Aug 16, 2022 City Council Work Session

[1.CALL TO ORDER]

[3A.Annual presentation from the Rowlett Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission.]

[3B.Discuss FY2023 & FY2024 Council Workplan.]

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THIS IS A TEST FOR CAPTIONS. TEST TEST THIS IS A TEST. CITY OF ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL MEETING

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AND WORK SESSION, CAPTIONER STANDING BY. >> SO, DEVELOP A PLAN TO MAKE

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CITIZENS PART OF THE PROCESSES? >> THERE YOU GO, THERE'S THE ACTION PLAN.

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>> SOME OF YOU WILL REMEMBER LAST YEAR EVEN INTO SEPTEMBER WE WERE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS

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HITTING THE TARGET. >> I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE SAME THING ON NUMBER 22, IT'S

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VAGUE. WHICH, WORK ELEMENTS? >> YEAH, THAT'S REALLY AMBIGUOUS.

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>> IT'S KIND OF VAGUE. >> HOW MANY ARE WE AT NOW? >> WE'RE AT NINE IF YOU INCLUDE

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HOMELESSNESS, PRIORITIZE ON ALL WORKFORCE HELP. THAT'S NINE. >> WE HAVE $14 MILLION NOW WHAT

ELSE DO WE NEED TO GET? >> WE CAN'T WALK AWAY FROM THAT.

>> WHAT ABOUT FOCUS ON? (INAUDIBLE). >> OFF SHORE DEVELOPMENT?

>> SO, IF WE ADD MERIT ROAD AIR CONNECTER WE'RE AT 10. AND IF WE ADD NORTH SHORE, THAT WOULD

BE 11. >> YOU STILL HAVE 12, YOU HAVE ONE MORE, YOU SAID, 10-12. YOU

WANT CREDIT FOR IT RIGHT? >> SO, LET'S THINK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO, WEE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO PERFORM ON THE HERHERFORD PARK IMPROVEMENTS. THE ACTION COMES

FROM US. >> BUT, THERE'LL BE PREPARATION FROM US, THOUGH.

>> BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, THE DESIGNS DONE. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: DO WE REALLY NEED TO PUT THAT IN AS A PRIORITY WHEN WE KNOW IT ALREADY IS A PRIORITY?

>> I WOULD ARGUE THAT IT HAS TO BE A COUNCIL PRIORITY TO FIND FUNDING FOR IT, RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S GOT TO END UP ON A BOND ELECTION, FACILITIES OR A CIP BOND ELECTION, THERE HAS TO BE FUNDING AND THAT'S WHERE COUNCIL PLAYS THEIR ROLE IN MAKING SURE IT'S A PRIORITY OR NOT A

PRIORITY. >> I GET THAT, I THINK IT'S BECOMING CLEARER. SO, THE ONE THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FOCUS ON HERE IS BUDGET PRIORITIES, WHAT DO WE NEED TO SPEND THE ROW SOURCES ON AND WHAT YOU'RE GETTING TO IT COUNCIL DOESN'T KEEP THIS FRONT AND CENTER WHEN WE GO TO THE NEXT BOND COMMITTEE, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REQUESTING FY '23 BUDGET FOR. THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE NOT TO FORGET AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO GIVE MONEY TO AND THE STAFF'S TIME TO RIGHT NOW. DOES

THAT MAKE SENSE? >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: IT MAKES SENSE, I'M STRUGGLING, BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ABSOLUTELY KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DO. LIKE, YOU KNO, IF YOU PUT MILLER ROAD BRIDGE ON THERE, BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT ON THERE, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

>> MAY BE I COULD MAKE ANOTHER EXAMPLE, THE THING WITH NORTH SHORE, WHAT ARE WE INTENDING TO DO IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING TO MARKET THE THE NORTH SHORE BUSINESSES. IF WE'RE CONTENT WITH THE MARKETING PLAN THAT WE HAVE THIS PLACE AND CONTENT WITH THE MARKETING THAT'S BEING DONE, WHY IS IT ON THIS LIST T IT DOESN'T HAVE A PURPOSE BECAUSE THERE'S NO EXTRA

