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[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M.AT THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.
COUNCIL CHAMBER IS LOCATED AT 120 WEST 7TH STREET TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT IN TO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS.
RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
FOR THE RECORD, THE ENTIRE COUNCIL IS PRESENT.
AND AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER CARVER TO DO OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGES.
LORD, WE APPRECIATE THE BREAK THAT YOU GAVE OUR CITY WITH THE WINTER STORM THAT CAME IN.
I'M GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE GOT INJURED DURING ALL THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT WATCHED OVER US THROUGH THAT PERIOD.
THANK YOU FOR PREPARING US AS WE WEREN'T READY FOR A FEW YEARS AGO.
I ASK THAT YOUR PEACE CONTINUE TO BE UPON THIS CITY AND THAT YOUR PROTECTION BE UPON OUR STAFF AND POLICE AND FIRE AS THEY WATCH OVER US.
AS FOR THIS EVENING, I ASK THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM WITH ALL OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE FOR NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3. Neighbor Comments.]
ALL RIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS NEIGHBOR COMMENTS.JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, AND THEN YOU CAN...
WHO AUTHORIZED THE MOTH COMING TO ANNA, AND WHY WASN'T OUR COMMUNITY NOTIFIED? WHY SHOULD WE BE OKAY WITH THE ISLAMIFICATION OF OUR COMMUNITY? ISLAM IS NOT A RELIGION.
IT'S A VIOLENT, INTOLERANT, PEDO-WORSHIPPING DEATH CULT.
WHY SHOULD WE BE TOLERANT TO INTOLERANCE? WHY SHOULD WE BE OKAY WITH THAT IN OUR TOWN? IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AMERICAN VALUES, AND THEY DO NOT ASSIMILATE.
NO GOOD COMES FROM HAVING MORE ISLAM AND MORE MUSLIMS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
JUST LOOK AT THE UK, LONDON, FRANCE, SPAIN, ET CETERA.
LOOK AT NEW YORK, MIDDLE EAST, MINNESOTA, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN.
EVERYWHERE THEY ARE, NOTHING GOOD COMES FROM ISLAM.
WHO IS FINANCING THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD OF CARE? THE COUNCIL OF AMERICAN RELATIONS.
SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED SINCE OUR OWN AG PAXTON IS SUING MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND CARE FOR BEING A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION? I DO NOT CONSENT FOR A MOSQUE.
I DO NOT CONSENT FOR THE ISLAMIC TAKEOVER IN ANNA, AND I DO NOT CONSENT FOR AN EPIC CITY IN ANNA.
ISLAM DOES NOT BELONG IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ANY MORE NEIGHBOR COMMENT CARDS? THANK YOU, MA'AM.
[4. Reports.]
ALL RIGHT, THAT WILL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR, RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OR CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.I DON'T HAVE ANY REPORTS ON THE AGENDA.
DOES ANYONE UP HERE HAVE ANYTHING? GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER ERNIE.
LAST MONTH, COUNCIL MEMBER SINGH WAS APPOINTED TO THE MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND DO US SOME GOOD.
MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER SINGH, CAN I HAVE A MINUTE OR A SECOND? I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY OUR FIRST REAL COUNCIL MEETING SINCE THE STORM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
MARK, I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY, PUBLICLY THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND ALL THE GUYS THAT WORKED A LOT OF HOURS.
LUCKILY, IT WASN'T AS BAD AS 2020, BUT IT WAS KIND OF ICY, RIGHT? I THINK WE WERE BETTER PREPARED.
THIS CITY IN A WHOLE LEARNED A LOT FROM 2021.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOUR STAFF DID, FIRE, POLICE.
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MAJOR, SO THANK YOU.CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER SINGH.
[5. Work Session.]
AGENDA ITEM 5 IS WORK SESSION, HOUSING DATA.DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, CALEB KETTNER.
HE'S GOT A SMALL PRESENTATION, I UNDERSTAND.
