[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION (6:00 P.M.)* Times listed are approximate]
[3A. Receive an update from the Rowlett Housing Finance Corporation (RHFC) and the Board of Directors regarding projects and their annual business. (30 minutes)]
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>> ALL SET. >> YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE ON THE LIST. [INDISTINCT]
>> WE HAVE ALREADY READ THAT. OKAY.
>> GOOD EVENING. AS YOU KNOW, WE DID WANT TO INTRODUCE TWO OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS TONIGHT.
WE HAD HOPE FOR OUR PRESIDENT CARL CROWLEY HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO SOMEONE THAT HAS THE COVID SO HE'S TAKING TIME AT HOME.
WE HAVE OUR VICE PRESIDENT DAN WITH US.
AND OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER BRANDON STEWART.
YOU MET BRANDON AT THE INTERVIEW.
WE INDOCTRINEATED HIM. BRANDON HAS PICKED UP THINGS QUICKLY. DEBBIE KNOWS WHAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT HERE. >> I CAN'T FIGURE THAT OUT.
>> I JUST WANT TO START OFF WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
I KNOW FOUR OF YOU ARE RELATIVELY NEW AND WERE NOT AROUND WHEN WE FORMED THE [INDISTINCT] SO START WITH BACKGROUND AND TALK LE GALTY OF THE HFC SOME. PISSUES WE ARE FE PROJECTS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE YOU, I HOPE, A PRETTY GOOD OVERVIEW OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DOCUMENT WE WERE FORMED A LITTLE OVER FIVE YEARS AGO WITH VOLUNTEER SIT TENSE AND VERY QUICKLY FOUND OUT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE RUN BY PART-TIME VOLUNTEERS.
JANUARY, 2019, I WAS HIRED AS DIRECTOR TO RUN THE DAY TO DAY BUSINESS AND THERE'S THE REST OF OUR BOARD FOR YOU, DEBBIE, RICKY HARPER AND CARL CROWLEY. SO WE ARE FORMED AND OPERATE UNDER CHAPTER 394 TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
WE ARE TO PROVIDE THE FINANCE AN COST OF RESIDENTIAL OWNERSHIP AND PROVIDE DEEP AND SAFE SANITARY HOUSING WILL WE ARE A PUBLIC INSTRUMENTALITY AND NON-PROFITT BUT WE ARE IN NO WAY A SPLIT, [INDISTINCT] THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN LEGALLY
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THE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE HFC.>> THE MAIN AVENUE THAT WE HAVE FOR FINANCING OUR PROJECTS IS [INDISTINCT] WE FIND DEVELOPMENT COST HOME MORTGAGES [INAUDIBLE] ALL UNDER COSTS THAT ARE PART OF THE PROJECT.
THOSE OBLIGATIONS WE DO ISSUE IS THERE IS NO LIABILITY FOR THE CITY WHATSOEVER. I WANT TO STATE THAT AND MAKE SURE WHAT WE DO THE CITY HAS NO LIABILITY MORE DO THE CITIZENS THROUGH TAXATION OR ANYTHING. WE ARE SEPARATE.
MEETINGS OPEN RECORDS ACT THINGS THAT YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOUR POSITION ON COUNCIL DO NOT APPLY TO OUR KOFGS.
HOWEVER, WE DO TRY TO MAINTAIN DECORUM IN OUR MEETINGS AND FOLLOW SIMILAR TYPE OF PROCESS YOU WOULD IN YOUR MEETINGS AND HOW WE CONDUCT BUSINESS AND CERTAINLY EVEN THOUGH THE [INDISTINCT] WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE AND WE WILL PUT IT ALL OUT THERE. IN FACT ALL OF OUR MEETING MINUTES YOU'LL FIND ON OUR WEB SITE ON HFC.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A DESIGNATED INVESTMENT OFFICER.
THAT PERSON HAS TO GO THROUGH TRAINING EVERY TWO YEARS THROUGH THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT ACT. I THINK WE ARE DUE UP NEXT YEAR FOR THAT THE JUST SOME BASICS, ALLOCATION IS BASED ON POPULATION AN YOU'VE GOT THE NUMBERS UP THERE FOR THIS YEAR, HUNDRED DOLLAR PER CAPITA WITH A MINIMUM OF [INDISTINCT] FOR 2022. OF THAT AMOUNT ALMOST 600 MILLION WAS SET ASIDE FOR HFC PARTNERSHIPS SO FOR THE ENTIRE PIECE OF PIE, HFC WILL HAVE A VERY SMALL PART WHAT WE CAN DO WHICH PRETTY MUCH LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CAN YOU DO ACROSS THE STATE THERE.
ARE THINGS WE ARE WORKING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT PAGE HERE BUT THAT WE ISSUE THE BONDS THE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FROM THE PURCHASE OF THE MORTGAGE. THOSE ARE REPAID BACK THROUGH CASH FLOWS. NO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS TYPICALLY BUT THERE'S NO SET NUMBER HOW QUICKLY THOSE WOULD BE PAID BACK. BOND YIELDS ARE NON-TAXABLE [INAUDIBLE] .
WHICH WAS THE NEXT POINT. THE BONDS WILL FINANCE AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THE PROJECT. WE MUST FINANCE IT.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GET THAT BOND AND CASE THEN THAT ALLOWS TO YOU APPLY FOR TDHCA TO GET INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS MANY WE WILL TALK ABOUT TAX CREDITS IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
BELIEVE ME FOLKS I'M GIVING YOU A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW.
BRANDON CAN TELL YOU. HE WENT THROUGH THIS LAST WEEK.
WE HAVE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ON THE IRS ON THESE BOND FAILS TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT THAT WE HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT IT'S PUBLISHED PER THE GUIDELINES THAT IRS ISSUES AND ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO COME SPEAK ON THAT AND THEN ONCE WE DO THAT, THERE'S A CERTIFICATE THAT'S PUT TOGETHER FOR IRS AND THAT MUST COME TO THE APPLICABLE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE HERE IN THE CITY IN THIS CASE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THAT THE IT'S MORE OF AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THOUGH IT DOES SAY APPROVAL BUT AT THE END IT IS ORIGINAL LIABILITY FOR THE CITY. SO, TAX CREDITS, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THIS PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY CREATED BY THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION BACK IN '86 AND THE IDEA WAS TO CREATE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. I APOLOGIZE THE SLIDE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO READ. LAURA, YOU'RE WELCOME TO EXTEND
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THIS PRESENTATION TO EVERYBODY ON THE COUNCIL.WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE THE DETAILS.
ESSENTIALLY IRS ISSUES THE TAX CREDITS TO THE STATES AND AGAIN IT'S BASED ON POPULATIONS AND THE DEVELOPERS PLAT THERE'S WOULD BE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT HAPPENS.
PARDON ME. MY SINUSES ARE CRAZY TODAY.
9 PERCENT WHICH IS A COMPETITIVE PATH THE DEVELOPERS WILL GO OUT FOR WHICH WILL FINANCE ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE PROJECT, THE HFC'S THROW WHEN YOU GET THE BOND PARTICIPATION YOU PARTICIPATE IN 4 PERCENT TAX CREDIT THAT WILL COVER 30 PERCENT OF THE PROJECT SO BETWEEN THE BOND AND THE TAX CREDITS YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF IT.
>> IT'S A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR REDUCTION OF THE INCOME TAX AND CREDITS ARE ISSUED OVER TEN-YEAR BERDZ SO IF YOU QUALIFY FOR 10 MILLION WORTH OF TAX CREDITS YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THAT ONE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR TEN YEARS AND ALL OF THIS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 42 OF THE IRS CODE FOR A MINIMUM15 YEARS WHAT WE CALL THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.
THIS HOUSING TAX CREDIT HOUSING IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST GOVERNED AND HAS AS MUCH OVERSIGHT THAT UP FIND ANYWHERE.
