Aug 02, 2022 City Council Meetings

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THIS EVENING MEETING OF THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL. PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH MEETING, COUNCIL BEGINNING WITH AN INVOCATION ANT TONIGHTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY COUNCILMAN BRITTON, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ASHEN, PLEASE

STAND. >> PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. ALL MIGHTY GOD, CREATOR OF ALL, IN YOUR WORD, YOU HAVE SAID CITIZENS HAVE TO OBEY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY. THEREFORE

I PRAY FOR OUR >> MAYOR: AND FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE AND FOR THOSE ASEMILED IN THIS COUNCIL. I'M ASKING THAT YOU GRACIOUSLY GRANT THIS COUNCIL WISDOM TO GOVERN.

A SENSE OF THE WELL AND WELL FAIR OF THE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE. CONFIDENCE THE ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER IN HARM ANY, AND PERSONAL PEACE IN THE LIVES AND JOINED AND TASK. PLEASE GIVE AN ASSURANCE OF WHAT WOULD PLEASE YOU AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN OUR CITY OF ROWLETT. WE ASK ALL OF

THOSE THINGS IN YOUR SON OUR SAVIOR. >> JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF

JUSTICE FOR ALL.." >> "HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE,

TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.". >> THANK YOU, YOU MAY BE

[5A. Recognition of Rowlett as the 2022, Category 8, winner of the $270,000 Governor's Community Achievement Award and KRB for making application on the City's behalf.]

SEATED. >> ALL RIGHT, I'LL NOW CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION MEETING TO ORDER, OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. ITEM 2022, CATEGORY 8, WINNER OF THE $270,000 GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND KRB FOR MAKING APPLICATION ON THE CITY'S BEHALF. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION WILL BE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM

SHINDER. >> THANK YOU. >> HELLO I'M HAPPY TO BE MAKING THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT. THE BUTTEFY TEXAS COUNCIL NOW KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL BEGAN THE ANNUAL GOVERN'S COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN 1968 TO RECOGNIZE CITIES FOR OUTSTANDING OVERALL EFFORTS TO KEEP THEIR CITIES BEAUTIFUL. IN 1995, TXDOT VOTED TO PARTNER WITH KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL BY FUNDING LANDSCAPE PROJECTS FOR WINNING COMMUNITIES IN 10 POPULATION CATEGORIES FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $2 MILLION. COMPETITION FOR THIS AWARD IS FIERCE WITH WINNING SCORES OFTEN DETERMINED BY JUST FRACTIONS OF A PANDEMIC. THE GCAA RECOGNIZES ACHIEVEMENT IN SEVEN AREAS, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREAC, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, BEAUTIFICATION AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, LITTER PREVENTION AND CLEAN UP, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, LITTER LAW AND ILLEGAL DUMPING ENFORCEMENT. KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL IS HONORED TO WIN FIRST PLACE IN THE COMPETITION THREE TIMES. AS OUR POPULATION AND EFFORT HAVE GROWN, SO HAVE OUR ARE REWARDS. IN 2001, WE GOT $210,000. AND IF 2007 WE HAD $250,000. AND THIS YEAR WE GOT $270,000 IN THE 2022 POPULATION CATEGORY EIGHT. AS YOU COULD SEE WE GROW AND CHANGE CATEGORIES. THE KRB PRESIDENT COMMENTED THAT WE COD IN THE WIN THIS WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE HAVE IN ROWLETT AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CITY AND OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS. THE 36050 WORD APPLICATION PROVIDES STATISTICS AND PROJECTS FROM KRB, THE CITY AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT ROWLETT. TRULY THIS IS AN AWARD THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN BE PROUD OF. ARE YOU THE ONE THAT ARRIVED AT 3600 WORDS, MARTHA, OF COURSE. KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL WAS FOUNDED IN 1996. KRB BECAME AFFILIATED WITH KEEP

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>> AND I THINK MARK HAS SOMETHING HE WANTS TO SAY. (APPLAUSE)

