Sep 29, 2026 City Council Meetings

[1. Call to Order]

[2.A. Presentation of Rowlett Veterans Recognition Program Certificate to Veteran, Staff Sergeant Sophie Britt, of the United States Air Force.]

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP COUNCILMEMBER CHRIS KIZZIAR.

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>> I WILL BE AD-LIBBING BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE BIO.

I WILL SAY THAT IN ADDITION TO SOPHIE TONIGHT, WE ALSO HAVE WITH US, THE -- A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE HONOR THE VETERAN OF THE YEAR AWARD OVER AT THE CHAMBER. AND THE TEAM IS HERE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO HER AS WELL BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG THING FOR US TO RECOGNIZE HER SERVICES.

SO WE ARE VERY PROUD TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE SOPHIE BRITT AS THE 51ST VETERAN FOR ROWLETT. MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS HERE.

ALEXIS. SHE HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF THESE NOWADAYS. WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MICHELLE CURTIS. MICHELLE CURTIS IS THE DIRECTOR.

CAN'T HIDE BEHIND THE CAMERA. [LAUGHTER].

>> HE COMES BEARING GIFTS. >> SO ANYWAY, ALEXIS WILL BE READING THE BIO. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY HERE AS PART OF THE OPPORTUNITY.

ANYWAY, LET ME BRING UP ALEXIS RIGHT-CLICK.

SHE WILL READ THE BIO ON MS. MISS SOPHIE BRITT.

WE WILL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HER THAN YOU COULD IMAGINE TONIGHT.

>> DON'T GO FAR. DON'T GO FAR.

TONIGHT, WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE OUR 51ST ROWLETT VETERAN MS. SOPHIE BRITT. SOPHIE IS A PROUD U.S. ARMY VETERAN THAT SERVED SEVEN YEARS EARNING THE RANK OF SERGEANT E5 AND COMPLETING TWO COMBAT TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN.

TO HER SERVICE, SHE WAS A NETWORK ENGINEER.

SHE MANAGED HER COMPANY'S ARMS ROOM WITH EXTRAORDINARY PRECISION AND MAINTAINING FULL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR UNIT WEAPONRY AND ACHIEVING FLAWLESS INSPECTION RECORDS.

A DEDICATED MOTHER, SOPHIE RECENTLY CELEBRATED HER MAJOR FAMILY MILESTONE AS HER 18-YEAR-OLD TWINS, ADAM AND ELYSE LAUNCHED THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON DC. TODAY, SHE IS COMPLETING HER PREMEDICAL -- PREREQUISITES. THANK YOU.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO GO ANYWHERE. WITH PLANS TO ENTER MEDICAL SCHOOL NEXT YEAR AND AIMING TO BECOME A PSYCHIATRIST DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING COMBAT VETERANS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.

A RESIDENT OF ROWLETT'S AND START 2019, SOPHIE LOVES THE CITY'S WELCOMING DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND NEVER MISSES AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IN THE STUNNING SUNRISES AND SUNSETS.

SHE CONNECTED WITH THE OUTREACH CENTER A YEAR AGO DURING A CAREER TRANSITION AND QUICKLY FOUND STRENGTH, COMMODITY AND PURPOSE IN THE SISTERHOOD AND THE SERVICE WOMEN'S GROUP.

YOUNG HERYOUNGER MILITARY SERVID ACADEMIC PURSUITS, SOPHIE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED PAGEANT TITLEHOLDER AND ADVOCATE.

I'M SO SORRY, SOPHIE. SHE WENT ON TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES AND ITALY PLACING SIXTH OUT OF 60 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS. THE SEMI FINALIST IN THE MASS VETERAN AMERICA PAGEANT, SHE ACTIVELY RAISES FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS THEIR FINAL SALUTE INC.

ORGANIZING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LIKE THE MOTHER'S DAY FIVE K RUN AND CHARITY BAKE SALE. WHILE IN SERVICE, SHE RECEIVED THE AFGHANISTAN MODEL WITH THREE STARS.

ARMY ACCOMMODATION METALMACK -- MEDAL, ARMY CONDUCT MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL, ARMY SERVICE RIBBON AND THE OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON.

SOPHIE BRITT AND HEART REPRESENTING THE VERY BEST OF ROWLETT VETERANS AND CIVIC COMMUNITY. PLEASE STAND AND HUNTLEY RECOGNIZE OUR 51ST ROWLETT VETERAN, MS. SOPHIE BRITT.

[APPLAUSE]. >> OKAY.

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WE ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE QUILTS OF VALOR.

THE QUILTS OF VALOR IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUILTS OF COMFORT AND HEALING TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY WAR. THE ORGANIZATION STARTED IN 2003 BY LOOSE THEIR MOM CATHERINE ROBERTS AND HAS AWARDED OVER 440,000 QUILTS AS OF THIS MONTH. THE IDEA FOR QUILTS OF VALOR CAME TO MISS ROBERTS MS. ROBERTN A DREAM.

AT THAT TIME, HER SON WAS DEPLOYED IN IRAQ.

IN A DREAM, SHE SAW A YOUNG SOLDIER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF HIS BED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT HUNCHED OVER.

SHE SENSED WERE DEMONS WERE CLUSTERED AROUND HIM.

DRAGGING HIM DOWN INTO AN EMOTIONAL GUTTER.

THEN, AS IF VIEWING A MOVIE, SHE SAW HIM IN THE NEXT SCENE WRAPPED IN A QUILTS. HIS WHOLE DEMEANOR CHANGED FROM ONE OF DESPAIR AND TO ONE OF HOPE OF WELL-BEING.

THE QUILT HAD MADE THIS DRAMATIC CHANGE.

THE MESSAGE OF HER DREAM WAS THAT QUILTS EQUAL HEALING.

MS. ROBERTS DEVELOPED A MODEL WHERE VOLUNTEERS WOULD DONATE THEIR TIME AND MATERIALS TO MAKE THE QUILTS.

PERHAPS ONE PERSON IN THE GROUP WOULD USE THE TOP AND THE OTHER WOULD QUILT IT AND OTHERS MAY PRESENT ALL THE STEPS -- OR ALL THE STEPS CAN BE DONE BY THE SAME PERSON.

IT WAS A QUILTS OF VALOR. A QUILTS OF VALOR WOULD SAY UNEQUIVOCALLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE AND VALOR IN SERVING ARE FASCINATION.

THE FIRST QUILT WAS AWARDED AT WALTER REED MEDICAL CENTER.

TWO YOUNG SOLDIERS FROM MINNESOTA WHO LOST LEGS IN IRAQ.

SINCE 2003, THE QUILTS OF VALOR MOVEMENT SPREAD ACROSS THE NATION AND BEYOND. TODAY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM AND THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF NEW FORMED QUILTS OF VALOR GROUP, WHICH IS US, WE ARE HONORED TO BE AWARDING THIS QUILTS TO MS. SOPHIE BRITT.

SO MS. SOPHIE, IF WE MAY. WE WOULD LOVE IF WE CAN WRAP YOU IN IT. [APPLAUSE].

>> EACH QUILT OF VALOR IS FORMED BY LOVING HANDS JOINING BITS OF FABRIC TOGETHER ONE PIECE AT A TIME.

WE BELIEVE THAT AS WE CONSTRUCT THESE QUILTS, THE LOVE AND GRATITUDE FLOWS FROM OUR HEARTS AND TO OUR HANDS INTO THE QUILTS. WE ALL, AS VOLUNTEERS, WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THROUGHOUR QUILTS, YOU WILL FOREVER BE IN OUR HEARTS. I DO BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY IN THE GROUP WORKED ON THIS QUILTS. IT ALL WENT TOGETHER.

SOMEBODY ELSE TO THE BACK AND SOMEONE ELSE DID THE TOP.

THERE IS NOT REALLY JUST ONE PERSON WHO WORKED ON THIS.

I THINK WE ALL DID. WE ALSO PUT -- WE DO DOCUMENT THE QUILT HERE. WE TELL YOU WHO MADE IT AND WHEN IT WAS MADE. THE OTHER THING I HAVE FOR YOU IS A CERTIFICATE. AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR SPECIAL CERTIFICATES. IT IS AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY THIS IS FOR SOPHIE BRITT, U.S. ARMY, 2006, UNTIL 2013.

THE QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION WISHES TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR NATION. WE CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE TO DO SO ALTHOUGH WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE EXTENT OF YOUR SACRIFICE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

WE WERE YOU THIS QUILTS OF VALOR AS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR GRATITUDE. [APPLAUSE] [CHEERING].

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>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?

>> JUST A FEW WORDS. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.

I JOINED THE MILITARY AT 17 YEARS OLD AND I KNEW RIGHT THEN THAT MY LIFE WOULD BE DEDICATED TO SERVICE.

BUT THAT SERVICE DID NOT END WHEN THE UNIFORM CAME OFF.

SEVEN YEARS AGO, I MOVED TO THE GREAT CITY OF ROWLETT AND I MADE THE CITY MY HOME. IT IS WHERE I RAISED MY TWINS AND THEY GOT A GREAT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION HERE AND THEY STARTER FRESHMAN YEAR IN COLLEGE. TODAY, I USE MY PAGEANTRY PLATFORM TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR VETERAN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. I JOINED JUST OVER A YEAR AGO AND I WANT TO GIVE A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO VROC FOR NOMINATING ME FOR THIS AWARD. I'M DEEPLY PROUD TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND I'M PROUD TO CALL ROWLETT MY HOME.

THANK YOU. >> [APPLAUSE].

>> OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO GET A PHOTO.

[APPLAUSE]. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[2.B. Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing the week of October 4-10, 2026, as National Fire Prevention Week.]

FORWARD. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THIS PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS OBSERVED EACH OCTOBER AND RECOGNITION OF THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE OF 1871.

IT SERVES AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT FIRE PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY. THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION SPONSORS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES UNDERSTAND FIRE RISK AND TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PREVENT BUYERS AND PROTECT LIVES. THIS YEAR'S NAME IS CHARGED INTO FIRE SAFETY. FOCUSING ON REDUCING THE RISK OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY FIRES TO KEEP HOMES AND COMMUNITIES SAFER. AND IF YOU WILL, I WILL DO THE PROCLAMATION NOW. WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING IN THE EXISTING COMMUNITY AND FIRE PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PROTECTING LIVES, HOMES, BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY. WHEREAS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK HAS BEEN OBSERVED FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF FIRE SAFETY AND EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ABOUT THE STEPS THEY CAN TAKE TO PREVENT FIRES AND RESPOND SAFELY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND WHEREAS THE 2026 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME CHARGING FIRE SAFETY, SAFE CHARGING AS A SUPERPOWER AND CALLS ATTENTION TO THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SAFETY AND ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO PRACTICE SAFE CHARGING HABITS WHEN USING THE MINI RECHARGEABLE DEVICES FOUND IN THEIR HOMES. WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES AS WELL. AND WHERE IS WORKING SMOKE ALARMS PROPERLY MAINTAIN FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND A WELL PRACTICED HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO BE AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR PROTECTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM THE DANGERS OF FIRE, AND WHERE IS THE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE ROWLETT FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FIRE PREVENTION, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INSPECTIONS, TRAINING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH WHILE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO MAKE FIRE SAFETY A PRIORITY.

AND WHEREAS PRIOR -- FIRE PREVENTION WEEK PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENT ACCESS -- RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FIRE PREVENTION AND REVIEW EMERGENCY PLANS AND PRACTICE SAFE HABITS AND TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THOSE AROUND THEM.

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>> I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A SPEECH PLANNED.

I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

SINCE WE STARTED WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, THERE WAS ANOTHER FIRE ON THE SAME DAY AS THE CHICAGO FIRE.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE THAT WAS WAS?

>> ROWLETT. >> IT WAS IN PET AGO, WISCONSIN.

AND IT ACTUALLY KILLED MORE PEOPLE THAN THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE. BUT IT IS NOT AS WELL REMEMBERED BECAUSE IT WAS A WILDLAND FIRE SO IT BURNED MOSTLY OUT IN THE FOREST. BUT IT DID BURN SEVERAL HOMES IN SMALLER TOWNS. AND IT DID TAKE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN -- OF COURSE RECORD-KEEPING BACK THEN WAS NOT GREAT. SUMMER BETWEEN 12-1500 PEOPLE DIED IN THAT FIRE. IT WAS THE EXACT SAME DAY AS THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE. OBVIOUSLY THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE IS MUCH MORE WELLKNOWN. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE CAUSE OF

THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE? >> IT WAS A COW.

IS THAT ANYBODY REMEMBER THE LADY'S NAME?

>> MRS. O'LEARY. MRS. O'LEARY'S COW KICKED OVER A LYONS LANTERN WHEN SHE WAS MILKING THE COW AND THAT IS HOW THE FIRE STARTED.

AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT THE RUMOR HAD IT BACK THEN.

ANYWAY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING US.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND ALL THE CITIZENS OUT THERE FOR CONSTANTLY SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE CITY AND AGAIN, MAKE ROWLETT A BETTER PLACE EVERY DAY.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. I DID NOT KNOW WE WOULD GET THAT

LAST ONE. >> NO SPEECH PREPARED.

[2.C. Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month.]

YEAH RIGHT. >> NEXT IS ITEM 2C.

PRESENTATION OF THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER AS CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MEMBERS OF THE IT DEPARTMENT AS WELL. PRESENTING IS COUNCILMAN BOWERS

THE THIRD. >> COME ON UP, IT.

AND MAYER, THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR.

I APPRECIATE WHEN ALL OF MY CAPACITIES CAN JOIN.

I SERVE AS A CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS RESIDENT AT J.P.

MORGAN CHASE. I'M HAPPY TO DO THIS FOR YOU.

WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN INTRODUCTION FOR CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH OR EVERY DAY, OUR COMMUNITY BECOMES MORE CONNECTED. WE RELY ON TECHNOLOGY TO MANAGE OUR FINANCS, COMMUNICATE WITH LOVED ONES, RECEIVE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND CONDUCT OUR DAILY BUSINESS.

YET, WITH THIS GROWING CONVENIENCE COMES GROWING RISK.

CYBER CRIMINALS ARE CONTINUALLY ADAPTING TACTICS, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF BUSY SCHEDULES, UNFAMILIAR TECHNOLOGIES AND THE SEASONAL INCREASE IN ONLINE ACTIVITY THAT OCCURS AS WE ENTER THE HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAY SHOPPING. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OCTOBER IS RECOGNIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH, A TIME DEDICATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND VIGILANCE. AS A COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT, I SEE FIRSTHAND HOW CYBER THREATS AFFECT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL SIZES.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS ACCESSIBLE CYBER ATTACK CAN BE FAR-REACHING FINANCIAL LOSS. SERVICE DISRUPTION AND RISK TO PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT DECLARING OCTOBER AS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH AND ROWLETT, WE HAVE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING INFORMED, STAYING CAUTIOUS IN TAKING SIMPLE PROACTIVE SECURITY MEASURES. WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO REMAIN VIGILANT AND SEEK OUT TRUSTED SOURCES OF CYBERSECURITY GUIDANCE, PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND ADOPT EVERYDAY HABITS THAT STRENGTHEN PERSONAL DIGITAL SAFETY. THE GOAL IS TO EMPOWER RESIDENT

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AND NOW, I WILL READ THE CITY PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT RECOGNIZES THAT CYBERSECURITY IS ESSENTIAL TO THE PRIVACY, SAFETY AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND WHEREAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FORMALLY DESIGNATES THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH ENCOURAGING COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CYBERSECURITY RISK AND WHEREAS CYBER THREATS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE REVEILLE WITH CYBER CRIMINALS ARE FREQUENTLY TARGETING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ENGINEERING, IDENTITY THEFT, OR OTHER MALICIOUS ACTIVITIES.

WHERE IS THE HOLIDAY SEASON TYPICALLY SEES AN INCREASE IN ONLINE ACTIVITY, MAKING THE MONTHS LEADING INTO THESE HOLIDAYS A PERIOD OF RISK FOR CYBER CRIME AND CYBERCRIME AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF ROWLETT IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ITS RESIDENTS BY ENCOURAGING PROACTIVE STEPS SUCH AS LEARNING ABOUT COMMON ATTACK SCENARIOS, ADOPTING SAFE LINE PRACTICES AND UPDATING THE SECURITY DEVICES AND USING STRONG VINDICATION METHODS AND REMAINING ALERT TO SUSPICIOUS DIGITAL BEHAVIOR PROGRESS AND FORMS AND VIGILANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING THE OVERALL CYBERSECURITY POSTURE OF OUR CITY. NOW THEREFORE, I, W MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT ON ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026 AS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH. THE CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO ENGAGE IN CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION, PRACTICE SAFE HABITS AND TAKE PROACTIVE MEASURES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR INFORMATION FROM CYBERCRIME.

>> DOYOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. >> YES.

>> MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF OCTOBER CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH IN ROWLETT.

AS OUR CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND RAISE DIGITAL TOOLS FOR COMMUNICATION, COMMERCE AND PUBLIC SERVICES, THE SECURITY OF OUR INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS BECOMES INCREASINGLY VITAL.

CYBER THREATS ARE NO LONGER DISTINCT DISTANT ISSUES AND ENCOUNTERED ONLY BY LARGE ORGANIZATIONS.

THEY IMPACT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALIKE. ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION UNDERSCORES OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT RECOGNIZES THESE CHALLENGES AND TAKES MEANINGFUL STEPS TO STAY PROTECTED. CYBERSECURITY IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY THAT TOUCHES EVERYONE WHO USES A COMPUTER, PHONE OR CONNECTED DEVICE. SCAMS, IDENTITY THEFT, FAKE ONLINE STOREFRONTS AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, ESPECIALLY MOVING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

BEWARE. AS WE OBSERVE CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS THIS OCTOBER TO STRENGTHEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO STAY SAFE IN AN INCREASINGLY CONNECTED WORLD.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR RECOGNITION OF THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC AND YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].

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

>> THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING FOR THAT RECOGNITION. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 4D -- EXCUSE ME, 2D. UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. AND THE COUNCILMEMBER TONIGHT IS

CARLTON HOLSTON. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY? IF SO, WE HAVE A SPOT FOR YOU.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR COMMITTED RESIDENTS WILLING TO VOLUNTEER A FEW HOURS OF THEIR TIME EACH MONTH TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION. APPLICATIONS ARE BE ACCEPTED NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH. VISIT ROWLETT.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. AND FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GROUP, SAXY IS BRINGING THE HEAT IN THE PEANUT BUTTER BOWL AND WE NEED TEAM ROWLETT TO MAKE ONE LAST PUSH BEFORE THE COMPETITION ENDS TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 30TH.

