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>> WIRE GOING TO CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION OF ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE IN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

PLEASE STATE WHETHER YOUR COMMENT IS REGARDING AN AGENDA MEETING ITEM OR GENERAL COMMENT TO CITY COUNCIL.

NO TONIGHT WE HAVE PASTOR NELSON FROM CORNERSTONE CHURCH WHO WILL BE LEADING US IN THAT INVOCATION.

IF I WANT TO PLEASE STAND AN JOIN US.

>> MATTHEW 22 AND ONE OF THEM AN EXPERT IN THE LAW ASKED A QUESTION TO TEST HIM, TEACHER WHICH COMMANDMENT OF THE LAW IS GREATEST AND HE SAID TO HIM LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART ALL YOUR SOUL AND ALL YOUR MIND. THE SECOND IS LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AND YOURSELF. ALL THE LAW AN THE PROPHETS.

GOD OF HEAVEN YOU ARE MERCIFUL, YOU ARE GRACIOUS AND YOU ARE FAITHFUL TO YOUR WORD. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THIS CITY, FOR THIS GROUP THAT LEADS AND HAVING VOICE IN THIS PROCEEDINGS AND YOUR FAITHFULNESS GUIDE US ALL AS WE LOVE EACH OTHER AS WE

DISCUSS AND DECIDE THE. >> TOM: THAT WILL SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY. FINALLY HELP TO US LOVE EACH OTHER AS NEIGHBORS NOT JUST FRIENDS BUT AS OURSELVES.

WE ASK IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, AIM EN.

>> NOW, IF EVERYBODY WOULD JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND

JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AN INDIVISIBLE.

>> YOU MAY PLEASE BE SEATED. >> SO OUR FIRST ITEM IS

[5A. Presentation of Proclamation in recognition of National Code Compliance Month.]

PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATION AND NATIONAL CODE COMPLIANCE MONTH, TONIGHT RONNIE SHEER I WILL WILL BE PRESEN PRESENTING

PROCLAMATION. >> GOOD EVENING.

COULD I HAVE JANET AND ALL OF HER MEN COME UP HERE PLEASE? THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF THE PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF

NATIONAL CODE COMPLIANCE MONTH. >> HI GUYS.

>> NATIONAL CODE COMPLIANCE MONTH RECOGNIZES AND EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATION AND SERVICE OF THOSE THAT SERVE AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONALS.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DIVISION RECEIVES MORE THAN 800 CODE RELATED COMPLAINTS AN PERFORMS OVER 10,000 INSPECTIONS ANNUALLY.

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CODE COMPLIANCE FOUNDED NATIONAL COPED COMPLIANCE MONTH ON OCTOBER 5TH, WE'VE. NATIONAL CODE COMPLIANCE MONTH WAS REALIZED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS IN THE COMMUNITY.

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ROWLETT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY VISIBLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE THE FACE OF ROWLETT AND ARE COMMITTED TO PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COMPLIANCE EDUCATION AND CITY CODES AND ORDINANCES WHILE FOSTERING MEANING ACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY. THEY ATTEND SUCH EVENTS AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, THE TRICITY NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT, HELP THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF CITY REGULATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

THEY ALSO ASSIST THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING TEAM WITH THE ART OF THE SEASON AND HELP CONNECT CITIZENS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH ITEMS SUCH A TRIPPING VEG RELATION OR MOWING WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS CROSSROADS CHURCH AN B ROCK.

THEY WORK WITH FIRST RESPONDERS. WHAT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROVIDE SAFETY OF CITIZENS THOUT THE CITY OF ROWLETT THROUGH TEN ENFORCEMENT OF LOCAL CODES AN ORDINANCES FACING ISSUES OF BUILDING ZONING HOUSING ANIMAL CONTROL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND LIFE SAFETY AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OFTEN HAVE A CHALLENGING AND DEMANDING ROLE AND OFTEN DO NOT RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR THE JOB THEY DO IN IMPROVING LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND WHEREAS THE ROLE OF MANY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAS EXPANDED IN RECENT YEARS WITH THE INCREASED NUMBER OF FORECLOSED AND ABANDONEDED HOMES AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE DEDICATED HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE THE GOALS OF PREVENTING NEIGHBORHOOD DETERIORATION ENHANCING AN INSURING SAFETY AND PRESERVING PROPERTY VALUES THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF HOUSING ZONING AND NUISANCE CODES AN ORDINANCES.

AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OFTEN HAVE A HIGHLY VISIBLE ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE AND REGULARLY INTERACT WITH A VARIETY OF STATE OFFICIALS COUNTY OFFICIALS FIRST RESPONDERS LEGISLATIVE BOARDS COMMISSIONS AGENCIES AND BODIES.

AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE CALLED UPON TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE IN EXCELLENCE TO THE RESIDENTS AN BUSINESSES OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT WANTS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONALS AND BRING AWARENESS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE I BROWNIE SHEER I WILL FOR THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2021 AS NATIONAL CODE COMPLIACE MONTH IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND ASK THAT YOU JOIN ME IN ACKNOWLEDGING AND EXPRESSING OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATION AN SERVICE BY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. [APPLAUSE]

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? >> SO WE HAVE TWO THAT AREN'T HERE TONIGHT BUT I'LL LET EACH ONE INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

>> [INAUDIBLE] I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OUR JOB IS EVER CHANGING AND' VOVGD INTO NEW THINGS SO BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THEM AND THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT FOR HELPING KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU ALL.

[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. YOU GUYS DO A FANTASTIC JOB OUT

[5B. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing October 17-23, 2021 as National Friends of the Library Week.]

THERE. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN SHEER I WILL. RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 17-23 NATIONAL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WEEK, PRESENTING THIS COUNCILWOMAN BELLE LIAISON TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.

COUNCILWOMAN BELL. >> YOU DON'T THINK WE ARE GOING TO STAND HERE BY OURSELVES DO YOU? IT'S ALL RIGHT. JUST PICK YOUR SPOT.

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GOOD EVENING. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY. I DID CALL AND ASK THE LAURA TURN BETTER THE HISTORY OF THE FRIENDS OF ROWLETT LIBRARY AND THIS IS SOMETHING I DID NOT KNOW.

THE JOURNEY, HERE IT GOES, THE JOURNEY OF THE FRIENDS OF ROWLETT LIBRARY BEGAN IN 1949, A SMALL GROUP OF WOMEN IN ROWLETT HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB DECIDED THE COMMUNITY NEEDED A PUBLIC LIBRARY. THEY BANDED TOGETHER AND FORMED THE FRIENDS OF ROWLETT LIBRARY TO PUSH FOR A COMMUNITY LINE RIMENT THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL AND ON MARCH 13TH, 1950, A DALLAS COUNTY BRANCH WAS OPENED IN A CORNER CLASSROOM OF THE ROWLETT -- JUST A MOMENT -- ROWLETT PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING.

IN 1985 THE LIBRARY SEPARATED FROM DALLAS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM AND OFFICIALLY BECAME THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY.

IN 1988 THE FRIENDS OF ROWLETT BEGAN AN ESTABLISHED A NONPROFIT CORPORATION. THE FRIENDS WERE HELP PROVIDE THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT A STATE OF THE ART LIBRARY WHERE THEY COULD SET UP THEIR LITERARY NEEDS.

THE FRIENDS SHARE A VALUE OF KNOWLEDGE READING AND LITERACY AND RECOGNIZE THAT LIBRARIES ARE ESSENTIAL EM ELEMENTS OF A GROWING EDUCATED COMMUNITY AND JUST A LITTLE FORE NOTE.

THE FRIENDS OF ROWLETT MEET THE THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 6:30 AT THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY AND YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION IF YOU GO TO ROWLETT.COM/LIBRARY.

