Sep 15, 2025 City Council Work Session

[1. Call to Order]

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6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL HAS A QUORUM PRESENT IN CHAMBERS. WE ARE CONDUCTING A WORK SESSION BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATED A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS AND IT'S A LITTLE CROWDED IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM SO WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US HERE THIS EVENING. BEFORE WE START TONIGHT'S MEETING I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS FAIRLY IMPORTANT. COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON , OR EXCUSE ME DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BRITTON REACH OUT TO ME LAST WEEK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HIM MISSING ONE OR MORE OF THE MEETINGS THAT WAS UPCOMING SO I'VE SPOKEN AND WANT TO CLARIFY WHAT HIS ABSENCE MEAN TO US SINCE HE WAS ABSENT FROM THE LAST TWO MEETINGS AS WELL. THE CITY CHARTER HAS A PROVISION THAT STATES THAT THE OFFICE OF A MEMBER CITY COUNCIL FAILING TO ATTEND THREE CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS WHETHER REGULAR OR SPECIAL WITHOUT BEING EXCUSED BY CITY COUNCIL SHALL BE DECLARED VACATED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL REMAINING MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. I WILL FORGO THE REST OF THAT PARAGRAPH BUT THE CITY CHARTER DOES NOT EXPLICITLY SAY HOW THE COUNCIL EXCUSES A MEMBER. SO TO DO THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE CODE OF ETHICS WHICH IS A DOCUMENT ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL AND SECTION 2 - 465 STATES THAT ATTENDANCE OF ALL OFFICERS AT MEETINGS AT THE RESPECTIVE OFFICE SHALL BE MANDATORY UNLESS EXCUSED IN ORDER FOR AN ABSENCE TO BE CONSIDERED EXCUSED AN OFFICER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING THE MAYOR OR CHAIRPERSON IN THE EVENT OF AN ABSENCE PRIOR TO ANY MEETING.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BRITTON NOTIFIED ME OF HIS ABSENCES ON THE FIRST AND SECOND OF THIS MONTH AND HAS NOTIFIED ME FOR THIS MEETING SO WE ARE CONSIDERING HIM EXCUSED AS A RESULT OF THAT. I WANTED TO CLEAR THAT UP SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT HE WOULD BE EXCUSED. WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH EXCUSED ABSENCES EARLIER THIS YEAR AND LATE LAST YEAR SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME WITH THAT . WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE IS CITIZENS INPUT AND I HAVE A HANDFUL OF SPEAKER CARDS SO I WILL, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE ON HERE IS SPEAKING WITH RESPECT TO SCREENING WALLS AND IF IT'S OKAY I WILL HAVE YOU SPEAK IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ITEM SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THE AGENDA ITEM FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO HEARING COMMENTS FROM EVERYBODY AND THEN MOVE ON TO ITEM 5B IF THAT'S OKAY. ANY OBJECTIONS FROM SPEAKERS THAT HAVE REQUESTED TO SPEAK? OKAY. ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE WHO

[5.A. Presentation from the Economic Development Advisory Board.]

FORWARD AND BACKWARD. >> I FEEL BAD HAVING MY BACK

FACING. >> ACTUALLY IF YOU COULD STAND BEHIND THE MICROPHONE? THAT WOULD BE IDEAL. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. HELLO, EVERYBODY. I AM MICHAEL WEAVER THE CHAIR FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD FOR CITY COUNCIL HERE. JUST HAVE A FEW SLIDES TO GO THROUGH. THE BUTTON IS NOT

WORKING. >> DEBBIE WILL GET YOU FIXED UP.

HANG ON ONE SECOND. >> THANK YOU. THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD IS TO ADVISE CITY COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR ROWLETT. THAT'S A LOT OF WORDS TO BASICALLY SAY THAT WE PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU THE COUNCIL FOR NEW OR EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT ARE TRYING TO FURTHER DEVELOP WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ARE DOING.

SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME IN FOR SOMETHING LIKE A REBATE WHENEVER THEY ARE DOING REMODELS, OR THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SUBSIDIES OR TAX ABATEMENT TO DEVELOP AN AREA LIKE NORTH SHORE OR SAPPHIRE ÚBASE SO IT'S KIND OF A PRESCREENING INITIATIVE. WE WILL GO THROUGH THOSE PETITIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. A LOT OF TIMES THAT MEANS WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WHERE WE HAVE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS ALLOWABLE BASED ON THE RULES AND LAWS OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND TRIED TO LEVERAGE WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR AGAINST WHAT THOSE RULES ARE SO WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH A RECOMMENDATION. FROM THERE IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER OR NOT YOU ACCEPT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. MANY TIMES YOU DO AND THERE ARE SOME CASES WE RECOMMEND YOU DON'T GO FORWARD. SORT OF THE PRESCREENING MECHANISM TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S COMING

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WE-- ROWLETT. WE ALSO HAVE MEMBERS WHO COME IN WHICH ARE USUALLY THE MOST TERRIFYING AND EXCITING MOMENTS OF THE MEETING TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND AS A PERSON THAT HAS TWO KIDS IN THAT PROGRAM I AM ALWAYS EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO TALK ABOUT WHICH OF COURSE STILL TERRIFIES ME. WE ALSO HAVE SOME COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES. ELISE BOWERS AND THE MAYOR COME IN TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN WORK WITH YOU MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNCIL. WE DON'T JUST PARTNER WITH THE CHAMBER, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS. SO THE CHAMBER PRESIDENT AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TORI AND STEPHEN WHO COME IN AND THEY LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE LANDSCAPE. HOW ARE BUSINESSES DOING? WHEN YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT CHARLES DOES OR HAS DONE WITH ALL OF HIS VISITS, THE BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION VISITS GIVES US A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, HOW BUSINESSES ARE PERFORMING AND WHAT SORT OF SOCIAL TEMPERATURE IS FOR FAR AS WHAT WE DO, THIS LAST YEAR WE WENT FROM MEETING MONTHLY TO MEETING EVERY OTHER MONTH SO THAT WE COULD BETTER UTILIZE SOME OF THE TIME WITH THE PEOPLE BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THAT BOARD THAT COME IN. REALLY IF WE WERE NOT EVALUATING A REQUEST WE TRIED TO SCALE THOSE MEETINGS BACK TO BETTER USE THE TIME THAT WE HAVE FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WORKING FULL-TIME DURING THE DAY BECAUSE MEETINGS CAN GO ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 3 HOURS SO IT'S A BIG CHUNK OF YOUR DAY.

WHAT WE USUALLY GO THROUGH OUR FIRST KNOWLEDGE TOPICS. WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON. WE HEAR FROM THE CHAMBER AND G IST REPRESENTATIVES TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND US, WE HEAR ABOUT BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION VISITS THAT CHARLES HAS GONE THROUGH, WE HEAR ABOUT THE STATUS OF TAXES THAT HAVE BEEN PAID AS FAR AS BUDGET, SEE HOW WELL BUSINESSES ARE PERFORMING IN THE AREA. WHAT KIND OF LOTS ARE VACANT, THE STATUS OR THE PULSE OF THE CITY. THEN WE REVIEW INCENTIVE APPLICATIONS SO NEW AND CURRENT BUSINESS IS GOING THROUGH REMODELS ARE TRYING TO EXPAND. COULD BE A CHURCH LOOKING FOR SOMETHING OR BUSINESSES TRYING TO SET UP IN DOWNTOWN OR SOMEONE DOING A REMODEL OR A RETROFIT OF A HISTORIC HOLDING. WE LISTEN TO THOSE APPLICATIONS THAT DETERMINE WHAT IS ALLOWABLE AND WHAT'S NOT AND WE LET THEM KNOW AFTER COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION HOW WE VOTE. ARE WE GOING TO RECOMMEND SOMETHING TO COUNCIL OR NOT RECOMMEND SOMETHING BEFORE IT COMES TO YOU? LAST YEAR WE HAD FIVE APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVED AND REVIEWED TWO APPLICATIONS MADE IT THROUGH COUNCIL THAT WERE ULTIMATELY APPROVED AND OF COURSE WE PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO EACH OF THOSE. AS MENTIONED WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE NEWLY FORMED DOWNTOWN SUBCOMMITTEE THAT RHONDA SPEARHEADED AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. AS FAR AS WHAT WE ARE PLANNING ON FOR 2026, REALLY IT IS MORE OF THE SAME. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BUSINESSES COMING INTO NORTH SHORE, WE WERE INVOLVED IN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JACKSON SHAW BACK WHEN IT WAS JUST GRASS, BEFORE IT GOT BUILT AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT OTHER BUSINESSES WE CAN ATTRACT TO THAT AREA. THERE'S ALWAYS WORK TO DO . WE ALSO HAVE EVENTS THAT WE GO TO SO WHETHER IT'S ITEMS LIKE OKTOBERFEST OR EVENTS HELD ON MAIN STREET OR EVEN TRADE SHOWS OR EVENTS WHERE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS BEING DISCUSSED.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY AND SOMETIMES MEMBERS OF THE BOARD GO AND ATTEND THOSE EVENTS AS WELL. AND OF COURSE WE WANT TO HELP AND YOU WILL HEAR MORE ON THIS, HELP DEVELOP DOWNTOWN TO BE BECOMING SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE SPECTACULAR. HOW CAN WE CREATE A UNIFIED VISION FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS THERE? WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. UNLESS WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. AT THIS TIME

I WILL PASS IT OVER. >> MICHAEL, THE BIG BUTTON WORKS. OKAY. HI I AM RHONDA WOLF. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE. THIS IS A NEWLY FORMED SUBCOMMITTEE FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP ADVISORY BOARD. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

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COMMUNITY AND NONPROFIT LEADERS, DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS AND RESIDENTS WITH A VESTED INTEREST IN DOWNTOWN. THE KEY PRIORITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE WANT TO ACTIVELY INVOLVE PROPERTY OWNERS , BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED CAN COME TOGETHER AND NETWORK AND CREATE A CONTINUOUS FEED BACK BETWEEN US, THE EDAP AND CITY COUNCIL. ALSO FOR BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CURRENT NEEDS AND CHALLENGES ARE DOWNTOWN, TO PROVIDE SOME TOOLS THROUGH SURVEYS AND SOME TARGETED ENGAGEMENTS . WE RECENTLY CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND WE DID SOME INTERVIEWS TO ACTUALLY CAPTURE SENTIMENTS PRIORITIES AND CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS, ALSO BUSINESS OWNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS. THE GOAL WAS TO GAIN A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THE CITY TODAY AND WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE MOVING FORWARD. THERE WAS AN OVERALL SENTIMENT OF STRONG HOMETOWN PRIDE DUE TO ITS CHARM AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY FEEL. MANY ROWLETT CITIZENS FEEL LIKE IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY. OF COURSE IT'S NOT A SURPRISE THAT THERE ARE MANY CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED. THERE'S THE OVERDEVELOPMENT, WE'VE HEARD ALL OF THESE RIGHT? QUANTITY OVER QUALITY, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION, WHEN IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN? AND THEN JUST FRUSTRATION OVER CITY PROCESSES. THESE ARE NOT A SURPRISE, WE'VE ALL HEARD THESE AND KNOW THAT THEY ARE BEING WORKED. FUTURE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED. THE COMMUNITY WANTS GROWTH THAT PRESERVES AND STRENGTHENS THE CHARACTER OF ROWLETT, THAT PRIORITIZES COMMUNITY , BEAUTIFICATION AND WHERE BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE. THIS IS A WORD CLOUD FROM THE SURVEY QUESTION WHAT SHOULD ROWLETT BE KNOWN FOR? THE LARGER WORDS REPRESENT THEMES MENTIONED MORE FREQUENTLY AND OF COURSE THE BIGGEST ONE IS COMMUNITY. RESIDENTS WANT DOWNTOWN TO BE THE HEART OF THE CITY, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER FOR EVENTS, SHOP LOCAL AND CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS. REVITALIZATION SHOULD BUILD ON THAT SENSE OF BELONGING. THERE IS AN EXPECTATION FOR SAFETY. AND A STRONG DESIRE FOR DOWNTOWN TO BE CLEAN AND TO BE VISUALLY APPEALING. WALKABLE STREETS, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, ARCHITECTURE, ALL THE THINGS PUT INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. THEY WANT TO SEE THOSE AND FEEL LIKE THAT WILL REFLECT THE CHARACTER AND PRIDE OF ROWLETT. FOR BUSINESS IS A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN MEANS KEEPING DOLLARS LOCAL, SUPPORTING THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND DRAWING IN VISITORS AND THAT IS OUR GOAL, TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THAT THROUGH THIS SUBCOMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR EDAB? >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON EDAB. I KNOW THAT SOMETIMS SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS GET A LITTLE INTENSE WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT

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[5.B. Presentation and discussion of the "Landscaping, Infrastructure, & Fences on Thoroughfares", or LIFT Plan.]

COUNCIL IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5B WHICH IS PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON LANDSCAPING, INFRASTRUCTURE, & FENCES ON THOROUGHFARES OR LIFT PLAN. WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES SO WE WILL START WITH MICHELLE AND AFTER WILL BE KAREN. IF YOU WILL STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE YOU WILL

HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MICHELLE , CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS. FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SUPPORT THE PLANTS GOING FORWARD. RIGHT NOW THE PLANS ARE NOT A PART OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, HOWEVER IT'S PART OF OUR MISSION TO HELP KEEP ROWLETT CLEAN AND GREEN. WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU WITH RESPECT TO THE GCAA AND AS IT AFFECTS STATE HIGHWAY 66 AND IN ADDITION TO THAT THERE WAS AN INDICATION THAT WE WOULD NEED TO RAISE FUNDS BY GRANTS AND OTHER THINGS. SO I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND I AM READY TO PRESS THE BUTTON ON A $5000 GRANT WITH KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL AND HEB THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE CARTER'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY BRINGING IN VOLUNTEERS THAT WOULD FOSTER PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP , ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND RAISING TWO POLLINATOR GARDENS IN THE AREA WITH NATIVE PLANTS , PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY AND EDUCATION, AND WOULD HELP WITH INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT. I WOULD PROPOSE WITH THIS GRANT TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE FIVE RESIDENTIAL FENCES ABOUT $200 EACH TO EACH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT. AND THEN WE WOULD WORK WITH TWO MEDIAN ENTRYWAYS THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN ABOUT 2 MILES F CITY ROADWAYS OR CORRIDOR'S. ALL IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY AND PLANS GOING FORWARD. IN ORDER FOR THIS TO WORK EFFICIENTLY WE WOULD BE ABLE , WE WOULD NEED TO BE A PART OF THE OVERALL PLANNING AND PARTICIPATION GOING FORWARD . IN DOING SO WE WOULD COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICE AND HAVE IT DO THAT. WE WELCOME ALSO HONORABLE DIRECTORS WHO THE BOARD HAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY ON MONDAY EVENING SO EVERYTHING IS ALL SET AND IT WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAM CONTINUITY SO WE DON'T GIVE UP ON IT AGAIN. THE FUNDING AS I MENTIONED WOULD COME THROUGH HEB KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL GRANT. IT IS DUE THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY , 5:00 P.M. AND WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AND FUNDING RELEASED ON OCTOBER 31 WITH ACTIVITIES ON THIS $5000 TO BE COMPLETED BY THE FIRST OF MAY AND A REPORT THEREAFTER. I APPRECIATE IT AND I HAVE A FEW COPIES I WILL SEND TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAREN AND AFTER KAREN WILL BE PATRICK.

>> I LIVE IN ROWLETT, I HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS STRING OF NEW LAWS. AS AN AUDITOR FOR PRETTY MUCH ALL MY CAREER I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THIS. 30 YEARS IT HAS BEEN PAID FOR. SO IS IT POSSIBLE, I WOULD THINK EACH SUBDIVISION IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE BUILDER THAT LAID OUT THE AGREEMENT. FOR INSTANCE ON CITY PROPERTY A LOT OF THOSE ARE ON CITY PROPERTY. OTHERS MAY BE PART OF THE RESIDENT'S BACK FENCE BUT EACH OF THOSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LAID OUT AS TO WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING AND MAINTAINING THOSE.

AS AN AUDITOR PERSONALLY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. I THINK EACH SUBDIVISION SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY AGREED UPON ALTHOUGH AT LEAST IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, 30 YEARS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED. THAT'S IT.

>> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICK

FOLLOWED BY TRACY . >> GOOD EVENING.

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>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.

