Mar 21, 2023 City Council Meetings

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> ALL RIGHT. SO AT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, WE START OFF WITH AN INVOCATION. AND TONIGHT'S INVOCATION IS GOING TO BE PROVIDED BY ONE OF OUR OWN COUNCIL MEMBERS, MIKE BRITTON. PLEASE STAND WITH US.

IF YOU WANT. >> OKAY.

NO PRESSURE. >> PRAY WITH ME FAVMENT THEY ARE, I THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT WE ARE GATHERED HERE TONIGHT.

I THANK YOU, FATHER, FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT, WE HAVE THE FREEDOM TO GOVERN OURSELVES, AND WE HAVE THE FREEDOM TO DO SO MANY THINGS. WE THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THAT.

WE PRAY, DEAR LORD, THAT YOU WILL BE WITH US AS WE LISTEN TO CITY BUSINESS TONIGHT. WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT TONIGHT. WE PRAY, FATHER, YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCY BE UPON US AS WE DISCUSS ITEMS AND AS WE DO WHAT WE CAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CITY.

WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON'S NAME.

AMEN. >> AMEN.

>> THAT WAS A GREAT PUT ON THE SPOT MOMENT THERE.

YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL NOW DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

JOIN US FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHTY.

YOU MAY BE SEATED NOW. WE HAVE A VERY EXCITING ITEM, A COUPLE OF THEM COMING UP RIGHT NOW.

FIRST ITEM IS-- YEAH. BEFORE WE DO THAT, SORRY.

WE HAVE TO CONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION.

WHAT TIME IS IT? >> 7:41.

[5A. Presentation of a Life Saving Award to Sergeant Vedran Nosic and Felix Zepeda]

THE PRESENTATION OF A LIFE-SAVING AWARD TO SERGEANT VEDRAN NOSIC AND FELIX ZEPEDA. PLEASE COME FORWARD, CHIEF DENNING AND INTRODUCE THESE FOLKS.

>> OKAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

SO YOU KNOW, IT IS EXTRA SPECIAL WITH EVERYTHING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, ANYTHING IN PUBLIC SAFETY, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING THINGS WE GET TO DO IS RECOGNIZE OUR OFFICERS, AND IN THIS CASE, OUR CITIZENS FOR THINGS THAT HELP US SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES.

THAT IS WHAT WE HERE-- WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE TODAY.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS KIND OF JUST GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND OF THIS STORY. AND HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY.

SO ON OCTOBER 10, 2022, SERGEANT VEDRAN NOSIC RESPONDED TO A CALL FOR A MAJOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. SERGEANT NOSIC WAS ADVISED BY DISPATCH THAT A MALE VICTIM WAS TRAPPED UNDER A TRUCK.

THE MAN HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE TRUCK, HAD BEEN RUN OVER, AND THE FRONT TIRE WAS RESTING ON HIS CHEST, CRUSHING HIM.

UPON ARRIVAL, THE SERGEANT OBSERVED THE MALE PINNED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE HELP.

THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS ON THE VICTIM'S CHEST. HE WAS UNABLE TO BREATHE, AND HE DID NOT HAVE A PULSE. SERGEANT VEDRAN NOSIC AND FELIX ZEPEDA WERE ABLE TO LIFT THE TRUCK WHILE THE MEDICS PULLED THE VICTIM OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT TIRE.

IT IS DUE TO THE QUICK ACTIONS OF SERGEANT NOSIC AND FELIX ZEPEDA THAT THE MALE SURVIVED THIS INCIDENT.

THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MERITORIOUS CONDUCT BOARD CONSISTS OF TWO OFFICERS, ONE LIEUTENANT, AND ONE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE. THE BOARD MET AFTER THE LIEUTENANT SUBMITTED A LETTER RECOMMENDING THE SERGEANT AND FELIX ZEPEDA RECEIVE THE DEPARTMENT'S LIFE-SAVING AWARD FOR HEROIC ACTIONS ON OCTOBER 10, 202.

THE MERITORIOUS CONDUCT BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED AND RECOMMENDED THEY RECEIVE THE DEPARTMENT'S LIFE-SAVING AWARD.

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A LIFE-SAVING AWARD TO A NON-DEPARTMENT MEMBER.

