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City Council Work Session
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Anna Municipal Complex - Council Chambers
120 W. 7th Street, Anna, Texas 75409
The City Council of the City of Anna met in a Closed Session on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 5:30
PM, in the Anna Municipal Complex — Council Chambers, located at 120 W. 7t" Street, to consider
the following items.
Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.
Mayor Cain called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
Members Present:
Mayor Pete Cain
Mayor Pro Tern Stan Carver II
Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Elden Baker
Council Member Kevin Toten
Council Member Jody Bills
Council Member Kelly Herndon
Council Member Lee Miller
Members Absent:
None
2. Closed Session (Exceptions).
Under Tex. Gov't Code Chapter 551, the City Council may enter into Closed Session to
discuss any items listed or referenced on this Agenda under the following exceptions:
a. Consult with legal counsel regarding pending or contemplated litigation and/or
on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under
the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas
clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Government Code (Tex. Gov't Code
§551.071). City Charter.
b. Discuss or deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property
(Tex. Gov't Code §551.072).
C. Discuss or deliberate Economic Development Negotiations: (1) To discuss or
deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the City has
received from a business prospect that the City seeks to have locate, stay, or
expand in or near the territory of the City of Anna and with which the City is
conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) To deliberate the offer
of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by subdivision
(1). (Tex. Gov't Code §551.087).
d. Discuss or deliberate personnel matters (Tex. Gov't Code §551.074). Charter
Review Board.
MOTION: Council Member Herndon moved to enter closed session. Deputy
Mayor Pro Tern Baker seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
Mayor Cain recessed the meeting at 5:30 PM.
Mayor Cain reconvened the meeting at 5:56 PM.
3. Consider/Discuss/Action on any items listed on any agenda - work session, regular
meeting, or closed session - that is duly posted by the City of Anna for any City Council
meeting occurring on the same date as the meeting noticed in this agenda.
No action taken.
4. Adjourn.
Mayor Cain adjourned the meeting at 5:57 PM.
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Regular City Council Meeting
Meeting Minutes
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Antra Tuesday, March 25, 2025 @ 6:00 PM
Anna Municipal Complex - Council Chambers
120 W. 7th Street, Anna, Texas 75409
The City Council of the City of Anna met on March 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the Anna Municipal
Complex -Council Chambers, located at 120 W. 7th Street, to consider the following items.
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.
Mayor Cain called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
Members Present:
Mayor Pete Cain
Mayor Pro Tem Stan Carver II
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Elden Baker
Council Member Kevin Toten
Council Member Jody Bills
Council Member Kelly Herndon
Council Member Lee Miller
Members Absent:
None
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Cain led the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Neighbor Comments.
No comments given.
4. Reports.
No reports given.
5. Work Session.
a. Child Advocacy Center of Collin County (City Manager Ryan Henderson)
Ms. Lynne McLean provided an update on the Children's Advocacy Center of
Collin County. Council encouraged Ms. McLean to contact City Manager
Henderson to discuss a possible monthly drive.
6. Consent Items.
MOTION: Council Member Toten moved to approve consent items 6a through
6e, 6g, and 6i. Council Member Herndon seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
a. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes for March 11, 2025. (City Secretary Carrie
Land)
Review Minutes of the February 13, 2025, Joint Community Development
Corporation and Economic Development Corporation Board Meeting. (Director
of Economic Development Bernie Parker)
C. Review Minutes of the February 10, 2025, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Meeting. (Director of Neighborhood Services Marc Marchand)
d. Review Monthly Financial Report for the Month Ending February 28, 2025.
(Budget Manager Terri Doby)
e. Approve the Quarterly Investment Report for the Period Ending December 31,
2024. (Director of Finance Aimee Ferguson)
Approve a Park Development Fee Credit Agreement with Jefferson Villages of
Waters Creek LLC for the construction of a trail through Carol Park and into the
Jefferson Villages development. (Dalan Walker Park Planning and Development
Manager)
This Park Development Fee (PDF) Credit Agreement provides PDF credit and
funding from the City to build a 10' wide concrete hike and pike trail from just
south of White St through Carol Park to Persimmon Dr. The issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the final
building within the development is contingent upon the completion and
acceptance of the trail by the City.