OKAY. HERE WE GO WITH THE PROCLAMATION. THE FRIENDS OF ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY PROVIDE EFFICACY FOR OUR LIBRARY AND ENABLES OUR LIBRARY TO MOVE FROM GOOD TO GREAT PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM MUCH NEEDED EQUIPMENT SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN SUMMER READING AND SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WHEREAS THE WORK OF THE FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS ARE AN ONGOING BASIS THAT OUR LIBRARY IS THE CORNERSTONE FOR THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TO ENGAGE IN THE JOY OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND CONNECTED WITH THOUGHTS AND IDEAS FROM OTHERS OF AGES PAST TO PRESENT. AND WHAT IS THE FRIENDS UNDERSTAND THE CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF A WELL FUNDED LIBRARY AND ADVOCATE TO INSURE THAT OUR LIBRARY GETS THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES TO ALL AGES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, ALONG WITH EXPERT ASSISTANCE IN RESEARCH.

READERS ADVISORY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND WHAT IS THE FRIENDS GIFT OF THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO THE LIBRARY SETS AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL IN HOW VOLUNTEERISM LEADS TO POSITIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE I PAM BELL PROCLAIM OCTOBER 17, 2021 AS FRIENDS OF ROWLETT DAY AND JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND THANK THEM FOR MAKING OUR LIBRARY AND OUR COMMUNITY SO MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU ALL.

[APPLAUSE] >> OKAY.

INTRODUCE YOUR CROWD HERE. >> WELL, WE ARE THE BOARD FOR THE LIBRARY, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.

WE'VE GOT ONE BACK HERE IN THE BACK JUST SHOWED UP.

AND WE'VE BEEN SERVING THESE POSITIONS FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND WE REALLY COULD USE SOME NEW FRIENDS TO COME JOIN US IN THE LIBRARY, SOME YOUNG NEW FRIENDS. WE NEED SOME YOUNG FOLKS AND WE ALL ENJOY DOING IT. WE ENJOY WORKING WITH THE CITY.

WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS IN THE CITY, A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS AT THE LIBRARY TOO. SO THANK YOU.

>> I WAS GOING TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, BETTY ENNGEN, NEW TO

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ROWLETT FIVE YEARS, EX-LIBRARIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY SO I HAVE LIBRARIES DEAR TO MY HEART AND I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH THIS GROUP AND WITH THE CITY SO WE HOPE TO SEE OUR LIBRARY EXPAND AND OFFER A PLETHORA OF EDUCATION TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

>> THIS IS CANDY HAMMOND. SHE WORKS REALLY HARD.

>> I'M STANLEY POLLARD. MY WIFE IS VIRGINIA POLLARD OVER HERE. I KIND OF SING THE PRAISES OF THE FRIENDS WE MOVED HERE IN 1989 AND MY WIFE WAS ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD IN '92-93 AND GOT US INVOLVED IN THE FRIENDS. I'M THE CURRENT TREASURER.

SHE'S THE SECRETARY. LIKE HER ENGEN SAID WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN INFUSION OF A LOT OF YOUNGER PEOPLE MOMS DADS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.

THANK YOU. >> WORK AT THE LIBRARY SO NOT TECHNICALLY PART OF THE FRIEND BUT JUST WANT TO SEE WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO TO HELP US OUT AND REITERATE THAT JOIN MEMBERS AND THANK TO YOU COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING WHAT IT'S LIKE. WE APPRECIATE IT.

[APPLAUSE] >> I KNOW MOST OF YOU GUYS HAVE WAY MORE ENERGY THAN MOST OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE BUT I WILL SAY THEY DO A LOT OF GREAT WORK.

IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH THE LIBRARY IT'S A GREAT WAY TO DO IT SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOU DO.

[5C. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.]

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT OUR NEXT ITEM IS 5C UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL FINANCIAL POSITION MAJOR PROJECTS OPERATIONAL ISSUES ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, COUNCIL MEMBER BLAKE MARGOLIS.

>> COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE VILLAGE OF ROWLETT DOWNTOWN EVENTS, ANNOUNCING ROWLETT'S FIRST TASTE OF FALL FARMERS MARKET, EVERY THURSDAY EVENING FROM 6-9 P.M. THROUGH NOVEMBER 11, THEEMD EVENINGS VENDORS FLOWERS PRODUCE AN MORE FUN FOR THE FAMILY. LUNCH ON THE LAWN IS BACK IN FALL EVERY MONDAY OCTOBER 25TH, 11 A.M. TO 2 P.M. VARIETY OF FOOD TRUCKS WILL BE ON HAND TO OFFER SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE'S TASTES. HARVEST MARKET ON MAIN, WHICH IS SATURDAY OCTOBER 16TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. YOU CAN GET TO KNOW YOUR DOWNTOWN AREA WALKING SHOPPING SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND CHECKING OUT THE SCARECROWS ON MAIN.