>> WELL, ON BEHALF OF KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL. AND THANKS TO THE GCA AWARD, WE WON A BEAUTIFUL PLAQUE THAT COULD BE DISPLAYED AND ONCE WE DETERMINE WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE IN TXDOT, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS SHOWN IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS MENTIONED BY DEB SHINDER, THIS IS AN INVOLVEMENT OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP THAT VOLUNTEERS HAVE GIVEN US AND ALSO THROUGH CITY COUNCIL TO KEEP OUR PROGRAM GOING. IT'S CERTAINLY AN ON GOING PROGRAM AND WE LEARNED A TON WHILE AT KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL AND EVERY CITY SEEMS TO BE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF PROBLEMS THAT WE DO. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE'RE HONORED TO GIVE THE CITY THIS PLAQUE. (APPLAUSE)

. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU TO ALL

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

>> IT'S TIME TO LET THE DOGS OUT ONCE AGAIN FOR THE DOGGY SWIM DAY, THIS YEAR'S POOCH PLUNK IS SUNDAY, AUGUST 14TH FROM 4-7:00 P.M. ALL PROCEEDS FROM TICKET SALES WILL BE USED TO ASSIST ANIMALS IN THE ROWLETT AREA. ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE EVENT DAY AND ARE AVAILABLE AT POOCHPLUNGE.ORG. EACH DOG WITH IMMEDIATE RAY BEES TAGS. IF A DOG IS NOT WHAT YOU NEED, THEY ALWAYS HAVE CATS AND SOMETIMES SOMETHING MORE EXOTIC FROM WHICH YOU MAY CHOOSE TO FIND THE RIGHT FIT TO EXPAND YOUR FAMILY. PLEASE HELP THESE BABIES FIND THEIR FOREVER HOME, ADOPT DON'T SHOP. CELEBRATE THE END OF SUMMER READING WITH THE LIBRARY AND MORE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH AT 10:00 A.M. THE ARTS AND HUMIDITIES COMMISSION IS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING MORE INVOLVED IN YOUR CITY? SERVING ON ONE OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSION SUNSHINE A GREAT WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED THROUGH AUGUST 14TH.

AS YOU CAN FEEL OUTSIDE, SUMMER IS NOT OVER YET, IT'S TIME FOR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IN AUGUST FROM 7-9 WE'LL HAVE LIVE BANDS AT THE VILLAGE OF ROWLETT DOWNTOWN, THERE'LL BE FOOD TRUCKS AND GAMES FOR THE KIDS TO HAVE FUN. COME AND HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT WITH YOUR FAMILY UNDER THE STARS, DON'T FORGET THE BLANKETS AND CHAIRS. SINCE THIS HEAT CONTINUES, ROWLETT'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EXILED RESOURCES TO HELP NAVIGATE THESE EXTREME

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VISIT ROWLETT DOCUMENT OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER

GRUBISICH. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? >> COMMISSIONER GALUARDI.

>> THE MEMBER'S NORTH TEXAS STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT COMMUNITY PARK. COME OUT AND ENJOY THE GREAT SOFT BALL, THERE ARE 30-35 TEAMS AND 14 TO 1500 PLAYERS EXPECTED TO

BE OUT AT COMMUNITY PARK. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS?

>> THIS IS MIA, SHE CAME INTO THE SHELTER ON JUNE THE 15TH, SHE'S A DOLL SHE LOVES EVERYONE AND JUST ABOUT EVERY DOG SHE MEETS. DESPITE THAT SHE'S ALWAYS SMILING AND READY FOR AN ADVENTURE, SHE'S A FAVORITE OF THE STAFF AND OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, SHE GETS OVERLOOKED BECAUSE OF HER LOOKS, I THINK SHE LOOKS FINE. BUT WE ALL KNOW BETTER THAN TO JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER OR A DOGGY BAY IT'S LOOKS. ONCE YOU GET INSIDE IT COULD BE THE MOST WONDERFUL STORY WITH THE GREATEST HAPPY ENDING. CONTACT THE ANIMAL SHELTER TO FIND OUT HOW TO MAKE MIA A PART

OF YOUR FAMILY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER

[6. CITIZENS’ INPUT]

ANNOUNCEMENTS? >> VERY WELL, WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ONTO ITEM 6 ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS CITIZEN'S INPUT. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZEN'S INPUT.

DO WE HAVE CARDS? >> WE DO, WE HAVE ONE, OUR SPEAKER IS DAVE HALL.