>> I LIVE IN LAKE-- ESTATES, ROWLETT. I AM HERE AGAIN ASKING YOU TO UPHOLD THE LONG-STANDING RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF YOUR CITY OWNED WALL . FOR 35+ YEARS THE CITY HAS MAINTAINED THESE WALLS. THEY WERE BUILT TO PROVIDE SAFETY PRIVACY PROTECTION AND A VISIBLE BUFFER BETWEEN OUR HOMES AND A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE . THEY ARE NOT DECORATIVE. THEY ARE ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND FOR DECADES THE CITY HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACTED ACCORDINGLY WITH THEIR AGREEMENT FOR FOX AND JACOBS . AS YOU KNOW THESE WALLS ARE DETERIORATING SIGNIFICANTLY AND HAVE BEEN IGNORED. CRACKS ARE VISIBLE, SECTIONS ARE UNSTABLE AND INSTEAD OF STANDING BY THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT HAS BEEN YOURS FOR GENERATIONS, WE ARE BEING TOLD THE BURDEN MAY NOW FALL ON RESIDENCE, SO MUCH SO THAT SEVERAL RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED CODE COMPLIANCE NOTICES FOR A WALL THAT IS YOURS. LAKE AND IS A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD AND MANY RESIDENTS ARE RETIRED AND ON FIXED INCOMES. AS YOU KNOW WE ALREADY PAY EXTREMELY HIGH TAXES. A PID WOULD ONLY CAUSE MANY NEIGHBORS TO HAVE TO MOVE OUT. LET ME BE CLEAR. THIS WOULD BE AN ABRUPT REVERSAL OF DECADES OF PRECEDENT AND WOULD PLACE AN UNFAIR AND UNPLANNED FINANCIAL BURDEN ON HOMEOWNERS ALL OF WHOM EITHER BUILT THEIR HOME OR MOVED INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING BASED ON THE CITY'S ACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS THAT THESE WALLS WERE CITY OWNED. TO ALLOW THESE STRUCTURES TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY RISK BUT SENDS A MESSAGE THAT THE COMMITMENTS CAN BE DISREGARDED AND PUBLIC TRUST CAN BE TREATED AS OPTIONAL. THAT IS NOT THE KIND OF CITY WE MOVED INTO AND BELIEVED IN. INTEGRITY IS NOT ABLE BLIND ITEM. WHEN THE CITY HAS AN AGREEMENT FOR 35+ YEARS IT MATTERS. NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND BY THAT PROMISE. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR ANY FAVORS HERE. WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, WHAT IS CONSISTENT, AND WHAT IS FAIR TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THESE WALLS AS IT ALWAYS HAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU WILL ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF RESIDENCE AND IN THE SPIRIT AND TRUST THAT WE HAVE PLACED IN

YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> TRACY TURNER FOLLOWED BY SHARON HODGES.

>> I'M TRACY TURNER, I LIVE AT 8713-- DRIVE. GOOD EVENING. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE SUBDIVISION. I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DO BUT I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE ASSERTION THAT THE BAYVIEW WALL IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY. HAVING PURCHASED A HOME IN 1994 I HAVE OBSERVED THE CITY CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINING THE WALL AND THE ADJACENT GRASSY AREA FOR YEARS AND THEN THEY STOPPED. THIS IS NEARLY 3 DECADES . GIVEN THIS HISTORY I QUESTION WHETHER THE CITY'S CURRENT STANCE CITING THE JUSTIFICATION IMPLIES THAT PREVIOUS CITY ATTORNEYS WERE REMISS IN THEIR DUTIES. IN ADDITION I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2021 TO GET THE WALL REPAIRED. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING EMAIL FROM PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER THAT STATED THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE. I FORWARDED THAT CORRESPONDENCE TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. IT STATES QUOTE IN YOUR PARTICULAR ISSUE THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WESTERN SCREENING WALL.

I HAVE REACHED OUT TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT WE WILL ASSIST CURRENT CONDITION AND DETERMINE WHEN IT NEEDS ATTENTION COMPARED TO THE OTHER SCREENING WALLS AND THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION I TALKED WITH OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS.

SHE WILL HAVE THE MANAGER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING TEAM REACH OUT TO YOU AND ASSESS THE SITUATION TO SEE HOW WE MAY HELP. YOU WILL HEAR FROM HER SHORTLY. BEST REGARDS,". I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE CITY TO COMPLETE THEIR STATED RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THESE WALLS AND CLEAN UP OUR CITY SO THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR LIKE FOUR YEARS AND I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN TURNOVER IN CITY PERSONNEL BUT THAT IS STILL NO EXCUSE FOR NOT GETTING THESE WALLS ATTENTION. LIKE I SAID I REALLY APPRECIATE BRAD AND

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THIS. >> MS. TURNER? OUR NEXT SPEAKER

IS SHARON. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM SHARON HODGES AND I LIVE AT 4618 CLAY DRIVE IN ROWLETT. TONIGHT I WANT TO IMPLORE YOU ONCE AGAIN TO CONSIDER YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND WHAT IS BEST FOR US IN REGARDS TO THE SCREENING WALL AT LAKE BEND ESTATES. THE 20 RESIDENCE WHOSE PROPERTY BACKS UP TO THE CITY OWNED ALLEY AND WALLS ARE MOSTLY SENIOR CITIZENS . WE DO NOT HAVE AN HOA SO TO THINK ABOUT MAKING THESE CITIZENS PAY FOR A WALL THAT HAS BEEN BUILT AND MAINTAINED BY THE CITY FOR 30 YEARS, OVER 30 YEARS IS REALLY BEYOND BELIEF. WE HAVE SHOWN USE SURVEYS AND PLATS THAT ARE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT SHOW WE DO NOT OWN THE ALLEY AND THE WALL AND TONIGHT I HAVE A DOCUMENT FROM THE CITY OF ROWLETT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 . JUST A FEW YEARS AGO THAT LIST OF CITY OWNED AND MAINTAINED SCREENING WALLS AND IT SHOWS 24 WALLS AROUND OUR CITY AND I REALIZE THAT MOST OF THESE ARE HOAS AND CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS BUT LAKE BEND DOES NOT HAVE AN HOA AND IT IS LISTED THERE. IT SHOWS THAT OUR WALL WAS COMPOSED OF SIMULATED RICK AND I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND THEY ARE SAYING SIMULATED BREAK IS NOT AS STRONG AND NOT DESIGNED FOR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AS REAL BREAK IS. IT IS KIND OF INTENDED FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES. FAKE BRICK IS LIGHTER AND EASIER TO INSTALL BUT LACKS DURABILITY OF REAL BRICK. THE DURABILITY PART IS WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I FEEL THE WALL IS CRUMBLING IN THE FIRST PLACE OTHER THAN THE CARS THAT RUN INTO THE WALL OCCASIONALLY. BUT REMEMBER THAT AS LATE AS JUST TWO YEARS AGO YOU WERE TAKING CARE OF US AND MAINTAINING IT AND YOU WERE CONSIDERING THE WIDOW WHO HAS HEALTH ISSUES AND LIVES ALONE. YOU WERE TAKING CARE OF THE MAN CAN FIND TO A WHEELCHAIR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU WERE CONSCIOUS OF THE LADY RECOVERING FROM A HEART ATTACK RIGHT NOW, AND MOST OF US THERE AS SENIOR CITIZENS WE HAVE BAD BACKS, WEAKER KNEES, OTHER LIMITATIONS. BUT YOU WERE TAKING CARE OF US. WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BIRDER US NOW-- BURDEN US NOW WITH THIS MAINTENANCE ? COLLECTIVELY WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN. I'M SORRY.

WE SENT LETTERS, TEXTS, AND EMAILS TO MANY CITY OFFICIALS WITH A PLEA FOR HELP. WE'VE MADE PHONE CALLS, SPOKEN AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED ON CHANNEL 4 FOR SUPPORT, WE'VE TALKED TO MANY OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP AND LET YOU KNOW THE TERRIFYING STRESS AND ANXIETY WE ARE FEELING RIGHT NOW AND GUESS WHAT? WE WILL NOT STOP. SO PLEASE TONIGHT LISTEN TO THE PROPOSAL WITH AN OPEN HEART AND EARS OF TRUE UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE HE HAS COME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA OF HAD TO TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION. IT WOULD BE A POSITIVE GESTURE OF GOODWILL FOR YEARS TO COME. YOU NEED TO REBUILD OUR WALL BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY YOU NEED TO REBUILD OUR TRUST IN YOU. SORRY FOR THE TEARS.

>> THANK YOU MISS HODGES. >> THAT WAS THE LAST REQUESTED SPEAKER FORM. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK? I'M GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM-- YES SIR.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME UP. I WOULD ASK YOU TO FILL OUT A FORM WHENEVER YOU ARE FINISHED SPEAKING. YOU CAN STATE YOUR

NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. >> GOOD EVENING, I AM THE SON OF-- WELLS WHO IS THE ONE THAT HAS THE UGLY OPENING AT 4018 CLAY DRIVE. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT EVERYONE ELSE AND EVERYTHING THEY'VE SAID ABOUT THIS WALL HERE. I DO EVERYTHING THAT I CAN TO TAKE CARE EVERYTHING FOR MY MOTHER . I JUST FEEL THIS WALL IS ANOTHER ADDED STRESS THAT SHE HAS TO THINK ABOUT WHICH SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT AT ALL. MY BIGGEST THING

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AS WELL. >> THANK YOU.

>> SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GIVE ME JUST A SECOND. I'M GOING TO MOVE UP TO THE PODIUM AND GET EVERYTHING SET UP.

>> I HAD A WINDOWS UPDATE AND EVERYTHING CLOSED BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY AS WELL AND I WANT TO THANK RESIDENCE FOR SPEAKING BECAUSE I THINK THAT' INCREDIBLY VALUABLE. AS WE MOVE THROUGH OUR AGENDA I WANT TO PREFACE BY SAYING A COUPLE OF THINGS. NUMBER ONE THANK YOU TO SEAN BECAUSE HE HIGHLIGHTED THIS ISSUE AND WAS A VOICE FOR RESIDENTS IN A LOT OF WAYS. BUT I WAS ALREADY WORKING ON THIS PLAN BEFORE HE CALLED ME. HE CALLED ME THE FRIDAY MORNING WE HAD THE INTERVIEW, LAST FRIDAY. NOT THIS LAST FRIDAY BUT FRIDAY PRIOR AND REACHED OUT TO REQUEST AN INTERVIEW. HE HAD ALREADY MET WITH SOME RESIDENTS BUT I APPRECIATE HIM BRINGING THIS TO LIGHT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AND AN ISSUE THAT OTHER CITIES ARE FACING AS WELL. THIS IS OUR AGENDA THAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT UNDER THIS ITEM SO WE WILL LOOK AT THE BACKGROUND OF THE ISSUE, SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFYING WHAT PROBLEM WE ARE FACING , LOOKING AT EXAMPLES OF WHAT SUCCESS LOOK LIKE, AND WHAT SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED TODAY SPECIFICALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLEXITY OF OUR CODE AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. THIS IS A SOMEWHAT LENGTHY PRESENTATION AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP ME THROUGHOUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. YOU ARE ON DISCUSSION MODE SO HIT YOUR BUTTON OR LET ME KNOW YOU HAVE A QUESTION AND WE WILL GET THAT ANSWERED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HERE IS OUR NEXT SLIDE. AT THE JUNE 30 COUNCIL MEETING THROUGH THE DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF ORDINANCES AS WELL AS A DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PID PROCESS WE DETERMINED WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE AND HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK FOLLOWING THAT MEETING. I CONTINUED TO DO RESEARCH ON THE BACKEND AS I KNOW MANY RESIDENTS DID AS WELL AND COUNCIL AS WELL. I LEVERAGED MISTER HALL AND I APPRECIATE HIS WORK ON THIS BECAUSE HE HELPED ME IN THIS PRESENTATION COALESCE MY THOUGHTS INTO SOMEWHAT OF A PLAN OF ACTION. I KNOW EVENTUALLY WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH STAFF ON WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WHAT I PRESENT TODAY WILL BE THE END-ALL BE-ALL BUT I WANT TO THANK MS. THOMAS BECAUSE SHE HAS GIVEN SOME INPUT AND ADVICE ALONG THE WAY AND THAT HAS BEEN HELPFUL. WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT IT MEANS TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, I WILL SHOW SOME EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE THAT EXIST TODAY. THERE'S A NUMBER OF PHOTOS I HAVE TAKEN

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THERE'S A TRAFFIC CONTROL BOX AND YOU CAN SEE SOME DEBRIS THAT HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND. NOT SURE IF THAT WAS A RESIDENT CLEANING UP THE CORNER OR WHAT WAS CAUSED TO BE LEFT. OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE MEDIAN OF MILLER ROAD WEST OF ROWLETT ROAD . THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AS WELL AND IS KIND OF A NICE MEDIAN WITH SOME NICE TREES BUILT IN ALONG WITH SOME LANDSCAPING SO THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A PROBLEM AND MAY BE EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS BUT I THINK IT COULD USE A LITTLE BIT OF SPRUCING UP SO I PUT IT HERE AS AN EXAMPLE. NEXT WE HAVE BAYVIEW ESTATES WHICH ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS JUST SPOKE ABOUT. THERE'S A LARGE SECTION OF THE WALL THAT IS MISSING NORTH OF THE PRINCETON SPLIT SO THAT SECTION IS PROBABLY AT LEAST 25 OR 30' LONG I WOULD GUESS AND THEN WE SEE SOME OF THE SEGMENTS THAT ARE STARTING TO FALL APART . I HIGHLIGHT THESE INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO SEE THE VARIATION IN WHAT WE SEE WITH SCREENING WALL DAMAGE. THERE ARE SECTIONS THAT ARE TRULY MISSING, HAVE BLOWN AWAY, BLOWN OVER, BEEN HIT BY A CAR, WHATEVER THE CASE WOULD BE. THEY'VE BEEN GONE OR DAMAGED OR REMOVED, AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER AREAS WE HAVE THESE PANELS FALLING APART OR STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR. WHEN COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING THE REST OF MY PROPOSAL KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE WE HAVE A SPECTRUM

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THERE'S A DIFFERENCE AND A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THESE TWO TYPES OF WALLS WITH RESPECT TO HOW MUCH OF A GAP OR THE PERSPECTIVE ON RESPONSIBILITY SO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO. THEN WE HAVE LIVE SCREENING WALLS SO A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PROJECT. IN 2017 THE CITY INVESTED IN THE INSTALLATION OF VEGETATIVE SCREENING WALLS ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEY WERE TO REPLACE A CHAIN-LINK FENCE AND NECESSITATED THE INSTALLATION OF A SMALL RETAINING WALL SO A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT. YOU WILL SEE THAT RETAINING WALL. UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF A LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP AND PROBABLY THE 2021 FREEZE AND A HOST OF OTHER FACTORS THAT SCREENING WALL IS NO LONGER SCREENING WALL AND ALL THAT VEGETATION IS SOME METAL STRIPS.

THERE ARE SOME PLANTS AND I DID NOT TAKE A PHOTO OF WHERE THEY MIGHT BE BUT FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PANEL AND SOME OTHER THINGS SO SOMETHING STILL EXISTS. THEN WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRY FEATURES THAT WOULD BE A HOTLY CONTESTED TOPIC. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT ANSWER IS AND I'M NOT PROPOSING WE IMMEDIATELY WORK ON THESE BUT ARE IDENTIFYING AREAS WE HAVE ISSUES. THIS IS A LONG PRINCETON ROAD SOUTH OF FIRE STATION THREE. WESTWOOD SHORES SITS ALONG MILLER ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN AND LAKE BEND ESTATES IS THE WALL WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH AT THIS POINT. I WANT TO COMMEND ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS FOR ADDING THE ORANGE MESH FENCING THERE. I APPRECIATE HIM DOING THAT BECAUSE I THINK AT LEAST IF NOTHING ELSE IT MADE IT APPEAR SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING AND THERE WAS A LITTLE WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE AND THAT NEIGHBOR NEEDED THEIR BACK FENCE PROTECTED AS WELL. WE LOOKED AT SCREENING WALLS, LANDSCAPING FEATURES AND FENCES ARE SOME OF THE NEXT TOPIC.

FENCES ARE A MAJOR, MAJOR ISSUES SO OUR ORDINANCE STATES THAT ALL FENCES SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND. EACH MEMBER OF OFFENSE SHALL BE FREE OF DETERIORATION , COMPATIBLE WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE FENCE. WHAT THE PARAGRAPH NEGLECTS TO HAVE SOMEWHAT COMPATIBLE WITH EACH OTHER BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE HAVE KIND OF A HODGEPODGE OF FENCES AND A FENCE THAT HAS DETERIORATED STATES A FENCE THAT HAS DETERIORATED TO A CONDITION LIKELY TO FALL SHOULD BE REPAIRED REPLACED OR REMOVED SO THESE ARE A COUPLE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN ON THE NORTH PART OF ROWLETT ROAD . THE PHOTO IN THE MIDDLE TO THE NORTH WITH THAT WHERE YOU SEE THE TOWER IS FIRE STATION FOUR SO THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN. IT'S LOOKING NORTH OF LOOKING SOUTH. SO TOOK ONE AND TURNED AROUND AND TOOK THE OTHER. FENCES IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATION THAT HAS HAPPENED.

>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION? SO FAR THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS. IS THE CONTENTION ON THAT LAST SLIDE ON THE WOOD FENCES? IN THE PAST WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE BRICK SCREENING WALLS SO IS THE CONTENTION THAT THESE ARE ALSO

CITY-OWNED PROPERTY? >> NOT AT ALL. WITH THE SLIDES I AM ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE ISSUES WE ARE FACING A LONG MAJOR CORRIDOR'S. REALLY WHAT I AM LOOKING AT AND WHAT THIS PLAN ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS ARE THE MAJOR CORRIDOR'S THAT ENTER AND EXIT THE CITY OF ROWLETT. SO ROWLETT ROAD, AND AS IT SPLITS DOWN TO PRINCETON SINCE THAT IS STILL A MAJOR CORRIDOR. AND THEN HIGHWAY 66 WEST POINT AND EASTPOINTE AS WELL AS MERRITT ROAD. THOSE OF THE PRIMARY THOROUGHFARES.