YES, I WILL GO AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
I KNOW THIS IS A FRIDAY FOR A COUNCIL MEETING AND THIS WAS MOVED FROM THE SNOW EVENT.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO QUICKLY THROUGH THIS BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY GREAT INFORMATION THAT IS HERE, BUT IT MAY BE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS AND JUST TAKE IN AT THIS POINT AND DISCUSS FURTHER AT FUTURE MEETINGS OR WORK SESSIONS.
WE'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
LOOKING AT OUR COMMUNITY BY THE NUMBERS, JUST IN GENERAL, I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH THESE FIRST SLIDES HERE PRETTY QUICKLY BECAUSE THIS IS DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND IT'S GOOD AS WE PREPARE TO TALK ABOUT OUR HOUSING AND OUR HOUSING DEMANDS AND NEEDS AND WHERE WE'RE AT TO UNDERSTAND WHO OUR NEIGHBORS ARE AND WHERE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE.
WE REVIEW OVER WHAT OUR MEDIAN AGE IS AND OUR CURRENT POPULATION IS JUST OVER 30,000 AND GROWING.
OUR MEDIAN INCOME IS THAT $99,375.
WE ARE A HEAVILY COMMUTING COMMUNITY, 84% ACCORDING TO CENSUS DATA AS FAR AS THOSE COMMUTING OUT, THOSE COMMUTING IN, AND THOSE COMMUTING WITHIN OR STAYING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR WORK OPPORTUNITIES.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OVERALL HOUSING AND WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH HOUSING, IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE.
THIS MAP SHOWS THE CONTIGUOUSNESS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY, WHICH WE HAVE DONE, THE CITY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.
THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT ARE JUST OFF THE MAP, BUT I WANTED TO BLOW THIS UP SO WE COULD REALLY CONCENTRATE AND SEE.
YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING IN THAT LIGHT BLUE AREA IS AREAS THAT ARE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY LIMITS.
YOU CAN SEE THE DARK OUTLINE IS THOSE THAT ARE COMPLETELY 100% CONTIGUOUS EXCEPT FOR THE SMALL TWO ISLANDS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THAT AREA.
WHEN WE LOOK AT GROWTH, HOUSING, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR THE FUTURE, WE LOOK AT OUR ETJ.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE TRIP TOGETHER ON THIS.
THIS FIRST MAP IS THE ETJ THAT SHOWS ALL THE AREAS IN THE RED OR MAGENTA, PINK COLOR THAT YOU SEE THERE ARE LAND THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED THAT ARE 20 ACRES OR LESS.
WE KNOW WITH WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS THAT A LOT OF TIMES THOSE ARE THE DIFFICULT PARCELS FOR DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE PLACE ON.
IT'S THE LIKELIHOOD THESE WILL BE THE LAST AREAS THAT WILL PROBABLY BE REDEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE DEPENDING ON, OF COURSE, SEVERAL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THINGS THAT COULD BE HAPPENING WITH THAT PROPERTY, WHETHER IT'S MAINTAINED, TAKEN CARE OF.
WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR MAP OF OUR ETJ, A LOT OF TIMES WE THINK WE'VE GOT A LOT OF UNENCUMBERED LAND TO GROW TO.
IN REALITY, IT SHRINKS A LITTLE BIT.
WHEN WE LOOK AND WE ADD SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS TO THAT, WE SEE THAT THAT AREA SHRINKS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THESE ARE ALL ASPECTS THAT, AS A COUNCIL, YOU GUYS ALL HAVE TO WEIGH IN ON THOSE THINGS AS WE PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES AND THE EXPECTATION FOR SERVICES AS WE GROW AND ANNEX MORE PROPERTIES.
WHEN YOU ADD AND LAYER THESE THINGS ON, BECAUSE THOSE FLOODPLAIN AREAS ARE AREAS THAT ARE SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES CANNOT BE REDUCED.
I ADDED A LAYER BECAUSE ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS IS THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN ODOR FROM OUR NEIGHBORS.
I'M NOT GOING INTO ANY DETAILS ABOUT THAT, BUT WE PUT IN SOME CONCENTRIC RINGS.
