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

WITH THAT, WE WILL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:01 P.M.

OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATIONS, ITEM 2.A., UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING EVENTS, AND MAKING THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING IS MR.

BRITTON. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO, FROM OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PICTURES WITH SANTA, MRS. CLAUS, AND THEIR REINDEER. JOIN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR MAGICAL AFTERNOONS WITH SANTA CLAUS AND HIS FAMILY.

BRING YOUR CHILDREN AND CHERISHED PETS TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER FOR A DELIGHTFUL TIME FILLED WITH JOY AND WONDER. TAKE PICTURES OF SANTA CLAUS, MRS. CLAUS, AND SHELTER PETS DRESSED AS REINDEER. CHILDREN CAN SHARE HOLIDAY WISHES AND BASK IN THE FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE WHILE DRINKING HOT CHOCOLATE AND APPLE CIDER. , ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2025 FROM 1:00 P.M. TO 3:00 P.M. AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER BUILDING LOCATED AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET. TO RSVP, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO ANIMAL SERVICES AT ROWLETT.COM WITH YOUR PREFERRED DATE. IMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL WON , OFFERING WEEKDAY HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 5:00 TO 9:00 SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS FROM 2:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. BEGINNING JANUARY 5TH, THE RINK WILL TRANSITION TO OPERATING ONLY ON FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, AND SUNDAYS.

WE ARE ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT KINGS -- KIDS KINGDOMS WILL OFFICIALLY REOPEN ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20TH AT 10:00 A.M. WITH A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY POINT THIS MARKS THE COMPLETION OF PHASE TWO OF THE KIDS KINGDOMS IMPROVEMENTS. ARTIFICIAL TURF AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SHADE THROUGHOUT THE PARK.

ESPECIALLY IN AREAS DESIGNED FOR OUR YOUNGEST VISITORS. SEVERAL MAJOR PARK FACILITIES WERE ALSO RECONDITIONED AS PART OF THIS PHASE. PHASE TWO BRINGS A NUMBER OF NEW AND ENHANCED PLATE FEATURES, INCLUDING A NEW NET CLIMBER WITH A BRIDGE TO THE WATER TOWER AND A GIANT SLIDE. NEW SWINGS AND SHADED SWING AREAS, A MUSIC PLAY ZONE WITH INTERACTIVE INSTRUMENTS, AND UPGRADED SLIDES, CLIMBING NETS, STEP PODS, SPINNERS, AND PLAY SURFACES ACROSS THE PLAYGROUND. THIS FOLLOWS PHASE ONE WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN JUNE, WHICH FOCUSES ON REFURBISHING THE MAIN PLAY STRUCTURE. TOGETHER, BOTH PHASES HAVE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE PARK. WE INVITE FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN US ON DECEMBER 20TH TO CELEBRATE THE RE-OPERATING -- REOPENING OF KIDS CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 26TH AT 6:00 P.M. AT SHADY BLUEBONNET PARK, THE CITY OF ROWLETT WILL GATHER IN SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE OF THE TORNADO THAT FOREVER CHANGED OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE SHARING REFLECTIONS, MOMENTS OF SILENCE, AND EXPRESSIONS OF GRATITUDE, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER, HEAL, AND HONOR THE RESILIENCE AND SPIRIT OF OUR COMMUNITY. FROM OUR LIBRARY, IT IS NOT TOO LATE FOR SCHOOLS OR CULTURAL ARTS GROUPS TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES ANNUAL GRANT PROGRAM.

APPLICANTS MUST DEMONSTRATE HOW FUNDING WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT

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CULTURAL ARTS IN ROWLETT. PLEASE VISIT ROWLETT.COM/ARTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE DUE BY JANUARY 16TH, 2026. ALSO, KEEP YOUR KIDS ENGAGED AND BANISH BOREDOM WITH THE LIBRARY'S WINTER READING PROGRAM.

PARTICIPANTS ARE IN GRAND PRIZE ENTRY TICKETS WITH EACH SQUARE COMPLETED ON THEIR READING GAMEBOARD. GAMEBOARD CHALLENGES INCLUDE READING IN A COZY CORNER, COMPLETING THE LIBRARY'S INDOOR SCAVENGER HUNT, ASKING THE LIBRARIAN FOR A RECOMMENDATION, AND READING DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOOKS. THE READING CHALLENGE ENDS JANUARY 3RD AND GAME BOARDS CAN BE PICKED UP AT THE REFERENCE DESK. AND FINALLY FROM OUR POLICE, THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOLDING ITS NEXT CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY STARTING JANUARY 26TH AND CONCLUDING ON MARCH 12TH. THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY IS AN EIGHT WEEK COURSE, ONE NIGHT PER WEEK AND ONE SATURDAY, THAT IS DESIGNED TO HELP CITIZENS BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT A POLICE OFFICER ENCOUNTERS WHILE ON DUTY. THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT. EACH WEEK, YOU HAVE A QUALIFIED POLICE INSTRUCTOR EXPLAIN HOW EACH SECTION OF THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATES. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING THIS UPCOMING CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, PLEASE CONTACT OFFICER ERIC MITCHELL AT E MITCHELL AT ROWLETT.COM. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. BRITTON AND MR. REAVES?

>> YES, THANK YOU, THEY ARE PRETTY GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE PRETTY GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL HERE. NOW, I'M LOOKING AT THE AUDIENCE AND EVERYONE LOOKS VERY RELAXED, BUT IF YOU ARE STRESSED ABOUT A LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS GIFT, I HAVE AN IDEA FOR YOU.

MEET LIZZIE, A GOLDEN RETRIEVER-SHEPHERD MIX. SHE IS HOUSETRAINED, CALM, AFFECTIONATE, AND ABSOLUTELY LOVES PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. SHE IS A KIND OF DOG WHO CAN BRING SOFTNESS AND COMFORT WHEREVER SHE GOES. SHE RECENTLY STAYED WITH A FOSTER FAMILY WHO QUICKLY FELL IN LOVE WITH HER, HE DESCRIBED HER AS SWEET, WELL-BEHAVED, AND EASY TO CARE FOR. THE ONLY REASON SHE CANNOT STAY PERMANENTLY IS BECAUSE LIZZIE NEEDS TO BE THE ONLY DOG IN THE HOME. SHE BONDS WITH PEOPLE AND ONCE ALL OF THEIR LOVE AND ATTENTION. NOW THAT SHE'S BACK AT THE SHELTER, LIZZIE IS FEELING SAD AND CONFUSED, SHE MISSES THE MOMENTS AT HOME OF COMPANIONSHIP AND IS HOPING FOR BELONGING. LIZZIE IS HOPING FOR A FAMILY WILL SEE HER, A WHILE, LOVING GIRL WHO JUST WANTS A PLACE TO CALL HOME.

IF YOU THINK LIZZIE MAY BE THE PERFECT MATCH OR CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOUR FAMILY, PLEASE COME MEET HER. SHE IS READY TO GIVE HER FOREVER FAMILY ALL THE LOVE SHE HAS. TO MAKE LIZZIE A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY, PLEASE CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES AT 972-412-6219 OR COME BY THE SHELTER AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. TUESDAY TO SATURDAY. A GIFT BOW IS NOT INCLUDED, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, SMILES ARE PART OF THE DEAL.

ALSO, WE ARE DOING FOSTERING OUR SHELTER DOGS FOR THE WEEKENDS.

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. FOR YOU, IT IS A SHORT-TERM COMMITMENT, IT IS A BIG IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND YOU GET LOTS OF CUDDLES. SO, GIVE THEM A BREAK AND RECEIVE SOME LOVE IN RETURN. EMAIL OR CALL THE SHELTER AT 972-412-6219. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE PICTURES WITH SANTA. JOIN US FOR A MAGICAL AFTERNOON WITH SANTA ON DECEMBER 21ST FROM 1:00 TO 3:00 P.M. BRING YOUR LITTLE ONES AND CHERISHED PETS FOR A DELIGHTFUL TIME FILLED WITH JOY AND WONDER. ENJOY PICTURES WITH SANTA WHERE CHILDREN CAN SHARE THEIR HOLIDAY WISHES AND SOAK IN THE FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PET, THAT'S FINE, YOU CAN JUST GRAB A SHELTER PET AND JOIN IN. IF YOU DO HAVE A PET, THERE IS A FREE MICROCHIP CLINIC SPONSORED BY THE FRIENDS OF RESCUED ANIMALS, AND YOU CAN POSSIBLY MEET YOUR NEW FURRY BEST FRIEND. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER UPDATES TO SHARE?

>> MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT. SO, LAST NIGHT, I JUST WANTED TO PAUSE AND ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS WHO DID NOT -- MAYBE WERE NOT AT THE MEETING LAST NIGHT OR HAVEN'T SEEN IT ONLINE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT THAT. THAT WAS A VERY DETAILED , COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OR PRESENTATION FOR OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS AND WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE ODOR ISSUE IN LIBERTY GROVE AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK MR. HALL, OUR CITY MANAGER FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. I WANT TO THANK CHRISTOPH AND ALL Y'ALL DID A SUPER JOB LAST NIGHT. A LOT OF DETAIL. WE WERE HERE A GOOD WHILE, BUT THAT WAS A GOOD THING BECAUSE WE HEARD A LOT OF GOOD THINGS. AND I KNOW CHRIS ISN'T HERE, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK

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CHRIS AND THE PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS, THEY HAVE BEEN BUSTING THEIR HUMPS, EVER SINCE WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH LIBERTY GROVE. BUT IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THAT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO OUT THERE, THERE'S JUST A TON OF GOOD INFORMATION. AND YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION, YES, DAVID HALLS GETS A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THE LEADERSHIP, BUT HE DRAWS PEOPLE INTO HIS ORGANIZATION THAT ARE THINKERS AND THINK OUT OF THE BOX AND PROACTIVE, AND THIS PROGRAM THAT CHRISTOPH PRESENTED LAST NIGHT WAS REALLY ORIGINATING FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS ON HOW TO ADDRESS OUR ISSUE. THAT CAME FROM THEM, AND THEY ARE WILLING AND ABLE AND READY TO ADDRESS THAT. BUT I JUST WANTED OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW , YEAH, THE CONCERNS ARE OUT THERE, WE ARE NOT DIMINISHING THE FACT THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME SMELLS OUT THERE, BUT OUR CITY HAS BEEN WORKING HARD, AND THEY ARE TURNING OVER EVERY STONE AND USING EVERY POSSIBLE APPROACH TO ADDRESS THAT, SO I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK OUR CITY -- CITY MANAGER, CHRISTOPH, AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS

[3. Citizens’ Input ]

FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER UPDATES? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 3, CITIZENS INPUT. AT THIS TIME, COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZENS INPUT. I DO HAVE A NUMBER OF CARDS. AND I HAVE A COUPLE CARDS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A CARD YET BUT DO WISH TO SPEAK, THERE ARE A COUPLE CARDS LEFT IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, GRAB ONE AND FILL IT OUT AND WE WILL BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. THE FIRST SPEAKER CARD I HAVE IS FOR DAN, AND FOLLOWING DAN WILL BE ALAN HOGAN. DAN, IF YOU CAN JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, YOU WILL HAVE THREE

MINUTES. >> HELLO, DAN, 6416, ], ROWLETT. I AM HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST A POST THAT MAYOR WINGET -- I DIDN'T SEE IT FIRSTHAND, I WAS SHOWN TO IT'S BECAUSE I'M NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. DECEMBER 5TH, MAYOR, JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND , THE EMAIL I SENT TO MAYOR WINGET, MY FAMILY AND I MOVED BACK TO ROWLETT AT THE END OF THE GOVERNMENT CREATED COVID PANDEMIC TO TAKE CARE OF ELDERLY PARENTS WHO WERE LIVING IN ROWLETT. WE RAISED OUR KIDS HERE UNTIL WE DECIDED THE SCHOOL DIDN'T FILL OUR YOUNGEST KIDS -- OUR CHILD'S ' NEEDS, SO WE DECIDED TO MOVE. WE HAVE BEEN IN ROWLETT NOW 17 YEARS. SO, I MEAN, WE ARE NOT JUST GOT HERE AND TRYING TO CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANYBODY HERE, BUT YES, THERE IS A SMELL. AND WE ARE TIRED OF THE SMELL. WE ARE LIVING WITH THE SMELL. IT HAS GOTTEN BETTER. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS BETTER BECAUSE IT IS COLDER NOW AND NOT HOT OUTSIDE, BUT DAVID HALL APPROVED A PLAN WITH CIRCLE H THAT HAD FOUR FOOT TALL VENTS STICKING BESIDE MANHOLE COVERS THAT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING FROM A CHEAP CABIN OUT IN THE WOODS. NOW THEY ARE ALL PULLED IN THEIR STACKED BY THE LOWEST MANHOLE COVER AT THE BOTTOM OF LIBERTY GROVE BEFORE YOU GET TO THE MUDDY GREEN BELTS. STRUNG OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE SELLING FOR SCRAP OR WHAT THEY ARE DOING, BUT THAT DOESN'T LOOK VERY GOOD, IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY PULLED THEM AND DIDN'T CARE. I REALIZE THAT PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL ARE VOUCHING FOR MR. HALL. I HAVE NOTHING AGAINSTMR. HALL. MR. HALL MADE THE PROBLEM, IT IS UP TO MR. HALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WILL BE THE FIRT TO GIVE MR. HALL CREDIT IF HE GETS THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT UNTIL HE GETS IT FIXED, I WILL BE HERE AT EVERY CITY COUNCIL, EVERY CITIZEN INPUT UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I AM NOT GOING AWAY, I WILL BE RESPECTFUL. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A HARD JOB, BUT IT IS UP TO HIM TO RESOLVE IT . HOWEVER THAT IS. IF HE CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESOLVE IT, HE NEEDS TO GET OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP HIM OR COMPANY ENGINEERED, I KNOW YOU USED ONE FOR FOUR OR FIVE DAYS, BUT IT IS UP TO HIM TO FIGURE IT OUT. WE ARE TIRED OF IT. WE NEED SOME HELP AND HE IS THE ONLY ONE WE CAN GO TO FOR THE HELP. THANK

YOU. >> SO, MAYOR, I WANT TO ADDRESS THESE COMMENTS. FIRSTLY, AS THE CITY MANAGER, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE CITY, BUT IT SEEMS I GET MORE CREDIT FOR THE BAD THAN ANY FOR THE GOOD, AND I CAN SIT HERE AND TELL YOU ABOUT THE GOOD, BUT I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BAD, BUT I WANT TO BE FACTUAL, DAVID HALL IS NOT AN ENGINEER

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AND HE DID NOT APPROVE THE PLANS, SO SOMETIMES I GET ACCUSED OF MICROMANAGING, AND SOMETIMES I GET ACCUSED OF NOT.

I DID NOT REVIEW THE PLANS, I AM NOT AN ENGINEER, NOR WOULD I, BUT AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WORK THAT HAPPENS IN THIS CITY? YES, I AM, AND I DON'T RUN FROM IT, AND I WOULD CHALLENGE ANYBODY TO TELL ME THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A CITY MANAGER ON SITE FOR 26 HOURS, NUMBER ONE. BUT NUMBER TWO, WE ARE ADDRESSING THIS. WE DO NOT TAKE THIS CONCERN , IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW IT IS BEING MISCHARACTERIZED, WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. BUT IT IS ALSO BEING MISCHARACTERIZED IN CERTAIN WAYS. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SMELL. YOU ARE RIGHT, IT PROBABLY HAS INCREASED. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO WATCH OUR MEETING FROM LAST NIGHT, WE ADDRESSED IT. AND IT IS REALLY A SIMPLE REASON I THINK ANYONE WOULD UNDERSTAND. YOU HAD PIPES, MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN IT, EXTREMELY PERFORATED PIPES. THAT GAS HAS ALWAYS BEEN PUSHED OUT, BUT IT WASN'T PUSHED IN A CONCENTRATED FASHION. I WON'T SPEND MORE TIME ON THIS TONIGHT BECAUSE IT IS IN LAST NIGHT'S MEETING AND YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO. YOU MAY MENTION THAT WE SHOULD GET SOMEONE TO HELP US, AND YOU ARE RIGHT, AND WE HAVE. WE ALSO MADE MENTION OF THAT IN LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. WE GOT THE PERSON , AT LEAST VIA OUR REFERENCES, IS CONSIDERED THE LEADING EXPERT IN THE FIELD. WE HAVE GIVEN YOU THEIR CONCLUSIONS, THEIR OPINIONS, WITH RESPECT TO THERE BEING TOXIC OR DANGEROUS GASES. BUT NOT RESTING THERE, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE MITIGATION EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ODOR. THE TWO AERATORS THAT WE HAVE INSTALLED, THE CHEMICAL TREATMENT AND INJECTIONS, AND HEAR MORE RECENTLY AND ABOUT THE LAST SIX DAYS, THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO, WHICH HAS SEEN A 32% DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF GASES IN THE SYSTEM, WHICH SHOULD EQUATE TO A REDUCTION IN YOUR ODOR DETECTION. THERE IS A LOT MORE. THAT PRESENTATION WAS PROBABLY AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES, SO I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME, BUT I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION WE PUT OUT. THE ONLY THING I TAKE EXCEPTION TO IS THAT WE ARE NOT IGNORING THIS ISSUE AT ALL, WE ARE TRYING ANYTHING THAT ANY CITY COULD TRY AND DOES TRY, BUT WE ALSO EXPLAINED WHY THIS SYSTEM HAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM THAT EXISTED LONG BEFORE DAVID HALL BECAME YOUR CITY MANAGER.

AND THAT IS A FACT WITH THE WAY YOUR SYSTEM IS DESIGNED. SO, PEOPLE KEEP WANTING TO INVOKE MY NAME, BUT LET'S JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION ON A FACT, THERE IS A SMELL, WE ARE GOING TO FIX IT.

WILL WE ELIMINATE THE SMELL COMPLETELY? NO, THAT IS NOT REALISTIC ANY FORCED MAN PRESSURIZED SYSTEM, BUT ARE WE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO REDUCE IT TO ANY MANAGEABLE LEVEL? ABSOLUTELY, AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THOSE STEPS WILL BE AND MORE TO COME IN THE FUTURE, SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK WE ARE IGNORING THIS. IT JUST GES A LITTLE TAXING WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO PERSONALIZE IT, WHEN IT ISN'T. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHEN YOU MISCHARACTERIZED THE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN BY THIS STAFF, WE ARE WORKING DAY AND NIGHT TO TRY TO RESOLVE AN

ISSUE THAT WE DID NOT CREATE. >> ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALAN HOGAN, FOLLOWED BY ALLISON.

>> I AM ALAN HOGAN, 1991. I'M VERY GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROGRESS BEING MADE WITH THE CITY SCREENING WALLS. REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST RAISED THE ISSUE WITH THE CITY, I HAD NO CLUE HOW MUCH A CHALLENGE IT WOULD BE. I DON'T TAKE ON TOO MANY CHALLENGES AT MY AGE, LIFE IS GETTING TOO SHORT TO ME, AND MANY RESIDENTS AT LINCOLN ESTATES, I GUESS THEY'RE KIND OF BUSY. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT TO LET THE CITY COUNCIL KNOW THAT I AM GRATEFUL.

I'M GRATEFUL WE HAVE A MAYOR THAT LISTENS. WE HAVE A MAYOR THAT CARES. I HAVE TO ADMIT, I WAS SKEPTICAL AT FIRST. I HAVE TRUST ISSUES. BUT THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, HELPING US ACHIEVE OUR GOAL, AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL THAT CARES AS WELL.

