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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON AUGUST 27TH, 2024 AT 6:00 PM IN THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 120 WEST SEVENTH STREET TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. FOR THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT, SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.COUNCILMAN BILLS, WOULD YOU MIND DOING THE PLEDGE AND THE ALLEGIANCE FOR US, PLEASE? A PLEDGE AND ALLEGIANCE.
>> PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO LIFT THIS CITY UP IN PRAYERS TO YOU.
WE WANT TO ASK THAT YOUR HANDS BE ON THIS CITY, BE WITH US, WALK WITH US AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE IMMEDIATELY INSIDE OF ANNA AND ALSO AS WELL AS THE ETJ.
IN JESUS' PRECIOUS NAME. AMEN.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3 IS NEIGHBOR COMMENTS.
[3. Neighbor Comments.]
I HAVE ONE CARD THIS EVENING FROM JODI FOSTER. M.>> MY NAME IS JODI FOSTER, MY HUSBAND IS JIM HENDERSON.
WE OWN HENDERSON HOME INSPECTION HERE IN ANNA.
WE'VE BEEN LIVING IN ANNA FOR NINE YEARS AND MELISSA NINE YEARS BEFORE THAT.
IN OUR BUSINESS, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH MANY ANNA CITIZENS AND ARE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO RECEIVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THE STATE OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS HERE IN ANNA.
A SERIOUS CONCERN IS THE EXPLODING COST OF HOUSING IN ANNA.
WHILE A BOON FOR OUR CITY, IT HAS PLACED A HUGE BURDEN ON AND A CHALLENGE TO OUR FIXED-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE BEING FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES, AND IN MANY TIMES, AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS BECAUSE OF PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS ARE MORE THAN THEY CAN AFFORD TO PAY.
WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND WE'RE ASSURED THAT IT WOULD BE A TOPIC OF CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL AFTER THE LAST ELECTION.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS BECOME SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SINCE WE BOUGHT OUR HOME IN 2015, OUR ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE FOR TAX EVALUATION HAS INCREASED BY OVER 52%.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE RIGHT TO PASS A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW ANNA'S SENIOR CITIZENS TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND TO CONTINUE TO BRING THE BENEFIT OF THEIR EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN A FREEZE AND AN EXEMPTION.
EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH OUR TAX EXEMPTIONS.
AN EXEMPTION IS NOT A TAX FREEZE.
MANY CITIES IN TEXAS ALSO GIVE SENIORS A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE, WHICH IS A PROPERTY TAX AMOUNT NOT THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE EVALUATION OF THE HOME.
FREEZES AT THE AMOUNT THAT IS WHEN THE SENIOR HOMEOWNER TURNS 65 AND THEIR PROPERTY TAX WILL NOT AND CANNOT EVER INCREASE, GIVING VITALLY IMPORTANT ASSISTANCE TO OUR SENIOR CITIZENS TO ALLOW THEM TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES.
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE THIS VALUABLE SEGMENT OF OUR POPULATION.
IN ANNA, 35% OF OUR SENIORS LIVE WITH INCOMES BELOW THE PROPERTY LINE, AND THIS WAS BASED ON DATA COMPILED IN 2022.
ONE SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE OF THE PROPERTY TAX FREEZE IS THAT IT HELPS SENIORS STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AS PROPERTY VALUES CONTINUE TO RISE SO THAT IS THE POTENTIAL BURDEN OF PROPERTY TAXES.
FOR SENIORS WHO HAVE LIVED IN THEIR HOMES FOR YEARS OR EVEN DECADES, THE MARKET VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTIES CAN FAR EXCEED WHAT THEY INITIALLY PAID.
WITHOUT A PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND FREEZE, THE INCREASED TAX ASSESSMENT WOULD BECOME UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY SENIOR CITIZENS ON FIXED INCOMES.
[NOISE] A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE CAN PROVIDE FINANCIAL STABILITY BY CAPPING THE PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT AT CERTAIN VALUE.
THIS MEANS THAT EVEN IF THE MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY INCREASES, THE ASSESSED VALUE FOR TAX PURPOSES REMAINS THE SAME.
AS A RESULT, SENIORS CAN HAVE THE PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILLS WILL NOT SKYROCKET DUE TO RISING PROPERTY VALUES.
I HAVE SOME DATA I'VE PROVIDED TO ALL OF YOU THAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKETS, AND I HOPE YOU WILL PERUSE EVERYTHING I'VE GIVEN YOU AND MAKE A GOOD DECISION THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE AND ESPECIALLY THE CITY OF ANNA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S THE ONLY A CARD I HAVE.
CARRIE, ANYTHING ELSE. NO OTHER CARDS. THANK YOU.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4: REPORTS.
[4. Reports.]
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RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF FOR CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.>> I'VE GOT A COUPLE THINGS IF I COULD.
CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME OKAY? [LAUGHTER] I WAS ACCUSED OF NOT SPEAKING LOUD ENOUGH, SO I WANT TO TRY TO FIX THAT.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE END OF STREAK, THOSE IN THE STREAK OF TEXAS, WHICH IS IN ALL THE BALL GAMES THAT YOU WATCH AND ALL THE TV SHOWS YOU'VE GOT.
WHAT IT BASICALLY IS IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW IS SOMEBODY HAS DIED ON A TEXAS ROAD EVERY DAY SINCE GEORGE BUSH WAS ELECTED THE FIRST TIME IN TEXAS.
I HAD A DRIVER INSTRUCTOR THAT TOLD ME THAT 99% OF ACCIDENTS OCCUR BECAUSE OF INATTENTIVE AND/OR OVER-AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, THE CARS DON'T WRECK THEMSELVES.
BASICALLY, I WAS GOING TO MAKE A THING UP HERE WHERE I WAS GOING TO SAY I WAS GOING TO SHAVE MY HEAD IF WE ENDED THE STREAK, BUT MY WIFE REMINDED ME NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THAT, SO I'M NOT DOING IT.
THE SECOND THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO COUNCILMAN BAKER FOR JUST A SECOND, IF I COULD.
IN THE LAST MEETING, I WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT A CHALLENGE TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A CHALLENGE TO MY FREE SPEECH.
IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A VOTE, I'VE LOST THAT VOTE ONE TO SIX.
I'VE LOST SO MANY VOTES LIKE THAT.
I'VE IT GOT A TATTOOED ON MY THIGH AND NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THAT EITHER.
I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU CAN DISAGREE WITH WHAT SOMEBODY SAYS BUT DEFEND THEIR RIGHT TO SAY IT AT THE SAME TIME, SO LET'S NOT FORGET THAT AS WE GO FORWARD.
EVERYBODY'S OPINION MATTERS OR NOBODY DOES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5: CONSENT ITEMS.
[5. Consent Items.]
THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUESTS PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. COUNCIL, ANYTHING ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO PULL OUT OF THIS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A-K.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HERNDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
WE NEED TO CALL ROLL. CARRIE, WOULD YOU MIND, PLEASE?
>> ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUS, SEVEN TO NOTHING.
IT'S ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WONDERFUL TIMING.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6.
[6. Items For Individual Consideration.]
FIRST ON THAT LIST IS ITEM A: CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.PLANNING MANAGER LAUREN MECKE.
>> LAUREN MECKE, PLANNING MANAGER.
TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM.
THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2020.
THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT COVERED BUILDING MATERIAL STANDARDS FOR THE SINGLE-FAMILY, COMMERCIAL, AND MULTI-FAMILY COMPONENTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
THEN THERE WAS A SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH WE CALL AN SIA, THAT WAS ADDED FOR THE FACT THAT THEY WERE BUILDING THE ROSEMONT PARKWAY AND BUDDY HAYES BOULEVARD.
THEN FURTHER, LAST YEAR, THEY DECIDED TO MODIFY THEIR MULTI-FAMILY COMPONENT FOR A CASITA-STYLE PRODUCT, AND WHEN THEY AMENDED IT, THEY REQUESTED TO AMEND THE MULTI-FAMILY STANDARDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE CASITAS, BUT THEY DID NOT AMEND THE MULTI-FAMILY STANDARDS FOR THE TRADITIONAL GARDEN-STYLE APARTMENTS.
CURRENTLY, FOR THE NON-CASITA MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS, THE MINIMUM MASONRY REQUIREMENT IS 60% OF THE TOTAL BUILDING, THAT'S CUMULATIVE OF THE WHOLE BUILDING WITH NO MORE THAN 40% SEMI- [INAUDIBLE] FIBER OR STUCCO.
WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING IS A MINIMUM OF 50% OF THE TOTAL BUILDING IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ELEVATIONS, AND THEN ANY SIDE THAT IS PARALLEL AND VISIBLE FROM BUDDY HAYES BOULEVARD OR
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ROSEMONT PARKWAY WOULD HAVE A MINIMUM OF 75% MASONRY.WITHIN YOUR PACKET, THEY DID PROVIDE ELEVATIONS.
THE FIRST ELEVATION IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SHOWING HOW, ON WHAT'S NUMBERED THREE AND FOUR ARE THE SIDES THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC.
ON THOSE SIDES, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 75% MASONRY, AND THEN ON THE OTHER TWO SIDES THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, THEY CAN HAVE LESS AS LONG AS THE WHOLE BUILDING STILL MAINTAINS A MINIMUM OF 50%.
THEN ON THEIR LEASING OFFICE THAT FACES BUDDY HAYES BOULEVARD, SAME THING.
THE FRONT FACE OF IT WOULD BE 75%, THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING CAN BE LESS THAN 75% AS LONG AS THE TOTAL BUILDING IS 50%.
THEN ALSO IN YOUR PACKET WAS A MARKUP ON THE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN AS THIS WOULD APPLY FOR BOTH LOTS 2 AND 3, WHICH IS BOTH THE GARDEN-STYLE APARTMENTS.
ON THIS EXHIBIT, WHAT I DID WAS LABEL WHICH SIDES ARE CONSIDERED FACING BUDDY HAYES BOULEVARD AND ROSEMONT PARKWAY.
THIS AMENDMENT REQUEST DOES NOT AFFECT THE MASONRY REQUIREMENTS OF THE SINGLE-FAMILY COMMERCIAL OR THE CASITAS, IT DOES NOT REMOVE THE ARTICULATION REQUIREMENTS, IT DOES PROVIDE LESS OVERALL MASONRY, BUT HIGHER ON THE SIDES FACING THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, AND IT ADOPTS THE ELEVATIONS AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, MS. MECKE. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
>> THE APPLICANTS PROVIDED A LETTER IN YOUR PACKET, THEY'RE REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE OVERALL PERCENTAGE OF MASONRY.
>> I, FOR ONE, IS ALWAYS, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO BE NOT ALL BRICK.
I KNOW BRICK LOOKS GOOD AND EVERYTHING, BUT EVERYTHING IS BRICK AROUND HERE.
THIS IS DALE HORTON ASK, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT. DHI COMMUNITY IS THE MULTIFAMILY COMPONENT.
>> HERE'S MY COMPLAINT. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO VOTE YES ON IT OR I MIGHT JUST VOTE NO.
BUT WE ASKED DALE HORTON FOR A HIGHER-END TYPE HOMES IN WOODS LINDSEY PLACE.
IT ONLY IS BIDDING WHERE IT'S AT.
WE GET WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN ANNA.
BUT THEY KEEP ASKING FOR THINGS.
IT'S JUST, FOR ME PERSONALLY, KIND OF SCRATCH YOUR BACK, WE SCRATCH YOURS.
IF THEY KEEP ASKING, WE ASKED THEY DIDN'T DELIVER, IT'S TOO LATE A LITTLE BIT FOR WHAT THEY ALREADY BUILT, SO FOR ME, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO VOTE YET, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC SO THEY CAN HEAR IT THAT I'M A LITTLE UPSET.
THEY DIDN'T BUILD THEIR HIGHER-END PRODUCT LIKE THEY SAID THEY WOULD STANDING RIGHT THERE WHERE YOU'RE AT.
>> ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE HAVE A MOTION?
>> SO THEY'RE WANTING TO UP ON THE AREAS THAT FACE MAIN HIGHWAYS SO THAT THEY CAN GO DOWN DRASTICALLY ON THE AREAS THAT DON'T FACE THE HIGHWAYS?