YOU HAVE IRS CODE YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW FOR 15 YEARS MANY YOU HAVE STATE CODES AND REGULATIONS THE TDEVELOP KER BUILD AURPTS A SOON AS HE REACHES ABOUT 80 PERCENT LEASE RATE HE'S GOING TO FLIP GET HIS MONEY DOWN THE ROAD MANY WE ARE IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL. DEVELOPERS ARE IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL. WE ARE NOT GOING TO WORK WITH ANYBODY SAYING YOU HAVE TO STAY AT 15,WE PUSH THE 30 OUT TO KEEP THE PROJECT FORWARD ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
TYPICALLY RENTS ARE RESTRICTED 30, 50S 60 PERCENT OF THE INCOME. THE BORROWER SLISHL ENTITIES FORMED BY THE DEVELOPER AND TAX CREDITED INVESTOR, THE TAX CREDIT INVESTOR WOULD BE THE ONE THAT WOULD BUY THOSE TAX KREBDZ AND DEPENDING UPON THE RATE ANY WHERE FROM 85 TO 9 1B CENTS FUR DOLLAR ON THE CREDITS. IT'S NOT FULTD ONE FOR ONE ON THAT POINT. THE PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE WE WILL TALK ABOUT ALLOWS THE DEVELOPERS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FINANCE CORPORATION CAN ISSUE AND THEREFORE GET THE PRICE DOWN ON THE RENTS.
THIS IS OUR TYPICAL STRUCTURE WE WILL SET UP WITH ANY DEAL AND FUNCTION AS A GENERAL PARTNER. SOUTHLAND PUT INTO THE HFC NAME, WE HOLD DEED FOR LAND PER 394 ANY LAND OWNED BY HFC IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. AS YOU KNOW THOUGH WE VALUE THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITTED SOMETIME AGO THAT WE DO BRING TO YOU LIKE THAT THE DEVELOPER KNOWS FULL WELL THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PAY PILOT OR PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR THE CITY'S PORTION. TAX RATES TO HELP FUND SERVICES YOU PROVIDE TO DEVELOPMENT. CODE DEVELOPER AND GENERAL CONTRACTOR WE SET THESE ENTITIES UP THROUGH LLC'S SO THE HFC HAS SOMEWHAT AFTER SEPARATION TO HELP AVOID BEING ABLE TO PIERCE THE CORPORATE VEIL SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN WE TRY TO KEEP LIABILITY DOWN TO AN ATTORNEY WILL TELL YOU CAN NEVER SAY ZERO BUT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE TO THE HFC.
HERE'S THE BENEFITS. WE SHARE IN FEES FOR THAT.
THE DEVELOPER FEE WILL TYPICALLY TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 20-30 PERCENT SPLIT FOR THAT CASH FLOW ONCE THE LEASE IS UP WE PARTICIPATE IN THE CASH FLOWS AND BY ALSO BY SALES TAX EXEMPTION TO THE R - DEVELOPER FOR ALL OF HIS HARD CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT UP TO A QUARTER OF THE SALES.
WE WILL ALWAYS NEGOTIATE A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ON ANY PROJECT IF AFTER 15-YEAR AFFORDABILITY PERIOD IS OVER AND THEY DO WANT TO GET OUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE PURCHASE OF THAT AT
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BELOW MARKET PRICE. THE OTHER THING G.P. WE HAD INCREASED OVERSIGHT OF MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT WE DON'T PICK TALL CONTRACTORS AND ALL THAT BUT WE DO REVIEW ALL THE DRAWS. IT'S SOME OF THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH IT. THEN FEES THAT WE EARN THEN OUR GOAL OBVIOUSLY IS TO GET A COUPLE OF DEALS OURND BELT AND BE ABLE TO START GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH AS YOU SAW THIS LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE OUR FIRST DONATION TO THE CITY. SO, ALL THE DATA ARE A FEW YEARS OLD. THIS SHOWS, IT TALKS ABOUT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL BY BEING ABLE TO RENT OR BUY IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PURCHASING A HOME THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE PERSON'S ABILITY TO AFFORD, OBVIOUSLY THEY HAD MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME. THEY CAN SPEND THAT MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE RESTAURANTS AT THE STORES ENHANCE JOB CREATION SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE MAIN THING AND THE THING THAT I REALLY IF I DON'T LEAVE YOU WITH ANYTHING ELSE IS THAT THIS TIES HOUSING TIES TO JOBS AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I'M GUESSING IN TML YOU MAY HAVE HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT HOUSE AFFORDABILITY LAST WEEK BECAUSE IT'S A NATIONAL CONVERSATION AND I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT THE LACK OF WORKFORCE HOUSING IS VERY AN OBJECT OF DEVELOPMENT.[INDISTINCT] WE HAVE A LOT OF JOBS COMING MAINLY RETAIL SERVICE INDUSTRY. WE DON'T HAVE HOMES FOR THOSE WORKERS HERE. ARE WE GOING TO GET ALL THE EMPLOYERS THAT WE WANT? SO, OUR LAST DAY IN SAN ANTONIO, EXCUSE ME, WE HAD DR. CLAIRE ALOSI FROM THE TEXAS REAL STATE RESEARCH CENTER GIVE A VIEW OF THE ECONOMY AND I TOOK A COUPLE OF HER SLIDES BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE PRETTY IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. THIS IS A STUDY DONE BY PUGH RESEARCH CENTER JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO OCTOBER 2021.
49 PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED RANKED HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AS THEIR NUMBER ONE CONCERN. HIGHER THAN IMPACT OF COVID HIGHER THAN CRIME IS HOUSING. THIS WAS A YEAR AGO.
IF YOU THINK BACK NOW SINCE OCTOBER LAST YEAR THE FED HAS RAISED THE RATE 5, 6 TIMES. INFLATION HAS KICKED IN TO THE POINT NOW WHERE A HOMEBUYER HAS ESSENTIALLY ROUGHLY 35 PERCENT LESS PURCHASING POWER THAN THEY DID BEFORE JUST DUE TO THE INCREASED RATES, SO THOSE THAT COULD AFFORD A $400,000 HOME CAN'T WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE.
SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTALS WE TALKED ABOUT DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET YOU HIGHLIGHT IN RED WE TALK ABOUT THE COST OF BORROWING MONEY RIGHT NOW, SUPPLY SIDE FACTORS ALL THESE TIE INTO THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY DISCUSSION.
WE ARE REALLY NO LONGER TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE MOUSING IF YOU WILL. IT'S HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND IT'S ACROSS ALL AREAS NOT JUST THOSE BELOW THE AMI EVEN THOSE IN HIGHER AMI'S ARE HAVING ISSUES TRYING TO FIND HOMES NOW.
SHOW WHAT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING? ACCORDING TO HUD, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS AFFORDABLE IF YOU DON'T SMOERND 30 PERCENT OF YOUR GROSS INCOME ON RENT AND THAT INCLUDES UTILITIES.
I HAD SHOWED MEDIAN INCOME IN TEXAS FOR 2022 IS 85.3, EDISON JUST OVER 97,000. IN THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES FROM MODERATE INCOME TO EXTREMELY LOW INCOME GIVES YOU WHERE THE PERCENTAGES ARE AND HOW THOSE FALL INTO PLACE.
AND WITH THAT THEN, THE SPECTRUM, THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU THE IDEA OF THAT HOUSING SPECTRUM FROM HOMELESS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN TO MARKET RATE HOME OWNERSHIP ON THE RIGHT. WE WORK IN THE AREA BETWEEN 60-100 PERCENT OF THE AREA FAMILY MEDIAN INCOME.
