[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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PUBLIC. ALL RIGHT. WE USUALLY START OUR MEETINGS OFF WITH AN INVITATION. TONIGHT'S INVITATIO WILL BE PROVIDED BY TREVOR AND ANN DOTSON OF FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
>> ALMIGHTY GOD, MAY YOUR GRAC COVER EACH ASPECT OF THIS MEETING. WE PRAY THAT ALL VOICE WILL BE HEARD AND THAT WE WILL HAVE A MIND-SET OF INCLUSIVITY. MAY THIS BE A SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINION IN A PLACE WHERE IDEAS MATTER MORE THAN POPULARITY. MAY EVERYONE BE ENGAGED, INVOLVED AND MAY CONCERNS BE ADDRESSED. EACH MEMBER OF THIS TEAM FEEL VALUED AND MAYBE EACH RECOGNIZE THE SKILL SET AND KNOWLEDGE THAT EACH PERSON BRINGS TO THE TABLE. GIVE THIS COUNSEL CONTINUED HEART FOR THIS CITY AND THE WISDOM AND CLARITY TO D WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL CITIZENS. IN JESUS NAME,
AMEN. >> PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG . I PLEDGE ALLEGIANC TO THE. TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDER GOD . INDIVISIBLE.
[5A. Presentation of proclamation recognizing February as Aphantasia Awareness Month.]
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I WIL CALL THE REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER. IT IS 7:46 P.M. OUR FIRST ITEM, VERY EXCITED. ITEM FIVE A. PRESENTATION A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY AS AFFECTATION AWARENESS MONTH. PRESENTING THA ITEM IS DEPUTY MAYOR .
JUST RIGHT. IT'S ALWAYS AN HONO TO BE ABLE TO READ A PROCLAMATION. ESPECIALLY A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING A SPECIAL DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. THI ONE IS PARTICULARLY SPECIAL BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST OF IT KIND AND ROUTE THAT IS ESCALATING MAKING HISTORY BY PROCLAIMING THIS AWARENESS MONTH. WE CAN THINK OF A CITY A A PLACE ON A MAP ESTABLISHED B BUILDINGS, ROADS, LANDMARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES BUT WHAT MAKES A CITY UNIQUE IS ITS PEOPLE. I LOVE THAT ROWLETT IS HOME TO A VERY DIVERSE COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUALS, RACES AND ETHNICITIES, OCCUPATIONS, SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS , LIFESTYLES AND POLITICAL BELIEFS.
NEURODIVERSITY OR NEURAL DIVERGENCE IS A RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT . THE MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFESSIONS NOW RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE WIDE VARIATIONS IN HOW HUMAN BRAINS WORK AND HOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE PERCEIVE AND INTERACT WITH THE WORLD. MANY OF THESE VARIATIONS ARE NOW COMING TO BE VIEWED AS DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE RATHER THAN AS DISABILITIES. SOME FORMS OF NEURAL DIVERGENCE ARE WELL-KNOW SUCH AS THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVIT DISORDER. OTHERS ARE MORE OBSCURE. ONE THAT FEW PEOPLE OUTSIDE THIS FIELD OF STUDY ARE FAMILIAR WITH IS A FANTASIA. I FACT, A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE WHO HAVE IT HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT AND THE ONLY KNOW THAT THEY ARE SOMEHOW DIFFERENT THEY SEE THINGS OR DON'T SEE THEM IN THE SAME WAY AS THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE. QUOTING FROM THE A FANTASIA NETWORKS WEBSITE IT IS THE INABILITY TO VISUALIZE. IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS IMAGE FREETHINKING. PEOPLE WITH A FANTASIA DON'T CREATE ANY PICTURES OF PICTURES OR PLACES IN THEIR MINDS EYE. NOT FROM THOUGHTS OR IMAGES OF THE FUTURE. WHEN YOU TELL THEM TO PICTURE THIS THEY LITERALLY CAN'T. I'M MARRIED TO AN APHANTASIA WHO, IRONICALLY ENOUGH ONLY DISCOVERED A COUPL OF YEARS AGO THAT HE'S HAD THIS CONDITION ALL HIS LIFE. SINCE THEN HE HAS WORKED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE FANTASIA SPECTRUM. APHANTASIA AND ITS OPPOSITE , HYPER FANTASIA HAPPENS TO BE WHAT I AM . THEY SAY OPPOSITES ATTRACT. DURING THIS JOURNEY WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WE ARE AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM. TOM HAS WORKED TO CREATE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR APHANTASIA X WITHIN HIS
