[1. CALL TO ORDER]
[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
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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 WE ARE GOING TO START OUR EVENING OFF WITH THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM TO A.
THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ?551.071 (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY), TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING A PROPOSED HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION PROJECT LOCATED NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF MERRITT ROAD AND
>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS 6:06 AND WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND NO FORMAL ACTION WAS TAKEN. THESE ITEMS WERE ON HE AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT WILL MOVE ON TO THE WORK SESSION ITEM WHICH IS WELL, WE HAVE TWO. JOIN ME TO GO WITH
[3A. Presentation of Year-End Update from the City Manager for FY2021. (45 minutes)]
THEM IN THAT ORDER? WERE GOING TO START WITH 3A. PRESENTATION OF YEAR-END UPDATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER FOR FY2021. BRIAN? THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS UPDATE EVERY YEAR.>> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE PUBLIC INPUT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS.
>> WE HAVE ONE FOR 3B BUT NOTHING FOR 3A. I KNEW WHAT PUBLIC INPUT WE HAD. THANK YOU.
>> IT IS YOUR JOB TO REMIND ME ABOUT IT BEFORE 4B. [LAUGHTER]
>> MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THE URINE UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER. WHILE 2021 HAD HICCUPS IN TERMS OF WHETHER AN PANDEMIC WE CONTINUE TO SEE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ACTIVITY AS THE COMMUNITY'S VISION COMES TO LIGHT. AS EXCITING AS THIS PAST YEAR WAS I CANNOT TELL OUR STORY WITHOUT THINKING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THE LEADERSHIP YOU PROVIDE THIS COMMUNITY AND OUR ORGANIZATION.
GOOD GOVERNMENTS IS A KEY PILLAR FOR ANY BUSINESS AND I KNOW YOU TAKE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OUR CITIZENS SERIOUSLY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE MANY HOURS, PASSION AND ENERGY YOU PUT INTO SERVING THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT. BY SUMMONING TIME ON THE PHONE CITIZENS TO ATTENDING GROUNDBREAKING'S AND SPECIAL EVENTS INTO THE DRUDGERY OF MANY HOURS OF MEETINGS I KNOW YOUR PART-TIME JOB SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE FULL-TIME, THANK YOU. MUCH OF OUR SUCCESS IS DUE TO OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS THAT MAKE ROWLETT STRONG. HOMETOWN VALUE. THAT'S WHAT THE CITY OF ROWLETT BRINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY. FROM LOW-COST PUBLIC EVENTS TO SERVICE WITH A SMILE WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE VALUE TO OUR RESIDENTS. RESIDENCE, BUSINESS AND GAS.
WE BALANCE ROWLETT'S GROWTH WITH THE SMALL TOWN FEEL WITH AFFORDABLE DIVERSE HOUSING, QUALITY RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL AND MAJOR EMPLOYERS. ALL CARING FOR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAINTAINING ITS ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT'S AN AMAZING TIME TO LIVE IN ROWLETT. ROWLETT CONTINUES TO TELL A STORY IN REMARKABLE WAYS FROM ONE OF THE TOP 25 BEST PLACES TO LIVE TO THE NUMBER 1 BEST SMALL CITY TO MOVE TO AN AMERICA ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN TEXAS TO THE EIGHTH FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE COUNTRY, PEOPLE ARE TAKING THOSE AND BEING AND INVESTING TO ROWLETT. AS A RESULT TO NUMEROUS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WE'VE EXPERIENCED $762 MILLION IN NEW PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN JUST THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECT TO SEE ADDITIONAL 1 AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 7 YEARS. THE PAST YEAR AND AND A HALF HAS BEEN VERY CHALLENGING. TWO YEARS AGO WE DISCUSSED HOW THE COUNTRY WAS THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN THE COUNTRY BY THE US CENSUS BUREAU. SINCE THAT TIME WE'VE EXPERIENCED A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND MOST SEVERE WINTER STORM IN RECENT HISTORY. THIS
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IS CHALLENGE OUR GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS AND HAS CERTAINLY AFFECTED OUR FISCAL CAPACITY TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADDRESS OUR MOST CRITICAL NEEDS. ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS PROPERTY TAXES. PROPERTY TAX RATE REVENUE AND PROPOSED BUDGET ARE BASED ON MADE PARLIAMENTARY VALUES AND BY JULY 25TH WE USUALLY RECEIVE THE FINAL CERTIFIED VALUES.HOWEVER, DUE TO SUBSEQUENT TIMING WE ARE SEEING THE OFFICIAL CERTIFIED TAX RATE CALCULATION FROM DALLAS COUNTY AND WE ARE OFTEN RACING AGAINST TIME TO MAKE GOOD BUDGET DECISIONS IN AUGUST AND GOING FORWARD IT GETS TOUGHER. DUE TO SENATE BILL 2 REQUIRED TIMELINE PROPOSED BUDGETS IN THE FUTURE WILL BE SOLELY ON THE MAY PARLIAMENTARY VALUES RECORDED BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT EVEN RECOGNIZING THAT THESE VALUES ARE SUBJECT TO PROTEST REDUCTIONS AND SUBSTANTIAL SWINGS IN REVENUE LOSS DUE TO CEILING VALUES PER THE SCHEDULE ALSO MEANS THAT AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION OF FUTURE BUDGETS AND TAX RATES THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE A HUGE UNKNOWN FACTOR RELATEDTO OUR SINGLE MOST LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE WHICH IS PROPERTY TAXES. IN SUCH CASE FUTURE BUDGETS ARE LIKELY TO BE AMENDED BY COUNSEL SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR ADOPTION.
AND, FOR THE BEST NEWS, LET'S TALK WATER AND SEWER. AFTER MANY YEARS OF HAVING ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN NORTH TEXAS ROWLETT MONTHLY WATER AND SEWER RATE NOW RESTS SOLIDLY IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPARABLE WATER DISTRICT CITIES AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS CHART. THIS HAS BEEN POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL REASONS INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN POPULATION, MODERN RATE INCREASES FROM NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND THE COMPLETION OF CRITICAL FINANCIAL STRATEGIES EMPLOYED AFTER THE 2012 2015 DROUGHT. I CANNOT THANK OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THE STRATEGIC PATIENTS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO EXERCISE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THESE STRATEGIES HELP ROWLETT INCREASE ITS WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BOND RATING FROM A+ TO AA. GREAT NEWS. THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND THE CARES ACT FUNDING HAS BEEN IMPORTANT FOR US. THAT CARES ACT PROVIDED $3.9 MILLION TO HELP OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE ASSISTING IMPACTED RESIDENTS WITH MORTGAGE AND RENTAL UTILITIES. SMALL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND INTERRUPTIONS AND NONPROFIT BUSINESSES, VACCINATION INCENTIVES AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE. OUR PROACTIVE RESPONSE HELP SAVE OUR LIVES AND MINIMIZE BUSINESS INTERRUPTION. IN ADDITION, ARPA HAS PROVIDED ANOTHER $6.8 MILLION TO A RECOVERY. THESE WILL PROVIDE BACKUP POWER, UPGRADES TO WATER LINES AND EXPANSION TO BROADBAND INTERNET. THIS WILL INCREASE CITY RESILIENCY ALLOWING US TO RECOVER FASTER FROM FUTURE EVENTS. HIGH-QUALITY PROJECTS DRIVEN BY OUR COMMUNITY VISION ACCESS TO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION A STRATEGIC PORTAL BETWEEN DFW IN EAST TEXAS AND EXTRAORDINAIRE MARKET TIMING ARE DRIVING DEVELOPERS TO ROWLETT. MANY BUSINESSES ATTRACTED TO THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS WILL BE UNIQUE TO ROWLETT AND IN SOME CASES TEXAS. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. ROWLETT HAS THE RIGHT VISION AT THE RIGHT TIME.
FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO BE EFFECTIVE NEEDS TO PERMEATE EVERY ASPECT OF OUR OPERATIONS THEREFORE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS OPERATION WE WILL FOCUS ON THE SEVEN STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.
THE FIRST IS TO GOVERN TRANSPARENTLY AND EXCLUSIVELY.
THIS MEANS GOVERNING IN A POLICY FOCUSED AND RESPONSIVE MANNER THAT EMPHASIZES ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF OUR CITIZENS AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO INFORMATION. IN 2021 THE CITY WAS VERY BUSY GOVERNING AND SERVING ITS CITIZENS. PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY IS KEY AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO MEET ALL FIVE TRANSPARENCY STARS FROM THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
COMMUNICATION IS VITAL TO THE PUBLIC AND IN THE LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 7000 WEBSITE HITS, 100,000 YOUTUBE VIEWS AND NOW
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HAVE OVER 15,000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS. SOCIAL MEDIA HELPS GET THE WORD OUT. ONE WAY TO MAKE OUR COMMITTEE STRONG IS BY ENGAGING OUR CITIZENS SUCH AS THE MAYOR'S ADDRESS. NOT ONLY IS IT A CHANCE TO ENGAGE WITH CITIZENS THAT IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE CITY'S CHARTER. BEING TRANSPARENT MEANS BEING TRANSPARENT. IN ROWLETT WE WANT TO ENSURE OUR CITIZENS RECEIVE VALUE FOR OUR INVESTMENT. WE WANT ROWLETT TO BE THE CITIZENS COMMUNITY OF CHOICE. THE NEW TEXAS COMPTROLLER TRANSPARENT STAR PROGRAM HAS FIVE AREAS. THE CITY OF ROWLETT WAS THE FOURTH IN THE STATE OF OVER 4800 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES INCLUDING MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EARN ALL FIVE STARS. ANOTHER WAY TO KEEP ROWLETT STRONG IS BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. THE PEOPLE OF ROWLETT ARE AMAZING PARTNERS AND WE PARTNER WITH NONPROFITS TO KEEP THE CITY OF ROWLETT WELCOMING, SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL. THE CITY OF ROWLETT CREATED THE ROWLETT IMMUNITIES ACTIVE AND DISASTER GROUP IN MARCH OF 2020. JUST AS OUR ATTENTION WAS BEGINNING TO TURN TO COVID. SINCE THEN THE GROUP HAS SPEARHEADED OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ASSISTING RESIDENTS WITH FOOD AND SUPPLIES WHILE THEY ARE SEQUESTERED IN THEIR HOMES DO TO COVID. DURING THE PANDEMIC THE TEAM RESPONDED TO OVER 3000 CALLS ASKING FOR HELP. IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH OUR COED ALSO LED THE EFFORT TO HELP OUR BUSINESSES WITH THE ROWLETT BUSINESS STIMULANT GRANTS CALLED ROBUST.90 BUSINESSES HAVE NOW RECEIVED HELP TOTALING $6000. KEEPING ROWLETT STRONG MEANS BEING INCLUSIVE AND INTO A 19 THE CITY CREATED THE ROWLETT DIVERSITY INCLUSION COMMISSION AND SINCE THEN COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED REPRESENTING CROSS-SECTIONS OF ROWLETT'S DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
IN 2021 THE ARTY ICY POSTED CELEBRATE DIVERSITY EVENT.