WE WON'T GO LOWER THAN THAT, [INDISTINCT] ALL OF THOSE ARE
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OUTSIDE OURD BAYLEY WICK. TAX CREDITS CAN YOU GET FOR LOWER INCOME AREAS BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WORK IN THE WE FOCUS AT 60 PERCENT AMI UP TO MARKET RATE TO MAKE THINGS WORK.[INDISTINCT] WHICH BY THE DEFINITION WE JUST SPENT MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME. EVEN IF YOU HAVE $15-20 AN HOUR JOB AND YOU DRIVE 45 MINUTES TO GET THERE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LIVE CLOSE YOU'RE STILL HOUSING BURDENED BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION GAS WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CAR AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN TODAY'S JOB MARKET EVERYONE IS SHORT STAFFED. PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE 45 MINUTES FOR A $15 AN HOUR JOB. THEY NEED TO HAVE HOUSING WHERE THEY CAN FEEL SAFE AND SECURE. SO OPENING THE CURTAIN PULLING BACK A LITTLE HERE SOME EXAMPLES JUST BY INDUSTRY PROFESSION OF THE SALARIES OF WHO ARE PROSPERING, ANY WHERE FROM CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TEACHERS RETAIL SERVICE I DID PUT THERE FOR YOUR REFERENCE 97.4 SHOWING WHAT THE DIFFERENT INCOME RANGES ARE FOR 60 PERCENT AS WELL AS 80 PERCENT AMI BASED ON NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD NUMBERS. SO FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU TOOK A RETAIL, LET'S SAY A VETERAN, 56, SINGLE VETERAN WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH AT 60 OR 80 BUT IF WE HAVE A HOUSE YOU'RE TALKING TWO PEOPLE YOU'RE BELOW 80 PERCENT ON THE INCOME.
DOESN'T TAKE MUCH. THESE ARE SOME NUMBERS THAT PROBABLY MOST OF YOU SAW AND HEARD AS WELL BACK IN FEBRUARY AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARK PRESENTATION TALKING ABOUT THE WORKFORCE AND YOU SEE THE CATEGORIES OF THE JOBS THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AVERAGE WAGES FOR THE WORKFORCE.
HOWEVER, IF YOU DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THOSE NUMBERS AND PULL OUT THE SALARIES THAT ARE BELOW, YOU FIND THAT ROUGHLY 20 PERCENT OF ROWLETT'S TOTAL WORKFORCE EARNS LESS THAN [INDISTINCT] FOR FAMILY OF FOUR. ARE THESE PEOPLE BEING SERVED? LET'S TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROJECTS.
EVERYBODY HERE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE FIRST PROJECT.
[INDISTINCT] SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING 272 UNITS WHEN IT'S ALL DONE. IT'S FOR SENIORS AGE 55 AND UP.
88 OF THOSE UNITS IN BUILDING 1 ARE IN FACT NOW WE HAVE TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY. I THINK THERE'S ONE OR TWO ITEMS TO DO. I WOULD EXPECT WE WOULD HAVE THAT THIS MONTH BUT THOSE ARE LEASING NOW.
WE ALREADY HAVE PEOPLE LIVING IN THERE.
THE LIST IS LINING UP FOR THAT. ENCLAVE AT MAIN, YOU SEE THE WORK IS GOING VERTICAL AT THE CORNER, GOING QUITE WELL, 325 UNI-IT IS. THIS WAS NOT A TAX CREDIT DEAL.
SO I GIVE YOU ALL THE PRIMARY ON BONDS AND TAX CREDITS TO TELL YOU THIS ISN'T THAT. THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED WORKFORCE HOUSING. YOU WILL ALSO SEE IT CALLED PFC STRUCTURE, WHEREAS THERE'S NO TAX CREDITS BUT KWOO DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LAND OWNER SHIN AS WELL AS SALES TAX SAVINGS TO WHERE 51 PERCENT OF THE UNI-IT IS HAVE TO BE TARGETED TOWARD THOSE 80 PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
AND THE REMAINDER OF THOSE ARE MARKET.
THERE'S NO RESTRICTION ON THESE UNITS.
THEY'RE MOVING QUITE WELL PROJECTED LATE 2023 OR 2024.
ONE YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF IT JEFFERSON MERRITT PARK, THIS WILL BE A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT AS ENCLAVE ON MAIN.
KNOB TAX CREDITS. IT WILL BE A WORKFORCE ARRANGEMENT. THIS IS A HUGE DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY'VE GOT OUT NORTH594 UNITS AS WELL AS 159 UNITS OF
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SINGLE HOUSE [INDISTINCT] CLUBHOUSE THAT WILL BE OPEN TOTHE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT. >> WHERE IS THIS?
>> IT'S GOING TO BE FAR NORTH, OFF MERRITT AND WHERE MERRITT
COMES BACK TO PGT [INDISTINCT]. >> CASS ROAD?
>> IT'S THAT PROJECT THAT WE ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF
OR DEVELOPERS ON? >> NO, THAT ONE IS NOT ON THE SCREEN. [KNOCKING]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> HOWL?
>> THAT ONE IS 594. >> JUST WHERE IT IS.
>> IT'S OFF HICKOCKS AND MERRITT.
>> YES. WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT ON HERE MANY WE HAVE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS MANY WE PUT TOGETHER A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP WOULD BE. THERE'S ISSUES WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT CAN BE PROVIDED UP FRONT SO WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW TO TRY TO PHASE THIS IN AND JPI IS THE DEVELOPER WORKING CLOSE WITH THE STAFF ON THAT OUR INITIAL PLAN WAS TO CLOSE ON THE LAND HERE THIS YEAR AND CLOSE CONSTRUCTION EARLY NEXT YEAR DEPENDING UPON HOW IT COMES OUT WITH THE WATER.
THERE'S ALREADY AN APPROVED REGULATING PLAN IN PLACE WHEN THEY TOOK THIS. IT WAS BYPASSED THE ISSUE OF DUE
PROCESS [INDISTINCT]. >> CREEKSIDE VILLAGE OR SINGLE FAMILY PROJECT AS YOU KNOW [INDISTINCT] WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IN FACT, THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS TO BE CONSIDERED TONIGHT ACTUALLY ON PLANNING AND ZONING AND I DID NOT UPDATE THIS SLIDE. STAFF CALLED YESTERDAY.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT [INDISTINCT] SO WE TOOK IT BACK AND I HAVE THOSE CORRECTED AND WILL BE ON THE 25TH FOR PLANNING AND ZONING OR THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.
THE QUESTION YOU ASKED RYAN ABOUT THIS IS THE NORTH SHORE THE ONE WITH THE MULTIPLE OWNERS.
RIGHT NOW [INDISTINCT] ONE OF THE [INDISTINCT] WHEN THAT CAME TO COUNCIL THIS WAS BEFORE THE ELECTION.
COUNCIL DENIED THAT, SO LASTS I HEARD THAT PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD TO A MARKET DEVELOPER AND [INDISTINCT]. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, SINCE DAY ONE PRETTY MUCH WE START NERTD WITH SOUTHEAST HOUSING PLANNING AGENCY WITH A SET FIVE-STAR PROGRAM THAT THEY USE TO PROVIDE UP TO $5,000 GRANT FOR DOWN PAYMENT [INDISTINCT] PURCHASING A HOME. ANY PROGRAM WE SET UP LIKE THE HFC DOES HAVE A FINANCIAL BENEFIT, NOT MUCH ON THESE BUT WE DO HAVE 30 BASIS POINTS ON ANY LOANS [INDISTINCT].
OUR [INDISTINCT] OPTION PROGRAM HAS BEEN A WINNER FOR US MANY WE KICKED THIS OFF LATE 2019 EARLY '20.
THIS IS A PROGRAM TO WHERE IT'S NOT REALLY TARGETED FOR LOWER INCOME. THIS IS FOR ANY INCOME CAN USE THIS PROGRAM. YOU CAN GO OUT WITH YOUR REALTOR. YOU CAN PICK WHATEVER HOUSE WANT. DOESN'T MATTER.
