[00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. IS EVERYBODY SIGNED IN, BY THE WAY? THERE WERE TWO THAT WEREN'T EARLIER, SO. GOOD EVENING. [1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.] THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2025 AT 6 P.M. IN THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 120 WEST 7TH STREET, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS 6:09 P.M.. FOR THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU'LL STAND WITH ME, I'LL GIVE THE INVOCATION AND WE'LL DO OUR PLEDGE. BOW YOUR HEADS. FATHER GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GATHER THIS EVENING AND DO BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORS HERE IN THE CITY OF ANNA. LORD, I PRAY FOR OPEN MINDS AND OPEN HEARTS, WISDOM AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THE ABILITY TO DISCERN WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW AND THE WILLINGNESS TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED AT ALL TIMES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SON JESUS AND HIS NAME I PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. [MUSIC] SORRY. [LAUGHTER] THAT WAS LONG. [LAUGHTER] THAT WAS REALLY TIMELY. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. THAT WAS PERFECT TIMING. [LAUGHTER] SHOCKING. STARTLING. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW WHO IT WAS TO? YEP. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY HEAR THAT. THAT WAS EXHILARATING.[LAUGHTER] AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO DO NEIGHBORS COMMENTS. [3. Neighbor Comments.] STAN NEEDS SOME ATTENTION, OKAY? THAT'S THAT TIME. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD MR. LUSCOMBE HAS IN FAVOR OF ITEM 6.C, THE SURDUKAN RESOLUTION. HE DIDN'T THINK HE NEEDED TO COME UP AND SPEAK THIS EVENING. SO WE DO HAVE THAT THOUGH. THAT DONE WE'LL HEAD ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR WHICH IS REPORTS. [4. Reports.] RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OR CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. AGENDA ITEM 4.A IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING ANNA NEIGHBOR, BRYCE DENTON. A YOUNG MR. DENTON AND HIS DAD WERE NOT ABLE TO BE IN TOWN THIS EVENING, SO WE'VE MOVED THAT TO NEXT TUESDAY, I THINK. RIGHT, CARRIE? IT'LL BE NEXT TUESDAY AT A SPECIAL MEETING WE'RE HOLDING, SO THAT'LL BE A PRETTY COOL PRESENTATION. IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE AROUND IN THAT EVENING, YOU MIGHT WANT TO STOP BY AND CHECK THAT OUT. SO THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM 4.B NEIGHBOR ACADEMY COHORT SEVEN RECOGNITION, MISS KIMBERLY WINARSKI. ALL RIGHT. HELLO. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SEVENTH COHORT OF NEIGHBOR ACADEMY AND THEIR COMPLETION OF THE NEIGHBOR ACADEMY PROGRAM. I FEEL LIKE JUST YESTERDAY WE'RE AT NUMBER ONE, AND SO REALLY COOL TO BE HERE AT NUMBER SEVEN. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NEIGHBOR ACADEMY. IT'S A PROGRAM WE HOST TWICE ANNUALLY. IN THE FALL IT'S IN THE EVENING. IN THE SPRING IT'S IN THE DAYTIME. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE OUR NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES. SO EDUCATE AND INFORM. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW WHO THEIR PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW HOW TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE CITY WEBSITE, CREDIBLE SOURCES. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW IF THEY'VE GOT A PROBLEM, THAT THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, WHAT THE RIGHT WAY TO GET IT DONE IS INSTEAD OF YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT AREN'T, AREN'T QUITE THE RIGHT WAY. AND SO EDUCATE AND INFORM. WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL CONNECTED TO THE PLACE THAT THEY LIVE IN CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER. WE KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF NEW RESIDENTS HERE, AND PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, WE WANT THEM TO FEEL CONNECTION TO THE CITY OF ANNA, IN THE COMMUNITY OF ANNA, WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW. LISTEN, HEY IF THEY HAVE A PERSPECTIVE ON A COUNCIL MEETING ITEM OR SOMETHING THEY CARE ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMMUNITY, HOW TO MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD. WE WANT TO FOSTER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM AND TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY AS TIME GOES ON. SO THIS ISN'T JUST THE PLACE THEY SLEEP, BUT THE PLACE THAT THEY LOVE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, HAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT NEEDS. AND SO WHEN YOU COME INTO A ROOM, SOMETIMES YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, AND YOU KNOW, OPENS UP YOUR, I THINK, WORLDVIEW A LITTLE BIT EVEN OF JUST YOUR NEIGHBORS. DEVELOP FUTURE LEADERS TO GO ON TO SIT ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OFTENTIMES. SERVE AS A STAFF RESOURCE, SO SOMETIMES WE'LL BE LIKE, HEY, I WISH WE COULD DO THIS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW ANYBODY AND SO HAVING THAT WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLE WHO'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. AND THEN IDEALLY, WE WANT TO FOSTER TRUST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. SO INSTEAD OF JUST BEING THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW AT THE COUNCIL MEETING OR BEHIND THE CURTAIN, THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SEE, [00:05:04] YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO DO THIS ON A DAILY BASIS. SO ALL ANNA NEIGHBORS ARE WELCOME. IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE AND YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE, PLEASE GET INVOLVED. COUPLE PROUD ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SO WE'RE THRILLED AND BE ABLE TO SAY WE'VE GOT TWO CURRENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO'VE GONE THROUGH OUR NEIGHBOR ACADEMY PROGRAM, 14 CURRENT ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. OH, THIS IS NOT THE UPDATED. OKAY. PRETEND WE HAVE ABOUT 34 FROM OUR NEIGHBOR ACADEMY WHO HAVE GONE ON TO SIT ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TOTAL, INCLUDING ONE OF OUR CHAIRS ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. ON OUR CHARTER COMMISSION, FIVE MEMBERS HAVE GONE THROUGH NEIGHBOR ACADEMY, INCLUDING THE CHAIR. 