CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  Powlett TEX A S  Our Vision: A well-planned lakeside community of quality neighborhoods, distinctive amenities, diverse  employment, and cultural charm. Rowlett: THE place to live, work and play.  Tuesday, December 19, 2023  7:00 P.M.  Municipal Building = 4000 Main  Present: Mayor Margolis, Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Winget, Councilmember Reaves, Councimember Bowers, Councilmember Britton and  Councimemberscnupp CALLT TO ORDER  1.  Mayor Margolis called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  2.  EXECUTIVE SESSION  2A. The City Counci shall convene into Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code, $551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) to consult with and seek legal advice from the City Attorney regarding the Waterview Golf Course and the golf course lease with American Golf Corporation. Convened into closed session at 8:15 p.m. Reconvened into open session at 9:06 p.m.  (45 minutes) **After Regular Session**  INVOCATION  The invocation was led by Mayor Pro Tem Shinder.  PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE  The Pledges of Allegiance were led by the City Council.  3.  PRESENTATIONS 30, 2023.  3A. Presentation of Comprenensive Monthly Financial Report(CMFR) for the period ending September  Budget Officer Alison Brown presented this item.  3B. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational  Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest. Mayor Margolis made the following announcements:  Rowlett facilities will be closed on December 22, 25 and January 1 for the holidays.  City of Rowlett  11515    FCC will not collect garbage and recycling on the following days: Monday, December 25 and Monday, January 1 - services will be postponed by one day during this time. All emergency The community survey for the Downtown Rowlett Strategic Plan is live, now through February 12, 2024. Rowlett residents, businesses, property owners, and visitors are invited to provide their insights on several topics that will help shape the future of Downtown Rowlett. More information Inp partnership with the Rowlett Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commission, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration will be held on Saturday, January 13 from 10am to 2pm at the Rowlett Community Join the Library's Winter Reading Program before ite ends on December 30. Participants of all ages The Arts and Humanities Commission is currently accepting grant applications for their Cultural Arts grants for non-profits and their Gary Alexander Arts in Education grants for schools. Visit Rowlet.com/ArGrant and Rowet.com/Culturaldran to access information and applications for  services will remain in operation.  and the link tot the survey can be found at www.rowlett.com.  Centre.  can pick up a game board at the Library.  both grants.  Mayor Pro Tem Shinder then presented the Pet Spotlight featuring Macchiato.  Deputy Mayor Pro Tem' Winget welcomed the new Assistant City Manager Rebecca Diviney.  4.  CITIZENS' INPUT  1. Dave Holl spoke about 6917 Miller Road.  2. Rajesh Zaveri spoke about Item 5E - Consider action approving an Escrow Agreement with  Cambridge Homes.  No online Public Input forms were received for this meeting.  5.  CONSENT AGENDA  Items 5E and 5F were removedi from the Consent Agenda to be considered individually.  5A. Consider action approving the minutes.  Consider action to approve minutes from the following City Council meeting(s): December 5, 2023  City Council Meeting.  This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  5B. Receive the Investment Report.  Hear presentation on the fourth quarter investment report for September 30, 2023.  This item was approved on the Consent Agenda.  City of Rowlett  11516    5C. Consider action amending the authorized representatives for the City's TexPool account.  Consider a resolution amending authorized representatives to access, transmit funds, issue letters of instruction, and take all other actions deemed necessary or appropriate for the investment of  funds with the Texas Local Government Investment Pool (TexPool). This item was approved on the Consent Agenda as RES-140-23.  5D. Consider action approving a payment to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  Consider action to approve a payment to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for Services to Drinking Water System of the City of Rowlett in the amount of $65,917.25.  This item was approved on the Consent. Agenda as RES-141-23.  5E. Consider action approving an Escrow Agreement with Cambridge Homes.  Consider action to approve a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Escrow Agreement between the City of Rowlett, Texas, and Cambridge Land Lake Park, LLCi in the amount of $83,323 as financial guaranty to secure the installation of public improvements to serve the Lake Park  single-family residential development.  This item was removed from the Consent Agenda tol be considered individually.  Jeff Cohen, Director of Engineering, presented this item.  Discussion was had concerning erosion, drainage, and the impact to the adjacent neighborhood. Council requested for the 270-day project completion time specified within the agreement be changed to 180 days. Peter Gomez with Cambridge Homes agreed to the change since the 180- day completion would not begin until the City of Dallas approves the construction within the take Ar motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, seconded byl Deputy Mayor Prol Tem Winget, to approve the item as presented. An amendment to the motion was made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Winget, seconded by Councilmember Schupp, to change Section 1.4 paragraph B of the agreement from 270 days to 180 days for completion. The motion passed with a unanimous vote of those members present. This item was approved as RES-142-23.  line area.  5F. Consider action amending the Fiscal Year 2023 Adopted Budget.  Consider action to adopt an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2023 Adopted Budget. This item was removed from the Consent Agenda to be considered individually.  Budget Officer Alison Brown presented this item.  City of Rowlett  11517    Ar motion was made by Councilmember Britton, seconded by! Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Winget, to approve the item as presented. The motion passed with a unanimous vote of those  members present. This item was approved as ORD-039-23.  5G. Consider action to approve a resolution approving the grant of an easement to Atmos  Energy.  Consider action to approve a resolution accepting an offer from Atmos Energy to purchase, and granting an easement in, city-owned property located at 4700 President George Bush Turnpike the amount of $65,711 for the purpose of a surface easement and a temporary workspace to expand gas transmission facilities and authorizing the Mayor to execute necessary documents.  This item was approved on the Consent Agenda as RES-143-23.  Passed the Consent Agenda  A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, seconded by Counciimember Britton, including all the preceding item(s) marked as having been approved on the Consent Agenda. The motion carried with a unanimous vote of those members present.  6.  INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION  6A. Consider action to approve a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Construction Manager At Risk contract with Speed Fab-Crete Corporation and accepting the Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal in the amount of $10,632,740.00, with a contingency of $225,000.00, for construction services for the construction of the Rowlett Sapphire Bay Public Safety Facility located at 1301 City Engineer Jeff Cohen presented this item. Comments were made regarding the need for Station A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, to approve the item as presented. The motion passed with a unanimous vote of those MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICSTO BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TOAF PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE. AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. Itv was requested that the revised Boards and Commissions Handbook be plaçed on a future agenda along with naming new members to the Rowlett Housing Finance Committee. The Regular Session ended at 8:07 p.m. and they convened into Executive Session.  Easy Street.  51 to assist in covering the southside oft the City.  members present. This item was approved as RES-144-23.  7.  TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON CLOSEDEXECUTIVE SESSION  MATTERS  No action followed the Executive Session.  8. City of Rowlett  ADJOURNMENT  11518    Mayor Margolis adjourned the meeting at 9:07 p.m.  B6k Magpls Blake Margolis, Mayor Approved on: January 9, 2024  btt Whtlck Evette Whitehead, Interim City Secretary  City of Rowlett  11519