[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:09] TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START OUR MEETING AND WE START OFF WITH AN INVOCATION AND MARTHA BROWN WILL BE PROVIDING THAT FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. CALTON. COUNSEL, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AN AUDIENCE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, PLEASE STAND. >> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE AND TO ASK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM AS WE CONSIDER THE DECISIONS THAT WE WILL BE MAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED HAND OF PROTECTION AND BLESSING OVER ARE SITTING TONIGHT AND ALWAYS, IN JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN. >> PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE. >> 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 THE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE ARE GOING TO START WITH OUR PRESENTATION AND P PROCLAMATION AND WE ARE MOVING THE ORDER AROUND. WE ARE GOING TO START WITH ITEM [5C. Presentation to Police Chief Mike Brodnax for his years of service with the City of Rowlett.] 5C AND MOVE TO 5D AND THEN BACK TO THE REGULAR ORDER. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TONIGHT, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENING FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. ITEM 5C IS PRESENTATION TO POLICE CHIEF MIKE BROADNAX FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY. WHO WILL BE HANDLING THAT? ALL RIGHT. >> MIKE, DO YOU WANT TO COPY HER? WELL, GUYS, WE HAVE TWO PRETTY EXCITING THINGS TO DO TONIGHT. WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR OUTGOING POLICE CHIEF MIKE BROADNAX AND THEN INAUGURATE OUR NEW CHIEF MICHAEL GODFREY. FIRST OFF, WE ARE GOING TO TALK TO OR TALK ABOUT MIKE HERE. I WANT TO SAY THIS, FIRST OFF, DID YOU HAVE ANYBODY HERE YOU WANTED TO BRING UP. >> MY WIFE IS WITH ME FOR ONCE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? >> THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO START YOUR RETIREMENT. >> WHILE I COME TO ALL THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SHE'S NEVER WITH ME SO SHE'S FINALLY COMING TO A MEETING. >> I'VE BEEN WITH YOU A LOT OF YEARS MY DARLING MAN. >> ALL RIGHT. MIKE BECAME OUR POLICE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT ON APRIL 9, 2012. PRIOR TO THAT HE SERVED THE DESOTO DEPARTMENT FOR 30 YEARS, 15 AS CHIEF. HE HOLDS A BACHELORS OF APPLIED SCIENCE WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND A MASTERS OF ARTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT FROM BAPTIST DALLAS UNIVERSITY. HE IS A GRADUATE OF THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY. HE HAS LED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS IN ROW LIT AND BROUGHT MANY ADVANCEMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT. IT BENEFITS OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. HE LED THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE RIGORS OF THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEF RECOGNITION PROGRAM WHICH INVOLVES COMPLIANCE WITH 166 TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT BEST PRACTICES. THESE BEST PRACTICES WERE DEVELOPED BY THE TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS TO ASSIST AGENCIES IN THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF SERVICE, THE REDUCTION OF RISK AND THE PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED THAT PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION FOR THE FIRST TIME SIX YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED EVERY YEAR SINCE. WELL WHAT IS JUST ONE OF OVER 100 CITIES IN TEXAS TO HOLD THE DISTINGUISHED TITLE OF RECOGNIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. DURING HIS TENURE, ROWLETT HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN TEXAS FROM 2013 TO 2019 THAT HAS HELPED OUR CITIZENS FEEL SAFE AND BE SAFE. IN 2015 HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO THE F4 TORNADO THAT IMPACTED 1300 HOMES AND BUSINESSES. ONE OF THE VERY FIRST THINGS HE DID WAS PUT A CALL OUT FOR HELP TO OTHER AGENCIES SO WE COULD PROTECT PROPERTIES FROM THEFT UNTIL OUR IMPACTED RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES COULD REMOVE THEIR BELONGINGS. MIKE ALSO HAS A HEART FOR PEOPLE [00:05:02] IN NEED. AS A RESULT, IN 2016 HE CREATED THE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM. [INAUDIBLE] THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. HE ALSO CARES DEEPLY FOR HIS FELLOW POLICE OFFICERS. IN 2019 HE INITIATED A DEPARTMENT TASK FORCE TO COMBAT THE NATIONWIDE GROWING PROBLEM OF SUICIDE BY FIRST RESPONDERS, EXPERIENCING POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS AND TRAINING TO HELP IDENTIFY POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS WITH PTS. THE CHIEF HAS BEEN OF VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM AND DEVELOPED EXCELLENT ELATION SHIPS WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND CREATED GREAT RAPPORT WITH OUR CITIZENS. MIKE, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE DURING YOUR TENURE AS ROWLETT POLICE CHIEF. YOU WILL BE MISSED AND I WANT TO AIM YOU THE ABSOLUTE BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT. [APPLAUSE] >> BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO YOU, AND I'M REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT THIS, SO, WE HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU THAT SAYS CITY OF ROWLETT, CHIEF BROADNAX, APRIL 2012 TO FEBRUARY 2020. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT TEXAS. . [APPLAUSE] >> I'M GOING TO TURN AROUND H HERE. WELL, FEBRUARY 1977 I BEGIN THE JOURNEY. HERE IT IS FEBRUARY 2020 SO A SHORT 43 YEARS AND THIS JOURNEY HAS COME TO AN END. 25 OF THAT HAS BEEN AS A CHIEF OF POLICE. I WAS BLESSED TO COME TO ROWLETT FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. IT'S BEEN A GREAT JOURNEY. WHAT A GREAT CITY. THE CITIZENS HAVE BACKED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALL THE WAY. I'VE HAD A FABULOUS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH AND GREAT MEN AND WOMEN INVOLVED IN THAT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I WANT TO THANK THE LAST TWO COUNCILS I'VE SERVED WITH. YOU HAVE GIVEN US THINGS THAT WE'VE NEEDED AND YOU'VE DONE IT AT A COST. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN BIG TICKET ITEMS FOR US AND YOU'VE MANAGED TO SOMEHOW GET THE MONEY THERE WHEN IT WAS LIKE SQUEEZING THE BLOOD OUT OF THE TURNUP. YOU MANAGED TO DO IT. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT AND YOU'VE SUPPORTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE DID A QUICK ACCOMPLISHMENT AND I'M GONNA RUN THROUGH IT QUICKLY. AS A CHIEF YOU ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK BACK AND SAY OKAY, WHEN I GOT HERE, HAVE I MADE THINGS BETTER? DID I LEAVE IT BETTER THAN I FOUND IT? SO WE GOT TOGETHER WE STARTED PUTTING DOWN THE ACHIEVEMENTS OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE'VE GOTTEN SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM FAIRLY QUICKLY, IF THIS WORKS, LAURA. MAYBE IT WON'T BE TOO QUICK. NOW IS IT READY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEY'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THE POLICE CHIEFS RECOGNITION, THE POLICE OFFICER PROGRAM, THE POLICE OFFICERS SERVICE PROGRAM IS WHAT THEY DO AT THE LIBRARY AND MAIN STREET AREA. WE'VE GOT A COMMITTEE NOW THAT'S GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT THE HOMELESS PROBLEM SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS IT BEFORE IT COMES A PROBLEM FOR US. THE PTSD COMMITTEE HE TALKED ABOUT CROSSES INTERVENTION, THE FUNDING THROUGH DARK, WERE PROUD OF THAT ONE BECAUSE THE GROUP DIDN'T HAVE ANY FUNDING FOR THEMSELVES AND WHEN DART WANTED US TO REGULATE THEIR PARKING OVER THERE WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM TO FUND THE PROGRAM ANNUALLY. SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WE DO FIVE SUMMER SCHOOL CAMPS EVERY SUMMER, THAT HAS HELPED US BUILD A RAPPORT WITH THE KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS. WE NEEDED THAT. THEY ARE OUR FUTURE AND WE WANTED TO HAVE A GOOD RAPPORT WITH THEM. BODY CAMERAS, WE BROUGHT THOSE ON AND LATER ON WE UPGRADED THOSE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT MAYBE LATER. SMART 911 WE BROUGHT ON, WE ENHANCED OUR HONOR GUARD FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE DONE A [00:10:01] CEREMONY OVER HERE AT VETERANS PARK TO HONOR THOSE POLICE OFFICERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES, PUSH THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS ONE BECAUSE WE PUSH THAT OUT THERE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MEANS TO PAY FOR THIS, BUT WE MADE IT IMPORTANT TO THE OFFICERS. SINCE WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THAT. [INAUDIBLE] I THINK SOME OTHERS HAVE ENROLLED SINCE WE DID THE SLIDE. WE'VE ENHANCED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AS YOU'VE NOTICED. KENNY HUGHES HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. WERE OUT THERE ON FACEBOOK AND HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB OF GETTING OUR MESSAGE OUT THERE AND WE PICK UP MORE FACEBOOK USERS EVER DAY. LIP-SYNCH, WE HAD OVER A MILLION HITS ON THAT ONE. ROULAC TEXAS, OVER A MILLION HITS. I'M NOT GONNA SAY WE DID IT BECAUSE WERE SO GOOD, THEY MAY HAVE LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE WERE SO BAD. WE DON'T NEED A FULL-TIME JOB SINGING. ADDED TRAFFIC OFFICERS TO THE TRAFFIC UNIT, ADDED A MOTORCYCLE UNIT. TRAFFIC IS GETTING HEAVIER AND HEAVIER EVERY DAY SO WE'VE ADDED THOSE TO HELP US MONITOR THAT. WE ALLOWED TATTOOS AND BEARDS BECAUSE WE ARE HIRING DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE MILITARY AND THEY HAVE BEARDS AND TATTOOS AND WE ALWAYS THOUGHT WHY DO WE NEED TO CHANGE WHO WE ARE AT HOME VERSUS WHO WE ARE AT WORK. YOU CAN BE BOTH. IT HAS WORKED OUT WELL FOR US. WE HAVE NEW EQUIPMENT IN THE DAY, WITH THE ADDED TACTICS, WE'VE GOTTEN RELIABLE ON WHAT WE FELT WAS NONLETHAL WEAPONS AND WE DECIDED WE BETTER START TRAINING OUR GUYS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES SHOULD THOSE AVENUES FAIL. LEXAPRO, WERE USING THAT TO KEEP OUR POLICIES UPDATED TO THE LATEST COURT RULINGS, THAT'S UPDATED SOMETIMES WEEKLY, MONTHLY OR EVERY TIME A COURT RULING APPLIES WE GET IT UPDATED. DEPARTMENTAL FLAG, WE HAVE OUR OWN FLAG THAT WE PROBABLY FLY. WE IMPLEMENTED A QUARTERMASTER PROGRAM. WERE GETTING TOO BIG THAT WE CAN'T JUST GO OUT AND GET A UNIFORM, NOW WE HAVE TO ORDER THAT STUFF IN AND IT HAS TO BE OF OUR EQUIPMENT.ANAGED ON ALL- WE ARE GROWING A LOT AND WE ARE GROWING FAST. THE TORNADO, BRIAN TALKED ABOUT THAT, WE INSTALLED THE RUBBER ROOM TO HELP US DEAL WITH PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WHEN THEY'RE BROUGHT INTO THE JAIL SO THAT IT'S MORE HUMANE, TRANSITION SUV, WE GOT OUT OF THE DODGE CHARGERS AND INTO THOSE. COMMUNICATIONS WAS UPDATED AND REMODELED. WE UPDATED OUR OFF-DUTY WEAPONS. WE ESTABLISHED AN IN-HOUSE IT SUPPORT. WE ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST IT USERS IN THE CITY. EVERYTHING WE TOUCH HAS A COMPUTER ATTACHED TO IT. OUR PHONES, CARS, OUR OFFICES, OUR TICKET WRITERS, EVERYTHING. DRUG BURN BAILOUT, WE HAD TO CURATE OUR DRUGS AND WE CAN NOW DO THAT SAFELY IN OUR OWN FACILITY AND ITS EFFICIENT AND SAFE. FITNESS OBSTACLE COURSE TO HIRE NEW HIRES AND KEEP OUR OFFICERS SAFE AND PHYSICALLY FIT. WE DID INCREASE OUR INVENTORY OF THOSE SO WE WOULD HAVE A BIGGER ASSORTMENT OF LESS LETHAL FORCE AVAILABLE TO US. UPDATED THE RIGHT ALERT SYSTEM, THAT'S THE ONE YOU ALL GET WHERE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THAT FOR MAJOR EVENTS OR THINGS GOING ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. ARMORED VEHICLE, WE HAVE AN M WRAP THAT WE GOT FROM THE MILITARY, THAT'S A $500,000 VEHICLE THAT WE GOT FOR FREE. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT VEHICLE FOR OFFICERS AND SAFETY. AND SPECIAL THANKS AS I SAID A WHILE AGO TO THE COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGEMENT. WE COULDN'T OF DONE ANYTHING HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR Y'ALL. WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE ADDED A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE UNIT. THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THOSE, THAT GUY GETS OUT THERE AND TAKES CARE OF THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. YOU'D ALL BE SHOCKED AT THE NUMBERS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES THAT GO THROUGH OUR CITY THAT ARE NOT SAFE. THAT'S WHAT THAT PROGRAMS ABOUT. AND, THIS WAS A BIG TICKET ITEM FOR THE COUNCIL BECAUSE WE UPGRADED OUR AXON BODY CAMERA. WE WENT TO AXON AND WHEN AWAY FROM CAR CAMERAS AND THEN WE PUT IN CAMERAS AND ALL OF OUR INTERVIEW ROOMS. THAT WAS A HUGE COST TO THE CITY AND Y'ALL HELPED US OBTAIN THOSE AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. 