[3B. Receive a presentation and discuss proposed amendments to Section 77-508 of the Rowlett Development Code regarding residential building standards. (30 minutes)]

WEEK. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING.

>>> ALL RIGHT. ITEM 3 B RECEIVE A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TOSS SECTION 77-508 DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARDS.

>> WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC INPUT FOR IT AGENDA ITEM. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS ANY AGENDA ITEM ON THE WORK SESSION ITEM, YOU COULD SPEAK BEFORE THAT AGENDA ITEM. DEBORAH SHINNEDER, 3009 SUNRISE DRIVE, AS YOU ALL KNOW.

>> AS A MEMBER OF P & Z, I'VE SEEN THESE ONCE BEFORE AND I WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH COUNCIL FOR A BRIEF MINUTE, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE SOME OF THESE CHANGES ARE KIND OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REMOVING PROVISIONS THAT ARE UNFORCEABLE. I THINK IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE CHANGES SO OUR DEVELOPMENT CODES ARE IN SYNCH WITH THE NEW STATE LAWS AND WHAT IS LEGIT LOGISTICALLY POSSIBLE. I THINK THAT THE CHANGES ARE A GOOD IDEA. IN REGARD TO THE GARAGE DOOR REQUIREMENT, NOW WE HAVE P & Z AND YOU ON COUNCIL HAVE HEARD A NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECENTLY TO WAVE THIS AND I KNOW THERE'S DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON IT. THERE ARE PHYSICAL ADVANTAGES TO ALLOWING THE SINGLE WIDE GARAGE DOOR INSTEAD OF REQUIRING THE TWO SINGLE DOORS SIDE-BY-SIDE BECAUSE IT MAKE IT IS EASIER FOR THE USERS TO GET BIG VEHICLES IN AND THAT KIND OF THING. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE TWO SINGLE DOORS PROVIDE REDUNDANTSY, IF THE OPENING MECHANISM FAILED YOU COULD GET INTO THE GARAGE. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT THE TWO SINGLE DOORS LOOK BETTER, BUT, OF COURSE, THAT'S SUBJECTIVE.

THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COUNCIL PROCEED WITH THESE AMENDMENTS AND HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL TO BE SURE THAT WE VIVE THE CITIZENS AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK IN THE DISCUSSION BEFORE COUNCIL MAKES A DECISION BUT, I THINK IT'S A GOOD I THINK THIS.

ALL RIGHT. WHOSE THEY CANNING THIS ONE?

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, SO, BACKGROUND ON THIS IS THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO DISCUSSION TO REVICE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF OUR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARDS FOUND IN SECTION 77507, THIS SECTION HAS NOT BEEN REVISED SINCE THE ITERATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE WAS ADOPTED IN 2006. SO, WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD SEVERAL AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD CONFORM TO THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO BE MORE IN STEP WITH THE CURRENT AND EMERGING DESIGN TRENDS ARE IN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT HERE IN ROWLETT. SO, THE FIRST SECTION WOULD BE REGARDS TO BUILDING MATERIALS. BACK IN 2019, THE STATE LEGISLATURE ADOPTED HOUSE BILL 2439 AND IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW, THIS DOES NOT PERMIT CITIES TO ENFORCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC FACADE MATERIALS. WE HAVE A SECTION THAT TALKS ABOUT THOSE THINGS BUT THE BIGGEST THING IN THERE IS THAT IT REQUIRES HOSE TO BE 100% MASON,

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THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THAT HOUSE BILL, THEREFORE WE RECOMMEND THESE REQUIREMENTS BE STRIPPED AWAY FROM THE CODE.

>> SECOND PART, WOULD BE THE SECTION CALLED ORIENTATION OF DWELLINGS TO THE STREET, THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO DEMINUTISH THE PROMINENCE OF GARAGES WHEN THEY'RE LOCATED TOWARDS THE STREET SO THEY DO NOT BLOCK THE FRONT OF HOMES OR THE MAINE ENTRANCE. OUR CODE I REQUIRED TO HAVE HOMES REQUEST GARAGES SERVED OFF OF ALLEYS, AND IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE, THE GARAGE IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT BUT THEY HAVE A JNL HOOK ON THERE SO THAT THE GARAGE DOORS DON'T FACE TOWARDS THE STREET. AND THE THIRD PART IF THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, THEN YOU MAY HAVE FRONT ENTRY. SO, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. MOST OF THE HOME THAT IS WE'RE SEEING COME THROUGH OUR OFFICE AND COME TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND TO YOU, DO NOT HAVE REAR ALLEYS. SO, THEREFORE WE'RE IN A REALM WHERE WE ARE HAVING J AND L HOOKS. THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT SAYS THAT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOME MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN 8 FEET OF THE FRONT PLAIN WHEN YOU HAVE THE GARAGE THAT FUNCTIONS AS A J OR L HOOK DOES, THAT BECOMES THE FRONT PLAIN AND THAT COMPLIANCE IS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO.

SO, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO REMOVE THAT SECTION FROM THE CODE THAT WOULD SPECIFY THE 8-FOOT DISTANCE FROM THE FORWARD BUILDING PLAN. AND THE LAST PART WOULD BE ABOUT GARAGES, SECTION 77508 B 3 HAS THE STATEMENT THAT THE WIDTH OF STREET FACING GARAGE DOORS IN RELATION TO THE WIDTH OF THE FACADE MAY BE NO MORE THAN 35% OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE FACADE, THAT REQUIRES A A LOT OF MATH AND B DOESN'T MATCH UP WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY. WORE STARTING TO SEE AND MORE COMMONLY SEEING NARROW LOTS AND WHICH THEN AGAIN WHICH MEANS MORE NARROW HOMES AND STREET FACING GARAGES ARE MORE COMMON.

SO, WE'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE A STANDARD TO ALLOW FOR THE STREET-FACING GARAGE DOOR TO BE A DOUBLE BAY GARAGE DOOR WITH THE WIDTH OF BETWEEN 16-18 FEET. AND SECONDLY, WE WOULD CLARIFY THAT THE MINIMUM DEPTH OF GARAGES WOULD BE 20 FEET AND THAT MEASUREMENT IS ON THE INTERIOR AND CURRENTLY THE CODE IS WRITTEN THAT IT'S 20 FEET OF DEPTH PER VEHICLE AND WHAT YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIKE ME, AND GETS OVERLY LOGICAL, IT MAY THINK THAT YOU NEED A CAR THAT'S 20 FEET IN DEPTH. SO THERE'S LESS NEED FOR INTERPRETATION WITH THAT PART OF THE CODE. WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED FOR BUILDING PLANS THAT ARE HAVE BEEN DELAYED DUE TO THESE REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO TO REDUCE THE COMMISSION COUNCIL REQUEST AND TIME SPENT ON REQUESTS FOR MODIFICATIONS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO THESE STANDARDS AS WELL AS TO DO THIS NOW BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S PRETTY MUCH READY TO GO AND DOESN'T NEED TO WAIT ON OUR MAJOR CODE UPDATE THAT'S COMING IN THE NEXT YEAR. AND I BELIEVE, THE PROCESS, THE NEXT PART OF THAT, SO, WE WOULD AMEND THE SECTION 508 TO REFLECT THESE PROPOSED CHANGES. AGAIN, IF COUNCIL COMES IT A CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, WE WOULD SUGGEST HAVING THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR NEXT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ON APRIL 26TH AND BRING THAT BACK FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON MAY THIRD. WE'RE LOOKING TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND TO BE MORE IN STEP WITH CURRENT TRENDS.

