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THEN YOUR COMMENT WILL BE READ INTO THE COMMENT AREA.
INSTRUCTIONS ARE INSIDE THE DOOR AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO START OUR EVENING OFF TONIGHT WITH AN INVOCATION AND WE ARE HONORED O HAVE WITH US PASTOR CRAIG SCHILL THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US PASTOR AND FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN THE INVOCATION PLEASE STAND AT
THIS TIME. >> GOOD EVENING I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM LAKE CITY'S PEER LET US PRAY. DEAR GOD BEGIN THIS TIME BY EXPRESSING OUR THANKS TO YOU CONFESSING THAT ALL GREAT THINGS COME FROM YOUR HAND SPEED WE THANK YOU FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING ALL OVER OUR CITY WE THANK YOU FOR A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY EACH DAY AS NEIGHBOR HELPS NEIGHBOR. WE THANK YOU FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY WE ENJOY AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL F OUR PUBLIC SERVICE SAFETY PERSONNEL. WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR CITY STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO WORK HARD FOR THE PUBLIC'S GOOD WE THANK YOU FOR THE SCHOOL STARTING THIS WEEK AND WE PRAY FOR ANOTHER GREAT SAVIOR OF EDUCATION. WE THANK YOU OR GROWING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY CARE FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY TONIGHT TO WHO CARRY HEAVY BURDENS OR FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK AND NEED GUIDANCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED WE ASKED THAT THEY WOULD FIND COMFORT AND HELP FROM YOU OH GOD. WITH THIS COUNSEL WE NOW PRAY FOR YOUR BLESSING I PRAY YOU GRANT EACH ONE CREATIVITY AND HUMOR AND TAX AND PATIENT INSIGHT, BOLDNESS AND WISDOM AS THEY ADDRESS THE ISSUES BEFORE THEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. AS YOU PROMISE US IN YOUR WORD THOSE WHO REFRESH OTHERS WILL IN TURN BE REFRESHED. I ASK YOU TO REFRESH AND BLESS THESE PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO GIVE SO GENEROUSLY AND SACRIFICIALLY OF THEIR TIME. MAY THEY KNOW THEY ARE APPRECIATED AND FIND SATISFACTION AND FULFILLMENT IN THEIR WORK. THIS WE PRAY HUMBLY WITH GREAT THANKSGIVING. AMEN.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU PASTOR. THESE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND NOW FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE GOING TO
[5A. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.]
START OUR EVENING OFF WITH OUR PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS ITEM 5A. UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT: FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. AND, COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE SHERRILL WILL READ SOMEPREPARED ITEMS. >> COUNCILMEMBER: GOOD EVENING THE CITY OF ROWLETT IN THE CARTER CARE BLOOD CENTER OR HOLDING A BLOOD DRIVE IN THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 AT THREE REAL LOCATIONS ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND DONATING YOU WILL RECEIVE A CARD VALID: 15 ONLY AT ROWLETT BOWLER AROMA FOR DONATING.
EXCUSE ME. ROWLETT FARMERS MARKET IN THE VILLAGE OF ROWLETT DOWNTOWN EVERY SATURDAY THE END OF AUGUST FROM 9:00 THE NEW. EVERY FRIDAY IN AUGUST BEGINNING AT 7:30 P.M. WILL HOST A LIVE WITH THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES FOR THE VILLAGE OF ROWLETT DOWNTOWN JOIN US FOR FOOD, VENDORS, KIDS ATTRACTIONS AND MUCH MORE. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WAYS TO VOLUNTEER IN YOUR COMMUNITY.[BLEEP] DEE ONE OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MIGHT HAVE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS AUGUST 14. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND ALL OTHER CITY RELATED EVENTS PLEASE VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT ROWLETT.COM OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER AT 972 Ã412 Ã
6100. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE SHERRILL. I DON'T KNOW WHY I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU MAN. [LAUGHTER] COUNSEL, ANY OTHER
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ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE TO OUR[6. CITIZENS’ INPUT]
CITIZEN INPUT AND THIS IS A TIME DURING THE MEETING OR WE CAN TAKE COMMON FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC HERE PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON ITEMS DURING CITIZEN INPUT. I HAVE TWO SPEAKERS FOR CITIZEN INPUT AND MICHELLE I HAVE YOU FOR ITEM 8B WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO WE WILL DO THAT LATER. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS REGINA MARTINEZ AND THEN DEBORAH. I STILL WANT TO CALL YOU DEB ALL THE TIME.SORRY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NEVER CALLED YOU DEBBIE. IF YOU COULD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE THREE-MINUTE.
