Feb 01, 2022 City Council Meetings

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, STORY WE'RE LATE, WE RAN LATE ON WORK SESSION ITEMS. IT'S TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST, 2022, 7:26 P.M., WE'RE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AS THOSEED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE THIS MEETING MAY BE CONVENE IN A CLOSE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE EVER SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY OF ROWLETT OR BUSINESS ANYTIME PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT.

SEND AN E-MAIL TO CITIZEN IN THE PUT. FOR IN-PERSON COMMENTS, REGISTRATION FORMS ARE INSIDE THE CITY DOOR WE'RE GOING TO START THE EVENING WITH INVOCATION AND COUNCILWOMAN BROWN GIVES THAT INVOCATION, SO PLEASE JOIN US IN THAT

INVOCATION IF YOU WISH. >> HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AND ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM, LORD WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE. GOD WE THANK YOU THAT YOU ALWAYS SHOW UP WHEN WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP.

LORD, YOU SAID IF ANYONE LACKS WISDOM THAT THEY CAN ASK FOR IT AND THAT YOU WOULD GIVE IT TO THEM GENEROUSLY, AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT TONIGHT. LORD, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSING, BEING ON OUR CITY, FATHER WE THANK YOU THAT AS WE COME OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC AND WE HEAL GOD, I THANK YOU THAT YOU YOU WOULD JUST BLESS OUR CITIZENS, BLESS ALL OF OUR FAMILIES, LORD OUR EDUCATORS AND CITY STAFF AND FIRST RESPONDERS. GOD HELP US

AND GUIDE US IN JESUS' NAME. >> PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND

JUSTICE FOR ALL.." >> TACTUS TEXAS TEX.

(TEXAS PLEDGE) >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.

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

>>. SO, WE WILL START OUR EVENING OFF WITH ITEM 5A, UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS, COUNCILMAN SHERRILL STILL HAS CONTENTS. THERE'S TIME TO GET UP AND GIDDY UP TO OUR SWEETHEART DANCE, 2022. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEARS DIAMONDS AND DENIM EVENTS. THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY THE 5TH, AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 7-9:00 P.M. THE RESIDENTIAL SAFE ROOM REBATE PROGRAM HELPS HOME OWNERS WHO WISH TO MITIGATE RISK TO TORNADOS, STRAIT LINE WINDS AND HAIL BY INSTALLING A RESIDENTIAL SAFE ROOM, APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED THROUGH APRIL 1ST, 2022, AND REBATES ARE CONSIDERED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE SELECTION BASIS. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT RETROTIVE AND APPLY TOSS QUALIFYING COSTS UP TO $3,000 OR 50% WHICHEVER IS LESS. HAVE YOU BEEN PONDERING WHAT IT'S LIKE ON THIS SIDE OF THE DESK? THE UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTION IS MAY THE 7TH. POSITIONS ON THE BALLOT WILL BE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE TWO, FOUR, AND SIX. YOU MAY REQUEST A CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE GUIDE FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE OBJECT THE CITY'S WEBSITE. FILING PERIOD RUNS THROUGH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 18TH AND WRITE IN CANDIDATE DEADLINE IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 22ND. NOTE PIE NE IS AN E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT. YOU COULD SPECIFY WHICH NOTIFICATIONS YOU WISH TO RECEIVE OR SIGN UP FOR ALL OF THEM. YOU COULD ENSURE YOU RECEIVE FRIDAY AT 5:00, WHICH IS CHALKED FULL OF CITY INFORMATION. THE NEXT PART ON MY SHEET IS IN BOLD PRINT, PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL WEATHER REPORTS REGARDING ANTICIPATED WINTER STORM EVENTS BEGINNING TOMORROW NIGHT INTO

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972-412-6100. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, COUNCILMAN SHERRILL. I'M GOING TO HAVE BRIAN GO NEXT BECAUSE HE HAS MORE INFORMATION ON THE WEATHER EVENT.

>> MAYOR, I THINK HE DID COVER MOST OF IT, BUT IF NOT, SO, THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS FREEZING SNOW AND ICE ALL FORECASTED. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY DUE TO ICE AND HIGH WINDS DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES, YOU COULD PREPARE BY BUILDING EMERGENCY KITS AND WINTERIZE OUR HOMES AND VEHICLES, PLEASE, ALTER YOUR TRAVEL PLANS UNLESS YOU'RE TRAVELING THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTS FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND IMPACTS.

CHECK OUR WEBSITES, PLEASE FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR UPDATED INFORMATION, CONSIDER SIGNING UP FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS FROM THE CITY BY REGISTERING FOR CONNECT ROWLETT WHICH COULD BE FOUND ON OUR MAIN WEBSITE AT WWW.ROWLETT.COM.

>> I HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT, BEFORE I MAKE THAT, COUNCIL MEMBERS ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT SNUZ

>> COUNCILWOMAN BELL? >> I HAVE TWO. WELL, THE SNOW SHOULD BE GONE BY NEXT WEEK. FEBRUARY THE 8TH, WELL, IN TEXAS IT WILL BE. FEBRUARY THE 8TH, AT 1:00 P.M., AT THE RECREATION CENTER THERE'LL BE A SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD IS PUTTING ON A SEMINAR AND THE SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE ELIZABETH CROWDER FROM IRS MEMORY CARE ON ALZHEIMER'S, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS DISEASE IS AND HOW ITAFFEC YOU, BUT THIS LADY DOES. GET THE INFORMATION, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A SENIOR TO COME.

EVERYBODY'S INVITED. ALSO, THE ROWLETT PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, THEY'RE HAVING A WELL READ TEA. IT'S GOING TO BE FEBRUARY 11TH, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AT MAIN EVENTS CENTER THE ADDRESS IS 4111 MAIN STREET, THE ADMISSION IS $20 FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS AND $25 IF YOU ARE NOT A CHAMBER MEMBER, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU WEAR A RED DRESS. AND ALSO ONE OTHER THING, I GOT INFORMATION TODAY FROM GISD THAT THEY WOULD BE CLOSED THURSDAY. SO, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT FRIDAY, BUT THURSDAY, THEY'RE CLOSED. THAT'S ALL.

