[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.] [00:00:05] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WELCOME. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. AND THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 120 WEST 7TH STREET, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I HAVE 3 OF THEM WITH ME. FOR THE RECORD, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL US TO ORDER. RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THE ENTIRE COUNCIL IS HERE. THIS TIME I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER BAKER IF HE WILL DO THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGES FOR US. SO, FATHER GOD, WE'RE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME THAT WE EAT TOGETHER AND DISCUSS OUR CITY'S BUSINESS BEFORE YOU. WE JUST ASK YOUR SPIRIT TO BE WITH US. THAT WE TAKE YOUR SPIRIT ON AS WISE COUNSEL AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR REGION. LORD, JUST BE THOSE WITH THOSE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE STORMS. FORTUNATELY, THE STORMS ARE STAYING PRETTY MUCH SOUTH OF US. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU SIR. THAT'LL BRING US TO NEIGHBOR COMMENTS. [3. Neighbor Comments.] AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM ON THIS MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ALSO, AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS MEETING AGENDA. EACH PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED UP TO 3 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. FIRST UP, I HAVE CHERIE SACHSE. HELLO COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M CHERIE SACHSE AT 1316 DAVID DRIVE IN ANNA. WE HAVE A SECTION OF ROAD FROM FINDLAY TO DAVID DRIVE ON LEONARD THAT IS NOT BEING COMPLETED BY THE DEVELOPER. AND IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE DANGEROUS AS WE'RE WATCHING PEOPLE NOW PULL OFF OF DAVID AND LEFT INTO A DEAD ZONE. THERE'S ALSO NO LIGHTING THERE. NOW THERE ARE SOME POLES UP IN THE CENTER. WHAT WILL BE THE MEDIAN AT SOME POINT. AND THOSE ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. SO WE JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. QUITE A FEW OF THE NEIGHBORS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS NOW. NOT THEY NOT QUITE UNDERSTANDING WHY THE DEVELOPER ISN'T FINISHING THAT SPACE. AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MA'AM. NEXT UP, CRYSTAL THOMAS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL THOMAS. I RESIDE AT 807 MELLOW LANE IN ANNA. I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF SOME OF THE RESIDENTS AT CANVAS ANNA, WHICH IS A RESIDENTIAL RENTAL COMMUNITY. IN REGARD TO THE WATER CHARGES THAT WE'VE BEEN CHARGED SINCE I MOVED IN LAST 2025. NOW, WE'VE ALL BEEN GIVEN DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHY AND, BUT NONE OF US HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE REASON OR THE RESOLUTION AS TO WHY WE'RE BEING CHARGED COMMERCIAL RATES WHEN IT'S A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. NOW WE LIVE IN A STANDALONE COMMUNITY LIKE TOWNHOMES OR WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CALL THEM? NOT BUNGALOWS, BUT BUT THEY'RE, IT'S A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CITY OF ANNA DOESN'T REGULATE US AS AN ANNEX OF ANNA. I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S COLLIN COUNTY THAT HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I SPOKE TO COLLIN COUNTY YESTERDAY. THEY WERE APPALLED THAT ANNA REFERRED ME TO THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T HANDLE THE WATER. [00:05:01] IT'S THE CITY OF ANNA THAT GIVES US THE WATER. AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE IF THE THE METERS THAT ARE BEING SUPPLIED THE WATER TO THE RESIDENTS LIKE MYSELF IS ACTUALLY ACCURATE BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE INDIVIDUAL METERS. AND FOR ME, IN A DWELLING OF ONE, I'M BEING CHARGED THE SAME AMOUNT AS MY NEIGHBOR WHO HAS 4 PEOPLE THAT'S IN HER DWELLING. AND THAT'S SPECULATIVE. AND IT'S REALLY OUTRAGEOUS. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT TO ME SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE OVERLOOKED. NOW WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS IF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M HERE BY MYSELF, SO GO FIGURE THAT ONE. BUT I'M NOT. I'M NEW TO ANNA. I'M GOING TO MAKE ANNA MY HOME, BUT IT MAKES IT KIND OF HARD TO TO WANT TO DO THAT IF I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO CHANGE BEING A HOMEOWNER, THE WAY THE WATER IS BEING BUILT. BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. AND I FEEL SINCE OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, I'VE BEEN GETTING THE RUNAROUND UP TO EVEN YESTERDAY. SO IF SOMEONE COULD HAVE THE, THE WATER PEOPLE COME OUT AND CHECK THE METERS BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE INDIVIDUAL METERS, IF THEY EVEN RUN INTO THE MAIN LINE AND I KNOW THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION ON HOW WE'RE BEING BUILT BY OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO US AS RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING BUILT CORRECTLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT CARD IS DANIELLA LYLES. HI I'M DANIELLA. I RESIDE AT 2308 SABLE WOOD DRIVE AND A TEXAS. I'VE BEEN HERE 10 YEARS THIS MONTH. I CAN'T BELIEVE A DECADE HAS GONE BY ALREADY. BUT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS ABOUT A NEW NONPROFIT LOCAL COMMUNITY. SO LOCAL, IF WE'RE RIGHT OVER THERE ACROSS THE STREET, YOU CAN SEE US FROM HERE. THAT'S HOW LOCAL WE ARE. AND WE ARE NEWLY RECOGNIZED AS A 501 C-3, SOMETHING THAT WE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET AND WHAT WE DO AT THE TEACHERS CLOSET OF NORTH TEXAS, WHICH IS WHO I'M REPRESENTING TODAY, IS WE SUPPLY LOCAL TEACHERS FREE RESOURCES, WHETHER IT'S PENCILS, PENS, WHATEVER THEY NEED, WE TRY TO SUPPLY IT TO THEM. AND HOW WE DO THAT IS WE GET YOUR WASTE, PEOPLE DONATE TO US, AND THEN WE ORGANIZE EVERYTHING. AND THEN TEACHERS ARE WELCOME TO COME IN AND THEY GET EVERYTHING FREE. AND TO ME, THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU'VE EVER TALKED TO EDUCATORS, THEY SPEND ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 AND $3000 OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET. SO AS OUR DEMAND FOR SUPPLIES HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW, OUR SHELVES ARE RUNNING LOW. AND SO WE'RE SEEKING THE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT TO HELP US EXPAND OUR REACH. WE, WITH YOUR PARTNERSHIP, ARE HOPING THAT YOU CAN HELP RAISE THE AWARENESS TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND ENSURE THAT EVERY TEACHER HAS THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO HELP OUR STUDENTS. NOT SOMEBODY ELSE'S STUDENTS, OUR STUDENTS, NOT ONLY AT THIS CITY, BUT OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES AS WELL. WE HAVE PROVIDED CONTACT INFORMATION AND SOME PRINT OUTS TO THE CITY SECRETARY TO HAND OUT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH YOU ALL AND SEEKING YOUR HELP IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM 4. [4. Presentations.] PRESENTATIONS RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OF THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THAT ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. FIRST UP THOUGH, I HAVE MISS NATASHA ROACH. THANK YOU MAYOR. IT IS MY HONOR TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE SALENA TITTLE, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MANAGER, AS UPON HER RECENT GRADUATION FROM OUEI A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OUEI PROGRAM IS REGARDED AS THE PREMIER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE NATION. IT EQUIPS PROFESSIONALS WITH THE MOST CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, STRATEGIES AND TOOLS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE TODAY'S RAPIDLY EVOLVING ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE. COMPLETION OF OUEI PROGRAM IS NO SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENT. THIS INTENSIVE 117 HOURS CERTIFICATION REQUIRES A MULTIYEAR COMMITMENT. IT DEMANDS DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE. SALENA'S ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS NOT ONLY HER PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, BUT ALSO HER DEDICATION TO ENHANCING OUR COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC VITALITY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING SALENA ON HER GRADUATION. [APPLAUSE] [00:10:14] SPEECH. AWARENESS MONTH, APRIL 2026. I'M GOING TO HAVE I'VE ASKED COUNCILWOMAN HERNDON IF SHE WOULD READ THIS FOR US. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO US BY HER. SO THANK YOU. APRIL MARKS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH ACRONYM SAAMA TIME TO HONOR 25 YEARS OF PROGRESS AND RECOMMIT TO CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR ALL. THIS YEAR'S THEME, 25 YEARS STRONG LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD, CELEBRATES THE RESILIENCE OF SURVIVORS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE WORKED FOR CHANGE. 