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CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT . HE WORK FOR MICROSOFT. HE HAS WORKED WITH OTHERS AND OTHER COMPANIES TO BRING AWARENESS OF THIS VER RARE BUT ALSO VERY IMPORTANT CONDITION THAT SOME PEOPLE, POSSIBLY SOME OF YOU IN THIS ROOM WHO DON'T KNOW IT, MAY HAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY HUSBAND , TOM.>> THANK YOU. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO IS JOINING US ONLINE. IT'S PROBABL NOT TYPICAL FOR A ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO HAVE PEOPLE WATCHING ONLINE FROM LITERALLY ALL OVER THE WORLD. AS ROWLETT BECOMES THE FIRST CITY IN HISTORY AROUND THE WORLD TO RECOGNIZE THIS NEURODIVERSE CONDITION THAT WE CALL APHANTASIA. THE PARADOXICAL BEING A TRAINED NEUROLOGIST THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE HEARD OF THIS NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION. WELL, IT WAS ACTUALLY FIRST DESCRIBED IN 1880 BY CHARLES DARWIN'S COUSIN , SIR FRANCIS DALTON. HE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF HIS FRIENDS SEEMED TO THINK THAT PEOPLE WERE BEING FIGURATIVE WHEN THEY SAID THEY CAN VISUALIZE SOMETHING. WELL, HE DISCOVERED THAT THEY'RE NOT.
THEN HE LOST IT BECAUSE NOBODY WAS INTERESTED IN STUDYING IT.
IN 2015 THERE WAS A BEHAVIORIS NAMED DR. ZEMAN THAT CAME TO HIS ATTENTION THAT SOMEONE WHO HAD A MINOR SURGERY STARTED COMPLAINING OF NOT BEING ABLE T SEE IN HIS MIND'S EYE ANYMORE .
HE STARTED DOING A STUDY ON THI AND STARTED STUDYING PEOPLE WIT APHANTASIA AND DISCOVERED ABOU 3 TO 5% OF THE POPULATION HAVE THIS. I'VE HAD IT ALL MY LIFE. THERE ARE VARIOUS FORMS OF APHANTASIA. SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T HAVE A MINDS EYE WHERE YO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE ME AND EMMANUELLE, MY COLLEAGUE AT MICROSOFT ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT HERE REPRESENTING MICROSOFT, SHE HAS BEEN A THOUGHT LEADER I THIS AREA AND INSPIRED ME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS KIND OF EVANGELISM. SOME PEOPLE HAVE APHANTASIA WHERE THEY DON'T SMELL, HEAR, OR TASTE ANYTHING FROM MEMORY. SO, I THINK I MAY BE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. WELL, I DON'T WAN TO HUG THINGS UP. THEIR STORY IS MUCH MORE INTERESTING. I CAN'T SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING AND PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT IMPLICATIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY THA I'VE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT PEOPLE WOULD SAY ARE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THINGS OF LIFE AND APHANTASIA HAS NEVER STOOD IN THE WAY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FO YOUNGER PEOPLE WHO DISCOVER THE MAY HAVE THIS. IT IS NOT A BLOCKER. IT IS NOT A HINDRANCE IT WILL FORCE YOU TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU ARE DIFFERENT AND HOW YOU INTERACT WITH PEOPLE I THE WORLD BUT IT WILL MAKE YOU STRONGER AND IT WILL MAKE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU STRONGER. I WANT TO FINISH UP BY THANKING DEBBIE, DEB , YEAH. SHE DISCOVERED THIS AND BROUGHT THI TO MY ATTENTION. I WANT TO THAN THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR GIVING US THIS TIME. I WANT TO SUPPORT THE ROWLETT DIVERSIT EQUITY INCLUSION COMMISSION FOR LISTENING TO US FIRST AND HELPING US BE HERE TONIGHT. I WANT TO THANK TOM AND JENNY FRO THE APHANTASIA NETWORK WHO I BELIEVE YOU FOLKS ARE IN THE UK RIGHT? A LOT OF WORK IS BEING DONE IN THE UK. FINALLY, I WAN TO THANK MY MANAGER AT MICROSOFT. HE WAS THE ONE THAT KIND OF LIT THE FIRE UNDER ME TO FOLLOW THIS THAT IT WAS WORTHWHILE. I APPRECIATE THAT, BOSS. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO EMMANUELLE AND SHE'S GOING TO TELL HER STORY.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE. YEAH MY STORY WITH APHANTASIA IS A BIT DIFFERENT . I REALIZED I WAS DIFFERENT WHEN I WAS STILL YOUNG BY TALKING TO PEOPLE I REALIZED THAT WHEN THEY WERE SAYING THEY WERE IMAGINING THINGS THEY COULD ACTUALLY SEE THINGS IN THEIR MIND AND I JUST COULDN'T . THIS IMPACTED DIFFERENT THINGS IN MY LIFE LIK MAIS SOMETHING THAT I
