EXPENSES DID INCREASE 7.3 MILLION.
A LOT OF THAT WAS RELATED TO THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, YOUR GTUA, AND THEN DEVELOPER INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT THE AUDIT, ANYTHING THAT I CAN HELP WITH.
>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR DOING THE AUDIT.
THE STORMWATER UTILITY, I KNOW YOU'VE LUMPED IT IN WITH THE OTHER UTILITY FUND. IS THAT NORMAL OR?
>> THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE FUND IS A LITTLE UNIQUE AT A LOT OF CITIES.
IT CAN BE CAPTURED AS A GOVERNMENTAL FUND, IT CAN BE CAPTURED AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND.
FOR NOW, IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO BE LUMPED IN WITH YOUR UTILITY FUNDS.
>> THAT'S VERY NEW. EXACTLY. WHAT YOU START DEBATING IS GOING TO PAY FOR ITSELF, AND IF YOU FIND THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO, AND THE GENERAL FUND WOULD HAVE TO HELP IT OUT A LOT.
IT MIGHT MOVE TO A GOVERNMENTAL FUND, SO IT'S STILL ABLE TO CHANGE IT'S SMALL ENOUGH.
>> SURE. AS FAR AS WE'VE DONE SOME MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN OUR FINANCIAL PORTION OF OUR CITY.
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DID YOU NOTICE THOSE UPGRADES? DID IT FEEL THAT'S.REALLY NOT THE RIGHT WORDS. DID YOU SEE A ROBUSTNESS TO IT AS YOU'RE GIVING THESE THINGS A REVIEW?
>> IS THAT IN RELATION TO THE PROCESSES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT OR THE?
>> LET'S SAY IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES YOU WORK WITH.
>> AS FAR AS THE INVESTMENTS ARE CONCERNED, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE WITH THE VALLEY VIEW CONSULTING, WHO ALSO HAS HELPED US IN THE PAST WITH OUR FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT.
THEY HAVE HELPED MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEY'VE GONE OUT FOR SOLICITATION FOR CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT TO MAXIMIZE OUR DOLLAR.
BASICALLY, PRETTY MUCH EVERY QUARTER, WE PROVIDE THE INVESTMENT REPORT TO YOU GUYS AND ROUGHLY OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE EARNED ANYWHERE FROM 5-5.5 UPWARDS OF 6% RATE OF RETURN ON INTEREST INCOME.
FOR THE DEPOSITS THAT WE HAVE AND MOST OF IT IS SITTING IN BOND FUNDS THAT WE HAVE.
>> THANKS. IT'S MORE ABOUT THE, WE TRIED TO MAKE IT VERY TRANSPARENT, IF YOU WILL, TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT LIKE THIS.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ILL OF ANY PREVIOUS EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAD.
BUT WE HAVE A MUCH STRONGER STAFF NOW VERSUS A MUCH SMALLER PLUS A MORE ROBUST SET OF SOFTWARE TO EVERYTHING FROM ASSET TRACKING TO ALL THAT.
FROM AN AUDITOR STANDPOINT, DID YOU FIND THE INFORMATION IN AGREEABLE MANNER THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO RAPIDLY CONSUME WHAT WE'VE DONE.
>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE REFERRING TO IF THERE WAS AN INVESTMENT IN THE QUALITY OF THE TEAM OR THE DOCUMENTATION AND THE SPEED THAT WE ARE GETTING IT BASED ON THE INVESTMENTS YOU GUYS HAVE MADE WITH SOFTWARE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS THE DIRECTION YOU WERE GOING? BEFORE I ANSWERED.
>> WE CAN DEFINITELY GET THE INFORMATION EASILY.
WHAT WE GET IS ROBUST IF WE ASK FOR AN AGREEMENT, SHE WILL PROVIDE A 750 PAGE DOCUMENT VERY QUICKLY SO WE SEE THAT.
>> OKAY. THEN JUST FROM MY OWN CURIOSITY, DO YOU READ OUR MINUTES OR ARE YOU WATCHING THE VIDEOS OR?