25 YEARS STRONG. EVERY VOICE MATTERS. EVERY ACTION COUNTS. BY STANDING IN SOLIDARITY, WE CAN BUILD A FUTURE FREE FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND CREATE A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE IS SAFE, VALUED, AND RESPECTED. AND I WILL HAND THIS BACK TO YOU TO READ THE END. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND. THIS 20TH DAY OF APRIL 2026 AND CALL THIS SEAL TO BE AFFIXED. PETE CAIN, MAYOR OF ANNA. AND WE DID HAVE WE HAD A GUEST THAT WAS GOING TO COME UP AND RECEIVE THIS THIS EVENING, BUT THE WEATHER KEPT THEM AWAY, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THAT. NEXT UP, ITEM B PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK MAY 3RD THROUGH MAY 9TH. SO THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SPONSORS NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. THE CITY OF ANNA ACTIVELY SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGES OUR NEIGHBORS TO JOIN IN SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, ACKNOWLEDGING THE CRUCIAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN OUR LIVES AND IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE CITY OF ANNA RECOGNIZES MAY 3RD, 2026 THROUGH MAY 9TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THIS WEEK BY DEDICATING OURSELVES TO THE TASK OF SUPPORTING AND THE PROMOTION OF OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES BY SHOPPING AND EATING LOCALLY HERE IN ANNA. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND THIS 20TH DAY OF APRIL 2026 AND CALLED THE SEAL TO BE AFFIXED. PETE CAIN MAYOR. THIS GOING TO YOU? YES, I'VE GOT JUST A LITTLE BIT TO READ OFF BECAUSE I DID READ A SPEECH OR I DID WRITE A SPEECH FOR YOU GUYS. FIRST OFF, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. IN THE I'M GOING TO START OFF, IN THE WORDS OF A FRIEND OF MINE THAT SHE JUST SAID THIS LAST WEEK. IT IS A GREAT DAY TO BE IN ANNA, TEXAS, IS IT NOT? I AM HONORED TO TAKE A MOMENT TODAY TO SUPPORT IN SUPPORT OF NEXT WEEK'S NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, TO RECOGNIZE SOMETHING THAT TRULY DEFINES OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN ANNA. OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE MORE THAN STOREFRONTS. THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE THE NAME ON A SIGN. THEY ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE THE EARLY MORNINGS, THE LATE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, THE RISKS TAKEN AND THE DREAMS PURSUED WITH DETERMINATION AND GRIT. THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOUR NAME WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR, WHO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL EVENTS, SPONSOR OUR KIDS AND SHOW UP FOR THIS COMMUNITY TIME AND TIME AGAIN. HERE IN ANNA, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A GROWING AND VIBRANT SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, FROM FAMILY OWNED SHOPS TO LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. EACH ONE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE CHARACTER AND STRENGTH OF OUR CITY, AND I HAVE PERSONALLY GOTTEN TO KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM, AND THEY'RE MORE LIKE FAMILY TO ME AT THIS POINT. THEY DON'T JUST PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES, THEY CREATE CONNECTION, OPPORTUNITY, AND A SENSE OF BELONGING. AND I WANT TO SAY THIS PERSONALLY AS WELL. I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES. AS A DAUGHTER OF A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, I GREW UP SEEING FIRSTHAND THE SACRIFICE BEHIND THE SCENES, THE LONG HOURS, THE FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY, THE CONSTANT PROBLEM SOLVING, AND THE DEEP PERSONAL INVESTMENT IT TAKES TO KEEP GOING. I ALSO SAW THE PRIDE THAT COMES FROM BUILDING SOMETHING FROM THE GROUND UP, SERVING CUSTOMERS WHO BECOME FAMILIAR FACES, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND CREATING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL THAT LASTS BEYOND YOURSELF. THAT EXPERIENCE HAS GIVEN ME A DEEP RESPECT FOR EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS OWNER AND ENTREPRENEUR IN OUR COMMUNITY. I SEE THE RESILIENCE, I SEE THEIR COURAGE, AND I SEE THE DIFFERENCE THEY MAKE EVERY SINGLE DAY IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO DURING NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, I WANT TO EXTEND A SINCERE THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. [00:15:07] THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN ANNA. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US WHAT DEDICATION, CREATIVITY, AND PERSEVERANCE TRULY LOOK LIKE. WE ARE STRONGER BECAUSE OF YOU. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU, NOT JUST DURING NEXT WEEK'S NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, BUT EVERY WEEK. MAYOR. IF I CAN HAVE YOU AND COUNCIL COME UP FOR A GROUP PHOTO. BUT FIRST, I WOULD LIKE, IF YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER OR ENTREPRENEUR IN OUR AUDIENCE HERE IN ANNA, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN APPLAUD AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] AND NOW IF WE CAN TAKE A GROUP PHOTO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM 5. 5.A IS A WORK SESSION ITEM PRESENTING A OR REPRESENTING A RIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPTION. [5. Work Session.] AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP TRIP CONSULTING. YEAH. SORRY, RICK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RICK KOCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TODAY. OH, DOES IT JUST GO? OH, PERFECT. FANTASTIC. I'M WITH TRIP CONSULTING. TRIP CONSULTING. WORKS WITH MOBILITY FORWARD CITIES TO CREATE VERY UNIQUE STRATEGIC AND INNOVATIVE PUBLIC TRANSIT PROGRAMS. WE REALLY GO BY 2 GUIDING LIGHTS IMPROVE THE OVERALL USER EXPERIENCE AND KEEP THE COST PER RIDE LOW TO THE CITY. AND THE REASON THAT WE DO THIS IS BECAUSE TYPICALLY IN TEXAS SUBURBS, THE COST PER RIDE TO THE CITIES ARE PRETTY EXORBITANT. THERE'S JUST SOME EXAMPLES UP THERE. THOSE ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY NICE NUMBERS. THERE ARE CITIES THAT ARE NORTH OF 300 600 COST PER RIDE FOR WHAT THEY PAY TO GET PEOPLE FROM POINT A TO POINT B. I'M GOING TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT 2 CITIES THAT WE WORK WITH THAT ARE JUST ABSOLUTELY STELLAR IN TRYING TO INNOVATE PUBLIC TRANSIT CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE FOR A RIDE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THEY SPELLED FETCH, THAT'S BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO F WORDS IN THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE. AND THEN ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS IN COLLIN COUNTY CITY OF WYLIE. FETCH RIDE BECAME A TRIP CITY AND STARTED ITS PROGRAM IN 2022. AND THIS WAS AFTER RUNNING A 18 MONTH PILOT WITH THE TRANSIT AGENCY IN THE AUSTIN AREA. PFLUGERVILLE, AN AUSTIN SUBURB WITH CAPMETRO. AND IN THIS PILOT THAT THEY RAN WITH THEM FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. THE PRICE WAS ABOUT $1 MILLION ANNUALLY. THEY DID GET A MATCH FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 40%. SO THE CITY SPENT ROUGHLY $600,000 A YEAR ON THIS PROGRAM. NOW, THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE IS 25MI². THAT BEIGE AREA THAT YOU SEE ON THE MAP WAS THE SERVICE AREA FOR THEIR [00:20:03] PILOT PICKUP PROGRAM. IT COVERED ABOUT 3.5MI². OF THE CITY. IT WENT RELATIVELY WELL, PEOPLE USED THE PROGRAM. THEY WANTED TO EXPAND THE SERVICE AREA TO INCLUDE MORE RESIDENTS. IN DOING SO, THE COST WAS JUST MORE THAN THEY COULD BEAR TO FILL THE 25MI² WITH SERVICE. SO IN 2022, THEY LAUNCHED A PROGRAM WITH TRIP. AND THAT RED OUTLINE AREA IS THE OLD SERVICE AREA. AND THE REST OF IT IS THEIR CITY LIMITS IN BLUE. PLUS ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, THERE IS A CONNECTION OUTSIDE OF THEIR CITY TO THE CLOSEST PARK AND RIDE SYSTEM THAT FEEDS INTO THE GREATER METRO TRANSIT AREA. THE REASON THAT THEY DID A LOT OF THIS WAS THEY WANTED TO INCREASE THEIR SERVICE AREA. THEY WANTED TO INCREASE THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION. AND THEY WANTED GREATER CONNECTIVITY. AND THEY REALLY WANTED TO TRY TO SAVE AS MUCH MONEY ON THE COST PER RIDE AS THEY COULD. THE PROGRAM IS REALLY SIMPLE TO ENROLL IN. IF YOU CLICK THAT QR CODE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY FEED INTO YOUR UBER APP AND THE PROGRAM WILL LIVE IN THERE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE PROGRAM. THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RIDES THAT COME WITH THE PROGRAM AND THEY REPLENISH EVERY MONTH AUTOMATICALLY. WE LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT LEADS TO REALLY QUICK RIDER ADOPTION. THEY'RE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROGRAM RELATIVELY FAST AND THEN TO USE IT TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. 