MOTION: Council Member Herndon moved to approve. Deputy Mayor Pro Tern
Baker seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, APPROVING A PARK
DEVELOPMENT FEE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH JEFFERSON VILLAGES
OF WATERS CREEK LLC TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A TRAIL THROUGH
CAROL PARK AND THE JEFFERSON VILLAGES OF WATERS CREEK
DEVELOPMENT.
g. Approve a Resolution on an agreement between the Anna Community
Development Corporation (CDC) and Red Productions, LLC and the expenditure
of funds for marketing and promotional purposes. (Director of Economic
Development Bernie Parker)
In October 2024, the EDC engaged Red Productions, LLC to produce a new and
updated video of Anna that would be used as marketing material on the website,
at trade shows, and in developer meetings. The CDC had previously worked with
Red Productions on our marketing video, currently featured on the EDC's
website, and received fantastic feedback. This new video will be filmed in May to
ensure that the landscape is more appealing and welcoming.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS,
APPROVING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNA COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND RED PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND FOR
THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL
PURPOSES AS APPROVED BY THE ANNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION ON MARCH 6, 2025.
In. Approve a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with
Ford AV for audiovisual goods and services in the Council Chambers,
incorporated through the Texas DIR Cooperative Purchasing System (IT
Manager Chris Talbot).
As part of this project, a new discussion system will be installed in the Council
Chambers, to provide sound reinforcement and speech capture for broadcast, to
replace the existing audio system. This project will replace all dais microphones,
the podium microphone, and all staff microphones with upgraded hardware.
Additionally, the flat panel controls will be reconfigured for ease of use. Upon
completion of the installation, comprehensive testing will be performed to ensure
optimal performance of the new system.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tern Carver moved to approve. Council Member Toten
seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH FORDAV AUDIO AND
VISUAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE UPGRADE TO THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
COUNCIL CHAMBERS AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED SIXTY THOUSAND AND ZERO CENTS ($60,000).
Approve a Resolution of the City of Anna, Texas authorizing the City Manager to
execute purchase orders for the emergency repairs to Well 7, in the amount not
to exceed ninety-five thousand five hundred eight dollars and eighty cents
($95,508.80); and providing for an effective date. (Director of Public Works
Steven Smith)
The City's Public Works Department hired THI Water Well to complete
emergency repairs to Well 7 in order to maintain supply in the City of Anna public
water system. The scope of work included the replacement of a broken motor
and installation of the new motor into the well pump system to restore operation.
The City of Anna has a Master Service Agreement with THI Water Well for
specialty construction services, including the repair and replacement of well
systems within the public water system.
The work is complete, and this agenda item is required to approve payment to
the contractor. Staff recommended approval.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THE EMERGENCY
REPAIRS TO WELL 7 AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO, IN
THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
EIGHT DOLLARS AND EIGHTY CENTS ($95,508.80); AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
7. Items For Individual Consideration.
a. Conduct a Public Hearing/Consider/Discuss/Action on the 2050 Comprehensive
Plan Update (Director of Development Services Stephanie Scott -Sims, AICP).
On April 27, 2021, the City Council adopted the Anna 2050 Comprehensive Plan.
At the time of adoption, the City was undergoing unprecedented growth.
However, that growth had been relatively concentrated within the central section
of Anna (the area generally located between U.S. 75 and Powell Parkway (Hwy
5). As a result, the Future Land Use Plan, adopted as part of the Anna 2050
Comprehensive Plan, generally focused on determining desired land uses within
these fast -developing areas. Less focus was placed on the unincorporated areas
(Extraterritorial Jurisdiction or ETJ) as they were not predicted to develop within
the foreseeable future due to their distance away from the City's growth centers
and their inaccessibility to public utilities. At the time, the Anna decision makers
believed that categorizing these areas as Ranching & Agriculture and Rural
Living in the Future Land Use Plan reflected the likely development patterns in
these areas.
Shortly after the adoption of the Anna 2050 Comprehensive Plan, several actions
would set in motion changes in the ETJ. A wave of development on the western
edges of the city and ETJ (west of U.S. 75) would begin with the approval of the
Hurricane Creek mixed -use development in 2021. Also, in 2023, the City
purchased property in the far southwest section of the ETJ for the site of a
planned wastewater treatment plant to serve the portion of the City of Anna and
the Anna ETJ west of US 75. In 2024, the 780± acre mixed -use Liberty Hills
development was approved. These projects would not only bring annexation of
ETJ property and additional suburban -style development to Anna, but also the
ability to extend public utilities and infrastructure to the area, making it more
attractive to development.
Based on strong development interest west of U.S. 75, the City Council decided
that it was time to revisit the Future Land Use Plan. The community was faced
with an important question - as Anna continues to grow outward, what type of
development was most desirable to the Anna community?
