[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:21] CHURCH. >>> FOR THIS PLACE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EACH ONE OF OUR CITY OFFICIALS WHO TAKE TIME TO SERVE AND TO GUIDE OUR CITY, PRAY THAT YOU WOULD JUST GUIDE THEIR STEPS AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS TONIGHT THAT AFFECT OUR CITY AND, LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD PUT YOUR BLESSING -- GUIDE THEIR MIND AND HEARS AND THANK YOU FOR OUR MILITARY AND THOSE BEING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT AND WE ASK, LORD, THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS US, A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS TO US. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME. >> I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STAND, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND NOW THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXA FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU, PLEASE BE SEATED. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING IS OUR EXECUTIE SESSION BUT WE'LL HOLD THAT [4A. Presentation of Rowlett Veterans Recognition Program certificate to United States Marine Corps. Corporal Laura Ashley Cervantes.] AFTER THE REGULAR MEETING AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 4. PROSECUTIONS. PRESENTATION OF VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM TO UNITED STATES CORPORATE LAURA ASHLEY CERVANTES AND I WILL MAKE THAT AND INVITE CHRIS TO COME UP. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE EXCITING THINGS WE GET TO DO AT CITY HALL AND RECOGNIZE OUR SERVICE MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE CITY INSTITUTED THIS VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM IN 2017 IN ORDER TO SHOW APPRECIATION TO THOSE MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR TIME IN SERVICE TO OUR -- ASSISTING WITH THE SELECTION AND RECOGNITION OF THE HONOREES IS THE VETERANS RESOURCE AND OUTREACH CENTER, THE VETERAN RECOGNITION PROGRAM ALSO HELPS TO BRING AWARENESS TO VETERANS' ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT IS BEING DONE AND THAT WHICH IS STILL NEEDED. I'M HONORED TO CONTINUE FORMALLY RECOGNIZING VETERANS OF ALL AGES AND BRANCHES OF SERVICE AT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND OUR 41ST SET RAN TO BE RECOGNIZED IS LAURA ASHLEY CERVANTES AND SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND IN OUR STAFF OF LIST OF VETERANS WE RECOGNIZED AND YOU CAN FIND THOSE ON A PLAQUE IN THE BACK OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS SO I'LL INVITEINVITE CASAR AND ALEXIS WITH THE VROCK UP TO TAKE IT FROM HERE. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS. SO, YEAH, SO TONIGHT WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO GET TO BE HERE HONORING RECOGNIZING ANOTHER ONE OF OUR ROWLETT VETS. JUST KIND OF REMINDER, THAT WE HAVE THAT THE ROWLETT VETERANS WE HAVE ARE RESIDENTS OF ROWLETT, THEY HAVE TO BE RESIDENTS OF ROWLETT IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED. AND THIS EVENT IS OUR 41ST. SO, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE HER AND HER SERVICES MORE IMPORTANTLY TO RECOGNIZE WHAT SHE DOES WITH THE COMMUNITY TODAY. SHE IS PART OF THE VROCK WHICH IS WHAT WE LOVE AND HOW WE MET HER, SO WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND WE HAVE A BIBLE FOR HER, SO AND THIS IS HER THIRD OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS. THIS IS OUR -- MY GRANDDAUGHTER ALEXIS AND SHE'S DEFINITELY BECOMING OUTGOING AND WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED ABOUT HER BEING PART OF THIS. SO SHE'LL READ THE BIO. >> CAN I READ THIS? >> OH, OKAY. SURE. >> TONIGHT'S HONOREE BORN DECEMBER 27TH, 1983 IS ONE OF OUR YOUNGEST RECIPIENTS. THESE A GRADUATE FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL AND IN 2002 SHE IMMEDIATELY JOINED THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. SHE SERVED IN THE CORPS FROM 2002 TO 2007 INITIALLY STATIONED AT TWENTYNINE PALMS WITH THE MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON AS AN AIRFIELD OPERATIONS SPECIALIST AND GO ON TO SERVE AT CAMP LEJEUNE, YES, OKAY. [00:05:01] NORTH CAROLINA WHERE SHE WOULD MEET HER HUSBAND MARCOS WHO IS ALSO A MARINE. THEY HAVE ONE DAUGHTER. HER MILITARY CAREER INCLUDED TWO DEPLOYMENTS TO IRAQ IN 2004 AND 2006 AND TIME WITH THE ALL MARINE CORPS' BOXING TEAM AND RETURNED TO NORRIS TEXAS AND EARNED HER ASSOCIATES IN NURSING FROM BERK HAVEN COLLEGE AND COMPLETE HER BS AND MSN THROUGH TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AND ULTIMATELY RETURNED TO HER HOMETOWN OF ROWLETT AND WORKED AS A NURSE PRACTITIONER IN ROCKWALL. WITH THE DEEP COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY- BASED PATIENT CENTERED CARE SHE OPENED LIBERTY FAMILY CARE IN ROWLETT IN 2023 AND IN JUNE OF 2025 SHE COMPLETED HER DOCTORATE OF NURSING -- OF NURSING PRACTICE. FURTHER SOLIDIFYING HER DEDICATION TO CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. DR. CERVANTES IS HONORED TO CONTINUE SERVING HER COMMUNITY THROUGH HER WORK AND PRIMARY CARE DRIVEN BY THE SAME SENSE OF DUTY AND SERVICE THAT DEFINED HER MILITARY CAREER. SHE IS PART OF OUR VROCK FAMILY. HER DECORATIONS INCLUDE RIFLE MARKSMAN BADGE, MARINE CORPS GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, SEA SERVICE DEPLOYMENT RIBBON, IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE -- SORRY, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION, THANK I, GUYS, LETTER OF APPRECIATION, CERTIFICATE OF -- HELP ME OUT AGAIN. >> COMMENDATION. >> COMMENDATION, THANK YOU. APPRECIATION. PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME OUR 41ST ROWLETT VETERAN, DR. LAURA SER VENN TEST. -- CERVANTES. CERVANTES. -- CERVANTES. >> THANK YOU. TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, YEAH, Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO BE SEATED. WE DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY BUT I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER TOKENS TO PRESENT AS WELL AND I'LL READ THAT FOR YOU NOW. THE FREEDOM AND SECURITY THAT THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES ENJOY TODAY ARE DIRECT RESULTS OF THE BLOOD SHED AND CONTINUED VIGILANCE GIVEN BY THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OVER THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT NATION DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION, PROTECTING THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY AND PAYING THE PRICE OF FREEDOM FOR US ALL. WE GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHO IS HAVE SEEN THE WORST IN SOCIETY AND YET CONTINUE TO SERVE TO SHOW THE BEST OF WHAT HUMANITY CAN BE AND THAT ARE WRECK NICED BY DATE, THE 1ST OF JULY, 2025, SO THANK YOU. >> YEAH, WE'LL DO A COUPLE OF THESE. >> OKAY, RIGHT OVER HERE? THREE, TWO, ONE. EXCELLENT. >> YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANOTHER SPECIALGIFT, SO IF I COULD INVITE LORI COATES UP HEREHERE FROM COATS OF VALOR, THAT WOULD BE JUST WONDERFUL. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING TO DO THROUGH VROCK TO CONTINUE THIS RECOGNITION OF VETERANS, IT'S A VERY SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT THING THAT WE SHOULD ALL DO AS CITIZENS. MY NAME IS LORI COATES, I'M A VOLUNTER WITH THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION. I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND MY LITTLE WHIMSICAL SHIRT. THIS IS PART OF OUR FAMILY GATHERING PROJECT AND EVERYBODY WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW PATRIOTIC SHIRT SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TODAY. ANYWAY, I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION, THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE HEARD THE STORY BUT MAYBE WE HAVE NEW FOLKS SO I'LL TELL A LITTLE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, NONPROFIT, ALL WITH VOLUNTEERS, AND, YOU KNOW, FUND- RAISING ACTIVITIES TO HELP PROVIDE, HERE'S THE MISSION OF QUILTS OF VALOR, TO PROVIDE QUILTS OF COMFORT AND HEALING TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY WAR. LET THAT SINK IN A SECOND. YES, I GET GOOSEBUMPS WHEN I SAY THAT. SO, THE ORGANIZATION WAS STARTED BY A MOM WHOSE SON WAS IN IRAQ AT THE TIME BACK IN 2023, SO ACTUALLY 22 -- 2003, I'M SORRY, 22 YEARS AGO, KATHERINE ROBERTS IS HER NAME, STILL ACTIVE WITH THE ORGANIZATION. WHILE HER SON WAS IN IRAQ, SHE HAD A DREAM ONE NIGHT. SHE -- IN THIS DREAM SHE SAW A YOUNG SOLDIER ON THE SIDE OF HIS COT, VERY DISTRAUGHT, UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, VERY DISTRAUGHT, AND, YOU KNOW HOW DREAMS COME AND GO AND YOU [00:10:02] HAVE THESE SCENE TRYING TO TIE THE STORY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THE NEXT SCENE SHE REMEMBERS FROM THAT DREAM IS THAT THE YOUNG MAN ACTUALLY HAD A QUILT WRAPPED AROUND HIM AND HE WAS MUCH MORE AT EASE AND MISS ROBERTS IS A QUILTER, SO SHE THOUGHT, THIS MUST MEAN SOMETHING TO ME. I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT MY NEW MISSION IS AND SO SHE STARTED THE FOUNDATION WITH THE IDEA THAT VOLUNTEERS WOULD PROVIDE THEIR TIME, AND THEIR EFFORT AND THEIR RESOURCES AND THEIR SUPPLIES TO MAKE QUILTS AND THEN PROVIDE THEM TO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY WAR. SO, 22 YEARS AGO WHEN THE ORGANIZATION WAS STARTED, I JUST -- I ALWAYS TRY TO CHECK THE WEBSITE BEFORE I COME TO DO AN AWARD, THE ORGANIZATION HAS AWARDED OVER 413,000 QUILTS OF VALOR IN THE 22 YEARS THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE. SO, IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE A PART OF THAT. I DON'T HAVE IMMEDIATE -- WELL, MY CLOSEST IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER THAT SERVED IN THE MILITARY IS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. HE WAS IN VIETNAM, AS WELL AS IN KUWAIT, GOSH, THAT'S BEEN 20, 30 YEARS AGO ALREADY. SO, I ACTUALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO AWARD HIM A QUILT OF VALOR AS WELL. I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO AWARD CLOSE TO 300 HERE IN NORTH TEXAS IN THE LAST 10 OR 12 YEARS IN MY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. I'M GOING TO PUT A QUICK PITCH ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER AND PARTICIPATING, BECAUSE I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT WITH SOME ENCOURAGEMENT AND SOME PEOPLE THAT KNOW HOW TO CONNECT PEOPLE, MAYBE BETTER THAN I DO, THERE'S SOME FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAVE ENCOURAGED ME TO GET A GROUP STARTED IN ROWLETT THAT ACTUALLY WILL HELP TO DO THE CREATION OF THE QUILTS OF VALOR THAT ARE USED FOR THIS BYMONTHLY RECOGNITION. CHRIS ARRANGED FOR US TO USE THE VROCK CENTER AND WE GATHER THERE ONCE A MONTH TO DO SOME WORK. THE SUPPLY, MATERIALS, GUIDANCE, I SAY GUIDANCE IN AIR QUOTES BECAUSE I LEARNED FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHEN I GO THERE TOO EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN QUILTING FOR A DECADE OR SO BUT ANYWAY, PUT -- I WANT TO PUT THAT BUG IN YOUR EAR IN CASE THERE'S ANYBODY INTERESED IN WANTING TO KNOW MORE. SO, WITH THAT LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ A CERTIFICATE THAT WE HAVE AND THEN I'LL SHOW YOU THE QUILT. THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION PROVIDING QUILTING TO HONOR AND COMFORT AWARDED TO LORI ASHLEY CERVANTES, 2002 TO 2007. THIS WAS PRESENTED AT THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL MADE AND QUILTED BY KIDS WHO ROCK. I HAVE TO MEX THAT. I MENTION ABOUT THE ENCOURAGEMENT SO PATTY, RAISE YOUR HAND. PATTY HAS A KIDS' MUSIC PROGRAM AND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS I HAVE BROUGHT QUILT BLOCKS IN, YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE IT AND I'M BUILDING THE SUSPENSE SO THE BLOCKS IN THIS QUILT WERE ONES THAT WERE DRAWN ON WITH NOTES FROM CHILDREN IN THAT MUSIC CAMP, AND THEN THE ROWLETT AREA QUILTERS FOR PATRIOTS HELPED TO PUT IT TOGETHER THEN I DID THE QUILTING, SO WE LIKE TO KIND OF LOOK AT THIS AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND FELLOWSHIP, AS WELL. ON BEHALF OF THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION IN RECOGNIZE OF YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE FOR THIS NATION IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE, HONOR, AND COMFORT UPON YOU THROUGH THE AWARD OF THIS QUILT OF VALOR. THOUGH WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE DEPTH OF YOUR SACRIFICE TO PROTECT AND DEFENDANT THE UNITED STATES AS A GESTURE OF GRATITUDE FROM A GRATEFUL NATION WE AWARD YOU THIS QUILT OF VALOR. OKAY, WHO WANTS TO DO THE DRUM ROLL NOW. THE BLOCKS ON THIS WERE DONE BY SOME -- BY THE KIDS AT THE KIDS WHO ROCK CAMP, SO I HOPE THAT MY -- YOU WANT TO COME TO THE FRONT, LAURA? ALL RIGHT. SO SWEET LITTLE NOTES FROM KIDDOS AT CAMP LAST SUMMER AND WE DID ONE THE YEAR BEFORE. >> I LOVE THAT. >> I THINK I HAVE A FAVORITE. BUT I'LL LET YOU KIND OF SOAK IT IN THERE A LITTLE BIT. >> YEAH. >> SO WE GIVE THEM FABRIC MARKERS, SO THAT IT'S PERMANENT ON THIS FABRIC AND SHOULD HOLD UP TO WASHING AND, LIKE I SAID, DIFFERENT STEPS ALONG THE WAY, DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED SO MAKES IT A REAL COMMUNITY EVENT ESPECIALLY FROM RIGHT HERE IN ROWLETT. CAN WE WRAP YOU IN THIS. >> OH, PLEASE. >> GREAT, GREAT, GREAT. THERE YOU GO. WE CALL IT A QUILTY HUG WHEN WE PRESENT THESE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> MORE PICTURES AND ANOTHER ROUND OF PICTURES. OKAY. >> GET THE WHOLE FAMILY TO COME UP HERE? >> YES. >> PLEASE. FRIENDS. FAMILY, FRIENDS, FRIENDS, FRIENDS, FRIENDS, MORE FRIENDS. ALL FRIENDS. [00:15:10] THREE, TWO, ONE. EXCELLENT. >> THANK YOU, ALL RIGHT. >> WE ALSO WANT TO BE SURE TO GIVE LAURA AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME SAY HI THERE, BUDDY. >> YES. SURE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. FOR COMING. THIS IS PRETTY SPECIAL FOR ME RECEIVING THIS RECOGNITION. THANK YOU TO MR. MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYONE AT VROB, MICHELLE AND HOW HARD YOU WORK FOR OUR LOCAL VETERANS. I -- IT WAS MY GOAL WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE MARINE CORPS IN 2007 TO LIVE UP TOTO LEGACY OF THE MARINE CORPS. IT WAS MY HONOR TO SERVE AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO CONTINUE SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF ROWLETT AND GETTING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> ALSO A SPECIAL NOTE TO KNOW THIS IS BEING OUR 41ST, I BELIEVE THAT LAURA IS OUR YOUNGEST RECIPIENT, EVEN WITH HER EXPERIENCE, JUST, YOU KNOW, SAYS A LOT WHEN YOU GET SOMEONE YOUNG IN HERE SO, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT DISTINCTION AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS THE YOUNGEST MARINE AT MY FIRST BALL, SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. >> MILESTONES EARLY. >> ALSO, BRING NOTE TO -- FOR THOSE WHO ARE VETERANS WHO NEED SERVICES, KNOW OF THE VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER AT 4210 INDUSTRIAL. WE DO HAVE THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF HAVING MICHELLE, MICHELLE WHO IS THE DIRECTOR/MANAGER OVER THERE/JANITOR/COORDINATOR, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL HER. SPECIAL AS ALL CAN BE AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OTT TONIGHT. WE HAD A GREAT PART WITH THAT PART OF IT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, LAURA. WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. >> AND OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, ITEM 4B A PRESENTATION TO RECOGNITION OF CROCK CLA NATION FOR MISS JOSEPHINE. [4C. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing July as National Parks and Recreation Month.] SHE COULDN'T BE HERE SO WE WILL RECOGNIZE HER. ITEM 4C, PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JULY AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH AND MAKING THAT IS MR. MR. SHUPE. WE'D LIKE TO INVITE MEMBERS OF OUR PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL AS OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT UP TO THE FRONT AS WELL TO RECEIVE THAT PROCLAMATION. >> AWESOME. COME ON DOWN, Y'ALL. LOVE IT. SO, THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BITTERSWEET FOR ME AND STARTED IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OR ON THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD FIVE YEARS AGO, A LITTLE OVER FIVE YEARS AGO, AND WAS BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE VOLUNTEERS AND PEOPLE IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. IT'S TRULY BEEN A BLESSING, REALLY ENJOYED IT, MY TIME ON THE PARKS BOARD AND AFTER I'VE GOT ON CITY COUNCIL I WAS THE PARK'S LIAISON FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND SO THAT WAS A REAL HONOR. WITH THE NEW ELECTION, THERE WILL BE A CERTAIN SHUFFLING OF DUTIES ON WHO WILL BE -- WHO WILL BE THE LIAISON, I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE ME ANYMORE SO THIS IS SORT OF MY LAST HURRAH SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD. SO, THIS YEAR MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PARK AND RECREATION MONTH AND THE ENDURING IMPORTANCE OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE WORLD. EACH YEAR THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION DESIGNATES A THEME FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, THE THEME FOR 2025 ISIS BUILD TOGETHER, PLAY TOGETHER. SINCE 1985 AMERICA CELEBRATED THE MONTH OF JULY AS THE NATION'S OFFICIAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH. [00:20:02] EACH JULY THE NATIONAL RECREATION OF PARK ASSOCIATION ENCOURAGING RECREATION FACILITIES AND PARKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO KICK OFF SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR REMOTE OUTDOOR PHYSICAL RECREATION, PULL TOGETHER VOLUNTEERS, PROMOTE BUILDING STRONG, VIBRANT AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWER OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND TO RECOGNIZE THE MORE THAN 160,000 FULL- TIME PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS, ALONG WITH THE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PART- TIME AND SEASONAL WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS THAT MAINTAIN OUR COMMUNITY -- OUR COUNTRY'S LOCAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY PARKS. MAKING THEIR OUTDOOR SPACES A THRIVING CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. THIS YEAR'S THEME, BUILD TOGETHER, PLAY TOGETHER EMPHASIZES THE ROLE OF COLLABORATION AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION AND RECOGNIZES THE DEDICATION OF PROFESSIONALS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO CREATING WELCOMING AND WIDE- RANGING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS MAINTAINING SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE SPACES FOR CONNECTION AND RECREATION. DURING JULY WE CHALLENGED THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE EVERYTHING YOUR LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION HAS TO OFFER, SPECIAL EVENT, PLAYGROUNDS, RECREATION CENTER, SPORTS LEAGUES, SUMMER CAMPS, FOURTH OF JULY ON FRIDAY. THEY'RE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT COME TO MIND WHEN WE THINK OF THEM BUT PARKS AND RECREATION IS SO MUCH MORE. THIS MONTH- LONG CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS THE VITAL ROLE OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN PROMOTING COMMUNITY HEALTH, WELLNESS, ENVIRONMENTAL STUARTSHIP WHILE FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ALL. I'LL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS SINCE 1985, JULY HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AT NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, CELEBRATING THE VITAL ROLE LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEMS PLAY IN PROMOTING HEALTH, WELLNESS, CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY VITALITY, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ANNUALLY WELCOMES ROUGHLY 500,000 VISITORS ENHANCING SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH OUTCOMES TO OUR RESIDENTS AND WHEREAS ROWLETT'S PARKS, TRAILS, RECREATION CENTER, SPORTS FIELDS AND SPECIAL EVENTS PROVIDE CRUCIAL PLACES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND MEANINGFUL GATHERINGS AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION CONTRIBUTE TO MENTAL WELL- BEING, COMBAT DEPRESSION AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, SUPPORT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AN ACTIVE AGING AND STRENGTHEN CIVIC BONDS AND WHEREAS THE DEDICATED PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF OF ROWLETT CONTRIBUTE DAILY TO SAFETY, BEAUTY, AND ONGOING SUCCESS OF THESE PUBLIC RESOURCES. AND NOW, THEREFORE, I ON BEHALF OF JEFF WINGET, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JULY 2025 AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AN ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS, CIVIC GROUPS AND VISITORS TO CELEBRATE BY VISITING ROWLETT'S PARK, ENGAGING IN RECREATIONAL PROGRAM, EXPLORING TRAILS, PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROMOTING STEWARDSHIP OF OUR NATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ASSETS. >> SHELLY. >> SHELLY! >> COME ON, SHELLY. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL COME BACK. >> OKAY. >> IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING? >> READY FOR A GROUP PHOTO? >> WE'RE READY. >> COME IN TOGETHER LIKE YOU LIKE EACH OTHER. I'M TRYING. I'M TRYING. >> YES. >> OKAY. RIGHT OVER HERE IN THREE, TWO, ONE. LOOKING GOOD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING. [4D. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest. ] >> ALL RIGHT, OUR LAST PRESENTATION ON THE EVENING IS ITEM 4. D UPDATE IF CITY COUNCIL, FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONAL ALREADY, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND COMMUNITY INTEREST, MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS COUNCIL MEMBER GIBBS. ONE MORE TIME. >> MIC IS O.J. FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS HOSTING A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG ALLOCATION, 2025 THROUGH 2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE 2025 ACTION PLAN COMMENT PERIOD WILL RUN FROM JULY 3RD, 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 4TH, 2025. ALL CITIZENS OF ROWLETT MAY OFFER WRITTEN COMMENTS TO PLANNING AT ROWLETT OR BY CALLING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT 972-412-6125. FROM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, [00:25:06] ROWLETT'S REPUBLIC SERVICES BEGAN WEEKLY BRUSH PICK UP ON YOUR REGULAR TRASH DAY UP TO TWO CUBIC YARDS OF BRUSH AND BULK ARE ALLOWED PER WEEK, ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A WASHER AND A DRYER. FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT ROWLETT. THE CITY OF ROWLETT WILL HOST A COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION TO SHARE DETAILS ABOUT THE LIBERTY GROVE SEWER REPAIR ON TUESDAY, JEWEL 8TH AT 7:00 P.M. AT WATERVIEW GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY ROOM. THIS SESSION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE INVITE RESIDENTS TO ATTEND AND LEARN MORE. JOIN US FOR ROWLETT'S BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR, FIREWORKS ON MAIN HAPPENING THIS FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, FROM 5:00 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. AT PECAN GROVE PARK. IT FEATURES LIVE MUSIC, FOOD TRUCK, KIDS' ACTIVITIES AND SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS SHOW TO CLOSE OUT THE NIGHT. ADMISSION IS FREE. FOR THE MUSICAL LINEUP, PARKING LOCATIONS AND FOR DETAILS VISIT ROWLETT.COM. LIBRARY, CAN YOU BELIEVE HOW QUICKLY THE SUMMER IS FLYING BY? BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT WILL BE SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND. FINAL DAY TO SUBMIT YOUR SUMMER READING LOGS AND GRAND PRIZE TICKETS. IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM, THERE'S STILL TIME TO STOP BY THE LIBRARY TO JOIN THE 2,000 OTHER READERS WHO ARE BEING REWARDED FOR THEIR SUMMER READING. THE LIBRARY WILL WRAP UP SUMMER ON AUGUST 2ND WITH A MEMORABLE NIGHT UNDER THE STARS WITH LIVE MUSIC, FOOD, AND FUN. SHUTTERBUGS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE INVITED TO ENTER THE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE ARTS & HUMANITY COMMISSION. DUE AUGUST 8TH AND 9TH AND BRING HOME CASH PRIZES, VISIT ROWLETT.COM FOR DETAILS. THE ENTRY FORM AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES, PUBLIC WORKS, THE CITY HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT SEWER PIPE FAILURE ALONG LIBERTY GROVE ROAD CAUSING MORE THAN ONE SINKHOLE. PUMPS ARE BEING USED TO DIVERT THE FLOE AND PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY IMPACTING TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE AREA. THE REPAIR CONTRACTOR IS ON LOCATION AND WILL BE MOVING TO REPLACE THE FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. FROM THE POLICE, THE ROLLE POLICE FIRST SAFETY COURSE STARTING JULY 17TH IS FULL FOR WOMEN. THE COURSE IS LIMITED TO 22 STUDENTS. TONIGHT IS THE CUTOFF TO APPLY. ADDITIONAL POLITICS ARE BEING PLACED ON RESERVE LISTS FOR FUTURE COURSES. FOR AN APPLICATION PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH OFFICER MITCHELL AT E. MITCHELL, ROWLETT.COM. DUE TO THE RECENT OUTBREAK OF A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS WE HAVE MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION THAT NECESSARY DECISION TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND ALL CAT AND KITTEN INTAKE, ADOPTIONS AND FOSTERING ACTIVITIES FOR 14 DAYS. THIS STEP IS BEING TAKEN TO HELP PREVENT THE FURTHER SPREAD OF THE VIRUS WITHIN OUR SHELTER AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE ANIMALS IN OUR CARE. WE ARE ACTIVELY MONITORING THE SITUATION AND WILL RESUME INTAKE ONCE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THAT IS ALL. >> ALL RIGHT, MR. REAVES HAS AN UPDATE IF THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, WE HAVE A TARGETED AUDIENCE TONIGHT, SO THIS MESSAGE MIGHT BE FOR SOMEONE HERE TONIGHT. WE HAVE AN URGENT PET INTRODUCTION OF THE WEEK. WE'RE SEARCHING FOR A FOSTER OR ADOPTER FOR JULES. SHE'LL BE UP ON THE SCREEN IN A SECOND. SHE IS A SWEET GIRL IN THE SHELTER FOR OVER 395 DAYS. >> WOW. >> WITH VERY LITTLE INTEREST AND HONESTLY, WE DON'T KNOW WHY. THIS AMAZING MIXED BREED IS 6 TO 7 YEARS OLD. SHE'S EASY- GOING AND HAS A SUPER LOW ENERGY LEVEL. SO SOMEONE THAT YOU COULD JUST HAVE AS A CALMING PRESENCE ON THE SMALLER SIZE AT 40 POUNDS, SHE'S GREAT WITH PEOPLE. KIDS, AND SHE'S GOOD WITH SOME DOGS SO WE RECOMMEND MAYBE A MEET AND GREET IF YOU HAVE OTHER DOGS AT HOME. SHE'S KENNEL TRAINED, CALM, AND SHE'S FULLY POTTY TRAINED. JULES IS TRULY A GEM WHO JUST HASN'T BEEN GIVEN A REAL CHANCE YET AND DESERVES TO BE IN A HOME, NOT BEHIND SHELTER WALLS SO IF YOU CAN GIVE -- IF YOU CAN HELP GIVE JULES THE LIFE SHE DESERVES, REACH OUT ASAP. LET'S NOT LET HER WAIT ANOTHER DAY. CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES 972-412-6219 OR COME BY THE SHELTER AT 440 INDUSTRIAL STREET FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. TUESDAY TO SATURDAY AND THEN TWO OTHER COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS AS IT RELATES TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER. IT IS CURRENTLY AT CODE RED. THAT MEANS THAT ALL KENNELS ARE FULL SO ALL ADOPTIONS ARE ONLY $25 AND IT INCLUDES SPAY, NEUTER, MICROCHIP AND UP TO DATE VACCINATIONS AND ALSO WE NEED SOME HELP FOR SHELTER PETS THIS FOURTH OF JULY. AS FIREWORKS CAN BE STRESSFUL AND FRIGHTENING FOR OUR SHELTER PETS, TO KEEP THEM SAFE AND CALM, WE'RE LOOKING FOR CARING FOSTER HOMES TO OPEN THEIR DOORS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY. SO IF YOU CAN PROVIDE A QUIET, LOVING ENVIRONMENT FOR A DOG DURING THE FIREWORKS, IT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO THEM AND TO US. [00:30:01] IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN FOSTERING FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CONTACT US AT ANIMAL SERVICES AT ROWLETT. COM OR 972-412-6219 AND AS BOB BARKER ALWAYS USED TO SAY DON'T FORGET TO SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY OTHER UPDATES UNDER ITEM 4. D TO SHARE. [5. CITIZENS’ INPUT] SEEING NONE WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5. COMMENTS TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE AUDIENCE DURING CITIZENS' INPUT. I HAVE THREE REQUEST TO SPEAK