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OR ONLINE AT ROWLETT COME COME. NOW, LET'S CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN STYLE WITH VIVA CULTURE HAPPENING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND FROM 6:00 UNTIL 9:00 DOWNTOWN ROWLETT.

THIS VIBRANT EVENING IS PACKED WITH AUTHENTIC CULINARY FLAVORS LATIN -- THAT SHOWCASE THE RICH CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF THE COMMUNITY. FROM DANCE TO LIVE MUSIC.

COME HUNGRY. I'M CURIOUS AND COME READY TO CELEBRATE. AND, NOW THAT THE TEMPERATURES ARE UNDER 100, FALL HAS ARRIVED. AND THAT MEANS THAT IT IS TIME FOR SCARECROWS ON MAIN MEANS TOE ITS RETURN.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE INVITED TO SHOW OFF THEIR CREATIVE -- CREATIVITY BY DESIGNING AND DISPLAYING THEIR VERY OWN SCARECROW DOWNTOWN.

ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED IN FULL CATEGORIES AND FUN CATEGORIES LIKE BEST IN SHOW, BEST THEME AND THIS YEAR, THE SCARECROW THAT MOST RESEMBLES COUNCILMEMBER FASSETT WITH WINNERS ANNOUNCED ON ROWLETT MEDIA.

PARTICIPATION IS FREE FOR THE PUBLIC IN A SMALL FEE FOR AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS. SPOTS ARE LIMITED SO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATIONS SOON AND HELP MAKE DOWNTOWN ROWLETT FESTIVITY UNFORGETTABLE -- UNFORGETTABLE THIS SEASON.

AND FROM OUR POLICE, JOIN US NOW FOR A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6TH AS NEIGHBORHOODS -- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 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 IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SAFER, STRONGER AND MORE CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS. CONSIDER HOSTING A BLOCK PARTY.

A NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING, COOKOUT AND ANOTHER COMMUNITY EVENT. AND INVITE LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER CITY REPRESENTATIVES TO JOIN YOU. THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS 18 NEIGHBORHOODS REGISTERED FOR A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. MAKE SURE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT MISS OUT ON -- BY CONTACTING OFFICER.

MITCHELL AT E-MITCHELL@ROWLETT.COM.

NOW, FROM OUR PARKS AND RECREATION, UPCOMING SENIOR ACTIVITIES. WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN HAPPENING FOR OUR SENIORS THIS OCTOBER. WE ARE TAKING THINGS OFF ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH WITH A TRIP TO THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS.

WE WILL MEET AT THE DOWNTOWN ROWLETT D.A.R.T. STATION AT 9:00 AND HOP ON THE TRAIN AND ENJOY A DAY AT THE FAIR.

THERE IS NO COST TO SIGN UP FOR THE TRUTH.

PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN STATE FAIR ADMISSION AND D.A.R.T. TRAIN TICKET. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, WE ARE BRINGING THE HALLOWEEN PHONE RIGHT HERE TO ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER WITH OUR SENIOR HALLOWEEN LUNCH.

WE WILL START AT 11:30 WITH HALLOWEEN BINGO FOLLOWED BY LUNCH AT NOON, GAMES, CONTESTS AND A LOT OF LAUGHS.

IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SENIORS TO DRESS UP, SOCIALIZE AND ENJOY A FUN AFTERNOON TOGETHER.

WE ARE NOT DONE YET. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH AT 10:0B ABOARD A NEW BUS FOR A SPOOKY AND FUN FILLED TRIP TO COUNCILMEMBER FASSETT'S HOUSE KNOWN AS THE MONSTER MANSION IN WAXAHACHIE. THE TRIP IS $40 PER PERSON AND IS SURE TO BE A MEMORABLE HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE.

THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH OUR SENIOR INDISCERNIBLE ] SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REGISTER EARLY AND RESERVE THEIR SPOT BECAUSE SPACE CAN BE LIMITED.

TO SIGN UP FOR THESE ACTIVITIES OR LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IS COMING UP, CALL 972-412-7 -- 6170 OR VISIT ROWLETT.COM/SENIORS. AND A SENIOR FRIENDLY BUSINESS

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SUBMIT A BUSINESS NAME AND A SHORT NOTE EXPLAINING WHY YOU ARE NOMINATING THEM TO SA MONROE@MONROE COME, OR CALL 972-412-6145. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH. >> THANK YOU MR. HOLSTON.

AND AN UPDATE FROM, DARE I SAY IT, COUNCILMEMBER FASSETT.

>> YOU KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER HOLSTON, TOUCHE.

I GIVE THE NIGHT TO YOU. THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT WEEK.

WE HAVE GOT ARCHIE UP THERE. I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ARCHER. MEET ARCHER.

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD ROTTWEILER MIX THAT IS FULL OF NOTHING BUT LOVE. ARCHER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE MOVE WITH HIS PREVIOUS FAMILY AND IS NOW LOOKING FOR HIS NEW FUR -- FOREVER FAMILY. HE IS NOT ONLY GOOD ON A LEASH BUT GETS ALONG WITH OTHER DOGS IN THIS GREAT WITH KIDS.

ARCHER IS LOOKING FOR A NEW FAMILY WHO WILL TAKE HIM ON AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME WITH THEM.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET ARCHER OR YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ANY OTHER ANIMALS, ROWLETT ANIMAL SERVICES WELCOMES YOU TO VISIT.

THEY ARE LOCATED AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET AND ARE OPEN FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER UPDATES TO SHARE?

>> ALL RIGHT. I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING FOR US BECAUSE NORMALLY, WE HAVE THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAYS AND THE WORK SESSION FOLLOWS THAT.

IT IS NOT THE FIRST OR THIRD TUESDAY THIS TIME BECAUSE NEXT WEEK, THE FIRST TUESDAY OF OCTOBER IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

SO WE WILL MEET AND READ A BRIEF ACCLAMATION TO CELEBRATE ALL GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.- WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE OUT AT THE VARIOUS BLOCK PARTIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERINGS AND ALL OF THAT OUT OF THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE REGISTERED. WE WILL BE THERE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS JOINING US AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER REPRESENTATIVES

[3. Citizens’ Input]

NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZENS INPUT.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS DOWN HAT AND FOLLOWED BY DAN HOGAN.

IF YOU WILL, AND STATE YOUR NAME AND RESIDENCE.

YOU CAN PULL THE MICROPHONE TO ARE TOWARD YOU THERE. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> DAN HAPP, ROWLETT. I'M SPEAKING ON THE 2026 COMMUNITY SURVEY. 452 MALE BACK CARD RESPONSES.

THE SURVEY METRIC THAT WAS USED DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ROWLETT CITIZENS LIKE MYSELF WHO DID NOT RECEIVE THE CARD.

RELEASED THERELEASE THE FINDINGE WHO DID NOT RECEIVE THE MAIL BACK CARDS. IT IS NOT CORRECT.

WE HAVE FENCES FALLING DOWN ON DOW ROCK AND PRINCETON ROAD.

DOW WALK, PRINCETON, LAKEVIEW ROAD LOOK HORRIBLE.

I SEE ROW LIT -- ROWLETT IS CONSIDERING ENFORCEMENT ON PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH. ROWLETT PD CANNOT KEEP THE HOMELESS OF THE FRONTAGE MEDIAN OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH AND LAKEVIEW PARKWAY. PANHANDLING EXISTS ARE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS AGAINST THE CITY CODE AND NOT SAFE AT ONE TIME, I SAW TWO OFFICERS SHOW UP AND EVEN SEARCH AND ATTAIN AN INDIVIDUAL. THE LAST TWO TIMES I CALLED, I GET A TEXT SAYING ROWLETT PD WAS TOO BUSY TO ANSWER MY CALL FOR SERVICE. I COULD KEEP WAITING OR CANCEL THE CALL. HOW IS ROWLETT GOING TO HANDLE T GEORGE BUSH IF IT CANNOT HANDLE CRIME AT PADDLE POINT PARK, THE RAILROAD TRUSSELL WERE GEORGE BUSH FRONTAGE ROAD? WE CANNOT EVEN GET ONE POLICE OFFICER DEDICATED TO THE PARKS.

THAT ASIDE, I CALLED JEAN SIMMONS AT THE WATERVIEW COURSE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SAID THAT THE CREW IS STILL NOT CLEANING UP AFTER THEMSELVES. THEY SPILL FERTILIZER, SAND AND TRASH. AND ONLY CLEAN UP WHEN I CALL.

HIS REPLY TO ME WAS THE WORST. GET READY FOR IT.

HE SAID, AND I QUOTE, WE WERE HERE FIRST.

HOW RICH IS THAT? BECAUSE THE COURSE WAS THERE FIRST, ROWLETT CITIZENS HAVE TO DEAL WITH HIM NOT MEETING STATE METRICS IN A CONTRACT? ALL THOSE THINGS SHOULD BE FIXED IN A NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS AND MAINTENANCE.

THE ONLY THING I'M NOT SURE ABOUT EVER GETTING FIXED IS SAPPHIRE BAY. MY CONFIDENCE IS EXTREMELY LOW IN THAT SITUATION. NOW, FOR WHAT IS RIGHT WITH ROWLETT, THE SEWER SYSTEM IS GETTING THE ATTENTION IT

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NO SILLY PROGRAMMING WITH 17 DIFFERENT COLORS AND PULSING LIGHTS. I GUESS THE CONTROLLER HAS FINALLY BEEN FOUND. BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS SHINING ABOVE MAIN STREET.

