[00:00:05] >> MAY THEY BE SELFLESS, KIND, COMPASSION AT AND WISE IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS FOR THIS CITY AND ALL OF HER RESIDENTS. WE KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO LISTEN TO THOUSANDS OF OPINIONS AND NEEDS AND WANTS AND WISHES, SO WE PRAY FOR CLEAR DISCERNMENT, LEVEL HEADS AND OPEN HEARTS, FULL OF PATIENCE AND JOY. IN ALL THIS, WE PRAY IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. >> THANK YOU, REVEREND. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGES 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 FOR THE TEXAS PLEDGE... HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU, PLEASE BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CALL THE [2.A. Presentation of Winners of the Annual Photography Contest Sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Commission.] MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:02 P.M. THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING IS PRESENTATION OF THE WINNERS OF THE ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE ARTS AND HUMANITY COMMISSION. I BELIEVE WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL DOWN TO THE FRONT TO MAKE THAT PRESENTATION. >> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I'M LAURA TURNER, STAFF LIAISON FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION. I HAVE WITH ME MICHELLE STOUT WRITE, STELLA HUNTER AND CATHERINE THEN SHAW WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION HOSTS AN ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST OPEN TO THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AREAS. PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND ONLY ONE ENTRY IS ALLOWED PER PARTICIPANT PER CATEGORY. WE WILL ALL 42 OF THE ENTRY SUBMITSED WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY UNTIL OCTOBE. SO WE WILL START WITH AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE HONORABLE MENTION AND THIRD PLACE RECIPIENTS. HONORABLE MENTION IN THE THINGS CATEGORY GOES TO ZANIA HOWARD FOR DRIP, DROP, DRIP. HONORABLE MENTION IN THE PLACES CATEGORY GOES TO AURORA RICHARDSON FOR WINTER IN BLOOM. HONORABLE MENTION IN THE PLACES CATEGORY GOES TO APRIL BALMER FOR THE BASS PACKAGE. HONORABLE MENTION IN THE PLACES CATEGORY GOES TO LINDA OLMSTEAD FOR TIME TO REFLECT. HONORABLE MENTION IN THE PEOPLE CATEGORY GOES TO APRIL BALMER FOR HIS FINAL WALK. THIRD PLACE IN THE THINGS CATEGORY GOES TO REBECCA HENRY FOR LOVE BLOSSOMS AT RAMBLING ROSE. THIRD PLAYERS IN THE PLACES CATEGORY GOES TO NESTLE FUDGE FOR LEAF LESS TOWER. THIRD PLACE IN THE PEOPLE CATEGORY GOES TO CHARELLE JORDAN FOR NOT READY YET AND NOW WE HAVE THE CHECKS FOR SECOND, SECOND PLACE IN THE THINGS CATEGORY GOES TO ANNALISE MARTINEZ FOR OVER THE HILL. COME ON UP, ANNALISE. SECOND PLACE IN THE PLACES CATEGORY GOES TO REBECCA HENRY FOR TEXAS SKY BALL. SECOND PLACE IN THE PEOPLE CATEGORY GOES TO DIARIA STEWART FOR THREE RAINBOWS. COME ON DOWN. THINGS CATEGORY GOES TO CHRISTINA PLUV IOS FOR OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW. FIRST PLACE IN THE PLACES CATEGORY GOES TO STEVEN RITCHIE, FOR RED WHITE AND ROWLETT. >> FIRST PLACE IN THE PEOPLE CATEGORY GOES TO ANN TILGER FOR STROLLING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND. [00:05:07] FUDGE FOR UNREACHABLE TEARS. COME ON DOWN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS ON THE COMMISSION WITH NESTLE WHEN SHE WAS SERVING AND SHE WAS ONE OF MY INSPIRATIONS FOR GETTING INTO PHOTOGRAPHY, SO YEAH, A VERY SPECIAL MOMENT. CONGRATULATIONS, WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. [2.B. Presentation of Proclamation for Constitution Week the week of September 17-23, 2026.] ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR GENDER IS ITEM 2B, PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION FOR CONSTITUTION WEEK, THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17-23, 2026. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS MAYOR PRO-TEM MIKE BRITTON. I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAVE THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HERE WITH US SO WE WOULD WELCOME YOU TO COME TO THE FRONT AS WELL. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR GIVING ME THE HONOR OF DOING THIS. IT'S A TRUE HONOR. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY ON JULY THE 4TH. ELEVEN YEARS LATER, WE HAD OUR CONSTITUTION. SO THE WEEK OF THE 17-0238 WE'LL BE CELEBRATING THE 239TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION. THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AMERICA'S MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT, STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE TENACITY OF AMERICANS THROUGHOUT HISTORY TO MAINTAIN THEIR LIBERTIES, FREEDOMS AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS. IT'S CELEBRATED ANNUALLY DURING THE WEEK TO COMMEMORATE ITS HISTORY, IMPORTANCE AND BRING ATTENTION TO HOW IT STILL SERVES TODAY. CELEBRATION OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS STARTED BY THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN 1955, THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION PETTED CONGRESS TO SET ASIDE THIS WEEK ANNUALLY AND THE RESOLUTION WAS LATER ADOPTED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS AND SIGNED INTO PUBLIC LAW ON AUGUST THE 2ND, 1956 BY PRESIDENT DWIGHT D EISENHOWER. WE HOPE YOU WILL FIND A VERY SPECIAL WAY TO CELEBRATE CONSTITUTIONAL WEEK IN YOUR HOMES, AT SCHOOL AND THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY DURING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17 THROUGH THE 23RD. GOD BLESS AMERICA. LET ME DO THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE GUARDIAN OF OUR LIBERTIES, EMBODIES THE PRINCIPLES OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT AND A REPUBLIC DEDICATED TO THE RULE BY LAW AND WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2026 MARKS THE 239TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DRAFTING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO ACCORD OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO THE MAGNIFICENT DOCUMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY. AND TO PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS WHICH WILL COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION. AND WHEREAS THE TRADITION OF CELEBRATING THE CONSTITUTION WAS STARTED BY THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, BY PETITIONING CONGRESS TO SET ASIDE SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23 ANNUALLY TO BE DEDICATED FOR THE OBSERVATION -- OBSERVANCE OF CONSTITUTION WEEK. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC LAW 915 GUARANTEES THE ISSUING OF A PROCLAMATION EACH YEAR BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROCLAMATION THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 17TH AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 23RD OF EACH YEAR AS CONSTITUTION WEEK AND WE ASK OUR CITIZENS TO RE-AFFIRM THE IDEALS OF THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION. NOW THEREFORE, I ON BEHALF OF JEFF WINGET MESSAGE OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT TEXAS AND ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 17-23 AS CONSTITUTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT. [2.C. Presentation of Proclamation for National CERT Week the week of September 20-26, 2026.] BRITTON. NEXT ITEM ON OUR GENDER THIS EVENING IS ITEM 2C, PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL CERT WEEK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2026. AND I WOULD INVITE ALL OF OUR CERT MEMBERS WHO I KNOW ARE IN THE AUDIENCE UP TO THE FRONT. COME ON DOWN. [00:10:27] >> WE'LL GIVE EVERYBODY JUST A MOMENT TO MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN. Y'ALL GET COZY BACK THERE. ALL RIGHT, TO NATIONAL COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM WEEK RECOGNIZES THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST THEIR COMMUNITIES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER EMERGENCIES. THROUGH SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, FIRE SAFETY, LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE, DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS AND TEAM ORGANIZATION, CERT MEMBERS ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO RESPOND WHEN EMERGENCIES OCCUR. THE ROWLETT CERT PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND ASSISTANCE DURING INCIDENTS AND WHEN REQUESTED. THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS HELPS BUILD A MORE RESILIENT AND PREPARED COMMUNITY WHEN FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. RECOGNIZING NATIONAL CERT WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT TO EXPRESS ITS APPRECIATION FOR THE VOLUNTEERS WHO GENEROUSLY DONATE THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND SKILLS TO HELP PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. AND I'M CERTAIN ONE OF OUR CERT LEADERS HERE WILL GET UP AND DO A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR CERT, BUT I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL, IF YOU HAD NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN US WITH CERT, PLEASE DO. NOT ONLY IS IT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY BUT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN. THERE'S SO MUCH EDUCATION THAT THEY PROVIDE IN THE COURSE THAT THEY GIVE ABOUT SEARCH AND RESCUE AND HOW TO MARK HOMES AND JUST PREPARING YOUR OWN FAMILY FOR SAFETY IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS AND IN THE MIDST OF DISASTER. BEHIND ME IS AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF FOLKS WHO HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH THAT, THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERED COUNTLESS HOURS AT MANY EVENTS BOTH THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY, THROUGH ALL OF OUR MUSIC EVENTS DOWNTOWN, AND BASICALLY EVERY OTHER EVENT THAT I'VE SEEN, EVEN WHEN WE HAD THE SEWER COLLAPSE UP ON LIBERTY GROVE, THESE GUYS WERE OUT THERE MAKING SURE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HAD WHAT THEY NEEDED. AND BASICALLY EVERY EVENT THAT HAPPENS, THESE GUYS ARE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR CERT FIRST RESPONDERS. OKAY, I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN I'M GOING TO INVITE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL UP TO JOIN US FOR A PHOTO. OTHERWISE I'M GOING TO FEEL VERY OUTNUMBERED. WHEREAS COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN HELPING COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR, RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES BY PROVIDING TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE READY TO ASSIST WHEN NEEDED, AND SRS CERT MEMBERS RECEIVE VALUABLE TRAINING IN FIRE SAFETY, LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE, DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS, TEAM ORGANIZATION AND OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE SKILLS THAT ENABLE THEM TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS AND ASSIST THEIR NEIGHBORS DURING TIMES OF KEYS I SEE, AND WHEREAS THE DEDICATION AND SERVICE OF CERT VOLUNTEERS STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING PREPAREDNESS, ENCOURAGING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES DURING EMERGENCIES AND LARGE SCALE INCIDENTS; AND WHEREAS CERT CONTROL SEARS GENEROUSLY GIVE THEIR TEENAGERS TALENTS AND ENERGY TO PARTICIPATE IN ON GOING TRAINING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY EVENTS, DEMONSTRATING AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OTHERS; AND WHEREAS NATIONAL CERT WEEK OBSERVES SEPTEMBER 20TH THROUGH 26TH, 2026, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF CERT PROGRAMS AND VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE NATION, AND TO ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO BECOME BETTER PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES THAT MAY AFFECT THEIR FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES; AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND WORK ALONGSIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL TO HELP MAKE ROWLETT A SAFER, STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT CITY, THEREFORE I JEFF WINGET STAIR OF THE ME OF ROWLETT DO HIGHERBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23-26, 2026 AS NATIONAL CERT WEEK IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUABLE SERVICE OF CERT VOLUNTEERS, LEARN MORE ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS ARE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, ALL. WE APPRECIATE YOU. OPPORTUNITY. >> A PREPARED STATEMENT. >> I DID. I DID. THIS TIME I'M READY, RIGHT? THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING CERT IN [00:15:03] OUR COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN 23 YEARS. NOW IN OUR THIRD DECADE OF SERVICE, WE'VE REACHED 90,000 SERVICE HOURS, REPRESENTING MORE THAN $2.3 MILLION IN VOLUNTEER TIME. CERT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. THIS PROGRAM GIVES CITIZENS WITH BASIC -- PROVIDES CITIZENS WITH BASIC TRAINING AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE DURING EMERGENCIES, CRISIS AND DISASTERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. ROWLETT HAS LONG BUILT -- EXCUSE ME, ROWLETT HAS LONG BEEN BUILT ON A STRONG FOUNDATION OF VOLUNTEERISM THAT HELPS MAKE ROWLETT SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. PROGRAMS LIKE CERT MATTER, BECAUSE THEY BRING US TOGETHER, THEY BUILD RESISTANCE AND MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE WHEN OUR NEIGHBORS NEED HELP THE MOST. CERT IS TRULY ABOUT NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, TAKE A BASIC COURSE OR JOIN THE ACTIVE TEAM, PLEASE VISIT ROWLETTCERT.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FOR THIS WONDERFUL PROCLAMATION. >> ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS FIND A WAY TO SQUEEZE IN HERE. >> SO WE'VE GOT TO PUSH IN. >> A BIG, BIG SMILE. >> OH, MY EYES WERE CLOSED. >> ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF WE CAN COME BACK TO ORDER, PLEASE. I'LL TELL 'YA, ALL IT TOOK WAS 3 EMAILS AND THEY HAD BASICALLY THE ENTIRE CERT PROGRAM OUT HERE, SO KUDOS TO THEM. [2.D. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.] THEY KNOW HOW TO RALLY. ALL RIGHT BEING THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR GENDER THIS EVENING IS ITEM 2D, UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS DEPUTY MAYOR PRO-TEM JOHN BOWERS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY? IF SO, WE HAVE A SPOT FOR YOU. WE'RE LOOKING FOR COMMITTED RESIDENTS WILLING TO VOLUNTEER A FEW HOURS OF THEIR TIME EACH MONTH TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2026. PLEASE VISIT WWW.ROWLETT.COM/ WWW.ROWLETT.COM/321/BOARDSANDCOM MISSIONSFORMOREINFORMATION. FROM COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THE RESULTS ARE IN. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY MEAN FOR FOR ROWLETT. JOIN US TOMORROW AS WE PUBLICLY SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE 2026 COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE FIRST HALF OF THE EVENIN WILL BE RECORDED AND WILL INCLUDE THE SURVEY RESULTS AND A CONVERSATION WITH CITY LEADERSHIP, ABOUT WHAT WE'RE HEARING AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IN RESPONSE. THEN WE'LL COME TOGETHER FOR BREAKOUT CONVERSATIONS, FOCUSED [00:20:03] ON OUR FOUR KEY AREAS. YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE GAVE US THE WHAT. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WHY. RSV TODAY AT ROWLETT.COM. OUR SHOW DOWN IS HALFWAY THROUGS ALREADY COLLECTED 250 POUNDS OF PEANUT BUTTER FOR THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK. THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO HELP US ADD TO THE TOTAL, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH YOU CAN DONATE JARS OF PEANUT BUTTER AT CITY HALL, THE ROWLETT PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER, FIRE STATION 2 OR OUR UTILITY BUILDING. YOU CAN ALSO DONATE ONLINE THROUGH ROWLETT'S VIRTUAL DRIVE. EVERY DONATION HELPS SUPPORT NORTH TEXAS FAMILIES AND GETS ROWLETT ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEATING SAXY. LET'S KEEP COMING TEAM ROWLETT, MORE DETAILS AT TEAMROWLETT.COM. YOU HAVE TWO MORE CHANCES TO CATCH OUR LIVE ON MAIN SERIES, THIS FRIDAY AND NEXT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH FOR UNFORGETTABLE EVENINGS OF LIVE MUSIC, LOCAL VENDORS AND ALL AROUND GOOD VIBES. YOU CAN JOIN THE FUN FROM 6 TO 9 P.M. IN DOWNTOWN ROWLETT. MORE DETAILS AT ROWLETT.COM. FROM THE LIBRARY, THE LIBRARY'S NEWEST BOOK CLUB WILL DEBUT ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 2 P.M. COLTS, CRIMES AND CONSPIRACIES WILL FOCUS EACH MONTH ON A DIFFERENT TRUE CRIME EXPERIENCE. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESEARCH THE CASE PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND ENGAGE WITH OTHERS IN A LIVELY DISCUSSION OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. SEPTEMBER'S DISCUSSION WILL FOCUS ON THE NEW AGE GROUP LOVE HAS WON. VISIT ROWLETT.COM/BOOKCLUBS FOR A LIST OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED EACH MONTH AS WELL AS A LIST OF UPCOMING BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY'S THREE DISTINCT BOOK CLUBS. AFTER SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAMS ARE A FUN WAY TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING AND FURTHER DEVELOP A LOVE OF LITERACY. CHILDREN FROM 5 TO 8 YEARS OF AGE MEET ON WEDNESDAYS AT 4 P.M. FOR AGES 9 THROUGH 13, LEGO ROBOTS PROGRAMS ARE ON THURSDAY AT 6 P.M. FOR THE FULL PROGRAM CALENDAR YOU CAN FIND THAT AT ROWLETT.COM/LIBRARY. ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH, AT 11 A.M., KIDS CAN STEP INTO THE SHOES OF A GALACTIC DEFENDER AND LEARN PROPER SLIGHT SABRE FORMS AT THE LIBRARY'S DEAD EYE ACADEMY. WHILE YOU'RE HERE, MEET FAN FAVORITE STAR WARS CHARACTERS FROM ACROSS THE GALAXY, MAKE A CRAFT AND PARTICIPATE IN A STAR WARS SCAVENGER HUNT. STAR WARS COSTUMES ARE ENCOURAGED BUT NOT NECESSARY. >> FROM THE POLICE, JOIN US FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 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 A NIGHT OF FUN. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SAFER, STRONGER AND MORE CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS. CONSIDER HOSTING A BLOCK PARTY, NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING, COOKOUT OR OTHER COMMUNITY EVENT AND INVITE YOUR LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER CITY REPRESENTATIVES TO JOIN YOU. THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS 18 NEIGHBORHOODS REGISTERED FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2026. MAKE SURE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT MISS OUT BY CONTACTING OFFICER ERIC MITCHELL. FROM PARKS AND RECREATION, TODDLER TUESDAYS AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER. LET YOUR LITTLE ONES PLAY, EXPLORE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS AT TODDLER TUESDAYS. THIS FUN UNSTRUCTURED PLAY TIME GIVES CHILDREN AGES 2 TO 5 YEARS OLD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BURN OFF ENERGY, DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS AND EVEN ENJOY AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES IN A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN CAN EXPLORE A VARIETY OF TOYS, GAMES AND PLAY EQUIPMENT WHILE -- PLAY ON EQUIPMENT WHILE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CONNECT WITH OTHER FAMILIES. OPEN PLAY ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY, INDEPENDENCE, MOVEMENT AND POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION, ALL WHILE HAVING FUN. PARENTS, 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 ON SEPTEMBER 22ND FROM 9 A.M. TO 10:30 AND IS $3 PER CHILD. LASTLY FOR OUR UPCOMING SENIOR ACTIVITIES, LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN HAPPENING FOR OUR SENIORS THIS OCTOBER. WE'RE KICKING THINGS OFF ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH WITH A TRIP TO THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS. SENIORS WILL MEET AT THE DOWNTOWN ROWLETT DART STATION AT 9 A.M., HOP ON A TRAIN AND ENJOY A DAY AT THE FAIR. THERE'S NO COST TO SIGN UP FOR THE TRIP FOR PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ADMISSION AND DART TRAIN TICKET. ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 9TH WE'RE BRINGING THE HALLOWEEN FUN TO THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER WITH OUR SENIOR HALLOWEEN LUNCH. IT WILL START AT 11:30 WITH HALLOWEEN BINGO FOLLOWED BY LUNCH AT NOON, GAMES, CONTESTS AND LOTS OF LAUGHS. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SENIORS TO DRESS UP, SOCIALIZE AND ENJOY A FUN AFTERNOON TOGETHER. >> AND WE'RE NOT DONE YET. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH AT 10 A.M., SENIORS CAN CLIMB ABOARD OUR NEW BUS FOR A SPOOKY AND FUN FILLED TRIP TO MUENSTER MANSION IN WAXAHACHI. THE TRIP IS $40 PER PERSON AND IS SURE TO BE A MEMORABLE [00:25:04] HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH OUR SENIOR PROGRAMS SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REGISTER EARLY TO RESERVE THEIR SPOT, SINCE SPACE CAN BE LIMITED. TO SIGN UP FOR THESE ACTIVITIES OR LEARN MORE, CALL 972-412-6170 OR VISIT ROWLETT.COM/SENIORS. AND MAYOR WITH THAT I CAN TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. BOWERS. I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE FROM MR. FASSETT? >> LOOK AT THIS ONE. I KNOW. THAT'S -- AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ONE EYE MISSING, BUT HE IS A BEAUTY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND MEET HAYS, A 9 TO 10 CONTROLLED WHO HAS 10-YE SWEETETH SOUL YOU'LL EVER MEET. HE SHOWS HIS LOVE TO EVERYONE HE MEETS. ONCE YOU MEET HIM, YOU WILL NOTICE HIS CALM, QUIET AND EASYGOING PERSONALITY. AND THERE'S A BONUS WITH HIM, HAYS KOSS NOT REACT TO OTHER DOGS, EVEN GETS ALONG WITH CATS AND WE TESTED IT TODAY AND HE ALSO GETS ALONG WITH COUNCILPERSON CARTER HOLSTON. HAYS IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL EITHER FOSTER ARRAY DO YOU WANT HIM AND WHO WILL GIVE THE LOVE AND CARE HE IS LOOKING FOR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET HAYS OR ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE OTHER ANIMALS. ROWLETT ANIMAL SERVICES WELCOMES YOU TO COME VISIT. THEY'RE OPEN FROM 10 A.M. THROUGH 5 P.M. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MR. FASSETT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER UPDATES TO [3. Citizens’ Input] SHARE? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ALONG WITH OUR GENDER AND MOVE TO ITEM 3. CITIZENS INPUT. AT THIS TIME COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZENS INPUT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS DAN HAT FOLLOWED BY BETH CROCKET. IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, YOU'LL HAVE 3 MINUTES. YOU CAN JUST PULL THE MIC BACK YOUR WAY, PLEASE, SIR. >> DAN HAT, ROWLETT. I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF HAYS AS WELL AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER. HE'S KEEPING THE EYE OUT FOR EVERYBODY. COUNCIL, MAYOR, I'M GLAD THE COUNCIL HAS MOVED TO START THE ANIMAL SHELTER. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS ON THE PROPERTY. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE REALLY NOT CONSIDERING MILLER HEIGHTS, SINCE THAT WAS A PROPERTY THAT WAS VOTED FOR AND APPROVED BY VOTERS. I ALSO KNOW SOME CITIZENS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOCATION AND SIRENS. MY BIG CONCERN IS THAT WE ARE NOT SPENDING ANY MORE MONEY ON ARCHITECTURAL PLANS OR MAJOR PLANS OF ANY KIND UNTIL A SITE IS FIRMLY CHOSEN. WE HAVE ALREADY WASTED MONEY ON A GRANDIOSE DESIGN FOR A MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN HEREFORD PARK THAT THE VOTERS DID NOT APPROVE. PLEASE, STAY ON TASK AND LET'S FOCUS ON WHAT THE VOTERS APPROVED. ALSO, I WANT TO SPEAK ON PARK POLICE. I KNOW IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP ONCE BEFORE THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY, BUT I'VE FOUND A WAY AND FOUND THE MONEY TO HAVE ONE PARK POLICE OFFICER. WE HAVE OVER A HALF A MILLION IN THE TREE FUND. TREES AND PARKS GO TOGETHER. LET'S THINK ABOUT GETTING ONE AND LETTING THEM WORK FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND MAYBE ONE MORE DAY DURING THE WEEK. WE CAN DO THIS. THERE'S NO SENSE IN NOT HAVING ONE PARK POLICE OFFICER FOR A CITY THIS SIZE. ALSO, I'M TURNING INTO LAKE BEND ESTATES. THE LIGHTS ARE STILL NOT ON ON MAIN STREET AND WE ARE MISSING THE MARK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BETH CROCKET FOLLOWED BY LAURIE GILBERT. >> BETH CROCKET, ROWLETT. I WANT TO SPEAK TONIGHT ABOUT THE BUILDING OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER. ON AUGUST 20TH, 2026, THE AN MALT SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD WAS PRESENTED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING THE SHELTER AT 8502 STRAIGHTY ROAD NEXT DOOR TO THE FIRE STATION. THE BOARD AFTER BEING PRESENTED WITH THIS OPTION UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE LOCATIONS. THE BOARD FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT BEFORE THERE WERE ANY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS LET, THAT THE CITY DO A NOISE STUDY OF THE LOCATION BEFORE PROCEEDING. IF THE COUNCIL PROCEEDS TONIGHT WITH ITEMS 4I ON THE CONSENT [00:30:02] AGENDA WITH CORE AND ITEM 5G ON THE REGULAR AGENDA WITH HOPER, WELL KERR, THEN YOU WILL BE IGNORING WHAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ANIMALS AND STAFF. THE INCREASED COST TO BUILD AT THE STRAITY LOCATION ARE ASSIST. RIGHT OFF THE TOP, THE DESIGN THAT WE HAVE WILL NOT WORK AT THIS SITE. THEREFORE, HOPER WELL KERR CHARGES TO REDESIGN THE SHELTER ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN -- IN THE PACKET TODAY, IT'S 25% OF $540,000 TO DO THAT. WE NEED TO DO A NOISE STUDY AT THE LOCATION. THE INFRASTRUCTURE COST WILL BE HIGHER TO BUILD ON THIS LOT. THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS TO WALK DOGS. WE ALSO WOULD HAVE TO BUILD A SOUND BARRIER OF SOME TYPE ON THE BACK OF THE LOT TO NOT DISTURB THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND THE SHELTER. THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS NOT TO BUILD AT THIS LOT BESIDES THE INCREASED COST. THIS LOCATION IS NOT CENTRALLY LOCATED, IT IS WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND YARDS OF BEING IN [INDISCERNIBLE] COUNTY. THE FIRE STATION SIRENS WILL MAKE THE DOGS BARK AND HOWL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WHEN THEY LEAVE THE STATION. THIS WILL BE UNBEARABLE FOR THE ANIMALS AND STAFF. THERE'S NO WAY TO WALK DOGS WITHOUT BUILDING EXTENSIVE SIDEWALKS. THE GOAL OF THE SHELTER IS TO INCREASE ADOPTIONS THIS. ADOPTIONS. THIS SITE IS NOT CONDUCIVE BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION. THE COUNCIL WAS SENDING THE MESSAGE TO THE ADVISORY BOARD THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE THINK, IT'S THE BEST THING TO GET THE RIGHT SHELTER IN THE RIGHT LOCATION. PLEASE PULL ITEM 4I FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND AMEND TO INCLUDE LOOKING FOR LOCATIONS AT ALTERNATE SITES AND PULL ITEM 5G FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA TO ALLOW A NOISE STUDY BE DONE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH STRAIGHTY BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IS SIGNED. WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COST WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHY $3.2 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER BOND. ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL PACKET THIS WEEK THERE WAS ONLY $5.2 MILLION AVAILABLE TO BUILD THE SHELTER. THE ONLY THING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPENT OUT OF THAT MONEY WOULD HAVE BEEN TO DO THE DESIGN WITH HOPER WELL KERR AND THE ASAB'S INPUT TO THAT DESIGN. WE HAVE A GOOD DESIGN ALREADY, THERE'S NO REASON TO START OVER WITH THE DESIGN PROCESS. IF WE BUILD THE SHELTER ON ONE OF THE ALTERNATE SITES BEING CONSIDERED -- WOULD COST AT LEAST THE FULL 8.4 MILL APPROVED IN THE BILL. PLEASE DO WHAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO DO, LOOK AT ALTERNATE SITES FOR THE SHELTER. THIS IS A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT COMMITMENT -- LET'S NOT MAKE A DECISION THAT HAS LONG-TERM REPERCUSSIONS BECAUSE WE ARE IN A HURRY TO GET SOMETHING BUILT. >> THANK YOU, MS. CROCKET. ALL RIGHT OUR NEXT SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS LAURIE GILBERT FOLLOWED BY DENISE OJUHIE. >> LAURIE GILBERT, ROWLETT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M BACK TONIGHT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT PADDLE POINT PARK, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PARKING EROSION HANDICAP ACCESS AND THE FENCING. WHEN I SPOKE TO YOU PREVIOUSLY ABOUT PADDLE POINT, I TALKED ABOUT WHAT A WONDERFUL ASSET THIS PARK IS IN ROWLETT. SINCE THEN, I'VE CONTINUED TO VISIT THE PARK AND JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE WERE THERE WITH PEOPLE WHO CAME FROM MURPHY, TEXAS TO ENJOY PADDLE POINT. THAT TELLS YOU SOMETHING; PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE ROWLETT ARE COMING HERE TO ENJOY THIS PARK AND LAKE RAY HUBBARD. FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR ADDRESSING THE FENCING SINCE I LAST SPOKE. THE FENCING HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND I APPRECIATE THAT. HOWEVER, I STILL BELIEVE THAT FENCING NEEDS TO EXTEND FARTHER INTO THE LAKE SO PEOPLE CANNOT SIMPLY GO AROUND IT TO ACCESS THE BRIDGE. AND RIGHT NOW WHILE THE LAKE LEVEL IS SO LOW, SEEMS LIKE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT WORK. MUCH OF THE AREA THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE UNDERWATER IS EXPOSED AND INACCESSIBLE. I WOULD HATE FOR US TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY, HAVE THE LAKE LEVEL COME BACK AND THEN REALIZE WE STILL NEED TO EXTEND THAT FENCING. THE HANDICAP LAUNCHES ALSO REMAIN A CONCERN. THEY ARE STILL BROKEN AND THIS WEEKEND, WE ACTUALLY SAW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TRYING TO USE THEM. IT WAS FRUSTRATING TO WATCH, BECAUSE WE HAVE DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING AND AN ACCESSIBLE LAUNCH BUT IF THE LAUNCH DOESN'T WORK, THEN WE REALLY AREN'T PROVIDING ACCESS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. PARK CONTINUES TO BE ANOTHER MAJOR ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $1.8 MILLION IN THE BUDGET FOR PARK PARKING. IF THOSE DOLLARS ARE VAIRNL, I WOULD LIKE AVAILABLE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PADDLE POINT PARK BECOME A PRIORITY. THE PARK IS BEING USED AND PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES TO USE IT. ON BUSY WEEKEND, THERE SIMPLY ISN'T ENOUGH PARKING. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR EROSION WORK. THE EROSION AT PADDLE POINT IS CLEARLY VISIBLE AND AGAIN WITH [00:35:03] THE LAKE LEVEL CURRENTLY SO LOW, THIS SEEMS LIKE AN IDEAL TIME TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT WORK. IF THE MONEY IS ALREADY IN THE BUDGET, I DON'T WANT US TO LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO TONIGHT I'M REALLY ASKING FOR ACTION ON FOUR THINGS... REPAIR THE HANDICAP LAUNCHES. MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ADDITIONAL PARKING. EXTEND THE FENCING FARTHER INTO THE LAKE WHILE THE WATER IS DOWN. AND BEGIN ADDRESSING THE EROSION. PADDLE POINT IS ALREADY A WONDERFUL ASSET TO ROWLETT. WE DON'T NEED TO RE-INVENT THE PARK. THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, THE FUNDING IS IN THE BUDGET AND WITH THE LAKE LEVEL DOWN, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO GET SOME OF THIS WORK DONE. LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENISE OWE JUHIE FOLLOWED BY HASSAN OJUEH OJUEHIE. >> DENISE, ROWLING TEXAS. GOOD EVENING THIS MATTER NOW CONCERNS THE INTEGRITY OF ROWLETT'S PERMITTING AND INSPECTION PROCESS. THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED -- A LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN STRUCTURES. THAT ORDINANCE IMPOSED SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, ONE CONDITION REQUIRED THE STRUCTURE'S MATERIAL TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE DOMINANT STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY. THE CONFLICT IS VISIBLE, YET THE CITY CONTINUES RELYING ON PAST ENTRY -- STERN A CHECK BOX PROVES THAT SOMEONE ENTERS A RESULT. IT DOES NOT KNOW -- THE CITY SAYS NO SEPARATE INSPECTION REPORT EXISTS. THEN PLEASE PRODUCE THE COMPLETE MYGOV RECORD, THE INSPECTOR'S IDENTITY, INSPECTION DATE AND TIME, INSPECTION TYPE, NOTES, PHOTOGRAPHS, ATTACHMENTS, STATUS HISTORY AND AUDIT TRAIL. THERE IS ALSO AN UNANSWERED QUESTION ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL WORK. WHEN WE ASKED WHETHER THE ELECTRICAL WORK WAS PERMITTED, THE RESPONSE WAS, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? IS IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE ELECTRICAL WORK REQUIRES PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE ORDINANCE MUST APPLY AS WRITTEN. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE RESIDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHETHER CITY APPROVALS ARE SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE. THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT DENIED THE REQUEST SET BACK IN 20222. COUNCIL LATER ADOPTED A LIMITED EXCEPTION. THAT EXCEPTION DID NOT WEIGH EVERY OTHER CODE AND MATERIAL REQUIREMENT. I'M ASKING THE CITY TO STOP TREATING THE EXISTENCE OF A PERMIT AS PROOF OF COMPLIANCE. INSPECT THE COMPLETE STRUCTURE, APPLY EVERY CONDITION OF ORDINANCE 01025, DOCUMENT THE FINDINGS AND RELEASE THE SUPPORTING RECORDS. IF ROWLETT CANNOT SHOW WHAT INSPECTED -- WHAT WAS INSPECTED, HOW CAN IT HONESTLY CLAIM THAT THIS STRUCTURE PASSED? >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HASSAN OJUHIE FOLLOWED BY PATRICK VANDAL. >> HASSAN, ROWLETT. WE HERE AGAIN ABOUT THE SHED -- WAR WHICH CAN DRIVEWICK DRIVE. WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR AN INSPECTION, ASKING FOR WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SHED. IT'S BEEN MADE OUT OF FLAMMABLE PLASTIC, AT THE ZERO SET BACK AND REALLY NOBODY CARES. IT'S BEEN GOING FOR A LONG TIME. AND WE ASKED FOR INSPECTION, WE'VE BEEN IGNORED, YOU KNOW. YOU PUT A ZERO SET BACK BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH -- THE BUILDING HAS TO GO WITH THE CODES AND THE CODES -- THEY'RE NEVER BEEN APPLIED TO THAT BUILDING. THAT SHED CANNOT GET ACITATION. IT HAS ELECTRIC, IT HAS PLUMBING, SLAB CONCRETE AND PLASTIC. THE WHOLE SHED. AND IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS, YOU KNOW. IT SEEMS LIKE NOBODY LISTENED. YOU'VE BEEN IGNORING, MR. MAYOR ABOUT THAT TO ALLOW THIS HAPPEN, BUT THE PREVIOUS MAYOR, BUT HE PUSHED FOR IT, TO GET IT APPROVED. MR. BRITTON IN HERE IS ALSO -- THOUGHT IT WAS ZERO SET BACK. WE'VE NEVER BEEN INFORMED YOU'RE GOING TO APPROVE IT. WE'VE BEEN HERE SO MANY TIMES FOR THE COMMISSION -- FOR THE MEETING. AND WE SHOW OUR CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY, FLOODING, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS. [00:40:04] AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU BUT NOBODY WILL LISTEN. STILL YOU APPROVED IT, STILL MADE IT HAPPEN. WE NEED THE ORDINANCE AND THE CODES TO BE APPLIED AND THEY NEED TO BE -- TO SHOW US ALL THE PERMITS TO THAT SHED. IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE LIKE A CONTAINER SHIP, SITTING NEXT TO MY HOUSE WITH A ZERO SET BACK. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NO ALLEY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE NO ALLEY. IT'S DANGEROUS, IT'S TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND [INDISCERNIBLE] TO SHOW LIKE GOOD FAITH AND DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. KEEPING IT IS NOT GOING TO HELP ANYBODY. IT'S GOT TO BE DONE THE RIGHT WAY. WE HAVE RIGHTS TOO. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION. IT'S ON OUR SIDE. YOU WERE PUTTING OUR LIFE IN DA. YOU DID THE ILLEGAL BUILDING AND MADE IT LEGAL, BUILT WITH NO PERMITS, BUILT WITH ZERO SET BACK. IT'S BEEN REBUILT IN 2016. THE PERMIT, IT DOESN'T HAVE ACCURATE INFORMATION, I THINK IT'S WRONG. AND YOU SHOULD TAKE THAT HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO BE COMING HERE TO ASK TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS? IF NOBODY CAN DO THE RIGHT THINGS, REALLY THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO TRY. THE COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE A MEETING AND THEY SHOULD GET ALL THE PERMITS AND LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT HAPPENED, AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. THEY NEED TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES. HUMANS DO MISTAKES. THEY'RE GOING TO GO -- >> THANK YOU SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICK BANDLE FOLLOWED BY RHONDA JOHNSON. TRY AGAIN. >> PATRICK BANDLE, ROWLETT. THE LAKE BEND ESTATES HAS RECEIVED ITS SECOND SET OF BIDS AND I SEE YOU WILL BE VOTING ON THEM TONIGHT. I NOTICED THE LOWEST BID WAS AROUND 900,000. WHILE THIS MAY BE VIEWED AS BELOW THE INITIAL COST ESTIMATE I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO BE DELIBERATE AND SEE ALL THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES TO EACH BID. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT ALWAYS BEST TO GO WITH THE CHEAPEST AVAILABLE. REVIEWS SPEAK VOLUMES. SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY AND GET A QUALITY PRODUCT. LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO REVIEW EACH OF THE BIDS TO SEE WHO PROVIDES THE BEST QUALITY PRODUCT HERE. WE HAVE STRUGGLED A LONG TIME TO GET TO A POINT OF ACCEPTING A BID. LET'S NOT HAVE IT ALL FOR NOTHING BUT CHOOSING THE LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE COMPANY WHO IS ONLY CONCERNED WITH CUTTING COST. DON'T FORGET THE INITIAL VOTE SET ASIDE $1.5 MILLION FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. THE MONEY IS THERE, LET'S USE IT AND PROCEED WITH A QUALITY PRODUCT AND ONE THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE BEAUTY OF OUR GREAT CITY. ON ANOTHER NOTE, I SEE WE ARE GETTING TWO DIFFERENT STORIES CONCERNING THE EASEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT. CHRISTOPHE SEEMS TO BE VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE PROGRESS STATING THAT TWO OF THE FOUR EASEMENTS HAVE COMPLETED ALL DOCUMENTATION. ONE HAS EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COORDINATE THE EXECUTION OF THE DOCUMENTS YET. AND THE LAST ONE HAS ASKED FOR BOUNDARIES OF THE EASEMENT TO BE STAKED AND IS CHARACTERIZED AS CAUTIOUS BUT OPEN. WE WERE TOLD PREVIOUSLY THAT THREE OF THE FOUR HAD EASEMENTS -- OF THE EASEMENTS HAD BEEN FINALIZED BY BLACK LAND BUT NOW YOU'RE STATE THAT GO ONE OF THEM IS ASKING FOR BOUNDARIES TO BE STAKED. SEEMS LIKE MAYBE SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO MAKE IT APPEAR AS IF MORE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE THAN ACTUALLY HAS. I HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THE CORNER LOT YOU ARE STATING HAS EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS BUT NOT EXECUTION OF THE DOCUMENT IS THE SAME ONE THAT BLACK LAND CONSULTING HAS STATED THEY HAVE SPOKEN TO ONCE BUT NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN. THIS IS THE RESIDENT I'VE STATED SEVERAL TIMES IS UNWILLING TO SIGN ANY DOCUMENT AND IS UNTRUSTING OF ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. IT APPEARS BLACK LAND CANNOT GET ANY MORE COMMUNICATION FROM THEM. AS A MATTER OF FACT I'M AFRAID A WELLNESS CHECK MAY BE IN ORDER BECAUSE I PERSONALLY KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL WEEKS WITH NO RESPONSE. I'M HOPEFUL THE PROJECT WILL BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITHOUT THE FOUR EXECUTED EASEMENTS AS STATED. AND IF THIS IS THE CASE, LET'S VOTE FOR THE BID AND MOVE FORWARD. LET'S GET THE SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND START LAYING SOME BRICKS. I ALSO SEE THAT TOMORROW NIGHT WE WILL APPROVE THE BUDGET AND BE ADOPTING THE TAX RATE OF .807981 CENTS PER $100. PLEASE CONSIDER THE FACT THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A LARGE SURPLUS OF TAXES AS PREVIOUSLY STATED AND RELIEVE SOME OF THE STRESS ON THE CITIZENS YOU WORK FOR BY LOWERING HOMEOWNERS TAX. EVERY LITTLE BIT CAN HELP. GARLAND DID SO FOR ITS CITIZENS AND LOOK AT THE NEWS AND -- [00:45:04] SOME EYES AS MOVERS WHEN THEY SEE A GOVERNMENT THAT GOES BACK TO ITS PEOPLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. OUR LAST SPEAKER THIS EVENING THAT I HAVE A CARD FOR IS RHONDA JOHNSON. IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK THIS EVENING IF YOU CAN GRAB A SPEAKERS CARD FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM PLEASE. >> RHONDA JOHNSON, ROWLETT. I'M REALLY HAPPY YOU'RE LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ANIMAL SHELTER. A COUPLE OF THINGS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, I JUST WANT TO VOICE THEM. THE SOUND STUDY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE A COME COMING UP TONIGHT. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS OF THAT ARE BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT. I JUST DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND BASICALLY, THE DECIBELS SHOULD BE STUDIED FROM THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THE BUILDING WILL BE BUILT TO SEE HOW LOUD THE DECIBELS ARE, THAT THEY WILL AFFECT THE ANIMALS IN THE SHELTER. ANOTHER THING -- ANOTHER THOUGHT IS THE ORIGINAL BOND MONEY WAS 8,400,000 AND NOW AFTER THE NEW DESIGN OF 550,000, WE'RE DOWN TO 4,627,000 -- WHERE IS THE REST OF THE MONEY? MAYBE SOME OF IT WAS USED IN THE PRIOR DESIGN, I DON'T KNOW BUT MY CONCERN IS IF THIS -- I LIKE THAT LAND IN A LOT OF WAYS, BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT THERE IN DOING A LITTLE FURTHER STUDY, THERE'S THINGS THAT CAN HELP, WITH THE SOUND. AND IT WOULD PROBABLY INVOLVE MORE MONEY. Y'ALL MAY KNOW THIS BUT HIGH BARRIERS, THINGS LIKE HEAVY CONCRETE, MULTILAYERS OF DRYWALL, SOUND DAMPENING MATERIALS, ACOUSTIC INSULATION, ACOUSTIC GLAZING WHERE YOU HAVE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE WINDOWS. SOME BAFFLES AND THINGS IN THE NOISE -- AND I THINK ABOUT THE ANIMALS AND YOU KNOW, THE SIRENS BUT I ALSO THINK ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS, THE DOGS AND THE NEIGHBORS. AND IF THE DOGS ARE AGITATED THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE AGITATED NEIGHBORS. SO JUST WANT TO PUT SOME THOUGHTS OUT THERE, SO THANKS FOR LISTENING. >> THANKS, MS. JOHNSON. PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT? I DO WANT TO PROVIDE ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE I HEARD IT MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT THE AVAILABLE AMOUNT, AND OF COURSE WE'LL GET THERE LATER IN THE MEETING WHEN WE DISCUSS THIS. BUT JUST IN CASE ANYBODY HAS TO LEAVE BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT, IN THE PACKET IT DOES SAY THE AVAILABLE BUDGET PRIOR TO ANY PROPOSED AMOUNT BEING APPROVED IS 5.2223 MILLION ESSENTIALLY, $3 MILLION HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED IN A BOND ISSUANCE YET, SO WHILE THAT FUNDING WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, THAT $3 MILLION, THAT ADDITIONAL 3 MILLION THAT'S BEEN RAISED A COUPLE OF TIMES HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET, WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THAT DIFFERENTIAL. SO WE'LL GET THERE AND I'LL ALLOW STAFF TO FULLY EXPLAIN THAT BUT JUST IN CASE ANYBODY HAS TO LEVY THOUGHT I WOULD [4. Consent Agenda] MENTION THATE'LL MOVE ON TO OURT GENDER. AND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CAN BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION, A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. WE DID HAVE A REQUEST AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING TO PULL ITEMS 4D, WHICH ARE THE BLOCKER TRUCKS, ITEM 4G, WHICH IS THE FUNDING AND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AS WELL AS 4I, WHICH IS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CORE LOCATION ADVISORS SO THOSE ITEMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. EITHER RECEIVE A PRESENTATION OR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE A REQUEST TO PULL ANY OTHER ITEMS, EITHER COUNCILLOR ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE REMAIN THOSE REMAINING ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. >> 4A, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. 