THERE'S NO RESTRICTIONS ON THAT THE LOCK IN A MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE AND WHAT THEY DO IS TRIO WILL PURCHASE THE HOME.
THE DEED WILL MOVE TO SUDSIDIARY THAT WE HAVE CREATED FROM THE HFC. WE WILL HOLD THE DEED TO THE LAND. THE PEOPLE STAY IN A HOME 2-3 YEARS WORK THROUGH COUNSELING AN HOME OWNERSHIP TRAINING AND DIFFERENT TOOLS AND A PIECE OF THEIR RENT GOES TO A POOL THEY HELP TO SAVE UP WITH ANY ADDITIONAL EQUITY THEY GAIN IN THE HOME TO BE ABLE TO USE 2-3 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY AN FHA ASSUMABLE LOAN [INDISTINCT].
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>> FIRST TIME BUYERS? >> IT'S NOT HIM TO IT FIRST TIME BUYERS NOT AT ALL NO. WITH THAT WHEN THE PERSON GUYS A HOME INITIALLY THE HFC GETS 50 BASIS POINTS AND WHEN THEY CONVERT THAT TO A HOMEOWNER, IF HFC GETS ANOTHER 50 BASESIES POINTS SO IT'S NOT A HUGE ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR US BUT IT IS CERTAINLY STARTING TO PICK UP NOW THAT WE HAVE HAD A BIT OF A LULL THE LAST FEW MONTHS. SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS, THIS ONE IS JUST GETTING READY TO ROLL OUT.
THIS IS A DIRECTS RESULT OF COUNCIL APPROVAL OF OUR ASK TO HAVE $6 MILLION WORTH OF DIRECTIVIVE BONDS ISSUED THROUGH [INDISTINCT] THEY WILL MANAGE THE PROGRAM.
THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT PERHAPS YOU SEE UP THERE.
MY FIRST TEXAS HOME MY CHOICE TEXAS HOME DEPENDS WHETHER YOU'RE A FIRST-TIME BUYER OR NOT, DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AS WELL AS [INDISTINCT] WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WHICH IS A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR REDUCTION ON TAXES, TYPICALLY UP TO A MAXIMUM OF ABOUT $2500. WHAT'S INTERESTING IS LEND CONDITIONERS USE THAT MCC AND PROJECT THAT ADDITIONAL INCOME TO HELP QUALIFY [INDISTINCT]. THERE ARE [INDISTINCT] IF YOU
AND CAN. >> WE SAW A LOT OF THAT IN IN
THE 80S IN TEXAS. >> THESE PROGRAMS ARE A LOT MORE CONTROLLED AND MONITORED THAN WE DID BACK THEN.
IT WAS THE WILD WEST IF YOU WILL BACK IN THOSE DAYS.
SO I'M GOING TO CHANGE THE SCENE A LITTLE BIT.
YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF OUR FOUNDATION.
BACK IN 2021 LAST YEAR WE CREATED THIS HFC FOUNDATION, THE MISSION BEING SAFE AND HEALTHY HOMES FOR RELATIVES, THE 501 C 3 TAX DEDUCTIBLE WITH OUR GOAL OF FUNNELING FUNDS BACK TO THE CITY FOR CRITICAL REPAIR PROGRAMS TO BUILD UPON THE $50,000 THAT WE GAVE IN JUNE AND WE ARE WORKING ON BUILDING A FUND-RAISING PLATFORM NOW TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS ACROSS THE STATE TO TRY TO BUILD THE LOANS UP FOR THIS. SECOND PROGRAM FOR THE FOUNDATION WILL BE OUR SINGLE-FAMILY THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH BUILDS FOR MATERIALS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO THIS ONE WE ARE REALLY EXCITED HOPING THIS ONE WILL ICK OFF BECAUSE IT A BENEFIT FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CITY.
SO, WITH THAT, LET'S LOOK AHEAD A LITTLE BIT.
WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEGOTIATIONS. WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING TO DEVELOPERS. THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPER INTEREST IN ROWLETT. NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ON ACQUISITION REHAB PROJECTS IN THE CITY.
I THINK I CAN PROBABLY SAY IT NOW SINCE IT'S IN THE NEWS AND HAS ALREADY HAPPENED. YOU SAW A STATION JUST RECENTLY ADDED A NEW OWNER, THEY SOLD. WE WERE ACTUALLY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEVELOP TORE COME IN AND BE A PART NERD AND ROLL SOME OF THE RENTS BACK ABOUT HALF TO GET SOME OF THE LOWER RENTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE WORKFORCE MODEL THAT I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. FIRST TIME WE HAD TRIED TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE WERE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS IN OUR BIDDING AND DUE DILIGENCE AND TURNS OUT WE WERE A LITTLE TOO SLOW. SOMEONE GOT IN BEFORE US BUT GOOD LESSON LEARNED WE HAVE A TEMPLATE SET UP HOW TO DO THIS PARTNERSHIP GOING FORWARD SO WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE. CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR TRIO LEASE MORTGAGE PROGRAM DEVELOPING ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE STAY IN HOMES THAT ARE FACING FORECLOSURE WHICH ESSENTIALLY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE LEASE OWNED AND THE TRIO WILL BUY THE HOME AND TEMPORARILY GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO GET CAUGHT UP ON IT AND THEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET OWNERSHIP BACK. FULL DETAILS ON THAT I CAN'T GO INTO YET MAINLY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW.
WE ARE WORKING ON THAT ONE. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THERE WILL BE OPTIONS OUT THERE. WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A SMALL UPTICK IN FORECLOSURE IN THE STATE AND IT'S JUST GOING TO DEPEND ON WHAT WE DO ECONOMICALLY-WISE BECAUSE YOU TALK TO THREE DIFFERENT ECONOMISTS YOU'RE GOING GET 3-4 DIFFERENT ANSWERS HEADING INTO A RECESSION MANY WE HAVE HAD TWO STRAIGHT QUARTERS OF NEGATIVE GDP WHICH IS TYPICALLY A SIGN YOU ARE ENTERING INTO A RECESSION BUT YOU SAW THE JOBS
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REPORT THAT CAME OUT RECENTLY AN JOBS WERE BEING ADDED WHICH IS CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU THINK WOULD BE HAPPENING IN A NEGATIVE GDP ENVIRONMENT SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW HIETSZ GOING TO HAPPEN.WE ARE WORKING NOW WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WITH D ROCK LOOKING FOR SINGLE-FAMILY VACANT LOTS TO BUILD AT LEAST ONE IF NOT MORE HOMES DEDICATED FOR DISABLED VETERANS.
I KNOW WE HAVE A NEEDING SCHEDULED IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO TALK ABOUT THAT. WE WANT TO CONTINUE THESE TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS. WE GAVE ONE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD I THINK BACK IN APRIL AND NOW THIS ONE, WE OPENED THAT IN THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY THAT WOULD LIKE TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THE HFC.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO PLANNING & ZONING.
SO THIS YEAR WE ARE TRYING TO BEEF UP OUR EDUCATION EFFORTS TO HELP EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND. I KNOW WE'VE TALKED AND WORKED A LOT WITH OLIVIA AND HER TEAM OVER IN DEVELOPMENT AND WE ARE GET HAG GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP THERE.
NOW, WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. >> YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY.
FEEL FREE TO SEND THEM OUT. [INDISTINCT].
>> SO, RECENTLY SAW THAT THE PROPERTY ON CREEKSIDE [INDISTINCT] CAN YOU TELL WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT?