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THERE'S ANY NUMBER OF THINGS THERE AS WELL. ON TOP OF THAT DURING THAT BUDGET DISCUSSION WHEN IT WAS PITCHED THE CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME STATED DURING THE MEETING THAT SCREENING WALLS NOT OWNED BY HOAS ARE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE CITY SO TO ME THAT IS A MAJOR DICHOTOMY TO WHERE WE STAND TODAY UNDERSTANDING THE CODE. WHILE THE ROLLOUT WAS DELAYED BY THE TORNADO THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER DID MAKE

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THE EXTENT OF MY LAW DEGREE SPANS ABOUT THREE COLLEGE CLASSES IN BUSINESS LAW BUT I WAS TAUGHT THE CONCEPT OF A REASONABLE PERSON AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS USUALLY PERTAINS TO CASES WHERE NEGLIGENCE IS INVOLVED AND IT'S NOT AN EXACT APPLICATION FOR THE SITUATION BUT I BELIEVE THE CONCEPT IS VALID WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS OF INTERPRETING ORDINANCES.

A REASONABLE PERSON IS A HYPOTHETICAL OBJECTIVE STANDARD TO DETERMINE IF SOMEONE ACTED WITH REASONABLE CARE IN NEGLIGENCE CASES. IT REPRESENTS A PERSON WHO EXERCISES THE EXPECTED QUALITIES OF ATTENTION KNOWLEDGE INTELLIGENCE AND JUDGMENT AND ASK AS A PRUDENT INDIVIDUAL WOULD IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE STANDARD IS FLEXIBLE AND CONSIDERS SITUATIONS SUCH AS EMERGENCIES ET CETERA. THE POINT OF BRINGING THIS UP IS WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CODE AND READ WHAT THE CODE SAYS WHAT WOULD A REASONABLE PERSON THINK THAT CODE SAYS? THAT'S THE POINT. PERHAPS IT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE LEGAL INTERPRETATION OR DIFFERENT FROM WHAT RESIDENTS HAVE BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT CODE WHAT IS THE REASONABLE INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THAT CODE MEANS ? FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHERE THE CODE COMES FROM. SO ARTICLE 5 REFERS TO PROPERTY OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY. WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES ARE AFTER WE OCCUPY A HOME. NOT WHAT THE DEVELOPER RESPONSIBILITIES ARE BUT MY RESPONSIBILITY NOW THAT I OWN A HOME WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY. IT READS THAT , I WILL GO TO THIS PARAGRAPH. ANY OWNER OCCUPANT OR TENANT OF A PARCEL LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY MAIN COST TO MAINTAIN LAND BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE OR ADJACENT CURVE AND IF NO LIGHT EXISTS, TO A LINE FROM THE EDGE OF THE STREET MADE MINT-- PAVEMENT ARE THE PROPERTY LINE. PARAGRAPH NUMBER TWO MEANS ANY OWNER OCCUPANT TENANT OF A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN THE AREA OF LAND BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE IN THE EDGE OF THE ADJACENT ALLEY PAVEMENT. SO WE'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT PARAGRAPHS THAT I THINK COULD BE PERHAPS INTERPRETED TO BE IN CONFLICT NUMBER THREE SAYS ANY ABUTTING ON A STREET OR SIDEWALK SHALL MAINTAIN -- CROSSING THE SIDEWALK. DAVID MADE A GREAT POINT AND SAID MORE THAN ONE OF THESE CAN BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME. PARAGRAPH ONE AND PARAGRAPH TWO CAN BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME AND THAT COULD MEAN THAT BEHIND MY HOME I AM ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AREA ACROSS THE ALLEY IF I INTERPRET IT TO SAY IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE CURB. THAT'S WHAT WAS EXPLAINED AT THE LAST MEETING. I'VE GOTTEN A SECOND OPINION AND SOMEONE ELSE HAS GIVEN ME THAT SAME FEEDBACK. I WANT TO BRING IT UP BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY I'M NOT TRYING TO DISPUTE WITH THAT IS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S TOTALLY VALID LOGIC BUT WHAT I RUN INTO IS WHAT IS REASONABLE WHEN READING THIS. WHAT DO I TRULY UNDERSTAND THAT TO MEAN? I DON'T KNOW THAT I NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THAT INTERPRETATION. THE SECOND PART, 77 -2 04 TALKS ABOUT WHEN HOW AND WHY LANDSCAPING ENTRY FEATURES AND SCREENING WALLS BECAME REQUIRED. THIS SLIDE FOCUSES ON LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS IN A PARTICULAR LOCATION BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE CURB LINE. NOTE THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT EVERY OWNER AND PERSON IN CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY ALTHOUGH I THINK IT WAS DESIGNED TO INCLUDE-- IT BEGS THE QUESTION WHETHER SOMEONE IS IN OWNERSHIP IF IT ABUTS A MAJOR ERROR AFFAIR FOR THE PURPOSES OF LANDSCAPE UPKEEP. THINK ABOUT THAT ONE FOR A SECOND. I DID NOT CHANGE SLIDES I AM SO SORRY. GOT TWO SCREENS GOING AND THAT'S MY MISTAKE SO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FOR A SECOND. THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE USED THAT EVERY OWNER AND PERSON IN CONTROL OF PROPERTY, AND BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS AN OWNER OR IN CONTROL OF PROPERTY THAT ABUTS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE OPPOSITE THE ALLEY OF THEIR HOME FOR THE PURPOSES OF LANDSCAPING UPKEEP. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE GRASSY STRIP BETWEEN THE SCREENING WALL, THE SIDEWALK AND IN THIS CASE DALROCK ROAD AND ROWLETT ROAD . THIS IS A

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EVERY OWNER OR PERSON IN CONTROL OF PROPERTY SHALL KEEP LANDSCAPED AREAS WELL-MAINTAINED SAFE CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE AT ALL TIMES. MI AN OWNER OR PERSON IN CONTROL OF POVERTY IF IT'S ACROSS THE ALLEY AND OUT OF THE ROADWAY? THAT'S THE QUESTION I AM ASKING. NOT FOR AN ANSWER BUT THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT I'M ASKING. THE LAST SLIDE ON CODE THINK GOODNESS. 77 - 504 TALKS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SO WHEN A NEIGHBORHOOD IS BUILT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? WE WILL FIND THAT MASONRY WALLS ARE ADDRESSED, THANK GOODNESS. THAT'S GREAT RIGHT? THE CODE REQUIRES WALLS IN PARAGRAPH C , MASONRY WALLS REQUIRE FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT HAVE A SIDE YARD OR REAR YARD ADJACENT TO A RIGHT-OF-WAY ET CETERA. GREAT. LOVE THAT. BUT THEN WE GO ON TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH WHICH UNFORTUNATELY READS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, COMMON AREAS ARE DEFINED AS REAL PROPERTY NOT LIMITED TO STORM DRAINS, STREETS, SIDEWALKS, LAKES POND SCREEN WALLS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AREAS THAT ARE OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR THE COMMON USE AND ENJOYMENT AND BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE SUBDIVISION. SO WE'VE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENTS NEED TO HAVE A SCREENING WALL AND DETERMINE HOW THEY ARE GOING TO BE UP KEPT ONLY IN HOAS. THE POINT HERE IS NOT TO CALL INTO QUESTION LEGAL INTERPRETATION BUT SOMETHING TO SAY THE CODE IS SOMEWHAT POORLY DEVELOPED AND WE NOW HAVE CODE ON OUR HANDS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PLAY TUG-OF-WAR WITH AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WHAT I AM PROPOSING IS THAT WE GET THE CODE UPDATED TO WHATEVER COUNCIL'S DESIRES ARE. THE OBJECTIVE IS NOT TO CALL INTO QUESTION ANY INTERPRETATION BUT TO GET THE CODE TO READ WHAT WE WANT IT TO SAY AND MAKE IT AS CLEAR AS WE CAN POSSIBLY MAKE IT BECAUSE I'M SURE THERE WERE COUNCILMEMBERS SITTING IN OUR SEATS THAT WROTE THIS CODE THAT THOUGHT IT WAS AS CLEAR AS COULD BE AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT IT SAYING IT IS CLEAR AS MUD. SO THAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF TODAY'S MEETING ARE ONE OF THE FIRST AND FOREMOST OBJECTIVES. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL PLAY AUTOMATICALLY BUT WHEN I'M LOOKING AT OUR CODE I SAY WHAT TO OTHER CITIES DO? LET'S NOT TRY TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. THERE ARE CITIES ALL OVER THAT HAVE SOMEHOW FOUND A WAY TO EAT THIS ELEPHANT TO USE A COMMON PHRASE SO HOW DO THEY ACCOMPLISH THAT? LET'S SEE HOW THIS WORKS. THIS GUY IS FROM PLANO, TEXAS. ANDREW KNOWS THIS GUY. THIS VIDEO IS FOUR YEARS OLD. SEE IF IT PLAYS.

IN PLANO THERE ARE 151 SCREENING WALLS? IN SOME CASES OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS , THE WALLS UNDERGROUND FOUNDATION HAS ISSUES GOES ON A WAITING LIST. WALLS ARE REPLACED BASED ON WHICH ARE THE WORST AND THERE ARE 100 WALLS ON THE LIST. -- HOMEOWNERS

ASSOCIATIONS WERE HOAS. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE GIST OF THAT ONE. I THINK THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHARE BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE TACKLED THIS ISSUE HEAD ON AND DETERMINED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE SCREENING WALLS UP ALONG AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NOT NEXT IS RICHARDSON. RICHARDSON IS ANOTHER PRIME EXAMPLE BUT I THINK IT MAY LEAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A QUESTION AND SOMETHING WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT AS PART OF THIS DISCUSSION AS WELL. THE CITY OF RICHARDSON STATES THE STREETS DIVISION ALSO MAINTAINS THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SCREENING WALLS. I THINK THEY USED THOSE WORDS SOMEWHAT DELIBERATELY BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY VERSUS DECORATIVE NATURE AND MAKING A BEAUTIFUL. IT COULD BE AS WALLS START TO FAIL AND FALL DOWN THAT'S WHEN THE CITY STEPS IN AND MAYBE THEY DON'T MAINTAIN THEM THROUGHOUT ALL OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE.

SOMETHING ELSE TO THINK ABOUT. THEN WE LOOK AT THE CITY OF MANSFIELD WHO TAKES A DIFFERENT APPROACH. HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR SCREENING WELL LATELY? IT'S A COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT THE SHARED SCREENING WALLS ARE NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNER AND OFTEN TIMES THESE WALLS ARE CONSTRUCTED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF THE DIVISION. INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS PURCHASE NEW HOMES WITH THEIR SECTION OF THE WALL INCLUDED. THEY ARE OFTEN BUILT ALONG THE

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CITIES HAVE FACED THE SAME ISSUES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AND HAVE LANDED ON ONE SIDE OF THE FENCE OR THE OTHER AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING US TO DO TODAY WITH CLEAR DIRECTION TO STAFF OF WHERE YOU WANT TO GO SO THAT AN ORDINANCE CAN BE DRAFTED THAT MATCHES THAT DESIRE. SO AFTER THE LAST MEETING ON JUNE 30 I GOT A CALL FROM THE MAYOR AND WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION AND I APPRECIATE HIS FEEDBACK AND INTERPRETATION INTO WHAT THEIR CITY DID. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN I KNOW THAT IT'S INCREDIBLY SMALL AND YOU CAN'T SEE IT WHAT THAT IS IS AN INVENTORY OF THEIR SCREENING WALLS. THEY TOOK INVENTORY AND SAID HERE ARE OUR SCREENING WALLS. UP AT THE VERY TOP YOU WILL SEE TWO VERY OLD SCREENING WALLS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH AND THEY ARE THE WALL THAT IS PICTURED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN. THE RED BRICK THAT IS VERY MUCH FALLING DOWN. OVER ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IT SAYS INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. THESE WALLS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS THAT ABUTTED THAT WALL IN THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS. MOST OF THE REST OF THE ONES DOWN THE LIST ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF HOAS WHICH HAVE BEEN BUILT AFTER THEY CLARIFIED WHERE OWNERSHIP SHOULD LIE JUST LIKE OUR CITY. WHAT I THINK IS INTERESTING IS THAT THEY FACED THIS EXACT ISSUE AND THEY DECIDED AFTER ISSUING THE BOND TO REPLACE THEIR WALLS. SO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY. COMPLETELY REPLACED FROM THE NORTH END TO THE SOUTH AND . IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION AND IS ABOUT 1585' LONG, 3/10 OF A MILE ON THE COST WAS $816,500. JUST UNDER 1 MILLION. THAT IS HUDSON CROSSING PHASE I AND PHASE II. IT WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1988 AND 1989 AND THE WALL FAILED. IT WAS ON A 2021 BOMB CYCLE FOR REPLACEMENT.

I DO HAVE NOTES I PROMISE SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CODE SUMMARY AND WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE, WHAT I FIND AND WHAT I HAVE BEEN FACED WITH IS THAT INTERPRETATION IS VERY DIFFICULT BETWEEN THE CODE AND WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE, BETWEEN WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT HAS CREATED DIFFICULTY AND DOUBT. THE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS IS WHAT HAS INTRODUCED INCONSISTENCY IN HOW WE'VE DECIDED TO HANDLE THIS. FROM HERE ON OUT THE IDEA IS LET'S REASSESS, RESTRUCTURE AND MOVE FORWARD. LET'S SEE. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE AHEAD. I HAVE A LOT OF WORDS BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING TOO LONG. SO WE HAVE SOME POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. WE LOOKED AT THE BACKGROUND AND HISTORY SO NOW LET'S LOOK AT WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE. AT THE VERY HIGH LEVEL WE CAN DO TWO THINGS. WE CAN EITHER DO NOTHING AND LET THE DECISION FROM THE JUNE 30 MEETING PAN OUT, WE CAN COMMIT TO CHANGE THE CODE AND TRY TO ADOPT A PLAN. LONG-TERM OUT OF THIS DISCUSSION. THERE ARE THREE THINGS WE HAVE TO CONSIDER AS A RESULT OF THAT.

NUMBER ONE WOULD BE CHANGES TO OUR CODE ORDINANCES. THAT IS PRIMARILY WHAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT SO FAR, FIGURING OUT WHAT THE CODE NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE. SECOND WOULD BE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHANGES TO THE CODE MEAN FOR OUR TEAM AND THIRD, HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR IT? WE CAN ADOPT A CODE ALL DAY LONG BUT IF THERE'S NOT FUNDING AND WE DON'T ADMIT TO A BUDGET THAT ADOPTED IMPLEMENTS THAT, AT THE END OF THE DAY IT MEANS NOTHING. SO I'VE TRIED TO DEVELOP A PLAN I THINK AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL IT HITS SOME OF THE RIGHT MARKS BUT THERE'S NO DOUBT IT'S NOT PERFECT. STANDING STILL WAS NOT AN OPTION IN MY OPINION. SO IF WE DECIDE WERE GOING TO GO WITH OPTION TWO AND DO SOMETHING WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY SOME OBJECTIVES AND SET SOME GUARDRAILS ABOUT WHAT WE ARE AIMING TO DO. FIRST AND FOREMOST THE OPTIONS ARE BUILT AROUND THE FOCUS OF ENHANCING GATEWAYS AND THOROUGHFARES AS THEY CONNECT TO THE CITY AND INTO NEIGHBORHOODS. IN DOING SO THE OPTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO BALANCE THE FOLLOWING. NUMBER ONE, RESPECT PROPERTY OWNERSHIP. BASED ON WHAT THE CITY IS ALREADY RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN AN OBJECTIVE TO CLARIFY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THOROUGHFARE FEATURES. RESPECT PROPERTY OWNERS BUT CLARIFY WHAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO CARE FOR IT. THIS ONE IS BIG TO ME, CONSISTENCY AND AESTHETIC APPEAL, SPECIFICALLY CONSISTENCY. RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS IS PARTIALLY BASED ON LOCATIONS AND SURROUNDING FEATURES PARTICULARLY ALONG THOROUGHFARES CONSISTENCY THE WAY THINGS ARE DEVELOPED. THIS POINT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING THE JUNE 30 MEETING ABOUT SOMETHING AS

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PROPERTY VALUES ARE MAINTAINED BY PROVIDING THE RIGHT LOOKS FEEL AND AMENITIES OF COMMUNITIES AS WELL SO WALLS AND THOROUGHFARES THAT LOOK NICE INVITE PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY, THEY FIND IT ATTRACTIVE, A GROSS PROPERTY VALUES. IT'S ALL COHESIVE AND PART OF A GREATER PLAN. SPECIFICALLY OUR STRATEGIC PLAN HAS THIS TO SAY AND THE OPTIONS THAT I PRESENT, I BELIEVE ARE BACKED UP THAT STRATEGIC PLAN. IT WAS ADOPTED IN 2018 AND I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE SO I REMEMBER PIECES AND PARTS OF THAT. ONE COMPONENT IS TO STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY AND FOR THAT PRIORITY EVIDENCE IS SHOWN IN THE CITY MAKING SELECTIVE AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AND REDEVELOPMENT. I THINK RESIDENTS MAY BE A LITTLE UPSET BY THAT BUT REVITALIZATION CAN HAPPEN THROUGH VERY TARGETED INVESTMENT BY THE CITY. SO WHAT HAVE I COME UP WITH? I'VE COME UP WITH THIS LIFT PLAN. LANDSCAPING INFRASTRUCTURE AND FENCES ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND HAD TO HAVE A CATCHY NAME BECAUSE THAT'S HOW ALL GOOD LEGISLATION GETS PASSED, THAT IT HAS TO HAVE A CATCHY NAME OTHERWISE IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THAT MEANS.

