Apr 04, 2023 City Council Meetings

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. IT IS 7:40 P.M. THIS IS THE START OF OUR REGULAR SESSION, AND WE START OF OUR REGULAR SESSION WITH AN IN VACATION. YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN IF YOU WANT.

HUNTER SMITH, A FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, WILL BE PROVIDING THAT INDICATION, AND AFTERWARDS IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. YOU

CAN STAND IF YOU WANT. >> LET'S GO TO THE LORD IN PRAYER. GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT WE GET TO LIVE IN A FREE SOCIETY WHERE YOU HAVE GIVEN U THE ABILITY TO SELF GOVERN LIKE THIS. I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE WISDOM TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS , TO OUR MAYOR, TO OUR CITY STAFF AND WE THANK YOU FOR THEM. WE GIVE SPECIAL BLESSING OVER THEM WE ASK FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR OU FIRST RESPONDERS . WE ASK FOR SAFETY FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS, AN OUR POLICE OFFICERS. WE PRAY THAT THEY COME HOME SAFELY EACH NIGHT, AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE MILITARY. WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS THEM, LORD, AND KEEP THEM SAFE AS WELL. AND WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY. WE PRAY TO BE FRUITFUL , FOR YOUR GLORY IN JESUS'S NAME AMEN.

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

JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> NOW, THE TEXAS FLAG.

>> TEXAS FLAG , TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDER GOD , ONE

INDIVIDUAL. >> THANK YOU, YOU MAY NOW BE

[5A. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing the week of April 9 – 15 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.]

ALL RIGHT. CITING PRESENTATION SO, THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY NATIONWIDE RECOGNIZE THE PIVOTAL ROLE PLAYED BY TOLKIEN INDICATORS INTEL COMEDIC ASIAN OFFICERS UTILIZE TELEPHONES, RADIOS, COMPUTERS, AND TECHNICA SKILLS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LA ENFORCEMENT, FIRE SERVICES, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. EACH YEAR, THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF APRIL IS DEDICATED TO THE ME AND WOMEN WHO SERVE AS PUBLIC SAFETY TELL COMMUNICATORS, AND FROM 1991, CONGRESS PROVIDED AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WEEK OF RECOGNITION. AS IN MOST COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION, ROWLETT PLEASE COMEDIC ASIAN OFFICERS OF THE VOICE OF 911. THEY ARE THE FIRST PUBLIC SAFET OFFICIALS A CITIZEN SPEAKS TO I A MOMENT OF CRISIS. INDICATION OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED SPECIALISTS ABLE TO GET THE CITIZENS THE NECESSARY POLICE, FIRE, OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

COMEDIC ASIAN OFFICERS WORK BEHIND THE SCENE, AND A CRITICA PARTS OF OUR ROWLETT POLICE AN FIRE DEPARTMENT TEAM, AND THERE ON DUTY 24 HOURS A DAY, 70S A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR , PROVIDING RAPID -- EXCUSE ME , PROVIDING RAPID ACCESS TO POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES. AS WELL AS CALM, REASSURING VOICE TO CITIZEN IN DISTRESS. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT, AS WILL TH CITIZENS ARE PROUD TO BE SERVE BY SUCH PROFESSIONALS, AND IT I HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZING YOUR HEALTH FOR THE COMMITTEE, BY DECLARING APRIL 9TH THROUGH THE 15TH OF 2023 NATIONAL TELEKINETIC IT IS WEEK. I PERSONALLY SET IN DISPATCH A FE TIMES SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY, AND I WAS JUST AMAZED AT THE LEVEL OF MULTITAS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY . MAYBE NOT AT 3:0 IN THE MORNING, IT MIGHT BE A QUIET NIGHT -- DON'T USE THAT WORD, QUIET, SORRY. I JUST JINXED IT, SORRY. BUT, IT IS A AMAZING SIGHT TO SEE ALL OF TH WORK THAT THEY DO , AND IT IS A UNDERAPPRECIATED POSITION THAT DOESN'T GET THE CREDIT THAT IT DESERVES, I DON'T BELIEVE. SO, THIS IS ONE SMALL WAY TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY PROVIDE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY , AND TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY, AND ENSURE THAT THEY GET THE ATTENTION THA THEY NEED BY OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. NOW, I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. CAN SOMEONE GET THERE PHONE? OH, IT IS ONE OF Y'ALL'S. SHAME, SHAME! I CAN' EVEN CONCENTRATE! NO, I AM

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-- OF SUCH AN HONOR FOR US TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFET TOLKIEN INDICATORS WEEK . I COULD NOT AGREE WITH THE MAYOR MORE. THEY ARE TRULY THE UNSUNG HEROES. THEY ARE THE FIRST FIRST RESPONDERS, AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. OU POLICE, FIRE, AND ETHICAL EMERGENCY TEAM. THEY WORK VERY LONG HOURS . OVER 47,000 CALLS GO INTO OUR COMEDIC ASIAN CENTE , AND THAT IS GROWING EVERY YEAR. WE ARE JUST VERY PROUD OF THEM. WE GET TO SPOIL THEM THIS WEEK. AND JUST, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO KEEPING ROWLETT SAFE. THANK YOU.

[5B. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing the week of April 23 – 29 as National Library Week.]

BE APPRECIATED. >> GOOD EVENING. LET ME PUT MY GLASSES ON HERE. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TH LIBRARY. IN THE 1950S, RESEARC SHOWED THAT AMERICANS WERE SPENDING MORE MONEY ON TELEVISION -- EXCUSE ME, TELEVISION, RADIOS, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. CONCERNED WITH AMERICANS ON WHAT THEY WERE SPENDING THEIR MONEY ON, THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ALA, THEY DECIDED TO GO IN WITH THE AMERICAN BOOK PUBLISHERS , AND FORM A NONPROFIT CITIZENS ORGANIZATION CALLED THE NATIONAL BOOK COMMITTEE. THAT WAS IN 1954. WHAT THIS BOOK COMMITTEE DID WAS THAT THEY WEN IN, AND THEY WORK WITH THE LIBRARIES. WITH ALA, I FORGOT TO SAY THAT, FOR ADVERTISING FOR THE COUNCIL. SO, THE FIRST NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK WAS OBSERVED IN 1958 . THAT PARTICULAR THEME WAS "WAKE UP

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SO, THAT IS AWESOME. SO, I JUS WANT TO TELL YOU LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR LIBRARY. I GO TO THE LIBRARY, I CHECK OUT BOOKS, AND I MAY STAND AROUND FOR A WHILE BUT, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, GO IN AND EXPERIENCE LIVING PEOPLE COMING IN. THEY WILL MAKE YOUR DAY , JUST A OUT OF THEIR WAY, BECAUSE THEY WILL RUN OVER YOU TRYING TO GET TO, WHAT ARE THE CALL, STORYTIME? YES, STORYTIME AND I ASKED LAURA, WHO IS A DIRECTOR, ASTOR, WHERE THE GOING? AND SHE SAID, STAY OUT OF THEIR WAY, THEY ARE GOING T BOOK CLUB. I THINK THEY GET A LITTLE CARD FOR GOING AND PARTICIPATING, BUT THEY ARE JUS SO CUTE. I AM THINKING IS THAT WE KEEP OUR KIDS INTERESTED IN BOOKS LIKE THAT, WHAT WOULD THEIR FUTURE LOOK LIKE? JUST THINK ABOUT IT? OUR FUTURE WILL BE AWESOME. SO, I ADVOCATE KID READING , AND THAT IS WHY I LIK THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. BUT, THOSE KIDS ARE SOMETHING ELSE. I JUST LOVE IT. WHEN YOU HAVE SOME TIME OFF, GO TO THE LIBRARY AND JUST SIT AND WATCH THE KIDS, BECAUSE THEY WILL MAK YOUR DAY. NOW, WHAT I AM ALSO GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO REA A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. LET'S GET THIS OUT OF MY FACE. OKAY. WHEREAS LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY STAFF AND ADVOCATES ACROSS AMERICA ARE CELEBRATING NATIONAL LIBRAR WEEK HIGHLIGHTING THAT LIBRARIE ARE NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE FOR PEOPLE, BUT ALSO, WHA THEY DO FOR AND WITH PEOPLE.

WHEREAS LIBRARIES IN THEIR LIBRARY STAFF WORK TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDE RESOURCE FOR EVERYONE , BEGINNING WITH REFERRALS FOR VARIOUS SERVICES TO PEOPLE BEYOND LIBRARY WALLS. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES LEAD TO WORKING WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING RACE , ETHNICITY -- THAT IS A BIG WORD, AND DIFFERENT ABLED PEOPLE. AND I AM TRYING TO FIGURE WHAT DIFFERENT ABLED PEOPLE IS. I GUESS, HANDICAP OR SOMETHING. THEY OFFER SERVICES AND EDUCATION , RESOURCES AND OPEN MINDS , PROMOTE INCLUSION, TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES , AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES AND THE LIBRARY STAFF WORKED DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE -- EXCUSE ME, FREE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS WELL AS THE WI-FI HOTSPOTS AND S.T.E.A.M. KITS. ALSO, THEY CONTINUE TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL WHO SEEK INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY . WHEREAS, DUE TO THE REVISION OF THE PROGRAMS AN MATERIALS, LIBRARIES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES , AND PROMOTING LIFELONG LEARNING. NOW THEREFORE, I OFFER , TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT, AND THE CITY COUNCIL, PROCLAIM APRIL 23RD THROUGH THE 29TH AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT. PLEASE VISIT THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IS NEW IN OUR LIBRARY, AND ENGAGE WITH YOUR LIBRARY STAFF , BECAUSE LIBRARIES LEAD , AND LIBRARIES CHANGE LIVES. THANK YOU.

OKAY, AND WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THIS? I'VE GOT NANCY, WHO IS OUR PUBLIC SERVICES SUPERVISOR, AND

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[5C. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing the month of April as Autism Acceptance Month and a request to light the downtown water tower in blue.]

>> WE HAVE WITH US MEMBERS OF THE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMISSION TO COME FORWARD. . I SPECIFICALLY ASKE THE MAYOR TO PRESENT THIS ITEM THIS EVENING, BECAUSE AUTISM I SOMETHING VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART. ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS THAT I HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME , HIS SON, DAVID, HAS AUTISM. IT ALSO SUFFERS FROM AUTISM, AND THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT THING. PEOPLE WITH AUTISM DON'T SUFFER FROM AUTISM, THEY ONLY SUFFER FROM HOW PEOPLE TREAT THEM. THEY DON'T SUFFER FROM AUTISM. HE HAS AUTISM , AN HE HAS A LOT OF VERY INTERESTIN AND INTRICACIES ABOUT HIM. THE CHILD HAS A HEART OF GOLD. HE I AN EQUITABLE KID. EVERY TIME I GO TO THE HOUSE, HE COMES UP TO ME, HE DOES NOT HUG ME, BUT HE COMES UP AND HE PATS. THAT IS HOW HE EXPRESSES HIS AFFECTION FOR YOU. HE WILL COME UP AND PAT. WHAT WAS REALLY QUITE FUN I GUESS IT WAS FUN, IT WAS OFTE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT DURING THE WINTER FREEZE OF 2021 , THE LIVE IN GARLAND, AND THEY LOST POWER FOR FOUR DAYS. THE LAST MONDAY THERE HALF OF THURSDAY. THEY CAME AND STAYED WITH US, BECAUSE WE LOST POWER FOR A FEW HOURS, , SO IT WAS MY FRIEND, HIS WIFE, AND TWO KIDS. DAVID WAS THERE, AND THE FIRST THING DAVID DID WAS HE WENT TO MIGHT DVD CABINET WHERE HE HAVE ALL O OUR DVDS, IF YOUR MEMBER WHAT THOSE ARE. HE WENT TO MY DVD CABINET, AND GRABBED ALL THE DVDS, AND HE WOULD LINE THEM UP ACROSS THE OTTOMAN. THAT'S WHAT HE DOES. HE LINES THINGS UP , THAT IS HIS WAY OF COPING, I SUPPOSE. SO, THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION FOR ME , AND I'M REALLY PROUD TO PRESENT IT TODAY. I WILL READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. THE ROWLETT EQUIT AND DIVERSITY COMMISSION INCLUSION IS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO ENGAGE ROWLETT'S DIVERSE POPULATION TO ENHANCE THE COMMITTEE BY CELEBRATING AN FOSTERING MUTUAL RESPECT, INTEGRITY, AND FAIRNESS, AND ENGAGE WITH OTHERS IN A COLLABORATIVE AND VALUED CULTURE OF ROWLETT. THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IS A COMPLEX, LIFELONG DEVELOPMENT OF CONDITION THAT TYPICALLY APPEAR DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD, AND CA IMPACT A PERSON'S SOCIAL SKILLS KEY MEDICATION, RELATIONSHIPS, AND SELF REGULATION. AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH IS OBSERVED IN APRIL, AND SEEKS TO EDUCATE AN PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EXCESSES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM. THE ROWLETT DIVERSITY AND EQUITY INCLUSION DIVISION , AND THE CITY OF ROWLETT SEEK T SUPPORT AND ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK EVERY DAY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED. THE ROWLETT DIVERSIT -- ASKED THAT THE MONTH OF APRIL BE PROCLAIMED AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH , AND WE ASKS FOR THE ROWLETT WATER TOWER TO BE LIT IN BLUE, ASSOCIATED WITH CALMNESS AND ACCEPTANCE. ON APRIL 2ND , AND HONORED OF WORL

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AND PLAY. THANK YOU ALL. >> HI, I AM RANTA, I AM A MEMBE OF --, AND LAST SUMMER, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM. I BELIEVE THE CDC DIAGNOSIS CAME OUT A WEEK AFTER HE WROTE THAT AND IT IS NOW ONE IN 22. WE HAV A LOT OF LATE IN LIFE DIAGNOSIS PATIENTS, SUCH AS MYSELF, ESPECIALLY IN WOMEN WHO ARE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD. I GUESS I AM LIVING PROOF THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT ISN'T A STRUGGLE , THAT WE DO STRUGGLE WITH ACCEPTANCE , AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CAN LIVE NORMAL LIVES. SO, THANK YOU.

[5D. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing the month of April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month and a request to light the downtown water tower in red, white, and green.]

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, DIC, FOR STAYING FOR ME.

