The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met for a Business Meeting and Workshop on February 28, 2024, at 3:00 PM. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of minutes from February 14, 2024, and routine consent items. The main agenda item was a workshop discussion on a petition to annex the Christoff Property (57.16 acres on Opossumtown Pike) for R4 low-density residential development. The board held an extensive discussion on density, comprehensive plan alignment, infrastructure contributions, and community connectivity, but took no final action. The board directed staff to provide additional information and schedule a follow-up workshop within 4 to 6 weeks.
Good afternoon. Welcome to the Mayor and Board of Alderman Business Meeting and Workshop for February the 28th. We begin with the Pledge of Allegiance. Liberty and Justice. We have minutes to approve February 14th, 2024. So moved. Second. Motion by Alderman Shackleberg Second by Autobahn Casem check. All those in favor. That's 5 0. Thank you very much. We have a business meeting agenda today. Items on the business meeting are considered routine by the mayor and board, heard at the workshop pursuant to the rules of procedure. Approved in one motion without separate discussion, unless any person present request an item be removed. An item that is removed will be considered separately, either at the end of the business meeting or at a regular public meeting. If you would like anything considered separately, please say so when I announce the category. Category A is release of sureties. So moved. Motion by Alderman Shackover, second by Autobomb Casem check. All those in favor. Thank you very much. Grants. Move for approval. Second. Motion by Alderman Shockover, second by Altman Russell, all those in favor. That is five zero. Thank you very much. One item on our workshop agenda today. Discussion of a request to annex the Kristoff property containing 57.16 acres on the southwest and northeast sides of Possumtown Pike. I'll let you figure out that geography when you look at a map. For the purposes of residential development in accordance with the R4 low density residential zoning district. Gabrielle Collard. Do we have a map? Um we have the we have a location map up there, so you don't even have to guess the geography. Um this is a request for annexation, as the mayor noted. Um it's approximately 57 acres. Um, and as summarized in your executive summary, the annexation process is actually comprised of kind of three components. You have your annexation plan, which is something required in both our local code as well as the state code. Um this is really where the jurisdiction has to evaluate how the property is going to be used, what kind of land use patterns it's going to generate, how that'll impact public services, and how those services are going to be provided. Um, overall, it also requires us to look at our municipal growth chapter of our comprehensive plan, which is uh chapter four if you're following along. The annexation agreement is then the second component, and this is kind of new to our processes. I think with the Toms and Mercer applications in late December, you had your first annexation agreements uh that were separate from what we would have traditionally done in an annexation resolution. Uh, the annexation agreement is going to outline the terms or restrictions associated with the annexation. Um, these in this case um it details some of the contributions for public infrastructure as well as restrictions on design and even the dedication of land for public use. Lastly, you have the annexation resolution itself, and that's the final action the board will take. Uh and this constitutes basically the approval or denial of the annexation and the extension of the municipal boundaries to encompass uh that that property. So, first I just want to touch on the annexation plan uh that you have in your packet. Uh, this is a draft at this time. Uh the applicant's requesting to zone the property to R4, which is a low density zoning uh classification that allows four units per acre. At 57 acres, that's approximately 228 units, uh, as you see on the screen.