CITY COUNCIL Rowlett MEETING MINUTES T E X 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, March 4, 2025 7:00 P.M. Municipal Building - 4000 Main Present: Mayor Pro Tem Winget, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, Councilmember Reaves, Councilmember Bowers, Councimember Britton and Councilmember Schupp INVOCATION The invocation was led by Rev. Ann Dotson, First Christian Church. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledges of Allegiance were led by the City Council. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tem Winget called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION 2A. The City Council shall convene into Executive Session pursuant to the Texas Government Code, $551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) to receive legal advice from the City Attorney regarding the City of Rowlett water contract. To be held after Regular meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Winget adjourned the meeting into Executive Session at 9:54 pm. Mayor Pro Tem Winget reconvened the meeting at 10:20 pm. 3. REÇONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON CLOSED'EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS A motion was made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, seconded by Councilmember Britton, to direct the City Attorney to provide a notice of termination to Gregory Strategies, LLC effective immediately and to dissolve the Water Sub-Committee. The motion passed 6- 0. 4. PRESENTATIONS 4A. Presentation of Rowlett Veterans Recognition Program certificate to Veterans Master Sergeant Heriberto Recio and Technical Sergeant Yvonne Recio. City of Rowlett 10772 Mayor Pro Tem Winget, along with Chris Kizziar of Veterans Resource & Outreach Center of Rowlett, and Lorie Coates of Quilts of Valor, presented Master Sergeant Heriberto Recio and Technical Sergeant Yvonne Recio with a certificate from the City Council and a quilt. Chris Kizziar announced the groundbreaking for a Veteran's home will be held at 11 am on March 15, 2025, at 7995 Dalrock Road. 4B. Receive Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Update from DART Leadership. Gary Slagel, DART Board Chair, presented this update. There is consensus ofthe Board's position on funding and service. Two issues heard from suburb meetings is that cities do not have a seat at the table and have no voice, and Dallas's simple majority allows one city to control the Board. He also presented the Board's governance approach. Board members are based on population. Cities with less than on full member will work with other cities to select their groupings. Each grouping will collaboratively select their board member, and each grouping will determine their own approach to managing their representative. Nadine Lee, DART President and CEO, presented DART's efforts in Rowlett. Sharing Parking License Agreement was executed in February, allowing Rowlett to use DART park-and-ride for events and downtown business parking. A request to extend GoLink service to Firewheel Town Center was developed, costed, and reviewed with DART Board on February 11; next steps for implementation are under discussion. DART is supporting economic development through TIRZ and the City Manager Working Group's first meeting was held on February 24. No trespassing signs were installed at DGNO railroad bridge. Area Plan workshops will be scheduled in future at city's convenience. Mark Enoch, DART Board Administration Committee Chair, reviewed DART's initiatives. Moving forward DART is to continue to work with all DART Cities on advancing and implementing requests and opportunities. Encourage the six DART Cities to reverse sales tax reduction resolutions. Encourage all DART Cities to pass resolutions in support of fully funding DART at the current $0.01 sales tax level. 4C. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest. Councimember Britton provided the following announcements: City Secretary's Office - Are you ready for the May 3rd General and Special Elections? The last day to register to vote or make changes to your voter registration is Thursday, April 3. Early voting will begin on Tuesday, April 22 and will run through Tuesday, April 29. Economic & Community Engagement - Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Mardi Gras Cultural Roulette event last Friday. Be sure to mark your calendars for our first outdoor event of the season: St. Patrick's Day, next Friday, March 14 from 6 = 9 p.m. on the Downtown Green. This family-friendly event is packed with fun for all ages including live Music by Slugger's Rule, Beer & Drinks from Bankhead Brewing, and unique Craft Booths. There's something for everyone. Don't forget to wear your green! Calling all young anglers, both seasoned and new! Get ready to have a REEL-y good time at the 10th annual Kid Fish Tournament, Saturday March 22 from 9 = 1 p.m. at Community Park! City of Rowlett 10773 Community Park will be stocked to the GILLS with 500 pounds of catfish! We'll also have a Kids' Zone with games and activities, Food