Apr 07, 2026 City Council Meetings

[1. Call to Order ]

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>> GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S MEETING OF THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL IT'S TUESDAY APRIL SEVENTH7:26. WE GOT QUORUM PRESENT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS PRIOR TO THE MEETING WE DO OPEN WITH AN INDICATION AND TEN CONDUCTING TONIGHT'S INDICATION IS COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE BRITTON. I INVITE YOU TO STAND WITH ME IN

THAT INVOCATION. >> PLEASE PRAY WITH ME.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST WANT TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE. YOU ARE A GOD WHO LOVES US.

YOU ARE GOD WHO GIVES US GRACE AND MERCY.

AND FATHER, WHERE WE DON'T DESERVE IT, YOU ARE THERE, SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT, FATHER. WE PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOU WILL BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT AS WE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF OUR CITY. WE PRAY, FATHER, FOR THOSE ITEMS THAT WE WILL LISTEN TO AND HAVE DIALOG ON.

WE PRAY FATHER THAT YOU WILL GIVE US WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT THAT WE WILL REACH THE BEST DECISION THAT BRINGS THE BEST BENEFIT TO OUR CITIZENS. AS ALWAYS, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, ARE FIREFIGHTERS, ARE POLICE OFFICERS, OUR EMTS AND WE THANK YOU AND PRAY THAT YOU PROTECT THEM AS THEY PROTECT US. AND FATHER, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US. WE ASK YOU THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON'S PRECIOUS NAME. AMEN.

>> THANK YOU MR. MIKE BRITTON. PLEASE JOINING IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND NOW THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TAXES ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU, PLEASE BE SEATED.

[2.A. Proclamation recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week as April 12-18, 2026.]

OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS OUR PRESENTATIONS.

OUR FIRST ITEM IS ITEM TO AID A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELE- COMMUNICATORS IS APRIL 16TH 2026 AND I WILL MAKE THAT PROCLAMATION.

I WANT TO INVITE ANYONE WHO IS HERE FOR THAT PROCLAMATION TO PLEASE COME ON DOWN TO THE FR FRONT.

JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER]

>> ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES NATIONWIDE RECOGNIZE THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF TELE- COMMUNICATORS OR COMMUNICATION OFFICERS WHO UTILIZE TELEPHONE, RADIOS, COMPUTERS, AND TECHNICAL SKILLS TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE SERVICES, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FIELD PERSONNEL. EACH YEAR, THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF APRIL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVICE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS. IN 1991, CONGRESS PER CLAIMED IT IS A WEEK OF RECOGNITION. AS IN MOST COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUTE OCCASION OFFICERS ARE THE VOICE OF 911. THERE THE FIRST PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS WEEKS TO DURING A CRISIS.

COMMUNICATION OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED SPECIALIST CAPABLE QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY GETTING CITIZENS THE NECESSARY POLICE, FIRE, OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

COMMUNICATION OFFICERS WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AND ARE CRITICAL TO THE POLICING FIRE TEAM.

THEY ARE ON DUTY 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 306 TO FIVE DAYS PER YEAR PROVIDING RAPID ACCESS TO POLICE AND FIRES SERVICES AND A CALM REASSURING VOICE TO DISTRESSED CITIZENS.

THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AT THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND ITS CITIZENS ARE FORTUNATE TO BE SERVED BY SUCH PROFESSIONALS AND IT'S AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THEIR SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY BY DEDICATING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK AS APRIL 12-18, 2026. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS AS WELL AS MANY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HERE. THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO ALWAYS MEET YOU ON YOUR WORST DAY. THEY NEVER MEET YOU ON YOUR BEST DAY. THEY ALWAYS MEET YOU ON YOUR WORST DAY AND THAT IS SO DIFFICULT AND SUCH A DIFFICULT JOB. I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CHIEF LAUNCHER HAS SOME WORDS TO SHARE. I HAVE TO KEEP CRANING MY NECK BACK THERE. ARE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME AND THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PEMEX IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROTECTION OF PROPERTY AND WHEREAS, THE SAFETY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND RESIDENTS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED BY CALLERS WHO TELEPHONE THE CITY OF ROWLETT POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES COMMUNICATION CENTER AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY COMING OCCASION OFFICERS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY

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NOW THEREFORE I, JEFF WINGET MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK AS APRIL 12-18, 2026 IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY SAFE AND ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE HARD WORK OF THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS. AND I WILL DO THAT BY STANDING AND APPLAUDING, SO LET'S DO THAT.

[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SPECIAL WEEK EVERY YEAR.

THIS TEAM, THEY GO ALL OUT. THIS WEEK IS KIND OF A LEGENDARY WEEK AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS EACH AND EVERY YEAR. I WOULD LOVE TO SAY A FEW WORDS BECAUSE OUR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS, THEY HAVE AN INCREDIBLE ROLE IN THE CITY TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENRY.

IT'S AN HONOR TO STAND HERE TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN THE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE AS THE VOICE OF 911 IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND ROWLETT, ARGUMENT OCCASION OFFICERS ARE WHAT I CALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY ARE THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WHEN SOMEONE IS EXPERIENCING CRISIS.

THEY ARE STUDY VOICE AND THE OTHER END OF A LINE WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE IN YOUR LIFE FEELS UNCERTAIN.

BEFORE POLICE, FIRE, EMS ARRIVED ITS OUR DISPATCHERS WERE GATHERING CRITICAL INFORMATION PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING INSTRUCTIONS AND SETTING THE TONE FOR THE ENTIRE RESPONSE OF THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. THIS WORK REQUIRES AN INCREDIBLE LEVEL OF COMPOSURE, COMPASSION, PATIENTS, FOR SURE.

THEY HEAR PEOPLE ON SOME OF THEIR WORST DAYS AND LIVES AND THEY REMAIN FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL AND COMMITTED TO HOW THEY HELP OTHERS. WHAT MAKES IT CHALLENGING IS THAT THEY RARELY GET CLOSURE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT GET DISCUSSED A LOT BECAUSE THEY RESPOND TO THE SCENE.

THEY ALSO DON'T SELAH SITUATION ENDS ARE ULTIMATELY THE RESOLUTION WAS. SO THEY CARRY AWAY THOSE CALLS WITHOUT ALWAYS KNOWING THE OUTCOME AND THEN THE ANSWER THE NEXT CALL INTO IT IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

THEY WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AS THE MAYOR MENTION 24/7 306 D5 AND ARE ESSENTIAL TO EVERYTHING WE DO AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

SYMP LIEPERT, WE CANNOT DO OUR JOBS WITHOUT THEM.

I'M INCREDIBLE PROUD OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND THEY REPRESENT TRULY THE BEST OF OUR PROFESSION AND OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE FOR ALL.

IT'S MY WRECKED MENTATION TO SUPPORT THEIR SERVICE AND RECOGNIZE BOCK NATION APR APRIL 12TH THROUGH APRIL 18TH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TILLER COMMUNICATORS WEEK.

BEFORE WE DO ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT THE MUNICATION SAFETY OFFICER FOR A FEW WORDS.

>> ON BEHALF OF DISPATCH, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR CHIEFS FIRE, ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING, WE DON'T ALWAYS GET A LOT OF RECOGNITION. WE ARE THE ONES IN THE ROOM THAT NO ONE EVER SEES SO RECOGNITION IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE USED TO.

TC WEEK, EVERYONE SHOWS US EXACTLY WHAT THEY THINK AND HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT US AND IT'S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR US THOUGH THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR FOR THE PROCLAMATION TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO BECAUSE WE DO GET A HUGE OUTPOURING FROM THE CITIZENS AND WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

TO ME IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING HOW YOU ALL CAN BRING CALMNESS OUT OF CHAOS NUMBER 1. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

SOMETIMES YOU ALL PUT UP WITH US WE MAY BE WE ARE NOT ALWAYS THE NICEST ON THE OTHER SIDE, SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

AND MORE SO THAN ANYTHING, I CAN SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT KNOWING YOU WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR MY GUYS AND THE CALLS THAT THEY ARE ON. SO APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.

[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER]

[2.B. Proclamation recognizing National Library Week as April 19-25, 2026. ]

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APPEAR AS WELL. >> ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW THE LIBRARY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD AND ESPECIALLY OUR ROWLETT LIBRARY BECAUSE IT IS STAFFED WITH SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVED AS A VITAL ENGINE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT POSTING 282 PROGRAMMES WITH OVER 10,000 ATTENDEES AND HAVING OVER 130,000 VISITORS. WHILE TECHNOLOGY AND READING HABITS EVOLVE, THE LIBRARY REMAINS THE COMMUNITIES LIVING ROOM. THE CORNERSTONE FOR EARLY LITERACY, STUDENT EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.

SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ OUR PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS LIBRARIES OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS LEARN NEW SKILLS AND PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE ON LIFE'S JOURNEYS AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES HAVE LONG SERVED AS TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS STRIVING TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, CREED, ABILITY OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS WHEREAS LIBRARIES ADAPT TO THE EVER-CHANGING NEED OF THEIR COMMUNITIES BELLA PAYING AND EXPANDING COLLECTIONS, PROGRAMMES, AND SERVICES THAT ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE POPULATIONS THEY DESERVE WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE PLACES THAT PROMOTE A SENSE OF LOCAL CONNECTION ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SHARED COMMUNITY GOALS. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR JOBSEEKERS, ONTO MANURES AND SMALL BUSINESSES THUS CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOCAL PROSPERITY AND GROWTH.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE TREASURED INSTITUTIONS, THAT IS TRUE, A TREASURED INSTITUTION THAT PRESERVE OUR COLLECTIVE HERITAGE AND KNOWLEDGE SAFEGUARDING BOTH PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC GOOD.

AND FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTIONS IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES WORKING TO IMPROVE SOCIETY, PROTECT THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND LITERACY AND PROMOTE THE FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS FOR ALL.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS FOR SURE, LIBRARY WORKERS ARE JOINING LIBRARY SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.

ON BEHALF OF MAYOR JEFF WINGET AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH 2026.

DURING THIS WEEK, I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT THEIR LIBRARY, CELEBRATE THE ADVENTURES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY UNLOCK FOR US EVERY DAY.

[APPLAUSE] >> I FIRST WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THINK LIBRARY STAFF FOR ALL OF THE AMAZING STUFF THAT THEY DO IN THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE.

ROWLETT LIBRARIES MISSION TRANSCENDS MANAGING JUST A COLLECTION OF BOOKS OR HOSTING EVENTS.

WE STRIVE TO WEAVE OURSELVES INTO THE HEART OF THIS COMMUNITY. THIS WORK IS ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH THE STEADFAST SUPPORT BY PATIENTS AS PATRONS, THE CITY COUNCIL AND TH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND OUR FELLOW CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE ARE HONORED TO CHAMPION YOUR JOURNEY OF GROWTH AND LIFELONG DISCOVERY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOUR LITERACY NEEDS AND I ASKED THAT ALL OF YOU PLEASE TRY TO EMPHASIZE TO ANYONE WITH YOUR CIRCLE -- IN YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE HOW IMPORTANT THE LIBRARY IS.

IF YOU HAVE KIDS, -- OR IF THEY HAVE KIDS, MAKE SURE THEIR KIDS

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[APPLAUSE] >> I REMEMBER MY MOM CHECKED OUT PAINTINGS FOR ME TO LOOK OUT WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.

[2.C. Proclamation recognizing the month of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.]

>> THANK YOU TO OUR LIBRARY STAFF ARE BEING HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 2.C.

PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. IT LET ME GET THAT TITLE RIGHT.

AND COUNCILMEMBER MIKE BRITTON WILL BE PROVIDING THAT PROCLAMATION AND I INVITE ANYONE WHO IS HERE ON EITHER -- ON BEHALF OF EITHER THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OR ANYONE ELSE WHO IS A PART OF PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES

TO COME ON UP. >> HELLO.

IT IS MY PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO DO THAT.

I'M GLAD TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT HERE.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FIRST.

NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IS OBSERVED EVERY APRIL TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE SERIOUS ISSUE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. IT SERVES AS A TIME FOR COMMUNITIES TO REFLECT ON THE STEPS WE TAKE TO PROTECT CHILDREN, PROMOTE HEALTHY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, AND PREVENT AB ABUSE. ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION ON CHILD SAFETY AND OTHER RESOURCES TO PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND PROFESSIONALS.

THE CITY OF ROWLETT HAS LONG BEEN CREATE -- COMMITTED TO CREATING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN. IN RECOGNIZING THIS IMPORTANT MONTH, WE ALIGN OURSELVES WITH THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND FOSTERING ENVIRONMENT -- AND FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE CHILDREN COULD THRIVE.

BEFORE I DO THE PROCLAMATION I WILL INVITE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE APPEAR TO HAVE COMMENTS. I INVITE SHARON CHAPMAN TO SAY A FEW WORDS. WE HAVE KENDRA CULPEPPER RDA IF YOU WANT TO SAY AND PEOPLE FROM THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER.

>> AWESOME. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMOS -- MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SHARON CHAPMAN.

I'M PROUD TO BE HERE TO BE REPRESENTING LONE STAR CASO WHERE I'VE SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.

IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS BOTH AN ADVOCATE AND A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.

APRIL IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.

THE TIME TO RAISE AWARENESS AND REMIND US THAT PROTECTING CHILDREN IS A RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE ALL SHARE.

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT HAPPENS IN EVERY COMMUNITY INCLUDING OURS AND ROWLETT. BEHIND EVERY CASE IS A CHILD WHO NEED SAFETY, STABILITY AND SOMEONE TO STAND UP FOR THEM.

THAT IS WHEN CASA COMES IN. VOLUNTEERS ARE TRAINED COMMUNITY MEMBERS APPOINTED BY JUDGES TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN IN THE CHILD CARE SYSTEMS ENSURING THAT EACH CHILD'S VOICE IS HEARD AND THEIR BEST INTEREST REMAINS A PRIORITY.

EACH YEAR, CASA VOLUNTEERS HELPED HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDING ADVOCACY, STABILITY AND HELP WHEN THEY NEED IT THE MOST.

BUT PREVENTION DOES NOT START HERE, IT STARTS WITH AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE WILLING TO TAKE ACTION.

SO TONIGHT I INVITE OUR COMMUNITY TO BE A PART OF OUR SOLUTION, WHETHER BY LEARNING MORE, VOLUNTEERING OR SIMPLY BEING A VOICE FOR A CHILD IN NEED.

ON BEHALF OF LONE STAR CASA, THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND FOR STANDING WITH US AND PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> MY NAME IS PATRICIA AND I AM HONORED TO SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER FOR ROWLETT COUNTY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THIS RECOGNITION. THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IS UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO WORK WITH PARTNER AGENCIES LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CPS WHO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION OF A CRIME AGAINST A CHILD. AND IN DOING SO AND BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY, WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CPS PARTNERS WE ARE ABLE TO HELP REDUCE ANY BARRIERS TO OUTCRIES BY CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE. WE HAVE HELPED MINIMIZED.

[INAUDIBLE] AND HELP THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS BY WORKING TOGETHER PART OF OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN ADDITION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CPS ARE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN OUR COMMUNITY, ARE SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM AND OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AS WELL AS A WHOLE HOST OF HIGHLY EDUCATED AND TRAINS TRAINED PROFESSIONALS AT THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER. WE HEIGHTEN AWARENESS IN THE MONTH OF APRIL WHILE APRIL IS NATIONALLY KNOWN WHERE CHILD ABUSE WITNESS AND PREVENTION MONTH.

THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER PLACES A HEIGHTENED FOCUS ON

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[APPLAUSE] >> IT EVENING EVERYONE, MY NAME IS CULPEPPER AND I'M THE ROCKWELL COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PROUD TO STAND BEFORE YOU IN THAT CAPACITY.

AND I LOVE THIS MONTH, THE FACT THAT WE STAND TOGETHER IN A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TALKING ABOUT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE FACT OF WHAT WE ARE DOING TO NOT ONLY PREVENT THAT, BUT AS CHIEF DENNING AND I CAN ATTEST BACK WHAT ACTIONS ARE TAKEN AFTER THE HORRIBLE ACT OCCURS AND WE NEED TO STEP IN. I CAN TELL YOU THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ARE INCREDIBLY STEADFAST IN THIS AREA. AT THE D.A.'S OFFICE WE HAVE AN ENTIRE DIVISION DEDICATED TO CHILD ABUSE CASES.

AND I KNOW WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN WE NEED TO STEP IN AND MAKE SURE THAT THE BAD GUYS GET THE JUSTICE THAT THEY DESERVED BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WITH THE JUSTICE THAT THEY DESERVE.

LEAD IS AND GENTLEMEN I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE AND REINTRODUCE YOU TO A GENTLEMAN THAT REINTRODUCES -- REPRESENTS THE CITY OF ROWLETT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, LET ME THANK MAYOR JEFF WINGET AND THE ENTIRE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF MICHAEL SCHUPP FOR BRING AWARENESS TO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION.

STANDING UP WITH US IN THAT COLLABORATIVE APPROACH AND REMINDING CHILDREN THAT THEY ARE VALUED EVERY DAY.

SO WITH THAT, LET ME INTRODUCE CHIEF DENNING WE HAVE A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH AND REPRESENTS THE CITY OF ROWLETT.

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. AND I WILL JUST SAY THIS.

SHE ALLUDED TO IT, BUT THE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP AND EVERY THING WE DO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS KEY.

THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE AT THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER ARE DETECTIVES THAT WORK TIRELESSLY ON SOME VERY DIFFICULT CASES AND COLLABORATION OF COURSE BECAUSE OF HER TEAM WE ARE ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE TO JUSTICE WHO OTHERWISE WOULD SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND ALL THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR WHAT THEY DO IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE DETECTIVES AND THERE IS AN INCIDENT, IT'S A PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES LOOKING TO GET JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS AND PROVIDE RELIEF WHO HAVE ENDURED TERRIBLE CRIMES.

ONCE AGAIN HAD TO YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

[APPLAUSE] >> I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION.

