Jun 17, 2025 City Council Meetings

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>>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TODAY STAND WITH ME, AS THE PASTOR DELIVERS THE INVOCATION .

>> CREATOR GOD, AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THESE LEADERS THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE RESPECT FOR OUR LEADERS AND AS WE FOSTER PEACE GRACE ACROSS ALL PARTY LINES. DIFFICULT DECISIONS, FAIRNESS , AND FUN, EXCITING DECISIONS AND LOTS OF JOY, MADE THIS NIGHT BE BEAUTIFUL. AMEN, AND AMEN.

>> I ASK THAT YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> AND NOW THE TEXAS PLEDGE. >> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE

AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU, YOU MAY BE SEATED.

[4A. Presentation of Proclamation for recognizing the week of June 16-22, 2025, as National Pollinator Week and to highlight the City of Rowlett’s ongoing commitment to pollinator conservation as a Bee City USA affiliate.]

>> ALL OF OUR KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE AND OUR BEE CITY PEOPLE, PLEASE COME UP, WELCOME, WELCOME. I WANT TO ESPECIALLY RECOGNIZE MICHELLE STOUT-WRIGHT, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL AND OF COURSE, CITY BLING, CINDY HAS BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE, I PROMISE YOU, THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND TALLADEGA GARDENS. I AM DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU UP HERE, FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DO. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK, JUNE 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND, 2025. THIS ALIGNS WITH THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO PROMOTE POLLINATOR HEALTH , ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL, RECOGNIZING THE CITY'S FOURTH YEAR AS BEE CITY USA. IN 2021, THE CITY OF ROWLETT BECAME AN OFFICIAL AFFILIATE OF BEE CITY USA , AND , HOW DO YOU SAY THE BEE ? OKAY ? THE DARK SEE THAT SOCIETY. I WILL GET COACHED IF I NEED TO GET COACHED OKAY. FOR THE INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION, IT UNDERSCORES THE DEDICATION TO POLLINATOR POPULATIONS BY HOSTING RESTORATIONS , DEVELOPING PROGRAMS TO CREATE AND EXPAND POLLINATOR -FRIENDLY HABITATS ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS, IMPLEMENTING AN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN AND PROMOTE NONCHEMICAL PESTICIDE CONTROL METHODS, INCORPORATING POLICIES INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO MAINTAIN BEE CITY USA DESIGNATION AND PRACTICES RELATED TO POLLINATOR CONSERVATION. WE WOULD ALWAYS LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME AND SEE OUR TWO POLLINATOR GARDENS THAT SERVE AS EDUCATIONAL AND CONSERVATION SPACES, THE FIRST IS COIL HOUSE AND THE SECOND IS AT SHADY BLUEBONNET PARK. THE CITY OF ROWLETT ACTIVELY PROMOTES POLLINATOR AWARENESS, FIRST OF ALL THROUGH THE ROWLETT SMART YARD PROGRAM, ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO ADOPT SENSIBLE LANDSCAPING PRACTICES THAT BENEFIT POLLINATORS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO BY PRESENTING ADVANCED WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS. SO, I WILL GO

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>> WHEREAS POLLINATORS, INCLUDING BEES, BUTTERFLIES, BIRDS, BATS , AND BEETLES ARE ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN PRODUCING MUCH OF OUR FOOD SUPPLY AND SUSTAINING OUR ECOSYSTEM , BY HELPING PLANTS REPRODUCE. AND WHEREAS POLLINATION IS A VITAL ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION, PROVIDED BY THESE CREATURES, SUPPORTING OVER 85% OF THE WORLD'S FLOWERING PLANTS, INCLUDING MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF THE WORLD'S CROP SPECIES. SO, THEY ARE PROBABLY PRETTY IMPORTANT. THE CITY OF ROWLETT RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATOR CONSERVATION AND HAS MADE A PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINING POLLINATOR POPULATIONS BY BECOMING AN OFFICIAL BEE CITY USA AFFILIATE. ROWLETT SUPPORTS THE PROTECTION AND CREATION OF POLLINATOR HABITATS, THE REDUCTION OF PESTICIDE USE, AND THE ONGOING EDUCATION OF RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR WORLD. WHEREAS THE CITY IS PROUD TO OFFER RESIDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE BEE POLLINATOR PRACTICES IN PRACTICE, INCLUDING THE POLLINATOR GARDENS, MAINTAINED BY KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL, AT THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE AND THE SECOND AT SHADY BLUEBONNET PARK, THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION THAT PROMOTES AWARENESS OF THE CRITICAL ROLE POLLINATORS PLAY IN MAINTAINING HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, BIODIVERSITY, AND FOOD SECURITY. WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY , ARE CONCERNED WITH POLLINATOR HEALTH, SUCH AS PLANTING NATIVE FLOWERS, REDUCING CHEMICA USE IN YARDS AND LEARNING ABOUT POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PRACTICES.

ON BEHALF OF JEFF AND THE CITY COUNCIL, WE PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF JUNE 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND, 2025 , OKAY, GOT IT, BETA03 , IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, AND TO JOIN IN THE EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THEIR HABITATS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ROBERT, PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM, AND YOU ARE THE LIAISON, WE APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE. AND LILY ANNA, THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE APPRECIATE IT. I AM GIVING YOU TO MICHELLE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KEEP ROWLETT

BEAUTIFUL. >> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THINK -- THANK THE MAYOR FOR THIS HONOR, THERE IS JUST SO MUCH GOING ON AND POLLINATORS ARE SOMETHING THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL , NOT ONLY THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, IN THE BEE CITY PROGRAM, IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS A SEMINAR THIS WEEKEND, ON SATURDAY, FROM 9:00 TO 12:00 AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOME LANDSCAPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO, YOU MIGHT WANT TO JOIN, THANK YOU, EVERYONE, THE BOARD, AND FOLLOW BEE CITY VOLUNTEERS FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT, THANK YOU, AND, ROBERT?

>> THANK YOU . WE APPRECIATE IT.

[4B. Presentation of Proclamation Honoring the Life and Legacy of Jane Johnson Endsley.]

>> THE NEXT ITEM IS 4- B, PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF JANE JOHNSON ENDSLEY. I INVITE THOSE WHO BROUGHT FORTH THIS PROCLAMATION TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH . >> ALL RIGHT , YOU ALL , IN

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] EXACTLY. WHEREAS JANE JOHNSON ENDSLEY WAS BORN INTO SLAVERY IN 1848 AND ROSE FROM THOSE BEGINNINGS TO BECOME A PIONEERING BUSINESS OWNER AND COMMUNITY LEADER HIS LIFE EMBODIED FAITH, STRENGTH, AND RESILIENCE. WHEREAS, AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, JANE AND HER FIRST HUSBAND, ROSA'S CALLAWAY, MOVED TO ROWLETT WHERE THEY TRANSITIONED FROM SHARECROPPERS LOCAL LAND ROVERS -- LANDOWNERS, RAISING 11 CHILDREN , A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT IN POST-EMANCIPATION TEXAS. HER DETERMINATION WAS EVIDENT, NOT ONLY IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF HER FARM AFTER HER HUSBAND'S PASSING, BUT HER UNFLINCHING STAND FOR JUSTICE, DEFENDING HERSELF AND HER FAMILY AT A TIME AND PLACE WHEN BLACK WOMEN FACED RISK FOR SUCH ACTIONS, FOLLOWING THE SAVE OF HER ROWLETT FARM, SHE FOUNDED WHAT CAME TO BE THE LARGEST COAL AND YARD , GENERATING GENERATIONAL WEALTH FOR THE FAMILY, AND WHEREAS JANE JOHNSON ENDSLEY 'S IMPACT EXPANDED PAST BUSINESS, SHE FOUNDED THE PREDECESSOR OF THE 5000-MEMBER GOOD STREET BAPTIST CHURCH, PROVIDED A LIFELINE IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH , AND CARED DEEPLY FOR HER NEIGHBORS, OFFERING HER TELEPHONE, HER HOME, AND HER FOOD DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION. SHE NEVER LEARNED TO READ OR WRITE, JANE JOHNSON ENDSLEY WAS EIGHT SELF-TAUGHT RECORDKEEPER, LEAVING AN ENDURING MARK ON HER FAMILY AND HER COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, JANE JOHNSON ENDSLEY PASSED AWAY IN 1934 AT HER HOME IN COLLINS STREET IN DALLAS, AND WAS LAID TO REST AT THE FAMILY PLOT IN ROWLETT, WHERE HER LEGACY INSPIRES GENERATIONS. I, JEFF WINGET, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF JANE JOHNSON ENDSLEY AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO REFLECT, EXCUSE ME, ON HER ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS, HONOR HER MEMORY, AND STRIVE TO EMULATE HER RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. ISSUED THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025, COINCIDING WITH THE WEEK OF JUNETEENTH, SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE STRENGTH AND PERSEVERANCE AS A SYMBOL OF THOSE WHO BUILD FOR PROGRESS.

HER STORY IS A TESTAMENT TO THE LEGACY OF BLACK TEXANS WHO SHAPE THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE ARE PROUD TO CALL HOME. THANK YOU.

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>> THANK YOU , SO VERY, VERY MUCH. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT OCCASION. AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY. IN 2011, MY PASTOR , MIKE HANKINS, WANTED TO HAVE A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND I VOLUNTEERED. THAT STARTED ME ON A JOURNEY WHERE I DISCOVERED JANE. WHEN I DISCOVERED HER LIFE, I STARTED INVESTIGATING. I FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS A FORMER SLAVE AND SHE WAS BURIED HERE IN ROWLETT. WE DID NOT HAVE VERY MANY 2011, 2012, WE HAD ANOTHER JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. THIS YEAR, OUR PASTOR, RYAN HIGGINS DECIDED TO HAVE IF YOU COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WE ASSEMBLED AND WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT JUNETEENTH, IT WAS LIKE JANE WAS TAGGING US SAYING, THERE IS

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AND THOSE COMMENTS INCLUDED THINGS LIKE, WE WANT TO HAVE A MEMORIAL, A PROCLAMATION, WE WANT A MUSEUM. MY CHALLENGE TO THE PEOPLE OF ROWLETT, AND MY OWN CHALLENGE TO MYSELF, DO NOT LET THIS DIE. THE PROCLAMATION IS WONDERFUL BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO DO. AND I HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE OF ROWLETT WILL RESPOND. I WANT TO THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH, YOU TEACH ME SOMETHING, I LIVE IN GARLAND . BUT I AM CONSIDERING ROWLETT.

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>> LET US GET A PHOTO. IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SHARE ANY COMMENTS?

>> IN THREE, TWO, ONE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW, THE ROWLETT , TEXAS FACEBOOK PAGE

[4C. Presentation of the 2025 TMCA Municipal Clerk’s Office Achievement of Excellence Award to the City Secretary’s office.]

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER , AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HEAR FROM ROWLETT. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE THE ROWLETT CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR RECEIVING THE MUNICIPAL PARK -- CLERK 'S OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD, A DISTINCTION THAT REFLECTS THE OUTSTANDING DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND STANDARDS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED BY CITY SECRETARY DEBORAH SORENSEN AND HER EXCEPTIONAL TEAM. THE WORK OF THE CITY SECRETARY 'S OFFICE MAY NOT ALWAYS BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT, IT IS FOUNDATIONAL TO THE SMOOTH AND EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS OF YOUR CITY.

MAINTAINING PUBLIC RECORDS, AND PREPARING COUNCIL AGENDAS, TO ENSURING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND COMPLIANCE , THEIR WORK IS PRECISE, DILIGENT, AND ESSENTIAL. THIS AWARD IS NOT EASILY EARNED. OUT OF THE 1225 INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES IN TEXAS, ONLY 119 HAVE RECEIVED THIS , SINCE ITS CREATION IN 2020. INCLUDING ROWLETT , A FIRST TIME RECIPIENT IT

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>> YOU WANT TO WALK OVER THERE? IS THAT OKAY?

>> OKAY, LET'S GET A GROUP SHOT, THREE, TWO , ONE.

EXCELLENT.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT . WHAT WHAT I DO WITHOUT Y'ALL? I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED BEING HERE , IN ROWLETT, SO, THANK Y'ALL.

>> I DON'T THINK I EVER APPRECIATED JUST HOW MUCH THE CITY SECRETARY 'S OFFICE DID UNTIL I STARTED SPENDING MORE TIME APPEAR AT CITY HALL, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS THEY GET, IT IS REMARKABLE THEY ARE ABLE TO GET ANYTHING ACCOMPLISHED OUTSIDE OF PICKING UP THE PHONE AND GOING, CITY OF ROWLETT ? IT IS INCREDIBLE, THE NUMBER OF CALLS WE GET ABOUT A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS, TRASH COLLECTION, I THINK WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH . YOU KNOW, THERE IS WATER COMING OUT OF THE GROUND IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I MEAN, IT CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF THINGS. THEY ARE READY TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, YOUR TEAM, THE WORK THAT YOU ALL

[4D. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.]

