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>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON FEBRUARY 11, 2025 AT 6:00 PM.ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 120 WEST SEVENTH 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, BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS.
RIGHT NOW, I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER.
FOR THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
COUNCIL MEMBERS TOTTNE AND MILLER ARE NOT HERE THIS EVENING.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER BAKER IF YOU WOULD DO OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE, PLEASE.
>> HOLY GOD, WE'RE ALWAYS THANKFUL FOR THE TIME THAT WE GET TOGETHER AND DISCUSS OUR CITY'S BUSINESS OPENLY AND BEFORE YOU, WE JUST ASK YOU SPAR WITH US AS WE MAKE WISE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT ALL OUR NEIGHBORS.
WE JUST THANKFUL FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> THANK YOU. THAT WILL TAKE US INTO ITEM 3 NEIGHBOR COMMENTS.
[3. Neighbor Comments.]
AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AN ITEM ON THE MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT A SCHEDULE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.ALSO AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT IN THIS MEETING AGENDA.
THANK YOU. IS THIS FOR RIGHT NOW? JUST A GENERAL COMMENT. THANK YOU.
EACH PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
NO DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A CITIZENS INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY.
WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CODE AND IT'S ALEXA.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY COMMENTS.
I HERE TODAY AS A RESIDENT OF ANNA RANCH.
AND I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS SOME CONCERNS WITH THE DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I KNOW THAT IT'S STILL A BIT OF WAYS OUT.
I WILL EVENTUALLY BE CONSIDERING IT FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
I AM SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE PROPOSED MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE.
>> HANG ON JUST A MINUTE I THINK WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE HEARING YOU.
>> THANK YOU. IS THIS BETTER? SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I'M JUST CONCERNED WITH SOME OF THE PROPOSED MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE OWNING CLOSE TO ANNA RANCH.
I BELIEVE IT WOULD JUST BE NON CONFORMING WITH SOME OF THE PLANS IN THAT AREA.
IT'S A VERY VIBRANT AND PACKED COMMUNITY WITH SOME GREAT HOUSES.
IT'S DEFINITELY A VERY RESIDENTIAL AREA.
I THINK THAT THE INCORPORATION OF ANY WAREHOUSES OR MANUFACTURING SITES WOULD REALLY HINDER PROPERTY VALUES AND JUST DIMINISH THE GREAT COMMUNITY THAT'S BEING BUILT.
I KNOW AGAIN THAT IT'S STILL A BIT OF WAYS BEFORE IT COMES FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDERATION.
I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY CONCERNS IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'LL TAKE US TO REPORT.
[4. Reports.]
I RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OR CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS COMMUNITY INTEREST.ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST INCLUDE EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS, OR CONDOLENCE, INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, AND HONORARY SLUTORY RECOGNITION OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, OR OTHER CITIZEN, BUT NOT INCLUDING A CHANGE IN STATUS OF A PERSON'S PUBLIC OFFICE OR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
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 SCHEDULED TO BE ATTENDED BY A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR AN OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PEOPLE IN THE MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS ARISEN AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA.
A IS RECOGNITION OF THE MAYOR BY THE SALVATION ARMY AND THEY'RE HERE. AM I COMING DOWN THERE?
>> I GOT A FEW COMMENTS AND THEN WE'LL DO.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, I'M DAVID FESER.
I'M MAJOR GIFT'S MANAGER FOR THE SALVATION ARMY FOR DENTON AND COLLIN COUNTY, AND I'M HERE WITH MAJOR ANGEL COLDERON, WHO IS THE CORE OFFICER OF THE MCKINNEY CORE.
WE JUST WANTED TO COME TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOU PARTICIPATING IN THE MAYOR'S RED KETTLE CHALLENGE THIS YEAR,
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ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER MAYORS FROM THE AREA.MAYOR FULLER FROM MCKINNEY, MAYOR CHACON FROM PRINCETON, AND ALSO MAJOR BRISCOE FROM PROSPER. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU CERTIFICATE OF THANK YOU.
ALSO, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE A BELL THAT WE WANT TO GIVE YOU, AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO USE IT NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT'S A CLINGER.
WE REALLY WANT TO TELL YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE NORTH COLLIN COUNTY AREAS PROGRAMS OF THE SALVATION ARMY.
WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT YOU IN WHAT YOU RAN, RAISED $512.07 THIS YEAR.
THAT INCLUDES $512 AT THE KETTLE ITSELF IN CASH, AND THEN $249 THROUGH OUR VIRTUAL RED KETTLE, WHICH BRINGS YOUR TOTAL TO $762.
WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU PARTNERED WITH THE OTHER FOUR MAYORS.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU EVER GOT TO TALK TO THEM AT ALL ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE DO APPRECIATE YOU PARTNERING WITH THEM BECAUSE AS A WHOLE THE FOUR MAYORS, YOU ALL BROUGHT IN A TOTAL OF $3,053 FOR THE MCKINNEY CORE AND THE SERVICES THAT WE DO PROVIDE.
WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU HELPING TO LEAD THAT CHARGE IN THE ANNA AREA.
THE INCREDIBLE EFFORTS THAT YOU DID AND HOPEFULLY, MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME MORE OF THE CITY COUNCIL NEXT YEAR TO HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT.
HELPS TO SUPPORT MANY OF THE PROGRAMS AT THE SALVATION ARMY, LIKE A PERSON BY THE NAME OF COREY.
WE HAD A CLIENT THAT CAME INTO OUR FACILITY.
JUST A LAST FALL, WHO WAS HOMELESS.