Trucks, and a Texas Parks & Wildlife interpreter sharing nature insights! FREE fishing rods & tackle boxes while supplies last-so arrive early. You can learn more or preregister for the event on the Community Engagement page on Rowlett.com. If you want more of the great outdoors, be sure to stick around for the Rowlett Family Camp Out, March 22 though March 23 at Community Park. Join us for dinner, dessert and fun under the stars. Camp set up begins at 3 p.m., and the cost is $8 per person. You can learn more by visiting the Rowlett Parks and Rec page. Spring is almost here-and SO is your chance to tee off with LPGA Certified Golf Instructor, Lexi Clary at Waterview Golf Club! There's a variety of beginner-friendly classes specially designed for Juniors and Women. Plus, if your Juniors are looking for a fun way to spend their spring break, they can join Lexi's Spring Break camp for an unforgettable introduction to the world of golf. For more information or to register visit the Rowlett Parks and Rec page or itps./lexiclary.com/class-links. Library - The Rowlett Arts and Humanities Commission invites all young artists to participate in their annual art contest - The Young Artist Exhibit. This contest is open to children in kindergarten through 12th grade, enrolled in public or private or home school. There are multiple age divisions along with a special needs division. Entries will be accepted on Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12. Visit Rowlet.com/Arts for an entry form and additional details. Save the date on your calendar for the Rowlett Sings event at 6:30 pm on Saturday, March 29 at Rowlett High School. The Arts and Humanities Commission has rounded up some amazing singers this year sO don't miss out on this free opportunity to enjoy some of the incredible talent Rowlett has to offer. Write for the fun of it at the library. Creative prompts will be provided to inspire you to write what you choose- poetry, free form writing, creative writing, memoirs, or fiction. The Writing Salon meets the first Friday of each month at 10:30 am. Join the next session on March 7. Keep students engaged with after-school enrichment programs at the library! Elementals programs are on Wednesdays at 4:00pm where kids ages 5 to 8 can enjoy activities that bring forth innovation and creativity. STEAM Squad programs are on Thursdays at 6 where kids ages 9 to 13 develop critical thinking skills, learn to collaborate, and unleash their imagination. Finance - On February 27, the State Comptroller recognized the City of Rowlett as a distinguished Transparency Trailblazer. This designation highlights Rowlett's commitment to financial transparency and accountability. Key points in the recognition include: The Transparency Trailblazer is a designation that honors local governments that have achieved all possible Transparency Stars. Fewer than 20 local governments have reached this pinnacle of the Transparency Stars program, which sets a national standard for financial transparency and accountability. Rowlett's distinguished Trailblazer status sets a high standard notjusti for our community, but for Texas and beyond. Municipal Court - The Municipal Court has been preparing for the annual Case Resolution Campaign (formerly known as Warrant Round-Up). This campaign is an effort to encourage defendants to resolve their outstanding warrants. Our collection agency has mailed postcards to all active defendants. The postcard informs the recipient of the campaign and the concentrated effort to resolve their case. The Marshals have been actively contacting defendants via phone and in- person with options for the defendant to resolve their case(s). City of Rowlett 10774 Mayor Pro Tem Winget announced the Public Works Department, on their own, worked together to donate over 167 rods, reels, and tackle boxes for the Kid Fish Tournament. The City has earned all of the Transparency Stars every year for over ten years. The Finance Department is doing excellent work. Councimember Reaves introduced the Featured Pets, Baloo, a playful boy ready to embark on endless adventures, and Moana, an affectionate girl with a playful spirit. To meet Baloo, Moana or one of their buddies, please contact Animai Services at 972-412-6219 or come by the Shelter at 4402 Industrial St. from 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder announced the Rockwall County Strategic Planning Committee will be presenting the Rockwall County Strategic Plan to the Rockwall County Commissioners Court on March 11, 2025, at 9 am. The Strategic Plan will be on the Rockwall County Commissioners Court's website. 