Dec 09, 2025 City Council Meeting

ALL RIGHT. THE CITY COUNCIL COMES OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AT 6:05.

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

THE MAYOR'S JUST ON VACATION. THERE'S NO HARM.

HE'S ALL GOOD. SO WE'RE GOOD. WE'LL GET THROUGH IT.

FIRST WE'LL CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISH QUORUM.

MAYOR CAIN IS ABSENT. ALL OTHER COUNCIL IS PRESENT.

SECOND, I ASKED COUNCILMAN CARVER TO LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. GOD, JOIN ME IN PRAYER.

LORD, WE COME TO YOU TO THANK YOU FOR JUST THIS AMAZING SEASON.

I PRAY THAT YOUR PEACE AND TRANQUILITY BE UPON THIS CITY.

WE'VE ALREADY STARTED OFF WITH JUST AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EXCITEMENT AND LOVE AND JOY AND JUST BEING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.

I PRAY THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS SEASON, THAT WE ALL CONTINUE TO REMEMBER WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, WHICH IS YOU AND OUR FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILY. AND TONIGHT, I PRAY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON ALL OF THE ITEMS, BE ABLE TO BRING WISDOM TO EACH OF THEM, MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE GOOD FOR TODAY AND GOOD FOR TOMORROW.

FOR MAYOR CAIN I PRAY THAT HE AND HIS WIFE ARE HAVING A GREAT, RESTFUL, RELAXING, FULFILLING VACATION.

I THINK IT'S THE FIRST TIME PETE'S EVER NOT BEEN WITH US.

AND SO WE PRAY FOR THEM AND THEIR SAFETY AND THEIR FUN BE UPON US THIS ENTIRE SEASON.

BE WITH OUR POLICE AND FIRE AS THEY GO OUT AND TAKE CARE OF US.

IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

ALL RIGHT. NEIGHBORHOOD 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 IS 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.

KERRY, DO WE HAVE ANY? ALRIGHT, ON TO NUMBER FOUR.

[4. Reports.]

ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OF THAT? NO REPORTS.

I GOT ONE, YOU HAVE ONE? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO.

I KIND OF HINTED AT IT IN MY PRAYER. I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW THE STAFF CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS THIS PAST WEEK. FROM THE. WITH THE CHAMBER STARTING THE PARADE ALL THE WAY TO CLOSE OF THE EVENTS.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HEAD COUNT WAS OUT HERE IN THIS PLAZA, BUT EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME AND I GOTTA SAY IT AGAIN, ANNA IS THE PLACE TO BE, AND ANNA IS AS A PLACE TO BE AT CHRISTMAS.

WE'RE JUST A FEW DAYS INTO THE 12 DAYS OF ANNA.

SO PLEASE CHECK YOUR EVENT CALENDARS TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU COUNCILMAN CARVER. NUMBER FIVE, WORK SESSION.

[5. Work Session.]

MANNY. HEY, EVERYONE. SO THIS IS WHITEGLOVEAI COMING IN.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE DISPLAYING SOME DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR US.

WHEN IT COMES TO AUTOMATING AND ADDING OR INTEGRATING AI INTO OUR DIFFERENT PROCESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SOME OF THAT COULD INVOLVE WHEN YOU CALL IN IT COULD INVOLVE WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE DEALING WITH A UTILITY ISSUE.

WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE PROVIDING A SERVICE.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TOP IS TOP NOTCH.

THIS IS GOING TO HELP US BE MORE EFFECTIVE, HOPEFULLY WITH OUR WITH OUR ALIGNING OF AI AND OTHER METRICS TO KIND OF MEASURE IT OUT.

BUT I'LL LET YOU TAKE OVER, NICK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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I AM THE CEO OF WHITEGLOVEAI. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT ME. I SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND I'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF TIME IN PRIVATE SECTOR, IN CYBERSECURITY, AT COMPANIES LIKE DELOITTE, BANK OF AMERICA AND AWS. IN OCTOBER OF 2023, I FOUNDED WHITEGLOVEAI WITH THE SIMPLE PURPOSE AND MISSION TO HELP OUR CLIENTS SECURELY AND RESPONSIBLY ADOPT A VERY RISKY TECHNOLOGY.

SO I'LL BE TAKING YOU THROUGH A PRESENTATION VERY BRIEF.

AND I THINK THE MOST EXCITING PART IS AT THE VERY END WHEN WE HAVE OUR DEMOS.

OKAY. WHITEGLOVEAI IS YOUR TRUSTED AI ADOPTION PARTNER WITH OVER 67,000 AND COUNTING, NEW AI AND MACHINE LEARNING PRODUCTS LAUNCHES PER WEEK. A LOT OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS, ESPECIALLY PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS, ARE FEELING VERY OVERWHELMED AND CONFUSED. AND SO WE AS A COMPANY HAVE DEDICATED OURSELVES TO PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE CIVIC POPULATION IN ORDER TO HELP THEM DEMYSTIFY AND DE-RISK THE ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

WE DO SIX THINGS VERY WELL. NUMBER ONE, WE HELP YOU CUT THROUGH THE HYPE.

THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE. I'M SURE ANYTIME YOU WATCH TV OR YOU'RE SCROLLING ON INSTAGRAM OR TIKTOK, YOU CAN'T PASS UP AT LEAST 10S WITHOUT SEEING A COMMERCIAL.

SOMETHING ABOUT AI. OR MAYBE IT'S YOUR FAVORITE SOFTWARE AND THEY'RE ADDING AI.

SO EVERYBODY'S DOING SOMETHING WITH AI. RIGHT.

SO WHEN DO WE GET TO HAVE FUN? NOW THE NOISE UNFORTUNATELY DISTRACTS US FROM REALLY MEASURING WHAT IS THE TRUE RETURN ON INVESTMENT. HOW DO WE DE-RISK THE IMPLEMENTATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT? SELECTING THE RIGHT TOOLING FOR THE RIGHT USE CASES IS VERY IMPORTANT.

ONCE YOU MAKE AN INVESTMENT, YOU LOCK YOURSELVES IN.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PARTNER AND THE RIGHT VENDORS TO MOVE FORWARD.

THREE, WE HELP YOU PERFORM DUE DILIGENCE. A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT QUESTIONS ARE TO ASK.

WHEN I WAS LEADING THIRD PARTY CYBER RISK FOR BANK OF AMERICA IT WAS HARD ENOUGH PERFORMING DUE DILIGENCE ON VENDORS THAT SERVICE THE BANK.

NOW IT'S BECOME EVEN MORE CONVOLUTED. NOW, WITH ALL THESE NEW AI TECHNOLOGIES, EXACTLY WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK AND HOW DO YOU PROPERLY MEASURE RISK IN THE ADOPTION OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES? THREE. EXCUSE ME. FOUR, WE HELP YOU PREPARE FOR ADOPTION.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE A SERVICES COMPANY. FIVE, WE HELP YOU IMPLEMENT IT SECURELY.

SECURITY. AND I STOLE THIS FROM AWS IS JOB ZERO.

HERE AT WHITEGLOVEAI, WE WE WEAVE A SECURITY THROUGH ALL OF OUR WORK.

IT'S NOT A BOLT ON AT SOME POINT IN THE PROCESS.

IT IS A PART OF THE DNA AND THE VERY WAY THAT WE WORK.

AND FINALLY, AND THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, IS WE ARE THE WORLD'S FIRST MANAGED AI SERVICE PROVIDER.

PERHAPS YOU'VE HEARD OF MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDERS. AND LIKE WE HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF IT OVER THE LONG TERM.

WE DON'T CLOSE UP OUR BRIEFCASE AND LEAVE WHEN WE'RE DONE. WE'RE HERE TO STAY WITH YOU AND PARTNER WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF YOUR IMPLEMENTATION.

AS I SAID, WE ARE AN END TO END AI SERVICES COMPANY FOR GOVERNMENT.

WE HAVE FIVE MAJOR LINES OF SERVICE. WE START WITH CONSULTING WHERE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE QUESTIONS PERHAPS NEED THEIR FIRST AI POLICY DEVELOPED, OR THEY NEED AN AI STRATEGY DEVELOPED.

WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE NORTH TEXAS TOLLWAY AUTHORITY TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.

YOU'LL SEE ACCOLADES ON ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT WE DID THIS FOR, MASTERCARD'S GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY TEAM HELPED THEM BUILD THEIR AI STRATEGY, OUR COMMUNICATIONS AI. COUNCILMAN SINGH TOUCHED A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT ON THAT.

THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEVERAGE AI AGENTS TO TAKE ON THE THE BRUNT OF THE THE WORK.

THAT PROBABLY IS A DRAG. AND THE DROWNING OF THE SOUL.

FOR FOLKS WHO JUST WANT TO HAVE REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE HERE TO DO, IS HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS, NOT TO COPY EXCEL SHEETS AND COPY DATA FROM ONE EXCEL SHEET TO THE OTHER. OKAY. SO WHAT WE WANT, WHAT OUR COMMUNICATION AI HELPS CITIES LIKE YOURS DO IS HELP REACH A

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IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT MAY BE READILY AVAILABLE.

MAYBE YOUR NEIGHBOR DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH AS THEIR NATIVE TONGUE, AND THEY JUST HAVE A HARD TIME ACCESSING THE WEBSITE BECOMES AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE. THESE AGENTS SPEAK IN OVER 29 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

THEY CAN SPEAK OVER TEXT. THEY CAN SPEAK OVER VOICE MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M SURE WITH A SHOW OF HANDS HOW MANY PEOPLE HATE CALLING IN AND HITTING ONE, TWO, 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 10 WAITING FOR THE MENU TO FINISH TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW THEY GET TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT THEY CALL TO SOLVE.

AND THEN WE HAVE AN AVATAR AI THAT'S FULL VIDEO.

AND THEN EVERYTHING IS BACKED BY AUTOMATION. IF IT'S DIGITAL, WE CAN AUTOMATE IT.

OUR TRANSLATION SERVICES, WE CAN PROVIDE REAL TIME VOICE TRANSLATIONS UP TO 67 LANGUAGES.

VOICE TO VOICE WITH A 1 TO 3 SECOND DELAY AT A 98.5% ACCURACY.

WE DID THIS FOR DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY FOR THEIR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.

IN SUPPORT OF HB 3512, WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2025 WE HAVE GONE AHEAD AND DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE SELECTION BY THE DIR AN ENTIRE TRAINING PROGRAM, ROBUST, WITH OVER 60 DIFFERENT CREDENTIALED CERTIFICATIONS THAT WILL BE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED BY THE END OF JANUARY, OFFERING SUPPORT FOR HB 3512, WHERE ANY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH WORKS OVER 25% OF THEIR JOB ON A COMPUTER, IS REQUIRED TO HAVE ACCESS TO AI AND CYBERSECURITY TRAINING.

THIS LAW WENT INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

AND FINALLY, ROBOTICS. THIS IS ONE I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES IS I, ROBOT WITH WILL SMITH.

I HOPE YOU ALL SEEN THAT. BUT IT COULD BE A SCARY WORLD.

BUT NOT IF WE DO IT RIGHT. SO WHITEGLOVEAI STOOD UP A ROBOTICS SERVICE TO HELP PROCURE, IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE ROBOTS.

THE THE HARDWARE IS CHINESE, BUT THE BRAINS AND THE SOFTWARE IS AMERICAN AND US MADE.

THESE ARE SOME OF OUR CLIENTS. AS I SAID, WE'VE DEDICATED OURSELVES TO CIVIC SERVICE.

SO WE SEE A LOT OF CITIES UP HERE LIKE THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, FRISCO.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT GRAND PRAIRIE JUST CAME ON BOARD.

THE CITY OF HARLINGEN JUST CAME ON BOARD DOWN SOUTH.

AND I THINK WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT HERE IS WE HAVEN'T ESTABLISHED AND EXISTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF ANNA, WHERE WE WORK WITH CHRIS TALBOT AND HIS TEAM TO DELIVER AI POWERED PENETRATION TESTING.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE LEVERAGE AI TO ATTACK WITH AUTHORIZATION THE CITY OF ANNA NETWORKS IN ORDER TO SHOW CHRIS AND HIS TEAM EXACTLY WHERE THE HOLES WERE. AND SO I BELIEVE THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WE DELIVERED THAT.