>> INITIALLY, WHEN THEY REQUESTED THIS AMENDMENT, THEY WERE REQUESTING TO REDUCE THE MASONRY REQUIREMENTS FROM 60% TO 50%, AND MY INITIAL RESPONSE WAS COUNCIL'S GOING TO SAY NO TO THAT WITHOUT.
>> WITHOUT DOING SOMETHING. THAT'S WHERE WE GOT TO THE AGREEMENT OF INCREASING THE SITES FACING BUDDY'S BOULEVARD AND ROSEMONT TO 75% AND THEN REDUCING THE INTERIOR BUILDINGS.
>> YOU SAID THAT THAT AVERAGES OUT TO 50%?
>> CORRECT. THAT'S WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ELEVATIONS, THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THEM THAT DO STILL MEET 60% ON ONE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE THE EXACT AREA, SO I COULDN'T DO A CALCULATION OF WHAT IT IS OVERALL, BUT EVERY SIDE, THEY'RE MEETING 50% ON ALL OF THE BUILDINGS NOW.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE, WHERE YOU HAD A CODED, YEAH, THAT ONE RIGHT THERE? THANK YOU.
>> I'M IN LINE WITH WHAT COUNCILMAN TOTEN WAS SAYING THERE.
THEY THROW THIS CARET OUT THERE, 75% ON THESE PHASES THAT FACE MUDDY HAYES AND/OR THE HIGHWAY, BUT THEN THEY'RE KNOCKING IT DOWN ON THE BACKSIDE.
WHAT ARE WE GETTING OUT OF IT? I AGREE WITH KEVIN.
>> WELL, AND THEY'VE ALREADY NOT DELIVERED ON THEIR PROMISE,
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SO IF WE APPROVE THIS, WHAT'S TO SAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING HERE?YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MASONRY, NOT YOU, THEM, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEIR PRICE POINT, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO MAKE A HEFTY AMOUNT OF MONEY OFF OF THIS.
WE CAN'T JUST WORRY ABOUT WHAT'S FACING THE ROAD.
AS THE CITY, WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A DEVELOPER AND YOU WANT THEM TO BUILD A GOOD PRODUCT AND THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A GOOD PRODUCT, AND THEN THEY START TO MORPH THAT INTO, THIS FACE IS 75, WELL, WE'LL PUT THIS REALLY GOOD STUFF ON THE FRONT FOR YOU, AND THEN ON THE BACK SIDE, LET US GO DOWN BY X AMOUNT OF PERCENTAGE, I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE, BUT ON SOMETHING SO MINUSCULE ON THAT, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THERE AND ADD IT, BUT WHAT'S THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SAVE? ARE THEY GOING TO SAVE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY DOING THAT? NO. WE WANT THE BEST PRODUCT FORWARD, MEANING THAT IT'S THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE, IT'S ALL OF IT. I DON'T SEE IT.
>> THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM D. R. HORTON HERE TONIGHT? YES, PLEASE. THERE'S QUESTIONS THAT I DON'T BELIEVE OUR STAFF CAN ANSWER.
>> [INAUDIBLE] REPRESENTING D. R. HORTON, WE ARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS FOR THIS PROJECT. I'M GOING TO ANSWER QUESTION YOU GUYS HAVE.
>> IS THERE A REASON WHY GUYS CUT IT DOWN?
>> YEAH. BASICALLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO, THE LETTER EXPLAINS IT.
WE WANT TO LOWER IT TO BETTER MATCH WHAT WE'RE SHOWING IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE PRODUCT, BASICALLY [INAUDIBLE].
WE THINK THAT IF WE INCREASE IT, ON THE SIDES FACING THE STREETS, THAT'S A BETTER SIGHT TO BE PROUD OF, BUT ON THE SIDES THAT ARE FACING, IT WILL BE [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE WE KEEP THE 50% ON THAT SIDE OF THE [INAUDIBLE].
>> YOU SAID IT WOULD BE WAY MORE MAINSTREAM THAN WHAT YOU GUYS PLAN FOR?
>> IF WE GO THROUGH WITH INCREASING THE SIDES OF [INAUDIBLE] AND THE HAZE, BUT THEN KEEP THE SAME MAINSTREAM LEVELS ON THE OTHER SIDES, THEN THE OVER OPTION WILL BE WAY HIGHER THAN WE PLANNED FOR.
THE HOPE IS THAT WITH THIS EXERCISE TO INCREASE ON THE SIDE SPACE OF THE STREETS, INCREASING THE OTHER SIDES, THAT OVERALL COMES [INAUDIBLE] OVERALL, WHICH I KNOW YOU'RE SAYING, IT HELPS US BOTTOM LINE, BUT WE DO THINK THAT THE OVERALL PART IS GOING TO BE [INAUDIBLE] NO MATTER WHAT [INAUDIBLE].
>> DOES D. R. HORTON EVEN BUILD APARTMENTS?
>> ABOUT SEVEN YEARS. YES, SIR.
>> I KNOW YOU BUILD TOWN HOMES. THEY LOOK NICE, BY THE WAY, IN HURRICANE CREEK.
>> SORRY IF I'M ASKING THE QUESTIONS IN THE PACKET, I DIDN'T SEE IT.
WHERE IT'S NOT CEMENTITIOUS CONCRETE ROCK, WHAT KIND OF BUILDING MATERIAL WILL YOU BE USING?
>> IN THE PINK PART, WHAT IS THE MATERIALS? THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE WE PUT FORTH THIS ORDINANCE SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO KEEP HOUSING AND APARTMENTS AND ALL THAT FROM LOOKING DILAPIDATED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
EVERYWHERE THAT WE HAVE THE BRICK AND ROCK, IT LOOKS JUST AS GOOD AS IT DID THE DAY IT WAS PUT UP.
IF WE BACK OFF ON THIS STANDARD, AND THIS IS SO COMMON WITH APARTMENTS THAT FIRST 10 YEARS LOOKS GREAT, BUT AS THE ELEMENTS WEAR DOWN THE EXTERIORS, THEY START LOOKING VERY DILAPIDATED AND ARE NOT USUALLY ATTENDED TO.