>> HELLO IN THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS WE DISCUSSED CONCERNS OVER THE SEWER EXTENSION BY THE CREEK POND AND IN THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN ON MY PROPERTY. ALL OF THE LANDLORDS AND CIT COUNCIL MEMBERS ULTIMATE CONCERN SHOULD BE HOLDING THE DEVELOPER ACCOUNTABLE ON THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS, DEVELOPMENT AND ON THE COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT WE LIVE IN. THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STATES THAT SINCE 2014 ROWLETT, AND I KNOW EVERYONE HAS BEEN SPEAKING WONDERFULLY ABOUT THE CITY AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THE CITY BUT MY NEWS IS NOT GOOD NEWS. SINCE 2014 ROWLETT CREEK HAS NOT MET THE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BACTERIA AND HAS CONCERNS FOR EXCESS NITRATES. CAN WE BE ASSURED BY THIS DEVELOPER WITH THE ADDITION OF OVER 760 HOMES AND YARDS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MITIGATION FOR EVEN MORE IMPACT ON THE ROWLETT CREEK WATERSHED AREAS? THIS IS FROM NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT. THERE IS A PROGRAM CALLED THE PERMIT HE DATABASE TOOLS IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND ENVIRONMENT AND ELEMENT DEPARTMENT. IT WAS DEVELOPED AS A RESPONSE TO IDENTIFY A NEED FOR DEVELOPERS ND LANDOWNERS TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO MITIGATE THE PROJECTS. IT IS, I GUESS THESE AGENCIES, ONE OF THEM IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM, COMMITTEES AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES FOR IMPORTANT REGIONAL ISSUES. REGIONAL MATERIAL MANAGEMENT, WATER QUALITY AND WATERSHED PROTECTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, FLOOD LANE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC WORKS REGIONAL BUILDING CODE AND DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE. THERE IS A FEDERAL LAW WHICH IS UNDER SECTION 404 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THIS IS TO MAKE SURE AND REGULATE THE DISCHARGE AND DREDGING OR FILL MATERIALS WHICH CREATES THE IMPACT AND THESE FRESHWATER ECHO SYSTEM PERMITS ARE REGULATED BY THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DIVISION. LOOKS, I AM SORRY, YOUR TIME IS UP AND I APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR I APPRECIATE IT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DEBORAH SCHINDLER. OR DEB. IF YOU HAVE KNOWN HER
A WHILE IT IS DEB. >> SPEAKER: DEBORAH SCHINDLER, ATTENDED THE LISTENING SECTION SESSION ON JULY 22 AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WERE THERE AND WHO SPOKE WITH ME AND LISTEN TO ME ESPECIALLY ONE WHO LISTENED FOR A LONG TIME AND I ALSO THINK ANGIE FOR GETTING BACK TO ME ON SOME QUESTIONS AND GETTING BACK TO SEVERAL OF US ABOUT THAT. I DO NOT LIVE IN SPINNAKER POINT AND I WON'T BE IMPACTED BY THE PLAN TO BUILD THE TRAILS FOR THOSE RESIDENTS BUT I DO LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE LAKE FROM THEM AND I CAN SEE THEIR BACKYARD ACROSS
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FROM MINE AND I KNOW THE DIRECTION THAT THE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS AND WISHES OF THE LAKEFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS THAT DO NOT WANT THOSE TRAILS GOING THROUGH THEIR HOUSE OR DISREGARD THE PROMISES THAT THEY HAD MADE TO THEM WILL SET A PRECEDENCE TO IMPACT MANY OTHERS. IT IS ESPECIALLY HEARTBREAKING TO ME THAT THE CITY PROPOSES TO DO THIS IN THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. I VIVIDLY REMEMBER THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I LOOKEDUP AND LOOKED AT ALSO LAKE AND SAW THE DEVASTATION THAT THE TORNADO HAD BROUGHT TO THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE HOMES WERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND SOME OF THEM WERE COMPLETELY FLATTENED. IT LOOKED LIKE A WAR ZONE. YOU KNOW THAT, YOU PROBABLY SAW IT TOO BUT THEY LIVED IT. HOWEVER THE PEOPLE AT SPINNAKER POINT AND OTHER PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES WERE REBUILT IN THE HOMES THAT SIT THERE TODAY ARE BIGGER AND BETTER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN BEFORE.THEY SERVE AS THE MONUMENT TO THE COURAGE AND DETERMINATION THAT MAKE UP THIS. OF ROWLETT AND ITS VERY BEST. MANY HOMEOWNERS PUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO MAKING THOSE TAKE AREAS A PART OF THEIR REBUILDING PROCESS.
