[5B. Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing September 15th through October 15th as Hispanic Heritage Month and a request to light the downtown water tower in blue and red.]

>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5B, PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND REQUEST TO LIGHT THE DOWNTOWN WATER TOWER IN BLUE AN RED.

>> ALREADY. GOOD EVENING. THE RDA ICS MISSION , THE INCLUSION COMMISSION AT MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CREATIVE IDEAS AND FEEDBACK TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH AND ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY BY SPONSORING RESPECT, INTEGRITY AND FAIRNESS AND ENGAGE WITH OTHERS TO ENRICH TH VIBRANT CULTURE OF ROWLETT.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH STARTED WITH A WEEKLONG COMMEMORATION WHEN IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED B CONGRESSMAN GEORGIE BROWN IN 1968 AND THE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LATIN COMMUNITY GAIN TRACTION IN THE 1960S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

AT THIS TIME AND AWARENESS OF MULTICULTURAL GROUPS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES WAS GRADUALLY GROWING AND IN AUGUST OF 1988 CONGRESS AUTHORIZED THE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HISPANI HERITAGE MONTH BY PUBLIC LAW AN ON SEPTEMBER 15TH WAS CHOSEN T KICKOFF THE SPANISH HERITAGE MONTH BECAUSE IT COINCIDES WIT THE INDEPENDENCE DAY OF SEVERAL LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES .

FOLLOWING THE INDEPENDENCE DAY OF MEXICO AND CHILE. THE HISPANIC POPULATION HAS BEEN INTEGRAL TO THE PROSPERITY AND RICH CULTURE OF TEXAS AND THE NATION AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATES THE HISTORY AN CONTRIBUTIONS THAT LATINOS HAVE MADE OVER THE YEARS AND THE RD AC HAS REQUESTED THE CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIMED SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH AS HISPANI HERITAGE MONTH AND FOR THE DOWNTOWN WATER TOWER TO BE LIT BLUE AND RED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH AS A SYMBOL TO ROWLETT'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING INCLUSION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT, I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATED FROM SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH IS A CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HISTORY HERITAGE AND CONTRIBUTION TO TH UNITED STATES FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE FROM ARE DESCENDED FROM A SPANISH-SPEAKING NATION OR LATI NATION, AND WHEREAS THE CELEBRATION WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED IN CONGRESS IN 1968 BY GEORGE BROWN IN CALIFORNIA.

THESE EFFORTS LED PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON TO RECOGNIZE HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK THAT YEAR AND FURTHER THE OBSERVATIO WITH THE FIRST MONTH OBSERVANCE IN 1988 AND WHEREAS THE HISPANI AND LATINO POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES TOTALS OVER 60 MILLION OR 19.1% OF THE POPULATION MAKING IT THE LARGES ETHNIC NAUGHTY IN THE NATION AND IN TEXAS, THE POPULATION NO IS APPROXIMATELY 40.2% AND IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, HISPANIC AND LATINO CITIZENS ARE COMPOSED OF 20.7% OF ALL RESIDENTS. THE CELEBRATION OF THE COMMUNITY STARTS ON THE DAT THAT HONORS THE INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF SEVERAL LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS INCLUDING EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, COSTA RICA NICARAGUA, HONDURAS AND MEXICO AND WHEREAS JAMES FORBES ONCE SAID WHEN PEOPLE RELY ON SURFAC APPEARANCES AND FALSE RACIAL STEREOTYPES RATHER THAN AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEVEL OF HEART, MIND, AND SPIRIT, OUR ABILITY TO ASSESS AND UNDERSTAN ACCURATELY IS COMPROMISED. CELEBRATING HIS SPANISH HERITAG MONTH STRIVES TO RECOGNIZE THE DEEP HISTORY OF THE CULTURE OF HISPANIC AND LATINO PEOPLE FROM ARTISTS SUCH AS LIN MANUEL MIRANDA, THE WRITER AND COMPOSE OF HAMILTON, DFW ZONE SELENA GOMEZ, SCIENTISTS SUCH AS MARIO MOLINA, WHO WAS A 1995 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER FOR STUDIES TO THE EARTH'S OZONE LAYER AND LAWYER SUCH AS SONIA SOTOMAYOR, THE FIRST LATINA TO SERVE IN THE SUPREME COURT AND THOSE WHO SERVICE IN THE NATION'S MILITARY AND THEREFORE, I, MAYO MARGOLIS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RELATIVE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMISSION CLAIMED THE PERIOD O SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN ROWLETT, AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT OBSERVANCE AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS WATE TOWER WILL BE LET -- LIT IN BLUE AND RED IN SUPPORT OF ROWLETT'S COMMITMENT TO

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INCLUSION TO MEMBERS OF OUR CIT 'S MEMBERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN MAKING RELATIVE PLACE TO WORK, LIVE AND PLAY. THANK YOU.

>> DO YOU ALL WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT.

[5C. Presentation of proclamation recognizing September as Library Card Sign-Up Month. ]

>> OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5C, PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS LIBRAR CARD SIGN-UP MONTH AND PRESENTING THIS ITEM IS COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS AND THE LIBRARY BOARD AND FRIENDS OF ROWLETT LIBRARY.

>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU GUYS S MUCH FOR JOINING US. IT IS SUC A PLEASURE TO SEE ALL OF YOU, AND I KNOW ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU WILL DO ALL THE TIME, AND I'M GOING TO READ A LITTLE BIT THEN I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND JUST KNOW THAT FROM MY HEART, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR ALL OF OU RESIDENTS. LIBRARY CARD SIGN-U MONTH IS CELEBRATED EACH SEPTEMBER IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIO AND IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES NATIONWIDE. BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIME IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE LIBRARIES PLAY IN EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN. IT IS ALSO A GREAT TIME TO REMIND PARENTS TO MAKE SURE THEIR YOUNGSTERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST IMPORTAN SCHOOL SUPPLY OF ALL, A LIBRARY CARD. AND HERE IS YOUR PROCLAMATION. WHERE AS LIBRARIE PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, AND WHEREAS LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES SERVES BROAD RANGE OF NEEDS FROM GETTING CHILDREN READY TO READ AND SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS TO HOMEWORK HELP IN BUILDING RESEARCH SKILLS, TO GED CLASSES AND JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, WHEREAS LIBRARIANS OFFER DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL LITERAC TRAINING TO HELP STUDENTS AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHEREAS LIBRARIES CONTINUE TO TRANSFORM AND EXPAND THEIR SERVICES AND WAYS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMUNITIE THEY SERVE, AND WHEREAS A FREE LIBRARY CARD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SCHOOL SUPPLY OF ALL AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF OUR SENIORS REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE GREAT SENIOR PROGRAMMING AND THEY GET THE FREE LIBRARY CARD, TOO, AS WELL. SO NOW THEREFORE, I, ALISA BOWERS AND BEHALF OF MAYOR MARGOLIS OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER'S LIBRARY SIGN-UP MONTH AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SIGN UP FOR LIBRARY CARD AND ENJOY THE MANY RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

>> I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THE PEOPLE APPEAR REALL FAST. WE HAVE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEMBER BETTY , OUR VICE PRESIDENT. KATHY HAMMOND IS ALS A FRIEND. VICKI IS A LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR. LINDA MORGAN IS AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER. WE ALSO HAVE MARKING IN AND STANLEY POLLARD FROM THE FRIENDS AND LIBRARY SERVICES MANAGER PHIL BARRETT. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND FOR MOR INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE LIBRARY OFFERS, VISIT ROWLETT.COM/LIBRARY.

[5D. Presentation of Comprehensive Monthly Financial Report (CMFR) for the period ending June 30, 2023.]

5D, PRESENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2023 AND PRESENTING THIS ITEM IS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. TONIGHT'S FINANCIAL PRESENTATIO IS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 20TH, -- JUNE 30TH, 2023. THIS

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REPORT WAS REVIEWED IN MUCH MORE DETAIL EARLIER TODAY WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. OVERALL THE CITY IS PROMOTING RESIDENT -- REVENUE PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY INCREASED REVENUES IN THE GENERAL FUND IN THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND WHICH WILL HIT O -- TOUCH A LITTLE BIT LATER. TH CITY IS REPORTING EXPENSES OF 92 MILLION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, ABOUT A HALF 1 MILLION OR 1% ABOVE THE REVISED BUDGET FORECAST DRIVEN BY THE EMPLOYEE'S BENEFITS FUND . WITHIN TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, WILL GO A BIT MORE IN DEPTH INT THE OVERALL REVENUE AND EXPENSE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL FUND AND UTILITY FUND AND ALSO SPEAK TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FUND SINCE IT IS A MAY CONTRIBUTOR T OUR VARIANCE FORECAST THIS QUARTER. PROPERTY TAXES REPRESENT ALMOST 60% OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET AND SERVIC THE PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT . THE CITY COLLECTED 240,000 IN GENERAL FUND PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IN THE THIRD QUARTER WITH PROPERTY TAX REVENUE EXCEEDING FORECAST BY 1 MILLION, OR 3% DUE PRIMARILY TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF PROTESTED VALUES BEING SETTLED BY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND THE SLIGHTL HIGHER THAN FORECASTED COLLECTION RATE FOR THE YEAR.

SALES TAXES ARE COLLECTED BY TH STATE COMPTROLLER AND REPRESENT 15% OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENU BUDGET. THE CITY COLLECTED 2.4 MILLION IN THE THIRD QUARTER WITH YEAR-TO-DATE SALES TAX REVENUE EXCEEDING FORECAST BY HAD 558,000, ALMOST A HALF 1 MILLION OF YOUR TODAY REVENUE DERIVED FROM INTERNET MARKETPLACE SETTLEMENTS UP 16% FROM THE SAME PERIOD IN THE PRIOR YEAR. OVERALL, GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE AT 3.8 MILLIO ABOVE FORECAST AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, PROPERTY TAX REVENUE ACCOUNTS FOR 1 MILLION OF THE SURPLUS DUE TO THE SETTLEMENT O PROTESTED PROPERTY VALUES AND SALES TAX REVENUE ACCOUNTS FOR 558,000 REFLECTING THE STRENGTH OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AS WELL AS ROWLETT'S BENEFIT FROM THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER SOURCING ROLE FOR INTERNET SALES TAX. ADDITIONALLY, INTEREST EARNINGS ARE UP 618,000 AS A RESULT OF THE RATE ENIRONMENT AND BUILDING PERMITS ARE UP 584,000 AS LARGE DEVELOPMENTS IN SAPPHIRE BANK CAME ONLINE AT TH BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

GENERAL FUND EXPENSES ARE 892,000 BELOW FORECAST . ALMOST 75% OF THIS IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PERSONAL VACANCIES OF THE TEXAS LARGELY REBOUNDED FROM THE PANDEMIC, IT IS THE POLITIES CONTINUE TO FACE STAFFING SHORTAGES AND ROWLETT HAS NOT BEEN AN EXCEPTION TO THAT. ADDITIONALLY, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES ARE DOWN THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER DUE TO BACKORDERE SUPPLIES AND THE TIMING OF ANNUAL SOFTWARE SERVICE CONTRACTS AS WELL AS SEASONAL AND RECREATIONAL EVENT COSTS.