SHE HAD LOST HER JOB. SHE WAS LIVING IN HER CAR.
SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY IN THIS AREA WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OR HELP HER OUT.
SHE WAS COMING IN AND SHE WAS GETTING SHOWERS AND SHE WAS GETTING STABLE FOOD BOXES SO THAT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO EAT.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW SOMETHING AS BASIC AS CANNED FOOD COULD MAKE SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HER LIVES AND BEING ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH HER, THE SOCIAL WORKER WHO WORKS AT OUR FACILITY.
COREY ENDED UP DECIDING TO START LOOKING FOR A JOB.
OF COURSE, SHE WAS COMING IN FOR THE SHOWERS AND THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM.
SHE WAS JUST WASHING UP AT BATHROOMS AND CONVENIENCE STORES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SHE WAS KIND OF EMBARRASSED TO GO FOR A JOB INTERVIEW WHEN SHE DIDN'T CONSIDER HERSELF PRESENTABLE.
BECAUSE OF THAT, SHE WENT OUT AND SHE WENT ON TWO JOB INTERVIEWS WITHIN THE WEEK AND WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK, SHE ACTUALLY GOT JOB OFFERS FROM BOTH OF THOSE PLACES.
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP GET HER A PLACE TO LIVE.
SHE IS NOW OFF THE STREET, SHE IS NOW GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, AND SHE FEELS MUCH BETTER ABOUT HERSELF AND AND NOT LOOKING AT HERSELF AS BAD.
IT'S THOSE SITUATIONS THAT WE HAVE ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THAT WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DID TO HELP US AND BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.
WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR WHAT WE DO IN THE COMING YEARS, NOT JUST IN THE MCKINNEY AREA, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S WHERE WE'RE BASED OUT OF.
WE'RE GOING TO COVER, I ASSUME WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING INTO ANNA AND MELISSA AND THIS WHOLE AREA UP HERE AS THE POPULATION GROWS.
WE ASK IF WE CAN GET A COMMITMENT FOR YOU FOR 2025 FOR THE MAYOR'S CHALLENGE.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BRING ALONG MORE PEOPLE AND TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUT.
MAYOR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN.
THE MAJOR WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE AND WE'LL GET A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> HI, SIR, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIS MAYOR.
WE SERVICE MANY AREAS, AND HE STARTED RING THE BELL IN 10 O'CLOCK AND HE SUPPOSED RING THE TO 6 O'CLOCK, THE CITY.
I COME BACK IN FIVE AND THE MAJOR HERE IN THE FRONT THE DOOR AND HE RING THE BELL, RING THE BELL OTHER DAY IN THE FRONT OF WARMERS.
IN THE NAME OF SALVETION ARMY I LIKE PRESENT TO YOU THIS CERTIFICATE FOR YOUR GOOD JOB AND FOR
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YOUR TIME THAT YOU DEDICATE TO THIS COMMUNITY AND ONLY FOR THIS COMMUNITY, FOR THESE NATIONS.THANK YOU, IN THE NAME OF SALVETION ARMY I LIKE TO APPLAUSE TO THIS MAN.
>> HI, SIR. HEY, NEXT YEAR, IF YOU WANT TO REALLY GET PUMPED UP, YOU TELL US IF HE WHOOPED EVERYBODY OR NOT.
WE WANT TO KNOW, DID HE BRING IN MORE MONEY THAN OTHER GUYS? BECAUSE WE'LL TALK SOME SMACK.
>> HE ACTUALLY CAME IN SECOND PLACE.
MAYOR BRISCOE, HAS HIS ENTIRE LIKE CITY COUNCIL, FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY.
THERE YOU KNOW, SO HE'S GOT A MACHINE GOING IN THERE.
HE'S BEEN DOING IT THREE YEARS, AND HE'S WON THREE YEARS IN A ROW, MAJOR BRISCOE.
HE DID BEAT MAYOR FULLER IN MCKINNEY, AND HE CRUSHED PRINCETON.
FIRST YEAR AND HE'S ALREADY ON THE BOARD.
HE'S ALREADY ON THE LEADER BOARD. YES.
>> WE'LL WORK ON THAT NEXT CRCQ TABLE BACK THERE.
I'M SURE WE CAN PUT SOME TOGETHER.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ENOUGH ABOUT ME. THANK YOU.
ITEM B IS NEIGHBOR ENGAGEMENT AND THE INCLUSION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING ACTION FOR ADVISEMENT.
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TAYLOR LAW.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TAYLOR LAW.
I AM HERE TO REPORT ON THE ACTION FROM THE JANUARY 27TH, 2025 MEETING OF OUR NEIGHBOR ENGAGEMENT AND ADVISORY COMMISSION.
AS BACKGROUND, SOME OF THE ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSIONER PRESENTED TO YOU IN NEIGHBOR COMMENTS IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND CREATED AN ITEM FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION PROVIDING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN REGARDS TO A SENIOR TAX FREEZE.
AFTER SOME PRESENTATIONS IN BOTH SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, THE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER MEETING MINUTES ARE IN YOUR PACKETS THIS EVENING FOR REVIEW.
THEN FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, THEY DECIDED TO TAKE NO ACTION AND THEN A SECOND ACTION WAS PASS UNANIMOUSLY IN NOVEMBER.
