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GOOD[1. Call the meeting to order.]
EVENING, EVERYONE.TODAY IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR.
UH, THIS IS THE BRIEFING SESSION.
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
ON THE AGENDA IS CITY MANAGER REPORT.HOW ARE YOU DOING THE SEE MANAGER? HELLO, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, HAPPY 2021.
IT IS, UH, AN EXCITING, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE CALENDAR A LITTLE BIT AND TO LOOK AHEAD AND SPEND A LOT LESS TIME LOOKING BEHIND.
THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS AHEAD OF US THIS YEAR.
UH, THIS, UH, AGENDA TONIGHT BEGINS TO SPEAK TO A LOT OF THOSE THINGS WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
UH, WE'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH JUST A WISHING COUNCILMAN DANIEL, HAYDEN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.
UH, WE, UH, CELEBRATE, UH, ANOTHER YEAR WITH YOU DANIEL AND, UH, APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING YOUR SERVICE AND TIME WITH THE CITY AGAIN TONIGHT.
UH, GOT A NUMBER OF THINGS TO REPORT.
I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY GO RELATIVELY QUICKLY CAUSE WE HAVE, UH, TWO BRIEFING ITEMS TONIGHT AND THEY'RE A PRETTY IMPORTANT, UH, ONE OF WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION BACK TO YOU OF YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2021 AS EXPRESSED DURING THE RETREAT AND THEN THE MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD IN PREPARATION, UH, FOR THAT, UH, WE'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE THAT A CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE, UH, PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE AND HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, UH, FOR THE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS, UH, PLACE ONE IN PLACE FOR OUR UP THIS YEAR, THE FILING PERIOD BEGINS TO MORROW JANUARY 13TH AND WE'LL RUN THROUGH FRIDAY OF FEBRUARY 12TH AND ELECTION DAY WILL BE SATURDAY, MAY 1ST.
UM, FOR THOSE SEATS, UH, RUNNING OVER A COUPLE OF CALENDAR ITEMS TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF THE 87TH, UH, LEGISLATIVE SESSION, UH, MAYOR TURK KENNEDY USED TO SAY THAT NO MAN, WOMAN OR CHILD WAS SAFE WHILE THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION.
SO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED AND A FEW DAYS BEYOND THAT TO, UH, GO THROUGH WHAT THIS NEXT YEAR WILL BRING AS FAR AS THE, UH, WHAT THE LEGISLATURE WILL DO.
UM, AS WE TRADITIONALLY DO, UM, A REWATCH, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR IS WORKING ON A LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM.
WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU AT OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AND THEN ADOPT.
AND THAT WILL BE HOW WE WILL PROVIDE POSITIONS TO OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FOR THE MANY ISSUES THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AND CONSIDER DOWN IN AUSTIN THIS YEAR, A COUPLE OF CALENDAR ITEMS TO BRING UP, UM, MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH, THAT'S NEXT MONDAY CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED AND CELEBRATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.
UH, THE LIBRARY WILL BE DOING THEIR TRADITIONAL MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY CELEBRATION.
UH, WE GET INFORMATION BACK OUT TO YOU ON THAT.
IF A RANDOM HERE, I'LL LET HER DO A LITTLE PLUG ON THAT IN A MINUTE.
UH, ALSO AS WE'VE DONE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, UH, CITY EMPLOYEES WILL BE SPENDING SOME OF THEIR, UH, TIME OFF PERIOD OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, GOING TO DOING GOOD DEEDS AND HONOR MARTIN LUTHER KING'S LEGACY OF SERVICE.
UH, WE ARE EXPANDING THE TIMEFRAME FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THAT SO THAT THESE ACTIVITIES CAN BE PROPERLY SOCIALLY DISTANCE AND SAFE IN THE ERA OF COVID.
UH, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, THE EMPLOYEE GROUP DOES HERE THAT I AM, UH, SUPER GRATEFUL FOR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO AGAIN, UH, TO DOING AND SEEING THE EXPRESSION OF SERVICE, THE CEDAR HILL WHITE, UH, IN OUR CITY, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THAT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS, UH, INITIATED, UM, A, A, A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN CALLED OPERATION KINDNESS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THAT ON THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE OR IN THE VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S INVITED THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE WITH US AND GIVING BACK TO EACH OTHER THROUGH RANDOM ACTS OF, UH, RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS.
SO I INVITE YOU TO, UH, LOOK AT SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE ON THOSE PLATFORMS AND THE EXPRESSION OF HOW THIS COMMUNITY DOES TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, APPRECIATE PARKS AND REC FOR THAT ACTIVITY.
THAT'S VERY COMPLIMENTARY OF OUR, UH, OUR SERVICE EXPRESSIONS IN THE, UH, IN THE JANUARY MONTH.
UM, WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON JANUARY 25TH.
THAT'S THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AFTER THAT, THERE'LL BE A JOINT SESSION WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE WILL BE AT 6:00 PM.
IT WILL BE VIRTUAL, IT'S ESSENTIALLY A WEBINAR TO BE, TO BEGIN THE KICKOFF OF THE, UH, THE RE RESUMING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS.
UH, FOR 2021, THE TOPIC IS GOING TO BE THE ECONOMICS OF LAND USE PLANNING.
UH, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT'S A GOOD THING TO BE,
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UM, EDUCATED ON AS WE, UH, BEGIN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING A FUTURE CONCEPTS FOR THE NEW COMP PLAN.AND THAT WILL BE LED BY KEVIN SHEPPARD AND OUR OWN LASHONDRA STRINGFELLOW DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, UH, THE SAME WEEK ON THURSDAY, UH, UM, JANUARY THE 28TH AT 6:00 PM.
WE WILL, AS WE DO EVERY YEAR, GATHER THE COUNCILS, UH, LEADERSHIP AND ADVISORY TEAM IN TERMS OF ALL OF YOUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, WE WILL GATHER THEM TOGETHER FOR A VIRTUAL EVENT TO LAY OUT THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AND PLANS FOR 21, AND ALSO TO CELEBRATE THEM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST YEAR, IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS, AS YOU KNOW, OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO SERVE AND, UH, TO BE ABLE TO KEEP CRACKING AWAY AT YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ALL THROUGH 2020 AND HAVE DONE SOME REALLY AMAZING WORK UNDER LESS THAN IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND, UH, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO CELEBRATE THEIR SERVICE TO COMMUNITY.
UM, TONIGHT WE HAVE A NUMBER, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, BRIEFING ITEMS. ONE AGAIN, IS TO, UH, PRESENT TO YOU WHAT, UH, OUR DRAFT PRESENTATION OF YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2021.
THIS WILL BE THE OBJECTIVES THAT THE STAFF THEN PUTS, UM, ACTION PLANS TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.
MANY OF THESE ARE ADDITIONS TO THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT, UM, SOME OF THEM ARE NEW AS WELL.
UH, THE IDEA TONIGHT IS WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THEM AT THE HIGH LEVEL TO YOU AND THEN ASK FOR YOUR COMMENTS BACK.
AND THEN WE WILL FORMALIZE THOSE IN TIME TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD AND COMMISSION AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
THE SECOND ITEM IS ONE OF THOSE PRIORITIES IN THAT IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS OF A DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING STREET IMPROVEMENTS, UH, FOR PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO, OUR TEAM WILL BE HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU SOME DETAIL ON BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS AND TO PREP AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS, UM, PERMISSION AUTHORIZATION TO GO OUT AND INITIATE A DESIGN CONTRACT FOR PHASE TWO.
UH, BUT BEFORE WE DO ANY OF THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT A LOT OF YOUR PRIORITIES ARE ALREADY IN ACTION.
AND SO ONE OF THOSE IS IN THE AREA OF SENIOR LIVABILITY AND IN ONE OF THE TARGETED OBJECTIVES UNDER THAT PARTICULAR CATEGORY HAS BEEN PROGRAMMING.
SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE SEAN JOHNSON UP TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK LITTLE BRIEFING OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE ARENA OF NEW PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO SENIORS.
AND I BELIEVE THIS IS SHONDA'S FIRST, IS THIS YOUR FIRST COUNCIL PRESENTATION? ALL RIGHT.
SO, UH, B KIND OF SHYNESS, HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HER PRESENTATION.
HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING TONIGHT? GOOD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND LETTING US SHARE WITH YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR 55 PLUS AND SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICES.
SO AS WITH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, UM, AND SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, WE KEEP IN MIND THIS, THE VISION, MISSION AND VALUES THAT YOU ALL SET FORTH FOR THE CITY.
AND ADDITION TO OUR PREMIERE STATEMENTS.
UM, ONE OF THOSE NEWEST ONES BEING CEDAR HILL HAS AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
AND PART OF THAT, WE DID A 55 PLUS, UM, SURVEY TO OUR RESIDENTS.
AND AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THAT, UM, ONE OF THE FINDINGS WE HAD WAS TO HAVE A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR INFORMATION.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A 55 PLUS WEBSITE.
UM, THIS WEBSITE IS VERY EASY TO FIND OFF THE CITY'S HOMEPAGE.
IT'S UNDER CITY SERVICES, OR YOU CAN GO TO CEDAR HILL, TX.COM BACKSLASH 55, AND WE'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO IT.
IT HAS ALL CITY SERVICES OFFERED TO OUR 55 PLUS POPULATION IN ONE LOCATION.
IT ALSO HAS ADDITIONAL LOCAL RESOURCES LIKE TRANSPORTATION, NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, UM, HOUSING, AND IT'S ALL IN ONE LOCATION.
IN ADDITION, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH PARTNERS WHO OFFER SERVICES TO 55 PLUS, AND THAT WILL HELP US WITH OUR CONTENT AS WELL AS MAKE US AWARE OF ANY SERVICES THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, MAKE KNOWN, AWARE THAT WE'RE NOT ALREADY AWARE OF.
AND THIS WEBSITE ACTUALLY WENT LIVE TODAY.
SO WE WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT AND LET OUR, LET OUR SENIORS AND 55 PLUS KNOW THAT THESE ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO SEND OUT A NOTIFICATION AND THE FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME PRINTED MATERIALS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PICK UP AT ALL CITY FACILITIES.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MAIL THEM ALSO TO THE KNOWN 55 PLUS CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS WE'LL HAVE POSTERS IN THE CITY FACILITIES.
WE'RE GOING TO POST IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AS WELL AS SEND A DIRECT EMAIL TO THOSE THAT ARE SUBSCRIBED TO OUR 55 PLUS NEWSLETTER.
SO DURING THE COVID TIME, IT'S BEEN IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP OUR 55 PLUS RESIDENTS ENGAGED,
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SOCIALLY ACTIVE AND CONNECTED.AND SO WE'VE DONE BI-WEEKLY CALLS AVERAGING 1200 CALLS.
WE'VE DONE WEEKLY EXERCISE PROGRAMS VIA FACEBOOK AND ZOOM.
WE'VE HOSTED SEVEN DRIVE-THROUGH EVENTS, AND WE'VE SERVED OVER 1500 ADULTS.
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE THIS, UH, THIS JOURNEY AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THE SENIORS.
AND SO AT THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
YOU MAY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL JUST CONTINUE FROM OUR SENIOR AND ALSO IT JUST ALSO HELP US TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT PROGRAMS DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, IN OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY.
SO THIS IS A GREAT START AND, UH, LIKE TO SEE HOW IT DEVELOPS.
UM, MOVING ON, UH, THE, UH, COUNCIL AGENDA TONIGHT IS A RELATIVELY SHORT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, AN INVOCATION BY PASTOR HENNESSY OF TRINITY CHURCH, ONE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER PRESENTATION TONIGHT, A GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD PRESENTED TO DAVID AND ARNETTA HAWKINS, UH, UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA SIX A WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SETS OF MINUTES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.
UH, STAFF IS ASKING THAT YOU PULL FROM THAT APPROVAL, THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 10TH, 2020.
WE'RE GOING TO BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU AT A, AT A FUTURE DAY.
SO ALL THE OTHERS ARE PREPARED AND READY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PULL THE NOVEMBER 10TH ONES, IF YOU DON'T MIND, ALL THE OTHER ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDE A WORK ORDER AUTHORIZATION TO BEGIN THE DESIGN OF DOWNTOWN STREETS, PHASE TWO, AND THAT'LL BE SUBJECT TO HAVE A BRIEFING, UH, IN JUST A, THE NEXT ITEM IS A RACIAL, UH, RESOLUTION SOMEWHERE IN THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM GRANT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
AND THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE TRADITIONALLY APPLY FOR RECEIVE AND ENHANCE OUR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SERVICES WITH THOSE FUNDS PROVIDED IN THE GRANT.
UH, ITEM D IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION OF A WORK ORDER ARE RELATED TO PHASE TWO ON THE BELL CONAN'S TRAIL.
AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS TO APPROVE OR MATCHING REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CEDAR CREST CRIMEWATCH GROUP CALLED NEIGHBORS CARE, UH, FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE DONE.
WE WILL END WITH THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSSED A MATTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT? ANY, ANY ITEMS GOING TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT.
UH, THE LAST THING I HAVE BEFORE WE, UH, WE'LL BEGIN OUR BRIEFING ON THE COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES IS, UH, JUST TO, UH, FORMERLY ANNOUNCED A COUPLE OF PROMOTIONS THAT I MADE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT EFFECTIVE, AS OF RIGHT NOW, AS YOU KNOW, WE SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF LAST YEAR WORKING ON ENHANCING THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING, AND ALSO ENSURING THAT WE'VE GOT GOOD SUCCESSION PLANS IN PLACE SO THAT WE'VE GOT SERVICE CONTINUITY AND LEADERSHIP CONTINUITY IN ALL AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
SO IT IS A REAL PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO APPROACH YOU ON THE VERY FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF 21 TO SAY THAT OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS COMPLETE.
UM, WHEN, UH, PETER, PHYLLIS WHO I'LL INTRODUCE AT YOUR NEXT MEETING BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 1ST, WE WILL BE, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH A FULL HEAD OF STEAM.
UH, THE LAST FEW PROMOTIONS I MADE, I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO, UM, UH, ANNOUNCE THAT THEY CAME FROM WITHIN, FROM FOLKS WHO ARE ALREADY VERY WELL VERSED IN SERVICE, THE CEDAR GO AWAY AND THE UNIQUE WAY IN WHICH CEDAR HILL PEOPLE LIKE TO BE SERVED, UH, BOTH HAVE ESTABLISHED REPUTATIONS OF LEADING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE WORKED IN ALREADY IN BOTH REALLY HAVE GROWN UP WITHIN THIS ENVIRONMENT AND ARE READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS OF LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR DEPARTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO IT'S NOT INFORMALLY ANNOUNCING THE PROMOTION OF RANDABEL, UH, TO LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTOR.
I DON'T THINK SHE'S IN THE ROOM, BUT, UH, PLEASE EXP UH, SHOW HER, UH, UM, UH, CONGRATULATIONS WHEN YOU DO SEE HER.
AND THEN, UH, SEAN RAY, WHO IS IN OUR ACTING PARK'S DIRECTOR, UH, SINCE THE SUMMER AND HAS KEPT EVERYTHING MOVING RIGHT ALONG AS GROWN UP WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
I THINK WE WERE HIS FIRST JOB, UH, IN HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, HE HAS ALSO NOW BEEN PROMOTED TO A DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, UH, UH, ALL THE WORK THAT THIS LEADERSHIP TEAM IS GOING TO BRING TO THIS COMMUNITY OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND THE MANY YEARS TO COME CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR DIRECTOR ROOM.
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PERMISSION, WE ARE READY TO BEGIN AND BRIEFING[3. Briefing on City Council Strategic Priorities.]
NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS A PRESENTATION OF A DRAFT REPORT ON THE COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR 21.UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE BRIEFING AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON CITY COUNCIL, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.
FIRST, I HAVE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO MARIE WATTS, WHO IS THE BEST AROUND AT TRYING TO BRING ORDER TO THE UNIVERSE AND, UH, BEING ABLE TO TAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND PRIORITIES AND PUT THEM IN A, UH, AN ORGANIZED FASHION AND TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT THESE THINGS GET DONE.