HAVING WORKED IN GARDEN CITY, KANSAS, WE WERE SURROUNDED BY FEEDLOTS ALL AROUND OUR COMMUNITY.
WE USED THE SAME KIND OF ODOR RANGE, I GUESS, WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO PUT THAT, BECAUSE THAT DOES IMPACT, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE IMPACT OF IT WHEN WE PUT THESE RINGS AROUND THE PROPERTY, THAT THOSE PROPERTIES ARE DEVELOPING, BUT IT HAS A FACTOR THAT IS PLAYED IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THERE.
ONCE YOU LAYER ALL THESE THINGS ON, NOW WE KNOW OUR GEOGRAPHIC
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AREA AND WHERE WE KNOW ABOUT OUR PEOPLE.I'M GOING TO BREAK THIS DOWN INTO SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS.
ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS THE NUMBER OF RENTALS IN OUR SINGLE FAMILY AND ABOUT OUR MULTIFAMILY.
AS WE GO THROUGH HERE, THESE ARE OUR SINGLE FAMILY, AND WE'VE BROKEN THIS DOWN IN NUMBERS BY EXISTING, THE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE ENTITLED, AND THE PRE-ENTITLEMENT.
JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND, PRE-ENTITLEMENT MEANS THAT THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THEY HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BEEN BACK TO DO THEIR ZONING OR THEIR FORMAL PLANNING AND SO ON.
IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS, EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN ENTITLED, THE SINGLE FAMILY, LOTS ACROSS ALL PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT, WOULD LEND 29,000 TOTAL INVENTORY, WHICH WOULD YIELD, BASED ON THE CENSUS NUMBERS, A POPULATION OF 72,500 PEOPLE, IF ALL OF THAT LAND DEVELOPS AT ONCE.
NOW, NOT ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO DEVELOP ALL AT ONCE, AND IT HAPPENS OVER THE YEARS, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND.
SOME OF THESE NUMBERS ARE CHANGING REALLY MONTHLY, BECAUSE WE AVERAGE 50 TO 60 NEW PERMITS EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
WE WANT TO LOOK AT HOME DISTRIBUTION AND SIZE DISTRIBUTION, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF TIMES, AND IT'S PRETTY COMMON, HOUSE SIZE MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOUR VALUE SIZE, AND OFTEN DOES, DEPENDING ON WHEN IT WAS BUILT.
YOU CAN SEE OUR AVERAGE HOME SIZE IS 2,131 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS LARGE FOR OUR SIZE OF THE COMMUNITY, BEING A SUBURB COMMUNITY, AND 84% OF OUR COMMUNITY COMMUTING.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BULK OF THOSE, WHERE THOSE FALL, SO WE BROKE THAT DOWN, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE DIVERSITY IN OUR HOUSING.
I THINK THIS HELPS GIVE US A PICTURE OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO NEXT. AND SO.
AS WE LOOK AT THE HOME MARKET VALUE, THIS INFORMATION IS ALL BASED OFF OF COUNTY RECORDS, MARKET VALUES IN THE CENSUS.
OUR AVERAGE MARKET VALUE IS $343,086.
THIS BREAKS DOWN ALL THE WAY WHERE THOSE HOMES FALL IN, AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BULK OF OUR HOUSES FALL IN THAT RANGE.
I THINK THAT'S BEEN SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME UP, IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT HEAVY BELL CURVE THERE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A GOOD, SOLID DIVERSITY IN THERE.
SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND, OUR AGE DISTRIBUTION.
WE ARE A FAIRLY VERY YOUNG COMMUNITY, AS FAR AS THAT GOES.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR HOUSING IS 10 YEARS OLD, OR NEWER.
YOU CAN SEE THE BULK OF THAT GROWTH CAME INTO PLAY, AND WHEN OUR MAJORITY OF THOSE OCCUPANTS OCCURRED, WAS IN THAT 2015 TO 2019 TIME FRAME.
TALKING ABOUT SINGLE FAMILY, WHICH IS, THIS IS A DIFFICULT TOPIC, I KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PERCENTAGE OF RENTAL PROPERTIES IN SINGLE FAMILY AREAS.
