Nov 05, 2019 City Council Meetings

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[Call to Order]

>> WE HAVE NEW MICROPHONES GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. SORRY TO GET LOUD.

I APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING HERE TONIGHT. IT IS 7:34 ON NOVEMBER 5TH 2019.

WE ARE IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE A QUORUM.

WE WILL START OUR EVENING OFF WITH OUR INVOCATION WITH PASTOR CLIFF KING WITH NEW HORIZONS VINEYARD. IS PASTOR HERE? NO? MARTHA? WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION.

COUNSEL IF YOU COULD STAND OR IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STAND AT THIS TIME.

>> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE AND TO ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM AS WE CONSIDER THE DECISIONS THAT WE WILL BE MAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED HAND AND PROTECTING AND BLESSING OVER OUR CITY TONIGHT AND ALWAYS.

IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY AMEN EXPECT. >> AMEN.

REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE.

>> NOW FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THESE BE SEATED.

>>> I'M GOING TO CHANGE THE ORDER OF A FEW ITEMS HERE IN OUR PRESENTATION SECTION.

I'M GOING TO START WITH ITEM FIVE SEE AND THEN FIVE BE AND THEN FIVE A AND THEN FIVE DE.

JUST WARNING EVERYBODY. OUR FIRST ITEM IS ITEM FIVE SEE PRESENTATIONS BY CITY STAFF AND

[5C. Presentations by City staff and PFM Investment Advisors on the fourth quarter investment report for September 30, 2019.]

WELCOME, WENDY. >> THANK YOU, MERIT. MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS THE FOURTH QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 302019. OUR INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES FOR OPERATING AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST SAFETY THAN LIQUIDITY TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE CASH FLOW THAT WE NEED AND FINALLY THE RATE OF RETURN. PERFORMANCE MEASURES ARE ESTABLISHED AS SHOWN FOR BOTH SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. THE SHORT-TERM RATE OF RETURN SHOULD RECEIVE THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE RETURN OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN THE LONG TERM WE USE THE ONE TO THREE YEAR TREASURY INDEX AS OUR BENCHMARK.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER INCLUDED A FALLING UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DOWN FROM 3.7 TO 3.5 PERCENT. A FALLING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FROM 3.1 PERCENT TO 2.0 PERCENT, IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX RISING FROM 1.6 PERCENT TO 1.7 PERCENT.

OUR FOLIO SHOWS THAT THE CITY'S INVESTMENTS MET OR EXCEEDED CREDIT QUALITY AND COMPOSITION LIMITS DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2019. ADDITIONALLY, LIQUIDITY WAS MET AT APPROXIMATELY 58 PERCENT OF THE PORTFOLIO WAS LIQUID. TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CITY'S RATE OF RETURN AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES, THE 2018TH GEO BOND HAD A YIELD TO MATURITY OF TO .02 PERCENT, THE 2019 GEO BONDS HAD A YIELD TO MATURITY OF 1.83 PERCENT, THE FULL FUNDS AT 2.45 PERCENT, LONG-TERM AT 2.32, TEXTS PULL AT 2.18 WITH OVERALL WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY TO YIELD OF 1.98 PERCENT. THIS WAS A DECREASE OF 2.06 PERCENT OR EIGHT BASIS POINTS OVER THE LAST QUARTER. THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES WERE POSITIVE, THE PULLED FUNDS RETURN WAS TO .45 PERCENT OUTPERFORMING THE QUARTER BENCHMARK WITH THE LONG-TERM INVESTMENT RETURN OF .5 PERCENT WHICH WAS ON PAR FOR THE QUARTER AND UNDERPERFORMED THE BENCHMARK BY .16 PERCENT FOR THE YEAR. THIS CONCLUDES STAFFS PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION, HOWEVER COME

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OUTLOOK. >> WELCOME, BARRY. >> THANK YOU, WENDY.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AGAIN.

I BELIEVE THIS IS MY SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. GLAD TO BE BACK WITH YOU AGAIN.

WENDY IS PULLING UP OUR REPORT HERE. CAN ADVANCE BY CLICKING? THANK YOU. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS YOUR PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR SEPTEMBE.

THE BEGINNING OF THE REPORT IS A LOT OF WORDS THERE. I ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT READ THAT TO YOU, THANKFULLY. AS WENDY MENTIONED, THE STORAGE FOR THE QUARTER WERE STRONG LABOR NUMBERS GROWTH AND INFLATION. LABOR MARKET IS DOING VERY WELL HERE IN THE UNITED STATES BUT WE ARE PRETTY MUCH AT OUR BEST UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL THAT WE HAVE HAD IN 50 YEARS NOW. GROWTH IS ACTUALLY COME IN FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.

