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

>> THANKS, EVERYBODY. ITEM 2D IS UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECT, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST AND MAKING THAT PRESENTATION THIS EVENING

IS MS. BOWERS. >> WELL, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VIVA CULTURE BROUGHT OUT A RECORD BREAKING CROWD. THERE WERE 3,000 ATTENDEES DOWNTOWN FRIDAY. 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 CATEGORY OF BEST IN SHOW, BEST FALL THEME, AND MOST TEXAN WITH FIRST PLACE WINNERS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. SCARECROWS WILL GO UP FROM NOW UNTIL THE 24TH AND VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 25TH. WE'VE BEEN BREAKING ON OUR BISTRO LIGHTS THAT COULD BEAT A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD. WE LIT UP DOWNTOWN DURING OKTOBERFEST ON SEPTEMBER 19TH AND THEY'VE ADDED BRIGHTNESS AND COLOR TO ALL OUR DOWNTOWN EVENTS SINCE. NOW WE'RE CALLING ALL CITIZENS TO HELP US NAME THEM. LOG ONTO OUR FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM FOR A LINK TO PICK YOUR FAVORITE. VOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 11:59 P.M. ON OCTOBER 22ND AND DON'T MISS THE BIG NAME REVEAL DURING TRUNK OR TREAT ON OCTOBER 25TH . THIS FRIDAY EVENING THE CITY OF ROWLETT WILL CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF A RECORD BREAKING SOLAR STREETLIGHT INSTALLATION PROJECT THAT'S BRINGING SAFER, BRIGHTER, AND MORE SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING TO OUR COMMUNITY. IN

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JUST ONE DAY FUN ROADS LIGHTING AMERICA SET A NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD TITLE RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, INSTALLING NEARLY 70 SOLAR STREETLIGHTS ALONG HIGHWAY66 IN ONLY TEN HOURS AND 35 MINUTES. THANKS TO COST SAVINGS FROM THIS INNOVATIVE PROJECT, ROWLETT ROAD AND DOWELL ROCK ROAD WERE ALSO ELIMINATED TRIPLING THE IMPACT FOR OUR RESIDENTS. JOIN US FOR THE ILLUMINATION CELEBRATION AT SEDARO HOUSE ON STATE HIGHWAY 66 THIS FRIDAY AT 6:00 P.M. THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AT SUNSET SYMBOLIZING A BRIGHTER, SMARTER, AND MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ROWLETT. HAUNTED HALL IS MAKING ITS DEBUT THIS FRIDAY EVENING.

HEAD OVER TO THE LAWN OF CITY HALL BEGINNING OCTOBER 17TH THROUGH HALLOWEEN TO EXPERIENCE A MAZE FILLED WITH AN ANIMITRONICS AND LIGHT-UP INFLATABLES. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES AND A FUN LEAD-UP TO OUR HUGE TRUNK OR TREAT ON OCTOBER 25TH IN DOWNTOWN ROWLETT. DON'T MISS IT! HAUNTED HALL IS SURE TO BECOME YOUR NEW FAVORITE HALLOWEEN TRADITION. OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT A LIBRARY UPDATE, TOO. THURSDAY AS DRIZZLE COFFEE LISTEN TO ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION MEMBER DR. JULIA MISAROS DISCUSS HER BOOK "ECONOMICS OF GENDER" FROM 6:30 TO 8:00 P.M. AND WE'RE CALLING ALL TROMBONE PLAYERS. THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION IS LOOKING FOR NEW TROMBONE PLAYERS, SEASONED TROMBONE PLAYERS, YOUNG TROMBONE PLAYERS, OLD TROMBONE PLAYERS, ALL TROMBONE PLAYERS, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE THIRD ANNUAL TROMBONE THANKSGIVING. I HAD A GREAT TIME LAST YEAR, GUYS. IT'S REALLY SO FUN. TROMBONE THANKSGIVING IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH , AT 11:00 A.M. ON THE DOWNTOWN GREEN AND ADMISSION IS FREE. TO REGISTER TO PLAY TROMBONE, PLEASE VISIT ROWLETT.COM/TROMBONE. VISIT THE LIBRARY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FROM 10:00 TO 5:00 FOR THEIR FALL BACK SALE. HARDBACKS ARE A BUCK. PAPERBACKS ARE 50 CENTS. DVDS ARE $1. THE LIBRARY CAN ONLY ACCEPT CASH OR CHECK. AND FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THIS SOUNDS LIKE FUN, JOIN DOG WALKER WATCH. DO YOU WALK YOUR DOG? DO YOU LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHILE GETTING SOME FRESH AIR? THEN WE NEED YOU. DOG WALKER WATCH IS A CRIME PREVENTION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM THAT TURNS EVERYDAY WALKS INTO AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE AN EXTRA SET OF EYES AND EARS FOR THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOUR WALKS CAN KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. PLEASE CONTACT OFFICER MITCHELL IF YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT KEEPS ROWLETT SAFE, EMITCHELL@ROWLETT.COM OR LOOK FOR HIS PHONE NUMBER ON THE WEBSITE, LAST FOUR 6242. ALSO JOIN THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ROWLETT FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR OUR DRUG TAKEBACK EVENT. SAFELY DISPOSE OF EXPIRED OR UNUSED MEDICATION. TOGETHER WE CAN HELP PREVENT MISUSE AND KEEP OUR HOMES AND ENVIRONMENTS SAFE. THIS WILL BE AT THE ROWLETT FIRE STATION NUMBER 1 AT 3900 MILLER ROAD ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. THEY WILL BE ACCEPTING UNUSED OR EXPIRED MEDICATIONS IN PILL OR CAPSULE FORM, BUT THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTING NEEDLES, LANCETS, EPIPENS. THIS SIMPLE ACT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER FOR A SAFER ROWLETT.

>> THANK YOU, MS. BOWERS. I DID RECEIVE WORD THAT ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE DIAS USED TO PLAY TROMBONE IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO I EXPECT TO SEE THEM OUT THERE ON TROMBONE THANKSGIVING.

>> WHO WOULD THAT BE? . >> AN UPDATE FROM MR. REAVES AS

WELL. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. USUALLY I DO THE FEATURED PET ON THE BIG SCREEN AND TONIGHT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE. I'LL TRY TO DESCRIBE THE THREE ANIMALS THE BEST I CAN. NUMBER ONE, MEET MARGO, A 3-YEAR-OLD 35-POUND HUSKY, POTTY AND CRATE TRAINED AND LOVES PEOPLE, MARGARET GETS ALONG WONDERFULLY WITH KIDS AND HAS A CALM LOVING PERSON. WE'RE APPY TO ARRANGE A MEET AND GREET IF YOU HAVE PETS AT HOME. MARGO IS AVAILABLE FOR FOSTERING, TO ADOPT OR FOSTER, A BEAUTIFUL

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SALT AND PEPPER COAT, STEELY GRAY BEAUTIFUL BLUISH EYE AND IF YOU'RE A FAN OF TWILIGHT MOVIES, SHE MIGHT BE FOR YOU.