ROWLETT IS A CITY THAT DEFINITELY HAS ITS ISSUES. WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST SEVERE ISSUES GET THE MOST ATTENTION AND MORE MONEY THROWN AT IT. WE KNOW THE SCREENING WALLS ARE NOT A LIFE OR DEATH TYPE OF ISSUE, BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE TO US. THE BEAUTY OF ROWLETT IS SO IMPORTANT, THAT'S WHY I SPENT 35 YEARS OF MY LIFE TRYING TO MAINTAIN OUR FRONT ENTRANCES TO LINCOLN ESTATES. I HOPE I HAVE MADE A SMALL IMPACT. IF I CAN, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU MY TWO CENTS

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ABOUT THE WALL. I WOULD OPT FOR AN ACTUAL WALL, NOT FOLIAGE. BE SURE JUST TO -- BE SURE JUST LIKE THE STREETLIGHTS, CONCRETE WALLS ARE GOING TO GET HIT BY CARS, BUT LIVE GREEN FOLIAGE NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT NOW, THE SECOND DEBATE ABOUT THE WALL REPLACED ON THE ALLEY, WELL THAT IS A TOUGH DECISION. IF THE FOUR CORNERS DON'T GET A REBUILD, HOW UGLY WOULD THAT BE? REALLY UGLY. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO REBUILD THE ENTIRE WALL WITH THE STIPULATION THAT ANY FUTURE DAMAGE TO THE FOUR CORNERS WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HOMEOWNER AND REBUILT TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT , MAYBE OUR SUBDIVISION WOULD HOLD A FUNDRAISER, I DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME, IT'S JUST A THOUGHT.

AS FAR AS THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS POSSIBLY COMPLAINING ABOUT NOT GETTING A WALL, MAYBE MY ANSWER WOULD BE TO THEM, APPEARANCES AT EVERY CITY COUNCIL, MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE THE SQUEAKY WHEEL DOES GET THE GREASE. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME.

HESS. >> ALLISON, ROWLETT, TEXAS. WE BOUGHT OUR HOME IN MY HOMETOWN OF SEPTEMBER 2024. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS ON AT THIS PRICE POINT AND PAYING THESE PROPERTY TAXES IF THE SEWER ODOR HAD BEEN PRESENT, IT WAS NOT. THIS IS NOT BUYERS REMORSE, THIS IS A SYSTEM FAILURE OR A DESIGN FLAW. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE CITY HAS TRIED MITIGATION EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE SMELLS, WE APPRECIATE THOSE. I BELIEVE WHAT WE ARE DOING IS HAVING SOME EFFECT, BUT WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE HORRENDOUS SMELLS THAT WERE NOT PRESENT BEFORE THE SEWER COLLAPSED AND WAS REPLACED. YET IT INSTEAD OF KNOWLEDGE, RESIDENTS WERE TOLD THAT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIMS WERE FALSE AND THE SYSTEM SIMPLY LENDS ITSELF TO BEING SMELLY AND THAT THE SMELL IS ANNOYING, BUT NOT TOXIC. THAT RESPONSE IS UNACCEPTABLE. COMMUNICATION MATTERS. WHEN A CITY POSITIONS ITSELF AGAINST RESIDENTS RATHER THAN ALONGSIDE US, OUR TRUST ERODES. WE ARE NOT ANTI-STOP AND THIS IS NOT ABOUT OUR HARD-WORKING FIELD EMPLOYEES, I HAVE NEVER SAID ONE ILL WORD AGAINST OUR PUBLIC WORKS GUYS, THEY ARE FANTASTIC. THIS IS ABOUT LEADERSHIP, TONE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. RESIDENTS RAISING LEGITIMATE CONCERNS SHOULD NOT BE CHARACTERIZED AS A MALICIOUS, DRAMATIC, OR MELON FORMS. THIS IS DOCUMENTED HISTORY BUT HERE AGAIN WAS PROVEN LAST NIGHT, I DID WATCH YOUR MEETING FOR 2016 STUDY IDENTIFIED CONCERNS IN THIS AREA AND THAT STUDY WAS NOT ACTED UPON. IN 2019, THE CITY SWITCHED ENGINEERING FUNDS AFTER THE STUDY LIKELY DO NOT PRODUCE THE OUTCOME THE CITY WANTED ANOTHER STUDY WAS DONE IN 2021 AND ANOTHER FOR 23 THAT IDENTIFY DOLLARS THAT ARE IN NEED SEWER WORK. MY QUESTION IS SIMPLE, WHY WAS FUNDING NOT SET ASIDE IN '23 TO ADDRESS KNOWN PROBLEM AREAS? WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO COMMISSION NEW ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS WITHOUT TAKING ACTION ON THE PLANS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ? WE KEEP HEARING EXPLANATIONS, THE LANDFILL, THE SWISS CHEESE PIPES ARE BETTER, THE SMELL IS ANNOYING, STAFF MORALE IS GOOD, SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE PROBLEM. LET ME BE VERY CLEAR, THE SMELL IS NOT THE LANDFILL, IT IS BETWEEN BULLET AND MONEY CREEK, AND THE SMELL DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO THE SEWER LINE CLASS. RESIDENTS KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE LIVE IT EVERY DAY. WE CANNOT ENJOY OUR YARDS OR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE SMELL IS NOT NORMAL AND IT IS NOT HAPPENING IN OUR SURROUNDINGS CUPBOARDS. I HAVE BEEN QUITE THE PRINCESS REALTOR ON REDDIT NEWS, AND LET ME BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT ENTITLEMENT, THIS IS EXPECTATION BUT I WILL STATE THE OBVIOUS, ROWLETT IS LOCATED IN A FIRST WORLD COUNTRY AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD SUPPORT DAILY LIFE WITHOUT RESIDENTS SMELLING SEWAGE AND THEIR GUARDS AND THEIR HOMES.

ROWLETT RESIDENTS PAY SOME OF THE HIGHEST TAXES IN DALLAS COUNTY AND IN RETURN, WE EXPECT TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION AND REAL SOLUTIONS. I WILL MAKE ONE PROMISE, I WILL NOT GO AWAY QUIETLY. ROWLETT DESERVES TO BE A COMMUNITY THAT DOES NOT SMELL LIKE SEWAGE. IT IS MY HOMETOWN AND I LOVE IT ENOUGH TO DEMAND

BETTER. THANK YOU. >>

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TAMARA HESS FOLLOWED BY GARY

LAVELLE. >> MAY I APPROACH?

>> IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO HAND, YOU CAN JUST GIVE IT TO OUR CITY SECRETARY AND SHE WILL PASS IT AROUND.

>> OKAY, THIS IS THREE MINUTES, 20 SECONDS. GOOD EVENING. I AM A 26 YEAR RESIDENT OF LAKE BAND ESTATES AND SECOND TIME SPEAKER.

TO MY EMBARRASSMENT, I HAVE RELIED ON THESE FANTASTIC NEIGHBORS THAT SIT BEHIND ME AND OTHERS THAT CONTINUE TO FIGHT ON

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MY BEHALF. MY EXCUSE WAS A FULL-TIME JOB, CRITICAL ILLNESSES OF FAMILY MEMBERS, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES TO MY ACTIVE-DUTY AIRMEN REALLY AREN'T FAIR, AS THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN FULL-TIME JOBS, FAMILY, AND SERIOUS ILLNESSES AND INJURIES, THEY FIGHT EVERY DAY. BUT THEY SHOW UP. AND I PROMISE, I HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF BACKING DOWN. GREAT PEOPLE, GREAT NEIGHBORS. ALL JUST TRYING TO DO THEIR BEST IN SALVAGING OUR LOVELY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO SEE THE CONTINUAL DETERIORATION OF THE SCREEN AND WALL, WHICH GREETS US EVERY DAY TO OUR HOMES, OUR BIGGEST LIFE INVESTMENTS. I AM NOT QUITE SURE WHEN THE CITY OF ROWLETT DECIDED TO FAIL ON THEIR OBLIGATIONS, BUT WE ARE HERE TO HOLD YOU TO YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES. IT IS IRONIC THAT AS CITIZENS, WE CAN BE GIVEN CODE VIOLATION NOTIFICATIONS BY THE CITY FOR CONDITIONS IN DISREPAIR, GIVEN A 30 DAY TIMELINE TO BE REMEDIED OR DEFINED, YET THE CITY HAS LEFT THE SCREENING WHILE FALLING APART, LEANING, MASS HOLES, AND EIGHT SHADES OF PAINTED RED, PINK, ORANGE, AND KHAKI OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS, ALL PAINTED BY THE CITY TO BOOT. I HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO SNAP SOME PICTURES, GET COPIES, AND SHARE WITH EACH OF YOU TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. I HOPE YOU TAKE THE TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS. WHAT THOUSANDS OF ROWLETT RESIDENTS SEE DAILY, COMMUTING IN AND OUT OF OUR CITY, WHAT VISITORS SEE COMING INTO OUR CITY ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT TO PORTRAY, THAT OUR CITY IS GOING DOWNHILL AND WE DO NOT CARE? AS FAR AS A LIVING WALL OR VEGETATION WALL, THERE ARE A FEW DISTANT SNAPSHOTS OF THE LIVE SCREENING WHILE INSTALLED BY THE CITY SEVERAL YEARS AGO ACROSS FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. MOST OF IT IS DEAD, NEVER MAINTAINED. THE PLANTS THAT ARE STILL HOLDING ON DO NOT SCREEN ANYTHING, NOT ALLEYS, DRIVEWAYS, YARDS, OR NOISE, AN ABSOLUTE WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY. I'M VERY GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE THAT JEFF AND OTHERS ARE AT LEAST TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A PLAN FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SCREENING WALL. I'M TRULY HOPING WE ARE NOT WAITING MONTHS FOR THIS TO COME TO FRUITION. MY NEIGHBORS HAVE LIVES AND THEY WILL GIVE UP THAT TO BE HERE EVERY MEETING AND KEEP ORGANIZING UNTIL THEY SEE THE FIRST BRICK OR STONE LAID.

DON'T LET THEM DOWN, THEY ARE THE CITIZENS YOU WANT IN YOUR CITY. THEY CARE, THEY WANT ROWLETT TO BE BEAUTIFUL, THEY WANT A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CARES ABOUT THEIR YARDS, HOMES, AND UPKEEP. THAT WALL CURRENTLY DISCOURAGES ALL OF THAT. HOLD THE CITY STANDARDS OF YOUR CITIZENS' PROPERTIES TO YOUR OWN PROPERTY. LAST, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO JEFF FOR PLANNING AS THE MEMORIAL STATUTE IS IN OUR WONDERFUL LAKE BAND ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD. MANY OF US WERE GREATLY AFFECTED BY THAT TRAGIC NIGHT, AND OUR NEIGHBORS ALL CAME TOGETHER DURING THE WEEKS FOLLOWING TO HELP ONE ANOTHER, TRUE HUMANITY AT WORK. AND AN IMPORTANT REASON WHY WE ARE AT LAKE BAND STRONG.