FOR THE CITY TO DESTROY THE TRANQUIITY THEY HAVE REPORTED THERE IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DESTRUCTION WOULD BE JUST ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE IT WOULD BE A HOLLOW HEARTED BETRAYAL OF TRUST FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPRESENT THEM AND THEIR INTERESTS. SOMETIMES PROMISES HAVE TO BE BROKEN FOR SAFETY AND CIRCUMSTANCES BUT WALKING TRAILS CONSTITUTE NO SUCH EMERGENCY. THE CITY DOES NOT NEED THE TRAILS IN THIS LOCATION, WE ALREADY HAVE TRAILS AND PLANS FOR MORE TRAILS THAT DON'T INVOLVE INTRUDING ON LAND THAT THE CITY CHOSE TO LEASE TO HOMEOWNERS FOR THEIR PRIVATE USE. LAKEFRONT RESIDENCE AT SPINNAKER WEIGHT WHO OPPOSE THESE TRAILS TO THEIR TAKE AREAS AND ASK YOU TO APPROVE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THAT DOESN'T INTRUDE ON ANYONE'S BACKYARD. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU MISS SCHINDLER. ARE YOU TRYING TO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS INPUT? IS THAT A NO? OKAY. I THINK
[7. CONSENT AGENDA]
THAT IS OUR LAST COMMENT AND SO WE WILL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS A SERIES OF TWO ITEMS THAT WE WILL BE CONSIDERING TOGETHER AND IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE THESE ITEMS REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME. SEEING NONE, LAURA WE PLEASE READ THOSE TWO ITEMS INTO THE RECORD? 7A. CONSIDERAPPROVING THE. >> SPEAKER: MINUTES.
CONSIDERB ACTION CONSIDERATION. TOB APPROVEB MINUTES 7B. CONSID A RESOLUTION AND APPROVING A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT
APPLICATION. >> MAYOR: COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT BLAKE MARGOLIS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER: I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CONSENT HAS
BEEN READ. >> MAYOR: COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE SHERRILL? > COUNCILMEMBER: I WILL SECOND.
>> MAYOR: PLEASE READ THE BOAT AND THOSE ITEMS PASSED 7-0.
[8A. Conduct a public hearing and take action on a request by Beau Durham, on behalf of property owner LCG2R Rowlett Lakeview LLC., regarding a Special Use Permit to allow a restaurant with a drive-through on a portion of property zoned Planned Development (PD) District for Regional Retail (C-2) Uses. The approximately 0.50-acre site is located in a portion of 2205 Lakeview Parkway, being a portion of Lot 4R, Block A of The Home Depot Addition, approximately 230 feet west of the intersection of Gordon Smith Road and Lakeview Parkway, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas.]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE WILL MOVE TO OUR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS AND WE WILL START WITH ITEM 8A. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST BY BEAU DURHAM, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER LCG2R ROWLETT LAKEVIEW LLC., REGARDING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE-THROUGH ON A PORTION OF PROPERTY ZONED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) DISTRICT FOR REGIONAL RETAIL (C-2) USES. THE APPROXIMATELY 0.50-ACRE SITE IS LOCATED IN A PORTION OF 2205 LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, BEING A PORTION OF LOT 4R, BLOCK A OF THE HOME DEPOT ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY 230 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF GORDON SMITH ROAD AND LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING ALEX, THANK YOU FORBEING HERE. >> SPEAKER: THANK YOU COUNSEL, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DRIVE-THROUGH WITH A RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE THROUGH AND THIS IS PART OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WHICH IS APPROVED FOR PRIMARILY THE HOME DEPOT AND ALSO SOME OUT LOTS. THESE OUTLETS ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH A VACANT BANK WIELDING WHICH IF IT IS APPROVED WILL BE A PORTION, THE WESTERN PORTION WILL BE REDEVELOPED WITH THIS NEW RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE THROUGH. AGAIN, THE DRIVE-THROUGH FOR THAT BANK IS CURRENTLY THERE AND WAS ALLOWED WITHOUT AN SEP BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED AN INCIDENTAL USE TO THE PRIMARYUSE OF THE BANK THEREFORE ALLOWED BY RIGHT. THIS CANOPY WOULD BE REMOVED SHOULD THIS BE APPROVED TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW RESTAURANT BUILDING. THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE THE DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT WOULD REQUIRE THE SEP WITH COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS LANDSCAPING AND SIGNAGE. A BIT OF DATA ON THE SITE THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 110 FEET OF FRONTAGE ALONG LAKEVIEW PARKWAY TO THE SOUTH IN THE OVERALL AREA OF THE TRACK AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS IS 1.59 ACRES THE WESTERN PORTION WHICH YOU
