[00:00:06] THE APPROXIMATE TIME IS 6:00 PM. ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT. [1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.] QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER MARTIN. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CENTER OURSELVES WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. MAY WE COME TOGETHER IN A SPIRIT OF SERVICE, GUIDED BY WISDOM, WITH OPEN HEARTS AND CLEAR MINDS. AMEN. ALLEGIANCE] AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING AN ITEM ON THIS MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ALSO, AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING AGENDA. EACH PERSON MAY 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 FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A NEIGHBOR'S INQUIRY, OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? I DO NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON PAST THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT FOR WE DON'T HAVE ANY INTO. I BELIEVE THERE WAS SOMEBODY WHO HAD REGISTERED TO MAKE A NEIGHBOR COMMENT. SIR. WERE YOU? NO, I DIDN'T. I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU DID IT IN PUBLIC THAT'S CORRECT. THEY'RE BOTH ON ITEM AGENDA ITEM SEVEN. I HAVE TWO PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS. SO, MOVING FROM CONSENT ITEMS, WE'LL MOVE INTO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. [Items for Individual Consideration] ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, CBD SHOP AND SMOKING RELATED SHOPS. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:02 P.M.. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, STEPHANIE SCOTT SIMS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. TONIGHT BEFORE YOU IS A PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REGARDING SMOKE RELATED SHOPS AND CBD SHOPS. CURRENTLY IN THE THE ORDINANCE THE ZONING ORDINANCE INCLUDES A LAND USE TABLE, REFERENCED AS TABLE 19. THAT ORDINANCE PROVIDES OR SETS FORTH DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS REGARDING A VARIETY OF SMOKE RELATED SHOPS, CBD SHOPS, CIGAR LOUNGES, OR I'M SORRY, NOT CIGAR LOUNGES HOOKAH LOUNGES AS OF TODAY AND INCLUDES HOOKAH LOUNGES AND CBD SHOPS. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WOULD DO TWO THINGS. IT WOULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL USES THAT ARE SMOKING RELATED SHOP USES. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THAT TABLE. SO WE WOULD BE REMOVING HOOKAH LOUNGE AND INCLUDING THAT THAT THE DEFINITION OF THAT HOOKAH LOUNGE WITHIN THE CIGAR AND SMOKE SHOPS DEFINITION. WE'D BE ADDING CIGAR LOUNGE TO THIS TABLE AND JUST CHANGING CBD OR CANNA I CAN NEVER SAY THIS WORD. CANNABIDIOL, CBD STORE AND CHANGING THAT TO SHOP. SO WITH CBD STORES, THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE TO THE ALLOWANCE OF THAT LAND USE WITHIN THE CITY. THIS LAND USE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE C1 AND C2 ZONING DISTRICTS AS A SPECIFIC LAND USE OR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. WE DID INCLUDE USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR THESE USES, WHICH I'LL GET TO IN A MOMENT. AND THEN THE PARKING DOES NOT CHANGE. AGAIN WE ADDED CIGAR LOUNGE TO AS A POTENTIAL DEFINITION OR LAND USE [00:05:06] CATEGORY WITHIN THE LAND USE TABLE. THAT LAND USE AS DEFINED IN THE THAT DEFINITION IS INCLUDED WITHIN THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE C1, C2, THE MU OR MIXED USE AND ALSO THIS DOWNTOWN CORE DISTRICTS AS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. WE AGAIN, THERE ARE SPECIFIC STANDARDS RELATED TO THAT USE, WHICH AGAIN, I'LL GET TO IN A MOMENT. AND THEN PARKING FOR THAT USE WOULD BE 4.0 PARKING SPACES PER 1,000FT² OF SPACE. WE ADDED CIGAR AND SMOKE SHOPS, WHICH WOULD BE ALLOWED UNDER THE C1 AND C2 ZONING DISTRICTS AS A SPECIFIC USE BY A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND ADDED USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS. THE USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR THESE USES ARE THAT NONE OF THESE USES WOULD BE ABLE TO BE LOCATED WITHIN AND I'M PARAPHRASING NOW, NONE OF THESE USES WOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE LOCATED WITHIN 01,000FT OF ANOTHER SMOKE RELATED USE. SO FOR EXAMPLE IF I OPENED UP A CIGAR LOUNGE, THEN IT COULD NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN 1,000FT OF A CBD STORE, A CIGAR AND SMOKE SHOP OR ANOTHER CIGAR LOUNGE, AND THAT WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO ALL OF THESE TYPES OF USES. SO AGAIN, IF I OPENED A SMOKE SHOP, THEN THAT USE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED WITHIN 1,000FT OF A CIGAR LOUNGE OR A CBD STORE. JUST TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT 1,000FT LOOKS LIKE, I WE PUT TOGETHER THIS 1,000 FT BUFFER AERIAL PHOTO THAT SHOWS WHAT. WELL, FIRST, IT SHOWS OUR EXISTING SMOKE SHOPS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE CITY. AND THEN WHAT THAT 1,000 FT BUFFER WOULD LOOK LIKE. THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD NOT IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE EXISTING STORES THAT ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY. SO IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, THEY WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS. THIS IS REALLY FOR NEW STORES WHO ARE LOOKING TO OPEN UP IN THE CITY. SO HERE IS ANOTHER 1,000 FOOT BUFFER RADIUS. AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE THE BLUE AREA SHOWS WHERE THIS ONE IS. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S OVER BY THE COYOTE DEN. AND THIS WOULD SHOW WHERE 1,000FT, 1,000 FOOT BUFFER WOULD BE. AND WHAT THOSE PROPERTIES WOULD WHAT PROPERTIES WOULD BE INCLUDED WITHIN THAT BUFFER. AND WE DID THAT FOR ALL OF THE AGAIN, ALL OF THE EXISTING SMOKING RELATED SHOPS WITHIN THE CITY, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE. STAFF IS REQUESTING YOUR FEEDBACK THIS EVENING. AND AND THIS IS AN ORDINANCE, SO WE WOULD BE ASKING YOU TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL ON THIS ORDINANCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE ONE TERMINOLOGY THAT I SEE THAT'S MISSING, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO GRAY AREA LEFT ON THE TABLE IS THE TERM VAPE. YOU CAN GOOGLE VAPE SHOPS. AND WOULD THAT BE ABLE TO CLASSIFY UNDER ITS OWN. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE CHART BECAUSE WE DIDN'T UTILIZE THAT WORD SPECIFICALLY, WE JUST SAID CBD SHOPS, CIGAR LOUNGE, CIGAR AND SMOKE SHOPS. SO IF YOU LOOK WITHIN THE ORDINANCE THERE, VAPING IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE CIGAR AND SMOKE SHOPS DEFINITION. SO ACTUALLY CIGAR SHOPS AND SMOKE SHOPS ARE DIFFERENT. BUT CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE JUST INCLUDE THEM, KIND OF LUMP THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY SIMILAR IN THE DEFINITION. [00:10:03] SO THEY ALL INCLUDE VAPING. THEY ALL INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO HAVE A LIKE HOOKAH LOUNGE OR TO DO HOOKAH HOOKAH. ANOTHER WORD I CAN NEVER REMEMBER HOW TO SAY. SO ALL OF THOSE TERMS AND THOSE ABILITIES TO DO THAT KIND OF SMOKING KIND OF ON PREMISES TOO, WHERE YOU MAY BE, YOU MAY RECALL SOME OF THEM ARE ABLE TO HAVE LIKE A SEPARATE AREA OF THEIR STORE WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO SMOKE THOSE THINGS AND DO THOSE ACTIVITIES ON THEIR PROPERTY. ALL OF THAT'S INCLUDED WITHIN THE DEFINITIONS FOR CIGAR AND SMOKE SHOPS. SO CIGARS IS REALLY CIGAR IS JUST EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. IT'S CIGAR RELATED