In addition to updating the plan to address the outward expansion, the Council,
Planning & Zoning Commission, and Staff recognized the need to make other
minor updates to the Plan. In the fall of 2024, the City Council requested Staff to
lead a review and update to the Anna 2050 Comprehensive Plan, with a focus
on the Future Land Use Plan and the future land use PlaceTypes. In August
2024, Staff engaged Kimley-Horn, the original Anna 2050 consultant team, to
facilitate the update. After several joint work sessions with the Planning & Zoning
Commission and City Council, a public survey and community open house, the
draft Anna 2050 Comprehensive Plan Update is ready for the public hearing
process for adoption.
At its special meeting on March 18, 2025, the Planning & Zoning Commission
recommended approval of the Comprehensive Plan Update. The Plan is now
before the City Council for formal review and adoption.
Mayor Cain opened the public hearing at 6:50 PM.
Mr. Terrell Culbertson thanked the City Council, Staff and Kimley-Horn for taking
into consideration the input of neighbors.
Mayor Cain closed the public hearing at 6:53 PM.
MOTION: Council Member Herndon moved to approve. Deputy Mayor Pro Tern
Baker seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE
903-2021 ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF ANNA COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN; ADOPTIING REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF ANNA FUTURE LAND USE
PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, REPEALING AND SEVERABILITY
CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
b. Conduct a Public Hearing and take testimony regarding the creation of the
Sherley Farms Public Improvement District pursuant to Section 372.009, Texas
Local Government Code. (Director of Economic Development Bernie Parker)
Staff recommended conducting a public hearing and take testimony regarding
the creation of the Sherley Farms Public Improvement District pursuant to
Section 372.009, Texas Local Government Code.
Mayor Cain opened the public hearing at 7:04 PM.
No comments given.
Mayor Cain closed the public hearing at 7:04 PM.
Consider/Discuss/Action on adoption of a Resolution Regarding the Creation of
the Sherley Farms Public Improvement District and Ordering Public
Improvements to be Made for the Benefit of such District; Providing for a
Severability Clause; Providing an Effective Date; and Containing other Matters
Relating to the Subject. (Director of Economic Development Bernie Parker)
The City Council approved a Development Agreement with Tellus Texas III, LLC
and Sherley Partners, LTD on December 17, 2024, which stated that the city
would use reasonable efforts to create a Public Improvement District (PID). The
Sherley Farms Development is a 3,190 SF lot development on 1,127 acres
located within the City Limits of Anna.
On January 15, 2025, a PID petition was submitted for consideration.
On February 25, 2025, the City Council passed a Resolution setting a Public
Hearing for March 25th, 2025 under Section 372.009 of the Texas Local
Government Code on the advisability of the creation of a Public Improvement
District and Improvements within the City of Anna, Texas, to be known as Sherley
Farms Public Improvement District and authorizing the issuance of notice by the
City Secretary of Anna, Texas, regarding the public hearing.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tern Carver moved to approve. Council Member Toten
seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE CREATION OF THE SHERLEY FARMS
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND ORDERING PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH DISTRICT;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; AND CONTAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
d. Consider/Discuss/Action on adoption of a Resolution Setting a Public Hearing
for April 22, 2025, under Section 372.009 of the Texas Local Government Code
on the Advisability of the Creation of a Public Improvement District within the City
of Anna, Texas, to be known as The Landing Public Improvement District and
authorizing the Issuance of Notice by the City Secretary of Anna, Texas
regarding the Public Hearing. (Director of Economic Development Bernie Parker)
The City Council approved a Development Agreement with Rockhill Contracts I,
LLC on May 14, 2024, which stated that the city would use reasonable efforts to
create a Public Improvement District (PID). The development is approximately
83 acres with 336 SF Lots located within the City Limits of Anna, TX. Located
east of AnnaCapri, south of Tara Farms at the intersection of County Road 371
(Lindsey Ln) and Hwy 5.
On March 3, 2025, a PID petition was submitted for consideration, requesting a
public hearing be set for April 22, 2025, as per Texas Statute.
MOTION: Council Member Miller moved to approve. Council Member Herndon
seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR APRIL 22, 2025 UNDER
SECTION 372.009 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ON THE
ADVISABILITY OF THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
AND IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, TO BE KNOW
AS THE LANDING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF NOTICE BY THE CITY SECRETARY OF ANNA, TEXAS,
REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
e. Consider/Discuss/Action on adoption of a Resolution of the City of Anna City
Council Supporting Texas House Bill 3066 and Senate Bill 2297 for the Qualified
Hotel Project. (Director of Economic Development Bernie Parker)
The Qualified Hotel Project was established as a public -private financial tool to
assist Texas municipalities in financing headquarter hotel facilities designed to
support convention centers. These convention center hotels are typically large
in size, often exceeding the scale of other hotels. This is due primarily to the
fact that they not only offer more guest rooms than a traditional hotel but also
include expansive meeting spaces, restaurants, and other amenities that
complement the convention center. Consequently, these facilities are expensive
and challenging to construct without private -sector funding.