AND OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO PROCEED WITH THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS PROVIDED THERE'S CONSENSUS FROM THE COUNCIL TO DO SO. WITH THAT ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

>> WOULD YOU GO BACK TO THE TO THE GARAGE PART?

>> YES, SIR. >> CAN AND SHALL.

>> AND SO ARE WE PROPOSING THAT WE REMOVE THE 35% PIECE OF IT

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TOO? SO, IT WOULD JUST BE THE PROPOSED STANDARDS?

>> CORRECT. >> I UNDERSTAND THE 35%. IS THAT GARAGE TAKING UP TOO MUCH OF THE FRONT FACADE?

>> PRIETH, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF OUR DIFFICULT PROPERTIES AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF INFILL DEVELOPMENT. AND SO TO COMPLY WITH THE 35% REQUIREMENT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY WITH THE LONGER, MORE NARROW LOTS. AND IF YOU LOOK AT SITE DESIGN AND LET'S PRESUME THAT YOU DO IT WITHOUT THE JL HOOKS EXCLUDING THAT REQUIREMENT, WE COME UP WITH A REQUIREMENT THAT SPECIFIES THEY SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE GARAGE DOOR WIDTHS, THAT WOULD HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE DESIGN TO MAKE IT WORK. AND WE'RE RUNNING INTO, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT GARAGES THAT COME OUT, AND I UNDERSTAND, HAVING THAT SNOUT THAT STICKS OUT, BUT, I THINK WITH RECENT, NEWER DESIGNS THAT YOU WILL SEE LESS AND LESS OF THAT AND YOU'LL SEE MORE PVS COMING YOUR WAY AS WELL. THERE'LL ALWAYS BE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST J OR L HOOKS, THERE'S MORE FLEXIBILITY, AND THAT'S WHY IF THE 8-FOOT IS REMOVED YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT THE 35%. >> GOTCHA, OKAY. WHILE I KNOW.

WELL, I KNOW, THE MACE SOMASONR REQUIREMENTS. IT'S NOT DOING ANYTHING, BUT CAN WE SAY IT'S RECOMMENDED?

>> NO. SO, YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR COULD BUILD A SHE-SHED.

>> THAT'S OUR LEGISLATURE AT WORK.

>> WITH LARGER DEVELOPMENT OR MORE ORGANIZED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE BUILDING MATERIALS THAT I USED WILL BE VERY CLOSELY MASONRY IN NATURE AND WILL FOLLOW NOT JUST THE BUILDING CODE, NOW IF SOMEONE SAYS THROUGH THEIR OWN VOLITION THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND THIS IS HOW WE WANT TO DO IT AND WE WANT TO CODIFY IT THAT WAY AND THEY GIVE YOU THIS CONDITION, THEN ABSOLUTELY, WE WOULD SAY YES, IT WOULD REQUIRE THIS TYPE OF MASONRY TO DO THIS.

>> SO, HOW ARE HOAS GETTING AROUND THIS? BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL REQUIRING THAT FACADING BE A EARN IS TYPE.

>> THE LAW ONLY APPLIES TO CITIES.

>> SO, ONCE IT'S BUILT AND IT'S IN THE AN HOA, YOU GET AROUND IT AS A CITY NOW IS YOU SEND IN THE PD.

>> WE CAN'T EVEN SPECK THE PD. >> YOU JUST HOPE THEY BUILD IT

THAT WAY. >> THE HOA FORMS AND THEY'RE

THE ONES THAT CAN... >> ENFORCE IT. YES.

>> I KNOW WE HEARD FROM ONE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBER, HOW DID THE OTHERS FEEL ABOUT THESE CHANGES?

>> IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION, I THINK THE OVERALL DECISION WAS

LET'S KEEP MOVING FORWARD. >> ANYTHING ELSE?

>> SO, ARE WE IN FAVOR WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE

CHANGES? >> YES.

>> YES. >> BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU SO

[3C. Receive a presentation and discuss proposed modifications to the public hearing notification process. (30 minutes)]

MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, MOVING RIGHT

ALONG TONIGHT, AROUND WE. >> ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS 3 C, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSS PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION PROCESS AND WE HAVE

ONE PUBLIC >> IT'S ME AGAIN. DEPUTY SHINDER, 3009 SUNRISE DRIVE. MY PRIORITY IN THE CONSIDERING ANY CHANGES WOULD BE TO HAVE BETTER TRANSPARENCY AND BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITIZENS AND PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE SITS WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE ZONING REGULATIONS TO WEIGH IN THEIR OPINIONS. WHILE PUBLICATION IN A NEWSPAPER IS

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REQUIREMENT BY LAW AND HAS BEEN FOREVER AND EVER, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT, BUT I DO QUESTION IT'S EFFECTIVENESS, BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE THAT I KNOW DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO A NEWSPAPER AND DON'T EVEN READ THEM ONLINE. SO, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO GO BEYOND THOSE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN DOING, FOR INSTANCE, WITH THE 500 FOOT NOTIFICATIONS AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. I LIKE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE SIGNS TO BE POSTED. WE'VE HAD ROTS OF PEOPLE ASK ABOUT THAT AND LOT OF PEOPLE WHO FELT THAT SHOULD HAPPENED AND EVEN GOOD IT'S NOT REQUIRED BY LAW, I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY WILL SEE AND THOSE ARE HUGE SIGNS. IN LOOKING AT THE COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS CHART THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET THERE IS THE ONLY CONCERN IS THAT WE PREVIOUSLY MAILED NOTICED 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING NOW WE'RE CHANGING IT TO 10 DAYS. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THAT GIVES PEOPLE ENOUGH TIME. AND THE EXISTING PRACTICE IS TO MAIL NOTES 15 DAYS BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING AND THAT REQUIREMENT WAS DROPPED COMPLETELY AND WE'RE DROPPING THE PUBLISHED NOTICE BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING BUT I DON'T THINK THAT NEWSPAPER NOTICE MATTERS THE WHOLE LOT. AND I REALIZE IT'S A CHANGE AND THE MAILED NOTICED MAY SOME POSTAGE. LOOKING AT THE OTHER AREA CITIES LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THEM HAVE DROPPED THE NOTICES REQUIRED BY THE CITY.

