Apr 22, 2025 City Council Meeting

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ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND,

[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]

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 SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT IN TO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE WE GET GOING. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. CALL TO ORDER.

ROLL CALL. WE HAVE A COMPLETE COUNCIL HERE THIS EVENING.

I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, AND WE DO OBVIOUSLY HAVE A QUORUM.

THIS TIME. I'LL GIVE OUR INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

FATHER GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE THIS EVENING AND DO BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANNA AND OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILY.

LORD, I PRAY FOR OPEN MINDS AND OPEN HEARTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD THIS EVENING.

GOOD JUDGMENT AND WISDOM IN ALL THINGS WE DO.

PLEASE PROTECT US MOVING FORWARD. WATCH OUT FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY ON OUR BEHALF.

I ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN.

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.

ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, NEIGHBOR COMMENTS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS UP HERE. CARRIE, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? LAST CALL.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR. REPORTS RECEIVED REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF OR COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

[4. Reports.]

INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES AND HONORARY OR SALUTATORY RECOGNITION OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE OR OTHER CITIZEN, BUT NOT INCLUDING A CHANGE IN THE 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.

LOST MY SPOT. THERE WE GO OF THE MUNICIPALITY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS ARISEN AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA. ANYONE. Y'ALL MADE ME READ THAT FOR NOTHING, DIDN'T YOU? I WILL MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE. THANK YOU. WE'RE ENTERING INTO OUR VERY BUSY PARKS AND RECREATION SEASON.

IT KICKS OFF WITH THE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION PIECE.

I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME OUT TO IT. IT'S THE BEGINNING OF ALL OF THIS.

AND THOSE THAT DO ATTEND HAVE A GOOD TIME. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF FUN.

SO COME OUT SATURDAY. THEN WE HAVE. WHAT'S THAT? YEAH. WHAT HE SAID AND THEN. PUT IT ON THE MICROPHONE.

THERE'S ALSO THE SAME DAY AS EARTH DAYS. THERE'S HAZARDOUS WASTE.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING AT THE HOUSE THAT'S HAZARDOUS, YOU TAKE A CHANCE TO GET RID OF IT.

THAT ALSO INCLUDES OLD MEDICINE, THAT SORT OF STUFF.

YOU CAN DEPOSIT IT ANYTIME HERE AT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S OCCURRING IN OUR PARKS AND REC. Y'ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. I JUST GOT SOMETHING REAL QUICK. SORRY.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY LAST WEEK TO GO TO THE DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL AWARDS WITH THE EDC AND THE STAFF.

TASHA, SELENA, BERNIE. PETE GAVE A REALLY GOOD SPEECH.

THE MAYOR DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. HE'S ALSO GOING OUT ON THE RADIO STATIONS AND STARTING TO PLUG US UP A LITTLE BIT.

SO KIND OF COUNCIL MEMBERS HERNDON AND CARVER WENT AS WELL.

SO IT WAS A GOOD, GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL AND A GOOD SHOWING FOR ANNA.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOVES US TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE.

WORK SESSION A IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK MAY 4TH THROUGH MAY 10TH,

[5. Work Session.]

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL. SELENA TITTLE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK IS A TIME TO RECOGNIZE, CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES.

WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION, INGENUITY, AND CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY.

AS A DAUGHTER OF A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER MYSELF AND THE EDC'S BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION LIAISON.

I KNOW THE BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS AND TIME IT TAKES TO BUILD A BUSINESS FROM THE GROUND UP AND WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP IT GOING AND GROWING.

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TO THEM. I'M GOING TO STAND SIDEWAYS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE WE GO. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, MAY 4TH, 2025 THROUGH MAY 10TH, 2025.

WHEREAS THE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SPONSORS NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK EVERY YEAR TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ENTREPRENEURS, ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. AND WHEREAS WHEN THE CITY OF ANNA SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES, JOBS ARE CREATED AND OUR LOCAL ECONOMY PRESERVES ITS UNIQUE CULTURE.

AND WHEREAS A SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WILL HOLD A VIRTUAL SUMMIT WITH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FROM MAY 4TH THROUGH MAY 10TH WITH THE THEME CELEBRATING THE RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION OF SMALL BUSINESS. ATTENDANCE IS FREE AND REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ANNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SUPPORTS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES, BY SERVING AS A RESOURCE LIAISON TO HELP OUR BUSINESSES SUCCEED.

ADMINISTERING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT JOB CREATION, BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION.

PARTNERING WITH THE GREATER ANNA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, NORTH TEXAS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, COLLIN COLLEGE, GRAYSON COLLEGE AND NORTH TEXAS OR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS BY EDUCATING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES ON SMALL BUSINESS TOPICS.

PROVIDING COACHING FOR BUSINESS PLANS AND FOSTERING SUPPORT FROM ENTREPRENEURS, ENTREPRENEUR PEERS.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ANNA ACTIVELY SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGES OUR NEIGHBORS TO JOIN IN SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

ACKNOWLEDGING THE CRUCIAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN OUR LIVES AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND NOW I, PETE CAIN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANNA, DO RECOGNIZE MAY 4TH, 2025 TO MAY 10TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. [APPLAUSE] ALL SMALL BUSINESSES WILL COME ON UP FOR A PHOTO. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US ON TO ITEM 5B, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRINITY CREEK DEVELOPMENT.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, STEPHANIE SCOTT SIMS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS STEPHANIE SCOTT SIMS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

TONIGHT WE HAVE THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE TRINITY CREEK DEVELOPMENT WHO IS HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THEIR DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT.

RON RAMIREZ IS THAT OWNER'S REP, AND HE WILL PRESENT THE TRINITY CREEK CONCEPT PLAN.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR.

GLAD TO BE HERE. I'M GUESSING THIS WORKS. YAY! HOW ABOUT THAT? ONE SECOND. RON RAMIREZ, I'M PRESIDENT OF EVOLVING TEXAS.

JUST MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK LOUD. SPEAK LOUD. SPEAK LOUDER.

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I'M THE PRESIDENT OF EVOLVING TEXAS. I'M THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS PROJECT.

TRINITY CREEK IS ON THE WEST SIDE ALONG WEST WHITE BOULEVARD.

THERE'S A THERE'S ONE TRACK THAT'S NORTH SIDE, AND THE REMAINDER THAT'S MOSTLY RESIDENTIAL, WILL BE ON THE SOUTH. IT'S NAME TRINITY CREEK BECAUSE THERE'S THREE DENDRITIC CREEKS THAT RUN THROUGH THE PROPERTY.

LOTS OF TREES THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE GREAT PAINS TO TRY TO PRESERVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE NAME COMES FROM, JUST TO GET YOU STARTED.

THAT'S A TYPO ON THE ACREAGE, BY THE WAY. I THINK IT'S 137 ACRES.

IT'S IT JUST SHOWS THE GENERAL LOCATION THERE RIGHT BEFORE WEST WHITE STARTS TO GO TO THE NORTHWEST.

IT DOES REQUIRE ANNEXATION THAT WE'LL BE APPLYING FOR HERE SHORTLY, AND IT IS SET UP TO BE A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

I THOUGHT IT'D BE A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO KIND OF JUST REVISIT THE PROJECT EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE SO FAR.

STARTING BACK IN AUGUST OF 23, THERE WAS ACTUALLY A SIMILAR WORK SESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL BACK THEN WHERE IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED.

THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER.

I GUESS AFTER A REALLY GOOD COUNCIL MEETING IN NOVEMBER, THERE WAS A PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WHERE THE SITE PLAN HAD BEEN FIRST DEVELOPED AT THAT TIME WORKING WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. IN DECEMBER OF 24, WHICH IS NOT TOO LONG AGO, A TERM SHEET WAS PREPARED BY THE OWNER'S ATTORNEY.

WE POINT OUT THAT THERE WAS DENIED, BUT APPEARED WOULD BE LIKELY.

AND WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH THAT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THROUGH THE NOVEMBER 20TH 3RD TO MAY 2024, WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SITE PLANNING, PLANNING COORDINATION WITH TALKING WITH THE EDC AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AS THE PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD, PUTTING TOGETHER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE PD AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND THAT HAPPENED IN MAY 23RD AS THE MEETING WITH THE EDC.

IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR THROUGH OCTOBER, AS PART OF THE PID, WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF INVOLVEMENT IS GOING TO BE AS FAR AS COST.

SO WE WE HIRED A PID CONSULTANT TO HELP US WITH THAT.

AND IN THAT DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE THAT WAS PRESENTED A MONTH OR SO AGO THE DOCUMENTS THAT SHOW WHAT THE CASH OUTLAY IS GOING TO BE FOR THE BONDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PID OR OUTLINED THERE.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU A SLIDE A LITTLE BIT LATER ON THAT.

IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, WE MET AGAIN WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS THIS PRE ANNEXATION PROCESS THAT WE'RE IN NOW.

WE BEGAN THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, ETC.. I JUST MENTIONED AGAIN IN ANOTHER MEETING WITH THE EDC.

AND THEN IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR IS WHEN WE SUBMITTED THAT PACKAGE.

THEN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE WERE HERE PRESENTING THE PROJECT IN A SIMILAR FASHION TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ABOUT THREE YEARS WORTH OF WORK OR TWO YEARS WORTH OF WORK ALREADY UNDER OUR BELT ON THIS PROJECT.

SO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS JUST A 30,000 FOOT VIEW.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMPRISED OF FIVE TRACKS. TWO ARE A SINGLE FAMILY ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

THERE'S A MULTIFAMILY TRACT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE MAJOR CORRIDOR, GOING NORTH AND WEST AND NORTH AND SOUTH TO THE EAST IS A COMMERCIAL TRACT. AND ON THE ON THE NORTHERN SIDE THERE IS AN INDUSTRIAL TRACT.

AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE AS WELL.

THESE ARE SOME RENDERINGS OF THE VISION AS IT STARTS TO DEVELOP, SOME, SOME THOUGHT PROCESS TO HELP US GET OUR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS PUT TOGETHER.

THIS IS A SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE PREVIOUS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WAS IN PLACE WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT.

THE ORANGE IS IT WAS SLATED TO BE ALL CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL.

THE NEW LAND PLAN IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

BUT IN OUR IN OUR COORDINATION WITH STAFF THERE WAS A LITTLE PIECE THAT WAS DESIGNATED TO BE PROFESSIONAL CAMPUS.

THROUGH DISCUSSIONS, IT WAS WE FIGURED IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO SWAP THAT WITH THE WRONG WAY, TO SWAMP THAT WITH THE INDUSTRIAL AREA ON THE NORTH TO KIND OF KEEP ALL THE INDUSTRIAL AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF IT.

AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS IN IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT, WITH THAT SWAP.

SO THIS IS THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THAT CITY OF ANNA JUST ADOPTED.

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IT DOES PROCEED UP UNTIL THE NORTH SIDE, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT INDUSTRIAL AREA JUST A SECOND AGAIN.

SO THE PRIMARY LEASE IS GOING TO BE GOING TO BE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES.

WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT. THIS PROJECT, WELL, THIS IS SOME QUICK METRICS.

MINIMUM SIZE OF 6000 SQUARE FOOT IN ONE ACRE LOT UP TO ONE.

ACRE LOTS. 132 TOWNHOMES, 111 50 FOOTERS BY 120, AND THEN 60 BY 120 FOR THE 84 OF THOSE AT SINGLE FAMILY AS WELL.

327 UNITS TOTAL. WE ARE INCLUDING SOME PARKS AND AMENITIES, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME OTHER SLIDES THAT GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA ON THAT. POCKET PARKS, OPEN SPACE, LINEAR PARKS.

TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NATURAL CREEKS IN THE AREA AND THE TREES.

PROVIDE SOME CONNECTIVITY. AND, OF COURSE, AN AMENITY CENTER FOR THE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.

THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF OUR TRAILS AND CONNECTIVITY.

ACTUALLY, THAT SLIDE WAS REPLACED, BUT IT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE HERE.

BUT THE YELLOWISH ORANGISH LINES THAT GO UP AND DOWN THE CREEKS ARE THE MAJOR FEATURES OF THAT TRAIL SYSTEM. WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO CONSIDER, AND I THINK IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO PROVIDE A CONNECTIVITY TO A FUTURE PARK THAT'S JUST TO THE NORTH OF US.

HURRICANE CREEK. SO AS THINGS DEVELOP HERE IN THE COMING MONTHS, WE'LL BE TAKING A LOOK AT A WAY TO CONNECT THAT TO THIS INDUSTRIAL ZONE. I KEEP WANTING TO SAY INDUSTRIAL PARK, IT'S NOT A PARK.

THE INDUSTRIAL ZONED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONED TRACT, RATHER.

THE COMMERCIAL TRACT HERE, IT COMPLIED WITH THE PREVIOUS COMP PLAN.

IT COMPLEMENTS THE SINGLE FAMILY THAT'S NEARBY.

AND OUR PROJECT PROVIDES FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING AND AMENITIES AS IDENTIFIED IN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.

SO THAT'S IN CONCERT FOR WHAT'S IN MIND.

I'M THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING. IS STEPHANIE STILL HERE? I'M NOT SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT PRESENTATION. YEAH, BECAUSE WE.

I WAS EXPECTING SOME OTHER SLIDES ON HERE. WELL, WE'LL JUST MAKE IT THROUGH THIS.

YEAH. THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE. WE APOLOGIZE.

THERE'S A LOT MORE. THERE'S A LOT MORE ILLUSTRATIVE SLIDES TO SHOW YOU THE SHOWS, THE PRESERVATION OF THE TREES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND THE SINGLE FAMILY. SO WE'LL JUST WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE PID ANALYSIS QUICKLY.

SO WE HIRED A CONSULTANT OUT OF AUSTIN AS DFG, AND I THINK YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THEM.

THEY'VE DONE SEVERAL PIT DISTRICTS HERE IN THE CITY OF ANNA.

THIS ONE WILL AMOUNT TO ABOUT A $20 MILLION OUTLAY FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

ZONING VARIANCES THAT AND THAT'S TOO NEGATIVE OF A TERM.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCES FROM THE UNDERLYING ZONING THAT WE ARE REQUESTING.

UNDER THE BASE ZONING FOR SF FOR PHASE ONE AND TWO ARE IN LINE WITH THE UNDERLYING ZONING THAT WILL BE OUTLINED IN THE PID.

I MEAN, I'M SORRY, IN THE PD AND TOWNHOMES WILL HAVE THIS URBAN FEEL, AND THAT'S ONLY FOR THE FIRST PHASE.

THE MULTIFAMILY TRACT THAT IS ADJACENT TO WEST WHITE AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF OUR PROJECT AT THIS TIME, IT'S SLATED TO BE A AGE RESTRICTED DEVELOPMENT.

SO 55 AND OLDER, PROBABLY A SENIOR LIVING TYPE OF COMMUNITY AND PERHAPS SOME SUPPORTING HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL TYPE OF FEEL, SO THAT IT WOULD COMPLEMENT THAT, THAT USE FOR THE SENIOR LIVING.

THE INDUSTRIAL TRACT TO THE NORTH OF WEST WHITE.

IT WILL PROVIDE FOR A FLEX SPACE. IT WILL SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES.

THERE'LL BE QUITE A FEW OF THOSE UNITS THERE THAT CAN LEASE OUT THESE UNITS FOR, YOU KNOW, TO SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY IN, IN THEIR SPACE AND STORAGE TO STILL BE ABLE TO HAVE OPERATE A BUSINESS OUT OF THERE COMFORTABLY. THE MAIN FEATURE OF THIS SLIDE IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO HEAVILY RESTRICT IT.

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IT WAS JUST WE DON'T FEEL IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN THE VISION OF THE COMMUNITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A GOLF COURSE, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR US.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH LAND. THE PARKING IS THERE'S ENOUGH THERE TO SUPPORT THE LAND PLAN AS IT IS NOW WITH 563 SPACES. SOME ARE GARAGED.

THEY GO IN WITH THE UNITS. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS BEING THE WRONG ONE, BECAUSE I HAD SO MANY, SO MANY MORE ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES FOR THE JUST.

THE VISION OF THE SINGLE FAMILY IS QUITE SPECTACULAR, ACTUALLY.

THE AMENITY CENTER AND SUCH. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

SO THAT'S AN OVERVIEW. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

COUNCIL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR USE OF THE GREEN SPACE AND THE POCKET PARKS.

THAT'S A GREAT ADDITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE LANDOWNER? YES, SIR. HAS HE DONE OR SHE DONE ANY OF THESE OTHER TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS ANYWHERE IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA? YES. IS THE SHORT ANSWER. OKAY, SO ON THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY HAVE DONE, WHAT BUILDERS DID THEY USE? I KNOW THEY USED LENNAR.

AND HE IS IN SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH SEVERAL HOME BUILDERS, BUT NOBODY HAS COMMITTED FOR TAKE DOWN.

SURE. YEAH. WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED WITH ANNEXATION.

