[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] >> ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. IT IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 . AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THIS IS CONVENIENT TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION SEEKING ADVICE ON THE CITY ATTORNEY OF ANY AGENDA ITEM. WE RESUME THE RIGHT TO RECONVENE AND REASSESS REGULAR SESSION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT. COMMENTS, TO SPEAK FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE. AND BEFORE WE CONTINUE, WE OUR MEETINGS WITH AN APPLICATION. IF YOU WISH TO STAND. AFTER THAT, WE HAVE THE PLEDGE. DOING THE INVOCATION IS CUSTOMER BRITTON. >> HEAVENLY FATHER, WE WANT TO PAUSE AS WE ENTER INTO THIS BUSINESS FOR THE CITY TONIGHT TO THANK YOU, GIVE YOU PRAISE AND THE HONOR. FATHER, ON THE HILLS OF OUR CELEBRATION OF VETERANS DAY, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR MR. JONES TO BE HERE TONIGHT, THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE HIM FROM THE CITY. WE THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE, FATHER. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE SERVICE OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES IN MANY CASES, THEIR TIME AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SERVE THIS COUNTRY. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT. AS WE ENTER INTO THE CITY BUSINESS, I PRAY YOU GIVE US WISDOM, GIVE US JUDGMENT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY. WE THANK YOU FATHER, WE LOVE YOU, AND WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON'S PRECIOUS NAME. AMEN. >> THANK YOU. I WILL NOW BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE. >> FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> NOW, THE TEXAS FLAG. >> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. SMITH ALL [4A. Presentation of Rowlett Veterans Recognition Program certificate to Allen Leon Jones.] RIGHT, THANK YOU. YOU MAY NOW BE SEATED. OUR NEXT ITEM IS 4A, PRESIDENT -- PRESENTATION OF ROWLETT VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM CERTIFICATE TO ALLEN LEON JONES. ALL RIGHT. SO TONIGHT, WE CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF HONORING ROWLETT VETERANS. THIS WAS INITIATED IN 2017 . THE VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR GRATITUDE AND COMMITMENT TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR NATION. WE ARE REAFFIRMING OUR PLEDGE AS A COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER, HONOR, AND SUPPORT OUR VETERANS. NOT JUST IN WORDS, BUT IN ACTIONS THAT ECHO THE DIGNITY, RESPECT AND GRATITUDE. IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR THAT WE RECOGNIZE OUR 36TH VETERAN, MR. ALLEN LEON JONES , WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. HIS SERVICE LIKE THOSE BEFORE HIM EXEMPLIFY COURAGE, SACRIFICE, AND PATRIOTISM OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS WITH THE VETERAN SERVICE AND OUTREACH CENTER WHO WILL PROVIDE DETAILS. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING. WE WILL START OUT FIRST OF ALL AND SAY FOR THOSE THAT WERE THERE YESTERDAY -- BUT IF NOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I GET THE VETERANS WHO ARE HERE TO STAND UP? SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU? >> NEED ASSISTANCE IN ANY WAY THAT'S A VETERAN, PLEASE HAVE THEM COME OVER TO THE VETERAN OUTREACH CENTER. WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DIG IN AND SEE WHAT WE CAN HELP THEM WITH. SO TONIGHT AGAIN, WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 36TH VETERAN IN OUR ONGOING CONTINUING HONORING AND BUILDING THE REMINDER FOR US THAT WE ARE VERY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE A LOT OF VETERANS HERE IN ROWLETT. TONIGHT WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR ME . MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO CAME TO ME AND SAYS, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO READ THE BIO FOR MR. JONES THIS EVENING. I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE ONE TO READ IT. SO WE ARE [00:05:03] GOING TO LET HER STEP OUTSIDE WITH ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN- THE PAST. HER NAME IS ALEXIS. IF Y'ALL WILL GIVE HER JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES, LET HER STEP IN, AND READ MR. JONES' BIO. >> IT COOL? OKAY. TONIGHT, WE ARE HERE TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE ANOTHER ONE OF OUR ROWLETT VETS. TONIGHT IS A VIETNAM WAR VETERAN. ALAN JONES WAS BORN IN TYLER, TEXAS IN 1943. HE GRADUATED FROM JOHN TYLER HIGH SCHOOL IN 1961 AND WENT ON TO TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE FOR A YEAR. HE THEN MOVED TO DENTON, TEXAS AND TRANSFERRED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS. DETERMINANT, HE WAS DRAFTED. BASIC TRAINING WAS AT FORT POLK LOUISIANA FOR 8 WEEKS, AND THEN DID THREE WEEKS OF LEADERSHIP SCHOOL. HE THEN DID IN NINE WEEKS OF ADVANCED INFANTRY. RIGHT? OKAY. SORRY, GUYS. AND WAS THE PLATOON LEADER OVER 40 GUYS. 123 GUYS FINISHED AIT WITH HIM. 118 WERE SENT RIGHT AWAY TO VIETNAM AND THE OTHER FIVE SOLDIERS INCLUDING ALLEN WERE SENT TO FORT KNOX TO LEARN TO DRIVE ARMOR. AFTER AIT, HE WAS ABLE TO COME BACK TO TYLER, TEXAS ON LEAVE AND GOT MARRIED TO FELICIA. THEY ARE STILL MARRIED TODAY AFTER 57 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. ONCE IN VIETNAM, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO COMPANY A FOURTH BATTALION, 199TH INFANTRY. EXCUSE ME. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR WITH VALOR FOR HIS HEROISM AND -- AGAINST AN ARMED HOSTILE FORCE IN 1967. SERVING AS A RIFLEMAN ON A SEARCH AND DESTROY OPERATION WHEN HIS UNIT CAME UNDER INTENSE HOSTILE FIRE. HIS COMPANY WITHDREW TO AWAIT REINFORCEMENTS AND TO REGROUP FOR SECOND ASSAULT. UPON THE ATTACK, HE MOVED IN FRONT OF THE FORMATION IN SEARCH OF MEN WOUNDED IN THE FIRST INITIAL CONTACT. ONCE HE SPOTTED TWO INJURED MEN, HE RAN WITH THAT HESITATION ACROSS AN OPEN FIELD IN FRONT OF THE HEAVILY ENTRENCHED BATTALION AND BEGAN FIRST AID. AFTER HIS COMRADES WERE EVACUATED, HE CONTINUED ADVANCING ON THE ENEMY. HE DISCOVERED A MINE AND INTENDED TO DETONATE IT USING GRENADES AND RIFLE FIRE. HE WAS THEN WOUNDED BY HOSTILE AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE. BECAUSE OF HIS COURAGE AND CONCERN FOR HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS, HE INSPIRED HIS COMRADES AND CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE ENGAGEMENT. FOR THIS, JONES SHOWED GLORIOUS ACTIONS AND HE WAS HONORED WITH THE BRONZE STAR WITH VALOR, AND FOR HIS INJURY SUSTAINED, HE WAS HONORED WITH THE PURPLE HEART. IN DECEMBER OF 1968 AFTER SERVING 13 MONTHS IN VIETNAM, JONES WAS PROCESSED OUT OF THE MILITARY. AT THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT, PROTESTERS WITH SIGNS YELLING AND SPITTING ON HIM. HE FINALLY LANDED IN DALLAS AND DESCRIBES THE MOMENT HE SAW HIS WIFE IN THE AIRPORT TERMINA AS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF HIS LIFE. HE GOT A JOB IN DALLAS AND WENT BACK TO COLLEGE, GRADUATING IN 1972. FOR 30 YEARS, HE LIVED IN GARLAND FOR -- HE AND HIS LOVELY WIFE MOVED TO ROWLETT 13 YEARS AGO. THEY RAISED THREE AMAZING CHILDREN AND HAVE SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN. ALLEN ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND FISHING. HE SAYS HIS WIFE, FAITH, AND GUARDIAN ANGELS ARE WHAT GOT HIM THROUGH THOSE MONTHS IN VIETNAM. AND THEY'RE ALL STILL VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING HERO LIVING RIGHT HERE IN ROWLETT. PLEASE HELP ME IN HONORING AND RECOGNIZING OUR 36TH VETERAN, ALLEN LEON JONES. >> >> WHAT A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SMACK THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. HERE WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM THE CITY OF ROWLETT. THE FREEDOMS THAT THE CITIZENS OF AMERICA ENJOYED TODAY -- OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OVER THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT NATION DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION, [00:10:01] PROTECTING THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY, AND PAYING THE PRICE OF FREEDOM FOR US ALL. WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE HORRORS OF WAR, YET CONTINUE TO SERVE AND SHOW THE BEST OF WHAT HUMANITY CAN BE. THIS IS FOR YOU. SMACK THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER GIFT HERE. >> THAT IS A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. MY NAME IS GLENDA MOORE. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE -- FOUNDATION. WEBSTER DEFINES A HERO AS A PERSON ADMIRED OR IDOLIZED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OR NOBLE QUALITIES. THE ACTS OR DEEDS OUT OF THE NEED FOR PERSONAL SATISFACTION OR ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT BECAUSE THEY SEE A NEED. AT THE TOP OF MY LIST OF HEROES IS THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. EACH ONE SIGNED ON THE DOTTED LINE TO GIVE THEIR ALL TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM OF PEOPLE THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW, LIKE YOU AND ME. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU IN A WAY WE HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND. IT'S BELIEVED THAT AS WE SEW THESE PIECES OF FREDERICK -- FABRIC TOGETHER, LOVE, CARE AND GRATITUDE FLOWS THROUGH OUR HANDS AND INTO THE QUILTS WE ARE CREATING. YOU ARE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS. THIS WAS FORMED BY THE MOTHER OF A SOLDIER DEPLOYED IN IRAQ, COVERING SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS TOUCHED BY WAR WITH COMFORTING AND HEALING QUILTS. THE MESSAGE, YOUR MILITARY SERVICE AND SACRIFICE IS VALUED, HONORED, AND APPRECIATED. SINCE IT'S INCEPTION IN 2003 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2024, THERE HAVE BEEN 400,900 THREE QUILTS AWARDED TO VETERANS OF MILITARY ACTIONS, CONFLICTS IN WAR, INCLUDING WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM, BEIRUT, IRAQ, AND AFGHANISTAN. TODAY, WE ARE HERE TO HONOR ALLEN LEON JONES. >> AND A GRATEFUL NATION IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE, IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AND HONOR AND COMFORT UPON YOU. AS Y'ALL KNOW, WE ALL KIND OF LIKE THOSE GRANDPARENT QUILTS, AND WE CONSIDER THEM VERY COMFORTING. AND THE WRAPPING IS A SIGNATURE OF THEM RECEIVING THESE QUILTS. WE WILL NEVER KNOW THE DEPTH OF YOUR SACRIFICE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BUT THIS QUILT OF VALOR IS OUR WAY OF GIVING A SPECIAL THANKS OF YOUR WILLINGNESS TO DO SO TO PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE GIFT OF FREEDOM. I WOULD LIKE TO END THESE PRESENTATIONS WITH A RONALD REAGAN QUOTE THAT I THINK SAYS IT ALL. SOME PEOPLE LIVE AN ENTIRE LIFETIME AND WONDER IF THEY'VE EVER MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. A VETERAN DOESN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> >> THIS IS YOUR CERTIFICATE, ALSO SOME VIETNAM COMMEMORATIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SMIT WE HOPE YOU WILL USE IT, WASH IT. WASHING AND DRYING IT MAKES IT SOFTER. >> THANKS, CHRIS AND YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER FOR THAT READING. I APPRECIATE YOU AND WHAT YOU DO FOR THE VETERANS. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO GO, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DO OVER THERE. ALL THE STAFF THEY'VE GOT OVER THERE IS AMAZING. I APPRECIATE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE GOTTEN HERE AND JOIN ME IN THIS CELEBRATION. WHAT A TREAT. YOU KNOW, THE WORLD IS QUITE CHANGED SINCE A LOT OF US HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF THE SERVICE. IT'S A SENSE OF GRATITUDE. IT'S A BLESSING TO BE IN THAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENT. I HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO. KIND OF LIFTING YOU UP LIKE THE HONOR FLIGHT, LIKE WHICH I GOT TO GO ON LAST YEAR. THAT'S A GREAT TREAT TO GO FOR TWO DAYS TO WASHINGTON TO BE HONORED SO MUCH BY INDIVIDUALS WITH A CANON SALUTED WALKING [00:15:09] DOWN THE TERMINALS, EVERYBODY'S CLAPPING. IT'S JUST GREAT. COMING BACK TO DALLAS TO A WHOLE HORDE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE TO MEET YOU. THAT'S A BLESSING. I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY WIFE. >> >> LOT OF GRATITUDE. SHE MARRIED A GUY THAT WAS GOING TO GO OFF TO WAR. SO AFTER THE FIRST MONTHS, SHE GOT THIS LITTLE LETTER FROM THE TELEGRAM AND A SAYS YOUR HUSBAND HAS BEEN WOUNDED IN ACTION. THAT PUT A LOT OF STRESS ON HER. AND I LOT OF STRESS ON HER FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, NOT KNOWING IF I WAS GOING TO COME BACK. I APPRECIATE HER FOR STAYING WITH ME. >> >> >> >> OH. CAN WE HAVE HER COME DOWN? >> PLEASE. COME ON DOWN. >> ONE, TWO, THREE. THAT'S GREAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS [4B. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.] 4B, UPDATE FROM THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST, AND UPCOMING ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. THERE WE GO. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. FROM OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, WHILE OUR CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE, APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH NOVEMBER 14TH. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, OR THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO RECEIVE POSITIVE RESULTS FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN OUR TESTS. WE ALSO HAVE A NO SPRAY LIST FOR RESIDENTS WITH HEALTH CONCERNS, WHICH YOU CAN BE ADDED TO BY ADDING HEALTH SERVICES AT ROWLETT. OUR ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, JOIN US FOR THE LAST FALL MARKET OF THE SEASON FROM 5:30 TO 8:30. ENJOY SEASONAL FLAVORS AND TAKE A HOLIDAY PHOTO WITH A PRETTY OLD TRUCK. VOTING FOR SCARECROWS ON THE MAIN CONTEST ENDS AT 4:38 P.M. CATEGORIES OF BEST IN SHOW, BEST FAULTING, AND MOST TEXAN. BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND NONPROFITS ARE INVITED TO DECORATE A HOLIDAY TREE ON MAIN STREET. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SHOWCASE THE ORGANIZATION AND SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE, AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ON THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PAGE AT ROWLETT.COM. AND ALSO, THE PARADE FROM 5:00 TO 8:00 P.M. JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF HOLIDAY CHEER, FOOD, AND CRAFTS. YOU CAN OF COURSE VISIT ROWLETT.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. LASTLY, A COUPLE OF ITEMS FROM OUR LIBRARY. THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER TO PLAY AT THE SECOND ANNUAL TROMBONE THANKSGIVING. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE EVENT, VISIT ROWLETT.COM/TROMBO NE. I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT YOU DO NEED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THE TROMBONE FOR THIS. THE EVENT IS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH AT [00:20:02] 11:00 A.M.. I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN LAST YEAR, AND THAT WAS OUR FIRST YEAR OF DOING THAT. THE LIBRARY IS ALSO SEARCHING FOR COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH THEIR BRAND-NEW JOB START PROGRAM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE VISIT ROWLETT.COM/LIBRARY AND CLICK ON THE VOLUNTEER LINK . PLEASE EMAIL CHRISTINE AT -- YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AND MORE ON THE WEBSITE AT ROWLETT.COM, OR CALLING 972-41 -- I FORGOT THE NUMBER NOW. SORRY. BY CALLING THE CITY'S ACTION CENTER. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE BY COUNCILMEMBER REEVES. YOU ARE ON. >> SAY HELLO TO BEANS. HERE HE IS. A CHARMING FOUR-YEAR-OLD CANINE HUNT WITH A HEART FULL OF LOVE AND A TAIL THAT NEVER STOPS WAGGING. HE IS A LARGE SIZED SWEETHEART WITH A BEAUTIFUL WARM COAT AND EYES THAT SPARKLE WITH KINDNESS. KNOWN FOR HIS LOVING PERSONALITY, HE'S THE ULTIMATE SNUGGLE PARTNER WHO JUST WANTS TO BE BY YOUR SIDE. HE'S READY TO BRIGHTEN EVERY MOMENT WITH HIS GENTLE SPIRIT. HE NEEDS A CARING HOME WHERE HE CAN SHARE HIS LOVE, CHARM, AND HIS UNSHAKABLE LOYALTY. COULD HE BE THE AFFECTIONATE BUDDY YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR? TO MEET HIM AND HIS COMPANIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES AT 972-412-6219, OR COME BY THE SHELTER AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET FROM 10 MIKE A.M. TO FIVE MAC P.M.. ADOPTION FEES INCLUDE STERILIZATION, VACCINATIONS, AND A MICROCHIP. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. >> YES. NOVEMBER 4TH OR THE EIGHTH WAS NATIONALLY MUNICIPAL COURT SUITE. AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE DATES FAIL THIS YEAR AND THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE REGULAR COUNCILMEMBER DUE TO THE ELECTIONDAY, THERE WAS NO PROCLAMATION ISSUED FOR THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR CHIEF JUDGE WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US, AND OUR ASSOCIATE JUDGES,AND ALL OF THE COURT PERSONNEL WHO WORK SO HARD TO ENSURE THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED FAIRLY AND IMPARTIALLY IN THE CASES UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION. THANKS TO THE INCREASED NUMBER OF POLICIES THAT INFLUENCE -- THE MUNICIPAL COURT CASELOAD HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. JUDGE KILGORE AND HIS APARTMENT HAVE RISEN TO THE CHALLENGE AND HANDLED IT. PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO KEEPS OUR MUNICIPAL COURT RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THANK YOU, CHRIS. >> [5. CITIZENS’ INPUT] HAVE ANY UPDATES? OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO CITIZENS' INPUT. TOPICS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE. NO ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN FROM THE COUNCIL. WE HAVE ONE CITIZENS INPUT CARD. AND THAT IS FROM DIANE HEALY. IS THAT CORRECT? DIANE HUFF. ALL RIGHT. JUST COME ON UP, STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. OH, YOU HAVE TO FACE THE COUNCIL. >> OKAY. SO MY NAME IS DIANE HUFF. I LIVE IN ROWLETT, THE LAKEVIEW ESTATES. SO I AM HERE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN CALLING FOR THE LAST TEEN YEARS ON WHEN ARE MY STREETS GOING TO BE PREPARED. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE -- IS OFF 66. BEEN THERE 41 YEARS. LITERALLY. I'M ALSO A REALTOR, BESIDE WORKING FOR DOCTOR. ANYWAY, THE STREETS ARE HORRIFIC. I DON'T KNOW IF THE GIRLS -- LADIES, WORKERS. GAVE YOU PICTURES OF MY STREETS. IT JUST DOESN'T STOP. I CALL, ALL THE NEIGHBORS CALL. THE LAST TIME I CALLED, THEY SAID, OKAY, YOU ARE NUMBER SIX. AND I SAID, THAT'S GREAT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THEY SAID YOU ARE 54, WHICH IS BAD NEWS. YOU ARE AT NUMBER 54. WHICH MEANS, YES, YOU NEED A REPAIR. AND YOU ARE NUMBER SIX ON THE LIST. AND I SAID, OH PERFECT. I SAID WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HE SAYS, YOU WILL GET A NEW SUBDIVISION WITH DRAINS THIS YEAR. THEN I CALLED AGAIN. I SAID, OKAY? HE SAID, OCTOBER, THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE. HE SAID, WILL NOW YOU ARE NUMBER SEVEN. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN CALLING FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I'M WORRIED I WOULD JUST GET THROWN AWAY AGAIN AND PUT NUMBER 8, 9, 10. I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR NINE YEARS, I HAVE THE BIGGEST HOUSE IN THE DEVELOPMENT. LIKE I SAID, IS JUST BRINGING OUR COST DOWN OF OUR HOUSES. I'M JUST BEGGING [00:25:02] YOU TO KEEP ME ON THE LIST. BUILD ME SOME NEW STREETS. LOOK AT THE PICTURE. AND THAT'S JUST MY STREET, LAKESHORE AND MARK LANE. YEAH. ALL OF THE OTHER STREETS ARE IN THAT DEVELOPMENT. WE JUST NEED HELP. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I KEEP GETTING BUMPED, AND BUMPED, AND BUMPED. ANY INPUT FROM Y'ALL? DO Y'ALL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? SPEC WE CAN'T RESPOND. >> OKAY. I HAVE 52 SECONDS. I JUST HAVE TO BEG YOU. I'VE TALKED TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS, THEY ARE HAPPY I'M HERE. IT'S LAKEVIEW. I INVITE YOU TO MY HOME, YOU GOT MY ADDRESS. I WILL MAKE YOU THE BEST MARGARITA YOU'VE EVER HAD IN TOWN. >> >> APPETIZERS, ICED TEA, SNOW CONES. WHATEVER. PLEASE, WHEN YOU DECIDE NOT TO DO MY STREET, NO, FORGET ABOUT THAT. PLEASE DO MY STREET. OKAY? LAKEVIEW ESTATES, MARK LANE, 66 -- ALL OF THAT. BEHIND KWIK-E-MART. ALL OF THAT. 13 SECONDS, ALL I HAVE TO DO -- I CAN'T MATCH THE VETERANS. I'M GRATEFUL I EVEN GOT A SAY SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU TIMED IT PERFECTLY. I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU CAN, EMAIL. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. BECAUSE IT'S IN WRITING. CAN YOU TELL THE CITY COUNCIL AT ROWLETT.COM. OKAY. I WILL HAVE TO CHECK AND SEE IF IT ENDED UP IN SPAM OR NOT. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL TAKE NOTE OF THAT. >> [6. CONSENT AGENDA] TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL MOVE ON FROM CITIZENS INPUT AND GO TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOW MAY BE ACTED ON UPON ONE MOTION. MAY REQUEST ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. COUNSELOR ANYBODY FROM THE REPUBLIC -- PUBLIC, DO YOU WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? SEEING NONE, SECRETARY, PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS. MET ITEM 6A, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MIDDLE -- MINUTES. 6B REGARDING THE ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD. 6C CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING A MINUTE TO THE CITY'S BOARD COMMISSION HANDBOOK REGARDING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. >> ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER REEVES. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE. SORRY, I'VE GOT TO GET TO THIS. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THEY CARRIED [Items 7A. - 7C.] UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEM 7A DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE REVIEWING APPROVING THE ANNUAL BAYSIDE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SERVICE PLAN UPDATE INCLUDING THE ANNUAL UPDATE FOR THE ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AREA PURSUANT TO THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR THE BAYSIDE PID AND LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY IN THE PID PURSUANT THERETO. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. THE NEXT ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION, WHICH ARE ITEMS 7A, 7A 7B AND 7C . THE ANNUAL SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN AND THEIR RESPECTIVE FISCAL YEAR 2025 ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR THE BAYSIDE NORTH IMPROVEMENT AREA, BAYSIDE SOUTH IMPROVEMENT AREA, AND THE TRAILS AT COTTONWOOD CREEK IMPROVEMENT AREA. THE MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AREA AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE. THESE ANNUAL UPDATES ARE REQUIRED UNDER CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. AND THEY ALSO ARE APPROVING THE -- IN THE DISTRICT, IN THOSE PLANS. SO THIS COMBINES THE ANNUAL SERVICE ASSESSMENT OF DATE AND ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 FOR ALL THE DISTRICTS. HOWEVER, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION, A SEPARATE MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR EACH DISTRICT ITEM. AT THIS TIME, I WILL INTRODUCE OUR ADMINISTRATOR, JOSH ART TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS WENDY MENTIONED, EACH YEAR, THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN IS TO BE UPDATED. THERE ARE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS AT [00:30:04] A HIGH LEVEL. IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK AND I WILL TRY TO ANSWER THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO THE FIRST THAT WE ARE APPROVING IS IN THE BAYSIDE. YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE FIRST ITEM IS THE BUDGET FOR THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS. I WILL NOTE THAT THIS TABLE IS UNCHANGED. SO AT THAT POINT IN TIME, IT IS A PRETTY STATIC SECTION. IT WILL REMAIN IN THE REPORT. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS SLIDE, JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU A QUICK UPDATE. YOU CAN SEE WE HAD ABOUT 42 ADDITIONAL HOMES COMPLETED BASED ON THE RECORDS FROM THE REPORT LAST YEAR. THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO EVALUATE THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THIS YEAR FOR FISCAL YEAR '25, THE BUDGET REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL IS APPROXIMATELY $649,000. THIS IS CONSISTENT. LAST YEAR'S BUDGET WAS ABOUT $646,000. SO, A VERY SIMILAR BUDGET REQUEST. AGAIN, CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENDED STRUCTURE. THOSE ANNUAL AMOUNTS, IT'S A STABLE AND LEVEL AMOUNT. THERE WILL BE SOME SMALL PUNCTUATIONS. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS BILLED TO THE PROPERTY TYPES. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENTS ARE APPROXIMATELY $7.35 MILLION. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT, IN THEIR 30 YEAR TERM, THEY WILL END AROUND 2045. THE NEXT COMPONENT IS TO REVIEW THE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY. THAT JUST SPEAKS TO HOW THEY ARE ALLOCATED BETWEEN DIFFERENT PROPERTY TYPES. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE METHODOLOGY. NEXT OUR PREPAYMENTS. IF YOU RECALL, PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE AN ABILITY WITHOUT PENALTY. THAT WILL SAVE THEM ANY FUTURE WILL -- ANNUAL AMOUNTS. THEY WILL NOT BE BILLED ANNUALLY THROUGH 2025. THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO PAY ANNUALLY, AS WELL. ALTHOUGH YOU CAN SEE WE'VE HAD A TOTAL OF ABOUT 25 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES PREPAY ACROSS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT LOT TYPES SINCE THE ASSESSMENTS. AT THIS POINT, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADDITIONAL SUBDIVISIONS TO BE PICKED UP FOR THIS YEAR FOR BAYSIDE NORTH. MOVING TO BAYSIDE SOUTH, OVERALL, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENT BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR'S REPORT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECTS. SPEAKING WITH STAFF, I KNOW THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS, SOME POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR SEAWALLS. WE ALREADY HAVE LINE ITEMS FOR THOSE. SO THERE IS NO CHANGE. BUT THOSE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AS PART OF THE SOUTH IMPROVEMENT THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED. AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS SLIDE, THE PROPOSAL PLAN. YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN CURRENTLY FROM WHAT WAS OPPOSED -- APPROVED LAST YEAR IN THE ANNUAL UPDATE. AS FAR AS THE ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE SOUTH IMPROVEMENT AREA, THAT ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR '25 IS $2,766,000 $2,766,683. EXCUSE ME. WHICH IS DOWN ABOUT $43,000 FROM LAST YEAR'S REQUEST. THAT'S DRIVEN LARGELY BY ADDITIONAL RESERVE FUND INTEREST INCOME THAT WAS EARNED ON THE FUNDS HELD BY THE TRUSTEE. WE EVALUATE THOSE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THEY CAN HELP REDUCE WHAT IS BUILT EACH YEAR. AND SO, WHAT DOES THAT TRANSLATE AS FAR AS IMPACT? LOOKING AT THE RIGHT END TABLE, AT THE TOWNHOMES, THAT AMOUNT THIS YEAR PER TOWNHOME IS ABOUT $2000. AND LAST YEAR, ABOUT $2034. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $30 DIFFERENCE, VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR. MOVING TO THE OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENTS, THAT REPRESENTS THE BONDS. $31,871,000 APPROXIMATELY IN OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENTS. AND [00:35:03] ALSO, YOU CAN SEE ABOUT 15.9 MILLION IN OTHER FUNDING SERVICES. THAT IS LARGELY A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE PROPOSED AREA, AND IN SOME INTEREST EARNINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SET ASIDE TO HELP FUND PROJECTS, AS WELL. SIMILAR TO THE NORTH AREA, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY. AS FAR AS PREPAYMENTS, WE DID HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL TOWNHOME UNIT SINCE LAST YEAR'S REPORT. SO THAT'S RECOGNIZE. THEY WILL NO LONGER BE BILLABLE AMOUNTS, AND NO ADDITIONAL SUBDIVISIONS TO CONSIDER UPDATING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE SOUTH IMPROVEMENT AREA. MOVING TO THE TRAILS AT COTTONWOOD CREEK. WHAT WE HAVE HERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT BONDS THAT WERE ISSUED. EXCUSE ME. NORTH IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE BONDS. YOU CAN SEE IN THE SECOND OR THIRD COLUMN OF EACH TABLE, THERE ARE SOME LINE ITEM CHANGES THAT ARE ALLOWED. BUT THERE ARE NO AGGREGATE CHANGES TO THE BUDGET FOR EITHER BONDS, OR EITHER SET OF PROJECTS. A FEW ITEMS I WOULD NOTICE AS FAR AS DEVELOP MENTAL UPDATES. FOR AREA ONE, THERE WAS ABOUT $4 MILLION LEFT TO BE SPENT. WE ARE DOWN TO ABOUT 500,000. WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT DEVELOPMENT. WE NOW HAVE GROUND HOMES, FIRST TEXAS HOMES. THEY ARE ALL IN THAT DEVELOPMENT NOW. AS ABOUT THE END OF OCTOBER, IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 25% FOR ABOUT 50 LOTS. BEING SOLD TO HOMEBUILDERS FOR HOME CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIRST PHASE OF COTTONWOOD CREEK. WITH TWO BONDS, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT BUDGETS REQUESTING APPROVAL THIS EVENING. THE FIRST IS FOR THE MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AREA OF THE $357,000 APPROXIMATELY. THIS IS DOWN ABOUT $11,000 FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET REQUEST. AGAIN, TIED TO ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT NUMBER ONE BUDGET REQUEST. YOU CAN SEE APPROXIMATELY $196,000, DOWN ABOUT $9000 DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL RESERVE FUND INCOME. YOU CAN SEE THE OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENTS, WHICH TIES TO THE OUTSTANDING BONDS FOR EACH IMPROVEMENT AREA. MOVING TO THE ASSESSMENT, THERE ARE NO CHANGES IN THE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY. AT THIS POINT, THERE HAVE BEEN NO PREPAYMENTS, WHICH IS EXPECTED, GIVEN THAT WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANY INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS. BUT I WOULD IMAGINE MAYBE THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE WILL START TO SEE AT LEAST SOME INQUIRIES OR REQUESTS REGARDING THAT. NO PREPAYMENTS AT THIS TIME. AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO SUBDIVISIONS. ALTHOUGH WITH THE FIRST PHASE, I DO BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN PLATTED. SO THOSE INDIVIDUAL COUNSEL -- WOULD BE PICKED UP IN THE ASSESSMENT ROLL NEXT YEAR. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE. ALSO, PENDING APPROVAL, WE WILL WORK WITH STAFF TO HAVE THESE, EACH ORDINANCE FILED AND REPORTED WITHIN BOTH COUNTIES WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF APPROVAL, AS REQUIRED. AND THEN WORK WITH OUR THIRD-PARTY TAX COLLECTOR TO GET THE ASSESSMENT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE TAKE QUESTIONS, I NEED TO MAKE SURE TO READ ITEM 7B AND 7C IN THE RECORD SINCE THEY WERE DISCUSSED. ITEM 7B, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE NOURI AND ITS -- ORDINANCE ADOPTING CHANGES TO THE 2024-2025 BAYSIDE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN INCLUDING THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE ASSESSMENT ROLL AND LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY IN THE PID PURSUANT TO THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR THE BAYSIDE PID . 