[3A. Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing the Month of February as Black History Month and a request to light the downtown water tower in red, green, and yellow.]

OF A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND A REQUEST TO LIGHT THE DOWNTOWN WATER TOWER IN RED, GREEN, AND YELLOW. PLEASE COME UP. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROCLAMATION IS TO RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND ILLUMINATE THE WATER TOWER IN RED, GREEN, AND YELLOW TO CELEBRATE BLACK ACHIEVEMENT AND HISTORICAL FIGURES AND CONTRIBUTION.

HELPING TO PRESENT THIS IS THE ROWLETT DIVERSITY AND EQUITY

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DIVISION. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ROWLETT ACKNOWLEDGES AND ON IS THE RICH TAPESTRY OF BLACK HISTORY WHICH IS INTERWOVEN WITH THE BROADER NARRATIVE OF THE NATION. WHEREAS THE STRIDES MADE BY BLACK AMERICANS CONTINUE TO PAVE THE WAY FOR PROGRESS AND EQUITY IN CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL SPHERES AND EACH PASSING MONTH WE BEAR WITNESS TO THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT DISMANTLES THE BARRIERS AND PROPELS US CLOSER TO A SOCIETY BUILT ON PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY. WHEREAS IN RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE, WE PROUDLY CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE INCREDIBLE MARKS ON OUR COLLECTIVES CONSCIOUSNESS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARBARA JORDAN, THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED TO THE TEXAS SENATE AFTER RECONSTRUCTION. TOM JOYNER, RADIO HOST, PHILANTHROPIST OF THE TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION. BARBARA SMITH CONRAD OPERA SINGER AND PROFESSOR BREAKING BARRIERS IN THE WORLD OF CLASSICAL MUSIC. DOCTOR MAY JIMSON THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO TRAVEL IN SPACE. A WORLD RENOWNED PIANIST AND CLEBURNE WHO SPENT MUCH OF HIS LIFE IN FORT WORTH. LONDON MALONE, DOMINIQUE SCOTT, COOPER CASTER, JOSHUA WHO CREATED ART INSPIRED BY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND THEIR CREATIVE EXPRESSION OF HIS LEGACY.

WHEREAS THE ONGOING BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY STORY IS MARKED BY RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION WITH COUNTLESS EXAMPLES OF STRENGTH THROUGH HISTORY AND THE LEADERSHIP REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES WE ALL REAP THE BENEFITS OF THE CONTRIBUTION SKILLS, TALENTS, THOUGHTS, AND IDEAS THAT UNITE US IN PURSUIT OF GENUINE UNITY. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMISSION DO HEREBY DECLARE THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH. FURTHER THE WATER TOWER DOWNTOWN WILL BE ELIMINATED FEBRUARY 9 IN RED, SYMBOLIZING THE BLOOD OF THOSE LOST, GREEN WHICH REPRESENTS THE GROWTH OF THE MOTHERLAND AND YELLOW WHICH SIGNIFIES HOPE, JUSTICE, AND EQUALITY AS A TANGIBLE TRIBUTE TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY. THIS IS A POWERFUL RECOGNITION OF THE LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY ENHANCING AS A PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. ANY MEMBER THAT WISHES TO COME UP AND SPEAK ?

>> THINK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND CITY STAFF. WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INDIVIDUALS, THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TODAY . THESE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE MLK EVENT FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT. WE JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE . WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BLACK HISTORY MONTH ACTUALLY STARTED OUT AS NEGRO HISTORY WEEKEND LATER EVOLVED INTO BLACK HISTORY MONTH. NOT ONLY DO WE CELEBRATE THEM WE CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL AMERICANS THAT HELP ADVOCATE AND PARTICIPATE FOR EVERYBODY TO HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS. THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS THAT SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND WE HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A GREAT WEEK.

THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS

[3B. Present certificate to Leadership Rowlett Class 32]

PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP CLASS XXXII. CLASS XXXII?