MOVING ON TO THE UTILITY FUND. WATER REVENUES REPRESENT ALMOST 60% OF THE UTILITY FUND REVENUE BUDGET AND COVER THE COST OF ACQUISITION FROM THE NORTH TEXA MUNICIPAL WATER DISRICT. AS OF THE JUNE QUARTER END, WE REPORTED WATER REVENUES OF 1200 BELOW FORECAST. SINCE THEN SUMMER 2023 HAS COME IN IS THE HOTTEST -- WE WILL TAKE THAT BACK. WE WERE 102 ABOVE FORECAST, SINCE THEN WE'VE COME IN IS THE HOTTEST ON RECORD FOR DFW WITH ONLY 2011 BEATING IT A THE HOTTEST SUMMER, AND 1980 IS THE SECOND HOTTEST SUMMER. X EXTREME SUMMER WEATHER OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE NEXT QUARTERL REPORT THAT WILL CAPTURE WATER USAGE. SEWER REVENUES REPRESENT 40% OF THEY WERE UTILITY FUND REVENUE BUDGET AND COVER THE COST OF SEWER TREATMENT PAID BY THE CITY TO GARLAND. WE REPORTED WASTEWATER REVENUES AT 103,000 OR ABOUT 1% BELOW FORECAST. OVERALL, UTILITY FUN REVENUES ARE 304,000 ABOVE FORECAST DUE TO HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED HER INTEREST EARNINGS. EXPENSES ARE 156,000 BELOW FORECAST, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE TIMING OF BACKORDERED METERS AND PERSONAL VACANCIES .

TO FINISH OUT TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION FOR THE OTHER FISCAL YEAR 23 ADOPTED BUDGET FUNDS, THE DEBT SERVICE, DRAINAGE, REFUSE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GULF FUNDS MET REVENUES AND WERE WITHIN BUDGE EXPENSES. IN THE EMPLOYEES FUN

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AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO BOTH REVENU AND EXPENSE OVER WALL -- OVERALL VARIANCES , THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE STOPLOSS INSURANCE THAT KICKS IN AT A CERTAIN POINT SO WE HAVE RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENTS FOR MOST OF THESE COSTS, WHICH HAS PUT OUR REVENUES ABOVE FORECAST AS WELL. OVERALL, THE CONSOLIDATED TWO ACTIVITIES RESULT IN VIRTUALLY NO IMPACT T THE FUND. A BUDGET AMENDMENT WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH AT THE SEPTEMBER 19TH COUNSEL MEETING CONSENT AGENDA TO RECOGNIZE ADDITIONAL REVENUES AND EXPENSE AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY TONIGHT IN THE WORK SESSION. THIS CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S FINANCIAL PRESENTATION AND I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ALL RIGHT, AS ALWAYS, WE AR IN A VERY GOOD FINANCIAL

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

POSITION, AND APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5E, UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCI AND MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. PRESENTING THAT ITEM IS -- I DON'T KNOW. WHO DID WE GIVE THE GENERAL UPDATES TO? IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY, THAT'S FINE. FOR NOW LET' HAVE THE ANIMAL SHELTER. MAYO PRO TEM SENDER WILL SPEAK ON

THIS. >> IS MY ANIMAL READY? THERE HE IS. OKAY. HE RAN AWAY. OKAY. THIS IS HOGAN. HE IS A GORGEOU SIBERIAN HUSKY, ONE-YEAR-OLD, MALE, ALREADY NEUTERED AND THE COLOR IS BLACK AND WHITE AND HE HAS THOSE BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES THAT HUSKIES HAVE. THIS GORGEOU BOY IS A SWEETHEART AND QUICKLY THE COMING A STAFF AND VOLUNTEER FAVORITE. HE LOVES HIS WALKS AND DOES VERY WELL ON A LEASH. HE ALSO LIKES THE POOL AND HIS OUTDOOR KENNEL. HE IS UP-TO-DATE ON VACCINES AND HIS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE. WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK? HE IS DOG FRIENDLY AND GOOD WITH KIDS, BU WE ARE UNSURE ABOUT CATS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET HOGAN FO ANY OF THE OTHER ADOPTABLE ANIMALS, PLEASE CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES AT 972-412-6219 OR COME BY THE SHELTER AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS. ROWLETT CITIZENS CORE COUNCIL WILL BE HOSTING TH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT AT OLD GLORY STATION ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD. THAT EVENT IS FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. AT $5100 ROCK ROAD. DETAILS ARE EVOLVING BUT WE EXPECT TO SEE GAMES, FOOD, AND FUN ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM BOOTHS AVAILABLE. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING OLD GLORY AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS. ALSO, ROWLETT FIRE EXPLORERS WILL BE HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE WHERE THE WILL SHOWCASE WHAT THEY DO DURING THEIR WEEKLY MEETINGS.

IF YOU KNOW ANYONE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 21 WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING A CAREE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR A RELATED FIELD, PLEASE HAVE THEM ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE. THIS WIL TAKE PLACE FROM 7:0 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. AT THE ROWLETT FIRE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN ROWLETT, TEXAS. THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE A FEW EVENTS COMING UP. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SERVING AS A COUNCILMEMBER, TH APPLICATION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW. DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER ON FRIDAY NIGHT THE CITY WILL BE HOSTING FRIDAY NIGHT GRIDS, WHICH IS A PROGRAM DOWNTOWN HERE WHERE WE HAVE A BAND COME OUT AND PERFORM ON A MOBILE STAGE ON THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS WEEK, SEPTEMBER 8TH WILL BE THE MIDNIGHT SOUL BAND, SO BE SURE TO COME OUT. THAT STARTS AT 7:30 P.M. AT THE DOWNTOWN SPACE. ON THIS SATURDAY MORNING I REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO A 9/11 MEMORIAL SCULPTURE UNVEILING CEREMONY WILL HAVE A FIRE STATION TWO ON SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 10:30 A.M. AT FIRE STATION TWO, WHICH IS 8602 SHAD ROAD. WE WILL BE UNVEILING IN A PIECE OF ART THAT IS A SCULPTURE. TREMENDOUS PEACE . I HAVE SEEN THE RENDERING. IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY SPECIAL. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE WILL ALSO HAV A 9/11 CEREMONY, AS WELL, SO HIGHLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME BY. IT'S 1030 IN THE MORNING SO IT WILL BE HOT YET. COME BY AND ENJY THE COMPANY OF YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS OR COMMUNITY, THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS. >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THERE IS A SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR ON SEPTEMBER 12T

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AT THE RCC. IT IS A FREE EVENT HOSTED BY THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL NOON 45 VENDORS ARE PARTICIPATING TO SHARE INFORMATION ON VOLUNTEERISM, FINANCIAL GUIDANCE, SENIOR LIVING, LEISURE, FITNESS DEMOS, FLU SHOTS, AND MORE. AND THE OTHER THING IS A DELL ROCK ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 66 INTERSECTION TO EXPERIENCE PARTIAL LANE CLOSURES, SO BE SURE AND KEEP A EYE ON YOUR MAPS ON YOUR FUND YOU CAN KEEP APPRISED OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE CLOSED WHEN.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET. >> NEXT WEDNESDAY, THERE IS A TOWN HALL. IT STARTS AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

SEPTEMBER 13TH, AT 7:00 P.M. STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, TH FULL MARKET AND CRAFT MARKET WILL RETURN TO DOWNTOWN ROWLETT AGAIN STARTIN SEPTEMBER 21ST AT 5:30 P.M. WE WILL HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL OUT ON THE GREEN SPACE DURING THIS THURSDAY NIGHT EVENTS THAT RUN THROUGH THE FALL. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT. WHO? I'M WAITING. DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE SHELTER? NO? OKAY.

WELL, NOW I AM WONDERING WHAT I HAPPENING. ALL RIGHT. GOODNES

GRACIOUS. GO AHEAD. >> OCTOBER 3RD IS NATIONAL NIGH OUT. BE SURE TO JOINYOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. STEP OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSE, MEET A BLOCK PARTY. WE WILL HAVE POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAKING THE ROUNDS THROUGH THE TOWN. BE SUR TO CHECK OUT THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE.

>> ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? NOTHING ABOUT THE ANIMAL SHELTER? I'M SURE WILL GET AN UPDATE ON THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING. ALREADY THEN, IF THER ARE NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, OUR NEXT ITEM IS -- LET ME SCROLL BACK UP. OUR NEXT ITEM IS FOR

[6. CITIZENS’ INPUT ]

CITIZENS INPUT, ITEM SIX. AT THIS TIME, COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN DURING CITIZENS INPUT. ANYONE COMING UP WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD. YVETTE OR SUSAN, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY?

>> WE HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS. THE FIRST ONE IS MYRON WATKINS.

STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MYRON WATKINS JUNIOR. RESIDENCE 4317 DIXON ROAD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS. AS STATED I AM MYRON WATKINS JUNIOR, RESIDENT OF ROWLETT. THE REASON I AM HERE TODAY AS WE HAVE A VEHICLE SPEEDING ISSUE ON DIXON ROAD BETWEEN MILLER ROAD AND HIGHWAY 66. SPECIFICALLY, A SPEEDING ISSUE IN THE CURVE ON THAT ROAD IN FRONT OF OUR RESIDENTS. A WEEK AGO SATURDAY A VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD PRIOR TO OUR RESIDENTS, TRAVELE OVER 200 FEET IN THE GRASS , PARALLEL WITH THE ROADWAY, AND THEN HIT OUR TREE. FORTUNATELY, THAT PERSON WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. A WEEK AGO MONDAY EVENING , AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 P.M., A VEHICLE PASSED ANOTHER CAR IN THE CURVE AND SWERVED TO MISS AN ONCOMING CAR IN THEIR CORREC LANE. THE CAR THEN SWERVED AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, AND LANDED IN THE NEIGHBORS YARD. THAT PERSON WAS TAKEN AWAY ON A STRETCHER BY THE AMBULANCE.

