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

TO ORDER. OUR FIRST ITEM IS PRESENTATIONS AND PRONG WILL NATIONS. ITEM 5-A.

UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL POSITION.

MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

MAKING THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER

BRITTON. >> ALL RIGHT.

TINSEL DOWN, ORNAMENTS AND LIGHTED PACKED AWAY.

I HOPE SO. MINE ARE.

PLACE YOUR TREE OUT FRONT TO THE CURB AND SIDEWALK FOR CREWS TO HAUL AWAY FOR YOU. A HALLMARK OF THE CITY'S APPROACH TO DECISION-MAKING, SERVICE DELIVERY, AND RESPONSIVENESS TO THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESS, AND VISITORS. TO THAT END, THE CITY RECENTLY ENHANCED OUR WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY ON ROWLETT.COM WITH THE INCLUSION OF AUDIO I. IN ADDITION, TO ENSURING WE CREATE, INSTALL AND MAINTAIN INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE THAT BEST SERVES ALL CITIZENS, IT WILL OPTIMIZE ROWLETT.COM USER EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT ABILITIES.

PUBLIC WORKS HAS LAUNCHED A MOBILE APP CALLED CITIZEN VIEW.

TO MAKE IT EASIER TO REPORT ISSUES YOU MIGHT COME ACROSS WHILE OUT AND ABOUT IN ROWLETT. FIND A POTHOLE, BOOT UP THE APP.

THINK YOU HAVE A WATER LEAK? BOOT UP THE APP.

TRAFFIC SIGNAL OUT? STREET SIGN FALLEN DOWN? THAT'S RIGHT. BOOT UP THE APP.

IT CAN BE DOWN LOAFDED ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS. THERE IS A WEB PORTAL FOR THE ON-LINE ACTION CENTER.

DID YOU KNOW THAT ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY ALSO PUBLISHES? THEY PUBLISH A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER CHOCK FULL OF AMAZING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN, TEENS OF ALL AGES. THIS MONTH FEATURES BOOK CLUBS, CRAFTS, WORKSHOPS, STORY TIMES AND OPEN CONVERSATIONS.

YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE AND VIEW ON-LINE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND ALL THE OTHER CITY-RELATED INFORMATION, PLEASE VIZ IT THE ROWLETT.COM OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER AT 972-412- 6100. THE CITY OF ROWLETT FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16 IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY. FCC WILL RUN A REGULAR SCHEDULE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER. I'M SORRY.

WE HAD COUNCIL MEMBER BELL HIT THE BUTTON FIRST.

GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANTED TO READ YOU ALL SOMETHING THAT THE SENIORS IS PUTTING ON.

IT IS CALLED... THEY ARE PRESENTING AGING GRACEFULLY ON JANUARY 24. I'M LETTING YOU KNOW EARLY.

PUT IT ON THE CALENDARS. IT IS FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. AT THE RECREATION CENTER.

THE WORKSHOP WILL FOCUS ON STRESS FROM AGING, LONELINESS, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. AND AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR CITY HAS PAID FOR. IS PAYING FOR FOR OUR SENIORS.

AN ADVISORY. >> YOU ARE NOT A SENIOR, MAYBE YOU KNOW A SENIOR. PLEASE LET THEM KNOW ABOUT.

THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF, A LOT OF AGING SENIORS THAT ARE LONELY. AND ARE STRESSED-OUT.

THANK YOU. >> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER?

>> TONIGHT'S ANIMAL SHELTER FEATURE IS JAZZY AND SHY LOW.

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THIS BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF KITTIES. THESE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS CAME TO THE SHELTER IN SEPTEMBER AFTER THEIR OWNER HAD TO BE MOVED TO A FULL-TIME CARE HOME AND WAS UNABLE TO CARE FOR HER ANIMALS.

THESE TWO CAN BE SHY AT FIRST. THEY ARE VERY AFFECTIONATE ONCE THEY TRUST YOU. THEY HAD MINOR SKIN ISSUES.

THEIR FUR IS GROWING BACK NICELY NOW.

THEY ARE HEALTHY, FULLY VACCINATE AND SPAYED.

THEY ARE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 6-8 YEARS OLD.

NOT TOO YOUNG. BUT STILL HAVE LOVE TO GIVE.

THESE ARE A BONDED PAIR. THEY NEED TO GO TO A HOME TOGETHER. THEY ARE GOOD.

WITH OTHER CATS. THEY DON'T MIND DOGS.