TO BE PLACE AN ITEM ON THE NEXT MEETING AGENDA TO ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL TO FORM A COALITION TO REVIEW PROPERTY TAX PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
AT THE JANUARY 27TH, 2025 COMMISSION MEETING, COMMISSIONER JODY FOSTER MADE A MOTION TO ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPOINT AN AD HOC COMMISSION MADE UP OF TAX EXPERTS AND ADVISORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO STUDY THE ISSUE AND RESEARCH AND PRESENT PROPOSALS TO THE CITY OF ANNA CITIZENS TO LESSEN AND ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, WHETHER IT BE TAX BREAKS, CITY TAX EXEMPTIONS, AND OR FREEZES, RESOURCES TO AID SENIOR CITIZENS IN TAX PREPAREDNESS, OR OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT ARE VIABLE AND BENEFICIAL.
THIS ITEM PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AT THEIR JANUARY 27TH MEETING.
>> COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT? THANK YOU.
THAT WILL TAKE US 5A WORK SESSION.
[5. Work Session.]
DISCUSS A PROGRAM FOR THE PAINTING SLASH DECORATION OF SANITARY SEWER MANHOLES ADJACENT TO THE BECONGROVE TRAIL PROJECT.SISTER CITY MANAGER, GREG PETERS.
AGAIN, COUNCIL, THIS IS THE SECOND TAB ON YOUR LAPTOP IF THE MONITOR IS NOT WORKING.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR, COUNCIL.
I WILL JUST GO OVER THE PECAN GROVE TRAIL PROJECT AND EXPLAIN JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE GOT TO TONIGHT AND THEN GO OVER THIS CONCEPT, WHICH IS REALLY JUST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO GET SOME FEEDBACK AND ALLOW YOU TO ASK US SOME QUESTIONS AND GIVE US SOME DIRECTION ON IF YOU FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD BE A GOOD FIT AS A WAY TO PROVIDE WHAT WAS REQUESTED WHEN THE PECAN GROVE TRAIL PROJECT CAME BEFORE YOU.
ON THE TRAIL, THE TRAIL CONSTRUCTION IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.
WE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW ON GETTING THE BRIDGE DELIVERED TO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE AERIAL THERE, THERE'S A CREEK IN BETWEEN PECON GROVE AND THE ST. JAMES PLACE LANE UP THERE, WHERE IT WOULD ACTUALLY CONNECT THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS.
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WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING THAT BRIDGE IN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN OPENING THE TRAIL THIS SPRING FOR USE.IT WILL BE CONNECTING TO THE EXISTING TRAIL SYSTEM IN THE PARK PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH THERE, GIVING BOTH NEIGHBORHOODS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EACH OTHER, BUT ALSO ALLOWING BOTH NEIGHBORHOODS TO THEN HAVE FULL USE OF A TRAIL SYSTEM BASICALLY ALL THE WAY FROM FOSTER CROSSING UP TO TAYLOR.
IT COMBINES TWO SEGMENTS OF TRAIL TO MAKE ONE NICE LONG SEGMENT OF TRAIL.
>> ALONG THE TRAIL CORRIDOR, WE HAVE 12 EXISTING MANHOLES THAT ARE ACTUALLY VISIBLE FROM THE TRAIL.
WE HAVE A TRUNK SEWER LINE THAT GOES THROUGH THERE, RUNS ALONG THE CREEK, WHICH IS PRETTY COMMON.
YOUR CREEKS ARE YOUR LOWEST LYING AREAS AND HAS A GRAVITY SYSTEM.
THAT'S OFTEN WHERE SEWER LINES ARE PLACED ARE ADJACENT TO THAT BECAUSE IT'S A NATURAL LOW POINT WHERE EVERYTHING WANTS TO FLOW.
THE ACTUAL EXPOSED CONCRETE HEIGHT VARIES FROM 1-4 FEET AND NINE OF THE 12 MANHOLES, WE FEEL LIKE HAVE A LARGE ENOUGH CONE THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO PAINT IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO THAT ROUTE.
BEFORE I GET INTO THIS CONCEPT, JUST TO REFRESH EVERYONE'S MEMORY.
WHEN THE ITEM CAME BEFORE YOU TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE TRAIL, THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE ADDED INTO THE MOTION TO LOOK AT DECORATIONS OR SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THESE EXPOSED MANHOLES.
OBVIOUSLY, CITY MANAGER RYAN HENDERSON, MYSELF, TAYLOR LAW, AND MARK MARCHAND, AND JEFF FRITH FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TEAM, AND THEN ALSO DON WALKER FROM OUR PARK CIP SIDE OF THINGS.
ALL GOT TOGETHER AND WE WENT THROUGH SOME DIFFERENT CONCEPTS, SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS AND LOOKED AT WHAT WAS OUT THERE.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, WE'RE CALLING THE PORTAL PROJECT.
ANYBODY WHO'S A CHILD OF THE 80S AND 90S LIKE I WAS KNOWS THAT MARIO BROTHERS, YOU COULD JUMP DOWN THOSE TUBES AND PORTAL TO DIFFERENT PLACES.
IT'S WHERE WE'RE GETTING THE LEXICON HERE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
IT'S JUST A FUN NAME FOR A NECESSARY PIECE OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE TERM MANHOLE ISN'T NECESSARILY THE MOST DESIRABLE TERM.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT ART ON THEM OR MAKE THEM BEAUTIFY THEM AND MAKE THEM SOMETHING OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY FROM A VISUAL PERSPECTIVE, I WANT TO GIVE THEM A NICER NAME.