IT'S NOT UNUSUAL OR ANYTHING. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO, UNFORTUNATELY, AREN'T HERE TO SPEAK, REGARDING THOSE CHANGES BEFORE THE COUNCIL MAKES A DECISION. BUT, I DO LIKE THE NEW FORMAT OF THE NEW PROPOSED DO YO DOCUMENTS. I LIKE THE INCLUSION OF THE QR CODE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USING THAT NOW. I WONDER IF THERE'S A WAY TO FIT THAT INTO THE POST CARDS FOR THE

A HUNDRED-FOOT NOTICES. >> THANK YOU, DEB, APPRECIATE

YOU. >> I JUST HAVE A REAL QUESTION, THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE THIS BIG, RIGHT?

>> YES. >> NOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL SUPS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, THAT'S A HUGE BURDEN ON A SINGLE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT WE'LL SHOW YOU CURRENT AND THEN THE TWO OPTIONS AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TWO OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL. AND THAT'S BASED ON A GOOD DIALOG WITH THE P & Z, WE'RE TRYING TO STAY IN LINE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT COMPROMISING OUR OPERATION AND WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING TEAM LOOKING AT NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AND ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO, WE THINK FROM A MORE COHESIVE OR COMPREHENSIVE STANDPOINT, WE'LL GET THERE. BUT WE DO WANT TO TRY AND STAY ALIGNED. AND THEN MEMORIALIZE THE ORDINANCE WHAT WE NEED TO GET TO USE OTHER ELEMENTS THROUGH OUR GUIDE BOOK AND WHAT HAVE YOU SO WE CAN KEEP THIS AS DYNAMIC AS POSSIBLY AND CONTINUALLY AUDIT OURSELVES TO BETTER RELATE TO THE COMMUNITY AS IT REGARDS TO THESE ACTIONS.

>> SORRY, ALEX. >> THAT'S FINE, THAT'S A GREAT INTRODUCTION. SO, WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING THROUGH HERE IS PRIMARILY, THE THINGS THAT ARE CODIFIED IN THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR AMENDMENT AND OF COURSE, MOST OF THE OTHER THINGS HAVE BEEN TOUCHED ON THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO FROM THE BROADER STANDPOINT TO BETTER ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. TWO PARTS HERE, THE REQUIREMENTS ARE CODIFIED WITHIN SECTION 77803 F OF THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODES AND DEADLINES FOR MAKING SURE THOSE NOTIFICATIONS ARE ACCOMPLISHED OR DONE. AND SECONDLY, IN THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 211 HAS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PUBLICTION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CIRCULATION, BEFORE THE 15TH DAY, I'M SORRY, BEFORE THE 15TH DAY THE DAY BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL HEARING AND ALSO MAILING OF WRITTEN NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE

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SUBJECT PROPERTY BEFORE THE 10TH DAY OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HEARING DATE. WE PLACE THE LEGAL NOTICE IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, WITH IS OUR LOCAL PAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION AND THEY'RE PLACED BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT ADVISED INDIVIDUALS ON THE REQUEST AND THE HEARING PROCESS. ACCORDING TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO THE PAPER FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE PUBLISHED NOTICE FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS NOT REQUIRED. CURRENTLY, WE ALSO HAVE THE MAILED NOTICE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THIS IS ALSO REQUIRED TO BE SENT OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT SITE, WE GET THAT ADDRESS FROM OUR GIS DEPARTMENT, WHO USES THE TAX RECORDS TO GENERATE THOSE ADDRESSES. THOSE ARE SENT OUT 10-12 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND WE SEND THE COURTESY NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SITE. BOTH NOTICE THAT IS WE SEND OUT HAVE A RESPONSE FORM INCLUDED WITHIN THE ENVELOPE TO INDICATE WHETHER THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST OR AGAINST THE QUESTION AND THE IT CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE OR THE REASONS WHY THEY'RE IN SUPPORT THERE OF.

THAT COURTESY NOTICE, AGAIN IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE SENT OUT BY THE CITY PER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A RECENT NOTICE THAT WE SENT OUT AND WE HAVE THE 1 PAGE NOTIFICATION RESPONSE AND WHAT THE NOTICE DOES IS IT LET'S PEOPLE KNOW THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST, THE TIME, DATE, LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE REASON WHY THEY GET THIS NOTIFICATION AND HOW THEY MAY PARTICIPATE WITHIN AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. WE ALSO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR A CERTAIN DATE, BECAUSE TYPICALLY, WE KNOW THOSE THINGS WHEN WE NOTIFY FOR THESE REQUESTS. POSTED NOTES, THAT WOULD BE THE SIGN POSTED ON OUR PROPERTY, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR SIGNS POSSIBLE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, HOWEVER IT'S BECOME A TYPICAL THING THAT CITIES DO IN ORDER TO, AGAIN, INHE IS CROW THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE ZONING CHANGES GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING PROCESS, THE ROWLETT GOVERNMENT CODE STATES THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL POST NO LESS THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. IT'S THE CITY COUNCIL WHO IS THE DECISION MAKING BODY. RIGHT NOW, THE STAFF, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF GOES OUT AND PLACES THE SIGN ON THE PROPERTY NO LESS THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

AND, THE CURRENT SIGN THAT WE PUT OUT IS THE ONE ON THE LEFT.

THE SMALL ONE, WHICH IS THE PLASTIC AND WE PUT'S TINY STAKES WITH THAT. SO, TECHNICAL TERM THERE. GOALS, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADHERE, OF COURSE, TO CURRENT REQUIREMENTS OF TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR REQUIRED POSTED SIGNS UNDER OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE AS WELL AS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN THE REVIEW AND PRESERVATION PROCESS.

WITH THAT, WE'RE PROPOSING CHANGES TO OUR PROCESS WHICH WOULD NECESSARY STATE CHANGES TO THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODE.