>> FROM THE CITY SECRETARY 'S OFFICE, YOUR VOICE MATTERS, A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY , AND POTENTIAL CHANGES . FOR JANUARY, 2026, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE WEDNESDAY JUNE 25TH, 2025, AT THE RALEIGH COMMUNITY CENTER, LOCATED AT 5300 MAIN STREET, SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS VIA EMAIL. FROM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE RED ZONE WATERPARK IS OPEN FOR THE SUMMER, A BIG THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO JOINED US FOR THE RIBBON-CUTTING LAST SATURDAY. COOL OFF AND CHECK OUT THE NEW SPLASH PAD, UPGRADED STRUCTURES, AND SUMMER FUN FOR ALL AGES. FOR SEASON PASSES , ADMISSION PRICES, AND HOURS, VISIT ROWLETT.COM. JUNETEENTH, CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED , AND

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JOIN US FOR THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR, FIREWORKS ON MAIN , HAPPENING JULY 4TH AT PECAN GROVE PARK, ENJOY LIVE MUSIC, AND A FUND FILLED KID ZONE. ADMISSION IS FREE AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IS INVITED. FROM THE LIBRARY, IT IS NOT TOO LATE , OVER 1600 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES HAVE TAKEN ON THE CHALLENGE TO COLOR YOUR WORLD WITH READING. SO FAR, EVERYONE HAS READ OVER 3000 HOURS , JOIN THE FUN AND GET READY FOR AUGUST 2ND, WITH THE GRAMMY-AWARD-WINNING GRAVE COMBO. THE LIBRARY OFFERS CLASSES TO HELP WRITE RESUMES AND ACE INTERVIEWS, VISIT ROWLETT.COM/ LIBRARY , FOR SERVICES AND ADULT EDUCATION, SHUTTERBUGS OF ALL ABILITIES , ENTER A CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, VISIT ROWLETT.COM/PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DETAILS. FROM PUBLIC WORKS, THE CITY HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT SEWER PIPE FAILURE ALONG LIBERTY GROVE ROAD, PUMPS ARE DIVERTING THE FLOW TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY IMPACTING TRAFFIC FLOW . THE REPAIR CONTRACTOR IS ON LOCATION AND WILL BE MOVING TO A PLACE TO RESTORE INFRASTRUCTURE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HOST THE ANNUAL WOMEN'S SAFETY COURSE, IT IS FOUR WEEKS, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO REDUCE THEIR RISK OF BECOMING A VICTIM OF CRIME.

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE INVOLVED IN CRIME PREVENTION TIPS, SCAMS, BASIC SELF-DEFENSE AND REMOVING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH FIREARMS, THE COURSES WILL BE HANDS-ON ONLY TO THE STUDENT'S COMFORT LEVEL. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, THEY MUST LIVE, WORK, IN ROWLETT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM COUNCILMEMBER REAVES.

>> IT IS TIME FOR THE FEATURED PET, LET'S MEET KAISER, HE IS A 3-4-YEAR-OLD PUPPY, AND A 100% CERTIFIED GOOD BOY. IT WITH A SMILE LIKE THAT, CAN YOU DENY THAT? HE LIVED IN A HOME IS ENTIRE LIFE, BUT FOUND HIMSELF IN A SHELTER DUE TO CHANGES IN HIS FAMILY'S CIRCUMSTANCES. HE IS THE SAME FRIENDLY, TAIL WAGGING, TREAT-TAKING GENTLEMAN HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN. HE HAS BEEN FRIENDLY WITH DOGS , KIDS, AND PEOPLE, HE HAS TREATED EVERYONE LIKE FAMILY AND HIS PREVIOUS HOMES. MEET THE HANDSOME GUY HIMSELF , TO MEET KAISER OR ONE OF HIS BUDDIES, CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES AT 972-472, 1619, COME BY THE CENTER FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SHELTER IS CODE RED, ALL THE KENNELS ARE FULL, WE NEED HELP, ALL ADOPTIONS ARE CURRENTLY $25, INCLUDING SPACE, NEUTER, MICROCHIP, AND VACCINATIONS. IF I COULD, IF I COULD GIVE A PERSONAL, WE HAD A GREAT JUNETEENTH EVENT AT THE RCC THIS SATURDAY, I WANT TO THANK STAFF, THEY HAD TO PIT BECAUSE OF WEATHER, IT TURNED OUT GREAT BUT THEY HAD TO PIT IT BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME STORMS, AND OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO SPEAK , AS WELL AS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH , FILLING THE AIRWAVES WITH BEAUTY, PRAISE, AND GRACE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE THANKED IN THIS FORUM, AS WELL AS STAFF FOR THE WEB ZONE REOPENING, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, THANK YOU TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE STAFF FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, I DO HAVE A BIT OF UNFORTUNATE OR SAD NEWS TO SHARE. WE HAD A PAST COUNCILMEMBER WHO PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK BY THE NAME OF

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RICK'S SERVICE WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, FROM HIS SON, I UNDERSTAND IT WILL BEGIN AT 1:00 P.M., HIS FACEBOOK PAGE HAS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AND HIS FAMILY IS UPDATING THAT AS MORE INFORMATION IS RELEASED. I HAVE NOT SEEN A EULOGY, OR ELSE I WOULD SHARE THAT WITH YOU TODAY, YOU GET MY BRIEF REMARKS ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. MR. CHATFIELD, I HOPE THAT YOU REST IN PEACE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT.

I WOULD LIKE TO OBSERVE A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE IN RICK'S

HONOR. >>

>> THANK YOU ALL , I APPRECIATE THAT. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE.

[5. CITIZENS’ INPUT]

>> I HAVE LIVED IN

>> CAN I ASK YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE? OKAY, MARY CHILDS, 4121 SCOTT DRIVE, CITY OF ROWLETT. THE FIRST TIME WATER CAME INTO MY HOUSE WAS IN THE SPRING OF 1991.

AT THAT TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE CARPET AND REPLACE IT , AND MOVE ON, THE NEXT TIME THAT WAS MAY 5TH, 1995 . THE ENTIRE HOUSE WAS FLOODED. AND WE HAD TO DO MAJOR REPAIRS. WE DID THAT OURSELVES. WE HAD TO HAVE A COMPANY TO DO THE VINYL, THE CARPET, AND THE TILE. AT THAT TIME, WE WERE, WE DID ALL WE COULD, TO KEEP THE WATER OUT OF OUR HOUSE. WE BUILT AN 18 -INCH WALL AROUND THE FRONT AND THE SIDE. WE HAD A DRAIN PUT IN AND WE HAD A SUMP PUMP PUT IN. BUT NONE OF THAT HELPED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 4TH , OF THIS YEAR. MY ENTIRE HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY FLOODED , MUCH WORSE THAN IN 1995, THERE WAS DISGUSTING, DIRTY, MUDDY WATER RUNNING THROUGH MY HOUSE. AIDEN WAS WAITING THROUGH WATER IN A SWEPT -DOWN AREA OF MY HOUSE.

ALL OF MY WALLS HAVE HAD TO BE CUT OUT AT LEAST 2 FEET. EVEN MY PANELING HAS HAD TO BE CUT. IT IS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME. MY WALLPAPER IN SEVERAL ROOMS IS JUST TOTALLY RUINED, THE CABINETS HAD TO BE REMOVED AND DISCARDED , BECAUSE THE WATER AND DESTROYED THEM. MY BEAUTIFUL MARBLE TUB, THAT I LOVE, HAD TO

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MY MAIN CONCERN NOW IS, WHAT IS GOING TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH, NEXT YEAR? THE CITY OF ROWLETT REALLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING SINCE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 35 YEARS. THE CITY ENGINEERS CAN FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM ON SCOTT DRIVE. MY NEIGHBORS AND I DESERVE TO NOT HAVE TO LIVE -- WE HAVE A HARD RAIN IN ROWLETT, IT IS JUST, IT IS JUST GETTING UNBEARABLE AND IT IS NOT JUST ME. IT IS NOT JUST ME, YOU WILL HEAR FROM ANOTHER NEIGHBOR. THE OTHER PEOPLE, UP THE STREET , THAT HAVE THIS TO DEAL WITH, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND I AM AFRAID, EVERY MINUTE, PUTTING MY HOUSE BACK TOGETHER, BUT, IS IT DOING ME ANY GOOD, WILL IT BE DESTROYED AGAIN, I HAVE DONE ALL I CAN DO, BUT NOW I NEED SOME HELP FROM THE CITY TO DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT SCOTT DRIVE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAN. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAY FARLEY, AND AFTER MR. FARLEY, ASHWORTH. STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY FOR THE RECORD.

>> MY NAME IS JAY FARLEY, A RESIDENT OF ROWLETT, SCOTT DRIVE, MARY 'S NEIGHBOR. MY HOME FLOODED ON THE SAME RAIN EVENT THAT MARY JUST SPOKE ABOUT, I AM HERE TO ADDRESS WHY AND THE RESPONSE FROM THE CITY. IT WAS NOTHING UNSEEN BEFORE. IN A MATTER OF 20 MINUTES AND COST ME $100,000 IN DAMAGES. I AM LIVING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND, IT IS NOT A VERY COMFORTABLE SITUATION, I HAD TO LEAVE MY HOUSE BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE.

AND I HAD TO TEAR OUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SURROUNDED BY FLOODWATERS. HAPPENING ARE ROOTED IN POOR MAINTENANCE . THERE WAS A REFUSAL TO FIX ONGOING ISSUES THAT WE ALL COMPLAIN ABOUT, SUCH AS THE ROADS. THE MAIN ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH WHAT HAS BEEN BUILT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE ONLY THING THAT HAS CHANGED, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE HAD A HARDER RAIN EVENTS, THIS ONE REGISTERED 1.26 INCHES RIGHT WHERE THE FLOODING HAPPENED. WE HAVE HAD A LARGER RAIN EVENTS OF 4 INCHES . WHAT CHANGED? AT THE CORNER OF ROWLETT ROAD AND MILLER DRIVE, THERE IS A STORAGE FACILITY THAT WAS BUILT WITH PERMISSION OF THE CITY. THAT PLACE USED TO BE A GIANT FIELD THAT WAS ACTING LIKE A SPONGE, IT ABSORBED WATER, THE GROUND HAD TO BE SATURATED BEFORE IT REACHED THAT POINT, THAT WHOLE AREA IS NOTHING BUT A CONCRETE SLAB WITH ROOFTOPS THAT DRAIN ONTO THAT SLAB. THAT WATER IS 100% RUNOFF. IT ALL DRAINS INTO ONE SPOT , RIGHT BEHIND MY HOUSE. I LIVE IN A 10,000-YEAR FLOOD ZONE, I DO NOT HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE. THE CREEK DID NOT FLOOD MY HOUSE, THE STREET DID. THERE ARE HOMES , ALL OF WHOM HAD NO WATER DISCHARGE. SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH THAT RAIN EVENT THAT CAUSED THE TREES TO BE FLOODED, THE WATER ROSE SO HIGH THAT THEY DRAINAGE COULD NOT COME OUT FROM SCOTT DRIVE.

IT TOOK 20 MINUTES FOR THE WATERS TO RISE, DESTROY MY LIFE, AND THEN GO AWAY LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THE BIGGEST THING I AM DISAPPOINTED IN IS THE CITY RESPONSE AND THAT INVOLVES EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE HERE, TO SOME DEGREE. MAYOR WINGET, YOU SPOKE TO ME ON FACEBOOK WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SO, YOU WERE AWARE THAT IT HAPPENED. AT NO TIME, EVEN TO THIS MOMENT IN TIME, DID A CITY SERVICE, CITY REPRESENTATIVE, OR ANYBODY INVOLVED WITH THE CITY, AND EVEN OFFERED A BOTTLE OF WATER. THAT IS SO SAD. IT IS EMBARRASSING. A SIGN OF LEADERSHIP, ONE PERSON DID COME OUT, STOPPED AT MY DRIVEWAY AND SPOKE TO ME, TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT HE COULD DO, AND HE DID SOMETHING. AND THE MAYOR MADE A QUIP ABOUT THE TRASH SERVICE, ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM. THE PERSON WE CANNOT TO SPEAK TO ME AND DO SOMETHING WAS

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>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS RACHEL ASHWORTH , AND THEN

AFTER THAT, CHELSEA MATTHEWS. >> MY NAME IS RACHEL ASHWORTH, I AM HERE TONIGHT AS A MOTHER, AND A MEMBER OF THE PRIMROSE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED TO ROWLETT, SIGHT UNSEEN, IN 2020 AM THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY AND WE CHOSE ROWLETT OVER NEARBY CITIES , BECAUSE WE BELIEVED IT OFFERED STABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND GUARANTEED A FUTURE FOR US TO START A FAMILY.

WE DID NOT KNOW A SOUL, BUT ROWLETT STARTED FEELING LIKE A PLACE WE CAN CALL A LONG-TERM HOME ONCE WE FOUND OUR COMMUNITY AT THE PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ROWLETT. WHEN THE SEWER STOPS OCCURRED JUNE 4TH, OUR HOUSE WAS FLOODED WITH BACKUP SEWAGE. IT LEFT FAMILIES LIKE MINE SCRAMBLING TO FIND EVEN SOME SEMBLANCE OF CARE , THAT PRIMROSE SCHOOL AFFORDED US. FOR US, IT MIGHT MEAN RELOCATING TO ANOTHER CITY, AND THE TANTRUMS OF TODDLERS WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO THEIR FAVORITE SCHOOL, MAYBE NOT EVER.