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THIS IS A GOOD-SIZED CLASS. I MYSELF AM A PROUD GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP ROWLETT CLASS 29. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS ALREADY 32. THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZING CLASS 32 . THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLDS LEADERSHIP ROWLETT CLASS EVERY YEAR TO OFFER NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND AN ATMOSPHERE THAT STIMULATES PARTICIPANTS TO WORK TOGETHER WHILE DEVELOPING PERSONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP SKILLS. IT COMBINES LECTURES, DIALOGUE, AND INTERACTION TO IDENTIFY AND MOTIVATE EMERGING COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE INSIGHT THAT PARTICIPANTS GAIN FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM INVOLVEMENT IN A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP ROLES. EACH YEAR THE CLASS TRAVELS TO AUSTIN FOR THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE TRIP TO POTENTIALLY MEET ELECTED OFFICIALS AND MEET WITH STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF AND MUCH MORE. THIS ENDS WITH THE CLASS WORKING ON A SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFIC TO THE CITY AND THEIR GRADUATION CELEBRATION. ALSO, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT EVERY CLASS SAYS THEY ARE THE BEST CLASS.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE ARE ON COUNCIL WHO WAS IN LEADERSHIP ROWLETT? COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON, COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS, ANYBODY OUT THERE? ARE YOU NOT? OKAY. THE ASSISTANT CHIEF AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE LOOKING INTO THIS FOR NEXT YEAR. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ALL KINDS OF THINGS . HERE WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO CLASS 32. AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL FOR BEING WILLING TO LEARN AND ENGAGE WITH THE CITY AND WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS ACROSS THE STATE. I HOPE YOU LEARNED A LOT AND ENJOYED IT AND CAN NOW CALL ALL OF YOURSELVES FRIENDS. IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, PLEASE DO.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND EVERYBODY HERE FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE CLASS 32 AND THE NAME IS FULL COUNT. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY IT IS FULL COUNT? THREE BALLS AND TWO STRIKES. WE WERE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RANGERS PLAYOFF GAMES AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS TO A VICTORY. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CLASS PROJECT WHICH WILL BE FOR A FOOD DRIVE WHICH HAS STARTED NOW AND WE WILL, I GUESS, ON MAY 9 WILL BE CULMINATING WITH THE END OF THE PROJECT AND ON THE 11TH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WE WILL BE HAVING A LUAU AND CELEBRATING THE ABILITY TO COLLECT EVERYTHING. RIGHT NOW, THE STOREHOUSES ARE KIND OF BEEN THE. WE ARE LOOKING TO THE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESSES TO

HELP BUILD THAT UP. >> THAT IS GREAT AND COMMENDABLE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

>> WE WILL SEE YOU MONDAY AT SIX CLOCK A.M.

[3C. Presentation of Comprehensive Monthly Financial Report (CMFR) for the period ending December 31, 2023.]

THE PRESENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023. PRESENTING THIS IS

ALLISON BROWN . >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

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TONIGHT'S FINANCIAL PRESENTATION IS FOR THE TIME ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, WHICH IS THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024. PRIOR TO THIS PRESENTATION THE QUARTERLY REPORT WAS REVIEWED IN MORE EXTENSIVE DETAIL WITH THE CITY FINANCE COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 5. OVERALL, THE CITY HAS EARNED OR RECEIVED $52 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 24. THIS AMOUNT IS 38% OF THE REVISED OPERATING BUDGET OF $136 MILLION AND 2% LOWER THAN FORECAST THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE TIMING OF PROPERTY TAX RECEIPTS. FOR THE SAME TIME, THE CITY HAS UTILIZED $28 MILLION WHICH IS 21% OF THE REVISED BUDGET OF $137 MILLION AND 5% LOWER THAN FORECAST FOR THE QUARTER AND PRIMARILY DUE TO TIMING OF VARIOUS SERVICES AND SUPPLIES. IN THE GENERAL FUND, PROPERTY TAXES REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE REVENUE BUDGET AND ARE PRIMARILY COLLECTED IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY. THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER, THE CITY HAS COLLECTED $23 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND PROPERTY TAX REVENUE WHICH IS $1.6 MILLION OR ABOUT 7% BELOW FORECAST. WE HAVE REVIEWED THE JANUARY TAX COLLECTION DEPOSITS FROM DALLAS COUNTY AND EXPECT REVENUES TO CATCH UP TO FORECAST BY JANUARY MONTH-END.

SALES TAX IS AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR OF FINANCIAL HEALTH FOR THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY. SALES TAX IS COLLECTED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND RECORDED TWO MONTHS LATER. OVERALL, SALES TAX REVENUES ARE 6% ABOVE FORECAST AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

OVERALL, GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE LOWER THAN FORECAST BY $974,000, AGAIN PRIMARILY DUE TO THE TIMING OF PROPERTY TAX RECEIPTS. EXPENSES ARE $1.2 MILLION LOWER THAN FORECAST DUE TO TIMING AND A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND SUPPLY PURCHASES AS WELL AS PERSONAL SAVINGS. OVERALL, THE GENERAL FUND HAS A NET SURPLUS OF $200,000 FOR THE QUARTER END. MOVING TO THE UTILITY FUND, WATER SALES REPRESENT ALMOST 60% OF THE TOTAL UTILITY FUND BUDGET AND COVER THE COST OF WATER ACQUISITION FROM THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. WATER REVENUES ARE 1% LOWER THAN FORECAST THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER. SEWER SALES REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE UTILITY FUND BUDGET AND COVER THE COST OF SEWER TREATMENT PAID TO THE CITY OF GARLAND.

SEWER REVENUES ARE 2% BELOW FORECAST AS OF THE FIRST QUARTER AND. IN THE UTILITY FUND, REVENUES ARE $10,000 HIGHER THAN FORECAST. EXPENSES ARE $179,000 BELOW FORECAST.

