Sep 16, 2025 City Council Meetings

[1. Call to Order]

[2.B. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing September as National Service Dog Month]

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MAY INTERFERE WITH THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS INCLUDE AUTISM, HEARING, SEIZURES, AND MENTAL DISORDERS.

SOME REQUIRE HUMAN STOPPED FOR PHYSICAL AS THE WORLD PROGRESSES, HUMAN BEING DEPENDENT ON OTHERS. ALL THEY NEED IS A WELL-TRAINED SERVICE DOG THAT WILL NOT ONLY BE THEIR BEST FRIEND, BUT ALSO THEIR BIGGEST SUPPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVICE DOGS IS TO PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP, PROTECT, AND SERVE THEIR HUMANS. NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE WORK SERVICE DOGS -- AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THE LIVES OF THOSE THEY SERVE. IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED EVERY SEPTEMBER WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT HONOR THESE DOGS AND THEIR HANDLERS. THIS MONTH SERVES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE DOGS PLAY, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF SERVICE DOG USERS, AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT TRAIN AND PROVIDE THESE INCREDIBLE ANIMALS. SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION, FOUNDED IN 1965, CANINE COMPANIONS CREATED THE

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ON THEM. >>

>> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET A PICTURE.

>> THEY ARE IN TRAINING.

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[2.A. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing September 17-23, 2025, as Constitution Week]

ALICIA BOWERS. >> IT IS TOUGH, BUT TO CELEBRATE OUR CONSTITUTION, I THINK IS PRETTY AMAZING, TOO, SO I THINK WE CAN CURATE THIS, ABSOLUTELY. SO, WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION FOR RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD AS CONSTITUTION WEEK. AND HERE IS OUR PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE GUARDIAN OF OUR LIBERTIES EMBODIES THE PRINCIPLES OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT IN A REPUBLIC, DEDICATED TO THE RULE OF LAW. WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025 MARKS THE 238 ANNIVERSARY OF THE DRAFTING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES IN ITS MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY. AND TO THE PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS -- DID I SKIP A LINE THERE? I MAY HAVE SKIPPED SOMETHING. WE WILL GO BACK. 238TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DRAFTING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO ACCORD OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO THE MAGNIFICENT DOCUMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES IN ITS MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY. AND TO THE PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS WHICH WILL COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION.

AND WHEREAS THE TRADITION OF CELEBRATING THE CONSTITUTION WAS STARTED BY THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, BY

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THE CITY OF ROWLETT. YAY. >>

>> THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST HAVE A FEW MOMENTS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, COMING UP SOON IS AMERICA 250, SO GET READY, BUT SPECIAL TO CELEBRATE THE CONSTITUTION WEEK.

HERE IS A LITTLE CHALLENGE BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IT TAKES ONLY 30 MINUTES TO READ THE ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION, SO IF YOU ARE SCROLLING, 30 MINUTES, THAT IS YOUR CHALLENGE THIS WEEK. IF YOU WANT TO BE FANCY, IT IS ONLY 20 MINUTES TO READ THE 27 AMENDMENTS, SO SOME LIGHT READING FOR YOU. BUT THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND HAPPY CONSTITUTION WEEK.

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>> YOU DID GREAT. DID IT SEEM LIKE SHE WAS NERVOUS? I THINK

SHE DID A GREAT JOB. >> ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU, GUYS.

[2.C. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing September as National Suicide Awareness & Prevention Month.]

>> ALL RIGHT, ITEM 2C THIS EVENING IS A PRESENTATION ON PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH DEPUTY PRO TEM MIKE BRITTON IS GOING TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. I WOULD INVITE ANYONE FROM OUR AUDIENCE THIS EVENING WHO HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY SUICIDE IN THEIR LIFE TO COME UP AND JOIN US AT THE FRONT BUT I WOULD ALSO INVITE ALL MY COUNCILMEMBERS UP TO THE FRONT AS WELL AS WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT OF SUICIDE AWARENESS AND

PREVENTION. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, I WAS GOING TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. IF YOU HAVE BEEN TOUCHED WHETHER BY A FRIEND OR A FAMILY MEMBER OR WHATEVER THROUGH SUICIDE, PLEASE JOIN ME UP HERE. AS OUR MAYOR SAID, SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION, AND I WANT TO STRESS THE PREVENTION MONTH. SUICIDE IS A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AND A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE U.S. NOT ONLY DO WE LOSE SOME OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST TO IT, BUT IT PERMANENTLY AFFECTS THE LIVES OF THEIR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES LEFT BEHIND. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE STUDIES SHOW THAT KNOWING THE RISK FACTORS, PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES, OFFERING COUNSELING TO EVERYONE WHO NEEDS IT, AND FOLLOWING UP CAN HELP PREVENT SUICIDES AND SAVE LIVES. YOU CAN FIND A WEALTH OF LOCAL RESOURCES, VIDEOS, AND TRAINING AT TEXAS SUICIDE PREVENTION.ORG, AND THEIR THEME IS COMING TOGETHER TO CARE FOR 2025. SO, LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS SUICIDE IS A NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT CAUSES UNIMAGINABLE PAIN, SUFFERING, AND LOSS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS OF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, CDC, MORE THAN 49,000 PEOPLE DIED BY SUICIDE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2022. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT IT IS NOW. AN AVERAGE OF ONE LIFE LOST EVERY 11 MINUTES, MAKING IT ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH NATIONWIDE, AND FAR TOO MANY IN TEXAS AND HERE IN ROWLETT HAS BEEN PERSONALLY IMPACTED AND WHEREAS VETERANS, RESPONDERS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY INDIVIDUALS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK DUE TO THE UNIQUE STRESSES AND SACRIFICES OF HONORS THEIR DEDICATION WHILE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR GREATER VULNERABILITY, AND WHEREAS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION HELPS REMOVE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH SEEKING HELP AND PROMOTES OPEN DIALOGUE, HEALING, AND HOPE. AND WHEREAS RESOURCES SUCH AS 988 SUICIDE AND CHRIS'S

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>> I'M JUST GOING TO -- WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SAY A WORD? I DON'T WANT TO PUT ANYBODY ON THE SPOT. IF THIS IS A TOUGH THING, JUST KNOW THAT TOUGH THING TO DO. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IT.

WITH SOME MARINES THAT COMMITTED SUICIDE AS OUR POLICE FORCE HERE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, SO IT IS A TOUGH, TOUGH THING, BUT

[2.D. Presentation of Winners of the 2025 Photo Contest Sponsored by the Arts & Humanities Commission]

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATION OF WINNERS OF THE 2025 PHOTO CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION. I WILL INVITE MEMBERS OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION TO JOIN ME AT THE FRONT. ALL RIGHT, SO, EVERY YEAR, OUR ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION SPONSORS A PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST, AND WE HAVE A VARYING NUMBER OF WINNERS EACH YEAR, BUT WE DO START WITH THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, SO YOU WILL HEAR THOSE AS WE GO ON.