SPEND TIME AT OUR HAND CRAFTED LOCAL VENDORS DESSERT TRUCKS FROM THE ROWLETT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WHICH IS GOING TO BE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ROWLETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHO ARE HOSTING A JOB FAIR TUESDAY OCTOBER 26TH, 11 A.M. TO 3 P.M. AT THE ROSEMOUNT COMMUNITY CENTER.

JOB SEEKERS AN BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME.

ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6TH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING TEAM WILL BE A FIRST-TIME HOST OF THE ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF PLANO AND CITY OF GARLAND.

THIS YEAR SUMMIT WILL FOCUS ON RESILIENCE STRENGTHEN THINK NEIGHBORHOOD LIVEABILITY. IT'S FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEB SITE.

FOR THESE AN OTHER EVENTS VITT ROUTE.COM OR CALL.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU BLAKE.

>> DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS COMING SATURDAY IS THE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING AND DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT SPONSORED BY KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL AND LIFE MESSAGE AND THIS IS A DRIVE-THRU EVENT. IT'S ALWAYS WELL ATTENDED.

YOUR FIRST THREE BOXES OF SHRED RG FREE, THAT'S BANKER SIZE BOXES SO WE JUST WELCOME EVERYONE TO COME OUT DO YOUR FALL CLEANING AND BRING YOUR ELECTRONICS, ANYTHING THAT HAS A CORD YOU CAN BRING THAT TO US AND THEN YOUR SHREDDING AND THEN ON THE 23RD WE HAVE RESCHEDULED THE TRICITY CLEANUP.

WE HAD A WEATHER POSTPONEMENT AND SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN

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US FOR THE CITY-WIDE CLEANUP OF OUR LAKESHORE WE COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP. ANY TIME WE HAVE TO POSTPONE AN EVENT WE SEEM TO LOSE VOLUNTEERS SO Y'ALL HELP US AND JUST GET THE WORD OUT AND THAT'S THE 23RD.

WE HOPE TO SEE THURSDAY SATURDAY.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN.

[6. CITIZENS’ INPUT]

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THEY TWO LIKE TO MAKE? ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA CITIZEN INPUT THREE-MINUTE COMMENTS ON ANY THING. WE HAD NOTHING EMAILED IN.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL DURING CITIZEN INPUT? JUST GO AHEAD AND SPEAK AND YOU CAN FILL OUT A CARD AND TURN IT IN.

[INAUDIBLE] >> AND I KNOW IF I DIDN'T SPEAK YOU WOULD ALL MISS ME SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

>> NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. YOU REMEMBER HOW THIS WORKS.

>> DEBORAH [NAME] SUNRISE DRIVE.

NO, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WE'VE ALREADY THANK YOU FOR THE DECISION YOU MADE REGARDING THE TRAILS BEHIND THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE TO THE REPORTS OF THE HABITAT ON MILLER ROAD AND THE WAY THE CITY WAS OUT THERE THE VERY NEXT DAY DISMANTLING IT AND CLEANING UP AND CUTTING TREES SO THAT IT COULD BE SEEN AND I MEAN IT WAS JUST AMAZING.

I WAS IMPRESSED AND MY HUSBAND WAS IMPRESSED AND HE'S HARD TO IMPRESS. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK TO YOU BLAKE THE MAYOR AND ANGIE WHO CAME TO OUR HARBOR SIDE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND I KNOW THE REST OF YOU WERE GOING TO OTHER LOCATION IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND GETTING SO INVOLVED AND NOT ALL CITY COUNCILS DO THAT NOT ALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS GET AS INVOLVED IN THE INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS AS YOU GUYS DO AND YOU REALLY DESERVE SOME KUDOS FOR THAT THE YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT SHY ABOUT COMPLAINING WHEN I HAVE A COMPLAINT BUT I'M ALSO NOT SHY ABOUT GIVING A PAT ON THE BACK WHERE THAT'S DUE AND I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY EARNED THAT RECENTLY SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING. ALL RIGHT.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AGENDA. THESE ITEMS WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. COUNCIL MAY REQUEST ITEMS PULL FOR CONSIDERATION, COUNCIL HAS ELECTED NOT TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING.