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER INCIDENTS DOCUMENTED BY TIRE TRACKS IN OUR YARD, AND FENCE BOARDS IN OUR PASTURE. WE HAVE GOT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLES ON DIXON ROAD. THE CITY HAS TAKEN SOME STEPS SINCE A WEEK AGO MONDAY. POLICE HAVE BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE TRYING TO CATCH SOME SPEEDERS AND TWO TEMPORARY RADAR SIGNS OF BEEN PUT UP ON DEXOM ROAD. HOWEVER, WILL SAY THEY'VE BEEN PUT IN TH INCORRECT PLACE, AS THE VEHICLE HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE CURVE ONCE THEY'VE BEEN

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IDENTIFIED ON THIS SPEEDING ISSUE. LAST MONDAY'S INCIDENT CAN VERY WELL HAVE BEEN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE OTHER CA THAT WAS IN THE APPROPRIATE LAN HAD TWO OTHER PASSENGERS IN IT.

BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE INVESTIGATING COLLISIONS DURING MY TENURE AS A VICE PRESIDENT FOR GREYHOUND BUS LINES, I'M NO SURE THREE INDIVIDUALS WOULD'VE SURVIVED THAT. LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY AND ANYTHING WE CAN D FOR RESIDENTS OF DEXOM THE STATE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLES ON DEXOM ROAD.

>> DAVE WHOLE, ROWLETT. PLEASE LET ME READ OFF THIS LIST OF FIXTURES AND EXHIBITS WHICH THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL PASS OUT TO YOU. EXHIBIT ONE THROUGH THREE SHOW THE ENCORE PULLS ON MY PROPERTY. ALSO FOUR AND FIVE SHOW PRE-TORNADO AND SUBSEQUEN BOUNDARY MARKER WITH ENCORE PULLS ON MY PROPERTY AND ALSO SHOWS ROWLETT CONSTRUCTING PHASE TWO ON MY PROPERTY. I'VE GIVEN STAFF PERMISSION TO SURVEY ON MY PROPERTY. MY BEST CHANCE FOR AN EQUITABLE CONCLUSION OF THIS DISCREPANCY LIE WITH ENCORE AND MAYBE NOT THE CITY. EXHIBIT SIX THROUGH 1 SHOW THE CHANGING CONDITION WHICH HAVE OCCURRED AT 6917 EAS ROOM [INDISCERNIBLE] PRIOR TO THE LUXURY DEVELOPMENT OWNERSHIP AND NOW BACK WITH DAV WHOLE OWNING THE PROPERTY. FIRS SEPTEMBER OF 2017, EXHIBIT SIX, COMPLEMENTARY TO THE CITY OF RESIDENCE' QUALITY OF LIFE. SECOND NOVEMBER 2020, LARGE QUANTITIES OF ILLEGAL FILL BEEN PLACED ON 6917 EAST WITHOUT PERMITS. EXHIBIT 9A 42 AND 43, LAKESIDE LUXURY WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE FOR GRADING AND FILL PERMIT UNTIL DECEMBER 3RD, 2021 EXHIBIT 9A THESE EXHIBITS DO NO SUPPORT STAFF POSITION BEING MADE NOW. THIRD, MOUNDS OF DIRT PREVENTED AREA FOR BEING MODE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND HAS NOT BEEN MOWED BY LAKESIDE LUXURY. CURRENTLY 6917 EAST CANNOT BE MODE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING. LAKESIDE LUXURY ILLEGAL DUMPING WAS ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE. EXHIBITS 13 THROUGH 19 ARE FROM A COUNSEL VISIT ON DECEMBER 2ND 2022. EXHIBITS 20 TO 25 SHOW ILLEGAL DUMPING AT 6917 EAST LAST WEEK. EXHIBITS 26 THROUGH 31 SHOW ILLEGAL DUMPING WAS CLEANED UP BY THE CONTRACTOR WIDENING MILLER ROAD. SIX, EXHIBIT 32 THROUGH 36 SO RECENT DIRT HILLS BUILT TO PREVENT ILLEGAL DUMPING AND STORMWATER RUNOFF INTRUSION ON MY PROPERTY BY THE CONTRACTOR. SEVEN, EXHIBIT 37 THROUGH 39 SHOW ILLEGAL DUMPING TAKEN PLACE ON 6917 EAST. EXHIBITS 44 THROUGH 41 ARE PICTURES OF THE FENCE DAMAGED BY PHASE TWO WIDENING O MILLER ROAD. THIS WAS REFERENCE AS EXHIBIT NINE DURING THE 815 23 COUNSEL INPUT. THE CHIEF BUILDING OFFICER HAS BEEN UNABL TO LOCATE THIS DAMAGED FENCE TO REVIEW. EXHIBIT 42, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS BLAME THIS DAMAGE ON LAKESIDE LUXURY' CONSTRUCTION AND THEREFORE IS NOT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE PHASE TWO MILLER ROAD WIDENING CONTRACTOR HAS SAID H STILL NEEDS TO USE THIS AREA TO FINISH UP HIS STORMWATER SEWER PROJECT UNDER THE ROAD AND WILL REPAIR THE FENCE WHEN HE'S DONE EXHIBIT 40 3A. THESE EXHIBITS D NOT SUPPORT STAFF STATEMENTS BEING MADE NOW.

>> THANK YOU. I ASSUME YOU WAN THESE BACK, CORRECT? OKAY,

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF NO ONE HAS ANYTHING ELSE, WE MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM SEVEN. THE FOLLOWING MAY B ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. A CIT COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FRO THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. I HAD A LAST-MINUTE NEED TO PULL AN ITEM FROM CONSENT TO GO ON TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. THAT ITEM IS 7K, WHICH IS CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT T ORDINANCE NUMBER 23-23 UPDATIN EARLY VOTING LOCATION AT TIMES FOR NOVEMBER 7TH SPECIAL ELECTION. I WILL EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR PULLING THAT ONCE WE GET TO THAT ITEM. DOES ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE WISH TO PULL INDIVIDUALS ITEMS? SEEING NONE.

SUSAN, PLEASE READ THE ITEMS T THE RECORD.

>> 7A CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. 7B , CONSIDER

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ACTION TO APPOINT AN INTERIM CITY SECRETARY. 7C, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR HOUSEHOL HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICES. 70, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION OPPOSING FEES AND SETTING RATES TO RECOVER THE COST OF FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, CAR FIRES, AND OTHER INCIDENTS. 7A CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A CONSULTING FIRM TO PROVIDE UPGRADE ASSISTANCE FOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT AND SECURITY PATCHES. 7 CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. 7G, HERE THIRD QUARTE INVESTMENT REPORT. 7H CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE ADOPTION O THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY.

7I, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A PURCHASE ORDER FOR FY 2024 PAYMENT PROCESSING FEES AND 7J CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE R AND RECOMMENDATION FROM ATLAS CITY STEERING COMMITTEE.

>> COUNSEL AND ATTAIN A MOTION

>> I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS

READ. >> I WILL SECOND THAT.

>> MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SHANDA, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TE WHINGE IT TO APPROVE ITEMS AS READ INTO THE RECORD. CALL A VOTE. THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE O TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION . OUR FIRST ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL

[7K. Consider action approving an amendment to Ordinance Number ORD-023-23 updating early voting location and times for the November 7 Special Election.]

CONSIDERATION I'M SORRY, WENDY, I KNOW YOU GOT UP WHAT WE ARE DOING ITEM 7K FIRST. CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 023-23 UPDATING AND AMENDING EARLY VOTING HOURS FOR DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS AND ROCKWALL COUNTY ELECTIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023'S SPECIAL ELECTION. I DID NOT INTEND TO PULL THIS ITEM UNTIL PROBABLY 15 MINUTES BEFOR WE SAT DOWN HERE TONIGHT. I WAS MADE AWARE OF AN ISSUE WIT THIS ORDINANCE AND THIS IS DUE AGAIN TO LAST-MINUTE CATCH ON AN ISSUE WITH THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS SERVICES. ON AUGUST 15TH, COUNSEL, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A CAS VACANCIES. THE ELECTION WAS T OCCUR WHERE IT HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED. THE APPROVED ORDINANC HAD COME BACK TO COUNSEL FOR TH SPECIFICALLY STATED REASON AND OUR PACKET QUOTE, DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT STAFF HAVE REQUESTED THE TIMES BE CHANGED TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023 FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M.

INSTEAD OF 8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. SINCE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE STAFF HAS APPROVED TH DATES AND TIMES FOR EARLY VOTIN WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THIS AMENDMENT, AS WELL. THAT'S NO PROBLEM. EASY, RIGHT? WELL, THERE IS SOMETHING I WAS MADE AWARE OF. THIS FORGOT TO MENTION THAT A MAJOR CHANGE FRO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AMENDMENT, WHICH IS THAT THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT CHANGES THE LOCATION FOR EARLY VOTING WHICH SAYS IT IS TOOK HER AT FREEDOM PLACE CHURCH. THIS WOULD'VE BEEN THE FIRST TIME TH CITY WOULD HAVE CONDUCTED EARLY VOTING AT FREEDOM PLACE CHURCH OR ANY CHURCH, FOR THAT MATTER.

IN MY OPINION, VOTING SHOULD ALWAYS OCCUR IN A PLACE OF NEUTRALITY, AND THAT PLACES THAT THERE CITY HALL. WITH THAT I WILL ABSOLUTELY DENY THIS ITEM. I WILL VOTE AGAINST IT. I HOPE THAT THERE IS AN AMENDMENT TO THIS ITEM TO GIVE IT BACK T CITY HALL ANNEX, WHERE VOTING BELONGS. COUNSEL, ARE THERE AN OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A

MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. >> HOW DID WE ARRIVE AT FREEDOM

PLACE CHURCH? >> I HAVE NO CLUE. AND I'VE ASKED, AND IT IS NOT CLEAR ON WHERE THIS OCCURRED, BUT WE WIL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. BERMAN.

>> WE DON'T HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION YET BUT WE HAV AN ELECTIONS CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY. THEY TYPICALLY DESIGNAT WHAT THE EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. THIS DID NOT COME FROM US. IT CAME FROM THE COUNTY AND WAS A LAST-MINUTE CHANGE. IT CAME ACROSS MY DESK LAST THURSDAY AS A LAST-MINUTE REVISION, SO IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE TO TRY T

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FIGURE OUT WHERE THE COUNTY CHANGED IT FROM THE ANNEX BUILDING TO THE CHURCH ACROSS THE STREET.

>> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET.

>> DO WE NEED TO GET WORD FROM DALLAS COUNTY BEFORE WE APPROVE

AN ORDINANCE TONIGHT? >> NO, WE NEED TO GET THIS ORDINANCE DONE. WE HAVE DEADLINES FOR NOTICES AND THING LIKE THAT. WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE AND TAKEN CARE OF AND WE CAN WORK OUT THE DETAILS OF THE COUNTY DRUM BUT WE DO HAVE SOME INFLUENCE BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST OVER WHETHER -- WHERE THE COUNTY DESIGNATES THE LOCATION SO WE WILL INSIST

THEY CHANGE IT. >> IT WILL BE CHANGED. YES, SIR, IT WILL. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET.