BUT FIRST, IN OUR PLACE, WE ARE ALWAYS BLUE.

THAT'S WHY I'M BLUE TONIGHT. >> THAT'S EVEN BLUE.

>> THAT IS EVEN BLUE. ALL RIGHT.

WHERE CHILD ABUSE IS A SERIOUS AND PERVASIVE ISSUE AFFECTING CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, RACES, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT RECOGNIZES THAT EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO GROW UP IN A SAFE SUPPORTIVE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM AND WHEREAS APRIL IS RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, THE TIME TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF CHILD ABUSE, PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND PROMOTE INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION IN PREVENTING ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND WHEREAS, PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE REQUIRES A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT ACKNOWLEDGES THE WORK OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF ROCKWELL COUNTY, ROCKWELL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES THE RAINBOW ROOM, LONE STAR CASA AND MANY OTHERS WHO DEDICATE THEIR TIME

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[APPLAUSE] >> I THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO. BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY. BUT IF YOU GET US CONFUSED WITH ROCKWELL, I UNDERSTAND. BOTH MAYOR MCCALLUM AND I ARE PRETTY GOOD-LOOKING SO I CAN SEAL THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

>> I WILL TELL HIM YOU SAID T THAT.

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

>> IT'S JUST THE GLASSES, THAT'S RIGHT.

NEXT WILL MOVE TO ITEM 2D LEADING THE PRESENTATION IS MR. JOHN P. BOWERS III. FOR UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT: FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS,

OPERATIONAL ISSUES,. >> ON SATURDAY 2026 TO ELECT CITY COUNCILLORS ONE, THREE, AND FIVE EARLY VOTING BEGINS ON MONDAY APRIL 20TH. THERE IS NO VOTING ON TUESDAY APRIL 21ST DUE TO SAINT JACINTO DAY.

EARLY VOTING WILL RESUME ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 22ND AND RESUME THROUGH TUESDAY IF A 28. DALLAS COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN VOTE OF THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER, 5300 MAIN STREET AND ROCKWELL COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN VOTE AT THE ROWLETT UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WW DOT ROWLETT.COM. FROM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND APRIL EVENTS WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US ON FRIDAY FOR THE OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING FOR POLICE AND FIRE STATION FIVE. THIS MILESTONE CELEBRATES A MAJOR INVESTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES.

COME TO THE NEW STATION AND SEE THE PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIVALENT UP CLOSE. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE TRAVERSED RESPONDERS, THE ADDRESS IS 1301 EASY STREET, ROWLETT, TEXAS 75088. WE ARE OFFICIALLY READY TO OPEN OUR DOORS AND WE WANT YOU TO HELP US CUT THE RIBBON, FREE HOT DOGS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

ON SATURDAY APRIL 25TH, FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL NOON, WILL HOST THIS YEAR'S EARTH DAY CELEBRATION.

OUR POWER, OUR PLANET IN DOWNTOWN ROWLETT.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL THE EVENT WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A FARMERS' MARKET WITH EQUAL FRIENDLY VENDORS CREATING STATIONS AND A VARIETY OF SUSTAINABLE LOCAL INITI INITIATIVES. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING REUSABLE BAGS FOR A CHANCE TO WIN RAFFLE PRIZES.

WE HOPE EVERYONE WILL STILL SHOT BY A LOCAL ORGANIZATIONAL BOOTH TO LEARN ABOUT MEANINGFUL WAYS TO VOLUNTEER THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A SPECIAL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT. BLUEBONNET PARK GARDEN WORKDAY KEEP BONNET BEAUTIFUL INVITES THE COME UNITY TO TAKE PART IN THE BLUEBONNET PARK GARDEN WORKDAY ON SATURDAY APRIL 11TH FROM NINE AM UNTIL 12:00 P.M. THIS HANDS-ON EVENT INVITES RESIDENTS TO GIVE THEM A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO A BC USA AFFILIATE BY ENHANCING LOCAL POLLINATOR AND HAT -- POLLINATOR HABITATS. THIS AFFILIATION NOT ONLY FOSTERS AND BARNACLE STEWARDSHIP BUT ALSO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TIES AS VOLUNTEERS WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN AND GR GREEN. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING SMALL GARDENING TOOLS IS AVAILABLE HOWEVER, ALL NECESSARY GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT WOULD BE PROVIDED ON-SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION TO SIGN UP AS A VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT KEEP ROWLETT BUTTE FOR.ORG. ALSO, OUR 2026 GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP IN TEXAS TRASH OFF. THE CITY OF ROWLETT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP IN TEXAS TRASH OUT SATURDAY APRIL 18TH 2026 FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 11:00 P.M.

THIS IS PART OF THE NATION'S LARGEST IMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME AND SERVES AS A VITAL INITIATIVE TO REMOVE LITTER FROM OUR LOCAL ROADWAYS, PARKS AND THE LAKE SHORELINE.

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BUILT CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS, PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, CURRENT EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES AND MORE.

LEARNING EXPRESS WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD AT ROWLETT.COM/CATALOG. AD HANDS-ON ENRICHMENT YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION WITH ROWLETT LIBRARIES AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMES. ELEMENTALS SPARKED SCARCITY FOR THOSE FIVE TO EIGHT ON MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. WITH ANOTHER PROGRAMME CHALLENGING OUR NINE TO 13 EUROS AT 6:00 P.M.

FOR FIRE, REMEMBER TO REPLACE YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERIES EVERY SIX MONTHS. AN EASY WAY TO REMEMBER THIS IS TO MAKE THIS COINCIDE WITH CHANGING CLOCKS FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, THIS WILL HELP YOU PREVENT 71% OF ALARM FAILURES, A HIGH-PITCHED TRIP INDICATES A LOW BATTERY.

REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT EVERY TEN YEARS AND LASTLY FROM PARKS AND RECREATION, SUMMER CAMP AND SWIM WITH LESSON REGISTRATIONS HAVE BEGUN. YOU CAN REGISTER BY GOING TO WWW.ROWLETT.COM OR GIVE US A CALL AT 972-412-6170.

ROWLETT SENIORS ARE HEADED TO GRAPEVINE.

JOIN US FOR A SCENIC OUTING AS WE TRAVEL TOGETHER FOR A DAY OF SHOPPING EXPLORING AND ENJOYING A DELICIOUS LUNCH.

IT'S A PERFECT CHANCE TO GET OUT, STAY ACTIVE AND MAKE GREAT MEMORIES WITH YOUR FRIENDS. THIS TRIP IS FREE TO SIGN UP BUT PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING THEIR OWN [INAUDIBLE]. BE SURE TO BRING COME TO THE WALKING SHOES. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF WALKING AS WE EXPLORE. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER STOP BY THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER CALL 972 OR 126-2170 OR VISIT ROWLETT.COM/SENIORS.

DO NOT MISS THIS EXCITING MONTH. LET'S RIDE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. BOWERS. MR. JONATHAN REAVES.

>> TI KATE MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

WHEN I DID THESE ANNOUNCEMENT I NEVER ASKED IF WE HAVE ANY DOG LOVERS IN THE CROWD -- [CHEERING]

>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE DOGS IN THIS WEEK WE HAVE KATIE.

YOU MAY REMEMBER HER IF YOU HAVE BEEN OTHER COUNCIL MEETINGS JUST LOOK AT THAT SMILE. THAT'S A BIG OLD TONGUE.

SHE'S GOT A HAPPY LOOK ON HER FACE.

LOOKS LIKE A REAL LOVABLE DOG. SHE IS A GORGEOUS HUSKY MIX AND SHE HAS SPENT OVER A YEAR WAITING PATIENTLY FOR SOMEONE TO CHOOSE HER. SHE ADORES PEOPLE AND HAS WONDERFUL MEDIUM ENERGY LEVEL PERFECT FOR WALKS OR COZY EVENINGS ON THE COUCH. KATIE CAN BE UNSURE AROUND OTHER ANIMALS WILL MEET AND GREET IS REQUIRED IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT BRING THEM INTO YOUR HOME. SHE HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED FOR FAR TOO LONG READY TO WALK OUT OF THE SHELTER AND INTO HER OWN LOVING HOME. SO IF YOU ARE SEARCHING, THOSE DOG LOVERS OUT THERE, IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A TRUE COMPANION, KATIE IS WAITING JUST FOR YOU. SO TO ADOPT KATIE, OR JUST A METER EVEN, PLEASE CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES AT 97241 TO 6219, OR COME BY THE SHELTER AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. TUESDAY UNTIL SATURDAY.

AND THEN WE HAVE GOT A HAPPY ANNOUNCEMENT, SO IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS IS HOPPER. WE HAD A SHOWCASE FOR HIM SEVERAL TIMES. IN THIS WEEK, THE 2-YEAR-OLD WHO IS SWEET WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN THE SHELTER WAS FEATURED AT SEVERAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AS I MENTIONED WE ARE SO HAPPY TO SHARE THAT HOPPER HAS FINALLY LEFT THE BUILDING.

[APPLAUSE] HE IS CURRENTLY IN A FOSTER TO ADOPT HOME WITH ONE OF OUR VERY OWN CITY OF ROWLETT PARK EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF YEAR AFTER SUCH A LONG WAIT WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THIS IS HOPPER'S FOREVER HOME SO LET'S ALL SEND HIM WITH LOTS OF LOVE, GOOD WISHES AS HE SETTLES IN AND IF YOU REMEMBER BOB BARKER FROM THE PRICE IS RIGHT, HE ALWAYS ENDED THE SHOW DO NOT FORGET TO SPACE AND NEUTER YOUR PETS. ♪ ♪

[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, MR. JONATHAN REAVES. IT'S QUITE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

YOU FOUND A WAY TO GET ALL KINDS OF CHEERS.

JUST ASKED PEOPLE IF THEY LOVE DOGS.

A COUPLE OF QUICK OTHER UPDATES THAT WERE MENTIONED.

THERE WAS MENTION OF AN ELECTION THAT WAS COMING UP WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF CANDIDATE FORMS THAT WILL BE HELD AS WELL IN THE C CITY. ON SATURDAY APRIL 11TH THE LAKE RAY HUBBARD DEMOCRAT WILL HOST A NONPARTISAN FORUM, AND I'LL BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT, A NONPARTISAN FORMS HELD SATURDAY APRIL 11 FROM 4 UNTIL 5:30 AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH WHICH IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF [INAUDIBLE] AND NOR ROAD AND OUR VERY OWN ROWLETT CHAMBER AND VISIT IS DISH VISITORS BUREAU WILL HOST A CANDIDATE FORUM ON MONDAY APRIL 13TH AT 6:00 P.M.

AND I WILL BE HELD AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER BOTH OF

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[3. Citizens’ Input ]

WITHOUT YOU MOVE ONTO OUR AGENDA ITEM THREE CITIZENS INPUT AND IT IS TIME COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC.

NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE DURING INPUT I HAVE A NUMBER OF REQUEST TO SPEAK FORMS. IF YOU DO IS TO SPEAK THIS EVENING ARE NOT FILLED OUT A FORM THAT YOU CAN FIND ONE IN THE BACK LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE ROOM. OUR FIRST SPEAKER OF THE EVENING WILL BE MICHELLE WALLACE FOLLOWED BY BROOKE ALLEN AND MISS WALLACE, IF YOU COULD COME TO THE FRONT AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY RESIDENTS YOU WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES.

>> AND YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, MA'AM,.

>> MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL. >> I'M SORRY, MICHELLE CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY? I KNOW YOU ARE, BUT MAYBE NOT

EVERYONE KNOWS. >> MICHELLE WALLACE, ROWLETT, TEXAS. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I HAVE GREAT HOPE FOR THE LAST -- FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY AND I HOPED I WOULD NOT BE BACK HERE. WE ALL KNOW THAT.

ADDRESSING YOU WHEN I HEARD THE RECORDING OF MICHAEL SCHUPP, I KNEW I NEEDED TO COME FORWARD. AS SHELBY AND I HAVE TOLD EVERYONE WHO WILL LISTEN, MR. MICHAEL SCHUPP SLANDERED MY FAMILY AND IT COST US A GREAT DEAL.

I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE THE REAL TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE. HOWEVER, MY BIGGER CONCERNS ARE THE INFLAMMATORY DEROGATORY STATEMENTS MADE ABOUT CITIZENS SIMPLY COMING TO SHARE INPUT. IF THIS IS A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE TONE ACCOUNT -- OF A COUNCIL MEMBER FELT WAS APPROPRIATE, WE NEED A MAJOR SHIFT IN THE CULTURE AND THE MIND-SET OF OUR COUNSEL. AND I THINK WE ARE GOING TO GET THERE. I'M SORRY, I'M VERY UPSET.

USING GD AS A DESCRIPTOR AND SAYING HERE COMES THE A HOLES IS SHOCKING, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE AND I BELIEVE HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS RISE TO THE LEVEL OF GROSS MISCONDUCT.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND I AM AWARE OF EXACTLY HOW THIS LANGUAGE WAS NORMALIZED, HOWEVER, MR. S MR. SCHUPP'S CONTINUED PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

HE HAS SAID HE BELIEVES NO ONE USE THE PARK, BUT MANY CITIZENS CAME FORWARD TO SHARE WHAT IT MEANT TO THEM AND THEIR NEIGHBORS, A GROUP OF DOG OWNERS, KIDS AND ADULTS USING THE COURTS AND FACILITIES. THEIR COMMENTS ARE DISMISSED AND MET WITH AN AGGRESSIVE RESPONSE WHERE MR. JEFF WINGET CALLED THE PARK A DUMP. I'M ALSO DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS TONE SAYING THE PLAN SAYING I WANT THIS OR THAT AT A GROCERY STORE. THE PARKLAND OR CITY-OWNED LAND FOR THAT MATTER SHOULD NOT BE UNILATERALLY DECIDED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT RATHER THE COUNCIL, TAXPAYERS, AND OTHERS DETERMINING ITS HIGHEST AND BEST USE.

I'M SO GRATEFUL, MR. MAYOR THAT YOU ARE CHANGING THE TONE AND ESTABLISHING TRUST BY OPENING CONVERSATIONS THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AND WE SHOULD TAKE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY, WE SHOULD TAKE THIS TIME TO SERIOUSLY SHIFT OUR CULTURE FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CITY, FOR THE COUNCIL, AND FOR OUR CITIZENS FUTURE. AND I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS THIS NEW SEASON TO UNIFY AND DO WHAT IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST GOOD FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.

I WANT TO SUPPORT YOU GUYS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I DO NOT WANT TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BROOKE ALLEN FOLLOWED BY SHELBY COLEMAN.

>> MY NAME IS BROOKE ALLEN. I HAVE LIVED IN ROWLETT.

HELLO. GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I WANT TO SHARE BRIEFLY TONIGHT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MANY OF US IN ROWLETT ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT OUR PARKS, PARTICULARLY HARTFORD PARK AND GROVE AS YOU MAKE PERMANENT DECISIONS ABOUT OUR FUTURE.

MANY OF US ARE ALSO CONCERNED, BUT HOPEFUL ABOUT THE POSTURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL TOWARDS ITS CITIZENS.

LIKE MR. BOWERS I ATTENDED ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL WILL I LEARNED ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF POLITICAL EMBASSY -- EFFICACY IN MY GOVERNMENT. IN CASE YOU FORGOTTEN THE TERM REFERS TO INDIVIDUALS TRUST THAT THEIR VOICE AND ACTIONS MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO GOVERNMENT. WHEN POLITICAL EFFICACY IS LOW, PEOPLE FEEL FRUSTRATED AND COLLABORATION BECOMES ALMOST

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INSTEAD, IT IS FELT LIKE THAT VISION WAS SET ASIDE.

I HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED BY THE EFFORTS OF THE MAYOR AND THESE CITY COUNCIL NUMBERS TO RESTORE TRUST AND PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY GOING FORWARD. HOWEVER I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT CONTINUED PLANS TO BUILD AN ANIMAL SHELTER AT THE PARK.

A COUNCIL MEMBER HAS REFER TO THOSE OPPOSING THIS MOVE AS A VOCAL MINORITY. A QUESTION AT CHARACTERIZATION.

HOW WE FULLY CONSIDER THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SPOKEN AT MEETINGS, AND SENT EMAILS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE PACKED PUBLIC HEARING? ROWLETT'S OWN PARK SURVEY FROM OCTOBER 2023 LISTED THE PARK IS ONE OF THE FOUR MOST FREQUENTLY USED PARKS IN OUR CITY. TRULY ONLY A VOCAL MINORITY SUPPORT PROTECTING OUR PARKS FROM CITY BUILDING OR BEING SOLD TO DEVELOPERS, WHY DON'T WE PUT IT UP FOR A VOTE AND SEE WHAT THE VOTERS HAVE TO SAY? WHEN CITIZENS ARE DISMISSED OR LABELED FOR ENGAGING IN CITY AFFAIRS, I WORRY THAT WE ALL LOSE OUT. WE LOSE ENGAGED VOLUNTEERS VARIED PERSPECTIVES AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT MAKES LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORK OUT ITS BEST. I BELIEVE IN THE PROGRESS OF MARTY SEEING AND THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WELCOME AND RESPECT OUR VIEWPOINTS, HOLDING THOSE WHO DO NOT ACCOUNTABLE AND A

PLEDGE DO THE SAME THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHALL BE COLEMAN FOLLOWED BY ALEX.

>> SHELBY COLEMAN, ROWLETT. HELLO MAYOR AND COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

I'M TRULY GREAT FOR THAN INTERCITY, CITIZENS CAN STAND BEFORE LEADERSHIP AND SHARE INPUT ON THE DIRECTION FOR COMMUNITY. THIS IS DEMOCRACY AT ITS BEST.

AS YOU KNOW, THAT THERE IS AN ETHICS COMPLAINT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. WELL WOULD BE EASY FOR ME TO MAKE THIS VERY PERSONAL, GIVEN THE STATEMENT MADE ABOUT MY FAMILY AND THE HARSH EMAILS I HAVE PERSONALLY RECEIVED, THAT'S NOT MY FOCUS THIS EVENING. MY FOCUS IS ON SOMETHING BIGGER THE ROLE AND VALUE OF CITIZEN INPUT WHEN CITIZENS FEEL HEARD AND RESPECTED AND INCLUDED THE TONE OF THESE MEETINGS CHANGE.