OKAY. OKAY. SO JUST A COMMENT FROM ME. SO ON THAT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, I KNOW YOU'VE WENT OVER THERE, RIGHT? YOU'VE GOT HURRICANE CREEK GOLF COURSE TO THE NORTH.

YOU'VE GOT THE HURRICANE CREEK HOMES THAT ARE FAIRLY CLOSE TO THAT.

AND I WOULD CONSIDER THOSE TO BE MORE HIGHER END HOMES RIGHT.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR AVERAGE HOME SALE IN THAT AREA VERSUS PRETTY MUCH ANY OF THE OTHER SUBDIVISIONS, IF YOU WANT TO SAY THAT TERM RIGHT, MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR SO FAR YOUR HIGHEST HOME VALUE IS THERE AND IT'S SHAPING OUT TO CONTINUE LIKE THAT UNTIL TELUS, WHICH IS COMING IN HERE, I THINK THEY'LL PROBABLY COMPETE, AND THEY'LL PROBABLY BE FAIRLY HIGH AS WELL.

BUT FROM ME TO YOU, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT, RIGHT? LIKE, WE, WE WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE COOKIE CUTTER HOMES THAT YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY 20 OF THEM AND START RENTING THEM OUT RIGHT OFF THE BAT, BECAUSE THEY CAN MAKE MONEY OFF OF THEM.

WE WANT THE HOMES THAT ARE COMING INTO ANNA NOW GOING FORWARD.

WE WANT THOSE TO BE A HIGH PRICE POINT, RIGHT? WHICH IS GOOD FOR YOU BECAUSE IT'S MORE MONEY. YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE MORE MONEY OFF OF IT. SO FROM ME TO YOU, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PLAN THAT YOU HAVE HERE.

I LIKE THE INDUSTRIAL BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT.

AND THERE'S THAT IS A SHORTFALL IN COLLIN COUNTY, PERIOD.

THERE'S JUST NOT THERE'S NOT HARDLY ANY OF IT.

I'VE WORKED WITH SEVERAL OF MY CLIENTS THAT ARE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT MOVE THEIR BUSINESSES FROM CALIFORNIA, AND SOME OF THEM STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A PLACE, AND ALL THEY NEED IS 3000FT² TO HAVE 2 OR 3 EMPLOYEES AND STORE THEIR STUFF, AND THEY CAN'T FIND IT, IT DOESN'T EXIST. SO I THINK THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY FILL THOSE UP SUPER FAST, AND WE WANT YOU TO FILL THEM UP SUPER FAST. WE JUST WANT YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HOME BUILDERS HAVE THE INTEGRITY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR RIGHT.

WE WANT THAT HIGHER END HOME. WE YOU KNOW, I'M OKAY WITH THE LOTS THAT YOU'VE GOT THERE.

BUT STILL I MEAN, YOU CAN STILL ON A 6000 SQUARE FOOT LOT OR WHATEVER IT IS, THE TOWNHOMES, THEY CAN ALL BE HIGHER END HOME. AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU ALL ARE SHOOTING FOR.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT GOING FORWARD SO.

BUT VERY GOOD PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. IF I CAN ASK, WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF HIGHER PRICE POINT? SURE, ABSOLUTELY. SO AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE IN THE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE HERE OR NOT RIGHT.

BUT I'LL THROW THEIR NAME OUT THERE. IT'S ALL RIGHT. WANTING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE D.R.

HORTON'S. RIGHT. WANTING TO MOVE AWAY FROM WHAT? LGI RIGHT. THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU WHAT BUILDERS.

RIGHT. LIKE WE LIKE THOSE ARE VERY BASIC, RIGHT.

THERE'S THE FACADES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOMES.

THEY DON'T PUT A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON THOSE WHEN YOU GO INSIDE.

IF YOU'VE TOURED THOSE HOMES, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF HIGH END FINISHES LIKE GRANITE COUNTERTOPS,

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FIRST WORLD PEOPLE PROBLEMS IS WHAT I CALL IT. THE DOOR SHUTS ON ITS OWN.

SO WE WANT MORE OF THOSE KIND OF HOMES. AND TO ME THAT'S GOING TO BE A HIGHER PRICE POINT, OBVIOUSLY. SO AND THEN THE FACADES ON THE OUTSIDE AS WELL RIGHT.

LIKE GO OVER ACROSS THE ROAD WHERE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GO AND YOU DRIVE AROUND THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FINISHES ON THE FRONT OF THOSE HOMES THAT ARE VARIED. RIGHT. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM, THEY JUST LOOK WHETHER THEY'RE REALLY GOOD AT TRICKING YOU.

THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY GOOD FROM THE THE CURB APPEAL IS DIFFERENT.

YOU JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DRIVE AROUND AND BE LIKE, HEY, THESE ARE HOMES. PROBABLY COST MORE THAN WHEN I DRIVE TO X DEVELOPMENT.

YEAH. SO YOU'RE NOT REALLY TARGETING A DOLLAR AMOUNT AS THE LOOK OF THE FINISH OUT? NO, SIR. NO, SIR. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR TO YOU EITHER TO TRY TO DO THAT.

BE LIKE, HEY, BUT I THINK HERE'S THE THING. I THINK IF YOU SET THAT STANDARD, I THINK THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT WILL BE MET.

WHETHER OR NOT I TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WHAT IT IS OR NOT. YES, SIR.

SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, IN THAT DEVELOPER'S PACKAGE THAT WE PRESENTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF TIME WITH THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH THAT ALL.

SO WE'RE ADDRESSING ON THE OUTSIDE. YES, SIR.

WE'RE ADDRESSING THE FINISH OUT ON THE OUTSIDE ARTICULATION, YOU KNOW, A LIST OF THINGS THAT THEY CAN CHOOSE FROM SO THEY ALL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

YEAH. IT'S NOT JUST EVERYBODY'S ON THE BUILD LINE AND YOU CAN USE IPHONES.

RIGHT? YEAH. YOU DON'T WANT THAT. SO WE ARE WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING INTO IT.

AWESOME. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. WE APPRECIATE THAT.

I'LL PIGGYBACK OFF THAT A LITTLE BIT. THIS MIGHT SOUND BLUNT.

LENNAR HAS A HISTORY OF BUILDING THE SAME HOUSE SIDE BY SIDE AND CHANGING THE BRICK COLOR A COUPLE OF SHADES.

THEY BOUGHT A ZONE. THEY BOUGHT A THEY GOT INTO HURRICANE CREEK, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO UM THIS POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ONE STREET, I THINK THEY HAVE THE SAME HOUSE ON BOTH SIDES ALL THE WAY DOWN.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW A FIVE YEAR OLD KID IS GOING TO KNOW WHICH HOUSE IS HIS, BECAUSE THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME.

SO I'M WITH HIM. I WE REALLY WANT THE DIFFERENT HOMES NOT THE SAME HOME.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT THE SAME DIFFERENT COLORS OF BRICKS, BUT THE AT THE SAME ELEVATION RIGHT NEXT TO SO MANY RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

IT'S JUST WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM. BECAUSE LENNAR BUILT IN AVERY POINT AND THAT'S YOU HAVE THE SAME THING THAT D.R.

HORTON DOES, THE SAME THING. WE'RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THAT. WE ALL FEEL LIKE I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THAT ALREADY.

SO LET'S TAKE THAT NEXT STEP TO ELEVATE OURSELVES, TO ELEVATE THIS TOWN AND THESE HOMES.

BUT ALSO, I WANTED THE INDUSTRIAL PARK, YOU KNOW, I REALLY I WE JUST DEDICATED YOU KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS WEEK.

YOU KNOW, THAT IS PERFECT BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS YOU'RE GOING TO OPEN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES IN A SPACE LIKE THAT.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT HERE AND WE NEED IT. I HAVE A QUESTION.

THE TOWNHOMES, THE MARKET, IF YOU WERE ARE YOU GLUED TO THOSE THAT MUCH OF A TOWNHOMES OR IS THAT IS THAT FLEXIBLE OR. BUT CAN YOU REPEAT MY QUESTION? MY CONCERN IS, IS WE'VE HAD DEVELOPERS BUILD TOWNHOMES AND THEY'RE NOT SELLING AS QUICK AS THEY THOUGHT. WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MIX, WE THINK IT'S GOING TO COMPLEMENT THE VELOCITY OF THE SINGLE FAMILY. IN ANY COMMUNITY, YOU'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE WHO I DON'T WANT TO SOUND NEGATIVE AT ALL, BUT THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT. YEAH, THEY LOVE THE COMMUNITY.

WELL, THIS MIGHT BE AN ALTERNATIVE. OKAY. SO INSTEAD OF A STARTER HOME LIKE A LGI OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY CAN GET THE SAME KIND OF LOOK AND BE THE SAME COMMUNITY.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A BIT MORE AFFORDABLE JUST BECAUSE IT'S A SQUARE FOOT.