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REALLY LOVE AND I DO NOW BUT IT WASN'T EASY FOR ME GROWING UP AND I HAD TEACHERS SAYING THAT I WASN'T GOOD AT IT AND THAT I WAS LYING THAT I COULDN'T SEE THINGS OR DO THE MATH IN MY HEAD. NOW, I UNDERSTAND SHE WASN'T BEING MEAN. SHE JUST DIDN'T KNOW. WHEN YOU DON'T KNO SOMETHING AND YOU THINK THAT YOUR REALITY IS THE ONLY REALIT YOU CAN'T PUT YOURSELF IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES. SO, WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT THIS CONDITION HAD A NAME I WAS SO HAPPY BECAUSE I FELT LIKE AN ALIEN FOR A LONG TIME AND DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE ELSE THAT HA THIS CONDITION. NOW I'M VERY HAPPY BECAUSE I MET TOM AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE NETWORK . I AM FROM BRAZIL. I WORK IN THE UK NOW. I'M HERE TODAY AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE IT OR IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOU HAV IT IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP YOU TO ACHIEVE ANY OF YOUR DREAMS. I'VE LEARNED TO ACCEPT THE PROBLEMS. I'VE LEARNED TO UNDERSTAND THE CONS AND TO UNDERSTAND IT AND I'M VERY HAPPY NOW. THAT'S WHY I WANT T MAKE MY MISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHER PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AN REALIZE THAT WE EXIST. OTHER REALITIES EXIST. SO, I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE. I WOUL NEVER IMAGINE , LITERALLY, SORRY I'M NOT FUNNY. I TRY.SORRY. I WOULD BE HERE TODAY HELPING THE FIRST EVER AWARENESS DAY OF APHANTASIA. SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. SO MANY PEOPLE NOW ARE GOING TO BE AWARE OF IT AND LEARN ABOUT IT. I'M VERY HAPPY. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HERE AND THIS AMAZING CITY FOR DOING THIS. MY MANAGER, THE HEAD OF MY DEPARTMENT THAT EXCEPTS MY CRAZINESS AND I SAID , I'M GOING TO TEXAS AND THEY WERE LIKE, GO FOR IT. THANK YOU
EVERYONE. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I BROUGHT IT UP BUT EMMANUELLE HAS AN ACCENT BECAUSE SHE CAME FROM JUST OUTSIDE OF LONDON TO BE HERE I ROWLETT TO TESTIFY . I HAVE ONE MORE REQUEST. WE ARE WEARING BLACK. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED. THIS IS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WE SEE I
>> I WOULD ASK AS A REQUEST FRO THE MAYOR AND THE ENTIRETY OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF ON THE WATER TOWER FOR WHATEVER PERIOD OF TIME IS ALLOWED AS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT A APHANTASIA PERSON SEES IN THEI
MIND. >> THANK YOU ALL. I WILL READ THE ACTUAL PROCLAMATION THAT I WILL PRESENT TO THE RD EIC AND THEY CAN COME AND SPEAK. WHEREAS APHANTASIA IS A PARTIA OR TOTAL INABILITY TO CREATE MENTAL IMAGERY IN ONE'S MIND I AND WHEREAS STUDIES INDICATE THAT APPROXIMATELY 2.9% OF THE POPULATION HAS THE CONDITION KNOWN AS APHANTASIA AND WHEREA THE EXISTENCE OF THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY SUPPORTED BY PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TESTS AND THE RESULTS OF FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND FMRI SHOWING DIFFERENCES IN BRAIN ACTIVITY IN PEOPLE WITH APHANTASIA. WHEREAS OVER THE LAST DECADE APHANTASIA HAS BECOME THE SUBJECT OF MORE STUDIES, NEWS ARTICLES AND TELEVISION REPORTS BUT IT'S STILL UNKNOWN TO MUCH OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WHERE'S MANY O THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION ARE UNAWARE THAT THEI LACK OF VISUALIZATION ABILITY IS UNUSUAL AND WHEREAS THIS LACK OF AWARENESS IN THE PARTS OF THOSE WITH APHANTASIA AND THOSE WHO MAKE INTERACT CAN IMPEDE COMMUNICATION, CREATE MISUNDERSTANDINGS, DAMAGE RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERFERE WITH EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS AND FAMILY SOCIAL EDUCATIONAL AND WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS IMPACTIN THE LIVES OF APHANTASIA NOW I BECOME A MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BRALETTE, TEXAS AND BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE INTERES OF RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CONDITION OF APHANTASIA FACILITATING BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WHO POSSESS MEMORIE AND THOUGHTS DEFINITELY FROM ON ANOTHER ESTABLISH THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS APHANTASIA
