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          EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ANY AGENDA ITEM HEREIN. RECONVENE, REASSESS, OR CALL TO EXECUTIVE SESSION OR ORDER BUSINESS ANY TIME PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT. AVAILABLE INSIDE THE DOOR OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE ROOM. BEFORE EACH MEETING, WE DO AN INVOCATION. STAND IF YOU SO 
          CHOOSE. >> FATHER, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE. WE THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THIS GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WE HAVE IN OUR CHAMBER TONIGHT. MANY ARE HERE TO WITNESS PROCLAMATIONS WHERE WE HONOR PEOPLE, WE HONOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND FATHER AS WE HONOR THEM, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HONOR OUR EFFORTS TONIGHT. FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE FREEDOM IN THIS COUNTRY TO COME TOGETHER, TO DO THE BUSINESS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND SO WE PRAY FATHER AS WE GET INTO TONIGHT'S BUSINESS AS WE LISTEN AND AS WE DISCUSS AND AS WE VOTE ON THINGS, THAT WE WOULD JUST DO SO WITH THE MINDSET THAT WE WANT TO DO THE BEST FOR OUR CITY, FOR ALL CITIZENS. FATHER, WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET TOGETHER. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON'S PRECIOUS NAME. AMEN. 
          >> I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 
          >> AND THE TEXAS PLEDGE? >> WHO H HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. . 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEH, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD AND 
          ONE INDIVISIBLE. >> OUR FIRST ITEM IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND 
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MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS, ITEM 4A. CERTIFICATE TO VETERAN MARJORIE HEFNER. I'M GOING TO INVITE COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON AND REAVES US, BUT WE'RE ALL GOING TO TAG TEAM THIS ONE. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL THINGS THAT WE GET TO DO HERE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THAT IS TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR VETERANS. TONIGHT, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL VETERAN WHO IS RECEIVING A DOUBLE DOSE OF RECOGNITION TONIGHT, NOT ONLY FOR HER SERVICE BUT ALSO FOR THE RIPE AGE OF 100 YEARS OLD. SO ALSO RECEIVING THE CENTURIAN AWARD. 
          4B IS, DEBBIE'S HELPING ME OUT. >> JUST IN TIME. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 4B IS PRESENTATION OF CENTURIAN RECOGNITION FOR MISS MARJORIE HEFNER. WE'LL START OUT WITH THE VETERANS RECOGNITION AWARD. 
          THE CITY INSTITUTE OF THE VETERAN'S RECOGNITION PROGRAM IN 2017 IN ORDER TO SHOW APPRECIATION FOR MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR TIME IN SERVICE OF OUR NATION, JOINING US TODAY IS CHRIS CAZAR. THE PROGRAM HELPS TO BRING AWARENESS TO VETERANS ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT IS BEING DONE, AND WHAT IS STILL NEEDED TO DO. CONTINUE FORMALLY RECOGNIZE VETERANS OF ALL AGES AND BRANCHES OF SERVICE AT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. MISS HEFNER IS OUR 40TH VETERAN TO BE RECOGNIZED. WE DID OUR 38TH AND 39TH BACK IN MARCH. WE HAD A TWO-FER AT THAT MEETING. WE'RE RECOGNIZING YOU AS THE 40TH VETERAN. I'LL INVITE CHRIS UP TO DO A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY, AND 
          WE'LL GO FROM THERE. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AS ALWAYS, IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALL OF YOU. WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN 
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BACK IN JULY. THIS IS FOR YOU. AS MR. WENDT SAID, THIS IS SPECIAL US AND THE CITY. MARJORIE HEFNER WAS BORN IN DALLAS, TEXAS AT BADER HOSPITAL ON JANUARY THE 13TH, 1925. SHE GRADUATED FROM FOREST HIGH SCHOOL IN 1942 WHEN SHE WAS JUST 17 YEARS OLD. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR, SHE WAS MOTIVATED TO GET INVOLVED, WHICH INSPIRED HER TO BECOME A NURSE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL, SHE ENTERED THE NURSING PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL HOSPITAL. LATER IN 1943, SHE WOULD GO ON TO JOIN THE UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORP, EXCUSE ME, WHERE SHE SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1948. THE UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORP ACT WAS AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS ON JUNE 15, 1943 AND SIGNED INTO LAW BY . FRANKLIN PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT. PROVIDING ACCELERATED TRAINING AND FUNDING FOR NURSING STUDENTS WHO THEN PLEDGED TO SERVE IN THE CENTRAL CIVILIAN AND MILITARY ROLES. IT WAS THE LARGEST FEDERAL NURSE TRAINING PROGRAM WHERE NEARLY 120,000 NURSES HONORABLY SERVED WITH ITS MISSION TO CARE FOR AMERICAN SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. 
          THE LEGISLATION WOULD PROVIDE HONORABLE DISCHARGES, MEDAL PRIVILEGES, AND VETERAN BUREAU BENEFITS TO NURSES WHO SERVED IN THE U.S. CADET NURSE CORP. MISS HEFNER WORKED AT TEMPLE HOSPITAL, NOW A VETERAN'S HOSPITAL LOCATED NEXT TO A TRAIN STATION WHERE WOUNDED SOLDIERS WERE TRANSPORTED OVER MANY DAYS BY TRAIN. IT WAS AT THIS FACILITY SHE TENDS RETURNING GIS FROM THE WAR. IT WAS HERE SHE MET HER FUTURE HUSBAND ARTHUR. 
          HE WAS A STAFF SERGEANT IN THE ARMY AIR CORP STATIONED IN ENGLAND. HE WAS HIT FLYING OVER GERMANY. AMONG HIS SEVERAL INJURIES WAS THE LOSS OF HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG. IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF COMICAL I GET THESE PIECES. IT SAYS AT FIRST, THEY DID NOT SEE EYE TO EYE. IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY OF THESE MILITARY STORIES I HEAR THAT THEY FIRST DIDN'T START OUT COOPERATING WITH EACH OTHER. BUT A YEAR LATER, THEY WERE MARRIED. 
          THEY WERE MARRIED FOR 32 YEARS. SHE RECALLS HER MOST MEMORABLE PATIENTS WERE THE AMPUTEES AND PARAPLEGICS. SHE REMEMBERS QUITE WELL THE ATTITUDE OF THE INJURED, ESPECIALLY THE AMPUTEES WHO WERE JUST HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. AT FIRST, I SKIPPED A LINE THERE. SHE ALSO REMEMBERED QUITE WELL THE INTRODUCTION OF PENICILLIN. THINK ABOUT THAT. WHEN PENICILLIN WAS INTRODUCED. 
          HA. MOST OF US, WE THINK THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOREVER. BUT FOR MISS HEFNER, IT WAS A COMMON THING, A VERY CURRENT THING AT THAT TIME. PENICILLIN AND HOW EFFECTIVE IT WAS IN TREATING THE OPEN WOUNDS OF THE SOLDIERS. THE CADET NURSE CORP CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR NURSING STUDENTS AFTER THE WAR, EVENTUALLY SHUTTING DOWN IN 1948. THE U.S. CADET NURSE CORP IS RECOGNIZED AS THE NATION'S FIRST INTEGRATED UNIFORMED SERVICE CORP. THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTHCARE DURING WORLD WAR II ARE STILL REMEMBERED AND CELEBRATED. AFTER RETIRING FROM THE CORP, MISS HEFNER SPENT THE NEXT FOUR DECADES WORKING AS A NURSE AND SERVED AS A DIRECTOR OF NURSES. I THINK YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THAT ONE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HER BEING IN CHARGE. SHE RETIRED IN 1978 FROM THE GOLDEN ACRES NURSING HOME. 
          MISS HEFNER HAD FOUR CHILDREN, EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN, AND 16 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. I'VE NEVER SAID THAT AT THIS PODIUM. I CAN TELL YOU, I HAVEN'T. HERE'S A COUPLE OF FUN FACTS TO THROW IN HERE. WHEN MARJORIE WAS JOINING THE NURSE CORP, WE TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT ECONOMY AND WHAT IT'S DOING TODAY. A LOAF OF BREAD WAS EIGHT CENTS. A GALLON OF MILK WAS 51-CENTS. THE CRAZY 
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          COST OF EGGS WAS 19-CENTS. >> [LAUGHTER] 
          >> AND THE MOST RECENT KIND OF CONTROVERSY AROUND GASOLINE, 11-CENTS. WE OBVIOUSLY OWE HER A LOT, AND SHE HAS SEEN A LOT THROUGH THE YEARS. AND WE HAVE A LOT ELSE TO GO WITH YOU TONIGHT TOO. BUT PLEASE HELP ME IN RECOGNIZING AND HONORING OUR 
          40TH  VET, MISS MARJORIE HEFNER. >> [APPLAUSE] 
          >> PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> MISS INDEPENDENCE. 
          >> AND ANOTHER FUN FACT: MISS HEFNER STILL DRIVES. 
          >> YES. >> THAT HAS GOT TO BE, HA, HA, 
          HA. >> DON'T TELL THEM. 
          >> BY THE WAY, HER LICENSE IS UP TO DATE, BY THE WAY. 
          >> [LAUGHTER] >> EVERY YEAR THEY GET HER ON THAT ONE TO MAKE SURE SHE PASSES HER TEST. 
          >> I HAVE A LICENSE. >> ANYWAYS, WE WANT TO BE SURE AND BRING UP, WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP MR. BRITTON WHO HAS SOMETHING ELSE VERY SPECIAL FOR YOU. 
          >> HE DOES? >> YES. 
          >> HELLO. >> HI. SO CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, I DO NOT REMEMBER ANY OF THOSE FOOD PRICES OR THE GAS PRICES. SO IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD, THE CITY OF ROWLETT HAS INITIATED AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY AND HONOR CENTENARIANS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS MILESTONE SIGNIFIES A LIFE WELL LIVED AND SERVED TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATING THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED THIS ACHIEVEMENT. THE SECOND HONOREE IS MISS MARJORIE HEFNER, ORIGINALLY BORN IN DALLAS, AND REACHED THE AGE OF 100 YEARS ON JANUARY 13TH OF THIS YEAR, 2025. 
          SO I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. SO WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT PROUDLY RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LIVES REFLECT DEDICATION, COURAGE, AND SERVICE TO OTHERS. AND WHEREAS MARJORIE HEFNER WAS BORN ON JANUARY 13, 1925 IN DALLAS, TEXAS AT BAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM FOREST HIGH SCHOOL IN 1942 AT THE AGE OF 17. AND WHEREAS INSPIRED BY THE EVENTS OF PEARL HARBOR, MISS HEFNER CHOSE TO ANSWER HER NATION'S CALL TO SERVICE BY ENTERING THE NURSING PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL HOSPITAL AND JOINING THE UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORP IN 1943. AND THE NURSE'S CORP SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT WAS A VITAL FEDERAL PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE NURSING SHORTAGE DURING WORLD WAR II. SHE SERVED HONORABLY UNTIL 1948. WHEREAS DURING HER SERVICE, MISS HEFNER CARED FOR COUNTLESS RETURNING SERVICEMEN IN DALLAS, ADJACENT TO THE TRAIN STATION WHERE WOUNDED SOLDIERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE TRANSPORTED FOR TREATMENT. AND WHEREAS IT WAS THERE THAT SHE MET HER FUTURE HUSBAND ARTHUR HEFNER, A STAFF SERGEANT IN THE ARMY AIR CORP WHO WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION OVER GERMANY. HER COMPASSION, SKILL, DEDICATION WERE EVIDENT IN HER CARE FOR AMPUTEES AND PARAPLEGICS AND SHE BORE WITNESS TO THE INTRODUCTION OF PENICILLIN. AND WHEREAS FOLLOWING HER MILITARY SERVICE, MISS HEFNER CONTINUED TO DEDICATE HER LIFE TO NURSING, SPENDING MORE THAN FOUR DECADES IN THE NURSING HOME INDUSTRY, INCLUDING SERVING AS DIRECTOR OF NURSES AND RETIRED IN 1978 FROM GOLDEN ACRES NURSING HOME. THE PROUD MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDMOTHER TO EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN AND HER LIFE STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO DEVOTION, PATRIOTISM, AND COMPASSION. NOW THEREFORE, I ON BEHALF OF JEFF WINGET AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING AND HONORING MISS MARJORIE HEFNER FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO HER NATION, OUR COMMUNITY, AND 
          THE FIELD OF NURSING. >> [APPLAUSE] 
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          >> IF WE CAN ASK YOU TO STAY HERE JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER, WE HAVE A FEW GIFTS WE'RE GOING TO BESTOW YOU WITH. I'LL INVITE UP COUNCILMEMBER REAVES WHO HAS A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 
          >> IT'S A TREAT PERSONALLY TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE YOU. 