WE LOOKED AT THE TOTAL SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL UNITS, THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY, 2,684.
THEIR DISTRIBUTION IS PRETTY WIDELY ALL ACROSS THE CITY, BUT THE GOOD THING IS, IS RESPECTIVELY THAT 33.4% OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY STOCK IS RENTAL PROPERTIES.
THESE ARE THE FOUR SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE HIGHER THAN THAT 40%.
THE IDEAL COMMUNITY, IT WANTS TO KEEP A 60-40 SPLIT.
60% OWNER OCCUPIED, 40% RENTAL.
THAT 33.4% IS JUST SINGLE FAMILY RENTALS.
THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE COMBINED WITH OUR MULTIFAMILY, WHICH PUSHES THAT PERCENTAGE UP HIGHER.
KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU THINK ABOUT POLICIES, THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE.
IT'S ALSO A TRICKY TOPIC, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME LEGAL ASPECTS, SOME CONSTITUTIONAL THINGS THAT WE MUST DISCUSS AND TALK ABOUT, REGARDING HOW WE CAN CONTROL THOSE, OR HOW WE CAN MANAGE THOSE, BECAUSE IT'S VERY LIMITED.
WITH THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CONTEXT OF BUILD-OUT.
SINGLE FAMILY BUILD-OUT CONTEXT, THIS REFERS TO WHEN THEY ARE BUILT AND OCCUPIED.
BASED ON OUR HISTORICAL PACE, THAT WOULD BE 2044, WOULD BE
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WHEN WE WOULD BUILD OUT.THAT'S ROUGHLY 1,127 NEW HOMES BEING OCCUPIED EVERY YEAR.
OUR CURRENT PACE IS LESS THAN THAT, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN JUST BECAUSE OF THE EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
OUR CURRENT PACE IS 825, WHICH WOULD PUSH THAT FACTOR TO 2050.
THAT'S WITHOUT BUILDING ANY NEW SUBDIVISIONS ANYWHERE.
THIS IS BASED ON JUST THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD FOR US TO BE LOOKING AT.
WE HAVE THIS GROWTH THAT WE CAN PLAN FOR, BASED ON WHAT WE WANT IT TO BE IN THE FUTURE.
ANY CHANGES THAT WE MAKE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, ZONING REGULATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT, MAY NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THIS GROWTH PATTERN, BECAUSE THESE ARE ALREADY ENTITLED AND READY TO MOVE FORWARD.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT.
I THINK A LOT OF THIS, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE.
IT MAY BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION ITEMS, OR DIFFERENT PARTS AND PIECES THAT WE JUMP INTO.
MULTIFAMILY, ALSO A BIG TOPIC.
THIS IS ALSO A MOVING NUMBER, BECAUSE OCCUPANCIES, NEW BUILDINGS OPENING, NEW PEOPLE OCCUPYING THEM.
WE SEE THAT THAT GROWTH, THOSE THAT ARE EXISTING, WE HAVE 1,834 UNITS, WHICH YIELDS US A POPULATION OF ROUGHLY 4,585.
YOU HAVE THE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, ROUGHLY 02,024 UNITS, WHICH, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE NUMBERS, THAT DOUBLES WHERE WE'RE AT CURRENTLY.
WE HAVE 11,078 THAT ARE ENTITLED, MEANING THAT THEY'RE THROUGH THE ZONING, THE PLANNING, THEIR SITE PLANS, THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD FROM THAT POINT.
WE STILL HAVE 427 THAT ARE IN THE PRE-ENTITLEMENT STAGE, MEANING THERE'S DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT ARE IN PLACE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN ALL OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE BUILT, BECAUSE FACTORS, ECONOMY HAS A BIG FACTOR ON COMMERCIAL, AND PARTICULARLY MULTIFAMILY FACTORS, AS WELL AS SINGLE FAMILY.
THIS TOTAL UNITS WILL YIELD A POPULATION OF 38,408, IS WHAT THAT WILL YIELD, WITHOUT BUILDING ANY NEW MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.