>> MR. HALL, WHEN YOU'RE NAME IS CALLED, COME AND SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE AND YOU DO NOT

NEED TO ANNOUNCE YOUR ADDRESS, JUST THE CITY. COME ON DOWN. >> IF YOU CAN, MR. HALL, JUST

GRAB THAT MIC. >> DAVE HALL, ROWLETT. INCLUDED WITH THE 2015 BOND PACKAGE WERE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PADDLE POINT PARK AND A RESTAURANT AT LAKE SIDE PARK.

THE TORNADO DELAYED MANY PROJECTS. SOMEONE MADE THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC REVIEW AND ADEQUATE DESIGN FOR THE INTENDED USES. THIS PROJECT WAS RUSHED THROUGH TO SPEND THE MONEY TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THERE WAS A NEED FOR MORE PARK MONEY WITH THE 2018 BOND PACKAGE. THE PARK PLANS WERE WITH HELD FROM ME AND ALSO PARK BOARD MEMBERS, WHEN THE PROJECT WAS PUT OUT FOR BID, GREGORY CRAIG, A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, GAVE ME THE SET AND HERE'S THE SITE PLAN FOR THAT PARK. MANY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS SHOWN WERE NEVER BUILT. HERE, ARE MY COMMENTS TO STAFF A SIDEWALK FROM THE PARK TO CONNECT ANY SIDEWALK FROM NOWHERE TO NOWHERE, A LONG ACCESS DRIVE TO REDUCE THE SLOPE. THE CURB AND BULLAGE RESTRICT ACCESS AND ADA REQUIRED ACCESS. THE COUNCIL AND STAFF BACK THEN WERE NOT ACCEPTABLE TO COMMENTS WHICH WERE IN COUNTER TO THEIR PROJECTS. PEOPLE BEGIN TO USE THESE PROJECTS AND STRESS THEM BEYOND THEIR CAPACITIES FROM POOR DESIGN. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING AT PADDLE PARK TODAY.

MANY OF MY LONG-TERM CUSTOMER IT IS NO LONGER ENJOY VISITING THE PARK DURING THESE TIMES. AS I EXPANDED MY PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, MANY PEOPLE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THESE POORLY DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BARRIERS, RUMOR HAS IT AND WE OPERATE FROM RUMORS BECAUSE FACTS ARE SOMETIMES HIDDEN WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY. SOMEONE IN A STATE SENATOR' OFFICE TOLD A GROUP OF ROWLETT LEADERS THEY HAD HEARD THERE WERE ADA PROBLEMS WITH PADDLE POINT PARK. AS THE RUMOR CONTINUED, THE CITY WAS TOLD TO FIX THE PROBLEMS OR THE SENATOR WOULD HAND IT OFF TO THE DOJ, THE CITY IMMEDIATELY FIXED THE CURB PROBLEM LEADING TO MY BUILDING. HAD THE PARK ORIGINALLY BEEN BUILT WITH MY CURB SUGGESTION, THIS ENTIRE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I WAS NOT GIVEN THE INFORMATION, WHEN I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION, I REQUESTED IT IT FROM THE CITIZENS ACTION CENTER. IT'S BEEN OVER A MONTH WITH NO

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YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. HALL. DO WE >> VERY WELL.

>> I DO WANT TO POINT OUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC INPUT FORMS VIA THE WEBSITE. OUR NEXT

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

MATTERS OPTIONS THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE. >> THANK YOU, I WILL ENTERTAIN

A MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH

THE AMENDED MINUTES EXCEPT FOR ITEM 7C. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DEPUTY

PRO TEM MAYOR SHINDER. >> I SECOND THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SHINDER.

>> SO, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL, ANY DISCUSSION?

>> ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. >> AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY

[7C. Consider action amending the Boards and Commissions Handbook.]

CONSIDERATION. AND WHO'LL BE PRESENTING ON THAT ITEM? ED? >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL, I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION, SO, I'LL BE SPEAKING ON THE ITEM, I DO HAVE SOME NOTES ON MY PHONE,

I HAD SOME LAPTOP ISSUES, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. >> I'LL DEFER TO COUNCILMEMBER

GALUARDI, I THINK HE WAS PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION? >> I THINK GENERALLY, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD IN HERE, BUT, I THINK COMING STRAIGHT TO COUNCIL AS A CONSENT AGENDA WAS QUICK, I THINK THERE ARE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS. SO, WITH THAT, DO I NEED TO HIT THE

BUTTON TO MAKE A MOTION OR DO I JUST TALK? >> I THINK HIT THE BUTTON TO

MAKE A MOTION. >> OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO A FUTURE WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM TO HAVE DETAILED DISCUSSION BEFORE BRINGING THIS BACK TO

COUNCIL FOR FULL CONSIDERATION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, TO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> I SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO A FUTURE WORK SESSION, AM I CORRECT IN THAT ASSESSMENT? OKAY. COUNCIL, DISCUSSION?