EFFORT GOING INTO IT. >> SO, JEFF'S MAKING A GREAT POINT. AND THAT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROMOTE AND MARKET THE NORTH SHORE, REGARDLESS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP. BUT IF THERE'S MORE -- BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF THE TOPICS WAS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING. THAT WAS ACTUALLY YOUR GOAL TO MAKE HAPPEN. BUT IF YOU'RE SATISFIED WITH THE EFFORT WE'RE ALREADY MAKING, THEN THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE ON

YOUR LIST. >> I WILL THINK 20S IN THE SAME VOTE. 90-95% OF THE WAY TOWARDS THE PCI THING DO WE NEED THIS AS A 2023 PRIORITY? IT'S GOING TO BE THERE RIGHT.

>> I THINK THE LAST PART IS IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IS A BIG PART OF THE THAT. (INAUDIBLE)

>> BUT THAT GOES INTO (INAUDIBLE) >> I LIKE TO

(INDISCERNIBLE) >> I THINK WE'RE AT >> THAT WHAT WE DECIDED?

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: SO, WE'RE AT 10, FOLKS, SO, REALLY, I MEAN, ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE TALKING

ABOUT, WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE SOMETHING ELSE OFF. >> WELL, HE DID SAY WE COULD GO

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UP TO 12. >> NO, HE SAID 12. >> OKAY, SO WE NEED A STANDBY

LIST. >> IF NORTH SHORE DEVELOPMENT IS COMING OFF, WE'RE AT 10.

>> I THINK WE'RE AT 10. >> TAKE THE (INDISCERNIBLE) WE DON'T NEED

THAT. >> WHAT ABOUT THE WATER VIEW GULF COURSE?

>> WHERE ARE WE MATT? >> I MEAN. >>

(INDISCERNIBLE) >> THERE'S MORE THAT WE NEED TO DO IN TERMS OF, I THINK

STRATE STRATEGIZING FOR THE FUTURE. >> THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK TO THE ADVISORY BOARD TWO, OR A CONSULTANT OR IS IT A STAFF ITEM?

>> I THINK IT WILL BE A CONSULTANT TYPE OF THING, SOME INTERNAL RESEARCH, PROBABLY, A LITTLE BIT WITH THE (INDISCERNIBLE) DEVELOPMENT. AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, I

THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT CAN COME. >> ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING THINGS I HEARD AT THE TML KICKOFF CONFERENCE THAT ALL OF THE CITIES LAMENTING HAVING MISE MISERABLE GOLF COURSES YEARS AGO, ARE REALLY HAPPY THEY HAVE

THEM NOW. >> THERE ARE COMPANIES OUT THERE SNAPPING UP COURSES AND

MAKING MONEY. >> SO THAT WOULD PUT YOU AT -- >> I THINK WE NEED MORE DODGE

BALL COURTS, THAT'S WHAT I'M WAITING FOR. >> NOT PICKLE BALL.

>> (INDISCERNIBLE) >> AND PICKLE BALL.

>> THAT'S HER, TWO AND THREE. >> . >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: SO, CAN WE.

>> READY, EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR MILLER ROAD BRIDGE, RCC JENNER RATER QUICK CONNECT.

>> I HAVE THEM IN THE ORDER THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT THEM. >> NORTH TEX TACTUS MEW MISS PAL WATER DISTRICT. EXPLORE OPTIONS TO EXPAND OR BUILD A NEW ANIMAL SHELTER. HERFORD PARK TWO AND THREE, BUILDING SAPPHIRE BAY PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY. CITIZEN FRIENDLY PROCESSES, PERMITTING HOW CITIZENS INTERACT WITH THE CITY. A PLAN FOR HOMELESSNESS, PRIORITIZE FOCUS ON WORKFORCE ELEMENTS AND I THINK THAT'S MAINLY ABOUT CULTURE, DOECHLING A PLAN TO

BUILD THE LITTLER ROAD CONNECTER. THAT PUTS YOU AT 11. >> WHAT WAS YOUR THIRD OR

FOURTH TO THE LAST ONE. >> WORKFORCE ELEMENTS? >> WORKFORCE ELEMENTS?