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CAN SEE OUT THERE AS TRACK TO WOULD BE AND A HALF ACRE AND DIRECT ACCESS FOR THIS PARTIAL ONTO LAKE PARKWAY WOULD NOT BE PROPOSED. THE ACCESS WOULD BE FROM THE PROPOSED MUTUAL ACCESS WHICH WOULD CONNECT TO THE SOUTH DRIVE COMING FROM THE HOME DEPOT WHICH IS LOCATED TO THE WEST OF TRACK TO AND WOULD MAKE ITS WAY OVER ONTO WHAT WOULD BE TRACK ONE FOR THE VACANT BANK WIELDING. THERE IS EXISTING LANDSCAPING ALONG LAKE PARKWAY TO THE SOUTH AS WELL AS THE HOME DEPOT PROPERTY TO THE NORTH AND WEST. ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS AND ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL SITE THE SITE PLAN AND IT'S ABOUT A 2000 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING FOR RESTAURANT 20 PARKING STALLS A SINGLE LANE DRIVE-THROUGH AND ESCAPE LANES. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE AT THE UPPER RIGHT HAND SIDE AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE AS WELL AND ALSO A DEDICATION FOR LANDSCAPE BUFFERS TO THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH. A BIT MORE ABOUT THE LANDSCAPING, THERE IS EXISTING LANDSCAPING ON THE SITE WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THIS PHOTO AND THE APPLICANT HAS GOTTEN CONFIRMATION ON THE HOME DEPOT THAT THE EXISTING LANDSCAPING TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE SITE WILL REMAIN AND BE CREDITED TOWARDS THE CREDIBILITY BUFFER REQUIREMENTS AND AGAIN TO NOTE AT THE TIME OF THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL ANY DEFICIENCIES IN THE BUFFERS THAT EXIST AS WELL AS INSUFFICIENT PLANNING EFFICIENCIES OR PLANTS IN POOR HEALTH OR DEAD WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED AND MEET THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT. A BIT OF THE LAND USE IN THE AREA THIS IS A MARSHALL DISTRICT SO THEREFORE PRIMARILY COMMERCIAL USES IN THE AREA AND THIS IS WITHIN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH THE TWO USES IN THE SITE IS IN RED INTO THE NORTH YOU HAVE THE HOME DEPOT TO THE WEST YOU ALSO HAVE A RETAIL CENTER THE EAST PROPERTY IN THIS CASE WOULD BE THE VAGUE AND BIG WIELDING AND IN THE SOUTH IS LAKEVIEW PARK WAY.THIS IS AGAIN THE SITE ON THE LEFT AS WELL AS A CONCEPTUAL ELEVATION OF THE FAC'ADE WHICH WILL BE FACING TOWARD LAKEVIEW PARKWAY AND AS PER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE WE DO SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO NEARBY PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE SENT OUT THOSE NOTICES BACK IN JUNE AND THERE WERE 12 NOTICES SENT OUT TO THE 200 FOOT RADIUS ZERO NOTICES WERE RETURNED IN OPPOSITION AND ZERO IN FAVOR 18 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT TO A COURTESY TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS AND AS WELL RECEIVED NO RESPONSES TO THAT. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FROM THEIR MEETING ON JUNE 13TH DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THIS ITEM WITH A 5-0 BOAT AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS ITEM WITH THE APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THIS RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE THROUGH WOULD ALLOW FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE AS WELL AS THE BETTER UTILIZATION OF THE VACANT PROPERTY AND IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR RETAIL AND OFFICE. I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER.
>> MAYOR: THANK YOU ALEX. COUNSEL THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND BEFORE I OPEN THIS UP YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME. SEEING NONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION. PUSH YOUR RIGHT TO SPEAK BUT MARTHA.