PARKINSON'S DISEASE HAS EFFECTED A LOT OF PEOPLE , AND SOME PEOPLE THAT I HAVE KNOWN, MY HUSBAND IS IN INDY IN PRACTICE MEDICINE . HE DOESN'T BACK IS ANY LONGER, BUT AS A NEUROLOGIST , HE SAW MANY, MANY LIVES RUINED BY PARKINSON'S DISEASE. HE SAID THAT THAT WAS REALLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICUL CASES OR SITUATIONS OR DISEASES THAT HE HAD TO DEAL WITH, BECAUSE OF THE GRADUAL, PROGRESSIVE COURSE THAT THE DISEASE WOULD TAKE. AND THE WA WOULD STRIKE PEOPLE WHO -- YOU HAD NO IDEA. UNLIKE AUTISM , WHICH OFTEN MANIFESTS WHEN

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OVER TIME, THERE HAVE BEEN FEW TREATMENTS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH PARKINSON'S. AS OF YET, THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE FOR THE DISEASE. . THE DISEASE WITHOUT A FIGHT AND DESCRIBE IN AN ESSAY , AUTHORED BY HIM WITH PHYSICIANDR. JAMES PARKINSON IN 1817. DR. PARKINSON'S LEGACY LIVES TO BE SYMBOL OF A RED AND WHITE TULI CREATED IN 1980 BY HORTICULTURALIST WS VANDERBILT LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S. IN 2015, THE RED TULIP WITH A FRIEND OF WHITE WAS ADOPTED AS THE OFFICIAL SYMBOL OF THE PARKINSON'S COMMITTEE. WE PRESENT THAT THIS PROCLAMATION BE PRESENTED AT THE APRIL 4TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO RECOGNIZE AND PER CLAIM THAT TH MONTH OF APRIL AS PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH, AND ORDER TO FULLY ON OF THIS MONTH, IT IS THE PRESIDENT THE DOWNTOWN WATE TOWER BE LIT IN RED, WHITE, AND GREEN ON APRIL 11TH. THE COLORS WERE CHOSEN TO ILLUSTRATE A PLANTED RED TULIP IN HONOR OF WORLD PARKINSON'S DAY, WHICH IS CELEBRATED ON APRIL 11TH. AND NOW, OVER THE POPULATION ITSELF WHEREAS PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS A NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDER THAT THE PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION ESTIMATES SOMEONE WHO WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH IN THE UNITED STATES EVERY SIX MINUTES, OR AN ESTIMATED 90,000 NEW CASES EVERY YEAR. AND WHERE IS THE PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION CAMPAIGN TAKES -- WAS CREATED TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ENSURE THAT THE EARLY SIGNS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOR IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE , EARLY SIGNS INCLUDE TREMORS, SMALLER HANDWRITING THAN IN THE PAST , LOSS OF SMELL, TROUBLE SLEEPING , TROUBLE MOVING OR WALKING, AND STOOPING OR HUNCHED OVER WHILE STANDING. NO TWO PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS, AND MORE MEN ARE AFFECTED THAN WOMEN. ACTOR MICHAEL J FOX, WHO HAS PARKINSON'S, SAID WHEN THE CUR FOR PARKINSON'S IS FOUNDED, AND IT WILL BE, IT WILL BE BECAUSE OF ALL OF US. AND WHERE IS PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH IS A GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY TO INCREAS AWARENESS ABOUT THE CONDITION AND ITS SYMPTOMS, AS WELL AS DISOBEY COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM , WORLD PARKINSON'S DAY IS CELEBRATED ON APRIL 11TH , WHIC COMMEMORATES THE BIRTHDAY OF DR JAMES PARKINSON, WHO FIRST IDENTIFIED THE DISEASE ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. NOW , THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT, CITY COUNCIL, AND THE ROWLETT DIVERSITY AND EQUITY INCLUSION DIVISION, I HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE , AND TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR HOPE, OPTIMISM, AND ULTIMATELY, A CURE. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE WATER TOWER WILL BE LI ON APRIL 11TH IN RED, WHITE, AND GREEN, THE COLORS OF THE PARKINSON'S SYMBOL OF A RED TULIP OUTLINED IN WHITE IN HONOR OF WORLD PARKINSON'S DAY, AND AS A SYMBOL OF ROWLETT'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR ALL OF OUR DIVERSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS , WHOSE INFLUENTIAL AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY PLAY VITAL ROLE IN MAKING ROWLETT THE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND

PLAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS A

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

BRITTON. >> IT'S VOTING SEASON, AND JUST AS A REMINDER, VOTER EDUCATION TO SPEAK COMPLETE BY APRIL 6, WHICH IS THURSDAY, TO BE IN THE SPECIAL BONDS ELECTIO ON MAY 6. SPEAKING OF ELECTION THE RELATIVE AREA CHAMBER OF VISITOR CENTER IS HOLDING A CIT COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORM. JOIN THEM ON APRIL 13TH FOR AN IN PERSON OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THOSE RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACES ONE, THREE, AND FIVE.

IT WILL BE HELD AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH , AND MILLER ROAD, BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. TH FORMAL ALSO AIR LIVE ON THE CITY OF ROWLETT FACEBOOK PAGE. ALSO, WATCH OR LISTEN TO MY ROWLETT PODCAST, WHICH CONVERSATION WITH CITY SECRETARY LAURA HALLMARK WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER INCLUDED IN THE MAY 6 CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION AND THEN, WATCH, LISTEN, OR READ THE APRIL MAYOR SPOTLIGHT WHERE ROWLETT INTERVIEWS CITY MANAGER ANGIE SMITH IN DEPTH ABOUT THE THREE PROPOSITIONS ON THE 2023 BOND ELECTION BALLOT. THESE INCLUDE A PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY, ANIMAL SHELTER , AND COMPLETING THE RENOVATION OF OUR PARK. YOU CAN VIEW THESE ON THE CITY'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, ROWLETT TEXAS VIDEO, OR LISTEN ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM. JUST SEARCH "MY TRAN01". ALL LINKS CAN BE FOUN ON OUR WEBSITE. LEADERSHIP ROWLETT ALUMNI ARE HOSTING A MEET AND GREET WITH OUR NEW DOWNTOWN MANAGER, MELINDA.

MELINDA BRINGS 28 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, EVENT PLANNING , AND EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF WORKING WITH NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE NATIONAL MAIN STREET CENTER.

COME MEET MELINDA AT FREEDOM PLACE CHURCH, LOCATED JUST ACROSS THE STREET NEXT TO THE CLOCK TOWER. WHILE YOU ARE DOWNTOWN, THE FARMERS AND CRAFT MARKET IS BACK. EXPERIENCE ROWLETT'S WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET TO GET YOU READY FOR THE WEEKEND. VISIT LOCAL VENDORS FOR PRODUCE, FLOWERS, MEATS, HONEY, EGGS, AND HANDMADE CRAFTS, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THI IS EVERY THURSDAY FROM 5:30 2A 30 P.M., BEGINNING THIS WEEK THROUGH JUNE 29TH. ARE YOU READY FOR THE EASTER BUNNY? ON SATURDAY, APRIL THE 11TH AT 11:00 A.M., VISIT THE LIBRARY T MAKE A BASKET OF COLORFUL STRIP OF PAPER. WHILE YOU'RE THERE, PICK UP AN ENTRY FORUM FOR THE LIBRARY'S POLLINATOR PORCH CONTEST. WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE FEATURED AT KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL EARTH DAY EVENT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE , AND ALL OTHER CITY RELATED INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ROWLETT.COM, OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER AT

972-412-416100 . >> THANK YOU. I LIKE TO SHARE

SOMETHING. >> OH, YES, I ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING. I KNOW THIS IS THE PART OF THE MEETING THAT EVERYONE WAITS FOR EAGERLY. THIS IS OUR DOUBLE FEATURE TONIGHT FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER THE LEADING MAN IN THAT DOUBLE FEATURE IS NAMED --. THIS YOUN RISING STAR IS ABOUT 1 1/2 YEAR OLD, AND IS 55 POUNDS OF LOVABL MIXED BREED. HE IS VERY ENERGETIC, AND HE LOVES TO GO O RUNS. HE IS DEFINITELY KNOW COUCH POTATO. IF HE IS NOT RUNNING, HE PLAYS A GREAT GAME OF FETCH. AFTER ALL, HE HAS TO KEEP THAT PHYSIQUE IN CAMERA READY CONDITION. OUR LEADING LADY , WHERE IS OUR LEADING LADY? THERE SHE IS. HER NAME IS ESTELLA. NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL,

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TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. OUR ANIMAL SHELTER IS STILL IN COD RED, THAT MEANS ALL THE KENNELS ARE FULL. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD IT WOULD BE IF WE COULD FIND HOMES FOR ALL OF THESE

AMAZING ANIMALS. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER UPDATES

SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER BELL? >> I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT ROWLETT SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAVE A SEMINAR GOING ON INDEPENDENTLY. IT IS GOING TO B APRIL 11TH FROM 1:00 TO 2:00 P.M. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

THE COMMITTEE CENTER IS 5300 MAIN STREET. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, JUST COME ON IN, AND THEY WILL TELL YOU

[6. CITIZENS’ INPUT]

ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. >> COUNSEL, ANY OTHER UPDATES? I AM SEEING NONE. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CITIZENS INPUT. AT THIS TIME, COMMAS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZENS INPUT.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE FOR ITEM 8B, WHICH IS THE CONVENIENCE STORE SPECIAL USE PERMIT, THAT ITEM HAS BEEN PULLED BY THE APPLICANT . IF YOU WERE WANTING TO SPEAK ON THAT, YOU CAN DO SO AT THIS MOMENT DURING CITIZENS INPUT. IF SO, DESCRIBE A CITIZEN INPUT CARD, AND THOUGHT YOUR NAME. DOES ANYONE WISH TO DO THAT? OKAY, LAURA, DO WE HAV ANY CARDS? OKAY.

>> I HAVE ONE. I APOLOGIZE , BU I'M GOING TO MESS OF THIS NAME

RICHARD PAULO IT'S? >> THANK YOU. SIR, JUST, PROCEDURE NAME, RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

A RESIDENT OF ROWLETT. I WANT TO TALK AGAIN ABOUT THE EROSION PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE ON THE LAKE. I JUST WANT TO RAMP UP WHERE WE WERE GOING. I SPOKE T THE COUNCIL ABOUT SHORELINE EROSION BURNING CLOSE TO OUR PROPERTY. I FOUND OUT THAT THA IS JUST A PIECE OF WHAT IS GOIN ON AT THE LAKE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND THIS'LL RESPONSE ABILITY IS NOT PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM. I DO FEEL, HOWEVER, THAT THEY SHOULD RECOGNIZE THA THE RESPONSE ABILITY TO ITS RESIDENTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. WE BELIEV THAT IT WILL TAKE A JOINT EFFOR THAT INCLUDES THE CITIES IN TH AREA AND CITY OF DALLAS, WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE FUNDED AS A YEARLY PROGRAM THAT PRIORITIZES PROBLEMS , AND YOU CAN GET THAT FROM THE EROSION REPORT, BECAUSE THEY WILL TELL YOU WHICH AREAS ARE PROBLEM AREAS. THAT IS TO BE DEVELOPED AND INITIATED. WE, AS CONCERNE CITIZENS, WOULD SUPPORT THAT EFFORT IN UNDER TWO MINUTES.

QUESTIONS? >> WE CAN'T COMMENT ON CITIZEN INPUT ITEMS, BECAUSE IT'S NOT O THE AGENDA.

>> OH, I AM SORRY. >> FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US AT OUR WEBSITE , AND WE WOULD B HAPPY TO CONNECT WITH YOU ON

THIS ISSUE. >> THANK YOU. ED PASTOR ON ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH THAT SHOWS EROSION THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> THANK YOU. LAURA, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I AM SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA JUST FOR THE RECORD, ITEM 7B AND 7D HAVE BEEN PULLED TO BE

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>> 7A, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVIN THE MINUTES , 7C, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE THIRD OF FOUR ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR MOWING SERVICES , 7D, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE THIRD OF FOUR ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR MOWING SERVICES, 7F CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT, 7G, CONSIDE ACTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE O WASTEWATER PUMPS FOR SIX SANITARY SEWER LIFT STATIONS , 7H, CONSIDER ACTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE ROWLETT COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER COMMITTEE , 7I, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR ASPHALT ROAD REHABILITATION, AND 7J, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF 911 CALL CENTER EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, AND MAINTENANCE.

>> COUNSEL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION?

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS WRITTEN

TO THE RECORD. >> DOES ANYONE WISH YOU SECOND THAT IN? COUNCILMEMBER GRUBISICH?

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOVEMENT BY COUNCILMEMBER WINGET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GRUBISICH. DOE ANYONE WISH TO DISCUSS? COUNCILMEMBER WINGET?

>> I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON ITEM 7I, BECAUSE IT IMPORTANT T KNOW, THIS IS AN ASPHALT ROAD REHABILITATION IN SOME OF THE MOST OF THE MEDICARE IS IN THE CITY. DOES THE MILLER LOAD AND LIBERTY ROAD. IF YOU DRIVEN THOSE ROADS, AND OTHER ISSUES.

DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS WHAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON. WE DEDICATED ALMOST $1,000,000.00 TO THIS ITEM TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN , AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT IT. I HOPE YOU AR

TOO. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL

[7B. Consider action to approve the purchase and sale agreement for property located at 6602 Dalrock Road.]

>> EVENING, ALL. WE HAVE A SHOR PRESENTATION. AS YOU REMEMBER, WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS IN EARLY FEBRUARY AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WAS SOME OF OUR FACILITY CHALLENGES ARE. OUR TEAM FROM THE CITY WORKED TO GO TO VISIT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS, AND TRY TO BEGIN TO SOLVE SOME OF OUR ISSUES. THIS IS ONE ITEM ON THA DISCUSSION, THE SPACE UTILIZATION STUDY WAS ANOTHER.

SO, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO APPROV THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6602 , THAT IS PREVIOUSLY AT CHASE BANK. AS I MENTIONED, W ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF SPACE AT CITY HALL. SO MUCH SO THAT OUR FINEST GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN OVE WHAT WAS OUR GIS OFFICES, AND OUR GIS OFFICES HAVE MOVED OVER HERE, WHICH HAS SPLIT OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT. THIS WIL FREE UP SPACE IN THE ANNEX FOR OUR FINEST APARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND A BIT ON ONE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, AND OUR I.D. TO PERMIT TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND A BIT ON THE OTHER SIDE. WE HAVE BEEN IN OUR I.T. DEPARTMENT, THEY LITERALLY HAVE BOXES STACKED TO THE CEILING, AND THE ARE PILED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, SO THIS WILL GIVE BOTH OF THEM LITTLE BIT EXTRA ROOM. THE LOCATION IS AT THE CORNER OF HIGHWAY 66. YOU CAN SEE IT ON A MAP. THAT IS THE PROPERTY UP IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER. THAT IS A STREET VIEW PICTURE OF THE BUILDING THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY PURCHASING. THIS WILL PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS THAT W HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO IN A WHILE THAT WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR, WHICH IS DRIVE THROUGH BILL PAYMENT. USING A BANK, THAT WAS OUR PRIMARY FOCU WE START LOOKING FOR THIS LOCATION, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE BUILT IN DRIVE-THROUGH RIGHT THERE. THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT O THIS BUILDING IS IT IS IN OUR COUNTY. THIS IS TO BE WILL TO SERVE IN THE FUTURE AS A VOTING LOCATION FOR OUR ROWLETT CITY RESIDENTS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY. LIKELY, BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. THIS IS THE GENERAL LAYOUT OF THE FACILITY.

AGAIN, YOU SEE THE PICTURE DOWN IN THE BODY LEFT-HAND CORNER.

BUT, WE'LL HAVE A UTILITY BILLING OFFICES, YOU SAW THE FRONT COUNTER , WE HAVE A CONFERENCE SPACE AND VOTING

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ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THAT. THIS IS GOING TO SOLVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS FOR US . YOU KNOW, I THINK SOME OF THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE INTO OUR ANNE CAN PROBABLY SEE SOME OF THE REASON WHY , BUT IT IS BEHIND-THE-SCENES WERE IT IS CLEAR AS DAY , WE HAVE USED EVERY CLOSET THAT WE CAN USE. THERE IS NO OTHER SPACE WE CAN USE OTHER THAN WORKING OUT IN THE HALLWAYS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, CONTINUED TO GET COMPLAINTS, UNDERSTANDABLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHY DO I HAVE TO GO TO THE LIBRARY TO VOTE? WHY CAN'T I VOTE IN MY OWN CITY AND THIS WILL SOLVE THAT PROBLE , AND THE OTHER PROBLEM AS WELL WHICH IS SPACE UTILIZATION.