LOOKING AT THE TIMELINE OF HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE US TO ACTUALLY BUILD THESE BASED ON THE CURRENT RATES OF CONSTRUCTION.
BASED ON A FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE THAT WE TOOK, WHICH HAS BEEN AVERAGING 290 UNITS, MULTIFAMILY UNITS, A YEAR COMING ONLINE, WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 39 YEARS TO BUILD OUT THAT MANY UNITS.
SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OVERNIGHT, BUT IT IS OUR FUTURE GROWTH THAT WE CAN LOOK AND SEE THAT'S COMING.
COULD YOU CLARIFY THAT ONE MORE TIME? SO YOU'RE SAYING, AND LET ME KNOW IF I GET THIS RIGHT, IF WE APPROVE NOTHING FROM TODAY FORWARD, WHATEVER'S BEEN APPROVED IS PRETTY MUCH SET FOR ANOTHER 40 YEARS? CORRECT.
SO FOR 40 YEARS, WE HAVE, SO ESSENTIALLY THIS CITY HAS APPROVED 40 YEARS WORTH OF APARTMENT INVENTORY AT CURRENT RATES, WHICH IS WHAT, 851 UNITS A YEAR? 290 UNITS, YES.
SO WE'VE LOOKED AT, BASED ON A THREE-YEAR AVERAGE, BECAUSE MULTIFAMILY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, AND SO THAT NUMBER WAS A LITTLE HIGHER, 325, BUT EVEN IF YOU DOUBLED THAT NUMBER, LET'S SAY THE ECONOMY JUST TAKES OFF IN THREE MONTHS, AND WE SEE THE BUILDING JUST EXPLODE, YOU COULD DOUBLE IT, THE TIME FRAME, AND IT WOULD STILL BE ROUGHLY 15 YEARS BEFORE WE WOULD BUILD THAT OUT.
CAN YOU GO BACK ONE MORE SLIDE? YES, SIR.
WHAT'S OUR CURRENT POPULATION? APPROXIMATELY, IT'S ABOUT 30, WHAT, 4? JUST OVER 30,000.
OVER 30,000, RIGHT? SO RIGHT NOW, THERE'S MORE APARTMENTS APPROVED THAN THE POPULATION OF ANNA TODAY? YES, AS FAR AS THE NUMBERS STATISTICALLY, THERE COULD BE MORE UNITS.
PERFECT, I'LL HOLD THE REST OF MY QUESTIONS UNTIL YOU END.
SO GOING BACK, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS GROWTH GOES, SO THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT HELP YOU BALANCE OUT WHAT POLICIES YOU NEED TO CONSIDER AS WE LOOK AT UPDATING COMP PLANS, ZONING REGULATIONS, POLICIES IN THE FUTURE, AND THEN IF
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THERE'S DISCUSSION ITEMS AS FAR AS HOW WE CAN GO ABOUT MAYBE CHANGING SOME OF THAT FUTURE, BECAUSE IF THEY'RE ENTITLED, THERE'S NOT MUCH CHANGING THAT CAN OCCUR WITH THOSE WITHOUT OTHER STEPS AND ACTIONS, AND THOSE ACTIONS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT LEGAL COUNSEL AND STAFF WOULD SIT DOWN WITH YOU, AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE A DEEPER DISCUSSION ON THAT, BUT OUR POLICIES, REALLY, GOOD, BETTER, BEST.WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO DO OUR BEST, AND SOMETIMES WE LAND IN THE BETTER, AND SOMETIMES WE WANT TO IMPROVE ON THERE, BUT OUR SUCCESSFUL POLICYMAKING REALLY REQUIRES BALANCING BOTH THOSE EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT WE DEAL WITH AND THOSE INTERNAL ONES THAT WE HAVE AS WELL, AND SO WE ALWAYS WANT STAFF, YOUR DIRECTION TO STAFF IS TO AIM FOR THE BEST, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DIRECTED TO DO, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
WE DO HAVE TOOLS TO HELP US DO THAT, AND WE HAVE GREAT TOOLS TO HELP US, BUT THEY NEED TO BE USED WITH WISDOM AND GUIDANCE FROM YOUR STAFF AND DIRECTION.