I THINK SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO PERSUADE ME TO ADOPT THESE KITTIES. REMEMBER, ALL THE ADOPTIONS INCLUDE SPAY, NEUTER, MICR MICRO-CHIP, UP-TO-DATE VACCINATIONS. CONTACT THE ANIMAL SHELTER TO MEET THESE GORGEOUS GIRLS AND TO GIVE THEM A SECOND CHANCE FOR A FOREVER FAMILY. COUNCIL MEMBER BRITTON MENTIONED THAT CITY HALL WOULD BE CLOSED FOR MLK DAY.

THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY EVENT ALSO HOSTED BY THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND THE DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION COMMISSION.

THAT WILL BE HELD ON THE LAWN ACROSS FROM CITY HALL.

ON THAT DATE. MONDAY, JANUARY 16.

FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. AND PLEASE BRING CANNED GOODS TO DONATE TO THE FOOD DRIVE THERE.

ALSO WALK THE BRIDGE IS A GROWING WORLDWIDE EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT VETERAN FIRST RESPONDER SUICIDES AND TO SEEK PREVENTATIVE SOLUTIONS. EACH MONTH, THE ROWLETT GROUP GATHERS ON THE ROCKWALL SIDE OF HEROES MEMORIAL BRIDGE TO WALK IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AND IN SUPPORT OF THOSE STILL STRUGGLING. BEGINNING THIS MONTH, THE DATES AND THE TIMES ARE CHANGING. THE BRIDGE WALK WILL BE HELD ON THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 3:30 P.M. AND THIS WILL ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE. COME ON OUT ON JANUARY 15.

AND JOIN THE WALK. FINALLY, JANUARY 9 IS THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY.

THIS DAY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 TO THANK AND SHOW SUPPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO DUTY AND THEIR SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME ON JANUARY 9 TO SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT IN HERE RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU TO ALL THE OFFICERS OF THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR KEEPING OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS SAFE.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR UPDATES?

COUNCIL MEMBER GALUARDI? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

IT IS TIME FOR A NEW YEAR'S SALE.

STARTING ON JANUARY 3, ALL ROWLETT RECREATION CENTER ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WILL BE 10% OFF. AND WET ZONE PASSES WILL BE ON SALE. STOP BY THE RCC BEFORE JANUARY 8 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW YEAR'S SALE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO PURCHASE YOUR MEMBERSHIP, PLEASE CALL 972-412-6170. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER TELEVISION ADS? (LAUGHTER) ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITELL OF BUSINESS. ITEM 6.

CITIZENS INPUT. AT THIS TIME, COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC.

NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZENS' INPUT.

LAURA, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE NO CARDS. AND I DO NOT RECALL ANY ON-LINE ITEMS OF OPPOSITION OR APPROVAL. SO THANK YOU.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.

THESE ITEMS WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.

COUNCIL HAS NOT PULLED ANY ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

DOES ANYBODY IN ATTENDANCE WISH TO PULL ANY ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? SEEING NONE, LAURA, PLEASE READ THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.

>> 7-A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES.

7-B, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES.

7-C, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR A MUNICIPAL JUDGE SERVICES. 7-D, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR ROADWAY MATERIALS.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET? >> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE ITEMS AS READ INTO THE RECORD WITH CHANGES TO THE MINUTES AS WERE

NOTEDDED IN WORK SESSION. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

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>> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER? >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

[8A. Conduct a public hearing and take action on a request by Brian Bridgewater, on behalf of property owner Sapphire Bay Landholdings LLC, regarding a Major Warrant to Article 2.8.6.f.3.i of the Form-Based Code to allow an 8-foot chain link fence with razor wire along the top on property zoned Form-Based Bayside Special (FB-BS) District. The 0.328-acre property is situated southwest of the intersection of Interstate 30 and East Access Drive, Lot 1R-4, Block B of the Sapphire Bay Plat, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County and Rockwall County, Texas.]

ITEM 8-A. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST BY BRIAN BRIDGEWATER ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER SAPPHIRE LANDHOLDINGS LLC REGARDING A MAJOR WARRANT TO ARTICLE 2. OF THE FORM-BASED CODE TO.

ALLOW AN EIGHT-FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE ALONG THE TOP OF THE PROPERTY ZONE. SPECIAL BAYSIDE SPECIAL DISTRICT. THE . # 28-ACRE PROPERTY SITUATED SOUTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 30 AND EAST ACCESS DRIVE.

LOT 1-R-4. BLOCK B OF THE SAPPHIRE BAY PLAT. CARLOS?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL.