THE TERMINOLOGY IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE CREATIVITY AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S A REFERENCE TO THAT SUPER MARIO BROTHERS GAME THAT MANY OF US PLAY GROWING UP.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A PUBLIC ART PROGRAM COMPONENT FOR THIS, THIS IS JUST A FUN AND INTERESTING WAY TO BRING ART TO COMMUNITY AREAS BY DECORATING THESE ELEVATED MANHOLES THAT, LET'S BE HONEST, THEY'RE NOT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOOKING THING OUT THERE.
THE FOUNDATION OF THIS PROGRAM THOUGH IS FOR IT TO REALLY BE COMMUNITY BASED.
THIS WOULD BE ART THAT WOULD BE CREATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS WORKING TOGETHER OR SOLO TO BRING THEIR IDEAS TO LIFE.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF NOT JUST THE CONGROVE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THEY AND A COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THEIR COMMUNITY BETTER.
ONE THING TO CONSIDER IS THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A PILOT PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE AS HAVE MORE TRAILS THAT GET BUILT.
TRAILS ARE COMMONLY ALSO ALONG MAJOR DRAINAGE CHANNELS AND CREEKS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S FLOODPLAIN AREA.
YOU CAN'T PUT BUILDINGS THERE.
BUT THERE'S NATURE, THERE'S TREES, THERE'S NATURAL BEAUTY AND SO IT'S A GOOD PLACE FOR A TRAIL.
SINCE IT'S ALSO A GOOD PLACE FOR SEWER MANHOLES TO RESIDE FOR OUR SEWER SYSTEM, IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO EXPAND THIS PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL.
THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THIS PROGRAM, AS FAR AS THE CONCEPT THE STAFF IS PROPOSING IS WE CREATE A WEB PAGE AND OBVIOUSLY HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA NOTICES OF THE PROGRAM OUTLINING THE PROCESS AND THE REQUIREMENTS.
THIS WOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
ANY ANNA NEIGHBOR CAN SUBMIT A REQUEST SOLO OR AS A TEAM FOR ONE PORTAL.
WE WOULD PREFER TO NOT HAVE JUST ONE ARTIST DO ALL OF THE MANHOLES,
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BUT WE WANT TO MAKE THIS SOMETHING THAT'S A OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY AND KEEPING IT TO ONE PORTAL PER TEAM OR PERSON, IF YOU WILL.THEN THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE LIMITED PAINT SUPPLIES FOR FREE USE BY THE ARTISTS.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, THEY COULD ALSO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES IF THEY WANTED TO USE SOME SPECIFIC TYPE OF PAINT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE WOULD WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT COULD BE DONE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE SOME RULES.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WOULD BE AS FAR AS A CONCEPT, THAT THE ARTWORK REALLY NEEDS TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES AND FAMILY FRIENDLY.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE PUBLIC COMMUNITY ART THAT EVERYONE CAN LOOK AT AND ENJOY.
WE WANT TO AVOID THINGS THAT JUST ARE INAPPROPRIATE.
THIS IS A LIST OF SOME TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE WOULD SUGGEST TO BE PROHIBITED, OBVIOUSLY ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL, WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO INCORPORATE IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE PROHIBITED.
THE PROCESS OVERALL, WOULD BE THAT AN ANNA NEIGHBOR COULD SUBMIT A DESIGN TO THE CITY FOR REVIEW.
THE DESIGN IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY.
WE WOULD INFORM THE ARTISTS OF THAT APPROVAL, PROVIDE THEM THE LOCATION OF THAT EXACT PORTAL TO BE PAINTED.
WE WOULD STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE ARTIST THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND THEN THEY WOULD NOTIFY US UPON COMPLETION.
WE WOULD THEN COVER THAT ART WITH A CLEAR ANTI GRAFFITI VARNISH.
IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT LAST FOREVER, BUT IT WOULD EXTEND THE LIFE OF IT AND ALSO HELP US IF SOMEBODY WERE TO TAG IT WITH GRAFFITI OR SOMETHING, GIVE US THE ABILITY TO TRY TO GET THAT OFF SO THAT PEOPLE CAN VIEW THE ART THEY WANT TO VIEW.
IT'LL LIKELY LAST 2-3, 4 YEARS JUST DEPENDING ON WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WHAT HAPPENS.
IT'LL EVENTUALLY BREAK DOWN OVER TIME.
BUT IN THE WAY THAT THIS PROGRAMS LAID OUT, THAT'S NOT A BAD THING.
IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO COME IN AND PAINT.
EVERY FEW YEARS, ONCE A PORTAL IS PAINTED, IT MAY GET TO A POINT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED AND THEN THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE.
GENERALLY, IT'S A FAIRLY LOW COST FOR TAXPAYERS.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE WOULD BE A FINANCIAL COMPONENT TO IT, BUT WE WOULD LOOK TO ABSORB THAT MOSTLY WITHIN JUST OUR EXISTING DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS.
IT WOULD BE OPEN TO ALL WHO CALL ANNA HOME, ANYBODY WHO'S A NEIGHBOR, A RESIDENT HERE IN ANNA.
WE FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME LOCAL OUTREACH.
IT GETS SOME ANNA NEIGHBORS INVOLVED IN BEAUTIFYING THE COMMUNITY, WHICH I THINK IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE ARTWORK THAT SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE HAD.
I KNOW KIM MARKIS WORKED VERY HARD ON THAT PROGRAM TO BRING THAT ART TO THE COMMUNITY OUT HERE IN OUR BUILDING.
THERE'S A LOT OF TALENT IN ANNA, AND THIS IS JUST A WAY TO ALLOW PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO GET INVOLVED.
IT ALSO PROMOTES COMMUNITY BASED ART, AND IT'S SCALABLE.
IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL, THIS COULD BE DONE IN OTHER LOCATIONS, AND MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, THERE MIGHT BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN ADDITION TO THIS PORTAL PROGRAM, THERE MAY BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ART AND COMMUNITY ART RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS AS WELL.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF A PORTAL PROJECT TEMPLATE THAT COULD BE USED.
PRETTY SIMPLE. YOU JUST DRAW YOUR DESIGN ON IT.
GIVE US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, SUBMIT IT.
THEN IT WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A CONCEPT AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL TONIGHT.
BUT JUST SOME THINGS TO DRIVE THE CONVERSATION OR YOUR THOUGHTS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE CAME UP WITH.
FIRST OF ALL, IS THERE AN INTEREST IN THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM? DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE SELECTION PROCESS OR COMMITTEE BE DONE? OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO DO THAT, IT COULD BE CARRIED OUT BY STAFF.
IT CAN BE CARRIED OUT BY ONE OF THE BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS.
THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THAT AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ADAPT THAT.
WHAT'S THE RIGHT FIT FOR YOU? THEN IF IT'S DESIRED BY YOU ALL, THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM INTO A MORE FORMAL TYPE OF PROGRAM AND THEN WE WOULD BRING A FINAL POLICY DOCUMENT TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL.
I DO WANT TO GIVE SOME CREDIT WHERE CREDITS DUE.
THE CITY OF TAYLOR TEXAS IS THE CITY THAT WE LOOKED AT THAT HAS A VERY SIMILAR PROGRAM TO WHAT WE'RE LAYING OUT HERE, AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE CREDIT THAT WILL, WE HAVE VERY CREATIVE STAFF HERE, WE DID NOT COME UP WITH THIS ON OUR OWN.
WE LOT OF RESEARCH AND WE FOUND SOME DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OUT THERE,
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BUT TAYLOR TEXAS HAS A GOOD PROGRAM AND SO A LOT OF THIS COMES FROM THEM, AND I WANT TO JUST MAKE THAT PUBLIC SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR SOME THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T CREATE.I THINK THIS WOULD BE A REALLY INTERESTING WAY TO ACCOMMODATE AND ADDRESS THE CONCERN REGARDING THE MANHOLES ALONG THE TRAIL.
STAFF JUST READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR FEEDBACK. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GREG. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, LIKE YOU SAID, THIS CITY HAS A LOT OF ARTISTS, VERY ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS.
WE COULD END UP WITH SOME REALLY COOL STUFF OUT THERE.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I REALLY LIKE IT.
>> I LIKE IT TOO, AND I CAN SEE THIS DEPENDING ON THE SUCCESS BEING A PROJECT GOING FORWARD TO OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE I KNOW ALL ALONG SLATER CREEK, THERE'S PORTALS, I GUESS YOU CALL THEM.
DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED COST OF WHAT THIS WOULD COST?
>> NOT YET. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, THERE'S REALLY TWO COST COMPONENTS.
ON COST COMPONENT IS THERE IS SOME WORK THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR STEPHEN SMITH WOULD WANT TO DO TO JUST GET THE MANHOLES CLEANED UP AND TOUCHED UP AND EVERYTHING AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S GOOD JUST FROM AN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SIDE OF THINGS BEFORE WE PAINT THEM.
LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS HAVE A FRESHLY PAINTED MANHOLE THAT WE GO IN AND TEAR OUT.
THERE'S SOME UPFRONT COSTS THERE.
THEN REALLY THE ONLY OTHER COSTS WOULD BE JUST HAVING SOME MATERIALS ON HAND THAT WE COULD PROVIDE ARTISTS.
IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DEEP SELECTION OF PAINT AND BRUSHES AND ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
BUT WE WANT TO HAVE SOME ON HAND BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO GO SPEND 100 BUCKS ON SUPPLIES, BUT THEY STILL WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
WE WOULD WANT TO AT LEAST HAVE A BASELINE AMOUNT OF P AND MATERIALS.
IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BRING BACK WITH A FORMAL POLICY, WE COULD COME BACK WITH SOME VERY MUCH MORE SPECIFIC NUMBERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT AS TO WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU BRING THAT BACK.
>> I THINK WHAT WE COULD DO IS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT PACK, WHAT WE COULD DO, AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO ADD ANOTHER LAYER TO IT, BUT COULD WE PARTNER WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL THE ARTISTS ARE, HAVE THE PUBLIC PRESENT WHAT THEY WANT TO BE PAINTED.
THEN WE CAN PICK THE ONES AND JUST HEAR ME OUT.
WE COULD PICK THE ONES THAT WE LIKE THE BEST.
YOU COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE A BUSINESS IN ANNA BE THE ONE TO SUPPLY THE PAINT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
THEN IF THEY DO THAT, PUBLIC WORKS MAKES A SIGN THAT GOES AT THAT SPECIFIC PART THAT SAYS THESE MANHOLE COVER PAINTINGS WERE DONATED BY WALMART AND PAINTED BY ANNA HIGH SCHOOL.
THEN ALL WE GOT TO DO IS CREATE THE SIGN FOR THEM.
PUBLIC WORKS DOES BECAUSE THE BUSINESS WOULD DO THAT.
THEN WHEN IT'S TIME TO REPAINT THEM, GO BACK TO THE BUSINESS AND SEE IF THEY WANT TO DO IT AGAIN, AND IF THEY DON'T, I'M SURE ANOTHER BUSINESS WOULD JUMP ON IT BECAUSE THEIR SIGN IS GOING TO BE THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS OR WHATEVER.