7C DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVA OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING CHANGES TO THE 2024-2025 TRIALS AT COTTONWOOD CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN INCLUDING THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE ASSESSMENT ROLL AND LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY IN THE PID PURSUANT TO THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR THE TRIALS AT COTTONWOOD CREEK PID. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. THE QUESTION IS ON THE IMPROVEMENT AREA. ON APPENDIX B -- 1 IN THE DOCUMENTATION, THERE IS A NOTE THAT JUST OVER -- WORTH OF [00:40:04] OFF-SITE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE PID. IS THAT HAPPENING THIS YEAR ? IS THAT IN THIS CURRENT PLAN? >> I THINK THAT WAS ASSUMED. NOT ASSUMED. THAT WAS INCORPORATED IN LAST YEAR'S UPDATE. >> OKAY. SORRY? YEAH. AND THEN THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL 2.3 MILLION, OR JUST MORE THAN THAT, WHICH THE FOOTNOTE SAYS IT MAY BE REIMBURSED TO THE CITY WITH ACCESS PID FUNDS. IS THERE ANY INDICATION IF OR WHEN THAT MAY HAPPEN? >> THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED. AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD JUST HALF TO -- HAVE TO REVIEW WHERE THOSE EARNINGS ARE. OR EXCUSE ME, BEING ACCRUED. AND THEN IF OTHER PROJECTS WHERE THE INTEREST HAS NOT BEEN SET ASIDE -- BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, SOME OF THE SEAWALL PROJECTS, OR POTENTIALLY THE ADDITIONAL BRIDGE ENHANCEMENTS. SOME OF THOSE MAY UTILIZE INTEREST EARNINGS, THEY MAY NOT. AT THAT POINT IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDS, WE CAN ASSESS THOSE COSTS, AS WELL. >> YES. I SAW THERE WAS A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND THAT HADN'T BEEN UTILIZED. IF THAT REMAINS UNUSED, THIS CAN BE A PART OF THAT? >> YES. >> COUNSEL, ANY OTHER MUCH. - QUESTIONS? OKAY. THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN EMOTIONAL FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 7A, AS READ INTO THE RECORD? NO, IT'S JUST APPROVAL -- YOU HAVE TO HIT RTS. OH, SORRY. NO YOU DON'T. SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 7A PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW ITEM 7B ENTERTAINING A MOTION OF APPROVAL AS READ INTO THE RECORD. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER REEVES. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 7B CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ENTERTAINING A MOTION FOR ITEM 7C IS READ INTO THE RECORD. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER REAVES AND SECONDED BY -- SEEING NONE, CALL THE BOAT. ITEM 7C ALSO [7D. Discuss and consider approval of a Chapter 380 economic development agreement by The Grove Community Church.] CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM 7D, DISCUSSING APPROVAL OF THE ECONOMIC AGREEMENT BY THE GROWTH -- GROVE COMMUNITY CHURCH. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. CHARLES -- ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMUNITY CHURCH SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE REQUESTED A CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $180,226.56. THIS REQUEST WAS MADE TO HELP OFFSET COSTS THE APPLICANT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS. >> I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY RAISE THEIR HAND. OKAY. CITY ATTORNEY? >> YEAH. JUST FOR THE RECORD, CHARLES, THAT PROJECT THAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE FUNDS ON, THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IS THAT CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IN THIS CASE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH AN RTS. FOR THIS ITEM. TO STATE THEIR MOTION. SOMEONE'S GOT TO MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET. >> MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE DENY THE REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT, THE GROVE COMMUNITY CHURCH. >> I SEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER REAVES. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, A VOTE OF YES IS YES TO DENY THE APPLICATION. WITH THAT, CALL THE VOTE. YES TO DENY. ALL RIGHT. THAT CARRIES 6-1. OKAY. [7E. Discuss and consider approval of a resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule for short-term rental registrations and development agreement applications.] [00:45:03] AND THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 7E DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT APPLICATIONS PERIODS THANK YOU. WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU. THIS IS A TOPIC WE DISCUSSED RECENTLY AS PART OF A DISCUSSION RELATED TO ALL OF THE ONGOING COSTS THAT STAFF ARE INCURRING AND MONITORING, DEALING WITH THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND AT THE CURRENT FEE WAS NOT REALLY REFLECTING THE COSTS THAT WE ARE INCURRING FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING THOSE RENTALS. THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL FEE, AMENDMENT FROM 500, WHICH IS THE CURRENT RATE TO THE PROPOSED 2000 WAS STEMMED FROM THAT DISCUSSION. AND WE HAVE A SECONDARY PIECE OF THAT. THE CURRENT FEE OF $500 IS AN ANNUAL REGISTRATION FOR THE CITY. IT