[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE COUNCIL MEETING. PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH MEETING, COUNCIL BEGINS WITH AN INVOCATION. AND TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, PLEASE STAND. >> PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. WE THANK YOU FOR YOU FOR THE THE GIFT OF LIFE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR CITY. GUIDE US IN OUR WORKS AND DEEDS SO THAT WE MAY ACT IN CHARACTER AND CON GUARD OUR HEARTS SO WE MAY NOT ONLY SPEAK WITH CLARITY BUT ALSO WITH CHARITY. HELP US TO SEE THE HUMANITY AND DIGNITY WITH THOSE WHODY AGREE WITH US. WE ASK ALL OF OF THIS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU, AND NOW JOIN US IN THE AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL." >> . >> MAYOR: AND NOW THE >> "HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE." [5A. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.] >> . >> MAYOR: YOU MAY BE SEATED. I NOW CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER. OUR FIRST ITEM IS ITEM 5, PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY TONIGHT. SO, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 5A. COMBRUP DATE FROM CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. AND COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI WILL DO THAT. >> THE WET ZONE IS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK. COME THRILL IN THE SPILL FOR AN EVENT FILLED SUMMER. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR THE LIBRARY'S SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND ENJOY THE OCEANS OF FUN ALL SUMMER LONG. GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR LIBRARY HOT SPOTS FOR INTERNET SERVICES CAN BE CHECKED OUT FROM THE LIBRARY FOR THREE WEEKS AT A TIME. IF YOU'VE BEEN PONDERING THE PITTER PATTER OF FOUR PAWS, THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS GREAT PLACE TO SEARCH, THEY ALWAYS HAVE A CAT AND DOG OR TIMES SOMETHING MORE EXOTIC. PLEASE HELP THESE BABIES FIND THEIR FUR EVER HOMES. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH AUGUST 14TH. BE CAREFUL IT MAY LEAD YOU TO THIS DIAS. THE ROWLETT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION HAS A VACANCY ON THEIR BOARD. THE DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO JULY 22ND, I BELIEVE THE APPLICATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE. KNOW A ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOLER WHO WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED, THE HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION IS EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 15TH. CALL THE ACTION CENTER AT 972-412-6700. FCC STAFFING LEVELS ARE IMPACTED BY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT, DAILY PICKUP DELAYS MAY BE CONTINUED THROUGH THE HEAT. PLEASE LEAVE TRASH AND RECYCLE OUT FOR SERVICE AND IF YOU FEEL FOR THESE GUYS, BLING THEM A BOTTLE OF WATER. THAT'S ALL. >> MAYOR: . AND THANK YOU, DEPARTMENT MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER HAS MORE ON ANIMAL SERVICES. >> YES, THIS LITTLE GIRL IS LINDY, SHE WAS A STRAY OUT OF OF MARCH, SHE'S A 2-YEAR-OLD LAB MIX WHO IS SPAYED AND HEART WARM NEGATIVE. SO, SHE DOES HAVE AN ENLARGED HEART SO SHE NEEDS TO BE OUT OF THE HEAT, SHE'S ALSO NOT A BIG FAN OF CATS, SO, SHE'LL THRIVE IN THE HOME WITHOUT THEM. SHE'S MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS FROM WHEN SHE FIRST CAME INTO THE SHELTER. SHE'S BEEN WORKING HARD ON HER LEASH MANNERS AND WHEN SHE SEES PEOPLE, SHE GETS SO EXCITED AND HAPPY AND SHE'LL JUMP FOR JOY. WHILE OUT WALKING, IF SHE SEES SOMEONE SITTING IN A CAR, SHE TRIES TO GO SAY HELLO, IN DOG LANGUAGE. SHE'S VERY WELL BEHAVED AND GREAT IN THE CAR. AT HER FIRST ADOPTION EWEPT SHE [00:05:05] WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS, SO, AFTERWARDS SHE GOT MCDONALD'S FOR BEING A BRAVE GIRL. THE ONLY THING THAT'S HOLDING HER BACK IS A HERO CALLED A FOSTER. IF YOU COULD FOLLOW LINDE SHE COULD BE A PART OF THE RESCUE ME'S GUEST PROGRAM. YOU WOULD FOSTER LINDE AND MET WORK HER, AND BRING HER TO FOSTER EVENTS. FOSTERS ARE A LIFE SAVER. PLEASE CONTACT THE ANIMAL SHELTER IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LINDE. THANKS. >> MAYOR: COUNSEL, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE? >> YOU CAN GO AHEAD. >> YES, I WANTED TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND TELL YOU THAT DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT, THERE ARE ARE LOT OF PEOPLE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ELECTRICITY BILL. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, PLEASE GO TO THE GARLAND SALVATION ARMY, CHECK WITH THEM, MAKE AN APPLICATION AND GET THE INFORMATION TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR EXTRA FUNDS TO PAY [6. CITIZENS’ INPUT] YOUR BILL. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT ITEM IS CITIZENS' INPUT. ITEM SIX, WE HAVE A FIRST SPEAKER IS LILLIA DIANE MUELLER, IF YOU COME UP TO THE MIC AND STATE YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE AND YOU WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LILLIA DIANE. I LIVE AT 402 POINT ROYAL DRIVE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK WITH SHORT TERM RENTALS, I WANT NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS NOT NEXT DOOR STRANGERS STAYING IN A HOTEL NEXTDOOR. SHORT TERM RENTALS CATER TO TOURISTS, OVER RESIDENTS EXACERBATING HOUSING SHORTAGES, INFLATING HOUSING COSTS, ESPECIALLY IF ROWLETT FINISHES THE SAPPHIRE BAY DEVELOPMENT. THEY'RE DISRUPTIVE, I'VE HAD NOISE AT 2:00 A.M., LITTER IN MY YARD, 20 CARS PARKED ON OUR STREET, AND TRASH RECEPTACLES STAYING ON THE STREET FOR 7-10 DAYS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHOSE NEXTDOOR. IF A SEX OFFENDER LIVED NEXT DOOR, I WOULD KNOW. BUT, IF A SEX OFFENDER IS STAYING NEXT DOOR, I HAVE NO IDEA. SO, I WOULD MY DESIRES THAT WE HAVE NO SHORT-TERM RENTALS, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE LIVE IN A COMMUNITY, AND I'M NOT QUEEN, AND, PEOPLE HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS. SO, I WOULD SUGGEST IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THEM, LIMIT OCCUPANCY TO TWO PER LEGITIMATE BEDROOM. THE ONE NEXT DOOR TO ME, HAS FOUR QUEEN SIZED BEDS SET UP AS BUNKBEDS IN ONE BEDROOM, THAT'S EIGHT PEOPLE IN ONE ROOM. PLUS QUEEN BEDS THROUGHOUT. AND, A QUEEN BED IN BASICALLY A CLOSET. NEW YORK CITY HAS A REQUIREMENT THAT THE BOOKING SERVICE REPORT ALL FEES RECEIVED BY SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THEN TAX AT. AND THIS IS WHAT I WOULD ADD, TAX THEM AT THE SAME OR HIGHER RATE AS THE HOTEL TAX. MINIMAL REQUIRED SPACING BETWEEN SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WE HAVE POTENTIALLY THREE SHORT-TERM RENTALS ON MY STREET ALONE, LIKE A QUARTER MILE. I WOULD RECOMMEND 500 YARDS MINIMUM BETWEEN SHORT-TERM RENTALS, OR DO PLANNING AND ZONING, WHERE WE HAVE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL DISTRICT, AND YOU KNOW THOSE HOUSES ARE ALL SHORT-TERM RENTALS. AND, TURN OVERLIMITS, ONE-WEEK MINIMUM STAYS OR 7-DAY TURNOVER REQUIREMENT. IF YOU COME ON FRIDAY, STAY UNTIL SUNDAY, YOU CAN'T RENT IT OUT AGAIN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. HAVE YOU E-MAILED CITY COUNCIL? >> I'VE NOT. >> MAYOR: CAN YOU PLEASE E-MAIL CITY COUNCIL AND WE WILL TRY TO GET STAFF TO ADDRESS YOUR [00:10:01] CONCERNS. ALSO AT AN UPCOMING MEETING, I HAVE NOT DETERMINED WHEN, BUT COUNCIL WILL MEET BEN AGAIN REGARDING UPDATING OUR SHORT-TERM RENTAL