SO THANK YOU, UH, MARIE, UM, AS ALWAYS THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES ARE BUILT UPON A FOUNDATION OF A DESTINATION THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS, UH, SUPPORTED AND ENCOURAGED US TO CONTINUE REALLY FOR THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS, INCLUDES OUR VISION, UH, TO BE A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS THE SEAT OF CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S ALSO VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE MISSION OF THE CITY ORGANIZATION IS, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS CONSISTENT WITH COMMUNITY VALUES.
COMMUNITY VALUES HAVE INCLUDED PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEHAVIOR INTEGRITY, AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
OBVIOUSLY THE, THE, UH, THE CITY'S VISION OF BECOMING PREMIER INCLUDES SOME VERY IMPORTANT, UH, SIGNIFICANT PILLARS THAT HAS INCLUDED BEING A CITY WITH DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, A CITY THAT'S SAFE CITY THAT IS CLEAN.
SEE THAT AS A VIBRANT PARKS AND NATURAL BEAUTY, EXCELLENT, SAFE, AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, A STRONG AND DIVERSE ECONOMY AND, UH, TEXAS SCHOOLS OF CHOICE.
UH, AND, UH, ONE THAT HAS BEEN AN ADDITION TO THIS COUNCIL MADE LAST YEAR.
AND THAT IS A, THAT CEDAR HILL IS AN ENGAGED.
SO THE BIG ROCKS AS WE CALL THEM THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES FROM WHICH EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FOLLOW WITHIN INCLUDE THE AREAS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION, UH, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2017 BOND AND A FOCUS ON COMMUNICATIONS THAT IS ALSO A UNIQUE FEATURE, UH, BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, SO UNDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, AREA, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE, UH, ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE HIGHEST QUALITY PERSONNEL.
CEDAR HILL HAS A VERY UNIQUE SHAPE OR, UH, PROVIDING POST SAFETY SERVICES.
IT'S VERY RELATIONAL AS THE CITY IS VERY RELATIONAL.
AND SO NOT EVERYBODY IS BUILT THAT WAY.
SO CONTINUING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE PROCESSES AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES THAT ENSURES THAT IS THE TYPE OF TALENT THAT WE'RE ATTRACTING AND RETAINING REMAINS A HIGH PRIORITY UNDER THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY CATEGORY, BOTH FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE PURSUING A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TO ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY.
UH, THEY INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS MAKING, UH, CRIME INFORMATION MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE, UH, TO NEIGHBORHOODS SO THEY CAN PLAY A ROLE IN HELPING TO, UM, KEEP THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE.
ALSO USING NEW TECHNOLOGY LIKE MAPPING AND SO FORTH, TO ALSO BE IN THEIR HANDS TO, UM, TO HELP WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO BE ABLE, UH, TO, UH, BE A COMMUNITY THAT KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON AND BEING PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO IT.
IT'S ALSO ONE THAT IS, UH, UH, BASED ON ENSURING THAT THE RESOURCES AND THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED AND THE PEOPLE THAT THEY NEED, UH, TO RESPOND TO THEM IN OUR FIRST RESPONDER GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE UNDER COMMUNITY PUBLIC SAFETY RELATIONSHIPS.
WE WILL ABSOLUTELY CONTINUE TO PURSUE THOSE AND A NUMBER OF ARENAS.
UH, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WALK PROGRAM WILL RESUME.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF POTENTIAL DATES.
THE ONE, THE OTHER ONE IS THE 1ST OF MARCH.
UH, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE CEDAR CREST.
AND AS WE VERY CLOSELY MONITOR THE COVID SITUATION, BUT ALSO THE BIG NEED TO BE OUT AND TO BE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR PUBLIC, WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO YOU.
UH, WE WILL DEFINITELY CONTINUE TO PURSUE RELATIONSHIPS, PARTICULARLY IN OUR YOUTH COMMUNITIES THROUGH WORK WITH THE MAYOR'S TEEN COUNCIL, AND THEN ALSO A NEW MENTORING PROGRAM THAT, UH, THE CHIEF AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE WORKING ON TOGETHER, UM, WITH THE SOME PARTNERING GROUPS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO START ENGAGING OUR TEENS IN A DEEPER WAY.
UM, THEN WE HAVE IN THE PAST, WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE WORKING WITH BOTH POLICE AND FIRE AND OUR PARTNERS IN OUR SURROUNDING CITIES AT WAYS OF ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO ABILITIES TO RESPOND TO THOSE THAT HAVE, UH, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN GET THEM INFORMATION
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RELATED TO RESOURCES.AND THEN, UH, FINALLY, UH, ON THE POLICE SIDE, WE'RE CONTINUING THE MARCH TO, UH, PURSUE BEST PRACTICES IN RELATIONAL POLICING, FOCUSING ON THE 21ST CENTURY REPORT ON POLICING AND ADOPTING THE BEST PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE CONCEPTS THAT FIT OUR COMMUNITY SO WELL.
WELL, AND THEN, UH, FINALLY, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE OUR SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING, UH, PURSUING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
UH, ALSO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IN IS REMAINING ENGAGED IN RESPONDING TO THE ONGOING COVID PRICES AND THEN ALSO SUPPORTING, UH, THE BIG FIX WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINATIONS.
IN FACT, I'M PRETTY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT CHIEF SMITH IS THE INCIDENT COMMANDER, UH, FOR THE MEGA CENTER THAT WAS OPENED BY DALLAS COUNTY AT FAIR PARK THIS WEEK.
AND SO AGAIN, WE'RE CONTINUING TO, UH, HAVE THE BEST FOLKS AND BEING ABLE TO APPLY THAT, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, SERVICES, NOT JUST TO OUR CITY, BUT TO OTHERS AS WELL.
UNDER THAT NOTE, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO, UM, UH, PURSUE, UM, OUR PARTNERSHIPS ON THE ANIMAL CONTROL AND ADOPTION SIDE WITH THE INITIATION OF THE NEW SURGERY SUITE AND, UH, THE MEDICAL CENTER THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED NEXT DOOR LARGELY AND DO A PRIVATE DONATIONS AND OUR GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, THE TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER.
AND THEN FINALLY ON THE PLANNING FRONT WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, BOTH POLICE AND FIRE WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER, UH, TO INITIATE AND PURSUE A STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN, UH, FOR THEIR FUTURES, WHICH WE'LL USE THE INFORMATION THAT COMES OUT OF THE COMP PLAN AND PROVIDE, UM, TASK TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY GOALS INTO THE FUTURE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? ALRIGHT, NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, MELISSA, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO SEE ME.
UM, I'M COVERING THE SECTIONS OF NEXT SLIDE, BUT ON IMPLEMENTATION AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, UH, YOU GUYS ARE KEEPING US BUSY THIS YEAR AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
UM, THE LIBRARY AND SIGNATURE PARK PROJECT IS ONGOING.
UM, WE'VE TAKEN A DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL FROM THE, BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, UH, BREAK, UM, TO CONTINUE WITH THIS, UH, CONCEPT DESIGN THAT WE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL.
WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO DESIGN THAT.
AND, UH, AS WE PROMISED, WE HAVE SEVERAL INPUT SESSIONS THAT, UH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CHECK IN WITH EACH OF YOU TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MEASURING OUR PROGRESS EFFECTIVELY, BUT OH, BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF YEAR, WE PLAN TO, UH, ENSURE THAT THE DESIGN IS A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETE AND PUT IT OUT TO BID EITHER BY THE END OF THIS YEAR OR BY THE BEGINNING OF 2022.
SO, UM, THAT IS YOUR CADILLAC PROJECT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, HELPING TO COORDINATE THAT FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, AS FAR AS PARK PROJECTS, UM, ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR IS WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE THREE UNDER PUBLIC INPUTS, UH, PHASE.
UM, THE THREE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ARE A WINDMILL HILL, UH, GREENBELT, WINDSOR PARK AND DOT THOMAS DOT THOMAS IS CURRENTLY SEEKING A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT.
WE'VE RECEIVED OVER 10 COMMENTS ALREADY.
SO, UM, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT PARK, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOUR INPUT.
UM, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE COORDINATING 2021 PARKS, UH, PUBLIC INPUT FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 2022.
SO WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING THAT TO, FOR BRINGING UP OUT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, OUR PARKS DIRECTOR WILL, AND WE WILL GET APPROVAL ON THOSE PROJECTS.