>> NEXT SPEAKER IS GARY LAVELLE, FOLLOWED BY LESS CAROL.

>> GOOD EVENING , HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I APOLOGIZE THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MEETING LAST NIGHT AND THE DETAILS ABOUT THE SEWER SMELL, SO I SPEAK A LITTLE BIT IN IGNORANCE HERE TONIGHT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE STILL CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THE SMELL AT LIBERTY GROVE COMMUNITY CHURCH AS OF SUNDAY. SO, THAT WAS DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. I COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF CONTINUING SEWER ODOR AT OUR TWO FACILITIES AT 8601 LIBERTY GROVE. I ONE OF THE ELDERS OF THE GROVE COMMUNITY CHURCH. OUR CAMPUS INCLUDES A NEWLY BUILT SIX MILLION-DOLLAR WORSHIP AND COMMUNITY CENTER THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. WE HAVE TWO SIGNIFICANT TENANTS , ACACIA COFFEE CONNECTION, AND BUILDING. IN OUR OLD RENOVATED BUILDING, LITTLE EINSTEIN'S NOW OFFERS DAY CARE AND AFTERCARE AND SCHOOL CARE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE CONTINUE TO BATTLE AN ON AND OFF PRONOUNCED SEWER SMELL IN BOTH BUILDINGS THAT STARTED WITH THE COLLAPSE OF THE SEWER LINES EARLIER THIS YEAR. PRIOR TO THAT COLLAPSE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE EXPOSURE AND THE SEWER SMELL WERE NOT A PROBLEM IN EITHER BUILDING. THE NEW BUILDING DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES, EITHER, UNTIL THE SEWER LINE COLLAPSE. WE HAVE

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PERSONALLY SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON PLUMBERS TO ENSURE EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER, THAT OUR SEWER LINES FROM THE BUILDING TO THE CITY SEWER LINES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE LEVELS MEET EPA STANDARDS, BUT THEY SURE DON'T MEET THE STINK TEST LEVELS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR US.

I'M CONFIDENT THAT YOU, LIKE ANYONE ELSE, WOULD NOT WANT TO ATTEND A CHURCH, BY COFFEE OR LUNCH, OR HAVE YOUR CHILDREN ATTEND DAY CARE IN A MOTHER'S DAY OUT PROGRAM WHEN IT SMELLS LIKE THE SEWER IS BACKED UP. WE ASK YOU TO RE-EXAMINE THIS ISSUE AND TO WORK TO PROVIDE A BETTER SOLUTION THAT PASSES THE STINK TEST, AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT KNOWING ABOUT LAST NIGHT'S DETAILS, SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW WE ALL RESOLVE THIS

ISSUE. THANK YOU. >>

>> ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS LESS CAROL,

FOLLOWED BY DAVE HOLT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LESS CAROL, I LIVE IN THE ] LIBERTY GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS MY VERY FIRST GOVERNMENT MEETING OF MY LIFE I HAVE EVER ATTENDED, I TRIED TO AVOID THESE KIND OF THINGS AND LET OTHERS TAKE CARE OF IT, SO THE FACT THAT I AM HERE, I JUST ADD THAT ASTERISK TO THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. THE SEWER GAS ODORS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING A LOT TONIGHT HAVE BEEN AN INTERMITTENT BUT VERY PROBLEMATIC ISSUE. I DO APPRECIATE THE MAYOR, YOU POSTED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO ABOUT ADDING THE ADDITIONAL VENTILATION UPSTREAM HERE. I WAS VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT WAS GOING TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT. IT SEEMS TO HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF EFFECT, MAYBE NOT AS FREQUENT , WE ARE DEALING WITH A SMELL SO BAD THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE SHELTER INSIDE OUR HOMES. BUT ON THE WAY OVER HERE, AND STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS, I DON'T SMELL ANYTHING. I'M LIKE, YES, WE HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. AS SOON AS I TURNED THE RIGHT AND STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR IS FULL OF SEWER GAS, SO WE ARE NOT QUITE THERE YET. I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. LET'S PLEASE KEEP UP THOSE EFFORTS BECAUSE WE ARE WASN'T AS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS UNTIL I WAS ON A WALK JUST LAST WEEK AND I WALKED ALL THE WAY UP TO LIBERTY GROVE ROAD AND THAT SMELL JUST HIT ME LIKE A WALL.

IT TOOK ME RIGHT BACK TO AFGHANISTAN WHERE WE HAD THE INFAMOUS PILL POND THAT WAS PART OF OUR DAILY LIFE. I LIKED THE COMMENT ABOUT THIS BEING A FIRST WORLD COUNTRY, BECAUSE THAT'S TRUE, WE SHOULD BE ABOVE THESE THINGS. BUT LOOKING AT THE PLAYGROUND FULL OF CHILDREN, I DON'T WANT TO WALK ANY CLOSER BECAUSE IT IS SO BAD. AND LOOK, ALL THOSE KIDS ARE JUST OUT THERE PLAYING, THERE USED TO IT, THEY HAVE ALREADY GONE NOSE BLIND TO IT, AND THOSE HEALTH RISKS THAT THEY ARE FACING INCLUDING HEADACHES, NAUSEA, RESPIRATORY ISSUES, LONG-TERM DAMAGE TO THEIR LUNGS IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD TO MISS WORK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS RECENTLY BECAUSE OF MIGRAINE HEADACHES FROM THE SMELL INFILTRATING THE WALLS OF MY HOUSE. THAT IS PRETTY BAD, THAT IS AN EPA REPORTABLE EVENT. MY THANKSGIVING GUESTS WHEN THEY CAME OVER, A FEW OF THEM HAD QUESTIONS LIKE, HEY, DOES YOUR WHOLE TOWN SMELL THIS WAY QUESTION HAS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALWAYS SMELLED THIS WAY? QUESTIONS, I CLEAN MY HOUSE AND TRY TO PROVIDE A GOOD, WARM MEAL AND I GET QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SEWER SMELL, SO IT IS A LITTLE EMBARRASSING AND THAT ANECDOTE HAS BEEN SHARED THROUGH A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS. WE JUST RECENTLY WITH THIS THANKSGIVING, WE HAVE HAD RESIDENTS BY THEIR OWN AIR-QUALITY METERS, AND I DON'T FEEL THE AIR MEASUREMENTS ARE BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY. PHOTOS ARE TAKEN OF THEIR MEASUREMENTS EXCEEDING THE SAFE THRESHOLD, BUT WHEN THE ENGINEERS COME OUT, MAYBE THEY DON'T TIME IT RIGHT. SO, I WOULD LOVE TO VOLUNTEER MYSELF, I WORK FROM HOME MOST OF THE TIME, I WOULD LOVE TO HELP THE CITY TIMELESS, WE CAN GET GOOD, ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS AT THE WORST PART OF THE SMELL, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM REALLY DOES NEED TO GET TAKEN CARE OF. AND I WILL GO AND GET CAUGHT UP ON LAST NIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >>

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS DAVE HALL, FOLLOWED BY MARGIE

MAN'S. >> DAVE WHOLE, COULD YOU PLEASE PASS THOSE EXHIBITS OUT? PLEASE SEE EXHIBIT 1, 2, 3. THIS BEGINS THE HISTORY OF HOW ROWLETT MISPLACED PADDLE POINT APART OR LOST IT. EXHIBIT 4 ADDRESSES THE ZONING REQUIREMENT REFERRED TO ABOVE IN EXHIBIT 3. EXHIBIT 5 SHOWS A MUCH LARGER PEBBLE POINT PARK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE, NOT WHERE IT IS TODAY.

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THIS IS A MAP SHOWS THE TANK AREA BORDERING MY 1779 MILLER PROPERTY AND STORE, NOT AS A PARK BUT AS A SINGLE-FAMILY PARCEL. I SUBMITTED AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST, EXHIBIT 6, ASKING FOR THE DOCUMENTS WHICH MOVE THE PARK FROM THE LARGER WEST LOCATION, THE REAL 6301 MILLER TO THE SMALLER EASTERN LOCATION NEXT TO MY 6917 PROPERTY AND STORE. WHAT I RECEIVED FROM THE CITY WAS NOT RELEVANT. THIS IS ALL THE CITY HAS, THEN THE CITY NEEDS TO UNDO THE UNLAWFUL MOVEMENT OF PADDLE POINT PARK AND MOVE IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL WESTERN LOCATION, THE REAL 6301 MILLER, WHICH IS IN THE ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. POINTS TO CONSIDER, FIRST, YEARS AGO, A ROWLETT PARKS MAINTENANCE STAFF MEMBER VOLUNTEERED BUT THE DEVELOPER HAD PULLED A FAST ONE WITH THE CITY AND HOW THE LARGER PADDLE POINT PARK MOVED FROM THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE LAKE THE SMALLER EASTERN SIDE, SO HE COULD DEVELOP THE WESTERN SIDE WITHOUT THE NEGATIVES OF THE THEN FINAL POINT PARK ON HIS SHORELINE. THE STAFF MEMBER WAS TOLD TO MOVE THE PARK SIGNS FROM THE LARGER WESTERN SIDE TO THE SMALLER EASTERN, CURRENT PADDLE POINT PARK LOCATION. NEXT, THE CURRENT 6301 MILLER ADDRESS FOR THE EASTERN PADDLE POINT PARK IS STILL THE OLDER ADDRESS FOR THE WESTERN LOCATION. NEXT, THERE ARE NOW RESIDENTIAL SUBLEASES, BOAT DOCKS, AND PRIVATE EROSION STRUCTURES ON THE WEST SIDE IN THE ORIGINAL PADDLE POINT PARK, ALONG WITH A FENCE BLOCKING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE ORIGINAL PARK AREA. NEXT, I HAVE TALKED WITH THE RESIDENTS, COUNCILMEMBERS, AND MAYOR GOING BACK TO THAT HISTORICAL TIME PERIOD. THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED WITH THE UNPROFESSIONAL HANDLING OF THIS PARK AT THAT TIME. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THIS IS HOW ROWLETT DID BUSINESS BACK THEN.