34 CITY VOLUNTEERS HAVE COME FROM NEIGHBOR ACADEMY. SO THAT'S AN EXCITING THING. AND ODDLY ENOUGH, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I THOUGHT OF WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM, BUT WE'VE HAD ONE CITY STAFF MEMBER ALREADY WORKED AT THE CITY AND WENT THROUGH, BUT TWO CITY STAFF MEMBERS HAVE COME FROM NEIGHBOR ACADEMY IN SOME CAPACITY, AND I'LL MENTION THAT BRIEFLY. BUT SOME OF OUR GRADUATES, ONE IS ONE NEIGHBOR OR EXCUSE ME, VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR THREE TIMES IN A ROW, A FANTASTIC, A FEW HAVE LED THEIR HOAS IN SOME CAPACITY TO TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, WHETHER IT'S ABOUT DRAINAGE OR IT'S IN OUR PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE. AND LED THE COMPETITION TO KIND OF ENGAGE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IN THAT PROGRAM. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE, IF YOU'VE SEEN OUR IMPACT FAIR THIS PAST YEAR, THAT IDEA CAME FROM TWO PARTICIPANTS OF OUR NEIGHBOR ACADEMY IN THE COHORT FOR, ONE WHO WORKS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ONE WHO RUNS A NONPROFIT. SO VERY EXCITING. AND THEN LASTLY WE'VE HAD A NEIGHBOR ACADEMY GRADUATE GO ON. AND WE WERE LOOKING TO FILL OUR COURT BAILIFF POSITION FOR A WHILE. AND I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW BOB. AND BOB WAS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER HE'D WORKED IN SAN DIEGO FOR 35 YEARS, LET ME SEE IF BOB WOULD DO IT, AND BOB WOULD BE INTERESTED. AND SO WE FOUND OUR COURT BAILIFF THAT WAY. AND OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR HAS GONE ON TO JOIN OUR LIBRARIES. THE LIBRARY ASSISTANT. THEY'RE BOTH HELPING BUILD OUT THOSE NEW PROGRAMS. SO REALLY EXCITING THINGS. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. REALLY PROUD OF ALL THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE COME TO DO. OOPS. OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M THRILLED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE SPRING'S GRADUATES. EACH PARTICIPANT JOINED AND COMPLETED THE REQUIREMENTS TEN SESSIONS OF LEARNING ABOUT THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THEY COME WITH A COMMITMENT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE WAY THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING AND THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES. THEY ATTENDED PRESENTATIONS FROM ALMOST EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT, PARTICIPATED IN A MOCK PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. AND THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON THEIR COMMUNITY PROJECT, ORGANIZING THEIR COMMUNITY PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF GRACE PLACE AND SOME OF THE SUMMER PROGRAMING THAT GOES ON THERE. THROUGH THEIR DEDICATION, CURIOSITY, AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, THEY'VE NOT ONLY GAINED VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE INNER WORKINGS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUT ALSO DEMONSTRATED THEIR COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEIR NEIGHBOR, THEIR PARTICIPATION IN NEIGHBOR ACADEMY HAS SHOWN TRUE NEIGHBORLINESS, OR THAT TRUE NEIGHBORLINESS IS MORE THAN JUST THE STATUS, IT'S AN ONGOING, ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN THE LIFE AND WELFARE OF OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY. NEIGHBORS, OUR PARTICIPANTS, THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS YOU'VE ACQUIRED OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROGRAM ARE VITAL TOOLS THAT I HOPE WILL SERVE YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY WELL INTO THE FUTURE. AS SOME OF OUR MOST INFORMED CITIZENS, YOU'RE NOW EQUIPPED TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO THE PUBLIC SPHERE, ADVOCATE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF OUR CIVIC INSTITUTIONS. YOU HAVE BECOME AMBASSADORS OF TRANSPARENCY, UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANNA, I EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND HEARTFELT THANKS TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM. AND THE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS, YOU KNOW, I HOPE THAT THE JOURNEY DOES NOT END HERE, I LOVE, YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE COME AND THEY GET INFORMED, BUT I HOPE THAT PARTICIPATION CONTINUES INTO THE FUTURE. AND THEN WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE EACH INDIVIDUAL COMPLETING OUR PROGRAM TONIGHT. AND, MAYOR, IF YOU WILL COME DOWN HERE WITH ME AND FRANCES, IF YOU'VE GOT YOUR CAMERA, THEN WE WILL BE READY TO GO. OKAY. SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME CALL UP AND WE'LL GET YOUR CERTIFICATE, AND WE'LL DO THAT. OKAY? SO FIRST, AMIT BANSAL. RIGHT HERE [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. I'M ALWAYS HOPING. PERFECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AMIT THIS IS YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. PERFECT. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO OPEN THAT UP? SORRY. YEAH OKAY, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. TEDDY BARNER [APPLAUSE] [00:10:15] CONGRATULATIONS YES, WE'D LIKE TO CELEBRATE SYLVIE CHENIER [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL RIGHT PATRICK THERE YOU GO. SO. WE'RE DANCING. I'LL GET IT HANG OUT OVER HERE, THEN TAKE A GROUP PHOTO. GERARDO COVARRUBIAS [APPLAUSE] PERFECT. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU. HERE WE GO. JODI FOSTER [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS THERE WE GO. FRANK RAMIREZ [APPLAUSE]DAVID SMITH [APPLAUSE]P ETE SMITH [APPLAUSE]DANIEL WALSH [APPLAUSE] OH, THERE WE GO. I ALMOST GOT IT. APPRECIATE IT BUT NOT LEAST, RANDY WISE [APPLAUSE] OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU COUNCIL IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US FOR A GROUP PHOTO, I'M GOING TO GRAB OUR SEVEN. THAT'S OVER THERE AND WE'LL MAKE IT LOOK NICE MIC] [LAUGHTER] MIC] [00:15:21] YEAH. I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN OR NOT EVERYONE SMILE FOR THE NEXT FIVE SECONDS. THREE TWO ONE. TWO, THREE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU IT'LL BE REAL QUICK. OKAY, GREAT. I HAVE TO SWITCH IN THE MARINE CORPS ONE. ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. AT THIS TIME, I THINK OUR CITY MANAGER, RYAN HENDERSON, HAS SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO LET US KNOW ABOUT. YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, JOSEPH COTTON. JOSEPH, YOU WANT TO SAY HI? JOSEPH JOINS US FROM THE CITY OF ALLEN. HE WAS AT THE CITY OF ALLEN FOR EIGHT YEARS. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING IN THE CITY OF ALLEN. SO. AND HE LIVES OUT TOWARDS LEONARD. SO THIS GETS HIM A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME, AND BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM. AND AS, AS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE GROWING AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS OUT THERE. SO TO HAVE SOMEBODY OF JOSEPH'S CALIBER JOINING THE CITY, IT'S A PRIVILEGE FOR US. SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. AND HE'S A LICENSED ENGINEER, AND HE HAS TWO DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU RYAN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR UPGRADE IN CITIES [LAUGHTER] G OOD JOB [APPLAUSE] COUNCIL Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING? YEAH FEW SIGNIFICANT MEANINGS TO IT. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A FLAG DAY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS YEAR IS THE ARMY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY, AND IT HAPPENS TO BE SOMEBODY'S ANNIVERSARY. MAYOR, PETE CAIN AND HIS WIFE, CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH, CERTAINLY. 36 YEARS IS IMPRESSIVE. THAT SPEAKS A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER, AND A WHOLE LOT ABOUT YOUR WIFE DOESN'T IT? YEAH. OKAY. YEAH, SO SATURDAY IS A WHOLE LOT OF CELEBRATING. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE ALSO DOING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AT 11:00. AND IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE THIS CITY AND OUR NEIGHBORS DO A GREAT JOB OF CELEBRATING THAT EVENT. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE THERE. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT. YOU KNOW, WE TOOK A AS A CITY. WE TOOK A BIG RISK ON THE SKATE PARK. IT WASN'T CHEAP. AND IF YOU EVER DRIVE BY IT, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY OUT THERE, ALWAYS. AND OUR NEIGHBORS LOVE IT. WE HAD A SPECIAL GUEST COME TODAY. HE JUST MADE A SURPRISE VISIT. BUT SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW TONY HAWK. HE'S A VERY AVID SKATEBOARDER, AND UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T GET TO MEET HIM. I GOT THERE RIGHT AFTER HE LEFT, AND THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS AND ALL JUST LOVED HAVING HIM THERE. SO, TONY HAWK, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, THE CITY OF ANNA REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND VALIDATING OUR SKATE PARK, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, VALIDATING THOSE KIDS IDEAS AND DREAMS AND CUTS AND OWIES AND BRUISES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT COMES ALONG WITH IT. AND SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE. 5.A IN THE WORK SESSION IS A COMMUNITY SURVEY UPDATE. [5. Work Session.] PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER, FRANCES LA RUE. [00:20:08] GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? I ALWAYS GET SO MAD AT YOU GUYS FOR NOT SPEAKING INTO THE MIC, AND NOW I'VE GOT TO BE THE ONE TO DO IT THIS TIME, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DO IT RIGHT. I HAVE LOTS OF NOTES BECAUSE I WANT TO BE PREPARED, JUST IN CASE YOU GUYS HAVE SOME FUN QUESTIONS FOR ME. OKAY. SO MY NAME IS FRANCIS LA RUE. I'M THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF ANNA, AND IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT WE DO. SO I DO HAVE. WHERE'S OUR CLICKER? LET'S SEE. WE DO A COMMUNITY SURVEY EVERY THREE YEARS. THE FIRST ONE THAT WE DID WAS IN 2022. AND OUR GOAL IS TO UNDERSTAND OUR NEIGHBORS PERSPECTIVES ON KEY ISSUES AFFECTING QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS IS A BEST PRACTICE THAT MANY MUNICIPALITIES DO ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND THIS PRACTICE SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS COMPANY THAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT, HELPS US HAVE STATISTICALLY VALID BENCHMARKABLE DATA COMPARED TO CITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, 500 PLUS CITIES. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT INFORMATION. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PLANNING AND OUR BUDGETING ALIGNS WITH THE PRIORITIES THAT MATTER TO OUR NEIGHBORS. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN FALL OF 2022, WHEN WE DID OUR FIRST SURVEY, IT WAS CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POLCO. THEY ARE THE NATIONAL LEADER IN CIVIC SURVEY RESEARCH. WE RECEIVED 375 RESPONSES FROM A RANDOMIZED SAMPLE THAT THEY HELPED US PRODUCE, AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A 95% CONFIDENCE LEVEL AND A PLUS OR MINUS 5% MARGIN OF ERROR. THE DATA WAS BENCHMARKED AGAINST 500 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US. AS I SAID AND POLCO IS A RESEARCHER WHO PRESENTED THE RESULTS. THEIR RESEARCHER CAME AND PRESENTED THE RESULTS TO OUR COUNCIL IN JANUARY OF 2023, WHICH HELPED US REALLY FRAME OUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT OUR CITY'S STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES AT THAT TIME. NOW, SOME OF THE KEY FINDINGS FROM THAT POLL WERE, FOUR MAJOR THEMES WERE REALLY HIGHLIGHTED. THE FIRST ONE WAS SAFETY. OUR NEIGHBORS FEEL A VERY STRONG SENSE OF SAFETY IN ANNA, SO THAT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY SEE STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THAT STABILITY IS A TOP PRIORITY TO THEM. UNDER NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND RECREATION, THEY SAID THAT THESE ARE REALLY VALUED, BUT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE MORE IMPROVEMENT, AND I THINK THAT THEY HAVE PROBABLY SEEN A GREAT DEAL OF THAT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. HELLO? TONY HAWK WAS JUST HERE. THAT'S SUPER EXCITING. AND THEN, OF COURSE, INFRASTRUCTURE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A SURPRISE AT ALL. BUT THEY DID SAY THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS. SO THESE INSIGHTS WERE USED TO GUIDE CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ON WHERE WE SHOULD INVEST, WHERE WE SHOULD PLAN, AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITY SERVICES OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE. WHAT'S NEW FOR THIS YEAR? SO FOR THE 2025 SURVEY THAT WE'RE CONDUCTING, WE ARE USING POLCO AGAIN. THIS IS TO HELP US MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY AND TO TRACK THE PROGRESS THAT WE HAD SINCE 2022. IT WILL MEASURE THE SAME TEN CORE ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIVABILITY, SUCH AS SAFETY, THE ECONOMY, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. AND THEN NOW WE ACTUALLY ARE ADDING A WHOLE PAGE OF CUSTOM QUESTIONS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION. AND I'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. THE MAILING FOR THIS WILL GO OUT ON JUNE 23RD. SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU NOW SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE THAT IT'S COMING, IT'S GOING TO BE HITTING THE INBOXES, THE MAILBOXES OF THAT SAMPLE GROUP. AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE OPEN PARTICIPATION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN. THAT WILL BE A SEPARATE. IT'LL BE THE SAME SURVEY, BUT A SEPARATE LINK, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE KEEP OUR SAMPLE SIZE SEPARATE FROM THE OPEN PARTICIPATION. AND SO THE TIMELINE OF THE SURVEY, LIKE I SAID, IT'LL BE MAILED OUT ON THE 23RD TO OUR SAMPLE GROUP. THEY'LL RECEIVE A PACKET AS WELL WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO FILL OUT. THERE WILL BE A DIGITAL VERSION FOR THEM TO USE. AND THERE'S VERY CLEAR DETAILS IN THERE SAYING, DO NOT SHARE THIS LINK WITH ANYONE. WE DON'T WANT TO POLLUTE OUR SAMPLE SIZE. THE OPEN PARTICIPATION WILL OPEN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, AND I WILL BE SHARING THAT FAR AND WIDE ON ALL OF OUR CHANNELS TO MAKE SURE WE GET AS MUCH PARTICIPATION AS POSSIBLE IN THAT WE'LL SHARE IT IN OUR NEWSLETTERS, ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ON OUR WEBSITE. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IT WHEN WE'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, SO YOU GUYS WILL HEAR ABOUT THAT A LOT. AND THAT I DO ASK THAT WHEN YOU GUYS SEE IT, SHARED ON FACEBOOK OR ON INSTAGRAM OR IN THE NEWSLETTER, THAT YOU PUSH THAT OUT TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS, PUSH IT OUT INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FACEBOOK GROUPS, PUSH IT OUT TO YOUR HOA GROUPS OR ANY OF THE ASSOCIATIONS THAT YOU'RE A PART OF. AND WE WILL DO A FINAL WRAP UP OF THE SURVEY ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT WE'LL FOLLOWING AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM POLCO THAT WILL SHOW UP AT A COUNCIL MEETING AND [00:25:02] PRESENT THE RESULTS TO YOU AND REALLY EXPLAIN WHAT THEY MEAN. AND THEN WE WILL SHARE ALL OF THAT ON OUR WEBSITE, THE RECORDING, THE DATA, ALL OF THE FINDINGS SO THAT IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THEM TO SEE. SO WHY DOES THIS MATTER? WELL, IT GIVES OUR NEIGHBORS A VOICE IN LOCAL DECISION MAKING. HOPEFULLY WE GET A LOT MORE PARTICIPATION IN THIS SURVEY THAN WE DO IN OUR ELECTIONS, BECAUSE WE NEED EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE AND SHARE THEIR FEEDBACK, SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. IT WILL EQUIP ALL OF US THE COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF TO MAKE DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS AND REALLY ALIGN OUR PRIORITIES WITH WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK THE TRENDS FROM OUR SURVEY IN 2022 AND SEE HOW WE'RE PERFORMING, AND THEN AGAIN, BENCHMARK US AGAINST THE NATION. AND THEN HOPEFULLY THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS BUILD TRUST THROUGH TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO I ALREADY MENTIONED I HOPE THAT YOU'LL HELP US GET THE WORD OUT. I DID WANT TO TOUCH BASE A LITTLE BIT ON THE TRANSPORTATION ASPECT. I FORGOT TO PUT A SIDE ON A SLIDE FOR THAT. BUT BASED OFF OF FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL, WE DID ADD A CUSTOM PAGE ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. THE NEW QUESTIONS ARE REALLY HELPING US UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE ARE MOVING AROUND TOWN, THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE FACING OR THAT THEY DO FACE, AND THEN THEIR INTEREST IN OPTIONS SUCH AS, DO YOU WANT US TO DO A SHUTTLE? DO YOU NEED MORE BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN RIDESHARE? WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY USING? WHAT DO YOU WISH WE HAD? AND THEN, ARE YOU WILLING TO PUT MONEY BEHIND THOSE DECISIONS? DO YOU SUPPORT A BOND INITIATIVE OR A REALLOCATION OF THE BUDGET IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN? TO SEE IF THAT ALIGNS WITH WHAT THEIR DESIRES ARE. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THOSE ARE CUSTOM QUESTIONS. SO THEY WON'T BE BENCHMARKED AGAINST THE COUNTRY. BUT WE WILL HAVE THAT DATA FOR US. THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL? MANNY TURNED HIS ON. HONESTLY. GREAT JOB. LOVE THE DATA POINTS. YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, YOU HIT A LOT OF THE POINTS THAT I WAS GOING TO TOUCH ON, SO GOOD JOB ON THAT. CAN WE ADD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMUNICATION? HOW CAN WE COMMUNICATE BETTER TO THE COMMUNITY? WHAT HAVE THEY SEEN THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING BETTER POSSIBLY. WHAT CAN WE IMPROVE ON TOWN HALL'S WEBSITE? YOU KNOW, SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION, TEXT MESSAGE, WHATEVER. LIKE, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THAT. BECAUSE I THINK ALONGSIDE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ONE ASK BEFORE WE RECEIVE THE RESULTS FOR THIS YEAR, CAN THE COUNCIL, SINCE THERE'S A COUPLE OF NEW, AND I MYSELF WOULD LIKE A REMINDER OF WHAT THE RESULTS FROM 2022 AND THEN SO WE CAN KIND OF SEE THE PATTERN AND, YOU KNOW, SOME DIFFERENCES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FRANCES. JUST A QUICK NOTE. WE DO HAVE THE INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW. IT'S STILL LIVE UP THERE, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE I GIVE THE LINK TO CARRIE SO SHE CAN EMAIL IT TO ALL OF YOU WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO IT IS PUBLISHED. THE MEETING, THE RESULTS, THE SURVEY, ALL OF THAT. AND THEN IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION, ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE. THERE IS A QUESTION IN THE SURVEY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THAT. HOW ARE YOU GETTING YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY. AND THEN, I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO MEET AND DISCUSS COMMUNICATIONS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING OUR NEIGHBORS. I LIVE HERE IN ANNA. NOTHING DRIVES ME CRAZY, MORE CRAZY THAN WHEN I HEAR ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS GO, OH, I DIDN'T KNOW TRASH WAS DELAYED A DAY. HOW CAN I MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT MESSAGE ACROSS TO PEOPLE, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE INFORMED. ALONG WHAT MANNY WAS SAYING, I THINK MAYBE WE COULD SET UP THE TEMPORARY SIGN UP BY THE ROADWAY THAT SAYS, HEY, OUR SURVEY, LOOK FOR OUR SURVEY, OR GO TO THE WEBSITE FOR THE SURVEY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO WE CAN CATCH SOME PASSERSBY. IT'S REMINDS ME OF THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. IT WAS IN CITY HALL. NO ONE EVER BOTHERED TO LOOK. SO IF WE COULD DIRECT THEM THERE, I THINK THEY WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. ONE FINAL THING. FOR THAT DATA KIND OF P IGGYBACKING ON KEVIN'S POINT, CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAST THREE DATA SETS? AND CAN THEY PROVIDE VARIANCES? SO NUMBER ONE, THE REASON I ASK THAT IS. CAN WE TELL A STORY OF WHAT WE'VE IMPROVED ON? AND, CAN WE TELL A STORY OF WHERE DO WE STILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES? SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KIND OF DIG INTO. I LOVE THE IDEA. ONCE WE ACTUALLY GET THE INFORMATION BACK FROM EVERYONE, THAT'LL BE A GREAT STORY FOR US TO TELL IS WHERE HAVE WE IMPROVED? WHERE DO WE STILL NEED TO? AND THEN OF COURSE, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE ALIGNING ALL OF OUR PRIORITIES BASED OFF OF THAT FEEDBACK. WE SHOULD HAVE THE RESULTS BACK IN TIME FOR MORE OF OUR RETREATS THAT ARE COMING UP. [00:30:02] NOT THE MOST RECENT ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING BECAUSE THAT'S IN AUGUST. BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME DATA FOR NEXT YEAR FOR YOU GUYS TO USE IN YOUR RETREATS. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM SIX CONSENT ITEMS. [6. Consent Items.] THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW. ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUEST PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. COUNCIL, ANYTHING ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? MAYOR I'D LIKE TO PULL 6.C FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS. VERY GOOD. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM SIX A AND B. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BAKER. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. TAKES US TO ITEM 6.C APPROVE A RESOLUTION REGARDING SURDUKAN CITY, BLOCK A, LOT 1, DEVELOPMENT PLAT (DP 25-0002) PLANNING MANAGER MISS LAUREN MECKE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THIS ITEM IS FROM YOUR PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING. IT IS A DEVELOPMENT PLAT, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT FOR PROPERTIES IN THE ETJ THAT WISH TO DEVELOP TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. PREVIOUSLY, THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS ATTACHED WAS FOR DENIAL. TONIGHT YOUR RESOLUTION IS FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU, MISS MECKE. COUNCIL. I'LL KICK IT OFF. ONE OF THE REASONS COUNCIL WANTED TO PULL THIS ITEM IS BECAUSE IT WAS A PUBLIC TOPIC IN THE PREVIOUS SESSION, AND I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S NECESSARILY CONTROVERSIAL, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO GO. WE DIDN'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES. AND SO WE NEVER WANT TO BE ACCUSED OF NOT BEING TRANSPARENT WITH OUR VOTERS AND COMMUNITY. THIS ITEM, FOR ALL THEIR LISTENING, THIS COUNCIL HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME DOING THEIR HOMEWORK ON IT. JUST TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND ON IT, THE LAWS ARE IN A LOT OF FLUX AT THE STATE AND COUNTY LEVEL, AND THERE'S A BIT OF POLITICS GOING ON