WE START OUT WITH LANDSCAPING. AS I SEE IT SOLVING MANY OF THE ISSUES WE ARE FACING ALONG THOROUGHFARES COULD BE HANDLED IF WE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE GRASS IN A CONSISTENT WAY, PROVIDE IRRIGATION THAT BOTH WORKS AND CONSERVES WATER INCLUDING DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS THAT RESISTS TEXAS HEAT AND ARE EASY TO CARE FOR AND FOCUS ON MAINTAINING STREETS AND CANOPY DEVELOPMENT. NEXT LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT INFRASTRUCTURE.

AS PART OF OUR OVERALL PARKS MASTER PLAN THERE ARE MANY SIDEWALKS WHICH DOUBLE AS TRAILS TO THE CITY. THOSE SHOULD BE PASSABLE AND SAFE AND THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING. I EXPECT CLEAR SIGNAGE THAT IS NOT OVERWHELMING BY BEING CLUTTERED OR EXTRANEOUS. THEY SHOULD HAVE A COMMUNITY IDENTITY AS DOWNTOWN HAS STARTED TO DEVELOP AND A NICE APPEAL AND STREETLIGHTING MUCH OF WHICH IS UNDERWAY ALSO ENHANCES OUR STREETSCAPE AND SHOULD BE PLACED IN PLACES THAT ARE STRATEGICALLY LIMITED IMPACT TO ADJACENT HOMES AND LASTLY KEEPING UP WITH NON-HOA ENTRANCES BUILDS GOODWILL AND SHOWS THAT WE VALUE AND TAKE PRIDE IN ALL OF OUR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS. NEXT ARE FENCES WHICH WOULD ALSO IN THIS CASE INCLUDE SCREENING WALLS AND THESE ARE IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NON-HOA SCREENING WALLS. SO THE CITY WOULD ASSUME SOME OWNERSHIP AND REPAIR OR REPLACE SECTIONS OF WALLS THAT HAVE FAILED. AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE WHICH GIVE CONSIDERATION TO LARGER CAPITAL INFUSION TO REPLACE WALLS THAT ROUTINELY FAIL PERHAPS A BETTER MATERIAL, WE HAD A RESIDENT WHO SPECIFICALLY SAID THE PREFABRICATED CONCRETE PANELS ARE MAYBE NOT THE BEST MATERIAL IN A LAND WHERE THE GROUND IS CONSTANTLY MOVING. THAT MAY NOT BE THE BEST APPROACH TO WHAT WE'VE BUILT. AND I THINK THAT IS EVIDENCED WHEN YOU LOOK OVER ON ROWLETT ROAD AND YOU SEE THE ROADS CONSTRUCTION -- CONSTRUCTED ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. THOSE ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THICKER AND MEATIER BRICK WALLS THAT FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES DON'T SEEM TO SUFFER THE SAME THINGS WE ARE FINDING ON DALROCK RIGHT NOW.

BUT THAT ALSO INCLUDES SOME VEGETATIVE WALLS, SOME FENCES ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND THAT COULD BE CODE ENFORCEMENT, A GRANT PROGRAM WHICH WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT IN A SECOND.

IT'S ALL INCLUSIVE BECAUSE THIS IS A BEAUTIFICATION EFFORT. NOT SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS SCREENING WALLS BUT TO ADDRESS A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT I THINK WE HAVE. AND FINALLY TO ENSURE THAT FENCING RESCREENING IS INTEGRATED WITH EXISTING STREETSCAPE TO LIMIT ONE OFF SITUATIONS LIKE WE HAVE TODAY. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS I HAD COMING OUT OF THE MEETING WAS THE POTENTIAL THAT A RESIDENT WHO WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO REPAIR RESCREENING WALL MAY JUST SAY TO HECK WITH IT. I'LL GET A SLEDGEHAMMER AND CALL THE 1 800 GOT JUNK GUYS AND THAT SCREENING WALL IS GONE AND NOW I HAVE A GAP ON DALROCK ROADS WHERE TWO OR THREE NEIGHBORS HAVE DECIDED TO DO THAT, OTHER NEIGHBORS ARE TRYING TO UPKEEP IT AND YOU HAVE THIS INCONSISTENCY. THAT'S MY MESSAGE FOR THE DAY AND I THINK RESONATES A LOT IN THIS PRESENTATION. SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE KEY THOROUGHFARES. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND TOO MUCH

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THE INCONSISTENCY WITH THAT. WITH RESPECT TO SCREENING WALLS I WOULD PROPOSE THAT CODE BE UPDATED TO CLEARLY REFLECT HOA OWN SCREENING WALLS AND PERHAPS -- PERHAPS NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURES WHICH IS A POINT FOR DISCUSSION. IN SOME THERE MAY BE A VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION THAT MAINTAIN ASPECTS AND CITIES MAY WORK WITH THOSE NEIGHBORS TO MAXIMIZE THE GOOD OF COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO LEVERAGE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL TO GET THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK . IT'S WORTH NOTING FOR THE SAKE OF CONSISTENCY THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD THAT SOME PORTIONS OF SCREENING WALLS MAY BE LOCATED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND FOR THE SAKE OF THIS DISCUSSION MAINTENANCE OF ANY PARTICULAR WALL WOULD BE INCLUDED. I AM SAYING THAT WHETHER THE WALL SITS OPPOSITE AN ALLEY OR ADJACENT TO A PROPERTY LINE THOSE WOULD BE INCLUDED ALONG THESE THOROUGHFARES. NEXT THE PLAN PROPOSED IS TO UPDATE 54 - 89 TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROPERTY OWNERS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THE ITEMS LISTED. REMEMBER I SAID THERE WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CURB AND TO THE ALLEY AND TO THE SIDEWALK . I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE CLEAN THAT UP AND CLEARLY DEFINE WHERE THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES LIE AND WHAT MIGHT BE FOR THE FRONT OR THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE EXCEPTIONS IN CODE HAS TO BE WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT DOES LEAVE SOME LEEWAY BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE AMOUNT , THE LEVEL OF INTERPRETATION OR DIFFERENCES THAT WE ARE SEEING TODAY.

>> MAY OR MAY I JUMP IN? I WAS HOPING I COULD JUMP IN LATE BUT I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING YOU. ON 54 - 189 WHICH IS WHERE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT AGAIN. I'M NOT BLAMING ANYBODY ELSE BUT I CAME FROM THE AREA WHERE I HAD CODE ENFORCEMENT WHEN I WAS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MY INTERPRETATION MAY BE DIFFERENT AND I KNOW THAT I'M NO LAWYER EITHER AND I'M NOT BLAMING ANYBODY BUT IT WAS JUST HOW WE WERE GIVEN ANY INFORMATION BUT THE WAY THAT I READ 54 - 189 , AS ANY OWNER OCCUPANT OR TENET , ANY LANDER PARCEL LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY SHALL MAINTAIN OR CAUSE TO BE MAINTAINED AN AREA OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINED AND THE LOT TRAP PARCEL TO THE ADJACENT CURB AND OF NO CURB EXISTS, 10' TO THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT TOWARD THE PROPERTY LINE. I INTERPRET THAT AS BEING IN THE FRONT OF YOUR RESIDENCE.

OR TENANT OF ANY LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY SHALL MAINTAIN OR CAUSE TO BE MAINTAINED LAND LOCATED BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE LOT AND PARCEL TO THE EDGE OF THE ADJACENT ALLEY PAVEMENT. THAT'S THE REAR OF YOUR PROPERTY.

NUMBER THREE ANY PROPERTY OWNER ABUTTING TO THE PUBLIC STREET OR SIDEWALK SHALL CLAN AND MAINTAIN-- Y'ALL KNOW THAT ONE, THAT'S YOUR SIDEWALK AT THE FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE. I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT THIS, IT'S THAT EVERY ORDINANCE OR LAW ALWAYS HAS DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS. IT COMES OUT AND TO ME I THINK THAT'S PRETTY CLEAR AND THAT'S HOW IT READS.

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STAND ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. I DO APPRECIATE THAT AND AGAIN I WANT TO STATE THAT I DON'T WANT TO PICK APART THE CODE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT'S ANY GOOD. THEY HAVE TO RELY ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND IF WE DON'T AGREE WITH THAT INTERPRETATION WHICH LIKE YOU, I DON'T, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO THEN FIX THE CODE AND MAKE THE CODE SAY WHAT WE WANT IT TO SAY. THAT IS OUR OBJECTIVE. THAT'S WHERE I GO. THAT'S THE NEXT STEPS AND WHAT I WAS SAYING ON THIS SLIDE, CLARIFY THE LIST OF ITEMS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THOSE BULLET POINTS AND WHAT YOU JUST SAID I WOULD ECHO AND FULLY SUPPORT.

THAT IN WHATEVER FORM IT NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED

>> AND I'M NOT TRYING TO CAUSE ANY CONTENTION. THAT'S JUST MY

INTERPRETATION. >> WE'VE COVERED THAT ONE.

LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE WHICH IS TO IMPLEMENT OR CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING A MATCHING THOROUGHFARE VITALITY GRANT FOR ENHANCEMENTS THAT RESIDENTS MAKE SPECIFICALLY WITH RESPECT TO FENCES. I HAVE THIS A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN AS FAR AS WHAT THE LOGISTICS LOOK LIKE FOR THOSE TO WORK. IT WOULD BE A MATCHING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES SO WE ARE NOT JUST GOING TO HAND OUT MONEY. WE WILL EXPECT THEM TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE TABLE TO REPLACE A FENCE. WHAT I'M HOPING THIS WILL DO WILL ALLOW US TO ACCELERATE THE TIMELINE WHEN SOMEONE MAY BE ABLE TO REPAIR THEIR FENCE. IF THEY KNOW THAT THEIR FENCE IS IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE CASH FOR IT, IF THE CITY CAN IMPLEMENT A GRANT PROGRAM BY WHICH WE CAN HELP ACCELERATE THAT WE WILL START TO SEE SOME PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT IN AREAS WHERE THOSE FENCES ARE IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR I THINK IT WILL MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE. I THINK ON BULLET POINT NUMBER 3 TO HAVE AN ALLOCATION SIDEWALKS ALSO BEING A COMPONENT OF RESIDENT RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, WHEN I SAY WE I SAME ME , US AS INDIVIDUALS, AND HAVING THE ABILITY TO HAVE A 50/50 PROGRAM OR AN INCOME-BASED SIDEWALK PROGRAM OR A THOROUGHFARE VITALITY PROGRAM.

ALL THESE PROGRAMS HELP US TO ELEVATE THE CITY BY HELPING RESIDENTS WITH SOME OF THOSE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE. SO THOSE ARE THE POLICY STANDPOINTS. CLARIFYING COMMON AREAS SPECIFICALLY WITH GRASS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. MAKING SURE THAT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD. NON-HOA SCREENING WALLS, BRINGING THOSE INTO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY WHICH COULD ALSO INCLUDE SCREENING WALLS THAT MAY EXIST ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND OF COURSE WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH HOMEOWNERS. WE CAN'T FORCE SOMEONE TO FIX A SCREENING WALL OF THEY DON'T WANT TO WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT AND IT COULD VERY WELL BE THAT OF ONE OR TWO NEIGHBORS SAY THEY DON'T WANT ANYONE ON THEIR PROPERTY WE CAN'T REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ENTIRE SCREENING WALL. THAT IS WORTH DISCUSSION AS WELL. AND WHAT COUNCILMEMBER GIBBS JUST SHARED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS AND LASTLY THE POTENTIAL FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM. WITHIN OPERATIONS WHAT I AM SUGGESTING CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE ANY POWER TO DESIGNATE BUT I AM SUGGESTING THAT WE CONTRACT REPAIR PRETTY DARN QUICKLY. I'M NOT GOING TO PUT A TIMELINE ON IT BUT I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A PRIORITY AND THEN CONTINUE WITH CONTRACTING IN-HOUSE MOWING OF GRASSY AREAS AND STRIPS ALONG THESE ROADS.

THE PLAN REALLY OUTLINES WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE. TREE AND LANDSCAPE PRUNING, I THINK IT'S ALREADY IN-HOUSE AND WE ARE WORKING ON IT SO THAT IS NOT SUCH A BIG DEAL. SIDEWALKS AND MEDIANS THE SAME THING. I KNOW WE HAVE CREWS THAT GO OUT . WE DID A LOT OF WORK CLEANING UP DALROCK AND PUBLIC WORKS DID A LOT OF WORK. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF WORK LEFT OUT THERE BY TEX.AND OTHER CREWS AND I SAW A LOT OF OTHER STUFF THAT IS NOW GONE AS I WAS DRIVING ON DALROCK A WEEK AGO. THE DIFFERENCE.

LASTLY WOULD BE WELL 2ND TO LAST WOULD BE RESTORATION OF AESTHETICS FEATURES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A PRIORITY AND STAFF CAPACITY IS A COMPONENT. I THINK IT'S JUST-- LOOKING GOOD

LIKE WE DO OUR DOWNTOWN SPACE. >> I'M NOT SURE I HEARD CLEARLY CLEARLY. WHEN YOU SAY CONTRACT REPAIR WE ARE TALKING IN-HOUSE CONTRACTED OR OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS OR A COMBINATION?

>> THE DECISION WOULD REALLY BE A STAFF DECISION TO MAKE. WHAT I AM THINKING MIGHT BE BEST IN THIS CASE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF SOME OF THE SCREENING WALLS BEING THESE CONCRETE MOLDS WOULD

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STANDPOINT. >> I AGREE WITH THAT. YOU MADE KIND OF A COMMENT ABOUT PARTICULARLY A SCREENING WALL WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF IMMEDIACY TO IT. THIS IS NOT A PLACE WE WANT TO CONTINUE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS SO FROM AN OPERATIONAL POINT OF VIEW USING AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR COULD MAKE AT LEAST SOME OF THESE CRITICAL AREAS GO MUCH FASTER SO THANK YOU.

>> GOOD QUESTION. SO THE LAST ITEM ON MY BULLET POINT WHICH I THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN AT SOME POINT IN THIS PROCESS IS A CITYWIDE SCREENING WALL INVENTORY. DAVID WAS WORKING ON ASSESSING SCREENING WALLS AND I ASKED HIM TO STOP AS THIS CONVERSATION NEEDED TO HAPPEN AND THAT DIRECTIVE NEEDED TO COME FROM COUNCIL BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS BRINGING IN AN ENGINEERING FIRM BECAUSE IT REALLY IS EXTREMELY COMPLEX.

WE HAVE DEVELOPMENTS BUILT IN THE 80S AND 90S FOR WHICH DOCUMENTATION IS WHO KNOWS WHERE. RESIDENTS THAT HAVE LIVED THERE THE ENTIRE TIME THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE PLATS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT WHAT WE NEED IS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN FOX AND JACOBS AND OTHER ESTATES. WITHOUT LAKEWOOD ESTATES IS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED WHO IS RESPONSIBLE AND FOX AND JACOBS, THEY ARE GONE. IT'S NOW A PROBLEM BETWEENUS AND OUR RESIDENTS TO SOLVE SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. NEXT SLIDE TALKS ABOUT FUNDING. ONE WAS POLICY, ONE IS OPERATIONAL AND THIS IS THE FUNDING PORTION OF IT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AVENUES WE CAN SEEK. I WILL PROPOSE DIFFERENT ONES A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN BUT ESSENTIALLY THIS IS THE LIST AND THAT COULD BE THROUGH GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND VOTED ON BY RESIDENTS. WE COULD DO THAT AS PART OF INFRASTRUCTURE OR PUT IT ON A LINE ITEM AND HAVE RESIDENTS VOTE ON IT INDIVIDUALLY. WE COULD USE A SMALL PORTION OF THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AS IT EXISTS TODAY, WE COULD TAKE SOME OF THE EXISTING CAPITAL ALLOCATED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS OF THEY HAVE STILL BEEN SET ASIDE BUT COULD BE USED. THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR ONGOING OPERATIONAL FUNDING FROM A GRANT PERSPECTIVE LIKE THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM WHERE THERE ARE FUNDS ALLOCATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WE HAVE THE TREE MITIGATION FUND WHICH MIGHT HELP WITH REPLACEMENTS. I'M NOT SAYING WE RUN OUT AND PLANT 1 MILLION TREES BUT THERE ARE FUNDS TO HELP WITH THAT AND LASTLY THE GOVERNOR'S COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IS A GRANT WE RECEIVED IN 2022 FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THOSE HAVE ESSENTIALLY BEEN SITTING OR AVAILABLE TO US IF WE CAN FIND A PROJECT THAT BOTH THE CITY AND TEX. AGREE TO WORK ON ON THE

THOROUGHFARE I.E. HIGHWAY 66. >> MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED PASS BUDGETS INCLUDING FUNDING FOR THIS. DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN THOSE FUNDS AND HOW MUCH MONEY WAS SET ASIDE PER YEAR ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR MAINTENANCE BACK THEN? AND HOW MUCH WAS ACTUALLY SPENT? IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAD UP TO 2023 THERE WAS MONEY THERE BUT LAKE BEND ESTATES HAS BEEN IN DISREPAIR SINCE AT LEAST 2021 SO JUST CURIOUS WHAT WAS HAPPENING

BEFORE YOUR TIME. >> I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AMOUNTS ALLOCATED WOULD RANGE 100,000, 300,000. IN 23 WE PUT $500,000 IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE I WAS NOT SURE, WAS IT A LEGITIMATE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY OR NOT AT THE TIME AND I MENTIONED THAT SO I INCREASED FUNDING TO THE HIGHEST AMOUNT .