OF COURSE NOT THE, HE IS A BIG, UH, KEY GOAL FOR, UH, OUR STAFF AND IN EVERYTHING WE DO, WE IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO INCREASE OUR DIVERSITY IN PROCUREMENT.
AND THIS PART, THESE PROJECTS, THE BOND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS ARE ESPECIALLY HIGH ON THAT, UH, ON THAT GOAL, UH, WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO HAVE, WE HAD OUR LAST WIND TO THINK DECEMBER 17TH BEFORE THE HOLIDAY, AND IT WAS VIRTUAL AND IT WENT REALLY, REALLY WELL.
UM, WE'RE INTRODUCING BUSINESSES TO US AND US TO THEM, AND THEY'RE DEFINITELY REACHING OUT TO US AND I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF CONTACTS FROM THAT, OUR COMMUNITY POOL.
UM, WE'LL BE FINALIZING THOSE DESIGN ELEMENTS.
WE'LL BE BRINGING, UM, THE FINAL, UH, UH, UH, UH, PROJECT TO YOU WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT, UM, OPEN BY MEMORIAL DAY 2023.
THAT IS OUR GOAL ON THE STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE.
UM, VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT TEXAS IS ALREADY IS, UH, COMPLETED.
UH, THAT WAS A GREAT PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT
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DRAINAGE ISSUES FROM DOWNTOWN.WE HEARD COMPLAINTS ON THAT PROJECT, ON THE NEED FOR THAT PROJECT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
AND IT'S NOW COMPLETED, UH, US HIGHWAY 67 IS NEARING COMPLETION, AS YOU CAN TELL, AND WE WILL BE SEEING SOME LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS TO BEGIN THE SPRING.
UM, ALSO, UH, THE DECISIONAL DESIGN, THE SIGNAL LIGHT INSTALLATION AT NORTHFIELD WILSON, AND WEAVER'S NEARING COMPLETION AND, UH, YOU ALL, UH, AUTHORIZE THAT PROJECT FROM THE CIP THIS LAST YEAR AND WILL BE ACTIVATED WHEN ENCORE SETS THAT METER.
ANY QUESTIONS ON BOND IMPLEMENTATION, KEEP IT MOVING ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
OF COURSE, WE'RE VERY BUSY, UM, COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN.
THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS IS LIKE, IT'S VERY EXCITING THAT IT'S 90% COMPLETE, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT PUTTING BIDS OUT FOR PHASE ONE THIS SPRING.
AND ON YOUR COUNCIL AGENDA, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE IMPLEMENTATION INITIATE THE DESIGN WORK FOR PHASE TWO OF THE PLAN, WHICH, UH, HAS BEEN DIRECTED BY Y'ALL THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE LOOK TO, UH, COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW FAST OR, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON COVID AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE OUR STEPS VERY CAREFULLY, AS FAR AS OTHER STRATEGIC PLANS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
THERE'S A LOT COMING FORWARD IN 2022.
UH, THE EDC MARKET STUDY IS COMPLETE AND WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT ALSO PLANTS LATER FOR 2022, THE PARKS, SUSTAINABILITY WATER AND SEWER LONG RANGE.
WHAT PORTER CALLS IT, WE'RE IN THE PLANNING CYCLE, UH, YOU KNOW, ONCE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THEN ALL THE OTHER PLANS COME, THEN WE DEVELOP ACTION PLANS, AND THEN WE IMPLEMENT THE PLANS AND WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESS BASED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION.
SO THAT'S THE CYCLE THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE IN THE PLANNING PHASE, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC.
THIS IS OF COURSE HAS BEEN A GREAT STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR US, AND WE'VE ENJOYED HELPING THE LOCAL BUSINESSES SUCCEED, UM, FROM, AND, AND THRIVE IN THE PANDEMIC.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DIVERSITY IN ECONOMY THROUGH LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
A LOT OF THAT WORK IS HAPPENING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OUR EDC FOCUSING ON SMALL BUSINESS, BUSINESS RETENTION, ET CETERA.
AND THE LAST SLIDE ON THIS, ON THIS TOPIC IS OF COURSE, A LOT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING, PHILIPS, UH, PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT PLANS TO GO GROUNDBREAKING IN 2021 TO CONSIDE WITH THE COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT.
AND THEN WE WANT TO DEVELOP SOME, UH, NATURE CORRIDOR AND DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
THAT WAS AT YOUR DIRECTION, UH, JOE POOL, LIKE, AND THE NATURE QUARTER AND ESTABLISHING THAT AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE ACTIONS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE YEARS TO COME IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I THINK THAT'S ALL OF MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT? UM, I MIGHT'VE MISSED IT.
UM, DID YOU, DID YOU GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? DID YOU HAVE A TIMELINE ON THIS PLAN FOR THAT ON THE STATUS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? THE NEXT STEP IS REALLY, UH, KEVIN SHEPHERD.
WE HAVE A MEETING I THINK, ON THE 28TH, UM, AND THAT'S REALLY THE NEXT STEP.
THAT'LL BE A REALLY GOOD MEETING WITH THE, UH, CITIZENS, UM, COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO YOU'LL HAVE A LOT OF THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CUSTOMER HAYDEN.
THANK YOU, MIRROR WHERE MELISSA, THAT WAS A, THAT'S A BIG, BIG SET OF GOALS THAT YOU GOT TO DO THIS YEAR, AND I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH ALL THAT.
COULD YOU, COULD YOU BACK UP TO THE LAST SLIDE AND I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION BASED ON NATURE CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN.
CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT? I MEAN, I REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT THINGS AND NAMING THE TRAIL AND STUFF, BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TRY TO ACCOMPLISH ON THAT? W WHAT IS, HAVE WE TAKEN ANY STEPS YET, OR IS THIS GOING TO BE PROJECT, OR CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT? WELL, IF YOU RECALL, UH, WHEN WE DEVELOPED THE FUND ASSOCIATED WITH THE NATURE CORRIDOR, WE SAID THAT SOME OF THE FIRST NEXT STEPS WAS, WELL, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO FOCUS ON? AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, LAND BANKING OR, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING OF OUR TRAILS.
AND I THINK WE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO ESTABLISH IS WHAT IS OUR FOCUS GOING TO BE FOR THE NATURE CORRIDOR? UH, WE'VE DEFINED A NATURE CORRIDOR IS MOSTLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY, BUT ALSO COULD BE DEFINED AS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY, OUR CORE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TRAILS AND THE PARK SYSTEM.
UM, AND SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE ACTION PLAN IS TO SET FORWARD SOME GOALS THAT WE CAN HELP OURSELVES MEASURE AGAINST, UM, WITH REGARDS TO WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.
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UP A COMMITTEE FOR THAT, OR A STAFF JUST GOING TO EVALUATE AND SET SOME GOALS AND STUFF OR RECOMMENDATIONS IS THAT WE HAVE NOT COME UP WITH A STRATEGY ON HOW TO DO THAT YET, BUT THAT'S PART OF THE ACTION PLAN.I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH THAT TOO.
THE PEOPLE I'M JOE WILSON AND THAT COMMUNITY, UM, THEY WERE PROUD TO SEE THE LIGHTS.
THEY JUST WANT TO KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA START BLINKING.
IT'S WAITING ON THE MIRROR FROM ENCORE.
WHAT, UH, THE ENCORE METER HAS TO BE SET IN ORDER FOR IT TO BECOME ACTIVE.
AND I DON'T KNOW, FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WE HAVE A UPDATE ON THAT, BUT THAT'S THE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WAITING ON.
I DIDN'T, WE DON'T HAVE A DATE YET ON WHEN ENCORE WILL SET THE METER AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT MINE.
SO IT'D BE SOMETIMES SOME REASON TO PAY THE NEXT YEAR AND NEXT FEW WEEKS.
AND I DIDN'T SEE A DATE FOR, UH, ONE A GREEN.
UH, THERE, AGAIN, WE'RE WAITING ON TEXT DOTS APPROVAL.
UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT AND, UH, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH TXDOT TO GET FINAL APPROVAL ON THE, UH, DESIGN.