THIS REPORT HAS THE SECOND QUARTER NUMBER. GROWTH FOR THE THIRD QUARTER CAME IN JUST UNDER 2 PERCENT AT 1.9 PERCENT. THAT IS A GRADUAL SLOWDOWN THAT WE HAVE SEEN NOT JUST DOMESTICALLY BUT WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING GLOBALLY.

WE ARE STARTING TO SEE MORE OF THAT DOMESTICALLY. NO BIG SURPRISE THERE.

ON THE INFLATION FRONT, THE INFLATION IS STILL VERY MUTED UNDER 2 PERCENT COMING IN AT ABOUT 1.8 PERCENT. FOR THE QUARTER. HOWEVER WE HAVE HAD THE PAST FEW QUARTERS A DECLINE IN INTEREST RATES THAT YOU WILL SEE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT MATRIX HERE.

WE HAVE FED TWO RATE CUTS PRIOR TO THIS REPORT THIS YEAR BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO HELP STIMULATE GROWTH AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO SLOW DOWN. WE HAVE HAD ONE MORE RATE CUTS SINCE THIS REPORT COMMAS OF THE OVERNIGHT RATES ARE IN THE 1.5 PERCENT TO 1.75 PERCENT RANGE YOU WILL SEE THAT REFLECTED MOST PREVALENTLY IN YOUR TEXT POOL YIELD.

THAT IS BECAUSE OF -- THAT RATE WILL DECLINE A BIT. HOWEVER, ON THE TOP RIGHT YOU WILL SEE THE YIELD CURVE WHICH HAS BEEN INVERTED. INVERSION SIMPLY MEANS THAT THE SHORTER END OF THE YIELD CURVE IS HIGHER THAN THE LONGER AND. WITH THE RATE CUT THAT OCCURRED TWO WEEKS AGO, WE ARE PRETTY MUCH BACK TO A NORMAL YIELD CURVE.

THE SHORTER END OF THE CURVE HAS LOWERED AND THE FURTHER LONGER AND OF THE CURVE HAS CONTINUED TO TREND UPWARDS, SO WE ARE BACK TO A NORMAL SHAPE YIELD CURVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR INTO 2020. LOOKING AT YOUR PORTFOLIO, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ON PAGE 8, SUMMARY OF THE PORTFOLIO LOOKING AT THE END OF JUNE VERSUS THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

FOR THE DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS THAT WE FOCUS ON FOR THE CITY. 2018TH GEO BONDS AS YOU CAN SEE, THOSE HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY SPENT DOWN OVER THE YEAR. WE DO HAVE SOME SECURITIES IN THAT PORTFOLIO, JUST UNDER $1 MILLION. 2019 GEO BOND FUNDS, THOSE CAME OVER THE SUMMER, THOSE HAVE BEEN INVESTED ACCORDING TO CASH FLOWS.

WE WORKED WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH WENDY AND HER STAFF TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD THOSE INVESTED ACCORDING TO WHAT THE PROJECTED CASH FLOWS ARE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.

THE POOLED FUND, THE THIRD LINE ITEM, THAT IS SHORTER FUND TERMS ZERO TO ONE YEAR IT RANGE PART NOT NECESSARILY NEEDED FOR LIQUIDITY, NOT REALLY PART OF THE LONGER-TERM POOLED FUND.

THE LONG-TERM POOLED FUND, THOSE ARE YOUR ONE TO THREE YEAR BENCHMARK FUNDS.

AS WENDY MEANT MENTIONED, WE MANAGED TO THOSE THROUGH THE ONE THROUGH THREE TREASURY BENCHMARK. IN POOLED -- THOSE ARE THE 58 PERCENT.

READILY AVAILABLE FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, PAYROLL, ETC. THROUGH THE CALENDAR YEAR.

THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF THE PORTFOLIO FROM INVESTMENT SECURITY TYPE PERSPECTIVE. THE MANAGED PORTION OF THE FUNDS ARE IN TREASURIES, AGENCIES AND SMALL COMPONENT OF COMMERCIAL PAPER. COMMERCIAL PAPER IS THE ONLY REAL A CREDIT EXPOSURE THAT YOU HAVE IN THE PORTFOLIO. THE REMAINDER OF THE PORTFOLIO IN TREASURIES AND AGENCIES. THE LIQUIDITY FUNDS ARE IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS, OF COURSE THAT IS COLLATERALIZED DEPOSIT IN A BANKING INSTITUTION.