>> I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF HAVIN THIS AT THE ANNEX BUILDING WHER WE'VE HAD IT IN THE PAST. I THINK THE CITY IS MUCH MORE CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE VOTING SITUATION THERE. WE HAVE THE NECESSARY SIGNAGE AND SET UP TO RESTRICT ELECTIONEERING AROUND THE POLLING SITE. IT IS WHERE EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE VOTING BECAUSE IT IS WHERE WE HAVE HEL OUR ELECTIONS FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS READ WITH ONE CHANGE, AND THAT WOULD BE THAT THE DALLAS COUNTY EARLY VOTING LOCATION IN SECTION 3 BE CORRECTED TO SAY THE CITY HALL BUILDING .

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

>> ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON.

>> QUICK POINT OF CLARIFICATION IN YOUR WORDS, AND I GET WHY W ARE GOING TO HAVE IT AT THE CIT HALL, BUT TO IMPLY THAT THERE WOULD BE PARTIALITY ANYWHERE ELSE BESIDES CITY HALL IS NOT CORRECT, BECAUSE THE ELECTION IS RUN BY DALLAS COUNTY, SO WHETHER IT IS IN FREEDOM PLACE OR HERE, IF IT'S IN FREEDOM PLACE, THERE IS NO CHANCE THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY KIND OF PARTIALITY OR ANYTHING LIKE THA GOING ON IN THAT CHURCH BECAUSE IT IS NOT RUN BY THE CHURCH. IT'S JUST A LOCATION.

>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I DISAGREE. JUST LIKE SOMEBODY WOULD NOT WANT TO GO TO VOTE INSIDE OF A MOSQUE, SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO VOTE INSIDE OF THE CHURCH. IT IS THAT SIMPLE.

SOME PEOPLE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WAY. I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE. IT'S NOT ME, BUT MY JOB IS TO REPRESENT EVERYBODY, AND IF I'M REPRESENTING EVERYBODY AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN DEMOCRACY, I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANYBODY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE OR UNWANTED. AND CITY HALL IS A PLACE WHERE THE CITIZENS CAN COME TO AT ANY TIM , AND IT IS A PLACE OF NEUTRALITY. THERE IS NO PARTISANSHIP OR ANYTHING RELIGIOUS. NOTHING OF THAT HAPPENING IN THIS BUILDING . IT'S A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME TO PAY THEIR TAXES , AND COME T MEET WITH THEIR MEMBERS OF COUNSEL AND STAFF. I WOULD SAY IN ANY GOVERNMENT BUILDING WOUL BE A PLACE OF NEUTRALITY BUT I ANY CHURCH, NO MATTER WHAT CHURCH IT IS , ANYPLACE LIKE THAT, I THINK IT IS A DISSERVIC TO OUR CITIZENS TO FORCE THEM T VOTE IN A PLACE LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE THE SPACE HERE TO DO IT . AS TO WHERE THIS LAST-MINUTE CHANGE CAME FROM, I HAVE NO IDEA.

BELIEVE ME, I'M GOING TO FIND OUT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENE HERE. BECAUSE, I DON'T APPRECIATE BEING CAUGHT OFF GUARD. I DON'T APPRECIATE THE LAST-MINUTE CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS KIND OF SLIGHT ATTEMPT TO GET SOMETHING THROUG COUNSEL , I DO NOT APPRECIATE. DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS INTENTIONAL, BUT WE WILL FIND OUT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[8A. Allow public comments on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024.]

NEXT ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS -- ITEM EIGH A, ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. WENDY, YOU WILL BE PRESENTING THAT ITEM.

>> THIS ITEM IS TO HOLD A SESSION FOR COMMENTS ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROPOSED BUDGE PRESENTED TO COUNSEL BY THE CITY MANAGER ON AUGUST 15TH. JUST TO CLARIFY, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET IS GOING TO BE HELD -- SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19TH AND WAS PUBLISHE IN THE NEWSPAPER RECORD TODAY A REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, SO BUT

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COUNSEL HAS REQUESTED THAT WE HAVE THIS ADDITIONAL PROPOSED PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS -- THE PUBLIC CAN SPEAK TO ANY ITEM THAT THEY WAN TO IN MORE SETTING THAN JUST TH PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 19TH. FIRST, I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW BEFORE WE GO INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION, AND THAT IS THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AN EIGHT MONTH COORDINATED EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE STAFF , AN EVERYONE HAS PUT A LOT OF TIME AND THOUGHT INTO DECISION-MAKIN THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.

SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CHALLENGES THAT WERE CONSIDERED IN FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET PROCESS INCLUDED FUTURE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY, EMPLOYEE RETENTION AN ATTRACTION KEEPING PACE WITH CITY GROWTH AND ALSO, UTILITY RATES. AN OVERVIEW OF PROPOSED REVENUE CHANGES INCLUDE A PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND THE BOND ELECTION APPROVED IN MAY OF THI YEAR , AND INCREASED PROJECTION FOR SALES TAX REVENUE AND AMBULANCE REVENUE DUE TO INCREASED VOLUME. UTILITY RATE INCREASES TO PASTOR SERVICE CONTRACT INCREASES FROM NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, THE CITY OF GARLAND, FCC, AND UPDATED RATE STRUCTURE FOR DRAINAGE FEES AND IF YOU SELECT OTHER DEPARTMENT A FEW CHANGES. ADDITIONALLY, 3.5 MILION IN ADDITIONAL MEASURES TAKEN IN TH PROPOSED BUDGET TO STRENGTHEN THE FUTURE CONDITION OF THE GENERAL FUND AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS THE CITY DEVELOPS AND GROWS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE A VARIETY OF ITEMS CITYWIDE , INCLUDING ADDRESSING EMPLOYEE PAY, ADDING SEVEN NEW POSITIONS, AND ABSORBING THE COST OF 10 POSITIONS FROM EXPIRING GRANTS, INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY NEEDS AN ADDRESSING STARTUP OR ADDITIONA NEEDS OF SOME OF OUR BOARDS AN COMMISSIONS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. AND THEN FINALLY OUR CIP PROGRAM HAS PROPOSED 31.5 MILLION ACROSS FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDING NEW PROJECTS SUCH AS A PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDIN AND ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY APPROVED IN THE BIG BOND ELECTION AS WELL AS AN IMPACT FEE OF STATE STUDY REVISIONS. AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COUNSEL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION.

>> COUNSEL, QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS?

>> JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT WENDY SAID. NORMALLY, WE ONLY HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET , BUT THIS IS OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF TRANSPARENCY TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT ABOUT THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET. WITH THAT, DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEA

ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. >> I HAVE A CARD.

>> YOU DO? OKAY. >> RACHEL BRITTON, IF YOU WILL COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAM AND CITY.

>> RACHEL BRITTON, ROWLETT, TEXAS. UNFORTUNATELY I WOULD NO BE AVAILABLE TO COME TO A MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 19TH SO I THINK GOD GRANTED THIS LITTLE FAVOR TO ME THAT I MIGHT BE ABL TO ADDRESS YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO RESPECT RECONSIDER THE INCREASE OF THE RCC MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU GO TO THE REC CENTER AND IF YOU DO, IF YOU GO IN THE EARLY MORNINGS, THERE ARE MANY SENIOR CITIZENS ARE WALKING THE INDOOR TRACK, HAVING FELLOWSHIP AND CAMARADERIE WITH ONE ANOTHER. THERE ARE MANY SENIOR CITIZENS PLAYING PICKLEBALL AN ENJOYING A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. OUR CITY PROVIDES VERY LITTLE FOR HER SENIOR CITIZENS AS FAR AS FINANCE OUT OF OUR CITY BUDGET, SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO RESPECTFULLY RECONSIDER KEEPING THE RATE AT THE CURRENT AMOUNT AND ALLOWING OUR SENIORS TO HAV THAT . DURING THE PANDEMIC, MAN OF OUR SENIORS WERE VERY ISOLATED IN THE PAST YEAR AND HALF OR TWO YEARS. THEY'VE BEGA TO COME OUT OF THAT ISOLATION. THEY NEED THIS TOGETHER. THE PEOPLE THAT THIS IMPACTS THE MOST ARE THOSE FROM VERY LIMITED, FIXED INCOMES. THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD $25 WILL PROBABLY LEAVE THE REC CENTER AND GO TO THE TWO GEMS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN OUR CITY AND JOIN THOSE FOR A VERY REASONABLE PRICE, SO THE $15 INCREASE COUL MEAN A PRESCRIPTION FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN THAT THEY MIGHT CHOOSE TO EXERCISE AND ENJOY TH CAMARADERIE OF FRIENDS OR GET A PRESCRIPTION FILLED, SO I JUST ASK YOU TO PRIOR TO FINALIZING THE BUDGET, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEE

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THERE, GO UP AND WALK THE INDOO WALKING AREA AND VISIT WITH TH SENIOR CITIZENS. I HAVE HEARD COMMENTS FROM SEVERAL SENIOR CITIZENS THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO DO AWAY WITH THEIR MEMBERSHIP.

$15 DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH TO MOST OF US, BUT WHEN YOU LIVE O A FIXED INCOME, LIKE I SAID, IT CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING A PRESCRIPTION FILLED OR GOING FOR EXERCISE AND CAMARADERIE WITH FRIENDSHIPS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER THAT ONE ITEM. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC

[8B. Consider action approving a resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule for rate and fee changes to the following sections: Miscellaneous, Parks and Recreation, Solid Waste, and Utilities.]