AND WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN HONORING SERGEANT VEDRAN NOSIC AND CITIZEN FELIX ZEPEDA WITH THI LIFE-SAVING AWARD.

NOW, BEFORE YOU CLAP, HERE IS WHAT IS EXTRA SPECIAL.

JUST ABOUT TEN MINUTES AGO, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WHOSE LIFE WAS SAVED, THIS GENTLEMAN STANDING RIGHT HERE NEXT TO ME, MR. SANDY MCINTOSH WAS ABLE TO COME IN AND BE HERE TONIGHT. ONCE AGAIN, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE SERGEANT VEDRAN NOSIC, FELIX ZEPEDA, AND OUR CITIZEN HERE. WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE WITH US AND YOU ARE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY.

MR. SANDY MCINTOSH. (APPLAUSE) CONGRATULATIONS.

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(APPLAUSE). >> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS A VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATION, AND AGAIN, LIKE THE CHIEF STATED, FIRST CITIZEN TO BE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THE LIFE-SAVING AWARD.

SO THAT IS AN AMAZING STORY. AND IT IS AMAZING TO SEE THE VICTIM ACTUALLY HERE STANDING. JUST-- THAT IS A MIRACLE.

[5B. Rowlett Veterans Recognition Program – James Moseley, U.S. Navy.]

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS WE GET TO DO AS A COUNCIL. RECOGNIZE A ROWLETT VETERAN.

I HAPPEN TO KNOW JAMES MOSELEY PERSONALLY AS WELL.

HE HAS BEEN A GREAT VOLUNTEER FOR THIS CITY AND SERVED ON P MNTD Z FOR A WHILE. BACK IN 2017, THE CITY INSTITUTED THIS PROGRAM IN ORDER TO SHOW APPRECIATION TO THOSE MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR TIME AND SERVICE TO OUR NATION. ASSISTING WITH THE SELECTION AND RECOGNITION OF HONOREES IS THE VETERANS RESOURCE AND OUTREACH CENTER. THE ROWLETT VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM ALSO HELPS BRING AWARETONS VETERANS ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT IS BEING DONE AND WHAT IS STILL NEEDED. SO I'M HONORED TO CONTINUE FORMALIZING THE RECOGNITION OF VETERANS OF ALL AGES AND BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE AT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS.

THIS WAS STARTED BY MAYOR-- BY THE MAYOR IN 2017, AS I STATED.

WE HAVE 25 NOW INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED.

VETERANS THAT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AT THE VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM. AND AGAIN, A LOT OF THANKS GOES TO BRIAN WILBURN AND V ROCK FOR HELPING TO PUT THIS TOGETHER EVERY TIME WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM. BRIAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE IT.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE TO DO WTH THIS RECOGNITION PROGRAM IS REMEMBER THOSE THAT WE HAVE HONORED PREVIOUSLY.

AS LONG AS WE SAY THEIR NAME, THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

IF YOU WILL BEAR WITH ME, I'M GOING TO READ THE NAMES OF THE 25 PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS. AND WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEIR RECOGNITION FROM THE CITY. THE FIRST ONE IS DONALD PEARSON, SR., UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. REST IN PEACE.

NOVEMBER 7, 2017. WILLIAM TURNER, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. REST IN PEACE.

JANUARY 16, 2018. RENEE STEPHENS, UNITED STATES NAVY, MARCH 20, 2018. JOHN CHILSON, UNITED STATES ARMY, MAY 15, 2018. AND SEA DOG IS PRESENT HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

CHRIS JUDGE KILL GORE, UNITED STATES ARMY.

MAY 15, 2018. THE JUDGE IS ALSO HERE.

RICK KAZAR, UNITED STATES ARMY. JULY 17, 2018.

SERGEANT MAJOR ROBERT BLATNIK, WORLD WAR II VETERAN.

REST IN PEACE. SEPTEMBER 18, 2018.

JOHN BARKER, UNITED STATES NAVY. REST IN PEACE.

NOVEMBER 6, 2018. JEFFREY GRAY, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, JANUARY 8, 2019. JAMES RANDOLPH, JR., UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, MARCH 19, 2019.

WILLIAM RICE, SR., UNITED STATES NAVY, MAY 2 #, 2019.

TIMOTHY HARDEMAN, UNITED STATES ARMY, JULY 16, 2019.