THIS IS DUE TO A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND SUPPLY PURCHASES AND PERSONNEL VACANCIES OFFSET BY HIGHER THAN FORECAST WATER TREATMENT COST. AS A NOTE, AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT AND THE PRESENTATION WERE CALCULATED AND PUT TOGETHER, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE DECEMBER WASTEWATER TREATMENT INVOICE FROM THE CITY OF GARLAND. ON AVERAGE OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER PRICES WERE USED TO CALCULATE THE ESTIMATE FOR DECEMBER. WE HAVE SINCE RECEIVED THE DECEMBER INVOICE RESULTING IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FEES ACTUALLY COMING IN $12,000 LOWER THAN FORECAST FOR THE QUARTER AND OVERALL UTILITY EXPENSES $253,000 LOWER THAN WERE CAST. OVERALL, THE UTILITY FUND HAS A NET SURPLUS OF $263,000 AT QUARTER END. TO FINISH TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION AND OTHER BUDGETED FUNDS REFUSE DEVELOPMENT AND GOLF ALL MET OR EXCEEDED FORECAST REVENUES IN FORECAST EXPENSES. DEBT SERVICE REVENUES ARE LOWER THAN FORECAST AGAIN DUE TO PROPERTY TAX RECEIPTS.

DRAINAGE REVENUES ARE LOWER THAN FORECAST DUE TO THE TIMING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATED COMMERCIAL DRAINAGE RATES. THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY HIGHER THAN FORECAST BY A $172,000 OR 8% DUE TO UNUSUALLY HIGH BENEFIT CLAIMS THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER. STOPLOSS REIMBURSEMENT FOR

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SOME OF THESE CLAIMS AND PRESCRIPTION REBATES HAVE PUT REVENUES HIGHER THAN FORECAST. THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO

TEM WINGET? >> I KNOW THAT YOU ALWAYS MENTION THIS. THE COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE DID MEET ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT A KEY THING. I APPRECIATE THE STAFF ALWAYS GIVEN US THE SCORECARD ON THE FINANCIAL REPORT. THIS MONTH IT HAS A FEW RED BOXES AND A FEW YELLOW BOXES AND THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF THE ORDINARY, BUT THE STORY BEHIND THAT. THERE IS ALWAYS A STORY BEHIND THE NUMBERS. THE STORY BEHIND THAT IS TIMING . AS YOU SAID THERE'S A LOT OF TYPING THINGS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE FORECAST WORKS AND BREAKS UP THINGS EVENLY AND THE REVENUES DON'T NECESSARILY WORK THAT WAY . I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT REALLY CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC IF THEY LOOK AT THE SCORECARD. IT IS A MATTER OF TIMING AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO TAKE EVERYTHING INTO ACCOUNT WHEN YOU REVIEW THOSE . THANK YOU FOR THE

PRESENTATION. >> GREAT SYNOPSIS. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM

[3D. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.]

IS UPDATE FROM CITY COUNCIL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL POSITION MAJOR PRODUCTS OPERATIONAL ISSUES OF COMING IN ITEMS OF INTEREST AND COMMUNITY INTEREST. FROM THE CITY SECRETARY OFFICE, EARLY VOTING FOR THE MARCH 5, 2024, PRIMARY ELECTION STARTS TUESDAY AND ENDS FRIDAY . YOU CAN CHECK ALL OF THAT INFORMATION ON ROWLETT EARLY VOTING. THE LIBRARY IS HOSTING A PROGRAM FOR KIDS AGES FIVE THROUGH EIGHT ON WEDNESDAYS AND STEM PROGRAMS FOR KIDS AGES NINE THROUGH 16 ON THURSDAYS. BOTH PROGRAMS PROVIDE FUN CONCEPTS WITH THE FOCUS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, OR MATH. YOU CAN VISIT ROWLETT.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY BEGINS FEBRUARY 15, 2024. WE HAVE 23 PEOPLE ENROLLED. THE POLICE ACADEMY WILL RUN FOR 10 WEEKS AND ENDS ON APRIL 18, 2024. THIS GIVES CITIZENS A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT A POLICE OFFICER ENCOUNTERS WHILE ON DUTY. YOU HAVE A DOG. MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER.

>> HERE IS THIS WEEK'S PET SPOTLIGHT ANIMAL. HIS NAME IS BEETHOVEN . I DO NOT KNOW IF HE IS DEAF OR PLAYS PIANO BUT I DO KNOW HE IS CUTE. HE IS A LOVABLE MIXED BREED . IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A LOYAL COMPANION WHO IS ALWAYS DOWN FOR ADVENTURE, COME MEET BEETHOVEN. THIS ADORABLE GOOFBALL IS DREAMING OF HIS FOREVER HOME. HE MAY LOOK BIG AND TOUGH BUT HE IS A BIG BABY AT HEART. BEETHOVEN LOVES EXPLORING AND DISCOVERING NEW THINGS, BUT HE ALSO ENJOYS SPENDING QUIET NIGHTS SNUGGLING WITH HIS HUMAN FRIENDS. HIS COAT IS SURE TO TURN SOME HEADS AS WELL . HE IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS HUMAN OR OTHERWISE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET A TOBIN OR ANY OTHER ADOPTABLE ANIMALS PLEASE CONTACT THE DOCTOR WILL SERVICES AT 972-412-6219 R COME BY THE SHELTER FROM 10:00 TO 5:00 TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE FRIENDS OF ROWLETT ANIMALS WHO WON THE BEST NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TITLE IN THIS YEAR'S ROWLETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARD CEREMONY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS AND ALL OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES. THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE PUBLIC FACILITY IS THURSDAY AT 2:00 P.M. AND I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO FOR A VERY LONG TIME. IT IS A MILESTONE FOR THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE THERE. I WILL BE THERE . WE NEED THIS TO SERVE THE CITIZENS WHO WILL LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY AT SAPPHIRE BAY IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.

>> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET?

>> THANK YOU. I SERVE AS COUNCIL LIAISON TO THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. THEY HAVE A FOOD DRIVE COMING UP. I KNOW THAT LEADERSHIP ROWLETT WAS JUST HERE AND TALKED ABOUT THE FOOD DRIVE. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE. THIS IS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY

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25, FROM 2:00 TO 4:00 . FEEL FREE TO STOP BY AND PICK UP A CASE OF CANNED GOODS OR ANY OTHER NONPERISHABLE ITEMS TO DROP OFF TO THE ADVISORS THAT WILL BE OUT THERE THAT

AFTERNOON. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER

SCHUPP? >> SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING EXPLORATORY MEETINGS AT THE PARK TO DISCUSS INTEGRATING AND CREATING AN ACTUAL PEDDLING TRAIL TO CONNECT WITH VARIOUS GROUPS. WE HAVE REACHED THE POINT WHERE WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A STEERING COMMITTEE TO CREATE A UNIFIED KAYAK TRAIL SYSTEM AND COOPERATION WITH THE TRINITY RIVER COALITION. THEY ARE BASICALLY A KAYAK GROUP AT IT'S TIME .

WITH THE IDEA THAT ONCE WE GET THIS GOING WE WILL TRY TO BE PART OF THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE PADDLING TRAIL WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF BEING PART OF THE NATIONAL KAYAK TRAIL SYSTEM. THIS STEERING COMMITTEE IS BEING PUT TOGETHER. RUNS THE KAYAK OUTPOST AND IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SPEARHEADING THIS . ANYBODY WHO HAS INTEREST IN THE KAYAK TRAIL AND CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES I URGE YOU TO GET A HOLD OF DAVE OR KAREN AND LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU ARE

INTERESTED. >> IF YOU MENTIONED IT I APOLOGIZE, BUT AS WE ARE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH I THINK IT IS ONLY PROPER AND FITTING THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE ONE OF OUR VERY OWN AN HOUR CITY. THAT IS PAM BELL WHO WAS THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE TO EVER BE ELECTED TWICE IN THE CITY COUNCIL. SHE REMAINS ACTIVE IN THE CITY SO I WOULD LIKE TO

ACKNOWLEDGE HER AS WELL. >> ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE

WILL MOVE ON TO -- >> THE CHAMBER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION REALLY QUICK.

>> COME ON UP. >> YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU

WANT. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER . I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS KNOW , MR. JEFF WINGET IS AN AMAZING COUNCILMEMBER BUT ALSO THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE CITY SO I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO THEM RIGHT NOW.

[APPLAUSE] ALSO ONE OF YOUR OWN, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY, CLAUDIA, WON AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR .

>> SHE HAS HAD THAT ALL OF THIS TIME. IT'S BEEN ON HER DESK .

[4. CITIZENS’ INPUT]

SURPRISE . ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CITIZEN INPUT. COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE AND NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN.

>> WE HAVE MISSY TIDWELL AND REBECCA CRESTWOOD.

>> COME AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE AND YOU WILL

HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS MISSY TIDWELL. I AM A RESIDENT OF ROWLETT , LIFETIME RESIDENT. WE BEGIN THIS YEAR WITH A NEW COUNCILMEMBER WHO DURING HIS CAMPAIGN SHOWED COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR THE ROWLETT

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POLICY ON THE POLITICAL NEUTRALITY OF CANDIDATES AND OFFICEHOLDERS. YOU DID NOT CONDEMN THOSE ACTIONS. IT IS ONLY FEBRUARY AND NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER THAT HAS SHOWN A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR ROWLETT ETHICS POLICY. I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE THE FORTITUDE TO ADDRESS MR. BRITTON'S VIOLATION. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, WHY WASN'T IT ONE OF YOU? IF YOU WON'T ENFORCE YOUR ROLES AND POLICIES THEN WHO WILL? GOING FORWARD, DO

BETTER. THANK YOU. >> NEXT COMMENT. STATE YOUR NAME, CITY OF RESIDENCE, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> MY NAME IS REBECCA. I'M A RESIDENT OF ROWLETT. I'M NOT USED TO TALKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST SAY THAT I AM NOT OPPOSED TO THE TORNADO SIRENS. I KNOW THAT A NEIGHBOR OF MINE POSTED ON FACEBOOK AND HE WAS TORN APART. I'M JUST SAYING THAT ME AND MY NEIGHBORS BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE MOVED TO A MORE APPROPRIATE LOCATION. A TORNADO SIREN WAS PLACED AT THE CORNER OF THE STREET ON VALENCIA DRIVE RIGHT NEXT TO ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS HOUSES. WHEN THE SIREN GOES OFF IT WILL GO OFF ONCE A MONTH FOR THE TESTING .