COMMENTS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 8B CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR RAT AND FEE CHANGES TO THE FOLLOWIN SECTIONS -- MISCELLANEOUS, PARK AND RECREATION, SOLID WASTE, AN UTILITIES. AND AGAIN PRESENTIN

THAT IS WENDY BADGETT. >> THIS IS TO REQUEST COUNSEL T APPROVE A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO GENERATE REVENUES FOR THE MASTE FUND COME UTILITY FUND, DRAINAG FUND AND GENERAL FUND THAT WERE ALL INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET PRESENTED TO COUNSEL BY THE CITY MANAGER ON AUGUST 15TH. FOUR SECTIONS WITHIN THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE ARE PROPOSED TO BE ADJUSTED. TH FIRST ONE IS THE SOLID WASTE SECTION. THERE ARE 41 -- 41 OF 49 EXISTING FEES ARE SCHEDULED TO CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND DIESEL FUEL PRICE INDEX IS INCLUDED IN OUR CONTRACT WITH FCC, OUR REFUSE PROVIDER. THESE CHANGES IN FEES REPRESENT A 4.5% INCREASE TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WHICH EQUATES TO AN $.89 INCREASE PER MONTH TO RESIDENTS AS WELL AS A 5% INCREASE TO COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER RATES. IN THE UTILITY SECTION, CHANGES TO WATER AND SEWER RATE REFLECT RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED BY THE CITIES RATE CONSULTED ON JULY 13, 2023. THE RATE CHANGES REFLECT PASSING THROUGH THE 9% INCREASE IN WATE COST FROM NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPA WATER DISTRICT IN THE 4% INCREASE IN SEWER TREATMENT COS FROM THE CITY OF GARLAND AS WEL AS USING RESERVES PREVIOUSLY SE ASIDE BY COUNSEL TO REDUCE THIS PASS-THROUGH IMPACT TO ROWLETT RESIDENTS. ALSO INCLUDED IN TH UTILITY SECTION ARE DRAINAGE RATES, CHANGES TO THE DRAINAGE RATES WERE PRESENTED TO COUNSEL ON MAY 16 AND APPROVED ON AUGUS 1ST. THE NEW DRAINAGE RATES WIL BE BASED ON E.R. USE OR EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNITS. ONE E.R. YOU IS EQUIVALENT TO 4000 SQUARE FEET OF IMPERVIOUS AREA. A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WILL BE EQUAL TO ONE E.R. YOU.

THEREFORE THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE RATE OF $5.50 TO RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS. THE RATE FOR ALL OTHER NONEXEMPT PROPERT WILL BE UPDATED FROM A FLAT RAT OF $13.50 TO $5.50 PERSKY ERU.

ALSO EACH YEAR DURING THE BUDGE PROCESS, WE REQUEST THE DEPARTMENTS REVIEW FEE SCHEDULES TO ENSURE THE FEES THEY CHARGE FOR THEIR PARTICULA DEPARTMENTS, THE COST OF SERVICE AND ARE IN LINE WITH OU SURROUNDING CITIES. IN THE MISCELLANEOUS SECTION, TWO DEPARTMENTS HAVE SUBMITTED CHANGES TO TWO OF THE EXISTING FEES. THE LIBRARY IS PROPOSING A DECREASE TO PRINTING FROM COMPUTERS, COLOR AND BLACK PER PAGE FEE FROM ONE DOLLAR TO $1.50 IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING AN INCREASE FROM FIVE DOLLARS TO $10. IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION SECTION, FIVE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE PROPOSED TO INCREASE. RESIDENT INCREASE FROM $25-$45. YOUTH NONRESIDENT INCREASE FROM $50-$100. SENIOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT INCREASE FROM $20-$25. INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT INCREASE FROM $100-$110. INDIVIDUAL NONRESIDENT INCREASE FROM $202-$220. THESE CHANGES ARE EXPECTED TO CUMULATIVELY INCREASE THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 GENERAL FUND REVENUES . THIS CONCLUDES THE FEE UPDATE SCHEDULE AND I WILL ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> ALSO I THINK AARON HAS A PRESENTATION AS WELL WITH REGAR TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION FEE PROPOSED. COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR WENDY BEFORE

THAT PRESENTATION FROM AARON? >> I JUST WANT TO BE SURE I HEARD YOU CLEARLY WHEN YOU SAID THAT EACH YEAR WHEN YOU GO

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THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS, YOU ASK EACH DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW THE FEES OF THE HAVE, AN DETERMINE IF AN INCREASE IS WARRANTED. THAT IS WHAT HE SAID CORRECT?

>> WE ASK THEM TO MAKE SURE THOSE FEES THAT ARE CURRENTLY I THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE COVER THE COST OF THE SERVICE THEY AR PROVIDING AS WELL AS LOOK AT OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES TO SEE IF WE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE OTHER CITIES.

>> COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS OR NOT BUT GETTING BACK TO THE FEES, YOU SAID THIS WOULD SEE THE REVENU INCREASE OF ABOUT 50,000?

>> YES, FOR THE BIGGEST PIECE THAT IS THE GENERAL FUND, IS TH PARKS AND RECREATION SECTION, THOSE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS AND THAT WOULD GENERATE ABOUT 50,00 WITH ALL THOSE ANNUAL

MEMBERSHIPS COMBINED. >> MY CONCERN COMES -- IT SEEM LIKE THE LIONS SHARE OF THE BURDEN IS BEEN PLACED ON SENIOR BECAUSE WE HAVE ABOUT 392 SENIO RESIDENT MEMBERSHIPS UP THERE.

THINK THERE ARE ABOUT 35 NON-SENIOR RESIDENTS, SO IF YOU WENT FROM $10 TO -- IT SEEMS LIKE THE LIONS SHARE OF THE BURDEN IS BEEN PLACED ON SENIOR BECAUSE WE HAVE ABOUT 392 SENIO RESIDENT MEMBERSHIPS UP THERE. THINK THERE ARE ABOUT 35 NON-SENIOR RESIDENTS, SO IF YOU WENT FROM $10-$25 , THAT -- THERE IS A DELTA THEIR OF ABOUT $21,000, SO THAT SEEMS LIKE THE SENIORS ARE TAKING A BIG CHUNK OUT OF THAT 50 K, OR WHATEVER, AND I KNOW IT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT SENIORS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING A LOT OF INCREASE WITH INFLATION. THEIR RATES AR GOING TO GO UP AND IT'S GOING TO GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION EITHER TO DO THIS OR DO SOMETHING ELSE OR PAY FOR SOMETHING ELSE, AND THEY HATE TO SEE SENIORS BE ISOLATED AGAIN , BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON FOR THEM IN THE CITY OTHER THAN RCC. YOU GO UP THERE, THEY EXERCISE, THEY WALK THEY GO TO BINGO, THEY DO THIS OR DO THAT. THERE ARE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THEYELECT NOT TO RENEW THEIR MEMBERSHIP, THEY ARE GOIN TO BE FURTHER ISOLATED, SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

>> YES. THAT IS WHAT AARON IS GOING TO ADDRESS, SO WITH THAT, DO YOU MIND COMING UP AND DOING YOUR PRESENTATION? WHAT IS -- DO YOU HAPPEN TO REMEMBER THE TITLE OF THIS?

HERE WE ARE. >> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE YEARLY INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP PRICES AT RCC. MOST OF THIS SLIDESHOW IS BASED ON THE SENIO INFORMATION YOU WILL SEE IN A MINUTE. WE HAVE INCORPORATED SOME OF THE YOUTH AND ADULT INCREASES, AS WELL. FOR

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MEMBERSHIP FEES, AS WENDY TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, CURRENTLY IT'S $100 PER RESIDENT ADULT, 202 FOR A NONRESIDENT. THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER YOU WIL SEE OUR CURRENT INTERVAL OWNERSHIP NUMBERS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1ST. OUR ANNUAL RESIDENT ADULTS ARE 235. ARNON IS ADULT ADULT AS 14. RESIDENT USES 506. IT HELPS US, BEING RIGHT NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE THE KIDS NEED SOMEONE T GO AFTER SCHOOL. YOU WILL SEE RESIDENT SENIORS 1392 AND THEN YOUR ANNUAL NONRESIDENT SENIOR OF 35. KEEP IN MIND TOO THAT W HAVE MONTHLY RATES , BUT I DID NOT INCLUDE THOSE BECAUSE WE AR TALKING ABOUT THE YEARLY RATES TODAY. PROPOSED FEES, RESIDENT ADULT GOING TO $110 PER YEAR, A NONRESIDENT ADULT GOING TO $220 RESIDENT YOUTH IS $45.

NONRESIDENT YOUTH IS $100 IN TH RESIDENT SENIORS $25 PER YEAR.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE STAYING UP TO SPEED AND UP TO PAR WITH A LOT OF THE WEIGHT EQUIPMENT , THE CARDIO , THE 2023 2024 FUTURISTIC KIND OF THINGS. WE HAVE FREE WEIGHTS, WEIGHT EQUIPMENT AND SPIN BIKES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE, AS WELL.

WE HAVE FREE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES , MEMBERSHIP ACCESS INCLUDES ON AVERAGE , TH FOUR CLASSES PER DAY AT THE RCC THE MORNING IS EXTREMELY BUSY, WHICH IS ONE REASON WHY IT IS OUR MAIN FOCUS, MAKING SURE WE TAKE CARE OF THE SENIORS IN THE MORNINGS. WE PROVIDE THE COFFEE PROVIDING THE BIRTHDAY LUNCHES.

PROVIDING SENIOR FIT BINGO, BRIDGE, AND THE PLACE FOR THE SENIORS TO COME AND SOCIALIZE, MINGLE , TALK WITH EACH OTHER .

IN OUTLOOK, IF YOU WILL. THE INDOOR WALKING TRACK IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, 17 LAPSES A MILE. THAT GETS USED QUITE A BIT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN I IS EXTREMELY HOT , AND IN THE WINTER, AS WELL. WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURTS. WE HAVE PICKLEBALL , RACQUETBALL , AS WELL AS BASKETBALL. SINCE 2011, WE'VE INCLUDED FREE FITNESS CLASSES, FREE PASSIVE PROGRAMMING. PASSIVE MEANS TABL GAMES, NONACTIVE, SENIOR HEALTH SCREENINGS, LUNCHEONS AND FREE SENIOR EDUCATION SEMINARS. WE HAVE PROVIDED FREE ACCESS TO DART SERVICES IN THE FORM OF TH DART PROGRAM IS YOU ALL ARE AWARE AND WE AVERAGE ABOUT 20 PROGRAMS PER MONTH. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, 2021 WHEN WE WERE COMING OUT OF COVID WE HAD ROUGHLY 5400 ACTIVE AND PASSIV PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAMS. I 2022 WE HAD ROUGHLY 10,000, SO HUGE JUMP. WE ARE SEEING EVERYONE COME BACK OUT , GET OU AND USE THE PARKS AND SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE AND WE ARE ABOU 8000 AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, SO WE ARE SEEING THAT INFLUX OF PEOPLE GOING. WHY THE ADJUSTMENT? WE HAVE NOT RAISED FEES SINCE 2011. 2011 WAS A DIFFERENT TIME. FOR INSTANCE, W HAD VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS. WE DID NOT HAVE TO PAY THEM. THESE VOLUNTEERS WOULD COME IN, TEACH THE CLASS, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PA THEM ANYTHING. NOW THOSE THING HAVE CHANGED. WE WENT FROM A 70/30 SPLIT FROM WHERE PEOPLE HAD TO PAY FOR THE CLASS BUT THEN WE CHOSE TO GO BACK TO BASICALLY INCLUDING THOSE CLASSES IN THE MEMBERSHIP THAT WE ARE NOW PAYING THOSE INSTRUCTORS $25 PER HOUR. THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS HAS INCREASED NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE COST OF LIVING, BUT BECAUSE OF SERVICES ACROSS THE BOARD. THE COMMUNITY CENTER , YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, WE'VE BEEN CHALLENGED TO BE 70% SUSTAINABL SO NOT ONLY WITH MEMBERSHIPS. I IS FACILITY RENTALS, PROGRAMS, ATHLETICS. IT IS EVERYTHING THA BRINGS US REVENUE, SO WE ARE CHALLENGED WITH THAT, SO EACH YEAR , WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT ARE THESE OTHER CITIES DOING? ARE WE CHARGING THE RIGHT AMOUNT FOR PROGRAMS AND FACILITY RENTALS AND THEN, IF COUNSEL DID APPROVE THE FEE INCREASE, IT WOULD NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, 2024. THAT STILL GIVES THE SENIORS A LOT OF TIME TO DOUBLE UP AND DO EVERYTHING