SO WE CAN BID THAT OUT BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING WITH, UH, ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
IT ALWAYS TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PATIENCE WITH THAT ONE, BUT I WILL MOST DEFINITELY KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE STATUS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH TEXTILE AND THE ONE, RIGHT.
CITY COUNCIL, UM, FOR COMMUNICATIONS THIS YEAR, WE ARE CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND MORE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THE, MY CEDAR HILL APP THAT WE LAUNCHED LAST SEPTEMBER.
AND THAT'S WHERE FOLKS CAN MAKE THEIR SERVICE REQUESTS, BUT IT ALSO LINKS OUT TO A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION.
UM, WE ARE ACCOMPLISHED A BIG GOAL IN TRANSPARENCY THIS LAST YEAR, AND WE'LL CONTINUE IT THIS YEAR WITH LIVE STREAMING, THESE MEETINGS, UM, AND CITIZENS CAN ALSO GO INTO ARCHIVE THEM AND VIEW THEM BY ITEMS. SO A LOT OF ACCESS TO, UM, THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND THEN FINALLY, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON DEVELOPING CONTENT THAT IS ENGAGING AND RELEVANT AND THAT OUR CITIZENS WANT TO INTERACT WITH, BUT ALSO EDUCATE THEM ON THE ACTIVITIES OF CEDAR HEALTH AND THEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION.
UM, ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES THAT YOU'VE HAD FOR A WHILE IS NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT REALLY IS THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
ONE NEW THING THIS YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, OR SORT OF WAITING ON THE COVID STATUS TO ALLOW US TO HAVE IN-PERSON MEETINGS, BUT TO LAUNCH THE, UM, CITIZEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, UM, THAT WILL DEVELOP FUTURE LEADERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRITY.
YOU ALL, UH, ADOPTED THE SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM.
AND THIS YEAR FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTING THAT WE'VE HAD ALREADY 400, UM, PROPERTY OWNERS REGISTERED FROM JANUARY 1ST UNTIL TODAY.
UM, AND THEN NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT.
WE ALWAYS WENT TO HELP NEIGHBORHOODS GET ORGANIZED, UM, AND TAKE THE ORGANIZATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
LAST YEAR, YOU COMMITTED, UM, FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THAT, AND ESPECIALLY FOR PIDS.
AND SO THIS YEAR I'M MORE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT TO THEM SENIOR WITH ABILITY IS ONE OF THE OTHER, UM, MAJOR ITEMS. AND WE ARE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOUR SENIOR FOCUS GROUP, SEAN, THAT TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENT OF THAT, BUT WE'RE ALSO FOCUSED ON ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, UM, BRINGING TO YOU SOME OPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE GROUP BROUGHT UP, UM, BEGIN PLANNING FOR A FUTURE, UH, FACILITY, AND THEN TRANSITIONING TO A MORE INCLUSIVE TERMINOLOGY.
AND THAT'S, WHILE YOU'LL NOTICE IT STARTED TO BE REFERRED TO AS 55 PLUS AND SENIORS.
SO WE CAPTURE ALL THOSE FOLKS WHO DON'T NECESSARILY CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE A SENIOR CITIZEN, UH, AND THEN FINALLY TO, UM, ENGAGE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THEIR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS AND, UH, ANY WAY THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THEM IN THAT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL?
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ALL RIGHT.READ, MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.
[4. Briefing on the Downtown Complete Streets Plan for Phase 1 and Phase 2. ]
ITEM ON THE BRIEFING AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS PLAN.THESE ONE AND PHASE TWO, IT LOOKS LIKE PRESENTATION FROM MS. PENA.
GOOD LEAVING ME HERE IN COUNCIL.
UH, MY NAME IS MARIA PENA AND I'M THE SENIOR PLANNER AND I, AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, UH, TOM WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU ALL TODAY.
UH, A DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS UPDATE ON BOTH PHASE ONE AND WHERE WE'RE AT ON PHASE TWO.
SO LAST MONTH, UH, WE DID, UM, UH, BRING TO Y'ALL, UM, THE PLAN, UH, THE UPDATE ON JUST A VERY PRELIMINARY ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE STATUS FOR PHASE ONE.
AND WE ALSO, UM, TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT, UH, THE LAKE MORENO, UH, GROUP APPLICATION FOR THE CON CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, WHICH YOU ALL DID APPROVED AS WELL AS THE ALISH WALSH APPLICATION FOR THE REZONING REQUEST.
AND ALSO, UH, WE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL, UH, THE REDUCING OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OLD TOWN SQUARE, A SUBDISTRICT, WHICH WAS ALSO APPROVED TODAY, TOM AND I WILL BE PROVIDING YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON THE PHASE ONE, AS WELL AS REQUESTING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PHASE TWO DESIGN, UM, DESIGN CONTRACT WITH THE CHECKO COOK, UH, AND ALSO TO APPROVE IN MOVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EDC, UH, PARKING LOT INTO THE PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION.
SO THIS HAS DEFINITELY TAKEN A VILLAGE TO GET THIS PROJECT, UH, MOVING.
AND AT THIS POINT, UH, THE PROJECT HAS TAKEN BOTH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO COME TO THE TABLE, UM, AND MAKE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN AT THIS TIME.
UH, THE CITY ON THE CITY SIDE, IT HAS, UH, DEFINITELY INVOLVED ALMOST ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS OUR EDC BOARD, OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD AND OUR PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, THE FRANCHISE UTILITY, UM, COMMUNITY HAS ALSO BEEN A VERY GOOD PARTNER WITH US IN WORKING WITH THE CITY IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, UH, FOR RELOCATING THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
UM, THAT'S CURRENTLY WITHIN THE STREET RIGHT AWAY, IT'S GOING UNDERGROUND AND OUT OF THE CITIES, UH, RIGHT AWAY.
SO HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN AS A WHOLE.
UM, HERE WE HAVE THE MASTER PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED.
UM, THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THE PLAN DOES PROPOSE WIDER SIDEWALKS, UH, STREETSCAPE ELEMENTS, SUCH AS YOUR SHADE, TREES, LANDSCAPE AREAS, UH, STREET FURNITURE AND WAY FINDING SIGNAGE.
UH, WE'LL HAVE A PROGRAM ON STREET PARKING.
UH, THE PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR CONVERTING, UH, THE HOUSTON STREET PORTION BETWEEN BELTLINE AND CEDAR, UH, CEDAR STREET INTO A LINEAR PARK WITH A DOWNTOWN PATIO SEATING AREA, AS WELL AS A 12 FOOT HIKING BIKE TRAIL, UH, THAT WILL BE ALONG, UM, MAIN STREET WITH THE MASTER PLAN.
UH, THIS PHASING PLAN WAS ALSO APPROVED.
SO PHASE ONE IS THE AREAS THAT ARE SHOWN IN GOLD, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN IS THE ONE THAT, UH, WE'RE FIXING TO BE COMPLETE WITH.
UH, THE PHASE TWO IS THE LIGHT BLUE, UH, COLORED AREAS, WHICH INCLUDES THE HOUSTON STREET SECTION BETWEEN, UH, BELTLINE AND CEDAR STREETS.
UH, THE CEDAR STREET SECTION BETWEEN BROAD AND HOUSTON, AND AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BROAD STREET, AND AS WELL AS THE EDC PROPERTY ALONG THE RAILROAD, THE DESIGN CONTRACT FOR THE PHASE TWO, UM, IT'S FOR THOSE AREAS THAT ARE SHOWN IN BLUE, WHICH YOU ALL WILL BE TAKING ACTION ON TONIGHT.
SO THESE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT PHASE ONE IN PARTICULAR, UM, THE AREA HE IS AS SHOWN IN THE OUTLINE, UH, BLUE AREA.
SO HERE WE HAVE THE STREET SECTION FOR BROAD STREETS, WHICH IS THE NORTHERN PORTION NORTH OF CEDAR STREET.
UH, THE PLAN DOES SHOW A 20 FOOT SIDEWALK AND HIDDEN PARKING ALONG THE WEST SIDE WITH BROAD STREET BEING A TWO-WAY STREET AND PARALLEL PARKING AND A 10 FOOT SIDEWALK ON YOU'RE ON THE EAST SIDE
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FOR CEDAR STREET.UH, WE HAVE AN EIGHT FOOT SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE WITH PARALLEL PARKING.
