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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
The City Council of the City of Anna met in Special Session at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 20,
2002, at the Anna City Hall, located at 1207 W. 4t' Street.
1. Call to Order
Mayor Ferguson called this meeting was called to order at 7:36 p.m.
2. Roll Cali
Mayor Ron Ferguson, Mayor Pro Tem Maroc Montgomery, Joe Finley Jr., Lynn Dhane,
Lynn Mosier and Mark Montgomery were present. John Geren was not in attendance.
3. Presentation by Ms. Jan Miller regarding Visionaries in Preservation Program,
Ms. Miller stated she was not asking for funds from the city but was simply looking for
the endorsement of the City Council. At present the entire is being surveyed for
prospective sites that need to be saved/preserved. They will be applying for funds from
the Commissioners Court and perhaps will need a letter of endorsement from the
council.
Mr. Mosier made a motion to support the Visionaries in Preservation Program. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Finley. The motion carried unanimously.
4. Out -of- City water rate presentation.
No one was present for this presentation. City staff has been unable to research this
item at this time. Mr. Mosier made a motion to table this item until another meeting. Mr.
Finley seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Improvements to CR 370.
Mr. Lawrence noted that CR 370 is the road that the elevated storage tank and new well
are located on. Mr. George West owns the property to the east and west of the tower.
Someone else owns the property further west. CR 369, which intersects CR 370 is not
in good condition. Mr. West would like to see CR 370 improved ail the way out to
Highway 5. Anthony Street is on the east side of Hwy 5 and would need additional right-
of-way if it were continued across. CR 370 is anticipated/planned on being a major
roadway on the overall thoroughfare plan. developers planning to build on the south
side of CR370 would be responsible for half of the roadway. The city could ask the
County to put CR 370 on their road plans, however, it would not be a curb and gutter
roadway.
Mr. Mosier made a motion to send the issue back to Planning and Zoning. Mr.
Montgomery seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Matuzak was recognized by the council to make comments regarding the one-way
road system at the elementary school.
Mr. Matuzak expressed concern about vehicles backing up on 455. He stated he would
be addressing the school board on this issue.
6. Budget Workshop
Mr. Lawrence reviewed the current budget with the Council and gave the current
standing of income and expenditures. Sales tax revenues are considerably higher than
they have been in previous years as are fees associated with building permits.
Mr. Lawrence also explained that the State Legislature passed laws several years ago to
force cities to keep property tax revenue at the same level as the previous year. Due to
the increase in the city's tax base, the figures have gone down. We are however
allowed to figure in the cost of the city's debt service and this is what makes up the tax
rate. In the current budget the debt service is $45,000 for the upcoming year the debt
service will be $210,000 due to sewer plant construction. Based on this the Mayor
recommended to the Council that the tax rate should remain the same as last year.
7. Consider action on the tax rate.
Mr. Finley made a motion to set the tax rate at .58 cents per $100.00 valuation. Mr.
Mosier seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously and a public hearing on
the tax rate was scheduled for August 29, 2002.
Council members recognized Mr. Lynn Dhane, Alex. Clayton, Larry Bridges, G.W.
Dhane, Donna Dhane, Justin Dhane, Dot Bailey, Gina Dhane and Jimmy Moreland for
work they performed in cleaning and renovating the Fire Department.
8. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
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