1 OF THE OTHER BIG FACTORS THAT THEY STRUGGLED WITH IN THE PAST AND A LOT OF CITIES STRUGGLE WITH THIS IS THE DATA THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, THE CITIES ARE IN CONTROL OF THE PROGRAM FROM START TO FINISH. THUS, YOU ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE DATA. WE SUPPLY ALL THE DATA, PUT IT INTO THE METRICS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, AND THEN WE USE IT TO MAKE DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROGRAM. TYPICALLY, ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AFTER YEAR 1 GO THROUGH A SERIES OF TWEAKS BASED ON THE DATA. BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM, LIKE SERVICE AREA. LET'S SAY YOU ANNEX D, ANNEX A CERTAIN AREA. IT'S NO LONGER AN AREA YOU WANT TO SERVE. WE CAN TYPICALLY MAKE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS ON CERTAIN ITEMS. FETCH-A-RIDE THIS IS STUFF FROM THEIR FIRST YEAR IN THE PROGRAM, THEY HAD ABOUT 5000 PEOPLE ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM. GAVE AWAY 8500 UBER TRIPS. AND WITHIN THOSE, THERE WAS ABOUT 12,000 PASSENGERS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP, IT'S SPREAD OUT EVERYWHERE. A LOT OF THE, IF WE WENT BACK TO THE BLUE MAP, A LOT OF THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT AREN'T HIT WITH A BUNCH OF RED AND GREEN DOTS ARE EITHER OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IN MUDS, POSSIBLY AND DONUT HOLES IN THERE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THAT, THAT'S WHERE THE PARK AND RIDE WAS. THERE ARE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS TO THE GREATER NETWORK AS WELL THERE. A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE PROGRAM IS THE SERVICE HOURS. A LOT OF CHINESE AGENCIES WILL DO TRADITIONAL SERVICE HOURS 7 TO 7, 7 TO 6. GIVEN THOSE TRADITIONAL HOURS AND WHAT WAS RUNNING IN THE PAST FOR PFLUGERVILLE, WE RUN THIS PROGRAM AROUND THE CLOCK, 24/7. SO YOU CAN GET A RIDE AT 2 A.M. IN THE MORNING IF YOU WANT TO. AND YOU CAN SEE WE'RE JUST IN THE FIRST YEAR THEY HAD 126 RIDES HAPPEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEY MAKES UP ALMOST 50% OF THE SERVICE IS TRADITIONALLY AFTER HOURS. SO THAT'S A HUGE FACTOR TO THEM AS WELL. PEOPLE CAN USE IT TYPICALLY WHEN PUBLIC TRANSIT IS NOT RUNNING ON THE WEEKENDS, LET'S SAY SUNDAY MORNING, THERE'S A LOT OF SYSTEMS THAT WON'T RUN ON THE WEEKENDS. PEOPLE USE IT TO GO TO CHURCH, SHOP, WHATEVER THEY NEED. THE TOTAL TRIPS GIVEN FOR THEIR FIRST YEAR WERE 11,500 OF THOSE AGAIN, 8500 WERE RIDESHARE. THE OTHER 3000 WERE CALLED WAVE RIDES, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES. THIS IS A FACET OF THE PROGRAM THAT CANNOT BE SERVICED BY A TRADITIONAL RIDESHARE COMPANY, LET'S SAY AN UBER AND LYFT. WE BRING IN ANOTHER PROVIDER TO TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR COMPLIANCE REASONS. ALL ADA REGULATIONS THOSE RIDES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THEY SEND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES TO THE PASSENGER, BUT EVERYTHING IS INTEGRATED. THE AVERAGE COST PER RIDE THAT THEY WOULD DO FOR RIDESHARE IN YEAR ONE WAS $6.75 TO THE CITY PER RIDE. THE RIDER PAID THE 1ST 4 AND THEN WAVE ENDED UP WITH AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT $41, GIVING A COMBINED TOTAL OF $15.83 COST [00:25:10] PER RIDE. AND THAT WAS A FAR CRY FROM THE $112 THEY WERE SPENDING BEFORE JUST OUT OF THEIR PORTION. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE WAVE PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF THE PROGRAM IS SO HIGH IN THIS YEAR. ONE FOR FETCH-A-RIDE IS BECAUSE WE TOOK OVER THE EXISTING PILOT PROGRAM THROUGH CAPMETRO. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUED CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. THEIR CONTRACT ENDED ONE DAY, OURS PICKED UP THE VERY NEXT DAY. AND SO WE MADE SURE TO, TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. A LOT OF FOLKS JUMPED ON TO THE WAVE. WE HAVE SINCE THEN STARTED PUSHING THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO INTO THE RIDESHARE, WHERE THE COSTS ARE MUCH CHEAPER PER RIDE. BRINGING OUR TOTAL DOWN. OUR AVERAGE COST EVEN LOWER THAN THE CURRENT FIRST YEAR COMBINED. TOTAL. WHEN RUNNING THESE PROGRAMS AND TRYING TO INNOVATE PUBLIC TRANSIT, THE LEADERSHIP IS, IN MY EXPERIENCE, IS WHAT MATTERS THE MOST. AND WE FOUND THIS IN THE CITY OF WYLIE. CITIES THAT WILL INNOVATE WITH US TOWARDS TRYING TO MEET THOSE 2 METRICS OF BETTER RIDER EXPERIENCE AND LOWER COST PER RIDE ARE THE CITIES THAT WE LOOK TO WORK WITH. WITH THE CITY OF WYLIE STARTED THEIR PROGRAM THROUGH THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS BY LEVERAGING THE INNOVATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. SO WE SPECIALIZE IN A LOT OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THOSE COMPANIES. THEY ALLOW FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY, CITY CONTROL AND, YOU KNOW, ACCESS TO REALLY COOL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE LIKE TO TRY TO ADD IN WHEN WE THINK THAT IT COULD BE A GOOD POSSIBILITY FOR EITHER THE EXPERIENCE TO GET BETTER OR THE COST PER RIDE TO DECREASE. THE CITY OF WYLIE DID A PARTNERSHIP WITH 2 PROVIDERS, ONE CALLED Z-TRIP, Z-TRIP SPECIALIZES IN THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES AND THEN UBER AS WELL. WE ALSO DO THE MANAGEMENT FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY TRANSIT HERE UP IN THIS AREA, AND WE ALSO WORK WITH LYFT AND OTHER RIDESHARE COMPANIES AS WELL. WILEY'S BREAKDOWN AND THEIR AVERAGE COST LIFETIME OF THEIR PROGRAM IS $6.96 PER RIDE COST FROM THE CITY. FOR THESE RIDES, THEY CHARGE THE RIDERS A FARE $4. THEY GIVE THEM 10 TRIPS PER MONTH. IT'S AVAILABLE 24/7 AND IT GOES TO VARIOUS PARTS OF WYLIE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. AND THEN A COUPLE SELECT SPOTS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS WHERE THERE MIGHT BE A MEDICAL DISTRICT OR CONNECTIONS TO THE CLOSEST DART STATION. LIFETIME FOR THE PROGRAM. THEY'VE HAD 2780 UNIQUE RIDERS GIVING OUT 21000 PLUS RIDES AND SERVING ALMOST 3000 PASSENGERS. AND YOU CAN SEE THE WAY THAT THE, THE RIDES ARE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THEY'VE EVEN HAVE A FEW PARTS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS WHERE THEY CONNECT INTO MURPHY. AND AND SO THEY'RE REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB OF GETTING PEOPLE AROUND THEIR AREA AT A LOW COST PER RIDE. THEY ALSO ARE 24/7. THEIR NUMBERS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ON THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS THAT USE IT AFTER HOURS, BUT STILL ALMOST 40% OF THEIR TRAFFIC IS AFTER TRADITIONAL TRANSIT HOURS. IN TOTAL THEY STARTED THE PROGRAM IN 2023. THEY'VE GIVEN OUT 21 THOUSAND PLUS RIDES, ALMOST 30,000 PASSENGERS AT THAT. 696 AND WHEN YOU ADD IN THE COST OF THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE RIDES, THEY ARE HITTING AN AVERAGE LIFETIME OF THE PROGRAM OF $17.99 PER RIDE. THE OTHER REALLY BIG FACTOR IN THESE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE LOOK FOR IS THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO INNOVATE AS TECHNOLOGY CHANGES. WILEY IS A GREAT PARTNER IN THIS. WE ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING A BETA PROGRAM ON SOME NEW UBER TECHNOLOGY. THEY WERE ACTUALLY THE SECOND CITY GLOBALLY TO USE THIS TECHNOLOGY ON A PUBLIC TRANSIT PROGRAM WITH UBER. WE REALLY LOOK FOR CITIES WHO ARE WILLING TO BETA TEST TECHNOLOGIES TO FIND THOSE WAYS TO MAKE THOSE RIDES BETTER AND LESS EXPENSIVE TO THE CITY. AND WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR THAT WITH THE CITY OF ANNA. [00:30:08] WITH THAT COMES A USER SATISFACTION RATING. WE DEFINITELY TRACK THAT. AND THEY GOT A 4.9 OUT OF 5 STARS FROM THEIR RIDERS USING THIS PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION. BUT INNOVATION ISN'T EASY. USER RIDERS USER SATISFACTION COMES WITH EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES TO PIONEER. OUR USER ADOPTION FOR ALL OUR CITIES GROWS YEAR OVER YEAR. SO WE LOOK FOR VERY UNIQUE WAYS TO TRY TO CREATE MORE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THESE ARE NEW PROGRAMS DIFFERENT. THERE'S A HANDFUL OF CITIES IN TEXAS RUNNING PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, NOT A WHOLE LOT OUTSIDE OF TEXAS RUNNING PROGRAMS LIKE THIS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND EVEN THE STATE AGENCIES DON'T FUND PROGRAMS LIKE THIS YET, BUT WE WITH OUR PARTNER CITIES, MAKE SURE THAT WE APPROACH COGS AND MPOS TO MAKE A CASE FOR THESE KIND OF PROGRAMS AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING COULD FIT IN LINE WITH FEDERAL FUNDING. AND WE THINK THAT THE MORE TEXAS CITIES THAT JOIN TOGETHER IN THIS, PROVING THAT THE COST PER RIDE IS VALUABLE TO THE CITY AND VALUABLE TO THE RIDER THAT WE CAN CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE FEDERAL