CONCLUSION, I ASK YOU TO GO BACK AND FIND THE DOCUMENTS WHICH GRADUALLY MOVED PADDLE POINT PARK TO THE WEST TO THE CURRENT EAST SIDE OF THE LAKE. IF THEY EXIST, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DELIVERED WITH MY OPEN RECORDS REQUEST. IF THEY DON'T EXIST, THEN MOVE THE PARK BACK TO ITS LARGER, ORIGINAL LOCATION ON THE WEST SIDE, THE REAL 6301 MILLER ROAD. NEXT, THE TANK AREA IN FRONT OF MY 6917 MILLER SHOULD BE TREATED AS ALL THE OTHER RESIDENTIAL SUBLEASES OR THE COMMERCIAL LEASES IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. EXHIBIT 7. THANK YOU.

>> INFORMATION IN THOSE THREE MINUTES, CAN I ASK YOU TO SEND AN EMAIL TO THE COUNCIL WITH THOSE DOCUMENTS AND JUST -- YEAH, AND DAVID AS WELL, GIVE US THE CONTEXT OF THAT CONVERSATION BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST I AM HEARING THAT THE PARK MOVED AT

SOME POINT IN OUR HISTORY. >>

>> THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, YES, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS MARGIE MAN'S, FOLLOWED BY HASSAN.

>> HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 28 YEARS. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, MAYOR, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JOHN BOWERS MOST OF ALL FOR FIXING THE POTHOLES AROUND ROWLETT, ESPECIALLY THE ONE BEHIND MY HOUSE THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. IT WAS THIS SMALL, AND THEN IT GREW AND GREW AND GREW AND GOT REALLY, REALLY BIG, SO THANK YOU, JOHN BOWERS, FOR DOING THAT FOR US, WE APPRECIATE THAT, DON'T WE?

YES. >>

>> ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE LEICA BEND ESTATES WALL IS STILL UGLY. WE JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO GET FIXED. AND I BROUGHT A WITNESS WITH ME THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE WALL. WITNESS, WOULD YOU PLEASE -- WOULD YOU PLEASE -- HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE WALL.

>> I AM A RON MAN'S AND I LIVE AT THE SAME ADDRESS.

>> YEAH, YOU WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE A CITIZEN INPUT FORM

AND SPEAK SEPARATELY. >> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE HAD TO DO THAT, BUT I WILL SAY WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY. HE WAS GOING

TO SAY IT'S STILL UGLY. >>

>> I'M SORRY. Y'ALL ARE SO CUTE WITH THE LITTLE JACKETS, THAT'S IT. ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING, AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, JOHN, WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR FIXING OUR POTHOLES.

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, I DON'T EXPECT THAT MR. BOWERS WAS OUT

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THERE WITH A BAG OF ASPHALT , FIXING THE POTHOLE, BUT --

>> NO, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT,

IT'S WONDERFUL. >>

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND ON THE NOTE OF OUR ATTIRE, I DO WANT TO MENTION TO MR. CAROL, SINCE HE DID MENTION THAT THIS WAS HIS VERY FIRST GOVERNMENT MEETING, THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS DRESS LIKE THIS, IT IS A CHRISTMAS THING, TO BE CLEAR.

ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS HASSAN. THIRD TRY IS THE CHARM, FOLLOWED BY PATRICK .

>> GOOD EVENING AND I WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY HOLIDAY. I WAS HERE SO MANY TIMES MY NAME IS HASSAN AT 6606 DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 2021, COMPLAINING ABOUT INAUDIBLE ]. WITH NO SETBACK , AND IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM , MY FOUNDATION IS GETTING DAMAGED. THE WHOLE SIDE, YOU KNOW, THE SIDEWALK IS ALL GETTING WATER, LIKE A FOOT AND A HALF.

INAUDIBLE ] I'VE BEEN TRYING WITH THE CITY FOR A LONG TIME.

WE COME IN HERE TWO TIMES AND HAVE BEEN DECLINED BY THE ZONING. AND STILL SOMEHOW, THE COUNCIL. 20 FEET LONG, 45 DEGREES AND HITTING MY WINDOWS.

I HAVE ONLY LIKE THREE FEET NEXT TO MY AC UNIT SIDEWALK. WHAT HAPPENED, MY FOUNDATION IS DAMAGED. ALL THE SHAD LOOKS LIKE A BOX, 18 WHEELER BOX, MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, LIKE THE FENCING.

YARD WITH BRICK ON TOP OF IT. WE HAVE TRIED SO MANY TIMES, IT IS NOT APPROVED BY THE DECLINED IT, YOU KNOW? I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS FOR FOUR YEARS, TRYING TO COME UP HERE AND JUST TELL YOU GUYS WHAT'S GOING ON, TO HELP ME OUT. FOR SOME REASON, NOBODY HELPED. I HAVE BEEN HARASSED BY HIM. THE CITY COMES TO ME TO CUT THE GRASS AND THE GRASS IS NOT EVEN LONG. THEY DON'T WANT TO GO IN MY BACKYARD. I HAVE LIKE AN BOX FOR OUTSIDE , THEY TELL ME WHAT IS THIS, YOU NEED TO TAKE IT OUT. I COME BACK AGAIN , INAUDIBLE ], AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE, YOU KNOW? FOR THE BACKYARD, AREA. IT'S PASSING THROUGH HIS HOUSE , IT SHOULD NOT. AND THEY CAME WITH THE CAMERA AT 9:00 AT NIGHT AND DIDN'T GET A VIOLATION. YOU JUST KEEP CALLING THE CITY AND THEY KEEP HARASSING ME, YOU KNOW, ALL THE TIME. WE LIVE IN THE TECH AREA. AND ALSO, IF THERE IS A FIRE, THEY CAN'T GO THROUGH, IT WOULD CATCH MY HOUSE.

HOUSE.

SETBACK. HE IS TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT.

EVERYBODY. HE KNOWS I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE, THAT'S RIGHT INAUDIBLE ] HARDSHIP, YOU KNOW, THE TECH AREA IN THE BACK, THEY HAD -- WHAT DO THEY CALL IT, IS SLAB IN THE TECH AREA, AND THE BOAT TRAILER, BARRELS, WEED BARRELS, IT LOOKED LIKE A JUNKYARD. AND WHEN I SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY , NONE OF THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. IT HAD CAMERAS IN THERE.

>> ALL RIGHT, SIR, IF I COULD JUST HAVE YOU WRAP IT UP IN THE

NEXT 10 TO 15 SECONDS. >> WE HAVE A CAMERA IN THE BACK, FACING MY HOUSE. THE TREES.

PROPERTY. AND I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

I'M TRYING TO BE NICE, I LOVE YOU GUYS, BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO. I'VE BEEN COMING HERE ALL THE TIME. YOU CAN'T EVEN WALK THROUGH, THE WATER IS LIKE TWO FEET. TWO FEET, HITTING MY WINDOWS, THE KIDS' WINDOWS WHEN IT RAINS.

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>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR, APPRECIATE THAT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING WILL BE PATRICK VANDAL, FOLLOWED BY

DEANDRE WRIGHT. >> I WISH YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING LAST NIGHT, I WOULD HAVE WORN MY UGLY SWEATER.

MY NAME IS PATRICK VANDAL, I LIVE IN ROWLETT. I WANTED TO SAY THAT LAST NIGHT'S WORK SESSION WAS BOTH ENCOURAGING AND A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING. IT WAS GOOD TO FINALLY SEE SOME PROGRESS BEING PUT FORWARD ON THE CITY'S SCREENING WALLS. TO BE HONEST, AFTER SEEING THE PRICE POINTS FOR THE THREE PLANS, I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULDN'T USE THE BRICK SINGLE WITH OPTION. FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL $25 PER FOOT, YOU'RE GETTING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF STRUCTURE A SMALL INCREASE OF PAY. THE LONGEVITY AND INCREASED DURABILITY FAR OUTWEIGH THE SLIGHT SAVINGS OF A CHEAPER , PRECAST PLAN. AND FROM DRIVING DOWN.ROCK, I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE VEGETATIVE SCREEN ONLY LASTS A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE TRASH BEGINS TO BUILD UP. WHEN IT COMES TO THE FUNDING OPTIONS, I JUST WANTED TO PUT IN MY TWO CENTS. AS JEFF STATED, WE HAVE ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS OF EXISTING MONEY READILY AVAILABLE. LET'S FINALLY PUT THAT MONEY TO WORK. THAT COVERS ALMOST 25% OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE. DAVID'S OPTION TWO PLAN TO PAY OVERTIME COULD HAVE THE ENTIRE VIDEO OF THE CITY DONE WITHIN THREE YEARS, SINCE THE PLANE WENT FROM THE $11 MILLION PROPOSAL DOWN TO LESS THAN $7 MILLION. THAT WOULD ESTABLISH A BEAUTIFUL THOROUGHFARE, SOLID WALL STRUCTURE THAT WOULD LAST FOR DECADES. IT WOULD GIVE ROWLETT THE MIRROR IMAGE THAT JONATHAN REAVES ENVISIONED DURING JEFF'S EARLIER PLANNING. IT ALSO WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO INCLUDE THE SUBDIVISION ENTRY WINGS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO ADD CONSISTENCY AND BEAUTY THAT THE CITY HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED IN THE PAST. AND ONE OF THEM BEING RAMONA'S. I KNOW DEANDRE AND RAMONA WERE BOTH CONCERNED THAT DAVID DIDN'T HAVE THAT IN THIS PLAN FOR FEAR OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE PROPERTY ENDS AT THE WALL, AND SHARON HODGES HAS PROVIDED HER PLAN THAT YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AN ADDITIONAL FOOT OR TWO IS INCLUDED IN THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL EITHER. I THINK BETWEEN DAVID'S LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND VICTORIA'S ASSISTANCE, THIS COULD EASILY HAVE A REMEDY WELL BEFORE BREAKING GROUND. WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY FINAL AND ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT FROM LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. IT SEEMS WE ARE STILL A FEW MONTHS FROM FINALLY BREAKING GROUND. THIS HAS BEEN OVER THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING JUST TO GET TO THE POINT OF FUNDING AND PLANNING FINALLY.