THEN THAT MIGHT BE A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS AND THEN I'M NOT SAYING TAKE THE CITY OUT OF IT FINANCIALLY, BUT THEN WE'RE NOT HAVING TO HAVE ON HAND LIKE PAINT BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE DEAL, THEY'RE GOING TO GO BUY THE PAINT, THEY MIGHT NOT BUY ENOUGH AND THEY HAVE TO COME BACK OR THEY BUY TOO MUCH AND NOW IT'S WASTEFUL, WHEREAS IF I'M A BUSINESS AND I'M THE ONE GIVING THEM THE MONEY, THEN I'M GIVING THEM THE MONEY.
MY NAME IS GOING TO GO THERE, MY BUSINESS IS GOING TO GO THERE, BUT WE ARE THE FACILITATOR OF GETTING THAT PROCESS TOGETHER.
JUST IDEAS. I'M JUST THROWING OUT IDEAS.
>> THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS SOME GREAT ARTISTS.
>> THEY COULD JUST BE THE ONE TO PAINT IT.
>> WELL, NOT JUST THE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ADULTS THAT ARE FANTASTIC.
>> IMAGINE THAT. THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
IMAGINE THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE ARTISTS LOCALLY THAT ARE GROWN HUMANS VERSUS HIGH SCHOOL HUMANS, GET TO PARTNER TOGETHER.
NOW YOU'RE BRINGING THE HIGH SCHOOL TO COME OUT AND PARTNER WITH LOCAL ARTISTS AS WELL.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO MERGE THAT GAP.
WHAT IF THEY CREATE A RELATIONSHIP WHILE THEY'RE OUT THERE?
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YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I'M JUST THROWING OUT THINGS.THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. I LOVE IT.
>> WELL, LIKE MAYOR KAINE SAID, IF YOU LIMIT IT JUST TO HIGH SCHOOL, YOU'RE CUTTING OUT A LOT OF ARTISTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD ONES OUT THERE.
>> I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER. I KNOW THAT JEFFRIES IS INVOLVED WITH THE ANNA ART WHATEVER I CAN'T REMEMBER. I'M SORRY.
BUT THEY HAVE AN ACTUAL 5O1C3, THIS ANNA AREA ARTIST TYPE THING.
BUT NO, I LIKE WHAT CONSIL BILLS WAS TALKING ABOUT GETTING SPONSORSHIP AS WELL.
THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S ALMOST LIKE NAMING ATT STADIUM OR WHEREVER THEY WOULD PAY A SPONSORSHIP TO HAVE THEIR NAME THERE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
>> IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA. ATT STATE AND COVER.
>> NO, BUT I'M JUST SAYING I THINK THOSE ARE GREAT LONG TERM GOALS, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ONE TRAILERS LIKE I SAID BEFORE.
I MEAN, DEPENDING ON THIS SUCCESS, THIS COULD COME BIG, BUT WE'RE BITING OFF A BIG BITE HERE FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE SLATER CREEK TRAIL SYSTEM.
BUT I DID WANT TO GO BACK AND ASK ONE QUESTION.
THIS PARTICULAR TRAIL IS ORPHANED OUT THERE AT THE MOMENT, AND THERE'S PLANS IN THE FUTURE TO CONNECT THIS ALL THE WAY UP TO NATURAL SPRINGS, AND EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE SLATER CREEK TRAIL, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR. OUR PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN DOES IDENTIFY A LINK BETWEEN THIS TRAIL.
OBVIOUSLY, IT WILL CONNECT TO PARK PLACE WHEN WE COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.
THERE ARE PLANS FOR IT TO GO ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH TO 455 AND REALLY PROVIDE YOU THE ABILITY IF YOU WANTED TO IF YOU LIVED IN CONGROVE, YOU COULD RIDE YOUR BIKE ALL THE WAY TO WALMART AND USE A TRAIL AND YOU HAVE TO CROSS SOME STREETS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE YOUR BIKE ON THE STREET.
>> GOING BACK TO WHAT I WAS JUST SAYING.
I THINK FOR THIS PROJECT, I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AS YOU'VE GOT IT PRESENTED HERE AND LOOK AT THOSE IDEAS IN THE FUTURE OF GETTING IT MORE GRANDIOSE, SO THIS COULD BECOME A BIG THING, AND I THINK IT WOULD SET ANNA APART FROM SOME OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN NORTH TEXAS THAT OUR PARKS AND TRAILS LOOK REALLY GREAT ANYWAY.THANK YOU.
>> ALL THAT SAID, I THINK WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO BRING THAT BACK. IT SEEMS THAT WAY.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'LL TAKE US ON TO AGENDA ITEM 6. CONSENT ITEMS.
[6. Consent Items.]
THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NON CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUEST PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. ANY COUNCIL PERSON LIKE TO REMOVE ONE ITEM FROM THE AGENDA?
>> YES. I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM E.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE A THROUGH D.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND ON THE CONSENT ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF E, IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MR. FREEZ.
[6.e. Approve a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve or disapprove a Special Event Permit Application submitted by Pate Rehabilitation for a 5K Run and Wheelchair Push on Saturday, March 29th, 2025 at Natural Springs Park. (Neighborhood Services Director Marc Marchand)]
>> GIVE ME ONE SECOND. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ITEM E IS APPROVAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES A CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY PATE REHABILITATION FOR A 5K RUN AND WHEELCHAIR PUSH ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025, AT NATURAL SPRINGS PARK. SORRY. THANK YOU.
>> THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS FOR A 5K RUN AND WHEELCHAIR PUSH ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025, FROM 7:30-9:30 AM AT NATURAL SPRINGS PARK.
THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY PATE REHABILITATION, AND THEY ARE ESTIMATING AN ATTENDANCE OF 100 PEOPLE.
AGAIN, THE MAP WILL INDICATE THE ROUTE, WHICH STAYS INTERNAL TO THE PARK SYSTEM THERE AT NATURAL SPRINGS PARK USING THE TRAIL.
WE DID HAVE A STAFF EVENT LOGISTICS MEETING THAT OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, INCLUDING SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY THAT GAVE FEEDBACK ON IF THERE WERE ANY CONCERNS, FEEDBACK TO GIVE TO THE APPLICANT IN WHICH TWO MAJOR ITEMS WERE JUST REQUESTING THAT AS PART OF THE APPROVAL WOULD BE A FIRST AID STATION ON SITE, AND THE SECOND WAS A LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM BROOKERS FOR THEIR OVERFLOW PARKING.
THOSE WILL BE TWO CONDITIONS THAT THEY DIDN'T SHOW ANY OBJECTION TO MEET.
THEN ALSO, THIS WAS PUT BEFORE THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD YESTERDAY ON FEBRUARY 10,
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IN WHICH THEY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION AS FAR AS THE RECOMMENDATION GOES TO.>> I KNOW LAST NIGHT'S MEETING, THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC AT THE RUNNERS BECAUSE YOU'RE STARTING HERE AT BALDWIN PARK, AND THEN YOU'RE TURNING AROUND AND COMING BACK.
IS THE TRAIL GOING TO BE MARKED ONE SIDE VERSUS THE OTHER.
>> THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WILL PUT CONES THAT THEY WILL DO AROUND THAT.
>> IT SHOWS THAT YOU'RE STARTING AT BALDWIN PARK?
>> THIS START IS AT NATURAL SPRINGS PARK, WILL COME DOWN THROUGH THE TRAIL SYSTEM TO BALDWIN PARK, THROUGH THE U-TURN AND THEN BACK TO NATURAL SPRINGS PARK.
THEN WE'LL COME BACK AROUND ONE MORE TIME.
IT'S AN UP AND BACK TWICE, BUT IT STARTS AT NATURAL SPRINGS PARK.
>> BECAUSE YOUR MAP SHOWS THE ARCH HERE, AND THEN THE TURNAROUND OPPOSITE.
>> THE ARROW THAT'S INDICATED THE UP AND BACK AROUND GOING THE FINISH LINE START LINE.
WE'LL HAVE TO FETCH THE FINISH LINE.
BUT THE UP AND AROUND BACK AND START LINE IS INDICATED.
I THINK THERE'S AN ARROW OUTSIDE.
>> THE BLUE IS THE START AND THE YELLOW ARROW IS THE TURNAROUND, I'M SORRY.
THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] I HAD TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THAT.
>> BECAUSE THEY COME DOWN HERE, TURN AROUND BACK UP HERE.
>> YEAH, MY BRAIN HAD IT BACKWARDS.
>> THEY'LL TURN AROUND AS WELL AT BALDWIN PARK, BUT THEY'LL HAVE TO DO A SECOND AT THE STARTING.
BECAUSE IT IS TWICE THAT THEY HAVE TO GO.
>> BECAUSE I IN MY BRAIN SAW THAT THAT WAS A STARTING PLACE AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING TO PARK AND HOW ARE THESE PEOPLE STILL GOING TO USE THE PARK?
>> ALL THESE BUTTONS. LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A 5K RUN OUT OF THAT PARK IN QUITE A WHILE.
I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL PARTICIPATE.
IT IS A SUBTLE THING, STARTS OFF AS A 5K AND ENDS UP AS A WHEELCHAIR PUSH, SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE ANYBODY CAN DO THIS.
I'M JUST TEASING. I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL PARTICIPATE.
I'M NOT PUSHING YOUR WHEELCHAIR.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.
[7. Items For Individual Consideration.]
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.SEVEN A IS ACTING AS THE ANNA PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSIDER DISCUSS AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE IMPROVING FINAL TRANSACTION AND FINANCING DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION, FINANCING, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ANNA APARTMENTS, AND THIS IS NOT MINE.
>> THAT'S ALL GOOD. YOU'RE DOING GREAT, TOO. I'LL KICK US OFF.
SEVEN A, ACTING AS THE ANNA PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING FINAL TRANSACTION AND FINANCING DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION, FINANCING, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ANNA APARTMENTS, TO BE LOCATED AT 900 SOUTH BUDDY HAYES BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOARD PRESIDENT CARVER, BOARD MEMBERS.
I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME.
SEPTEMBER OF 2023, THIS BOARD APPROVED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MERRILL STREET HOLDCO COMPANY AT THE TIME, AND NOW WILL BE KNOWN AS ANNA APARTMENTS.
THIS IS A 340 UNIT MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF US HIGHWAY 75 AND FM 455.
ONE OF THE THINGS THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BOOST SOME DENSITY ON THAT CORRIDOR, WHICH WAS BEHIND LOVES TO AID OUR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG 75 FRONTAGE, AS WELL AS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA AS WELL.
YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY 340 UNITS OF THIS UNITS.
THERE ARE JUST ONE BEDROOM AND TWO BEDROOM UNITS, NO THREE BEDROOM.
OF THAT 50% OF THOSE 340 WILL BE AT MARKET RATE.