COUNSEL -- SORRY, COUNCILMEMBE GALUARDI? DID YOUR BUTTON?

>> I DID NOT, BUT IF YOU WANT M TO TALK, I WILL.

>> IT SHOULD YOU HIT THE BUTTON OVER HERE.

>> I DID HAVE SOME COMMENTS. I THINK THE STAFF IS ON A REALLY GOOD JOB IN BEING CREATIVE IN SOLVING THE SPACE PROBLEM. THI HITS ONE AND THREE NAILS ON THE HEAD. ONE IS GETTING THE VOTING LOCATION FOR OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT DEALING WITH THE SPACE PROBLEM, AND SOLVING THE DRIVE-THROUGH PROBLEM . THAT IS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR QUITE A ROCK PROBLEM -- THIS IS REALLY GOOD SOLUTION. W ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU GUYS WORK THROUGH WITH THIS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY LATER TO APPROVE IT

>> COUNCILMEMBER WINGET? >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHY THIS PURCHASE WAS MADE UNDER THE UTILITY FUND AS OPPOSED TO THE GENERAL FUND? OR A CAPITAL FUN OF SOME SORT?

>> ABSOLUTELY. OUR UTILITY FUND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING A LO OF OUR UTILITY WORK . BECAUSE THOSE WILL BE THE HOME TO OUR UTILITY BILLING OFFICE, THERE ARE RESERVES IN THAT ACCOUNT.

THIS WAS A PERFECT FIT FOR OUR UTILITY FUND TO USE SOME OF THOSE RESERVES. WE HAVE MORE RESERVES , BUT, FOR SOME OF THOSE RESERVES TO BE ABLE TO FUND THIS BUILDING PURCHASE IN

MOVE OF OUR UTILITY PARTNER. >> IN THESE ARE EXCESS RESERVES ABOVE OUR POLICY LIMIT, WHICH I THANKS TO OUR CONSERVATIVE

BUDGETING? >> ABSENTLY.

>> I ALSO WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI'S COMMENTS. THIS IS GREAT OUTSIDE THE BOX THINKING. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE NEEDED IN THE CITY FOR A LONG TIME , INSTEAD OF JUST TRYING TO GO FOR THE $160,000,000.00 COMPLEX, LET'S BE A LITTLE BIT CREATIVE IN THE MEANTIME TO SAW SOME OF THE MEDIA PROBLEMS, AND THIS DOES ALL THAT. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR ROCKWALL COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVING A PLACE TO VOT HERE IN THE CITY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO TO ANOTHER CITY, WHICH IS FRIENDLY FRUSTRATING AND EMBARRASSING. SO, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT. I WILL PUT ON MY ACCOUNTING HAT FOR A MOMENT, AND JUST SAY TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE CONCERNE ABOUT SPINNING 1.6 MILLION ON THIS BUILDING, OR PURCHASING A PIECE OF RURAL PROPERTY. THIS I AN ASSET FOR THE CITY. THIS IS BUILDING THAT WILL RETAIN, IF NOT GROW IN VALUE FOR MANY YEAR TO COME. IF WE EVER DO EXPAND AND MOVE INTO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FACILITY, THIS IS A BUILDING THAT WILL HAVE A LOT OF EQUITY IN IT DOWN THE ROAD THAT THE CITY CAN THEN LEVERAGE FOR A SALE PRICE THAT IS PRESENTLY GOING TO BE A LOT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ARE PURCHASING IT FOR NOW. THANK YOU.

>> DEPUTY MAYOR SHINDER? >> AS USUAL, BRIAN AND JEFF SAID WHAT I INTENDE TO SAY. BUT, I DO WANT TO ECHO AND ALSO SAY THAT ONE .6 MILLION , IS SOMETHING A LOT OF MONEY, BUT I YOU LOOK AT PRICES FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, THIS REALLY IS A VERY GOOD PRICE FO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, FOR A BUILDING LIKE THIS. I HAVE BEE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ROCKWALL COUNTY VOTERS FOR A LONG TIME, AND ACTUALLY, WHEN ROCCO COUNT JUDGE WAS FIRST ELECTED, THE FIRST CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH HIM WAS ABOUT TRYING TO GE A LOCATION IN ROW LIT WHERE OUR RESIDENTS COULD VOTE. I KNOW HE IS REAL HAPPY ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO WORK ON THIS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON, AND I WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT WORK. WE HAVE GOT IT. SO, I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.

>> COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI?

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND SALE TO THE

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>> COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON, ? >> I SECOND THAT.

>> MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI, SECONDED BY

[7D. Consider action to approve a purchase order to update the Parks Master Plan.]

>> THANK YOU, Y'ALL, FOR ALLOWING ME TO TALK A LITTLE BI ABOUT THIS UPDATE FOR TONIGHT. JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND , THE PARKS MASTER PLAN REALLY INCORPORATES ALL THE CITIES DEMOGRAPHIC DATA SURVEY WITH ALL THE RESEARCH THAT IS DONE.

IT ESTABLISHES SPECIFIC CRITERI FOR LOCATIONS, DESIGNS, AND DEVELOPMENTS OF THE PARK THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. THE MASTER PLAN FOLLOWS THE GENERAL GUIDELINES OF THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEVELOPMENT. WITH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, IN THEIR GUIDELINES, IT SAYS THAT EACH PLAN IS NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AT THE FIVE YEAR MARK. AND THEN, RE-CREATED , LIKE REINVENTING THE WHEEL, AT THE 1 YEAR MARK. TO REMAIN IN LINE WITH THE DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES , WE ARE LOOKING TO DATE THE PLAN THIS YEAR. WITH THAT, WITH THE UPDATE, IT ALSO REMAINS IN LINE WITH OUR CAPITAL ACCREDITATION. YOU KNO THAT WE ARE CAPITAL CREDITED OVER ONE OF 22 CITIES WITHIN TH STATE OF TEXAS THAT IS ACCREDITED. SO, IT HELPS US GUIDE THAT MISSION TOWARDS THAT. AND THEN, THE UPDATE THI YEAR TO PLACE THE 2018 IMPROVE MASTER PLAN. SO, BASICALLY, ALL WE ARE DOING IS JUST UPDATING THE INFORMATION FROM THE CURRENT 2018 MASTER PLAN. IF YOU WILL REMEMBER BACK IN THE FALL OF 2021, WE HELD TWO SESSIONS WITH THE COUNCIL. THE MAIN FOCUS WAS THE TRAILS AND PATHWAYS OF THE PLAN ITSELF.

SO, AS PART OF THAT , WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE WILL UPDATE THOSE MAPS, AND WE WILL UPDATE THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED BASED ON THOSE TOPICS WE TALKED ABOUT. IF YOUR MEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT TWO THINGS. WE TALKED ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OF TH TRAILS AND WHAT PRIORITY THEY WERE GOING TO BE , AND THEN, ALSO, WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRAILS BEHIND SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES . SO, ALL THAT INFORMATIO WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE INCLUDED AS WELL WITH THE UPDATE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WE KNOW THAT THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT THE COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED. SO, IT IS IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THE STUFF, BECAUSE IT GUIDES US AND OUR PLANNING WITH THE PROCESSES AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. SO, AS YOU GUYS KNOW , IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT, AGAIN, WE KEEP IT CURRENT OBVIOUSLY, EVERYTHING CHANGES. WE FINISH PROJECTS, WE ADD AMENITIES, WE RENOVATE THINGS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE ALWAYS SITTING ON TOP OF THAT. SO, THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE GROWTH OF ROWLETT, SOM THINGS CHANGE. SO, WANT TO MAK SURE THAT WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF OUR VISION, GROWTH, AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES ALONG THE WAY THAT CHANGES WITHIN THE CITY. BASICALLY, THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PREPARE A PLAN UPDATE THAT INCLUDES GRAPHICS , NARRATIVES, IDENTIFYING MAJOR ISSUES , AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE PLANNING EFFORTS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNSEL. SO, THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE REALLY INCLUDES FOUR PHASES. TH FIRST PHASE IS A PROJECT KICKOF . THAT IS VERY ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT PLANS WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE PROCESSES CAN BE. PHASE TWO INCLUDES PROJECT ENVISIONING . THAT IS THE OVERALL VISION OF ROWLETT, WHA ARE WE DOING WITH OUR REBUILDING, WHERE WE FOCUSING ALL OF OUR EFFORTS ON? PHASE THREE IS THE MASTER PLAN PREPARATION , AND THEN, PHASE FOUR IS THE FINAL MASTER PLAN UPDATE , WHICH, ONCE IT IS ALL DONE, WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL TO UPDATE EVERYONE ON THE PROGRESS. SO, ONE IMPORTANT THING FOR US IS THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR STAKEHOLERS, AND INVOLVE OUR STAKEHOLDERS. SO, THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, AND WITH HELP FROM OUR SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS, WE WILL ASSOCIATE THEM WITH THE PLAN ITSELF SO THEY CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK, OPINIONS , COMMENTS A THEY HAVE HEARD THE CITIZENS

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THERE ARE NO CHANGES BASED ON THE INTERNAL REVENUE, SO EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE REVIEWE WITH THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, WE CAN UPDATE. WILL UPDATE THE GRAPHICS REPRESENT CHANGES COMPARED TO THE LAST PLAN. SO, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, SOME OF TH MAPS, SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT WE HAVE, ONE EXAMPLE IS I NOTICED A PICTURE OF THE OLD TWIN STAR HOCKEY RINK, WHICH IS NOW A COURT, WHICH YOU WILL KNOW, AS WELL AS SOME NEW THINGS THAT WE'VE ADDED OVER TH LAST TWO YEARS. OUR VICE SECTIONS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE VELTMAN, WE MAKE SURE THAT IS INCLUDED. WE WILL REVISIT TH TRAIL SYSTEM AND UPDATE ACCORDINGLY. AT THAT POINT, WE WILL UPDATE ALL OF THE MAPS, EXCUSE ME, THAT WE HAVE LISTED IN THE MASTER PLAN ITSELF , UPDATE THEM SO THAT IT SHOWS A COMPLETE, SO TAKES OUT SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED BEFORE, JUST TO ELIMINATE THOSE QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. WE WILL TALK ABOU SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WHICH IS, AGAIN, A REQUIREMENT. AGAIN, REMAINING IN LINE WITH WHAT TH GUIDELINES ARE, AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY, UPDATING THE DEMOGRAPHICS AS NEEDED. SO, TH UPDATE SHALL COVER ORGANIZATION NEAR-TERM, WHICH IS , RIGHT NOW MIDTERM, 2028, WHICH IS IDEALLY WHEN WE WILL REINVENT THE WHEE AGAIN, AND REVISIT, GOING BACK TO THE PLAN, AND STARTING FROM SCRATCH. AGAIN, THIS IS MORE ABOUT AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW, NOT REINVENTING THE ENTIRE WHEEL. AND THEN, YOU'LL JUST SEE SOME BASIC OTHER PROJECTS AND TALKING POINTS AS WELL.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PARK INVENTORY , CLASSES AND OBJECTIVES , AND THEN GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES WITH THIS RESOURCE. SO, WHAT W ARE SEEKING IS A RECOMMENDATIO FROM CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CIT MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF 53,000 TO UPDATE THE PARKS AND

RECREATION MASTER PLAN. >> DEPUTY MAYOR SHINDER, HAS A

QUESTION ON THIS? >> YES, I WAS THE ONE WHO ASKED IF THIS WAS TO BE TAKEN OFF TH CONSENT AGENDA, BECAUSE I HAD SOME QUESTIONS, AND BECAUSE I HAD GOTTEN CONCERN FROM SOME CITIZENS WHO WERE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. SO, I WANTED IT TO BE PUT OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC , AS YOU HAVE DONE, AND HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. THAT WAS VERY GOOD. YOU HAVE A TIMELINE REGARDING THE FOUR PHASES OF TH PROCESS?

>> OF EACH PHASE? >> JUST AN OVERALL TIMELINE.

>> AN OVERALL TIMELINE WOULD B SIX MONTHS TO BE COMPETED. WE'R HOPING TO HAVE IT ALL COMPLETE AND FINISHED AND PRESENTED TO YOU BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER. THAT IS OUR ANTICIPATED DATE.

>> OKAY. AND THIS CITIZEN INPUT ON THIS, YOU SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT, BECAUSE THEY FELT AS IF THE PREVIOUS PLAN WAS -- THEY DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE ANY INPU ON SOME THINGS. IT HAD A BIG IMPACT ON THEIR PROPERTY AND THEIR LIVES. SO, I WAS WONDERING, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE PARKS BOARD OR A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE PARKS BOARD WOULD BE DISCUSSING THINGS THA THEY HAD HEARD FROM CITIZENS, BUT WILL THERE BE A MORE FORMAL PUBLIC MEETING OR THAT KIND OF THING FOR CITIZENS?

>> SO, WITH THE RESEARCH THAT WE HAVE DONE THROUGH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, WITH JUST A UPDATE, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARIL NEED TO BE A PUBLIC INPUT. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO A PUBLIC INPU

MEETING. >> MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY MEETINGS, BUT AT LEAST PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN EMAIL, AND, YOU KNOW, AS THIS IS GOING

ON. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS WHA WE ARE GOING TO INVOLVE WITH OU PARKS AND REC BOARD AS WELL.

WILL HAVE AGENDA ITEMS THAT THE CAN TALK ABOUT AT THAT TIME.

BUT, YES, WE WILL FOR SURE HAVE THAT. BUT THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

KNOW YOUR PRESENTATION WILL BE REASSURING TO A LOT OF THEM, BECAUSE YOU BROUGHT UP THE TRAILS BEHIND THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND ALL THAT. SO, I REALL PUSH YOU TO, THANK YOU.

>> COUNSEL, ANY OTHER -- COUNCILMEMBER WINGET?

>> IS IS THE TYPE OF ITEM THAT WE WOULD, NOT NECESSARILY VET WITH THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD, BUT JUST RUN BY THEM AND LET THEM KNOW OUR PROCESS AND WHAT OUR THINKING IS BEHIND THIS?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. IS PROBABL LITTLE BIT TOO LATE, BUT WE SHARED THE PLAN WITH THEM AND WITH THE OVERALL DAY PLAN IS

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>> THANK YOU. >> IS IS THE UP OR BE POINT FOR A COMMENT AS OPPOSED TO A QUESTION?

>> SURE, GO FOR IT. >> OKAY. IF DEPUTY MAYOR SHINDER DID NOT HAS TO PULL THIS, I WOULD'VE PULLED THIS.

