>> GOOD TO GO? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. 
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WELCOME. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON OCTOBER 22, 
          [1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
2024 AT 6:00 PM IN THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 121 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 THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY RIGHT OVER THERE BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. 
          AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1, CALL TO ORDER. ROLL CALL. 
          THE ENTIRE COUNCIL IS HERE. NO ONE IS MISSING. 
          WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCILMAN BAKER TO DO OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE, PLEASE. 
          >> FATHER GOD, WE'RE ALWAYS THANKFUL THAT WE CAN GET TOGETHER AS NEIGHBORS AND DISCUSS BUSINESS THAT AFFECTS OUR FUTURE. 
          LORD WE ALWAYS ASK YOUR SPIRIT TO BE WITH US. 
          JUST FILL US WITH WISDOM, HELP US MAKE WISE DECISIONS, AND THESE THINGS WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. 
          >> AMEN. 
          >> 
          >> THANK YOU, ELDEN. ITEM NUMBER 3, NEIGHBOR COMMENTS. 
          [3. Neighbor Comments.]
AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM ON THIS MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING. 
          ALSO AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING AGENDA. 
          EACH PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. 
          NO DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A CITIZENS INQUIRY OR TO RECITE THE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. 
          IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR CARDS THIS EVENING. 
          FIRST WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH ANDREW MICHRINA. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANDREW MICHRINA. 
          I LIVE AT 902 FULBOURNE DRIVE, ANNA, TEXAS. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. 
          I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK THE REC DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT GAVE UP THEIR OFF DUTY TIME TO PUT ON THE WOMEN'S SELF AWARENESS CLASS. 
          MY WIFE SAID SHE LEARNED QUITE A BIT FROM THESE CLASSES, AND THE CONSENSUS OF ALL THE WOMEN THAT WERE THERE WAS THAT THEY HOPED THE CITY WOULD PUT ON MORE ADVANCED CLASSES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. NEXT UP, I'VE GOT MONTE MARION. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. 
          MONTE MARION AT 1020 CHATSWORTH DRIVE IN WEST CROSSING. 
          I WANT TO SPEAK QUICKLY AGAINST THE CONSENT ITEM F ABOUT UPGRADING THE HACKBERRY WATER TOWER LIGHTING. 
          THE ITEM'S DESCRIPTION READS IN PART THAT CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT ALONG 75 IS DECREASING THE VISIBILITY OF THE WATER TOWER LIGHTS. 
          THE PROPER REMEDY IS TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL AND MORE POWERFUL LIGHTS. 
          I'LL CONCEDE THAT THE OBVIOUS ANSWER TO THAT PERCEIVED ISSUE IS TO INSTALL THE MORE POWERFUL LIGHTS. 
          HOWEVER, I STRONGLY DISAGREE THAT IT IS THE PROPER REMEDY. 
          TO MAKE A CLUNKY METAPHOR, IF I CAN, IF THIS NEW CITY HALL WERE FRESHLY OPENED AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WERE FULL OF REVERBERATION AND ECHO AND YOU COULD HARDLY HEAR EACH OTHER, WOULD THE SOLUTION BE TO TALK LOUDER, TO YELL, INSTALL $100,000 WORTH OF NEW SPEAKERS? NO, OBVIOUSLY, YOU WOULD INVEST IN SOUND DEAFENING NOT TO TRY TO OVERPOWER THE PROBLEM WITH MORE VOLUME. 
          BUT WITH UPGRADING THE WATER TOWER'S LIGHTING, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY TAKING THAT LOUDER PATH. 
          I WANT TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT YOU SHOULD NOT TRY TO COUNTER-LIGHT POLLUTION BY OVERPOWERING, AND THEREFORE, ADDING TO THE SAID LIGHT POLLUTION. 
          I WANT YOU TO INVESTIGATE MITIGATING THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM. 
          AS ANNA GROWS, THE SPREAD OF LIGHT POLLUTION TO A CERTAIN EXTENT IS UNAVOIDABLE. 
          HOWEVER, I'D LIKE TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO DARKSKYTEXAS.ORG. 
          IT'S MAINLY A COLLECTION OF ASTRONOMY ENTHUSIASTS WHO HOPE TO PRESERVE THE NIGHT SKY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          MY RECOMMENDATION AND REQUEST IS THAT FOR TONIGHT AT LEAST YOU TABLE THIS ITEM AND GIVE YOURSELVES A CHANCE TO LOOK INTO THE DARK SKY, TEXAS RESOURCES. 
          THEY HAVE MODEL ORDINANCES THAT CAN BE USED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT AND SPREAD OF LIGHT POLLUTION. 
          INSTEAD OF SPENDING $135,000 ON UPGRADING LIGHTING THAT HAS, JUST TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES, NO REAL PRACTICAL USEFULNESS OTHER THAN HAVING PASSED THIS BY SAYING, THAT'S NEAT, 
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INSTEAD, WE COULD PUT EFFORT INTO LIMITING THE LIGHT POLLUTION THAT THREATENS TO OVERPOWER WHAT IS ALREADY INSTALLED. 
          I ALSO WANT TO SAY WENT OUT FOR THE POOR FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THE RENTAL HOMES ALONG BUDDY HAYES THAT ARE GOING TO DO THEIR BEST CREAMER IMPRESSION AT A BRIGHT PURPLE GLOW COMING OFF THE WATER TOWER RIGHT OVER THEIR BEDROOM WINDOWS AND YARDS. 
          ON OCTOBER 14TH, I WAS ABLE TO PARK MY CAR ALONG COUNTY ROAD 370 AND SEE THE COMET, LOW IN THE WESTERN SKY, JUST ITS WIDTH AWAY FROM THE WATER TOWER. 
          IF THIS UPGRADED LIGHTING HAD BEEN IN PLACE, PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE IT. 
          THESE ARE THE TYPE OF EXPERIENCES I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SHARE WITH MY SON AS HE GROWS UP HERE IN ANNA. 
          BUT IF THE LIGHT POLLUTION CONTINUES TO SPREAD, THEY'LL VERY LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE PRETTY SOON. 
          IF YOU HAVEN'T, I WANT TO INVITE YOU TO TAKE AN EVENING STROLL THROUGH THE NEWLY ALMOST COMPLETELY DONE PHASE ONE OF ANACAPRI. 
          IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO WALK THROUGH THERE AT NIGHT WITHOUT SQUINTING YOUR SUNGLASSES BECAUSE EVERY HOME HAS A COMICALLY BRIGHT FLOODLIGHT INSTALLED ABOVE ITS GARAGE, POINTING OUT INTO THE STREET. 
          IF FUTURE PHASES OF ANACAPRI OR OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE SIMILAR FEATURES, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE JUPITER OR SATURN SOON. 
          IN SUMMARY, PLEASE, JUST TAKE PAUSE AND LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITIES OF SAVING PART OF OUR SMALL TOWNS CHARM, OUR NIGHT SKIES BEFORE IT'S LOST FOR GOOD. 
          DON'T FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE HERE. 
          LOOK FOR WAYS TO PREVENT FUTURE FIRES FROM HAPPENING. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. HIEU OROZIO. 
          >> IT'S SPELLED HIEU OROZCO. 
          >> HIEU OROZCO. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME FOR ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT. 
          AGAIN, MY NAME IS HIEU OROZCO, AND I'M HERE TO PROPOSE THAT WE REZONE THE LOCATION OF MY DAD'S FUTURE HIBACHI RESTAURANT TO COMMERCIAL. 
          THIS ISN'T JUST A PERSONAL APPEAL. 
          IT'S A CHANCE TO EMBRACE GROWTH AND DIVERSITY AND BOTH OUR BELOVED CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS. 
          MY DAD IS AN IMMIGRANT FROM VIETNAM, AND OUR FAMILY CAME TO THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OF AMERICA AS REFUGEES FROM THE VIETNAM WAR. 
          MY GRANDFATHER SERVED BRAVELY AND WAS IMPRISONED FOR FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM. 
          OUR JOURNEY HERE HAS NOT BEEN EASY, BUT IT HAS SHAPED WHO WE ARE AND FUELED MY DAD'S UNWAVERING DETERMINATION TO PURSUE HIS DREAM. 
          AFTER 30 YEARS OF BEING A HIBACHI CHEF UNDER OTHER RESTAURANT OWNERS, HE HAS FINALLY TAKEN THE LEAP TO INVEST IN HIS LIFE SAVINGS INTO HIS PASSION, HIS DREAM OF OWNING A RESTAURANT. 
          HIS TALENT AND CHARISMA HAVE MADE HIM A FAN FAVORITE, EVEN CATCHING THE ATTENTION OF WWE SUPERSTAR TRIPLE H, WHO SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED MY DAD TO BE HIS CHEF FOR YEARS WHEN WE LIVED IN CONNECTICUT. 
          THIS SPEAKS NOT ONLY TO MY DAD'S EXCEPTIONAL SKILL, BUT ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION HE HAS BUILT OVER THE YEARS. 
          AS WE LOOK AROUND ANNA, WE SEE A CITY EVOLVING AND ATTRACTING FAMILIES FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. 
          THIS GROWTH PRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ENRICH OUR LOCAL CULTURE AND CULINARY LANDSCAPE. 
          BY ALLOWING MY DAD'S HIBACHI RESTAURANT TO OPERATE IN A COMMERCIAL ZONE, WE CAN INTRODUCE A NEW CULINARY EXPERIENCE THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          HIBACHI CUISINE IS MORE THAN JUST DELICIOUS FOOD. 
          IT'S ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE. 
          IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AROUND A GRILL WHERE THEY CAN ENJOY FRESH INGREDIENTS PREPARED RIGHT BEFORE THEIR EYES. 
          THIS INTERACTION AND INTERACTIVE DINING EXPERIENCE FOSTERS CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY. 
          INVITING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SHARE IN THE JOY OF GOOD FOOD AND CAMARADERIE. 
          DIVERSITY IN OUR CULINARY OFFERINGS REFLECTS THE RICH TAPESTRY OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          IT PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF DIFFERENT CULTURES. 
          BY REZONING THIS LOCATION, WE ARE NOT ONLY SUPPORTING A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS, BUT ALSO EMBRACING A BROADER NARRATIVE OF INCLUSION AND GROWTH. 
          IN CONCLUSION, I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THIS REZONING. 
          LET'S TAKE THIS STEP TOGETHER TO BRING MY DAD'S FUTURE HIBACHI RESTAURANT TO ANNA, WHERE IT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND GROWTH AND DIVERSITY. 
          TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE ANNA A DESTINATION NOT JUST FOR ITS CHARM, BUT FOR ITS VIBRANT CULINARY LANDSCAPE. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> NEXT UP, WE HAVE BETTY SHARP. 
          >> BETTY SHARP, 10282 COUNTY ROAD 288, ANNA, TEXAS. 
          I CAME HERE TONIGHT TO PUT FORTH THREE IDEAS, TWO OF WHICH HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY WITH MR. BRUCE NORWOOD. 
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MR. MILLER MAY HAVE HEARD THEM TOO BECAUSE HE WAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THANK YOU FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 
          MR. NORWOOD CAME TWICE FOR 2.5-3 HOURS. 
          HE CAME BECAUSE WE SPOKE TO THE EDC. 
          WE PLAN TO SPEAK TO EVERY BOARD ASKING FOR THEIR HELP AND KEEPING THE ETJ ACREAGE LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL. 
          MR. NORWOOD, WHO IS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR AISD REAL ESTATE, AND IS ALSO A CITIZEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN AISD, REALLY LIKED THE IDEA OF A GREEN BELT WALKING TRAIL COMING FROM THE AISD PROPERTY WINDING ALL THE WAY THROUGH LIBERTY HILLS, 290 AND AROUND, POSSIBLY 275, AN EDUCATION TRAIL. 
          BOY, I LIKE THAT IDEA, NIGHT SKY LEARNING. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. EVERYTHING WE DISCUSSED, MR. NORWOOD COULD TELL YOU. 
          I DON'T HAVE TIME IN THREE MINUTES, BUT A VERY EXCITING EDUCATION GREEN BELT TRAIL THAT NOT ONLY WILL ADD TO AISD, BUT COULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE NUISANCE PROBLEMS WITH THE LIBERTY HILLS' DEVELOPMENT LIKE THAT UGLY EIGHT FOOT BRICK WALL. 
          SECOND, A MEDIAN STRIP ALONG 290. 
          INSTEAD OF CUTTING DOWN THOSE TREES THAT YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT, INCLUDING THE HISTORICAL TREES, YOU DON'T JUST PUT IN THE SAME OLD ROAD. 
          YOU FLIP THE EAST SIDE LANES ONTO THE LIBERTY HILLS JANICE OPTION PROPERTY, YOU PUT A MEDIAN STRIP DOWN THE MIDDLE, PLANT IT LIKE MELISSA HAS NATIVE TREES IN THEIR STRIP ALONG OLD MELISSA ROAD, PRESERVE THE SMITH AND MOSE HUNDRED TREES, AND YOU INCREASE THE VALUE OF LIBERTY HILLS' DEVELOPMENT BY DOING THAT. 
          THOSE TWO IDEAS. THE THIRD IDEA, I REMIND YOU, MR. TOM COPPIN, KIMLEY-HORN REP FOR LIBERTY HILLS, SAID THE PLAN WAS FLEXIBLE AND MARKET CONDITIONS COULD CHANGE IT. 
          WE'LL NEVER GIVE UP ON WANTING SOMETHING BETTER. 
          I THINK WE MAY ALREADY BE GETTING SOMETHING BETTER, BUT IT CAN BE SO MUCH BETTER. 
          I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A CHANGING MARKET CONDITION AS QUICKLY AS I CAN, BECAUSE YOU NEED HOMES ON ACREAGE FOR PROFESSIONALS. 
          EVERYBODY HAS IN THIS HEAD GROWTH, GROWTH, GROWTH. 
          I'M GOING TO FINISH. IT'S JUST A FEW SENTENCES. 
          BUT WHAT IF GROWTH STABILIZES? NOT THROUGH GLOOM AND DOOM, BUT BECAUSE ANOTHER AREA BECOMES THE BOOM AREA. 
          I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE LARGEST LITHIUM DEPOSIT DISCOVERED IN THE US. DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? IT'S VERY CLOSE TO US. 
          IT'S 100 MILE SWATH FROM TEXARKANA INTO EAST TEXAS. 
          THE CLOSEST COUNTIES, LAMAR, HOPKINS, RED RIVER, WE'RE ONLY SEPARATED BY FANNIN. 
          WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? THERE'S A NEW PATENT FOR A NEW EXTRACTION MACHINE THAT WILL NOT DESTROY THE ENVIRONMENT. 
          THAT AREA OF EAST TEXAS NORTH IS GOING TO BOOM LIKE CRAZY. 
          MR. PARKER WANTS BATTERIES OUT HERE MANUFACTURING. 
          I'M TELLING YOU LITHIUM BATTERY MANUFACTURING, ANNA TEXAS IS CLOSER THAN MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE WHERE THESE LITHIUM MINERS PLAN TO GO FOR BATTERY PRODUCTION. 
          PLEASE LOOK AT THE TEXAS MONTHLY OCTOBER 2024 ARTICLE ON LITHIUM AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN NORTHEAST TEXAS. 
          WE NEED RESIDENTIAL LARGE LOT PROFESSIONAL AREAS. 
          WE HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE. 
          YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB ON THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          I'LL PROVIDE RESOURCES AT ANOTHER TIME FOR MY STATEMENTS. 
          >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4, REPORTS. 
          [4. Reports.]
RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OR THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. 
          ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST INCLUDE EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCE, INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, AND HONORARY SLATUTORY RECOGNITION OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, 
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OR OTHER CITIZEN, BUT NOT INCLUDING A CHANGE IN STATUS OF A PERSON'S PUBLIC OFFICE OR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. 
          A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING EVENT, ORGANIZED OR SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNING BODY, INFORMATION REGARDING A SOCIAL, CEREMONIAL OR COMMUNITY EVENT ORGANIZED OR SPONSORED BY AN ENTITY OTHER THAN THE GOVERNING BODY THAT WAS ATTENDED OR IS SCHEDULED TO BE ATTENDED BY A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY, OR AN OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE OF THE MUNICIPALITY, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE IN A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS ARISEN AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA. ANYONE? 
          >> I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN OUR ARMED FORCES. 
          THEIR COURAGE, DEDICATION, AND SACRIFICE, ARE THE FOUNDATION OF THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY. 
          ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND OUR CITY, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO ALL VETERANS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE SITTING ON THIS BOARD UP HERE NOW. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OUR STAFF HAS DONE THIS. 
          THIS WAS NOT A COUNCIL DIRECTED ITEM. 
          THIS WAS OUR STAFF JUST WANTING TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION. 
          IF YOU ARE ON THE MAIN LIST, YOU PRIORITY SLICE, IF YOU HAVEN'T, YOU CAN CONTACT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES OR COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR, OLIVIA DEMINGS AND REQUEST THIS. 
          IF YOU DO NOT FEEL LIKE CLIMBING TO THE SECOND FLOOR, THEY WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DELIVER ONE TO YOUR HOUSE. 
          IF YOU KNOW OF A VETERAN IN ANNA THAT WOULD LIKE THIS, PLEASE GET ONE FORM. WE HAVE SEVERAL. 
          ALSO, RELATED TO THAT, OUR VETERANS DAY PARADE IS NOT TOO FAR IN THE FUTURE. ITS NOVEMBER 9. 
          IT'S BEEN A VERY GRAND EVENT, VERY REVERENT EVENT. 
          THE TURNOUT HAS JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE EVERY TIME WE'VE DONE IT, SO I WANT TO GET IT INTO PEOPLE'S HEADS IF YOU KNOW A VETERAN, WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE THAT A MILE LONG LINE. 
          I'LL CONTACT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THEY CAN GET YOU MORE INFORMATION. 
          >> AND PETE TELLING ON THAT, THE NEXT DAY IS A MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY AND MARY OBIAS CAKE. 
          [LAUGHTER] SERIOUSLY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE MARINES HAVE CAKE ON NOVEMBER 10TH, AND HAVING BEEN IN THE NAVY. 
          I'VE ENJOYED CAKE ON BEHALF OF THE MARINES FOR MANY YEARS. 
          >> JARHEADS LOVE CAKE. 
          >> THEY DO. [LAUGHTER]. 
          >> SATURDAY AT 10:30, WE'RE GOING TO DO A HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY MARKER DEDICATION AT THE LAIR CEMETERY. 
          LAIR CEMETERY IS LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM RATON SCHOOL, JUST SOUTH OF LAMAR BANK THERE IN FERGUSON. 
          EVERYONE IS WELCOME. 
          IT'S RATHER A SMALL CEMETERY. 
          DOCTOR LAIR IS BURIED THERE. THAT'S THE NAMESAKE. 
          YOU CAN GO ON THE ANN AREA HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY FACEBOOK PAGE AND LEARN ALL ABOUT THE LAIR CEMETERY. 
          BUT IT'S OPEN TO ANYBODY AT 10. 
          IT STARTS AT 10:30 AT RATON SCHOOL. 
          WE'LL HAVE A CEREMONY THERE AND THEN FOLLOW PROCEED ACROSS THE STREET TO THE CEMETERY FOR THE MARKER UNVEILING AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5, WORK SESSION. 
          [5. Work Session.]
ITEM A, CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT PROCESS, MISS LAND. 
          >> COUNCIL, CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A CHARTER AMENDMENT IN MAY OF 2026, AND WE ARE GOING TO BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS PREPARED BY OUR LEGAL COUNSEL THIS EVENING. 
          CITY COUNCIL WILL APPOINT A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION OF AT LEAST 10 CITIZENS. 
          THE COMMISSION IS TO DETERMINE IF THE PROVISIONS IN THE CITY CHARTER REQUIRE REVISIONS AND PROPOSE RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          THE COMMISSION IS TO COMPLETE THEIR REVIEW WITHIN SIX MONTHS, AND THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES MUST GO TO A VOTE OF THE NEIGHBORS BEFORE ANY CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE CHARTER. 
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THE ONLY REQUIRED STEPS ARE THE FIRST ONE APPOINTMENT BY COUNCIL AND SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT TO THE COUNCIL. 
          SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT PAGE. 
          SECTION 904B, THE ELECTION MUST BE HELD ON OR AFTER 30TH DAY FOLLOWING ORDINANCE ORDERING THE ELECTION, AND NOTICE MUST BE BEFORE THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION. 
          OUR PROJECT TIMELINE. 
          WE'RE LOOKING AT STARTING IN JANUARY 31ST FOR ALL OF STAFF TO HAVE THEIR REVIEW IN TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. 
          ALL THE AMENDMENTS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. 
          CITY COUNCIL WILL APPOINT A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION IN JUNE OF 2025 AND IN DECEMBER, THE COMMISSION WILL PRESENT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION AND CITY COUNCIL WILL CALL THE SPECIAL ELECTION IN JANUARY OF 2026, AND THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD MAY 2ND OF 2026. 
          IT'S THAT BRIEF. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANYTHING? 
          >> GARY ARE, ARE WE LOOKING TO CHANGE A FEW OF CHARTERS OR JUST TO GO OVER THEM AND MAYBE CHANGE THEM? 