I HOPE FROM HERE, IT DOESN'T BECOME LIKE THE MONEY THAT YOU HAVE FROM THE GC AA GRANT PROJECT THAT SAT IDLE FOR THREE YEARS, THAT YOU ACTUALLY NEEDED, WHAT WAS IT, ANOTHER ADDITIONAL $100,000 OF MONEY TO DO THE SAME PROJECT, AND IT STILL SEEMS TO BE DRAGGING OUT? LET'S VOTE ON A VISION AND SEE IT THROUGH, GET A SHOVEL IN THE GROUND, AND GET SOME WORK DONE. LET'S FINISH THESE CITY WALLS AND MAKE ROWLETT --

>> THE LAST SPEAKER THAT I HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR THIS EVENING IS

DEANDRE WRIGHT. >> MY NAME IS DEANDRE WRIGHT. I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OF MY MOTHER FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING THIS INTO ACTION TO EVEN CONSIDER HAVING THIS DONE. I KNOW IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME TO GET TO THIS POINT, BUT I'M GLAD WE'RE HERE NOW. AFTER LAST NIGHT, HEARING THE PROPOSAL, I GOT VERY DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OF THE SIMPLE FACT THAT MY MOTHER LIVES ON A CORNER LOT, AND WHAT HE WAS PROPOSING WITH THE WALL THAT IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THE WAY THROUGH. I THINK THIS THING BASICALLY STARTED BECAUSE OF THE BIG, GAPING HOLE IN HER WALL THAT NOW SHE HAS TWO BY FOURS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT TO COVER UP THE WALL, THANKS TO NEIGHBORS LIKE THE LAKE BEND ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SINCE 2023, I THINK. MY MOTHER HAS LIVED IN LAKE BEND ESTATES FOR 18 YEARS AND WE HAVE HAD THIS WALL FALL DOWN THREE TIMES ALREADY.

HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES GETTING IT FIXED IN THE PAST, UNTIL NOW.

SHE HAS MADE PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, I HAVE MADE PHONE CALLS, EMAILS. IT'S NOT UNTIL WE GOT ON CHANNEL 4 NEWS THAT SOMETHING

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WAS DONE ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHEN I FINALLY GOT SOME CALLS, EMAILS, EVERYBODY WANTED TO TALK TO ME THEN, WHICH I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN GOTTEN TO THAT POINT, YOU KNOW? SIMPLE CALL, SIMPLE EMAILS, I HAVE EVEN SHOWN UP IN PERSON TO TALK TO SOMEONE, DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE. SO, HERE WE ARE, WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS, BUT FEELS LIKE SHE IS GOING TO BE LEFT OUT WITH THIS ENTIRE REPAIRING OF THE WALL. DRIVE-THROUGH ROWLETT, THE DOWNTOWN ROWLETT, YOU WILL SEE IT'S ALL LIT UP, NICE, BEAUTIFUL. YOU DRIVE DOWN DALROCK, IT'S DARK, WALLS KNOCKED DOWN, GAPING HOLES IN PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES.

INAUDIBLE ] SO, I AM HOPING AND PRAYING THAT YOU ALL ARE REALLY GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET SOME PROGRESS DONE WITH THIS, BECAUSE WE ALL NEED THIS. I KNOW LAST NIGHT AT THE MEETING, THE GUYS TALKED ABOUT ASSESSING. WELCOME ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DRIVE DOWN DALROCK AND LOOK AT THE WALL. TO ME, THAT IS ASSESSMENT ENOUGH TO SAY THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. SO, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL WANT TO KEEP ROWLETT LOOKING BEAUTIFUL, SO DO WE, SO WE ARE REALLY PROPOSING THAT YOU GUYS MOVE FORWARD AND LET'S GET THIS DONE. THANK YOU.

>> WANT TO MENTION THAT FOLLOWING LAST NIGHT -- WELL, A COUPLE THINGS, NUMBER ONE, DURING LAST NIGHT'S MEETING, DAVID PRESENTED SOME OPTIONS, THAT IS DAVID'S JOB, IS TO PRESENT US WITH OPTIONS, AND OUR JOB IS TO ASSESS THOSE OPTIONS AND COME BACK WITH OUR FEEDBACK, WHICH WE DID LAST NIGHT. THE FEEDBACK WAS TO INCLUDE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THOSE PROPERTIES IN CERTAIN

AREAS THAT SIT ADJACENT TO -- >>

>> RIGHT, THAT WAS PART OF LAST NIGHT'S DISCUSSION. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN MY OPINION, DAVID TOLD ME AS HIS MEETING WAS STARTING THAT THEY GOT THAT ASSESSMENT STARTING AT TODAY, SO THAT ASSESSMENT IS UNDERWAY AND IS HAPPENING.

>> I MUST HAVE HEARD THE EIGHTH AND THOUGHT YOU SAID TODAY. IT STARTED ON THE EIGHTH, SO IT HAS BEEN GOING FOR A FEW DAYS, SO THE ONLY AMENDMENT THERE WAS TO GET THOSE OTHER PROPERTIES INCLUDED, SO JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT ON THAT SO YOU GUYS -- BECAUSE I KNOW BASICALLY AT EVERY MEETING, WE PROVIDED THE UPDATE LAST NIGHT, BUT THIS WAS JUST A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU ALL, SO THANK YOU.

>> DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE REQUEST TO SPEAK FORMS. WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE

[4. Consent Agenda ]

FROM THE AUDIENCE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS INPUT, KNOWING THAT WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL? NO? ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE EVENING. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR A CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE WILL BE PULLING, SO WE WILL BE PULLING ITEM 4.C. FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND WE WILL NOT BE HEARING ITEM 4.D.

THIS EVENING, THAT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED, THAT WILL BE POSTPONED TO A FUTURE MEETING. SO, DO WE HAVE A REQUEST TO PULL ITEM IN 4.A. OR 4.B. FROM THE AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO REQUESTS, CITY SECRETARY, WHEN YOU READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE?

>> 4.A., CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. 4.B., CONSIDER ACTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET.

>> I SEE A MOTION BY MR. SCHUPP. >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE

ITEMS AS BREAD. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND BY MR. REAVES. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, LET'S CALL THE BOAT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM

[4.C. Consider action approving appointments to boards and commissions. ]

CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 4.C., WHICH WE ARE DOING FOR CONSIDER A -- CONSIDER ACTION TO RATIFY APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS TO THE CITY'S VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. I WAS ASKED TO PULL THIS, AS WE CONSIDER ALL THE APPOINTMENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE, WHO HAPPENS TO BE A FAMILY MEMBER OF ONE OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS, SO I WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPOINT ALL OF THE MEMBERS OR TO RATIFY ALL OF THE MEMBERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR. MARK GIBBS TO THE RESPECTIVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. I SEE A MOTION BY

MR. REAVES. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, MINUS THE ONE WE ARE DOING INDIVIDUALLY.

>> AND A SECOBY MR. SCHUPP. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO

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APPROVE ALL BUT MR. MARK GIBBS TO THE GOLF ADVISORY BOARD, ANY DISCUSSION? MY ONLY COMMENT ON THIS WOULD BE I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY WHO STEPPED UP TO VOLUNTEER, WE HAD AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR, MORE VOLUNTEERS THAN WE WERE ABLE TO POINT TO ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, SO I'M THANKFUL WE HAVE THAT LEVEL OF OUTPOURING FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO IS WANTING TO GET INVOLVED. SO, THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO IF THERE ARE ANY OPENINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FINDING WAYS TO APPOINT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT HAVE APPLIED PREVIOUSLY, SO WE CAN HAVE EVERY VOLUNTEER WHO WANTS TO VOLUNTEER IN OUR CITY ACTIVELY VOLUNTEERING. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? LET'S CALL THE BOAT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, THAT CARRIES BY A VOTE OF 7-0 POINT NOW, WE WILL DO THE SAME ITEM AND WE WILL CONSIDER AN APPOINTMENT TO RATIFY MR. MARK GIBBS TO THE GOLF ADVISORY BOARD. AND I HAVE A MOTION OR I AM WAITING FOR A MOTION. MOTION BY MR. SCHUPP.

>> I MOVE WE ACCEPT MARK GIBBS AS A MEMBER OF THE GOLF ADVISORY

BOARD AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER. >> A VERY GOOD, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MR. BOWERS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL THE BOAT, PLEASE. AND YOU MAY HAVE TO PUSH ABSTAIN ON MR. GIBBS'S SCREEN THERE. ALL RIGHT, AND THAT CARRIES BY A VOTE OF 6-0 WITH ONE ABSTENTION. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MR. GIBBS, APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING OUT FOR THAT. NEXT, AGAIN, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HEAR IT ITEM 4.D. THIS EVENING, THAT ITEM WAS BOLD AND WILL BE CONSIDERED AT A LATER DATE IN JANUARY. MOVING TO ITEM 5.A., ITEM 5.A. WILL ALSO NOT BE HEARD THIS EVENING, THAT ITEM WAS DRAWN BY THE APPLICANT BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE PLAN IN

[5.B. Conduct a public hearing on a request for the approval of major warrants to 1) increase the height of the side yard fence along Eldon Mews and Cathy Court, from four (4) feet to six (6) feet and 2) to replace the wrought iron railing with wood for the side yard fences along Eldon Mews and Cathy Court on an approximately 0.128 acre parcel zoned Form-Based New Neighborhood (FB-NN) District and being located in the Merritt Village Subdivision, being commonly known as 8613 Royal Star Road and more particularly described as Lot 46, Block C of Merritt Village, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas. ]

QUESTION WAS REVISED AND NOW MEETS THE CITY'S CODE, AND THEREFORE DOES NOT NEED TO BE HEARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL. I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT, YES, OKAY, I'M RECEIVING HEAD NODS, THAT IS GOOD. NEXT WE MOVE TO ITEM 5.B., CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF MAJOR WARRANTS TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE CIDER FENCE ALONG ELDON MEWS AND CATHY COURT FROM FOUR TO SIX FEET AND TO REPLACE THE WROUGHT IRON RAILING WITH WOOD FOR THE CIDER FENCES ALONG ELDON MEWS AND CATHY COURT ON AN APPROXIMATELY .128 ACRE PARCEL IS ZONED FOR VISTA NEW NEIGHBORHOOD, FB-NN. MR. DERRICK HALL?