I APPRECIATE THE RAPID RESPONSE TO REPAIRING THE MAIN AT THE TIME AND RESTORING SERVICE TO ROWLETT RESIDENTS, THAT REMAINS CLOSED AND IT HAS BEEN RUINED. I CANNOT GUESS WHAT IT TAKES TO RESTORE A BUSINESS FOR THAT KIND OF DAMAGE. BUT, THIS IS NOT JUST ANY BUSINESS. IT IS AN INSTITUTION THAT BRINGS VALUE TO OUR CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. STUDIES SHOW THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LOWERS REPLACEMENT, INCREASES GRADUATION RATES, ANECDOTALLY, I KNOW THAT MANY PRE-K STUDENTS THAT GRADUATE FROM PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ROWLETT GRADUATE TO IMD PROGRAMS, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR THE KIND OF EDUCATION IT PROVIDES OUR CITIZENS. WHILE IT IS SPECULATIVE, I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS IS TURNING OUT ROWLETT'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST , FUTURE GENERATIONS THAT JUST MIGHT END UP BUYING THE PROPERTIES HERE, HOPEFULLY NOT ON SCOTT DRIVE. INCORPORATING THEIR BUSINESSES HERE, RAISING FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN, AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WITH TWO SONS, ONE WHO WILL BE STARTING SOON, THE OWNERS AND STAFF OF THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN THIS CITY SUCCEEDS AND FEELS LIKE THEY BELONG. IN PRE-K, I KNOW THAT SHE IS GROWING WITH CONFIDENCE, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, AND ACADEMIC SKILLS. PUT ALL RESOURCES AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO HELP WITH REMEDIATION EFFORTS, EXPEDITE IMPROVEMENTS AND APPROVALS , WHATEVER IT TAKES , TO HELP THEM WELCOME BACK FAMILIES TO A PLACE THAT WE HAVE CALLED A SECOND HOME.

>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE KELSEY MATTHEWS, FOLLOWED BY GEORGE G MARK , I BELIEVE? KELSEY MATTHEWS ? THEN OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE GEORGE. I APOLOGIZE IF I BUTCHERED YOUR LAST NAME. LINOLEUM HOUSEBOAT?

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>> I CAME WITH A TREATS. -- TREAT . -- IT FELL FROM THE PARK, IT IMPACTED MY HOUSE, WE WILL SEND SOME INSURANCE PEOPLE.

BY THE WAY, NOT AN INSURANCE COMPANY THAT WAS A SURPRISE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? YOU PROBABLY DO. THEIR MISSION STATEMENT SAYS EMPOWERING TEXAS CITIES TO SERVE THEIR CITIZENS.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO? THEY KEEP YOU GUYS FROM

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MAJOR STUFF, PARKS SERVICES NEEDS A LITTLE MORE BUDGET, LET'S GET A LITTLE MORE BUDGET AND WHEN YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE IT SAYS, IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY OMISSION OR NEGLIGENCE. WHEN I TELL YOU THERE IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND YOU CLEAR HALF OF IT AWAY AND YOU SAY, I AM GOING TO COME GE THE OTHER HALF, AND YOU DON'T, OMISSION, NEGLIGENCE, THAT IS THE VERY DEFINITION. SO, LET'S GET IT SOLVED AND. AND LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT HIGH WATER STUFF. I AM UP ON THE HILL. I LOOK AT WATER. I DON'T WANT IT TO INHABIT THE HOUSE.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVE HALL . AFTER MR. HALL, NANCY SNYDER.

>> DAVE, ROWLETT, I WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE COUNCIL AND STAFF ON THE POINT PARK, EXHIBIT ONE SHOWS THE A.D.A. DOCK AT LOW WATER, WITH THIS WATER LEVEL, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SURFACE OF THE DOCK IS BROKEN FROM THE PIPE FOUNDATION, THIS CAN ONLY BE SEEN AT LOWER WATER LEVELS, THIS POSES AN ENTRAPMENT HAZARD, THERE ARE MANY KIDS JUMPING AND DIVING FROM THE DOCK SURFACE, INTO THIS AREA, EXHIBIT 2 SHOWS OF THE ABA WITH BARS THAT ARE BROKEN, THE CITY HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THIS BAR BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ONE REASON IS, THE DOCK IS BROKEN IN HALF, IT WILL BE STRESSED FROM THE BREAK. EXHIBIT THREE SHOWS THE ABA DOCK UNUSABLE DUE TO THE LOWLIGHT LEVEL. THIS IS 10 YEARS OLD AND WORN OUT, IT WAS NEVER THE RIGHT A.D.A. DOCK FOR THIS LOCATION, HOW MUCH MONEY AND STAFF TIME ARE WE GOING TO SPEND ON THIS ONE OUT DOCK? SOME OF YOU HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE QUESTION -- YOU HAVE QUESTION WHAT I'VE TOLD YOU SINCE WE BROUGHT IN INSPECTORS WHO HAVE APPROVED THE DOCK. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE INFORMATION I AM GIVING TO YOU, BUT THAT YOU ARE USING THE WRONG A.D.A. INSTRUCTIONS. ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND SEND A MESSAGE TO YOU THAT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH YOUR A.D.A. INSPECTIONS. PREVIOUSLY, I TOLD YOU THAT THE BA THERAPIST HAD VISITED BATTLE POINT PARK, THEIR STATEMENT WAS, I QUOTE, WE HAVE A COMBINED 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REHABILITATING VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES AND ARE THE PREEMINENT ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD, WE WOULD NOT USE THE A.D.A. DOCK ,". LAST SUNDAY, I HAVE A WOUNDED WARRIORS PROGRAM WITH 30 VETERAN SIGNED UP, IT WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE RAIN . OTHERWISE, THIS IS WHAT WE HAD TO USE. SURELY, WE CAN DO BETTER, I REALIZED YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING, YOU DEAL WITH PRIORITIZE. MY ACTIVITIES CHANGE LIVES AND SAVE LIVES , THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. HOLE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NANCY, AFTER MS. SNOWDEN, WILL BE LARISSA

FOSSETT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL , I AM A RESIDENT OF ROWLETT AND APPARENT OF TWO CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED THE PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ROWLETT, NOW CLOSED DUE TO THE SEWER COLLAPSE. I AM HERE TONIGHT NOT JUST AS A PARENT, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO PLACED HER TRUST IN THE CITY WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED HERE FIVE YEARS AGO AND WE BELIEVED IN THE PROMISE OF ROWLETT. THAT HAS CONTINUALLY FADED. WE WATCHED OUR CITY OUR THAI SHORTSIGHTED DEVELOPMENTS, LIQUOR STORES AND CARWASHES . ESSENTIAL RESOURCES LIKE GROCERY STORES, RETAIL CENTERS REMAIN UNREALIZED. LET ME BE CLEAR,

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EVERYTHING ELSE, THE LOGISTICS, THE INCONVENIENCE, PALE IN COMPARISON TO THE EMOTIONAL TOLL . THE INDEFINITE ABSENCE OF THIS BELOVED COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING THAT I REFUSE TO ACCEPT, BECAUSE GIVING UP PRIMROSE MEANS GIVING UP THE LIFE THAT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE FOUGHT SO HARD TO BUILD. AND THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL NOT ACCEPT. MR. ROGERS ONCE SAID, WHEN I WAS A BOY, AND I WOULD SEE SCARY THINGS IN THE NEWS, MY MOTHER WOULD SAY, LOOK FOR THE HELPERS, YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND PEOPLE HELPING. I ASKED EACH OF YOU, IF I WERE TO REPEAT THAT SENTIMENT TO MY OWN CHILDREN IN THE MIDST OF THIS CRISIS, WHEN I POINT TO? STANDING HERE TONIGHT, I LACK THE CONFIDENCE THAT ANYONE BEFORE ME CAN CONFIDENTLY BE CALLED THE KIND OF HELPER THAT MR. ROGERS MEANT AND THAT SHOULD MATTER TO YOU. I URGE -- AND SHOW US THAT THEY VALUE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN MORE THAN A ZONING MAP , BE THE KIND OF HELPER EACH OF YOUR CAMPAIGN SIGNS PROMISED THAT HE WOULD BE . THANK YOU.

SPEAKER WILL BE LOUISA , FOLLOWED BY JEFFREY SHELDON.

>> NINE 317 CARPET DRIVE , SORRY. I AM HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ROWLETT, DUE TO THE EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION WITH BLACKWATER SEWAGE . FAMILIES, STAFF, AND CHILDREN WERE DISPLACED, DISRUPTED , AND PUT AT SERIOUS RISK. THE CLOSURE WHICH OCCURRED TWO WEEKS AGO DISPLACING UP TO 200 CHILDREN AND APPROXIMATELY 100 FAMILIES FROM THEIR BELOVED DAYCARE. PRIMROSE SCHOOL HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE FOR EARLY EDUCATION IN ROWLETT. THE CURRENT OWNERS HAVE BEEN OWNERS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THEY SERVE CHILDREN FROM 8 WEEKS OLD, PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN TO EARLY ELEMENTARY, AND SUMMER CAMPS.

THIS DOES NOT JUST DISPLACE THOSE CHILDREN , THE FAMILIES RELY ON THAT TEAR DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD BETWEEN SCHOOL SESSIONS. THE CITY LEADERSHIP CLAIMS THAT ROWLETT IS A CITY OF DESTINATION FOR YOUNG FAMILIES. FAILING TO ADDRESS THE DAYCARE ISSUES WILL HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT, YOUNG FAMILIES MAY RELOCATE TO ROWLETT, BUT THEY WILL BE FACED WITH FINDING EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF THESE CITY LIMITS. THIS SHIFT WOULD DVERT FUNDS PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO ROWLETT TO OTHER LOCATIONS. TO FOSTER CONTINUED GROWTH AND GENUINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY MUST PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PRIMROSE SCHOOL AND TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES TO ASSIST IN THE RECONSTRUCTION. AS A WORKING MOTHER OF TWO, I HAVE A CHEAP SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR MY FAMILY IN THE NORTHEAST AND MY IN-LAWS WHO LIVE TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE REASON MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED TO RELOCATE FROM NEW YORK CITY SO THAT WE COULD START A FAMILY AND HAVE SUPPORT, FURTHERMORE, PRIMROSE BECAME THAT COMMUNITY. MY BEST

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>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE JEFFREY SHELDON DID BEFORE MR. SHELDON SPEAKS, I DO HAVE OTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK FORMS , I HAVE KEN HERMAN, AND MR. MILANI, NICK MILANI, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS INPUT ON ITEM 7-A? MR. MILANI, ARE YOU HERE ? IN THAT CASE, MR. SHELDON ?

>> COUNCILOR, STAFF . JEFFREY SHELDON, CITY OF ROWLETT . I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING POSITIVE THIS EVENING. ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW SENIORS. I REPRESENT SENIOR CITIZENS OF ROWLETT , WHICH IS A 501(C)(3), DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF SENIORS IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT. ONCE PER MONTH, DURING THE YEAR, EVERY MONTH, THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY, IN THIS CASE, JUNE 25TH, WE ARE OFFERING A SEMINAR ON SCAMS. SENIORS ARE THE BIGGEST VICTIM OF ANY VARIETY, OUR SEMINAR, NORMALLY A HEALTH SEMINAR, WE ARE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS, WE WILL TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES THAT SCAMS BRINGS TO SENIORS. THE TITLE OF THE SEMINAR IS HOW TO RECOGNIZE A SCAM AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. THE SPEAKER , ERIC MATTHEWS, A ROWLETT POLICE OFFICER , HIS PRIMARY FUNCTION IS CRIME PREVENTION, WILL BE SPEAKING WEDNESDAY , JUNE 25, ONE WEEK FROM TOMORROW, AT 11:00 A.M. AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER, I HOPE TO SEE SENIORS ATTEND AND LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. AND BEFORE YOU ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, SCAMS THRIVE ON THE VULNERABILITY OF SENIORS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> OKAY, MS. SHELDON, I BELIEVE WE HAVE PERHAPS ONE MORE SPEAKER FOR CITIZENS INPUT, WE WILL HEAR THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. WHILE HE IS COMPLETING HIS CARD, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS INPUT? OKAY, THANK YOU. HE IS WELCOME TO FILL THAT OUT AFTERWARDS, IF THAT IS EASIER. SIR, IF YOU CAN

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>> MY NAME IS ROBERT CHRISTENBERRY, I LIVE HERE IN ROWLETT. I HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS TO PASS OUT, IS THAT OKAY?

>> IF YOU CAN HAND THOSE TO OUR, YEAH, PERFECT, THANK YOU.

>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT, COUNCILOR AND MAYOR. SECONDLY , THIS IS MY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, I SHOULD BE OUT WITH MY WIFE , NOT DOING THIS.