YOU DON'T GET FRUSTRATION, TENSION OR THE VISION, YOU GET DIALOG. THAT'S WHAT THIS PROCESS IS MEANT TO BE. DIALOG BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE WE ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO SEE POSITIVE CULTURAL SHIFTS AND I WANT TO SAY I AM GENUINELY SO PROUD OF THE PEOPLE APART MAKING IT HAPPEN. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO ONE STEP FURTHER AND CLEARLY DEFINED THAT THIS IS THE STANDARD MOVING FORWARD, THAT THE FUTURE OF ROWLETT IS COLLABORATION BETWEEN COUNSEL AND CITIZENS.

THIS IS TRANSPARENCY, MUNICATION, AND SHARED VISION.

THAT IT IS A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE FEEL CONFIDENT THEIR VOICES CONTRIBUTE TO REAL OUTCOMES.

WE HAVE A COMMUNITY OF REAL EXPERTISE PEOPLE WHO ARE DEEPLY ANARCHIC TO BEATING AND AMENABLE WAYS.

I KNOW YOU KNOW ONE RESIDENT WHO HELPED US SAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, MAYBE A MILLION ON CAKES -- KIDS KINGDOM.

AND MY OWN EXPERTISE I SHARED A LOT ABOUT DOWNTOWN AND TAKEN A LOT OF ACTION BUT WITH OTHER RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO SHARE A ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT PARKS AND LIBRARIES AND DESIGN AND MEDIA, PEOPLE RISKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ON BUSINESSES WITH UNIQUE EXPERIENCES. WE HAVE AWARD-WINNING CHEFS INCLUDING JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNERS.

MULTIPLE FOOD LEVEL NETWORK TALENT AND EVEN PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES. JUST RECENTLY, I PICKED UP A FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE FIND SOMEONE WHO DOES THE PRODUCTION SET FOR NETFLIX. I PERSONALLY KNOW SOMEONE WHO WON AN EMMY WHO LIVES IN ROWLETT.

THE LEVEL OF TALENT AND EXPERTISE HERE IS EXTRA NERI.

MAYBE THIS CULTURE HAS MISGUIDED USE YOU DID NOT KNOW BUT I CAN PROMISE IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO FIND AN AMAZING WHERE PEOPLE HERE. AND IT MAKES ME THINK, WHAT COULD WE ACCOMPLISH IF THERE WAS A CONSISTENT SPACE FOR MY EXPERTISE TO BE SHARED, HEARD, AND UTILIZE.

WE TAP INTO THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, THERE REALLY IS NO LIMIT ON WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH. AND THAT'S A CULTURE THAT BUILDS LASTING CIVIC PRIDE. WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERY DECISION WILL MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY.

THERE REAL CONSTRAINTS, BUDGET, PRIORITY AND COMPLEX CHALLENGES BUT WHAT BUILDS TRUST IS NOT PERFECTION, IT'S OPENNESS.

SOMETIMES LOOKING BACK EVEN WHEN IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE IS WHAT MOVES US FORWARD. I BELIEVE THIS ETHICS COMPLAINT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT -- I AM OVER.

>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX.

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>> HELLO MY NAME IS ALEX. I LIVE IN ROWLETT.

AND HAVE A BUNCH OF MY NEIG NEIGHBORS.

SO I'M JUST BEING A VOICE FOR THEM SO WHAT WE ASK FOR IS A REVIEW OF SAFETY MEASURES ON SCENIC DRIVE NORTH OF 66 ALL THE WAY TO THE APARTMENTS. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF TRAFFIC PARKING ON THE STREET WHICH IS CAUSING A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP THERE ARE THREE PLACES THAT I HAVE MENTIONED.

THE FIRST PLACE IS THE A PLACE THE INTERSECTION OF CHIMNEY WOOD AND SCENIC. WHAT HAPPENS IS ALL OF THESE CARS ARE PARKED ON THE ROAD AND IT PREVENTS US FROM SEEING THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC. AND THERE IS MANY TIMES WHEN ALL OF US ARE HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD AND TURNING INTO THE APARTMENT. THE SAME THING HAPPENS TOWARDS% THE END OF THE DRIVE WHERE WE ARE GETTING OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, CARS ARE PARKED IN THEIR PICTURES ON THE NEXT PAGE SO YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST PAGE, WHERE THEY ARE PARKED RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION AND WHEN THERE PARKED HERE, WHOEVER IS COMING CANNOT SEE THE TRAFFIC. SO THAT BECOMES A HAZARD FOR US.

THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING ON THE THIRD PAGE RIGHT BY THE ENTRANCE YOU COULD SEE THE CARS THAT ARE PARKED.

WE HAVE PROBLEMS LIKE SCHOOL BUSSES AND GARBAGE TRUCKS.

EVEN THE FIRE TRUCK IF IT COMES IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO MANEUVER.

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS NOW.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE APARTMENTS HAVE A LOT OF PARKING RIGHT OVER HERE. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PARKING THAT WAS FOR ROWLETT CITIZENS TO ACCESS THE GREENWAY AT THE BACK, BUT SOMEHOW THE APARTMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO PARK THEIR THEY HAD VISITOR PARKING WE ARE ASKING TO LOOK AT WHAT THE RULES ARE. THAT WAS OPEN PARKING RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT PARKING THEIR THEIR PARKING ON THE STREET.

WE HAVE ONE MORE MINUTE. BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS TO REVIEW THE SITE LINE FOR THE INTERSECTIONS AND EXITS ASSESSING WHETHER PARKING INTERSECTIONS ARE NEEDED FOR KEY TURNING POINTS CONSIDERING SIGNAGE MARKINGS AND [INAUDIBLE] CHANGES, REVIEWING WHETHER DESIGNATED OVERFLOW PARKING COULD BE REVIEWED. REVIEW THE [INAUDIBLE] REVIEW PARKING OCCUPANCY POLICIES. AND PRESERVING SAFE ACCESS TO THE GREENBELT. SO THIS IS A PREVENTABLE SAFETY ISSUE AND WE WANT TO TAKE PROACTIVE ACTION BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ALSO WALKING ON THAT ROAD.

THERE IS NO FOOTPATH WITH THE INCREASE OF TRAFFIC THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME ACCIDENT WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS AND TAT ASK YOU ALL TO TAKE SOME ACTION AND TO ASK YOU TO COME AND TAKE A LOOK WE CAN WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MONICA FOLLOWED BY MARK.

>> WHAT EVENING CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MONICA AND I LIVE IN ROCKWELL, TEXAS. I HAVE LIVED IN ROWLETT, TEXAS FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE BUSINESS IN ROWLETT TAXES AND HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED WITH THE ANIMAL SHELTER AS WELL AS THE DOG PARKS OF HERFURTH PARK. SO I WANT TO SAY FIRST THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE STORY ABOUT HOPPER.

I WILL INCLUDE KATIE IN MY PRAYERS TONIGHT THAT SHE CAN FIND A HOME AS WELL. SO TO EXPRESS THE REASON I'M HERE IS TO EXPRESS CONCERN NOT ABOUT THE SHELTER ABOUT BUT ABOUT OF PROPOSED PLACEMENT NEXT TO THE PUBLIC DOG PARK.

I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT BOTH OF THESE SPACES.

I'VE INVESTED MY TIME AND ENERGY TO HELPING BUILD THE DOG PARK I'VE SUPPORTED THE SHELTER IN ITS MISSION BECAUSE OF THAT I FEEL RESPONSIBILITY TO SPEAK UP WHEN I SEE A POTENTIAL ISSUE THAT COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT BOTH.

ANIMAL SHELTERS ARE NOT JUST HOLDING FACILITIES.

THEY ARE IN MANY WAYS MEDICAL AND RECOVERY ENVIRONMENTS.

THEY HOUSE ANIMALS THAT ARE OFTEN STRESSED, IMMUNE COMPROMISED, UNVACCINATED OR RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS.

BECAUSE OF THIS, SHELTERS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN STRICT SANITATION AND DISEASE CONTROL STANDARDS UNDER THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE. DOG PARKS ON THE OTHER HAND ARE COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS.

WHILE WE HOPE THAT ALL PET OWNERS FOLLOW VACCINATION

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THERE IS NO ENFORCEMENT. THESE SPACES ARE WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS HIGH-RISK AREAS FOR THE SPREAD OF CONTAGIOUS ILLNESS SUCH AS KENNEL COUGH, CANINE INFLUENZA, PARASITES AND EVEN PART OF O-LETTER THAT COULD LIVE IN SOIL FOR ECSTATIC PERIODS OF TIME. PLACING A SHELTER IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A DOG PARK CREATES A DIRECT CONFLICT BETWEEN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AND AN UNCONTROLLED ONE.

AIRBORNE ILLNESS COULD TRAVEL THROUGH FENCING SHARE DRAINAGE AND RUNOFF COULD CARRY PATHOGENS, CONSTANT NOISE AND STIMULATION FROM THE DOG PARK COULD ALSO CREATE STRONACH -- CHRONIC STRESS FOR SHELTER ANIMALS WHICH WEAKENS THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND MAKES THEM MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISEASE.

THIS NOT ONLY IMPACTS THEIR HEALTH BUT REDUCE ADAPTABILITY AND INCREASE THEIR LENGTH OF STAY LIKE HOPPER.

LIKE KATIE. BEYOND THE PRACTICAL CONCERNS THERE IS ALSO A RESPONSIBILITY TO CONCERN THAT THE SHELTER'S POSITION IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS STAFF TO MEET THE STANDARDS REQUIRED OF THEM. TO PROTECT THE ANIMALS IN THEIR CARE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE SANITARY ENVIRONMENT.

I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, THIS IS NOT OPPOSITION TO THE SHELTER, I FULLY SUPPORT INVESTING IN ANIMAL SERVICES AND PROVIDING BETTER RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

MY CONCERN IS SIMPLY THAT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION BE UNINTENTIONALLY UNDERMINING THOSE VERY GOALS.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO GET THIS RIGHT, TO CHOOSE A LOCATION THAT SUPPORTS BOTH THE SUCCESS OF THE SHELTER AND THE CONTINUED ENJOYMENT OF THE DOG PARK.

>> THANK YOU, MAN. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARK

FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE. >> MARKET, ROWLETT, TEXAS.

COUNCIL AND MR. MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT EXTERIOR LIGHTING ORDINANCE REWRITE.

AUGUST 2025 COUNCIL REQUESTED STAFF LOOK INTO DOING A REWRITE.

OCTOBER 13TH 2025, AMENDMENTS WERE DISCUSSED AT A COUNCIL WORK SESSION. JANUARY FIFTH 2028 THERE IS A PRESENTATION GIVEN TO COUNSEL ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS THAT DIFFERENT CITIES HAVE GONE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. JANUARY 13TH 2026. I HAD AN IN-PERSON MEETING WITH MR. HALL AND HIS OFFICE AND FOR OTHER STAFF MEMBERS.

BASICALLY TO CONFIRM DOCUMENT DETAILS.

I'VE EMAILS FROM A PERSON TO DEREK THAT THE DOCUMENT WAS GOING TO GO IN FRONT OF P AND Z IN FRONT OF LATE DECEMBER.

I WAS THEN ASKED BY DEREK CALL TO SPEAK AT THE P.M. Z MEETING ON MARCH THE 10TH. AND A MEETING FROM DEREK -- DAVID HALL THAT THE ITEM IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH TENTH P AND Z AND THEN WE GO BACK TO COUNSEL -- GO BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A FINAL. SO BASICALLY WHO CANCELED OR REMOVE THIS BECAUSE -- FROM THE P AND Z MEETING? THERE SEEMS TO BE LIKE A MALFEASANCE OF STAFF OR MANAGEMENT BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, THE DESTRUCTION AND HIDING OFDO.

THIS ITEM IS OVER 6-MONTH-OLD AND SIX YEARS IN THE WORKS AND THE CITY HAS NOTHING TO BASICALLY SHOW FOR IT.

NOW THAT WE WILL HAVE A NEW COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN. AS FAR AS MR. SCHUPP AND SIDEKICK ELISE BOWERS. BOTH HAVE GONE AGAINST EVERYTHING I'VE EVER TRIED TO COMPLETE IN THE CITY.

MR. SCHUPP, YOU CALL IN YOUR FELLOW NEIGHBORS AND CITIZENS A HOLES? IT CANNOT STAND.

>> SIR, CAN YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND NOT AN

INDIVIDUAL MEMBER. >> BASICALLY, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER CALLING CITIZENS COVID-19 TEN THOSE A-HOLES IN ANY FORM IS UNACCEPTABLE BETWEEN ANY TIME FRAME OR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS I KNOW IS HAPPENED. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHELLE

STOUT RIGHT FOLLOWED BY DAN HAT. >> MICHELLE STOUT RIGHT, ROWLETT, TEXAS. I WANT TO THANK YOU MAYOR, COUNCIL, INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND STAFF.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL DAY. WE ARE HAVING AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE CITY AND DEPARTMENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND IT HAS ALL STARTED BY AN INCREASE IN COMMUNICATION WITH

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THERE MANY OTHERS I'M SURE. BUT AS AN EXAMPLE, WORKING WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WHO OPEN DOORS WITH PUBLIC WORKS.

PARKS AND MAINTENANCE. PARKS AND RECREATION AND ADVISORY BOARD AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE DAYS AHEAD. I RECENTLY TOOK A WALK IN THE NEW NATURE TRAIL LOOKING AT THE SENSORY GARDEN AND JUST EXPERIENCE THAT. IT'S A WONDERFUL INCREDIBLE PLAYS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET TO BE A PART OF.

WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAD A PART OF THAT PERIODS OF THIS NATURE TRAIL TAKES ME TO ITEM 5D ON THE DOCKET TODAY.

IN RENAMING THE NATURE TRAIL TO THE CORNWELL MEMORIAL NATURE TRAIL. I FULLY SUPPORT IT AND I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL SUPPORT RENAMING IT.

CORNWELL WAS THE PRESIDENT OF KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL WHEN I CAME ON THE BOARD SO I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM.

AND I APPRECIATE IT, SO THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NECK SPEAKER IS DAN HAT FOLLOWED BY DEBBIE. I WANT TO CONFIRM DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW OR DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING?

>> NOW. I'M TIRED AND HAVE TO GO.

>> UNDERSTOOD, THANK YOU. >> THESE SEEM TO DRAG ON A WHILE SOMETIMES. DAN, ROWLETT.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF CALIBER COLLISIN AND THEIR PROPOSED SITE MAIN STREET. ROWLETT DOES NOT NEED CALIBER.

THEY WILL NEED TO TAKE DOWN MORE TREES IN OUR CITY I SPOKE ABOUT THIS BEFORE THE DEVELOPER KEEPS PAYING THE FINE, THE FINE IS NOT NEAR ENOUGH. IT'S RIDICULOUS, WE KEEP LOSING TREES. RECORDS AND TOW TRUCK DRIVERS TO BRING IN LEAKING VEHICLES DROPPING OLD ANTIFREEZE, CRACK BATTERIES TOO CLOSE TO A CREEK RUNOFF WILL GO TO THE CREEK AND IT WILL RUN INTO LAKE RAY HUBBARD.

WE DON'T NEED TOTAL CARS THAT WILL DEFINITELY BE THERE, RECORD DRIVERS WILL TAKE THEM TO THE TOTAL -- THE CLOSEST LOCATION WHICH IS WHAT THEY WOULD DO. THE MORE CARS THEY HALL, MORE MONEY THEY MAKE. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE THERE DOING FENDERS AND BUMPERS, DO NOT KID YOURSELF.

JUST BECAUSE YOU SAY NO TO CALIBER DOES NOT MEAN NOTHING WILL EVER GO THERE. DO NOT GET BLINDED BY A FEW MORE TAX DOLLARS CRASH CHAMPIONS 2100 LAKEVIEW PARKWAY IS LESS THAN SIX BLOCKS OF THIS PROPOSED LOCATION.

IN SHORT, I'M GOING TO READ. JAY AND M PAINT AND AUTO BODY SHOP, CAR TECH COLLISION, BY THE WAY, ALL OF THESE ARE IN ROWLETT. CARD TECH COLLISION CENTER IN ROWLETT. JOY AUTOBODY AND PAINT AND ROWLETT. SCA AUTO MECHANIC AND BODY IN ROWLETT. AUTO TECH COLLISION IN ROWLETT.

METROPLEX HAIL REPAIR AND BODY IN ROWLETT.

MR. DENT PDR AUTOMOTIVE TAILLESS DEAD REPAIR IN ROWLETT.

J.D. AUTO CENTER AND BODY AND ROWLETT.

SUPREME COLLISION CENTER IN ROWLETT.

I KNOW IT IS TWO PAGES. 2803 SINGLETON HOUSES SUPREME COLLISION CENTER. [INAUDIBLE] FABRICATION A BODY CENTERS IN ROWLETT. CORVETTE CORNER AND AUTOBODY IS ROWLETT. LAMBERTS AUTOMOTIVE IS IN ROWLETT. THIS IS SATURATION, GUYS.

WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER BODY SHOP. IF THEY WANT TO PUT ONE IN, LET'S THINK ABOUT THE MAY BE GOING TO THE NORTH SHORE AND MAKING IT BIGGER AND HIRING MORE PEOPLE IN THAT DIRECTION BUT WE DON'T NEED IT RIGHT OFF THE MAIN STREET IN ROWLETT.

BY THE WAY, THE SERVICE SMELL WAS BETTER BUT IT WAS ARENDT'S THIS MORNING AT 11:30 IN LIBERTY GROVE IN INSTANT.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DEBBIE BOBBITT.

FOLLOWED BY PATRICK VANDAL. FORMER ROWLETT CITY

COUNCILMEMBER I SHOULD SAY IT. >> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE BEEN UP HERE. I AM DEBBIE BOBBITT.