WE PROPOSE THAT WE WOULD THAT WE WOULD BE CONSIST SENT WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING THAT THERE WOULD BE AN UPDATED FORMAT TO THE 200 FOOT MOUNTAINS AND WE WOULD INSERT HEADINGS INTO THE NOTICE THAT WOULD PROVIDE MORE CLARITY TO OWNERS AS TO CENTS THEY GOT THE NOTICE AND WHAT THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS IS AND LASTLY TO ESTABLISH THE DEADLINE FOR THESE RESPONSES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MEETING PACKET THAT WOULD BE SENT OUT EITHER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, OR THE CITY COUNCIL. WE'RE PROPOSING

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TO CHANGE THE 500-FOOT COURTESY NOTICE TO A POSTCARD FORMAT IN ORDER TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO DIFFERENTIATE WHETHER THAT'S A 200-FOOT NOTICE THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF FOR THE LAND AREA OF 20% OF THE AREA WITHIN 200 FEET REQUIRING THE COUNSEL'S SUPER MAJORITY FOR THAT AND WITH THAT POSTCARD, THERE WOULD NOT BE A RESPONSE FORM INCLUDED WITH THAT NOTICE, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD BE INFORMED WITH HOW MANY DAYS IT TAKES TO RESPOND TO THAT NOTICE. SO, THIS WOULD BE THE TEMPLATE FOR WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THAT 200-FOOT NOTICE. THERE'S MORE NEGATIVE SPACE, I SUPPOSE, MORE WHITE SPACE ON THE NOTICE AS WELL AS THE QR CODE THAT SOMEONE CAN CLICK ON TO GET THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WE HAVE IT STARTING OFF WITH WHAT IS THIS REQUEST ABOUT, WHY AM I GETTING THIS, AND HOW DO I PARTICIPATE WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AS WELL. AND ALSO, THE RESPONSE FORM WOULD ALSO BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE EXCEPT IT WOULD ADD THAT DEADLINE ON THERE THAT SAYS IN ORDER FOR YOUR NOTICE TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE PACKET, WE NEED TO RECEIVE IT BY THIS TIME. AND THIS IS A MOCK UP OF OUR POSTCARD THAT WE WOULD HAVE. I THINK THAT WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH ADDING THE QR CODE ON THERE. AGAIN, WE HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE SPACE TO DO IT AND IT SIMPLIFIES THE INFORMATION AND HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL ALSO GET BETTER MAY BE MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE WILLING TO READ THE POSTCARD RATHER THAN OPENING UP AN ENVELOPE FROM THE CITY OF ROWLETT AS WELL. SO, THEN WITH THE PUBBISHED NOTICE, WHAT'S PUBLISHED IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THE LEGAL NOTICE IS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. LET ME GO BACK HERE, BECAUSE WE WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT WE PUBLISH THESE NOTICES TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE THAT WAY AND THEY'RE DONE IN THE MORE MODERN, UP-TO-DATE, VIRTUAL THING. THE SIGN YOU NOTICE, AS WELL, SO, THE CURRENT SITUATION IS THAT WE THE STAFF GO OUT AND POST IT, EVEN THOUGH THEY ALREADY SEE US, IT IS TO BE TO THE APPLICANT. IT WILL BE THE APPLICANT THAT WILL PLACE THE SIGN ON THE SITE. BUT IT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOT THE CITY COUNCIL AS IT CURRENTLY IS STATED IN THE IT GETS THE SIGN OUT THERE EARLIER AND GETS MORE PEOPLE WITH EARLIER INFORMATION WHICH, AGAIN, IS HELPFUL FOR OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AS WELL AS APPLICANTS TO GET MORE AND EARLY PARTICIPATION. WE WOULD ALSO ADD SPECIFICITY FOR WHERE IT IS TO BE PLACED ON THE SIGN, THE NUMBER OF SIGNSIOUS THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BEYOND THE SIGN AS WELL AS THE SIZE THAT SPECIFICITY IS CURRENTLY LACKING. IN THE DEBT DEVELOPMENT CODE, THAT WOULD NOT BE CODIFIED HOWEVER IT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN OUR DEVELOPMENT GUIDE WHICH IS OUR GUIDE FOR DEVELOPERS AND APPLICANT GOING THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AS TO GIVE THEM THE DETAILS OF THE WHAT IS REQUIRED AND EXPECTED FOR APPLICATIONS. WE WOULD INCREASE THAT SIZE FROM 18 INCH TOSS 20 INCHES, WHAT WE'VE DONE ON THE CORNER OF MY RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS 4 FEET BY 4 FEET AND THAT SIGN THAT WE HAVE MOCKED UP INTEREST IS ACTUALLY ON ALUMINUM, CORRECT? AGAIN, WE WOULD PROBABLY MAY BE OVERKILL, IT MIGHT BE BETTER AGAIN, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT WOULD BE ON THAT. I WOULD NOTE THE BLANC THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S A 30 X 30 BLANK. AND BASED UPON SOME OF

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THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, WHEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO THEM, THAT WOULD BE A MORE APPROPRIATE SCALE FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREA ON THERE. AS WELL AS, WE WOULD MAKE THOSE UP HERE AT THE CITY AND KEEP THEM LIKE WE HAVE THE ONES WE HAVE AGAIN TO BE LESS OF A BURDEN UPON THE APPLICANTS AND THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THE REQUIREMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO WOULD BE THE APPLICANTS THEMSELVES. AND THE COST OF MANUFACTURING THAT SIGN WOULD BE BORN BY THE APPLICANT. (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> >> SO, IT'S LONGER THAN THAT, IT'S ABOUT A MONTH, BECAUSE, MORE THAN LIKE, HALF.

>> ABOUT 45 DAYS? >> PROBABLY 45 DAYS.

>> (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> AND IF IT'S TABLED, THEN TALK ABOUT THAT. NOW, HOW THE SIZE CAME UP AND HOW THE MATERIALS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT BASED ON A GOOD AMOUNT OF RESEARCH THAT WE'VE CONDUCTED.

MOST COMMUNITIES ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT WERE THE DEVELOPERS IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL THEIR OWN SIGNS AND PROVIDE THAT. AND THIS IS SOMETHING, COUNCIL, IF YOU RECALL, AT THE END OF 2018, YOU SAID WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS AND WE'RE HERE NOW AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY CAN CALL US OR CONTACT US AND WE CAN HELP. THOSE SIGNS DISAPPEAR VERY, VERY, QUICKLY. THESE SIGNS DO NOT DISAPPEAR SO QUICKLY. AND WE ALSO WANT TO PLACE THE BURDEN OR THE ONUS ON THE APPLICANT TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE DOING WHAT'S NECESSARY ON THEIR PART AS WELL.

>> I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF TIMELINE AFTER AN APPROVAL OR DENIAL THAT THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THOSE SIGNS.

BECAUSE, I HATE DRIVING BY AND SEEING THESE DILAPIDATED SIGNS

THAT ARE JUST AN EYESORE. >> WE COULD GO AND SAY POSTED SIGN MAY BE REMOVED 1 WEEK OF ACTION.

>> JUST DRIVE BY AND VERIFY. >> ABSOLUTELY. YES.