          >> WELL, I, IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT I'VE BEEN BUSY. 
          >> VERY BUSY. A LIFE WELL LIVED. AND THIS IS A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS SIGNED BY SUBPOENA SENATOR BOB HALL. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE HERE FROM SENATOR BOB HALL. LET ME READ THIS RESOLUTION FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS. WHEREAS THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF AN ESTEEMED TEXAN IS TRULY A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION AND MARJORIE HEFNER OF ROWLETT MARKED THIS MOMENTOUS MILESTONE IN HER LIFE ON JANUARY 13, 2025. AND WHEREAS BORN AT BAYLOR HOSPITAL IN DALLAS IN 1925, THE FORMER MARJORIE NANCE SLEIGH IS THE DAUGHTER OF PARK AND BESS. SHE GRADUATED FROM FOREST AVENUE HIGH SCHOOL. THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR INSPIRED HER TO SERVE HER COUNTRY. AFTER COMPLETING THE NURSING PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL HOSPITAL, SHE JOINED THE CADET CORP IN 1943. MISS HEFNER MET HER FUTURE HUSBAND WHILE TREATING WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT TEMPLE HOSPITAL DURING WORLD WAR II. HE WAS BADLY INJURED WHEN HIS PLANE TOOK ENEMY FIRE OVER GERMANY. THEY MARRIED MARCH 29, 1946. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF HER SERVICE IN THE NURSE CORP IN 1948, MISS HEFNER CONTINUED HER CAREER IN HEALTHCARE. SHE WAS DIRCTOR OF NURSES FOR WMW HOME HEALTH SERVICES AND WORKED FOR THE GOLDEN ACRES NURSING HOME BEFORE HER RETIREMENT IN 1978. TODAY SHE IS THE CHERISHED MATRIARCH OF A FINE FAMILY THAT INCLUDES FOUR CHILDREN AND EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN. AND WHEREAS MARJORIE HEFNER HAS WITNESSED A PANORAMA OF CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF A CENTURY, A LOT OF CHANGE, AND SHE HAS MET LIFE'S CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH DIGNITY AND GRACE, EARNING THE DEEP ADMIRATION OF ALL WHO ARE PRIVILEGED TO KNOW HER. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT MARJORIE HEFNER BE CONGRATULATED ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY AND SHE BE EXTENDED SINCERE BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED HAPPINESS, SIGNED BY 
          SENATOR BOB HALL. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          >> [APPLAUSE] AND WE ALSO HAVE HERE A TOKEN FROM THE STATE AND A STATE FLAG THAT WAS FLOWN OVER THE CAPITAL. 
          >> THANK YOU. YES. >> [APPLAUSE] 
          >> GOODNESS. I HAVE A FLAG HANGING EVERY DAY AT MY HOUSE. 
          >> BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. WE ALSO HAVE A BIRTH DAY CARD HERE FOR YOU. AND THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CARD. I BET THEY DON'T SELL MANY OF THESE. THIS CELEBRATES 100 YEARS. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> SO THIS IS SIGNED BY THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL. WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU AS WELL. 
          >> MY GOODNESS, I'M OVERWHELMED THAT YOU WOULD DO THIS. 
          >> [APPLAUSE] >> BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. WE HAVE MISS LAURIE COATS HERE WITH QUILTS OF VALOR. THEY HAVE A TOKEN OF THEIR APPRECIATION AS WELL. 
          >> DO YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREATH FOR A SECOND, ALL THIS 
          EXCITEMENT? >> I'M OKAY. 
          >> YOU'RE GOOD. LISTEN TO THAT. ISN'T THAT FANTASTIC? WOW. 
          FANTASTIC. WHAT AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. 
          >> WELL, IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE. 
          >> OH, MY GOODNESS. HOW FUN. >> IT IS FUN FOR ME. 
          >> THAT'S WONDERFUL. THAT IS WONDERFUL. YOU KNOW, WHEN I HEARD THAT YOU WERE STILL DRIVING, I SAID THAT'S MY GOAL. 
          IF THE I'M STILL DRIVING AT 100, I'M GOOD. 
          >> AND I DO VERY WELL. >> GOOD FOR YOU. 
          >> [LAUGHTER] >> ALL THESE POLICE. 
          >> GOOD FOR YOU. >> I HAVE NEVER, NEVER HAD A 
          TICKET. >> NEVER A TICKET. YOU SEE ALL THOSE GENTLEMEN BACK THERE? YOU CAN'T BE LYING. 
          >> THEY'LL BE WATCHING. >> ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL? THAT'S WONDERFUL. MY NAME IS LAURIE, A VOLUNTEER WITH THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION. WE HAVE A MISSION OF PROVIDING 
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QUILTS OF COMFORT AND HEALING TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY WAR. I'D LIKE TO TELL THE BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION. 
          WHEN I'M HERE, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR MOST OF THE 40 VETERANS THAT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED HERE IN THE COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS NOW, I GUESS. BUT FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR, HAVEN'T BEEN HERE TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROGRAM BEFORE, QUILTS OF VALOR WAS STARTED BY A MOM WHOSE SON WAS SERVING IN IRAQ ABOUT 22,WHENEVER THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HISTORY. SHE STARTED THE ORGANIZATION ABOUT 22 YEARS AGO. AND HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED. SHE WAS HAVING A DREAM ONE NIGHT, AND IN HER DREAM SHE SAW A YOUNG MAN IN LIKE A MILITARY ENCAMPMENT ON THE EDGE OF HIS BED, AND HE WAS VERY DISTRAUGHT. VERY DISTRAUGHT. SHE KIND OF COMES IN AND OUT OF THE DREAM, AND THE NEXT PICTURE THAT SHE REMEMBERS IN THE DREAM IS THAT THIS YOUNG MAN HAD A QUILT WRAPPED AROUND HIM, AND HE WAS MUCH MORE AT EASE. NOW, MISS ROBERTS IS A QUILTER, SO THAT KIND OF MADE SENSE. LIKE I'M NOT SURE A FISHERMAN WOULD HAVE COME UP WITH THAT DREAM, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW A QUILTER CAME UP WITH THAT DREAM. SHE FELT LIKE THAT WAS A MESSAGE. THAT WAS SOMETHING SHE NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO TAKE HER QUILTING PASSION AND THE FACT THAT SHE ALSO HAD A SON IN SERVICE AT THE TIME, AND SHE CAME UP WITH THIS ORGANIZATION CALLED QUILTS OF VALOR. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE QUILTS OF COMFORT AND HEALING TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY WAR. AND MY SWEET FRIEND, I DON'T THINK ANYONE IN THIS ROOM COULD QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY WAR. 
          >> OH, YES. >> HAVING SERVED AS YOU DID. 
          >> OH, YES. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          >> I'VE SEEN MANY, MANY THINGS. >> I'M SURE YOU HAVE. I AM SURE YOU HAVE. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR DEDICATION. AND JUST EVEN HEARING THAT YOU WERE INSPIRED TO TAKE THAT STEP TO 
          HELP OUR COUNTRY AT THAT TIME. >> YEAH. 
          >> THAT'S FANTASTIC. FANTASTIC. >> WELL, BACK THEN, WE ALL 
          WORKED TOGETHER FOR ONE GOAL. >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          >> AND TRULY, WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER. 
          >> UH-HUH. UH-HUH. LOVE IT. FANTASTIC. 
          >> [APPLAUSE] . >> LET'S GIVE HER ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. SO SPEAKING OF WORKING TOGETHER, SO SOMETIMES THE QUILTS THAT I BRING, AGAIN I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE ORGANIZATION. I'VE DONE THIS FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS, AND SOMETIMES I DO IT BY MYSELF, AND SOMETIMES I DO IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE. SO I'M GOING TO DROP A QUICK PLUG, AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT LATER. THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE, WE'VE GOTTEN A GROUP TOGETHER HERE IN ROWLETT THAT WILL MEET MONTHLY TO HELP WORK ON PUTTING THESE QUILTS OF VALOR TOGETHER. I'M LOOKING FOR ALL THE SPARKLY EYES OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE SAYING TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE. BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES THAT WAS DONE BY THAT GROUP. SO THIS IS AN AWARD FOR YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> TO PROVIDE YOU THIS QUILT OF VALOR, TO PROVIDE COMFORT AND HEALING. THIS IS TRULY MADE AS A 
          GROUP EFFORT. >> OH, HOW PRETTY. 
          >> I THINK WE'LL GO SIDEWAYS THIS WAY. YES,YES. THANK YOU, MIKE. SO THERE WE GO. PRETTY SCRAPPY QUILT. FUN. CAN I WRAP YOU IN IT? WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT IF WE WRAP THIS AROUND YOU? WE'LL MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T GET UNDER YOUR FEET THERE. THERE'S A CERTIFICATE AND A LABEL ON HERE ALSO. THE CERTIFICATE READS QUILTS OF VALOR, QUILTING TO HONOR AND COMFORT AWARDED TO MARJORIE HEFNER 1948 TO 1988 WITH THE UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORP. THIS WAS AWARDED AT THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION IN HONOR OF YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE FOR THIS NATION. IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO HONOR YOU THROUGH THIS QUILT OF VALOR. 
          THOUGH WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE DEPTH OF YOUR SACRIFICE, AS A GESTURE OF GRATITUDE FROM A GRATEFUL NATION, WE AWARD YOU 
          THIS QUILT OF VALOR. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THERE'LL ALSO A LABEL ON THE CORNER. 
          >> YEAH, SHOW THE VALOR. >> YOU WANT TO SEE THAT TOO? THERE'S A LABEL THAT'S GOT TODAY'S DATE AND THIS IS FOR HER AT THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THEN SHE WANTED YA'LL TO SEE THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEE THIS PART RIGHT HERE. 
          >> THE VALOR. >> IT SAYS VALOR. THERE'S THE EAGLE. FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA. AND THEN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. 
          SO IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL. >> YAY. 
          >> AWESOME. >> SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY. 
          >> MAY I TELL YOU THAT MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW RIGHT HERE, SHE 
          MAKES QUILTS TOO. >> FANTASTIC. FANTASTIC . 
          >> MISS HEFNER, DO YOU HAVE WORDS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? YOU 
          HAVE A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE HERE. >> OKAY. I'M OVERWHELMED, JUST 
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REALLY OVERWHELMED. BUT I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. I'M HAPPY FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW SOME OF THE PAST. A LOT OF YOU YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH. I LIVED THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSIN. AND WE HAD NOTHING. SO I GUESS I CAN SAY YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY. HUH? 
          >> [LAUGHTER] >> [APPLAUSE] 
          >> ANYWAY, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. I'M STILL ALERT AND DOING WELL. AND I DID NOT GET HERE BY MYSELF. MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND THE GOOD LORD GOT ME HERE. SO AMEN. 
          >> A PICTURE OF YOU UP HERE AND WE WANT TO BRING ALL YOUR 
          FAMILY. >> WE CAN INVITE ALL THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF MISS HEFNER UP HERE. 
          >> YA'LL COME. >> I KNOW WE MIGHT HAVE MEMBERS FROM OUR SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD, SINCE THIS IS A SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD RECOGNITION AS WELL TOO. IF WE CAN GET ALL THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL UP HERE, LET'S INVITE THE WHOLE FAMILY. 
          >> IT'S BEEN SO MUCH FUN. WHERE DO YOU WANT US? 
          >> WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT. 
          >> OVER HERE IN THREE, TWO, ONE. LET'S GET A FEW OF THEM. OVER HERE IN THREE, TWO, ONE. ALL RIGHT. LOOKING GOOD. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          [4C. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing the week of May 4-10, 2025, as Detention Officer Week.]
          >> ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 4C, PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF MAY 4TH  THROUGH 10TH 2025 AS DETENTION OFFICER WEEK. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS COUNCILMEMBER REAVES AND MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF 
          DENNING? >> ALL RIGHT. IF I CAN HAVE THE DETENTION OFFICERS COME FORWARD? 
          >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO STAND UP HERE WITH YA'LL. APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. FEW CITIZENS FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW DEMANDING THE WORK OF A DETENTION OFFICER IS. 
          IT REQUIRES DILIGENCE AND DEDICATION. QUALITIES THAT OUR DETENTION OFFICERS ROUTINELY DISPLAY AS THEY TACKLE DAILY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MANAGING THE INMATE POPULATION. 