AS YOU ELOQUENTLY READ, WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS A MAJOR WARRANT FOR SAPPHIRE BAY RELATED TO A FENCE TRYING TO BE ELEVATED TO AN EIGHT-FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE ALONG WITH A RAZOR WIRE ALONG ITS TOP. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING INCREASED FENCE HEIGHT AS AN ALTERNATIVE FENCING MATERIAL TO PROVIDE ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT THESE FACILES. ON THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE LOCATION. AND FURTHER I'LL SHOW YOU A MORE DETAILED PLAN IN THE NEXT FRAME. A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT. MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR ALREADY. ASIDE SPECIAL DISTRICTH IN TURN, ESTABLISHED THE SOUTH BAY DEVELOPMENT. THAT WASN'T CALLED THAT AT THE TIME. JANUARY, 2020, THE FIRST ITERATION WAS DEVELOPED. AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THEN THERE WERE AMENDMENTS TO SAID REGULATING PLAN BACK IN 2021.

AND 2022. BOTH CONTAINING MAJOR WARRANTS.

AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO USES AND REALLY THE PHASING OF THE PROJECT. AND SO THAT BRINGS US TO SEPTEMBER 26. NOW MORE SPECIFIC TO THIS PROJECT. WHICH IS A DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT IS LOCATED FROM AT THE NORTHEAST OF THE SITE.

AND THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY WAS APPROVED PENDING THE REQUESTED MAJOR WARRANTS.

SO ONCE THESE ARE APPROVED, THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN ITSELF WILL BE APPROVED COMPLETELY. ONE ASPECT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FORM-BASED CODE.

THE CITY COUNCIL MUST TAKE ACTION ON MAJOR WARRANTS FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BETTER SITE PLAN. KIND OF SHOWING THE FENCE ENCLOSURE IN RELATION TO THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY AS WELL.

ADJOINING PROJECTS. IN THE MAT REE THAT.

AND THE PARKING LOT THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

AND THEN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.

AND OF COURSE, THE I-30 CORRIDOR THERE AT THE NORTH SIDE.

THE MAJOR WARRANT, IT IS... IT STATES THAT A FENCE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF SIX FEET IN HEIGHT. AND CONSTRUCTED OF MASONRY, METAL PICKET, GLASS OR OTHER APPROVED MATERIALS.

WOOD AND CHAIN-LINK FENCES ARE PROHIBITED UNLESS FULLY COVERED BY LANDSCAPE. SECTIONS 78, # 1 OF THE ROWLETT CODE OF ORDINANCES STATES THAT RAZOR WIRE IS A PROHIBITED FENCING TERLG. TODAY'S REQUEST IS TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE PROPOSED PERIMETER CHAIN LINK FENCE FROM SIX FEET TO EIGHT FEET AND TO ALLOW FOR AN 18-INCH COIL OF RAZOR WIRE ON THE TOP OF THE FENCE.

THIS WILL RESULT IN A TOTAL FENCE HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 9.5 FEET. THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MATERIALS.

A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT IS BEING... THE CONTEXT OF WHAT'S BEING LOOKED AT TODAY. THIS FACILITY WILL CONTAIN TWO FIBER HUTS. THE TWO LARGE RECK TANGLINGS THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHICH WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 22 FEET BY TEN FEET. AND WHICH WILL BE ABOUT EIGHT FEET AND FOUR INCHES TALL. AND THEN THAT SMALL RECTANGLE THERE ON THE LEFT SIDE WILL BE A BACK-UP GENERATOR.

APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET BY TEN FEET.

THESE WILL, ALL THREE OF THESE ELEMENTS WILL BE ON A CONCRETE SLAB. SURROUNDED BY THE SECURITY FENCE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TODAY. AND SO WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE ELEVATED EIGHT-FOOT HEIGHT. WHICH, PER THE FORM-BASED CODE WOULD REQUIRE THE FULL SCREENING WITH LANDSCAPING.

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THAT IS WHERE THE WAX MYRTLE HEDGE WOULD COME INTO PLAY.

CONDITIONALLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

ALL PLANT MATERIAL, TO CODE STANDARDS, WOULD BE IRRIGATED.

THE AN AN APPLICANT STATES THAT SECURING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS CRITICAL FOR ALL COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE SAPPHIRE BAY DEVELOPMENT. THE CHAIN LINK FENCE IS REQUIRED TO BE FULLY COVERED BY LANDSCAPING, AS I MENTIONED.

AND VISIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE LARGELY LIMITED TO THE I-30 FRONTAGE AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE FACILITY WOULD BE PROHIBITED. SO ESSENTIALLY, THE FACILITY ITSELF IS SET BACK ENOUGH WHERE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE IN IMMEDIATE... AN IMMEDIATE EYESORE OR REALLY GOING TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR IMMEDIATE FOOT TRAFFIC OR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

IT IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE I-30 FRONTAGE WHICH DOES HAVE A TRAIL OR AT LEAST IN THE FUTURE PLANS, DOES HAVE A FUTURE TRAIL.

THAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE LIMITED TO BIKING AND PEOPLE REALLY MOVING THROUGH... EITHER FROM ROCKWALL OR TOWARD ROCKWALL.

MAJOR WARRANTS MAY ONLY BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.

THE FORM-BASED CODE STATES THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATIONS.

NUMBER ONE, THE REQUESTED WARRANT MEETS THE GENERAL INTENT OF BOTH THE FORM-BASED CODE AND THE URBAN VILLAGE DISTRICT.

THE URBAN VILLAGE DISTRICT, TO AVOID CONFUSION, ARE THE STANDARDS THAT ARE STIPULATED FOR THE BAY-SIDE DISTRICT OR THE SPECIAL BAY-SIDE DISTRICT. THE REQUESTED WARRANT WILL RESULT IN AN IMPROVED PROJECT WHICH WILL BE AN ATTRACTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE VILLAGE DISTRICT.

AND THE REQUESTED WARRANT WILL NOT PREVENT THE REALIZATION OF THE INTENT. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE PARAMETERS WE ADDED. THE SPECIFIC DISTRICTS.

THOSE ARE TYPICALLY THE THREE CONVERSATIONS THAT THE CODE SETS FORWARD FOR CONVERSATION OF MAJOR WARRANTS.

NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT OF 200 AND 500-FOOT BUFFER.

FAIRLY MINIMAL. JUST DUE TO THE FACT THAT THAT HIGHWAY ALONE IS ABOUT 500 FEET. AND SO THERE IS VERY LIMITED...

IT TOUCHES VERY FEW PROPERTIES. MOST OF THEM ARE OWNED BY THE APPLICANT HIMSELF. AND IN TERMS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING THAT WAS CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 13, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BY A VOTE OF 6-0. MENTIONING THAT LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT OR MENTIONING THAT THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF NOT HAVING THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT FOR THE CHAIN LINK FENCE.

AS A STAFF NOTE, THE ACTION TO CONSIDER THE LANDSCAPE REMOVAL, LANDSCAPE REMOVAL WOULD REQUIRE A SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING WITH PROPER NOTICE. THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN TONIGHT'S REQUEST FOR PACKET. STAFF RECOMMENDATION, AS YOU MAY HAVE RED READ IS FOR ONE, APPROVAL OF THE INCREASED FENCE HEIGHT. FROM SIX FEET TO EIGHT FEET.

AND TWO, DISAPPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED RAY SO WIRE ALONG THE TOP OF THE FENCE. DUE TO THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE LANDSCAPE SCREENING ALONG THE FENCE, IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THE INCREASED FENCE HEIGHT WILL IMPACT THE VISION. STAFF DOES NOT RECOMMEND RAZOR WIRE. WITH THAT, I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS. THE APPLICANT IS HERE, IF YOU

WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM HIM NOW. >> THANK YOU.

FIRST QUESTION. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM?

>> YES. I ASSUME THE REASON THAT THE RAY SO WIRE WAS REQUESTED WOULD BE TO PREVENT CLIMBING AS AN AN ANTI-CLIMB MECHANISM AND INCREASE SECURITY THERE.

THEREBY. I ASSUME THAT THE REASON THAT RAZOR WIRE IS PROHIBITED IN OUR ORDINANCES IS BECAUSE OF LIABILITY ISSUES THAT CAN ARISE WITH SPIKES AND BARBS AND RAZOR WIRE AND THAT SORT OF THING. HAVE THE APPLICANTS CONSIDERED OTHER SOLUTIONS LIKE ROLLER BARRIERS AND MINI MESH FENCING THAT IS HARD TO CLIMB? THINGS LIKE THAT?

>> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I WILL SAY THAT THE APPLICANT HAS MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE CONSIDERED OTHER OPTION.

I WOULD LET HIM ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS IN DEPTH.

>> DO YOU WANT THE APPLICANT NOW?

>> SURE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL. WE DID ADDRESS SOME OF THAT DURING THE STUDIES... IT WAS NOT A FORMAL STUDY.

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WE DROVE AROUND AND LOOKED AT THE MOST SECURE FACILITY THAT IS WERE OUT THERE. THE OTHER METHODS DON'T SEEM TO HOLD WATER WHEN YOU LUKE AT ALL... WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE JAILS OR THE DETENTION FACILITIES.

THE MAIN THING THEY USE IS THE RAZOR WIRE.

I COULD SCALE AN EIGHT-FOOT FENCE IN BOOTS.

IF WE GET BEHIND THE LANDS LANDSCAPING, HE CAN GET... HE CAN GET DOWN IN WITH A SAW AND GO RIGHT THROUGH.

THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS IF YOU GET INSIDE THAT BARRIER, FORECAST IT TAKES VERY LITTLE... IT IS NOT A THICK CONCRETE BUILDING YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE SECURITY CONCERNS OF IT. IT IS NOT... THIS IS A TEMPORARY THAT WILL BE DEMOBILIZED AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

A MIXED. >> USE BUILDING.

WHAT'S IN THE BOTTOM OF THOSE BUILDINGS WILL BE TORNADO-PROOF, WATERPROOF AND THAT FACILITY WILL THEN BE RELOCATED.

FOR THIS FIRST TWO-YEAR PERIOD, WE REALLY NEED IT OUT HERE.

THAT IS THE COMMUNICATION HUB OF EVERY SINGLE POINT OF SALE

TRANSACTION ON SITE. >> YOU FEEL THAT THE RAZOR WIRE IS REALLY CRITICAL TO PROVIDING THE LEVEL OF SECURITY THAT YOU

NEED? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> JUST FOR THE RECORD, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF

RESIDENCE? >> MARK ENGLISH.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER... OH, DID YOU... HOLD ON. HIT YOUR BUTTON.

SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE.

MY BAD. GO AHEAD.

>> I HAVE WANTED TO ASK STAFF. IT LOOKS LIKE P&C DID RECOMMEND APPROVING THIS WITH THE RAZOR WIRE?

>> YES. THEY APPROVED BOTH CONDITIONS FOR THE... AS THE RECOMMENDATION INCLUDES BOTH CONDITIONS.

>> EXCEPT THE LANDSCAPING. >> EXCEPT THE LANDSCAPING.

>> YEAH. THEY DID MAKE MENTION OF THE

LANDSCAPING. >> I BELIEVE THE REASONING WAS BECAUSE THAT WOULD CREATE COVER FOR SOMEBODY TRYING TO GET IN THE FENCE. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> IT WOULD BE A SIMILAR LOGIC TO IT.

WHAT MR. ENGLISH JUST MENTIONED.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER GALUARDI? >> I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS CARLOS OR MR. ENGLISH HERE. THEY SAID DO WITHOUT THE LANDSCAPING AROUND THE CHAIN-LINK.

THEN IT WOULD HIDE SOMEONE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE CHAIN-LINK. IS THERE LANDSCAPING SOMEWHERE THAT WOULD SHIELD VIEW OF THIS BUILDING, SAY, FROM THE HIGHWAY I THINK IT IS LOCATED NEXT TO. THAT AND FROM THE OTHER PARTS THAT STILL PROVIDES VISIBILITY TO THE BUILDING? I HAVE TO SAY WHEN I HIT AN AREA AND I SEE RAZOR WIRE, I'M THINKING HIGH-CRIME AREA. I DON'T THINK THAT IS A REPUTATION WE WANT TO HAVE VISIBLE FROM THE ENTRYWAY.

IF THERE IS A WAY TO SHIELD THAT WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THE SECURITY OF THE STRUCTURE% ITSELF.

I THINK YOU HAVE THE BUILDING WITH THE I-30 ENTRANCE RAMP, IT LOOKS LIKE. DO WE HAVE PLANS FOR LANDSCAPING SOMETHING ALONG THAT HIGHWAY? OR IS THAT D.O. (.

>> AT THIS POINT, THERE WAS NO LANDSCAPING THAT WAS PLANNED UP THERE. I MEAN, OTHER THAN YOUR NORMAL GREEN SPACE, THE PUBLIC TRAIL THAT THERE IS.

THERE IS GOING TO BE LANDSCAPING AROUND THE PUBLIC TRAIL.

IT IS REALLY NOT GOING TO BE ON THIS EXHIBIT VERY WELL.

>> OKAY. >> NO.

WELL, THERE IS TWO THINGS TO CONSIDER THERE.

TECHNICALLY, THAT IS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS.

JUST OUTSIDE OF THE PROPERTY OF THE SAPPHIRE BAY DEVELOPMENT.

TECHNICALLY, IT IS DALLAS PROPERTY.

THAT SAID, I DON'T RECALL THE DETAILS EXACTLY, BUT THE LANDSCAPING WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE LANDSCAPE PACKAGE THAT WE APPROVE FOR THE BRIDGE THERE AT SAFIRE BAY.

IT IS VERY MINIMAL. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS ON THE...

ON THE IN-RAMPS OF BOTH. SO IT WOULD BE ON THE SOUTHWEST OF THE BRIDGE. SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING EAST FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS, AND GOING WEST ALONG NORTH SIDE, COMING FROM ROCKWALL. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY.

SO THIS AREA, THEY WOULD NOT... THERE WOULD NOT LIKELY BE LANDSCAPING. ATHOUGH SPECK TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, THERE WOULD NOT BE ANYTHING INTERNAL OUTSIDE OF THE LANDSCAPING BEING PROVIDED ON THE FENCE.