ON FROM ROWLETT AND I DID WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT 5D IS AN DOG.

THAT IS ABOUT THE NATURE TRAIL, THE ROWLETT NATURE TRAIL.

>> DEBBIE COULD YOU PULL MY CLOSER?

, YES MA'AM. >> THE IDEA WAS GREETED BY PAM BELL AND MYSELF. LAST YEAR WE WENT BEFORE THE

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I WANTED TO TELL YOU MOST WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN HIM HE WAS ON THE PARKS BOARD. I WAS ON THE PARKS BOARD FOR LIKE A MILLION YEARS AND LONNIE CAME AFTER ME.

HE WAS A VERY PASSIONATE PERSON FOR TREES.

HE WAS A TREE MAN. HE WAS A FORRESTER PERSON.

HE KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THE ENVIRONMENT YOU COULD THINK ABOUT AND HE WAS OUR LEADER HE WAS JUST A REALLY GREAT GUY. HE HAD A PASSION FOR ROWLETT AND LOVED IT HERE. LOVED IT HERE.

AND ACTUALLY HE LIVED AROUND THE CORNER FOR ME AND HE HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE HOME EVER.

PARKS. LONNIE CORNWELL JOINED OUR PARKS BOARD AND HE NEVER BACKED DOWN ONCE.

HE BECAME OUR LEADER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE.

WE STRETCHED OUT TO WORK WITH KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL WE DID EVERYTHING. THIS MAN HAS A PASSION FOR THE CITY AND HE IS NO LONGER WITH US THAT I INVITED HIS SON, J.T., I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF HE CAME YET I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WERE TAKING THE CONSIDERATION TO RENAME THIS PARK TO ROWLETT NATURE TRAIL TO THE LONNIE CORNWELL MEMORIAL NATIONAL NATURE TRAIL. HIS WIFE DEBBIE PASSED AWAY JUST A FEW YEARS AFTER HEATED, SO THAT WAS KIND OF SAD, BUT THIS WILL BE SO IMPORTANT TO HIS FAMILY AND TO THE LEGACY OF ROWLETT FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION WHICH FROM WHAT I HEAR HAS NOT BEEN HAVING A GOOD TIME LATELY.

THERE USED TO BE A VERY VIBRANT PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HERE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS ON THE BOARD.

THIS WAS HIS PASSION IN HIS LIFE.

ACTUALLY IT WAS WONDERFUL. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO THANK YOU. PLEASE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS. THERE IS NO ONE ELSE THAT I COULD THINK OF THAT SHOULD HAVE THIS NOMINATION.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU DEBBIE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICK VANDAL FOLLOWED BY CHARLES

WRIGHT. >> PATRICK VANDAL, ROWLETT.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AN END CONTINUE TO DO FOR THE CITY HOWEVER AS WE ALL KNOW AND SEE EVERY SINGLE DAY, THE [INAUDIBLE] IS STILL UGLY I WANTED TO FOLLOW-UP WITH GOING ON WITH THE CITY SCREENING WALLS.

EVERY TIME I COME UP YOUR TO SPEAK I ALWAYS ASK ME HAVE TRANSPARENCY ON WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WE ARE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT IF ANY PROGRESS IS BEING MADE AND WHEN WE COULD EXPECT TO SEE PHYSICAL WORK BE DONE.

PLEASE KEEP THE CITIZENS INFORMED.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. VANDAL.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHARLES WRIGHT FOLLOWED BY EMILY.

>> CHARLES WRIGHT, ROWLETT. I LIVE AT LAKEWOOD POINT AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE FACT THAT MOST OF YOU DON'T SAY ATTACK BUT I'VE GOT PARKINSON'S AND IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND THERE ARE DAYS THAT I'M WHEELCHAIR-BOUND AND DAYS THAT I'M AT HOME BY MYSELF WHEELCHAIR-BOUND.

AND THE SIDEWALKS ARE HEAVED LEFT AND RIGHT AT ME.

DOES EAST AND WEST AND NORTH AND SOUTH.

IT'S TERRIBLE. YOU CANNOT GO NOWHERE IF YOU ARE WHEELCHAIR-BOUND AND SOME OF THE RAMPS ARE NOT RIGHT.

YOU COULD BE GOING IN THIS RAMP IS BLOCKED OFF SO WE HAVE A LAYOFF AND YOU GO DOWN HALF A BLOCK TO THE ALLEY AND THERE IS NO RAMP. NEVER HAS BEEN.

SO YOU'RE STUCK. YOU JUST COME BACK AND GO HOME AND FORGET GETTING OUT. IT'S NOT GOOD.

NEXT THING IS, WHEN I TRAVEL, THERE IS A LOT OF SIDE STREETS WHERE REDLINES ARE AND THE RED LIGHTS STOP YOU, BUT NO ONE IS COMING LEFT OR RIGHT. YOU SIT THERE AND SIT THERE AND SIT THERE WITH PEOPLE BEHIND YOU.

EVERYONE GETTING AGGRAVATED AND MORE FRUSTRATED.

WHAT I PROPOSE IS A CITY AS WE PUT IN A LITTLE DIP THAT WOULD CHANGE THE LIGHT WHEN YOU ARE THERE.

IF YOU'RE NOT THEY ARE, THE LIGHT WILL NOT CHANGE.

IT WOULD STAY GREEN. TRAFFIC WILL FLOW.

TRAFFIC IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.

WE NEED SOME HELP. THAT WOULD HELP A LITTLE BIT, A

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SOME OF THE SIDEWALKS HAVE HEAVED DOWN PAST THE CURB AND WHEN IT RAINS, THEY GATHER WATER.

AND IT FLOODS. I WALKED AROUND ON MY GOOD DAYS WITH MY CAMERA ON MY PHONE AND I TOOK A BUNCH OF PICTURES THAT SHOWS YOU THE FLOOD, NO RAMPS, THE FALLING OVER MAILBOXES SOME OF THEM IN THE WAY OF THE SIDEWALK.

THAT REALLY BINDS YOU UP. WE NEED SOME HELP AT LAKEWOOD POINT. PROBABLY ALL OVER THE CITY.

I AIN'T THAT ENERGETIC, BUT I CAN'T GO THAT FAR.

NOT EVEN WITH MY WHEELCHAIR. BUT THAT'S THE THREE THINGS THE WATER THAT ACCUMULATES AND SITS THERE AND SITS THERE AND IT SEGMENT AND THE SKATERS, THEY MAKE IT MORE SKATERS.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. WRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EMILY.

AND KATHY KIRK IS AFTERWARDS. ARE YOU HERE, KATHY? SORRY, I'M LOOKING LAND BACK IN YOUR AT THE FRONT.

DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW OR SPEAK BEFORE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ETHICS ITEM. IT'S UNDERSTOOD.

EMILY, TAKEN AWAY. >> AT EVENING EVERYONE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT YET HAD THE PLEASURE, I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS A PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ROWLETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IT'S TRULY A PRIVILEGE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT HOW STRONG CONNECTED AND FORWARD MOVING OUR CHAMBER IS RIGHT NOW WE ARE PROUD TO REPRESENT 290 MEMBERS.

AND THAT NUMBER REFLECTS A GROWING ENGAGED BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT BELIEVES IN COLLABORATION, CONNECTION AND INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF ROWLETT.

AND WE ARE NOT JUST MAINTAINING. WE ARE GROWING.

IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR ALONE, WE WELCOME 22 NEW MEMBERS. THAT KIND OF GROWTH SPEAKS TO THE STRENGTH OF OUR NETWORK AND THE VALUE OF BEING PART OF THE CHAMBER. AND WE ARE NOT JUST GROWING, WE ARE SHOWING UP. AT OUR MAKE IT CONNECTED -- MAKE A CONNECTION MEETING THAT -- MAKE A CONNECTION MEETING EVERY THURSDAY MORNING HAS CONSISTENT WELCOME BETWEEN 55 AND SIX TO FIVE ATTENDEES EACH WEEK OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

THAT LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT TELLS US THAT REAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE BEING BUILT AND REAL BUSINESS IS BEING DONE.

THE MENTAL HAS BEEN BUILDING THIS PAST FALL WE HOSTED OUR ANNUAL GULF TENANT WITH 125 GOLFERS BRING OUR BUSINESS CAN UNITY TOGETHER IN A MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL WAY AND MOST RECENTLY AT OUR ANNUAL AWARDS GALA WE CONTINUE THAT MOMENTUM, WE SOLD ALL 176 SEATS AND SECURED EVERY AVAILABLE SPONSORSHIP. MOST IMPORTANTLY WE HONORED OUR MEMBERS. THE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO BUILD THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND TO SUPPORT THE CHAMBER EVERY DAY. WHAT MAKES ME ESPECIALLY PROUD IS THIS SUCCESS IS NOT JUST ABOUT NUMBERS.

IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES WE HAVE A SMALL BUT DEDICATED TEAM WORKING EVERY DAY TO SERVE YOU WELL.

LAURA ADAMS OPERATIONS AN ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR ENSURES THAT EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY WHICH REFLECTS THE PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR MEMBERS DESERVE SIMPSON OR INTERIM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS WITH A STRONG WILLINGNESS TO STEP IN WHENEVER NEEDED. TOGETHER WHERE BUILDING ZONING THAT MATTERS. WE ARE CREATING A CHAMBER THAT IS ENGAGED RESPONSIVE AND ALIGNED WITH THE NEEDS OF OTHERS IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.

AND BEFORE I CLOSE I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU, EVERYONE IN THE ROOM TO JOIN US FOR CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM ON MONDAY APRIL 13TH FROM 6:00 UNTIL 8:00 P.M. AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER. I ALSO ASK THAT THE CITY PLEASE CONSIDER LIVE STREAMING THIS EVENT AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.

SEATS ARE LIMITED SO PLEASE REGISTER TODAY AT ROWLETT CHAMBER.COM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

THE WEIGHT DOES LEAD THE WAY. >> THANK YOU LONNIE CORNWELL -- THANK YOU EMILY STUPNIK. WE APPRECIATE PARTNERSHIP AS WELL MY LAST SPEAKER AT A CARD FOR THIS EVENING'S KATHY KIRK.

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>> KATHY KIRK, ROWLETT. SO I AM HERE TO ADDRESS THREE CONNECTED ISSUES, ETHICS, FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY AND INCONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT ALONG WITH CONCERNS RAISED DIRECTLY INTO NIGHTS MEETING PACKET. FIRST THE CONDUCT OF OUR MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD UPHOLD THE STANDARDS OF THE OFFICE.

THE RECORD SHOWS REPEATED INCIDENCES OF CONDUCT THAT FALL BELOW WHAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD EXPECT.

THESE STANDARDS SHOULD BE PROFESSIONALISM AND ACCOUNTABILITY. NOT WHETHER SOMEONE OR SOMETHING REACHES A VAGUE THRESHOLD OF GROSS MISCONDUCT.

SECOND, THE WATER METER ISSUE RESIDENTS ARE NUMBING ASKED TO PAY FOR A SECOND ROUND OF REPLACEMENTS PREVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE METERS WERE REPLACED AT NO COST BY THE VENDOR AND THAT CREATED A CLEAR INCONSISTENCY.

EITHER VENDOR RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT ENFORCED OR THE PROGRAMME IS NOT PROPERLY COMPLETED IN EITHER CASE, THE COST IS SHIFTING TO RESIDENTS AND REQUIRING DOCUMENTATION NO EXPLANATION AFTER THE FACT. THIRD IS INCONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCES AND PERMITS.

WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A PATTERN WHERE SOME RESIDENTS ARE HELD TO STRICT COMPLIANCE WHILE OTHERS ARE ALLOWED EXCEPTIONS RETROACTIVE APPROVALS OR NO ENFORCEMENT AT ALL.

THAT UNDERMINES THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF HAVING ORDINANCES.

A PERMIT IS ONLY MEANINGFUL IF COMPLIANCE IS VERIFIED AND ENFORCED CONSISTENTLY. LOOKING AT TONIGHT'S PACKET, THERE WERE ADDITIONAL RED FLAGS THAT REINFORCE THIS PATTERN.

ITEMS MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT CLEARLY DOCUMENTED COMPLIANCE WITH ORDNANCE CONDITIONS OR PRIOR APPROVALS.

LACK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WHERE UNITS BUT DECEIT INSPECTION SIGN-OFF VALIDATION OF COMPLIANCE OR CLEAR STAFF ANALYSIS. FINANCIAL ITEMS PRESENTED WITHOUT A FULL BREAKDOWN OF COST DRIVERS, PRIOR EXPENDITURES OR LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS. SITUATIONS WHERE STAFF CONCLUSIONS ARE PRESENTED BUT THE UNDERLYING DOCUMENTATION THAT SUPPORTS THOSE CONCLUSIONS IS NOT INCLUDED.

THERE TO PROCESS ISSUES AND WE DOCUMENTATION IS INCOMPLETE THE COUNCIL CANNOT MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

IT'S RELYING ON SUMMARIES WITHOUT ANY VERIFICATION.

THE ISSUE IS NOT ISOLATED. IT SYSTEMIC, ETHICS CONCERNS, ONYX POINT FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND INCONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT ALL POINT TO THE SAME PROBLEM, A LACK OF DISCIPLINE PROCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WHAT IS NEEDED IS STRAIGHTFORWARD. TO PROVIDE RECORDS BEHIND THE WATER METER PAUSE SHIFT. REQUIRE THAT ALL AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDE COMPLETE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.

>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE HAVE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK DURING CITIZENS INPUT?

[4. Consent Agenda ]

MOVING TO ITEM FOUR, OUR CONSENT AGENDA THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. THE CITY COUNCIL OR CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CONSIDERATION. COUNCIL, TO BE HAVING ITEMS WE WANT TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. SCENE NINE, CITY SECRETARY, WILL YOU PLEAD -- PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.

>> FOR A, CONSIDER ACTION IMPROVING THE MINUTES.

FOUR BE, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF METER REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT SERVICES FROM AQUA.

4.C. CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) PUMPER TRUCKS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 4.D. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FOUR (4) MACK MD6 DUMP TRUCKS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS. 4.E. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT (8) CHEVROLET EQUINOX FOR THE PO POLICE. 4.F. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS. 4.G. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AND RATIFY AN EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR. 4.H. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AND RATIFY AN EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOR AN ODOR DOSING. 4.I. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE

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4.J. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AND RATIFY AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE FOR AN ODOR CONTROL SYSTEM. AND 4.K. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AND RATIFY AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF CONCRETE.

>> I THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA BY BRITTON.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE THE ITEMS ARE APPROVED BY

AS READ. >> AND SECONDED BY MR. GIBBS.

WE HAVE CONSENT FOR THE AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION? SEE NONE, LET'S CALL THE VOTE PLEASE.

[5.A. Conduct a public hearing regarding a request to amend the zoning for an approximately 1.47 acre tract located within an approximately 7.73 acre parcel in the Reason Crist Survey, Abstract No. 225, and the U. Mattusen Survey, Abstract No. 1017, Dallas County, Texas, and being more commonly known as 2801 Main Street and 2700 Lakeview Parkway, from Planned Development District with base zoning of General Commercial/Retail (PD-C-2) to Planned Development District with base zoning of modified General Commercial/Retail to allow an outdoor storage use and to amend the development regulations for the planned development district relating to screening, building orientation, setbacks, and landscaping requirements. ]

NEXT WE MOVE TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ITEM 58. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE ZONING FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 1.47 ACRE TRACT LOCATED WITHIN AN APPROXIMATELY 7.73 ACRE PARCEL IN THE REASON CRIST SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 225, AND THE U. MATTUSEN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO.

1017, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2801 MAIN STREET AND 2700 LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH BASE ZONING OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL/RETAIL (PD-C-2) TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH BASE ZONING OF MODIFIED GENERAL COMMERCIAL/RETAIL TO ALLOW AN OUTDOOR STORAGE USE AND TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT RELATING TO SCREENING, BUILDING ORIENTATION, SETBACKS, AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. GO AHEAD.

>> SENIOR PLANNER. COUNSEL, THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ORIGINALLY ON MARCH 13TH AND AGAIN, IT'S TO AMEND AN EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND ASSOCIATED TO BUILDING CONDITIONS TO ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION ABOUT HEAVY VEHICLE REPAIR SERVICE SHOP WITH OUTDOOR STORAGE.

THIS HAS BEEN REFERRED TO TONIGHT AND YOU MAY TAKE FINAL ACTION. JUST AS BACKGROUND INFORMATION FROM WHAT YOU ADVISE THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH WAS THIS -- THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REMOVAL OF THE PARALLEL PARKING RIGHT NEXT TO THE BUILDING TO INCREASE THAT SETBACK BETWEEN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THE BUILDING.

THE APPLICANT CAME BACK AND INSTEAD OF REMOVING -- THE BUILDING IS STAYING WHERE IT IS AT, BUT THEY ARE REPLACING THE SIDEWALKS FROM WHAT WAS WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE TO NOW, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. AND ADDING BACK THE RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT WERE PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.

SO NOW THE APPLICANT IS MEETING THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY TREE STANDARDS AND THE -- ALL OF THE LANDSCAPE RELATED TO COMPATIBILITY OFFERS.

FOR STANDARDS IN REGARDS TO TREES.

IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT DID REQUEST A REVISION TO THE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED PERIOD BETWEEN ONE AND SEVEN DAYS TO NOW 30 DAYS AND NOT TO EXCEED THAT PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE MONTH. JUST AS A QUICK RECAP, THIS IS 1.47 LOT WITH MAIN ACCESS FROM MAIN STREET, WHICH IS A TWO-LANE UNDIVIDED ROAD APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AND THEN ACCORDING TO THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN I WANTED TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT THIS IS PROPOSED TO BE A 65 RIGHT-OF-WAY.

THERE IS NO SCHEDULE OF IMPROVEMENT AT THIS TIME FOR MAIN STREET. THERE WAS A DEDICATED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION AS A PART OF THE ADDITION [INAUDIBLE].

THERE IS ALSO THE EXISTING 16-FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT THAT APPROACHES THE PROPOSED UTILITY BUILDING FOOTPRINT.