TEXT POOL AAA RATED GOVERNMENT FUND. VERY HIGH CREDIT RATING FOR THE PORTFOLIO. PORTFOLIO MATURITY DISTRIBUTION, PRETTY SPREAD BETWEEN SIX MONTHS GOING OUT TO TWO TO THREE YEARS. AGAIN, THAT IS THE COMBINATION OF THE POOLED FUNDS AS WELL AS THE LONG-TERM POOLED FUNDS. PRETTY NICELY SPREAD AS YOU CAN SEE ACROSS THE BOTTOM FROM SIX MONTHS OUT TO TWO TO THREE YEARS. LOOKING AT THIS LIED ON THE LEFT SIDE, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARTICULAR PERFORMANCE OF THE LONG-TERM POOLED FUND.

THESE ARE THE LONG-TERM CORE ASSETS OF THE CITY WHICH WE SEEK TO MANAGE TO A ONE TO THREE YEAR

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DURATION ARE BASICALLY THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY OF THE PORTFOLIO IS SIMILAR TO DURATION WAS ABOUT 1.65 PERCENT. JUST OVER ONE YEAR AND A HALF. WITH PERFORMANCE ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE IN THE TOP ROW THERE, IN THE MIDDLE COMING IN AT .58 PERCENT.

THAT IS RETURNED, THAT IS -- DON'T EQUATE THAT TO YIELD. IS A DIFFERENT CALCULATION.

PERFORMANCE THAT YOU SEE HERE, RETURN TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE INCOME THAT COMES INTO THE PORTFOLIO AS WELL AS THE UP OR DOWN INCREASE IN THE CHANGE OF VALUE OF THE PORTFOLIO, DEPENDING ON WHAT GOES ON WITH INTEREST RATES. AS YOU CAN SEE IT MATCHES THE BENCHMARK RATE THIS QUARTER CORPORATE DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THE BENCHMARK, SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE MORE. IT DEPENDS ON HOW WE ARE WAITING THE DIFFERENT MATURITIES OF THE PORTFOLIO AND SECURITIZED. PORTFOLIO EARNINGS FOR THE QUARTER ON THE LONG-TERM POOLED FUND CAME IN AT 132,000. AGAIN, THAT IS THE CHANGE IN VALUE PLUS THE INTEREST EARNED THERE. LINE THREE PLUS LINE FIVE.

THE POOLED FUNDS, SAME TYPE OF REPORT HERE. THESE ARE THE ZERO TO ONE YEAR FUNDS. THE DURATION OF THOSE FUNDS IS POINT TO FIVE SO JUST REALLY ABOUT THREE TO FOUR MONTHS THERE, NOT GOING OUT FAR AT ALL. THE LION'S SHARE OF THESE FUNDS IS 75 PERCENT OF THEM ARE IN COMMERCIAL PAPER. THAT IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF CREDIT EXPOSURE THAT YOU HAVE. VERY GOOD PICKUP AND IS ZERO TO ONE YEAR RANGE VERSUS COMPARABLE MATURITY TREASURIES. EARNINGS FOR THAT PORTFOLIO JUST OVER 38,000 FOR THE QUARTER.

I WILL SKIP THROUGH THE FEW REMAINDER SLIDES HERE. PAGE 19, I ALWAYS LIKE TO REVIEW THIS SLIDE WITH COMMITTEES AS WELL AS COUNSEL. WHAT THIS IS, THIS IS A LOOK AT YOUR PORTFOLIO, SECURITY TYPES VERSUS SECURITY TYPE LIMITATIONS WITHIN YOUR INVESTMENT POLICIES.

INVESTMENT POLICY IS ADAPTED UNDER THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT OF TEXAS AND WITHIN THOSE ARE STUDENT CONSTRAINTS AND WE ARE FURTHER GOVERNED BY YOUR LOCAL ADOPTED POLICIES. AS YOU CAN SEE, WELL UNDER THE LIMITS THERE.

THE BLUE BARS INDICATE THE LIMITS IN WHAT THE PORTFOLIO ACTUALLY HAS IN IT.

THE YELLOW BOXES GO OUT TO THE LIMITS THAT ARE ALLOWABLE WITHIN THE POLICY.

ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SECURITY TYPES ARE WELL WITHIN LIMITATIONS OF THE PORTFOLIO.