          OUR DETENTION OFFICERS CONSISTENTLY MUSTER A CAN-DO COMMITMENT TO THEIR WORK, CREATING, EXCUSE ME, CREATING AND SUSTAINING A SAFE WORKPLACE, MAKING THE BEST USE OF AVAILABLE 
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RESOURCES, BEING AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING THEY DO. THERE IS NOT A DAY AT THE DEPARTMENT THAT OUR DETENTION OFFICERS DO NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LEVEL OF QUALITY POLICING, THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT. 
          THE ROWLETT DETENTION FACILITY IS STAFFED BY DEDICATED, WELL-TRAINED DETENTION OFFICERS WHO SUPPERVISE AND SECURE INMATES 24 HOURS A DAY. THEY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES OUTSIDE OF DIRECT PUBLIC VIEW BUT PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE TO SAFEGUARD THE COMMUNITY. A TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK EACH DAY IN JAILS, DETENTION FACILITIES, AND PRISONS MAINTAINING SECURITY AND SAFEGUARDING OUR COMMUNITY. 
          PLEASE TAKE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 4-10TH, 2025 TO THANK THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FORM THE RANKS OF OUR DETENTION OFFICERS FOR THE JOB THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS NO GROUP OF AMERICANS HAS A MORE DIFFICULT OR LESS PUBLICLY VISIBLE JOB THAN THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK IN OUR DETENTION FACILITIES. THESE OFFICERS ARE ENTRUSTED WITH THE DIFFICULT AND OFTEN DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT OF ENSURING THE CUSTODY, SAFETY, AND WELL BEING OF THE INMATES IN OUR MUNICIPAL JAIL. THEIR POSITIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WITHOUT THEM IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF SECURITY AND CONTROL. WHEREAS DETENTION OFFICERS MUST PROTECT INMATES FROM VIOLENCE AND FROM FELLOW PRISONERS WHILE MAINTAINING THE SECURITY OF THE FACILITY AND THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY. THE DUTIES OF THESE OFFICERS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND DEMANDING AS THEY'RE CALLED UPON TO FILL CUSTODIAL, SUPERVISORY, AND COUNSELING ROLES. THE DEDICATION AND COURAGE EXHIBITED BY THESE OFFICERS WHILE PERFORMING THESE ROLES DESERVES OUR UTMOST RESPECT. THE IMPORTANT WORK OF OUR DETENTION OFFICERS OFTEN DOES NOT SEE THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC KNOW AND APPRECIATE THE CAPABLE HANDLING OF THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DEMANDS MADE UPON THEM DAILY. REQUIRING CAREFUL AND CONSTANT VIGILANCE WITH THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE ALWAYS PRESENT. WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT WE HONOR OUR DETENTION OFFICERS FOR THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, THEIR CONSISTENT AND DEDICATED COMMITMENT TO SOCIETY, AND FOR THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS MADE BY THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE A VITAL PART OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. NOW THEREFORE, I ON BEHALF OF JEFF WINGET, MAYOR PROTEMPE OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT, WE PROCLAIM THIS OFFICER CITY'S WEEK IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN THE CITY COUNCIL IN RECOGNIZING NOT ONLY THE OUTSTANDING DETENTION OFFICERS OF ROWLETT BUT DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION WHO DEDICATE THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES TO THE SECURITY OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. . 
          >> THANK YOU. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE. JUST SAY A FEW WORDS ON BEHALF OF OUR EXTREMELY HARD WORKING ROWLETT DETENTION OFFICERS. SO THIS WEEK, MAY 4-10TH THE WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE NATIONAL DETENTION OFFICER WEEK. HERE IN ROWLETT, WE HONOR THE EXCEPTIONAL TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE WITH INTEGRITY, STRENGTH, COMPASSION, IN ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING ROLES THERE IS IN PUBLIC SAFETY. OUR DETENTION OFFICERS ARE OFTEN THE UNSUNG HEROES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY WORK TIRELESSLY BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAINTAIN ORDER AND SAFETY WITHIN OUR FACILITY. BUT THEIR IMPACT GOES FAR BEYOND JUST SECURITY. 
          THESE MEN AND WOMEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN OUR CARE AND CUSTODY IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY, KINDNESS, AND RESPECT NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IT TAKES AN EXTRAORDINARY BLEND OF RESILIENCE, EMPATHY, AND PROFESSIONALISM IN ORDER TO DO THAT. AS THE CHIEF, I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS OUR DETENTION TEAM HAS SHOWN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THEIR EFFORTS WERE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED BY OUR JUDGE KILGOR AND BY THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE DALLAS COUNTY JUDGE SUMMERS WHO STATED IT STANDS OUT AS ONE OF THE FINEST, IF NOT THE FINEST IN DALLAS COUNTY, CALLING IT THE GOLD STANDARD OF DETENTION FACILITIES. THAT RECOGNITION SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE CALIBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE THIS EXCELLENCE POSSIBLE. IN FACT, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RELEASED FROM OUR FACILITY FROM BEING IN CUSTODY TO RETURN NOT IN CUSTODY, SIMPLY TO SAY THANK 
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YOU. AND THAT'S NOT JUST, THAT'S REAL. THAT'S HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN JUST THIS YEAR. THEY THANK OUR DETENTION OFFIERS FOR TREATING THEM WITH DECENCY DURING SOME OF THE HARDEST MOMENTS OF THEIR LIVES. THAT KIND OF LASTING IMPACT DOESN'T COME FROM POLICY. IT COMES FROM PEOPLE, THESE PEOPLE WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING EACH AND EVERY DAY. 
          OUR DETENTION OFFICERS ARE A CORNERSTONE OF OUR DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. THEIR WORK ENSURES SAFETY, FOSTERS TRUST, AND ALLOWS THE REST OF OUR OPERATIONS TO FUNCTION SMOOTHLY. THEY EXEMPLIFY OUR MISSION AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO ALL, AND TRULY REPRESENT THE BEST OF OUR VALUES. TO OUR ROWLETT DETENTION OFFICERS, MANY OF THEM WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING IN THE FACILITY, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT, YOUR COMPASSION, AND YOUR EXCELLENCE. 
          AND TO EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT, I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THESE REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS NOT JUST THIS WEEK BUT EVERY DAY. THANK YOU. > [APPLAUSE] 
          >> RIGHT OVER HERE IN THREE, TWO, ONE. 
          [4D. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing May 15, 2025, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the  week of May 11-17, 2025, as National Police Week.]
          >> GENTLEMEN, DON'T GO TOO FAR. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS 4D, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 15, 2025 AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEK OF MAY 11-17, 2025 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. 
          MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP AND MEMBERS 
          OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO I'M SO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS EVENING. WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 11TH  THROUGH 17TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. THE CITY HAS PRIORITIZED ENSURING A SAFE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING PROACTIVE, CITIZEN-ORIENTED PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES THAT ENABLE RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND GUESTS TO FEEL SAFE AND BE SAFE. POLICE OFFICERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL FIRST RESPONDER COVERAGE AND RESPONSE TIMES. THESE ITEMS AIM TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF POLICE OFFICERS BY PROCLAIMING MAY 11 THROUGH 17TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. NATIONAL POLICE WEEK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE UNITED STATES SINC 1962. 
          THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE NATION CAN BE ALERTED TO THE DANGERS OF POLICE WORK AND THE DEDICATION OF THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING THIS THIS OCCUPATION. RECOGNIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL DURING THIS TIME EACH YEAR ALSO BRINGS ATTENTION TO THE SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS OF SLAIN OFFICERS AND TO THE NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS AS WELL AS TAX DOLLARS. EACH YEAR DURING THIS WEEK, THE NAMES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WHO WERE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY ARE ENGRAVED ON THE NATIONAL POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL. NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IS A WAY OF BRINGING THE COMMUNITY'S ATTENTION TO THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT SO THAT CITIZENS ARE ACUTELY AWARE THAT THEY SERVE BECAUSE THEY ARE PROUD TO DO SO. IT IS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THEIR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND BY DECLARING THIS WEEK OF MAY 11-17TH NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. ADDITIONALLY, WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE ON MAY 15TH BY REMEMBERING THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. 
          I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS CONGRESS AND THE . 
          PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE DESIGNATED NATIONAL POLICE OFFICERS DAY. AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF ROWLETT. AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL CITIZENS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, HAZARDS, AND SACRIFICES OF THEIR POLICE DEPTH AND THAT MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PROTECTING THEM AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER AND BY PROTECTING THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE WEAK AGAINST OPPRESSION. AND WHEREAS, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT UNCEASINGLY PROVIDE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE. AND WHEREAS WE HONOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO THROUGH THEIR COURAGEOUS DEEDS HAVE MADE THE 
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ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY OR HAVE BECOME DISABLED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AND LET US RECOGNIZE AND PAY RESPECT TO THE SURVIVORS OF OUR FALLEN HEROES. NOW THEREFORE I ON BEHALF OF JEFF WINGET AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT AND UPON ALL PATRIOTIC, CIVIC, AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE THIS WEEK MAY 11-17TH, 2025 NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. 
          >> [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE MORE FOR YOU. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF OUR GREAT COMMUNITY. TONIGHT, WE RECOGNIZE MAY 11-17TH  AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. A SOLEMN TIME TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO SERVE WITH UNWAIVERING DEDICATION, COURAGE, AND SELFLESSNESS. NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IS ROOTED IN HONOR, REMEMBRANCE, SERVICE, AND SUPPORT. WE TAKE THIS TIME TO REFLECT ON THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE WHO HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE REMEMBER THEIR NAMES, WE SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES, AND WE RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO THE MISSION THEY SO BRAVELY UPHELD. SO FAR IN 2025, 23 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. 
          FOUR OF THEM IN TEXAS. THAT'S MORE THAN ANY OTHER STATE. IN 2024, THE NATION LOST 165 OFFICERS WITH 17 FROM TEXAS. 
          SECOND ONLY TO NEW YORK. IN 2023, WE LOST 155. IN 2022, 280. 
          AND IN 2021, A YEAR WE WILL NEVER FORGET, 725 OFFICERS WERE KILLED SERVING AND PROTECTING THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE SOBERING NUMBERS ARE NOT JUST STATISTICS. THEY'RE LIVES LIVED, FAMILIES SHATTERED, AND LEGACIES THAT DESERVE MORE THAN JUST A MOMENT OF SILENCE. HERE IN ROWLETT, WE'RE BLESSED TO SERVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT STANDS BEHIND US. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, OF OUR CITY MANAGER, AND OF THE PEOPLE WE'RE SWORN TO PROTECT. STILL WE KNOW THAT EVERY SHIFT CARRIES WITH IT REAL RISK. OFFICERS FACE THE UNKNOWN EVERY DAY. OFTEN WITH LIMITED INFORMATION AND ONLY SECONDS TO MAKE SPLIT-SECOND DECISIONS THAT COULD MEAN LIFE AND DEATH. WE GO TOWARD DANGER. WE ANSWER CALLS NOT KNOWING WHAT AWAITS US ON THE OTHER SIDE. WE PLACE OURSELVES BETWEEN HARM AND THE INNOCENT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST A PROFESSION, IT'S A CALLING. ONE ROOTED IN COURAGE, SERVICE, AND SACRIFICE. TO QUOTE PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH, NO DEFINITION OF A SUCCESSFUL LIFE CAN INCLUDE ANYTHING BUT SERVING OTHERS. THAT'S WHAT WE DO EACH AND EVERY DAY WITHOUT HESITATION. SO BEGINNING SUNDAY, THIS SUNDAY MAY 11TH UNTIL SATURDAY, MAY 17TH, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL WEAR SHROUDED BADGES. A LONG STANDING TRADITION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS A SYMBOLIC GESTURE OF THE SOLEMN RESPECT FOR THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE. IT'S A QUIET REMINDER WORN CLOSE TO THE HEART, VISIBLE TO FEW, BUT DEEPLY MEANINGFUL TO EVERY ONE OF US WHO SERVES. TONIGHT, I WANT TO OFFER MY HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO OUR PATROL OFFICERS, DETECTIVES, DISPATCHERS, DETENTION OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, VOLUNTEERS, AND SO MANY MORE THAT MAKE UP THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOU MAKE SURE OUR STREETS ARE SAFE, OUR VICTIMS ARE HEARD, AND WE CONTINUE TO FUNCTION WITH INTEGRITY AND PURPOSE. TO EACH OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE CALL, AND THANK YOU FOR STANDING THE LINE. 
          THANK YOU AND GOD SPEED. >> [APPLAUSE] 
          [4E. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing the May 11-17, 2025, as Economic Development Week.]