THE OTHER 50% BROKEN DOWN 10% OF THOSE WILL BE AT 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME,
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AS WELL AS THE OTHER 40% WILL BE AT 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH THE PRESENTATIONS IN YOUR PACKET HAS TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION OF ALREADY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE WITHIN THE CITY OF ANNA, BUT IN PARTICULAR, THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ON THE WEST SIDE OF 75.
AGAIN, PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IN RP IS DONATING APPROXIMATELY 2.5 ACRES THAT WILL BE FOR A FUTURE PARK ALONG WITH CONNECTIVITY WITH OUR TRAIL SYSTEM, THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THEM AS WELL.
SOME FINANCIAL IMPACTS ON THAT AT THE POINT OF THE PSC CORPORATION LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY GET ABOUT $1 MILLION IN REFERENCE TO THIS WITH ANNUAL PAYMENTS AS WELL.
WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM NRP MESSINA, AS WELL AS WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE FROM OUR LEGAL, MR. RYAN WITH CHAPMAN, AND ALSO REPRESENTING HILLTOP.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME.
>> IT DOESN'T APPEAR WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS IS THE LAST OF THE CURRENTLY APPROVED SET OF PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATIONS.
>> ENTERTAIN A VOTE. I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
>> BOARD MEMBER BAKER AND BOARD MEMBER HERNDON, AND A MOTION AND SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO 7B.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE DISSOLUTION OF THE CRYSTAL PARK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE TO CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
I'M GOING TO PUT THIS IN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:44 PM.
I WILL OPEN THAT UP. MR. PARKER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. COUNSEL. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM.
IT IS GOING TO COVER 7B AS WELL AS 7C THAT WE'LL TAKE ACTION ON AFTER THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WERE APPROACHED AND AT THE REQUEST OF BLOOMFIELD HOMES TO DISSOLVE THE BID THAT WAS CREATED BY THIS COUNCIL BACK IN 2023, BASED ON OUR BOND COUNSEL'S RECOMMENDATION.
WHENEVER THE PETITION WAS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION, THERE WAS A TECHNICAL COMPONENT WITH THAT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE PASSED THE APPROVAL FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.
IN REFERENCE, THE TECHNICALITY WAS MORE OR LESS THE VERBIAGE WHEN IT CAME TO FUNDING THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER.
WELL, THAT'S 95% OF WHAT'S GOING IN IN CRYSTAL PARK WITH BLOOMFIELD HOMES.
AT THAT RECOMMENDATION, HOW TO CLEAN THIS UP AND DO THIS ACCORDING TO OUR BOND COUNSEL WAS TO DISSOLVE THE ORIGINAL BID, WHICH BACK ON JANUARY 18, WE PASSED A RESOLUTION SETTING THIS PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING AS PER STATE LAW TO DISSOLVE IT.
THEN WE'RE ALSO NEXT MEETING THAT WE HAVE IN FEBRUARY OF THE 25TH, WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON CREATING CRYSTAL PARK BID NUMBER 2 THAT WILL COVER THAT TECHNICALITY OVERSIGHT.
AGAIN, IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR BOND COUNSEL, WE ARE OR MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TO DISSOLVE IT CURRENT BID THAT WE AGREED ON AS PER OUR DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT WITH BLOOMFIELD, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A HEARING TO CREATE BID NUMBER 2.
WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> BOTTOM LINE IN FRONT IS BASICALLY THIS IS JUST A HOUSEKEEPING MEASURE THAT WE HAVE TO DO LEGALLY.
>> CORRECT. WE WOULD HAVE LEFT IT THE WAY IT WAS IF IT WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OR WE WOULD HAVE DONE THE WHOLE PROCESS OF LEVYING.
IT WOULD HAD HAD A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF BEING DENIED AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND IT WOULD HAVE MESSED A LOT OF THINGS UP.
BASED ON OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO RESOLVE IT AND GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
>> ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS? LAST CALL? I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:46 PM. A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> MAYOR IS JUST GOING TO READ 7C.
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>> [OVERLAPPING] THEN WE'LL GO READ 7C, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
>> SO WE DON'T NEED THIS VOTE.
>> NO. PUT IT IN ANY WAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED 6:46, TEXAS ITEM C. CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF ANNA.
TEXAS DISSOLVING THE CRYSTAL PARK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO GET SOME ACTION ON THIS.
>> I'LL MAKE THE SAME MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 7C.
>> SECONDED. NOW, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
ITEM C. THANK YOU, MR. PARKER.
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL. [LAUGHTER] THAT'LL TAKE US TO 7D, CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 3, 2025, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, DESIGNATION OF POLLING PLACES, ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN, ADOPTING A VOTING SYSTEM AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF JOINT ELECTION CONTRACTS, CITY SECRETARY CARRIE LAND.
>> THIS IS A FORMALITY THAT WE HAVE TO STUDY BEFORE WE CAN PASS THE ELECTION DEADLINE PASSES [INAUDIBLE].
>> ANYTHING, COUNSEL? ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> DO WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] THREE PEOPLE?
>> THAT'S THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE ELECTION. THREE PLACES.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNDON.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES AT THIS TIME.
THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL.
THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER 8, CLOSED SESSION.
[8. Closed Session (Exceptions).]
UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN A CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCED ON THIS AGENDA UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551-071, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551-072, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551-087.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO IN TO CLOSE?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL, WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION RIGHT NOW.
>> NOW, WE'RE HERE. SEEING NO OBJECTION. WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.