          >> WELL, STAFF IS GOING THROUGH THEM, AND THEN THEY'LL SUBMIT TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND THEN WE'LL BE REVIEWING THEM ALL AND THEN WE'LL BRING BACK TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM 5B, SHIRLEY FARMERS DEVELOPMENT UPDATE, DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, STEPHANIE SCOTT SIMMS. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STEPHANIE SCOTT SIMMS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. 
          YOU MAY RECALL BACK ON APRIL 23RD, 2024, THE TELLUS GROUP CAME BEFORE YOU DURING A WORK SESSION TO PRESENT THEIR PROPOSAL FOR A MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF FUTURE LEONARD AVENUE, NORTH OF FM 455. 
          THE TELLUS GROUP AND STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON PREPARING A PRE ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL COME BEFORE YOU REALLY SOON. 
          BUT THE TELLUS GROUP IS HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT AN UPDATE TO THAT WORK SESSION, AND JUST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND CHANGES THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING TO THAT DEVELOPMENT. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVITING US BACK. 
          THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING PRETTY WELL, AND WE'VE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH STAFF ON WORKING WHAT'S REALLY 1,100 ACRES OF LAND IN ANNA. 
          WHEN WE CAME BACK AND WE PRESENTED APRILS BEFORE THE ELECTION, AND SO SOME OF YOU HAVE GOTTEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH US, AND THERE'S SOME NEW FACES. 
          TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF US, OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS, OF THE UPDATES WITH THE SHIRLEY FARMS DEVELOPMENT, AND REALLY WHAT WE VIEW AS THE KEY ELEMENTS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. 
          I'M ANDRE FERRARI. 
          I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF TRANSACTIONS AND GENERAL COUNSEL AT TELLUS GROUP. 
          I'VE GOT JUSTIN CRAIG HERE WITH ME. 
          HE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ENTITLEMENTS AND PLANNING. 
          WE'VE GOT A FEW OTHER MEMBERS IN THE BACK, INCLUDING OUR CO FOUNDERS, DAVID BLOM, CRAIG MARTIN, OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, KRISTIN SHERYL. 
          REALLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE THAT IS THE REASON WE'RE HERE TODAY IS JOSHUA SHIRLEY ESCOTO, WHO MANAGES THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP THAT OWNS THE LAND, AND REALLY WAS THE INITIAL VISION BEHIND A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE 
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TODAY AND HAS BEEN WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH US THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS, AS WELL AS ONE OF HER CONSULTANTS ADAM WILLIAMS. IN TERMS OF JUST VERY HIGH LEVEL FOR TELLUS GROUP, WE'RE A DEVELOPER MASTER PLAN COMMUNITIES, REALLY FOCUSED ON HIGHLY AMENITIZED LIFESTYLE DRIVEN, HIGH QUALITY COMMUNITIES. 
          REALLY THE ENTIRE FOCUS OF WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DESIGN AND DEVELOP IS TO CREATE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE RESIDENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALSO THE BROADER COMMUNITY WITHIN WHERE OUR DEVELOPMENTS SIT. 
          THAT'S THE DRIVING VISION BEHIND EVERYTHING WE DO, AND IT MANIFESTS IN DIFFERENT WAYS THROUGHOUT OUR DIFFERENT PROJECTS. 
          I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JUSTIN WHO WILL WALK THROUGH SOME OF OUR OTHER PROJECTS IN DFW AND THEN SOME OF THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND REALLY THE GUIDING THEMES THAT WE WORK THROUGH IN OUR DEVELOPMENTS. 
          >> THANK YOU, ANDRE. LIKE HE AND STEPHANIE HAD SAID, WE HAD BEEN HERE IN APRIL AND SOME OF WHAT I'M GOING TO COVER IS A REFRESHER IN TERMS OF THE KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT WE INCORPORATE INTO OUR PROJECTS AND ALSO A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE LEVEL OF QUALITY AND THE TYPE OF AMENITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO BRING HERE TO THE CITY OF ANNA AND SHIRLEY FARMS. SORRY, IT'S REQUIRE ME TO BEND OVER HERE A LITTLE BIT. 
          THE FIRST THING THAT I'LL TOUCH ON IS THE AESTHETIC DESIGN, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT WE'VE INCORPORATE INTO ALL OF OUR PROJECTS THAT REALLY PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF QUALITY. 
          THE FIRST PART OF THAT IS ICONIC ENTRIES, SO WE LIKE TO AT THE ENTRY OF OUR PROJECTS TO REALLY PROVIDE AN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT, ARTISTIC ELEMENT. 
          THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF IT RIGHT THERE ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE WITH THE WIND SONG RIBBON. 
          REALLY WHAT THAT DOES IS IT CALLS PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO THE ENTRY OF THE PROJECT. 
          IT REALLY LETS YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 
          IT PULLS YOU INTO THE PROJECT AND SO YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE EXAMPLES AS I GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE SLIDES. 
          THE OTHER THING WE WORK HARD TO DO IS PRESERVE THE NATURAL FEATURES OF THE LAND. 
          THOSE INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS THE EXISTING TREE LINES, EXISTING PONDS. 
          WE REALLY TRY TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR LAND PLANNING, ENHANCE THOSE AND REALLY HONOR THE LAND AS IT EXISTS BY INCORPORATING THAT IN THERE. 
          WHEN YOU DO THAT, IT REALLY CREATES A LEVEL OF MATURITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT. YOU GO IN THERE. 
          IT'S NOT JUST SMALL TREES, AND WHATNOT, YOU HAVE THE EXISTING TREE LINES, AND IT MAKES IT FEEL MORE ESTABLISHED. 
          THE OTHER KEY ELEMENT THAT IT'S CRITICAL FOR US IS WE INCORPORATE CURVE LINEAR STREETS AND SINGLE LOADED STREETS WITHIN OUR MASTER PLANNING. 
          THE CURVE LINEAR STREETS ARE JUST CURVED ROADS THAT GO THROUGH THE PROJECT AND AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THOSE DIFFERENT VIEW TERMINUS OF THOSE OPEN SPACE AREAS REALLY PULL YOU THROUGH IT. 
          IT PULLS YOU THROUGH LIKE A STORY. 
          IT PULLS YOU THROUGH THE PROJECT. 
          THE OTHER ASPECT IS THE SINGLE LOADED STREETS, WHICH IT'S A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE FEATURE THAT WE INTO OUR DEVELOPMENTS, BUT IT'S CRITICAL IN TERMS OF PLANNING. 
          IT BRINGS PEOPLE INTO THE OPEN SPACE AREAS, INTO THE AMENITIES ONTO THE TRAIL SYSTEM. 
          WE WORK HARD TO INCORPORATE A LOT OF NATURE INTO OUR PROJECTS, AND SO IT JUST BRINGS PEOPLE INTO NATURE AND I THINK AT THIS DAY AND AGE, WITH EVERYBODY AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE, IT'S CRITICAL TO GET PEOPLE BACK INTO NATURE AND GET THE KIDS OUTSIDE AND IN THESE AMENITIES AND MASTER PLANNED AREAS. 
          WE ALSO WORK HARD AND WE BUILD DEEPER LOTS THAN A LOT OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. 
          WHAT THIS ALLOWS US TO DO IS HAVE VARYING SETBACKS ALONG THOSE STREETS. 
          YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THESE HOMES UNIFORMLY BUILT ALONG THE STREETS. 
          THEY'RE VARIED AS YOU GO DOWN THE STREET, AND IT ALSO ALLOWS WITH THE DEEPER LOTS TO NOT LOSE BACK YARD SPACE WHEN YOU START SETTING BACK THE DEEPER SETBACKS. 
          THAT'S IMPORTANT AND THEN WE HAVE REPETITION RESTRICTIONS IN OUR BUILDER GUIDELINES THAT ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE CITY ZONING REQUIRES. 
          THOSE DETAILED BUILDER GUIDELINES HAVE ARCHITECTURAL RESTRICTIONS. 
          THEY HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO US FOR APPROVAL, EVERY LOT, EVERY BUILDING HAS TO BE SUBMITTED AND REVIEWED FOR MATERIALS, COLORS, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE REPETITIVE ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN AS YOU GO DOWN THERE. 
          WE HAVE A DEDICATED PERSON IN THE OFFICE REVIEWING THOSE ARCHITECTURAL SUBMITTALS. 
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ANOTHER CRITICAL ASPECT IS AN INTEGRATED TRAIL NETWORK. 
          WITH ALL THESE AMENITIES AND OPEN SPACE AREAS, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY'RE ALL LINKED, THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED, SO ALL THOSE RESIDENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET ON THE TRAIL SYSTEM. 
          THAT ACTUALLY BENEFITS THE WIDER COMMUNITY BECAUSE THOSE TRAILS ARE ALL OPEN AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL THOSE OPEN SPACE AREAS TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY AS WELL. 
          WE WORK EXTREMELY HARD TO CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. 
          THAT STARTS WITH WELL PLANNED PUBLIC SPACES. 
          WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ANALYZING, GOING THROUGH MULTIPLE DESIGNS ON KEY NODES, POCKET PARKS, THINGS LIKE THAT, TO REALLY BRING THE RESIDENTS OUT OF THEIR HOME, CREATE THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY, THAT INTERESTING PLACE, THAT FUN PLAY AREA FOR THE KIDS, THE MEDITATIVE SPACE, WHATEVER IT IS, THE MULTI USABLE OPEN SPACE AREA, TO BRING PEOPLE OUT SO THAT THEY GET TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THEY CREATE THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY. 
          WE ALSO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE THE SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS. 
          IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE SCHOOLS ON SITE SO THAT KIDS AREN'T HAVING TO GET BUS ACROSS TOWN, THAT THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY NEAR HOME. 
          THEY CAN GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY. 
          ALL OF THOSE REASONS. 
          IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT ON SITE, AND WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH NISD ON AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE AND THEN ON SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. 
          >> WE ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY WIDE EVENTS, ON AVERAGE, ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 150-200 EVENTS PER YEAR AT EACH ONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND A LOT OF THOSE EVENTS ARE ACTUALLY OPEN TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY. 
          A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS AT WINDSONG RANCH IS OF COURSE, 4H OF JULY CELEBRATION AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF FESTIVITIES PLANNED THERE. 
          WE HAVE A FIREWORK SHOW THAT'S ENJOYED BY THE GREATER COMMUNITY THERE. 
          WE REALLY TRY TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AS WELL. 
          I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE ON EACH ONE OF OUR PROJECTS A DEDICATED LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR, WHO'S THERE 40 HOURS A WEEK AND THEIR SOLE JOB IS TO PLAN EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          LIFESTYLE DRIVEN. 
          I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED HOW IMPORTANT THE NETWORK OF TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS ARE, BUT IT REALLY BRINGS PEOPLE OUT IN NATURE AND IT HELPS SUPPORT THAT LIFESTYLE. 
          IT'S HOT HERE IN TEXAS SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE WATER FEATURES. 
          WE HAVE HIGH END WATER FEATURES, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN SOME FUTURE SLIDES HERE, THAT ARE IMPORTANT AND A KEY NODE IN ALL OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS. 
          WE DO HAVE SPORTS COURTS AND SELECT LOCATIONS. 
          YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE YOU PLAN THOSE, JUST FROM A NOISE PERSPECTIVE, DOG PARKS, ACTIVE PARKS WITH PLAYSCAPES FOR KIDS. 
          THEN I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HAVE PASSIVE PARKS WITH MEDITATIVE SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND DECOMPRESS. 
          WE INCORPORATE COMMUNITY GARDENS AND FISHING PONDS, AND WE ACTUALLY STOCK SOME OF THE FISHING PONDS AT SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL. 
          JUMPING INTO THE PROJECTS, WE HAVE WINDSONG RANCH. 
          IT'S THE MOST AWARD-WINNING COMMUNITY IN DALLAS. 
          IT'S IN PROSPER, JUST OVER 3,100 HOMES WITH PRICES RANGING FROM ABOUT 500,000 TO NORTH OF 2.5 MILLION. 
          IT'S ABOUT 2,000 ACRES, 600 ACRES OF THAT IS OPEN SPACE. 
          MULTIPLE AMENITY CENTERS. 
          ONE THING I WILL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO IS IN THE CENTER THERE IS THE FIVE ACRE CRYSTAL LAGOON. 
          THAT'S ONE OF THE HIGH END WATER AMENITIES THAT THE TYPE OF AMENITY THAT WE BRING TO OUR PROJECTS. 
          I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE ON THIS ONE, JUST OVER A DECADE AGO, THIS WAS AN EGG FARM WITH THE NEAREST UTILITIES APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AWAY, AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVER A DECADE LATER, IT'S A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AWARD-WINNING MASTER PLAN. 
          IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THE EXPERIENCE LEVEL AND WHAT WE CAN BRING AND ARE HOPING TO BRING TO ANNA. 
          JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT ON THE TYPE OF EVENTS, AND THE WAY WE ROLL OUT THINGS. 
          THE OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL LAGOON THERE IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT, AND IT'S A HIGH LEVEL EVENT, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAD MICHAEL PHELPS THERE ON SITE TO HELP CELEBRATE THAT OPENING. 
          ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, UP NEAR THE TOP, THE SMALLER PHOTOS ARE OF AN AMENITY CENTER THAT WE HAVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. 
          THOSE ARE RENDERINGS OF SHOWING WHAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S COMPLETED, AND THEN JUST BELOW THAT JUST SOME SNAPSHOTS OF OTHER AMENITIES ON SITE. 
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THE NEXT COMMUNITY JUST NORTH OF WINDSONG IS MOSAIC IN CELINA. 
          IT'S OVER 1,600 HOMES, PRICE BETWEEN 500,000 AND 1.3 MILLION. 
          ON SITE HERE, I'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CENTER, WE'VE GOT A CENTRALLY LOCATED LAKE. 
          WE'VE GOT A POOL, LAZY RIVER COMPLEX, AND AN AMENITY CENTER THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ANTICIPATED TO BE OPENED NEXT SUMMER. 
          PHASE 1 WAS DELIVERED LATE LAST YEAR, AND THEN WE'RE DELIVERING PHASE 2, AND BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE'VE GOT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE IN PHASE 1, AND THEN I'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT ICONIC ENTRY MONUMENT RIGHT THERE, AND THAT'S AN ARTISTIC, MONUMENT STRUCTURE THAT WE HAD CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          IT MEASURES ABOUT 36 FEET TALL. 
          IT'S INTERNALLY LIT. 
          IT CAN BE ADJUSTED FOR DIFFERENT EVENTS, AND THEN IT SITS ON ABOUT A 12 FOOT HIGH BERM. 
          IT'S JUST SHY OF 50 FEET IN HEIGHT, AND IT'S REALLY A LANDMARK FOR THE AREA THAT PEOPLE CAN REFERENCE, YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE TOLLWAY, AND IT GIVES YOU THAT FEEL THAT, HEY, YOU'RE HERE AT MOSAIC NOW. 
          HERE'S SOME RENDERINGS OF THE AMENITY CENTER THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW AND THIS WILL BE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN COMPLETE. 
          THEN JUMPING OVER TO MERAKI. 
          MERAKI IS OUR MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN FORNEY. 
          WE JUST BROKE GROUND ON PHASE 1 IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. 
          IT'S ABOUT 1,100 ACRES. 
          IT'S GOT 300 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE. 
          IT'S INTEGRATED TRAIL NETWORK, AND THE TWO THINGS THAT I'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO HERE IS JUST THE MASSIVE LAKES THAT WE HAVE ON SITE. 
          ONE OF THEM IS ABOUT 42 ACRES, THE OTHER ONE IS ABOUT 28 ACRES IN SIZE. 
          THOSE ARE EXISTING LAKES, AND WE ARE ENHANCING THEM AND TYING THEM INTO OUR OPEN SPACE AREA. 
          THIS ONE ALSO HAS MULTIPLE AMENITY CENTERS, AND WE ANTICIPATE DELIVERING LOTS OUT THERE THIRD QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR. 
          WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO ANDRE. 
          >> LET'S TALK ABOUT ANNA. SHERLEY FARMS. IN TERMS OF WHAT IT TAKES TO REALLY PLAN OUT SOMETHING OF THIS SCALE THAT ULTIMATELY TURNS INTO THE TYPES OF COMMUNITIES THAT YOU JUST SAW THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT DFW, IT REALLY TAKES A VILLAGE IN TERMS OF THE CONSULTANTS, IN TERMS OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS OF MUNICIPALITIES. 
          THIS SLIDE JUST SHOWS YOU SOME OF THE CONSULTANTS THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED VERY STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH BECAUSE THEY ALIGN WITH OUR OVERALL VISION ON HOW YOU DO THE RIGHT THING BY THE LAND AND HOW YOU DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY FOCUSED ON THE RESIDENT. 
          SOME OF THOSE ARE LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS AND SOME OF THEM ARE A LITTLE BIT NEWER, BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON THE AGRIHOOD CONCEPT AND THE WELLNESS CONCEPT THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HERE. 
          BACK IN FEBRUARY 2024, WE HOSTED A TWO-DAY DESIGN CHARETTE DOWN IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS. 
          WE FLEW PEOPLE INTO TOWN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND WE HAD THEM COME OUT TO THE CITY OF ANNA, DRIVE THE PROPERTY, DRIVE AROUND THE CITY OF ANNA, READ THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, READ THE VISIONING FOR THE CITY OF ANNA AND REALLY THINK THROUGH, HOW DO WE BRING SOMETHING VERY UNIQUE TO THE CITY OF ANNA THAT ALIGNS WITH WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, THAT ALIGNS WITH WHAT WE DO WELL. 
          WE HAD 25 PEOPLE COMING FROM FOUR DIFFERENT STATES, GLOBAL EXPERIENCED, AND WE JUST LOCKED EVERYONE IN A ROOM FOR TWO DAYS. IT WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE. 
          A LOT CAME OUT OF THAT AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT HERE. 
          THEN REALLY SINCE THEN, THE BIG THING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IS WORKING WITH THE OUTPUT OF WHAT CAME FROM THOSE MEETINGS AND FURTHER STUFF WITH OUR CONSULTANTS AND WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF. 
          WITH SOMETHING THIS COMPLEX, WITH SOMETHING THIS BIG, IT REALLY TAKES A LOT OF DEDICATION ON THE STAFF'S END, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY WITH HOW COMMITTED THE VARIETY OF MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN TO WORKING WITH US ON THIS AND 
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REALLY TAKING THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. 
          SAYING YOU WANT SOMETHING UNIQUE IS EASY TO SAY, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE AND FOLLOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE THE WHOLE TIME ANYWAYS. 
          WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE STAFF AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH US, SO WE REALLY WANT TO EXTEND A HEARTFELT THANK YOU, TO ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS ON HELPING US WORK THROUGH THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS HERE. 
          COMING OUT OF THE SESSION, AND I'LL HIT PRETTY BRIEFLY ON THESE IN TERMS OF THE PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO READ THROUGH ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY HIT ON THE BIG POINTS HERE AND RESPECTFUL OF YOUR TIME, BUT THE GENERAL IDEA COMING OUT OF THIS IS WE REALLY WANT TO CONNECT WITH ANNA, CONNECT WITH THE LAND, REALLY CREATE ENGAGING REASONS FOR PEOPLE TO VISIT THE COMMUNITY, TO WANT TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          THERE'S AN ELEMENT HERE OF AN AGRIHOOD, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, WHERE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TEACH SOMEONE TO BECOME A FARMER, BUT YOU PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC FARMING. 
          HOW DO YOU GROW TOMATOES? WHAT'S THE BENEFIT OF BEES WITHIN OUR ECOSYSTEM, WHICH PARTICULARLY WITH THE KIDS IN TERMS OF GETTING THEM OFF THE IPAD, GIVING THEM A REASON TO GO AND LEARN. 
          REALLY RE-IMAGINING THE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY. 
          WE WANT THIS TO BE A MODEL THAT OTHERS CAN REPLICATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
          WANT TO WIN NATIONAL AWARDS, AND THIS IS TO BE A CASE STUDY FOR OTHERS AND REALLY HAVE THE IMPACT OF WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN ANNA SPREAD TO OTHER PLACES AND REALLY HAVE A MULTIPLIER EFFECT. 
          WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT WITH WINDSONG RANCH. 
          WHEN WE BROUGHT THE LAGOON TO WINDSONG RANCH, IT WAS THE ONLY ONE IN DFW AND NOW THERE'S LOTS OF PLANS FOR LOTS MORE. 
          REALLY PART OF HOW WE THINK ABOUT THINGS IS WE WANT TO INSPIRE AND REALLY ELEVATE THE QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE SEEING IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THEN CREATING A COMPLETE COMMUNITY BECAUSE PEOPLE PLACES TO WALK HAS A MIX OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOMES FOR DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES. 
          WE'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. 
          THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE A VERY BIG WELLNESS ELEMENT TO THIS THAT A LOT OF IT IS IT'S TOUGH TO GET PEOPLE TO REALLY FOCUS ON THEIR WELLNESS, BUT THAT'S ULTIMATELY ONE OF THE BIGGEST WAYS YOU CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          SOME OF THAT IS, GETTING PEOPLE TO THE GYM IS DIFFICULT. 
          BUT GETTING THEM ON A BEAUTIFULLY MANICURED TRAIL TO GO AND EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF THEIR COMMUNITY, SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY RESONATED WITH WHEN ONE OF THE CITIZENS WAS IN PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT SHE WAS SUGGESTING TO WINDSONG RANCH. 
