[1. CALL TO ORDER ] [00:00:03] >> HELLO, EVERYONE. IT'S TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020. THIS MEETING MAY BE CONVENED IN THE POST EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY LEGAL AGENDA ITEM HERE IN. DUE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, TO COMPLY WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD VIA TELECONFERENCE. THEY CAN BE VIEWED ON THE CITY WEBSITE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LISTEN LIVE, 888-550-3932 AND ENTER MEETING NUMBER 1607808379. WE HAVE TWO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS BUT THOSE WILL FOLLOW THE REGULAR SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR [3C. Receive update from the Court Governance Committee regarding the operations of the Municipal Court. (15 minutes) ] WORK SESSION ITEMS. DO PROVIDE COMMENT FOR ANY WORK SESSION OR AGENDA ITEM PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL TO CITIZENINPUT @ ROWLETT.COM BY 3:30 P.M. THE DAY OF THE MEETING. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS EXCEPT FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. ARE WE GOING IN ORDER, BRIAN? >> WE CAN. >> MARTHA, DO YOU WANT TO START WITH 3C? >> LET'S DO THAT. >> ITEM 3C RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REGARDING THE OPERATIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT. I THINK YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION, SO LAURA PROBABLY HAS TO PULL IT UP. WE CHANGED THE ORDER ON HER. >> YES. I THINK SHE'S DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. ARE YOU THE ONLY JUDGE ON THE CALL? >> I BELIEVE SO. >> I THINK WE'RE ALMOST THERE. >> DO WE KNOW WHO THAT IS? >> THANK YOU, LAURA. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A PRESENTATION FROM THE COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. THIS IS THE MAKEUP OF THE COMMITTEE. THE MAYOR, MYSELF AS CHAIR, MAYOR PRO-TEM MATT GRUBISICH. >> I'M ON THE COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. >> I GUESS YOU ARE EXCESS. NO? OKAY. >> NO, I'M NOT ON -- ABSOLUTELY, I'M NOT ON THE COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. >> WE WILL CHANGE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THE CGC IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS SELECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. ANY VACANCIES WILL BE FILLED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WE HAVE A PRESIDING JUDGE AND THE CITY MANAGER. NEXT SLIDE. THE PURPOSE OF THE CGC IS TO SERVE AS NOMINATING COMMITTEE THAT APPROVES AND RECOMMENDS MUNICIPAL JUDGE CANDIDATES AND PROSECUTOR CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AND APPOINTMENT. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE PRESENTING TO THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT. CGC ENSURES THE COURT OPERATIONS ALIGN WITH THE CHANGES IN LEGISLATION. CGC, IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH OR DIMINISH THE AUTHORITY OF THE JUDICIARY OR PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE ARE OUR PERFORMANCE METRICS. I WON'T GO THROUGH THEM JUST ONE BY ONE, BUT THE JUDGE DISTRIBUTES QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE COUNCIL. I HOPE THAT SHE TAKES A LOOK AT THOSE EACH QUARTER. IT'S VERY INTERESTING, THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. RIGHT NOW THEIR CLEARANCE RATE IS AROUND 92.5%. SO REALLY GREAT CLEARANCE RATE FOR OUR COURTS. WE APPOINTED JUDGE HAYDEN AND WE HIRED JUDGE CASS CALLAWAY THIS YEAR. [00:05:07] I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IMAGINE STRAEUGS OF THE VIRTUAL COURT DOCKETS THAT THE JUDGE HAS IMPLEMENTED IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ORDERS. I HEAR THAT OUR METHOD OF DOING THAT IS JUST THE ENVY OF OTHER COURTS IN THE STATE. I CAN BELIEVE IT. I HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE VIDEO OF THAT. I WATCHED THE VIDEO FOR ONE OF THE PEOPLE. I WISH YOU COULD SEE THEM ALL BECAUSE YOU CARE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT COMMENT FROM A CITIZEN TO OUR JUDGE, THAT THAT METHOD IS WORKING VERY WELL. OUR JUDGE COMPLETED SUPERVISORY TRAINING WITH THE TEXAS WORK FORCE COMMISSION AND ALSO IMPLEMENTED THAT TRAINING FOR THE COURT STAFF. ALSO IMPLEMENTED COURT RECORD KEEPING IMPROVEMENTS AND STAFFING STANDARDS TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC IS WELL SERVED. HUGE IMPROVEMENT WITH OUR RECORD KEEPING. IN THE EVALUATION OF THE COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE THE PERFORMANCE METRICS OUR JUDGE HAS MET OR EXCEEDED ALL THE AREAS OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATING INCLUDING THE ADHERENCE TO THE CANONS OF THE JUDICIAL CODE OF CONDUCT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD TO LIST SOME OF JUST THE PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE JUDGE. THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST BY ANY MEANS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COUNCIL AND ALSO FOR OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW THE QUALITY OF THE COURT AND JUDGE THAT WE HAVE. I CAN TELL YOU SHE IS HIGHLY THOUGHT OF THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS AND BEYOND. SHE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE 2020/2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS ASSOCIATION AND THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER. SHE RECEIVED A LETTER OF COMMENDATION FROM THAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THAT ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORTING THE JUDGE FOR OUTSTANDING JUDGE OF THE YEAR. SHE WAS A PRESENTER PROCEDURAL JUSTICE AT THE KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF COURT MANAGEMENT. HER INFLUENCE DEFINITELY GOES BEYOND THE STATE OF TEXAS. SHE WAS ONE OF FIVE JUDGES STATE WIDE INVITED BY THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT TO APPLY FOR SERVICE ON THE STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT. SHE WAS A DESIGN CONSULTANT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS INTERACTIVE LEARNING MODULE. CAPSTONE SPEAKER FOR THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL COURTS EDUCATION CENTER'S BAIL AND BONDS C3 INITIATIVE TRAINING. EDITOR OF THE TEXAS MENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LAW BENCH BOOK 2ND EDITION PUBLISHED BY THE TEXAS JUDICIAL COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH. MEMBER OF THE TMCA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESENTING AND RESPONDING TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE REGARDING PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. SHE ALSO TKEUZ THAT WITH OUR CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. BRINGS ALL OF OUR CITY CHARTER UP TO DATE AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STATE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES. SHE LED A STATE WIDE EDUCATION INITIATIVE THAT PROCEDURAL JUSTICE FOR REQUIRED JUDICIAL TRAINING AND SHE IS A MENTOR JUDGE TO NEWLY APPOINTED MUNICIPAL JUDGES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. NEXT SLIDE. SO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS COUNCIL REAPPOINT THE JUDGE TO ANOTHER TWO YEAR TERM AS CHIEF JUDGE OF THE ROWLETT MUNICIPAL COURT. I'LL OPEN IT UP NOW FOR QUESTIONS AND THE JUDGE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HA HAVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARTHA. BEFORE WE GO TO QUESTIONS DOES ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE CGC WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? >> I THINK MARTHA COVERED IT ALL. SHE DID A VERY GOOD JOB. VERY THOROUGH. >> SHE'S BEEN DOING THIS A WHILE. THE JUDGE HAS TRAINED US WELL. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION BUT I DO HAVE A COMMENT. IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS TODAY THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW WELL THE WHOLE JUDICIAL SYSTEM HAS DONE STATE WIDE THROUGHOUT THIS COVID EVENT, AND, YOU KNOW, IT JUST MADE ME KIND OF REFLECT BACK ON THERE HASN'T BEEN MANY [00:10:09] HICCUPS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN ANY HICCUPS IN HOW YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND A MINUTE TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT WHOLE PROCESS AND WHERE YOU'RE AT NOW, AND WHAT YOU SEE IN THE IMMEDIATE AND SHORT TERM FUTURE OF WHERE THE STATE'S GONNA GO. >> I'M SO PROUD OF THE COURT STAFF. WE BEGAN GETTING ORDERS EARLY ON FROM THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT AND THEN THAT EVOLVED, I THINK IT WAS IN THE 20S OF THE NUMBER OF ORDERS THAT HAD COME DOWN AT THIS POINT. I THINK 26. AND SO ALL OF THAT, AS IT WAS FOR YOU GUYS DIFFICULT TO MANAGE ALL OF THE ORDERS COMING DOWN AND GOVERNING WAS PRETTY CHALLENGING FOR US IN THE COURT ROOM AS WELL. BUT STAYING ON TOP OF THAT AND STAYING COMMITTED TO THAT, WE DEVELOPED HERE IN THE ROWLETT MUNICIPAL COURT AN EXCELLENT VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE FOR COURT USERS. WHAT WE DID INITIALLY WAS, WE REALLY CEASED OPERATIONS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT WE COULD CREATE THE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL BE HIGH QUALITY TO SERVE THE CITIZENS. SO AS I WAS ENTERING INTO THAT PROCESS WITH THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR AND THE CHIEF COURT CLERK, ONE OF MY STAFF MEMBERS ACTUALLY JUST STEPPED UP AND INTERJECTED HERSELF INTO THE PROCESS. I'M VERY PROUD OF HER. SHE'S A JUVENILE CASE MANAGER. SHE STEPPED UP. SHE'S YOUNG. SH SHE'S ABLE TO DO TECHNICAL THINGS. ZOOM. I HAD NEVER USED ZOOM BEFORE. AND SO SHE INTERJECTED HERSELF AND CREATED AND DESIGNED AN EXEMPLARY COURT FOR US. WE TESTED IT OUT THOROUGHLY. WE TESTED IT OUT WITH OTHER COURT STAFF FROM OTHER CITIES. JUDGE CALLAWAY WAS ALL ABOUT IT, TOO. HE WOULD CALL IN AND PRETEND TO BE A DEFENDANT. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. BUT WE RAN TEST AFTER TEST. I THINK WE HAD SIX TESTS BEFORE WE WERE READY TO ACTUALLY ATTEMPT IT WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE CHARGED WITH OFFENSES. AND I STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST PERSON THAT I HAD. HE WAS WONDERFUL. I'M STILL IN AWE OF HOW WELL THIS ALL WORKS. SOMETIMES I'LL BE ON WITH A DEFENDANT AND THEY'LL SAY, WOW, WE CAN'T BELIEVE IN AND I'LL SAY, WOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER. IT'S AMAZING. I MIGHT ASK THEM, DID YOU EVER THINK THERE WOULD BE A DAY WHERE A JUDGE WOULD APPEAR IN YOUR KITCHEN OR YOUR LIVING ROOM OR WHEREVER THEY HAPPEN TO BE CONNECTING FROM? IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE GOTTEN INCREDIBLE FEEDBACK, PARTICULARLY I CAN CALL TO MIND AN ATTORNEY WHO I WAS -- I HAD TAKEN ATTORNEYS OUT OF ORDER ON ACCIDENT ONE DAY, AND SO I APOLOGIZED TO THE ATTORNEY WHO I WAS SPEAKING WITH. I WAS SO SORRY I HAD TAKEN THEM OUT OF ORDER. THE ATTORNEY THAT CAME ON SAID, JUDGE, DO NOT APOLOGIZE. YOU ARE DOING GREAT. THIS IS THE BEST VIRTUAL COURT EXPERIENCE I HAVE SEEN. I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE TYPES OF COMMENTS AND THAT TYPE OF SUPPORT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS COURT AND WHAT WE'VE DONE. IT WAS GREAT FOR TEAM WORK AND CAMARADERIE. IT TURNED INTO AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT. I HAVE OTHER JUDGES CONTACTING ME FOR HELP, CREATING A SIMILAR SYSTEM AND I'M ENJOYING THE PROCESS IMMENSELY. EVERYBODY FEELS VERY SAFE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS DAY AND TIME. >> THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO HEAR. THANK YOU, JUDGE. WHERE DO YOU SEE THE STATE GOING? WHAT'S THE CURRENT STATE OF IN PERSON VERSUS VIRTUAL, AND WHAT DO YOU SEE COMING DOWN? >> THE TREND IS THAT THE POWERS THAT GOVERN US, THE SUPREME COURT, OR THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, COURT TO PUSH BACK WHEN WE CAN START HAVING IN PERSON PROCEEDINGS. RIGHT NOW THE CURRENT DATE TO THEORETICALLY BE ABLE TO HOST PEOPLE IN PERSON WOULD BE JANUARY 1ST. WE ALL HAD TO CREATE A PLAN OF OPERATIONS FOR WHEN WE DO HAVE IN PERSON PROCEEDINGS THAT ACTUALLY CREATED QUITE A BIT OF CONFUSION AMONG JUDGES AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS ACROSS THE STATE. MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT ONCE WE GOT OUR PLAN IN BY THE DEADLINE THEY REQUIRED, THAT WE COULD START GOING BACK TO IN PERSON PROCEEDINGS. BUT WE WERE QUICKLY CLARIFIED [00:15:01] THAT WE CANNOT GO BACK TO IN PERSON PROCEEDINGS. THAT'S JUST WHEN AND IF WE EVER HAVE AN IN PERSON PROCEEDING. I CAN AND I HAVE HELD AN IN PERSON PROCEEDING IF I MAKE A FINDING THAT FOR REASONS OUTSIDE OF MY CONTROL, THE PERSON COULD NOT APPEAR REMOTELY. SO I DID HAVE SOMEONE WHO WAS ELDERLY AND COULD NOT USE TECHNOLOGY AND REQUESTED THROUGH A FAMILY MEMBER THAT SHE BE ABLE TO COME UP AND TAKE CARE OF HER CITATION. WE DID MAKE THAT ARRANGEMENT AND I DID MAKE THAT FINDING THAT I MUST MAKE UNDER THE LAW BEFORE I SEE ANYONE IN PERSON. SO THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN. THE BIOMARK IS WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANYBODY IN PERSON. THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE STATE WIDE. ALTHOUGH I HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES THAT SOME COURTS ARE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ABILITY AND COMMITMENT REGARDING THE COURT ORDER THAT CAME DOWN FROM THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT. SO WHAT I FORESEE IS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO ALL BE ALIGNED, COURTS ACROSS THE STATE WILL BE ALIGNED IN REMOTE PROCEEDINGS. I AM AWARE OF THE JUDGE THAT'S IN CHARGE OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE REGION. I'M AWARE OF HIS EFFORTS TO BRING JUDGES THAT ARE NOT COMPLIANT INTO COMPLIANCE SO I SEE THOSE EFFORTS AS ON GOING. I'M THINKING ABOUT WHAT ANOTHER COLLEAGUE OF MINE SAID RECENTLY. HE SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO BACK TO IN PERSON IN JANUARY. HE SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT. THEY KEEP PUSHING BACK THE DATE. SO THAT IS SPECULATION ABOUT WHAT'S COMING IN THE FUTURE. I WILL SAY THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION HAS SAID SEVERAL TIMES THAT IT IS HIS DESIRE THAT COURTS BEGIN USING THIS REMOTE TECHNOLOGY EVEN AFTER ANY THREAT OF THE PANDEMIC HAS PASSED. AND IT IS WORKING VERY, VERY WELL. AND WE MAY WANT TO DO THAT TO SOME EXTENT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN THE PAST, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUT OF STATE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO MAKE THEIR COURT DATE. SO I SEE A WHOLE OTHER WAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE. >> YEAH, THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THAT UNFOLD. IT'S JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, IF THEY'RE ALL VIRTUAL, IT'S EASIER. IF YOU'RE ALL IN PERSON, IT'S EASIER. WHEN YOU BLEND THAT, IT BECOMES PRETTY MUCH A DIFFICULT PROCESS. >> SO TRUE. >> THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THAT. I SAW THIS JOURNEY OVER THE LAST TWO QUARTERS AND MONTHS. IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH WHAT YOU WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? I'M NOT SEEING ANY. SO, COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO RENEW YOUR TWO YEAR CONTRACT AND THAT WILL BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IN THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. IS THAT CORRECT, COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE? >> YES. IT SHOULD BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER 4TH COUNCIL MEETING. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'M NOT SEEING ANY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE. THANK YOU, COURT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. >> YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. [3A. Discuss design options for IH-30 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Wall Enhancements at Dalrock Road and Sapphire Bay Boulevard. (45 minutes) ] >> ALL RIGHT. DISCUSS DESIGN OPTIONS FOR INTERSTATE 30 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WALL ENHANCEMENTS AT DALROCK ROAD AND SAPPHIRE BAY BOULEVARD. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE PURPOSE OF THE ITEM TONIGHT IS TO UPDATE COUNCIL ON AVAILABLE RETAINING WALL AND PANELS THAT CAN BE CUSTOMIZED AT THE DALROCK ROAD AND SAPPHIRE BAY BOULEVARD OVERPASS. WE'LL UPDATE THE LOCATION OF THE WALL, SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME OTHER WALL ENHANCEMENTS AND THE TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. SO I HAVE ALL HANDS ON DECK TONIGHT TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE HAVE ALSO PARTNERED TO PROVIDE SOME LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS. NOW THAT I TURN IT OVER TO NICK FROM PACHECO KOCH AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. EXCITED TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. WISH WE WERE THERE IN PERSON BUT [00:20:04] THIS COMES AS A SECONDS. WE DO TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT AROUND THE METROPLEX. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO WHEN WE'RE BEGINNING THIS PROCESS, WE LOOK FOR STORIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE ELEMENTS TEND TO BE BRANDING AND CASH ELEMENTS THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES THEY'RE BUILT IN. SO WE TRY TO MAKE THOSE TIES TO THE COMMUNITY AS STRONG AS WE CAN. AS WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT YOUR COMMUNITY, WE TOOK A DEEP DIVE TO FIND SOMETHING UNIQUE AND SOMETHING INTERESTING, EXCITING, HAVE SOME ENERGY WITH IT. THE FIRST STORY WE CAME UP WITH ON THE NEXT SLIDE WAS KITE BOARDING. IT'S A VERY VIBRANT ACTIVITY, SOMETHING VERY UNIQUE TO ROWLETT. WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO START. AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE ARE SKETCHES THAT REFLECT ART THAT WOULD BE PLACED ON THE RETAINING WALLS AND THE SOUND WALLS. WE'LL GET INTO THOSE DETAILS AFTER WE GO THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS. SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, IT'S THREE PRIMARY OPPORTUNITIES RIGHT NOW FOR THESE INSTALLMENTS OF WALL ENHANCEMENTS. AND SO WE CREATED THREE DIFFERENT MEDALLIONS WE'RE REFERRING TO THEM AS TO TELL DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STORY. SO THIS WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST MEDALLION, AS IT RELATES TO KITE BOARDING. IF YOU FLIP THROUGH TO THE NEXT SLIDE, A GROUP OF KITE BORDERS OUT ON THE LAKE. AND THEN THE THIRD MEDALLION WOULD BE A KITE BORDER FLYING THROUGH THE AIR. NOW, WE INTENTIONALLY INCLUDE THE NAME OF ROWLETT TO MAKE THAT EXTRA VISIBLE FOR PEOPLE DRIVING PAST YOUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO TO HELP REINFORCE THAT BRANDING COMPONENT OF THE ART. SO AFTER ZOOMING IN SO CLOSE ON TO ONE ACTIVITY, WE TOOK A STEP BACK AND SAID, WELL, WHAT ELSE IS ROWLETT? THE LAKE WAS THE NEXT OBVIOUS THING TO US. AND SO IF WE FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AROUND THE LAKE AND THINGS PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO RELATE TO AND THINGS THAT ARE POPULAR OUT ON THE LAKE. AND SO THIS IS, WE STARTED WITH WIND SURFING. IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS MEDALLION WOULD FEATURE A WIND SURFER. THE NEXT MEDALLION WAS KAYAKING. WE ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A VARIETY OF LAKE ACTIVITIES TO BE AS DIVERSE AND WELCOMING AND MAKING IT INTERESTING FOR EVERYONE. THEN THE THIRD LAKE ACTIVITY WOULD BE FISHING. FOR THE THIRD CONCEPT, WE TOOK ONE MORE STEP FURTHER BACK AND SAID, OKAY. WE FOCUSED ON THE LAKE. WE FOCUSED ON KITE BOARDING. WHAT'S A MORE TRADITIONAL APPROACH? WHAT ARE SOME ICONIC FEATURES OF ROWLETT? FOR THIS TRADITIONAL CONCEPT, WE STARTED WITH THE WATER TOWER. SO IF WE FLIP TO THAT NEXT SLIDE, FEATURING THE WATER TOWER ITSELF IN A LARGE EMBLEM, IT'S SUCH AN ICONIC ELEMENT TO YOUR DOWNTOWN. HAVING THAT AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PASSING BY EVERY DAY ON THE FREEWAY WOULD HELP REINFORCE THAT BRAND. THE OTHER THING WE IDENTIFIED WAS THE HISTORY OF THE BANK HEAD HIGHWAY. SO IF YOU CLICK TO THE NEXT SLIDE THIS MEDALLION SHOWS OLD CARS AND THE BANK HEAD ICON. YOU STILL SEE THE HEAD OF THE BANK HIGHWAY BRIDGE. WE THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME NEAT HISTORY THERE. THAT WOULD BE FUN AND UNIQUE TO ROWLETT. AND THEN THE THIRD MEDALLION FOR THIS CONCEPT CAME BACK TO THE MARINA AND THE LAKE. WE COULDN'T COMPLETELY SEPARATE ROWLETT FROM THE LAKE. SO WITH THIS ONE, WE WANTED TO AT LEAST HAVE A PORTION OF THAT. AND SO HOW WOULD THESE GET APPLIED AND WHERE WOULD THEY GET APPLIED? IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THESE ENHANCEMENT LOCATIONS AND YOU'LL GET ANOTHER LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT MEDALLIONS AND WHAT THEY WOULD LOOK LIKE IN CONTEXT. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE SOUND WALL LOCATION [00:25:02] ON THE TOP OF THIS IMAGE. THEN THERE'S TWO RETAINING WALL LOCATIONS. THAT WOULD BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE FACING THE PENINSULA. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE CUT A COUPLE SECTIONS THROUGH THE PLANS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER WHERE AND HOW THESE WOULD BE LOCATED. SO WE'LL LOOK AT THESE TWO SECTIONS, A AND B. A WILL PRIMARILY FEATURE THE RETAINING WALL AND THEN ON SECTION B, WE'LL SEE BOTH THE SOUND WALL AND THE OTHER RETAINING WALL. SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, ON TOP THERE IS THAT FIRST SECTION, SECTION A. THE BLUE ARROW IS POINTING TO THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF WHERE THE MEDALLION WOULD BE FEATURED ON THE RETAINING WALL. SO IT WOULD BE VISIBLE FROM THE MAIN TRAVEL LANES OF PEOPLE GOING BACK AND FORTH ON I-30. YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, ON SECTION B, THE GREEN ARROW IS POINTING TO THE SOUND WALL. SO THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE VISIBILITY TO THE MAIN LANES, ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE FARTHER BACK. AND THEN THE OTHER RETAINING WALL WOULD BE FACING OUT TOWARD THE PENINSULA AND WOULD NOT HAVE VISIBILITY FROM THE MAIN TRAVEL LANES. ITS VISIBILITY WOULD BE FROM ACTIVITIES OUT ON THE PENINSULA. SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THESE RETAINING WALLS CONSIST OF WHAT I REFERRED TO AS MS WALLS, MECHANICALLY STABLIZED WALLS. THAT MEANS THEY'RE PRECAST FOR MINOR CONCRETE. ENVISION 5X10 PANELS THAT GET TIED BACK TO THE EARTH WITH CABLES AND ANCHORS. THAT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT A 3-D IMPRESSION ON THE FRONT OF THOSE PANELS. YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE AROUND TOWN. YOU'LL SEE SOME MORE AS WE GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE SOUND WALLS WILL LOOK LIKE AND WHERE THOSE ENHANCEMENTS CAN TAKE PLACE. AND SO AS WE APPLY YOUR ENHANCEMENTS TO THESE WALLS ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE GOING TO FLIP THROUGH A FEW OF THESE PRETTY QUICK. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THIS IS YOUR NEIGHBOR, AND WHAT THESE PREFAB PANELS KIND OF LOOK LIKE. >> THIS IS OUR NEIGHBOR WHO? YES, THIS IS ROCK WALL. THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS ART KIND OF LOOKS LIKE. YOU SEE A LOT OF THIS AROUND THE METROPLEX. THIS IS WHY WE TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. THESE ENHANCEMENTS TEND TO GET LOST WITH ALL THE FRAGMENTATION TAKING PLACE. AND THE COLORS CAN BE A REAL CHALLENGE AS WELL. SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THERE'S A LITTLE PERSON DROPPED IN THERE FOR SCALE. NEXT SLIDE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THOSE OFF AND WE'RE GOING TO START ON TOP OF YOURS WITH THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES HERE. SO IF YOU CAN ADVANCE ONE MORE TIME. GREAT. NOW I'LL PUT YOUR EMBLEM ON THERE WITH THE NEXT SLIDE. THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THE CIRCLE IS AN IDENTIFIABLE FEATURE AND HELPS WITH THE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS. SO YOU HAVE SOUND WALL. YOU HAVE THESE RETAINING WALLS. THEY'RE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT PLACE. BUT THE CIRCLE COMPONENT HELPS TIE THEM TOGETHER, IN ADDITION TO THE STORY FEATURE THAT'S TAKING PLACE WITH THE ART INSIDE OF THAT. SO WE'LL FLIP THROUGH EACH OF THESE CONCEPTS AGAIN AND YOU CAN HOPEFULLY VISUALIZE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE ON THE SIDE OF ONE OF THESE LARGE RETAINING WALLS. THIS IS THE KITE BOARDING SERIES. THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE GROUP OF KITE BORDERS. [00:30:02] AND THEN THE THIRD SLIDE, AGAIN, WOULD BE THE KITE BORDER DOING THE LARGE JUMP. NEXT CONCEPT IS THE LAKE CONCEPT WITH THE WIND SURFING. AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE KAYAKS ON THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THE LAST SLIDE FEATURING THE FISHING. AND THEN THE THIRD TRADITIONAL CONCEPT WOULD START WITH YOUR WATER TOWER, THEN THE BANK HEAD HIGHWAY AND THE MARINA. IF YOU GO ONE MORE SLIDE, THE WHOLE CIRCLE IS GREAT, WHAT IF WE MADE IT EVEN BIGGER AND OVERSIZED IT AND TRIED TO MAXIMIZE THE PANELS WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL? AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH. AND SO THESE PANELS ARE ALL PRECAST INTO CONCRETE PER TXDOT STANDARD. THIS ONE SUPERSIZES IT SO YOU DON'T SEE THE WHOLE CIRCLE, BUT IT'S STILL FRAMED BY PART OF THE CIRCLE THAT REMAINS ON THERE. ANY QUESTIONS TO THIS POINT WITH THE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS AND HOW THESE PANELS WORK AND HOW THE ART GETS IMPLEMENTED? >> YEAH, I HAVE ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS. WHAT DO YOU HAVE LEFT IN YOUR PRESENTATION? >> WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE SLIDES. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR LOGO AND THEN HOW THIS WOULD APPLY TO THE SOUND WALLS AS WELL. >> OKAY. LET'S PAUSE THE PRESENTATION. I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO HERE, BRIAN. I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE MISSED -- THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU, NICHOLAS. WE MISSED A BASIC CONVERSATION HERE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE. I THINK THE PUBLIC AND COUNCIL IS CONFUSED WHY WE ARE EVEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. I'D LIKE TO BACK UP. WHY ARE WE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION? WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? WHO'S PAYING FOR THIS? WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT DESIGN FEATURES? I DON'T THINK COUNCIL KNOWS THIS, DO YOU, COUNCIL? >> MAYOR, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS WHAT IT IS. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD AN OVERPASS OVER I 30. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS REPORTS SAY IF WE WANTED TO PUT SOME ART OR DESIGN PANELS ON THOSE WALLS, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AT THIS POINT. SO TXDOT HAS A VESTED INTEREST -- I SAY VESTED. THEY HAVE A STRATEGY THAT EVERYTHING ALONG THIS CORRIDOR, NOT JUST IN ROWLETT, BUT ROCK WALL, ETC, THAT HAVE A CONSISTENT TYPE OF ART PANELS. THE IMAGE ITSELF IS NOT QUITE AS CRITICAL. BUT THEY HAVE ACTUALLY PLUGGED THIS INTO THEIR MODEL AND WILL ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE COST OF THE ART ITSELF. NOW, OUR ROLE IS WITH THE HIGHWAY IS TO FACILITATE THE DISCUSSION ON THE DESIGN. WE COULD GO TRADITIONAL, SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES. OR WE COULD DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SUCH AS PERHAPS CALL OUT SOME IMAGE THAT WE THINK OF, SOMETHING THAT TIES BACK TO THE LAKE OR TIES BACK TO ROWLETT. SO TONIGHT, PART OF THE DISCUSSION IS ABOUT THAT. WE WANTED COUNCIL'S FEED BACK ON WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THIS, IN TERMS OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. ESSENTIALLY OUR COST IS REALLY ONLY GOING TO BE TO PROVIDE THE DESIGN TO TXDOT, BUT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE COST. THERE ARE SOME OTHER CONVERSATIONS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE BECAUSE THE MORE COLORS, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU PUT IN IT, THE CITY MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE PAST THIS DATE. SO THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS WE ARE ASKING FROM COUNCIL. BUT JUST UP FRONT, THIS IS AN [00:35:01] OPPORTUNITY, TXDOT ASKED US IF WE WANT TO PARTICIPATE, IN TERMS OF MAKING THE DECISION IN TERMS OF THE DESIGN. THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PANELS IF WE DO THE WAY THEY'VE DONE THE OTHER PANELS IN THAT CORRIDOR. SO THAT'S REALLY THE OPPORTUNITY THAT'S IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT. >> OKAY. I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT COUNCIL KNEW OF THAT OR NOT. IS THAT NEW INFORMATION TO COUNCIL? >> YEAH, THAT WAS NEW. I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADD THESE. >> I SAW IT IN THE PACKET. >> YES, I UNDERSTAND. WE KIND OF WENT RIGHT INTO THE DESIGN DISCUSSION AND DIDN'T HAVE THE BASE DISCUSSION. BUT THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO BEFORE WE GO TO LOGO AND WHATEVER ELSE YOU'VE GOT, NICHOLAS, COUNCIL, WHAT'S YOUR -- ART IS SUBJECTIVE, RIGHT? THIS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT DISCUSSION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO GO THROUGH QUESTIONS OR HAVE A GENERAL ART DISCUSSION OR HOW YOU WANT TO HANDLE THIS. WE JUST SAW A BUNCH OF ART. MAYBE WE SHOULD PAUSE AND TALK ABOUT IT. >> AGREE. DO YOU WANT ME TO KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT WE NEED CONSENSUS ON TONIGHT SO AS WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, WE CAN KIND OF DIRECT CONVERSATION THAT WAY? >> CERTAINLY. >> SO, CONSENSUS, WILL THERE BE CONSENSUS ON THESE WALLS. IS THERE PREFERRED DESIGN? THEN ALSO TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT COLOR. IF WE CHOOSE TO INLAY COLOR ON THE DESIGN, THERE IS A LITTLE MAINTENANCE THAT GARY, I BELIEVE, THE CITY MAINTAINS THE MAINTENANCE COST. IF WE JUST USE THE CAPPED STONE, THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE. IF WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH COLOR, THERE IS SOME EXTRA MAINTENANCE. SO ABSOLUTELY ON THE DESIGNS, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE ART FIRST AND THEN MOVE INTO THE NEXT SESSION, THE MORE ABOUT THE LOGO. >> WITH REGARD TO THE QUESTION DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS TO PARTICIPATE, WHAT DO WE THINK OUR COST IS ON THE DESIGN SIDE, BEFORE WE FIGURE OUT IF WE HAVE THAT CONSENSUS. >> I THINK WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE PURCHASE ORDER. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? >> IT WAS $30,000. THAT INCLUDES THE DESIGN AND THEN THE PLAN SHEETS THE TXDOT. >> SO COUNCIL, EVERYBODY ON BOARD TO PARTICIPATE? DID I GET EVERYBODY? THAT IS CONSENSUS. THANK YOU. MATT, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP SO I'LL GO TO YOU FIRST. >> I FIGURE I'D JUST RAISE IT. >> I WAS GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT DESIGN, BUT I DON'T HAVE TO GO FIRST. YOU RAISED YOUR HAND, SO GO AHEAD. >> I HAD A QUICK QUESTION FIRST. WAS THE BACKGROUND ON THE PANEL LIKE THE ONE THAT YOU SHOWED IN ROCK WALL, IS THAT THE BACKGROUND THAT WE HAVE TO GO WITH OR CAN IT BE MORE OF A SMOOTH BACKGROUND LIKE WHAT YOU SEE IN ARLINGTON AND SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES? >> TXDOT IS INSISTENT ON THAT IN THE REGION. >> SO IT HAS TO BE THAT TEXTURED LOOK? >> YES, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT CHANGES A COUPLE THING, I THINK. I LIKED HOW THE ONES IN ARLINGTON REALLY POP, BUT THEY HAVE THE NONTEXTURED BACKGROUND AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY COLOR ON IT. IT WOULD BE HARD TO GET THE LOGOS TO POP WITH THAT TEXTURED BACKGROUND WITHOUT ADDING COLOR TO IT. BUT COLOR IS HARD TO MAINTAIN. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE CAN'T MAKE THAT DECISION FROM WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY. >> I STOPPED NICHOLAS BEFORE HE TALKED ABOUT LOGOS. LET'S GO INTO DESIGN A LITTLE BIT. >> IF I CAN SPEAK BRIEFLY TO THAT, WE WERE CONSCIOUS OF THE SAME THING. YOU'RE VERY OBSERVANT, MATT. SO THAT'S WHY WE PUT THE CIRCULAR BORDER TO REALLY TRY AND SEPARATE THAT FROM THAT BUSY TEXTURE THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING ADJACENT TO IT. THAT'S THE MOTIVE BEHIND IT. >> I LIKE THE CIRCULAR. IT REALLY LENDS ITSELF TO IDENTIFICATION. I THINK I LIKE THE CONTAINED ONE BETTER THAN THE ONE THAT STRETCHED TO THE WHOLE WALL. [00:40:08] WE CAN HAVE THIS DISCUSSION FOR HOURS. THE MAIN THING I WOULD SAY, I DEFINITELY LIKE THE KITE BOARDING. THAT WAS A SUGGESTION I MADE UP FRONT. I LOVE THE BANK HEAD. I LOVE THE WATER TOWER. I'M NOT REAL THRILLED WITH THE MARINA ONE. THE REASON IS WE DON'T OWN THE MARINA. THAT'S NOT A BUILDING THAT'S ICONIC TO ROWLETT. IF YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE A VIEW OF THE SAIL BOAT DOCKED IN A MARINA, I COULD SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT JUST HAVING A MARINA BUILDING THAT WE HAVE NO CONNECTION TO OR HISTORY WITH NECESSARILY, I DON'T THINK THAT TELLS THE RIGHT STORY. I ALSO THINK YOU'RE TRYING TO TIE IT IN TO THOSE OTHER TWO ELEMENTS, WHICH WAS THE WATER TOWER AND THE BANK HEAD. SO I'M NOT SURE SAIL BOATS DOCKING IN A MARINA TIES INTO THAT CONCEPT. SO YOU HAVE KITE BORDERS. YOU HAD ICONIC ROWLETT BUILDINGS OR LOCATIONS, AND THEN YOUR THIRD ONE WAS FISHING AND KAYAK. I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE SMALL BOAT CONCEPT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT GOES ON IN ROWLETT. SO THOSE ARE MY GENERAL COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO YOU. >> HAVING SAY BEHIND A KITE BORDER OR KAYAKER OR SURFER, IN THE VERY BACKGROUND YOU WOULD HAVE LIKE A SMALL KIND OF, I GUESS, PICTURE OF THE ROWLETT DOWNTOWN WATER TOWER TO KIND OF LIKE SHOWCASE HOW FAR THE CITY GOES AND WHAT ELSE IS IN THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S JUST AN IDEA. >> SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE WATER TOWER SPECIFIC? >> YEAH, SEPARATE FROM THAT. IF YOU HAD THE SURFER AND THE KAYAKER AND LIKE WAY IN THE BACKGROUND YOU HAD THE LANDSCAPE AND WATER TOWER KIND OF STICKING OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT SO THAT YOU COULD KIND OF SEE, OKAY, THERE'S OTHER THINGS IN ROWLETT TO DO. IT'S HARD TO SPEAK IT AND NOT SHOW IT. >> I'M CONFUSED HOW THAT WOULD -- ONE IS A THEME OF WATER, ONE'S A THEME OF ICONIC LOCATIONS AND ONE'S A THEME OF SMALL BOATS. >> LET ME ASK THEN. WE HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT -- THEY'RE NOT ALL THE SAME? WE HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT DESIGNS FOR DIFFERENT AREAS? >> THAT'S THE DESIGN THEY CAME UP WITH. THERE'S THREE LOCATIONS. >> OKAY. >> IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY. TWO SOUND WALLS AND ONE RETAINING. >> THE OTHER WAY. TWO RETAINING AND ONE SOUND WALL AT THIS POINT. >> WHAT THEY'RE SUGGESTING IS THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT SCENES. >> OKAY. I GET IT. >> ON ONE OF THOSE IS THE WATER TOWER AND THE BANK HEAD AND THE MARINA. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE DOING SEVERAL THEMES. THAT'S GOOD. >> LIKE ONE OF THEM HAS THE THREE DIFFERENT -- HE'S PROPOSING, THE THREE DIFFERENT KITE BOARD EMBLEMS. ONE OF THEM HAS THE FISHERMAN, FISHER WOMAN, FISHER PERSON, AND THE KAYAK. ONE OF THEM HAS THE BANK HEAD. AM I GETTING THAT RIGHT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. THAT BEING SAID, NOT TO COMPLICATE IT, BUT BECAUSE THESE ARE IN THREE SEPARATE LOCATIONS, YOU COULD HAVE ONE FROM EACH CONCEPT IF YOU WANTED. LIKE THE ONE NEAREST THE LAKE COULD BE THE KITE BOARDING. THE ONE NEAREST THE FREEWAY COULD BE THE BANK HEAD OR NEAREST THE EXIT COULD BE THE WATER TOWER OR WHATEVER WORKS FOR Y'ALL. >> ALL RIGHT. DOES THAT CLARIFY THINGS? >> YES, IT DOES. >> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON? BROWNIE? >> I HAD A QUESTION, I CAN'T REMEMBER. ON THE BANK HEAD ONE, IS THE WATER TOWER IN THAT PICTURE? IN THAT CONCEPT? >> NO, IT WASN'T. STOREFRONT WITH OLDER CARS. [00:45:03] >> OKAY. I LOVE THAT. I ALSO LOVE THE WATER TOWER. THAT IS ROWLETT. I WAS JUST GONNA ASK, THIS IS JUST A QUESTION, IF YOU CAN DO THIS. I WAS THINKING FOR THE OTHER ONE, YOU PUT LIKE THREE DIFFERENT IMAGES. I WAS THINKING A KITE BORDER KAYAK AND WIND SURFER ALL IN ONE. KIND OF LIKE IN A TRIANGLE. PUT THE WIND SURFER UP HIGH AND THE KAYAK AND THE SAIL BOAT DOWN LOW. JUST A THOUGHT. MAIN THING I WAS WONDERING ABOUT WAS THE WATER TOWER AND THE BANK HEAD. BUT THAT'S FINE. >> OKAY. WE'LL GO BACK TO THAT, BROWNIE. MARTHA? AND THEN MATT. >> I LIKE THE KAYAKS BEING INCORPORATED. WE'RE ON THE TEXAS PADDLING TRAIL. I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO FEATURE THAT. I ALSO LIKE THE WATER TOWER. I LIKE THE KITE SURFERS WITH THE THREE THAT WERE IN THERE. I THINK THAT'S MADE A NICE IMAGE. MAYBE TO BROWNIE'S POINT, WE CAN PUT THAT ALL IN ONE IMAGE. I ALSO LIKE THE BANK HEAD ONE. KIND OF INTERESTING. THOSE ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS OF THE ONES I LIKED. I THINK, I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE MIXED THOUGHTS ON WHETHER WE WOULD ADD COLOR OR NOT. DO WE HAVE ANY PROJECTED COST? >> WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT COLORS SEPARATELY. >> YEAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE COST WOULD BE. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT COLOR IN A MINUTE. >> I THINK THESE ARE GREAT. YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU'RE GOING BY. IF YOU TRY TO SQUEEZE TOO MUCH ON THEM, THEY JUMBLE TOGETHER. YOU THINK THE ICON ONES THAT I LIKE, I GO BACK TO ARLINGTON. THEY DID A GOOD JOB. THEY GOT BIG CARS, BIG FOOTBALL PLAYERS, BIG TOM LANDRY HATS. THERE'S STUFF THAT'S THERE. THEY'RE BIG. CAN'T MISS IT. YOU GO BY SOME OF THE OTHER ONES AND THEY'RE MORE LIKE THE ROCK WALL ONE WHERE IT'S PICTURESQUE SCENERY. I THINK IT GETS LOST. AS THE COLOR FADES, IT EVEN GETS WORSE. THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I WAS GOING, NICHOLAS, WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, HAVING THREE DIFFERENT ONES. I WAS HOPING WE'D GET FOUR. ON THE WATER SIDE, YOU COULD DO THE KITE SURFER. I REALLY LOVE THE KITE SURFER IDEA. THAT'S FANTASTIC. I LIKE THE ONE KITE SURFER BECAUSE YOU GET THE BIGGEST ONE THAT'S GONNA STAND OUT, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING MULTIPLE ONES. THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE HAVE, I LOVE BANK HEADS BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT HERE LOCALLY, BUT THEY UNDERSTAND THE WATER TOWER BECAUSE THAT'S ON EVERYTHING. I REALLY LIKE THE TOWER. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE KAYAKS BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LAUNCH AND WE'RE ON THE KAYAK TRAIL. THOSE ARE THE THREE THAT STAND OUT THE BEST FOR ME, IN TERMS OF HOW YOU CAN ARRANGE THEM. >> I'M GOING TO ASK NICHOLAS TO ADDRESS WHY HE IS SUGGESTING THREE AT EACH WALL. BEFORE WE DO THAT, PAM HAS HER HAND RAISED, TOO. >> OH, YEAH. JUST WANTED TO PUT IN THAT I LOVE THE WATER TOWER. THAT IS ROWLETT. I DON'T FISH, BUT I DO LIKE TO WATCH PEOPLE FISH. I'M AFRAID OF SNAKES. ALSO I LIKE THE BANK HEAD BRIDGE. I LIKE THE BANK HEAD BECAUSE I KNOW ABOUT THE BRIDGE AND ALL OF THAT. THAT IS HISTORY. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR CITY. THAT'S IT. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE. THE THREE I LIKE. I WAS WISHING WE'D HAVE FOUR, TOO, BECAUSE I LIKE THE SURFER. I WOULD NEVER DO IT, BUT I LIKE IT. >> AGAIN, WE HAVE MULTIPLES ON EACH WALL. WHITNEY, YOU JUST RAISED YOUR HAND? >> I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHETHER IT'S ONE MEDALLION PER LOCATION OR IS IT THREE? IS IT NINE DIFFERENT THINS OR IS IT THREE? [00:50:12] >> LET'S LET NICHOLAS TALK. >> YOU GUYS ARE VERY OBSERVANT. IT'S HELPFUL TO US WHEN YOU'RE EDUCATED THE WAY YOU ARE. THERE ARE THREE THINGS THAT COME INTO PLAY HERE. ONE IS THE SCALE OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. YOU'RE SEEING IT FROM FAR AWAY, RIGHT? IT'S ON THE WALSH OUT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. IT'S FAR FROM THE LANE OF TRAVEL. IT'S ALSO YOU'RE PASSING BY IT AT 70 PLUS MILES AN HOUR SO YOUR EXPERIENCE OF THAT IS VERY QUICK. AND SO THAT'S WHY, AS MATT MENTIONED, WE TRIED TO MAKE THEM AS LARGE AS POSSIBLE. THEN THE REAL TRICK IS TRYING TO SIMPLIFY THOUGH IMAGES SO THEY READ WELL WITHOUT LOSING THEIR CONTENT. AND SO TO GET BACK TO YOUR QUESTION, WHITNEY, ULTIMATELY WE HAVE 50 LINEAR FEET TO WORK WITH. SO IF YOU WANTED TO PUT THREE SMALLER MEDALLIONS ACROSS THAT 50 FEET, THAT IS AN OPTION AVAILABLE TO YOU. >> THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE WATER TOWER, THE BANK HEAD OR THE FISHERMAN. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT COMPLETELY. >> OR YOU CAN TAKE YOUR FAVORITE FROM EACH OF THOSE THREE OPTIONS AND PUT THEM ON THE WALL AS WALL. WE JUST TRY TO PROVIDE AN ARRAY FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM. HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOMETHING THERE THAT YOU LIKE. BUT THE FLEXIBILITY IS THERE FOR US TO DO ONE THEME WHICH HAS COMPONENTS OF REINFORCING CHARACTER AND YOU GET TO SEE THE KITE BOARDING FROM BOTH SIDES OR WHATEVER ELEMENTS WE GO WITH. SO THAT REINFORCES ITSELF. THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEATURE THESE UNIQUE THEMES IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND WE CAN LOCATE THOSE STRATEGICALLY AS WAS MENTIONED, PUTTING THE KITE BOARDING BY THE LAKE, PUTTING THE WATER TOWER BY THE EXIT RAMP OR WHATEVER YOU SEE FIT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CLARIFY, WHITNEY? OKAY. BRIAN, YOU HAD YOUR HAND RAISED? >> I DID, MA'AM. THANK YOU. ONE THING I WANT US TO KEEP IN MIND, AND STAFF HAS A VERY LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS WITH OUR CONSULTANT, NICHOLAS. A LOT OF THESE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE DESIGNS ON THERE, THEY HAVE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING UP TO IT YOU HAVE THE OVERPASS AND IT IS RIGHT HERE. IF YOU'RE ON JOHN KING BOULEVARD, YOU HAVE THAT WALL RIGHT THERE. SAME THING FOR SOME OF THE OTHERS. THE DIFFERENCE WITH OURS IS THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON SOUND WALLS OR RETAINING WALLS WHICH WILL BE ON THE SIDE RATHER THAN RIGHT WHERE THE OVERPASS IS. SO THE VISUAL OF THAT REALLY IS COMING AT YOU FROM THE SIDE WHICH IS KIND OF ONE OF THE REASONS WE KIND OF LIKE THAT SIMPLIFIED IMAGE PER WALL AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TOO MANY IMAGES IN ONE WALL. AND SO NICHOLAS REALLY HELPED US UNDERSTAND THAT. THE MORE WE TRIED TO DO WITH JUST ONE LOCATION, THE MORE IT RAN. THEY HAVE TWO. THEY HAVE THE ONE WE SHOWED YOU TONIGHT. THEY HAVE ANOTHER SITE THAT HAS THE SAIL BOATS. BUT AGAIN THEY'RE ALIKE, SO TO SPEAK. [00:55:04] WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN JOHN KING BOULEVARD YOU'RE GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN YOU'RE COMING DOWN THIS HIGHWAY, YOU'RE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. IF WE HAD A MORE SIMPLIFIED APPROACH ON THAT, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THAT WAY BACK. I THINK IT WILL HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT. SOME PICTURE WITH ROWLETT'S NAME ON IT. THEN I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, AND I KNOW MATT WAS SPELLING THAT OUT. YOU GOT THREE OPPORTUNITIES. YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY WANT TO PUT THE EXACT SAME IMAGE ON EACH ONE. YOU WOULD PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH WALL. BUT I THINK WE HAVE SOME HISTORIC ELEMENTS THAT WE CAN DO HERE REGARDLESS OF WHICH ONES ARE PICKED. I THINK EVEN THOUGH THE SIMPLICITY OF IT WILL MAKE A STATEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SO BRIAN, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP. >> NO. I TOOK IT DOWN. >> WHITNEY, YOUR HAND UP? >> BRIAN, THE OTHER THING, TOO, WITH THE ONES ON ROCK WALL IS THEY'RE NOT INWARD FACING TOWARD THE HIGHWAY. LOT OF THEM ARE EXTERNAL FACING. SO WHEN YOU PULL UP TO A RED LIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE BIG DESIGN THERE WHILE YOU'RE STOPPED. WE DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY BECAUSE FOLKS ARE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR PLUS BY IT SO IT'S JUST A WATER OF SECONDS THAT THEY GET TO GLIMPSE AT IT IN THAT WE'RE COUNTING ON THAT BEING A LASTING IMPRESSION. I WOULD AGREE THESE NEED TO BE VERY CENTRAL RECOGNIZABLE IMAGE THAT KIND OF HITS HOME AND MAKES AN IMPRESSION. >> I HAD A ROOT CANAL AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO TALK. I'M GOING TO HAVE MATT TALK FOR ME. >> NOT A PROBLEM. LET'S FIRST GET CONSENSUS. WE GOT CONSENSUS THAT WE WANT TO PARTICIPATE. SECOND, CAN WE GET CONSENSUS IF WE'D RATHER DO THREE LARGE ONES OR MULTIPLE SMALLER ONES ON EACH OF THE DIFFERENT SITES? I THINK I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE LEANING. THREE OR MULTIPLE? THREE BIG ONES. THAT'S GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO ASK OR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ART COMPONENT OF IT IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU LIKE? I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF GOING WITH THREE SEPARATE ONES, TO BE ABLE TO SPREAD THAT OUT INSTEAD OF ONE COMMON THEME. I REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA DOING THE KITE SURFER, I COULD GO EITHER WAY ON THE BANK HEAD VERSUS THE WATER TOWER. PERSONALLY, I LIKE THE WATER TOWER. AND I REALLY LIKE THE KAYAK. ANYBODY ELSE? BROWNIE? YOU'RE MUTED. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK, ARE WE GOING TO CHOOSE TONIGHT? I AGREE. KAYAK, WIND SURFER, WATER TOWER. >> WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS COLORS SOON. >> LET'S GET CONSENSUS ON THE ART WORK FIRST. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION ON THOSE THREE? MARTHA? >> NO. KAYAK, WIND SURFERS AND I COULD GO WITH EITHER ONE. I LIKE THE ONE WITH THE THREE WIND SURFERS, BUT I COULD ALSO GO WITH JUST ONE. AND DEFINITELY THE WATER TOWER. THEN THE KAYAKERS. >> I LIKE THE WATER TOWER AND WE ALREADY HAVE THE FISHING. I LIKE THE FISHING PERSON. AND THE KAYAKS. >> YOU LIKE THE KITE SURFER? >> YES. >> OKAY. SO I THINK WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THE KITE SURFER. WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THE WATER TOWER. AND THEN THERE'S LOOKS LIKE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANT TO DO THE KAYAKS. OKAY. DOES THAT GET YOU WHAT YOU NEED, BRIAN? >> IT DOES. THANK YOU, MATT. [01:00:05] >> I HAD MY HAND RAISED. >> YES. >> ON THE KITE SURFERS, I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THOSE THREE PICTURES AGAIN. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE ONE THAT IS MOST IDENTIFIABLE THAT THEY'RE KITE SURFERS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A REALLY WELL KNOWN SPORT AND IT'S ICONIC TO ROWLETT. THERE'S ONE OF THEM. CAN YOU GO THROUGH THEM ALL? I THINK THAT'S HARDER TO IDENTIFY. >> TO ME THAT'S THE ONE THAT STOOD OUT THE MOST. WHEN YOU DRIVE BY AT THAT SPEED, IT'S REALLY GONNA STAND OUT. THAT'S NOT THE FINAL DESIGN, RIGHT? THAT'S JUST A DRAWING AND MOCKUP, RIGHT, TO GIVE YOU SOME DIRECTION? IS THAT CORRECT, NICHOLAS? >> THAT'S CORRECT. WE'LL GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF WHAT LEVELS OF RELIEF THOSE ARE SHOWN AT AND WHAT EXTERIORS WE INCORPORATE AND THAT WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER OR NOT COLOR GETS INCORPORATED. SO THIS WILL BE THE GENERAL IMAGE THAT YOU'LL SEE. IT WILL JUST BE REFINED A FEW MORE LEVELS OF DETAIL. >> THE KITE ITSELF WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. THOSE RATIOS, ARE THOSE PRETTY CLOSE? THAT KITE SEEMS PRETTY SMALL. I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT IT NOT AT THE CORRECT RATIO, BUT IF THAT KITE WAS BIGGER, IT MIGHT MAKE IT STAND OUT. >> WE CAN MAKE THAT BIGGER. THERE'S DIFFERENT SIZE OF KITES THAT THEY FLY. ALSO, THAT KITE IS BEHIND HIM SO IT'S FURTHER AWAY. IT'S SMALLER BECAUSE OF THAT AS WELL. WE CAN CERTAINLY INCREASE THE KITE SIZE. >> NICHOLAS, CAN YOU SHOW THE THREE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? CAN YOU SHOW THE WATER TOWER. THERE'S THE KAYAKER. I THINK THE HAND RAISED IS WEIRD. THAT'S JUST DETAILS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE KAYAKER? THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION. I THINK THE HAND BEING RAISED IS STRANGE. >> WE JUST WANTED HIM TO LOOK EXCITED. >> THAT'S TRUE. >> THIS IS THE TIME TO MAKE THOSE KIND OF COMMENTS BECAUSE WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE ALL THREE OF THEM PADDLING. >> COULD YOU HAVE ONE PADDLING AND THE OTHERS HANDS UP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? >> THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS PADD PADDLING. >> MAYBE THE ONE IN THE BACK WITH HIS HANDS UP SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE ONE IN THE FRONT JUST WON A RACE. >> OKAY. >> LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE LIFTING WEIGHTS. THE ONE IN THE BACK RAISING HIS HANDS GIVES EXCITEMENT TO IT. >> THE ONE IN THE FRONT LOOKS LIKE HE'S JUST WON. >> HE JUST WON BECAUSE HE JUST MOVED TO ROWLETT AND HE'S EXC EXCITED. >> WE'LL HAVE THE FRONT ONE PADDLING AS WELL THEN. >> THAT'S COOL. >> THAT'S REALLY COOL. >> PAM, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? >> THAT'S GOOD. >> DID YOU HAVE MORE ON YOUR PRESENTATION BEFORE WE HAVE THE PAINT DISCUSSION THAT YOU WANTED TO GO OVER? >> JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. SHOWING WHAT THESE WOULD LOOK LIKE ON THE SOUND WALLS AND HOW THE SOUND WALL IS A SMALLER FEATURE. AND SO THIS IS WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. YOU CAN SEE HOW SMALL IN RELATION TO THE PERSON. AS WE DRAW OVER THE TOP OF THAT, OUR NEXT SLIDE, DEPENDING ON WHAT TEXT TILE -- TXDOT LIMITS US TO. SOMETIMES THEY REQUIRE THE BOTTOM THREE FEET TO BE CRASH RATED. SOMETIMES THEY ALLOW US TO TAKE THE ART ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. THAT MAY IMPACT WHERE YOU WANT THE DIFFERENT PIECE OF ART AS WELL. SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, JUST SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS OF HOW THAT MAY END UP ON THAT WALL. BUT THOSE ARE DETAILS WE STILL NEED TO DEFINE WITH TXDOT AS IT RELATES TO THE SOUND WALL. >> CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT SIDE [01:05:03] THE SOUND WALL IS ON AGAIN? >> SOUND WALL IS ON THE NORTH SIDE. YEAH. IF WE WENT ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BEGINNING, WE CAN SHOW YOU WHERE THOSE ARE. >> YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S ONE ON THE SOUND WALL AND TWO ON THE OTHER SIDE, RIGHT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> SO THE SOUND WALL WILL BE THE SMALLEST OF THE THREE. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> OKAY. I WOULD MAYBE RECOMMEND THAT'S THE PADDLE BORDERS OR THE KAYAKERS, BUT I'M OPEN TO DISCUSSION. >> HERE WE GO. SOUND WALL WILL BE ON THE NORTH S SIDE. >> PERSONALLY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE ROWLETT WATER TOWER AS BIG AS WE CAN MAKE IT. CAN WE SCROLL DOWN IN CASE ANYONE HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO SAY? >> TO ME IT MAKES SENSE, SO THE RETAINING WALL ON I 30, TO ME THAT MAKES SENSE THAT THAT'S THE WATER TOWER. AND THEN THE RETAINING WALL THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ON THE SAPPHIRE BAY DEVELOPMENT SIDE, MAYBE THE WIN SURFERS. THEN THE SOUND WALL ON THE NORTH SIDE THE KAYAKERS. >> I AGREE WITH THAT. >> THAT'S WHERE THE KAYAKERS GO, ON THAT SIDE, TOO. >> I LIKE ALL THREE OF THOSE LOCATION CHOICES. >> YEP. I AGREE. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU READY TO TALK PAINT? DO YOU HAVE A LEAD IN TO PAINT OR DO YOU WANT US TO START ASKING QUESTIONS? >> ASK QUESTIONS. THERE IS STILL A LOT TO BE DETERMINED WITH TXDOT REGARDING PAINT. THEY MAY HAVE SOME INFORMATION REGARDING PAINT. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH TXDOT IS THEY GO IN AND PAINT IT A STANDARD COLOR. DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE IN SOME PLACES THAT IS TAN AND SOME PLACES THAT IS CREAM. GARY AND JIM ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH WITH TXDOT WHAT THE ADDITIONAL COST IT WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY PAINT IT. THEN WE WOULD ASSUME THE MAINTENANCE LONG TERM ON THAT. NICK MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT. HE'S WORKED WITH TXDOT QUITE A BIT. >> TXDOT HAS A STANDARD OF PAINT COLORS AND MATERIALS THAT THEY ALLOW. YOU'VE SEEN THEM DRIVING AROUND TOWN, TYPICALLY NOT BRIGHT COLORS THAT POP. THEY TEND TO BE MORE MUTED COLORS. YOU DO YOUR BEST WITH WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO USE. >> OKAY. >> FOR FUTURE MAINTENANCE, YOU MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THAT. I GUESS THAT WOULD REPEND ON YOUR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT THAT YOU FINALIZE WITH TXDOT, IF YOU BREAK FROM THEM BUT TYPICALLY THEY WON'T GO FROM THEIR STANDARD COLORS. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU SEE THE IMAGE FROM ROCK WALL THAT IS THE I 30 COLOR FOR THAT ENTIRE CORRIDOR. THAT TAN COLOR WITH THE RED STRIPE IS WHAT WE'LL HAVE GOING THROUGH SAPPHIRE BAY BOULEVARD AND THE DALROCK AREA. >> WE CAN'T CHANGE THE RED STRIPE TO BLUE OR SOME OTHER COLOR? >> UNFORTUNATELY, NOT. WE ASKED. >> WAS THAT YOUR ONLY QUESTION OR DO YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS? >> CAN WE SAY NO TO A RED STRIPE, LIKE NO COLOR? DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT? DOES IT HAVE TO BE THE RED COLOR IN THERE? >> YES. >> OKAY. I'M DONE. >> WE CAN IMPACT ONLY THE IMAGE. >> WE CAN GO IN SOMETIME AT 3 A.M. AND COLOR IT IN. >> I THINK YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP NEXT, PAM. >> OKAY. WHITNEY? >> IS THIS CONCRETE STAINED OR IS IT ACTUAL LIKE EXTERIOR PAINT THAT'S GOING TO PEEL AFTER A COUPLE YEARS IN THE SUN? >> IT IS ACTUAL PAINT. IT'S A HIGH GRADE, HIGH QUALITY PAINT, LASTS ABOUT AS LONG AS PAINT CAN, IN MOST CONDITIONS. THAT'S PART OF WHY YOU'RE LIMITED TO THE COLORS THAT THEY ALLOW YOU TO USE. >> THE REASON I ASK THAT, ALL THREE OF THOSE HAVE A SOUTHERN EXPOSURE, I GUESS TWO OUT OF THREE HAVE A SOUTHERN EXPOSURE [01:10:06] SO THEY'RE GOING TO FADE AND REQUIRE MAINTENANCE A LOT QUICKER THAN THE OTHER ONES. >> GOOD OBSERVATION. >> MY TAKE ON THE WHOLE PAINT THING IS I HAVE NEVER LIKED THEIR COLOR SCHEME. I DON'T THINK THE COLOR SCHEME GOES WITH WHAT WE'VE CHOSEN. IF IT'S DONE CORRECTLY, THEY CAN REALLY POP WITHOUT COLOR. I WOULD BE CURIOUS IF YOU KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY EXAMPLES DONE USING THAT TEXTURED BACKGROUND WITH A NONPAINTED MURAL ON THE FRONT THAT WE COULD LOOK AT. I WOULD RATHER HAVE NO COLOR THAN COLOR THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. ESPECIALLY IF YOU CAN'T GET A NICE CRISP BLUE, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'D WANT FOR THE KITE SURFER ONE. TO ME IT WOULD ALMOST RUIN IT. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. >> TYPICALLY WHEN WE USE COLOR, WE PREFER TO USE IT AS ONLY AN ACCENT COLOR RATHER THAN PAINT THE WHOLE THING. FOR WHAT THAT'S WORTH, IT WOULD BE MAYBE YOU PICK ONE ELEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT OR TO INCREASE THE CONTRAST RATHER THAN MAKE IT A TRADITIONAL PAINT KIND OF COLOR. HOPE THAT'S CLEAR. >> WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RECOMMENDATION? >> I WOULD PREFER TO STEER CLEAR OF PAINT PERSONALLY, BECAUSE IT DOES FADE. IT IS AN EXTREME ENVIRONMENT AND, LIKE YOU SAID, WE CAN HOPEFULLY GET ENOUGH RELIEF IN THE DESIGN AND USE TEXTURES IN THE CONCRETE TO ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THOSE SAME EFFECTS. IT JUST WON'T BE FULL COLOR, SO TO SPEAK. >> BRIAN, DO THEY NEED A COLOR DECISION RIGHT NOW OR CAN THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN PIECE AND WHEN IT GETS MORE REFINED, HAVE THE COLOR CONVERSATION? >> THERE'S TWO PIECES TO THIS. ONE IS TXDOT IS GOING TO WANT AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT. THERE WERE SOME FEATURES WE WANTED ON THE OVERPASS, LIKE THE LIGHTING AND THE DECORATIVE RAILING. THEN WITH THE WALL, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW IN THAT AGREEMENT WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S GOING TO BE MAINTENANCE. I KNOW THEY'RE PRESSING US TO GET THAT ADVANCE FUNDING AGRE AGREEMENT. TXDOT WOULD USE WITHIN THOSE STANDARDS. GARY, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. CAN YOU SHED LIGHT ON THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT? >> TXDOT SUBMITTED 95% PLANS AND THE AFA HAS TO BE APPROVED BY A CERTAIN DATE SO THEY CAN LET THE PROJECT BEGIN. THE ACTUAL DAY IS NOVEMBER -- IT'S QUICK. WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT. THAT'S WHY ANGIE IS PRESSING US TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS. ALL THE INFORMTION WE PROVIDE THEM TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE AFA AND THE GENERAL NOTES OF THE 95% PLAN SUBMITTED TO US. >> MARTHA, YOU'VE GOT YOUR HAND UP. >> I DO. I AM TENDING TO LEAN TOWARD THE NO PAINT AS WELL. I KNOW I HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE OTHER PIECES IN ROCK WALL WITH THE FADED PAINT. IT REALLY LOOKS AWFUL. WITH THAT TEXTURE I AM ASSUMING IT WOULD BE REALLY DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN THAT PAINT ON THAT KIND OF TEXTURE. I KNOW THEY HAD A HECK OF A TIME PAINTING THAT WALL THAT'S THERE ON 66. AND THAT PAINT HAS ACTUALLY LASTED UNBELIEVABLY LONG, BUT IT' NOT EXPOSED TO THE KIND OF ELEMENTS THAT THESE WALLS WOULD BE. AND I JUST THINK LET'S USE THE TEXTURING TO MAKE THOSE IMAGES POP AND NOT TRYING TO DO THE PAINT. I THINK IT WOULD MAKE IT LOOK BETTER AND CLASSIER OVER THE LONG RUN TO DO THAT. ESPECIALLY TO HAVE A COLOR PALLET THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH. >> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. [01:15:03] WHO WANTS TO GO WITH NO PAINT THEN? I GO NO PAINT. COOL. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN. I THINK THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT? OKAY. >> THANK YOU, MATT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS, NICHOLAS. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THERE WAS JUST A COUPLE MORE SLIDES RELATED TO SMALLER LOGO COMPONENT. SOMETIMES THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO JUST PUT IN ONE PANEL IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OR AN AIR WALL OR DIFFERENT PLACES. AND SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE BASICALLY PUT YOUR LOGO IN ONE WITHIN THE CIRCLE AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE TOOK, THAT'S BASICALLY YOUR APP BUTTON AND PLAYED OFF THAT TO SIMPLIFY IT AS AN OPTION AS WELL. AND WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AGAIN, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME OF THAT REAL ESTATE AND SOME OF THE BRANDING, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, IT COULD BE STAND ALONE OR, AGAIN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, ADJACENT TO ONE OF THE MEDALLIONS WITHIN THAT PANEL SPACE. THAT'S EVERYTHING WE HAVE. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THOSE AS WELL. OR IF WE WANTED TO JUST STICK TO THE LARGE ELEMENTS, THAT'S OKAY, TOO. >> WE HAVE NOT CONFIRMED WITH TXDOT THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD THE LOGO, CORRECT? >> YOU SAW THE ROCK WALL. WE TALKED STANDARD IMBOSSED. TXDOT SAID THAT'S A MUST. WE HAVE TO USE THE TEXAS LOGO. WE CAN'T CHANGE IT TO THE CIRCLE. IN THE PACKET, THE LOCATIONS BRINGS US TWO EXTRA SPOTS IF YOU'RE GOING EAST BOUND AND WEST BOUND ON 30 AND THE CENTER LANE THERE'S A AN AREA WITH WALLS. DO YOU HAVE THE LOCATION MAP? YOU SEE THE DALROCK OVERPASS ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE. RIGHT THERE. CENTER LANE. THERE'S A END WALL. THE END WALL IS JUST A WALL THAT COVERS THE JOINT. WE COULD PUT ANY LOGO WE WANT THERE AS WELL SO YOU CAN SEE IT IF YOU'RE TRAVELING EAST AND WEST. IT'S PROBABLY A 4X4 AREA. THAT'S THE ONE IDENTIFIED BY TXDOT AS AVAILABLE FOR THAT FEATURE. HIGHEST POINT. >> SO THESE THINGS WILL BE DOWN WHERE CARS CAN RUN INTO THEM? >> NO. >> YOU WILL SEE THEM FOR MILES BECAUSE THEY'RE SO HIGH IN THE AIR. >> OKAY. OKAY. I WAS JUST CONCERNED YOU PUT IT ON THE GROUND, THE WAY WE HAVE WRECKS OUT THERE, PEOPLE WILL RUN INTO THEM. >> I LIKE THE WATER TOWER. >> WATER TOWER. >> WATER TOWER. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. [01:20:03] >> THAT'S PERFECT. THAT'S EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ARE VERY SHARP. WE DEAL WITH A LOT OF COUNCILS AND APPRECIATE YOU BEING EDUCATED AND THE CONVERSATION. THIS REALLY HELPS OUR DESIGN. THANK YOU. >> THANKS. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >> BRIAN, DO YOU WANT TO DO 3D? [3D. Discuss a proposed resolution from the Rowlett Housing Finance Corporation regarding the requirement for the City of Rowlett to provide a resolution of no objection prior to conducting a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) process. (30 minutes) ] >> YES. THANK YOU, MATT. I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT IF WE COULD. I THINK YOU NEED TO READ IT. >> DISCUSS A PROPOSED RESOLUTION FROM THE ROWLETT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION REGARDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT TO PROVIDE A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION PRIOR TO CONDUCTING A TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT PROCESS. >> THANK YOU, MATT. LAURA HAS A PRESENTATION IN THE FOLDER. SHE'LL PULL THAT UP AND WE'LL HIT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO COUNCIL HERE, WE HAVE JUST A COUPLE THINGS FOR HOUSEKEEPING. AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A CHANGE MADE THIS YEAR BY THE GOVERNOR RELATED TO THE WAY THAT CITIES CAN BE INVOLVED WITH TAX EXEMPT FINANCING, WITH THEIR HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS. KIND OF A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION. WHEN THAT CHANGED THIS YEAR, IT ALSO IMPACTED THE CITY OF ROWLETT'S ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE KIND OF DISCUSSIONS. THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT IS. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION THAT WE BROUGHT TO THE ROWLETT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. WE HAVE A PROPOSAL FROM THEM IN TERMS OF A RESOLUTION. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT. JUST FOR CLARITY, LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED IN 2017 TO PROVIDE SINGLE FAMILY MULTIFAMILY AFFORDABLE HOMES TO WORKING CLASS FAMILIES AND SENIORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WE HAVE FIVE VOLUNTEER RESIDENTS OF ROWLETT APPOINTED BY THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL. THEY SERVE AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT IS A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY. IT'S NOT PART OF THE CITY OF ROWLETT TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, SO TO SPEAK. IT IS A SEPARATE CORPORATION. BUT THE CITY DOES APPOINT THE BOARD. IT DOES TALK ABOUT THAT. SO THE CITY COUNCIL NOT ONLY APPOINTED THE ORIGINAL BOARD, BUT ALSO CAN REAPPOINT BOARD MEMBERS AS THEY EXPIRE. NEXT SLIDE. SO LITTLE BACKGROUND ON TONIGHT'S ISSUE. AS WE MENTIONED IN 2017, THE HSC WAS CREATED AND THE CITY OF ROWLETT APPROVED THE ORIGINAL ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. IN 2019, THE CITY OF ROWLETT AMENDED THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WAS CHANGED WAS THAT ARE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY OF ROWLETT APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF DEPTH. THAT WAS SECTION 4.03. BASED ON THE CHANGE, I'LL GET TO THAT IN THE SLIDES COMING UP. BASED ON CHANGES DUE TO THAT THE GOVERNOR MADE REGARDING RESOLUTION WITH NO OBJECTION, WE BROUGHT THAT ISSUE TO THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BECAUSE WHAT WE FELT LIKE WAS THAT IT REMOVED AN IMPORTANT SINK HOLE FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS WERE COMING UP AND TO HAVE INPUT FEEDBACK ON THOSE PROJECTS THAT USED TAX EXCEPT FINANCING, AND THAT COULD BE DONE UNDER THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. NEXT SLIDE. SO THE EXACT LANGUAGE THAT WAS CHANGED, YOU CAN SEE SECTION 4.03 HERE, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM WHERE IT SAYS PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT ISSUE ANY OBLIGATION EVIDENCED BY INSTRUMENT WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CITY OR AS OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY THE BOARD. THAT WAS THE CHANGE MADE BACK IN 2019 AND THAT LANGUAGE WAS STRUCK. NEXT SLIDE. [01:25:05] SO THE MECHANISMS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT TO BE INVOLVED IN DECISIONS LIKE THIS IS IF A PROJECT NEEDS LANGUAGE APPROVAL, FOR EXAMPLE, REZONING, OR IF THERE ARE MAJOR WARRANTS NECESSARY IN AREAS THAT ARE ZONED FORM BASED CODE. THE OTHER WAY THAT THE CITY CAN INJECT ITSELF IN IS THROUGH THE -- WHEN THESE DEVELOPMENTS, WHEN THEY APPLY FOR FINANCING CREDITS THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, GENERALLY TO GET, THERE'S 4% AND 9%. ONE OF THOSE IS VERY COMPETITIVE. THEY TYPICALLY MIGHT ONLY DO ABOUT TEN PROJECTS A YEAR. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THEY GET POINTS THAT THEY GET TO COUNT IF THE CITY PASSES A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THAT TYPE OF FINANCING AS ONE OF THE WAYS WE GET TO BE INVOLVED. THEN TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 394.9025, IT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION CAN ISSUE FINANCING FOR MULTIRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. NEXT SLIDE. SO IN APRIL, DUE TO THE COVID RESTRICTIONS, GOVERNOR ABBOTT REMOVED THE REQUIREMENT REGARDING THE RESOLUTION TO NO OBJECTION. AGAIN, THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT SAFE GUARD FOR THE CITY SO THAT THESE KIND OF PROJECTS WOULD STILL HAVE CITY INPUT OR FEEDBACK. SO AS A RESULT, WE BROUGHT THOSE ISSUES TO THE ROWLETT HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TO DISCUSS. NEXT SLIDE. SO AT THE MEETING, WE MET ON OCTOBER 14TH. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUGGESTED INSTEAD OF REINSTATING THAT PROVISION IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THEY SUGGESTED THAT TO INSTITUTE A MEASURE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FROM THE CITY PRIOR TO CONDUCTING HEARINGS UNDER THE TEFRA ACT REGARDING TAX EXCEPT FINANCING PROJECTS. SO ESSENTIALLY, THIS PROPOSAL WOULD, IN EFFECT, PLACE THE CITY BACK IN THE SAME POSITION IT WAS PRIOR TO GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S CHANGE. SO WHAT RICK SHEFFIELD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HSC EXPLAINED, AN AS WE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THAT BEFORE THE HOC WOULD CONSIDER THE PROJECT AND BRING IT TO A PLACE WHERE THEY USUALLY DO THEIR OWN HEARINGS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED UNDER THE TEFRA ACT, THEN THEY WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE DEVELOPER HAVE THE CITY OF ROWLETT'S RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION, WHICH THEN ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE INPUT FEED BACK ON THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MEASURE WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL GOVERNOR ABBOTT REINSTATED THE REQUIREMENT AS A RESOLUTION TO NO OBJECTION. THIS PUTS US BACK IN THE SAME POSITION WE WERE IN BEFORE. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A PROJECT OR TWO WHERE WE HAD A NUMBER OF THEM OVER THE YEARS THAT HAVE COME TO THE CITY TO SOLICIT OR TO REQUEST A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION. I THINK THE HSC COULD ACHIEVE THE SAME RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND STILL PROVIDE THE CITY OF ROWLETT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEED BACK ON THESE PROJECTS. I THINK THAT WAS MY LAST SLIDE. BASICALLY THE SAME ONE. JUST OPEN UP DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND AS I MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE RICK ON TONIGHT WITH US, TOO. >> THANKS FOR BEING HERE, RICK. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? >> NO, THANK YOU, MATT. BRIAN DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF LAYING OUT THE ISSUES. I THINK WHEN WE DISCUSSED IT IN THE BOARD MEETING FOR THE HFC, IT KIND OF FELT LIKE CHANGING THE ARTICLES BACK WITH WHAT WAS LIKE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO A TEMPORARY ISSUE. SO WE CAME UP WITH THIS COMPROMISE WHICH, AS BRIAN SAID, IT TAKES IT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE BEFORE, THE PANDEMIC AND, AS WE KNOW, COVID HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES IN MANY WAYS. [01:30:03] THIS IS JUST ONE MORE. WE FELT THIS COMPROMISE GAVE THE CITY WHAT IT WANTED AND STILL KEEPS US WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE LIKE TO KEEP UP WITH THE CITY AND WE UNDERSTAND CITY'S NEEDS AND WE WORK WITH ALL THE DEVELOPERS TO DO THAT RESOLUTION WITH NO OBJECTION. WITH THIS NOW, IT JUST DOCUMENTS THAT CASE AND MAKES SURE THAT IT'S TAKEN CARE OF. >> I THINK IT'S A SMART MOVE. I THINK WE'VE HAD A GOOD PARTNERSHIP. WE HAD OPEN DIALOGUE. I WANT THAT TO CONTINUE. WITH OUR HFC BEING A YOUNG HFC, IT PUTS IN PROTECTIONS FOR YOU AS WELL. MARTHA, DID YOU -- YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP. >> YEAH. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. I'M SURE Y'ALL THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BUT I JUST WANT TO VOCALIZE IT. IS IT AN ISSUE FOR US TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S IN CONFLICT WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS? TECHNICALLY IF HE'S SAYING HE'S NOT GOING TO REQUIRE THAT AND THEN WE REQUIRE IT, IS THAT NOT A PROBLEM OR A CONFLICT WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS THAT WE MIGHT RUN UP AGAINST AN ISSUE WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THAT? >> MARTHA, JUST TO SAY THIS. THE RESOLUTION TO NO OBJECTION THAT THE GOVERNOR TEMPORARILY WAIVED HAS TO DO WITH TAX EXEMPT FINANCING CREDITS FOR VERY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. SO THIS RESOLUTION TO NO OBJECTION WOULD BE USED BY THE HFC AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THE GOVERNOR WAIVED, WHICH IS USED BY THE STATE FOR THAT SAME PURPOSE. SO IT WOULD NOT BE, AT LEAST MY OPINION -- DAVID'S ON. HE CAN ADDRESS IT. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE A CONFLICT. RICK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE PRESSED THAT TO OUR COUNCIL AS WELL WHEN WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER THE PACKET FOR THE MEETING. THE HFC CERTAINLY DOES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THAT EVEN IF THE GOVERNOR HAS WAIVED IT AT THE STATE LEVEL. >> JUST TO EASE MY MIND AND I THINK EVERYBODY ELSE'S MIND, IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO GET A LETTER OF NO OBJECTION, HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH A CORPORATION'S ABILITY TO GET FINANCING? THEY CAN STILL APPLY FOR IT. IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT, IT MAKES IT HARDER TO GET THE FINANCING? I'M ALWAYS UNCLEAR ABOUT THAT PART, IF YOU COULD WALK ME THROUGH IT. >> ALMOST MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE, MATT, FROM A COMPETITIVE STANDPOINT. >> FOR THE 9% SIDE OF IT, THAT'S TRUE. THEY'VE GOT THOSE POINTS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THAT. AND 394. IT LAYS THAT OUT. THAT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT HAS TO BE DONE EVEN ON THE 4% DEALS. OBVIOUSLY EXCEPT FOR THE WAIVER RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTION, CONCERNS, QUESTIONS FOR RICK OR DAVID OR BRIAN? I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. IT'S A GOOD COMPROMISE. KEEPS OUR PARTNERSHIP MOVING FORWARD. >> I AGREE. I THINK IT'S A GREAT COME PRO-MY. GOOD SOLUTION, RICK. >> THANK YOU. I WILL ASK ONE QUESTION OF COUNCIL. CURRENTLY OUR NICK BOARD MEETING IS NOT SCHEDULED UNTIL NOVEMBER 18TH. HOWEVER, SHOULD COUNCIL WANT TO SEE THIS IN PLACE SOONER, OUR BOARD PRESIDENT DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING AT ANY TIME AND WE COULD GET THAT DONE SOONER IF COUNCIL SO DESIRED. >> I DON'T THINK TIMING IS ALL THAT BIG OF AN ISSUE UNLESS YOU'VE GOT A DEVELOPER OUT THERE THAT'S ANXIOUS TO GET GOING. >> I WOULD SAY THERE ARE NO DEVELOPERS THAT ARE ANXIOUS BUT THOSE WHO ARE CLOSE ENOUGH FULLY RESPECT THE CITY'S DESIRE TO HAVE THIS MOVING FORWARD SO IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. >> IN MY OPINION, YOU SHOULD BE OPERATING UNDER THIS RIGHT NOW, SO WHETHER YOU NEED THAT BOARD RESOLUTION TO OPERATE UNDER IT, THAT'S KIND OF YOUR CALL. >> OKAY. >> FROM A PARTNERSHIP STANDPOINT WITH THE CITY, WE'RE ASSUMING YOU'RE OPERATING UNIT RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY. VERY GOOD. >> BROWN? >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY SINCE RICK BROUGHT THAT UP, THAT CAN PUT IT INTO PLACE VERY QUICKLY, I WOULD THINK WE SHOULD SAY YES ON THAT. >> WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT. IT'S NO PROBLEM. >> ANYTHING ELSE, BRIAN? [01:35:11] >> NO. THANK YOU. >> WE WILL HAVE THIS OUT. BRIAN, I WILL SEND YOU AN EXECUTED COPY ONCE WE GET IT FORMALIZED FROM THE BOARD. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. [3B. Present an update on the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). (30 minutes) ] WE HAVE TIME TO DO 3B? >> I THINK WE CAN GET STARTED ON IT. I THINK THEY WOULD NEED 30 MINUTES. >> WE CAN MOVE THAT TO ANOTHER MEETING IF THEY WANT TO. IT'S GOING TO TAKE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. WE CAN TRY. >> I THINK YOU'LL HAVE TO CUT IT SHORT. >> I WOULD SAY LET'S GET THROUG WITH WHAT WE CAN. IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS WE CAN FOLLOW BACK UP. IF WE NEED TO BRING BACK FURTHER QUESTIONS AT ANOTHER MEETING, WE CAN. ITEM 3B PRESENT AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. DECIDED TO DISCUSS THE FIRE STATION 2. AS YOU CAN SEE, CONSTRUCTION IS UNDER WAY OUT THERE. WE PUT ABOUT 100 PIERS IN. THEY'RE WORKING ON THE BUILDING AND THE SHELTER RIGHT NOW. YOU WILL BE SEEING THE SHELTER WALL GOING UP IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. THINGS ARE GOING TO START MOVING QUICK. WE GOT IT STARTED AND THINGS ARE COMING ALONG REALLY WELL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I HAVE GOT SOME MORE PICTURES. THERE'S SOME OF THE CONCRETE BEAMS THAT ARE IN FOR PART OF THE FOUNDATION. STARTED PUTTING THE PLUMBING IN UNDER THE FOUNDATION. GOT A FEW AERIAL PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN, JUST SHOWS YOU WHERE THE BEAM PROGRESS IS GOING ON. YOU SEE HOW THEY'RE SETTING THEM UP. NEXT SLIDE. JUST SOME DIFFERENT SLIDES, PICTURES. THINGS ARE MOVING REAL FAST. I THINK WE ARE A REALLY GREAT TEAM THAT CHALLENGES EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE THE CITY WINDS UP GETTING A GREAT PROJECT IN THIS AND A PRODUCT WE CAN BE PROUD OF GOING FORWARD. ONE MORE PICTURE. THERE WE GO. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT STATION 2 HERE. >> ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON. >> CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? >> YES, SIR. >> OKAY. I WAS HAVING ISSUES EARLIER. HELLO, EVERYBODY. IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING LAST FEW YEARS FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. JUST TO GET INTO IT. 2015 BONDS WE STILL HAVE REMAINING IN PROJECTS IS THE LAKE SIDE REST ROOM. WE HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE WERE GOING TO PUT THIS REST ROOM FACILITY. BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO ONE. I HAVE MET WITH LAWN AND LANDSCAPE TO TALK ABOUT RETAINING WALLS. AND THEN I NEED TO GET WITH TOM BECAUSE I SPOKE WITH THE REST ROOM FACILITY TODAY. SO WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 2015 COMPLETED PROJECTS, HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL. WE HAVE ABOUT $218,000 LEFT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT MOSTLY ON THE LAKE HIGHLANDS TRAIL WE HAVE COMING UP STARTING SOON. NATURE TRAIL IS AROUND $87,000. WE'VE LOOKED AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, REINFORCED HONEYCOMB PARKING LOT. AND THEN A COUPLE OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL. WE HAVE ABOUT $57,000. WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO RELOCATE THE IN LINE HOCKEY RINK. THAT'S MONEY WE CAN INVEST IN THAT AS WELL. SPRING FIELD PARK, WE HAVE LOCATED ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND THE PONDS THAT NEED IMMEDIATE HELP SO WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO USE A LOT OF THAT MONEY JUST TO CUT BACK ON THE EROSION FOR THOSE PONDS. THEN COMMUNITY PARK, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO COMBINE WITH THE 2018 FUNDING. NEXT SLIDE. 2018. HOT TOPIC. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING PROJECT FOR US. DESIGN SITE PLAN, PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION, TRAIL, EVENT SPACE, WHICH IS KIND OF GOING TO BE INTERESTING AND GIVE A LOT [01:40:05] MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION TO DO SOME STUFF. YOU GUYS, AS FAR AS CITY COUNCIL GOES, APPROVED IN MAY 2020 AND RIGHT NOW PHASE ONE IS UNDER DESIGN SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF THAT COMING TOGETHER. THIS ONE IS DOING TO BE PROBABLY ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE PROJECTS BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING A PARK THAT NEEDS A LOT OF LOVE. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS IMPROVING THE PARKING SPACE. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, IT'S THE AREA BETWEEN THE RAILROAD AND THE LAKE ON MAIN STREET, SO IT'S BASICALLY THE OLD MAIN STREET THAT WE HAVE DONE AT THE END OF THE WAY. RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE INITIAL DESIGN. WE HAVE ACTUALLY SET UP A PUBLIC MEETING TO DO KIND OF DIFFERENTLY, WHICH I CAN EXPLAIN LATER, WHICH IS MORE OF A POWER POINT PRESENTATION WITH AN OPTION OF A SURVEY AT THE END. TIMELINE IS WE'LL DO THAT HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, GET IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC, GET THEIR INPUT, PRESENT TO IT THE PARKS BOARD AND HOPEFULLY PRESENT IT TO YOU ALL IN DECEMBER. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. KENWOOD HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED TO GET A BASKETBALL COURT AS WELL AS AN IRRIGATION CONTROL. INITIALLY WE HAD THE BASKETBALL COURT FACING EAST/WEST. WE DISCOVERED THERE WERE SOME INITIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL LOCATION SO WE HAD TO MOVE IT. RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TRYING TO WORK ON A PROJECT FOR SOIL REMEDIATION, ONLY BECAUSE THE SOIL THAT IS AT KENWOOD HEIGHTS IS JUST SO UNSTABLE. THAT STUFF SHIFTS. AND THEN THE OTHER INSTANCE IS THE IRRIGATION CONTROL BOX THAT WILL HELP STAFF WITH CONTROLLING THEIR IRRIGATION. NEXT SLIDE. TRAIL CONSTRUCTION. WE KIND OF HAVE $2.475 MILLION TO OUTLINE IT ON OUR CURRENT MASTER PLAN. THE LAKE HIGHLANDS TRAIL DESIGN I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER IS 90% DESIGN AND ENGINEERING WORK, AND I BELIEVE, SOMETHING CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I BELIEVE THE NEXT 30, 45 DAYS WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO OPEN THE BID PROCESS. SO THAT WILL BE EXCITING TO GET THAT MOVING AND UNDER WAY AND JUST CONTINUING TO PUSH FORWARD. COMMUNITY PARK. ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR PARKS. $600,000. WE HAVE IN ADDITION TO THE MULTIUSE FIELD THAT WE CONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE PARK, WE'RE GOING TO BE TRYING TO DO SOME SPORTS FIELD UPGRADES. WE HAVE A FEW SOCCER FIELDS THAT ARE A BIT UNLEVEL. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET WITH SPORTS FIELD SOLUTIONS, WHO INSTALLED OUR TWO BASEBALL FIELDS AT SPRINGFIELD AND CHARLOTTE. WE'RE GOING TO HIT THE EXPERTS WITH THAT. THEN THE SIDEWALK FROM THE ENTRY WAY AT COMMUNITY TO THE NEW INSTALLED REST ROOM IS FINISHED AS WELL. LOTS OF STUFF HAPPENING AT COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE WEAR AND TEAR AND JUST IT'S TIME TO STEP IT UP A LITTLE BIT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SPORTS FIELD CONSTRUCTION, THIS WILL BE SOME PROJECTS WE PUT TOWARDS PROBABLY IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. WHERE IS GOING TO BE THE BEST LOCATION TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL SOCCER FIELDS? DO WE ADD ANOTHER BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL FIELD? OR DO WE JUST INSTALL THE HOCKEY RINK WHERE WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BEST BE SUITED? SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS THAT HAD STARTED ABOUT WHERE THE STUFF CAN BEGIN AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER, $275,000. 250,000 BEING MATCHED FOR DONATION. LAKE FLOWER APPROVED TO BEGIN THE DESIGN WORK. THEY DID A PUBLIC INPUT SESSION ON THE 22ND OF SEPTEMBER. HOPEFULLY THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO PRESENT IT TO COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 15TH IN HOPES OF GETTING THAT STARTED. FINALLY THE WATER PARK HAS ROUGHLY $57,000. WE HAVE RECEIVED A QUOTE FOR THE UV SIGN PRIORITY ONE WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEEDED TO HELP [01:45:02] US DO A LOT OF STUFF. YOU CAN ANSWER IT MORE TO THAT. WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE INLINE HOCKEY RINK. SAME THING WE DID WITH TWIN STAR. MAKE IT A MULTIUSE COURT. IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN PUT A PICKLE BALL. WEIR TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT. $36,000 WE HAVE LEFT FOR THE MOBILE STAGE TO BRAND IT, MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE KNOW WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE USED OUR FIRST EVER ATTEMPT AT USING THE MOBILE REST ROOM WAS AT CELEBRATE DIVERSITY. I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNEW WHAT IT WAS. BUT IT WILL HELP IF WE CAN ADD SOME IMAGE TO IT, LOGOS, THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT WAS THE LAST ONE. WAS THAT FAST ENOUGH FOR YOU? >> YEAH. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. COUNCIL, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, SHOUT IT OUT. AARON, GOOD JOB ON YOUR FIRST BRIEFING. HOPE YOU WEREN'T NERVOUS. >> I WAS, BUT I'M GOOD NOW. >> FIRST OF ALL, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE SIDEWALK DONE AT COMMUNITY. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. THAT WAS A LONG TIME COMING. WOULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED A LOT IF IT WASN'T DUE TO COVID. CAN YOU CONFIRM WE'RE NOT GOING TO TEAR DOWN THE IN LINE HOCKEY COURT BEFORE WE BUILD ANOTHER ONING OR AT LEAST WE'RE NOT GOING TO INTERRUPT A SEASON. I KNOW THAT LEAGUE CANNOT HANDLE A MISSED SEASON. >> THAT'S PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR ANG. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD DO THAT ANYWAY. >> THAT FIRST PART IS CURRENTLY SLATED TO BE ONE OF THE LAST DEVELOPED SO IT WILL START IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN GO TO THE BACK AND THEN THE FRONT. WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF DEHOMING THE ROWLETT HOCKEY LEAGUE. WE HAVE MET WITH THEM. WE'VE STARTED TALKING ABOUT ALTERNATE LOCATIONS. WE ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THE LEAGUE. WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF DEHOMING THEM FOR EVEN ONE SEASON. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT BALL FALLS IN A GOOD TIMELINE FOR THEM. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR AARON OR ANGIE? ALL RIGHT, BRIAN. >> BRIAN, THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THE WHOLE THING BUT TOM CAN GET STARTED AND YOU JUST TELL US WHEN TO STOP. >> OKAY. COUNCIL, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETED IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS. JUST A QUICK LIST OF THEM. THESE ARE THE STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THESE ARE ALLEYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. THIS ONE WAS DELAYED DUE TO COVID BECAUSE OF PEOPLE WORKING AT HOME. IT STARTED ON JULY 6TH. THEY'RE NOW 70% COMPLETE. NEXT SLIDE. THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE BEFORE WE STARTED. THIS IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW. GOT A FEW LEFT. NEXT. THIS IS ANOTHER ALLEY. IT WAS HELD UP BECAUSE OF COVID. IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. NEXT SLIDE. THERE IT IS NOW. NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE. SOUTH RIDGE ALLEY. THEY STARTED, EXCAVATED ALL OF THAT. THERE'S A GAS LINE IN CONFLICT. OUT THERE WORKING TO GET THAT GAS LINE. YOU WON SEE ANYBODY WORKING OUT THERE UNTIL THE GAS LINE IS MOVED. HALF FOOT STORM DRAIN IS IN. THE FAIR MORE ALLEY, THEY ARE PAVING THAT CURRENTLY. NEXT SLIDE. THERE THEY ARE WHEN THEY STARTED. THAT'S THE SOUTH RIDGE ALLEY. THIS IS THE QUAIL ALLEY. THIS HAD SOME STORM SEWER. IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE. THEY INSTALLED AND PUT A PORTION [01:50:04] OF THE ALLEY. NEXT. AND THEN THE FINAL ALLEY IS THIS ONE. IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. NEXT. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE IT STARTED. THAT'S THE EXCAVATION. GETTING THE PAVEMENT IN. NEXT. SAPPHIRE BAY SEWER LINES ARE GOING IN. BLUE ONE, THAT'S THE GRAVITY LINE. THAT'S BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND FINISHED FOR AWHILE. GREEN ONE GOES ACROSS THE LAKE. THEY'VE GOT OVER 600 FEET OF THAT INSTALLED NOW. SHOULD BE WRAPPING THAT UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. NEXT. THAT'S SHOWING SOME CONSTRUCTION. NEXT. THAT'S THE ROWLETT LIFT STATION SEWER LINE. THEN GRAVITY LINE. IT'S BASICALLY ALMOST COMPLETED. THEY ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES CONNECTING IT TO THE STATION, IN ORDER TO HAVING SHUT THE LIFT STATION DOWN. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR ON THAT. THEY HAVE TO TURN IT OFF TO CONNECT AND HAVE A SIX HOUR WINDOW TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION. NEXT SLIDE. JUST SOME PICTURES OF THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT THERE. NEXT. THIS IS THE 60 INCH LINE THAT GOES TO THE TREATMENT PLANT. IT'S COMPLETED. WE'LL BE CLOSING THAT ONE OUT. IT'S OPERATIONAL. NEXT. THAT'S THE 18 INCH THAT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. THEN THIS IS SHOWING THE RESTORATION. YOU SEE THE NEW SEWER LINE THERE AT THE BOTTOM. NEXT. THESE ARE PROJECTS IN DESIGN. LAKELAND HEIGHTS. THEY JUST ABOUT COMPLETED THE RED, WHICH IS PHASE ONE TO HELP THAT DESIGN. DESIGNING BOTH PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO. PHASE ONE WILL BE OUT AS SOON AS THEY GET THAT READY. FUNDING IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION. PHASE 2 WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO BE IN THE NEXT BOND ELECTION. NEXT. THIS IS THE MILLER ROAD PROJECT. CURRENTLY THE PLANS ARE JUST ABOUT COMPLETED. WE'RE TRYING TO GET RIGHT AWAY. THEY'VE REQUIRED ALMOST ALL BUT JUST A FEW OF THE RIGHT AWAY CLIPS. ONCE WE GET THE REST OF THOSE, WE WILL PUT THAT OUT FOR BID. NEXT. THIS IS CHEESER ROAD. WE MET WITH YOU LAST COUNCIL MEETING, DISCUSSED THE RIGHT OF WAY. CONTRACT STARTING THE DESIGN ON THAT. ONCE WE GET THAT, IT WILL BE STARTED BECAUSE THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. NEXT. THIS IS THE MERITT ROAD INTERCONNECTER. CURRENTLY IT'S STILL IN DESIGN AND WE SHOULD BE GETTING 90% PLANS. WE'VE GOT TO WORK ON GETTING FUNDING FOR THAT. NEXT. THESE ARE TWO ALLEYS IN DESIGN THAT WILL BE COMPLETED. WORKING WITH CONSULTANTS TO TRY TO WRAP THESE UP. NEXT. THAT'S TWO MORE RIGHT THERE. ONE AT THE TOP. WE HAD TO ADD A STORM SEWER. THAT'S WHY IT'S TAKEN LONGER. WE HAD A MEETING WITH THEM. THIS IS THE RIGHT TURN LANES. NEXT. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THAT WAS THE FASTEST WE HAVE EVER GONE THROUGH THOSE. GREAT JOB, TOM. >> GARY WAS THREATENING ME. >> TAMMY? >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WE HAD DISCUSSED THE OPTION TO TRY TO GET SOME DARK RIGHT OF WAY. DO WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO START TALKING FOR THE CHISA ROAD? >> YES. I TALKED TO THEM TODAY ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE. HE SAID THERE USUALLY HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE WITH DARK, RIGHT OF WAY, TO BE ABLE TO USE PART OF THEIR RIGHT OF WAY FOR SIDEWALKS. SO WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT. >> OKAY. AND THEN WHAT NEXT MEETING IS THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANES ON? >> WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT ON THE NOVEMBER MEETING. >> FIRST ONE IN NOVEMBER. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. [01:55:07] >> CAN SOMEBODY, BRIAN, I KNOW WE HAVE THIS ON OUR WEBSITE AND THERE'S A LIST OF WHERE ALL OF OUR PROJECTS ARE. WE WENT THROUGH THAT REALLY QUICK. PEOPLE ON THIS LINE HAVE SEEN THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND KNOW THEM PRETTY WELL. THAT WAS REALLY FAST. CAN SOMEBODY SAY WHAT THAT WEBSITE IS? PUBLIC WORKS WEBSITE. PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING AND THEN CIP PROJECTS. IT'S ON THE CITY OF ROWLETT WEBSITE, PUBLIC WORKS, ENGINEERING, CIP. >> I'M SORRY. WWW.ROWLETT.COM FIRST AND THEN LIKE GARY SAID, UNDER PUBLIC WORKS. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE CITY. IT'S EASY FOR US TO GET CAUGHT UP IN IT. I THINK IT WOULD BE FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S WATCHING OR MAY WANT TO WATCH TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND CHECK OUT THAT PROGRESS IS GOOD INFORMATION. >> FOR EVERYBODY'S INFORMATION, MY NOVEMBER NEWS LETTER WILL BE FOCUSED ON AN UPDATE FOR THIS, AL ALSO. >> ANYTHING ELSE? IS THAT EVERYTHING, BRIAN? >> THAT WAS EVERYTHING, SURE WAS. >> WOW. YOU GUYS ARE GOOD. I'M RECOMMEND WE TAKE FIVE? >> IF THERE'S ANY CONSENT AGENDA [4. DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ] ITEM THAT YOU WANT PULLED, THEN WE COULD TAKE FIVE. >> IS THERE ANY CONSENT AGENDA ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.