BUT ANYWAY, ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 3RD , I GOT OUT OF BED DURING A STORM AND I STEPPED IN 3 INCHES OF WATER. I FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS THAT MY WHOLE HOUSE HAD BEEN FLOODED, MOST ALL OF MY FURNISHINGS, MY FURNITURE, ALL OF OUR FLOORING AND A LOT OF KEEPSAKES WERE RUINED THAT NIGHT. THIS -- WE SPENT THE REST OF THE NIGHT WITH BROOMS, TOWELS, A WET DRY VAC , DOING THE BEST WE COULD TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM AND I FINALLY GAVE UP AND CALLED IT A PROMOTIONAL -- PROFESSIONAL TO COME IN AND FIX IT. AFTER THE EVENING SETTLED IN, WE GOT THEM TO COME IN, THEY VACUUMED EVERYTHING OUT. BUT STILL, THE DAMAGE IS CONSIDERABLE. WE ARE LIVING IN A MESS RIGHT NOW. AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT A HOUSE IN 1984, WE HAVE BEEN THERE 41 YEARS. THIS HAPPENED. AND A FEW TIMES AFTER , WE WERE THREATENED BY FLOODWATER , COMING DOWN SCOTT DRIVE, AND ALSO FROM AN ALLEYWAY THAT FACES OUR HOME. WATER COMES DOWN THE ALLEYWAY LIKE A RIVER RUSHING AT US. MITIGATED ALL OF THAT, MANY YEARS AGO. I PUT IN BERMS ON THE PARKWAY, ON BOTH SIDES OF MY DRIVEWAY AND I INSTALLED A FRENCH DRAIN, YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE PICTURES, ACROSS MY DRIVEWAY TO CATCH THE WATER. THAT KIND OF FIXED IT, WE STILL WERE THREATENED A FEW TIMES BUT IT WAS BETTER THAN NOTHING. DURING THAT TIME, I PROBABLY WORKED WITH THE CITY, BUT WE NEVER GOT ANY RESULTS. IT STAYED THE SAME UNTIL JUNE 3RD. THIS IS THE WORST IT HAS EVER BEEN. BUT WE , WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME HELP WITH THIS, NOT ONLY DO WE DEAL WITH THE FLOODWATER BUT AFTERWORDS, WE ARE DEALING WITH A MAJOR POOL OF WATER IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE, IN FRONT OF OUR DRIVEWAY THAT COLLECTS MUD, SILT , DIRT, WE DRIVE THROUGH IT EVERY TIME WE COME INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I USUALLY CLEAN THIS UP MYSELF. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS IT IS NASTY . WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH THIS FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND I REALLY THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME TO FIX THIS. WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE ON SCOTT DRIVE. I HAVE SPOKE WITH NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE DEALT WITH THIS. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS AND ADDRESSING THIS. WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP AND I WANT TO THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR LETTING

US SPEAK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

RIGHT. I HAVE ONE MORE REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM FOR 7- A, WE WILL

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

THOSE ITEMS INTO RECORD, PLEASE. >> CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. 6- B, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE RIGHT-OF-WAY. 6-C , CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING ONCOR 'S DISTRIBUTION EASEMENT

INFORMATION FORM. >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, AND WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER WINGET. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL

[7A. Conduct a public hearing on a request by Roberto Nuñes, on behalf of property owner 1800 Dalrock LLC, regarding a request to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map for an approximately 1.32 acre parcel out of the Shafer Plaza Addition to the City of Rowlett, Bock A, Lot 1, Rockwall County, Texas and specifically for Suite #400 thereof, from Planned Development with a General Commercial/Retail base zoning (PD - C-2) to Planned Development with a General Commercial/Retail base zoning and a special use permit allowing convenience store/smoke shop use (PD - C-2 - SUP).]

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>> I WILL TRY TO BE QUICK, THE REQUEST IS FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE AND SMOKE SHOP, IN AN ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL CENTER , THIS IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, AND IN 2022, YOU, COUNCILOR, THIS , FOR THIS REQUEST, IT CAME BEFORE YOU, FOR ANY TYPE OF NEW BUSINESSES , THAT WILL BE SELLING ANY TYPE OF CIGARETTES, AND THE REASON FOR THIS , WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT , THIS TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT WOULD HAVE A BETTER ASSESSMENT IN WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD POSE ANY KIND OF NEGATIVE IMPACT , ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO PREVENT ANY PROLIFERATION LOCATED WITHIN ROWLETT TODAY THAT OUR EXISTING. THE APPLICANT, THE PROPOSED SITE , RIGHT NOW, IS LOCATED SOUTH, ABOUT 2.5 SOUTH OF EXISTING LOCATIONS, ALL AROUND LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE IMAGE TO MY LEFT. THE APPLICANT , OCCUPYING ABOUT 1000 SQUARE FEET OFF OF THAT , 400, THE STREET , 400, THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE ABOUT FIVE PARKING SPACES IN THIS CASE , THEY WOULD MEET THAT STANDARD. PRIOR TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, THEY DID PROVIDE THE BREAKDOWN OF PRODUCTS, CONSISTING OF ABOUT 25% E-CIGARETTES, 10% TOBACCO AND CIGARS, 10% NOVELTIES , AND 10% MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS ALONG WITH THAT, LOOKING TO OPERATE THE BUSINESS DAILY FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M.. SO SORRY.

CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT? >> I KNOW THAT YOU SAID YOU WERE

GOING TO MAKE IT QUICK. >> THIS WAS BEHIND -- BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BACK IN MARCH, IT HAD A 4-0 FOUR, THE APPLICANT CAME BACK WITH AN UPDATED BREAKDOWN, SIGNIFY PERCENT VAPE ITEMS, CBD, CBD-BASED PRODUCTS, OF 15% AND 15% GENERAL CONVENIENCE STORE ITEMS. I WON'T GO INTO MUCH DETAIL ABOUT APPROVING THIS CRITERIA, YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN IT AND READ IT, BUT ONLY COMES TO LAND-USE AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND ZONING DISTRICT, IT ALIGNS WITH WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO SEE IN THE AREA, PERTAINING TO ANYTHING RELATING TO RETAIL USE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT, WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY OVERALL, TO MAKE THAT ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO ADD A BUSINESS. AGAIN , THIS, WE, WE SENT NOTIFICATIONS ON MARCH 3RD OF THIS YEAR AND WE RECEIVED ZERO NOTICE AND ZERO OPPOSITION BUT WE DID GET A LOT OF ONLINE SUBMITTALS AND RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION OF THIS REQUEST, PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE CITIZENS DON'T NECESSARILY WISH TO SEE THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS OPERATING IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, YOU, AS THE GOVERNING BODY MAY APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

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>> BEFORE QUESTIONS, IS THERE A PRESENTATION FROM THE APPLICANT? DO THEY WISH TO PRESENT? THEY DO? IF WE CAN HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FROM THE CLEMENT, COMEDOWN, STATE YOUR NAME , DO YOU HAVE A SLIDESHOW OR YOU ARE JUST SPEAKING?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD EVENING, I HAVE JUST LIKE FOUR SLIDES, THE PRIMARY REASON WAS TO SHOW YOU GUYS THE ITEMS, THE PRIMARY ITEMS. MY NAME IS ROBERTO NUNES , I AM WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS .

AND THIS WAS PRIMARILY, THE LAST TIME WE WERE AT THE COMMISSION THERE WAS CONFUSION FIRST ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE WE WERE GOING TO USE, AS FAR AS CBD, THAT WAS A MISTAKE ON MY PART, NOT THE OWNER'S PART, I MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT HE WAS SAYING. WHEN I WROTE THE LETTER OF INTENT, I WROTE IT INCORRECTLY, BECAUSE HE WANTED PRIMARILY, HIS SALES, PRIMARILY, HIS SALES ARE ACTUALLY PRIMARILY E-CIGARETTES. 65% E-CIGARETTES, AS IT SAYS THERE, 25% CBD OILS , AND SO ON, I WILL BRING SOME TEACHERS. OR, CAN I CONTROL IT? SHE JUST HIT IT. WHERE -- OH, THERE IT IS. 50%, BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE LIKE, A TYPICAL CONVENIENCE STORE, COOLERS, SODA, THINGS LIKE THAT, FOUNTAIN DRINK MACHINE. AS YOU CAN SEE , PART OF THIS, THE MIDDLE, THERE IS AN INCLUSION OF THE COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE SPACE TO BRING IT UP TO CODE, IT IS NOT CURRENTLY UP TO CODE, HE PLANS TO BRING IT UP TO CODE, AND IF YOU GUYS APPROVE , HE IS PLANNING ON PLANTING SOME TREES, THERE ARE SOME TREES , NOT ON THE SIDE, BUT ALSO ON THE FRONT, THERE ARE SOME TREES THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO FAR, HE IS PROPOSING THAT, HE IS PROPOSING SOME SECURITY, ADDING CAMERAS TO THE FRONT AND ADDING LIGHTING, A FEW HUD LIGHTS TO THE FRONT TO LIGHT UP THE PROPERTY, HE IS NOT PLANNING ON SAYING OPENLY.

10:00, THAT IS THE LATEST, BUT NONETHELESS, ONCE THE WEATHER CHANGES, IT WILL GET DARKER SOONER. HOPEFULLY, YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME LIGHTING UP THERE, THE LIGHTING PART IS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT HE WANTS. IT IS BECAUSE THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES, THEY HAVE A STIGMA ABOUT THEM, AND SO, HE HAS EXPERIENCE, THE MORE LIGHT OVER THE MORE SECURITY , NOR PEOPLE, HE IS PLANNING ON HAVING TWO PEOPLE, BY HAVING TWO PEOPLE AT THE STORE, MOST OTHER PLACES HAVE A SINGLE PERSON IN PLACE, THE REASON WHY, IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS IF YOU HAVE ONE PERSON, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE REGISTER, THE OTHER PERSON IS HANDLING ANY OTHER ISSUES, AND SO, IT DOES NOT BECOME A HOTSPOT, THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS, THE STIGMA, A HOTSPOT FOR PEOPLE TO JUST HANG AROUND, ALL RIGHT ? THAT IS HIS EXPERIENCE, THE MORE PEOPLE THAT HE HAS AROUND THE STORE , HEY, YOU CANNOT HANG AROUND HERE, RIGHT? IF THERE IS ONE PERSON IN THE STORE, HE CAN'T, OR SHE CAN'T , GO OUT AND SAY, MOVE, YOU NEED TO GO, THINGS LIKE THAT. I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TYPE OF WORK. HE IS HERE, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HIM, I KNOW THAT ANYTHING I SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMPLETE RENOVATION, ALSO THE ADDING OF TREES AND LIGHTING , AND CAMERAS. I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN PROMISE. BUT HE IS THE ONE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE AROUND. HE WILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY IT, HE WILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY THAT. AND SO , IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HERE.

THANK YOU. >> BEFORE WE GO ANY QUESTIONS, I AM GOING TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING SO WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT PART OF THIS MEETING. YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE A SEAT, WE WILL DO THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH INVITES MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UP TO SPEAK ON THIS TOGETHER ITEM, I HAVE TWO REQUEST TO SPEAK FORMS, THE FIRST WE HAVE IS NICK MILANI WHO I CALLED UPON EARLIER, IS MR. MILANI HERE? ARE YOU THE APPLICANT? OKAY. SO, IF , YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, AS PART OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU CAN PRESENT AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE

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CITY OF RESIDENCE. >> MY NAME IS NICK MILANI, AND I AM IN PLANO, TEXAS. I AM THE OWNER AND OPERATOR AND WE ARE APPLYING FOR IT. THE REASON I APPLIED FOR THIS, WAS THAT I DID NOT HAVE A PERMIT FOR THIS KIND OF USE, I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE OKAY WITH APPLYING FOR OR BUILDING A VAPE SHOP. AND I HAVE DONE IT , AND I AM HERE IN FRONT OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET AN APPROVAL. DESPITE GETTING THE APPROVAL, OR NOT APPROVING, I DO NOT KNOW HOW IT WILL BE DECIDED, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION AND CONSIDER TO THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I HAVE A BIG LIABILITY. I DID NOT SEARCH ENOUGH, TO FIND IF IT IS OKAY , TO HAVE IT IN THIS CITY. I SIGNED THE LEASE IN NOVEMBER, IT HAS BEEN FIVE YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY ON ME. AND A LAWSUIT , OR WHATEVER AND I INVEST IN THE OPENING, THE COMPANY OFFERED THE BUSINESS , FOR THE LANDLORD AND EVERYTHING, JUST , MY PLEA , WITH THE MEMBERS , TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL . THIS AREA, THE REASON WE PICK THIS AREA, IT IS A DENSE POPULATION, IT IS AN AREA BEHIND THAT AREA, AND WE GO AND WE USE THE POPULATION , AND IF ANYONE HAS A QUESTION, I CAN ANSWER.

>> WE WON'T DO ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL CALL UP THE NEXT SPEAKER IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A SEAT. THANK YOU, AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAYLA BARNES. MS. BARNES, IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY

OF RESIDENCE, PLEASE >> MY NAME IS KAYLA BARNES, I LIVE IN THE BAYSIDE COMMUNITY, RIGHT THERE ABOUT OFF OF DALROCK. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE ESTEEMED HONOR , THERE IS A REASON IN THE PUBLIC NOTICE, THAT 500-FEET RADIUS FROM WHERE THE SMOKE SHOP IS GOING TO GO, NOBODY LIVES THERE, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS, AS SOON AS WE SAW IT, ON THE UPCOMING AGENDA, I LOVE THOSE UPLOADS. YOU CAN SEE IT VERY QUICKLY , THE BACK OF THE ROOM HAS A MISSION STATEMENT, BAYSIDE COULD REALLY USE YOUR SUPPORT IN GETTING AMENITIES. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE ACTION YOU TOOK ON THE TRIP PROPOSAL, THAT ORIGINATED FROM RESIDENTS WHO ALREADY SAID WE HAVE TWO GAS STATIONS. GOOD NEWS, IF YOU LIKE VAPE AND CD PRODUCTS, YOU HAVE 12 ACTIONS, YOU HAVE TWO GAS STATIONS, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE BAYSIDE COMMUNITY THAT OFFER A PLETHORA OF VAPE AND SMOKE PRODUCTS. ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND AT LEAST 17 OF MY NEIGHBORS IN THE BAYSIDE COMMUNITY, WE WOULD LIKE A MORE UNIQUE ENTITY THEN ANOTHER LIQUOR OR VAPE SHOP IN BAYSIDE. THAT IS REALLY ALL I HAVE, THAN YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. BARNES. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? SIR, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK DURING THIS ITEM OR A DIFFERENT ITEM WE 7-A , PERFECT. GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> MY NAME IS KEVIN MULLET, I AM A RESIDENT OF ROWLETT, 4305

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YOUR APPROVAL. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARK ANDREWS , MR. ANDREWS, IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES .

>> MY NAME IS MARK ANDREWS, I HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL BEFORE, IT WAS WHEN WE BUILT THE BEAUTIFUL THREE-STORY BUILDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. ROWLETT, ALWAYS GOOD TO US . I DO NOT KNOW THE GENTLEMAN PUTTING THIS IN BUT I WANTED TO VISIT ABOUT A FEW THINGS, WE ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE BUILDING NOT AS AN INVESTMENT, THE ONE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, THE STRIP CENTER. WE USE IT AT US OVERFLOW. WE HAD ABOUT 20 PEOPLE IN THERE AS OUR BUSINESS ROOM, BEFORE WE MOVED OVER TO 2424 RIDGE ROAD IN ROCKWALL. I AM A COMMUNITY GUY.

I UNDERSTAND AND HEAR WHAT PEOPLE WANT IN THERE, AND I HAVE BEEN AROUND THAT BUILDING FOR 20 -SOMETHING YEARS AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE THAN HALF FULL, IT IS PROBABLY NOW AS FULL AS IT HAS EVER BEEN, WHEN I BOUGHT THE BUILDING IT HAD BEEN IN RECEIVERSHIP, I REMEMBER WHEN THEY PUT A REALLY NEAT RESTAURANT IN, YOU COULD PULL IN AND GET FOOD TO TAKE HOME, IT WAS REALLY A COOL CONCEPT. IT WAS TORPEDOED. I HAVE A BUSINESS IN ROCKWALL, WE ARE ON A LITTLE ISLAND , AND EVEN GOING OVER, RETAIL STRUGGLES, I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD A PIZZA JOINT, HITTING PEOPLE IN THERE IN THE MORNING AND AT LUNCH, WENT ALEX WAS AT ALEJANDRA ROSE , NIGHTTIME WAS GOOD AND A STRUGGLE. WHY AM I SPEAKING OUT ON BEHALF OF THIS, WE HAVE A

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THERE WERE THREE CARS PARKED DOWN ON THE END, THEY USE THAT PARKING LOT AS A PARKING LOT TO GO TO OTHER PLACES. AND I THINK THERE IS JUST A LOT OF THINGS THAT GOES ON THERE, AT NIGHT , IN THE AFTERNOONS , BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ANY TRAFFIC IN THERE AND I BELIEVE, IF WE COULD GET SOME TRAFFIC IN THERE, THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD PEOPLE, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING, I AM NOT SILLY IN THINKING THAT 1000 SQUARE FEET IS GOING TO SAVE ROWLETT. MORE TRAFFIC , MORE PEOPLE, I THINK , IT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO , I THINK, 20 YEARS HAS SHOWN US, OTHER THAN ALEJANDRA ROSE , THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CONSISTENT TENANT, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD SEE THE TENANTS THAT WE HAVE AND ADD SOMEBODY WITH SOME STABILITY AND SEE IF WE CAN'T TURN THAT

THING AROUND. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:27 P.M. AND

[7B. Consider action to adopt an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map for an approximately 1.32 acre tract out of the Shafer Plaza Addition, City of Rowlett, Block A, Lot 1, Rowlett, Rockwall County, Texas and commonly known as 1800 Dalrock Road, specifically for Suite #400 thereof from Planned Development with a General Commercial/Retail base zoning (PD - C-2) to Planned Development with a General Commercial/Retail base zoning with a Special Use Permit to allow for convenience store/smoke shop use on the property (PD - C-2 - SUP). (1 of 2)]

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

>> THANK YOU, WE HAVE CONCLUDED OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, IT IS 8:38 P.M. AND WE ARE RESUMING OUR REGULAR SESSION ON ITEM 7-B,

[Items 7A & 7B]

>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF, PLEASED. SO, ONE THING THE APPLICANT MENTIONED WAS SECURITY, AND THE STIGMA AROUND THESE TYPES OF STORES, DO WE HAVE ANY STATISTICS ON CRIME OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE COULD INCLUDE IN OUR DECISION PROCESS?

>> NOT AT THE MOMENT, UNFORTUNATELY. WE WILL PROBABLY WORK WITH PD TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME INFORMATION, BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE AVAILABLE

TONIGHT. >> OKAY. ANOTHER QUESTION, WE MAYBE WON'T HAVE THE ANSWER FOR IN GETTING READY FOR THIS I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND I AM WONDERING, ON THE 12 VAPE SHOPS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, DO WE HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO HOW MUCH ECONOMIC BENEFIT THAT IS IN TERMS OF SALES TAX, DO WE HAVE THAT DATA TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THAT GENERATES FOR US?

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>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU . >> COUNCIL , ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ? COUNCIL ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT WE

COUNCIL MEMBER GIBBS? >> ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, EVERYBODY PROBABLY KNOWS THE BIG ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM IS SENATE BILL 3 IS PENDING , ARE WE WORRIED ABOUT SENATE BILL 3? YOU ALL ARE BOTH WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO HANG OUT IN THE FRONT ROW FOR A FEW MINUTES. ARE YOU AWARE OF

SENATE BILL 3 WE >> NOT REALLY , BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT IS PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR ABBOTT , HE MENTIONED IT LAST WEEK , FRIDAY, HE IS LOOKING AT THIS BILL AS A JUDGE, I MEAN , EVERYBODY WHO IS WORKING ON THIS BILL. SO , A LOT OF PEOPLE PULLED FOR IT, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU SEE WHAT IS BENEFITING IT AND WHAT IS THE TIMELINE, THAT IS THE REASON I WORRY ABOUT IT, IT IS NOT DONE . LIKE I SAID, WHAT I DO, IT IS SENATE BILL 1.

MY BUSINESS INCREASES , WHICH IS MY DELTA BUSINESS , THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BAN, AND THAT IS WHAT I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IT, THE CIVIC PART OR WHATEVER THEY ARE TRYING TO DO.

>> WHAT WAS THE LAST PART, YOU STILL HAVE YOUR STORE, YOU SAID?

>> LIKE I MENTIONED IN MY PRESENTATION, 65% OF MY BUSINESS IS NICOTINE, E-CIGARETTES. THE SENATE IS TRYING TO BAN DELTA , MINE IS ABOUT 20% , SO, IT IS NOT GOING TO AFFECT ME MUCH, IT

WILL A LITTLE BIT. >> WHAT I HAVE A CONCERN WITH, I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS PRETTY CLOSELY, AND THE CHIEF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS LEADING THE CHARGE BECAUSE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN, IF THEY ARE GETTING A HOLD OF THESE CBD OILS AND OWED BEING ON WHAT IS BEING PUT INTO IT, DO YOU HAVE SAFEGUARDS TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING?

>> TRAINING MY EMPLOYEES, LIKE THE VAPE SHOP IN THE PLANO AREA , WE HAVE STRICT RULES. IT WILL NOT LET YOU BUY THEM UNTIL YOU SLIDE YOUR I.D. AND IT IS ACCEPTED AT 21 YEARS OR OLDER.

LET ME HAVE THIS CBD PRODUCT, OR WHATEVER. YOU WILL SWIPE THE I.D. , AND THEY CLICK , AND THEY LET YOU DO THE SALE. I HAVE A STOP SIGN, AND YOU CANNOT EVEN GO INSIDE , IF YOU ARE 21.

>> ONE OF THE ADDED TRAININGS IS AN EXERCISE THAT HE DOES FOR HIS EMPLOYEES, WHERE BASICALLY HE WILL SEND SOMEONE UNDERCOVER, TO SEE IF THEY WILL FOLLOW THESE RULES. AND BASICALLY, IF THEY DON'T, THAT IS WHEN YOU START FIRING PEOPLE, BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A BIG DEAL FOR PEOPLE IN THE STATE. THAT IS JUST AN

EXERCISE. >> THAT WAS ONE OF MY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH INSPECTORS OR ANYBODY FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO GO AND REGULATE THESE PLACES, WHICH YOU HAVE INDICATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE TO GIVE THEM THE BAD NAMES. SO, BESIDES DOING THE TRAINING, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SECURITY MEASURES? BEING AN EX-POLICE OFFICER, AS I WAS, WE SAW VAPE STORE'S GET HIT AND BURGLARIZED, WHAT PRECAUTIONS DO YOU HAVE AND WHAT WOULD HELP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CATC THESE

INDIVIDUALS? >> WE HAVE THE STORE, WE PUT THE

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING HE DOES, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW FROM FORT WORTH, COORDINATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE REASON WHY, IF IT COORDINATES WITH THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY WILL LET HIM KNOW WHAT HE NEEDS TO LOOK FOR IN THE AREA, BECAUSE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT KNOWS, IF THERE ARE CRIMINALS IN THE AREA, THEY WILL LET HIM KNOW WHAT HE NEEDS TO LOOK FOR IN THAT SITUATION. AS WELL AS JUST PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HANG AROUND, HANG AROUND THE PROPERTY, THERE ARE SOME CASES, YOU JUST NEED TO CALL THE POLICE, MOST OF THE TIME, YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT PERSON TO PERSON, LOOK, MAN. I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET THEM TO GO, FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AFTER THAT, YOU TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND YOU TALK TO YOUR ACTUAL EMPLOYEES ABOUT IT AND YOUR EXERCISES. SO, THAT IS MY

TWO CENTS. >> ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? SO, I AM CURIOUS, FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHERE YOU RECEIVED THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL BY A VOTE OF 4-2, WHAT CHANGES DID YOU MAKE TO THE

PRESENTATION ? >> AS I STATED EARLIER, SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 65% E-CIGARETTES, 25% VAPE , 15% CONVENIENCE STORE, THAT WAS A MISTAKE. WE WROTE THE LETTER OF INTENT NUMBER THAT WAS A MISTAKE ON OUR PART, WE LET THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW, AT THE TIME, THERE WAS ALREADY TOO MUCH CONFUSION, THIS WAS OUR FAULT. HE ACTUALLY LET US KNOW AFTERWARDS, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS INCORRECT. SO, THAT HAS CHANGED, THE PERCENTAGES. HIS SHOT , -- SHOP IN PLANO , IS PRIMARILY A VAPE SHOP. THEY DO NOT WANT SMOKE SHOPS WITH CBD, 100%, HIS MAIN SALES ARE THE VAPE SALES , HE HAS A LOT OF BUSINESS. THE STORE HAS NO ISSUES AT ALL, HE COMMUNICATES WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY COME TO THE STORE AND SO ON, THAT IS THE MAIN THING THAT HAS CHANGED.

>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OTHER STORES THAT HE

OPERATES. >> THE OTHER STORE , I

MENTIONED, THE E-CIGARETTES. >> WHERE ARE THE STORES LOCATED?

>> 700 ALAMO DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS, IT IS BY WHERE THE MALL THAT USED TO BE DEMOLISHED, THE HOUSING CENTER IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT , IT IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL STORE, AND THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE , AND HOW WE TALK ABOUT THEM AND MAKE AWARE OF THEM, THIS IS HOW WE RUN THE BUSINESS.

>> YOU HAVE A SECOND STORE? >> WE BUILT THE FIRST ONE AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE SECOND ONE HERE NOW.

>> OKAY. COUNCIL , WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?

>> CAN I ADD SOMETHING? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD WE GOT OVER 50 CONSTITUENTS , IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, WHO ACTUALLY SUPPORT

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I WANTED TO ADD. >> THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING, THE CONDITION OF THE SPACE THAT HAS BEEN LEASED, DID YOU HAVE TO INVEST IN REFURBISHMENT , HAVE YOU ALREADY MADE THAT INVESTMENT, HAVE YOU ALREADY STARTED BUILDING OUT? DO YOU MIND STEPPING IN FRONT OF THE MIC?

>> WE DID SPEND QUITE A FEW DOLLARS TO DO THE PLANS AND PERMIT , PROBABLY YOU HAVE SEEN THE SKETCH IN THE PRESENTATION, ALMOST $11,000. AS SOON AS WE GET APPROVAL , WE CAN START

WORKING ON IT. >> YOU SAID YOU HAVE A FIVE-

YEAR LEASE? OKAY , >> HE DID HIRE AN ARCHITECT, HE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS , ONCE HE GOT TO THE FINAL THEY SAID THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH COUNCIL BEFORE WE CAN

APPROVE IT . >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF WITH REGARD TO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A PERSPECTIVE APPLICANT FOR A BUSINESS GOING THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL SUBMISSIONS AND LANDSCAPING SUBMISSIONS, IS THERE A MECHANISM BY WHICH WE WOULD CATCH SUCH AS A DRIVE-THROUGH , OR A CBD SHOP OR A SMALL CAR CARE FACILITY?

