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AGENDA
NEIGHBOR ENGAGEMENT AND INCLUSION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING
Anna Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
120 W. 7th Street, Anna, TX 75409
Monday, January 27, 2025 @ 6:00 PM
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Neighbor's Input.
At this time, any person may address the Neighbor Engagement and Inclusion Advisory
Commission regarding an item on this meeting agenda that is not scheduled for public
hearing. Also, at this time any person may address the Neighbor Engagement and
Inclusion Advisory Commission 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.
4. Reports. a. Events and Programs Update
5. Items For Individual Consideration. a. Consider, Discuss, Act on selecting a Chair.
b. Consider, Discuss, Act on selecting a Vice Chair. c. Consider, Discuss, Act approval of the minutes from the November 25, 2024
Neighbor Engagement and Inclusion Advisory Commission Meeting. d. Consider/Act/Discuss advising the City Council to form a coalition to review
property tax programs for senior citizens.
6. Adjourn.
This is to certify that I, Taylor Lough, Assistant City Manager, posted this Agenda on the City’s
website (www.annatexas.gov) and at the Anna Municipal Complex bulletin board at or before 5:00
p.m. on 01/24/2025.
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Taylor Lough, Assistant City Manager
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Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Commission
Meeting Minutes
Monday, November 25, 2024 @ 6:00 PM
Anna Municipal Complex – Council Chambers
120 W. 7th Street, Anna, Texas 75409
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.
Chairperson Theresa King-Bell called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
and established quorum.
Commission Members Present:
Chairperson Theresa King-Bell
Commission Member Jodi Foster
Commission Member Nichole Hunt
Commission Member Elijah Nelms
Commission Member Susan Easaw
Commission Members Absent:
Commission Member Yoshanda Sims
Others in Attendance:
Assistant City Manager Taylor Lough
Council Member Lee Miller
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Commission Member Nichole Hunt provided an invocation and led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Neighbor's Input.
Betty Sharp of 10282 County Road 288 provided comments about the
Texas A&M Forestry Service 2022 report and the comprehensive plan
review.
4. Reports
a. Events and Programs Update.
Taylor Lough gave a recap of programs and events that occurred citywide
in November and are planned in December.
5. Items for Individual Consideration
a. Consider/Discuss/Act advising the City Council in regard to freezing
property taxes for Anna Senior Citizens.
Taylor Lough provided a presentation.
Jodi Foster stated she would like to revise her proposal regarding advising
a senior tax freeze and suggested advising the City Council to create a task
force to review how property taxes affect seniors. Elijah Nelms
recommended advising the City Council to form a coalition to review.
MOTION: Commission Member Elijah Nelms moved to advise take no
action in advising the City Council Commission in regard to freezing
property taxes for Anna Senior Citizens. Member Jodi Foster seconded.
Motion passed 6-0.
MOTION: Commission Member Theresa King-Bill moved to add
“Consider/Act/Discuss advising the City Council to form a coalition to review
property tax programs for senior citizen” to the Individual Consideration
portion of the January Neighbor Engagement and Inclusion Advisory
Commission Meeting. Member Yoshanda Sims seconded. Motion passed
6-0.
b. Consider/Discuss/Act approval of the minutes from the October 28, 2024,
Neighbor Engagement and Inclusion Advisory Commission Meeting.
MOTION: Commission Member Theresa King-Bell moved to approve the
minutes of the October 28, 2024, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory
Commission Meeting. Commission Member Elijah Nelms seconded. Motion
6-0.
7 . Adjourn.
Chairperson Theresa King-Bell adjourned the meeting at 7:04 p.m.
Approved on the 27th day of January 2025.
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Staff Liaison Taylor Lough Chairperson Theresa King-Bell