ON MAIN STREET. THAT IS WHAT THE PEOPLE CALL A WIN. WE HAVE FANTASTIC NEIGHBORHOODS IN ROWLETT. WE CAME TOGETHER WHEN THE STORE COLLAPSED ON LIBERTY GROW. WE ARE PROFESSIONALS, HOMEMAKERS, TEACHERS AND RETIREES THAT LOVE ROWLETT.

WE MEET REGULARLY TO DISCUSS CITY PROBLEMS, OVERSIGHT AND WINS. WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY.

ALL THE CITY HAS TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS FOLLOW THE BONDS THE VOTERS APPROVED, SEEPED -- KEEP THE CITY STAFF, STAY OUT OF THE TRAPS, DON'T APPROVE ANY MORE APARTMENTS AND SELL ROWLETT ECONOMICALLY SO WE CAN ALL GROW TOGETHER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> [APPLAUSE].

>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALAN HOGAN

FOLLOWED BY PATRICK BANDO. >> THAT EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. I AM ALAN HOGAN.

YOU KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO COME UP HERE AND NOT TALK ABOUT THE WALK. I KNOW IT IS NOT HAPPENING YET BUT I APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF YOU LOOKING AT THAT.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS SCARIER THAN HALLOWEEN? IS THE WALL FALLING DOWN. THAT IS PRETTY SCARY.

THE OTHER THING I WILL TALK ABOUT IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

WE ARE A GOOD COMMUNITY. WE SOUND LIKE WE GRIPE A LOT AND WE DO. ONLY IF IT IS ABOUT THE WALL.

IF YOU COME TO US FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, YOU WILL GET SOME GREAT FOOD. YOU WILL GET SOME GREAT HANDSHAKES. YOU WILL BE APPRECIATED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT FOR ALL YOU GUYS AND FOR YOU TO ALL BE INVITED AS WELL. IT WILL BE LOCATED ON SUNNYBROOK AT BLUE MARTIN PARK. WORD OF WARNING THOUGH.

WHEN IT RAINS, LIKE IT IS GOING TO RAIN, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE CRACKS THIS BIG AT BLUEBONNET PARK.

WHEN IT RAINS, IT IS GOING TO FILL UP AND ALL THE FROGS WILL COME OUT. WORD OF WARNING.

HE MIGHT HAVE FROGS AND SNAKES IF YOU COME TO THE NATIONAL HEIGHT OUT. THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS IF YOU KNOW THERE WAS A TRAIN DERAILMENT.

I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF WHAT THEY DID.

THE TRAIN DERAILED AND ROAD. REPAIRED IT.

BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THAT I COULD HAVE HAD A GROUP OF BOY SCOUTS DO A BETTER JOB AT REPAIRING THE THE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN OVER THAT YET.

IT IS HORRIBLE. EVERY TIME WE GO UP TO IT AND EVERYBODY ELSE, YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP.

EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO DO THE SAME THING.

IT IS THE WORST REPAIR I HAVE EVER SEEN.

I CAN'T IMAGINE TRAINS WILL GO OVER THAT AGAIN.

AFTER CARS IN THE BIG SEMI TRUCKS HITTING IT.

IT WILL NOT GET OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN AND THERE GOES ANOTHER TRAIN. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

WHY DIDN'T THEY BUILD ONE OF THOSE CONCRETE TRAINS CROSSINGS THAT ARE SOLID AND SMOOTH? I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. I KNOW IT IS NOT THE CITY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. I THINK IT IS DNGO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE TRAIN COMPANY.

THE CITY SHOULD PUT PRESSURE ON THEM TO DO A BETTER JOB OF REPAIRING THAT AND SO THE SEMI TRUCKS WILL TEAR IT EVERY TIME.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. HOGAN.

>> I WANT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE A REQUEST TO STAFF TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT CROSSING THERE AS WELL.

NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICK BANDO FOLLOWED BY DENISE

INDISCERNIBLE ]. >> PATRICK BANDO, ROHIT -- ROWLETT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR FINALLY GOING TO PROGRESS WITH THE LATE SCREENING WALL. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A HUGE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE BID IN THE PROCESS.

THE CITIZENS WERE IN THE DARK ABOUT THE THREE BIDS.

WAS THERE A MEDIUM WHERE YOU DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST BIDDER WAS AT THE INTENTION THE ENTIRE TIME? TRYING TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS WHEN THE INITIAL VOTE SET ASIDE $1.5 MILLION. YOU CHOSE TO GO WITH THE CHEAPEST FARE DID ANYONE EVEN LOOK INTO THE BIDDERS AND DO ANY RESEARCH AT ALL? IT TOOK LESS THAN THREE MINUTES TO SEE THAT THEY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING AND THE REVIEWS LEAVE A LOT TO BE DESIRED.

IT IS OBVIOUS THAT YOU HAD NO INTENTION OF ACCEPTING ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE LOWEST BID. NOT ONE OF YOU ARE THE STAFF DID ANY KIND OF BACKGROUND CHECK ON THIS COMPANY.

I HAVE TO HOPE THERE WILL BE SOME OVERSIGHT ON THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION. ANNUAL PLANNING HAS EACH POST GOING 16 FEET DEEP AND HAVING NO BOTTOM BASE, THIS SEEMS LIKE THE IN HIS CORNER TO CUT AND SAVE MONEY WITH NO OVERSIGHT.

IT WAS SHOCKING THAT THE CITY CIVIL ENGINEER PRESENTED THE

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AND THE FACT THAT YOU JUST LOOK AT THE SCREEN AND SAID, I LIKE THAT ONE, LIKE A GRADESCHOOL KID PICKING OUT OF BACKPACK.

SHOCKING. WE SPOKE TO BRIAN AFTER THE MEETING AND I LOOKED AT THE SAMPLES CLOSE UP.

NOT ONE OF THEM LOOKED LIKE WHAT I SAW ON THE PROJECTOR.

AGAIN, SHOCKING YOU WOULD SPEND ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS AND IN TWO MINUTES, CHOOSE A COLOR ON A WHIM LIKE THAT.

IT SPEAKS VOLUME. I GUESS THAT IS THE WAY IT IS.

WE WILL JUST HAVE TO MOVE ON. NEXT, THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY RESOURCE DISCUSSION BROUGHT UP A SLEW OF TOPICS TO DISCUSS BUT I CAN'T TOUCH THEM ALL. I WILL SAY HOWEVER THAT IT IS OBVIOUS THE CITIZENS WANT BUSINESSES TO COME HERE.

INSTEAD OF LOSING THE TAX DOLLARS TO NEIGHBOR CITIES.

ARE WE DRIVING THE BUSINESSES AWAY WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS OR OVER TAXATION? ANY DIRECTION OF TRAVEL HAS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER. WE HAVE ALMOST NOTHING ON GEORGE BUSH.

RESTAURANTS. ROCK WALL BLOWS US OUT OF THE WATER WITH BUSINESSES THEY HAVE ON HIGHWAY 30 AND GARLAND IS LINED WITH THAT BUT WE HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW ON HIGHWAY 30.

WE SHOULD BE THE JEWEL OF DFW BUT INSTEAD WE ARE THE JOKE.

EVERYONE IS USING OUR RESIDENT BASE TO SUPPORT THEIR BUSINESS DISTRICT. AND NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE TOPIC OF HOW TO MAKE THE CITY MORE ATTRACTIVE OTHER THAN THE PARKS BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CENTER DIVID3 ON HIGHWAY 66.

IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS SINCE I SAT IN A MEETING WITH THE COUNCIL VOTED TO ASK THE STATE FOR MORE MONEY TO ATTACH TO A GRANT FROM OVER A YEAR AGO SINCE THE PRICES HAD GONE UP IN THE CITY DID NOTHIN. HERE WE ARE MONTHS LATER AND THE CITY STILL DID NOTHING. THE GRANT WAS TO FUND IRRIGATION, NEW PLANS, DOWN THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND THE MONEY SITS IDLE AND THE WORK GOES ON DOWN.

THERE HAS TO BE FOLLOWED THROUGH.

SINCE IT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT THE MEETING LIGHTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

THE MAJORITY SEEMS SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING THEY DO AND WE KIND OF MOVED ON. WE HAVE A RING CAMERA APP AND I NOTICED THAT WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, A LARGE DROP IN THE NUMBER OF POSTS OF PEOPLE CHECKING CARS LATE AT NIGHT AND PROWLING.

I HOPE THE CRACKDOWN CONTINUES AND THE LOCALS ASSIST IN ANY WAY AT NOTIFYING POLICE AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP ROWLETT SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU MR. BANDO. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNY'S -- DENISE

INDISCERNIBLE ]. >> DENISE, ROWLETT, TEXAS.

THE NEW PROJECT ROADMAPS IN THE STATE OF THE CITY SLOGAN PROMISES TRANSPARENCY BUT THOSE PROMISES ARE TESTED BY HOW THE CITY HANDLES REAL STRUCTURE CRISIS.

THIS BRINGS ME TO ITEM 2B, RECOGNIZING FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. OUR LAWS ARE MEANT TO GUARANTEE EQUAL PROTECTION AND FIRE SAFETY FOR ALL RESIDENTS.

INSTEAD, THE CITY GRANTED A 0-FOOT SETBACK ON MY PROPERTY LINE REVEALING A SEVERE BREAKDOWN AND ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER ORDNANCE 01025 SECTION 77,908.

YOU CLAIM THE STRUCTURE WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY JANUARY 21ST, 2024. HOW CAN YOU CLAIM COMPLIANCE ON A WIDE OPEN HOLE IN THE ROOF SET UNADDRESSED PAST THAT DATE UNDER STANDARD ENFORCEMENT AND UNPERMITTED STRUCTURE HAZARD TRIGGERED IMMEDIATE CITY ABATEMENT AFTER SIX MONTHS.