>> SO, AGAIN, PROCESS WISE, SECTION 77803.F WOULD NEED TO BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THOSE CHANGES. WE WOULD AGAIN, IF WE GET CONDITION CENSUS FROM THE COUNCIL, HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON APRIL 26TH AND THEN HOPEFULLY BE BACK ON MAY 3RD FOR ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL. WE'RE AGAIN LOOKING TO FIRST OF ALL, BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE BUT TO BETTER ENGAGE OUR PUBLIC IN THE REVIEW OF THESE IMPORTANT PROPOSALS. SO, WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR CONSENSUS TO PROCEED WITH THESE AMENDMENTS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A ZONING CHANGE INFORMATION SIGN

THAT BIG. >> AND HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THAT

ONE? >> OF COURSE.

>> BUT, SERIOUSLY, I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE THAT BIG. THAT'S

GREAT. >> I THINK, FRISCO HAS ONE

>> USUALLY HE JUST SEE THAT POSTED OUT THERE, MAY BE ANOTHER COLOR, BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE.

>> YES, GREEN. >> I THINK WE HAVE OUR OWN

INHOUSE PRINTING? >> WE HAVE SIGNAGE WHICH IS

DIFFERENT. >> IF YOU DID THE ALUMINUM, BECAUSE THEY DO IT ALL THE TIME, MAY BE...

>> WELL, THE APPLICANT HAS TO DEAL WITH THAT, WE DON'T HAVE TO

WORRY ABOUT IT. >> YOU COULD PUT A BUMPER STICKER OVER THE CASE NUMBER AND REUSE THE SIGN.

>> YOU COULD SAY, SUP REQUESTED OR THE DATE. WE WOULD MANAGE THAT, BUT THAT WILL BE THE DEVELOPER'S RESPONSIBILITY. I A NULL FRIF IT'S NOT WATCHED OUT FOR, MAY MAY BE REPLACE TING

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OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY MAY NOT KNOW THAT IT'S GONE. JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. THE SCRAP METAL DOESN'T LAST LONG.

>> AND THAT'S AN OPTION, AND IF COUNCIL WOULD GIVE US THE LIBERTY TO ASSESS WHAT TYPES OF MATERIALS MIGHT WORK.

>> SURE. >> OF COURSE.

>> UM, AT FIRST I WAS A LITTLE TAKEN BACK BY THE 500-FOOT POSTCARD, NOT HAVING THE RESPONSE. I AGREE THAT THE POSTCARD WORKS. I THINK THERE'S BEEN ONE RESPONSE FROM A 500-FOOT SIGN. YOU DON'T USUALLY GET A LOT OF RESPONSE FROM THE 500, SO I'M OKAY WITH THE POSTCARD, BUT HAVING THE QR CODE IS A WAY TO GET THE INFORMATION BETTER.

>> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS OR ANYTHING?

>> I THINK THIS IS COOL. I THINK WE'LL SET IT UP AND I THINK IT WILL REALLY ADD TO LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED AND COME BE A PART OF

THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS. >> ONE OTHER THING, TOO, WE TALKED ABOUT (INDISCERNIBLE) MORE THAN JUST DALLAS MORNING NEWS. AS AN OLD GUY, WHEN YOU KNEW THAT YOU COULD PUT AN AD IN THE PAPER AND EVERYONE IN TOWN SAW IT.

THERE'S NO ONE PLACE THAT YOU COULD PUT IT WERE EVERYONE CAN SEE, YOU COULD PUT IT ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND ALL, AND YOU'LL GET PEOPLE THAT SAY, I ONLY USE TIKTOK.

>> YOU COULD NOT PUT IT WERE EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT, YOU WOULD

HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THEIR HOUSE >> AND EVEN THEN. THAT

WOULDN'T. >> SOME DAYS, I THINK THAT IS WHAT KEEPS THE PAPER IN BUSINESS. YOU OPEN UP THE PAPER

AND THAT'S MEETINGS. >> I THINK WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. AND I WOULD PLAY WITH THE MATERIAL BECAUSE I WOULD BE AFRAID WITH ALUMINUM WALKING OFF, FIND SOMETHING THAT'S CHEAP BUT REUSABLE AND STAY ON TOP OF THOSE DEVELOPERS, SOME OF THEM BETTER THAN OTHERS. WE APPRECIATE CITY COUNCIL'S PATIENCE AND WE APPRECIATE THE P & Z BEING PATIENT WITH US.

>> DO WE HAVE CARDS? >> DO I HAVE ANY CARDS FOR ITEM

[3D. Discuss a proposal approving a list of projects for Waterview Golf Club for an estimated amount of $37,350. (30 minutes)]

3D? >> ITEM 3D, DISCUSS A PROPOSAL APPROVING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR WATER VIEW GOLF COURSE FOR AN

ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $37,350. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL CAN, SO WE'RE HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WATER VIEW, I WAS PREPARED TO GO THROUGH THIS QUICKLY, BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE BE OUT OF TIME AND NOW WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR US TO TALK ABOUT IT. WE GOT TIME, SO, THAT'S A GOOD THING. I'M READY IF WE HAD TO DO IT QUICKLY. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, JUST A COUPLE OF REMINDERS, THE LONG RANGE MAINTENANCE PLAN AND TREE MANAGEMENT PLAN WAS FUNDED IN 2020 AND IT LOOKS AT LONG RANGE PLANNING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE COURSE.

WATER VIEW AS YOU KNOW IS AN'S SET OWNED BY THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND MANAGED BY A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN GRASS CORPORATION.

IT FOCUSES ON ANTICIPATING CAPITAL EX-PENSION FROM 2022 TO 2030 AND PROPOSED A TREE MASTER PLAN FOR THE COURSE. WHAT THE P PLAN. THE MASTER PLAN WAS COMPLETED BY SANDY QUEEN, MOST OF YOU KNOW SANDY, SHE'S OUR CONSULTANT WITH PROFITABLE GOVERNMENT. THESE ARE THE EXISTING QUANTITIES OF GOVERNMENT. HOW MANY ACRES IS IT, HOW MANY FAIR WAYS DO WE HAVE AND HOW MANY SQUARE FEET OF CART PASS, AS YOU KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON. HOW MANY TEES, SAND MONGERS, DRAIN BASINS, AND WE APPARENTLY HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF IRRIGATION HEADS THAN ANY COURSE THAT SANDY HAS DONE BUSINESS OR WORKED FOR. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF IRRIGATION. THESE ARE SOME OF HIS RECOMMENDATIONS,

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THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS OUT OF THE COURSE DOING A SPRING AUDIT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MADE HIS LIST AND WHAT THAT WOULD COST IN $2,020. BUT THESE ARE THE BIG THINGS THAT HE THOUGHT NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT AS WE GO FORWARD.