THIS YEAR'S CONTEST THEME WAS TITLED CAN'T STOP ME NOW, WHICH JUST CALLS TO MIND THE SONG, BUT THAT IS OKAY. THE COMMISSION THIS YEAR RECEIVED 59 PHOTO ENTRIES WHICH WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE LIBRARY UNTIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2025. THE WINNER OF THE BEST OF SHOW AWARD RECEIVES A $200 PRIZE. FIRST PLACE AWARD WINNERS RECEIVE A $150 PRIZE, AND SECOND PLACE WINNERS RECEIVE A $50 PRIZE. THE JUDGE THIS YEAR WAS MR. NATHAN ROSS. SO, WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED, AND I THINK -- DO WE HAVE A SLIDESHOW? DO WE HAVE A SLIDESHOW? OH, IT IS FAR MORE FUN IF WE HAVE A SLIDESHOW. DO WE THINK WE CAN FIND THAT MAYBE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE WILL MOVE ON IF WE DON'T HAVE A SLIDE PRESENTATION. THAT JUST MEANS THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE LIBRARY AND CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS BECAUSE THEY WILL BE ON DISPLAY, THERE WILL BE RIBBONS NEXT TO EACH OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE ANNOUNCED AS WINNERS. WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF THOSE WINNERS TONIGHT THAT WE WILL RECOGNIZE.

MENTION IN THE PLACES CATEGORY, WE HAVE TWO WINNERS OF THAT HONORABLE MENTION. THE FIRST IS TITLED I CAN BECAUSE SHE DID, BUT I AM FUDGE, WHICH SEEMS WEIRD TO SAY. AND SHE IS HERE WITH US. WE ALSO HAVE AN HONORABLE MENTION IN THE PLACES CATEGORY FOR SHIP ROAD SUNSET. IS MISS POTOK HERE THIS EVENING? SHE IS NOT IN THE THINGS CATEGORY, WE HAVE TWO HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS. THE FIRST IS METAL MEETS MISSED BY ASH AND THE SECOND IS SWINGSET TREE. ARE EITHER OF THOSE WINNERS HERE? COME ON DOWN, COME UP, WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU. AND WE WILL HOLD ALL OF OUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THE END. OH, WE DON'T HAVE

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IN THE PEOPLE CATEGORY, TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS. WILD DREAMS AND THE SECOND IS THERE IS MY FUTURE BY CHRISTINA. DO WE HAVE EITHER OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS HERE THIS EVENING? DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT. LET'S MOVE ON TO THIRD PLACE. NOW WE ARE DOWN TO JUST THOSE THREE CATEGORIES, PLACES, THINGS, AND PEOPLE. PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS. THE FIRST IS TITLED SCHRADER BLUEBONNET PARK BY RUDY. IS RUDY HERE? SECOND IS THE THINGS CATEGORY, EMERGENCE WITHOUT PERMISSION BY FINLEY. AND THE THIRD IS PADDLING TOWARD TOMORROW BY FINLEY IN THE PEOPLE CATEGORY. ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS HERE? YEAH, COME ON UP, WE DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR THIRD PLACE. SECOND PLACE, SORRY. YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD KNOW THESE THINGS AFTER HAVING SERVED ON THE COMMISSION FOR SO LONG, BUT -- ALL RIGHT, NOW WE ARE INTO SECOND PLACE WHERE WE APPARENTLY HAVE CERTIFICATES, SO IT IS GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER.

SECOND PLACE IS UNSTOPPABLE HORIZON BY RHONDA G. SECOND PLACE IN THE THINGS CATEGORY IS TITLED THE SCENIC ROUTE BY CARLTON W. CARLTON? OH, THERE WE GO, HE IS ALREADY UP HERE. AND SECOND PLACE IN THE PEOPLE CATEGORY IS TITLED GOOD BY 1905 BY LESLIE FUDGE. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE ARE ON TO OUR FIRST PLACE WINNERS. THE FIRST PLACE IN THE PLACES CATEGORY IS TITLED VILLAGE GLOW LIBRARY SOUL BY ASH. FIRST PLACE IN THE THINGS CATEGORY IS TITLED PERSISTENT POLLINATION. GREAT USE OF ALLITERATION THERE. FUDGE. AND FIRST PLACE IN THE PEOPLE CATEGORY IS TITLED RANDOM KIDS AT PLAY BY AMBER LEE G. COME ON DOWN. THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF THOSE AT MY HOUSE, AND THEN OUR BEST OF SHOW GOES TO GOODBYE 1905 AND IS AWARDED TO FUDGE.

LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR ALL OUR WINNERS THIS EVENING.

>> AND GET A PHOTO OF ALL OF US GROUP TOGETHER IF POSSIBLE.

>> I WILL PUT THAT DOWN SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I WON.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >>

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

>> ALL RIGHT, AND OUR LAST PRESENTATION ITEM THIS EVENING IS 2E, UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT: FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST . MAKING THAT PRESENTATION THIS

EVENING IS MR. SCHUPP. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE BUT I LOVE TO SEE THE CITIZENS, TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, IT'S SO IMPORTANT, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME. THE FIRST COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS MAY BE RELATED TO DOWNTOWN, SO I WANTED TO MAKE A KIND OF SEMI-ANNOUNCEMENT. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP THE LIGHTS IN DOWNTOWN, THE CRISSCROSSED LIGHTS. I CHECKED WITH THE CITY MANAGER, THE LIGHTS ARE UP, THE POLLS ARE UP IT IS LIKE 15,000 LINEAR FEET OF LIGHT, IT SHOULD BE SPECTACULAR.

NOT SURE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON THIS FRIDAY, BUT GO OUT AND CHECK, ALL RIGHT? SO, THE WAY YOU CAN CHECK, IT WILL BE THE OKTOBERFEST, JUST A GREAT CELEBRATION, SO WE WILL HAVE OKTOBERFEST IN DOWNTOWN BRALETTE THIS FRIDAY, FROM 7:00 TO 9:30.

THIS FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY CELEBRATION WILL FEATURE LIVE MUSIC BY TRADITIONAL GAMES, AND FESTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES.

ATTENDEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR THEIR OKTOBERFEST ATTIRE AND TAKE PART IN THE PRIZE DRAWING. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT ROWLETT.COM. THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF OUR ANNUAL SCARECROWS ON MAIN COMPETITION. THIS FAMILY-FRIENDLY TRADITION INVITES INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO CREATE THEIR VERY OWN ONE-OF-A-KIND SCARECROW. WINNERS WILL BE NAMED IN THE CATEGORIES OF BEST IN SHOW, BEST OF ALL THEME, AND MOST TEXAN WITH FIRST PLACE WINNERS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN AT ROWLETT.COM. ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON, THE CITIES OF

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NOT SURE HOW TO GET STARTED? CALL THE LIBRARY AT 972-412-6161. AND FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, 17 NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2025. AS A REMINDER, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2025 IS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 2025. DO NOT LET YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MISS OUT. THE ROWLETT FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE PARTICIPATING AND VISITING REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SPECIAL REQUESTS, OR TO REGISTER YOUR EVENT, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH OFFICER ERIC MITCHELL AT E MITCHELL AT ROWLETT.COM. AND STAY TUNED TO THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UPCOMING CLASSES REGARDING OUR DOG WALKER WATCH PROGRAM AND WOMEN'S SAFETY COURSE. THANK

YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MR. SCHUPP. WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE FROM MR. REAVES.

>> YES, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T COME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OFTEN, I AM THE ONE THAT INTRODUCES THE PET FOR THE MEETING, BUT TONIGHT I HAVE THREE SPECIAL DOCS TO ADOPT.

