Appointment #2 was postponed to next meeting.
Public Hearing Item #1 was moved to March meeting.
III. Consent Agenda.
Councilwoman Nielsen pulled item #6, Councilman Sweet pulled item #1, and Councilman Russo pulled items #4 and 5.
Items 2 and 3 passed 5-0. (Sevier and Farris absent).
1. Minutes approval for meeting Mr Russo missed, passed 4-0.
4. Mr Sweet needed clarification, something about Oncor rate we are coordinating with other cities.
5. Contract and $20,000 gift approval for STAR transit. Passed 3-2, Mr Sweet and Mr Russo opposed.
6. Ms Nielsen need clarification on this item regarding access easements. I wrote a lot, but finished my notes on the item with the sentence, "Man, this is complicated and boring."
Passed 5-0.
VI. Action Items.
2. Couple bums making people feel dirty or scared or offended and want them removed from the cityscape.
Mr Scott led the discussion against bummery.
-Bums are breeding.
-No current ordinance against bummery.
-Rockwall is a lucrative place to buminate.
-This gives police the ability to "do something".
-Asked about legal challenges to the bum laws in Dallas.
Mr Eckert replied, "Not that I'm aware of." He did explaing bumming when called "loitering " was ruled by the Supreme Court to be protected under Freedom of Assembly.
Mr Sweet continued the discussion.
-"What he said." (Pointing at Mr Scott.)
-He also mentioned "some emails", presumably anti-bum related.
-Some ladies in town were approached and got scared.
-The bums are not from Rockwall, according to the police.
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Have to stop here a second. As I write this and watch Life (If you haven't seen, watch it on Blu-Ray if possible), I had to share the awesomeness of these brown-tufted capuchin monkeys in Brazil.
Let's see a councilman do that!
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Back to Mr Sweet:
-Question about rewording of ordinance to allow non-profit groups to panhandle like bums.
Mr Russo added that the wording of the ordinance would forbid anyone from sleeping anywhere on public property, including taking a quick snooze on a park bench.
Mr Eckert and Mrs Couch will revisit the wording.
Mr Nielsen had concerns about how the bums will be charged and where the "vagrants" would go while awaiting justice. Chief Moeller explained [bums] will be charged with a misdemeanor and will stay at the Rockwall County Three Hots and a Cot Motor Inn.
She continued that she is not opposed to the ordinance, but had reservations with the wording.
A little more discussion and Mr Scott pulled the motion to have staff more time to rework the ordinance. It will be on the next agenda.
IV. Appointments.
1. P&Z Chairman Herbst on the public hearings for the evening: Flower shop good, Christian Brothers Good.
V. Public Hearing Items.
2. Flower shop moving, needs an SUP. Everyone from the neighbors to P&Z are in favor. Passed 4-0.
3. Christian Brothers Automotive back for the THIRD TIME. (Old blogs have info on the SUP) Gonna open up next to Home Depot between an Alzheimer's place and a bank.
Applicant was happy to be in Rockwell. (Named for an ancient rock well discovered by T.U. Wade while digging for a rock wall. Below is the earliest known picture of the well.)
Lenny's got it wrong, too, bro. (Fixed now.)
Without virtually no discussion and two speaking at the public hearing: (1) a competitor opposed to the idea and repeatedly cited a different ordinance as his argument; (2) The land owner adjacent to the property who supported the idea. The SUP was granted 4-0. Christian Brothers recurring nightmare of rejection ends. Unless they get screwed on the second reading.
VI. Action Items.
5. 212 agreement, passed 4-0.
3. FM 549 south of I-30 to SH-276 will be renamed "Corporate Crossing" pending corporate sponsorship. "Really Boring Street Name Placeholder Avenue" was already taken. Passed 4-0.
4. Citizen Survey discussion. I could only handle a couple minutes of the discussion and fled to the Flying Saucer instead. Mondays are Pint Night!
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