UM, BUDGET FOR PROJECTS, ON JANUARY THE 27TH OF 2021, CITY COUNCIL HELD A WORK SESSION WHERE IT WAS DECIDED THAT $181 $388, SO 8 ONE THOUSAND 388 WENT TO INCREASE THE FUND BALANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY OF ROWLETT HAS THE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR DEBT SERVICE AND COUNCIL DEDICATED $100,000 TO COMPLETING IMPROVEMENTS AT WATERVIEW GOLF COURSE AND WE TALKED THROUGH A LONG LIST OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE IN MAY, 2021, YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT COUNCIL APPROVED $30,000 TO COMPLETE SEVERAL PROJECTS AND WE'LL TALK MORE WITH THAT LIST AND WHERE WE ARE, AND THAT LEAVES US $70,000 TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON PROJECTS. ROUND ONE, THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE PROJECTS IN MAY OF 2021 AND WITHIN DAYS WE GOT WART THAT ATMOS WOULD BE AT THE GOLF COURSE IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

THEY WERE IN AND OUT IN 45 DAYS, BUT THAT MEANT ANOTHER FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS MUCH REMEDIATION FOLLOWING THAT PROJECT. THE ENTIRE FOCUS BECAME EVERY DAY FOLLOWING AROUND ATMOS TO MAKE SURE THEY DIDN'T TEAR ANYTHING UP. PARKING LOT LIGHTING. WE HAVE MOVED TO NEW LED LIGHTS IN THE FRONT OF THE PARKING LOT, AND SO IF YOU DRIVE BY AT NIGHT, IT'S ALL LIT UP, IT LOOKS AMAZING, THEY DID A GREAT JOB, THEY GOT NEW COVERS AND NEW LIGHTS, THEY'RE GOING TO POWER WASH THE PARKING LOT ON APRIL 19TH AND RESTRIPE THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT ON APRIL THE 21ST. THE BOARD REPLACEMENT ON THE AC OR THE VENT ON THE ROOF IF YOU KNOW THERE'S A FENCE ON THE TOP OF THE BUILDING AND THEY WERE WORKING THROUGH THAT. THE FIRST BID THEY GOT WAS $4,000, BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO TAKE IT DOWN. YOU CAN'T GET BIDS ON SMALL JOBS, IT'S DIFFICULT, AND THE ONES THAT GIVE AWE BID THEY WANT A PREMIUM. THEY'RE GOING TO REPAINT IT AND MAKE IT LOOK NICE AND REPLACE THE BOARDS. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SCHEDULING THAT. THE MONUMENT SIGNS, WE GOT A BID THIS MORNING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MONUMENT SIGNS, WE HAVE ONE, WE DON'T HAVE THE OTHER ONE, SO WE'LL HAVE TO GET THAT REPLACED AND THEN THE ON COURSE REST ROOMS WHICH WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING BIDS NOW, THE FIRST BID CAME FROM THE SAME GUY THAT BID $4,000 ON BOARD REPLACEMENT, IT WAS EXTREME, IT TOOK THE FACILITY TO THE STUDS AND BUILT IT UP. WHICH JUST ISN'T NECESSARY. THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH THE REST ROOMS, IT'S A WOOD FRAME BUILDING WITH METAL DOORS, BUT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUOTES NOW AND WE'LL GET THAT WORK STARTED AS WELL. SOME WILL BE A LITTLE OVER AND SOME UNDER, BUT WO WE SHOULD STAY AROUND AROUND THE $30,000 MARK. AND THAT BROUGHT THE ROUND TWO OF PROPOSED PROJECTS. SOME OF OUR GOLF ADVISORY MEMBERS FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR TWO ADDITIONAL PROMISES AT THE MEETING THAT IS ADDING TWO NOW BUNKERS ON HOLE FIVE AND SIX AND REPAIRING THE DRAINAGE ON HOLE SIX. THE TWO WERE VOTED ON AND APPROVED. BUNKERS WERE IS 5-2SHGS AND THE DRAINAGE WAS A 7-0 VOTE. THE BID FOR DRAINAGE CAME IN IN JANUARY OF 2022.

THERE ABSOLUTELY COULD BE A COST INCREASE. BUT ONCE WE HAVE THIS MEETING THEN I'LL GET WWITH FLEETWOOD, I SUSPECT THEY WILL BE, THEY WORK ON GOLF COURSES. I WAS HOPING TO GET A BID PROBABLY. YOU'LL NOTICE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AS BY THE

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BUNKERS, THE WORK IS AT $19,000, AND FLEETWOOD WOULD REQUIRE US TO HAVE AN ARCHITECT DESIGN THE BUNKERS. AND SO, THE TOTAL OF THAT, WOULD BE ABOUT 22. LARRY GLITT MADE AN OFFER TO OFF SET THAT COST. IT WOULD COST THE CITY $9,000 TO ADD THE BUNKERS.

AS KNOW, IN 2019 AS PART OF THE GREEN PROJECT, THE CITY OF ROWLETT PARTNERED TOGETHER. TO COMPLETELY RENOVATE THE ENTIRE COURT. SOME BUNKERS WERE REMOVED. WE ADDED SOME BUNKERS, ALL OF THE BUNKERS WERE BUNKERS WERE ARE BUILT WITH NEW LINERS AND NEW SAND. THE PREMIERE WHITE SAND. THE INITIAL QUOTE WAS $19,985 FROM THE CONTRACTOR AND THEY WOULD REQUIRE US TO WORK WITH AN ARCHITECT TO DESIG $22,000. AGAIN, LARRY HAS OFFERED TO OFFSET THOSE COSTS. DRAINAGE REPAIRS, DRAINAGE IS AND HAS PROVEN TON AN ONGOING ISSUE AT WATERVIEW GOLF GOLF CO