WHEN I SPOKE TO THE COMPANY ASKING IF IT WAS SAFE TO BE PUT NIGHT RIGHT NEXT TO A HOUSE THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THESE SIRENS ARE VERY LOUD THEY SHOULD NOT BE RIGHT NEXT TO A HOUSE. THIS IS ALSO PLACED RIGHT ON THE CURB ON THE SERVICE ROAD TO 190. IT IS LITERALLY THREE FEET FROM THE CURB . A CAR CAN VERY EASILY GO UP ON THE CURB AND HIT THE POLE WHICH WOULD MAKE IT A LOT WORSE THAN GOING UP ON THE CURB AND HITTING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING . IT IS ALSO VERY IN THE FRONT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN. WHEN I SPOKE TO ED, THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF PLACING THE SIGN , IT WAS PLACED THERE BECAUSE THERE NEED TO BE MORE ALERTS BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD . HE SAID THAT HE LOOKED AT FIVE OTHER LOCATIONS AND THIS IS THE BEST THEY COULD COME UP WITH. I TOLD HIM THAT THEY NEEDED TO KEEP LOOKING BECAUSE THIS LOCATION WAS SIMPLY NOT THE BEST PLACE FOR IT. THERE IS A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT PUTTING INTO KEEPING ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL AND WHERE THE BUT THE SIGN IS JUST LAZINESS. IT LOOKED HORRIBLE. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO MAKING THE CITY LOOK NICE. IT DOES NOT LOOK NICE. IT NEW LOOKS AWFUL. THE CITY OF DALLAS PUT SOMETHING SIMILAR IN 2018. THE LOCAL MEDIA GOT WIND OF IT AND THE CITY OF DALLAS ENDED UP MOVING THE POLE TO A MORE APPROPRIATE LOCATION . THE SAME EXACT REASON THIS ONE NEEDS TO BE MOVED. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT? OKAY. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC INPUT FORMS EITHER.

>> WE RECEIVED ONE THAT WAS EMAILED TO COUNCIL THIS

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

AFTERNOON. >> THAT WAS NOT FOR ANY OF THESE ITEMS? THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING MAY BE ACTED UPON. CITY COUNCILMEMBER BE REMOVED. ITEM 5 BE -- B HAS BEEN PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER?

>> I ASKED THAT THIS BE PULLED NOT BECAUSE I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH IT BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT REALLY DISCUSSED ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE . I UNDERSTAND THE REASONS FOR VOTING MEMBERS . ALSO, THIS IS OPTIMUM FOR MOST PORTS WHEN IT COMES TO DECISION-MAKING. THIS IS AWAY FROM THE MAYOR AND

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GIVING IT TO THE FULL COUNCIL. I DON'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE WITH IT . I HAVE SEEN THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL APPOINTS FROM AMONG ITSELF . WAS IT INITIATED FROM THE MAYOR OR WHERE TO COME

FROM? >> WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM WE CAN ADDRESS IT. THIS WAS JUST TO SEE IF WE COULD PULL OTHER ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IF THAT IS OKAY WE CAN WAIT TO ADDRESS THAT. IT IS OKAY. AT LEAST THEY CAN START TO THINK ABOUT THE QUESTION. THERE IS ONLY ONE OTHER ITEM SO DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PULL THE MINUTES? THANK YOU FOR NOT. GO AHEAD AND READ THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.

>> 5 A CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. 5 C RECEIVED AND ACCEPT THE INVESTMENT REPORT .

>> ALL RIGHT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. WE HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR

PRO TEM WINGET. >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE

CONSENT THE ITEMS. >> I SECOND THAT. CALL TO VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 5

[5B. Consider action to amend the Economic Development Advisory Board provisions in the Code and Boards and Commissions Handbook.]

B WHICH IS CONSIDER ACTION TO AMEND THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD PROVISIONS IN THE CODE AND BOARD AND COMMISSIONS HANDBOOK. YOU GOT A HEAD START.

GO AHEAD. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR QUESTION, MAYOR'S PRO TEM SHINDER. I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT. WE DID NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGE AT ALL WITH REGARD TO THE MAYOR. THE MINOR CHANGE THAT WE MADE WAS -- MR. BERMAN WILL LAUGH AT ME.

I ASKED FOR THE CHANGE BECAUSE IT READ ALL EARLY. THE CURRENT COMPOSITIO WILL BE THE MAYOR OR HIS OR HER APPOINTEE. IF THE MAYOR CHOOSES NOT TO PARTICIPATE, THEY ARE ABLE TO APPOINT SOMEBODY TO TAKE THAT PLACE . COUNCIL WILL STILL HAVE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT THE COUNCIL LIAISON AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT THE BODY PASSED IN NOVEMBER WHEN THEY EXECUTED THE NEW CHAMBER FUNDING AGREEMENT. IT WAS JUST A CHANGE IN THE WORDING. THE INTENTION IS THE EXACT SAME.