INSTEAD, FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, A WHOLE WAS LEFT WIDE OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS UNTIL APRIL 2025, A 15 MONTH DELAY IS NOT COMPLIANCE.

IT IS A TOTAL FAILURE OF ENFORCEMENT.

THE INCORPORATED METAL ROOF WAS CUT BACK IN THE FRONT WHILE THE STRUCTURE RAFTERS WERE NEVER CUT PICK THE BACK OF THE ROOF REMAINED ATTACHED THROUGH THE HOME'S BRICK WALL.

THE PLASTIC FENCE WILL SAME -- STAYED ON THE HOME PROPERTY LINE AND THE CONCRETE SLAB NEVER MOVED 1 INCH.

I NOTIFIED THE CITY OF THIS OPEN ROOF HAZARD.

WAS THIS ORDINANCE ALREADY SECRETLY IN THE WORKS WHILE THE CITY IGNORED THE DOCUMENT HAZARD IS WHY DID THE CITY BYPASS ITS OWN PROTOCOLS AND ABATEMENT TIMELINES FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF? DID YOU ALLOW A ROOF TO BE CUT WITHOUT A PERMIT OR A DIY HOMEOWNER AFFIDAVIT? THEY ARE ASLEEP IN CHAMBERS WITH THE WINDOWS DIRECTLY FACING PLASTIC PVC FENCE WALLS ON CONCRETE.

IF THIS CATCHES FIRE, IT PRODUCES LETHAL TOXIC SMOKE AND SUCCESS FOR FIRE SEPARATION AND SAVE LIVES.

THE SUNSET DATE IS DECEMBER 31ST.

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY SAFETY AND FORCE THE SETBACKS EQUALLY AND FIX THIS HAZARD. YOU CREATED THIS ORDINANCE.

I EXPECT YOU TO CHANGE COURSE FOR ME.

WE CHANGED COURSE. WE ARE -- CHANGING COURSEWARE CHANGES NEEDED. LET'S PUT THIS INTO PRACTICE.

YOU ARE ORDINANCE, 01025 IS COMPLETELY CONFUSING.

MATERIALS MUST MATCH THE HOUSE BUT YOU TURN AROUND AND ALLOW A PLASTIC SHEET METAL THAT IS NO WAY SIMILAR TO A WHEELHOUSE ROOF. ON THE OTHER HAND, 7908 CANNOT

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WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON HERE? THIS IS NO WAY NORMAL PROTOCOL.

THIS CONFUSING MOST REMINDS ME OF SCOOBY DOO UNCOVERING

INDUSTRY AND SAYING RUH-RO. >> NEXT WE HAVE HUSAN INDISCERNIBLE ] FOLLOWED BY KATHY KIRK.

>> I WAS LISTENING TO MR. BRITTON TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE HAZARD AND THE FIRES AND HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO BE PROTECTED. IT SEEMS TO ME WHEN IT COMES TO US, IT IS NOT THE CASE. WE ARE UNPROTECTED.

IF YOU ARE HARMS WAY. WE HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR FOUR YEARS. BEFORE YOU EVEN PERMITTED THAT BUILDING AND ALL THE STUFF FROM TAKING THE CORRUGATED ROOF OUT AND PUTTING THE RAFTERS ON ALL THIS TIME.

IT IS LIKE NOBODY CAN NOBODY CAG ABOUT IT.

BECAUSE YOU GUYS GIVE IT THE BLIND EYES AND DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. YOU WANTED TO BE DONE.

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD NOT TO GO THAT ROUTE BY THE PREVIOUS MAYOR.

YOU CAME UP THERE AND THE ZONING AND YOU CONVINCE THEM TO CHANGE IT FROM 200 FEET PERMIT TO 250. AND TO ASK YOU WHY, BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORS, HAS 226 FEET. THAT COACHING DOES NOT APPLY TO HIM. SO YOU JACKED IT UP 50 FEET EXTRA TO INCLUDE THEM AND GET THE PERMIT GOING AND THERE IS NO EQUAL TREATMENT. WE HAVE BEEN TREATED REALLY BADLY. AND COMING EVERY TIME FORCING OUR'S CONCERN.

BUT IT'S LIKE NOBODY CARES. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? WHEN WILL THIS BE CORRECTED? WHY DID YOU CHANGE THE CODING? WHY DID YOU GIVE ZERO SETBACK.

WHY DID YOU GO THROUGH ALL THESE THINGS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME HOW WE RUN BUSINESS IN THE CITY. THE WAY YOU ARE DOING THINGS IS NOT GOING TO IT HAS TO BE CORRECTED AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE TREATED LIKE WE ARE NOTHING. WE ARE SOMETHING.

WE ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE PAY TAXES.

THIS HAS TO BE CHANGED. YOU HAVE TO CORRECT WHAT YOU STARTED. ALL OF YOU.

TO CLIENT THREE TIMES. THE BUILDING HAS TO GO DOWN.

NOBODY LISTENS. NO PERMITS.

I DON'T SEE PLUMBING PERMITS ARE INSPECTION OR ELECTRIC INSPECTION OR CONCRETE INSPECTION OR MATERIAL INSPECTION. IT IS TWO DIFFERENT COLORS.

BRICK AND BROWN.

THE HOUSE. BUILT OUT OF FENCING.

WATER COMES TO MY PROPERTY DAMAGING MY PROPERTY.

WE KEEP TALKING. WE KEEP COMING BACK HERE.

WHEN WILL THIS GET CORRECTED? AND NEED THEI NEED THE COUNCIL E RESPONSIBILITY AND DO CORRECTED. NOBODY IN THIS CITY ONCE THIS DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE. FOR SOME REASON, YOU ALLOW THE SHED TO BE EXISTING. IT HAS BEEN BUILT IN 2016 PICK THE PERMIT IS NOT EVEN FULL. THE PERMIT HAS INCORRECT INFORMATION. HOW IS ALL OF THIS GOING BY? THEY HAVE BEEN WHY US? SOMETHING WRONG WITH US? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ME, MY WIFE AND KIDS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS FOR FOUR YEARS. YOU SEE THINGS HAPPENING WITH WITH THE NEIGHBOR IS DOING. WE SHOWED YOU EVERYTHING.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KATHY KIRK

FOLLOWED BY EMILY STU BE -- >> MY NAME IS KATHY.

I ONLY HAVE ONE MINUTE. NOW I GET FIVE, RIGHT? OKAY. MY NAME IS KATHY.

I'M FROM ROWLETT. AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE

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SO I HAVE PUT TOGETHER A PACKET FOR ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS.

NOT YOU, CHRISTOPH. YOU PROBABLY HAVE IT ALL IN AN E-MAIL. BASICALLY, IT JUST SHOWS YOU THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHETHER YOU WROTE AN ORDINANCE FOR A PARTICULAR PERSON OR YOU ARE -- WHATEVER, TRYING TO HIDE BEHIND A LAW OR SOMETHING, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE SHED NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED. THE MAYOR SAID A CHECKBOX IN THE MY GOV SOFTWARE IS WHAT SHOWS IT TO BE INSPECTED.

THAT IS WRONG. I HAVE ACTUALLY GONE IN AND FOUND OUT THAT MY GOV SOFTWARE IS NOT EVEN CONFIGURED CRRECTLY. AND YOU CAN ASK YOUR CITY MANAGER ABOUT IT. IT IS COMPLETELY JACKED UP.

THE REPORTS COMING OUT OF IT ARE WRONG.

SO WHAT DID THEY DO? THEY TOOK THEM ALL DOWN FROM THE PUBLIC, JUST LIKE THEY DID THE BONDS.

JUST TOOK IT AWAY SO WE DON'T NEED TO SEE IT ANYMORE.

IN THIS PACKET, YOU WILL SEE FACTS BECAUSE I'M A FACT PERSON.

AND YOU WILL SEE HOW THE CITY MANAGER TOLD THE MAYOR THAT IT IS GOING TO BE ON THE STAFF. AFTER THE PERMIT IS ISSUED, TO INSPECT THE SHED. ATAND AND NEVER GOT INSPECTED.

MAY BE SOMEBODY CHECKED A BOX BUT THEY DID NOT INSPECT IT.

THIS ORDINANCE THAT WAS WRITTEN FOR ONE PERSON, IT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THAT SHED HAS TO MATCH THE MAIN BUILDING.

IT DOES NOT PICK THEY HAVE NO NET.

THEY SEE IT. THEY ARE IGNORING IT.

AND IT IS NOT CORRECT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO WRITE AN ORDINANCE FOR PEOPLE, FOLLOW IT. WHY CAN'T YOU JUST FOLLOW IT? THEN, WE HAVE A DRAINAGE ISSUE, RIGHT? WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY GO OUT THERE AND THEY JUST CHECK A BOX AND GO, YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY PUT UP A GUTTER.

IF THIS WAS NEXT TO YOUR HOUSE THAT SOMEONE STUCK A GUTTER ON TOP OF THEIR ROOF AND WATER IS SPILLING OUT BETWEEN THE GUTTER ON THE ROOF ONTO YOUR PROPERTY AND FLOODING IT, ARE YOU GOING TO TOLERATE IT? THAT IS WHY EVERYBODY KEEPS SHOWING UP BECAUSE NOBODY IS LISTENING AND FOLLOWING THROUGH.