>> AND HE BELIEVE IS THAT IT'S WHEN THE DRAINAGE WAS INSTALLED THERE WAS THIN WALLED 35 PIPE AND THAT WAS NOT THE CORRECT DEPTH OF PIPE. THE PIPE ON HOLE SIX IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. THE PIPE IS 12-18 FOOT DEEP AND SO IT'S CRUSHED OVER TIME. SOME OF THE SEALS ARE COMING A PART, THEY JUST DETERIORATED BECAUSE THE WRONG KIND OF PIPE WAS USED. SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER RON MATTHEW IN 2017 WHO TAUGHT ANGIE ABOUT THE GOLF COURSES WENT OUT AND HE SENT A CAMERA WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE. AND AT THAT TIME, HE FOUND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DRAINS TO BE CRACKED, COLLAPSED, OR INFILTRATED WITH ROOTS, SINCE 2017 WITH ALL THE RAIN AND ALL, IT HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE. SO, ANDY IS TRYING TO MANAGE ALL OF THE DRAIN ISSUES. WE HAS ONE AT HOLE 14 THIS MORNING, THAT IS COMPLETELY SHOT AND HE'S GOING TO END UP HAVING TO DIG IT OUT TO GET WATER, WE HAVE ANOTHER LAKE AT THIS POINT. AND WITH US GETTING 2 AND-A-HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR IT'S A CONSTANT BATTLE FOR THEM TO GET IT CLEAR LONG ENOUGH TO GET BACK FULL OF WHATEVER, PINE NEEDLES AND WHATEVER, AND HAVE TO GO BACK OUT. SO, IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. THEY DO CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH IT. AGAIN, THE COST OF THE DRAIN REPAIR WAS $23,000, ROBERT FLEETWOOD, WENT OUT AND SPEND TIME WITH SANDIE AND ANDY AT THE COURSE TO BE SURE OF WHAT EXACTLY WAS NEEDED. THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD QUOTE. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I ALWAYS CALL SANDIE, BACK IN DECEMBER WHEN THE CONVERSATION STARTED ABOUT BUNKERS, I TALKED TO SANDIE AND HE GAVE ME GOOD FEEDBACK ON IT. AND THIS FEEDBACK WAS SHARED WITH THE GOLF ADVISORY BOARD AT THE TIME VIA E-MAIL. THE TIMING IS JUST NOT RIGHT TO ADD BUNKERS, THIS IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE BUNKER PROJECT. WE AT AMERICAN GOLF NEED TO FOCUS ON A QUALITY, HIGH MAINTAINED GOVERNMENT COURSE, FOR NOW, COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING SECTION F AND WORKING ON GETTING THAT UPDATED, CONTINUE CART PACK REPRAYSMENT, REMOVE THE STUMPS AND WORK ON THE TREE PLAN. THE FREEZE AND THE GAS LINE DETRACTED AGC TO HANDLE THE COURSE. BEFORE WE ADD BUNKERS, WE NEED THEM TO PROVE THAT THEY CAN MAINTAIN WHAT THEY HAVE. AT THE LAST MEETING, AS WE WERE PREPARING TO GET READY FOR THIS MEETING, I WAS ASKED TO CONTACT AMERICAN GOLF, AND BEFORE THEY DO ANY MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, OR BEFORE WE DO MAJOR COPPED IMPROVEMENT, WE TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE AGREE ON THAT. SO, REACH OUT TO THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF OPERATONS FOR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND MATT AND I TALKED THROUGH IT AND HE'S THE LIAISON TO THE GOLF BOARD AND WE TALKED THROUGH IT AND I RAMPED FOUGHT TO JEFF AND HE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, ADDING

[01:10:03]

BUNKERS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CONSIDER TO BE A BENEFIT TO THE GOVERNMENT COURSE. WE HAVE BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS BETWEEN COURSE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ATMOS PROJECT IF WE WERE GOING TO THEY THINK THAT, THAT WAS THE TIME TO DO THAT. NOT NOW, AFTER EVERYTHING WAS SETTLED. WE WOULD BRING OUT MORE EQUIPMENT TO THE COURSE.

>> WE TALKED THERE YOU SOME OF THESE. THEY HAVE TAKEN THE MAJORITY OF THESE NOW, AND EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON HAS RANKED THEM AND WE HAVE GOTTEN THEM INTO A RANKED LIST. AND I DID NOT HAVE IT YESTERDAY, AND SO THIS IS KIND OF THE CHUTE AND NOW WE'RE TAKING THEIR PROJECTS AND START TO GET PRICING. SO, WITH ANY REMAINING MONEY WE WILL LOOK AT WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

I'LL TELL YOU THAT THEIR NUMBER ONE WAS PUTTING MONEY INTO CONTINUING TO FIND LONG RANGE CAPITAL PROJECTS. THEY WILL BE IN FRONT OF THIS COUNCIL AT THE MAY MEETING. AT THEIR WORK SESSION THAT THEY HAD AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ASK FOR FUNDING FOR THESE LONG-RANGE PROJECTS, $100,000 GOES REALLY QUICKLY.

IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO SPEND THAT ON A COUPLE OF PROJECTS.

THAT'S THEIR NUMBER ONE AND YOU COULD SEE THEY HAVE OTHER STUFF.

THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB IN INCORPORATED THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WITH THE THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL IS PASSIONATE ABOUT. THE AESTHETICS, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING THAT HASN'T WORKED FOR SO MANY YEARS IN THE KITCHEN, IT DOESN'T WORK IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT GETTING PRICES ON. BUT THAT'S THE LIST OF THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. RECOMMENDED ACTION. YOU GUY HAVE THE FEEDBACK FROM SANDIE AND AMERICAN GOLF IS THERE CONSENSUS FROM COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF THE RECOMMENDED

PROJECTS? >> SO, I'LL GIVE A JUST TO ALSO REMIND YOU GUYS WHEN WE FIRST PUT OUT THIS MONEY AND ALLOCATED THIS MONEY IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET CYCLE AND THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD ALL ALONG IS THAT GOLF COURSE AND EVERYTHING ON IT BELONGS TO THE SO CITY OF ROWLETT. WE WANT THEM TO FOCUS THEIR TIME AND ENERGY INTO THE PLAYABILITY AND MAKING THAT A HIGH USED GOLF COURSE. GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN KEPT UP WITH. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S A ROWLETT ASSET. SO IF WE COULD MAKE SOME OF THESE REPAIRS THAT INCREASED THE AESTHETICS AND THE DRIVE UP APPEAL OF THE COURSE, THERE WAS BROKEN LIGHTS OUT THERE, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU LIVED THERE OR PLAYED GOLF THERE, IT WASN'T SAFE, IT WAS DARK. THE STRIPING, LANDSCAPE WILL PROBABLY RAISE TO THE TOP FOR THE SECOND ONE. FIXING THE BROKEN, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE ROOF, IT'S A DRIVE UP APPEAL TO THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT COURSE AND IT WAS HORRENDOUS AND THAT'S WHY WE DEBATED AND ASKED FOR THAT MONEY TO BE ALLOCATED IN LAST YEARS BUDGET. THE DRAINAGE THING CAME UP AFTER WE ALLOCATED THIS. AND AT SOME POINT DOWN THE LINE IT'S GOING TO TAKE ADDITIONAL CIP DOLLAR TOSS FIX THE DRAINAGE OUT THERE. IT WAS THAT BAD. IT'S ALL CRUSHED AND BURIED AND THERE'S IRRIGATION WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THESE ARE HOBBLING TICKET ITEMS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT'S COURSE TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AND EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO BECOME TO WHAT WE ENVISIONED IT COULD BE, THESE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE TO BE MADE. AND SO, WHY THE DRAINAGE REPAIR IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT'S TAKEN AMERICAN GOLF AND ANDY OUT THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THE FLOODING ISSUES TAKES AWAY OF WHAT HE SHOULD BE DOING OUT THERE. SO, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE COULD HELP THEM WITH AND IT WILL ACTUALLY HELP US AND HELP THEM AS A JOINT PARTNERSHIP TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIX A LOT OF THESE ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. THEY WILL BE FIXED AS THEY COME UP BUT THERE'S A