THIS FIRST ONE IS KATIE. SHE IS A ONE TO TWO-YEAR-OLD SMALLER SIZED HUSKY, ABOUT 40 POUNDS. SHE HAS GOT A STUNNING WHITE COAT. ON MY SCREEN HERE, I CAN SEE IT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT THERE, BUT SHE HAS GOT TWO COLORED EYES. IT IS REALLY STUNNING, REALLY PRETTY. I LOVE SEEING HUSKIES WITH TWO COLORED EYES.

AND HAS A PERSONALITY TO MATCH HER ADVENTUROUS SIDE. SHE IS UP-TO-DATE ON VACCINATIONS AND IS SPAYED. BECAUSE SHE TRESPASSED AS THE ONLY DOCUMENT SHE IS LOOKING FOR A HOME WITHOUT OTHER DOGS OR CHILDREN. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A LOYAL BEST FRIEND, KATIE IS A PERFECT MATCH. SHE IS AVAILABLE FOR FOSTER, FOSTER TO ADOPT, OR ADOPTION. THIS IS A SWEET ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD MIX WITH A HEART AS BIG AS HIS PAWS. GENTLE AND FRIENDLY, HE WINS OVER EVERYONE HE MEETS. HIS FAVORITE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SPLASHING THROUGH WATER, AND EXPLORING PARKS AND TRAILS. HE GETS ALONG WITH KIDS AND OTHER DOGS. LOYAL AND AFFECTIONATE, HE IS EQUALLY HAPPY JOINING YOU FOR AN ADVENTURE OR ON THE COUCH FOR SOME SNUGGLES. HOPPER IS READY TO BRING JOY AND LOVE INTO YOUR LIFE AND IS AVAILABLE FOR FOSTERING, FOSTERING TO ADOPT, AND ADOPTION. THIS IS A SWEET TWO TO THREE-YEAR-OLD HUSKY MIX LOOKING FOR HER PERFECT MATCH.

AT APPROXIMATELY 40 POUNDS, SHE IS A GENTLE SOUL WHO WILL THRIVE AND LOW TO MEDIUM ENVIRONMENTS. DESPITE BEING A BIT SHY AT FIRST, ONCE YOU WIN HER TRUST, SHE WILL BE A LOYAL FRIEND. SHE IS GREAT AND POTTY TRAINED WITH A MEDIUM ENERGY LEVEL. COME MEET THIS LOVABLE GIRL AND MAKE HER PART OF YOUR FAMILY. SHE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FOSTERING, FOSTER TO ADOPT, OR ADOPTION. TO MEET THE DOGS, PLEASE CONTACT ANIMALO SERVICES AT 972-412-6219 OR COME BY THE SHELTER AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER, IT IS CURRENTY CODE RED, THAT MEANS WE ARE OUT OF SPACE FOR DOGS. ALL KENNELS ARE TOTALLY FULL, SO IT REALLY NEEDS THE COMMUNITY'S HELP. SO, ANY OF THESE THREE OR MAYBE THERE IS ANOTHER ONE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR HOME, COME CHECK THEM OUT. ALL ADOPTIONS ARE $25 AND INCLUDE SPAY, NEUTER, MICROCHIP, AND UP-TO-DATE VACCINATIONS. IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO ADOPT FULL TIME IN A DOG, WE DO HAVE A FOSTERING ON THE WEEKEND PROGRAM. THE QUESTION IS DO YOU HAVE A FREE WEEKEND. PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING A SHELTER PET A SLEEPOVER. JUST A COUPLE DAYS AWAY FROM THE SHELTER CAN HELP THEM RELAX, RECHARGE, AND SHOW OFF THEIR TRUE PERSONALITY, WHICH HELPS THEM GET ADOPTED FASTER. IT IS A SHORT-TERM COMMITMENT, MAKES A BIG IMPACT, AND YOU GET LOTS OF CUDDLES. GIVE THEM A BREAK AND RECEIVE LOVE IN RETURN. SIGN UP TO BE A WEEKEND FOSTER BY CONTACTING ANIMAL SERVICES AT ROWLETT.COM OR CALL THEM AT 972-412-6219 . AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE DO HAVE AN ADOPT EVENT COMING UP IN OCTOBER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, MARK YOUR CALENDARS, FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. IT WILL BE AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER, WHICH AGAIN IS 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET.

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>> ALL RIGHT, AND THERE IS THE SLIDE FOR THE EVENT. MARK YOUR CALENDARS, TAKE A PHOTO, WHATEVER IT TAKES. WE ALSO HAVE

AN UPDATE FROM MR. BOWERS. >> WE DO. SO, OBVIOUSLY, IT IS HOMECOMING WEEK FOR THE ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL . BESIDES MY LOVELY MOM, YOU HAVE SEEN ALL OF THE SPARKLY TAPE, AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE THE STANDS FILLED AT HOME OR B JOHNSON STADIUM THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:00. HOMECOMING IS A REALLY BIG DEAL HERE IN TEXAS, AND THESE KIDS HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD. THEY -- THE BAND AND THE DRILL TEAM AND EVERYBODY WOULD REALLY, REALLY ENJOY YOUR SUPPORT. SO, THAT IS FRIDAY AT 7:00 P.M. AND ALSO, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, A VETERAN, OR A SENIOR OVER 65 AND OLDER, YOU CAN ALSO GET A GARLAND ISD FREE VIP PASS. AND WHAT DO YOU GET WITH THAT VIP PASS? YOU GET TO SEE ALL REGULAR-SEASON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL. YOU GET TO SEE -- YOU GET TO ATTEND THE FINE ARTS PERFORMANCES LIKE BAND, THEATER, MUSICALS, AND THE CHILDREN'S CHORUS, AND YOU ALSO CAN GET IN FOR FREE AT OTHER SELECTED DISTRICT EVENTS, WHICH I THINK IS A WONDERFUL SERVICE FROM G ISD. SO, YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT E BOWERS AT ROWLETT.COM AND I CAN GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION OR YOU CAN GO ON G ISD'S WEBSITE FOR THE VIP PASS. SO, THANKS SO MUCH

[3. Citizens’ Input]

AND GO, HE GOES. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER UPDATES TO SHARE? ALL RIGHT, C NON-, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CITIZENS INPUT THIS EVENING, COMMENTS ARE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC BUT I DO HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKER CARDS ALREADY BUT IF YOU DO WISH TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, THERE ARE SPEAKER CARDS IN THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF THE ROOM, YOU CAN GRAB ONE OF THOSE AND JUST FILL IT OUT, DROP IT OFF WITH OUR CITY SECRETARY, AND I WILL CALL YOUR NAME. OUR FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING WILL BE DAVE. AFTER DAVE WILL BE MERRY. AND IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND RESIDENTIAL, AND YOU HAVE THREE

MINUTES. >> DAVE HOLDER, BRALETTE. DURING PRIOR CITIZEN INPUT, I BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION THE BROKEN EQUIPMENT AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHICH EXIST AT THE A.D.A. DOCKET PARK. THE CITY, THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN TO REMOVE ALL THE A.D.A.

APPOINTMENT ON THE DOCK SO IT IS NO LONGER AN A.D.A. FACILITY.