WITH THE PROPOSED ESD. THE, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT STANDS FOR. WE'VE SAID IT SO MUCH. BASICALLY THE SERVICING OF THE FIRE DISTRICT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY BOUNDARY OF ALL THE CITIES AND THE CITY IN THE COUNTY OF COLLIN. THE OTHER PART IS, IS THAT IT'S BEEN HANDED DOWN TO US TO, TRY TO GOVERN IN A MANNER THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF THE ETJ. HERETOFORE, THIS COUNCIL HAS HAD THE LUXURY OF, AND EVERYBODY LIVES IN THE ETJ. I'VE HAD THE LUXURY OF LIVING THEIR OWN LIVES AND NOT HAVING TO PARTICIPATE UNDER THE CITY'S GOVERNANCE TO MUCH DEGREE, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST ONE OF THIS KIND. SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, FIRE CHIEF, STAFF, CITY ATTORNEY, AND SO TO COME TO A DECISION ALL IN THE PROCESS OF NOT DOING A QUORUM, A WALK-IN QUORUM AND ALL THAT MEETING WITH THE LANDOWNER AND NOT SET A PRECEDENCE FOR OTHER PEOPLE WANTING TO DO SIMILAR OR WHAT MAY SEEM SIMILAR. SO THIS IS A SPECIAL USE. IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. SURDUKAN TO COME UP AND JUST SHARE REAL QUICKLY. JUST A GOOD 30S ONE MINUTE OF WHAT HE'S WANTING TO DO AND WHY THIS HAS TAKEN UP THE COUNCIL'S TIME. OKAY, MY NAME IS DAVE SURDUKAN. I LIVE AT 13970 COUNTY ROAD 480. THE WHOLE PROCESS OF THIS WAS MY DAUGHTER IN LAW HAS A HEART FOR FAMILIES AND FOR PEOPLE. AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO BUILD A HOUSE THERE, AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING TO MAYBE BUILD A SMALLER HOUSE THAT WE CAN HOUSE PEOPLE THAT NEED TEMPORARY QUARTERS LIKE SPOUSAL ABUSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE SOMEPLACE TO GO. AND I KNOW THEY GOT CARRIED AWAY WITH PUTTING LIKE, EIGHT HOUSES ON THE PROPERTY, BUT AGAIN, [00:35:07] IT'S 13.5 ACRES. WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN 20 YEARS. THEY MAY BE ALL FILLED UP BY THEN, I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE DON'T LOOK TO BUILD ALL EIGHT HOUSES AT ONCE. WE DON'T EVEN LOOK MAYBE TO BUILD 1 OR 2 RIGHT NOW. AND THEN FROM THERE, SEE WHAT HAPPENS. BUT THAT'S WHAT THE WHOLE PREMISE WAS. THE OTHER THING WAS THAT WE'RE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, AND STAN CAME OUT AND SAW THE PROPERTY. IT'S FULL OF TREES. FULL OF CEDARS. IT'S BACK TO NATURE. SOMEPLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN JUST REALLY UNWIND AND FIND THEMSELVES IN THAT AREA. SO THAT WAS OUR THINKING BEHIND ALL THIS. COUNCIL, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SURDUKAN BEFORE WE MOVE ON? MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I MAY? UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE EXPRESSED AT THE LAST MEETING AND GETTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE CONCERNS MAY STILL BE, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT TAKE AN ACTION ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT, AND YOU MOVE IT TO ANOTHER MEETING AND ALLOW STAFF TO AGAIN FOLLOW UP WITH MR. SURDUKAN AND SEE WHAT WE CAN JUST TALK THROUGH AND WORK OUT. THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS STILL, I THINK WITH EIGHT HOUSES PRESENT SOME CHALLENGES. RIGHT? AND GETTING OVER THAT. BUT IF THERE'S A WAY OF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ONLY TWO HOMES RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, IF THERE'S A WAY OF TRYING TO MAKE THIS SMALLER AND JUST ALLOWING STAFF TO HAVE CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION. AND I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT FORWARD, THAT WE WOULD MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO TALK IF THERE'S AN INTEREST IN MAKING THIS A SMALLER PROJECT. I KNOW BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU SEE THAT IN THE PROPOSAL, YOU'VE GOT EIGHT SMALL HOMES AND ASSOCIATED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. BUT IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE TWO, I WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST SIT BACK DOWN WITH STAFF, TALK THROUGH THIS, AND COME BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING. AND, AND HAVE AN ACTION ON IT. JUST A THOUGHT THOUGH. THANK YOU, RYAN. THE WAY THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS WORK, IF YOU PUT IT ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WE NEVER HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE CITY AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S THERE. IT'S BEEN THE CITY'S POLICY. THE OTHER THING IS, THE SUBDIVISION PART OF THE STATE SAYS WE CAN PUT AS MANY HOUSES WE WANT ON THAT PROPERTY. A S LONG AS IT MEETS LIKE, SEPTIC REQUIREMENTS. SO, I MEAN, IF WE HAVE EIGHT HOUSES, WE NEED EIGHT, AT LEAST EIGHT ACRES A HOUSE PER ACRE TO MEET THE OSF REQUIREMENT BY THE COUNTY. SO THAT'S FOR SEPTIC, RIGHT? YES. YEAH. SO WE DO MEET THAT. SO. THE OFFER STILL STANDS, BUT I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. SO. SO BASED OFF OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES. ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOUR PREFERENCE IS FOR US TO GET IT ALL DONE IN ONE FELL SWOOP SO THAT YOU CAN BE DONE? OR ARE YOU WILLING TO POTENTIALLY, BECAUSE YOU JUST SAID IN 20 YEARS THERE'S NO TELLING. RIGHT. AND I AGREE. RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL. BUT KNOWING THAT FACT, IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN YEAR THREE AND FIVE AND SEVEN, AND THERE'S A WAY THAT WE COULD WORK WITH YOU TO WHERE YOU COULD GET STARTED ON THE TWO OR THE THREE, AND THEN THAT WOULDN'T BREAK ANY RULES AS FAR AS FIRE AND ALL THOSE ARE CONCERNED. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO COME AND TALK TO THE CITY ABOUT? YEAH, SURE. BUT MY QUESTION IS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE EVEN HAVE TO DO THAT IF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE THAT THE STATE HAS THAT WE MEET, EVEN IF WE SHOW JUST ONE HOUSE OR FIVE HOUSES, WE STILL MEET THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS. ISN'T THAT WHAT WE FALL UNDER? STILL, AND THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHY THE STAFF WAS AGAINST THIS TO BEGIN WITH. YEAH. SAFETY. YEAH. IT'S SAFETY. YEAH. NO, I'M NOT GOING AT HIM. I'M REMINDING EVERYONE ELSE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PLAN. IF HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO BUILD EIGHT, BECAUSE WHO KNOWS HOW BIG THIS GETS, RIGHT? WHO KNOWS HOW NEAT, HOW MUCH NEED IS NEEDED UNTIL IT'S THERE. AVAILABLE. IT'S THE CONCERN THAT THE COUNCIL HAD AND THE CONCERN THAT THE COUNCIL ASKED THE STAFF TO LOOK INTO, AND THEY DID, WAS SAFETY. AND NOW WE'RE COMING UP WITH MORE REASONS. [00:40:07] WE HAD OUR CHANCES LAST MEETING AND NOW WE'RE BACK. NOW WE'RE JUST ADDING MORE STUFF TO IT. WE COVERED WHAT THE CONCERN THAT THIS COUNCIL HAD LAST MEETING, THAT'S WHAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY DID. SO WHERE, YOU KNOW, I T'S FRUSTRATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO WASTE THIS GENTLEMAN'S TIME AND CALL HIM BACK FOR ANOTHER MEETING. IT'S STILL ABOUT SAFETY FOR ME. AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN ANSWERED YET. SO CAN WE TAKE A MOMENT AND CAN WE MAYBE REVIEW SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED SO WE CAN PUBLICLY KIND OF TALK ABOUT IT? WHO ON COUNCIL HAS QUESTIONS FOR STAFF REGARDING THIS? RAISE YOUR HAND. WELL 1,2,3. OKAY. 4. WE SHOULD DO WHAT RYAN SAID. I AGREE. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE COUNCIL, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE IT SENT TO CARRIE BY TOMORROW EVENING. CARRIE CAN GET THESE QUESTIONS TO WHOEVER NEEDS TO ANSWER THEM. WE CAN GET THEM ANSWERED AND WE CAN DEAL WITH THIS AT OUR NEXT MEETING. I'D ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT TO MR. SURDUKAN OTHER OPTIONS THAT HE MAY TAKE. RIGHT. THAT BYPASSES ALL OF THIS. SO. OKAY. YES. YEAH. WE WOULD EXPLORE EVERY OPTION JUST TO MAKE SURE WE CAN DO THIS RIGHT. SO, MAYOR, YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT AS A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT. YEAH. I'LL MOVE. SO MOVE. I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. [LAUGHTER] OR CAST YOUR VOTES. YOU'RE PULLED OVER, RIGHT? YEAH. THIS IS TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO ANOTHER MEETING. R EPHRASE MY MOTION. I'VE ALREADY VOTED. I MOVE, WE POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO ANOTHER MEETING, PENDING QUESTIONS BEING ANSWERED BY STAFF. IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. THAT'S TRUE. POSTPONE IT TO A CERTAIN DATE. OKAY, WELL, THEN I'LL POSTPONE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. IS THE 24TH? TO JUNE 24TH MEETING. SECOND. AT 7 P.M. HERE IN CITY HALL, 120 WEST 7TH STREET [LAUGHTER] SORRY. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. CAN YOU. I TAKE IT, THERE WE GO. LET ME JUST DO IT [INAUDIBLE] BEG YOUR PARDON? ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, 7-0. THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF ANY PUBLIC HEARING HELD DURING THIS MEETING. [7. Items For Individual Consideration and Public Hearings.] ALL PERSONS WHO PERSON'S DESIRE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE, APPLICATION, OR OTHER PROPOSED ITEM 7.A. WELL, YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND START READING. AS FOR STATE LAW, THIS IS OVER THE THRESHOLD THAT THE STATE HAS ALLOWED ME TO DO TWO READINGS, SO I'LL ACCEPT THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. PARKER. 7.A AGENDA ITEM. FIRST READING OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A PROJECT OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INVOLVING (1) A TAX EXEMPT LOAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 TO REFINANCE A LAND PURCHASE AND PARKING LOT PROJECT (2) A TAXABLE LOAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $940,000, TO REFINANCE A LAND PURCHASE FOR COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE USE, AND (3) A PAYMENT OF $500,000 TO REDUCE THE PRINCIPAL OF THE $940,000 TAXABLE LOAN. THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM 7.B SECOND READING OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A PROJECT OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INVOLVING (1) A TAX EXEMPT LOAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000, TO REFINANCE A LAND PURCHASE AND PARKING LOT PROJECT (2) A TAXABLE LOAN IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $940,000 TO REFINANCE A LAND PURCHASE FOR COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE USE AND (3) A PAYMENT OF $500,000 TO REDUCE THE PRINCIPAL OF THE $940,000 TAXABLE LOAN. AND THAT WILL TAKE ME TO AGENDA ITEM 7, CONSIDER/DISCUSS/ACT TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A PROJECT OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INVOLVING (1) A TAX EXEMPT LOAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 TO REFINANCE A LAND [00:45:01] PURCHASE AND PARKING LOT PROJECT (2) A TAXABLE LOAN IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $940,000 TO REFINANCE A LAND PURCHASE FOR COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE USE, AND (3) A PAYMENT OF $500,000 TO REDUCE THE PRINCIPAL OF THE $940,000 TAXABLE LOAN. DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MR. BERNIE PARKER. MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT AND FOR READING IT MULTIPLE TIMES. JUST GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON WHERE WE WERE AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. IN 2022, THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CDC AND THE EDC BOARD CONDUCTED A JOINT WORKSHOP IDENTIFYING DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES ACQUISITION AS A KEY PRIORITY. TO ADVANCE THIS INITIATIVE THE CDC SELECTED MULTIPLE PROPERTIES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH WE OWN, APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES. THE ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF FM 455, AS