WELL WITHIN COMPLIANCE. JUST SOME MORE DETAIL THERE AS FAR AS THE INDIVIDUAL TAX AND BREAKDOWNS AMONG THE SECTORS. I BELIEVE THAT IS IT. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT HERE. ANY GENERAL QUESTIONS YOU YOU HAVE ABOUT YOUR PORTFOLIO OR HOW

THE CITY WORKS WITH THE OF THEM. >> COUNSEL COME ANY QUESTIONS? I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS REGULARLY AND QUARTERLY AND WE HAD A MEETING EARLIER TODAY AND WERE ABLE TO ASK DETAILED QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME. ANY QUESTIONS AT THE DAIS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VERY. EVERYBODY ENJOYED THAT OUT THERE [LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHY I DID IT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM FIVE MIGHT BE WHICH IS

[5B. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing November 4-8, 2019 as Municipal Courts Week.]

COUNCILWOMAN BROWN WILL BE PRESENTING THAT. >> I WILL START OUT VERY QUICKLY TO INTRODUCE OUR CHIEF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE, PAMELA LISTON. HERE TO MY LEFT.

WHEN I BEGAN TO CHAIR THE COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, I HAD ALWAYS APPRECIATED THE WORK THAT OUR MUNICIPAL COURT DID EMMA BUT I DIDN'T ACTUALLY REALIZE WHAT A ROCKSTAR WE HAD.

SHE IS HIGHLY ESTEEMED AMONG HER COLLEAGUES AND IS -- HER WORK IS RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE AND NATIONALLY. I'M VERY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE HER TO YOU AND WE ARE VERY

BLESSED TO HAVE JUDGE PAMELA LISTON. >> HUGH MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN.

LET ME REDUCE -- INTRODUCE A THE STAFF APPEAR IN FRONT OF YOU. A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS YEAR, WE REINSTATED THE CITY MARSHALS OFFICE AND WE HAVE CITY MARSHAL BRIAN GRIFFITH WITH US HERE

TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] >> IS A GREAT PRIVILEGE THAT WE HAVE HIM AND WERE PROUD TO HAVE HIM. WE HAVE GIVEN CASE MANAGER

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[APPLAUSE] AND RAVEN RESENTING OUR CLERK STAFF, REBECCA CUNHA.

[APPLAUSE] JUVENILE CASE MANAGER, MARY MARGARET HEALY.

[LAUGHTER] AND ASSOCIATE JUDGE CHRIS KILGORE.

[APPLAUSE] THIS IS A FINE STAFF AND I'M VERY PROUD OF.

WE OPERATE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AND MAINTAIN OUR GOAL AND DEDICATION TO THE IMPARTIAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. WE HAVE BEEN A COURT OF RECORD SINCE 1997. AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT, WE ARE CURRENTLY ON TRACK TO PROCESS ABOUT 11,000 NEWLY FILED CASES A YEAR. WE ISSUE APPROXIMATELY 4300 WARRANTS EVERY YEAR. WE DO APPROXIMATELY 54 EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDERS OUT OF THE COURT, AND WE PROCESS APPROXIMATELY 153 JUVENILE CASES.

WITH A CLEARANCE RATE I AM PROUD TO SAY OF 95.3 PERCENT. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. WE HAVE HAD AN EXCITING 2019. I WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS ASSOCIATION AND THE TEXAS MEDICINAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND WAS ALSO POINTED TO A NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT CREATED AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING MODULE FOR UNDERSTANDING OPERATION OF MISCIBLE COURT AND GOVERNMENT.

I BROUGHT FOR YOU TONIGHT COPIES FOR EACH OF YOU AS THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND WHAT IT WOULD HONOR ME IF YOU TAKE HOME A COPY WITH YOU AND HAVE YOUR VERY OWN POCKET CONSTITUTION.

I ALSO BROUGHT FOR YOU A LITTLE TAB THAT SHOWS YOU WHERE YOU CAN GO TO ACCESS THE MUNICIPAL COURTS MODULE THAT WAS CREATED THROUGH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR COURTS -- STATE COURSE.

I WAS REFERRING TO AND I WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU, MS. HALLMARK, FOR PULLING UP. THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

WHEN YOU GO TO THIS WEBSITE YOU WILL SEE THIS INTERACTIVE LEARNING MODULE AND YOU CAN TAKE THIS TOUR AND IT IS A GREAT WAY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONING OF MUNICIPAL COURT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. HAVE A LITTLE TAB BACK THERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT HOME AND LOOK IT UP. ALSO, OUR COURT DISSIPATED IN AND COMPLETED A STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE MODEL WEBSITE PROJECT IN WHICH WE NOW, THE CITY OF ROUND LET ROWLETT BLISSFUL COURT, IS A MODEL WEBSITE FOR THE REST OF THE STATE AND EVEN IS USED IN SOME WAYS TO MODEL WHAT A GOOD COURT WEBSITE TO LOOK LIKE IN THE NATION. PROUD OF THAT.