LET'S GET THE RECORD CORRECT, HERE'S WHY. $150,000 ISN'T GOING TO GO VERY FAR SO I THOUGHT THAT IF WE WERE GOING TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM WE NEEDED TO ALLOCATE THE MONEY AT A-- LEVEL.

THERE'S APPROXIMATELY $800,000 REMAINING WE HAD DEDICATED AT ONE POINT IN TIME TOWARDS SCREENING WALLS. DOES THAT

ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >> IT SOUNDS WE COULD GET ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WORTH OF WALLS DONE.

>> WHEN DID THEY DO THAT? >> THAT WAS A 2021 BOND AND THE COST OF STONE AND CONCRETE HAS GONE UP SUBSTANTIALLY AND SO HAS LABOR. BUT YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN, AND THAT'S THE IDEA HERE. THERE ARE DIFFERENT FUNDING AVENUES WE COULD GO THROUGH AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT US IN A BOX AND SAY WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. IF WE LOOK AT THIS LIST AND IDENTIFY WHERE WE MAY BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE FUNDS FOR DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THIS PLAN, I GET THAT SCREENING WALLS, THEY ARE THE LIGHTNING ROD THAT REALLY INSTIGATED THIS BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHY WE

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CRUX OF THE PROBLEM. >> WITH THE LAST SLIDE, CONTRACTING SCREENING WALLS QUICKLY DO WE HAVE AN IDEA ON COSTS WE ARE WILLING TO SPEND? IS THAT WHERE YOU ARE HEADED IN

THIS DISCUSSION TONIGHT? >> I DID NOT HAVE THAT ANSWER NOR DO I HAVE THAT DISCUSSION TO BE TOTALLY TRANSPARENT. WHAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND IS WHAT IS THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL AND WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO? GIVE THAT INFORMATION TO STAFF SO THEY CAN WORK INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH OF US AND AS A COLLECTIVE GROUP AND WITH THEMSELVES AND WITH EACH OTHER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE TO ACHIEVE HE OBJECT IT'S OF THE COUNCIL-- THE OBJECTIVES OF COUNCIL. WHAT IS THE 10 FOOT VIEW IN FRONT OF US? WE DON'T NEED THE 500 FOOT VIEW TONIGHT BUT IF WE CAN GET THE NEXT 10' OF WE WANT TO GET INTO THE DIRECTION OF WHAT THE CODE LOOKS LIKE AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO CLEAN THAT UP AND GIVE DAVID AND HIS TEAM SOME DIRECTION ON HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RESPECT TO SCREENING WALLS, I THINK WE COULD START TO EAT THE

ELEPHANT. >> MAYOR? IF I COULD JUMP IN AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I DON'T WANT TO GET REAL DEEP IN THE WEEDS BUT THE WHOLE TREE FUND WE ALL TALK ABOUT, NOBODY IS REALLY QUITE SURE, I DON'T SAY NOBODY, I AM NOT QUITE SURE HOW IT CAN BE USED, WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE. WE GO THROUGH THIS LOOKING AT FUNDING AND HIGH LEVEL, WOULD YOU BELIEVE OR THINK THAT WE WOULD NEED TO GO IN AND MAY BE REWRITE HOW THE TREE FUND CAN BE USED? OR IS THE TREE FUND SOMEWHAT LEGALLY LOCKED DOWN, THE CERTAIN PARAMETERS ON IT? I WILL ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY.

>> THAT IS STATE LAW? SO THERE'S NOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WIGGLE ROOM. WE ARE JUST TRYING TO FIND WHERE WE CAN USE THAT. PROBABLY A LITTLE PREMATURE BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS PRESENTATION AND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS. I WATCHED THE 2017 COUNCIL MEETING WHICH WAS THE LAST TIME THIS WAS DISCUSSED AND EVERYBODY AGREED THIS IS TERRIBLE, WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? AND THE FINAL LINE WAS, I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. I'M SO PROUD OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING, I'M SO PROUD THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS REALLY COMMITTED TO DOING THIS, PROUD OF CITIZENS FOR COMING FORWARD. I JUST REALLY FEEL LIKE WE FINALLY ARE GOING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS. WE GOT A PLAN IN AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE KUDOS AND TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US BUT THIS IS GREAT SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID AND SOMEONE WITH A FULL-TIME JOB AND DOING THIS, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK . I APPLAUD YOU TWO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAY I ADD ONE THING WHEN WE GET INTO THE MEDIAN STUFF? I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO MAYBE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT TAKING AWAY PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO TURN AND SEE BECAUSE OF THE CLUTTER OF THE MEDIANS AND THE TREES AND STUFF. I HOPE WE CAN MAYBE MAKE THAT A LITTLE BETTER

THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW. >> ABSOLUTELY AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THE POLICE CHIEF WOULD TRY MEN AND SUPPORT LINE OF SIGHT

AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> I WILL DO MY BEST STEVE JOBS IMPRESSION AND SAY WAIT THERE'S MORE. OR, I'VE GOT ONE MORE THING. NO. ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THE SCREENING WALLS ARE WITHIN THE CITY. THIS MAY NOT BE COMPREHENSIVE ADMITTEDLY. THIS IS A COMBINATION OF ME AND MY NISSAN SENTRA AND MY CELL PHONE AND GOOGLE MAPS DRIVING AROUND THE CITY TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHERE SCREENING WALLS ARE ALONG THESE THOROUGHFARES SO IF I HAVE MISSED ONE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME ON IT BUT I REALLY TRIED TO GET ALL OF THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

AND EVERYONE GO WOW, SLIDESHOW. IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT WE CAN SEE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SCREENING WALLS AT THE NORTH END OF WINSTON AND ONE OF THOSE IS A WATERVIEW SCREENING WALL SOUTH OF LIBERTY ROW THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE EAST SIDE. ON THE WEST SIDE THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS A SCREENING WALL AND THEN OVER A LONG DALROCK NORTH OF THE SPLIT IS THE BAYVIEW ESTATES SCREENING WALL. RED MEANS IT IS STONE OR BRICK IN SOME CAPACITY. NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE CITY. THAT GREEN SECTION COORDINATES WITH A LIVE SCREENING WALL SO THAT IS GRASS/ BUSHES ET CETERA SO ON THE EAST

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ON THE WEST SIDE WHERE MILLER IS THERE'S ANOTHER SECTION OF THAT ALTERNATING BRICK AND WROUGHT IRON SCREENING WALL AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL RICK AND STONE SCREENING WALLS AND ON THE NORTHWEST PART OF TOWN THERE ARE ADDITIONAL WALLS THERE.

EVERYWHERE ALLOW IT ALONG THE NORTH PART OF ROWLETT ROAD YOU DON'T SEE A SCREENING WALL IS LIKELY A FENCE OR AN ALLEY IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE ROAD AND THERE ARE FENCES BUT THEY ARE ACROSS THE ALLEY. THERE ARE EITHER HOMES THAT BACK ALL THE WAY UP OR AN ALLEY THAT RUNS THE STRETCH AND THERE'S NO SCREENING WALL AND ALSO THE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE EITHER BUILT WITH A SCREENING WALL THAT WAS REMOVED OR THERE NEVER WAS ONE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED. THERE'S A FEW PLACES THERE WERE CHAIN-LINK FENCES AND IF YOU HAVE THE TIME CAPACITY AND GAS MONEY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DRIVE UP AND DOWN THESE ROADS AND KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN SEE.

>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE IT WAS A RECENT MEETING HERE.

YOU SHOWED THE PICTURE OF SIGNAGE THAT HEADS LIT IN HALF AND YOU ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT OR HAS THERE BEEN ANY

FURTHER ACTION? >> I'M NOT PRIVY TO ANY ACTION TAKEN ON THAT . I WOULD BELIEVE BASED ON OUR CODE AND THE FACT THAT IT'S A RELATIVELY NEW NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY HAVE SOME SORT OF AN HOA BUT I HAVE NO IDEA. THAT IS JUST AN ESTIMATION. WHICH THEY ARE DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER BY THE WAY. I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE BLUE IS. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PLAN, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS THE PLAN DOES NOT ADDRESS OR CAPTURE SO SPECIFICALLY DOES NOT ADDRESS SCREENING WALLS THAT LIE OUTSIDE OF THE SKI THOROUGHFARES AND I AM ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS THOSE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THERE WERE SCREENING WALLS ALONG OTHER THOROUGHFARES LIKE HICKOX AND CASTLE, OTHER PLACES WHERE IN THE FUTURE WE MAY NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. I BELIEVE THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED ONCE WE HAVE INVENTORY DETERMINED AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LEVEL OF COMMITMENT MIGHT BE TO DO THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. SECONDLY THIS DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE HOW WE INVEST IN OTHER COLLECTOR ROADS LIKE THE ONES THAT I MENTIONED. SO CHIESA, HICOX DEXHAM IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO. OTHER THINGS IT DOES NOT INTEND TO ADDRESS HER SCREENING WAS LOCATED BETWEEN A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS AND A RESIDENCE SO BEHIND SOME OF THE LARGER BIG-BOX STORES , THERE'S ONE BEHIND TOM THUMB FOR EXAMPLE. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO ROOT ADDRESS THAT OR HAVE THE CITY BE RESPONSIBLE. IT ALSO DOES NOT ADDRESS ANY PRIVATELY OWNED ENHANCEMENTS SO IF YOU HAVE A FRONT LAWN FACING ONE OF THESE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES LIKE THE LARGER LOTS , IT DOES NOT PUT THE CITY IN A POSITION OF MAINTAINING SOMEONE'S FRONT YARD. THAT'S NOT THE IDEA. I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR THAT THAT IS NOT THE POINT OF THIS, AS WELL. SO I BROUGHT YOU GUYS A FEW OPTIONS AND I WANTED

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DIFFERENT PIECES AND PARTS WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO THAT. WE PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE A BIGGER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FINER POINTS AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE BUT AT A HIGHER LEVEL I AM SAYING, UPDATE THE CODE. THE SECOND POINT WOULD BE TO MAKE IMMEDIATE REPAIRS TO THE MISSING SEGMENTS LEANING BEYOND A CERTAIN THRESHOLD. I'M NOT SUGGESTING WHAT THAT THRESHOLD IS. I'M SUGGESTIG WE TELL STAFF IF YOU THINK A WALL IS GOING TO FALL ON A CHILD, LET'S REPLACE IT. IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD BAROMETER AS FAR AS WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THAT. I THINK WE CAN ACCOMPLISH MUCH OF THAT OR AT LEAST SOME OF THAT BY PULLING SOME MONEY OUT OF THE FUND BALANCE. I PUT 2 1/2 MILLION IN HERE AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S REALISTIC ESPECIALLY AFTER THE $800,000 THAT WAS SHARED AND THAT COULD BE PUT TOWARD TARGETING ROADWAYS ACROSS THE CITY AND SPECIFICALLY DALROCK, PRINCETON, MILLER, MERRITT. PRINCETON. I THINK I ALREADY SAID PRINCETON BUT YOU GET THE IDEA. ENGAGE A FIRM TO INITIATE A SCREENING WIDE-- A CITYWIDE SCREENING SURVEY. THAT IS A LONGER-TERM PLAN BUT WE DO NEED AT SOME POINT IF WE ARE GOING TO ENGAGE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND THAT MAY LEAD TO LEAD TO CAPITAL ISSUANCES THAT MAY BE LUMPED IN WITH A GENERAL OBLIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE BOND OR A LINE ITEM SEPARATE PROPOSITION THAT SPECIFICALLY SPEAKS TO SCREENING WALLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENTS.

CONTINUING WITH OPTION ONE WOULD BE A LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF SCREENING WALLS ACCORDING TO THAT CITYWIDE SURVEY AND LONG-TERM DEBT TO SUPPORT THAT. WE WOULD INITIATE A THOROUGHFARE GRANT PROGRAM UNDER THIS OPTION THAT WILL GO ALONG WITH FENCES AND WHAT I AM SUGGESTING IS MAYBE $500,000 OUT OF THE BALANCE WE HAVE TODAY AND THOSE GRANTS COULD BE UP TO $2000. IT WOULD BE A MATCHING GRANT. SO IF THEY BUILD A $1000 GRANT THEY DON'T GET $2000 IN A GRANT AND THAT WOULD BE A MATCHING GRANT, FOR HOMES ALONG THESE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. I REACHED OUT TO VICTORIA TO ASK THIS QUESTION AND SHE SAID THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO BY IDENTIFYING THAT IT'S PART OF A BEAUTIFICATION INITIATIVE BY THE CITY. LAST SLIDE IS THAT THE CITY WOULD MAINTAIN THE LANDSCAPE ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES THROUGH USE OF CONTRACTED SERVICES IN THE CASE OF MOWING OR IF IT'S TREE TRIMMING THAT MAY BE CITY STAFF. WE DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT REALM BECAUSE IT'S AN OPERATIONAL QUESTION AND THE LONG-TERM IDEA WOULD BE THAT WE INVEST IN FEATURES TO UPGRADE AND ENHANCE FEATURES. THE OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO HANDLE THE MOST PRESSING ITEMS FIRST WHICH I THINK IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AWAY FROM RESIDENTS TO MAINTAIN THAT GRASSY STRIP, FIGURING OUT THE SCREENING WALL ISSUE AND A GRANT PROGRAM TO GET FENCES REPLACED AND GIVE RESIDENTS A PATH TO GET SOME HELP WITH THAT OF POSSIBLE. THAT'S OPTION ONE WHICH IS HONESTLY MY PREFERRED OPTION IF YOU CAN'T TELL BY THIS ENTIRE PRESENTATION. OPTION TWO WOULD BE THAT SCREENING WALL REPAIR IS PUT TO A VOTE VIA A STANDALONE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ISSUANCE IN 2026. WE CAN MAKE A SEPARATE PROPOSITION FOR SCREENING WALL REPAIR , PUT IT ON THE BALLOT FOR MAY AND LET RESIDENTS VOTE ON IT. IF THAT IS SUCCESSFUL I PROPOSE WE UPDATE THE CODE TO ALLOW REPAIRS TO BE MADE BY THE CITY TO CLARIFY AND DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE CODE WE ARE LOOKING AT DEPENDING ON THE INTERPRETATION. IT WOULD THIRD WOULD BE TO INITIATE A GRANT THOROUGHFARE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PATHWAYS AND FENCE WAYS TO GET REPAIRED SO WE WOULD HAVE GRANTS OF UP TO $200,000 BUT IF THE BOND FAILS THIS COULD STILL BE A MECHANISM BY WHICH WE DO A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCREENING WALL REPLACEMENTS. SO IF THE BOND WERE TO FAIL AND WE DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING WITH RESPECT TO THE CODE THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE GRANT DOLLARS TO HELP RESIDENTS REPLACE WALLS WHERE WALLS NEED TO BE REPLACED.

THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. I THINK THAT IS A MUST IN ANY OF THESE BECAUSE AGAIN CONSISTENCY CONSISTENCY CONSISTENCY AND THEN LONG-TERM THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO INVEST IN MEDIAN FEATURES. THOSE ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITY NO MATTER WHAT AND STILL FALL UNDER OUR UMBRELLA. OPTION THREE IS KIND OF THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM. THE CITY WOULD WORK TO ESTABLISH A PID PROGRAM. THIS WOULD BE CONTINUING THE

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ADJACENT LANDSCAPING I MAINTAIN REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF ANYTHING ELSE AND WE SHOULD CONSIDER ADJUSTING CODE TO MAKE THAT A CITY RESPONSIBILITY AND AS YOU GO UP YOU CAN SEE THE OPTIONS WITH RESPECT TO WHAT THE CITY TAKES OWNERSHIP OF AND WHAT WE DO NOT. I THINK THAT'S IT. I'M SURE YOU ARE PROBABLY HAPPY

. >> IF I MAY?

>> FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO ECHO OUR COLLEAGUES AND SAY THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS TRULY WHAT SERVANT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.