THIS WILL BE A MAN AND AT THE TIME OF FINAL PLAN.

THE USES ALLOWED WITHIN THIS PD ARE ALL THAT IS ALLOWED WITHIN THE CITY AND IN TWO ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS INCLUDING RESTAURANTS WITH THE DRIVE-THROUGH AND MINI WAREHOUSE SELF STORAGE. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SERVICE REPAIR SHOP BUT AS A REMINDER THE OUTDOOR STORAGE IS NOT THE USE ALLOWED BY RIGHT. THERE SURROUNDING LAND USE PATTERN FOR THE PAST -- PATH MEETING TO THE NORTH END OF UPLAND AND COMMERCIAL USES ALL ZONE PD FORESEE, AND M2.

CLASS PATIENT TO THESE DO HAVE THE LONE STAR SOUTH STORAGE ZONE M2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP.

TO THE SOUTH YOU HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE RESIDENTIAL USES COMMERCIAL USES CLASSIFIED AS INDUSTRIAL JUST COMMERCIAL BY NATURE. STUFF DID IDENTIFY WITHIN A BUFFER OF .5 MILES ABOUT NINE AUTO REPAIR SHOPS WHICH IS WHAT CONSIDERED LIGHT AND HEAVY. THE ONES OUTLINED WITH A BOX IS WHAT WE CONSIDER HEAVY VEHICLE SERVICE REPAIR.

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AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS THIS CHANGE QUITE A BIT OF REASON WHY THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO RELOCATE THOSE RIGHT AWAY TREES THAT WERE REQUIRED BY THE CODE TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BUFFER TO REQUIRE THOSE TREES WHICH IS WHAT THEY PROPOSE NOW WITH THOSE 96 SHRUBS WHICH IS ALSO REQUIRED BY THE CODE, THE COMPATIBILITY BUFFER WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

THERE IS NOTHING PROPOSED TO CHANGE THERE.

THEY ARE STILL ASKING FOR THAT FOOT FOR FOOT -- FOREFOOT COMPATIBILITY BUFFER TO THE NORTHWEST.

6 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST AND 3 FEET TO THE REAR PROPERY LI LINE. THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE CHANGING IN THIS CASE WOULD BE THE NORTHWEST COMPATIBILITY BUFFER AND THE REAR COMPATIBILITY BUFFER WHICH IS REQUIRED IS 6 FEET THEY'RE NOT PROPOSING FOUR AND THREE.

AS FAR AS THE PARKING LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH CODE. CONSIDERATIONS REMAIN THE SAME THERE IS THE OUTDOOR STORAGE TO BE ABLE TO RUN THEIR BUSINESS OPERATIONS FOR THE CALIBER SHOP. THEY ARE ALSO ASKING FOR THE BUILDING TO BE ORIENTED TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST PROPERTY BOUNDARIES RATHER THAN FACING MAIN STREET THEY ARE STILL REQUESTING THAT THE 10-FOOT SETBACK RATHER THAN THE [INAUDIBLE] REQUIRED. THEY'RE ASKING AGAIN FOR THOSE BUFFERS THAT HAD MENTIONED DURING THE CONVERSATION RELATED PLAN THE BUFFERS ARE STILL REQUESTING THE 10-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY BUFFER THE THREE-FOOT COMPATIBILITY BUFFER TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE PROPERTY AND THE THREE-FOOT COMPATIBILITY BUFFER TO THE ARTERIAL SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

THIS THE APPLICATION WAS NOT COMPLYING WITH THE REQUEST WHICH WAS RELOCATING BY THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TREES TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BUFFER AND STILL COMPLYING WITH EVERYTHING RELATED TO TREES AND SHRUBS WITHIN THE COMPATIBILITY BUFFER.

THE APPLICANT IS ALSO ASKING FOR THAT SEPARATION OF 5 FEET BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE PARKING.

AND THIS IS JUST NECESSARY TO ALLOW FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACCESS DRIVE FOR EASE OF ACCESS FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] PARKING. AND AS A REMINDER, THIS ITEM WAS SPECIFICALLY DENIED, OR THE SPECIFIC REQUEST WAS DENIED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDATION.

THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FOR THIS AREA STILL ENVISIONS AN AREA THAT ENVISIONS A SITE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC TYPICALLY ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.

THE VEHICLE SERVICE AND REPAIR SHOP REQUEST IS NOT ALIGNED WITH THIS VISION. STAFF DID SEND OUT NOTICES AGAIN ON MARCH 28TH AND WE HAVE RECEIVED EVER SINCE ZERO IN OPPOSITION AND ZERO IN FAVOR WITHIN [INAUDIBLE] BUFFERS.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID 4702 REC WIND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM ON MARCH TENTH WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE REQUEST TO REDUCE A MINIMUM SEPARATION BETWEEN THE PARKING AREAS AND THE BUILDINGS FROM TEN UNTIL 5 FEET BE DENIED.

A NEW COUNSEL TONIGHT ASKS THE GOVERNING BODY WOULD APPROVE OF CONDITIONS TO APPROVE OR DENY THIS REQUEST.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ST STAFF? WAS THERE A PRESENTATION BY THE DEVELOPER AT ALL THIS TIME? YES? LET'S GLADDEN HERE THAT.

>> AN EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US AGAIN THIS EVENING.

YOUR SHORT PRESENTATION TONIGHT TO TRY AND CLARIFY AND SYNTHESIZE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS YEAR.

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IT'S A VERY PROFESSIONAL CLEAN OPERATION HERE TO DEAL PRIMARILY WITH INFORMATION -- INSURANCE COMPANIES HERE.

CALIBER HAS A STATED VISION HERE TO BE A COMPANY THAT IMPROVES THE IMAGE OF THE AUTOMOTIVE THEY BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY THEY ARE TRYING TO RAISE THE BAR HERE ACROSS THE BOARD OF THIS INDUSTRY. I WANT TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS AROUND THE SITE HERE THE COLOUR-CODED COPY YOU SEE BEFORE YOU BLUE IS MAIN STREET THIS IS THE BUILDING.

ORANGE IS THE OUTDOOR STORAGE AREA THERE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY USED SCREEN FROM MAIN STREET BY THE BUILDING HERE THE AREAS THAT ARE NOT SCREENED OUR SCREEN BY THE EIGHT-FOOT PRIVACY FENCE SHOWN THERE IN AGENDA. I HAVE A SECOND ONE IN THE RENDERING THERE THE SECOND MONTH THAT IS DROPPED ONTO APPROPRIATE STREET-LEVEL OR I LEVEL AGAIN THIS WOULD BE SOMEONE WALKING BY OR DRIVING BY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT EIGHT-FOOT PRIVACY FENCE IS SUFFICIENTLY SCREENING ANY THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND ENVIRONMENT OF PROTECTION HERE I JUST WANT TO A FEW THINGS THAT CALIBER WOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS HAS BEEN HINTED ON PREVIOUSLY CALIBER WAS STARTED AND FOUNDED IN CALIFORNIA AND ITS THE LEADING EDGE AND IMPAIRMENT OF PROTECTION IN THE U.S. CALIBER HAS A PROTECTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IN PLACE OF THE IMPLANT ACROSS ALL FACILITIES HERE. ALL OF THE STORAGE AREA IS JUST THAT STORAGE IS NOT REPAIR WORK BEING DONE OUTSIDE ALL WORK ON THE VEHICLES IS DONE INTERIOR TO THE BUILDING SO YOU HAVE GOT DETAILED REPAIR BASED INSIDE THE BUILDING ANY FLUIDS AND LEAKS THAT COME OFF THE VEHICLES AT THAT TIME ARE CAPTURED AND DRIP PANS WHICH GETS ROUTED INTO A SAND OIL SEPARATOR BEFORE IT GETS INTO THE MUNICIPAL SANITARY SCHOOL SYSTEM.

NOTHING -- MUNICIPAL STORM SYSTEM.

NOTHING IS BEING RUN OFF AN IMMUTABLE STORM SYSTEM.

IF THERE ANY SPILLS ON-SITE IN THE STORAGE AREA WHICH IS REGULARLY INSPECTED THAT STORAGE BOUGHT AGAIN THERE IS A PREVENTION PLAN IN PLACE YEAR. THERE IS NO INTENTION TO BE DRAINING ANYTHING TO THE STORE MUNICIPAL SYSTEM HERE THERE IS THE LAKE SPECIFICALLY CALIBER IN PLACES LIKE THIS WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH [INAUDIBLE] IF THEY ARE DISCHARGING FLUIDS, GASOLINE, ANYTHING HERE INTO THE STORM SYSTEM THAT WOULD GO INTO THE LAKE. WANT TO SPEAK JUST BRIEFLY ABOUT THE PLANNING AND ZONING TO DENY THE 10-FOOT BUFFER HERE.

THE CODE MINIMUM IS A 10-FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND PARKING LOT. PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVE THE CASE WITH CONDITION THAT BE REDUCED TO 5-FOOT AS WAS PRESENTED AT THE LAST MEETING THERE SOME GAPS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT SPECIFICALLY THE FIRE STEPPING OUT TO THE NORTHWEST HAVING TO MOVE OFF SITE REQUIRES SOME OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION IT WOULD BE A REDUCTION IN THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER REDUCTION IN OUR ABILITY TO PLANT TREES UP THERE TO MITIGATE AGAINST THAT AND WE'VE GOT PLANS WITH THE STOPS IN PLACE FOR THE ENTIRE SIDEWALK THERE TO PRESERVE THE PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK. WANTING TO CLARIFY AGAIN I KNOW STAFF AS WELL THERE'S COMMENTARY VEHICLES ONLY STORE ON-SITE FOR SEVEN DAYS THERE ONLY BE FOR UP TO 30 DAYS AS DISCUSSED LAST TIME CALIBER COLLISION IS ADVISED MOVE VEHICLES AUTHOR LOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR BUSINESS REASONS SEVENTH ITEM HERE SPECIFICALLY LAST MEETING YOU HAD A REQUEST THAT WE DO BUILDING IMPACT FOR THOSE PARALLEL PARKING SPACES TO WIDEN THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY BUFFER THERE FOR THE TREES.

CALIBER DOES HAVE A MINIMUM OF 16 SPACES IN THAT OUTDOOR STORAGE AREAS THIS WOULD DROP THEM FROM 60 TO 58 SO THERE IS A NEGATIVE BUSINESS INVOCATION TO THAT CHANGE SO WE DID SCOUT AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION AS WAS PRESENTED THERE.

THERE'S A PLAN IN PLACE FOR THE SIDEWALK RIGHT AWAY INSTEAD THAT WIDENS THE BUFFER FROM 5-FOOT UNTIL 10-FOOT DOUBLING THE SPACE AVAILABLE THERE FOR THE TREES. IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THAT PLAN, THE SITE PLAN UNUSABLE PLANT WERE PRESENTED TO BOTH CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND CITY HEARING DEPARTMENT AND THEY GIVE THEM PRIMARY APPROVALS OF THAT, THE LESSON ON THAT, IT'S AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION THERE. THIS IS AN UPDATED LANDSCAPE PLAN THERE THAT SHOWS ALL OF THOSE TREES NOW IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BUFFER. FINALLY, JUST WANTED TO HIT ON SOME OF THE COMMENTARY AROUND THE NEED FOR CALIBER COLLISION,

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CALIBRE COLLISION AS YOU HEARD OF IS A NATIONAL CHAIN A WELL-ESTABLISHED BUSINESS. THEY WOULD NOT BE PUTTING UP THEIR FINANCIAL MEANS TO PUT AN INVESTMENT HERE IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT IF THEY DID NOT FEEL THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTMENT CASE FOR THEM -- [INAUDIBLE]. AS PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY, THIS PROPERTY HAS NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED RIGHT.

THIS IS BRINGING A GREAT USE FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT AT THIS PROPERTY. WITHOUT, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR PROOF IS PLANNING TO VELTMAN AMENDMENT AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. QUESTIONS?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AGAIN. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS PEOPLE IS FLUID MIGRATION, OIL AND GAS, WHA WHATEVER. IS THE SITE DIKED? A PERIMETER DIKE, AND ACTUAL CONTAINMENT DIKE AROUND THE ENTIRE AT, AT LEAST THE AREA WHERE VEHICLES WILL BE BROUGHT IN AND STORED. AND UNDERSTAND YOU ARE SAYING WE WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE FLUIDS INSIDE THE BUILDINGS.

I'M NOT IN THAT BUSINESS, BUT THAT SEEMS LIKE MAYBE THAT'S AN IDEAL SITUATION. BUT WE HAVE CERTAINLY -- THERE CERTAINLY SEEM TO BE A LOT OF POSSIBILITY OF HAVING ESCAPED OF FLUIDS. JUST WANT TO KNOW IF STRUCTURALLY THERE IS ANYTHING THAT ADDRESSES THAT.

>> THE ENTIRE SITE, THE PARKING LOT AND AROUND IT THE WAY THAT WOULD WORK IS IT WOULD COLLECT AGAINST THE CURB, RENTAL CURVE INLET, CATCH BASIN, WHATEVER STORM SYSTEM WE HAVE ON-SITE THERE. SO NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DIRECTLY RUNNING OFF FROM THE SITE, JUST TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES, EVERYTHING WILL BE COLLECTED ON-SITE IN THE PUBLIC SYSTEM INTO THE PRIVATE SYSTEM BEFORE IT DISCHARGES INTO THE PUBLIC MUNICIPAL STORM SYSTEM.

>> BUT YOU WILL STILL BE DISCHARGING INTO PUBLIC.

>> CORRECT. >> YOU ARE NOT HOLDING IT THERE, YOUR NOT BRING A PUMPER TRUCK THERE AND PUMPING IT OUT AND REMOVING IT FROM THE SITE. OKAY.

THE OTHER QUESTION I'VE GOT MAYBE IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE PICTURES. YOU HAD AN ELEVATION THERE.

ONE OF MY CONCERNS LAST TIME WAS A VIEW FROM MAIN STREET.

THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS IS IS THIS SORT OF WHAT WE HAVE IN MIND, OR IS THIS THE ACTUAL ELEVATION OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT.

>> YES, THIS IS AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED PRIVACY FENCING. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS NOT UPDATED AT THE TIME WAS ALL OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BUFFER TREES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, SO AGAIN, YOU COULD NOW IMAGINE TO MOVE INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT PICTURE THERE THERE WOULD BE MORE TREES THERE IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, BUT TREES, THE PLANTINGS, THE FENCING, THIS IS ALL REFLECTIVE AND

REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT IS SHOWN. >> NOW TO GO BACK -- NOT TO GO BACK TO MY FIRST QUESTION, BUT DO HAVE ESTIMATES OR DO YOU HAVE TOLERANCES OF WHAT KIND OF VOLUME THAT YOU WILL BE COLLECTING IN THESE CATCH BASINS? I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISCHARGE PART.

SO WHAT ARE WE TALKING? AND DURING THIS BUSY -- YOU ARE IN THIS BUSINESS, I WILL DEFER TO YOU.

ARE WE, 45 CARS LEAKING GAS AND OIL IT'S GOING TO BE A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HYDROCARBONS COMING IN AND THAT IS CONCERNING. SO MAYBE JUST GAS, MAY BE GIVEN INDICATION DIRECTIONALLY WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

>> ABSENTLY EVERYTHING INTERNAL TO THE BUILDING THERE IT SEPARATED. THE PLUMBING JR. WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE CALCULATIONS FOR ALL OF THAT FOR REVIEW SO WE HAVE TO PROVE THAT THE SYSTEM ITSELF IS SIZED APPROPRIATELY.

I'M HEARING THAT THERE IS AGAIN CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING IS WEALTH IF THERE IS A LEAK OUTSIDE OF THAT SYSTEM AS WELL. AGAIN, AND THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS FROM A CIVIL ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE, THESE AREAS ARE PRETTY SMALL AND MINOR WHEN IT COMES TO SIZING INLETS.

AGAIN, THERE ARE AGAIN WE BELIEVE THAT CALIBER COLLISION AS A PLAN TO GO AGAINST THAT AND MITIGATING IS THAT WHEN THINGS HAPPEN SO THINGS ARE NOT BLATANTLY RUNNING OFF AND COLLECTING TO THE STORM SYSTEM BUT THERE ARE OTHER REASONABLE SOLUTIONS THAT COULD BE PUT IN PLACE IF NEEDED SAY IF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM AND THE STORM COULD BE PUT IN PLACE IF NEEDED AND WE WOULD ARGUE IN PLACE THAT IS NOT NECESSARY THE STORMWATER QUALITY UNIT BECAUSE AGAIN ALL THE WORK IS BEING DONE

INSIDE OF THE BUILDING HERE. >> AND I GET THAT.

AND I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE ANSWER BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S A

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PERHAPS IF YOU WANT TO SHED SOME LIGHT INTO IT.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS WATER QUALITY HAZARD WE HAVE THINGS, RAIN EVENTS, ARE WE CAPTURING STORMWATER RAIN EVENTS COMING OFF THAT WE KNOW HAVE BEEN CONTAINING HYDROCARBONS OR THEY GO DIRECTLY INTO THE STORM SEWER, YOU HAVE GOT 58 CARS THERE OR 60 IF YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT.

I THINK THAT IS CONCERNING AND I THINK IT IS A FAIR CONCERN.

>> HELLO. I AM A REGIONAL MANAGER WITH CALIBER COLLISION SO I OVERSEE THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE SEVEN CENTERS HERE THIS WOULD BE ONE OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL. BECAUSE AS IT RELATES TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A QUANTITY, OR HOW MUCH POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS FLUID COULD GENERATE OUT THERE ON THE PARKING LOT.

THAT'S A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE FOR US.

WERE NOT DOING A LOT OF MECHANICAL REPAIRS WE DO SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND IF IT TARGETS SUSPENSION DAMAGES ANORAK WE DO VERY LITTLE AS IT RELATES TO ENGINE WORK OR OIL AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THE THINGS WE DEAL WITH MOST WOULD BE ANTIFREEZE WHEN CARS GET IN FRONT END COLLISION AND YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE COOLANT SYSTEM, WHICH WE CAPTURE AND THAT IS RECYCLED AND TAKEN OFF-SITE THROUGH A COMPANY WHICH IS CALLED -- THE NAME ESCAPES ME RIGHT NOW.