I'LL ASK AGAIN DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH ANY ITEM TO BE PULLED? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, LAURA.

>> 7 A, CONSIDER PROVING THE MINIMUM.

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION PAYMENT FOR FEE AND PAYMENT PROCESSING SERVICES, 7 C, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ANNUAL SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE IN ANSWER, CONSIDERING AUTHORIZATION WITH WALTER P, INC., [READING] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CONTRACT FOR ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION AND 7 H. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION FOR ACCEPTING A SAFER GRANT AWARD.

>> COUNCILM ARGOLIS MOTION AND SECOND.

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL THE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM PASSES, 6-0. SO NOW WE MOVE ONTO OUR

[8A. Conduct a public hearing and consider action to approve an ordinance reviewing and approving the Amended and Restated Bayside Public Improvement District (PID) Service and Assessment Plan including the annual update to the Assessment Roll pursuant to the Service and Assessment Plan for the Bayside PID – North Improvement Area.]

INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE THIS EVENING.

EYE ITEM 8 A. PUBLIC HEARING REVIEWING APPROVING THE AMENDED BAY SIDE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT INCLUDING THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE ASSESSMENT ROLE PURSUANT TO THE . . . BAY SIDE

PIT NORTH IMPROVEMENT AREA. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM WAS TO APPROVE THE AMENDED DISTRICT SERVICE AND A

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SAYSER PLAN IN THE 2021-2022 ASSESSMENT REAL FOR THE NORTH IMPROVEMENT AIR, THE AN ALL S.A.P. UPDATE AN ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR THE SOUTH IMPROVEMENT AREA WAS APPROVED BY COUNSEL ON SET SEPTEMBER 21ST. [READING] RESULTING IN ASSESSMENT REDUCTION TO EACH OF THE PROPERTY CLASSES BETTER REFLECTED AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE INFORMATION RATHER AN AN ANNUAL UPDATE TO COUNCIL.

SO PROPER NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS TO CONDUCT TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING AN OBTAIN PUBLIC INPUT PRIOR TO COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE HEARING AND COUNCIL ACTION OUR PIT ADMINISTRATOR JOSH ART IS HERE TO PRESENT DETAILS OF THE ITEM BEFORE YOUR CONSIDERATION.

>> THANK YOU WENDY. GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. AS WENDY MENTIONED THE PURPOSE THIS EVENING IS TO SET THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE NORTH IMPROVEMENT AREA THE SOUTH IMPROVEMENT AREA WAS SET ON SEPTEMBER 21 SATURDAY AND RESTATE THE AMENDMENT SERVICE PLAN AND THE MAIN REASON BETWEEN JUST AN ANNUAL UPDATE AND AMENDING AN RESTATING AS SHE MENTIONED IS DUE TO THE MATERIAL CHANGES TO THE BUILD OUT VALUE WHICH IMPACTED THE ALLOCATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW LAND USE CLASSES. SO THE TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU HIGHLIGHTS A VERY HIGH LEVEL THE CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FROM THE THIRD PARTY DEVELOPER.

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FOUR TRACKS THAT ARE IMPACTED IN THE IN ORDER IMPROVEMENT AREA. IN THE TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU, ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN IN THE ESTATES ROW CAN YOU SEE THAT PREVIOUSLY THERE WERE THREE STATE LOTS CONSIDERED THAT WERE GOING TO BE RIGHT LONG THE LAKE FRONT AN NOW THOSE ARE PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED AS COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT SPACE I BELIEVE.

THEN JUST TO THE EAST OF THAT, WAS PROPOSED A 203 UNIT MULTI-FAMILY COMPLEX WHICH WILL GO INTO GREATER DETAIL SHORTLY BUT WILL BE PROPOSED AS A COMBINATION OF SINGLE-FAMILY CONDOS AND SMALL AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL RETAIL I BELIEVE.