IS JUST IN GENERAL, I'M NOT SPEAKING ABOUT YOUR COMPANY SPECIFICALLY.
SO IS IT WOOD? IS IT SIDING? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
>> YOU CAN SEE IN THE ELEVATIONS HERE,
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THIS IS THE CLUBHOUSE AND THIS IS A SIDE THAT'S SHOWING MORE MASONRY BRICK AND STONE VERSUS FIBER CEMENT, WHICH IS LESS.YOU CAN SEE THE SIDING, IT LOOKS LIKE SIDING AT THE TOP. REMEMBER THAT? THAT'S A SING FIBER CEMENT THAT YOU SEE, BUT THE SITES ARE GOING TO BE BETTER PRODUCT.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT YOU SEE THERE IN THE STONE IN THE BRICK.
IF YOU GET BACK TO THE ONE SHOWING THE ELEVATION OF THE APARTMENTS.
>> CORRECT. IS YOUR QUESTION MORE ABOUT BEING DILAPIDATED, IT'S NOT PRODUCTS THAT'S GOING TO GO BAD IN FIVE YEARS.
IT'LL STAY QUALITY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, AS A BUILDER, WILL BE PROUD OF, AND AS A CITY WILL BE PROUD TO HAVE IN YOUR CITY.
>> TO ASK MR. BILL'S QUESTION, FROM YOUR BUDGET, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? ARE WE TALKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT THIS HELPS WITH OR A LITTLE BIT? WHAT ARE WE TALKING?
>> I CAN'T SAY TO THE ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT IT IS SUBSTANTIAL TO HELP US MAKE THIS MORE DOABLE ON OUR END.
>> MAYOR, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY THE ITEM 7A.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, I BELIEVE.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT PASSES SIX WITH ONE ABSTENTION, COUNCILMAN CARVER? THAT PASSES AS DENIED.
ITEM B, CONSIDER, DISCUSS, OR ACT ON A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE PECAN GROVE TRAIL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO AA, LLC, DBA PERFECT FINISH LANDSCAPING, PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, DYLAN WALKER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IN ADDITION TO APPROVING THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION, THERE IS ONE ITEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AND I'LL NEED A DECISION ON.
JUST BRIEFLY, THE BIDDING PROCESS.
THE BID WAS ISSUED JULY 16TH, IT WAS OPEN FOR 24 DAYS.
WE RECEIVED NINE BIDS AND THOSE BIDDERS WERE SCORED.
HIGHEST SCORING ALSO, IN THIS CASE, DID HAPPEN TO BE THE LOWEST BIDDER, AND THAT IS PERFECT FINISH LANDSCAPING.
I CHECKED THEIR REFERENCES, AND THEY ARE IMPECABLE.
WHAT I WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IS AN ALTERNATE FOR SOME PARKING ON THE LUSCOMBE AND LESLIE LANE CUL DE SACS.
IT'S NOT ALL ON PARK PROPERTY, IT'S IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, SO I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
THIS IS FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING.
IT'S HEAD END PARKING AT TWO LOCATIONS.
PRIMARILY, THIS PROVIDES ACCESSIBILITY.
THERE WILL BE ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES AT EACH LOCATION.
ALSO, THESE ARE GOING TO ACT AS TRAILHEADS, SO WE ANTICIPATE SOME PARKING IN THE CUL DE SAC AND THIS ORGANIZES THAT PARKING.
THE ALTERNATE IS WITHIN THE PROJECT BUDGET, I BELIEVE IT WAS A LITTLE OVER 53,000, AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE OF THE ALTERNATE.
THIS IS AN OVERALL SITE PLAN OF THE TRAIL.
IT SIMPLY RUNS ALONG THE EXISTING PECAN GROVE PARK PROPERTY THAT RUNS BEHIND THE HOMES THAT FACE PECAN GROVE DRIVE.
TO THE SOUTH IS LUSCOMBE LANE AND UP TO THE NORTH IS LESLIE LANE.
IN ADDITION TO THE TRAIL, THERE WILL BE A BRIDGE CROSSING AND THE TRAIL WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING TRAIL AT PARK PLACE, WHICH RUNS THE LENGTH OF THAT SUBDIVISION NORTH AND SOUTH.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A PAVILION, BENCHES, AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS, AND THEN THE PARKING, WHICH I'LL ZOOM IN ON.
THIS IS WHAT'S IN THE ALTERNATE.
THIS IS THE ONE ON THE SOUTH END.
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YOU CAN SEE THE TRAIL COME INTO THE CUL DE SAC AND THERE'S FOUR TOTAL PARKING SPACES WITH ONE OF THOSE BEING AN ACCESSIBLE SPACE.THEN ON THE NORTH END AT LESLIE LANE, THERE'S FIVE TOTAL SPACES WITH ONE ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE.
AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS WERE OKAY WITH THIS SINCE IT IS A LITTLE UNUSUAL AND IT'S NOT ALL COMPLETELY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE PARK.
>> WHAT KIND OF LIGHTING WILL BE HERE?
>> NOTHING OTHER THAN THE STREET LIGHTING THAT'S ALREADY PROVIDED.
>> WHERE ARE THOSE LOCATED ON THIS MAP?
>> I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION OFF HAND.
I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE AT THE END.
>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT AT THE PARKING?
>> SINCE I LIVE HERE, IF I REMEMBER, THE ONE ON LUSCOMBE, IT'D BE RIGHT WHERE THE LITTLE SUN LOOKING THING?
>> IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CUL DE SAC BECAUSE THEY GOT A POWER ELECTRICAL BOX RIGHT THERE AS WELL.
>> I THINK IT'S RIGHT THERE AT THE NORTH END OF THE CUL DE SAC.
I BELIEVE THAT'S THAT WHAT IS, THAT CIRCULAR, LOOKS LIKE A SUN. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE LIGHT.
>> I WANT TO SPEAK FOR MY NEIGHBORS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE PARKING IS GOING TO BE WELCOMED AS MUCH BECAUSE I REMEMBER WE WERE BUILDING A PLAYGROUND IN ANNA TOWN SQUARE, AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO ADD CERTAIN THINGS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A DESTINY SITE, NOT A GO-TO SITE.