          WE HAD A BIG LAKE. WE PUT UP POST ALL AROUND THE LAKE THAT HAS A TRAIL AROUND IT, AND WE PUT A PAGE OF A CHILDREN'S BOOK ON EACH DIFFERENT POST. 
          THEN YOU COULD GO WITH YOUR CHILD, WALK AROUND THE LAKE, BE OUTSIDE, ENJOYING THE NATURE, READING A CHILDREN'S BOOK, AND THAT GETS CHANGED OUT EVERY MONTH. 
          IT'S DIFFERENT IDEAS LIKE THAT. 
          THEY'RE NOT CRAZY EXPENSIVE, BUT IT TAKES THAT KIND OF THINKING TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES AND BRING THEM OUT TO ENJOY THE COMMUNITY, TO MEET THEIR NEIGHBORS. 
          THIS IS THE UPDATED VERSION OF WHAT SOME OF YOU ALL SAW WHEN WE CAME HERE AND SPOKE IN APRIL. 
          WE'LL RUN THROUGH IT AND IF YOU'RE MARKING A SLIDE TO GOING BACK TO LATER, THIS IS A GOOD ONE. 
          IN TERMS OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ELEMENT THAT DALLAS IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON, WE'RE LOOKING AT ENTITLEMENTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,000 HIGH QUALITY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE VERY STRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES AND RENTAL RESTRICTIONS, PRETTY MUCH AS FAR AS THE STATE OF TEXAS WILL ALLOW US ON THE RENTAL RESTRICTIONS. 
          A BIG PART OF THAT OF WHY WE TAKE THAT APPROACH, LIKE JUSTIN SAID, WITH WINDSONG RANCH, WE WERE THERE WHEN THE FIRST SHOVEL WENT IN THE GROUND, AND WE'RE THERE AS WE'RE DELIVERING OUR LAST LOTS NOW OVER A DECADE. 
          FOR US, THE QUALITY OF THE HOMES IN PHASE 1, THE QUALITY OF THE COMMUNITY IS WHAT'S GOING TO DRIVE THE BENEFITS IN PHASE 7 FOR US. 
          WE REALLY THINK THAT THAT ALIGNS US VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF ANNA TO REALLY MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY IS SET UP IN A VERY SUSTAINABLE, HIGH QUALITY WAY. 
          THROUGHOUT OUR PLANNING, WE HAVE 150 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, WHICH INCLUDES THAT BIG SWEEPING CENTRAL GREEN THAT YOU SEE THROUGH THE MIDDLE. 
          THINK OF IT AS A GOLF COURSE HOLE WITHOUT THE GOLF. 
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IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A VERY QUICK WALK TO A LARGE OPEN AREA. 
          SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE SCALE OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S 1,100 ACRES, IT'S A LITTLE MAP. 
          THE SKINNIEST PART OF THAT CENTRAL GREEN IS OVER A FOOTBALL FIELD AND A HALF WIDE, AND THE LARGEST I THINK IT'S ALMOST THREE FOOTBALL FIELDS. 
          TO GIVE A SENSE OF THE SCALE, THIS REALLY IS JUST A PARK THAT GOES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. 
          WE'RE NOT PUTTING SOME BIG FENCE AROUND IT THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP CAR TO GO INTO. 
          THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO THE BROADER CITY OF ANNA BEYOND JUST SHERLEY FARMS. ANOTHER UNIQUE ELEMENT HERE, YOU SEE IT IN DARK GREEN IN THE TOP RIGHT, 65 ACRE WORKING ORGANIC FARM THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A SUBSTANTIVE AGRITAINMENT COMPONENT. 
          THIS IS GOING TO FEED INTO SOME OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, HAVING THE PROGRAMMING. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FARMER THAT LIVES ON SITE, AND THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BE A GREAT PLACE TO HOST MORE COMMUNITY WIDE COMMUNITIES LIKE FARMERS MARKET FOR THEIR ORGANIC PRODUCE. 
          WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 
          ONE THING I WILL NOTE ABOUT BOTH THE CENTRAL GREEN AND THE FARM, ALMOST ALL OF IT'S OUT OF FLOODPLAIN, THOSE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN LOTS. 
          BUT WE THINK THAT IN TERMS OF CREATING SOMETHING SPECIAL AND HONORING THE LAND AND HONORING THE LAND OWNERS VISION FOR WHAT THIS COULD BE, THAT THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE WANTED TO TAKE IT. 
          THEN TWO UNIQUE AMENITIES CENTERS, THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHAT WE'RE KNOWN FOR. 
          WE REALLY TRY TO BE INNOVATIVE ON THAT SIDE. 
          WE TALKED A BIT ABOUT THE LIFESTYLE PROGRAMMING CENTERED AROUND THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, REALLY MAKING IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE HEALTHY IN SIMPLE WAYS. 
          IT'S THOSE SMALL INCREMENTAL STEPS THAT REALLY HAVE AN IMPACT. 
          THEN THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, WE'VE BEEN REALLY WORKING WITH THE MUNICIPALITY, THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE CITY OF ANNA TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S NEEDED, AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CIVIC/EMERGENCY SERVICES SITE TO BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY, LOCATION FOR A WATER TOWER, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE TO BE PROVIDED TO ANNA ISD. 
          THEN THE OTHER REALLY EXCITING PART OF THE LOCATION OF THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT RIGHT INTO GEER PARK. 
          WE REALLY STUDIED WHAT THE CITY OF ANNA IS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND REALLY THE AMBITIOUS GOALS THAT THE CITY HAS FOR THAT. 
          WE THINK THAT ONE OF THE BIG DRIVERS FOR THAT IS GOING TO BE THE HIGH QUALITY HOMES, THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO SHERLEY FARMS, AND HAVE THIS EASY WAY TO CONNECT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH THE TRAIL SYSTEM, INTO GEER PARK, AND INTO THE DOWNTOWN. 
          IN TERMS OF WHAT RESIDENTS VALUE THE MOST, WALKABILITY, NATURE, AND SO THAT LOCATION LENDS ITSELF PERFECTLY TO BEING ABLE TO CREATE THOSE NATURAL CONNECTIONS. 
          THEN THE SHIRLEY FAMILY IS GOING TO RETAIN APPROXIMATELY 70 NET DEVELOPABLE ACRES, TO BE DEVELOPED INTO A MIX OF USES THAT WILL LIKELY INCLUDE A MIX OF MIXED USE, RETAIL, MULTI FAMILY, AND ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL. 
          WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT, IT'S 70 ACRES OUT OF 1,100. 
          >> BUT IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY AT ALL THE OTHER SITE PLANS FOR ALL OUR OTHER PROJECTS, THEY ALL INCLUDE CERTAIN ELEMENTS LIKE THAT WITHIN THE PROJECT. 
          WITH A PROJECT OF THIS SCALE, IT'S IMPORTANT. 
          THEN SOME OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THERE. 
          WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE A NATIONAL MODEL, A FEW OF US AT TELLUS GROUP ARE GOING OUT NEXT WEEK TO THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE, WHERE ALL MEMBERS OF THEIR NATIONAL PRODUCT COUNCILS WHERE PEOPLE SHARE BEST PRACTICES ON DEVELOPING MASTERPIECE PLAN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, AND WE WANT TO PRESENT THIS. 
          WE WANT TO HAVE THIS SUCCEED AND SHOW THIS AS A MODEL THAT CAN BE REPLICATED.. 
          HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL ON THE OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS PLAN. 
          THIS ONE, I THINK IT'S ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OVER 12 MILES OF TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. 
          AS YOU'LL SEE, A LONG PORTION OF THAT IS RIGHT AROUND THE CENTRAL GREEN, SO WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY REMARKABLE. 
          HERE'S JUST SOME REPRESENTATIVE RENDERINGS. 
          THE MAP ON THE RIGHT TELLS YOU WHERE YOU ARE WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN. 
          THIS IS SOME OF THE ENTRY EXPERIENCE THAT WE'RE ENVISIONING. 
          HERE YOU SEE THE CENTRAL GREEN LOOKING SOUTH TO 
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AN AMENITY CENTER THAT WORKS TO BLEND IN WITH THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS. 
          THIS GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE SENSE OF SCALE OF THAT CENTRAL GREEN. 
          THEN THIS IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE FARM, AND SOME OF WHAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THERE IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAMMING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THEN ALSO BROADER COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THE FARMERS MARKET. 
          THAT'S A VERY NATURAL OFFSHOOT OF THAT. 
          THEN THIS IS SOME CHARACTER IMAGERY FROM OTHER AGRIHOODS THAT HAVE VERY SIMILAR CONCEPTS WITH THE FARM ON SITE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF VERY COOL THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH THAT. 
          AS WE TALKED ABOUT WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON THE QUALITY OF THE COMMUNITY, THE QUALITY OF THE BUILDERS, AND WE HAVE A STABLE OF ALMOST ENTIRELY PRIVATELY OWNED BUILDERS THAT DEVELOP VERY HIGH QUALITY HOMES. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK TO BRING TO THE CITY OF ANNA. 
          WE'VE SAT THROUGH A FEW DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEETINGS AND AT EVERY SINGLE ONE, THERE'S BEEN A CITIZEN OR MULTIPLE COMING UP HERE SAYING, WE WANT HIGH QUALITY HOMES, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE ENVISIONING HERE. 
          PART OF HOW WE REALLY DEVELOP PART OF OUR THESIS IS HAVING A REALLY DIVERSIFIED LOT MIX THAT MAKES SENSE. 
          A REALLY COOL THING THAT WE SAW WITHIN WINDSONG RANCH IS. 
          YOU'VE GOT FAMILIES THAT THEY'RE IN THEIR THIRD HOME WITHIN WINDSONG RANCH. 
          WHEN THEY FIRST GOT MARRIED, THEY BOUGHT THE TOWN HOME. 
          THEN THEY HAD THEIR FIRST KID AND GOT A DOG, AND THEY MOVED INTO A 50 FOOT PRODUCT HOME. 
          THEN THEY HAD A FEW MORE KIDS AND THE WIFE GOT PROMOTED AND THEN THEY GO TO THE 70 FOOT PRODUCT. 
          REALLY BEING ABLE TO CREATE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WORKS GREAT ON THE HOME SALE SIDE, OF COURSE. 
          IT'S ALSO FANTASTIC FOR THE CITY OF ANNA BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE RESIDENTS THAT COMMIT TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          THEY WILL STAY IN ANNA LONG-TERM. 
          THE CITY OF ANNA SHOULD NOT BE A STEPPING STONE. 
          THE CITY OF ANNA CAN PROVIDE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, AND REALLY WE'VE SEEN IT PLAY OUT THERE COMMUNITIES, AND THAT'S PART OF WHY WE DESIGN THIS IN THE WAY THAT WE DO. 
          THEN YOU DO NEED A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DENSITY, OF COURSE, FOR THE ROOFTOPS TO SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN TERMS OF THE AMENITIES AND REALLY CREATING THAT LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. 
          YOU COULD DO ALL TWO ACRE LOTS, AND THEN YOUR HOA BILL WOULD BE LARGER THAN YOUR MORTGAGE. 
          THAT'S PART OF WHY WE REALLY TAKE THIS VERY CAREFUL APPROACH OF MAKING SURE THAT THE AMENITIES THAT WE CREATE ARE SUSTAINABLE AND CAN BE MANAGED WITH VERY REASONABLE HOA PAYMENTS. 
          HERE'S JUST A FEW MORE EXAMPLES. 
          NONE OF THESE ARE RENDERINGS, THESE ARE ACTUAL HOMES WITHIN EITHER WINDSONG RANCH OR MOSAIC AND SHOWS A VARIETY OF THE DIFFERENT LOT SIZES, DOWN HOMES, 50 FOOT, 40 FOOT, THE LARGER STATE PRODUCT, WITH THE MODERN FARMHOUSE. 
          THE OTHER BIG THING THROUGH OUR DESIGN GUIDELINES, WE REALLY CONTROL HAVING A LOT OF ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY BECAUSE WE FIND THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
          VARYING THOSE SETBACKS, SO IT'S NOT JUST A LINE OF HOMES, MAKING THOSE HOMES DIFFERENT, REALLY GIVING CHARACTER TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT AREN'T IN OUR LINE OF BUSINESS WOULDN'T NOTICE WHAT IT IS, BUT YOU DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND YOU'RE LIKE, THIS IS DIFFERENT. 
          THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS THAT MAKES IT FEEL GOOD AND MAKES IT FEEL LIKE SOMETHING WITH CHARACTER. 
          THEN HERE IS AN ELEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, AND IT'S REALLY COOL, AND IT HAS WORKED IN OTHER AGRIHOOD TYPE COMMUNITIES, EXCEPTIONALLY WELL TO WHERE THESE HOMES SELL OUT IMMEDIATELY. 
          THESE ARE SMALLER FORMAT COTTAGE HOMES, AND REALLY, THE DRIVER FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THESE HOMES, IT'S MORE OF A MINIMALIST LIFESTYLE. 
          IT'S NOT ABOUT THE COST. 
          IN FACT, THE PER SQUARE FOOT OF SOME OF THESE HOMES IS HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL LARGER HOMES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. 
          THE ONLY RENDERING THERE IS IN THAT BOTTOM LEFT. 
          BUT THESE ARE FROM ACTUAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, SOME OF WHICH ARE ACTUALLY AGRIHOODS, AND SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT LENDS ITSELF WELL TO THAT. 
          THEN IN TERMS OF THE COMMERCIAL THAT I ALLUDED TO EARLIER. 
          YOU SEE IN RED ZONE 3 AND ZONE 4, THAT'S ABOUT 78 DEVELOPABLE ACRES THAT WE MENTIONED THAT THE SELLER IS RETAINING. 
          THEN ZONE 2 IS THE ONLY NON RESIDENTIAL THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE TELLUS GROUP PIECE OF THIS. 
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REALLY THE BIG ASK THAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING HERE IS TO ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF REALLY BEING ABLE TO ADAPT THE USES THAT GO IN THESE KEY SECTIONS OVER TIME TO WHAT THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY WANT. 
          IT'S VERY HARD TO DEFINE NOW WHEN REALISTICALLY, THESE WOULD GO INTO DEVELOPMENT IN SIX YEARS, EIGHT YEARS. 
          BUT PROVIDING THAT FLEXIBILITY NOW HERE AT THIS STAGE REALLY ALLOWS FOR THAT TO ALIGN WITH WHAT THE RESIDENTS REALLY WANT. 
          HERE WE GO. THERE'S A MULTI-FAMILY COMPONENT THAT'S CAPPED AT 600 UNITS. 
          IN TERMS OF THE SCALE OF THE 3,000 PLUS HOMES, THE OTHER COMMERCIAL ELEMENTS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL IS REASONABLE AND HAS WORKED WELL IN OUR OTHER COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT'S PLANNED UP FRONT. 
          WHERE YOU SEE CHALLENGES IS WHERE SOMEONE TRIES TO WEDGE SOME MULTIFAMILY AND DOWN THE ROAD AND THE RESIDENTS HAVE AN UPROAR. 
          BUT PLANNING IT STRATEGICALLY UPFRONT REALLY ALLOWS FOR ITS BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS. 
          WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE STAFF ON REFINING WHAT THAT FLEXIBILITY LOOKS LIKE AND HOW WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE TOWN IS GOING TO RECEIVE HIGH QUALITY IN THESE AREAS, WHICH US TELLUS GROUP, IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL BECAUSE THE HOMES, THE LOTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FOR SALE ARE GOING TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO THIS. 
          WE'RE JUST AS INVESTED IN THAT QUALITY. 
          GETTING INTO A LITTLE BIT IN THE PROJECT IMPACT, WE REALLY THINK WE'RE INCREDIBLY ALIGNED WITH THE CITY ON THIS. 
          A LOT OF WHAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH WHAT THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR IS UNIQUE, DIFFERENT, EXCITING, SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. 
          WE REALLY FEEL THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING HERE TODAY AND WHAT WE'RE DESIGNING AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DESIGN HERE THROUGH THE FUTURE. 
          REALLY, THE FOCUS ON THE HIGH QUALITY BUILT TO LAST OWNER OCCUPIED HOMES. 
          THAT JUST GOES BACK TO OUR LONG-TERM MODEL. 
          THAT'S REALLY FOCUSED ON EVERYTHING SUCCEEDING AND BEING ABLE TO NOT LOOK GOOD JUST DAY 1, BUT LOOK GOOD IN 10 YEARS, IN 20 YEARS. 
          THAT'S A BIG FOCUS, AND THEN, MENTIONING THE OWNER OCCUPIED HOMES, THAT'S A BIG THING THAT TERMS OF OUR HOME BUILDERS ARE REQUIRED TO ASK THE HOME BUYERS TO SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT, WHEN THEY CONTRACT FOR THE HOME, SAYING, THIS IS MY PRIMARY RESIDENCE, I DON'T INTEND TO RENT IT OUT. 
          THEN THEY HAVE TO SIGN IT AGAIN WHEN THEY CLOSE ON THE HOME. 
          THEN THE CCRS AND RESTRICTIONS HAVE ALL RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT PROCESS HAS TO GO THROUGH. 
          WE'VE REALLY WORKED WITH OUR ATTORNEYS TO MAXIMIZE WHAT WE CAN DO THERE. 
          IN TERMS OF HITTING ON THE CITY'S STRATEGIC VISION, THIS IS FROM THE CITY OF ANNA STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          WE REALLY LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF IT AND IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING? HOW DOES IT ALIGN WITH THIS? THE SYNERGY WITH THE WITH DOWNTOWN ANNA, REALLY BEING A CATALYST TO ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTNERS THAT ARE BEING REQUIRED TO WANT TO DEVELOP IN DOWNTOWN ANNA FOR THAT TO WORK. 
          UNIQUENESS. YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE, THE AGRIHOOD CONCEPT, THE WILDNESS FOCUS COMMUNITY, THE LIFESTYLE DRIVEN WITH HUNDREDS OF EVENTS, THE CENTRAL GREEN, THE WORKING FARM, THIS, I THINK WE CAN AGREE IS UNIQUE. 
          EXCELLENCE. THAT IS ALL WE FOCUS ON IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS AND REALLY MAKING SURE OUR DESIGN IS OF HIGH QUALITY, OUR BUILDERS ARE OF HIGH QUALITY, AND ULTIMATELY THAT DRIVES A COMMUNITY OF HIGH QUALITY. 
          THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, HAVE IT BE ACTIVE, PARK AND OPEN SPACE. 
          WE ACTUALLY HAVE WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN WITH THE CENTRAL GREEN, THE POCKET PARKS, THE PRESERVED TREE LINES OVER DOUBLE WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED OF OPEN SPACE PER THE CITY'S ZONING. 
          VIBRANT. WE HAVE THAT LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR THAT IS SOLELY FOCUSED ON KEEPING THIS COMMUNITY VIBRANT. 
          THE WAY IT SOMETIMES DESCRIBED, IT IS THE THE CREWS DIRECTOR OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          NEIGHBORLY. HAVING ALL THESE EVENTS PROVIDES A REALLY EASY WAY FOR PEOPLE TO MEET EACH OTHER. 
          AS THE CITY OF ANNA IS GETTING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, IT HAS CREATED SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL WHERE THE FAMILIES CAN MEET, 
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THE KIDS CAN MEET IN A PROGRAMMED ACTIVITY, AND THAT FOSTERS THE TYPES OF CONNECTIONS. 
          IT ALSO FOSTERS THE COMMITMENT TO THE CITY. 
          THE MINDSET OF I'M NOT LEAVING ANNA, THESE ARE ALL MY PEOPLE. THIS IS MY COMMUNITY. 
          THEN SAFETY. REALISTICALLY, YOU COULD PUT A POLICE OFFICER ON EVERY CORNER, AND IT WOULDN'T BE AS SAFE AS HAVING A TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORS LOOKING AFTER NEIGHBORS, AND THAT'S A HUGE BENEFIT TO HOW WE APPROACH BUILDING THE COMMUNITY. 
          WHEN I SAY BUILDING COMMUNITY, I DON'T MEAN THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT REALLY THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE RESIDENTS. 
          IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS BRINGS INFRASTRUCTURE WISE. 
          TOTAL INVESTMENT, APPROXIMATELY 280 MILLION TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY TELLUS, 210 MILLION OF THAT IS INFRASTRUCTURE, 70 MILLION IS PARKS, TRAILS, AMENITY CENTERS, AND THEN OF THOSE $210 MILLION, ABOUT 35 MILLION OR CIP REIMBURSEMENT ELIGIBLE, AND THAT'S ROADS, THAT'S WATER, THAT'S SEWER, THAT'S THE PARK AND TRAIL SYSTEMS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, EVEN AFTER WE FINALIZE ALL THE ENTITLEMENTS ON WHAT THE BROADER NEEDS OF THE CITY OF ANNA, AND ONE THAT'S ALREADY POPPED UP AS WE TALK ABOUT IT IS POTENTIALLY EXPEDITING THE CONSTRUCTION OF LEONARD. 
          WE BUILD REALLY STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR PUBLIC PARTNERS, AND WE ASK YOU TO REACH OUT TO ANYONE AT THE TOWN OF PROSPER, ANYONE AT THE CITY OF SALINA, AND ASK THEM WHAT THEY THINK OF US. 