HAVE A CONCERN OF THE LIMITED PUBLIC INPUT COMPONENT. THE CONSTANT TWO THINGS. ONE IS THAT THE ORIGINAL PLAN IS NOT JUST FIVE YEARS, IT IS A PANDEMIC AWAY. THINGS HAVE CHANGED RADICALLY IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. IN ADDITION, WHEN I LOOK AT THE PLAN, AND I'VE LOOKED AT IT SEVERAL TIMES, TH ORIGINAL SURVEY BASED ON 180 PEOPLE PROBABLY HAS A GREAT DEAL OF SURVEY BIAS IN IT. WE ARE PLANNING A LIMITED PUBLIC INPUT, WHICH IS GOING TO GUIDE OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT FOR PARK LITTLE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A GOOD PLAN TO ME. WHEN I LOOK AT THE DAT IN HERE FROM THE ORIGINAL SURVEY WITH OVER HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 46 AND 65 , 67% OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE FEMALE, AND ONLY 50% OF THE POPULATION -- OVER HAVE THE RESPONDENTS DO NO HAVE CHILDREN, 57% HAD ONLY BEEN RESIDENTS OF ROWLETT FOR THREE YEARS, AND WHAT REALLY STRUCK ME WAS THAT 84% OF RESPONDENTS UTILIZE THE CITY'S TRAIL SYSTEM. SO, IT IS NO WONDER THAT TRAILS CAME UP AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ACROSS BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. SO, I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC INPUT IN THIS PROCESS. THAT IS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A GOOD GUID FOR WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE A CAPITAL INVESTMENT OVER THE NEX FIVE YEARS. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, IF THAT IS NECESSARY, AN TALK ABOUT DOING A FULL PUBLIC INPUT. I BELIEVE THEY SAID IN THE ORIGINAL THAT IT WAS A SIX WEEK PROCESS. WE SPENT SIX WEEKS GATHERING GOOD PUBLIC INPUT TO PLAN FOR FIVE YEARS

BASED ON THESE RESULTS. >> SO, I WILL MAKE A COMMENT NOW. BACK WHEN WE DID THE SURVEY , AND HAD THE PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS REGARDING THE TRAIL MASTER PLAN , THE PARKS TRAIL MASTER PLAN, WE HAD DISSEMINATED INFORMATION ABOUT THESE MEETINGS AND SURVEYS EVERYWHERE THAT WE COULD.

SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR TEAM, IN THE WATER BILL. WE PUT IT EVERYWHERE THAT WE COULD. WE CAN'T GO TO EVERYBODY STORE , KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR, AND TELL THEM TO DO THIS SURVEY OR GO TO THIS MEETING. THAT'S JUST NOT HOW IT WORKS. SO, SURE, SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN MORE PUBLIC INPUT? YES. BUT, WE CAN ONLY ASK PEOPLE TO GO, AND THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO GO. SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD NOT BE BASHING STAFF HERE, BECAUSE NOT ALL OF THE CITIZENS THAT ONCE WERE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NOT CHILDREN, OR THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY WOULD BE. SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE GOING TO DO ANOTHER KIND OF SIMILAR SITUATION THIS TIME AROUND, I WOULD EXPECT TH SAME TURNOUT, WHICH IS A POOR TURNOUT. THAT IS HOW IT IS WIT THESE KINDS OF THINGS. NOW, IS IT WORTH A SHOT? MAYBE, SURE, W CAN TRY AGAIN. YOU KNOW? IT DOESN'T HURT TO TRY THAT AGAIN.

BUT, WE CAN'T FORCE PEOPLE TO ATTEND THESE TOWN HALLS , AND PUBLIC INFORMATION SETTINGS AN SURVEYS. ANGIE, WERE YOU GOING

TO SAY SOMETHING? >> I CAN.

>> GO AHEAD. >> AS AARON WILL TELL YOU, IN 2018 WHEN ORIGINALLY DID THIS, IT WAS A VERY LONG PROCESS. WE LAMENTED THE TRAIL PLAN, THAT WAS BRAND-NEW. THE MAYOR IS NOT WRONG. HE WAS OUR PARKS BOARD LIAISON AT THAT TIME, AND WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THIS. WE ABSENTLY CAN'T DO A SURVEY. WE CAN DO A COUPLE OF INPUT MEETINGS . HONESTLY, THE UPDATE IS TRADITIONALLY A MUCH SMALLE UPDATE THAN THE ORIGINAL PLAN, WHICH TAKES SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS TO PUT TOGETHER AND REDO A LOT OF YOUR STUFF. BUT, ABSOLUTELY, WE CAN ADD A SURVEY , WE CAN DO A COUPLE PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS ALONG WITH THE PARKS BOARD. WE DID THAT LAST TIME WHERE WE CAM IN AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT PRIORITIES ARE. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO, IS THAT THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION, WE ARE MORE THA

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HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> BRIAN, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT INPUT. I THINK IT IS SO VALUABL AND SO IMPORTANT. BUT, AND THIS IS A VERY BIG BUT, I THINK WE, APPEAR AT THIS DAIS, WE ALSO SUFFER FROM A CASE OF SURVEY BIAS. BECAUSE, ALL WE SEE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY ACTIVE , ENGAGED, AND OF ALL. WE SEE THE PEOPLE IN THE CROWD WHO ATTEND OVER MEETINGS AND THA KIND OF STUFF. AT THE END OF THE DAY, W HAVE 99.9% OF RESIDENTS OUT THERE THAT DON'T KEEP UP WITH WHAT IS GOING ON, DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE SERVICE, TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE WHEN THEY COME OUT, DON'T ATTEND OUR TOWN HALLS OR PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS, AND THEY ARE JUST NOT ENGAGED.

IT IS OUR GOAL, OUR JOB THEN, T STEP IN AND MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. SO, I THINK WE HAVE TO GUIDE THE VISION THAT WE AR GOING TO CREATE. I THINK THAT I OUR ROLE TO STEP IN AND DO THAT IF WE CAN ELICIT AND SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT, ABSOLUTELY, 100%.

I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IS THE END-ALL BE-ALL OF MAKING OUR

DECISIONS IN THE LONG RUN. >> COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI?

>> I DON'T NECESSARY DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. I APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS TO MOVE OUT TO GAIN GREATER PUBLIC INPUT. ONE OF MY CHIEF CONCERNS , AND I READ THIS MULTIPLE TIME NOW, IS THAT THE -- GROUP RECOGNIZES A SURVEY BIAS IN THEIR SURVEY, AND YET, THEN USE THAT INFORMATION AS IT WAS, AN NOT TRY TO STRATIFY THEIR SURVEY, OR DO ANY OTHER THING THAT A GOOD SURVEY COMPANY WOUL DO TO ILLUMINATE THE BIAS FROM THE SURVEY. I STARTED READING THE UNUSUAL OUTCOME, FOR INSTANCE, NOBODY WHO IS PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETIC SPORT PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY. WHERE DID THEY COME OUT? THEY CAME SEVENTH OUT OF EIGHT. SO, I THINK WE NEED TO DO MORE PUBLIC INPUT. I KNOW I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH TWO OF MY PARK BOARD MEMBERS WERE SITTING HERE TONIGHT . WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ON THE PARK BOARD ABOUT BEING ENGAGED, AND ENGAGING CITIZENS WITH THE PARK BOARD. SO, THE OPPORTUNITIES THERE. YES, WE NEED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE, BUT WE NEED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE INPUT THERE, BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE PROBABLY MISALIGNED SOME OF OUR THINGS. WE I HEAR DISCONTENT IN TERMS OF THE CONDITION OF TH PARKS . IS A LOT OF DISCONTENT IN THAT REGARD, AND I AM NOT SURE , AND I AM SPEAKING WITH THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN SOME O OUR DESTINATION PARKS THAT ARE BECOMING RUN DOWN THE OUR CAPITAL IS BEING DIRECTED TO TH WRONG PLACE. THAT IS WHY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PUBLIC INPUT.

WE HAVE GROUPS OUT THERE, WE HAVE SOFTBALL GROUPS, HOCKEY GROUPS , PICKLEBALL GROUPS, WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF GROUPS THAT W CAN REACH TO DIRECTLY TO SURVEY THOSE PEOPLE, AND THEY WILL SHO UP. THEY HAVE SHOWN UP. THE PUBLIC HEARINGS , THEY WERE OUT THERE IN FORCE. SO, IF IT TAKE SIX WEEKS LONGER TO DETERMINE HOW WE ARE GOING TO SPEND OUR CAPITAL DOLLARS IN PARKS, THEN WE HAVE A BOND ELECTION COMING UP IN 2024 WHERE WE WILL BE DECIDING -- WE WILL BE DECIDING WHAT TO PUT ON, BUT THE VOTERS WILL BE DECIDING WHETHER TO SPEND IT. OUR LAST BOND GOT DEFEATED. IT WAS BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

>> IS GROUPS THAT YOU'RE TALKIN ABOUT, THOSE GROUPS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2018 MASTER PLAN FORMS? AGAIN, I JUST SAY THAT WE CAN ONLY ASK PEOPLE TO ATTEND THESE THINGS . WE CAN'T FORCE THEM TO ATTEND IT. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO GET STAFF TO GO TO EVERY DOOR IN TH CITY AND ASK FOR THEIR INPUT, THAT IS IS NOT REALISTIC. BUT, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY DOING ANOTHER PUBLIC SURVEY AND TOWN HALL MEETING OR EDUCATIONAL MEETING OR WHATEVER WOULD NOT HURT. BUT, I DON'T EXPECT THA MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IN THE TURNOUT UNFORTUNATELY. BUT, IT

IS WORTH A SHOT. ANGIE? >> I THINK ONE THING, I APPRECIATE THAT. ONE THING THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER IS THOSE CREWS PARTICIPATED. THAT IS ONE AVENUE . THERE ARE SO MANY OTHE AVENUES. WE DID A PARKS BOARD MEETING WHERE HE ACTUALLY HAD A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION, A REVISITED OF OF THE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION, ACTIV MEMBERS OF THE PARKS BOARD DURING THAT TIME THAT PARTICIPATED IN THESE PRIORITIZING LISTS. SO, ANYTIM YOU DO A SURVEY, IT IS ONLY ONE AVENUE OF A PLOT. WE DO PUBLC MEETINGS OR PEOPLE CAME IN WITH STICKY NOTES, DOTS, AND PUT THE ALL OVER THE WALL. YOU WILL PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT, I BELIEVE HE WAS ON PARKS BOARD A THE TIME. SO, SURVEYS ARE JUST ONE ELEMENT THAT PULLS INTO TH ENTIRE PUBLIC INPUT. BUT, ERIN AND I CAN ABSENTLY WORK TOGETHE TO RANGE. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST RODEO, SO I'M HAPPY TO WORK

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ALL PART OF IT. >> ANY OTHER, THE QUESTIONS? I'M SEEING NONE. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI? >> LET ME FIND MY PAPERWORK FIRST. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER TO UPDATE THE PARKS MASTER PLAN, AND THAT UPDATE WILL INCLUDE SOMEWHAT LESS THAN LIMITED , OR MORE THE LIMITED PUBLIC INPUT AVENUES , INCLUDING FULL PARTICIPATION BY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD , AND RESOURCES THEY CAN BRING. YOU

OKAY WITH THAT, DAVID? >> HE WASN'T LISTENING, SO IT WORKS. YOU ARE GOOD. WE HAVE A SECOND? SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER

GRUBISICH? >> SECOND.

>> MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GRUBISICH. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I AM SEEING ON, CALL THE VOTE. RIGHT, THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. ARE WE AT NOW? THERE I A LOT GOING ON HERE. ALL RIGHT,

[8A. Consider all matters related to the issuance and sale of City of Rowlett, Texas General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023, City of Rowlett Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2023, and Combination Tax and Limited Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2023, including the adoption of Ordinances authorizing the issuance of such bonds and certificates and approving all other matters incident thereto.]

INCIDENT THERETO. >> IT EVENING, COUNSEL. TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS THE RESPONSE FROM THE MARKET TODAY FROM OUR SERIES 2023 WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS IN OBLIGATION, AND OUR CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION DEBT SALES.

TONIGHT, THE CITY PLANS TO ISSU 7 MILLION BONDS, WHICH IS THE THIRD AND FINAL ISSUANCE ELECTION APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2021, AS WELL AS THEIR ANNUAL 7 MILLION WATER AND SEWER ISSUANCE, AND AN ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES OF ALLEGATION. OU BOND ISSUANCE JOURNEY THIS YEAR INCLUDED BOND CALLS WITH S&P'S AND MARCH 16TH IN WHICH WHERE WE HAVE GOOD NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT OUR BOND RATINGS AR MAINTAINED AT CERTAIN LEVELS OF BOTH OF THE BOND RATING AGENCIES. AFTER MY FEW OVERVIE SLIDES , OUR FINANCIAL ADVISER IS HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THE BOND RATING CALL , TO THE SPACING OF THE BONDS, AND IT'S OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. FROM OUR BON COUNSEL'S OFFICE, I HAVE NOT SEEN HIM, BUT HE IS USUALLY HERE. IF NOT, I CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH HIM IF YOU HAVE AN QUESTIONS FOR HIM AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, OR THAT I CAN REACH OUT TO HIM LATER WITH. FINALLY, PENDING COUNCILS ARE PASSING ORDINANCES TONIGHT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS . THE CLOSING AND DELIVER OF THE FUNDS FOR THIS DEBT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON MAY 4TH. SO, FIRST, AND 2021, OUR ROWLETT CITIZENS AUTHORIZED 21.785 TO BE ISSUED OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD. THIS INCLUDE 19 MILLION IN TRAINING AND PAVEMENT, AND TWO-POINTER MILLION IN PUBLIC SAFETY. IN 2021, WE ISSUED YEAR ONE OF THE BONDS AT APPROXIMATE 10.5 MILLION . IN 2022, LAST YEAR, W ISSUED YEAR TWO AND 4.2 MILLION, AND THIS YEAR, WE PLAN TO ISSUE THE FINAL 7.1 MILLION AT THE APPROVED BOND ELECTION. PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WER CONCLUDED IN THE FIRST YEARS ISSUANCE OF THIS YEAR , AND WE WILL FINISH OUT THE PAVING AND DRAINING PORTION OF THIS BOND ELECTION. AS MARTY WILSON DISCUSS, RECEIVED FOUR BIDS ON OUR TRIO BONDS TODAY ENDING WIT A TRUE INTEREST COST OF 3.58%.

THIS IS GOOD NEWS, AS THE ESTIMATED RATE THAT WE HAVE BEE PREPARING FOR WITH OUR FINANCIA ADVISERS WAS 4.15% . SO, OVERALL, OUR FAVORABLE GEO CELL BE 73,000 OVER THE LIFE OF THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS THAT WERE PROVIDED INTIMATE PACKET FOR YOU. SHIFTING OVER TO THE WATE AND SEWER BONDS, OR LONG-TERM

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ADDITIONALLY, PULMONARY BUDGET FOR ANNUAL ISSUANCES WERE PROVIDED IN A TABLE ON SCREEN AND IN YOUR PACKET, AND WILL BE REVIEWED ALSO DURING FISCAL YEA P 24 BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL.