THIS EVENT DREW OVER 80 ATTENDEES WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CREATING A CANVAS WHICH WILL BE SHOWCASED IN THE LIBRARY SOON. VOLUNTEERISM IS ANOTHER WAY THAT OUR CITIZENS MAKE A DIFFERENCE BUT AGAIN THIS YEAR DUE TO THE ONGOING PANDEMIC AND SAFETY MEASURES PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT STAFF AND OUR VOLUNTEERS THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE HOURS THEY DONATED WERE SIGNIFICANTLY , IN A 19 WHICH WAS PRE-COVID MUST CITIZENS CONTRIBUTED 20,000 HOURS TO ROWLETT AND WHILE OPPORTUNITIES WERE FEWER IN 2021 WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR SHARING THEIR PASSION WITH US.
ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR THE PANDEMIC ALSO MADE IT SO THAT WE COULD STAY CONNECTED TO OUR CITIZENS UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY.
THE MAJORITY OF US USE OUR MOBILE DEVICES TO GET INFORMATION AND CONDUCT OUR DAILY BUSINESS. ROWLETT.COM IS BASED ON A MOBILE RESPONSIVE PLATFORM BRINGING VALUE TO THE CITIZENS MAKING IT A SNAP TO VIEW, SEARCH FOR INFORMATION, FILL OUT FORMS, PAY A BILL, FIND A PARK OR VISIT THE LIBRARY ALL FROM THEIR PHONE OR TABLET. AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EVOLVED INTO A WINTER WEATHER EVENT SOCIAL MEDIA CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY IN 2021. BETWEEN THE STATE AND LOCAL ORDERS THE DELTA VARIANT CAUSING RISING CASES AND HOSPITAL CAPACITY NUMBERS THE SUMMER VACCINE ROLLOUTS AND LOCATION UPDATES, INFORMATION EVOLVES QUICKLY AND ARE CITIZENS WERE INSTANTLY KEPT UP TO DATE AND INFORMED ENHANCING OUR PRESENCE AND COMMUTE GETTING VALUE TO A GROWING SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION WHO GET THEIR NEWS AND INFORMATION EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE. THE CITY NOW OFFERS 12 FACEBOOK PAGES INCLUDING ANIMAL SERVICES, THE VILLAGE OF ROWLETT DOWNTOWN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ROWLETT READY. SEVERAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HAVE DEVELOPED A FACEBOOK PRESENCE IN SOCIAL MEDIA CONTINUES TO BE AN EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE TOOL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ADDRESS MISINFORMATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS KEEP CITIZENS CONNECTED AND INFORMED. ROWLETT USES ALL OF ITS AVAILABLE TOOLS TO COMMUNICATE FUN AND INFORMATIVE VIDEOS
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SHOWN ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS THAT INCLUDE THE CITIES CAPABLE CHANNELS. THE STREAMING VIDEO PAGE ON ROWLETT.COM, FACEBOOK AND CITIES YOUTUBE CHANNEL. LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC, ZOOM COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE BECOME THE NEW NORMAL. HOWEVER, ON MARCH SECOND, WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO CITY HALL USING THE HYBRID FORMAT. NOT LONG THAT WE RETURN TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY WE BROADCAST EVERY PUBLIC NEEDING LIVE TO OUR CABLE CHANNEL AND STREAMING VIDEO PAGE ON ROWLETT.COM WITH CLOSE CAPTIONING. THE RECORDED MEETING IS THEN ARCHIVED AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL THE FOLLOWING DAY ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. WHETHER DIGITAL, PRINT OR SOCIAL MEDIA, ROWLETT HAS A GREAT STORY TO TELL. OUR SECOND STRATEGIC PARITY IS TO ENSURE SAFE COMMUNITY. ROWLETT PROVIDES PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES THAT ALLOW RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND DISCUSS TO BUILD SAFE AND BE SAFE. 2021 WAS VERY BUSY FOR OUR FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD 7000 COVID CALLS INCLUDING 48 STRUCTURE FIRES AND 4687 CALLS VIA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PAID THE AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME FOR PRIORITY ONE CALLS WAS FIVE MINUTES 42 SECONDS AND IN ADDITION OVER 3000 PATIENTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO VARIOUS HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL FACILITIES. 2021 WAS ALSO BUSY FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED 9000 TOTAL CALLS INCLUDING 1003 AND 46 PRIORITY ONE CALLS AND READ THOUSAND CALLS TO I 30 MPG BT FOR ASSISTANCE OR THE AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME FOR PRIORITY ONE CALLS WAS SEVEN MINUTES 23 SECONDS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO CONDUCTED NEARLY 8000 GRID PATROLS PROTECTED CRIME PREVENTION. RESPONSE TIME IS THE TIME THAT THE CALLS ARE RECEIVED BY DISPATCH UNTIL THE FIRST UNIT ARRIVES ON SCENE.AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO ROWLETT OUR SKILLED PUBLIC SAFETY TEAMS ARE READY TO RESPOND. AND IN EMERGENCY IS NOT THE TIME TO FIND OUT YOUR CITY'S RESPONSE GREAT. OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MEET AND EXCEED THE TARGET SIX MINUTE RESPONSE TIME. WHILE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCES A SLIGHT INCREASE ON THE AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TIME DECREASED NEARLY 8 PERCENT. IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE NEEDS HELP
WE ARE THERE FOR YOU. >>> SPEAKING OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS OF GREAT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CITIZENS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM.
ROWLETT HAS OVER 100 ACTIVE TRAINED MEMBERS AND IN CRITICAL EVENT CERTAIN MEMBERS JOINED WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO PUT ROOTS ON THE GROUND. WE LOVE OUR SEARCH TEAMS. THE ROWLETT FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING TOWER WAS COMPLETED AND PUT INTO USE IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. THE FACILITY PROVIDES US WITH THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE TOP-NOTCH TACTICAL TRAINING FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS TO BETTER PREPARE THEM WHEN THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE. FOR A PERSPECTIVE, THIS CRITICAL ADDITION APPROVED BY ROWLETT VOTERS IN 2015 ALLOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT REALISTIC TRAINING SCENARIOS FOR OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND NEW HIRES. THE FIRE TRAINING ASPECT HAS GREATLY ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO REFINE OUR TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. THE MULTILEVEL BURN ROOMS WERE CRUCIAL IN HONING SKILLS REQUIRED FOR APARTMENT AND HIGH-RISE SITUATIONS. THE ADDITIONAL PROPS AT THE SITE ALLOW US TO TRAIN IN LADDER PLACEMENT AND USE ELEVATED STREAM OPERATIONS, SEARCH AND RESCUE, FORCIBLE ENTRY, COMBINED SPACE AND HIGH ANGLE ROPE RESCUE SCENARIOS. WITH THE RECENT TRAINING CHIEF ADDITION THE CREWS ARE ROTATED THROUGH THE TRAINING TOWERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND CRUISE PARTICIPATE IN A MULTI-COMPANY LIVE FIRE DRILL AT LEAST QUARTERLY. CALENDAR YEAR 2021 RFT CONDUCTED OVER 5000 CONTACT HOURS WHICH WAS HANDS-ON TRAINING, 500.9 HOURS OF MULTICOMPANY DRILL AND 806 TISSUE HOURS OF TECHNICAL RESCUE OPERATION. THESE HOURS EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS ON FIRE PROTECTION BY A FACTOR OF THREE OR MORE. WITHOUT THIS TRAINING IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, ROWLETT CITIZENS. THE NEW AND
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IMPROVED FIRE STATION NUMBER 2 IS NOW COMPLETE AND OPEN AND THIS NEARLY 20,000 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY REPLACED A STATION THAT HAS SERVED THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT THE PAST 40 YEARS.THE NEW FACILITY INCLUDES A FIRE STATION, STATE OF THE ART EEOC AND TRAINING ROOM WHICH IS NOW ALREADY BEING WELL USED.
THE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM STARTED IN 2014 AS A WAY TO BUILD TRUST WITH AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO ANYONE HAVING A CRISIS EVENT. BUT LEADS TO A 911 RESPONSE. WEARING A NONTRADITIONAL POLICE UNIFORM AND DRIVING AN UNMARKED CAR THE TWO OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE PROGRAM HAVE WORKED WITH OVER 800 APPREHENSION'S BY POLICE OFFICERS WITHOUT WARRANT, ANSWERED OVER 3800 CALLS GENERATED THROUGH DISPATCH AND TAKEN OVER 2500 AFTER OUR CALLS FROM OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
AND IN 2021 THE FISCAL YEAR TOTAL OF 2253 CONTACTS. ONE LAST POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT IN 2021 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO AWARDED ONE OR $95,000 GRANT THROUGH THE NEW DIRECTIONS PROGRAM BY DALLAS COUNTY FOR CRISIS AND ASSISTANCE AND BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JULY EIGHTH OF THIS YEAR.