FUNDING. AND LIKE I SAID, THE COLLIN COUNTY TRANSIT USES A VARIATION OF THESE STYLE PROGRAMS AND THEY ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE CERTAIN FUNDS. AND SO WE THINK WE'RE BREAKING THROUGH THERE. BUT WITH THAT ALSO WE'RE TRAILBLAZING. SO WE'RE CREATING BEST PRACTICES FOR OTHER CITIES TO WORK OFF OF. THERE'S MORE IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT THAT WE SEE WITH EVERY STEP THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS BETTER. AND WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH OUR PARTNER CITIES THAT WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR TECHNICAL INFLUENCE WITH THESE TECH COMPANIES. UBER WILL NOT CALL ITSELF A RIDESHARE COMPANY. THEY CALL THEMSELVES A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY. AND SO WITH THAT, WE TRY TO PUSH UBER AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO MAKE TWEAKS FOR OUR CITIES THAT WE THINK ARE AN ADVANTAGE TO THEM. THAT'S NOT EASY TO DO. UBER IS A $50 BILLION BEHEMOTH, AND WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF SMALL CITIES THAT ARE PUSHING THIS FORWARD, BUT THEY DO PAY ATTENTION. AND WITH EACH CITY THAT WE WORK WITH, WE FIND THAT RIGHT, PARTNER. WE ARE FINDING OURSELVES TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE AND MORE WITH THEIR ENGINEERING, TO MAKE THE TECHNOLOGY GREATER FOR THE CITIES THAT WE WORK WITH. SO WITH THAT, THAT WAS A VERY HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF THE PROGRAM. I WAS TOLD I HAD 15 MINUTES. SO I WANT TO RESPECT YOUR TIME. I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RICK. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. GOT A FEW COMMENTS. SO FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING A PROVEN MODEL THAT'S BEEN TESTED IN MULTIPLE CITIES AS WELL ACROSS TEXAS AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF YOU KNOW, POPULATION AMOUNTS. AND JUST SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS KIND OF ON OUR RADAR IS COLLIN COUNTY DOESN'T SERVICE SOME OF THE TRANSITS OUT THIS FAR. I THINK MELISSA AT ONE POINT WAS INCLUDED. I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY MORE EITHER. IF WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A COMMUNITY WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S MULTIPLE GENERATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ALSO CREATE SOME OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE WE START BRINGING IN, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE HOSPITALS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SENIOR LIVING, RIGHT INSTEAD OF THE MULTIFAMILY. IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THESE THINGS, THIS IS GOING TO HELP US GET THERE. ALSO, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THIS. THIS IS ALSO GOING TO CREATE JOBS LOCALLY. YOU KNOW, WHEREAS THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THIS SPECIFIC DEMAND FOR UBER RIDES. THIS IS GOING TO SPUR EXTRA DEMAND. NOW, WITH THAT EXTRA DEMAND, IT'S ALSO GOING TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOUSES TO SPEND MONEY THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE SPENT OTHERWISE. SO I'M CURIOUS, HAVE YOU GUYS DONE ANYTHING WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU MAYBE HAVE A METRIC FOR EVERY $1 SPENT, THERE'S 2 OR $3 IN ECONOMIC, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, EXPENDITURE THAT HAS HAPPENED. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF METRIC LIKE THAT THAT YOU HAVE? WE'LL WORK WITH THE EDC'S AND THE CITIES TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAM AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO TRACK THAT. AND PART OF THE DATA, WHAT WE DO IS WE ISOLATE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AREAS SO THAT WE CAN REALLY GET INTO THE TRAFFIC. YOU CAN GET SO GRANULAR WITH THE DATA, AND WE HAVE A DATA DASHBOARD THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE CITY AS WELL, TO WHERE THEY CAN LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AT ANY TIME. BUT WE PULL SPECIALIZED METRICS BASED ON CITIES REQUESTS TO UNDERSTAND TRAFFIC FLOWS, TO MAKE CHANGES WHEN NEEDED, AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE ARE USING THE PROGRAM. A LOT OF TIMES I'LL TELL CITIES THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT YOU CAN HAVE IF YOU'RE RUNNING A PLAN, [00:35:08] BECAUSE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, YOU HAVE SO MUCH DATA THAT YOU CAN THEN DECIDE HOW TO BEST DEPLOY YOUR BUDGET AND YOUR DESIRE FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT IN WHATEVER DIRECTION YOU WANT TO. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU THAT THIS IS THE BEST PROGRAM IN THE WORLD WHEN WE COME UP WITH THESE PARTNERSHIPS. IT MIGHT BE THE BEST STYLE PROGRAM FOR THE MONEY RIGHT NOW. WE INTEND TO SEE THESE PROGRAMS CHANGE 5, 10 YEARS FROM NOW AS TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO EMERGE AND CHANGE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BUILD, IS A VERY FLEXIBLE PROGRAM WITH AN INNOVATIVE CITY THAT WANTS TO TAKE ON THOSE CHANGES. AND AGAIN, OUR 2 GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF RIDER EXPERIENCE AND COST PER RIDE. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THIS. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE THE YEARLY COST TO THE CITY FOR THIS? SO I'VE BEEN TALKING TO STAFF AT THE CITY OF ANNA FOR PROBABLY 2 YEARS NOW, AND WE'VE RUN ALL SORTS OF NUMBERS. IF I DIDN'T THINK THAT THE PROGRAM WOULD WORK HERE, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT WE'VE RUN SOME PRELIMINARY NUMBERS THROUGH SOME DIFFERENT STUDIES. BUT YOU HAVE SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE REALLY HARD TO GET ON BOARD AND HAVE THE RIDES FOR FOLKS AT THE EXACT SAME FREQUENCY, NOT FREQUENCY OF RIDE, BUT DEPLOYMENT TIME AS THE RIDESHARE RIDES. AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESPONSE TIMES ARE NEARLY EQUAL TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADA. THAT'S MY LONG WINDED WAY OF SAYING, I THINK THAT THE WAVE PORTION OF THE PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE COSTLY, BUT YOU WILL SEE THE SAVINGS ON THE COST PER RIDE WITH THE RIDE SHARE PORTION OF THE PROGRAM. AND IF WE TAILOR THIS CORRECTLY, WE WILL GET THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF WAVE RIDES. WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THOSE WHO NEED WHEELCHAIR FUNCTIONALITY, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE CAN GO IN THE RIDE, SHARE RIDES, AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL DRIVE DOWN COSTS. BUT WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH SEVERAL PROVIDERS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE BEST FIT HERE IN FOR ANNA, DEPENDING IF YOU WERE TO GO FORWARD ON THE TIMES OF SERVICE AS WELL. WHILE WE RUN BASICALLY 24/7 PROGRAMS FOR THE DATA, WE LOVE TO RUN 24/7 PROGRAMS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE RIDERSHIP. WE DO UNDERSTAND BUDGETARILY. SOMETIMES THE PROGRAMS MIGHT NEED TO END AT MIDNIGHT AND START AT 6 A.M.. WE'RE CAPABLE OF DOING ALL OF THAT. AND ONE OF THE REASONS FOR DOING THAT IN THIS SITUATION MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF THE COST OF THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES. MY JUST ESTIMATE OF IT OVERALL IS GOING THROUGH BUDGET PROCESS. I WOULD PROBABLY BUDGET SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 400,000 TO 450,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. AGAIN. WHATEVER YOU DON'T USE, WE DO ON A COST PER TRIP MODEL. THERE'S NOT A TON OF FIXED COSTS OUTSIDE OF WAVE FOR THE PROGRAM. SO WHAT IS NOT EXPENDED STAYS WITH THE CITY, AND YOU'RE IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE BUDGET THE ENTIRE TIME. THANK YOU. SO ON THE WAVE, IS THAT A SET COST FOR THE MONTH FOR X NUMBER OF RIDES OR IS IT PER RIDE. IT'S PER RIDE. OKAY. WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE COST CREEP IN IS HAVING VEHICLES READY TO GO TO ANSWER THOSE RIDES DEPENDING ON THE SERVICE. THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THERE MIGHT BE AN ELDERLY PERSON THAT IS IN A USING A WALKER WHERE THEY NEED A BIGGER VEHICLE AND A SEAT. WE WILL ENROLL THEM INTO THE PROGRAM AND, YOU KNOW, ALLOW THEM TO USE THAT AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO DISABILITIES, LIKE BLINDNESS OR DEAF THE UBER PROGRAM, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE PICK UBER A LOT OVER OTHER RIDESHARE COMPANIES IS ALL OF THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND THE ABILITY TO SERVICE THOSE WITH SIGHT AND HEARING DISABILITIES IS FANTASTIC. SO WE DON'T NEED TO DEPLOY WAVE FOR THOSE WE HAD IN THE PAST. BUT THEY HANDLE THE JOB PRETTY WELL. AND WE GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK SAYING THAT THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE A UBER PICK THEM UP RATHER THAN A WHEELCHAIR VEHICLE. WHO'S THE CUSTOMER? WHO'S THE CUSTOMER LIABILITY LIE WITH? IS THAT WHAT THE CITY OR UBER. WITH THE TRANSIT PARTNERS, WITH THE PROVIDERS. PERFECT. SO IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, UBER HAS A $2 MILLION PER RIDE INSURANCE POLICY. AND THEN Z-TRIP HAS, I THINK A MILLION AND A HALF. OKAY. ON THERE AS WELL. SO AND THESE PROVIDE ESPECIALLY FOR THE WAVE. IS THAT AN ON DEMAND. OR IS IT SCHEDULED OR COMBINATION OF BOTH. [00:40:04] OUR WAVE PORTION IS AVAILABLE FOR ON DEMAND. 