I JUST DON'T KNOW IF PARKING IS NEEDED.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE PARKING HERE THAN I DO FOR MY TWO POOLS PUT TOGETHER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I JUST RATHER SAVE THE MONEY, JUST BUILD THE TRAIL, DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THE MONEY ALONG THE TRAIL, AND IF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL SEES A NEED FOR THE PARKING, MAYBE WE JUST DO IT AT ONE OF THE CUL DE SACTION, NOT BOTH.
>> KEEP IN MIND THAT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUR REVIEW.
EVERY PROJECT WAS SENT TO A REGISTERED ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST, AND WE HAVE TO BE IN COMPLIANT WITH THE TEXAS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD.
NOW, WE WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE PARKING NO MATTER WHAT WE DO.
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE TRAIL COMES INTO THE CUL DE SAC, AND IT IS A PRIMARY USE FOR THAT FACILITY.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE OTHER CUL DE SAC?
>> YES, SIR. THE REAL QUESTION IS THE ADDITIONAL PARKING.
>> HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO THE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE ON THESE CUL DE SACS?
>> IS IT A TRAIL SYSTEM JUST FOR THEM?
>> NO, SIR. THERE IS AN EXISTING TRAIL SYSTEM, AND IF YOU'LL LOOK ON, I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SEE, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
>> BUT AT THE AT THE VERY TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER, THERE IS A BRIDGE THAT CROSSES SLATER CREEK THAT IS PART OF THIS CONTRACT.
THERE'S A SMALL PIECE OF NEW TRAIL THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED THAT WILL ADD TO AN EXISTING 10-FOOT TRAIL THAT IS IN THE PARK PLACE DEVELOPMENT.
THAT TRAIL GOES ALL THE WAY NORTH THROUGH THAT COMMUNITY UP TO TAYLOR.
EVENTUALLY, THE PLAN IS TO CROSS TAYLOR AND THEN CONNECT THAT UP TO OCALA.
>> CONNECT ALL THE TRAILS. IF YOU WANT TO GO TRAIL RUNNING OR TRAIL WALKING, YOU CAN GO PULL OVER HERE, PARK, AND THEN IF YOU RUN REALLY FAR, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET UP TO OCALA AND COME ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN AND THEN GET IN YOUR CAR AND GO BACK BECAUSE MAYBE THAT'S THE TRAIL THAT YOU LIKE TO RUN OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING.
MY QUESTION WOULD BE, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHAT KEVIN IS SAYING, IF WE DO BOTH OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME, WILL IT SAVE MONEY? THAT'S MY QUESTION.
>> BECAUSE I SEE A VISION OF, I KNOW WE'RE TALKING 20 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, BUT ALL THE PARKS AND ALL THE TRAILS CONNECT TO EACH OTHER.
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YOU COULD LIVE IN OCALA, YOU COULD LIVE IN ANNA TOWN SQUARE, AND SOMEBODY WILL PULL INTO ANNA TOWN SQUARE THAT DOESN'T LIVE IN ANNA TOWN SQUARE, MAYBE THEY LIVE IN AN APARTMENT, AND THEY PARK THEIR CAR AND THEY GET OUT AND THEY GO WALK THEIR DOG OR THEY GO RUN THE TRAIL OR WHATEVER BECAUSE IT'S MORE OF A CITY TRAIL, NOT AN ANNA TOWN SQUARE TRAIL. IS THAT THE GOAL?>> YES, SIR. EVENTUALLY, WHENEVER WE BUILD FERGUSON, IT WILL CONNECT TO FERGUSON WHERE WOULD TAKE THIS TRAIL TO NATURAL SPRINGS AND BE ABLE TO CONNECT THAT WAY.
>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE MONEY TO DO THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULD PREFER TO DO THEM BOTH.
>> BUILD THE PARKING, MY NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO PARK THERE.
>> WE'LL HAVE TO SIGN IT SO THAT THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN.
>> WHEN YOU SIGN IT, WHO'S GOING TO PATROL IT?
JUST LIKE THEY WOULD IF WE SEE A CAR PARKED THERE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, OUR PARK MAINTENANCE STAFF ARE OUT OFTEN.
IF WE SEE A CAR THAT'S BEEN PARKED THERE FOR A WHILE, WE'LL ALERT THE POLICE AND THEY'LL TAG IT JUST LIKE THEY WOULD SOMETHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE.
>> I GOT TOWED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
>> WELL, WHAT ABOUT REDUCING? THERE'S FIVE PLUS HANDICAPPED SPOT OR 4+1.
>> THERE'S FOUR ON THE SOUTHERN ONE [INAUDIBLE] WITH ONE, SO THERE'S THREE NON-ACCESSIBLE SPACES.
THERE ARE FOUR NON-ACCESSIBLE SPACES ON THE NORTH END.
>> WHAT ABOUT IF WE REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE SPOTS? MAYBE TWO REGULAR, ONE HANDICAP.
WE JUST MAXIMIZE THE SPACE THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
>> ALSO, IT JUST JUST CLICKED.
THE ONE ON [INAUDIBLE] LANE, THE LOCATION OF IT, YOU'RE CUTTING DOWN TREES TO BUILD THOSE, AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY HAVING TO MOVE A LOT OF DIRT.
I JUST KNOW THE SLATER CREEK RUNS RIGHT THERE NEXT TO IS THAT HOUSE.
>> THAT'S A DECENT SLOPE THERE, YES.
>> THERE'S ALREADY EROSION APPROACHING THAT BACK FENCE TO THAT HOUSE.
MOVING DIRT AND ADDING THIS PARKING LOT, WHAT IS THAT GOING TO DO?
>> WELL, AS FAR AS THE EROSION IS CONCERNED, ONCE WE'VE FINISHED THE THE PROJECT, ALL OF THIS WILL BE IRRIGATED.
RIGHT NOW YOU DO NOT HAVE IRRIGATION.
IRRIGATION WILL HELP YOU ESTABLISH GRASS ON THE SLOPE.
>> LOOK AT THAT. HE'S GOING TO HELP YOU OUT OF THERE, TAYLOR.