SO, FIRST, THE THREE SINGLE-FAMILY ESTATE LOTS THOSE HAD A TOTAL ESTIMATED BUILD OUT VALUE OF 1.5 MILLION WITH THE REVISED PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WOULD BE AS I MENTIONED PROPOSED BE A 9,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL PIECE AND ESTIMATED BUILD OUT VALUE OF JUST OVER 2 MILLION, AND CURRENTLY THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAS BEEN CONDITIONALLY APPROVED BY THE CITY. THE SECOND COMPONENT AS I MENTIONED WAS A 203 MULTI-FAMILY UNIT TRACK THAT HAD A TOTAL ESTIMATED BUILD OUT VALUE OF 30.45 MILLION.

THE REVISED PLAN THERE'S A LARGE CHANGE THERE AND THESE ARE THREE KNEE LAND USE CLASSES BEING INTRODUCED, FIRST THE 35 FOOT SINGLE FAMILY LOTS. WE HAVE A 50 FOOT CLASS AND 30 FOOT CLASS SO IT'S SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT PRODUCT WITH ESTIMATED VALUE PER LOT AT $405,000. TOWNHOME UNIT, WHICH 123 OF THOSE EVERYBODY INTRODUCED AT $337,500 VALUE AND 52 CONDOS AND 4,000 SQUARE FEET COMMERCIAL SO THIS IS THE MINE DRIVER TO THE

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LARGE BUILD OUT VALUE I MENTIONED ABOUT $35.5 MILLION ESTIMATED BUILD OUT VALUE ESTIMATED TO BE AT $7 A.2 MILLION WITH THIS CHANGE. AGAIN THIS IS PART OF THE SAME DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT IT WAS UNDER CONDITIONAL APPROVAL CURRENTLY BY THE CITY. AND THE LAST COMPONENT IS THE WHAT IS KNOWN AS PHASE 2 OF THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT IN THE IN ORDER IMPROVEMENT AREA. PREVIOUSLY THAT WAS CONSIDERED YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT IT WAS A MIX OF 30 FOOT LOTS AND 50 FOOT LOTS WITH A TOTAL BUILD OUT VALUE OF 48.41 MILLION.

THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE UPDATE PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT'S BEEN COMMITTED IS REDUCTION OF 150 FOOT UNIT SO TOTAL 109 RESIDENTIAL UNITS SO SITE AN CIVIL PLANS ARE APPROVED UTILITIES INSTALLED AN THEY'RE AWAITING INSPECTION.

ONE COMMENT SOMETIMES THAT REDUCTION IN LOT COUNT COULD NECESSITATE A PRE-PAYMENT BECAUSE WE CANNOT RAISE THE ASSESSMENT TO OTHER PROPERTY TYPES BUT BECAUSE OF THE OVER ALL INCREASE IN ESTIMATED BUILD OUT VALUE WAS AVOIDED IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. THE TABLE THE TOP TABLE IN FRONT OF YOU CAN SEE I WOULD DRAW YOUR TENSION TO THE MIDDLE COLUMN TOTAL OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENT PER UNIT THOSE AMOUNTS STARTING WITH THE $13,000 AMOUNT FOR THE SINGLE-FAMILY UNIT WAS APPROVED IN THE ANNUAL UPDATE AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN THAT IS REDUCED DOWN TO 10,375 FOR THOSE UNITS SO CAN YOU SEE A $3200 REDUCTION FOR 50 FOOT SINGLE-FAMILY UNITS THE TOWNHOME CLASSIFICATION WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL TOWN HOMES AS I MENTIONED. PREVIOUSLY THOSE WERE VALUED AT $275,000 EACH AND WITH THIS UPDATE ALL TOWNHOME UNITS ARE ESTIMATED AT THE $337,500 VALUE SO THAT'S WHY THEIR REDUCTION IS NOT QUITE ON THE SAME LEVEL. THEY STILL RECEIVE THEIR REDUCTION BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN OTHER LAND USE CLASSES BUT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR LARGER PERCENTAGE THAN THEY PREVIOUSLY WERE. THE BOTTOM TABLE THAT IS SETTING OUR ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING ASSESSMENT YEAR WOULD BE YOUR CENTER COLUMN THE 2021-2022 BUDGET SETTING PRINCIPAL INTEREST TO BE CHECK ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES REMAIN UNCHANGED FROM THAT BUDGETED LAST YEAR THE MAIN CHANGE THE BOTTOM HALF OF THAT TABLE SIMILAR TO THE SOUTH IMPROVEMENT AREA REPORT FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO THERE WERE ADDITIONAL FUND AVAILABLE TO REDUCE THAT ANNUAL INSTALLMENT, THOSE FUNDS EVERYBODY EXHAUSTED TO ARE THE CURRENT YEAR SO THAT'S THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAST YEAR'S BUDGETS AND THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

