Call to Order

CONVENE INTO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS (7:30 P.M.)*

INVOCATION

PRESENTATION OF COLORS – City of Rowlett, Cub Scouts Pack #52

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 as part of the Rowlett Veterans Recognition Program to Robert J. Blatnitz, who served during World War II.

Item 5B

Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation for "Spirit of Rowlett" Sculpture Contributors.

Item 5C

Presentation of the Arts and Humanities Commission Summer Scribes Writers’ Contest awards.

Item 5D

Presentation of the Arts and Humanities Commission Photography Contest awards.

Item 5E

Presentation of Proclamation in recognition of IT Professionals Day.

Item 5F

Presentation of Proclamation in recognition of September 25, 2018 as National Voter Registration Day.

Item 5G

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
At this time, three-minute comments will be taken from the audience on any topic. To address the Council, please submit a fully-completed request card to the City Secretary prior to the beginning of the Citizens’ Input portion of the Council meeting. No action can be taken by the Council during Citizens’ Input.

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 September 4, 2018 City Council Regular Meeting.

7D. Consider action to approve a resolution accepting the bid of and awarding a contract to McMahon Contracting, L.P. in the amount of $1,193,093.99 base bid and $127,158.60 Paving Alternate 1 for a total bid of $1,320,252.59 and approving a five percent (5%) contingency amount of $66,012.63, resulting in a total project budget of $1,386,265.22 for the Construction of Utilities and Paving at the
Public Safety Training Facility site located at 8491 Schrade Road and authorizing the Mayor to execute the necessary documents for said services.

7E. Consider and ratify appointments to the various boards and commissions and ratify appointments of City Councilmembers to the City’s various boards, commissions and Council sub-committees.

7G. Consider action to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County for Household Hazardous Waste for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY2019).

7I. Consider action to adopt a resolution approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee (ACSC) and Atmos Energy Corporation, Mid-Tex Division (Atmos Mid-Tex) regarding the company’s 2018 Rate Review Mechanism (RRM) filings.

Item 7B

Consider action approving a resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule for rate and fee changes to the Solid Waste and Utility sections.

Item 7C

Consider action to adopt an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY2018) Operating Budget.

Item 7F

Consider action to approve a resolution authorizing the purchase and expenditure for the acquisition of a utility easement from First United Methodist Church of Rowlett (FUMC) for the relocation of the electrical power poles in the amount of $75,000 for CIP Project ST2108 – Main Street Reconstruction from the President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) frontage road to east of the roundabout at Skyline and authorizing the City Manager to execute the purchase order for said purchase.

Item 7J

Consider action to approve a resolution authorizing the purchase and expenditure for the acquisition of a utility easement from First Baptist Church of Rowlett (FBC) for the relocation of the electrical power poles in the amount of $69,581 for CIP Project ST2108 – Main Street Reconstruction from the President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) frontage road to east of the roundabout at Skyline and authorizing the City Manager to execute the purchase order for said purchase.

Item 7H

Consider action to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the 2018 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant award in the amount of $1,477,573 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Item 8A

Consider action to approve an ordinance approving and adopting the budget for fiscal year 2018-2019 (FY2019).

Item 8B

Consider action to ratify the property tax revenue increase reflected in the Budget for FY 2019.

Item 8C

Consider an ordinance approving and adopting the proposed ad valorem tax rate of $0.757173 per $100 of taxable value for fiscal year 2018-2019 (FY2019).

Item 8D

Consider a resolution adopting the 2018 City of Rowlett Strategic Plan.

Items 8E & 9

8E. Conduct a public hearing and consider action to approve an ordinance granting: 1) a change in zoning from Form-Based Urban Village District (FB-UV) to General Commercial/Retail (C-2) on approximately 6.0 acres; and, 2) a Special Use Permit (SUP) to permit a drive-through restaurant on approximately 1.3 acres of the 6.0 acres, for property generally located north of Lakeview Parkway west of Scenic Drive, in the Josiah Hart Survey, Abstract No. 111, and in the Zalcon Center 1 Addition, Block A, Lot 2, City of Rowlett, Rockwall County, Texas.( RDC-ZONE-000416-2018 and RDC-ZONE-000413-2018).

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9. ADJOURNMENT