TODAY, WE RECEIVED FOUR BIDS ON OUR WATER AND SEWER BONDS , ENDING WITH THE INTEREST COST O 3.65% . THE ESTIMATED RATE THAT WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISERS WAS 4.17%. AGAIN, THIS IS GREAT NEW FOR THE WATER AND SEWER REVENU BOND ISSUANCE, AND WILL SAVE US ABOUT 890,000 OVER THE LIFE OF THESE BONDS WHEN COMPARED TO TH PULMONARY NUMBERS PROVIDED INTIMATE PACKET. AND THEN, FINALLY, ON FAIRBURY SEVENTH OF THIS YEAR , COUNSEL APPROVED MOVING FORWARD WITH ISSUING 12 MILLION AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO FIND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A JOINT FIRE STATION POLICE SUBSTATION PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY. THE INITIAL DESIGN COST WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY VOTERS , AND PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED 2021 GEO BOND ELECTION, AND WAS ISSUED IN THAT FIRST YEAR THAT WAS ISSUED IN THE SUMMER OF 202 TO BEGIN THE ENGINEERING PHASE OF THAT PROJECT. SO, THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION WILL FUND THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY. WE RECEIVED SIX BIDS ON THE CEOS TODAY'S, ENDING WITH A TRUE INTEREST COST OF 6.23%. THE SEMINARY WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISERS ON THIS DEBT ISSUANCE WAS 4.09%. AGAIN, RESULTING IN MORE GREAT NEWS THAT WILL SAVE ABOUT 821,000 OVER THE LIFE OF THE CERTIFICATES WHEN COMPARED TO THOSE PULMONARY NUMBERS IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL. SO, FOR COUNSEL'S APPROVAL OF TODAY'S CELL, THERE MUST BE THREE SEPARATE COUNSEL ACTIONS. ONE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE GEO BONDS, ONE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE WATER AND SEWER BONDS, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. BUT BEFORE HE MOVED INTO COUNSEL ACTIONS, I WANT TO -- AND LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR FINANCIAL ADVISER, MARTY CHU, TWO FOR THE DISCUSS THE ISSUES OF BOND RATING RESULTS, AND THE PRICIN INCIDENT FOR TODAY.

>> IT EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ISSUE WITH SECURITY.

THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT AND VERY THOROUGH SIMILE SUMMARY OF YOU SALE. I WILL JUST ADD AN ADDITIONAL COLOR COMMENTARY FOR YOU. WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER THESE BRIEF SALE BOOKLETS WITH SOME SUPPORTING INFORMATION . AS WAS MENTIONED, YOUR BONDS WERE SOLD THROUGH COMPETITIVE SALE. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY THROWN OUT ONTO THE OPEN MARKET, AND ANY AND ALL UNDERWRITERS WERE INVITED TO CEMENT A BID FOR THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE AND SELL YOUR BONDS TO THE PUBLIC. SO, EACH OF YOUR SALES HAD A GREAT RESPONSE BEHIND EACH TAB A. WE HAVE INCLUDED THE BID RESULTS. AS IS MENTIONED ON YOUR GEO BONDS, YO RECEIVED FOUR BIDS . FINANCIAL CAME IN WITH THE LOWE'S PROPOSAL, WHICH IS 3.58%. WE DO HAVE INCLUDED BEHIND THESE BID RESULTS IS THE FULL SET OF THE FINAL NUMBERS YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT INTEREST RATE TRANSLATES INTO DOLLARS. THE BONDS HAVE BEEN SIZED WITH EQUAL ANNUAL PAYMENTS OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD . AGAIN, WE CAME I WITH A PURCHASER OF 3.63%.

AGAIN, FINAL NUMBERS INCLUDED . AND THEN, YOUR WATER AND SEWER BONDS RECEIVED FOUR BIDS. THE OKAY FINANCIAL CAME IN WITH A 3.65%. SO, YOUR RIGHTS ARE ALL RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. THE ARE BELOW OUR PRELIMINARY , AS THE STRESS WAS GREAT. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF MARKET , AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE IF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING HEADLINES, WE ARE CONSIDERING A RISING INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT. RATE HAVE BEEN MOVING STEADILY. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF YO-YOING OVE THE LAST YEAR, AND JUST FOR SOME COMPARISON PURPOSES, WHEN YOU ISSUE BONDS LAST JULY, YOU SOLD YOUR GEO'S AT A 4.03% , AN WATER AND SEWER SOLD AT 84.9%.

SO, WE THINK YOU SHOULD BE VERY PLEASED WITH THESE RATES.

HONESTLY, IF YOU PRICING AT TH BEGINNING OF MARCH, YOU WOULD'V BEEN EDGING CLOSER TO THE 4% JUST BECAUSE OF MARKET

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THERE ARE TWO AGENCIES INVOLVED BOTH S&P GLOBAL, AND SERVICES.

THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE A LOT OF INFORMATION, ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS , AND THE RATING AGENCIES CAN CONDUCT A FULL CREDIT ASSESSMENT ON THE CITY. THEY VERY THOROUGH PROCESS, AN AS WAS MENTIONED, THESE AGENCIES POSITIVELY DID AFFIRM YOUR HIGH CREDIT RATINGS. I THINK IT IS SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE THAT YOU ARE BOTH ON YOUR GEO DEBT, BECAUSE YOUR GEO AND CO DEBT FALLS UNDER THE GENERAL OBLIGATION. IS RATED AA ACCORDINGLY BY BOTH AGENCIES . IT IS ACTIVE AGAIN TO NOTE THAT THAT IS ONLY TWO NOTCHES AWAY FROM A PERFECT SCORE. AND THEN ON THE WATER AND SEWER, YOU ARE JUST ONE NOTCH BELOW THAT, SEWE THREE NOTCHES AWAY FROM A PERFECT SCORE. AGAIN, THE SIGNIFICANT, BECAUSE THE CREDIT RATINGS OF THE CITY ARE JUST LIKE YOU OR I HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL CREDIT RATINGS. THE HIGHER YOUR PERSONAL CREDIT RATING IS THE LOWER THE COST OF BORROWING IS WHEN YOU GO TO APPLY FOR A MORTGAGE, OR PURCHASE A CAR . THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR THE CITY. THE HIGHER YOUR CREDIT RATING, THE LOWER THE COST OF THE RATING IS. WE DID INCLUDE IN EACH OF THE AGENCIES PROVIDING A FULL WRITEUP WITH YOUR CREDIT ASSESSMENT, INCLUDED THE WRITEUPS FOR YOU IN THE VERY LAST TAB OF YOUR PACKETS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THOSE. THEY ARE VERY COMMENTARY TO THE CITY, AND THEY DO FOCUS IN ON THE STRONG MANAGEMENT AND STRON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE CITY. SO, ALL IN ALL, WE THINK THESE ARE VERY POSITIVE RESULTS AND THAT YOU SHOULD BE PLEASED AGAIN, AS IS MENTIONED, THIS IS THE LAST STEP OF THE BOND ISSUANCE PROCESS. BY APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ORDINANCES TONIGHT, YOU ARE EFFECTIVELY LOCKING THOSE RATES IN PLACE, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THOSE FUND ON MAY 4TH. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND YES THAT IS GREAT NEWS. IT WAS ALREADY GOING TO BE GOOD NEWS IF WE HAD A 4% INTEREST RATE, BUT 3.6, I MEAN, THAT IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. AND THAT IS THANKS TO OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT , AND OUR CONSERVATIVE BUDGETING. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE TONIGHT , AND SHADOW TO OUR FINANCE TEAM FOR ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN. THEY DOA GREAT JOB, AND A PRESHEET THE PRESENTATION. IS THIS WHER I CAN ASK STAFF SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO WHAT IS INSIDE THE UTILITY FUND RESERVE FUND FUND CAPITAL

PROJECTS? >> TONIGHT IS REALLY NOT -- THI IS MORE OF THE WHOLESALE AND FUNDING. BUT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE WORK SESSION, IF NOT TWO , ABOUT FINALIZING THOSE PROJECTS. TONIGHT SALE DOES NOT HINGE ON WHAT THE PROJECTS ARE. OF COURSE, IF YOU WANT TO , WE HAV SOME OF OUR PROJECT MANAGERS HERE IF YOU WANT TO THE

DISCUSSION. >> THAT'S NOT TONIGHT, THEN I

WILL NOT DO. ANGIE? >> APRIL THE 18TH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL STREET PROJECT. AS YOU KNOW, WE SUBMITTED THAT , SO YOU CAN HAV THE CONVERSATION THEN. AND THE WATER AND SEWER, WE WILL DISCUSS, I BELIEVE, THE FIRST MEETING IN MAY. THAT'S PART OF THE CAPITAL PROJECT.

>> GOTCHA. THAT WILL BE WANT T DISCUSS THE LIST AND PRIORITIZATION OF THE LIST? GOTCHA, THAT IS WHAT HE NEEDED TO KNOW. COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER

GALUARDI? >> OF COURSE I HAVE A COMMENT.

I JUST WANT TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, HAD TO TAKE A QUIC LOOK. I DID A LOT OF FINANCE WORK OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. SO IT STRUCK ME. IT IS AN INTERESTING THING THAT IS RIGHT NOW, THE LINEAR COMMISSION IS 3.70%. WE ARE GETTING RATES BETTER THAN THAT. FOR THOSE IN THE FINANCE BUSINESS, YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS BIG NUMBERS, OKAY IT'S BIG NUMBERS. SO, CONGRATULATION TO THE TEAM. AGAIN, FOR DOING WELL WITH THE

RATING INTERVIEWS. >> YEAH, I MEAN, SERIOUSLY.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS. ANY OTHER, THE QUESTIONS? REALLY? OKAY.

THEN, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION COUNCILMEMBER WINGET?

>> I MOVED TO ADOPT AN AUTHORIZATION FOR SERIOUS 2023 AND APPROVE ALL OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO.

>> IS THERE A SECOND? DEPUTY MAYOR SHINDER?

>> SECOND. >> MOTIONED BY COUNCILMEMBER WINGET, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYO SHINDER. ANY DISCUSSION? I AM SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

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>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF THE WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS SERVICE 2023, AND CONSIDER ALL MATTERS OF THIS VOTE ISSUANCE AND SALES OF ROWLETT, TEXAS.

>> COUNCILMEMBER BELL? >> I SECONDED.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI, SECONDE BY COUNCILMEMBER BELL. CALL THE VOTE? THAT ITEM CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL ENTERTAIN ANOTHER MOTION , COUNCILMEMBER

BRITTON? >> YEAH, I MOVED TO ADOPT -- AND MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUES AN SALES OF CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS,, NATION TAX AND SURPLUS REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIOUS 2023, AND APPROVING ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO.

>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I SECOND THAT.

>> MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WINGET. CALL THE VOTE? AND THAT ITEM CARRIES INITIALLY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON T OUR NEXT INDIVIDUAL GOES ITERATION ITEM. JUST TO NOTE, AGAIN, ITEM 8B HAS BEEN PULLED THE APPLICANT WAS TO PULL THE

[8C. Conduct a public hearing and take action to approve an ordinance granting a Special Use Permit to allow a vapor store for the sale of hemp-derived therapeutic products containing CBD; Amending the Comprehensive Plan; Amending the official Zoning Map of the City on property zoned C-2, General Commercial/Retail and located at 3701 Lakeview Parkway, Suite #102 in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas.]

ROWLETT, DALLAS TEXAS . >> EVEN, COUNSEL. MARIA, COUNCI MEMBERS, YOU ALL AWARE OF THE REQUEST THAT IT IS FOR A CBD STORE. IF YOU RECALL IN AUGUST, YOU ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW SAID USE FOR CBD STORES OR RESTORES . THE APPLICANT ALSO HAS A PRESENTATION, JUST OF THAT YOU KNOW, THE REPOSED SEP VOTED OFF THE SALE OF THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS, AND I WANT TO CLARIFY THE PURPOSE OF THE SUB , AND BASED ON THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS BASICALLY TO ENSURE THAT ANY NE BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES , VAPING DEVICES, AND MATERIALS CONTAINING CBD ARE REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION, AND THEN ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL. AGAIN, THE PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO SATURATION OF SAID USES OR PERFORATION OF SAID USES, AND THAT INCREASED CONDITIONS CAN B APPLIED TO SAID USE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE ARE AN PLUMMETING THIS ORDINANCE. THIS IS THE FIRST CASE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED RELATED TO AN SUB FOR CBD PRODUCTS RESOURCE. BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, AGAIN, AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE, YOU CA SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, THERE IS A MAP THAT IDENTIFIES THE NUMBER OF STORES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE CITY THAT ARE EITHER CBD OR VAPE SOURCE. THERE ARE 11 STORES IN THE VICINITY. THE STAR ON THE MAP REFLECT THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WHICH IS IN THE RETAIL STRIP CENTER RIGHT NOW. IT IS APPROXIMATELY -- IT IS OFF OF ROWLETT ROAD, AND OF THOSE -- A BIG PART PARTING, OF LAKEVIEW PARKWAY. OFF OF THOSE STORES, SEVEN ARE IN RADIUS OF THE SUBJECT ALREADY. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT THE MEETING DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST BY 7-0 VOTE. TALKING LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SUBJECT PROPERLY, THE PROPERTY IS WITHI THE C TO ZONING DISTRICT, WHIC IS ACCORDING TO THE DEVELOPER CODE IS AVAILABLE FOR RETAIL SALES. PRIMARILY, THE C TO DISTRICT IS LOCATED ALONG A HIGH-VOLUME TRAFFIC LOCATION. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 17 -- I AM SORRY, THERE'S A TIMECODE THERE. IT IS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY WITHIN -- SHOULD REQUIRE 97 PARKING SPACES. THE REASON I AM ADDRESSING THE PARKING SPACES TO EXPLAIN HOW MANY PARKING SPACES THIS WOULD NEED , AS FAR AS THE USE IS CONCERNED, IT WOULD REQUIRE ONE PARKING SPACE FOR EVERY 300 SQUARE SPACE IN THE AREA. THE SUITE ITSELF HAVE THE PROPOSED USES WOULD LIKE TO LEASE IS 1130 FEET. THERE ARE TENANTS IN THE CENTER ALREADY THAT IS RESTAURANT IN ELSE LONG. THE PROPOSED BUSINESS CONCEPT SIGNAGE, AND THOSE ELEMENTS, AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF AN SUB I

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THROUGH SATURDAY, AND 11 TALK T 7:00 P.M. ON SUNDAYS. WITH THAT, COUNSEL, I WILL ATTEMPT T ANSWER QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU. SO, JUST A COUPL OF QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WAS NOT REQUESTED BEFORE THE BUSINESS OPENS, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. THE APPLICANT STARTED UTILIZING THE LEASE SPACE WITHOUT A CO, IN WHICH CASE, WE ADVISE THAT THEY NEEDED A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY, AND THEY CEASED THAT OPERATION, WAITING TO SEE ACCESS ON THE SEP.

>> TO THE APPLICANT ALSO HAVE TO SUBMIT PERMITS TO DO THE WORK ON THE INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE TO GET IT OPEN SO

THOSE DID NOT HAPPEN EITHER? >> I AM NOT SURE WHAT WORK OCCURRED WITHIN THE LEASE AREA ITSELF. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION OFFHAND. I'M NOT COMMITTED IT TO MEMORY. BUT YES IF THERE IS CERTIFICATE WORK BEING DONE IN THEIR SUCH AS DEMOLISHING WALLS WHAT HAVE YOU LISA. BUT, THAT WASN'T

WARRANTED AT THE TIME. >> GOTCHA, THAT WAS MY QUESTION I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIND OF WORK THAT WOULD TRIGGER A PERMIT REQUIREMENT, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS MOVING UP

WALLS -- >> IN THIS INSTANCE, THEY QUICKLY FOUND OUT I REALIZED THAT THEY ARE NOT OPERATING WIT A CO, AND THE REMEDY THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> IN THE APPLICANT AS A PRESENTATION?