COUNCILMAN BROWN? >> COUNCILMEMBER: I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM EIGHT A.
>> COUNCILMEMBER: SECOND. >> MAYOR: I HAVE A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION I WILL CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED
[8B. Conduct a public hearing and consider action to approve a resolution adopting the City’s 2021 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan; and authorize the City Manager to execute and submit all documentation and certifications to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.]
7-0 THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 8B.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITYB 2021 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN; AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. IT WILL BE ALEX AGAIN. THANK
YOU, SIR. >> SPEAKER: ALL RIGHT THIS IS AN ITEM THAT THE COUNCIL HAS HEARD A COUPLE THREE TIMES FOR THIS YEAR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. THIS IS SENDING OFF THE ACTION PLAN TO HEAD FOR ITS APPROVAL SO THAT WE MAY
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OFFICIALLY ALLOCATE THE DOLLARS TOWARDS GRAHAM AND THE PLAN PROGRAMS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO, THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT LOCK GRANT THERE ARE THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES TO ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSON AND THIS IS DEFINED AS PEOPLE MAKING 80 PERCENT OR LESS OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME INTO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE SLUM AND LIGHT AND THIRDLY FOR URGENT COMMUNITY MEETINGS. AND SO WITH THE 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ELIGIBILITY 80 PERCENT OF THE DALLAS HUD METRO 2021 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME INSIDE AND THAT IS DEFINED AT $89,000 AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE THE CHART HOW THAT BREAKS DOWN PER HOUSEHOLD OF VARIOUS SIZES. THESE ARE AGAIN, YOU HAVE SEEN THE SLIDE BEFORE AN OVERVIEW OF THE POSSIBLE THINGS WHICH THE DOLLARS CAN BE SPENT UPON ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND THAT WILL BE PUBLIC FACILITY TYPES OF THINGS AND THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT HAVE TYPICALLY AN AREA IN BENEFIT AND THOSE ARE TO BE SPENT IN AREAS OF THE LMI THE LOW MODERATE AREAS OF THE CITY OF WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND AT LEAST 65 PERCENT OF THE ALLOCATED DOLLARS ON THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS. ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OR THE PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS OF WHICH WE MAY SPEND TOO 15 PERCENT OF THE OVERALL ALLOCATION FOR SERVICES THAT WOULD BE DONE BY AGENCIES THAT WOULD BE DIRECTLY BENEFITING INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS. THESE ARE THE ALLOCATIONS PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS FOR THE ACTION LAND OF THIS YEAR AND THE TOTAL ALLOCATION THAT WE ARE TO RECEIVE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THIS GRANT IS 286,000 WHICH WE PROPOSE TO SPEND $186,498 ON PUBLIC FACILITIES WHICH IS 65 PERCENT OF THAT RANT AND COMPLETE THERE WILL BE TWO PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT YOU SEE MORE DESCRIBED BELOW THAT OUR LEASE DEPARTMENT WOULD DO AS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM IN LOWER INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS PROVIDING POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH A COMMUNITY POLICING MODEL AND SECONDLY THE SALVATION ARMY WOULD HAVE A PROGRAM TO ASSIST WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WITH THAT. THE THIRD PART WOULD BE THE ADMINISTRATION PART OF THE GRANT AND THAT IS A MAXIMUM OF 20 PERCENT OF THE OVERALL GRANT WHICH YOU SEE THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT THERE. A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSED ALLEY PROJECT, IT WOULD BE THE TRACY TRAIL ALLEY. YOU CAN SEE THAT BEING LOCATED WHERE IT IS WITHIN THE CITY AND THE OVERALL COST OF THIS PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY THREE AND $53,000 OF WHICH THERE WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENT REQUIRED FROM OTHER FUNDS PROPOSED TO BE COMING FROM THE BOND PROJECT OR PROGRAM FOR IT TO COVER THE FULL COST. OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT CAN SUPPORT THE CONTINUED PARTICIPATION THROUGH ROWLETT I ADOPTING THE .21 DEVELOPMENT GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AS WELL AS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTATION CERTIFICATIONS TO THE UNITED STATES HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS THE ENDOF MY PRESENTATION. >> MAYOR: THANK YOS FOR STAFF BEFORE HE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING? WE HAVE SEEN THIS PRESENTATION SEVERAL TIMES SO WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM YOU ARE ALLOWED TO DO SO AT THIS TIME AND I DO HAVE ONE CARD FROM MICHELLE WITCHING 10. SOME DAY. THERE IS NO IN THERE AFTER GET IT RIGHT IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MICHELLE. NAME
AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> SPEAKER: MICHELLE WAKING 10, DIDN'T CATCH IT BUT I DID THE ARTICLE RECENTLY I'VE BEEN DEALING THE AFTERMATH FROM A DIFFERENT PROGRAM IN DALLAS COUNTY THAT WAS GEARED OR PROPOSE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS IN LOW INCOME AREAS BY UTILIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT. DALLAS COUNTY WAS NONRESPONSIVE AFTER I HAD AN ISSUE BUT CHIEF GOTTFRIED WAS AVAILABLE AND AS ALWAYS ROWLETT IS HAPPY TO HAVE HIM AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THE POLICE ACADEMY SOON.