YOU IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM AND PRESENTED A SOLUTION SO THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD LEADERSHIP. I WAS WITH MY WIFE NOT TOO LONG AGO AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE DRIVEN AROUND LATELY BUT I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THAT CITY BECAUSE OF HOW THE MEDIANS LOOK AND I WAS JUST LIKE, THIS IS SUCH A NICE TOWN. TO INCLUDE THAT, IT IS ABOUT THE LOOK AND FEEL OF OUR CITY AND THAT IS IMPORTANT. TO OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE HERE IF YOU WANT TO BE MAD AT ANYONE IT'S PROBABLY ME BECAUSE IF I RECALL CORRECTLY I WAS REALLY PUSHING THE PID'S. I STILL THINK THEY ARE FOR THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCE A GOOD IDEA, THE CITY IS A FACILITATOR OF THAT AND YOU DECIDE HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO RAISE AND HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO ASSESS. IT GIVES YOU THE FREEDOM TO HAVE SOME SELF-DETERMINATION. BUT I ALSO REALIZE SOMETIMES THAT I DON'T GET IT RIGHT SO I AM WILLING TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT OPTION HERE AND I LIKE THE OPTIONS THAT YOU'VE PRESENTED, MAYOR. I WROTE SOME NOTES AND HAVE REALLY BAD PENMANSHIP SO SOMETIMES I CAN'T READ MY OWN NOTES SO GIVE ME A SECOND HERE. IN A COUPLE NIGHTS WE VOTE ON OUR CITY BUDGET AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, OUR NEW BUDGET, IF EVERYTHING COMES IN EXACTLY AS WE HOPE, WE WILL HAVE A SURPLUS OF $244,000 ROUGHLY IN MY BALLPARK , GIVE OR TAKE. SO THIS WILL HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR CITY BUDGET. I DON'T THINK WE CAN UNDERSTATE THAT. I JUST WANT TO BRING THIS AND AS PART OF THE CONVERSATION. I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T DO IT, BUT THE BROADER CONTEXT IS THAT IT'S GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY. WITH THAT, WITH OUR IDEA OF DOING SOME GEO BONDS I THINK THIS IS A FAIR THING TO OFFER AND THROW OUT THERE AND ACTUALLY IF WE HAVE FUND BALANCE I LEAN TOWARD OPTION ONE. WHATEVER WE HAVE LET'S SPEND IT TO FIX STUFF AS FAST AS WE CAN. BUT AGAIN IN THE BROADER CONTEXT WHEN IT COMES TO BONDS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR DEBT CAPACITY IS, THE OTHER NEEDS THAT WE HAVE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW MUCH WE CAN ACTUALLY ISSUE AND THE IMPACTS THAT WOULD HAVE ON OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. FOR EXAMPLE WE WANT A BEAUTIFUL CITY BUT WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE ROADS THAT ARE GOOD. I LIKE THE IDEA AND I AM FOR IT BUT I THINK WE NEED TO ALSO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BROADER CONTEXT OF HOW THIS FITS IN WITH THE OVERALL PLAN FOR THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO DISSECT ONE THING AND SILO IT AND SAY THIS IS GREAT, LET'S JUST GO DO THIS. BUT IT ALL WORKS PART AND PARCEL TOGETHER. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT'S MY HESITATION BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE AN IDEA OF OVERALL WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> I ABSOLUTELY AGREE AND I WILL ADDRESS THOSE COMMENTS BECAUSE I SOMEWHAT PUT DAVID ON THE BACK FOOT BY DELIVERING THIS PRESENTATION . UNDER THE NEW STATE LAW WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR OUR AGENDA -- AGENDA ITEMS THAT I HAD TO SEND THIS AND BY TUESDAY SO SHE COULD GET THIS POSTED. I WENT OUT TWO DAYS PRIOR AND THAT'S WHEN I TOOK THE PICTURES AND SPENT A LOT OF

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BUT OUT OF THAT CAME THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS THE VERY TIP OF THIS, AND FROM THIS I AM ASKING COUNCIL TO GIVE SOME LEVEL OF DIRECTION AROUND ONE OF THESE OPTIONS SO THAT STAFF CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE AND REALLY DEVELOP THIS OUT A LITTLE MORE COHESIVELY THAN WHAT SOME COUNCILMEMBER OR MAYOR CAN DO BECAUSE INDIVIDUALLY OR TOGETHER I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OR THE EXPERTISE TO SPEAK TO EXACTLY WHAT YOUR SAID-- YOU SAID WHICH IS HOW DO WE TAKE THIS ISSUE AND PUT IT NEXT TO ALL OF THE OTHER BOTTLED ISSUES WE HAVE AND LOOK AT IT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND THE FINANCIAL POSITION WE ARE IN. COULD NOT AGREE MORE WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M HOPING TODAY, THAT THIS IS NOT THE END-ALL BE-ALL DISCUSSION.

IT'S REALLY JUST TO PROVIDE THEM A LITTLE DOSE OF OUR OBJECTIVE AND VISION AND THEN HAVE THEM HELP US UNDERSTND IT IN THE FULL CONTEXT OF WHAT THE CITY IS DOING.

>> MAYOR IF I COULD ADD SOMETHING TO THAT. I'M A LITTLE SICK THIS WEEKEND BUT I WAS NOT GOING TO MISS THIS MEETING. SO I CAN PARTIALLY ANSWER THAT. NOT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL MORE DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL BUT I THINK TO OFFER POINTS OF CONSIDERATION YOU TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT AND IT'S RELATIVE. IF YOU TRY TO FUND THIS OUT OF THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET YOU WILL END UP WHERE WE WERE. IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS PROGRAM WHICH IS QUESTION NUMBER ONE YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, TO WHAT DEGREE AND THAT MAY BE WHERE SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS ARE BEING ANSWERED. SO FOR EXAMPLE THE MAYOR AND I TALKED ABOUT HOW TO FUND THIS AND HOW MUCH AND SAID WHAT IF WE CAME UP WITH $3 MILLION? WE ALREADY HAD THIS MUCH ALREADY ALLOCATED. WHAT IS THE BONDING CAPACITY? DEPENDS ON WHEN. IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT THREE YEAR CYCLE WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU AND THE CITY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY -- AT SOME POINT AND WE WILL HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS . IT MAY BE $60 MILLION OR 70 OR $80 MILLION. COULD BE AS LOW AS $40 MILLION DEPENDING ON VALUES AND OTHER THINGS. BECAUSE REMEMBER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT VALUE BEFORE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THAT WAS IN A THREE-YEAR WINDOW SO THAT CAPACITY AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT $80 MILLION. BUT THE OTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT, YOU ONLY HAVE PHILOSOPHICAL POSITIONS ON DEBTS AND BONDS AND DEBT INSTRUMENTS BUT ONE OF THE THINGS YOU ALLOWED US TO DO WAS PUT ASIDE THIS MONEY IN THE FUND BALANCE THAT YOU COULD USE AND ALSO HOWEVER HAS GIVEN US FLEXIBILITY WITH DEBT. SO WHILE WE GAVE YOU A DEBT SCHEDULE THAT INCLUDED A LOT OF CAPITAL PURCHASES FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER THINGS YOU HAVE IS YOUR AUTHORITY THE ABILITY TO PRIORITIZE THAT. SO WE DIDN'T SPEND THE MONEY YET, IS MY POINT. WE HAVE MONEY THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SOLD OR ARE SELLING THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED US TO DO THAT IF YOU COME OUT OF THIS AND YOU SAY WE WANT TO DEDICATE $3 MILLION I'M NOT SAYING DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT MY PLACE, I'M SAYING WE HAVE THE ABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING. MY WHOLE POINT IS THE CITY MANAGER IS TO SAY UNDERSTAND THE-- AFFECT AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR WITH ALL OF YOU THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS. MY JOB IS TO EFFECTUATE WHAT YOU SAY SO I'M TELLING YOU THERE ARE OPTIONS. THEY HAVE CONSEQUENCES, THE LEAST CONSEQUENTIAL BEING WAITING APPEARED OF TIME BECAUSE THERE'S NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH THAT MONEY BECAUSE IT'S FUTURE MONEY AND WE CAN TAKE THIS MONEY TODAY AND MOVE THE BALL LITTLE BIT DOWN THE LINE AND COME BACK IN A YEAR OR SO BUT IF YOU WANT TO DEDICATE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL MONEY YOU HAVE IT THERE AND IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE SACRIFICE OF SOMETHING ELSE. I KNOW THAT'S A LONG ANSWER BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU CONTEXT THAT THERE'S MONEY AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO COME BACK LATER AND SAY YOU ISSUED DEBT. WE DID.

>> THAT'S HELPFUL. I THINK IT'S REAL EASY IN TODAY'S WORLD OF WHATEVER HAS ATTENTION, THE SQUIRREL YOU KNOW? YOU CHASE THE SQUIRREL AND THE CHALLENGE FOR DEBT THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ISSUED OR ARE SELLING IS ALREADY SORT OF PRE-SPENT AND EARMARKED FOR PLANS WE ALREADY HAD. SO I WOULD BE A LITTLE HESITANT PERSONALLY TO SAY LET'S TAKE $3 MILLION FOR EXAMPLE OR WHATEVER FROM

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>> ONE OTHER OPTION FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT, AND MY JOB IS TO GIVE YOU OPTIONS AND WHAT YOU DO IS UP TO YOU, YOU COULD ALWAYS BORROW THIS MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND PAY IT BACK.

YOU CAN ALWAYS DO THAT . YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE, CITIES DO IT ALL THE TIME. IT'S NOT RADICAL, IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. TO YOUR POINT SO THAT YOU ARE NOT WAITING FOR THE INFLATION RATE TO CONTINUE. THERE MAY ALSO BE AN ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. WE GAVE YOU A CAPACITY NUMBER AND CAPPED IT THAT WE WERE GOING TO GO PAST A CERTAIN POINT. WE WERE CLEAR, YOU WERE CLEAR BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S POSSIBLY ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. THOSE ARE THINGS WE CAN ALL EXPLORE FOR YOU IF YOU DECIDE WHERE AND HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO GO TO A CERTAIN DEGREE.

>> I WOULD SAY LET'S EXPLORE IT. I THINK HAVING A BEAUTIFUL CITY IS IMPORTANT AND WHEN I SEE STATES OF DISREPAIR IT CERTAINLY MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE WE LIVE IN A DUMPY CITY AND I KNOW NONE OF US ESPECIALLY YOU CITY MANAGER, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATE AND YOU THRIVE -- STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE. I THINK ALL OF US WANT THAT. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO EXPLORE THAT AND JUST SEE. AT THE END OF THE DAY IF WE CAN MAKE OUR CITY LOOK BETTER , THAT'S PART OF OUR JOB TO BE STEWARDS OF PUBLIC FUNDING SO AGAIN, MAYOR I KIND OF HOGGED THE BALL HERE AND I WILL SIGN

OFF. THANK YOU. >> IT'S OKAY. EVERYBODY IS

INVITED TO CHIME IN. >> MAYOR I WANTED TO CHIME IN SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. FIRST IS THE GRATITUDE FOR YOU TO DO THAT WITH A FULL-TIME JOB. BUT SECOND WE SAW A CLOUD ABOUT WHAT SHOULD THE VISION BE AND THE BIGGEST WORD WAS COMMUNITIES SO I BELIEVE THIS PLAN UNDERSCORES COMMUNITY NOT JUST FROM SCREENING WELLS BUT OUR THOROUGH FAIRS AND WHAT WE WANT THE CITY TO LOOK LIKE IN THE LONG TERM SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND ULTIMATELY UNDERSTANDING THE DIALOGUE HAPPENING TODAY. I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH OPTION ONE TO GIVE US THE BEST UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND GIVING STAFF THE BEST UNDERSTANDING OF GIVE US THE OPTIONS SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE OPTIONS. SO AT THAT POINT WE CAN'T MAKE DECISIONS BUT I THINK THE BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR CITY, SCREENING WELLS AND THOROUGH FAIRS ARE IMPORTANT.

>> IF I COULD JUMP IN ONE MORE TIME I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FINANCIAL DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT AND JUST LIKE IN A HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP SOMETHING TO GET SOMETHING ELSE AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE THOSE HARD DECISIONS AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE ARE TASKED WITH AND WHY WE LEAN ON OUR CITY MANAGER AND HIS STAFF AND THEIR EXPERTISE. FOR ME PERSONALLY I BELIEVE IT'S THAT IMPORTANT. ME PERSONALLY I THINK THIS MAY BE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM WE ARE FACING THIS YEAR. AND I HAVE FELT THIS WAY FOR A LONG TIME. I FELT THIS WAY WHEN I STARTED ON COUNCIL. I LOVE ROWLETT BUT I'M NOT GOING TO STAND UP AND TELL EVERYBODY -- ANYBODY THAT WE ARE JUST THE EPITOME OF BEAUTY BECAUSE WERE NOT. AND LIKE I SAID THE FACT THAT WE ARE FACING THIS HEAD ON AND THAT YOU'VE COME WITH THESE PROPOSALS THAT REALLY CHECK THE BOXES IS JUST SO IMPORTANT.

COUNCILMEMBER REAVES, I REMEMBER WHEN CITY MANAGER HALL FIRST STARTED HE SAID WHAT IS A GOOD CITY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ROWLETT TO LOOK LIKE? AND I SAID CAPELLO. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL CITY. IT'S WELL-MAINTAINED, EVERYTHING IS NICE. AND THEY MAYBE HAVE A BETTER FINANCIAL POSITION THAN US AND I GET THAT.

BUT BE ASPIRATIONAL. THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I LOOK AT THIS AND WHY I LIKE THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH. THIS IS AN ASPIRATIONAL TYPE OF PROJECT FOR ME AND IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I MAY HAVE SHARED THIS THE OTHER DAY BUT I JUST

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>> I GUESS IT'S MY TURN. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY

COUNCILMEMBER? >> DEPENDS ON HOW LONG YOU GO.

>> I WON'T GO LONG. I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY WHOLEHEARTED AGREEMENT WITH OPTION NUMBER ONE. I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS UP HERE THAT YOU HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL, INCREDIBLE JOB IN THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. IT IS IMPORTANT. OUR COMMUNITY, WE DO WANT TO HAVE PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP. SO THANK YOU VERY

MUCH AND I AM THROUGH. >> OKAY. I ALSO AM IN AGREEMENT FOR OPTION ONE BUT YOU KNOW, IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT FOR ME TO NOT MENTION THIS FOR THOSE WATCHING THE PREVIOUS TALKS, SEVERAL EMAILS AND PEOPLE IN OPPOSITION TO US DOING THIS. AND TOLD US NOT TO SPEND THE MONEY ON IT. WE HAVE THE MONEY AND IT'S THERE I AM ALL FOR OPTION ONE BECAUSE IT'S MY OPINION THAT IF WE WOULD PUT UP BEFORE A GEO IT WOULD NOT PASS. SO I THINK THAT WE COULD GO AHEAD AND FIX WITH THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE AND DO OUR BEST EACH YEAR AND TACKLE IT BUT I JUST CAN'T SEE US TRYING TO TACKLE IT ALL AT ONE TIME. THEY HAVE A PLAN AND THEY GO

WITH IT. THANK YOU. >> I APPRECIATE THAT PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I DID SEE SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS AND THE EMAILS THAT WERE SHARED AND THAT IS REALLY WHY THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM. IF WE LOOK AT JUST FIXING SCREENING WALLS BY THEMSELVES IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. THE REST OF THE CITY STILL JUST KIND OF LOOKS, I DON'T KNOW THE WORD YOU USE BUT IT JUST BECOMES MEDIOCRE. SO WHEN WE DON'T MAKE AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO ELEVATE BEYOND JUST FIXING THE PROBLEM 10' IN FRONT OF US THAT NEEDS TO BE THE FIRST STEP AND WHEN WE DON'T THINK BE ON THAT WE GET STUCK IN THE RUT OF, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO LOOK LIKE THAT. AND I DID MENTION THIS WHEN I WAS GIVING EXAMPLES OF OTHER CITIES BUT WE ARE NOT PLANO, TEXAS. WE ARE ROWLETT AND I THINK THERE'S A VALUE TO THAT WE NEED TO RESPECT THAT VALUE AND RESPECT WHO WE ARE AS A

COMMUNITY AND SHOW SOME PRIDE. >> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF

QUESTIONS, I'M SORRY. >> WE CAN DECIPHER THE REST OF

THE WORDS ON THE PAPER. >> AS PART OF THIS WE DO NEED TO HAVE STAFF DO AN INVENTORY FOR US. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT SO WE CAN HAVE AN IDEA AND I AGREE WITH YOU, THE FULL SPECTRUM OF WHAT THIS IS WITH NOT JUST SCREENING WALLS , IT'S THE-- OF THE CITY IS WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO BUT FOR THE PRIVATE FENCE GRANTS, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE LIKE IF WE PUT IT IN A BOND AND SAID HEY WE ARE RAISING MONEY, HOW DOES THAT WORK?

>> IT WOULD COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

>> WE JUST ALLOCATE X DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR A GRANT?