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          >>> THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 4E, RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF MAY 11-17TH, 2025 AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS. ALSO LIKE TO INVITE UP ANY MEMBERS OF OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
          TEAM OR ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD. >> COME ON DOWN. 
          >> IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE WITH US, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THE CITY OF ROWLETT RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG, RESILIENT, AND DIVERSE CONMY. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS AND PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN SUPPORTING BUSINESS GROWTH, WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION NOW. WHEREAS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE GLOBE. AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS ARE ENGAGED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING CREATING JOBS, ADVANCING CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORTING BUSINESS GROWTH, AND EXPANSION. 
          STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT RECOGNIZES THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN THE WELL BEING AND THE PROSPERITY OF OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK ESTABLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HAS BEEN CELEBRATED ANNUALLY SINCE 2016 TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT CREATE JOBS, PROMOTE INNOVATION, AND ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS IN RESILIENCE OF LOCAL ECONOMIES. 
          THE CITY OF ROWLETT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE ROWLETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WORKS DILIGENTLY TO ATTRACT NEW INVESTORS, INVESTMENTS, SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS, ENCOURAGE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEREAS THE CONTINUED SUCCESS AND VITALITY OF ROWLETT IS ROOTED IN COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, AND SHARED COMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH. I ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL DO PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 11-17, 2025 AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT THEY 
          HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY. >> [APPLAUSE] 
          >> SHARON? >> YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY. 
          >> YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK, YOU TELL ME. 
          >> WE WILL DO THIS THEN. >> RIGHT OVER HERE IN THREE, 
          TWO, ONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >>> ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS 
          [4F. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing the month of May 2025, as National Nurses Month.]
ITEM 4F, RECOGNIZING NATIONAL NURSE'S MONTH. YOU WENT TOO FAR AWAY. ANY OTHER NURSES WE HAVE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, WE'D LIKE 
          TO INVITE YOU UP. >> I WISH MISS HEFNER WAS STILL 
          HERE. WHAT AN INSPIRATION. >> ALL RIGHT. NATIONAL NURSES MONTH IS CELEBRATED EACH YEAR DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. IT'S A 
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TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CRUCIAL ROLE NURSES PLAY IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CARE, PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND ADVOCATING FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND WELL BEING. THEY SERVE IN HOSPITALS, CLINICS, SCHOOLS, LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY, AND AS A PART OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS. THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND THE WELL BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION, ANA, HAS DESIGNATED THE THEME FOR NATIONAL NURSE'S MONTH IN 2025 AS NURSES LEADING THE WAY. I EMPHASIZES THE LEADERSHIP ROLES NURSES TAKE ON EVERY DAY IN PROVIDING CARE, PROMOTING HEALTH EDUCATION, AND ADVANCING THE PROFESSION. THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE VITAL WORK OF NURSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT, I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY GIVE ANYONE A CHANCE TO SPEAK THAT WISHES TO. WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MAY IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL NURSES MONTH. NURSES PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. NURSES ARE OFTEN THE FIRST LINE OF CARE FOR PATIENTS, PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE, SKILLED, AND DEDICATED SERVICE AND ARE INTEGRAL IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS. THE NURSES IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AS WELL AS ACROSS THE NATION WORK TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PATIENTS. AND WHEREAS NURSES SERVE NOT ONLY AS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS BUT ALSO AS ADVOCATES AND LEADERS WHO ENHANCE THE WELL BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY WHILE NAVIGATING COMPLEX MEDICAL CHALLENGES WITH GRACE AND DEDICATION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE. ACKNOWLEDGING THE INVALUABLE ROLE NURSES PLAY IN OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO HELP OTHERS. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 AS NATIONAL NURSES MONTH IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND CARE PROVIDED BY THE NURSES WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. > [APPLAUSE] . 
          >> ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE NURSES AT BAYLOR, SCOTT, AND WHITE, THANK YOU. CELEBRATED ANNUALLY FROM MAY 6 THROUGH MAY 12 IS A TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF NURSES TO HEALTHCARE, FAMILIES, SOCIETY, AND THE ECONOMY. IT'S A WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION ENCOMPASSING NATIONAL NURSES DAY ON MAY 6TH, WHICH IS TODAY. AND ENDING ON MAY 12TH, WHICH IS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE'S BIRTHDAY, THE FOUNDER OF MODERN NURSING. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR NURSES. AND THIS NURSE IS FROM BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, SO WANT TO CELEBRATE HER AS WELL. AND MISS HEFNER, AS SHE STATED, WAS BORN AT BAYLOR. THERE'S A LOT OF BAYLOR IN THE HOUSE HERE 
          TONIGHT, SO THANK YOU. >> [APPLAUSE] 
          >> RIGHT OVER HERE IN THREE, TWO, ONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          >> AND BY THE WAY, I DON'T THINK HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF, BUT THAT'S DENNIS COLE. HE SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF BAYLOR, SCOTT, AND WHITE LAKEPOINT. THERE WE GO. CHIEF DENNING? OUR 
          [4G. Presentation of Winners of the Arts and Humanities Commission's Annual Writing Contest.]
DETENTION OFFICERS PROCLAMATION IS STILL HERE FOR YOU. OKAY. 
          JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 4G, PRESENTATION OF WINNERS OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST. I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP ANY MEMBERS IF THEY'RE HERE. WE HAVE OUR LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTOR WHO WILL HELP PRESENT THESE AWARDS. ALL RIGHT. SPONSORED ANNUALLY BY THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION, THE WRITING CONTEST IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF DALLAS AND ROCKWALL COUNTIES. FEATURED THREE CATEGORIES. POETRY, SHORT STORY, AND SHORT WORKS WITH YOUTH AND ADULT DIVISIONS. ENTRIES ARE JUDGED ON ORIGINALITY, CONTENT, RELEVANCY, AND STRUCTURE. ONLY ONE ENTRY IS ALLOWED PER PARTICIPANT PER CATEGORY AND ALL WORKS WERE PRESENTED ANONYMOUSLY FOR JUDGING. CARLOS MORENO AND MATT MICKELATOS. CLOSE ENOUGH. 
          THIS YEAR, THE COMMISSION RECEIVED 137 ENTRIES, WHICH IS A NEW RECORD FOR THE CONTEST. THIS YEAR THE COMMISSION ALSO RECEIVED YOUTH ENTRIES IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE, WHICH I DON'T 
          THINK HAS EVER HAPPENED EITHER. >> NOPE. 
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          >> THIS WAS A HISTORIC YEAR FOR THE WRITING CONTEST. THIS YEAR'S CONTEST THEME WAS CAN'T STOP ME NOW, WINNING ENTRIES CAN BE VIEWED AT ROWLETT.COM/WRITING. FIRST PLACE WINNERS ARE AWARDED $150, AND SECOND PLACE ARE AWARDED $50. 
          WHEN WE CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT YOUR AWARD. PLEASE STAY UP HERE FOR A MOMENT AND WE'LL GET A GROUP PHOTO AT THE END. STARTING WITH THE ADULT POETRY DIVISION, FIRST PLACE GOES TO CALEY PAULSON FOR HER ENTRY BLADE OF GRASS. SECOND PLACE GOES TO KATHRYN AGERWALD FOR HER ENTER TO MY LITTLE SISTER. IN THE YOUTH POETRY DIVISION, FIRST PLACE GOES TO JAYLA PRIETT FOR I'M STILL WALKING. AND I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS IN ADVANCE. I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME. SECOND PLACE GOES TO ZOE SIPELVADO FOR AND CLEARLY MY SPANISH IS NOT THAT GREAT. IN THE ADULT SHORT STORY DIVISION, FIRST PLACE GOES TO PATRICK MCULLEY FOR UNWRITTEN. PATRICK IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING. SECOND PLACE, ALEXIS WYNN FOR JUICE. IN THE YOUTH SHORT STORY DIVISION, FIRST PLACE GOES TO TEN EI HONG-WIN FOR UNSTOPPABLE. SECOND PLACE GOES TO ORTEGA FOR THE ADULT SHORT WORK DIVISION, FIRST PLACE GOES TO JANETON DAHL FOR RUNNING TO NEW POSSIBILITIES. AND SECOND PLACE GOES TO KATIE WHITWHO ARE THE FOR LUCY ALICE, A STORY OF WIND AND WINGS. SHE'S MAKING HER WAY UP. IN THE YOUTH SHORT WORK DIVISION, FIRST PLACE GOES TO ANNA WYNN FOR STOPPING IS A PERSONAL THING, A PERSONAL ESSAY. THAT'S SOUNDS LIKE A PROUD MOM. SHE STARTED CLAPPING LIKE RIGHT AWAY. SHE HEARD HER NAME, CLAP. AND SECOND PLACE GOES TO NOAH SMITH FOR MY ROCKY MOUNTAIN MISADVENTURE . AND LET'S GIVE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS THIS EVENING. 
          >> [APPLAUSE] >> EVERYONE SHOW YOUR, THERE YOU GO. 
          >> THREE, TWO, ONE. ALL RIGHT. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. 
          >> [APPLAUSE] 
          [4H. Presentation of the Comprehensive Monthly Financial Report (CMFR) for the period ending March  31, 2025.]
          >> ALL RIGHT. AND NOW FOR WHAT IS PERHAPS OUR MOST EXCITING PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, PRESENTATION ITEM 4H, THE COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, WENDY BADGET. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. TONIGHT'S FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTATION IS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2025, WHICH IS THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR. WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH. 
          THIS REPORT WAS REVIEWED IN MORE EXTENSIVE DETAIL WITH THE CITY'S FINANCE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WE GO. OVERALL THROUGH THE SECOND QUARTER, THE CITY EARNED OR RECEIVED $106 MILLION IN REVENUES. THIS AMOUNT IS $3 MILLION OR 3% HIGHER THAN THE $103 MILLION FORECAST. EXPENSES 
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IS 4% LESS THAN THE BUDGETED $80 MILLION. PROPERTY TAXES REPRESENT 60% OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET, AND THEY SERVE AS A PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. THE CITY HAS COLLECTED $42 MILLION IN GENERAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, JUST ABOVE THE FORECAST BY $300,000 OR ABOUT 1%. SALES TAXES ARE COLLECTED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER, AND THEY REPRESENT 15% OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET. AS OF THE QUARTER END, SALES TAX REVENUES ARE REPORTED AT $142,000 OR 3% ABOVE THE FORECAST WITH THE MONTH OF MARCH AND YOUR CHART THERE BEING INCLUDED AS AN ESTIMATE UNTIL WE RECEIVE THE ACTUAL DEPOSIT FROM THE STATE. OVERALL, GENERAL FUND REVENUES EXCEEDED THE SECOND QUARTER FORECAST BY $2 MILLION. 
          AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, PROPERTY TAXES AND SALES TAXES REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT $450,000 OF THIS AMOUNT. OTHER NOTABLE REVENUE SOURCES THAT WERE ABOVE FORECAST INCLUDE INTEREST EARNINGS OF $748,000. COURT FINES AT $190,000. NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRIC FRANCHISE FEES AT $175,000. AND AMBULANCE FEES AT $111,000. TWO MILLION BELOW FORECAST DUE TO THE TIMING AND A WIDE RANGE OF SEASONAL SERVICES, SUPPLY PURCHASES, AND PERSONNEL VACANCY SAVINGS. AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES, WE EXPECT OUR OPERATING EXPENSES WILL BE MORE ALIGNED CLOSELY TO THE BUDGET AND THIS GAP WOULD BE NARROWED. MOVING ON TO THE UTILITY FUND. 