POLICY. SO, WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVE HALL, COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> IT'S TOUGH GETTING OLD WHEN YOU GOT TO USE THE READERS. DAVE HOLL, 6809, CHARDONNAY. . I BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION THE STAFF BLOCKING MY EASEMENT TO MY PROPERTY. THEIR ACTIONS ALSO INCLUDED TAUNTING AND BULLYING. SUBSEQUENTLY, AN E-MAIL WAS SENT TO ME ON 5/17/22 WHICH PROVIDED LIMITED SUPPORT FOR STAFF'S TAUNTING AND BULLYING. THIS E-MAIL CONTAINS SEVERAL INCORRECT ASSUMPTIONS AND FINDINGS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THIS EASEMENT TO REMAIN WITH ASPHALT AND NOT CONCRETE. HERE ARE THE DOCUMENTS WHICH REFUTE MANAL'S POSITION AND MINE. THESE ARE THE EASEMENTS ON FILE WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR ALL TO SEE. THIS WAS AN OLD ONE, IT WAS PROBABLY DRAWN UP BEFORE FILE CABINETS WERE INVENTED FOR HARD COPY, BUT RIGHT ON HERE "GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. ". DALLAS COUNTY PLAT BOOK TRACKED 9:57 PENCILLED UPDATES AND NAMES OF RESIDENTS HERE, OH, AND THE EASEMENT. HERE'S A 2013 SURVEY, WHICH I RESCUED FROM THE TORNADO WHICH SHOWS GRAVEL RODE ON EASEMENT. HERE'S A 2015 VINEYARD'S PLAT WHICH SHOWS THE EASEMENT ALSO. THE RESIDENT'S REPORT RIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THE CITY STAFF NEEDS TO DO BETTER PROTECTING THEM. WE PAY A LOT TO GET IT RIGHT. MOVING FORWARD, THIS EASEMENT NEED TO BE INCORPORATED WITH THE PHASE THREE MILLER ROAD WIDENING PROJECT. THIS EASEMENT IS FOR ME TO USE TO REDUCE THE VEHICLE TRAFFICS IN THE VINEYARDS. THIS EASEMENT IS A GRANDFATHERED GRAVEL SERVICE EASEMENT. WHEN THE VINEYARD WAS BUILT, THE CITY PROHIBITED THE DEVELOPER AND HIS CONTRACTORS AND ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VINEYARDS FROM USING THIS EASEMENT. THE CITY PROTECTED THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE ROWENS. WHY ARE MY PROPERTY RIGHTS NOT BEING PROTECTED BY THE CITY. IF MY EASEMENT IS BLOCKED, I EXPECT TO CALL THE CITY TO HAVE THE VEHICLES TO BE REMOVED. THIS INCLUDES PRIVATE, CITY, AND CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, NEXT COMMENT IS FROM STEVE HORVITZ, COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. YOU'LL HAVE 3 MINUTES. >> HIGH, STEVE HOROWITZ, 6118 LINCOLNSHIRE COURT. A RECENT NEWS REPORT SAYS IN DALLAS AND ROCK WALL COUNTY, INVESTORS MAKE UP 35 TO 40% OF THE HOUSING. THE ARTICLE GOES ONTO SAY THAT MAYOR MARGOLIS COMPELS HIM TO ADDRESS THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 6218 LINCOLNSHIRE LINE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2017 BY AN INVESTOR WHO OWNED MULTIPLE AIR B&B PROPERTIES. HIS CURRENT LISTING FOR THE 6218 ADDRESS, STATES THE PROPERTY CAN HOST 14 GUESTS. ROWLETT CODE SECTION 10-408 SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTY STATES, MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY IS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 12 PERSONS. THE OWNER SET OFF FIREWORKS OVER THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND OF THE THE POLICE RESPONDED TO MULTIPLE NEIGHBOR CALLS. THIS OWNER LEAVES TRASH AND RECYCLING CANS OUT FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. AND ONE OF HIS NEIGHBORS FREQUENTRY PULL IS HIS [00:15:02] CANS FROM THE DRYWAY. HIS CANS WERE OUT UNTIL 3:00 P.M. TODAY. HIS GUESTS FREQUENTLY BLOCK THE SIDEWALK WITH THEIR VEHICLES. AND MOST OF THE TIME THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO GUEST VEHICLES PARKED ON OUR STREET. POLICE HAVE A VISITED THIS RESIDENCE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR GUESTS THAT WALK ALONG THE TAKE AREA AND ONTO BOAT DOCKS BELONGING TO NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS, RACING OF GUEST VEHICLES ALONG THE STREET, TRASH IN THE FRONT YARD AND DRIVEWAY AND THEY EVEN STOLE A NEIGHBOR'S PADDLE BOAT ONE TIME. AN ODOR, RESEMBLING THAT OF POT, HAS LEN RECOGNIZED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. LASTLY, GUEST ARE FREQUENTLY LOITERING OUR STREETS LATE AT NIGHT. AS A RESIDENTS, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIABILITY OF ONE OF THEM WALKING ONTO OUR DOCK. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE A 14-YEAR-OLD SON AND SAFETY OF IS PARAMOUNT CONCERN. THERE ARE EVERAL NEIGHBORS WITH CHILDREN ON OUR STREET. WE PURCHASED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF THE BEAUTIFUL LAKE, THE WONDERFUL VIEWS AND FANTASTIC NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE LIVED HERE ALMOST 10 YEARS AND WISH TO RESTORE THE TRANQUILLITY, AND SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUTOUT TO THE ROWLETT ANIMAL SHELTER, WE RECENTLY ADOPTED WINSTON, HE WAS A FAN FAVORITE AND HE'S AN AWESOME DOG AND THE STAFF WAS JUST A DOUBLE PLUS, SUPER TERRIFIC. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU FOR ADOPTING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> IF YOU WANT, JANET TUCKER, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MANAGER IS SITTING IN THE BACK AND YOU COULD SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH HER TO COORDINATE THAT ADDRESS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: TOM CURSE. IF YOU COULD COME UP AND STATE YOUR ADDRESS. >> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NAME IS T TOM KERSCH. I'M PROUD TO BE THERE, I WOULD LIKE TO REENFORCE WHAT DIANE SAID ABOUT THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS, I HAVE A DIRECT VIEW OF THAT HOME IN QUESTION. AND I'VE SEEN THEM OUT THERE WITH JUNK AND TRASH, AND ONE DAY, NOT A HOLIDAY, THEY WERE OUT THERE WITH FIREWORKS, ABOUT TEN OR 11:00 AT NIGHT, DISRUPTING A QUIET AND PEACEFUL AREA. SO, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS, COULD BREED PROBLEMS FOR NOT ONLY ROWLETT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THERE ARE SO MANY CONCERNS. HOW ABOUT SEXUAL PREDATORS? PEOPLE COMING IN, AS DIANE SAID, ONE HOUSE HAD 20 BEDS. AND WE KNOW IT'S A THREE-BEDROOM HOUSE. I'VE BEEN IN THAT HOUSE PRIOR TO IT'S RENOVATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PEOPLE HAD A PROBLEM SELLING IT, AND THIS IS WHAT IT TURNED INTO AN AIR NAP TYPE PLACE. SO, NOT TO BE AGAINST ALL OF IT, BUT, WE HAVE A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD. I USED TO TELL OUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES, YOU HAVE TO GET LOST TO FIND US. AND, THAT IS BECAUSE OF WHERE WE WERE. WE WERE ANNEXED ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO INTO ROWLETT. SO, THEREFORE, THAT'S PART OF OUR CONCERN. AND I WAS PART OF THE ACTION BACK THEN. I WAS HEAD OF THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, AND I KNEW THE CONCERNS WE HAD AND THE PROBLEMS WE HAD BEFORE OUR ANNEXATION, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE FACING AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WERE CONDOS, A BUNCH OF CONDOS PUT UP BEHIND US, AND NOT HAVING THE HOSPITAL. WE PETITIONED THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS, BUT THEY INITIALLY SAID YES, WE WILL HAVE THE HOSPITAL AND I MET WITH THEN THOMAS SINGLETON, AND THE CITY COUNCIL LAWYER, AND WE DETERMINED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN THERE. AND I'M PROUD NOW THAT WE HAVE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES BACK THERE. AND I THINK THAT'S A BIG ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE COMING IN WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WE SHOULD HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN THAT PROPERTY VALUES MAY DECREASE T AND TURNOVER TOO MUCH. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. [00:20:03] >> DO WE RECEIVE ANY OTHER CARDS? >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET, DID WE RECEIVE ANY ONLINE FORMS? >> YES, MARRY, WE RECEIVED ONE E-MAIL FROM A RESIDENT WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONCRETE BATCH PLANT ON MILLER ROAD. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THAT [7. CONSENT AGENDA] CONCLUDES OUR CITIZENS' INPUT SECTION. WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THESE ACTIONS WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. STACY, PLEASE READ THE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. ITEM 7-B CONSIDER APPROVING ACTION APPROVING A ONE-YEAR RENEWAL FOR MOWING SERVICES. >> 7C CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A TASK AUTHORIZATION FOR WATER LINE DEAD-END LOOPING SERVICES. ITEM 7D, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF WASTEWATER PUMPS FOR THE SANITARY SEWER LIFT STATION FACILITIES. >> . >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI. >> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS READ BY MISS STACY CHADWICK, ACCEPT CITY SECRETARY. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> YES, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, [7A. Consider approving the minutes. Consider action to approve minutes from the following City Council meeting(s): June 21, 2022 Regular Meeting] LET'S CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM PASSES 6-0. ITEM 7A, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEETINGS, JUNE 21, 2022, REGULAR MEETING. AND DEPUTY MAYER PRO TEM SHINDER, DID YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON THAT? >> YES. ITEM 5C, OF THE MINUTES, THE PRESENTATION OF THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2022 AS NATIONAL POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, I HAVE A CORRECTION TO THE SPELLING OF DR. STEVEN HOROWTS AND THE NAMES. HORWITZ WITHOUT THE SECOND "O". >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: IS THERE ANOTHER CORRECTION? >> YES, MAYOR, THERE WAS ONE MORE CORRECTION, TO THE END OF THE MEETING, WE HAD A REPORT ON E-MAILED COMMENT AND, YOU HAD GIVEN THAT AT THE END OF THE MEETING. SO, WE JUST NEED THAT REFLECTED. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: CAN YOU ADD THAT TO THE RECORD. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE? ALL RIGHT. SO, I GUESS WE WILL TAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM, ITEM 7A, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI. >> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7A, AS AMENDED BY THE COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBER SHINDER AND WINGET. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: DO WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, [7E. Consider action approving an amendment to Chapter 66 Traffic and Vehicles. Consider action to approve an amendment to Article III (“Trucks and Truck Routes”) of Chapter 66 (”Traffic and Vehicles”), by repealing sections 66-161, 66-162, 66-163, and 66-164 and adding new sections 66-161, 66-162 and 66-163 to amend definitions, to designate truck routes] CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM PASSES 6-0. OUR NEXT ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS ITEM 7E, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 3, TRUCKS AND TRUCKS ROUTES OF CHAPTER 66 TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES BY REPEALING SECTIONS 66-161, 66-162, 66-163, AND 66-164, AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 66-161, 66-162, AND 66-163 TO AMEND DEFINITION TOSS DESIGNATE TRUCK ROUTES AND TO REVISE PENALTY PROVISIONS REGARDING THE OPERATION OF TRUCKS AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. WOW, THAT WAS A LOT. CHIEF MILLER? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THE STAFF REPORT WAS DONE AND THIS PRESENTATION AND SHE'S BUSY WITH PLANNING AND ZONING SO SHE ASKED ME TO STEP IN AND GIVE YOU THIS PRESENTATION. THE TRUCK ROUTE ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED IN 2020 AND MODIFIED IN 2011. EXCUSE ME, ADOPTED IN 2010 AND MODIFIED IN 2011. AND THE PURPOSE WAS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF TRUCK TRAFFIC ON THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY'S ROADWAY NETWORK. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS TO EVALUATE WHETHER THE ORDINANCE SHOULD BE MODIFIED. IMPACTS OF TRUCK TRAFFIC ON THE CITY'S ROADWAY NETWORK AND THEIR PROXIMITY TO NEIGHBORHOODS. DECEMBER 7TH, 2010, COUNCIL ADOPTED ORDINANCE 031-10 WHICH AMENDED CHAPTER 66 TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CREATING A TRUCKS AND TRUCK ROUTE SECTION. THE [00:25:02] PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE WAS TO DEFINE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND WHICH WERE ONE, EVERY UNITED STATES AND STATE HIGHWAY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY, TWO, ROWLETT ROAD FROM THE NORTHERN TO SOUTHERN CITY LIMITS, THREE, LAKE VIEW CITY LIMITS TO WEST CITY LIMITS AND FOUR, ROWLETT ROAD TO THE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE. THE ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2011, WITH THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 002-11. THE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ROCK. DALROCK ROAD TEMPORARILY. OR THE PGPT EASTERN EXTENSION. WHICH TEMPORARY TRUCK ROUTE SHALL TERMINATE EFFECTIVE ON THE POSTAGE OF SIGNAGE ON THIS SECTION OF THE ROADWAY. THESE ROUTES HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED POST ADOPTION AMENDMENT IN 2011. CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVING TO REVIEWING THE ORDINANCE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS, CURRENT BUILD ENVIRONMENT, THE EFFICACY OF THE MILLER ROAD CONNECTION BETWEEN ROWLETT ROAD AND PGPT, MAINTENANCE ON ROADWAYS AND CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC TO ACCOMMODATE DEVOLVEMENT PROJECTS. TYPICALLY, TRUCK TRAFFIC IS LIMITED TO MAJOR ARTERIALS A PUD FREEWAYS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON STREET STRUCTURE. PERHAPS THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF INCREASED TRUCK TRAFFIC. ASSESS VIABILITY OF THE MILLER ROAD ROUTE. THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS OFF MILLER ROAD, STEVENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND MIDDLE COOL. NORTH BOUND ROWLETT ROAD TO EAST BOUND MILLER ROAD WITHOUT MEDIAN OR CURB DAMAGE. THE AVOIDANCE OF PGBT WHICH IS A TOLL ROAD. SIGNAGE, REVIEW AND ENSURE ALL SIGNAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH ADOPTED ROUTES, MAINTENANCE AND IMPACT ON CITY ROADWAYS, DEVELOP CRITERIA TO MANAGE MAJOR ROADWAYS. APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF TRUCKS AND TRUCK ROUTES BY REPEALING 66 OPINION 161, 66-162, AND 66-164, AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS, 66-161, 66-162, AND 66-163 TO AMEND DEFINITIONS. QUESTIONS? >> . >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? >> SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION. >> MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7E CONSIDER ACTION FOR CONSIDERING AMENDMENT TO TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: DO WE HAVE APP SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM PASSES 6-0, AND THAT IS ALL THE BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, AND WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. (MEETING ADJOURNED) * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.