AND PLACE A SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE STATING UNDER REPAIR, PLEASE USE WITH CAUTION. THIS SIGN HAS BEEN THERE FOR A YEAR, PLEASE SEE EXHIBIT 1, I HOPE THEY ARE BEING PASSED AROUND. I ALSO SHOWED YOU A PICTURE , PLEASE SEE EXHIBIT 2. THIS IS VISIBLE ONLY AT LOW WATER AND IS A HAZARD. LAST SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2025 AT ABOUT NOON, AN RFT TRUCK AND EVIDENCE DROVE INTO PETAL POINT PARK. THEY WENT DIRECTLY TO THE A.D.A. DOCK AND BEGAN THE RESCUE OF A KID WAS FLOATING IN THE LINK AND MAY HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE AND POSSIBLY DOVE HEAD FIRST INTO THE LAKE FROM THE A.D.A. DOCK. PLEASE SEE EXHIBIT 3. RFT PERFORMED A COMPETENT RESCUE IN A PROFESSIONAL AND TIMELY MANNER.

PLEASE SEE EXHIBIT 4. THANK YOU, CHIEF GOLF YEAR. THE LEVEL HAS RECENTLY BEEN LOWERED BY A COUPLE FEET, MAKING HEADFIRST DIVES FROM THE A.D.A. DOCK MORE DANGEROUS. DON'T LET KIDS DIVE HEADFIRST IN THE SHALLOW AREA AT THE WET ZONE. DURING ALL THIS STRESSFUL ACTIVITY, AN ICE CREAM TRUCK PULLED INTO PETAL POINT PARK WITH HIS MUSIC BLARING. SEVERAL OF THESE ICE CREAM TRUCKS REGULARLY BLOCK TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE PARK AND HAVE CHILDREN UNSAFELY DARTING IN AND OUT. THERE ARE ORDINANCES PREVENTING THESE ICE CREAM TRUCKS, BUT THEY REMAIN UNENFORCED. THIS ICE CREAM TRUCK BLOCKED THE RFT VEHICLE'S EXIT FROM THE PARK WITH THE AMBULANCE AND VICTIM. ICE CREAM TRUCK THEN PULLED INTO THE KAYAK LAUNCH DIAGONALLY, BLOCKING THE LAUNCH.

ICE CREAM TRUCK OWNER CONTINUED SELLING ICE CREAM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE RESCUE PERIOD. DURING THIS RESCUE, PEOPLE CONTINUE TO TRESPASS ON THE RAILROAD FROM THE PARK. A HALF HOUR LATER, PEOPLE WERE BACK SWIMMING IN THE LAKE FROM THE A.D.A. DOCK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. FOR THE LAST DECADE, WE HAVE ADDRESSED THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH EXCUSES. IT IS TIME FOR SOLUTIONS. WE

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>> THANK YOU, DAVE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MARY DEBOSE, FOLLOWED BY MARGIE MAN'S.

>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAHER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET ME COME BEFORE YOU. MY TOPIC TONIGHT IS

ABOUT -- >> MARY, COULD I JUST ASK YOU TO

STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY? >> MARY DEBOSE, ROWLETT. I HAVE BEEN A ROWLETT RESIDENT FOR ALMOST 27 YEARS. AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY SERVICES BEFORE, BUT BACK IN JUNE, NO ACTUALLY MAKE, I HAD TWO INCIDENCES WHERE I HAD TO CALL 911, IT WAS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, AND NOT KNOWING THE FULL EXTENT OF WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE TIME, UM, THE FIREMEN OR THE MEDICAL PEOPLE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT JUST ENCOURAGED ME TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE E.R. SO, I DID THAT. THEY TOOK MY INSURANCE INFORMATION, AND I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE AS I SAID, I HAVE NEVER USED THE 911 EMERGENCY SERVICES BEFORE. SO, ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I GET A BILL IN THE MAIL FOR $275 FOR THE AMBULANCE FEE. AND SO, THAT HAPPENED TWICE, THE SAME TYPE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY, AND SO, I GOT BOTH BILLS AT THE SAME TIME. SO, I JUST -- AM ASKING THAT YOU GO AND REVIEW THE POLICY. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO USE IT BEFORE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SOMETHING RECENT, BUT I WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO GO AND REVIEW THIS AND SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO LOWER THE FEE OR DO AWAY WITH THE ACCESS THAT IS OVER WHAT THE INSURANCE PAYS. AND ALSO, I DID CALL ABOUT IT, AND THE LADY I SPOKE TO TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE A DISCOUNT PROGRAM AVAILABLE, BUT THE CITY OF ROWLETT DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THAT. SO, I'M JUST REQUESTING THAT EACH OF YOU CONSIDER THIS. IT IS NOT JUST FOR ME, I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE FACED THE SAME PROCESS, AND IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD TO USE IT BEFORE, YOU'RE KIND OF SHOCKED WHEN YOU GET A BILL IN THE MAIL FOR AN AMBULANCE FEE, YOU'RE EXPECTING THAT TO BE PART OF THE CITY SERVICES. SO, ANYWAY, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK. OUR FIRE CHIEF IS ALSO IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND I KNOW HE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT ANY SPECIFIC BILL THAT HAS TO DO WITH THIS AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MARGIE MAN'S FOLLOWED BY ALAN HOGAN.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MARGIE MAN'S, I LIVE IN ROWLETT, TEXAS. THANK YOU ALL FOR SEEING US. THE WALL IS STILL UGLY. WE LIVE OFF OF DALE ROCK BREWED. DALE ROCK BREWED SHOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL STREET, WE THINK. I THINK. IT IS ON THE WAY TO SAPPHIRE BAY. WE STILL BELIEVE IN SAPPHIRE BAY. SO, JUST IMAGINE THIS. OKAY, A FAMILY IS TAKING A VACATION TO SAPPHIRE BAY. THE KIDS FORGOT THEIR FLOATIES. THE DAD DOES THE GOOGLE. HE SAYS, OH WAIT, THERE IS A WALMART DOWN THE STREET ON DALE ROCK. THERE IS A CHICK-FIL-A DOWN THE STREET.

DON'T GO TO ROCK WALL BECAUSE IT IS TOO STUPID AND CROWDED, LET'S STAY IN ROWLETT. SO, HE SAYS LET'S GET ON DELL ROCK AND THEY PASS THIS BEAUTIFUL WALL. OH MY GOSH, WHAT IS THAT BEAUTIFUL WALL? IT IS KIDS SAY, OH, WHO LIVES THERE, WE WANT TO LIVE THERE, DAD. AND THE PARENTS SAY, OH MY GOSH, THAT MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL,

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LAUGHTER ] >> ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING, AND THAT IS A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW, IS ALAN HOGAN. ALAN HOGAN WILL BE NEXT, FOLLOWED BY PATRICK. GOOD LUCK,

MR. HOGAN. >> I NEED TO STOP LAUGHING. MY NAME IS ALAN HOGAN, I HAVE LIVED IN 1991. YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. TONIGHT, I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE, THE PUBLIC, WHAT BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE THAT COMPRISES THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT. BUT WE REVIEWED CODE ENFORCEMENT AS A DEPARTMENT THAT COULD USE SOME COMPASSION. AS A RESULT OF THE WALL FIASCO, I HAVE MET SOME OF THESE WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE, SO LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OF THESE FAMILIES. FIRST IS RAMONA WELLS, AND SHE IS SITTING HERE.

SHE LIVES ON THE CORNER OF TRAIL LAKE AND CLAY. YES, THAT IS A WELL-KNOWN HOUSE, AND IT IS WELL KNOWN BECAUSE HER BACKYARD.