JACOB WETZEL, OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR, WAS ADMITTED TO THE INSTITUTE OF COURT MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS AN ADVANCED PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATION OF COURT SERVICES.

I WAS ALSO HONORED TO BE APPOINTED TO EDIT THE BENCH BOOK FOR MENTAL HEALTH WITHIN THE STATE. THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE COMING MONTHS BY THE JUDICIAL COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. AS YOU CAN TELL, WE ARE BUSY DRIVING COURT AND I AM VERY VERY PROUD OF THIS STAFF AND THE WORK THAT WE DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FINE WORK THAT THE COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DOES, -- COUNCILMEMBER, SERVED FOR SOME TIME.

HE JUST. NOW WE HAVE WHITNEY LANING AND THEN WE HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BROWN MATT GRUBISICH THAT ALSO SERVES ON THAT COMMITTEE. WE HAVE BEEN A VERY BUSY COMMITTEE AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY BUSY COURT. I WANT TO READ A PROCLAMATION FOR MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK. WHEREAS, MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTING QUALITY-OF-LIFE IN TEXAS, AND WHEREAS MORE PEOPLE COME IN CONTACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURTS THAN ALL OTHER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED, AND PUBLIC IMPRESSION OF THE TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS LARGELY DEPENDENT ON THE PUBLIC'S EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL COURT, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT HOSTS OF THE ROW THAT MISCIBLE COURT AND STATE LAW AUTHORIZING A MUNICIPALITY TO A POINT MUNICIPAL JUDGES A TERM OF OFFICE, THE THE ROWLETT BLISSFUL COURT IS A STATE COURT AND HIS JUDGES ARE MEMBERS OF THE STATE JUDICIARY.

AND WHEREAS THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ROW ROWLETT BLISSFUL COURT OPERATIONS WERE SET FORTH IN THE TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND OTHER LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS COMMITTED TO THE NOTION THAT OUR LEGAL SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT AN

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[APPLAUSE] >> YOU ALL WANT TO GATHER AROUND TO GET A PICTURE?

>> THANK YOU, MARTHA. >> THANK YOU JUDGE LISTED AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOUR STAFF.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AND THANKS FOR ALL YOUR CONTINUED IMPORTANCE WORK FOR OUR CITY.

[5A. Presentation of Proclamation to Dan Kliess as part of the Rowlett Veterans Recognition Program.]

[LAUGHTER] SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS THE CEREMONY HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE PARTICIPATION BY LAURIE COATES WHO WE WILL HEAR FROM TONIGHT QUILTS OF VALOR.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, THE LAKE RAY HUBBARD DETACHMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, JOHN SALERNO AND THE RADIO SHOW IN THE 99 PERCENT RADIO NETWORK. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS.

NOT ONLY IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT'S, BUT IN OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE BRIAN WILBURN, WHO IS NOT ONLY THE PRESIDENT -- I LOST THE NAME. THIRD WASH. THIRD WATCH.

THE PRESIDENT OF THIRD WATCH BUT IS ALSO NOW AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ROCK.

SO BRIAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME GIVE US SOME SPECIFICS ON THIS FINE A GENTLEMAN THAT WE ARE

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HONORING TONIGHT? >> I KNOW YOU DON'T NORMALLY GO OFF SCRIPT.

>> I'LL WING IT. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DAN, WHO I HAVE KNOWN FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. I THINK VERY HIGHLY OF HIM. HE IS A FINE YOUNG MAN.

HE WAS OBVIOUSLY A STAFF SERGEANT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SERVED FOR A TOTAL OF TEN YEARS. SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 HE DEPLOYED TO IRAQ IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, WHERE HE RAN RECOVERY MISSIONS AND COMBAT SITUATIONS AS A MEMBER OF THE FOURTH STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM. HE TOOK PART IN THE LAST PATROL.

WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK YOU COULD TELL US WHAT THAT WAS. SECOND DEPLOYMENT TOOK PLACE IN 2014, 2015, WHERE HE RAN OPERATIONS FOR CONVOYS. I WILL LET YOU TALK ABOUT THE STUFF THAT YOU DO AT HOME. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THIS BRIEFLY.

AS PART OF THE REASON WHY YOU ARE HERE AND BEING HONORED TONIGHT.

