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Home My WebLink AboutCCmin2012-05-08MINUTES OF CITY OF ANNA AGENDA NOTICE — CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING May 8, 2012 7:30 p.m. — Anna City Hall Administration Building The City Council of the City of Anna met in Regular Session at 7:30 p.m., May 8, 2012, at the Anna City Hall Administration Building, located at 111 North Powell Parkway (Hwy 5), to consider the following items. Welcome to the City Council Meeting. Please sign the Sign -In -Sheet as a record of attendance. If you wish to speak on an open -session agenda item please fill out the Opinion/Speaker Registration Form and turn it in to the City Secretary before the meeting starts. 1. Call to Order. Mayor Darren R. Driskell called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm. Mayor Darren R. Driskell and Council Members Mike Crist, John Geren, Marc Hendricks and Becky Glover was present. Council Members Kevin Anderson and Keith Green were absent. 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Driskell gave the invocation. 3. Citizen comments. Citizens are allowed 3 minutes to speak. The Council is unable to respond to or discuss any issues that are brought up during this section that are not on the agenda, other than to make statements of specific factual information in response to a citizen's inquiry or to recite existing policy in response to the inquiry. Cory Kenny asking why not seeing police patrolling his West Crossing neighborhood. 4. Receive reports from Staff or the City Council about items of community interest. Items of community interest include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen (but not including a change in status of a person's public office or public employment); a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body, information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; and announcements involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda. 05-08-12 CC Regular Meeting Minutes 1 05-08-12 None 5. Consent Items. These items consist of non -controversial or `housekeeping" items required by law. Items may be considered individually by any Council member making such requestprior to a motion and vote on the Consent Items. a. Approve City Council Minutes for April 24, 2012 Regular Meeting. b. Review CDC Minutes for September 1, 2011Regular Meeting. C. Review EDC Minutes for August 16, 2011 Special Meeting. d. Review EDC Minutes for September 1, 2012 Regular Meeting. C. Review EDC Minutes for December 1, 2011 Regular Meeting. f. Approving a Resolution denying ATMOS Energy Corp., Mid -Tex Division's requested rate change. (City Manager) g. Approve a Resolution supporting the National Planetary Exploration funding awareness effort (Councilman Crist) Council Member Geren made the motion to approve the consent items. Council Member Crist seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 5 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 6. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding a Resolution approving a Special Event Permit for an outdoor concert, and an Agreement between the City and Billy's Bar & Grill, LLC. (Maurice Schwanke) Maurice Schwanke, Director of Planning and Development started his presentation of this item. Council Member Hendricks stated that the event had been cancelled because of poor ticket sales. Council Members decided there was not any further need to discuss the item. City Manager, Philip Sanders recommended that some sort of action be taken on the permit. Mayor Driskell made the motion to deny the permit. Council Member Hendricks seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 5 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 7. (a) Public Hearing: To consider public comment regarding an ordinance amending the City's comprehensive plan, zoning map and zoning ordinance and changing the zoning of certain property. Anna Economic Development Corporation, owner(s) of property, is requesting a zoning change to Planned Development (PD) zoning to provide for Downtown Redevelopment District. The property is currently zoned as Single Family Residential (SF) and is located at 312 N. Powell Pkwy. (Maurice Schwanke) 05-08-12 CC Regular Meeting Minutes 2 05-08-12 Maurice Schwanke, Director of Planning and Development presented the item to council. Mayor Driskell opened the public hearing at 7:37 pm. There was no public comment. Mayor Driskell closed the public hearing at 7:38 pm. (b) Consider/Discuss/Action adopting an ordinance amending the City's Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance and changing the zoning of certain property. The owner(s) is requesting a zoning change to Planned Development (PD) zoning to provide for Downtown Redevelopment District. The property is currently zoned as Single Family Residential (SF) and is located at 312 N. Powell Pkwy. (Maurice Schwanke) Council Member Crist made the motion to approve. Council Member Geren seconded the motion. Motion passes. 8. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding a Resolution awarding a bid and approving a contract for the 2012 Street Rehabilitation Project (Hackberry & Interurban Street Rehabilitation). (James Parkman) James Parkman, Director of Public Works presented the item to council and answered questions. Mayor Driskell made the motion to approve. Council Member Crist seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 5 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0 Council Member Crist made the motion to enter closed session at 7:40 pm. Council Member Geren seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 5 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0 9. 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. discuss or deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property (Tex. Gov't Code §551.072; FM 455 utility easement acquisitions. b. 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); discussion regarding wastewater treatment plant fence. 05-08-12 CC Regular Meeting Minutes 3 05-08-12 c. Personnel Matters: City Attorney Annual Evaluation. (Tex. Gov't Code §551.074). The council further reserves the right to enter into executive session at any time throughout any duly noticed meeting under any applicable exception to the Open Meetings Act. Council Member Crist made the motion to return to open session at 7:52 pm. Council Member Hendricks seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 5 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0 10. Consider/Discuss/Action on any items listed on any closed session occurring during this Regular Meeting, as necessary. Council Member Glover made the motion to take no action. Council Member Crist seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 5 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0 11. Adjourn. Council Member Crist made the motion to adjourn at 7:58 pm. Council Member Glover seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 5 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0 ATTEST: LSe—cretary N tha Wilkison, City t *e' u. . • *�� Mike Crist, Mayor 05-08-12 CC Regular Meeting Minutes 4 05-08-12