SO THE, THE MIX, IT'S ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL SLATED THERE. YEAH. IT'S A PLAN, RIGHT? YES. WE HAVEN'T DONE ANNEXATION YET.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS A WORKSHOP. SO. YEAH. RIGHT, RIGHT.

SO THE LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO COME IN WITH A PRELIMINARY PLAT UNTIL WE HAVE FIGURED OUT ALL THE PRO FORMA WORKS.

THE PID ANALYSIS THAT YOU SAW IS BASED ON SOME CONSERVATIVE VALUES.

THE WORST THING I CAN DO IS TELL THE PID GUY EVERY HOME IS GOING TO BE $750,000, OR EVERY HOME IS GOING TO BE $200,000.

SO WHAT'S REASONABLE? WHAT WILL THE MARKET BEAR? WE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE. BUT AS THIS THING PROGRESSES AND OUR POLAROID PICTURE HAS MORE TIME TO DEVELOP,

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SO IT MAY BE THAT THAT THAT PHASE LINE BETWEEN THE TOWNHOME AND SINGLE FAMILY MAY SHIFT A STREET OR TWO TO EITHER ADD SOME MORE IF THEY'RE REALLY POPULAR OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND. OKAY.

SO IT ALL KIND OF WORKS TOGETHER. THE AMENITY CENTER, THE TRAILS CONNECTS ALL THAT COMMUNITY TOGETHER ANYWAY.

SO I THINK THAT THE CONSTITUENTS AND WHO WANT TO LIVE HERE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME OPTIONS JUST RIGHT HERE IN ONE COMMUNITY.

BUT CAN WE SPEAK TO HOW WELL THEY'RE GOING TO SELL RIGHT NOW? PROBABLY NOT. BUT YEAH. I DO APPRECIATE THE TREE PRESERVATION AND EVERYTHING.

AND IF YOU LOOK I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ONE OF OUR AGENDAS, BUT WE'RE ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT, WE'RE ABOUT TO CHANGE OUR ORDINANCE ON TREES. SO I HOPE THAT YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GLUED TO THAT.

AND IT COULD GO INTO OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WILLING TO PLANT MORE TREES TO PRESERVE TREES BECAUSE THAT'S A NICE LITTLE AREA OVER THERE AND NOT PLANT SO MANY OF THE SAME TREE AT EVERY HOUSE NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

WE'RE TRYING TO MIX IT UP A LITTLE BIT, REALLY.

AND THEN WE'VE ALSO ASKED KIND OF GOT INTO THE ASKING DEVELOPERS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF RENTALS, LIKE A PERCENTAGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU'D BE WILLING TO PUT I'M SURE THE STAFF WILL HIT YOU UP ON THIS WHENEVER IT COMES TIME, BUT JUST A LITTLE HEADS UP. WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ASKING ANY OF THESE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, WE'RE TRYING TO PUT MAYBE A 5% CAP ON RENTALS THAT ARE ALLOWED WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO WHAT WAS THE CAP? 5%. SO BUT ANYWAY, I DO APPRECIATE IT.

AND I LIKE TO I THINK I'M MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK.

BUT THANK YOU. SO I HEARD A COUPLE OF THINGS IN THIS DISCUSSION.

YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT VARIATION OF FLOOR PLANS AND THINGS.

AGAIN, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT EVEN ANNEXED INTO THE CITY YET.

WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR THAT REALLY SOON, AND THE ZONING WILL COME IN.

OKAY. SO THERE'S UNDERLYING ZONING. WE HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY THERE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE WE CAN PUT SOME OF THAT STUFF IN THE CC&R.

IN MY EXPERIENCE I USED TO WORK FOR DEVELOPER AS WELL.

THE BUILT HOMES AND I ACTUALLY CRAFTED THE FOR THE LAST DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DID, AND WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO USE THE CC&RS TO EVEN TIGHTEN UP WHAT WE WERE ALLOWED, ALLOWING OURSELVES TO DO THINGS LIKE YOUR FLOOR PLAN HERE CANNOT BE THE SAME. ANY HOUSE ON EITHER SIDE OR ACROSS FROM YOU OR CATTYWAMPUS.

SO IT'S LIKE IT REALLY SPREAD THINGS OUT. SO IT FORCED THE BUILDER, WHO WAS US FORCED THE BUILDER TO BE ABLE TO OR TO HAVE TO HAVE ENOUGH FLOOR PLANS AND VARIATIONS, EVEN ON THE FACADE.

IT MIGHT BE THE SAME FLOOR PLAN, BUT THE FACADE WAS DIFFERENT.

SO WE HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO TIGHTEN THAT UP AS WE WORK WITH YOU GUYS.

AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE FINISH LINE OF, BREAKING GROUND.

WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE THINGS IN A LOT MORE FINALITY AT THAT POINT. I JUST HAD A QUESTION.

THIS THING WORKS SO WELL NOW. GEEZ I ALMOST THREW ME OFF.

I REALLY TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF TOTEN, THE RENTAL CAP IS.

IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AS FAR AS I WOULD BE CONCERNED.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SINCE THAT'S GOING TO BE A SENIOR AREA SENIOR LIVING FACILITY.

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PRICE POINT, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COUNCIL IS TALKING ABOUT.

BUT DO YOU SEE ANY ISSUES WITH IF THAT PRICE POINT GOES TOO HIGH WITH PROPERTY TAXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT? WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THAT THE PROPERTY TAXES ARE TOO HIGH.

SO IF WE START GETTING UP ON THE HIGHER END, DO YOU SEE ANY PROBLEMS SELLING THOSE TO THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY OR ANY IN THIS SPOT? WELL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT A SENIOR.

IT'S AGE RESTRICTED AND IT'S ONLY IN THE MULTIFAMILY AREA.

THE TOWNHOME AREA, I'M SORRY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS FOCUSING ON I APOLOGIZE.

YEAH. SO IT'S A WAY FOR US TO NOT HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT IS GOING TO END UP BEING RUNDOWN.

AGAIN, WE AGE, RESTRICT IT. THERE ARE MORE MATURE PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO DOWNSIZE.

AND SO THERE'S LIKE MINDED PEOPLE IN THE SAME COMMUNITY.

SO BUT THAT'S ONLY IN THE MULTIFAMILY AREA. THE REST OF IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS JUST KIND OF A GENERAL COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL, MORE THAN ANYTHING, IF JUST IN THE FUTURE I MAY NOT BE UP HERE, BUT JUST IN THE FUTURE, WE PROBABLY SHOULDN'T GET IN TOO MUCH OF A HABIT OF CALLING OUT INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES AND PLACES THAT WANT TO DO BUSINESS OUT HERE.

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SOME OF THOSE GUYS, THEIR REPUTATIONS ARE IMPORTANT.

I GET WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, BUT JUST WATCH THAT.

THAT'S ALL I GOT, THANK YOU. I HAVE A REQUEST.

WHEN YOU'RE WRITING YOUR CC&RS FOR THESE HOES, CAN YOU MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER TO READ? BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE THE DEVELOPER SIDE AND YOU HAVE THE HOMEOWNER SIDE AND THEY INTERMINGLE, NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AND WHICH ONE YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO.

SO CAN YOU MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER? THIS IS A GREAT TOOL THAT WE CAN USE NOW CALLED CHATGPT.

PLEASE MAKE THIS MORE READABLE. AND IT SPITS IT RIGHT OUT.

AND YEAH. SO I SAY THAT JOKINGLY, BUT THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MY MIND WHEN YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE I AGREE WITH YOU.

I WAS A PRESIDENT OF MY LAST HOA I WAS A MEMBER OF.

AND I REMEMBER HAVING TO INTERPRET SOME OF THOSE THINGS, AND I GOT PEOPLE MAD, BUT IT'S LIKE.

BUT IF IT'S CLEAR YEAH. SO YES, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO MAKE IT READABLE.

YEAH. BECAUSE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR CC&RS WERE MADE IN 2006 AND YOU CAN IMAGINE ALL THE INTERMINGLING OF THAT.

SO PLEASE JUST MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER. WHEN THE HOMEOWNERS TAKE IT OVER, LET IT BE A CLEAR PATH TO WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING AND WHAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE DOING.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THE WORKSHOP WITH US.

YOU'VE BEEN FUN. SO I APPRECIATE YOU ENGAGING US IN THIS MANNER.

WHILE I'M HANDING OUT APPRECIATION, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.

OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT? THIS IS, I LIKE HOW THIS IS LAYING OUT.