>> THANK YOU. >> I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THESE THOROUGHFARES THAT HAVE A WOODEN FENCE BUT IF WE ALLOCATE $200,000 AND GIVE GRANTS OF $2000 THAT IS 100 FENCES WE COULD GET REPAIRED OF ALL OF THOSE WERE UTILIZED IN A YEAR. THAT'S A LOT OFFENSES AND A LOT OF LINEAR FEET ALONG THESE THOROUGHFARES. I THINK WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY UP FRONT YOU CAN MAKE A PRETTY BIG IMPACT

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IN THE WAY THAT THINGS LOOK. >> THAT MAKE SENSE. $2000 MAY NOT BE ENOUGH OF AN INCENTIVE FOR SOME FOLKS.

>> AND THAT'S FAIR. THAT'S WHERE WE CAN HANDED TO THEM AND SAY WE'D LIKE TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM LIKE THIS AND DAVID CAN WORK HIS MAGIC AND COME UP WITH A SUGGESTION BECAUSE I MEAN, I DON'T WANT US TO DO GRANTS BASED ON THE TYPE OF FENCE THAT SOMEONE GETS. IF SOMEONE DOES A NICE EIGHT ON THE BOARD AND DOES MORE THAN SOMEONE WHO CAN DO A STANDARD PICKET FENCE, I THINK HAVING THAT GRANT INCENTIVIZES AND AGAIN IT'S ALL ABOUT ACCELERATING. I WANT TO ACCELERATE THE TIMELINE OF SOMEONE WHO COULD AFFORD OFFENSE TODAY WHO COULDN'T A WEEK AGO BECAUSE $2000 WAS THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN THAT

EQUATION. >> THANK YOU.

>> I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THIS IS GOOD BECAUSE ALL I EVER ASK IS FOR DIRECTION BUT I DON'T REALLY HAVE IT YET.

I HAVE TO TEMPER EXPECTATIONS JUST A LITTLE BIT . I WOULD NOT WANT ANYONE TO WATCH THIS MEETING OR FOLKS IN ATTENDANCE TO SAY TOMORROW SCREENING WALL IS GOING TO BE FIXED. THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK BECAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL. MAYOR, IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU TALKED ABOUT JUST GO FIX THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO FALL DOWN A LITTLE KIDS. WE DON'T MAKE THAT DETERMINATION AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PRIVATELY, THAT IF YOU WERE SUCCESSFUL IN TALKING THROUGH THIS WITH COUNCIL WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE IS GO BACK WITH STAFF AND TRY TO DEVELOP SOME CRITERIA FOR YOU TO APPROVE THAT THIS IS WHEN A WALL GETS FIXED. X AMOUNT OF DEGREES OR PART OF THE WALL IS FAILING AND IF THERE ARE WALLS THAT APPEAR TO BE A HAZARD THEY WOULD RISE TO THE TOP OF THE LIST. BUT ALSO, AND I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK INTO THIS , THERE ARE STILL SOME LAWS AND THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND OTHER LAWS YOU HAVE TO HELP US GET AROUND BEFORE I JUST GO OUT THERE. THERE ARE SOME THAT MAY BE EASIER BUT THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE LEGITIMATELY ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTY AND THOSE WHERE THEY HAVE PLAT DOCUMENTS THAT SAY THE CITY SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. THERE ARE SOME LEGAL HOOPS TO GET AROUND. THIS IS NOT ABOUT EQUITY. BUT POINTS YOU MADE WHERE IT FEELS LIKE A GOOD THING TO DO, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS OPERATE ON MORALITY OR HOW WE FEEL SO WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT AND UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE HURDLES THAT WE HAVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THESE ARE THE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS ALONG THE WAY. WE CAN RUN MANY OF THESE THINGS PARALLEL BUT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU WANT US TO ACCOMPLISH SO AGAIN WERE GOING TO GO OUT AND WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE LEGAL HURDLES BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME AND THOSE THINGS CAN WORK IN PARALLEL. THE EASIER THINGS GET TALKING ABOUT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, THOSE ARE KIND OF THE EASIER THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN A VERY QUICK FASHION AND GET THOSE TO YOU WITH AN MAY BE A MONTH AT MOST OR EVEN SOONER QUITE FRANKLY. DEPENDS ON HOW QUICKLY WE CAN GET SOME ENGINEER CRITERIA FOR YOU. YES WE ARE GOING TO CONTRACT THIS. WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THIS. I WANT TO TRY TO SEE IF , SOME OF THESE MIGHT BE LOW HANGING FRUIT. THE MEDIANS WE ACTUALLY PAY A CONTRACTOR TO PRUNE TREES ALREADY AND IT MAY NOT BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH AMOUNT RELATIVE TO WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPEN. SAME WITH THE GRASS CUTTING. WE HAD TO SCALE BACK SOME GRASS CUTTING AND WE CAN PUSH IT BACK AND AGAIN WE CAN OVERCOME THAT BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS. OBVIOUSLY SCREENING WALLS ARE NUMBER ONE RIGHT? IT WOULD HELP AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BUT ARE WE TARGETING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY OR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WALLS DONE? IS THERE A TARGET? BECAUSE I CAN SPEND , SOMEONE THOUGHT I WAS BEING A JERK WHEN I SAID $20 MILLION , I COULD SPEND $20 MILLION. BUT GIVE ME SOMETHING TO SHOOT FOR . AND HERE'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. IF YOU CAN TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU THINK YOU WANT TO SPEND THIS YEAR IT WILL ALLOW ME TO LOOK AT VARIOUS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND BRING SOMETHING BACK THAT'S REALISTIC OTHERWISE IT'S KIND OF AN INFINITE AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITIES

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WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO ME. >> WHEN I LOOK AT OPTION ONE AND LOOK AT THIS LIST OF ITEMS AND I SAY IMMEDIATE REPAIR I'M TALKING AREAS WHERE A WALL USED TO EXIST OR IT'S PART OF A LARGER WALL IN THAT SEGMENT OR SECTION THAT HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN DOWN OR HAS BEEN DESTROYED SO THE PHOTOS I POSTED OF LAKE BEND ESTATES, BAYSIDE ESTATES--

>> I GET IT. WE WILL JUST HAVE TO DEVELOP THE CRITERIA AND I DON'T WANT TO BE A JERK HERE. IF THE CITY DID IT BEFORE AND IT WASN'T LEGAL I CAN'T. SO WE CAN RUN THOSE TRACKS PARALLEL AND VICTORIA CAN CRAFT THE LANGUAGE AND WE CAN WORK ON IT BUT TOMORROW WERE NOT GOING TO GO OUT AND FIX THOSE EITHER BUT WHAT WE WILL DO IS COME BACK WITH CRITERIA FOR YOU TO TELL US. THAN ONCE ALL THE BUTTONS ARE PRESSED, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO DEVELOP THE ORDINANCES. A COUPLE WEEKS OR A MONTH WE CAN START TO MOVE AND IT DOESN'T MEAN WE AREN'T REACHING OUT TO CONTRACTORS NOW SO I DON'T WANT TO SAY OH MY GOD IT'S GONNA TAKE ANOTHER FEW YEARS. WE COULD START MOVING IN A MONTH BUT I NEED A DOLLAR AMOUNT. THE NUMBER IN THE

PRESENTATION IS THAT OUR START? >> I THINK THAT'S PLENTY BUT IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE WALLS THAT WE KNOW ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUES, UNLESS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COMPLETELY REPLACING WHICH I WAS NOT, IF WE GET INTO REPLACEMENT WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT BIGGER DOLLARS AND THAT MAY BE ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS WE NEED TO HAVE WITH

YOU. >> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. THIS IS A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IN THE WAY THE YOU HAVE PRESENTED IT HERE. MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS ARE DIFFERENT THAN BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM THE WAY THAT IT'S SITUATION SITUATED WILL TRY OUR BEST TO GET A CONTRACTOR, GOD KNOWS I HAD PW LOOK THROUGH ALL OF THEIR FACILITIES BUT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A MASON TO MATCH THE COLOR OR PAINT . I DON'T KNOW HOW BEAUTIFUL WE WILL BE AND IT CERTAINLY WILL BE MAINTAINED SO I ASK YOU OR MAYBE WANT TO KNOW FROM YOU, HOW FAR DO YOU WANT TO GO?

>> SO LET'S USE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY TO GET TO THE FINISH LINE. LAKE BEND ESTATES RUNS I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOUSES NORTH AND SOUTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF DALROCK ROAD AT EITHER END OF THE WALL THAT ABUTS THE ALLEY. THERE'S A PORTION OF THE WALL THAT LIKELY SITS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS COMPONENT AT LEAST AROUND THE CORNER. REPLACING THAT WALL WITH EITHER SOME TYPE OF VINYL, WROUGHT IRON OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT PROVIDES A SCREENING FEATURE IS PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH GETTING IT INTO A POSITION WHERE IT'S EASIER TO MAINTAIN IN THE FUTURE THAN IT IS TODAY BECAUSE TODAY'S SOLUTION FRANKLY SUCKS. THAT WALL IS NOT WELL CONSTRUCTED, I THINK FOX AND JACOBS DID IT FOR AS CHEAP AS THEY COULD DO IT WITH THE WALLS THAT THEY HAD. THESE LITTLE UPRIGHT BRICKS , YOU SLOT DOWN THESE PANELS INTO IT. PROBABLY SUPERCHEAP AND SOMEWHAT EASY TO REPLICATE AND MAINTAIN BUT WITHOUT THE MOLDS AND THE ABILITY TO ENSURE THE FOUNDATION WILL BE STABLE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME IT'S NOT A GREAT SOLUTION. I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF LOOKING AT AN OPTION TO REPLACE

THAT WALL IF IT CAME DOWN TO IT. >> I THINK WHAT'S GOING ON AND I AM GUILTY OF THIS, LAKE BEND ESTATES, WE NEED A BENCHMARK AND GRANTED THAT IS A CERTAIN TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION AND PROBABLY DOESN'T FIT EVERYTHING BUT I HAVE NO IDEA. I WILL JUST PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT'S AS GOOD OF A SPOT TO START AS ANY.

IT SAYS DECREPIT AND HIGH VISIBILITY AS WE'VE GOT. THE CITIZENS ARE MOBILIZED TO GET IT FIXED. WE NEED A BENCHMARK .

WHERE DO WE START? I DON'T KNOW WHAT A STARTING NUMBER IS.

>> I THINK THE REPLACEMENT IDEA IS TERRIBLE BECAUSE YOU GO BACK TO YOUR CONSISTENCY STATEMENT AND IF WE ARE REPLACING STUFF--

>> WHEN I SAY REPLACE I'M TALKING ABOUT--

>> I'M SORRY WHEN YOU SAY REPAIR. WHEN YOU SAY REPAIR IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CONSISTENCY AND I AM MAY BE WRONG AND I HAVEN'T GIVEN THIS A LOT OF THOUGHT THAT IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CONSISTENCY IT SEEMS TO ME AND THIS IS PROBABLY

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STAND. >> I THINK THAT IS A VERY GOOD CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT HIS LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE. BUT I BELIEVE WHEN WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND CODIFY THAT THESE ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES, THAT MEANS THAT WE WILL PUT A PLAN IN EFFECT THAT ALSO MEANS MAYBE WE WORK WITH SOMEBODY LIKE KAY RV TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE -- BECAUSE THERE ARE WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS WHO ARE DELIGHTED TO HELP , WHO WILL GO AND PLANT PRETTY FLOWERS. WE CAN PARTNER WITH THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PARTNER WITH US. AND I JUST BELIEVE THERE'S A HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO THAT, THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF IT, THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF MAKING THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS MORE BEAUTIFUL AND I KNOW THAT KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL IS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN THAT AS WELL. SO CERTAINLY FROM MY PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW ONCE SOMEBODY SAYS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, SOMEHOW SOMETHING CLICKS AND I SAY OKAY. I'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS WORK FROM HERE ON OUT. SO IF WE SAY YES THIS IS PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY, THEN MOVING FORWARD THAT IS PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND LIKE I SAID WE CAN PARTNER WITH OTHER PEOPLE, WE CAN LOOK FOR GRANT FUNDING FOR SOME OF THIS STUFF .

I DO THINK IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT. WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE GETTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO THE SCREENING WALL INVENTORY.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY IMPORTANT PART TO DO IN THE

BEGINNING. >> TO GET AN ANSWER TO DAVID'S QUESTION AND CIRCLE BACK ON THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN INITIAL FUNDING ALLOWANCE AND HONESTLY DAVID I THINK MANY OF US ARE IN THE POSITION THAT MAYBE WE DON'T KNOW HOW FAR 3 MILLION WOULD GO . IF YOU FEEL THAT'S A FAIR POINT TO START AS FAR AS MAKING SOME SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS , THAT'S THE NUMBER YOU HAD BROUGHT UP BEFORE AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT TARGET TO START

WITH. >> HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO AFTER HEARING THIS CONVERSATION. I'M GOING TO BRING BACK SOME CITY SCREENING WALL OPTIONS. WOODEN, VINYL AND MASONRY AMONGST OTHER MATERIALS BECAUSE I NEEDED TO KNOW ARE YOU JUST CONTENT WITH MAINTENANCE OR ARE YOU AFTER BEAUTIFICATION? YOU SPEND $2 MILLION ON MAINTENANCE AND SPEND ANOTHER THREE ON THAT . THIS IS A MULTI-YEAR PROCESS NUMBER ONE BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP

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WOULD THAT BE USEFUL FOR YOU? >> THAT'S KIND OF THE MISSING COMPONENT OF THIS AND I DIDN'T TAKE THE TIME TO INVOLVE YOU IN THIS DISCUSSION FAR ENOUGH IN ADVANCE FOR YOU TO PRODUCE SOME OF THOSE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE HELPED THIS DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT I'M GLAD WE HAVE THE VISION WE HAVE IS A COUNCIL TO SAY HERE'S HOW ARE GOING TO MOVE AHEAD AND OF NOTHING ELSE COMMITTED TO SAY WE WANT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS A GROUP AND WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT YET.

WE DON'T HAVE THE NUTS AND BOLTS FIGURED OUT BUT AT A HIGH LEVEL WE UNDERSTAND WE WANT TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM SO TO ME THAT IS A TREMENDOUS FIRST STEP. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK IS THAT'S EXTREMELY HELPFUL. HOPEFULLY THIS IS BEEN

[5.C. Discuss and consider updates to the code of ordinances related to short-term rentals (STRs) and longterm rentals (LTRs).]

>> JEFF, COULD WE TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS? GET OUR MEETING STARTED AGAIN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RESUME OUR MEETING AND CONTINUE ON WITH ITEM 5C WHICH I READ INTO THE RECORD AND I WILL GO IN AND PRESENT THAT ITEM AS WELL. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. DON'T WORRY, THIS IS NOT 50 SLIDES. IT'S ONLY LIKE, NOT EVEN 10. SO THIS ITEM IS TO DISCUSS SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM, SO WE ARE CALLING IT LTR'S . LONG-TERM CODE UP DATES OR THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM.

LET'S START OFF BY IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM. WE WILL IDENTIFY WHAT OUR PROBLEM IS WITH OUR CODE OR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND WAYS WE MAY WANT TO REMEDIATE THOSE. WE WILL LOOK AT SOME UPDATES TO THE LONG-TERM ORDINANCE WHICH WE PASSED AN UPDATE AND IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE SO I DON'T WANT TO SHORT SELL THE FACT WE'VE ALREADY DONE A TON OF WORK ON THIS BUT POTENTIAL UPDATES TO THE OVERALL RENTAL ORDINANCE WHICH I WILL REFER TO AS LONG-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE AND HOPEFULLY PROVIDE STAFF WITH SOME DIRECTION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. WITH RESPECT TO THE PROBLEM THERE ARE SOME SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES AND-- LET ME START OVER. AT THE APRIL 1, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING WE ADOPTED 12 - 25 WHICH REVISED THE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE CITY TO ADOPT STRICTER GUIDELINES AIMED AT MINIMIZING THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FREQUENTLY CHANGING TENANTS.

SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE DISCUSSED ADDITIONAL OPTIONS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT WOULD HELP ADDRESS CONCERNS ADDRESSED BY RESIDENTS AND SPECIFICALLY WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS AND CONCEPTS. THERE ARE SOME PROPERTIES WHICH HAVE BEEN DISALLOWED FROM HOLDING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT, THE PERMIT HAS BEEN REVOKED AND THOSE PROPERTIES HAVE REVERTED TO A GREATER THAN 30 DAY RENTAL MODEL. IN DOING SO THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO SKIRT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS BY BECOMING A LONG-TERM RENTAL IF YOU WILL. ESSENTIALLY THE WAY THEY DO THAT IS ADVERTISE ON AIR B&B OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM SIMILAR TO THAT AND SIMPLY STATE THAT ALL RENTALS MUST BE 30 DAYS OR GREATER. IT IS STILL A SHORT-TERM RENTAL FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES BUT REQUIRE TENANTS BE THERE FOR LONGER THAN 30 DAYS. IN THEORY THAT DOES DISSUADE A LOT OF YOUR THIRD SHORT-TERM RENTAL PARTY HAS TYPE OF SITUATIONS BUT I DON'T KNOW IT NECESSARILY ACCOMPLISHES IT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT'S BEING ENFORCED BECAUSE WE PUT THE ENFORCEMENT ARM ON THE COMPANY DOING THESE RENTALS TO ENSURE THEY ARE DOING GREATER THAN 30 DAYS SO NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW THAT'S WORKING. KIND OF WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT THROUGH THE LENS OF THAT DISCUSSION. I DID ASK VICTORIA -- WE WILL TALK ABOUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS FIRST.