>> YEAH. IT TOOK US 22 MONTHS TO GET THE ZONING APPROVAL ON THAT PARCEL. THE LAND OWNER AFTER ABOUT 16 OF THOSE MONTHS STARTED HEDGING HIS BETS AN PUT A FOR-SALE SIGN UP THERE. WE KNEW THAT THE WHAT WE DIDN'T KNOW AND ACTUALLY COUNCIL [INDISTINCT] SENT ME A NOTE WHEN WE WERE IN SAN ANTONIO SOMEONE BROUGHT IT UP TO HIM AND I TALKED WITH THE LISTINGS AGENT ON THAT.
IT WAS A BUYER COMING IN WANTED TO DO EVEN HIGHER DENSITY THAN WHAT WE HAD. I THINK HIGHER THAN WHAT WE DISAPPROVED AND DID NOT REALLY SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE THIS ZONING WAS IN PLACE HE STUCK WITH IT AND SO THE LISTING AGENT WHILE NOT OFFICIALLY YET THEY DON'T SEE THE [INDISTINCT] IT'S ALL PRETTY MUCH FALLING APART FOR THEM NOW.
WERE THEY TO BUY IT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE IN PLACE. SO, EVERYTHING I'M HEARING TALKING TO THE LAND OWNER AS WELL AS THE LISTING AGENT, THAT'S GOING TO, I THINK THE 28TH IT WAS THEIR OPTION PERIOD AND THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TERMINATE.
>> SO I HAD THE IMPRESSION WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE PROPERTY BEFORE YOU WERE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TONER TO DO THE DEVELOPMENT. IS THAT STILL THE CASE?
>> THAT IS STILL THE CASE. THE OWNER HEDGED HIS BETS AND I WILL SAY THERE WAS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW A CONTRACT HAD BEEN PUT ON IT UNTIL I WAS TOLD BY COUNCILMAN [NAME] AND WE HAVE HAD SUBS SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE LAND OWNER ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION AN KEEPING ALL PARTIES IN THE LOOP.
>> LAKESIDE, [INDISTINCT] SO, YOU MENTIONED [INDISTINCT] ARE WE FILLING UP? HOW ARE WE LOOKING?
>> NUMBERS OF OCCUPANCY, I WOULD AY AT THIS POINT LOOKING AT
CARS NO MORE THAN A DOZEN OR SO. >> AND TO DRIVE BY THE PROPERTY
>> EXACTLY. >> SO THAT PROPERTY IS SUBJECT
TO PILOT? >> YES, THERE'S A PILOT.
PAYMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE ON.
>> THE CONTRACT HAD ONE AT THE TIME OF CLOSING THE PROPERTY THE OTHER WHEN THE PROPERTY BEGAN LEASING, PROVIDED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS RELEASED. DO WE KNOW IF THAT HAS HAPPENED? IT WAS SCHEDULED IF I REMEMBER IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS
[INDISTINCT] OCTOBER. >> EVEN THE NUMBER OF OKAY PANTSZ TODAY I WOULD SAY THE FUNDS ARE NOT [INDISTINCT].
>> YOU MENTIONED THE ENCLAVE IS NOT THE TAX CREDIT.
>> YES. >> DIFFERENT KIND IS THERE A
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IN FACT, THE DEVELOPER IN THAT CASE NEGOTIATED PILOT WAS NOT A FULL 100 PERCENT PILOT. IT WAS 80 PERCENT.
BUT IN LIEU OF THE 20 PERCENT THE CENTENNIAL DRIVE YOU SEE
DEVELOPER DID THAT. >> IS THE PILOT ON JUST THE INCOME BASED 51 PERCENT OR ON THE 100 PERCENT? IT WILL BE BASED ON FULL VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAD. >> WE ARE RUNNING DOWN THE CLOCK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> EVERYBODY I'M ACROSS THE STREET. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME SEE ME.
[3B. Discuss a proposal to purchase and install a Mobile Generator Docking Station at the Rowlett Community Centre (RCC). (20 minutes)]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS 3-B . . . AND
MIKE WILL BE PRESENTING. >> GOOD EVENING, FOLKS.
>> GOOD EVENING. >> GLAD TO BE HERE.
I'M GOING SAVE YOU TIME. THIS SHOULD BE EASY.
>> FOR THOSE YOU DON'T KNOW MIKE SMIEK OUR ASSET MANAGER IN PUBLIC WORKS. HE'S NOT JUST THAT.
MIKE DOES A LOT OF STUFF FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
>> AND PARKS. >> ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
EVERYTHING HAS MIKE'S FINGERS TOUCHING IT SOMEWHERE.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO, MOST OF YOU KNOW THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S ONE OF THE CITY'S LARGEST BUILDINGS AND RECENTLY WE'VE BEEN UNDERTAKING EFFORTS TO HARDEN OUR FACILITIES AGAINST POWER OUTAGES STORMS THINGS OF THAT NATURE, PUBLIC WORKS WE HAVE GOT LIFT STATIONS.
CURRENTLY, THE RCC DOES NOT HAVE BACKUP POWER CAPABILITY.
SO, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CENTRAL BUILDING FOR A LOT OF FOLKS. EXERCISE FACILITIES RECREATIONAL FACILITIES MEETING SPACES THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO WHEN POWER GOES OUT THIS BUILDING SUN USABLE.
THERE'S NO BACKUP GENERATOR MORE THE ABILITY TO ROLL ONE IN AND HOOK IT IT CURRENTLY SO THE PROPOSED PURCHASED IS ESSENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE RESILIENCE OF THE STEP BUILDINGS VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY USED BY MANY SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION.
COULD BE VERY VALUABLE IN AN EMERGENCY AS A GATHERING SPACE, WARMING CENTER, DISTRIBUTION CENTER, I PULLED A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF RECENT EMERGENCIES WE'VE HAD THAT PROBABLY COULD HAVE USED THE RCC FOR SOME OF THESE FUNCTIONS.
THE PURCHASE OF THIS DOCKING STATION WILL ALLOW THE PHAM TO BE USED IN AN EMERGENCY AS WELL AS CONTINUE AWAL DAY TO DAY FUNCTION AND JUST REGULAR NORMAL POWER OUTAGES THAT WE DO EXPERIENCE FROM TIME TO TIME. SO, THIS DOCKING STATION WILL ALLOW US TO TAKE ONE OF OUR ALREADY OWNED GLOBAL GENERATORS AND QUICKLY INSTALL IT AND RESTORE POWER TO THE FACILITY.
AND IN THE FUTURE, THE WORK TO PUT THE DOCKING STATION IN COULD BE USED TO WIRE A PERMANENT GENERATOR IF WE FIND FUNDS FOR THAT AT SOME TIME. SO, I'M GOING TO SAVE US SOME TIME. WE ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS PRIMARILY FROM OUR LIFT STATION GENERATOR FUN.
YOU HAVE $75,000 COMING OUT OF OUR CAPITAL IN ANSWER AN EQUIPMENT. SO THE TOTAL ON THIS IS A LITTLE OVER $200,000. AND IT IS ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT TO BE IMPROVED AND WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVING THIS SO WE
CAN GET THIS FACILITY HARDENED. >> MAYOR, YOU MAY REMEMBER IN OUR BUDGET DISCUSSION COUNCIL GAVE TUESDAY GREEN LIGHT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AS THE LESS EXPENSIVE OPTION OF SPENDING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO ACTUALLY BUILD A PERMANENT GENERATOR FACILITY. SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.
DURING THE TORNADO WE HAD ACCESS TO THIS, BUT DURING THE STORM WE DID NOT, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES A YEAR, SEVERAL, NOT AS EXTENSIVE AS THE EYE ST --
ICE STORM TWO YEARS AGO. >> I REMEMBER BEING WITH THE PREVIOUS MAYOR. WE WERE LIKE WE HAVE NO CITY FACILITY THAT HAS POWER SO WHAT DO WE DO?
WHERE DO WE PUT THESE PEOPLE? >> WE JUST NEED TO DO THIS.