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THEY NEED TO DO UNTIL THOSE NEW FEES TOOK PLACE. HOW DO WE COME UP WITH THE PROPOSED FEES? WE STUDIED 15 CITIES AROUND ROWLETT. I HAD A BAR GRAPH, BU IT WAS TOO CONFUSING AND I DECIDED NOT TO USE IT. THE CITIES LISTED -- SUMMER GRAPEVINE, GARLAND, FARMERS BRANCH. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO PREPARE -- COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES, ESPECIALLY WITH SENIOR CENTERS. SOME HAD COMMUNITY CENTERS LIKE WE DO AND OTHERS HAVE MULTIPLE FACILITIES THEY CAN GO TO WITH THEIR MEMBERSHIP SO YOU WOULD SEE A HIGHER AND OF THE SPECTRUM WITH THE MONEY, BUT THEY HAVE MORE OPTIONS, SO WE CHOSE THE ONES THAT WERE AROUND OUR POPULATION AND GROWT AND AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. SOME CENTERS OFFER FREE MEMBERSHIP TO SENIOR MEMBERS JUST TO GET THEM IN THE BUILDING. THEN THEY CHARGE MONTHLY FEES FOR THE PROGRAMS, WHICH WE ARE TRYING NOT TO DO.

SOME CENTERS OFFER FREE LUNCHES BECAUSE THEY HAVE A FULL-SERVIC KITCHEN. WE DON'T HAVE A FULL-SERVICE KITCHEN. BRIDGE I A PERFECT EXAMPLE. BRIDGES THER USUALLY EVERY 30 FIRM -- THURSDAY FROM 9:00 TO ABOUT TW AND 30. THEY ARE ABLE TO BRING THEIR LUNCH AND HEAT EVERYTHING UP AND GO ABOUT THEIR PLAY.

THAT'S WHY WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT. HERE ARE THE REVENUES. BASED ON CURRENT NUMBERS AS OF TODAY, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE 506 YOUTH ANNUAL RESIDENT MEMBERSHIPS ARE ABOUT $12,000 . IF WE WERE TO DOUBLE THAT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 25,000, SO THIS IS KIND OF A BREAKDOWN APPROXIMATE BREAKDOWN. THIS IS NOT EXACT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE PHONE NUMBERS THAT KIND OF WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT FOR THE FUTURE. THAT'S IT. I MET AL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEN AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSED. I THINK OBVIOUSLY IS STATED SEVERAL REASONS WHY THERE IS AN INCREASE FOR WHAT I THINK IT'S BIG ONE AS THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADJUSTMENTS SINCE 2011 AND LIKE YOU SAID, THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

ONE, PRICING IN GENERAL. NUMBER TWO , THE FACT THAT WE NOW HAVE TO PAY STAFF FOR THESE ACTIVITIES AND THAT'S GREAT. I' SO GLAD WE PROVIDE THESE PROGRAMS TO OUR CITIZENS .

ESPECIALLY GIVEN HOW AFFORDABLE THEY ARE, I THINK THAT'S GREAT, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THESE INCREASES ARE PRETTY DRASTIC IN THE GREAT SCHEME OF THINGS, SO I WOULD LIKE TO COM TO A COMPROMISE ON THIS AND RECOMMEND MUCH MORE MODEST PROPOSED INCREASES. FOR EXAMPLE FOR YOUTH RESIDENT ONLY, I WOUL LIKE TO PROPOSE INSTEAD OF $45, TO $35 AND FOR YOUTH NONRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO PROPOS INSTEAD OF $100, $75. AND THEN FOR SENIORS, THE INDIVIDUAL PASS, FOR SENIORS WHO ARE RESIDENTS, INSTEAD OF $25, $15. THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION. I THINK THAT INCLUDES THE NEED FO A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT DUE TO COS GOING UP, BUT ALSO, HEIRS IN MIND THAT SOME PEOPLE CAN'T SIMPLY JUST AFFORDS A DRAMATIC INCREASE THAT WAS PROPOSED. WIT THAT, LET'S SEE HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER.

>> THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING HERE. I UNDERSTAND INFLATION HA HIT EVERYONE . IT HAS HIT THE CITY AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS, AN I APPRECIATE THAT THE COST TO THE CITY HAS GONE UP FOR ALL O THESE THINGS. THINK INFLATION, THOUGH, THE PEOPLE IT HAS HIT THE HARDEST , AS MRS. BRITTON SAID, ARE THOSE SENIORS WHO ARE ON FIXED INCOMES. THE CITY HAS THE PREROGATIVE OF RAISING FEES IF THEY NEED MORE MONEY. MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING RAISES. MANY PEOPLE CAN GET SECOND JOBS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO MAKE MORE MONEY , TO MAKE ENDS MEET, BUT SOME OF THESE SCENE IS NOT PHYSICALLY ABLE TO GET A JOB .

THERE ON A FIXED INCOME THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. I THINK WE ALL KNOW HOW OUR SENIORS FEEL ABOUT THIS. I DON' KNOW IF THE REST OF YOU GOT AS MANY EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS TODAY AS I DID, BUT I SUSPECT THAT MOST OF US GOT A LOT, AND

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS A THEME THROUGHOUT THOSE EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS WAS THAT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THESE PEOPLE, TO THEIR WAY OF LIFE, THAT IT IS A GATHERING PLACE. IT IS MORE THA JUST A FITNESS CLASS, YOU KNOW IT IS WHERE THEY COME TO SOCIALIZE, WHERE THEY COME TO LIVE, MANY OF THEM ARE LONELY AND DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE AT HOME. SO YOU KNOW , I WISH WE COULD ELIMINATE THE FEE FOR THE SENIORS COMPLETELY. THAT IS WHA I WOULD LIKE TO DO . UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN'T REALLY DO THAT BU THIS INCREASE THAT IS PROPOSED, THIS IS A 150% INCREASE IN THE SENIOR RESIDENT FEE WHEREAS THE INCREASE FOR REGULAR RESIDENTS IS LESS THAN 10%. I DON'T SEE HOW THAT IS FAIR. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 1392 SENIORS , WHICH WOULD BE $20,889 OF EXTRA MONEY BY THI INCREASE. AND I KNOW IT IS EAS FOR US TO SAY $15 A YEAR, THAT' INSIGNIFICANT . THAT IS A FEW CUPS OF COFFEE FROM STARBUCKS BUT SOME OF THE SENIORS CAN'T EVEN AFFORD TO BUY A CUP OF COFFEE FROM STARBUCKS AND $20,000 A YEAR IS JUST AS INSIGNIFICANT IN THE CITY BUDGE WITH A TOTAL REVENUE OF HUNDRE AND 70 SOMETHING MILLION DOLLAR AS $15 PER YEAR MIGHT SEEM TO THOSE OF US WHO HAVE A REGULAR JOB. SO, I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T FIND A WAY TO FIND THAT $20,000 SOMEWHERE ELSE AND TO ALLOW OUR SENIORS TO CONTINUE T HAVE THIS LOW COST AND I KNOW I IS LOW . IT IS REALLY LOW AND MAYBE COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES, IT IS MUCH LOWER BUT YOU KNOW, MY MOM ALWAYS TAUGHT ME THAT JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT DOESN'T MEAN I SHOULD DO IT AND I THINK WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO THESE PEOPLE, SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY AND IN OU CITY. YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH INCREASING FEES TO DEVELOPERS WERE MAKING OFFICE AND CAN PASS THOSE IN CREASED FEES ALONG IN THE PRICING. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH INCREASING FEES FOR NONRESIDENT WHO COME TO OUR CITIES AND USER AMENITIES AND DON'T PAY TAXES , BUT I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH INCREASING THE FEE TO THE SENIORS. I'VE HEARD FROM SO MAN OF THEM AND SO MANY OF WHOM WH HAVE SAID I WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE MY MEMBERSHIP, SO WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO REALIZE THAT ENTIRE $20,889 ANYWAY. SO THAT IS WHERE I STAN ON THIS. THE OTHER PHASE THAT THE MAYOR PROPOSED, I LIKE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE SENIOR FEE AT THE $10, AS IT IS.

>> HELLO. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET. A FEW QUESTIONS, IF I MAY. WERE ANY OF THESE FEE INCREASES RUN BY THE SENIOR

ADVISORY BOARD? >> WE DID TALK TO THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD ABOUT THEM. AS FAR AS A PRESENTATION TO THEM, FULL PRESENTATION, WE DID NOT, BUT WE DID BRIEF THEM ON SOME OF THE COSTS WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE.

>> WHEN YOU SAY BRIEFED, DO YOU MEAN THAT YOU PROVIDED SPECIFIC OF WHAT THE INCREASE WAS GOING TO BE OR JUST SAID HEY, THERE

MIGHT BE INCREASES. >> WE PROVIDED THEM THE INFORMATION FOR THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BENCHMARK CITIES.

>> IT WAS THE FEEDBACK? >> KIND OF THE SAME, HONESTLY.

BEEN HELPFUL TO INCLUDE IN THE PRESENTATION OR THE PACKET THAT WE HAD RUN THIS BY. WHAT ABOUT PARKS ADVISORY BOARD?

>> DON'T KNOW. I WOULD HAVE TO FIND OUT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT

WAS. >> OKAY, THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT I THINK IS MISSING TO THIS COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION. EARLIER, WENDY MENTIONED THAT SHE REQUESTS EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS ANNUALL TO REVIEW THEIR FEE SCHEDULE AN DETERMINE WHAT THEIR FEE SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE IS IN LINE WITH SURROUNDING CITIES AND WHAT THE MARKET RATE IS FOR SIMILAR TYPE SERVICES. HOW DID WE GET 12 YEARS BEYOND THE FEE INCREASE TO THE POINT WHERE WE SAT OH MY GOSH, WE ARE SO FAR OUT OF LINE WE NEED TO JACK UP THE PRICE TO THIS LEVEL?