ALL IT NEEDS IS AN INSPECTION OF COMMON SENSE.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS EMILY STUBNI

STUBNIK. >> EMILY, ROWLETT.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TOOK THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHAT THE ROWLETT AREA CHAMBER HAS ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST YEAR AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED NEXT.

WHEN I STEPPED INTO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO ROLE LAST NOVEMBER, I KNEW WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN THE CHAMBER, REBUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATE A MORE INTENTIONAL APPROACH TO SERVING OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS.

WE REBUILD OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY AND IMPROVED OUR FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROCESSES, STRENGTHEN OUR PROGRAMMING AND BECAME MUCH MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT ENGAGING AND RETAINING OUR MEMBERS. AND WE ARE SEEING THE RESULTS.

EVERY ONE OF OUR SIGNATURE EVENTS HAS SOLD OUT.

THE EVENT REVENUE HAS GROWN BY MORE THAN 50%.

OUR WEEKLY MAKE A CONNECTION MEETINGS HAVE WELCOMED MORE THAN 2200 VISITORS OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS CREATING THOUSANDS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES TO MEET, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. OUR MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN APPROXIMATELY 13% AND NOW WE HAVE 299 MEMBERS WITH AN 80 6% RETENTION RATE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE BEEN CLEANING UP OUR MEMBERSHIP RECORDS AND REMOVING INACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS GIVING US A MUCH MORE ACCURATE PICTUREOF THE BUSINESSES WE SERVE. FOR ME, THE MOST EXCITING PART ISN'T SIMPLY THE NUMBERS. IT IS SEEING MORE BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING, MAKING CONNECTIONS AND RECOGNIZING THE CHAMBER AS A RESOURCE FOR THEIR SUCCESS.

THAT BRINGS US TO WHERE WE ARE GOING NEXT.

OUR FOCUS IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WE SEE THE CHAMBER PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING ROWLETT BECOME AN EVEN STRONGER PLACE TO DO BUSINESS, INVEST AND GROW.

THAT STARTS WITH THE BUSINESS IS ALREADY HERE.

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IT ALSO MEANS HELPING ATTRACT NEW INVESTMENT TO ROWLETT.

WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH MAJOR EMPLOYERS, RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS, HOSPITALITY BUSINESSES, DEVELOPERS AND OTHER POTENTIAL INVESTORS WHILE HELPING TELL THE STORY OF WHAT ROWLETT HAS TO OFFER.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT EFFORT AS WELL. WE CONTINUE TO BUILD STRONGER CONNECTIONS AMONG OUR BUSINESSES, GISD, DALLAS COLLEGE AND OTHER WORKFORCE PARTNERS SO THAT OUR EMPLOYERS CAN FIND THE TALENT THEY NEED AND OUR RESIDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD CAREERS HERE. WE ALSO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE ROWLETT'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE -- TO MAKE SURE THE ROWLETT BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS A VOICE AT TABLES WHERE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE. OR ADVOCACY EXTENDS FROM THE LOCAL LEVEL TO THE REGIONAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.

H SPRING, WE TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON DC WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDING THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION AND WE PARTICIPATE IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN AUSTIN THESE OPPORTUNITIES ALLOW US TO BRING ROWLETT'S BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE INTO LARGER CONVERSATIONS THAT AFFECT OUR ECONOMY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE SEE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BY CONNECTING OUR DOWNTOWN, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, RECREATION, EVENTS AND HOTELS, WE CAN CREATE A STRONGER VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND DRIVE OVERNIGHT STAYS AND THE CITY INVESTMENT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THIS WORK THOUGHTFULLY. A PORTION WILL STRENGTHEN THE CHAMBER'S FINANCIAL STABILITY WHILE THE REMAINDER WILL SUPPORT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AROUND BUSINESS RETENTION, EXPANSION, BUSINESS ATTRACTION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY, TOURISM AND STRONGER BUSINESS CONNECTIONS.

ULTIMATELY, THIS IS ABOUT CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE BUSINESSES WANT TO LOCATE, STAY, GROW AND INVEST IN ROWLETT.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE IN THE PAST YEAR AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT COMES NEXT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP, YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THE ROWLETT CHAMBER AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN THE ROWLETT BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND ITS ECONOMIC

FUTURE. >> THANK YOU, EMILY.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK THIS

[4. Consent Agenda]

THE FOLLOWING MAY 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 HAD A REQUEST TO PULL ITEM 4C FOR CONSIDERATION.

WE WILL CONSIDER THAT INDIVIDUALLY.

IS THERE A REQUEST FROM THE COUNCIL OR PUBLIC TO PULL ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? SEEING NONE, DEBBIE, IF YOU CAN READ THE REMAINING ITEMS INTO

THE RECORD. >> 4A.

CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES.

4B. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE AND RATIFY AN AGREEMENT WITH STRATEGIC GOVERNMENT RESOURCES INC. 4D, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A BLOOD SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH CARTER BLOOD CARE.

>> THANK YOU, DEBBIE. COUNCIL, WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. A MOTION BY MR. BRITTON.

>> I MOVE THAT THESE ARE APPROVED AS READ.

>> A MOTION TO APPROVED AS READ. SECOND BY MR. BOWERS.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE WITH A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? WHAT SCULLY VOTE PLEASE. LET'S CALL A VOTE PLEASE.

[4.C. Consider action to support Legislation Reforming the Governance Structure of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).]

CONSIDER ACTION TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION REFORMING THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT.

INAND LIMITED CHAPTER 452 OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE.

PRESENTING WILL BE IN ROME CITY COUNCIL NUMBER CHRISTOPH BAUER.

>> THIS PRESENTATION IS A LITTLE BIT OF OVERKILL.

BUT WE PUT IT TOGETHER QUICKLY. THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE ITEM.

WE ARE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR COUNCIL'S APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPORT CHANGES IN THE STATE LAW TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE LOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING GOVERNANCE FOR D.A.R.T. WE WILL GO OVER THAT QUICKLY.

BASICALLY, WE EXECUTED THIS SOME TIME AGO WHICH TALKED ABOUT GIVE LIKE, AN ACTUAL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE D.A.R.T. BOARD THAT IS SPECIFIC TO ROWLETT. RIGHT NOW WE SHARE REPRESENTATIVE WITH THREE COMMUNITIES.

THAT IS THE CHANGE WE ARE LOOKING AT HERE.

IN THE PAST, WE HAD THE OPENING, THE CITY OF DALLAS THAT DOMINATED THE GOVERNANCE. WE GOT TOGETHER WITH D.A.R.T.

AND HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN CHANGE THAT.

IS PART OF THAT, WE PUT TOGETHER THE GMP PROGRAM.

THIS IS KIND OF WHERE WE WERE IN THE PAST.

DALLAS REALLY DOMINATED THAT PROGRAM.

NOW, THAT REPRESENTATION FROM DALLAS WILL BE LIMITED WOULD BEE

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AND THE OTHER 12 MEMBERS OF D.A.R.T. WOULD SHARE THAT AND MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IS COMING OUT SHORTLY.

SO THESE ARE THE BIG CHANGES TO HOW THAT SORT OF SPLIT SET UP.

GREATER THAN 500,000. THAT IS THE SEVEN MEMBERS FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS. YOU GET THE 40 5% SHARE.

YOU GET TWO MEMBERS EACH CARLAND.

CAROL A RICHARDSON GET ONE MEMBER EACH AND THEN UNIVERSITY, PARKLAND, MADISON AND MEMBER EACH. WE HAVE OUR OWN DEDICATED MEMBER. WE HAD A BIT OF A CONTROVERSY THIS YEAR WHEN WE HAD THE THREE COMMUNITIES.

ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES DID NOT AGREE WITH THE SAID APPOINTMENT.

THIS WILL END THE PROCESS AGAIN IF WE CAN GET THE STATE LAW TO IMPLEMENT THE ENROLLED AGREEMENT THAT HAS BEEN EXECUTED BY THE PARTIES. THIS IS ALL PART OF THE GMP PROGRAM, THE GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM.

THE QUESTION IS, IS THIS MONEY REAL? WE HAVE THE $400,000 DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT TODAY FROM D.A.R.T. THIS IS A PROGRAM WE ARE IMPLEMENTING AND THAT D.A.R.T. IS FOLLOWING.

AND THAT WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT FROM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS FOR OUR DOWNTOWN.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING TOGETHER THIS AGREEMENT AND WORKING WITH THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION AND THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY OF GOVERNMENTS AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPORT THIS AS WE MOVE TO THE STATE AND GET THAT APPROVED. THERE IS ONE CHANGE WE TALKED ABOUT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT ONLY 12 CITIES WILL SUPPORT. THERE IS ONE COMMUNITY THAT IS CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY -- IN VIOLATION OF THE AGREEMENT, THEY HOLD A VOTE. THAT VOTE DID NOT PASS SO THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF D.A.R.T. AND THAT MEANS THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM AND THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY THAT THEY WON'T SUPPORT THE BILL UNLESS YOU GIVE US THE MONEY ANYWAY. SO FAR, D.A.R.T. IS STICKING TO THE AGREEMENT AND NOT MAKING THE FUNDING AVAILABLE.

SO WE MAY HAVE TO ADJUST. IT IS 12 CITIES THAT SUPPORT RATHER THAN 13 CITIES THAT SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD. THE BIG CHANGE HERE OF COURSE IS THAT THE GENERAL PROGRAM IS MOVING FORWARD.

WHAT IS NOT MOVING FORWARD IS THE CHANGE IN GOVERNANCE.