BASED ON PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS, THE INDUSTRIAL.

NOT A WEEK GOES BY THAT ME OR COMMERCIAL REALTORS OR OTHER STAFF OR WHATEVER, HAVE PEOPLE COME AND SAY, WHERE CAN I SET UP? AND WE TELL THEM AND THEY SAY, WELL, THAT'S OUT THERE IN THE HIGHWAY.

THAT'S VERY EXPENSIVE AND THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT TO WORK WITH.

AND SO THIS IS YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP A LOT OF US BUSY PUTTING TENANTS IN YOUR PLACE.

REGARDING THE INDUSTRIAL SIDE OF IT, IS THIS ALL GROUND LEVEL, OR WILL THERE BE ELEVATED AREAS THAT A TRUCK WOULD BE ABLE TO BACK INTO AND LOADING DOCKS, THAT SORT OF STUFF. THERE WON'T BE ANY LOADING DOCKS.

IT WILL BE ALL GROUND LEVEL IF THERE IS ACCESS INTO THE BUILDING ITSELF, OR THEY WANT OVERHEAD DOOR THAT'LL BE AT LEVEL SO THERE WON'T BE. GOTCHA. AND SOME PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SET UP A LITTLE MINIATURE RETAIL SHOPS, BOUTIQUES, THAT SORT OF THING THAT THEY CAN WALK IN AND IT'S MOSTLY A WAREHOUSE, BUT IT ALSO HAS A LITTLE SHOWROOM AREA, IF THEY DESIRE THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY.

SO THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, I KNOW YOU SAID SOME OF YOUR PRESENTATION WASN'T WITH US TONIGHT, BUT KIND OF GAVE A HINT.

I DON'T THINK YOU NEED THE MULTIFAMILY UP THERE ON WHITE STREET.

IT'S, I WE'RE NOT THAT FAR AWAY FROM PUTTING A WHOLE LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD. WHEN I SAY NOT FAR AWAY, FIVE, SEVEN, MAYBE TEN YEARS, TOPS, IT'S JUST NOT THAT LONG.

THERE ARE OTHER DEVELOPERS THAT WILL BE VOTING ON LATER THIS YEAR THAT HAVE HAD PROJECTS IN THE WORKS.

THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT WILL BE SHOWING UP ON THAT SIDE OF THE WORLD.

AND TO PUT MULTIFAMILY THERE, I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY.

I LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD I THINK IS GOING TO WORK.

I SECOND, THIRD, FIFTH ALL THE SENTIMENT HERE, IT'S NOT THE, IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE LACKLUSTER DEVELOPER.

I WANT A DEVELOPER WHO'S GOING TO PUT IN A PRODUCT SO THAT 5 OR 10 YEARS FROM NOW, IT'S NOT ALREADY FALLING APART.

YOU'RE WITHIN A ONE MILE COMP OF THREE OF SOME OF THE BEST DEVELOPERS WE'VE HAD IN THE CITY OF ANNA ON THAT SIDE.

AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE PRODUCT THAT WILL END UP IMPEDING THOSE COMPS.

AND I DON'T THINK YOU DO EITHER, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A GREAT LAYOUT HERE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL, QUIET COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOVE BEING A LITTLE BIT DETACHED FROM ALL THE CITY LIFE, KNOWING THAT THEY CAN JUMP OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND GET TO US REAL QUICK.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.

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RETAIL IS ONLY GOING TO ATTRACT MORE RETAIL, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF BOX STORES, RESTAURANTS, FAST FOOD, QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANTS, BANKS.

THEY'RE GOING TO WANT THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND IF IT'S GOT IF IT'S ZONED MULTIFAMILY, IT'S GOING TO BLOCK THEM FROM BEING THERE.

AND I KNOW YOU CAN MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE THAN YOU CAN THE MULTIFAMILY SIDE.

PROBABLY SO. YEAH. IS THE MULTIFAMILY IS 60, 55 AND UP, RIGHT? IT'D BE AGE RESTRICTED. AGE RESTRICTED. I MEAN, THAT'D PROBABLY BE.

I THINK MY ISSUE WITH MULTIFAMILY IN ANNA IS WE HAVE ENOUGH OF IT, RIGHT.

BUT I WOULDN'T MAYBE WE NEED ANOTHER BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE 65 OR 55 AND UP AGE RESTRICTED, AND IT FILLED UP PRETTY QUICK. IF I BELIEVE SO.

SO AND WE NEED A VARIETY OF PLACES AND TYPES OF HOMES.

AND EVEN IF IT IS A RENTAL FOR OUR OLDER SENIORS.

RIGHT. I'M NOT CALLING 55 OLDER SENIORS. I'M JUST SAYING.

BUT I'M WITH THEM, BUT I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, OUR CONCERN ON MULTIFAMILY, IT SCARES US BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT, RIGHT. WE HAVE WE HAVE A LOT NOW.

WE HAVE A LOT ALREADY ZONED. BUT IF IT IS GOING TO BE 55 AND UP AGE RESTRICTED, I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT.

BUT THAT'S JUST MY CONCERN. BUT MAYBE IN THE ZONING WE'VE HAD.

WE HAVE SEVERAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE MULTIFAMILY ZONED, MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL.

WE CAN MAYBE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND MAYBE THE MARKET CHANGES AND YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW THIS IS A WORKSHOP AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF GOING BACK AND FORTH, BUT THAT'S MAYBE THAT'S YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THERE'S A LOT OF THEM, BUT I DON'T KNOW. BUT ACTUALLY MY COMMENTS WEREN'T GEARED TOWARD MULTIFAMILY.

THERE ARE OTHER TRACKS THAT PROBABLY WILL WORK BETTER FOR A AGE RESTRICTED DEAL.

I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM LINE OF THIS AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT WILL BE THERE, AND IT WILL BE A HIGHLY LUCRATIVE PIECE OF PROPERTY.

WELL, A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS. I CAN DISCUSS WITH THE OWNER ABOUT MAYBE INCREASING THE COMMERCIAL TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE TWO COMMERCIAL TRACKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH MIGHT BE ACTUALLY A GOOD IDEA.

OR ON THAT SIDE THAT'S MULTIFAMILY AGE RESTRICTED.

SINCE IT IS A PD, WE CAN ACTUALLY ON THAT TRACT EXCEPT BOTH USES.

SO THAT IF A COMMERCIAL GOES HOTCAKES, YOU NEED SOME MORE.

WE CAN CARVE OUT SOME MORE OUT OF THAT AREA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE CAN CERTAINLY [INAUDIBLE]. WE HAD ARDEN PARK OVER HERE ON WHITE STREET, RIGHT ACROSS FROM OR RIGHT NEXT TO NATURAL SPRINGS PARK.

AND THAT WAS THE AGREEMENT THAT WE CAME UP WITH THEM.

THEY GAVE UP THE I SHOULDN'T SAY GAVE UP. THEY AGREED TO MAKING THE FRONTAGE AREA COMMERCIAL OR IN THEIR CASE, MEDICAL. AND THEN BEHIND IT, PUT IN THE TOWNHOMES.

IT'S A GOOD LOOKING PRODUCT AND I KNOW THEY HADN'T BUILT THE COMMERCIAL PART YET, BUT IT'LL DO WELL.

I'M AGREEABLE WITH THAT. IF YOU HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT, I THINK YOUR LOIS WILL SHOW YOU THE INTEREST THAT SOME OF THESE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS WILL HAVE. BUT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT AT ALL.

OKAY. YEAH. I'M DOING ANOTHER PROJECT SIMILAR TO THAT IN FORT WORTH RIGHT NOW.

THE CITY WANTS, THEY WANTS TO REZONE IT PD. THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP ANY.

IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL. THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP ANY COMMERCIAL LAND.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE DOING COMMERCIAL UP FRONT AND MULTIFAMILY BEHIND IT.

THERE'S A CREEK BEHIND THAT. SO IT'S JUST IT'S A NATURAL BUFFER TO THE SINGLE FAMILY EVEN FURTHER.

SO YEAH, WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES.

THAT'LL MAKE FOR A VERY NICE SCENIC VIEW FOR THE TENANTS OF THAT.

YEAH. THERE'LL BE SOME REALLY NICE VIEWS THERE IN THE BACK AND ADJACENT TO THE CREEK FOR SURE.

ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU FOR COMING UP. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO WORKSHOP THIS WITH US.

IT MAKES IT VERY, VERY MORE STREAMLINED FOR OUR STAFF TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

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SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US AGENDA ITEM SIX CONSENT ITEMS. THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.

[6. Consent Items.]

MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM SIX A THROUGH F.