[02:20:06]

DENIED. >> IN THE CASE OF THE STR'S THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED , WOULD THAT ALLOW THEM WITH THAT NEW

DESIGNATION, THEN, -- >> TOTALLY DIFFERENT TOPIC. SO WHEN IT BECOMES A LTR IT FALLS UNDER GENERAL RENTAL REGULATIONS AND NO LONGER QUALIFIES WHATSOEVER SO WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS SPECIFICALLY WAS SHORT-TERM RENTALS. THAT IS OPTION ONE AND IT'S NOT REALLY AN OPTION BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT POINTS OF CONSIDERATIONS. THIS IS ONE THING WE MIGHT ADD, I HAD OPTIONS ON THE BRAIN FROM DOING THE OTHER SLIDE DECK. THE SECOND WOULD BE WITH RESPECT TO SOLID WASTE. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR MAYBE IN INTERPRETATION BECAUSE IN GIVING THIS MORE THOUGHT I THINK WE MAY ALREADY BE COVERED BUT THERE ARE TWO SECTIONS. SECTION 50 - 6 TALKS ABOUT THE TYPE OF TRASH CONTAINERS AND HOW OFTEN THEY HAVE TO BE PLACED FOR COLLECTION SO IT STATES THAT EVERY PERSON WHO OWNS LEASES OR RENTS A WASTE CONTAINER SHALL HAVE ONE IN CLEAN AND SANITARY CONDITION AND SHALL BE EMPTIED ONCE EVERY SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS MEANING IT HAS TO BE PLACED OUT TO BE COLLECTED. WITHIN THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE WHICH IS THE SECOND WHITE BOX TRASH PICK UP REQUIREMENTS SAY IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO PLACE OR ALLOW TO BE PLACED RECYCLING BINS ARE SOLID WASTE LACED OUT EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH CITY SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS. I THINK MY INTENT WITH THIS ITEM WAS TO REQUIRE SHORT-TERM RENTALS TO PUT THEIR TRASH OUT EVERY SEVEN DAYS. I'VE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS THAT TRASH IS NOT PUT OUT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND ENDS UP OVERFLOWING AND YOU END UP WITH A HUGE MESS. SO VICTORIA IF YOU COULD ADDRESS WHETHER YOU THINK SAYING THAT IT HAS TO COMPLY WITH OTHER REGULATIONS , DOES THAT COVER

US? >> I THINK 50 - 6 DOES COVER IT

. >> MAY I ASK A QUESTION? STR'S ARE THEY CONSIDERED COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL FOR PROCESS?

>> THEY ARE RESIDENTIAL . >> JUST BARELY IN MY MIND.

LEGALLY THEY ARE RESIDENTIAL. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS ONE IS COVERED UNDER EXISTING CODE SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. OPTION THREE IS REALLY ABOUT THE RENTAL POLICY AND WHAT I'M PROPOSING IS NOT NECESSARILY A POLICY CHANGE. IT MAY BE A RECOMMENDATION IF THEY WANT TO CONSIDER, OR IF WE THINK IT MIGHT BE WORTH CONSIDERING THIS IN THE PERMIT APPLICATION BUT TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIRING MENTAL RENTALS ONLY BE MADE TO A SINGLE PARTY. I'VE HEARD ANECDOTALLY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN STR'S RENTED TO MULTIPLE TENANTS ON THE SAME NIGHT. HALF THE HOUSE GOES TO ONE TENANT AND HALF THE HOUSE GOES TO ANOTHER. I THINK IT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS BUT IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE CHANGE TO ADD IT TO THE APPLICATION TO AFFIRM THAT THEY WILL ONLY RENT TO ONE TENANT AT ONE GIVEN TIME AND AGAIN THE ENFORCEMENT ARM OF THIS IS BASICALLY NONEXISTENT . IT IS VERY DIFFICULT I THINK ,

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THAT IS THIS TYPE OF THING. >> QUESTION ON THAT. I KNOW SOME OF THESE HAVE HAD PARTIES AND STUFF SO THE CONCEPT OF RENTING A HOUSE TO SHARE WITH PERFECT STRANGERS SEEMS VERY ODD TO ME TO SLEEP THERE BUT I KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO THAT FOR PARTIES AND ALL THAT. I KNOW THAT TENDS TO BE TROUBLESOME FOR NEIGHBORS. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, MAYBE A DIFFERENT WAY TO THINK OF IT, IS THERE A WAY TO SAY LIKE AN OCCUPANCY LIMIT?

>> WE ACTUALLY ALREADY HAVE THAT IN THE CODE.

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY I WOULD ÚO WE ARE GOING TO DO A JUST ON THE APPLICATION. YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE AN AMENDMENT.

>> PERFECT, OKAY. YES. I THINK IT'S LIMITED TO 12 OCCUPANTS.

>> IT'S LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 12.

>> SO I WAS DOING JUST A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND THERE'S A LAW IN TEXAS WHERE, WE DON'T HAVE MANY PUBLIC CAMPUSES WITH 20 OR THOUSAND MORE OR MORE ADJACENT TO US, CORRECT? I THINK THE OCCUPANCY WAS ONE OCCUPANT PER SLEEPING ROOM WHICH WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 70 FT.÷ PLUS ONE ADDITIONAL OCCUPANT FOR EVERY EXTRA FOOT IN SAME SLEEPING ROOMS WHICH IN SOME CASES MAY LIMIT THAT LESS THAN 12 PEOPLE IF THAT IS SOMETHING WE WANTED TO GO DOWN, JUST A THOUGHT THAT I HAD.

>> THAT'S A GOOD SHOT. LET ME CONTINUE AND WHAT COMES OUT OF THIS MAY PROVE TO BE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE CONDUCIVE TO SIT HERE AND PARSE THAT OUT BUT WOULD LOVE FOR IDEAS LIKE THAT TO BE SHARED BECAUSE THAT IS VALUABLE. SO OPTION 4. SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR NOW AND TALK ABOUT WHAT I'M CALLING A LONG-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE. THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ALL RENTALS . IT DOES APPLY TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND LONG-TERM RENTALS IN THIS CASE. LESS THAN 30 DAYS, OVER 30 DAYS. THIS IS THE EXTENT OF THE CODE RIGHT HERE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE IS PAGES LONG WORTH OF DOCUMENTS SO IT IS FAR MORE ROBUST THAN WHAT THIS TALKS ABOUT. I THINK THIS IS IN THE PACKET AS WELL. THE CONCEPT HERE REALLY IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE WHICH IS TO CONSIDER ADDING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO THE LONG-TERM RENTAL CODE. WHAT THAT MEANS IS ANY CHANGES TO THE CODE MAY IMPACT FAR MORE PEOPLE THAN WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE SHORT-TERM ORDINANCE BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO RENT THAT HAVE BEEN YEARS LONG RESIDENCE IN A RENTAL PROPERTY WHERE THEY HAVE A LANDLORD OR A RENTAL HOUSE AND THEY WOULD BE IMPACTED BY ANY CHANGE WE MADE.

>> IS THIS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION? >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> I WAS THINKING TO THAT POINT OF TRUE LONG-TERM RENTERS, WE DON'T WANT TO DISRUPT THAT AND SOME PEOPLE RENT HOUSES FOR YEARS AND IT'S PROBABLY GOOD FOR THE LANDLORD AND GOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. WE DON'T WANT TO DISRUPT THAT . I WAS WONDERING IF PERHAPS WE HAVE A SHORT-TERM CODE, A MEDIUM-TERM CODE AND THEN A LONG-TERM CODE AND THE MEDIUM WOULD BE 30 DAYS TO SIX MONTHS THAT WAY WE CAN DELINEATE BETWEEN A TRUE LONG-TERM RENTER AND ALSO PART OF THAT IS JUST THINKING ABOUT CORPORATE WITH NORTH SHORE. WE MAY HAVE CORPORATE STAYS FOR PEOPLE WHO COME FOR TRAINING OR IF THERE'S A COMPANY THERE OR WHATEVER AND SORT OF WHAT I WAS THINKING IS JUST ENFORCEMENT OR A PLATFORM THAT YOU LIST ON BECAUSE A TRUE LONG-TERM LIST MAY BE ON APARTMENTS.COM WHEREAS AIR B&B IS A TRANSIENT TYPE OF SHORT-TERM THING SO THEREFORE YOU COULD APPLY SHORT-TERM AND MAYBE EVEN MEDIUM-TERM STANDARDS TO WHERE YOU LIST YOUR PROPERTY ON AND AGAIN THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE MAJOR IMPACTS TO YOUR POINT ON TRUE LONG-TERM RENTERS THAT ARE PROBABLY NOT

PUTTING STUFF OUT ON AIR B& B. >> THAT'S A GREAT PERSPECTIVE AS WELL. I WOULD HAVE TO LEAN ON VICTORIA OF WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN DEFINE 30 DAYS TO SIX MONTHS KIND OF RANGE OR SOME OTHER

ITERATIONS THEREOF. >> I THINK IT'S POSSIBLE AND NORMALLY CITIES JUST MAKE THAT DIFFERENTIATION BECAUSE OF HOTEL

[02:30:03]

>> SO LET ME -- DON'T REMEMBER WHICH BUTTON IT IS. THE THIRD BULLET POINT IS IF WE DECIDE TO PROCEED WITH ANY CHANGES FOR THIS PARTICULAR PORTION OF THE CODE I WOULD RECOMMEND THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. HOWEVER IT MIGHT BE VERY POSSIBLE FOR US TO TAKE THIS IS ONE BIG ITEM AND ASSIGN A SUBCOMMITTEE TO REVIEW ALL OF IT UNLESS YOU ALL ARE COMFORTABLE WITH SHORT-TERM RENTAL CHANGES I HAVE SUGGESTED SPECIFICALLY THE 1000 FOOT OR SOME VARIATION THERE BETWEEN THE NEW ONE AND THE SECOND PART WHICH IS SOMETHING IN THE CODE THAT REQUIRES THAT A RENTER BE A SINGLE PARTY AS OPPOSED TO MULTIPLE PARTIES RENTING ON THE SAME NIGHT IF WE DECIDE TO GO BOTH OF THOSE DIRECTIONS. WE CAN EITHER SAY WE ARE GOOD WITH BOTH OF THOSE AND INSTRUCT TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE OR ROLL THAT INTO A LONG-TERM RENTAL AND HAVE A BIGGER CONVERSATION AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. PREFERENCE?

>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. SO SHORT-TERM RENTAL AS FAR AS THE TWO AMENDMENTS YOU PROPOSED, BUT I DID THINK ABOUT IT IN LIKE THE CORPORATE LANES OF PEOPLE HAVING TO BE HERE BUT THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS SO ULTIMATELY IF WE ROLL THAT INTO A LONG-TERM RENTAL SITUATION OR RECOMMENDATION HOW WOULD THAT WORK? BECAUSE THAT IS TWO DIFFERENT SIDES OF A COIN.

>> IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY PROVIDE SOME OF THE SAME LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS. WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WE WANT TO THROW IN TO OUR OTHER RENTAL ORDINANCE AND OTHER CODES DETERMINE HOW YOU KEEP YOUR PROPERTY IN DIFFERENT STANDARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT THESE WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY LIKE NUMBER OF TENANTS AND VEHICLES. TAKING CARE OF SOLID WASTE. THAT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE NOISE ORDINANCE. THE SPURS SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT AND ORDINANCE TO REALLY EMPHASIZE LIKE IF YOU ARE OPERATING HERE YOU AS THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY ARE LIABLE FOR WHAT YOU'RE SHORT-TERM TENANTS ARE DOING AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR PERMIT AS A RESULT. DO WE ISSUE RENTAL PERMITS FOR LONG-TERM RENTALS? SO IT WOULD PROBABLY NECESSITATE THE INCLUSION OF SOME SORT OF THE PERMIT WHICH WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL.

>> YEAH, THEY HAVE TO REGISTER AND BE INSPECTED.

>> IF YOU DO A RENTAL INSPECTION OR REGISTRATION, THAT IS

SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. >> GOOD QUESTIONS. I THINK THAT DRIVES HOME THE POINT OF HOW COMPLICATED IT GETS WHEN YOU START TO TALK ABOUT REGULATING LONG-TERM RENTALS.I AM VERY RETICENT TO SAY THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM. IT'S THE INDIAN TRAIL HOME WHERE WE HAD THE FATALITY FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE WONDERING. I AM RETICENT TO SAY WE NEED TO UPEND THE CODE FOR THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS ONE ISOLATED PROBLEM BUT I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T BRING IT UP BECAUSE I THINK IT IS A VALID PROBLEM WITH THIS ONE HOUSE WHERE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY HAS FOUND A WAY TO SKIRT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE OR OPERATE WHAT IS EFFECTIVELY A SHORT-TERM RENTAL WITHOUT HAVING THE PERMIT OR THE MONEY. AND I KNOW THE NEIGHBORS

ARE NOT VERY HAPY ABOUT THAT. >> I WOULD BE VERY HESITANT TO

COME TO ANY CONCLUSION TONIGHT . >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> I THINK THAT A SUBCOMMITTEE OF OTHER PEOPLE NOT INCLUDING ME WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. IF I NEED TO DO IT I WILL DO IT. BUT I KIND OF, OKAY. WHAT IF I WANTED TO DO MY HOUSE IS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL? HOW DO I MEASURE 1000' OR -- I DON'T KNOW . I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT 1000 FOOT RULE BECAUSE LIKE YOU TALKED ABOUT, PEOPLE COMING IN FOR TRAINING OR WHATEVER. NOT EVERY SHORT-TERM RENTAL IS A PROBLEM. AND I AM ALWAYS HESITANT TO CONSTRAIN PEOPLE'S ABILITIES TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THEIR PROPERTY. SO I THINK THAT THIS NEEDS A LOT OF THOUGHT TO

GO INTO IT. >> SO IN THAT CASE, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE HAVE A THREE COUNCILMEMBER SUBCOMMITTEE KIND

[02:35:06]

ARE WILLING TO DO THAT. >> I'LL TAKE THE ASSIGNMENT. I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER GIBBS AND

COUNCILMEMBER REAVES ON IT . >> THOUGHT THE DRAFT WAS OVER

BUT YES I WILL DO IT. >> I CAN'T SAY NO TO BEING

VOLUNTOLD. >> I THINK WE HAVE A STEP FORWARD WITH THAT ONE SO IF YOU GUYS CAN MEET I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS SLIDE DECK OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU NEED AS FAR AS CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH VICTORIA. SHE GUIDED ME ON WHEN I ASKED THESE QUESTIONS WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE.

AND TO JUST GIVE THE ANECDOTAL ANSWER TO THE 1000' OR EVEN 500' OR EVEN SOME ITERATION THEREOF, THERE IS A RESIDENT THAT IS SURROUNDED ON BOTH SIDES OF THEIR HOME BY SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND I CAN'T IMAGINE LIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I EFFECTIVELY HAVE TWO HOTELS ON EITHER SIDE OF MY HOUSE. SO IT'S INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING WHEN RESIDENTS LIKE THAT PURCHASE A HOME WHERE THEY INTEND TO LIVE OUT THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW THEY HAVE THE SITUATION IT'S INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING TO EVEN JUST LIVE THERE. IT MAKES THEM WANT TO MOVE. WHAT HAPPENS? HOME VALUES DROP BECAUSE NOW THEY HAVE TWO SHORT-TERM RENTALS ON EITHER SIDE. THAT IS EFFECTIVELY ALL OF THAT. IF YOU ALL NEED INFORMATION REACH OUT TO EITHER ME OR VICTORIA AND I WILL PROVIDE THAT TO ONE OF YOU

. >> AND TO MAKE CLEAR COUNCILMEMBER REAVES IS THE LEADER.

>> I SECOND THAT . >> A LITTLE EXTRA VOLUNTOLD

THERE . >> BACK INCLUDES ITEM 5C. WE WILL MOVE ON TO 5D WHICH IS DISCUSSION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION UPDATE AND I GOT WORD FROM THE CITY MANAGER THAT WE MAY NOT QUITE BE READY TO HAVE THIS SO I'M GOING TO LET HIM

SPEAK WITH RESPECT TO THAT. >> SHORT ANSWER, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING IF THAT IS PERMISSIBLE.

[6. Discuss Consent Agenda Items for September 16, 2025, City Council Meeting]

>> ANY OBJECTION? WE WILL POSTPONE THAT ITEM TO THE NEXT WORK SESSION TO GET AN UPDATE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT. WITH THAT , WE WILL DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR TOMORROW'S MEETING SEPTEMBER 16, 2025. DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS WE WISH TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION OR HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT? SEEING NONE WE WILL MOVE TO ADJOURN BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT I WANT TO MENTION COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON DOES INTEND TO BE A TOMORROW'S MEETING SO WE SHOULD SEE HIM AGAIN TOMORROW. PRAYERS FOR SAFE TRAVEL AND HOPEFULLY YOU MAKE IT BACK WITH SPEED.

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