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>> [INDISTINCT] THE WHOLE FACILITY?
>> YES. >> IN OUR PROGRAM WE HAVE A GENERATOR SO WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RENTAL OF GETTING ONE IN AN EMERGENCY IF THEY HAVE ONE.
THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE IT DOWN, HOOK IT UP, AND IT WILL OPERATE
THE ENTIRE FACILITY. >> IS THAT [INDISTINCT].
>> IT'S NOT ON WHEELS. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM.
[INDISTINCT]. >> I KNOW AT LEAST TWO OF THEM
WOULD BE ENOUGH TO POWER THAT. >> OKAY.
SO, HOW MUCH -- WHAT'S THE COST TO DO THE QUICK CONNECT? BECAUSE THIS IS ON TOP OF THAT. SO WHAT IS THAT COST?
>> THIS IS THE QUICK -- >> THE INITIAL [INDISTINCT] WAS 75,000. THAT WAS EQUIPMENT AND THEN THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL ROUGHLY $125,000 MACHINE INSULATION.
THEY LITERALLY HAVE TO PRETTY MUCH PUT WHOLE NEW POWER LINES.
MIKE CAN EXPLAIN THAT WAY BETTER THAN ME.
>> WE NEED TO BE CLEAR. SO THE LOCAL GENERATOR DOCKING STATION IS NOT THE QUICK CONNECT.
IT SUPPORTS THE QUICK CONNECT. >> THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
>> A DOCKING STATION IS THE QUICK CONNECT?
>> YES. >> IT'S LIKE A DOCKING STATION FOR YOUR COMPUTER. SO YOU'VE GOT THE COMPUTER ON.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I'M LIKE, OKAY, WAIT.
THAT'S $200,000 ON TOP OF THE QUICK CONNECT.
[INDISTINCT]. >> THAT'S A GOOD ANALOGY.
WE HAVE THE LAPTOP ALREADY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF LAPTOPS.
WE HAVE THE DOCKING STATION. WE ARE READY TO GO IN AN
EMERGENCY. >> SPEND LIKE 170 ON QUICK
CONNECT. >> IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PORTAL.
>> WHERE WILL THIS DOCKING STATION BE?
WILL IT BE THE BACK? >> IT WILL BE IN THE BACK FOR SEVERAL REASONS. ONE THAT'S WHERE POWER COMES IN, TWO THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ROLL THE GENERATOR IN
AND PULL THE WIRES TO CONNECT. >> [INDISTINCT].
JUST FOR REFERENCE. YOU SEE THE GREEN BOX.
>> THIS IS COST EFFECTIVE. ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL AND NECE NECESSARY.
ONE THING WE DID TELL COUNCIL ALTHOUGH WE COULD TAP INTO THE FUNDS WE SET ASIDE FOR THE LIFT STATION GENERAL RAISES WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY AFTER GRANT COMING IN BUT IF WE HAVE TO WE KNOW WE WILL HAVE A SURPLUS IN THE IMMEDIATE FISCAL YEAR.
IF WE HAVE TO DIP INTO THAT WE CAN PULL FROM IT.
SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS YOU HAVE RESOURCES RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH. WELL HAVING TWO OF THESE GENERATORS IS GREAT BECAUSE IF ONE IS NOT WORKING ANOTHER ONE
IS THERE. >> THIS IS ON WORK SESSION AND CONSENT BECAUSE MIKE AND RONNIE BELIEVE IF WE GET THIS DONE TONIGHT, THEY WILL BE TO HAVE IT INSTALLED BY JANUARY.
SO, IT SHOULD BE IN PLACE. >> ALL RIGHT.
[4. DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE ARE GOOD? ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE PULLING ITEM 7-L FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? ALL RIGHT, THEN, THEN WE WILL CONVENE
[CONVENE REGULAR SESSION (7:30 P.M.)* Times listed are approximate]
>> IF USED LIKE TO JOIN US PLEASE STAND.
LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER WE COME BEFORE YOU TOPPED AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR SALVATION AN FORGIVENESS OF SINS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE FOR US THAT IS SHOWN IN THE BEAUTY OF CREATION, THAT IS SHOWN IN YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCIES THAT ARE NEW EVERY MORNING AN FATHER AS WE GATHER FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING I PLAY YOU WILL BLESS EACH AN EVERYONE OF OUR STAFF WITH YOUR WISDOM AN INSIGHT. LORD WE WOULD PRAY YOU WOULD HAVE BLESSING ON EACH ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT YOU GIVE THEM YOUR FAVOR AND WISDOM AN DISCRETION AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE IMPORTANT MATTERS THAT WILL SHAPE OUR CITY.
FATHER FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR VESTED MINUTE
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THE CITY OR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD LORD WE PRAY WOULD YOU GIVE THEM GRACE PEACE AND PATIENCE AS THEY DO WITH REGULAR LAIPGSZ AN RULES AND FATHER MOST IMPORTANTLY WE PRAY THAT WE WOULD BE A CITY WHERE WE CAN SHARE YOUR NAME AND YOUR LIGHT YOUR GRACE AND HER SID WITH PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED IT.WE PRAY FOR YOUR BLESSING EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENT SID
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE.
[5A. Proclamation in recognition of National Code Compliance Month.]
>> ITEM 5-A IS NATIONAL RECOGNITION OF CODE COMPLIANCE MONTH. CODE TEAM CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP
I HOPE YOU CAN READ THIS WITHOUT MY GLASSES.
IT SAYS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY HERE.
WILLING TO SHARE. SO, NATIONAL COPED COMPLIANCE MONTH RECOGNIZES APPRECIATION FOR COAST ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS. THESE ARE BUSY FOLKS.
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CODE COMPLIANCE FOUNDED NATIONAL COPED COMPLIANCE MONTH ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. ROWLETT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY VISIBLE. [READING] THEY ALSO ASSIST IN PLANNING WITH THE YARD OF THE SEASON AND HELP CONNECT CITIZENS WITH ITEMS SUCH AS TRIMMING VEGETATION OR MOWING . . . THAT ROUTINELY INTERACT WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL COUNTY AND STATE AGENCIES.
THERE IS A PAGE 2. THROUGH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AN GUIDANCE OVER 90 PERCENT OF ROWLETT CODE CASES RESULT IN VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. THIS MEANS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT RESULT IN MUNICIPAL COURT CITATIONS . . . WHICH REDUCE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE CITIZEN.
[READING] I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION.
[READING] [READING] [READING]. [READING] I DO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2022 COPED COMPLIANCE MONTH AND ASK YOU YOU
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TO JOIN ME IN EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO SERVE AS CODE ENFORCEMENT AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.>> WE HAVE A SPEAKER. WANT TO SAY A WORD?
SAY SOMETHING. >> I'M A LOT SHORTER.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THIS WONDERFUL TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THE GRASS OUT THERE. IT'S BEEN OVERWHELMING AND WE ARE READY FOR THE SEASON TO END. HIGH GRASS HAS BEEN OUR LIFE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO, THIS TEAM HAS BEEN AMAZING IN ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES TRYING TO JUMP ON IT FAST AS WE CAN AND GET THEM CONTRACTED OUT. SO I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK TO YOU THEM, THANK TO YOU CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU TO OUR DEPARTMENT, THE CITY AS A WHOLE CITY MANAGEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR EACH ONE OF THEM TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEIR SERVES.
THEY KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I'M JANET TUCKER.
>> I'M KEITH HALL. >> I'M LAKISHA SUMMER.
>> RICHARD FERNANDEZ. >> I'M DAVE GENSLER.
>> CARLTON BUSH. ON THE 19TH I'LL BE HERE 16
[5B. Proclamation declaring the week of October 9–15, 2022, as Fire Prevention Week.]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5-B PROCLAMATION DECLARED THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9-15, 2022 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.