5. CITIZENS' INPUT No Online Input Forms were received. Eleven individuals spoke during Citizens' Input: 1. Andrew Massey, Rowlett - Spoke in favor of DART. He came before City Council approximately six months ago regarding passing RES-044-24 regarding the reduction of income for DART. He thanked City Council for reconsidering this resolution. Over the past year the DART system has been cleaner, safer, and the fares are checked more often. He encouraged City Council to not only rescind the resolution but to take a pro-active stance against the proposed funding cuts in HB 3187 and SB 1557. He commended Council and City Staff on the outstanding work done on the Downtown Master Plan. 2. Robert Stockard, Rowlett - Spoke in favor of the Rowlett Hockey League. He has lived in Rowlett for over 40 years. He is a founding member of Rowlett Hockey League and has been a board member for over 25 years. Recently, there has been a lot of social media activity about the future of the hockey rink and hockey league. They are the only rink in Dallas County that have an outdoor inline hockey. The nearest rink is Allen. This is the only outdoor rink that has youth and adult outdoor hockey. People come as far away as McKinney, Forney, Lewisville, and Sulphur Springs. They do all the repairs and maintenance of the rink. During the month of December, they have an annual food drive that donates food to the Life Message Food Bank. They have reached a high of over eight thousand pounds of food being donated. They have been promised by previous mayor and staff that they would not lose the hockey league. 3. Tonya Brito, Rowlett Spoke in favor of the Rowlett Hockey League. Her grandson plays at Herfurth Park. Ifyou take that away, you are taking away their dreams. Her grandson has been playing hockey for over five years. He comes from Royse City to play. 4. Elicia Moreno, Royse City Spoke in favor of the Rowlett Hockey League. They drive from Royse City for her son to play hockey. He started playing hockey at the age of 5, he is now 10. They come together as a community. They do all the repairs and do not ask for anything. They are family and they give her son goals. They can't afford to play ice hockey, but this rink is City of Rowlett 10775 affordable. Please help find a place for all the kids to play hockey. She encouraged the council to come watch. 5. Stacy Grizzle, Rowlett - Spoke in favor of the Rowlett Hockey League. She has been a resident of Rowlett forten years. Her perception of Rowlett changed with they found the Rowlett Hockey League. She learned about it through posters and banners around the city. This organization has been the most impactful time in Rowlett. It is a community of great people. The League prides itself on a mission to teach kids a new skill and a healthy competition. Rowlett Hockey is the only organization that she is aware of that gives back directly to the community through the massive food drive. The bond package for Herfurth Park was not passing until the group was addressed and urged to vote yes. The bond passed and now they feel duped by their city. By refusing to hold up the City's deal on the Herfurth Project, you are failing your citizens. The City Council agreed to build a new rink. A year gap in building the rink is not acceptable and will end the league. 6. Christine Ritter, Rowlett - Spoke in favor of Rowlett Hockey League. They have lived in Rowlett for over sixteen years. They have chosen to remain in Rowlett even though they now work in another town. The roller hockey rink was one of the main reasons they decided to stay in Rowlett. For the past ten years the rink has been a joy for their family. Her boys have learned a lot from this league. They have learned how to play hockey, how to be a man, and how to give back to their community through the annual food drive. The City promised to build a new rink before demolishing their own. Keep your promise. Mayor Pro Tem Winget recessed the meeting at 8:20 pm, due to power outage. Mayor Pro Tem Winget reconvened the meeting at 8:25 pm. 7. Josiah Ritter, Rowlett = Spoke in favor of the Rowlett Hockey League. He has participated in the league for seven years now. He has made sO many friends that are like family now, while participating in the league. He is mostly frustrated because the City agreed to let the league keep the old rink until they completely finished the new one. Now he has heard that the City is breaking the promise and plan to destroy the thing he loves the most about Herfurth Park and Rowlett. The rink is a place for you to learn something new from the coaches. The league also runs a canned food drive that raises thousands of pounds for Life Message Food Pantry every single year. They are taught to give back to the community. He and his family have made SO many memories at the rink. If the rink is destroyed, they will miss out on the opportunity to continue to learn, improve, and make new memories for years to come. 8. Isaac Ritter, Rowlett - Spoke in favor of the Rowlett Hockey League. He has grown up on the hockey rink since he was 5, he is now 15. He looks forward to hockey practice and hockey games. Even when he doesn't have practice or a game, he and his family go to the rink for about one to two hours to practice skating and skills. He has watched as the City has upgraded the tennis courts up the street from the rink, even turning them into pickleball courts. He doesn't understand why the City would save and improve tennis courts, but not save the only hockey rink that exists in our part of Dallas County. People from Royse City, Terrell, and Rockwall all travel to Rowlett to play hockey. This rink has been a big part of not just his and his family's lives, but of every other family's that participates. He is asking to save this awesome amenity that families from all over enjoy. The council did promise to build a new rink before tearing down the old rink. He hopes they are true to their word. City of Rowlett 10776 9. Betsy White, Rowlett - Spoke in favor of the hockey rink. This was a bond issue. This issue has fallen through the crack with old city staff. She is confident that new staff will find a solution. 