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THE REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT IS TO REQUEST TWO WARRANTS. THE FIRST IS TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF A SIDEBAR DEFENSE LOCATED ALONG ELDON MEWS AND CATHY COURT , AND IT'S FROM FOUR FEET IN HEIGHT TO SIX FEET, AND THE SECOND REQUEST IS TO REPLACE THE TYPE OF OFFENSE, WHICH IS A WROUGHT IRON FENCE RAILING WITH WOOD. BY WAY OF SHARING SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE SITE IS A CORNER LOT AND IT IS LOCATED IN THE MERRITT VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND IT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED AS A COTTAGE LOT, WHICH IS INTENDED FOR A RANGE OF HOUSEHOLD SIZES TO INCLUDE FRESH NEW COUPLES AND SO FORTH AND SO ON. AS MENTIONED, IT IS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME FRONTING A LANDSCAPE OPEN SPACE TO THE EAST, A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH, AND CURRENTLY, THE APPLICANT HAS A FOUR FOOT WROUGHT IRON FENCE LOCATED ON A SIDE STREET -- STREET SIDE YARD, FACING ELDON MEWS AND CATHY COURT. THE PROPOSED SIX-FOOT WOODEN FENCE WOULD BE LOCATED ALONG THE STREET SIDE YARD ADJACENT TO CATHY COURT AND ELDON MEWS IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE ILLUSTRATION HERE, THE PROPOSED WOODEN FENCE WOULD BE A LONG THE INTERSECTIONS OF THOSE TWO STREETS. THE CURRENT ZONING FOR THE PROJECT SITE IS A FORM-BASED CODE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. IT AIMS TO PROMOTE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES BY INTEGRATING WALKABLE LAYOUTS WITH DEDICATED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. WITHIN THE FORM-BASED CODE, THERE IS A SPECIFIC ARTICLE LISTED HERE THAT DESCRIBES THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR FENCES ALONG A SIDE STREET. THE ALLOWED MATERIALS INCLUDE A METAL TICKET FENCE , WHICH IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY EXISTING FOR MOST OF THE SIDE AND REAR YARD. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CHANGE THIS TO A WOODEN FENCE.

THE HEIGHT LIMITATION FOR SIDE STREET FENCES SHOW HAVING A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 42 INCHES WITH POSTS THAT WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 48 INCHES. FOR THIS REQUEST AND FOR THIS WARRANT,

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THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CONSTRUCT A FENCE WITH POSTS UP TO SIX FEET, AND AGAIN, TO CHANGE THE FENCE TYPE TO WOULD.

ARTICLE 1.5.3 OF FORM-BASED CODE HAS SEVERAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR APPROVAL. I WILL JUST BRIEFLY COVER THEM FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IS MAJOR WARRANTS MAY ONLY BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, YOU WILL HEAR LATER THAT THE PNC DID MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS CASE, AND SO, THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN DECIDING ON -- TO CONSIDER THE WARRANTS . THE REQUESTED WARRANT MEETS THE GENERAL INTENT OF BOTH THE FORM-BASED CODE AS DESCRIBED IN THE SECTION STATED THERE, SPECIFIC TO NEW NEIGHBORHOOD .

NUMBER 2, THE REQUESTED WARRANTS WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE AN ATTRACTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT, AND FINALLY, THE REQUESTED WARRANT WILL NOT PROVOKE -- PREVENT THE REALIZATION OF THE OVERALL INTENT OF THE FORM-BASED CODE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT. AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC HEARING, MAJOR WARRANTS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORM-BASED CODE, REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARINGS. NOTICES WERE MAILED, POSTED, AND PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, WITHIN 200 FEET, 33 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT. OUR COURTESY 300 FEET AND AN ADDITIONAL 115 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, AND THESE WERE MAILED ON OCTOBER 31ST. AS OF DECEMBER 12, STAFF HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING FROM THE NOTICES WITHIN 200 FEET, WE HAVE RECEIVED ZERO IN OPPOSITION AND ZERO NEUTRAL, ONE IN FAVOR. AND WITHIN 500 FEET, WE HAVE RECEIVED ONE IN OPPOSITION , FOUR IN FAVOR, AND ZERO NEUTRAL. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE NOVEMBER 11TH MEETING. AND BY A VOTE OF 7-0, P&Z MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE TWO WARRANTS AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT. SO, TONIGHT, AS A RECOMMENDATION, THE GOVERNING BODY MAY APPROVE OF CONDITIONS OR DENY THE WARRANT REQUEST . INAUDIBLE ] AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT AND ALSO HAS A

PRESENTATION. >> QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS

POINT? MR. BRITTON? >>

>> NO, SO WE HAVEN'T REACHED A PUBLIC HEARING YET, BUT IF YOU

HAD QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. >> I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION. WE DID GET AN OPPOSITION EMAIL TODAY, CONCERNED ABOUT THE INFRINGEMENT ON VISIBILITY AS A RESULT OF GOING FROM A WROUGHT IRON FENCE, FOUR FOOT TO A SIX-FOOT WOOD. IS THERE ANY CONCERN THAT WE ARE GOING TO INFRINGE OR IMPACT VISIBILITY AS YOU'RE COMING UP TO THAT STREET AND LOOKING TO THE LEFT OR

WHATEVER. >> SO, AS PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, WE HAVE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS, INCLUDING OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, PRIMARILY CONCERNED ABOUT VISIBILITY AT THESE AREAS. THAT ISSUE DID NOT COME UP AS AN ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO

VISIBILITY. >> OKAY.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION FROM THE APPLICANT.

>> GOOD EVENING. I AM MATTHEW HANSEN, THE HOMEOWNER AT 8613 ROYAL STAR ROAD IN ROWLETT, TEXAS. THERE ARE TWO ACTIVE WARRANT REQUESTS AND PERMIT REQUESTS OUT RIGHT NOW THAT SO FAR HAVE RECEIVED ALL POSITIVE APPROVALS, AS WAS JUST MENTIONED. AND I WILL TRY AND KEEP IT BRIEF, I THINK THIS SHOULD BE QUICK AND I'M JUST GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH WHY I THINK IT IS JUSTIFIED AND THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST. SO, THE JUSTIFICATIONS AND THREE BASES, SECURITY, PRIVACY, AND PRECEDENT. THE MAIN THING HERE IS SECURITY, THE 42 INCH FENCE THAT IS EXISTING, I CAN'T GUARANTEE SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY THAT THEY NEED, SO YOU KNOW, I HAVE GOT A YOUNG DAUGHTER, ANOTHER ON THE WAY, AND I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT SAFETY WITH THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT IS COMING DOWN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NOW. THERE IS TWO LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS GOING ON ON CASTLE AND MERRITT ROAD THAT ARE BRINGING QUITE A FEW MORE TOWNHOMES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE FENCE THAT IS CURRENTLY THERE. SIMILARLY, PRIVACY, MY HOME IT HAS THREE LARGE WINDOWS AND A DOOR WITH A WINDOW THAT

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ALLOWS CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT INTO OUR HOME, SO WE DON'T HAVE GUARANTEED PRIVACY AND CAN ENJOY THE VIEWS OF OUR BACKYARD AND OUR DOWNSTAIRS AREA TO THE EXTENT THAT WE THOUGHT POSSIBLE WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOME. AND LASTLY, I THINK, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, PRECEDENT. THERE WAS ANOTHER WARRANT REQUEST THAT YOU ALL HEARD SEVERAL MONTHS BACK FOR 3108 LANE, I'VE GOT A PICTURE OF THE SITUATION, IT'S THE EXACT SAME WARRANT REQUEST, A LOT IN THE SAME COMMUNITY WITH THE 42 INCH WROUGHT IRON FENCE, THE REQUEST IS TO TEAR IT DOWN AND REPLACE IT WITH A SIX-FOOT CEDAR FENCE, EXACT SAME PURPOSE. HERE IS THE CURRENT EXISTING CONDITIONS TODAY, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSAL IS TO REPLACE ALL OF THAT BLACK 42 INCH FENCE AND EXTEND THE FENCE LINE 20 FEET FORWARD. AND THEN HERE IS THE LOOK AT THE HOME THAT DID HAVE THE EXACT SAME WARRANT REQUEST APPROVED AND CONSTRUCTED. I WOULD JUST COMMENT THAT THIS WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL SEVERAL MONTHS BACK. AND I DO BELIEVE IT HOLDS THE INTENT OF THE FORM-BASED AND ZONING, IT IMPROVES THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOME QUALITY, IT ALLOWS THE INTENT OF WALKING AND DRIVING ACCESS INAUDIBLE ]. SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DO RECOMMEND THAT THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROVAL. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MUCH MORE OF Y'ALL'S TIME WITH THIS, AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO HIT ON, THIS ISN'T GOING TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT MY COMMUNITY.

THIS IS ONLY GOING TO MAKE MY PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE, IT IS GOING TO BE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, AND IT IS GOING TO ALLOW EVERYONE TO WALK AND TRAVEL AS THEY CURRENTLY DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. JUST TO SHOW YOU BIGGER PICTURE, THIS IS WHAT I AM PROPOSING HERE. THIS IS WHAT THE FINISHED PROJECT WILL LOOK LIKE, AND I WILL NOTE, THE ONE PERSON WHO WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS CONSTRUCTION WAS FOR THAT CORNER, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS CORNERED OFF. SO, THAT IS DONE ON PURPOSE TO ACCOUNT FOR A SIDELINE, TO ADHERE TO SIDELINE CODES AT THE INTERSECTION OF AN ALLEY AND A ROAD, YOU NEED A 10 FOOT BY 10 FOOT VISIBILITY TRIANGLE, SO BY INCORPORATING THAT HERE, I THINK WE MITIGATE THE CONCERN OF THE PERSON WHO WAS IN OPPOSITION TO THAT SURVEY. AND THEN HERE IS A BETTER LOOK AT THE PLAN, SO, THE CONSTRUCTION DETAIL -- IT IS OUTLINED THERE, THE SAME AS WHAT WAS PROPOSED AT 3108 BOB LANE ADDRESS, SO I VISIBLY PLEASING CEDAR FENCE THAT DOES IMPROVE THE AESTHETC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE, TO FURTHER ADDRESS THE PERSON WHO WAS IN OPPOSITION IN THE UPPER LEFT OF THE LEARNER, YOU CAN SEE IN THE PLAN, THE 10 FOOT BY 10 FOOT VISIBILITY TRIANGLE TO MITIGATE CONCERNS COMING OUT OF THE ALLEY. AND

THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, SO JUST HANG TIGHT FOR A SECOND HAD QUESTIONS

FOR THE APPLICANT? >> THE REPLACEMENT FENCE THAT YOU ARE PLANNING ON PUTTING UP OR THE WROUGHT IRON FENCE, ARE YOU GOING TO PUT IT IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE AS THE WROUGHT IRON OR ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE IT BACK A COUPLE INCHES OR SO?