THIS SLIDE HERE JUST WANTED TO ILLUSTRATE AND SHOW THAT WILL IMPACT ON AN ANNUAL AMOUNT, INYOU'LL INSTALLMENT BASE TOYS THE PROPERTY OWNERS SO I MENTIONED ON THE PRIOR SLIDE THE ANNUAL BUDGETS WAS $12,000 LESS LAST YEAR.

EVEN WITH THE INCREASED BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL BUILD OUT VALUE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW LAND USES THE ANNUAL INSTALLMENT PER UNIT WAS GOING DOWN FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY WHICH IS A VERY POSITIVE THING FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.

THE REMAINING ITEMS IN THE REPORT TO COMMENT ORANGES CHANGES TO THE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY SO THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO HOW THE ASSESSMENTS ARE ALLOCATED.

THEY'RE STILL ALLOCATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR ESTIMATED BUILD OUT VALUE. IT'S JUST THAT THE AMOUNT OF BUILD OUT VALUE CHANGED BUT THE METHOD FOR DOING SO DID NOT CHANGE. AS FAR AS SUBDIVISIONS WE DID HAVE A PLAT FILED AND RECORDED AND NOW HAVE 139 TOWNHOME UNITHAT IT IS ARE AVAILABLE THAT BEEZER HOMES, NOW THEY'LL EACH RECEIVE THEY ARE ANNUAL TIN STATEMENT BILL THIS YEAR.

THE LAST ITEM IS TO COMMENT UPDATE PRE-PAYMENTS.

AS OF SET 1ST THERE ARE FOUR MULTI-FAMILY PARCELS FULLY

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PREPAID. WE HAVE FIVE 50-FOOT PARCELS PREPAID AND BE GEF 30-FOOT PARCELS PREPAID.

THOSE PREPAID IN FULL WON'T RECEIVE FUTURE BILLS FOR ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS. ONE COMMENT AS FAR AS MULTI-FAMILY GOES ON THE PRIOR SLIDE I DID NOT HAVE IT NOTED HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL THE FOUR MULTI-FAMILY PARCELS THAT ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPED HAVE PREPAID SO THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ANNUAL INSTALLMENT. THE 203 UNIT TRACK WAS THE ONLY OTHER MULTI-FAMILY TRACK THAT WAS PLANNED TO BE DEVELOPED AND THAT IS BEING REPURCHASE FOR THE MIXED USE OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND THAT SMALL COMMERCIAL PIECE.

SO WITH WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING THIS WING THE APPROVAL OF THIS REPORT IT WOULD FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THE UPDATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR ALLOCATING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IN THES IN ORDER IMPROVEMENT AREA AND APPROVE THE ANNUAL BUNDLETS WHICH WE WOULD WORK WITH CITY STAFF TO GET ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS BILLED AS TAX YEAR 2021. WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER

ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU JOSH, THANK YOU WIND. COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR EITHER ONE OF THEM? NO? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO ANYONE WISH TO MAKE COMMENT YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

SO PLEASE COME FORWARD. SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

COUNCILMAN SHEER I WILL. >> YES, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE

ITEM 8-A AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHEER I WILL AND SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN BELL.

ANY DISCUSSION? OH, BROWN.

SORRY. THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

I'LL CALL THE VOTE. AND THAT VOTE PASSES 6-O'WITH ONE ABSENT. I GOT THROUGH THAT WITH HOW MANY ERRORS, 3? NOT TOO BAD.

TWO OF THEM WERE THE SAME. NOT BAD.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH ME

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.