MY ENCOUNTER WITH THIS OFFICER WAS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS DUE TO NUMEROUS VARIABLES BUT THERE WAS NO REASON TO BE TARGETED BY THE OFFICER THERE WAS NO CAN OR REASON I WAS ACTING UNLAWFULLY.
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THE OFFICER WAS SEEN AT MY HOME THE DAY BEFORE BUT WE DID FOR ME TO BE HOME ALONE. IMAGINE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT TO A PARENT WHOSE KID WAS HOME ALONE PLAYING IN THE FRONT YARD? I'M ALL FOR BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY BUT THAT IN MY OPINION SHOULD ALWAYS INVOLVE CONSENT PAIRED IF THEY ARE PATROLLING INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AFTER SCHOOL ANY KIDS COULD BE HOME WITHOUT A TRUSTING ADULT AND LEFT CONSENTING FOR THEMSELVES FOR THE PROPOSAL STATES THE OFFICERS WILL ONLY MAKE POSITIVE CONTACT YOU CANNOT DETERMINE IF THE PERSON BEING CONTACTED FEELS THE SAME WAY HISTORICALLY THIS TYPE OF TARGETED POLICING AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES LEADS TO DISTRESSED AND YOU ARE ESCALATING A CONTACT ANYTIME YOU SEND ARMED AGENTS TO INTERACT WITH PEACEFUL PEOPLE. IF CRIME IS SEEN OR DISCLOSED TO AN OFFICER DURING THESE POSITIVE CONTACTS DO THEY TURN A BLIND EYE DO THEY SWITCH ROLES? OUR KIDS TO KNOW WHEN AN OFFICER IS THERE TO PLAY VERSUS INTERROGATE? ARE THEY ALSO BEING EDUCATED ON THEIR FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO NOT SELF INCRIMINATE? MOST PEOPLE TEACH THE KIDS NOT TO TALK TO STRANGERS FOR GOOD REASON. IN 2016 A MAN IN ROWLETT DRESSED AS A LEASE OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO LURE A 13-YEAR-OLD INTO HIS VEHICLE MARKED AS ROWLETT LEASE. IMAGINE HOW MUCH EASIER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF POLICE ALREADY GROOMED THE KIDS TO TRUST KIDS THAT WERE DRESSED AS A POLICE OFFICER. IF CRIME MENTION IS THE GOAL IS SEEMS LIKE YOU SHOULD CONTROL FOR CRIMINALS DURING HIGH CRIME TIMES. IF COMMITTEE OUTREACH IS THE GOAL ALLOW RESIDENTS TO PRODUCE PAY OR NOT. MAYBE PARTIES OR TOURNAMENTS AT THE LOCAL PARK WHERE PEOPLE OR KIDS CAN CHOOSE TO ATTEND, CONSENT CAN BUILD MORE TRUST AND WON'T ACCIDENTALLY BREAK IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.>> THANK YOU MICHELLE WE APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE PUBLIC HEARING? I AM SORRY, THAT THREW ME OFF THAT WAS GOOD INFORMATION.
>> MAYOR: [LAUGHTER] AT THIS TIME I WILL LOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT
BLAKE MARGOLIS? >> COUNCILMEMBER: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS READ.
>> MAYOR: DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE SHERRILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER: I WILL SECOND AGAIN.