SO I WANT TO MAKE THAT AND MAKE SURE WE MAKE NOTE OF THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH TED MACKEY, WHO'S THE INTERIM PRINCIPAL, ANNA HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'VE DELIVERED PRODUCTIVITY AI SOFTWARE FOR HIS CTE TEAM.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES HERE IN ANNA.

SOME OF OUR REVIEWS I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO READ.

IT'S A BIT OF AN EYE CHART. THEY LOVE US. ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GET INTO THE DEMO.

SO THIS IS A TEXT AI AND VOICE AI DEMO. IT FALLS UNDER THE COMMUNICATIONS AI TRACK.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW NOW IF I CAN FIND MY MOUSE, OF COURSE I THINK I LOST MY MOUSE.

ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. SO THIS IS A A COPY. IF, IF I MAY, OF THE CITY OF ANNA'S WEBSITE.

WE JUST COPIED IT. IT'S IT'S. YOU CAN'T REALLY TOUCH ANYTHING.

YOU CAN'T CLICK ON ANY BUTTONS. THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS IS TO SHOW HOW OUR TEXT AGENTS WORK ON YOUR WEBSITE.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START A CALL, AND YOU ACCEPT YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE THE CALL ON HERE OVER 29 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

YOU CAN DO A WEB CALL, RIGHT. OR YOU CAN START CHATTING.

YOU CAN SAY SOMETHING LIKE HI AND IT'LL REPLY STATING THAT HELLO, HOW CAN I HELP YOU? TODAY I'M WITH THE CITY OF ANNA SERVICES HELP YOU WITH SERVICES OR INFORMATION.

AND THERE ARE THREE QUESTIONS I WANT TO SHOWCASE HERE JUST TO SHOW THE VERSATILITY OF IT.

SO I'VE ALREADY GONE AHEAD AND PRE-MADE THESE QUESTIONS.

THE FIRST ONE READS I'M BUILDING A PATIO COVER.

DO I NEED A PERMIT? HOW LONG DO PERMITS TAKE TO APPROVE? SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND STICK THAT IN THERE. I WANT TO DISCLAIM THAT THIS WAS A A VERY BRIEF SUMMARIZATION OF THE ENTIRE ANNA WEBSITE,

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SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LINKS.

THERE ARE EMAILS APPLIED IN HERE, AND IT PRESENTS A FULL VIEW.

CHRIS, I DON'T YEAH, THERE WE GO. JUST ZOOMING A LITTLE BIT FOR EVERYBODY IN THE BACK.

THE NEXT ONE I'D LIKE TO SHOW IS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST JUMP TO A MULTILINGUAL QUESTION.

SO THIS QUESTION IS IN SPANISH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT SAYS BECAUSE I DON'T SPEAK SPANISH.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY SPANISH SPEAKERS, PLEASE DO VALIDATE THE EFFICACY OF THIS ANSWER.

SO IT'LL IMMEDIATELY SWITCH. THIS IS NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE.

WHAT IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE IS WHEN YOU START A CONVERSATION ON THE PHONE IN ENGLISH, THEN SWITCH TO SPANISH, THEN SWITCH TO VIETNAMESE, THEN RUSSIAN, AND END THE CALL IN RUSSIAN.

IT CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT, AND THAT'S EXCITING TO ME.

THAT TRULY MEANS ACCESSIBILITY. OKAY. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP IN.

SO THIS IS A QUICK DEMO OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO INTERACT WITH AN AI AGENT THAT'S TRAINED ON THE CITY OF ANNA'S INFORMATION, AND THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO DEFLECT CALLS OR INQUIRIES TO CITY STAFF, HELPING FREE THEM UP TO WORK ON MORE IMPORTANT WORK. RIGHT. AND FREE THEM UP TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AND ENRICH THE RELATIONSHIPS THEY HAVE WITH THE NEIGHBORS.

NEXT, I'M GOING TO MAKE A PHONE CALL. CHRIS, YOU ASKED ME IF I HAVE VOICE, AND THERE'S VOICE, SO I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A PHONE CALL ON MY PHONE IF THAT'S OKAY. I'M JUST GOING TO STICK IT HERE. IS THAT OKAY? ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW, FOLKS, IS I'M GOING TO CALL THE CITY OF ANNA AGENT.

THE VERY SAME AGENT THAT POWERS THE WEBSITE CHAT IS THE SAME AGENT THAT POWERS THIS.

HI. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF ANNA'S INFORMATION LINE.

I'M THE CITY'S AI ASSISTANT. HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY? HI THERE. WHAT DAY IS MY TRASH AND RECYCLING PICKUP IN THE AVERY POINT NEIGHBORHOOD? AND HOW DO I SCHEDULE BULK TRASH? I CAN HELP WITH THAT.

TO CONFIRM YOUR WEEKLY TRASH AND RECYCLING PICKUP DAY FOR AVERY POINT.

COULD YOU SHARE YOUR STREET ADDRESS? PICK UP DAYS VARY BY ROUTE, AND I CAN LOOK IT UP PRECISELY.

FOR BULK TRASH, COLLECTION IS THE THIRD WEEK OF EACH MONTH WITH A THREE CUBIC YARD LIMIT.

SET ITEMS OUT BY 7 A.M. ON YOUR AREA'S BULK DAY.

ONCE I HAVE YOUR ADDRESS, I'LL CONFIRM BOTH YOUR REGULAR DAY AND YOUR.

HANG ON, I GOT THE ADDRESS. I DON'T NEED ALL THAT INFORMATION.

I LIVE RIGHT OFF BLUFFVIEW DRIVE. GOT IT. THANKS.

BLUFFVIEW DRIVE FALLS UNDER THE AVERY POINT ROUTES, BUT PICKUP DAYS CAN DIFFER BY BLOCK.

IF YOU CAN SHARE YOUR HOUSE NUMBER, I CAN CONFIRM THE EXACT WEEKLY DAY AND THE NEXT BULK PICKUP DATE.

WITHOUT THE NUMBER, HERE'S THE QUICK VERSION.

TRASH AND RECYCLING ARE WEEKLY. CURBSIDE AND BULK IS THE THIRD WEEK OF EACH MONTH, WITH A THREE CUBIC YARD LIMIT SET OUT BY 7 A.M.

ON YOUR AREA'S BULK DAY. WANT ME TO LOOK UP YOUR EXACT SCHEDULE WITH THE HOUSE NUMBER? [SPANISH] CUÁNDO SON LAS PROXIMAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO Y COMO PUEDO VERLOS IN VIVO? CLARO, EL CONSEJO DE LA CIUDAD DE ANNA EL SEGUNDO Y CUARTO MARTES DE CADA MES EN EL COMPLEJO MUNICIPAL, LA SESIÓN DE TRABAJO INICIA A LAS CINCO Y MEDIA DE LA TARDE Y LA REUNION REGULAR A LAS SEIS DE LA TARDE.

THAT'S JUST A BRIEF EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU KNOW, MY INTERNAL. SO PERHAPS AT ONE POINT I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL COUNCILMAN CARVER.

SO THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE. SO WHAT OUR GOAL IS TO AND I THINK A REALLY GREAT FIRST STEP IN WHICH EVERY MOST OF THE CITIES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH IS, ARE DOING IS REALLY JUST REPLACING THAT MAIN PHONE LINE, THE IVR.

THAT SEEMS TO BE THE BIGGEST PAIN POINT AND USUALLY THE MAIN CHIEF COMPLAINT OF MOST NEIGHBORS OR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY.

AND THE BEST PART IS WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU CAN ALSO ADD THE CHAT WIDGET ON THE WEBSITE, AND YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO GO BROWSE ON THE INTERNET, VERSUS PEOPLE WHO JUST LIKE TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND JUST TALK TO SOMEONE.

OKAY I'LL JUST DO A LAST QUICK DEMO. THIS IS I WOULD SAY THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING APPLICATION THAT WE'VE BUILT INTERNALLY, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE TO EXTERNAL EXTERNALLY TO CITIES.

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SO CIVIC WIRE IS AN INTERNAL APPLICATION WE'VE BUILT TO HELP US FARM INTELLIGENCE FROM CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. OBVIOUSLY, STARTING HERE IN TEXAS, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, WE HAVE THE CITIES OF ANNA, DALLAS, LEWISVILLE AND MCKINNEY LOADED ONTO THIS PLATFORM, WHICH ALSO INDICATES PEOPLE OF INTEREST.

AND SO HERE IN THE CITY OF ANNA, YOU'LL SEE THAT ON YOUR SWAGIT PAGE, THE SWAGIT IS A GRANICUS SOFTWARE THAT I BELIEVE EVERY CITY USES TO HOST THEIR COUNCIL MEETINGS, WHICH MAKES THIS VERY EASY FOR US, THIS PROCESS.

YOU HOST ABOUT 179 MEETINGS ON YOUR SWAGIT PAGE RIGHT NOW FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.

OKAY. SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND AND LISTED OUT ALL OF THEM.

YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY FLIP THROUGH PAGES AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE HAD A FEW TRANSCRIPTIONS ALREADY DONE.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT DOES IS JUST EXTRACTS THE AUDIO IT IDENTIFIES SPEAKERS IF THE SPEAKERS ARE MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

SO THERE'S DIARIZATION AS THAT NAME OF THAT PROCESS.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE TRANSCRIPT BY SPEAKER OR BY TIMELINE TIMELINES USUALLY, YOU KNOW.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A CDC EDC JOINT MEETING THAT HAPPENED ON THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER.

OKAY. AND THE COOL PART IS THAT LET'S LET'S SEE PLEDGE.

LET'S FIND SOMETHING JUICY IN HERE AND THAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

SO I'LL SAY WE HAVE AI THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE TRANSCRIPT.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH THE VIDEO MEETING RIGHT IN HERE IF YOU WANT TO IF YOU WANT TO VERIFY WHAT THE AI FOUND AND THEN YOU CAN JUST ASK THE AI, LIKE WHAT DID WE SAY? SO ESSENTIALLY YOU CAN ASK FOR LIKE, A SUMMARY IF YOU'RE JUST AN AVERAGE PERSON. I'M CURIOUS WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT COUNCIL MEETING.

YOU JUST GET A QUICK SUMMARY. YEAH, EXACTLY. THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION I CAN SAY.

JUST SO I DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE TRANSCRIPT. OKAY.

AND THEN THE I ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT HERE. THERE WE GO.

PROVIDES INLINE CITATIONS EXACTLY WHEN SOMETHING WAS MENTIONED.

IT'S CLICKABLE. IT'LL SCROLL YOU DOWN TO WHERE IT WAS MENTIONED.

SO THIS, LIKE I SAID I THINK IS GOING TO BE A HUGE WIN FOR A LOT OF CITIES TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY AND UNLOCK INTELLIGENCE THAT THAT SITS WITHIN THE DEPTHS OF COUNCIL MEETINGS, EDC MEETINGS, ZONING AND PLANNING MEETINGS.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DATA THAT CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM THIS TO HELP YOU KNOW, INFORM CITIES AND START MAKING DECISIONS A WHOLE LOT FASTER.

SO I ALSO TESTED THIS WITH AN ELDER IN ONE OF OUR FAMILIES.

DOESN'T SPEAK ANY ENGLISH, AND IT SWUNG FOR THE FENCES.

IT LABELED EVERYTHING OUT. IT PROVIDED A TRANSCRIPT OF EVERYTHING SHE WAS SAYING.

SO THERE'S REAL VALUE. AND ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, THIS HELPS US PLUG TWO HOLES.

NUMBER ONE, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT CULTURES AND LANGUAGES IN THE CITY.