>> WE STARTED DISCUSSING THIS A FEW YEARS AGO, RIGHT BEFORE COVID. COVID HIT. I DON'T LIKE% USING COVID AS AN EXCUSE BUT THAT IS WHEN WE REALLY STARTED THINKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, IF WE

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ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE SUSTAINABLE, WE REALLY HAVE TO START LOOKING AT OUR COSTS, SO WE STARTED BREAKING DOWN EVERYTHING AND THAT WENT FROM FACILITY RENTALS TO MEMBERSHIPS TO ATHLETIC FEES, RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT. THINGS OF THAT SORT, SO THIS PREVIOUS YEAR , W PICKED BACK UP ON IT BECAUSE WE SAW AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE GETTING BACK OUT, GETTING MORE ACTIVE IN GETTING BACK TO THE PARKS, UTILIZING THE PARKS MORE SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD TIM FOR US TO REALLY LOOK AT DOING IT NOW , RATHER THAN WAIT ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO.

>> LET ME SHIFT GEARS FROM THE SENIOR ASPECT FOR A MOMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE ROLE AT HIGH SCHOOL NEXT-DOOR AND YOU MENTIONED HOW MANY STUDENTS COM OVER AFTER SCHOOL AND UTILIZE YOUR FACILITY. HOW MANY OF THOS ARE NONRESIDENT YOUTH COMING FROM THE GARLAND OR SEXY AREA INTO RELEVANT HIGH SCHOOL, SINC

WE HAVE AN OPEN DISTRICT? >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBE IS JUST BECAUSE IT IS AN OPEN DISTRICT. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, IT WAS ABOUT 111 THAT WERE NONRESIDENT YOUTH.

THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DAY PASSES WE GIVE THEM. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE SOME OF THEM SNEAK IN.

>> OF COURSE. >> IT TO BE EXACT I DON'T HAVE

THAT ANSWER FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY. AS FAR AS THE CHART THAT WAS PROVIDED , BECAUSE I SENT THIS OUT TO SOME RESIDENTS -- THIS WAS PROVIDED IN A MEMO THAT WAS PROVIDED TO COUNSEL AN IT HAS FEE SCHEDULES FROM SURROUNDING CITIES AND YOU MENTIONED THAT IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT IT IS APPLES TO ORANGES AND 17 OTHER FRUITS BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO DIFFERENT, BUT I THINK WHAT I A MISSING AS A DETAIL MINDED PERSON IS SOME SORT OF MATRIX THAT SAYS, HERE'S THE FEE FOR THE CITY BECAUSE IT INCLUDES THESE THINGS. HERE'S THE FEE FOR THIS CITY BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS THESE THINGS. WHERE DOES ROWLETT LINE UP ON THE SPECTRUM OF SERVICES AS FAR AS WHAT WE PROVIDE? I THINK WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION I CAN'T MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION ON INCREASING A FEE AT ALL SO I AM KIND OF WITH MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER ON THAT KEEPING THE FEE AS IT IS FOR SENIORS IN PARTICULAR. IT'S REALLY NOT FAIR WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION TO SAY OTHER CITIES HAVE IT AT THAT FEE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE OTHER CITIES OFFER, AND I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN WITH SOME OF THE OTHER FEE INCREASES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED IN THE PRESENTATION WENDY GAVE, THAT THERE IS A TON OF DETAIL THAT FOLLOWS THIS. FO THE WATER INCREASES WE HAD AN ENTIRE COMPREHENSIVE WATER STUD THAT SHOWS WHY WE ARE RAISING RATES IN THE STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM BEHIND THAT. WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH FCC THAT SHOWS WHY WE RAISE OUR REFUGE RATES, WHERE THOSE GO UP AS PART OF OU CPI ADJUSTMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO EVERYTHING FOLLOWS THAT PROCESS OF HAVING A DETAILED AND THOROUGH PRESENTATION. THAT IS WHAT I THINK IS MISSING FROM THIS. IT IS KIND OF LIKE WE HAVEN'T UPDATED FOR A WHILE. WE REALIZE WE ARE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. W NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND HERE'S THE PROPOSAL I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE MISSING. WENDY, I WAS HOPING YOU MIGHT B ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER THE REVENU IMPACT FROM THE MAYOR'S PROPOSA

THAT HE PROVIDED. >> KNOW. I DO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY. I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP -- AM I INTERRUPTING

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? >> I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE BU I WANT TO STATE MY POSITION REALLY QUICKLY THAT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT THE CITY COULD SUBSIDIZE , AND THEY MAY BE STEALING YOUR WORDS BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION EARLIER, BUT OF ALL THE THINGS THE CITY COULD SUBSIDIZE, I THINK SUBSIDIZING OUR SENIORS IN THIS PROGRAMMING MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. I UNDERSTAND THE 70% BENCHMARK YOU HAVE SET AS FAR A FUNDING GOES, BUT FOR ME TO SUPPORT ALMOST 1400 PEOPLE OUT OF OUR 70,000 RESIDENTS IS NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT NUMBER. IT'S A BIG NUMBER AND TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT MANY PEOPLE FOR WHAT AMOUNTS TO A VERY SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT IN THE GRAND ÚSCH

NO-BRAINER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SO ULTIMATELY OBVIOUSLY THIS IS COUNSEL'S DECISION WHAT TO DO. STAFF IS ONLY BRINGING THIS PROPOSAL DUE TO WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ARE CHANGES IN THE MARKET AND ALSO WITH THE SERVICES THAT THE CITY PROVIDES. WITH THAT, THOUGH, THINK A GOOD POINT WAS MADE THA WE COULD USE SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH. I THINK IT WOULD HELP AND GIVEN THAT THESE INCREASES WOULD NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE A BAD IDEA TO TABLE AL OF THIS AND THEN ALLOW US TO - STAFF TO CONDUCT A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH, GET MORE ANALYSIS SO THAT WE COUNSEL CAN MAKE A MORE INFORMED AND EDUCATED DECISION ON THIS TOPIC. I THINK THAT MAYBE THE BEST APPROACH. IT WOULD INCLUDE US HAVING STAFF

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REMOVE IT FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET, BUT AGAIN, THESE INCREASES DO NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 1ST OF 2024. AND THAT IS JUST -- SORRY. LET ME B CLEAR. THAT IS JUST THE PARKS AND REC FEES. AND SO WHAT WE COULD DO IS JUST GIVING A HYPOTHETICAL, IF SOMEBODY WANTE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THI AGENDA WITHOUT TAKING OUT THE PARKS AND RECREATION FEES INCREASE, THAT GIVES US TIME T GO AND CONDUCT MORE RESEARCH, BRING IT BACK TO US AT A FUTURE DATE AND ALLOW US TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? GO AHEAD.

>> I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. THAT IS THAT THE WAY -- SORRY, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION, WHATEVER THIS IS, IS WRITTEN OUT, IT HAS AN ATTACHED EXHIBIT THE BASICALLY SAYS WE ACCEPT TH EXHIBIT AS BEING THE FEE SCHEDULE. CAN WE AMEND THE EXHIBIT AS PART OF AMENDING THE

ORDINANCE? >> YES.

>> CAN YOU PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE MOTION LANGUAGE TO

A MEMBER OF COUNSEL? >> THE RESOLUTION OR THE ORDINANCE ACTUALLY REFERENCES EXHIBIT A. EXHIBIT A CONTAINS A SERIES OF DIFFERENT SCHEDULES AND THINGS . IT IS JUST A VERY LAX -- LAST SECTION CONTAINS PARKS AND REC FEES SO THE MOTIO COULD BE TO APPROVE THE SCHEDUL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PARKS AND REC'S SCHEDULE AND WE COULD THEN APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS I

IS. >> COUNCILMAN BRITTON HERE HAS

BEEN WANTING TO SPEAK. >> APPRECIATE YOUR APPROACH FO COMPROMISE. I DO APPRECIATE MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER'S COMMENTS. THAT WAS GOING TO BE KIND OF MY LINE. IF WE COULD NO EXTRACT THIS , AND I WAS GOING TO TAKE A PRETTY MUCH HARD-LINE THAT WE OUGHT TO KEEP IT AT $10 AND NOTHING MORE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT A VOTE WITH THE EXCLUSION OF THE PARKS AND REC'S.

>> OKAY, AND THAT WOULD BE TO TABLE THAT PART OF IT TO A FUTURE DATE. STAFF WILL GO AND DO A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH, GET MORE DATA IF THEY CAN, AND WHEN THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH AFTER GETTING ALL OF THA DATA TO COME TO COUNSEL AND SAY HEY, HERE'S WHAT WE FOUND WITH ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS AND NOW MAK THE DECISION. YOU HAVE THE BUTTON HIT. DID YOU STILL WANT TO SPEAK? HIT THE BUTTON AGAIN. IT DISAPPEARED. GO AHEAD.

>> I'M NOT GOOD AT THIS YET. NO AND I THINK IF YOU WANT TO TABL IT, THAT'S FINE BUT JUST THINKING IT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T WANT TO PREJUDGE ANYTHING, BUT IT'S GOING TO COM BACK THAT OUR EXPENSES ARE UP. OUR COSTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO UP AND HERE'S WHAT WE GOT, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M GOING TO FIND IT DIFFICULT -- I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPROMISE -- BUT MY PERSONA OPINION IS THAT WE ARE TO KEEP IT AT $10. IT'S A QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUE AND PART OF WHAT IS INCUMBENT ON US AS CITY TO PROVIDE SO IF WE WANT T ADJUST SOME OF THE OTHER STRUCTURES IN THERE, THAT'S FINE. I DON'T WANT TO SAY MY HEELS ARE DUG IN ON $10 BUT I THINK THAT IS APPROPRIATE AND A LOT OF THE LOGIC HAS ALREADY BEEN SPOKEN, SO I DON'T WANT TO REHASH ALL THAT BUT JUST KNOWIN THAT IF WE TABLE IT AND COME BACK AND THE THING IS, OUR EXPENSES ARE UP WHATEVER THEY ARE UP, I STILL DON'T WANT TO PUT IT ON THE SENIORS. I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO SUPPORT THAT GROUP AND NURTURE THEM AS BEST WE CAN AND SO I JUST WANT TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY A POLICY DECISION FO US TO MAKE AN DAVID HALL, DID YOU --

>> YES. I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THIS POINT BUT YOU JUST SAID IT THIS IS TRULY A POLICY DECISION WE HAVE ADDED MINISTERIAL DUTY TO BRING BEFORE YOU THESE KIND OF RATE INCREASES AND THE RATIONAL FOR THEM AND YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THEM AND THAT'S OKAY. THIS REVENUE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET WE WILL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS. WHEN WE COME BACK WHETHER IT IS DECEMBER OR JANUARY, WHENEVER, IT WILL SIMPLY BE OH GOSH, EXPENSES ARE UP. WE'VE GIVEN YO THAT RATIONALE AND HEARD A CONSENSUS THAT IT IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE BAROMETER UNTO ITSELF. THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, COMPARATIVE DATA NECESSARY TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION AND WE WILL COME BACK AND BRING THAT TO YOU IN FULFILLMENT OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY AND AT THAT

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TIME IF YOU DECIDE OTHERWISE, THAT WILL BE OKAY TOO. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD THAT THIS IS NOT A MONEY GRAB.