The laws created and amended by this Bill generally authorize certain
municipalities in Texas to receive a rebate of the state hotel occupancy tax and
state sales tax collected at a Qualified Hotel location near a convention center
for a period of ten years after the hotel project opens for initial occupancy.
The rebated taxes may be used for the payment of bonds or other obligations
issued or incurred to acquire, lease, construct, and equip the hotel and any
facilities ancillary to the hotel. These may include convention center
entertainment -related facilities, restaurants, retail establishments, street, water,
and sewer infrastructure necessary for the operation of the hotel or ancillary
facilities, and parking facilities within 1,000 feet of the hotel or convention
center.
With the growth Anna is experiencing, we are attracting significant interest from
projects that will not only impact our city but also the county and the broader
region. These potential projects will have a direct economic impact by attracting
large-scale capital investments, creating jobs, and enhancing tourism in our
area. Being included in the Qualified Hotel Project provides Anna with a
competitive edge over other cities, counties, and even states when it comes to
attracting these large-scale projects. The policy rationale behind the program is
to strategically use short-term state and local tax dollars to leverage private
investment and achieve the long-term benefits of increased state and local tax
revenue in the future.
For the City of Anna to be eligible for the Qualified Hotel Program, we must be
identified as an Authorized Municipality and added to this session's legislation
to amend HB 4347. Staff have been working with both Representative Leach's
and Senator Paxton's offices to revise the language that would include the City
of Anna in HB 3066 and SB 2297.
Currently, there is no financial impact to the City, as this Bill provides for the
reimbursement of funds to the city over a period of 10 years. These funds
represent the State's portion of the Hotel Occupancy Tax, which is 6%.
Additionally, any ancillary businesses that generate sales tax may also be
included, meaning the City could potentially be reimbursed for the State's
portion of the Sales Tax, which is 6.25%.
MOTION: Council Member Toten moved to approve. Council Member
Herndon seconded. Motion carried 7-0.
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANNA CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING TEXAS
HOUSE BILL 3066 AND TEXAS SENATE BILL 2297.
8. Closed Session (Exceptions).
Under Tex. Gov't Code Chapter 551, the City Council may enter into Closed Session to
discuss any items listed or referenced on this Agenda under the following exceptions:
a. Consult with legal counsel regarding pending or contemplated litigation and/or
on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas
clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Government Code (Tex. Gov't Code
§551.071). City Charter
b. Discuss or deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property
(Tex. Gov't Code §551.072).
C. Discuss or deliberate Economic Development Negotiations: (1) To discuss or
deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the City has
received from a business prospect that the City seeks to have locate, stay, or
expand in or near the territory of the City of Anna and with which the City is
conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) To deliberate the offer of
a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by subdivision (1).
(Tex. Gov't Code §551.087).
d. Discuss or deliberate personnel matters (Tex. Gov't Code §551.074). City
Charter Review Commission
No closed session.
9. Consider/Discuss/Action on any items listed on any agenda - work session, regular
meeting, or closed session - that is duly posted by the City of Anna for any City Council
meeting occurring on the same date as the meeting noticed in this agenda.
No action taken.
10. Adjourn.
Mayor Cain adjourned the meeting at 7:20 PM.
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March 25, 2025
Please add to the Council Packet as support, item 7a.
I stand in support of the Comprehensive Plan as passed by P&Z.
Although "estate residential" and other terms are not a guarantee for ETJ
areas, it will make it less difficult to attract good builders of homes on
acreage. Commentary that this plan will not matter may be made
regarding state (and possibly federal) plans to strip zoning power from
cities, etc. To that I say this: plan what is good and right for Anna, and
let the possible future fight fall where it may. Homes on acreage and
large lots are needed, of increased economic value during growth times
and of stable economic value during economic downturns. Council and
P&Z have listened to all our arguments about this and that is
appreciated. We will now turn our attention to attracting lovely
development to our area.
Now is the time for planned growth in Anna to turn away from the
ordinary and do the extraordinary. We already have made some
strides with a walkable downtown plan, a fine library, and increased
support of locally owned unique businesses (please continue). Now let
us work for green space trails tied together throughout the entire area,
preservation of floodplains as open space and wildlife refuge, a botanical
garden (or several small ones, especially within school grounds along
with an educational greenbelt), indoor dog training facility with a K-9
training grant, an art venue, increased use of solar technology, better
planning for an aging population, Anna as an urban tree forest, and so
many more possibilities that will benefit all.
Thank you for your attention and work.
Betty Sharp
10282 County Road 288
Anna TX 75409