98% OF THOSE RIDES ARE PRE-SCHEDULED. SO WE DO LIKE THAT BECAUSE THEN WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE RIDERS WANT TO BE PICKED UP. WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE ON TIME. CUTS DOWN ON THAT AND KEEPS US IN STRONG COMPLIANCE AGAINST THE RIDESHARE PORTION OF THE PROGRAM. COULD WE USE THIS FOR LIKE NEW YEAR'S EVE OR ANY OTHER DAYS WHERE MAYBE WE WANT TO MITIGATE SOME TYPE OF DUI YOU KNOW, BEHAVIOR ON THE ROADS? SO A PROGRAM THAT IS RUNNING 24/7 HAS THE ABILITY FOR SAFE RIDES HOME ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. THERE ARE ALSO CITIES THAT WILL RUN SPECIAL RIDER. WE CALL THEM VOUCHERS OR PROMOTIONS FOR CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR WHERE LET'S SAY YOU WANT TO REALLY ZERO OUT THE EXCUSE OF ANYBODY TAKING A RIDE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, WHERE THE CITY WILL SAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF THE ENTIRE RIDE AGAIN, UP TO A CERTAIN PORTION FOR THE RIDE. WE CAN DO THAT SAME THING WITH EVENTS. REALLY. I TELL CITIES YOU'RE LIMITED BY YOUR IMAGINATION ON WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THESE THINGS. AND THEN SPEAKING OF ECONOMIC IMPACT WE HAD 1 CITY THAT AFTER RUNNING THE PROGRAM FOR A YEAR AND STAYING WELL UNDER BUDGET THEY DECIDED TO IDENTIFY THEIR BORDERING CITIES IN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH AND THE RESIDENTIAL ZONES THAT THEY IDENTIFIED AS PEOPLE WHO WOULD COME AND SHOP IN THEIR COMMERCIAL AREAS. SO IN THE 2ND YEAR, THEY TOOK THE GEOFENCE AND LITERALLY ETCHED OUT NEIGHBORING RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND ALLOWED THOSE PEOPLE TO JOIN THE PROGRAM. BUT INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE OTHER CITIES, HEB SHOPPING CENTER, IT GOT DIRECTED TO THAT CITIES, HEB AND THE SHOPPING CENTER, AND THEY DID THAT. AND SO THEY DON'T ALLOW THEM TO GO TO ANY OF THE OTHER COMMERCIAL AREA ZONES IN THEIR CITIES, BUT THEY WILL TRY TO CAPTURE THEM AND USE THEM THAT WAY. AND THERE'S A LOT OF FUN THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE GEOFENCE FOR STUFF LIKE THAT. SO LET'S SAY WE CAN'T COME UP WITH A 450, $500,000 FIRST YEAR, AND WE FULLY PUT ALL OF THIS OUT. IS THERE A MECHANISM WHERE WE COULD JUST DO IT FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES? WELL, THE COSTS ARE PROHIBITED FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO PAY A LOT FOR THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE PORTION OF THE PROGRAM. AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THAT NO MATTER WHAT. BUT WE'LL STILL HAVE A LOT OF SENIORS THAT. YEAH. AND FOR UBER AND ALL THAT STUFF. YEAH. THE. AND I BELIEVE WHEN THEY BROUGHT YOU THE NUMBERS LAST YEAR ON THIS, YOU COULD SEE THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LIMITED VERSUS THE OPEN TO ALL VERSION. IS IT POSSIBLE? IT'S ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO DO IT. THE COST SAVINGS PROBABLY AREN'T GOING TO BE THERE AND THE WAY THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT. SO FOR A DATA STANDPOINT, WE THINK IT'S BETTER TO OPEN IT UP TO EVERYONE. AND IN THE CITIES THAT WE'VE DONE, WE, WE'VE SEEN GREAT RESULTS WITH THAT. THE SENIORS AND THE YOUNG FIRST WORKFORCE ARE TYPICALLY THE ONES WHO JUMP ON THE PROGRAM FIRST. AND THIS BEING TEXAS, WE ARE STILL VERY CAR CENTRIC. SO THE EVERYDAY RESIDENT WHO WOULDN'T TYPICALLY USE PUBLIC TRANSIT, THEY TEND TO LIKE IT BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY YOU KNOW FEW AND FAR BETWEEN SITUATIONS WHERE THEY NEED PUBLIC TRANSIT, BUT MAYBE THEIR CAR BROKE DOWN THERE AT THE SHOP. THEY'RE GETTING AN INSPECTION. WHATEVER IT IS, IT TAKES THEM HOURS AWAY FROM THEIR DAY. THEY'LL USE THE PROGRAM SPARINGLY 2 OR 3 TIMES A YEAR, BUT IT'S STILL AVAILABLE TO THEM AND THEN BUILDS THE OVERALL SATISFACTION WITH THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE SEVERAL CITIES WHERE AND I'M SORRY. YOU'RE GOOD. MAYOR PRO TEM, WHERE THEIR CITIZEN SURVEYS COME BACK WITH THIS RATED AS ONE OF THE HIGHER RATED PROGRAMS AFTER IT'S BEEN RUNNING FOR 2 OR 3 YEARS BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE. AND CAN YOU GEOFENCE KIND OF TAG ALONG? COUNCILMAN SINGHS THE EVENT. I REMEMBER YOU DID TALK ABOUT IT WAS YOU THAT PRESENTED AT TML. YES, SIR. AND Y'ALL DID TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE EVENTS PFLUGERVILLE HAD, YOU KNOW, GEOFENCE THAT, BUT CAN YOU GEOFENCE BARS? AND AT CERTAIN TIMES THEY CLOSE AT 2 AND GEOFENCE THAT BAR AND KIND OF PROMOTE THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU USE THIS, YOU TO SAVE THEM, TO KEEP THEM FROM GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU $5 TO GET HOME SAFELY. IF YOU LIVE IN ANNA, IT WOULD BE WITHIN 12 A.M. TO, 2:00 A.M.. KIND OF. CAN YOU GET THAT SPECIFIC? [00:45:02] YES. OKAY. YOU CAN YOU CAN DO A SINGULAR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL ADDRESS AND GEOFENCE THAT AN ENTIRE DOWNTOWN. DEPENDING ON THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF WHERE YOU WANT THE VOUCHER TO APPLY SO THAT IF IT'S OUTSIDE THOSE HOURS IT WON'T GIVE THE SUBSIDY. BUT THERE ARE A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN SLICE THE PROGRAM UP TO CATER TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE CITY ORDINANCE. IS THERE EVER AN OPTION TO ROLL THIS OUT FOR CHILDREN? SO WE NOW WILL ALLOW 13 AND OLDER TO USE THE PROGRAM. ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, UBER LAUNCHED UBER TEEN. AGAIN, THAT HAS TO BE VETTED THROUGH THE PARENTS. THEY SIGN UP THE ACCOUNT FOR THEM, THEY PUT THE INFORMATION ON FILE AND CREATE THE ACCOUNT. BUT THEN THEY CAN MONITOR THE RIDES. THEY, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF SAFETY MECHANISMS BUILT IN FOR THAT. BUT IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE AN UBER ACCOUNT THAT YOUR PARENT THEN CREATES FOR YOU, THEN YES, ANYBODY UNDER THE AGE OF 18 DOWN TO 13 CAN USE THE PROGRAM. PERFECT. BECAUSE THE REASON I ASKED THAT IS THIS COULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAYBE CREATE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ISD. ATTENDANCE RECORDS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING. IF WE CAN GET JUST A COUPLE PERCENTAGE MORE KIDS IN SCHOOL BECAUSE MAYBE THEIR PARENTS WEREN'T ABLE TO DROP THEM OFF OR CAR BROKE DOWN. BUT IF WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM AT LEAST A LIMITED OPTION, I THINK IT WOULD HELP. AND WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE ACTUAL COST, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE AND THE ISD CAN FIGURE OUT, WELL, IF IT'S ISD STUDENT, MAYBE THEY COVER IT. ANYTHING ELSE WE COVER? RIGHT. THE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE DETAILS, BUT, YOU KNOW, I SEE THIS AT, AT CERTAIN POINTS BEING ROLLED OUT TO A BIGGER AND BIGGER CROWD. ONCE, YOU KNOW, REVENUES START, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES, IT'S NOT TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN FOR US. AND THERE IS AN OVERALL VALUE, BUT I REALLY DO LIKE THE OPTION FOR AT LEAST YOUNG TEENS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT UBER ROLLED OUT, AND ESPECIALLY WITH A LOT OF TEENS AROUND HERE COMPLAINING THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT TO DO FOR THEIR AGE GROUP, KIND OF GETS THEM OUT OF THEIR HOUSE, GETS THEM TO GO DO SOMETHING, GETS THEM TO COME TO THE LIBRARY, RIGHT? WE'RE JUST PROVIDING ANOTHER AVENUE FOR THEM. BUT YEAH, GREAT JOB GUYS. THANK YOU. YEAH, I'LL JUMP IN. GREAT CONVERSATION EVERYONE, I LOVE IT. THIS HAS BEEN A REQUEST OF US FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. WE HAD A PETITION THAT CIRCULATED THROUGH THE CITY OF ANNA, JUST OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, AND THERE WAS ENOUGH TO SPARK THIS CONVERSATION. I'M GLAD YOU STAYED PART OF THE CONVERSATION ALL ALONG. FRANKLY, ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT HAS COME OUT OF TML. WITH THE WAVE OFFERING, IF SOMEONE WANTED TO DONATE THAT VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DONATED IT TO THE CITY OF ANNA, THEN IT BE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROGRAM, OR CAN THEY DONATE IT TO TRIP, OR IS THERE A WAY TO GET THAT VEHICLE INTO SERVICE? THERE PROBABLY IS A LOT OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE CREATE WILL HAVE THE THE WAVE PROVIDER DEPLOY VEHICLES AT THEIR COST OF THE PROGRAM. THE ONE THAT WE'RE TARGETING IN THIS AREA IS THE SAME ONE THAT WE USE FOR COLLIN COUNTY TRANSIT AND FOR WYLIE. SO THEY'VE BUILT UP A PRETTY GOOD FLEET IN THE AREA. SO IT'S MORE A MATTER OF HAVING THE DRIVERS