>> YES. THAT IS A REQUIRED WE HAVE A WHOLE SECTION WHERE WE READ YOUR MINUTES, THE EDC MINUTES, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO THAT.
IF YOU HAD AN AUDIT COMMITTEE OR A FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE WOULD BE READING THOSE MINUTES AS WELL, SO WE DO.
THAT IS A REQUIRED PROCEDURE BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO CORROBORATE SOME OF THE TRANSACTIONS THAT WAY WHERE WE'RE SEEING IF IT WAS A MAJOR ITEM THAT HAD TO BE BID, WE'RE SEEING THAT COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE PURCHASE.
THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT OUR WORK PAPERS ARE DOING IS GOING THROUGH AND HIGHLIGHTING WHERE YOU HAVE APPROVED PROJECTS, CONTRACTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> YOU FOUND ALL OF THAT COPACETIC?
>> YEAH. THAT IT'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
>> JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE WORKING ON THE CITY OF ANNA?
>> WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT CHIPS IN ON THIS ONE.
WE HAD A DIRECTOR, A MANAGER, A DATA ANALYTICS MANAGER, A SENIOR AND AN ASSOCIATE, AND MYSELF.
THEN BECAUSE THERE'S A SINGLE AUDIT THIS YEAR AND THERE'S GRANT FUNDING, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER RISK SO WE ALSO HAVE A QUALITY CONTROL PARTNER THAT HAS TO REVIEW THAT AS WELL.
TWO PARTNERS, A DIRECTOR, A DATA ANALYTICS MANAGER, SENIOR, AN ASSOCIATE.
>> SURE. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS.
THE REASON FOR ALL THE QUESTIONING IS BECAUSE I TOOK A WHILE TO GET THE CREDIT RATINGS WE SOUGHT FOR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF ANNA, WHETHER IT'S AS AN INVESTOR OR PROPERTY DEVELOPER OR THAT STUFF.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE ARE PERFORMING IN A VERY WELL MANNER SO THANKS STAFF. THANK YOU.
>> CAN YOU GIVE, TWO OR THREE EXAMPLES OF THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS?
>> THERE IS ACTUALLY A REALLY LONG LIST OF THEM.
>> JUST PICK A COUPLE OF THEM.
>> I WILL HAVE TO GO LOOK AT THE DOCUMENTATION.
I JUST LOOKED AT THEM LAST NIGHT TOO JUST TO REFRESH BECAUSE WE STARTED THE AUDIT BACK IN JANUARY, SO IT HAS BEEN SOME TIME, BUT IT WAS ABOUT 17 MILLION, AND ONE OF THEM WAS ABOUT 6.8 MILLION ITSELF.
I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND FIND THE EXACT NAMES, BUT IT IS PART OF THE UTILITY FUND, AND SO IT DOES INVOLVE LIKE ALL THE WATER SEWER, ALL THOSE.
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YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL LINES THAT ARE THOSE HAVE VALUE.>> EXACTLY. WHEN THE DEVELOPERS ARE COMING IN AND THEY'RE BUILDING THE DEVELOPMENTS, ANYTHING THAT THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WATER LINES, THE MAINS, THINGS LIKE THAT, SO THE HUGE DEVELOPMENTS.
>> WE CAN THEN GO BACK AND SAY THAT THAT'S AN ASSET FOR US.
>> THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REALLY LOOKS IN, VALUES THAT AND SO WE PULLED THE SUPPORT ON WHERE IT HAS BEEN VALUED, WHAT WAS GIVEN, AND LOOK AT IT THAT WAY FROM AN AUDIT PERSPECTIVE.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SEVEN.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL TOTEN SECOND BY COUNCIL WOMAN HERNDON.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES AT THIS TIME.
ITEM SEVEN PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THIS TIME, WE'LL, IN A CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551,
[8. Closed Session (Exceptions). ]
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION.TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCE ON THIS AGENDA UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS.
CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071.
DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE PURCHASE EXCHANGE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY, GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072.
DISCUSS THE DELIBERATE EDC OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087, AND DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION?
>> MOTION BY COUNCIL CARVER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL BAKER.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, 7,0.
WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.