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LARGER ANALYSIS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. THE BUNKERS I LOOK AT AS A WANT. THOSE DOLLARS NEED TO GO TOWARDS NEEDS TO MAKE THE GOLF COURSE MORE APPEALING AND TO THINGS THAT DIDN'T DIRECTLY DEAL WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY MAINTENANCE OF THE GREENS AND FAIRWAYS AND THAT. HOW DO WE IMPROVE ON THE ASSET THERE. I KNOW AS THE LIAISON, I KNOW THEY RECOMMENDED THESE TWO, I'M COMPLETELY IN FAVOR OF THE DRAINAGE PROJECT. IT WAS SPLIT BETWEEN THE BUNKERS AND PUT ON TOP OF THAT AMERICAN GOLF NOT BEING KEEN ON THEM. AND THAT COURSE HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND WE'RE NOT IN FAVOR OF DOING THE BUNKERS AT THAT TIME AND MAY BE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO AT A LATER POINT. THAT'S JUST ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ON HOW WE GOT TO THIS PART. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER

QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> JUST A COMMENT, I THINK, ALSO, THE FACT THAT OUR CONSULTANT THAT WE'RE PAYING TO HELP US MAKE THESE DECISIONS, SANDIE QUINN RECOMMENDED NOT TO DO THE BUNKERS RIGHT NOW AND THAT WE FOCUS ON MAINTAINING WHAT WE HAVE. AND SO, UM, I AGREE WITH YOU, I'M JUST, CONSTANTLY AMAZED AT THE INVESTMENT THAT LARRY GLICK MADE OVER THE MANY YEARS INTO OUR GOLF COURSE AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT. WHEN THE PROPER TIME COMES UP FOR THE BUNKERS TO BE INSTALLED. RIGHT NOW AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR CONSULTANT THAT WE'RE PAYING TO GIVE US GUIDANCE ON THIS, I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THE DRAINAGE, BUT, NOT THE BUNKERS RIGHT NOW. AND I THINK THAT JUST MAKES SENSE AND WE SAW IT A REFLECTION OF THAT IN THE SWIFT VOTE FROM THE

BOARD AS WELL. >> SO, WHAT WERE THE REASONS FOR WANTING TO INSTALL THE BUNKERS?

>> PLAYABILITY. THE VIEW OF THE COURSE. HOW IT LOOKS AND PLAYS FROM A PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE.

>> (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> BASIC MUNICIPAL, IT'S A LITTLE HARDER IT'S ALL OF THAT PIECE OF THAT THAT GOES INTO THE COURSE.

>> SO, IT'S PLAYABILITY. >> I'M PLAYING A LOT MORE OUT THERE COME MAY. JUST BASED ON HOW COURSES ARE DESIGNED TODAY VERSUS HOW COURSES WERE DESIGNED WHEN WATERVIEW WAS BUILT.

>> WHEN THAT COURSE WAS DESIGNED, THAT WAS BEFORE THE TECHNOLOGY, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO, A LOT OF THE BUNKERS THAT WE HAD WERE NOT IN PLAY. BECAUSE WITH THE BUNKERS, THERE WAS ONE HOLE WHERE THEY MOVED THE BUNKER BACK 20-30 YARDS.

AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT, THE FIRST TIME WE PLAYED I HIT INTO THAT STUPID BUNKER AND I NEVER PLAYED THAT BEFORE JUST BECAUSE IT WAS IN AN AREA IN TERMS OF HOW THE PLAY IS NOW. YOU KNOW, GOLF COURSES CHANGE JUST LIKE THE TECHNOLOGY DOES. I THINK THERE'LL BE A TIME FOR IT AT SOME POINT AND TO YOUR POINT, HOPEFULLY, HE'S STILL WILLING TO HELP WHEN IT HAPPENS, RIGHT NOW, IN OPINION OPINION THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME FOR THE BUNKERS.

>> SO, WHERE ELSE CAN WE ALLOCATE THIS FUNDING?

>> SO, THIS LIST IS WHAT THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PRIORITIZING. SO, WHEN I DID THE SLIDE SHOW YESTERDAY, I DID NOT HAVE THAT AND I DIDN'T WANT TO INCLUDE IT BECAUSE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT THIS MORNING. SO, WE DO HAVE THIS LIST PRETTY MUCH 100% PRIORITIZED BY THEIR VOTE AND HAVE DIRECTION FOR THEM TO GO OUT AND GATHER PRICES ON THE TOP FLOOR. FIVE OF THOSE, SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT THEY SPEND THE REST OF THEIR MONEY

ON. >> I SEE THINGS THAT ARE NEEDS.

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AND AS NICE AS IT WOULD BE TO INCREASE THE PLAYABILITY....

>> LIKE EXPANSION ON 10 WAS ONE OF THOSE, RIGHT? IT WAS AN ORIGINAL ONE, BEING ABLE TO EXPAND THAT.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE A... >> I'M NOT SURE, I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE IT FELL RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

>> IT'S THINGS LIKE THE AC IN THE KITCHEN.

>> OH, AC FOR THE CLUB HOUSE FOR SURE.

>> THAT WAS ONE. BUT WE'LL GET THAT TOGETHER AND I'LL BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU, AS YOU KNOW EVEN THOUGH THIS ISN'T A $50,000 ITEM, WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVE COUNSEL'S RECOMMENDATION WHEN WE SIGN THE CONTRACTS FOR AMERICAN GOLF TO BE SPENT. ANDY SAID HE GOT APPROVAL FOR DRAINAGE ON 14, HE PUMPED FOR 10 HOURS YESTERDAY AND YOU COULDN'T TELL WATER WAS MISSING. HE HAS MAJOR ISSUES. THIS WILL HELP AND THEIR WORK ON 14 WILL ALSO HELP. THEY'RE INVESTING MONEY AS WELL.

>> (INDISCERNIBLE)

> >> BUT THEY'RE NOT JUST RELYING

ON US. >> ARE WE GOOD?

>> YEAH. >> ARE YOU GUYS GOOD WITH THAT?

>> THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED. >> AWESOME.

>> ALL RIGHT. SO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO TAKE A

[4. DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, DOES ANYBODY WANT

ANYTHING PULLED? >> OKAY. THEN, WE'RE GOOD AND WE'LL START ON TOP RIGHT AT

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. EXECUTIVE SESSION

4. DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

Apr 05, 2022 City Council Work Session

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. EXECUTIVE SESSION

4. DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

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