AVAILABLE UP HERE TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER TO ANY SORT OF ON DEMAND RIDE. AND THEN WHAT TIMES OF THE HOUR THAT THEY REQUEST THOSE RIDES. SURE. BUT YES, THERE ARE WAYS TO WHERE I THINK IF THERE WAS JUST A SPARE VEHICLE THAT YOU WANTED TO INSERT INTO THE PROGRAM, WE COULD WORK WITH THE PROVIDERS AND THE CITY TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT MIGHT BEST BE DEPLOYED AND USED INTO THE SERVICE. AND WANT TO MAKE SURE I REMEMBER AS PART OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, BUT FROM A PREVIOUS ONE, WE HAD A CONVERSATION. IF THEY NEED TO GO TO A HOSPITAL AND WE DON'T HAVE ONE HERE, AND OBVIOUSLY NOT A 911 CALL, BUT CHECK UP, SEE THEIR DOCTOR OR WHATEVER, WE'RE PAYING RIGHT UP TO THE CITY'S LIMITS OR OUR ZONE. AND THEN THEY PICK UP THE TAB FOR THE REST OF THE WAY. SO IS THAT STILL CORRECT OR IS THAT. IT DEPENDS HOW YOU WANT TO SET UP YOUR MEDICAL DISTRICTS, WHICH YOU CAN DO IS THE ZONE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE CONTIGUOUS. WE CAN CREATE A GEOFENCE AROUND THE CITY LIMITS. AND THEN WE COULD CREATE A SEPARATE GEOFENCE THAT ALSO RAN WITH THE PROGRAM THAT SAY, YOU KNOW, 05, 6 MILES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. BOTH WOULD QUALIFY ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THOSE GEOFENCES. [00:50:02] IF THEY WENT TO THE STREET OVER FROM THE HOSPITAL, THE CITY OF WYLIE WOULD NOT PAY. I'M SORRY. THE CITY OF ANNA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THAT RIDE. GOTCHA. SO IT'S ONLY WHEN IT GOES TO THE QUALIFIED ZONES AND THE RIDE HAS TO BEGIN AND END WITHIN THE QUALIFIED SERVICE AREA THAT THE CITY OF ANNA WOULD DETERMINE. YOU KNOW, IT'D BE A LOT EASIER IF SOMEBODY JUST BUILT A HOSPITAL HERE, AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO ALL THAT FANCY GEOFENCING. THE WAY Y'ALL ARE GROWN. I THINK YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY. YEAH, THANKS. I HOPE SOMEBODY HEARD THAT. AS FAR AS THE COST GOES, THIS IS ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN A HALF MILLION DOLLAR ENDEAVOR. EVERY WAY THAT WE HAVE PURSUED THIS TO SET UP BUSSES OR ANY KIND OF OTHER SYSTEM, IT WAS OVER 2 MILLION. THAT NUMBER WAS FROM ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO. SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT IS NOW. SO THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING. AND I DID HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. SO IF WE SAID YES, I KNOW IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM TONIGHT, BUT WE PULLED THE TRIGGER, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO TURN THIS ON AND GET ACTIVE HERE? YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WOULD DEPEND GREATLY ON HOW YOU WANTED TO STRUCTURE AN AGREEMENT. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE WE THINK THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICE USING CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES WOULD THAT WOULDN'T TRIGGER A PROCUREMENT PROCESS WHERE WE CAN SOLE SOURCE 1 OR 2 THINGS IF WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT FIT FOR THE PROGRAM. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, IT'S THE NORMAL CITY BUDGETING CYCLE WHERE YOU PUT IT INTO THE BUDGET AND THEN RFP, WE WOULD RESPOND JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. YOU MAKE A DECISION ONCE THAT'S BEEN AWARDED AND APPROVED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 WEEKS IS WHAT WE ASKED FOR. WE ALSO HAVE DONE IT AS QUICKLY AS 5 WEEKS. WE DID IT IN 5 WEEKS FOR THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE. WE ARE UP AGAINST THE CLOCK OF THE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. YOU DON'T HAVE THAT DILEMMA. SO I WOULD RATHER TAKE OUR TIME TO MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF. BUT BETWEEN 8 AND 12 WEEKS IS MY ANSWER FOR THAT. ONCE CONTRACT IS AWARDED, I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO MAYOR PRO TEM POINT. I WOULD LIKE TO IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN FOR. WE KNOW WHAT OUR BUDGET IS GOING TO BE NEXT YEAR. WE JUST GOT OUR PROPERTY TAX KNOWLEDGE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF IF THERE'S ANOTHER ENTRY POINT THAT'S NOT A HALF MILLION. AND SO IF THERE'S A WAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PURSUE IT. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. THANK YOU RICK. APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SO I WOULD ASK STAFF TO GO AHEAD AND LET'S GET WE KNOW THE FULL BLOWN PRESENTATION. IF THERE IS SOMETHING AVAILABLE FOR JUST SENIORS AND THOSE THAT CAN'T OPERATE VEHICLES. I'D LIKE FOR THE THE COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT BOTH OF THOSE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM 6. [6. Consent Items.] CONSENT ITEMS. THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW. ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUESTS PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL? YES. I'D LIKE TO PULL 6 E. ECHO. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM 6 A THROUGH D. I SECOND. I SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 6.E. IT'S THE LONGEST ONE ON HERE. APPROVAL RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE COST OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE FINANCED BY THE SHERLEY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER 2, APPROVING A PRELIMINARY SERVICE PLAN AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, INCLUDING PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLLS, CALLING A REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MAY 26TH, 2026 TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER 2. IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER 3 AN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER 4 SAID DISTRICT DIRECTING THE FILING OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT RULES WITH THE CITY SECRETARY TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO PUBLISH AND MAIL NOTICE OF SAID PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS. INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO. MR.. COTTON. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A VERY SIMILAR ITEM, AS YOU'VE SEEN COME THROUGH BEFORE. AS IT RELATES TO PIT ASSESSMENTS. THIS IS CALLING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. [00:55:01] AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE SELLING OF THE BONDS. I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE. THE REASON I PULLED IT, WALK ME THROUGH WHERE THE FINANCIAL RISK SITS BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER, THE BONDHOLDERS AND THE CITY. IF BUILD OUT SLOWS OR STOPS. SO ONCE THE BONDS ARE SOLD THE ASSESSMENTS ARE DUE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AND IT IS WHOEVER IS OWNING THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY WHEN THE ASSESSMENTS COME DUE OR WHATEVER PORTION OF THAT YEAR. JUST LIKE WHEN YOU CLOSE ON A HOUSE, YOU OWE FOR A CERTAIN PORTION OF THOSE TAXES. THE PREVIOUS OWNER OWES FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR, YOU OWE FOR THE REMAINDER OF WHAT YOU OWE THE ASSESSMENTS FOR THESE. THE PIT ASSESSMENTS ARE VERY SIMILAR IN THAT WAY. SO IT'S WHOEVER IS OWNING THAT PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THE ASSESSMENT. SO IF DEVELOPMENT SLOWS AND THE DEVELOPER IS STILL OWNING THOSE LOTS, THEN THEY THEY WOULD BE ON THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY THAT ASSESSMENT THAT IS DUE ON THE LOTS THAT THEY STILL OWN. IF THEY HAVE SOLD THOSE TO BUILDERS, THEN THE BUILDERS WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. IF THOSE ARE IN THE HANDS OF HOMEOWNERS, THEN THE HOMEOWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. AND ON THAT NOTE, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 6.E. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 6.E IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, AND THIS TIME I'M GOING TO TAKE US BACK UP TO AGENDA ITEM 4. IT'S A NEW THING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND I COMPLETELY FORGOT IT. BUT WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND THE CITY, AND COUNCILMAN CARVER IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT WITH US. MAYOR'S PREROGATIVE. YOU CAN ORGANIZE THE MEETING HOWEVER YOU WANT. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF PAST EVENTS. EARTH DAY WAS THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND IT WAS WELL EXECUTED BY OUR COMMUNITY. A LOT OF EVENT SUPPORT AND A LOT OF OUR SUPPORT BY OUR MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS. THIS EVENT INCLUDED HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND DRUG TAKE BACK SERVICES ALSO HAD PETTING ZOO AND A LOT OF OTHER FUN THINGS GOING ON IN OUR NEW COMMUNITY LIBRARY. THAT AFTERNOON, THERE WAS A VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION RECEPTION. STAFF RECOGNIZED CITY VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARDS WERE PRESENTED FOR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. CHRISTINA FREEMAN, VOLUNTEER COACH OF THE YEAR. RICHIE LEE AND VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR BETA CLUB. THERE WAS A FEW COMMENTS THAT ELIJAH WOOD DID NOT GET IT THIS YEAR. HE'S NOW FULL TIME ON STAFF, SO WE GOT HIM ALL THE TIME. UPCOMING EVENTS AND RECOGNITION. TRUSTED WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE RECOGNITION. CITY OF ANNA HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD. AWARD RECOGNIZES THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION, PARTNERSHIP, SERVICE EFFORTS AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES IN NEED AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED ON MAY 5TH AT THE TRUSTED WORLD AWARDS BREAKFAST. ALSO IN MAY, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. POPULAR EVENT HERE IN ANNA TOUCH A TRUCK COMMUNITY EVENT IN LINE WITH BEING RECOGNITION WEEKS HIGHLIGHTING OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING OUR POLICE, FIRE,PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND OTHER CITY VEHICLES INCLUDES BOUNCE, BOUNCE HOUSES, ACTIVITIES, FOOD TRUCKS. THIS WILL BE ON SATURDAY, MAY 16TH FROM 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. RIGHT HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL PLAZA. I GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU HAVE A KID, THEY WILL LOVE THIS EVENT AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE. HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. [7. Items For Individual Consideration and Public Hearings.] NOW ON THE AGENDA 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 BE HEARD IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE, APPLICATION OR OTHER PROPOSED ITEM 7.A IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING AN ORDINANCE FOR A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN AUTO REPAIR LIGHT ON 1.2 PLUS ACRES ON THE WEST SIDE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75, 1000 PLUS OR MINUS FEET NORTH OF ROSEMONT. SENIOR PLANNER LOREN MECKE. ACTUALLY, LOREN, JUST GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:07 P.M.. SORRY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN AUTO REPAIR MINOR OR LIGHT. THIS PROPERTY IS PART OF THE OVERALL LIBERTY HILLS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA. THIS PORTION OF THE LIBERTY HILLS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ALL USES ALLOWED BY RIGHT AS THE OTHER SIDE OF 75, WHICH IS WHY THEY HAD TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THEY'RE NOT PROPOSING TO CHANGE ANYTHING WITH THE BASE ZONING. [01:00:03] IT'S JUST A REQUEST FOR THIS SPECIFIC USE. THE APPLICANT IS AWARE THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO CONDUCT ALL SERVICES WITHIN THE BUILDING AND THEY ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION. SO THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH ALL OF OUR YOUTH SPECIFIC STANDARDS. WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TENANT AS WELL AS THE MASTER DEVELOPER IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES. SO BY ANY CHANCE, DO YOU GUYS HAVE THE NUMBER OF SHOPS THAT WE HAVE IN TOWN? SO THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT IT IS A DISCOUNT TIRE. AND WE CLASSIFY A TIRE SHOP TOGETHER WITH A QUICK OIL CHANGE. OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, WE DO HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR MINOR I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THOUGH. IS THE REPRESENTATIVE HERE BY CHANCE? YES. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JUAN VAZQUEZ, REPRESENTING DISCOUNT TIRE. DISCOUNT TIRE IS NOT A LOCAL COMPANY. THEY ARE A NATIONAL BRAND WITH OVER 2000 STORES THROUGHOUT THE US. PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED HERE IN TEXAS, SEVERAL IN DALLAS, FORT WORTH. SO THEY ARE A VERY GOOD NEIGHBOR. ALL THEY DO IS TIRES AND WHEELS. THERE IS NO OIL. THERE IS NO BRAKES. THERE IS NO BODY WORK. IT'S DISCOUNT TIRE. THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. PERFECT. SO LET ME ASK YOU THIS. WHAT SEGMENT DO YOU GUYS THINK YOU ARE SERVING? LIKE, WHERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY? HELP US UNDERSTAND. RIGHT. BECAUSE THERE'S A WARRIOR TIRE. THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER OPTIONS. LIKE I UNDERSTAND WHAT DISCOUNT TIRE IS, BUT HELP ME UNDERSTAND AND LIKE WHAT YOUR BUSINESS MODEL, LIKE, WHAT OPPORTUNITY DO YOU SEE IN ANNA THAT YOU MAYBE DON'T SEE ANYWHERE ELSE? WELL, TEXAS IS GROWING LIKE CRAZY IN DALLAS, FORT WORTH. YOU KNOW, THERE'S 9 MILLION PEOPLE HERE IN DALLAS, FORT WORTH, THE 4TH LARGEST METRO IN THE US, AND THEY'VE BEEN IN TEXAS FOR MANY YEARS. OUR CLOSEST STORES IN MCKINNEY, IN AREAS WHERE WE HAVE STORES WHERE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY IN OTHER CITIES, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE FROM SEVERAL MILES TO COME TO, YOU KNOW, OUR STORES THAT ARE NEARBY. SO BY HAVING A STORE HERE IN ANNA, RESIDENTS FROM ANNA CAN, YOU KNOW, GET SERVICED HERE IN ANNA AND NOT HAVE TO DRIVE TO MCKINNEY AS THAT'S THE CLOSEST STORE OR GO UP TO SHERMAN. AND SO THEY TRY AND GET WHERE THEY CAN SERVE CUSTOMERS. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE KEEP THEIR CARS LONGER. NOW YOU NEED NEW TIRES. YOU GOT TO GET YOUR TIRES ROTATED. YOU NEED TO GET YOUR TIRES, YOU KNOW, AIRED UP. THEY OFFER FREE AIR CHECKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS THROUGHOUT THE US, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THEM FOR OVER 25 YEARS. THEY'RE A GREAT COMPANY, GREAT. GREAT NEIGHBOR, GREAT RETAILER TO HAVE IN YOUR IN YOUR CITY. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. STAFF, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LOREN. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION? BASICALLY, I JUST WANT TO GET MY HEAD WRAPPED AROUND EXACTLY THE THE ACCESSIBILITY FROM THE HIGHWAY ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. SURE. IT WILL HAVE A CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY ADDRESS. IT IS TO THE NORTH OF ROSAMOND. THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE ROSAMOND NORTHEAST CORNER. SO IF SOMEBODY WERE TRAVELING SOUTH, THEY WOULD EXIT AT ROSAMOND AND THEY COULD GET BACK MY WAY AT, LIKE, WHITE STREET. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS IS IN RELATION TO ROSAMOND EXIT, BUT YOU COULD EXIT AT THE MANTUA EXIT AND GO DOWN THE SERVICE ROAD. YEAH, I WAS JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM A. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED TO ANYBODY UP IN THIS COUNCIL UP HERE RECENTLY, BUT JUST LOOKING AT PICKING UP DEBRIS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DIDN'T NEED A TIRE FACILITY. SO QUESTION FOR STAFF IS THIS THE BEST USE FOR THIS LOCATION? RIGHT. THE REASON I ASK IS IT'S PRIME 75 LAND, RIGHT. SO IS THIS THE BEST USE. THE REASON WHY STAFF BELIEVES THIS IS THE BEST USE ONE WITH THE COMP PLAN. IT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIES THIS AS REGIONAL COMMERCIAL NOT COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. AND IT'S AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL USES. I KNOW WHEN WE HAD ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS SUP CASES THAT WAS A CONCERN WAS HOW CLOSE IT WAS TO THE OCALA NEIGHBORHOOD. WHICH IS WHAT MAKES THIS PROPERTY IDEAL. THERE IS SOME SIGNIFICANT TOPOGRAPHY BETWEEN THIS PROPERTY AND THE URBAN CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS THE FUTURE PERRY HOMES SECTION OF LIBERTY HILLS. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR WALKING US THROUGH IT. ONE REQUEST I DO HAVE YOU KNOW, OF THE DEVELOPER IS WHENEVER THIS IS BUILT OUT, [01:05:06] IF YOU COULD USE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF LANDSCAPING TO HIDE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF MAYBE THE BACK SIDE, A LITTLE BIT OF WHERE THE TIRES GET STORED. JUST KEEP THAT A LITTLE BIT HIDDEN. HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ESTHETIC APPEAL TO IT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'M, I'M FINE WITH IT. THAT'S THEY ARE AWARE OF THE OUTSIDE STORAGE MUST BE LIMITED AND SCREENED. PERFECT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS, JEFF. GOOD JOB. COUNCIL. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS? LAST CALL. I AM CLOSING THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:13 P.M. MAYOR. IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7.A I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES 6-1. ANYBODY CAN SEE THAT. THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM 7.B. CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS, INCORPORATED IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $902,725. TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE SHERLEY FARMS 3 MILLION GALLON ELEVATED STORAGE TANK ESTIMATED IN THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS. A CITY ENGINEER, MR. KEVIN BATES. EVENING MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. APPROVAL IS THE 3 MILLION GALLON OF STORAGE TANK AS IS READ TO FREESE NICHOLS. HERE, WE'VE GOT A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MY BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR Y'ALL. WE'LL START WITH THE SITE LOCATION. THIS IS GOING TO BE A 3 ACRE TRACK THAT WE ARE ACQUIRING FROM THE SHIRLEY PARTNERS. IT IS LOCATED OFF OF FM 2862. OUR PARTICULAR TRACK IS GOING TO BE IN BETWEEN THE ROSAMOND SHIRLEY ELEMENTARY AND THE SHIRLEY DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN THE STAFF AND OUR CONSULTING PARTNER HAS ALREADY LOOKED AT FAA CLEARANCE FOR THIS DUE TO THE ELEVATION OF THE TANK, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY BUILD A TANK ON THIS SITE. SO WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT STEP A LITTLE CLOSER VIEW OF THE ACTUAL SITE ITSELF. YOU CAN SEE THERE TO THE, THE LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN OR THE WEST SIDE OF THE SITE, OUR ELEVATED STORAGE TANK WILL BE PLACED THERE. THE REMAINING LAND DEDICATION COULD BE USED IN THE FUTURE FOR A FUTURE FIRE STATION IF NEEDED. PROJECT INFORMATION FOR THIS, WE IT IS GOING TO BE A COMPOSITE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. THAT IS BASICALLY JUST MEANS IT'S GOING TO BE A CONCRETE STEM TOWER AND THEN A METAL BOWL TANK. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE ALL THE PIPING APPURTENANCES, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO BE ABLE TO TIE BACK INTO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SITE IMPROVEMENTS, PAVING, FENCING, LIGHTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. ONE KEY POINT IS PART OF THIS DESIGN CONTRACT. OUR CONSULTANTS WILL BE ASSISTING STAFF TO SUBMIT TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR A GRANT TO HELP FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT. SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOME GOOD LUCK FOR THAT ONE. WHY IS THIS PROJECT NEEDED, SO TO SPEAK? PART OF THAT REGULATION ON YOUR SCREEN REQUIRES A WATER SYSTEM LIKE OURS TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 200 GALLONS OF ELEVATED CAPACITY PER CONNECTION. AND SO THIS TANK WILL ALLOW US TO MEET THAT NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT, MAINTAIN THAT REQUIREMENT DUE TO OUR GROWING NEEDS. THE ELEVATED TANK ALSO PROVIDES THE PRESSURE THAT WE NEED FOR OUR WATER SYSTEM AND ALL THE RESIDENTS TO MAINTAIN THE 40 TO 80 IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN. IT ALSO HELPS TO MAINTAIN OUR PUMPING EFFICIENCY, RIGHT? OUR PUMPING, OUR PUMPS DON'T NEED TO BE ON ALL THE TIME. AND SO THE ELEVATION OF THE TANK, IF YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN AND THE INDICATION ON THE RIGHT OR THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT, OUR NORMAL FLOW FOR JUST NORMAL OPERATION IS USED THERE IN THE GREEN SECTION. SO IT'S THE PUMPS ARE MAINTAINING THAT LEVEL. AND THEN THE RED IS JUST THE FIRE FLOW. IF THERE WAS EVER A NEED. WE MAINTAIN THAT BOTTOM PORTION OF THE TOWER. AND WITH THAT DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. YES. SO A COUPLE QUESTIONS. SO YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT A GRANT. THERE WAS RECENTLY A GOVERNOR ABBOTT SIGNED A WATER DEVELOPMENT GRANT APPLICATION. HAVE WE APPLIED TO THAT BY ANY CHANCE? SO THAT'S PART OF THE GRANT ACTUALLY IS DUE THE FIRST PART OF JUNE. FANTASTIC. LOVE IT. BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP US IN DOING A LOT UNLOCK A COUPLE BILLION DOLLARS FOR A LOT OF CITIES. SO COULD YOU ALSO EXPLAIN, YOU KNOW, THE SIZE DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT THE ONE BESIDE WALMART OF 75 IS? [01:10:07] SURE. VERSUS WHAT THIS COULD BE? SURE. SORRY. THE HACKBERRY ELEVATED STORAGE TANK THAT'S JUST NORTH OF THE HOME DEPOT IS A 1 MILLION GALLON ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. THE ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING IS 3 TIMES THE SIZE, SO IT'S JUST SCALED UP. SO WILL. SO ANOTHER THING IS IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO WHERE THE SITE PLAN IS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE RIGHT THERE. SO IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THERE'S THAT LAZY RIVER OR WHATEVER THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE MIDDLE. RIGHT. WAS THERE NOT A LAZY RIVER IN THIS DEVELOPMENT OR SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. SO WILL THIS BE SUPPLYING WATER FOR THAT SECTION AS WELL? SO IT'S TIED INTO OUR ENTIRE WATER SYSTEM. SO THIS, THIS IS BENEFITING ALL OF ANNA'S RESIDENTS. AND WE HAVE ONE PRESSURE PLANE. SO THIS IS SUPPLYING WATER FOR EVERYBODY. SO JUST TO UNDERSTAND, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ON THE FAR EAST SIDE, RIGHT? THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE. THIS IS CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. OKAY. AND THEN THE ONE IN WESTON THAT'S NOT UNDER OUR CONTROL. CORRECT. THE ONE ON THE WEST. WE DON'T. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE AT HACKBERRY. WESTON. OH SORRY. NOT WESTON. WESTMINSTER? YES. CORRECT. THAT'S A THAT'S SEPARATE. RIGHT. OKAY. PERFECT. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO THIS TECHNICALLY DOES CREATE INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE EAST SIDE ALLOWS US TO EXPAND OUT THERE. AND THEN EVENTUALLY IF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS COME, THEY CAN TIE INTO IT AT SOME POINT. RIGHT. CORRECT. CORRECT. YEAH. IF DEVELOPMENT ON THE WEST SIDE IT AS IT STARTS TO DEVELOP, WE HAVE PLANS FOR A FUTURE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK ON THE WEST SIDE OF 75 AS WELL. NOW IS THIS GOING TO POSSIBLY IMPROVE ANY OF THE PRESSURE IN ANY OF THE WATER. SO THE REASON FOR THE ELEVATED STORAGE IS FOR PRESSURE. SO IT WILL BALANCE OUT PRESSURES IN THE GENERAL AREA. NOW AS WE START TO BUILD OUT TO THE WEST, THAT WOULD INDICATE WE WOULD NEED THE ADDITIONAL TOWER TO THE WEST AND THEN TO BALANCE THOSE PRESSURES OUT AS WELL. PERFECT. AND ONE MORE THING, SINCE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC OF WATER, IS, YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT US TO TAKE A LOOK AT WINTER WATER AVERAGING AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE A COST TO, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS TO BRING SOME OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IN JUST LIKE THE WASTEWATER PLANT. AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE AN UPFRONT COST. BUT AT SOME POINT, WE DO WANT TO LOOK AT AVENUES TO PROVIDE RELIEF AS WELL. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, GUYS, GREAT PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU. OKAY. IF NOBODY ELSE, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 7.B. OH, SORRY. SECOND AND A SECOND, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MR. BATES. THAT WILL TAKE US TO 7.C. CONSIDER DISCUSSING ACT ON A ON FILLING A VACANCY ON THE P&Z COMMISSION. OKAY. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CURRENTLY HAS A VACANCY DUE TO THE RESIGNATION OF JOSH VOLLMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, MR. VOLLMER. THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE MET AND RECOMMENDS THE APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT GENTRY TO FILL THE VACANCY ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. MR. GENTRY CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE PARKS BOARD. A NOMINEE TO FILL THE RESULTING VACANCY ON THAT BOARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT A FUTURE DATE. JUST JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY. CAN HE SERVE ON BOTH? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. CLERK. CAN HE SERVE ON BOTH BOARDS. PARKS AND P&Z? YES. PARKS IS PURELY ADVISORY. I THOUGHT SO. OKAY, HERE WE GO. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE HIM. YOU ARE CORRECT. I'M VERY GLAD I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE HIM ON PARKS. YEAH, HE'S AN ASSET. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OH, DO WE NEED TO NOMINATE AND GET A SECOND AND VOTE ON THAT. YES, I MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF SCOTT GENTRY FOR P&Z. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS, SCOTT. WE JUST DOUBLED YOUR WORKLOAD, MAYBE TRIPLED IT. AGENDA ITEM 8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. REQUESTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ITEMS BE PLACED ON UPCOMING AGENDAS BY A VOTE OF3 OR MORE. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE HAS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO PUT ON? THAT'S A NO. SINCE WE DO NOT NEED CLOSED SESSION. AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? STILL WE'RE GOOD. NO CLOSED SESSION. WELL, THAT'S JUST THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM 11. LET'S GO HOME. OH, WAIT. YEAH, WE'RE NOT THERE. SO ITEM 11 IS ADJOURNED. SEEING NO OBJECTION. WE'RE ADJOURNED. ALL RIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.