JIMMY GRAVES, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, JULY 16, 2019.

JIM ADAMS, UNITED STATES ARMY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019.

DAN CLIES, UNITED STATES ARMY. NOVEMBER 5, 2019.

BILLY FERGUSON, UNITED STATES ARMY, REST IN PEACE.

JANUARY 21, 2020. TYLER RAMIDES, UNITED STATES ARMY, JULY 20, 2021. DAN DORTON, UNITED STATES NAVY,

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MY FRIEND AND MY BROTHER. LARRY TRAILER, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, FEBRUARY 15, 2022. MICHAEL CLINSKI, JR., UNITED STATES NAVY, JULY 19, 2022. DONALD VAN HANDLE, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, I DO NOT KNOW HIS CURRENT STATUS.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022. GABRIEL JOSEPH, UNITED STATES ARMY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022. MICHAEL GALLUPS, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, 2017, 2023. THAT BRINGS US TO TONIGHT'S RECOGNITION. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS, AND I HAVE SAID IT BEFORE MANY TIMES, 25 PREVIOUS TIMES PROBABLY, ABOUT DOING THIS, IS GETTING TO BE INTRODUCED TO PEOPLE WHOSE SERVICE TO US IS JUST OUTSTANDING.

THEY DO THINGS ORDINARY PEOPLE DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.

AND IT IS HOW I GOT TO MEET SEA DOG AND THE JUDGE.

YOU TALK TO THESE PEOPLE, AND THEY MEET EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, AND THE LIVES THAT THEY LEAD, THE LIVES THAT THEY TOUCH ARE EXTRAORDINARY. SOMETHING I FOUND OUT TODAY ABOUT MR. MOSELEY WAS THAT HE HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH A MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT FROM WORLD WAR II.

ADMIRAL BROKELEY. I THINK I SAID THAT RIGHT.

HE TOOK MCCAR THUR OUT OF THE PHILIPPINES ON A PT POET.

HE HAD-- PT BOAT. HE HAD A CHANCE ECOUNTER WITH HIM ON A SHIP. YOU HAVE THESE INTERACTIONS WITH THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE THESE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.

IT CHANGES YOUR LIFE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE ONE WITH WOODY WILLIAMS. GOT TO SPEND THE DAY WITH HIM.

THOSE KIND OF THINGS CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

VERY QUICK ABOUT THIS GUY. HE IS VERY UNUSUAL.

BECAUSE HE HAD A VERY INTERESTING MILITARY YEAR.

AND THEN HIS LIFE AFTER THE MILITARY, THE THINGS HE DID, THE PLACES HE WENT, AROUND THE WO WORLD, IN THE SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE-- WHAT WOULD YOU CLASSIFY YOURSELF AS?

>> SPECIAL AGENT. >> SPECIAL AGENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, SERVING AT EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD.

AND DOING SECRET AGENT STUFF DURING THE COLD WAR.

(LAUGHTER) IT IS AMAZING. I DON'T KNOW-- I'M GOING TO LET HIM TELL SOME OF THESE STORIES. THEY ARE AMAZING.

IN THE INTEREST OF KEEPING IT SHORT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE 26TH ROWLETT VET, MR. MOSELEY.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

(APPLAUSE). >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THEUNG VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MEMBERS OF THE VETERANS RESOURCE AND OUTREACH CENTER. AND EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS. I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM. I FEEL KIND OF OVERWHELMED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT MOST OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THIS AWARD PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN COMBAT VETERANS.

I WAS NEVER A COMBAT VETERAN. I WENT IN AT THE VERY END OF VIETNAM AND GOT OUT BEFORE OTHER STUFF HAPPENED.

BUT I ENJOYED THE NAVY. I SERVED ON THREE DIFFERENT DESTROYERS. I WENT TO COLLEGE ON THE VIETNAM G.I. BILL. AND WENT ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT. PRIMARILY, IN THE STATES I WAS DOING PROTECTION AND PASSPORT FRAUD AND CASES.

OVERSEAS, I WAS THE REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICERS AT EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES OVERSEAS. YOU HEAR THE MARINES WERE PROTECTING THE EMBASSY. THE MARINES WORKED FOR ME.