WITH THIS GRANT OUR CRISIS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ADDED A FULLY LICENSED CLINICIAN AND THE EMPHASIS ON THIS POSITION WILL BE FOLLOW-UPS WITH REFERRALS, POSITIVE CONTACTS AND CARE FOR THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT IN DISTRESS. STRENGTH IN A NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY IS OUR THIRD PRIORITY.
NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY TOUCHES THE LIVES OF ROWLETT RESIDENT WHEN THEY SEE IT THE MOST, THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. OFFERING A TURNKEY PROCESS FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING BUSINESS OWNERS SERVICES RANGING FROM ANIMAL SERVICE SUPPORT, CO-COMPLIANT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND INFRA-STRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT AND OUR RESIDENCY THE IMPACT. IN 2021 OVER $98 MILLION IN NEW CONSTRUCTION IS ADDING NEW BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS TO ROWLETT. THE CITY ALSO RESPONDED TO 1692 ANIMAL SERVICE CALLS AND MAINTAINED A 93 PERCENT LIVE RELEASE RATE RECEIVING G FUNDING WE ALSO PROVIDED OVER $178,000 FOR PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF MORTGAGE RENTAL, UTILITY AND FOOD PANTRY ASSISTANCE. 2 MILLION IN NEIGHBORHOOD ALLEY REHABILITATION AND TUNA 36,000 AND RESIDENTS TO ASSIST WITH A TWO-YEAR HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM. PLACING THE ANIMALS THAT COME INTO OUR SHELTER IS OUR PRIORITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THOSE WITH FRIENDS OF ROWLETT ANIMAL SHELTER, AND PROGRAMS LIKE TNR WHICH IS TRAPPED NEUTER AND RELEASE. WE CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH A 93 PERCENT LIVE RELEASE RATE FOR 2021. OUR PARTNERSHIPS HAVE USE CRATE OF OPTIONS TO PLACE ANIMALS IN HOMES WITH RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP WITH THEIR FOREVER HOMES. WE IMPROVE LIVABILITY THROUGH PROACTIVE CODE COMPLIANCE, RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAMS, UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THROUGH THE SALVATION ARMY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LAW GRANT, INFRA STRUCTURE ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS. CODE ENFORCEMENT ENSURES THAT WE HAVE LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN ROWLETT 91 PERCENT OF OUR PROPERTY OWNERS TAKE CARE OF THE VIOLATION ONCE WE NOTIFY THEM SO WHETHER IT'S HIGH GRASS OR DILAPIDATED FENCES, CODE ENFORCEMENT IS EVERYONE'S JOB. STAYING ON TRACK AND CONTINUES CURRENT WITH LAND-USE PURPOSES IS IMPERATIVE FOR SOUND PLANNING THIS CREATES A SENSE OF COMMUNITY ENABLES HIGHER-QUALITY DEVELOPMENTS AND HELPS TO MAINTAIN AND ELEVATE PROPERTY VALUES. IN LATE 2016 THE CITY IMPLEMENTED THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCACY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO HELP RESIDENTS BEAUTIFY THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND BUILD COMMUNITY SPIRIT. IN 2021 THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE FUNCTION WAS ABSORBED INTO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING PROGRAM PAID THE CITY HOSTED THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT VIRTUALLY OVER 100 ATTENDEES.
NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT IS A PRIMARY PRIORITY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING. ANOTHER PRIORITY IS ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE. ROWLETT OFFERS MANY AMENITIES TO OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. DUE TO COVID OUR RECREATION AND LIBRARY FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS WERE IMPACTED, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ACTIVITIES. IN 2021 WE STILL
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HAD 68,000 BUSINESSES IN THE RCC WHICH WAS AN 87 PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND THE WEB ZONE HOSTED 27,000 VISITORS. AFTER CLOSURES IN THE PRIOR YEAR. IN ADDITION ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY EXPERIENCED OVER 84,000 PHYSICAL VISITS AND FOUR PERCENT INCREASE AT A CONTINUED OFFICER OF CURBSIDE SERVICE. WHILE WORKING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC OUR GOAL WAS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES YOU ENJOY. THE STAFF HAD TO BE CREATIVE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EACH ACTIVITY TO ENSURE SAFETY WHILE IMPLEMENTED MANDATED PROTOCOLS.STAFF ADDED SANITATION METHODS BETWEEN GAMES OR SETS WHILE PROVIDING SAFETY BENCH SEATING FOR YOUTH DURING GAMES. 2021 WAS A BUSY YEAR FOR WORKING TOWARDS A MORE DESTINATION CENTER PARK SYSTEM. THANKS TO THE 2018 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS MANY EXISTING PARKS AND FACILITIES RECEIVE MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS. A MAJOR OVERHAUL INCLUDED AN ULTRAVIOLET SANITATION SYSTEM THAT ALLOWED THE WET ZONE TO OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS. IN ADDITION ADDITIONAL SHADE STRUCTURES REPLACE THE OLD TIKI HUTS AND NEW FILTRATION VALVES THAT NEED REPLACEMENT. IMPROVED LED PARKING LOT LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS THEY DID LIGHTS IN THE BUILDING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT TO PROVIDE TRAILS NOT ONLY INSIDE THE PARK SYSTEM BUT CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SCHOOLS, SHOPPING AND OTHER PARTS IN ROWLETT. IN 2018 A NEW PARKS AND RECREATION TRAIL MASTER PLAN WAS COMPLETED AND SEVERAL OF THE TOP EARLY TRAILS ARE ALREADY COMPLETED OR IN THE WORKS. WORK CONTINUED IN 2020 ON THE LAKE HIGHLANDS TRAIL WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETE. THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY AND PLANS WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AS WELL. WE WILL ALSO NOTICE THE NEXT 3 YEARS TRL. LIST WITH MODIFICATION OF THE LAKESIDE NORTH TRAIL AS WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN INCLUDED. WHILE LIMITED THE CITY HELD SEVERAL EVENT/SHARE WHICH IN SOME CASES WERE MODIFIED. ONE UNIQUE EXAMPLE INCLUDED YARD CAMPAIGNS WHERE STAFF DELIVERED EASTER EGGS TO OVER 200 HOMES AND WAS EQUIVALENT TO 8000 EGGS. ADDITIONAL MODIFIED SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDED A DRIVE THROUGH TRUNK OR TREAT AND VIRTUAL CEREMONIES. AND, PERSONAL EVENTS BEGAN WITH FIREWORKS ON MAIN AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. THE PAST YEAR, LIBRARY STAFF FOCUSED ON SAFELY MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PATRONS.
THOSE WHO FELT COMFORTABLE INDOORS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO WANTED O CONDUCT BUSINESS CURBSIDE. PROGRAMS LIKE STORYTIME WERE PRESENTED ON FACEBOOK A FAMILY CRAFT PROJECTS WERE OFFERED TOGETHER. CLASSES CONTINUE TO BE ON ZOOM OR TELEPHONE. IN DECEMBER THE LIBRARY DISPLAYED POLAR EXPRESS PICTURES IN THE WINDOWS FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY IN THE FRESH AIR. IN APRIL THE LIBRARY ANNOUNCED WINNERS OF THE EARTH DAY BOOK CONTEST AND IN MAY THE LIBRARY RESUMED IN PERSON PROGRAMS WITH LIMITED ATTENDANCE PAIRED THE LIBRARY DID DODGE A MAJOR BULLET BY COVERING THE COLLECTION WITH TARPS AHEAD OF TIME TO PROTECT THEM. I WANT TO THANK LAURA AND HER TEAM 12 THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO DO THAT AHEAD OF TIME.
IN THE PAST YEAR SUMMER READING WAS OFFERED IN PERSON WITH PICKUP CRAFTS AT CURBSIDE. WHILE WE DIDN'T SEE PARTICIPATION LEVELS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM REACH PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, TENDONS DID INCREASE. THE LIBRARY HOSTED OR UTILIZED MOVABLE GLASS PANELS IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM WHICH GRADED A LARGER SPACE TO HOST PROGRAMS FROM THE GARLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND ALL ABOUT ANIMALS. THE LIBRARY CONTINUES TO EXPLORE NEW OPTIONS FOR PATRONS FROM JOB SKILLS PROGRAMS TO PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO KEEP KIDS READING DARLING GARLAND ISD INTERSECTIONAL BREAKS. THE CITY HAS SEEN PHENOMENAL GROWTH SINCE THE ADOPTION OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND STRATEGIC PLAN EVEN DURING THE CHALLENGING YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC AND 2021 WAS NO EXCEPTION. THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR 53 NEW BUSINESSES OPENED
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AND $18 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENTS FOR PRIVATE JOB PROJECTS AIRED FOR FISCAL 2021 SALES TAX WAS $1 MILLION OVER 15 PERCENT OVER FORECAST AND $882,000 ABOVE LAST YEAR'S SALES TAX REVENUE. EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACES DOING QUITE WELL WITH A VACANCY RATE OF 15.8 PERCENT OFFERS CONTINUE TO LAG BEHIND OTHER SECTORS BUT STILL QUITE IMPROVED OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. INDUSTRIAL, RETAIL ARE ALSO DOING EXTREMELY WELL WITH VERY LOW VACANCY RATES WAS 6.7 PERCENT AND FIVE PERCENT RESPECTIVELY. MULTIFAMILY IS ALSO DOING WELL WITH A NINE PERCENT VACANCY. WITH ALL OF THE MULTIFAMILY ADDED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THERE IS DEFINITELY A MARKET FOR THAT AND WE ARE AVERAGING ABOUT 91 PERCENT OCCUPANCY.SOLID NUMBERS. IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE POSITIVE BRAND IDENTITY TO THE GENERAL WEBSITE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MAINTAINS THREE DISTINCT WEBSITES. THE MAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE ROWLETT ON THE MOVE AND TO DISTRICT SPECIFICS WEBSITES WITH THE VILLAGE OF ROWLETT DOWNTOWN AND NORTH SHORE.