          ASK THEM IF WE DO WHAT WE SAY, ASK THEM IF THEY THINK THAT WE HAVE THE NEEDS OF THEIR CITY, THEIR TOWN AND MIND, WHEN WE DO THINGS. 
          I THINK WE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THOSE ANSWERS. 
          IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, AT TOTAL BUILDOUT, THIS COMMUNITY IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE A VALUE OF ABOUT 1.5 BILLION THAT HASN'T BEEN INFLATED. 
          IT WILL PROBABLY BE A BIT LARGER, BUT WE WANTED TO PUT SOME DOLLARS AND CENTS TO IT IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT. 
          BY ANNEXING THIS PROPERTY INTO THE CITY AND CHARGING THE CITY TAX, THAT MEANS OVER 7.8 MILLION IN ANNUAL AD VALOREM ADDITIONAL TAXES PER YEAR. 
          THEN ALSO WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 19.4 MILLION. 
          THEN WE'RE WRAPPING UP HERE AND THEN WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR SOME QUESTIONS. KEY DEAL POINTS. 
          WE'VE WALKED YOU THROUGH WHAT WE THINK IS POSSIBLE HERE, WHAT WE THINK WE CAN BRING TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THE NUMBERS IN TERMS OF THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED, AND SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE MADE THAT WE DECIDED RATHER THAN LOTS, WE WOULD HAVE OPEN SPACE. 
          ALL THAT REQUIRES A COMMITTED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND WITH THE DEVELOPER, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE OTHER BIG REASONS THAT ADDRESS TO ANNA. 
          WE KNEW THAT YOU ALL HAVE A FORWARD THINKING MINDSET OF MANAGING GROWTH IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY. 
          THE THE DESIGN OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE SHOWN YOU IN THE DIFFERENT THINGS, IS PRETTY UNIQUE. 
          WHAT'S NOT UNIQUE IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS WORK. 
          THESE ARE ALL REQUESTS THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED BY FORMER CITY COUNCILS FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, AND SO THAT'S NOT A PLACE WE REALLY THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX. 
          GOING THROUGH THOSE BRIEFLY, THE FIRST ONE IS THE REGIONAL CIP INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          THE TOTAL COST OF THE CIP ELIGIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE EXCEEDS THE IMPACT FEES THAT CAN BE COLLECTED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. 
          REALLY THE BROADER ISSUE THERE IS THAT THE HIGH COST OF THE ROADS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE IMPACT FEES. 
          WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR HERE IS AN IMPACT FEE GRANT, WHICH IS A CONCEPT THAT HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER IN THE CITY OF ANNA BEFORE THAT ALLOWS THE DIFFERENT IMPACT FEES TO WORK TOGETHER IN A WAY TO BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THE CIP REIMBURSEMENT. 
          THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT JUST GOING TO BENEFIT SHERLEY FARMS, BUT OUR REGIONAL BENEFITS, AND ALL OF THESE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM THE IMPACT FEES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ANYWAYS. 
          THE OTHER BIG ONE IS SEWER SERVICE. 
          WE'RE BRINGING VERY HIGH QUALITY HOMES TO THIS AREA. 
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WE ARE GOING TO BE SELLING A VISION TO EVERYONE. 
          >> IN TERMS OF THE UTILITIES, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF STUDY ON THIS. 
          OBTAINING THE ADEQUATE SEWER CAPACITY AS WE DEVELOP IS VERY IMPORTANT. 
          WHAT WE'D BE ASKING THERE IS FOR A FIRM CITY COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE CAPACITY IN TIME WITH THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT. 
          WE'VE WORKED WITH GREG A LOT ON THIS, AND WE THINK THERE'S A VERY CLEAR PATH AND REALLY VARIOUS CLEAR PATHS TO DO THIS. 
          BUT IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR REPUTATION IS ON BEING ABLE TO DELIVER WHAT WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PIECES THAT IS A BIT OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL. 
          ON THE ECONOMIC SIDE, THERE'S ALSO THE PID WITH THE TIRZ OFFSET. 
          A BIG PART OF THIS IS THERE'S SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS TO BE ABLE TO BRING SOMETHING OF THIS QUALITY AND FRANKLY OF THIS COST TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WE FEEL THAT THE PID TIRZ STRUCTURE IS JUST SUCH A KEY ELEMENT THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT AND IT WOULD BE STRUCTURED AS A 50% TIRZ PARTICIPATION WITH AN OFFSET. 
          REALLY, IT WOULD BE A BIG BENEFIT TO THE ULTIMATE HOMEOWNERS BECAUSE THAT TIRZ MONEY IS REALLY GOING TO OFFSET ASSESSMENTS THAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAYING AS A PART OF THEIR TAXES. 
          ON THE PARK AND PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES, YOU SAW WE HAVE DOUBLE THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO BE MAINTAINING IT WITH THE HOA. 
          WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE OPEN PUBLIC. 
          WITH THAT, WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THE PARK FEE AND THE PARK DEVELOPMENT FEE CREDITS, SO WE'RE NOT CREATING ALL THIS AND THEN ALSO PAYING THE ADDITIONAL FEES FOR WHAT WAS CREATED. 
          THEN THE LAST KEY DEAL POINT HERE IS THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE. 
          THIS IS A VERY SMALL COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT THAT REALLY NEEDS FLEXIBILITY. 
          IN TERMS OF THINKING, PARTICULARLY THE EAST SIDE OF ANNA, A LOT OF WHAT HAPPENS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHERLEY FARMS IS GOING TO DRIVE WHAT'S NEEDED FOR COMMERCIAL AREAS, AND ON THAT RESPECT, WE'RE ASKING FOR A GOOD BIT OF FLEXIBILITY THERE BECAUSE REALLY TO ANALOGIZE THIS A LITTLE BIT TO WINDSONG RANCH. 
          WHEN WINDSONG RANCH WAS STILL AN EGG FARM OVER ON THE WEST SIDE OF PROSPER, ALL THE DEVELOPMENT WAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF PROSPER. 
          THIS WAS, AS JUSTIN MENTIONED, GETTING THE UTILITIES THERE WAS A HUGE LIFT. 
          BUT THEN THAT DROVE VERY HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT ALL AROUND IT. 
          THAT INFRASTRUCTURE REALLY HELPED MAKE ALL THAT POSSIBLE. 
          REALLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CITY OF ANNA, SOMETIMES WE JUST SEE PROSPER FLIP, AND A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE WEST SIDE, AND WE REALLY THINK THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND EVERYTHING GOING IN HERE IS GOING TO CREATE EXACTLY WHAT WE SAW IN PROSPER IN TERMS OF A CATALYST TO MORE HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT ON THE SIDE OF ANNA. 
          WITH THAT, WE'RE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WAS A VERY DETAILED PRESENTATION. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL, YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING? 
          >> I GOT QUESTIONS. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR CALLING THAT. 
          NOW I KNOW WHAT THAT CHROME PIECE IS DOWN 380. 
          I USED TO DRIVE BY EVER SINCE IT STARTED. 
          NOW I LIVE IN ANNA, SO I DON'T DRIVE BY. 
          BUT NOW I KNOW WHAT IT IS. 
          ANOTHER THANK YOU. YOU GUYS SHOULD ALMOST PUT ON A CLASS TO OTHER DEVELOPERS JUST THE WAY YOU CONDUCT BUSINESS, THE WAY YOU MEET WITH OUR STAFF, I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS FROM RYAN AND HIS TEAM SO I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          I APPRECIATE THE PROPERTY OWNER FROM THE START AND JUST EVERYTHING, ALL ASPECTS OF THIS WHOLE PROJECT. 
          IT'S EXCITING. IT REALLY IS. 
          I HOPE I'M STILL ON COUNCIL WHENEVER IT DOES START OR PHASE 1 IS DONE, MAYBE. 
          BUT ABOUT THE RENTALS, DOES THAT INCLUDE AIRBNBS? 
          >> OUR POSITION IS WE WILL DO THE MAXIMUM LEGALLY POSSIBLE TO RESTRICT RENTALS. 
          PART OF THAT, WE'VE DONE IT IN OTHER COMMUNITIES AND PART OF THIS IS ORDINANCE AND DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, BUT IN THE CCRS, WE PUT RESTRICTIONS ON IF YOU ARE GOING TO RENT, IT NEEDS TO BE A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR. 
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THERE'S THOSE TIGHT RESTRICTIONS AS YOU CAN HAVE THERE AND THEN PART OF THAT IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A WILD WEST AND WE ACTUALLY WELL, GO THROUGH AIRBNB AND GO AFTER THE PEOPLE WHO DO IT. 
          BUT PART OF IT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITIES AND THE TOWNS THROUGH THEIR ORDINANCES TO RESTRICT THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS A DEVELOPER WITH THE CCR, AND THERE'S OTHER COMPONENTS THAT THE CITY OF THE TOWN IS ABLE TO DO MORE EFFECTIVELY. 
          >> I LIKE THAT ANSWER. THANK YOU. 
          THE COTTAGE HOMES. HOW BIG OF THE AREA IS THE COTTAGE HOMES? I LIKE IT BECAUSE THE SLIDE BEFORE THAT ONE, YOU SAID DIFFERENT. 
          THE HOMES ARE DIFFERENT AND I LOVE DIFFERENT. 
          I DON'T WANT ONE HOUSE LOOKING LIKE TWO HOUSES DOWN. 
          I LOVE IT. IT'S WHAT WE NEED. 
          WE HAVE THE SAME EVERYWHERE ELSE IN ANNA. 
          THAT'S JUST ANOTHER THING, SO I'LL GIVE YOU TIME TO ANSWER, BUT HOW BIG IS THE AREA FOR THE COTTAGE HOMES AND WHERE IS IT? CAN YOU SHOW US ON THE MAP MAYBE? 
          >> YES. LET'S SEE. LOOKING AT THIS MAP HERE, THE COTTAGE HOMES WOULD BE PROGRAMMED FOR. 
          THE COTTAGE HOMES ARE ONE OF A VARIETY OF USES WITHIN THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SELLER RETAINED LAND. 
          IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE TELLUS DEVELOPED PIECE. 
          IF YOU'RE LOOKING ON THE ON THE MAP ON THE NORTHERN RED PIECES, AND I BELIEVE THE CURRENT AMOUNT THAT WAS PROPOSED WAS APPROXIMATELY 190. 
          BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO EVOLVE OVER TIME. 
          IT'S SOMETHING THAT THERE'S NO FIXED PLAN OF EXACTLY WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE COHESIVE WITH THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF LIFESTYLE AND THAT'S PART OF THE LOCATION UP, ADJACENT TO THE ORGANIC FARM. 
          WE THINK THAT THAT'S SOMEWHERE WHERE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK REALLY WELL. 
          >> I SEE TOWNHOMES AS ADDING THAT FOURTH STEP TO NO FAMILY, FAMILY, BIG FAMILY, EMPTY NESTERS, I'M RETIRING IN THIS LITTLE COTTAGE HOME. 
          THEY DON'T WANT TO DO A LOT OF YARD WORK AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 
          THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT THE COTTAGE HOME. ONE LAST QUESTION. 
          WHEN WINDSONG STARTED AND PROSPERED AND WHENEVER WINDSONG IS FINISHED, DID A LOT CHANGE FROM ORIGINAL PLAN? 
          >> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 
          YES, IS A SHORT ANSWER. 
          REALLY TO THE POSITIVE, DOING A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SIZE, THERE'S A VISION YOU CAN SET AND THE WAY WE WORK IS WE STICK TO OUR VISION. 
          THE LANDOWNER SELECTING US TO BE THE DEVELOPER ON THIS IS BECAUSE SHE SAW THAT WE STUCK TO HER VISION AND DID REALLY COOL THINGS IN OTHER PLACES, AND SHE HAS A VERY STRONG ATTACHMENT TO SOMETHING OF HIGH QUALITY COMING TO THIS LAND. 
          WHILE, YES, IT CHANGES AND DIFFERENT THINGS WILL EVOLVE OVER TIME, WHAT WE WON'T STRAY FROM IS THE VISION AND THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES, AND FRANKLY, EVERYTHING THAT MAKES A TELLUS COMMUNITY A TELLUS COMMUNITY. 
          WE DON'T DO A TON OF PROJECTS, WE'RE NOT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. 
          WE HAVE OUR NICHE THAT WE FOCUS ON DOING AS BEST WE CAN AND REALLY TRADING ON OUR REPUTATION. 
          THAT'S WHY WE INVITED YOU TO TALK TO ANYONE AT ANY MUNICIPALITY WE WORK WITH AND CREATE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND SOME OF THAT IT'S EVOLVED WITH THE CITY AND THE TOWN AS WELL. 
          IT'S HARD TO TELL WHAT EXACTLY THE CITY MIGHT NEED IN A CERTAIN AREA, WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MIGHT NEED IN A CERTAIN AREA AT A CERTAIN TIME. 
          BUT WE'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS OR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE CAN MARRY UP OUR DEVELOPMENT WITH PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLIC NEED. 
          BECAUSE OF THE SCALE, ANYTHING WE DO FOR THE CITY, WE'RE DOING FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER. 
          SO YES, IT WILL EVOLVE OVER TIME, AND YES, THAT'S INEVITABLE. 
          BUT WE'VE SEEN IT PLAY OUT OTHER PLACES, AND IT'S JUST BEEN EVOLVING TO THE NEEDS AND THE WANTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS STAYING ON THE VISION AND ON THE PRINCIPLES THAT WE STARTED WITH. 
          >> I LIKE HOW YOU SAID THE VISION PROBABLY WON'T CHANGE, 
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AND ONLY REASON I'LL CLARIFY. 
          WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT HERE AND IT WENT FROM WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LONG HORNS, IT'S COMMERCIAL AND NOW WE HAVE SIX APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN IN THE COMMUNITY, I'M NOT LOOKING FOR THAT REPEAT AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT WITH YOU GUYS, SO I APPRECIATE IT. 
          >> THANK YOU. THE LAST THING I'LL MENTIONED THERE WE'RE NO GOING TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OTHER DEVELOPERS, WE CAN ONLY SPEAK TO WHAT WE DO AND OUR ENTIRE MODEL IS BASED ON THE TRUST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AND BEING ABLE TO SHOW THROUGH OUR REPUTATION THAT WE DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY AND THAT WE STICK TO THE VISION. 
          THAT IS AN APPROACH THAT WOULD MESS UP OUR ENTIRE MODEL. 
          EASY TO SAY THERE'S NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THERE, BUT THAT'S TRUE. 
          [LAUGHTER] 
          >> WHAT DO YOU THINK THE AVERAGE HOME PRICE WILL BE FOR THIS? 
          >> THAT'S AGAIN, GOING TO EVOLVE A BIT OVER TIME, IT'S GOING TO VARY ACROSS THE DIFFERENT LOT SIZES. 
          INITIALLY, WE'RE THINKING IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE 400,000 AND IT'S GOING TO THE STATE HOME PRODUCT THAT YOU SAW, THOSE ARE ON APPROXIMATELY HALF ACRE LOTS. 
          IT'S GOING TO EVOLVE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT, AGAIN, CALLING BACK TO WINDSONG RANCH. 
          INITIALLY, YOU HAVE TO BRING IN PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE YOUR VISION AND ARE LIKE, THAT FARM IS GOING TO BE GREAT. 
          IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT I CAN'T SEE. 
          THEN AS A COMMUNITY GAINS REPUTATION, WE DO EXPECT THE PRICES TO GROW AND GROW AND THAT'S WHAT WE SAW IN WINDSONG RANCH, WHERE NOW HOMES ARE APPROACHING THREE MILLION DOLLARS ON SOME OF THOSE HALF ACRE LOTS. 
          THE WAY WE LOOK AT IT IS OUR BEST MARKETING IS WORD OF MOUTH. 
          IF WE DELIVER A HIGH QUALITY DEVELOP AND AWESOME EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS, THEY'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND GET PEOPLE, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE DEMAND AND THERE'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE MOVING TO ANNA TO LIVE IN SHERLEY FARMS AND THEN THE PRICES GO ALONG WITH THE DEMAND. 
          >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE GREER PARK AND BEING ABLE TO CONNECT TO THAT. 
          YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE AND I'LL PROBABLY BUTCHER THE WORDS THAT YOU HAD IN THERE. 
          BUT IT WAS LIKE A ROBUST CONNECTION, BASICALLY, FROM GREER PARK TO THERE. 
          WHEN YOU SAY ROBUST, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE A ROAD WITH TRAIL, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE TRAIL TYPE SITUATION. 
          I LIKE IT BECAUSE I LIKE IT FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE, AND THEN POTENTIALLY USE GREER PARK AS A CONNECTOR TO COME INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH WE'VE GOT A HUGE VISION FOR AS WELL. 
          WOULD IT BE LIKE WALKING PARK TYPE THING OR WALKING TRAILS ON THAT PATH? 
          >> SHORT ANSWER, YES. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE THAT THE MOST WALKABLE THAT WE CAN. 
          WE THINK IT'S AGAIN, MARRYING UP, HAVING THE ABILITY FOR THE RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH THE TRAILS, THROUGH A BEAUTIFUL PARK IN AND OUT OF DOWNTOWN. 
          THAT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND EVERYONE WE NEED TO CREATE THAT. 
          >> AWESOME. 
          >> TWO MORE QUESTIONS. YOU SAY FLEXIBILITY. 
          I'M ALL FOR FLEXIBILITY. 
          CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES OF THE FLEXIBILITY THAT YOU ALL WOULD WANT US TO HAVE ON THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENTS. 
          I'M NOT TRYING TO TIE YOU DOWN AND I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE YOU UP HERE NINE MONTHS FROM NOW AND' BE LIKE, OH, YOU SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE THIS TYPE OF FLEXIBILITY. 
          JUST GIVE ME A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU'RE HOPING FROM US WHEN YOU SEE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE? 
          >> SURE. PART OF IT IS I'M LIMITED ON HOW MUCH I CAN FULLY SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE THAT IS ON THE SELL OR RETAINED LAND. 
          >> SURE. 
          >> BUT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER. 
          THIS IS ALL PART OF ONE BIG PROJECT. 
          REALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THERE IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEE WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING THAT LENDS ITSELF TO THE MORE NEIGHBORHOOD URBAN RETAIL OR WHETHER IT'S MORE OF A TRADITIONAL TYPE OF RETAIL, OR WHETHER IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE MORE URBAN STYLE TOWN HOMES OR WHETHER IT DOESN'T. 
          THAT'S THE KIND OF FLEXIBILITY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE WE 
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UNDERSTAND FULLY THAT AS A CITY AN IDEAL SITUATION, IT'S HERE'S A SITE PLAN, HERE'S A RENDERING, HERE'S EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. 
          WITH THIS BEING SO FAR IN THE FUTURE AND US NOT KNOWING WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN AROUND US, THAT'S THE CHALLENGE. 
          IF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN TAKES OFF AS A RUNAWAY SUCCESS, EXACTLY HOW ENVISION, THAT'S COMPLETELY GOING TO IMPACT WHAT GOES ON THAT LAND IN TERMS OF, IT'S CONNECTED BY THE PARK TO THAT AND THERE WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF THAT IF THAT DOESN'T QUITE HAPPEN AS WELL. 
          THAT'S THE CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS. 
          I KEEP EMPHASIZING, IT'S 70 NET DEVELOPABLE ACRES, ONLY 50 ACRES OF THAT RED SQUARE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT COMPARED TO THE 1,100 ACRES OF IT. 
          >> I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE. 
          WE DON'T HAVE TO BE RIGID. 
          WE'RE NOT TREES, WE CAN MOVE. 
          SO I THINK THAT THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T BE FLEXIBLE. 
          I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, WHAT IF TO THE SOUTH, TO THE WEST AND TO THE EAST, IT'S MORE HOMES, AND SO SOMETHING LENDS TO IT HAVING MORE OF A REGIONAL COMPONENT FOR COMMERCIAL VERSUS IT JUST BEING SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY IS USING. 
          OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD WANT TO MAXIMIZE THAT FOR THE LAND OWNER BECAUSE WHAT DOWNFALL DO YOU HAVE THERE? YOU DON'T HAVE A DOWNFALL PERIOD. 
          I THINK I WILL BE FLEXIBLE. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE. I'M JUST KIDDING. 
          LAST THING, AND I WON'T TIE YOU TO THIS, BASED OFF OF HOW WELL THE CITY STAFF IS WORKING WITH YOU, THE LANDOWNER AND THE MARKET TODAY, INTEREST RATES AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF TIMELINE OF WHEN YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE PEOPLE BUYING LOTS OUT HERE? 
          >> TIMING IS A BIG IMPORTANT PART OF THIS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO CLOSE ON THE LAND BY THE END OF THE YEAR, AND PART OF THAT WOULD BE GETTING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT APPROVED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. 
          UNDER THAT TIMELINE, WHAT THAT ENDS UP SHAKING OUT TO IS POTENTIALLY BREAKING GROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, AND THEN FIRST LOTS ON THE GROUND, PROBABLY ABOUT 15 MONTHS AFTER THAT. 
          >> AWESOME. LET'S DO IT. 
          LET'S GET IT DONE. THANK YOU, SIR. 
          >> HE COVERED A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS I WAS GOING TO ASK, BUT THEN YOU MENTIONED ALSO APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 600 MULTI-FAMILY. 