BUT WE HAVE A HAZARDOUS WASTE COMPANY THAT COMES AND PICKS THOSE THINGS UP. WE'LL BE SORE VEHICLES OUTSIDE, WE GENERALLY STORE THEM SO THEY COULD STILL BE DRIVEN, SO THEY ARE NOT LEFT IN AN OPEN STATE WHERE FLUIDS CAN DRAIN OUT OF THEM. BECAUSE THAT MAKES THEM IMMOBILE. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THEM AFTER THAT. SO WE LIKE TO KEEP THEM EVERYTHING CONNECTED WITH THEIR OUTSIDE SO WE MOVE THEM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. OF COURSE, ON THE RARE OCCASION YOU WILL HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS IMMOBILE.

BUT WE TAKE GREAT CARE TO MAKE SURE WE DO NOT LEAVE THOSE SYSTEMS OPEN BECAUSE OF THOSE SYSTEMS ARE LEFT OPEN IT COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE OR THE NEED FOR FURTHER REPAIRS WHICH WE COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN THE COLLISION IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO REALLY QUANTIFY OR ANSWER A QUESTION VERY SPECIFICALLY.

I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT THAT'S REALLY NOT VERY COMMON OUR BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE VEHICLES OUT THERE JUST DUMPING FLUID EVERYWHERE IN THE EVENT THAT THEY DO WEEKLY AND THAT RESPONSIBLY WITH OIL ABSORBENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT NATURE AND DISPOSE OF IT PROPERLY WERE HELD TO PRETTY HIGH STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO EPA AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE STUFF.

>> YOU'VE GOT A NUMBER OF THESE FACILITIES AROUND TAXES IS THAT CORRECT? AS FAR AS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH TC Q ARE YOU WITHIN THE GUIDELINES THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY PUBLISHED I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M ASKING.

I KNOW TC CAN BE A HARD AGENCY TO DEAL WITH.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY ARE PRETTY THOROUGH AND SPECIFICALLY WITH THINGS LIKE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE THERE REALLY TIGHT AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF TC Q CERTIFIES SITES OR APPROVES THEM EXACTLY, BUT TC Q IS A LITTLE NEBULOUS TO ME IN MY DEALINGS WITH THEM I THINK IT'S A CONCERN AND I WOULD HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CONFIDENCE BECAUSE YES TC Q, THEY HAVE STANDARDS THEY HAVE PROTOCOLS. OUR INTERNAL PROTOCOLS MATCH PROTOCOLS OF TEC Q HAS ESTABLISHED FOR FACILITIES LIKE

THIS. >> MY NAME IS DAVID SCROGGINS WITH [INAUDIBLE] DEVELOPMENT. AND WE HAVE DEVELOPED FOR CALIBER COLLISION. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE IS WITHIN THE TCQ PERMIT BY RULE FOR AUTO BODY SHOPS AND CALIBER COLLISION COVERS THAT AS OF THAT THE TCQ FOR THE EPA.SSUES FROM- THERE IS A PERMIT BY RULE THAT PERMITS CALIBER TO OPT -- PERMITS CALIBER COLLISION TO OPERATE AND THEY HAVE A COMPLIANCE COMPANY GOING BACK TO TCQ.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS? >> DECLARE FIVE, WE SAID CALIFORNIA, BUT CALIBER COLLISION MOVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO LOUISVILLE, TEXAS IN 2011, SO THEY ARE THE LARGEST COLLISION REPAIR PROVIDER IN THE COUNTRY.

THERE OUT THERE IN THE METR METROPLEX.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF DURING THAT EXCHANGE? THANK YOU GENTLEMAN WHO APPRECIATE THAT. WE ARE RESUMING THE PUBLIC HEARING FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING ON MARCH 17TH, DID I GET THAT RIGHT? YES.

RESUMING OUR PUBLIC HEARING FROM THE MEETING ON MARCH 17TH SO WE

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>> MARK WILL JUST HAVE YOU FILL OUT A CARD WHEN YOU GET FIN FINISHED. IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY

OF RESIDENCE. >> ROWLETT.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH CALIBER COLLISION COMING INTO THE CITY.

I'M NOT OR IF I'M REAL THRILLED ABOUT HAVING IT ON THE PARKWAY.

IT IS THE ONLY MAJOR THOROUGHFARE THROUGH ROWLETT.

YOU COME THROUGH ROWLETT THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE THAT FOR A NONCONSPICUOUS AREA.

IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN AREA THAT WOULD SUIT AS FAR OFF -- IS THE RUNOFF I HAVE TO AGREE WITH MR. SCHUPP.

THIS CAN BE DIFFICULT. YOU WOULD HAVE CARS.

A LOT OF THEM FRONT WHEEL DRIVES AND IT KIND OF FRONT WHEEL IMPACT A VERY HIGH PROBABILITY OF CRACKING THE TRANSMISSION SO YOU WILL HAVE FLUIDS, IF THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT THEY CAN GO, THEN I WOULD SUGGEST THE CITY HAS INSPECTIONS FOR RESTAURANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT THEY BE INSPECTED ONCE A MONTH FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THEM ARE MENTAL ISSUES, HEAVY A FINE, A BIG ONE THAT WILL STOP ANY OF THAT.

>> THANK YOU SIR IF YOU COULD FILL OUT A SPEAKER FORM FOR ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER

[5.B. Consider action to adopt an ordinance regarding a request to amend the zoning for an approximately 1.47 acre tract located within an approximately 7.73 acre parcel in the Reason Crist Survey, Abstract No. 225, and the U. Mattusen Survey, Abstract No. 1017, Dallas County, Texas, and being more commonly known as 2801 Main Street and 2700 Lakeview Parkway, from Planned Development District with base zoning of General Commercial/Retail (PD-C-2) to Planned Development District with base zoning of modified General Commercial/Retail to allow an outdoor storage use and to amend the development regulations for the planned development district relating to screening, building orientation, setbacks, and landscaping requirements. ]

>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE ORDINANCE REPORT AT THE REQUEST TO AMEND THAT ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY.

>> IS THAT PRESENTED? >> AS PRESENTED, THANK YOU.

>> ICS SECOND I MR. BOWERS. >> I SECOND.

>> I DO WANT TO ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY, WILL BE BE APPROVING THIS ITEM BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS. NUMBER 1 WAS THE AMENDMENT WITH THE SIDEWALK AND THE TREES ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THE AMENDED THERE WAS REALLY MENTIONED HERE, BUT IT WAS WITH THE FIVE TAUGHT THE 10-FOOT EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL ON.

>> THE LANDSCAPING IS ALREADY REFLECTED IN THE ORDINANCE.

THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT REFLECT THE 10-FOOT REQUIREMENT THAT PLANNING AND ZONING WOULD GRANT THE 5-FOOT.

>> PERFECT. COUNCIL, IS EVERYONE CLEAR ON WHAT THE MOTION IS? I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR OKAY.

>> ALSO THE EXTENSION OF TIME FROM SEVEN DAYS UNTIL 30 DAYS.

>> THAT EXTENSION AS WELL, SO THE EXTENSION OF TIME.

>> THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE ORDINANCE.

>> JUST REAL QUICK SO [INAUDIBLE] VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THIS THAT WOULD REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY IS NOT

CORRECTLY. >> AS LONG AS EVERYONE IS CLEAR ON THE MOTION. NO DISCUSSION.

I SUPPORT THIS ITEM. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN THE ITEM WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THIS PROJECT BASICALLY SINCE THE BEGINNING WHEN THE ORIGINAL SITE DEVELOP AND PLAN WAS APPROVED FOR THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU ALL MADE SOME CONCESSIONS. I APPRECIATE THAT WITH THE RIGHT-OF-WAY HAVING THE TREES THERE.

I THINK THAT THAT WOULD MINIMIZE AT LEAST ONE OF MR. SCHUPP'S CONCERNS WITH A WALL AGAINST THE STREET HAVING THOSE TREES THERE DOES PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF A SOFTNESS TO THAT AS OPPOSED TO THEY'RE JUST BEING A WALL. I DON'T HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS ABOUT THE RUNOFF PRIMARILY BECAUSE IF THEY ARE WORKING WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES THOSE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE GOING TO MAKE THE DECISIONS AHEAD OF TIME OR WHETHER OR NOT A VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTAL THEY WILL NOT BRING A VEHICLE THAT'S COMPLETELY SMASHED UP AND DESTROYED THAT HAS OIL LEAKAGE OR TRANSMISSION

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ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM CARRIED BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO TWO WITH

[5.C. Consider action to adopt a resolution authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute and submit the Combined Subdivision Participation and Release Form for the "Six Remnant Defendants' Opioid Settlement Agreement." ]

APPRECIATE THAT. WE WILL MOVE ONTO OUR OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. ITEM 5C.

I'VE LOST MY AGENDA WHICH I APOLOGIZE.

5.C. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT THE COMBINED SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATION AND RELEASE FORM FOR THE "SIX REMNANT DEFENDANTS' OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT." ARE YOU PRESENTING THIS ITEM? CITY ATTORNEY, ARE YOU PRESENTING THIS ITEM?

>> YOU HAVE APPROVED OTHER NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENTS IN THE PAST SO I KNOW YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS.

THIS IS JUST YET ANOTHER ONE. THE PROCEDURE IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IT'S NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. IT WILL GO THROUGH THE NATIONAL SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATOR THAT HAS BEEN USED BY THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S. HERE IT IS FOR WHAT THEY CALL SIX REMNANT OPIOID DISTRIBUTORS AND THEY ARE ALL NAMED IN THE STAFF REPORT, THE TOTAL SETTLEMENT IS $97 MILLION AND SOME CHANGE. THE CITY OF ROWLETT'S PARTICIPATION, AT LEAST BASED ON THE INITIAL CALCULATIONS WOULD BE RIGHT UNDER $5000. YES, I KNOW.

IT IS. IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD BE GETTING MORE THAN THAT. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD GET.

BUT EVERY $5000 HELPS, RIGHT? SO WHAT YOU'RE THEN VOTING ON IS WHETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT.

>> ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL. ANY COMMENTS? TRIAL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. DO I HEAR A MOTION?

MR. GIBBS? >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT THE COMBINED PARTICIPATION AND RELEASE FROM THE SIX REMNANT OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.

>> OF A MOTION FROM MR. GIBBS AND MR. REAVES.

>> I SECOND THE MOTION BY MR. GIBBS TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS READ AND A SECOND BY MR. REAVES. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE.

[5.D. Consider action to adopt a resolution authoring the renaming of the Rowlett Nature Trail to the Lonnie Cornwell Memorial Nature Trail; authorizing the Interim City Manager or his designee to execute all necessary documents necessary to purchase signage and providing an effective date. ]

NEXT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 5D. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RENAMING OF THE ROWLETT NATURE TRAIL TO THE LONNIE CORNWELL MEMORIAL NATURE TRAIL AUTHORIZING THE DESIGNATED TO EXUDE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS 5.D. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORING THE RENAMING OF THE ROWLETT NATURE -- TRAIL TO THE LONNIE CORNWELL MEMORIAL NATURE TRAIL; AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO PURCHASE SIGNAGE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

RYAN MULLINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS.

>> WHAT EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO BRING UP SOMETHING MAY BE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT THE RENAMING OF A NATURE TRAIL FOR THE LONNIE CORNWELL MEMORIAL NATURE TRAIL A BIT OF BACKGROUND OF THIS RESOLUTION 0415 DASH 03 [INAUDIBLE] ASSIGNS THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND THE REQUEST TO THE CITY COUNCIL THANK YOU.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025 WE HAVE A COUPLE OF X CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH US HERE TONIGHT AND DEBBIE BOBBITT WAS HERE TONIGHT RECOMMEND THIS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD TO RECEIVE THE REQUEST, THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD

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JUSTIN HUDY UNMET -- HISTORY ON MR. CORNWELL HERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE HIM PEOPLE LIKE HIM THAT HELP MAKE OUR CITIES GREAT MOVE TO ROWLETT IN 1988 AS A RESIDENT INTO THE TIME OF HIS PASSING IN 2022 HAD A PASSION FOR HORTICULTURE AND SERVING HIS COMMUNITY SERVES ON HER PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR 14 YEARS HELPS TO ORGANIZE SOONER 50 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP BUILD THE PARK TO IMPROVE THE TREE CANOPY STUDY THE LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE TO HELP ORGANIZE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PLANT 206 DECREES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A TORNADO IN 2015.

SERVED ON THE KEEP ROWLETT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR TEN YEARS AND EIGHT OF THOSE YEARS AS PRESIDENT.

I PROPOSE WHAT WE DO IF THIS NAMING PASSES IS WE WOULD PUT A SIGN UP AT THE PARK NOT THIS EXACTLY, BUT THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING WE WOULD DO AN INTERPRETIVE SIGN THAT HAS AN IMAGE OF MR. CORNWELL ON IT AND THE NARRATIVE THAT TELLS WHY THIS PARK IS NAMED AFTER HIM, SOMETHING I ACTUALLY WALKED THE TRAIL TODAY FROM START TO FI FINISH.

TAKE THE SHIRT OFF I DON'T WANT TO GET TO SWEATY THIS MORNING LOOKING AT IT I THINK RIGHT THERE AT THE ENTRANCE WE HAVE TO BARRICADE THE KEY PARTS FROM THOSE GOING THROUGH THEIR TO STAND AND READ THIS AND OF COURSE THE SIGNAGE AT THE FRONT WITH THE FULL NAME IF COUNCIL USES TO MAKE THIS -- PASS THIS RECOMMENDATION. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU RYAN FOR THE PRESENTATION IS THAT A RENDERING OF WHAT THE SIGN WOULD LOOK LIKELY.

>> MRS. SUMMING THAT WE WOULD DO AN INTERPRETIVE SIGN PROBABLY A PICTURE OF HIM THE BEST PICTURE WE COULD FIND OF HIM AND WILL WORK ON IT THERE WERE THROUGH SOMETHING TOGETHER AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE NARRATIVE THAT SAYS WHY THIS PARK WAS NAMED AFTER HIM

AND ALL THESE ACCOLADES. >> COULD YOU GIVE US AN IDEA IF THE INTENTION IS TO MAKE THAT A BRONZE PLAQUE, OR IS IT GOING TO

BE A PRINTED SIGN? >> NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF SIGN TO MAKE SURE IT'S EASIER TO READ DOWN THERE.

OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS ON THAT. THE FIRST SUGGESTION IS INTERPRETIVE SIGN. SOMETHING MAYBE NOT COLORFUL LIKE THIS. THIS IS SOME THING I THREW TOGETHER TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE MAY DO.

ISAAC WE SHOULD HAVE INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AT A PARKS WHEN THEY ARE NAMED AFTER SOMEONE TO TELL THEM WHO THAT PERSON'S. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT IN ANY OF THE PARTS OF THIS WOULD BE A START OF THAT.

PUTTING A DESCRIPTION OF WHY THIS PARK IS NAMED WHAT IT IS.

>> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS? >> OBVIOUSLY I SPENT A LOT OF TIME THERE AS THEY WERE REDOING THE SENSORY GARDEN IN THE GAZEBO AND EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN GOING THERE FOR 13 YEARS I NEVER REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A GRANITE MONUMENT THAT THERE IS A BRASS PLAQUE ON IT THAT THERE IS ORIGINAL DEDICATION OF THE PARK I THINK IT IS HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT AND I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS, I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES, BUT I THINK THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT KIND OFT AND PERHAPS SOME WAY TO INCORPORATE BOTH THE NAMING SIGN AND THE ORIGINAL DEDICATION SIGN IS JUST A SUGGESTION. THAT'S ALL I'M THROWING OUT.

LIKE I SAID, I WENT THERE FOR YEARS AND EVERY MINUTE WAS THERE. IT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE WHAT WAS ON THERE. WE'VE GOT THE AUDUBON SOCIETY AND IT WAS PRETTY COOL. THAT'S JUST AN IDEA BUT I WANT

TO THROW OUT. >> COUNCIL, OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> ON THAT NOTE, I DO RECOMMEND AN EVENT TO UNVEIL WHAT WE DID PREVIOUSLY. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT APPROACH

JUST TO HONOR. >> I WILL MAKE SURE TO MENTION WE HAVE TWO MURMURS OF THE FAMILY HERE WITH [INAUDIBLE]

HERE AS WELL. >> TO GET YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL.

WE ARE AT THE POINT WILL I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. >> I AM SORRY.

>> I DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.

I ACTUALLY WORKED WITH LONNIE CORNWELL AND WE WORKED EXTENSIVELY ON THE KINGDOM PARK AND IF YOU EVER GO IN THE BACK RIGHT CORNER WHERE THE LITTLE LEG TRAIN IS, IT SAYS LAYING -- LANCASTER LINE, BUT REALLY IT SHOULD SAY CORNWELL LANCASTER LINE BECAUSE HE WORKED VERY HARD ON THAT FEATURE IN THE PARK.

HE DID WORK TIRELESSLY ON THE KIDS KINGDOM PROJECT.

HE GOT FOOD, HE GOT TOOLS. HE REALLY WAS ONE OF THE INSPIRING PEOPLE THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO DO GOOD IN YOUR CITY.

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>> ALL RIGHT COUNCIL. >> ANOTHER COMMENT.

>> SURE. >> I AM ECSTATIC ABOUT THIS.

I HAVE KNOWN LONNIE CORNWELL FOR MANY YEARS.

HIS SON J.T. AND THEM ARE FRIENDS WITH MY KIDDOS.