ENGLISH MAY NOT BE THEIR FIRST. THIS PROVIDES AN AVENUE FOR THEM TO GET THEIR MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

AND THEN ALSO WE'RE BEING TRANSPARENT. WE'RE MAKING IT SO EASY.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE I FOUND IN THESE LAST, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR IS WHENEVER YOU TRY TO FIND SOMETHING THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS DONE, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. BUT THIS HELPS MAKE THAT VERY ATTAINABLE TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S LIKE YOU NEED A STAPLES.

THAT WAS EASY BUTTON. SO I DO I DO REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNCIL SEES VALUE IN HERE TOO, BECAUSE WE'RE BEING VERY TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC NOW.

I MEAN, THE ACCESS IS UNBELIEVABLY EASY WITH THIS.

AND TO YOUR POINT, IT ALSO FREES UP A LOT OF OUR USERS, BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS NOT TO REPLACE, IS TO AUGMENT AND TO PROVIDE BETTER OUTPUT, FOCUS THEM ON DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDE VALUE.

BECAUSE, SO I COME FROM THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY IMPORTANT. FROM EVERY INTERACTION, THERE'S AN ART AND A SCIENCE TO IT.

AND THIS HELPS US STREAMLINE A LOT OF THE A LOT OF THE HICCUPS, A LOT OF THE HURDLES THAT WE HAVE.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN SINGH. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ANY QUESTIONS IF THIS GETS IMPLEMENTED, THIS CAN BE USED BY ANYBODY THAT COMES AND VISITS THE CITY WEBSITE.

CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THAT ARE A LITTLE CHALLENGED WHEN IT COMES TO THIS.

SO EASY IS BEST. THIS IS THE EASY BUTTON. LIKE COUNCILMAN SINGH SAID, YOU'RE YOU'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE VISITING THE WEBSITES,

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I MEAN, IT'S ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC WORKS OR WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, DAY TO DAY ITEMS THAT COULD BE TAKEN CARE OF THAT DON'T NEED A PERSON CLICKING ON A BUTTON. SO. WELL, AND THAT'S THE POINT IS EVERY ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT THEY'VE SHOWN US TONIGHT, A PERSON COULD CALL UP THE CITY SECRETARY OR WHOEVER AND REQUEST CERTAIN INFORMATION, AND THAT TAKES A HUMAN PERSON THAT'S GOT OTHER THINGS ON THEIR PLATE, TIME TO GO THROUGH AND PULL THIS TOGETHER, AND THEY MIGHT GET THE REPORT IN 7 TO 10 DAYS OR TWO MONTHS OR WHATEVER.

THIS IS REAL TIME, AND IT DOESN'T TIE UP A HUMAN ASSET.

THAT'S A GREAT POINT. I WANT TO TELL YOU, IT WAS A JOY MEETING YOU AT TML, SIR. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS WE'RE ALWAYS DISCOVERING REALLY GREAT SERVICES AND AND TOOLS AND ALL OF THAT FOR THE CITY AND THEN WE BRING IT BACK TO THE CITY AND AND THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, YOU GO BACK TO BEING A COUNCILMAN AND LET US DO OUR JOB.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH CHRIS, BECAUSE AS WITH ANY VENDOR WE BRING IN AS A COUNCIL, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STAFF OUR FRONT SEAT, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO USE THESE THINGS.

IT'S REAL EASY FOR US TO TO BLESS A STAFF MEMBER WITH A PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY OR A TOOL AND SAY, HERE, GO MAKE IT WORK. I WON'T EVEN ASK HIM TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.

WHAT ARE THE SUCCESSES THAT YOU'VE SEEN SO FAR WORKING WITH OTHER CITIES? I'M AND I'M SPECIFICALLY ASKING COST SAVINGS FOR FTES.

I'M NOT ONE TO PROHIBIT JOBS, BUT I'D MUCH RATHER HIRE SMES AND NEEDED PERSONNEL IN AREAS TO ADVANCE OUR CITY. THAN HAVE TO TIE UP MONIES FOR THINGS LIKE THIS THAT DON'T REQUIRE THAT SKILL SET. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, HOW MANY FTES CAN I SAVE HAVING WHITE WHITEGLOVEAI IN THE CITY? THE CITY OF FRISCO, THEIR FIRST GOAL WAS TO TAKE ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL PROCESSES.

PROBABLY THE MOST COMPLAINED ABOUT ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION SURVEYS WAS COMING FROM THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TEAM.

THEY THEIR TRAFFIC HOTLINE CONSISTS OF A PRERECORDED MESSAGE.

AND THEN THE CALLER LEAVES A VOICEMAIL AT THE END.

IT'S A BIT OF A BLACK BOX. CALLER DOESN'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK.

IT'S KIND OF A SHOT IN THE DARK. AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, EVERY DAY A TRAFFIC ENGINEER HAS TO SPEND BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF TO THREE HOURS LISTENING TO EVERY SINGLE VOICEMAIL FROM THAT DAY, MANUALLY HAND TYPING EACH ONE OF THE CALLS, AND THEN DECIDING EXACTLY WHAT THE CALLER WAS CALLING ABOUT AND ROUTING THAT CALL, REPORT TO THE SPECIFIC TRAFFIC TEAM, WHICH THERE IS THREE OF FOR SIGNALS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC REQUESTS OR PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS.

SO WHAT WE DID IS WE BUILT AN AGENT VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT YOU HEARD EARLIER THAT SIMPLY GREETS AND FRANKLY WHICH FEELS WEIRD TO SAY BECAUSE THIS IS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NOT A HUMAN THAT CAN HANDLE EMOTIONS.

IT'S RATHER PATIENT WITH PEOPLE. YOU DID SHOW THAT SHE DIDN'T GET, SHE PAUSED, BUT SHE DIDN'T GET ANGRY.

SHE DIDN'T GET ANGRY. THERE'S NO HR REPORT TO BE FILED OR ANY OF THAT SORT OF THING.

SO, SO IT'LL LET'S LET'S SAY THERE'S AN ANGRY CALLER.

PERHAPS THEY HIT A POTHOLE UNEXPECTEDLY. PERHAPS THEY'RE NOW THEY HAVE A FLAT AND THEY HAVE TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY'RE FUMING.

IT'LL SIT THERE AND LISTEN. IT WILL EMPATHIZE.

IT'S TRAINED TO RESPOND TO HUMAN EMOTION. BUT IT ITSELF CANNOT EXPRESS HUMAN EMOTION.

IT'S SIMPLY A SIMULATION TO HELP CALM THE CALLER DOWN, COLLECT THE NECESSARY INFORMATION SO THE TRAFFIC TEAM CAN GET TO WORK.

IT'LL ASK FOR THINGS LIKE THE INTERSECTION NAME, TIME OF DAY, DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER. IT WILL THEN, AFTER THE CALL HAS ENDED, DO A CALL SENTIMENT ANALYSIS.

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IT WILL WRITE THE CALL REPORT. IT WILL DETERMINE WHICH TEAM THE CALL THE REPORT NEEDS TO GO TO, AND IT WILL SEND AN EMAIL TO THAT TEAM. AT THE MOMENT I THINK WE'RE MEASURING RIGHT AROUND 20 TO 30 HOURS A WEEK OF WORK SAVED AVERAGE EMPLOYEES RIGHT AROUND $60 AN HOUR.

I RAN, IN FAIRNESS, I RAN YOUR PRODUCT THROUGH CHATGPT TO SEE WHAT IT HAD TO SAY ABOUT YOU.

AND SO WHITEGLOVEAI AND CHATGPT ARE OBVIOUSLY FRIENDS, AND SO IT CAME UP WITH THREE, THREE POINTS.

IT SAID AN INSTANT, ACCURATE, FRIENDLY ANSWER IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE CALLING THE CITY OF ANNA 24/7.

IT'S A DIGITAL CITY HALL THAT NEVER CLOSES AND A HYPER LOCAL GPT TRAINED, AND THE DATABASE ESSENTIALLY TRAINED FOR IN A SPECIFIC DATA AND A RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT ENGINE THAT REDUCES STAFF LOAD AND IMPROVES SATISFACTION.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, NICK, BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT WHAT WE BRING TO OUR STAFF, AND I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE TO THEM, AND HE DOESN'T KNOW I'M ABOUT TO ASK IT, BUT WOULD YOU MIND COMING TO THE MICROPHONE A MOMENT, CHRIS? CHRIS IS OUR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY? OR YOU HAVE OTHER TITLES, WHAT'S THE CURRENT ONE? THE IT DIRECTOR. CHRIS HALBERT, IT DIRECTOR. YES, SIR.

YES, SIR. CHRIS, THANKS FOR COMING TO THE MIC.

IT'S KIND OF RARE YOU EVER GET TO DO THIS. DO WE HAVE AI USED ANYWHERE IN THE CITY? CURRENTLY WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF AI USED. IT IS NOT NEIGHBOR FACING AI.

THE MAJORITY OF ALL OUR AI IS SECURITY BASED.

OKAY. EXCUSE ME. THE. WHENEVER YOU GOT TO SEE THE PRESENTATION, AND I KNOW I'M PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT, SO APPRECIATE THE AWKWARDNESS. WHAT ARE SOME THOUGHTS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT IMPLEMENTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS? AND HAVE ANY STAFF MEMBERS OR ANYBODY TALK TO YOU ABOUT NEEDING A PRODUCT LIKE THIS? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? SO THE ASK OF DO WE NEED A PRODUCT LIKE THIS FROM, SO I COMMUNICATE MAJORITY WITH INTERNAL STAFF, RIGHT. SO I DON'T HEAR THE CONVERSATIONS OF WE NEED THIS ONLY BECAUSE I'M NOT SPEAKING WITH A NEIGHBOR THAT MAY BE CALLING IN, GETTING HUNG UP ON, NOT HUNG UP, BUT CAUGHT UP ON A PHONE LINE.

RIGHT? BASED OFF OF THE DEMONSTRATION, I COULD SEE THE VALUE IN IT.

ABSOLUTELY. THE AI RESPONSES OF THE PHONE CALL SPECIFICALLY ARE FANTASTIC.

HONESTLY, IT WAS GREAT RESPONSES. IT WAS QUICK.

THE BILINGUAL WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. HONESTLY BEING VERY CANDID IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, I DON'T SEE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD USE A CHATBOT ON A WEBSITE. BUT THAT COULD JUST BE MY PERSONAL OPINION.

SURE. THE VIDEO SCRAPING. I HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT THE VIDEO SCRAPING IS IS VERY UNIQUE IN A SENSE OF BEING ABLE TO ASK IT QUESTIONS. SO WE DO GET A TRANSCRIPTION AS PART OF THE SWAGIT PRODUCT.

SO THAT ALREADY EXISTS, BUT IT'S NOT SEARCHABLE IN THAT WAY.

AND YOU CAN'T GET GENERATED BULLET POINTS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD GET YOURSELF, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO COPY AND PASTE AND PROMPT AND ASK QUESTIONS.

SO THE BUILT IN AI, THAT'S PRETTY THAT'S PRETTY NEAT.

I HAVE TO ADMIT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY TOO.

I WOULD LIKE TO TRANSITION THIS IF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL FEELS THAT WAY TO TRANSITION THIS ENDEAVOR, EXPLORE THIS SOME MORE, WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENTS, AND SEE IF A TECHNOLOGY LIKE THIS OR YOUR SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD FIND OUT IF WE'RE READY FOR IT AND IF IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO ACCOMPLISH THE THINGS WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.

AND ULTIMATELY, IF IT MAKES THE ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND STAFF BETTER.

I CAN TELL YOU, CHRIS, I APPRECIATE YOU JUST JUMPING IN THERE.

NICK, I'M JUST GOING TO CLOSE WITH THIS. IT'S.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SOLVING PROBLEMS THAT EXIST.

I ALSO CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE I MEAN, JUST THE HINT THAT YOU GAVE TONIGHT.

IT'S GOOD. I'D LIKE TO SEE IT TIED IN TO SEECLICKFIX AND SOME OF OUR OTHER TOOLS SO THAT IT'S MORE EASY TO ENGAGE.

WE JUST BROUGHT A LIBRARY ON. IT'D BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO CALL THE PHONE NUMBER AND SAY, SUCH AND SUCH BOOK AVAILABLE.