>> THE APPLICATION IS HERE , AND EVERY VISITATION. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER WINGET

>> SIMILARLY TO THE MAYOR'S QUESTION, IS A PERMIT REQUIRED TO INSTALL THE SIGN AT THE FRON OF THE BUILDING?

>> ABSENTLY. THEY DID APPLY FO A SIGN PERMIT. THE SIGN WAS APPROVED, BUT THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO INSTALL IT UNTIL TH SUB. THE SITE HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED. SO, A COUPLE OF HICCUPS WITH COMEDIC ASIAN ALON THE WAY.

>> THANK YOU. COUNSEL, ANY OTHE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, THE APPLICANT CAN COME UP AND MAKE HIS PRESENTATION.

>> IT EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO, WE ARE THE FOUNDERS OF --. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC INSOMNIA IN THE ARMY SERVING AS A COMMEN MEDIC. NOW, I'VE BEEN SUFFERIN THROUGH IT WITH ARTHRITIS FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOW. SO, FOR US, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MEDICINAL VALUE OF THE HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS. WE STARTED THIS PROJECT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, AND IT SAVED OUR LIVES. WE GOT ON THE ROAD AND STARTED, YOU KNOW, BUILDING STORES , AND WE WANTED TO BRING THIS OUT TO MOR PEOPLE. SO, NOW WE ARE AT 25 LOCATIONS . AND THIS IS ONE OF

THOSE LOCATIONS. >> I WILL SHARE, MY HUSBAND'S NAME IS -- , VERY NICE TO MUTUAL. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE STATED EARLIER TO BE THE FIRST TO GO THROUGH THE SPECIAL USE PROGRAM PROCESS. I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE ZONING, IN

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WE HAVE TOOLS LOCATIONS, THIS BEING ONE OF THEM. WE HAVE ONE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND IN HOUSTON. AS WE STATED, WE STARTED OUT A A MISSION TO HELP COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THE BENEFIT OF ALTERNATIVE PLANT MEDICINE. MY BACK ON IS ON THE MEDICAL FIELD OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON FOR NEARL 20 YEARS OF GASTROENTEROLOGY.

DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE BENEFIT O HEMP COULD DO FOR MYSELF. WE ARE IN A SUPPRESSED CONDITION, AND THE ABILITY TO REALLY IMPROVE MY DAILY QUALITY-OF-LIFE, AND THAT IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT. WE WANT TO TEACH CANNABIS THERAPY, AND WE TEACH IN A VERY LAID OUT PROCES . ASIDE FROM YOU, METHOD FROM THE ARMY, OUR MISSION IS THAT, THERE'S A PICTURE RIGHT THERE, YOU SEE 20% OF THAT. OUR MISSIO IS TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITIES THAT THERE IS A TRUE EPIDEMIC EXISTING ACROSS OUR COUNTRY , AND 22 VETERANS TO TAKE THEIR LIVES. THAT IS EVERY DAY, AND I LOST MANY GOOD FRIENDS IN THE COMBAT SURVEY. WE WANT TO PROVIDE TO OUR VETERANS BY PROVIDING THIS GREAT ACCESS FO ALL THESE PRODUCTS IN DIFFERENT MODALITIES. I WANTED TO STATE THAT FROM THE GET-GO, BECAUSE THE FACT THAT WE ARE LICENSED THROUGH THE STATE, AND THAT WE DO NOT PROVIDE THOSE TYPES OF PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS WE -- THER IS NO REGULATION YET. WE ARE EXCITED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF HEMP BILLS GOING THROUGH TAXES, WE HAVE LEGISLATION BILLS THAT ARE HAPPENING. WE SUPPORT REGULATION, WE RAISE THE STANDARD TO PROVIDE THE TRANSPARENCY ON QR CODES WITH THIRD-PARTY ASSESSMENTS. ONE O THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE DO IS WE DON'T CARRY NICOTINE OR TOBACCO. WE ARE NOT THAT TYPE OF SHOP, AND THERE ARE THOSE SHOPS . THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT THOSE PRODUCTS, THEY HAVE EXCESS ABILITY TO THOSE PRODUCTS. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE DO . BUT, WE DO CARD EVERYBODY. ANYONE WHO COMES IN THAT WANTED TO HAVE A PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE, DERIVED FROM THE PLANT THAT IS DERIVATIVE THROUGH THC, THEY HAVE TO BE 21 AND ABOVE. THAT I NOT A MANDATED LAW YET, BUT WE DO IT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. ANYBODY WHO IS PURCHASING A CBD PRODUCT OR A CANNABINOID , WHICH IS NON-PSYCHOACTIVE , WE ALSO LOOK AT THE DRIVERS LICENSE TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE ABOVE THE AGE OF 18.

>> JUST AS WE WERE SAYING, WE DON'T SELL PIPES, TOBACCO, NICOTINE, ANY OF THAT. THIS IS PURELY A HEMP RUN BUSINESS. WE TREAT THIS AS A MEDICINE . THAT IS WHAT IT IS DONE FOR US. AND WE TAKE OUR TIME WITH OUR CLIENTS. WE SPENT 15, 20 MINUTES, MAYBE'S EVEN AN HOUR TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND HOW THE SYSTEM WORK , HOW TO FEED AT BEST, AND ACHIEVE RESULTS BASED ON AILMENTS AND THE SEVERITY THOSE ARIEL MIN'S. 90% OF FOLKS WHO COME INTO OUR BUILDING, THEY DEAL WITH ANXIETY, PAIN, PTSD, AND DEPRESSION. WE BRING OUT EFFECTS BASED PRODUCTS THAT ARE CATERED TO THOSE AILMENTS, RIGHT? EXCUSE ME. SO, LIKE I SAID, WE DO FOCUS ON VETERANS T MAKE IT AFFORDABLE FOR THEM, PROVIDING A DAILY 22% DISCOUNT AND WE JUST PASSED 25 MILLION VETERAN DISCOUNTS , SINCE WE WERE STILL ENOUGH TO GET ON THE ROAD THREE YEARS AGO AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC. BUT YEAH, WE ARE A FAMILY, VETERAN OWNED TEXAS BUSINESS. THERE AR SOME PHOTOS HERE TO CHECK OUT.

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AM A VETERAN WHO HAS SERVED EIGHT YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY AS AN ENTRY MAN, AND A COMBAT MEDIC FOR 15 YEARS. I'VE HAD TROUBLE WITH PTSD, SLEEP, AND ANXIETY. IS BEING SUPPLIED WITH THE PLETHORA OF PHARMACEUTICAL FROM THE VA, MANY OF THEM DOIN MORE HARM THAN GOOD. I CAME HERE LOOKING FOR BETTER AND SAFER OPTIONS . MICHAEL WAS TO TRY AND GET THERAPY TO GET OFF SOME OF THE MEDICATION BEING PRESCRIBED TO ME. I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE FULL SPECTRUM OIL, ALONG WITH THE DELTA NINE GUMMIES FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS. THIS, NATION WITH CANNABINOIDS HAS SEVERELY PRODUCED MINING ANXIETY, AND A NO LONGER WAKE U THREE TIMES IN A DRESSED IN SWEAT. MY OVERALL MOOD AND ATTITUDE IS BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN YEARS. THINGS TO THESE PRODUCTS, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF MY SLEEP AND ANXIETY MEDICATIONS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT THE EMPLOYEES TOOK THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME , AND HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO SUGGEST PRODUCTS THAT WERE BETTER THAN MOST. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS THAT THEY HAVE. I FEEL THAT THIS PRODUCT CAN HELP SAVE AND/OR CHANGE LIVES FOR THE BETTER.

CANNABINOID THERAPY IS ALREADY DONE THAT FOR ME. THAT'S JUST TWO OF THE TESTIMONIALS THAT W HAVE HAD, BUT I WILL NOT BORE YOU GUYS ALL NIGHT WITH THEM. BUT, YEAH, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH

US. >> MAY I ASK SPECIFICALLY, WHY ROWLETT? THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS OF TEXAS THAT, WHEN WE EMBARKED ON HAVING STOREFRONTS , WE HAVE THIS IDEA OF, OH, TAK THIS OUT TO OUR COMMUNITIES , LET'S HELP HOW THIS IS CHANGED OUR LIVES. THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A LOCATION ONE DAY. WE'VE BEEN SEEKING FOR SOME TIME . I TRAVELED LAKEVIEW MULTIPLE TIMES. I KNEW IT WELL , AND HAD TO DECIDE THAT WOULD BE IN AN INTERVIEW.

>> AND A KEY DIFFERENTIATOR BETWEEN US AND, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT SHOP OWNER THAT SELLS AT SMOKE SHOP OR VAPE SHOP THAT SELL SIMILAR PRODUCTS IS THAT LOT OF THEM, IF YOU GO TALK TO THEM, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE SELLING. THERE IS NO EDUCATION, RIGHT? THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THESE PRODUCTS.

AND A LOT OF THEM, THEY TELL YOU, HEY, I DON'T TOUCH THE STUFF. THE STUFF, I'M JUST SELLING IT. FOR US, WE DON'T PUT ANYTHING ON OUR SHELVES THA WE HAVE NOT TRIED OURSELVES. OU QUALITY IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANC . THEY ARE THIRD-PARTY LAB TESTED , WHICH IS VERY IMPORTAN TO US.

>> AND IN ALL OF OUR CONSULTANT GO THROUGH WHAT WE CALL A CERTIFIED LIAISON CANNABIS CONSULTANT. THEY ARE EDUCATED, AND GO THROUGH A COUPLE MONTH TRAINING PROGRAM IN REGARDS TO CANNABINOID KNOWLEDGE INSIDE THE STOREFRONT, TAKING CLIENTS WITH TRAINERS TO DISCUSS OUR PRODUCTS, TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE THE BENEFITS TO THE CONSUMER , AND BY THE RECOMMENDATIONS. WE ALSO SAY IN TOUCH WITH OUR CLIENTS, AND IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED BACK IN MY DAYS

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EVERYTHING WAS CBD, CBD, CBD. NOW, TODAY, PEOPLE ARE VERY OPE TO HEAR THE WORD CANNABIS. AN WE SPECIFY, IT IS A HEMP DIRECT CANNABIS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEMP AND MARIJUANA. TEXAS IS MOVING A LOT FASTER THAN PEOPLE PERCEIVE . I SEEN EVERYBODY SAY WE ARE SO CONSERVATIVE, WE ARE, LOOK AT WHERE IT IS GOING. THERE IS HUGE TREND TO ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, AND ACCESS IN BALANCE , AS WELL AS CANNABIS USAGE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT TREND BY TOP MEDICAL SCHOOLS NOW TEACHIN THAT SYSTEM. SO, THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF HAVING THESE POSITIONS IN THE FUTURE IS RIGH AROUND THE CORNER. SO, IT IS JUST ONE AVENUE OF ACCESS TO MANY MORE COMPANIES THAT WILL EXIST IN TEXAS FOR YEARS TO

COME. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR US?

>> COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER WINGET YOU ALL DO FRANCHISING AS WELL. HOW MANY OF YOUR STORES OR FRANCHISED VERSUS OWNED AND OPERATED BY YOU?

>> RIGHT NOW, THE 25 LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE FIRST DECIDED TO GET INTO THIS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAV MUCH MONEY, RIGHT? WE FOUND SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED IN OUR MISSION AND VISION TO BRING HIGH-QUALITY HEMP THERAPY TO OUR COMMUNITIES, RIGHT? THEY INVESTED WITH US, AND THIS IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SPRING OF SO MANY LOCATIONS IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. BU RIGHT NOW, ALL THE 25 LOCATIONS WILL HAVE EQUITY IN THEM, AS WELL AS WE MANAGE THEM AS WELL AND DISTRIBUTE TO THEM. THEY AR CORPORATE RUN , BUT WE ARE WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS THI AND NEXT MONTH TO SEE IF, YOU KNOW, IF THEY TRIED TO BAN CERTAIN CANNABINOIDS LIKE THEY HAVE IN THE PAST, OR IF THEY SUCCEED , HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT, ASSUMING ALL THINGS GO WELL , WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT OUR FRANCHISE MODEL IN THE NEXT, I WOULD SAY, FIVE MONTHS OR SO. BUT, YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY SEEN THE PORTAL. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTS FROM FOLKS ALL OVE

THE STATE AND COUNTRY. >> SO, RIGHT NOW, THAT INFORMATION ON THEIR IS JUST T COLLECT INDIVIDALS WHO ARE

INTERESTED IN FRANCHISING? >> YES. WE ARE SO IN THE EARLY STAGES , AND NOBODY EXPECTED HO MANY BILLS ARE CONNECTED WITH THAT. WE ARE VERY MINDFUL OF WATCHING THOSE TRENDS, AND SING WHAT IS HAPPENING. WE DON'T JUS JUMP IN TO CANNABINOID BECAUSE IT IS THE NEXT CRAZE. WE DO THE R AND D, WE ARE THE ONLY PARTNER WITH GMP, WHICH IS PACKED WITH LABS, BECAUSE THAT IS WE WHERE THE FDA IS GOING. WE HAVE TO DO THAT. I JUST DID MY COUNTING FOR THE STATE TWO WEEKS AGO BECAUSE WE WERE A TEXAS CONSUMABLE HEALTH LICENSE RETAILERS HAVE HEALTH LICENSES NOW THAT SHOULD BE ISSUED FROM THE STATE. WE GOT ON BOARD WHE IT WAS NOT MANDATED. THEY ARE MANDATED NOW, SO WE HAVE THAT FOR EVERYONE. WE THE VERY FIRST PAGE FROM LICENSE NUMBER. THE TEXAS CONSUMABLE HEMP LICENSE, WHICH IS BRAND-NEW FOR INDIVIDUALSLIKE OURSELVES HAD A BRAND, NOT JUST OUR STOREFRONT, THAT WAS MANUFACTURED. THAT BRAND IS

WHOLESALE. >> SO, IT IS, DOUBLE-DIGIT BEEN ABLE TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS ESSENTIALLY FROM SCRATCH, AND T GROW AT THE RATE AT WHICH YOU HAVE, THE REAL REASON I ASKED THAT QUESTION IS HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO OPEN 25 STORES , AND HAVE RUN INTO THIS ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUTGETTING ACO BEFORE MOVING INTO THE BUILDING AND ESSENTIALLY BUILDING

OPERATIONS? >> TYPICALLY, WHAT WE DO IS WE APPLY FOR THE CO BEFORE WE OPEN RIGHT? WE APPLY FOR THE CO, AN THEN, WE SOFT OPEN TO GET OUR PROCESSES STRAIGHT, TRAIN OUR EMPLOYEES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND THEN, UNFORTUNATELY, WE GO SHUT DOWN, RIGHT? THE CITY TOL US A, YOU HAVE TO SHUT DOWN, WE CLOSE OUR DOORS, AND WE APPLY FOR AN ALMOST THREE GRAND APPLICATION. IT WAS QUITE A HEFTY FEE FOR US. AND THEN, THE INVESTMENT THAT WE MADE ON OUR EMPLOYEES , YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO KEEP THEM AS LONG AS WE COULD AND PAY THEIR PAYCHECKS THAT THE STORE BEING OPEN, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT TOOK SOME

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RETRAIN FOLKS. >> AND I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I KNOW THAT WAS ASKED EARLIER WAS THERE WAS NO -- IT WAS JUST PAINT. WE GET THE SAM FLOORS. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE LANDLORD, WHO IS OUT-OF-STATE , REALLY, THE PROPERTY MANAGER, WHICH IS I BELIEVE IT WAS A NAIL SALON BEFORE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WA THE PAINT , AND THEN WE APPLIED FOR THE CO. THEY SAID, OKAY, WE'LL BE IN HERE AND TEACH.