          WATER REVENUE REPRESENTS 60% OF THE BUDGET, AND THEY COVER THE COST OF WATER ACQUISITION FROM THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. WATER REVENUES ARE REPORTED AT $231,000 OR 3% ABOVE THE FORECAST. SEWER REVENUES REPRESENT 40% OF THE UTILITY BUDGET, AND THEY COVER THE COST OF SEWER TREATMENT PAID TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. SEWER REVENUES ARE REPORTED AT JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE FORECAST BY $53,000 OR 1%. OVERALL, UTILITY FUND REVENUES ARE ABOVE FORECAST BY $555,000 FOR THE SECOND QUARTER, REPRESENTING OUR SURPLUS IN BOTH WATER AND SEWER REVENUES AS WELL AS EXCESS INTEREST EARNINGS FOR THE QUARTER. EXPENSES ARE $535,000 BELOW FORECAST, DRIVEN BY LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED WASTEWATER TREATMENT COSTS, A SMALL REDUCTION TO OUR WATER SUPPLY RATE. THE TIMING OF A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND SUPPLY PURCHASES AND SOME PERSONNEL VACANCY SAVINGS IN THAT FUND AS WELL. AND FINALLY, TO FINISH OUT TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION AND OUR OTHER KEY FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGETED FUNDS, THE DRAINAGE AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS MET OR EXCEEDED FORECASTED REVENUES AND WEREWITHIN THE FORECASTED EXPENSES AT THE QUARTER END. THE HEALTH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND EXPENSES EXCEEDED FORECAST BY $178,000. BUT THIS WAS FULLY OFFSET BY EXCESS REVENUES THAT WERE DRIVEN BY HIGH CLAIM STOP-LOSS REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THOSE HIGH CLAIMS THAT WERE DRIVING THE EXPENSES TO BE ABOVE FORECAST. AND FINALLY, THE REFUSE FUND ALSO EXCEEDED FORECASTED EXPENSES BY $113,000 DUE TO INCREASE VOL VOLUME OF SERVICES. HOWEVER, THIS WAS FULLY OFFSET BY THE INCREASED FEE REVENUES FOR THOSE SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED. SO THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF TONIGHT'S FINANCIAL UPDATE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          >> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? AS WENDY MENTIONED, WE DID MEET AND DISCUSS YESTERDAY, SO I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. 
          APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO KEEP THE COUNCIL INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S GREAT. 
          [4I. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational  Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest. ]
IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, WE WILL MOVE ON. THANK YOU FOR THAT 
          PRESENTATION. >>> ITEM 4I, UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL POSITION MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST, AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS 
          COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS. >> ALL RIGHTY. FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, CITY COUNCIL WILL CANVAS THE MAY 3RD ELECTION RESULTS ON MAY 12TH AT 5:30 P.M. THE INCOMING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE TAKING THEIR OATH OF OFFICE AT THIS MEETING AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME. WE'LL HAVE A RUN-OFF ELECTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE SIX TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2025. EARLY VOTING WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025 THROUGH TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2025. FROM OUR ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GROUP, LIVE ON MAIN, MUSIC AND MARKET IS HAPPENING THIS FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE DOWNTOWN GREEN IN DOWNTOWN ROWLETT FROM 6:00 TO 9:00 P.M. ENJOY LIVE MUSIC FROM TREVOR, TYRELL, AND THE HEADLINERS ROCK MOLLY'S BAND PLUS FOOD TRUCKS 
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AND LOCAL SHOPPING EVERY FRIDAY IN MAY. PICK UP A FREE PASSPORT AT PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES, THE LIBRARY, OR THE COMMUNITY CENTER. COLLECT STAMPS BY VISITING LOCAL SHOPS AND BRING IT TO ANY LIVE ON MAIN EVENT THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY TO ENTER. EACH STAMP IS AN ENTRY. SO THE MORE YOU COLLECT, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES TO WIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SEE A LIST OF PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES, VISIT ROWLETT.COM. 
          YOU CAN REGISTER TODAY FOR OUR TWO ROWLETT YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS. 
          CAMP PECAN, WHICH IS FOR AGES SIX TO NINE. AND THE ROWLETT RANGERS, AGES 10-12. PACKED WITH GAMES, ADVENTURES, AND DAILY WET ZONE TRIPS. FOR DETAILS, VISIT ROWLETT.COM OR CALL THE RCC AT 972-412-6170. JOIN THE CITY OF ROWLETT ON MONDAY, MAY 26TH FROM 10-11:00 A.M. AT ROWLETT VETERAN'S PARK AT 3900 MAIN STREET FOR OUR MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY HONORING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. FROM THE LIBRARY, THE SUMMER READING REGISTRATION BEGINS MONDAY, MAY 19TH. THIS SUMMER, LET BOOKS COLOR YOUR WORLD WITH STORIES AND CULTURES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM KICKS OFF ON JUNE 7TH. THE LIBRARY IS HOSTING YAK AND YARN ON THE FOURTH SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 11:00 A.M. WHETHER YOU'RE A BEGINNER OR EXPERIENCED CRAFTER, ENJOY CAMARADERIE AND TIPS. AND YOU CAN DROP YOUR E-BUCK SUBSCRIPTION AND READ FROM THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION OF E-BOOKS WITH LIBBY, CLOUD LIBRARY, AND HOOPLA. NOT SURE HOW TO GET STARTED? CALL THE LIBRARY TO SCHEDULE A ONE ON ONE TUTORIAL AT 972-412-6161. AND FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ROWLETT POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE ATTENDING THE ROCK WALL COUNTY POLICE MEMORIAL AT REST HAVEN FUNERAL HOME IN ROCKWALL ON MAY 15TH FROM 9:30 TO 11 30 A.M. OFFICERS WILL GIVE A SPEECH AND DEMONSTRATE POLICE EQUIPMENT FOR CAREER DAY ON MAY 7TH, 9:30 A.M. 
          TO 10:30 A.M. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM 
          COUNCILMEMBER REAVES? >> YES, SIR. OUR FEATURED PET OF THE WEEK, PLUTO IS THE PERFECT SIZE. HE'S CALM, GENTLE, AND READY TO FIND HIS FOREVER HOME. LOVING AND HOPEFUL, PLUTO IS READY TO START, EXCUSE ME, PLUTO IS READY TO START HIS FOREVER WITH SOMEONE SPECIAL. COULD THAT BE ONE OF YOU? TO MEET PLUTO, PLEASE CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES OR COME BY THE SHELTER AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. TUESDAY TO SATURDAY. PLEASE NOTE THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS CURRENTLY AT CODE RED. THAT MEANS ALL OF THE KENNELS ARE FULL, SO ALL ADOPTIONS ARE $25, AND THEY INCLUDE SPAY, NEUTER, MICROCHIP, 
          AND UP TO DATE VACCINATIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER REAVES. COUNCILMEMBER, DID YOU HAVE 
          ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT? >> I DID. THANK YOU. I WANTED TO ADD ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE LIBRARY, IF I COULD. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THIS IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE ROWLETT LIBRARY. THE JOURNEY OF THE FRIENDS OF ROWLETT LIBRARY BEGAN IN 1949 IN THE COMMUNITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS. A SMALL GROUP OF WOMEN IN THE ROWLETT HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB DECIDED THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDED A PUBLIC LIBRARY, SO THEY BANDED TOGETHER, AND FORMED THE FRIENDS OF THE ROWLETT LIBRARY IN 1950 TO PUSH FOR A COMMUNITY LIBRARY. THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL, AND ON MARCH 13, 1950, A DALLAS COUNTY BRANCH WAS OPENED IN A QUARTER CLASSROOM OF THE ROWLETT PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING, WHICH IS THIS. IN 1985 UNDER HEAD LIBRARIAN VIVIAN CROUCH, IT BECAME THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SEPARATED FROM THE DALLAS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR FOUNDING FATHERS TRULY DID BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF OUR CITY. 
          WE HAD A LIBRARY BEFORE WE HAD A CITY. 
          >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER UPDATES? ALL 
          [5. CITIZENS’ INPUT]
RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE, CITIZENS INPUT. AT 
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THIS TIME, COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZENS INPUT. IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK, THERE ARE SPEAKER CARDS IN THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF THE ROOM. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS PAT KERACOSTAS. FOLLOWING PAT WILL BE SUZANNE. 
          IF YOU CAN JUST COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. 
          >> MY NAME IS PAT. I LIVE IN ROWLETT. I'VE SPOKEN A COUPLE OF TIMES ON THIS TOPIC. I'M SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING ABOUT THE TOPIC LATER ON THIS EVENING OF THE CONTRACT, THE CONTRACT CHANGES WITH REPUBLIC. I WANT TO FIRST RECOGNIZE WHAT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF HARD WORK THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN BY BOTH THE REPUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE AND THE COUNCIL AND ALL OF THE STAFF. I AFTER ATTENDING THE APRIL 8TH MEETING, I NEVER DREAMED THAT MUCH PROGRESS WOULD TAKE PLACE. 
          I THINK YOU'RE IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION AND HAD A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE TO RESOLVE. THAT SAID, IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR ME. GOING FROM EIGHT YARDS ONCE A MONTH TO TWO YARDS ONCE A WEEK, IT CERTAINLY IS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I'D SAY 48 WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR, GREAT. BUT WHEN WE HAVE THE LEAFING TWICE A YEAR WHEN THE ENTIRE CITY IS UNDER AN EXTREME VOLUME, I THINK IT'S A PROBLEM, AND IT WILL REMAIN A PROBLEM. 
          THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR DISCUSSED TONIGHT BECAUSE I WENT BACK AND LISTENED TO THE MAY 1ST MEETING. I DIDN'T HEAR A DISCUSSION ON THE REVISION TO FEES FOR ADDITIONAL PICK UPS. IT OCCURRED TO ME, THAT MAY BE A GOOD TOPIC TO DIG INTO BECAUSE UNDER THE CURRENT STRUCTURE, ANY ADDITIONAL PICK UP IS $12 PER CUBIC YARD, AND SO EIGHT YARDS, $96. BUT THAT WAS UNDER THE MODEL OF YOU'RE COMING TO MY STREET ONCE A MONTH, AND THEN THE REST OF THE MONTH THERE ARE NOT TRUCKS ALREADY ON MY STREET. 
          SO YOU COULD CONSIDER PART OF THAT $12 PER CUBIC YARD AS KIND OF INCLUDING A TRIP FEE. BUT NOW UNDER THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON MY STREET ONCE A WEEK. AND EVERY OTHER STREET. SO IS IT POSSIBLE WITHIN ALL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DISCUSSED, TO TAKE SOME TIME TONIGHT TO ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THIS? I UNDERSTAND IT MAY NOT BE IN THE AMENDMENT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING APPROVING. BUT THAT'S WHERE THE ONLY OPTION LEFT TO ADDRESS CITIZENS LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE HIGH VOLUME BECAUSE WE HAVE LARGER LOTS, WE HAVE HUGE, MATURE TREES, AND YOU KNOW WE HAVE NO OUTLET. I SEE I HAVE 39 SECONDS LEFT. SO IF YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW MY OPTION TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM IN AN ECONOMICAL FASHION IS STUPID. IT'S TO GO BUY TWO DOLLAR STICKERS, PINK STICKERS, AND TREAT HALF OR MORE OF MY LEAF LITTER AS GARBAGE, AND HAVE IT GO TO THE DUMP BECAUSE FOR $60, I COULD HAVE 30 BAGS OF LEAF LITTER TAKEN TO THE DUMP WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG. WHEREAS FOR THAT SAME, FOR LESS THAN THAT, I'M PAYING OVER $100. SO JUST WANT TO SEE IF YOU GUYS WOULD CONSIDER DISCUSSING FEES TONIGHT AND CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION. 
          >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUZANNE. 
          >> SUZANNE, ROWLETT, TEXAS. TONIGHT, I AM GOING TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON BEHALF OF THE DEI COMMUNITY PROJECT AND THE LBGTQ CITIZENS AND THEIR ALLIES WHO LIVE IN ROWLETT. I SPEAK ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA. 
          EVERYONE DESERVES TO LIVE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR EXPRESSION. BECAUSE HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA CONTINUE TO THREATEN THE RIGHTS, SAFETY, AND WELL BEING OF LBGTQ INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE, CREATING BARRIERS TO FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY, AND BECAUSE THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA, AND 
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TRANSPHOBIA IS OBSERVED ON MAY 17TH AND SERVES AS A GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY, RAISE AWARENESS, AND FOSTER RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY. AND BECAUSE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ARE ESSENTIAL IN COMBATING PREJUDICE, ENSURING LEGAL PROTECTIONS, AND ADVANCING A QUALITY FOR LBGTQ COMMUNITIES. 
          AND BECAUSE THE THEME FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY THIS YEAR IS THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE VITAL ROLE COMMUNITIES PLAY IN THE LIVES OF LBGTQ INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR ALLIES. BY PROVIDING SAFE SPACES WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME AND SAFE. AND BECAUSE THE RECOGNITION ON MAY 17TH IS NOT ABOUT SEEKING ADULATION BUT ABOUT A COMMITMENT TO STANDING AGAINST ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, SUPPORTING LBGTQ INDIVIDUALS AS THEY LIVE, WORK, AND SERVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WORKING TOWARD A FUTURE ROOTED IN EQUITY, JUSTICE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. SO THEREFORE, THE DEI COMMUNITY PROJECT URGES OUR COMMUNITY AND ITS LEADERS TO ACTIVELY FIGHT AGAINST MISINFORMATION AND PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE, THUS ENSURING SAFE SPACES FOR LBGTQ INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR ALLIES IN OUR CITY. THANK 
          YOU. >> THANK YOU. I DID RECEIVE TWO MORE REQUESTS TO SPEAK. SO OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING WILL BE HASSAN ALTUEY. SORRY IF I PRONOUNCED YOUR NAME. OKAY, OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE DENISE. AND IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR LAST NAME WHEN YOU GET UP HERE, I'M SORRY I'M HAVING DIFFICULTY READING IT. NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, PLEASE. 