WE RAN THE PROGRAM. BUT IT WAS-- THEY WERE GREAT GUYS. AND I JUST-- WHEN I MOVED TO ROWLETT, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COME BACK TO ROWLETT WHEN I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE DALLAS FIELD OFFICE.

I RETIRED HERE. WHEN I RETIRED, I DECIDED I WAS KIND OF YOUNG BEING RETIRED. SO I DID A LOT OF VOLUNTEER WORK FOR THE CITY AND HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED THAT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT.

(APPLAUSE). >> THANK YOU.

>> SO BEFORE WE GO, THERE IS SEVERAL OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN. ONE IS WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT.

TO JAMES MOSELEY. IT SAYS THE FREEDOM AND SECURITY THAT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES ENJOY TODAY ARE DIRECT RESULTS OF THE BLOODSHED AND CONTINUED VIGILANCE GIVEN BY THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OVER THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT NATION, PROTECTING THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY AND PAYING THE PRICE OF

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RIGHT? >> SOMEWHERE.

(LAUGHTR) AND THEN THERE IS A SPECIAL SURPRISE.

I WANT TO BRING LORI TO SHOW THAT.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MY NAME IS LORI COAST.

I'M A VOLUNTEER. THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MANY OF THE RECOGNITIONS HAVE HEARD MORE ABOUT.

THAT QUILTS OF VALOR IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A REACH BEYOND THE UNITED STATES.

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE QUILTS OF COMFORT AND HEALING TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY WAR.

THE ORGANIZATION WAS STARTED IN 2003 BY A BLUE STAR MOM NAMED KATHERINE ROBERTS. HER SON WAS IN THE MILITARY AT THE TIME. HE WAS STATIONED IN IRAQ.

SHE HAD A DREAM THAT SHE WAS SEEING THIS YOUNG SERVICE MEMBER ON THE SIDE OF HIS BED IN ANGUISH OVER SOMETHING.

WELL, I THINK IT COULD BE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IF YOU ARE IN SERVICE AND IN ACTIVE DUTY. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A DREAM, YOU KIND OF GO IN AND OUT.

THEN THE NEXT CLIP COMES THROUGH IN THE DREAM.

IN THE NEXT SPOT IN HER DREAM, SHE SEES THIS YOUNG MAN WRAPPED IN A QUILT. HE SAID-- THAT BECAME THE BACKING OF HER MISSION TO START THIS ORGANIZATION CALLED QUILTS OF VALOR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS AWARDED OVER 40,000 QUILTS IN THE 20 YEARS SINCE IT WAS STARTED.

DONE BY VOLUNTEERS THAT SEW. VOLUNTEERS THAT MAYBE DONATE SOME MONEY, DONATE SOME TIME. VOLUNTEERS THAT THEIR PRIMARY ROLE IS TO COME AND DO THE AWARDS.

SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO GET IN FRONT OF GROUPS.

THAT IS NOT ME. IN FACT, THAT IS HOW I STARTED WITH THE ORGANIZATION. I SPENT SIX MONTHS AWARDING QUILTS THAT WERE BACKLOGGED IN THE NORTH TEXAS AREA.

I TOLD YOU THE STORY ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION.

AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO NEXT IS READ WHAT'S ON THE CERTIFICATE THAT WE'VE GOT. AND THEN THERE IS A LABEL ON THE BACK OF THIS AS WELL. QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION, QUITTING TO HONOR AND COMFORT AWARDED TO JAMES MOSELEY, UNITED STATES NAVY. ON BEHALF OF THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION IN, RECOGNITION OF YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE FOR THIS NATION, IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE HONOR AND COMFORT UPON YOU THROUGH THIS AWARD OF THIS QUILT OF VALOR.

THOUGH WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE DEPTH OF YOUR SACRIFICE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS A GESTURE OF GRATITUDE FROM A GRATEFUL NATION, WE AWARD YOU THIS QUILT OF VALOR. IT HAS TODAY'S DATE AND MY NAME AS A VOLUNTEER. HE WAS IN THE NAVY.

ISN'T THIS PERFECT? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO Y'ALL? (LAUGHTER) DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WATER? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WHEN I GOT THIS ONE WORKED UP.

THE LABEL ON THE BACK OF IT SAYS "THIS QUILT OF VALOR IS AWARDED TO JAMES MOSELEY, U.S. NAVY. ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL. %-ÚE TEXAS. " IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO WRAP THIS AROUND YOU AND GIVE YOU WHAT WE CALL A QUILTY HUG.