>> THAT EVENT IS FUN, IT WAS THE HAT EVENT, LAST YEAR.

>> WHAT? >> THE RED DRESS EVENT.

>> I WANT TO UPDATE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC ON A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE CITY. OVER T SEVERAL MONTHS A SMALL GROUP OF CITIZENS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR THE VILLAS AT LONG BRANCH AS WELL AS THE PROCESS BY WHICH THESE PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS WERE APPROVED. THIS GROUP BELIEVED THAT THE ORDINANCES WERE INVALID AS SPOT ZONING AND THAT THE PROCESS OF THEIR ADOPTION WAS ILLEGAL. THESE CITIZENS FILED A LAWSUIT SEEKING THE DECLARED PANNED ORDINANCES IS VOID. THE CITY COUNCIL HELD NUMEROUS PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OPEN MEETINGS TO HEAR CITIZEN'S CONCERNS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE CITIZEN'S CONCERNS. FACTUAL INFORMATION THROUGH NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS EMAILS AND IN-PERSON MEETINGS. WHICH CERTAINLY EXPECT OUR CITIZEN'S RIGHT TOSS CHALLENGE THE DECISIONS MADE BY THEIR OFFICIALS AS THE DEBATE AND CRITICISMS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF DEMOCRACY. THE DISTRICT COURT OF DALLAS COUNTY ENTERED AN ORDER THAT DISMISSED THE LAWSUIT AND ALL THE CLAIMS INCLUDING THE SPOT ZONING AND COMPREHENSIVE

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[6. CITIZENS’ INPUT]

>> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR -- CITIZEN INPUT.

MOVING TO CITIZEN INPUT. THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE UP TO 3-MINUTE COMMENTS ON CITIZENS, ON ANY TOPIC, NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO START WITH MR. PALLARD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND MR. CITY MANAGER, STANLEY POLL LARD, 3110, SYCAMORE STREET, ROWLETT, TEXAS. MY REMARK'S ABOUT THE MEETING REGARDING THE NORTH SHORE DISTRICT. I WAS A MEMBER OF THE PNZ FROM JULY 1995, TO NOVEMBER 2005, I WAS HONORED TO BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE 2018-2019. I WAS DISMAYED TO SEE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS ON THE PNZ WANTED TO STRADDLE THE FENCE RATHER THAN TAKE A STAND FOR THE ENTIRE CITY BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL OF RUNNING FOR COUNCIL. IT THE NORTH SHORE BUSINESS DISTRICT WAS PLANNED AND SET ASIDE IN COMP PLAN IN 1996 AS THE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH DISTRICT OR THE TR DISTRICT, IT'S PURPOSE WAS THE LAST LARGE CONTINUOUS PROPERTY TO HAVE BUSINESSES AND JOBS LOCATED HERE TO MOVE AWAY FROM AN 86% TAX REVENUE FROM RESIDENTS TO 60%.

SO COMPETE WITH LEGACY AND PLANO AND THE RICHARDSON DISTRICT.

THAT DISTRICT EXISTED BEFORE ANY LOT WAS PLATTED IN WATERVIEW, BEFORE A SINGLE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN WATERVIEW, AND BEFORE HOMESTEAD WAS DESIGNED MUCH LESS PLATTED OR BUILT. RESIDENTS CLAIMED THAT THE PROPERTIES WOULD BE DEVALUED. IT WOULD BE AN EYE-SORE T YOU COULD BARREL SEE PGBT IN THE WINTER, MUCH LESS THE OTHER THREE SEASONS WHEN THE TREES IN THE CREEK AREA ARE LEAFED OUT. THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE THAT WE HAVE FOR A BIG BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TO BRICK JOBS, INCOME, AND TAX MONEY TO THIS CITY, TO HELP RELIEVE THE TAX BURDEN YOU HAVE A OF ALL THE RESIDENTS IN THIS CITY. IF WE TURN IT DOWN OVER POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS, LORD HELP US.

>> THANK YOU, MR. POLLARD, MS. SHINDER?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE, AND WE'LL --

>> NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> DEB SHIBNER 3009 SUNRISE DRIVE, SORRY, I ONLY SAID IT

THREE TIMES TONIGHT. >> I KNOW IT BY NOW.

>> YOU SHOULD KNOW IT. FIRST I WANT TO ADDRESS VERY BRIEFLY THE COMMENTS BY MR. POLLARD REGARDING TWO MEMBERS OF THE PNZ WSHING TO TABLE ABITEM BECAUSE WE WERE RUNNING FOR COUNCIL, I CAN'T SPEAK OR FOR THE OTHER MEMBER RUNNING FOR COUNCIL BUT I CAN SAY THAT THAT'S NOT THE WRN I WANTED TO TABLE THAT ITEM.

AND BOTH I AND THE OTHER MEMBER, IT WAS NOT JUST THE TWO OF US, BUT A MAJORITY WANTED TO DO THAT, BUT THE REASON THAT WE WANTED TO DO THAT WAS BECAUSE UNLIKE MR. POLLARD, WE HAD NOT BEEN ON PNZ FOR YEARS AND YEARS, IN FACT, WE WERE APPOINTED IN 2021 AND DID NOT HAVE ALL THAT BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND WANTED TO TABLE IN ORDER TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. JUST TO SET THAT RECORD STRAIGHT. NOW, WHAT I ORIGINALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, I BELIEVE IS THE CALLING OF THE ELECTIONS THAT'S THREE MONTHS AWAY BUT IT'S GOING TO GO REALLY FAST AND AS ONE OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THAT ELECTION, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I A APPRECIATE THE SERVICE OF THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE TERMING OUT THIS TERM AND I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS BROWNIE'S UPDATES A LOT. MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS SIDE OF THE DIEAS DON'T REALIZE WHAT'S

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ON THIS CITY'S FUTURE. >> YOU ARE OVER TIME.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MR. HOROWITS. NAME AND

ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >>

(INDISCERNIBLE) >> FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MENTION ABOUT THE INVOCATION. IN THE SPIRIT OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, I'M JEWISH, THE INVOCATION TYPICALLY ENDS WITH IN JESUS' NAME, I'LL MAKE A SUGGESTION AND RECOMMENDATION, THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER ENDING IT IN HIS NAME.