>> YES, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT. A LOT OF THE REQUESTS GO THROUGH THEM AND THEY SORT OF KNOW WHICH ITEMS WE USUALLY REQUIRE . ANYTHING THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH PLANNING PRIOR TO APPROVAL. AND THIS WAS THE CASE.

>> DID WE CATCH THIS IMMEDIATELY, LATE, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME PERSPECTIVE ON THAT, IF POSSIBLE?

>> IT CAME TO US WITH AN APPLICATION FOR THE PERMIT, I DON'T QUITE KNOW THE TIMELINE IT WAS PROPOSED FOR. SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK BACK INTO, I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK BACK.

>> WE RECEIVE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS, AND AN APPLICATION FOR THE SUP, THEY WENT IN FOR REVIEW, AND IN THAT PROCESS WE DISCOVERED THIS IS A VAPE SHOP, THEY REQUIRE THE SUP AND WE WENT BACK TO THE APPLICANT AND THAT SEEMS TO BE

THE PROCESS, OKAY, YEAH. >> DEPUTY CITY MANAGER?

>> WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY, APPLICANTS , BEFORE THEY EVEN SUBMIT ANYTHING, IT IS A FREE CONVERSATION ABOUT THEIR PROJECT, AT THAT POINT, IF IT IS A SUP REQUIREMENT, WE MAKE THEM AWARE THAT PROCESS. SOME PEOPLE COME MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THAT COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS DIFFERENT OPTIONS ON THEIR PROJECTS, THAT IS DONE WITHOUT.

>> CAN YOU TELL ME IF THAT APPLE -- APPLICANT CAME BEFORE THAT

REVIEW COMMITTEE ? >> NO, THEY DID NOT.

>> AND I HAVE AN ANSWER FROM THE APPLICANT , IF YOU KNEW THAT THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, DID YOU KNOW THAT

EXISTED? >> THAT IS WHAT I WAS SAYING, WE

JUST WEREN'T AWARE OF IT. >> OKAY, COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT ? IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO TAKE A SEAT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON 7-B, DEBBIE, I THINK WE MIGHT NEED TO ADVANCE THE AGENDA ITEM TO 7-B, IF IT IS NOT THERE YET, I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER REAVES, STATE YOUR MOTION.

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>> SECOND THIS. IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE, I MIGHT MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS. I WOULD INFORMAT ON A CRIME STATISTICS FROM, I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.

>> UNDER ROBERT'S RULES, THAT WOULD BE A MOTION TO POSTPONE.

COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP , I AM GOING TO LET YOU SPEAK.

>> I WILL NOT SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> IF YOU CAN RESET THE MOTIONS, WE WILL SEE IF COUNCILMEMBER REAVES CAN MAKE A MOTION , I DON'T MEAN TO SPEAK IT.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, OR A FUTURE MEETING, PENDING MORE INFORMATION ON CRIME STATISTICS

FROM STAFF. >> IF YOU CAN HIT YOUR BUTTON THAT SAYS MAKE MOTION FOR ME, DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO MAKE THAT MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER GIBBS , IF YOU WILL HIT RTS? WE HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THE ITEM TO A FUTURE MEETING AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT SOME OF THAT MOTION PASSES BY A VOTE OF 4-3, THAT MOTION WILL BE HEARD AT A FUTURE MEETING, WE WILL GIVE STAFF TIME TO COLLECT INFORMATION, COUNCILMEMBER, IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION , ITEMS 7-A AND 7-B WILL BE POSTPONED. I DO HAVE A QUESTION , THE QUESTION IS WITH REGARDS TO THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, DO WE HAVE TO RE-NOTICE AND REHEAR THIS MEETING? CAN YOU STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD,

PLEASE? >> WE OPENED THE PUBLIC MEETING, OTHERWISE, WE HAVE TO DO THIS .

[7C. Conduct a public hearing on a request by Stefanie Cooke, on behalf of property owner Kent Stainback, KMS Retail Huntsville LP, for an amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map for an approximately 2.85 acre tract described as a portion of Lot 6RA, Block A of the amending replat of Lukes Landing Lots 5ARA and 6RA, Block A, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas from General Commercial/Retail (C-2) to General Commercial/Retail with a Special Use Permit to allow for an unmanned aircraft system hub (C-2-SUP)]

>> WILL IT HAVE TO GO BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING?

>> NO. >> WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WILL MOVE TO 7- C, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, BY STEFANIE COOKE, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER KENT STAINBACK, KMS RETAIL HUNTSVILLE LP, FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 2.85 ACRE TRACT DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF LOT 6RA, BLOCK A OF THE AMENDING REPLANT OF LUKES

LANDING LOTS. >> THIS IS LOCATED AT 5408 KENWOOD DRIVE, THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS AN SUV FOR THE SYSTEM HUB, THAT OUGHT TO BE PRETTY FAMILIAR, IT IS A 2.85 ACRE SITE , 10,600 SQUARE FEET , 500 FEET FROM THE NEAREST EXISTING RESIDENTIAL, THIS IS CONFORMING WITH SPECIFIC REGULATIONS. THE SITE ITSELF WILL HAVE ABOUT 10 DOCKS. THIS SHOWS GRAVEL PAVING, THEY DO MAKE AN UPDATE. I WILL TOUCH ON THAT IN JUST A SECOND, BUT THIS SITE WILL BE PARTIALLY GRAVEL AND PARTIALLY CONCRETE . THEY ARE PROPOSING THE EIGHT -FOOT BALL , WIRE MESH, CONFORMING WITH ALL USE REGULATIONS. FIRST, I WILL TOUCH ON WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING, THEN WHAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED, THEY ARE REQUESTING CONCRETE, THEY REQUIRE CONCRETE PAVING, WE ARE REQUESTING CONCRETE PAVING FOR ONLY A PORTION OF THE SITE, JUST WHERE THE GENERATORS ARE, THE REST OF THE SITE, THEY WILL PAVE IMMEDIATELY, THAT WILL CHANGE FOR THIS PRESENTATION. FOR LANDSCAPING, IT IS A PRIMARY USE THAT THEY MEET THE RAC, THEY ARE REQUESTING NO LANDSCAPING FOR 18 MONTHS AT THAT POINT, THEY WILL BRING THE SITE UP TO COMPLAINT 18 MONTHS FROM THE CO, THEY ARE REQUESTING AN 18-FOOT CHAIN-LINK FENCE, WHICH DOES MEET REQUIREMENTS. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL , THEY ARE RECOMMENDING GRAVEL FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS AS OPPOSED TO 18 MONTHS, AT WHICH POINT, THEY WILL PUSH THE CONCRETE. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING HAVING LANDSCAPING PUT IN AT 12 MONTHS , AS OPPOSED TO 18 MONTHS, WHICH IS WHAT THE

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AN APPLICATION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUPP ?

>> REALLY QUICK, WHAT IS THE MECHANISM THAT WE USE WITHIN THE CITY TO GO BACK AND RETROACTIVELY CHECK ON WHAT IS GOING ON? YEAH, I AM ALL FOR DOING THIS, BUT I REALLY DON'T LIKE THIS, WE ARE GOING TO YOU KNOW, USE GRAVEL NOW THAN WE ARE COMING BACK IN 12 MONTHS, WAS WATCHING THAT, WHAT IS THAT

MECHANISM? >> WE DO A TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, NORMALLY NOT A 12-MONTH PERIOD, YOU CAN LOOK INTO HAVING A TTL WITH AN EXPIRATION ON THE SOFTWARE WE USE, THAT WILL TRIGGER STAFF TO GO OUT AND FIND THAT MOMENT, AND THEN GO BACK AND GET THEM BACK UP TO WHATEVER THE

RECOMMENDATION IS. >> YOU FEEL LIKE WE ARE ON SOLID GROUND TO COME BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DO GET WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR? I WANT SOME ASSURANCES, I GUESS.

>> OUR SYSTEM AS EXPIRATIONS THAT ARE BUILT INTO IT, WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM, AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PULLING UP THE ORDINANCES, THE SITE PLANS, LANDSCAPE PLANS, THEY MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE IN COMPLIANCE AND THEY ARE OUT THERE REGULARLY FOR COMMERCIAL STUFF, I THINK THAT IT IS

FEASIBLE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? COUNCILMEMBERS ? LET'S GO AHEAD AND BRING UP THE APPLICANT AND HERE AT THEIR PRESENTATION . IT IS SHOW AND TELL TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH . >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING , COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS STEFANIE COOKE, AND I HAVE A PRESENTATION PUT TOGETHER BUT IT IS THE SAME ONE THAT WE REVIEWED ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, I AM HAPPY TO JUMP TO THE RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT WE WILL WANT TO FOCUS ON TONIGHT UNLESS ANYONE

HAS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. >> SO, WE DO HAVE A NEW COUNCILMEMBER BEFORE US, AND MR. BOWERS, IF YOU WANT THE FULL PRESENTATION, I KNOW YOU WERE PROBABLY AT THAT MEETING WHEN YOU HEARD THE EARLIER PRESENTATION?

>> I WAS AT THE MEETING . >> YOU CAN GO TO THE OTHER

VERSION. >> FANTASTIC, LET ME JUMP FORWARD IN THAT CASE. OKAY, I WILL START HERE, I WILL FAMILIARIZE IT, WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING IS A UA S HUB, THAT IS OUR INSTALL IN MESQUITE, THE WAY AGAIN THE SYSTEM WORKS, THAT IS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE LOCATED AND WHEN IT IS REPLACED, IT WILL BE LOADED INTO THE CAS, IT WILL FLY INTO THE HUB, PLACE IT IN THE IT IS HOW THE MODEL WORKS, IN TERMS OF THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN THAT YOU MENTION IT, WE HEARD FROM A MEETING PREVIOUSLY. ACTUALLY TONIGHT HEAD OF OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING? COMMUNITY ENGAGING SUPPORT, AFTER HEARING THAT, WE

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[7D. Consider action to adopt an ordinance granting a change to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map by granting a change in zoning for an approximately 2.85 acre tract described as a portion of Lot 6RA, Block A of the amending replat of Lukes Landing Lots 5ARA and 6RA, Block A, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas from General Commercial/Retail (C-2) to General Commercial/Retail with a Special Use Permit to allow for an unmanned aircraft system hub (C-2-SUP).]

[7E. Conduct a public hearing on a request by Brian Boro on behalf of property owner KMS Retail Huntsville LP to 1) Rezone the subject property from Commercial (C) District to Planned Development (PD) District for Multi-Family Attached Residential Townhouse (MF-TH); 2) Approve a Concept Plan to construct 30 Townhomes; 3) Amend the Comprehensive Plan; and 4) Amend the official Zoning Map of the City. The property is located generally south of Kenwood Drive and west of Cypress Drive, consisting of a 4.31-acre tract describes as a portion of Lot 6RA, Block A of the amending replat of Lukes Landing Lots 5ARA and 6RA, Block A, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas.]

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>> WE ASK THEY MEET AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS 80 FEET ALONG KENWOOD WHAT OUR CODE REQUIRED FOR PRIMARY ENTRYWAYS AND GROUND COVER OR THE PD STANDARDS, CALLING THOSE OUT SPECIFICALLY. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE. THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU. >> BECAUSE THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE LIKE THE ONE WE LOOKED AT, THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE. BECAUSE IT WAS DENIED BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, IT REQUIRES 75% VOTE BY CITY COUNCIL, SIX OF SEVEN MEMBERS MUST VOTE IN FAVOR FOR IT TO PASS. THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL KNOW AND THAT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AS WELL. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME?

>> THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. DID YOU -- MAYBE I MISSED IT OR -- WAS THERE A SETBACK FROM

THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH OR HOW FAR IT WAS? >> THEY ARE REQUIRED TO -- THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN INCOMPATIBILITY BUFFER. THEY ARE PROVIDING THAT.

I BELIEVE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I THINK IT'S 15 OR 20 FEET.

I HAVE TO DOUBLE-CHECK. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ONE TREE EVERY 35 FEET AND TEN EVERGREEN BUSHES EVERY 30 FEET. THAT BUFFER HAS TO BE OPAQUE AND CONTINUOUS IN NATURE.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THAT. >> IS THAT 15 FEET FROM THE

ALLEYWAY BEHIND? >> TO THE PROPERTY LINE TO 15 FEET.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I KNOW THIS HASN'T GONE TO ENGINEERING OR ANYTHING. WHEN WE HAVE A FLOOD PLAIN

IMPACTED, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE? >> THEY DO HAVE A FLOOD PLAN.

I WILL GO BACK TO THE LANDSCAPING PLAN. THE OPEN SPACE IS FLOOD PLAIN.

THAT'S WHY THEY ARE ABLE TO GIVE SO MUCH SUBSTANTIAL OPEN SPACE IS BECAUSE THEY ARE UTILIZING THAT FLOOD PLAIN AS THEIR OPEN SPACE. IF THEY GET INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN, THEY HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH FEMA AND WITH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

WE DO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. IF THEY GET INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN, THEY HAVE TO DO THOSE THINGS BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE GO THROUGH THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROCESS. I BELIEVE THEY ARE STAYING OUT OF FLOOD PLAIN, BUT THE

APPLICANT CAN CONFIRM. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?

LET'S BRING THE APPLICANT UP AND HEAR THE PRESENTATION. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'M WITH QUEST DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME.