ABSOLUTELY. I SUSPECT THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO CONSUME ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

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BETA TESTING AND BRINGING EVERY NEW FEATURE YOU CAN COME UP WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND TRY IT OUT HERE AND LET US, LET US VET IT AND ALL THAT AT A HIGH DISCOUNT SO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE HELPING YOU, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT. LIKE, YOU HAD SOME QUESTIONS. JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF COUNCILMAN CARVER, I AGREE, I'M AMENABLE TO TO US BEING THE GUINEA PIG, SO TO SPEAK, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT YOU JUST SHOWED HERE, JUST IN THE LITTLE TIME THAT YOU HAD IT, COULD FREE UP A LOT OF THINGS THAT THAT THE CITY SECRETARY COULD DO OR EDC COULD DO.

I'VE GONE THROUGH THE TRANSCRIPTS OF OUR MEETINGS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC, AND YOU CANNOT SEARCH THEM.

THAT COULD SAVE ME HOURS OF SEARCHING, NOT TO MENTION ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S SEARCHING FOR THAT, SO I. I'M WITH CARVER ON THAT AND I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN HERE.

THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN. ONE MORE QUESTION. DOES THIS MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO LET ME WALK YOU THROUGH THIS? SO IDEALLY, WHAT WE WOULD WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

I'LL SPEAK ON A PERSONAL LEVEL IS, YOU KNOW HAVE A TEXT MESSAGE SERVICE WHERE THIS GENERATES PEOPLE WOULD SIGN UP TO THIS NUMBER THEY WOULD SUBSCRIBE TO IT, AND IT WOULD TEXT THEM WHEN THE COUNCIL MEETING IS A VIDEO, AND JUST A VERY QUICK SUMMARY OF WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT, WHAT WAS GOING ON. BECAUSE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT I'VE COME ACROSS IS MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON.

HECK, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON BEFORE SIX MONTHS AGO IN HERE BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYTHING FOR ME TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT SEVEN YEARS OF STUFF.

I LITERALLY HAVE TO DEVELOP MY OWN TOOL TO SCRAPE THE DATA TO PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER BY KEYWORDS.

I MEAN, IT'S A LOT OF WORK. I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE ELSE DOING IT.

SO WHEN PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS LIKE, HEY, WHO APPROVED THIS? OR HOW WAS THIS APPROVED? OR WHEN WAS THIS APPROVED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THIS IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE AND PULL EXACTLY WHAT THE DECISION WAS MADE, WHAT THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS, AND PULL THE VIDEO RIGHT AWAY.

IT JUST MAKES INFORMATION SO EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

INSTEAD OF DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE THROUGH A STRAW, WE'VE TAKEN THAT FIRE HOSE, DRILLED IT DOWN TO A VERY EASY TAP, AND IT'S ON DEMAND AS WE NEED. AND ANOTHER COOL THING IS WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR OWN IN-HOUSE AI PERSON.

NOW, IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO YOUR LIBRARY, TO SEECLICKFIX, TO ANYTHING LIKE THIS. ANOTHER THING IS THE, YOU KNOW, IRRIGATION.

WE COULD ADD IRRIGATION INTO A LOT OF THE AI INTO OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN SOME OF THEM JUST SPRAYING DIFFERENT TIMES.

MAYBE WE CAN INTEGRATE SOME OF THAT. WATER USAGE IS ANOTHER RIGHT? HOW DO YOU MONITOR SOME OF THAT? THAT'S A BIG ISSUE THAT PEOPLE YOU KNOW ARE VERY VOCAL ABOUT IN THE CITY.

SO, YOU KNOW, THIS HELPS US ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND REMOVES A LOT OF THE HURDLES IN THE STUMBLE.

SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PRODUCT. I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO NEXT.

OKAY. WE CAN GO ON TALKING ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES ALL NIGHT LONG.

BUT JUST ONE OTHER THING CAME TO MIND WAS JUST RECENTLY THE TREE LIGHTING WAS SOME PICTURES POSTED ONLINE AND NEIGHBORS WERE SAYING, BOY, I WISH I HADN'T KNOWN THAT WAS GOING ON. WE POSTED IT EVERYWHERE, BUT THROUGH THE AI, PEOPLE COULD OPT IN AND BE NOTIFIED ON SPECIFIC THINGS.

HEY, I WANT TO KNOW WHENEVER YOU KNOW THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE LIBRARY OR WHATEVER PARK IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COULD OPT IN TO ALL KINDS OF THINGS THEY COULD HANDLE.

AND IT DOESN'T TAKE A RESOURCE OF A OF AN EMPLOYEE TAKING TIME TO DO THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE HAVE AND I'M GOING TO I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THIS ON A WHIM.

IF YOU DON'T, IT'S OKAY. DO YOU HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT YOU DID IN FRISCO WITH THE PARKS WHERE THE AI AVATAR WALKS WITH YOU THROUGH THE PARKS? THE REASON I TOUCH ON THAT IS WE HAVE DOWNTOWN IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT.

HOW NICE WOULD IT BE TO HAVE AN AVATAR THAT SPEAKS MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND THE VISUAL CHANGES? IF I'M UNDERSTANDING BY WHAT LANGUAGE THEY'RE SPEAKING. AND AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE PARK OR THROUGH THE HISTORIC AREA, IT'LL LITERALLY TELL YOU THE HISTORY BEHIND IT AND WALK YOU THROUGH IT.

SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, MAYBE IF YOU CAN TOUCH ON THAT AS WELL. HAPPY TO. YEAH. THERE IS AUDIO.

YEAH. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU. SO THE PLAY FRISCO, WHICH IS PART THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, THE CITY OF FRISCO WAS WAS VERY INTREPID ABOUT CREATING VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCES ON THEIR TRAIL SYSTEMS. AND SO THEY PARTNERED WITH US TO IMPLEMENT WHAT IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, I COULD DESCRIBE AS A FACETIME CALL WITH AI. I BELIEVE I CAN SAY THIS ON RECORD. WE ARE THE FIRST COMPANY TO MAKE AN AI REPLICA OF A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE. THE PERSON YOU WILL SEE ON THE SCREEN WHEN I JOIN THIS CALL IS GLORIA SALINAS.

SHE'S THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

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NOW, WHEN I SAY FACE TIME THERE IS A THERE IS A OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AI TO ALSO VIEW WHAT YOU'RE VIEWING.

IT CAN SEE YOU WHEN YOU JOIN THE CALL, IF YOU ALLOW IT PERMISSIONS TO YOUR CAMERA.

AND YOU CAN TURN YOUR CAMERA AROUND JUST LIKE IN FACETIME AND SHOW IT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND PLAY THIS. I DO WANT TO DISCLAIM THAT TEXAS IS A IS VERY FORWARD THINKING FROM A REGULATORY STANDPOINT.

AND REPRESENTATIVE [INAUDIBLE] AND HIS TEAM CAME UP WITH A VERY I SAY A VERY THOROUGH AND COMPREHENSIVE BILL CALLED THE TEXAS RESPONSIBLE AI GOVERNANCE ACT.

AND I WANT TO, I WANT TO DISCLAIM THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT LAW, WHICH WILL BE EFFECTIVE JAN ONE OF 26.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AT FRISCO COMMONS. IT'S OKAY.

HI THERE. HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M DOING WELL. THANKS FOR ASKING.

I'M HERE TO HELP YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT FRISCO COMMONS PARK.

SURE. I'VE GOT TO KNOW ABOUT. I'VE GOT THREE KIDS AND MY WIFE WERE HERE.

THE KIDS ARE ABOUT NINE, 11, 13. WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN DO THERE? BRISCOE COMMONS PARK IS A GREAT PLACE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY FOR KIDS AROUND THOSE AGES, I'D RECOMMEND CHECKING OUT HOPE PARK, WHICH IS AN ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND THAT'S REALLY POPULAR WITH FAMILIES.

THEY'LL LOVE THE ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, SENSORY AREA, AND PLENTY OF SPACE TO RUN AROUND.

YOU ALSO HAVE A SPLASH PAD NEARBY, WHICH IS PERFECT FOR HOT DAYS.

JUST A HEADS UP, THERE ARE SOME RULES TO KEEP IN MIND.

NO RUNNING IN A SPLASH PAD AREA. ONLY RUBBER SOLED SHOES ARE OKAY, I THINK I GOT IT.

THANK YOU. CAN YOU CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? ONE SECOND. I'LL CHECK. I'M LOOKING AT YOU THROUGH THE CAMERA.

I SEE YOU'RE A MAN WITH DARK SKIN, DARK HAIR, STYLED IN A MOHAWK AND A BEARD.

YOU'RE WEARING A WHITE COLLARED SHIRT UNDER A GRAY VEST.

YOU APPEAR TO BE IN AN INDOOR SETTING, WITH A LARGE WINDOW IN THE BACKGROUND THAT SHOWS WHAT LOOKS LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.

THE CEILING HAS A GEOMETRIC PATTERN WITH RECESSED LIGHTING.

A MICROPHONE WITH A RED INDICATOR LIGHT IS VISIBLE TO YOUR RIGHT.

YOU'RE LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE CAMERA WITH A NEUTRAL EXPRESSION.

ANYWAY, IT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ITS ABILITY TO SEE AND DESCRIBE ITS SURROUNDINGS AND ITS ENVIRONMENT.

WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING IS ENRICHING THE VIDEO MODEL WITH SPECIFIC FLORA, FAUNA AND DIFFERENT ANIMALS AND MONUMENTS.

THAT NOT BE MAY NOT BE COMMON KNOWLEDGE. SO IT'S VERY SPECIFIC IN WHAT IT WHAT IT SEES.

AND THEN FINALLY YOU'RE ONE OF THE FEW THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE STATE, CORRECT? COULD YOU EXPAND ON THAT? YES. VERY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. WE ARE ONE OF 37 COMPANIES APPROVED FOR AI CONSULTING AND AI SOLUTIONS ON THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TEXSHARE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

I WILL JUMP IN AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T MISHEAR US.

ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT THAT WHITEGLOVE IS PRESENTING TONIGHT IS FROM OUR WEBSITE.

THE COUNTLESS HOURS OF OF SCANNING DOCUMENTS AND TRANSCRIPTS AND AND ORDINANCES AND REWRITING AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF. IT'D BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOING INTO THE LIBRARY AND TRYING TO FIND A PIECE OF PAPER.

THAT'S HOW MUCH INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND SO THIS GIVES A GREAT INTERACTIVE QUERY ENGINE, KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL.

I KNOW I'M SIMPLIFYING IT TO BE ABLE TO CONSUME THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRANSPARENCY THAT WE DO ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR WORK.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON ALL OF THEIR WORK FOR THE LAST TEN, 15 YEARS. SO THANKS. IT'S DEFINITELY ABOUT UNLOCKING ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

WE UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER THE INTERNET CAME OUT HAVE TO LIVE SURROUNDING SURROUNDING OURSELVES WITH AN ABUNDANCE AND OVERLOAD OF INFORMATION, AND WE AS HUMANS ONLY HAVE SO MUCH CAPACITY TO PROCESS THAT INFORMATION.

SEARCH FOR INFORMATION. THAT'S WHY GOOGLE SEARCH WAS SO POPULAR BACK IN THE 2000.

NOW AI CAN CONTEXTUALLY, THAT'S THE OPERATIVE WORD HERE, CONTEXTUALLY LOOKING FOR EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

IT UNDERSTANDS YOUR CONTEXT, YOUR LANGUAGE, AND IT ALIGNS IT TO THE INFORMATION THAT'S STATIC ON THESE WEBSITES, WHETHER THEY'RE EMBEDDED PDFS, ETC.. NOW, WE DID A VERY CURSORY SCRAPE OF A FEW PAGES THAT WE THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT FOR THIS DEMO AND THE

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BUT I THINK THERE'S NOT I THINK THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF DEPTH IN OUR DELIVERY.

IN, IN MAKING SURE YOUR DATA SOURCES ARE CLEAN AND UP TO DATE.