>> MAYOR: ANY COMMENTS BEFORE A CALL THE VOTE? MAYOR PRO TEM
GRUBISICH? >> COUNCILMEMBER: I WANT TO SAY THOSE WERE SOME VERY GOOD COMMENTS AND ALL POIGNANT POINT AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE SPEAKING TO THE CHIEF AND I HOPE YOU THAT DIALOGUE MOVING BECAUSE I THINK COMMUNITY POLICING HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S ALWAYS DONE RIGHT AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT RIGHT AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR THESE HAVE THE BEST INTENTIONS WHEN DOING THIS. THE CHIEF ISN'T HERE BUT I KNOW THE ASSISTANT CHIEF IS HERE AND HE WILL TAKE THAT BACK TO THE THESE AS YOU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT HAVE CONCERNS AND CAN BRING REALLY GOOD INSIGHT AND HOPE YOU GUYS WILL DO SOMETHING I KNOW YOU WANT TO DO AND TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU WANT TO A CALL WISH. THANK YOU FOR GETTING UP AND SPEAKING THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> MAYOR: MICHELLE AND YOUR BROTHER IF I CAN REMEMBER RECTALLY WERE AT THE FIRST CHIEF CHATS AND WERE VERY INTERACTIVE AND HELPED A LOT DURING THAT WHOLE SESSION. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND YOUR WORD AND THEY WILL BE LISTENED TO. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, RIGHT? TODAY TO THE ALREADY MET LET'S CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM PASSES 7-0 AND
[8C. Conduct the second of two public hearings and consider an ordinance adopting administrative amendments to the City of Rowlett Home Rule Charter.]
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 8C. CONDUCT THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT HOME RULE CHARTER. AND THAT WILL BE OUR CITY SECRETARYLAURA HALLMARK. >> SPEAKER: THANK YOU MAYOR.
TONIGHT I AM HERE AT CAPACITY THE A'S ON FOR THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION WHICH THE COUNCIL APPOINTED IN 2020 AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT RECOMMENDATIONS WERE VOTED UPON BY THE RESIDENTS IN MAY OF HIS YEAR. THERE WERE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE A VOTE FROM RESIDENTS PAND THEY ARE BEING PRESENTED HERE FOR CONSIDERATION. THE CHARTER ALLOWS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT TO BE IN LINE WITH STATE LAW OR FOR ANY NON- SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES PER THIS A MINUTE PROCEDURE WAS APPROVED I 83 PERCENT OF THE VOTERS AS PROPOSITION THREE IN THE 2013 CHARTER ELECTION.
THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING UPDATES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHARTER
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REVIEW COMMISSION. THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION WAS TO CHANGE THE DAY REFERENCED FOR FILING TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL. THE 75TH THEY REFERENCE WAS OUTDATED AND RECOMMENDED TO BE CHANGED TO 78 THEY HOWEVER THE 78 DAY WAS THE ACTUAL DEADLINE FOR FILING. SINCE STATE LAW PROVIDES A 30 DAY WINDOW FOR FILING ISLAND APPLICATIONS THE 108 A IS THE BEGINNING OF THE FILING. FOR THE GENERAL IN NOMINATING PETITION CAN BE - FILED. UPON REVIEW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CHANGING IT TO THE 108TH DAY IS A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE AND CANNOT BE DONE AND MINISTRY TO PLAY. THE VERBIAGE THAT FOLLOWS THAT SENTENCE THE CANDIDATES BALLOT APPLICATION MUST BE HELD BY THE TIMES OF STATE LAW AND STATE LAW ITSELF WOULD SUPERSEDE THE CHARTER POSITIONS AND ACCURATE DEADLINE AND ADDITIONALLY THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE PROVIDES THE MOST UP-TO-DATE FORMATION FOR EACH ELECTION CYCLE AND THIS CHANGE WILL BE KEPT ON FILE THE NEXT CHARTER ER REVIEW MISSION TO CONSIDER. THIS ITEM TONIGHT WILL L BE THE REMAINING TWO RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMISSION. THIS ITEM REMOVES SPECIFICITY OF DAYS WHICH ARE OUTDATED AND BRINGS IT IN LINE WITH CURRENT STATE LAW. SO, THE NEW SENTENCE WOULD READ SUCH RUNOFF ELECTIONS SHALL BE HELD IN A STATE LAW. THE NEXT ITEM REMOVES THE EXTRA WORD AND AND CORRECT THE SENTENCE.THOSE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THIS IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING TO OBTAIN PUBLIC INPUT PRIOR TO COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING. >> MAYOR: COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. HALLMARK FOR OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM THESE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
DID YOU FILL OUT A CARD, CAN YOU GIVE IT TO LAURA? HE WAS THE CHAIR OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. AMEN ADDRESS SIR.