>> EXACT SAME LOCATION, I FIGURED THAT WAS THE EASIEST AND MOST QUICKLY APPROVED PATH FORWARD, AND IT WOULD ALSO EXTEND THE FENCE LINE FORWARD TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE BY 20 FEET, BUT WELL WITHIN THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE CONCERNS AT

THE FRONT. >> SO IT'S GOING TO GO ALL THE

WAY TO THE FRONT? >> NO, SIR, IF I GO BACK ONE, YOU SEE THE RED LINE THERE SHOWING 20 FEET BACK SET FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, SO IT IS STILL SET BACK QUITE A WAYS. IT CERTAINLY WOULDN'T GET ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE SITE LINE AT CODE

RESTRICTIONS. >> OKAY.

>> YES, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. YOU REFERENCED THE BOB LANE PROPERTY, WHICH WE DID APPROVE RECENTLY, AND FOR ME, REALLY THE ONLY REASON THAT I APPROVED IT WAS BECAUSE HE HAD A LETTER FROM THE HOA THAT BASICALLY SAID YES, WE ARE GOOD WITH THIS, AND I KNOW MERRITT VILLAGE HAS A CERTAIN LOOK AND IT IS SORT OF DESIGNED TO BE SORT OF CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, THE LARGE WOOD FENCES, YOU CAN MAKE AN ARGUMENT , AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION ON A CORNER LOT, ARE THOSE COMPATIBLE WITH THE OVERALL DESIGN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD? HAVE YOU ASKED THE HOA FOR A LETTER OR HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU A LETTER, SAYING YES, THIS IS FINE FOR US? FOR ME, KIND OF, THIS IS ALMOST A NEIGHBORHOOD -- THIS IS MORE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD QUESTION THAN JUST A STRAIGHT ZONING QUESTION, SO HAVE YOU TALKED TO THEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF DOCUMENTATION THAT SAYS YES, THIS IS FINE, OR KIND OF WHAT IS A PROCESS FOR YOU?

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>> YES, SIR, I MEANT TO MENTION EARLIER, I DO ALREADY HAVE AN

APPROVAL LETTER. >> DO YOU HAVE IT WITH YOU BY

ANY CHANCE? >> I CAN EMAIL IT

>> OKAY, BUT YOU DO HAVE AN APPROVAL LETTER FROM THE HOA

SAYING THEY ARE OKAY WITH THIS? >> YES, SIR, FORMALLY SUBMITTED TO THE ARCHITECT COUNCIL. AND SORRY, IF I CAN MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT, THE FENCE I AM PLANNING TO BUILD, AND MATCHES ALL OF THE OTHER HOMES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO MEET IN THE PART THAT DOES EXIST, SO SINCE I AM A CORNER LOT, I HAVE THE WROUGHT IRON, BUT ALL OF THE HOUSES ON THE BLOCK HAVE THAT SAME STYLE OF

FENCE, SO IT WILL MATCH. >> COUNCIL, OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR, WE MAY CALL YOU BACK UP FOR QUESTIONS, SO IF YOU CAN HANG AROUND, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. GIVE ME ONE MOMENT. WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 5.B. .

I DO HAVE TWO REQUEST TO SPEAK FORMS. THE TWO SPEAKERS I HAVE THIS EVENING ARE DECIDE AND FIGHT OVER WHO GETS TO GO FIRST.

>> HELLO, MY NIECE IS GOING TO BE RIDING HER BIKE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD PRETTY SOON, SORRY, ALLISON, ROWLETT, TEXAS. I HAVE A STRONG OPPOSITION TO ALLOWING TALLER, SOLID WOOD FENCES ON CORNER BASED LOTS WITHIN FORM-BASED CODE NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS MERRITT VILLAGE AND THE HOMESTEAD, AS WELL AS OTHER NEWLY DEVELOPED AREAS GOVERNED BY SIMILAR STANDARDS IN ROWLETT.

THE EXISTING REQUIREMENTS FOR WROUGHT IRON FENCING ON CORNER LOTS WAS NOT CREATED FOR AESTHETICS, IT IS A PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURE. THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE DESIGNED WITH AN ARROW WHERE STREETS AND SMALLER LOTS THAN OLDER PARTS OF THE CITY BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE. AS A RESULT, VISIBILITY AT THESE INTERSECTIONS AND ALLEYS IS ALREADY LIMITED FOR DRIVERS, CYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, CHILDREN, AND EVEN PETS. PETS GET AWAY WHEN THEY ARE ON A LEASH.

INSTALLING TALL WOOD FENCES ON THESE SMALL CORNER LOTS WHEN HOMES ARE BUILT ALMOST ON THE ROAD WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE SIDELINES. THIS CREATES AN INCREASED RISK FOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND POTENTIAL INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS, CHILDREN, AND PETS. THESE ARE PREVENTABLE HAZARDS THAT THE CURRENT CODE WAS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO AVOID THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE PLOTTED AND PERMITTED WITH SAFETY IN MIND BECAUSE OF THE SMALL LOT SIZE AND NARROW STREETS, AND IF BUYERS WANTED A WOOD FENCE, THEY COULD HAVE BOUGHT ANY HOME THAT WAS NOT LOCATED ON A HARD CORNER. ZONING CONFIRMED THAT 3108 BOB WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED IN ERROR. THERE IS ACTUALLY NO STREET OR ALLEY THERE. THAT BACKYARD BACKS UP TO ANOTHER BACKYARD, SO THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT LOCATION. THE FORM-BASED CODE NEIGHBORHOODS FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY THAN LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS IN ROWLETT. APPLYING THE SAME FENCE ALLOWANCES IGNORES CONSTRAINTS AND SAFETY BUILT INTO THE DESIGN. CHANGING THE STANDARD WOULD UNDERMINE THE PURPOSE OF THE CODE AND CREATE PERCEIVABLE SAFETY RISKS FOR RESIDENTS. FOR THESE REASONS, I URGE THE COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON ANY PROPOSAL THAT WOULD ALLOW TALL, SOLID WOOD FENCES ON ANY CORNER LOTS AND CODE BASED NEIGHBORHOODS. IF YOU DO, THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT BEFORE TOO LONG.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MAN. MR.

INAUDIBLE ]? >> DAN FOR ROWLETT, TEXAS. I AM SPEAKING AGAINST THIS FOR THE SAME REASON THAT ALLISON JUST STATED. THIS FOUR FOOT IRON FENCE THAT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AT BOB, AS SOON AS I SAW IT GOING UP, MY SON LIVED DOWN THE STREET, I STARTED CALLING THE CODE DEPARTMENT, EMAILING THE CODE DEPARTMENT. THEY HAD JUST SET THE POLLS. I FINALLY GOT A CALL, HE SAID SOMEBODY AT THE CODE DEPARTMENT DID SOMETHING WRONG AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN APPROVED BEFORE IT WAS APPROVED, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT ANYWAY, WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING A CODE IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FOLLOW THE CODE? IT JUST TURNED INTO THE WILD WILD WEST, EVERYBODY ON THE CORNER LOT AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOW GOING TO WANT A SIX, ANNEXING IT WILL BE AN EIGHT FOOT TALL FENCE. WHERE DOES IT STOP? THANKS.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARINGAT 8:14 P.M. MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM 5.C.. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT YOU WANT TO ASK OF THE STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I SEE A

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MOTION BY MR. BRITTON. DO YOU WANT TO STATE YOUR MOTION?

>> YEAH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE APPROVING MAJOR WARRANTS AND INCREASING THE HEIGHT OF THE SIDE YARD FENCES ALONG ELDON MEWS AND CATHY COURT FROM THE

FOUR FEET TO THE SIX FEET. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE,

DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> IS THAT ALSO TO REPLACE IT

WITH WOOD? >> I'M SORRY, AND ALSO TO REPLACE THE WROUGHT IRON WITH THE SIX FOOT WOOD.

>> SO, I HAVE A MOTION BASICALLY TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS WRITTEN.

>> YES, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT

[5.C. Consider action to adopt an ordinance approving major warrants to 1) increase the height of the side yard fences along Eldon Mews and Cathy Court from four (4) feet to six (6) feet and 2) to replace the wrought iron railing with wood for the side yard fences along Eldon Mews and Cathy Court on an approximately 0.128 acre parcel zoned Form-Based New Neighborhood (FB-NN) District and located in the Merritt Village Subdivision, being commonly known as 8613 Royal Star Road also more particularly described as Lot 46, Block C of Merritt Village, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas. ]

>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY MS. BOWERS? DISCUSSION? MR.

REAVES? >> YEAH, THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY HARD ONE FOR ME, BECAUSE GENERALLY, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS, I THINK PEOPLE -- IF IT DOESN'T AFFECT ANYONE ELSE NEGATIVELY, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT. TO COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP'S POINT, THIS IS TO ME A BIGGER VOTE, IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD VOTE, BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT , SO I KIND OF LOOK AT THAT AS SORT OF LIKE A MARRIAGE BUT WHEN A SPOUSE IS MARRIED TO ANOTHER SPOUSE, THERE MAY BE THINGS THAT SPOUSE WANT TO CHANGE ABOUT THE OTHER SPOUSE. BUT AS LONG AS SHE CHOOSES TO BE MARRIED TO ME, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS SHE CANNOT CHANGE ABOUT ME, AND SO, THAT IS KIND OF THE WAY I LOOK AT IT WHEN YOU BUY A HOUSE AND A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU JUST CAN'T CHANGE, SO JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU MY PERSPECTIVE ON -- I WILL NOT VOTE FOR THIS. I AM NOT TRYING TO SWAY ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S JUST MY OPINION, MY HUMBLE OPINION, AND I MAY HAVE THE WRONG OPINION, BUT IT IS THE OPINION I HOLD AND THAT IS KIND OF THE WAY I LOOK AT THAT, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY REASONING. COUNCIL, OTHER COMMENTS?