TO WHICH I'VE MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH I ATTEND MEETINGS. SECONDLY, THE TAKE LEASE AREA, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DALE JACKSON UPDATED THE TAKE AREA ON THE WEBSITE. ADDRESS THE LACK OF CODIFICATION OF THE VARIANCE PROCESS FOR TAKE AREA MODIFICATIONS. A NEW PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD ALLOW THE CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL TO APPROVE OR DISALLOW EXCEPTIONS TO THE REGULATIONS, THE ORDINANCE WILL AUTHORIZE A CREATION AVENUE TAKE AREA APPEALS BOARD THAT WILL HEAR APPEAL CASES. I DO NOT SEE ANY MENTION OF WHEN THIS TAKE WHY ARE APPEALS BOARD WILL BE CREATED, WHO APPOINTS THESE BOARD MEMBERS, WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP, HOW MANY MEMBERS IT WILL HAVE, FOR HOW LONG EACH MEMBER WILL SIT ON THIS BOARD. FIRST, BEFORE ANY AMENDMENT AND OR ORDINANCE IS CONSIDERED, A COPY OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND ORDINANCE MUST BE SENT TO TAKE AREA LEASE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR REVIEW. SECOND, THE TAKE AREA APPEALS BOARD MEMBERS MUST BE TAKE AREA LEASE PROPERTY OWNERS, ANYBODY ELSE MAKING DECISIONS FOR THESE PROPERTY OWNERS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE SPOKEN TO MANY LAKE FRONT PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MANY OF THE CITY'S INTRUSIONS FROM THE CITY. LIKE THE TRAIL ISSUE. PLEASE STRONGLY CONSIDER THESE LAKE FRONT PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN MOVING FORWARD. TREAD CAREFULLY, WE ARE PAYING

ATTENTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. HOROWITS, MS.

WILLIAMS? >> TAMARA WWILLIAMS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL PEOPLE WHO ARE TERMING OUT AND SAY THANK YOU TO BLAKE FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING UP AND ALL THE TIME AND RESOURCES AND ENERGY AND I TRULY BELIEVE ALL OF YOUR HEARTS ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND THEN, AS FAR AS DAVE HOLL AND HIS KAYAK BUSINESS, I JUST HOPE THAT AN AMICABLE RESOLUTION CAN BE REACHED BECAUSE I THINK HE AND HIS KAYAK BUSINESS ARE OUTSTANDING ASSETS FOR THE CITY

OF ROWLETT. THANK YOU. >>> THANK YOU, MS. WILLIAMS.

>> NO OTHER CARDS, IS THAT CORRECT?

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZEN INPUT SECTION, WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, COUNSEL DID NOT WANT ANYTHING

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RECORD, PLEASE. >> 7A. CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES. 7B, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE CALLING A GENERAL ELECTION. 7C, CONSIDER ACTION ACCEPTING RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 1. 7D, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION. AND 7E, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MARINA

DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. >> COUNCIL MARGOLIS?

>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

AS READ INTO THE RECORD? >> COUNCILWOMAN BROWN?

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

[8A. Conduct a public hearing and take action on a request by Brian Abbott, Abbott Consulting & Engineering, LLC, on behalf of property owners Sapphire Bay Marina, LLC, for Major Warrants to Article 2.4, Article 3.1.3.a.2 and Appendix 1.1 to allow a commercial parking lot and Article 2.8.6 to amend landscaping requirements. The approximately 1.787-acre site is located northeast of the intersection of Marina Vista and East Access Drive, situated on lot 1, Block I of the Sapphire Bay Addition, in the City of Rowlett, Rockwall County, Texas.]

SECOND, CALL THE VOTE. >> AND THOSE ITEMS PASS 7-0.

NOW WE'RE MOVING TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEM, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON REQUEST BY BRIAN ABBOTT, LLC ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER SAPPHIRE MARINA FOR ARTICLE 2.4, ARTICLE 3.1, AND APPEND TICKS 1.1 TO ALLOW A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT AND THE APPROXIMATELY 1.787 ACRE SITE IS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION WASTE IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT ROCK WALL COUNTY, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU, TAMMY FOR READING OUT THE CAPTION AND THE AGENDA ITEM. IT'S PRETTY LONG, BUT, ARE IT DOES CAPTURE ALL THE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS REQUEST. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR TONIGHT IS FOR MAJOR WARRANTS, ONE TO SPECIFICALLY ALLOW A SPECIAL PARKING LOT AND TO AMEND SOME OR REQUEST DEVIATION FROM SOME. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS AS STIPULATED IN THE FORM BASE CODE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS REFREQUENTED FOR OUR VIEWING AUDIENCE AT HOME AND OF COURSE, THOSE IN ATTENDANCE IN THE RED BOX AS YOU COULD SEE ON THE IMAGE IN FRONT OF YOU, AND AGAIN, YOU COULD SEE I 30 IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND OF COURSE, LAKE RAY HUBBARD, AND THE MARINA. THE PROPERTY SAYS IS 1.8 ACRES IN AREA. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROPERTY AND IT'S ZONING ENTITLEMENTS, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED IN A FORM BASED CODE DISTRICT A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED DISTRICT CALLED THE BAY SIDE SPECIAL DISTRICT AND IT WAS PRIMARILY CREATED TO ATTRACT AND CREATE A HIGH DENSITY MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WHICH YOU COULD SEE THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION OCCURRING IN THE AREA TO REALIZE THAT VISION. A FINAL PLAT FOR THIS PROPERTY WAS APPROVED AT THE DECEMBER 4TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING WHICH ESTABLISHED THE LOCATION OF THE SPECIFIC LOTS ASSOCIATE WOULD THIS DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S AN EXISTING GRAVEL LOT BEING UTILIZED FOR PARKING RIGHT NOW AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION TRAILER, THAT IS THE EXISTING CONDITION OF THE SITE. THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST AS I MENTIONED, COUNCIL, IS TO ESTABLISH A PARKING LOT TO ACCOMMODATE THE PARKING NEEDS FOR THE SAPPHIRE BAY MARINA DEVELOPMENT AND I'LL SPEAK TO THAT? JUST A SECOND. BUT THAT'S PRIMARILY TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEWLY RENOVATED MARINA ITSELF, FUTURE RESTAURANTS AND AGAIN, THERE'S ACCESS TO A PUBLIC BOAT RAMP AND TO ENSURE PARKING FOR THE PUBLIC AND THOSE WHO WANT TO USE THE PUBLIC BOAT RAMP IS NOT COMPROMISED. AS I MENTIONED, THE MARINA ITSELF IS NOW FULL STEAM AHEAD WITH IT'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE AMOUNT CAN'T HAS COME FORWARD SAPPHIRE BAY MARINA, AND THEIR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO SEEK A MAJOR WARRANT TO ALLOW THE USE. AS YOU COULD SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, THERE'S A PARKING LOT THAT REFLECTS TRAILER PARKING THOSE ARE THE PUBLIC SPACES THAT I MENTIONED. YOU COULD SEE THAT THE LOT WOULD SERVICE NOT JUST THE FUTURE RESTAURANT AND RETAIL USES, THERE TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY, BUT THE MARINA FUNCTION ITSELF, THE BOAT SLIPS FOR EXAMPLE OR JUST THE WATERWAY. PER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THERE ARE 1,005 BOAT SLIPS AVAILABLE AT FULL BUILDOUT, I MENTIONED THE 20 PUBLIC PARKING SPACES. IT IS A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT BUT IT HAS SPECIFIC CRITERIA AS IT RELATES TO THE PARKING RATIO REQUIREMENTS. A TOTAL NEED OF 272 PARKING PACES WOULD BE REQUIRED. THE PARKS LOT AND THE EXISTING ON-STREET PARKING SPACES ARE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE 161 PARKING SPACES. THE THE

