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CITY OF ANNA AGENDA NOTICE — CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
January 27, 2015 6:00 p.m. — Anna City Hall Administration Building
The City Council of the City of Anna met in Regular Session at 6:00 p.m., January 27,
2015, 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 Mike Crist called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
2. Roll call and establishment of a quorum.
Mayor mike Crist and Council Member James T. Cook, Lauren Lovato, Chad
Barnes, Nathan Bryan and Dick Dowd were present. Council Member John
Beazley was absent.
3. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Crist gave the invocation.
4. Consider/Discuss/Action approving a resolution regarding setting the
dates, times and location of public hearings regarding the annexation of
the following tract: a tract of land in the Hiram Brinlee Survey, ABS 0030
generally located north of Foster Crossing Blvd. and on both sides of
County Road 419 and adjacent to the city limits, containing
approximately 64.1 acres of land more or less. (Maurice Schwanke)
Philip Sanders, City Manager presented the item to council and answered
questions. Mayor Crist made the motion to approve. Council Member Barnes
seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6' NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
5. Consider/Discuss/Action approving resolution regarding the purchase of
an easement from QJR Partnership LTD. (City Manager)
City Manager, Philip Sanders presented the item to council and answered
questions. Council Member Bryan made the motion to approve. Council
Member Dowd seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
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6. Consider/Discuss/Action approving a resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute a contract to purchase a dump truck for Public
Works. (Joseph Johnson)
Joseph Johnson Director of Public Works presented the item to council and
answered questions. Council Member Cook made the motion to approve.
Council Member Bryan seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
7. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding a Resolution authorizing the City
Manager to execute an agreement for engineering services with Birkhoff,
Hendricks, and Carter, LLP for the 2014 Texas Community Development
Block Grant Program Project. (Joseph Johnson)
Joseph Johnson, Director of Public Works presented the item to council and
answered questions. Council Member Cook made the motion to approve.
Council Member Barnes seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
8. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding a resolution approving the City
Manager's annual performance review and Agreement. (City Council)
City Manager, Philip Sanders presented the item to council and answered
questions. Mayor Crist made the motion to approve. Council Member Bryan
seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
Council Member Bryan made the motion to enter closed session at 6:12 pm.
Council Member Barnes seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 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. 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
4551.071);
b. 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
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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
4551.087); proposed multi -family developments;
c. City Manager Annual Review. (Tex. Gov't Code 4551.074).
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 Lovato made the motion to return to open session at 6:37
pm. Council Member Cook seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 NAY' 0 ABSTAIN 0
10. Adjourn.
Council Member Barnes made the motion to adjourn at 6:38 pm. Council
Member Bryan seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 NAY 0
ATTEST:
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Naa Wilkison, City Secretary
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APPROVED:
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Mike Crist, Mayor
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