TYPICALLY, TO YOUR POINT, WE'VE APPLIED IN THE PAST WITH DIFFERENT CITIES, WE GET OUR CO PRETTY QUICKLY. I THINK DURING THE PANDEMIC, EVERYTHING WAS W CANNOT GO PLACES. THEY WOULD SOME THE BACK QUICKLY, AND THEY WOULD SAY, WELL, YOU HAVE TO PU YOUR THINGS IN THERE. YOU CAN TURN ON YOUR COMPUTERS. SO, A LOT OF IT WAS WE ARE TRAINING, WE ARE SOFT OPENS, RIGHT, AND THEN WHEN HE SAID THE SEP PROCESS, WE SAID, OKAY, WHAT IS THE PROCESS LOOK LIKE? WE FIRST HEARD IT WAS A NICOTINE AND TOBACCO THING, AND THAT'S WITHOUT WAS A CONCERN, WE ARE REALLY JUST SAYING CONSUMMATE EVENT OUR BUSINESS.

>> I SENT A LONG EMAIL TO ALEX EXPANDING OUR BUSINESS , SAYING HEY, WE ALSO NICOTINE , TOBACCO E-CIGARETTES , WE ARE A TRUE HEALTH AND WELLNESS BUSINESS. BASICALLY, THEY SAID, YOU SAW TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, BECAUSE CBD IS INCLUDED IN THE

ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED. >> AND I THINK IT IS A LOT TO D WITH THE STIGMA, BECAUSE WE SEE IT TOO. CBD -- A LOT OF APP STORES, WE SAW THE MARKET TREND CHANGE. WE SAW VAPE AND SMOKE STORES THAT WERE NECESSARILY NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF CBD.

BECAUSE THE TREND OF CBD WAS S EXCITING FOR SOME PEOPLE, WHAT IS CBD, WITH THE STORE SIGNAGE AT BUSINESSES HAVING THE UNSCIENTIFIC STORES AND NEVER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH CBD SUDDENLY BEING AN INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS NOW IN THE BUSINESS O CBD. SO, WE HAVE SEEN THIS WHER CBD IS WARRANTED, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO CLARIFY. LIKE, IF THAT IS A CONCERN, WE ARE NOT THAT'S, BUT THEN, WE JUST HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, SO WE WAITED IT OUT. W SHUT DOWN FOR NOW OVER THREE MONTHS , AND WE WENT TO THE PROCESS TODAY TO FINISH THAT

PROCESS. >> OKAY, IF YOU CAN SHARE APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH YOU HAVE INVESTED INTO THE SPACE IN TERM OF FURNITURE, FIXTURES, REEFER BEEN?

>> I WOULD SAY AT LEAST BETWEE 30 OR 40 GRAND. THAT'S A

GUESSTIMATE. >> IS ROWLETT THE FIRST COMMITTEE RERAN TO A SPECIAL US PERMIT HAS BEEN REQUIRED FOR

THIS TYPE OF THING? >> YES, OUT OF ALL OF THEM.

>> YES SIR. >> WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS PERMIT

IS DENIED? >> THEN, WE CLOSE THE STORE, AN LOSE THE INVESTMENT FROM OUR PARTNERS. IT'S NOT OUR MONEY, I IS OUR PARTNERS MONEY , SO WE JUST HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT YOU

LOST YOUR MONEY, BASICALLY. >> THE BEST PART IT IS OVER 100,000 THAT THEY PUT INTO A COMMITMENT OF ANY STORE THAT WE DO. AT THE TIME, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING. WHAT WE LEARNED OVER TIME IS THAT THAT IS A HARD LESSON. THEY SAY LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. YOU WANT A LOCATION THAT WE RUN INTO MORE WITH THE STIGMA. YOU HAVE TO GET NOT JUST CITY APPROVED, BUT COUNTY APPROVED. EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT. THEY HAVE TO KNOW, DO THEY WANT TO, RIGHT? HAVE TO EXPEND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEMP AND MARIJUANA, AND WE HAVE DEALT WITH THAT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUSINESS LINE. WE FEEL LIKE IT IS BETTER. NOW, DO WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE BETTER TO UNDERSTAND THE SPACE OF THE SECOND GENERATION VERSUS SPACE WHERE WE HAVE TO COME IN AND DO EVERYTHING, OR, HAVING LANDLORD BUILD YOU SOMETHING, AND THEN COME IN, AN OFF TO PUT IN AS MUCH OF YOUR OWN DOLLARS. IF AN INVESTOR COMES TO US IN THE WAY THAT WE HAVE DONE THESE FIRST IS A WOOD SLOT 100,000 TO INITIATE THE STOREFRONT. IN THIS CASE, IT WAS AS MUCH OF AN INVESTMENT WITH THE ACTUAL PAINT AND THING LIKE THAT, BUT IT WAS AN INVESTMENT IN THE INVENTORY THAT STOCKED SIGNAGE , AND ALL OF THAT. BUT, YES, TO YOUR POINT, ONE THING WE DID LEARN THROUGH ALL OF THIS , AND THIS IS THAT THE TALENT OF OUR 25 LOCATIONS, IS TO REALLY NEGOTIATE THAT IF THE HEMP LAW CHANGES IN THE CITY , IF THE FEDERAL LAW CHANGES, IF THE COUNTY OR STATE LAW CHANGES, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIGURE HOW TO TERMINATE OUR LEASE. BECAUSE WE HAVE PERSONALLY GUARANTEED ALL OF OUR LEASES. YOU, THE LANDLORD, MIGHT SAY GREAT, COME ON IN, AND THEY AS IF WE PERSONALLY GUARANTEED, BU

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THAT IS WITH THAT WE TAKE. >> YOU CAN JUST RESPOND TO THIS OR NOT, BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A CERTIFICAT OF OCCUPANCY IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOU GUYS, PROTECT YOUR EMPLOYEES BEFORE YOU EVER GET I THERE, AND THAT IS WHY WE HAVE OUR CITIES STAFF TO INSPECTION OF THESE FACILITIES. WHEN YOU APPLY FOR THAT CO, THAT IS NOT THE TIME TO START TRAINING PEOPLE. THAT IS NOT THE TIME TO START A SOFT OPENING. THAT IS NOT UNTIL THE CO IS ISSUED AT THAT POINT.

>> CEOS ARE IN EVERY CITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS DO NOT ALLOW CUSTOMERS OR THE PUBLIC TO ENTER THAT FACILITY UNTIL THAT CO HAS BEEN GRANTED . UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED HERE , WHICH IS PART O THE ISSUE.

>> SURE, SURE. ENTER OUR EXPERIENCE OF BUILDING IN OUR 25 LOCATIONS IN THREE YEARS, YOU KNOW, SOME CITIES HAVE BEEN MORE LENIENT THAN OTHERS, RIGHT THEY HAVE ALLOWED US TO DO A SOFT OPENING AND TRAIN OUR FOLKS.

>> WELL, THEY WERE NOT FOLLOWIN THE LAW.

>> SURE, SURE, AND WE LEARN IS GO, RIGHT?

>> I THINK DURING THE PANDEMIC AS WELL, THERE IS THAT LENIENCY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT COME IN. THEY KNOW THAT WE ARE ON A VER TIGHT PERSONNEL, RIGHT NOW, SO WE WILL ALLOW YOU TO GO IN, AND TO THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON IT. SOMETIMES, IT WOULD TAKE WHAT I YOU MONTHS, BUT THEY HAD GRANTE US TO GO, RIGHT? SO, YEAH, THI IS A UNIQUE SITUATION TO SAY TH LEAST.

>> COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTION IS FOR THE APPLICANT?

>> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I READ THE LETTER YOU WROTE REGARDING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT . I AM NOT SURE THAT I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE PRODUCT THAT IS BEING OFFERED, AND HOW IT IS CONSUMED. SUBLINGUAL, TEACHERS, OILS, EDIBLES, BREATHABLE'S , AND HEMP PRODUCTS. SO, BREATHABLE'S, IS A THAT'S NOT AV PRODUCT? IS I USING A VAPE? A VAPE TOOL?

>> CORRECT. WE USE A DEVICE, BU THERE IS NO NICOTINE OR TOBACCO IT IS PURELY HEMP. IS ANOTHE MODALITY THAT YOU CAN TAKE FOR THESE FOR ANXIETY, PAIN, SLEEP. IT IS THE PEOPLE'S REFERENCES, RIGHT? SOME PEOPLE PREFER EDIBLES, SO SOME FOLKS PREFER CAPSULES, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

>> OUR MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRODUC IS OUR FOUNDATIONAL OIL. IF YOU ARE TRULY HERE TO HELP THAT AILMENT YOU'RE SUFFERING FROM, THAT IS THE ONLY THING TO SATURATE IN THE CANNABINOID SYSTEM. SO, 12 TO 14 HOURS IS THE HALF-LIFE. TO PEOPLE CALL THOSE THINGS AND LOOK AT THOSE PRINCIPLES AS A VAPE? WE REFERENCE THEM AS AN OIL CARTRIDGE. IT IS A PRESSED FLOWER PLANTS DIRECTLY IN THEIR . THE LABS SHOW THAT. IF ANYTHING, IT ADDS TO THE FLAVOR OR TASTE PROFILE AND MEDICINAL BENEFIT. BUT, THERE IS NO NICOTINE OR TOBACCO. THE REASON WHY WE STARTED IS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO TEACH THAT, BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD THINK AND I BELIEVE THE NEGATIVE CONNOTATIO OF INGESTING VITAMIN D . VITAMI D IS BEAUTIFUL FOR YOUR SKIN, BUT NOT GOOD FOR YOUR LUNGS. SO WE VERY QUICKLY TRIED

PROACTIVELY TO EXPLAIN -- >> THANK YOU. OF THE PRODUCTS USED ON SITE, YOU MENTIONED TRAINING? ARE THE PRODUCTS USE

ON SITE AT THE STORE? >> ARE THE USED ON SITE? NO, WE DON'T ALLOW FOLKS TO USE PRODUCTS IN THE STORE.

>> I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY, STAFF, GO

AHEAD. >> TWO QUESTIONS. SO, ANY STAF WRITER, YOU MENTIONED THAT THER ARE SEVERAL STORES WITHIN TWO MILES . I'M USING THE LEASE TERM OF VAPE. DOING AWFUL THOS STORES ARE ALSO PROVIDING HEMP-BASED OR CBD BASED

PRODUCTS? >> THEY ARE ALL CBD VAPE

STORES. >> OKAY. IF AN SEP IS GRANTED DOES THAT SEP COVER ALL VAPE PRODUCTS? OR IS IT SPECIFIC ? OUR APPLICANTS ARE TELLING US THAT THEY DO NOT DO ANY TOBACCO . SEP, I BELIEVE, COVERS TOBACC BASE AS WELL AS CD PRODUCTS.

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>> SO, COUNSEL DETERMINE STORES AND SHOPS SELLING CBD OIL AND CBD RELATED PRODUCTS , THAT IS PART OF THE SEP .

>> THE SEP WOULD BE TIED TO TH LEASE AREA ITSELF , AND THAT WOULD COME UP FOR REVIEW IN FIV YEARS.

>> SO, ANY PRODUCTS ALLOWED UNDER THE SEP WOULD BE ALLOWED

UNDER THIS. >> UNDER THE ORDINANCE ITSELF , IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO MAKE IT MORE RESTRICTIVE, I BELIEVE THE HAVE THE PARLIAMENT TO DO SO AS PART OF THE SEP, DAVID IS ABOUT TO CHIME IN, AND HE MAY CORRECT ME.

>> A READING FROM THE DRAFT ORDINANCE THAT IS IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET, THE PURPOSE OF THE SEP IS TO, QUOTE, ALLOW VAPOR STORE FOR THE SALE OF HEM DERIVED THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS.

ET CETERA, ET CETERA. IT IS NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT CONTAIN PRODUCTS. I WOULD READ THIS ORDINANCE AS, NUMBER ONE, NOT REQUIRING A FIVE-YEAR REVIEW , BUT LIMITING THE SEP SPECIFICALLY, CBD BASED PRODUCTS.

>> YEAH, YOU WROTE IT, SEE YOU SHOULD REMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI, YOU CAN HIT YOUR BUTTON IF YOU WANT TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION. I WASN'T SURE IF YOU WERE DONE. THAT WAS IT? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OF THE APPLICANT?

COUNCILMEMBER WINGET? >> DAVID?

>> YOU HAD YOUR BUTTON. >> THERE'S A REFERENCE TO THE ORDINANCE THAT ONLY ALLOWS THES FOR FIVE YEARS , THEN IT IS ONL FIVE YOUR SEP. BUT, THE ORDINANCES SPECIFICALLY REPRESENT AND INCORPORATE THOS PROVISIONS.

>> OKAY. THAT WAS YOUR QUESTION

>> YES. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? WE CAN DO COMMENTS NOW , OR -- NO, I WANTED ANY MOTION. OH, PUBLI HEARING, SORRY! YOU JUST ON MOTIONED.

. ANY OF THOSE WISHING TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. JUST SE YOUR NAME AND RESIDENCE FOR TH RECORD. IS ANY MOTION, DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE? I'M SEEING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. NOW, I WANTED ANY

MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER WINGET? >> I MOVE THAT WE MOVE THE ITEM WITH THE CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE STAFFING AND

ZONING COMMISSION. >> IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? CALLING FOR A SECOND COUNCILMEMBER BELL? ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBE WINGET, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BELL. I WILL JUST KICK OFF THE DISCUSSION PART OF THIS. SO, I WILL BE VOTING IS THE ORDINANCE. THIS IS FOR THREE REASONS. ONE, THE APPLICANT WILL OPEN THE STORE WITHOUT ACO, THAT WAS A BASIC AGREEMENT OF ALL CITIES EVERYWHERE. TWO, THE APPLICANT OPEN THE STORE THAT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, OR THAT A SIGN PERMIT. AND THREE, THERE IS A PROLIFERATION OF THESE USES ACROSS THE CITY, 11 TO BE EXACT . THAT'S JUST TOO MUCH. I PERSONALLY HAVE NOTHING AGAINST HEMP DERIVED PRODUCTS. I DON'T DOUBT IT'S SALLY TO PEOPLE.

HOWEVER, SIGNIFICANT INTENTION OF SPECIAL USE PERMITS WOULD PROVIDE PROLIFERATION FOR EIGH PARTICULAR KIND OF USE. IN THI CASE, THERE'S A PROLIFERATION, AND MY OPINION, AND CBD STORES IN ROWLETT. SO, THAT IS MY OPINION. COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON? I APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT BEIN HERE, I APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A STIGMA OF RIGHT, WRONG, AND OR INDIFFERENT, THERE IS A STIGMA ABOUT IT. I WOULD JUST HAVE A TOUGH TIME TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THE CITIZENS WHY WE HAVE 11 O THESE STORES NOW , AND SEVEN HOURS IN A TWO MILE RADIUS. I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME SAYING WHY WE NEEDED TO APPROVE THIS.

SO, BASED ON THAT, I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST IT.