THIS IS ALL CHANGING THE GOVERNANCE BECAUSE IT IS A LOCAL AGREEMENT. WE WOULD HAVE -- EACH CITY WOULD APPOINT ITS OWN REPRESENTATIVE. WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPH.

COUNCIL, QUESTIONS. MR. FASSETT.

>> I WILL START. I REQUESTED THAT.

AND THANK YOU MR. BOWERS. I THINK IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT THING. I REQUESTED IT BECAUSE I WANT THE PUBLIC TO HEAR IT. OFTEN TIMES, THESE THINGS COME IN AND THEY JUST PUSH THROUGH WITH CONSENT.

AS YOU POINTED OUT, IT HAS AN IMPACT AND I WANTED THE CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES HERE IN THE ONES WATCHING, BECAUSE D.A.R.T. -- AND I REALLY LEARNED MORE ABOUT IT SINCE I GOT ON THE COUNCIL. D.A.R.T. IS A VERY STRATEGIC STAKEHOLDER FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT.

WE NEEDED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I WOULD ARGUE THAT D.A.R.T. NEEDS US AS WELL.

SO IT IS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WHERE WE HELP EACH OTHER. AND I THINK THAT THE INCREASE -- IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, OUR VOTING POWER HAS INCREASED ON

THE BOARD TO SOME DEGREE. >> IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS, SIR.

AGAIN, IF THIS PASSES OF THE STATE LEVEL, WE HAVE OUR OWN DEDICATED REPRESENTATIVE. WE SHOULD HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THREE OTHER COMMUNITIES. THE POWER OF THE VOTE IS SIMPLY TO FIND. AND IT IS BALANCE MORE EFFECTIVELY I WOULD ARGUE, AGAINST THE MAJOR PARTNER WHICH

IS THE CITY OF DALLAS. >> THAT IS THE PART I REALLY LIKED. AND I LIKE THE WAY YOU STATED THAT. IT IS BALANCED MORE EFFECTIVELY.

BECAUSE D.A.R.T. MAINTAINS A UNIQUE POSITION AT THE END OF THE LINE. WHICH POSES A CHALLENGE.

THIS ALLOWS US TO GET OUR PIECE OF THE PIE IS THE WAY I BRING IT DOWN. AND ALSO, TO YOUR POINT, IT HAS TO GO TO LEGISLATURE AND I WANT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO MAKE SURE THE LEGISLATURE KNOWS THAT WE LIKE IT AND WE WANT IT AND WE NEED IT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IT.

>> MR. BOWERS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND CHRISTOPH, IT SIMPLY A THANK YOU.

I KNOW IN MANY CONVERSATIONS, AS THE CITY MATURES, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. GOING TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS A TASK IN ITSELF AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS WE GROW, WE WANT TO GROW OUR CONNECTIVITY TO THE STATES WITH RESIDENTS HAVING BETTER AMENITIES MOVING FORWARD. I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THESE.

>> COUNCIL, ONE OTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT I THINK IS VALUABLE AS WELL IS WE DO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AT THE

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IN THIS CASE, WE WERE ADVISED BY CHRISTOPH THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE MORE EXPEDIENCY THAT WAS REQUESTED FROM THE OTHER -- FROM D.A.R.T. AS AN AGENCY AS WELL AS THE OTHER CITIES SO WE CAN KINDA BE AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE WHEE BILL ACCEPTANCE PROCESS RATHER THAN CHASING OUR OWN TAIL. THIS IS A MORE COORDINATED EFFORT AS HE CAN SEE BETWEEN ALL THE CITIES.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN, CHRISTOPH, FOR WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORING CITIES, THE OTHER CITIES OF D.A.R.T. WHO PUT THIS TOGETHER.

WE APPRECIATE THE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LET'S GO AHEAD AND I WILL

ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION BY MR. FASSETT.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE LEGISLATION PERFORMING THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT, D.A.R.T., AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 452 TEXAS

>> MOTION TO APPROVE HE MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER KIZZIAR.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE ALONG WITH A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S CALL THE VOTE PLEASE. THE ITEM CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[5.A. Consider action to adopt a resolution authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with Meals Made Easy by Brooke LLC DBA Delightful for Project “Dessert.”]

HERE TO PRESENT THAT ITEM IS OUR INTERIM ED DIRECTOR, DAVID

FONDA. >> GOOD EVENING.

YES. THIS IS PROJECT DESSERT WHICH IE DBA DELIGHTFUL. DELIGHTFUL IS SEEKING A PERMIT FEE WAIVER. THEY DO HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION PERMIT. THE ONLY PERMIT REMAINING I BELIEVE IS THE SIGN PERMIT. AND I'M SPEAKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THAT. AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THAT PIC THE PICKED THE COMPANYW DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OPENING A 715 SQUARE-FOOT ICE CREAM SHOP. THEY HAVE ASKED FOR A GRANT FUNDING OF THE FAÇADE AND SIGNAGE GRANT WHICH IS A 50% REIMBURSEMENT. SO HOW THAT WORKS IS THAT IT IS UP TO $5000. THEY HAVE TO VERIFY THAT THEY HAVE PAID FOR THE SIGN IN THE AE SIGN HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND RECEIVED THE PERMITS.

WE VERIFY WITH THE VENDOR THAT THE COST HAS INDEED BEEN PAID.

AND AFTER THAT, WE ISSUE A REIMBURSEMENT BACK TO THE BUSINESS UP TO $5000. SO IF THEY SPEND $6000 ON THE SIGN, THEY ONLY GET A REIMBURSEMENT OF $3000.

SO THE APPLICANT WILL BRING THE LIMITED SERVICE TO KILL THE CURRENT -- TO FILL THE CURRENTLY VACANT SPACE.

THREE EMPLOYEES COMING TO THE TOWN.

THEY CURRENTLY OPERATE IN ROCKWALL.

THE ROCK WALL LOCATION LEASE EXPIRED.

THEY HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A NEW LOCATION IN ROCKWALL AND ACTUALLY, I SPOKE WITH THEM TODAY.

AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY STARTING TO LOOK IN.

I WILL BUTCHER THE NAME. SAXY.

THAT I GET THAT RIGHT WORKS SAXY.

SO THEY HAVEN'T HAD A SPOT IN ROCKWALL THAT HAS WORKED OUT SO NOW THEY ARE EXPANDING THE SEARCH.

SO THE PROJECT DESSERT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD ON A 5-2 VOTE FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL.

AS I MENTIONED, THEY SERVED ICE CREAM AND BAKED TREATS.

THEY DO HAVE A THINK A FEW SANDWICH OPTIONS.

THEY WILL BE BRINGING THREE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND POSSIBLY THREE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. ONE FULL-TIME AND TWO PART-TIME.

SO THAT IS GOING TO BE A NEW OPERATION.

TO THE DOWNTOWN. SO THEY WILL BE OPEN IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN BY. THEY ARE ACTUALLY FRAMED OUT INSIDE. THE NEW SIGNAGE WILL BE

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SO WE WILL PROVIDE THE SIGNAGE GRANT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FEES WHEN THEY HAVE ACTUALLY SUBMITTED -- WHEN ALL THE PERMITS ARE PAID FOR. THEY WILL SUBMIT PROOF OF PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF IT, THIS IS AN ALL IN, NOT TO EXCEED $6700.

THE PAYBACK PERIOD FOR THAT CITY BASED ON THE PROJECTED SALES TAX AND THE SALES TAX PROJECTION USED WAS A SIMILAR SIZED OPERATION CURRENTLY IN EXISTENCE HERE IN ROWLETT.

I DID ADJUST THE DELIGHTFUL THE THE -- NUMBERS DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC COUNT AND FLOW TO COME UP WITH THE SALES TAX PROJECTIONS. SO THE BREAKEVEN THERE IS ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? >> MR. KIZZIAR.

>> I ALWAYS HAVE A QUESTION. >> CAN YOU GO BACK A COUPLE OF SLIDES AND SHOW ME THE NUMBER AGAIN.

>> TWO SLIDES BACK. THREE SLIDES BACK.

MAY BE KNOWN FOR SLIDES BACK. RIGHT HERE.

>> SO THE PERMIT FEES, IT SAYS THE REIMBURSEMENT -- FOR THE SIGN, REIMBURSEMENT FOR PERMIT FEES OF $1700.

THAT MEANS THAT THEY -- THAT THEY PAID THAT ALREADY, RIGHT? THAT IS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR

FOR, FOR CLARIFICATION? >> THEY ARE ASKING FOR UP TO

$1700. >> AND UP TO HALF VALUE.

>> OF THE SIGNED GRANT. AND THAT IS FOR JUST THE BUSINESS OWNER. THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE

BUSINESS OWNER. >> THE BUSINESS OWNER ONLY.

>> BUSINESS OWNER ONLY. >> SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE THIS EVENING BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SHE FELL ILL.

I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH HER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

>> DOESIS A 1700 REPRESENT THE ENTIRETY OF THE FEES THERE OR

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF IT? >> I THINK IT WOULD EITHER BE 100% OR CLOSE TO 100% OF THE PERMIT FEES.

SO THEY HAVE SPENT -- I WANT TO SAY, AROUND $1500 SO FAR ON PERMIT FEES. BUT THEY STILL HAVE THE SIGNAGE

PERMIT FEE. >> AND THE 6700, THEY HAVE A 10,000 $WITH THE 5000-DOLLAR REIMBURSEMENT?

>> CORRECT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO SPEND A MINIMUM OF $10,000 TO RECEIVE THE FULL $5000 BACK.