I'LL SECOND HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HERNDON.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

GO TO THIS PAGE. YEAH. BACK UP. A SECOND.

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DIFFICULT. I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S SIGNING UP THERE.

YEAH, I'M SIGNED THERE. GO BACK, GO BACK, GO BACK TO WHERE YOU WERE.

JUST GO DOWN RIGHT THERE. PRESENT. THERE WE GO.

SECOND. GOT IT. THANK YOU. GOT THIS Y'ALL. HE'S RIGHT THERE WITH US.

HEY, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT UP HERE. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN? BECAUSE HE CAME LATE TO THE PARTY? OKAY, WE WILL NEED TO CAST YOUR VOTES AGAIN, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, HOW ABOUT THIS? THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CARRIE. THANK YOU. WAY TO GO, STAN.

ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND THAT TAKES THE ITEM 6G, APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING

[6.g. Approve a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve or disapprove a Special Event Permit Application submitted by Mission Men of Anna for a car show on Saturday, May 10th, 2025 at the City of Anna Municipal Complex (Neighborhood Services Assistant Director Jeff Freeth).]

ASSISTANT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JEFF FREETH.

MAYOR, COUNCIL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JEFF FREETH.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION.

SUBMITTED BY MISSION MEN OF ANNA. THE EVENT IS ON MAY 10TH, 2025.

IT IS FROM THE SETUP INCLUDED IS 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M..

THE ACTUAL EVENT IS 11 A.M. TO 4 P.M., AND THIS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX PARKING LOT.

THERE ARE FOUR FOOD VENDORS. THERE WILL BE MUSIC, PARKING AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AS WELL.

AND THE APPLICANT WILL ALSO FINALIZE THE SITE MAP LIKE I SAID, IT WILL BE IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE APPLICATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD YESTERDAY AT THE MEETING, AND THEY VOTED TO RECOMMEND TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION.

THANK YOU SIR. COUNCIL? YEAH. THANKS FOR PRESENTING.

IS ANYBODY ABLE TO ENTER IN THIS CAR SHOW OR IS IT ALREADY ESTABLISHED? WHAT IS? I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PARTICULAR COUNCILMAN WHO MAY BE SPEARHEADING THIS.

CAN I WILL PROBABLY RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING BECAUSE I'M ON.

I'M PART OF THE MISSION, AND I CAN THEN ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS.

IS THAT GOOD CLERK? YES. OKAY. YEAH. IT'S OPEN.

IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ANYBODY CAN JOIN IN.

YOU CAN BRING YOUR GREEN JEEP UP THERE IF YOU WANT, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO. YEAH, IT'S A NONPROFIT. WE'RE BENEFITING NONPROFIT, LOCAL NONPROFITS HERE IN ANNA.

ALL THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO TWO THAT WE'VE CHOSEN AND YEAH, HOPEFULLY IT GROWS.

THIS YEAR MAY BE SMALL, BUT HOPEFULLY IT GROWS AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DOING IT.

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SO THAT'S OUR GOAL. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PIN UP INTEREST IN HAVING A CAR SHOW IN ANNA.

SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER. I THINK IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

DOES IT TELL YOU WHO YOU'RE WAITING ON OR NO? OH, OKAY.

THANK YOU. I ALSO AM ON THE BOARD, SO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CARRIE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT TAKES TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[7. Items For Individual Consideration and Public Hearings.]

AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF ANY PUBLIC HEARING HELD DURING THIS MEETING, ALL PERSONS WHO DESIRE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN OPPOSITION TO OR IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE, APPLICATION OR OTHER PROPOSED ITEM.

ITEM A IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON A REQUEST TO REZONE FOUR LOTS ON 2.5 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH POWELL PARKWAY AND WEST SEVENTH STREET FROM LOCAL COMMERCIAL C1 AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SF 7.2 TO DOWNTOWN. ZONE 25-001. OWNERS, ANNA COMMUNITY ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

AND WE'LL BE HEARING FROM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STEPHANIE SCOTT SIMMS. THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS STEPHANIE SCOTT, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

JUST SOUTH OF HERE LIES TWO AND A HALF ACRES OF LAND THAT THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS PROPOSING TO REZONE FROM.

GOT A NEW CLICKER. TO REZONE FROM C1 AND SF ONE OR SF 7.2 TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.

THIS PROPERTY IS A STRAIGHT REZONING AND CONSISTS OF FOUR DIFFERENT TRACTS OF LAND.

THE PROPERTY IS, WILL BE USED FOR TO ATTRACT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND THOSE USES ARE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY OR WITH THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

AND ALSO IN IT'S ALSO IN CONFORMANCE WITH ACTION 9.1 OF THE MASTER PLAN WHICH CALLS FOR CITY INITIATED REZONING OF DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BEFORE WE GET TO ANY QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:58 P.M..

I DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS LAST CALL? VERY GOOD. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:58 P.M.. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. I MEAN, THAT PROPERTY RIGHT THERE IS I MEAN, IT'S RIGHT HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, RIGHT JUST ACROSS THE STREET, LITERALLY. AND THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES RIGHT THERE, SO I AGREE.

ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HERNDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER.

IF YOU WOULD CAST YOUR VOTES. NOW, I DON'T GOT NOTHING. OH, THERE IT IS.

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IT WAS SEVEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT, UNANIMOUS. THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS SCOTT SIMS. SEVEN B, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 9.07 TREE PRESERVATION OF THE ANNA CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES.

ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER GREG PETERS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE RESULT OF.

WELL, FIRST, THE INITIAL REQUEST BY THE COUNCIL TO HAVE STAFF TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO TREES SPECIFICALLY.

AND THEN WE TOOK THAT REQUEST AND STAFF MET WITH A PROFESSIONAL WHO WORKS IN THE TEXAS A&M FORESTRY SERVICE AND WENT OVER OUR ORDINANCES SPECIFICALLY REGARDING TREES AND GOT SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE FORESTRY SERVICE REGARDING ANY PROPOSED CHANGES THAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND.

SO WHAT'S PROPOSED BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN UPDATE TO THE ORDINANCE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO TREE APPENDIX ONE, WHICH IS OUR LIST OF QUALITY TREES. AND APPENDIX TWO, WHICH IS THE APPROVED PLANT LIST.

SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SHADE TREES AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.

SO BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TEXAS A&M, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT ASH TREES AND THE BRADFORD PEAR BE REMOVED FROM FROM THE LIST. ASH TREES IN PARTICULAR ARE IN A DIFFICULT SPOT IN OUR REGION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THERE IS A PARASITE, THE ASH BORER WORM THAT GOES IN AND KILLS THESE TREES.

THE LAST THING WE WANT IS FOR ANYONE, WHETHER IT'S A NEIGHBOR, A HOMEOWNER, OR A DEVELOPER, TO GO PLANT A BUNCH OF BRAND NEW TREES ONLY TO TO WATCH THEM DIE.

SO WE ARE FOLLOWING THAT ADVICE. AND THEN THE BRADFORD PEAR HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT UNIQUE FEATURES TO IT THAT CAUSE IT TO BE SOMEWHAT UNDESIRABLE. AND SO IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR REMOVAL DURING THE PROCESS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD FROM COUNCIL WAS YOU KNOW, SOME INTEREST IN, IN TRYING TO TAKE STEPS TO ENCOURAGE MORE DIVERSITY OF TREE SPECIES SO A DEVELOPER DOESN'T COME IN AND JUST PLANT THE SAME TREE UP AND DOWN EVERY STREET.

AND SO IN TALKING TO THE FORESTRY SERVICE, WHAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT IS PROPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN BOTH EXHIBITS.

AND I'LL READ IT TO YOU. IT DOESN'T SET A HARD FIRM REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THAT COULD CREATE ITS OWN SET OF, OF UNIQUE ISSUES. BUT INSTEAD IT COMES OFF AS JUST A STRONG RECOMMENDATION.

IT SAYS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, THE CITY HIGHLY ENCOURAGES PLANTING MULTIPLE TREE SPECIES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE PLANT DIVERSITY AND MINIMIZE MONOTONY. AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HANG OUR HAT ON DURING THE PLANNING REVIEW PROCESS.

WHEN DEVELOPERS ARE SUBMITTING THEIR LANDSCAPE PLANS TO REFERENCE THAT, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A HARD AND FAST STRICT RULE, BUT WE WOULD REFERENCE THAT IN OUR REVIEW AND SAY, LOOK, THIS IS THE INTENT.

THE INTENT IS TO HAVE MORE DIVERSITY. SO IF A DEVELOPER CAME IN AND PROPOSED 400 LIVE OAKS AND WE WOULD REFERENCE THAT LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE IN THE EXHIBIT AND RECOMMEND THAT THEY, THEY PROVIDE A BETTER MIX OF TREES.