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AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT. I ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONDITION OF APHANTASIA AND THE EXPERIENCES OF APHANTASIA PEOPLE AND BUILD MORE WELCOMIN AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT NEURODIVERSE PEOPLE INCLUDING THOSE WITH APHANTASIA I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING THING. WE ARE THE FIRST CITY, WORLDWIDE, ACCORDING TO THE APHANTASIA NETWORK WHICH IS THE BIGGEST RESOURCE FOR THIS CONDITION , TO ISSUE SUCH A PROCLAMATION AND TO DECLARE SUC A APHANTASIA RECOGNITION AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU.APPLAUSE ] WANTED TO THANK YOU TO TOM AND EMMANUELLE TO BRING THIS TO US THEY CAME TO OUR COMMISSION AND GIVE US A PRESENTATION. THIS WA SOMETHING WE ARE NOT AWARE OF. HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS THIS AND I HAD NO IDEA. WE LEARNED A LOT AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BRING OTHER THINGS TO US. WE WANT TO INCLUDE EVERYONE, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING OUT THERE. JUST LIKE THEY DID, BRING STUFF TO US. W ARE EXCITED TO BE THE FIRST TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMISSION AND WE HOPE TO BE THE FIRST TO RECOGNIZE OTHER THINGS AS WELL. THANK YOU BOTH.
FORWARD. IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE THE FIRST CITY IN THE WORLD TO
[5B. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.]
HAVE SUCH A PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5B. UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCI AND MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. PRESENTING THE UPDATE IS COUNCILMEMBER.>> THANK YOU. THE ROW THAT PUBLIC LIBRARIES AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR KIDS HAVE RETURNED . AGES 5 TO 8 MEET ON THE FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY. AGES 9 TO 1 MEET ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH THURSDAY. MONDAYS IN MARCH. AT LUNCH ON THE LONG IS BACK IN TH SPRING. EVERY MONDAY FROM 11 T 2 THERE WILL BE A VARIETY OF FOOD TRUCKS FOR YOU TO ENJOY. FOLLOW ROW LET ARTS AND RECREATION TO FIND OUT WHEN YOUR FAVORITES WILL BE THERE AN DISCOVER NEW FAVORITES. THE NORTH TEXAS AND MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT WILL TEMPORARILY CHANG THE DISINFECTANT IN ITS WATER TREATMENT PROCESS ARCH SIX THROUGH APRIL 3RD. THIS ANNUAL ROUTINE CHANGE HAS BEEN CONDUCTED FOR OVER A DECADE AND IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE REGIONAL SYSTEM IN YEAR-ROUND WATER QUALITY. SEE THE NEWSFLAS ITEM FOR MORE DETAILS AND TIPS.
DON'T DRINK THAT WATER DURING THE MONTH. WERE YOU IMPACTED B THE RECENT WEATHER WETTER? THE WEATHER SERVICE IS ASKING YOU T TAKE A SURVEY. ONLY TAKES 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND NO PERSONAL OR IDENTIFYING IS REQUESTED. THEY ARE WORKING TO UNDERSTAND PUBLI RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE HOW THEY DELIVER WEATHER INFORMATION. THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL HAS ORDERED SPECIAL ELECTIONS FOR SIX CHARTER -- TO BE HELD IN CONDUCTION WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 6. STATED. LOTS MORE INFORMATION IS HEADED YOUR WAY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. FOR MORE INFORMATION O THESE AND OTHER CITY RELATED INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT ROWLETT.COM OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER AT 972-412-6 100. I HAV ONE FROM PARKS AND REC TO ADD. SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH WILL BE TH FIRST SAND BEST TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY ROWLETT. IT'LL RUN FROM 7 A.M. TO 1 P.M. REGISTRATION IS $20. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CALL LARRY A 817-917-8261.