YOU KIND OF GET A FREE DATA AUDIT OF YOUR WEBSITE, CLEANING UP SOME OLD PAGES.

IT'S YOU'RE FORCED TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S THE TRUTH THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS AI IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE DATA YOU GIVE IT.

PUT GARBAGE IN, YOU CAN ONLY EXPECT GARBAGE OUT.

SO WE TAKE A VERY METICULOUS APPROACH ABOUT CLEANING YOUR DATA, MAKING SURE IT'S ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE SO THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE MOST ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE ANSWERS TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. THANKS. I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

IT'S SCARY, BUT ALSO KIND OF COOL ALL AT ONCE.

BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME FOR COMING UP AND GIVING US A PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU. NEIGHBORS. NEXT ITEM BE DISCUSSION ON ESTABLISHING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKING FOCUS GROUP TO COORDINATE EFFORTS ON A DOWNTOWN ZONING UPDATES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, GUIDELINES, AND EVALUATION OF A POTENTIAL DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. MR. KETNER.

KETNER. YES. I'LL GET YOUR NAME RIGHT ONE DAY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. GOOD TO BE HERE.

AND I WANT TO MAKE THIS DISCUSSION BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.

JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING AND THAT WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT TONIGHT WE'RE WE'RE REALLY WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE UPDATING, THE ZONING THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND GETTING THIS MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR DOWNTOWN AREA AND LOOKING AT OUR HISTORIC ASPECTS OF OUR ORIGINAL PART OF TOWN.

AND AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND ENSURE THAT STAFF IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK AS WE PUT THIS TOGETHER.

THIS WILL BE AN INFORMAL GROUP THAT, THAT WE WILL HAVE.

WE REALLY WANT TO ENGAGE A COUPLE AND WE WENT TO THAT AND PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS.

A COUPLE OF YOU TO TO BE PART OF THAT AS OUR CONSULTANTS ORGANIZED THIS GROUP TO GET TOGETHER.

WE ALSO WANT TO ENGAGE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SO THAT WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT OUR DOWNTOWN IS AND HOW IMPORTANT GETTING IT RIGHT IS, AND BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE AND COMMUNICATE AND HAVE OUR CHAMPIONS AS WE AS WE MOVE AND MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.

AND SO THIS WILL BE AN INFORMAL GROUP AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THIS FOCUS OF THIS GROUP IS REALLY TO FOCUS ON THE DISTRICTS, THE USES OUR STANDARDS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT WERE BASED OFF OF OUR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT JUST MAKING SURE WE HAVE CLEAR DESIGN ILLUSTRATION GUIDELINES AND THAT COMMUNICATE OUR DESIRED CHARACTER AND OUTCOME THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GETTING A PRODUCT THAT I THINK THE COMMUNITY IS, HAS BEEN WANTING. AND AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT GROUP, LIKE I SAID, WE WANT TO JUST GET THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

WE'RE WANTING TO KICK THAT OFF, AND WE WANT THIS PROJECT TO BE COMPLETE WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER.

AND WE'VE JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU NEXT STEPS WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT.

YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING A HIRING OF A CONSULTING FIRM TO HELP WITH THE ILLUSTRATION AND THE GUIDELINES AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP ILLUSTRATE AND PUT THIS GUIDELINES TOGETHER AND HELP GUIDE THIS, THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS GROUP FORWARD TO MAKE SURE WE GOT IT RIGHT.

AND I ALSO DON'T WANT TO LEAVE OUT NATASHA AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THEY ARE HERE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T MESS UP AND SAY THE WRONG THING AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.

BUT THEY ARE WE ARE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PARTICULAR ABOUT THAT, WE'D BE GLAD TO TAG TEAM THIS AND HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT AGAIN, JANUARY IS BECAUSE GET THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS AND THEN EVERYONE CAN REALLY BUCKLE DOWN AND FOCUS ON OUR END GOAL.

AND WE'LL BE DRAFTING A SCHEDULE THE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AND MOVING FORWARD FROM THAT POINT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

NO ACTION IS NECESSARY. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKE SURE WE'RE ON POINT WITH THAT.

AND, NATASHA, IF I FORGOT ANYTHING, FEEL FREE.

GREAT. YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING SOMETHING LATER IN THE AGENDA THAT TALKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE DESIGN COMPANY, BUT WE HAVE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION BEFORE THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO THE OVERALL DOWNTOWN ILLUSTRATIVE MAP TO HELP US PLAN FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

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AND THEY THEN GUIDE THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THE WAY THAT WE ALL WANT IT TO BE.

SO HE'S JUST FILLING YOU IN ON THE FACT THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO GET STARTED ON THAT.

AND THEN WE WILL BE DOING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AND WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A COMPLETE AND COHESIVE PROJECT.

ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THIS FINALLY GETTING OFF THE GROUND AND GETTING MOVING.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PROGRESSING WITH THIS.

AND THANK YOU. YOU BET. I APPRECIATE STAFF WORKING ON THIS AS WELL.

WE'VE BEEN AS A COUNCIL, HAVE HAD A STRONG INTEREST IN THIS FOR YEARS.

AND ANYWAY, KEEP IT UP, KEEP THE MOMENTUM. LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP.

I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO'D BE WILLING TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND HELP AS WELL, IF YOU NEED THEM. PERFECT. YEAH. THOSE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS WILL INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WELL.

HISTORIC DISTRICT. WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS AREA FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND THEIR FORETHOUGHT AND AND BUY IN. I THINK THE PRESIDENT OF THE ANNA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY JUST HEARD THAT AS WELL.

HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY. I GOT IT ALL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CALEB. BEFORE WE MOVE TO CONSENT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING WE HAD THE PLAZA OPEN.

AND IF ANYONE WANT TO TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT THE LIGHTS BEHIND US, IT'S KIND OF A NICE SIGHT FOR US NOW, RIGHT? I JUST NOW. IT'S A BIT OF A DISTRACTION, ACTUALLY.

I HAD THEM PAUSE THE LIGHTS SO IT WASN'T MORE OF A DISTRACTION.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEMS.

[6. Consent Items.]

THE ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCILMEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUESTS PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO OR DO WE NEED TO PULL ANY? I'D LIKE TO PULL E. ANYONE ELSE? DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE OTHERS? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 6. A THROUGH D, F THROUGH I.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION BY ELDEN.

DO I NEED TO CALL THAT OUT? YOU GET TO. I DO NEED TO CALL IT OUT FIRST.

ALL RIGHT. FIRST BY FIRST, A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BAKER AND SECOND BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM SIX, APPROVE AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC,

[e. Approve an Ordinance granting to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, its successors and assigns, an electric power franchise to use the present and future streets, alleys, highways, public utility easements, and public rights-of-way of the City of Anna, Texas. (Director of Finance Terri Doby)]

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TERRI DOBY. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR PRO TEM.

THIS IS JUST A STANDARD RENEWAL OF A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH ONCOR.

AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

YEAH, IT WAS KIND OF A SIMPLE ONE. SO PARTS OF ANNA ARE GCSE, AND I THINK UNDERNEATH ALL THAT IS ONCORE.

DOES THIS BYPASS GCSE? OR IS IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH GCSE OR IS IT? NO. WE ARE STILL SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE, PART OF OUR ELECTRIC PROVIDER OR GRID IS ONCORE, PART OF IT IS GCSE AND THIS IS THE REQUIRED AGREEMENT WITH ONCORE.

GOTCHA. AND OR DO THEY? YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD AT THIS PLATFORM VARIOUS ENTITIES TRYING TO SELL LESS EXPENSIVE POWER. DO WE HAVE NEGOTIATING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THIS? WE PAY PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING EVERYBODY ELSE PAYS.

I MEAN, THE ELECTRIC INDUSTRY IS VERY, VERY COMPLICATED.

IT IS SPLIT INTO THREE PARTS. YOU HAVE GENERATION, YOU HAVE TRANSMISSION, AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDER.

ONCORE IS OUR TRANSMITTER. AND SO WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

OKAY. I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING ALL THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER.

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THANK YOU TERRY. ALL RIGHT. ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THIS

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

I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION.

IT'S BEEN WITHDRAWN. WE STILL NEED A. I ASKED THE ATTORNEY.

WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE NO ACTION. CLERK.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ALL RIGHT, NOW FOR ALL THE READING I'M GOING TO PRE APOLOGIZE, BUT HERE WE GO.

OKAY. ITEM 7.B FIRST READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO PROJECT OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AUTHORIZING AN EXPEDITION NOT TO EXCEED $128,904 FOR THE DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE DOWNTOWN CDC OWNED PROPERTIES. ALL RIGHT.

SEVEN. OH, NO. I GOTTA READ THE NEXT PART. RIGHT.

OKAY. GOTCHA. IN BOLD. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED 128 $904,000 FROM THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS TO HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION FOR CONTRACT SERVICES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ITEM 7.C, SECOND READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO A PROJECT OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED 128 $904,000, $128,904. SORRY, TONGUE TWISTED, FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURES, WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE DOWNTOWN CDC OWNED PROPERTIES.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED $128,904, I'LL GET IT RIGHT ONE TIME, FROM THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION FOR CONTRACT SERVICES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

BACK TO THIS ONE. ITEM 7.D CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO AN COMMUNITY AND A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED $128,904 FOR THE DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE DOWNTOWN CDC OWNED PROPERTIES.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NATASHA ROACH.

THANK YOU. SO BACK IN AUGUST THE EDC BOARD APPROVED THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURES ON THE CDC OWNED PROPERTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000. WE ARE COMING BACK TONIGHT TO AMEND THAT BECAUSE, BEFORE WE COULD PULL A BUILDING, A DEMOLITION PERMIT WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THEY REQUESTED WE DO AN ASBESTOS TEST.

WOULDN'T YOU KNOW, ASBESTOS POPPED. SO WE HAD TO DO A REMEDIATION, WHICH THEN PUSHED US OVER BUDGET BY A LITTLE BIT.

THE ACTUAL DEMOLITION CAME IN UNDER THE BUDGET, BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF HAVING TO DO THE REMEDIATION, IT PUSHED US OVER JUST SLIGHTLY. SO WE HAVE REQUESTED AN AMENDMENT TO THAT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMOUNT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR MOTIONS? I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 7.D.

SECOND. I HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE YOU PROCEED WITH THAT.

IS HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO OUR BOARD MEMBER? SIR. NO, NO. OKAY, GOOD. NO, SIR. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

WE HAD A MOTION BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

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ITEM 7.E. FIRST READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROJECT OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED $154,400 FOR THE CONTRACT SERVICES PURPOSES, SUBJECT TO CDC BOARD APPROVAL. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, RATIFYING APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED $154,400 FROM THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO TOOLE DESIGN GROUP, LLC FOR CONTRACT SERVICES SUBJECT TO THE CDC BOARD APPROVAL ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2025.

SEVEN F SECOND READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROJECT OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AUTHORIZING AN INDENTURE NOT TO EXCEED $154,400 FOR CONTRACT SERVICES PURPOSES, SUBJECT TO THE CDC BOARD APPROVAL.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS RATIFYING APPROVAL, APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED $154,400 FROM THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO TOOLE DESIGN GROUP, LLC FOR CONTRACT SERVICES SUBJECT TO THE CDC BOARD APPROVAL ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2025. EXPENDITURE. ITEM 7G CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND TOOLE DESIGN GROUP, LLC AND AUTHORIZING AND EXPENDITURE AT THAT TIME NOT TO EXCEED $154,400 FOR CONTRACT SERVICES PURPOSES, SUBJECT TO CDC BOARD APPROVAL. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NATASHA ROACH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS RELATES TO WHAT CALEB AND I WERE SPEAKING TO EARLIER.

THIS PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY DONE AS PART OF THE INTERURBAN PEDESTRIAN PROJECT THAT HAD A PORTION OF THE SCOPE THAT WAS FOR A SMALL AREA PLAN.