          >> YES. MYNAME IS DENISE ALGAHI, AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 1. THIS IS CONCERNING, EXCUSE ME, MY VOICE. 
          >> MA'AM, CAN I CLARIFY? YOU SAID DISTRICT 1. 
          >> I'M SORRY. I LIVE IN ROWLETT. THIS IS CONCERNING AN ACCESSORY BUILDING AT 6602 WOOLWICK DRIVE. I USUALLY DON'T DO THIS, COME TO COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT I WAS ENCOURAGED TO COME TODAY AND SPEAK ON THIS. ON DECEMBER 15TH OF '21, A LETTER FROM DALE JAKSON WAS SENT TO THE RESIDENT INFORMING THEM THEIR NON-PERMITTED ACCESSORY BUILDING WAS IN CLEAR VIOLATION. 
          I'LL READ THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT ON THIS DAY TO MR. TESNNICK AT 6602 WOOLWICK DRIVE. MR. TESNICK, THE CITY OF ROWLETT HAS RECEIVED A COMPLAINT REGARDING AN ACCESSORY BUILDING LOCATED ON YOUR PROPERTY AT 6602 WOOLWICK DRIVE, ROWLETT, TEXAS. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGED THAT YOUR BUILDING DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED STATE, WITH THE REQUIRED SIDE YARD SETBACK. 
          INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURE AND DATE, SATELLITE PHOTOS INDICATE A SMALLER SIZE ACCESSORY BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED ON YOUR PROPERTY BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2001 AND MARCH 2004. AT THAT TIME, NO PERMIT WAS REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT AN ACCESSORY BUILDING LESS THAN 120 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. HOWEVER, YOU ARE STILL REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE MINIMUM SETBACKS AND REQUIREMENTS. IN YOUR CASE, THE MINIMUM SIDEYARD SETBACK TO FIVE FEET. SATELLITE PHOTOS ALSO INDICATE THE ACCESSORY BUILDING WAS ENLARGED SOMETIME BETWEEN DECEMBER 2015 AND MARCH 2016. 
          THE EXPANSION CAUSE THE STRUCTURE TO EXCEED THE 120 SQUARE FEET AND DID REQUIRE A PERMIT TO BE ISSUED BY THE CITY OF ROWLETT. RECORDS INDICATE THAT NO PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR THE EXPANSION OF YOUR ACCESSORY BUILDING. AT THAT TIME, TWO VIOLATIONS EXISTED RELATING TO THE ACCESSORY BUILDING. THE ACCESSORY BUILDING ENCROACHES ONTO THE REQUIRED SIDE YARD. THE BUILDING APPEARS TO BE LOCATED AT THE PROPERTY LINE, AND THE MINIMUM DISTANCE THE BUILDING IS REQUIRED TO BE FROM THE PROPERTY LINE IS FIVE FEET. THE PERMIT WAS, NO PERMIT WAS OBTAINED TO 
          CONSTRUCT IN THE THIS CASE. >> YES. THAT WAS THREE MINUTES. 
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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING WILL BE HASSAN. IF YOU CAN ALSO STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. 
          >> HASSAN. I THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK THIS TIME. I WANT TO JUST BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SETBACK IN THAT SHACK, WHICH IS 19 FEET LONG AND EIGHT FEET WIDE. TODAY THIS MORNING, I COULDN'T WALK BACK TO MY BACKYARD. THE WALL IS UP TO MAYBE A FOOT HIGH, AND I'M SINKING IN THE MUD TRYING TO GET TO MY BACKYARD. AND ALL THE WATER COMING DOWN FROM THE RAIN, HE HAS A SLOPED ROOFING, WHICH IS PROBABLY 30 FEET, LIKE A 45 DEGREES ON TOP OF THE SHACK. AND THE WATER HITTING MY WINDOWS. 
          AND THE WHOLE AREA BACK THERE IS MUDDY. YOU CAN'T WALK. I'M HAVING A FOUNDATION PROBLEM, MY AC UNIT ON THE SIDE, WHICH GIVES ME ENTRY BETWEEN THE SHACK AND MY AC UNIT LESS THAN THREE FEET TO GO THROUGH THERE. IF THERE'S A FIRE HAPPENING THERE, I DON'T THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE AND DO THEIR THINGS. IT'S JUST UNSAFE. IT'S JUST ALL THE WATER FROM THE RAIN IS LANDING ON MY PROPERTY, IT'S HITTING MY WINDOWS. I MEAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S NO SETBACK. 
          IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY OPENING A WALL CAN. NOW EVERYBODY WANT TO DO THE SAME. WHEN YOU PUT A BUILDING WITH ZERO SETBACK, THAT'S NOT GOOD. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW, I DO NOT HOW HE PASSED THAT. HE CHANGED THE WHOLE ORDINANCE. I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO THE ZONING DEPARTMENT, THEY DIDN'T HAVE NO PERMITS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY DIDN'T APPROVE IT. AND HE ALREADY PUT THE ROOF BACK ON. HE GOT SEVEN FEET HIGH, HIS SHACK. 
          I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS IS HIS SHACK. THIS IS MY PROPERTY. IT RAN 30 FEET FROM HIS ROOFING, YOU KNOW, HITTING HIS SHACK ROOFING. THEN HEADING STRAIGHT TO MY WINDOW, WHICH I ONLY HAVE SIX FEET. ALL THE WATER HITTING MY WINDOWS, TWO BEDROOMS. AND TODAY I GOT PICTURE AND VIDEO, THE WATER IS THIS HIGH. I HAVE MY BOOTS WITH WATER UP TO HERE JUST TO GO THROUGH MY BACKYARD. 
          IT'S REALLY NOT FAIR HOW WE PASSED THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHY. 
          WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS CORRECTED SINCE 2021. HE NEVER GOT A CITATION. HE NEVER BEEN CORRECTED. EVERY TIME I CALL THE CITY, THEY TELL ME TOMORROW. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. HE SLAP CONCRETE IN THE DECK AREA. IT'S ILLEGAL. HE HAS STOREED HIS BOAT TRAILER, WHAT THEY CALL THE OTHER TRAILER IN THERE. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. AT THIS POINT, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK THIS EVENING DURING CITIZENS INPUT? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, 
          [6. CONSENT AGENDA]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITIZEN MAY ASK INDIVIDUAL ITEMS TO BE REMOVED. WE HAVE HAD A REQUEST TO PULL ITEM 6F AND 6G FROM OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER REQUESTS TO PULL ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM THE COUNCIL OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, CITY SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THOSE REMAINING ITEMS INTO THE RECORD? 
          >> CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. CONSIDER ACTION OF RECEIVING THE INVESTMENT REPORT. CONSIDER ACTION AND PURCHASE OF TWO BMW POLICE MOTORCYCLES. CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF THREE CHEVROLET SILVERADO POLICE PURSUIT PATROL VEHICLES. CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF FOUR 
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DURANGO POLICE PURSUIT PATROL VEHICLES. 
          >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE 
          [6F. Consider action approving purchase of playground flooring and equipment for Kids  Kingdom.]
VOTE. THAT CARRIES BY A VOTE OF 5-0. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 6F, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF PLAYGROUND FLOORING AND EQUIPMENT FOR KID'S KINGDOM. MAKING THIS PRESENTATION IS DEPUTY BOWERS . A 5% CONTINGENCY FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION OF UP TO $1,545,338. LET'S TRY ONE MORE TIME. $1,545,338.66. 
          AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE SAID PURCHASE AND 
          PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THE CEILINGS, THE ROOF, THE ETC., AND WE'RE ADDING NEW FEATURES. WE'VE GOT A NEW CLIMBING FACILITY THAT'S SORT OF, EVOKES OUR DOWNTOWN WITH THE WATER TOWER. ALSO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SWINGS, A LOT MORE SHADE THAT'S BEING ADDED TO THE FACILITY. AND ALL OF THE, SOME NEW PLAY PLACES FOR OUR SMALLER CHILDREN. AND THEN WE GET TO ONE OF THE NEW THINGS WE'VE ADDED, WHICH IS THIS ENTRY AREA, WHICH IS A LITTLE BROKEN UP. IT'S HARD TO KEEP GRASS GROWING IN THAT ENTRY AREA. WE'VE ADDED PUTTING TURF INTO THAT AREA, SO THAT WILL BE EASIER TO MAINTAIN IN A SAFER ENVIRONMENT. WE WON'T BE TRACKING THINGS INTO THE PLAY SPACE. THIS IS THE DESIGN OF THE PORT IN PLACE THAT COUNCIL FOCUSED ON. AS FAR AS COSTS, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE HAD ON APRIL 8TH  AND NOW IS THE BONDING AND THE ADDITIONAL TURF OUT FRONT FOR THE TOTAL THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED HERE. THE 1.52, AND WE ARE ASKING FOR THE CONTINGENCY. THAT'S TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT WE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS UNDERNEATH THE EXISTING SURFACE AND WHAT WE MIGHT FIND WHEN WE REMOVE THAT SURFACE. WE WANT TO FUNDS TO RESPOND TO THAT IF NEEDED. WITH THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT LATE MAY, EARLY JUNE. 
          WE'LL BE CLOSING IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND DOING THE REFURBISHMENT PIECE. PHASE TWO WILL BE JULY OR AUGUST WHERE WE'LL CLOSE IT FOR A MONTH AND RECONDITION THE ENTIRE FACILITY. 
          >> CAN I ASK YOU TO GO BACK ONE SLIDE, PLEASE? I THINK I MAY BE MISSING SOMETHING, BUT THOSE NUMBERS DO NOT REFLECT THE AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS UP TO $1,000,545. THAT SAYS $1,000,598. CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT? 
          >> I'LL HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK. I PULLED FROM THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION I HAD AT THE TIME. I APOLOGIZE IF I MADE AN ERROR. 
          I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU, SIR. ACTUALLY, I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT HERE IN JUST A SECOND. ANY OTHER 
          QUESTIONS I CAN RESPOND TO? >> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS 
          FOR MR. BOWER? >> MY APOLOGIES. 
          >> NOT A QUESTION. I'M THE ONE THAT ASKED THIS TO COME OFF, MAINLY BECAUSE WE'VE GOT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, WE HAVE PEOPLE WATCHING JUST TO GET AN UPDATE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS AND SOME CONCERNS ABOUT KID'S KINGDOM. SO I 
          APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. >> I WANT TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AND MAKE SURE I DIDN'T DO THE MATH WRONG. 
          >> YEAH, ACTUALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE THE AGENDA ITSELF HAS THE LOWER NUMBER, BUT THE STAFF REPORT HAS THE HIGHER NUMBER, THE $1,005,098. MY 1, 598. CAN IT BE AMENDED? THE RESOLUTION HAS THAT HIGHER NUMBER. ARE WE ABLE TO APPROVE THAT? 
          >> MISS THOMAS? >> JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, MAKE A VERBAL MOTION WITH THE RIGHT FIGURES. 
          >> YEAH. SO ERROR IS IN THE TITLE. I APOLOGIZE, SIR. 
          >> UNDERSTOOD. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? 
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THANK YOU FOR PULLING IT SO WE COULD ALL SEE THE FINAL DESIGN AND HEAR ABOUT THE EXTRA TURF OUTSIDE THE PARK AS WELL BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OH, COUNCILMEMBER REAVESS, I APOLOGIZE. 
          >> NO QUESTION. JUST WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON'S COMMENTS. A RESIDENT BROUGHT SOME CONCERNS. I JUST APPRECIATE CITY STAFF THAT LISTENS TO RESIDENTS. AND IN THE PROCESS, SAVING US AS A CITY ABOUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR A REALLY GREAT RESULT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA EFFORT AND DUE DILIGENCE THAT YA'LL DID. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP? 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MY APPRECIATION THAT WE DID MAKE THIS AN ITEM TO DISCUSS. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CITIZENS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I MEAN, THIS IS A BIG DEAL. THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY NICE ASSET AND A GREATLY IMPROVED ASSET TO OUR CITY. AND IT'S SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT AND WE'RE SHOWING THE PICTURES AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. BECAUSE IT IS, THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE THING. IT'S HOPEFULLY JUST THE FIRST OF MANY, MANY, MANY OF THESE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'LL SEE ACROSS THE CITY. SO THANK YOU TO STAFF. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED IN THIS AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP SO WE COULD PUBLICLY DISCUSS THIS AND SHARE WHAT I CONSIDER A REAL WIN WITH THE CITY. 