FORMS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTING IN SPEAKING AND HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A FORM YOU CAN GET IT IN THE BACK LEFT CORNING EVER OF THE ROOM. THE FIRST SPEAKER DAVE HALL AND AFTER MR. HALL WILL BE NANCY SNOWDEN AND IF YOU CAN COME TO THE FRONT AND STATE YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. DAVE, IF YOU CULL THE MIC BACK. >> THIS LAST SUNDAY MORNING, BUG AND I WERE OUT FOR OUR MORNING WALK AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING AND WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE FOUND AT PADDLE POINT PARK. THERE'S SOME EQUIPMENT WE FOUND USED IN THE NO SWIMMING LAKE. HERE'S SOME DOG BOWLS, BUG FOUND, BLOCKING THE SIDEWALKS AND BUG'S ETIQUETTE SAY CANINE FRIENDS OUGHT NOT TO BLOCK THE SIDEWALK WITH OUR DOG BOWLS. MORE IN THE BOX HERE. LAND SHARK, EAGLE, LOGGER WITH GLASS BOTTLES USED IN A PARKING LOT, A CONCRETE PARKING LOT WITH LOTS OF BARE FEET. PROBABLY SHOULDN'T DO THAT. LET'S SEE, BOX IS EMPTY BUT LOOK AT THIS. A BOX, AN EMPTY BOX, TEQUILA BOX SO THIS BEGS THE QUESTION, IF YOU GOT A PARTY THAT'S TOO RAMBUNCTIOUSOUS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO? I'LL TELL YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO PADDLE POINT PARK AND HAVE IT THERE. EXHIBIT 1 BEING PASSED AROUND TO YOU, HERE'S A PICTURE FROM LATER THAT MORNING, IT SHOWS AN ELDERLY PERSON SWIMMING IN THE NO- SWIMMING LAKE, A REALLY OLD PERSON, OLDER THAN ME. WHEN YOU BECOME AS OLD AS ME YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR ACTIVITIES. YOU DON'T WANT YOUR HEART TO STOP IN THE MID MANY OF YOUR ACTIVITY OR NEED A REPLACEMENT HIP OR KNEE HALFWAY THROUGH. ONE THING WE CAN ALL AGREE ON THIS PERSON WAS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW NOT TO SWIM IN A NO- SWIMMING LAKE. IN THE SAME PICTURE IS A CORPORATE EVENT FOLLOWING ALL THE BEST PRACTICES AND GENERATING SALES TAX REVENUE FOR TEXAS AND ROWLETT. EXHIBIT 2 IS A PICTURE THIS AFTERNOON OF A PERSON MINUS THE PERPETRATOR HITTING GOLF BALLS OUT INTO THE LAKE AND PADDLING TRAIL. SO WE ARE MOVING TO RID THE PADDLE POINT PARK AREA OF THE JET SKIS AND HERE COMES THE EVOLUTION OF NEW UNDESIRABLE ACTIVITIES. THE UNDESIRABLE PARK STUFF IS EVOLVING FASTER THAN WE CAN CONTROL IT WITH THE ORDINANCES AND PARK MANAGEMENT POLICIES, THE RESULT IS A REDUCTION OF BOTH THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS. >> THANK YOU, DAVE, AND THANK YOU FOR COLLECTING THAT DEBRIS FROM THE PARK. APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NANCY SNOW DEN FOLLOWED BY KATHY STALLINGS. >> GOOD EVENING, NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. MY NAME IS NANCY SNOW DEN. I'M A ROWLETT CITIZEN IN AN UNRELENTING REMINDER THAT THE PEOPLE OF ROWLETT EXPECT AND DESERVE MORE FROM OUR CITY. AFTER LAST MONTH'S MEETING AND SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY LEADERS I WAS LEFT WONDERING, IS THERE TRULY A UNIFIED COMMITMENT TO CREATING A BETTER ROWLETT? WHAT I HEARD LEFT MUCH TO BE DESIRED. IF WE CONTINUE OPERATING FROM A FIXED MINDSET NARROWLY FOCUSED ON WHAT THE MANY ARE DOING WHILE IGNORING THE CRITICAL FEW TRANSFORMATIVE MOVES THAT COULD POSITION ROWLETT FOR THE FUTURE HO HOW CAN WE EXPECT ANYTHING MORE THAN THE SUBPAR STATUS QUO AND DID RESEARCH, 26% OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE UNDER 18. OVER 55% ARE YOUNG TO MID- LIFE FAMILIES AGES 25 TO 64 WHO RELY ON EFFICIENT, RESPONSIVE CITY SERVICES TO BALANCE WORK AND COMMUNITY LIFE. 40% OF THAT SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC ARE MILLENNIALS LIKE MYSELF WHO EXPECT HIGHLY PERSONALIZED DIGITAL INTERACTIONS AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF COMMUNICATION. FORBES HAS FOUND MIDSIZE CITIES WHO I PROBLEMED DIGITAL TOOLS SAW 20% TO 30% INCREASE IN RESIDENT SATISFACTION ALONGSIDE OPERATIONAL SAVINGS AND NIELSEN REPORTS THAT 93% OF PEOPLE EXPECT REALTIME TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION FROM INSTITUTIONS THAT THEY TRUST. THIS DATA DEMONSTRATES THAT THE STATUS QUO IN HOW ROWLETT COMMUNICATES, DELIVERS VALUE AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGE IS FUNDAMENTALLY MISALIGNED WITH WHAT ACTUALLY BUILDS TRUST AND SATISFACTION. MY DAD ALWAYS SAYS, TO KNOW BETTER IS TO DO BETTER. SO IF YOU NOW KNOW BETTER, WHAT WILL YOU DO? IMAGINE IF INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING [00:35:03] THE STATUS QUO ROWLETT PROACTIVELY CULTIVATED CITIZEN TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT BY IMPLEMENTS CONVERSATION A.I. AND DIGITAL TOOLS THAT PROVIDE TIMELY, PERSONALIZED RESPONSES THAT RESIDENTS HAVE COME TO EXPECT EVERYWHERE ELSE IN LIFE. HARNESS PREDICTIVE A.I. AND SENSORS TO ANTICIPATE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES BEFORE THEY ESCALATE LIKE CITIES USING WATER AND SEWER MAIN SENSORS TO DETECT LEAKS OR LEVERAGE SENTIMENT ANALYSIS TOOL TO HAVE INVESTMENTS WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS ENHANCING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP DECISIONS. YOU MIGHT BE THINKING, NANCY, THAT'S TOO VAST AND WE HAVE MORE TANGIBLE ISSUES TO FACTLE. BUT THAT MINDSET KEEPS US STAGNANT AND BUSINESS LEADERS APPLY THE BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY FRAMEWORK TO BREAK FREE FROM CROWDED MARKETS AND CREATE NEW VALUE WHERE NONE EXISTED BEFORE. THINKING BEYOND TRADITIONAL LIMITATIONS TO DESIGN POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS THAT UNLOCK FRESH OPPORTUNITIES AND BUILD ENDURING PUBLIC TRUST. I URGE YOU TO STOP CATERING TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS AT THE TABLE AND LOOK TO THOSE YOU FAIL TO ENGAGE AND WHAT IS POSSIBLE AND NOT JUST WHAT IS. ACHIEVING REQUIRES REFUSING TO SETTLE AND ACTION NOT FROM PUBLIC PRESSURE BUT TO BE FEARLESS AND INNOVATIVE. WILL YOU KEEP SCAPEGETTING THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE FIND OURSELVES IN IN THE CITY OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VOW THAT YOU FULFILLED TO UPHOLD. YOU NOW KNOW BETTER SO I'M URGING YOU TO CONTINUE TO DO BETTER. THANK YOU. IN THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS KATHY STALLINGS AND FOLLOWED BY WI NITHYA BREWSTER. MAYBE I DIDN'T. IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE PLEASE. >> MY NAME -- >> MY NAME IS KATHY STALLINGS AND MY MOTHER'S NAME IS SANDRA RAY. I WANT TO TAKE A TU MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING VERY PERSONAL. THE PAIN OF DEMENTIA AND THE HEARTBREAKING LOSS OF OUR FAMILY'S RECENT EXPERIENCE. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND WALK YOU THROUGH A DAY OF SANDRA'S WORLD WITH DEMENTIA. DEMENTIA IS A CRUEL DISEASE. IT SLOWLY TAKES AWAY A PERSON'S MEMORY, THEIR INDEPENDENCE, THEIR SENSE OF SELF, EVERYDAY LIFE IS BECOMING CONFUSING. SIMPLE THINGS, GETTING DRESSED, RECOGNIZING A LOVED ONE'S FACE, FINDING THE RIGHT WORDS BECOME INCREDIBLY HARD AND FOR FAMILIES, IT'S PAINFUL TO WATCH. SOMEONE YOU LOVE SLIP AWAY. THAT'S WHY FINDING THE RIGHT MEMORY CARE, LIKE THE BEEHIVE IN ROWLETT MEANT EVERYTHING TO US. WE HAD FOUND A PLACE FILLED WITH KINDNESS, PATIENCE, AND DIGNITY. A PLACE WHERE MY MOTHER WAS SAFE, CARED FOR, AND TREATED LIKE FAMILY. IT HAD ALL THE AMENITIES THEY NEEDED, AND A STAFF THAT TRULY CARED. IT FELT LIKE HOME. BUT THEN DISASTER STRUCK. A MASSIVE SEWAGE FLOOD HIT THE BEEHIVE AND ONE NIGHT EVERYTHING WAS LOST. WE LOST NOT ONLY THE BUILDING, BUT EVERY SINGLE BELONGING SANDRA OWNED. WE HAD THEIR PHOTOS, KEEPSAKES, CLOTHES, THINGS WITH DEEP MEANING AND MEMORY ALL DESTROYED. THE FACILITY HAD TO SHUT DOWN, AND WE WERE LEFT WITH NOTHING, NO HOME, NO CARE, NO STABILITY. TRYING TO NAVIGATE DEMENTIA IS ALREADY OVERWHELMING, BUT TO LOSE EVERYTHING ON TOP OF THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULDN'T WISH ON ANYONE. IT LEFT US GRIEVING NOT ONLY FOR WHAT DEMENTIA TAKES FROM US EACH DAY, BUT FOR THE HOME AND COMFORT WE HAD THOUGHT WE HAD FOUND. THE AFTERMATH OF THE EVENT LEFT US IN SHAMBLES AND THE CHAOS OF ALL. WE HAD TO FIND A NEW FACILITY THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE MY MOTHER ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. SHE HAD JUST MOVED INTO THE BEEHIVE LESS THAN SIX WEEKS PRIOR AND WE NOT ONLY HAVE TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY, WE HAD TO FIND CARE FOR HER OVERNIGHT. THIS WAS TRAUMATIZING FOR US ALL, AND LEFT US WONDERING WHAT DOES THE CITY OF ROWLETT DOING ABOUT THE TRAGIC DISASTER? WHAT CARE ARE THEY OFFERING TO DIMINISH THE SUFFERING OF ALL THE FAMILIES INVOLVED AND HOW WILL THIS AFFECT HER LIVING SITUATION IN THE FUTURE? BECAUSE EVEN IF MEMORY FADES, EVERY PERSON STILL DESERVES DIGNITY, COMFORT, AND A PLACE BELONGING, WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM YOU AS A CITY, TOWN LEADERS? >> GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THE LAST SPEAKER [00:40:03] CARD I HAVE IS WA NITHYA BREWSTER. AND I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME. IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, PLEASE. >> YES. MY NAME IS -- COMPLETELY TRIED BECAUSE OF A SEWAGE SITUATION WHICH AT THIS STAGE WE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAPPENED. FIRST OF ALL, WHEN IT DID HAPPEN, THERE WAS NO WARNING. I COME HERE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE LAW, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TOLD AS RESIDENTS OR FAMILY MEMBERS OF RESIDENTS THAT THE CITY'S NOT RESPONSIBLE. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CITY IT HAS IMMUNITY. WELL, I THINK THAT'S INCORRECT. THE TORT CLAIMS ACT WAS QUOTED TO MISS SILU GANGA AND SHE WAS TOLD THERE'S NOTHING THAT THE CITY OF ROWLETT WILL DO NOR THAT THEY CAN DO BUT I THINK YOU'RE WRONG, BECAUSE THE TORT CLAIMS ACT DOES NOT CREATE IMMUNITY FOR CITY, MUNICIPAL CITIES. THE -- IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION UNDER SECTION 101. 0215 OF THE TEXAS CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE, THE TORT CLAIMS ACT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE LIABILITY OF A MUNICIPALITY FOR DAMAGESES ARISING FROM ITS PROPRIETARY FUNCTIONS. THE FUNCTION OF WORKING ON THE SEWAGE AREA WAS, IN FACT, A PROPRIETARY FUNCTION AND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SEVERAL CASESCASES BECAUSE SOMEONE PREVIOUSLY STATED REGARDING THE PUMPS, THAT PARTICULAR ITEM IS WHAT IS CALLED A MOTOR- DRIVEN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND BECAUSE IT IS A PUMP, THAT PUMP IS NOT -- DOES NOT ALLOW IMMUNITY TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT UNDER THE TEXAS TORT CLAIMS ACT. THE ACT DOES NOT APPLY TO PROPRIETARY FUNCTIONS. THEREFORE, MUNICIPALITIES PERFORMING PROPRIETARY FUNCTIONS ARE LIABLE ON THE SAME BASIS AND UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AS PRIVATE ENTITIES. WITH REGARDS TO PRO- PRIXTY FUNCTIONS, ACTIVITIES HELD TO BE PROPRIETY FUNCTIONS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTIONS OF SANITARY SEWER LINES, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF STREETS, AND CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF STORM SEWER FACILITIES. SO IN OUR POSITION, OUR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY OR ROWLETT NEEDS TO HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. AS THIS LADY STATED, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN REPLACE THEIR MEMORIES, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING TO REPLACE THEIR DIGNITY. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, YOU ALSO HAVE THE CITY, THE TEXAS CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE, 101.0215. THAT, A, WHICH PROVIDES THAT A -- ITS GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER AND SEWER SERVICES. IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, WHEN IT COMES TO A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION HAS THE SAME LIABILITY AS A PRIVATE PERSON. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT SECTION 1.01. 021 OF THE TEXAS CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE WAIVED IMMUNITY. IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION BECAUSE WE'RE DEALING WITH A SEWER PUMP, YOU HAVE, IN FACT, WAIVED IMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT IS A PROPRIETARY FUNCTION. >> MA'AM, SO YOU DID HAVE THREE MINUTES AND I LET YOU GO OVER THAT TIME. I WOULD ASK IF YOU COULD SHARE THOSE NOTES AND EMAIL THOSE TO CITY COUNCIL AT ROWLETT. COM, WE COULD REVIEW EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING. THERE'S A LOT OF CONTENT AND DEPTH AND I WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING THAT. >> I CERTAINLY WILL. I HAVE THE EMAIL AND -- OF -- WHEN I SENT MY REQUEST TO BE HEARD, IS THAT THE SAME EMAIL? >> PROBABLY A DIFFERENT EMAIL. CITY COUNCIL AT ROWLETT.COM. >> JUST ONE LAST PART. VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PORTION OF THIS. I'VE GONE OVER THE PROPRIETARY FUNCTION AND WHAT IT DOES AND DOES NOT DO BUT WE ALSO HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THE CITY [00:45:02] FAILED TO WARN. IT -- WHEN I ARRIVED AT BEEHIVE, IT WAS OVER THREE HOURS BEFORE BEHIVE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM ANYONE IN THE CITY TO NOTIFY THEM THAT THIS SEWAGE THAT'S COMING INTO THEIR BUILDING AROUND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE W.H.O. WHO CANNOT WALK, CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES, THIS SEWAGE ENTERING THEIR BUILDING WAS ACTUALLY CREATED BY SOME CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS PERFORMED BY THE CITY. I, AGAIN, STATE THAT AND LET ME READ THIS TO YOU, WITH SPECIAL DEFECTS THE GOVERNMENT UNIT OWES THE SAME DUTY TO WARN THAT A PRIVATE LAND OWNER OWES TO AN INVITEE, AND I HAVE CASE LAW CITED WITH REGARDS TO EACH PART OF THIS STATUTE AND SECTIONS THAT I HAVE RECITED AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE REQUEST TO SPEAK FORMS. [6. CONSENT AGENDA] ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA ITEM 6 FSHLTH THE FOLLOWING MAY BE ACTED UPON, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT ITEM 6. C BE PULLED FOR JUST A BRIEF PRESENTATION BY OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. SO COUNCIL OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS YOU WISH TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE CITY SECRETARY IF YOU CAN READ THE REMAINDER INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> 6. A, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. 