WELL AS WEST 8TH STREET ALONG INTERURBAN. THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 2.1 ACRES. ON MAY 1ST, THE CDC HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND ON MAY 22ND APPROVED THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LOAN THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED IN THESE FIRST TWO READINGS. THIS LOAN WILL BE USED TO, AS MENTIONED, RETIRE AN EXISTING LOAN WITH LAMAR BANK AND CONSTRUCT A FUTURE PARKING LOT ON A PORTION OF THE LOTS ACREAGE AS MENTIONED. ENSURING CONTINUED PROGRESS PROPERTY ON DEVELOPMENT AT POWELL PKWY AND WEST 8TH STREET. ALSO, AS MENTIONED ON THE 22ND OF MAY, THE CDC BOARD DIRECTED STAFF TO ALLOCATE FUNDS DESIGNATED TO DOWNTOWN LAND ACQUISITION IN THE 2025 CDC BUDGET TOWARD REDUCING THE PRINCIPAL ON THE GOVERNMENT CAPITAL PORTION OF THE TAXABLE LOAN. AS WELL AS THIS ITEM WAS ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER ON APRIL 20TH OF 2025. THE IMPETUS BEHIND THIS IS THAT RANI AND THEIR GROUP AT LAMAR BANK HAS BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH. IT'S JUST A STRUCTURE OF THAT LOAN IS CONTINGENT ON USING EXISTING BUILDINGS AND LAND AS COLLATERAL. WHEREAS GOV CAP WHICH WE HAVE A PREVIOUS LOAN WITH THEM ON THE OTHER PORTION ALLOCATES FUTURE SALES TAX ON THAT, WHICH GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY AS FAR AS ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, A PORTION OF THE NON-TAX ASPECT IS GOING TO BE UTILIZED TO PUT A PARKING LOT DOWNTOWN. NOW, THIS WILL SUPPORT FUTURE EXPANSION THAT WE'RE HAVING ON THE OTHER PROPERTY, WHICH WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT. AND HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE COMING MONTHS, BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THAT DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION MAYOR AND COUNCIL. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST HAVE A QUICK ONE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR CREDIT WORTHINESS AT THE CITY LEVEL, WHAT'S OUR CREDIT WORTHINESS LIKE? HOW DOES THIS AFFECT IT? YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR SCORE, AA SCORE AND ALL THAT. HOW DOES IT AFFECT. IT DOES NOT IMPACT IT. I MEAN DOES. AM I ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION? D OES THE EDC RUN UNDER ITS OWN SCORE SEPARATE FROM THE CITY? WE HAVE AA, THE SAME AS A CITY CREDIT RATING. GOTCHA. AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S REALLY HEALTHY BECAUSE ONE OF OUR NEWEST BANKS IS FINANCING THIS. SIR. I SAID, OBVIOUSLY OUR SCORE IS HEALTHY BECAUSE ONE OF OUR NEWEST BANKS IN ANNA IS FINANCING THIS. YES, SIR. INITIALLY FOR THE LAMAR BANK THEY DID. THIS IS GOING THROUGH GOV CAP. SO GOV CAP IS ABLE TO STRUCTURE THIS LOAN, WHEREAS LAMAR BANK HAD TO UTILIZE YOUR BUILDINGS THAT ARE ON THERE RIGHT NOW, AS WELL AS THE LAND AS COLLATERAL. AND IF I COULD I DIDN'T EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT MORE THE REASON WHY THERE IS EXISTING PROBABLY ONE TWO, THREE FOUR, FIVE, SIX HOMES THAT ARE ON THIS, THESE LOTS RIGHT NOW. AND FOR US, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOME POTENTIAL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, WE NEED TO REMOVE THOSE HOMES. THERE HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. WE DID HAVE ONE THAT OUR STRUCTURES BROKE INTO. SO WE'RE USING THIS TO GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THOSE STRUCTURES TO WHERE WE'LL HAVE A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY THERE. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, OF COURSE, THE PORTION ON THE WEST 8TH AND INTERURBAN WE'RE LOOKING TO CONSTRUCT A PARKING LOT THERE. SURE. AND BY THE WAY, ANYBODY LISTENING THAT HEARD THE WORD GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION REMOVING HOMES, THE MOST OF THE LANDOWNERS, I HADN'T HEARD ANY SAY OTHERWISE, HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY TO BE ABLE TO TRANSITION THEIR PROPERTIES OVER TO SOMETHING FOR THE CITY. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. MOVE FAST. MAKE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN. I JUST APPRECIATE THAT Y'ALL ARE THINKING PARKING BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE LEARNED FROM OTHER CITIES AROUND US IN COLLIN COUNTY. [00:50:03] THAT AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME ALSO TO, YOU KNOW, BRAG ON GREG AND HIS STAFF AND ALSO THIS COUNCIL AS FAR AS ALSO HAVING THAT FORTHRIGHT VISION AROUND THE PARKING YOU SEE HERE OFF OF RIGGINS, ALSO ON 7TH STREET AND WELLS 5TH. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING DOWNTOWN. AND THIS IS A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR OUR JULY 17TH DEVELOPER FORUM THAT WE HAVE. HOPEFULLY THERE WE CAN ANNOUNCE THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHAT'S COMING TO DOWNTOWN AT THAT EVENT. SO JULY 17TH WE START AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING. IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE PLEASE JOIN US. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. TO APPROVE. YEAH. GO AHEAD. I'LL SECOND. WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7.C, I GOTTA STATE IT. I'LL SECOND. A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERNDON. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 7-0. AND THAT WILL BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT CLOSED SESSION. [8. Closed Session (Exceptions).] UNDER THE 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 ASSUMPTIONS TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087. AND TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED? I MOVE, WE GO INTO CLOSED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND IF YOU WOULD CAST YOUR VOTES. OKAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION AT 7:01 P.M. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AT 7:38 P.M. NO ITEMS TO DISCUSS OR ACT ON, BUT THAT BEING SAID, SEEING NO OBJECTION, WE'RE CLOSED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.