THE USE OF, AND BALANCED WITH SUPPLY AND DEMAND, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THOSE STATISTICAL FACTORS BECAUSE YOU GUYS ALL KNOW PLENTY OF THAT, BUT PIDS AND TIRS AND 380 AGREEMENTS ARE ALL EXCELLENT TOOLS IF THEY'RE USED IN THE RIGHT WAY, AT THE RIGHT TIME, WITH THE RIGHT PROJECTS, AND YOU BALANCE THOSE OUT, AND THOSE BOARDS THAT YOU HAVE THAT HELP REVIEW THAT, AND OUR STAFF THAT DOES A LOT OF THAT WORK FOR YOU TO HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST DECISION THAT YOU CAN, AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THAT DIVERSE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AS DIRECTED BASED ON THE COMP PLAN THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS, AND AGAIN, I KNOW IT'S A FRIDAY, SO I DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU GUYS ANY LONGER, AND I'M PROBABLY IN BETWEEN ALL THE OTHER STAFF WHO MAY BE GROWLING UNDER THEIR BROW RIGHT NOW, BUT I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU AND STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I KNOW THIS TOOK A LOT OF TIME FOR YOU GUYS, A LOT OF RESEARCH, A LOT OF DIGGING THROUGH OLD STUFF, BUT THANK YOU FOR KIND OF HELPING US GET UP TO DATE, AND ANOTHER THING, IMPORTANTLY, IS YOU WERE ABLE TO TELL THE STORY TODAY.
IT WENT BEYOND JUST THE NUMBERS.
THE STORY IS WE'VE GOT ENOUGH ALREADY APPROVED IN THE MULTIFAMILY, IN THE HOUSING, IN A LOT OF THESE AREAS, SO AT LEAST WHAT MY TAKEAWAY IS, IS WE NEED TO BE VERY SELECTIVE WITH THE GROWTH WE GO WITH FORWARD.
THAT INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT OUR PID FEE, LOOKING AT OUR PID PER POLICIES, LOOKING AT OUR TOURIST POLICIES, LOOKING AT MUDS, RIGHT, CONSIDERING THOSE, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS, YOU KNOW, GOOD OR BAD ARE FOR THOSE, YOU KNOW, AND ALSO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, SO I REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE DON'T NEED A LOT OF HOUSING.
WE ESPECIALLY DON'T NEED A LOT OF APARTMENTS.
WE'VE GOT A LOT, MORE THAN THE POPULATION OF ANNA, WHICH SHOULD BE VERY STRIKING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT NUMBER PUT ME BACK IN MY SEAT.
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT MUCH.
INITIALLY, I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY 18,000 APARTMENTS.
WE'RE UP TO 38,000, RIGHT, SO THE MORE WE DIG, RIGHT, THE HARDER.
THE POPULATION INSIDE OF THOSE APARTMENTS.
THAT'S STILL 38,000 COMPARED TO 30,000 IN THE CITY OF ANNA RIGHT NOW, SO ONE THING I DO WANT, IF, YOU KNOW, IF THE REST OF COUNCIL IS OK FOR, IS LOOK FOR WAYS TO TRY TO CONVERT SOME OF THAT MULTIFAMILY INTO COMMERCIAL, INTO SOME OTHER, SOME OF THAT MAY BE RESTRICTED WITH SOME OF THE DEALS THAT WE HAVE SIGNED, BUT IF THERE IS ANY WIGGLE ROOM, LET'S AT LEAST EXPLORE THAT.
THIS ALSO LEADS TO THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO STRICTLY FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL AND HIGH-END HOMES.
WITH THE DANGER OF PROPERTY TAXES BEING REMOVED, THE CITY'S GOING TO LOSE A LARGE CHUNK OF REVENUE.
WE'VE GOT TO START MAKING A PIVOT HERE, SO WE'VE, IN OUR INITIAL STAGES, RIGHT, THESE DECISIONS WERE MADE WITH THE BEST INFORMATION AT THE TIME, BUT WE'RE AT A DIFFERENT STAGE NOW, AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IS, WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE'RE APPROACHING, AND, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE DEALING WITH SOME OF THIS GROWTH.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE NO DEVELOPERS.