UH, CEDAR C WILL REMAIN A TWO-WAY STREET, UH, ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE.
WE'LL HAVE BOTH, UH, HEAD IN PARKING AND PARALLEL PARKING.
UH, THE IMAGE THAT IS SHOWN IN THE BLUE, UM, DOES IT DOES SHOW WHAT THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL LOOK LIKE IF YOU WERE STANDING ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BROAD AND EITHER LOOKING TOWARDS, UM, THE QUILT SHOP.
SO WE WILL BE NEEDING, UM, EASEMENTS FROM THE ADJACENT ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, TO COVER, UH, SIDEWALK PARKING AND UTILITY WORK.
UH, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WRAPPING UP OUR COORDINATION EFFORTS WITH THE FRANCHISE UTILITIES.
SO ONCE WE HAVE THOSE EASEMENT LOCATIONS, WE WILL FINALIZE THE EASEMENT DOCUMENTS AND START MEETING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO, UM, SECURE, UH, THESE EASEMENTS SOMETIME IN MAY.
UH, THIS IS JUST AN IMAGE, A VISUAL SHOWING, UH, WHAT THE EASEMENTS, WHERE THE EASEMENTS WILL BE AROUND, UH, THE PHASE ONE AREA.
AND AS OF TODAY, WE ARE, UM, AT 95, UH, 95% CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
UH, WE, AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE FRANCHISE UTILITY RELOCATION DESIGN.
SO WE HAVE SUBMITTED TO ENCORE AND WE ARE WAITING FOR A, TO HEAR FROM THEM AT LEAST BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
UH, SO ONCE WE HAVE THEIR BLESSING, WE'LL BE ABLE TO FINALIZE THE EASTMAN DOCUMENTS, UH, START MEETING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
UM, AND THEN BY MARCH, MAYBE EARLY APRIL, WE'LL BE HOSTING A VIRTUAL MEETING, UH, WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS, UH, TO UPDATE THEM ON THE STATUS OF PHASE ONE.
SO WE ARE TRACKING TO FINALIZE OUR CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR PHASE ONE, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE HOPEFULLY THE EDC PARKING LOT, UM, DESIGN.
SO THAT WAY IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION PHASE COUNSEL.
UM, THIS SLIDE YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER FROM DECEMBER'S PRESENTATION, UM, UH, IDENTIFIES OUR STEPS TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING, AS MARIA MENTIONED, HAVING A MEETING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE APRIL TIMEFRAME, UM, THERE'LL BE SOME, UM, ACTUAL FRANCHISE UTILITIES DOING SOME WORK IN THE RIGHT OF WAYS, UH, BETWEEN, UH, MAY AND JUNE.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE SORT OF ATMOS AT CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GET IN THERE AND DO THEIR WORK RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE KIND OF HOLDING THEM BACK UNTIL WE GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT PHASE, TWO AREA.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING TO BID THE PROJECT OUT IN THE MAY TIMEFRAME AND SEE COUNCIL APPROVAL IN JUNE, AND THEN, UM, MOVE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE SOMETIME IN THE JULY, AUGUST TIMEFRAME.
AND I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT, UM, ABOUT THE FRANCHISE UTILITIES.
I TOUCHED ON THIS AT OUR LAST MEETING AS WELL.
UM, AGAIN, THIS WAS AN EXHIBIT THAT I, I SHOWED YOU BEFORE THAT KIND OF SHOWS IN BLUE WHERE THE OVERHEAD STRUCTURES ARE AND, UM, IN PURPLE THERE, UM, WHERE THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE WE PLACED UNDERGROUND.
SO, UM, IT DOES REQUIRE A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH THE LAKES MARINO GROUP.
UM, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS, IF YOU NOTICE ON THIS EXHIBIT IS A LOT OF THOSE LINES EXTEND PAST OUR PHASE ONE AREA.
UM, ENCORE IS GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE BEYOND THE PHASE ONE AREA TO FIND A PLACE WHERE THEY COME OUT FROM UNDERGROUND AND GO BACK TO OVERHEAD UNTIL WE IMPLEMENT THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE TWO.
UM, I THINK THAT CYCLE WILL PROBABLY BE THE SAME WHEN WE GET READY TO STUCK PHASE TWO, WE'LL NEED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT PHASE THREE AND SO ON AS WE GO THROUGH THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN AREA, UM, AGAIN, THIS SLIDE IS, UH, ATLASES PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, IT'S MUCH MORE THAN JUST PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO AREA.
UM, BUT THEY ARE READY TO COME IN.
UM, ACTUALLY WE TALKED TO THEM TODAY AND, UM, THEY'RE EAGER TO GET STARTED.
WE'RE JUST KIND OF HOLDING THEM BACK UNTIL, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE PHASE TWO AREA, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THAT, UH, CYAN COLOR.
UM, AND SO WE CAN GIVE THEM BETTER DIRECTION AS TO WHERE WE WANT THEM IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY, SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO MOVE AGAIN.
SO THERE WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED, UM, THAT HAVE IMPACTED OUR BUDGET.
UM, THE BIGGEST ONE IS, IS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN AS OLD.
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UM, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SURVEY INFORMATION.UM, OUR PROJECT IS NOT JUST WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY, WE'RE DEALING WITH BUILDING FOOTPRINTS TO BUILDING FOOTPRINTS TO GET ENOUGH ROOM, TO BUILD OUR IMPROVEMENTS.
AND SO THERE'S LOT OF RESEARCH THAT'S DONE ON EXACTLY WHERE THE PROPERTY LINES ARE, UM, TYING DOWN WHERE THE BUILDING FRONTS ARE AND, UM, GETTING THAT INFORMATION.
SO WE, WE INCURRED SOME ADDITIONAL SURVEYING COSTS AND RESEARCH COSTS ON PHASE ONE.
AND THEN THE SECOND THING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS UTILITY RELOCATION COSTS.
WHEN WE BUILT THE BUDGET, UM, BACK IN JANUARY, ALMOST A YEAR AGO, WE DID INCORPORATE SOME COSTS FOR UTILITY RELOCATIONS THAT WERE GOING TO BE OUTSIDE OF OUR FRANCHISE UTILITIES.
UM, RIGHT NOW ENCORE DOES OWE US THAT COST.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST YET IS.
UM, BUT, UM, WE ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION WE'LL GET THAT NEXT WEEK AND A WEEK FROM NOW.
UM, WE'LL KIND OF SEE IF OUR ASSUMPTIONS ARE CORRECT IN OUR BUDGET.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO MARIA.
SHE CAN KIND OF BRIEF YOU ON PHASE TWO.
SO THESE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES WE'LL BE TALKING ON PHASE TWO, WHICH PHASE TWO IS THE AREAS THAT ARE SHOWN IN THE BLUE DOTTED LINES.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH, UH, THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF BROAD STREET, UH, WHICH AGAIN, THIS IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE THE SAME, UH, STREET SECTION AS, UM, SHOWN ON THE NORTHERN SIDE, WHICH IS THE 20 FOOT SIDEWALK HEAD IN PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE, BROAD STREET WILL STILL REMAIN AS TWO WAY AND THERE'LL BE PARALLEL PARKING AND A 10 FOOT SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE.
UH, THIS PIECE HERE IS FOR THE CEDAR STREET SECTION BETWEEN BROAD STREET AND HOUSTON STREET.
UH, THE NORTHERN SECTION, THE NORTH SIDE WE'LL HAVE A NINE FOOT SIDEWALK, UH, WITH, UH, WITH SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ONE FOOT TO TWO FEET THAT WILL BE WITHIN A PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THE, THE B THE BUILDINGS, THERE ARE NOT ACTUALLY, UM, LIKE TOM WAS SAYING, THEY'RE NOT, UM, CONSTRUCTED RIGHT AT THE PROPERTY LINE.
SO IT'S GOING TO SKEW JUST A LITTLE BIT.
UH, THE CEDAR STREET WILL REMAIN A TWO-WAY STREET.
THE SOUTH SIDE WILL ALSO HAVE APPROXIMATELY ABOUT AN EIGHT FOOT SIDEWALK WITH PARALLEL PARKING.