CITY STAFF FOR WORKING WITH US THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. JUST TO GIVE YOU CONTEXT, THE

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AS WELL AS EQUITY LAND GROUP. WE ARE PROPOSING 30 TOWN HOMES. THIS PROPERTY HERE IS UNIQUELY PLACED BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH AND COMMERCIAL TO THE SOUTH.

WE HAVE A NATURAL DIVIDE THROUGH LONG BRANCH CREEK. IT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR PREVIOUS BUYERS TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP IT AS COMMERCIAL USE. A GOOD PLACEHOLDER WOULD BE RESIDENTIAL. IN THIS CASE, TOWN HOMES. THIS IS OUR RENDERINGS.

I WANTED TO FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE SITE PLAN. A LOT OF THE DEVIATIONS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING TODAY ARE PERTAINING TO THE ENTRYWAY, LANDSCAPING.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE KENWOOD DRIVE SIDE, WE HAVE A LIMITED FRONTAGE OF 269 FEET.

THAT REALLY DROVE OUR SITE LAYOUT. LIFE SAFETY WAS A BIG CONCERN.

WE ENSURED THAT WE HAD TWO POINTS OF ACCESS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ANY EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THAT SHRANK DOWN THE PRIMARY ENTRY TO 60 VERSUS 80.

WE ARE OPEN TO INCLUDING THAT INTO THE PD AS MENTIONED. THE OTHER NATURAL BUFFER WAS THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL. WE HAVE INCORPORATED THAT CONSIDERATION.

THE RED DASH LINE IS A 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN. WE ARE WELL OUT OF THAT.

THE BLUE DASH LINE IS THE 500, WHICH WE WILL BE WORKING WITH CITY STAFF TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PERMITTED AND DESIGNED CORRECTLY. THE REASON WHY WE BROUGHT

THIS -- >> CAN I ASK FOR CLARIFICATION ON SOMETHING?

YOU MENTIONED THE RED DASH LINE IS THE WHAT FLOOD PLAIN? >> 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN.

>> I'M LOOKING AT THE DOCUMENT INCLUDED WITH THE PACKET THAT HAS THE LEGEND OFF TO THE SIDE.

IT SAYS THE RED DASH LINE IS THE DRAINAGE/SEWER EASEMENT. >> CORRECT.

>> THE BLUE LINE IS THE FLOOD PLAIN ZONE SOMETHING. >> FOR CLARIFICATION, THE 100 FLOOD PLAIN IS COVERED BY A DRAINAGE EASEMENT. THAT PREVENTS ANY PERMANENT STRUCTURES TO BE BUILT WITHIN IT. THAT'S WHY WE ON THE SITE PLAN WE NAME IT AS AN EASEMENT, BUT THAT IS THE DELINEATION OF THE FLOOD PLAIN.

THE BLUE LINE IS THE SPROUTS WHICH IS NEXT DOOR. THEY WENT THROUGH A LOMAR PROCESS WHICH IS TO ESTABLISH A BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. THAT BASE FLOOD ELEVATION CHANGES THE FEMA MAP FROM AN UNKNOWN OR ZONE X TO AN AE, WHICH IS AN ESTABLISHED ELEVATION. FOR THE TOWN HOMES WILL BE ABOVE THE MINIMUM MOVING FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU. >> HERE IS THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT ALTHOUGH WE ARE ASKING FOR DEVIATIONS ON PRIMARY ENTRY WIDTH AND AREA, WE WILL BE PROVIDING THE NECESSARYPLANTING. AGAIN, THIS IS A VISUAL OF THE CONSTRAINTS WE ARE FACING.

FRONTAGE ALONG KENWOOD AND THEN THE CHANNEL ON THE FAR RIGHT. THIS IS A RECAP.

IN ORDER TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL THIS EVENING, THE PRIVATE STREET DEVELOPMENT NEEDS APPROVAL FROM COUNCIL. THE FRONT-LOADED GARAGES WOULD BE A DEVIATION.

THE MIDDLE ROW OF HOUSES WILL BE DOUBLE FRONTAGE. ON THE PD WILL WE WILL LIMIT THE POINT OF ENTRANCE TO THE SOUTHERN SIDE. WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY. PART OF WHICH WAS OUTREACH TO YOU AS WELL.

AS BRITTANY SAID, WE DID RECEIVE COMMENTS PERTAINING TO TRAFFIC DURING OUR PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO -- I THINK I'M MISSING THAT HERE.

TO DISCUSS FURTHE ON TRAFFIC, IF THIS WAS MAINTAINED AS A COMMERCIAL USE, WE ARE LOOKING

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AT A MAXIMUM BASED OFF MODELS RUN, WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 17 DURING THE WEEKDAYS, WHICH IS NEGLIGIBLE GIVEN THE TRAFFIC COUNTS GENERATED BY COMMERCIAL USE.

I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE

TODAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR

PRESENTATION. COUNCIL MEMBER GIBBS? >> THANK YOU.

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT -- ONCE THESE ARE BUILT AND IN THERE AND THE HOA IS GONE, I'M ASSUMING THEY ARE BEI ENFORCING THIS. WILL YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE? IS IT GOING TO ALLOW SOMEBODY TO DO A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OR LEASE THESE, ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

>> OUR GOAL -- WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE HOA DOCUMENT FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCIL.

IN THIS SCENARIO, WE WILL ADHERE TO THE ORDINANCE AND ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU BRING TOWARDS THE PROJECT. WE ARE OPEN. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PUBLIC

ENGAGEMENT ON THIS. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> NO. >> I WOULD LIKE CLARITY FROM STAFF OR PERHAPS THE APPLICANT WITH REGARD TO THE STATEMENT THAT HE JUST MADE. I'M CONCERNED THAT WHEN HE SAYS THAT WE ARE GOING TO NUMBER ONE APPROVE THE HOA BYLAWS, I'M CURIOUS IF THAT'S A REQUIREMENT

OF ANY CODE THAT WE HAVE. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. >> THAT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OF OUR CODE. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT THE HOA COVENANT AND RECORD THEM WITH THE COUNTY. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL, NO.

>> NUMBER TWO, THIS IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. CAN THE STANDARDS REQUIRE OWNERSHIP BY AN OWNER OCCUPANT? MAYBE THAT'S A LEGAL QUESTION. I SEE YOU LOOKING AT VICTORIA.

>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I WILL DEFER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

>> ONE MORE TIME. >> CAN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS REQUIRE THAT IT BE AN OWNER OCCUPANT, SOMEONE OWNS THE HOME, OCCUPY THE PHOME.

THEY DON'T LEASE THE HOME. THEY DON'T STR THE HOME. THERE'S NO ALLOWANCE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO DICTATE THAT REQUIREMENT FOR A PROPERTY OWNER, CORRECT? WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WHAT WE HEARD WAS, WE ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU.

THAT'S GREAT. I APPRECIATE THAT WILLINGNESS. BUT THERE'S NO MECHANISM BY WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL COULD REQUIRE THAT OF YOU AS A DEVELOPER.

>> I WANT TO CLARIFY, WE CAN'T DICTATE RENTAL VERSUS OWNERSHIP. WHAT WE DO LOOK AT IS INDIVIDUALLY PLOTTED OR PLOTTED AS ONE LOT. THAT CHANGES WHETHER IT'S TREATED MORE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT OR MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

THIS WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY PLOTTED. >> THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.

I KNOW YOU HAVE A QUESTION ALSO. THE OTHER QUESTION IS, WE JUST HEARD A PRESENTATION BY A COMPANY WHO IS PLANNING TO INSTALL AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT HUB.

WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET OR LESS FROM WHERE THE NEAREST TOWN HOME WOULD BE ON THIS PROPERTY. I'M CURIOUS IF THAT GIVES YOU CONCERN ABOUT THE APPEALABILITY OF THIS PROPERTY OR THOSE PARTICULAR HOMES THAT MIGHT BE CLOSEST TO THIS.

>> NO. WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION TO THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM.

>> LET ME RESTATE MY QUESTION. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHETHER YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION TO THAT ITEM.

IT'S WHETHER THIS PROPERTY MAKES SENSE TO BE RESIDENTIAL GIVEN NOW THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF SOMETHING THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. WE TALKED ABOUT NOISE AND THE NOISE IMPACT. THE PREVIOUS APPLICANT PULLED UP ON THE SCREEN WHAT THEIR NOISE DISTANCE WAS AND WHAT THE DECIBEL RATING WOULD BE FOR THAT DISTANCE.

NOW WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING CHANGING FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL, WHICH WOULD INSERT RESIDENTIAL INTO THAT CLOSER NOISE BARRIER, IF

YOU WILL. >> UNDERSTOOD. AS FAR AS TAKING ACCOUNT TO THE

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>> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE JUST APPROVED AN SUP WITH 150-FOOT SETBACK. I'M ASSUMING THERE WOULD BE 150-FEET FROM WHERE THAT GOES

TO -- SURE. >> WHENEVER WE LOOKED AT THE ZIP LINE SUP, IT HAS A 200 OR 100 FOOT PART OF THE STANDARDS TO RESIDENTIAL. IT WAS MORE THAN 500 FEET AWAY.

IF THIS GETS APPROVED, THAT BECOMES LEGAL NONE -CONFORMING. ZIP LINE WILL BE LEGAL

NON-CONFORMING IF IT'S WITHIN THAT SETBACK. >> LEGAL NON-CONFORMING WHICH IS

A WAY OF SAYING GRANDFATHERED IN? >> YES.

>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. THE ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS,

THEY LOOK REALLY NICE. ARE THEY THREE STORY? >> I WILL GO BACK TO THAT.

YES, WE DO HAVE THREE STORIES. CODE ALLOWS UNDER MF TOWN HOMES OF MAXIMUM OF FOUR.

THESE WILL BE THREE. WE SHOW THREE UNITS HERE. WE ARE GOING TO BUILD THESE IN

CLUSTERS OF THREE AND FOUR. >> THAT'S WHAT THE FINISHED PRODUCT YOU ENVISION WILL LOOK

LIKE? >> THIS IS AN INITIAL CONCEPT. WE WILL BE CLOSE TO THIS

FINISHED PRODUCT. >> ON THE BACK -- I GUESS MY CONCERN FOR THIS -- FOR THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS SOMEONE TO BE LOOKING DOWN.

I SAW ON SATELLITE IMAGERY, THERE'S A POOL AND PEOPLE GRILLING IN THE BACKYARD, KIDS PLAYING AND STUFF. I KNOW THERE'S TREES EVERY 35 FEET.

WHAT OTHER THINGS HAVE YOU CONSIDERED AS THAT? BASED ON THE SITE PLAN AND WHERE YOU WILL BUILD, IS THAT LINE OF SIGHT GOING TO BE DIRECTLY DOWN INTO THE NEIGHBORS NORTH OF THE

DEVELOPMENT? >> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THERE WILL BE NO BALCONIES FACING THE REAR. IF THAT'S A CONCERN. AS FAR AS THE WINDOW HEIGHT, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE DO OUR BEST TO LIMIT THAT VISUAL. EXCUSE ME, BUT THIS IS PART OF OWNERSHIP. MR. AMAD OWNS THE PROPERTY UNDER ICONIC HOMES.

WE ARE READY TO CHANGE THIS TO TWO STORY BUILDINGS AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.

AS FAR AS THE SCREENING, WE HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND BY PROVIDING THE FENCE WHICH WAS

NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED BY CODE. >> OKAY.

I THINK THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF AT THIS MOMENT? WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 7E. IT'S 9:43 P.M. I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK FORMS ON THIS ITEM. DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 7E? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:43 P.M. AND

[7F. Consider action to adopt an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Map and Plan of the City of Rowlett, Texas, as previously amended, by granting a change in zoning from Commercial (C) District to Planned Development (PD) District with a base zoning of Multi-Family Attached Residential Townhouse (PD - MF-TH) for an approximately 4.31 acre tract described as a portion of Lot 6RA, Block A of the amending replat of Lukes Landing Lots 5ARA and 6RA, Block A in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas; approving a Concept Plan for the construction of 30 Townhomes; approving a Landscaping Plan; approving an Amenities Plan, approving Building Elevations; and approving Development Standards and Regulations.]

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME, UNLESS THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCHOOP. GO AHEAD. >> I MOVE WE DENY A REQUEST TO REZONE THE 4.31 ACRE TRACT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND DEVELOP A NEIGHBORHOOD

CONSISTING OF 30 TOWN HOMES. >> A MOTION TO DENY THE ITEM AS PRESENTED.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BRITON.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS THOMAS, DID YOU HAVE

COMMENTS? >> IT'S MY PREFERENCE THE MOTIONS BE MADE IN THE

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FAILS WITH ONE VOTE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

DO WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THAT BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH ANY OTHER CONSIDERATION OF ANY FURTHER MOTIONS? COUNCIL, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DENY THE DEVELOPMENT.

MISS THOMAS' RECOMMENDATION IS THIS MOTION FAILS FOR THIS MOTION TO FAIL YOU WOULD NEED TO VOTE NO TO THIS MOTION. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THE DEVELOPMENT BY DEFAULT IS APPROVED. IT MEANS THAT THIS MOTION FAILS. THAT'S NOT YOUR RECOMMENDATION?

SORRY. >> VOTE AS YOU WOULD ON THIS ONE.

IF YOU WANT TO VOTE TO DENY, VOTE TO DENY. IF YOU DON'T WANT IT TO DENY, THEN DON'T VOTE FOR THIS ONE. IT MAY MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER VOTE.