PARAPHERNALIA. THAT'S HOW YOU FALL WITHIN THE CIGAR CATEGORY AND THEN SMOKE SHOPS IS THE HOOKAH, THE VAPING AND ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT SMOKING RELATED ACTIVITIES. AND THEN I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION. SCHOOLS ARE NONSMOKING PROPERTY, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO OR THAT WE COULD PUT INTO THE ORDINANCE OR CHANGE TO MAYBE PUT A A ZONE OR A BUFFER AROUND PLACING THEM NEXT TO A SCHOOL? YES, YOU MOST CERTAINLY CAN. YOU CAN RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL INCLUDE SOME TYPE OF THAT THIS ORDINANCE INCLUDES SOME TYPE OF BUFFER AROUND SCHOOLS OR CHURCHES. IT'S REALLY, REALLY AT YOUR DISCRETION. I KNOW CHILDREN ARE GOING TO GET WHAT THEY WANT TO GET ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THEY'RE CRAFTY. THEY'RE CREATIVE. DEFINITELY THINK THEY'RE SMARTER THAN US. BUT YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE INCONVENIENT TO ME SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PLAN. SO. AND IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO, SOMEONE WOULD JUST HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION AND INCLUDE THAT AS A SPECIFIC OR A YOUTH SPECIFIC STANDARD WITHIN THE ORDINANCE FOR THESE TYPES OF USES. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. SO QUESTION SO YOU CAN A CIGAR LOUNGE. THEY'LL SELL CIGARS RETAIL OR RIGHT. AND YOU CAN SMOKE THEM THERE? YES. A CIGAR SHOP THEY CAN SELL CIGARS AND YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SMOKE THEM THERE? THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CIGAR LOUNGE AND THE CIGAR SHOPS IS THAT CIGAR LOUNGES ARE ALSO SOMETIMES AFFILIATED WITH FOOD. SO YOU CAN HAVE A IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SEMI RESTAURANT. YOU CAN SERVE. THEY CAN SERVE FOOD AND POTENTIALLY ALCOHOL, I GUESS, IF THEY HAVE A LICENSE FOR THAT. SO IT'S MORE SO IF YOU READ THE DEFINITION IN THE ORDINANCE, IT'S REALLY THAT THEY HAVE ON SITE FOOD. WHEREAS A CIGAR SHOP JUST SELLS IT'S JUST A STRAIGHT RETAIL SHOP THAT SELLS CIGAR CIGARS. THEY MAY HAVE A HUMIDOR. THERE AS WELL, WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE. I GUESS YOU CAN SMOKE. OKAY. BUT IT'S JUST STRAIGHT RETAIL. OKAY. THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, I THINK THE CIGAR LOUNGE IS WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE ON SITE. CIGAR SHOP IS JUST STRAIGHT RETAIL. I HAVE A QUESTION IN TERMS OF SIGNAGE. SO A LOT OF THESE PLACES, THESE SMOKE SHOPS, THESE VAPE STORES, THEY'LL THEY HAVE LIKE REALLY LIKE LED LIGHTS IN THE WINDOWS ON THEIR SIGNAGE. CAN WE DO ANYTHING IN THIS ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT THAT. OR IS THAT A SEPARATE ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO SIGN? THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. THEY HAVE TO ACCORDING TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY, THEY HAVE TO BE SEPARATE. THAT HAS TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE SIGN ORDINANCE. OKAY. YEAH. AND THERE'S NOTHING IN APPLICATION AT THIS POINT TODAY THAT THIS AFFECTS . THAT'S CORRECT. ALL OF THE EXISTING STORES TODAY THAT I AM AWARE OF, THAT ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. IT'S IT WOULD BE MORE APPLICABLE TO NEW STORES COMING IN. DO WE HAVE PEOPLE KNOCKING DOWN OUR DOORS TO PUT CBD SHOPS RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER OR CIGAR SHOPS? LIKE, WHAT'S THE CRUX OF THIS? DOESN'T COMMERCE JUST TAKE CARE OF ITSELF? [00:15:04] ACTUALLY, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL FELT LIKE BROUGHT THIS COUNCIL BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. AND AS UNDER THE ORDINANCE, STAFF IS ABLE TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS. AND SO WE BROUGHT THIS TO WE'RE BRINGING THIS TO YOU AT THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL AND THEY'RE THEY'RE CONCERNED MOSTLY WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THESE STORES AND BEING THE ABILITY TO LOCATE CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. AS FAR AS ARE THEY KNOCKING ON OUR DOORS? I MEAN, WE DO RECEIVE CALLS EVERY NOW AND AGAIN FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO OPEN ONE, BUT I WOULD NOT SAY THAT THEY'RE OPEN THEY'RE KNOCKING DOWN OUR DOORS. BUT IT'S MORE OF A BEING, A PROACTIVE, BEING PROACTIVE THAN BEING REACTIVE. COMMISSIONERS, HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS? NO. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:16 P.M. AND CONFINE COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION AND STAFF. JUST TO TALK THROUGH IT. I'M COMFORTABLE AS LONG AS WE USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS TO ALSO INCLUDE 1,000 FOOT BUFFER AROUND SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES. IS THAT WHAT THE BUFFER IS NOW FOR, LIKE ALCOHOL? I THINK THAT'S REGULATED BY TABC, RIGHT? YEP. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A BUFFER REQUIREMENT AROUND ANY OF THESE SMOKING RELATED USES. WE ACTUALLY REDUCED OUR ALCOHOL BUFFER DISTANCE. SO, LIKE, A RETAIL STORE COULD BE ACROSS THE STREET FROM A SCHOOL FOR AN ALCOHOL STORE. THAT'S FOR ALCOHOL. IT'S ONLY AS IT RELATES TO BARS AND PRIVATE CLUBS. OKAY. SO THERE'S NO STATE OF TEXAS REGULATION, THIS IS LIKE PER CITY. TABC ASKS WHAT THEY ASK, THAT WE VERIFY THAT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR ORDINANCES, AND THEN IT GOES TO THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY VERIFIES THAT WE'RE A WET CITY AND THEN IT GOES TO TABC. OKAY. THANK YOU. COULD I ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE? YOU WOULD HAVE HAD TO FILL OUT A PUBLIC SPEAKER CARD, SO. BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND GRANT IT IF YOU'LL COME TO THE PODIUM, JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. MY NAME IS JOHN MCGRAW, 1833 FANNIN ROAD, MELISSA, TEXAS 75454. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, BECAUSE I HAVE SOMEBODY WHO I'M ACTUALLY A CUSTOMER OF AND ANOTHER WORKING RELATIONSHIP, BUT WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THIS IS STATING THAT THERE WILL BE NO THAT ALL THE EXISTING STORES RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY, THERE'S THERE'S NO THERE'S NO FEAR OF THOSE SHUTTING DOWN WITH THIS. IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I NEED. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO BACK TO MY ORIGINAL COMMENT. DOES ANYBODY ARE THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESSES OR BUSINESS TYPES THAT WE DON'T ALLOW TO BE NEXT DOOR TO EACH OTHER OR THAT WE CONTROL DISTANCE? THERE ARE SEVERAL. IT'S WITHIN THAT SPECIFIC SECTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. WE HAVE NOT HAD VERY MANY BUSINESSES THAT HAVE COME IN SINCE THOSE WERE ADOPTED. SO I DON'T KNOW, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. DO YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT US PICKING ON ONE ESTABLISHMENT TYPE OVER OTHER ONES? JUST IF WE DON'T HAVE A REASON WHERE THEY'RE INUNDATING IT. IT SEEMS TO ME I GET THE PROACTIVE NATURE LIKE THAT ALL MAKES SENSE TO ME. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE TRYING TO LIMIT WHAT THEY CAN DO OR WHAT IT'S GOING TO WHAT CAN COME IN IF WE'RE NOT WILLING TO LET COMPETITION JUST KIND OF TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE IT SET OUT FOR. SO WE HAVE AUTO DEALERSHIPS ARE REQUIRED TO BE 150FT FROM ANOTHER AUTO DEALERSHIP 150, 150FT. WE KEPT THE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT SECTION THAT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH HAD THE RESTRICTIONS OF KEEPING THOSE 1,000FT APART FROM EACH OTHER. [00:20:07] I BELIEVE BARS ALSO HAD A DISTANCE SEPARATION OF 1,000FT. SO THERE'S THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT USES THAT DO HAVE THAT DISTANCE SEPARATION. MY PERSPECTIVE ON IT AND DOESN'T MEAN IT'S RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS TONIGHT IS THAT ANNA IS UP AND COMING. IT IS GROWING. I LIKE TO THINK OF US AS A CLEAN, BLANK SLATE, AND WE'RE CREATING THAT CANVAS NOW, AND WE'RE CREATING THAT STANDARD OF WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IT LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, 20, 50, 60 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. DO WE WANT TO SEE IT INUNDATED WITH ONE ON EVERY CORNER, ONE IN EVERY SHOPPING COMPLEX, STRIP MALL, ETC.? OR WOULD WE LIKE TO LIMIT THAT, NOT LIMIT THEM FROM COMING, BUT LIMIT THEM FROM BEING TWO IN THE SAME SHOPPING CENTER, OR ONE ON THE EAST SIDE AND ONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SHOPPING CENTER? TO ME, I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE DICTATING WHO AND WHAT CAN COME IN HERE. WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM SOME GUIDELINES OF WHAT THEY NEED TO BE AS FAR AS DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER. COMPLETELY APPRECIATE IT. I'M JUST SAYING, IF YOU SAY YOU CAN'T BE WITHIN 1,000FT, YOU'D NEVER BE ABLE TO CONTAIN THEM TO ONE AREA AS WELL, AND YOU'D BE MAKING THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY. SO I THINK THERE'S TWO SIDES TO THE ARGUMENT. I'M NOT SURE WHICH IS THE RIGHT ONE. NO, I AGREE WITH YOU. BUT EVEN IF WE DON'T LIMIT THEM, WHAT'S TO PREVENT THEM FROM SATURATING THE CITY ALL OVER ANYWAY? ARE THEY ALL GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL? IS THIS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ITSELF? I MEAN, I THINK ALSO LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS WE'RE TYPICALLY WITH THE SHOPPING CENTER LANDLORDS ARE GOING TO OR THEY DON'T HAVE TO, BUT THEY COULD WRITE INTO THEIR LEASES, YOU KNOW, EXCLUSIVE USES. SO THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE OF A CERTAIN TYPE OR THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. SO KIND OF LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, JOSH, I AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK THE MARKET WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF IF YOU'RE GOING TO OPEN ONE UP, I DON'T THINK YOU'D OPEN IT UP TO YOU. YOU WOULDN'T GO RIGHT NEXT TO SOMEBODY. I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS WHAT'S THE LIKE WHAT'S CITY COUNCIL TRYING TO GET AT WITH THIS RESTRICTION HERE? 1,000FT, IF YOU LOOKED AT THE MAP AND WE'VE GOT OTHERS THAT ARE 150, THAT'S PRETTY. I MEAN, IF IF THE IDEA IS WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THEM ON EVERY CORNER AND EVERY SHOPPING CENTER, I GET THAT. THEN DON'T PUT IT IN C1. THROW IT IN, LIKE INDUSTRIAL. THROW IT IN AN INDUSTRIAL ZONING IF YOU WANT TO SPREAD IT OUT MORE. WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO THAT, BUT YEAH, I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S KIND OF SILLY PUTTING THE RESTRICTION ON 01,000FT, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. I THINK WE COULD GO BEYOND THAT, TOO WHY NOT JUST MAKE IT THE, IF IT'S TO CONTROL THE GROWTH, WHY NOT JUST MAKE IT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT? THAT'S A BETTER WAY OF CONTROLLING IT THAN SAYING. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS. CORRECT? IT IS. YEAH. YEAH. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FROM THE CITY. BUT THEN IN ORDER TO MEET THE THE REQUIREMENT OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WOULD BE THE 1,000 FOOT BUFFER, SO THEY HAVE TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. IT JUST SEEMS REDUNDANT TO ME. I'M IN FAVOR OF THE SCHOOLS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING I CAN SEE ON THIS ONE IS WHICH, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER WALDEN SAID, JUST TRY TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT. THAT'S THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME. SCHOOLS OR SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES? OKAY. SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES SURE, YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING OF KIDS, BUT YEAH CHURCHES TOO SURE. IS THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THESE BECOMING ANY KIND OF A DISPENSARY IN THE FUTURE? OBVIOUSLY, TEXAS IS NOT A LEGAL STATE TO SELL, BUT IF IN THE FUTURE WE BECOME ONE OF THOSE, WOULD THERE BE ANY RESTRICTIONS THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD INCLUDE AT THIS TIME WHILE WE'RE CHANGING THE ORDINANCE? THAT IS A QUESTION I'M NOT REALLY PREPARED TO ANSWER RIGHT NOW. I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT FURTHER. I'M NOT PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT ONE. NO. THAT'S FINE. I WANT TO JUST GET IT ON THE RECORD THAT IT'S A CONCERN OF MINE. IF THAT IS THE CASE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO THE FUTURE'S GOING TO HOLD AND WHAT DIRECTION THAT'S GOING TO GO. BUT PLACES THAT FALL INTO THESE CATEGORIES WILL TYPICALLY BE THE ONES THAT WOULD DO THAT AND OFFER THAT, SO. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, WE'RE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ON ON HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THIS. WE CAN STRIKE PARTS OF IT. WE CAN STRIKE ALL OF IT. WE'RE NOT PASSING ANY OF IT. OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT. I'M GOOD WITH EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE DISTANCE JUST TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. [00:25:05] IS THERE A DISTANCE THAT YOU'D WANT TO CHANGE IT TO OR JUST PERIOD ANY DISTANCE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE OKAY WITH? I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S NECESSARY PERSONALLY. OKAY. BUT AGAIN, ABOUT THE SCHOOL'S DISTANCE FROM SCHOOLS. IF IT'S A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, THAT'S TRUE. OKAY. I'M GOING TO MAKE MOVE, TO MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THIS UNDER THE USE OF SPECIFIC STANDARDS TO INCLUDE 1,000 FOOT BUFFER AROUND SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES AS WELL. AND THEN ALL OTHER CHANGES ARE FINE. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MYSELF, COMMISSIONER WALDEN. AND THEN I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LONGMIRE. ALL IN FAVOR? OH. WE'RE VOTING. YEAH. EVERYBODY CAST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. WE'RE LOGGED IN. DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST DO A ROLL CALL VOTE? MIC] WE'RE NOT SEEING IT. TOGGLE DOWN TO CLICK ON SIX. AND CAN YOU VOTE UP AT THE TOP LEFT. [INAUDIBLE] ARE YOU WAITING ON COMMISSIONER MARTIN? YES. MIC] I APOLOGIZE, GUYS, WE'RE TRYING TO DO ELECTRONIC VOTING, WE'RE STILL IN OUR LEARNING CURVE. LOOKS LIKE MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, THE ANNA 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. SO WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS ANNA 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND SOME OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN, THE PLACE TYPES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. TONIGHT BEFORE YOU IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE FOR FORMAL ACTION FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL. AND WE HAVE KIMLEY-HORN WE HAVE REID CLEETER HERE TONIGHT WHO IS GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU ON THE KIND OF CULMINATION OF ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND LET YOU REVIEW THAT AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OR MAKE CHANGES, IF YOU WILL, OR MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. AGAIN, THANK YOU. HERE IS AND I INTRODUCE REED CLEATOR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SURE. MY NAME IS REID CLEETER. I LIVE AT 5240 WINIFRED DRIVE IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76133. MIC] WAITING FOR THE PRESENTATION. OH, THERE WE GO. [00:30:03] ALRIGHTY. WELL THANK YOU PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THANK YOU NEIGHBORS, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE SPENDING THEIR TUESDAY EVENING OF SPRING BREAK WITH ME. AS STEPHANIE MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE FOR JUST ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO TOMORROW. SO WE ARE PLEASED TO BE HERE AND PLEASED TO BRING FORWARD THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS REID CLEETER AND I'M WITH KIMLEY-HORN, PART OF THE CONSULTING TEAM THAT'S BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ALL AND STAFF THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. SO OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING IS TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT BACKGROUND AND TIMELINE, AS WELL AS THE OBJECTIVES AND GOALS FOR THE UPDATE. WE'LL GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, THE RESULTING PLAN UPDATES, AND THEN HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. SO AS IT RELATES TO PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER WHAT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS. SO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A POLICY DOCUMENT THAT ESSENTIALLY STATES THE VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRED FUTURE. IT ALSO HAS POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION ACTION ITEMS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT VISION. IT TYPICALLY CONSISTS OF A SINGLE COORDINATED DOCUMENT OR IN YOUR CASE, A SERIES OF COORDINATED DOCUMENTS. THERE'S THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, AND THE PARKS RECREATION TRAILS, OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN THAT WERE ALL DONE IN CONJUNCTION. THEY WORK IN CONCERT WITH ONE ANOTHER. THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY ENTANGLED, THEY'RE DEPENDENT ON ONE ANOTHER. BUT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, PROVISIONS RELATED TO FUTURE LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION, OR PUBLIC FACILITIES. AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FUTURE LAND USE THIS EVENING, WHICH DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ZONING. SO THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL NOT CHANGE ANYONE'S ZONING OR WHAT THEY CAN LEGALLY DO WITHIN THEIR PROPERTY AT THIS TIME. IT'S A POLICY DOCUMENT TO HELP MAKE DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE. SO THE EXISTING 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS A WHOLE HOST OF ELEMENTS RELATED TO IT. YOU CAN SEE THEM ALL LISTED HERE. THESE ARE ELEMENTS OF THE 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND WHAT YOU SEE BOLDED AND ITALICIZED ARE THE CHAPTERS THAT WILL BE UPDATED AND IMPACTED BY THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. SO THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION IS REALLY THE FOUNDATION OF THE PLAN. IT'S THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THE VISION THAT WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2021, WHEN THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS UPDATED. THOSE WILL REMAIN THE SAME, BUT THE OTHER KEY INGREDIENT THAT WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT IS THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. SO WE'VE CRAFTED THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IN A WAY THAT WE FEEL RESPONDS TO THE VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2021. AND THEN WE HAVE THE FUTURE LAND USE STRATEGY, WHICH IS REALLY THE CRUX OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN UPDATING AND WORKING TO UPDATE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. SO A LOT'S HAPPENED SINCE 2021, THAT'S REALLY BEEN THE IMPETUS FOR THIS UPDATE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRED WITHIN ANNA. SOME OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STEPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED OR ARE IN ACTION. SO THESE CHAPTER ELEMENTS WILL BE UPDATED AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND IT'LL BE NOTED IN A WAY THAT READERS OR PEOPLE OBSERVING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAN TELL WHAT'S BEEN UPDATED WITH HIGHLIGHTS TO THE TEXT TO SEE WHAT'S BEEN AMENDED AND WHAT'S BEEN CHANGED IN THIS VERSION COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED VERSION. SO THE OBJECTIVES THERE'S REALLY TWO OBJECTIVES THAT WE HEARD THROUGH THIS PROCESS. ONE IS RELATED TO PLACE TYPES AND TWO IS RELATED TO FUTURE LAND USE. SO THE PLACE TYPES REALLY MAKE UP THE FUTURE LAND USE DIAGRAM. THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY THE PALETTE THAT WE'RE PAINTING IN WITH THE CHARACTER THAT WE ENVISION IN EACH OF THESE DIFFERENT AREAS. SO THE DIRECTIVE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL AND FROM YOU ALL AS P&Z JOINT, IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PLACE TYPES, TO MINIMIZE CONFUSION ADMINISTERING THE PLAN TO COMBINE SIMILAR PLACE TYPES WHERE THERE'S OVERLAP AND THE DIFFERENCES ARE TOO SUBTLE TO UNDERSTAND AND TO FOCUS ON COMBINING SEVERAL OF THE RESIDENTIAL PLACE TYPES THAT SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF OVERLAP. [00:35:08] SO THE GOAL IS REALLY JUST TO CONSOLIDATE AND STREAMLINE AND MAKE EVERYTHING SIMPLE, EASY TO DIGEST. AND WITH REGARDS TO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, IT'S A SIMILAR CONCEPT. IT WAS REALLY ELIMINATING ONE OF THE OPTIONS AND ELIMINATING SOME OF THE CONFUSION THAT CAME WITH THE LAST PLAN. SO THERE WAS A 2050 FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT INTENDED TO PAINT THE VISION OF THE FUTURE UP UNTIL 2050. AND THEN THERE WAS A PREFERRED SCENARIO DIAGRAM, WHICH WAS BEYOND 2050, ESSENTIALLY THE ULTIMATE BUILD OUT OF ANNA. AND THAT CREATED CONFUSION FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S WHAT. SOME OF THE FARTHER OUT AREAS MAY HAVE BEEN INTERPRETED AS NEAR-TERM OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE GOT THE DIRECTIVE TO ELIMINATE THE PREFERRED SCENARIO AND GO BACK TO AN UPDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT SPANS BEYOND 2050 AND ESSENTIALLY LOOKS AT THE PREFERRED BUILD OUT CONDITION. SO WE'VE GONE FROM TWO MAPS TO JUST ONE MAP TO SIMPLIFY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FUTURE OF ANNA COULD AND SHOULD LOOK LIKE. AND THEN WE ALSO NEEDED TO UPDATE THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN TO RESPOND TO CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN LAND USE SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021 PLAN, AS I MENTIONED A LOT HAS HAPPENED, A LOT HAS DEVELOPED, AND SOME OF THOSE AREAS DEVELOPED IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED. SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO CAST THOSE IN THE RIGHT LIGHT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL ON THE SAME PAGE. SO YOU'LL SEE HERE, IF YOU SQUINT YOUR EYES KIND OF HARD, THERE'S A SCHEDULE OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH. SO LIKE I MENTIONED, WE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER, MID