>> HERE'S SOMETHING FUNNY. GREG, THIS FOLLOWS THE SEWAGE LINE THAT ALREADY RUNS BEHIND THE HOUSES? WHAT DO YOU CALL THE THINGS THAT COME UP OUT OF THE GROUND? THE MANHOLES WITH THE LITTLE VENT?
>> YOU CAN SMELL THAT STUFF, BY THE WAY, TOO.
CRAZY ASK. COULD WE PAINT THOSE?
>> IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO.
>> TO ADD BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE WALKING BY.
>> MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD WORK WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND COORDINATE THAT DURING CONSTRUCTION, BUT IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNSEL WOULD LIKE US TO TAKE A LOOK AT, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO.
>> TRYING TO JUST LOWER THE IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORS.
>> UNDERSTOOD. I DO WANT TO ADD, IF I CAN QUICKLY, THE ADVANTAGE OF THE PARKING SPACES, AND STAFF DOESN'T HAVE A STRONG POSITION FOR OR AGAINST BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT'S IT'S REALLY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DECIDE, THE COUNCIL TO DECIDE, BUT PART OF THE REASON WHY WE WANTED TO AT LEAST PROVIDE IT AS AN ALTERNATE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER IS IF PEOPLE COME AND PARK TO USE THE TRAIL WITHOUT THE PARKING SPACES, THEY COULD CERTAINLY PARK ALONG THE CURB LINE IN FRONT OF PEOPLE'S HOUSES.
THE ONE DISTINCT ADVANTAGE WOULD BE THAT, IN THIS CASE, THEY WOULD HAVE A PLACE TO PARK THAT WOULD NOT BE IN FRONT OF SOMEONE'S HOME.
YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY'RE OPEN PUBLIC PARKING, SO YOUR NEIGHBORS COULD USE THEM.
FOR INSTANCE, IF IT'S A HOT DAY, AND YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN [INAUDIBLE] PHASE 2, LET'S SAY, MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS, BUT THEY WANT TO GO USE THE TRAIL AND THEY WANT TO DRIVE OVER THERE AND PARK.
WE SEE THAT A LOT OF THE DRIVING TO THIS TRAIL MIGHT BE FROM [INAUDIBLE] PHASE 2 THROUGH 4 JUST BECAUSE UNTIL FERGUSON PARKWAY IS BUILT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT TIE IN, SO IT COULD BENEFIT THAT, BUT THE PARKING SPACES WOULD HAVE OUR STANDARD PARK HOURS.
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IT'D BE ONE HOUR BEFORE DAWN UNTIL 11:00 PM.THEY WOULD BE OPEN FOR USE, JUST LIKE ANY PARK IS.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE WOULD BE A POLICING COMPONENT THAT WE WOULD WORK HAND IN HAND WITH CHIEF HABEL [PHONETIC] AND HIS STAFF ON.
>> GREG, YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS.
KEVIN, I DO AGREE THOSE MANHOLES OR EYESORES.
IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THEM ANNA, SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT BETTER, MAKE THEM JUST HAVE SOME CHARACTER TO THEM.
I WILL SAY THAT I LIVE NEXT TO AN AMENITY IS AN HOA AMENITY, NOT A CITY AMENITY, BUT HAVING THE DESIGNATED PARKING IS REALLY NICE FOR ME BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE WILL END UP USING THE PARKING LOT INSTEAD OF PARKING IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND TAKING UP OUR PRECIOUS PARKING AREA. THANKS.
>> HANG ON ONE SECOND BEFORE YOU DO THAT.
SORRY. HOW DOES THIS IMPACT THE BID IF WE START CHANGING THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS IN THAT?
>> IN SOME CASES I HAVE SEEN, WHERE WHICHEVER ALTERNATE YOU CHOOSE DEPENDS ON WHO THE LOW BIDDER IS.
IN THIS CASE, IT DOES NOT AFFECT IT WHATSOEVER.
>> STAN, I HAVE JUST ONE SUGGESTION.
>> HOW ABOUT I WITHDRAW MY MOTION AND SEGUE TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
>> YOU DIDN'T FINISH IT. NO, YOU CAN MAKE IT.
WHAT IF WE DID THIS? THERE IS A PLAN TO WHENEVER FERGUSON DOES OPEN, WE EXTEND IT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO FERGUSON?
>> THAT'S WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE PLAN?
>> I'M IN A BETTER POSITION TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A CFP PROJECT THAT IS NOT A PARKS PROJECT, IT'S A ROAD PROJECT.
YES, WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE FERGUSON PARKWAY PROJECT, THERE IS A REQUIRED PEDESTRIAN PATHS THAT THEN WOULD PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY FROM [INAUDIBLE] PHASES 2 THROUGH 4 OVER TO ONE AND WOULD PROVIDE A CONNECTION TO THIS TRAIL, SIR.
>> WHAT IF WE DID THE PARKING AT [INAUDIBLE] PHASE 1, AND THEN WHENEVER WE DO THAT CONNECTION TO FERGUSON, WE'D ADD THE PARKING TO THE LESLIE CUL DE SAC?
>> IT'S GOING TO COST YOU MORE MONEY.
>> HE ALREADY SAID IT WOULD BE MORE COST WORTHY TO DO THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE FIGHTING AGAINST PARKING.
>> YOU JUST SAID THEY'RE TO GET TICKETS, CORRECT? MY NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO PARK THERE, I PROMISE YOU.
>> I GUESS THEY WON'T IF THEY GET A TICKET.
>> I THINK THEY'D LIKE THAT FOR A LITTLE BIT.
>> DAN, CAN YOU ANSWER SOMETHING TO THE MAYOR.
CAN YOU CLARIFY HOW IT AFFECTS WHICH BIDDER WE ACCEPT?
>> SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU GET A BID COME IN AND YOU HAVE ALTERNATES, AND WE DID, ACTUALLY, IN THIS CASE, HAVE TWO BIDDERS THAT WERE INCREDIBLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND THEY SCORED VERY CLOSE, SO CLOSE THAT I CONVENED A LITTLE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THE CALL BY MYSELF, SO I BROUGHT OTHER PEOPLE IN AND WE REVIEWED THE PROPOSALS, BUT YOU DO HAVE SOME SITUATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN JUST STRAIGHT LOW BID, WHERE YOU CAN HAVE VERY CLOSE BIDS AND EVERYONE DOES THEIR PRICING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
YOU COULD HAVE SOMEONE WHOSE BASE BIDS ARE SAY ALMOST IDENTICAL, BUT THEN ONE OF THEIR ALTERNATES IS WAY HIGHER THAN THE OTHER BIDDER.
IF YOU DON'T GO WITH THE ALTERNATES, YOU WOULD HAVE ONE BIDDER, LIKE, BIDDER A, BUT IF YOU DID GO WITH THE ALTERNATE, IT WOULD MAKE THE OTHER BIDDER LOWER, SO YOU WOULD GO WITH BIDDER B.
THAT THAT WAS YOUR QUESTION, MAYOR?
>> IN THIS CASE, THE MATH DOES NOT WORK OUT LIKE THAT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF WE GO WITH THIS ALTERNATE OR NOT.
IT DOES NOT CHANGE WHO THE WINNING BIDDER IS.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6B WITH THE ALTERNATE OF BOTH PARKING AT LESLIE AND [INAUDIBLE].
>> COUNCILMAN, CAN YOU AMEND IT TO INCLUDE THE MANHOLE DECORATIONS?
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.
IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> I'M GOING TO GET ROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> TAKES US TO ITEM C. CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 12-INCH OFFSITE WATER MAIN ALONG THE COLLIN COUNTY OUTERLOOP AND COUNTY ROAD 286 TO THE HURRICANE CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO LYNN VESSELS, LLC.
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GREG PETERS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 12-INCH WATER MAIN.
I DO HAVE A MAP HERE JUST SHOWING THE PROJECT LOCATION.
THE STAR MARKS OUR HURRICANE CREEK REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FACILITY THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THEN THE DASHED RED LINE SHOWS THE 12-INCH WATER MAIN THAT BEGINS AT US 75 AND COMES OVER TO THE TREATMENT PLANT.
NOW, WE ARE CONSTRUCTING THIS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PERMANENT WATER SERVICE FOR THE PLANT.
HOWEVER, WE ARE SIZING IT APPROPRIATELY SO THAT WHEN THIS AREA DEVELOPS, THIS LINE WILL ALSO PROVIDE WATER FOR ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS.
AS MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT INTERESTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IN DEVELOPING IN THIS AREA, AND THE COLLIN COUNTY OUTERLOOP IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION OVER IN THIS SPOT.
INSTEAD OF JUST BUILDING LIKE AN EIGHT-INCH LINE OR A MINIMUM SIZED LINE, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOUNTED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN THE SYSTEM TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE TIMES.
WHEN STAFF BID THIS PROJECT, WE DID RECEIVE 15 BIDS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A RECORD FOR US ON A PROJECT, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE GOT VERY COMPETITIVE PRICING ON THIS.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO INCLUDE SOME CONTINGENCY FUNDS JUST BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING ADJACENT TO A COUNTY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, AND WE MAY ENCOUNTER SOME UNKNOWNS AS WE GO ALONG THE COUNTY ROAD AND START DIGGING TRENCHES FOR THE LINE, BUT THE TOTAL COST IS $900,000, INCLUDING CONTINGENCY FUNDS, AND STAFF FINDS THAT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD PRICE FOR THIS PROJECT FOR THE SIZE AND THE SCOPE.
>> THIS IS A VERY COMPETITIVE PRICE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED, AS YOU KNOW, FOR YEARS NOW, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PRICE ESCALATIONS ON CONSTRUCTION, AND CERTAINLY THIS IS NOT CHEAP, BUT THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMPETITIVE PRICE, AND IT MAKES US EXCITED BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE INTEREST FROM A BROAD RANGE OF QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS THAT WANT TO COME HERE AND DO SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, I'M GOING TO SAY WHAT I SAID BACK THERE.
I HAD A CONCERN ON THE BIDS BECAUSE WE HAD ONE OF THE BIDS THAT WAS LOCAL HERE IN ANNA.
I'M UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE TO GO WITH THE LOWEST BID.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE THAT IF IT IS ONE OF THE LOWER BIDS THAT WE GO WITH SOMEONE THAT'S LOCAL HERE IN ANNA.
>> THAT'S A CONVERSATION WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE.
WHAT I WOULD ASK IS IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH THE COUNCIL, STAFF CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING ALL THE STATE LAWS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME VERY SPECIFIC LAW REGARDING THAT.
THEN WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU. BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT.
I'D LIKE TO USE LOCAL BEFORE ANYONE ELSE FOLLOWING THE LAW, OBVIOUSLY. THANK YOU.
>> OUR MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
>> WE'VE GOT A MOTION IS SECOND, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
TAKES US ON TO AGENDA ITEM D. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THE PROPOSED LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS ON IMPROVED AREA NUMBER 2 OF THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BERNIE PARKER.
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>> MAYOR, YOU CAN OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:51 P.M.
>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, JUST WANT TO GET FOR OUR NEIGHBORS BE WATCHING THE LOCATION OF WHERE PLACE IS, WHICH IS 75 OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS D R MORTON PROJECT.
IT DOES HAVE PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ROSEMONT AS WELL AS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ROSEMONT.
AS YOU AWARE OF THE AS WELL AS A REAL COMPONENT AS WELL.
ON AUGUST 13, LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE COST OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE FINANCED BY THE WOODS PLACE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND CALLING A REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING, AUGUST 27, 2024 TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LIVING ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE.
THIS ITEM WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER AS WELL AS THE NO OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS RELATED TO THIS, AS WELL AS INFORMATION PUBLIC AND THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW.
SO WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND WE GOING INTO THEION OF ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE, LEVELING THE ASSESSMENT.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS TWO FOLD.
WE HAVE ASSESSMENT OR WE HAVE PHASE 1 OF WOODS AT MINI PLACE, WHICH IS 2023.
THE COUNCIL LET THE ASSESSMENT WITH ON THAT FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE OUTLINED WITHIN YOUR SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN AS WELL AS RECORDED AND DID THEIR AMENDED ANNUAL SERVICES ASSESSMENT PLANS AS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY.
