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Right Where You Want to Be.
MINUTES OF
SPECIAL MEETING
OF ANNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
NOVEMBER 8, 2007 6:00 P.M.
ANNA CITY HALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
111 N. POWELL PKWY., ANNA, TEXAS
The Economic Development Corporation of the City of Anna conducted its
special meeting at 6:00 p.m., NOTE THE TIME Thursday, November 8, 2007, at
the Anna City Hall Administration Building, 111 N. Powell Parkway, to consider
the following items:
1. Call to Order and Establishment of Quorum.
President, Richard Pennington called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present were Members Richard Pennington Dr. Charles Vance,
Alexander Hamilton. Council Liaison Billy Deragon arrived at 6:04 p.m.
Member Lonnie Friesen arrived 6:05 p.m. Member Jeremy Hersom
was absent.
2. Citizen comment.
Mr. Finley spoke on bringing businesses to the City of Anna.
Eric Howton, Keep Anna Growing, spoke about using their web site for
links to promote growth in the City of Anna.
Randy Isenberg, with Plano Super Bowl, arrived and talked to
Members about the feasibility of building a bowling alley in Anna.
3. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding website for the EDC provided
by Alexander Hamilton and expenses thereof.
Member Dr. Charles Vance made the motion to pay every month the
recurring expenses for website, phone, fax, etc. Member Lonnie
Friesen seconded the motion. Motion passes all.
Member Alexander Hamilton made the motion to return to item 2
citizen comments.
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4. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding Anna Business Park Rail Project.
(Begin thinking of a name).
President, Richard Pennington stated he thought it was a good time to
start thinking about the rail project name.
5. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding Rail access on the EDC land.
Members discussed expanding their property to the East and developing
their property. Member Alexander Hamilton made the motion to open
dialogue with city council to explore an industrial area using the rail. Mr.
Hamilton amended his motion to include having a joint workshop to P & Z
and EDC and CDC to make a presentation to City Council. Member
Lonnie Friesen seconded the motion. Motion passes all.
6. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding initiating communication with the
owners of the rail company.
Member Dr. Charles Vance made the motion to affirm EDC’s intentions to
continue to communicate on a regular basis with the owners and move
forward on the project. Member Lonnie Friesen seconded the motion.
Motion passes all.
7. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding initiating communication with the
individual/company that will pay for the “J”.
Member Alexander Hamilton made the motion to initiate the
communication that will pay for the “J”. Member Dr. Charles Vance
seconded the motion. Motion passes all.
8. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding who will pay the impact fee if any
for the “J”.
Member Dr. Charles Vance made the motion to do so. Member Lonnie
Friesen seconded the motion. Member Alexander Hamilton brought up
that Council Member Crist wanted clarification that the “J” stands for rail
spur. Motion passes all.
9. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding purchasing promotional items
such as lapel pins, Informational CD about the City, key to the City,
brochures, model board, etc.
a. coffee mugs or other gifts for City Council and City Staff
Leaders for Christmas;
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b. DVD to show the history, the present possibilities and the
future focus of Anna (To be mailed out to prospective
business);
c. Report on radio spots for this week
Member Alexander Hamilton updated members on EDC pins needed to
be redone and they will have to turn in the current ones they have; the
gold, Anna pins are okay; Lonnie Friesen has received his business cards
and the invoice needs to be paid (already been approved); P & Z
Members to get the gold pins; discussion on giving coffee mugs with EDC
logo to visitors that come to Anna to inquire about bringing a business to
town. Member Lonnie Friesen made the motion to authorize President,
Richard Pennington to purchase 100 mugs up to $6.00 per mug. Member
Dr. Charles Vance seconded the motion. Motion passes all.
Members discussed with Eric Howton, Anna Technology Advisory
Commission the prospect of having them make a DVD of the City.
Member Dr. Charles Vance made the motion to get on the Technology
Agenda to discuss the DVD issue. Member Alexander Hamilton seconded
the motion. Motion passes all.
President, Richard Pennington brought members up to date on the radio
spots that are promoting the City.
Member Alexander Hamilton made the motion to go into executive session
at 7:25 p.m. Member Lonnie Friesen seconded the motion. Motion passes
all.
10. 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.
Member Dr. Charles Vane made the motion to return to open session at
7:32 p.m. Member Lonnie Friesen seconded the motion. Motion passes
all.
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11. Discuss and take action as desired on items discussed in Executive
Session.
Member Alexander Hamilton made the motion to take no action. Member
Lonnie Friesen seconded the motion. Motion passes all.
12. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding beginning the groundwork for
the development of an Anna Master Plan.
Members discussed master plans from other cities. Member Lonnie
Friesen offered to start out lining the master plan and report back at the
December meeting. Dr. Charles Vance made the motion to have
Member Lonnie Friesen start the ground work and to seek a liaison
from CDC and P & Z to work with and expand give him the ability to
take prudent action to make sure the ground work happens. Member
Alexander Hamilton seconded the motion. Motion passes all.
13. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding the feasibility studies projects.
Member Dr. Charles Vance up dated members on his meeting with the
Laturno people and their touring the city regarding the feasibility study.
Member Alexander Hamilton made the motion to take no action.
Member Lonnie Friesen seconded the motion. Motion passes all.
14. Staff & EDC Member report(s).
Dr. Vance to report on his China Trip
Alexander Hamilton to report on his China Trip
Member Dr. Charles Vance gave a review of his trip. Member
Alexander Hamilton asked not to report on his trip.
15. Discussion/Action regarding future agenda items.
(1) Plano Super Bowl; (2) review of bylaws; (3) presentation of bills for
payment; (4) report on development of Anna Master Plan; (5) report on
contacts for the year end report; (6) report on the progress of the rail
business park, have Rail America come to a meeting; (7) President of
Anna Chamber of Commerce give a report of her vision and up date on
the maps; (7) to form joint work committees for the master plan; (8)
report back on the visit high school model.
16. Adjourn.
Member Dr. Charles Vance made the motion to adjourn at 8:10 p.m.
Member Lonnie Friesen seconded the motion. Motion passes all.
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ATTEST: APPROVED:
________________________ __________________________
Natha Wilkison, City Secretary President, Richard Pennington