>> DEPUTY MAYOR SHINDER? >> YES, YOU'VE ALREADY SAID IT, AND SO HAS MIKE. BUT, A READIN IN THE PACKET HERE, IT SAYS, VERY PLAINLY, ORDINANCE 027 DAS 22 WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT NO BUSINESSES SEEKING TO SELL VAPE AND CBD PRODUCTS IN LOCATIONS WELL-SUITED FOR THE OPERATION, WHICH IS PROBABLY IS, BUT, AND TO NOT ALLOW FOR THE PROLIFERATION OF THESE ENTITIES THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 11, WIT

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>> COUNCILMEMBER WINGET? >> I MUST SAY, I AM ACTUALLY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THE COMMENTS FROM MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS APPEAR. NUMBER ONE, EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES.

HEATHER NOT BEEN AN SEP REQUIREMENT IN PLACE, IT IS VER UNLIKELY THAT IT WOULD'VE EVER BEEN DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAD NO COMPLETED YOUR SEO PROCESS. IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED B OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN YOUR STORE TO OPEN WITHOUT INCIDENT.

NUMBER TWO, THERE ARE STORES ACROSS THE METROPLEX. THIS IS STORE IN -- , THE STORE IN NORTH DALLAS, AND THERE'S A STORE WHICH I CAN ONLY ASSUME IS THE CARROLLTON AREA. YOU GUY ARE STORES EVERYWHERE , AND THERE CLEARLY VERY SUCCESSFUL, OR HE WOULD NOT BE CONTINUED TO GROW WITH THE RATE THAT YOU ARE THAT TELLS ME THAT YOU ARE A MARKET DIFFERENTIATOR. YOU PROVIDE A SERVICE THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED IN THE EXISTING MARKET. THERE IS NOT A PROLIFERATION OF YOUR STORE HERE IN THIS COMMITTED. WHAT THERE IS A PROLIFERATION OF OUR VAPE SHOPS. THEY ARE SELLING VAPE PENS, AND VAPE CARTRIDGES.

THAT IS NOT WHAT YOUR STORE DOES, AND THAT IS WHY I SUPPORT YOU ALL OPENING IN OUR COMMITTEE. YOU ARE IN A GREAT LOCATION, YOU ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO ANY SCHOOLS YOU'RE NOT IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO ANY HOMES, ANY CHURCHES, YOU'RE IN THE BIG LOT PARKING LOT FOR GOODNESS SAKE. YOU HAVE ALREADY INVESTED IN AND INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL IN YOUR STORE , YOU ARE, AGAIN, PROVIDING A SERVICE THAT I THINK DOES NOT CURRENTLY EXIST IN OUR COMMUNIT , AND I THINK THAT IT IS UP TO THE MARKET TO DETERMINE WHAT A PROLIFERATION IS . I FULLY UNDERSTAND WHY WE PASSED THAT ORDINANCE, AND I THINK IT IS VERY VALUABLE AND VALID. WE HAD ANOTHER STORE OPENING THAT LOOK LIKE ONE OF THOSE OTHER STORES WITH NEON FLASHING LIGHTS OF MARIJUANA LEAVES IN THE WINDOWS YEAH, I WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE HESITANT. BUT, THAT IS NOT THAT TYPE OF STORE YOUR OPENING THAT IS NOT THE TYPE OF STORY RUNNING. I KNOW I ASKED A LOT O HARD QUESTIONS EARLIER, AND I WAS TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THE ISSUE, WHICH WAS THE TRUTH. AND HERE WE SIT WITH A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE LOOKING AT TURNING AWAY BUSINES THAT IS GOING INTO AN EXISTING SPACE THAT CURRENTLY SITS EMPTY , NOT BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY IN ANY WAY, AND YET, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS HERE WHO HAVE INVESTED INCREDIBLE CAPITAL ON OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE GOING TO TURN THEM AWAY BECAUSE WE PERCEIVE THAT THERE IS A PROLIFERATION OF THIS TYPE OF STORE . I DISAGREE, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION. THAT IS WHY I MADE IT. I WAS IN MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE MADE THEIR MARK SO THEY HAVE MADE WILL RECONSIDER , AND CONSIDER APPROVING THIS ITEM. THANK YOU.

COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER GRUBISICH?

>> YEAH, THIS WAS AN INTERESTIN ONE. I THINK THE WHOLE REASON WHY THE SEP PROCESS WAS PUT INT PLACE WAS BECAUSE THERE IS A PROLIFERATION OF THESE STORES EVERYWHERE. IT IS STILL SORTIN ITSELF OUT IN THE MARKET , TO TRANSFER THIS POINT, THEY ARE DESIGNED TO FIGURE IT OUT, AND THEY'RE DOING IT IN THE MARKET THE WHOLE REASON THEY DID THIS WAS TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE POTENTIAL BUSINESS OWNERS IN FRONT OF THIS BODY TO BE ABLE T REALLY LOOK THEM IN THE FACE , AND BE, LIKE, WHAT YOU GUYS GOING TO DO? AND IT DOES NOT TAKE FIVE MINUTES TO LISTEN TO YOU ALL SPEAK TO REALIZE THAT YOU KNOW WAY MORE ABOUT THIS STUFF AND PROBABLY THESE OTHER 11 STOREOWNERS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, YES, THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM, BUT I HAVE A TENDENCY TO AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER WINGET . I THINK YOURS IS DIFFERENTIATING FROM A LOT OF THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE THERE.

IF YOU TRULY ARE AS -- AS HE SAID, THE MARKET IS GOING TO TELL WHAT IT IS. IF YOU GUYS DIFFERENTIATE YOURSELF THAT MUC WERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FIND YOU, I HAVE A FEELING IT IS, LIKE, WE WENT TO THIS WITH LIQUOR STORES WHEN THEY CAME ON , AND THE MARKET WILL DETERMINE WHERE IT IS. IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THERE IS A PROLIFERATION OF LIQUOR STORES IN THIS TOWN, AND YET, WE SAW HAVE ONE OR TWO TO MANY. BUT, YOU SEE A LOT OF THE GO AWAY. BUT, OVER TIME, YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF OTHER ONES THAT ARE FLY-BY-NIGHT SHADY ONE THAT WILL GO AWAY AS WELL. I WOULD HE DO NOT HAVE A GOOD STORE THAT HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN OUR COMMUNITY IN A SHOPPING CENTER THAT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HOLD A STORE FOR LONG TIME. SO, I WAS REALLY

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WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT. >> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS I WILL JUST SAY THIS. THERE AR SEVERAL OF THE CBD STORES IN ROWLETT THAT DO NOT FIT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS, AND THE SELLING OF GLASS, AND VAPE PRODUCTS .

RATHER, THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THSE STORES IN ROWLETT THAT ARE PRETTY SIMILAR TO THIS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON THE HEMP DERIVE PRODUCTS. SO, THIS ISN'T JUST -- THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE STORE I ROWLETT, THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THESE ALREADY. BUT, THE POINT BEING IS THAT THE MARKET WILL DETERMINE WHERE APARTMENT SCOPE THE MARKET WILL DETERMINE WERE DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANTS GO.

THE MARKET WILL DETERMINE WHERE STORAGE PLACES GO. THOSE ARE ALL SPECIAL USE PERMITS WITHIN OUR CITY TO ENSURE THERE IS NO A PROLIFERATION OF THOSE KIND O USES THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY.

THAT IS WHY THE SEP WAS PASSED BY THE COUNCIL, THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. AND THE FACT IS WITH REGARDS TO THE CO, AND HOW STAFF WOULD HAVE APPROVED I WITHOUT THIS SEP, THAT MAY BE SO, BUT THEY STILL OPEN AND OPERATE WITHOUT ACO. SO, THAT FACT DOES NOT CHANGE. BUT, AGAIN, THE MAJORITY OF WHERE M DECISION-MAKING ON THIS ISSUE I COMING FROM IS SIMPLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A PROLIFERATION OF THIS USE WITHI THE CITY, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY WE REQUIRE SEP'S FOR THIS USE AND APARTMENTS, AND DRIVE THROUGH'S, AND STORAGE PLACES.

THAT IS WHY WE HAVE SPECIAL USE PERMITS, IS TO ALLOW FOR COUNSEL TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE, AND TO SEE IF THERE REALLY IS A NEED FOR THIS USE IN THE CITY. IN THIS CASE, I JUST SIMPLY THA THERE IS. AN ADDITIONAL USE, I AM SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER

BRITTON? >> OH, SORRY, I JUST NOT ENOUGH

>> I DO NOT TURN IT OFF EITHER.

>> COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI? ANYONE ELSE?

>> SO, I HAVE TO SAY, I CAME INTO THIS SERIES DOWN. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ABOUT PRODUCTS OR STORES, I DO NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO GO AND LOOK AT THE SEVEN THAT ARE NEARBY. MY CHIEF CONCERN WAS BASED UPON MY QUESTION, THAT THE SEP COVERS THE SALE OF E-CIGARETTES. THAT IS IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED. THAT'S E-CIGARETTES DRIVING 80% OF YOUR NEW FROM E-CIGARETTES, OR CBD PRODUCTS. SO, IN THE SEP, WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY UNDER THIS APPLICATION TO SAY IT IS OKAY, YOU'RE DOING HEMP PRODUCTS, BU YOU CAN'T DO E-CIGARETTES. TO ME, IT IS THE E-CIGARETTES THA HAVE BEEN THE PRODUCT THAT IS PROLIFERATED ACROSS THE CITY. CBD WAS ADDED AS A PRODUCT THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE CIGARETTES IT SOUNDS, TO ME, THAT THE E-CIGARETTE BUSINESS IS NOT WHA YOU GUYS ARE IN. YOU ARE IN THE HEMP OIL BUSINESS AS A THERAPEUTIC. SO, IN THAT CONTEXT, I AM INCLINED, IN THIS CASE, TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBE WINGET AND HIS DESIRE TO LET I GO FORWARD. NOTWITHSTANDING THE ISSUE OF THE CO . I HAVEN'T OPENED THE BUSINESS, BUT IF THE WERE GOING TO, I WOULD'VE FIND OUT WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS WERE BEFORE BEGINNING OPERATION. I PULLED UP RIGHT HERE, I SEE YOU SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, WHICH I AM SURE YOU WERE TOLD WAS NOT TO BE ON THE BUILDING UNTIL AFTER YOU GOT YOUR CO. SO, I AM , AS YOU CAN TELL, I'M TRYING TO TALK WITH OVER AND ONE WAY OR ANOTHER RIGHT NOW.

>> YOUR SIGN COMPANY DID -- >> OKAY, THIS MOMENT IS FOR

COUNSEL ONLY, THANK YOU. >> SO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO

WAIT AND SEE HOW I VOTE. >> SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER BELL,

YOU HAD A COMMENT? >> YEAH. I WANTED TO KNOW, YOU KEEP SAYING SEVEN, WHERE THE OTHER SEVEN? I LEGALLY LOCATED TO THE OTHER SEVEN? I PROBABLY PASSED IT UP WHEN I WAS READING

THE BILL. >> OH, OKAY, THERE IS A MAP

THERE. >> YES, THIS IS GRAY HAIR

COLLECTING IN, OKAY. >> CAN YOU PUT THE LANGUAGE THA WE PASSED? I AM STRUGGLING TO FIND IT.

>> IS THERE A SPECIFIC ORDINANC IN THE PACKET?

>> REVEALING WHICH YOU, YES. >> BUT, ANYWAYS, WHAT I WAS TO SAY -- THANK YOU. WHAT WAS GOING TO SAY IS THAT I KNO

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HAVE TO AGREE WITH HIM. >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, COUNCILMEMBER GALUARDI, YOU HA A QUESTION ON WHAT WAS HAPPENIN HERE. SO, ARE YOU CONFUSED WITH WHAT THE SEP APPLIES TO SPECIFICALLY? IS THAT WHAT YOU QUESTION OR CONCERN IS?

>> YEAH, THE ORDINANCE IS ATTACHED TO THE PACKET. THE CODE IS ATTACHED, AND HAS A DEFINITION OF A VAPE STORE, WHICH THE SEP APPLIES TO. IT APPLIES AS THE RETAIL ESTABLISHES THEMSELVES TO SELL E-CIGARETTES , AS DEFINED IN TH SECTION, WHICH IS 90% OF ITS GROSS REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF E-CIGARETTES OR E-CIGARETTE CB PRODUCTS. MY UNDERSTANDING, WHILE WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS, WAS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE STORES THAT WERE SELLING CBD, WHAT I AM HEARING IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IS WE ARE NOT SELLING E-CIGARETTES, WE ARE SELLING HEMP BASED PRODUCTS DERIVING 100% OF THE REVENUE FROM HEMP BASED PRODUCTS. SO, I AM TALKING THROUGH WHAT COUNCILMEMBER WINGET HAS BEEN SAYING, THAT THIS APPEARS TO NO BE THE SAME PRODUCT THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING WHEN WE PASSED

THE SEP ORDINANCE. >> SO, WHAT I'M READING HERE THAT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME IS , LET ME GO BACK TO IT. IT IS TO ALLOW A VAPE STORE TO DERIVE PAPER PRODUCTS CONTAIN CBD LOCATED . OH, THAT IS WHAT IS READING?

>>

>> BUT, THE SEP APPLIES TO THE PROLIFERATION OF VAPE STORES , AND THE DEFINITION OF A VAPE STORE IS AN ENTITY THAT DERIVES 90% OF ITS REVENUE FROM EITHER E-CIGARETTES OR E-CIGARETTES AND CBD. NOW, THE POINT THAT COUNCILMEMBER WINGET MENTIONED THE CONCERN WAS OTHERS WAS WERE SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS THAT ARE A PART OF THAT. THE LATEST TREND IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO HAS BEEN TO ADD CBD TO THE THINGS THAT THEY PUT INTO THOSE E-CIGARETTES. WHAT I AM HEARING HERE IS ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT PRODUCT. IT IS NOT AN E-CIGARETTE THAT THEY ARE SELLING, IT IS AND OIL. THAT IS WHY MY QUESTION ABOUT HOW IS TH

PRODUCT INGESTED. >> IS LIKE A VAPE STORE, THEY DON'T SELL TOBACCO, WE ALSO NICOTINE.

>> OF THE SEP WAS GRANTED , THA GRANTS YOU THE RIGHT TO SELL

E-CIGARETTES. >> YES.

>> OKAY. SO, HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION HERE. WE NEED SOME

CLARIFICATION. >> ALTHOUGH THE ORDINANCE DOES SPECIFICALLY -- FEELING WHICH IN THE SEP ORDINANCE DOES SPECIFICALLY REFERENCE AND SEP IS GRANTED FOR A VAPE STORE, TH LITERAL LINKAGE OF THE ORDINANC IS A VAPE STORE FOR THE SALE O CBD PRODUCTS. THAT CAN VARY EASILY BE REGISTERED TO CBD

PRODUCTS. >> AND, THE DEFINITION OF CBD'S ORDINANCES CBD PRODUCTS OIL, OI BASE CAPSULES, VAPORIZED LIQUID ADJUSTABLE, SOLID, OR ANY OTHER PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS CANNIBAL OIL DESIGNED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

>> IF YOU WANTED TO BE CLEAR ON IT, THOUGH, YOU UNDERSTAND, THE PURPOSE OF THE SEP TO GIVE THE COUNCIL AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THE APPLICATION, AND T OPPOSE REASONABLE CONDITIONS.

IF IT WAS YOUR CONCERN THAT THE MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO SELL NICOTINE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.