I'LL BE MAKING THAT PRESENTATION.
>> YOU'LL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION.
YOU'LL HAVE A FEW WORDS. ONE THING WE CAN CHANGE.
ALL RIGHT. SO, EVERY YEAR THE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS OBSERVED DURING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9TH IN KMEP RELATION OF THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE IN 1871.
THIS FIRE KILLED MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE LEFT 100,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS, DESTROYED MORE THAN 1750S 400 STRUCTURES AN BURNED MORE THAN 2,000 ACRES OF LAND. THE GOAL OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FIRE AND SPREAD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FIRE SAFETY TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FIRE RELATED DEATHS AND INJURIES N. A FIRE, MERE SECONDS CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SAFE ESCAPE AND A TRAGEDY.
FIRE EDUCATION ISN'T JUST FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
TEENAGERS ADULTS AND THE ELDERLY ARE ALSO AT RISK IN FIRES, MAKING IT IMPORTANT FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE SOME TIME EVERY OCTOBER DURING FIRE PREVENTION WEEK TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO STAY SAFE IN CASE OF A FIRE.
I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHERE AS THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS THE COMMITTED TO INASSURING THE SAFE I HAD THE AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING IN AND VISITING OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ROWLETT FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRST RESPONDERS ARE DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF HOME FIRES AN HOME FIRE INJURIES THROUGH PREVENTION AN PROTECTION EDUCATION AND WHERE AS THE 2022 PREVENTION THEME IS FIRE WON'T WAIT PLAN YOUR ESCAPE IT REMINDS US TO MAKE SURE OUR HOME ESCAPE PLAN MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL THOSE WHO LIVE THERE. WE MUST MAKE SURE OUR ALARMS WORK AND HAVE A MEETING PLACE OUTSIDE THE HOME IN CASE OF FIRE.
[READING]. >> BE SURE EVERYONE IN THE HOME UNDERSTANDS THE SOUNDS OF A SMOKE ALARM AND HOW TO RESPOND TO THEM AND WHERE AS . . . RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PLANNED AND PRACTICED A HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN ARE MORE PREPARED AN WILL MORE LIKELY. THEREFORE I . . . PROCLAIM FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND URGE PEOPLE FIRE WON'T WAIT PLAN YOUR ESCAPE
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AND SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ROWLETT FIRE DEPARTMENT.ALL RIGHT. IN SO MANY CASES FIRE ALARM REALLY DOES, I MEAN PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA THAT THEIR NEXT BEDROOM MAY BE ON FIRE SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE INSURE THAT OUR SMOKE ALARMS HAVE POWER AND ARE READY.
BATTERIES TESTED. ALL RIGHT, CHIEF.
DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS? >> THE ONLY THING TWO LIKE TO COMMENT IS ALSO, THIS IS THIS LAST WEEKEND WAS MEMORIAL WEEKEND WHERE THEY HAVE THE MEMORIAL FOR THE FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS EVERY YEAR. IT'S ALSO RECOGNIZED THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER AND WHAT SOME FOLKS DON'T KNOW IS WE HAVE MEMBERS THAT HAVE REPRESENTED THE CITY OF ROWLETT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BEING A SPONSOR OR A USHER FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE LOST A FIREFIGHTER SO WE ARE BLESSED TO BE REPRESENTED AT A NATIONAL LEVEL TIME AND TIME AGAIN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS SO IT'S KIND AFTER SPECIAL TIME FOR US THAT WE REFLECT ON HOW QUICKLY WE CAN LOSE OUR LIVES DOING OUR JOB.
[5C. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest. ]
OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5-C. MAKING THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS WILLBE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER. >> THE TASTE OF FALL MARKETS THURSDAY EVENINGS 5:30 TO 8:30 ON THE GREEN ON THE VILLAGE OF ROWLETT DOWNTOWN THROUGH OCTOBER 27TH.
COME ON DOWN FOR A TASTE OF FALL WHILE YOU SHOP THE FOOD TRUCKS AND BOOTHS AND CRAFT VENDORS. OUR MARKET WILL HAVE YOU READY TO EXPERIENCE THE AUTUMN SEASON. LUNCH ON THE LAWN IS BACK DOWNTOWN ON MONDAYS MANY ENJOY A VIRGINIA RIGHT OF FOOD TRUCKS AND GAMES FROM 11 A.M. TO 2 P.M. LEARN MORE ABOUT ROWLETT'S AT CELEBRATE DIVERSITY ON THE GREEN AT THE VILLAGE OF ROWLETT DOWNTOWN. ENJOY A COMBINATION OF PERFORMANCES AND ACTIVITIES MORE ALL AGES.
BRING A LAWN CHAIR AND WATCH THE PERFORMANCES AND VISITS THE BOOTH'S FORED CASUAL ACTIVITIES. THERE WILL BE FOOD TRUCKS WITH DIFFERENT QUESTION SEEN AND KIDS AREA.
ALSO, THIS SATURDAY, KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL HOSTS THIRD SEASONAL ELECTRONICS WE CYCLING EVENT FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL. THIS ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO GET RID OF OLD ELECTRONICS. FIRST THREE BOXES OF DOCUMENT SHREDDING IS FREE. OPERATING HOURS SOME FACILITIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED. AS A SERVICE ORGANIZATION CAN'T TO GO THE NEEDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS IS PARAMOUNT.
THE LONGER HOURS WILL ENHANCE IN PERSON SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS WHO MAY EXPERIENCE CHANCE WITH THE TRACK ADDITIONAL 5 P.M. CLOSING TIME. THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW FOR STAFF TRAINING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AND ALL OTHER CITY RELATE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT ROWLETT.COM OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER. NOW OUR ANIMAL OF THE MEETING, TONIGHT'S FEATURED ANIMAL IS PUDDING.
PUDDING IS A 3-YEAR-OLD KITTY CAT HE'S VERY LOVING AFFECTS NABT AND GREAT WITH OTHER CATS SO IF YOU HAVE ALONG ONLY CAT CHILD COME CHECK OUT PUDDING. I'M SURE HE WOULD LOVE TO COME HOME AND PLAY WITH YOUR KITTY. AS YOU CAN SEE HE'S DRESSED TO IMPRESS IN HIS TUXEDO. CONTACT THE ANIMAL SHELTER TO DRESS UP YOUR FAMILY WITH A NEW TUXEDO.
>> COUNCIL ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS?
>> YOU ARE ALL INVITED TOO THE LAKE HIGHLAND RIBBON CUTTING
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SMARTPHONE QUESTION OCTOBER 13, 6 P.M. PARKING AT SEEDS AR RIDGE PARK MARTHA LANE CLOSEST TO THE TRAIL.ALSO, COMING UP IN EARLY NOVEMBER ON NOVEMBER FIFTH, WE WILL HAVE OUR ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION AT PECAN GROVE PARK GIVING AWAY 250 TREES, MUST BE A ROWLETT RESIDENT TO RECEIVE A TREE AND THERE WILL BE TWO TREES PER HOUSEHOLD THAT EVENT RUNS NOVEMBER 5 FROM 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AND I BELIEVE IT'S AT [INDISTINCT] I THINK WE ARE GOING TO SET UP BEHIND THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THANK.
>> AND FOR THOSE WATCHING AT HOME, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM TASK FORCE THAT IS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO FILL OUT AN ONLINE SURVEY AND PROVIDE THEIR INPUT ON FUTURE FACILITIES NEEDS FOR THE CITY SO IF YOU COULD GO TO ROWLETT.COM AND TAKE THAT SURVEY, PLEASE. ADDITIONALLY THE DALROCK KERR CONSTRUCTION IS WELL UNDERWAY. THIS IS LOCATED NORTH OF PRINCETON. THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CARS IN ON COMING LANES WHEN IT'S NORTHBOUND AND CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC. BE ADVISED OURD OFFICERS ARE OUT THERE DAILY AND IF YOU ARE CAUGHT GOING THE WRONG WAY THEY'RE GOING TO STOP YOU, SO DON'T DO THAT.