JUST VERY QUICKLY, DURING HIS TIME IN SERVICE IN THREE ARMY COMBINATION METALS, FIVE ARMY ACHIEVEMENT METALS, TWO NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIBBONS , ONE MERITORIOUS UNIT ACCOMMODATION METAL, ONE IRAQI CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE CAMPAIGN STAR, TWO OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBONS, ONE MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND OBSERVERS RIBBON, ONE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL, THREE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT METALS, NATIONAL DEFENSE METAL, ONE ARM SERVICE RIBBON, MECHANICS BAD, DRIVERS BAD, AND ONE EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP BADGE.

HE IN MY OPINION HAD A VERY DISTINGUISHED AND HONORABLE MILITARY CAREER.

FOR ME NOW, WHAT MAKES THIS EVEN BETTER IS I GET TO TALK TO DAN OR TEXT WITH HIM ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS THROUGH THE VETERANS RESOURCE AND OUTREACH CENTER.

WHAT ENDEARS ME TO DAN AND HAS FOR A WHILE IS HIS WILLINGNESS AND DESIRE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. RECENTLY, WE DID A BIG PROJECT FOR DONALD PEARSON IN CONJUNCTION WITH HOME DEPOT FROM, PRETTY AMBITIOUS ONE -- DAN AND ONE OF HIS ARMY BUDDIES THEY WERE UP IN THE ATTIC DOING ONE OF THE HARDER JOBS THAT DAY. SINCE THEN, NOT ONLY DID IT HELP MR. PEARSON, BUT MISSED HER BILL RICE ANOTHER ONE OF OUR HONOREES, HE IS GETTING UP THERE AS WELL. DAN WENT OUT TO HIS HOUSE COME HE DOESN'T THINK ANYBODY NEW ABOUT THAT BUT HE WENT OUT TO BUILD HOUSE AND TOOK CARE OF A COUPLE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR HIM. MORE RECENTLY, HE HAS BEEN CALLING ME AND SAYING, I HAVE SOME WORK IF YOU HAVE SOME VETERANS THAT NEED PART-TIME JOBS.

SOME STUFF TO PUT THEM TOGETHER. WE BEGAN TO FEED PEOPLE AND DAN PUT TO WORK AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF GOOD SUCCESS STORIES SO FAR. AND THEN TO TOP IT OFF, THE OTHER DAY, LAST WEEK HE SENT ME A MESSAGE SAYING THAT AT HIS PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT, HE HAD FIVE OR SIX JOB OPENINGS THERE, LOOKING TO PUT VETS TO WORK. HE SAID IF YOU HAVE ANYBODY COME AND JUST SO HAPPENED THAT WE DID HAVE SOMEBODY, THAT WE WOULD SEND THEM HIS WAY. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S WORKING OUT BUT THE THING IS THAT DAN WANTS -- HE HAS A HEART FOR HELPING VETERANS AND THAT INJURES ME TO HIM. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, BROTHER. WELL-DESERVED.

[APPLAUSE] >> I'M GOING TO READ A PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING FROM SENATOR HALL'S OFFICE AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SPEAK.

WHEREAS THE FREEDOM AND SECURITY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES ENJOY TODAY ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE BLOODSHED CONTINUED VIGILANCE GIVEN BY THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OVER THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT NATION; AND WHEREAS IT IS CALLED MILITARY SERVICE BECAUSE IT IS PUTTING OTHERS FIRST WHILE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY, DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION, PROTECTING THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY AND PAYING THE PRICE OF FREEDOM FOR US ALL; AND WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DO ON THE UNIFORMS OF OUR ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES AND COAST GUARD SACRIFICE TIME WITH THEIR OWN FAMILIES SO THAT WE MIGHT BE SAFE WITH OUR OWN; AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES ARMY STAFF SERGEANT DAN KLEISS SERVED TEN YEARS ACTIVE DUTY RUNNING RECOVERY MISSIONS IN COMBAT SITUATIONS AND OPERATIONS FOR MILITARY CONVOYS; AND WHEREAS DAN RECEIVED SEVERAL SERVICE AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS DURING HIS MILITARY CAREER AND CONTINUED HIS DEDICATION TO THOSE WHO SERVED THROUGHOUT HIS CIVILIAN CAREER; NOW THEREFORE

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>> YOU HAVE DONE A LOT OF INCREDIBLE THINGS. LIKE SHE SAID, I'M LARISSA AND I WOULD STATE SENATOR BOB HALL'S OFFICE AND ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU NOT ONLY FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF OUR ARMED FORCES BUT ALSO AS YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK NOT ONLY TO CIVILIANS BUT ALSO TO YOUR VETERAN COMMUNITY AS A CIVILIAN.

ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY SENATOR WHOLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND WE WILL CALL LORI UP AFTER THAT. COULD YOU CALL YOUR FAMILY UP

AND INTRODUCE THEM AND SAY A FEW WORDS. >> THE WIFE SHOULD BE GIVEN THE SPEECH. SHE DOES THIS REALLY WELL. THIS IS MY WIFE MORGAN.

TALLEST TO SHORTEST WE HAVE GAUGE, DOMINIC AND THE LITTLE ONE APPEAR, CARSON.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BRIAN, THIRD WATCH, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL EVERYONE THAT SHOWED UP.

IS TRULY AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS. EVERY TIME I GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE VETERANS AND EVERYONE AROUND HERE THAT I TRY TO HELP, I DIDN'T DO IT FOR RECOGNITION. I DID IT BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I LIKE TO DO.

IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE FEEL GOOD. THAT'S THE WAY EVERYONE SHOULD BE. ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY.

THANK YOU. GREATLY APPRECIATED. LIKE I SAID, I NEVER EXPECTED TO

BE APPEAR. >> AND BACK AND HE IS HUMBLE. [APPLAUSE]

>> LORI, CAN YOU COME UP? SHE'S STUDYING HER VIDEO. >> THIS IS SO SWEET TO WATCH THESE BOYS. THAT WAS SO SWEET. MY NAME IS LORI COATES ON A VOLUNTEER WITH NATIONAL ACTION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION CALLED COATES A VALID.

IT IS BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 13 YEARS NOW. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE QUILTS OF COMFORT AND HEALING TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY WAR.

IN THE 13 OR SO YEARS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN AROUND, OVER 215,000 QUILTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED AT A VARIETY OF GATHERINGS AND CEREMONIES AND FAMILY RECOGNITIONS COME AT IS A REAL HONOR TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE VETERANS AND ALSO BE ABLE TO DO SOME WORK IN THE COMMUNITY WITH VOLUNTEERS THAT SOMETIMES COME TO HELP ME TOMORROW NIGHT I'M GOING TO A SENIORS CENTER AND SOME LEADERS ARE GOING TO HELP PUT TOGETHER A QUILTS OF VALOR FOR ONE OF THE FUTURE RECIPIENTS. WITH THAT -- WITHOUT FURTHER CHATTERING, I WANT TO GET THIS OUT AND SHOW YOU. WE LIKE TO WRAP OUR VETERANS AND GIVE THEM WHAT WE LIKE TO CALL A QUILTY HUG. SOMETIMES MY KNOTS ARE BETTER THAN I NEED FOR THEM TO BE.

THIS ONE HAS A LITTLE HISTORY TO IT. THIS ONE HAS SOME SIGNATURE BLOCKS ON IT. I WILL SET THIS OUT. THERE IS TEN OR 20 SIGNATURE BLOCKS ON HERE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT DIFFERENT TIMES WILL PUT BLOCKS OUT AND ASKED PEOPLE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PUT A SENTIMENT OF THINGS OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE ON IT.

THERE ARE THOSE THAT ARE ON HERE YOU HAVE TOUCHES OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE. IF I MAY I WOULD LIKE TO WRAP YOU IN THIS THIS IS BEEN AWARDED TO SERGEANT DAN KLEISS [INDISCERNIBLE] [LAUGHTER]

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[APPLAUSE] LET'S GET A PICTURE. >> I HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU ALSO. FOR THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION AWARDED TO SERGEANT DAN KLEISS, U.S. ARMY. ON BEHALF OF QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE FOR THIS NATION, IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE HONOR AND COMFORT UPON YOU THROUGH THE AWARD OF THIS QUOTE TO VALOR PARK THAT WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE DEPTHS OF YOUR SACRIFICE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS A GESTURE OF GRATITUDE FROM A GRATEFUL NATION, WE AWARD YOU THIS CALL TO VALOR PARK. [APPLAUSE]

>> WE KEEP HER VERY BUSY. THANK YOU SERGEANT CLAES AND THANK YOU FAMILY FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND TO ALL OF THE VETERANS OUT THERE.

WE DO HAVE OUR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY CEREMONY THIS CMING MONDAY AT 11 AM AT VETERANS PARK SO I HOPE YOU WILL ALL BE THERE. PLEASE PASS THE WORD AROUND SO WE CAN HAVE A GREAT VETERANS

RECOGNITION ON MONDAY. THANK YOU. >> THERE'S GOING TO BE A

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR HENRI'S ON NOVEMBER 23. >> IT JUST GOT MOVED WORK.