>> ARE WE PRETTY CONFIDENT IN THE TWO-YEAR TEMPORARY NATURE OF

THIS? >> IT WOULD BE WHEN THAT

MIXED-USE BUILDING GOES UP. >> OKAY.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WITHIN 30 MONTHS.

THE EXHIBIT THAT IS UP THERE THAT WE HAVE POSTED, THAT IS AN OLDER EXHIBIT. BECAUSE AS YOU CAN TELL, NONE OF THAT SHOWS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THERE THAT IS TWO YEARS OLD. THAT CONFIGURATION OF THE HIGHWAY IS SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT ALSO.

THAT IS GOING TO ALLOW FOR DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS.

WE ARE STILL STRUGGLING AT SAPPHIRE BAY CORPORATE OFFICE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT THOSE ELEVATIONS LOOK LIKE WITH TX DOT. BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN.

IT HAS BEEN HARD TO DETERMINE HOW HIGH THOSE ELEVATIONS WILL

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BE. AND WHAT KIND OF VISIBILITY WE WOULD HAVE. AT ANY RATE, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM IN LANDSCAPING OFF THAT VIEW. WE WOULD ASK FOR THE RAZOR WIRE.

THAT IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT. >> OKAY.

>> BECAUSE IF IT WERE TO GO DOWN, ALL THE SALES, ALL YOUR TV, ALL YOUR PHONE CONNECTIVITY, EVERYTHING THAT IS FIBER OPTIC

WOULD CRASH. >> INCLUDING THE VIDEO MONITO

OF THE BUILDING ITSELF. >> EVERYTHING WOULD GO DOWN FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROWLETT.

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE CONNECTIVITY THROUGH THE SAME BUILDINGS. THAT IS HOW YOU GET YOUR FIBER OPTIC TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.

>> OKAY. NO MORE.

WE DON'T WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH THE PUBLIC.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER DISBLEUB.

COUNCIL MEMBER GRUBISICH? >> I AGREE WITH YOU.

KNOWING IT IS A SHORT-TERM BUILDING, THAT TAKES AWAY MY

RESERVATIONS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET?

>> I AGREE. FOR A SHORT-TERM STRUCTURES THAT IS THE RIGHT APPROACH. IF IT WAS LONGER-TERM, I THOUGHT A STONE WALL WOULD BE A BETTER SOLUTION.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE FRUK CLUR-TYPE OF ATTACKS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. OBVIOUSLY, HAVING SOMETHING THAT IS IMPENETRABLE WOULD MAKE SENSE.

CONSIDERING IT IS ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS, 30 MONTHS AT MOST, BY YOUR ESTIMATION, THAT IS THE RIGHT APPROACH.

>> THAT WAS A GUESSTIMATE. >> YEAH.

HAVE IT THERE WITH THE RAZOR WIRE.

CARLOS, GIVEN YOUR COMMENT ABOUT IT REQUIRING A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OR A PUBLIC HEARING, A DIFFERENT PUBLIC HEARING, IF WE WERE TO REMOVE THE LANDSCAPING, CAN YOU KIND OF TALK US THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE?

>> CERTAINLY. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT. IT WOULD REQUIRE AN OFFICIAL REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT. THAT WOULD COME THROUGH STAFF.

ONCE THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND READY FOR PRESENTATION, WE WOULD THEN SEND NOTICE OUT TO A 200 TO 500-FOOT RADIUS OF THIS PROPERTY. THAT WOULD TYPICALLY HAPPEN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ZONING. TYPICALLY, THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT, FOR CITY COUNCIL. JUST TO BE ABLE TO NOTIFY ON THE

NEWSPAPER AS WELL. >> THE CITY ATTORNEY.

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN WE WAIVE THAT PUBLIC HEARING

REQUIREMENT? >> (INAUDIBLE) AS WELL AS P&C'S, THE SPECIFICITY REQUIRED ISN'T IN GRAPHIC DETAIL.

WE HAVE TO GIVE PUBLIC ADEQUATE NOTICE OF WHAT THEY MAY BE RECOMMENDING AND WHAT THE COUNCIL MAY BE DECIDING.

I WOULD TEND TO THINK THAT LANDSCAPING SURROUNDING A RELATIVELY SMALL STRUCTURE, WOULDN'T THE... WHETHER THE COUNCIL IMPOSED THAT REQUIREMENT OR NOT, THAT IS PART AND PARCEL OF THE INITIAL REQUEST IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THE REQUEST ITSELF IS BROAD ENOUGH AND THE NOTICES ARE PROBABLY ADEQUATELY SUFFICIENT TO JUSTIFY THE COUNCIL EITHER IMPOSING OR WAVING THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT.

