Place 2 Council Member· 2024–2025
Jody Bills
Anna, TX
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 55:23
- Avg per meeting
- 5:32
- Segments
- 1069
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Top issues during term (20)
Anna 2050 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Guides millions of dollars in future capital improvement project spending and grant applications over the next decade.
Streamlining Development Approval Process
Streamlines development approvals, reducing administrative holding costs for builders.
Sustainable Development Standards
Solar canopies could lower utility bills for businesses and potentially increase sales tax revenue.
W. Rosamond Parkway Residential Rezoning
New single-family home construction will increase municipal property tax revenues.
Water Conservation
No direct cost, but helps avoid potential future infrastructure strain.
Flock Safety Surveillance
None discussed at this meeting.
Economic Development Strategy
Sales tax revenues and economic development funding allocations directly impact municipal services and infrastructure projects.
Senior Advisory Committee
The budget will set the tax rate and spending priorities for the entire city for the next year.
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Progress
Routine maintenance and CIP projects draw from previously allocated city park funds.
Park Accessibility
Negligible financial impact, primarily involving staff time to draft policies and potential future costs for standardized memorial plaques or markers.
Senior Property Tax Relief
Would reduce property tax revenue modestly; Singh cited the city's young average age of 34 as limiting the fiscal impact.
Certificates of Obligation for Police Station and Wastewater Plant
Funded by $30 million from the 2025 Certificate of Obligation bonds; currently on budget.
Public Improvement District (PID) Policy Review
Finances $27.4 million in public infrastructure through $33.9 million in special assessment bonds backed entirely by property assessments within Improvement Area #1.
Downtown District Development
Involves ground lease terms and performance milestones for commercial property development in downtown Anna.
Dallas Stars Multi-Sport Complex
The city has tentatively allocated $3 million in the upcoming budget for soccer field development.
US 75 Highway Closure
Estimated $312 annual increase per average home by the end of the program.
White Street Cleanup Initiative
Supported through community services operational resources and volunteer participation.
E-Bike Safety on Sidewalks
The city may need to fund future traffic studies or signal synchronization projects.
Youth Safety Ordinance
The center is seeking ongoing funding and donations of goods for their emergency resource center.
Board of Adjustment Annual Organization and Leadership
None.
Decisions during term (133)
Recorded while Bills was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Agenda Items 6A and 6B
Postponement of Surdukan City Development Plat
Anna Community Development Corporation Project Resolution
Approve Minutes of the May 5, 2025, Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting and Consent Agenda
DHI Anna and Woods at Lindsey Place Replat (RP 25-0002)
Villages at Waters Creek Planned Development Amendment
703 East White Street Zoning Request
The Post at Anna Zoning Amendment
Consent Agenda Approval
Specific Use Permit for Telecommunications Tower (SUP 25-0003)
Postponement of Surdukan City Development Plat (DP 25-0002)
Development Agreement with OPP-Oak Ridge, LP
Eminent Domain Resolution for Infrastructure Easements
Acceptance of FY2024 Audit
Tax-Exempt Loan Resolution ($1,500,000)
Taxable Loan Resolution ($940,000)
Principal Reduction Payment ($500,000)
Approval of Meeting Minutes
Recommendation for Slayter Creek Park Survey and Plat Proposal
Consent Agenda
Voting record (3)
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