>> COMMISSIONER GRUBISICH? >> IS DELAYING THIS GOING TO AFFECT ANY OF THE BUSINESS THAT THE COAD COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ACTIVE AND DISASTER COMMITTEE NEEDS TO DO?

>> THE NEXT MEETING IS AFTER THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO, THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUES.

BUT IT WILL IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IF WE CAN'T DO IT AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL

MEETING. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

>> I HATE TO INTERRUPT, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TABLING THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR WORKSHOP AS WELL AS CONSENT AGENDA ACTION, OR JUST WORKSHOP?

>> I THINK TO WORK SESSION, I THINK THERE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE WORK ON THE RESOLUTION.

>> SO -- >> I'LL BE FRANK, I'M UNCOMFORTABLE SIMPLY SUSPENDING

THE ENTIRE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AS WRITTEN IN THE RESOLUTION NOW. >> WHAT I'M CONCERNED WITH IS THAT THE COMMITTEE DOES NEED TO HAVE BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

>> THE CITY, THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN OPERATING AS IT HAS FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT OPERATIONS. THIS IS A CHANGE TO THE MEETING REQUIREMENTS, THEY'VE BEEN MEETING THIS WAY FOR SINCE THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED IN 2016.

>> CAN I SPEAK ON THAT MOMENTARILY? >> GO AHEAD, ED.

>> JUST TO CLARIFY HOW WE'VE BEEN OPERATING, WE ESTABLISHED THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACT AND DISASTER ON MARCH 17, 2020. THERE WAS A SUSPENSION TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACTS THAT ALLOWED US TO CONDUCT MEETINGS VIRTUALLY, IT WASN'T UNTIL THAT OPEN MEETINGS ACT THE RULES THAT ALLOWED US TO OPERATE VIRTUALLY WERE RESCINDED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2021, THAT RESULTED IN THE CONTINUED ABILITY FOR THE COAD TO MEET THE ABILITY TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM. IT WAS NOT UNTIL

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>> CAN IT BE TO A FUTURE WORK SESSION? BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS PLANNED DOWN THE LINE AND OUR WORK SESSION DISCUSSION ITEMS, THE TIME IS LIMITED. SO, IF IT WOULD BE A FUTURE WORK

SESSION INSTEAD OF THE NEXT. >> THAT WAS MY INTENTION, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN BEFOREHAND, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEXT WORK SESSION IS FULL I AM CONCERNED WITH ED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE QUORUM, ON THE OTHER HAND, I DON'T SEE DISASTERS HAPPENING BEFORE THE

NEXT WORK SESSION AFTER. >> COUNCILMEMBER BELL, I APOLOGIZE.

>> HE JUST TOLD YOU THAT HE NEEDS THIS DONE. DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY THAT.

>> BUT THEN, THEY CAME BACK AND SAID WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME. BUT, YOU NEED THIS DONE BY THIS

MONTH, CORRECT? >> I WOULDN'T SAY THERE'S A PRESSING NEED, BUT IT WON'T

ALLOW US TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. >> CAN YOU SIT DOWN AND TELL ME THE POSSIBILITY WE COULD HAVE,

WE COULD HAVE ANYTHING HAPPEN TOMORROW. >> THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE.

WE COULD. >> TELL ME. DO YOU HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL THAT SAYS NOT ANYTHING GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW? NO. SO, I WANT TO GET THIS DONE FOR HIM, BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT OPERATE. AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK ABOUT. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT YOU HAVE DECIDED AND WE DECIDED AND SAID, OKAY, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, AND IT DOES. I DO NOT AGREE, AND I'M JUST SAYING, I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.