10. Shannon Monk, Rowlett - Spoke in favor of DART. She lives in Rowlett, after growing up in Dallas and moving to the Piney Woods of East Texas for 25 years. She thanked City Council and staff for all the work they do. She is glad she came tonight to hear about the hockey league. She hopes that something can be done for them. She is here to support DART. She wants Rowlett to be the one to make an example for others. She is 63 years old and does not want to drive on I-30. DART is a great option for her. She has seen what DART has done for downtown Carrollton and downtown Garland. She is SO excited to see the City working with DART. 11. Dustin Carpenter, Royse City - Spoke in favor of the Rowlett Hockey League. He grew up in Rowlett and graduated from Rowlett High School. He plays in the Rowlett Hockey League. He has seen many times tonight how people get disappointed because the lights keep going out in this meeting. Please keep the lights on at the hockey rink. David Hall, City Manager, stated that this is why you don't oelieve everything you read on the internet. The City has never made a statement that it intends to close the hockey rink and not reopen it. He has had conversations with people, and he has been non-committal. There was a bond passed, and the funding is insufficient. The original project was slated to be placed, or replace, the hockey rink at Katie Park. This is not the ideal location for multiple reasons. Firstly, it is directly behind an adjacent residential development, which has its own challenges for topography and other things. Secondly, the project is not scoped properly. If you were to see the original plans, they only account for the rink, not additional parking, additional lighting, and approximately two to four sets of bleachers. He doesn'tthink that anyone wants the City to build that, SO staff has actually been working on this for quite some time. He knows that this is frustrating at times. He asked the Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation to make sure that we have communicated very clearly with the association, which he believes took place on Saturday, that staff believes its plan would ensure that there was no negative impact to the league's playing schedule. Staff knew that the season would end in April, SO the groundbreaking was scheduled for after that. The prior relocation mentioned earlier, is under scoped, with soil issues and other things, and underfunded. Staff has been working on how to make this happen without adequate funding. Staff will come back to City Council at the next meeting and lay out the new plan. Here is another example where the public works crew in-house is paying dividends, because if it wasn't for their efforts the City would not be able to do this project. The concrete crew is going to build this rink. Staff is going to tentatively ask the council to move the rink to the Community Park. It is ideal for multiple reasons. Firstly, it has an existing infrastructure and we will be able to place lights there. It has parking and our crew can enhance the parking, and it will allow us to create a secondary access point to the Community Park. Staff does have an alternative plan that we believe is viable and one the City can afford and most importantly to the league, that will happen in more than sufficient time to allow the league to resume to next season. He is not in the business of releasing this kind of information prior to discussing it with the full city council. However, seeing that there is sO much misinformation placed in the public space, it did seem appropriate at this time to share that staff will be in front of the City Council at the next meeting to ask for their authorization and move forward with the project. City of Rowlett 10777 6. CONSENT AGENDA Item 6A and 6C were removed from the Consent Agenda to be considered individually. 6A. Consider action approving the minutes. Consider action to approve minutes from the following City Council meeting(s): February 17, 2025 City Council Meeling and February 18, 2025 City Council Special Work Session. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder stated the minutes for the February 18, 2025 meeting have a few typographical errors. Under Citizen's Input, speaker number 16, 2nd line, change "that" to they", under Consent Agenda add "from" to Item 6A and 6C were removed from the Consent Agenda. Under Citizen's Input speaker number 6, 4th line, change "with" to "which" and speaker number 7, change "is" to "has". . A motion was made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, seconded by Councilmember Britton, to approved the minutes as corrected with the minor typographical as stated. The motion passed 6-0. 6B. Consider action approving an election contract with Dallas County. Consider action to approve a Resolution approving an Election Services Contract with Dallas County on behalf of the Dallas County Elections Administrator for the May 3, 2025, General and Special Elections and runoff election, if necessary; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute all necessary documents; and providing an effective date. This item was approved on the Consent Agenda as RES-028-25. 6C. Consider action approving the purchase of one MPV Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV). Consider action to approve a Resolution authorizing the purchase of one MPV Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV) from Terradyne Armored Vehicles, Inc., a sole-source vendor, for a price not to exceed $342,845, along with a Motorola APX 6500 radio for $6,807.30, for a total cost not to exceed $349,652.30; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute all necessary documents to effectuate said purchases; and providing an effective date. Lt. Young, Commander of Special Operations Unit, presented this item. The MRAP, which they have now, is primarily used fori the military, not city police departments. They would prefer the MPV. The Terradyne MPV is built for urban areas. The MRAP weighs 35K to 55K pounds. The maintenance is very challenging. The MPV weighs 17.5K to 19.5K pounds. It also only takes 2 batteries versus 6 batteries. The MPVis half the size of the MRAP and carries the same amount of people. City of Rowlett 10778 Councimember Britton asked what will happen with the MRAP. It will go back to the federal government; it was not the City's. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder stated she pulled this from the consent agenda because she received several calls about this purchase. She wanted the public to see why it is needed, what it is, and what it does. This is essential for the safety of officers as well as the public. Councilmember Reaves asked for clarification of funding. It will be funded through the City funds and the Federal Asset Seizure Fund. It is a joint purchase and % is coming from the Federal Asset Seizure Fund. A motion was made by Councilmember Britton, seconded by Councilmember Reaves to approve the purchase of one MPV Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV). The motion passed 6-0. This item was approved as RES-029-25. 6D. Consider action approving the purchase of a CAT 313 Excavator. Consider action to approve a Resolution authorizing the purchase of a CAT 313 Excavator from Holt Texas, Ltd., utilizing a Sourcewell Contract for a purchase price not to exceed $278,540.00; authorizing the City Manager to sign all necessary and related documents; and providing an effective date. This item was approved on the Consent Agenda as Res-030-25. 6E. Consider action approving the purchase of concrete pickup and delivery services. Consider action to approve a Resolution authorizing the purchase of concrete pickup and delivery services in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 through the City's existing unit price contract with Bodin Concrete; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute all necessary documents to effectuate said purchase; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date. This item was approved on the Consent Agenda as RES-031-25. 6F. Consider action approving award of grants. Consider action to approve a Resolution Awarding FY2025 Cultural Arts Grants and the Gary Alexander Arts in Education Grants and authorizing negotiation and execution of Funding Agreements with the Grant Recipients. This item was approved on the Consent Agenda as RES-032-25. 6G. Consider action approving agreement with Oncor related to the installation and maintenance of street lights. Consider action to approve Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of agreements with Oncor related to the installation and maintenance of street lights. This item was approved on the Consent Agenda as RES-033-25. City of Rowlett 10779 A motion was made by Councilmember Reaves, seconded by Councilmember Schupp, to include all the preceding items marked as having been approved on the Consent Agenda. The motion passed 6-0. 