>> I MAY HAVE MISREAD THAT LOOKING OUT OVER THE STRIKEOUTS AND ADDITIONS. A PERSON APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR -- IT CHANGES A PERSON APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR TO APPOINTED ANNUALLY

BY THE COUNCIL. >> THAT WAS NOT THE CHANGE THAT I INCORPORATED IN MY DOCUMENT. WE CAN GO BACK THROUGH AND CHANGE THAT. THE CHANGE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MADE WAS THE MAYOR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE AND A MEMBER APPOINTED BY COUNCIL. THAT IS JUST LOST IN TRANSLATION. THE INTENT IS THE SAME . THIS IS FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN VOTING .

>> DO YOU WANT TO CHIME IN AND HIT YOUR BUTTON?

>> IT IS A BIT CONFUSING TO READ THE STRIKEOUTS AND UNDER LININGS. THE OLD MINUTES THE LAST ONE TO PASS BY THE COUNCIL WAS JUST THE SAME . THAT PART HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED OTHER THAN CHANGING IT FROM THE MAYOR OR DESIGNEE TO THE MAYOR OR THEIR

DESIGNEE . >> OKAY.

>> THE WAY THAT IT READS IN MIND IS THAT THE COUNCIL SHALL APPOINT FIVE REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. OF THESE FIVE MEMBERS, ONE SHALL BE THE MAYOR OR THEIR DESIGNEE AND ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED ANNUALLY FROM AMONG ITS OWN MEMBERSHIP.

BY THE COUNCIL WHEREAS BEFORE IT SET A PERSON APPOINTED BY

THE MAYOR. >> THAT IS NOT IN THE VERSION THAT I HAVE . THIS IS THE EXACT SAME LANGUAGE.

>> THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. >> RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE STAFF REPORT, SCROLL DOWN TO THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE. THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE WILL AMEND SECTION 2 TO SAY THAT THE COUNCIL APPOINTS FIVE. OF THESE FIVE ONE SHALL BE THE

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MAYOR OR DESIGNEE AND THE OTHER SHALL BE APPOINTED ANNUALLY .

THE REMAINING THREE ARE APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL . THAT IS THE LANGUAGE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE FOCUSED ON.

>> SO WHERE DID THE LANGUAGE PREVIOUSLY COME FROM . WHERE IT SET APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

>> IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TYPO. DOES IT STILL SAY THAT?

>> IT SAYS APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL. THE MAYOR HAD BEEN

APPOINTING . >> YOU CAN SUGGEST AN AMENDMENT TO THAT AS PART OF THE VOTE OR, LET'S SEE, WINGET HAS BEEN WANTING TO SPEAK.

>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHAT MY COLLEAGUE IS SAYING.

PREVIOUSLY THE MAYOR SERVED AS WELL AS ONE OF HIS APPOINTEES.

IT WAS TWO PEOPLE. NOW IT IS THE MAYOR OR WHOEVER THEY DESIGNATE ALONG WITH AN APPOINTEE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT SECOND PERSON , THE POINT IS WOULD WE RATHER HAVE THAT PERSON APPOINTED SPECIFICALLY BY THE MAYOR OR WOULD WE RATHER ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO SELECT WHO THAT INDIVIDUAL IS. THERE CAN BE SOME COMPLEXITY WHEN THE COUNCIL IS SELECTING ITS OWN GROUP WHEREAS GIVING THE MAYOR THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THAT DECISION MIGHT BE MORE STREAMLINED AND MANAGEABLE. DOES THAT HELP CLARIFY ?

>> THAT DOES. IF YOU WILL INDULGE ME FOR A MOMENT, THE ORDINANCE WAS ACTUALLY CHANGED TWICE LAST YEAR. ONCE IN MAY AND ONCE IN SEPTEMBER. MANY OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE WERE NOT PROPERLY INCORPORATED INTO THE ORDINANCE. THERE'S A NUMBER OF TYPOS IN THE ORDINANCE AND THE HANDBOOK. FOR EXAMPLE, IN ONE PORTION IT SAYS THAT THE ENTIRE EDAB WILL BE EIGHT APPOINTEES AND THEN NEXT TO IT IT SAYS NINE. THIS WHOLE ENDEAVOR IS A CLEANUP ORGANIZATION. I BRING THIS BEFORE YOU TO BE SURE WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR INTENTION FOR WHAT EDAB HAS AN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER. I AM OPEN -- THIS IS NOT -- THIS IS YOUR DECISION. I AM JUST TRYING TO BRING CLARITY TO THE DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS AND BE CONSISTENT IN EVERYTHING WE

PUT OUT. >> WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE NEEDED TO GET THIS INTO LINE AND GET THIS ORGANIZED. I THINK IT IS REALLY JUST A SIMPLE AMENDMENT BY THE COUNCIL IF WE WANT TO MAKE THAT WITH THE PROPOSED ARTICLES. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM GETTING THIS TOGETHER AND ORGANIZED. WE WILL ADD OUR LITTLE PART TO IT.

>> IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW WHERE TO

FIND ME. >> FOR THE RECORD, WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT STAFF NEVER INTENDED TO CHANGE THE WAY THE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE. THERE MAY BE SOME CLERICAL ERRORS OR WHATEVER IT IS , BUT I WANT TO BE SURE WE ARE ON THE RECORD.

HAS NEVER BEEN OUR INTENT TO CHANGE THE WAY THE APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE. TO THIS POINT, WE ARE SIMPLY JUST TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP. WE WANT TO SHOW DEFERENCE TO THE COUNCIL AND SUBCOMMITTEES AND EVERYBODY ELSE SO MAYBE THERE ARE SOME INCONSISTENCIES , BUT NEVER WAS THERE AN INTENT TO CHANGE THE WAY THE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE. WE WILL CLEAN THAT UP .

WE CAN GO BACK AND TRY TO RECONCILE ALL OF THE MULTIPLE VERSIONS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY. BEING NOW VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT A CHANGE WE SHOULD OCCUR WE CAN EASILY BRING THAT BACK BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY MORE MEETINGS COMING .

>> OR WE CAN AMEND THAT HERE .

>> I WOULD RATHER BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN BUTCHERED TO DEATH . I WOULD RATHER WE GO BACK AND RECONCILE THE VERSIONS AND GIVE A CLEAN COPY. WE HAVE MANY MEETINGS COMING UP . THAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL BUT THAT IS JUST MY SUGGESTION.

>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION THAT I WOULD LIKE CLARITY ON.

THAT IS SECTION 5.4 PARAGRAPH D. THE VERY LAST SENTENCE IN THAT I THINK IS A BIT AMBIGUOUS. IT READS APPOINTEES NEED NOT BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND MAY HOLD OFFICE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED. IT SAYS THEY MAY NOT OR NEED NOT BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT . I THINK IT IS MEANT TO REFER TO THE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE WORD IS USED IT COULD

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POTENTIALLY REFER TO EARLIER IN THE PARAGRAPH WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT APPOINTMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL AS BEING CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT. THERE IS JUST SOME AMBIGUITY ABOUT WHAT

AN APPOINTEE IS. >> JUST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR THAT IS NOT A CHANGE WE PROPOSE. IS THAT A CHANGE SHE WOULD LIKE FOR US TO POTENTIALLY CONSIDER?

>> I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IS A CHANGE. IT MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN THE DOCUMENT BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP SO THAT THERE IS CLARITY AROUND THE APPOINTMENTS BEING CITIZENS OF THE CITY WHEREAS MEMBERS FROM THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS MAY NOT BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.

>> COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP, MAYBE THIS IS JUST PROCEDURAL TIMING BUT THERE IS A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT'S BEEN GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. I THINK WE ARE READY TO PRESENT NEXT MEETING . IS THAT CORRECT? REALLY, THAT GIVES US TIME TO INTEGRATE THIS INTO THE LARGER DOCUMENT THAT IS ALREADY .

THAT JUST MIGHT BE KIND OF PUTTING IT OFF TWO WEEKS. WE WILL GET THE VERBIAGE THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR. IT WILL ALL BE IN THAT ONE DOCUMENT WHEN WE GO THROUGH IT.

>> SO WHAT WE WILL DO IS TRY TO CLEAN THIS UP, INCORPORATE THE SUGGESTIONS TONIGHT. THEN WE WILL GIVE YOU A CLEAN VERSION YOU CAN INCORPORATE INTO THE CHANGES AS YOU PRESENT TO THE

COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU.

>> CITY ATTORNEY? >> I NEED CLARIFICATION ON THE CHANGES. FIRST OF ALL, THE LAST SENTENCE YOU REFERENCED REGARDING APPOINTEES. THAT IS ALL IN ONE PARAGRAPH. THAT SENTENCE REFERS TO EVERY SINGLE APPOINTEE NOT JUST THAT EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. IF YOU WANT CLARIFICATION THAT IS AN EASY AMENDMENT. WHAT ARE THE OTHER AMENDMENTS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. AS IT STANDS, THE LAST TWO ITERATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE HAD SIX MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL . WE ARE DOWN TO FIVE TO MAKE A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS THE COUNCIL DESIRE, AND I WANT CLARIFICATION HERE, THAT THE MAYOR WILL SERVE AS A MEMBER OR THE PERSON DESIGNATED OR APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR . THE COUNCIL WILL SELECT ONE PERSON FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERSHIPS .

THERE WILL BE ONE COUNCILMEMBER ON THERE. THE REMAINING FIVE WILL BE WHOEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO APPOINT.

>> >> YOU UNDERSTAND THERE IS A

PROPOSAL . >> THAT IS TO CHANGE THAT THE MAYOR ALSO APPOINTS THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBER.