AND WE FEEL LIKE THAT GIVES STAFF WHAT WE NEED.

TO CARRY OUT THAT DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON THIS ITEM.

I DO WANT TO NOTE THERE ARE SOME OTHER MINOR CHANGES THAT ARE REALLY SPECIFIC TO THE TREE NAMES.

THE COMMON NAME AND THE SCIENTIFIC NAME. AND REALLY, THAT WAS JUST A CLEANUP TO BETTER MATCH.

SOME INDUSTRY STANDARDS. JUST IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK.

SOMETIMES THINGS HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES. AND SO WE JUST DID SOME TWEAKS THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, ARBORISTS AND THE, THE LANDSCAPING COMPANIES AND THE CITY STAFF AND DEVELOPERS ARE ALL SPEAKING THE SAME WAY AND THAT

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SO BUT THAT'S REALLY CONCLUDES THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TONIGHT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

BEFORE WE GET TO QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:04 P.M..

I HAVE NO CARDS ON THIS EITHER. MISS LAND, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS? LAST CALL. AND I'LL CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:05 P.M..

COUNCIL, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I WAS AT THAT MEETING, AND THIS WAS ONE OF MY ASKS AND ONE OF MY GOALS WAS TO GET RID OF THE NOT REALLY GET RID OF TREES, JUST KIND OF A MORE MIXTURE OF TREES.

AND I LEARNED WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FROM THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS A&M.

WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A BETTER MIXTURE. AND I'M HOPING IN OUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, WE CAN.

AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I WISH WE MAYBE WE CAN USE THAT AS A NEGOTIATION TOOL KIND OF THING.

SO. AND MAYBE WE CAN EDUCATE THEM WHY? YOU KNOW.

SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOUR STAFF DID ON THIS.

AND I LEARNED A LOT THAT DAY. AND SO THANK YOU.

WELL, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN B. BEFORE WE DO THAT.

SORRY, I THOUGHT YOU HAD COMMENTS. GO AHEAD. YOU HAD COMMENTS? SO HOLD YOUR MOTION JUST A MOMENT. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WHEN WE ASKED STAFF TO DO SOMETHING, THEY DO IT WITH EXCELLENCE. AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

IT WAS THE TOP GUY IN THE STATE WHO CAME IN AND WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF SURPRISED THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, I THINK. AND WE COVERED A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED, ASKED OF US, ASKED UP HERE.

SO THE SIZE OF THE TREES, THE DIAMETERS OF THE TREE, WHETHER IT HAS A ROOT BALL ON IT, WHENEVER THEY PUT IT IN THE GROUND, WHETHER IT DOESN'T WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR IT DURING THE DEVELOPMENT CYCLE? HOW LONG WILL THEY PERSIST? WILL THE ROOTS OF WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED PREVIOUSLY DAMAGE THE HOUSES OR THE STREETS OR THE PLUMBING AND THE LIST JUST GOES ON. AND THAT WAS ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES OF THE LIFE OF A COUNCILMAN AND STAFF, AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU MAKING IT WORTH OUR TIME, BECAUSE IT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING.

AND MR. BILLS DIDN'T MENTION HIM, BUT I THINK THE LORAX WOULD BE PROUD.

SO YOU MAY CONTINUE. ARE WE SURE? YEAH, HE DID CLOSE IT. HE DID? HE DIDN'T ASK FOR THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES, I WILL MOTION AGAIN TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN B.

SECOND. HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HERNDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES IF YOU WOULD.

AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, CARRIE.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM SEVEN C, CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF PLUS OR -44.73 ACRES FROM ANNE WARREN HAZLET FOR $8 MILLION. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER GREG PETERS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS ITEM IS RELATED TO LAND PURCHASE FOR FUTURE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES.

ON STATE HIGHWAY FIVE, JUST A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF HERE.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER TO QUICKLY REACH WHAT WE FEEL LIKE IS A VERY REASONABLE PRICE FOR THE PROPERTY. AND YOU MAY RECALL THAT JUST AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL APPROVED ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS WITH PARKHILL FOR THE FEASIBILITY AND FACILITY STUDY FOR A NEW POLICE STATION. AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROPERTY GIVES US THE SIZE AND THE LOCATION THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR A NEW POLICE STATION. AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON THAT STUDY.

AND THIS IS A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS MOVING THAT PROJECT FORWARD.

SO YOU KNOW, GETTING THE PROPERTY WILL CERTAINLY ALLOW THE CONSULTANT TO MAXIMIZE THEIR TIME SPENT IN HELPING US

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IT WAS KIND OF A TEAM EFFORT, BUT THEY, THEY WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN HELPING US KIND OF LOOK AND IDENTIFY AND SEE IF WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GOOD FIT.

SO WE'RE JUST WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? I THINK IT WAS CHIEF EOFF.

CORRECT. I GOT YOU. YOU SAID YOU WERE, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OH. I'M SORRY. YEAH, BUT NO, I THINK I THINK WE'RE ABOUT ON TIME.

MAYBE A YEAR OR TWO BEHIND THIS, YOU KNOW, FIRE.

AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE FIRE CHIEF. YOU KNOW, THEY GOT TWO POLICE STATIONS OR TWO STATIONS AND WE'RE SHARING, OR THEY'RE HAVING TO SHARE, AND IT'S GETTING A LITTLE CROWDED. AND IT'S TIME WE HAVE A REALLY TOP NOTCH POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE LEADERSHIP IS GREAT, AND I THINK THEY DESERVE IT.

AND THIS IS EXCITING FOR OUR GROWING TOWN. I'D LIKE TO CHIME IN ON THAT AS WELL.

I'VE ALREADY HAD CALLS JUST TODAY WHEN THIS ON THE AGENDA OF ANNA NEIGHBORS.

REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SPOT BEING A MUNICIPAL AREA IN THAT PART OF TOWN, I THINK IS A THAT'S A GOOD DEAL. SO YEAH. EXCITING NEWS.

I'M GLAD TO SEE IT TOO, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY COME THROUGH P&Z SEVERAL TIMES WITH POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND EACH TIME IT WAS TURNED DOWN. SO THIS I LOVE TO SEE.

I EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO MISS HASLETT FOR NOT GOUGING THE CITY.

THAT'S A VERY FAIR PRICE. SO THANK YOU, MISS HASLETT.

ANYONE ELSE? NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

ITEM SEVEN C. I'LL SECOND. HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN TOTEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CARVER.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. A ND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. TAKES US TO ITEM SEVEN D, CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE 89TH SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, TO INCLUDE SPECIAL CALLED SESSIONS AND THE INTERIM AND THE INTERIM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, TAYLOR LAW. MAYOR. COUNCIL. THERE IS 40 DAYS, 16 HOURS, 47 MINUTES, AND ABOUT 45 SECONDS LEFT IN THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. NOT THAT WE'RE COUNTING. EARLIER THIS MONTH MAYOR MEMBERS BAKER AND PATTERSON HERNDON TRAVELED TO AUSTIN FOR COLLIN COUNTY DAYS.

WE LEARNED FROM SOME SPEAKERS ABOUT HOW LEGISLATION IN AUSTIN WOULD AFFECT COLLIN COUNTY.

AND THEN WHEN WE MET WITH OUR SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVES TO HEAR MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HOW SOME BILLS WOULD RELATE TO THE CITY OF ANNA, THE CITY OF ANNA DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ITS OWN LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT ARE ADOPTED BY COUNCIL.

SO THEREFORE WE DO NOT TAKE A FORMAL POSITION ON ANY BILLS.

I THINK WHAT WE LEARNED WHEN WE WERE IN AUSTIN WAS THAT IT MIGHT BE ADVANTAGEOUS, AS WE HAVE ABOUT 40 DAYS LEFT IN THE SESSION.

SO BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE CITY OF ANNA'S 2025 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, THAT WOULD TAKE US TO 2026 DURING THE INTERIM, AS THE SESSION ONLY MEETS EVERY OTHER YEAR. THIS WOULD GUIDE HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH STATE LAWMAKERS DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE SESSION, ANY SPECIAL CALLED SESSIONS. AND THEN AGAIN THROUGHOUT THE INTERIM, I'D LIKE TO ALSO STRETCH THAT TO THE 119TH CONGRESS AS WELL.

AND I'LL MENTION THAT IN JUST A MOMENT, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO IN SESSION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

THE AGENDA IS BUILT AROUND FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT REFLECT YOUR VISION AND STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.