NUMBER TWO, FREDERICA, A 1 YEAR BUNDLE OF LOVE WEIGHING 35 POUNDS. SHE'S CRATE AND POTTY TRAINED. SHE HAS A CALM DEMEANOR AND IS A LOW ENERGY GIRL WHO ENJOYS. SIMPLE THINGS, A COZY NAP, FRIENDLY FACE AND NICE WALK ON THE LEASH. SHE'S AVAILABLE TO FOSTER TO ADOPT OR ADOPTION. SHE'S GOT A BEAUTIFUL BROWN COAT AND A GOOFY LOVEABLE GRIN. IF YOU'RE A FAN OF ADAM SANDLER, SHE MIGHT BE FOR YOU. MEET HANK. THIS HAND SOME 5-YEAR-OLD 70-POUND LAB MIX IS SWEET AS THEY COME AND HE'S READY TO FIND A LOVING HOME. HANK IS CALM, EASY GOING AND A TOTAL PRO IN HIS KENNEL AND HE IS VOLUNTEER AND STAFF FAVORITE FOR A REASON. HE DOES WELL WITH KIDS, BUT HE NEEDS TO BE THE ONLY DOG IN THE HOUSE. WHETHER IT'S A SHORT WALK OR COZY TV BENCH SESSION, HANK IS AVAILABLE FOR FOSTERING, TO ADOPT OR ADOPTION. HE'S GOT A BEAUTIFUL BLACK AND WHITE COAT AND HAS A VERY NICE LOOK TO HIM. IF YOU LIKE FEEL GOOD FAMILY MOVIES, HE MIGHT BE FOR YOU. PLEASE NOTE THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS CURRENTLY AT CODE RED. WE'RE OUT OF SPACE FOR DOGS. ALL THE KENNELS ARE FULL. SO ADOPTIONS ARE ONLY $25 AND INCLUDE SPAY, NEUTER, MICROCHIP AND UP-TO-DATE VACCINATIONS. WE HAVE A FOSTERING OUR SHELTER DOGS FOR WEEKEND OPTION. IF YOU HAVE A FREE WEEKEND, PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING A SHELTER PET A SLEEPOVER. JUST A COUPLE DAYS AWAY FROM THE SHELTERCAN HELP THEM RELAX, RECHARGE AND SHOW OFF THEIR TRUE PERSONALITY WHICH HELPS THEM GET ADOPTED FASTER, HELPS THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A SHORT-TERM COMMITMENT, BIG IMPACT, LOTS OF CUDDLES AND TO GIVE THEM A BREAK AND RECEIVE SOME LOVE IN RETURN, SIGN UP TO BE A WEEKEND FOSTER BY CONTACTING ANIMAL SERVICES OR CALL 972-412-6219 AND THE LAST THING IS WE ARE HAVING AN ADOPT-A-THON EVENT. IF ANY OF THOSE MOVIE BUDDIES I MENTIONED ARE INTERESTING TO YOU, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A CHANCE TO GO DOWN THERE IF THEY AREN'T GONE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET IS OUR ADOPT-A-THON. CHECK IT OUT. THE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN TO SEE THE MAVERICKS PLAY SATURDAY NIGHT AND I REALLY WENT TO SEE ONE OF OUR VERY OWN LOCAL BUSINESSES FIT WITH DANIEL PERFORM AT THE HALFTIME SHOW. I HAPPENED TO CATCH A BASKETBALL GAME, BUT MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO WATCH THE HALFTIME SHOW. THEY MADE ROWLETT PROUD AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A LOCAL BUSINESS ON A BIG STAGE LIKE THAT. WAY TO

GO, PIT WITH DANIEL. >> THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCIL, ANY

OTHER UPDATES? >> A SHOUT OUT TO OUR SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. TODAY THEY HOSTED AN EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR ON TITLE FRAUD AT THE RCC. THAT WAS PUT ON BY THE DALLAS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. WE HAD 80 PLUS PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR THAT AND ALSO SHOUT OUT TO RCC, SHELLY MONROE AND OTHERS WHO HAD TO QUICKLY IMPROVISE, ADAPT AND OVERCOME TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ENOUGH ROOM BY PUTTING THE PARTITIONS OUT AND GETTING MORE CHAIRS, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS FROM OUR SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD I'VE SEEN IN A VERY LONG TIME. SO KUDOS TO

THEM. >> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY

[3. Citizens’ Input]

OTHER UPDATES, COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR CITIZEN INPUT THIS EVENING, ITEM 3. AT THIS TIME COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL. WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS TONIGHT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CASSIE MARIETTI FOLLOWED BY MARJORIE MANDS. IF YOU CAN GRAB THE MIC AND PULL IT BACK TOWARDS YOU, PLEASE. THANK

YOU. >> MY NAME IS CASSIE MARIEPHHI 5505 VEGAS DRIVE-IN DRIVE IN ROWLETT, BEEN A RESIDENT ABOUT 25 YEARS AND LOVED IT EVERY DAY UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF MY 86-YEAR-OLD MOM. SHE'S GOT SOME MOBILITY ISSUES. SHE HAS OWNED A RENTAL PROPERTY HERE IN ROWLETT FOR DECADES WHICH SHE RECENTLY SOLD IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT HER SOCIAL SECURITY FOR HER REMAINING YEARS. AT THE CLOSING SHE WAS FORCED BY THE CITY OF ROWLETT TO PAY LIENS TOTALING

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$10,800 FOR AN INITIAL DEBT OF $780. THE OTHER $9,000 WAS FOR INTEREST ACCRUED. THESE WERE NOT LIENS THAT SHE HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF. SHE WAS INFORMED ABOUT THEM JUST DAYS BEFORE CLOSING AND AFTER SHE HAD ALREADY SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THE BUYER. THE LIENS APPARENTLY WERE PLACED ON HER PROPERTY IN 1997, 1998, AND 2003 PRIMARILY FOR HIGH GRASS AND WEEDS AND I'LL GIVE YOU A COPY OF THAT BEFORE I LEAVE. SHE WAS SENT A WARNING LETTER AND THEN SHE NEVER HEARD FROM THE CITY AGAIN UNTIL THE CLOSING LAST MONTH. THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST SEEMS TOTALLY OUT OF LINE TO ME. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE HOMEOWNERS IN ROWLETT AWARE OF THIS POLICY AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE IT TO SOMETHING MORE REASONABLE. AT LEAST IF YOU WERE TO GET FURTHER NOTICES AND KNOW THAT THIS IS ACCRUING OVER THE YEARS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE THAT AND IF THERE'S ANY WAY I CAN GET SOME OF MY MOM'S MONEY BACK FOR HER. THANKYOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. MARIETTI. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARJORIE MANDS.

>> HI, GUYS, MARGIE, 8418 CIRCLE VIEW STREET. THE WALL IS STILL UGLY. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HELP US. WE JUST WERE LOOKING FOR A TIMELINE. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON IT. ALSO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PHOENIX. WE WERE THERE AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND, HI, ELISE. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. DO YOU REMEMBER I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT A WOMAN NAMED SYLIA? THERE WAS THIS WOMAN WALKING UP WITH BUCKETS AND I SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU LOOK LIKE US WALKING TO WATER OUR FLOWERS IN THE ENTRANCEWAY. SHE SAID I'M WALKING TO WATER THE FLOWERS AND THE LIVE OAKS THERE ARE DYING THERE AT THE PHOENIX AND I SAID OH, MY GOD, WHY? SHE SAID BECAUSE THE WATER SPRINKLERS HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING FOR MONTHS AND THE LIVE OAKS ARE DYING AND SO ARE THE FLOWERS. AND SHE SAID THEY KEEP TELLING US THEY'RE GOING TO FIX THE PLUMBING THERE, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING. SO THE LIVE OAKS ARE DYING. THE FLOWERS ARE DYING. SO I'M HERE SPEAKING FOR SYLIA. I SENT YOU AN EMAIL. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE DID OR NOT.

OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT. PLEASE HELP THE PHOENIX AND THE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS THERE, TOO. AND THE LIGHTS, TOO. WE WERE HAVING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND THE LIGHTS -- IT WAS DARK. SO IT WAS SCARY. HEY, I'VE GOT A MINUTE AND 30 SECONDS. I'M GOING TO TALK. I'M JUST KIDDING. ANYWAY HELLO. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. ROWLETT IS BEAUTIFUL AND WE SURE WOULD LOVE A BEAUTIFUL WALL REALLY, REALLY QUICK, OKAY? OKAY, ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. CAN YOU SEND ME AN EMAIL OR SOMETHING AND LET ME TALK TO THIS WOMAN? DO YOU KNOW A CINDY LING? CAN I TALK LIKE THIS?

>> I WILL BE IN TOUCH AS SOON AS I'M OVER MY MOVE.

>> OKAY. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHO SHE IS. ALL I'M DOING IS TALKING SECONDHAND FOR THE PHOENIX AND THE WATER SPRINKLER.

OKAY. BYE, YOU ALL. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHANNON BANDEL FOLLOWED BY PATRICK CF1O BANDEL.

>> HELLO. SHANNON BANDEL, ROWLETT, LAKE BAND ESTATES. I'M STANDING UP HERE AGAIN TO REITERATE WHAT WE'VE SAID IN THE PAST. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT MY HUSBAND PATRICK WHO I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL THE PAST CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND I DO NOT LIVE OFF OF CLAY. OUR HOUSE DOES NOT BACK UP TO THE ALLEY OR YOUR WALL. HOWEVER, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE PERSISTENT BECAUSE WE'RE FIGHTING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND NEIGHBORS. WHAT WERE ONCE CONSIDERED OUR

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NEIGHBORS ARE NOW CONSIDERED SOE OF OUR VERY BEST FRIENDS WHO HAVE BECOME FAMILY. WE FIGHT FOR THEM. THE ONE WITH THE HEART PROBLEM, THE ONES ON LIMITED INCOMES, SOCIAL SECURITY AND PENSIONS AND FOR RAMONA WHO LIVES ON THE CORNER ENTRYWAY PROPERTY ON TRUE LAKE DRIVE WHO HAD TO COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY FIX FOR HER OWN SAFETY AND WELL-BEING, FOR A WALL THE CITY ALWAYS MAINTAINED. MAKE NO MISTAKE. THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX. I'M HERE TONIGHT REITERATING WHAT PATRICK HAS SAID IN THE PAST MEETINGS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOW-THROUGH AND WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR WHAT'S BEEN PROMISED. WE WANT TO BELIEVE IN OUR CITY AND WE WANT TO SEE THAT YOU DO WHAT IS RIGHT, WHAT'S CONSISTENT -- JEFF'S WORD -- AND WHAT IS FAIR. AS EVERYONE HAS HEARD BEFORE AND WHAT IS ALL TOO FAMILIAR IS ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS AND WE'RE LOOKING VERY, VERY FORWARD TO ACTION. WE'D LIKE TO KNOW THE PLAN AND WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. HAS A TIMELINE BEEN ESTABLISHED? IS THERE HOPE FOR A NEW WALL BY THE END OF 2025 OR MUST WE REMAIN VIGILANT AND LOOK TOWARDS 2026? WHEN CONSIDERING THE NEW WALL, PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER MASONRY MATERIAL AND NOT WROUGHT IRON AND WOOD FENCING. A MASONRY WALL WOULD PROVIDE PRIVACY, REDUCE NOISE, GREATLY IMPROVE AESTHETICS, SCREEN UNSIGHTLY VIEWS OF THE ALLEY, DRIVEWAYS, UTILITIES, BACKYARDS, AND TRASH CANS, ET CETERA AND DEFINE BOUNDARIES AND SECURITY. A WALL LIKE THIS CLEARLY MARKS THE EDGE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD, PROVIDING A PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIER THAT CAN DETER TRESPASSING AND PROMOTE A SENSE OF SAFETY BEING THAT IT'S ON DOWELL ROCK ROAD, ONE OF OUR MAIN AND BUSIEST THOROUGHFARES.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING UNTIL OUR WALL'S REBUILT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. THE LAST SPEAKER I HAVE A CARD FOR THIS EVENING IS PATRICK BANDEL. IF ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK, YOU CAN GRAB A CARD AT THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF THE ROOM.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS PATRICK BANDEL, ROWLETT, LAKE BEND ESTATES. I'M STANDING UP ON BEHALF OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO REQUEST THE CITY FOLLOW THROUGH WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO REBUILD THE CITY'S SCREENING WALLS. WE APPRECIATE THE PROMISES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND I BELIEVE WE WERE ALL TOLD THE LAST WORK MEETING TO ALLOW ABOUT A MONTH, THOUGH NO VISIBLE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, BUT I'D LIKE TO THINK THERE IS MUCH HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES. OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN PATIENT AND COOPERATIVE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. WE DO NOT GIVE UP ON THIS REBUILD. WE ARE TAXPAYERS AND RESIDENTS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT MAINTAINING A SAFE AND ATTRACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE HONOR YOUR COMMITMENTS MADE TO OUR COMMUNITY. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS AND WE BELIEVE THIS PROJECT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO DEMONSTRATE TRUE PARTNERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE ASK FOR A CLEAR UPDATE AND TIMELINE FOR WHEN THIS WALL WILL BE REBUILT. WE ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER MASONRY AND NOT WROUGHT IRON FOR THE VARIOUS REASONS THAT MY WIFE SHANNON LISTED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND KEEPING YOUR WORD TO THE RESIDENTS WHO DEPEND ON YOU AND LET'S KEEP ROWLETT

BEAUTIFUL. >> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS INPUT? WE DO ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL? SEEING NONE, I WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE COMMENTS QUICKLY. I MET WITH OUR CITY MANAGER LAST NIGHT, HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS TOPIC.

OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER IS WORKING ON IT VERY THOROUGHLY.

HE'S PROBABLY ABOUT AS TIRED OF SCREENING WALLS AS ONE INDIVIDUAL COULD BE, BUT BE ASSURED HE IS WORKING ON IT.

WHEN YOU MENTION THERE'S A LOT GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES, THAT IS DEFINITELY THE CASE. I DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE, BUT WE'LL WORK TOWARD THAT. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DID BECAUSE I DID SEE THEM WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN DOWELL ROCK THE OTHER DAY SPRUCING UP THE ENTRYWAY AS WELL AND CLEANING UP. THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT. IT ADDS TO THE CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. I KNOW I SAW KATHY TAPP. I WAS DOING 40 MILES AN HOUR, SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO

[4. Consent Agenda]

RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY'S FACE. IF YOU WERE OUT THERE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4, CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. A CITY COUNCILMEMBER OR CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. WE HAD A REQUEST FOR ITEM 4E. WE'LL CONSIDER THAT SEPARATELY. DO WE HAVE

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OTHER REQUESTS FROM EITHER THE COUNCIL OR PUBLIC TO PULL AN ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? SEEING NONE, DEBBIE, IF YOU CAN READ THE REMINDER OF THOSE ITEMS.