SEPTEMBER WITH A KICK OFF MEETING WITH STAFF. AND THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, WE'VE HAD REGULAR MEETINGS WITH STAFF TO TALK ABOUT PROGRESS AND DELIVERABLES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON TRACK TO GET WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WE STARTED WITH DATA COLLECTION, SO GOING BACK AND MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM 2021, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. SOME LAND USE HAS CHANGED, DEVELOPMENTS HAVE COME IN, SO WE WENT BACK AND MADE SURE THAT WE HAD ALL THE MOST CURRENT DATA AND INFORMATION. AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE JOINT P & Z COUNCIL WORKSHOPS. BUT WE CAN SEE THERE WERE TWO OF THOSE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO FEEDBACK SESSIONS WITH JOINT P & Z AND CITY COUNCIL THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. AND AT THE ABOUT THREE MONTH MARK, WE REALLY STARTED WORKING ON THE FUTURE LAND USE DIAGRAM UPDATES. SO TAKING SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT FROM THOSE JOINT SESSIONS, PUTTING THAT TO PAPER AND COMING BACK TO YOU ALL TO GET FEEDBACK IS AN ITERATIVE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HEARING YOU CORRECTLY, AND THAT WE'RE REFLECTING THE VISIONS AND VALUES THAT ARE BEING SPOKEN TO US. THERE'S ALSO A COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE AND A COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT OCCURRED DURING THAT TIME IN EARLY FEBRUARY. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT LATER. AND MOST CURRENTLY FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WE'VE BEEN UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REPORT AND PREPARING THAT FOR DELIVERY IN ANTICIPATION OF COUNCIL BEING ABLE TO REVIEW THAT BEFORE NEXT WEEK. SO ABOUT THE THE UPDATE MEETINGS OR THE JOINT WORKSHOPS AND THE FEEDBACK SESSIONS. LIKE I MENTIONED, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO WORKSHOPS AND TWO FEEDBACK SESSIONS WITH STAKEHOLDER INPUT SANDWICHED IN THE LATTER HALF. SO THE FIRST JOINT WORKSHOP, WE REALLY FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES AND THE IMPETUS FOR THE UPDATE, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ASKING THE BIG BROAD RANGING QUESTIONS OF WHAT DO WE NEED TO BE SURE TO ADDRESS AND HOW SHOULD WE GO ABOUT THIS? SO THE JOINT WORKSHOP NUMBER TWO PROVIDED DIRECTION ON THE PRELIMINARY UPDATES THAT BOTH COUNCIL AND P&Z WOULD LIKE TO SEE. IF YOU REMEMBER, THAT WAS AT RATTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WE HAD A WORKSHOP WHERE PEOPLE IDENTIFIED FUTURE LAND USE AND DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY THAT THEY MAY LIKE TO SEE. AND AFTER THAT, WE HAD JOINT FEEDBACK SESSION NUMBER ONE, WHERE WE REVIEWED THOSE PRELIMINARY UPDATES, REFLECTED BACK ON THE CONCEPT THAT WE CAME UP WITH TO SEE IF WE WERE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, UNDERSTAND WHERE WE MAY HAVE MISSED, MAKE SOME TWEAKS, GO BACK OUT, AND THEN TAKE THAT TO THE PUBLIC TO GET STAKEHOLDER INPUT. [00:40:02] WE'LL TALK IN DETAIL ABOUT THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT THERE WAS AN ONLINE SURVEY IN A COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE TO GET THE SAME KIND OF FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REFLECTING THE VISION FOR ANNA IN THE FUTURE APPROPRIATELY. AND WE TOOK ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK AND CAME BACK FOR A JOINT FEEDBACK SESSION THAT WAS REVIEWED, PRESENTED THE FINDINGS FROM THE OPEN HOUSE AND THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, SOME OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS, AND OUR IDEAS OF HOW WE SHOULD RESPOND TO THOSE TOOK THAT FEEDBACK AND MADE THOSE CHANGES THAT WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE FINAL FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THIS EVENING. SO AN OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SO THERE WERE TWO ELEMENTS THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK ON RELATED TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND THAT'S ONE THE PLACE TYPES. AND TWO, THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT LAYS OUT THE ORGANIZATION OF THOSE PLACE TYPES. SO THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, THERE WAS OVER 430 TOUCHPOINTS ONLINE VIA A SURVEY, ONLINE MAP AND COMMENT BOARD THAT WAS OPEN FROM FEBRUARY 4TH THROUGH THE 14TH. AND THAT OPPORTUNITY WAS ADVERTISED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, THROUGH THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MAILING LISTS. AND AS I MENTIONED, THERE WAS ALSO AN OPEN HOUSE THAT WE HAD AT RATTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 6TH. THERE WAS JUST SHORT OF 100 PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT TO THAT, WHICH WAS GREAT ATTENDANCE. WE HAD SOME GREAT FEEDBACK AND WE ASKED SIMILAR QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED ON THE SURVEY JUST IN PERSON, IN A COME AND GO FORMAT WHERE PEOPLE COULD PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM, GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK, GIVE THEIR THOUGHTS ON PLACE TYPES THAT THEY MAY LIKE TO SEE SHAKE OUT DIFFERENTLY, OR AREAS OF THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AMENDED. SO WE GOT GREAT FEEDBACK THERE, AND WE TOOK ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK COLLECTIVELY FROM THE ONLINE SURVEY AND FROM THE IN-PERSON OPEN HOUSE AND ANALYZED IT COLLECTIVELY. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ONLINE SURVEY AS I MENTIONED, IT WAS OPEN FROM THE 4TH TO THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY. IT MIRRORED THE OPEN HOUSE STATIONS AND ALMOST 99% OF RESPONDENTS WHO RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY INDICATED THAT THEY LIVED IN ANNA. A MAJORITY OF THEM WORKED ELSEWHERE. ONLY A SMALL PORTION, LESS THAN 20%, ACTUALLY WORK IN ANNA AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF OTHER DETAIL. SO ABOUT 56% OF RESPONDENTS IDENTIFIED AS FEMALE, AND THE AVERAGE AGE OF RESPONDENTS WAS 47. SO WHAT DOES ALL THAT INPUT LEAD TO? WHAT ARE WE UPDATING? SO ESSENTIALLY WITH REGARDS TO THE PLACE TYPES, WE STARTED WITH 12 PLACE TYPES IN THE 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND WITH THE DIRECTIVE TO STREAMLINE AND CONSOLIDATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, WE WOUND UP WITH TEN PLACE TYPES. I WON'T READ EVERY LINE OF THESE. THE INFORMATION IS IN THE PACKET, THE INDIVIDUAL PLACE TYPES, IN CASE YOU'RE CURIOUS, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, JUST STOP ME OR WE CAN TALK AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'RE GOING FROM LEAST DENSE TO MOST DENSE IN TERMS OF RESIDENTIAL PLACE TYPES. SO RURAL LIVING IS REALLY WHAT'S ENVISIONED AS PRIMARILY FARMING, RANCHING, AGRICULTURAL LAND USES. IT'S MORE FOCUSED ON THE LAND AS OPPOSED TO THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT. BUT THEY ARE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS, AND THEY HAVE A COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE THAT SORT OF BRINGS ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND HERITAGE TO ANNA'S PAST. NEXT, WE HAVE ESTATE RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY MORE DENSE THAN THE RURAL LIVING. THESE ARE TYPICALLY 1 TO 5 ACRE LOTS THAT ARE SUBDIVISION ORIENTED. EXCUSE ME. THEY REALLY SERVE AS A TRANSITION FROM RURAL TO SUBURBAN AS WE GO FROM THAT RURAL LIVING PLACE TYPE TO MAYBE THE SUBURBAN PLACE TYPE, THEY SERVE AS A NATURAL TRANSITION AND BUFFER BETWEEN THOSE AREAS, AND