4B, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AMEND THE FASTER FEE SCHEDULE. 4C, CONSIDER ACTS TO APPROVE A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP MID--TEX DIVISION. 4E, CONSIDER ACTION TO AUTHORIZE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS TRAUMA REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 4F, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 IN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY. AND 4H, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION SERVICES ENGAGEMENT LETTER. >> ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, THOSE ARE OUR CONSENT GENDER ITEMS. DO I HEAR A MOTION? I SEE A MOTION BY MR. BRITTON. >> YES THANK YOU MAYOR. I MOVE THAT THE ITEMS BE APPROVED AS READ. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND >> I SECOND. >> A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE ITEMS. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. [4.D. Consider action to authorize the purchase of two (2) Kenworth Traffic Blocking Trucks.] AND THOSE ITEM CARRY UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM 4D. CONSIDER ACTION TO AUTHORIZE A [00:50:03] PURCHASE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO KEN WORTH TRAFFIC BLOCKING TRUCKS FROM TEXAS KEN WORTH LLC DOING BUSINESS AS MHC. >> KEN: FORT FOR A PRICE NOT EXCEEDING 396,100 AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE SAID PURCHASE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECT AT THIS TIME DATE. >> TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BLOCKER TRUCKS THAT WE'RE REQUESTING FOR PURCHASE. AND SO IF YOU LOOK HERE, THIS IS SOME OF THE TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN STRUCK. THE ONE ON THE LEFT HERE IS -- WAS HIT ON INTERSTATE 35 BY A VEHICLE ABOUT 4:00 IN THE MORNING. THE ONE IN THE CENTER IS FROM BELLTON TEXT, IT WAS HIT BY A SEMI BACK ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. THE TRUCK ON THE LEFT IS OBVIOUSLY SUSTAINED MASSIVE DAMAGE AND IS GOING TO BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR PROBABLY A YEAR. THAT BELTON TRUCK, I WAS RIGHT THERE IN TEMPLE WHEN THAT GOT HIT. THAT TRUCK WAS GONE ABOUT 18 MONTHS ABOUT DOING 60MPH AND RIGHT THAT JUST GOT HIT TWO WEEKS AGO OUT ON I30. WE WERE VERY LUCKY ON THAT ONE AND WE'RE HOPING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THAT ONE. RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE USE FOR BLOCKING ON OUR BUSIER STREETS AND OUR HIGHWAYS IS THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE HERE. IT'S OUR ENGINE 91 -- E91. IT'S AN OLDER, IT'S A 2016E1 APPARATUS, IT'S A FULL-SIZE FIRE EPIDEMIOLOGY. IT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR RESERVE TRUCKS. IT WILL BE THE FIRST ONE THAT GOES WHEN WE PURCHASE OUR NEXT ENGINE AND IT ARRIVES HERE IN ROWLETT. AND IT IS -- I MEAN, IT WILL DO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED IT TO DO AS FAR AS BEING LARGE AND OUT THERE AND VISIBLE, BUT AGAIN, WE USE THIS AS A RESERVE TRUCK, SO WE DEPEND ON THIS AS A POSSIBLE DAY IN, DAY OUT USE FIRETRUCK. AND REPLACING THIS TRUCK, THE MOST RECENT QUOTES WE'RE GETTING ON TRUCKS, WE'RE RANGING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1.2 MILLION AND $1.5 MILLION FOR AN APPARATUS LIKE YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE HERE. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS TO SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT VEHICLE, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS FOR THIS. AND WHAT YOU SEE SOME DEPARTMENTS USING IS OLD FIRE APPARATUS THAT EITHER PUT THE STINGER ATTEND WATERS ON THEM LIKE THE ONE AT THE TOP AND THE ONE ON RIGHT. THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IS AN OLD TRUCK. THOSE ARE OKAY BUT NORMALLY WHEN YOU GET APPARATUS TO THAT AGE OF LIFE, THEY BECOME VERY UNRELIABLE SO THEY SPEND ALMOST AS MUCH TIME OUT OF SERVICE AND UNAVAILABLE AS THEY DO IN SERVICE AND AVAILABLE TO RESPOND. AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY ARE NOT PURPOSE-BUILT FOR BLOCKING ON HIGHWAYS. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PURCHASING IS TWO OF THESE UNITS, WHICH ARE PURCHASE-BUILT BLOCKING APPARATUS. THEY WILL HELP US WITH HAULING CONES AND OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, LIKE THE BARRELS YOU SEE IN THAT ONE THERE ON THE LOWER LEFT. THESE ARE DEPLOYED IN SEVERAL AREAS THROUGHOUT TEXAS. THE ONE THERE ON THE TOP LEFT IS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT'S IN DENTON RIGHT NOW, GARL LAND JUST BOUGHT THREE OF THESE THAT ARE VERY. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WAS PURCHASED BACK IN TEMPLE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO AND WE HAD VERY GOOD LUCK WITH IT FOR BLOCKING. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO BUY HERE IS TWO OF THOSE VEHICLES JUST LIKE THAT. THEY WILL LOOK LIKE THIS. OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE RED, BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY WILL HAVE THE STINGER ATTENUATER ON THEM AND HAVE THAT FULL SIGN BOARD SO WE CAN PUT WHATEVER MESSAGE UP THERE, ARROWS GOING EITHER WAY OR BOTH WAYS, WHATEVER MESSAGE WE NEED TO DO. THEY ARE PURPOSE-BUILT FOR BLOCKING. THEY WILL PROTECT THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE POLICE OFFICERS AND THE OTHER PERSONNEL THAT ARE OUT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WE'RE WORKING THESE WRECKS ON SOME OF OUR BUSIEST STREETS HERE IN TOWN. BUT THE OTHER THING IT PROTECTS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IS THE MOTORIST THAT HITS US. IF YOU HIT A FIRETRUCK, THAT IS TYPICALLY SOMEWHERE AROUND THE 50 TO 90,000-POUND IMMOVABLE OBJECT MUCH IT'S LIKE DRIVING INTO A BRICK WALL. MOST FOLKS THAT HIT THOSE ARE INJURED AND REQUIRE TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL AND SOME SORT OF MEDICAL CARE. THESE'S TEN WATERS ARE ATTENUATO [00:55:05] ABSORB AN IMPACT AND I HAVE SEEN ONE OF THESE IN A NEIGHBORING CITY THAT WAS HIT, A PERSON HIT ONE IN A PICKUP TRUCK, DOING 75MPH, NEVER HIT THE BRAKES, JUST RAN STRAIGHT INTO IT. THE DRIVER THAT WAS SITTING IN THE ATTENUATER TRUCK ACTUALLY GOT OUT AND WALKED BACK TO LOOK AT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH IT. THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP TRUCK GOT OUT, WALKED AROUND, WAS FINE, NOT TRANSPORTED OR ANYTHING. THE GREAT THING ABOUT THAT WAS THE ATTENUATER TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THAT WAS, THEY GOT SPARE ATTENUATERS IN THEIR LOT, THEY PULLED THAT OH, PUT A NEW ONE ON AND THREE DAYS LATER IT'S BACK IN SERVICE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE. WE'RE LOOKING AT USING SOMETHING I THINK A LITTLE SMARTER AND QUITE A BIT CHEAPER AND EASIER TO OBTAIN THAN AN ACTUAL FIRE APPARATUS. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE RIGHT AROUND $198,000 A COPY. IF YOU HIT ONE OF THE ATTENUATERS, THEY'RE ABOUT $35,000 TO REPLACE ONE OF THOSE. AND EVEN IF YOU -- SOMETHING WOULD HIT THE TRUCK AND COMPLETELY DESTROY THE DESIRE THING, WE CAN GET THOSE IN ABOUT TEN WEEKS COMPARED TO THREE YEARS FOR A FIRE ENGINE. SO JUST IN A LOT OF WAYS, I THINK THESE MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE FOR US. AND I THINK WILL SERVE US AND OUR CITIZENS A LOT BETTER. THE REASON WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR TWO, NUMBER 1, WE GET A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE INTERSTATE SO WE'VE GOT FOUR OR FIVE LANES TO TRY TO SHUT DOWN SO THIS IS GOING TO HELP US DO THAT WITH MORE VEHICLES TO PUT OUT THERE AND BLOCK. THE OTHER IS AS WE OFTEN GET TWO ACCIDENTS WORKING AT THE SAME TIME SO IT WILL BE NICE TO HAVE ONE IN ONE PLACE, ONE IN THE OTHER. IT IS PRIMARILY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE BUT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY WILLING TO SHARE IT AND ARE PLANNING ON SHARING THAT WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS AND SOME OTHERS WHEN THEY HAVE TO WORK OUT IN THE TRAFFIC AND BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST HAZARDOUS JOBS WE DO AS CITY EMPLOYEES, EITHER FIRE, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS IS WORK OUT IN THE STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S JUST -- IT'S A VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS WORKPLACE WHEN YOU GET OUT IN THE STREETS AND SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THESE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? I CAN'T RECALL WHO ASKED FOR THIS ITEM. MARVIN? >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST GOT A STATEMENT, BASICALLY. I HAD THIS PULLED SO THAT THE CITIZENS WOULD KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT DID EMAIL US WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT IT. THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORISTS AND THE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS OUT THERE. WE HAVE HAD AN ENGINE ON 190 THAT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, AND WE AS TAXPAYERS HAD TO PAY THE BILL TO GET THAT FIXED BECAUSE THE CAR THAT HIT IT, INSURANCE ONLY COVERED UP TO $50,000 AND THAT'S NOT VERY MUCH MONEY WHEN IT COMES TO A 5 MILLION, 3 MILLION TRUCK. MOST IMPORTANTLY THE THING THAT I'M LOOKING FOR HERE IS THE SAFETY. I WANT EVERYBODY TO GO HOME. I WANT EVERY POLICE OFFICER, FOIRT, EVEN THE RECORD DRIVERS, EVERYBODY TO GO HOME AND THESE ARE VERY EFFECTIVE. THEY'RE BEING DEPLOYED IN MANY CITIES. TXDOT USES THEM, NTTA USES THEM SO AGAIN, WE NEED TO HIRE YOU AS A PRESENTER FOREVER BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB ON THESE PRESENTATIONS. THAT'S WHY I WANTED YOU TO DO THIS. >> ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION BY MR. GIBBS. >> THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO BLOCKING TRUCKS FROM KEN WORTH TRUCKING MHC OUT OF FORTH WORTH AS AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE KEN WORTH TRUCK COMPANY THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT FOR THE PRICE NOT TO EXCEED 396,100, AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THE SALE. >> SECONDED BY MR. BRITTON. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT ITEM CARRIES [4.G. Consider action to approve the FY2027 Economic Development Funding and Lease Agreement with Rowlett Chamber of Commerce.] UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO 4G, CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FY2027 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDING AND LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF [01:00:02] ROWLETT AND THE ROWLETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE AMOUNT OF 100,000 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THE LEASE OF THE BUILDING SPACE LOCATED AT 4418 MAIN STREET FOR AN ANNUAL RENT OF 1 DOLLAR AND AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> DID YOU WANT A PRESENTATION OF SOME SORT? >> IF THERE'S A PRESENTATION I WOULD HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THAT. I ALWAYS ENJOY SEEING OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND SEEING THAT THEY'RE REPRESENTED HERE. SO I NOTICED THE CHAMBER IS HERE AS WELL. SO IF THERE'S A PRESENTATION, HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT. >> MR. BOWER JOUST TOLD ME THERE IS NOT A PRESENTATION. >> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. WELL, GENERALLY, IF THE CITY MANAGER COULD GIVE US THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR OUR CITIZENS AND US. >> I'LL CERTAINLY DO THAT, SIR. SO THIS IS AN AGREEMENT, IT'S A IF YOU HADDING AGREEMENT WITH OUR PARTNER THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE PROVIDE $100,000 IN FUNDING, AS PART OF THAT AGREEMENT, WE PROVIDE THAT FUNDING IN 50,000-DOLLAR ISSUE CEMENT, SIX MONTHS THROUGH THE YEAR, IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT WE GET FULL SPONSORSHIP RECOGNITION, WE ALSO GET ACCESS TO THE EVENTS, THE LUNCHEONS AND THE OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAMBER. AND WE ALSO PROVIDE IN THIS AGREEMENT THERE'S OTHER LEASE OF THE CURRENT CHAMBER BUILDING FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND OF COURSE USE OF THE RCC -- THE GOLF TOURNAMENT ONCE A YEAR AND OF COURSE THE SCHOOL FOR THE -- NOT THE SCHOOL, THE COMMUNITY PARK FOR THE 5K. AND THERE'S ONE OTHER THING THEY DO. I'LL REMEMBER IN A SECOND. I APOLOGIZE. AND THEN ALSO -- AGAIN THE LEASE OF THE BUILDING, AND THIS IS A ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FOUR POTENTIAL RENEWALS. THE FUNDING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL CAN BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BASED ON NOTICE TO THE CHAMBER SO IF COUNCIL DECIDES TO CHANGE THAT 100,000-DOLLAR GRANT AMOUNT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, YOU CAN ADJUST THAT AMOUNT. IF YOU GO BELOW $5,000, THEN THN CHOOSE TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT. EACH CAN TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT WITH NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY. >> THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL, WERE THERE -- MR. GIBBS? >> PRIOR TO MOVING FORWARD, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO GET SOME LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY? >> WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE THIS MEETING IS GOING TO BE CONVENED INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE ON ITEM 4G AT THE REQUEST OF MR. GIBB. IT IS 8:04 P.M. WE'LL RECONVENE IN THE WORK SESSION ROOM. >> IT IS NOW 8:40 P.M. WE'RE CONTINUING ON WITH ITEM 4G AND COUNCIL, BEFORE WE CONTINUE, WERE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY MANAGER REGARDING THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED? WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I SEE A MOTION BY MR. GIBBS. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE CHAMBER AS PRESENTED WITH ONE AMENDMENT. AND THAT AMENDMENT IS TO ADD SECTION 2.8 FOR THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, FOR THE CHAMBER SHALL SEMI ANNUALLY PROVIDE THE CITY WITH AN UPDATE OF THE CHAMBER ACTIVITIES TO THE CITY COUNCIL. >> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED. VICTORIA, DID YOU CATCH THAT AMENDMENT? A SECOND BY MR. BRITTON? >> I SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, LET'S CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. >> AND THAT ITEM CARRIES [4.I. Consider action to authorize a Professional Services Contract with CORE Location Advisors, LLC.] UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT NEXT WE WILL MOVE ALONG TO ITEM 4I. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CORE LOCATION ADVISORS FOR REAL ESTATE ADVISORY... AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AND ALL NECESSARY AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WE DID RECEIVE SOME INFORMATION LAST NIGHT FROM OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAD BEEN AMENDED BY THE VENDOR AND SO WE DON'T HAVE I GUESS THE FINAL INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER THIS ITEM THIS EVENING SO WE ARE REMOVING THIS ITEM FROM CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> OKAY. >> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON BEYOND THIS ITEM? IN THAT CASE WE WILL MOVE TO [5.A. Consider action to adopt a resolution authorizing the award of a contract for Invitation to Bid No. 2026-98-B, Lake Bend Estates Screening Wall Project (Re-Bid), for an amount not to exceed $993,703.70 ($903,367.00 plus a ten percent (10%) contingency of $90,336.70); authorize the Mayor or his designee to execute the contract and all necessary documents to effectuate said purchase; and provide an effective date.] [01:05:01] ITEM 5A, CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTON AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR INVITATION TO BID NUMBER 2026-98-B, LAKE BEND ESTATES SCREENING WALL PROJECT REBID FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 993, 703,070 PLUS A TEN% CONTINGENCY OF 90,336.70, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE SAID PURCHASE AND TO EMPLOY AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND MAKING THIS PRESENTATION IS BRIAN VANDERSHEET, I THINK. THANK YOU, SIR. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. WE'RE HERE TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO G-ROD CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS PROJECT AS WELL AS TO DETERMINE THE PREFERRED COLOR FOR THE LAKE BEND ESTATES GREETING WALL. JUST A QUICK BACKGROUND AGAIN, IN NOVEMBER OF 2025, THE CITY MANAGER APPROVED OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT AND THEN IN FEBRUARY OF 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR DCCM TO DO THE LAKE BEND ESTATES SCREENING WALL ITSELF. THE PROJECT SCOPE IS FROM APPROXIMATELY 4400 TO 51 51 [INDISCERNIBLE] IT COVERS THIS AREA. THE PROJECT INCLUDES 1,816 FEET OF SCREENING WALL. 219 SQUARE YARDS OF [INDISCERNIBLE] AND SOME STORM SEWER PIPE AS WELL. THE ENGINEER'S OPINION OF PROBABLE COST WAS 1,168,600, TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED ON THIS REBID IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026. LOWEST BIDDER BEING GROD CONSTRUCTION LLC. THE BID AMOUNT WAS FOR 903,367 AT LEAST CAN $65,000 UNDER THE OPC. WE DID ALSO HAVE A FINANCIAL REVIEW AS WELL AS WE HAD THE ENGINEER RECORD REVIEW THE REFERENCES AND THEY HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS WELL WORKING WITH THE LOW BIDDER. SO WE HAVE A LETTER OF REFERENCE AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONS ARE MOVING FORWARD. WE DID HAVE A CONVERSATION EARLIER TODAY WITH OUR REAL ESTATE AGENT. SO TWO OF THE AGREEMENTS ARE FULLY EXECUTED. THE THIRD ONE WAS -- HAS A PROPERTY OWNER -- OR TWO PROPERTY OWNERS, THE FIRST ONE WE HAD COMMUNICATION WAS DE BRIEF. WE WERE ABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE SECOND OWNER WHO AGREED TO -- NOW IT'S JUST COORDINATING BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM TO GET THE FULL DOCUMENTS EXECUTED. WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE THAT DONE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK MUCH AND THEN THE FOURTH ONE WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD ON THAT PROGRESS, LOOKING TO GET AN APPRAISAL TO FORWARD MOVE WITH THE EASEMENT PROCESS. AND THEN HERE IS JUST KIND OF THE ROUGH TIME LINE FOR THE PROJECT GOING FORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO AWARD THE BID TONIGHT AND THEN WE WILL HAVE OUR KICK-OFF MEETING EITHER LATE SEPTEMBER, EARLY OCTOBER. WE'RE GOING TO START MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR NOTICE TO PROCEED AND WITH THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION ANTICIPATED IN FEBRUARY OF 2027 WITH THE PROJECT CLOSE-OUT EXPECTED IN MARCH. AND I HAVE PROVIDED COUNCIL FIVE DIFFERENT COLOR SAMPLES THERE. THERE'S ADDITIONALLY SEVERAL OTHERS THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE GET PHYSICAL SAMPLES OF. THERE ARE SOME IN THE RED, SOME EARTH TONES AND THEN SOME OF THE WHITE COLORS. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO TEND TOWARDS THE RED DARKER COLORS. THOSE TEND TO BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE WALLS OF THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE AREA. AS WELL, THOSE COLORS TEND TO DO BETTER CONCEALING DIRT AND GRIME, WHICH REQUIRES LESS ONGOING MAINTENANCE NEEDS SUCH AS POWER WASHING. AND SO WE MOVE TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO GROD CONSTRUCTION AND FOR Y'ALL TO SELECT THE COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE. >> THANK YOU, BRIAN. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? >> MAYOR, I'VE GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS. BRIAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I WILL READILY ADMIT I HAVEN'T BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR 18 MONTHS SO I DON'T KNOW THE FULL PROCESS, BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, I BELIEVE IT WAS AROUND JULY 29TH WE AWARDED THIS BID TO ANOTHER CONTRACTOR, IS THAT CORRECT? >> NOT FOR THIS PROJECT. [01:10:03] I KNOW WE -- I KNOW I PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED FOR AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR COUNTRY AIR ESTATES. AND WE'VE ALSO HAD STERN BUSINESS PARK [INDISCERNIBLE] RECENTLY AWARDED BUT AUGUST 18TH WE REJECTED THE BIDS TO REDO THIS PROJECT. >> SO WE HAD A BID IN HAND. >> CORRECT. >> AND DO YOU RECALL THE AMOUNT OF THAT BID? WAS IT AROUND 709,000? >> IT WAS -- THE ORIGINAL BID WAS AROUND 709,000 FROM THE LOW BIDDER. THIS BIDDER WAS IN THAT SELECTION OF BIDS AS WELL. THEIR ORIGINAL BID WAS I THINK IN THE MILLIONS. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THIS BID WAS LOWER THAN WHAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY BID ON THIS PROJECT. >> OKAY. I SEEM TO RECALL THAT WE WERE FOCUSED ON A BID OF 709,000. IS THAT CORRECT? RIGHT? AND NOW THAT BID IS, WHAT, 993,000? >> IT'S 903 BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE 90,000 FOR CONTINGENCIES. >> FOR CONTINGENCIES. SO DID THE SCOPE CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY THAT WOULD HAVE INCREASED THIS NEW BID? >> NO, THE ELPCS FROM PREVIOUSLY TO NOW HAVE VARIED PRETTY MINORLY. >> THAT'S ABOUT $284,000 ADDITIONAL EXPENSE SINCE THIS 709 FOR THE SAME WORK? IS THAT RIGHT? >> YES. >> WHAT HAPPENED? THAT'S A 40% INCREASE. >> IT WAS ORIGINAL BID HAD THREE DIFFERENT BIDDERS ON IT. THE ORIGINAL LOW BIDDER FROM THE FIRST ONE DID NOT REBID. THE OTHER TWO BIDDERS DID BID HIGHER THAN WHAT WAS -- WHAT THEY AWARDED HERE, BUT THESE TWO BIDDERS DID HAVE THE -- MORE EXPERIENCE WITH RETAINING WALLS THAN THE LOWEST BIDDER PREVIOUSLY. >> AND DO YOU THINK THAT LOWEST BIDDER WAS QUALIFIED, PREVIOUSLY? >> I WOULD BE HESITANT, I WOULD SAY THAT FOR SURE. JUST BASED OFF OF THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAD PROVIDED US IN TERMS OF THEIR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, NONE. PREVIOUS REFERENCE FROM THE LOW BIDDER HAD ACTUAL SCREENING WALL PROJECTS. THE CLOSEST IN THOSE PROJECTS WAS SOME PARK PROJECTS, THAT INCLUDED THESE SMALL LIKE MASONRY BENCHES, BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME TYPE OF SCREENING WALL THAT YOU WOULD -- THAT WE'RE EXPECTING HERE. >> SO NOW IT SEEMS LIKE WE >> FROM THE PREVIOUS -- BUT WE HAD AT LEAST AT THE TIME THE ENGINEER TO AT LEAST REVIEW THAT. AND WE WERE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THAT. WHEN WE FOUND THE ERROR. >> WELL, I'M JUST TRYING TO EVALUATE HOW THE SAME SCOPE ROSE BY 40% AND WE HAVE A 284,000-DOLLAR ADDITIONAL COST FROM A LOW BIDDER PREVIOUSLY. AND SO IT SEEMS SORT OF ODD TO ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE BID 709,000 AND THEN NOT BID AGAIN, RIGHT? THAT SEEMS UNUSUAL TO ME. IS THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE? >> I DO WANT TO CLARIFY, THE LOW BIDDER DID WITHDRAW THEIR BID. SO THEY DIDN'T INTEND TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT AT THAT PRICE. ONCE THEY SAW THE PRICE, THEY DID WITHDRAW THEIR BID. >> YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. >> SO THIS IS THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER WHICH WE WOULD HAVE LOOKED T HAD WE NOT REJECTED ALL BIDS, AND I BELIEVE THIS BID IS LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS BID BY THE SAME CONTRACTOR. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> WERE WE PRESENTED THE DECISION TO MAKE AT THE 709,000? WAS THIS COUNCIL? >> NO, BECAUSE THEY WITHDREW THEIR BID. >> OKAY. >> AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO HOLD ANYTHING WITH THIS PROJECT, BECAUSE AS I SAID, I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR 18 MONTHS, BUT THERE'S SOME CITIZENS THAT HAVE THAT HAVE BEEN WALKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO IT -- IT DOES SEEM TO ME THAT WHOEVER THIS BIDDER WAS AND NOW THEY WITHDREW AND THEN WE HAD A CONTRACTOR DRAW DRAWINGS THAT WERE INCORRECT. IT MAKES ME WANT TO ASK, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? [01:15:02] NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS HAS NOT BEEN OUR FINEST HOUR. WOULD YOU AGREE? OKAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT. OKAY, I WOULD ALSO ASK US HOW WE VET OUR BIDDERS IN THE FUTURE SO THAT WE DON'T SEE THESE SORT OF DISCREPANCIES AND WE HAVE A LOW BIDDER AND THERE'S A 40% DIFFERENCE AND WE COME BACK AND -- I JUST THINK WE OUGHT TO REALLY LOOKING THROUGH WHO BIDS AND THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN DELIVER WHAT THEY BID ON. THOSE ARE MY ONLY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> CAN WE HAVE SOMEONE WALK US THROUGH THE PURCHASING PROCESS? BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY NOT THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE THIS. CERTAINLY THERE'S BEEN SNAFUS BUT WE JUST APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF TWO BLOCKER TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND BID AND PURCHASED WITH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND CERTAINLY NOT RUN NOTHING THE SAME ISSUES. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT PROCESS? BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT I'M HEARING FROM MR. HOLSTON AND CERTAINLY DON'T WANT IT TO BE CONSTRUED THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE GOOD PURCHASING CONTROLS. >> THE THING TO HELP EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND IS THERE ARE DIFFERENT PROCESSES DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU'RE ACQUIRING, WHAT THE VALUE IS AND HOW YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS A PROCESS WHERE THERE'S A COOPERATOR THAT HAS BID OUT SPECIFICATIONS, THAT ALLOWS US TO USE THAT BIDDING PROCESS TO IDENTIFY THE LOW BIDDER. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE WE PUT OUT SOMETHING FORBID. ANYBODY CAN BID. WE ACTUALLY HAD QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDED IN THE BID LISTING . SO WE CERTAINLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE EACH BIDDER ONCE THOSE BIDS ARE PROVIDED TO SEE WHEN THEY WERE QUALIFIED WHEN THEY PROVIDED AN EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIVE BID. AND COULD HAVE CONSIDERED DISQUALIFYING THE LOW BIDDER IN THIS CASE BASED ON THEIR LIMITED EXPERIENCE WITH THIS KIND OF PRODUCT. WE DIDN'T GET THAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THEY WITHDREW BEFORE WE GOT NO THAT POINT. THERE ARE PROCESS THAT IS ALLOW YOU TO PRE-COUGH PREQUALIFY, TOH BID EARNINGS. THOSE PREQUALIFY BIDDERS. YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE SOME EXPERTISE AS PART OF THE BIDDING PROCESS. CUSTOMER MANAGER RISK ACTUALLY GOES THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND WE'RE USING FOR THE POLICEÚBUILL SHELTER. WE HAVE SOMEONE WHOSE JOB IS TO PREQUALIFY THE CONTRACTOR AND THEN MANAGE THAT PROCESS FOR US. SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PATHS YOU CAN GO THROUGH. WE CERTAINLY HAVE FOLLOWED THOSE VERY CLO CASES THAT WE'VE JUST TALKED ABOUT TODAY. IN THIS CASE AGAIN WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE HAD A BID. THAT BID WAS NEVER PRESENTED TO COUNCIL BECAUSE IT WAS WITHDREW. EVEN IF THEY HADN'T WITHDRAWN IT IT, WE STILL WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MET THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE ACTUALLY PLACED IN THE BID DOCUMENT WHEN WE BIDDED IT DERBY HATE IT -- I HATE THAT WORD, WHEN WE BID IT. THANK YOU. >> SO I AM -- WHAT I HEARD, I THINK IT WOULD BE SAFE HAD SAY HAD THEY NOT WITHDRAWN, WE WOULD HAVE REVIEWED IT AND WE WOULD HAVE DONE ANY BID AND WE WOULD HAVE NOT CHOSEN THEM BASED ON THEIR INABILITY TO DO WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK I HAVE SEEN FROM THE ENGINEER WHO HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REVIEWING THAT BID DOCUMENT, I THINK IT WA VERY UNLIKELY THAT HE WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY RECOMMENDED THEM FOR APPROVAL. >> YEAH. SOO ON THE 18TH WE REJECTED THOSE BIDS NOT DUE TO ANY PROBLEM ON THE STAFF'S SIDE, IT WAS THE CONTRACTOR THAT HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE DRAWINGS. >> IT WAS THE DESIGN CONTRACTOR -- >> THE DESIGN CONTRACTOR, NO FAULT TO THE CITY STAFF. >> THE STAFF DID NOT MAKE THAT DESIGN. THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE DO OVERSEE OUR DESIGN CONTRACTOR, AND THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLANS THAT ARE DRAWN AND BID ON ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE AND CORRECT. CORRECT? >> YES. >> OKAY. AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT STEP FAILED IN THIS PROCESS? >> IT DID. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL, OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ON THIS ONE HERE, CHRISTOPHE, [01:20:05] AND YOU MAY HELP TOO, THIS WASN'T A BID WHERE WE DID REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, CORRECT? THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY OR DID WE DO THAT? >> NO, WE DID NOT -- AS A PART OF OUR BIDDING PROCESS, THEY ARE TO PROVIDE US SEVERAL EXAMPLE PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE TO SHOW AT MINIMUM THREE PROJECTS OF SIMILAR SCOPE AND SCALE OVER FIVE-PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AND THE LOWEST BIDDER FOR THIS PROJECT GROD CONSTRUCTION HAS PROVIDED US THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION. THEY HAVE SCREENING WALL PROJECT AND SEVERAL OTHER PAVING AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPE OF PROJECTS -- >> AND THESE BIDS ARE ALL SEALED UNTIL THEY ENTER THE BIDDING AND THEN THEY COME IN AND THEY GO TO THE PURCHASING, PEOPLE SHOW UP THAT WANT TO SEE IT, THEY UNSEAL THEM AND TELL EVERYBODY WHAT THE BIDS WERE, IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH. >> THEN AFTER THEY DO THAT, THE -- I GUESS THE CITY WILL LOOK AT IT AND THEY WILL DETERMINE IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE LOW BID OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE NEXT BID? >> THAT'S EXACTLY. WE PASS THE INFORMATION OFF TO OUR DESIGN CONSULTANT TO REVIEW TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BIDS MAKE SENSE, THAT THE PRICING THAT THEY GAVE US IS REASONABLE, THAT THE -- THEIR PREFERENCES MEET THAT JOB, THAT THEY'RE GOOD SOLID CONTRACTORS. >> AND WITH THAT TEAM, YOU HAVE A TEAM OF ENGINEERS AND SOME OTHER FOLKS THAT WERE -- COULD YOU TELL US WHO THEY WERE? >> WE REACHED OUT TO OUR DESIGN CONSULTANT, DCCN. >> AND THEN THEY CAME UP AND THEY SAID, HEY, THIS IS YOUR BEST OPTION HERE. >> YEAH. >> WITH THE BIDS THAT WE SEE? THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL, OTHER QUESTIONS? BRIAN, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION. WE HEARD A COMMENT EARLIER TONIGHT ABOUT KIND OF THE WAY THAT THINGS WERE CHARACTERIZED AND I KNOW I HAD FOLLOWED UP WITH CHRISTOPHE AND HIS RESPONSE TO ME WAS BASICALLY THAT THINGS WERE PERHAPS SOMEWHAT PUT IN MORE FAVORABLE LIGHT, IF YOU WILL. >> OVERLY OPTIMISTIC. >> OVERLY OPTIMISTIC, YES, AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE MADE AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRESS ON ONE OF THE HOMES AND MAYBE BOTH OF THEM, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN PRAISAL THAT'S NEEDED ON THE FOURTH. >> ON THE VERY LEAST WE ARE MOVING THROUGH THIS EASEMENT ACQUISITION PROCESS. WE SHOULD HAVE EXECUTED DOCUMENTS FROM THE PRIMARY THREE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GOING THROUGH THE EASEMENT ACQUISITION PROCESS FOR THAT FOURTH ONE. >> AND REGARDLESS OF THE STATUS OF THOSE, THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. ONCE WE GET ALL THE EXECUTED DOCUMENTS WE WILL TAKE THOSE TO COUNCIL AND GET THE EASEMENTS -- EASEMENT PROCESS FINALIZED SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET SECURED. >> AND THEN ANOTHER COMMENT THOSE SECURED. >> THANK YOU. AND ANOTHER COMMENT I HEARD PREVIOUSLY IS WE SUSPECTED ONE OF THESE HOMEOWNERS MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE TO WORK WITH AND WE SHOULD HAVE JUST JUMPED STRAIGHT TO BASICALLY TAKING THE PROPERTY WHICH I FORGOT THE WORD, CONDEMNATION, RIGHT. WE SHOULD HAVE CONDEMNED THE RIGHT OF WAY AND ACQUIRED THAT VIEW OF THAT ROUTE. SO VICTORIA, CAN YOU KIND OF TALK US THROUGH TYPICALLY WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU CANNOT JUST JUMP STRAIGHT TO COMBINATION THERE HAS TO BE A GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATION THAT TAKES FIRST. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO GIVE A FIRST OFFER LETTER AND THEN 30 DAYS LATER, YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE A FINAL OFFER LETTER AND THOSE LETTERS ARE THE RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS AND THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IN THOSE AND ONLY AFTER THAT AND AFTER THE COUNCIL FINDS THAT THOSE STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN THAT YOU COULD THEN AUTHORIZE EMINENT OR CONDEMNATION, THEN THE PETITION WOULD BE FILED IN THE COURT AND A SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS HEARING WOULD BE HELD AFTER THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS AWARD THE CITY, THE RIGHT OF WAY OR THE PROPERTY INTEREST THAT'S NEEDED, THEY SET THE AMOUNT OF JUST COMPENSATION AND YOU PUT THAT IN THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT AND THEN YOU TAKE POSSESSION. >> IS THERE A STANDARD TYPICALLY APPLIED TO THE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT THAT WOULD BE LEVERAGED IN A CONDEMNATION. FOR EXAMPLE, UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE VERSUS A ROADWAY VERSUS IN THIS CASE, A DECORATIVE SCREENING WALL HERE IS THERE A, I GUESS, DO CERTAIN THINGS, DOES IT HAVE TO RISE TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE BEFORE A COURT WOULD CONSIDER THAT. >> NO. IT'S FOR A MUNICIPAL PURPOSE. >> AUDIT. OKAY. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. COUNCIL, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? OKAY. THANK YOU BRIAN. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. WE WILL HAVE I THINK A CONVERSATION HERE ABOUT COLOR. SO COUNCIL, SOMEONE CAN EITHER [01:25:04] MAKE A MOTION WITH A COLOR CHOICE, OR WE COULD TALK ABOUT COLOR BEFORE WE DO THAT. PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE CLUNKY TO MAKE THE MOTION THAN TRY TO AMEND IT. SO I RECOMMEND WE TALK ABOUT COLOR CHOICE FIRST. PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE WORKED WITH THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD THE DESIRE HAS BEEN A LIGHTER TYPE COLOR. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AS YOU HEARD WAS A REDDER TYPE COLOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF KEEPING IT CLEANER. FOR ME I'M IN THE SILVER BAY CAMP WITH THE COLORS STILL UP THERE WHICH IS THE BOTTOM CENTER. >> ONE QUESTION, RYAN, IS THAT BURGUNDY OR IS THAT MONROE? >> I THINK ANY OF THOSE WOULD BE IN THAT ROW. >> EITHER RED. >> OTHER THOUGHTS. COULD YOU PULL YOUR MIC DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT? >> I'M A SILVER BAY PERSON. >> SILVER BAY ALSO. >> I WILL BE DIFFERENT, I KIND OF LIKE THE PORT EDWARDS. >> PORT EDWARDS, OKAY. >> I LIKE THE PORT EDWARDS AS WELL. >> MR. HALSTON OR MR. -- MR. HOLSTON OR MR. KIZZIAR. >> PORT EDWARDS. >> PORT EDWARDS FOR YOU AS WELL? >> PERHAPS A SPLIT HERE. >> I HEARD FOR PORT EDWARDS AND MAYBE NOW EVEN A FIFTH. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH THAT IN MIND. >> ARE WE MAKING A MOTION ON THE COLOR, OR? >> YOU WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE COLOR WITHIN THE MOTION THE MOTION BY MR. BRITTON. >> AM I APPROVING THE WHOLE THING OR JUST THE COLOR? >> I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO APPROVE THE WHOLE THING. >> I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOARD CONTRACT FOR INVITATION TO BID 2026 LAKE BENNETT STATE SCREENING WALL PROJECT NOT TO EXCEED 993,000 -- TO A -- TWO EXCEED THE AMOUNT [INDISTINCT] AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AND I ALSO MOVE THAT WE SELECT THE COLOR OF PORT EDWARDS. >> I SECOND. >> THERE WAS A MOTION BY MR. BRITTON AS A COLOR RED THE COLOR PORT EDWARDS SECONDED BY MR. BOWERS III. ANY DISCUSSION? >> FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THIS -- INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THAT DOES NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO WHAT YOU DESERVE TO HEAR, BUT IT'S ALL I HAVE TO GIVE SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING PROJECT. WE HAVE OTHER SCREENING WALLS THAT WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK AND TALK TO AT A LATER DATE. I BELIEVE THAT OUR INNER CITY MANAGER SHARED THAT WITH YOU COUNCIL SO I EXPECT THERE WOULD BE MORE DISCUSSION ON SCREENING WALLS AT A LATER TIME BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROJECT AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS WALL I'M VERY EXCITEDLY GOING TO PUSH MY YES BUTTON. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? LET'S CALL THE VOTE PLEASE. AND THAT ITEM CARRIES [5.B. Conduct a public hearing on the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 (www.rowlett.com).] UNANIMOUSLY. WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5B. THANK YOU BRIAN AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR SHOW AND TELL. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THERE MAY BE A FEW RESIDENTS ON THE SECOND ROAD THERE THAT MAY WANT TO SEE THOSE SAMPLES THE DECISION IS ALREADY MADE BUT THEY MAY WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GETTING. ITEM 5B CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. MAKING THIS PRESENTATION IS THE FINANCE DIRECTOR WENDY BADGETT. >> I WILL STAND UP HERE I'VE BEEN FREEZING SITTING THERE IN THE FRONT ROW. >> I THINK THAT CHRISTOPHE HAS SOME SWEATERS IN HIS OFFICE HE COULD GIVE YOU. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM HERE TO PRESENT ITEMS 5B, C, D AND E REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 AD VOTE TO APPROVE THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. VALOREM -- AS WELL AS AT THE CONCLUSION FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE HEARINGS TO COMPLY WITH STATE STATUTE. THESE ARE REQUIRED TO BE TWO SEPARATE HEARINGS AND COUNCIL ITEMS TO FOLLOW. HOWEVER, THIS PRESENTATION IS SIMPLE AND IT WILL COVER THE INFORMATION ACTION CONSIDERED FOR BOTH OF THOSE HEARINGS AND ACTIONS. TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS A SEVEN TO EIGHT MONTH COORDINATED EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGE AND STAFF PUTTING A LOT OF TIME AND THOUGHT INTO PRUDENT DECISION MAKING FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR AS WELL AS HOLDING WORK SESSIONS AND MEETINGS WHO ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC AND INPUT. THE INTENSIVE AND LENGTHY PROCESS FOR THE FISCAL 2027 BUDGET BEGAN WITH STAFF ON [01:30:01] FEBRUARY 11TH. OVER THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS, DEPARTMENTS AND CITY MANAGEMENT IDENTIFIED AND FORMALIZED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS BEFORE COUNCIL WAS SHOWN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BUDGET AT THEIR JUNE AND JULY BUDGET STRATEGY SESSIONS THIS YEAR. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, COUNCIL SET THE CEILING ON THE TAX RATE, THE CITY MANAGER SUBMITTED THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND A COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION WAS HELD. NOW AFTER TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARINGS, THIS YEAR'S BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WILL CONCLUDE TOMORROW NIGHT WITH COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET AND TAX RATE. >> SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CHALLENGES CONSIDERED IN THE 2027 BUDGET PROCESS ECONOMIC STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND ATTRACTION KEEPING PACE WITH CITY GROWTH AND OUR UTILITY RATES. SINCE THE MANAGER SUBMITTED PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL IN AUGUST, DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCIL IN AUGUST AND UPDATES TO OPERATIONAL DRIVERS HAVE LED TO A FEW UPDATES IN THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET COMBINED EXPENSES OF $231.7 MILLION DECREASED BY 49000, WITH ADJUSTMENTS ACROSS THE GENERAL DEBT SERVICE, UTILITY, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS. AND OUR COMBINED REVENUES OF 229.3 MILLION INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 23,000 WITH ADJUSTMENTS ACROSS THE GENERAL AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS. FULL TIME EMPLOYEES HAVE REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE OUR PROPOSED BUDGET. LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT THE REVISED PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND, REVENUES WERE INCREASED TO REFLECT NEW AND ADJUSTED EMERGENCY SERVICE AMBULANCES ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, WE REDUCED THE COST FOR A LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION AND THE TRANSFER TO THE CIP PROGRAM. WE ALSO INCREASED THE ELECTRICITY COST FOR THE WET ZONE. AND THE DEBT SERVICE AND UTILITY FUNDS WERE BOTH REVISED TO REFLECT UPDATED DEBT SERVICE COSTS BASED ON THE FINALIZED PAYMENT SCHEDULE FINALIZING THE DEBT SETTLE. AND THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND, EXPENSES WERE INCREASED TO REFLECT UPDATED STOCK LOSS COVERAGE THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY COUNCIL AND IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, REVENUES, EXPENSES WERE BOTH REDUCED TO REFLECT A REDUCTION TO THE INCOME BASED SIDEWALK PROJECT. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET MAJOR INITIATIVES AS REVISED INCLUDE A VARIETY OF ITEMS CITYWIDE AND THESE INCLUDE TO KEEP EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION COMPETITIVE, THE SALARY SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED THIS SUMMER FOR OUR GENERAL GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, THESE EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE VARIOUS SALARY STUDYING ADJUSTMENTS TO BRING THEM CLOSER TO OUR COMPETITIVE MARKET ON OCTOBER FIRST, PLUS UP TO A 2% PERFORMANCE BASED MERIT INCREASE ON THEIR ANNIVERSARY DATE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PUBLIC SAFETY WILL RECEIVE THEIR SCHEDULED STEPS AS WELL AS COMPENSATION ENHANCEMENTS TO FIRE CAPTAIN AND COMMUNICATION POSITIONS ADDITIONALLY SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO ADJUST PAY COMPENSATION AND OUR DEPARTMENT. BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES AN 8.5% EQUIVALENT POSITIONS INCLUDING FIVE AND A HALF POSITIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND, ONE IN THE UTILITY FUND AND TWO IN THE DRAINAGE FUND. INCREASED FUNDING FOR VARIOUS SERVICE AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR OUR IT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, NEW FLEET FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS ENHANCED SUPPLIES FOR OUR WALL FIELDS. CAN ANYONE WITH FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF SOME OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS, THAT'S CONTINUING THIS YEAR. THE INITIATIVES OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET ARE SUPPORTED BY A VARIETY OF REVENUE SOURCES SUCH AS NO INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, A 1% PROJECTED INCREASE IN SALES TAX REVENUE, AN INCREASE IN AMBULANCE SERVICE VOLUME AS WELL AS NEW AND ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE SERVICE FEES, A PROJECTED INCREASE IN WET ZONE ATTENDANCE NEXT SUMMER AND HEALTHY INVESTMENT INTO THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT. FINALLY OUR CIP PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO INCLUDE CARRY FORWARD FUNDING AND PROJECT ALLOCATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 174 MILLION A NEW FISCAL YEAR 27 FUNDING AND PROJECT ALLOCATIONS OF 54 MILLION FOR A TOTAL FISCAL YEAR 27 FUNDING OF 228 MILLION. NOW SWITCHING OVER TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, AD VALOREM OR PROPERTY TAXES ARE COLLECTED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN TWO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR WHAT WE CALL O AND M AND THESE ARE TO FUND CITY OPERATIONS AND INTEREST IN SINKING OR WHAT IS CALLED INS, TO FUND OUR DEBT OBLIGATIONS. AS SHOWN IN THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED BOXES, AND AUGUST, THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A [01:35:03] FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET BASED ON A TAX RATE JUST SHY OF $0.81, WITH COUNCIL SETTING THE PROPOSED TAX RATE CEILING AT THE HIGHER VOTER RATE APPROVAL OF JUST UNDER $0.87 TO ALLOW MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. FOLLOWING ONGOING BUDGET DISCUSSIONS A TAX RATE OF $0.80.7891 FOR TAXABLE VALUE AS INCLUDED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S FISCAL YEAR 2027 ORIGINAL PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED AND WOULD BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION IN TOMORROW NIGHT'S VOTE. IF APPROVED TOMORROW NIGHT AS PROPOSED, THE TAX RATE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER FIRST AND INCLUDE AN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE TAX RATE OF 53.8841 CENTS AND AN INS DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE OF 26.9050 WHICH ARE BOTH UNCHANGED FROM THE CURRENT ADOPTED TAX RATE. THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET AND TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND I WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND THE REQUESTED FOR ACTIONS FOR TONIGHT'S HEARINGS. >> THNK YOU, WENDY. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? >> WENDY, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A QUOTE, UNQUOTE, DEFICIT IN A FEW OF OUR FUNDS FOR GENERAL FUND BEING ONE OF THOSE DEBT SERVICE FUND BEING ANOTHER ONE AND THE UTILITY FUND BEING THE THIRD. IN TOTAL, THAT IS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE THREE ARE SPECIFICALLY, BUT IF YOU NET IT OUT WITH THE ADDITIONAL INCREASES IN SOME OF THE OTHER FUNDS, IT'S ALMOST 2.5 MILLION HERE COULD YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT THE INTENTIONALITY BEHIND THOSE DECISIONS? >> SURE. THE GENERAL FUND, THE REASON THAT WE ARE SHOWING INVESTMENT IN THAT IS BECAUSE COUNCIL HAD MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE $1.3 MILLION OF FUNDING THAT WAS MOVED INTO THE GENERAL FUND A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE CLOSED THAT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND SO THE CHOICE THIS YEAR WAS TO MOVE THAT MONEY BACK OVER INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR FUTURE INCENTIVES. THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN SEE I BELIEVE THE DEFICIT WAS ABOUT HALF OF THAT AMOUNT IN THE GENERAL FUND, SO REALLY THE GENERAL FUND IS ABSORBING AND WAS ABLE TO SUFFICIENTLY COVER AT LEAST HALF OF THAT MONEY THAT'S GOING BACK. THE UTILITY FUND, COUNCIL BEFORE STRUGGLED WITH ADJUSTING THE RATES HIT THIS YEAR WITH NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT GOING UP OUR COST, OUR WHOLESALE COST, AS WELL AS WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND AND OUR ENI ISSUES. SO THIS WAS KIND OF A NEGOTIATION WHERE WE WERE DOING THE BEST WE CAN TO SET RATES WHAT WE CAN BUT THEN THE FUNDS WILL TAKE A BIT OF THE IMPACT AS WELL. THAT'S THE UTILITY FUND AND THEN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, THAT UNFORTUNATELY IS A PRODUCT OF WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN TODAY'S ECONOMY WITH THE HIGH PROTEST VALUES AND THE WAYS THAT THOSE CALCULATE INTO THE STATE OF TEXAS REQUIRING TRUTH AND TAXATION CALCULATION WORKSHEET THAT ALL MUNICIPALITIES MUST USE AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE WAY THAT CALCULATION WORKS, IT'S GOING TO SWING THIS LAST YEAR, WE WERE UP AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, WE WERE DOWN SO IT'S GOING TO KIND OF SWING DOWN BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE AT A POINT WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE OUR DEBT PAYMENTS. IT'S NOT AN ISSUE WITH MAKING DEBT PAYMENTS. IT'S JUST A PRODUCT OF THAT CALCULATION. >> LET'S JUST TOUCH ON THE DEBT SERVICE FOR A MOMENT IF I RECALL WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT INTENTIONALLY BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH OUR PAYBACK TO FREE UP SOME DEBT CAPACITY, COULD THAT BE PART OF THIS AS WELL, DOES THAT FEED INTO THIS, CALCULATE AND MAYBE MIKE IF YOU WANTED, IF YOU UNDERSTAND MY QUESTION HOPEFULLY. >> THIS IS A PRODUCT OF TIMING DUE TO THOSE PROTEST VALUES COMING IN AFTER OUR BUDGET OF MARCH 31ST, SO WHEN WE DO THE BUDGET, THE MARCH 31 ACCOUNT BALANCE WHICH IS REFLECTED, SO THE ACTUAL BALANCE IS HIGHER RIGHT NOW AT 4.9 ACTUALLY WE GOT DELAYED RECEIPTS DUE TO ACCESS -- DUE TO [INDISTINCT]. AND THAT MEANS THINGS ARE INSTEAD OF BEING FUNDED 26 IT'S NOW FISCAL 27. SO INSTEAD OF TARGETING THE TAX RATE OF 269050 THAT DOES PLAY IN. SO IF IT WAS NOT THERE, THEN THE DEBT SERVICE THAT WAS TARGETED WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER BECAUSE WE'RE HOLDING THE TAX RATE FLAT. BUT THIS IS A PRODUCT OF TIMING DUE TO PROTEST VALUES. >> I'VE GOT IT. THANK YOU, THAT'S HELPFUL. THEN ON THE GENERAL FUND SPECIFICALLY, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRANSFER THERE, AND THAT'S VERY VALID. I DO WANT TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT COUNCIL COULD VERY WELL MAKE [01:40:01] THAT NUMBER 0, BY ADOPTING A HIGHER M AND O RATE, CORRECT? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> AND COUNCIL MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION THIS YEAR WE WANT TO HOLD THE RATE STEADY, SO THAT REALLY IS A COUNCIL DECISION SO WE HEARD A COMMENT EARLIER TONIGHT ABOUT USING THE EXTRA FUND BALANCE TO BUY DOWN THE RATE WHICH IS REALLY WHAT THAT'S EFFECTIVELY DOING. I HAVE EXPRESSED RESERVATIONS ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST. IN FACT MY COLLEAGUE HERE TO MY LEFT ACTUALLY PROPOSED THAT LAST YEAR AND THAT WAS AN IDEA THAT WE KIND OF TOSSED AROUND. WE HAD PRETTY GOOD DIALOG ABOUT THAT AND I WAS PRETTY ADAMANT THAT WE NOT DO THAT BECAUSE I WAS VERY PROTECTIVE ABOUT MAINTAINING A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE BECAUSE THAT RAINY DAY FUND IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR HOWEVER IT'S ALSO TAXPAYER DOLLARS I THINK WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND WE STRUCK A REALLY GOOD BALANCE THIS YEAR AND I APPRECIATE THAT DIALOG LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT HELPED FORM UP IN MY MIND WHAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT CALL FOR THIS YEAR AND I THINK WE FOUND AGAIN A GOOD BALANCE WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR TAXPAYERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING WE HAVE A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY AND FUND BALANCE SO THAT WHEN WE DO COME UPON HARD TIMES THAT WE HAVE FUNDS THERE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO WORK HARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BUDGET THE PRIMARY EXPENSE THAT WE HAVE AS A COMMUNITY IS PERSONNEL. THAT'S WHERE MOST OF OUR FUNDING GOES AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT IS GOING TO BE IN THREE DEPARTMENTS AND THAT'S POLICE AND FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS, JUST THE FACT OF THE MATTER HERE UTILITY FUND I THINK IS THE PERFECT EXPLANATION. AND WE DID WRESTLE WITH THAT DECISION, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD BECAUSE THAT WAS PRIMARILY AN IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT WE'RE NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE'RE ABLE TO ISSUE A WHOLE BUNCH OF TREASURY NOTES WE'RE ABLE TO RACK UP A TON OF LONG TERM DEBT INTO THE TRILLIONS. WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT HAS TO GENERALLY SPEAK A BALANCED BUDGET YEAR OVER YEAR SOMETIMES IT EBBS AND FLOWS AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA SINCE THEY ARE BELOW THE TAX RATE FOR THAT BALANCES THAT NEED WITH THE SERVICES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING, THANK YOU. COUNCIL, WERE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> JUST A THANK YOU. WE HAVE THE EASY JOB IN JUNE TIME FRAME AND JUNE AND JULY AND WE CONSIDER WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE FEBRUARY. SO HATS OFF TO YOU AND ALL OF YOUR TEAMS AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS BECAUSE IT'S AN ANNUAL THING THAT YOU DO TO IMPROVE THIS THING HOPEFULLY TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN COME FEBRUARY YOU WOULD START THAT PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN FOR FY28, SO JUST A LOT OF HARD WORK THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> APPRECIATE THAT. AND I DO WANT TO APPRECIATE COUNCIL AS WELL AND THANK YOU ALL. THIS WAS A REALLY HARD BUDGET YEAR AND REALLY A LOT OF HARD DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE ACROSS THE BOARD AND THE DIALOG WAS GREAT WORKING WITH STAFF AND GETTING ALL OF THE DECISIONS MADE WAS PRETTY EASY PROCESS WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU THIS SUMMER. YOU MENTIONED THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE PARTICULARLY THE CITY MANAGER CAME IN RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS AND HAD TO WRANGLE ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND PULLED TOGETHER THE STAFF WHO'S MAYBE UNCERTAIN WHO IS -- UNCERTAIN -- UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HELD AND I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO MADE THAT WORK TO MAKE THAT DIALOG AND MAKE IT ALL WORK TOGETHER. >> WITH THAT, THANK YOU, WENDY. I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS 9:20 P.M. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 5B. I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER FORM WHICH IS FOR BETH CROCKETT. YES, SHE IS STILL HERE. MISS CROCKETT IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN TO THE FRONT AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE YOU WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES. AND IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN THERE ARE SPEAKER FORMS IN THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF THE ROOM. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 5D WHICH IS THE TAX RATE. >> BETH CROCKETT, ROWLETT. I JUST WANTED TO ASK ONE MORE TIME TONIGHT BEFORE YOU ALL APPROVE THIS BUDGET, TO PLEASE FIND SOME FUNDING FOR [INDISTINCT] HOUSE. THE KEEP ROWLETT BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OVER THERE AND CLEANED THE YARD AND WORKED ON THE POLLINATOR GARDEN AND WORKED ON EVERYTHING TO TRY AND MAKE IT LOOK -- LOOK BETTER. AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO KEEP THIS HOUSE FROM DETERIORATING ANY FURTHER IT'S ELIGIBLE TO BE ON THE STATE REGISTER OF HISTORICAL HOMES AND ALSO ON THE FEDERAL STATE [01:45:04] REGISTER OF HISTORICAL HOMES. IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO FIND THE MONEY. I KNOW THAT IT'S A LITTLE LATE IN THE BUDGET YEAR TO DO IT, BUT PLEASE, DURING THIS YEAR, TRY AND FIND THE MONEY TO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 5B? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:22 P.M. WITH THAT COMMENT IN MIND, COULD YOU TALK TO US A BIT ABOUT THE FUNDING FOR THE COIL HOUSE SPECIFICALLY? >> , WE DO HAVE FUNDING FOR THE COIL HOUSE. IT MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT FOR EVERYTHING COUNCIL WANTS TO DO UNTIL THAT IS DETERMINED BUT WE WILL BE TAKING ACTION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EXTERIOR FINISH OF THE HOME IS AIRTIGHT AND PROTECTED AND DOESN'T DETERIORATE ANY FURTHER. AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH SOME DESIGN IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE US SOME POLICY WORKS ABOUT WHERE YOU WANT TO GO AND COST ESTIMATES ABOUT HOW TO ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH THAT OBJECTIVE THAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE HOUSE. >> IF IN THE COMING YEAR THE COUNCIL RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION AND LET'S SAY TO REMEDIATE THE INTERIOR AND GET THE HOUSE BACK INTO SHIP SHAPE IT WAS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. DOES THE CITY HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING IN OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO COVER SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR WOULD YOU PROPOSE THAT COME FROM A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE? >> I'D LOVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AT THAT TIME CERTAINLY WE DO HAVE A FUNDING BALANCE BUT AS YOU SAID, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CAREFULLY WATCHING THAT FUND BALANCE. THAT'S CERTAINLY ONE SOURCE OF POTENTIALLY OTHERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: IS THERE ANYTHING STRATEGICALLY FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT THAT WE COULD OR SHOULD BE DOING BETTER ALLOCATE FUNDING AT THIS POINT OR IS IT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION REALLY TO MAKE THAT DECISION AT THIS TIME. >> I THINK IT'S CLEAR WE DON'T HAVE THE POLICY DIRECTION TO ACCOMPLISH THAT THIS PROPERTY SO WE DON'T HAVE A COST ESTIMATE TO PLAN ON PROVIDE THE FUNDING TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE. AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD ABOUT $300,000 ALREADY ALLOCATED. WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE SPENDING ALL OF THAT ON THE -- WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EXTERIOR DOES NOT DETERIORATE ANY FURTHER FROM AN EXTERIOR SHELL PERSPECTIVE SO WE DO HAVE MONEY TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE DESIGN PROCESS AND DO MORE INFORMATION FOR COUNCIL TO MAKE ADDITIONAL POLICY DECISIONS. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, OTHER QUESTIONS. >> YES, MAYOR, IF I COULD SPECIFICALLY ABOUT COYLE HOUSE AND SECURITY. HAVE WE TAKEN ADDITIONAL MEASURES ONE CACTUS SECURE UNDERNEATH THE HOME SO PEOPLE CANNOT CRAWL UNDERNEATH IT AND TWO TO INCREASE SECURITY TO MAKE SURE THE DOORS ARE LOCKED EVERY NIGHT THAT OTHERS CAN'T GET IN IT THEN OTHERS COULD BE SECURE AND TAKEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. >> WE NOW HAVE THE SOP WHICH HAS THE FACILITY ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEY ALSO HAVE AN ALARM ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND TURNED ON SO IF THERE IS THAT AND SOMEONE DOES BREAK INTO THE FACILITY WE ARE AWARE OF IT IMMEDIATELY. >> IS A DAILY TOUCHPOINT, SUCH THAT SOMEONE IS GOING BY THERE CHECKING THE DOOR, CHECKING THAT THERE IS NO ONE UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING ET CETERA? [5.C. Consider action to postpone the vote to approve the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 to September 16, 2026, and announce the date, time, and location of the vote to approve the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027.] >> YES, SIR,. >> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5C, CONSIDER ACTION TO POSTPONE THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO SEPTEMBER 162026 AND ANNOUNCE THE DATE TIME AND LOCATION OF THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. WENDY, IS THERE A SPECIFIC MOTION LANGUAGE FOR THIS ITEM? CAN WE PULL UP THAT PRESENTATION? THERE WE GO. >> PAGE 172. >> ALL RIGHT COUNCIL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. UNLESS THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM WHICH IF THERE WASN'T ON THE LAST ITEM, I HOPE THERE IS NONE ON THIS ONE. I SEE A MOTION BY MR. BOWERS. >> I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL POSTPONE THE VOTE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET TO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH 2026 AT 5:30 P.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 4000 MAIN STREET ROWLETT, TEXAS. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO DO ALL THAT. SECONDED BY MR. HOLSTON. >> I WILL SECOND IT. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY NEXT WE MOVE TO ITEM 5C, CONSIDER -- SORRY, 5D. [5.D. Conduct a public hearing on the ad valorem tax rate for Fiscal Year 2027.] I KNEW THAT DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT. ITEM 5D, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS [01:50:01] ITEM WHERE IT'S DOVETAILED WITH THE OTHER? OKAY. IN THAT CASE WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IT'S 9:27 P.M. DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 5D WHICH IS THE AD VALOREM [5.E. Announce the date, time, and location of the vote to approve the ad valorem tax rate for Fiscal Year 2027.] TAX RATE? SEEING NONE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:27 P.M. AND MOVE TO ITEM 5.E. ANNOUNCE THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. AND I WILL READ THAT. THE CITY OF ROWLETT COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE TAX RATE ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH 2026 AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT ROWLETT, TEXAS 75088. PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND. ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO DO ON THAT ITEM? [5.F. Consider action to adopt a resolution appointing members to the Downtown Advisory Board.] DOES THAT COMPLETE THAT? VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 5.F. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD. I DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WE HAD INTERVIEWS YESTERDAY FROM FOLKS IN FINANCE STAFF YESTERDAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. I KNOW IT WAS A BIT LATER THAN WE ANTICIPATED BUT WE APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL SEE YOU ALL AGAIN TOMORROW AT 5:30 P.M. THANK YOU. AS I WAS MENTIONING, THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION BUT WE INTERVIEWED THE CANDIDATES LAST NIGHT, WE HAVE A SLATE OF CANDIDATES THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION FOR ITEM 5F. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 5F. SEE A MOTION BY MR. FASSETT. >> EXCUSE ME. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ADOPT TO THE MEMBERS AND THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD IN THE STADIUM AND WRITTEN WITH THE NAMES. >> WITH THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED AND SECONDED BY MR. KIZZIAR. >> I SECOND IT. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: ALL RIGHT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MEMBERS OF THAT BOARD... MARTIN MOLLOY, JESSICA HARP, JESSICA LOCKLEAR COME BROOKE ALLEN, MICHAEL. EX-OFFICIO MEMB. COUNCIL MEMBERS FASSETT AND KIZZIAR WILL SERVE AS THE COUNCIL LIAISONS TO THE BOARD. ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE CALL THE VOTE? THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE STEPPED UP TO SERVE NOT JUST ON THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT BUT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HERE LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE [5.G. Consider action to adopt a resolution authorizing Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with Hoefer Welker, LLC, for design services for the Animal Services Building, in an amount not to exceed $550,000: $540,000 for Schematic Design (25%), Design Development (25%), Construction Documents (30%), Bidding and Negotiation (2%), and Construction Administration (18%), and up to $10,000 for Civil Engineering Reimbursable Expenses; authorizing the Interim City Manager or his designee to execute Amendment No. 4 and all necessary and related documents to effectuate said purchase; and providing an effective date.] PLEASE. ALL RIGHT HERE THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 5G. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HOEFER WELKER LLC FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE ANIMAL SERVICES BUILDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $550,000. 540,000 FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN 25% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT 25% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS 30%. BIDDING AND NEGOTIATING 2% CONSTRUCTION AND ADMINISTRATION 18% AND UP TO $10,000 FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT FOUR AND ALL HISTORY AND RELATED DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE SAID PURCHASE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING. THE PURCHASE OF THIS ITEM IS PROVIDED INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR NEW ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY. CURRENTLY THE CITY HAS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH HOEFER WELKER LLC FOR THE DESIGN OF A NEW MUNICIPAL COMPOST. STAFF IS ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR A FOURTH AMENDMENT FOCUSING ON ARCHITECTURAL TB. SERVICES WILL RANGE THROUGH DESIGN BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION. ON JULY 16 OF 2024 COUNCIL APPROVED HOEFER WELKER TO PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE NEW MUNICIPAL COMPLEX WHICH CONSISTED OF A CITY HALL, PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE ANIMAL SERVICES BUILDING. A MARCH 16TH OF 2026 COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO PAUSE THE DESIGN OF THE MUNICIPAL CONGRESS AND IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS TO HOUSE THE COMPONENTS OF THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX. IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, HOEFER WELKER WAS APPROVED TO PERFORM A SITE SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT STUDY AND ON SEPTEMBER 1ST THEY SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL FOR THE DESIGN OF THE NEW ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY AT 8502 SCHRADE ROAD. THE PROPOSED FACILITY WILL BE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE ANIMAL SERVICES OPERATIONS INCLUDING INTAKE AND ADOPTION AREAS, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR DOG HOUSING PARK EXERCISE, AND PLAY AREAS DEDICATED CAT HOUSING, VETERINARY TREATMENT AND SURGERY AND STAFF AND OPERATIONAL [01:55:04] SUPPORT SPACES. WITH THE PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT WE WILL CONTINUE TO UTILIZE HOEFER WELKER AS THE LEAD DESIGNER. WESTWOOD IS THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND ANIMAL ARTS IS THE ANIMAL SHELTER SPECIALIST FOR THE ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY. SERVING IN THE ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE APPROXIMATE TIMELINE FOR THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS OF THE ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY IS SEVEN TO NINE MONTHS. PLACE AND COMPLETION OF THIS PHASE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2027. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TWO TO FOUR MONTHS OF PERMITTING, BIDDING, SUBCONTRACTS QUESTION. THE CMAA WILL PROVIDE A TIMELINE FOR CONSTRUCTION ONCE THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY'S COMPLETED WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY GIVEN APPROVAL TONIGHT FIVE MONTHS FROM NOW. STAFF REQUESTS THE APPROVAL OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HOEFER WELKER FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES OF THE ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY AT 8502 SHRADY ROAD. UPON APPROVAL, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ADVANCE THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN, MOVE INTO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENTS AND SOLICIT CONSTRUCTION PRICING. DURING THIS PROCESS WE WILL RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION AS REQUIRED. BEFORE I ASK HER QUESTIONS COME I DID WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT CAME UP EARLIER THIS EVENING ABOUT THE BUDGET. IN 2023 IN THE BOND ELECTION 8.4 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED FOR ANIMAL SERVICES. TO DATE, 5.2 MILLION HAS BEEN RELEASED. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION THAT IS YET TO BE RELEASED AND TO DATE, $177,000 HAS BEEN SPENT ON THIS PROJECT. ANY QUESTIONS? >> COUNCIL, WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? >> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS HERE OBVIOUSLY A COMMENT MADE EARLIER, THIS IS THIS TWO PIECES FOR ME. ONE IS TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN THAT WAS WITH REGARD TO THE SOUND COMPONENTS OF THIS. I'D LIKE FOR IT TO BE KNOWN THAT WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE FIRE CHIEF TO MAKE SURE HOW THAT WOULD WORK. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY MANAGER HAS A COMMENT ON HOW THAT ACTUALLY WENT. BUT TO KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY ADDRESSED THAT, THAT'S VERY CONCERNING FOR US AS WELL TO NOTE THAT. THE SECOND THING RIGHT QUICK IS THE OUTCOME THAT CAME FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD. CORRECT ME IF I MISSED SOMETHING HERE. THERE WAS A CONVERSATION MADE THAT THEY WOULD SIT DOWN WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD. >> YEAH, IF WE CAN COME AND LET'S HAVE OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER ADDRESS THE FIRST PART, THE QUESTION ABOUT THE FIRE AND I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER FASSETT SINCE HE'S OUR ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY LIAISON IS THE RIGHT WORD I'M LOOKING FOR, SO CAN YOU ADDRESS THE FIRE SITUATION? >> ABSOLUTELY. THE REQUEST FROM THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD IS THAT WE DO A NOISE STUDY AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. WE HAD STAFF OUT THERE TODAY AND RAN SOME TESTS WITH AMBULANCES AND FIRE ENGINES ON LOCATION TRYING TO GET SOME BASELINE INFORMATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THAT PROCESS. AND ALSO IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO FIND A CONSULTANT TO COME OUT THERE AND DO THE STUDY SO I WANTED TO ACTUALLY GET IN FRONT OF A LITTLE BIT. THE BIG THING IS AGAIN, THEY TURN ON THEIR SIRENS WHEN THEY LEAVE THE SITE, NOT RIGHT WHEN THEY ARE ON THE SITE. ALSO THEIR NOISE IS COMING IN THE FRONT. IT'S NOT OUT THE SIDE. SO IF YOU'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE, IT'S QUITE LOUD. IF YOU'RE TO THE SIDE, THEN IT'S MUCH MORE DIMINISHED. WE HAD SOME TESTING TODAY. WE DO TAKE THE NOISE CONCERNS SERIOUSLY. WE WILL DO MORE WORK ON ANALYSIS ON THAT AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A FACILITY THAT ADDRESSES THAT CONCERN HERE I GUESS THERE WILL BE A COUPLE MORE STEPS IN THIS PROCESS. THIS HAS TO BE REZONED. WE ARE GOING TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON THE 22ND AND THEN WE ARE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC HEARING. OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE INFORMATION AND DATA ON THAT ISSUE BY THE TIME WE COME BACK TO COUNCIL. THE ZONING REQUEST. THAT WILL BE THE DECISION COUNCIL MAKES TO DETERMINE IF WE FULLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT AT THIS LOCATION. >> MR. FASSETT, CAN YOU ADDRESS THE TOPIC IN THE ADVISORY MEETING. >> COUNCIL RECEIVED A PRESENTATION ON 8/3. WE GOT A PRESENTATION ON ALL THE [02:00:06] OPTIONS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES THAT ARE BEING LOOKED AT AND SCHRADE BEING ONE OF THEM. WE LOOKED AT THAT AND THEN THE COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT THE ADVISORY BOARD AT THEIR NEXT MEETING WHICH WAS 8/20 RECEIVED -- THEY DID. THE ADVISORY BOARD, THE SHELTER, HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT I PRAY THEY HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THAT LOCATION. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY LEFT IT WITH AND THERE WAS ONE PARTICULAR PERSON THAT LIVED BEHIND THERE AND SAID THAT THEY DON'T COME WITH A FIRE STATION DOESN'T BOTHER THEM. THEY DON'T HEAR THE SIRENS. BUT THAT BEING SAID, THEY DO HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS. BUT THEY WERE ALSO OPEN TO THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO GO WITH SCHRADE THAT THERE WOULD BE AN OFFICIAL SOUND STUDY THAT WOULD BE DONE. AGAIN, THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE ANIMALS. AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM. SO THEY LEFT IT WITH THAT WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THERE WOULD BE OR THE HOPE, NOT EXPECTATION OF, THEIR ADVISORY BOARD COME WITH A HOPE WE WOULD HAVE A SOUND STUDY. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: MR. FASSETT CAN YOU ADDRESS THE COMMENT THAT WAS MADE BY ONE OF THE COMMENTERS TONIGH THAT THERE WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD TO REJECT THIS AS A LOCATION? >> I NEED TO SEE THE MINUTES ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T REMEMBER IT BEING A UNANIMOUS VOTE. THEY RAISED A LOT OF CONCERNS REGARDING IT. AND LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. CONCERNS, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER. WE WANT TO GET THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BUT WE DON'T WANT THE HASTE AND WE DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN A ROAD THAT WE ARE GOING TO REGRET LATER. SO THAT BEING SAID, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WAS A UNANIMOUS DECISION. WHAT WAS UNANIMOUS WAS THAT IF WE, BECAUSE THEY DO UNDERSTAND THEIR ADVISORY BOARD AND THEY CAN ONLY ADVISE. BUT IF WE WENT WITH SCHRADE, THEY WERE ASKING THAT WE WOULD HAVE -- THAT WAS UNANIMOUS, THAT WE WOULD HAVE A SOUND STUDY. DOES THAT HELP? >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: IT DOES I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION IN OUR WORK SESSION, THE FEEDBACK THERE WAS UNLESS THERE WERE MAJOR -- UNLESS THERE WAS MAJOR OPPOSITION OR NEW INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, I'M GOING A BIT OFF OF MEMORY AND A BIT OFF THE FACT THAT I WATCHED THIS MEETING EARLIER TODAY. UNLESS THERE WAS MAJOR OPPOSITION OR NEW INFORMATION WE HADN'T CONSIDERED THROUGH OUR DIALOG THAT WE WERE SOMEWHAT GOOD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS LOCATION. THE NEW INFORMATION, I'M NOT HEARING ANY NEW INFORMATION FROM WHAT YOU HAD JUST SHARED THAT WOULD DETER ME AWAY FROM THIS LOCATION. WHAT I MIGHT BE HEARING IS THAT THERE MAY BE MAJOR OPPOSITION. YOU WERE AT THIS MEETING, RIGHT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> WAS THERE A MOTION, WAS THERE A VOTE AND WAS UNANIMOUS AND IF SO WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE MOTION? >> THE STAFF PRESENTED THE ITEM TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION REGARDING THE LOCATION OF THIS FACILITY. THERE WAS COMMENTARY REGARDING THE ABILITY FOR VOLUNTEERS TO ACCESS THE FACILITY, ET CETERA. BUT ULTIMATELY WE SOUGHT THEIR CONSENSUS AND SAID WHAT IS YOUR CONSENSUS AS IT RELATES TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AT THAT POINT THEY SAID IF COUNCIL CHOOSES TO PROCEED WITH THIS LOCATION THAT THEY WOULD WANT A NOISE STUDY CONDUCTED. >> MAYOR, IF I MAY, I DON'T THINK THAT'S IN DISPUTE BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK 100% FOR THE ADVISORY BOARD BUT I THINK THEY DO UNDERSTAND OUR CHALLENGES AND THAT WE WANT TO GET THIS DONE. THEY WANT TO GET THIS DONE. THEY HAVE CONCERNS. IF WE GO WITH THAT LOCATION WE WILL FIND WAYS TO RESOLVE IT. THE CONCERN ABOUT THE NOISE STUDY I THINK THE FACT THAT THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE, IF WE INTEND TO DO IT, BUT THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT, IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RESOLUTION IT'S. I THINK WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT ABOUT THE PAST AND FEAR THE PAST AND THE CHALLENGES OUR CITIZENS FEEL. I THINK THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT IN THERE. AND I WOULD ARGUE FROM MY POSITION THAT ALLOWS US AS COUNCIL TO MAKE A MORE INFORMED DECISION ABOUT THIS LOCATION. BUT ALSO IT PROVIDES THE CITIZENS TO HAVE MORE INPUT. [02:05:04] ONCE THEY KNOW THE FACTS AND WHAT THE REALITY IS. BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WE MAY JUST HAVE TO GO THERE. BUT LET'S BE ABLE TO SAY THAT WE CHECKED OFF ALL THE BOXES AND WE LOOKED AT EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION. I THINK IT'S MORE ABOUT, IT'S NOT IN THERE. IT'S THE CONCERN. I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU WHEN I READ IT AND I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY, I FOUND THE WORDING LIKE IT FEELS LIKE A DONE DEAL. I KNOW IT'S NOT THERE THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER VOTES BUT THAT'S THE PERCEPTION PEOPLE HAVE HERE. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: CAN WE GET SOME CLARITY ON WHY? IN MY MIND THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY TO APPROVE THIS AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE CONSIDER THE ZONING. RIGHT? AND SO WHAT IS THE IMPETUS TO HOLD THIS DECISION TONIGHT? DOES IT GIVE HOEFER WELKER A. HEAD START ON THE WORK? WHAT DOES IT ALLOW? WHAT ADVANTAGE DOES IT GIVE US? >> A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS OF COURSE HOEFER WELKER IS NOT GOING TO DO THE NOISE STUDY. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT CAPABILITY. IT WILL BE SOMEONE ELSE. WITH THIS ALLOWS US TO MOVE FORWARD IS USUALLY WHEN WE GO THROUGH A ZONING PROCESS THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME INFORMATION GIVEN ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT AND SO WHEN WE BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL AT A PUBLIC HEARING, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THIS FITS ON THE SITE AND IS PART OF THAT PROCESS. WE CAN'T GET THERE WITHOUT HAVING THE DESIGN CONSULTANT DO THAT WORK. SO WE NEED TO DO SOME WORK ABOUT THE ACTUAL SITE PLAN SO YOU GUYS CAN HAVE SOME COMFORT ABOUT, DOES THIS FIT? BEFORE WE GO THROUGH AND REZONE IT. I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE INFORMATION, REASONABLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO ASK HERE SO THIS GETS US HEADED IN THE DIRECTION TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. >> LET ME PAUSE YOU ONLY BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SURE EVERYBODY HEARS THAT ANSWER AND WE HAVE SOME TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES FACING US RIGHT NOW. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION AGAIN IF YOU DON'T MIND BUT NOT RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT. I DID RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM A RESIDENT HERE JUST WANTING TO BE SURE THAT THERE WAS NOT AN OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN ON THIS PROPERTY. I'M LOOKING AT OUR OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN MAP AND THERE'S NOT AN OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN ON THIS PROPERTY. THE CLOSEST WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT, NEAR HER FOR THE ELEMENTARY. -- HEREFORD ELEMENTARY. ANOTHER ONE IN THE ROCKWALL COUNTY PARK OF ROWLETT. ON SCENIC DRIVE. THOSE ARE THE TWO CLOSEST. I SEE ANOTHER ONE AT -- NEAR PIERSON. WOODSIDE WOULD BE THE CROSS STREET. THOSE ARE THE NEAREST THREE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS. NOT ONE PHYSICALLY AT FIRE STATION 2. TECHNOLOGY RESOLVED? OKAY. ANSWER THAT QUESTION ONE MORE TIME. WHAT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE -- NOT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. WHAT ADVANTAGE DOES IT GIVE US TO APPROVE THIS TONIGHT VERSUS WAITING UNTIL THE MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE ZONING CASES CONCERNING. >> AGAIN, TWO ANSWERS. ONE IS WE CAN KEEP ON THE TIMELINE WE PRESENTED REGARDING GETTING THIS PROJECT FULLY DESIGNED AND MOVED FORWARD. IF COUNCIL DECIDES TO MOVE FORWARD, THE OTHER PIECES WHEN WE COME FORWARD FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ZONE CHANGE WE CAN HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE SITE. BASED ON THE WORK OF THE ARCHITECT AND THE CIVIL ENGINEER BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. >> WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IF WE WERE TO TABLE OR DELAY, IT DOESN'T CAUSE A BIG IMPACT. WE CAN STILL MOVE FORWARD. THAT PROPERTY I UNDERSTAND HAS GOT TO BE REZONED NO MATTER WHAT. FOR THE CITY TO UTILIZE. LET'S SAY WE WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER APPEARED THAT PROPERTY STILL HAS TO BE REZONED FOR GOVERNMENT, CORRECT? >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: IF WE DECIDE TO USE IT FOR GOVERNMENT INSTEAD OF SETTLING WITH SOMEONE ELSE, YES. I GUESS AGAIN, THE QUESTION IS HOW MUCH INFORMATION DO YOU WANT WHEN YOU MAKE THAT ZONING DECISION? >> OKAY. WELL THEN MY ANSWER IS I'D LIKE TO KNOW ALL THE FACTS RELATED TO THE SOUND. BECAUSE WHAT IF THE SOUND ISSUE IS SO LOUD AND SO HIGH THAT IT BECOMES COST PROHIBITIVE? I AM MORE LEANING TOWARDS LET'S MAKE SURE WE KNOW ALL THE FACTS. LET'S MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. AND IN THAT WAY WE CAN WAIT. I AM MORE ABOUT WAITING A LITTLE BIT LONGER. LET'S GET THAT INFORMATION. THAT WAY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. AND THEN WE CAN FIGURE THE REZONING AT THAT POINT. >> MAYOR, IF I COULD MAKE A FEW COMMENTS HERE FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR PARTICULARLY PULLING THIS ITEM AND FOCUSING ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE IN THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING THIS FACILITY. AND SO AS I THINK ABOUT BUILDING [02:10:04] FACILITIES, I THINK OF THE WORD SUITABILITY AND FEASIBILITY. YOU MENTIONED SUITABILITY. SUITABILITY MEANING CAN YOU BUILD THIS BUILDING ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY? FEASIBILITY MEANING IS THERE AN EXPERT SUCH AS ANIMAL ARK. YOU PRESENTED THEM IN YOUR PRESENTATION. WHO ARE THEY? WHAT DO THEY DO? AND DO THEY EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF AN ANIMAL SHELTER? I BUILT ALL KINDS OF OFFICE SPACE AND I CAN TELL YOU WHERE TO BUILD IT, NOT BUILD IT I CAN'T TELL YOU THE FIRST THING ABOUT BUILDING AN ANIMAL SHE SHELTER. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: THAT'S EXACTLY THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING THEM ON BOARD AT THIS POINT, SIR APPEARED TO GIVE AN OPINION ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THIS SITE FOR THIS PURPOSE. THEY WILL BE HERE ON THE CURRENT SCHEDULE WHEN THIS ITEM COMES BEFORE YOU FOR A ZONE CHANGE TO GIVE YOU THEIR PROFESSIONAL OPINION. IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT. IF WE DO NOT APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, THEY WILL NOT BE HERE WHEN THAT DECISION COMES BACK TO YOU. LATER ON. >> OKAY. DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANIMAL ARK, I HAVE NOT RUN ACROSS THEM IN MY LIMITED EXPOSURE TO LIFE. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THEY DO? >> THEY SPECIALIZE IN DESIGNING ANIMAL SHELTERS. >> OKAY. AND THE LOCATION OF ANIMAL SHELTERS? >> THAT IS CERTAINLY PART OF THE PROCESS. >> OKAY. ALSO I HEARD TONIGHT A LICENSED SOUND STARTING. ARE WE GOING TO CONDUCT THAT AS WELL? >> YES WE ARE. >> AND THEN THE OTHER THING I SAW OR HEARD TONIGHT WAS A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. I SEE THAT THIS PRESENTATION TAKES OUR CONTRACTOR ALL THE WAY FROM DESIGN DEVELOPMENT TO CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. >> CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION. >> CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND CONSTRUCTION AND ADMINISTRATION. IT'S YOUR PLAN EVIDENTLY TO GET THOSE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS ISSUED TO CONTRACTORS WHO WILL BID ON THEM AND AT THAT POINT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF WHAT THIS WILL ACTUALLY COST. IS THAT THE PROCESS? >> WELL BEFORE THAT, SIR. WE ARE BRINGING ON THIS WINTERTON, OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO DO PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES ACTUALLY AND ANALYZING, GIVING US COST ESTIMATES WHERE THEY WILL DO DETAILED COST ESTIMATION AT EVERY PHASE OF DESIGN, SCHEMATIC, DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, WE MOVE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS BEFORE WE GET TO FINAL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS WE WILL NEGOTIATE WHAT'S CALLED A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. IT WILL BRING FORWARD A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AT THAT TIME. WHEN YOU EXECUTE THAT GUARANTEE, THAT WILL BE YOUR PRICE AND THEIR JOB TO DO THAT PROJECT FOR THAT PRICE. WE WILL GET A COST ESTIMATION AS SOON AS WE GET THEM ON BOARD. THAT'S THE OTHER BENEFIT OF BRINGING THIS GROUP ON NOW. BECAUSE THEN WE CAN BRING SWINERTON TOGETHER WITH HOEFER WELKER AND THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE SITE AND START REFINING THEIR COST ESTIMATION APPEARED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. RIGHT NOW WE DO NOT HAVE WHAT I THINK OF AS A CREDIBLE COST ESTIMATE TO THIS PROJECT. >> I'VE GOT ONE MORE QUESTION, MERE. WHEN DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE LICENSE? >> I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER BUT MY INTENTION IS TO HAVE IT BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THIS COUNCIL ON THE ZONE CHANGE. >> OCTOBER 20. >> I ALSO THINK IT'S HARD FOR US BEING IN THE POSITION THAT WE'RE IN WHICH WAS WE DESIGNED A BUILDING ON A PROPERTY THAT WAS NOT SUITABLE. ACCORDING TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY AND WE DON'T WANT TO REPEAT THAT. AND WE DON'T WANT TO DESIGN SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SUITABLE OR FEASIBLE. AND SO NOT KNOWING WHO ANIMAL ARCH IS OR WHAT THEIR CAPABILITIES ARE, I KNOW THAT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, THAT'S KIND OF NEW NEWS. BUT I'M GOING TO SAY THAT IT'S CRITICAL FOR US TO GET OVER THOSE TWO HURDLES BEFORE WE EVER APPROVE SOMETHING. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> TO GET OVER THE HURDLES OF THE SOUND STUDY OR THE FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY? >> FEASIBILITY, SUITABILITY, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, SOUND STUDY. ALL THOSE ISSUES BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION. >> I FEEL LIKE THAT IS A CART [02:15:04] AND A HORSE SITUATION BASED ON WHAT MR. BOWERS JUST SAID. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO DESIGN THE SITE TO DETERMINE A PROBABLE CAUSE BEFORE YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. YOU CAN'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS BEFORE YOU MAKE THE DECISION. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. I JUST THINK THERE'S A WHOLE PICTURE FROM A WHOLE PROCESS. I'M LEARNING MORE PIECES TONIGHT THAT I KNEW BEFORE I CAME. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANIMAL ARTS, NOR DID OUR CITIZENS KNOW, THAT THE WE ARE GOING TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY STUDY. >> DO THEY CONDUCT A SUITABILITY AND FEASIBILITY STUDY? I DIDN'T HEAR THAT DESCRIPTION. >> THROWING AROUND TERMS THAT I DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF. WE ARE GOING TO GET AN OPINION FROM A DESIGN FIRM ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE SITE FOR THIS PURPOSE. THAT'S NOT A STUDY. IT'S AN OPINION. >> IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE PARTNERSHIP THAT HOEFER WELKER AND SWINERTON HAVE WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONSULTANT WHO IS ADVISING THE DESIGN OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING. THEY ARE THERE TO HELP GUIDE DECISION MAKING AND SPACE USAGE AND KIND OF ALL THAT STUFF. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THEE AND I COULD BE WRONG, I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE LEEWAY% TO MIX A SPACE AND SAY IT'S NOT SUITABLE OR FEASIBLE. >> THEY CERTAINLY COULD. >> OR PROVIDE THAT ADVICE. >> EXACTLY. THAT'S PART OF THEIR EXPERTISE THEY ARE BRINGING TO THE TABLE. IS THIS A SUITABLE PLACE FOR AN ANIMAL SHELTER IN. THEY ARE ANIMAL SHELTER EXPERTISE. TO GO BACK A STEP WHEN WE BROUGHT IN HOEFER WELKER FOR DESIGN WE WENT THROUGH AN SOQ PROCESS. STATE OF QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS. THE COUNCIL HAS A PRESENTATION REGARDING THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND THEIR QUALIFICATIONS NOT JUST ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY, DESIGN OF PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY BUT ALSO AN ANIMAL SHELTER ET CETERA. SO THOSE QUALIFICATIONS SIMILAR TO THE GROUP WE HAVE COMING IN TO HELP US WITH. THEY HAVE A SUB CONSULTANT FOCUSING ON PARK DEVELOPMENT THEY THIS IS SUB CONSULTANT. ALL THEY DO IS ANIMAL SHELTERS. SO HOEFER WELKER IS THE GENERAL. ANIMAL ARTS IS THE SUB. THEIR JOB IS TO DO JUST THAT. MAKE SURE WE ARE MAKING GOOD DECISIONS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ANIMAL SHELTER. >> AND THE LOCATION. >> ABSOLUTELY. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TELL US -- WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM FOUR SITES TO LOOK AT. WE ARE SAYING WELL THIS SITE BE SUITABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE AND THEY'LL BE HERE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> [INDISTINCT] >> BETH, THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL ALLOW IN THIS INSTANCE ONLY BECAUSE YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER BOARD. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME HERE BUT I CAN'T GIVE YOU MORE THAN 60 SECONDS. >> [INDISTINCT] >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: THANK YOU. >> [INDISTINCT] >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: GOT IT I WANT TO RESTATE. SHE IS NOT MIKED. WHAT SHE'S SAYING IS SHE DID NOT MAKE A STATEMENT THAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD VOTED TO REJECT THE SITE RATHER THAT THEY WERE RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO SEEK ALTERNATE SITES, SEEK ALTERNATE SITES. THEY DID NOT MAKE ANY FORMAL MOTION TO DO THAT. RATHER, THEY JUST KIND OF DID THAT THROUGH THE CONSENSUS OF THE GROUP. IS THAT A FAIR ASSESSMENT? THANK YOU, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. MR. FASSETT, I APOLOGIZE. >> THAT'S FINE. AGAIN, ARGUABLY OR NOT ARGUABLY ADMITTEDLY I'M VERY NEW WITH THIS. WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR AND WHAT I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL IN THIS SITUATION IS FOR A PAUSE JUST SO WE CAN -- IT SEEMS TO ME THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF HINGING ON THIS LICENSE SOUND STUDY. IF WE CAN JUST PAUSE IT CALCULUS INTO THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S REALLY ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION SO THEY CAN ASK INFORMED QUESTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE COUNCIL TO ACTUALLY HAVE THAT INFORMATION. IT SEEMS TO ME IF THAT SOUNDS STUDY COMES BACK AND SAYS THIS [02:20:04] IS JUST UNBEARABLE, I THINK THAT SO WE ARE ASKING TO GO INTO THIS AGREEMENT FOR THIS LOCATION. NOW WE'VE GOT TO SHIFT GEARS AND GO FIND A LOCATION. I'M ASKING FOR A PAUSE. MY QUESTION IS EXACTLY HOW DO WE GET THERE? >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: I'LL ANSWER THAT QUESTION FIRST. WHICH IS THAT SIMPLY THE ITEM COULD BE POSTPONED TO A FUTURE MEETING. THERE COULD BE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THE ITEM TO A DATE CERTAIN WHICH IN THIS CASE I BELIEVE WOULD PROBABLY MOST LIKELY TO GET THE INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BE OCT OCTOBER 20. AT WHICH POINT WE WOULD GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SECONDING THAT MOTION FOR DISCUSSION AND WE WOULD CALL A VOTE. I WANT TO KIND OF ADDRESS WHAT YOUR COMMENTS WERE WHICH WAS WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT DIVIDED BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD, WE'VE HAD INDIVIDUALS STAND UP BEFORE US AND SAY BUILD IT NOW. MOVE. DO SOMETHING. WHAT I JUST HEARD FROM YOU WAS LET'S PAUSE. LET'S STOP. LET'S WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION. IN MY MIND, I'M WONDERING WHAT IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT'S GOING TO MAKE EVERYONE COMFORTABLE? BECAUSE AT THE LAST MEETING WHERE WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION, MR. FASSETT, YOU YOURSELF SAID ULTIMATELY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THE CALL. WE EITHER NEED TO DO THIS OR WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE. AND IN MY RECOLLECTION OF THESE SITES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY POSSIBLE SITES REALLY THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AS A COMMUNITY. IT WAS MADE MENTIONED TONIGHT ABOUT THE MILLER HEIGHTS SITE. TALK ABOUT NOISE. NOT ONLY PGBT BUT OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT IS HELD RIGHT THERE. NEXT TO OUR. THERE'S NOTHING THAT GETS MY DOG MORE FRUSTRATED THAN THUNDER AND FIREWORKS. IN FACT, MY DOG. MAYBE SHE'S JUST AN ANOMALY. BUT WE HAVE A FIRE STATION RIGHT DOWN THE STREET, FIRE STATION 3. SHE COULDN'T GIVE A RIP ABOUT THAT THING. BUT IF THE FIRE ALARM STARTS CHIRPING, SHE'S GOING TO LOSE HER MIND. SO TO EACH THEIR OWN. BUT TO ME, THAT SITE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO BE A PLAUSIBLE OPTION SO OUT OF OTHER CITY OWNED PROPERTIES, WHERE DO WE GO? WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE? WE ARE TRYING TO APPEASE SEVERAL FACETS OF THE POPULATION HERE WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE IT CENTRALLY LOCATED ALONG A MAIN DRAG ON A CITY OWNED PROPERTY, IN A PLACE THAT DOESN'T HAVE RESIDENTIAL, NO FIRE STATIONS, NO NOISE. AT SOME POINT WE ARE TRYING TO CHECK TOO MANY BOXES AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE EVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THERE. MR. GIBBS. I'LL STOP. >> WE TALKED ABOUT THE PAST SO LET'S GO BACK IN HISTORY. WHERE THE SHELTER IS SITTING ON INDUSTRIAL, I GUESS MOST OF YOU KNOW I WAS AT THE SHELTER FROM 2009 TO 2017 AS THE COMMANDER OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. THERE USED TO BE A FIRE STATION. IT'S WHERE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HERE AND THAT ENGINE POLL TRUCKS, AMBULANCES RAN OUT OF THERE ON A DAILY BASIS WITH SIRENS BLARING COMING OUT TOWARDS THAT SHELTER. CURRENTLY WHAT YOU HAVE ON HIGHWAY 66 LAKEVIEW PARKWAY WHICH IS NOT TOO FAR TO THE NORTH OF THE SHELTER IS MANY VEHICLES GOING THAT WAY TO THE HOSPITAL, GOING TO MERCY CALLS. THEY ARE RUNNING CODE THREE THERE DURING MY TIME FROM 2009 TO 2017, WE NEVER GOT A COMPLAINT THAT THE DOGS WERE BEING UPSET OR ANYTHING FROM THE SIRENS. I STILL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE SOUND TEST DONE AND SEE WHAT IT HAS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE NEXT DOOR. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS PRETTY BIG. CAN WE MOVE IT BACK A LITTLE BIT IN THE PROPERTY? WE WANT IT FRONT FACING? THOSE ARE THINGS WE CAN DECIDE. I DON'T THINK THE SHELTER THAT WE HAVE NOW IS REALLY SOUNDPROOF. BUT I CANNOT RECALL ANY ISSUES WHERE THE STAFF WOULD EVER TELL ME THAT THE SIRENS ARE DRIVING THE DOGS CRAZY. IT'S SOME HISTORY. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: MR. FASSETT. >> FOR CLARITY, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT WE LOOKED -- I. SAW SIX. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAD A BIG DISCUSSION ON IT. AND ACTUALLY THE MIND-SET WE NEEDED TO GET SOME DIRT MOVING. TRUTH IN REPORTING, I LIKE THE SCHRADE SITE. I CAN FIND SOME CHALLENGES WITH IT. I DO LIKE THE SITE. I FIND IT'S ONE OF THE QUIETEST PLACES IN THE CITY QUITE FRANKLY. THAT BEING SAID, I'M JUST TRYING TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OUR BOARD HERE BECAUSE I HEAR THE COMMENTS. I SEE THE COMMENTS. I THINK WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS STUDY? EVEN IF WE DO THE SOUND STUDY, IT STILL MAY BE THE BEST SITE [02:25:01] OVERALL. AT LEAST WE CHECK OUT - -- I. AGREE WE CAN'T CHECK EVERY BOX. BUT I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING A TWO TO THREE WEEK DELAY IS GOING TO BE CATASTROPHIC HERE. GETTING THAT SOUND STUDY, HAVING THAT SOUND STUDY. SO WE IN COUNCIL CAN MAKE A COMPLETELY INFORMED DECISION AT THAT POINT. IF I HAD TO VOTE RIGHT NOW, SCHRADE MIGHT BE THE BEST PLACE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION AND I THINK OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION HERE.THE. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: MR. BOWERS. >> THANK YOU. PART OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AS FAR AS THE SOUND STUDY, COMPLETELY AGREE WITH. AS FAR AS THEY POSTPONE IT, THAT CAN HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY AS FAR AS WHAT WE ARE GIVEN AS COUNCIL TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION. IN TERMS OF CITY MANAGER BOWERS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS WILL BE SOME IMPLICATIONS THAT WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND BY OCTOBER 20TH WHEN WE DO GO TO REZONE IT. WE ARE NOT REZONING THE LAND. I THINK THAT'S A VERY VALID THING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE SITE WOULD LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE DESIGN LOOKS LIKE, GOING INTO THAT SPACE. SOUNDS STUDY 100%. DEFINITELY. IF WE DON'T MOVE WITH THIS AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER SAID, HOEFER WELKER WON'T BE ON BOARD AND AT THAT POINT THERE WOULD BE SOME THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION. >> I CERTAINLY AGREE. I THINK WE HAVE DONE AN AWFUL LOT IN TRYING TO GET CITIZENS INPUT ON THIS. LIKE YOU SAID, MAYOR, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING BUILD IT. I'M READY TO SEE DIRT STARTING TO TURN. BUT I ALSO REALIZE THAT THE LONGER WE PUSH THIS THING DOWN THE ROAD AND I THINK THIS IS A CRITICAL THING THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE TONIGHT, WE HAVE THAT PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON THIS AND THAT. I DO AGREE WE NEED TO GET A SOUND STUDY. BUT I THINK WE CAN DO THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPROVING THIS AND GETTING THIS THING OFF. I'M REALLY NOT IN FAVOR OF POSTPONING IT. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS AND I RESPECT THOSE. THAT I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. >> LET'S TAKE A HYPOTHETICAL. LYNETTE, THANK YOU. YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT. I APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING YOU STAND THERE FOR AS LONG AS YOU HAVE. LET'S DO A HYPOTHETICAL. LET'S SAY TONIGHT THIS ITEM GETS APPROVED AS IS. WE GET TO THE OCTOBER 20TH MEETING, WE ARE CONSIDERING THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE THE SOUND STUDY IN HAND SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE LIST OF CONTRACTORS THAT WERE ON THE SCREEN AND SUBCONTRACTORS. WE DECIDE AT THAT POINT IT'S NOT A SUITABLE SITE, NOT APPROPRIATE FOR WE DENY THE ZONING. WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS CONTRACT THAT WE'VE EXECUTED AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM THERE? WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? EXECUTE ANOTHER AMENDMENT LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT SITE? WHAT HAPPENS? >> WE WOULD EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT SITE. GOING BACK TO HOEFER WELKER TO LOOK FOR DIFFERENT SITES. WOULD WE HAVE SPENT SOME MONEY ON DESIGN AT THAT POINT, YES FOR NOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY. WE ARE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR A SCHEMATIC DESIGN. WE'VE DONE SOME WORK ON THE SITE PLAN. AND BRINGING IN THE SUBCONSULTANT, WE HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. IT HAS A BENEFIT OF GIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO MAKE A DECISION. IF YOU SAY STOP, WE STOP AND WE LOOK AT PLAN B. >> THANK YOU, MAY I PREPARE THAT PROVIDES A LOT OF CLARITY AND VERY INFORMATIVE. AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL. WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK ON THAT. IT MAKES -- WE GET TO THAT POINT OF UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY AND IT FALLS APART BECAUSE THE SOUND IS UNREALISTIC, WE WOULD GO BACK TO SQUARE ONE AND THEY WOULD FIGURE IT OUT FROM THERE? WHAT I WOULD ALSO PROPOSE THAT WE DO, I LIKE THAT. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PERSON DOING A SOUND STUDY PERIODS IS THERE AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT RELATED TO ANIMALS THAT CAN TELL US WHAT THAT SOUND STUDY SAYS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BENCHMARK IS FOR SOUND FOR DOGS. WHO'S GOING TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION WHAT IS TOO MUCH SOUND? WHAT I AM ASKING IN ADDITION TO THE LICENSED PERSON DOING THE SOUND STUDY, THEY ARE GOING TO TELL US WHAT THE DECIBELS ARE PREPARED TO ANOTHER CONSULTANT TO SAY, TALKING ABOUT FOR THE COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN SEE THIS IS WITHIN TOLERANCE. THIS IS NOT WITHIN TOLERANCE. I THINK IT HELPS ALL OF US INCLUDING HEREFORD WALKER -- HOEFER WELKER TO MAKE A DECISION. >> I AGREE. THAT'S WHERE ANIMAL ARTS IS POSITIONED TO BE ABLE TO SAY WITH THE EXPERIENCE WE HAVE AND THE SHELTERS WE'VE BUILT AND I PULLED OUT THEIR WEBSITE AND [02:30:01] THEY DO NOT ONLY JUST SHELTERS BUT THEY DO VETERINARIANS AND EQUINE CENTERS AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF. THEY DO A VARIETY OF ANIMAL FOCUSED DESIGNS AND PRODUCTS AND ALL THAT. THEY ARE PROBABLY THE BEST POSITION TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US AN EXPER OPINION ON WHETHER THAT SOUND STUDY IS SUITABLE, ON THE BORDER, COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS OR COMPLETELY TOLERABLE, WITHIN THE LIMITS. >> THAT BEING SAID IF WE APPROVE THIS THEN HOEFER WELKER IS ON ON BOARD. THAT GROUP IS ON BOARD AND WE GET OUR SOUND STUDY. ON THE 20TH MEETING WHERE THEY'D BE ABLE TO COME HERE AND PROVIDE A PRESENTATION FOR US AND THE COMMUNITY? >> THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO DO, SIR. >> OKAY. I'M SATISFYING. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: QUESTIONS? WE WILL LET THIS FLOAT FOR A SECOND. IT'S BEEN A GREAT DISCUSSION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 5G. I SEE A MOTION BY MR. BRITTON. IF YOU PUSHED THE BUTTON, YOU WERE TOO LATE. >> WE ARE GOOD TO GO. I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HOEFER WELKER LLC FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE ANIMAL SERVICES BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 550,000. 540,000 FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN, 25%. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT 25%. CONSTRUCTION 30%. BIDDING AND NEGOTIATION 2%. CONSTRUCTION 18%. UP TO 10,000 FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES. AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 AND ALL THE NECESSARY RELATED DOCUMENTS TO EFFECTUATE SAID PURCHASE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I SEE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JEFF WINGET: MOTION TO APPROVE WITH A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION LET'S PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [5.H. Consider action to adopt a resolution approving and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with La Casita Coffee Rowlett LLC for Project “Decaf.”] NEXT WE WILL MOVE ALONG WITH OUR AGENDA. ITEM 5H. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CHAPTER 380 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LA CASITA COFFEE ROWLETT LLC FOR PROJECT DECAF. WE HAVE OUR INTERIM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WITH US. >> TO DISCUSS THE 380 AGREEMENT WITH LA CASITA APPEARED WE'LL GET THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF THIS PROJECT. THIS IS AN EXISTING DOWNTOWN BUSINESS MOVING FROM A SMALLER SPACE TO A LARGER SPACE AND EXPANDING SOME OF THEIR SERVICE OFFERINGS. THEY ARE SEEKING A SPECIAL GRANT OF 25000, FACADE SIGNAGE GRANT, REIMBURSEMENT UP TO 5000. THIS EXPANSIO WILL SUPPORT THEIR INCREASED OFFERINGS AS WELL AS ADDING STAFF AND FUTURE OPERATING HOURS. THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT FORGIVENESS. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD DID RECOMMEND THIS UNANIMOUSLY. THE CURRENT OPERATIONS IS LIMITED SERVICE OPERATION, BEVERAGE AND BAKED GOODS. THEY'VE GOT TWO FTE THAT CONSIST OF ONE FULL TIME AND TWO PART TIME STAFF. THE NEW OPERATION WHICH IS ACTUALLY MIRRORED OFF OF AN EXISTING OPERATION THAT THEY HAVE IN DALLAS, THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE THAT CONCEPT AND BRING IT HERE. THIS WILL BE TABLE SERVICE, SEATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 GUESTS. THEY WILL HAVE BEVERAGE, BAKED GOODS, PREPARED BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. IT WOULD BE A FULL KITCHEN OPERATION. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO RETAINING THE TWO FTES THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE OVER THE TIME. ACHIEVING AN FT GOAL OF 20 TOTAL OVER THE NEXT THREE YEAR. END AS THEY EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS. THE IMMEDIATE NEAR TERM THEY WILL MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT HOURS AND THE ADDITIONAL BREAKFAST AND SERVICE LUNCH. FUTURE PLAN INCLUDES AN EXPANSION TO DINNER AND POSSIBLE ADULT BEVERAGES WHICH WOULD ALSO HELP INCREASE THEIR SALES TAX. [02:35:07] SO CURRENTLY THE, THEY'RE GENERATING ROUGHLY $900 IN SALES TAX SO RIGHT NOW. PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF A GOOD PORTION OF THEIR BUSINESS IS THE BAKED GOODS, SALES TAX EXEMPT. SO RIGHT NOW ABOUT 41% OF THEIR SALES IS TAXABLE APPEARED SO HAVING SUCH GOOD DATA FROM THEIR OTHER OPERATIONS WE WERE QUICKLY ABLE TO ESTABLISH THAT THAT TAXABLE SALES NUMBER IS GOING TO INCREASE FROM 41% UP TO 51%. IT COULD TRIPLE IF THEIR COMMITI SAID RETAINING THOSE JOBS. UP TO 15, THEN FIVE. UP TO 20. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH US ON THE ANNUAL REPORTING ESPECIALLY RESTAURANT GRANT EACH YEAR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE. AND PROVIDING TIMELY DOCUMENTATION OF THE GRANT FORGIVENESS. I WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON THIS. AS I HAVE COMMUNICATED TO YOU BEFORE MY NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE CONSERVATIVE. WHEN I LOOK AT THE CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES PLACED I KNOW IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO FOCUS IN ON THAT. THAT IS BASED STRICTLY ON THEM GOING AND MAINTAINING CURRENT OPERATING HOURS AND ADDING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. AND I ALWAYS DO THAT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I ABSOLUTELY NO. WHEN I BOOK MY ECONOMIC IMPACTS I START WITH WHAT I ABSOLUTELY NO. THE OTHER THING I WORK ON IS THAT IS BASED ON THE 1% THAT WE GET VERSUS OTHER SEASON MIGHT GET 2%. IF I WAS DOING THIS FOR THE CITY I WOULD GET A COLLECTIVE TO PERCENT. THAT IS JUST INFORMATION TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT. ALSO THEN LOOK, AT THE OPERATION THEY PROVIDED A VERY THOROUGH BREAKDOWN OF THEIR FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION IN THAT LOCATION. AND THEN WHAT THEIR CELLS ARE WITH ALL OF THEIR SERVICES BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, ADULT BEVERAGES. VERY EASY TO FORECAST THIS OUT AND SAY ASSUMING THAT MODEL IS FOLLOWING AND UP AND GOING BY YEAR THREE THEY COULD BE EVERY -- VARIABLE BE SEEING BREAKING EVEN. THAT IS THE LONG AND SHORT OF THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS I WANTED TO POINT OUT. THAT WE DID NOTICE AND DISCUSS WITH THE APPLICANT AS WELL AS THE CITY ATTORNEY. IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD AND APPROVE THOSE PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED. THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING AT WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE ORIGINAL DATE OF OPENING TO JUNE FIRST OF 2027. THERE HAS BEEN SOME DELAY IN HANGUPS WITH THE PERMITTING PROCESS. WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ADVOCATE. WE ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETE IT. BE FIVE YEARLY STARTED IN SEPTEMBER SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THEY WANT TO GET MOVING VERY QUICKLY. THE OTHER ITEM IS THERE IS THE JOB REQUIREMENTS IN THE DRAFTING AND THE DOCUMENT. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FTES GOING IN 2026, NOT 2027. WE HAVE TO ADJUST THOSE TO 2028, 2029. 26, 27, 28. THOSE ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE. AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS REALLY IN [02:40:03] THE OTHER SECTION THE MILESTONES BEING? WHICH IS THE SORT OF SITUATION MOVING INTO 28TH, 29, FROM 2026, 2027, 23 IT. THOSE ARE THE ONLY ADJUSTMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE AND I DO APOLOGIZE TO THE ATTORNEY. I BELIEVE I SENT THAT OVER AND CORRECTLY SO THAT IS ON ME. SO WITH THAT I PACKAGES PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THESE APPLICANTS DO HAVE A PARENT COMPANY THAT IS A 6000 SQUARE-FOOT WHOLESALE FACILITY. THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANYTHING THAT THEY ASK FOR USUALLY WITHIN THE HOUR. WITH THAT SAID I LEAVE IT OPEN TO QUESTIONS. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY IMMEDIATE QUES QUESTIONS? >> NOT REALLY A QUESTION BUT A COMMENT. I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK YOU. I'VE HAD THE CHANCE THE PAST COUPLE DAYS TO HEAR YOU A COUPLE TIMES AND I AM SMARTER EVERY TIME I LISTEN TO YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE JUST HOW THOROUGH YOUR PRESENTATIONS ARE. I'M NOT AN ECONOMIC I AND YOU SAY IT IN A MANNER I CAN UNDERSTAND SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> TO THE APPLICANT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLIE WILLING TO COME TO OUR DOWNTOWN -- REALLY INTERESTED IN COMING TO OUR DOWNTOWN AREA AND INVESTIGATED. >> I WANT TO CHALLENGE MY COLLEAGUES COMMENT ABOUT BEING COMMON YOU ARE ANYTHING BUT THAT. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO ROWLETT. I KNOW THE DATE IS 26, 27. DO WE HAVE BENCHMARKS DO WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE? DO WE HAVE WAYS OF TRACKING THE PROGRESS OF THIS? >> TO FINISH OUT IT NEEDS TO START ORIGINALLY SEPTEMBER 30 WITH DELAYS UP TO OCTOBER 30. THAT IS SORT OF THE FIRST BENCHMARK THEY NEED TO GET SORTED BY OCTOBER 30TH. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO PRIMARY BENCHMARKS. THE OTHER BENCHMARK FOR THE SIGNAGE GRANT IS THE ACTUAL INSTALLATION COMPLETION I DID EXPLAIN TO THE APPLICANT THAT I WOULD NEED TO SEE THE PAID INVOICE ANY CONTACT INFORMATION FROM THE VENDOR. ONCE ALL OF THAT AND THAT REIMBURSEMENT IS MADE AND THAT IS DONE THEY GRANT FORGIVENESS CLAUSES ARE TIED TO THE FTES. EXPLAINED THAT TO THE APPLICANT THERE IS A GRANT FORGIVENESS SCHEDULE WITHIN THE DOCUMENT SO AS LONG AS THEY HIT THE END OF 2027 AT HIS 10,000 HOURS OF THE GRANT. 2028 FOR THE NEXT 10,000, 2029 FOR THE FINAL REMAINING 5000. >> THAT IS GOOD TO HEAR. OF COURSE WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I ASSUME YOU WILL BE HELPING THE APPLICANT IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH CONTINUING PERMITTING ISSUES. HELP THEM GET IT ACROSS THE GOAL LINE. >> WE ARE COLLECTIVELY TRYING TO JOINTLY BUILD THE LIBRARY VERY QUICKLY. THERE HAS BEEN A FEW HICCUPS HERE AND THERE BUT WE SHOULD BE REALLY CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE IT IS ALL ABOUT LAST WEEK. WE ARE VERY CLOSE WE JUST HAVE ONE SMALL ITEM AND IT SHOULD BE A GOOD RESULT. >> THE OLD SAYING IS THAT TIME KILLS -- KILLS DEALS SO GET IT DONE. >> YES, SIR,. >> I HAVE A QUESTION A COUPLE OF THEM ACTUALLY. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE FINANCIAL SLIDE. I HAVE SOME CURIOSITIES AND SOME QUESTIONS. IT SAYS CURRENT OPERATION GENERATES $900 THROUGH SALES TAX OBVIOUSLY THE MAJORITY OF THAT BEING IN A BAKED GOODS. THAT YOU INTEND TO CHANGE. YOU ANTICIPATE $3400 I GUESS AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN SALES TAX. WERE PRESENT AROUND $41,000 IN [02:45:07] REVENUE. TAXABLE REVENUE I SHOULD SAY. WE TALK ABOUT CHANGE GEARS OR SOME POINT IN TIME. SO THE ONE CURIOUS SIDE THE RESTAURANTS AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT YOU TALK ABOUT PROVIDING ALCOHOL OBVIOUSLY $41,000 IS NOT A LOT IN TOTAL REVENUE. TAXABLE REVENUE. WHICH WILL ALWAYS BE ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT IS ALCOHOLIC BUT THAT IS NOT TODAY. I ONLY ASK THE QUESTION BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT TRYING TO ADD 20 EMPLOYEES. I'M KIND OF WONDERING THE ANTICIPATED WE TALK ABOUT TRYING TO PAY THIS THING BACK WHATEVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE BECAUSE I WOULD EXPECT YOU WOULD HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE REVENUE THAN THAT. IN ORDER TO HIGHER 20 PEOPLE OR 15 PEOPLE WHATEVER THE ANTICIPATION IS FOR THAT. AGAIN I AM ONLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GRANT THAT IN CONSIDERATION OBVIOUSLY BASED ON EMPLOYMENT. HIT 3400 SO THAT IS A QUESTION FOR YOU WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> THAT 3400 IS BASED ON THAT FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION WITH BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. IF YOU EXPAND IT TO AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BASED ON THE LOW PERFORMANCE AT THE OTHER LOCATION HERE THAT NUMBER GOES. THE REVENUES YOU KNOW NOT TO JUMP IN FOR YOU BUT THE REVENUES AS WELL TO OUR FISCAL ANALYSIS ARE ACTUALLY RATHER STRONG. WITHOUT DIVULGING THE PROPRIETARY REVENUE DATA THAT THEY GAVE ME THEIR REVENUE WILL SUPPORT THAT NUMBER OF EMPL EMPLOYEES. THAT IS ALSO SIMILAR TO SIMILAR TO EMPLOYEES THEY HAVE AT THE CURRENT PORTION. AND AGAIN I ADJUST FOR THAT LOCATIONS TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW DOWN FOR THIS LOCATIONS TRAFFIC. IF THEY DO MIRROR REVENUES AT THAT LOCATION GREAT. BUT I WILL ADJUST THAT NOW TO KIND OF WHAT I THINK IF THEY ADD ALCOHOL. SO I BELIEVE IN THE SECOND YEAR THEY WILL MOST LIKELY ADD THIS SEEMS TO BE THE PLAN AND THEN THAT WILL DRIVE UP THAT IS ANOTHER SHIFT OF KITCHEN WORKERS THE SHIFT OF WAITSTAFF SO THOSE NUMBER START TO TAKE. YOU KNOW WITH THE BAKED GOODS BEING YOU KNOW A BIG FOCUS WE GET THE SALES TAX NUMBERS ON THAT. SO IF I USE THEIR IF I USE THEIR NUMBERS IF THEY WERE TO PERFORM LIKE AT THIS OTHER LOCATION WITH THE ALCOHOL WITH DINNER AND A FOOD SALES WAY THAT THEY ARE DOWN THERE THAN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THEM PUSHING THAT AROUND UP INTO THE EIGHT, 9000 RANGE OR ONE%. >> AND THE ASPECTS OF YOUR DINNER PERSPECTIVE OBVIOUSLY BAGELS DO NOT REQUIRE A LOT OF KITCHEN ACTIVITY. DOES YOUR DINNER PIECES GET INTO CONVERSATIONS THAT DEAL WITH CONVERSATIONS CLOSE TO THAT LOCATION ARE YOU ANTICIPATING THAT AS BEING A CONSIDERATION. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY HAD ON THAT LAST ONE. >> HAS NOT REALLY BEEN A BIG CONSIDERATION FOR US WE ARE EXCITED WE KNOW WE WOULD DO REALLY WELL HERE FOR DINNER. SO WE ARE EXCITED TO LIKE OFFER THAT AND BRING SOME MORE CONTENT OPTIONS. >> WE WANT TO DEFINITELY WELCOME YOU AS A RESTAURANT CONCEPT BECAUSE LORD KNOWS WE NEED MORE OF THOSE AROUND. I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS AND THE FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT GRANT [02:50:01] MONEY YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT BEING FORGIVEN JUST LOOKING TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT YOU SO WE WELCOME YOU FOR THAT OBVIOUSLY BUT JUST LOOKING OUT FOR THE INTEREST OF THE CITY AS WELL. >> THOSE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY CONSERVATIVE WHAT WE DO AT THE COFFEE SHOP AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN WITH OUR OTHER COFFEE SHOPS WE WILL DO MORE IN A WEEK IN OUR RESTAURANTS EVEN JUST WITH THE FRENCH AND LUNCH AND THOSE ARE ALL TAXABLE ITEMS AND THEN WE WOUD DO A MONTH OF SALES AT A COFFEE SHOP. THOSE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY I WANT TO SAY GIVEN OUR COFFEE SHOP SALES HERE ON LOCATION WE ARE LOOKING TO ME OR WERE WE DO ABOUT EIGHT TIMES MORE BUSINESS A YEAR THAN THIS COFFEE SHOP DOES. >> YOU WERE FORGIVE ME I'M NOT A COFFEE DRINKER BUT. >> FROM WHAT YOU TELL ME WHERE YOUR LOCATION IS AT CURRENTLY IN TOWN. >> CURRENTLY OPEN FIVE DAYS A WEEK FOR BRUNCH AND LUNCH. WE GENERATE AROUND THE SAME NUMBERS AS WE WOULD WHEN WE ARE CURRENTLY MAKE A GET AT THIS COFFEE SHOP. OFF OF NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND 75 THAT IS MAYBE A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET SMALLER THAN THIS LOCATION AND THAT GENERATES THAT ATE TIMES MARK. >> MY APOLOGIES WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED RIGHT NOW IN ROWLETT? >> WE ARE IN A WHITE HOUSE BUILDING. >> WE WILL WELCOME YOU AND COUNCIL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT CONSIDERATION. >> I APPRECIATE IT. >> ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE SHE IS GLAD YOU ARE COMING SHE GETS THE RICHARDSON A LOT SAVE SOME MONEY ON GAS. AND THANK YOU. >> I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING COUNCIL BECAUSE I HAD THIS THOUGHT. THE ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD CONSIDER THIS ITEM BACK IN FEBRUARY. WHERE THEY CONSIDERED AND I'M NOT CERTAIN THEY HAD ALL OF THE INFORMATION THEY JUST PROVIDED AND I'M NOT EVEN CERTAIN THE INFORMATION THEY PROVIDED WAS 100% ACCURATE. WITH THAT SAID THEY WERE VERY POSITIVE ABOUT THE CONCEPT VERY GENERALLY SPEAKING. THAT FEELING IN THE ROOM IF I COULD BE SO BOLD AS TO SAY ABOUT THE CONCEPT BECAUSE AGAIN THEY HAVE FELT A TREMENDOUS BRAND THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY IMPACTED OUR DOWNTOWN AREA AND SO THERE IS TREMENDOUS POSITIVITY THERE. SO I KNOW THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS WE MIGHT HAVE SEEN ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELSEWHERE BUT REALISTICALLY I THINK FOR ME THAT IS NOT A CONCERN. WHAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE A BUSINESS THAT HAS PROVEN THEMSELVES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN WHAT IS GOING ON. WE APPRECIATE THEM. THE WAY THIS AGREEMENT IS STRUCTURED THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE YOU REALLY PULL THAT OUT. THE WAY THEY BRING THAT STRUCTURE IS NOT HERE IS ALL THIS MONEY UPFRONT IT AS A PAYMENT WINDOW TO ENSURE THAT THOSE DIFFERENT MILESTONES ARE MET. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING SAID ABOUT THE GREASE TRAP. SO THE GREASE TRAP IS ALREADY IN THE BUILDING THAT IS BECAUSE THE BOATING CONTRACTOR WENT IN THERE WITH THE INTENT OF ATTRACTING ATTENDANTS TO THEIR BOTTOM FLOOR. SO THAT A CONCEPT LIKE THIS COULD PRETTY SEAMLESSLY MOVE INTO THE SPACE WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE THAT UP FOR THE COST. >> COUNCIL OTHER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. MY ONLY ASK IS THE SAME AFTER I HAD FOR YOU BE THERE WHEN THE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING CURRENTLY. AND ARE YOU CLOSE OF AROUND TWO, 3:00. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU WHEN THE EVENTS ARE GOING ON DOWNTOWN SO LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN. WITH THAT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. SO I MOVE WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AS AMENDED DURING THE PRESENTATION WITH COMPANY ROWLETT LLC WITH PROJECT DECAF. >> SECOND BY MR. GIBBS. >> MOTION AND THE SECOND ANY [02:55:04] DISCUSSION WITH. THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [5.I. Conduct a public hearing and consider action to adopt an ordinance annexing approximately 14.87 acres of land located at 3805 Troy Road, situated in the Madison Price Survey, Abstract No. 257, Rockwall County, Texas into the City of Rowlett, Texas and approving an annexation service plan therefor.] THANK YOU AGAIN WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE NEW SHOP OPEN. NEXT WE MOVE TO ITEM 5I. CONSIDER MOTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE 14.87 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 34 MARC SHORT ROAD SITUATED BY THE MATCH PLAY SURVEY EXECUTE 237. ANNEXATION SERVICE PLAN THERE FOR. THANK YOU FOR WAITING ON US. >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU, COUNSEL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION REQUEST OF APPROXIMATELY 14.87 ACRES AT 3805 TRAIL ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE CITY'S ETG. TO BE FUTURE PROPOSED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THIS EXHIBIT IS TO SHOW YOU THE PROPERTY IN RELATION TO YOU TJ. AS SHOWN IT CURRENTLY EXISTS INSIDE CITY LIMITS. TONIGHT COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND REGARDING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AND FOLLOWING THAT PUBLIC HEARING TAKE ACTION ON THE REQUEST OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION. FOR THE 14.87 ACRES WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO BE 70 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS WATER SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY THE EAST FORK SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT. WASTEWATER SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF ROWLETT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLITICAL AGREEMENTS. UPON ANNEXATION THE CITY THE PROPERTY WOULD ALSO RECEIVE CITY SERVICES SUCH AS POLICE AND FIRE EMS CODE ENFORCEMENT AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE MUNICIPAL SERVICES. THIS EXHIBIT PROVIDES A CLOSER LOOK INTO THE PROPERTY AND ITS FRONTAGE THE ROADWAY'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL TRANSITION INTO THE CITY AFTER THE ANNEXATION. THE PROPERTY SPECIFICALLY HAS 685 FEET OF FRONTAGE A LONG TRAIL ROAD WHICH IS CURRENTLY A COUNTY ROADWAY. UPON ANNEXATION THE ADJACENT PORTION WOULD BECOME THE CITY'S MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. THE DEVELOPER WOULD REMAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DRAINAGE AND ROAD REQUIREMENTS WHICH WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REVIEW PROCESS THAT FOLLOWS HERE IS JUST AN ADDITIONAL EXHIBIT TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL COMPARISON OF THE PROPOSED PROPERTY AND THEN THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO THE SITE. THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE HAS ALREADY BEEN EXPANDED TO SERVE THIS AREA. TO DOWNSTREAM LIFT STATIONS WERE UPGRADED AS PART OF COTTONWOOD CREEK DEVELOPMENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE ANTICIPATED WASTEWATER FL FLOWS. BASED ON THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THE EXISTING SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY WITH FINAL CAPACITY AND DESIGNED TO BE CONFERRED TO THE CITY'S ENGINEERING GROUP YOU IN THE FUTURE THE EXISTING AGREEMENT HERE ESTABLISHES THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS THE INFRASTRUCTURE OBLIGATIONS, UTILITY SERVICES WITH INITIAL ZONING TO BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH AN ASSOCIATED PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND TONIGHT'S STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE TO ANNEX APPROXIMATELY 14.87 ACRES LOCATED AT 3805 ROAD. APPROVE THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION REQUEST FROM TRAIL CREEK PARTNERS AND INCORPORATE THE PROPERTY INTO THE CITY OF ROLL IT -- ROWLETT TRAIL LIMITS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM THANK YOU. >> A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU AND MAYBE FOR OTHER STAFF AS APPLICABLE. YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES ALONG AND IT IS THAT 685 FEET I THINK YOU SAID TO THE CENTRELINE OF THE ROAD. >> YES, SIR,. >> IS THAT THE RIGHT NUMBER. AND IT GAVE ME AN IDEA AND THIS MIGHT NOT BE A QUESTION FOR YOU BUT GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT THE MAINTENANCE LOOKS LIKE ON A BOAT LIKE THAT TYPICALLY THE ROCKWELL COUNTY WOULD COME TO US THIS IS ROCKWELL COUNTY I BELIEVE THEY WOULD SAY WE ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROAD [03:00:02] YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FRACTION OF IT YOU PAY THIS PORTION BASED ON THAT SHARE IS THAT GENERALLY HOW THAT WOULD WORK? >> WE DEFINITELY PASS THAT OFF. >> CERTAINLY THOSE KIND OF AGREEMENTS ARE MADE SO COULD BE OURS THAT WE WANT TO STEP IN AND GET CONTROVERSIAL. NORMALLY PUT IN A SITUATION WHERE WE DO HALF A STREET AND THEN HALF A STREET UNDONE LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER. >> I GUESS IT BECOMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY TO OUR RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ONLY HALF THE STREET IS OURS. SO THEY ARE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WE HAVE TO TELL THEM NO, NO, NO THAT IS ROCKWELL COUNTY WE ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OTHER HALF SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT CONVERSATION WOULD HAPPEN SO THAT THOSE FOLKS WOULD NOT BE CONFUSED ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS. THE PEOPLE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THE CHALLENGE OF COURSE IS IN MY EXPERIENCE BETWEEN COUNTY EXPECTATIONS WITH ROAD MAINTENANCE AND CITY EXPECTATIONS IF WE PARTNER CLOSE TO THE COUNTY WE MAY HAVE TO DEVOTE TO ACCEPTING THE COUNTY'S DESIGN STANDARDS RATHER THAN OUR OWN. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> WE ONLY REQUIRE THE ANNEX OF THAT 680 FEET WE ARE REQUIRED TO ANNEX THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE ROADWAY. >> CAN WE GET SOME CLARITY ON THAT? I BELIEVE EVERYTHING IS AT THE CENTER LINE. >> IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE ENTIRE WIDTH OR STRETCH OF THAT ROAD. I THINK IT IS CLARIFIED HERE IN THE PRESENTATION IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN. >> OF THE ADJACENT PORTION. >> CORRECT. >> MY ANSWER IS WE STILL WANT TO COORDINATE THE MAINTENANCE ON THAT PENALTY. >> ON PAGE 237 IT REFLECTS THE CENTRELINE JUST SO YOU ARE ALL AWARE OF THAT. DOES THAT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE ORDINANCES? IT DOES NOT. CAN YOU COME OFF MUTE OR TURN ON YOUR MIKE. >> IT DOES NOT. >> I'VE BEEN INTO MANY VIRTUAL MEETINGS WHERE I SAY CAN YOU COME OFF MUTE. THIS SOUNDS SILLY WITH PRESTON SITTING IN THE ROOM BUT HAVE WE VERIFIED THAT PARKS NOW OWNS THIS PARCEL OF LAND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO ANNEX? THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION. >> YES, SIR,. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE A STUPID QUESTION BUT. >> THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO GLORIFY. >> TELL ME ABOUT THE ZONING PROCESS. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ZONING AT THE SAME TIME, THAT IS A SEPARATE PROCESS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH SO WHEN WILL THAT TAKE PLACE? >> THE ZONING OF AN ANNEXED PROPERTY HAS TO FOLLOW THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION SO SHOULD IT RECEIVE APPROVAL TONIGHT WE WILL GO THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE STEPS FROM THE APPLICANT AT THAT POINT STAFF WILL CONDUCT A REMOTE AND GET IT ON THE NEXT MEETING AGENDA ONCE ANY OFFENDING COMMENTS APPEAR OR ARE ADDRESSED. >> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA THE COST OF GRADING AND RESURFACING AT ASPHALT ROAD ON A PER MILE BASIS. SAY WE DO THAT EVERY FIVE YEARS WHAT WAS THAT APPROXIMATELY COST ME. >> I WOULD NOT WANT TO GIVE THAT ONE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY GUESTS BUT I DON'T SUSPECT IT IS MUCH. AND AGAIN COUNTY STANDARDS VERSUS CITY STANDARDS WILL BE DIFFERENT. I'M NOT SURE WE WANT TO MAINTAIN 685 FEET TO CITY STANDARDS WHEN THE OTHER DISTANCE ON EITHER AND IS NOT. >> WE DO NEED TO SIGNS ENTERING ROWLETT AND LEAVING ROWLETT. >> COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? >> WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL. >> 6:41 P.M. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10:41 P.M. AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MR. GIBBS. I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE AIR TO MESS PRESENTED. [03:05:01] MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED ANY DISCUSSION? ONE MORE CHECKBOX. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS EVENING. I'M SURE THERE ARE BETTER PLACES TO BE ON A TUESDAY NIGHT BUT WE THANK YOU. LET'S CALL A VOTE, PLEASE. THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. AT THIS POINT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS BE PLACED ON THE CITY AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. WERE THERE ANY AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. ALL RIGHT WE ARE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.