>> ITEM 4A, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES, ITEM 4B, CONSIDER ACTION TO IMPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY TO PROVIDE MOSQUITO GROUND CONTROL SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR '26, ITEM 4C, CONSIDER ACTION TO AUTHORIZE A CHANGE ORDER FOR DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO KIDS KINGDOM AND ITEM 4D CONSIDER ACTION TO DENY THE RATE INCREASE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY

COMPANY. >> THANK YOU. MOTION BY MR.

BRITTON, SECOND BY MR. SCHUPP. >> I MOVE WE APPROVE AS READ. .

>> I SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS READ WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 4E. MY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.

[4.E. Consider action to rescind the Community Services Grant Program and Policy.]

>> THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 4E, CONSIDER ACTION TO RESCIND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM AND POLICY.

COUNCIL, AS WAS MENTIONED LAST NIGHT DURING OUR WORK SESSION, THIS IS A RESCINDING OF THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED GRANT PROGRAM AND POLICY ADOPTED IN MARCH. WE DID WORK THROUGH A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR AND IT BECAME QUITE BURDENSOME I THINK ON THE COUNCIL AND STAFF TO MANAGE THOSE APPLICATIONS, BECAME VERY POLARIZING, VERY POLITICAL AND, FRANKLY, I THINK THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. AFTER LAST NIGHT'S DISCUSSION WE AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSIDERING THIS RESOLUTION THIS EVENING AND SO THE RESOLUTION IS BEFORE US.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THOSE.

OTHERWISE I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I JUST HAVE SOME STATEMENTS ON WHAT I THINK. FIRST AND FOREMOST I DO BELIEVE IT WAS DIVISIVE. I FULLY SEE THAT.

COUNCILMEMBER REAVES AND I THINK MAYOR PRO-TEM SCHUPP MENTIONED THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WHAT WERE GIVEN OUT. I BELIEVE THERE ARE WAYS WE COULD ESSENTIALLY CAP THE FINANCIAL THINGS IF WE MOVED FORWARD SO WE AREN'T GIVING OUT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY WE DON'T HAVE AND I RESPECT THAT. I THINK THAT WAS A WAY FOR US TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY WITH THEIR OPEN IDEAS BECAUSE WE KNOW EVERY ORGANIZATION ISN'T A KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T A CITIZENS CORP. WITH A STRING OF YEARS AND YEARS THAT TURN INTO AN MOU. I FEEL LIKE IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS NOT RUNNING AWAY FROM TOUGH CONVERSATIONS.

WE UNDERSTAND IT WAS POLARIZING AND DIFFICULT, BUT THAT MADE US GROW AT THE END OF THE DAY. I THINK THAT'S WHERE I STAND TO

COME OUT ON THAT SITUATION. >> UNDERSTOOD. ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? >> NO. I HAD A COMMENT.

>> SURE. >> I DID WANT TO ONE MORE TIME EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM BECAUSE I DID FEEL LIKE IT WAS A STRUCTURED PROGRAM THAT DID HAVE DEFINITE GOALS AND THINGS FOR THE NONPROFITS TO MEET AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS A GOOD WAY THAT WE COULD DO INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING LIKE THE SENSORY TENT PALS. I'M VERY GRATEFUL THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE GREAT NEW IDEAS AND ARE WILLING TO STEP FORWARD AND ASK FOR FUNDING, ASK FOR SUPPORT FROM THE ENTIRE CITY. SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THE RESCINDING OF THIS PROGRAM. I'M VERY SAD IT'S LEAVING AND I'M VERY UNCLEAR AS TO HOW THIS WOULD MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE

TO SAY. >> I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT, SORRY TO COME BACK. JUST MY REEMPHASIS AND UNDERSTANDING WHY I FEEL THIS WAY, CHECKING THE EMAIL TODAY I SAW FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS AND THEIR $20,000 GRANT THAT ENDED UP BEING A BNEFIT OF VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY OF $141,000, $141,162, AND I THINK IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GIVE SOMEBODY THAT MUCH MONEY AND THEY'RE ABLE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY, I THINK

IT'S WORTH A SHOT. >> ABSOLUTELY. I TOTALLY AGREE.

THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE LIKE THE ROWLETT CITIZEN CORPS COUNCIL AND OTHERS THAT DO HAVE TREMENDOUS IMPACTS AND THE RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT IS INCREDIBLY MEASURABLE. WE CAN SEE IT IN THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS, ANIMALS' LIVES SAVED, SUPPORT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE WAY OUR YOUTH ARE BROUGHT UP THROUGH FIRE PROGRAMS AND SCOUTING PROGRAMS

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AND THE CITIZENS CORPS COUNCIL AND IN OUR KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL PROGRAMS AND ALL THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SOME SORT OF WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY THAT OR WILL HAVE VERY SOON THAT WON'T BE PART OF A GRANT PROGRAM. IT WILL BE A MORE FORMALIZED MORE CLEARLY ADOPTED PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS FOR METRICS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND UTILIZED TO REALLY DELIVER ON PERFORMANCE AND I THINK IT JUST SETS SOME REAL CLEAR GUIDELINES AROUND WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE PARTNER WITH MORE SO THAN THE GRANT PROGRAM WOULD ALLOW FOR. THAT IS NOT TO SAY THERE COULD NOT BE A GRANT PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE. THE PROGRAM WAS FORMED VIA RESOLUTION FROM THE COUNCIL. A FUTURE COULD BE FORMED VIA RESOLUTION FROM THE COUNCIL. THE REASON I WANTED TO GET THIS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE RATHER THAN TRY TO CRAFT A SOLUTION WAS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME FOR SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK THROUGH THE CONTRACT-BASED MOU PROCESS WITH THE CITY. SO THAT GIVES THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HEADS UP NOW HEY, THIS IS NO LONGER SOMETHING THAT WE'RE OFFERING UNDER THE CURRENT PROGRAMMING AND THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO START TO WORK WITH THEM ON ALTERNATE MORE STRUCTURED SOLUTIONS, IF YOU WILL. I THINK THAT WOULD BE MY FEEDBACK, BUT THANK YOU. I DO APPRECIATE THAT PERSPECTIVE VERY MUCH. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION BY MR. SCHUPP.

>> I MOVE WE ACCEPT THE ITEM AS PRESENTED.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. SCHUPP, SECOND BY MR. BRITTON.

>> I SECOND. >> ANY LAST DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. THAT ITEM CARRIES BY A VOTE OF 5-2. NEXT

[5.A. Conduct a public hearing regarding a request by Rhyan Weirich, on behalf of property owner John Stone, to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map, as previously amended, for an approximately 94.4799 acre lot located east of President George Bush Turnpike and north of Liberty Grove Road, in the James Hamilton Survey, Abstract Number 544, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas from Planned Development (PD-008-22) to Planned Development Amended (PD-008-22 Amended). ]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ITEM 5A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING REQUEST BY RHYAN WEIRICH ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER JOHN STONE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 94.4799-ACRE LOT EAST OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE NORTH OF LIBERTY GROVE ROAD IN THE JAMES HAMILTON SURVEY ABSTRACT 544 CITY OF ROWLETT DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS FROM PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD-008-22 TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDED PD-008-22-AMENDED. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION WILL BE MR. DEREK HULL, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THIS PROJECT WILL BE FAMILIAR TO SOME, MAY BE NEW TO OTHERS. THIS IS THE LAKEVIEW BUSINESS DISTRICT PD AMENDMENT.

JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE APPLICANT REQUESTED TO AMEND AN EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT WITH LIGHT MANUFACTURING OR M1, LIMITED COMMERCIAL RETAIL, C1 USES AND THIS WAS APPROVED THROUGH ORDINANCE 008-22 AND SPECIFICALLY THE APPLICANT IN THIS NEW REQUEST IS ASKING TO ALLOW COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND/OR COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS, ADULT CARE, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AS A BY-RIGHT USE AND THEN THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL DEVIATIONS AS REQUIRED IN THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODE, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 77-504D3 WHICH REQUIRES LANDSCAPE ISLANDS AND THIS IS AS I GET INTO THE PRESENTATION YOU WILL HEAR TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED USE OF A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE ENTIRE SITE IS 164.57 ACRES AND THIS IS EAST OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE AND NORTH OF LIBERTY GROVE ROAD.

I'VE MENTIONED THEIR PREVIOUS ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS. THERE ARE EXISTING BUILDINGS AT THE SIGHT PRIMARILY CONSTRUCTED AS LIGHT WAREHOUSE USE. THE AMENDMENT WILL APPLY TO THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT, BUT SPECIFIC TO THE REQUESTS FOR TONIGHT IT IS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR BUILDING 3. ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THIS PD WAS INITIALLY APPROVED IN APRIL 2022. THE SITE PLAN THAT ACCOMPANIED THE PD WAS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY 2024 AND THE FINAL PLATS FILED APPROPRIATELY WITH DALLAS COUNTY MARCH 2024. FROM THIS ILLUSTRATION IF YOU SEE THE BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE, THAT IS THE BUILDING IN QUESTION WHICH WILL BE THE FUTURE HOME OF A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. AS PLANNERS,

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WE ALWAYS WANT TO PROVIDE A REVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO FOR THIS AREA THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION IS EMPLOYMENT CENTER INTENDED FOR LARGE SCALE OFFICE PARK OR CAMPUS TO SERVE AS THE CITY'S MAJOR EMPLOYMENT HUB. IT'S LOCATED WITHIN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, ALWAYS INTENDED FOR EMPLOYMENT CENTER USES. THE AMENDED REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT IS TO ALLOW INSTITUTIONAL USES, THE INTRODUCTION OF A EDUCATION INSTITUTION AND THEN VARIANTS OR DEVIATION TO THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THE SECTION THAT'S LISTED ON THE SCREEN. THE REQUEST PERTAINS TO THE USES PERMITTED AND PARKING ISLAND REQUIREMENTS, NO CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY'S EXISTING FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IS CONTEMPLATED. SO WHAT YOU SEE, PROBABLY NOT THAT LEGIBLE, TO THE LEFT IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE ORIGINAL PD IN WHICH PREVIOUSLY THE PD DID ALLOW FOR COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, BUT IT ALLOWED IT THROUGH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED UNDER THIS AMENDMENT FOR THE PD TO MAKE THE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY AND COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, ADULT CAREER EDUCATION TRAINING VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AS A BY-RIGHT USE INSTEAD OF BEING PERMITTED THROUGH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT UNDER THIS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY COMMERCIAL OR PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR ELEMENTARY, PRIMARY OR PRIMARY, SECONDARY EDUCATION, AS THIS WOULD BE INCOMPATIBLE FOR THE SURROUNDING USES WITHIN THE AREA. THIS IS SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE. I WON'T GO INTO GREAT DETAIL. IT JUST TALKS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES SHOULD THE COUNCIL GRANT THE AMENDMENT TO THE PD FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD OCCUR IN THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL ITSELF. THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE ACTUAL BUILDING. SO IT'S BUILDING NUMBER 3. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 87,000 SQUARE FEET. IT HAS CURRENTLY -- IT'S OUTFITTED TO THE EAST WITH TRUCK PARKING, TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK PARKING, AND THEN TO THE SOUTH WHICH IS CURRENTLY A GRASS AREA THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL AUTOMOBILE PARKING. SO THE EXISTING TRACTOR TRAILER PARKING IS GOING TO BE MODIFIED AND TO BE EXERTED INTO AUTO PARKING AS A PART OF THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT BECAUSE THIS IS IN A FORM-BASED CODE ZONING DISTRICT.

THERE WERE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO LANDSCAPED ISLANDS. SO THE APPLICANT IS ASKING TO DEVIATE FROM THAT STANDARD EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALREADY CONSTRUCTED. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS NO LANDSCAPE ISLANDS IN THE PARKING ROWS, PLAN TO RESTRIPE FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFIC FOR PARKING IS SHOWN ON THE EXHIBIT AS IT RELATES TO BUILDING 3. FOR NOTIFICATIONS WE DID AN UPDATE TO THE NOTIFICATIONS FOR THIS MEETING. AS OF OUR LATEST CHECK ON TODAY, WITHIN THE 200-FOOT PUBLIC NOTICE AREA WE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES EITHER IN FAVOR OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO AND THE SAME WAS SAID FOR THE COURTESY 500-FOOT PUBLIC NOTICE. THANK YOU, DEBBIE. I HAD TO MAKE SURE I ADDED THIS SLIDE. SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING ON SENT 23RD. THERE WAS A MOTION TO DENY THE PD REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT AND SPECIFICALLY, IF I RECALL, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID NOT WANT THE USE TO BE GRANTED BY RIGHT. THEY STILL WANTED THE USE OF A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TO COME THROUGH THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. HOWEVER, THEY DID APPROVE THE PARKING VARIANCE OR THE DEVIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE. SO WITH THAT CHANGE IN THE REQUEST, THE MOTION PASSED ON A 6-0 VOTE AND THEN THAT OBVIOUSLY CONCLUDES A REPORT, STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THE RECOMMENDING BODY MAY TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS APPROVE, APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS, OR DENY AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEVELOPMENT HERE IF THERE

ARE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. >> DOES THE DEVELOPER HAVE A

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PRESENTATION? >> I DO NOT. I'M HAPPY TO

ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> THAT'S OKAY. NO, JUST CURIOUS IF YOU HAD A FORMALIZED PRESENTATION. PERFECT. WITH THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU, MR. HULL. LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S 8:01 P.M. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

FOR STAFF? >> QUICK QUESTION. I GUESS IT'S TWO QUESTIONS. WITH THE BY-RIGHT DENIED BY P AND Z, I THINK THEY ASKED, BUT MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT. DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE TO GO THROUGH A WHOLE NEW PROCESS TO GET THE SUP SO IT DELAYS THEM

BEING ABLE TO GET ON WITH IT? >> CORRECT. THE SUP PROCESS WOULD FOLLOW THE SAME PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT. WE DO THE NOTICE AND THEY WOULD SUBMIT DOCUMENTS ALREADY SUBMITTED AND WE WOULD GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

>> I SEE THE APPLICANT BACK THERE. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING?