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SPECIFIC IN THE NEXT SLIDE. >> THE SINGLE USE PROPERTY SERVED BY ONE ACCESS POINT OFF AND THERE ARE TWO ACCESS POINTS OFF OF MARINA VISTA, MARINA VISTA AND EAST ACCESS DRIVE HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED. THERE ARE 20 BOAT TRAILER PARKING SPOTS LOCATED HERE AS YOU COULD SEE THEY'RE NOT JUST STANDARD PARKING DIMENSIONAL WIDTHS BUT DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE TRAILER PARKING AS WELL. 20 FOOT EASEMENT AND FIRE LANE ALLOW FOR CIRCULATION WITHIN THE LOT ITSELF AND THE MEANS OF INGRESS AND EDEGREES FOR THE BOAT RAMP USERS, AN 8-FOOT WHITE TRAIL IS PROVIDED ALONG MARINA VISTA AND COINCIDE AND CONNECT TO THE OTHER TRAIL SYSTEM IN THE OVER ALL DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING DEVIATION AND WARRANTS FOR THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. I'LL SPEAK TO THE IMAGINE ON THE SCREEN, THE FORM BASED CODE REQUIRES THAT AN AMENITY ZONE BE PROVIDED WITH CANOPY TREES BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE STREET CURB.

IN ADDITION, SURFACE PARKING LOTS ADJACENT TO STREETS AND PLAZAS ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT PARKING SPACES ARE APPROPRIATELY SCREENED WITH A SCREENING MECHANISM SUCH AS A MACESONARY WALL OR A WROUGHT IRON FENCE FOUR INCHES IN HEIGHT. THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR A RELOCATION OF THE SIDEWALK. INSTEAD, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AS A RESULT OF THAT GRADE DIFFERENTIAL THAT I MENTIONED TO YOU, TO FLIP FLOP A BIT AND PROVIDE THE SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO THE STREET AND PROVIDE THE FULL PARKING BUFFER ALONG HERE AND AS WELL AS MAINTAIN THE NECESSARY PARKING VEHICLE PARKING SCREENING. BECAUSE OF THE MINIMAL PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC OR ACTIVITY THAT IS ENVISIONED ALONG THE EAST ACCESS DRIVE, THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER PROVIDED BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND PARKING LOT AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE PHYSICAL HARDSHIP THAT I JUST MENTIONED, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING FAVORABLY AS IT RELATE TOSS THIS MAJOR WARRANT. TO PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT, COUNCIL, WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE RELATIONSHIP OF THIS PARKING LOT WITH THE ADJACENT PHASE 2 DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET TO THE SOUTH AND THE REASON FOR THAT WAS TO PROVIDE SOME PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT THE RELATIONSHIP WOULD BE BETWEEN PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO AND WHY THERE IS A NEED FOR THE PHASE ONE PARKING LOT. SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, PHASE TWO WILL HAVE RTAIL AND COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, A CONTINUATION TO THE SHORELINE TRAIL AND A BOARD WALK EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND IT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE 111 PARKING SPACES. PHASE TWO IS NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE SOUTHERN LOT IS CURRENTLY BEING UTILIZED AND IS A TEMPORARY ASPHALT LOT FOR THE MARINA USERS. THE FORM BASE CODE STATES SPECIFICALLY SECTION 153 OF THE FORM BASE CODE STATES THAT WHEN CONSIDERING APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF MAJOR WARRANTS THAT THE WARRANTS MEET THE GENERAL INTENT OF THE FORM BASED CODE AS DESCRIBED IN THE SPECIAL BAY SIDE DISTRICT. THE WARRANT RESULTS IN AN IMPROVED PROJECT WHICH WILL BE AN ATTRACTIVE QUIZ TO THE DISTRIBUTE DISTRICT AND THE WARRANT WILL NOT PREVENT THE

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>> AS I MENTIONED, ONE IS THE MAJOR WARRANT IS TO ALLOW THE USE ITSELF. BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT REQUIRES A MAJOR WARRANT.

AND NOT TO ELIMINATE THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS BUT TO DEVIATE FROM THEM AND DO SOMETHING IN AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM WHICH WOULD NOT ALTER THE INTENT OF THE FORM BASED CODE. AGAIN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN SENT. A TOTAL OF THREE NOTICE THE WERE SENT, AND NO RESPONSES RECEIVED. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THESE MAJOR WARRANTS, OBVIOUSLY, THIS ITEM WENT TO PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING ON THE 11TH MEETS AND THEY ALL UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THE APPLICANT HAS A PREPARATION FOR YOUR BENEFIT AND WITH THAT, I WILL TRY AND ANSWER

ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> TWO QUESTIONS ON THE PARKING

IF YOU COULD PULL THAT UP? >> IS THERE SOME KIND OF A BARRIER ON THE NORTHERN MOST PUBLIC PARKING SPOTS BETWEEN THERE AND WHERE THE 20-BOAT AND TRUCK PARKING IS? OR IS THAT

ALL GOING TO BE OPEN? >> ALL GOING TO BE OPEN.

>> THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE OPEN? >> YES.

>> DID YOU LACK AT OTHER CONFIGURATIONS OF WHERE TO PUT THOSE TRUCK TRAILER COMBINATIONS IN

>> WE ACTUALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON DETERMINING WHAT IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY, NOT JUST FROM A CIRCULATION STANDPOINT BUT ACTUALLY ENSURING THAT THE PUBLIC DID HAVE DEDICATED SLOT TOSS PARK IN AND HOW DOES THAT PLAY WITH REGULAR YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC AS IT RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF, SO, THERE WERE SEVERAL ITERATIONS, THERE WERE SOME OPTIONS TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE ADJACENT SITES BUT THOSE PERMISSIONS WEREN'T GRANTED AND AS A RESULT THE APPLICANT'S RESTRICTIONS AND THEIR CRITICAL PATH ENDED UP BEING THIS ALIGNMENT.

>> THAT SEEMS LIKE GOING TO BE A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE AND AN ENFORCEMENT NIGHTMARE, YOU GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT GREAT BACK UPPERS, AND MORE THAN LIKELY, THEY'RE GOING TO PULL INTO THAT SPACE AND BACK OUT OF THAT SPACE, SO, YOU KNOW, TO ME, IT JUST SEEMS THAT CONFIGURATION OF WHERE THOSE PARKING SPOTS JUST

DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. >> YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE FIRE TEAM PRESENT, WE HAD PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN AND THE ENGINEERING TEAM. AND, TO ALLOW THE APPROPRIATE TURN AROUND AND PERHAPS DO A HAMMERHEAD WAS COMPROMISING THE ABILITY TO CREATE A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT ITSELF. I CAN TELL YOU THE DEVELOPER WILL NOT DISAGREE WITH YOU, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS IN THE VERY BEGINNING TO ENSURE THAT THEY MINIMIZE ANY CONFLICTS.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OQUESTIONS BEFORE WE

HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? >> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING.

>> STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US, MY NAME IS TONY DIAZ AND I'M PART OF THE OWNERSHIP GROUP HERE TODAY, MY ADDRESS IS 9051 MARINA VISTA, ROWLETT, 75088. WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT, THE WARRANT OBVIOUSLY FOR APPROVAL, BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO ALSO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH A LONG TERM STREW OF OUR PLAN FOR THE MARINA DISTRICT WHICH IS PART OF THE

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THAT IN FRONT OF YOU? >> YOU CAN. THANK YOU.

>> PERFECT. >> SO, OBVIOUSLY, THE VISION AND YOU GUY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS, IS TO CREATE A WORLD CLASS DESTINATION IN SAPPHIRE BAY, WE'RE CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE BUSINESS, PLEASURE, AND ADVENTURE, CREATE A LIFE STYLE TO LIVE, WORK, AND I ADDED THE WORD VISIT, BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE WILL BE VISITING FROM THE METROPLEX BUT OUTSIDE AS WELL TO SEE THIS PLAYGROUND THAT WE'RE BUILDING. AT SAPPHIRE BY, WE'VE SEEN THE PICTURES IS UNMATCHED WATER, PLAYGROUND, LUXURY AND LIFESTYLE. AND THE WAY WE LIKE TO VIEW SAPPHIRE BAY IS LIKE NIL NEIGHBORHOODS, RIGHT, YOU HAVE SINGLE AND MULTI-FAMILY, YOU HAVE THE LAGOON AND HOTEL AND THE LUXURY AREA WITH THE HIGH RISE, AND YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF MIX THE WORK PLAY AREA AND WE HAVE OUR OWN LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE LIKE TO CALL THAT THE MARINA DISTRICT. SO, WE HAVE OUR OWN VISION FOR THAT AND A MODERN VIBRANT SAPPHIRE BAY, MIXED USE FAMILY WATER FRONT PLAYGROUND WITH 18 HOUR VIBRANTSY WITH A WORLD CLASS MARINA, A BOAT RENTAL CENTER AND A RESTAURANT/RETAIL EXPERIENCE.

AND THE WAY WE REICH TO CONVEY THIS VISION TO PEOPLE THAT WE PRESENT IT TO IS A GATEWAY TO GREAT PYRENEESS ON THE WATER AND I THINK THAT LADDERS UP TO THE BIGGER MISSION THAT ROWLETT HAS IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS CITY AND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WITH IT ON THE WATER. THE FIRST PART OF THAT COMPONENT IS THE MARINA. SO LADDER UP AND BUILD THIS IT ALL STARTS WITH THE MARINA. AS YOU KNOW WE HAD A STORM THAT HIT US BUT WE'RE NOT PROCESS OF DEVELOPING ONE OF THE BEST FRESH WATER MARINA COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY, SAPPHIRE BAY, AND BEING THE BEST MEANS PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, QUALITY, INNOVATIVE THINKING, SAFETY AND VALUE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, BEING ON THE WATER SHOULD BE RELAXING AND FUN. THAT'S WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVE TO THIS TOWN AND THEY MOVE AROUND THE WATER IS TO HAVE THAT RELAXING IDYLLIC LIFESTYLE. SO, TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE HAVE SPENT CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL. AND, I WANT, THERE'S A LOT ON THIS PAGE, BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN 10 MONTHS IS STAGGERING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIAS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE, YOU KNOW BRIAN, YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THIS, BUT SOMETIMES ALL WE HEAR ARE YOU KNOW WHAT SOME OF THE CUSTOMERS SAY TO US, GOOD AND BAD, BUT, YOU HAVE A MARINA THAT HAS UNDERGONE A TREMENDOUS TRANSFORMATION. WE'VE GONE FROM 875 OLDER SLIPS TO 1,000 PLUS NEW AND REFURBISHED SLIPS. YOU HAVE AN AGING FUEL SYSTEM AND YOU KNOW HAVE A NEW MODERN FUEL SYSTEM WITH DIESEL AND SPECIAL FUELS, THE ONLY ONE ON THE LAKE LIKE THAT. YOU HAVE 30-YEAR-OLD COBBLE UTILITIES, NOW YOU HAVE INSULATED WATER PUMPING OUT. WE HAVE A MODERN MARINA THAT HAS IT'S OWN FIBER BACKBONE AND DEDICATED WI-FI. YOU HAD LACK OF SECURITY, YOU ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE CAMERAS WITH ELECTRIC SECURITY AS WELL AS PHYSICAL SECURITY. YOU SAID NO BOAT BROKERAGE, AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY AS OF YESTERDAY WE SIGNED MARINE MAX WHICH IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST BOAT BROKERAGE TO HAVE AN ON THE WATER BOAT BROKERAGE ON THE MARINA ITSELF AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A 100 PLUS YACHT CENTER: YOU HAVE INSUFFICIENT AND POOR PARKING CONDITIONS, I THINK THE OLD MARINA HAS 50 PAVED PARKING SPACES AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NICE