>> UNDERSTOOD. >> COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES. >> I'M SORRY.

I'M LOOPED AROUND AND TWISTED INSIDE OUT. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO DENY. APPROVE WOULD BE TO DENY BUT NO WOULD BE A DOUBLE NEGATIVE TO

DENY THE DENY. >> YOU ARE VOTING -- YES OR NO VOTE IS FOR THAT MOTION.

>> FOR THE MOTION TO DENY. >> IF YOU VOTE YES, YOU ARE APPROVING THE MOTION TO DENY.

>> YES VOTE IS A VOTE TO DENY. >> CAN YOU HOLD ON? SORRY.

>> DENY IS TO DENY -- DENY IS TO SAY YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION? SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. THIS IS WHERE I GOT ALL CONFUSED.

GOT YOU. I'M CLEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT QUICK IF I COULD. I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS. OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. BECAUSE AS I LOOK AT THE LAND, LOOK AT HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF LAND, TO ME I DON'T THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT RETAIL CENTER.

MY CONCERN FOR THE NEIGHBORS BEHIND THEM, IF I WAS IN THAT AREA, I WOULD RATHER HAVE A TOWN HOME, I THINK, THAN A SHOPPING STRIP. I WOULD RATHER HAVE 30 PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE OR 60 PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE, LET'S SAY, THAN 200 PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT. THAT'S COMMERCIAL BY RIGHT. SOMEONE CAN DEVELOP THERE.

IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF WILL THAT LAND STAY GREEN FOREVER. IT'S GOING TO GET DEVELOPED AT SOME POINT. THE QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS, LOOKS LIKE THAT'S AN ENHANCEMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I WANTED TO STATE MY REASONS WHY.

THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? SEEING NONE, LET'S RECAP ONE MORE TIME. A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION IS A VOTE TO DENY. A VOTE AGAINST THIS MOTION JUST MEANS YOU ARE VOTING AGAINST THE MOTION ITSELF. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE? ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. THAT MOTION FAILS BY A VOTE OF 3-4. WITH THAT -- SAY THAT ONE BALTMORE

TIME. >> WE NEED AN AFFIRMATIVE MOTION.

>> I WILL ENTERTAIN IF WE CAN RESET THE MOTIONS, MADAM SECR SECRETARY, AND BEFORE -- HOLD ON. PUSH RTS.

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS. >> IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, YOU WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE A MOTION TO DENY? IS THAT -- I DON'T -- I'M NOT

SMART ENOUGH. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM. YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE FOR YOUR OWN MOTION. BUT IT NEEDS TO BE AFFIRMATIVE. IT NEEDS TO BE A MOTION TO

APPROVE. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE -- >> CAN YOU -- APOLOGIZE.

I DID NOT HAVE YOUR MIKE ON. I'M GOING TO SWITCH US INTO DISCUSSION MODE.

YOU NEED TO PUSH IT TO TURN IT OFF. >> I WAS SAYING, IT NEEDS TO BE AN AFFIRMATIVE MOTION. IT NEEDS TO BE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM, WHICH

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>> YES. UNDERSTOOD. I THINK WE CAN GET THAT.

I DO SEE THERE'S A MOTION PENDING. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE I HEAR THAT. I APOLOGIZE. THERE WAS TALK, VERY BRIEFLY THERE ABOUT LIMITING THE HEIGHT TO TWO STORIES. I SEE THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS HAS -- I COULDN'T SEE WHERE IT'S PERFECTLY CLEAR IN THERE.

I WOULD APPRECIATE CLARITY FROM STAFF. IF WE WERE GOING TO LIMIT TO TWO

STORIES, WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE STATED AS AMENDED? >> PROPOSED STANDARDS MEET WHAT MFTH CALLS FOR. IT'S FALLING BACK TO THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT.

IF YOU WANT TO LIMIT IT, IT WILL NEED TO BE CALLED OUT. >> THE BASE ZONING TO BE CLEAR IN THE PACKET SHOWS BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR STORIES, WHICH COULD MEAN UP TO FOUR STORIES.

WE WOULD WANT TO ADD LANGUAGE TO LIMIT THAT TO TWO STORIES IF THAT'S THE INTENT OF THE MOTION.

>> IF YOU WANT TO LIMIT IT ALONG THAT PORTION OR TWO STORIES FOR THE WHOLE SITE, CLARITY

REGARDING LOCATION AS WELL. >> I DO SEE A -- I SAW A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING.

AS PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED BY GRANTING A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM PAGE 4 OF 4, COMMERCIAL C DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD DISTRICT WITH A BASE ZONING OF MULTIFAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE. FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 4.31 ACRE TRACT DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF LOT 6-RA BLOCK A OF THE AMENDING REPLOT IN THE CITY. APPROVING CONSTRUCTION OF 30 TOWN HOMES, APPROVIN A LANDSCAPING PLAN, APPROVING AN AMENITIES PLAN, APPROVING BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS WITH ONE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, AND THAT IS THE MOST NORTHERN SECTION OF THE TOWN HOMES THAT GOES UP AGAINST THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS LIMITED TO TWO STORIES, THE REMAINDER CAN STAY AS IS.

>> SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES AND A SECOND BY MR. BOWERS.

>> I SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THAT AMENDMENT THAT THE NORTHERN MOST PART IS LIMITED TO TWO STORIES AND THE REST WOULD FALL BACK TO BASE ZONING.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? IS EVERYONE CLEAR ON THE MOTION? I WOULD REMIND COUNCIL THAT THIS DOES REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE TO BE APPROVED. IT WOULD REQUIRE SIX OF SEVEN TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE OF THIS MOTION. WITH THAT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. THAT MOTION ALSO FAILS BY A VOTE OF FOUR TO THREE.

WE ARE FINISHED WITH THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, MISS THOMAS. APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7G. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

[7G. Consider action to adopt an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinance of the City of Rowlett, Chapter 58 “Taxation” by adding a new Article VI “Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions for Housing Finance Corporations”.]

TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS. I WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

I WILL GIVE YOU A BRIEF RUNTHROUGH. I THINK WE ARE ALL AWARE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE TALK ABOUT IT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR SCITY MANAGER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT AN ORDINANCE WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THIS PURPOSE.

THE IDEA BEHIND THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT ANY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION THAT'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL, MEANING OWNED AND OPERATED BY AN ENTITY OUTSIDE THE CITY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE PERMISSION FROM THE CITY TO DO AN HFC-TYPE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.

AS SUCH, THAT'S IN LINE WITH LEGISLATURE -- LEGISLATION THAT'S BEEN PASSED.

THE IDEA THERE BEING THAT WE DON'T WANT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS GOING ROGUE IN OTHER CITIES, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, PURCHASING PROPERTIES AND PULLING THOSE PROPERTIES OFF OF TAX ROLES WITHOUT THAT PARTICULAR MUNICIPALITY'S AWARENESS.

I THINK THE LEGISLATURE MADE THAT VERY CLEAR. HOWEVER, THERE'S A DELAY BEFORE THAT TAKES AFFECT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT LEGISLATION AND TO BE COMPLIANT WITH WHAT THAT ALLOWS FOR, WE NEED TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN OUR CITY THAT PROVIDES A MECHANISM

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I'M REFERRING TO A HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. WHERE IT COULD APPLY FOR THE PURCHASE AND OPERATION OF A TAX CREDIT DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY.

WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU WHICH PROVIDES QUITE A BIT OF LANGUAGE.

HOPEFULLY, EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO READ THROUGH THAT. WE DID REVIEW IT PREVIOUSLY.

I BELIEVE VICTORIA ONLY MADE ONE MINOR ADJUSTMENT IN THERE. VICTORIA, IF YOU WANT TO CLARIFY

WHAT THAT WAS FOR THE COUNCIL, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> I'M TRYING TO FIND IT.

HANG ON. IT WAS IN 58171B. BASICALLY, JUST TO MAKE CLEAR THAT IF THEY ARE APPLYING, THAT IT'S FOR EACH ANNUAL TAX YEAR, IF THEY ARE APPLYING FOR AN

EXEMPTION. >> THEY WOULD HAVE TO APPLY ANNUALLY VERSUS A ONE-TIME --

>> WE'RE NOT THE ENTITY THAT GRANTS THE EXEMPTION. THEY WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FOR OUR

APPROVAL FOR EACH TAX YEAR. >> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU.

ONE QUESTION I DID HAVE FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WAS WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD ADD LANGUAGE IN THAT WOULD REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL BY THE CITY, OR REQUIRE THAT THEY HAVE SOUGHT APPROVAL BEFORE APPLYING WITH US. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OF THAT?

>> I'M TRYING TO STICK WITH EXACTLY WHAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS AUTHORIZED.

I THINK IF WE START ADDING MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS, IT MAY JEOPARDIZE OUR ORDINANCE.

I WOULD PREFER NOT TO. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL, I WOULD BE GLAD TO ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE WITH REGARD TO

THIS ORDINANCE. >> SO I SEE THAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE JUST OPEN RIGHT NOW.

DO WE HAVE SUGGESTED DOLLAR AMOUNTS? HOW DO THOSE NUMBERS GET

GENERATED? >> RIGHT NOW, WE ARE JUST ON THE ORDINANCE PIECE, WHICH DOES NOT

PERTAIN TO THE FEES, I DON'T BELIEVE. >> OKAY.

>> THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT ITEM. THAT'S A QUESTION I WILL HAVE FOR THAT ITEM, TOO.

THAT'S OKAY. COUNCIL, OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THIS ORDINANCE. I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER

REEVES. FEEL FREE TO STATE YOUR MOTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE ORDINANCE CLAP TER 58, TAXATION BY ADDIN A NEW ARTICLE 6, TAX

EXEXGSS FOR HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I SEE A SECOND. >> I SEE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALONG WITH THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ITEM. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM CARRIES BY A VOTE OF 7-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.PI'M EXCITE THROUGH.

IT PUTS IN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THESE EXTRA TERRITORIAL HOUSING

[7H. Consider action to adopt a resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule for the City of Rowlett by adding the fee for Extraterritorial Housing Finance Corporation Application to own real property for residential development with the City; providing that other fees not listed but now charged pursuant to other ordinances and resolutions shall remain in effect until transferred to the Master Fee Schedule by amendment.]

ADD A FEE. APPLICATION TO OWN REAL PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL, PROVIDING A SE SEVERABILITY ITEM. THERE WOULD NEED TO BE AN APPLICATION FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT THAT GETS SUBMITTED. I HOPE THAT OUR CITY STAFF HAS SOME IDEA OF APPROXIMATELY WHAT THAT FEE AND ASSOCIATED COST MIGHT BE SO THAT WE CAN APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION AND AMEND THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE AND MOVE FORWARD.

I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY MANAGER IF HE HAS ANY FEEDBACK OR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

WHOEVER COULD ADDRESS THAT. >> YES, SIR. >> MISS WADE, PLEASE.

>> GOOD EVENING. THE STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS. THEY ARE SUGGESTING A $3,000 BASE FEET FOR THE APPLICATION REVIEW BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF INPUT THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED WITH THE REVIEW. THERE IS AN ARTICLE FREE STRUCTURE THAT SAYS IT'S ABOUT A $3,000 FOR PRIVATE ACTIVITY AND ANOTHER $2,000 TO BE REVIEWED FOR OTHER -- FOR A BOND ISSUER.

IN REVIEWING OTHER STRUCTURES AND OTHER FEE-BASED THINGS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OURS, THE SUGGESTION IS $3,000 FOR THE APPLICATION REVIEWED BY THE CITY STAFF.

>> THANK YOU, MISS WADE. COUNCIL, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US THAT IN SECTION ONE

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THE REST OF THE RESOLUTION WAS DRAFTED BY MRIS THOMAS. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

SEEING NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCHOOP.

>> SEE IF I CAN GET THERE RIGHT. I MOVE WE APPROVE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE BY ADDING A PHI FOR EXTRA TERRITORIAL HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS, APPLICATION TO OWN REAL PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY PROVIDING OTHER FEES REMAIN

AFFECT AND A REPEALING CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> AND FEE AMOUNT.

>> AND A FEE AMOUNT OF $3,000. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM.

I SEE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES. WE HAVE A MROEGOTION TO APPROVE THE FEE AMOUNT OF $3,000. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? LET'S CALL THE VOTE.

THAT KCARRIES. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE NOT QUITE FINISHED, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. LET'S MOVE DOWN. ANY REQUEST TO ADD ANY AGENDA ITEMS? IF YOU WILL HIT RTS AND SPEAK. I DO NOT SEE ANY REQUEST FOR

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]

CAUSE DC-25-07779. THE 134TH JUJU DISHL COURT. B, CITY VERSUS PLEASANT TOWNHOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHIEF APPRAISING OF THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, DC-25-07778 IN THE 1 THE 1ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. AS WELL AS A SECOND EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM, 2B, PURSUANT TO SECTION 551-082, REGARDING REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES BY EXTRA TERRITORIAL HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS. COUNCIL WILL CONVENE IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM.

FOLLOWING THAT, THE MEETING TONIGHT WILL BE ADJOURNED. WE WILL ANNOUNCE ANY ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOWING THAT WE HAVE CONCLUDED AT 10:22 P.M. NO ACTION TAKEN ON EITHER OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. WITH THAT,

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