>>>. >> SPEAKER: JEFF WINSHIP, WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MEMBERS OF THE CARTER COMMISSION WHO DEVELOPED THE AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD BE FOR VOTERS AS WELL AS THE AMENDMENTS IS EVENING. AIR CURRENTS TO MY VICE CHAIR DEBORAH CROSBY BRIAN, KELLY, RICHARD COLE, BECKY SEBASTIAN AND RICK CHEF FIELD AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR STAFF LIAISON LAURA HALLMARK AS WELL AS OUR CHIEF JUDGE STOOD IN THE VALUABLE IN PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL SO THANK YOU. NEXT I WANT TO EDITORIALIZE A LITTLE BIT ON THE CHARTER REVIEW SELECTION ITSELF. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THINK ALL OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN THE MAY 5 ELECTION THOSE ARE FOR DELAY SO IMPORTANT. VOTERS ARE SO IMPORTANT AND THOSE VOTERS ARE TO BE COMMENDED AS THEY REPRESENT A SMALL PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT GIVE THE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION TO OUR COMMUNITY BY HAVING THEIR VOICE HEARD.
PERSONALLY I WAS SURPRISED THAT SOME OF THE MATTERS FAILED AT THE BALLOT BUT IN THIS UNUSUAL CLIMATE WE HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS PERHAPS I SHOULDN'T BE. EITHER WAY I FULLY RESPECT THE ROLE OF THE VOTERS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT DEMOCRACY IS ABOUT, RIGHT MAC WE PASSIONATELY SHARE OUR VIEWS WITH OTHERS REGARDLESS OF OUR MOTIVATION. THAT ONUS IS ON US THROUGH OUR POLITICAL VOICE THAT WE HAVE WHICH IS OUR VOTE.
THIS ELECTION EMPHASIZED AN IMPORTANT POINT TO ME THAT OUR CHARTER DOES NOT EXIST HOW THE CITY COVERED PEOPLE BUT RATHER THE WAY THAT PEOPLE SEEK TO BE GOVERNED. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ON THIS CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU JEFF, I APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM BEFORE I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE SHERRILL? > COUNCILMEMBER: I MOVE THAT
WE ACCEPT ITEM 8C. >> MAYOR: COUNCILMEMBER MARTHA
BROWN? >> COUNCILMEMBER: I WANT TO
SECOND. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER MATT GRUBISICH?
>> COUNCILMEMBER: I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT SERVED ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION I WANTED TO LEAVE IT AT THAT BUT YOU WENT BEYOND THAT AND I AM TO AN FOR EVERYONE WHO COMES OUT TO VOTE AND I THINK MORE PEOPLE NEED TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO COME OUT AND VOTE. MORE IMPORTANTLY I THINK THAT THOSE WHO COME OUT AND VOTE NEED TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE VOTING ON AND NOT BE LED ASTRAY BY ONE PERSON'S POLITICAL BELIEFS OR ANOTHER AND REALLY EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND USE THAT POWER THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY TO VOTE EFFECTIVELY. EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO THEIR IDEAS AND
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WHICH WAY THAT THEY WANT TO GO. BUT, IN SOME CASES IN SOME INSTANCES WHEN THERE IS SUCH CAMPAIGN AGAINST HOW YOU SAY HOW PEOPLE WANT TO BE GOVERNED AND THEN THEY DON'T EVEN COME AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL WHEN THESE ISSUES ARE UP FOR A VOTE I FIND SHAMEFUL. SO, THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE THAT DID VOTE THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION THAT WORKED SO HARD AND PUT SO MANY HOURS INTO THIS CHARTER REVIEW. YOU GUYS DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND I THOUGHT THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU ALL BROUGHT FORWARD WERE FAIR AND UNBIASED SO THANK YOUAGAIN. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER COMMENT BEFORE I CALL A VOTE.[BLEEP] DEE ALL RIGHT I WILL CALL A VOTE AT THIS TIME. THAT ITEM PASSES 7-0. AND, THAT CONCLUDES THE REGULAR PORTION OF OUR MEETING AND I BELIEVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WAS PUT ON THE AGENDA AND REQUESTED BY TWO COUNCILMEMBERS WAS REQUESTED TO BE PULLED BY THOSE TWO COUNCILMEMBERS IS THAT CO
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