LONNIE CORNWELL SERVE THE CITY VERY WELL IN HIS CAPACITY THAT HE HAS DONE FOR THE CITY A LOT OF FOLKS KNEW LONNIE CORNWELL A LOT OF FOLKS WOULD STAND UP HERE AND ATTEST TO HIS CHARACTER AND HOW HE HANDLED HIMSELF AND DID SO MANY PROJECTS FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT. THIS IS A GREAT HONOR TO BE BESTOWED UPON HIM. AND I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER MAN. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL, OTHER COMMENTS. >> I'VE A MOTION I BELIEVE BY

MR. BRITTON. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT GET TO KNOW LONNIE CORNWELL.

I WISH I HAD. BUT I DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RENAMING OF THE ROWLETT NATURE TRAIL TO LONNIE CORNWELL MEMORIAL NATURE TRAIL.

>> AND A SECOND BY MR. BOWERS. >> I PROUDLY SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEMS AS PRESENTED. THIS WOULD BE A POINT WE HAVE COMMENTS, BUT YOU GUYS ALREADY HAVE SO IT IS OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I WILL JUST, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD ABOUT MR. LONNIE CORNWELL BECAUSE I THINK YOU TWO SAID IT MOST PERFECTLY. I WILL BANK BOTH DEBBIE AND PAM FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD. FOR YOUR SERVICE ON CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER EVERY THING ELSE. I WANT TO THANK OUR PARK BOARD AS WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY GAVE THIS DUE CONSIDERATION AND APPRECIATE SERVICE TO OUR CITY AND ALL THOSE VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE LIKE THIS TO COME FORWARD TO THANK YOU FOR THE SPARKS BOARD. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL.

AT THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE PLEASE.

>> THAT ITEM CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU MR. MULLINS. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL.

AT THIS POINT, WE ARE, A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS

[6. Executive Session]

CONVENE INTO CLOSED, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE S551.071 (CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY) TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE SAPPHIRE BAY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SAPPHIRE BAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

6.B. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE S551.071 (CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY) TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PROCEDURAL MATTERS RELATING TO AN ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED MARCH 31, 2026, AGAINST MAYOR PRO TEM MICHAEL SCHUPP. 6.C. THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONVENE INTO CLOSED, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE S551.074 (PERSONNEL MATTERS) TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, TO WIT: CITY SECRETARY.

I WILL MOVE WE DO THEM IN A SLIGHTLY IF AN ORDER WE WILL DO

SIX A, 60 >> TO COUNSEL HAS RETURNED, IT

[7. Reconvene Into Open Session and Take Any Necessary or Appropriate Action on Closed/Executive Session Matters ]

>> YES MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY SECRETARY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TO INCREASE HER SALARY UP TO $142,500 PER YEAR, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. AND THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR

TO ASSIGN. >> I HAVE A MOTION, I SEE A

SECOND? >> I SECOND.

>> A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DO THAT.

ANY DISCUSSION? DEBBIE CACTUS FOR THE RECORD, IN THE PUBLIC FORUM WE WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY, WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING, PROUD OF THE REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE REPRESENTATION AND GRATEFUL YOU ARE CITY SECRETARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNSEL, LET'S GO AND CALL THE VOTE PLEASE. AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, 7-0. THAT CONCLUDES ITEM 6C.

NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 6B AND WE ARE EXCUSING THE COUNCIL MEMBER FROM THE DAIS. AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A STATEMENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AT THIS TIME.

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>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL. IT IS HARD TO DEFEND YOURSELF WHEN YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG.

THE ONLY THING I'M GUILTY OF IS EXERCISING MY RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH AT A PUBLIC FORUM. I HAVE THE SAME RIGHT TO BOAST MY OPINIONS AS ANYONE ELSE. AS A MEMBER OF COUNSEL, I WOULD ARGUE I HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DO SO.

I DO NOT FORFEIT MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS JUST BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL. ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FORCES IN OUR SOCIETY RIGHT NOW IS THE WEAPONIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER TOOLS LIKE THIS ETHICS COMPLAINT.

THEY DESTROY THE REPUTATION OF INNOCENT PEOPLE.

THE TOOLS THAT THEY USE OUR PUBLIC SHAMING, CANCELING AND SILENCING OPPOSING VIEWS. THIS IS NOT ONLY MALICIOUS, IT IS MORALLY WRONG. BRINGING AN ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST A PUBLIC OFFICER IS A SERIOUS ACTION.

RESERVED FOR SERIOUS BREACHES OF BEHAVIOR AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES LIKE TAKING KICKBACKS AND USING THIS POSITION AS A MEANS OF FACILITATING PERSONAL GAIN. I HAVE DONE NONE OF THIS.

IT IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO ATTACK PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY DISAGREE WITH THE NARRATIVES AND IDEAS PUT FORTH IN A PUBLIC FORUM. IN THIS CASE, THE GOAL IS JUST TO SHAME, SILENCE AND CANCEL ME AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR VOICING OPPOSING OPINIONS. THE TRULY INSIDIOUS PART OF ALL OF THIS IS THE DAMAGE TO MY REPUTATION IS ALREADY DONE.

NO ONE WILL REMEMBER IF I AM FOUND INNOCENT OR GUILTY.

THEY WILL ONLY REMEMBER THAT AN ETHICS COMPLAINT WAS FILED AGAINST ME. WHAT IS ALSO FRIGHTENING IS THE CASUALNESS WITH WHICH PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO FILE COMPLAINTS.

THE COMPLAINT ITSELF IS THE WEAPON MORE THAN THE OUTCOME.

IT IS EASY FOR MISS KIRK TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ME BECAUSE THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO REPERCUSSIONS TO HER.

ACTIONS LIKE THIS HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON THE AVERAGE CITIZEN. I HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN AND HEARD THE NEGATIVE THINGS SAID ABOUT ME. THAT WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY DEFEND ME BUT THEY ARE AFRAID TO DO SO.

THEY ARE AFRAID THAT BY DOING SO THAT THEY THEMSELVES WILL BECOME A TARGET OF THE MOB MENTALITY. I HAVE AN ACQUAINTANCE THAT I HAVE SERVED ON A BOARD WITH. HE IS SMART, THOUGHTFUL INDIVIDUAL WHO I THINK WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THEY HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST -- HE HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN POSSIBLY RUNNING FOR AN ELECTION IN THE FUTURE.

LAST WEEK HE PULLED ME ASIDE AND SAID THAT AFTER WATCHING THE NASTINESS THAT HAS BEEN DIRECTED TOWARD ME AND THE OTHER LEADERSHIP OF THIS CITY, HE WOULD NEVER CONSIDER RUNNING FOR COUNSEL. THE TOXIC ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS CHANGE OF HEART IS WRONG.

THE FACT THAT QUALIFIED PEOPLE ARE DECLINING TO HELP LEAD THIS CITY BECAUSE OF FEAR OF PERSONAL ATTACKS HURTS EVERYONE.

FINALLY, AGAIN, I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG AND I TRUST THAT I WILL NOT BE PUNISHED SIMPLY BECAUSE I HAVE SHARED PERSONAL VIEWS FROM THE DAIS. THANK YOU.

[8.A. Deliberate and take action on the March 31, 2026, ethics complaint against Mayor Pro Tem Michael Schupp. ]

>> THANK YOU MR. SCHUPP. COUNSEL, AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR CONSIDERING THIS ITEM. WE HAVE HEARD FROM MR. SCHUPP AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THE COMPLAINT IN FRONT OF US.

I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THERE ARE THREE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN LODGED OR THREE VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN LODGED BY THE COMPLAINANT THAT ALL REFER TO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THINGS AS WELL AS SOME FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION WITH MISS KIRK SHARING THAT TO US THROUGH EMAIL.

THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CHALLENGING THING TO CONSIDER BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF IT. I DO WANT TO MENTION, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT, THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS SCHUPP'S REMARKS WHICH WERE MADE DURING THE MEETING CONSTITUTE HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY. SO THE REMARKS THAT WERE MADE AFTER THE PROVERBIAL GAVEL WAS BANKED AND THE MEETING BEGINS WERE MADE DURING THE CONSIDERATION OF A DULY NOTICED AGENDA ITEM. THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECORDED ON A HOT MIC AND THAT WERE SHARED THROUGH THE LIVE STREAM OR NOT DONE IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY.

AND I WILL ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO WEIGH IN ON THAT BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ETHICS COMPLAINT.

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT. WHEN YOU ARE AT THE DAIS, THE

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BUT THAT WILL BE KNOWN BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

FOR INSTANCE, AT A CITY EVENT WHERE YOU WERE ON A PLATFORM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE SPEAKING IN YOUR OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A COUNCILMEMBER.

>> THANK YOU. THE ETHICS POLICY IS A POLICY WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, DRAFTED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S PURPOSE IS TO GOVERN HOW WE , AS WELL AS THOSE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE CITY, ACT EFFECTIVELY. I THINK THAT WE ALL HAVE A DESIRE FOR THOSE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AS WELL AS OUR SELF TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF THE QUORUM AT THE DAIS.

AND IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING WHEN WE ARE PICKED UP ON A HOT MIC, IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING WHEN CERTAIN THINGS MAY BE LOBBIED AGAINST US BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ARE HUMAN AS WELL.

THAT DOES MAKE IT CHALLENGING TO MAINTAIN RESTRAINT.

I, MYSELF, HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO THAT, SITTING IN THIS CHAIR.

IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT. THERE IS, IN MY OPINION, A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE EXPECTATIONS THAT THIS POLICY PUTS IN PLACE. AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, I DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE UP HERE AT THIS DAIS WOULD BE A FAN OF SAYING THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE AN OPINION OR YOU CAN SPEAK YOUR MIND ABOUT A PARTICULAR MATTER.

WHAT THE POLICY ATTEMPTS TO PUT IN PLACE, IN MY OPINION, OUR GUIDELINES ARE AROUND HOW THOSE MATTERS ARE ADDRESSED AND WHAT IS SAID. AND I THINK THAT IS WHERE THIS BECOMES INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING. BECAUSE IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT MR. SCHUPP SAID AT THE MEETING, ON THE FACE OF IT, HE DIDN'T ADDRESS ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL. WILL SOME OF HIS COMMENTS MAY HAVE BEEN A BIT CRASS, I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY CROSSED THE LINE OF WHAT THE ETHICS COMPLAINT SAYS.

HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WAS SAID BEFORE THE MEETING, SOME OF THAT CERTAINLY WOULD. BECAUSE IT IS FAR MORE CRASS THAN WHAT WAS SAID DURING THE MEETING.

THEREIN LIES THE CHALLENGE BECAUSE AS WAS SAID, IN ONE OF THOSE CAPACITIES HE WAS IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AND IN ONE HE WAS NOT. I AM EXTREMELY TORN AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THEIR OPINION

OF THIS MATTER. >> I WROTE UP A STATEMENT.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

IT IS NOT A COURTESY WE EXTEND WHEN IT IS CONVENIENT AND IT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON WHETHER WE AGREE WITH WHAT IS BEING SAID.

IT IS THE ENTIRE POINT OF WHY WE ARE HERE.

ON FEBRUARY THIRD, STATEMENTS WERE MADE FROM THIS DAIS IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY, CHARACTERIZING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT QUESTION THEIR MOTIVES AND THE LEGITIMACY FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROCESS.

EARLIER IN THAT SAME EVENING, I SAID I WAS GLAD PEOPLE CAME.

THAT THEIR VOICES MATTERED. THAT IS WHAT, TO ME, COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE. THOSE ARE NOT TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME VALUE, THEY ARE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT STANDARDS. AND THIS MATTERS TO ME.

NOT JUST FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THE ROOM THAT NIGHT, BUT FOR EVERYONE WATCHING NOW AND EVERYONE WHO MAY CONSIDER PARTICIPATING IN THE FUTURE. THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS NOT ABOUT INTENT, IT IS ABOUT CONDUCT.

OUR CODE IS CLEAR ON THAT DISTINCTION.

CONDUCT IS WHAT DEFINES THE STANDARD AND IN THIS CASE, THE CONDUCT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD.

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THOSE RESIDENTS WERE RIGHT OR WRONG.

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THEY HAD EVERY FACT, IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW LONG THE ISSUE WAS UNDER DISCUSSION.

NONE OF THAT CHANGES THE RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE FROM THIS SEAT. EVERY PERSON WHO COMES BEFORE THIS COUNCIL DESERVES TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT.

WITHOUT HAVING THEIR MOTIVES QUESTIONED, WITHOUT BEING LABELED OR DISMISSED. BECAUSE WHEN THAT LINE IS CROSSED, IT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT ONE MEETING OR ONE ISSUE.

IT SIGNALS TO EVERYONE WATCHING IN THIS ROOM AND BEYOND, WHETHER

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COME AFTER US. >> ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WISH TO COMMENT? NO?

MR. BOWERS? >> I WILL COME IN FOR A SECOND.

I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH YOUR STATEMENT, MAYOR ABOUT BEING TORN HERE AND THAT ASPECT. BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL ADVICE RECEIVED ABOUT MEETING BEFORE A PROVERBIAL GAVEL WAS HIT AND MAINLY IN OUR PUBLIC APPEARANCE AS OURSELVES AS INDIVIDUALS.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT I THINK THE THING I'M BATTLING WITH IS JUST THE REPETITIVE NATURE. JUST OF THE LAWS A FAIR OF PUTTING A COMPLAINT UP, YOU CAN JUST DO IT SO EASILY.

BUT I DO BELIEVE WE ARE DEALING WITH SOMEWHAT OF A PATTERN HERE.

THAT IS WHERE MY BEING TORN COMES FROM BECAUSE WE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS BEFORE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER BOWERS TRIED TO PUT A MOTION TOGETHER, AFRICA WHAT MONTH THAT WAS, AFTER HER MEETING, THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THIS SAME CONDUCT HAS HAD A THIRD TIME THAT WE ARE NOW SITTING HERE TALKING ABOUT IT.

THAT IS WHERE THE TORN NATURE COMES FROM ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WILL MAKE IT VERY BRIEF.

I THINK I SAID THIS BEFORE IN THE PREVIOUS ONE.

I DON'T HAVE TO AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH MR. SCHUPP'S COMMENTS. I'M NOT SAYING WHAT HE SAID WAS RIGHT OR WHAT HE SAID WAS WRONG. HE HAS A RIGHT TO SAY WHAT HE WANTS TO SAY. AND I DON'T FIND ANY OF THIS THAT RISES TO THE LEVEL OF AN ETHICAL VIOLATION, IN MY OPINION. I THINK I SAID TO HIM BEFORE, I MAY NOT HAVE PHRASED IT THE SAME WAY, I MAY NOT HAVE AGREED WITH HIS LANGUAGE BUT HE HAS A RIGHT TO SAY IT.

AND IT DOES NOT, AND MY OPINION, VIOLATE OUR CODE.

>> I DO WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT OR AT LEAST MAYBE ASK A PROBING QUESTION IS LITTLE BIT. BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION HERE BETWEEN A RIGHT, WE ABSOLUTE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER WE WANT TO SAY.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CANNOT BE CALLED INTO QUESTION FOR SAYING IT UNDER THE ETHICS POLICY BECAUSE THIS COUNSEL -- AT THIS COUNSEL BUT THE COUNCIL BEFORE US APPROVED AN ETHICS POLICY, SET A STANDARD FOR HOW THEY EXPECT ALL OF US, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO ACT.

AND WHETHER WE HAVE THAT RIGHT OR NOT, THE STANDARD IS THERE THAT WE SHOULD ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH.

>> LET ME ADD WHAT I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE ADDED IS THAT BASED ON THE LEGAL ADVICE WE HAVE, HE DID NOT VIOLATE OUR CODE OF ETHICS. BY WHAT HE SAID.

>> I DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS IS A LEGAL QUESTION.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MORAL AND ETHICAL QUESTION.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT A COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS ENCOURAGE PUBLIC INPUT? OR DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THEY

STIFLE PUBLIC INPUT? >> I DON'T THINK IT DID EITHER, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I THINK HE MADE HIS COMMENTS AS HE FELT WAS HIS RIGHT TO MAKE. WEATHER AND HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY OR NOT. I DON'T THINK IT DID.

IN FACT, I THINK HIS COMMENTS GENERATED MORE INPUT, TO BE

HONEST WITH YOU. >> AGAIN, I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A LEGAL QUESTION FOR ME. IT IS A QUESTION OF STANDARDS AND WHAT WE ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT.

AND I DO BELIEVE THAT IT STIFLES PUBLIC INPUT BECAUSE I DON'T -- I THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT THEY COME UP TO THIS DAIS AND THAT IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS THEY HAVE EVER DONE. THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ON CAMERA BUT THEY HAVE A PASSION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THEY BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT.

AND I THINK HIS COMMENT -- SOMEBODY MAY LISTEN TO THAT AND THINK I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT, I COULD BE MADE FUN OF.

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OR I COULD BE DISPARAGED. >> AND WE'RE PRACTICING THAT SAME THING WHERE WE ARE VOICING OUR OPINIONS.

YOU DON'T AGREE WITH ME? I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.

I WANT TO STIFLE THE FURTHER INPUT.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE'RE PRACTICING VOICING OUR

OPINIONS. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> I'LL JUST ADD I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON ON THIS, I DON'T THINK HE BROKE ANY ETHICAL STANDARDS.

DID IT FRUSTRATE SOME FOLKS? OBVIOUSLY.

I THINK IT IS A COUNCILMEMBER'S DUTY TO LET THEIR OPINIONS BE -- WE WERE ELECTED TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS.

SOMETIMES THEY ARE POPULAR, SOMETIMES NOT.

IN MY OPINION, THERE WAS NO SINGLED OUT PERSON OR GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WERE SPECIFIC AS FAR AS ANY TYPE OF DISPARAGEMENT.

AND I THINK HE WAS JUST, IN MY OPINION,'S COMMENTS WERE HIS OPINION BASED UPON PUBLIC FEEDBACK THAT WE HAD BEEN RECEIVING. AND WE HAVE A VERY PASSIONATE CITIZENRY, WHICH IS GREAT. I MEAN WE HAVE PASSIONATE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED AND HAVE VERY PASSIONATE VIEWPOINTS.

AND I WOULD SAY COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP IS A PASSIONATE GUY AND THAT IS A GREAT THING YOU HAVE BEEN THE CITY.