          IS IT YOUR INTENTION TO MAINTAIN MANAGEMENT OF THAT OR YOU CAN CONTRACT THAT OUT? IS THAT GOING TO BE A SELL OFF PRODUCT? 
          >> THE MULTIFAMILY IS BROKEN OUT INTO TWO COMPONENTS. 
          THE 200 AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT, THAT IS, IT'S GOING TO TELL US LAND THAT WE DON'T DEVELOP MULTIFAMILY, WE'LL SELL IT TO A HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPER. 
          SAME THING WE DID ON WINDSONG RANCH, AND THAT'S A GREAT PRODUCT THAT BLENDS SEAMLESSLY WITH THE REST OF THE PROJECT. 
          THEN THE REMAINING 400 MULTIFAMILY UNITS WILL BE ON SOME COMPONENT OF THE 50 ACRES AND RED THAT YOU SEE THERE OF THE SELLER RETAIN LAND. 
          AGAIN, I KEEP CALLING BACK WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON THE LONG-TERM VALUE OF EVERYTHING. 
          WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE A HIGHEST BIDDER, CHEAPEST BUILDER TYPE SITUATION ON ANY OF THIS BECAUSE IT IMPACTS EVERYTHING ELSE ON BROADER COMMUNITY. 
          >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FARM. 
          IS THAT GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR IS IT JUST FOR THIS COMMUNITY? IS IT COMMUNAL? IS IT JUST THE FARMER? TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. 
          >> WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FARM, TOO. 
          IT'S IT'S A CONCEPT WE'VE SEEN WORK REALLY WELL, AND I'VE TRAVELED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SEE THERE WERE A FEW IN SOUTH CAROLINA THAT WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WE WOULD PLAN ON FOLLOWING A VERY SIMILAR MODEL. 
          THE MAJORITY OF IT IS A WORKING FARM. 
          IN TERMS OF OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT LIMITED, EVEN OPEN TO THE RESIDENTS WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT LIMITED BECAUSE THEIR LIVE CROPS THAT NEED TO GROW AND YOU NEED TO PROTECT THAT. 
          THERE'D BE THE FARMER THAT LIVES ON SITE. 
          PART OF WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANTS AT AGMENITY, AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, THEY DESIGN AGRICULTURE AMENITIES, IS REALLY DEFINING WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. 
          WE WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE EVENTS OPEN TO THE BROADER PUBLIC. 
          [01:25:04]
WE THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ESSENTIAL TO SOME OF THIS BECAUSE THE WORKING FARM NEEDS TO BE FUNDED, AND EVENTS LIKE A WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET IS PART OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE PAID FOR. 
          BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, AT LEAST AS WE'RE ENVISIONING IT NOW, AND THIS IS ONE THAT MIGHT EVOLVE, IS TRULY IT'S AN HOA ENTITY, IT'S HOA-OWNED, FUNDED, BUT HAVING COMPONENTS OF IT THAT SELF-FUND ITSELF, WHICH INCLUDES AGRITAINMENT EVENTS, HAVING FOOD TRUCKS THERE, DOING DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT THAT INVITE THE COMMUNITY IN. 
          IT'S IMPORTANT TO US AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TASHA, THE LANDOWNER. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHE SAID FROM THE GET GO OF, I DON'T WANT TO JUST BE EXCLUSIVE. 
          I WANT THIS TO BE SOMETHING THAT DRAWS THE COMMUNITY IN AND BENEFITS EVERYONE. 
          THAT'S PART OF WHY OUR PARTNERSHIP HAS WORKED OUT REALLY WELL BECAUSE WE'RE ALIGNED ON THAT VISION AND WHAT THAT MEANS. 
          IT'S GOING TO EVOLVE OVER TIME AND WE'RE GOING TO AS WE DO IN OUR OTHER PROJECTS, CONTINUOUSLY SEEK FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL, FROM STAFF, FROM THE RESIDENTS ON, HEY, WHAT COULD WE DO HERE? EVERY TIME I HAVE BEEN AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN ANNA, SOME RESIDENT HAS COME UP HERE AND SAID SOME IDEA THAT WAS LIKE, MAN, THAT'S REALLY COOL. THAT'S NEAT. 
          YOU'LL HAVE VERY DEDICATED RESIDENTS HERE THAT HAVE OPINIONS, AND WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO THEM AND DRAW FROM THAT. 
          I'LL HAVE TO SAY IT'LL EVOLVE OVER TIME, BUT WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL. 
          >> THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT. 
          >> LET ME CHIME IN ON THAT TOO. 
          I THINK THERE'S A STRONG EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT TO THAT AS WELL WHERE WE CAN PARTNER WITH ISD ON THAT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES. 
          I THINK ONE OF THE OTHER CONCEPTS THAT WE'VE THROWN OUT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF HELPING PEOPLE PROCESS THE FOOD, MAKE JAMS, DO THINGS LIKE THAT, BRING PEOPLE INTO THE FARM AND HELP PRODUCE ACTUAL FINISHED PRODUCTS BESIDES JUST THE RAW PRODUCE, STORE FRONTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SELL PRODUCTS FROM THE LARGER COMMUNITIES, SINCE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY GOING THERE FOR THE FARMERS MARKET. 
          MAYBE THERE'S RAW MILK. 
          THERE'S OTHER THINGS THERE, AND IT'S A KEY NODE WHERE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY CAN GO TO TO GET SOME OF THESE THESE ITEMS THAT THEY CAN TRUST, FROM PEOPLE WHO GROW IT AND PEOPLE WHO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, AND THEY KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, THEY KNOW THE INGREDIENTS, AND THEY GET TO BECOME A MORE TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY. 
          >> IF THEY LEARN HOW TO DO IT THEMSELVES, THEY CAN LIVE OFF OF THEIR OWN LAND. 
          >> THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION ABOUT THIS, AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE FARM FOREVER BECAUSE IT'S EXCITING. 
          IT'S INNOVATIVE. IT'S RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY OF WHAT REALLY GETS US ROLLED UP. 
          BUT WE'D ALSO LOOK TO ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN TERMS OF EXCESS PRODUCE AND FOOD PANTRY AND THAT TYPE OF THING IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO LITERALLY GET BACK TO COMMUNITY IN THOSE DIFFERENT WAYS AS WELL. 
          >> I JUST HAD A QUICK ONE. 
          THE PROBLEM WITH GOING IN LATER OR LAST IS ALL YOU GET IS SCRAPS. 
          I SCRATCHED OFF ALL MY QUESTIONS. 
          I WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF SOMETHING THAT COUNCILMAN TOTEN TALKED ABOUT. 
          WITH VISION, I'VE BEEN UP HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT. 
          A LOT OF THOSE VISIONS GET BLURRY AFTER A WHILE, AND THEY DON'T LOOK RIGHT. 
          REMEMBER THE LONGHORNS. 
          THAT'S OUR MOTTO WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. 
          CAN YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE WINDSONG PROJECT THAT CHANGED FROM POINT A TO POINT B OVER THAT 10 YEARS? I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY A BROAD QUESTION COMING OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. 
          BUT THEN THE MORE IMPORTANT THING IS, HOW DID YOU ADJUST AS FAR AS STAFF, AS FAR AS THE RESIDENTS, AND MAKING IT CLEAR WHY THOSE CHANGES HAD TO BE MADE? 
          >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. 
          A LOT OF THE CHANGE DID REVOLVE AROUND WORKING WITH THE TOWN ON DIFFERENT NEEDS IN TERMS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, DIFFERENT ELEMENTS LIKE THAT. 
          THEN IN TERMS OF ANOTHER CHANGE, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT EVOLVING WITH THE MARKET THERE. 
          AT A CERTAIN POINT THAT THE PRICES STARTED GOING JUST WAY BEYOND WHAT ANYONE EVER EXPECTED. 
          WE FOUND SOME CREATIVE WAYS TO TRY TO ADDRESS THAT. 
          THERE IT WAS INTRODUCING SOME 50-FOOT LOTS THAT THAT HADN'T BEEN ENVISIONED ORIGINALLY. 
          [01:30:06]
THEN IT GOES THE OTHER WAY. 
          LATER IN THE PROJECT, WE ENDED UP CREATING SOME HALF ACRE LOTS THAT WERE MUCH BIGGER THAN WHAT WE ENVISIONED. 
          WE'RE GOING THROUGH SOME VERSION OF THAT AS WELL RIGHT NOW IN MOSAIC AND SELINA, WHERE ORIGINALLY, WE THOUGHT THAT THAT WOULD BE LOWER PRICE PRODUCT, AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN TERMS OF THE MARKET DEMAND THERE IS THAT THERE'S NOT AS MUCH BENEFIT TO THE SMALLER PRODUCT TO WHERE THE BIGGER PRODUCT'S SELLING REALLY WELL AND WAY BEYOND WHAT WE EXPECTED. 
          WE'RE ACTUALLY CONVERTING 40S TO 70S IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF IT. 
          THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON. 
          WHENEVER WE MAKE ANY OF THESE CHANGES, WE POSE ANY OF THESE CHANGES, WE TAKE A VERY HOLISTIC VIEW OF HOW IS THIS GOING TO BE VIEWED BY THE COMMUNITY? DOES THIS ALIGN WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE? GOING BACK ON THE CALL BACK ON, IF OUR VISION GOT BLURRY, THAT WOULD BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR US BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, WE DON'T DO A LOT OF PROJECTS. 
          ALL OUR PROJECTS, TO SOME EXTENT, ARE SOME PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LAND OWNER THAT MOST OF THE TIME HAS ACTUALLY COME TO US AND SAID, HEY, I SAW YOU DID IN ONE SONG, AND THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL HERE. 
          IT'S PART OF THE LEGACY OF THEIR LAND. 
          THE MERRITT FAMILY THAT SOLD US THE TRACT THAT IS MOSAIC AND SELINA, ACTUALLY THEIR ESTATE IS STILL THERE, AND WE BUILT A NICE, BEAUTIFUL BERM AND THEY COULDN'T BE MORE FOCUSED ON THE QUALITY OF WHAT WENT THERE BECAUSE THEY LITERALLY LIVE RIGHT THERE. 
          THAT TRUST IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS FOR US. 
          DOING ANYTHING THAT JEOPARDIZES THAT, JEOPARDIZE THEIR ABILITY TO DO WHAT WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND IT'S DOING THESE INNOVATIVE, COOL PROJECTS THAT ON A SURELY ECONOMIC BASIS WITH NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO MAKE. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWER. ALSO TO PIGGYBACK, AGAIN, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL I GET TO DO. 
          COUNCILMAN BILLS WAS TALKING ABOUT FLEXIBILITY. 
          I'M ALL ON BOARD WITH THAT AS WELL. 
          ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMMERCIAL 10 YEARS AGO, WHO THOUGHT YOU'D NEED A VAPE SHOP ON EVERY CORNER. 
          THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I GOT. 
          THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PAYING ATTENTION, AND I THINK YOU HIT IT WELL. THANKS. 
          >> I'M GOING TO FOLLOW RIGHT OFF OF THAT. 
          THAT'S PERFECT. 
          OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT THE GROWTH. 
          I LIKE THAT YOU ARE HOLDING OUR HISTORICAL HERITAGE AS PART OF WHAT YOU'RE DEVELOPING. 
          YES, IT'S HUGE, BUT IT'S PROMOTING ANNA'S ROOTS WHILE WE STARTED AND THERE'S STILL SEVERAL AGRARIAN TYPE PEOPLE AROUND HERE. 
          ON THAT WITH FARM, I LOOKED UP AGMENITY'S WEBSITE VERY COMPLIMENTARY TO A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN AROUND HERE. 
          WE HAVE SEVERAL APRIARIS. 
          WE HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN THAT WE JUST RENEWED THEIR CONTRACT THAT'S GOING VERY STRONG. 
          I DO ECHO COUNCIL LADIES. 
          I DO ECHO COUNCILMAN HERMAN'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS BE PUBLIC. 
          THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO WANT TO PARTICIPATE. 
          I HOPE YOU CAN FIGURE THAT OUT. 
          AS FAR AS THE FARM GOES, THERE'S A LOT OF THE HORTICULTURAL ASPECTS OF IT AND A LITTLE BIT OF FARM ANIMAL LIFE, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE 65 SQUARE ACRES, SOME EQUESTRIAN COMPONENT. 
          IT'S PLENTY BIG, 65 ACRES. 
          HOLDS A STABLE, HOLDS A CORRAL, I WOULDN'T BE A TON OF HORSES, BUT IT'D BE ENOUGH TO SHOW OUR WESTERN ROOTS AS WELL. 
          IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TO OWENS FARMS DOWN THERE ON RENTER, HOLDS UP VERY NICELY THROUGH THE AGES AND IT'S A HUGE DRAW. 
          THAT'S MY PERSONAL REQUEST. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN REQUESTS THROUGH THE VARIOUS MEETINGS OVER THE LAST DECADE IF WE'RE EVER GOING TO HAVE SOME EQUESTRIAN FEATURE IN ANNA, AND SO I PUT THAT IN YOUR HANDS. 
          ALSO, OUR ISD HAS HAD AN INTEREST IN MOVING OUR AG AREA FROM JUST SOUTH OF HERE TO ANOTHER LOCATION, YOU MIGHT FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH OUR ISD TO KEEP THE AG PROGRAM STRONG ON THIS PROPERTY. 
          [01:35:06]
AGAIN, GIVEN IT TO YOU. 
          ON THE APARTMENT SIDE, I HAVE A HESITATION. 
          I HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF APARTMENTS GOING IN. 
          SHOULD YOU FIND THE NEED TO DO THAT AT SOME POINT, AND AGAIN, WITH HESITATION. 
          REFLECT SOMETHING LIKE THE QUIN THAT'S ON THE WEST SIDE. 
          THAT'S A VERY STRONG TEXAS-ORIENTED FACILITY, VERY NICE PRODUCT, AND IT'LL BE VERY COMPLIMENTARY TO THE HOME VALUES. 
          THERE WILL ATTRACT THE RIGHT TURN CUSTOMER FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WITH THAT, I DO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THE VARIETY OF HOMES. 
          THE COTTAGE HOMES ARE SO COMPLIMENTARY OF THE EXPENSIVE HOMES. 
          SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT NOT NECESSARILY IN CITY OF ANNA, BUT YOU DRIVE THROUGH AND YOU GO, THERE'S THE CHEAP PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THERE'S THE EXPENSIVE PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          I LIKE THAT YOU MADE IT A TRANSITIONAL PIECE INSTEAD OF A SORE THUMB. 
          KUDOS. LAST THING I'VE GOT FOR YOU IS ON THE PARKS, THE POCKET PARKS, ARE THOSE GOING TO BE CITY-MANAGED OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE HOA-MANAGED? 
          >> HOA. 
          >> HOA. THEN THE HUGE GREEN BELT THAT'S GOING THROUGH THERE, IS THAT CITY OR HOA? 
          >> HOA. 
          >> HOA. WILL OUR PARKS BOARD HAVE ANY SAY IN WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS? 
          >> NO. 
          >> WE'VE WORKED PARTICULARLY IN THE TOWN OF [INAUDIBLE] WE'VE WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. 
          LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S SUCH A KEY COMPONENT OF THE AMENITIES AND REALLY WHAT YOU CAN MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE BROADER PUBLIC. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ALWAYS OPEN TO HEARING IDEAS AND REALLY BY HAVING THE THE HOA MANAGE IT, THAT PROVIDES THE ACCESS TO THE SPACE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE COST IMPACT TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. 
          WITH THAT THERE WILL BE THE CONTROL WITH THE HOA. 
          AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE RESIDENTS WITHIN SHIRLEY FARMS WILL BE FUNDING ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND ALL THAT. 
          IT WILL REMAIN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE FOUND AWESOME OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH THE TOWN OF PROSPER ON HOSTING EVENTS AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF HOA LAND. 
          BUT THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW THAT WORKS. 
          THE TOWN SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A STRIPE SOCCER FIELD THROUGH YOUR GREEN BELT OVER HERE, THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. 
          >> I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM GLAD YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE PARKS. 
          I'M OKAY WITH IT BEING PRIVATELY HELD. 
          WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRY LIST OF REQUESTS THAT HAVE HELD UP THROUGH THE AGES. 
          YOU'RE WORKING WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, I KNOW THAT THEY WILL MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO YOU. 
          THERE'S A FEW ITEMS IN THERE THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU. 
          I WOULDN'T THINK IT'D BE SOMETHING IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. 
          I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH THEM. 
          THANKS FOR THE GOOD WORD ABOUT OUR STAFF. 
          I AGREE. I HOPE THAT WE'LL KICK THIS THING OFF SOON. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> LIKE COUNCIL MILLER SAID, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT. 
          THE GOOD NEWS IS, I'VE GOT A COUNSEL THAT ASKS QUESTIONS. 
          THEY PAY ATTENTION, THEY'RE THOUGHTFUL, THEY'RE CONSIDERATE. 
          BY THE TIME IT GETS TO ME, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT. 
          I DO WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING UP HERE VERY MUCH. 
          I THINK THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE REAL REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AND HAPPY WITH WHEN IT'S DONE. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> AT THIS TIME, IT'S BEEN REQUESTED THAT WE HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. 
          WE'RE GOING TO AHEAD AND DO THAT. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE BE BACK HERE AT 7:45. 
          ORDER AT 7:47 PM. 
          NOW, I'LL TAKE US UP TO CONSENT ITEMS. 
          [6. Consent Items.]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6. 
          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 A VOTE ON CONSENT ITEMS. COUNCIL, IS ANY ITEMS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE POLLED? 
          >> I'D LIKE TO POLL ITEM 6F. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE? 
          >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6A, E, AND G. 
          >> I'LL SECOND. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          I THINK WE'RE TRYING ELECTRONIC VOTING. 
          [01:40:03]
LET'S SEE. CAN WE HEAR IT OUT? IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. 
          >> IT'S MISSING G. 
          >> THAT MOTION PASSES 7-0-0. 
          AGENDA ITEM F, APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE PURCHASE ORDERS TO MUSCO SPORTING LIGHTS, LLC TO INSTALL LIGHTING SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ON THE HACKBERRY WATER TOWER. 
          DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, STEPHEN SMITH. 
          >> ITEM BEFORE YOU IS FOR THE HACKBERRY LIGHTING. 
          AS YOU KNOW, WE RECENTLY COMPLETED THE LIGHTING FOR SHIRLEY WATER TOWER. 
          IT WAS MENTIONED THAT WE LOOK AT MUSCO FOR UPGRADING THE ONES AT HACKBERRY ALSO. 
          SO OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, OTHER BUSINESSES HAVE STARTED TO POP UP AROUND THE AREA OF HACKBERRY WATER TOWER, AND MORE ARE ON THE WAY. 
          THIS HAS RESULTED IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A REDUCTION IN THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE TOWER LIGHTING LIGHT POLLUTION. 
          WE DO HAVE ORDINANCES FROM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT THAT I'M NOT GOING TO READ THIS VERBATIM BECAUSE I'LL BE HERE AS LONG AS TOLD US. 
          TO CURTAIL THE DEGRADATION OF NIGHTTIME VISUAL ENVIRONMENT BY ENCOURAGING LIGHTING PRACTICES THAT DIRECT APPROPRIATE AMOUNTS OF LIGHT WHERE AND WHEN IS NEEDED. 
          INCREASE THE USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT SOURCES AND DECREASES THE WASTE OF LIGHT AND GLARE, RESULTING FROM OVER LIGHTING AND POORLY SHIELDED OR INAPPROPRIATE DELECTED FIXTURES. 
          SO DOING SO, WE INVITED MUSCO, THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THE AREA. 
          RIGHT NOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 30 FOOT POLES, THEY'RE PROPOSING THE 60 FOOT POLES. 
          WHAT THAT DOES IS GOING TO GET THE LIGHTS CLOSER TO THE ACTUAL POLE OF THE TOWER, SO THEY CAN BE AIMED DIRECTLY AT IT. 
          RIGHT NOW IT'S THE SHORT 30 FOOT POLES, AND THEY'RE A FLOOD LIGHT. 
          SO YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF WASTED LIGHT IN THAT AREA. 
          SO WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF TOTAL FIXTURES OUT THERE, THE ACTUAL LUMINARIES. 
          RIGHT NOW, EACH POLE HAS FOUR LUMINARIES PER POLE, WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE THAT TO TWO. 
          THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A NEW CONTROLLER FOR THIS. 
          WHAT THAT IS GOING TO ALLOW IS ALLOW US TO DETERMINE WHEN THOSE LIGHTS EXACTLY COME ON. 
          WE HAVE A TIME AROUND IT NOW, BUT IT'S AN OLD ANALOG MECHANICAL TIMER. 
          SO RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST OFF AND ON, BASICALLY SEVEN TO SEVEN. 
          WITH A NEW ONE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TURN IT ON ONCE ITS DUSK AND DAWN OR WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THEM TURN OFF WHATEVER TIME WE WANT 15 MINUTE ACRE MINUTES. 
          ANOTHER FEATURE THAT THIS SYSTEM HAS IS YOU CAN CONTROL THE PERCENTAGE OF LIGHTING. 
          SO IF WE WANT TO REDUCE THE POWER 10,20,50, WE CAN ALSO DO THAT, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH SHIRLEY. 