I THINK WE WOULD BE IN GOOD SHAPE IF YOU WANTED TO DO THAT,

IN OTHER WORDS. >> AND NOT FORCE THE APPLICANT TO HAVE TO RESUBMIT AN APPLICATION.

>> ANOTHER APPLICATION FOR A MAJOR WARRANT.

ANOTHER HEARING. >> I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

ESPECIALLY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE ARE SENDING NOTICES TO THE APPLICANT.

I MEAN, THAT IS WHO WE ARE SENTING NOTICES TO.

THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> YEAH. >> I DON'T...

>> I JUST THINK THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY.

IT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT. FOR US TO EITHER OPPOSE OR NOT OPPOSE THAT. WE WOULD BE IN GOOD SHAPE.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET? >> I HATE TO BE A CONTRARIAN.

I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THAT LINE OF THINKING.

ONLY BECAUSE THE TITLE OF THE AGENDA ITEM IS TO ALLOW AN EIGHT-FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH RAZOR WIRE ALONG THE TOP ON PROPERTY, ET CETERA, AND IT SPEAKS NOTHING TO LANDSCAPING WHATSOEVER. THE SCOPE OF THE BUILDING ASIDE, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT IS THE RIGHT... I JUST HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT TAKING THAT APPROACH.

IT SEEMS LIKE A SLIPPERY SLOPE. IF WE WERE TO EXTEND IT ANY FURTHER THAN THAT. JUST MY OPINION.

>> OKAY. >> OBVIOUSLY, NOT AN ATTORNEY.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FOR THE APPLICANT? OR STAFF?

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? >> I JUST... BASED ON THE CONVERSATION THAT HAS BEEN HAVING, YOU GUYS MENTIONED THAT... MANY OF YOU MENTIONED YOU WOULD BE OKAY WITH THIS BEING A TEMPORARY BUILDING. THERE IS TECHNICALLY NO MENTION OF THIS BEING A TEMPORARY BUILDING IN ANY OF OUR APPROVED

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PLANS. SO IF THERE IS A RESERVATION OF THAT BEING A TEMPORARY BUILDING, PERHAPS THERE CAN BE A TEMPORARY

BASIS FOR THE APPROVAL AS WELL. >> THAT MAY BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE APPLICANT HAS STATED HE BELIEVES IT IS TWO YEARS, NOT THAT IT WILL BE. RIGHT? SO THEN WE START TO ADD A REQUIREMENT IN THERE THAT... YOU KNOW, THAT IS A DEADLINE THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT...

>> CERTAINLY. I'M NOT SAYING WE HAVE TO OR SHOULD DO THAT. I'M STATING IF THAT IS A RESERVATION FOR APPROVAL, AND PERHAPS IT HELPS, THAT PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, IF IT SAYS TWO YEARS, TO PERHAPS SAY THREE YEARS WITH A RECONSIDERATION OF THE MAJOR WARRANT TO EXTEND.

SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULD DO THAT. IF THERE ARE RESERVATIONS,

PERHAPS THAT IS A CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER GALUARDI? >> YEAH.

THAT IS A GOOD POINT. CARLOS.

I WOULD HAVE A QUESTION, I GUESS, FOR MR. ENGLISH.

IF WE WENT TO... I DON'T WANT TO HAVE RAZOR WIRE THERE PERMANENTLY. IF WE JUST APPROVE THIS, IT IS PERMANENT. IF THINGS CHANGE, DOWN THE ROAD, IT WOULD STILL BE THERE. WE WOULD NOT HAVE RECOURSE.

FIVE YEARS? DOES THAT WORK? THAT WAY WE KNOW IT IS NOT PERMANENT.

GIVES SOME LEEWAY. >> IF WE SAID FIVE, YES.

>> OKAY. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER?

>> ONE MORE QUESTION FOR MR. ENGLISH TO CLARIFY.

YOU DID SAY YOU WOULD BE OKAY WITH THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT IF WE APPROVED THE RAZOR WIRE. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> WELL, ULTIMATELY, THAT IS GOING TO BE YOUR CALL.

WE HAVE A LESS SECURE PRODUCT IF WE PUT WHAT I CALL WAX LEAF PLANTS OR RED-TIP LEAVES THAT GO UP THE FENCE 12 FEET.

>> WOULD YOU CONSIDER BUSHES THAT WOULD BE MORE DENSE AND WITH STICKERS AND THAT KIND OF THING TO DETER THAT CLIMBING?