THEN THE CITY IS ALSO CONSIDERING SOME CHANGES TO THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN TO MAKE IT SAFER.
[6. CITIZENS’ INPUT]
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALL RIGHT.THEN, OUR NEXT ITEM IS CITIZENS INPUT.
AT THIS TIME COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE.
NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING INPUT.
LAURA ANY CARDS? >> YES, THERE'S ONE.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.
OUR SPEAKER IS DAVE HULL. >> DAVE HULL, ROWLETT.
THREE CONSECUTIVE JUMP EVENINGS AT PADDLE POINT PARK.
ON THURSDAY, 7/21/22 I DROVE BY PADDLE POINT PARK AND SAW FOUR ROWLETT POLICE CARS BLOCKING THE TRAFFIC IN THE PARKING LOT.
I LATER FOUND FOUR DRUNKEN TEENAGERS WERE HARASS IS THE PAY TROOPS. MOST PATRONS WERE ILLEGALLY SWIMMING IN THE LAKE OR TRESPASSING ON THE RAILROAD.
ON FRIDAY, 7:22, 2022, THE NEXT EVENING, HUSBAND CALLS ME AT 5 P.M. WHILE WAYS WITH MY CUSTOMERS AND SAYS HIS WIFE IS MISSING ON THE LAKE AND ASKED ME TO VERIFY THAT HER CAR IS IN THE PARKING. I VERIFIED WIFE'S CAR WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND TOLD HUSZ BAND TO CALL PROPERTY COMES AND CALL 911 TWO ROWLETT POLICE OFFICERS CAME TO THE PARK, A DALLAS FIRE RESCUE TRUCK AND DALLAS FIRE RESCUE AMBULANCE CAME TO THE PARK AND STAYED SEVERAL HOURS. SEVERAL HOURS AFTER HUSBAND CALLED ME, WIFE PADDLES UP TO THE TAKE OUT IN THE PINK DAY YACK AND ASKED WHAT THE COMMOTION WAS ABOUT.
THERE ARE BEST PRACTICES THAT WILL LIMIT THIS WASTE OF RESOURCES. 7/23/22, 6 P.M. DROVE BY PADDLE POINT CARS S-- HE WAS PLACING HR IN A CAR AND TAKING HER SOME WHERE. THE CAPACITY OF PADDLE POINT PARK WAS MUCH GREATERED THAN THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WAS MUCH GREATER WHEN THE PARK WAS A DPLAVL PARKING LOT.
INITIALLY IT WAS THE PADDLING COMMUNITY WHO TOOK CONTROL OF THE PARK AND CLEANED IT UP. WHAT THE PARK'S DEPARTMENT COLD THE COMMUNITY THE PARK WAS NOT THERE IS AND THE DEPARTMENT TOOK CONTROL OF THE PARK PROBLEMS BEGAN TO OCCUR AND INCREASE.
THE PARK'S DEPARTMENT HAS SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE CONCRETE PARKING LOT AND ALSO INCREASED ITS RECURRING EXPENDITURES WHILE THESE NEGATIVE ACTIVITIES HAVE INCREASED.
YOU HAVE DEVELOPED A PARK WHICH WORKS BEST WHEN IT'S EMPTY WITH NO ONE USING IT. WHEN IT IS USED AS A FRACTION OF THE OLD GRAVEL PARKING LOT CAPACITY IT FAILS THERE.
ARE PLENTY OF OTHER PARKS DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED ALONG THE LAKE WHERE ALL SPORTS CAN BE DIRECTED.
THEY'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO CONGREGATE IN PADDLED PARK DEGRADING PATRONS EXPERIENCES. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
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ADDRESS COUNCIL. >> ANY OTHER CARDS? ALL RIGHT. WE HAD DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY ONLINE
[7. CONSENT AGENDA]
FORM. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. THESE ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN UPON IN ONE MOTION. COUNCIL HAS PULLED ITEM 7-L FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. LAURA PLEASE READ THE ITEMS INTOTHE RECORD. >> 7-A CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES. 7-B CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE ORDER FOR FIST CAL YEAR 2023 FEE AND PAYMENT PROCESSING SERVICES. 7-C, CONSIDERING ACTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES. 7-D, CONSIDER ACTION AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF THE ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR CONCRETE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF STREETS AND ALLEYS.
7E CONSIDER ACTION PROVIDING CONSULTING SERVICES.
7-F, CONSIDER ACTION AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE ORDER FOR ONLINE DATA STORAGE SUPPORT AN MAINTENANCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BACKUP AND OFF SIGHT RECOVERY PLAN. 7-G, CONSIDERING ACTION A APPROVING PAYMENTS FOR CONTINUED ANNUAL MAINTENANCE PAINTS FOR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING AND MUNICIPAL COURT SOFTWARE SUITE.
7-H, CONSIDERING ANXIOUS CYBER ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION.
YOU -- CONSIDER ACTION AUTHORIZING PURCHASE ORDER FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE.
7-K, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A THIRD YEAR RENEWAL OF A YEAR CONTRACT FOR MEDICAL CONTROL AN CONTINUING EDUCATION SERVICES.
7-M, CONSIDER ACTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AN INSTALLATION OF A MOBILE GENERATOR DOCKING STATION.
7-N, CONSIDER ACTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR [NAME] PARK PHASE ONE PROJECT, 7-0 CONSIDER ACTION THEIRING A TASK AUTHORIZE SAYINGS FOR DISH NATURAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MANAGEMENT. DALROCK SOUTH CURB IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND 7-P CONSIDER ACTION DENYING ON COURSE APPLICATION TO INCREASE SYSTEM-WIDE TRANSMISSION AN DISTRIBUTION
RATES. >> COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
MOTION BY DEMY PRO TEM. >> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE AGENDA
>> I SECOND THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT.
ANY DISCUSSION. CALL THE VOTE.
[7L. Consider action authorizing agreement payment for software.]
THAT ITEM PASSES 5-0 AND OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 7-L.CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING A THIRD YEAR PAYMENT OF THE CITY'S THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH SOFTWARE IN THE AMOUNT OF $148,000.
>> I UNDERSTAND THERE WASN'T A PARTICULAR QUESTION, SO.
>> WE ARE PULLING THIS WHAT IS THAT CALLED?
>> NOT FOR DELIBERATION. >> WE HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT HAD TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS ITEM, SO IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER [NAME]. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> I HAVEN'T MOTIONED YET. >> WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> I HAVE A MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE AGREEMENT FOR PAYMENT SOFTWARE IN THE THIRD YEAR PAYMENT OF THE THREE-YEAR . . . AND EXECUTE
THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. >> ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION.
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SECOND WAS COUNCIL MEMBER BELL. CALL THE VOTE.AND THAT ITEM PASSES 4-1 WITH ONE EXCUSED.
OUR NEXT ITEM. 8-A CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE
[8A. Consider action to approve an ordinance appointing and approving an employment agreement with Chris Kilgore to serve as Chief Judge for the City of Rowlett Municipal Court.]
AN ORDZ IN ANSWER APPROVING AN EMPLOYMENT [READING].I'D LIKE TO CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THIS ITEM FOR THE PURCHASE OF SEEKING CONFIDENCE LEGAL ADVICE.
SO WE ARE GOING TO STAY PUT. IF YOU CAN LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE WE DO THAT. AND WE WILL BE VOTING ON THIS AFTERWARDS IF YOU WANTED TO STAY.
>> WE HAVE AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT EXPERIMENT DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING YOU NINE, LET'S CALL THE THAT ITEM PASSES 5-0. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS A PRETTY QUICK MEETING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.