>> AND ONE OF MY POINTS OF CONCERN IS IN FACT, THE CLARIFICATION AROUND WHO IS IN CHARGE WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY. I BELIEVE STATE LAW SAYS THE MAYOR HAS THE JURISDICTION TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. I DON'T THINK ANYTHING IN THE COADS ESTABLISHMENT SAYS THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF AN EMERGENCY. I BELIEVE THE MAYOR, THE POLICE CHIEF, AND THE FIRE CHIEF WOULD BE IN CHARGE. I HAVE NO PROBLEM POSTPONING IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DONE CORRECTLY SO THEY CAN OPERATE. A 15-MEMBER COMMITTEE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MEMBERS

THERE. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE

TO SPEAK? >> COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON? >> YOU'RE PRESSING ISSUE IS THE

INABILITY TO GET A QUORUM, RIGHT? >> CORRECT.

>> SO, WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS ON THE WORK SESSION BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, SO, YOU'LL PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A NEXT MEETING IF YOU DON'T HAVE A QUORUM.

>> WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE MEETING BUT WE CAN'T PASS ANYTHING.

>> YOU CAN'T ACT WITHOUT A QUORUM. GOT YOU. >> WOULD IT HELP IF ED EXPLAINED WHY THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME ACHIEVING A QUORUM? IT'S AN UNUSUAL COMMITTEE.

>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, ED, BUT, THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE ARE FIXED APPOINTMENTS FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE CITY AND THOSE FIXED APPOINTMENTS ARE NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY ABLE TO MAKE THE MEETINGS. SO, THE PROPOSAL HERE IS TO ALLOW THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ORGANIZATION AS OPPOSED TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND THAT WOULD GIVE US THE FREEDOM, THAT ORGANIZATION CAN APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S ON THEIR STAFF TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS, AND BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS AND THEREFORE FORM A QUORUM WHEN THE MEETINGS HAPPEN, IS THAT

CORRECT? >> THAT'S ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS FOR US NOT TO BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM. WE REQUESTED TO BE SURE THAT WE COULD ESTABLISH A QUORUM WHEN WE NEED TO CONDUCT ISSUES IN AN EMERGENCY SETTING. THERE ARE AMENDMENTS IN THE HANDBOOK TO ALLOW US TO ENSURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. SPECIFICALLY WHEN WE HAVE A DISASTER AND ARE

UNABLE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. >> IF THERE WAS A DISASTER, DO YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD GET

YOUR 15 MEMBERS TOGETHER? >> I HOPE SO, HOWEVER, MOST OF THOSE MAY BE OCCUPIED RESPONDING TO THE DISASTER, AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING AT THE ESTABLISHED TIME AND DATE.

THE HOPE IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE A QUORUM, BUT THERE'S IN GUARANTY WITH ANY OF THAT.

>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL, COMMENTS? YES, LAURA?

>> THE COAD WOULD STILL OPERATE AS IF PART -- FOLLOWING THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, IN TERMS OF

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>> YES. >> AND IF I COULD MAKE CLEAR, THE COAD CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT BEING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS BUILT ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. IF A DISASTER HITS WE NEED PUBLIC INPUT AND FOR US TO CLOSE OUR DOORS WOULD MAKE US INEFFECTIVE, SO THERE'S NO INTENT TO HAVE SECRET MEETINGS, THE INTENT IS TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO

CONDUCT BUSINESS. >> JEFF? >> THAT'S OKAY.

>> DO YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH MORE THAN ONE ISSUE WITHIN THE REVISED ORDINANCE OR IS IT --

>> (INDISCERNIBLE) >> I WOULD LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, I MEAN, WE HAVE MEMBERSHIP PROBLEMS AND THERE'S A SUGGESTION THAT WE MAY HAVE A ROTATING MEMBERSHIP BASED UPON ON ORGANIZATION TO PICK PEOPLE FOR EACH MEETING. I GENERALLY THINK THAT'S A BAD IDEA, I'VE BEEN IN THAT POSITION AND IT SLOWS DOWN THE MEETING TREMENDOUSLY. THE LANGUAGE SAYS IT WILL TRY TO BE TRANSPARENT BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN THE ORDINANCE THAT SAYS YOU MUST BE TRANSPARENT. IT SUSPENDS THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE GROUP.

