Call to Order

CONVENE INTO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS (7:30 P.M.)*
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
TEXAS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

Item 5A

Presentation of Proclamation to Jordan Phillips in recognition of obtaining the Girl Scout Gold
Award.

Item 5B

Proclamation recognizing National Library Week, April 13 -19, 2014.

Item 5C

Presentation of 2013 Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award from the Texas Municipal
Library Directors Association.

Item 5D

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

Item 6

CITIZENS’ INPUT
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Input.

Consent Agenda

Consent Agenda Items 7A - 7C

CONSENT AGENDA
The following may be acted upon in one motion. A City Councilmember or a citizen may request items be removed from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration.
7A. Consider action to approve minutes from the March 11, 2014, City Council Special Meeting, the March 13, 2014, City Council Special Meeting, the April 1, 2014, City Council Meeting, and the April 8, 2014, City Council Special Meeting.
7B. Consider action to approve a resolution accepting the bid of and awarding a contract to
SunTrust Leasing Corporation in the amount of $884,983.99 utilizing an interest rate of 1.82
percent for the seven year lease-purchase financing of the Enterprise Resource Planning
System and authorizing the City Manager, after City Attorney approval, to execute the
necessary documents for said purchase.
7C. Consider action to approve a resolution awarding the contract for municipal court software to Tyler Technologies, Incorporated for the InCode software system including a five year subscription agreement for Software as a Service (SaaS) in the amount of $320,278 and
authorizing the City Manager, after City Attorney approval, to execute the necessary documents for said contract.

Item 8H

Consider action to approve an ordinance to amend Division 6 (“hand-held communications
devices in school zones”) of Article II (“specific street regulations”) of Chapter 66 (“traffic and vehicles”) to repeal Section 66-140 and replace Section 66-140 with a new section to prohibit the use of hand-held wireless communication devices to transmit and receive text messages while operating a motor vehicle.

Item 8F

Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a rezoning from Mixed Use North
Shore Zoning District to a Planned Development to allow a single family residential subdivision
and two office sites. The subject property is located at 7400 and 7600 Liberty Grove Road
further described as 58.83+ acre tract of land situated in the Jessie S. Starkey Survey, Abstract No. 1333, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas. (PD13-687)

Item 8A

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance approving amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan specifically as it relates to the addition of subarea plans, supplemental
information, and textual changes to the North Shore (Area A) and to the Center for Commercial
+ Industry (Area B-1) areas.

Item 8B

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending the Rowlett Code of Ordinances and the Form Based Code to establish three new zone classifications to be known as the Rural Neighborhood District, Urban Neighborhood District, and Commercial Center District, which shall be governed by the Form Based Code containing new or amended procedural
requirements, standards for site design, and regulations affecting building form, building design, street design, setback, parking, signage, landscaping and permitted uses.

Item 8C

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance rezoning the area identified in the Realize Rowlett 2020 Comprehensive Plan as The Center of Commerce and Industry to the Commercial Center and Urban Village Districts. The property is generally located west of Muddy Creek, east of the President George Bush Turnpike, is bounded to the north by the City Limit Line and south by Lake Ray Hubbard, and is approximately 415.63 + acres.

Item 8D

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance approving a rezoning request for a portion of the area identified in the Realize Rowlett 2020 Comprehensive Plan as Northshore (further described as North Shore North) to the New Neighborhood, Urban Neighborhood, Urban
Village, and Rural Neighborhood Districts. The property is generally located west of the
President George Bush Turnpike, west of Hickox Road, east of the Castle Hills Estate and
Ravens Nest subdivisions, and bounded by the City Limits Line, and is approximately 552.19 +
acres.

Item 8E

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance rezoning a portion of the area identified in the Realize Rowlett 2020 Comprehensive Plan as Northshore (further described as North Shore South) to the Urban Neighborhood, Urban Village, Rural Neighborhood, and Commercial Center
Districts. The property is generally located west of the President George Bush Turnpike, east of Hickox Road, northeast of the Chandler Park 4, Rowlett Ranch Estate, and Rowlett Ranch
Estates 2 subdivisions, and is approximately 533.56 + acres.

Items 8G & 9

8G. Consider amending Article VI (“Smoking”) of Chapter 22 (“Environment”) of the Code of
Ordinances that would include a provision that prohibits the sale, use, and possession of, and
making available, electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine and associated paraphernalia to minors.
9. ADJOURNMENT