[1. CALL TO ORDER ] [00:00:06] GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THINK IS MUCH FOR BEING HERE IS A VERY SPECIAL EVENING TONIGHT. WE WILL GET THROUGH A COUPLE OF THINGS FIRST AND THEN WE WILL HAVE OUR VETERANS RECOGNITION. IT IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 WE ARE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION. 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THIS MEETING MAY BE CONVENED INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY AGENDA ITEM HEREIN. THE CITY OF ROWLETT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RECONVENE, RECESS OR REALIGN THE REGULAR SESSION OR CALLED EXECUTIVE SESSION OR ORDER OF BUSINESS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT. TO PROVIDE COMMENT FOR THE MEETING (IF YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING IN PERSON), PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO CITIZENINPUT@ROWLETT.COM BY 3:30 P.M. THE DAY OF THE MEETING. PLEASE SPECIFICALLY STATE WHETHER YOUR COMMENT IS REGARDING A SPECIFIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM OR A GENERAL COMMENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. YOUR COMMENT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD DURING THE MEETING (MUST BE WITHIN THE 3-MINUTE TIME LIMIT). FOR IN-PERSON COMMENTS, REGISTRATION FORMS/INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE INSIDE THE DOOR OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO START OUR EVENING WITH OUR INVOCATION AND COUNCILMAN MARTHA BROWN WILL BE DOING THAT AND IF YOU LIKE TO STAND FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE JOIN US. >> LET'S PRAY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, IN THE SEASON OF THANKSGIVING IS APPROPRIATE THAT WE PAUSE AND GIVE THANKS TO YOU OUR CREATOR AND THE GIVER OF EVERY GOOD GIFT FROM ABOVE. I THANK YOU, THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT NATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. I THINK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE SERVED TO SECURE AND ENFORCE THOSE RIGHTS. KNOWING THAT WE WHO GOVERN THIS CITY DERIVE OUR POWER BY THE CONSENT OF THOSE WE REPRESENT, MAY WE DO SO FAITHFULLY AND THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY DEFENDING ON YOUR DIVINE WISDOM TO GUIDE US AS WE MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS. AND NOW I ASK THAT YOU WILL BLESS AND WATCH OVER OUR CITY. THAT YOU WILL SHOW US YOUR FAVORITE, KINDNESS AND GRACE AND GRANT US YOUR PEACE, IN JESUS'S NAME I PRAY, AMEN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILMAN BROWN. THESE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE. >> 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. ENOUGH OF THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU CAN BE SEATED. WE ARE GOING TO START OUR PRESENTATIONS AND [5A. Presentation of Proclamation to Daniel Dorton as part of the Rowlett Veterans Recognition Program. ] PLUCK PROCLAMATIONS WHICH IS 5A. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION TO DANIEL DORTON AS PART OF THE ROWLETT VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM. THIS IS A BETTER SWEET NIGHT. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF REALLY GOOD CELEBRATIONS IN HERE FOR OUR VETERANS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DAN DORTON AND WE ARE SO GLAD THE FAMILY IS HERE WITH US. I USUALLY ASK THOSE THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING TO COME UP FRONT. I WOULD LOVE IT IF THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO COME UP FRONT. IS THAT OKAY? WOULD YOU MIND INTRODUCING YOUR FAMILY? PLEASE RECOGNIZE THE MATCHING DRESSES GOING ON HERE.[LAUGHTER] >> I AM CINDY DORTON, DAN'S WIFE. THIS IS LIKELY OUR GRANDDAUGHTER, OUR GRANDSON. THIS IS JAKE AND TYLER, MY SONS JORDAN AND DAN'S MOM. THEN WE HAVE DAN'S DAUGHTER WHO IS WATCHING ON TV. SHE COULD NOT MAKE IT. >> MAYOR: IS SHE LOCAL? >> SHE IS IN TENNESSEE AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN DISNEY WORLD. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER FRIENDS THAT JOINED US. >> MAYOR: STAY RIGHT HERE IF YOU CAN. IF YOU ARE OKAY STANDING. I KNOW YOU HAD A CELEBRATION AT THE V ROCK EARLIER TODAY AND WE COULDN'T COME BECAUSE WE WERE IN MEETINGS BUT I BELIEVE YOU WERE HONORED WITH VALOR IS THAT RIGHT? MAYBE YOU CAN TALK [00:05:03] ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU COME UP, BRIAN. WE ARE HERE TO POSTHUMOUSLY RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF DAN DORTON. WE ARE SO GLAD TO HAVE THE FAMILY MEMBERS HERE. I KNOW THAT RYAN WILL BURN IS GOING TO SPEAK AND SHARE A COUPLE OF STORIES ABOUT MR. DAN DORTON. WE DO THIS VETERAN RECOGNITION EVERY MONTH AND WE TOOK A FEW MONTHS OFF AT THE BEGINNING OF COVID BUT OTHER THAN THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT IN RELIGIOUS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING THOSE THAT MEAN SO MUCH TO OUR COMMUNITY. TO DATE WE HAVE RECOGNIZED DONALD PEARSON REN?E TURNER CHRIS KILGORE JOHN KLEIN BELLE RICK COZART ROBERT BLACK NICK JOHN BARKER JEFFREY GRAY AMES RANDOLPH JUNIOR BILL RICE JIMMY GRAVES TIM HARTMAN JIM ADAMS DAN CLAES BILLY FERGUSON TYLER RAMIREZ AND GLENN GARRISON. WHEN I READ THOSE NAMES THE PICTURES GO THROUGH MY MIND OF EVERY ONE OF THOSE CEREMONIES. THE GREAT PERSONALITIES AND GIVING HEARTS OF THESE PEOPLE THAT WE RECOGNIZED HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO US. THANK YOU TO YOU ALL WHO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS IN SO MANY WAYS. THIS IS JUST 1 LITTLE WAY OF RECOGNITION THAT WE DO HERE AT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS. SO MANY POF YOU DO SO MUCH MORE EVERY DAY AND WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE THAT IS A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND IN TRICKLE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU AND TO THE ROCK AND TO YOUR STAFF AND ALL YOU DO. I AM GOING TO ASK BRIAN TO COME UP NOW. >> I WANT TO. >> COUNCILMEMBER: YOU DIRECT AND TO THE COUNCIL TO TELL YOU WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. US HONORING HIM AS THE FIRST POSTHUMOUS RECOGNITION. I MET OCHO ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO THROUGH MY WIFE:-). SHE TOOK CARE OF HIM AT THE DENTIST OFFICE. SHE KEPT COMING BACK EVERY TIME HE WOULD GO IN AND I WAS WAY I KNOW THIS GOOD GUY WHO RIDES A BIKE AND HE'S A VET AND HE HAS A GOOD HEART HERE TO HELP PEOPLE I WANT TO HOOK YOU UP. FINALLY ONE NIGHT SHE DID AND OCHO CAME OVER TO THE DOGHOUSE AND HAD A FEW YEARS AND TALKED ABOUT HELPING VET. LIKE THEY SAID EARLIER TODAY HE HAD HIS OWN WAY WAS VERY COMPARTMENTALIZED. IT WAS THIS PART OF HIS LIFE IN THIS PART OF HIS LIFE AND HE JUST KEPT THEM ALL IN THOSE LANES. HE SAID, I WANT TO HELP AND HE LIKED WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH THIRD WATCH AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS WENT BY AND MONGO AND I GOT INVOLVED WITH IT PARAPLEGIC VET WHO WAS LIVING IN A VAN AT DALROCK IN THE 30 AT THE SHELL STATION. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I HAD MET DAN BUT I'VE NEVER WORKED WITH HIM BEFORE. HE CAME DOWN AND SAID I WANT TO HELP YOU. WE WENT DOWN THERE LATE AT NIGHT AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I MET HIM AND HE COMES UP AND HE TAKES $5000, $5000 OUT OF HIS POCKET AND HE SAID HERE, THIS IS FOR THIS GUY WHO IS LIVING IN A WHEELCHAIR AND I DIDN'T TAKE THE $5000, I GAVE IT TO THE VET, $5000 TO HELP THAT GUY. I WAS LIKE WELL, THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. HE BECAME PART OF OUR CLUB AND BECAME A TRUE FRIEND AND A BROTHER AND I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US AT THE V ROCK. ONE OF THE LAST THINGS HE DID WAS PUT IN THE NEW DOOR FOR US BUT HE WAS ALWAYS COMING BY AND GIVING MONEY FOR THE FOOD FOR VETERANS HE WOULD JUST SAY WHAT DO YOU NEED I HAVE A FEW EXTRA BUCKS. HE WOULD ALWAYS GIVE SO GENEROUSLY. THE LAST THING HE DID HE PASSED AWAY ALMOST A YEAR AGO AFTER THANKSGIVING, A FEW WEEKS BEFORE JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO HE CAME TO ME AT THE V ROCK, WE WERE PUTTING THE DOOR IN AND THE FIRST STORY, THEY HAD JUST DEFINED THE KIND OF PERSON HE WAS. HE WAS JUST A GREAT GUY, THE MOST GIVING GUY AND THE MOST CARING GUY. HE CAME IN HE SAID I WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS FOR [00:10:04] CHRISTMAS AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO TELL ANYBODY ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT QUIET. TO BE HONEST THERE WAS SOME BICKERING ABOUT CHRISTMAS AND HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD GIVE TO ONE KID AND WHAT YOU SHOULD BUY AND DAN HAD BAILED SOME FOLKS OUT THE PREVIOUS CHRISTMAS AT NO LITTLE EXPENSE. HE WANTED EVERYBODY TO HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS AND HE SAID YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TELL ANYBODY. LONG STORY SHORT, DAN, TWO WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS HE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO TAKE CARE OF OVER 20 CHILDREN. THEY HAD THE BEST CHRISTMAS THEY PROBABLY EVER HAD. HE TOOK CARE OF IT ALL ON HIS OWN. IT WAS AN AMAZING ACT OF KINDNESS AND CARING IN THE STORIES WE CONTINUE TO TELL ABOUT HIM. HE WOULD GO TO WALMART AND SEE SOMEONE STRUGGLING HE WOULD SAY I GOT IT AND TAKE CARE OF IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE. I LOVED YOUR HUSBAND AS MY MOTHER, MY FATHER, HE WAS A GREAT GUY. YOUR SON A WONDERFUL GUY. WE MISS HIM AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HONOR HIM AS LONG AS I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO IT BECAUSE OF HIS GIVE BACK TO THE VETERAN COMMUNITY AND WHAT HE MEANT TO US AS A FRIEND AND A BROTHER. I DIDN'T DO THIS BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING WE WANT TO GIVE YOU. DO YOU WANT TO GIVE IT TO THEM? THIS IS FROM JUDE. SHE MADE THIS BUT IT IS ON BEHALF OF US TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. ON BEHALF OF JUDE IN THE THIRD WATCH I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS TO YOU. >> MAYOR: CAN YOU SHOW IT TO THE CAMERA? THERE'S ALSO SOME PICTURES THAT SHE COLLECTED FROM HIS TIME WITH US AND SOME OF OUR FAVORITE SNAPSHOT. I WANTED YOU GUYS TO HAVE THOSE AS WELL BECAUSE THEY MEAN A LOT TO US. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR: WE ARE NOT QUITE DONE. AS THIS SAYS YOUR PRESENCE WE MISS HER MEMORIES WE TREASURE LOVE YOU ALWAYS FORGET YOU NEVER. THAT'S VERY SPECIAL. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION SO I'M GOING TO READ IT AND WHEREAS THE FREEDOM AND SECURITY THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES ENJOY TODAY ARE DIRECT RESULTS OF THE BLOODSHED AND CONTINUED VIGILANCE GIVEN BY HE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES BY THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT NATION AND WHEREAS IT IS CALLED MLITARY SERVICE BECAUSE IT IS PUTTING OTHERS FIRST WHILE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY DIVINING THE CONSTITUTION, PROTECTING THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY AND PAYING THE PRICE OF FREEDOM FOR US ALL. AND WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DONNED THE UNIFORMS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE MARINES AND COAST GUARD SACRIFICE TIME WITH HER OWN FAMILY SO THAT WE MAY BE SAFE WITH OUR OWN AND WHERE AS PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS DANIEL HORTON PROVIDED SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY AS A TURBINE ENGINE TECHNICIAN FROM SMALL CRAFT TO LARGE SHIPS FOR SEVEN AND HALF YEARS AND AFTER HIS DISCHARGE HE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE VETERANS MILITARY THROUGH CHARITABLE WORKS AND DONATIONS ALWAYS LENDING A HELPING HAND AND WHEREAS WE ARE EACH INTERNALLY GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE HORRORS OF WAR AND WORST IN HUMANITY CONTINUE TO SERVE AND SHOW THE BEST AND WHAT HUMANITY CAN BE. THEREFORE IT IS MY GREAT HONOR, MAYOR DANA-BASHIAN ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM DAN DORTON ONE OF OUR VETS AND TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION TO HIS FAMILY FOR HIS AND THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] >> OBVIOUSLY, THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR. WE ALL KNOW IT WAS [00:15:05] UNEXPECTED BUT I WANT TO SAY FROM EVERYONE OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ALL OF YOU GUYS AT THE COUNCIL, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS. YOU'VE BEEN MORE THAN WE CAN EVER IMAGINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW HE ISN'T HERE RIGHT NOW BUT HE DEFINITELY IS UP ABOVE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE LOVE YOU GUYS, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ARE YOU ALL OKAY TAKING A PHOTO? YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE ALL MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY IN MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO. THIS IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: MR. HOROWITZ, 3A WAS IN THE WORK SESSION YOU WANT TO SPEAK DURING CITIZEN COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO [5B. Hear presentation on the fourth quarter investment report for September 30, 2021. ] MOVE TO ITEM 5B. HEAR PRESENTATION ON THE FOURTH QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. MY NAME IS ROBERT COHEN I AM THE CITY BUT BUDGET OFFICER AND I'M HERE TONIGHT FOR THE THIRD QUARTER BUDGET REPORT AIRED BEFORE I INTRODUCE NATHAN FROM OUR ADVISOR MANAGEMENT. I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THESE REPORTS ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT AND OUR POLICY IS REVIEWED AND ADOPTED ANNUALLY BY THIS COUNCIL. OUR INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES FOR OPERATING DEBT SERVICES ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST, SAFETY AND THEN LIQUIDITY TO ASSURE WE HAVE PROFICIENT CASH FLOW AND THEN FINALLY RATE OF RETURN. WE ALSO HAVE SHORT AND LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE MEASURES WITH OUR SHORT-TERM PERFORMANCE MEASURE TO HAVE THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF RETURN FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE POLE AND TO EXCEED THE 1 TO 3 YEAR TREASURY INDEX AND WITH THAT I WILL INTRODUCE NATHAN SMITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM PSM ASSET MANAGEMENT. >> THANKS, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL IN PERSON. WE WILL JUMP RIGHT IN. IT IS HARD TO FOLLOW A DEDICATION LIKE THAT WITH AN INVESTMENT REPORT BUT I WILL DO MY BEST. IF WE LOOK AT PAGE 4, WE WILL DO A SNAPSHOT OF THE ECONOMICS OVER THE LAST QUARTER AND GENERALLY SPEAKING THERE HAS BEEN A TREND, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS BEEN IN DECLINE WHICH IS A POSITIVE. NEW JOBS ADDED TO THE ECONOMY HAVE GONE UP IT IS ALSO POSITIVE. THE AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS AS WE WOULD EXPECT OVER THIS TIME, EMPLOYEES HAVE CONTROL AND HOURLY EARNINGS HAVE GONE UP WHICH IS ALSO POSITIVE. A BIT OF A DIVERSIONS FROM THAT IS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE LABOR MARKET HAS DECLINED AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFLICT THERE. GROWTH WAS DOING QUITE WELL FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THROUGH THE SECOND QUARTER, CALENDAR QUARTER THAT IS. THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 WAS REPORTED THAT THE GDP FELL AT TWO PERCENT ANNUALIZED [00:20:03] A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WHAT HAD BEEN EXPECTED. THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC INDICATOR THAT WE ALL FEEL IS INFLATION AND THUS A GROCERY STORE AND IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR OR A USED CAR OR HEAVEN FORBID A NEW HOME Y'ALL UNDERSTAND THAT PRICES ARE HIGHER. THAT IS SEEN ACROSS ALL GOODS AND SERVICES, ALL CATEGORIES THAT ARE MEASURED THROUGH THE PRICE INDEX. WHEN YOU STRIP OUT ENERGY, FOOD OUT OF THAT, THE CORE CPI, THINGS ARE STILL ON THE INCREASE. I THINK IT WAS UP 4.3 PERCENT IN THE LAST REPORT BEFORE THE CPI. IF WE FLIP THE PAGE TO PAGE 5 WE LOOK AT THE YIELD, THE YIELD CURVE. THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY FROM HERE THE TOP RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOW DOTTED LINE AND THAT WAS A YEAR AGO. THE BLUE LINE IS SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. THIS YIELDS FROM 2 TO 5 YEARS AND THEY HAVE DEEPENED. AND SO, A TWO YEAR YIELD LOOKS TO BE ABOUT 25 THERE AND EVEN GOING OUT TO FIVE YEARS AS IN FORTUNATE AS IT IS BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD, RELATIVELY SPEAKING IS ONE PERCENT. THE STEEP US OF THE CURVE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO AND MANAGERS TO EXTEND MATURITIES A BIT AND PICK UP EXTRA YIELD. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM LEFT I WILL JUST MENTION THAT FROM THE THREE-MONTH TO ONE YEAR THERE WAS LITTLE CHANGE OVER THE LAST QUARTER. TWO YEARS WAS ABOUT THE SAME AS WELL. I TOLD THE COMMITTEE EARLIER THAT THE TWO-YEAR TREASURY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS 28 BASIS POINTS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER WAS MORE TRADING AT 45 BASIS POINTS. AGAIN, THE INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THAT AND MARKET PRICING WITH HIGHER INFLATION AND EVENTUALLY THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S TAPERING OF QUANTITATIVE REASONING AND PROBABLY BY MID NEXT YEAR TO THE THIRD QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR AND INCREASE IN THE OVERNIGHT PHED RATE. PAGE 6, I WILL LET YOU READ THAT AT YOUR LEISURE. WE GO TO THE PORTFOLIO'S PERFORMANCE AND YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL DOLLAR RETURN WAS $20,000 AND CHANGE HER TOTAL RETURN AS A PORTFOLIO WAS SIX BASIS POINTS .06 PERCENT WHICH IS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE BENCHMARK AT .06 PERCENT SIX BASIS POINTS. THE CITY'S PORTFOLIO AS ROBERT MENTIONED EARLIER, HE STOLE MY THUNDER WITH THAT SAFETY LIQUIDITY AND YIELD. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE KEEP THAT IN MIND FIRST AND FOREMOST. ALSO WANTED TO CLOSE BY POINTING OUT THAT YOUR PORTFOLIO IS INVESTED IN THE HIGHEST QUALITY SECURITIES AVAILABLE AND OF COURSE THE CITY'S POLICY. >> MAYOR: IS THAT IT? >> THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. SMITH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL [5C. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest] AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 5C WITH UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT: FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.6. >> THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL HOST A PROGRAM TO HELP FACILITATE YOUR JOB SEARCH SATURDAY OF 1/20 THEY WILL HOST INTERVIEWING 101 GETTING AT 2 PM. NOVEMBER 20 IS ALSO THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER READING. GET READY FOR ALL THE FUN EVENTS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. THEY WILL PROVIDE TREES TO HELP DECORATE DOWNTOWN. PARTICIPATE IN ONE OR ALL OF THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. BRING YOUR FAMILY FOR MAIN STREET FEST AND HOLIDAY PARADE AND SHARE THE [00:25:02] WARMTH BY EATING TO THOSE IN NEED. NOTIFY ME IS AN EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION BUT DON'T NOTIFY ME. [LAUGHTER] >> MAYOR: COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE SHERRILL AT ROWLETT.COM. [LAUGHTER] >> NOTIFY ME IS A NOTIFICATION OF ALL THINGS CITY OF ROWLETT. AGENDAS, NEWSLETTERS AND SPECIAL EVENTS YOU CAN SPECIFY WHICH MOTIVATIONS YOU WISH TO RECEIVE OR SIGN UP FOR ALL OF THEM. YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE FRIDAY AT FIVE WHICH IS CHOCK-FULL OF CITY RELATED INFORMATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND OTHER CITY RELATED EVENTS PLEASE VISIT ROWLETT.COM OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER. AS A REMINDER THE CITY OFFICE AND FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 AND 26 FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH [6. CITIZENS’ INPUT] COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE SHERRILL. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CITIZENINPUT TIME DURING THE MEETING FOR CITIZENS CAN PROVIDE COMMENT UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY TOPIC AND PLEASE NOTE NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL DURING CITIZENINPUT. DEB SCHINDLER PLEASE START AND THEN WE WILL HAVE PRESTON WALL HOOD AND STEVE HORWITZ. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORDS AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> DEBORAH SCHINDLER.ATTENDING COUNCIL MEETINGS STARTING JUNE 1 WHEN YOU FIRST OPEN BACK UP TO THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND MEETINGS IN PERSON. I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE SEEN A HUGE INCREASE IN ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS DURING THAT TIME. I THINK WHEN WE FIRST STARTED COMING HERE THE LAKEFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THE LAKEFRONT TRAILS WHICH I KNOW YOU ARE SO SICK OF HEARING ABOUT GOOD MAYBE AFTER TONIGHT WE WON'T HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT ANYMORE. A LOT OF US FELT AS IF THE COUNCIL WAS TOLERATING US BECAUSE THEY HAD TO. ACTUALLY, OVER THE COURSE OF THAT TIME AS WE HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER AS PEOPLE RATHER THAN JUST AS CITIZENS OUT HERE AND COUNCILMEMBER UP THERE, WE HAVE BUILT A RELATIONSHIP. I THINK THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING IN WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO HAVE A CITY THAT FUNCTIONS EFFECTIVELY AND A COUNSEL THAT IS ABLE TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY. THEY SAY IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO BUT I THINK IT TAKES BOTH SIDES TO ACCOMPLISH THAT AND I THINK WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THAT TO A VERY GREAT DEGREE AND I STILL DON'T AGREE WITH YOU GUYS ON EVERYTHING AND I'M SURE YOU STILL DON'T LIKE EVERYTHING THAT I COME TO TELL YOU ABOUT BUT WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY AND I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT. I REALY APPRECIATE THE WAY THIS COUNCIL RECOGNIZES ITS VETERANS. SUCH A WONDERFUL AND AMAZING THING. I'M A MOTHER OF A DAUGHTER WHO HAS DONE 20 YEARS I KNOW I DON'T LOOK OLD ENOUGH BUT SHE HAS RETIRED FROM THE NAVY AND SO VETERANS THAT IS A VERY SPECIAL SUBJECT TO ME AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. MARTHA IN HER INVOCATION SPOKE ABOUT THIS BEING THE MONTH OF THANKSGIVING AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR US TO ALL REFLECT ON ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN BE THANKFUL FOR BECAUSE WE CITIZENS OFTEN FOCUS ON WHAT WE THINK THE CITY IS DOING WRONG AND WE ARE OFTEN APPEAR TO COMPLAIN. I THINK WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT WE ARE REALLY BLESSED TO LIVE WHERE WE LIVE AND TO KNOW SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW AND ROWLETT IS REALLY, I FEEL BETTER TODAY ABOUT LIVING IN ROWLETT AND ABOUT MY CITY THEN I HAVE IN A VERY LONG TIME AND IN PART THAT IS THANKS TO YOU GUYS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. >> MAYOR: YOU HAVE 15 MORE SECONDS.[LAUGHTER] YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE GOOD TO SAY, I KNOW YOU DO. IN Q. PRESTON WALL HOOD? CITIZEN COMMENT, I AM CONFUSED. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? >> PRESTON WALL HOOD. [00:30:04] ADDRESS]. IT IS SO RARE I GET TO ATTEND A MEETING THAT I'M NOT ON THE AGENDA THAT I DECIDED TO INSERT MYSELF INTO THE AGENDA. I AM HERE AND I HAVE TWO MINUTES 54 SECONDS LEFT. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE GREAT PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE SEEN AT THE TRAILS OF COTTONWOOD CREEK WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN TO MASTER-PLANNED ONE OF THE LARGEST NEW TRACKS IN ROWLETT. THE PLAN STARTED A WHILE AGO AS A CONCEPT OF PLANS WITH MEETINGS OF STAFF AND COUNSEL AND HAS QUICKLY BECOME A REALITY. THE DIRT WORK ON THE FIRST PHASE AS JEFF MENTIONED IS ALMOST 80 PERCENT COMPLETE ON 71 ACRES WHICH WILL DELIVER 194 SINGLE-FAMILY LOT 23 PREMIER PRIVATE HOMEBUILDERS. TWO OF THESE BUILDERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN ROWLETT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THEY WERE TOGETHER IN WATERVIEW AND ARE EXCITED TO BRING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PROJECT AT TRAILS AT COTTONWOOD CREEK PEERED BOTH GRAND HOMES AND FIRST TEXAS HOMES ARE OWNED BY INDIVIDUALS HERE IN TEXAS AND ARE ACCESSIBLE AND BUILD A QUALITY PRODUCT AND WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE THEM AS PARTNERS HERE. OUR THIRD BUILDER RENTED FEAR HOMES HAVE UNIQUE SINGLE FLOOR HOMES WITH OUTDOOR PATIOS AND PERGOLAS WHICH ARE IDEAL FOR HOMEBUYERS ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT MARKETS FROM FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS TO LOCK IN LEAVE HOMEBUYERS WHO WANT TO LIVE CLOSE TO THEIR GRANDKIDS PEERED WERE EXCITED TO SEE THE VISION OF COTTONWOOD CREEK COME TO LIFE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES NOT LIVING TOGETHER BUT IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVING ACCESS TO ANOTHER WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF GREEN SPACE. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR THEY ARE IN THE 7NEWS A LOT. PHASE III WILL HAVE THE BENCH HOUSES, SHADE STRUCTURES AND ALL THESE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES. I WAS ON SITE TODAY AND I'M PROUD TO SEE IT. I HAVE A MINUTE LEFT AND I'M NOT USED TO HAVING A TIME LIMIT. OUR ENGINEERS DESIGN HAS BEEN THOUGHTFUL AND INCORPORATES A GENEROUS TOPOGRAPHY OF EXTENSIVE MATURE TREES AND THIS WILL BE FUNCTIONAL AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING WHILE EMBRACING OUR NATURAL SURROUNDINGS. THE RISE OF THE DELTA VARIANT IN LATE SUMMER INCLUDED US FROM POSTING A GROUND BREAKER BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO HOST GROUNDBREAKING STAFF AND PUBLIC FOR MANY OF OUR FIRST GRAND OPENINGS FOR THE YEARS TO COME. THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE PROUD OF OTHER EFFORTS. EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN THE BONDS WERE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC THE PID WAS LAUDED BY THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AS A WELL STRUCTURED AND SOLID FINANCIAL PROJECT WHICH HAS THE LOWEST PID BOND RATING TEXAS HISTORY SO THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE PROUD. AS WE APPROACH THE HOLIDAY SEASON I FIND IT APPROPRIATE TO PUBLICLY EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN INJURING STAFF FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS, TIRELESS EFFORT FOR SHARED VISION OF COTTONWOOD CREEK. ALSO, THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR SHARING THEIR VISION. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. STEVEN HORWITZ. >> STEVEN HORWITZ.THANKS AND MY FAMILY AND I GIVE A LOT OF THANKS TO WHERE WE LIVE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. ON THE LAKE ESPECIALLY COMING FROM ROCKVILLE MARYLAND NOW WE ARE IN ROCKWALL TEXAS BUT ON THE ROWLETT SIDE. EVERY MORNING WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET AND I WOULD HATE FOR THAT TO BE BLOCKED AND HAVE OTHER PEOPLE ON THAT. WITH REGARD TO THE TRAILS I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK HERE BECAUSE INSET TIMBER YOU GUYS MADE A LOT OF COMMENTS, ALL OF PYOU ABOUT SAYING LET'S GET RID OF THESE TRAILS BEHIND SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES AND COUNCILMEMBER PAMELA BELL SAID IT BEST I WOULD NOT WANT THAT TRAIL BEHIND MY HOUSE IF I WAS ON THE TAKE LINE I WOULD NOT HAVE IT PEERED WE DON'T WANT IT. I HOPE THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AFTER TONIGHT AND THAT IS JUST OFF OF ALL CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS, CHANGE THE PLAN TONY 21, JUST REMOVE IT. I HOPE YOU ARE HEARING THIS LOUD AND CLEAR. THE OTHER ISSUE IS YOU HEARD ME SPEAK THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE ABOUT THE WEBSITE AND THE INJECTION BECAUSE I WON'T USE THE V WORD BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT PEERED THE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY THE CDC IS THE SCIENCE AND ART OF PREVENTING DISEASE PROLONGING LIFE AND PROMOTING HEALTH THROUGH THE ORGANIZED EFFORT AND INFORMED CHOICES OF SOCIETY, ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS YET THE ONLY INFORMATION ON THE ROWLETT WEBSITE IS HOW TO GET THIS INJECTION NOTHING ABOUT HOW HUMANS ALONG THE LINES OF [00:35:02] PUBLIC HEALTH HOW WE CAN EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY LIKE SENATOR HALL HAS DONE FOR ROCKWALL COUNTY, HE'S THE ONLY ONE DOING THIS AND IT IS A TRAVESTY AND FRANKLY REPREHENSIBLE THAT THE CITY IS "FOR THE JAB " AND NOT HELPING PEOPLE ON HOW TO DO IN THE ONLY INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS HOW TO GET THIS. GET IN THE CITY OF GARLANDS I GUESS THOSE PEOPLE DIDN'T READ THE BOOK BECAUSE THEY GAVE TO KIDS AND ADULT DOSE AND IT WAS A MISTAKE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT WHY IF THIS WAS JUST MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE NEWS BUT TWO CHILDREN GOT IN ADULT DOSE FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS OLD NOT EVEN 10 OR 11 GOT AN ADULT DOSE THAT IS REPREHENSIBLE. HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER REVIEWING THE WEBSITE AND STARTING TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT IN YOUR HEALTH. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU MR. HORWITZ. MR. FINLEY? WE ARE GOING TO PULL THAT ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION SO I WILL TAKE YOUR COMMENTS RIGHT [7. CONSENT AGENDA] BEFORE WE PULL IT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZEN INPUT PEERED WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THIS IS A SERIES OF ITEMS ACTED ON ONE MOTION COUNSEL HAS REMOVED ITEM 7I AND 7L HAVE BEEN REMOVED. LAURA READ THOSE AND PLEASE. >> 7A. CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES. 7B. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT APPLICATION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MILLER AND CHIESA ROADS. 7C. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR THE MAINTENANCE COST PLAN FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM. 7D. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AWARDING AN ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR CONCRETE REPAIRS TO STREETS, ALLEYS, SIDEWALKS, CURBS, GUTTERS, AND UTILITY CUTS. 7E. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR PAVEMENT LEVELING SERVICES. 7F. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF FIVE EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. 7G. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF ONE EMERGENCY VEHICLE. 7H. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF TWO EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. 7J. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION EXECUTING A TASK AUTHORIZATION TO REPLACE THE OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN SYSTEM. 7K. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE OF THE CITY?S OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN SYSTEM. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH LAURA. COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT BLAKE MARGOLIS? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS READ INTO THE RECORD. >> MAYOR: COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE [7I. Consider a resolution authorizing expenditure for the ROBUST Grant program. ] SHERRILL? >> A. THOSE ITEMS PASSED 7-0. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO 7I. 7I. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE FOR THE ROBUST GRANT PROGRAM. ED? WE HAVE NOT SEEN YOU IN A WHILE. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN A WHILE. >> MAYOR: JUST BEGOT BECAUSE I CANNOT HEAR YOU. >> THIS FIRST SLIDE IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE GRANT PROPOSAL OF THE NONPROFIT ASSISTANCE GRANT. >> MAYOR: I NEED TO LET THE CITIZENS SPEAK FIRST. I AM SORRY, ED. I AM VERY SORRY. MR. FINLEY? >> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> CRAIG FINLEY.YOU FOR TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE NONPROFITS OF THIS AREA THE ROBUST GRANT HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC WAY TO SUPPORT THIS IS US AND FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT KNOW I'VE A GREAT DEAL OF PASSION FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE CITY COULD I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EXTENDING THAT TO NONPROFITS AS WELL BECAUSE WE ARE IN OUR OWN UNIQUE WAY A BUSINESS AS WELL SO FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE REPRESENT AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WE SUPPORT THROUGH OUR EFFORTS THAT ARE AT THE VERY NEAR AND [00:40:09] DEAREST TO HER HEART I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT THIS COUNSEL IS ALSO INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE WORK WE DO. HERE IS ALSO TO SAY SOMETIMES THE FAITH-BASED CONVERSATION CAN GET INTERESTING WITH REGARDS TO GOVERNMENT AND FAITH-BASED I'M HERE TO SAY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWR THE WORK PERSONALLY AND ALSO TO OFFER MYSELF AS A WAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET TOGETHER PERSONALLY BEFORE YOU APPROVE I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO SPEND THAT TIME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AS IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO HELP WHEN YOU OVER TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUPPORTING THIS ORGANIZATION AND THANK YOU ALSO TO MICHAEL FOR LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THIS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU MR. FINLEY. SORRY ABOUT THAT, I WAS GOING TO BE SO SMOOTH. ALL RIGHT, TAKE TWO. >> THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE GRANT PROGRAM BACK IN MARCH WE ASKED COUNSEL TO AUTHORIZE OVER $100,000 FOR THIS. THE CRITERIA IS LISTED HERE. THE ORGANIZATION OR THE APPLICANT MUST BE A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY AND MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE PRESENCE IN ROWLETT AND MUST PROVIDE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION SHOWING REVENUE FROM FY 17, 18 AND 19 WE TOOK THAT DATA FOR AN AVERAGE OF UP TO 10 PERCENT OR $10,000 WHATEVER WAS LESS. THE APPLICANT'S MUST ALSO HAVE CERTIFIED ANY AWARD WOULD BE USED TO FUND NONDISCRIMINATORY BASE PROGRAMS. TWO EXCLUSIONS, THE APPLICANT MUST NOT BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION OR POLITICAL ORGANIZATION AND MUST RECEIVE WITHIN $50,000 IN SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION FUNDING AS PUT OUT FOUR COVID. AFTER PROCESSING THE APPLICANTS WE HAD TWO ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS WHO WERE DEEMED INELIGIBLE. THESE APPLICANTS WERE INELIGIBLE BASED ON THE CRITERIA DISCUSSED JUST NOW. FIRST BEING ROWLETT'S COUNSEL'S FRIENDS UNITED AND RESCUE THAT IS AN ANIMAL-BASED NONPROFIT 1128 MINISTRIES FREEDOM PLACE CHURCH AND KEEP ROWLETT FULL. THE TOTAL AMOUNT FUNDING IN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE APPLICANT MET THE CRITERIA DISCUSSED LOOKED AT THE SEVEN POINT ONE IS THAT THEY SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION BEFORE THE DEADLINE AND THAT THEY HAVE AN ACTIVE PRESENCE IN ROWLETT. WE VERIFIED RS 78 OR RELATED DATA AND THERE WAS AN EXCEPTION THAT WAS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. THAT WAS BECAUSE SOME OF THEM DID NOT HAVE THE IRS 78 FORM AND SOME OF THEM WERE NOT A 501(C)(3) SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION. FOR EXAMPLE FREEDOM PLACE CHURCH IS A SUBORDINATE UNIT OF CHURCH ASSEMBLIES OF GOD WHICH DOES HOLD THAT 501(C)(3) STATUS. WE ALSO VERIFIED TO THE BEST EXTENT POSSIBLE GIVEN THAT SOME OF THE DATA IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IF THE APPLICANT RECEIVED OR THE $50,000 IN SBA ASSISTANCE WE VERIFIED THAT NONE OF THEM DID. WE DID HAVE TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT DID RECEIVE SOME FUNDING THROUGH THE SBA AND WE VERIFIED PROOF OF REVENUE WHERE A COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS WERE MADE IN TERMS OF WHAT DOCUMENTATION WE REQUESTED OR DEEMED APPROPRIATE FOR DETERMINING THAT AMOUNT. WE ALSO VERIFIED NONPRIVATE AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATION STATUS AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE NONDISCRIMINATORY USE OF FUNDS. WE CONDUCTED A RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THAT. THIS IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON THAT AND I WILL LET MICHAEL BRIEF YOU ON EXACTLY WHAT WE LOOKED AT IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT THESE TWO APPLICANTS WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THAT LAST CRITERIA. THANK YOU ED. >> GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. I'VE NEVER BEEN ON THIS SITE BEFORE NOT LIKE THIS IS INTERESTING. SO, THE TWO FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 1128 MINISTRIES THE OTHER IS FREEDOM PLACE CHURCH AND WE ALL KNOW CASON. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM. WE ASKED HIM BECAUSE OF THE REQUIREMENT AS IT WAS NONDISCRIMINATORY COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS WE ASKED HIM WHAT THOSE WOULD SPECIFICALLY BE USED FOR. 1128 MINISTRIES WOULD BE USING THE FUND FOR A WOMEN'S FOCUS GROUP CARE SERVICE FOR ROWLETT TEACHERS AND NURSES AND THE FIRST PRIOR PROPOSED PRIORITY THIS ITEM, THIS GRANT TO AVOID [00:46:27] ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS ITEM. >> MAYOR: COUNCILMEMBER MARTHA BROWN, DITTO? IS THAT A LEGAL TERM? [LAUGHTER] OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER MATT GRUBISICH? >> I AM NOT ABSTAINING BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS FANTASTIC AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP OUR RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES AND I APPRECIATE YOU GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT THE NONPROFITS TO HELP THEM. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT I WILL DEFINITELY BE SUPPORTING IT. >> MAYOR: COUNCILMEMBER PAMELA BELL? >> I DO NOT HAVE TO ABSTAIN MYSELF SO I WILL BE VOTING. ANYWAY, I WANT TO SAY FOR THE NONPROFIT I WAS AT THE CONFERENCE AND IT WAS SIMPLY AWESOME. YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH ABUSE THERE IS, YOU DON'T. WITH SOMETHING ELSE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT SO THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT BLAKE MARGOLIS? >> I WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR ALLOWING ME TO HELP YOU OUT IN THE PROCESS. DID A GREAT JOB AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK FOR NONPROFITS IN THE CITY. >> MAYOR: A LOT OF ACCOLADES GOING ON. I HAVE A QUESTION. THIS WAS A LOST REVENUE GRANT AS A RESULT OF COVID, RIGHT? BRIEFLY, WHAT DID YOU DO FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT TO VALIDATE LOST REVENUE PIECE? >> WE DETERMINED THAT WOULD BE A VERY CHALLENGING APPROACH SO INSTEAD THE INITIAL PROPOSAL WAS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A SPECIFIC MEASURABLE REVENUE LOSS AND THEN WE WOULD DETERMINE ADMINISTRATIVELY IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. WE CHOSE TO PROVIDE A 10 PERCENT OR $10,000 MAXIMUM INSTEAD. >> MAYOR: OKAY SO WHEN EXHIBITING THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY DETAILED IN YOUR PRESENTATION? OKAY. GO AHEAD MATT. >> WITH THE REMAINING BALANCE DUE YOU PLAN ON OPENING A SECOND ROUND OR HAS THERE BEEN A DISCUSSION OF THAT? >> MAYOR: THAT WOULD BE OUR DECISION. >> WE ALREADY MADE THE DECISION ON THE 100,000. >> MAYOR: THOSE WERE THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAD SO I GUESS IT'S UP FOR US DO ALL AGREE WITH THAT? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. WE KNOW WH WON'T BE MAKING THE MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER MATT GRUBISICH? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE EXPENDITURE FOR A NONPROFIT ROUND OF ROWLETT IS THE STIMULUS GRANT PROGRAM. >> MAYOR: COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT BLAKE MARGOLIS? >> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> MAYOR: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL A VOTE. THAT PASSES FIVE YESES AND TWO ABSTENTIONS SO THANK YOU ALL [7L. Consider a resolution appointing an Interim City Prosecutor.] FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DO. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 7L. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AN INTERIM CITY PROSECUTOR. THIS IS FOR THE UNISON FULL-COURT. ARE YOU TAKING [00:50:05] THAT MATT? MATT IS THE CHAIR OF OUR CORE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE SO HE IS GOING TO START US OFF ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. THIS SHOULD BE FAIRLY SHORT. AMY OUR CURRENT CITY PROSECUTOR LAST DAY IS NOVEMBER 28. SHE HAS RESIGNED HER POSITION AND SO WE NEED TO APPOINT AN INTERIM CITY PROSECUTOR SO WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN PLACE TO FILL THE DOCKET FOR DECEMBER AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION AT ONE OF THE TWO DECEMBER MEETINGS WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR A FULL-TIME PROSECUTOR MOVING FORWARD. OUR RECOMMENDATION TO FILL THE DECEMBER DOCKETS ARE ASHLEY MCSWAIN WHO IS OUR CURRENT BACKUP PROSECUTOR AND JASON DAY WHO IS A PROSECUTOR WHO HAS BEEN A BACKUP PROSECUTOR IN ROWLETT BEFORE. THAT IS WHERE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE. THE ONE QUESTION I DID HAVE IS WE ARE LOOKING AT, THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR YOU, DAVID, WE ARE LOOKING AT GOING TOWARDS A FIRM AS OUR PERMANENT PROSECUTOR MOVING FORWARD, THE OFFICE - >> MAYOR: I DID NOT TURN YOU OFF. >> MY THREE MINUTES WERE UP! MAC AS OUR FULL-TIME IN CASE, MY QUESTION IS, IN CASE JASON OR ASHLEY NEED TO BACK OUT FOR ONE OF THESE DECEMBER DOCKETS SHOULD BE ADD THEM INTO THIS RESOLUTION TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE? >> YOU CAN IF YOU WANT TO OR YOU CAN DO NOTHING AT ALL. IF EITHER OF THEM BECOME AVAILABLE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PUT SOMEONE IN THERE. >> MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE ADD ASHLEY, JASON AND THE LAW OFFICE ONTO THAT RESOLUTION KNOWING THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH ASHLEY AND JASON TO DO THAT AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK WITH FORMAL RECOMMENDATION AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING FOR OUR PERMIT PROSECUTOR MOVING FORWARD. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH MATT. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE SHERRILL? DOES ANONE HAVE A QUESTION? COUNCILMEMBER BROWNIE SHERRILL? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING HIM FOR ME. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM NAMING JASON DAY, ASHLEY MCSWAIN AND MR. FORD MCDONALD AS OUR INTERIM PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. >> MAYOR: OKAY - >> DARN! HE CAUGHT ME! [LAUGHTER] >> MAYOR: OKAY BROWNIE CORRECT THAT, PLEASE. >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THIS AGENDA ITEM CHOOSING ASHLEY MCSWAIN, JASON DAY AND THE LAW FIRM OF MESSER FOR MCDONALD AS OUR INTERIM PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMEMBER MARTHA BROWN? >> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> MAYOR: ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, CALL A VOTE. THAT ITEM * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.