WITH THE WAY THAT THE DOWNTOWN HAS MOVED TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT, THE EDC HAS CHANGED THE SCOPE OF THAT PROJECT TO NOW INCLUDE THIS ILLUSTRATIVE MAP PROJECT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WILL NOT ONLY INCLUDE THE MAP, BUT ALSO UPDATING OUR CODES AND ORDINANCES, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING MOBILITY. THAT'S WHERE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMES IN, AS THEY'RE GOING TO HELP US WITH TO WRITE THOSE CODES AND UPDATE OUR DOWNTOWN PLAN.

THIS PARTICULAR SCOPE WAS OBVIOUSLY BIGGER THAN THE SMALL AREA PLAN.

SO WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR THE IT'S NOT AN AMENDED.

IT'S A NEW SCOPE OF WORK TO COVER THIS PROJECT.

SO THIS IS NOT IN ADDITION TO THIS IS THE ACTUAL COST.

IT IS THE ACTUAL COST. WE DID NOT USE THE MONEY THAT WE HAD SET ASIDE FOR THE SMALL AREA PLAN, AND WE REALLOCATED THAT TOWARDS THIS. AND THAT IS WHAT THIS FINAL NUMBER COMES TO.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. ITEM 7.J. FIRST READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CORPORATION TO FINANCE LAND IT'S H. YOU SKIPPED ONE. DID I SKIP ONE? I WAS SKIPPING RIGHT AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. 7.H CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, I APOLOGIZE.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CREATION OF LIBERTY HILLS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO TO SECTION 37.009, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND CONSIDER DISCUSSED ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CREATION OF THE LIBERTY HILLS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, AND ORDERING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH DISTRICT.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CONTAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOEY GRISHAM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. THIS ONE ACTUALLY REQUIRES TEN READINGS, SO.

JUST KIDDING [LAUGHS]. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ITEM.

LIBERTY HILLS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED. SORRY TO SCARE YOU THERE. THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR IN MAY OF 2024.

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AND THIS WOULD KICK IT OFF. AND I DO BELIEVE WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF FOLKS HERE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PIT CREATION.

DID YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? DID YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? NO. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:10 P.M..

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ANY NEIGHBORS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT? ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:10 P.M..

COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COUNCILMAN SINGH WITH THE MOTION AND COUNCIL LADY HERNDON WITH THE SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. MAYOR PRO TEM, I'M JUST GOING TO NEED TO BE A CLARIFICATION ON THE RECORD, BECAUSE ITEM SEVEN WAS JUST THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE APPROVAL WOULD COME WITH IT SAYS IT SAYS IN IT CONSIDER DISCUSSION ACTION.

NO THAT'S NOT. YEAH. NO, IT WAS JUST NO. THE MIDDLE OF H READ IT.

OH IT DOES, IT DOES. IT SURE DOES. NO. MY COMMENTS WITHDRAWN.

OKAY. OKAY. ITEM 7.I CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CREATION OF LIBERTY HILLS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE TO SECTION 3.72.009, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

AND CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CREATION OF THE LIBERTY HILLS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, AND ORDERING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH DISTRICT.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND CONTAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOEY GRISHAM.

THE SAME DEVELOPMENT JUST PIT NUMBER THREE. OKAY, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:12 P.M..

DO WE HAVE ANY NEIGHBORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS.

NOPE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:12 P.M..

COUNCIL. ANY CONCERNS OR A MOTION? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND THAT. MOTION BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SINGH.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. NOW, BACK TO ALL THE READING.

ITEM SEVEN J. FIRST READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CORPORATION TO FINANCE LAND ACQUISITION. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ENTER A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CORPORATION TO FINANCE LAND ACQUISITION.

7.K. SECOND READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CORPORATION TO FINANCE LAND ACQUISITION. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CORPORATION TO FINANCE LAND ACQUISITION.

ITEM L CONSIDER J A YEAH. CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CORPORATION TO FINANCE LAND ACQUISITION.

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOEY GRISHAM.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR PRO TEM. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SEVERAL PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS.

AND TO FIND OUT THAT WE'RE USING GOVERNMENT CAPITAL, WHO WE'VE, AS YOU KNOW, HAVE FINANCED SEVERAL PROJECTS THROUGH SO THIS EVENING, THIS IS FOR SIMPLY A LOAN AGREEMENT FOR SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES, SOME OF WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT LATER.

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HOW DO WE GO ABOUT DETERMINING WHO WE USE? YEAH, WE WE'VE MAINLY HAVE USED GOVERNMENT CAPITAL BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY QUICK AND AND WORKING WITH PUBLIC YOU KNOW, MUNICIPALITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

SO WE GENERALLY AND ALSO TYPICALLY HAVE HAD THE BETTER RATES.

SO WE'VE, WE'VE HAD REALLY GOOD SUCCESS WITH THEM SO THAT WE'VE KIND OF STUCK WITH THAT APPROACH.

WE'LL HAVE TO ASK IT. WOULDN'T IT BE IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO TALK TO OTHER FINANCIERS TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A BETTER INTEREST RATE? WELL, IN OUR LIKE I SAID, IN OUR EXPERIENCE, THEY GENERALLY HAVE BEEN HIGHER WHEN WE DO THAT, SO. I HAVE A MOTION OR ANYONE ELSE. SO BASICALLY, EFFECTIVELY, WE ALREADY KNOW THIS IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR US GOING FORWARD. YEAH. JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT TO THAT, I MEAN, WE'VE LOOKED AT OTHER LOCAL BANKS, OTHER NATIONAL BANKS THROUGH EDC AND HANDS DOWN, EVERY SINGLE TIME, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, GOVCAPITAL WAS WAY BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE.

THEY WERE SUPER COMPETITIVE AND THEY WERE FLEXIBLE ON THEIR TERMS. WAYS THAT THE OTHER GUYS WOULDN'T.

AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I THINK WE REFINANCED SOME OUT OF OR INTO GOVCAP AS WELL TO PROVIDE US MORE SAVINGS.

THAT'S CORRECT. I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT. WE HAD DONE A LOCAL BANK, THE CHALLENGE WITH THE LOCAL BANK IS THEY REQUIRE THAT THE STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY BE COLLATERAL. THEREFORE, IT HINDERED OUR DEVELOPMENT. GOVERNMENT CAPITAL STRUCTURE DOES NOT REQUIRE COLLATERAL.

IT'S USUALLY BASED ON FUTURE SALES TAX PROJECTIONS.

SO IT ALLOWS US TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE THAT LAND AND IMMEDIATELY START DEVELOPING IT IF WE NEED TO.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. THANK YOU. BECAUSE WE HAVE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY FEW MONTHS WE HAVE A NEW BANK AND THEY ALL WANT TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO ENTERTAIN THOSE OTHER BANKS IF THEY'RE INTERESTED.

IT'S JUST THAT IN THIS PROCESS PREVIOUSLY, IT JUST HASN'T WORKED OUT AS WELL AS IT DOES WITH GOVERNMENT CAPITAL.

SURE. I THINK YOU JUST COMMUNICATED QUITE CLEARLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

SO THERE YOU GO. THANKS. AND ON THAT NOTE, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CARVER.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM 7.M. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, DESIGNATING A GEOGRAPHIC AREA LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY AS A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER CHAPTER 311 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE TO BE KNOWN AS A REINVESTMENT ZONE. NUMBER SEVEN, CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONE.

CREATING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ZONE AND APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

ESTABLISHING A TAX INCREMENT FUND, TIRZ NUMBER SEVEN FUND FOR THE ZONE CONTAINING FINDINGS RELATED TO THE CREATION OF THE ZONE.

PROVIDING A DATE FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE ZONE.

PROVIDING THAT THE ZONE TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE.

PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOEY GRISHAM ANOTHER MOUTHFUL.

SO THE NEXT THREE ITEMS ARE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES RELATED TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.

THIS ONE, AS YOU JUST DESCRIBED, IS FOR LIBERTY HILLS.

IT IS AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED LAST MAY IN MAY OF 24.

ESSENTIALLY, IT'S A 50% SHARES OVER A 40 YEAR PERIOD OF TIME.

AND AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S ABOUT 1478 ACRES. WE DO HAVE JAMIE WITH P3 WITH US THAT THEY HELP US PUT TOGETHER THE TOURS AND KIND OF PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT, THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:19 P.M..

DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? NOPE. ONCE AGAIN, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:20 P.M..

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I'LL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS MOTION. SEVEN M.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. WAIT ONE SECOND.

ARE WE FORMING A BOARD OR ARE WE AT. WE'RE ACTING AS THE BOARD.

OKAY, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. THE COUNCIL ACTS AS THE BOARD.

OKAY, JUST TO CLARIFY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAD A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SINGH AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

ITEM APPROVED, 6 TO 0. ITEM N, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, DESIGNATING A GEOGRAPHIC AREA LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF AND EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER CHAPTER 311 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE TO BE KNOWN AS A REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHT. CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS.

DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONE, CREATING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ZONE AND APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ESTABLISHING A TAX INCREMENT FUND TIRZ NUMBER EIGHT FUND FOR THE ZONE CONTAINING FINDINGS RELATED TO THE CREATION FOR THE ZONE, PROVIDING A DATE FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE ZONE.

PROVIDING THAT THE ZONE TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE.

PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JODY GRISHAM.

SAME THING. THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR THE OAK RIDGE DEVELOPMENT.

THAT WILL BE ANNEXED IN OVERTIME. THE WAY THIS WAS ACTUALLY SET UP WAS AN INCENTIVE FOR THE CITY TO CONTINUE TO ISSUE PIT BONDS.

THERE'S 100% TIRZ, BUT OVER TIME, THAT WOULD BE REDUCED AS THE CITY MEETS ITS OBLIGATIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY OAK RIDGE BOYS FROM THIS OAK RIDGE DEVELOPMENT? YEAH. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO P3. THEY'RE KIND OF OUR UNSUNG HEROES.

IF ANYONE'S EVER READ ONE OF THESE DOCUMENTS, IT'S.

IT'S A LOT. SO I THANK YOU. AND I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OH, SORRY. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:22 P.M..

DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? NOPE.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:22 P.M..

COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR A MOTION? MOTION. I'LL PUT FORTH MY MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SINGH.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. O. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, DESIGNATING A GEOGRAPHIC AREA LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY AS A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 311 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE TO KNOWN AS A REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER NINE. CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS. DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONE.

CREATING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ZONE. APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ESTABLISHING A TAX INCREMENT FUND, TIRZ NUMBER NINE FUND FOR THE ZONE CONTAINING FINDINGS RELATED TO THE CREATION OF THE ZONE.

PROVIDING A DATE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE ZONE.

PROVIDING THAT THE ZONE TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE.

PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

DIRECTOR OF JOEY. DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOEY GRISHAM.

WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT NOW? SO THIS IS FOR SHERLEY FARMS, WHICH IS A TELUS GROUP IS DEVELOPING ITS 50% TIRZ OVER 40 YEARS.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:24 P.M..

DO WE HAVE ANY ONE? THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:24 P.M..

COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND MOTION APPROVED BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CARVER.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH BENGAL ANNA PLAZA, LLC AND FAIZUR RAHMAN APOLOGIZE WITH A LEASE BACK FOR PROPERTY OWNED BY BENGAL ANNA PLAZA, LLC.

SEVEN Q SECOND READING OF THE RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROJECT OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY, INCLUDING ENTERING INTO A PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF POWELL PARKWAY AND FM 455 AND A LEASEBACK FOR THE PROPERTY. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH BENGAL ANNA PLAZA, LLC AND FAIZUR RAHMAN WITH A LEASEBACK FOR PROPERTY OWNED BY BENGAL ANNA PLAZA, LLC.

ITEM 7.R CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROJECT FOR THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY, INCLUDING ENTERING INTO A PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACT TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF POWELL PARKWAY AND FM 455 AND WITH A LEASEBACK FOR PROPERTY. DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOEY GRISHAM.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR PRO TEM. SO THE CDC HAS BEEN WORKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AS YOU'RE AWARE, FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, ONE OF OUR GOALS IS CONTINUE TO PURCHASE PROPERTY SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP AND IMPROVE THE ESTHETIC ACROSS THE DOWNTOWN REGION.