          >> CAN YOU MOVE FORWARD IN THE SLIDE? A COUPLE SLIDES? SO MAY AND EARLY JUNE, IT WILL BE CLOSED THREE TO FOUR DAYS. 
          LIKELY NOT OVER MEMORIAL DAY, I WOULD ASSUME. 
          >> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT'S NOT, SIR. 
          >> AND THEN ALSO IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT GARLAND ISD GETS OUT EARLY THIS YEAR. THEY LEAVE SCHOOL THE FRIDAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY. SO IF THIS IS THE WEEK OF MEMORIAL DAY, IT COULD BE SOMEWHAT OF AN ENCUMBRANCE ON THE ABILITYTO USE IT. I UNDERSTAND THE TIMING AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE ALREADY IN MAY. SO TOTALLY GET THAT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? 
          COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD MY THANKS FOR KEEPING THIS PROJECT ALIVE AND WELL. AND I AM 
          ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED. >> AND JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THAT ALL THE FENCE 
          PICKETS WILL STAY IN PLACE? >> OH, ABSOLUTELY. WE WON'T BE 
          TOUCHING THE FENCE PICKETS. >> THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE. WE NEED A SPOKEN MOTION. 
          WHOEVER PUSHES THE MOTION BUTTON, PLEASE PUSH RTS. . 
          COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP, IF YOU CAN PUSH RTS AS WELL. 
          >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET THIS RIGHT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION OFF HERE AND WHAT IS THE NUMBER WE NEED 
          TO USE? >> I THINK JUST READ MAYBE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT 
          WOULD BE SUFFICIENT. >> OKAY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. 
          >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMEMBER REACH REACH, CAN YOU ALSO HIT YOUR BUTTON, JUST SO WE HAVE THAT ON THE RECORD? 
          >> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. EVERYBODY CLEAR ON WHAT WE'RE APPROVING? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON? THERE WE GO. THAT CARRIES BY A VOTE OF 5-0. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6G, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT ENCROACHMENT AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT. THIS WAS A COMPANION ITEM TO THE WORK SESSION ITEM WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS LAST NIGHT. THEY DID ASK FOR IT TO BE PULLED. UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTION, WE WILL TABLE THIS ITEM FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN, OUR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING. FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 7 ACTION, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OBJECTING TO HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS ENGAGING IN DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR SPONSORING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, URGING A RESPONSIVE OPINION BY THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REQUEST FOR OPINION RY-0587-KP. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THAT ITEM, WE'LL GO 
          [2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
          [01:35:09]
INTO EXECUTIVE SUGGESTION UNDER ITEM 2A. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS OUTSIDE ROWLETT AND PROVIDING TAX EXEMPT STATUSES WITHIN ROWLETT AND INCLUDING DISCUSSION. WE'LL RECESS INTO THE WORK ROOM AT 8:45 P.M. WE'LL RETURN TO CONCLUDE OUR SESSION THIS EVENING. WE'LL THEN CONSIDER ITEM 7A HERE IN OPEN SESSION AND ITEM 7B. IF YOU BEAR WITH US, WE'LL HAVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND BE BACK 
          [3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE  ACTION ON CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS]
          >>> WELCOME BACK. IT IS 9:08. I WILL ENTERTAIN COMMENTS OR A 
          MOTION ON ITEM 2A . >> I MOVE THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT ON THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO -- TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICE TO THE CITY INCLUDING FILING OF LEGAL ACTIONS RELATIVE TO EXTRATERRITORIAL HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS SEEKING TAX EXEMPTION FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF ROWLETT. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? 
          COUNCILMEMBER REAVES. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION THAT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS OPERATING OUTSIDE OF THEIR JURISDICTIONS, UNDER THEY UNDERMINE LOCAL TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT. SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION MEANS THAT WE ARE PUSHING FOR ACTIONS THAT KEEP ROWLETT RESIDENCE FROM -- . SO BY SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION I AM URGING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE OF CAPTURE OF TAX REVENUES THAT BELONG IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE PROPERTIES. 
          >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF. TO OUTLINE THE ISSUE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG. WE HAVE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS AROUND THE STATE THAT ARE REACHING WITHIN OUR CITY AND INTO OUR CITY LIMITS AND PURCHASING MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES. THE PURPOSE OF THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, OBTAINABLE HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS. HFC'S ARE DESIGNED TO FUNCTION WITHIN THE JURISDICTION THEY ARE FROM AND THAT MIGHT BE A MUNICIPALITY OR A COUNTY. IN THE CASE OF SOME OF THE PURCHASES WE ARE SEEING, WE ARE SEEING CITIES FAR AWAY THAT ARE SMALLER THAN ROWLETT THAT HAVE FORMED HFC'S AND ARE ACQUIRING PROPERTY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BY DOING THAT THEY ARE PURCHASING THE PROPERTIES AND BECOMING TAX-EXEMPT PROPERTIES BECAUSE HFC'S ARE BY DEFINITION NONPROFIT ENTITIES. THEY PARTNER WITH A DEVELOPER OR -- AND THEY OPERATE OR DEVELOP A NEW ONE AND BUILD IT AND CONSTRUCT IT FROM THE GROUND UP AND THEY OPERATED AT 80 -- AT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF OBTAINABLE HOUSING. 51% OF THE HOUSING HAVE TO BE OBTAINABLE AND THAT PULLS TAX DOLLARS OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. IT PULLS TAX DOLLARS FROM OUR CITY AND AWAY FROM ALL OF THE TAXING ENTITIES THAT RECEIVE TAXES FROM THESE DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY, AND IN THE CASE OF DALLAS COUNTY THAT INCLUDES PARKLAND AND THE DALLAS COUNTY COLLEGE DISTRICT. ALL OF THOSE ENTITIES LOSE TAX DOLLARS AS A RESULT OF THESE ACTIVITIES AND IT IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE AS A CITY, AS A COUNTY, IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE DO NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THESE PURCHASES. HAD WE NOT SOUGHT OUT AND DONE THE RESEARCH TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WE WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THAT CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE BEING PURCHASED BY PREDATORY AGENCIES. THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE TAKING ACTION TODAY. WE ARE PURSUING THIS FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE AND WE HAVE WORK TO DO AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT BUT WE HAVE ALSO 
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WORKED WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS THE ONE THAT ASSIGNS THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS TO THESE PROPERTIES AND WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY PLACING ANY APPLICATIONS OF THIS NATURE ON HOLD SO, WE ANTICIPATE, BASED ON THAT NOTIFICATION, CONSIDERATION OF THAT NONPROFIT PROCESSING WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN THE SHORT TERM. WITH THAT BEING SAID WE WILL TAKE EVERY ACTION THAT WE CAN. THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION UNDER 7A THAT WE WILL CONSIDER SHORTLY. THIS ITEM UNDER 2A IS STRICTLY ABOUT AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ENGAGE WITH A LAW FIRM AND TAKE ACTION ON THIS. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THAT IS A BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE SITUATION. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GIVE SOME CLARITY AS TO WHY WE ARE DOING THAT TODAY. COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS. 
          >> I BELIEVE THIS LEGISLATION IS IN THE SENATE. THE TEXAS SENATE. 
          IT HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE HOUSE. 
          >> THAT IS UNDER ITEM 7A WITH THE RESOLUTIONS. WE ARE ON 2A WHICH IS JUST THE LEGAL ACTION THAT THE CITY IS UNDERTAKING BUT 
          TOTALLY CORRECT. >> OKAY. 
          >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 2A? LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. THAT CARRIES BY A VOTE OF 5-0. WITH THAT WE MOVE 
          [7A. Consider approval of a resolution objecting to housing finance corporations engaging in  development outside the boundaries of their sponsoring local governments; urging a responsive  opinion by the Texas Attorney General to Request for Opinion RY-0587-KP; supporting HB 1585;  directing the City Secretary to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Attorney General  and the State House and Senate representatives for the City of Rowlett; and providing an effective  date]
ON TO 7A WHICH I HAVE ALREADY READ INTO THE RECORD . THERE IS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING IS THAT RESOLUTION. ONE MINOR CORRECTION TO THE AGENDA ITEM TITLE WITH THE REQUEST FOR OPINION. IT IS I READ IT AT -- AS RQ-0587-KP. IT IS ACTUALLY RQ-0587-KP. WITH THAT, I AM HAPPY FOR QUESTIONS OR ARE WE READY TO MAKE A MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER REAVES . IF YOU CAN RTS? DO YOU WANT TO 
          MAKE COMMENTS? >> I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT THEY CAN ABSOLUTELY REACH OUT TO OUR SENATOR AND LET HIM KNOW THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND WE WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE PASSED. SO, REACH OUT TO SENATOR HALL. 
          >> GREAT COMMENT. COUNCILMEMBER REAVES, CAN YOU RTS? 
          >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OF ARESOLUTION OBJECTING TO HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS ENGAGING IN DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR SPONSORING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; URGING A RESPONSIVE OPINION BY THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REQUEST FOR OPINION RQ-0587-KP; SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL 1585; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE STATE HOUSE AND SENATE REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT; AND PROVIDING 
          AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP . 
          >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENT? SEEING NONE, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES WITH A VOTE OF 5-0. THANK YOU, ALL. I AM EXCITED TO GET THAT DOWN TO AUSTIN AND 
          [7B. Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to  the Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Contract with Republic Services.]
HOPEFULLY GET SOME STUFF HAPPENING. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 7B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL CONTRACT WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER POWER. -- BOWER. 
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          >> WE BROUGHT YOU SOME OPTIONS ON APRIL 8 AND THOSE OPTIONS HAVE A PRICE TAG THAT THE COUNCIL WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY BROUGHT BACK AN OPTION LAST WEEK THAT WAS DIFFERENT AND HAD A FASTER CADENCE OPERATION. WE PICKED UP ON THE SAME DAY AND TO MAKE IT MORE COST-EFFECTIVE AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR COLLECTION. IT WENT FROM EIGHT CUBIC YARDS DOWN TO TWO CUBIC YARDS. I BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW US TO AVOID CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT DAY IS THE RIGHT DAY IT ALSO MEANS THAT IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO PUTS IT OUT ON THE WRONG DAY IT WILL NOT BE THAT MUCH OF A PERIOD OF DELAY BEFORE IT IS COLLECTED. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT USE MORE THAN TWO YARDS BUT, THAT CAN GET COLLECTED THROUGH THE EXISTING CONTRACT AND CONTRACT FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. SO, WHILE THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL COST, WE BELIEVE THE COST CAN BE COVERED FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND WE WILL GO THROUGH A -- PROCESS DURING THE BUDGET ALONG WITH THE CPI ADJUSTMENT AT THAT TIME SOWED DURING THE PROCESS WE WILL BRING FORWARD ANALYSIS OF OUR RATES ALONG WITH COST AND OF COURSE THE FUND BALANCE AND GIVE YOU OPTIONS BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST. THERE IS NO PROPOSAL TO THE RATE RIGHT NOW. IF THE COUNCIL SUPPORTS THIS THE SERVICE WILL START ON JUNE 30 AND WE WILL START THE PROCESS OF EDUCATING CUSTOMERS. THIS IS A DETAILED ANALYSIS THAT WE PROVIDED TO YOU AND WE WILL DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL AND WHAT IMPACT THIS MIGHT HAVE. AND THEN, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE ARE 
          AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THEM. >> THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO AMEND THE PRESENTATION A LITTLE BIT. IT IS WITHIN YOUR PURVIEW TO TABLE THIS ITEM OR OTHERWISE. IF YOU WERE TO DO THESE THINGS IT WOULD DELAY IMPLEMENTATION. UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE HEARD AND THAT YOU WERE CONSIDERING LARGER ITEMS, MORE IMPORTANTLY, BRUSH ITEMS DURING SEASONAL TIMES AND AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED WE HAD A QUICK POWWOW WITH THE REPUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE AND I THINK WHAT WE HAVE COME UP WITH IS THIS CONCEPT OF MAYBE A FOUR WEEK PERIOD, 4-6 WITH PERIOD OF TIME DURING A SEASON. MOST LIKELY AT THE END OF THE YEAR. NOVEMBER THROUGH JANUARY. WHEREIN WE THE CITY WOULD PAY A RATE TO BE DETERMINED AND THEY IN TURN, MEANING REPUBLIC WOULD INCREASE THE BRUSH BULK PICKUP DURING THAT WINDOW OF TIME TO FOUR YARDS TO HANDLE THE LARGER VOLUME OR OF MORE LIKELY THE BRUSH. WE DON'T HAVE THOSE TERMS YET. HE ATTEMPTED TO REACH PARTIES WITHIN HIS ORGANIZATION BUT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE HE HAS TO RUN THROUGH A GAUNTLET OF APPROVALS SO WHAT I WOULD ASK, IF YOU FIND THAT OPTION NUMBER FOUR AT LEAST ON ITS FACE IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOU WOULD CONSIDER APPROVING IT AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL GO BACK AND NEGOTIATE AND COME BACK TO YOU WITH A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT THAT WILL CONTEMPLATE SOME CHARGE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS YET. IT MAY BE A FLAT RATE OR OTHERWISE. THEY MAY GIVE US A PROPOSAL AND WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU BUT, IT WILL BE OF THAT NATURE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT. 