>> THANK YOU. THE WATER IS SAFE TO CLEAN. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR WITH AN UPDATE.
>> TONIGHT'S ANIMAL SHELTER FEATURE IS PATRICK. HE LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE PATRICK STEWART, I GUESS. PATRICK IS A HANDSOME , SMART BOY WHO IS POTTY TRAINED, CRATE TRAINED AND KNOWS BASIC COMMANDS. NOT TOO BAD FOR AN ALMOST ONE-YEAR-OLD. HE LOVES
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TO GO ON LONG WALKS, PLAY WITH OTHER SHELTER PUPS AND BE RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE. ALL AT THE SAME TIME. REMEMBER, ALL ADOPTIONS INCLUDE SPAY, NEUTER, MICROCHIP AND UP-TO-DATE VACCINATIONS.COME MEET THIS ADORABLE PUP OR ANY OTHER ADOPTABLE ANIMALS.
THERE ARE PLENTY TO CHOOSE. TH SHELTER IS CURRENTLY IN CODE RE AND ALL THE KENNELS ARE FULL. THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS PROUD TO SAY WE HAVE NOT HAD TO EUTHANIZE DUE TO SPACE ISSUES FOR YEARS. THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE DILIGENT WORK OF OUR ANIMAL SHELTER STAFF IN COORDINATION WITH RESCUE GROUPS VOLUNTEERS AND FOSTERS. IF YOU LOVE ANIMALS BUT HAVING ONE PERMANENTLY ISN'T SOMETHING YOU'RE READY TO COMMIT TO FULLY FOSTERING MAY JUST BE FOR YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES AT 972-412-6121 OR COME BY THE SHELTER AT 44 TWO INDUSTRIAL STREET. THEY'RE OPEN FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY .
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER UPDATES COUNCILMEMBER BELL?
>> THIS IS SOMETHING FROM THE SENIORS. LETTING YOU KNOW THAT ON TUESDAY, FROM 11 TO 1230, THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER CONFERENCE UP AT THE SEMINAR. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
THE RECREATION CENTER. 11 TO 12:30. IT'S ON AGING AND ANXIETY. COME BY AND VISIT. YO DO NOT HAVE TO BE A SENIOR TO COME TO THOSE PROGRAMS. YOU JUST MAY KNOW A SENIOR THAT FIT
INTO THAT. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER UPDATES? ALL
[6. CITIZENS’ INPUT]
RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM SIX. 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.
ALL RIGHT. COME UP. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. OKAY.
TOWN HALL MEETING THE MAYOR EXPLAINED THE ROWLETT POLICE HA NO AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CITATIONS FOR PATROL THE LAKE FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. AFTER THIS TOWNHALL MEETING DURING THE SAME EVENING I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THE MAYOR POLICE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF. THEY RESTATED WHAT THE MAYOR HAD EXPLAINED. IN ADDITION, THE THREE SAID IF THERE WAS AN ORDINANCE OR AUTHORITY, WHICH THE POLICE COULD USE, THEY WOUL PATROL AN ISSUE CITATIONS FOR ACTION ON THE LAKE. I DON'T SPEAK FOR THE BLEAK SO THEY SHOULD CONFIRM. ABOUT A YEAR AG I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE DALLAS WATER UTILITIES LIKE MANAGER ON THE SAME TOPIC. BRALETTE'S INABILITY TO PATROLLING ISSUE CITATIONS ON LAKE RAY HUBBARD. HERE ARE MY HANDWRITTEN NOTES FROM THAT CONVERSATION. THE LAKE MANAGER INDICATED THAT ROWLETT WAS MISTAKEN AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE ILA. THERE ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE ILA THREE MECHANISMS FOR WHICH POLICE CA ISSUE CITATIONS FOR ACTIVITIES AND SWIMMING AND OTHER UNSAFE UNDESIRABLE ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE RAY HUBBARD WATER. NUMBER ONE, ROWLETT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM ENTERING THE LAKE RAY HUBBARD WATER FRO THE ROWLETT CONTROL DALLAS. THIS GIVES ROWLETT THE ABILITY TO ISSUE ROWLETT CITATIONS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE NUMBER ONE, THEN THERE IS NUMBER TWO. NUMBER TWO, THE ILA GIVES ROWLETT THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE CITY OF DALLAS ORDINANCES ON THE LAKE.