FIRST, THE AGENDA WOULD ENCOURAGE THE ANNA DELEGATION AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO PRESERVE LOCAL AUTHORITY, ADVOCATE AGAINST PREEMPTION OF MUNICIPAL POWERS TO ENSURE DECISIONS.

REFLECT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY.

SEEK FUNDING AND LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, AND COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVES. INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE.

PRIORITIZE FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS, AND OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANNA AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SUPPORT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ATTRACT BUSINESS, FOSTER ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND EXPAND THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND AS PART OF THIS AGENDA, WE SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT GIVES OUR CITY THE TOOLS.

TO DO MORE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT RESTRICTS OR UNDERMINES THAT ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR GROWING COMMUNITY.

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WE'D SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXPAND LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAMS. THAT'S HB 2217, SB 1788, WHICH COULD HELP ANNA CONTINUE TO INVEST IN PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WE'D SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT FUNDS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIKE SB SEVEN, WHICH MODERNIZES SALES TAX AND BIDDING THRESHOLDS.

HB884. HB 4084. ALL THE NUMBERS THAT GET JUMBLED UP, ALL OF WHICH HELP US DELIVER BETTER WATER SERVICES WHILE BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH THE FINANCES THAT ARE ENTRUSTED TO US.

WE'D OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT SEVERELY LIMIT OR OUR ABILITY TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OUR NEIGHBORS, SUCH AS SB 19, WHICH WOULD RESTRICT CITIES FROM PARTICIPATING IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS SUCH AS COLLIN COUNTY DAYS.

WE OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD UNDERMINE LOCAL LAND USE AUTHORITY, SUCH AS SB 15, WHICH WOULD MANDATE TINY LOT SIZES AND ALLOW ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WITHOUT CONSIDERATION FOR LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY OR NEIGHBORHOOD CAPABILITIES.

WE'D ALSO OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD TRANSFER INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED COSTS TO CITIES SUCH AS SB 2015, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE US TO COVER TELECOM LINE RELOCATIONS EVEN IF IT'S A CITY PROJECT OR NOT A CITY PROJECT.

ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE'D OPPOSE ANY PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE THE TAX EXEMPTION FOR MUNICIPAL BONDS.

THERE WAS A HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT THAT HAD THE REPEAL OF TAX EXEMPT MUNICIPAL BONDS ON A LIST OF POSSIBLE PAY FLOORS FOR A BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL AS THEY'RE REWRITING THE 2017 TAX LAW. SO WE'D BE LOOKING AT THOSE.

AGAIN OUR GOAL IS TO PROACTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT WILL HELP US SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS WELL.

AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, LET OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN AUSTIN AND IN DC KNOW WHEN POLICIES WOULD DISRUPT THAT MISSION.

SO THE AGENDA PROVIDES A FOUNDATION TO GUIDE STAFF AND OUR LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES IN THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL.

THERE WAS A MEMO THAT WAS ALSO SENT YESTERDAY THAT HAD MORE DETAIL.

RIGHT.

I TAKE IT THIS IS A LOT OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED WHILE YOU WERE ON SITE.

IS IT FALL IN LINE WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU RECALL FROM THAT MEETING? YEAH. YEAH. VERY INFORMATIVE. I MEAN, HAVING BEEN THE FIRST TIME I WENT DOWN, IT WAS A QUITE THE EXPERIENCE.

I LEARNED A LOT OF HOW THINGS GET DONE, AND WE HAD GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER WITH OUR SENATOR AND OUR LOCAL REPS AND, AND. YEAH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE OUR PRIORITIES SENT TO THEM SO THEY UNDERSTAND HOW WE UNDERSTAND THE WAY THINGS WORK.

A LOT OF TIMES I THINK THEY DON'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE HANDCUFFS THEY PUT ON US AS A CITY WHEN CERTAIN THINGS HAPPEN.

IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL. IT'S KIND OF A COLLATERAL DAMAGE.

SO I THINK THIS IS VERY, VERY GOOD THAT WE'RE GIVING THEM CLEAR DIRECTION AS TO WHAT WE NEED AS A CITY.

YOU GUYS ARE REASONABLY, REASONABLY SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING LIP SERVICE.

THEY'RE POLITICIANS. TRUE. JUST THOUGHT I'D ADD THAT WE'RE REASONABLY SURE THEY ARE.

IS THIS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS? IT'S THE FIRST YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. I THINK IT'S NEEDED BECAUSE IT'S EYE OPENING.

WHENEVER WE SEE AFTER THEY'RE DONE WITH THEIR SESSION, THAT MORE CONTROL IS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE CITY TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND IT'S DOWN THERE IN AUSTIN. AND I'M GOING TO BE BLUNT THAT I DON'T THINK THEY'VE WORKED A FULL WEEK SINCE THE SESSION HAS STARTED.

THEY ENJOYED THEIR FIVE DAY WEEKENDS AND THEY KEEP VOTING ON THEM.

AND IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW IF THEY TAKE IT. WE I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REALLY GET TO KNOW WHO, NOT JUST FEDERALLY, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE ALL GET TO KNOW WHO WE'RE PUTTING DOWN THERE IN AUSTIN AND REPRESENTING OUR TOWNS AND OUR STATE.

AND BECAUSE IT PLAYS A HUGE ROLE, AND WHENEVER AND ANYONE FROM OUR STAFF CAN FILL YOU IN AND THE HANDCUFFS THAT WE'RE IN SOMETIMES TRYING TO GET STUFF DONE OR JUST WE CAN'T DO CERTAIN THINGS AND TXDOT BEING ONE OF THEM.

IT'S JUST CRAZY HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS THAT EVERYONE START PAYING ATTENTION TO AUSTIN.

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THE NUMBER OF BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED THAT ARE CITY RELATED HAVE INCREASED SESSION OVER SESSION.

NOW THAT WE'RE PAST BILL FILING, BUT IT'S ALMOST DOUBLED EVERY SESSION.

YEAH. IT'S JUST I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GOING DOWN THERE AND ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE IN THIS, AND WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO PUSH BACK A LITTLE BIT, AND WE HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW OUR PRIORITIES AND WHAT WE NEED SO THEY CAN HELP US IN ALL ASPECTS SO WE CAN SERVE OUR PEOPLE A LOT BETTER IN THE WAY THEY NEED, THE WAY THEY DESERVE IT.

SO FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCILMAN MILLER'S QUESTION.

I APPRECIATE Y'ALL DOING THIS. I APPRECIATE YOU REPRESENTING US.

US UP HERE, US AS THE CITY OF ANNA. I ACTUALLY THINK THAT IT DID MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE WITHIN THAT VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO GET AHOLD OF THAT REPRESENT ALL OF US REACHED OUT PROACTIVELY SAYING, HERE'S MY CONTACT INFORMATION, HERE'S HOW YOU REACH ME.

PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH. I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT.

IF YOU CONTACT US, YOU MAKE US AWARE OF WHAT WE NEED TO BE DEALING WITH HERE IN THE CITY AND NOW AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

I FEEL LIKE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A VOICE WHO'S GOING TO LISTEN TO US.

SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING US DOWN THERE.

I DIDN'T ASK FOR A MOTION. TO GIVE YOU A REAL ANSWER, COUNCILMAN MILLER.

I THINK THE MORE NOISE WE MAKE AS A COUNCIL AND AS A CITY, THE MORE LIKELY WE'RE GOING TO GET WHAT WE THINK IS IMPORTANT.

LOOKED AT WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACT ON IT, WHO KNOWS? BUT THE MORE NOISE YOU MAKE, THE BETTER OFF YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOWN THERE.

I DID GET A FEELING, THOUGH, THAT WHEN WE BROUGHT UP A COUPLE CONCERNS THAT THEY I WON'T MENTION NAMES, BUT I FELT THAT THEY ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD NOW THAT THERE IS A CONSEQUENCE.

THEY DIDN'T SEE BEFORE. SO, YOU KNOW, LIP SERVICE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, WE DID ASK TO GET A STATUS ON TXDOT ON HIGHWAY FIVE.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A PHONE CALL YET. SO. I MEAN, CLARK, MOVE OVER THERE.

STOP. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.

WELL, I, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE GONE DOWN TO AUSTIN AND ADVOCATED FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.

I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATION IS KEY. AND THIS IS PART OF OUR COMMUNICATION WITH OUR LEADERS DOWN THERE.

SO ON THAT NOTE, I WILL MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HERNDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MISS LAW.

THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT, CLOSED SESSION.

UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCED ON THIS AGENDA UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS TEXAS

[8. Closed Session (Exceptions).]

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087 AND TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED? MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

I'LL SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION.

WE'RE LIVE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NO ACTION OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.

SEEING NO OBJECTION, WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.