18 OFFICERS HAVE BEEN ADDED. THAT IS A BIG THING IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS TO HAVE THAT MANY OFFICERS. WE NEED MORE BUT THAT IS REALLY HELPED US. [00:15:05] HEAVY VESTED HELMETS. SHOOTINGS OCCURRED AND WE LOST SEVEN OFFICERS IN ONE NIGHT. WE CAME BACK AND ASKED YOU IF WE COULD GET A SET OF HELMET AND BODY ARMOR FOR OUR OFFICERS TO KEEP IN THE CARS IF AND WHEN WE NEED THEM. Y'ALL DID THAT. THAT WAS ANOTHER COST. COMPENSATION PLAN HAS BEEN REVISED SEVERAL TIMES NOW WHERE WERE VERY COMPETITIVE WITH THE OTHER CITIES. SECURITY FENCE, WE APPRECIATE THAT THAT Y'ALL GAVE US. WE NEEDED THAT FENCE. WE FEEL MUCH BETTER NOW. [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE AN OLD RADIO SYSTEM AND WE WENT TO THE NEW SYSTEM AND THIS CAME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACK WHEN 911 OCCURRED AND THAT'S WHY WE NEEDED THOSE AND Y'ALL MADE THAT HAPPEN. WE ADDED A CORPORAL RANK. THAT WAS SOMETHING BIG THAT WE DID INSIDE THE DEPARTMENT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THAT'S A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EIGHT YEARS AND YOU'VE ALL BEEN A BIG PART OF IT. [APPLAUSE] I HAVE ONE LAST ONE AND I'M NOT GOING TO CALL IT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT I HAD THE HONOR. >> I HAD THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE OF PROMOTING MICHAEL GODFREY TO ASSISTANT CHIEF. I HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO HELP HIM CHECK THE BOXES TO BECOME THE NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE. THIS TOOK HIM A LOT OF DEDICATION BECAUSE HE HAD TO GET 2 DEGREES, HE HAD TO GO TO THE FBI ACADEMY, HE HAD TO COMPLETE MANY POLICE COMMAND COLLEGES, HE COMPLETED THE MANAGEMENT COURSE, AND HE DID ALL OF THIS IN AROUND SIX YEARS. THAT IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT AND A HEAVY SCHEDULE THAT HIS WIFE CARRIE HAD TO SACRIFICE FOR HIM TO GO DO ALL THESE THINGS AND HE STILL DID HIS JOB AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF. I'M VERY, VERY PROUD THAT HE IS NOW REPLACING ME AND HE WILL DO A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> BRIAN, IS IT OKAY IF I SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS? I JUST WANT TO SAY, CHIEF, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE SO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE OVER YOUR TENURE HERE AND WE WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE MOST SUCCESS IN YOUR RETIREMENT TO YOU AND YOUR WIFE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, YOU HAVE BEEN A VERY GOOD COMMUNICATOR AND SUPPORTER OF YOUR DEPARTMENT. YOU HAVE CARRIED THE MESSAGE VERY EFFECTIVELY TO THIS COUNSEL OF WHAT WE NEED IN THIS COMMUNITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. YOU HAVE, YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT HAVE RESPECTED OUR PUBLIC AND OUR PUBLIC IN TURN RESPECTS OUR POLICE FORCE AND THAT IS SO IMPORTANT IN THIS DAY AND AGE. WE ARE SO FORTUNATE THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THAT SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE OUT THERE. WE WE DO HAVE THAT MUTUAL RESPECT IN THIS COMMUNITY. THAT IS ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP AND THE RANK AND FILE THROUGHOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU HAVE OVERSAW OVER THE LAST EIGHT% YEARS SO WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE FULLY ANTICIPATE THAT WILL CONTINUE UNDER CHIEF GODFREY'S TENURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> PART TWO. >> DO YOU WANT ME TOO READ IT IN THE RECORD ITEM 5D, PRESENTATION [5D. Presentation announcing the promotion of Assistant Chief Michael Godfrey to Chief of Police of the Rowlett Police Department.] ANNOUNCING THE PROMOTION OF ASSISTANT CHIEF MICHAEL GODFREY TO CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE ROLE THAT POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THE GOOD THING IS, IT'S STILL MIKE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. IT IS AN EXCITING NIGHT. WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALL THE BEST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I REALLY ENJOYED THE TIME THAT WE'VE SPENT TOGETHER SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, ASSISTANT CHIEF GODFREY IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY COULD MAKE YOUR WAY UP HERE. I'M GOING TO READ A SHORT STATEMENT AND THEN WE WILL START THE OATH OF OFFICE. THERE WILL BE TWO OAKS TONIGHT. I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO READ WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH WHAT MIKE [00:20:04] SAID. >> JUST KEEP IT SHORT. >> OKAY WE WILL DO THAT. >> MICHAEL BEGAN HIS CAREER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1996. HE WAS RECOGNIZED THERE AS POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR 1998. HE CAME TO ROWLETT IN 1999 AS A PATROL OFFICER AND MOVE THROUGH THE RANKS TO SERGEANT, LIEUTENANT, ASSISTANT CHIEF AND NOW POLICE CHIEF. THROUGH HIS 20 YEAR CAREER IN ROWLETT HE HAS GAINED EXPERIENCE AT EVERY LEVEL AND DIVISION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. AS ASSISTANT CHIEF HE OVERSAW DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONS INCLUDING CONTROL, SUPPORT SERVICES, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. [INAUDIBLE] HE CREATED AN UPDATED STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES INCARNATED SPECIAL DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS. HE IS ALSO VERY EXPERIENCED WITH DEPARTMENT AND CITYWIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING, CREATING AND UPDATING CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES AND DEPARTMENT CITY COMMITTEES.-- HE IS BOTH A BACHELORS AND MASTERS DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM CHARLESTON STATE UNIVERSITY AND IS A GRADUATE OF THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY. HE'S ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF TEXAS AND A CERTIFIED PUBLIC MANAGER HROUGH THE WILLIAM P HOBBY CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. MICHAEL'S EDUCATION IS FOCUSED ON A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. MICHAEL HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS DURING HIS SERVICE FROM THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR IN 2003, PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE IN 2008 AND SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR IN 2009 AND 2013. MICHAEL IS WELL PREPARED TO LEAD THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT. SOME OF MICHAEL'S DEPARTMENTAL GOALS ARE INCREASED PROGRAMS RELATED TO COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS, IMPLEMENT THE NEW ROWLETT FIRST RESPONDER POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS PROGRAM, FOCUS ON DE-ESCALATION AND COMPASSION BASED PROGRAMS, ENCOURAGE THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF ALL EMPLOYEES IN DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE IS MARRIED TO CARRIE AND THEY HAVE TWO SONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. SO, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE HONORABLE PAM TO COME UP HERE AND DO THE OATH OF OFFICE. >> CARRIE WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOLD THE BIBLE? CHRISTIAN, DO YOU WANT TO COME OVER HERE BY YOUR DAD? OKAY, YOU HOLD THIS. VERY GOOD. REPEAT AFTER ME. I MICHAEL GODFREY. >> I MICHAEL GODFREY. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF POLICE CHIEF CITY OF ROWLETT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THE STATE, SO HELP ME GOD. >> WELL DONE. [APPLAUSE] WHILE THEY ARE SIGNING IN MAKING THAT OFFICIAL, BRIAN WILL COME UP IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AN OATH OF HONOR THEY DO AS WELL SO HE WILL ADMINISTER THAT TO MICHAEL. >> THANK YOU. JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS TONIGHT. THIS IS SO STEEPED IN CEREMONY AND TRADITION, ONE THING THAT THE DEPARTMENT LOVES TO DO ALSO IS THE POLICE CHIEF USUALLY GIVES THE OATH OF HONOR SO SINCE MIKE CAN'T GIVE HIS OWN HONOR, HE HAS ASKED ME TOO STAND IN AS [00:25:02] POLICE CHIEF SO JUST FOR 22 SECONDS I WILL BE THE POLICE CHIEF AND TO DO THE ROWLETT OATH OF HONOR. >> SO BEFORE ANY OFFICER TAKES THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OATH OF HONOR, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT MEANS. AN OATH IS A SOLEMN PLEDGE TO SOMEONE THAT THEY MAKE WHEN THEY SINCERELY INTEND TO DO WHAT HE OR SHE SAYS. HONOR MEANS ONE'S WORD IS GIVEN AS A GUARANTEE. BUT TREY IS DEFINED AS BREAKING FAITH WITH THE PUBLIC TRUST. BADGE IS A SYMBOL OF YOUR OFFICE AND INTEGRITY IS BEING THE SAME PERSON IN BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIFE. CHARACTER, THE QUALITIES THAT DISTINGUISH AN INDIVIDUAL. [INAUDIBLE] FEAR OR DANGER, ACCOUNTABILITY MEANS THAT YOU ARE ANSWERABLE IN RESPONSE TO YOUR OATH OF OFFICE. COMMUNITY IS A JURISDICTION AND THE CITIZEN SERVED. >> YOU WANT TO REPEAT AFTER ME. >> SURE. ON MY HONOR I WILL NEVER BETRAY MY BADGE, MY INTEGRITY, MY CHARACTER OR THE PUBLIC TRUST. I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE COURAGE TO HOLD MYSELF AND OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS. I WILL ALWAYS UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, MY COMMUNITY AND THE AGENCY I SERVE. MIKE, CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ROWLETT POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL GODFREY. [APPLAUSE] JUST A FEW VERY BRIEF WORDS. MINUTES AGO I DON'T THINK I CAN PUT YOU THROUGH THAT. I DON'T HAVE A BIG POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BUT THIS IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME. I DON'T THINK I CAN EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM, HOW HONORED I AM, HOW PROUD I AM TO BE THE NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY. I LOVE ROWLETT. I'M SORRY THAT I DON'T LIVE HERE, BUT IT HAS BEEN MY SECOND HOME AND MY SECOND FAMILY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER PLACE. I COULD NOT THINK OF BETTER PEOPLE TO WORK WITH CUMMINS WORK FOR, AND TO JUST BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY EVERY DAY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW UP AND BE THE CHIEF OF POLICE IS ABSOLUTE PHENOMENAL TO ME. I DO OWE A COUPLE FOLKS A BIG THANK YOU. THE FIRST THANK YOU GOES TO MY WIFE CARRIE, MY SONS CANAAN AND CHRISTIAN BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE. THEY'VE SUPPORTED ME FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS IN THIS CAREER. I OWE A HUGE THANK YOU TO MIKE BROADNAX. HE HAS DEVELOPED ME AND SUPPORTED ME AND MADE THIS A REALITY. I OWE A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ROWLETT POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE THE BEST NO MATTER WHO SAYS OTHERWISE. I COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN TO WORK FOR EVERYDAY. CITY MANAGER RYAN AND MANAGER PAUL STEVENS, THEY PUT ME THROUGH A HORRENDOUS INTERVIEW PROCESS AND TO SAY THE LEAST, I CAME OUT SHINING ON THE OTHER SIDE. I SURE HOPE I DID. I OWE THEM A HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE. TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR SUPPORTING ME, US AND PROVIDING US WITH ALL OF THE RESOURCES WE NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. IT IS HUGELY APPRECIATED. ;-). [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU CHIEF. WE LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT TENURE [00:30:05] THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU BRIAN. NOW WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT EXCITING ITEM WHICH IS ITEM FIVE [5A. Receive the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, which includes the independent auditors' report.] A WHICH IS RECEIVED THE COMPREHEND COMPREHENSIVE REPORT FOR 2019 WHICH INCLUDES THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT. WENDY. >> WE ARE KEEPING TRACK WHO'S LEAVING. [LAUGHTER] >> OKAY, I'M SORRY. GO ENJOY CAKE. WENDY. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. TONIGHT ARE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, WE'VE WILL PRESENT THE REPORT INTO RECORD FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ENDING IN 2019. BEFORE I INTRODUCE HER AUDITORS I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCE, WONDERFUL STAFF AND YOUR ACCOUNTING TEAM. SO IF YOU WOULD ALL STAND PLEASE WE HAVE TARA ON THE END, SHE IS OUR CONTROLLER. THE EXCEPTIONAL REPORT THAT YOU WERE HERE IS PARTICULARLY DUE TO OUR DEDICATED ALL-STARS. THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS PRIDE IN OUR WORK PUTTING IN LONG HOURS TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE TOP-NOTCH RESULTS THAT WE'VE OBTAINED YEAR AFTER YEAR END WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE AUDIT. [INAUDIBLE] WE WILL OUTLINE AND VALIDATE ASPECTS OF THE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES, OUR PROCEDRES AND CONTROLS IN PLACE AND REPORTS TO MANAGEMENT ABOUT CONCERNS OR ISSUES THEY HAVE. WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SARAH DEMPSEY, OUR PARTNER TO PRESENT THE FINAL REPORT INTO RECORD. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER. I AM HERE TO REPORT ON THE SEPTEMBER 30 WHEN HE 19 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. WE COMPLETED THE AUDIT ON FEBRUARY 6 SO THAT IS THE DATE OF YOUR CAPPER. WE STARTED OUT DOING INTERIM WORK DOING THE CONTROL PROCESSES IN THE SUMMER AND CAME BACK IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER TIMING TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT. WE GO THROUGH THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND WE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION. THAT'S A CLEAN OPINION OR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE CAN GIVE. THIS YEAR WE ALSO HAD A SINGLE AUDIT WHICH OCCURS WHEN AN ENTITY SPENDS MORE THAN $750,000 OF FEDERAL AWARDS. WE HAD TO DO THAT OVER THE SAFE PROGRAM AND THE SAFE ROOM. WE DID TWO SINGLE AUDITS, THOSE ALSO RECEIVED UNMODIFIED OPINIONS OR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT CAN BE OBTAINED. DURING THE COURSE OF THE AUDIT WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BRING ANY SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES TO YOUR ATTENTION OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES AND THERE ARE NONE TO REPORT TO YOU TONIGHT. THE AUDIT WAS WHAT'S CONSIDERED A CLEAN AUDIT. NO FINDINGS TO REPORT TO YOU AND UNMODIFIED OPINION, NO COMPLIANCE FINDINGS TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. NO JOURNAL ENTRIES, MEANING WE HAD TO MAKE MATERIAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THESE STATEMENTS. WHAT WE RECEIVED FROM MANAGEMENT IS WHAT ENDED UP IN THE AUDITED STATEMENT. THAT'S THE BEST REPORT THAT WE CAN GIVE SO CONGRATULATIONS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND THE SUPPORT OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR GIVING US EVERYTHING TIMELY AND ACCURATELY. WE COME IN AND EVERYONE'S TRYING TO GET THEIR DAY-TO-DAY JOBS AND THEY STOP AND HELP US COMPLETE THE AUDIT SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR SARAH OR WENDY? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING AND YOU'VE EXPRESSED THIS TO US SEVERAL TIMES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THESE FINANCE FOLKS HERE AT THE CITY ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST AND THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND IT IS EXEMPLIFIED BY WHAT THEY DO IN THE ANNUAL AUDIT. I WOULD BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST CREWS YOU WORK WITH. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT AND THINK YOU TO THAT STAFF FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. >> BRIAN. >> THE MAYOR EXPRESSED MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY. I REALLY WANT TO CONGRATULATE THIS TEAM. EVERY YEAR YOU KNOCK IT OUT OF [00:35:02] THE PARK. IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE THE OTHER DAY WE WERE IN A MEETING WITH OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM AND I MENTIONED, AT THE TIME, THAT THE CITY HAD NOT HAD ANY AUDIT FINDINGS AT ALL FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS AND OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR SAID AND HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN HERE? EIGHT YEARS. WENDY, I JUST CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT YOU AND YOUR TEAM, OUTSTANDING. YOU DO SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB. YOU ARE SO APPRECIATED BY EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF SO THANK YOU AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS. >> AND IT'S REALLY GOOD READING IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN READING IT. PARDON ME? IS IT ONLINE YET, THE WHOLE CAPPER WILL BE ONLINE TOMORROW MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH LADIES. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM [5B. Presentation of Proclamation recognizing the week of February 16 – 22, 2020 as National Engineers Week.] 5B WHICH IS PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 THROUGH THE. [INAUDIBLE] >> COME ON UP ENGINEERS. >> ALL OF OUR JOBS AND PROJECT ON TRACK AND ON BUDGET. ENGINEERING WEEK WAS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO GEORGE WASHINGTON'S DEDICATION TO ENGINEERS. MORE THAN 50 CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1951 BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING DIVERSE AND WELL EDUCATED FUTURE OF ENGINEERING WORKFORCE BY INCREASING THE UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY CAREERS AMONG YOUNG STUDENTS AND BY PROMOTING PRECOLLEGE LITERACY AND MATH AND SCIENCE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. WE WILL READ A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK AS NATIONAL ENGIEERS WEEK. WHEREAS ENGINEERS HAVE USED THEIR PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS CREATING AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO FULFILL SOCIETY'S NEEDS AND WHEREAS ENGINEERS FACE THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME FROM RE- BUILDINGS TOWNS DEVASTATED BY NATURAL DISASTERS TO DO DESIGNING AN INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY THAT WILL SPEED OUR COUNTRY INTO THE FUTURE, AND WHEREAS ENGINEERS ARE CRUCIAL LINK IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION AND IN TRANSFORMING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES INTO USEFUL PRODUCTS. WILL LOOK TO ENGINEERS AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE AND WHEREAS THEY PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE CRUCIAL ROLE THAT PREVENT MODERN ECONOMIC SOCIETIES TO EXIST AND WHEREAS ENGINEERS ARE ENCOURAGING OUR YOUNG STUDENTS TO SEE THEMSELVES AS POSSIBLE ENGINEERS AND REALIZE THE PRACTICAL POWER OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS THROUGH NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IS RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ENGINEERS SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY NEEDS. I THEREFORE, MATT GRUBISICH ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO RECOGNIZE AND PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 16 THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2020 AS NATIONAL ENGINEERING WEEK IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT AND URGE ALL CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR CITY, OUR ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEERS AND STAFF ENGINEERS IT FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. YOU ARE HOLDING US TOGETHER RIGHT NOW. [5E. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.] THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM FIVE EE WHICH IS UPDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL ISSUES AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. DID I MISS SOMETHING COUNCILMAN SHERRILL, COULD YOU PUSH A BUTTON? PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, YOUTH BASEBALL, THIS WEEK IS THE LAST WEEK TO REGISTER FOR YOUTH [00:40:05] BASEBALL. THEY WILL BE SPONSORING LUNCH ON THE LAWN IT WILL BE ON MONDAYS STARTING MARCH 16 AND TENTATIVELY RUNNING THROUGH APRIL 20. IMAGO EVEN LONGER. DOUBLY FOOD TRUCK, LIVE MUSIC AND GAMES FROM 11:00 A.M. UNTIL 2:00 P.M. ON MONDAY STARTING MARCH 16. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AND OTHER PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS VISIT THE DEPARTMENTS PAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE OR CALL (972)412-6170. YOUR ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION, THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. AND LOCATED AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET. THE NEXT LOW-COST VACCINATION CLINIC WILL BE HELD SUNDAY MARCH 1 FROM 2 UNTIL 5:00 P.M. LOCATED AT 8502 LIBERTY GROVE ROAD AT LIBERTY GROVE ANIMAL HOSPITAL. THERE HELD THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS. TONIGHT WE ARE FEATURING SEVERAL OF THE DOGS AND CATS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. YOU ARE FOREVER FRIEND IS RIGHT THERE ON THAT SCREEN. FROM THE LIBRARY, FEBRUARY IS LOVE YOUR LIBRARY MONTH. [INAUDIBLE] THEY CAN DISSIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AT STAMM CAFÉ AND RELAX WITH A MOVIE AT FRIDAY'S AT 3:30 P.M. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL THE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE VISIT THE LIBRARY OR LIKE THEM ON FACEBOOK. THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION HAS MANY GREAT CONTEST HAPPENING NOW. ENTER THE WRITING CONTEST, THE YOUNG ARTISTS WORKSHOP OR VISIT THE WEBSITE. THE CENSUS IS FAST APPROACHING. EVERY HOUSEHOLD WILL RECEIVE A MAIL OUT FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU BETWEEN MARCH THE 12TH AND MARCH THE 20TH. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL ROWLETT RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE AND BE COUNTED. THE CENSUS IS CONVENIENT, SAFE AND IMPORTANT. IT BRINGS VALUABLE RESOURCES SUCH AS FUNDING FOR THINGS LIKE TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE PARTICIPATION RATE IN THE 2010 CENSUS WAS 79%. I'M CHALLENGING US TO TOP THAT RATE IN 2020. LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE ALL COUNT. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION AT 2020 CENSUS.GOP. UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE PUBLIC BULLETIN BOARD OF THE CITY'S WEBSITE. TO FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, CHECK OUT THE FRIDAY AT FIVE, WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FROM CITY HALL. IT'S FULL OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CITY AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE EVERY FRIDAY AFTER 5:00 P.M. OR, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE IT SENT DIRECTLY TO YOUR E-MAIL. STAY UP-TO-DATE AND KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. AS A REMINDER, E-MAIL YOUR QUESTIONS ON ANY CITY RELATED TOPIC TO ASK THE MAYOR AT ROWLETT.COM. IT COULD BE ANSWERED ON THE FOLLOWING MONTHLY PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT ON ROWLETT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY CITY PROGRAM OR SERVICES VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR CALL THE ACTION CENTER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL THEN MOVE TO CITIZENS INPUT. THIS IS A SECTION OF OUR MEETING THAT ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK CAN SPEAK UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY TOPIC OF THEIR CHOOSING. DO YOU HAVE ANY CARDS LAURA? IF ANYONE WOULD WISH TO SPEAK [7. CONSENT AGENDA] DURING CITIZEN INPUT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME. SEEING NONE WE MOVED TO OUR SERIES OF ITEMS READ TOGETHER AND ACTED ON TOGETHER. I HAVE ASKED TO HAVE ITEM 7G REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. IF THERE IS ANY OTHER ITEM THAT ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME. SEEING NONE, PLEASE READ THE REMAINING ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. >> SEVEN A INCLUDING MINUTES. 7B, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT, 7C, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR MILLER ROADS SEWER LINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,452. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A [00:45:08] REIMBURSING RESOLUTION FOR WATER WASTEWATER UTILITY PROJECTS, 70 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A COMMUNICATIONS POLICY. 7F CONSIDER APPROVING A RESOLUTION FOR A VARIANCE FOR THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. >> THE BOARD DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING VERY WELL. LAURA, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> I CAN'T GET THE BOARD TO WORK. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS READ INTO THE RECORD. >> TO HAVE A SECOND? >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND PERIOD PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. WE HAVE GREMLINS TONIGHT. WE WILL DO A HAND VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. [7G. Consider approving a resolution to execute a Letter of Credit Agreement in the amount of $447,621 to secure the installation of public improvements. Consider action to approve a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Letter of Credit Agreement between the City of Rowlett, Texas, and Meritage Homes of Texas LLC in the amount of $447,621.00 as financial guaranty to secure the installation of public improvements to serve Northaven Phase 2.] THAT PASSES 17X0. THE NEXT ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION IS ITEM 7G. APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR LETTER OF CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF. [INAUDIBLE] TO SECURE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. WHO IS PRESENTING? JEFF, I HAVE THIS ITEM REMOVED. I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, WHY DO WE NEED THE LETTER OF CREDIT INSTEAD OF IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT NOW, WHEN DO INTO A SPATE THEM AND ARE WE SECURE? IT'S IN THE PACKET. DOES ANYBODY NEED THE PRESENTATION? >> DO YOU REMEMBER THE FOUR QUESTIONS? >> YOU CAN JUST EXPLAIN. >> WHY DO WE NEED THESE NOW QUESTION RIGHT BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER WISHES TO FINAL PLAT BEFORE HE IS COMPLETELY FINISHED WITH ALL THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. I BELIEVE THE OTHER QUESTION WAS WHAT ARE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. I HAVE THE LIST OF