>> THEY SUBMITTED THAT DESIGN FOR YOU ON WHAT THEY WILL DO

YET? >> THEY HAVE.

IT SHOULD BE EXHIBIT B IF YOU HAVE THAT.

>> I WILL GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT.

>> WE ARE WORKING WITH SENDING THAT OVER TO THE PERMIT DEPARTMENT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. WE ARE TRYING TO SORT OF VOTE WITH THEM BEFORE THEY APPLY FOR THE PERMIT SO WE CAN GET THE PERMIT ACTUALLY ISSUED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHEN EVERYTHING IS TO THE PERMIT GROUP LIKING.

>> I THINK THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE IDEA OF HAVING AN ICE CREAM PLACE HERE DEFINITELY APPEALS TO MR. BRITTON.

PRETTY ADAMANT ABOUT THAT THE OTHER DAY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT. SO THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE HIM ALL THE TIME. OBVIOUSLY, I'M ENCOURAGED BY DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THEM TRYING TO COME DOWN HERE AND MAKE THAT START.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THESE ARE TOO EXORBITANT REQUESTS.

BUT ALL THINGS BEING FAIR, I LOOK FORWARD TO GOES.

SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YOU MENTIONED EXHIBIT B IN THE 380 GRANT.

IT IS BLANK. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS WITH THE DOCUMENT AND IT TRANSLATED INTO

THE PACKET? >> IT JUST CAME INTO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT BEFORE WE APPROVE IT.

IF WE CAN GET BOTH OF THOSE E-MAILED TO US, I THINK WE COULD TAKE A BRIEF RECESS AND LOOK AT THOSE.

WHILE WE ARE ON THAT POINT, THERE IS ONE PART OF THE AGREEMENT THAT IS THE REPAYMENT CLAUSE AND IT REFERS TO A PARAGRAPH. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS FOR REPAYMENT THAT IS NOT DOES NOT ACTUALLY THERE.

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5.2 BLISS IF IT IS TERMINATED ACCORDING TO ABCD E OR F.

SO WE NEED TO AMEND THE SO IT IS CLEAN.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THOSE AGREEMENTS BEFORE WE VOTE TO APPROVE THIS IF POSSIBLE. NOT AGREEMENTS.

I'M SORRY. THE EXHIBITS.

THAT IS THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR FOR.

>> MR. HOLSTON. >> WHILE WE ARE CORRECTING, WE MIGHT WANT TO GO BACK A COUPLE SLIDES.

THERE IS THE WRONG PROJET NAME. >> I DID SEE THAT.

>> FIX THAT. >> ARE WE WORKING ON SENDING

THAT? >> PHYSICAL DOCUMENT.

>> LET'S TAKE ABOUT A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

>> IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT HERE.

>> LET'S TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

>> COUNCIL IS RECONVENING, WOULD HAVE A PRESENTATION I REQUESTED SOME INFORMATION WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION THERE ARE TURTLE EXHIBITS WITH THE GRAPHICS I'M HOLDING THOSE UP MAINLY FOR THE CAMERA AND THOSE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE CORRECT CHAPTER THREE AGREEMENT, IN FRONT OF YOU WE HAVE EXHIBIT A WHICH IS THE FLOOR PLAN AND THE LAYOUT OF THIS FACILITY WHICH I GUESS THAT'S THE SAME THING AS THE FLOOR PLAN AND YOU ALSO HAVE THE OUTSIDE SIDE PLAN. WITH THOSE INCLUDED TO END WITH THE ADJUSTMENT -- I GUESS ON THE REPAYMENT CLAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ELIMINATING THE REFERENCE TO PARAGRAPH F, CORRECT? YEAH? IN THAT CASE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM? THAT YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO

ADD TO? >> I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T SEE THERE WERE SOME ERRORS IN THE PRESENTATION, I APOLOGIZE I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE STOPPED A PRESENTATION AT THAT POINT WHILE WE GOT THAT CORRECTED.

I WANTED TO GO OVER BECAUSE THERE WAS A MATERIAL CHANGE, THE NEW OPERATION HAD SEVERAL ADDITIONAL BULLETS THAT WERE NOT APPLICABLE THROUGH THIS PROJECT, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THE TABLE SURFACE, THE BEVERAGE BAKED GOODS, PREPARED FOOD, AND THE TWO FTES AND MAKE THOSE

CLARIFICATIONS. >> THE CHAIR: THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS?

>> CAN YOU TELL ME, DAVID, NOW THAT WE LOOK AT THIS EXHIBIT B, WE TALKED ABOUT THE SIGN -- IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE PUT IN FOR TWO SIGNS IN THERE. IS IT BOTH SIGNS OR ONE SIGN? , TOTAL COST. SPEAKER WAS TOTAL COST OF

SIGNAGE. >> TWO SIGNS, ONE SIGN -- GO BUT THE SIGNS HAVE TO FIT WITHIN OUR SIGN ORDINANCE, THEY CAN'T INSTALL 30 SIGNS THAT GET REIMBURSED FOR ALL OF THEM.

>> WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE IS THE PROPOSED AND APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS, THIS HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED AS OF YET.

WE ARE WORKING WITH THE INTERNAL TEAM.

>> IS THAT ONE SIGN ON THE LEFT OF THE PICTURE IS THAT A LIT

SIGN? >> THAT I BELIEVE IS BACKLIT?

>> OKAY. >> FOR CLARITY, THE DEFINITION OF THE SIGN IS WHAT'S ON THE BRICK OR WHAT THEY PUT ON THE WINDOWS, HOW FAR DOES IT GO? THIS SETS A PRECEDENT FOR LATER

FOR THE PURPOSES -- >> I VIEW THE SIGN AS WHAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT THAT'S AFFIXED TO THE BRICK AND THE SIGN ABOVE THE GLAZING IS TYPICALLY WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER A SIGN FOR THE

ORDINANCE -- >> AND IS DEFINED BY THE EXHIBIT, WHATEVER IS ON THE EXHIBIT.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SIGNAGE, ONE IS THE FACADE OR THE WINDOW, WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE THIS IS A MULTITENANT BUILDING, THE SIGNAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE WOULD BE LIMITED IT IS IN THE FORM-BASED CODE OF COURSE THAT WOULD COME INTO PLAY. BLADE SIDES ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO PICK KARTHIK THINK WHAT THEY PROVIDED IN THE PACKET IS

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THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE PAST, THE EXISTING SIGNAGE, THEY ARE SAYING ABLE TO SO THEY SIMILAR TO THAT.

IT'S ILLUSTRATIVE -- >> SHE'S VERY OPEN TO THE CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE AND WHAT FITS OUR BASE CODE AND WAS

ALLOWED DOWNTOWN. >> CHRIS, TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC, THE 380 AGREEMENT, THIS IS PAGE 84 IN OUR PACKET DEFINES WHAT SIGNAGE MEANS, THAT'S WHAT APPLIES TO THE GRANT. THE EXPANSION OF THE LEASED PREMISES, WITHIN EXHIBIT B ESSENTIALLY I PARAPHRASED A LITTLE BIT. BASICALLY IT'S SAYING ANY COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE IN EXHIBIT B WHICH YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THAT WOULD INCLUDE I WOULD THINK THE WINDOW SIGNAGE AS WELL AS THE FIXED, LIGHTED SIGNAGE, THAT WOULD BE MY INTERPRETATION. I'M NOT A LAWYER BUT SHE IS, SHE

CAN TELL YOU. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND IMPORTANT FOR ME TO KNOW AS FAR AS WHAT'S AFFIXED TO THE WINDOWS, I CAN CONFIRM ALL OF

THAT AS WELL. >> THE CHAIR: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE FLEXIBILITY I SAW YOU HAD THE CORRECT PRESENTATION ON PAPER SOMEHOW IT GOT LOST IN TRANSLATION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DELIVERING THAT TO US TONIGHT.

IF THERE IS NO OTHER QUESTIONS I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. I SEE A MOTION BY MR. BRITTON, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE AMENDED TO.

>> HELP ME WITH WHAT THE AMENDMENT IS?

>> THE CHAIR: WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AMENDING SECTION 5.2 TO LIMIT THE REFERENCED PARAGRAPH F, WOULD THAT BE SUFFICIENT, VICTORIA? AND ALSO INCLUDING BOTH EXHIBIT A AND B WITH THE RENDERINGS. I CALLED FOR MOTIONS BEFORE I REITERATED THAT. I MOVE WE ADOPT AN AMENDED RESOLUTION THAT WOULD INCLUDE OR ELIMINATE PARAGRAPH 5.2, ELIMINATING PARAGRAPH F AND ALSO THE INCLUSION OF EXHIBIT A AND B RENDERINGS AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHAPTER 380 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH WHEELS MADE EASY,

> THE CHAIR: I'M GETTING A Select to skip to this part of the video">DOING BUSINESS AS "DELIGHTFUL." >> THE CHAIR: I'M GETTING A HEAD NOD FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, SHE LIKES HER MOTION.

>> THAT WAS BRUTAL. >> THE CHAIR: I SEE A SECOND PICTURE WE HAVE A MOTION OR A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE, SOMEONE IS THEY ARE READY TO CLICK YES.RE- WE ARE WAITING ON YOU -- THERE WE GO THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, WITH THAT ARE LESS AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING IS THE FOCAL NUMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON AGENDA FOR SUBSEQUENT MEETING ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PROPOSAL TO PLACE A TOPIC ON AN AGENDA FOR A SUB MEETINGS MEETING TO A HAPPENING ITEM REQUESTS? SEEING NONE WE WILL ADJOURN

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