>> AND THE LOCATION? >> OAKS. SAY THE DATE AGAIN SO I CAN

STATE AND THE MICROPHONE. >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> RECOGNITION FOR JOHN PARKER, NOVEMBER 23RD AT THE OAKS IN ROW LET'S FROM TWO TO 4 PM. THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR REMINDING ME. ANYTHING ELSE? YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY. WE HAVE A FEW MORE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO LEAVE AT YOUR PLEASURE.

[5D. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.]

PRESENTING THOSE TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. AS THE MAYOR STATED EARLIER, THE VETERANS DAY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 STARTING AT 11 AM AT VETERANS PARK IN DOWNTOWN ROW LET'S. PLEASE HELP US HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR OUR FREEDOM. REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY OPENE3 NOW FOR WINTER YOUTH BASKETBALL.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AND OTHER PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS, VISIT THE DEPARTMENTS PAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE. THE ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANIMAL SHELTER IS OPENED MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10 AM TO 5 PM AND LOCATED AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET.

TONIGHT WE ARE FEATURING SEVERAL OF THE DOGS AND CATS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

>> ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE LIBRARY. >> ANYBODY SEE THE BLACK CAT ON THE COWBOY GAME? WAS THAT GREAT THIS ARE WHAT? THAT CAT WAS SCARED.

>> ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM OUR LIBRARY. YOU CAN VISIT THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 3900 MAIN STREET. A MAP SHOWING DOWNTOWN PARKING IS ON THE LIBRARY'S MAIN WEBPAGE. ENJOY AN AFTERNOON MOVIE EVERY FRIDAY IN NOVEMBER.

FRIDAY FLICKS BEGIN AT 3:30 PM. BRING THE FAMILY TO THE LIBRARY ON SATURDAYS AT 2 PM FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES AND NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH. MEET WITH OTHER ASPIRING WRITERS ON THURSDAYS AT 6 PM IN THE LIBRARY CAFÉ TO HELP US WRITE A 50,000 WORD MANUSCRIPT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, VISIT THE LIBRARY AT 3500 MAIN STREET

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IT IS FULL OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CITY AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE EVERY FRIDAY AFTER 5 PM. OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE IT SENT DIRECTLY TO YOUR E-MAIL.

STAY UP TO DATE AND KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. REMINDER, E-MAIL YOUR QUESTIONS ON ANY CITY RELATED TOPIC TO ASK THE MAYOR AT ROWLETT.COM. IT CAN BE ANSWERED ON THE FOLLOWING MONTHLY PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT ON ROWLETT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY CITY PROGRAM SERVICES, VISIT ROWLETT.COM OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER.

>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MARGOLIS. COUNCILMAN CHERYL, YOU HAVE

SOMETHING TO ANNOUNCE? >> THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN THE NATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL TAKEBACK AS THEY DO TWICE A YEAR. I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE COLLECTED 13 BOXES OF UNUSED AND UNWANTED DRUGS TOTALING 312 POUNDS.

IT WAS ALL INCINERATED AT THE DEA THAT AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, ROWLETT FOR TURNING IN ALL OF THOSE UNWANTED PRESCRIPTIONS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER CHERYL? ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR CITIZENS INPUT SECTION.

THIS IS A TIME WHEN ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO COUNSEL ON ANY MATTER THEY CAN SPEAK TO COUNSEL FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES. WE CANNOT RESPOND. IS ANYONE GIVEN A CARD FOR CITIZEN INPUT? WHAT ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK GERMAN CITIZENS INPUT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. SEEING NONE WE WILL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

SEEING NONE, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. >> 78, PROVING MINUTES, 7 BE, RESOLUTION FOR A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE; 7C, A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE THIRD YEAR PAYMENT OF THE CITY'S THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE SOFTWARE VENDOR; 7D COME A RESOLUTION FOR THREE YEAR AGREEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE; 7E A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS; 7F A RESOLUTION OR AWARDING THE SECOND RENEWAL TO THE ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR CONCRETE REPAIRS; 7G A RESOLUTION EXECUTING A PURCHASE ORDER WITH GT DISTRIBUTORS INC.; SEVEN HA RESOLUTION TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE IMPACT FEET UPDATE STUDY. 7I A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE

MAYOR TO EXECUTE A FACILITY AGREEMENT. >> THANK YOU, LORA CLARK CAN I

HEAR A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER MARGOLIS? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO

APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS READ. >> A SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER

SHARON. >> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

AT THOSE ITEMS PASSED

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.