>> IF WE NEED TO DISCUSS THIS ANY FURTHER WE WILL DISCUSS IT OFF-LINE. I THINK THE IDEA IS TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM . WE DO NOT NEED MOTION FOR THAT. DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? WE

[6A. Consider action to approve a resolution authorizing settlement of the Rowlett v. Greenway-Miller condemnation case and to acquire land and construction easements for the right-of-way expansion and construction of dedicated turn lanes at the northwest corner of the intersection of the President George Bush Turnpike and Miller Road in the amount of $281,731.60 in the amount of certified appraisals; authorizing the mayor to sign necessary documents, and the city manager to issue appropriate purchase orders.]

WILL JUST TABLE THAT. THE NEXT ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTION TO APPROVE AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ROWLETT VERSUS GREENWAY-MILLER CASE AND THE EASEMENTS FOR THE DEDICATED RETRO LANES OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER IN THE AMOUNT OF $281,731. THE CERTIFIED APPRAISALS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE

APPROPRIATE. >> THIS DEALS WITH EMINENT DOMAIN TO CONDEMN PARCELS OF PROPERTY AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHBOUND PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE AND WESTBOUND MILLER ROAD. THAT IS WELL KNOWN FOR BEING CONGESTED. WE HAVE NEGOTIATED AND THE INITIAL APPRAISALS WERE ABOUT TWO YEARS OLD INDICATING APPRAISED VALUES FOR THESE TRACTS WITH WHAT WE THOUGHT AT THE TIME WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGH BUT MORE REASONABLE NOW. I AM BACK TO

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NEGOTIATING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT BELIEVE THE TRACT IS WORTH AT LEAST 2900 SQUARE FEET OR MORE AND THEN WE CONDUCTED A MORE RECENT AND UPDATED APPRAISAL THAT CAME BACK AT THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT 23 TO 2400 PER SQUARE FOOT. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS ACQUIRE THE PARCELS TO BUILD A RIGHT-HAND RIGHT TURN ONLY DECELERATION LIEN ON THE SOUTHBOUND PART OF THE INTERSECTION AND THEN GOING WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO WE HAVE NEGOTIATED A PRICE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITH GREENWAY INVESTMENTS FOR THE SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE UPDATED APPRAISAL WHICH CAME IN HIGHER THAN WE HAD EXPECTED . WE ALSO NEEDED EASEMENTS AS WELL. THE THING YOU SEE IN THE STAFF REPORT WAS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE COULD GET BY WITH A ONE YEAR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. IT'S BASED ON NUMBER ONE THE EXACT FAIR MARKET VALUE PER OUR OWN APPRAISAL PLUS ONE YEAR. THE LENGTH OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THIS IMPROVEMENT WILL LIKELY BE LESS THAN TWO YEARS BUT LIKELY MORE THAN ONE YEAR .

WE ARE CLOSE TO DOING THAT AND IT IS NOT TIME FOR THAT COMPETITIVE PROCESSING. WE ARE TOLD THIS WILL TAKE 6 TO 8 MONTHS. WE NEED A TWO EAR EASEMENT WHICH MEANS THE ENTIRE PARCEL, WE WILL NEED AN EXTRA ONE YEAR BRINGING THE VALUE OF THE PURCHASE AMOUNT UP TO $290,200.20 AND NOT THIS 280 FIGURE THAT WE SEE IN THE STAFF REPORT BUT THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR FOR THE EASEMENT. THE STAFF WILL NEED TO DO THE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION . THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE.

THAT IS A STANDARD FORM AGREEMENT THAT WOULD CONVEY TITLE TO US PLUS A TWO YEAR CONTEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION

EASEMENT. QUESTIONS? >> NO QUESTIONS. I WILL ENTERTAIN THE MOTION. MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER .

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ROWLETT VERSUS GREENWAY-MILLER CONDEMNATION CASE TO ACQUIRE THE LAND AND CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF DEDICATED TURN LANES AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE MILLER ROAD IN THE AMOUNT OF 290,200 $.20 IN THE AMOUNT OF CERTIFIED APPRAISALS . THE CITY MANAGER CAN ISSUE THE

APPROPRIATE PURCHASE ORDERS. >> COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON .

>> SECOND. >> MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. ANY DISCUSSION? NOPE? SEE NONE, VOTE. THAT ITEM CARRIES

[7. 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]

UNANIMOUSLY. ANY DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL

TO GET THE UPDATES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE AN ITEM ON WORKING CONDITION FOR A FUTURE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE INTERNATIONAL RENAISSANCE ALLIANCE WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTI-SEMITISM.

>> DO YOU HAVE A DATE ? WE WILL WORK ON GETTING THAT

INFORMATION . >> I AM SORRY. WHEN WAS THAT? DEFINITIVE DATE. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL GO BACK TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WILL READ THAT ITEM . ITEM 2 B WE SHALL CONVENE TO US NATIONAL SESSION CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY TO DELIBERATE ON AND SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING AN ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. FOR BEING HERE.

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CONCLUDED THE AGENDA ITEM. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN AT THIS TIME THE COMPLAINT WILL REMAIN OPEN AND BE CONSIDERED AT A LATER DATE. WITH THAT, IT IS 9:16 AND WE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Feb 06, 2024 City Council Meetings

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