THEM. >> I THREW HIM OFF, DENY. I'M SORRY. >> THAT'S OKAY. THERE'S A LOT OF LANDSCAPING EROSION IMPROVEMENTS. THERE ARE SOME SEATING THAT HAS TO BE DONE TO A LOT OF OPEN AREA, THERE IS THE COLLECTS THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT ON THE LOT, WE HAVE WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS COMPLETED AND SOME DRAINAGE ROCK, THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF HARD SCAPE IN THE FORM OF SIDEWALKS AND TRAILS, WALKING TRAILS AND THE RAMPS THAT GO WITH THEM. THERE ARE THE TRAFFIC SIGNS THAT ARE ONE OF THE LAST THINGS TO GET PUT UP AS WELL AND THEN THERE IS THE LANDSCAPING, THE TREES, THE BUSH AND THE GRASS. THOSE ARE THE IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE GUARANTEEING WITH THIS LETTER OF CREDIT. THE LETTER OF CREDIT IS ONE OF THE FORMS THAT IS ALLOWED BY CODE. I THINK I FEEL, AND I THINK THE REST OF US FEEL THAT A BOND IS NOT AS GOOD AS A LETTER OF CREDIT. A BOND, IF WE NEEDED TO COLLECT ON A BOND THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND TIME-CONSUMING. I THINK A LETTER OF CREDIT IS A LITTLE EASIER, OBVIOUSLY A CASH ESCROW IS EVEN BETTER, BUT WITH THE CASH ESCROW THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COME UP WITH NOT ONLY THE CASH ESCROW BUT THEN THE CASH TO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK SO DOUBLE THE COST. I THINK YOU ALSO ASKED WHEN WILL THIS BE FINISHED. >> WHY DON'T THEY JUST DO THE IMPROVEMENTS NOW AS OPPOSED. >> THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO FINAL PLAT AND IF THERE'S ANY MORE TO ADD, MR. DAVID IS HERE AND HE CAN ANSWER WHEN. >> I'M JUST TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHY WE ARE DOING IT THIS WAY.% THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO DO. THANK YOU. >> YOU CAN ANSWER WHEN THESE WILL BE DONE BECAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HIS SCHEDULE. >> COME ON DOWN. >> I NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC. OUR IMPROVEMENTS. >> YOUR NAME. [00:50:04] >> MY NAME IS DAVID, ADDRESS 8840 CYPRESS WATER BOULEVARD DALLAS TEXAS. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU AS WELL. THE IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE ARE UNDERWAY AND WE INTEND ON CONTINUING TO COMPLETE THEM IN EARNEST AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. AS JEFF WAS MENTIONING, THIS ALLOWS US TO FILE OUR FINAL PLAT AND HAVE A NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED WHILE WE ARE FINISHING THOSE NOMINAL ITEMS. I THINK WERE THINKING BABY ENDS OF APRIL, MAY BE MAY FOR THE REMAINING IMPROVEMENTS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> COUNCILWOMAN BROWN. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 7G. >> ANY DISCUSSION. >> SEEING NONE, CALLED VOTE IT [8A. Consider action to approve a resolution to enter into an Economic Development Program Agreement with BLC1, Inc., (Barrocos Latin Cuisine) for property located at 3813 Main Street and to authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.] PASSES 17X0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM IS 8A, ACTION TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO AN ECONOMIC PROGRAM WITH BARROCO'S LATIN CUISINE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1313 MAIN STREET AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. THAT EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNSEL. JUST ONE MOMENT TO GET THIS OUT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPER AND PROGRAM AGREEMENT AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED FOR A NEW RESTAURANT COME DOWNTOWN CALLED BARROCO'S LATIN CUISINE. [INAUDIBLE] I'D LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY. >> YOU'RE CORRECT, THE GREMLINS ARE IN THE BUILDING. BEAR WITH US PLEASE. THANK YOU MS. LAURA. AS I MENTIONED THE APPLICANT CURRENTLY OWNS A RESTAURANT IN ROWLETT. THEIR PLAN, AFTER 11 YEARS OPERATING THAT ON HIGHWAY 66 IN THE TIMBERLAND, TIMBERLAKE SHOPPING CENTER, THEY PLAN TO CLOSE THAT LOCATION AND OPEN THE BRONCOS LATIN CUISINE AT 3813 MAIN STREET. YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR, THIS IS THE FORMER EL CENTRO LOCATION IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THEY WERE LEASING IN THEIR PREVIOUS LOCATION AND ONE OF THEIR OBJECTIVES WAS TO OWN THEIR OWN RESTAURANT AND SO THEY WILL BE ACCOMPLISHING THAT WITH THIS MOVE TO DOWNTOWN. THEY ARE EXCITED TO GET THEIR NEW RESTAURANT OPENED. THEY'VE ALREADY APPLIED FOR THEIR BUILDING PERMIT AND HAVE STARTED SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. THEIR IDEA BEHIND BRONCOS LATIN CUISINE IS A TYPE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ART THAT WAS POPULAR IN EUROPE. THEIR MENU WILL EVOLVE FROM TEX-MEX TO A MORE AUTHENTIC COLOMBIAN CUISINE. THIS AERIAL REPRESENTS THEIR LOCATION, THEY MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH 3813, IT'S IN BETWEEN LEXI'S AND THE SMITH DONE AS I MENTION THE FORMER EL CENTRO LOCATION. THIS IS THE LAYOUT AND THEIR BUILDING PLAN THAT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED FOR THE INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING PLANNED FOR THE BUILDING, THIS IS A LITTLE LARGER REPRESENTATION, EASIER TO SEE TO MY RIGHT IS THE MAIN STREET OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING. THEY WILL HAVE THEIR OPEN DINING SEATING AREA, HAVE THEIR BAR AREA AND THE BACK PORTION OF THE BUILDING WILL BE THERE KITCHEN AREA FOR THE RESTAURANT. THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES. THE CITY'S POLICY ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES. [00:55:02] WE HAVE A TARGETED PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIALTY RETAIL ENTERTAINMENT AND RESTAURANT COME OF THAT PROGRAM ALLOWS THEM TO REQUEST A REIMBURSEMENT OR GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO 10% OF THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT THEY ARE MAKING. WE ALSO HAVE A PROGRAM FOR GREASE TRAPS FOR RESTAURANTS. IN THIS CASE THERE IS AN EXISTING GREASE TRAP THAT'S ALREADY IN BECAUSE IT WAS A PRIOR RESTAURANT. SO, WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING OR WHAT THE REQUEST WAS, THEY ANTICIPATE MAKING OVER A HUNDRED $20000 IN INTERIOR FINISH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUILDING. THEY ARE ANTICIATING ADDING SEVEN JOBS WITH AN AVERAGE SALARY OF ROUGHLY 20000 FOR THOSE JOBS. THEIR INCENTIVE REQUESTS, THEY HAVE ASKED FOR THE 10% OF THEIR INVESTMENT THAT THEY ARE MAKING ON THE PROJECTS OF THE INCENTIVE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. OUR POLICY HAS REVIEWED THEIR APPLICATION AND DOES