HER KNOW WE ARE HERE TO CLEAN UP HER YARD OF DEBRIS. SHE WAS SCARED AND SHE DIDN'T ANSWER. MY WIFE AND I TRIED AGAIN LATER THE NEXT DAY. RAMONA WAS VERY RELUCTANT, BUT SHE FINALLY OPENED THE DOOR. WE EXPLAINED THAT WE WERE HER NEIGHBORS AND WANTED TO HELP WITH THE WALL. HER EYES ALMOST WELLED UP IN TEARS. WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE WITH THE WALL, SHE WAS HARASSING HER FOR YEARS ABOUT THIS WALL. RAMONA IS ELDERLY, HER HEALTH IS POOR, AND RELIES ON HER SON FOR SUPPORT. INSTEAD OF HELP FROM THE CITY, SHE GOT HARASSED IMAGINE THE THREAT OF A LEAN ON AN ELDERLY LADY WHO HAS LIVED THERE FOR 17 YEARS. BY THE WAY, WE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE CITY WHO PUT UP THE PLYWOOD AT RAMONA'S HOUSE ON THE CORNER. HOW SHOCKING TO KNOW THAT.

RAMONA, YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE HERE FOR YOU. THE NEXT NEIGHBOR, MY WIFE GOT A CALL. THE NEXT DAY AFTER WE DID THE CHANNEL FOR A REPORT FROM JAMES, HE LIVES ON CLAY. GUESS WHAT, HE INFORMED US THAT HE HAS ALSO BEEN HARASSED BY THE CITY TO FIX THE CITY WALL AT HIS HOUSE. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LETTER HE RECEIVED SAID FIX-IT WERE EVENTUALLY HAVE A BEEN PUT ON YOUR HOME. JAMES IS A YOUNG HOMEOWNER WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE CITY THREATENS TO SEE IS HIS HOME. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SCARY TO A YOUNG HOMEOWNER. AFTER THAT CALL FROM JAMES, I TOLD MY WIFE , I SEE A TREND HERE. IT MADE ME AWARE THAT THERE ARE OTHER CITY INAUDIBLE ] GOING OUT FOR THE CITY WALL. AFTER THAT CALL, WE PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER AND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR OF KATHY BYRD ON THE SOUTHERN CORNER OF CLAY DRIVE. THERE IS ALSO A BREACH OF THE CITY-OWNED WALL BEHIND HER HOUSE. GUESS WHAT, SHE RECEIVED A THREATENING LETTER AS WELL. WE DISCOVERED THAT KATHY, AN ELDERLY LADY, IS RECOVERING FROM A HEART ATTACK.

THIS LETTER SCARED HER SO MUCH THAT SHE HAD HER SON COME OVER AND REMOVE THE DEBRIS FROM THE BROKEN CITY WALL. SHE IS STILL WORRIED ABOUT THAT LETTER. POOR KATHY, SHE WAS SO RELIEVED TO TALK TO US. YOU KNOW, IT'S DIFFICULT TO HEAR THESE STORIES OF THESE FAMILIES. THEY LIVE IN ROWLETT AND ARE GETTING DISRUPTED BY THE CITY-OWNED WALL.

>> THANK YOU, MR. HOGAN. I DID JUST CONFIRM WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AS WELL JUST TO CONFIRM. AS SOON AS I HEARD ABOUT THAT FROM THIS WELLS AND OTHER NEIGHBORS, THE NAVY YOU MENTIONED AS WELL AS ANOTHER NEIGHBOR, I THINK ON THE OPPOSITE CORNER OF WHERE MR. WELLS LIVED, HE HAS REACHED OUT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT ABOUT EXTENDING ALL THOSE TIMELINES AND EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY WITH THE DISCUSSION WE HAD LAST NIGHT, IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH THAT, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT. NEXT WILL BE A PATRICK VANDAL FOLLOWED BY TAMARA HESS.

>> THE PATRICK VANDAL, ROWLETT. IT'S ME AGAIN. I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING YOUR TIME, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS RAISED BY RESIDENTS LIKE MYSELF ARE APPRECIATED. AS YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT WALL IS STILL A CONCERN FOR ALL OF US. YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THESE CONCERNS AND THE PROMISES MADE TO ADDRESS THEM HAVE PROVIDED REASSURANCE TO THE COMMUNITY. AS I MENTIONED LAST NIGHT, THEY ARE NOT DECORATIVE, THEY ARE ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. AGAIN, WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR ANY FAVORS, WE ARE JUST ASKING THE CITY TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, WHAT'S CONSISTENT, JEFF'S WORD FROM

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>> THANK YOU, MR. VANDAL. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS TAMARA HESS FOLLOWED BY RON MAN'S.

>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS TAMARA HESS, AND I WANT TO SAY UP-FRONT, I AM TERRIFIED OF PUBLIC SPEAKING AND I AM ALSO A VERY PASSIONATE RANGERS FAN, SO FOR ME TO BE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WALT MY TEAM PLAYS FOR A POSTSEASON SPOT AGAINST THE DESPISED ASTROS IS EXPRESSING TO YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS FIGHT IS TO ME. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF YEARS BUT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO RAISE OUR TWO BOYS HERE IN A SAFE AND WELCOMING NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH THESE YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN THE CITY HONOR THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER AND MAINTAIN THE SCREENING WALL. WHILE THIS WALL GETS MANY BENEFITS TO THE FAMILIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING SAFETY FOR OUR HOMES, OUR KIDS, AND OUR PETS, AND NOISE REDUCTION FROM THE INCREASINGLY VERY HEAVILY TRAFFICKED DALROCK ROAD, IT ALSO OFFERS OVERALL AESTHETIC APPEAL AND CLEANLINESS TO OUR CITY AS A WHOLE, UP UNTIL THE LAST TWO YEARS OR SO. WHY? WHY HAS THERE BEEN SPECIFIC LINE ITEM BUDGETS GIVEN TO THE UPTAKE -- UPKEEP OF AGREED-UPON WALLS FOR OVER 35 YEARS, AND THAT BUDGET IS NOW NOT BEING UTILIZED FOR THIS PURPOSE. WHERE IS THAT MONEY? WHY WOULD THE CITY CHOOSE TO WALK AWAY FROM KEEPING ROWLETT RESIDENTS SAFE AND OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES ATTRACTIVE , OR FOR A COMMONLY USED CITY PHRASE, KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL? THIS DOESN'T JUST AFFECT ] ESTATES RESIDENTS. IT AFFECTS ALL OF ROWLETT. IF THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO HONOR ITS AGREEMENT, IT IS NOT JUST OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE MULTIPLE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THE CITY SHOWS ON THEIR BOOKS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, WHAT IS OUR CITY GOING TO LOOK LIKE RESTAURANT DOES ANYBODY THINK IT WILL BE A POSITIVE CHANGE TO THE BEAUTIFICATION OF ROWLETT? OUR PROPERTY VALUES WILL SURELY DECREASE AND OUR CRIME RATES WILL INCREASE. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS NOT JUST OVER ONE DILAPIDATED WALL THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO SHRUG OFF. THIS WILL BE THE NEW STANDARD OF ROWLETT. IS THAT WHAT ANY OF OUR RESIDENTS WANT? IS THAT WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR WANTS FURTHER MARK ON THE CITY? TRYING TO FORCE HOMEOWNERS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF WHAT HAS BEEN THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT ON THE RESIDENTS ' LEGAL PROPERTY IS IN SIMPLE TERMS, DESPICABLE. HOMEOWNERS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR PROPERTY UPKEEP AND FIND WHEN NOT ADDRESSED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCES OR ABILITY. YET HOW LONG HAS THE CITY LET THIS CRUMBLING WALL GO FOR WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS? WHERE IS THE CITY'S ACCOUNTABILITY TO ITS RESIDENTS ? IT IS TIME FOR THE CITY TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING. STOP CREDITING YOUR OWN RESIDENTS WITH NOTICES OF FINES AND LEANS ON THEIR BELOVED HOME AND SCARING THEM INTO TAKING OWNERSHIP OF WHAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AND HAS FAILED TO HONOR. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE MASONRY WALL. LET'S HONOR COMMITMENT AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

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GO, RANGERS. >> THANK YOU. HAVE YOU HAD NOT TOLD US, I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN YOU WERE AFRAID OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, THANK YOU. AND ALSO, THOUGH, RANGERS. THE NEXT SPEAKER AND OUR LAST SPEAKER CARD I HAVE THIS EVENING IS RON.