>> I'M NOT AN ARBORIST. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

ABOUT... >> YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER GALUARDI IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPEARANCE THERE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT. I WAS TRYING TO LOOK FOR SOME KIND OF A COMPROMISE SOLUTION. BUT...

>> WE DID LOCATE IT OUT HERE AT THIS FAR... WE ARE ACROSS FROM A PARKING LOT AND WHERE THE BOATS ARE GOING TO BE PARKED.

WHERE ALL THAT EQUIPMENT IS. THIS IS NOT REALLY A HIGH-VISIBILITY AREA. IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LEAST VISIBLE SPOTS THAT WE COULD HAVE CHOSEN ANYWHERE ON SAFIRE...

SAPPHIRE BAY. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> YOU ADD THAT LITTLE CRAWLING LEAFS UP THE FENCE TO THAT.

NO. ANYTHING ELSE? I'M SORRY? YEAH.

I WAS JUST WAITING TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE ARE NONE, THEN I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE A COMMENT, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENT FOR THE RECORD. DO NOT ANNOUNCE YOUR ADDRESS.

JUST THE CITY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, FORECAST I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND IF THERE IS NO OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AND THE APPLICANT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER GALUARDI? >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MAJOR WARRANT TO INCREASE THE FENCE HEIGHT FROM SIX TO EIGHT FEET, THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUESTED WARRANT TO ALLOW THE PROPOSED RAZOR WIRE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, AND THAT WE APPROVE THE WARRANT TO NOT REQUIRE THE LANDSCAPING AROUND THE STRUCTURE FOR THAT SAME FIVE YEARS.

>> OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT?

>> I'M SEEING DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER.

>> SECOND. >> A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GALUARDI. A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER. ANY COMMENTS?

MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET? >> I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT I STATED A MOMENT AGO. I THINK THIS IS THE WRONG PROCESS TO GO ABOUT THIS. I FULLY AGREE WITH HAVING THE FENCE AND THE RAZOR WIRE. I FULLY AGREE WITH NOT HAVING LANDSCAPING. I THINK WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, AGAIN, GIVEN THE LANGUAGE OF THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE AND THE LANGUAGE OF THE AGENDA ITEM IN QUESTION.

I WILL BE VOTING NO TO THIS ITEM FOR THOSE REASONS.

NOT BECAUSE I DISAGREE WITH THE OUTCOME.

THE RESULT OF THIS. BUT BECAUSE I DISAGREE WITH THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE ARE ARRIVING AT THAT OUTCOME.

THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER GALUARDI? >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONE.

MAYBE THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN HELP ME REMEMBER THIS.

TYPICALLY, IN A CHANGE... A ZONING CHANGE CASE, YOU ARE

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REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING OF 20% OF THE NOTIFIED PEOPLE WITHIN 200 FEET OBJECT. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE.

CAN YOU CLARIFY MORE ME? >> REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL CHANGES IN ZONING. TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET. OUR ORDINANCES BUMP IT UP TO BEYOND 200 TO 500 FEET. YES.

500 FEET. >> HIT YOUR BUTTON.

>> I WILL BE VOTING... I MADE THE MOTION.

I WILL BE VOTING FOR THIS. THAT IS THE REASON.

. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

SEEING NONE, CALL VOTE. >> ALL RIGHT.

THAT ITEM PASSES 6-1. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT

[8B. Discuss and take action based on recommendation by Court Governance Committee for the appointment of Ashley McSwain as an Associate Judge of the Rowlett Municipal Court. (If item is approved, Oath of Office will follow.)]

ITEM. ITEM 8-B.

DISCUS AND TAKE ACTION BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONFY COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ASHLEY MCSWAIN AS AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE ROWLETT MUNICIPAL COURT.

OH, YEAH. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE SAID YOUR NAME. I SAW IT ON HERE.

MY BAD. >> SURE.

WE ARE HONORED TONIGHT ABABLE TO WELCOME A NEW ASSOCIATE JUDGE. THE COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, AFTER WE MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO HIRE JUDGE KILGORE WENT BACK AND REP VIEWED AND REALIZED THERE WAS A NEED FOR ANOTHER ASSOCIATE JUDGE. WE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD A VERY STELLAR CANDIDATE IN ASHLEY MCSWAIN.

SHE IS A ROWLETT RESIDENT AS WELL.

SHE HAS A LOT OF YEARS OF SERVICE.

BOTH AS AN ATTORNEY AND AS A JUDGE.

IN OTHER CITIES. THE COURT'S GOVERNING COMMITTEE HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH HER AND TALK TO HER.

WE THINK SHE IS GOING TO BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO OUR COURT STAFF. SO IF THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM NOW.

FROM MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS. BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION.

THAT WELL MOVE FORWARD WITH APPOINTING HER.