TECHNICALLY UNDER STATE LAW THEY'RE NOT SUBJECT TO IT BECAUSE IT'S AN ADVISORY GROUP, THEY'RE NOT A DECISION MAKING GROUP, BUT WHY THIS GROUP? BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET TOGETHER, THAT SPEAKS TO MEMBERSHIP ISSUES. IS 15 THE RIGHT NUMBER? I'VE BEEN MEMBERS OF GROUPS OF 15 THEY DON'T MAKE DECISIONS. IF EVERY PERSON SPEAKS FOR FIVE MINUTES, IF IT GETS WORSE, YOU'RE NOT GETTING DECISIONS OUT OF A 15-MEMBER GROUP. WHO CA MAKE THE DECISIONS. THE OTHERS CAN SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS OR EX-OFFISHIO. YOU HAVE THREE EXOFFICEO NOW. IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THE GROUP, I WANT C CLARIFICATION THAT THEY'RE NOT IN CHARGE. THE MAYOR AND CITY

MANAGER ARE IN CHARGE IN AN EMERGENCY. >> I CAN SUPPORT YOUR MOTION, I THINK THESE ARE ENOUGH CONCERNS THAT YOU RAISED, I THINK THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE COMFORTABLE. THIS IS A VERY GRAY GROUP THAT'S DONE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS AND I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE PUT TING THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE ABTHE BOARD AND BODY IS COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. MY REQUEST TO YOU WOULD BE THAT WE MEET WITH BRIAN BI-WEEKLY, ALMOST, WE GET THE AGENDA WAY EARLY. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY THINK NEEDS TO BE MORE ADDRESSED, LET'S NOT PULL THAT OFF RIGHT AFTER A WORK SESSION, BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE EVEN BEEN A WORK SESSION TONIGHT, WE HAD PLENTY OF TIME, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS TONIGHT, BECAUSE OUR SCHEDULED ARE SO PACKED FULL, THAT WHEN YOU THROW A CURVE BALL LIKE THAT TO STAFF, IT DELAYS THINGS. AND IF THEY BE MAJOR ISSUES WITH IT, NOW IT PUTS THEM IN A BIND. WHEN WE COULD HAVE ADDRESSED THIS TONIGHT AND GOTTEN IT TAKEN CARE OF. SO, I'LL SUPPORT YOUR MOTION, BUT IF YOU WOULD DO THIS BODY A FAVOR, IF YOU HAVE ISSUES LIKE THIS, GET THEM IN

BEFOREHAND. >> I AGREE WITH YOU, THE FIRST NOTICE I GOT OF THIS WAS THE AGENDA POSTING ON FRIDAY. BY THAT TIME, IT WAS TOO LATE. SO, I WOULD SAY, YES, IN THE FUTURE, MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS GO TO A, WOULD SESSION FIRST AND NOT THE

CONSENT AGENDA FIRST PERIOD. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH PROCEDURAL THING HERE. ITEM 7C, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY OF ROWLETT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HANDBOOK TO AMEND SECTION 5, RELATING TO THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE AND DISASTER COMMITTEE. AND FOR THAT ITEM, WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND THE MOTION IS TO POSTPONE THE ITEM TO A FUTURE WORK SESSION AND CONSENT AGENDA, THAT IS CORRECT, COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI?

>> THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE WORK SESSION. >> SO, THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE

WORK SESSION. ARE WE GOOD WITH THAT, DAVID? >> I'M CRINGING, BECAUSE OF THE

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>> ALL RIGHT, AND THAT PASSES BY A VOTE OF 4-2. SO, WE WILL POSTPONE THAT ITEM TO A FUTURE MEETING. THANK YOU, ED. APPRECIATE YOU RESPONDING ON SHORT NOTICE.

[8A. Conduct a public hearing and take action to approve a resolution adopting the City’s 2022 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan; and authorize the City Manager to execute and submit all documentation and certifications to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).]

>> ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT ITEM IS INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. THIS IS ITEM 8A CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY'S 2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION TO THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, HUD. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM FOR READING THAT INTO THE RECORD. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

REGARDING SPECIFICALLY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AT THE CITY AND I'LL DIVE INTO THE PROGRAM IT HE HAVE SELF, THE NEXT STEPS AND THE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. FOR OUR VIEWING AUDIENCE AND OF COURSE OUR AUDIENCE IN ATTENDANCE HERE, I WANTED TO POINT OUT AND GIVE BACKGROUND ABOUT THE PROGRAM ITSELF. IT IS DESIGNED DIRECTLY TO ASSIST OUR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, PREVENT AND ELIMINATE SLUM AND BLIGHT, ASSESS AND ADDRESS URGENT COMMUNITY NEEDS SUCH AS DISASTER RELIEF. AND AS IT RELATES TO THE 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, THE ELIGIBILITY IS 80% OF DALLAS HUD METRO, 2021 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND SIZE, AND WHAT THAT AMOUNTS TO IS $97,400. THE TABLE ON THE RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN IS THE 2021 ELIGIBILITY WHICH IDENTIFIES THE HOUS HOUSEHOLD SIZES AND ANNUAL INCOME. THE CDBG PROGRAM IS SLIT INTO THREE CATEGORIES, I'LL ADDRESS THE FIRST ONE WHICH IS PUBLIC SERVICES. THE MAXIMUM CAP IS 15% FOR PUBLIC SERVICES SO THE AMOUNT WHICH IS ALLOCATED TO THE CITY, A MAXIMUM OF 15% OF THAT CAN BE USED TOWARDS THE OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE PUBLIC FACILITIES, WHEN I REFER TO PUBLIC FACILITIES HERE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT UM, THE STREETS, ALLEYS, PARKS, WATER, SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, SIDEWALKS, POTENTIALLY CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND COMMERCIAL REHAB AND DEMO PROGRAMS. THE PUBLIC FACILITY PROGRAM OR SECTION OR ALLOCATION, A MINIMUM OF 65% CAN BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM, NOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OUR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND OUR PUBLIC SERVICES AND OUR ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION, I WANTED TO DIVE INTO THE DETAILS, COUNCIL IF YOU RECALL, AT THE LAST WORK SESSION WE PRESENTED TO YOU THE CBDG PROGRAM, THE 2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE DEADLINES RELATED TO IT. AS PART OF THE ALLOCATION OF $264,325, THE ALLOCATIONS AS PROPOSED A REFLECTED ON THE SCREEN. PUBLIC FACILITIES 65%. $175,811 ALLOCATED TO THE TRACETY TRAIL PROJECT. OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES $9,649 ALLOCATED TO CRIME PREVENTION. AND THE REMAINING BE ALLOCATED TO SALVATION ARMY WHICH AMOUNTS TO $30,000. AS FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATION FEES ARE CONCERNED AND THIS IS MANAGING THE PROGRAM AND DOING THE NECESSARY ORDERS AND REPORTING TO HUD FOR THIS PROGRAM, THE ALLOCATION AT 20% IS $52,852. THE PUBLIC FACILITY THE I JUST MENTIONED RELATED TO TRACY TRAIL ALLEY IS BEING PROPOSED SO THAT WE COULD FULLY FUND THE ENTIRE ALLEY CONSTRUCTION. IF YOU RECALL IN OUR LAST PROGRAMMING WE HAD ALLOCATED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEYS TOWARDS THE TRACY TRAIL ALLEY. AND THE GOAL IS INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY SPEND ALL OF OUR CBDG FUNDS TOWARDS THE ALLEY AND COMPLETE THE ALLEY, IT IS IN PROGRESS AS WE SPEAK. CRIME PREVENTION, THIS IS OUR AFTER SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE POSITIVE INTERACTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING. SALVATION ARMY, THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND TO ASSIST WITH REPRESENT, MORTGAGE, AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE. I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IN MY AREAS THAT I JUST MENTIONED IN A FEW

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COUNCIL, I WILL TRY TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SO

MUCH. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? >> >> ALL RIGHT, IN THAT CASE, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE COMMENT, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND COUNCIL, I WILL

ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> COUNCILMEMBER GRUBISICH? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE

ITEM 8 A, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMEMBER BELL? >> I'LL SECOND.

>> YOU MADE A SECOND. >> I SECOND. >> THERE WE GO.

>> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER GRUBISICH AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER

BELL, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. >> THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

BY A VOTE OF 6-0. >> ALL RIGHT, AFTER A SHORT BREAK, COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IT IS ITEM ITEM THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SEC. 551.071 (CONSULT WITH CITY ATTORNEY), TO CONSULT WITH AND RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE SAPPHIRE BAY PROJECT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

>> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE DONE WITH TH

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