          MUSCO LIGHTING IS THE CONTRACTOR THAT COMPLETED THE SHIRLEY WATER TOWER LIGHTING. 
          THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO PRIMARILY FOCUS ON THE BOWL OF THE TOWER. 
          SURELY, YOU KNOW THAT TOWER IS LIT UP FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP. 
          THIS ONE IS JUST GOING TO FOCUS AROUND THE BOWL, MAKE SURE IT'S COMPLETELY LIT AND NOT THE BASE. 
          BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO SURROUND THAT BASE WITH BUSINESSES, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THEM FROM 455 GOING DOWN 75, SO IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF LIGHT. 
          WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WE HAVE? 
          >> SO YOU MENTIONED THAT BY STANDING THE LIGHT TOWER IS HIGHER, IT'LL BE MORE DIRECTED AT THE WATER TOWER AS OPPOSED TO SHINING INTO THE SKY? 
          >> [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> SO THAT WOULD BE GOING INTO THE AIR, WHEREAS THE HIGHER TOWERS WOULD ACTUALLY MORE DIRECT, NOT AS MUCH LIGHT POLLUTION? 
          >> SHOULD RESULT [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> I BARELY HEARD YOU ON THAT ONE. 
          SO WE RAISING THE TOWER, REDUCING FROM 4-2 LAMPS, WE'RE REDUCING THE LIGHT POLLUTION? 
          >> IT SHOULD REDUCE. 
          >> IT SHOULD REDUCE IT. AND IF IT DOESN'T, WE HAVE CONTROL OF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHTS, IT'S WAY I UNDERSTAND, CORRECT? 
          >> WE CAN CONTROL THE PERCENTAGE OF LIGHTS. 
          >>OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          >> SO IF THERE IS ANOTHER LIGHT SHOW, STARS, THINGS, COMET, ANY OTHER THING, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TURN IT DOWN OR EVEN TURN IT OFF? 
          >> YES. IT DOES HAVE A BLACKOUT MODE THAT YOU CAN SET UP ON A TIMER. 
          SO IF WE RECEIVE DATES IN ADVANCE, WE CAN PUT THOSE ON A CALENDAR AND IT'LL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF AT THE RIGHT TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6F. 
          >> SECOND. 
          >> ALL RIGHT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM 6F. 
          [01:45:04]
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. 
          >> MAY I ASK A QUESTION ON THE SECOND MOTION? 
          >> SURE. 
          >> MOTION PASSES 6-1. 
          CAN THEY SEE THE NO VOTES ONLINE NOW OR IS THAT NOT A THING STILL? 
          >> NO. 
          >> NO, OKAY. SO THE ONE NO IS COUNCILMAN MILLER. 
          THAT TAKES US ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 
          [7. Items For Individual Consideration.]
J ITEM 7A. 
          CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND ACT ON A REQUEST TO REZONE ONE LOT ON 1.0 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM SINGLE-FAMILY ONE, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH POWELL PARKWAY, 530 PLUS OR MINUS FEET SOUTH OF FERN STREET, ZONE 24-0001, STEPHANIE SCOTT-SIMS. 
          >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS CURRENTLY ZONED SF-1, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. 
          THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REZONE. 
          SORRY, LET ME BACK UP. 
          THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH POWELL PARKWAY, APPROXIMATELY 530 FEET SOUTH OF FERN STREET. 
          THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO DOWNTOWN OR DT DISTRICT. 
          THE APPLICANT WISHES TO CONVERT THE EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOME ON THE PROPERTY TO A RESTAURANT USE, AND RESTAURANT USES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE SINGLE-FAMILY ONE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. 
          THE PROPERTY IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE ANNA 2050 DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN WITHIN THE SUB AREA KNOWN AS DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTER FOR THIS PROPERTY AS IN TOWN RESIDENTIAL, SO IT DESIGNATES IT AS THE POTENTIAL TO REDEVELOP AS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DESPITE IT BEING A NORTH POWELL PARKWAY AS ARE THE OTHER PROPERTIES ON THAT PART OF NORTH POWELL PARKWAY. 
          THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT REALLY IN QUESTION THIS EVENING. 
          THIS EVENING, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE, DO YOU HAVE THE CONCEPT PLAN IN FRONT OF YOU? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU. I APOLOGIZE. 
          >> WE HAVE THE REQUEST OUTLINING THE PROPERTY AND WHERE IT'S LOCATED AND IT DOES NOT SHOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 
          >> WELL, I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. 
          BUT TONIGHT THE ISSUE AT A QUESTION IS WHETHER THIS PROPERTY SHOULD BE REZONED FROM SINGLE-FAMILY ONE TO DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL PART DOWNTOWN IN ORDER TO HAVE A RESTAURANT OR COMMERCIAL USE ON THE PROPERTY. 
          AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE PROPERTY IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE ANNA 2050 DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, WHICH DESIGNATES IT AS DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD SUB AREA IS DESIGNATED FOR INTOWN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE DOWNTOWN CORE, WHICH IS THE AREA THAT WE'RE IN THIS EVENING. 
          THIS AREA IS THE DOWNTOWN CORE IS CHARACTERIZED BY MORE OF A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, WHEREAS THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IS DESIGNATED AS A RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT SUPPORTS THE DOWNTOWN CORE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. 
          [01:50:05]
STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A FEW REASONS. 
          WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROPERTY'S LOCATION IS NOT REALLY SUITABLE FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL USES. 
          GENERALLY, SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL USES ARE LOCATED AT OR NEAR MAJOR CORRIDORS OR MAJOR COMMERCIAL INTERSECTIONS. 
          THIS PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY LOCATED OVER 800 FEET SOUTH OF THE MAJOR INTERSECTION AT WEST ROSEMONT PARKWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 01,400 FEET NORTH OF THE MAJOR INTERSECTION AT WHITE STREET. 
          SO IT'S MORE OF LIKE A MID BLOCK LOCATION. 
          NOW, WHILE THE HOME IS LOCATED ON NORTH POWELL PARKWAY, WHICH IS A PRIMARY ROAD IN THE CITY. 
          AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS SECTION OF NORTH POWELL PARKWAY IS RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE AND WHICH SUPPORTS THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLANS DESIGNATION OF THIS AREA AS IN TOWN RESIDENTIAL. 
          TONIGHT, WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE CONCEPT PLAN, WHICH YOU DON'T HAVE BEFORE YOU, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE A FEW ISSUES WITH THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT THEY PROPOSED. 
          ONE OF THEM WAS THAT THEY WERE NOT SHOWING TWO POINTS OF ACCESS OFF OF NORTH POWELL PARKWAY. 
          HOWEVER, BECAUSE THIS IS A STRAIGHT ZONING, AS OPPOSED TO A PD REZONING, THE CONSTANT PLAN WOULD NOT BE PART OF THE REZONING. 
          IF THE ZONING IS APPROVED THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE CITY WITH A DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT MEETS ALL OF THE STANDARDS OF THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, AND THAT WOULD BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED. 
          AND I HAVE TALKED WITH THE APPLICANT WHO IS HERE THIS EVENING, AND THEY'RE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND ARE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. 
          >> COUNSEL. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:00 P.M. 
          >> THANK YOU, STAN. STEPHANIE, I'M LOOKING AT OUR AGENDA, AND I SEE ONE OF THE THINGS, TWO POINTS OF ENTRY OFF OF POWELL. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> SO THAT IS THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT THE APPLICANT PROPOSED. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE FRONT, THEY'RE SHOWING A FIRE LANE THAT GOES ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. 
          IF YOU NOTICE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THAT, THE FIRE LANE IS ACTUALLY ON THE ON THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WHICH THEY DO NOT OWN. 
          AND SO THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THAT NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER, AND THEY ARE OPPOSED TO HAVING OR ALLOWING THEM AN EASEMENT TO PUT A FIRE LANE ON THEIR PROPERTY. 
          BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S A VACANT PROPERTY, AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WANT TO DEVELOP IT IN THE FUTURE, AND SO THEY WANT TO LEAVE THEIR OPTIONS OPEN. 
          AND SO THEY'RE OPPOSED TO THAT FIRE LANE ACCESS. 
          >> THE EMPTIED LOT SOUTH OF IT, THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, WHAT IS IT ZONED? 
          >> IT IS ZONED C [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> COMMERCIAL. 
          CORRECT. 
          >> GOT YOU. THE PROPERTY SOUTH OF IT JUST SOLD AND I BELIEVE IT'S SOLD FOR COMMERCIAL. 
          >> THAT IS CORRECT. 
          >> THERE'S A HOME THERE CURRENTLY, YES. 
          THE PROPERTY SOUTH, PROBABLY SOUTH ALL THE WAY TO SPURLOCK'S OR EVEN TO HERE, ALMOST ALL ZONE COMMERCIAL. 
          BUT SO THE LINE JUST STOPS AT THIS HOUSE, THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. 
          THANK YOU. ARE WE USING THE CURRENT, 
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ARE WE ADDING TO THE HOUSE, IS THIS GOING TO BE A RESTAURANT ONLY? 
          >> YES. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT IS GOING TO BE A RESTAURANT ONLY WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING BASED OFF OF THE CURRENT HOME. 
          >> OKAY. AND PARKING WILL BE, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE MAP. WHERE'S PARKING? 
          >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE PARKING BOTH IN THE BACK AND IN THE FRONT. 
          I'M NOT SURE IF WHICH RENDERING YOU'RE LOOKING AT. 
          THIS ONE? OKAY. 
          >> I THINK I'M LOOKING AT THE RIGHT ONE. 
          SO THAT'S PARKING BEHIND IT, AND THERE'S A FEW PARKING SPOTS IN FRONT OF IT? 
          >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. AND IN TERMS OF THE LOT ADJACENT THAT IS CURRENTLY VACANT. 
          LIKE STEPHANIE MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM. 
          THEY DON'T CURRENTLY ALLOW AN EASEMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SURE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DEVELOP. 
          HOWEVER, THEY ARE CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL. 
          SO IF THEY WANTED TO, THEY COULD OPEN UP A RESTAURANT ALSO. 
          >> DOES YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR FATHER, I LOVE THE STORY THOUGH, BY THE WAY. 
          DO YOU ALL OWN THE PROPERTY ALREADY? 
          >> YES. 
          >> SO ONE LAST QUESTION. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FOR YOU. 
          YOU MAY REMEMBER, MAYBE STEPHANIE OR MAYBE D-LIZON. 
          WHY DID THE P&Z DENY IT? DO WE HAVE A REASON? AND ARE WE LOOKING AT A SUPER-MAJORITY HERE, CLARK? 
          >> YES. 
          >> OKAY. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> I WAS ASKING IF WE NEEDED A SUPER-MAJORITY, AND I WANTED TO EXPLAIN TO YOU, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE PROCESS. 
          THEY DENIED IT, SO THE COUNSEL IT HAS TO BE A SUPER-MAJORITY. 
          SO TWO NO'S, AND IT'S DONE. 
          SO BUT DON'T GIVE UP. 
          >> NO, I WILL NOT GIVE UP. 
          >> SO BACK TO THE QUESTION. 
          WHY DID THEY DENY IT? 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] THEY DENIED IT BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT ACCESS AND THE ABILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE THE TWO POINTS OF ACCESS. 
          AND THAT WAS PRIMARILY THE REASON WHY. 
          I WOULD ADMIT THIS IS A CHALLENGING CASE, AND SO THEY WENT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT IT BUT REALLY [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> I MEAN, YOU GUYS WE HAVE TO HAVE THE TWO POINTS. 
          THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT BEFORE THEY GET A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, CORRECT? 
          >> THAT IS A REQUIREMENT BY THE FIRE. 
          >> BY THE FIRE. AND YOU'RE AWARE OF ALL THAT, YOUR FAMILY? 
          >> YES. 
          >> OKAY. 
          >> SO THIS RENDERING THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT. 
          IT DOES HAVE AN EASEMENT TO THE SOUTH LOT THAT'S VACANT. 
          >> YEAH. 
          >> HOWEVER, OUR INITIAL PROPOSED AND REOPPOSED, JUST TALKING WITH STAFF IS TO HAVE IT WITHIN OUR OWN LOT. 
          SO THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS. 
          I BELIEVE THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING DISCUSSED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOW TO ENSURE THAT IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. 
          I KNOW THIS IS JUST A DISCUSSION FOR ZONING IN GENERAL. 
          WE WILL REZONE AND WORK WITH OUR ENGINEERS TO MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS IF APPROVED, BUT WE ARE IN WORKS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S TWO ACCESS POINTS NEEDED. 
          WE'RE ALSO VERY UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY OF ANNA IN GENERAL. 
          WE LOVE IT HERE, WE'VE MOVED HERE. 
          ABOUT A YEAR AND TWO MONTHS AGO AND WE WANT TO GROW WITH THE TOWN. 
          WE'VE ALSO SPOKEN WITH THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS THAT NEIGHBOR US. 
          THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN FAVOR. 
          I HAVE A FORM SUBMITTED FROM THEM. 
          I'VE MET THE RESIDENTS THERE AS WELL AS THEIR CHILDREN. 
          MIGUEL IS, I BELIEVE HE'S 12-YEARS-OLD AS OF RIGHT NOW. 
          HE'S ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS RESTAURANT, IF IT IS APPROVED. 
          HE'S NEVER TRIED HIBACHI BEFORE. 
          WE WON'T GIVE UP. WE'RE HERE IN THE LONG HAUL AND ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO TO HELP US AND US AS WELL WE'RE OPEN. 
          >> APPRECIATE IT. 
          >> AND MAYOR AND COUNSEL, ARE FIRE CHIEF FIRE MARSHALS IN ATTENDANCE TOO. 
          IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THAT IS REQUIRED THROUGH OUR FIRE CODES. 
          >> I JUST LIKE TO JUMP IN. 
          I THINK YOU SAID IT, BUT I JUST WANT TO ASK TO MAKE SURE. 
          IS IT YOUR INTENTION THIS IS JUST A ZONING ISSUE, BUT IS IT YOUR INTENTION TO RAISE THIS BUILDING AND BUILD A RESTAURANT OR ARE YOU GOING TO CONVERT THIS BUILDING TO A RESTAURANT? 
          >> AS OF RIGHT NOW, DUE TO LIMITED CAPITAL, WE WOULD JUST BE BUILDING THIS PROPERTY. 
          AS THE BUSINESS CONTINUES, WE WOULD HOPEFULLY DEPENDING ON HOW BUSINESS DEVELOP IT TO BE A LARGER BUILDING. 
          IF ZONING ALLOWS FOR THAT, AND THAT'S FUTURE PLANS. 
          >> I'M GOING TO GO FOR. 
          >> WHERE ARE YOU GOING? 
          >> NO, I LOVE HIBACHI BY THE WAY. S. 
          >> SAYING THE SAME. 
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          >> SO IF YOU GO TO THE SOUTH OF YOUR PROPERTY, I ACTUALLY OWN AND OPERATE A BUSINESS OUT OF A PROPERTY, AND I DEALT WITH THIS EXTENSIVELY, AND I WILL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU IT SUCKS. 
          I'M WITH YOU AND I'M WITH YOUR DAD. 
          I HAD A DREAM, AND I FOUND THIS PROPERTY AND IT WAS A HOUSE, AND YOU GO OVER THERE AND YOU LOOK AT IT, AND I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO MORE TO IT AND WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP IT EVEN MORE, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE RENTABLE SPACES, BUT WHEN I STARTED, I WAS NOT A DEVELOPER. 
          I WAS LITTLE JODY AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING, AND I COST MYSELF A LOT OF MONEY THAT I DID NOT HAVE. 
          SO I HAD TO GET, LIKE A NIGHTTIME JOB. 
          MY WIFE HAD LIKE FIVE JOBS. 
          BECAUSE WE SAW THE DREAM AND WE WANTED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
          I KNOW WHY THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS WHAT HE HAS. 
          I COMPLETELY RESPECT HIM 100%. 
          I'VE ACTUALLY TALKED TO HIM ABOUT MY PROPERTY. 
          AND I HAVE THE SAME CONCEPT THAT YOU HAVE. 
          I NEED TO HAVE TWO ACCESS POINTS, BUT WHAT WE CAME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH WAS THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH OF ME IS COMMERCIAL. 
          AND ONE DAY, NO MATTER WHAT, IT WILL BE BUILT OUT. 
          SO I HAVE GOT TO WORK AROUND FOR IT. 
          AND SO FAR, UNTIL WE GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, EVERYBODY SAID THEY'RE GOING TO BE OKAY WITH IT. 
          BECAUSE WHEN THAT PROPERTY GETS BUILT, IT WILL HAVE A PARKING LOT. 
          AND MY PARKING LOT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THAT PARKING LOT. 
          WE ALL KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO GO. 
          SO I'M ON YOUR SIDE. 
          WHAT I WILL TELL YOU, AND WHAT I WILL TELL YOUR FATHER IS, BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU CAN SINK INTO THIS. 
          I GOT IN THERE. 
          WE WERE BUSTING DOWN WALLS AND EVERYTHING, AND LIFE WAS GREAT, AND THEN LIFE WAS NOT GREAT, AND IT GOT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE DEEP POCKETS, AND ARE NOT IN DEVELOPMENT, IT CAN RUIN YOU. 
          AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO YOU. 
          MATTER OF FACT, YOU GUYS COME OVER AND SEE ME ANYTIME YOU WANT TO. 
          I CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT FUNDING OPTIONS AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH. 
          I WON'T TALK TO YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL. 
          I'LL TALK TO YOU AS JODY, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I HAD TO EXPERIENCE, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT, YOUR FATHER'S STORY. 
          I THINK IT'S GREAT TO PUT THAT THERE, AND IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK, LET'S MAKE IT WORK. 
          BECAUSE IT WOULD SUCK FOR YOU NOT TO DO IT AND THEN TWO YEARS FROM NOW, THAT'S A PARKING LOT TO YOURSELF. 
          >> RIGHT. 
          >> AND YOU COULD HAVE LITERALLY DROVE A CAR FROM YOUR PARKING LOT INTO THEIR PARKING LOT. 
          SO I'M WITH YOU. 
          I UNDERSTAND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. 
          I RESPECT THE STAFF, BUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE TO YOU, I HAVE DEALT WITH THIS, AND I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE A DREAM AND TO REALIZE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO STOP. 
          AND I'M TELLING YOU DON'T STOP. I'M ON YOUR SIDE. 
          >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT, IF I MAY. 
          A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT GO INTO BUSINESS WOULD RATHER JUST RENT A COMMERCIAL SPACE. 
          IT WAS VERY BIG FOR MY DAD TO OWN THE PROPERTY, OWN THE BUSINESS, OWN THE LOT, SO HE HAS PUT HIS LIFE SAVINGS INTO THIS. 
          IN THE EVENT THAT THIS ISN'T APPROVED TONIGHT, THE OTHER OPTION BECAUSE CARRYING COSTS ARE VERY HIGH RIGHT NOW IS TO PUT A TENANT IN PLACE. 
          IT WAS PREVIOUSLY RENTED BEFORE WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. 
          I KNOW ANNA IS VERY BIG ON OWNER OCCUPANCY, THAT'S NOT IN CORRELATION WITH WHAT ANNA WANTS AS A CITY, BUT JUST TO PUT THAT OUT THERE ALSO BECAUSE OF THE COST, THAT WOULD BE OUR NEXT VIABLE OPTION JUST TO CONTINUE CARRYING THIS LONG TERM, BUT WE WON'T GIVE UP IF IT'S NOT APPROVED TODAY, WE WILL FIGURE OUT HOW TO JUST CARRY IT FORWARD UNTIL THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF. 
          >> I'M NOT GOING TO BE AS OPTIMISTIC AS YOU. 
          I HAVE A LOT OF RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT HIBACHI IS GOING TO DO GREAT IN ANNA. 
          I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. 
          BRING IT. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND RIGHT HERE. 
          WE HAD FOR THE GROUP THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT MS. SCOTT REPRESENTED ONE POINT. 
          WE HAD TALKED ABOUT GETTING THIS COMMERCIAL ALL THROUGH HERE. 
          WE'RE NOT READY. 
          THE REASON WE'RE NOT READY IS BECAUSE TAX DOT IS ABOUT TO TEAR ALL OF THIS UP FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME. 
          RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME THAT YOU SINK A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY INTO. 
          I DON'T KNOW YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION, BUT I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND WAITING ON THIS IDEA IF YOU REALLY WANT THIS LOCATION. 
          I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, KNOWING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND SEEING SO MANY HOMEOWNER, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. 
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LOOSE THEIR LIFE SAVINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE WAITING ON A HUGE GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO OPEN UP THE ROAD SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET TO IT BECAUSE HUMAN NATURE WILL NOT CROSS THAT CONSTRUCTION. 
          PLEASE HEAR ME. I AM NOT SAYING NO TO YOUR RESTAURANT. 
          I'M SAYING THAT THIS IS A VERY BAD IDEA TODAY. 
          WITH THAT, THERE IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT COMING INTO ANNA, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING TO THIS, WHO WILL PROBABLY REACH OUT TO YOU AND SAY, WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE IDEA OF WHERE TO PUT YOUR RESTAURANT SO THAT YOUR DAD CAN SEE HIS DREAM THROUGH. 