>> DEVELOP CITIZEN-FRIENDLY PROCESSES? >> I HAVE THAT ONE, I THINK IT

WAS AFTER THAT ONE. >> PLANNING FOR HOMELESSNESS? >> AFTER THAT.

>> PRIORITIZE AND FOCUS AN ALL WORKFORCE ELEMENTS? >> THE GOLF COURSE.

>> DID YOU SAY MILLER BRIDGE? I DID. YES, SIR. >> SO, JUST SEEMS TRYING TO CLEAR SOME SPACE AT THE BOTTOM HERE, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH IN THE FEDERAL AND THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DALLAS LEVEL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE MAYOR ROAD INTERCONNECTER AND MILLER ROAD, IT SEEMS TO ME THOSE TWO CAN BE SANDWICHED INTO ONE. NOW, THERE'S A LITTLE TIDBIT ON MILLER ROAD IN TERMS OF DESIGN, YOU KNOW, AND GETTING READY FOR A FUTURE BOND, BUT IN TERMS OF ASKING FOR FEDERAL FUNDS OR ASKING FOR HELP FROM DALLAS COUNTY, WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM, YOU'RE GOING TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT BOTH THE PROJECTS, INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT THEM. TRYING TO GET THEM

ALL ON THE LIST. SORRY, BRIAN. >> LET ME SAY THIS, THE $14 MILLION, THAT ALREADY IS FEDERAL FUND PASSED THROUGH. SO, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS KICK THAT UP BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE THINK IT'S A $25 MILLION PROJECT, AND THAT'S A LOT MORE THAN WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A FEW YEARS AGO. AND IF IT IS, TRYING TO MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE, IS, RIGHT NOW, WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT ON A BOND ELECTION MAY BE $10 MILLION OR MORE JUST FOR THAT ONE BRIDGE.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: I THINK THERE ARE TWO -- I MEAN, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DELIVERABLES. WELL, THEY WILL HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DELIVERABLES. SO, I DON'T WANT

TO WEAKEN ONE FOR THE OTHER, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? >> I THINK THAT YOU ARE RIGHT, THE TIMING -- I GET WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO GO, MATT, BUT THE TIMING IS SUCH THAT I WOULD

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YOU'RE FURTHER DOWN THE PATH. THAT MEANS DESIGN. >> I COULD JUST SEE A SCENARIO FROM DALLAS COUNTY OR SOMEBODY LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU $15 MILLION AND WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE BRIDGE DOWN AND START THE OTHER BRIDGE, AND WE'RE LEFT WITH TWO UNDONE BRIDGES INSTEAD OF SAYING, EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND INFLATIONS, EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IT GOES UP AND IF YOU'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS, MICHAEL MORRIS IS A SMART GUY, HE'S GOING TO SAY, DO YOU WANT ONE BRIDGE OR TWO BRIDGES? YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM SEPARATELY OR WE'RE GOING TO BE

10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD GOING DOWN HOW DO WE FUND THE BRIDGES. >> THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AT THE SAME TIME. IT CAN'T BE SEPARATE FROM EACH OTHER.

>> WE'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL MORRIS ON THIS. UM, AND HE WAS NOT HE DIDN'T STATE THAT, HE WAS DEFINITELY OPEN TO AND DISCUSSED HIS SUPPORT FOR THE PENNY FUNDING TOWARDS THE MILLER ROAD BRIDGE. BUT, WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY WORDS RIGHT NOW. I THINK IF WE CONTINUE NOT TO PUT THIS ON THE LIST, AT A MINIMUM, PUT IT ON THE LIST, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE LAST MANY DECADES WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

>> KICK THE CAN. >> I'M NOT SAYING TAKE IT OFF THE LIST.