SO WE HAVE COME TO TERMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY.

THE PURCHASE PRICE IS ALL THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET.

I CAN GO THROUGH THAT IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT PRETTY MUCH KIND OF OUTLINE.

IT'S $4.95 MILLION. IT WOULD BE A SIX MONTH LEASE BACK.

AND AT THAT POINT, WE WOULD OUTRIGHT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE WANT TO IN THAT PROPERTY.

AND THE GOAL WOULD BE TO REDEVELOP THAT FOR SOMETHING UNIQUE, AS IT'S A GATEWAY ENTRANCE INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO PASS TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN SINGH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN, SORRY, COUNCIL LADY HERNDON.

COUNCIL AND CDC BOARD AND STAFF. CONGRATULATIONS.

THIS HAS BEEN HARD WORK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ITEM 7.S. CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROJECT OF THE ANNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INCLUDING ENTERING INTO A PURCHASE SALE CONTRACT TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HACKBERRY DRIVE AND NORTH POWELL PARKWAY.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NATASHA ROACH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, JUST BACKING UP WHAT JOEY HAS SAID.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONTINUING TO PURCHASE PROPERTIES AS WE CAN AND REALLY PUSH FORWARD THAT REDEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ACQUIRING.

THE DETAILS OF THAT DEAL ARE IN YOUR PACKET, BUT THE PURCHASE PRICE IS $2,035,000.

THIS IS A GREAT PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

AND IT IS ALSO GOING TO BE A GATEWAY INTO THE PROPERTY, I MEAN, INTO DOWNTOWN.

AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. YEAH. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BRIAN.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SINGH, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

YES. I LIKE THIS STAFF. WE'RE GETTING STUFF DONE [LAUGHS].

YOU DO HAVE A GOOD STAFF. ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0.

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LIBERTY HILLS LLC. DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOEY GRISHAM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. SO THIS IS AN ITEM IN THE LIBERTY HILLS DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S WE CALL IT THE CHURCH TRACK. IT'S A TEN ACRES.

DEVELOPER WOULD LIKE TO ADD THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PID AND THE D.A.

THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU MIRROR, MIRRORS, THERE'S A WORD, MIRRORS THAT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL LAST YEAR, AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE HERE WITH ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPER? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON AND SECOND BY MYSELF.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. 7.U CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON EXCUSE ME ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH VC LIBERTY HILLS LLC, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOEY GRISHAM.

THIS IS A COMPANION ITEM. IT IS. EXCUSE ME, THE CHAPTER THREE OF THE ECONOMIC AGREEMENT FOR THE SAME DEVELOPMENT.

OKAY, COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. COUNCIL LADY HERNDON FOR APPROVAL. COUNCILMAN CARVER FOR THE SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. 7.V CONSIDER. DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION CASTING VOTES FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY CAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CITY SECRETARY CARRIE LAND. ON NOVEMBER 17TH, COUNCIL CHOSE TO TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM SO THAT WE COULD GET MORE INFORMATION ON EACH CANDIDATE.

COUNTY DID NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

JUST THE NAMES. I WAS ABLE TO FIND THAT MR. JERRY TARTAGLINO WAS, IS AN INCUMBENT.

THAT'S ALL THE NEW INFORMATION WE HAVE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON EACH OF THE CANDIDATES.

WHAT I CAN FIND PUBLIC RECORDS AND JUST GOOGLE SEARCH.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CAST ALL VOTES FOR.

BROOKS. BAINE BROOKS. I'LL SECOND. WASN'T HE THE MAYOR AT ONE TIME IN ALLEN? YEAH. YEAH. OR STILL IS. STILL IS. OKAY. YOU SECOND IT.

OKAY. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECOND BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

OH. ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. SORRY, I'M NOT USED TO HAVING TO DO THAT.

ITEMS 7.W CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON APPOINTEES TO BOARD AND COMMISSIONS.

INTERVIEW COMMITTEE, PLEASE TAKE OVER. OKAY, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE ANNA CODE SECTION 9.04.074-A1 ESTABLISHES THAT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CONSISTS OF SEVEN MEMBERS, SO THERE'S NO NEED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THAT.

SO JUST SO THAT'S NOTED. THAT MEANS THAT ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ALL NOW HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS.

IN NOVEMBER, THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE MET WITH ALL BOARD CHAIRS, REVIEWED THE CANDIDATE POOL, AND SOLICITED ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES. ALSO IN NOVEMBER, WE INTERVIEWED TEN NEW APPLICANTS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

THE ONLY BOARD THAT HAD VACANCIES IS THE PARKS BOARD.

AND WITH THAT SAID, I MOVE THAT WE TAKE A COMBINED ACTION TO APPOINT TO THE PARKS BOARD MADELINE MADRID FOR PLACE TWO, SHERI SACHS FOR PLACE FIVE AND SCOTT GENTRY FOR PLACE SIX.

IT WAS A VERY POWERFUL INTERVIEWS. EVERYBODY CAME WITH THEIR A-GAME.

I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD CANDIDATES OUT THERE FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MOVING FORWARD.

I'LL MAKE A SECOND. HOW MANY YOU REMEMBER HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO INTERVIEW? ALL TEN. OKAY, WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE TWO BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT FOR THAT SATURDAY.

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YOU MADE IT. YOU MOTION. YOU SECOND? MOTION BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE PARKS BOARD.

WHAT'S UP NEXT? THERE ARE NO OTHER BOARDS. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. THAT WAS IT. SO QUICK QUESTION.

CARRIE. I KNOW WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, THERE'S SEVEN, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD BACKUPS.

DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE OR. NO NEED FOR THEM.

THE CODE SAYS SEVEN MEMBERS. EVERY BOARD HAS SEVEN MEMBERS.

THEY DON'T HAVE, NO OTHER BOARDS HAVE A BACKUP.

SO IT WAS NOT NEEDED THAT WE DID THAT JUST IN CASE BECAUSE IT'S LIKE RANDOMLY, HEY, CAN YOU SHOW UP NEXT WEEK? WELL, THE BOA GENERALLY HAD FIVE. YEAH, BUT THE ORDINANCE SAYS SEVEN.

GOTCHA I LIKE IT. I JUST UPDATED. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

ITEM 7.X CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.

COUNCILMAN SINGH. A COUPLE THINGS HERE. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS.

SO, COUNCIL, WE'VE HAD WE'VE BEEN MEETING QUITE A FEW PEOPLE.

WE NEED A PLACE TO DO SOME WORK. HISTORICALLY, THERE WAS NO MAYOR'S OFFICE.

THE PREVIOUS MAYOR ACTUALLY SET THE STANDARD AND REFUSED IT.

AND NOW WHAT IT'S DOING IS IT'S CAUSING AN ISSUE FOR POTENTIAL STAFFING FOR THE NEW CITY MANAGER.

SO WE JUST WANT TO STREAMLINE THAT, CLARIFY IT, AND JUST PROVIDE ALL COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE OFFICE AS NEEDED.

YEAH, IT'S NOT AGAINST THE MAYOR. IT'S JUST THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS.

AND FRANKLY, WE HAVE BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE CONDUCTED INSIDE OF THE PRIVACY OF THIS FACILITY VERSUS AT THE COFFEE SHOP, THE RESTAURANTS AND ALL THAT. IT'S HARD TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND NOT HAVE PEOPLE LISTEN IN.

AND THAT'S BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. SO THERE WOULD BE A CALENDARING SYSTEM.

JUST HOW DO WE GO? WE'VE ALWAYS PROBABLY BE A SIGN UP SHEET.

WHOEVER NEEDS IT CAN USE IT. THE BIG ISSUE IS, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD.

CAN'T REALLY HAVE IT IN PUBLIC. AND THERE'S REALLY NO SPACE IN CITY HALL TO DO IT.

SO IT'S ONLY APPROPRIATE THAT SINCE IT TAKES SEVEN MEMBERS, EVERY SEVEN MEMBERS IS EQUAL, THAT WE HAVE A SHARED WORKING SPACE. SO IF EVERYONE'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? HOLD ON. I'LL ASK FOR THE MOTION.

AND SECOND. WE'VE ALWAYS. EVER SINCE THIS BUILDING THERE WERE TWO, THERE'S TWO OF US.

IF YOU REMEMBER. COUNCILMAN [INAUDIBLE], THE MAYOR'S ALWAYS HAD AN, IT WAS FROM THE PLAN.

FROM THE GET GO. THE MAYOR HAD AN OFFICE. COUNCIL MAYOR.

PIKE USED IT. HE HAD A SHARED OFFICE AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT WAS THAT OFFICE, THE CURRENT ONE THAT'S UPSTAIRS THAT COUNCILMAN CAIN USES WAS ALWAYS THE ONE THAT WE WERE GOING TO USE IN THE PLAN, AND BUT THE CURRENT CITY MANAGER WANTED ANOTHER PERSON IN THERE.

SO COUNCIL FOR MAYOR PIKE WAS LIKE, I'LL JUST SHARE AN OFFICE IF NEEDED.

HE USED IT A FEW TIMES. I MET HIM THERE. BUT HE ALSO HAD A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS IN MCKINNEY.

HE USED IN HIS OFFICE AT. BUT FROM MY KNOWLEDGE AND FROM FROM BEING A PART OF THIS BUILDING FROM THE START THE MAYOR'S ALWAYS HAD AN OFFICE. I MEAN, HE HE MEETS WITH DEVELOPERS, BUT THE.

I GET WHERE YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE ALL MEET WITH DEVELOPERS AND NEIGHBORS AND STUFF.

I DON'T SEE TAKING TAKING AWAY A MAYOR'S OFFICE NEEDED, BUT WE'VE NEVER ATTEMPTED TO SAY.

HEY, COUNCILMAN OR MAYOR CAIN, CAN I BORROW YOUR OFFICE? TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT NOON, I GOT A LUNCH MEETING.

OR WE HAVE THE CDC CONFERENCE ROOM THAT'S THERE.

WE HAVE THE OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT'S OUR CHAMBERS.

AND FORTUNATELY, WE JUST HAD A LIBRARY THAT HAS AMAZING ROOMS THAT COULD BE USED FOR MEETINGS AND EVEN PRESENTATIONS IN SOME OF THE ROOMS. SO IT'S JUST EVER SINCE WE BUILT THIS BUILDING, THE MAYOR, NO MATTER WHO THE MAYOR IS, HAD AN OFFICE BECAUSE IT'S JUST A PERK WITH BEING THE MAYOR.

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YES. NOT TO DEFEND, BUT ALSO TO. HE KNEW ABOUT THIS RESPECTFULLY.

HE KNEW THAT THIS WAS PUT ON THE AGENDA. HE JUST DIDN'T SEE FIT FOR WHATEVER HIS REASON IS.

I'M NOT SURE I WISH HIM THE BEST, BUT HE DID NOT SHOW UP HERE.

WE AS COUNCIL, THERE'S SEVEN PEOPLE RIGHT EACH VOTE.

CAN I ASK YOU THIS? IS ANY ONE VOTE MORE WORTH MORE THAN THE OTHER? YES. NOT ANY MORE. ONE VOTE. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE VOTES.

IT IS ABOUT THE. IT IS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE MAYOR, THE PREVIOUS MAYOR, SET THE STANDARD, JUST LIKE GEORGE WASHINGTON SET THE STANDARD. AFTER TWO TERMS, HE STEPPED OFF. AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING, IMAGINE THOMAS JEFFERSON GOING IN AFTER THAT AND SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK I'M GOING TO STICK AROUND FOR A THIRD TERM. THAT DOESN'T FLY. THE PREVIOUS MAYOR WHO BUILT THIS BUILDING SET THE STANDARD, AND THAT STANDARD WAS THAT HE DIDN'T BELIEVE HE NEEDED AN OFFICE BECAUSE THE STAFF WAS MORE IMPORTANT.