          AT A LATER DATE, I TOTALLY SEE THIS ENTIRE CORRIDOR BEING COMMERCIAL AND YOU WON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE, SO IT'S A TIMING THING. THANK YOU. 
          >> THIS MAY BE A STEPHANIE QUESTION. 
          IT COULD ALSO BE YOURS. 
          HAS THERE BEEN A PROPER SURVEY DONE ON THIS PROPERTY? BECAUSE THE EDGE OF THIS HOUSE LOOKS AWFUL CLOSE TO THAT PROPERTY LINE? 
          >> YES. THERE HAS BEEN A PROPER SURVEY AND IN TERMS OF EXTENSIVE SURVEYING FOR ENGINEER, WE'RE WORKING WITH, I BELIEVE IT'S CVG TITLE ON A THREE STEP SURVEY. 
          I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFIC NAMES OF THOSE SURVEYS, BUT YES, WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF THAT. 
          >> BECAUSE IT JUST LOOKS AWFULLY CLOSE TO TO THAT PROPERTY LINE. 
          JUST LIKE COUNCILMAN, STAN SAYS, KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE. 
          THERE WILL BE A TIME FOR IT. 
          EVERYBODY LOVES HIBACHI. 
          ALL OF US INCLUDED. JUST STAY WITH IT. 
          >> AFTER ALL THAT NEGATIVITY, I WANT TO ADD A LITTLE OPTIMISM HERE. 
          SO THE FAMILY CONCEPT RESTAURANT IS EXACTLY WHAT EVERY SINGLE DOWNTOWN ON THE PLANET THRIVES ON. 
          AND SOME OF WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE BEFORE THE CURVE HITS ARE ACTUALLY THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE BEST BECAUSE YOUR NAMES ALREADY OUT THERE AND YOU'RE NOT WAITING. 
          I'M GOING TO JUST FROM THE PRESENTATION YOU GAVE, YOU SEEM LIKE A VERY INTELLIGENT EDUCATED PERSON. 
          YOUR DAD'S GOT A GREAT STORY. 
          I WOULD SAY YOU GUYS KNOW THE SITUATION THE BEST, AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN DO IT AND YOU'RE WILLING TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED YOU TO DO TO COMPLY. I'M GOOD WITH IT. 
          >> ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO. WELL, THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:15 PM. THANK YOU, MA'AM. 
          >> AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE VOTING ON A ZONING CHANGE. 
          NOT A BUSINESS PLAN. GO AHEAD. 
          >> I APOLOGIZE. DID YOU ASK IF ANYBODY COME BOTH ON TO STREET? 
          >> NO, I DIDN'T. I'M SORRY. I JUST ASSUME BECAUSE I HAD NONE UP HERE, SO MY APOLOGIES. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] ASKED YOU A QUESTION ABOUT ALL THAT. 
          >> WELL, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN AT 8:16 PM BECAUSE JODY HAD A QUESTION. 
          YOU SEE FOR THE CHIEF. 
          WE'RE BACK OPEN AT 8:16 PM. 
          THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? 
          >> COME. 
          >> COUNSEL. GOOD EVENING. SOME FIRE CHIEF. 
          >> I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T CALL YOU DOWN EARLIER. 
          I GOT REALLY MOTIVATED ABOUT HIBACHI, AND I FORGOT. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> SO DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS SAYING AS FAR AS IF THE SOUTH PROPERTY IS COMMERCIAL? SHE COULD POTENTIALLY SAY THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A PARKING LOT THERE IN THE FUTURE. 
          AND WE KNOW THAT THERE WOULD BE A PARKING LOT, NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS, WHETHER IT WAS A STRIP CENTER, WHETHER IT WAS A MULTI FAMILY PROPERTY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          SO WE COULD IN THEORY, SAY THAT THAT COULD BE WHEN IT OPENS HER SECOND POINT OF ACCESS THROUGH THAT PARKING LOT, WHICH WOULD REALLY BENEFIT THAT LANDOWNER TOO. 
          BECAUSE NOW THEY COULD SIMULTANEOUSLY SAY, HEY, THAT'S OUR SECOND POINT OF ACCESS THAT SHE'S GOT. 
          WE'VE GOT ONE, SHE'S GOT ONE WE'RE SHARING IT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON MY PROPERTY. 
          EVENTUALLY, WHEN IT GETS BUILT OUT, IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM BECAUSE NOW THEY'VE ONLY GOT TO GET ON 
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THE PROPERTY ONE WAY BECAUSE THEY CAN USE MINE AS WELL. 
          DOES THAT MAKE SENSE OR AM I OUT IN LEFT FIELD ON THAT? 
          >> IN THEORY, IT DOES. 
          >> AND WHAT PROVISIONS COULD WE PUT PARKING WISE TO HELP THEM, MAYBE WE LIMIT THE PARKING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S DIRT AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SECOND POINT OF THAT. 
          LIKE, WHAT DO YOU THINK AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, AND IF YOU'RE LIKE, HEY, LET ME GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, LET ME COME BACK AND TALK TO YOU ALL IN A CLOSED SESSION OR WHATEVER. 
          I COMPLETELY RESPECT THAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE DEAL, AND WHAT YOU SAY GOES, AND I WANT TO RESPECT THAT AS WELL, BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY SAY, WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PARKING SPACES THAT YOU HAVE BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE ARE ONLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO TURN IN ONE WAY AND COME BACK OUT ON THE ROAD THE OTHER WAY? 
          >> IN MY EXPERIENCE, THAT SELDOM WORKS IN REALITY. 
          THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE AREN'T WORK AROUND FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. 
          IF THIS WERE APPROVED, AND THE PROJECT WENT FORWARD, SHE WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FOR WHAT'S CALLED AN EQUIVALENCY. 
          THE FIRE CODE, WE DON'T GRANT EXCEPTIONS OR VARIANCES. 
          THE APPLICANT MUST PRESENT AN EQUIVALENCY. 
          SO IF WE DELETE SOMETHING, THAT AFFECTS FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE PROTECTION, WE HAVE TO MEET THAT SAME STANDARD IN SOME OTHER AREA. 
          >> UNDERSTOOD. 
          >> A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, OR A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, OR A STANDPIPE SYSTEM. 
          THERE ARE EIGHT OR 10 DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE MAY HAVE. 
          >> I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. 
          >> THE OWNER IS ON THE APPLICANT TO PRESENT THAT TO THE CITY AND THEN FOR THE CITY TO EVALUATE THAT AND SEE IF IT DOES ACTUALLY HIT THE MARK. 
          >> SO DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT OR CAN SHE TAKE THIS FEEDBACK THAT SHE'S HEARING AND GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD WITHOUT US VOTING. 
          SO COULD WE TABLE THIS? 
          >> THIS IS JUST ZONING. THEY STILL HAVE TO COME BACK FOR ALL THAT, CORRECT, STEPHANIE? 
          >> THEY HAVE IS TO. THIS IS THE ZONING TONIGHT. 
          IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY, THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO STAFF WITH A CONCEPT PLAN OR A SITE PLAN THAT. 
          >> AND THAT'S WHERE THE SECOND ENTRANCE AND ALL THE WALK AROUNDS WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMES IN JUST LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 
          >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM NEIGHBORS OUT THERE? LAST CALL. 
          >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED WITH THE PLANNING OF ALL THIS. 
          DO YOU RECALL WHY WE DID NOT MAKE THIS COMMERCIAL? AT ONE TIME WE HAD DRAWN IT AS COMMERCIAL. 
          AND THEN WHEN WE GOT TO THE FINAL PLAN, WE DID NOT DO THAT. 
          WAS IT BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING HOUSES? 
          >> I THINK TO THE DISTANCE. 
          IF YOU LOOK, EVERYTHING SOUTH OF IT, COMMERCIAL. 
          THE LINE STOPS RIGHT THERE. 
          >> I WASN'T ON COUNCIL AT THE TIME, BUT IF I REMEMBER, IT WAS ACTUALLY A RESIDENCY OCCUPIED, AND THEY JUST ARBITRARILY, THAT'S WHERE THE LINE GOT DRAWN. 
          >> THAT'S WHERE THE DOWNTOWN LINE STOPPED. 
          >> IF THAT HOUSE HAD BEEN VACANT OR WHATEVER, IT PROBABLY. 
          >> IS IT A HISTORICAL HOME OF ANY KIND? 
          >> NO. 
          >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. 
          >> SECOND. HERE WE COME. 
          >> I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN AT 8:22 PM. 
          THEN WE HAD A MOTION FROM EVERYBODY MAKE IN A SECOND FROM LEE MILLER. 
          IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. 
          >> THAT PASSES 7-0. 
          THAT WILL TAKE US ON TO AGENDA ITEM 7B. 
          CONSIDER DISCUSSED AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE SITES GROUP INCORPORATED, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BERNIE PARKER. 
          >> MAYOR, COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A BACKGROUND ON THIS AND ALSO INTRODUCE MR. ERIC SITES [INAUDIBLE] TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] AGREEMENT. 
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OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, CITY STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE SITES GROUP OF DEVELOPMENT, THE SOUTHEAST CORNER, WHICH IS A 27 ACRE SITE, WHICH IS ROSEMONT AND 75 IS THE CURRENT LOCATION. 
          ONE THE TENANTS WOULD BE A NATIONAL GROCER ALONG WITH EIGHT OUT PARCELS IN THIS AREA. 
          PART OF THE INCENTIVE AGREEMENT IS A REBATE OF ROW RONSTRUCTION, PRIMARY INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WOULD BE THE PORTION OF ROSEMONT FROM 75 TO BUDDY HAYES, AS WELL AS A PORTION OF BUDDY HAYES ON THE NORTH SIDE AND ALSO THE SOUTH SIDE OF ROSEMONT AS WELL AS IT RELATES TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. 
          AS WELL AS PART OF THE REBATE PROGRAM, OR INCENTIVE THAT WE'RE DOING IS THERE IS A 12 INCH WATER LINE THAT WILL BE GOING PARALLEL WITH 75 THAT WILL LOOP OUR WATER SYSTEM COMING FROM HACKBERRY SO WE'LL HAVE A REDUNDANCY WITH WATER TO OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTHEAST AND ALSO THIS ESTABLISHMENT. 
          AGAIN, PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND I'LL USE A AERIAL HERE IS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER. 
          AGAIN, IT'S A PRIMARY GROCER OUT PARCELS AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT, THERE IS A DATE OF 27TH TO HAVE THE GROCER OPEN BY. 
          BUT I WILL SAY AS FAR AS FOR THE OUT PARCEL AND MR. ERIC CAN GO AHEAD AND EXPOUND A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU WILL SEE CONSTRUCTION START FIRST QUARTER OF 25 ON YOUR OUT PARCELS TO THE SOUTHEAST, AS WELL AS GOING INTO THE SECOND QUARTER OF 25, YOU'LL SEE MOVEMENT ON THE NORTHEAST. 
          PART OF THIS INCENTIVE PROGRAM NOT ONLY WILL BENEFIT THAT SOUTHEAST QUADRANT, AND ALSO GETTING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE UNITS TO THE NORTHEAST. 
          AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A REIMBURSEMENT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OF A LITTLE OVER THREE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE DOLLARS FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT, ENABLES US TO PARTNER WITH THE SITES GROUP AS FAR AS TO GETTING HOPEFULLY A LITTLE BIT LESSER COST AND WE WENT OUT FOR A BID FOR THIS AREA FOR THE WATER AND ALSO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. 
          BUT AGAIN, FIRST QUARTER OF 25, YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIM DOING GROUNDWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OUT PARCELS. 
          WITH THAT, MR. ERIC, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR MYSELF AND STAFF AS IT RELATES TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. 
          IT'S AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY AND HAPPY TO HEAR WHAT MR. SITES HAD TO SAY. 
          >> HI, I'M ERIC SITES, AND I LIVE 2.8 MILES FROM THE SITE TO THE WEST SO I'LL BE SITTING ON MY PORCH, WATCHING CONSTRUCTION IN THE EVENINGS AND MAKE SURE IT GOES WELL. 
          WE HAVE CONTRACTED FOR 27 ACRES ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER. 
          WE HAVE SIGNED A NATIONAL GROCERY STORE, WHICH I WISH I COULD NAME, BUT I CAN, BUT I THINK YOU KNOW WHO IT IS. 
          WE HAVE EIGHT OUT PARCELS, WE HAVE SIGNED BANK OF AMERICA, CHASE, VALVOLINE, MCDONALD'S. 
          WE HAVE A 24,000 SQUARE FOOT SHOPS BUILDING. 
          WE'VE LEASED IT UP TO THE USUAL CAST OF CHARACTERS. 
          HAVE WALK-ONS AND OLIVE GARDEN CURRENTLY WORKING WITH US TO DO SIT DOWN RESTAURANTS. 
          OUR GOAL IS TO CLOSE IN JANUARY AND BEGIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER GRADING THE SITE. 
          AFTER DOING HARDEN IN 380 AND WE'RE DOING COSTCO AND LOWE'S IN SALINA, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY SIGN PUSHES IT AS FAR OUT AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN TO HAVE A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM, BUT IN NO DEAL THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THOSE BIG BOYS DO THEY EVER WAIT THAT LONG. 
          ONCE THEY BUY IT AND THEY OWN IT SOMEBODY'S TUGGING ON THEIR SLEEVE, SAYING, HEY, LET'S GET GOING. 
          NOW, I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY WHEN THIS'S GOING TO BE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT'LL HAPPEN. 
          I'LL BET YOUR STAKE DINNER ANYWHERE, IT'LL HAPPEN A LOT SOONER THAN EARLY PART OF 28. 
          ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER, WE'VE CONTRACTED FOR 60 ACRES. 
          WE WERE CONTRACTED WITH T GRIFFIN, WHO'S DOING THE LIBERTY HILLS, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT AT THE SAME TIME. 
          WE ORIGINALLY CAME OUT HERE THINKING WE HAD A MEMBERSHIP CLUB DEAL BUT SINCE I LIVED CLOSE BY, WE STARTED CALLING OUR COSTCO CHARACTERS WHO'S DOING DEALS WITH US IN MCKINNEY AND IN SALINA, WE'RE WORKING ON A BIG SITE IN PRINCETON AND SO IT TURNED OUT WE FOUND ALDI AND HOBBY LOBBY HOMEGOODS, TJ MAX. 
          WE'RE DOING IT IN PHASES. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE BANK LATELY, BUT IF YOU WALK IN AND ASK FOR $100 MILLION CONSTRUCTION LOAN, YOU GET A SHIRT OUT QUICKLY. 
          MAYBE THE TELLUS GUYS DON'T DO THAT, 
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A SHIRT TAIL DEVELOPERS DO, BUT ANYWAY, SO WE DECIDED TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO PHASES AND WE'LL DO 180,000 SQUARE FEET ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER IN THE PHASE 1. 
          WE'VE GOT A GAS STATION, MURPHY OIL. 
          WE HAVE FIVE SHOPS BUILDINGS THAT WE ARE ALMOST FULLY LEASED ON WITH TORCHES, KAVA, PEOPLE LIKE THAT, FIRST WATCH. 
          I THINK YOU GUYS MAY HAVE SEEN OUR MERCHANDISE AND PLANS ALREADY. 
          IF NOT, WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU. 
          THE FIRST BOXES WILL BE ALL THE HOBBY LOBBY, HOMEGOODS, TJ. 
          THE NEXT PHASE ON THAT NEXT 15 ACRES WE'RE WORKING WITH ACADEMY AND DIX. 
          WORKING WITH PETSMART IN BURLINGTON. 
          WE HAVE EOS FITNESS, WHICH IS A GROUP FROM CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA THAT CAME IN. 
          WE HAVE 20 MORE ACRES ON THE FAR END AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN SNAG SOMEBODY LARGE. 
          I CAN'T REALLY TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE WORKING HARD. 
          BUT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR PROJECTS IN MCKINNEY AND IN SALINA, YOU'LL SEE THEY TEND TO HAVE THE SAME TENANTS AND THE SAME BASIC THEME. 
          IT'S PULLING TOGETHER NICELY. 
          IT'S JUST A ROUGH ENVIRONMENT TO GET THINGS DONE. 
          NO AT THE CITY LEVEL. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT. 
          IT JUST LIKE I SAID, IT'S HARD TO GET LOANS. 
          IT'S HARD TO RAISE EQUITY. 
          I'VE BEEN DOING IT 35 YEARS, AND THIS HAS PROBABLY BEEN THE HARDEST FIVE YEAR CYCLE I'VE SEEN. 
          BUT THIS IS A GREAT CITY AND PEOPLE WANT TO BE HERE, AND THE RETAILERS DEFINITELY WANT TO BE HERE SO WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET CLOSED IN JANUARY AND START GRADING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. 
          DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I CAN ANSWER. 
          THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> MORE SO A COMMENT THAN ANYTHING. 
          JUST LIKE I SAID EARLIER WITH TELLUS GROUP, TOP NOTCH FOR HOMES, I FEEL WE HAVE THE SAME WITH YOU AND A COMMERCIAL. 
          THIS IS GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR ANNA. 
          YOU MENTIONED NOT EVEN ANOTHER GROCER, BUT SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THE ECHO MIC, SO I APOLOGIZE. 
          THE TWO BANKS YOU MENTIONED, THOSE ALONE IS GOING TO HUSH UP A LOT OF PEOPLE. 
          I NOW DISLIKE ABOUT THE HOBBY LOBBY BECAUSE NOW I GOT TO GET THREE MORE JOBS. 
          MY FIANCEE LIKES HOBBY LOBBY, BUT EITHER WAY, I APPRECIATE IT. 
          I'M EXCITED AND I CAN'T WAIT. THANK YOU. 
          >> THE OTHER DEAL IS WE HAVE SOME UPDATED ANALYSIS THAT WE GIVE. 
          IT'S SURPRISING BECAUSE RETAIL IS GREAT BECAUSE YOU GET SALES TAX REBATE. 
          WE'RE TALKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 250 MILLION ULTIMATELY AND IF WE LAND THE BIG BOY WE WANT, WE'RE TALKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 350 MILLION IN RETAIL SALES. 
          NOW, EACH ONE HAS THEIR OWN AMOUNT THAT'S TAXABLE, BUT IN SALINA, WE HAD 379 MILLION WHEN YOU ADDED LOWE'S AND COSTCO AND ACADEMY AND EVERYBODY WE BROUGHT IN, 283 MILLION OF THAT TURNS OUT TO BE TAXABLE. 
          THAT'S A BIG NUMBER. THERE WE HAD SOME APARTMENTS THAT WE ADDED. 
          I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'RE ADDING 1,500 JOBS AND ONE COULD SAY, WELL, WHERE DO THOSE PEOPLE GET TO LIVE? BECAUSE THEY'RE MOSTLY YOUNG OR SINGLE MOMS OR SOMETHING. 
          THEY HAVE TO HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. 
          THAT'S THE PART WE FORGET, BUT WE DID 850 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVER THERE AND BY THE TIME WE ADDED ALL UP, WE HAD 1,500 JOBS. 
          NOW, THEY'RE NOT THE SAME AS ALL THE EXECUTIVES AT EXXON, BUT EVERYBODY GETS PAID 15 TO 20 BUCKS AN HOUR. 
          THERE'S 30% THAT ARE REALLY GOOD CORPORATE JOBS, SO THEY'RE ABLE TO SPEND THAT MONEY LOCALLY FOR THE MOST THING. 
          THEY CAN LIVE LOCALLY, AND YOU'RE PUTTING 2, 300 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX ON THE ROLLS, A COUPLE HUNDRED MILLION IN RETAIL SALES AND YOU GET 1,500 JOBS. 
          WHILE RETAIL ISN'T AS GOOD AS GETTING THE CAMPUS OFFICE WHEN YOU ADD IT ALL TOGETHER, IT'S REALLY PRETTY AMAZING WHAT IT DOES FOR A TOWN. 
          WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. 
          THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          WE'RE ADDING TWO LANES TO ROSEMONT. 
          WE'RE EXTENDING WATER AND SEWER, AND IT'S ALL THINGS THAT BASICALLY MAKE FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR SHOPPING. 
          >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. 
          >> YEAH. 
          >> FIRST, THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO UNDERTAKE ALL THIS. 
          I ASKED A QUESTION EARLIER, NOT IN FRONT OF YOU. 
          THE AESTHETICS OF THESE BUILDINGS, IS THERE A WAY THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE DRIVING DOWN 75 AND THEY LOOK OFF TO THE RIGHT AND THEY SEE THESE BUILDINGS BASED OFF OF YOUR BOTTOM LINE, WHICH I RESPECT YOUR BOTTOM LINE, YOU'RE THE ONE PUTTING THE MONEY UP THERE, SO YOU GOT TO MAKE MONEY, 
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BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT BUILDINGS ON THE OUTSIDE CAN LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES THAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE? 
          >> TO SOME DEGREE, BUT REMEMBER, TRY TO TALK TARGET OR SOMEBODY INTO GOING AWAY FROM THE BULL'S EYE IN THEIR BRAIN. 
          >> OH, NO, NO, NO. 
          >> THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO, AND SO WE TRY TO DO THINGS GIVEN THAT THESE RETAILERS THEY'RE NATIONAL AND THEY WANT THEIR BRAND. 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          >> SIGNAGE, COLOR SCHEMES AND THINGS SO WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS DO THINGS THAT YOU DON'T REALLY NOTICE, AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHY YOU LIKE IT, BUT YOU DO. 