7. INDIMDUAL CONSIDERATION 7A. Conduct a public hearing on adoption of an Ordinance amending the nonconformity section of the Zoning Code. Mayor Pro Tem Winget presented this item. The City Council directed the drafting of an ordinance that would provide a mechanism by which we could make certain nonconforming accessory structures become legal nonconforming accessory structures. Staff has moved this ordinance through the process. This necessitated a public hearing before the Planning & Zoning Commission. The ordinance that is presented with this item has that type of mechanism and is provided in the packet. It allows a resident to complete an application with building inspections. That application would be accompanied by supporting documents that would evidence compliance with the section of the ordinances that would be considered and that would then be brought to the City Council who could then grant a building permit under certain circumstances, and in doing SO, the building permit application fee would be waived. There are certain restrictions that are included with this ordinance proposal. It does only apply to the side yard setback. It must be a structure that is less than 250 sq. ft. in and less than 12' tall. It must be located behind the front building line and must be constructed of materials consistent with the dominant structure. It must comply with all other codes other than the side yard setback. Any legal non-conforming status granted shall expire upon the transfer of the subject property. The Planning & Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on February 25, 2025. There were no public speakers either for or against. There were no notices mailed because this is a City-wide ordinance. The Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously recommended denial. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder clarified that by passing this ordinance, this does not actually automatically grant any permits. Counciimember Schupp stated he is against this ordinance. The City has a BOA to deal with this and Planning & Zoning Commission is also against this. Councilmember Bowers agreed with Councilmember Schupp. Mayor Pro Tem Winget opened and closed the Public Hearing at 9:34 pm, with there being no speakers. 7B. Consider action to adopt an Ordinance Amending the Nonconformity Section of the Zoning Code. A motion was made by Councilmember Britton, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, to adopt the Ordinance amending the nonconformity section of the Zoning Code. The motion passed 4-2, with Councilmember Schupp and Counciimember Bowers voting against. This item was approved as ORD-010-25. 7C. Consider action to adopt a Resolution rescinding City Council Resolution No. 044-24 and supporting the full funding of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) System and urging continued investment in public transit. City of Rowlett 10780 This item was moved before Agenda Item 7A. Mayor Pro Tem Winget requested that this item be added to the agenda. In the staff report, there are several points that were made about the work that DART has done to better support our community and the communities across the region. To improve the operations of their system. He thanked Mr. Enoch for working with staff. Councilmember Reaves stated he has previously supported the resolution to lower the funding for DART that was done this past summer. He had incomplete information and made some calculations that he had based on the information that he had at the time to make some projections of what he thought the City of Rowlett cost per ridership or tax subsidies were paying. He was wrong. Based on the report that came out after that meeting, the information presented showed that the City was not heavily subsidizing DART as he had made the assumption for but we are getting more than what we are paying for. Now he sees DART as a vital part of transportation in the DFW metroplex. He would like to state that he appreciates former Mayor Margolis's efforts on that issue. He also would like to publicly thank the City's Representative on the DART Board for working with the City of Rowlett to move our partnership forward. He would also like to ask DART to continue the partnership and work with the City to improve not only the DART ridership experience, which has been done, but also thank DART for partnering with the Cityi in the Downtown District in the bilateral parking agreement. Councimember Schupp stated he echoes what Councilmember Reaves said. He also voted for the reduction and will say 40 years ago, he voted for DART. He has been voting off and on for DART for a long time. He did not feel that the City got the necessary attention, or just that we were not on DART's radar and that was quite honestly the reason he voted for the reduction. He wanted DART to pay attention to the City and to DART's credit they have. He understands the importance of DART. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder asked about the Resolution. It should be $0.01 and not 1%. It will be corrected. She stated that she also voted for the original resolution like everyone here did. She too voted for it for many reasons. She did not like the fact that one cent of sales tax prevented the City from being able to form a real Economic Development Corporation as some of the cities have and felt like the City was losing out on some economic development funding that the City could have had otherwise. Some of the concessions that DART has made, address that in a lot of ways because they are actually helping us to fund these different projects, and things that we would be doing with that money if we were doing it through an EDC. One of her other concerns was about safety and crime. She met with Mark Enoch and he assured her that they are addressing that sO she really applauds them for that. She applauds DART for all the concessions because it really was not expected. The parking agreement, the funding or helping the City with these projects. She also thanked City Management, she appreciates their hard work that went into that and the relationship that was built with DART. Councilmember Bowers thanked DART for coming to the table. She is delighted to ride DART and has done SO about four times in the last three months. Each time there has been someone to check her ticket. It has been clean and safe to ride. She has aways been a huge proponent of public transportation. City of Rowlett 10781 Councimember Britton stated that he will say ditto. Mayor Pro Tem Winget stated there are a number of cities that do have an EDC. They have the EDC that they are paying into economic development coffers. DART offers us a unique opportunity that those cities don't have, and it is a mass transit system option, and it can drive people into our downtown, provided that we have the right partnership with DART. A motion was made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, seconded by Councilmember Reaves, to adopt the Resolution rescinding City Council Resolution No, RES-044-24 and supporting the full funding of DART System and urging continued investment in public transit, with the amendments in the second and third Whereas clauses. Motion passed 6-0. This item was approved as RES-034-25. 7D. Discuss and consider action on appointment of committee members to Recode Rowlett Committee to review and make recommendations to the City Council regarding revisions to the City's zoning and development code. Deborah Sorensen, City Secretary, stated that there were eight applications submitted for this Committee. The Citzen/Neighborhood Leader (HOA) is the only position that only one application was received. There are two open seats for this category. There were three applications submitted for the two places open under Developer. Will also need two members of City Council to be on this Committee. Councimember Reaves and Councilmember Schupp will represent the City Council on the Committee. A motion was made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shinder, seconded by Councilmember Bowers, to appoint Sharon Redd, Kelly McKee, Whitney Laning, John Cote, Stanley Pollard, Preston Walhood, Stanley Martin, Councilmember Reaves, and Councilmember Schupp to the Recode Rowlett Ad Hoc Committee. The motion passed 6-0. 7E. Consider action to adopt an Ordinance amending Ordinance Number ORD-026-24 (the Budget Adoption Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2025) to approve a budget amendment to transfer $58,502.00 from SP2136 - Project Cost Overruns Fund to the Project Fund for the Wet Zone Water Park. Brittany Farr, Director of Economic and Community Engagement, presented this item. The Texas Health and Safety Code requires public pool operators comply with relevant pool safety standards. The standard required must be "at least as stringent as those imposed under the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act.' The Virginia Graeme Baker Act (VGBA) mandates that manufactures label their drain covers with a "life expectancy". Public pool operators must replace the drain cover once it reaches the lifespan as indicated by the manufacturer to ensure continued safety against entrapment risks. While replastering the Wet Zone pools, staff discovered the drain covers were not in compliance with VGBA. The life span of these covers is 5 years. To comply with the Rowlett Code of Ordinances, State and Federal law, these drain caps must be replaced. The costs to replace the covers is $58,502. A budget transfer from SP2136 = Project Cost Overruns Fund (previously American Rescue Plan Act funds) to the Wet Zone Project Fund would pay for the unanticipated costs without overall project impacts. Wet Zone Water Park is scheduled to open May 17, 2025. City of Rowlett 10782 A motion was made by Councilmember Schupp, seconded by Councilmember Reaves, to approve as presented. The motion passed 6-0. This item was approved as ORD-011-25. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. A request by Mayor Pro Tem Winget, seconded by Councimember Britton, to have an update on traffic signal replacement project at the March 31, 2025, Work Session. A request by Mayor Pro Tem Winget, seconded by Councimember Britton, to have an update on screening walls for the City, especially along Dalrock Road, at a Work Session to be determined. 8. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tem Winget adjourned the meeting at 10:21 pm. dn 2 Jeff Winget, Mayor Pro fem Debbie Sorensen, City Secretary Approved on: March 18, 2025 City of Rowlett 10783