ALL RIGHT? (APPLAUSE) YEAH.

AND WHEN I DO THE QUILTING, WHICH I DID ON THIS ONE,-- OH, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT. >> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME.

THAT IS ALL YOURS. OKAY? A PICTURE BEFORE I STEP BACK? YUP.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I WOULD LOVE.

THAT SOMETIMES I DON'T GET ONE OF THOSE.

I WILL HAVE TO GET ONE FROM SOMEBODY HERE.

AND THE BLOCKS-- I'LL LET YOU TAKE THAT LAST PICTURE.

SO THE BLOCKS IN THIS QUILT CAME FROM A BLOCK DRIVE THAT WE DID A COUPLE YEARS AGO. AND I KNOW THIS CAME FROM LADIES IN THE ROWLETT AREA. THERE WAS A GAL THAT HAD A QUILT SHOP. SHE WAS TRYING TO GET STARTED UP. THEN COVID HIT AND CHANGED A LOT

OF PLANS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> A LITTLE EXTRA SPECIAL. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YES. THIS IS YOURS.

>> THANK YOU. >> WHAT.

PLEASE. .

>> I WAS GOING MENTION THIS AT THE BEGINNING BEFORE I INTRODUCED MR. MOSELEY. TODAY IS THE DAY THAT WE RECOGNIZE ROSY IF RIVETERS FROM WORLD WAR II FAME.

THE CONTRIBUTION OF ALL THE WOMEN THAT SERVED ON THE

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AND AFTER THE WAR, THEY WENT THEIR SEPARATE WAYS.

WE FOUND THEM UP IN GAINESVILLE. THEY ACTUALLY LIVED A MILE APART FROM EACH OTHER FOR 70 YEARS AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.

THEY WERE FRIENDS ON THE PRODUCTION LINE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE HERE BACK THEN, THEY REMEMBER THOSE LADIES THAT ACTUALLY WORKED FROM '43 TO '45 ON THE PRODUCTION LINE IN FORT WORTH. BOTH ARE NOW DECEASED.

BECAUSE TODAY IS THE DAY THAT THE UNITED STATES REMEMBERS ROSIE THE RIVETERS, I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE THAT ROWLETT HAD THEM IN HERE, TWO OF THE ORIGINALS IN OUR CHAMBERS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO THROW A SHOUT-OUT TO THEM.

>> YUP. >> ABSOLUTELY.

(APPLAUSE). >> ONE MORE THING.

IT IS WORTH NOTING. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE BRIAN WILBURN OF THE V ROCK FOR ORGANIZING EACH OF THE VETERAN RECOGNITION PROGRAMS. AGAIN, HE HAS DONE THIS SINCE 2017.

AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO THIS PROGRAM AND HOPEFULLY, OTHER MAYORS PAST ME CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS PROGRAM AS WELL. (LAUGHTER) SO ADDITIONALLY, I'M AWARE THAT WE HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS HERE, SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE CROWD TONIGHT FROM SOUTHERN DOGS 28 #.

THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE RECOGNIZED VETERAN AND ARE USUALLY HERE WHENEVER WE HAVE THESE PROGRAMS. SO I WANT TO GO ON A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

SO SOUTHERN DOGS IS A MOTORCYCLE CLUB THAT CONSISTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTERS, VETERANS, AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY ARE A 051C-3 NONPROFIT, DEDICATING TO HONORING AND SERVING VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS ORGANIZATION HAS DONE MANY CHARITABLE THINGS. NOTABLY, HOSTING THE CRAWFISH BOILS TO FEED FIRST RESPONDERS AS A WAY TO THANK THEM AND THEY CONDUCT NOTABLY AS WELL, YEARLY WATER DRIVES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS TO ENSURE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS STAY HYDRATED.

REMEMBER WHEN THEY DID THAT LAST YEAR AS WELL AND HELPED OUT THE FIRE CORE TEAM. SOUTHERN DOGS HAVE RAISED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CASH TO BENEFIT VETERANS SERVED BY THE V-ROCK DONATED FOOD, WATER, SLEEPING BAGS, MORE THAN 1,000 JACKETS, GLOVES, BEANIES AND HUNDREDS OF HOODIES WHICH WERE DISPERSED TO HOMELESS OR INCOME-RESTRICTED VETERANS.