WE'VE HAD AN INCREASED FOCUS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS YEAR TARGETING AN AUDIENCE OF SITE SELECTORS, BROKERS AND DEVELOPERS FROM NORTH SHORE. THIS INCLUDED 55,000 WEBSITE PAGE VIEWS OR OVER 4000 WEBSITE DOWNLOADS. THE VILLAGE OF ROWLETT DOWNTOWN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HAVE THE LARGEST INTERACTIONS PROVIDING A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS A SAMPLING OF THE VARIOUS SAMPLINGS OF RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS THE CITY HAS RECEIVED SUCH AS BEING AMONG THE TOP 10 BEST SUBURBS TO BUY A HOUSE IN DALLAS COUNTY AND TOP 10 PLACES WITH THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN DALLAS COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY OUR DOWNTOWN PITCH BOOK RECEIVED A BRONZE AWARD FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. SAPPHIRE BAY IS A $1 BILLION MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT WE TALK ABOUT AN AWFUL LOT. IN 2021 DIET DESTINATION RESORT WAS ANNOUNCED AS A CONFERENCE HOTEL OPERATOR FOR THE PROJECT IS DEVELOPING ON SCHEDULE AND INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEARING COMPLETION. TEXAS DOT HAS GONE CONSTRUCTION AND ITS 30 DAYS BEFORE SCHEDULE. AND, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE SURF AND TURF BEACH CLUB AND ENTERTAINMENT DINING PROJECTS.
AGAIN WE DO CONTINUE TO SEE SALES TAX GROWTH AND RETAIL AND RESTAURANT ADMIT DESPITE THE PIMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING GENERAL RETAIL OPERATIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY THE CITY IS FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC GROWTH OF RESTAURANTS AND RETAILERS IN DOWNTOWN AND THEN SAPPHIRE BAY PROVIDE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO HELP FOSTER THAT SENSE OF PLACE. ROWLETT'S NORTH SHORE OFFERS 1000 ACRES OF HIGHLY VISIBLE PROPERTIES WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE WITH A FOCUS ON BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, HEALTHCARE SCIENCES AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS WORKING WITH EXISTING LAND OWNERS TO LAUNCH A PRIVATE INVESTMENT TO BRING A KABBALISTIC PROJECT TO NORTH SHORE AND MAKING EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE COMING MONTH. WE'VE ALSO SEEN OVER 2500 NEW JOBS ADDED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. WITH ADDITIONS OF NEW BUSINESSES AS WELL AS THE EXPANSION AND RETENTION OF EXISTING BUSINESSES. BACKBONE OF BUSINESS AND ROWLETT ARE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT CONTINUE TO MAKE ROWLETT THEIR HOME. A TOTAL OF 53 NEW BUSINESSES HAVE COME TO ROWLETT IN THE PAST YEAR CREATING OVER 400 NEW JOBS. FORGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH OUR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS STRENGTHENS ROWLETT SUCCESS AND FOSTERS ECONOMIC VITALITY INTO THE FUTURE. WE HAVE 22.4 PERCENT OF VACANT LAND REMAINING TO BE DEVELOPED AND WE ARE FOCUSED ON PUTTING IRRESPONSIBLE AND WORK IT DRIVEN GUIDELINES IN PLACE TO ENSURE ROWLETT SUSTAINABILITY ON BUILDOUT.
ANOTHER PRIORITY IS INVESTING IN TRANSPORTATION AND PINFRASTRUCTURE. OUR UTILITY OPERATIONS TEAM PERFORMS MANY VITAL FUNCTIONS TO KEEP OUR WATERS SAFE AND MAINTAIN 300 MILES OF WATERLINE INTIMACY SIX MILES OF WASTEWATER AS WELL AS
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FOR ELEVATED STORAGE TANKS, THREE PUMP STATIONS, 3400 MANHOLES, 800 CLEANOUTS AND 26 SEWER STATIONS. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERS 4 MILLION GALLONS A DAY IN THE WINTER AND NEARLY 9 MILLION DOWNLOADS A DAY DURING THE SUMMER. TO MAINTAIN QUALITY, 840 WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE TESTED IN 2021 2300 VALVES WERE EXERCISED, 1500 FIRE HYDRANTS WERE MAINTAINED AND WE TELEVISED 178,000 FEET OF SEWER MAIN AND REPLACED 1000 FEET OF WATER MAIN ON CHIESA ROAD. THE CITY HELD TO BOND ELECTION TOTALING 8.5 MILLION. IN 2021 CITIZENS APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL $8 MILLION FOR PAVING AND DRAINAGE AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS. A THIRD PROPOSITION FOR PARKS AND TRAILS DID NOT PASS. NEW BONDS APPROVED IN MAY WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS LAKELAND HEIGHTS AND COUNTRY AIR STATES.CRITICAL STREET PROJECTS AND BUSINESS PARKS IN EAST INDUSTRIAL AND EROSION CONTROL MEASURES IN LONG BRANCH PAID THE ELECTION THEN ALSO PROVIDES $1.3 MILLION FOR THE CITY TO COMPLETELY REPLACE ITS OUTDOOR WARNING SYSTEM. EVERYONE REMEMBERS THE 2015 TORNADOES AND REPLACEMENT OF THE SYSTEM IS VITAL TO ALERT THEIR RESIDENCE DURING FUTURE EVENTS.
IN 2021 THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE I 30 DELL ROCK UTILITY LOCATIONS THE REHAB OF A 2 MILLION GALLON GROUNDWATER STORAGE TANK, FOR ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND TOTALITY OF THE PROJECT WAS $3.3 MILLION. CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IS THE LAKELAND HEIGHTS STREETS, WATER SEWER AND DRAIN ENHANCEMENTS AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF THE PHASE I OF THE SANITARY SEWER IN STATE HIGHWAY 66. THAT PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO COST 7.6 MILLION.
AND IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE CITY'S FUTURE NEEDS PLANNING IS UNDERWAY FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WILL ENABLE CITIZENS TO MOVE AROUND THE CITY AND OPEN SECTIONS OF THE CITY TO DEVELOP. THE MERIT ROAD CONNECTOR IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WILL EXTEND PGP TO LIBERTY GROVE, THEY WILL BE WIDENING CHIESA ROAD FROM DELL ROCK TO 256 AND MILLER ROAD WILL BE WIDENED FROM DELL ROCK TO GLENN HILL ROAD. ROWLETT HAS A SUPERIOR WATER SYSTEM. AS DESIGNATED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY THIS IS THE STATE'S HIGHEST WATER QUALITY DESIGNATION AND GIVEN TO THE CITY FOR EXCELLENCE IN WATER QUALITY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY TCE Q. UTILITY OPERATIONS TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING OUR WATER SYSTEM AND TAKE SPECIAL PRIDE IN THE PROCEDURES DESIGNATION. IN 2021 WE DELIVERED 2.6 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND ADD 1.6 BILLION GALLONS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT. OUR FLEET TEAM IS THE GREASE THAT KEEPS ALL OUR CITY TEAMS MOVING AND GETTING THINGS DONE. CITY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT IN FEBRUARY OF 2021 WITH ENTERPRISE FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT SERVICES WERE ALL LIGHT-DUTY SERVICES TO HELP REDUCE OUR OVERALL COST OF OWNERSHIP. OUR CITY RECEIVED 21 OF THOSE ISVEHICLES TO DATE WE'VE ANOTHER 31 PLAN FOR 2022 AND OVERALL, JUST FOR PERSPECTIVE OUR FLEET DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS 431 PIECES OF CITY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING VEHICLES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ALL OF IT. AND THE FACILITIES TEAM MAINTAINS THE 18 CITY FACILITIES AND CLAIMS 150,000 SQUARE FEET OF OCCUPIED SPACE. IN 2020 WHEN THEY COMPLETED 500 WORK ORDERS AND HAD BILLY HANDLE MANY SPECIAL REQUESTS AND PROJECTS INCLUDING EMERGENCY REPAIRS FROM THE EMERGENCY STORMS AND THE WATER LINE BREAK BY THE RCC EARLIER THIS FALL. ALSO IN 2021 CITY HALL RECEIVED A NICE UPDATE BY REPLACING THE FRONT WINDOWS. VERY NICE. OUR SEVENTH AND FINAL STRATEGIC AUTHORITY IS TO PROMOTE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT SERVICES FROM OUR CITIZENS AND BEGINS WITH OUR EMPLOYEES. NEARLY 3000 APPLICATIONS LAST YEAR LED TO 83 NEW FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.
630 EMPLOYEES INCLUDING SEASONAL EMPLOYEES WERE ACTIVE DURING 2021. OUT OF THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO PROMOTED 42 PEOPLE, 85 PERCENT WERE RETAINED THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR AND WE PROVIDED AGAIN 2.6 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER.