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO BE DIFFICULT.
IT'S JUST WE WANT TO BE MORE SELECTIVE.
ALSO, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR ANNA, IT WAS SITTING AT ABOUT, I THINK, $600,000,
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RIGHT, GIVE OR TAKE.OUR GOAL OVER THE NEXT FOUR TO FIVE YEARS IS TO AIM FOR $600,000 AND SEE HOW CLOSE WE CAN MOVE THAT NEEDLE.
LET'S SET A LOFTY GOAL, AND LET'S SEE, CAN WE MOVE THAT NEEDLE TOWARDS THE HIGHER END? AND THEN ALSO, OUR AVERAGE HOUSE SIZE IS ABOUT 2131.
YOU KNOW, OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE WAY WE SHOULD BE MEASURED IS, ARE THOSE AVERAGE HOME SQUARE FOOT SIZES MOVING UP? OR ARE THEY STAYING FLAT? SO THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO UNDERSTAND, ARE WE MAKING THE IMPACT THAT OUR POLICY IS DESIGNED TO DO? SO WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON SOME OF THESE THINGS AS WELL.
ULTIMATELY, I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL THAT WE'RE OVERLOADING ROADS, WE'RE OVERLOADING SCHOOLS.
HIGHWAY 5, EVEN WHEN THAT STARTS, IT'S GOING TO BE A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT.
EVEN WHEN 75 BRIDGES HAPPEN, WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK EVERYONE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ON WHAT WE APPROVE MOVING FORWARD.
I'VE HAD MANY GOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE, JUST IN PASSING AS WELL.
AND I THINK SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD LATELY HAVE BEEN VERY FRUITFUL.
COMING OFF OF WHAT HE WAS SAYING, CAN WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE OLDER ENTITLEMENTS AND SEE WHERE THOSE ARE, AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT CHANGING THEM MAYBE FROM MULTIFAMILY TO COMMERCIAL, LIKE HE WAS SAYING? YEAH, I THINK THIS LEADS INTO A PERFECT SEGUE INTO A WORKSHOP JUST TO TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS, AND I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION.
I APPRECIATE MY STAFF, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF, IS AWESOME, WITH OUR ANALYSTS THAT HELPED TO DO 90% OF THE NUMBER CRUNCHING ON THIS, OUR PLANNING STAFF, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF, THEY DID A HUGE PART IN THIS.
SO IF EVERYTHING COMES TO FRUITION THAT YOU HAVE IN THE ENTITLEMENT PHASE, WHAT'S OUR PERCENTAGE THEN? IT'S NOT GOING TO BE 60-40 ANYMORE, OR IT'S NOT GOING TO BE 33%.
IT GETS UPSIDE DOWN, RIGHT? IT WILL, YES.
BASED ON WHERE WE'RE AT, THOSE PROBABLY AREN'T STAYING IN THAT 60-40 RANGE.
SO THAT WOULD BE ALSO SOMETHING TO DISCUSS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC INFORMATION FOR THE COUNCIL TO HAVE MOVING FORWARD.
SORRY, COULD YOU CLARIFY THE 60-40? SORRY, I DIDN'T CATCH THAT.
SO TYPICALLY IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CITY GROWTH, THAT'S THE TYPICAL STANDARD THAT MOST CITIES WANT TO STAY IN IS A 60-40, 60% OWNER-OCCUPIED, 40% RENTAL.
SO 40% RENTAL, WHICH IS NOT OWNER-OCCUPIED, COVERS ALL RANGES OF BEING IN SINGLE-FAMILY RENTALS TO BEING IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
RIGHT? IF THE CITY WE WANT TO BUILD IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO, SOMETHING THAT'S A BIT ON THE HIGHER-END SIDE, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO BE PROSPER, BUT IF WE WANT TO BE OUR OWN UNIQUE DIAMOND IN COLLIN COUNTY, AT LEAST I WOULD CONSIDER THOSE NUMBERS VERY AGGRESSIVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 70-30, MAYBE EVEN LESS.
