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1. The Corporation reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this agenda,
whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meeting Act.
2. Persons with a disability who want to attend this meeting who may need assistance should contact the City Secretary
at 972 924-3325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
5-1-08 EDC Regular Agenda.doc 1 posted 4-28 -08
Right Where You Want to Be.
REGULAR MEETING
OF ANNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
MAY 1, 2008 6:00 P.M.
ANNA CITY HALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
111 N. POWELL PKWY., ANNA, TEXAS
The Economic Development Corporation of the City of Anna will conduct its
Regular meeting at 6:00 p.m., NOTE THE TIME Thursday, May 1, 2008, at the
Anna City Hall Administration Building, 111 N. Powell Parkway, to consider the
following items:
1. Call to Order and Establishment of Quorum.
2. Invocation given by Dr. Charles Vance, Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church
3. Pledge Allegiance
4. Citizen comment.
5. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding being a corporate sponsor to the North
Collin County Leadership Program.
6. Discussion (up date) regarding Ideas on the needs of the Fire Department,
Police Department, etc when bringing development (a Hotel, etc.) to the
City of Anna.
7. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding a report (up date) and an outline from
Member Lonnie Friesen regarding the EDC’s contribution to the
Development of an Anna Master Plan and Project Plan.
8. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding Gary Billups and Crippen International
with regards to the annexation, zoning (PD discussion), and purchasing of
the EDC land (Abstract A0114 Brantley, J.C. Tract 25, acres 48.0000).
1. The Corporation reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this agenda,
whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meeting Act.
2. Persons with a disability who want to attend this meeting who may need assistance should contact the City Secretary
at 972 924-3325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
5-1-08 EDC Regular Agenda.doc 2 posted 4-28 -08
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Under terms of Chapter 551 of Texas
Government Code the board may enter into CLOSED SESSION or
Executive Session to deliberate regarding commercial or financial
information that the governmental body has received from a business
prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or
expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which
the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations
or to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property
because such deliberations in an open meeting would have a detrimental
effect on the board’s position in negotiations with third persons
(Government Code, Chapters 551.072, 551.087).
Return to open session.
10. Discuss and take action as desired on items discussed in Executive
Session.
11. Discussion regarding signage.
(a) in front of City Hall
(b) FM 455 and Hwy 75
12. Discussion regarding purchasing property along Hwy 5 for EDC Offices
and possibly leasing space to CDC, etc.
13.Discussion/Update regarding members contacts with businesses since the
April 17, 2008 meeting.
14. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding moving EDC monthly meetings to the
First Friday of the month beginning June 2008.
15. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding approval of Minutes of meeting(s) of
March 29, 2008, April 2, 2008 and April 17, 2008.
16. Consider approval of financial report and payment of bills.
17. Discussion and Presentation by the City of Allen EDC Director on Texas
Economic Development Corporations.
18. Discussion/Action regarding future agenda items.
19. Adjourn.
1. The Corporation reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this agenda,
whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meeting Act.
2. Persons with a disability who want to attend this meeting who may need assistance should contact the City Secretary
at 972 924-3325 two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
5-1-08 EDC Regular Agenda.doc 3 posted 4-28 -08
This is to certify that I, Natha Wilkison, City Secretary, posted this agenda at a place
readily accessible to the public at the Anna City Hall and on the City Hall bulletin board
at or before 5:00 p.m. on April 28, 2008.
_______________________________
Natha Wilkison, City Secretary