>> OKAY I'M SAYING COMBINE THEM. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: OKAY, DO

Y'ALL WANT TO COMBINE THEM OR KEEP THEM SEPARATE? >> KEEP THEM SEPARATE.

>> I WANT TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS ON THE LIST. >> YOU COULD HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT DELIVERABLES AT THE SAME TIME.

>> WE'LL HAVE A SHOPPING BAG AND HOPE THEY FILL IT WITH CASH WITH MILLER ON ONE SIDES AND THE

BRIDGE ON THE OTHER. >> I THINK KEEPING IT SEPARATE MAKES IT EASIER TO TRACK.

>> FAR MORE TENABLE. >> THE ACTUAL METRICS THERE. >> AS LONG AS THEY BOTH MAKE

THE LIST. >> I MEAN, I UNDERSTOOD YOUR CONVERSATION, MATT, IS YOU WANT

ANOTHER ITEM ON THE LIST, SO, WHAT ITEM MIGHT THAT BE? >> I UNDERSTAND WHERE MATT'S

COMING FROM, YOU GOT TO PRESENT THE WHOLE PICTURE TO THEM. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: AND WE WILL.

I THINK THAT'S WHY WE WERE WANTING TO KEEP IT SEPARATE AND NOT GET LOST. SO, I THINK WE

HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES HERE. >> BRIAN, WHAT WORKS BETTER FOR

STAFF IN >> YOU'LL GET CREDIT FOR EITHER ONE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> I WOULD LEAVE THEM BOTH SEPARATE, BUT, I DO AGREE WITH MATT, I MEAN, WHEN WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS BOTH WITH DALLAS COUNTY AND WITH THE KNOT CENTRAL TEXAS COG, I MEAN, WE'RE GOING

TO BE PUSHING BOTH OF THESE AS PRIORITIES. >> MAKE THAN 1-B AND MAKE IT

10. >> I THINK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE, THOUGH, THAT, I'LL PUT IT THIS WAY YOU COULD EITHER BE OUT OP THE BOAT FISHING, OR YOU COULD BE ON THE LAND TRYING TO GET INTO THE BOAT. IF WE'RE OUT ON THE BOAT FISHING, YOU GOT A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY CATCH FISH, THAT'S THE MERIT ROAD INTERCONNECTER. WE HAVE THE BAIT HOOKED AND EVERYTHING AND WE'RE GETTING NIBBLES TRYING TO MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN. THE OTHER WITHIN, I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A BOAT. AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET IN THAT TO WORK.

>> WE COULD SEE THE BOAT, WE KNOW THE BRIDGE NEEDS TO BE BUILT. YOU KNOW.

>> SO, YOU'RE SAYING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. >> I USE THAT AS AN ANALOGY BECAUSE WE LIVE ON LAKE RAY HUBBARD. BUT, WE DO HAVE IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ON HERE THAT YOU REALLY FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A PRIORITY?

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SOLD. WE HAVE OUR LIST.

>> OKAY, WE HAVE 11 ITEMS. >> GUYS, THANK YOU. >> AND ONE DONE.

>> THERE YOU GO. >> WELL, THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE LIST.

>> OH. YEAH. >> OKAY. >> PUT ON THE LIST, AND CROSS

IT OFF, I DO THAT ON MY TO-DO LISTS ALL THE TIME. >> I DO THAT TOO.

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>> OKAY. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: OKAY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 3-C,

[3C. Discuss a resolution amending the City of Rowlett Boards and Commissions Handbook to amend Section 5 (Descriptions of Boards and Commissions) relating to the Rowlett Community Organizations Active in Disaster Committee.]

HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? >> ALL RIGHT. IT'S YOUR'S. >> ALL RIGHT. EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE'RE BACK HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE AGENDA ITEM FROM LAST WEEK OR THE LAST MEETING. I DO WANT TO START THAT DISCUSSION BY BRIEFLY GOING OVER THE COADS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND WE HAVE ALL OF COUNSEL WHO WAS NOT HERE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COAD IS AND WHY WE ESTABLISHED IT. THE COAD HAS IT'S ROUTES WITH THE COMMUNITY BASED LAUNCH AND RECOVERY COMMITTEE WITH THE MISSION TO CREATE DISASTER SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM THE TORNADO. AFTER FINISHING THAT MISSION, THE LTST DISSOLVED. WHILE THERE WAS A DESIRE TO FORM. HOWEVER, SEVERAL MEMBERS DID COORDINATE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY INCLUDING SENDING DONATED RESOURCE TOSS CROSBY. FAST FORWARD TO 2019 I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN CHAMBER'S COUNTY AFTER TROPICAL STORM IMELDA. A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

UPON RETURNING FROM THAT DEPLOYMENT, I CALLED UP A COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDED MYSELF, AND MICHAEL REPRESENTING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WILLIE LONING WITH THE RTCC AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. AND MI MISSY TOWNSEND, TO. IN ESTABLISHING THE COAD. WHILE THE COAD ISN'T PERFECT IT'S BASED ON BEST PRACTICES, AND THAT WAS THE INTENT. THE COMMITTEE STARTED TO MEET IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 AND WE HAD A SOMEWHAT MORE EXTENDED PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE COAD, BUT, COVID-19 HIT AND WE WERE FORCED TO SPEED UP THAT PROCESS. WITHIN A WEEK OF ESTABLISHING IT, WE WERE ABLE TO START TO PROVIDE PANDEMIC RELATED ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY. SO, VERY GOOD PROCESS FOR THE COAD. AGAIN, THE COAD IS BASED ON THE LTRC WHICH INCLUDES A STRUCTURE, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERY AGENCY LISTED ON HERE, I JUST WANTED THAT AS A COMPARISON FOR YOU. HOWEVER, I WILL POINT OUT THAT THE EIGHT PERMANENT AND SEVEN TERM BASED MEMBERS HERE DO REPRESENT THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION AND DIVERSITY OF RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR DISASTER RECOVERY. I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE LTRC IS A CONUPON -- COMPONENT OF THE COAD. SO, THE PURPOSE OF THE COAD, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO READ THIS, THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURED COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION FOR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER, I.E., SYNERGY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT SERVES AS A PERMANENT OVERSIGHT STRUCTURE FOR THE CITY'S FIDUCIARY AGENT WHICH WE DID USE FOR THE LTRC AND WE SIGNED AN MLU WITH THEM FOR THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND CONTINUE TO USE THEM. THIS STRUCTURE AND THE PURPOSE HELPS US ENSURE THAT THERE'S AN EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND EQUITABLE USE THROUGHOUT ALL DISA DISASTERS IN TERMS OF MITIGATION. I HAVE A D STRUCTURE OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEFORE AND AFTER THE COAD. THAT STRUCTURE ON THE LEFT IS WHAT I SEE IN EVERY COMMUNITY THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE STRUCTURE, YOU HAVE GROUPS OPERATING SEPARATELY AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO. THAT