OPEN SPACES AND AMENITIES ARE OFTEN FOUND HERE, AS WELL AS PLATTING AND UTILITY EXCEPTIONS THAT ARE UNLIKELY TO BE GRANTED. SO THESE ARE PLATTED SUBDIVISIONS. SO SUBURBAN LIVING IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON OR PRESENT PLACE [00:45:10] TYPE THAT WE'RE ACCUSTOMED TO HERE IN ANNA. THESE ARE TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING ON DETACHED LOTS, AND THERE'S ALSO PARKS AND OPEN SPACE OR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING AMENITIES LIKE COMMUNITY CENTERS OR GATHERING PLACES THAT WE SEE WITHIN THIS PLACE TYPE. WE CAN ALSO SEE CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USES, BUT WE SEE THAT PLATTING AND UTILITIES ARE REQUIRED HERE TO CREATE A LEVEL OF PREDICTABILITY AND DEPENDABILITY, AND THESE AREAS ARE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE AND COMPLIMENTARY TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USES AS WELL. SO COMPACT RESIDENTIAL. WE'LL NOTICE THAT ON THE MAP, COMPACT RESIDENTIAL IS NOTED WITH A POINT AS OPPOSED TO AN AREA, BECAUSE THESE ARE TYPICALLY FOUND WITHIN SUBURBAN LIVING DEVELOPMENTS AS PART OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS, THEY USUALLY MAKE UP A SMALL PORTION OF AN AREA, AS OPPOSED TO TAKING UP A HUGE SWATH OF LAND, BUT COMPACT RESIDENTIAL COULD BE SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED OR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED COTTAGE HOMES, AND THESE ARE MORE SUBURBAN IN NATURE. HENCE THE TOP PICTURE WHERE WE SEE THE DRIVEWAYS IN FRONT. BUT THESE DEVELOPMENTS CAN ALSO SERVE AS A BUFFER FROM THE HIGHER DENSITY URBAN LIVING THAT WE HAVEN'T GOT TO TO THE SUBURBAN LIVING. THEY'RE REALLY USED AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN USES AND AN ADDITIONAL HOUSING TYPE THAT FITS WITHIN SUBURBAN LIVING. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION ON SUBURBAN LIVING BEFORE WE GET INTO THE WEEDS ON ALL THE OTHER ONES? SURE. SO ON THE OVERALL MAP WE HAVE THESE SHOWN BY UTILIZING YELLOW STARS. ARE MOST OF THOSE ALREADY EXISTING AND CURRENTLY HERE? YES. OKAY. I BELIEVE THE ONLY THAT ARE SHOWN ARE EXISTING. OKAY. THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. THANK YOU. SO MOVING ON TO URBAN LIVING. URBAN LIVING IS TYPICALLY COMPACT DEVELOPMENT THAT WE SEE, TOWNHOMES, DUPLEXES, CONDOMINIUMS, APARTMENTS, AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING RETAIL AND OFFICE OR OPEN SPACE INTEGRATED. THESE ARE REALLY WHAT WE THINK OF AS THE ACTIVITY CENTERS. SO WE TYPICALLY SEE THAT STREETS ARE EASIER TO WALK AND NAVIGATE. IT'S IN A MORE URBAN SETTING AS OPPOSED TO A SUBURBAN SETTING. WE LIKE TO SEE THESE AREAS CONNECTED TO ADDITIONAL USES. AND WE ALSO LIKE TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS OF THESE AREAS WITH CONNECTIVITY TO OTHER DESTINATIONS. SO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IT'S TYPICALLY THE KIND OF COMMERCIAL THAT'S CHARACTERIZED BY SMALLER, FREESTANDING DEVELOPMENTS. THEY COULD BE BUSINESSES LIKE BANKS OR SMALL OFFICE OR THE TRADITIONAL STRIP RETAIL THAT YOU'D SEE ALONG WHITE, BUT IT'S RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL, AND THEY ARE TYPICALLY AUTO ORIENTED AND SERVE AS TRANSITIONAL USES BETWEEN OTHER HIGHER INTENSITY USES OR RESIDENTIAL USES. SO THE REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER THIS IS WHAT WE THINK OF TYPICALLY AS WE HEAD NORTH ALONG 75, THESE ARE BIG BOX OR MULTI-TENANT SHOPPING CENTERS THAT ARE GENERALLY ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY VEHICLE OR PRIMARILY BY VEHICLE. BUILDINGS ARE TYPICALLY SET BACK FROM THE ROAD AND HAVE LARGE PARKING FIELDS. THEY'RE LOCATED NEAR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES FOR EASY ACCESS AND TRANSPORTATION. THEY CLUSTER COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOGETHER. AND THEY OFTEN HAVE INFILL POTENTIAL OR POTENTIAL FOR PARKING LOTS TO DEVELOP WITH SMALLER OUT PARCELS. SO DOWNTOWN IS REALLY, AS IT STATES, IT'S THE TRADITIONAL CORE OF ECONOMIC, ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. THIS COULD BE VIA EMPLOYMENT, RETAIL, LIVING IN THE FORMS OF CONDOMINIUMS, APARTMENTS SMALL EXCUSE ME, DUPLEXES OR SMALL APARTMENTS. [00:50:03] WE TYPICALLY SEE THAT THESE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN ARE SMALLER IN SCALE, BUT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE CULTURAL DESTINATION AND THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF ANNA. THEY'RE WELL CONNECTED AND HAVE A DEFINED STREET NETWORK THAT MAKES IT EASY TO NAVIGATE VIA BIKE OR FOOT, AS WELL AS AUTOMOBILE. BUT THEY REALLY HAVE A MIX OF USES AND A CULTURAL HERITAGE TO TO CREATE A UNIQUE SENSE OF DESTINATION. SO EMPLOYMENT MIX IS REALLY WHAT WE THINK OF WHEN WE THINK OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICES OR MEDICAL OFFICES OR LARGER CAMPUSES RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY OR OFFICE PARKS, IT COULD EVEN INCLUDE FLEX OFFICE. BUT THESE ARE TYPICALLY NONRESIDENTIAL MIX OF USES. THEY'RE LARGE, LOW PROFILE STRUCTURES THAT NEED TO BE BUFFERED FROM THE ADJACENT USES SO THEY DON'T SEEM OVERWHELMING. BUT THE DESIGN OF THESE BUILDINGS SHOULD BE SLEEK AND LOW PROFILE, SO THEY'RE NOT INTRUSIVE TO NEIGHBORING USES, ESPECIALLY RESIDENTIAL USES. AND THE OTHER EMPLOYMENT TYPE IS MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE, WHICH WE REALLY SEE LARGE LOW PROFILE WAREHOUSE STRUCTURES. WHEN YOU THINK OF MANUFACTURING, THERE'S A LOWER EMPLOYMENT RATE PER SQUARE FOOT. IT'S OFTEN MORE BUILDING THAN IT IS EMPLOYMENT, WHEREAS EMPLOYMENT MIX IS MORE FOCUSED ON ACTUAL EMPLOYEES ITSELF. MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE IS MORE BUILDING SPACE. IT COULD BE LOGISTICS. THEY'RE TYPICALLY LOCATED ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES FOR EASE OF ACCESS, MAYBE ON THE ENDS OF 121 OR NEAR THE FUTURE OUTER LOOP FOR EASY TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE? WELL, LET ME ASK ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THE OTHER PLACE TYPES. WE'RE GOOD. GREAT. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH JUST THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OR ORGANIZATION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. AND THEN I CAN TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE FROM THE LAST VERSION THAT YOU SAW. BUT RURAL LIVING WE TYPICALLY SEE ON THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CITY LIMITS, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET ACROSS SISTER GROVE CREEK. THIS AREA IS MUCH FARTHER FROM THE CENTER OF ANNA. UTILITIES DON'T CURRENTLY REACH THAT FAR. THIS IS AN AREA THAT WOULD LIKE TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL HERITAGE AND CULTURE, AS WELL, AS THE CREEK SERVES AS A NATURAL BUFFER TO THIS AREA. AND THEN WHEN WE START TO LOOK AT ESTATE RESIDENTIAL, WE SEE ESTATE RESIDENTIAL TYPICALLY TRANSITIONING FROM AREAS OF RURAL LIVING. SO ON THE EAST WE SEE AS WE START TO MOVE BACK WEST, WE TRANSITION FROM RURAL LIVING TO ESTATE STATE RESIDENTIAL. BUT WE ALSO SEE A LARGE PRESENCE OF STATE RESIDENTIAL ON THE WEST SIDE OF SISTER GROVE CREEK, AS WELL AS WEST OF THE EAST FORK OF THE TRINITY RIVER ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF TOWN. AND WHAT'S DRIVING THE STATE RESIDENTIAL ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN ARE THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO BRING WATER AND WASTEWATER TO THAT SIDE OF TOWN, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER TO DEVELOP AND PLAT THOSE AREAS. SO AS WE MOVE INTO THE DENSER RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT TYPES, WE SEE SUBURBAN LIVING, WHICH MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTIAL PLACE TYPE. IN ANNA, WE SEE A LOT OF IT OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN IN EVERY DIRECTION AS WE RADIATE OUT. THIS IS MORE TRADITIONAL SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE ACCUSTOMED TO. SMALLER LOTS THEY COULD BE MODERATE SIZED LOTS, BUT AS WE SPAN OUT TO THE EAST AND WEST, WE SEE THAT LOGICALLY EXPANDING AS WE TRANSITION INTO SOME OF THE ESTATE RESIDENTIAL, AS WE GET A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE URBAN LIVING ORGANIZED STRATEGICALLY AROUND SOME MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. WE SEE SOME URBAN LIVING AROUND DOWNTOWN THAT CAN PROVIDE RESIDENTS ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN, WHERE THEY HAVE EASY ACCESS EITHER VIA FOOT OR BICYCLE TO USE DOWNTOWN. [00:55:08] BUT WE ALSO SEE IT ALONG WHITE AND 75 TO THE WEST NEAR THE REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER, SO PEOPLE HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY SO THEY CAN TRAVERSE EITHER IN OR OUT OF TOWN, AND WE SEE IT SPECKLED THROUGHOUT IN SOME OTHER STRATEGIC LOCATIONS. A LOT OF WHICH IS ALREADY EXISTING TODAY. AND THEN WE SEE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. WE SEE THESE LITTLE CIRCLES, IF YOU WILL, SPECKLED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND WHAT YOU DON'T SEE THERE IS THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN OR FUTURE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE BEING THOUGHT OF. AND A LOT OF THOSE THAT SEEM LIKE THEY'RE FLOATING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE RIGHT NOW ARE AT KEY INTERSECTIONS, POTENTIAL INTERSECTIONS OF MAJOR THOROUGHFARES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SERVING OTHER PARTS OF ANNA WITH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROVIDING THOSE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT, OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT THEY NEED AS WELL. SO THE REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER IS REALLY FOCUSED IN A COUPLE AREAS, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF WHITE ALONG 75. A LOT OF THAT EXISTS TODAY. WHEN YOU THINK OF WALMART AND THE HOME DEPOT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, SORT OF LARGER BOX REGIONAL DESTINATION. BUT WE ALSO SEE ALONG THE 121 CORRIDOR, WE SEE SORT OF AN ALTERNATING ALTERNATING SCALE, IF YOU WILL, OF REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER AND EMPLOYMENT MIX. AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER IS CENTERED AROUND THE CREEK AND MAJOR INTERSECTIONS THAT COULD BE USED AS AN AMENITY OR SORT OF A NATURAL FEATURE FOR THOSE KINDS OF DEVELOPMENTS, TO CREATE A UNIQUE SENSE OF DESTINATION WHERE YOU'RE NOT JUST SHOPPING, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE EITHER A VIEW OR A PATIO THAT FRONTS ONTO THE CREEK OR AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. AND THEN WE SEE TWO AREAS WHERE DOWNTOWN EXISTS. ONE IS DOWNTOWN ANNA THAT HAS EXPANDED SLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS PLAN, ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF WHITE, JUST TO REALLY CREATE A SENSE OF ARRIVAL AND DESTINATION ON ALL FOUR CORNERS, SO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN DOWNTOWN. BUT WE ALSO SEE THAT WESTMINSTER IS DESIGNATED SIMILARLY, WHERE THERE'S A UNIQUE HERITAGE AND A UNIQUE BLOCK STRUCTURE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS OUT THERE TODAY. AND WE'RE THINKING OF WESTMINSTER IN A SIMILAR WAY OF DOWNTOWN ANNA, WHERE IT HAS A UNIQUE CHARACTER AND ALSO A MIX OF USES OF BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AROUND THE SQUARE. SO THE EMPLOYMENT MIX IS REALLY CENTERED ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY LIMITS DESIGNATED BY THE FUTURE OUTER LOOP, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT AND EASY REGIONAL ACCESS FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES SO THEY CAN GET TO THEIR DESTINATION EASILY. AND WE ALSO SEE THAT ALONG THE 121 CORRIDOR, ALTERNATING BETWEEN THE REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER. AND WE'RE REALLY THINKING OF THE 121 CORRIDOR AS SORT OF THE SECOND ECONOMIC ENGINE OF ANNA, IF YOU WILL, WHERE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE THINK ABOUT A FAST MOVING, WIDE HIGHWAY, THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF USES THAT WE THINK OF ALONG THE HIGHWAY. AND WE SEE AT BOTH ENDS, BOOKENDING THE 121 CORRIDOR AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH, WE HAVE MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT FROM TOWN, BUT IT'S ALSO LOCATED AT STRATEGIC POINTS FOR EASY ACCESS AND REGIONAL MOBILITY AS WELL. AND SOMETHING THAT HAS CHANGED FROM THE LAST ITERATION IS THAT SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 121 AND THE FUTURE OUTER LOOP EXTENSION THAT'S NOW SHOWN IS MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYMENT MIX. AND THEN WE SEE THERE WAS A PARK AREA PARK AND OPEN SPACE AREA DESIGNATED JUST NORTH OF GEER PARK. THAT'S BEEN CHANGED BACK TO SUBURBAN LIVING. AS IT'S NOT LIKELY TO BE PARK AND OPEN SPACE, IT'S PRIVATELY OWNED AND LIKELY TO BE DEVELOPED. [01:00:06] AND THEN WE SEE ON THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER, BETWEEN WHITES CREEK AND THE EAST FORK OF THE TRINITY. THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY. AN AREA OF SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL THAT WAS OVERHANGING THERE. THE CREEK SERVES AS A NATURAL BUFFER AS WE MOVE WEST, SO IT MADE SENSE TO CHANGE THAT BACK TO ESTATE RESIDENTIAL AS OPPOSED TO SUBURBAN LIVING. SO ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS, CONCERNS REGARDING THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INCORPORATING SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT I HAD MADE DURING THE JOINT SESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL A FEW WEEKS BACK. I LOVE SEEING THE FACT THAT THE 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAINS ARE NOW BACK ON HERE, AND IT'S MORE DEFINED BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, I THINK, FOR DEVELOPERS AND FOR PATRONS HERE IN ANNA AND THE PARKS AS WELL. AND I FEEL YOU INCORPORATED ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE ASKED FOR IN THE LAST MEETING. ON THAT THAT NORTHWEST CORNER OF 75, IN THE OUTER LOOP, YOU SAID IT WAS CHANGED TO MANUFACTURING WAREHOUSE. IS THAT BECAUSE IS THAT WHERE THE EXISTING METAL SHOP IS AT? LIKE, WHY WAS THAT CHANGED FROM EMPLOYMENT MIX? I THINK FROM A REGIONAL MOBILITY PERSPECTIVE, HAVING ACCESS TO BOTH THE OUTER LOOP AND 21 MADE SENSE TO TO BOOK END WITH MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE SOMEWHERE ELSE WHERE IT DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH HIGHWAYS. OKAY. OKAY. DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I'D LIKE TO ALSO COMMENT THAT THE CHANGE FROM ALL YELLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY BOUNDARIES TO MORE ESTATE RESIDENTIAL AS ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE WERE LOOKING FOR. AND I THINK WHAT A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE LOOKING FOR TOO. SO HOPEFULLY THAT ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CONCERNS. I'M SURE IT WON'T ADDRESS ALL OF THEM, BECAUSE THERE'S STILL QUITE A BIT OF YELLOW OVER THERE, BUT IT SHOULD HOPEFULLY HELP. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:03 P.M.. WE DO HAVE SPEAKER CARDS ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN REGARDING THE ANNA 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. I'M GOING TO CALL MISS BETTY SHARP FIRST, FOLLOWED BY TERREL CULBERTSON. BETTY SHARP 10282 COUNTY ROAD 288 ANNA, TEXAS. RUSTIC RANCH, IT'S ABOUT 6 OR 7 MILES FROM WHERE WE SIT. THEY PROVIDE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN 10 TO 19 WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THEY DO IT WITH HORSES AND A NUMBER OF OTHER ANIMALS, AND PROVIDE NATURE WALKS AND OPEN SPACE FOR CITY CHILDREN WHO DON'T GET THAT VERY MUCH. WE ALL KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT THE COLLIN COUNTY PARK IS CLOSING THAT COLLIN COUNTY ADVENTURE PARK. THAT'S VERY SAD. THAT'S BAD FOR ANNA. WHAT IS GOOD FOR ANNA IS THE PRESERVATION. I'M GLAD TO SEE SOME OF IT OF ESTATE, RESIDENTIAL AND AREAS WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE LARGE LOTS, SOME ANIMALS AND SOME LIVESTOCK. THIS WILL HELP PRESERVE PLACES LIKE SPIRIT SONG THAT ARE LIKE RUSTIC RANCH. LOOK UP RUSTIC RANCH. THIS IS WHAT IS NEEDED. TALK ABOUT A MARKET. MAIN GATE IS SUPPORTING RUSTIC RANCH BECAUSE MAIN GATE, THE EQUESTRIAN THERAPY PROGRAM ON CUSTER, HAS A WAITING LIST OF 400, 400 PEOPLE WHO WANT THAT. NOW, IN REGARD TO THE MARKET TAKING CARE OF ITSELF, MAY I GENTLY REMIND YOU THAT NO MAJOR BUSINESSES IN THIS [01:05:01] COUNTRY HAVE EVER EXISTED AND GONE ON TO DEVELOP WITHOUT GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, WHETHER THAT BE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL. HAVE THERE BEEN MISTAKES? YOU BET. CAN WE DO IT BETTER? YOU BET. THOSE CARS YOU HAVE, THAT GAS STATION SITUATION. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE GAS STATIONS WITHOUT GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT. YOU REALIZE THAT IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT THAT BUILT THE ROADS. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU IS INDIVIDUALS CANNOT AFFORD MAJOR PLACES LIKE RUSTIC RANCH. IT HAS TO BE A COMBINATION OF THE MARKET, OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, OF SENSIBLE THINGS, LIKE NOT PUTTING DEVELOPMENTS ON EVERY FOOT OF LAND AROUND US. SO LET'S PRESERVE THE HERITAGE . NOW VERITAS HAS BOUGHT OUT LIBERTY HILLS IN MY AREA. THE SECOND GUY IN COMMAND THERE WENT TO TEXAS A&M. I HAVEN'T MET HIM YET, I PLAN TO, BECAUSE HIS DEGREE AT TEXAS A&M SAID ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TOGETHER. I'M GOING TO REMIND HIM OF THAT. AND I WANT THIS BOARD TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN THEY COME UP WITH PHASES ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR BEFORE YOU WITH CONCEPT PLAN, LET'S MAKE SURE THE DEVELOPERS STICK TO TREES, THAT FLOODPLAIN ISSUE OPEN SPACE SO THAT WE HAVE PLACES FOR CHILDREN TO BREATHE, EVEN IF THEY DON'T LIVE IN OUR AREA. TO HAVE WALKING TRAILS, BIKING TRAILS, A PLACE YOU CAN JUST RIDE THROUGH AND SEE HOUSES WITH SOME SPACE AND ANIMALS. MRS. SHARP, YOUR TIME IS UP. PARDON? YOUR TIME IS UP. OH, OKAY. ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION TO YOU ANOTHER TOOL IN DEVELOPMENT, PLEASE GOOGLE ALLEN COUNSEL MULTIFAMILY CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM. IT'S ANOTHER TOOL TO HELP IN DENSE DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU, MISS SHARP. NEXT UP WE HAVE TERREL CULBERTSON. MY NAME IS TERREL CULBERTSON. I LIVE AT 10429 COUNTY ROAD 289, ANNA TEXAS. I AM HERE THIS EVENING TO THANK YOU. AT THE I HAVE FOLLOWED THE UPDATED THE UPDATES PROCESS OF THIS PLAN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. I PARTICIPATED IN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THE JOINT MEETINGS AND THE ONLINE SURVEY. AND I AM I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT AT THE LAST JOINT MEETING COMMISSIONER LONGMIRE AND I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE [INAUDIBLE] JOINED WITH TWO OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DIRECTING THE CONSULTANT KIMLEY-HORN TO GO BACK AND AND COLOR BACK, CHANGE THE COLOR ON SOME OF THIS PROPERTY, PARTICULARLY WEST OF 75, AND RESTORE WHAT WHAT HAD APPEARED TO BE A WHOLESALE TRANSFER OF THE ESTATE RESIDENTIAL INTO THE SUBURBAN LIVING. AND YOU'VE MOVED PART OF THAT BACK, AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. I THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US, ALLOWING US TO HAVE A VOICE IN THIS PROCESS AND FOR FOR ACTING ON THAT. AND I APPRECIATE KIMLEY-HORN LEADERSHIP IN, IN GETTING THIS DONE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Y'ALL HAVE A NICE EVENING. THANK YOU. THAT WAS THE LAST OF OUR SPEAKER CARDS. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:09 P.M. AND CONFINE COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION AND STAFF. DOES EVERYONE FEEL THAT THE CHANGES FROM THE LAST JOINT SESSION WERE PICKED UP ACCURATELY? DO YOU ALL SEE ANYTHING MISSING? I FEEL THAT IT WAS REFLECTED. I KNOW YOU'RE BIG ON, LIKE, GREEN SPACE AND PARKS, SO NOT PICKING ON YOU. THAT'S PERFECT. THEY KIND OF CAME BACK IN AND UTILIZED A DIFFERENT COLOR TO REALLY DISTINGUISH THOSE OUT FROM THE FLOOD PLAINS AND THE RURAL. I LIKE THAT. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THIS ISN'T THE HOLY GRAIL. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WILL BUILD HERE. WHAT TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, ANOTHER P&Z WILL APPROVE, OR ANOTHER CITY COUNCIL WILL APPROVE, THIS IS A GUIDELINE FOR US TO UTILIZE TO HELP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE FUTURE GROWTH OF ANNA. [01:10:07] JUST BECAUSE YOU SEE THE PRETTY COLORS ON HERE DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T LISTEN. WE WON'T HEAR VOICES. WE WON'T TAKE YOUR CONSIDERATION UNDER THE FACT. SO PLEASE REST EASY TO KNOW THAT THIS IS REALLY JUST TO HELP US GET TO THE 2050 PLAN, BECAUSE THE FIRST CONCEPT THAT WE HAD, I REALLY DON'T FEEL WAS DOING JUSTICE FOR THE CITY OF ANNA TO GET US ON A GOOD GROWTH PATH. THE LAST THING WE WANT IS TO BE ALL APARTMENT COMPLEXES, NO JOBS FOR OUR KIDS, NO JOBS FOR US AS WE AGE OR WE GET OLDER. NO ACTIVITIES, NO YOU KNOW, NOTHING FOR OUR KIDS TO DO. OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO KEEP AS MUCH OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN ANNA AND THOSE TAXPAYER DOLLARS HERE IN ANNA. SO I THINK THIS REALLY HELPS US GET ON THE RIGHT PATH TO GET TO THAT AREA. IF WE HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION TO PASS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER MARTIN AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BERGERSON. LET'S VOTE. MOTION FOR APPROVAL PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SEVEN ZERO. THIS TIME, DOES ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS? ANY COMMENTS? FUTURE MEETINGS? OKAY. I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE SPENT THE TIME DOING THEIR OWN RESEARCH AND SHOWING UP AT THESE MEETINGS AND SPENDING MAYBE MORE HOURS THAN WE HAVE ON THIS THINKING ABOUT IT. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTINUING TO BE A VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO MOTION TO ADJOURN. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A FIRST BY MYSELF, COMMISSIONER WALDEN, AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NYLEC. AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT. SO IF I CAN JUST DO A ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER MARTIN. YES. COMMISSIONER NYLEC. YES. COMMISSIONER HERMANN. YES. COMMISSIONER LONGMIRE. YES. COMMISSIONER VOLLMER. YES. COMMISSIONER BERGERSON. YES. AND I AM A YES AS WELL. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:13 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.