>> FEEL FREE TO COME FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS POINT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY HOW WE ARRIVED AT THIS POINT. I APPRECIATE WHAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION WAS, BUT I ALSO HEARD WHAT YOU

SAID DURING THAT MEETING. >> MILES TERRY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, DALLAS, TEXAS, BEN OAK PLACE. THE QUESTION WE GOT A COUPLE TIMES AT P AND Z IS WHY, YOU APPLYING FOR A PD? THE HONEST ANSWER IS THAT WAS GUIDANCE FROM STAFF, PRIOR STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE NO LONGER HERE, SO WE WERE A LITTLE SURPRISED THE DIRECTION IT WENT. IT SEEMED EVERYBODY WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE USE. MAYOR WINGET, YOU WERE THERE AS WELL. THEY THOUGHT THE MORE APPROPRIATE APPROACH WAS GOING SUP. WE SAID HEY, WE HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THAT. THE FEEDBACK SINCE THAT MEETING IS WE WOULD BE SITTING HERE TODAY TO GET APPROVAL ON BOTH. SO THIS IS A BIT OF A SURPRISE TO US THE DIRECTION IN THIS MEETING. THIS DEFINITELY WOULD IMPACT THEIR TIMING PRETTY SUBSTANTIALLY IF WE HAD TO START THIS SUP PROCESS AFTER TODAY. I WANT TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND, HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR BACKGROUND ON THE USE AND TENANT. THEIR GENERAL MANAGER FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE LOCATION IS HERE AS WELL.

>> I WAS CONCERNED IT WOULD DELAY THEM IS THE REASON I ASKED THAT QUESTION. ULTIMATELY I UNDERSTAND WHY P AND Z MADE THE MOTION THE WAY THEY DID, BUT ULTIMATELY THE WAY I LAND ON IT, BY RIGHT IT'S FINE WITH ME BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF DESIGNED FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING SPECIFICALLY, WHETHER IT'S THE CURRENT APPLICANT OR ANOTHER VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. THAT IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR IT AND THAT'S WHAT THAT WHOLE BUSINESS CENTER WAS REALLY BUILT FOR. SO MY PERSONAL OPINION IS WOULD BE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND GIVE THEM BY RIGHT BECAUSE ANY SCHOOL THAT COMES IN THERE WOULD PROBABLY WORK JUST FINE. I DON'T SEE THE ISSUE WITH IT BEING AN SUP. I GUESS MY QUESTION TO THE CITY ATTORNEY WOULD BE BECAUSE THE MOTION PASSED THAT WAY WITH P AND Z, DOES THAT REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY HERE TO GIVE IT TO THEM

BY RIGHT? >> IT DOES. IT WOULD REQUIRE SIX VOTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND IF I CAN ALSO JUST ADD A LITTLE ILLUMINATION ON THE PRIOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, THEY ACTUALLY RAN THAT BY ME AND MY RECOMMENDATION WAS JUST HAVE THEM APPLY TO AMEND THEIR P D-ZONING ORDINANCE BECAUSE THAT WAY EVERYTHING ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY STAYS IN THAT P D-ZONING ORDINANCE INSTEAD OF IN A PB ZONING ORDINANCE AND ALSO AN SUP ZONING ORDINANCE AND ALSO THE CRITERIA ARE THE SAME.

[5.B. Consider action to adopt an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map, as Previously Amended, for an approximately 94.4779 acre tract situated exact of President George Bush Turnpike and north of Liberty Grove Road, situated in the James Hamilton Survey, Abstract No. 544, in the City of Rowlett, Texas from Planned Development with Limited Commercial/Retail and Light Manufacturing Base Zoning Districts to 1) (PD-008-22) to Planned Development with Limited Commercial/Retail and Light Manufacturing Base Zoning to (1) allow the use of college, university and commercial school by right, and 2) to amend the development standards/regulations regarding required landscaped islands (PD-008-22-Amended).]

THAT'S WHY I MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION.

>> BEFORE WE MOVE FURTHER, LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 5B BECAUSE THAT IS THE ACTION ITEM THAT ACCOMPANIES THIS ITEM. I'M GOING TO READ IT INTO THE RECORD BECAUSE THERE'S MORE LINES IN THIS AGENDA ITEM. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 94.47 SEN 9-ACRE TRACT SITUATED EAST OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE AND NORTH OF LIBERTY GROVE ROAD SITUATED IN THE JAMES HAMILTON SURVEY AB TRACT NUMBER 544 CITY OF ROWLETT TEXAS FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH LIMITED COMMERCIAL/RETAIL AND LIGHT MANUFACTURING BASE ZONING DISTRICTS TO 1, PD-008-22 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH

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LIMITED COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND LIGHT MANUFACTURING BASE ZONING TO -- I THINK WE'VE COPY AND PASTED TOO MUCH TEXT, ALLOW THE USE OF COLLEGE UNIVERSITY AND COMMERCIAL SCHOOL BY RIGHT AND TWO, TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING REQUIRED LANDSCAPING ISLANDS PD-008-22-AMENDED. I LAND MUCH IN THE SAME WAY YOU DO. IF THERE IS APPETITE FOR THE COUNCIL TO WISH TO LIMIT THIS PARTICULAR USE. THERE'S TWO ISSUES HERE. ONE IS THE PARKING ISLANDS. ONE IS THE USE. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE USE. THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR THE PARKING ISLANDS. I DON'T SEE TREMENDOUS ISSUE WITH THAT. I'VE WORKED IN LOGISTICS AND WAREHOUSES A WHILE AND THOSE PARKING LOTS TURN INTO WHATEVER NEEDS TO GO THERE, MIGHT BE A PASSENGER CAR, TRAILER, STORAGE UNIT, WHATEVER GOES THERE. AS FAR AS THE USE GOES, I THINK WE HAVE THE ABILITY -- CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, CITY ATTORNEY -- TO SPECIFY THIS FOR BUILDING 3 ONLY. COULD WE SAY WE ALLOW THIS FOR BUILDING 3 ONLY AND EVERYWHERE ELSE MIGHT REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT?

>> YES, YOU CAN. . >> I THINK THAT MIGHT ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL AND HELPS EXPEDITE THE PROCESS TO MUST HAVE IT DOWN THE LINE AS OPPOSED TO THEM GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REAPPLYING IF THERE'S NOT WIDE SUPPORT TO DO IT BY RIGHT AS A WHOLE ON THE COUNCIL. THAT'S WHERE I LAND. MR. SCHUPP?

>> YEAH. I'M REALLY EXCITED YOU ALL ARE COMING. IT GOT A LITTLE TECHNICAL HERE. I APPRECIATE HOW YOU ALL ENDED UP WHERE YOU ARE.

I WATCHED THE P AND Z MEETING AND HAD THE QUESTION WHEN IT FIRST CAME UP. I CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO SLOW THIS PROJECT DOWN, DERAIL IT, CAUSE YOU ALL AGGRAVATION. I THINK IT'S A TREMENDOUS ASSET. I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S SOLUTION, IF YOU WILL, SEEMS LIKE A GOOD WAY TO DO IT. ARE WE ALLOWED TO SAY THE NAME? IT WILL BE LINCOLN TECH, WHICH IS A HUGE NATIONAL BRAND OF TRADE-TYPE SCHOOLS. IT WILL BE A WONDERFUL ASSET. ONE QUESTION BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT IT A WHILE BACK AND WE HAD GOTTEN SOME REALLY GOOD NUMBERS AND I DON'T WANT TO BE LYING TO PEOPLE WHEN I SAY THIS. IN A GIVEN DAY AT FULL CAPACITY WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY, WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS ARE YOU EXPECTING TO HAVE THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES?