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ON OTHER CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. I'LL LEAVE THAT. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING A LOT OF IT. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND IMPORTANT THINGS FOR ME ON THIS IS THAT, UM, WE NOT APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO THIS GROUP, BUT THAT WE APPOINT ORGANIZATIONS. IF WE HAVE IF WE WOULD HAVE DONE THAT FROM THE BEGINNING, WE WOULDN'T HAVE STRUGGLED WITH QUORUM ISSUES. WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ATTEND BUT THEY'RE NOT APPOINTED INDIVIDUALS, THEREFORE THERE'S NOT A QUORUM PRESENT. SO, IN ORDER TO CONTINUE BUSINESS AND EVEN TO JUST BE ABLE TO APPROVE MINUTES WE HAVE TO HAVE THE QUORUM. AND SO THAT'S WHY, IT WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL APPOINTMENTS RATHER THAN THE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS. AND THEN, UM, LIKE, ED STATED, THESE ARE FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS, MOST OF THEM ARE, AND, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE SCHEDULES AND DO IT IN A WAY THIS IS FLEXIBLE, I.E. VIRTUAL MEETINGS, WHEN NEEDED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT YOUR FIRST WAY TO GO, BUT IF YOU DETERMINE THAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR THIS CERTAIN MEETING ON THIS MONTH, THEN THE OPTION IS AVAILABLE. THAT WAY WE COULD CONTINUE TO GET THROUGH THINGS. ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DISASTER RECOVERY MODE AND WE ARE ALL DOING OUR OWN THINGS AND IT IS NOT EASY TO GET EVERYBODY IN ONE ROOM AT THAT POINT, IT IS EASIER TO HAVE THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES TO GET BUSINESS DONE. SO, THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS, AGAIN, POINTING OUT WHAT ED SAID, SO, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS ON

THIS? >> COMMENT. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: YES?

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT AS I MENTIONED TO THE CITY MANAGER AND TALKED WITH ED, TOO, MY ONLY ISSUE WITH AND THE ONLY REASON THAT I VOTED TO POSTPONE THIS WAS THE LANGUAGE IN THE PREVIOUS PROPOSAL THAT APPEARED TO COMPLETELY EXEMPT THE ORGANIZATION FROM THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, I THINK THAT'S BEEN CHANGED SO THAT IT SPECIFIES THE PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT THAT ARE BEING WEIGHED INSTEAD OF BASICALLY SAYING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMPLY AT ALL WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND LIKE I SAID, IF THAT WAS FIXED, I WAS TOTALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS. AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN FIXED AND I AM IN FAVOR OF IT.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. THE INTENTION WAS NEVER TO, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS, THE INTENTION WAS NEVER TO SUBVERT THE INTENT OR WILL OR SPIRIT OF

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN ATTEND AND THAT WAS NEVER GOING TO CHANGE. >> I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT, BUT, YOU KNOW ME, I WANT IT TO BE WRITTEN AS WHAT WE MEAN. I DON'T WANT TO GO WITH INTENT.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: YES. AND SO, THAT WON'T CHANGE, WE'LL STILL DO THAT AND THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE UPDATE RESOLUTION. AND, YOU HAVE A COMMENT?

>> I WANTED TO SAY THAT I TOTALLY SUPPORT THE UPDATED RESOLUTION, I WAS IN THE SAME CAMP WITH COMMISSIONER SHINDER WHEN THE ORIGINAL CAME UP. IN MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT YOU WANT TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS SPARINGLY, AND WHAT I SAW ON THE LAST RESOLUTION WAS TO A VERY LARGE EXCEPTION, EVEN THOUGH THE INTENT IS GOOD, AND THE PERSONNEL IN PLACE MAY WELL LIVE UP TO THAT INTENT THAT ARE THERE TODAY, THIS IS AN INSTITUTION THAT WE HOPE TO CONTINUE, WE HAVE TO PREPARE THE INSTITUTION FOR PERSONNEL LATER WHO MAY MISUNDERSTAND OR MISINTERPRET, CARVING OUT THE MEETINGS, THE SIX MEETINGS A YEAR, THE APPOINTMENT OF ENTITIES, WHERE IT'S STILL THE CASE THAT COUNCIL APPROVES THE BYLAWS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS GO A LONG WAY TO MAINTAINING THE LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY, THAT SOMETHING AS PUBLIC OF THIS NEEDS. I WOULD NOTE THAT I DID NOT NOTICE WHEN I REQUESTED THE POSTPONEMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT THIS ORGANIZATION'S PRINCIPLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MILLION DOLLAR IN FEDERAL RELIEF. IT'S OUT THERE NOW ON THE ROWLETT WEBSITE. I THINK IT'S PART AND PARCEL TO GETTING THE CONSTITUENCY, TO COME. I SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATIONND A THE WORK IT DID. I MET WITH MICHAEL GALLOPS AND MAYOR AND ED AND MR. THUNDERBIRD AND EXPRESSED MY SUPPORT FOR THIS ORGANIZATION.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THESE CHANGES GOING IN BECAUSE I WANT THIS ORGANIZATION TO FUNCTION.