RECOMMEND COUNSEL CONSIDER AWARDING THE INCENTIVE AMOUNT. THEIR REQUEST. AS IS STANDARD IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENTS WE HAVE SOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND AGAIN THE PROGRAM AGREEMENT WAS ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORTS. THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NEEDS TO BE ISSUED WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT. THEY WILL SUBMIT THEIR FINAL INVOICES SHOWING THEIR PRIVATE INVESTMENT OF AT LEAST $120,712. THERE GRANT REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT IS CAPPED AT THE 10% OR 12000 AND THEY NEED TO CONTINUALLY OPERATE THE RESTAURANT FOR A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. PART OF STAFF ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION TOWARD THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD INCLUDES A FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS, A SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT THE CITY HAS THAT ALLOWS US TO INPUT THE DATA POINTS THE IMPACT REPORT WE LOOKED AT THIS OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. THE BENEFITS THAT THOSE GENERATE IS SLIGHTLY OVER 55000, THE COST FROM THE CITY STANDPOINT TO PROVIDE UTILITIES AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES IS A LITTLE UNDER 28000 SO THE NET BENEFIT TO THE CITY IS 27500. THIS NEXT PORTION OF THE IMPACT LOOKS AT THE INCENTIVE ANALYSIS ON THE TOTAL INCENTIVES OF $12000. IT LOOKS AT WHAT THE INCENTIVE EQUATES TO ON A. JOB BASIS, THE RATE OF RETURN AND PARTICULARLY THE PAYBACK PERIOD ON WHEN THE CITY WILL RECOUP THE INCENTIVE AMOUNT OF $12000. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS ANALYSIS THE PAYBACK PERIOD IS RIGHT AT TWO YEARS HENCE THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO BE OPEN FOR A TWO-YEAR PERIOD IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE INVESTMENT THE CITY MAKES WILL BE RETURNED TO THE CITY OVER THAT TIME PERIOD. AS I MENTIONED, THE OWNERS ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR JIM OR FOR THE OWNERS? >> WITH THAT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCILMAN GRUBISICH. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE EIGHT A. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD ANY DISCUSSION? >> I THINK THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL HAVING A BUSINESS IN TOWN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I'VE EATEN THERE MANY TIME AND IT'S FANTASTIC TO SEE YOU MAKING VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ONCE YOU OPEN. >> I'M OPPOSED TO THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED TONIGHT. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I AM NOT OPPOSED TO THE OWNERS, THE RESTAURANT OR BRINGING GREAT BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN. HOWEVER, I AM OPPOSED TO THE PROVISION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE IN THIS CASE. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES ARE INTENDED TO BRING NEW UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO TARGETED AREAS OF THE CITY. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP WITH SOLIDIFYING A BUSINESS DECISION TO MOVE OR INCREASE THEIR FOOTPRINT WITHIN ROWLETT. IF A BUSINESS HAS ALREADY MADE THE CRITICAL DECISION TO MOVE OR EXPAND, THERE IS NO LONGER A NEED TO INCENTIVIZE THAT [01:00:01] DECISION. >> IN THIS CASE, THE OWNERS HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED A NEW LOCATION, HAVE SUBMITTED PLANS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR BUILDOUT OF THE RESTAURANT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT DECISION WAS MADE WERE PREDICATED BASED UPON THE SMALL INCENTIVE THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE AGREEMENT. THE CURRENT INCENTIVE POLICY CLEARLY STATES THAT IN ORDER FOR EXISTING BUSINESSES TO QUALIFY FOR AN INCENTIVE THEY MUST INCREASE THEIR PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT. MEANING SQUARE FOOTAGE BY AT LEAST 50%. IN THIS CASE, THE PROPOSAL LOCATION IS ACTUALLY SMALLER THAN A NEW LOCATION. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THEY INTEND ON STARTING LINE OF CATERING, THE EDITION OF A BUSINESS UNIT DOES NOT EXEMPT THEM FROM THE INCENTIVE POLICY SQUARE FOOTAGE ROLE. I'M NOT A BELIEVER ON CREATING POLICIES WHERE THEN WE TURN AROUND AND ISSUE WAIVERS TO MAKE THEM FIT A GIVEN SOLUTION. PERHAPS IT IS TIME TO REVISIT THE CURRENT INCENTIVE POLICY AND MAKE CHANGES THAT ARE MORE RELEVANT TO THE NORTH SHORE SAPPHIRE BAY AND DOWNTOWN AREAS. >> COUNCILMAN. >> CITY'S DOWNTOWN HAVE AN IMPORTANT AND UNIQUE ROLE IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. I UNDERSTAND HOW VITALLY IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE BUSINESS IN OUR DOWNTOWN. HOWEVER, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE CITY MUST BE CAUTIOUS WHEN IN MY OPINION, THE INCENTIVE WE ARE OFFERING HERE IS REALLY MORE OF A CASH AWARD THAN AN INCENTIVE ITSELF. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I ATTENDED THE T TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE. IT WAS DISCUSSED SEVERAL TIMES THAT CITIES ARE NOT OBLIGATED, NOR SHOULD PROVIDE INCENTIVE TO BUSINESSES IN WHICH SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE IN TERMS OF OWNING PROPERTY AND FILING PERMITS. IN THIS CASE 3813 MAIN STREET HAS ALREADY BEEN BOUGHT IN A BUILDING PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. THEREFORE, THE INCENTIVE IS NOT DOING WHAT IT IS MEANT TO DO WHICH IS TO ATTRACT NEW, UNIQUE BUSINESS OR ASSIST IN RETENTION. WITH A VERY LIMITED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE THE BEST USE FOR THAT FUND AT THIS TIME. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE BUSINESS SEEKING THE INCENTIVE, I'M JUST OPPOSED TO PROVIDING THE INCENTIVE FOR THE REASONS I STATED. I ALSO AGREE NOT. [INAUDIBLE] >> I'M VERY MUCH SUPPORT OF THIS INCENTIVE. I THINK THIS IS VERY GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. WE ARE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MOVE TO OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. I APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND THE COMMENTS IN REGARD TO NOT MEETING THE INCENTIVE POLICY WORD FOR WORD, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP A POLICY THAT FITS ALL SITUATIONS. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MINIMAL INCENTIVE REQUEST AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOUR BUSINESS DOWNTOWN. OTHER COMMENTS? >> SEEING NONE, I WILL CALL THE VOTE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.