21,000 CUSTOMERS. 2300 ARE NOW USING OUR AUTOMATED METER IN
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FOR STRUCTURE SYSTEM, AMI. WE HAD 35 ACTIVE GRANTS WHICH SAVE CITIZENS OVER $7 MILLION IN CYBERSECURITY SPAM BLOCK 2.1 MILLION EMAILS. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE STARTS WITH HIGH STANDARDS. ACCREDITATION PROVIDES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT MEASURED AGAINST THE RECOMMENDED STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE TO ENSURE WE ARE PROVIDING THE RIGHT SERVICE RIGHT WAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM WHO ARE RECERTIFIED THIS YEAR AND FURTHER RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR THE BEST PRACTICES. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE CONTINUES WITH EMPLOYEE HEALTH. THIS PROGRAM IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND EMPLOYEES MUST ACHIEVE 20 POINTS OR PAY HIGHER HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS. IN 2021 142 EMPLOYEES WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THOSE POINTS BY ACHIEVING 30 POINTS OR GREATER WITH 112 POINTS BEING THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT. A HEALTHY WORKFORCE IS A STRONG WORKFORCE. OUR EMPLOYEES SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN 2 TO 4 CATEGORIES IN THE CITY'S BIOMETRIC SCREENING FROM 2020 TO 2021 APPROVING THE HEALTHCARE, SUPPORTED OUR EFFORTS TO STAY WITHIN THE BUDGETED AMOUNTS OF HEALTHCARE DOLLARS FOR 2021. THIS HELPED US AVOID INCREASES TO HEALTH COVERAGE PREMIUMS TO EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR. ALL RIGHT IS A TOOL THAT HELPS OUR EMPLOYEES STAY HEALTHY BY HELPING THEM TO BE INFORMED CONSUMERS OF HEALTHCARE. ALL RIGHT ALSO PROVIDES REAL SAVINGS WITH CITY AND EMPLOYEES BY REVIEWING DOCTOR RECOMMENDATIONS, COST ESTIMATES, REVIEWING BILLS FOR INACCURACIES, PRESCRIPTIONS AND HELPING AFTER COMMON INSURANCE FOR QUESTIONS. 71 EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS USED THIS IN 2021 AND SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS PROGRAM 3 TO 17 EMPLOYEES HAVE USED THE SERVICE SAVING $1.2 MILLION IN CLAIMS POLICY AND PRODUCTIVITY. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN OUR SAFETY AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROGRAMS. THE NATURE OF OUR BUSINESS IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND A GOOD NUMBER OF OUR EMPLOYEES MUST PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE, PREPARING ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERFORMING EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES. YOU CAN SEE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF OUR EFFORTS TO MITIGATE SAFETY HAZARDS IN THE WORK PLACE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN KEEPING THE LONG-TERM TREND STABLE. THIS HAS HAD A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE AMOUNT OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS CITY PAYS IN THE COMING YEARS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR EMPLOYEES ARE SAFE. IN 2021 WE PROCESSED 4.2 MILLION EMAILS AND BLOCKED 2.1 MILLION DUE TO MALICIOUS CONTENT. AS YOU CAN SEE, TEXAS IS A TARGET FOR CYBERSECURITY ATTACKSAND COSTS PUBLIC ENTITIES MILLIONS EACH YEAR.TRUSTED WITH PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICES THESE ORGANIZATIONS CAN ILL AFFORD FINANCIALLY OR CYNICALLY TO BE PARALYZED BY A CYBER ATTACK. IN ORDER TO COMBAT THESE ATTACKS ROWLETT PROVIDES MULTIPLE LINES OF DEFENSE INCLUDING ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE, FIREWALLS AND REQUIRED ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. IN 2021 THE CITY'S IT DEPARTMENT CONTINUE TO WORK THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ON CYBERSECURITY SCANNING PROGRAMS. WE'VE ELIMINATED ANY VULNERABILITIES THAT THEY MAY HAVE FOUND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY NEW VULNERABILITIES IN THEIR WEEKLY SCANS ALL YEAR. I REALLY WANT TO THANK JOE AND HIS IT TEAM ON A FABULOUS JOB.
AND IMPLEMENTING IN ROWLETT IN 2020 AND FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS IN 2021 PRIORITY-BASED BUDGETING ALLOWS BUDGET AND SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST TO BE EVALUATED AT THE PROGRAM LEVEL BY INTEGRATING A STRATEGIC PLAN GENERAL PROGRAM ATTRIBUTES. THEY USE THIS TO PROMOTE THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TO THE HIGHEST PROCESS TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATING OUR COUNSEL AND CITIZENS OF ROWLETT ABOUT THE DECISION POINTS AND CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO MAKE AS IT DELIBERATES ABOUT THE PRIORITIES TO BE FUNDED EACH YEAR. AND IN 2021 S&P RATES RAISED ROWLETT DEBT RATING FROM A+ TO AA. THIS IS ON ROWLETT WATER AND SEWER RATES CITING STRONG FINANCIAL PRUDENCE DURING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, HEALTHY LIQUIDITY AND RESERVES, STRONG PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT AND ROBUST
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LONG-RANGE CAPITAL PLANNING INCLUDING RATE FLEXIBILITIES THROUGHOUT OUR MULTI-YEAR WATER RATE STUDIES. AS YOU KNOW EVEN PUSHING FOR THIS FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW AND AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF HARD WORK TO REACH QUALIFICATIONS OF THIS RATING AND THEN PUSH BACK WE ARE SO VERY PLEASED TO FINALLY GET THAT RATING UPDATED. NOT ALL WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS ARE AA RATED I WILL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.>> DURING 2021 THE COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED A NUMBER OF OPTIONS AND COST ESTIMATES FOR FUTURE FACILITIES. THE STUDY IS NOW OFFICIALLY COMPLETE AND CITY COUNCIL STAFF WILL WORK ON LONG-TERM SCHEDULES TO DEVELOP RESOURCES AND FUNDS NECESSARY TO THE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE A TERMINUS WORKFORCE THAT TRULY PRIDES ITSELF IN SERVICE AND AS INDICATED EARLIER, OUR PROFIT IS TO COMMUNITY GOODWILL. WE DON'T BUILD OR SELL MERCHANDISE INSTEAD WE PRESERVE. THAT'S OUR PURPOSE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL APPRECIATES THE EMPLOYEES AND EACH YEAR THE MEMBERS OF ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL COOK AND SERVE AT OUR ANNUAL LUNCHEON HELD AT OUR NEW FIRE STATION. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW IT MEANS SO MUCH TO OUR STAFF AND SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY IS APPRECIATED. I CAN'T IN TONIGHT WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE HARD WORK OF MY TEAM WHO TAKES CARE OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
I'M TRULY FORTUNATE TO HAVE PEOPLE OF THEIR CALIBER ON MY TEAM. FINALLY I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AGAIN FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE YOU CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY AND THIS ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU.
>> IS AT THE END? >> YES MA'AM, I'M SORRY. I
DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT. >> I WAS TAKING A BREATH.
>> UNDERSTAND RATE PRESENTATION. I'M ALWAYS SO OVERWHELMED WITH THIS PRESENTATION EVERY YEAR. IT'S AMAZING. EVEN IN THESE LAST TWO YEARS WITH ALL THE DISTRACTIONS, PRIORITIES AND CHANGING PRIORITIES AND ALL THE DARTS BEING THROWN AT YOU ALL THERE SOME AMAZING THINGS YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED. IN QUEUE FOR THE PRESENTATION I WILL OPEN IT UP TO RUSSIANS AND COMMENTS. COUNSEL?
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR BUT THE OUTCOME CERTAINLY OUTWEIGH THE DIFFICULTY YOU HAVE IN YOUR TEAM HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> I AGREE. I CAN ECHO WHAT THE MAYOR SAID AND I WANT TO APPLY AUDIO. [APPLAUSE] IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR. ONE QUESTION I HAVE AND I'M JUST CURIOUS THE 85 PERCENT EMPLOYEE RETENTION RATE IS THAT UP OR
DOWN OR THE SAME? >> IT'S BEEN RUNNING RIGHT ABOUT 12 TO 15 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND AS YOU KNOW IT'S A VERY TOUGH MARKET. WE WANT TO RECRUIT PEOPLE AND THEN HOLD THEM. VFW IS CHALLENGING ANYWAY AND YOU'RE IN A REMOTE AREA IT'S ONE THING BUT IT'S VERY HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE AREA. >> THANKS AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU GUYS. >> THANK YOU BRIAN.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? WELL. >> JUST SO YOU KNOW THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD A MEETING TO WRITE YOU THE YEAR END RESULTS TODAY AND I WILL SEE THAT NEXT WEEK. IT'S AN AMAZING YEAR AND FINANCIAL RESULTS. JUST INCREDIBLE FINANCIALS.
>> IT STARTS AT THE TOP, SO THANK YOU.
>> REALLY TO YOUR POINT ON THAT I WANT TO SAY CREDIBLE STEWARDSHIP ACROSS-THE-BOARD FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BE POSITIONED IN A WAY THAT WE ARE AND TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT OUR CITY STAFF MAINTAINS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. IT'S BEEN AMAZING. AND THAT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN. THAT TAKES A LOT OF PREPARATION AND PLANNING AND SOME GREAT PEOPLE WE HIDE THAT. SO, THANK YOU ALL. I'M AMAZED,
TRULY. >> THE RATINGS HAVE BEEN
INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. >> SHOULD'VE BEEN DOWN THE LAST
TWO YEARS. >> I THINK THAT IS WHAT WAS ON MY REPORT CARD IN HIGH SCHOOL. NEXT AA?
[LAUGHTER] >> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD JOB.
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>> THANKS EVERYBODY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM IF I CAN FIND MY AGENDA. OKAY, DON'T FORGET YOUR
CITIZENINPUT.[LAUGHTER] >> HE HAS CHECKED HIS BOX! >> I WANTED TO DO, THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> I LIKE TO READ INTO THE RECORD THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
[3B. Discuss the long-term use of the Fire Station #2 facility and surrounding property located at 5100 Dalrock Road. (30 minutes)]
PUBLIC INPUT ON THESE ITEMS AND THEN WILL GO INTO THE PRESENTATION. 3B. DISCUSS THE LONG-TERM USE OF THE FIRE STATION #2 FACILITY AND SURROUNDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5100 DALROCK ROAD. SO I HAVE ONE EMAIL AND ONE IN PERSON ANYTHING ELSE LAURA? SO, THIS IS ERIC AND YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK IN PERSON AND THEN I ALSO HAVE SOMETHING FROM SCOTT JAVAPREFERENCE ON THE ORDER? >> I DON'T I'M JUST WONDERING HOW REDUNDANT IT WILL BE TOGETHER BUT I CAN GO AHEAD,
IT'S FINE. >> WE USUALLY DO IT IN PERSON FIRST SO YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES AND IF YOU COULD PUT YOUR ADDRESS IN RECORD COME TO THE TABLE.