IT IS A GREAT SERVICE THAT THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. IT TRULY IS.

IT IS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THESE THAT DESERVE THIS KIND OF RECOGNITION AND SHOULD BE CELEBRATED FOR ALL THAT THEY DO.

OUT THERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO RECOGNIZING THE ROWLETT VETERANS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE AND HEAR-- THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU GIVE OUR COMMUNITY AND THE VETERANS. REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

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

>> ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5-C. UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL POSITION, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, MAJOR PROJECTS, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MONDAY, MARCH 27, FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M., THERE WILL BE A VARIETY OF FOOD TRUCKS FOR YOU TO ENJOY.

FOLLOW ROWLETT PARKS AND RECREATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO FIND OUT WHICH ONES WILL BE THERE.

IF YOU HAVE A TEEN IN YOUR LIFE WHO WILL BE A SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR OR SENIOR NEXT YEAR, THE ROWLETT YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR THE 2023 TO 2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 28.

DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER? SING TO A SOLD-OUT CROWD WHILE DRIVING IN THE CAR? THEN ROWLETT SINGS MIGHT BE THE THING FOR YOU. OUR VERY OWN AMATEUR SINGING COMPETITION WILL BE LIVE APRIL 29.

VIDEO ENTRIES ARE DUE BY SATURDAY, APRIL 1.

ENTRY FORM AND MORE IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

THIS ONE JUST STARTS BY SAYING "GOAL!" I HAVE TO SAY.

THAT TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF SPORTS AT ROWLETT'S LIBRARY MARCH DAVIE MONTH NIGHT ON MARCH 27, MONDAY, MARCH 27 AT 6:30.

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TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING MAY 6 ELECTION, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO VOTE BY APRIL 6.

THIS INCLUDES ANY UPDATES TO YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

ALONG WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE THREE BOND PROPOSITIONS AND SIX CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSALS.

VOTE ROWLETT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND ALL OTHER CITY-RELATED INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ROWLETT . COM OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER AT:

>> THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER,

YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. >> YES.

AS USUAL. THIS IS THE AGENDA ITEM THAT EVERYONE ALWAYS LOOKS FORWARD TO.

TONIGHT'S FEATURE FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

SHE MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE BIT FAMILIAR BECAUSE JADE HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JUNE AND WAS FEATURED HERE IN SEPTEMBER. SHE IS ROUGHLY TWO YEARS OLD, HEALTHY, HAPPY, AND VERY, VERY SWEET.

YOU CAN TELL THAT BY JUST LOOKING AT THAT PRETTY FACE.

SHE IS A SMART GIRL. SHE IS POTTY-TRAINED, CRATE-TRAINED. KNOWS BASIC COMMANDS.

A LOT BETTER THAN SOME PEOPLE I KNOW.

MISS JADE IS VERY AFFECTIONATE, AND SHE IS WISHING FOR HER FOREVER FAMILY TO COME FIND HER VERY SOON.

HELP MAKE THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL'S DREAMS COME TRUE.

REMEMBER, ALL ADOPTIONS INCLUDE SPAY, NEUTER, MICRO-CHIP AND UP-TO-DATE VACCINATIONS. OUR ANIMAL SHELTER IS STILL IN CODE RED. THIS MEANS ALL THE KENNELS ARE FULL. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THE CITY OF ROWLETT HAS NOT HAD TO EUTHANIZE DUE TO SPACE ISSUES FOR YEARS. THIS IS DUE TO THE DILIGENT WORK THAT OUR ANIMAL SHELTER STAFF DOES IN COORDINATION WITH RESCUE GROUPS, VOLUNTEERS AND FOSTERS. SPEAKING OF FOSTERING, IT JUST

MIGHT BE THE THING FOR YOU. >> YOU LOVE ANIMALS BUT HAVING ONE PER PERMANENT LIST PERMANENY ISN'T SOMETHING YOU ARE READY TO COMMIT TO FULLY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON JADE OR FOSTERING OR ANY OTHER ADOPTABLE ANIMALS, CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES AT 972-412-6219. OR COME BY THE SHELTER AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET. THEY ARE OPEN FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? >> COUNCIL MEMBER GALUARDI?

>> FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL, YOU MAY KNOW THERE IS AN EFFORT UNDER WAY TO UPDATE OUR ZONING PROCESSES CALLED RECODE ROWLETT.

TOMORROW EVENING AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER, THE FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING ON THAT WILL BE HOLDING AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M. PLEASE COME OUT AND SEE WHAT OUR NEW ZONING MAY LOOK LIKE AND OFFER YOUR COMMENTS TO GIVE YOUR THOUGHTS TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING ON THAT.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHTY.

[6. CITIZENS’ INPUT]

ITEM 6. AT THIS TIME, COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC.

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

DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? ALL RIGHTY.

>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE LORI DAGOWSKI.

AFTER THAT, BART READER. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. COME FORWARD.

STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.

YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. OH, THE MIC.

SORRY. DIDN'T MOVE IT BACK.

YOU ARE MAKING IT SO DIFFICULT. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?

>> PULL THE WHOLE THING TOWARDS YOU.

NO. AT THE TOP.

>> AHH. NOW CAN YOU HEAR ME?

ALL RIGHT. >> HUH?

I'M JOKING. >> OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE BEEN UP HERE. SO THAT WAS A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW THAT JUST LEFT. MADE ME THINK OF MY FATHER AND MY THREE UNCLES. ALL IN THE NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II. AND MY FATHER WAS STATIONED IN THE JAPAN AREA. JAPANESE AREA.

AND HE WAS IN OKINAWA. THEY ALL MADE IT BACK ALIVE, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. AND THEY WERE IN THE WAR.

SO IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT MY UNCLE WHO DIED LAST YEAR.

HE WAS 96. >> WOW.

>> YEAH. SO I PRAISE ALL PEOPLE THAT SIGN UP FOR SERVICE. THEY MAY NOT COME BACK.

SO THAT IS NOT WHAT I CAME HERE FOR, BUT I WANTED TO ADD THAT.

LORI DAGOWSKI. LIBERTY GROVE, ROWLETT.

I'M PRESIDENT OF ARTISTS FOUND TEXAS.

I'M NOT HERE TO BERATE YOU THIS TIME, COUNCIL.

I'M NOT HERE TO PRAISE YOU EITHER.

I'M HERE TO THANK YOU FOR THE GRANT FROM THE ROWLETT ARTS AND

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ARTISTS ROUND TEXAS IS OVER 23 YEARS OLD, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

AND IN THOSE TWO PLUS DECADES, YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY STAFF, AND DIRECTORS AND CITIZENS HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED US AND ASSISTED AND APPROVED OF OUR ART VENTURES IN THIS CITY.

AND OUTSIDE THE CITY. AND ALL OUR IDEAS TO DISPLAY OUR ART AND OUR VISUAL ART IS VARIED, IF YOU HAVE SEEN OUR SHOWS. SO RIGHT NOW, A BIG THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

ART IS NEEDED. WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US. GOOD NIGHT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT COMMENT. ALL RIGHT.

COME UP. STATE YOUR NAME.

CITY OF RESIDENCE. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BART READER.

RESIDENCE AT 63 WINDMILL CIRCLE IN DALLAS.

I'M HERE TO REGISTER MY FRUSTRATION AND DISPLEASURE WITH THE CITY'S ADOPTION OF THE FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEBODY WORKING IN THE CITY AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THAT. MY EXPERIENCE, OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY, EITHER THERE IS A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE THE FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK, THE FOLKS I DEAL WITH ARE MOSTLY IN BUILDING INSPECTION AND THE ENGINEERING, CITY PLANNING, THOSE FIELDS ARE THE ONES THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH.

AND HAVE COME TO BE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK. I KNOW THAT THIS IS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION FOR RENEWAL OR EXTENSION OR HOWEVER IT IS PHRASED NEXT MONTH. I WANTED TO GIVE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE AND HOW AS A PRACTICAL-- WHAT PRACTICAL EFFECT IT HAS HAD ON THOSE FOLKS LIKE ME DEALING WITH THE CITY STAFF THAT AREN'T THERE. AS A BUILDER, I'M ACCUSTOMED TOO HAVING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS, YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE REGULAR WORKWEEK. IT IS WHEN WE GENERALLY DO INSPECTIONS FOR HOUSES. OBVIOUSLY, INSPECTIONS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP. WE HAVE VARIOUS INSPECTIONS ALONG THE WAY. THE PROBLEM THAT WE RUN INTO, THAT I RUN INTO MULTIPLE TIMES NOW SINCE OCTOBER WHEN IT BEGAN OR THE VERY END OF SEPTEMBER IS THAT THE INSPECTION FOR-- ANY INSPECTION CALLED FROM 7:0 # A.M. ON THURSDAY AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN UNTIL TUESDAY.

