[1.Call to Order] [00:00:10] >> GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S MEETING OF ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL, TODAY IS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER FIRST, 2026 IT IS 7:00 P.M., CITY COUNCIL HAS A QUORUM PRESENT COUNCIL CHAMBERS. PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF EACH MEETING WE DO OPEN WITH AN INVOCATION AND CONDUCTING TONIGHT'S INVOCATION, WITH CORNERSTONE, STAND WITH ME FOR THAT INVOCATION. >> FATHER WE DO THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY GOD TO BE AWAKENED, TO BE ABLE TO DO THINGS THAT YOU HAVE BLESSED US WITH GOD, FOR ALL THE PROVISIONS YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US LORD. HOMES, HOUSES, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, JOBS GOD, YOU HAVE GIVEN IT ALL TO US AND WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THAT. LORD WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR CITY AND GRATEFUL FOR THIS LEADERSHIP, LORD WE ARE THANKFUL THEY HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES TO PUBLIC SERVICE, AND LORD WITH THAT IN MIND WE ARE ASKING YOU TONIGHT TO GRANT THEM WISDOM LORD GOD, GOD ON OUR CITY, THAT WE HONOR THE CODE, TO SERVE OUR CITY CORRECTLY AND RIGHTLY IN EVERY WAY. AND GOD THAT WHATEVER YOU SAY OR THINK TONIGHT WILL BRING YOU GLORY AND HONOR. FATHER WE PRAY OVER OUR RESIDENTS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR SCHOOLS, LORD THAT YOUR BLESSING AND PROTECTION BE UPON THEM, IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS, AMEN. >> THANK YOU PASTOR, PLEASE JOIN ME 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 YOU, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT, YOU FEEL FREE TO TAKE [2.A. Presentation of Proclamation Declaring September As Library Card Sign-Up Month.] YOUR SEATS AND WE WILL GET STARTED HERE. WITH THAT WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT SEVEN '02 P.M., THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING IS ITEM TWO A, PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER AS LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH, MAKING THE PRESENTATION IS JOHN BOWERS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVITE MEMBERS OF OUR LIBRARY AND LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ALL UP TO THE FRONT. >> THANK YOU MAYOR FOR INVITING ALL THE VIPS UP HERE I APPRECIATE THAT. SO AS THE CITY WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT OUR SCHOOL YEAR AS STARTING, EVERY SEPTEMBER THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE OPENING AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES NATIONWIDE AS LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH. THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO BRING OUR FRIENDS TO THE LIBRARY, OUR LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, THE DIRECTOR HERE, WE THINK ABOUT JUST THE CULTURAL BEACON IN THE CITY FOR ACADEMIA AND LEARNING AND DEMOCRATIC, LIBRARIES WHAT YOU ARE THINKING OF. I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ OUR PROCLAMATION AND AFTER THAT WE WILL ANSWER ANYTHING. ULTIMATELY, WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO EDUCATION, IMAGINATION AND OPPORTUNITY, OFFERING EVERYTHING FROM LITERACY PROGRAMS TO DIGITAL TOOLS THAT SUPPORT LIFELONG LEARNING AND PERSONAL GROWTH AND WHEREAS, LIBRARIES WELCOME ALL PEOPLE SERVING AS INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY HUBS THAT CONNECT INDIVIDUALS ACROSS CULTURES, GENERATIONS AND EXPERIENCES AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES CREATE COLLECTIONS AND DESIGN PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION THEY SERVE, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES HELP INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE LIFE'S CHALLENGES, PROVIDING TRUSTED INFORMATION, DIGITAL ACCESS, JOB SEARCH SUPPORT AND CONNECTIONS WITH ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES CONTRIBUTE TO THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMIES BY EQUIPPING JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS, STUDENTS AND CREATORS WITH TOOLS AND TRAINING TO SUCCEED AND WHEREAS LIBRARY RESOURCES HELP HOUSEHOLDS SAVE MONEY, REDUCE WASTE AND MAKE SUSTAINABLE CHOICES ALL THROUGH THE SIMPLE POWER OF A SHARED PUBLIC GOOD. AND WHEREAS THE LIBRARY CARD OPENS THE DOORS TO ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES FROM BOOKS AND TECHNOLOGY TO LIFELONG LEARNING AND IMAGINATION. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AND BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER AS LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH IN ROWLETT AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD AND EXPLORE THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES IT OFFERS. A FEW WORDS? >> FOR LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH DURING SEPTEMBER, PATRONS [00:05:02] CAN REPLACE THEIR WORN OUT LIBRARY CARDS FOR FREE, PATRONS WHO USE THEIR CARD ONLINE OR IN PERSON WILL ENTERED INTO A DRAW FOR A GIFT CARD TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT AND PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP FOR LIBRARY CARD IN SEPTEMBER WILL ALSO BE ENTERED INTO A SEPARATE GIFT CARD DRAW. WE DO THIS BECAUSE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS INSTRUMENTAL IN PREPARING YOUR FUTURE WORKFORCE, YOUR FUTURE VOTERS AND YOUR FUTURE COMMUNITY LEADERS. AND THAT IS WHY THE LIBRARY CARD IS ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR A CHILD, SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WITH CHILDREN PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET A LIBRARY CARD, AND IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WANTING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY CAN REALLY USE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU LAURA AND FRIENDS O THE LIBRARY WHO ARE ALWAYS SO [2.B. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.] GIVING OF THEIR TIME IN SUPPORT OF OUR LIBRARY HERE IN ROWLET. NEXT WE ARE ON TO ITEM 2B, UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES AND UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST IN ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, I WANT TO POINT OUT WE WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE OUR VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM AT THIS MEETING, WE DO IT EVERY OTHER MONTH, TECHNICALLY THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD A SCHEDULING CONFLICT SO THAT WOULD BE HEARD AT OUR NEXT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. WE WILL RECOGNIZE VETERANS IN OUR NEXT MEETING, BE PART OF THAT CELEBRATION AS WELL. READING TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION ITEMS IS MAYOR PRO TEM MIKE BRITTON. >> THANK YOU MAYOR, BEAR WITH ME, I HAVE TWO FULL PAGES HERE. ALL RIGHT FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GROUP THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS INVITING RESIDENTS TO HELP SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE AS WE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE CITY'S NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN. TWO COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER SECOND AT 7:00 P.M., 8:30 P.M. THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO SHARE WHAT THEY BELIEVE ROWLETT SHOULD FOCUS ON IN THE YEARS COMMUNITY INPUT WILL HELP INFORM THE PRIORITIES THAT GUIDE THE CITY'S FUTURE DECISIONS ON INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. ALSO A LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION IS UNDERWAY BETWEEN ROWLETT AND OUR NEIGHBORS, ALL FOR A GREAT CAUSE. THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER THE 2 CITIES ARE GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD AS PART OF THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK'S ANNUAL PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE TO SEE WHICH COMMUNITY CAN COLLECT THE MOST. YOU CAN HELP TEAM ROWLETT BY DONATING JARS OF PEANUT BUTTER AT CITY HALL, THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY, ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER, FIRE STATION NUMBER 2 OR THE UTILITY BUILDING. YOU CAN ALSO DONATE ONLINE THROUGH THE VIRTUAL DRIVE. WE WILL SHARE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AS WE WORK TO SUPPORT TEXAS FAMILIES AND OF COURSE BEAT SAXY. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN VISIT TRANSEVEN.COM FOR DONATION DETAILS. DOWNTOWN ROWLETT IS ABOUT TO BECOME YOUR FAVORITE FALL HANGOUT. OUR LIVE ON MAIN RETURNS WITH FOUR UNFORGETTABLE EVENINGS OF LIVE MUSIC, LOCAL VENDORS AND ALL AROUND GOOD VIBES. YOU CAN JOIN THE FUN FROM SIX TO 9:00 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER FIFTH, 12TH, 19TH AND 25TH. MORE DETAILS ARE@TRANSEVEN.COM. FROM OUR LIBRARY THE LIBRARY CURRENTLY OFFERS THREE DISTINCT BOOK CLUBS TO SUIT DIFFERENT INTERESTS AND SCHEDULES, SR. BOOK CLUB MEETS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 1:00 P.M., AND THE SECOND SATURDAY BOOK CLUB MEETS THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 2:00 P.M. COLD, CRIMES AND CONSPIRACIES IS THE NEW GROUP WATCHING SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 2:00 P.M., PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE TRUE CRIME CASES, EXAMINING THE PSYCHOLOGY AND THEORIES BEHIND EACH TOPIC. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EACH BOOK AT ROWLETT.COM/LIBRARY. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE A FUN WAY TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING AND FURTHER DEVELOP A LOVE FOR LITERACY. FOR AGES FIVE TO EIGHT, THE ELEMENTS PROGRAMS ARE ON WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 P.M. FOR AGES NINE TO 13, LEGO ROBOTICS PROGRAMS ARE ON THURSDAYS AT 6:00 P.M. FIND THE FULL PROGRAM CALENDAR AT RATTLER.COM/LIBRARY. FROM OUR PLEASE JOIN US FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON TUESDAY OCTOBER SIXTH 2026 AS NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS ROWLETT COME TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RESIDENTS, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS MORE THAN [00:10:01] A NIGHT OF FUN IT IS TO FEEL SAFER, STRONGER AND MORE CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS. CONSIDER HOSTING A BLOCK PARTY, NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING OR COOKOUT OR OTHER COMMUNITY EVENT, AND INVITE YOUR LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER CITY REPRESENTATIVES TO JOIN YOU AT. FOR ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS 16 NEIGHBORHOODS FREGISTERED FOR THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT MAKE SURE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT MISS OUT ON CONTACTING HERE OFFICER ERIC MITCHELL. FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC ADAM SHELTON, BEING SELECTED FOR THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR BY ROWLETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FIREFIGHTER SHELDON WAS NOMINATED FOR THIS HONOR BY HIS CAPTAIN, WHO RECOGNIZED ADAM FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP WITHIN HIS CREW AND THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. THE CAPTAIN SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTED A FIREFIGHTER SHELTON'S COMMITMENT TO TRAINING, MENTORSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS HIS WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST AND DEVELOP THOSE AROUND IT. HIS DEDICATION TO HELPING OTHERS GROW AND TO SUCCEED IS A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE WE STRIVE FOR AT THE ROWLETT FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONGRATULATIONS ADAM ON THIS WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO YOUR CREW, OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT. ON MONDAY AUGUST 31ST, THE ROWLETT FIRE DEPARTMENT PLACED TWO NEW IMPORTANT AMULETS INTO SERVICE, ONE AT FIRE STATION ONE AND ONE AT A FIRE STATION NUMBE. THESE NEW UNITS WILL HELP ENSURE OUR DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN ITS HIGH LEVEL OF READINESS AND PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS WHEN THEY NEED US THE MOST. WE WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE FIREFIGHTER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR INVESTMENT AND TRUSTING US AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. FROM OUR PARKS AND RECREATION GROUP, THE WATER PARK IS STILL OPEN ON WEEKENDS, NOW UNTIL LABOR DAY. BEAT THE HEAT AND ENJOY A DAY OF FUN WITH FAMILY AT THE WATER PARK, FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WET ZONE WATER PARK.COM. THE SR. RESOURCE FAIR WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER TUESDAY SEPTEMBER EIGHTH FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 12:00 P.M. SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR IS A FREE ANNUAL EVENT HOSTED BY THE ROWLETT SENIORS ADVISORY BOARD. TO CONNECT OLDER ADULTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING HEALTH CARE, FINANCIAL GUIDANCE AND INSURANCE OPTIONS, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR SENIORS. ALSO FROM PARKS AND REC, TODDLER TUESDAYS AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER, LET YOUR LITTLE ONES PLAY, EXPLORE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS AT TODDLER TUESDAYS. ITS FUN, UNSTRUCTURED PLAY TIME GIVING CHILDREN AGES TWO TO FIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BURN OFF ENERGY, DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS AND ENJOY AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES IN A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN CAN EXPLORE ALSO A VARIETY OF TOYS GAMES AND PLAY EQUIPMENT WHILE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CONNECT WITH FAMILIES. OPEN PLAY ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY, INDEPENDENCE OF MOVEMENT AND POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION, ALL WHILE HAVING FUN. PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS MUST REMAIN WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISION. COME PLAY, MAKE FRIENDS AND MAKE TUESDAYS YOUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK. TODDLER TUESDAYS WILL BE HELD EVERY TUESDAY STARTING SEPTEMBER 22ND FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 10:30 P.M.. AND THAT'S A WRAP! >> YOU EARNED YOURSELF A DRINK OF WATER THERE. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM BRITTON ALSO AN UPDATE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER FASSETT? >> ISN'T THAT A CUTE ONE? ALL RIGHT I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO TOMMY PICKLES. THIS FIVE OR 6-YEAR-OLD CAME TO THE SHELTER SEVERELY EMACIATED AND LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO LOVE. THE BEGINNING OF HIS LIFE HAS NOT BEEN THE EASIEST, HE HAS SHOWN LOVE TO THOSE HE MEETS. EVERYBODY WHO MEETS HIM SAYS THE SAME THING, HE IS THE SWEETEST, MOST GENTLE AND MOST LOVING DOG, DESERVING A SAFE AND LOVING HOME. TOMMY NEEDS A RESCUE OR DOCTOR OR FOSTER WHO WILL GIVE HIM THE LOVE, CARE AND NUTRITION HE NEEDS TO GET HEALTHY AND FINALLY KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE LOVED. HE HAS SURVIVED NEGLECT, NOW HE NEED SOMEBODY TO GIVE HIM A SECOND CHANCE. IF HE WOULD LIKE TO MEET TOMMY PICKLES OR ARE INTERESTED IN OTHER ANIMALS AT THE ROWLETT ANIMAL SHELTER, YOU CAN COME VISIT. THEY ARE LOCATED AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET, OPEN FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. TUESDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS. AND ALSO WE HAVE A HAPPY TAILS UPDATE HERE. I BELIEVE -- HERE WE GO. [00:15:04] ANNOUNCING HE MAN IF YOU REMEMBER HIM JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, HAS BEEN ADOPTED, IN A LOVING LIFE WITH HIS NEW SISTER. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, EVEN IF ADOPTION ISN'T AN OPTION, FOSTERING IS A WAY TO HELP DOGS WHO NEED IT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCIL ANY OTHER UPDATES TO [3.Citizens’ Input ] SHARE? SEEING NONE WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE, CITIZENS INPUT. AT THIS TIME COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE AT ANY TOPIC NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY CITY COUNCIL DURING CITIZENS INPUT, I HAVE SEVERAL REQUESTS TO SPEAK, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS EVENING AND I HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A FORM YOU CAN GET ONE OF THOSE AT THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF THE ROOM. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DAVE FOLLOWED BY ALAN. DAVE IF YOU WOULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR RESIDENCE YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. >> DAVE KAK. EXHIBIT ONE SHOWS A TEXAS GAME ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 23RD, IN THE 100-DEGREE PLUS HEAT HIKING DOWN THE RAILROAD TO THE BRIDGE TO REMOVE THE KIDS AND FISHERMEN FROM THE RAILROAD BRIDGE. THE NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH, THE POLICE WERE IN THEIR POLICE BOAT AT THE RAILROAD BRIDGE SENDING PADDLERS WITHOUT LIFE JACKETS TO THE KAYAK CROSSING OUTPOST FOR A LIFE JACKET. AT THE SAME TIME THE VOLUNTEER RESCUE DIVERS WERE TRAINING AT THE RAILROAD BRIDGE. THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING HARD TO COVER THE PROBLEMS WHICH ORIGINATED FROM ROWLETT'S PADDLE POINT PARK. EXHIBIT NUMBER 2 SHOWS A COUPLE TEENAGERS HIDING IN THE ALLEY BETWEEN MY STORE AND THE RAILROAD, STEALING ELECTRICITY. ANY OF YOU HAVE DAUGHTERS AND GRANDDAUGHTERS? MAYBE THEY CAN VISIT A PADDLE POINT PARK AND HANG AROUND THESE TWO POSSIBLE FUTURE HUSBANDS TO JOIN YOUR FAMILIES. EXHIBIT THREE IS A FOOT TRAP HAZARD ON THE DOCK REPORTED NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO DURING THAT PERIOD OF DROUGHT. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN SINCE THE LAKE FILLED BACK UP AND IT WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE ABOVE WATER. HOWEVER, THE HAZARD WAS STILL THERE. DURING THIS UNSAFE ENTRAPMENT HAZARD PERIOD, MANY KIDS AND ADULTS WERE JUMPING AND SWIMMING FROM THIS UNSAFE STRUCTURE, ONE CHILD WAS PULLED FROM THE LAKE UNRESPONSIVE AND EVACUATED TO THE HOSPITAL BY A ROWLETT AMBULANCE. BEFORE THE AMBULANCE COULD LEAVE, PADDLE POINT PARK, THE ICE CREAM TRUCK WHICH FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES INTO THE PARK, TO SELL MORE ICE CREAM TO THE CROWD, IT HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM BLOCKING THE FIRE LANE AND THE AMBULANCES EXITED. I ONLY PRESENTED ONE EXHIBIT OF THE ENTRAPMENT HAZARD WHICH WAS TWO YEARS OLD, TODAY'S ROUTE HAS ONCE AGAIN EXPOSED THE IDENTICAL PICTURE OF THIS FOOT ENTRAPMENT HAZARD AT THE ADA DOCK LOCATED IN PADDLE POINT PARK. EXHIBIT FOUR IS A PICTURE OF THE 50 LIFE JACKETS WE RECEIVED FOR OUR FREE LIFE JACKET PROGRAM. THE YOUNG LADY IN THE PICTURE WITH A LIFE JACKET IS ANOTHER GIS IB INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM GRADUATE. LAST NIGHT WHILE YOU WERE SITTING HERE IN THE AIR CONDITIONED CITY HALL WORK SESSION, THE DALLAS MARINE POLICE WERE PERFORMING A RESCUE ON OUR SECTION OF LAKE HUBBARD, JUST NORTH OF THE RAILROAD BRIDGE. THTHEIR PROFESSIONALISM AND RAPD RESPONSE ALLOWED THIS TO BE A RESCUE AND NOT A RECOVERY. IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO REVIEW YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PADDLE POINT PARK AND ITS WATERFRONT. IF YOU CANNOT IMAGINE THE WATERFRONT PARK SAFELY, TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, THEN YOU SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATERFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT BUSINESS AND LET SOMEBODY ELSE DO IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALAN FOLLOWED BY DENISE. >> I AM ALAN HOGAN, BEEN IN THE STATES SINCE 1991. FIRST I CAN'T GET UP HERE AND NOT TALK ABOUT THE SCREAMING. I KNOW THIS SITUATION -- IT'S JUST THAT YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO HEAR US NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS LAW WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW WHERE IT LAYS, FLAT ON THE GROUND, I KNOW IT'LL BE REPAIRED ONE OF THESE DAYS AND I THANK YOU FOR -- I THANK EVERYBODY OF YOU. IT GIVES US HOPE THAT SOMEDAY THESE THINGS WILL GET ALL STRAIGHTENED OUT AND BE BACK ON TRACK. THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE MEETING OF 66. THANK GOODNESS I SAW SOME TRUCKS OUT THERE ACTUALLY PUTTING WATER ON THE MEDIUM AT 66, I REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT IT LAST TIME, IF ONE OF YOU GUYS ACTUALLY GOT THE PARK SERVICE TO DO THAT [00:20:01] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE PLANTS ARE LOOKING VERY POORLY, IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE MORE TO BRING THEM BACK, BUT AT LEAST SOMETHING HAS BEEN DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU KNOW I HAVE DEALT WITH A LOT OF PLANTS IN THE PAST, I HAVE MY DEGREE IN FORESTRY, I ACTUALLY WORKED FOR NURSERIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND WHEN I SEE SOMETHING SICKLY LIKE THAT I JUST -- OKAY. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS TO TALK ABOUT, THE OTHER THING IS THE [UNCLEAR] HOUSE. THANKS TO THE PEOPLE OF ROWLETT, GOING OUT THERE AND DOING A CLEANUP ON THAT, THE GROUNDS, FANTASTIC. IT LOOKS SO NICE. BUT WE STILL HAVE A CANCER THAT IS IN BETWEEN OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THOSE GROUNDS, AND THAT IS THE ROTTING OF THE COAL HOUSE. I KNOW THERE'S MONEY ALLOCATED TO THAT -- MONEY -- HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY WE CAN SEE THE COAL HOUSE COME BACK. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK OF THE HOUSES I HAVE SEEN IN MY ALMA MATER, THEY HAVE THE -- SAM HOUSTON ACTUALLY GREW UP IN A HOUSE, THEY KEEP THAT IMMACULATE. THERE'S OTHER ANTIQUE HOMES. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GET THE FUNDING BUT IF ANYBODY CAN CALL THEM AND SAY HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN ALL THESE OLD HOUSES, PLEASE DO THAT. I ONLY GOT 37 SECONDS, I WILL JUST SAY THAT AS FAR AS THE TATTOO PARLORS, WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER TATTOO PARLOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE LAST TIME, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO A RECOUNT ON THAT. IT'S THE WRONG THING TO DO. WE NEED TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT WE DON'T NEED TATTOO PARLORS. THIS BUSINESS CAN REALLY DRAW PEOPLE FROM OTHER CITIES, HAVE A BEAUTIFUL STREET TO COME DOWN AND NOT LIKE -- WE DON'T NEED IT TO LOOK LIKE SOME SLUM STREET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, SIR, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENISE FOLLOWED BY HASSAN. >> GOOD EVENING, DENISE, TEXAS. MOSQUE IN THE CITY TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE AN INSPECTION THEY PURPORTEDLY PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 11TH, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M. THE HISTORY OF THIS STRUCTURE IS WELL DOCUMENTED, THE CITY ISSUED A COMPLIANCE NOTICE IN DECEMBER 2021 AND ANOTHER NOTICE JULY 2022. THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS HAS RECENTLY DENIED THE REQUEST DESPITE THOSE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, AND THE STRUCTURE REMAINED. THE STRUCTURE REPORTEDLY INCREASED FROM APPROXIMATELY 120 SQUARE FEET TO 226 SQUARE FEET AND INCREASED ABOUT 88%. IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY ENLARGED AND RECONSTRUCTED WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A PRIOR PERMIT. COUNCIL LATER ADOPTED ORDINANCE 01025 WHICH CREATED AN EXEMPTION FOR QUALIFYING ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. THAT EXEMPTION CONTAINS SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO DEPEND UPON EVIDENCE SHOWING THE STRUCTURE MET REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIED WITH OTHER CODES. THE CITY HAS NOT PRODUCED A COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT OR FINDINGS SHOWING THE STRUCTURE HAS MET CONDITIONS. AND AN OPEN REQUEST WAS SUBMITTED AND THE MATTER WAS PURSUED THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PROCESS. THE CITY CERTIFIED THE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE RECORDS DID NOT CONTAIN AN INSPECTION REPORT SUPPORTING THE CITY'S STATEMENT THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS INSPECTED. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS OCTOBER 11TH, 2023 VISIT AND WHAT FINDINGS RESULTED FROM IT? WHAT DOCUMENTATION DID THE CITY RELY UPON WHEN IT ISSUED A PERMIT, 250-1060, AND, DETERMINED THAT THE STRUCTURE QUALIFIED UNDER ORDINANCE 01025, THE APPROPRIATE NEXT STEP IS A COMPLETED DOCUMENTED INSPECTION. THAT INSPECTION SHOULD ADDRESS THE STRUCTURE SIZE, CONSTRUCTION HISTORY, MATERIALS, BYE BYE SYSTEMS, ATTACHMENT TO THE HOUSE, DRAINAGE, CONDITION AND COMPLIANCE WITH EVERY REQUIREMENT OF ORDINANCE 01025, AND OTHER CODES. THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC DESERVE ANSWERS SUPPORTED BY THE ACTUAL INSPECTION REPORT. PLEASE ORDER THAT INSPECTION AND EXPLAINED THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN IF THE STRUCTURE DOES NOT SATISFY THAT ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HASSAN FOLLOWED BY LAURA. >> HASSAN, AT, TEXAS. HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. THE FIRST QUESTION, THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2016. AND THE ZERO STEPBACK -- I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE [00:25:01] CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, NOBODY HAS SEEN THIS TYPE STEP BACK IN HOUSES IN 25 YEARS BUT SOMEHOW THEY ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN. IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. YOU DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG [UNCLEAR]. SECONDLY, THIS BUILDING[UNCLEAR] IN THAT SITUATION. ALL THIS FENCING WITH NO FIREWALLS, NO PERMITS FOR THE CONCRETE SLAB, NO PERMITS FOR THE ELECTRIC, NO PERMITS FOR THE WATER INSIDE, AND THE GAS, LIKE AN 80-GALLON -- IT IS STORED INSIDE. IT'S A DISASTER THAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN. I KNOW YOU GUYS CAN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION BUT THE QUESTION I WILL ASK YOU, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO RESIDENTS HOW THIS BUILDING IS STILL STANDING? WHAT I'M ALSO GOING TO SAY, THERE IS NO INSPECTION OF THAT BUILDING. IT IS BUILT IN 2016. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? WHY WOULD YOU ALLOW THIS STEP BACK? YOU'RE BEING TOLD THAT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. WE CAN'T APPROVE THIS. IT'S STILL -- YOU STILL DECIDED TO DO IT, HOW MUCH TIME DID YOU SPEND LETTING THIS HAPPEN WITH TAXPAYER MONEY WHICH WAS MY MONEY, I PAY TAXES. TEN OR $50,000 TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN, FOR THAT SITE TO BE BUILT AND ALLOWED, WHY DID YOU WORK SO HARD TO GET IT GOING? WE ARE NOT GETTING JUSTICE. WE FOLLOW THE LAW, HE DID NOT. AND WE ARE GETTING STEPPED ON AND IGNORED. I'M NOT EXPECTING ANY ANSWER, JUST GO ON FACEBOOK AND TELL PEOPLE, TELL RESIDENTS WHY THIS HAPPENED. WHO IS BEHIND THIS? I NEED THIS TO BE ON THE AGENDA AGAIN. >> THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LAURA FOLLOWED BY PATRICK MY MICROPHONE TODAY AGAIN, BECAUSE I'M PUBLICLY RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT FAVORITISM AND POSSIBLE CORRUPTION AND THE HANDLING OF MY CASE, WILL YOU ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO HEAR ME THIS TIME. I LIVE NEAR TWO SUCCESSFUL HOUSEHOLDS NEXT DOOR, A BANK PRESIDENT AND HER HUSBAND, BOTH WITH STRONGER BUSINESS BACKGROUND. ACROSS THE STREET. COUNCILOR AND HER HUSBAND ALSO WITH A BUSINESS BACKGROUND, FOUR EDUCATED SUCCESSFUL ADULTS WITH IMPRESSIVE NEIGHBORS. WWW.IMPRESSIVENEIGHBORSTOHAVE. >> MA'AM,CANIASKYOUTOPAUSE1SECON D? WEAREGOINGTORESTARTHERTIME TO BE VERY CLEAR. I NEED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO HAVE -- >> ALREADY ASK THEM BEFORE I DO THAT. I ALREADY DID. >> I UNDERSTAND I'M ASKING OUR CITY ATTORNEY. >> I ASKED HER TOO. >> I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM HER THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. >> SHE ASKED ME IF SHE COULD HOLD A PICTURE AND I SAID YES, BECAUSE WE ALLOW PEOPLE TO DO THAT, I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE A LARGE PROTEST SIGN -- >> TO BE CLEAR I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SIGN BUT I HAVE A CONCER ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT YOU ARE POINTING OUT YOUR NEIGHBORS AND THEIR PROFESSIONS. >> THERE IS NO NAMES FOR THOSE. NOBODY KNOWS THEIR NAMES. >> THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THE QUESTION, I WOULD LIKE CLARITY. >> SHE IS ALLOWED. >> NOT AN ISSUE? OKAY. IF WE CAN RESTART OUR TIME AND GIVE HER THE FULL 3 MINUTES AND IF YOU CAN JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY RESIDENCE BEFORE YOU START. >> LAURA. ROCKWELL. ANYWAYS I WAS FIND OUT THAT $50,000 OF MY CASH WENT FROM MY BACKYARD THROUGH MY RHODE ISLAND GATE DURING A WEATHER EVENT, MY EVIDENCE INDICATES ONLY THESE TWO HOUSEHOLDS COLLECTED MY MONEY, MORE THAN $33,000 GONE, WITH NO EVIDENCE THAT MONEY THAT [00:30:04] SCATTERED BEYOND THIS IMMEDIATE AREA OR TOWARDS THE LAKE, THE COUNCILOR SAID THAT THEY COUNTED AND DIVIDED MY MONEY, $10,000 FOR ONE, AND ONLY $7000 FOR THE BANK PRESIDENT'S HOUSEHOLD, BECAUSE SHE COLLECTED LONGER AND FOUND HER FIRST. NOBODY KNOCKED ON MY DOOR, NOBODY CALLED THE POLICE. INSTEAD LET'S SEE WHO CALLS, ONLY AFTER I RECEIVED MY CAMERA I LOOKED AT MY CAMERA, IDENTIFIED THEM, CONFRONTED THEM AND CALLED THE POLICE, IT WAS A LITTLE OVER $18,000 RETURNED. I AM STILL $15,000 SHORT. OFFICER PATTERSON WARNED THAT RETURNING ONLY PART COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT INVOLVED. POLICE WANTED A BLACK AND WHITE VIDEO OF A HAND INSIDE OF MY GATE, WHILE IGNORING CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, MONEY FOUND TWO TO 3 FEET INSIDE OF MY GATE, WITH AN ARM REACH. AND CAMERAS SHOWING THEM COLLECTED MY MONEY. ALL OVER MY PRIVATE PROPERTY. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN THAT ELECTED DA WANTED A VIDEO PROVING HOW MUCH EACH PERSON TOOK AND DID NOT RETURN. APPARENTLY THE VICTIM MUST SOLVE THE CASE FIRST. NOW LISTEN TO THE BANK PRESIDENT HUSBAND, THE ONLY ONE OF THE FOUR COLLECTORS INTERVIEWED BEFORE MY CASE WAS CLOSED THE NEXT MORNING, BEGINNING OF QUOTE "MY WIFE IS A PRESIDENT OF THE BANK, PRESIDENT. SHE IS ON HALF A DOZEN DIFFERENT BOARDS. SHE IS ON THE BOARD WITH THE LEGAL PEOPLE, I WILL LET HER HANDLE THAT." WHY DID HE EMPHASIZE MY WIFE'S POSITION AND CONNECTION DURING THE INVESTIGATION? I DEMANDED THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO ARRANGE A TRULY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION ON HOW MY CASE WAS HANDLED. THANK YOU, AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, THEY ARE PICKING MY MONEY, RIGHT THERE PEOPLE. RIGHT THERE. AND THEY WENT INTO MY GATE AND REACHED UNDERNEATH MY GATE, AND NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT OF THE BANK AND BOARD, OKAY? THAT'S WHAT IT IS. NOBODY INVESTIGATED. DID NOT BELIEVE WHEN THEY SAY THEY INVESTIGATED. NOBODY INVESTIGATED MY CASE. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICK FOLLOWED BY BROOKE ALLEN. >> PATRICK, ROWLETT. I'M HERE TO FOLLOW UP ON LAST MONTH'S MEETING WHEN YOU HAD TO VOTE TO REJECT THE BID CONCERNING THE LAKE BAND SCREENING WALL PROJECT, PRIOR TO YOUR VOTE I SPOKE AT LENGTH REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS TO REQUIRE THE EASEMENT RATES FOR THE FOUR CORNER ENTRY LABS. CHRISTOPH STATED IN EMAILS "OUR EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY EASEMENTS ARE PROGRESSING WELL AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT SCHEDULE OR SCOPE OF PROJECT." I WISH THIS WAS TRUE. HOWEVER AS WE STATED BEFORE, ONE OF THE OWNERS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE WITH AND DOESN'T TRUST THE CITY OR ITS LEGAL PAPERWORK. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO GET IT RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CITY AND BLACKLAND CONSULTING HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO COOPERATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH THIS RESIDENT, NOT TO MENTION THEY HAVE BEEN PAID $14,000 TO ACQUIRE THE EASEMENTS FOR ONLY FOUR PROPERTIES. WE TOLD JEFF FROM THE BEGINNING THAT OBTAINING THIS WOULD BE A STRUGGLE, FROM THE BEGINNING I MEAN YEARS AGO. AS I SAID PLEASE BEGIN TO THE NECESSARY STEPS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION, SO THIS DOESN'T DELAY THE PROJECT ONCE A BID IS FINALLY ACCEPTED. I AM SURE IT IS GOING TO COME DOWN TO [UNCLEAR], PLEASE BEGIN THE STEPS NEEDED. YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THIS SHOULD HAVE BEGUN A LONG TIME AGO. I KNOW IT USUALLY TAKES TWO TO FOUR MONTHS BUT IT CAN DRAG ON FOR 18 MONTHS IF THE HOMEOWNER APPEALS. I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING AT THESE MEETINGS REGARDING THIS FOR 18 MONTHS COINCIDENTLY AND PRIOR TO THAT SENT EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS FOR A YEAR WITH NO ATTENTION GIVEN. WHICH IS THE LACK OF RESPONSE [00:35:02] I COME TO THESE MEETINGS AND COMPLAINED FOR TWO YEARS NOW. I THINK WE WOULD PREFER IF I DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUE WASTING YOUR 3 MINUTES FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS. PLEASE FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS EASEMENT PROBLEM SO THE CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN WITHOUT WASTED TIME AND WE CAN ALL HAVE CLOSURE ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BROOKE ALLEN FOLLOWED BY DAN. >> HELLO GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS, MY NAME IS BROOKE ALLEN, I LIVE IN ROWLETT. AS YOU KNOW I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PARK, I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THE COMMUNITY SERVING COME OUT YESTERDAY. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT I SENT IN AN EMAIL LATE LAST NIGHT, YOU MAY NOT HAVE SEEN IT YET BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE PARK ACTUALLY SITS ON LAND THAT ORIGINALLY WAS OWNED BY THE ROYAL FAMILY, WHICH I THINK GIVES US EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO USE THE PARK TO REALLY HONOR THE FOUNDING FAMILIES. THE PARK IS NAMED IN HONOR OF J.W. HEREFORD, OF ROWLETT AT THE TIME THAT THE CITY ACQUIRED THE LAND. THAT'S WHY -- BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE COMMON GOAL OF SPREADING ACCURATE INFORMATION AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE OTHER ISSUE I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF, AS THE PARK MOVES FORWARD, IS THE ISSUES OF SAFE DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS IN THE PARK, ESPECIALLY RETENTION LAWS. UNFORTUNATELY THEY POSE A SERIOUS DROWNING RISKS, THEY'RE OFTEN DEEP AND SLIPPERY AND HAVE LOW VISIBILITY AND ARE PARTICULARLY AT RISK TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES LIKE AUTISM, SO I PROVIDED YOU WITH SOME RECENT NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT DROWNINGS JUST FROM THE SUMMER, TEXAS, TAKING A 2-YEAR-OLD RELATIVE IN THE PARK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DROWNED IN THE POND. FLORIDA A CHILD WITH AUTISM LEFT HIS HOME WHILE HIS FATHER SLEPT AND WAS LATER FOUND DROWNED IN A NEARBY POND. WHEN I WORKED IN A NONPROFIT IN DALLAS THERE WAS A YOUNG BOY WITH AUTISM THERE WHO SLIPPED AWAY FROM HIS MOTHER WHILE I WAS SPEAKING TO HER IN THE LOBBY, HE WENT DOWN AN ELEVATOR AND ONTO AN AVENUE, WE QUICKLY REALIZED HE WAS MISSING AND TRIED TO LOOK FOR HIM, AND HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOD HE WAS OKAY. BUT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE -- YOUNG CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES LIKE AUTISM DON'T REGISTER AND AVOID DANGER LIKE TYPICAL PEOPLE MIGHT, SO THAT IS THE SAFETY WITH RETENTION PONDS. MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS IS THE FACT THAT HERFURTH PARK IS BETWEEN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ANOTHER SCHOOL, DESPITE BEST EFFORTS SOMETIMES KIDS ARE FOUND IN DROWNING NEIGHBORHOODS AND IF A CHILD WAS DRAWN TO THE PARK AND THEN WANDERS CLOSE TO THE RETENTION POND I AM CONCERNED THE SITUATION CAN END IN TRAGEDY. I AM JUST ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THIS AS THE DESIGN FOR HERFURTH PARK, LOOK AT HOW TO MANAGE DRAINAGE SAFELY WHETHER IT'S FENCING CREATING A DRAINAGE METHOD UNDERGROUND, I JUST ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN MIND. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAN FOLLOWED BY TRACY. >> DAN, ROWLETT. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE ORDINANCE FIVE BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR BASICALLY A DO OVER VOTE, THE VOTE THAT CAUSED THIS ACTION WAS ON AUGUST 18TH, TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE WERE SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT SO THERE WAS A QUORUM, THE VOTE IN QUESTION WAS A 3-3 TIE SO THE MOTION ON THE PROPOSED TATTOO PARLOR FAILED. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I SAW THIS COMING BACK ON THE AGENDA AS A CHANGE TO THE ORDINANCE, THIS IS NO MORE THAN A DO OVER VOTE FOR SOMEBODY THAT WANTS A TATTOO PARLOR ON HIGHWAY 66. THOSE OF US WHO DO NOT WANT ONE REPRESENTED BY THE CURRENT CITY COUNCIL AND THE MOTION FAILED AND THE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, THAT THE CITY HAS USED FOR DECADES, BY THE WAY, THIS IS THE SAME KIND OF NONSENSE THAT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL CREATED WITH SPECIAL EXEMPT VARIANCE FOR SHADOW WARD DRIVE, IN CASE ANYBODY IN ATTENDANCE DOES NOT KNOW THIS, IT IS BUILT ON PROPERTY LINE. THE REST OF ROWLETT CITIZENS CANNOT BUILD A SHED ON THE PROPERTY LINE, IT'S AGAINST TEXAS STATE LAW FOR YOUR WATER TO RUN FROM YOUR ROOF, A SHED ROOF, TO DRAIN ON YOUR NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. NOT TO MENTION THE FIRE THAT WOULD BE SO CLOSE TO YOUR NEIGHBOR'S HOME. THE CITY IS STILL DEALING WITH THE ERROR ON THIS PROBLEM NOW. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE YOU ARE [00:40:05] CONSIDERING TONIGHT, A RULE FOR ONE PERSON. BACK TO THE ISSUE 5B ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA YOU CANNOT APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ON 5B OR YOU WILL BE DISENFRANCHIZING MANY ROWLETT VOTERS. IF YOU CHANGE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER THAT ROWLETT HAS BEEN ADHERING TO FOR DECADES, YOU WILL BE ADOPTING THE OLD SLOGAN WE ALL KNOW, RULES FOR THEE NOT FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT THE MOVEMENT OF THIS COUNCIL WAS TAKING. STARTING WORK ON HERFURTH. LIKE THE VOTERS APPROVED THREE YEARS AGO, DECIDING TO MOVE ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER PROJECT INDEPENDENTLY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. ALL OF THESE WERE APPROVED THREE YEARS AGO. THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING DOES NOT APPROVE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL TALKED ABOUT LIKE IT WAS, YOU ARE BETTER THAN THIS DO OVER ORDINANCE. STICK TO THE RULES, OTHERWISE WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE A CITY COUNCIL? STAY OUT OF THESE TRAPS YOU ARE MAKING FOR YOURSELF. KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET SOMEBODY OR SOME COMPANY TO FIX THE DOWNTOWN ROOTS BEFORE THE LIVE ON MAIN SERIES HAPPENS DOWNTOWN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] >> OUR. >> NEXT WEEK GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE DECISION TO REVISIT THE VOTE TATTOO SHOP, THIS MATTER IS ALREADY SETTLED WITH A CLEAR NO. NOW IT'S BACK ON THE AGENDA NOT BECAUSE ANYTHING WAS CHANGED BUT BECAUSE SOMEONE DID NOT LIKE LOSING. AS A RULE FOLLOWER I MUST ASK ARE YOU A RULE FOLLOWER? ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER DOES THIS, IF THE NOTE ONLY HOLDS UNTIL THE RIGHT PERSON COMPLAINS THEN THE ONLY VOTE THESE COUNCILS TAKE IS PROVISIONAL. NOTHING IS SETTLED OR FINAL BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A GOVERNANCE, THAT IS WHOEVER PUSHES HARDEST WINS. I'M ASKING YOU TO DO WHAT YOU ALREADY DID, UPHOLD THE VOTE AND STOP TREATING SETTLED AS A SUGGESTION. ZONING WORKS THE SAME WAY, THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED FOR A REASON. THE MOMENT YOU GRANT A VARIANCE BECAUSE IT'S INCONVENIENT FOR SOMEBODY, YOU TOLD THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY THE ZONING CODE IS OPTIONAL. WHY WOULD ANY RESIDENT RESPECT RULES IF THIS COUNCIL WON'T? IF AN AREA IS ZONED FOR SPECIFIC USES WE MUST ADHERE TO THOSE REGULATIONS, FREQUENT VARIANCES TO STOP THE CLARITY AND STABILITY THAT ZONING IS MEANT TO PROVIDE A. LET'S RESPECT DECISIONS ALREADY MADE IN THE ZONING REGULATIONS THAT GUIDE OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALLISON FOLLOWED BY KATHY. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, MAYOR, ALLISON,, TEXAS. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK AGAINST ITEM 5B, I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, THIS IS NOT WHETHER I PERSONALLY SUPPORT OR OPPOSE A TATTOO PARLOR, MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY HAS TATTOOS. THIS IS ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS AND WHETHER THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE BY THIS COUNCIL ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING. SPECIAL USE PERMITS EXIST FOR A REASON, THEY ALLOW THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SPECIFIC USE AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER THAT USE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT LOCATION. ON AUGUST 18TH HE DID EXACTLY THAT, YOU CONSIDERED THE REQUEST YOU VOTED AND THE VOTE ENDED IN A TIE, UNDER PARLIAMENTARY RULES GOVERNING THIS COUNCIL WITH, THE MOTION REQUIRES A MAJORITY, 51% TO PASS. DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY OR A REVOTE, THEREFORE THE MOTION FAILED. THIS IS NOT A MISTAKE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED, THAT IS THE RESULT OF THE VOTE. THERE ARE MANY NIGHTS I LEAVE THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS DISAPPOINTED BY THE OUTCOME OF A VOTE, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ISSUES IN OUR CITY WHERE I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THAT DECISION BUT I RESPECT THE POSITION THAT EACH OF YOU HAS AND HAS BEEN ELECTED TO SERVE AND I RESPECT YOUR PROCESS. I DON'T CAMPAIGN AFTERWARDS ASKING YOU TO CHANGE THE RULES, UNDO THE VOTE OR GIVE ME ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY SIMPLY BECAUSE I DID NOT GET THE OUTCOME I WANTED. IF WE START DOING THAT WHAT DOES THE VOTE ACTUALLY MEAN? AND THE ABSENCE OF ONE MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL DOES NOT MAKE THE VOTE OF THE OTHER MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT ANY LESS LEGITIMATE. WE ARE A DEMOCRATICALLY GOVERNED CITY, ROWLETT IS NOT A MONARCHY WHERE ONE PERSON'S ABSENCE MEANS THE REST OF THE GOVERNING BODY IS DULY CASTING VOTES SOMEHOW DON'T COUNT. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT SHOWED UP, PARTICIPATED, HEARD THE MATTER AND CAST THEIR VOTE. THOSE VOTES SHOULD BE RESPECTED. ROBERT'S RULES ARE INTENDED TO CREATE CONSISTENCY AND FAIRNESS IN DECISION MAKING, NOT TO BE MANIPULATED OR RE-INTERPRETED AS SIMPLY BECAUSE SOMEBODY DOESN'T LIKE THE RESULT. TONIGHT YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SET A VERY IMPORTANT PRECEDENT, YOU CAN SAY THAT WHEN THIS COUNCIL VOTES THE VOTE MATTERS, OR YOU CAN SAY THAT IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T LIKE THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE WE CAN SIMPLY FIND A WAY TO BRING THE EXACT SAME MATTER BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AND TRY AGAIN UNTIL WE GET OUR DESIRED RESULTS. I SINCERELY HOPE YOU CHOOSE THE FIRST. IF THIS APPLICANT WANTS TO OPERATE A TATTOO PARLOR IN ROWLETT SHE CAN FIND ANOTHER [00:45:02] APPROPRIATE LOCATION AND APPLY FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO, THAT'S WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR. WHAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IS CHANGING THE OUTCOME OF THE LOCATION BECAUSE THE FIRST VOTE DID NOT PRODUCE A DESIRED RESULT. THIS IS NOT ABOUT WINNING OR LOSING A ZONING CASE IT'S ABOUT WHETHER THE ROWLETT RESIDENTS CAN TRUST ONE OF THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS TAKE A VOTE THAT THAT VOTE ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING. WE CANNOT HAVE A GOVERNMENT WHERE THE RULES RESPECTED WHEN THE OUTCOME IS CONVENIENT. PLEASE RESPECT THE VOTE, PLEASE RESPECT THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS THIS COUNCIL WAS ELECTED TO UPHOLD. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, MA'AM, OUR NEXT SPEAKER AND LAST SPEAKER I HAVE A CARD FOR IS KATHY, ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK CAN GRAB A SPEAKER CARD. >> KATHY, ROWLETT, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I BELIEVE ROWLETT HAS THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN PLACE TO BEGIN GETTING OUR CITY BACK ON TRACK. COUNCIL AND STAFF HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS, CORRECT ERRORS AND IMPROVE THE PROCESSES THAT ALLOW THEM TO OCCUR. I HAVE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME REVIEWING MUNICIPAL REPORTS, PERMITS, BUDGETS, PUBLIC NOTICES AND MEETING RECORDS. I LOOK FOR ERRORS, INCONSISTENCY, MISSING INFORMATION AND RED FLAGS BECAUSE THEY AFFECT PUBLIC DECISIONS, TAX DOLLARS AND RESIDENTS. IDENTIFYING AN ERROR IS NOT AN ATTACK. AN ERROR FOUND EARLY CAN BE CORRECTED. A RED FLAG EXAMINED CAREFULLY CAN PREVENT A LARGER PROBLEM. SEVERAL OUTSTANDING ISSUES REQUIRE ACTION. THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REMAINS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THIS CANNOT BE DISMISSED AS A CIVIL DISPUTE, MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS MADE THE PERMITTING INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT DECISIONS. THE CITY SECRETARY CERTIFIED DURING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RECORDS PROCESS THAT ALL EXISTING RESPONSIVE RECORDS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, YET NO INSPECTION REPORT WAS PRODUCED. IF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CANNOT PRODUCE A DOCUMENTED INSPECTIONS SUPPORTING THE PERMIT, THE STRUCTURE SHOULD BE FULLY INSPECTED AND RESULTS DOCUMENTED NOW, LET'S GET IT DONE. THE SCREENING LAW PROJECT SHOULD APPEAR ON EVERY APPROPRIATE COUNCIL AGENDA UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD PROVIDE REGULAR UPDATES UNDER THE CONTRACT SCHEDULE, FUNDING AND PROGRESS TO RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP ASKING WHAT HAPPENED. THE COURTHOUSE SHOULD BE PROFESSIONALLY ASSESSED NOW CAN I IDENTIFY THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS, WATER, THINGS LIKE THAT, WHILE THE WORK PROCEEDS ON THE CHAMBER BUILDING. THAT MEANS COUNCIL NEEDS THAT INFORMATION BEFORE FURTHER DETERIORATION AND INCREASES THE BILL. THE SCENIC POINT PARK IS ANOTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY SITTING AND DETERIORATING. STAFF SHOULD AT LEAST GO DETERMINE IF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND OTHER HISTORICAL FEATURES ARE SALVAGEABLE BEFORE THE THING FALLS INTO THE LAKE. MY PURPOSE IS ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVEMENT. WHEN I IDENTIFY A DISCREPANCY, I WANT THE RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED, CORRECTED AND IMPROVED THE PROCESS. GETTING ROWLETT BACK ON TRACK -- >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES -- ONE MORE SPEAKER? YOU CAN STEP UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, YOU WILL HAVE 3 MINUES. >> HELLO. I AM PAMELA, I AM THE OWNER OF THE TATTOO PARLOR EVERYBODY HERE IS ARGUING AGAINST, THAT'S FINE THAT'S EVERYBODY'S RIGHT. I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW ME AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE FOR OR AGAINST THIS BUILDING BEFORE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT WAS HEARD. THERE WAS A TIME, THERE WAS A NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER, THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT AND I UNDERSTAND IF YOU ARE AGAINST IT AND WHAT THEY ARE MORE TALKING ABOUT, I DON'T HAVE THIS WRITTEN DOWN OBVIOUSLY I DON'T DID NOT PLAN THIS SPEECH, THEY DON'T WANT THE DECISION TO BE RESCINDED. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT ROBERT'S RULES EXIST. I UNDERSTAND THEY NEED TO BE [00:50:03] CHANGED AND UPDATED, AND I BELIEVE IT IS FAIR TO HAVE A FULL QUORUM WHEN MAKING A DECISION THAT ARE CONCERNING SOMEBODY'S LIVELIHOOD AS WELL AS MANY PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS THAT JUST WANT TO MAKE ROWLETT'S BETTER, I KNOW TATTOOS ARE FROWNED UPON BY MANY PEOPLE AND THAT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE, I HAVE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS. MY CLIENTS ARE DOCTORS, LAWYERS, NURSES, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PERHAPS NOT FROM THIS COUNCIL BUT, WE HAVE A LARGE VARIETY OF PEOPLE THAT COME AND SEE US. WE ARE HIGHLY RESPECTABLE. I WORK IN A STUDIO RIGHT NOW AT FARMER'S BRIDGE, WE CONSTANTLY SPEND TIME RAISING MONEY FOR THE LIBRARY, WE SPEND TIME WITH SUICIDE PREVENTION, RAISING MONEY FOR THAT. FOR MANY THINGS. IT IS SOMETHING I PLAN TO BRING TO ROWLETT. WE PLAN TO PROVIDE FUND-RAISERS FOR MANY OF OUR ROWLETT CITIZENS, FOR THE LIBRARY HERE AS WELL, TOYS FOR TOTS AND EVERYTHING. WE ARE NOT YOUR REGULAR TATTOO SHOP. THERE'S NOT A BUNCH OF BIKERS LINED UP OR LARGE AMOUNT OF NOISE, IT'S APPOINTMENT ONLY. THE JOY THERE IS SOLID DIAMONDS, SOLID GOLD, REAL DIAMONDS. WE ARE NOTHING LIKE ANYTHING YOU HAVE SEEN OR VISITED BEFORE. I UNDERSTAND ROBERT'S RULES EXIST, I RESPECT THAT, I WISH THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THAT BUT I WAS TOLD AFTER I BELIEVE THE ATTORNEYS DID CHECK INTO THE FACT THAT IF ONE PERSON DOES RESCIND, THE DENIAL STOMACH STOMACH THAT IS HERE AND LEGAL. I HOPE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT. I KNOW IT'S NOT UP TO ME AND I APPRECIATE YOU EVEN BRINGING THIS TO THE FLOOR I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. I DO WISH IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY WOULD ASK ME, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE [4.Consent Agenda ] PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE WE WILL MOVE ON WITH OUR AGENDA TO ITEM NUMBER 4, CONSENT AGENDA THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, WE WILL BE PULLING FOUR DIFFERENT ITEMS, ITEM 4F, 4H, AND 4I AND 4J. ITEM 4F IS THE PURCHASE OF A 2025 CAMERA VAN, 4I IS A 2026 RIDER ANNUAL RATE ADJUSTMENT -- SORRY 4H FIRST IS THE LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND A BUSINESS ADDRESS ON SINGLETON, AND 4I IS THE 2026 RIDER ANNUAL RATE ADJUSTMENT OF ATMOS AND 4J IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY TASK FORCE. WE WILL PULL THOSE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, WERE THERE ANY REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL FOR ANY OTHER ITEMS? OR FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD? >> FOR A, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES, FOR B, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A TASK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY 66 WEST FOREST MAIN. FOR C, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A TASK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN. FOR D, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS. 4E, CONSIDER ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE OF A JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT. 4G, CONSIDER ACTION TO SUPPORT THE ROWLETT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION'S APPLICATION FOR A RESERVATION WITH THE TEXAS BOND REVIEW BOARD. >> THANK YOU DEBBIE, MR. BRITTON? >> THANK YOU MAYOR, I MOVE THESE BE APPROVED. >> A SECOND BY MR. BOWERS? MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEMS AS READ. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE [4.F. Consider action to authorize the purchase of one 2025 Ford E450 Camera Van.] PLEASE. THOSE ITEMS CARRY UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 4F, CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF 12025 FORD E-450 CAMPER VAN FROM INDUSTRIAL DISPOSAL SUPPLY COMPANY LLC AND AUTHORIZE TEXAS DEALER OF RAPID VIEW LLC THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT FOR A TOTAL PRICE NOT TO EXCEED 300 306,953.00 AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE SAID PURCHASE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND WE HAVE THE FLEET MANAGER HERE. >> I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF 12025 FORD F-150 CAMERA VAN FROM DISPOSAL SUPPLY, AUTHORIZE TEXAS DEALER FOR RAPID REVIEW, THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASE. THE CITY CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE [00:55:02] INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS, MAINTAINING A RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IS A KEY COMPONENT SUPPORTING THAT PRIORITY. STAFF'S REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE ONE, 2025 FORD F-150 CAMERA VAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THIS VEHICLE WILL SUPPORT UTILITY STUFF AND KEEPING SEWER LINES CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS AND IDENTIFYING BLOCKAGES OR BREAKS WITHIN THE SYSTEM. APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WILL AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE FROM THE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY IN THE AMOUNT OF $306,953.00 THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT THE UTILITY DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OPERATES SEVERAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE CITY'S WASTEWATER SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL, RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT. EACH PROGRAM DEPENDS ON ITS SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A CAMERA VAN, WHICH ALLOWS STAFF TO VISUALLY INSPECT SEWER LINES FOR BLOCKAGES, OBSTRUCTIONS AND BREAKS AND TO ENSURE LINES REMAIN CLEAR FOR PROPER FLOW. THE CURRENT CAMERA VAN IS A 2016 FORD T. 350, AND IS UP FOR REPLACEMENT THIS YEAR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY ON A 10-YEAR REPLACEMENT CYCLE. THE CURRENT CAMERA VAN HAS BEEN DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE FREQUENTLY AND A MORE RELIABLE VEHICLE IS NEEDED. THE PROPOSED FORD F-150 CAMERA VAN IS A DEMO MODEL, SAVING THE CITY APPROXIMATELY $22,000 FROM THE NEW MODEL. YOU CAN SEE THE VAN RIGHT THERE, IT'S BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED, AND A FEW MILES HAVE BEEN WORKED UP. CURRENTLY THE UTILITY TEAM IS FOCUSED ON INVESTING INFLOW AND INFILTRATION, ANY, IN WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. THE ADDITION OF A 2025 FORD F-150 CAMERA VAN WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE TEAM'S ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT SOURCES. THIS VEHICLE WILL ALLOW STAFF TO KEEP SEWER LINES CLEAR, IDENTIFY BREAKS AND INTRUSION POINTS AND PERFORM THOROUGH INTERNAL INSPECTIONS OF THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM. THESE CAPABILITIES ARE CRITICAL TO MITIGATING I AND I AND MAINTAINING SYSTEM INTEGRITY. ONCE BREAKS ARE IDENTIFIED USING THE CAMERA VAN, STAFF WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REPAIR SOME BREAKS AND USING A PROPRIETARY WATER -- WASTEWATER POINT REPAIR SYSTEM. THE POINT REPAIR SYSTEM ALLOWS CREWS TO REPAIR ISOLATED SECTIONS OF DAMAGED SURAMINE WITHOUT EXCAVATION. SATURATED FIBER CAST LINE POSITIONED AT THE DAMAGED AREA THROUGH AN EXISTING MANHOLE AND CURED IN PLACE, CREATING A NEW STRUCTURAL PIPE REPAIR INSIDE THE EXISTING PIPE. THIS DOESN'T ELIMINATE ELIMINATE THE NEED EXCAVATION CRACKS AND REPAIRS WILL STILL REQUIRE EXCAVATION. THIS METHOD CAN BE USED TO ADDRESS CRACKS, SEPARATED JOINTS, AND OTHER LOCALIZED DEFECTS IDENTIFIED THROUGH CCTV INSPECTIONS. PERFORMING THESE REPAIRS IN-HOUSE ALLOWS THE CITY TO ADDRESS THESE CRACKS BEFORE THEY BECOME LARGE ISSUES OR FAILURES, WITH INFILTRATION AND EXTENDING THE LIFE OF EXISTING SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE. BECAUSE THE REPAIR IS COMPLETED THROUGH EXISTING MANHOLES IT ALSO REDUCES THE TIME COST DAMAGE IMPACTS TRAFFIC IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRADITIONAL EXCAVATION. FROM THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE AVAILABLE BUDGET EXCEEDS THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. LIKE I SAID THIS VEHICLE IS UP FOR REPLACEMENT THIS YEAR, 10-YEAR CYCLE. WE'LL BE USING WASTEWATER VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FOR THAT VEH.AND, MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE, 2025 FORD E450 FROM INDUSTRIAL DISPOSAL SUPPLY AND AUTHORIZED TEXAS DEALER FOR RAPID REVIEW, LLC. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? >> I ASKED -- FIRST OF ALL, OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION. WHEN I ASKED THE POLL THIS, YOU SAID AT THE END OF THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF THINKING ABOUT ALL THE TIME, I KNOW MORE ABOUT WASTEWATER THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD KNOW SINCE I CAME TO COUNCIL. WE REALLY WANTED THE CITIZENS TO REALLY HEAR WHAT I CALL BEHIND THE CURTAIN WORK THAT GOES ON, THE AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WORK THAT GOES ON, EITHER NOT UNDERSTAND IT AND I AM STILL [01:00:01] AMAZED ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND I INVITE THIS TO BE EXTREMELY PROACTIVE. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT. AND WE SPEND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME PUSHING PUSHING PUSHING FOR BETTER AND BETTER. BUT SOMETIMES WE NEED TO STOP AND SAY THANK YOU. AND UNDERSTAND THE WORK YOU ARE DOING AND I HOPE THIS IS -- LOOKING AT THIS AGENDA IT'S A PRIME EXAMPLE OF A GOOD USE OF MONEY, PROACTIVE WORK, THAT NOBODY WILL REALLY SEE BUT NOW GUESS WHAT, NOW THEY WILL SEE THE TRUCK AND THEY WILL KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MIKE WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE OLD VAN, ARE WE GOING TO RETAIN THAT, HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE? >> IT WILL BE DISPOSED OF. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. >> I MAKE THE MOTION -- >> I SEE THE MOTION BY MR. FASSETT. >> I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AS WRITTEN AND AS STATED. >> MOTION BY MR. FASSETT TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED SECOND BY MR. HOLSTON. >> SECOND. >> I WOULD EXPECT A SECOND FROM NO ONE ELSE. MOTION TO APPROVE ALONG WITH A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE PLEASE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, MIKE [4.H. Consider action to adopt a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Letter of Credit Agreement between the City of Rowlett, Texas, and 2799 BP SINGLETON LLC. ] THANKS AGAIN, APPRECIATED THE PRESENTATION AND YOU BEING HERE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM SEVEN MIKE H, ITEM REQUESTED TO BE PULLED BY THE APPLICANT, NOT CONSIDERED THIS EVENING SO COUNCIL UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTION WE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERING THIS ITEM, ANY OBJECTION? SEEING NONE WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 4I, THIS ITEM REQUESTED TO BE PULLED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND NOT CONSIDERED TONIGHT. [4.J. Consider action to appoint members to the 75th Anniversary Task Force.] ANY QUESTIONS OR DISAGREEMENT WITH NOT CONSIDERING THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT IN THAT CASE WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN MICHAEL J., TO CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY TASK FORCE, BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO SHOW YOU GUYS SOMETHING REALLY COOL THAT I FOUND. SO ANYBODY THAT HAS BEEN UP HERE AND DONE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS PROBABLY SEEN MY COOL FLAG BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T, I FOUND THIS IN THE CITY HALL, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S FROM EXACTLY BUT I THINK IT'S AWESOME BECAUSE IT'S REAL ED HISTORY, AND IT'S THE -- IT UNFORTUNATELY DOESN'T HAVE A SLOT TO PUT A POLE IN, I ASSUME IT WAS PINNED UP OR SOMETHING SOMEWHERE, BUT, YEAH, JUST A REALLY COOL KIND OF PIECE OF HISTORY. ALSO LOCATED -- MR. BOWERS KNOWS THIS BECAUSE I HAVE SHARED THIS WITH HIM, A KEY TO THE CITY WHICH I NEVER IMAGINED US HAVING BUT WE DO, INCIDENTALLY IT IS ALSO A BOTTLE CAP SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SAYS ABOUT ROWLETT. SORRY, BOTTLE OPENER NOT A BOTTLE CAP SORRY. IT'S A KEY TO THE CITY, SAYS CITY OF, IT'S MADE OF BRASS, PROBABLY 30 OR 40 YEARS OLD I WOULD SAY. >> IT'S PROBABLY VERY OLD, NOT SURE WHAT YEAR IT WAS MADE. >> PRETTY COOL -- >> DEFINITELY OLDER THAN ME FOR SURE. [LAUGHTER] >> THAT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH. I ALSO FOUND A FLAG, AMERICAN FLAG FOLDED INTO A TRIANGLE, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER I BELIEVE IT WAS HIS FATHERS OR GRANDFATHERS. IT HAS A NOTE IN IT THAT TALKS ABOUT HIS TIME IN THE MILITARY AND SERVE AS. WE HAVE THOSE ITEMS AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF PART OF FORMING THIS TASK FORCE IS FINDING SOME FOLKS THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT BRINGING THIS STUFF TO LIFE AND TELLING THE STORY OVER THE PAST 75 YEARS. THE RECOMMENDATION ABOUT EARLIER ABOUT THE BENCHES AND EVERYTHING, I THINK THAT IS EXTREMELY TIMELY, INCIDENTALLY I WAS OUT OF THERE WHEN SANDY POINT PARK WAS RIBBON CUT AND OPENED, I TOOK A PICTURE OF A TRASH CAN OF ALL THINGS, IT HAD A PLAQUE ON IT THAT SAID ROWLETT 50TH ANNIVERSARY PLAQUE. IT WAS REALLY COOL. HOPE THAT WE CAN PULL AS MUCH OF THAT TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE AND FIND THINGS BURIED IN CITY HALL AND THROUGHOUT MANY OF OUR FACILITIES AND PUT THEM TO WORK FOR US FOR THIS EVENT. WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS BEFORE WE GET TO THIS NEXT ITEM. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT WITH THAT COUNCIL, THE CONSIDERATION HERE IS TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE TASK FORCE, THERE'S A RESOLUTION INCLUDED WITH THE AGENDA. I WANTED TO PULL THIS ITEM BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION DOESN'T LIST THE INDIVIDUALS TO APPOINT, WE DO NEED TO LIST THOSE INDIVIDUALS. HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE NAMES WE [01:05:02] CAN CONSIDER, EVEN TO THOSE THAT WERE NOT HERE YESTERDAY TO BE INTERVIEWED. SO I WILL LIST THOSE NAMES OFF, DANIEL, SHELBY COLEMAN, MICHELLE WATSON, MICHAEL GALLUPS, STEVEN, LARRY, SEBASTIAN, BETSY WHITE, ZOE, ANDREA, CERTAIN I'M BUTCHERING HER NAME AND TRANS JOE. JOE. THERE SHOULD BE 13 -- THIS ONE? ALYSSA? THAT WAS THE LAST NAME. THANK YOU CHRISTOPH. ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE THE PROPOSED NAMES TO APPOINT TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY TASK FORCE. HAPPY TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON THAT OR HAPPY TO ALSO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. DID I SAY EVERYBODY'S NAME? DO YOU WANT ME TO READ IT AGAIN? I CAN READ IT AGAIN. IN FACT WHOEVER DOES THIS SHOULD PROBABLY READ THE LIST OF NAMES, PROBABLY WOULDN'T HURT. I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. B MR. BRITTON. >> YOU JUST WANT ME TO PRONOUNCE IT -- THANK YOU MAYOR. I MOVE WE APPOINTED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY TASK FORCE. DANIEL, SHELBY, MICHELLE WATSON, MICHAEL, STEVEN, LARRY, BECKY, SEBASTIAN, BETSY, ZOE, LONNIE, ANDREA, JOE AND ALYSSA. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPOINT THOSE MEMBERS TO THE TASK FORCE, DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND BY MR. GIBBS. >> I HAPPILY SECOND THAT. >> MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE ITEMS, ANY DISCUSSION? DO Y I HAVE ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT CAME UP LAST NIGHT, WE DO HAVE ONE EMPLOYEE SERVING ON THE TASK FORCE HERE, AND I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THIS EMPLOYEE'S ROLE IN THIS BECAUSE ANYTIME YOU GET TO SOMEBODY WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF AN ORGANIZATION AND ALSO VOLUNTEERING FOR AN ORGANIZATION, IT CAN BE SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING. BE CONFIRMED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY THERE'S NO CONFLICT THERE. HOWEVER WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU ASK THE TASK FORCE AND SPECIFICALLY COUNCIL LIAISONS BE SOMEWHAT SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT HER ROLE IS AND WHAT SHE IS WORKING ON SO SHE IS WORKING -- IF HER DAY JOB IS TO WORK IN PARKS AND EVENT PLANNING MAYBE DON'T HAVE HER VOLUNTEERING PLANNING SO THERE'S OVERLAP. AS A TASK FORCE CARRIES MAYBE TRY TO AVOID WHERE THERE MAY BE OVERLAP WITH THE ONE CITY EMPLOYEE GIVING UP HER TIME EVEN MORE TO THE CITY AND TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE PLEASE. MR. FASSETT? THE ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I KNOW THERE'S A FEW MEMBERS IN THE CROWD ON OUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY TASK FORCE, I SAID IT LAST NIGHT BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR STEPPING UP AND BEING [5.A. Consider action to adopt a resolution accepting a voluntary annexation petition submitted by Trail Creek Partners, Ltd. for approximately 14.87 acres located at 3805 Troy Road and being more specifically described in the annexation petition and setting the date, time, and place for a public hearing on the contemplated annexation.] A PART OF THAT EFFORT. WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR ITEM NUMBER 5, CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION POSITION BY CHERRY CREEK PARTNERS FOR 17 ACRES AND BE MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEXATION PETITION SETTING THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONTEMPLATED ANNEXATION. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'M COUNCIL COUNCIL THE PROPERTY JUST MENTIONED IN THE TITLE JUST READ OUT, THIS PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 14.87 ACRES. IT'S CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, IT'S ALSO WITHIN THE CITY LIMIT LINES AND I'LL SHARE THIS ON THE MAP MOMENTARILY. THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF ROWLETT, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE IMAGE IN FRONT OF YOU, THE [01:10:05] DRAWING IN FRONT OF YOU REFLECTS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WHICH IS THIS ONE IN THE YELLOW BOX, IT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE ETJ AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEGEND, THE ETJ BOUNDARY IS WHAT YOU SEE IN GREEN ALONG HERE. AND THIS RED BOUNDARY AREA IS THE CITY LIMIT LINES. AND THE PARTS OF THIS MAP GIVES PERSPECTIVE OF THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE CITY LIMITS. SO THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S ACTION IS TO ACCEPT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT, THIS WOULD ESTABLISH THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING, ACCEPTANCE OF THE PETITION DOES NOT ANNEX THE PROPERTY. FINAL CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNEXATION WILL OCCUR AT A SUBSEQUENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES. TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROPERTY AND THE SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBJECT SIDEKICK UTILITY SERVICE WILL BE WITH THE WATER SERVICE WILL BE THROUGH A SPECIAL DISTRICT, THE EAST SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT, WASTEWATER SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY, AND UPON ANNEXATION CAN USE FIRE PROTECTION ENFORCEMENT OF COURSE IT IS NATURAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES THAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY ITSELF. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP THAT I SHOWED EARLIER, THE PROPERTY HAS ADJACENCY TO TROY ROAD, THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 685 FEET. TROY ROAD IS CURRENTLY IN ROWLETT COUNTY AND THROUGH ANNEXATION PROCEDURE SHOULD THIS ANNEXATION OCCUR, THEN THAT LIMIT OF TROY ROAD FROM THE BOUNDARY UP TO THE WHOLE EXTENT OF THE WHOLE WIDTH OF TROY ROAD WOULD THEN BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY AS WELL AS PART OF THIS ANNEXATION. TROY ROAD WOULD BE OWNED AT THAT POINT AND THAT FUNCTION OF TROY ROAD WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT, AND A MASTER PLAN WOULD HAVE TO BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY. ALL INTERNAL STRUCTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES REMAINED THAT OF THE DEVELOPER, AND THE SITE WOULD BE DESIGNED TO PREVENT ADVERSE IMPACTS TO TROY ROAD AS DISCUSSED PRIOR AND WOULD BE CODIFIED IN DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS OR HAS BEEN. APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS AGAIN, FOLLOWING THIS ANNEXATION WILL ALSO BE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE YELLOW BOX THAT I SHOWED YOU ON THE SCREEN LOOKS VERY SMALL BUT IN RELATIONSHIP AS IN RELATION TO THE ADJACENT ADJACENCIES HOWEVER, THIS IS THE COMPONENT THAT WOULD BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, THE GREEN, THIS IS TROY ROAD HERE, AND THAT IS THE REMAINING PARCEL. THIS CONNECTIVITY TO ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A DIFFERENT PICTORIAL IMAGE SHOWING RELATIONSHIP OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA, THAT IS POTENTIALLY EARMARKED FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND DEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S ADJACENT TO THE TRAILS WITH A TRAIL CREEK. JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND COUNCIL, JUST TO -- A FRIENDLY REMINDER CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT ON THIS PROPERTY EARLY JULY, JULY 21ST OF 2026, ESTABLISHING THE FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT I HAVE TOUCHED UPON COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, INFRASTRUCTURE OBLIGATIONS. SERVICE POINTS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA. THE PROPERTY IS PROPOSED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AS MENTIONED, AND WOULD BE SHOULD THE ANNEXATION BE SUCCESSFUL, WOULD BE A ZONING CHANGE TO PD. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU AND COUNCIL THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PRESENT HERE TONIGHT SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITH HIM, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION FOR 14.87 ACRES LOCATED AT 3805 TROY ROAD,, AND ALSO SET THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONTEMPLATED ANNEXATION. WITHOUT COUNSEL I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND AS I MENTIONED THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PRESENT. >> COUNSEL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE? THANK YOU, YOUR PRESENTATION WAS VERY THOROUGH. WITH THAT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION? MOTION BY MR. HOLSTON? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION ACCEPTING VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION AS WRITTEN. >> MOTION TO APPROVE AND A [01:15:01] SECOND BY MR. GIBBS? MOTION TO APPROVE WITH A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? JUST AS A REMINDER THIS IS PART OF A MUCH LONGER PROCESS, IT IS ALL LAID OUT IN THE COMPONENTS WHICH IS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ALREADY APPROVED ALONG WITH THE PAUSE BEFORE THE VOTE. >> APOLOGIES COUNCIL I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, DO WE HAVE TO NAME THE TIME AND DATE OF THE MEETING IN THIS ACTION? OKAY BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU. >> THIS IS PART OF A LARGER AS I MENTIONED LARGER PROCESS THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH LOOKING AT THE ANNEXATION OF THIS PROPERTY, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ALREADY APPROVED, THE ANNEXATION, BUT ALSO ZONING OF THAT PROPERTY. THE REQUISITE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. I SEE SOME PEOPLE ALREADY VOTED. ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5B CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION DENYING THE ITEM 5D FROM THE AUGUST 18TH 2026 MEETING AGENDA REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE GRANTING A CHANGE IN ZONING FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5321 LAKEVIEW PARKWAY AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEING OUT OF THE THOMAS LUMLEY SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 789, ROWLETT, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS FROM THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL RETAIL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL RETAIL WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW TATTOO PARLOR USE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BEFORE WE DO ANY DISCUSSION OR PRESENTATION, OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM WE HAD A REQUEST TO [6.Executive Session ] GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR LEGAL ADVICE AND GET SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY. WITH THAT WE WILL GO MOVE TO A WORK SESSION ROOM AND DO A BRIEF EXECUTIVE SESSION, LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THE EXECUTIVE SESSION LANGUAGE INTO THE RECORD AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551.071 THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE THIS MEETING WILL BE CONVENED IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE ON AGENDA ITEM 5B, 8:17 P.M. FOLLOWING OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION WE WILL RETURN HERE TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO [7.Reconvene Into Open Session and Take Any Necessary or Appropriate Action on Closed/Executive Session Matters ] >> ALL RIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE ARE BACK TO OUR [5.B. Consider an ordinance rescinding the City Council action denying Item 5D from the August 18, 2026 meeting agenda regarding a proposed ordinance granting a change in zoning for a property located at 5321 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 104, and being more particularly described as being out of the Thomas Lumley Survey, Abstract No. 789, Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas, from General Commercial/Retail (C-2) to General Commercial/Retail with a Special Use Permit to allow Tattoo Parlor use (C-2-SUP); and providing an effective date] OPEN SESSION, WE CONCLUDED OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:58 P.M. AND WE WILL MOVE ON WITH ITEM 5B. WE ALREADY READ THIS ITEM INTO THE RECORD WE'LL GO TO THE PODIUM TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE SCREEN BUT JUST GIVES ME AN EASIER OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU GUYS FACE- FACE-TO-FACE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY,, THANKS FOR ENGAGING IN THIS DIALOG AND FOR THE CONVERSATION AND THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WE HAD TODAY, CERTAINLY HELPS WITH THE PROCESS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE. SO A FEW PROLOGS BEFORE I GET INTO MY COMMENTS THAT I SHARED WITH YOU ALL. I'M VIA PAPER TO BE CLEAR, NOT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BUT ON PAPER. NUMBER 1, I DON'T BELIEVE STAFF MADE A MISTAKE IN THE PROCESS OF THIS ITEM, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S AN ERROR THERE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE PRESIDING CHAIR OF THE MEETING MADE A MISTAKE. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT OUR PROCESSES WERE IN ERROR. I BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING WE DID, I ACTUALLY SHARED THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA I BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE CITY DID WAS ABOVE BOARD, ACCURATE AND CORRECT. MAYOR PRO TEM I BELIEVE HE DID A FINE JOB RUNNING THE MEETING LAST WEEK, TWO WEEKS AGO, AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOU NOT ONLY BEING WILLING TO SERVE WHEN I AM NOT HERE, BUT BEING ABLE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE HIRED SOME VERY GOOD QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP IN OUR DISCUSSION NOW, I THINK THEY WERE POIGNANT AND I WOULD BE ENCOURAGING IF YOU WANT TO SHARE THOSE YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. I WANT TO READ THE COMMENTS I SHARED WITH YOU ON PAPER BECAUSE I THINK WHAT THEY REPRESENT IS A QUESTION FOR ALL OF US TO CONSIDER. SO THERE IS ONLY THREE MAIN POINTS, THE FIRST IS THE DATE OF THE MEETING SPECIFICALLY. SO FOLLOWING THIS ITEM THAT WAS HEARD ON JULY 14TH BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THE CITY ISSUED A PUBLIC NOTICE TO HEAR THE ITEM BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST FOURTH. THAT NOTICE WAS ISSUED ERRONEOUSLY. IT STATED THE LOCATION OF THE MEETING IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH WAS -- LISTED THE LOCATION OF THE OMEGA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION" RATHER THAN THE CITY COUNCIL. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH STATED THE CITY OF RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ET CETERA, ET CETERA, SECOND PARAGRAPH STATED THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY HALL OF CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 4000 MAIN STREET, SIMPLE MISTAKE CAN HAPPEN TO ANYBODY, COPY PASTE TYPO. I WAS THE ONE WHO DISCOVERED THAT. I READ THE PUBLIC NOTICES AND I [01:20:01] OBSERVED THAT AND IMMEDIATELY SHARED IT WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEYS AS SOON AS I SAW IT AND HER RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WOULD BE TO BE NOTICED BECAUSE THERE WAS A MATERIAL ERROR WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE. THAT MEETING WAS THEN SUBSEQUENTLY RESCHEDULED AND RE NOTICED FOR AUGUST 18TH. SO HAD THE CITY NOT MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOTICING THAT ITEM THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR THE ITEM EARLY IN THE MONTH ON AUGUST FOURTH AS ORIGINALLY NOTICED. SECOND POINT IS WITH THE FLOW OF THE MEETING. I TRIED TO CONDUCT THE ZONING CASES WITH A PARTICULAR CADENCE, THAT DEVELOPS A RHYTHM WITH YOU ALL, DEVELOPS A RHYTHM WITH THE APPLICANT, STAFF PRESENTING THE ITEM AND HELPS US ALL ADOPT THE SAME PROCESS. AND I THINK WHAT I AM MOST DISHEARTENED BY WERE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE SHARED EARLIER WITH RESPECT TO THE MOTIVATION BEHIND WHY THIS IS BEING CONSIDERED. PARTICULARLY THE COMMENTS THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW CIRCUMVENTING ROBERT'S RULES. I TOTALLY THINK ROBERT'S RULES ARE AWESOME, MOST OF THE TIME, SOMETIMES THEY ARE A PAIN BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE AWESOME AND GIVE US A GOOD STRUCTURE AND A FORM THROUGH WHICH WE DELIBERATE AND DEBATE AND MAKE DECISIONS. GENERALLY OUR ZONING REQUESTS CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF ITEMS, AND THEY ALLOW FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE PLACE AND THE PUBLIC TO CONTRIBUTE TO DISCUSSION, THEY ALLOW FOR DISCUSSION FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS, STAFF AND APPLICANT. NORMALLY WHEN WE HAVE A MEETING, THE ORDER OF THOSE ITEMS ARE THAT STAFF WILL STAND UP AND MAKE THE PRESENTATION, INTRODUCE THE ITEM IN AN UNBIASED AND SIMPLE MANNER, AND THAT DID TAKE PLACE IN THIS CASE. FOLLOWING THAT THERE IS TYPICALLY COUNCIL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF IF THERE ARE ANY, THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO ASK QUESTIONS TO STAFF AT THE TIME. USUALLY FOLLOWING THAT THE APPLICANT IF THEY ARE PRESENT AND WILLING TO PRESENT AT, IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE MEETING THAT THE APPLICANT WAS HERE AND HAD A PRESENTATION THAT COUNCI WOULD WISH TO HEAR IT. SHE DID NOT MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THAT MOMENT OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. HOWEVER SHE DID MAKE A PRESENTATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SHE WAS AFFORDED MORE THAN USUAL. I BELIEVE THAT IS TOTALLY APPROPRIATE AND TOTALLY FAIR. USUALLY AFTER THE APPLICATION THE APPLICANT IS PRESENTED, PRESENTS THEIR PRESENTATION, COUNCIL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK A QUESTION OF THE APPLICANT. THAT IS ASKING THE STAFF AND APPLICANT QUESTIONS, THEN IT PROVIDES THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION BOTH FROM THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE AND APPLICANT'S PERSPECTIVE AT WHICH POINT THE PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE OPENED AND PUBLIC WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE. IN THE PUBLIC HEARING THERE WERE TWO SPEAKERS THE FIRST SPEAKER WAS THE APPLICANT, SECOND SPEAKER WAS AN EMPLOYEE OR SOME SORT OF ACQUAINTANCE OF THE APPLICANT. I DID WATCH THE MEETING END OF THE DAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE SURE I HAD THE FLOW OF THINGS RIGHT IN MY MIND BEFORE THE DIALOG THIS EVENING AND THE APPLICANT MADE THEIR PRESENTATION, AND MR. BRITTON YOU ASKED THE COUNCIL AT THAT POINT IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, AT THAT POINT THERE WERE SOME DIALOG THAT HAPPENED, NOT BEING HERE I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID BUT I BELIEVE CHRISTOPH LEANED OVER TO YOU AND ASKED YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING STILL BEING OPEN, COULD NOT PICK IT UP CLEARLY ON THE MIC. AT WHICH POINT THE APPLICANT TOOK A SEAT, AND ANOTHER SPEAKER STEPPED UP AND DELIVERED HER REMARKS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AFTER THAT. THEY WERE BRIEF REMARKS. AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED, THE MEETING MOVED STRAIGHT INTO REQUESTING THE MOTION. MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. GIBBS, THERE WAS A DELAY AND MR. KIZZIAR SECONDED THE MOTION AND IMMEDIATELY THE VOTE WAS TAKEN, THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION AT THAT POINT WHICH WAS ONE TYPICAL PROCESS OF ROBERT'S RULES IS FOLLOWING A MOTION AND SECOND THERE WOULD BE DISCUSSION BEFORE THE VOTE IS CALLED. NO DISCOURAGEMENT AGAINST YOU MR. BRITTON OR ANYBODY. WE AS I SAID WE HAVE A PARLIAMENTARIAN WHO ALSO SERVES AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND VICE VERSA PERHAPS, BUT ALL OF US ALSO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO KEEPING THE MEETING FLOWING AND ON TRACK AND CONDUCT IT PROPERLY. ONCE A DECISION IS MADE CERTAINLY THE METHOD WE TAKE TO GET THERE MAY BE LESS IMPORTANT. I WANT TO BRING THAT UP. LASTLY, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND I SOMEWHAT DISAGREE, THAT'S JUST AROUND THE MOTION LANGUAGE. VICTORIA HAS ADVISED EACH AND [01:25:03] EVERY ONE OF US AND I THINK SHE ALSO ADVISED THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION LIKELY ALSO ADVISING THE BOARD ADJUSTMENT WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALWAYS MAKE MOTIONS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. IF WE MAKE A MOTION WE SAY I MOVE THAT WE DO THIS RATHER THAN I MOVE WE DENY THIS. CERTAINLY THERE IS A PURPOSE BEHIND THAT, BUT THE MAIN PURPOSE VICTORIA SHARED IS IF YOU HAVE A MOTION THAT IS MADE TO DENY, AND THAT MOTION FAILS, DOES THAT MEAN THE ITEM WAS APPROVED? I GUESS THAT'S THE QUESTION TO ASK AND CERTAINLY YOU CAN AVOID EVEN HAVING TO ASK THAT QUESTION IF YOU ALWAYS MAKE A MOTION IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. I THINK THAT IS VICTORIA'S METHODOLOGY THERE. I HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION OF EMOTIONS, I CAN BE TOTALLY OFF BASE BUT TO ME THE MOTION IS MORE OF A GETTING TO A DECISION, THE WORDS I MOVE THAT WE ET CETERA IS LIKE SAYING, I PUT FORTH THE FOLLOWING DECISION FOR CONSIDERATION. IF I PUT THAT IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT JUST TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE LIGHT HEARTED, IF I ASK MY WIFE TO GO TO DINNER AND SHE SAYS NO, DOES THAT MEAN WE DON'T HAVE DINNER? OR DOES THAT MEAN MAYBE WE LEAVE THE KIDS AT HOME AND WE GO OUT ON A DATE NIGHT OR MAYBE WE GO TO A DIFFERENT RESTAURANT OR MAYBE WE ARE EATING IN TONIGHT? DO YOU WANT TO GO TO DINNER DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WE DON'T HAVE DINNER. SO TO ME THAT'S WHAT A MOTION IS, IT'S A PLAUSIBLE DECISION WE MIGHT MAKE AND SAYING NO TO THAT QUESTION DOESN'T MEAN ANOTHER QUESTION COULDN'T BE ASKED. IN MY OPINION THE OBJECTIVE OF A GOVERNING BODY WHICH WOULD BE DEFINING A MOTION APPROVED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT FOR THAT ITEM, HOWEVER THE DENIAL AS VICTORIA STATED IS EFFECTUATED AND LIFTED UP BY THE COURTS AS BEING A DENIAL, A TRUE DENIAL IN THE FACT THAT THE MOTION WAS DENIED AS THE ITEM WAS DENIED. AS A RESULT THE CITY COUNCIL COULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THE OPTION TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT MOTION PERHAPS. CERTAINLY THAT COULD BE THE CASE FOR ALMOST ANYTHING WE CONSIDER. AND SCP AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT ARE KIND OF INTERESTING ZONING CASES WHERE YOU ARE AFFORDED A LITTLE BIT MORE WIGGLE ROOM IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU ARE APPROVING AND SUP HAS CERTAIN CONDITIONS DRAWN ALONG WITH IT AS DOES THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT. AND TYPICALLY THE APPLICANT WILL BRING WHAT THEY ARE EXPECTING THERE'S UP OR THAT PLAN DEVELOPMENT, WHAT THOSE GUIDELINES WILL LOOK LIKE. IN THIS CASE THERE WAS ONLY A HANDFUL ITEMS ON HER LIST, ONE OF THEM WOULD KIND OF SIGN SHE WOULD INSTALL, ONE INDICATING THE OPERATING HOURS AND A FEW OTHERS. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU ARE MAKING EMOTION YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY I MOVE THAT WE UNDER THE CONDITION THAT, ET CETERA. PERHAPS IF THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT OPERATING HOURS AND SIGNAGE, OR PARKING OR NUMBER OF ARTISTS THAT WILL BE IN THE STUDIO, CERTAINLY THOSE COULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR IN THE SUP OR CONSIDERED AT LEAST WITH A DIFFERENT MOTION. WITH THAT I THINK THAT PRETTY MUCH CAPTURES KIND OF THE THREE MAIN POINTS I HAD AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE. I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE, IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION I THINK THEY WERE VERY POIGNANT. VICTORIA I APPRECIATED THE WAY YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS VERY FAIR AND A GOOD DISCUSSION. DECISIONS LIKE THIS ARE TOUGH AND I FEEL LIKE I PUT YOU GUYS IN A TOUGH POSITION AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I DO FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT WE ARE FAIR AND JUST WITH ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS AND RESIDENTS, AGAIN JUST KIND OF WANTED TO ENSURE WE GAVE THAT CONSIDERATION HERE. AS I SAID, THESE ARE THE POINTS. QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A QUESTION BUT A COMMENT TO IT, I DON'T THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO PUT US IN THIS POSITION. I THINK IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY AND I'M BEING SERIOUS. DAY ONE OF THIS COUNCIL, THROWN TO THE LION'S DEN AND IT HAS ALLOWED US TO HAVE SOME VERY CANDID DISCUSSIONS, AND I THINK WE HAVE ALL LEARNED A LOT. I DON'T KNOW IT'S A BAD POSITION, I THINK GOOD GOVERNANCE COMES FROM HAVING DISCUSSIONS LIKE THIS AND FRANKLY GOOD GOVERNANCE COMES FROM DISAGREEMENTS. 7-0 VOTES IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING. THAT BEING SAID, I DO WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS POINT, REALLY TO [01:30:06] ME THIS COMES DOWN TO EQUITY. THIS WHOLE THING COMES DOWN TO EQUITY. I THINK EVERYTHING WE DO WHEN WE ARE GOVERNED BY ARE WE BEING EQUITABLE TO EVERYBODY? DOES EVERYBODY GET AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY? AND I WOULD ARGUE OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS, IT IS THE RULE OF LAW, THE RULE OF PROCESS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDES THAT EQUITY. WHAT EQUITY DOES NOT DO IS GUARANTEE OUTCOME. WE ARE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY AND I THINK IF WE LOOK THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS, EVERYTHING WAS DONE CORRECTLY. EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE SOME DATES AND STUFF, THERE WAS NO ERROR ANYWHERE HERE. THE APPLICANT WAS AFFORDED THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK WE ARE AT A DIFFERENT STAGE HERE, THIS IS NOT AT THIS POINT IN MY MIND ABOUT A TATTOO PARLOR. IT IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS AND INTEGRITY OF THE SYSTEM. AND THAT IS FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND TO GAIN THE TRUST ACROSS THE BOARD. I REALLY DO THINK IT'S ABOUT EQUITY, AND I'VE GOT A Z PROBABLY NO, YOU HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB. I WANT TO COMMEND OUR CITIZENS WHO HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF ARTICULATING BUT THERE'S A COUPLE POINTS I DO WANT TO MAKE, BECAUSE WHEN WE TRY TO -- WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THIS GO THROUGH, IT IMPLIES THAT MATTER OF FACT THE ORDINANCE SAYS THAT IN THE ORDINANCE THAT THIS WILL BE EQUITABLE, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND -- >> IT IS ONE OF THE WHEREAS ON PAGE OF 201, WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL BELIEVES IT IS EQUITABLE AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AND APPLICANT TO RESCIND THE PRIOR FORMAL ACTION. >> WE SAY THAT, IT IMPLIES IN MY MIND, THAT HARM WAS DONE. THAT THE PROCESS WAS NOT EQUITABLE. I DON'T THINK ANYWHERE -- THERE WAS NO ERROR. EQUITY WAS THERE. SO I THINK THAT STATEMENT IS NOT AN ACCURATE STATEMENT. IT IMPLIES NOT ONLY DOES IT IMPLY THAT ERROR OCCURRED BUT I THINK IT TAKES AWAY THE VOTE BY UTILIZING THIS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, I THINK IT DISENFRANCHIZES THE CITIZEN. THAT'S MY TAKE AND MY OPINION. I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF. I THINK EVERYBODY IS DONE -- MAYOR GOOD JOB PRESENTING, VERY GOOD POSITIONS ON THIS. I WILL SAY IN MY POSITION IN ALL MY 38 YEARS IN POLICE OFFICING, JUST BECAUSE A RULE OR LAW SAYS YOU CAN DO SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO DO IT. KEEP THAT IN MIND. BUT I WILL SAY THAT YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE OUR PROCESS. THEY EXIST TO ENSURE FAIRNESS, CONSISTENCY AND TRUST AND DECISION MAKING. PRINCIPLES PROTECTING BOTH COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY. AND FOR THOSE REASONS THAT'S WHY I HAVE A HARD TIME YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RESPECT THE PROCESS AND VALIDITY OF THE AUGUST 18TH VOTE. BECAUSE AGAIN THAT PROCESS I THINK PROVES THAT IT WAS FAIR AND IMPARTIAL AND PROVIDING EQUITY. SO I AM JUST GOING TO CLOSE ON MY PART WITH YOU KNOW, GOOD EQUITABLE GOVERNMENT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT THE FINAL VOTE, WHO WON OR LOST. IT RELIES ENTIRELY ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS AND THE STEPS TAKEN TO GET THERE. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, SIR, AND YES, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT TO ME THIS IS NOT ABOUT A TATTOO SHOP. IT IS DEFINITELY ABOUT THE PROCESS. I SAW SOME QUIRKS AND INCONSISTENCIES AND THAT'S WHAT MADE ME WANT TO PAUSE AND SAY THAT'S -- IF NOTHING ELSE THAT'S JUST LOOK AT THAT PROCESS. AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH HOW THAT WAS CONDUCTED SO WE DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE ABOUT WHETHER WE DID THE RIGHT THING, WHETHER WE DID THE WRONG THING OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. >> I THINK YOUR POINT IS VERY WELL TAKEN, I HEARD SOME COMMENTS TONIGHT ON THAT, AND I THINK IF WE DON'T LIKE THE RULES AND LAWS AND WE CHANGE THEM, BUT WE CAN'T CHANGE THEM IN THE MOMENT. BECAUSE THEN IT LOOKS LIKE -- IT'S NO LONGER EQUITABLE AT THAT TIME. IT DOES LOOK LIKE FAVORITISM IS BEING PRODUCED. [01:35:03] BUT IF WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT, IF THEY ARE OUTDATED WE SHOULD HAVE A LOOK AT IT TWO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CHARTER COMING UP WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL I RESPECT YOUR POSITION AND YOU BRINGING THIS TO US. I SAT BY YOU OVER A YEAR AND MADE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS AND THIS IS ANOTHER TOUGH ONE THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THE AGENDA. SPEAKING ON THE PROCESS AND ROBERT'S RULES, THERE IS SOME COLOR THERE. ON AUGUST 18TH, WE COULD HAVE, READING ROBERT'S RULES, PEOPLE CANNOT TAKE A POSITION TO RECONSIDER THIS ACTION. AND THAT WAS NOT TAKEN. SO WE CONSCIOUSLY MADE A DECISION NOT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TWO TIMES ULTIMATELY. NOBODY MADE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THIS BECAUSE WE SAW IT AS BEING FINALIZED. AND THEN ULTIMATELY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESCIND WHICH WAS GIVEN TO ALL OF US WE CAN STILL DO THAT, TO COUNCIL MEMBERS FASSETT POINT, THERE DOES MY VOTE MATTER? DOES OUR WORK MATTER? BECAUSE WE ULTIMATELY KNOW THAT YOU DID A GREAT JOB RUNNING THE MEETING, BUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE RUN MEETINGS DIFFERENTLY. CADENCE AND HOW YOU DO THINGS, BUT WITHIN YOUR ABSENCE THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE CHARTER AND MAYOR PRO TEM TO CONTINUE MEETINGS FORWARD IN CASE -- LIFE HAPPENS. AND I THINK ON THE MATTER, PEOPLE COME TO US WITH THEIR DREAMS ALL THE TIME. CITIZENS OF ROULETTE CARE ABOUT EVERYTHING AND I DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. I UNDERSTAND THE PRESENTATION AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT ABOUT THE TATTOO PARLOR, BUT WHY IS THIS A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE AND WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, THE ULTIMATE THING HERE IS I BELIEVE IT GOES INTO WHAT ARE WE STANDING FOR IN THE FUTURE OF THE CITY AND WHAT ARE WE STANDING FOR THE FUTURE OF COUNCIL FOR WHEN WE ARE NOT HERE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WAS ABSENT, OF SOMEBODY ELSE WAS ABSENT AND I DID NOT LIKE SOMETHING, COULD I MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND? WOULD THAT HAVE TO GO FORTH? WE WOULD JUST BE REHEARING THINGS ALL THE TIME. SO THAT IS WHERE MY POINT LIES. I UNDERSTAND THE POINT BUT I HAVE TO AGREE TO DISAGREE WITH YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> EITHER I SUPPOSE. >> FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WAS ON THE SIDE THAT DID NOT PREVAIL, AND I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE YOU KNOW, DURING MY LIFETIME I WAS AGAINST TATTOOS UNTIL I BEGAN TO SEE THE DIFFERENT SIDE AND HOW IT IS WHEN THERE'S OVER 80% OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE TATTOOS, OR 80% OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAVE TATTOOS. MY SON WHO SURVIVOR OF CANCER GOT A TATTOO FOR THAT. MANY FOLKS HAVE CHILDREN THAT HAVE PASSED THEY GET TATTOOS OF IN REMEMBRANCE. TATTOOS GO FOR MANY THINGS AND MANY REASONS, TO MEMORIALIZE, YOU NAME IT. AND I WAS OKAY WITH IT, AND I WANTED IT TO PREVAIL BUT IT DID NOT. AND I AM VERY CAUTIOUS IN RESCINDING, I PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT. YOU ANYBODY ELSE? >> I WILL WEIGH IN. JUST LIKE MORGAN SAID, I WAS 1 OF 3 THAT VOTED TO AFFIRM THAT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. NOT THAT I HAVE A TATTOO. IN FACT I PROBABLY KNOW A FEW MARINES THAT HAD TATTOOS BUT THAT'S A PERSONAL CHOICE. WHEN I LOOKED AT IT I LOOKED AT WHERE IT WAS AT AND HER PRESENTATION AND I THOUGHT, I CAN SUPPORT THIS. I WOULD PROBABLY NEVER GO IN THERE AND GET A TATTOO BUT, ALSO I REALLY -- IT'S A TALL ORDER FOR ME TO COME AND APPROVE RESCINDING THIS, NOT BECAUSE THE TATTOO PLACE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS. I THINK WE WOULD BE SETTING A PRETTY DANGEROUS PRECEDENT IF WE DID THIS. THAT'S WHERE I STAND. >> THANK YOU, SIR. IT'S OKAY IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS, MY LEGS ARE KIND OF GETTING TIRED. >> MAYOR PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF [01:40:01] COMFORTABLE. >> FIRST OF ALL, I CAN'T THANK THIS COUNCIL ENOUGH FOR YOUR INTEGRITY ON THIS MATTER. I REALLY THINK THAT WE AS A CITY ALWAYS GET OURSELVES IN TREMENDOUS TROUBLE WHEN WE DON'T FOLLOW THE PROCESS. AND I WON'T QUOTE THE TIMES RECENTLY WHERE WE DID NOT FOLLOW THE PROCESS. SO I THINK GOOD GOVERNANCE DICTATES THAT WE ALWAYS FOLLOW THE PROCESS. AS COUNCIL MEMBER FASSETT POINTED OUT THERE WAS NO ERRORS MADE. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS ACTION TO OCCUR, IN MY OPINION. AND I THINK IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE IF WE OPEN THIS UP. I JUST CONSIDERED THREE VOTES ON EACH SIDE, WHAT THIS MEASURE WILL DO TONIGHT IF WE TOOK ANOTHER VOTE. I DON'T LIKE THAT. I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD GOVERNANCE. I ALSO THINK THAT THIS PARTICULAR MATTER BRINGS TO THE POINT OF AN EQUAL TREATMENT. WE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS TIME, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT. SO I WILL STRONGLY NOT SUPPORT THIS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK. ALL RIGHT WELL I WILL COME SIT DOWN BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE LEANING FORWARD. AND WITH THAT I THINK WE ARE READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE IS ONE TO BE MADE. AND I WILL BE VERY CLEAR THAT THE MAYOR DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE A MOTION HOWEVER I WILL NOT BE MAKING A MOTION. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS APPROPRIATE SINCE I WAS NOT AT THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT SEEING NO MOTION WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5B, AND WITH THAT, AT THIS POINT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING, ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. DO WE HAVE ANY AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS? ALL RIGHT SEEING NONE WE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.