          >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS. 
          >> SO, CAN YOU GO BACK? RIGHT THERE. THAT IS FINE. SO, SOMETIMES I AM SLOW BUT I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. IN THE YELLOW, THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW AND IN THE BLUE, 
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THESE ARE GOING TO BE THE OPTIONS WITH THE TWO YARDS WEEKLY. THESE ARE GOING TO BE THE RATE INCREASES FOR 2026. 
          CITY MANAGER HALL. >> YOU ARE NOT WRONG. SMALL CAVEAT. I ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TEMPER EXPECTATIONS. YOU ARE COMPLETELY CORRECT THAT THE YELLOW REPRESENTS WHAT THE CITY WOULD ABSORB AND SUBSIDIZE THE RATE INCREASE THAT WOULD BE CHARGED TO US UNTIL OCTOBER 1. DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS THE COUNCIL, WHICH YOU WOULD BE A PART OF, WOULD HELP SET THE RATE THEREAFTER. THESE ARE SIMPLY SCENARIOS . THERE ARE OTHER PERMUTATIONS THAT MAY OCCUR. THE ONLY REASON I AM COMMENTING IS THESE ARE OPTIONS. WE CAN BRING BACK ADDITIONAL OPTIONSSO, THESE SIMPLY REPRESENT THINGS THAT IN THEORY CAN PROVE TO BE THE RATES AND MOST LIKELY 
          SOMEWHERE WITHIN --. >> SO, THAT REALLY DOES CONCERN ME BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE LOOKING AT THE COMMERCIAL RATES THOSE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT INCREASES. IT THERE ARE ALSO SOME INCREASES FOR THE RESIDENTIAL RATE AS WELL. MY SECOND QUESTION ON THIS SAME THING IS DOES THIS INCLUDE THE 5% YEARLY INCREASE AS WELL? 
          >> I AM GOING TO MOVE US TO DISCUSSION MODE BECAUSE THAT WILL BE EASIER. WHEN YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON YOU WILL HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN IT OFF. IF YOU HIT THE BUTTON YOU WILL BE ABLE 
          TO SPEAK. >> THESE SCENARIOS INCLUDE THE 
          CPI 4.98% INCREASE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I ALSO HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. ABOUT -- SO, EVERYBODY KNOWS ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS IS ALWAYS MAINTENANCE. LIKE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAINTAIN THIS? SO, MY QUESTION IS, AND IT IS SOMETHING I DID NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND UNTIL I SAW THE TRASH TRACKS GOING UP AND DOWN MY ALLEY THAT THESE TRASH TRACKS HAVE TO MAKE TWO PASSES ON EACH ALLEY AND THAT REALLY CONCERNS ME FOR OUR ALLEYS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE MR. -- YOU SAID SOMETHING THE OTHER NIGHT ABOUT THIS IS GOING TO GO UP TO 1 MILLION TRIPS. THAT REALLY CONCERNS ME BECAUSE WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING. WHAT KIND OF ACCELERATED DAMAGE ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING WITH THIS PROGRAM. 
          >> I THINK IT IS A VALID POINT BUT I WOULD HARKEN BACK TO HOW WE GOT HERE THE CITY HAD WEEKLY SERVICE IN UNLIMITED AMOUNTS SO YOU ARE NOT WRONG THAT MORE TRIPS EQUAL DEGRADATION. YOU HAVE ALWAYS HAD WEEKLY TRIPS. YOU HAVE HAVE THE STRIPS AND YOU HAVE HAD THEM GENERALLY IN AMOUNTS FAR IN EXCESS OF WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING HERE. YOU ARE NOT WRONG BUT WE ARE GOING BACK TO A MODEL THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN IN PLACE IN TERMS OF TRIPS. THE DATA THAT RICK WAS SITING WAS AN INCREASE FROM WHAT THEY WERE DOING WHICH WAS A REDUCTION IN TRIPS AND A REDUCTION IN LOAD. 
          WE WILL NOT EQUAL LOADING BUT WE WILL PROBABLY EQUAL THE TRIPS THAT WERE OCCURRING PRIOR BECAUSE THE CITY HAD WEEKLY PICKUP OF BRUSH AND BULK. IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE I THINK THAT GOES BACK TO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO AND HAVE SHOWN SOME IMPROVEMENT WITH THE ROAD MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. YOU ARE NOT WRONG BUT I THINK WE MAY MITIGATE IT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE 
          WE ARE REDUCING THE LOADING. >> I FELT LIKE IT WAS REALLY GREAT THAT WE WERE GOING TO GO TO THE ONCE PER MONTH BULK PICKUP BECAUSE THAT MEANT THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO HAVE TRASH TRACKS ON OUR RESIDENTIAL STREETS THREE WEEKS OUT OF THE MONTH SO, I DID -- SO, THAT WAS MY CONCERN. THOSE ARE MY TWO 
          CONCERNS. >> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO, KRISTOFF, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE HAVE BEEN AROUND AND AROUND ON THIS ISSUE A FEW TIMES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN AN EMAIL I RECEIVED WAS THE OPTION SIMILAR TO HOW WE HAVE MULTIPLE -- CARDS. IS THERE AN OPTION TO 
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PURCHASE A PREMIUM BULK SERVICE SO THAT CERTAIN HOMES CAN PAY AN ADDITIONAL FEE AND HAVE ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL PICKUP. IT IS NOT THE BULK PICKUP WHERE THEY ON-DEMAND CALL. THIS IS A BALL PICKUP FEE THAT THEY PAY IN ADDITION AND IT WOULD READ REQUIRED THE LOGISTICS OF KNOWING WHICH HOMES HAVE 
          PURCHASED. >> WHY DON'T WE LET RICK 
          ADDRESS THAT. >> GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT. YOU ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO READ A WATER METER. 
          20,000 HOMES WEEKLY THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH. FIRST IT IS BILLED THROUGH THE CITY SO WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF ROUTING THROUGH THE CITY AND THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO INDIVIDUALLY BILL EACH ONE. WHAT WOULD THAT PRICE BE? IT IS NOT SOMETHING I HAVE SEEN. I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT MODEL ANYWHERE. 
          THE CALL IN MODEL, I GET TWO YARDS BUT I KNOW I WILL GENERATE SIX THIS WEEK. THEY CAN ALWAYS CALL IN AND SAY SCHEDULE MILLIE -- ME THIS WEEK FOR SIX. I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE . 
          >> IT DOES. I CAN IMAGINE THE LOGISTICS OF TRYING TO DO THAT BEING EXTREMELY COMPLICATED SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE DURING PUBLIC INPUT ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE $12 PER CUBIC YARD IS REFLECTIVE OF THE FACT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A TRUCK IN THE AREA AND NOW YOU WILL HAVE A TRUCK IN THE AREA EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, SO TO SPEAK. SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND IF THAT REDUCES THE $12 PER CUBIC YARD OR WHY IT WOULD MAINTAIN 
          THE CURRENT LEVEL. >> IT IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF VEHICLE SO WE HAVE THE LOADERS AND THE PICKUP. THEY GET UP TO FOUR YARDS RIGHT NOW AND ANYTHING OVER THAT WE USE A LARGER BOOM TRUCK. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A TRUCK ON STANDBY. THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. THEY HAVE 10 PEOPLE THAT CALL IN AND THEY WILL GO GET THEM. THAT IS WHERE THE $12 PER YARD COMES IN. I HAVE CITIES WHERE WE BILL DIRECTLY TO THE CITIZEN. IF THEY HAVE FOUR YARDS WE PICK IT UP AND THEY WOULD GET CHARGED TWO YARDS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD BECAUSE WE BILL THE CITY AND -- BUT WE PICK UP THE 4-6 YARDS IN PICTURES. 
          THEN YOU WILL START SEEING THE ARGUMENT OF I DIDN'T HAVE SIX YARDS. I ONLY HAD THREE AND THEY WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY BILLED. 
          THE WAY WE SET IT UP AS WE SEE IT, IT MEASURES IT AND WE AGREE ON THE MEASUREMENT AND THE PRICE. THEY PAY IT, WE SCHEDULE IT AND COME PICK IT UP. IT IS A LOT CLEANER. 
          >> THANK YOU. THAT IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN DISCUSSION AROUND THE TIMES AND WE HAVE HIGH WINDS AND HOMES THAT ARE ON LARGER LOT SIZES WITH LARGER TREES LOSE LIMBS AND LEAVES. I AM THINKING BACK TO MEMORIAL DAY 2023 WHEN WE HAD MASSIVE WIND DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AT WHAT POINT DO WE TRIGGER THAT DISASTER CLAUSE WHERE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ABOUT ADDITIONAL FEES FOR PICKUP AND THAT SORT OF 
          THING. >> THE WAY IT IS IN THE CONTRACT IS IT IS WEIGHT BASED. AS SOON AS IT CAPS OVER A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE WE THROW UP A FLAG SAYING THIS IS BEYOND THE NORMAL VOLUME WE SEE WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT AND MONTH IN AND MONTH OUT 
          AND THAT TRIGGERS THAT CLAUSE. >> SO IF WE ONLY HAVE TWO CUBIC YARDS. LET'S SAY THE WIND STORM HAPPENS AND WE HAVE TWO CUBIC YARDS AND EVERYBODY HAS A MASSIVE PILE OF PICKUP IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME. HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE ARE ONLY PICKING UP TWO 
          CUBIC YARDS OF EACH FROM. >> WE WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT AND TELL RIGHT AWAY. HOPEFULLY IF THAT HAPPENS IT WILL ONLY BE IN A SMALL AREA. WE WILL HAVE TO COMMUNICATE IF IT BECOMES -- AND IT WILL CHANGE THE CONTRACT IT WILL GO TO ANOTHER LEVEL. I BELIEVE IT IS WRITTEN YOU CAN HIRE SOMEBODY ELSE OR SOMEBODY ELSE AT A PER HOUR RATE TO GET SOMEBODY TO COME IN AND CLEAN 
          UP. >> THAT IS ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. LAST I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. THE SLIDE DECK THAT KRISTOFF PRESENTED, THE CITY IS SUBSIDIZING THIS ADDITIONAL RATE THROUGH THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. WHILE IT IS TRUE, THE CITY 
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DOING IT MEANS TAXPAYERS ARE DOING IT. IT IS THAT WE ARE UTILIZING JUST TO SAVE I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT TO MENTION. WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? SAYING NO QUESTIONS I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM 
          COUNCILMEMBER REAVES . >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL CONTRACT 
          WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS WRITTEN AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL MAKE ONE COMMENT AND THAT IS THAT I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP. RICK AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF HAS DONE. KRISTOFF HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT. IT IS GREAT TO SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS THE END BECAUSE I THINK WE STILL HEAR SOME OF THE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED AND DISCUSSIONS BEING HELD. THERE COULD VERY WELL BE AN AMENDMENT AS WE WORK OUT SOME OF THE KINKS BECAUSE WE DO STILL HAVE SOME UNCERTAINTIES. I DID MENTION THAT WE GET THIS GOING EARLIER. IF WE DELAY THIS WILL PUSH US FURTHER BACK AND WE ARE 60 DAYS BEFORE WEEKLY BULK KICKS IN AND WE STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WITH BULK SITTING OUT FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. I KNOW THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM IS WORKING OVERTIME AND THEY ARE TAXED WITH THE NUMBER OF HOMES THEY HAVE TO RESPOND TO WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE NEED TO GET THIS MOVING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. THAT ITEM CARRIES WITH A 4-1. WITH THAT I THINK WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE AGENDA SO, 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. >> I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON OUR CAP IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 
          >> REQUEST FOR AN UPDATE ON THE CIP PROGRAM. ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS? CAN WE GET A SECOND ON THAT ITEM? SEEING NO OTHER
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