6. B, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF CONCRETE COMPOSITE JOINT AND CRACK SEAL. 6. C IS BEING PULLED. 6. D CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE 2025 DALLAS COUNTY HAS A MITIGATION ACTION PLAN. 6. E, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVIN THIRD OF FOUR OPTIONAL ONE- YEAR CONTRACT RENEWAL PERIODS FOR STAND BY DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL SERVICES AND 6. F CONSIDER ACTION TO AWARD THE COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL NUMBER 2025-131- A DISASTER DEBRIS MONITORING AND CONSULTING SERVICES TO TETRA TECH INCORPORATED. >> COUNCIL, I WILL INTERTAKEN A MOMENT TO ACCEPT THEM EXCEPT FOR 6.C. MR. BOWERS, TO BE CLEAR, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE LET'S CALL THE VOTE. [6C. Consider action approving amending Chapter 50 of the Code of Ordinances.] AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.C. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 50, PART 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND MAKING A BRIEF PENSION IS DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CHRISTOPH BOWER. >> WHAT YOU HAVE IS A PROPOSED REVISION TO CHAPTER 50 REGARDING SOLID WASTE. WHAT IT DOES IS IMPLEMENTS THE CHANGE IN SERVICE FOR BULKY WASTE THAT WAS RECENTLY INCORPORATED AND ACTUALLY ANNOUNCED IT AT THE LAST TWO MEETINGS AND STARTED YESTERDAY. THEY MOVED AWAY FROM MONTHLY SERVICE TO NOW EVERY WEEKLY SERVICE AND THERE ARE OTHER CHANGES, OF COURSE, SO IN THE VOLUME OF WASTE THAT DIDN'T GO OUT, THIS REFLECTS CHANGES. KEY AMONG THEM, IS THAT THE WASTE SHOULD BE PLACED OUT THE DAY OF SERVICE, RATHER THAN LEFT OUT FOR A WEEK AS IT WAS UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE, SO WE'VE MADE THAT CLARIFICATION. ALSO CLARIFIED THE VOLUME, REDUCED THAT DOWN TO TWO YARDS RATHER THAN PREVIOUS AMOUNT. WE ALSO TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT ENFORCEMENT. AS YOU MAY KNOW WHEN WE ISSUE A CITATION THERE'S USUALLY A 7 TO 14-DAY GRACE PERIOD. GIVEN THAT WE HAVE BULK EVERY WEEK NOW, THAT CITATION WOULD NOT BE EFFECTIVE, SO WE'VE CREATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO IF THERE'S A SECOND VIOLATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CITATION WITHOUT AN ADDITIONAL NOTICE TO GIVE US ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE TO ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT SHOULD THAT BE NECESSARY IF SOMEONE IS NOT TAKING THAT RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY. A COUPLE OTHER PIECES WE CHANGED IN 50.6, WE HAD A SORT OF VERY LARGE PARAGRAPH THAT WAS HARD TO READ RELATING TO COMMERCIAL CONTAINERS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY THAT LANGUAGE IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AND THEN ONE PARAGRAPH ALSO ABOUT GRASS CLIPPINGS WHICH WE'VE ADDED AND CLARIFIED THERE. THOSE ARE THE CHANGES AND PRIMARY PURPOSE TO RESPOND TO DIFFERENCE IN SERVICE AS WE ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE EARLIER OR LATE LAST YEAR TO REFLECT THE SERVICE THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE LAST FEBRUARY AND THIS IS [00:50:02] NOW IN PLACE STARTING AGAIN THIS MONTH. ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER. >> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPH. I THINK MY MAIN CONCERN WAS WITH 50. 6 AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT'S COMMERCIAL CONTAINERS VERSUS EVERY CONTAINER IN THE CITY. >> RIGHT. >> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? I KNOW THAT WASTE COLLECTION HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PULL THIS ASIDE AND GET A BRIEF PRESENTATION SO THE PUBLIC CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. NO QUESTIONS, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SCHOOP AND A SECOND BY MR. REAVES. ANY DISCUSSION, MR. SHUP. >> I MOVE WE APPROVE THIS ITEM. >> PERFECT AND SECOND BY MR. REAVES. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. LET'S CALL THE VOTE PLEASE. [7A. Consider action to adopt an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Rowlett, as previously amended, by amending Chapter 42 “Parks and Recreation;” Article II “Rules and Regulations”, Division 4, “Greenbelt Area of Lake Ray Hubbard” to amend Section 42-132 “Boating;” providing a penalty of fine not to exceed $500.00; providing a severability clause; proving a conflicts clause; and providing an effective date. ] THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. ITEM 7. APP AMENDS PARKS AND RECREATION, ARTICLE 2 RULES AND REGULATIONS, DIVISION 4, GREEN BELT AREA OF LAKE RAY HUBBARD TO AMEND SECTION 42- 142 BOATING PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED $500 PROVIDING A SEPARATE ABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I'LL PUT OUR MICROPHONES INTO DISCUSSION MODE AS I ANTICIPATE THERE MIGHT BE DISCUSSION ON THE SIDE AND THEN MS. BOWERS WILL PROVIDE THIS ITEM AND IF YOU HIT THE RTS AFTER, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK. >> OKAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WE HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS IN A WORK SESSION. AMENDING THE ACTUAL LAUNCH RULES, THESE, THIS ORDINANCE ONLY REALLY CODIFIES THE RULE THAT IS WERE ALREADY IN PLACE THAT WERE ON OUR WEBSITE. ACTUALLY BEFORE THE TORNADO OF 2015, THE SIGNAGE ACTUALLY SAID, KAYAK, CANOE AND JOHN BOAT LAUNCHING ONLY SO I FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE AHEAD WITH THIS NARROW ORDINANCE SO THAT THE POLICE HAVE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY AT PADDLE POINT PARK. I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT KAYAK -- THAT THEY HAVE INSTALLED NO WAKE BUOYS AT THAT KAYAK LAUNCH AREA, AND SO WITH THE DEATH THAT WE HAD UP AT I BELIEVE IT WAS LIKE LEWISVILLE, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE GO AHEAD AND JUST GET THIS ONE ORDINANCE IN PLACE AND WE CAN ADDRESS THE OTHER ISSUES COMING FROM THE PARK BOARD FOR THE OVERALL PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS AT A SEPARATE TIME. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE WITH REGARD TO THIS ORDINANCE. COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUPP? >> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I DO SUPPORT IT IN GENERAL. WE HAD AN ISSUE WHERE WE HAD YET SKIS LAUNCH FROM THERE, NOT APPROPRIATE. I GET THAT AND NOT ARGUING THAT AT ALL. THE ONE ISSUE I DO HAVE WITH THIS IS, PARTICULARLY WITH JOHN BOATS, JOHN BOATS ARE TYPICALLY POWERED BY CONTROLLING MOTORS AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW TROLLING MOTORS TO BE USED ON JOHN BOATS, ALSO A LOT OF COMMERCIAL KAYAKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PRODUCED ARE ALSO PRODUCED WITH ELECTRIC MOTORS OR ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS. THEY'RE TYPICALLY JUST RUN OFF A 12- VOLT BATTERY, I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH, IF YOU WANT TO TRY AND TIE IT IN PRETTY TIGHT, YOU COULD COULD WRITE IT IN AS BEING 50 POUNDS OF THRUST FOR THE TROLLING MOTOR AND SO THAT'S SORT OF TIGHTENS IT UP AND GIVES SOME GUARDRAILS ON IT. SO, AGAIN, I APPROVE THE -- I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THE IDEA OF LIMITING MOTORIZED CRAFT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO ALLOW FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS WITH 55 POUNDS OF THRUST OR LESS THAT ARE USED ON 12-VOLT BATTERIES. >> MR. BOWERS? >> OH, THANK YOU, JEFF. SO MY QUESTION TO DEFINITELY IN FAVOR LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER SCHUPP WAS SAYING BUT SECTION 42, SECTION D, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT NOT HAVING THAT $500 FENCE BUT BE PROACTIVE. NOT DISCOURAGING PEOPLE TO [00:55:02] USING THE LAKE BUT, HEY, GIVE US THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, YOU CAN GET ON THE LAKE NOW THAT THE CITY KNOWS YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE. HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AT ALL? >> NO, I DID NOT ANTICIPATE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> SO, LET'S, COUNCIL, ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS OR CHANGES BEFORE WE KIND OF CONSIDER THESE ONE BY ONE? ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT MR. SCHUPP. 50 POUNDS, ELECTRIC MOTOR VERSUS COMBUSTION ENGINE. IT'S MORE OBVIOUS FROM THE NAKED EYE, 50 POUNDS OF THRUST DOESN'T MEAN MUCH BUT I KNOW WHAT AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IS. >> THE REASON I DID THAT TO KEEP THINGS TIGHTENED. IF I LEARNED SOMETHING ON CITY COUNCIL YOU KIND OF NEED TO PUT LIMITS ON STUFF AND DON'T ASSUME. I AM PERFECTLY FINE. IF YOU SAID ELECTRIC MOTORS POWERED BY BATTERIES, THEN AND I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO CALL OUT 12- VOLT BATTERIES OR DIFFERENT BATTERY SYSTEMS BECAUSE THEY USE DIFFERENT ONES IN THE KAYAKS. NOW WANT TO HAVE ELECTRIC MOTORS ON JOHN BOATS AND KAYAKS. I HAD TO GO TO BASS PRO SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE LIMITS ARE ON ELECTRIC MOTORS BUT I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO CONCEDE THAT. >> I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THAT. I JUST WANT -- WHEN I THOUGHT NONMOTORIZED I WAS THINKING LIKE A COMBUSTION MOTOR AND SO I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY ACCEPTING THAT AMENDMENT. >> SO, MADAM CITY SECRETARY, CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT ADJUSTMENT, WHAT IT WOULD BE WORDED AS? YEAH, IF YOU JUST REQUEST TO SPEAK, YOU SHOULD BE TURNED ON. >> SO, YEAH, IT WOULD BE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE WITH THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION B TO ADD WATERCRAFT POWERED ONLY BY ELECTRIC BATTERY-POWERED MOTOR. >> OKAY, SO PUT A PIN IN THAT ONE FOR JUST A SECOND. ARE WE GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT AMENDMENT? ANY OTHER CONVERSATION AROUND THAT ONE? OKAY, SEEING NONE, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OTHER AMENDMENT WHICH WAS TO CONSIDER A PERMITTING SYSTEM WHERE PEOPLE ARE DEPLOYING A BOAT INTO THE LAKE AT THIS PARTICULAR PARK VIA A PERMIT. IS THAT CORRECT? >> YEAH, JEFF, I THINK THE NOTICE THERE IS REALLY COUNCIL BOWERS NOT TO PENALIZE FOR USING IT BUT MAYBE NO PERMIT BUT LAKE LEWISVILLE, VERY COMMERCIALIZED. PEOPLE USE BOATS THAT AREN'T FROM THE CITY BUT A WAY TO GIVE US REVENUE IN A CERTAIN WAY, LIKE, HEY, WE DON'T HAVE A BOAT, WE DON'T LIVE IN ROWLETT BUT WANT TO USE THE LAKE, HERE'S SOME REVENUE AND TOURISM FOR THE CITY, SO THAT'S WHERE THE THOUGHT IS BUT ALSO GETTING AWAY FROM JUST A PENALTY RIGHT AWAY FROM USING IT. >> WOULD THAT BE A PERMIT SPECIFICALLY AT PADDLE POINT PARK OR ANY BOAT LAUNCHES. >> AT ANY BOAT LAUNCHES. >> AND WOULD IT BE SPECIFIC TO MOTORIZED BOATS OR ANY BOATS? >> SPECIFIC TO MOTORIZED BETS. >> SPECIFIC TO MOTORS, COMBUST SHUN ENGINE- TYPE BOATS, YEAH, YEAH, I THINK -- SO, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW IF WE CAN ACTUALLY EVEN DO THAT GIVEN THAT IT'S NOT OUR LAKE AND THE SHORELINE IS NOT OUR PROPERTY UP TO A POINT. HOW WOULD THAT WORK? >> WE CAN'T REALLY ISSUE A PERMIT FOR USE OF A BOAT ON A LAKE, AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT MOTORIZED BOATS AT THIS PARTICULAR LAUNCH POINT, IT WOULD BE A PERMIT NOT TO LAUNCH, SO THAT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE. >> CORRECT, AND WE REALLY HAVE ONLY ONE OTHER BOAT LAUNCH DOWN AT SAPPHIRE BAY. >> ADDITIONALLY EVEN IF YOU CHANGED IT TO MAKE THE PERMIT FOR THE NONMOTORIZED BOATS, FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT MY QUESTION WOULD BE, WHAT IF THEY DON'T GET A PERMIT? THEN WHAT? SO WE'RE RIGHT BACK AT THE FINE. >> SO I THINK MAYBE ABSENT BEING ABLE TO ENFORCE THAT I THINK THE PENALTY HERE PROBABLY MAKES SENSE AND THIS IS A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $500 MEANING IT'S UP TO THE COURT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT PENALTY IS. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S ULTIMATICALLY $500 AS WELL. >> AND, MAYOR, THAT'S OUR DEFAULT PENALTY. >> CORRECT, YES. SOME ORDINANCES COME UP WITH $2,000, SOME ARE DIFFERENT. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT PARTICULAR TOPIC, THE TOPIC OF A PERMIT OR A FINE? OKAY. THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE WE MIGHT BE READY FOR A MOTION AND, VICTORIA, IF YOU COULD CLARIFY WHAT THAT MOTION WOULD READ AS IF WE WERE AMENDING SECTION B TO BE A -- TO DISALLOW INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE BOATS. >> AND SOMEBODY CAN ADOPT THE MOTION, IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7.APP A WITH THE AMENDMENT TO [01:00:08] 42-132. B TO ALLOW WATERCRAFT POWERED ONLY BY ELECTRIC BATTERY POWERED MOTOR. >> ALL RIGHT, SO I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THAT. PROPOSED MOTION AS WAS READ. MOTION BY MS. BOWERS. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AS READ BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISBOWERS, SECOND BY MR. REAVES. ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> MAYOR, I MAY HAVE SAID RESOLUTION. IF I DID, I MEANT ORDINANCE, SORRY. >> EVERYBODY CLEAR THAT THIS REFERS TO AN ORDINANCE? >> YES. >> YES. >> OKAY, MAKING SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, WILL HE'S CALL THE VOTE PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM CARRIES [2. EXECUTIVE SESSION] UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 2.A. PURSUANT TO TEXAS CODE 551. 001 CONSULTATION TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES ARISING FROM THE JUNE 4TH, 2025 LIBERTY GROVE ROAD SEWER COLLAPSE AND CONVENE IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM HERE SHORT THINK AND FOLLOWING THAT WE WILL COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ANNOUNCE ANY ACTION IF TAKEN, WHICH THERE WILL NOT BE BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM [3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS] >>> ALL RIGHT, CITY COUNCIL HAS CON EXECUTED EXECUTIVE SESSION 2. A WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO PUT ON A FUTURE AGENDA? ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS, SEEING NONE WE WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING AT 8:57. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.