>> RON, ROWLETT, TEXAS. I WROTE THIS -- THIS WAS BEFORE WE KNEW THE DECISION THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE SOME ACTION, SO I AM GOING TO KIND OF FLIP THE SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT AS I GO. I FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR JEFF WINGET AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADDRESSING THE CONDITION OF THE THE OVERALL BEAUTIFICATION OF ROWLETT, WE DEFINITELY THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. THIS WAS GOING TO BE THINGS TO CONSIDER IN THE FINAL DECISION THAT ACTUALLY IN YOUR PLANNING -- SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, AND I KNOW YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DECISIONS ARE, SO I'M JUST GOING TO TALK. THE FOUR CORNER HOUSES ON THE ENTRYWAYS, WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE OWNERSHIP OF THAT WALL SELL TO THEM. IF THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN , YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO KNOW WHETHER THAT IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE OVERALL PROJECT PLAN AND WHETHER IT ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING OR WHETHER THOSE LOTS ARE STILL SEPARATE. THERE WAS TALK THE LAST TIME WE HEARD ABOUT THIS, ABOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE WALL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ALLEYWAY. AND I AM ASSUMING THAT NOW THAT THAT HAS ESSENTIALLY BEEN RESOLVED, BUT ONE OF THE CONCERNS WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GIVE OWNERSHIP TO INDIVIDUAL PLOTS AND PEOPLE BASICALLY GET NOT ONLY THE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT THEY GET THE ENTITLEMENTS, AND THEY SUDDENLY CAN DO ANYTHING THEY WANT , I MEAN, WITHIN THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE CODES AND THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, THEY CAN TEAR THE THING DOWN AND PUT UP WHATEVER THEY WANT. THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO INCONSISTENCY, INCONSISTENT QUALITY, INCONSISTENT LOOK. IT CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE BEAUTIFUL, IT WOULDN'T BE THE BEAUTIFICATION OF ROWLETT, IT WOULD JUST CREATE THIS HODGEPODGE THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE, WHERE PEOPLE DRIVE IN AND ARE THRILLED TO BE HERE. UM, SO THAT IS REALLY THE CRUX, THAT I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL -- THE ENTIRE WALL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR PLAN AND THAT WE ENSURE CONSISTENT LEVEL OF QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >>

[4. Consent Agenda]

>> ALL RIGHT, I DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE REQUEST TO SPEAK FORMS THIS EVENING, SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS INPUT? C NON-, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4. THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. WE HAVE ANY ITEMS WE WANT TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, EITHER COUNCIL WERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE. CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THOSE IN THE RECORD?

>> ITEM 4A, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. 4B, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY TO PROVIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR FY26. 4C, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING DECLARATION OF CERTAIN CITY PROPERTY AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF SUCH PROPERTY TO THE ROWLETT CITIZEN CORE COUNCIL. 4D, CONSIDER ACTION TO IMPROVE PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS RANGE, AND 4E, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISES INC. FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF

EXISTING CONTRACTS. >> THANK YOU, I SEE A MOTION BY

MR. REAVES. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. NEXT WE HAVE A SECOND BY MR. BRITTON.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEMS AS

[5.A. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026]

PROPOSING THAT ITEM IS A REFINANCE DIRECTOR, WENDY.

>> HEY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT ITEMS 5A, B, C, AND D REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 PRTHE FISCAL YEAR '26 TAX RATE, AS WELL AS THE REQUIRED ACTIONS AT THE

[00:55:02]

SINCE THE CITY MANAGER SUBMITTED THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST, DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCIL AND UPDATES TO OPERATIONAL DRIVERS HAVE LED TO UPDATES TO THE CITY MANAGER'S POST BUDGET. COMBINED EXPENSES OF $262.1 MILLION HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY JUST UNDER $109,000 ACROSS THE GENERAL SERVICE AND UTILITY FUNDS. TO END RIGHT AT $262 MILLION OF COMBINED EXPENSES. THE TOTAL REVENUES OF 262 MILLION AND FTE POSITIONS HAVE REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE REVISED BROUGHT TO YOU TONIGHT. LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT THE REVISED PROPOSED BUDGET, GENERAL FUND EXPENSES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND NONPROFIT GRANTS INCREASED SLIGHTLY. THE DEBT SERVICE AND UTILITY FUNDS WERE BOTH REVISED TO REFLECT HIGHER DEBT SERVICE COST BASED ON THE FINALIZED PAYMENT SCHEDULE OF THE BOND SALE. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE UTILITY FUND, THE COST OF WATER SUPPLY FROM THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT WAS REDUCED TO ALIGN WITH THE MOST RECENT PROPOSED RATE LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE DISTRICT. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 26 PROPOSED BUDGET MAJOR INITIATIVES AS REVISED INCLUDE A VARIETY OF ITEMS TO BE WIDE, AND THESE INCLUDE KEEPING EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION COMPETITIVE ENHANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO POLICE AND FIRE LAKE -- PAY PLANS . ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE A 1% INCREASE ON OCTOBER 1ST, PLUS UP TO A 3% PERFORMANCE-BASED MERIT INCREASE ON THEIR ANNIVERSARY DATE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE IS AN ADDITION OF SEVEN NEW POSITIONS, INCLUDING SIX IN THE GENERAL FUND AND ONE IN THE UTILITY FUND BUT THERE IS INCREASED FUNDING FOR VARIOUS SERVICE AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND THESE INCLUDE SAFETY, SURVEILLANCE, AND PROJECT EQUIPMENT FOR POLICE, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND PUBLIC WORKS. A 14 PASSENGER VAN AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FOR THE RCC, AN INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR LARGE FIRE APPARATUS, AND SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR POLICE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND I.T.

ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR GOLF COURSE DRIVING RANGE UPDATES AND ADDRESSING SOME OF THE NEEDS OF OUR BOARDS AND NONPROFIT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. THE INITIATIVES OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET ARE SUPPORTED BY A VARIETY OF REVENUE SOURCES, SUCH AS A THREE-QUARTER PENNY INCREASE TO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE AND A THREE PENNY INCREASE TO THE INS DEBT RATE AS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN THE MAY 2023 ELECTION. THE 2% INCREASE IN SALES TAX REVENUE, A RENEGOTIATED CONTRACT WITH GE ISD FOR INCREASED FINANCIAL COVERAGE FOR OUR SROS, AN INCREASE IN WHETSTONE ATTENDANCE NEXT SUMMER, AND TAX AGREEMENTS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2026. FINALLY, OUR CIP PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO INCLUDE CARRYFORWARD FUNDING AND PROJECT ALLOCATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY $82 MILLION, AND NEW FUNDING AND PROJECT ALLOCATIONS OF $101 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, TOTALING $183 MILLION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. SWITCHING OVER TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, AD VALOREM OR PROPERTY TAXES ARE COLLECTED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN TWO COMPONENTS. THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ARE WHAT WE CALL ON M RATE TO CITY -- FUND CITY OUR DEBT OBLIGATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. I HAVE SHOWN IN THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED BOXES, IN AUGUST, THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET BASED ON A TAX

[01:00:02]

TONIGHT'S HEARINGS. >> SO, IN ORDER TO KIND OF COVER ALL THESE UNDER ONE BUCKET, I'M GOING TO READ ALL THE ITEMS UNDER THE RECORD, AND WE WILL CONSIDER EACH OF THEM . I THINK THAT WOULD BE OUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION. ITEM 5B IS TO CONSIDER ACTION TO POSTPONE THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025 HUNDRED OF THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. ITEM 5C IS TO CONSIDER ACTION TO POSTPONE -- CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. ITEM 5D IS TO ANNOUNCE THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE VOTE TO APPROVE . THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, TOO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO SHARE WITH RESPECT TO WENDY'S PRESENTATION? SEEING NONE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AS I SAID, SO WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 5A AT 8:02 P.M. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, WHICH IS A

[5.B. Consider action to postpone the vote to approve the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 to September 17, 2025, and announce the date, time, and location of the vote to approve the budget for Fiscal Year 2026.]

FROM MR. SCHUPP. >> YEAH.

>> I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT POSTPONE THE VOTE ON ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET TO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 4000 MAIN STREET, ROWLETT, TEXAS.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SCHUPP AND A SECOND BY MR. GIBBS. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5B THE LANGUAGE THAT MR. SCHUPP PROVIDED. ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE

[5.C. Conduct a public hearing on the ad valorem tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026]

[5.D. Announce the date, time, and location of the vote to approve the ad valorem tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026.]

AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY MR. SCHUPP. >> THIS WOULD BE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. THE CITY OF ROWLETT COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE TAX RATE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 1000 MAIN STREET, ROWLETT, TEXAS, 75088. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR. WE DO NOT NEED A MOTION FOR THAT ITEM FOR A SECOND, SO IF WE CAN CLEAR THOSE. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON ITEMS 5835D THIS EVENING? MR. REAVES?

>> IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING OUR POSITION ON THE BUDGET AND AD VALOREM TAX RATE?

>> OKAY. JUST GOT A FEW NOTES, LET ME PULL THEM UP HERE REAL QUICK. WE GOT A LOT OF EMAILS AND I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN MY POSITION ON THE BUDGET. AS STAFF JUST REPORTED, THANK YOU, WENDY, FOR THE PRESENTATION, THERE ARE REALLY TWO BUCKETS FOR OUR BUDGET. ONE IS THE INS, WHICH IS CALLED INTEREST IN SINKING, WHICH IS OUR DEBT, OUR BONDS. AND THE OTHER ONE IS OPERATING

[01:05:06]

NOW, WITH NEW CITY MANAGEMENT, THAT HAS CHANGED, BUT EVERYTHING COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP UP. EVERYTHING COSTS A LOT OF MONEY BUT AS WE SEE IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES WITH THE COST OF GOODS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE, CITIES DON'T HAVE A PRICE FREEZE ON THE SERVICES AND GOODS THAT THEY BUY, SO IT DOES INCREASE PRICING FOR THE CITY TO CONTINUE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE, AND YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY, YOU WILL SEE, YOU HAVE SEEN, AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MASSIVE INCREASES AND IMPROVEMENT IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE. NOW, WE ALSO GOT A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT CITY HALL, AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT, BECAUSE VOTER APPROVED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS TO BE SPENT, AND THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION THAT WE APPROVED PREVIOUSLY DID NOT INCREASE THE TAX RATE OVER WHAT THE VOTERS APPROVED, SO JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR FOR THE RECORD. AND I WILL SAY, ONE OTHER THING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS STAFF ALSO IS DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB, AND THEY DO DESERVE THE COST OF LIVING INCREASES THAT THEY GET. THERE IS A CONTINGENT ONLINE THAT PAINTS A REALLY NEGATIVE PICTURE OF THINGS AROUND HERE, AND I WOULD SAY THAT IS BUILT OUT OF A LOT OF LACK OF REAL KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY. OUR CITY STAFF IS DEDICATED, THEY THROW A TON OF EFFORT. IN FACT, WE JUST HAD A PUBLIC WORKS CREW THAT WAS OUT OVERNIGHT, 24 HOURS, TO KEEP LIBERTY GROVE FROM BEING SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE SEWER LINE ISSUE. OUR CITY MANAGER WAS OUT THERE OVERNIGHT WITH THEM, NOT BECAUSE HE HAD TO COME BUT BECAUSE HE WAS THERE, SHOWING LEADERSHIP. AND I THINK THAT GETS LOST ON A LOT OF THE CITIZENS. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT OUR STAFF FROM OUR PD , THANK YOU, POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THEY ARE ALL DOING A FANTASTIC JOB TO REALLY PROMOTE OUR CITY. WE OFTEN GET COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES THAT ARE NEARBY US. WHY IS OUR TAX RATE SO MUCH HIGHER? AND IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE OTHER CITIES, THEY HAVE A VERY BIG COMMERCIAL CENTER. OUR SALES TAX IS ONLY 14% OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET. WE ARE A BEDROOM COMMUNITY AND PROPERTY TAXES IS WHAT DRIVES THE REVENUE HERE. WE DON'T HAVE THE SALES TAX SUPPORT THAT SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING CITIES HAVE SO, I JUST THINK THAT IS FOR CONTEXT. THAT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF. THE INCREASE IN TAX THAT IS PROPOSED TOMORROW NIGHT IS ABOUT 3.8 CENTS PER $100 OF PROPERTY VALUATION. SO, FOR EVERY $100,000 OF YOUR PROPERTY VALUE, THAT IS AN INCREASE OF $38.20 A YEAR, JUST TO PUT THAT IN CONTEXT. THE AVERAGE MEDIAN HOME PRICE IN ROWLETT IS ABOUT $330,000. SO, THAT MEANS TO LIVE IN ROWLETT, THAT IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $126 ANNUALLY OR $10 A MONTH. I BET YOUR APPLE TV PROBABLY COSTS MORE THAN THAT. I WILL SAY, BEING ON CITY COUNCIL IS A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY, AND JUST KNOWING THESE FOLKS HERE, I DON'T THINK ANYONE HERE TAKES THAT RESPONSIBILITY LIGHTLY. I KNOW THE DECISIONS THAT WE ARE ALL A PART OF YOUR IMPACT A LOT OF PEOPLE. THERE ARE DECISIONS OR VOTES THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST WHERE I WALK AWAY AND I THINK TO MYSELF, MAN, I KNOW I DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT, MAYBE I GOT THAT ONE WRONG, AND I HAVE LOST SLEEP OVER A LOT OF VOTES. BUT THIS ONE, I HAVE DONE THE WORK ON, AND I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE SLEEP OVER THIS. I WILL BE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS TOMORROW, AND IT'S BECAUSE WE PUT IN THE WORK, AND I THINK THAT FOR THE CITY, OVERALL, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SEE GOOD THINGS, AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. I KNOW IT IS NOT POPULAR BUT NONE OF US WANT TO HAVE A HIGHER TAX, BUT I DO THINK IT IS WANTED, AND THOSE ARE THE REASONS I WANTED TO GIVE, SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. REAVES. COUNCIL, OTHER COMMENTS?