          IT'S THINGS LIKE LANDSCAPING. 
          WE USE STANDARDIZATION OF LIGHT POLES AND LAMPS. 
          WE USE CERTAIN LAMPS THAT WHEN YOU GET CLOSE TO LAMP, IT LIGHTS UP LIKE A FOOTBALL FIELD AND WHEN YOU GO AWAY, IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. 
          WE DO LITTLE THINGS. 
          SIGNAGE IS STANDARDIZED, LIKE THE STOREFRONTS. 
          WE KEEP THEM ALL THE SAME COLOR. 
          WE KEEP CANOPIES. WE DO LITTLE THINGS. 
          I'VE DONE ALMOST 9 MILLION SQUARE FEET OVER 35 YEARS, BECAUSE I'M OLD, BUT WE'VE LEARNED THAT IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE THE PROJECT REALLY WORK BECAUSE YOU GOT TO GIVE THEM THE BRAND. 
          THAT'S THE CRITICAL BUT YOU CAN ADD A COLOR. 
          HOW DO YOU BLEND IN A BIG COSTCO WITH A BIG LOVES, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD SOME MORE NEXT TO IT. 
          YOU GOT TO DO LITTLE THINGS LIKE PICK A BLOCK, PICK A COLOR. 
          PICK A MATERIAL. TRY TO HAVE MY WIFE EXPLAINS THIS TO ME. 
          YOUR CENTERS DON'T HAVE ANY TEXTURE. 
          I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT IT MEANS THAT BASICALLY WHEN YOU'RE BLENDING MATERIALS TOGETHER, YOU WANT IT TO LOOK SEAMLESS. 
          AGAIN, MY IDEAL IS IF YOU DRIVE BY AND YOU LIKE IT, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE FOR A WHILE TO SAY, WHY YOU LIKE IT, BUT YOU DO. 
          PARKING IS IMPORTANT. 
          DRIVE AISLES, THE WAY YOU GET IN AND OUT, YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE DUMPSTERS, LITTLE THINGS THAT I THINK, OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE LEARNED TO DO. 
          >> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, SIR. 
          >> MR. SITES, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT IT WAS A PLEASURE MEETING YOU THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU PRESENTED YOUR IDEAS. 
          I DIDN'T TELL YOU THIS AT THE TIME, BUT YOU'RE WATCHING THIS DEVELOP IF THIS GETS APPROVED. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO INVEST IN YOUR TOWN IN SUCH A SIZABLE MANNER. 
          I GOT TO WATCH YOUR 380 DEVELOP OUTSIDE MY FRONT DOOR AT MY RESTAURANT, AND I WAS GOING TO BRAG ABOUT ALL THOSE AMENITIES THAT YOU ADDED BECAUSE IT WAS UPSCALE. 
          I DO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THE I GUESS, COMPATRIOTS, IF YOU WANT TO CALL THEM THAT OVER IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, SPOKE VERY HIGHLY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR GROUP, THEY'RE HARD TO WORK WITH. 
          I'M WELL AWARE BUT THE END RESULT WAS GORGEOUS. 
          SOMETHING I THINK MR. BILLS WAS ALMOST ABOUT TO ASK. 
          I JUST WANTED THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THROUGH AND PASSING THIS, THEY STILL KNOW THIS IS ANNA. 
          WHATEVER LOOK, AMENITIES, TEXTURE, AS YOUR WIFE PUT IT, THAT HELPS COMMUNICATE ANNA. 
          I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT AND I THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE. 
          >> ON THAT NOTE, I MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7B. 
          >> SECOND. 
          >> MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HERNDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. 
          WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. 
          THAT PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. SITES. 
          TAKES US DOWN TO ITEM 7C. 
          CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE NAME OF A PARK LOCATED AT 1456 PERSIMMON DRIVE, CARROLL PARK, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MARK MARSHALL. 
          >> COUNSEL, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL. 
          IT'S MY DISTINCT HONOR THIS EVENING TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION TO YOU FOR NAMING YET ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT PARK IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THIS WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD TO ALL TO NAME THIS. 
          WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TELL YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT AND REMIND SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND NAMING A PARK. 
          THEN SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN TO DO, I DON'T RECALL IN MY CAREER IS INVITE NOT ONLY THE PERSON DEDICATING THIS PARK, 
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BUT PERHAPS TO EVEN INTRODUCE THE PERSON WHO NAMED THIS PARK, MS. CAROL. 
          COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, YOU ALL ADOPTED A POLICY FOR PARK NAMING AND FACILITY MAVING THE WAY THAT THAT GENERALLY WORKS IS THAT SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW PARKS AND FACILITIES, THE NAMING OF THOSE, THEY CAN COME FROM JUST ABOUT ANY DIRECTION. 
          THEY CAN COME FROM COUNCIL, THE PARK BOARD STAFF, OR NEIGHBORS WITH THEY GET PRESENTED TO THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD. 
          THEY KIND OF VET THEM THROUGH A LITTLE BIT, AND THEY GIVE US SOME GENERAL DIRECTION TO GO AND SAY, YES, THIS IS OUR PREFERRED LIST, DO SOME BACKGROUND ON THOSE FOLKS, MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE THINGS MEET OUR COMMUNITY STANDARDS IN A WAY THAT WE WANT TO BUILD AND REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY. 
          STAFF DID THAT, WENT BACK TO THE PARK BOARD AND THEY APPROVED IT. 
          WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, IF IT'S OKAY, MR. COLLINS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR DEVELOPMENT, YOUR PROJECT, PARK, PLEASE PLEASE DO. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. 
          >> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO START OFF THAT I'VE GOT SEVERAL PEOPLE TO THANK. 
          THE PARK BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
          ALSO, I NEED TO THANK MARK AND HIS STAFF, DALON, THE ENTIRE PARK, YOU KNOW, PARK DEPARTMENT. 
          AS SEVERAL OF YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN WORKING IN ANNA NOW SINCE AROUND 995. 
          SOME PEOPLE SAID I WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO EARLY. 
          NEVER REALLY FELT THAT WAY. 
          IN THE 29 YEARS THAT I'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY, I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW A LOT OF YOU, AND IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE. 
          NOW, WHAT'S NICE ABOUT IT IS THIS EVENING, I CAN ACTUALLY CONVINCE MY WIFE, THIS IS WHERE I WAS SPENDING A LOT OF MY MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. 
          WE REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE DEDICATION OF THE PARK AREA BEFORE ANY THINKING ABOUT NAMING. 
          HONESTLY, I CAN'T REALLY THINK HOW I CAME UP WITH IT, BUT I WENT AHEAD AND CALLED I THINK CAROL AT THE BEGINNING. I SIT DOWN. 
          I KNOW THIS IS A CRAZY IDEA, BUT WOULD YOU CONSIDER OR WOULD YOU THINK THE CITY WOULD CONSIDER NAMING THE PARK, IF I PUT A REQUEST IN? OF COURSE, THE PROCESS WAS EXPLAINED TO ME AND EVERYTHING. 
          LIKE I MENTIONED, THE PARK BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE, I LET THEM OFF THE HOOK. 
          THE FIRST NIGHT, THEY EVEN TALKED, YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHAT THEIR GOAL IS OR WHAT THE PROTOCOL IS, AND SO I SAID, LOOK, SO WE'RE NOT IN ANY HURRY. 
          I SAID, I'VE OWNED THIS PROPERTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE DEDICATION IS GOING TO GO THROUGH. 
          I'M NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE NAME. 
          I SAID, BUT SO GO AHEAD AND TAKE AN EXTRA MONTH, AND THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. 
          OF COURSE, AT THE NEXT MEETING, THEY WENT AHEAD AND SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO RECOMMEND IT. 
          I CAN TELL YOU THAT THAT REALLY AFFECTED ME. 
          I WAS REALLY EXTREMELY THANKFUL. 
          NOW, WHEN I WENT HOME, I DID GET SOME BROWNIE POINTS. 
          I TOLD HER I SAID, NO, THAT'S JUST THE FIRST HURDLE, WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER HURDLES. 
          WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR POINTS WHENEVER WE CAN. 
          BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS MY WIFE, CAROL. 
          WE'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 51.5 YEARS. 
          TRULY EVERYTHING I DO IN REAL ESTATE BASICALLY IS APPROVED BY HER. 
          I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD SAY THAT IN THE AUDIENCE. 
          BUT ANYWAY, I LOVE HER TO DEATH AND THE HONOR THAT YOU'VE POTENTIALLY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE ON WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. 
          I'LL LET HER SAY A FEW THINGS. 
          I TOLD HER SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO TALK A WHOLE LOT. 
          >> BECAUSE HE DOES ENOUGH TALKING FOR ALL OF US, I THINK, SOMETIMES. 
          >> I'M GUILTY AS CHARGED. 
          >> IT WAS SUCH A SWEET THING WHEN HE CAME HOME AND SAID THAT HE HAD SPOKEN ABOUT THAT, AND I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. 
          BUT JUST THE CITY OF ANNA AND THE MAYOR AND STAFF, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS THAT HE WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH. THANK YOU. 
          >> APPRECIATE IT. 
          >> MAYOR, COUNCIL. CERTAINLY, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, ABOUT A RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU, AND WE ASK YOU TO CONSIDER. 
          >> MARK, WOULD YOU MIND JUST READING THE RESOLUTION? 
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I'M LOOKING AT IT HERE, BUT YOU CAN PROBABLY READ IT LOUD. 
          >> SURE. ABSOLUTELY BE HAPPY TO. 
          MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO READ THE RESOLUTION THROUGH? 
          >> GO RIGHT AHEAD. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DO THAT. THIS IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA TEXAS NAMING A PARK LOCATED AT 1456 PSION DRIVE, CARROLL PARK. 
          WAS THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL NAMING THE NEW PARK FOR CARA COLLINS, THE AUGUST 19, 2024, PARKS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. 
          WHEREAS THE CITY OF ANNA TEXAS COUNCIL ADOPTED POLICY PROCEDURE FOR NAMING CITY PARKS, TRAILS, RECREATIONAL AREAS, AND OTHER RECREATION FACILITIES ON NOVEMBER 10, 2020, AND WHEREAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOLLOWED THE NAMING POLICY AND RESEARCHING CAROLINE COLLINS. 
          WHEREAS SINCE 1995, SHE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE CITY OF ANNA AS A REAL ESTATE BROKER, LAND INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AND HAVING OWNED OVER 1,500 ACRES, PRODUCING ALMOST 3,000 LOTS AND SEVERAL COMMERCIAL SITES DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. 
          WHEREAS, DURING THE PAST 29 YEARS, HAS MADE TREMENDOUS EFFORT TO DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT REPRESENT QUALITY AND THAT CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE GROWTH AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE CITY ITSELF. 
          WHEREAS IN 2002, AFTER VISITING WITH MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, DONATED FUNDING FOR THEIR FIRST VEHICLE TO ENABLE THEM TO FIGHT GRASS FIRES SAFELY WITHOUT RISKING DAMAGE TO THEIR PRIMARY RESPONSE VEHICLES, AND WHEREAS IN 2013, LEARNED THE ANNA POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTED TO START UP A FIGHT PATROL FORCE. 
          DONATED THE FUNDING FOR TWO PATROL BIKES, AND WHEREAS IN 2014, OWNED THE PROPERTY WHERE THE TRAIN DEPOT WAS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED AND AGREED TO GIVE THE DEPOT TO THE GROUP AT THE TIME, WHO WAS INTERESTED IN CREATING A NEW AMENITY FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA WHERE IT EXISTS TODAY. 
          WHEREAS THE NAMING OF PARK OR OTHER RECREATION AREAS ARE TO ENSURE THAT THE GIVEN NAMES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE VALUES AND CHARACTER OF THE AREA OR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVED AND WITHIN THE CITY AS A WHOLE, AND WHEREAS THE NAMING OF THE PARK WILL BETTER ENSURE A SENSE OF PLACE FOR ALL NEIGHBORS AND TO DISTINGUISH THE PARK AS A PUBLIC SPACE. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA TEXAS, PARK LOCATED AT 1456 PERION DRIVE, HAROLD PARK. 
          >> I MOVED TO APPROVE. 
          >> I SECOND. 
          >> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. 
          SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HERNON. 
          >> CAN WE DO A VOICE VOTE? 
          >> YOU WANT TO CALL ROLL? 
          >> PLEASE. 
          >> WE'D LIKE TO CALL THE ROLE, MS. LAND. 
          >> COUNCIL MEMBER, TODD. 
          >> BEFORE I VOTE BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET TO SAY ANYTHING YOU ARE SUPER QUICK. 
          I JUST HOPE WE GET TO ADD A FEATURE OF HER FAVORITE PARK PLAYGROUND BACK WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER TO THIS PARK. 
          I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA, SO I SAY YES. 
          >> COUNCILMEMBER WILLS. 
          >> YES. 
          >> COUNCILMEMBER [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> YES. COUNCILMEMBER HARLAND. 
          >> I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN TOKEN. YES. 
          >> COUNCILMAN BAKER. 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          >> COUNCILMEMBER MILLER? 
          >> MAYOR TEM. 
          >> OKAY. 
          >> AYE. MOTION PASSES, UNANIMOUSLY. 
          CONGRATULATIONS, VERY WELL EARNED. HAPPY FOR YOU. 
          [APPLAUSE] THAT'LL TAKE US TO 7D. 
          CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE NAME AND TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ADVISORY COMMISSION, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TAYLOR ROLL. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. 
          I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION A WORK PLAN THAT WAS RECENTLY ADOPTED BY THE DIVERSITY INCLUSION ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024 AND INTO 2025. 
          THE COMMISSION ADOPTED THE PLAN AT THEIR MEETING LAST MONTH. 
          THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR THE LAST FEW MEETINGS SINCE WE HAD SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED OVER THE SUMMER. 
          THE MISSION THAT WAS DEVELOPED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION MEMBERS WAS EXPANDED TO ENSURE THAT ALL NEIGHBORS ARE SEEN, HEARD, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND CELEBRATED BY FOSTERING MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AND CONNECTIONS AMONG DIVERSE COMMUNITY GROUPS. 
          THE WORK PLAN FOCUSES ON THREE MAIN AREAS, ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND ADVISEMENT. 
          ENGAGEMENT IS THAT THE COMMISSION WILL ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH NEIGHBORS TO GATHER INPUT AND ENSURE THAT THE CITY IS AWARE AND ADDRESSING NEEDS OF ALL COMMUNITY GROUPS. 
          THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH LISTENING SESSIONS, TYPICALLY AT THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS, WHICH ARE REGULARLY HELD ON THE FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH, ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS BOUBAH MOST RECENTLY, AND THEN ALSO NFS, WHICH WE HAD MEMBERS VOLUNTEER AT. 
          SHARING INFORMATION AND ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION THROUGH VOLUNTEERING AT CITY EVENTS, AS I MENTIONED. 
          THE NEXT AREA IS COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS. 
          THE COMMISSION IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY. 
          THEY'RE CURRENTLY EXPLORING WAYS TO FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND MAY RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY ESTABLISH A MORE FORMAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM. 
          THEY'LL BE REVIEWING SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE 
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RECOGNIZE NEIGHBORS CURRENTLY AT THEIR NEXT MEETING ON MONDAY. 
          LASTLY, ADVISEMENT, THE COMMISSION WILL FOCUS ON PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS AS REQUESTED BY THE COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME. 
          THIS IS A ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION, ESTABLISHING THE COMMISSION IN 2020. 
          SINCE 2020, AS YOU KNOW, THAT THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY ORGANIZATION HAVE GROWN TREMENDOUSLY. 
          ROLES HAVE CHANGED AS WE'VE ADDED PROGRAMS AND STAFF FROM THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED. 
          IN 2022, THE RESOLUTION WAS AMENDED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS FROM 11-7, WHICH COINCIDES WITH OUR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 
          BASED ON THE COMMISSION'S WORK PLAN AND DIRECTION RECEIVED FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION TO THE NEIGHBOR ENGAGEMENT AND INCLUSION ADVISORY COMMISSION. 
          THE RESOLUTION ALSO CHANGES THE TERMS FROM MAY TERM ENDING TO DECEMBER TO COINCIDE WITH THE RECENT CHANGE IN APPOINTMENTS FOR ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 
          THESE TWO CHANGES ALSO ALIGNED WITH THE WORK PLAN AND CURRENT PRACTICES AS WELL AS DIRECTION WE'VE RECEIVED. 
          WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          >> COUNSEL? 
          >> YEAH. THANK YOU, TAYLOR FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN, AND THE SIX PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THAT GROUP RIGHT NOW. 
          THE NAME CHANGE IS JUST THIS IS THE NEW CHAPTER FOR THIS BOARD. 
          I THINK IT CAN GO IN A SIMILAR DIRECTION, BUT IT JUST WORKS OUT THAT WAY. 
          I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE MAY TO DECEMBER BECAUSE THERE WAS A LITTLE CONFUSION WITH THE REST OF THE BOARDS. 
          NOBODY'S LOSING ANY TIME ON THE BOARD ITSELF. 
          IT'S JUST BEING EXTENDED, WOULD THAT BE CORRECT? JUST MAKING SURE. 
          >> THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE APPOINTMENT TIME. 
          >> EVERYBODY GETS EXTENDED. THAT'S ALL I GOT. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> I GOT TO BE THE LIAISON FOR THIS BOARD, AND IT WAS EXCITING. 
          IT WAS CONTROVERSIAL, HAD ALL KINDS OF REASONS FOR HIS INCEPTION, AND OUT OF IT, OUR COMMUNITY HAS GROWN. 
          WE'VE HAD A MATURITY. I DO WANT TO CORRECT SOMETHING THAT A FORMER COUNCILMAN SAID, ANNA TEXAS HAS NEVER HAD THE SLAG ACRONYM THAT WAS THROWN AROUND THAT IS DEROGATORY TO A PARTICULAR RACE OF PEOPLE IN THIS CITY. 
          WE HAVE PARKS NAMED AFTER VARIOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR. 
          WE HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL SPECTRUM. 
          WHENEVER WE DID THE MULTICULTURAL EVENT WAS THIS BOARD PUSHED FOR, THIS BOARD IS NOT FUNDED. 
          IMAGINE BEING ON A BOARD THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO VOTING POWER WHATSOEVER, NO BUDGET WHATSOEVER, YET WANTS TO GET SOMETHING DONE. 
          REPRESENT CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT MAYBE DON'T FEEL MAYBE THEY HAVE A VOICE. 
          MAKE SURE THAT OUR HIRING PRACTICES ARE A CERTAIN WAY. 
          BUT ULTIMATELY, THEY JUST WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THIS COMMUNITY OR OUR NEIGHBORS. 
          THAT PART IS WHAT THE RESOUNDING ECHO THAT COMES OUT OF THIS BOARD. 
          OUR HR JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S KNOWLEDGE IS SOLID. 
          WE WORK VERY HARD. 
          TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A POLICE FORCE AND A CITY STAFF THAT REPRESENTS THE CURRENT MAKEUP OF OUR CITY, WHICH IS GROWING AT A INCREDIBLE PACE. 
          WHAT MAY BE AN ISSUE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THIS COUNTRY IS DEFINITELY NOT AN ISSUE HERE. 
          MOST RECENTLY, WE HAD JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, AND IT WAS AGAIN, A VARIETY OF I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SAY RACIST. 
          I WANT TO SAY CULTURES, A VARIETY OF CULTURES THAT SHOWED UP. 
          IT WAS A SHINING MOMENT. 
          THIS BOARD WITH THIS CHANGE OF NAMES IS MEANT TO CONTINUE TO GIVE IT THE LEGS IT NEEDS. 
          THEN THIS COUNCIL IS IN NO WAY DONE WORKING WITH THIS BOARD TO REFLECT THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON IT. 
          >> WITH THAT SAID, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 70. 
          >> I'LL SECOND. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS. 
          IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
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MOTION PASSES 7,0 UNANIMOUS, TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM 8 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 EXCEPTION, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551-071, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551-072. 
          TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551087 AND TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551-074. 
          DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION? 
          >> MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. 
          >> I'LL SECOND. 
          >> I HAVE A MOTION THIS SECOND. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. 
          >> ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. 
          WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION AT 8:53 P.M. 
          I'M GOING TO END OUR CLOSED SESSION AT 10:00 P.M. 
          AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE WOULD BE ANY ACTION AFTER CLOSED SESSION. 
          [9. Consider/Discuss/Action on any items listed on any agenda - work session, regular meeting, or closed session - that is duly posted by the City of Anna for any City Council meeting occurring on the same date as the meeting noticed in this agenda.]
DOES ANY COUNCIL HAVE ANYTHING FOR CLOSED SESSION? IF NOT, AND SEEING NO OBJECTION. WAIT. 
          >> I HAVE TO MOTION FOR. 
          >> YOU DO HAVE. HERE WE GO. 
          >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT. 
          FOR RESIDENCY FOR THE CITY MANAGER. 
          >> FOR SIX MONTHS. 
          >> FOR SIX MONTHS. 
          >> SECOND. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HERNON A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. 
          >> MILLER. 
          >> OH, I'M SORRY. ARE WE GOING TO CALL THE ROLL? 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> ANYTHING ELSE? EVERYBODY GOOD? 
          >> GOOD. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. SING NO OBJECTION NOW. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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