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IS THERE A NEED FOR RENTAL? YES.
FOR NURSES, FOR TEACHERS, FOR OTHER RETAIL WORKERS.
THERE IS A NEED, AND I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR IT.
BUT I WANT TO BE VERY COGNIZANT THAT WE DON'T OVER-APPROVE BECAUSE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE DONE THAT HAVE REGRETTED IT.
WE DON'T NEED SO MUCH DENSITY.
I THINK OUR TOTAL BUILD-OUT IS APPROXIMATELY 250,000.
TWO AND A QUARTER, GIVE OR TAKE.
WHAT IF WE CAN GET THE SAME NUMBER OF TAX REVENUE, THE SAME OVERALL PROFITS OUT OF IT, IF WE HAVE LESS DENSITY, JUST WITH HIGHER QUALITY? THAT NEEDS TO BE OUR ULTIMATE SHIFT.
ONCE AGAIN, I THINK COUNCIL IS REALLY MOVING THERE.
WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD DISCUSSIONS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT WORKSHOPS.
BY THE WAY, INFORMATION IS VERY POWERING.
WHENEVER WE DO OUR WORKSHOP, CAN YOU OVERLAY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE COLOR MAP, ON TOP OF THIS? YOU BET.
[6. Consent Items.]
06, CONSENT ITEMS. THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.ITEMS MAY BE CONSENTED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUESTS PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. DO I HAVE ANYTHING THAT ANYONE
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WOULD LIKE TO PULL? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH I.
IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
[7. Items For Individual Consideration and Public Hearings.]
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CHECKS.THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 7, ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.
AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF ANY PUBLIC HEARING HELD DURING THIS MEETING, ALL PERSONS WHO DESIRE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ORDINANCE, APPLICATION, OR OTHER PROPOSED ITEM.
JUST GOING TO DO SOME READING, AREN'T I? FIRST UP, A IS THE FIRST READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CITES GROUP.
YOU CAN GO TO READ THE SECOND ONE.
SECOND READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CITES GROUP.
AND ITEM C, CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CITES GROUP.
BEFORE YOU HAVE AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITES GROUP, IT IS FOR ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TOWARD TURN LANES, DECEL TURN LANES INTO THE PROPERTY OF KROGER.
THE ORIGINAL PLAN DID NOT INCLUDE TURN LANES, BUT AS WE'VE DISCUSSED AND JUST SEEN FROM THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH GOING OUR WAY. STAFF IS NOW CHANGING THEIR OUTLOOK TO LOOK DOWN THE ROAD TOWARDS THE FUTURE AND HOW THESE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN WILL AFFECT THINGS BOTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WITHIN OUR RESIDENTS AND TRYING TO PLAN AHEAD FOR THAT.
IT WAS AT STAFF'S REQUEST THAT THEY ADD THEIR DECEL LANES INTO THEIR DEVELOPMENT ALONG ROSAMOND AND BUDDY HAYES.
IN GOOD FAITH EFFORT, WE'VE OFFERED TO PAY FOR THOSE, NOT TO EXCEED ABOUT $295,000.
THIS WILL BE BUDGETED IN A FUTURE FISCAL YEAR, SO WE WILL PLAN FOR THAT AMOUNT.
THEY WILL HAVE TO BE RECEIVED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY BEFORE ANY FUNDS WILL BE REIMBURSED TO THE DEVELOPER FOR THAT WORK. AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS ITEM 7C.
IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM D, CONSIDER AND DISCUSS AN ACT ON A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THOMPSON GROVE.
AT THIS TIME, I THINK THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO GET DOWN THE ROAD ON THAT, SO I MOVE WE TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
[9. Closed Session (Exceptions).]
AND WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM TO GO OVER IN CLOSED SESSION, SO UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCED ON THIS AGENDA UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION.TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551-071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087 AND TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION? MAKE A MOTION TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 7-18. WE ARE NOW OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION. AND SEEING NO OBJECTION, WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.