DALLAS HAS A NO SWIMMING ORDINANCE FOR LAKE RAY HUBBARD.
THIS GIVES ROWLETT THE ABILITY TO ISSUE ROWLETT CITATIONS . IF YOU DON'T LIKE NUMBER TWO OR ON THEN THERE IS NUMBER THREE.
NUMBER THREE, THE ILA GIVES THE ROW LET CITY COUNCIL THE ABILITY TO ISSUE AN ORDINANCE WHICH MIRRORS THE DALLAS ORDINANCE FOR THE LAKE ACTIVITY DALLAS WILL SUPPORT THIS ROWLET ORDINANCE FOR LAKE RAY HUBBARD. PART OF THE TOWN MEETING I TALKED WITH THE DALLAS POLICE ABOUT THE UNSAFE SWIMMING AND WATER ACTIVITIES TAKEN PLACE FROM PETAL POINT PARK . THE DALLAS POLICE AND I CAME UP WIT THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOL. WHEN UNSAFE ILLEGALACTIVITIES ARE OBSERVED ON THE LAKE WE WILL CALL THE MARINE POLICE CELL PHONE NUMBER. I HAVE SHARED THI NUMBER WITH THE RELEVANT POLICE AND THE MARINE POLICE WILL RESPOND WHEN THEY CAN. IF THE MARINE POLICE ARE ON THE WATER AND THE WIND PREVENTS THEM FROM HEARING THE RING ON THE CELL PHONE THEN WE CALL ROWLETT 911 AND ROWLETT 911 10 THE CONTENT DALLAS NORTHEAST POLICE STATION. THE NORTHEAST POLICE STATION WILL REACH OUT TO THE DALLAS MARINE POLICE. I'VE CALLED THE ROWLETT POLICE ADMINISTRATION TWICE TO TO TEST THIS PROTOCOL SINCE IT INVOLVES ROWLETT 911. MY PHONE CALLS HAV NOT BEEN RETURNED. THERE IS ON DALLAS MARINE BOAT. ANY ONE TIME A MAXIMUM OF TWO POLICE AVAILABLE TO POLICE THE HUBBAR
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AREA. IT MAY BE UNREASONABLE FO RELATIVE EXPECT DALLAS TO MEET THE ROWLETT RESIDENCE PARKS NEEDS FOR THESE LIMITED DALLAS RESOURCES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESSTHE COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE DID HAVE ONE PUBLI INPUT SUBMISSION ONLINE.
[7. CONSENT AGENDA]
REGARDING ITEM TWO A. THERE IS NO MORE CITIZENS INPUT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM SEVEN. THE FOLLOWING MAY B A ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FOR CONSENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? SEEING NONE.PLEASE READ ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
>> 78. CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. 7B.
CONSIDER ACTION FOR CONTRACTING FOR ELECTION SERVICES. 7C.
CONSIDER AWARDING A CONTRACT FO FOUNDATION REPAIR AND STABILIZATION. 7D. CONSIDER ACTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE POLICE EVIDENCE BUILDING. 7E , CONSIDE ACTION FOR CONTRACTING FOR ELECTION SERVICES.
>> COUNSEL, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> YES , I MOVE WE APPROVE TH ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
>> I SECOND THAT MOTION. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[9. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.]
MOVING ON TO ITEM 9. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON AN AGEND FOR SUBSEQUENT MEETING. ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. DOES ANYBODHAVE ANY TOPICS TO ADD? >> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A WORK SESSION THAT WE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF AMENDING THE ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR GRANDFATHERING OF SHEDS THAT WERE BUILT PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CURREN
SHED PERMITTING PROCESS. >> OKAY. IS THERE ANOTHER MEMBER WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT THAT?
>> I'LL SUPPORT THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER TOPICS TO ADD TO A FUTURE AGENDA? AL RIGHT. THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED.
GOOD NIGHT. OH. I'M SORRY. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO GET OUT O
[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
HERE, Y'ALL. IT'S NOT ADJOURNED . WE HAVE ITEM 2B. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE ON THE EVALUATION AN DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER. WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW.[TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS]
OPEN THE DOORS. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 8:33 P.M. WE HAVE COME OUT[10. ADJOURNMENT]
OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO ACTION