[ Board of Adjustment -- Regular Meeting]
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TO ORDER. TIME IS 6:32. PRIOR TO BEGINNING TONIGHT'S AGENDA EXECUTIVE ORDER TO REARRANGE THE MINUTES FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING AS WE NEED TO VOTE ON MEMBERS, VICE CHAIR&CHAIR, BEFORE WE CAN CONDUCT ANY FORM OF BUSINESS. AT THIS TIME WE ARE JUMPING UP TO MOVE THE ACTION ITEM 4, 4A, 4B, AND 4C, TO THE TOP OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA. FOR ITEM 4A WE WILL CONDUCT OATH OF OFFICE TO THE NEWLY AND APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. COMMUNITY DIRECTOR, DEREK HALL, WHENEVER WE HAVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE, SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN KNOW, FOR THOSE NEW MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN APPOINTED, EITHER AS REGULAR MEMBERS OR ALTERNATES, MAY YOU PLEASE STAND, AND THEN WE WILL READ THE OATH OF OFFICE. AS WE READ THROUGH THE OATH OF OFFICE, YOU NEED TO HAVE A COPY, I WILL SHARE WITH ONE YOU AND/OR MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ONE TO READ. BUT THEN THERE IS A PLACE WHERE YOU WILL INSERT YOUR SO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE NOT SITTING. OKAY. SO, IF YOU WOULD REPEAT AFTER ME AND THEN WE CAN GO THROUGH THE OATH. IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY
OF-- >> IN THE NAME AND BY THE
AUTHORITY OF-- >> THE STATE OF TEXAS--
>> I AM ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO
>> STATE YOUR NAME. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR >> OR AFFIRM
>> OR AFFIRM >> THAT I WILL FATEFULLY EXECUTE
THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. >> EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE
OFFICE-- >> OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF
THE CITY OF ROWLETT. >> AT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AT
THE CITY OF ROWLETT. >> AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.
>> AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY
ABILITY-- >> AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY
ABILITY-- >> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND
THE CONSTITUTION-- >> PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND
THE CONSTITUTION-- >> IN LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE, SO HELP ME, GOD.
>> IN LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE, SO HELP ME, GOD.
>> SO NOW, THIS CONCLUDES OR OATH OF OFFICE. EACH MEMBER HERE WILL NEED TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT AND WE HAVE OUR NOTARY HERE THAT WILL NOTARIZE YOUR SIGNATURE. MR. CHAIR, THIS CONCLUDES THE OATH OF OFFICE. WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE REGULAR ORDER OF
BUSINESS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS THAT COMPLETES ACTION 4A, 4B, THE ELECTION OF A CHAIR, FOR A ONE-TERM LIMIT. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN TO THE BOARD MEMBERS TO ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO POTENTIALLY APPOINT ANYBODY AS A CHAIR, OR THEY WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT THEMSELVES, THEN WE CAN VOTE ON ANYBODY TO TAKE THEIR ONE-TERM LIMIT.
>> MR. CHAIR, BEFORE WE DO THAT, IT MIGHT BE PRUDENT FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE OUR NEWELLY ELECTED OFFICERS TO MAYBE DO A GENERAL INTRODUCTION.
>> ELECTED OFFICERS? ARE YOU TALKING THE NEW MEMBERS?
>> YES, JUST THE NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD, MAYBE WE WILL TAKE A MOMENT TO ALLOW THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN DO THAT. WE CAN START LEFT END.
>> CLICK THAT. TURN THE MICROPHONE ON.
>> MY NAME IS KENDALL PADEN, I DO RISK MANAGEMENT. I HAVE BEEN IN THE CITY LITTLE OVER TEN YEARS NOW AND WANTED TO BE PART OF WHAT THE CITY IS DOING AND GIVE BACK AND GROWTH WITH THE
CITY. >> MY NAME IS XFB GAVIN SCHULTZ, I LIVED IN ROWLETT OVER 40 YEARS, I WORK ALSO HERE IN ROWLETT, FOR A CONCRETE COMPANY HERE, AND I AM INTERESTED IN WHERE THE CITY IS GOING IN THE FUTURE.
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>> I AM LARRY TUCKER, LIVED IN AROWLETT OVER 40 YEARS AND MOVED FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. I AM RETIRED, AND I
>> YEP. >> GREG HORMAN, LIVED IN ROWLETT OVER 40 YEARS AND MY BACKGROUND SALES, MARKETING, ENTERPRISE CONSULTANT. I AM SEMI RETIRED AT THIS TIME.
>> THAT IS ALL THE NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBERS TO THE BOARD.
WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING THE BOARD AND WE HOPE TO HAVE A GOOD YEAR COMING UP AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER BOARDS, AND FOR THOSE THIS IS YOUR FIRST BOARD, IT IS GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW BOARDS AND THE CITY OPERATES. WE WELCOME YOU, APPRECIATE IT.