>> MY NAME IS ERIC GUERNSEY, I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL, MAYOR AND STAFF ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT TONIGHT. I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE ROWLETT COUNSEL AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND WILL ADDRESS MY COMMENTS TO AGENDA ITEM 3B. WE ASK IF YOU CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF THE RCC WHEN WE LOOK AT THE STATUS OF THE OLD FIRE STATION, TOO. THE RCC SPONSOR SEVEN DISTINCT PROGRAMS SERVING SIX COUNTIES WITH SIX OF THOSE SPECIFICALLY SERVING ROWLETT PIT SINCE 2003 THE ROWLETT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS HAVE AMASSED TUNA 5000 SERVICE HOURS FOR TOTAL VALUE OF VOLUNTEER TIME IN EXCESS OF $4.8 MILLION. OUR CERT TEAM HAS RESPONDED TO MANY SEVERE WEATHER AND EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT OCCURREDINCLUDING 20 DOES, FLOODING, WIND STORMS AND ICE STORMS. ROWLETT HAS PROVIDED VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT EVERY MAJOR CITY IN CHAMBER EVENTS SINCE 2003 AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS, SCATTING ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS. ROWLETT ALSO SERVES AS A FOUNDING MEMBER AND PERMANENT BOARD MEMBER OF THE ROWLETT COED YOU MAY KNOW AS ROWLETT READY PAIRED WE RESPOND TO TUNA 21 CALLS FOR SERVICE DAY AND NIGHT AND HAS NEVER FAILED TO RESPOND IN 20 YEARS. WE CONTINUE OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING CARE FOR FIRE, EMS AND HEALTHCARE INCLUDING DOCTORS, PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS, EMTS, PARAMEDICS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND IN ADDITION TO FURTHER THIS GOAL, $8000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN AWARDED. THE POST IS THREE TIMES AWARDED ITS HIGHEST HONOR AND IS AN INTEGRAL PARTNER WITH DEPLOYMENTS AND TRAINING. WE PROVIDE COUNTLESS HOURS OF SUPPORT TO ROWLETT PD AND OTHER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR AERIES PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ESSENTIAL PICKUP AND COOPERATION WITH EEOC. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THIS WE INCLUDE SIX MOTORIZED UNITS AND FOUR TRAILERS. WE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES WHEN SUPPORTING OPERATIONS. OUR RESPONSE VEHICLES AND TRAILERS ARE STORED OUTSIDE IN THE TEXAS SUN AND WHETHER IN THIS PLACES HEAVY NEEDS HONOR VOLUNTEERS TO KEEP THINGS IN OPERATIONAL READINESS. VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ARE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE CITY MAKING MAINTENANCE TASKS DIFFICULT IN UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS. AS ASSETS ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY MANY OF THIS IS UTILIZED TO DETERMINE WHAT IS NEEDED, WHERE IS LOCATED AND DISPATCHING VOLUNTEERS TO THE POSITION AND EQUIPMENT. ADDITIONALLY MANY OF OUR RESOURCES ARE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE, FIRST AID KITS, STOP LEAK KITS AND REHAB SUPPLIES AND CAN'T BE STORED IN VEHICLES OR TRAILERS. CURRENTLY WE ARE USING A CLOSET MORE STUFF TO CAPACITY. ROWLETT IS SAFER, STRONGER AND BETTER PREPARED FOR ITS PROGRAM AND DEDICATED MEMBERS. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE RESIDENT OF CALL ROWLETT HOME. WHAT WE ARE ASKED FOR IS TO PROVIDE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR CITIES SAFER I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
>> ANYBODY ELSE IN PERSON? I'M GOING TO READ THIS. THIS IS FROM SCOTT HART'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DEAR CITY COUNCIL I WILL BEGIN BY STATING THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE ROWLETT CITY CORE COUNCIL IS ITS AFFILIATED PROGRAMS IS A SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF ROWLETT. WERE IT NOT FOR THAT THE ORGANIZATION WOULD NOT EXIST. SINCE 2003 WE HAVE AMASSED NEARLY 5000 SERVICE HOURS WITH VOLUNTEERS TOTALING $4.8 MILLION AS AN ANNUAL VALUE OF TWO AND 40,000. OUR VOLUNTEERS
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HAVE BEEN THERE FOR THE CITY IN TIMES OF TORNADOES, FLOODING, FIRES, SEVERE WEATHER, ICE STORMS, PANDEMICS, MISSING PERSONS, PARADES, DOWNTOWN EVENTS AND MORE. ROWLETT IS SAFER, STRONGER AND BETTER PREPARED BECAUSE OF THE RCC PROGRAMS AND ITS DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. TONIGHT, AS THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE DISPOSITION OF THE ALL FIRE STATION NUMBER 2 ON DALROCK ROAD WE HOPE YOU CONSIDER THE RCC IN THE DECISION. THE RCC HAS LONG DREAMS AND PLAN FOR OCCUPYING THE OLD STATION ONCE THE NEW FIRE STATION WAS BUILT AND OPERATIONAL. WE BELIEVE THAT TIME HAS FINALLY COME.THE RCC HAS OWN IMMENSELY FROM THE FIRST PROGRAM FROM ITS FIRST VOLUNTEERS IN 2002. SEVEN PROGRAMS IN SIX SURROUNDING COUNTIES WE AVERAGED OVER 5000 SERVICE HOURS ANNUALLY WITH 300 VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE. ASK OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE BASED IN ROWLETT.
WE MAINTAIN A FLEET OF VEHICLES AND TRAILERS EATING BEAT UP BY THE EXTREME WEATHER IN TEXAS. HAVING SHELTER WITH SAVE THOUSANDS AND IN A TIME WHEN THE CITY NEEDS US THE MOST.
WE'VE RAN OUT OF STORAGE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. OR SO FULL FOR OUR SUPPLIES BUT WORRIED THAT THE STORAGE ROOM WILL COLLAPSE INTO THE CHIEF'S OFFICE BECAUSE IS JAMPACKED WITH UNIFORMS, TENTS, PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ETC. AS YOU CONSIDER THE OPTIONS FOR THE OLD FIRE STATION PLEASE KEEP OUR PROGRAM AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR THOUGHTS. WE APPRECIATE ROWLETT HELPING ROWLETT MAKE A SAFER AND STRONGER COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WHO AM I LOOKING
AT? >> I WILL SEE IF I CAN CLICK ON MY IPAD AND THE CLICKER AT THE SAME TIME.
>> I CAN PUSH SOME BUTTONS FOR YOU. >> YOU COULD DO IT.
DISCUSS THE LONGTIME USE OF THE OLD FIRE STATION NUMBER 2 AND SURROUNDING PROPERTY. THAT IS ON DALROCK ROAD. THIS IS A RELATIVELY SHORT PRESENTATION TO GIVE COUNSEL WHEN HE OF TIME TO HAVE DISCUSSION. THE GOAL OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS CONSENSUS ON COUNSEL OVER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. KEEP THE PROPERTY AND FACILITY AND DETERMINE A NEW NAME AND USE? CARE DOWN THE BUILDING AND SELL THE PROPERTY? OR SELL THE BUILDING AND THE PROPERTY AS IS. SO, IF YOU BACKGROUND AND DETAILS FIRE STATION NUMBER 2 WAS BUILT IN 1984. THE FACILITY IS LOCATED AT 5100 DALROCK ROAD ON THE CORNER OF WOODSIDE ROAD. THE PPROPERTY IS 34,000 SQUARE FEET PAND THE STRUCTURE IS 3910 SQUARE FEET. IT IS A PARTIAL TWO-STORY RESIDENTIAL STYLE WOOD FRAME WITH MASONRY VENEER.
THE STRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY IN FAIR TO POOR CONDITION AND IN OCTOBER 21 NEW FIRE STATION NUMBER 2 WAS OPENED ON TRAIN ROAD. IN OCTOBER OF 2021 THE CITY CONDUCTED AN OFFICIAL APPRAISAL OF THE FACILITY AND PROPERTY. THE ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY IS $325,000 AND IS SOLD AS IS.
ACCORDING TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT CONDUCTED THE APPRAISAL THE ESTIMATED MARKETING WOULD BE LESS THAN 12 MONTH. THE COST TO DEMOLISH THE FACILITY WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $27,000. DALE JACKSON OUR ROWLETT BUILDING OFFICIAL DID CONDUCT AN OFFICIAL INSPECTION AND FOUND THE ABILITY TO BE IN STABLE CONDITION BUT ANY RENOVATION WORK COULD TRIGGER A REQUIREMENT THAT THE FACILITY BE WROUGHT INTO CURRENT BUILDING CODES. THE FACILITY IS NOT CURRENTLY ADA COMPLIANT.
MINOR RENOVATIONS SUCH AS PAINTING OR ADDING A WALL COULD BE DONE BUT HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS NO REMOVAL OF WALLS OR PERMANENT STRUCTURES. JUST FOR REFERENCE THIS IS THE LOCATION ALONG DALROCK ROAD AND THEN THIS IS A ZOOM IN FROM THE WEBSITE. THESE ARE PHOTOS AND YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE IN THE FRONT AND THE FIRE HAS MOVED SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS OUT SINCE THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN TO THESE WERE PHOTOS BY THE APPRAISER AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE KITCHEN THE BACK PARKING LOT MAIN AREA WHERE THE FIREMEN HUNG OUT AND THEN THE DAYS AND THEY HAVE SINCE MOVED OUT WORKOUT EQUIPMENT BELIEVE. SO, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE APPRAISER IF THE DECISION IS MADE TO SELL THE PROPERTY THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO POTENTIALLY SELL IT AS FOUR INDIVIDUAL LOTS PER THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH THE UNDERLYING ZONING FOR SINGLE-FAMILY USE AND DEVELOPMENT. IF THE FACILITY AND SURROUNDING LAND WERE
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LEASED THE MARKET RATE IS $10 PER SQUARE FOOT. WHICH IS $36,000 OF REVENUE PER YEAR INCLUDING TAXES AND MAINTENANCE. THE APPRAISER RECOMMENDS EITHER SELLING THE PROPERTY IN ITS ENTIRETY OR KEEPING THE FACILITY AND THE APPROXIMATE 21,000 SQUARE FEET OF PROPERTY AND SELLING THE REMAINING AS SINGLE OR MULTIPLE LOTS. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO ASK COUNSEL FOR TODAY. THIS IS A LITTLE MORE DETAIL.THERE'S LITERALLY THREE MAIN OPTIONS. KEEP THE PROPERTY AND FACILITY AND DETERMINE A NEW NAME AND USE, TEAR DOWN THE BUILDING AND SELL THE PROPERTY OR SELL THE BUILDING AND THE PROPERTY AS IS. IF COUNSEL CHOOSES TO KEEP THE PROPERTY AND THE FACILITY WE WOULD NEED TO CONSIDER A LONG-TERM LEASE WITH SOME VERY SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON CONSTRUCTION AND UPGRADES BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE FACILITY. THE CITY WOULD PREFER, OBVIOUSLY TO NOT WANT ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURE USE OF THE FACILITY AND THE POTENTIAL TO REQUIRE A MARKET RATE RENTAL RATE IS POSSIBLE. OR WE CAN CONSIDER LEAVING THE FACILITY TO ANY OF OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS. IF THE OPTION IS TO TEAR DOWN THE BUILDING AND SELL PROPERTY DO WE SELL THE PROPERTY IN ITS ENTIRETY AS IS, TEAR DOWN THE BUILDING AND SELL THE PROPERTY IN ITS ENTIRETY OR DO WE DIVIDED UP INTO FOUR LOTS AND SELL IT AS FOR LOT? I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I WILL LEAVE THIS SLIDE AND TURN THE CONVERSATION OVER TO COUNSEL.