THE PLAN DOES CALL OUT FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO PARKING, UH, PICKUP AND DROP-OFF SPACES THAT WILL BE, UH, CLOSE TO SAM'S PIZZA.
UH, THE IMAGE HERE THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN IS IF YOU WERE STANDING AT THE NORTH WEST NORTHWEST CORNER OF HOUSTON STREET, HOUSTON AND CEDAR STREET, LOOKING TOWARDS A SAMSON, UH, FOR THE HOUSTON SECTION HOUSTON STREET SECTION BETWEEN BELTLINE AND CEDAR STREET, THE PLAN DOES PROPOSE THE SECTION TO BE CLOSED AND CONVERTED INTO LINEAR PARK.
UH, THESE ARE SOME OF THE IMAGES THAT WE PRELIMINARY HAVE AS CONCEPTS FOR RIGHT NOW.
UH, THE ACTUAL DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR THE PARK WILL BE DESIGNED WITH THE HELP OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD.
ONCE WE DO PROCEED, UH, WITH THE PHASE TWO DESIGN PHASE TWO ALSO INCLUDES THE STEEP PORTION OF, OF THE EDC PROPERTY.
THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE RAILROAD.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS AN ODD SHAPE WITH ACCESS, UH, FROM CEDAR STREET.
AS YOU GO DEEPER INTO THE SITE, IT BUILDS OUT WITH THESE AT THE, AT THE SOUTHERN END.
THE SOUTHERN END IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE PHASES.
THE PLAN DOES SHOW A VERY CONCEPT EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS PROPERTY COULD BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE.
UH, THE LONG SCHEMEY PORTION THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN THE RED, UM, IS ABOUT 150 FEET WIDE BY MAYBE A HIGH, UH, 526 FEET LONG.
SO BECAUSE OF THE WIDTH OF THE PROPERTY, IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PLACE, UH, PERMANENT STRUCTURES AND STILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION WITH CEDAR STREET BEING THE ONLY WAY IN, UH, INTO THE SITE.
UH, SO IT, WITH THE RECENT, UH, PARKING AMENDMENTS FOR THE OLD TOWN SQUARE THAT WERE APPROVED IN DECEMBER, UH, THE PLAN IS TO ACCELERATE THE DESIGN FOR THE PARKING LOT, UH, NOW, SO THAT WE CAN INCLUDE IT IN THE PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION.
SO THAT WAY, UM, WHEN DEVELOPMENT DOES OCCUR, WE HAVE THAT PARKING CAPACITY THERE.
UM, UH, AS, AS, UH, WHEN YOU DEVELOPMENT OR NEW, UM, UM, RESTAURANTS AND SUCH, YOU KNOW, DO COME INTO THE AREA.
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SO EASEMENTS, UM, UH, WE ARE ALREADY ANTICIPATING OBVIOUSLY THAT WE WILL NEED EAST SMITHS FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN PHASE TWO.UH, THIS IS JUST AN IMAGE OF, UH, WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING ALREADY THAT WE WILL NEED FROM, UH, THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S, UH, IT'S A NUMBER OF THEM.
UM, AND THEN THERE MAY BE MORE, IT COULD BE LESS, BUT ONCE WE GET INTO WE'LL KNOW FOR SURE WHAT THOSE WILL BE, UH, THESE ARE OTHER EASEMENTS THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING FROM OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS, AS WE MOVE DOWN INTO THE OTHER PHASE, TWO AREAS.
UM, AND ONE OF THE REASONS FOR US TO CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD WITH, UH, THE DESIGN OF PHASE TWO TONIGHT, UM, AS MARIA SHOWED YOU ON THE SLIDE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IN PHASE ONE THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN PHASE TWO.
AND I THINK IT'S, IT WOULD BE A MORE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR WHEN WE COME TO THEM ONE TIME.
UM, WE DON'T WANT TO PIECEMEAL IT.
UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IMPACTED, ESPECIALLY THE BAPTIST CHURCH AND OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS.
SO IF, IF WE HAVE THESE MINT DOCUMENTS AND WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED, UM, I THINK THOSE DISCUSSIONS, UM, WILL BE A LOT EASIER.
UM, THERE WAS SOME, UH, EXCUSE ME, UM, THERE'S A, THE SAM'S DUMPSTER ISSUE, WHICH, UH, WE'LL HAVE TO WORK THAT OUT WITH, UM, NOT ONLY THE TOTAL TRASH COLLECTION FOR DOWNTOWN, BUT HOW WE DEAL WITH, UM, A NEW DUMPSTER LOCATION AND GETTING APPROVAL FOR THAT.
UH, THERE'S A NUMBER OF, I'M GONNA LIST THEM HERE, BUT, UH, THEY SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THAT EARLIER ON, SO, SORRY.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THE ENCORE EASEMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FROM THE FRANCHISE UTILITIES, AND THEN LASTLY, THE, THE PARKING LOT, UM, WE THINK WE CAN PUT THE PARKING LOT INTO DESIGN.
IT CAN BE DONE ON THE FRONT END OF THAT DESIGN PRETTY QUICKLY, WHERE WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT DESIGN INTO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, UH, FOR PHASE ONE, UM, UH, KINDA TOUCH ON THE FUNDING.
UH, SO BACK IN A YEAR AGO, WE, UH, YOU APPROVED THE SALE OF $4 MILLION, UH, TO BEGIN THIS PROJECT.
UM, SO WHAT I'VE TRIED TO, WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO CAPTURE HERE IS, UM, THE ANTICIPATED COSTS ON PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO.
SO FOR THE BAND FUNDING FOR THAT 4 MILLION ON PHASE ONE, THERE WAS $61,000 USE FOR THAT, UH, FOR THE ADDITIONAL SURVEYING COSTS THAT WE NEEDED FOR PHASE ONE, WE ESTIMATE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS WILL BE ABOUT $1.9 MILLION.
SO ROUGHLY OF THAT 4 MILLION, WE THINK THERE'LL BE ABOUT 2 MILLION, LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION TO FUND PHASE ONE.
UM, IF YOU SHOULD APPROVE PHASE TWO CONTRACT, UM, THAT AMOUNT IS FIVE AND 74,000, AND THEN THE EDC PARKING LOT, THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS WE'RE ANTICIPATING IS AROUND 373.
SO IF YOU ADD ALL THAT UP, UM, IT'S ABOUT $2.9 MILLION.
UM, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ONE COMPONENT WE RIGHT NOW DON'T KNOW IS THE ADDITIONAL COSTS.
IF ENCORE COMES BACK WITH A ROUGH OR AN ESTIMATE FOR, UM, THEIR COSTS TO PUT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE GROUND, UM, BUT OF THAT 4 MILLION THAT LEAVES US ABOUT A BALANCE OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
UM, SO THERE IS FUNDING AVAILABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN CONTRACT PHASE TWO, IF THAT'S YOUR DESIRE.
SO THE ACTION, UM, THAT WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST FROM YOU ALL TONIGHT IS TO CONSIDER PHASE TWO DESIGN CONTRACT WITH PACHECO AND THE REGULAR AGENDA, AND THEN ALSO IN DOING SO, UM, AUTHORIZE US TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH GETTING THE EDC PARKING LOT DESIGNED QUICKLY, AND THEN MOVING THAT INTO THE PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND MARIA, AND I COULD ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU'D LIKE.
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A CUSTOMER SENSE.
MA'AM UM, CAN YOU PULL UP THE, UM, THE PICTURE, I MEAN, THE SLIDE WHERE WE'RE THE ENTIRE DOWNTOWN IS, IS DISPLAYED THE MASTER PLAN, THE MASTER PLAN.
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WENT, YES.SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS, UM, WE JUST RECENTLY DID, WENT THROUGH A PROCESS OF WE REDUCED THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS DOWNTOWN, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OVERFLOW OR THE ADDRESS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THE EDC PARKING ALONG THE, THE RARER OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS, CORRECT? CORRECT.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD IS, UM, HAS THERE BEEN ANY KIND OF A STUDY AS TO HOW FAR PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO WALK, UH, IF THEY WANT TO GO TO SAM'S OR ANY OTHER BUSINESSES? UH, I MEAN, UH, TALKING TO HER, BUT THE QUESTION I HAVE IN THE CONCERN I HAVE IS THE EDC PARKING IS, IS KIND OF LIKE THE PLACE FOR, UM, EVERYBODY AT A PARK, BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE QUITE A DISTANCE FROM SOME OF THE SHOPS.