WE ARE SEVERELY UNDERSTAFFED, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE PUTTING A NEW CITY MANAGER, AN AWKWARD POSITION TO TELL A MAYOR AND COUNCIL, HEY, GUYS, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED YOUR OFFICE TO PUT SOME PEOPLE IN, BECAUSE JUST TWO MONTHS AGO, THERE WAS ACTUALLY SOMEONE IN THERE.

AND AS THE STAFF HAS, YOU KNOW, GONE UP AND, YOU KNOW, GONE DOWN AS IT'S EBBED AND FLOWED, THAT OFFICE IS CLEARED OUT. SO THIS WAS A UNILATERAL DECISION.

BACK AND LOOKED AT THE RECORDS. YOU SPECIFICALLY TURNED IT DOWN AT A COUNCIL MEETING. DIDN'T TURN ANYTHING DOWN. HE SHARED IT WITH THE THE CITY JUDGE.

I FORGET THE GUY'S NAME, BUT THAT. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER CONCERNS? I HAVE PLENTY OF CONCERNS, SO I'LL RUN THE MEETING.

I THINK WE'VE HEARD IT, BUT IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? NO.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? AND HE'S NOT. IT'S NOT THAT.

HE'S HERE TO DEFEND HIMSELF. HE'S ON VACATION, AND EVERY PERSON DESERVES TO TAKE A VACATION.

YEAH, THAT'S NOT THE POINT. THE POINT IS, HE KNEW THIS BEFORE THE VACATION WAS OCCURRING, AND HE DECIDED NOT TO SHOW IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE. SO IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS ANY CONCERNS? SO WE'RE CHANGING THE NAME.

THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. THAT'S IT. ANYBODY CAN USE IT.

AT LEAST NOW IT ALLOWS US TO. FOR EXAMPLE, WE MEET A DEVELOPER, HAVE A PRIVATE CONVERSATION.

SOMETIMES THE MEETING BOARDS ARE IN USE. WE CAN'T HAVE A PRIVATE CONVERSATION.

IMAGINE BRINGING A DEVELOPER IN FOR ANY BIG FORTUNE 500 COMPANY.

YOU GO TAKE THEM INTO THE LIBRARY. YOU DON'T THINK THIS ENTIRE TOWN'S LOOK WHAT HAPPENED WITH TONY HAWK WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, THIS ENTIRE TOWN KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IF WE'RE GOING TO LAND BIG DEALS. PRIVACY IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IF WE CANNOT HAVE PRIVACY WHEN WE'RE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH ANY OF THESE LARGE DEVELOPERS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE US SERIOUSLY.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY GOING TO COMMIT. FIRST OF ALL, THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO SHOW UP. THIS IS A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT WE'VE HEARD FROM MULTIPLE FORTUNE 500 DEVELOPERS ON EDC, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING COMPANIES IN.

THIS IS A SPECIFIC CONCERN WE HAD IS, HEY, WE CANNOT MEET IN PUBLIC.

WE HAVE TO MEET IN SEPARATE CITIES BECAUSE AS SOON AS THEY SHOW UP HERE, IT'S GOING TO PEOPLE WILL INSTANTLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE BRINGING, AND THAT PUTS US AT A LOSING DISADVANTAGEOUS POSITION.

AND IT MAKES US MORE WEAK WHEN NEGOTIATING, WHEN WE HAVE A VERY STRONG POSITION RIGHT NOW.

SO ALL I'M ASKING ALONG WITH, YOU KNOW, THE REST OF THE COUNCIL IS THAT WE HAVE A SHARED SPOT SO WE CAN HAVE ARTICULATED CONVERSATIONS AND PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS WITH DEVELOPERS THAT ARE VERY WELL KNOWN, LIKE, HYPOTHETICALLY, IF I WAS TO BRING THE CEO OR ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS FOR IN AND OUT HERE, PEOPLE WOULD KNOW IN TWO SECONDS WHO THEY ARE.

IF WE WERE TO BRING IN, YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER LARGE CORPORATION, I'M GOING TO THROW ONE OUT THERE.

HYPOTHETICALLY, JP MORGAN CHASE. WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN WHEN ONE OF THEIR CEOS, VP SHOW UP HERE? PEOPLE WOULD INSTANTLY KNOW. IT WOULD BE ON THE NEWS EVERYWHERE.

THIS IS A PRIVACY CONTROL THAT WE SINCERELY NEED.

WE CANNOT HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS IN RESTAURANTS.

CAN'T DO IT IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS? IT'S STILL PROJECTS A A MESSAGE THAT WE HAVE AN OFFICE IN OUR MUNICIPAL COMPLEX THAT'S DESIGNED FOR PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH, LIKE YOU SAID, DEVELOPERS OR SOMEBODY LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, WE COULD MEET AT RESTAURANTS LIKE WE DO, BUT THEN, LIKE YOU SAID, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEY CAN OVERHEAR THE CONVERSATION. AND FOR THE RECORD, THIS CHAMBER IS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO US.

WE HAVE COURT AND OTHER. CLOSED SESSION. THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER ROOMS IN THIS BUILDING.

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO USE THIS BUILDING. I MEAN, USE THEM.

ONE ROOM IS ALREADY A SACRIFICE FOR SOMEBODY TO TAKE ANY MORE SPACE IN THIS BUILDING.

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THAT'S NOT AN ARGUMENT. IT IS AN ARGUMENT. NO IT'S NOT.

WE'RE NOT GIVING AN OFFICE BACK TO THE STAFF.

WE'RE MAKING THAT ONE OFFICE, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN HERE, AVAILABLE FOR THE MAYOR, NO MATTER WHO IT IS. TURN DOWN OR WHAT, AVAILABLE FOR ALL SEVEN COUNCIL.

HE'S NOT HERE TO DISCUSS IT, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S ELECTED AS MAYOR.

IT'S SIMPLE FACT THAT COUNCIL BUSINESS NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ONE SPECIFIC PLACE.

I'M UP HERE EVERY WEEK SIGNING PAPERS, DOING IT IN VARIOUS PARTS OF CITY HALL OR OTHER LOCATIONS OR CHAMBER EVENTS IS HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE TO HAVE A SPECIFIC PLACE THAT STAFF ENGAGES.

COUNCIL. I DON'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS HERE.

I FEEL LIKE WE'RE DEFENDING A PERSON, NOT A NOT A POSITION.

YEAH, I'M NOT DEFENDING THE PERSON. ANY SINGLE PERSON.

I'M DEFENDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. NO, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE MAYOR'S.

IS THIS THE MAYOR'S COUNCIL OR THE COUNCIL'S COUNCIL? IT'S NOT THE MAYOR'S, HE'S ONE VOTE. IT'S SEVEN PEOPLE.

I'LL TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW. I'VE HAD I'VE HAD 15 MEETINGS.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. I'LL ASK FOR IT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SINGH.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. YEAH. TO MAKE THE OFFICE, COUNCIL'S OFFICE? THE COUNCIL'S OFFICE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL'S OFFICE.

CAST YOUR VOTES. HOW DO YOU. HOW DO YOU MITIGATE? REGULATE THAT OFFICE AS FAR AS USAGE? OH I CAN.

SO THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT HOW YOU USE THE OFFICE.

YEAH. SO I MEAN SO WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE, THE USAGE MECHANISM.

WHO'S GOING TO REGULATE THAT CLERK. HOW DOES THAT WORK? SECRETARY. SHE HAS A SIGN OUT SEAT. WHOEVER NEEDS IT SIGNS OUT.

IF SOMEONE HAS IT SIGNED OUT AT 3:00, I SAID IT'S CALLED THE CITY SECRETARY.

HEY, SOMEBODY ALREADY HAS IT. OKAY. IS THERE ANOTHER TIME? AND SO ACCESS WOULD BE THROUGH OUR CARDS? NO, JUST THROUGH YOUR CARDS, CITY SECRETARY.

YEAH. AND JUST BOOK YOUR TIME. WHETHER IT'S, IN OTHER WORDS, IF IT'S LIKE AN OFF HOURS TIME THAT WE NEEDED TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH SOMEBODY. YEAH. I MEAN, I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S REASONABLE.

I MEAN, ON A SATURDAY, YOU KNOW, OR ON A SUNDAY, IF YOU HAVE A MEETING, YOU CAN COME IN AFTER HOURS.

SO. I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S ALREADY A VOTE ON THERE, BUT I'M I'M JUST THINKING BECAUSE I REMEMBER I THINK SPECIFICALLY WHEN THIS GOES BACK TO MIKE CRIST. SO THIS IS A LONG TIME AGO THERE WAS AN AREA DESIGNATED TO BE MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BUT IT WAS NAMED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ACCESSIBLE BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, OBVIOUSLY.

YES. PREVIOUS. SO HOLD ON. DID THE PREVIOUS MAYOR HAVE AN OFFICE? YES OR NO? YES. YES OR NO? YES. NO HE DIDN'T, BECAUSE I WENT BACK AND I LOOKED AT THE DOCUMENTS.

HE TURNED IT DOWN. HE DIDN'T WANT IT. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MAYOR PIKE. NATE PIKE. YES.

I CONFIRMED WITH EMAILS. I HAVE EVIDENCE. THERE'S IT'S IN THE.

IT'S IN THE CONVERSATIONS ON THE DAIS. I CAN PULL ALL THOSE RECORDS IF YOU GUYS WANT.

I MEAN, WE HAVE AI POTENTIALLY HERE SOON, SO IT'LL MAKE IT EASY FOR EVERY ONE OF US.

YEAH. NO, I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. NO, I'M JUST SAYING I WAS THERE WHEN THEY DESIGNED IMPLEMENTATION BEFORE IT.

SO? SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND, WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? WHAT'S THAT? WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? APPROXIMATELY 2015.

AND WHAT YEAR IS IT NOW? JUST SO WE MOVE ON. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND AND A VOTE, SO LET'S MOVE ON. SO DO WE HAVE A FINAL RESULT OF THAT? SO THAT CLEAR? IT'S WE'RE JUST NAMING IT THE COUNCIL'S .

YEAH. YEAH. SO ANYONE CAN ACCESS IT AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING THE MAYOR OR WHOEVER.

AND FOR ANYONE WONDERING, IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR CITY BUSINESS.

YOU CANNOT USE IT FOR PERSONAL BUSINESS. PERSONAL.

ALL THE ASSETS OF THE CITY ARE SOLELY CITY'S BUSINESS.

CAN'T DO ANY PERSONAL STUFF. PERIOD. ALL I ASK, ALL I ASK IF THERE'S ANY PERSONAL ITEMS IN THERE FOR THE MAYOR MIGHT HAVE A COMPUTER.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE WAIT BEFORE WE USE IT FOR ANYONE.

BEFORE HE. SO HE GETS BACK. YEAH. THAT'S FINE.

THAT'S ALL I ASK. OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE MAYOR, NO MATTER WHO THE MAYOR IS.

I AGREE. YEAH THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, ALL COUNCIL HAS THE SAME LEVEL OF RESPECT.

EVERYBODY VOTE. YEAH, YEAH. YES I'M GOING TO GO WITH IT.

BUT I AM KIND OF I'M ON THE FENCE ON THAT BECAUSE.

ITEM PASSED 5 TO 1 COUNCILMAN TOTEN IS THE ONLY NO.

I JUST. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT CLOSED SESSION UNDER THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

[8. Closed Session (Exceptions).]

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DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION? MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSED. I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT TO COUNCILMAN RYAN AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL LADY HERNDON.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

ITEM EIGHT PASSES. WE ARE NOW INTO CLOSED SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WE ARE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AT 9:15 P.M..

[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.
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DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING ACTING CITY MANAGER AGREEMENT UNTIL FEBRUARY 28TH, 2026, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO LEGAL FORM OF AN AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR SUCH EXTENSION AND KEEPING ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING CONTRACT IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HERNDON.

ALL IN FAVOR? CAST YOUR VOTES.

OKAY. THE MOTION PASSED. FIVE ZERO, AND IT IS 9:16.

IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS WE NEED TO ATTEND TO? YEAH. GO HOME. THAT'S WHAT IT DID. IT'S 9:16.

I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.