>> SO, EARLIER WE TALKED ABOUT AN OPTION AS KEEPING THE BUILDING AS IS BUT SELLING THE OTHER LOTS BUT I DON'T SEE THAT
HERE IN ONE, TWO OR THREE. >> THAT WAS THE APPRAISALS RECOMMENDATION TO KEEP A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AND
SELL THE OTHER TWO LOTS. SO, >> THAT'S OKAY, I DIDN'T SEE IT
AS AN OPTION. >> THAT WAS HIS APPRAISAL AND WE COULD DO A JUMBLE OF THESE OPTIONS.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE LAST PAGE?
>> THIS COULD BE A PART OF ITEM 1.
>> THAT COULD BE INDEPENDENT. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
>>. >> GOING BACK TO THAT PICTURE, ANGIE, THOSE TWO LOTS ARE PRETTY MUCH PAVED, AREN'T THEY?
>> I DO BELIEVE SO. >> IF IT'S POSSIBLE, DEPENDING ON WHERE WE GO IT COULD LIMIT THE AVAILABILITY TO SELL THAT LOT IF WE KEPT IT FOR SALE OR FOR LEASE. THAT'S WHAT HE WAS SAYING THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE WOULD BE TO SELL IT AS FOR LOT.
>> HOW MUCH DID IT SAY THAT WOULD BRING? WAS IT IN THE
PACKET? >> THREE AND A 25,000.
>> IF YOU TORE IT DOWN? >> AS IS. IF YOU SELL IT AS IS IT IS THROUGH AN ATTORNEY $5000.
>> SO, WHAT HAVE YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT INTERNALLY IF WE WERE TO LEASE THIS FACILITY TO A NONPROFIT? WHAT WOULD BE THE COST ARRANGEMENT? WHAT WOULD YOU PROPOSE ON THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE SETTLED LET ME TELL YOU SOME OF THE
ISSUES. >> WE TALKED ABOUT THE RENT RATE UP HERE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE OPERATING COST AND ALL OF
THAT. >> GARY HAS NOT HAD EXTENSIVE TIME TO MAP OUT WHAT THAT WOULD BE. SOME OF THAT WOULD ALSO DETERMINE IF WE HAD LEASE SIMILAR TO THE CHAMBER WHERE THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING OR DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT RATE WOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU MAKE A DECISION WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW OUR CCC CAN POTENTIALLY COMMIT TO ANYTHING WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THEIR FINANCIAL COMMITMENT WOULD BE ON ANY GIVEN BASIS.
I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED. >> ME JUST SAY THIS. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE DETAIL PERSPECTIVE THAT WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR THIS DISCUSSION THAT I THINK PARTLY WE GOT DIRECTION FROM COUNSEL, WE WOULD STILL HAVE WEEKS OF DISCUSSION NEGOTIATIONS ANALYSIS FOR EVEN BRING SOMETHING BACK. I THINK WHAT WE ARE AFTER IS THE HIGHEST POLICY PERSPECTIVE FROM COUNSEL. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
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US TO WORK FOR WHAT DIRECTION DO YOU GIVE AND THEN LET'S TAKETHAT AND FLUSH IT OUT. >> I GET THAT IT JUST CONFUSED ME A LITTLE BIT THIS IS THE LEASE RATE BUT WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER COSTS AND WHO WOULD BEAR THOSE COSTS AND HOW THAT WOULD BE BORN. WERE TALKING ABOUT A PIECE OF IT BUT NOT ALL OF IT SO IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING.
>> AND THAT WOULD BE THE ONGOING COST BUT WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT IF WE WERE TO LEASE THAT OUT, WHOEVER WOULD END UP GOING IN THERE, I WOULD HATE TO SEE THE CITY PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT. IF WE DID LEASE IT THAT WOULD BE ONE THING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT WE WOULD HOPE WOULD BE DONE BY WHOEVER WOULD LEASE IT. YOU KNOW? AND AGAIN OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THE WALK AWAY FROM IT OPTION BUT IF WE DID KEEP THE FACILITY EVEN IF WE KEPT IT LIKE THE CHAMBER, ONE THING THAT IS POSSIBLE IS TO NEGOTIATE A COMPLETE TURNKEY SITUATION WHERE WE DON'T PAY FOR ANYTHING AND THEY PAY FOR THE RENT OR WE PARTICIPATE IN PSOME FASHION OR ANOTHER. I WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE LEFT TO BE DECIDED.
>> I WANT TO JUMP IN AND SAY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I HAVE KIND OF SHARED A HOME WITH FIRE, ADMIN AND ALSO CERT AND ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THAT FOR THE LAST ALMOST 9 YEARS. THE ONE THING THAT I KNOW ABOUT KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL AND ABOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE FUNDING MECHANISMS IN PLACE THAT I AM AWARE OF TO BE ABLE TO PAY RENT, UTILITIES AND THAT TYPE OF THING AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED AND GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY WHICH IS SO INCREDIBLY VALUABLE. YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS I HAVE SEEN THEM GROW EXPONENTIALLY NOT ONLY IN NUMBERS BUT JUST IN THE VALUE OF SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE TO OUR CITY. I KNOW WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS THAT THEY HAD THE DREAM OF BEING ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THIS FACILITY AS THEY HAVE ADDED TRAILERS, VEHICLES, THE FIRST AID, ALL OF THE OFF-ROAD VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE. I KNOW BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OFFICE THERE THAT OUR ADMIN IS AT AN INCREDIBLE PREMIUM UP THERE. IF YOU THINK IT'S HARD TO PARK AT CITY HALL, TRY PARKING OVER AT FIRE. AND YOU KNOW, AS ERIC AND SCOTT HAVE BOTH SAID, THEIR ASSETS ARE JUST SPREAD OUT ALL OVER THE CITY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SINGLE PLACE TO ASSEMBLE ALL OF THAT EQUIPMENT. NOT ONLY HAVING A WORK LACE BUT BEING ABLE TO PROTECT IT. AND SO, I'M JUST SEEING FIRSTHAND OF THE LAST NINE YEARS THE VALUE OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND I CONSIDER THEM AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PART OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES. WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A CERT IT JUST BLEW ME AWAY. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD CITIZENS THAT WERE TRAINED TO GO OUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ASSIST. IT JUST MADE ME FEEL SO SAFE. AND, ADDED A COMPONENT TO MY COMFORTABLENESS OF LIVING IN THIS CITY TO KNOW THAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE THERE. THE LAST NINE YEARS THEY'VE REALLY ADDED TO THAT. AND, TO THEIR POINT THEY ARE THERE AT EVERY SINGLE EVENT. THEY DO TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PROVIDE WARMING STATIONS FOR US, SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE SOME PRETTY HARSH ELEMENTS THAT WE ARE OUT IN A PROVIDE WATERING STATIONS, FIRST AID, I COULD GO ON AND ON. THEY HAVE HELPED ME WITH QUICK BOOKS! SO, JUST THEIR VALUE WOULD BE HARD FOR ME TO SUMMARIZE AND JUST A FEW MINUTES OF OUR DISCUSSION TONIGHT. BUT I HIM 100 PERCENT IN FAVOR AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF DETAILS TO BE WORKED OUT BUT I KNOW THAT THIS IS BEEN A DREAM OF THEIRS AND A VERY NEEDED FACILITY FOR THEM
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TO BE ABLE TO RATE OUT OF AND EVEN ROW THEIR SERVICES THAT THEY ALREADY PROVIDE TO OUR CITY SO I AM 100 PERCENT INFAVOR OF IT. >> I AGREE WITH PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING YOU SAID AND I THINK THE CHIEF CAN VALUE FOR THE CEILING ALMOST COLLAPSING IN THE OFFICE ANY TIME SOMEONE
WALKS IN THERE. >> I THINK IT WAS A SHEET ROCK.
>> THERE'S LIGHTS ON THE FLOOR. SO NO, THE CLOSET IS ABSOLUTELY OUT OF CAPACITY. YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING MR. JACKSON BUT I THINK THIS GOES INTO THE CITY'S LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT THIS FACILITY IS FOR RCCC BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT WILL INCREASE THE ADVANCE PREPAREDNESS FOR THE CITY.
THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THE CITY AND THEY NEEDED A CENTRALIZED LOCATION FOR COMPLETE OPERATIONS AND TRAINING AND MAINTENANCE FOR VERY LONG TIME AND THEIR FLEET WILL NOT DECREASE IT WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH VOLUNTEERS AND SO, I AM ALL FOR THE RCCC GETTING THIS BUILDING AND US DISCUSSING WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP
WILL LOOK LIKE WITH THE CITY. >> I WILL ALSO ADD AS FAR AS THE OTHER TWO AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WERE REPAID, THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT I'VE SEEN FROM THE BIG BUS TO THE EXPLORERS FOR THE KIDS, TO ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK THEY COULD USE EVERY BIT OF THAT PARKING SPACE. AND IT WOULD FREE UP SOME VERY MUCH-NEEDED SPACE OVER AT FIRE AND ADMIN AND SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY HAVE HAD TO SPREAD OUT THOSE ASSETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY I CAN SEE THEM USING EVERY BIT OF THAT.
>> ALSO IT WOULD HELP FREE UP SPACE FOR THE NEW POSITIONS BEING ADDED AT FIRE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY ARE AT CAPACITY.
>> YEP. >> I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
SAY ANYTHING. MATT? >> I AGREE. [LAUGHTER]
>> HAS ANYBODY ELSE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN WANTING TO UTILIZE
THE BUILDING? >> NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
>> WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT MUCH ADVERTISEDADVERTISING, IN
FAIRNESS. >> THE ONLY OTHER PERSON THAT I HAVE TALKED TO WHO HAS EXPRESSED ANY INTEREST IN THAT TILTING IS GEORGE WITH THE DINER AND HE SAID IF THE CITY SELLS THAT HE WOULD HAVE AN INTEREST.
>> INTERESTING. >> SO, IN WHAT WAY OR WHAT TYPE OF INVESTMENT OR VISION HE WOULD HAVE I HAVE NO IDEA BUT HE'S THE ONLY ONE I HAVE TALKED TO.
>> AND IT WOULD BE A ZONING ISSUE, I IMAGINE. UNLESS IT WAS JUST FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.
>> ON THE SURFACE IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT MARTHA AND BLAKE AND EVERYBODY HAS SAID.
THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES THEY VOLUNTEER TO THE CITY AND DEDICATE TO THE CITY IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE. YOU KNOW? LIKE ANY DEAL LIKE THIS THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS AND I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TO EVEN ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS OF HOW YOUR FUNDED OR WHAT YOUR ABILITY IS TO GO OUT AND FUND RAISE AND RAISE DOLLARS AND DO ALL OF THIS BUT AS ANGE MENTIONED, WE BUILT FIRE STATION TO BECAUSE THIS ONE WAS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE AND IT DOESN'T DO US A LOT OF GOOD TO PUT VOLUNTEERS IN A PLACE THAT IS MAYBE NOT SAFE AND IT WOULD COST AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY TO BRING THIS THING UP TO PAR. I THINK EVEN IF WE SPENT OVER $50,000 YOU'D HAVE TO MEET ADA WHICH DOESN'T GIVE YOU A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM IN TERMS OF WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO MAKE IT A USABLE BUILDING. SO, IF YOU WERE ABLE TO COME TO SOME TYPE OF AGREEMENT THAT IS NOT GOING TO PULL AWAY RESOURCES FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE THEN I AM ALL FOR IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH THE STRUCTURE. I'M ALL FOR TRYING TO MAKE THIS DEAL AND SEEING WHAT YOU COME UP WITH IT AT THE END OF THE DAY IF IT DOESN'T WORK IT DOESN'T WORK. AND, WE NEED TO DO THIS FINANCIALLY SMART FOR THE CITY AS WELL. SO, THOSE ARE MY TWO
CENTS ON IT. >> THINK I COULD MAYBE HELP ANSWER ONE OF THOSE! THERE, I WILL TAKE THIS ONE FROM WHITNEY BUT THE INSIDE OF IT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE USED ON A DAILY
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BASIS. IT WOULD BE MOSTLY USED FOR STORAGE PURPOSES. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A USED FACILITY THAT MUCH OTHER THAN THE STORAGE FOR EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. SO, THE USAGE FOR THE OFFICE SPACE WOULD NOT BE THERE.>> AM ALL FOR EXPLORING THE NEXT ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS LIKE THIS IS WHAT THE DEAL WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS IS HOW YOU WOULD USE IT IN TERMS OF THE VALUE THAT YOU BRING TO THE CITIES WE CAN USE IT AS AN OFFSET IN TERMS OF WHAT THE COST WILL BE, SEEING WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS WILL BE AN WE STILL HAVE UTILITIES. WHAT ARE THE UTILITY COSTS, WHAT ARE THOSE? I AM IN FAVOR OF YOU ALL HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND COMING BACK WITH A PROPOSAL IF IT MAKES SENSE. I THINK WE WOULD ALL BE IN FAVOR OF IT AND IF IT DOESN'T WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT
>> I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. I CERTAINLY WANT TO ASK OR THE POSSIBILITIES OF USING THIS FOR RCCC WHICH NEED
MORE INFORMATION. >> WELL, I WILL SAY THIS. IF COUNSEL WAS ADAMANT THAT WE WOULD SELL IT THEN WE WANT TO WORK ON THAT. IF THIS IS A POSSIBILITY THAN THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO WORK ON. IT STILL DOESN'T PRECLUDE YOU ONCE WE GET HER INFORMATION AND CAN PRESENT A PROPOSAL TO COUNSEL, IT DOES NOT PRECLUDE YOU FROM SAYING THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OR WE STILL DO WHATEVER. I THINK WE HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION TONIGHT AND WE CAN START THE WORK ON THAT AND BRING THAT ACT TO COUNSEL FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION.
>> THERE AGAIN, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> JUST A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP AND AS FAR AS THE USAGE OF THE BUILDING, ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS JUST KEEPING OURSELVES IN OPERATIONAL READINESS AND HAVING A PLACE TO PUT THE VEHICLES AND SERVICE VEHICLES AND SERVICE THE EQUIPMENT AND HAVE A SINGLE PLACE OF DEPLOYMENT. THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES EVEN WHEN WE ARE SUPPORTING A CITY EVENT. WHAT IS LOCATED WHERE AND HOW DO WE GET IT TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE? AND WHAT VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO DO THIS. IT'S A CONSTANT SHUFFLING GAME BECAUSE WE ARE SO SPREAD OUT. I HATE TO BRING THE SENTIMENTAL SIDE TO IT BUT WE NEED A HOME. WE LOVE THE CITY WE LOVE WHAT WE DO FOR THE CITY AND WE JUST WANT A PLACE THAT WE CAN OPERATE AND FUNCTION AND EVEN EXCEL. ONE OF THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IS AS WE EXPAND WE HAVE BEEN DOING WATER RESCUE TRAINING WITH THE FD. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVEST AND PERHAPS ASSET, BOATS, ADDITIONAL RESCUE EQUIPMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR EFFORTS.
RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT EVEN SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER. I CAN'T SEE PARKING A BOAT IN ONE OF THE FIRE STATION PARKING LOTS. THE FIREFIGHTERS EVENTUALLY ARE GOING TO GET SICK OF US TAKING THEIR PARKING SPOTS, TO, BETWEEN US AND THE CONSTABLES AND POLICE OFFICERS STATION THREE IT LOOKS LIKE AN AIRPORT PARKING LOT. SO, THAT'S IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE STAFF ON COMING UP WITH THE DETAILS ON THIS AND FLUSHING IT OUT. I THINK IT WAS BROUGHT UP WHAT IS CURRENTLY THE OFFICE SPACE AND LIVING SPACE IN SECTION 2 WHICH WOULD BE UTILIZED FOR STORAGE AND CLIMATE CONTROL STORAGE IN SOME AREAS AND MOST OF THE ACTIVITY AND THERE WOULD BE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL READINESS. THERE'S ALREADY A WORKSHOP IN THE STATION AND YOU KNOW, WE COULD TAKE THAT AS IS WITHOUT MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THAT BUILDING AND IT WOULD BE PERFECTLY SUITABLE TO OUR NEEDS. MAYBE A COAT OF PAINT AND A POWER WASH AND WE ARE
READY TO GO. >> I'M TRYING TO THINK IF THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL USAGE FOR THE SPACE THAT YOU ARE NOT UTILIZING DAY IN AND DAY OUT? IS IT AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR US? RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST SAYING.[LAUGHTER]
>> YOU GOT YOUR ANSWER THOUGH. >> IF I MAY, MADAME MAYOR, THEY DID NOT CALL IT THE HOBBIT HOME FOR NOTHING. THAT IS THE
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AFFECTION. >> WELL, YOU COULD USE IT AS A SERVICE BUSINESS? I MEAN? [LAUGHTER] ANYWAY. OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. >> DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M
>> IF THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL USAGE FOR SOME OF THIS SPACE THAT HELPS US IN ANOTHER WAY THAN I WANT US TO AT LEAST
THINK THROUGH THAT. >> I PICKED UP ON WHAT YOU
MEANT. >> WHEN YOU SAID SHOWING THAT
ARE YOU THINKING OF. >> A WARMING STATION.
>> THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT.
>> WE HAVE PEOPLE SLEEPING AND CAUGHT IN A BOWLING ALLEY.
>> A WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. >> WASN'T SO STUPID?
[LAUGHTER] >> YOU COULD, TECHNICALLY. YOU
COULD. >> THERE ARE BATHROOMS AND
SHOWER FACILITIES. >> IT FITS IN WITH THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF SERVE. IF WE HAVE A TORNADO AND WE HAVE FAMILIES DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO SLEEP, IF WE GO DOWN THIS ROAD I WOULDN'T WANT TO COMPLETELY CONVERT IT TO STORAGE AND NOT THINK ABOUT ALTERNATIVE USES. > SURE. RECENTLY WHAT I WAS ALLUDING TO WHAT WAS THE CORNER LIVING QUARTERS AND KITCHEN AND RECREATION AREA. IT'S TOO SMALL TO UTILIZE FOR THAT.
>> THINKING OF MY HOME STOVE FOR PEOPLE TO USE DURING THE
STORM. ANYWAY. >> WE GOT WHAT WE NEED, MAYOR,
THANK YOU. >> DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? OKAY. TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONSENT AGENDA IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT REMOVED FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. WE
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