YOU'RE HAVING TONIGHT AND THE NEXT ONE, LEVELING THE ASSESSMENT IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS ON NORTH OF PHASE 1, AND ALSO SOUTH OF ROSEMONT FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL.
WE'RE DOING TWO THINGS THIS EVENING.
WE'RE DOING THE 2024 AMENDED SERVICES ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR PHASE 1, AND ALSO INCLUDING THAT TO THE APPROVED PROJECTS PACKET.
THIS BOARD TO THE COUNTY, AS YOU'RE AWARE, GOING INTO THE SECOND PHASE OF THESE PROPERTY OWNERS OR NEW NEIGHBORS ARE PURCHASING THESE HOMES, THE DISCLOSURE OF ASSESSMENTS WILL BE MADE KNOWN TO THEM PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF THAT.
>> WELL, WE ARE IN A PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT SHEETS FOR THIS.
NO COMMENT SHEETS FOR THIS? ANYBODY OUT THERE WANTING TO SPEAK ON THIS? LAST CALL. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
>> DID YOU SAY SINGLE FAMILY, MULTI FAMILY AND THEN FOR RENT?
>> AS FAR AS THE ASSESSMENT [INAUDIBLE]
>> I'M GLAD YOU ASKED HER TO HELP YOU WITH THAT, BERNIE.
>> ANYONE ELSE? I'M GOING TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING THEN AT 6:54 P.M. ANY UNATTENDED MOTION?
>> WE'VE APPROVED THE NEXT ITEM.
>> IT WAS JUST PUBLIC HEARING.
>> CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, APPROVING A 2024 AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, INCLUDING REVISED ASSESSMENT ROLES FOR THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 372, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. PARKER.
>> MAYOR RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS,
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APPROVING A 2024, AMENDED I SAY THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, INCLUDING THE REVISED ASSESSMENT ROLES FOR THE WOODS AT LINDSEY PLACE, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 372, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AS AMENDED AND PROVIDING AFFECTED.>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THANK YOU, MR. PARKER.
ITEM PASSES 6-0, ONE ABSTENTION, THAT'S COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM F. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND ACT ON AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP. MIN TEXT DIVISIONS REGARDING THE COMPANY'S 2024 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILING, DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE, ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECT RATE ADJUSTMENTS, CONSISTENT WITH THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL, THE CITY OF ANNA IS A MEMBER OF THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE.
THE STEERING COMMITTEE EXISTS TO REVIEW, AND IT OFTEN OPPOSES ATMOS GAS REQUESTS FOR INCREASE TO THEIR REVENUES.
THOSE INCREASES HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOME STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES BEFORE THEY CAN TAKE HOLD.
THE STEERING COMMITTEE ATTEMPTS TO GET ATMOS TO AGREE TO DECREASES IN THE AMOUNT OF REVENUES THAT THEY'RE SEEKING, WHICH ULTIMATELY IMPACTS GAS CUSTOMERS OF ATMOS, WHICH CITY OF ANNA IS, AS WELL AS ITS CITIZENS.
IN THIS CASE, RECENTLY, ATMOS AND STEERING COMMITTEE DID REACH A SETTLEMENT.
ORIGINALLY, ATMOS HAD PROPOSED $196 MILLION IN NEW REVENUE.
THEY AGREED TO DECREASE IT INITIALLY TO 182, AND THEY WENT DOWN ULTIMATELY TO 140 MILLION, WHICH IS A $32 MILLION SAVINGS.
THE STEERING COMMITTEE MADE UP OF 182 TEXAS CITIES IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITIES ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW YOU TO REALIZE THIS COST SAVINGS FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.
>> BEFORE WE GET INTO QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:58 P.M.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM, EITHER ANYBODY OUT THERE WANTING TO SPEAK ON THIS? COUNCIL.
>> CLARK, IS THIS REASSESSED EVERY YEAR?
>> NO. IT'S BASED ON WHEN ATMOS COMES FORWARD AND ALLEGES THAT IT'S IN NEED OF A RATE INCREASE.
IT'S NOT EVERY YEAR, BUT THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT AVENUES THAT ATMOS CAN TAKE.
ONE IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS A GRIP HEARING, WHICH IS IN FRONT OF THE RAILROAD.
IT'S A QUICK OVERVIEW ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.
THERE'S NOT THE ABILITY TO MOUNTAIN IN OPPOSITION TO THAT.
IT USUALLY RESULTS IN A MUCH HIGHER OPPOSED RATE INCREASE AS OPPOSED TO THE RRM RATE REVIEW MECHANISM THAT THE STEERING COMMITTEE ADVANCES, AND THAT'S A MUCH MORE IN DEPTH, ROBUST REVIEW OF THE REQUEST, APPLYING CERTAIN STANDARDS FROM EARLIER RRMS TO ASSESS WHETHER ATMOS'S REQUESTS ARE REASONABLE AND FAIR.
EACH TIME THEY'VE DONE THAT, IT'S RESULTED IN A PRETTY MAJOR REDUCTION IN THE PROPOSAL FOR MATS. THEY START HIGH.
THEY START HIGH, BUT DURING THE RATE REVIEW PROCESS, OFTEN THAT IS REDUCED BY AGREEMENT, AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE.
THE STEERING COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
THIS OREGON SIMPLY ALLOWS ANNA TO OPT IN TO THAT.
OTHERWISE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STAY AT THE GRIP RATE, WHICH IS THE HIGHER RATE.
>> WHEN IS THE LAST TIME THAT THEY DID THAT?
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WHEN IS THE LAST TIME THAT THEY CAME BACK AND SAID, WE WANT TO HAVE A RATE INCREASE AND YOU ALL DID THE PROCESS?>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.
IF YOU WOULD AT THIS TIME, GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:01 P.M. THAT'LL TAKE US TO CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551,
[7. Closed Session (Exceptions).]
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCED ON THIS AGENDA UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS.THAT'S TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087 AND TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR CLOSED SESSION?
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED. WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION.
GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO END CLOSE SESSION AT 8:09 P.M.
SEEM NO OBJECTION. WE'RE ADJOURNED.
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