WHERE PEOPLE ARE EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWPOINTS AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HOW THE DEMOCRACY WORKS AS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SAID EARLIER. I CERTAINLY DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT -- TO COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON'S POINT, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT SHUT DOWN, I THINK ACTUALLY CAUSED MORE PUBLIC INPUT.

AND WHERE I THINK THE CHALLENGE FOR ME IS -- AND I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE ETHICS COMPLAINT WAS FILED.

I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING. SO I'M NOT DISCOUNTING THAT.

BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT IS CONSIDERED AN ETHICAL COMPLAINT IS MORE SO THAN JUST I DON'T LIKE WHAT WAS SAID OR HOW IT WAS SAID.

AND THAT IS KIND OF WHERE I LAND ON THAT.

>> AND ON THAT NOTE, I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE CONTENT OF THE ETHICAL COMPLAINT IS SHARED.

IT IS MORE THAN JUST NOT LIKING WHAT WAS SAID.

I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.

THE VIOLATION OF SECTION 15 -- SECTION 15 WHICH STATES THAT NO OFFICER OF THE CITY SHALL FAIL TO MAINTAIN PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMON COURTESY WHEN COMMENTING ON CITY MATTERS AN OFFICIAL BUSINESS. THE REASON GIVEN IN THE COMPLAINT IS THAT SECTION 15 REQUIRES PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMON COURTESY WHEN COMMENTING ON CITY MATTERS.

LABELING RESIDENT INPUT AS MISINFORMED MEANING IT'S INVALID UNDERMINES RESPECTFUL CIVIC DISCOURSE AND EXCEEDS PERMISSIBLE DISAGREEMENT ON POLICY MERITS.

I THINK TO ME, THAT LINE OF THINKING IS MORE THAN JUST DISAGREEMENT WITH WHAT WAS SAID. I CERTAINLY FELT A LITTLE BIT STABBED WHEN THE REMARK WAS MADE ABOUT THE CONDITION FOR THE PARK. MAINLY BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT WAS OUR FAULT. IF THE PARK IS IN THE CONDITION IT IS IN IS BECAUSE WE PUT IT IN THAT CONDITION.

AND YET YOU ARE RIGHT. AS A COUNCILMEMBER, THAT IS HIS OPINION TO MAKE. THERE CERTAINLY PAINS THAT WE ALL HAVE ABOUT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY OR DIFFERENT PARKS OR DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF CITY STAFF.

ANYTHING ELSE, OPINIONS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT CHOOSE TO SHARE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULDN'T SHARE THEM OR CAN'T SHARE THEM, IT MEANS WE HAVE TO USE GOOD DISCRETION AND I THINK THAT IS WHERE THE ISSUE IS.

AND THAT LINE OF DISCRETION WHETHER OR NOT WHAT WAS SAID SHOULD BE SAID. AND I'M VERY MUCH ON THE FENCE HERE. I TRULY DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY AN ELECTED OFFICIAL CAUGHT ON A HOT MIC. BUT I ALSO AM SOMEWHAT OF THE OPINION THAT YOU ARE NEVER OFF THE CLOCK.

I SAID THAT WHEN I RAN FOR THIS SEAT.

YOU WERE ALWAYS THE MAYOR, YOU ARE ALWAYS A COUNCILMEMBER, WHETHER YOU AREN'T THE GROCERY STORE, SITTING IN TRAFFIC OR SITTING APPEAR THE DAIS, YOU'RE ALWAYS IN THIS CAPACITY. I DO MY BEST TO NOT.

>> SPEAKER-03: THE CITY BECAUSE I AM THE MAYOR.

DO MY BEST TO RESPECT PEOPLE AT TARGET BECAUSE I AM THE MAYOR.

AND I DON'T LEAVE MY SHOPPING CART IN THE PARKING LOT, I PUT

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AGAIN, I AM EXTREMELY TORN. WE ARE ALL CREATED DIFFERENTLY, WE ARE ALL BUILT DIFFERENTLY WITH DIFFERENT WAYS OF RESPONDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES AND SITUATIONS.

IT IS INCREDIBLY UNFORTUNATE THAT IN THE TENOR OF WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING AS A COUNCIL ON BOTH JANUARY 20TH AND FEBRUARY THIRD, THAT ALL OF THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I THINK WE WERE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THINGS HAD GOTTEN EXTREMELY FRAGILE.

I THINK THAT IS THE RIGHT WORD. AND THAT RESULTED IN SOME OF US HAVING SOME VERY STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS -- OPINIONS OVER SHARED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND OPINIONS THAT WERE SHARED OUT HERE ON THIS DAIS. AND EVEN BY HER FORMER CITY MANAGER THAT MAKES IT EXTERNALLY DIFFICULT.

I'M OPEN TO CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION IF YOU ALL WANT.

OTHERWISE I WILL -- >> CAN I MENTION ONE THING? YOU MENTIONED JUST THE ELEVATED CIRCUMSTANCES.

BUT YOU KNOW, I AM SO AWARE OF MY OWN SHORTCOMINGS.

YOU MENTION PUTTING UP THE GROCERY CART, THAT IS A PET PEEVE OF MINE BY THE WAY, WHEN PEOPLE DON'T PUT THAT AWAY.

BECAUSE THERE IS A PLACE TO PUT IT LIKE 15 FEET FROM YOUR CAR, DON'T JUST LEAVE IT IN THE PARKING LOT.

ANYWAY, THAT AS AN ASIDE. BUT I THINK MOST PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD HEART AND A GOOD NATURE. AND I TRY TO DO MY BEST.

BUT I'M SO AWARE OF MY OWN SHORTCOMINGS AS A PERSON AND AS A HUMAN, AS A DAD, AS A MAN, WHATEVER.

AND SO THE WAY I ALWAYS LOOK AT THIS IS I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME PERSONALLY. AND THIS IS JUST -- MAYBE THIS IS A PERSONAL SHORTCOMING AS WELL.

I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME TELLING SOMEONE ELSE HOW WRONG THEY ARE WHEN I KNOW I AM NOT PERFECT.

AND IF I WAS IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS, IF I HAVE EVER OFFENDED SOMEBODY IN LIFE, WHETHER IT IS AT MY JOB OR AT CITY COUNCIL OR AT HOME, I WOULD WANT THEM TO GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO APOLOGIZE TO THEM BECAUSE I KNOW I'M NOT PERFECT.

SO WHEN WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE, IT PUTS AN EXTRA SPOTLIGHT ON THINGS. BUT I JUST HAVE A FORGIVING NATURE AND I REALLY CANNOT GO ALONG WITH SAYING THAT THIS IS AN ETHICS VIOLATION. AGAIN, THAT IS NOT TO SAY ANYTHING PERSON THAT FILED THIS.

I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING AND I'M NOT NECESSARILY SAYING THEY'RE WRONG, I THINK FOR ME, IT DOESN'T MEET THE VIOLATION TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE TO SAY, YES, THIS IS A BREACH OF THE ETHICS. SO I JUST WANT DO AT THAT

CONTEXT. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION THEN. BECAUSE I HEARD TWO'S LINES OF THOUGHT. ONE IS I AM OF THE OPINION THAT IF SOMEONE IS REMORSEFUL BUT WHAT THEY SAID/DID, WE SHOULD HAVE GRACE AND FORGIVE THEM. THE OTHER IS YOU DON'T THINK THIS RISE TO THE LEVEL OF AN ETHICS VIOLATION.

WHICH DO YOU REALLY CONSIDER THIS TO BE?

>> MY LINE OF THINKING WAS THAT IN THIS ROLE, IT IS VERY HARD WHEN SOMEONE COMES AT YOU. I GUESS IN THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN -- AND THIS IS NOT AN INDICTMENT OF THE COMPLAINT ITSELF OR ANYTHING ELSE. I DON'T WANT TO BE MISCONSTRUED HERE. PART OF THE CHALLENGE IN THIS RULE IS THAT YOU CAN SAY SOMETHING AND MEAN ONE THING AND IT GETS TAKEN ANOTHER. OR PEOPLE TAKE IT OUT OF CONTEXT. AND SO THERE IS AN EXTRA SPIRAL HERE, I REALIZE THAT. I GUESS MY THOUGHT IS I WOULD HOPE THAT SOMEONE WOULD GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT WAS REALLY WRONG OR THAT BOTHERED ME AND GIVE ME A CHANCE TO APOLOGIZE TO THEM PERSONALLY AND MAKE IT RIGHT BEFORE IT WAS A PUBLIC EVENT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THAT'S WHAT MY LINE OF THINKING WAS ABOUT.

>> I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. JUST FOR DISCOURSE.

BECAUSE OF THE SPOTLIGHT AND THE PUBLIC I, WOULD WE BE OPEN TO A PUBLIC APOLOGY? JUST BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC. DOING SOMETHING IN PUBLIC AND THEN APOLOGIZING IN PRIVATE DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME IMPACT BECAUSE YOU WERE LIKE HEY, I DID THIS AND I'M PRIVATELY SAYING IT SORRY BUT ARE WE OPEN TO A PUBLIC APOLOGY?

JUST A THOUGHT. >> I WILL ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF,

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I DID THAT AND A PUBLIC SETTING, I WOULD FEEL COMPELLED TO DO IT PUBLICLY. THAT IS JUST MY OWN PERSONAL HEART ON THE MATTER. AND I THINK A PART OF THE TENOR OF JUST KIND OF THE WORLD THAT WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW, THERE SHOULD BE MORE FORGIVENESS IN GENERAL.

AND I THINK -- I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL FORCES IN THE WORLD IS FORGIVENESS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE -- JUST IN SOCIETY IN GENERAL, NOT SPECIFICALLY ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE, BE SEATED IN THE NEWS, JUST AT EACH OTHER.

AND THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF PEOPLE HAD A LITTLE ROOM FOR FORGIVENESS. SO I'LL STEP OFF MY SOAPBOX.

>> MR. GIBBS? >> IN MY WORLD, I FUNCTION BEST IN THE BLACK AND WHITE REALITY BECAUSE GRAY AREAS ARE REALLY TOUGH AND IT MAKES US ALL STRUGGLE.

AND WHEN LISTENING TO THE LEGAL ADVICE TODAY, I WAS LIKE WOW, OKAY. WHAT I FEEL LIKE I WAS WRONG OR JUSTIFIED IF WHAT WAS SANCTIONED ON ME OR NOT, IF I DID SOMETHING. SO WHAT MAKES IT REALLY HARD FOR US, I DID NOT CONDONE AND WHEN HE SAID THAT THAT DAY, I ABOUT FELL OUT OF MY CHAIR BECAUSE IT MAKES IT HARDER ON ALL OF US.

BECAUSE NOW WE WILL ALL HAVE TO LISTEN TO THAT STUFF.

I DIDN'T LIKE IT ONE BIT. AND I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TRAMPLE ON HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT FOR HIS FIRST AMENDMENT, SO DO WE LOSE THAT? WAS HE IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY?

WAS HE NOT AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY? >> AND I FEEL LIKE I AM RIGHT. C DISCOURSE IS IMPORTANT. WHETHER THEY ARE WELL INFORMED OR MISINFORMED. I HAVE LISTENED TO A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT HERE THAT I HAVE REALLY, VEHEMENTLY DISAGREED WITH. BUT I NEVER PUBLICLY SPOKE OR EVEN PRIVATELY. I MEAN MAYBE I DID, LORD KNOWS I DON'T ALWAYS MONITOR MY MOUTH MAY BE APPROPRIATELY.

BUT NO, THIS IS ABOUT -- THIS REALLY ISN'T ABOUT THE COUNCILMEMBER. THIS IS A QUESTION, TO ME, ABOUT HOW WE AS A COUNCIL, WHAT STANDARDS WE ARE GOING TO UPHOLD FOR CIVIL DISCOURSE ON THIS DAIS.

IT REALLY -- I WAS SO SHOCKED, I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SHOCKED IN MY LIFE. I'M SAYING HERE, COME EATND HAVT AND COME TO COUNSEL AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

AND COUNCILMAN WERE SCHUPP SAID EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.

AND ON THIS I THINK I AM RIGHT. IT IS NOT A LEGAL QUESTION, IT IS AN ETHICAL, MORAL QUESTION ABOUT HOW WE WANT FUTURE COUNCILS TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES. AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WHAT HE SAID, WHAT HE WROTE OUT, HE WROTE IT OUT, HE READ IT, HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS SAYING. AND TO ME, SECTION 15 SAYS IT REQUIRES PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMON COURTESY AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HE WAS -- HE HAD COMMON COURTESY.

SO THAT IS MY FEELING. >> I CAN AGREE.

I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IN MY REASONING IS IT'S BASICALLY WE ARE LOOKING AT AN ETHICS VIOLATION.

AND WHAT MAKES AN ETHICS VIOLATION AND WHAT DOESN'T.

COUNCILMAN GREAVES -- REEVES HAD SAID THAT BECAUSE WE NEED TO CLEARLY DEFINE THAT. AND IT REALLY IS A GRAY AREA HERE ON SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS HAPPENING.

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THINGS THAT HE SAID DURING HIS I GUESS, PUBLIC INPUT, THERE WAS SOME POOR CHOICE OF WORDS BECAUSE MAYER, I DID SAY THE SAME THING TO ANOTHER COUNCILMAN.

I SAID THAT BROUGHT A LOT OF STUFF ON US BECAUSE THE CITY, WE WERE THE ONES THAT PUT THE BAR ON THAT PLACE.

IT WASN'T ANY OTHER THING. SO I WAS WISHING HE WOULD NOT HAVE SAID THAT. BUT FOR THE ETHICS VIOLATION, I'M STRUGGLING BECAUSE I'M IN THE BLACK AND WHITE WORLD.

AND THAT INFORMATION THAT I WAS GIVEN HAS NOT GOT ME THERE.

AND I WISH IT COULD BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IT BETTER AND IT IS NOT WORKING FOR ME.

>> COUNSELOR, ANY OTHER REMARKS? THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE IS ONE TO BE MADE. AGAIN, LET ME JUST CLARIFY, THE ETHICS POLICY IN SECTION D SAYS SHOULD THIS COUNCIL SUSTAIN THE ALLEGATIONS IN A COMPLAINT, IT MAY, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT AT A MEETING, CALL FOR SUCH PURPOSE TO TAKE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS. NUMBER 1, ISSUE A STATEMENT FUNNY THE COMPLAINT TO BE WITHOUT MERIT, RAFA THE PURPOSE OF HARASSMENT OR BROUGHT IN BAD FAITH.

NUMBER 2, ISSUE A LETTER OF REPRIMAND, NUMBER 3, -- WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE IT IS REMOVING FROM OFFICE AND NUMBER 4, ISSUE IS CENTER IF THE COUNCIL FINDS THAT SERIOUS REPEATED VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED INTENTIONALLY BY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. WITH THAT IN MIND, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNSELOR MEMBER REEVES? CAN YOU TURN YOUR MIKE PLEASE? THANK YOU.

>> I THINK -- CITY ATTORNEY PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M GETTING THIS WRONG, BASED UPON WHAT YOU JUST READ, I THINK I WILL HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR ADMONITION AS IT WAS.

BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WAS NECESSARILY BROUGHT TO HARASS.

SO I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THAT MOTION.

BUT I WILL NOT VOTE YES ON THIS. BUT AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING THAT WHOEVER BROUGHT THIS ETHICS COMPLAINT WAS DOING THAT FOR THE FORM OF HARASSMENT. AM I CLEAR ON THIS?

>> YOU ARE. >> YOU CAN MAKE THE MOTION THAT

IT IS WITHOUT MERIT. >> AND THAT CASE, THAT IS WHERE I WOULD LAND THEN. I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT IT IS

WITHOUT MERIT. >> SO THE MOTION IS TO ISSUE A STATEMENT FINDING THE COMPLAINT TO BE WITHOUT MERIT.

JUST TO CLARIFY, CORRECT? >> YES, THAT IS MY MOTION.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO ISSUE A STATEMENT FINDING THE COMPLAINT TO BE WITHOUT MERIT. I SEE A SECOND?

>> I SECOND. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AGAIN, A "YES" VOTE ON THIS A BE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WHICH IS TO ISSUE A STATEMENT FINING THE COMPLAINT TO BE WITHOUT MERIT.

LAST CHANCE FOR DISCUSSION. NO MEANS THAT YOU DENIED THE MOTION. SO THINK OF IT YES OR NO TO THE MOTION AND THE STATEMENT IS DEFINED AS THE COMPLAINT WITHOUT

MERIT. >> SO, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IF YOU VOTE YES ON THIS MOTION IT MEANS YOU FIND THE COMPLAINT WITHOUT MERIT. IF YOU VOTE KNOW YOU THINK THAT THE ETHICS COMPLAINT DOES HAVE MERIT.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CALLED THE VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT MOTION CARRIED BY VOTE OF 4-2 WITH MR. AND MRS. BOWERS VOTING AGAINST. PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT WE VOTED ON AND TAKE ACTION ON THE MARCH 31ST 2026 ETHICS COMPLAINT

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MEETINGS. >> YES.

>> CAN YOU HIT YOUR MICROPHONE BUTTON FOR ME?

>> I HAVE TO FIND IT. I MOVE TO ADD TO THE NEXT AGENDA A CLOSED SESSION FOR ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING ISSUES RAISED BY TEN -- 25 AMENDING THE NONCONFORMITY OF A SECTION OF THE ZONING CODE WHICH WAS BASED ON MARCH FOURTH 2025 AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ACTION OF COUNCIL RELATED THERETO.

>> IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT? >> YES.

>> THAT WILL BE ADDED TO A FUTURE AGENDA.

>> ADDED TO THE NEXT AGENDA. >> CORRECTION, TO THE NEXT MY APOLOGIES. ANY REGULATION ITEMS?

>> CAN WE ADD THE ONE ABOUT... SITUATION.

JUST BE SURE STAFF CAN HANDLE THAT FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

>> I SECOND IT. >> OKAY.

SPECIFICALLY THE NEXT MEETING? >> NEXT MEETING, YES.

>> ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS?

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