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WON'T DO THAT AT THIS TIME. >> TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT WASTE SYSTEM BEING REPLACED WITH SMART WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT ARE WI-FI CONNECTED. DILAPIDATED UTILITY BUILDING, A NEW MODERN UTILITY BUILDING, THE END RESULT IS A NEW, MODERN, SAFE MARINA AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FROM YOU ARE ORIGINAL MARINA DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING A LOT OF THIS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. OUR GOAL IS NOT ONLY TO MATCH THE MARINA TO THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT TO CREATE OUR OWN UNIQUE DESTINATION AS WELL. SO, LIKE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, EACH NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO HAVE IT'S OWN PERSONALITY AND FEEL TO IT.

SO, WE MET WITH SOME OF THE BEST CONSULTANTS IN DALLAS TO GIVE US ADVICE ON HOW TO CREATE THE ATTRACTION AND THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THESE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENTS WHETHER IT WAS GRANITE PARK OR LEGACY WEST, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT HAVE RESTAURANTS, THEY HAVE TO HAVE APPEAL TO A GREATER AUDIENCE.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR EACH OF US. IT HAD TO BE A REGIONAL DRAW, YOU HAD TO HAVE TRAFFIC IN THE PLACE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WAS THAT YOU HAD TO COVID-PROOF THE FACILITY, AND WHAT THEY MEANT BY THAT, WAS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPILL CUSTOMERS OUT ON THE PATIOS AND BOARDWALKS, A LOT OF SPACES ARE NOT BEING LEASED AT RETAIL CENTERS BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO ENCLOSED, SO, THEY SAID ALLOW GARAGE DOORS THAT OPEN OUT, PATIOS, BOARDWALKS, THAT SORT OF THING SO YOU'LL SEE WHAT WE DO TO ENABLE US TO LEASE THE SPACE AND VERY IMPORTANT, IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT YOU HAVE TO DELIVER SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T GET ONLINE. WE HIRED A GREAT TEAM, WE HAVE OMNI ARCHITECTS, CREATIVE LANDSCAPING, RETAIL STREET ADVISORS. AND WE CREATED BAY WALK AT SAPPHIRE BAY. AND THESE ARE MASSING PHOTOS OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS WITH A BREEZEWAY IN THE MIDDLE AND A BOARDWALK IN THE EDGE. I HAVE MORE PICTURES HERE IN A BIT. THIS IS THE FRONT AND THEN YOU HAVE THE BACK WHICH IS REALLY, THE LAKE HOUSE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. YOU KNOW, PATIOS, OPEN SPACES, AND WE LIKE TO USE THE WORD STROLL, DINE AND UNWIND, A COLLECTION OF WATER FRONT EXPERIENCES UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE METROPLEX HAS SEEN THAT CREATES AN ESCAPE FROM THE ORDINARY. A WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS IS A COLLECTION OF A COUPLE OF WATER FRONT FOOD EXPERIENCES. THE BAY WALK HUGS THE LAKE FRONT JUTTING OUT OVER THE WATER AT VARIOUS POINTS AND FEATURES A VARIETY OF SEATING FOR ALL SEASONS, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS AND ASSORTMENT OF PLANNINGS, BUT IT'S A COLLECTION OF CAREFULLY CURATED FOOD CONCEPTS THAT WILL APPEAL TO YOUNG ADULTS AS WELL AS OUR WATER SPORT ENTHUSIASTS WHO WANT FUN, LAKE FRONT EXPERIENCE WITH ONE OF A KIND BOARD WALK FRONTAGE. AND WE CALL IT BOARD WALK TEXAS. THE SITE ITSELF, WE'RE SHOWING THIS TO YOU TO SHOW THE VISUAL LANGUAGE THAT WE'VE PICKED UP. WE CALL IT TEXAS MODERN MEETS LAKE. THESE ARE THE IMAGES THAT OUR ARCHITECT USED TO INFLUENCE THE DESIGN. WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THIS LOCATION BECAUSE AS WE STUDIED SUMMER SUN, SPRING AND SUMMER SUN, WE GET EASTERN EXPOSURE AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT HARSH WESTERN SUN COMING INTO THE PATIOS WHICH IS THE CURSE OF DEATH FOR MOST RESTAURANT FACILITIES WHERE THEY HAVE TO DO

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AS YOU COULD SEE, WE WERE ABLE TO TUCK IT RIGHT INTO THE LOCATION. IF YOU WERE PASSING OVER DELL ROCK LOOK OVER THE PARKING LOT. AND HERE SOME ADDITIONAL HIGHER RES RENDERINGS, THERE'S NO LAKESIDE PIES. IGNORE THOSE LEGS.

>> YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT WORD PIE IN THIS COMMUNITY. I'M

SORRY. >> YOU'LL HAVE TO HEAR THE

STORY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. MADAM

MAYOR. >> I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING

THE STORY. >> WE ABSOLUTELY, WHEN WE'VE SHOWN THESE IMAGES TO PERSPECTIVE TENANTS, THEY LOVE WHAT THEY'RE SEEING HERE. WE HAVE TO BE CHOICEFUL IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT WHAT TYPE OF COMPANY WE HAVE HERE. YOU HAVE YOU KNOW, WOOD, STONE, DECOMPOSED GRANITE, MEETING PLANTINGS, SO, WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS SPACE. IT GIVES A JUXTAPOSITION VERSUS, YOU HAVE THE HOTELS AND YOU HAVE THE RESORT STYLE FEELING IN THE REST OF SAPPHIRE BAY. THEN OFF THE MORE LAID BACK. THIS IS ROWLETT, RIGHT? THIS IS KIND OF, THIS IS GOING TO GIVE A GREAT PLACE FOR OUR CITIZENS TO HANG OUT, HAVE A BEER, HAVE A GOOD OPTIONS TO GO HAVE FOOD, BUT ALSO FOR VISITORS AS WELL. SO, WE'RE JUST, THIS IS ANOTHER FOR A TOWER TO PUT THERE. WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE BRANDING FOR IT, THE COLORATIONS, THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE OF VIBE AND FEEL THAT WE WANT TO CONVEY. AND IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO HAVE A MODERN VIBRANT DISTRICT, A PLAYGROUND THAT HAS 18-HOUR VIBRANTSY, WE WANT IT BUSY IN THE MORNING, BUSY AT LUNCH AND CEREMONY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND DINNER WITH BOTH THE SLIP, THE BOAT RENTAL CENTER, THE BOAT SALES AND OF COURSE, BOARD WALK. SO, AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE SAPPHIRE BAY, AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT TO MY FRIEND KARL AND HE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH WHY THE WARRANT ARE CRITICAL TO OUR VISION.

>> KARL CRAWLY, 3309, SEA BREEZE ROWLETT, TEXAS. I THINK I KNOW MOST OF YOU. SO, AND I WON'T GO, SO WE'RE NOT GETTING A PIE FIVE, OKAY. FOR YEARS, AYE BEEN ON FACEBOOK WAITING FOR IT.

>> AND YOU SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THAT BEFORE IT HIT THAT PICTURE.

>> NO, NOW WE NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND CREATE A BUSINESS CALLED LAKESIDE PIE BECAUSE WE HAVE FREE ADVERTISING NOW. WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT IS TWO WARRANT IN MENALT. THE ONE WARRANT IS FOR COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT, BECAUSE IT'S JUST A PARKING LOT, IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY BUILDING ON IT. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE LOOKED AT PEOPLE PARKING BOAT TRAILERS, WHICH IS AN ADVENTURE IN IT SELF. AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GO BACK TO THAT IT'S PROBABLY TOO FAR BACK BUT IF WE NEED TO, I CAN GO BACK BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO THE ISSUE, REALLY, THE CONSTRAINT ON US AND

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>>> THERE IS A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT. >>> WHICH I SHOULD WALK ON MORE OFTEN THAN I DO. BUT THERE WILL BE I THINK SOME PEOPLE THAT MIGHT WANT TO WALK THAT BRIDGE. IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS THE STATISTICS BRIDGE, I DO NOT THINK, TO WALK, BUT YOU WILL HAVE SOME TRAFFIC. , AND THE IDEA IS SINCE WE HAD THAT FALL ON OUR SIDE, THE TRAI THAT COMES OFF OF THAT BRIDGE WILL BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TH NEXUS DRIVE EAST, ACCESS DRIVEWAY. SO THAT HAD BEEN —- THEY CAME U IN PNC. IF THEY DO, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE THE CONNECTION, THE TRAIL? SO THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT OTHER WORDS, IS WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SLOPE THERE, AND AND WE ARE KINDRED PISTON THAT SLOPE BETWEEN THE TEXAS DOT ROAD DICTATED AND WHERE WE ARE AT. THERE IS REASON FOR THE TWO WARRANTS.

I AM NOT GOING TO BE LIKE TONY AND READ EVERYTHING. IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS OR TOWARDS, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEE MEETING ON THIS FOR A FEW MONTH NOW EVERY THURSDAY, AND I THINK WE HAVE A FEW MORE 30 DAYS TO GET THROUGH PHASE TWO, WHICH WE HAVE A COUPLE WARRANT ON PAGE TWO THAT WILL COME BACK TO YOU. I GUESS WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS PEERKO I'M LOOKING

FORWARD TO THIS, I REALLY AM. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH PEERKO YOU GUYS HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE WE LAST LOOKED AT THIS PEERKO WHAT INCREDIBLE IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE MADE AND SOMEBODY TOOK A FIELD TRIP TO YOUR PLACE RECENTLY ON A FIELD TRIP.

COUNSEL, QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR APPLICANT BEFORE HE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING, COUNCILMAN?

>> I WILL ECHO THE MAYOR'S SENTIMENT, IF YOU GUYS HAVE COM A LONG WAY.

FIRST THING I THOUGHT WHEN YOU SHOWED THAT DEAL WAS YOU GIVE M LIKE A GROSS CONCEPT BUT ON THE WATER. I MEAN, THAT IS REALLY COOL. MY BIG QUESTION IS ABOUT THAT PARKING LOT AND HOW DO YOU PLAN ON CONTROLLING THAT? I MEAN, THERE'S ONLY TWO SPOT BUT YOU HAVE PULL-THROUGH SPOTS. SO HE STARTED TO THINK THROUGH WHAT ACCESS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE THERE? HOW YOU ARE GOING TO CONTROL IT? IF YOU CAN WALK ME THROUGH IT,

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> INTERESTINGLY, WE HAVE A GRAVEL PARKING LOT THERE NOW.

AND A FEW MONTHS BACK WHEN THE CITY OF DALLAS OR D W-WHISK CAP U LISTED THE —- THERE WERE SOME RED BOYS RUN THE SITE BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH DEBRIS FROM THE WINDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

WHEN THEY FINALLY LISTED THAT, WE OPENED THE NORTH LOT AND REOPENED THE RAMP.

AND SINCE THEN TRUCKS AND TRAILERS HAVE BEEN USING THAT NORTH LOT.