>> I HAVE GOT COMMENTS, BUT I'M GOING TO RESERVE THOSE FOR

TOMORROW NIGHT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL, ANY OTHERS QUESTION THE WILL OF COURSE BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENTS

TOMORROW. MISS BOWERS? >> I JUST WANTED TO ALWAYS -- AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING COMMENT THAT I HAVE HAD FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, I BELIEVE. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE

[01:10:07]

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, OTHER COMMENTS? I DO JUST WANT TO KIND OF COMMENT ON ONE THING THAT YOU SAID, AND THAT IS WITH RESPECT TO OUR SENIOR TAX FREEZE. AND THIS CHART WILL SHARE WITH ME AND MAYBE MORE OF US AND IT MAY HAVE EVEN BEEN SHARED DURING A MEETING, I DON'T RECALL, BUT WHAT IS VERY NOTICEABLE IS THE INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT IS FOREGONE BY THE CITY BECAUSE OF THOSE INCREASES. AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL WHO PASSED THE SENIOR TAX FREEZE, BECAUSE I THINK AT THAT TIME, IT WAS A VERY NOBLE CAUSE TO PASS A SENIOR TAX FREEZE. THERE ARE EIGHT CITIES IN DALLAS COUNTY THAT HAVE A SENIOR TAX FREEZE, AND I THINK THAT IS A NOBLE CAUSE THAT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY COULD HAVE FORESEEN THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES THAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE PAST FOUR TO FIVE YEARS, REALLY SINCE COVID, AND THAT HAS LED TO MANY SENIORS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THEIR HOME DURING THAT TIME BEING FROZEN WITH THAT LOWER AMOUNT, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, SO THAT IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF IT. I DO HAVE OTHER COMMENTS I WILL PROBABLY SHARE TOMORROW AS WELL. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, MR. REAVES, BECAUSE I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS BEING ADDED TO THE BUDGET, THE THINGS AND THE ITEMS THAT WENDY SHARED, THEY ARE, IN MY OPINION, NOT FLIPPANT. I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN RAISES FOR FIREFIGHTERS, ADDING TWO POLICE OFFICERS, ADDING A DETENTION OFFICER, THESE ARE THINGS -- THOSE THINGS COMBINED, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS TO THE BUDGET, SUBSTANTIAL PORTION THAT DOES GO TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY PEACE, AND SO, WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LIST, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S MANY THAT YOU COULD LOOK AT AND REALLY SCRATCH YOUR HEAD AT BY THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER ADDING THOSE ITEMS, BECAUSE THEY ARE NEEDS THAT THE CITY HAS, THE ADDRESS VERY REAL PROBLEMS WE HAVE BEEN A TRAFFIC ENGINEER, PURCHASING AGENT, THOSE ARE POSITIONS THAT ULTIMATELY COULD1 SAVE US MONEY AT THE END OF THE DAY, SO I THINK THOSE ARE VERY MUCH A NEED AND A DESIRE FOR ALL

[Items 5.E & 5.F]

>> AND ALSO, THE NEXT ONE IS THE EXACT SAME THING, BUT JUST A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. LET ME READ THAT ONE UNDER THE RECORD IF THAT MAKES SENSE TO PRESENT BOTH. ITEM 5F IS TO CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THE OPIOID SETTLEMENTS WITH ALVOGEN, AMNEAL, APOTEX, HIKMA, INDIVIOR, MYLAN, SUN, AND ZYDUS , AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATION AND RELEASE FORMS REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT AND FULL RELEASE OF

ALL CLAIMS. THANKS FOR THAT. >> THERE, OKAY, YEAH. I THINK YOU HAVE APPROVED SOME OF THESE BEFORE. AS YOU KNOW, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS SETTLED THE STATE'S CLAIMS WITH OPIOID MANUFACTURERS. I THINK NOW 23 ALL TOTALED. SOME OF THE LARGER BEING WALGREENS, THOSE. THIS PRODUCED SETTLEMENT IS ANOTHER BIG

[01:15:04]

>> SO, ANY QUESTIONS? >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS FOR WHICH WE NEED TO CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION.

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM 5E. A MOTION BY MR.

BRITTON. >> I WANTED TO PICK THE EASIER ONE. I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER INTO THE PURDUE SETTLEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATIONS IN A RELEASE FORM REGARDING PURDUE SETTLEMENT AND FULL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. BRITTON AND A SECOND BY MR. BOWERS, COUNCIL, ON ITEM 5E, ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 5F, AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 5F. AND IF IT IS EASIER, YOU CAN JUST SAY YOU MOVE THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION

AS PRESENTED. MS. POWERS? >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE -- WHAT DID YOU SAY? WE APPROVE THE MOTION AS READ.

>> THERE WE GO, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY THIS BOWERS, SECOND BY MR. GIBBS. A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. BUT FOR ME TO DO THAT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING BUT ANY DELIBERATION MEETING. COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TO REQUEST?

>> I DO. I JUST WAS WONDERING, WE HAD TALKED EARLIER ABOUT A CIP UPDATE, AND I JUST WOULD LIKE -- WONDERING WHEN WE WERE

GOING TO HAVE THAT. >> WE GAVE IT IN A JULY 12 WORK

SESSION. >> OH, I THOUGHT WE HAD -- I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SEE A TIMELINE OF WHAT THE CIP WOULD

LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD. >> SURE, WE CAN WORK ON THAT IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT. ALTHOUGH, FOR THE RECORD, WE DID HAVE SOME IN THEIR IN Q1 AND Q3. WE HAD THAT IN THERE, SO WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO YOU AND GIVE IT TO YOU AGAIN.

>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT, I WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATIVE.

>> CAN I GET A SECOND ON THAT REQUEST FROM SOMEONE, PLEASE?

>> I WILL SECOND >> ALL RIGHT, SECOND FROM MR. BRITTON, THANK YOU. SO, WE WILL GET THAT TO A FUTURE MEETING.

MR. GIBBS, DID YOU HAVE A REQUEST AS WELL?

>> YEAH, IF WE COULD GET, I GUESS, A DISCUSSION OR SOMETHING ABOUT HOW CAN GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MS. DEBOSE WAS TALKING ABOUT

TONIGHT? >> I WILL SECOND THAT.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HEARD IT

>> WHAT SHE WAS SAYING IS HOW OUR POLICY IS AND THE BUILDING AND HOW DOES THAT ALL WORK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? THANK YOU FOR COMING TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION ON THAT.

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>> UNDERSTOOD POINT >> WE HAD A SECOND FROM MR. BOWERS ON THAT, SO WE WILL GET THAT TO A FUTURE AGENDA AS WELL.

COUNCIL, ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS QUESTION WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 68, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL INAUDIBLE ]. WE WILL MEET IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. FOLLOWING THE MEETING TODAY, THERE ARE NO FURTHER ACTIONS . WE WILL COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ANNOUNCED IF THERE IS ANY ACTION TAKEN. ASIDE FROM THAT, WE WILL

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MEET IN >>> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE CONCLUDED OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AT

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