>>> NOW THAT WE HAVE HEARD THE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBER'S NAMES AND APPOINTMENTS, AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN UP GENERAL DISCUSSION TO SEE IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO BE APPOINTED OR NOMINATE SOMEBODY TO BE APPOINTED AS CHAIR AT THIS TIME.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE JOSHUA HUGHES TO BE CHAIR.
>> SECOND. >> I WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
I KNOW NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO SUBMIT THEIR NAME FOR APPOINTMENT OR ANYTHING? NO? ALL RIGHT. IN THAT CASE WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE APPOINTMENT ON MYSELF, JOSHUA HUGHES, AS CHAIR FOR ONE TERM FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT.
>> WE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE VOTING ON THE SYSTEM, SO IF WE COULD DO A HAND VOTE FOR CLARIFICATION, JUST CAN WE KNOW WHO MOTIONED AND WHO SECONDED THE MOTION?
>> I MOTIONED. >> GOT IT. OKAY. EXCELLENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> AT THIS TIME WE WILL DO A HAND VOTE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOTE ON MYSELF BECOMING CHAIR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> AYES. ALL RIGHT. AYES HAVE IT AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.
NOW THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED A.M. ACTION ITEM 4B, 4C IS ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR FOR ONE TERM LIMIT FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT.
>> I WILL DO IT. >> I WAS LIKE-- I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, JOHN, IF YOU WANTED TO. IN THAT CASE I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT JOHN DOUGHERTY AS VICE CHAIR FOR THE BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENTS. >> I WILL SECOND IT.
>> SECONDED BY CHRIS BARBER. AT THIS TIME WE WILL VOTE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHN AS VOICE CHAIR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT CHAIR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND SAY AYE.
>> AYES HAVE IT, IT IS UNANIMOUS.
>> NOW THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED THE ACTION IEM 4A, 4B, AND 4C, WE WILL GO BACK TO REGULAR ORD FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR CITY OF ROWLETT FOR TODAY AND GO TO THE CITIZEN'S INPUT. IF THERE IS ANY CITIZENS AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND TALK FOR THREE MINUTES, YOU CAN HAVE AUDIENCE FOR ANY TOPIC, NO ACTION CAN BE USED BY THE BOARD DURING CITIZEN'S INPUT. HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTHING? IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE CITIZENS PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS, WE WILL CLOSE INPUT AND ACTION ITEM 3, CONSENT AGENDA TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING THAT OCCURRED NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025 DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS THEY ARE WRITTEN?
>> I BELIEVE THERE WERE CORRECTIONS WE NEED TO MAKE TO
THE MINUTES TO APPROVE THEM. >> THAT IS CORRECT. ON THE MINUTES, IT STATES TIME AGAIN 6:00 P.M., CALL TO ORDER WAS STATED 6:31, WE NEED TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION AS WELL, UNDER ABSENTEES WE HAD ALTERNATE, ADAM MORTIFY, AT THE TIME WAS NOT PRESENT, HOWEVER HE WAS PRESENT DURING THE MEETING. WE NEED TO MAKE THE CORRECTION AS A PRESENT MEMBER. IF THERE WAS ANYBODY ELSE HERE PRESENT DURING THAT MEETING THAT NOTICED ISSUES WITH THE MINUTES THAT WE NEED TO CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. IN THAT CASE, WE WILL GO BACK TO LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS THEY HAVE BEEN STATED AS NEEDING CORRECTED.
>> SO MOVED. >> MOVED. SECOND?
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>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. SECOND.
>> MOVED BY JOHN DAUGHTERY, SECONDED BY CHRIS BARBER. AT THIS TIME WE WILL GO TO A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
I WOULD LIKE TO STATE IF ANY OF THE NEW MEMBERS THAT WEREN'T HERE DURING THAT MEETING, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ABSTAIN, THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE AS YOU WEREN'T HERE TO VERIFY THE MINUTES ARE CORRECT. SO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ABSTAIN NOW, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. OKAY. LIKE TO ABSTAIN? ALL RIGHT. AT THAT POINT IN TIME IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE JUST FOUR MEMBERS UP HERE ON THE BOARD, MYSELF, JOHN, CHRIS, AND ADAM THAT WILL BE VOTING ON IT. AT THIS TIME, SINCE I THINK WE HAVE TECHNICING ISSUES WE WILL RAISE HAND AND SAY AYE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS THEY STATED AS NEEDING CORRECTED.
>>> I BELIEVE THERE ARE NO OTHER ACTION ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. WE HAVE COMPLETED IT WITH THE CHANGES TO THE ORDER.
IN THAT CASE, I WOULD MOVE TO ADJOURNMENT. I HAVE A MOTION.
>> SECONDED. ALL RIGHT. IN THAT CASE, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO OBJECT TO IT, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. IF NOT, WE WILL
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.