>> I CAN INVITE MIKE UP HERE TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE BACKGROUND.

I'VE BEEN TOLD 40 TO 50 FACULTY AND ROUGHLY 1,200 STUDENTS AT

MAX CAPACITY. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS HEARING.

>> THREE SHIFTS OF ROUGHLY 400 STUDENTS PER SHIFT.

>> THAT'S AMAZING. WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DRAW THIS TYPE OF A■CTIVITY NTO THE ITY. SECONDARILY, THE BENEFIT THIS FACILITY WOULD BRING. I THINK THAT'S REALLY AN IMPORTANT PART. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GET IN THE RECORD AND PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS RAMIFICATIONS BEYOND JUST SETTING UP A SCHOOL DOWN IN THERE. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT TO BRING UP ABOUT. YEAH. I'M COMPLETELY ON BOARD WITH THIS, WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO ROWLETT AND THANK YOU FOR INVESTING HERE AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS.

>> I'LL WEIGH IN. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I CONCUR WITH MAYOR PRO-TEM AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER REAVES. THIS HAS

MY FULL SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. IT AS IT RELATES TO BUILDING 3, WE HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO LIMITING ANY PD AMENDMENT. THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING DIRECTLY EAST THAT WILL BE A SEPARATE LOT. IF WE DO THAT, MAKE SURE THAT'S INCORPORATED AS ASSOCIATE PARKING. I WOULDN'T WANT TO GET TRIPPED UP THERE SOMEHOW. ON THE PARKING VARIANCE, THAT IS ONLY SPECIFIC TO EXISTING TRUCK COURTS. IT'S NOT ANY FUTURE PARKING THAT WE BUILD. WE'LL STILL BUILD THE ASSOCIATED ISLANDS WITH THOSE. IT GOES FOR THE EXTRA PARKING FOR THEM AS

WELL TO THE WEST. >> I'M LOOKING AT THE PD REGULATIONS AND AMENDMENTS AND I'M TO UNDERSTAND I THINK ALL THE AMENDMENTS YOU ALL ADDED ARE IN RED. IT'S A RED LINE VERSION, IF YOU WILL. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SEEING WHAT I'M SEEING. IS THAT CORRECT? I'M SEEING IN THE LANDSCAPING PLAN, IT'S PRELIMINARY, CONCEPTUAL, ET CETERA AND AN ADDITION THAT

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SAYS TRUCK COURT RETROFITTED TO ACCOMMODATE FOR AUTOMOTIVE PARKING SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PARAGRAPH 3D PARKING AND LANDSCAPING ISLANDS IN ADDITION THAT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT ANYMORE AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO THE USE NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EQUATION ON PAGE 74 OF COUNCIL'S PACKET, THE FOLLOWING USES ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN SUBDISTRICT 1 AND IT WOULD ADD COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AND COMMERCIAL SCHOOL TO THAT LIST AND THE NEXT PARAGRAPH THE FOLLOWING USES ARE PERMITTED BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN SUBDISTRICT 1, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY AND COMMERCIAL SCHOOL ARE STRUCK, TAKEN OUT, MOVE THEM UP TO THE BY-RIGHT CATEGORY. I THINK MY PROPOSAL THERE WOULD BE TO SIMPLY UNDER THE BY-RIGHT UNDER SUBDISTRICT 1 OR WHATEVER LANGUAGE NECESSARY ADD FOR BUILDING 3 ONLY AND IN THE NEXT SECTION UNDER SPECIAL USE PERMIT WOULD BE EXCLUDING BUILDING 3 IN THAT CASE. IT WOULD BE REQUIRED BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT EXCLUDING BUILDING 3 WHERE IT WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT. THAT'S THE INTENT. HOWEVER, THE PD REGULATIONS HAVE TO BE DRAWN TO

ACCOMPLISH THAT I THINK. >> WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE.

>> IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU ALL? >> IT WOULD BE IF WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT KIND OF LONGER STATEMENT OF USES BECAUSE IT'S NOT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. TECHNICALLY IT'S A TRADE SCHOOL, BUT OTHERWISE THE MECHANICS OF THAT MAKE SENSE.

>> ABSOLUTELY. IF WE ADD THE LANGUAGE TRADE SCHOOL, DOES THAT ACCOMPLISH ADDING THAT LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY? .

>> THERE'S A LONGER PARAGRAPH.

>> WAS THAT IN DEREK'S PRESENTATION?

>> IT WAS. THEY'LL HAVE FOUR MAJOR TRADES, HVAC, PLUMBING,

WELDING, AND ELECTRICAL. >> MIKE COOLING, PRESIDENT OF LINCOLN COLLEGE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HERE. THE PROGRAMS WE'LL OFFER HERE IS ON THE TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE WILL BE AUTO AND SKILLED TRADES. WE'LL HAVE WELDING, HVAC, ELECTRICAL, HIGH AND LOW VOLTAGE AND ONE OF OUR ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS WE OFFER AT SOME OF OUR COLLEGES IS MEDICAL ASSISTANT. SO WE'LL HAVE FIVE PROGRAMS UP HERE. GRAND PRAIRIE, POPULATION AS OF THIS MORNING IS 1,386. TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMS I JUST SPOKE ABOUT, AUTO PROGRAM RIGHT NOW HAS 175 STUDENTS. THE WELDING PROGRAM AS 199, ELECTRICAL PROGRAM HAS 346 AND OUR HVAC PROGRAM HAS 341, SO ALMOST 950 OF MY 1,386 ARE IN THOSE FOUR PROGRAMS. I DON'T HAVE ANY STATISTICS ON MEDICAL ASSISTANT BECAUSE I DON'T OFFER

THAT PROGRAM AT GRAND PRAIRIE. >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THE CITY MANAGER AND I MET WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT GARLAND ISD THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION AND I SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LINCOLN TECH TO HAVE A CAMPUS HERE AND I KNOW THEY'RE EXCITED BECAUSE THEY WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO TRADES AS WELL AS COLLEGE AND MILITARY AS WELL. I THINK WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT PROSPECT AND TO HEAR THOSE DIFFERENT TRADES IS GREAT. SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO WHY WOULD WE WANT TO LIMIT THE PD TO

JUST BUILDING 3? >> I'M NOT NECESSARILY PROPOSING THAT WE LIMIT IT. I'M SIMPLY SAYING IF THERE'S NOT AN APPETITE WITHIN THE COUNCIL TO GET THE 6/7 MAJORITY TO GET THE RIGHT BY A WHOLE AMONGST ALL THE BUILDINGS, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD COMPROMISE TO GET US INTO A SIMILAR SITUATION AS FAR AS WHAT

SUP MIGHT ALLOW. >> I FULLY SUPPORT CHANGING IT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT. I THINK ALL

EDUCATION IS GOOD. >> SOMETHING I HEARD PLANNING AND ZONING, PART OF YOUR CONTRACT WITH THEM IS A 25-YEAR THAT NO OTHER TYPE OF TRADE SCHOOL COULD COME INTO THIS PARTICULAR COMPLEX. IS THATCORRECT?