RELATING TO ED, RIGHT AFTER THE TORNADO, MY NEIGHBOR AND I WENT TO HELP AND AS SOON AS WE WERE LET IN WE STARTED TO HELP AND WE BROUGHT IN AN OUTSIDE IT FIRM THAT HAD NO CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY TRIED TO DO SOMETHING, AND AFTER FOUR HOURS OF COOLING OUR HEELS OVER IN THE GARLAND AREA, WE SAID, GOODBYE, AND WENT BACK TO WORK. AND SO WE NEED AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS ORGANIZATION READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND NOT TRYING TO FIGURE WHAT ROWLETT IS BECAUSE OF THE STATE AND SO, I INTEND TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION WHEN IT COMES TO

REGULAR SESSION. >> BRIAN BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT AND I JUST WANT TO HONE IN ON THIS, I REALLY LIKE YOUR SLIDE, ED, THE ONE THAT SHOWED THE DISCONNECT, YOU KNOW, OF UNSYNCHRONIZED. WHEN THE TORNADO FIRST OCCURRED, WE HAD A LOT OF PLANS, YOU KNOW, FOR FIRE AND POLICE, IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, BUT, WE HAD NO REAL COMMUNITY PLAN FOR SUCH AN EVENT. THEREFORE, ALL THE FAITH-BASED, EVERYBODY WAS DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTED TO HELP. THIS ORGANIZES IT FROM ALMOST FROM DAY ONE AND PREPARES FOR US AS A COMMUNITY, NOT JUST AS AN ORGANIZATION TO BE READY FOR THE NEXT BIG EVENT. AND SO, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE WE'RE AT WITH THAT AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THESE CHANGES

GET MADE. >> I SUPPORT IT TONIGHT, I SUPPORTED IT TWO WEEKS AGO. TO BE HONEST, I DIDN'T SEE ANY ILL INTENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I SAW IF PURELY AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE (INDISCERNIBLE) TO TRY AND ACHIEVE THE QUEORUMS TO DO THIS

>> I SUPPORT YOU LAST TIME AND I SUPPORT YOU THIS TIME. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE I HAVE HISTORY. AND I KNOW WHAT'S, HE'S NOT SAYING HISTORY, I WAS HERE WHEN IT STARTED. AND I KNOW HOW DO RESEARCH IF I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, CONCERNS OR

QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT FOR THAT ITEM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. GOOD JOB.

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: AND, ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A BREAK. ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY, BEFORE WE

[4. DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

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PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION TONIGHT? >> .

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: NO? OKAY. I'M LOOKING AT YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE LOOKING AT YOUR IPAD, YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE SURFING THROUGH. SO, WE HAVE 30 MINUTES, DO WE WANT TO, WHAT IS

YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION IN >> AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE COULD. WE COULD DO IT IN 30

MINUTES. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: WE'RE GOING TO KNOCK OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION

OUT. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: DAVE, LET'S TAKE A 5-7 MINUTE BREAK.

>> YOU NEED FOR THE RECORD, WE'LL TAKE A BREAK AND COME BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION?

>> MAYOR MARGOLIS: YES. >> MAYOR MARGOLIS: OKAY. I GOT TO READ. MR. CONSENT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, SO, BEFORE WE CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 5 MINUTE BREAK

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]