DOES INCLUDE THE FOUR QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE ORDINANCE. SO THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FEES FOR THOSE. THERE ARE SOME INCIDENTAL FEES IF THEY WERE TO REGISTER LATE. BUT GENERALLY, THIS IS THE FULL COST OF OPERATING ONE OF THESE IN THE CITY. THE $2000 PROPOSED RATE IS TAKEN KIND OF BASED ON AN ESTIMATE OF HOURS OF STAFF TIME BROKEN DOWN BY ALL OF THE RENTALS IN THE CITY THAT WE HAVE. AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF A LIST OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT GO INTO THE MANAGING OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROGRAM IN THE CITY. WE HAVE ROUTINE MONITORING THAT WE DO. DRIVE-BYS REGULARLY OF ALL OF THE RENTALS, LOOKING FOR ANY VIOLATIONS THAT MAY BE RELATED TO VEHICLES PARKING ON THE STREET, THE TRASH CARS PUT OUT AT THE WRONG TIME, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. WE DO RECEIVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND QUESTIONS IN THE AREA. AND WE DO HAVE VIOLATIONS THAT OCCUR, ROUTINE VIOLATIONS, WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ADDITIONAL STEPS, MAY BE REVOKING THE PERMIT, ISSUING VIOLATIONS, AND ANY OTHER KIND OF VIOLATIONS. WE TOOK THE HOLISTIC LOOK RELATED TO THE PROGRAM AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COST REALLY DOES DO A BETTER JOB OF COVERING THOSE EXPENSES. THE NEXT PIECE WAS JUST KIND OF ADDED IN AFTER SOME DISCUSSIONS WE HAD RECENTLY, AND THINGS THAT ARE TAKING UP STAFF TIME, BUT WE ARE NOT REALLY HAVING A FEE TO RECUR THOSE COSTS. WE HAVE CURRENTLY NOTHING IN OUR SCHEDULE RELATED TO A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION. SO WHEN WE'VE HAD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS COME FORWARD IN THE PAST, THERE HAS BEEN NO FEE RELATED TO THOSE APPLICANTS TO REALLY KIND OF HELP JUSTIFY THAT OFFSET, STAFF TIME, AND THAT SORT OF THING RELATED TO THOSE APPLICATIONS. AS WE SAW RECENTLY, WE KIND OF WENT BACK AND FORTH ON SEVERAL REVIEWS, THAT WE WOULD HAVE MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT STAFF, CITY MANAGER OFFICE, LEGAL TEAM. AND WE ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE COSTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FEE. THE PROPOSAL OF $2250 IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR APPLICATION FEES FOR A REGULATING PLAN, OR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. SO IT IS REALLY HARD TO SAY WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN EXACTLY HOW MANY HOURS, WE GUESS IT WILL BE A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEWING THOSE SORT OF APPLICATIONS. SO WITH THAT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE FEE SCHEDULE AMENDMENT. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER. >> DID YOU CHECK WITH OTHER CITIES TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHERS? >> WE ACTUALLY DID NOT. WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS, WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE ACTUAL STAFF TIME WE ARE INCURRING HERE? I'M NOT SURE WHAT OTHER KIND OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS THEY HAVE. I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T DO THAT. THANKS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET? >> SO IN YOUR CALCULATIONS, THE MODEL YOU DID TO COME UP WITH THESE COSTS, IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN TIME FOR A SMALLER DEVELOPMENT, VERSUS A LARGER DEVELOPMENT THAT MIGHT SHOW A SLIDING SCALE OF FEES? >> NO BECAUSE THE APPLICATION IS REALLY A MATTER OF A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT IS SOME GIVE, OR SOME TAKE IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR FOR THE CITY, OR MAYBE THERE ARE SOME REGULATIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO AMEND. BUT THOSE REGULATIONS, WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT AND EVALUATE WHETHER IT IS -- THE REGULATIONS ARE WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT. ANYTHING THEY WOULD PROPOSE IN THAT. SO WHAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT, IT'S MORE THE STAFF MEETINGS, LEGAL REVIEW. THEY ARE TYPICALLY DRAFTED BY AN APPLICANT ATTORNEY. WITH RESPECT TO THAT, [00:50:02] I DON'T KNOW THAT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGE DRASTICALLY BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT. WE DO HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT MAY SCALE A LITTLE BIT. ANY OTHER FEES WOULD BE STILL ASSESSED. ZONING, PLANNING, ANYTHING LIKE THAT WAS STILL COME AT A LATER POINT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER. >> I JUST FOUND THAT SAM MARCUS ALSO CHARGES $2500. SO IT'S NOT UNUSUAL. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. SORRY I DIDN'T LOOK AT THAT. WE WERE REALLY JUST LOOKING AT WHAT OUR EXPENSES WERE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. MOTION OF APPROVAL FOR ITEM 7E. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON AND SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET . ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, CALL THE VOTE. ITEM 7E CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR SUBSEQUENT MEETING. ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR SUBSEQUENT MEETING. COUNCILMEMBERS? * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.