>> THEY HAVE A 15-YEAR LEASE WITH US AND I BELIEVE TWO FIVE-YEAR RENEWALS WITHIN THAT LEASE THAT'S FULLY EXECUTED AT THIS POINT. WE CANNOT DO ANOTHER TRADE SCHOOL WITHIN THE ENTIRE PROJECT OR ANY PROPERTY WE OWN. SO WE'RE KIND OF ALREADY

LIMITING. >> SO IF THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE

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WHO WORRY MAYBE IT'S GOING TO GO A DIRECTION THEY -- I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF A NICE GUARDRAIL ON IT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR JEWEL, IF YOU WILL, IN OUR TRADE-TYPE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. >> EXTREMELY THANKFUL YOU GUYS ARE COMING TO THE CITY AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, SO EXCITED TO SEE MY CLASSMATES GOING TO TRADE SCHOOL AS WELL AS COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS. THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> WHAT IS THE MOTION BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MOVING PARTS HERE AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE I KNOW --

>> IT'S WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE FOR IT TO BE. I DO HAVE A MOTION BY MR. REAVES. SO LET'S START THERE. GRANTED, KEEP IN MIND IF A MOTION FAILS, ANOTHER MOTION CAN BE MADE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S AUTOMATICALLY DENIED. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF OUR OTHER ZONING CASES.

>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING MAP TO GIVE THEM BY-RIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE FD AS WELL AS GRANT THEM -- IT'S NOT LISTED HERE -- THE PARKING IS IT WARRANTS THEY'RE ASKING FOR, AMENDMENTS?

>> TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED.

>> THANK YOU. I REALLY MESSED THAT UP. SIMPLY, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I SEE A SECOND BY MR. BOWERS.

>> I SECOND THAT MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE

THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. >> THEY WANTED THE PARAGRAPH CHANGE. WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE PARAGRAPH FOR THE USE WILL BE CHANGED TO THIS. THAT WAS PRESENTED BY THE STAFF.

>> VERY GOOD. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO OFFER UP A FRIENDLY

AMENDMENT. >> I'D LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION TO INCLUDE THE PARAGRAPH AS LISTED LISTING THE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TYPE OF SCHOOLING AND PROGRAMMING IN THE MOTION

FOR THE APPROVAL IN THIS PD. >> WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION,

MR. BOWERS. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION ON THE FLOOR WITH A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. COUNCIL, TO BE REALLY CLEAR, THIS IS TO APPROVE THE ITEM WITH THIS AMENDED LANGUAGE. THIS WOULD ALLOW IT BY RIGHT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SITE WITHIN SUBDISTRICT 1 I THINK IS WHAT IT'S CALLED, YES. SO EVERYBODY CLEAR ON WHAT THE MOTION IS? ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. WITH THAT

[5.C. Consider action to adopt a resolution to nominate a candidate to fill two seats on the Board of Directors of the Rockwall County Central Appraisal District.]

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 5C, CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE TO FILL TWO SEATS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ROCKWALL COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRIC. WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE TWO ROCKWALL COUNTY RESIDENTS FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF VOTES WITHIN BOTH ROCK WALL COUNTY AND DALLAS COUNTY. WE HAVE 46 OF 2,000 TOTAL VOTES WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT. THE LETTER'S IN THERE. EVERYTHING'S ATTACHED TO THIS. IN WE WANT TO NOMINATE SOMEONE, WE MAY. WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO. DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THIS RESOLUTION?

>> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CARTER HOLSTON.

>> THAT'S DALLAS COUNTY. >> SORRY. I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF

>> ANYONE FOR ROCKWALL COUNTY. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. ONE OF THE PERSONS I WAS LOOKING TO NOMINATING ALSO SERVES ON THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD AND HE IS WONDERING WOULD HE HAVE TO GIVE

THAT SEAT UP. >> NO.

>> THEY MEET THE SAME DAY I THINK.

>> THAT MIGHT COMPLICATE THINGS A BIT. AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, THERE'S NO CONFLICT WITHIN THE HANDBOOK OR THE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT THAT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM SERVING BOTH CAPACITIES, BUT SCHEDULING MIGHT BE A PROBLEM.

>> IT LOOKED LIKE THEY MET ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY QUARTERLY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IS THATRIGHT?

>> I DO NOT KNOW THAT. >> IF WE NOMINATE AND HE HAD A

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CONFLICT AND HE WANTED TO STAY WITH THE PARKS, COULD HE DO

THAT? >> IF WE NOMINATE HIM AND HE HAD A CONFLICT? HE WOULD HAVE TO BE VOTED BY ALL THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE VARIOUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE VOTES, BEING MINDFUL WE ONLY HAVE 46 OUT OF 2,000. WE DON'T CARRY A MAJORITY THERE.

>> I'LL WITHDRAW BECAUSE I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO BE

ABLE TO MAKE BOTH. >> OKAY. THAT'S FAIR.

ANYBODYELSE? THEN WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT ITEM, RIGHT? THANK YOU.

[5.D. Consider action to adopt a resolution to nominate a candidate to fill two seats on the Board of Directors of the Dallas County Central Appraisal District. ]

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 5D, CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE TO FILL TWO SEATS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DALLAS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. FOR THIS ONE NOW WE HAVE A COUPLE NOMINEES I INCLUDED. I DID SOLICIT YOU ALL FOR NOMINEES AND RECEIVED TWO, M JOHN COTE AS WELL AS CARTER HOLSTON, PRESIDENT OF THE ROWLETT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND MEMBER OF THE GULF ADVISORY BOARD. BOTH HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL SERVANTS TO OUR CITIES AND THINK THEY WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY ARE SELECTED TO SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS. IS THERE DISCUSSION, ANY CONVERSATION? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> NOW I WILL NOMINATE CARTER HOLSTON.

>> WE HAVE CARTER AND I'LL NOMINATE MR. COTE. WE DO NEED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ATTACHED TO THIS. I WOULD NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION WITH THOSE TWO NAMES INCLUDED. MOTION

BY MS. BOWERS. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NOMINATE CARTER AND JOHN COTE AS THE CANDIDATES TO FILL TWO SEATS

FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. >> MOTION AND SECOND BY MR. REAVES. DOES THAT GIVE US EVERYTHING WE NEED AS FAR AS RESOLUTION? OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

CARTER'S IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO STAND FOR SELECTION. I DID SHARE YOUR AND MR. COTE'S APPLICATION WITH THE COUNCIL AND WITH THAT RESOLUTION OUR CITY SECRETARY WITH TRANSMIT THAT OVER TO THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND YOU'LL BE ON THE BALLOT, SO TO SPEAK, THAT GOES OUT TO THE VARIOUS TAXING ENTITIES HERE IN DALLAS COUNTY. AT SOME POINT WE'LL HOPEFULLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR YOU IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. WITHIN DALLAS COUNTY WE HAVE A GRAND TOTAL OF 14 OF THE 2,000 VOTES. WE'LL BE PUSHING THOSE 14 VOTES VERY HARD

[5.E. Consider action to cast a ballot for the Texas Municipal League (TML) Region 13 Director of the TML Board of Directors. ]