AND THEN USING IT IN THE WAY THAT WE ARE SUGGESTING. SO THEY COME IN, THEY LOOP AROUND FROM THERE'S ACTUALLY CU UP FROM WHERE THE POLICE LOT IS. THEY ACCEPT THERE AND THEY, FACING ON MARINA VISTA FACING WEST. AND THEN THEY BACK OUT, THEY BACK DOWN THE RAMP. HAVE LAUNCHED THE BOAT AND THEN THEY GO BACK INTO THE GRAVEL L LOT. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY USING THE RAMP ARE STARTING TO HABITUATE THEMSELVES INTO USING IT THAT WAY.

>>> I AM A BOATER MYSELF. I BACKED TRAILERS UP AND WE WER ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE THA

—- >> YEAH, AND I REALLYGLAD TO HEAR THAT.

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>>> WELL, WE HAVE 20 SPACES THA WILL BE MARKED AS TRUCK AND TRAILER SPACES.

THEY WILL BE SIGNAGE. AND WAS THEREFORE, I MEAN, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO USE OUT OF

THE LAUNCH. >> ARE YOU GOING TO —- BECAUSE SEE THAT IN THE PARKING PLAN YO @GOT TWO SPACES THAT ARE RIGHT NEXT WINTER THAT YOU COULD PULL-THROUGH THAT WOULD MAKE TH

LENGTH OF ONE OF THOSE SHORTER. >> YOU COULD. YOU COULD.

BUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CASE AT THE MARINA WHEN THERE WAS A RAMP THERE TOO AND THERE WAS OVERFLOW. THE PEOPLE WOULD COME IN PART WHEN WE WERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE AS WELL. SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO —- PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO EITHER SELL POLICE OR WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THAT AS WELL. IT WOULD JUST HAVE TO BE

SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MONI MONITORED. >> YEAH, NETTING THERE IS A PARTY WANT TO GET AHEAD OF A LITTLE BIT AND WHAT THAT COMMUNICATION IS, BECAUSE IT WILL GET HEAVY ON MOST WEEKENDS AND WHEN YOU NOW HAVE 50 BOATS WITH TRAILERS ON THERE, BECAUSE IT IS A PUBLIC PARKING LOT, AND THOSE ARE CHILDREN, WHAT'S GOIN TO BE THE PLAN TO MONITOR THOSE OR HOW ARE YOU GOING TO THEN CONTROL IT? I DON'T KNOW, JUST SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO REALLY THINK ABOUT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF COMPLAINTS WHEN THEY SAY THERE ARE ONLY 20 SPOT AND I SHOW P IN PUBLIC AND PARKED IN PUBLIC PARKING RAMP AND GET TICKETS AND GET KICKED OUT. THAT COMMUNICATION IS REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO BE THOUGHT THROUGH AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO HOW THAT PARK IT'S BUILT OUT.

>> WE WILL HAVE HEAVY SIGNAGE A WELL. WE HAVE SOME IS NOW.

EVEN FOR A TEMPORARY CONDITION WE HAVE HEAVY SIGNAGE. OR EVEN THE BLUE POLLS ARE

MARKED ONE TO 20. BUT WE WILL HAVE HEAVY SIGNAGE. >> YEAH, I HEAR YOU AND I PUT HEAVY SIGNAGE UP WHERE NOBODY LISTENS TO IT IN PARKS. SO UNLESS THERE IS ENFORCEMENT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT. AND BE FORCED TO DO ENFORCEMENT ON A PUBLIC PARKING LOT THAT IS PRIVATELY OWNED, THERE HAS TO B SOME REALLY GOOD COMMUNICATION ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE PU OUT. SO THAT'S JUST A PARTNER TO WOR WITH THE CITY AND ARC MEDICATIO SEEMS TO THAT KIND OF STUFF CAN BE PUT OUT BECAUSE OTHERWISE IS GOING TO GET UGLY, I CAN FORESE IT. AND WE CAN WORK WITH YOUR CONVOCATION TEAM TOO, TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE SOME OF THAT. BUT WE HAVE OWNED THE MARINA FO TWO YEARS NOW.

WE'VE HAD TO MEASURE THE PEOPLE PARKING TRAILERS AND IS NOT —- >> NOTHING NEW TO YOU.

>> YEAH. I JUST PUT IT OUT THERE BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE DOING MY DUE DILIGENCE IF I DIDN'T POINT E-UPPERCASE-LETTER THIS, AND MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAVE A PLAN WITH THE CITY AND COMMUNICATE THAT, BECAUSE IT WILL BE AN ISSUE, AT LEAST IN THE BEGI

BEGINNING, UNTIL PEOPLE LEARN THE RULES. >> MATT, WE VERY MUCH APPRECIAT

WHAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IS WHAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT. >> WELL, THANK YOU.

AND AGAIN, I LOVE THE CONCEPTS. I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU GUYS TO GE GOING AND GET IT BUILT.

>> YES P ANY OTHER QUEST QUESTIONS-COMMENTS BEFORE YOU OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING?

HEARING, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. >>> SAYING NO, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAI A MOTION. COUNCILMAN BROWN PI MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 8A.

>>> COUNCILMAN MARGULIS PS I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION, COUNSEL? >> CALL IT UP. COUNCILMAN CHERYL AND THE ATOM

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>>> BEFORE CONCLUDE THE MEETING, I JUST HAVE A BRIEF PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO STILL BE HERE WHEN I MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, BY THE WAY.

I WILL BE TENDERING MY RESIGNATION AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022. AS OF MARCH I WILL NO LONGER B2 CORBETT OR BEING A ROW THAT RESIDENT, WHICH IS A REQUIREMEN FOR THE MARO POSITION AND CITY COUNCIL.

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING IN MY POWE TO DELAY THIS MOVE UNTIL NOW, AND IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND COUNSEL TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTION TO CITY BUSINESS.

I TRUST THAT MISSING THE LAST TWO MONTHS —- TWO MONTHS, FOUR MEETINGS —- IN A 9-YEAR TENURE OF SERVICE TO THIS MANY MIDE WILL NOT CAUSE UNDUE CONCERNS T HIS COUNSEL OR TO OUR INCREDIBL MANY, MANY, OF ROWLETT. IT IS HARD. I ASSURE YOU THAT YOU ARE IN

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