MAYBE NOT UNTIL EVEN LATE TUESDAY, POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY.

BECAUSE OF THE FOUR DAYS, HALF OF THE INSPECTORS DON'T WORK ON FRIDAY. SO THEY-- AND FOR A NEW HOME INSPECTION, THERE ARE NO INSPECTIONS ON FRIDAY.

WHICH MEANS THURSDAY INSPECTIONS GET MOVED TO MONDAY.

BY THE TIME-- AS IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME BY DALE JACKSON.

BY THE TIME THEY GET THE THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND INSPECTIONS SCHEDULED ON MONDAY, THERE IS NO WAY THEY CAN GET THEM ALL DONE ON MONDAY. THEY ONLY HAVE HALF THE STAFF THERE ON MONDAY. BECAUSE AGAIN, SOMEBODY HAS TO WORK FRIDAY WHICH MEANS SOMEBODY CAN'T WORK MONDAY.

SO WE GO ALMOST A FULL WEEK, FIVE DAYS FROM THURSDAY TO TUESDAY TO GET AN INSPECTION. WHICH IS CREATING A LOT OF HEADACHES. AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME. I DON'T-- I ASSUME THERE IS SOME BENEFIT TO THE CITY FOR DOING THIS.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE ONE. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THERE IS VERY LITTLE BENEFIT. IN ADDITION TO NOT GETTING THE ACTUAL INSPECTIONS DONE, OBVIOUSLY, IF SOMEBODY IS NOT WORKING ON FRIDAY FOR EXAMPLE, I DON'T GET A RESPONSE EMAIL.

I DON'T GET A CALLBACK. IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT. UNTIL MONDAY.

AND BY THAT TIME, I HAVE LOST THREE WORK DAYS.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY. YOU KNOW, AS IT IS A SMALL BUSINESS OPERATOR, I WORK ON SUNDAYS, TOO.

I HAVE SUB-CONTRACTORS THAT WANT TO WORK ON SUNDAYS.

TO ME, IT BASICALLY HAS BEEN A DISASTER.

>> OH. >> THINGS TAKE LONGER.

(INAUDIBLE). >> YOUR TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU. I DO APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT ON THAT. LAURA, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. AND WE HAD NO ON-LINE COMMENTS.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

THE FOLLOWING MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION.

THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITIZEN MAY REQUEST AN ITEM TO BE REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL AN ITEM OFF OF CONSENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? SEEING NONE, LAURA PLEASE READ

THE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. >> 7-A.

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7-B, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE LIBRARY LEASE. 7-C, CONSIDER ACTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE CIP TASK FORCE. 7-D, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A BACKUP POWER GENERATOR FOR SIX WASTEWATER LIFT STATIONS. 7-E, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT. 7-F, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF PARTS AND MATERIALS FOR THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. 7-G, CONSIDER ACTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A FACILITY AGREEMENT WITH LAKE CITIES COMMUNITY CHURCH.

AND 7-H, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A TASK AUTHORIZATION

FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN WORK. >> COUNCIL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET.

>> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE ITEMS AS READ INTO THE RECORD.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER? >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE.

THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WE HAVE NO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. AND OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER

[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.]

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 THE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.

COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, SORRY.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE THE REVIEW OF THE FULL-DAY WORKWEEK ON AN APRIL AGENDA.

-- FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK ON AN APRIL AGENDA.

>> IS THAT APRIL OR KCH-- OR MAY?

>> APRIL IS WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UP.

>> CAN WE FIT IT IN APRIL? OKAY.

OKAY. WE WILL LOOK.

WE WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE APRIL.

LET'S MAKE IT APRIL IF WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK.

ALL RIGHT. THEN ANY OTHERS? WE ARE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.