WE'VE WAITED 12 YEARS TO DO SOMETHING AS PART OF TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD I THINK DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM YOU'VE MADE THE POINT, I THINK IT WAS YOU THAT MADE THE POINT, WHY IS IT TAKIN SO LONG? THIS IS PART OF TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD AND DO BUSINES IN A DIFFERENT WAY WHICH MEANS WE WILL REVIEW IMPACTS EVERY YEAR BUT WE WILL BRING TO YOU THE DECISION TO SUBSIDIZE ANY PORTION OF THE POPULATION IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THE RECORD THAT WHEN WE COME BACK THERE WILL BE MORE ROBUST INFORMATION OF WHATEVER DECISION YOU MAKE A THAT TIME WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS.

>> I ALSO GET A LOT OF EMAILS AND THERE WERE A LOT OF EMAILS THAT SAID THEY DID NOT FEEL LIK THE CITY OF ROWLETT OFFERED A LOT OF BENEFITS FOR OUR SENIOR POPULATION, AND I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT OUR SENIORS REMEMBER THAT WE DO HAVE OUR SENIOR TAX FREEZE, AND THAT DOES IMPACT OUR CITY BUDGET SIGNIFICANTLY. I ASKED OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR HOW MUCH THE SENIOR TAX FREEZE WAS THIS YEAR AND THAT WAS OVER $2 MILLION, S I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK THAT TAKING CARE OF OUR SENIORS IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO REALLY ASK THAT WE KEEP AL OF THIS IN A LARGE CONTEXT. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, AND SO I JUST ASK THAT EVERYBODY REMEMBER. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR YOUTH, AND SO TO ME, HAVING THAT RATE INCREASE FOR OUR YOUTH WAS PRETTY DRAMATIC, AS WELL, SO I WOULD ALSO BE HAPPY TO CONSIDER A 70% SUSTAINABILITY , IS THAT THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER? I THINK THOSE ARE POLICY DECISIONS WE NEED TO ADDRESS. IS IT BETTER T HAVE A 65% SUSTAINABILITY NUMBE ? I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT DISCUSSION.

>> I THINK THAT'S AN INTERESTIN POINT YOU MAKE THERE, LOOKING A THE RATE OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION. COUNSEL, I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION WAS IF WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS ITEM , BUT TABLE THE PARKS AND RECREATION PORTION TO A FUTURE DATE AFTER STAFF HAS CONDUCTED SOME ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS TO PROVIDE US, I SEE BUTTON HIT BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO

TEM WINGET. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTIO AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDUL TWO FEE SCHEDULES FOR THE MUNICIPAL, SOLID WASTE AND FACILITY SECTIONS, REMOVING TH PARKS AND RECREATION RECOMMENDATION FROM EXHIBIT A THAT IS INCLUDED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION.

>> COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON? >> I SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS STATED, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING THEM, CALL THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM CARRIE

[8C. Consider and take action to adopt an ordinance amending Articles I through VIII of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances regarding Animal Regulations.]

UNANIMOUSLY. HER NEXT ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS ITE 8C, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION T ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLES 1 THROUGH CHAPTER 6 REGARDING ANIMAL REGULATIONS.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WAS DISCUSSED IN THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON APRIL 18, 2023. THERE WERE FIVE ITEM THAT WERE CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL AT THAT WORK SESSION THAT COUNCIL WANTED MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE EXISTING ORDINANCE. TO GIVE YO A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND, THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE 1980S . THIS IS ACTUALLY 1982.

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CHANGES IN STATE LAW OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO THIS PARTICULAR UPDATE IS NECESSARY TO BRING US BACK INTO COMPLIANC WITH STATE REGULATIONS AND TO BRING US UP TO SPEED WITH CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE OVE THE LAST 40 YEARS. SO, THE FIRST SECTION WAS A LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS. THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT IT MIGHT REFER TO FISH OR TWO OTHER ANIMALS, SO WE CLARIFIED THAT I ONLY REFERS TO DOGS AND CATS. W MODIFIED SECTION 6-71 TO CLARIFY THAT LICENSE TAGS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE WORN WHEN THE ANIMAL IS LOCATED ON THE ANIMALS ON THIS PROPERTY. WE ADDED GOATS TO SECTION 6-1 A 1B. WE ADDED THE CLARIFICATION THAT ONLY 10 HENS COULD BE KEP ON A PROPERTY , UNLESS THERE WA

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MORE ALLOWED BY STATE LAW, AND THERE WAS A CONCERN AT THE LAS WORK SESSION THAT IF STATE LAW ALLOWED FOR MORE THAN WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE AGAIN, SO THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT CONCERN. NUMBER FIVE IS THE SAME ISSUE, EXCEPT IT DEALT WITH RABBITS, S IF RABBITS WERE ALLOWED BY STATE LAW TO HAVE MORE THAN 10, THEN STATE LAW WOULD PREVAIL AS OPPOSED TO OUR LOCAL ORDINANCE. SO, AFTER WE WENT THROUGH AND MADE THESE CHANGES, THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT WERE BROUGHT TO STAFF'S ATTENTION, AND STAFF WENT THROUGH AND MADE THOSE CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE AND ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AND I WILL TELL YOU WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE, TOO. THAT WA SECTION 6-9G WHICH EXCLUDED MANAGED COMMUNITY CAT COLONIES, SO WE CHANGED THE WORDING ON THAT. WE ALSO CHANGED THE WORDING FOR DEAD ANIMALS. THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT IF AN ANIMAL WAS BURIED IN THE OWNER'S BACKYARD, IT MIGHT BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, SO WE ADDED A SECTION THAT SAID THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO DEAD ANIMALS BURIED IN THE OWNER'S YARD. WE ALSO CLARIFIED AS WE HAD DONE EARLIER WITH TAGS AND STATED THAT IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO BE WORN WHEN THE ANIMAL IS ON THE OWNER'S PROPERTY AND THEN WE ALSO ADDED A SECTION IN HERE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE RIGHT TO CONFINE, AND IF THE SECTION HAD A WORD OR SENTENCE THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OFF, WE MODIFIED THE SENTENCE.

NOTHING REALLY CHANGED OTHER THAN CLARIFYIN EXACTLY THE MISSED WORDING ON THE SENTENCE. I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THE CHANGES THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE 1982 ORDINANCE AND THE ONE PROPOSED BUT THOSE ARE THE CHANGES THAT OCCURRED SINCE THE WORK SESSION AND HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY OCCURRED IN THE

LAST TWO WEEKS. >> THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM SHANDA, DALE, AS YOU KNOW I WA THE ONE WHO BROUGHT UP THOSE CONCERNS AND I APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU WORKED WITH ME AND WIT THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD AND ANIMAL SERVICES. IT HAS BEEN A LONG AND WINDING ROA TO GET THIS ORDINANCE HERE, I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD ORDINANCE NOW, AND I READ THROUGH EVERYTHING AGAIN AND I HAVE NO FOUND ANYTHING ELSE THAT I WOUL HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT, SO I'M SURE THAT'S A RELIEF. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT OF LONG HOURS AND HARD WORK THANK YOU.

>> COUNSEL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO

TEM WINGET. >> I KNOW HOW YOU ARE ABOUT DETAIL AND HOW YOU ARE ABOUT PROOFREADING AND IT'S NO SMALL FEAT THAT DALE WAS ABLE TO GET THIS IN THE STATE WHERE IT MET YOUR MUSTER SO KUDOS TO YOU, KUDOS TO HIM, TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD, TEAM AN STAFF THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN. BU

YOU, ESPECIALLY. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENT OR QUESTIONS? ALREADY. THEN I THAT CASE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER.

>> I MOVE WE APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER SIX ARTICLES 1 THROUGH EIGHT OF TH CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING ANIMAL REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. THERE WAS A TYPO

THERE BUT I FIXED IT. >> IS THERE A SECOND? DEPUTY

MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET. >> I SECOND.

>> MOTION BY SHINDER, SECOND B WINGET. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 8C, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO -- SORRY, WRONG ONE. I'M SCROLLING. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AN

[8D. Consider action to approve an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances and the City’s Boards and Commissions Handbook to modify provisions relating to the Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB).]

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ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO MODIFY PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. I WENT AHEAD AND PUT THE STAFF REPORT TOGETHER , AND THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT , AS WE DISCUSSED, AND THE SPECIA COUNCIL MEETING WORK SESSION T GO OVER APPLICANTS APPOINTING FOR BOARD COMMISSIONS, WE WANTE TO APPOINT TWO OR ONE ADDITIONAL MEMBER TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TOTAL OF TWO NEW MEMBERS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. AS RESULT THAT WOULD REQUIRE A CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE FOR EDAB AND THAT IS WHAT THIS IS HERE FOR. I WANTED TO PUT IT ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION SINCE WE HAVE NOT HAD A WORK SESSION FOR THIS TO PROVIDE YOU ALL THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. SO WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT WAS EASY. ALL THAT WORK FOR NEW QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. IN THAT CASE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET.

>> I MOVE THE ITEM IS PRESENTED AND WRITTEN.

>> HIT THE BUTTON AGAIN. IT'S NOT WORKING RIGHT. THERE YOU GO

>> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY BETTY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET, A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SHUPP. ANY

[9. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS ]

DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND WITH THAT, THE LAST ITEM IS -- ITEM NINE .

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING AND ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE THE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. COUNSEL. MAYOR PRO TE

SHINDER. >> SOMETIME BACK I HAD REQUESTE WE DO A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AN REVISION OF THE PARKS AND COMMISSIONS HANDBOOK AND WE WERE GIVEN A DEADLINE DATE TO TURN IN OUR FEEDBACK ON THAT BY THE CITY SECRETARY AND THEN I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT WENT, S I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE THAT ON A

FUTURE AGENDA. >> SO, WELL, OKAY. ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR SUBSEQUENT MEETING. I WILL LET YOU LEAVE IT AT THAT AND HAVE THE SECRETARY SEND OUT AN EMAIL WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ANYTHING ELSE?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Sep 05, 2023 City Council Meetings

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