[00:00:03] >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME, EVERYONE. [1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.] THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025, AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1:21 SEVENTH STREET, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. THAT BEING SAID, I'M STARTING THE MEETING NOW. I WILL CALL TO ORDER, AND FOR ROLL CALL, WE HAVE EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT. THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK COUNCILMAN CARVER IF YOU WOULD DO OUR INVITATION AND PLEDGE FOR US THIS EVENING. >> YES, SIR. THANK YOU. IF YOU ALL PRAY WITH ME. LORD, WE COME TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR OF BEING HERE IN THE CITY OF ANNA. I PRAY THAT OUR ACTIONS TONIGHT BE HONORABLE AND VALUABLE AS WE LEAD THE CITY IN THE BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US. I PRAY THAT AS WE COME AND GO THAT WE ALL HAVE SAFE PASSAGE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE WITH OUR POLICE AND FIRE AS THEY GO ABOUT HONORING AND PROTECTING THE NEIGHBORS OF THIS CITY, IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. >> AMEN. >> >> MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE JUST ONE REAL QUICK CORRECTION. COUNCILMAN BILLS IS NOT PRESENT. NATHAN BRYAN IS NOT YET SWORN IN. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3, WHICH IS NEIGHBOR COMMENTS. [3. Neighbor Comments.] AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM ON THIS MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ALSO, AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING AGENDA. EACH PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. NO DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A CITIZEN'S INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. I DO HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS. THE FIRST ONE IS FROM JIM LESCO. IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HE WANTS TO SPEAK TONIGHT, BUT HE WANTS US TO KNOW THAT HE IS IN FAVOR OF ITEM 7D, THE SURDUKAN ITEM. THAT BEING SAID, I WILL INVITE MR. DAVID SURDUKAN UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> NO. IT'S NOT AN OPEN HEARING, SIR. >> MY NAME IS DAVID SURDUKAN. I LIVE AT 13970 CANTY ROAD, 480, AND 7D IS MY ITEM. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DOING DEVELOPMENT PLANS, [INAUDIBLE] WAS THE PLANNER. HE TOLD US THAT WHEN I TALKED TO CLIENTS, THAT WHAT HE WOULD LIKE ME TO DO IS EXPLAIN TO HIM THE PURPOSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND WHY WE DO THAT, OR WHY THE CITY REQUIRES IT. BASICALLY, MORRIS TOLD ME THAT WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ON THAT DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO THOROUGHFARE PLAN WITH A HOUSE GOING TO BE BUILT IN THAT PLAN. THAT WAS HIS IDEA OF WHAT A DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS FOR. OF COURSE, THROUGH DIFFERENT PLANNERS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, IT HAS DEVELOPED. HE ALSO SAID TO PUT ON THERE THAT ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD DO IN THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS, PULLS, CARPORTS, FENCES, EVEN INCLUDED FENCES, SOLAR PANELS, EVERYTHING NEEDED TO GO ON THERE. IF THEY WERE ON THERE, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE CITY AND GET ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT PLAN. DONE. AT THE TIME WE SUBMITTED THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE CITY WAS IN A LAWSUIT OVER THE ETJ, AND PEOPLE WERE REQUESTING TO GET OUT OF THE ETJ. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING AT THAT TIME THAT THE CITY WAS DENYING PEOPLE. THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DOING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN SINCE OUR PROPERTY IS IN THE ETJ. I ALSO WANTED TO JUST QUICKLY STATE THAT EACH ONE OF THE WAIVERS THAT WAS LISTED FOR OUR PROPERTY IS FOR A PROPERTY THAT IS BEING SUBDIVIDED, IN MY OPINION, AND WE'RE NOT SUBDIVIDED. ALL WE'RE DOING IS PUTTING SOME HOUSES ON A 13 ACRES. THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER CARDS OVER THERE, CARRIE? THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA 9 AND 4 REPORTS. [4. Reports.] [00:05:01] RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OR THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. ITEM A, CITY SECRETARY TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER NATHAN BRYAN, PLACE 2. THAT WAY, I WILL BE RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] HANG OUT OF THAT. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I. >> NATHAN BRYAN, PLACE 2. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. >> OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. >> OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. >> OF THE CITY OF ANNA. >> OF THE CITY OF ANNA. >> COUNTY OF COLLIN. >> COUNTY OF COLLIN. >> STATE OF TEXAS. >> STATE OF TEXAS. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. >> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND. >> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> THE CONSTITUTION. >> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND OF THE STATE. >> AND OF THE STATE. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> SO HELP GOD. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 4B, CDC/EDC, ANNUAL DEVELOPER FORUM, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TASHA ROACH. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU TONIGHT THE DETAILS OF OUR UPCOMING EVENT HOSTED BY THE EDC, WHICH IS OUR ANNUAL DEVELOPERS FORUM. IT WILL BE HELD HERE AT CITY HALL ON JULY THE 17TH. WE'VE REVAMPED THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. IT'S GOING TO START AT 8:30 WITH A LITTLE BIT OF NETWORKING AND BREAKFAST. THEN AT 9:00, WE'LL HAVE A WELCOME BY OUR MAYOR. THEN, AFTER THAT, I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE AN HONORED GUEST, MR. AARON DEMERSON, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL CORPORATION, WILL BE HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT WHY THE STATE OF TEXAS IS SUCH A GREAT PLACE FOR BUSINESS. THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO PANELS. OUR OVERARCHING THEME THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THE GROWTH OF ANNA. THE TWO PANELS THAT WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON WILL BE INVESTED IN DEVELOPMENT. THAT FIRST PANEL WILL HAVE OUR DEVELOPERS WHO HAVE PARTNERED WITH US ALONG 75, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE HOPEFULLY MAKING A LARGE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT DOWNTOWN, AS WELL AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOOL DESIGN, WHO'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR INTER-URBAN PEDESTRIAN PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON TO HELP FINISH OUT THE BACK PART OF LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT. THE SECOND PANEL WILL BE POSITIONED IN GROWTH, AND THAT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR GROWTH IN THE RESIDENTIAL BOOM THAT WE'VE HAD. OUR REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE FROM THE TELLS GROUP, AS WELL AS FROM LIBERTY HILLS. THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE TOBY TUCKER WITH US TO TALK ABOUT HOW THAT [00:10:02] RESIDENTIAL GROWTH HAS AFFECTED THE ISD AND HOW THEY WERE REACTING AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. OUR EDC BOARD MEMBER, REGINA LEACHMAN, IS SERVING AS OUR MODERATOR. I HOPE ALL OF YOU CAN JOIN US FOR THIS EVENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE. >> COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I HAVE RECEIVED SO MANY EMAILS. AS SOON AS YOUR EMAIL HIT OUR INBOXES, PEOPLE STARTED CALLING UP THAT THEY'RE EXCITED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING FOR THEM. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK CITY MANAGER RYAN HENDERSON, I THINK HE'S GOT SOMETHING UPCOMING MEETING TO TALK TO US ABOUT. >> THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDC/CDC BOARD FOR AUGUST 7TH. THAT IS THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. IT'S A THURSDAY. BUT THAT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH BOARDS TO TALK ABOUT PERTINENT ITEMS RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GET PRESENTATIONS FROM STAFF. THAT'LL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 7TH. THEN OUR NEXT JOINT MEETING WE'D BE LOOKING AT WOULD BE A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD, FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE PARKS MASTER PLAN SURVEY AND FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH BOARDS TO GET TOGETHER, SIT DOWN, TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 5A, [5. Work Session.] PROVIDE A PRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF ANNA 2025/2026 STRATEGIC WORK PLAN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TAYLOR LAW. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, TAYLOR LAW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I'M PROUD TO PRESENT AN UPDATE TO THE CITY OF ANNA'S STRATEGIC WORK PLAN. THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK WAS DEVELOPED IN LATE 2022 AND ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THE VISION STATEMENT WAS ADDED IN AUGUST OF 2024, AND THE FRAMEWORK WAS ONCE AGAIN REVIEWED BY MEMBERS LAST NOVEMBER. THE CITY COUNCIL HELD A WORK SESSION IN JANUARY TO REVIEW THE 2025/26 PLAN THAT I'LL UPDATE YOU ON BACK IN JANUARY. UPDATES THROUGH THE PLAN ARE PROVIDED THROUGH CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS, SUCH AS THIS ONE, AS WELL AS MEMORANDUMS THAT WE POST ONLINE, AS WELL AS EMAILING DIRECTLY TO THE CITY COUNCIL. A MEMORANDUM FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS EACH FISCAL YEAR IS ALSO SENT AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. WE EXPECT TO DO THAT AGAIN. THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET AS WELL. COUNCIL MET IN A RETREAT, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, IN LAST AUGUST IN 2024, TO ADD THE VISION STATEMENTS UP THERE ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU. IN A FAST-GROWING COMMUNITY LIKE ANNA, IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S ACTIONS REMAIN ALIGNED WITH THE COMMUNITY'S LONG-TERM VISION. THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE ELECTED LEADERSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THAT VISION AND ADOPTING THE POLICIES THAT SHAPE THE CITY OF ANNA'S FUTURE. THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK, THIS COUNCIL ARTICULATES THE WAY THAT THE CITY OF ANNA ASPIRES TO BECOME OR TO REMAIN. WE WANT TO REMAIN NEIGHBORLY, UNIQUE, VIBRANT, SAFE, RESILIENT, ACTIVE, AND EXCELLENT. THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING. HOWEVER, THE VISION WITHOUT ACTION IS JUST ASPIRATION. THE ROLE OF CITY STAFF UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY MANAGER IS TO TURN YOUR VISION INTO REALITY. THE WORK PLAN BRIDGES THAT GAP, COORDINATING PROJECTS, ALLOCATING RESOURCES, TRACKING PROGRESS ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. OUR CITY STAFF MEETS IN CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS BY SUCCESS STATEMENT, AND THEY DEVELOP THE WORK PLAN FOR EACH OUTCOME AREA. OR IN OTHER WORDS, STAFF PROVIDES HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET TO WHERE YOU'VE SET THAT WE'RE GOING. BY COMMITTING TO THE STRUCTURED WORK PLAN, THE CITY OF ANNA ENSURES ALIGNMENT BETWEEN POLICY AND OPERATIONS. IT REINFORCES THE ACCOUNTABILITY, ENHANCES TRANSPARENCY WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO PROVIDES A MECHANISM TO MEASURE SUCCESS AND ADJUST OUR PRIORITIES AS WE GO, WHICH IS WHY WE BRING YOU THESE FREQUENT UPDATES. AS CONDITIONS EVOLVE, WE STAY FOCUSED ON DELIVERING WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, AND SIMPLY PUT, THIS IS HOW WE BRING YOUR VISION TO LIFE. THE FOLLOWING IS ONLY A SAMPLE OF ALL THAT WE DO. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN SOMEONE CALLS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, WE'RE THERE; WHEN THERE'S A POTHOLE, WE FILL IT. THOSE ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THESE SIDES. IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE EXHAUSTIVE. THE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, AND ACTIVITIES ALSO CONTINUE. BUT THERE'S A SIMPLE REDO GREEN TO UPDATE YOU. I'VE ALSO INCLUDED ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THINGS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE FORESEEN OR WE'VE ADDED THAT WASN'T PART OF THE WORK PLAN BACK IN JANUARY, BUT TOOK A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. FEEL FREE TO STOP ME IF YOU NEED, [00:15:01] OR WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE QUESTIONS AT THE END. FIRST, NEIGHBORLY. THE STATEMENT IS ON THE LEFT. SOME OF THE GENERAL ACTIVITIES ARE ON THE RIGHT ON THIS SIDE, AND THEN I'LL GET INTO UPDATES ON THE NEXT SIDE, AND WE'LL FOLLOW THAT FORMAT FOR ALL SEVEN. NEIGHBORLY IS ANNA'S COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORS, AS A SENSE OF HOMETOWN PRIDE, AS CARING AND GIVING, ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND ACTIVE IN CIVIC LIFE. THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE DO THAT ARE NEIGHBORLY, YOU GOT THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY. FOR THE WORK PLAN THIS YEAR, YOU'VE APPOINTED A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. THEY HAVE MET. THEY STARTED MEETING BACK IN MAY, AND THEY'LL BE BRINGING YOU AN UPDATE WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU WILL REVIEW ON JULY 22. THE CONTRACT, AS YOU KNOW, FROM YOUR PREVIOUS MEETING JUST LAST TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SURVEY. THOSE SURVEYS ARE GOING OUT THIS WEEK, AND WE EXPECT IN THE FALL TO ELICIT INPUT ON OUR ADA TRANSITION PLAN. IN ADDITION, AS YOU KNOW FROM LAST MEETING, YOU ALSO COMPLETED COHORT 7 OF NEIGHBOR ACADEMY, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT. INTERNALLY, WE IMPLEMENTED A NEW VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THAT'LL HELP MAKE US MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WHEN THE LIBRARY COMES ON BOARD, ALSO RECREATION, A NUMBER OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS. WE RECOGNIZED 159 VOLUNTEERS FOR 2024 BACK IN JANUARY, WHICH IS SAVING THE CITY ABOUT $81,000 IN LABOR COSTS. WE APPRECIATE ELIJAH NELMS FOR KEEPING A BEAUTIFUL AMBASSADOR AND VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE TWO HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS SERVING WITH US AND ONE TEACHER EXTERN, ACTUALLY THIS WEEK, WHO'S SERVING TIME HERE WITH THE CITY. THEN WE HELD OUR FIRST IMPACT EXPO BACK IN APRIL WITH 35 PARTICIPATING NON-PROFITS, JUST SHARING INFORMATION AT EXTRAVAGANZA. ON UNIQUE. >> ANNA IS DESIGNED TO BE UNIQUE AS IT TRANSFORMS FROM A BEDROOM COMMUNITY TO A THRIVING CITY WITH DELIBERATE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, A VISION FOR INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND POSITIVE GROWTH, A VARIETY OF HOUSING JOBS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. A NUMBER OF OUR PLANNING ITEMS ARE UNDER THIS SUCCESS STATEMENT. AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR WORK PLANS SINCE JANUARY HAS BEEN UPDATING OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED MARCH 25TH BY THIS BODY, AND THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN IS ON TRACK FOR A FALL UPDATE TO COUNCIL. SIMILARLY, FUNDING FOR WATER AND SEWER MODELING WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL BACK IN DECEMBER, AND IT UPDATES ALSO PLAN FOR P AND Z AND COUNCIL REVIEW WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE LIST OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE IBC, THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE AND WE EXPECT THOSE TO COME BY MID 2026, WHICH IS A DELAY FROM OUR PROJECTED FALL OF '25 START BUT JUST TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE CODES IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK SO EXPECT NOT TO COME SOON. UNDER VIBRANT, ANNA HAS A QUALITY WORKFORCE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO PROSPEROUS ECONOMY THAT INCLUDES DIVERSE BUSINESSES WITH OUTSTANDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EASY ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND ONE-OF-A-KIND DOWNTOWN. A LOT OF THIS IS RIGHT BEHIND ME. THE LIBRARY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THE PLAZA, AS YOU CAN SEE. JUST BEHIND ME THE INTERURBAN PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR DESIGN IS UNDERWAY AND ON SCHEDULE. THE RIGGINS PROJECT WAS ADVERTISED ON MAY 6 AND THE 4TH STREET DESIGN IS STILL UNDERWAY. AS PART OF THE BREW CITY, TEXAS PROGRAM, 3 NATIONS BREWERY TO THE OTHER SIDE, AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF ANNA IS INCLUDED IN THE TEXAS CRAFT BREWERS GUILD DIRECTORY AND PASSPORT APP, EVERYONE USE THAT. WE ALSO ATTENDED THE ICSC RED RIVER SHOW AT THE DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER EVENTS AND MADE SEVERAL CONNECTIONS RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNDER THIS ONE. WE'RE SAFE. ANNA AS A COMMUNITY, WHERE NEIGHBORS FEEL SAFE DUE TO THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO STAFFING PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A GROWING COMMUNITY AND PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES, ENSURING EXCELLENT RESPONSE TIMES. YOU ALSO HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM THE CHIEF ON POLICE STAFFING AS WELL, THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE CURRENT ACTIVITIES. BUT WE ARE PLANNING TO TAKE DELIVERY OF ENGINE 3 VERY SOON. IT'S CURRENTLY BEING OUTFITTED [INAUDIBLE]. WE'RE EXPECTING THAT. STILL LONG TIME. THE ILA DRAFT WITH SOME OUR AREA CITIES IS ONGOING. THE DRAFT IS COMPLETE, AND WE'RE PROJECTED TO COMPLETE THAT PARTNERSHIP THIS FALL. THE CHIEFS MET A FEW MONTHS AGO ABOUT SHARING RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL AND EXPERTISE FINALIZING THE DETAILS OF THAT. OUR OFFICERS ALSO COMPLETED THEIR FIRST PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT WITH F1RST, WHICH YOU ALL ALLOCATED FUNDING FOR IT AND WE'VE HOSTED SEVERAL AGENCIES FOR TCOLE MANDATED TRAINING HERE IN SOME OF [00:20:02] OUR OTHER BUILDINGS OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY SO IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HAVE OTHER JURISDICTIONS COME LEARN FROM OUR BUILDING AND FROM OUR STAFF SO APPRECIATE THAT. RESILIENT, ANNA'S MOBILITY AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONSISTENTLY MEETS COMMUNITY NEEDS BY FOCUSING ON RESILIENCY AND THE CITY'S ABILITY TO RECOVER FROM UPSETS, HAVING A ROBUST MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, DEPENDABLY DELIVERING UTILITY SERVICES TO THE CITY'S NEIGHBORS AND BUSINESSES. FIRST, REVIEWING SENIOR TRANSIT PARTNERSHIPS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE RECEIVED QUOTES FOR THOSE AND WE EXPECT YOU TO REVIEW THEM VERY SOON AS PART OF YOUR BUDGET DELIBERATIONS. WE'RE DOING AN UPDATE OF THE CITY'S WATER MODEL. ON MAY 13TH, THE CITY'S FINANCIAL ADVISORS PRESENTED A [INAUDIBLE] FINANCE, WHICH THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF AND CONSULTANTS TO IMPLEMENT AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF OUR SERIES 2025 OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. IN REGARDS TO BONDING, WE'VE COMPLETED COUNTY ROAD 289 WATER LINE, WHICH THE CITY ACCEPTED IN MARCH. PHASE 1 FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO FM455 HAS BEEN COMPLETED. PHASE 2 IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND PHASE 3 IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT WITH VAN AUSTIN'S APPROVAL FROM THEIR RESOLUTION. THE PROJECT WILL BE AWARDED SOON, AND THEN FINALLY, WE BEGAN THE PILOT PROGRAM WITH NORTH POINT HOA FOR OUR DRAINAGE ASSISTANCE. WE ALSO ACTIVATED THE HURRICANE CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. ACCEPTED PHASE 1 OF THE UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT. WE ARE INSTALLING INSPECTION EQUIPMENT ON OUR SERVICE TRUCKS TO CONDUCT PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENTS IN REAL TIME. IN THE PAST, WE WOULD UTILIZE A THIRD PARTY SYSTEM TO DRIVE ALL OUR ROADWAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO ACTUALLY PUT THESE DEVICES ON OUR OWN VEHICLES AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN REAL TIME. WE'LL ALSO BE COMPLETING A SYSTEM LEAK INSPECTION VIA SATELLITE, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS MORE TIME AND ENERGY SO JUST MAKING US MORE EFFICIENT. UNDER ACTIVE, THE CITY OF ANNA PROMOTES AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEIGHBORS AND VISITORS, DIVERSE RECREATIONAL VENUES, WELL MAINTAINED TRAILS, AND NATURAL AREAS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. AS RYAN MENTIONED, CITY MANAGER HENDERSON MENTIONED, PARKS AND TRAILS OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN IS UNDER REVIEW ONCE AGAIN, THAT WOULD FALL AS WELL UNDER CURRENT ACTIVITIES. WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED DIGITAL LIBRARY SERVICES AND OVER 500 NEIGHBORS HAVE REGISTERED FOR LIBRARY CARDS. THE PHYSICAL MATERIAL COLLECTION IS BEING BUILT AND WE'RE AWAITING DELIVERY OF THAT. THE LIBRARY AND PLAZA, AGAIN, UNDER ACTIVE, UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND UNDERWAY. THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN FITNESS COURTS GRANT FOR A SECOND LOCATION WILL BE CONSTRUCTED FOR FAMILY PARK AND DESIGN IS 90% COMPLETE OF THAT. THE SURVEY FOR THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN ALSO CONCLUDED LAST WEEK SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME AWARDS FROM THE TEXAS FESTIVALS AND EVENTS ASSOCIATION. WE'VE OPENED THE PECAN GROVE TRAIL. KEEP ANNA BEAUTIFUL EARNED AN UPGRADED RECOGNITION THIS YEAR FROM KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL EARNED A SILVER STAR, AND WE ARE DESIGNATED ONCE AGAIN AS A TREE CITY USA BY THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION. LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, ANNA IS A HIGH PERFORMING CITY THAT IMPLEMENTS BEST PRACTICES AND PURSUES ACCREDITATION, DEMONSTRATING ITS COMMITMENT TO ETHICAL AND COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN ACHIEVING MEASURABLE OUTCOMES, ENSURING A POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR COUNCIL, STAFF AND NEIGHBORS. THIS IS A BIG ONE. INTERNALLY, WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE WORKING ON OUR PUBLIC WORKS SELF ACCREDITATION APPLICATION. WE'RE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ACCREDITATION. WE DID COMPLETE TWO MEETINGS AGO, OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. IMPLEMENTING OUR INTERNAL EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM OR WORD CODE, IT'S BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL SO FAR TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES FROM ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH AN ONLINE PLATFORM. IT HAS A LITTLE STORE ATTACHED TO IT. IT'S VERY COOL. WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING AND WE'LL REPORT MORE ON THE STATE OF TEXAS 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE GOVERNOR'S DUE DATE WAS SUNDAY, SO WE'RE JUST GATHERING ALL THAT INFORMATION NOW FOR WHAT HE SIGNED AND DID NOT SIGN, BESIDES THE ONES THAT YOU CAN FIND IN THE NEWS. WE ALSO, AS SEVERAL OF YOU ATTENDED COLLIN COUNTY DAYS AND MEETING WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES. WE HAD STAFF TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A BILL FOR A QUALIFIED HOTEL PROJECT. [00:25:05] UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT GO THROUGH AT THE END. [INAUDIBLE]. WE ALSO RELEASED A SUITE OF GUIDE BOOKS FOR SUPERVISORS RELATED TO HIRING AND ONBOARDING AND NEW EMPLOYEES, SO THEY'RE PRETTY AND THEY'RE PACKED WITH INFORMATION. IT'S GETTING INFORMATION OUT EASIER. VERY PROUD OF THOSE. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY FEEDBACK, ANY QUESTIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FRAMEWORK ITSELF, THE VISION, THE STRATEGIC OUTCOME AREAS, AND THE STATEMENTS UNDERNEATH IT. AGAIN, YOUR GUIDELINES, YOUR VISION FOR US, WILL BE REVIEWED DURING YOUR JULY 25TH COUNCIL RETREAT. WE HAVE THAT SCHEDULED ALONG WITH YOUR GOVERNANCE GUIDE AND WROTE THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE SET AS THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING AND HOW WE WANT TO GO THERE. REALLY SOLID INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. THAT ALL BE REVIEWED DURING THE JULY 25TH. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ARE THERE OTHER ITEMS, WE CAN DO THAT AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS, AS I MENTIONED, THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR. >> ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? COMMENTS, CONCERNS? NO? THANK YOU, MS. [INAUDIBLE]. I'LL TAKE US TO ITEM B. PROVIDE A PRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF ANNA HFC, PFCS, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MR. BERNIE PARKER. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. THE CITY OF ANNA, AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, HAVE MULTIPLE TOOLS WITHIN THEIR TOOLBOX AS FAR AS INCENTIVES ARE CONCERNED FOR RECRUITING NEW BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS EXPANSION OF OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SOME OF OUR TOOLS IN OUR TOOLBOX THAT WE UTILIZE ARE CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENTS, FEE REDUCTION ON WAIVERS, DOWNTOWN ANNA INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. YOU HAVE TAX REINVESTMENT ZONES KNOWN AS TRZ AND ALSO PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS AS WE CALL AS PIDS. AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL, I THINK TWO TOOL, IF WE CAN CALL IT THAT, HAS BEEN UTILIZED HERE WITHIN THE CITY, HAS ASKED FOR A PRESENTATION TO GIVE MORE OF AN INSIGHT ON OUR HOUSING FINANCING CORPORATION, KNOWN AS OUR HFC, AS WELL AS OUR PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION, WHICH WE KNOW IS THE PFC. THOSE ARE INCENTIVES OR TOOLS THAT UTILIZE AND MORE PARTICULARLY FOR THE MULTI FAMILY COMPONENT. THIS EVENING, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS THAT WE WORK WITH WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT THEY'LL OUTLINE AND GO OVER THIS EVENING. MR. TIM NELSON WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES IS HERE, AS WELL AS OUR LEGAL COUNCIL THAT WE UTILIZE WITH CHAPMAN AND CUTLER, MR. RYAN BOWEN, IS HERE TO GO THROUGH A PRESENTATION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. IF I COULD, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THEM TO THE PODIUM TO GO THROUGH THEIR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU, BERNIE. GOOD TO BE BACK IN ANNA AGAIN. IT'S BEEN A REGULAR STOP THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN WHICH WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES CORPORATION. I'M RYAN BOWEN. I WORK FOR A LAW FIRM CALLED CHAPMAN AND CUTLER. WE WORKED WITH THE HFC AND THE PFC ON THE FOUR DEVELOPMENTS THAT T [INAUDIBLE] HAVE PARTNERED WITH. THIS IS TIM NELSON. GO AHEAD. >> TIM NELSON WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES, WE'RE A FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO BOTH OF THE CORPORATIONS. >> WELL, WE'VE GOT A SHORT PRESENTATION. WE CAN KEEP A BRIEF AND CERTAINLY HAVE ME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL HAS AS WE GO THROUGH THIS. AS BERNIE NOTED, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TOOLS THAT CITIES AND COUNTIES HAVE TO HELP FACILITATE AND FINANCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE TWO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING ARE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATIONS. THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENTITIES THAT DO MUCH OF THE SAME TYPES OF THINGS AS IT RELATES TO HOUSING AND PARTICULARLY MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. THE CITY HAS FORMED IN 2021, BOTH AN HFC AS WE CALL THEM AND A PFC. AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL SERVES AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BOTH THOSE ENTITIES. BOTH THOSE ENTITIES ARE GOING TO GOVERN BY A STATE STATUTE, CHAPTER 394 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE HFC, [00:30:03] AND 303 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE PFC. AS BERNIE MENTIONED, THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL TOOLS THE CITY HAS TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AS I THINK CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD [INAUDIBLE] ARE AWARE, WHENEVER ONE OF THESE IS DONE AT MULTIPLE POINTS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, IT COMES TO THIS GROUP AS THE BOARD OF THE HFC AND THE PFC RESPECTIVELY FOR VARIOUS APPROVALS. THE REASON WHY THE HFC AND THE PFC HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE BOARD DEVELOPMENTS THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH HAS REALLY BEEN TO PROVIDE THE TAX BENEFITS THAT THOSE ENTITIES CAN BRING AND BY PARTNERING WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE PROJECTS, YOU DO BRING IN AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION AS WELL, SOME OTHER EXEMPTIONS AS WELL. IN EXCHANGE UNDER STATE STATUTE AND UNDER CERTAIN FEDERAL TAX LAWS, THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE UNITS BE RESERVED FOR FAMILIES AND TENANTS OF CERTAIN INCOME BANDS SO THERE ARE CERTAIN PROJECTS, AS THE SLIDES THAT FOLLOW WILL SHOW, THAT ARE RESERVED PRIMARILY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES UNDER 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, SOME THAT GO UP TO 80% FOR THAT SET ASIDE. AS I THINK TIM WILL WALK THROUGH, WHILE THESE PARTNERSHIPS CREATE AN AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE PROJECT. MUCH OF THAT BENEFIT IS RECOUPED BY THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND THE PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION FOR USE FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES THAT BENEFIT THE CITY OF ANNA. I'LL TURN IT OVER THERE TO TIM. WE'VE GOT SOME SLIDES ON THE FOUR DEVELOPMENTS THAT HE HAS PARTNERED ON THAT YOU CAN WALK THROUGH. >> AS RYAN SAID, YOU'VE GOT FOUR DEALS TO DATE THAT YOU'VE PARTICIPATED IN. FIRST DEAL WAS THE PARAMOR ANNA APARTMENTS. THE DEVELOPER ON THAT DEAL WAS JPI, VERY LARGE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DEVELOPER, 185 UNITS, SENIOR DEVELOPMENT DEAL, HAD 97 UNITS THAT WERE ONE BEDROOM, 88 UNITS THAT WERE TWO BEDROOM. ALL OF THE UNITS, AS RYAN OUTLINED EARLIER, ARE BEING TARGETED TO FOLKS THAT MAKE 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. THAT DEAL GOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY '22 AND COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. BROADLY SPEAKING, AS AGAIN, RYAN OUTLINED THAT THE CITY DOES GIVE UP AN ABATEMENT OF TAXES IN ORDER TO INCENTIVIZE THE DEVELOPER TO COME IN AND PROVIDE THESE UNITS. BUT THE RESIDENTS OR THE FOLKS LIVING THERE RECEIVE A LOWER RENT BENEFIT. TYPICALLY, THAT ENDS UP BEING ABOUT 40 TO 50% OF THE TAXES ABATED AND THEN WE ALSO BUILD IN SOME ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR THE HFC OR THE PFC, WHICH TYPICALLY ENDS UP BEING ABOUT 15 OR 20% OF THE TAXES ABATED, SO THAT THE OVERALL WE REFER TO AS PUBLIC BENEFIT OF DOING THESE DEALS IS ABOUT 70% OF THE TAXES ABATED. REAL QUICKLY, THE SECOND TRANSACTION WAS A PALLADIUM EAST FOSTER CROSSING DEAL THAT WAS CLOSED WITH PALLADIUM, ANOTHER LARGE DEVELOPER THAT WAS CLOSED IN '22, 239 UNITS. AGAIN, ALL OF THOSE UNITS ARE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE MAKING LESS THAN 60% OF A MEDIAN INCOME. THAT PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN JULY OF 2024. >> THE THIRD PROJECT IS ANOTHER JPI DEAL, JEFFERSON VILLAGES OF WATERS CREEK, ALSO KNOWN AS JEFFERSON ARBOR. THAT WAS CLOSED AT THE END OF '22, 325 UNITS. ON THAT DEAL, 50% OF THE UNITS WERE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE MAKING AT OR BELOW 80% OF AREA MEDIAN, AND THE TARGETED COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION ON THAT DEAL WILL BE THE END OF THIS YEAR. [00:35:08] LAST DEAL WAS ANOTHER JPI DEAL. SHARP AND FINLEY, ALSO KNOWN AS JEFFERSON FINLEY, THAT CLOSED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, 320 UNITS. A THIRD OF THOSE UNITS ARE TARGETED AT OR BELOW 70% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME, 17% AT OR BELOW 80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, TARGETED TO BE COMPLETED IN JANUARY OF 2027. THEN THE FINAL DEAL THAT WE'VE GOT IS THE ANNA APARTMENTS, WHICH WAS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NRP, ANOTHER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPER. THAT CLOSED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, 337 UNITS. AGAIN, THOSE ARE BROKEN OUT BETWEEN 60% AND 80% AREA MEDIAN INCOME. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS GIVES YOU AN OVERALL, AS I SAID, PART OF THE REASON FOR DOING THIS IS TO GET LOWER RENTS FOR PEOPLE, AND THAT'S GREAT. BUT PART OF IT IS ALSO TO PROVIDE SOME ECONOMIC BENEFITS BACK TO THE HFC OR THE PFC, AND THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU A SUMMARY FOR THIS YEAR, WE'RE ESTIMATING A LITTLE OVER 2 MILLION COMING IN FROM THESE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS. NEXT YEAR, IT'LL BE A LITTLE UNDER 900,000, AND THEN IN 2027, A LITTLE OVER 300,000. THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU BRING IN WILL DECREASE OVER TIME. THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY THAT YOU'LL BRING IN COMES IN DURING CONSTRUCTION. ONCE YOU'RE DONE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, YOU'LL GET AN ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENT GOING FORWARD. THAT'S TYPICALLY A MUCH LOWER AMOUNT. WITH THAT, WE'LL CONCLUDE, AND MORE THAN HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNCIL. >> IF I MAY START. CAN YOU CONFIRM HOW MANY ARE ACTIVE RIGHT NOW? WAS THAT FOUR OR FIVE PFC/HFC [INAUDIBLE]? >> HOW MANY DEALS? >> YES. >> I BELIEVE THAT'S 1, 2, 3,4, FOUR. >> DO YOU HAVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH AD VALOREM TAXES WOULD HAVE BEEN CAPTURED HAD WE NOT GIVEN THE HFC/PFCS? >> I DON'T HAVE THAT AT MY FINGERTIPS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE GOT THAT. I CAN BE MORE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU AFTER THE MEETING. >> PERFECT. HOW MUCH, THIS MIGHT BE ANOTHER THING THAT YOU MAY NEED TO GET BACK TO ME ON, IS THE SALES TAX DURING CONSTRUCTION? HOW MUCH WOULD THAT DO A LOT TO? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THOSE NUMBERS. >> WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU AS WELL. >> PERFECT. >> TYPICALLY, THAT'S GOING TO BE 800,000 OR 900,000, DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT. WE TYPICALLY TRY TO RETURN 25% OF THAT TO THE HFC OR PFC. >> A QUICK GENERAL OVERVIEW QUESTION. WHAT IS THE STRATEGY BEHIND OFFERING THESE INCENTIVES, ESPECIALLY IN A DFW MARKET WHERE MULTI-FAMILY IS OVERSATURATED? >> WELL, CERTAINLY, IT'S UP TO THE BOARD WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO INDUCE OR APPROVE THESE DEALS, BUT AS OUTLINED EARLIER, IT IS A TOOL. GENERALLY, WE FIND THAT THE MARKET IS NOT GOING TO PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF HOUSING UNLESS THESE TYPES OF INCENTIVES ARE PROVIDED. BUT CERTAINLY IN THIS TYPE OF MARKET, I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE THAT THE FACTS ARE THAT MARKET RENTS ARE MUCH LOWER THAN THEY MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST SO THERE'S A MUCH TIGHTER RANGE BETWEEN WHAT MARKET RENTS ARE AND WHAT AFFORDABLE RENTS COULD BE. CERTAINLY, THAT EXISTS IN THE MARKET TODAY. SURE. >> I'LL PAUSE IN CASE ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS. >> WHERE DO YOU SEE THESE PROGRAMS GOING IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? VARIOUS LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED, AND AS FAR AS A TOOL GOES, HOW DO YOU SEE US AS THE CITY OF ANNA USING THESE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? >> WELL, I WOULD SAY OVERALL, CERTAINLY, FORTUNATELY, FOR YOU ALL AS YOUR ADVISORS, WE'VE TYPICALLY TRIED TO STRUCTURE THESE DEALS SO THAT THERE WAS A FAIRLY HIGH PUBLIC BENEFIT COMING BACK OUT OF THE DEAL. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE WERE OTHER ISSUERS OUT THERE, [00:40:02] FOR INSTANCE, IN THE HOUSTON AREA, THAT I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE HEARD THE STORIES OF SOME OF THE DEALS DONE THERE WHERE THEY WERE TAKING PROPERTIES OFF THE TAX ROLLS, AND THE MEDIAN INCOMES AND THE RENTS WERE ALREADY [INAUDIBLE] SO THEY WEREN'T REALLY PROVIDING ANY NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FOR YOU ALL, WE WERE VERY DILIGENT IN MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RENT SAVINGS. THE FACT THAT WE TYPICALLY BUILD IN A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET WHATEVER IT IS, 60% OR 80%, BUT WE BUILD IN A SECONDARY TEST THAT SAYS PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THERE ALWAYS HAS TO BE A 10% ADVANTAGE TO THE MARKET RENTS FOR THESE BELOW MARKET PROPERTIES, AND WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE BEEN STRUCTURING IT THAT WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PUBLIC BENEFIT BEING PROVIDED. I WILL SAY THAT A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT'S BEEN OCCURRING AT THE LEGISLATURE FRANKLY HAS BROUGHT SOME OF THE STANDARDS UP TO WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE THEM. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY GOING TO IMPACT OUR VIEW OF HOW THESE DEALS OUGHT TO BE DONE BECAUSE WE ALWAYS WE'RE SETTING THEM UP WITH THOSE TYPES OF REQUIREMENTS. I WILL SAY THAT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE UNCERTAINTY THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED BY THE LEGISLATURE COMING IN AND SAYING, DEALS THAT WERE CLOSED PRIOR, WE'RE NOW GOING TO COME IN AND APPLY RULES THAT WERE NOT IN PLACE WHEN THAT TRANSACTION CLOSED, I THINK IS GOING TO HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL PLAYERS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDING THE FINANCING FOR THESE DEALS BECAUSE OF COURSE IN THE BUSINESS ARENA, PEOPLE LIKE TO HAVE CERTAINTY. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WERE CLOSING DEALS, BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO COME AND GO, WE'VE NOW GOT AGAIN, A NEW SET OF RULES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT INTO PLACE THAT ARE NOW GOING TO APPLY TO US. I THINK GOING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER TO PROBABLY GET THESE DEALS DONE. >> WE DID LOOK AT A LOT OF THEM. THE FIRST ONE, WE TOOK THE COUNCIL AND DID A TOUR OF PARAMORE, AND THAT TURNED OUT STELLAR. EVERYBODY INVOLVED MADE SURE THAT WE TOOK CARE OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, AND I'M VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE DID THERE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR MORE HFC PRODUCT AT THIS TIME. I'D LIKE TO SEE CAPACITY, I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW THE EDUCATION PART OF IT WITH OUR STUDENTS DOES, AND HOW WELL THEY ACT AS ANNA COYOTES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THESE ARE HIGHLY GOVERNED, AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S WORST FEARS WITH CRIMINAL ELEMENT IS JUST THE WORST FEARS AND NOT SUBSTANTIATED. ON THE PFC SIDE, WHAT ARE SOME CREATIVE THINGS THAT YOU'VE SEEN CITIES USE THAT TOOL FOR, AND SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER? >> I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN ANYTHING REALLY THAT I WOULD CALL CREATIVE. AGAIN, THEY'RE USING IT AS A TOOL SO FOR MOST OF THEM, IT'S A MATTER OF LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO SEE IT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF BRINGING ON NEW PRODUCT, WHICH I THINK IS PRIMARILY WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING, AND THEN OTHERS ARE TAKING A LOOK AT IT AND SAYING, WELL, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS USE THIS AS A TOOL TO TAKE OLDER PROPERTIES AND REHAB THOSE AND BRING THEM INTO FIRMS. I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD SAY OF THOSE INNOVATIVE, I WOULD SAY IT'S A SPLIT HOW PEOPLE LIKE TO USE THAT TOOL. >> SURE. LET ME JUST LAY MY CARDS DOWN THEN. AS FAR AS BRINGING EVENT CENTER HOTELS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE. DO YOU SEE THE PFC BEING THE TOOL THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> IF YOU WERE TO CHART THE COURSE OF PFCS THROUGHOUT THEIR HISTORY, THOSE TYPES OF FACILITIES, SO LONG AS THEY MEET THE DEFINITION OF A PUBLIC FACILITY UNDER THE ACT, THERE HAVE BEEN PROJECTS OF THAT NATURE WANT THE PFC IF THE STRUCTURE WAS INTENDED TO HELP FINANCE AS OPPOSED TO HOUSING. HOUSING IS PERMITTED, BUT HISTORICALLY, HFC IS MORE OF A HOUSING. BUT THAT COULD BE A TOOL FOR THAT TYPE OF FACILITY. [00:45:08] >> SURE. THANKS. CITY MANAGER. THESE DO TAKE UP A LOT OF STAFF TIME. SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS. IF WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THESE, I'D LIKE FOR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S ABLE TO ADMINISTER THESE THINGS. JUST SOMETHING THAT CONSIDERS YOUR STAFF, BUT THESE TAKE A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. AM I RIGHT? >> THEY DO. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE NOTE THAT WE HAVE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE IN THE MARKET. THERE'S ACTUALLY A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS FOREGONE PROCEEDING AS AN HFC/PFC, AND INSTEAD HAS GONE TO MARKET RATE. YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT, AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OF THAT AS WELL. >> I GOT ONE SIMPLE QUESTION TO CLARIFY SOME THINGS. IS PFC/HFC CONSIDERED SECTION 8 HOUSING? CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR ME? >> WELL, IT'S A TRICKY QUESTION AND YOU'RE CERTAINLY REQUIRED UNDER THE NEW STATUTE TO ACCEPT SECTION 8 VOUCHERS. BUT IF YOU GENERALLY LOOK AT THE SPECTRUM OF HOUSING, YOU LOOK AT SECTION 8 HOUSING IS TARGETED MORE TOWARD PEOPLE MAKING 30%, SAY OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME? I WOULD SAY THAT'S MORE HOUSING AUTHORITY TYPE FOCUS. THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT HFC/PFC, I WOULD SAY THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE IN THE 60 - 80% TYPE OF THE RANGE. I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S NOT CERTAINLY TARGETED TOWARD SECTION 8 HOUSING, ALTHOUGH, AGAIN, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ACCEPT A VOUCHER IF SOMEBODY PRESENTS ONE OF THOSE, AND IT HAPPENS TO BE A ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES OR A MIXED BAG. >> TO FILL IN, SOME COUNCIL, WE STARTED THIS AS A TOOL BACK IN 2020 BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED SOME DENSITY TO GET COMMERCIAL, TO GET SOME DEVELOPMENT SO WE USED IT AS A TOOL TO GET IT, TO GET THE DENSITY BRING IN MORE HOUSING, AND WE DID THIS THROUGH COVID. WE WERE GROWING, AND WE NEVER SLOWED DOWN THROUGH THOSE TWO YEARS OR THE ONE YEAR FOR SURE, WHICH WAS A GOOD THING. BUT HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? IT IS NICE TO SEE THAT SOMEONE ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING THAT IS SWITCHING FROM HFC/PFC TO MARKET RATE. BUT I THINK WE'RE AT OUR LIMIT. WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO ABOUT 50% OF THE NUMBERS, HOLD ON. I'M THINKING TO WORD IT RIGHT. COMPARED TO HOW MANY HOUSES WE HAVE, WE ALMOST HAVE 50% OF OUR APARTMENTS, THE AMOUNT. IT'S JUST UNREAL, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT ARE ZONED. I THINK WE'VE REACHED OUR LIMIT. BECAUSE NOBODY HAS TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE WE'RE THE CITY, NOT THE SCHOOL. BUT APARTMENTS PUT A BURDEN ON SCHOOLS, THE COUNTS, THE KIDS. SOME PEOPLE WILL ARGUE THAT KIDS DON'T LIVE IN APARTMENTS, BUT I ARGUE THAT THEY DO. YOU GO PARK AND WATCH THE KIDS GET OFF THE SCHOOL BUS AND SEE HOW MANY KIDS LIVE IN APARTMENTS. BUT THE HFC/PFCS, THE SCHOOLS GET NOTHING, TAX-WISE, GET ZERO. BUT WE'RE PUTTING A BURDEN ON A GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO THEY'RE HAVING TO CATCH UP. BUT IN TURN, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER THESE HFC/PSCS IN INCOME BASIS TO ALLOW THEM TO GROW AND BRING IN YOUNG TEACHERS SO THEY HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE IN ANNA WHERE THEY WORK. OUR GROWING POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE THEY HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE, AND THEY CAN AFFORD IT IF THEY STARTED A NEW CAREER. ANOTHER BURDEN IS OUR POLICE. THE AMOUNT OF APARTMENTS THAT WE BUILT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WE'VE PUT A HUGE BURDEN ON OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND PROBABLY THE FIRE AS WELL, AND OUR EMTS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT. HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH OF THESE? WHY CAN'T WE PUT THIS TOOL AND TURN IT INTO A SPECIALTY TOOL? I HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM IN MY GARAGE, [00:50:01] AND MY WIFE ALWAYS SAY, WHY DO YOU HAVE THIS ONE? WELL, I MAY NEED IT ONE DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS AS I MAY NEED IT ONE DAY TO HELP WITH DEVELOPMENT, TO BRING IT TO ANNA. WE'RE AT A POINT WE HAVE TO SLOW DOWN. WE HAVE TO STOP. WE'RE OVER TRAFFIC. YOU HAVE TO THINK OF ALL OF IT. THAT'S JUST MY TWO SENSE, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS FOR US. >> QUICK QUESTION, GENTLEMEN. IS THERE A REASON WHY CERTAIN DEVELOPERS WOULD GET MORE OF THESE DEALS VERSUS OTHER DEVELOPERS? >> IT'S PROBABLY LIKE ANYTHING. IT DEPENDS ON, AGAIN, THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU'RE DOING. CERTAINLY, THE DEVELOPERS THAT WE SEE WORKING IN THE WORKFORCE SPACE, WHAT I WOULD CALL THIS, ARE TYPICALLY ALSO DEVELOPERS THAT DO THE 4% HOUSING TAX CREDIT DEALS. I THINK IT'S A DEVELOPER THAT'S DEVELOPED EXPERTISE IN THAT AREA. IT'S VERY RARE TO SEE A MARKET-RATE DEVELOPER, FOR INSTANCE, COME IN AND DO [INAUDIBLE]. >> ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT JPI HAVING SEVERAL? THAT'S ALL THEY DO IS HFC/PFCS. I ASKED THAT QUESTION LAST TIME THEY WERE HERE. >> THE QUESTION IS, WHEN WE EVALUATE THESE DEVELOPERS, DO WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT SOME TYPE OF LIMITS, LIKE SOME TYPE OF THRESHOLD, 3, 4, 5, AT WHAT POINT ARE WE BEING A LITTLE BIASED? I WANT TO BE CAREFUL OF THAT, ESPECIALLY IN THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION. >> NOW, YOU SAID PUBLIC BENEFIT A COUPLE OF TIMES. CAN YOU DEFINE THAT FOR ME? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PUBLIC BENEFIT? >> WHAT WE DO WE'RE PUTTING THE DEAL TOGETHER AND WE PROVIDE ALL THIS ANALYTICS TO YOU WHEN THE DEAL IS BROUGHT TO YOU. WE TAKE A LOOK AT AN ESTIMATE OF THE TAXES THAT WE SEE ARE GOING TO BE ABATED. WE TYPICALLY LOOK AT A 15 YEAR SNAPSHOT THAT'S THE TYPICAL LIFE OF ONE OF THESE DEALS. THEN WE LOOK AT TWO THINGS. WE LOOK AT THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF HOW MUCH RENT SUBSIDY IS ACTUALLY BEING GENERATED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO RUN INTO A SITUATION WITH YOU ALL THAT HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY DEALS WERE RUNNING INTO THAT THEY WERE TAKING DEALS OFF THE TAX RULES THAT WERE, IN FACT, NOT PROVIDING ANY RENT SUBSIDY. WELL, TO GUARD AGAINST THAT, WE ACTUALLY COME IN, AND PUT THAT CALCULATION TOGETHER. WE COULD TELL YOU, YOU'VE ABATED $1,000,000 IN TAXES, FOR INSTANCE, PER YEAR ON THIS PROPERTY, BUT WE CAN SHOW YOU THAT THE LOWER RENTS ARE BEING LOWERED BY $400,000 OR $500,000, SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW MUCH RENT SAVINGS IS THERE GIVEN THE STRUCTURE. THEN THE SECOND THING THAT WE LOOK AT IS THIS UP HERE, THE VARIOUS REVENUES THAT ARE COMING BACK TO YOU ALL, THAT YOU CAN THEN GO REINVEST EITHER ANOTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES, OR YOU CAN MAKE PILOT PAYMENTS TO YOUR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS, BUT IN CASE, THOSE TWO COMPONENTS IS WHAT WE DEFINE AS PUBLIC BENEFIT. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE IT AS A TOOLBOX OR HAVE IT AS A TOOL IN OUR TOOL BELT, BECAUSE THERE ARE JUSTIFICATIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PFC SIDE THAT WE CAN USE TO HELP DEVELOP DIFFERENT PROJECTS. I WOULD ALLUDE TO COUNCIL. THAT WE MAINTAIN SOME LEVEL OF THIS. BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ON HOW WE QUALIFY THESE MOVING FORWARD IF THERE'S MAYBE SOMETHING YOU CAN PUT IN WRITING, QUALIFICATION, HOW DO YOU DEFINE PUBLIC BENEFIT? JUST SOMETHING FOR US TO SINK OUR TEETH IN DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TOO COMPLICATED. BUT I THINK THAT WOULD HELP US PUT A FRAMEWORK AND UNDERSTAND MORE OF WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING INTO. ONCE AGAIN, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO USING THESE. IT JUST HAS TO BE THE RIGHT PROJECT, THE RIGHT TIME. WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL THE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE GOING UP IN DFW, I HIGHLY DOUBT WE NEED TO GIVE ANY INCENTIVES FOR SOMEONE TO COME UP HERE. A LOT OF THE CITIES SOUTH OF 121, THEY'RE ALREADY CRACKING DOWN ON A LOT OF THE MULTI FAMILIES, THEY'RE FORCED TO COME UP NORTH. DO WE NEED TO GIVE A LOT? PROBABLY NOT. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE BE PRUDENT AND THOUGHTFUL ON WHEN WE PRESENT THESE OR WHEN WE USE THESE, BUT I THINK THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS. WHERE THESE MAKE SENSE. >> MAYOR, I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU ASKED, PROBABLY EVERYTHING YOU ASKED IS ON PUBLIC RECORD AS FAR [00:55:02] AS WHY THIS COUNCIL APPROVED EACH ONE OF THESE OR DIDN'T APPROVE. YOU WILL LEARN UP HERE AS A COUNCILMAN, I'M NOT PUNKING YOU. I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW IT'S A HARSH REALITY. COUNCILMAN TOTEN ALREADY MENTIONED IT, THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS OF ANNA THAT ARE ZONE MULTI FAMILY SPECIFICALLY APARTMENTS? >> YES, THE 16,000 APARTMENTS THAT WE'VE ALREADY PROVED, YES. >> YES. LONG BEFORE ANY OF US EVER SAT UP HERE. IN AREAS THAT I WOULD SAY THAT THE CURRENT COUNCIL WOULD NOT HAVE AGREED TO ANNA TOWN SQUARE BEING ONE OF THEM. WHEN THE DEVELOPERS THAT CAME IN AND WHAT IT ALLOWED US TO DO WAS TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE HAVING A WORKFORCE, RESIDENT LIVING IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS VERSUS A FREE FOR ALL. BECAUSE THIS IS GOVERNED. THIS IS NOT JUST HEY, COME LIVE IN THE CITY ANNA AND SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ON RENT. YOU DON'T ABIDE BY THE RULES. YOU NOT ONLY HAVE THE NORMAL FAIR HOUSING AND RENTAL STUFF I'M TELLING THIS, BUT NOT JUST YOU. BUT IF YOU ARE A NUISANCE, I THINK IS THE APPROPRIATE WORD, YOU WILL NOT BE LIVING IN ANNA FUNDED APARTMENT FOR VERY LONG. >> I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW MANY CALLS POLICE HAS RECEIVED TO ANY HFC PSC PROPERTY, WHAT OUR COST HAS BEEN AND WHAT WE'VE GIVEN AWAY? THAT WOULD BE A GOOD RATIO FOR US TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPER INTO WHAT THE COUNCILMAN IS SPEAKING OF. >> MAYOR, COUNCIL., WE CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL AS HOW MANY KIDS ALSO GO TO THE NIST THAT LIVE IN? >> THAT'S FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. >> ONE QUICK LAST QUESTION FOR ME. THE AMOUNT OF A PROPERTIES WE HAVE ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY COMPARED TO WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED THIS EVENING. RYAN DO WE KNOW HOW MANY CURRENTLY ZONE MULTIFAMILY THAT ARE PLANNING TO APPLY FOR HFT PFD? >> NO. WE DON'T. >> I HAVE ONE MORE AND IF IT'S AN INVASION OF PRIVACY, THEN I RETRACT IT. BUT THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN THAT THE STUDENTS THAT LIVE IN THESE APARTMENTS DON'T INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS, OR JUST PASSING THROUGH SCHOOLS. I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE, BUT IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE NOT NAMES, BUT NUMBERS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN CERTAIN ONES OF THESE, IF THEY'RE INVOLVED IN OUR SPORTS OR ON A ROLL OR ANYTHING OF VALUE. I DON'T LIKE BLANKET STATEMENTS THAT FRANKLY JUST BORDERLINES ON MORE HATE OR RACISM OR WHATEVER. IF IT'S TRUE, THEN WE'LL ADDRESS IT IF IT'S NOT TRUE, THEN I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THEY'RE ENGAGED. >> REAL QUICK, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT NONE OF OUR PROJECTS ARE LESS THAN 60% AMI, AND IN DALLAS, NORTH, TEXAS, I THINK THE MEDIAN INCOME SOMEWHERE JUST SOUTH OF 40,000. AT 60% AMI HERE FOR OUR AREA, WE'RE TALKING NORTH OF 50K. I MEAN, CHOP THAT ANYWAY YOU WANT. WE'RE NOT BRINGING IN LOW INCOME BY ANY MEANS. >> IF I MAY JUST END ON THIS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT CITIES LIKE MCKINNEY, AND YOU LOOK AT OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED THEIR HIGH END PRODUCTS FIRST. THEY EVENTUALLY HAVE A PROBLEM IN FILLING WITH NMB GROUPS, OTHER HURDLES. THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THIS, ANNA RIPPED THE BAND AID OFF AND WE DEALT WITH SOME DIFFICULT ITEMS FIRST. NOW MOVING FORWARD, WE DON'T HAVE TO REALLY INFILL WITH SOME OF THESE LEVEL OF PROJECTS. MOVING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO REALLY FOCUS ON BRINGING THE HIGHER LEVEL OF QUALITY, WHEREAS MCKINNEY IS GOING BACKWARDS AND TRYING TO INFILL WITH SOME OF THE MULTI FAMILY, SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS, AND WE SEE THE DIFFICULTIES THEY FACE. I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE TOO. >> ANYBODY ELSE? GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, BERNIE. [6. Consent Items.] THAT'LL BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM 6. CONSENT ITEMS. THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NON CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW. ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUESTS PRIOR TO A MOTION AND A VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. COUNCIL., IS THERE ANYTHING ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? >> I'D LIKE TO PULL 6B AND 6E. [01:00:02] >> ANYONE ELSE? >> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 6 A, C AND D. >> I WILL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THIS. >> I'M SORRY IT WAS E AND WHAT?. >> E. >> B AND E. >> BRAVO AND ECO. >> THANK YOU. >> A C AND D. ARE YOU UNANIMOUS? >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ALL AS ON THAT. ITEM 6B, REVIEW MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE MONTH ENDING MAY 31, [6.b. Review Monthly Financial Report for the Month Ending May 31, 2025. (Budget Manager Terri Doby)] 2025, BUDGET MANAGER TERRY DOBBY. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M EXCITED TO BE UP HERE. I'VE NEVER HAD A PULL BEFORE, BUT I'M CERTAINLY READY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. >> TELL ME WHY WE HAVE 780,000, 700,000, 90,000 682, 675, AND THEN WE HAVE 1.8 MILLION IN MARCH, AND THEN IT DROPS BACK DOWN TO 779. >> OH, ON THE MONTHLY SALES TAX REPORT? >> YEAH. >> WE RECEIVED A VERY LARGE AUDIT COLLECTION. WE'LL CALL A NEIGHBOR WHO CHOSE NOT TO REMIT THEIR SALES TAX FROM PROBABLY STARTING IN JANUARY OF 2022, THROUGH THE POINT AT WHICH THEY WERE CAUGHT BY THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE IN DECEMBER OF 2024. >> IN A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WE SAY AUDIT. THAT WAS AN AUDIT, NOT DONE BY OUR STAFF. >> THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE INITIATED THIS AUDIT, KNOWING THE TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT IT WAS. THAT THEY WERE PROBABLY PAYING SALES TAX ALL OVER THE STATE AND OBVIOUSLY NOT PAYING IT. >> THEY WERE COLLECTING IT, NOT PAYING IT. >> WELL, I DIDN'T GET INTO IT, BUT IT WAS A STATE INITIATED AUDIT, SO THEY OBVIOUSLY WERE VERY NEGLIGENT IN WHAT THEY WERE DOING, THAT THEY CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. >> THAT THAT EXPLAINS THAT ONE. THANK YOU. >> WELCOME. >> ON THAT NOTE, I WOULD MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6B. >> SECOND. >> HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND ITEM 6B IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM 6E, [6.e. Approve a Third Amendment to Sherley Tract Subdivision Improvement Agreement (City Manager Ryan Henderson)] APPROVE A THIRD AMENDMENT TO SHELBY TRACK SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, CITY MANAGER, MR. RYAN HENDERSON. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL.. I'LL ASK, ACTUALLY, IF MR. COOLINGER FROM CENTURION COULD COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND YOU CAN PROBABLY ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS AS WELL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU COMES FROM AN ISSUE THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY WAS FACING AND US COMING UP WITH A POTENTIAL SOLUTION TO SOLVE THAT. IF YOU PULL UP THE AGENDA ITEM PACKET, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE AN AREA OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. FIRE STATION TWO OPENED, LAST YEAR, AND WHAT WE HAVE FOUND WHEN IT HAS COME TO THE RESPONSE OUT OF THAT FIRE STATION IS THAT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GO NORTH. THEY'RE ABLE TO GO SOUTH TO 455, GO EAST TO 75, AND THEN TO GO NORTH TO SERVE THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY 5-75. THAT'S A LONG TIME, AND THAT'S AN ISSUE. THE RESPONSE TIMES ARE SUCH THAT THAT FIRE STATION, [01:05:01] AND CHIEF ISAM CAN ALSO CLARIFY THIS TOO. THAT FIRE STATION IS ACTUALLY NOT SERVING THAT NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY 5-75 BECAUSE OF THE ACCESS UP TO ROSEMONT NOT BEING COMPLETE. WE APPROACH CENTURION ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ASK THEM TO COME UP WITH A POTENTIAL SOLUTION FOR THEM TO CONSTRUCT THIS FOR US, TWOFOLD. ONE, TO GET PUBLIC SAFETY, BETTER ACCESS UP TO ROSEMONT AND EAST. ALSO, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WITH ALL THE COMMERCIAL THAT IS COMING TO ROSEMONT, THIS PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NEIGHBORS OF HURRICANE CREEK TO BETTER ACCESS THAT COMMERCIAL BY TAKING STANDRIDGE UP FROM STANDRIDGE AND STOCKPORT. CENTURION HAS AGREED TO DOING THAT. BUT IN RETURN, THEY HAVE ASKED NOT TO BE OBLIGATED TO HANDLE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENT THAT WAS INITIALLY PART OF THE AGREEMENT. IT'S NOT THAT COMMERCIAL IS NOT GOING TO BE COMPLETED, AND THAT IS WHAT MR. COOLINGER CAN ARTICULATE. IT'S THAT CENTURIAN WILL NOT BE THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING IT. THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY SWAPPING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENT. THEY'RE NOT A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPER, OR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPER, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO MOBILIZE UNITS OUT THERE TO COMPLETE THAT PORTION OF STANDRIDGE, TO BETTER ACCESS THAT COMMERCIAL FOR THAT COMMUNITY, AND BETTER ALLOW OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TO RESPOND TO THAT NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY. >> WILL THAT BE A FOUR LANE ROAD OR A TWO LANE ROAD? >> MR. COOLINGER, IF YOU COULD COME UP AND SPEAK TO THAT. >> COUNCIL, TREVOR COOLINGER, 01,800 VALLEY LANE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 5234. IT WILL BE A TWO LANE ROAD RIGHT AWAY, AND THEN MAYBE A FOUR LANE DEPENDING ON WHEN THE CITY IS READY TO MOVE THAT THOROUGHFARE PLAN IN EFFECT. >> WHO WOULD HAVE BUILT THAT ROAD OTHERWISE? >> I BELIEVE THAT CENTURION WOULD STILL DO IT, BUT THIS SPEEDS IT UP, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMMITTED TO DOING IT WITHIN 12 MONTHS. >> CORRECT. IT WOULD BE 12 MONTHS PER THE AGREEMENT, BUT IT WOULD BE IN PHASE 3 IF WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AGREEMENT. >> WAS YOUR COMMERCIAL COMPONENT A MAIN SELLING FEATURE? >> NOT FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY AS MUCH, BUT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF STOCKPORT. STOCKPORT FROM 75 I GUESS, TWO STANDARD THAT'S ALREADY THERE TO THE SOUTH. THAT WAS ALWAYS A SELLING POINT, BUT WE COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD THAT COMMERCIAL UNTIL THAT STOCKPORT IS IN. NOW WE'RE ABOUT TO START PAVING IT. >> DO YOU HAVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE ON HOW MANY SQUARE FEET YOU WERE LOOKING AT FOR THE COMMERCIAL? >> WE ONLY OWN FOUR ACRES, SO ROUGHLY THERE ABOUT 20,000, BUT THE REST OF THE AREA, WHICH IS 30 ACRES, GOT TO BE SOMEWHERE 60,000 APARTMENTS THERE TOO, SO WE'RE NOT THE OWNER. >> HOW WOULD YOU FEEL OBVIOUSLY IF YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER, BUT WE'RE CURIOUS ABOUT YOU GUYS PUTTING A FLAN IN NOW INSTEAD OF AFTER. THE REASON IS HISTORICALLY WHEN THESE DIFFERENT PHASES CONTINUE. THE POPULATION INCREASES, THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEVER FOLLOWS. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE LAID FIRST, BUILT OUT CORRECTLY, AND THEN WE CAN PROVIDE DIFFERENT IN US IN MY OPINION. >> UNDERSTOOD. STOCKPORT IS A FOUR LANE ROAD. THE MAIN ROAD FOR THE COMMERCIAL? >> THE ONE THE ONE YOU MENTIONED TO HER, THAT'S A TWO? >> CORRECT. BUT THAT'S NOT ALONG THE COMMERCIAL. THAT'S ON THE WEST SIDE, ALONG THE SINGLE FAMILY, SO WE'RE PUTTING IN A FOUR LANE ROAD FOR THEM. >> BUT EVEN ON THE SINGULAR MULTI FAMILY, HOW MANY UNITS ARE THOSE? >> IT'S 400. >. SO 400 UNITS TIMES WHAT THREE PEOPLE IN THERE. YOU'VE AT LEAST GOT TWO CARS, THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME ON THOSE ROADS IS GOING TO SOUTH. >> FROM STOCKPORT GOING SOUTH TO 455 IS A TWO LANE ON STANDARDS TODAY. ALL THE DEVELOPERS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THAT COMMERCIAL AND HURRICANE CREEK ARE REQUIRED TO PUT THAT. >> I UNDERSTAND. >> TO BE A TWO LANE GOING ROSEMONT BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC GOING NORTH IS GOING TO BE MUCH LESS THAN GOING SOUTH. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE PEOPLE IN ANNA TOWN SQUARE CANNOT EVEN GET OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT'S BEING PUT AT HURRICANE CREEK. SORRY, IS ANOTHER ONE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY THOUGHTFUL IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, BECAUSE DEVELOPERS HAVE A BIT OF A COST ADVANTAGE WHEN IT COMES TO LAYING THE INFRASTRUCTURE VERSUS THE CITY ITSELF. THAT'S WHERE THERE'S PROBABLY THINGS I WOULD ASSUME WE CAN PROBABLY FLEX ON. >> IT'S A NEW ONE THAT CAME UP, SO I'M NOT SURE I'M GOING TO ANSWER THAT TONIGHT. >> UNDERSTAND. >> BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ENTRANCES TO EXITS IT'S OUT OF HURRICANE CREEK. YOU GOT STOCKPORT GOING TO 75, YOU GOT NORTH STANDARDS, YOU GOT SOUTH STANDARDS. YOU GOT ROSEMONT TO SHADY CREEK ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN TO 455. TO GET OUT OF HURRICANE CREEK AND THAT COMMERCIAL, THERE ARE A LOT OF INGRESS EGRESS REGARDLESS OF THE TWO LANE OR FOUR LANE. I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND I APPRECIATE IT, BUT IT'S HARD FOR ME TO ANSWER THAT TONIGHT. >> I'M SORRY, [OVERLAPPING] 100% BUT JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT IF YOU WOULD. [01:10:03] >> ABSOLUTELY, AND I AGREE WITH YOU. >> CLARIFY, ARE CENTURION GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH SIDES EACH ALL FOUR LANES AT THE END OF THE DAY? >> NO, SIR. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE PLAN OF JUST TWO LANES. >> JUST THE WEST SIDE? >> YEAH. THE WEST SIDE. >> BECAUSE THE EAST SIDE IN BETWEEN ROCK MORTON AND 75 BELONGS TO SOMEONE ELSE, CORRECT? >> NO. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN PLANNED AS FAR AS HURRICANE CREEK, THAT WOULD BE THAT TWO LANE STANDRIDGE AND THEN TWO LANE ROSEMONT AND IF THERE EVER WAS A NEED, THAT CAN BE IN THE FUTURE. AS FAR AS HURRICANE CREEK PART DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN PLANNED A TWO LANES. >> DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THE SALES TAX THAT THE COMMERCIAL WOULD HAVE PRODUCED? >> I'M SURE NOT. I DO NOT HAVE THAT. JUST THE COMMERCIAL IS STILL GOING ON. WE PUT THOSE PLANS THROUGH. THEY'VE BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW IF THE PLAT HAS BEEN APPROVED, BUT IT'S BEEN SIGNED OFF THROUGH STAFF. WE ARE WORKING WITH A PARTNER TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT OVER IN ABOUT 60, 90 DAYS. THE COMMERCIAL IS MOVING FORWARD. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY APPROACHED US IS GET THAT OBLIGATION OFF CENTURION AND THEN PUT A NEW OBLIGATION ON CENTURION THAT WE ARE MORE EQUIPPED TO DO, WHICH IS ROADS A SINGLE FAMILY, AND THAT HELPS OUR SINGLE FAMILY. IT'S A WIN WIN FOR THE CITY TO GET THAT ROAD EARLIER, AND IT'S A WIN WIN FOR CENTURION AMERICAN BECAUSE THAT IS YOU, AND WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING FOR THE COMMERCIAL, BUT AT LEAST WE TAKE THE BRAKES OFF THE COMMERCIAL ALONG WITH THE SINGLE FAMILY AND PUT A DIFFERENT. >> WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THE COMMERCIAL? >> I'M NOT POSITIVE, BUT THE PARTNERSHIP SHOULD CLOSE IN ABOUT 60, 90 DAYS, AND THEN THE PLANS ARE APPROVED THROUGH CITY. MY HOPE IS SOMETIME IN A YEAR AND A HALF, THAT WOULD BE MY HOPE IS COMPLETED AND MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW THAT THE GROUP BROKERAGE IS ALREADY LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TENANTS FOR THEM WHILE THEY'RE UNDER DILIGENCE, SO IT SHOULD BE QUICK, AND THEY'RE DEVELOPERS, SO THEY'RE NOT BUYING IT AS AN INVESTOR, THEY ARE BUYING IT AS A. >> QUESTION FOR CITY STAFF, DO WE HAVE ANY TIMELINES IN ANY OF THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS? >> WITH THIS AMENDMENT, WE WOULD HAVE A TIMELINE FOR STANDRIDGE TO BE DONE WITHIN 12 MONTHS. BUT THAT IS THE ONLY TIMELINE THAT WE WOULD HAVE AS PART OF THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT'S CONTEMPLATING THE ADDITION OF STANDRIDGE FOR CONSTRUCTION. >> THERE IS A TIMELINE IN THE FUTURE OF ADDITIONAL AMENITIES WITH THE NEXT PHASES. BUT WHAT THIS DOES IS HELP US MOVE FORWARD, BRING THE COMMERCIAL OFF TO GET THAT OBLIGATION OFF, BUT THEN IT SPURS INTO BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR PHASE 3, OBVIOUSLY BRINGING STANDARD IN AND AS WELL AS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NEXT, PI BONDS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS DISPERSE AND MORE DEVELOPMENT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO GET MORE AMENITIES. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE PASSING OFF THE COMMERCIAL TO SOMEONE ELSE TO BUILD. I GET THAT. ARE THEY GOING TO WHAT ABOUT THE WATER FEATURE? ARE YOU PASSING THAT OFF TO THEM AS WELL? >> YES. BUT THAT'S ALREADY ON THE PD. THE OBLIGATION DOES NOT MOVE ON THE NORTH SIDE FROM A DIFFERENT OWNER AND DOES NOT MOVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE SO THEY HAVE TO TAKE THAT OBLIGATION BECAUSE THAT'S IN THE PD OF THE COMMERCIAL. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> IN THIS AGREEMENT, IT DOESN'T SPECIFY THE WIDTH OF THE ROAD. I KNOW THAT YOU STOP TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. BUT IS THE INTENTION TO MAKE THE ROAD THE SAME WIDTH THAT'S CURRENTLY IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION? >> YES, SIR. IT WILL BE THE SAME STRUCTURE AS SOUTH OF STOCKPORT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR WORKING CREATIVELY WITH US. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. JUST WANT TO LET COUNCIL KNOW THAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED ENGINEERING AND MOVING FORWARD THAT. OUR ENGINEERS HAVE TAKEN THAT IN. WE'RE STARTING TO GET COSTS. WE'RE STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT SO MY HOPE IS TO APPLY TO THE CITY AND MOVE FORWARD, SO I'M QUICKER THAN 12 MONTHS IF POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU, TREVOR. >> THAT'S TO MUSIC TO MY EARS. THANK YOU. >> I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION YOU GO AHEAD. >> WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 6E. >> SECOND. >> HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA 7. [7. Items For Individual Consideration and Public Hearings.] ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS. AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF ANY PUBLIC HEARING AT THE TIME OF THIS MEETING, ALL PERSONS WHO DESIRE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE APPLICATION OR OTHER PROPOSED ITEM. STARTING OFF THIS EVENING, 7A IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON AN ORDINANCE REGARDING 703 EAST WHITE STREET ZONING ZONE 25-0002, PLANNING MANAGER MISS LAUREN MCKEE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, I'M THE ACTING PLANNING MANAGER. THIS FIRST ZONING CASE IS A STRAIGHT ZONING FROM SFE TO C2. [01:15:05] THE PROPERTY WAS DESIGNATED ON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AS SUBURBAN LIVING. CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY HAS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON THE PROPERTY THAT IS NOT BEING USED. THE PROPERTY OWNER WANTS TO DEMOLISH THE HOUSE AND HAVE COMMERCIAL USES ON THE PROPERTY. WE SENT OUT OUR NOTICES AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES. AS I SAID, THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IDENTIFIES AS SUBURBAN LIVING. THE PROPERTY IS ALSO WITHIN OUR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIES IT AS TRANSITIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND IT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST WHITE STREET. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY. THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PRESENT. >> COUNCIL. >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> WAIT WAIT. >> SORRY. READY TO DO IT. I'M GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:16 PM. I HAVE NO CARDS ON THIS ITEM AS LAND, ANYTHING OVER THERE. ANYONE? LAST CALL? I WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:16 PM. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR MOTIONS? >> I THINK I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM SEVEN A. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, 7-0. THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM B, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE VILLAGES AT WATERS CREEK PLAN DEVELOPMENT, PD 25-0002, MISS MACKEY. >> THIS ITEM IS AN AMENDMENT OF AN EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT, KNOWN AS THE VILLAGES OF WATERS CREEK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST WHITE STREET, JUST TO THE EAST OF WALGREENS. CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED C1 COMMERCIAL ALONG WITH SF 60 BASE ZONING FOR THE PORTION THAT'S BEING AMENDED TONIGHT. A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT BEING AMENDED, THE MULTI FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE PARK PROPERTY. THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020, AMENDED IN 2022 TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE MULTIFAMILY AND EARLIER THIS YEAR, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A DEDICATION AND PARK FEE AGREEMENT FOR 12.6 ACRES OF THE PROPERTY. STAFF MAILED OUT PUBLIC NOTICES. WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO SPOKE AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES. THE APPLICANT ALSO TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO SEND OUT HIS OWN NOTICES TO THE NEIGHBORS AND TO PROVIDE HIS CONTACT INFORMATION. THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY AS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL AND URBAN LIVING. IT IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST WHITE STREET. THE AMENDMENT THAT THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING IS TO CHANGE THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY ALONG WEST WHITE STREET FROM C1 TO C2. THEY'RE STILL PROPOSING TO HAVE THE RESTAURANTS ALONG THE FRONTAGE. IT'S NOT CHANGING ON THE CONCEPT PLAN ON THAT PORTION. THEY'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE A DAYCARE, A STRIP CENTER, AND AUTOMOTIVE USES WITH A SMALL AMENDMENT TO THE ALLOWANCE FOR THE DOORS OF THE AUTOMOTIVE USE TO FACE WEST WHITE STREET AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THE C2 ZONING FOR THE FOUR OFFICE BUILDINGS THAT WAS SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS CONCEPT PLAN. THEN PREVIOUSLY, THE EXISTING ZONING ALLOWS FOR 90 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REZONE THAT PORTION WHERE THE NORTHERN HALF WOULD BE FOR WHAT WE'RE CALLING FLEX OFFICE SPACE BUILDINGS AND WOULD RESTRICT THE HEIGHT TO ONE STORY BECAUSE IT DOES ABOUT THE O COLO NEIGHBORHOOD. THEN THE REMAINING PORTION WOULD BE REZONED TO THE MD DISTRICT TO ALLOW 93 SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED PRODUCTS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY. THE APPLICANT IS HERE. HE DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION, BUT I TOLD HIM HE DID NOT HAVE TO GIVE IT IF HE DIDN'T WANT TO. >> I'M GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:19 PM. NO CARDS ON THIS EITHER. ANYONE? CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:20 PM. ISN'T HE PRESENTING? [01:20:04] >> I'M SORRY. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DAVID CALIPER. I'M WITH WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, 11,000 FRISCO STREET, SUITE 400, FRISCO, TEXAS 75033. THREE THINGS THAT I REALLY WANT TO MENTION BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE PRESENTATION IS, WE PURPOSELY REDUCE THE SET ARE THE BUILDING HEIGHTS ADJACENT TO OKALO. CURRENTLY, THE C2 ALLOWS FOR 70 FEET, AS WELL AS THE MIXED DENSITY ALLOWS FOR 70 FEET. WE MATCH THE EXISTING RESIDENCES AT 35 FEET. THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THE EXISTING VEGETATION WAS BROUGHT UP BACK WHEN WE CAME BEFORE COUNCIL IN 2020, AND WE TOLD THEM THAT WE WOULD MAINTAIN THE VEGETATION THERE. WE'RE STILL GOING TO DO THAT. THE SITE DOES HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT SLOPE ACROSS IT. WE DO HAVE AN EXHIBIT IN HERE THAT SHOWS THE EXISTING VEGETATION, POTENTIAL RETAINING WALL, AND THEN THE BUILDINGS ACTUALLY LOWERING ADJACENT TO OKALO. THAT, COUPLED WITH THE REDUCTION IN THE HEIGHT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO INFRINGE AS MUCH ON THE HOUSES. THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE EXISTING RESIDENTS IS THERE ARE VERY FEW OF THEM THAT ARE ACTUALLY THE 60 OR 50 BY 120 FEET. THERE'S A GOOD PORTION OF THOSE WHERE THE HOMES OR AT LEAST 100 FEET AWAY FROM OUR PROPERTY LINE. THEY'RE ACTUALLY PULLED AWAY FROM US. THEN LASTLY, WE DO HAVE THREE USERS. WE'RE NOT JUST CHANGING THIS FOR SAKE OF CHANGE. WE'VE GOT PEOPLE READY TO GO ON THE RETAIL ADJACENT TO THE WEST WHITE STREET. WE'VE GOT THE FLEX USER, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A TOWNHOME USER. I'M NOT SURE I NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, THOSE ARE THE KEY POINTS OF OUR CHANGE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> YEAH. JUST REAL QUICK. SHE MENTIONED THAT ONE OF THE ASK WAS THE GARAGE DOORS BASICALLY WOULD BE FACING WHITE STREET. THAT WAS MY QUESTION WAS BASICALLY THE TRAIN THERE. THAT'S GOING TO PUT THEM DOWN. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ACTUALLY VISIBLE FROM WHITE STREET, JUST THE WAY THAT TRAIN IS, CORRECT? >> THE TRAIN IS CORRECT. THE OTHER THING IS, I MAY GO BACK. WE'LL GO TO HERE. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT'S THE OLD SITE PLAN, ACTUALLY, THAT'S THE NEW ONE. WHERE'S THE SITE PLAN WE SUBMITTED WITH THE ACTUAL? YOU DO IT. THERE WE ARE. THE POINTER. PERFECT. THAT IS THE LITTLE TAKE FIVE AREA FOR THE WHERE WE'RE REQUESTING THE BAY DOORS. WE ALSO REQUESTED 100 FOOT SETBACK FOR THOSE BAY DOORS, AND THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION. WE DO HAVE A 25 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER AS WELL. WE'RE CONFIDENT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SCREEN THOSE. THE ONLY YOU MIGHT SEE THEM IS COMING DOWN BEFORE YOU CROSSED THE CREEK, BUT THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE AND WE HAVE RETAIL IN FRONT OF IT AS WELL. >> YEAH. I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ISSUE WITH THAT. IT JUST THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AND AND I WAS THINKING I VISUALIZING WHERE THAT'S AT AND I DON'T SEE THAT THAT BEING A VISUAL ISSUE. >> PART OF IT IS THE REASON WHY OUR PROPERTY LINE CURVES LIKE THAT. WE HAVE TEXT RIGHT AWAY THAT WAS THE OLD RIGHT OF WAY VERSUS WHERE THEY REALIGNED WHITE STREET. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TEXT OWNED PROPERTY BETWEEN US AND THE STREET. >> IF I MAY. CAN YOU STATE YOUR COMPANY'S NAME FOR THE RECORD? >> WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. >> PERFECT. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW WHAT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCES WAS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH THE VEGETATION WITH THE ADJUSTING TO HEIGHT. I KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION, THERE'S DEFINITELY A COST TO THAT, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'VE DEFINITELY NOTICED THIS AND IT MEANS A LOT, AND WE'LL DEFINITELY REMEMBER IN THE FUTURE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE PUBLICLY KNEW THAT YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR US SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> WHAT ARE THE OTHER THINGS IS WE'RE PROPOSING A LIVING SCREEN, JUST TO YOUR POINT THAT WE'RE REQUIRED OR WE'RE REQUIRED TO BUILD A SCREEN WALL. BUT WE FELT THE LIVING STREET WOULD BE BETTER IN ANY AREAS THAT ARE LACKING IN VEGETATION, WE'RE GOING TO SUPPLEMENT THAT FOR ADDITIONAL SCREENING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING US QUALITY. TRULY APPRECIATE IT. [01:25:04] >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> WITH THAT VEGETATION, IF ANY DOORWAYS OR GARAGE DOORS OR WHAT HAVE YOU ARE FACING OKALO, THOSE WOULD BE SCREENED. >> NO. >> IF THERE ARE ANY. >> IN A WAY THEY ARE WITH THE EXISTING VEGETATION, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF EVERGREEN CEDARS, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE THERE UNDERGROWTH. THE DOORS THEMSELVES ARE ACTUALLY ABOUT 80 FEET AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY AND THEY'RE SET BACK BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE WHERE THE FOOT OF THE RETAINING WALL WILL BE, WE HAVE A FIRE LANE. THEN WE HAVE A LOADING BACK END AREA. WE'RE ABOUT 80-85 FEET AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL MAKE A QUICK STATEMENT, THEN I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION IF WE'RE ALL DONE. I DO APPRECIATE IT. MR. COLLINS IS ALWAYS GREAT TO WORK WITH AND HE LISTENS AND COMES BACK AND ALL THAT, REACHING OUT TO NEIGHBORS. I'M EXCITED FOR THE FLEX SPACE. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO BRING FLEX SPACE TO ANNA MAINLY BECAUSE IT HELPS THE SMALL BUSINESSES, AND THAT I'M ALL ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESSES. THAT'S GREAT FOR EVERYONE, AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU OWN A SMALL BUSINESS. BUT IF THERE WAS NO MORE QUESTIONS, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7B. >> I'LL SECOND. >> HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND ON THE SIDE, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THANK YOU, SIR. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 7O, AND THAT TAKES US TO 7C. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE POST AT ANNA ZONING, PD 25-0003, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, MISS STEPHANIE SCOTT SIMMS. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I APOLOGIZE. I HAVE TO GET THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION. HERE WE GO. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE APPLICANT FOR THIS PROJECT IS REQUESTING A REZONING OF THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WEST OUTER LOOP ROAD AND THE SERVICE DRIVE. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED PD WITH C-3 BASE ZONING. THAT'S AN OLDER ZONING DISTRICT THAT WE NO LONGER USE AFTER WE ADOPTED OUR NEW ZONING ORDINANCE, BUT IT'S BASICALLY A COMMERCIAL ZONE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REZONE TO PD WITH MULTIFAMILY AND C-1, WHICH IS LOCAL COMMERCIAL BASE AS ITS BASE ZONING. BEFORE YOU IS THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING. LET ME GO TO MY SCREEN HERE. I'M GOING THE WRONG WAY. I APOLOGIZE. THEY'RE REQUESTING TO DO A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON ONE LOT, AND THEN SEVERAL RESTAURANTS AND QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANTS AND A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH FUEL PUMPS ACROSS MULTIPLE LOTS, AND THEN A HOTEL SITE, WHICH IS IN THE BLUE THERE. JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS PROPERTY IS ALREADY ENTITLED FOR SIMILAR USES, NOT EXACTLY ALL OF THE USES THAT THEY ARE NOW PROPOSING, WHICH IS THE REASONING BEHIND THE REZONING. I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO BY RIGHT TODAY. AS OF TODAY, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO UP TO 700 UNITS OF MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS. A MAXIMUM OF 210 OF THOSE UNITS CAN BE TWO AND THREE BEDROOMS. THEY ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO HAVE A PRIVATE CLUB OR BANQUET HALL ON THE SITE, AND THEN ALSO A HOTEL. THIS IS THE MULTIFAMILY ACROSS HERE. [01:30:02] THIS IS THE PROPOSED PRIVATE CLUB/BANQUET HALL, AND THIS IS THE HOTEL SITE. [NOISE] THEY HAVE CHANGED THIS PROPOSAL. THEY'RE NOW PROPOSING TO DO TWO MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS HERE WITH A MAXIMUM OF 383 UNITS. THEY HAVE FIVE LOTS OF QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANTS, SO 1, 2, 03, 4, 5. THEY HAVE A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS ON THIS LOT, AND THEN HERE A SIT DOWN RESTAURANT, AND THEN STILL THE HOTEL USE HERE. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A FEW DIFFERENT EXCEPTIONS AS PART OF THIS PD. UNDER THE PD, THEY ARE REQUESTING A MINIMUM LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT OF 5% OF THE TOTAL LOT AREA FOR THE MULTIFAMILY, AS SHOWN ON THIS CONCEPT PLAN. THEY'RE REQUESTING A MAX DENSITY OF 30 UNITS PER ACRE, AND THEY HAVE ALSO REQUESTED A REDUCTION IN THE OPEN SPACE AMOUNT, WHICH I WILL GET TO IN JUST ONE MOMENT. AS FOR THE COMMERCIAL SITES, THE HOTEL, THEY'RE REQUESTING TO BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS EXHIBIT. TYPICALLY, UNDER THE C-1, A HOTEL WOULD REQUIRE SUP. THEY'RE ASKING IT TO BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT. THEY'RE ALSO ASKING FOR THE QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANTS, WITH OR WITHOUT A DRIVE-THROUGH, TO BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS EXHIBIT. THEY ARE REQUESTING A CHANGE IN THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT. CURRENTLY IN THE C-1 DISTRICT, THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT IS 25 FEET, AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO INCREASE THAT MAXIMUM TO 70 FEET. I DID WANT TO GET BACK TO THE OPEN SPACE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REVIEWED THIS AND THEY VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, THAT THE HOTEL LOT, THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT BE LIMITED TO 70 FEET TO ACCOMMODATE THE HOTEL. ON THE RESTAURANT, QSRS, AND CONVENIENCE STORE LOTS, WHICH ARE LOTS 1-3 AND 5-7, TO LIMIT THE MAX BUILDING HEIGHT ON THOSE LOTS TO 25 FEET AS ALLOWED WITHIN THE C-1 ZONING DISTRICT. THEN THE MULTIFAMILY LOT MUST MEET THE MULTIFAMILY OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. AFTER THE P&Z'S REVIEW OF THIS PROJECT, THE APPLICANT WENT BACK. WE WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT TO MODIFY THEIR APPLICATION TO MEET THE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS ON THE MULTIFAMILY LOT. THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE P&Z SAW BECAUSE NOW THEY'VE EXPANDED LOT EIGHT TO INCLUDE THE OPEN SPACE AND MEET THE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE P&Z'S RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS. THE APPLICANT IS HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND I WOULD ALSO BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> CAN WE GET THE APPLICANT DOWN HERE, PLEASE? ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING REAL QUICK, 7:34 PM. >> [NOISE] I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. DO YOU HAVE THE SLIDE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO P&Z SINCE THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT? >> [BACKGROUND] I DO NOT, AND THE ONLY REALLY THING ABOUT THIS AREA, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS CATCH NOW OF THAT OPEN SPACE. THE PROPERTY LINE REALLY EXTENDED RIGHT ALONG THE BACK OF THE [NOISE] PARKING LOT HERE. THEY EXPANDED OUT TO MEET THE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT. THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE. >> THANK YOU. >> HANG ON. DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS FOR THIS HEARING? [NOISE] ANYBODY OUT THERE? YES, MA'AM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO FILL OUT A CARD AND SPEAK? [BACKGROUND] [01:35:21] YOU CAN FILL THAT OUT AFTERWARDS, THAT'S FINE WITH ME. >> TINA BROWN, 2109 ADRIANA DRIVE, ANNA, TEXAS, WITHIN ANNA TOWN SQUARE, AND NOT A PRO WITH THIS. WHICH SIDE OF THIS IS 75 ON THIS PICTURE? THIS SIDE, THE LEFT SIDE. RIGHT THERE. GOT YOU. WE HAVE VERY FEW CORNERS IN ANNA, AND THIS IS ONE THAT I TAKE PRETTY OFTEN. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED MORE FAST FOOD ON THAT CORNER IN ANOTHER GAS STATION, BUT THAT'S JUST ME. TAKING AWAY OUR GREENERY AND ALL THAT, I WOULD HATE TO SEE THAT BECAUSE AGAIN, WE HAVE SO FEW CORNERS, AND THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE SEE WHEN THEY DRIVE THROUGH. WAS IT MY VISION FOR THAT CORNER? I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE THOUGHT PUT INTO IT, I GUESS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE IN A CORNER THAT IT'S ZONED A CERTAIN WAY SO THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO. BUT THIS IS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING, I HAVE TO SAY, AND I'M OPEN TO ANY CONSULTATION ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ASK ME FOR, SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD FILL THAT OUT AND LEAVE IT WITH CARRIE, PLEASE. ANYONE ELSE? LAST CALL. I'M CLOSING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S 7:37 PM. >> MS. STEPHANIE, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO FOSTER CROSSING OR COLLIN COUNTY OUTER LOOP IN THE TIMELINE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE BUILT? >> COUNCILMAN SINGH, THAT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION. I WILL HAVE TO DEFER THAT TO MR. PETERS. >> COUNCILMAN SINGH, THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROPOSED ROADWAY PROJECTS FOR FOSTER CROSSING IN THIS AREA. WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROPOSED PROJECTS THAT THE COUNTY WOULD BE DOING ON THE OUTER LOOP. THE OUTER LOOP IS COLLIN COUNTY'S, THEY OWN AND OPERATE AND MAINTAIN IT. THEN OF COURSE, 75 IS TXDOT, SO WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY CONSTRUCTION THAT IS ANTICIPATED TO QUANAH, ANY OF THE ROADS THERE. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. IF I MAY HAVE THE DEVELOPER STEP UP, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. [INAUDIBLE] 2600 NETWORK BOULEVARD IN FRISCO, TEXAS THANKS FOR HAVING ME. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. THE FIRST QUESTION I ASKED WAS REGARDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON COLLIN COUNTY OUTER LOOP AND FOSTER CROSSING. NOW, WHAT I SEE HERE IS THERE'S A LOT OF VOLUME COMING HERE AND THERE'S NOTHING DONE ABOUT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT THAT ADDRESSES THAT? >> AT THIS POINT, TO MR. PETERS COMMENT, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY UPDATES FROM THE COUNTY ON THAT. WHAT PREPARED IS THIS MOVES FORWARD TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, THINGS LIKE THAT, OBVIOUSLY THE PIECE OF REQUIREMENTS. I KNOW WHEN WE INITIALLY ZONED THIS, THAT INTERSECTION WAS A FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN. NOW THERE'S A SIGNAL THERE. THERE'S BEING IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE CONTINUOUSLY BEING MADE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS GOING TO HELP TRIGGER SOME OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL. I DON'T HAVE THE DEFINITIVE ANSWER TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT YET, BUT OBVIOUSLY AS THIS CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THOSE ENGINEERING DESIGNS.. >> HAVE YOU HEARD ANY OF THE NEIGHBOR CONCERNS REGARDED TO THAT INTERSECTION? >> WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THE FEEDBACK, YES. >> WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN SO FAR? >> TRAFFIC IS A CONCERN. >> WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN ABOUT THAT TRAFFIC? >> WHAT SPECIFIC AREA, CAN I ASK? >> HAVE YOU SEEN HOW LONG THOSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS YET? >> HOW LONG THE LIGHTS ARE OR THE BACKUP IS? >> YES. HOW LONG THE BACKUP IS WITH THE LIGHTS? >> I'VE SEEN PICTURES, YES. >> NOW WHEN YOU SEE THOSE PICTURES, AND YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU WANT TO PUT ALMOST 600 MORE UNITS WITHOUT ANY INFRASTRUCTURE, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE HERE? >> THERE'S NOT 600 UNITS. >> WERE YOU NOT PLANNING ON REQUESTING TO PUT MORE? FORGIVE ME IF I MENTIONED THE WRONG NUMBER. >> THE REALITY IS THIS IS UNDEVELOPED LAND, WHATEVER GOES HERE IS GOING TO INCREASE TRAFFIC. [OVERLAPPING] >> BUT THE QUESTION IS DENSITY. THAT IS THE QUESTION THAT I'M LEADING TO AT THIS POINT. WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TO ADD ON ON THAT CORNER? >> 363, I THINK IS THE NUMBER I HAVE. [01:40:03] >> SO 363 UNITS WITHOUT ADDRESSING ANY INFRASTRUCTURE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS? >> I GET YOUR POINT, AND MY RESPONSES IS WE HAVE NOT FULLY ENGINEERED THIS DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THAT BOX CROSSING DRIVEWAY IN THAT LOCATION. WE'RE FULLY PREPARED TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND COUNTY'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE WHATEVER THE TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS ARE TO IMPROVE IT AND MITIGATE ANY CONCERNS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. >> HELP ME UNDERSTAND, YOU GUYS HAVE A PREMIUM CORNER THERE, LIKE ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS SAID. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE BEST USE FOR THAT CORNER? BECAUSE LET ME REMIND PEOPLE, THAT IS THE CORNER OF TWO HIGHWAYS THAT ARE GOING TO COME 75, 6 LANE COLLIN COUNTY OUTER LOOP. THAT IS GOING TO BE A VERY PRIME CORNER COMING UP ON 75. IT'S A MAJOR INTERCHANGE. SO NOW, I POSE THAT QUESTION TO YOU AGAIN. THIS IS A PREMIUM CORNER, DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE BEST USE FOR IT? >> WHAT I WILL SAY TO THAT IS IT'S A DIFFERENT PLAN THAN WHAT WE PRESENTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN WE CAME BEFORE YOU, GUYS. THINGS CHANGED, MARKET'S CHANGED, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A BETTER FIT FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH INCREASED RETAIL, MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL, AS WE'VE HEARD FROM THE OTHER AGENDA ITEMS, HOW MUCH OF A CONTENTIOUS POINT THAT CAN BE AT TIMES. WE FEEL THAT IT'S A BETTER FIT FOR THE COMMUNITY, YES. THE BASE ZONING ON THAT COMMERCIAL IS STILL C-1 COMMERCIAL ZONING, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THE PLAN SHOWS MAINLY RESTAURANTS, BUT THAT DOES ALLOW FOR RETAIL, OFFICE, OTHER USES AS WELL WITHIN THAT COMMERCIAL ZONING. THE REALITY AS WE STAND HERE TONIGHT, THIS IS WHAT REALLY HELPS FUEL THE MARKETING OF SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD ONCE THE ZONING IS IN PLACE TO SAY THAT FIVE FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS GO THERE. THAT'S THE PLAN RIGHT NOW, THAT CAN CHANGE, AS WE ALL KNOW, AS WE'VE SEEN FROM THE ORIGINAL ZONING CASE A COUPLE OF YEARS FROM THE OTHER ONE WE HAVE TODAY. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT AT CERTAIN LEVEL, YOU NEED TO MAKE A BUSINESS CASE AND IT'S GOT TO WORK ON PAPER. BUT WITH 16,000 UNITS, IT'S A HARD SELL. NOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THIS HOTEL AND A LITTLE BIT OF PREFACE HERE, I WORK IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, WHAT KIND OF HOTEL FLAG ARE YOU LOOKING AT? >> SAY THAT AGAIN. SORRY. >> WHAT HOTEL FLAG ARE YOU LOOKING AT? >> HONESTLY, THIS IS PART OF THE AGREEMENT WORKING WITH EDC THAT THIS WOULD BE BASICALLY PARCELED AND SUBDIVIDED AND GRANTED TO THE EDC SO THE EDC COULD MARKET THAT LOT FOR A HOTEL. THAT WOULDN'T BE THE DEVELOPER THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE RUNNING THAT HOTEL PIECE. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EDC TO NAVIGATE THAT. >> BERNIE, CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT A BIT MORE? >> AS FAR AS THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THIS DEVELOPER, THERE WAS SOME ASK THAT WE HEARD, SO WE ARE GOING THROUGH A NEGOTIATION PROCESS WITH THEM RIGHT NOW. WE WOULD PROBABLY SEEK TO OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO HAVE DISCUSSION, POSSIBLY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. BUT AS FAR AS LOOKING INTO HOTELS IN GENERAL RANGE, YOU MOVE IN DIFFERENT TIERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THROUGH NEGOTIATION WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY POSSIBLE LETTERS OF INTENT FOR THE OTHER QUICK-FOOD RESTAURANTS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? >> NOT AT THIS POINT. NO. >> DO YOU HAVE A GENERAL IDEA? >> I DON'T AT THIS TIME. I KNOW IT'S ON THE OPEN MARKET. >> I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE I'M COMING ACROSS AT YOU ROUGH. IT'S JUST I'VE GOTTEN SO MANY EMAILS ABOUT THIS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO THROUGH ALL MY EMAILS. I'VE GOTTEN A LOT, IT'S A LOT. THIS IS WHY I'M BEING VERY VOCAL. I'M ADDRESSING A LOT OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS THAT I'VE RECEIVED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THAT'S WHERE I STAND, GUYS. IF WE'RE GOING DOWN THE ROAD OF BEING CONSCIOUS THAT PRETTY MUCH HALF OUR DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE MULTIFAMILY, I UNDERSTAND THE EDC COMPONENT OF IT AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING FLEXIBLE ON THAT AND BEING THOUGHTFUL. BUT FOR ME, THIS DOES NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD OF A PUBLIC BENEFIT. NOW, ONCE AGAIN, I'M JUST ONE PERSON, BUT I FIGURED I PUT MY THOUGHTS OUT THERE. >> I'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND, THIS IS STILL A REDUCTION FROM OVER 700 UNITS TO WHAT IT IS TODAY. IN A WAY, THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING BEFORE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A REDUCTION OF THOSE 16,000 UNITS. [OVERLAPPING] >> IT MIGHT BE A REDUCTION, BUT IF IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE ON THE ORIGINAL PLAN, JPI, ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST APARTMENT BUILDER, WOULD HAVE DONE IT BECAUSE THEY BACKED OUT ON IT. I GET WHAT IT IS NOW AND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEING SET UP TO BE SOLD IS MY OPINION, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS EASIER TO BUILD THAN WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED AND ZONED. [01:45:06] [NOISE] IT'S A HARD SELL FOR ME BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE OUTER LOOP IS 60. >> THERE'S NO PLAN. THERE'S NO THOUGHT. TO ME, THIS IS WHERE APARTMENTS GO AROUND THE CORNER, NOT RIGHT THERE. YES, THE THREAT OF WE COULD BUILD 700 IS THERE, BUT TO ME, IT WOULD ALREADY BEEN DONE. I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO VOTE ALREADY. I APPRECIATE YOU. >> WELL, I'VE BEEN CONSISTENT ON THIS ONE. THIS IS THE SOUTHERN ENTRYWAY TO ANNA, AND I'VE MADE IT REALLY CLEAR THAT I WANT TO SEE A BEAUTIFUL ENTRYWAY. I KNOW YOU'VE WORKED HARD ON THIS, I KNOW YOU'VE SWEETENED THE DEAL WITH [INAUDIBLE] WANT TO WORK WITH OUR EDC, AND I KNOW IT'S A REALLY DIFFICULT PIECE OF PROPERTY. I HEAR YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO BUILD IN ANNA. YOU'VE PUT UP WITH [OVERLAPPING]. [LAUGHTER] WHEN I THINK OF ANNA, I CAN'T THINK ABOUT WHERE IT IS TODAY. THIS IS WHERE IT IS, I WOULD SAY THIS IS FIVE YEARS AGO, WHERE ANNA WAS, WHAT'S ON THIS MAP? IT'S NOT AN IF, FOR ME, IT'S A WHEN. THIS IS GOING TO BUILD UP HUGE, AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT TEMPORAL BUILDINGS AT THE ENTRANCE TO OUR CITY. I ENVISION SOMETHING EXTRAVAGANTLY BEAUTIFUL THERE. WHETHER IT'S CLASS A MULTI-STORY APARTMENT, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY APARTMENTS, OFFICES, BUSINESS STRUCTURE. I DID NOT SAY APARTMENTS. STRIKE THAT FROM THE RECORD. [LAUGHTER]. >> I HEARD NOTHING. >> MY APOLOGIES. WE HAVE MAJOR COMMERCIAL GOING ON JUST NORTH OF US, AND WE HAVE MAJOR COMMERCIAL GOING ON JUST SOUTH OF US WITHIN 10-15 MINUTE DRIVE. I CANNOT TAKE ANNA INTO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? ANNA IS GOOD ENOUGH TO HAVE SOME QSR RESTAURANTS, AND HAVING BEEN AN OWNER OF A QSR RESTAURANT, I WOULDN'T PUT IT HERE. THERE'S NO VISIBILITY FROM THE HIGHWAY. YOU'RE HOPING THE LITTLE BLUE SIGNS AND THE GOOGLE MAPS TAKE YOU TO THIS LOCATION, WHICH MEANS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE CARRIED BY THE PECAN GROVE NEIGHBORS, AND THOSE ARE COMING IN OFF OF THAT AREA. PLEASE BRING US SOMETHING THAT'S VISIONARY. I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT YOU HOPED FOR. YOU WANTED TO BE ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THIS DEAL, BUT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET UP WHAT WAS THE US DATA CENTER RIGHT ACROSS FROM REAL PAGE'S BUILDING, WHENEVER THEY BUILT OUT THERE ALL BY THEMSELVES. NOW, THEY ARE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED OVER IN RICHARDSON AREA, AND THEY TOOK A CHANCE. I WANT YOU TO TAKE A CHANCE. I KNOW THAT YOUR COMPANY HAS THOSE CONNECTIONS. PLEASE TAKE A CHANCE ON ANNA AND GET US SOMETHING MIRACULOUSLY EXTRAVAGANT ON THAT CORNER. >> YES, IF I MAY LEAD OFF THAT. EXCELLENT POINTS. OFFICE TOWER, PROFESSIONAL CAMPUS HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER. THERE'S DIFFERENT AVENUES, AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER AND FIND AN AVENUE FORWARD. IT'S JUST, UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED; IT JUST DOESN'T MEET THE THRESHOLD. BUT I THINK IF WE WORK TOGETHER, I THINK THERE'S POSSIBLY AN AVENUE FORWARD. I WANT TO LEAVE THAT DOOR OPEN. >> I'LL JUST JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON HERE AT THIS POINT. EVERYBODY'S ALREADY SAID IT, BUT YEAH, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO ANNA FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. THERE'S FOUR CORNERS, BUT THIS IS THE ONE COMING UP FROM 75 NORTH, AND THIS, IT SAYS ANNA NEXT FOUR EXITS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE IS A BURGER JOINT OR A DRIVE-THROUGH. IT'S NOT THE LOCATION. THE COLLEGE HAS GOT 100 ACRES ACROSS THE ROAD FROM HERE, AND EVENTUALLY, SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE THERE. WE CAN DO A LOT BETTER IN THIS CORNER. >> QUESTION FOR STEPHANIE, [01:50:01] SHOULD THIS FAIL, THE ZONING BEFORE THAT, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT ZONING? >> YES, MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER HERNDON, THIS IS WHAT'S CURRENTLY ENTITLED FOR THE PROPERTY, AND PER THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, THEY ARE ENTITLED TO BUILD UP TO 700 UNITS OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING, ONE PRIVATE CLUB/BANQUET HALL, AND ONE HOTEL ROOM. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE GIST OF THEIR ENTITLEMENT. >> SO THEY'RE GOING FROM 700 UNITS TO 336? >> THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY. >> THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY. [INAUDIBLE] NUMBERS WERE THERE. >> ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN MENTIONED ON THE SPECIFIC SUBJECT AS WELL. >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION TO DENY A PASSES 6-1. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM D, CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAT FOR SURDUKAN CITY, BLOCK A, LOT 1, DP 25-0002, AND THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. CITY MANAGER RYAN HENDERSON. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS ITEM HAS COME BEFORE YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL THE DIALOGUE, THE FEEDBACK, EMAILS THAT I RECEIVED FROM CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS REGARDING THIS. THERE ARE TWO RESOLUTIONS AS PART OF THIS ITEM : ONE WOULD BE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE WAIVERS, ONE WOULD BE FOR THE DENIAL OF THE WAIVERS. THERE IS AN OPTION FOR COUNCIL TO DO ONE OF THE TWO ON THIS ITEM. I THINK THAT BY PREPARING IT THAT WAY, THAT PRESENTS COUNCIL WITH THE ULTIMATE DECISION ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS. I HAD SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL AND IT'S REALLY MIMICKING THE STAFF REPORT. BUT MY RECOMMENDATION, AS YOUR CITY MANAGER, IS THAT YOU HONOR THE P&Z'S DECISION TO DENY THIS. WE STAND BY THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY STAFF AS IT WENT TO P&Z. I THINK THAT THE POLICY OF THIS COUNCIL OVER TIME SHOULD BE TO PROTECT THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE; THE LIMITED ABILITY WE HAVE TO PROTECT REGULATIONS OUT IN ETJ. THE FIRE CHIEF IS HERE. WE CAN SPEAK ON THE CONCERNS. MS. SCOTT-SIMS, MACKEY ARE HERE; THEY CAN SPEAK ON THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY P&Z. IT IS ULTIMATELY YOUR DECISION, BUT THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION. >> COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I'LL MOVE TO DENY. >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DENY. IF YOU WOULD CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION TO DENY PASSES 4-3. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 7E TO CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND ACT ON APPOINTING A MAYOR PRO TEM. MS. LAND. >> YES, SIR. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER, ANNUALLY AFTER THE FIRST MEETING AFTER THE ELECTION, COUNCIL IS TO APPOINT A MAYOR PRO TEM AND A DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. [01:55:02] THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> I MAKE A MOTION FOR KEVIN TOTEN. I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME. I'VE KNOWN THE GUY A LONG TIME, AND HE'S BEEN UP HERE AND SERVED WELL. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MAYOR PRO TEM FOR KEVIN TOTEN. I'LL SECOND IT. IF YOU WANT, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THAT FAILED 3-3-1. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? >> I'D LIKE TO PUT A MOTION FOR MAYOR PRO TEM KELLY HERNDON. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR MS. HERNDON. IF YOU WOULD CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT? >> THEY POPPED UP TWICE. >> YOU LEGALLY GET TO VOTE TWICE. [LAUGHTER] >> THIS AIN'T CHICAGO. [LAUGHTER] >> [INAUDIBLE] THIRD TIME. >> THERE YOU GO [INAUDIBLE]. >> OH GOOD GOD. >> FAILED, 2-3-1. THAT'S NOT RIGHT. >> WE'RE MISSING ONE. >> WE'RE MISSING ONE. >> CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? >> CAN WE CALL MS. LAND? >> COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BRYAN. >> ABSTAIN. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HERNDON. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BAKER. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SINGH. >> YES. >> MAYOR CAIN. >> NO. IS THAT 3-3-1? >> 3-3-1. >> THAT FAILED AS WELL? ANY OTHER MOTIONS? >> MAYOR I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ENTER CLOSED SESSION. [8. Closed Session (Exceptions) (Part 1 of 2).] >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YES. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE SECOND TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION. DO I NEED TO READ THESE ORDINANCES FOR THIS CLOSED SESSION? >> YES. >> WE'RE GOING TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.071, CHAPTER 551.072, CHAPTER 551.087, AND CHAPTER 551.074. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION. 07:59, WE ARE ENCLOSED. READY? [9. Consider/Discuss/Action on any items listed on any agenda - work session, regular meeting, or closed session - that is duly posted by the City of Anna for any City Council meeting occurring on the same date as the meeting noticed in this agenda (Part 1 of 2).] >> YES, SIR. >> WE ARE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AT 9:28 PM. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO ADDRESS FROM CLOSED. IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBER, SORRY? >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, I'LL ENTERTAIN IT AT THIS TIME. >> MAYOR, I MOVE THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S SELECTION OF CATHERINE CLIFTON OF THE FIRM OF GANNAWAY AND [02:00:01] CLIFTON TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE CITY REGARDING PERSONAL MATTERS. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN WE CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? WE DON'T HAVE OUR DEVICES SET UP. >> COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BRYAN. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HERNDON. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BAKER. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SINGH. >> YES. >> MAYOR CAIN. >> ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. TAKES US TO THE NEXT MOTION OUT OF CLOSED. >> I APPROVE AN AMENDMENT CHANGE. >> YOU MOVE TO APPOINT. >> I MOVED TO APPOINT AN AMENDMENT CHANGE FOR THE CITY MANAGER CONTRACT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER TOTEN. >> NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BRYAN. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER HERNDON. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BAKER. >> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SINGH. >> YES. >> MAYOR CAIN. >> NO. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.