AND I'M WONDERING, UM, IS GOING TO BE VERY LIMITED PARKING IN FRONT OF A SAM'S OR ANY OTHER, OTHER BUSINESS DOWN THAT IT'S, HAS IT BEEN IN A STUDY AS FAR AS HOW LONG PEOPLE OR THE CONSUMER WILLINGNESS TO, TO PARK HERE AND GO TO ONE OF THOSE BUSINESSES? SO, UM, SO THERE, UH, FOR CEDAR HILL, UH, THERE REALLY HASN'T BEEN, UM, THAT I'M AWARE OF, UH, BUT AS A, ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, TYPICALLY A QUARTER MILE IS A WHAT A, A, UM, COMMON, UH, AND, AND WE'RE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT HEALTH, YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, IT IS, IT'S REALLY WHAT IT, WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE IN WALKING, ESPECIALLY IN, UM, IN ENVIRONMENTS LIKE THIS, UH, IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE.
UM, AND I, I, I, I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE TO SHOW, UM, WHERE THE QUARTER OUTLINE IS, BUT IT, IT, UH, IT IS, UH, THE PARKING LOT IS WITHIN A QUARTER MILE FROM SAM'S.
CAUSE I HAD, WE HAD LOOKED AT THAT BEFORE WAY AT THE BEGINNING.
UM, I'M VERY, YOU KNOW, 300 ABOUT MOVING FORWARD FOR ME, THE, UM, STEPPING UP THE PARKING.
UM, EARLIER I JUST, I HAD A QUESTION AS FAR AS WHAT SOME OF THE BUSINESSES WOULD FEEL ABOUT HAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO PARK BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND WALK TO THEIR BUSINESSES AND WHAT IMPACT THAT MIGHT HAVE ON THEIR BUSINESSES.
ANYWAY, IT'D BE GOOD JUST TO HAVE THAT DIALOGUE, TO GET THEIR INPUT ON THAT.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? UM, CUSTOMER MCCREE.
I BELIEVE HE, UM, KIND OF FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCILMAN SAM'S QUESTIONS.
UM, THE, NOW THAT THE EDC PARKING LOT IS SUPPOSED TO BE OVERFLOW PARKING, CORRECT, UH, OVERFLOW, BUT ALSO AS THE PLAN DOES GET DEVELOPED AND DOWNTOWN DOES GET MORE, UM, BUSY, IT'LL BE PART OF ITS NORMAL, UH, UH, CORE CORE OF, YOU KNOW, PARKING CAUSE, YOU KNOW, AT, AT, AT ONCE IT'S THE WHOLE PLAN IS COMPLETE, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY I DON'T KNOW.
IT'LL, IT'LL CROSS OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF, UM, THE RAILROAD.
SO IF THAT, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAILROAD, THE PARKING THAT'S, THERE WILL ALSO SERVICE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HAPPENS ON THE OTHER SIDE, AS WELL AS ON THIS SIDE.
UH, SO THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FOR, FOR IMMEDIATE PURPOSES, IT WOULD BE, UH, IT WOULD BE BOTH THE OVERFLOW AS WELL AS THE NEED, BUT IT, RIGHT NOW, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE TOO MUCH OF THE OVERFLOW, OR IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD, UH, APPLY FOR THE EVERYDAY, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH, UH, THERE TO BEGIN WITH.
BUT ONCE DOWNTOWN REALLY STARTS TO DEVELOP AND WE GET MORE BUSINESSES, MORE RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER USES THAT COME IN AND REALLY START ACTIVATING THESE STREETS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO SEEM AS FAR TO WALK TO THE EDC PARKING LOT AND GET TO THEIR DESTINATION BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE, THE, THE, THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO HAVE MORE, UH, IT'S, IT WILL BE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIGHTING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STREETSCAPE.
IT'S GOING TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE FOR THE PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY WALK FROM, FROM A TO B.
AND RIGHT NOW IT'S REALLY NOT.
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PARKING SPACES, UM, OUR PARKING LOTS THAT ARE CITY OWNED, UH, SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN FROM PRO FROM PROPERTY OWNERS IS THAT THEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE PARKING IN THOSE PARKS OR GOING WALKING TO THOSE PARKING LOTS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER OR AT NIGHTTIME, BECAUSE
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THERE'S NO LIGHTING AND THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS.SO WITH THIS PLAN, WE'RE PROVIDING THE SIDEWALKS WE'RE PROVIDING THE STREETSCAPE AND THE LIGHTING THAT WILL HELP ALSO ACTIVATE THOSE STREETS AS WELL.
WELL, I GUESS IT WAS, THAT WAS PART OF MY QUESTION.
IS THERE, THERE ARE OTHER PARKING LOTS, THERE ARE CLOSER TO SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT COUNCILMAN SIMS WAS MENTIONING THAT, UM, THE PEOPLE COULD, COULD PARK IN AND I BELIEVE WERE PART OF THE, THE, UH, THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN STREETS.
AND THEN YOU ALSO MENTIONED PARKING AGREEMENTS WITH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE, SO WE DON'T HAVE THOSE SECURITY YET, BUT THAT IS PART OF THE DISCUSSION TOPICS THAT WE WILL BE HAVING WITH THEM ONCE WE DO, UM, FINALIZE THE ENCORE.
UH, SO THAT WAY WE CAN TAKE EVERYTHING, THE WHOLE STACK OF EASEMENTS TO THEM AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
AND THEN THERE, AND THEN THERE WAS ONE OTHER THING.
UM, IT WAS FURTHER RUNNING YOUR PRESENTATION.
IT MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ENCORE, FOR MOVING UTILITIES ABOVE GROUND.
I THOUGHT THAT UTILITIES WERE ABOVE GROUND NOW, AND WE WERE WANTING TO MOVE IN BELOW GROUND.
UH, YES, THERE ARE ABOVE GROUND GOING BELOW GROUND.
SO THAT WAS JUST THE TYPE OF
THAT'S THERE TO MEET THE EXISTING.
SO PHASE ONE STARTS AND STOPS IT.
I SEE, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I WAS LIKE REMOVING UTILITIES BELOW GROUND.
UM, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND, AND, AND, AND, UH, I THINK THAT SHOULD DO IT FOR A BRIEFING SESSION.
UM, COULD YOU GO THROUGH THE TIMELINE PAGE OF THE CRITICAL THINK YOU CALLED IT CRITICAL ONE OR THE GREEN ONE? YEAH.
NO, THE ONE WITH THE, THE ONE WITH THE BEAD ON IT.
UH, SO I GUESS I'M TRYING TO, I GUESS, UNDERSTAND.
SO PHASE ONE INTO IS GOING TO BE, THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE B, ONE CONTRACT IS GOING TO GET BOTH ONE AND TWO.
UM, SO TH THE, THIS TIMELINE, UH, THIS IS THE DESIGN PHASE.
SO THIS WHERE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SHOW YOU ALL WHERE ALL THE MILESTONES FOR THE DESIGN AND THIS ONE'S FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
SO TODAY'S, UM, CONTRACT THAT YOU ALL WILL BE REVIEWING, UM, AS TO APPROVE US TO START DESIGN FOR PHASE TWO.
IT IS JUST THAT THE EDC PARKING LOT, UM, PORTION IS CURRENTLY IN THE, IN THE PHASE TWO CONTRACT, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T CAPTURE IT, UM, IN THE PHASE ONE CONTRACT.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO EXPLAIN IT.
AND THEN THE LAST PIECE YOU MIGHT'VE SAID IT, BUT, UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE I CAPTURED IT, UM, THE, DO WE MAKE IT THE PARK ALREADY? NOT YET.
SO THAT WILL BE PART OF THE, THE WHOLE DESIGN PHASE THAT WE'LL BE GOING WITH.
WELL, THE, THE PARK IS, IS OUR PARK DEPARTMENT INVOLVED IN THAT DESIGN PROCESS? I DON'T THINK I HEARD THAT THEY WILL BE OKAY.
UH, ONLY WE'LL BE USING, UM, THE HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD AS PRETTY MUCH THE COMMITTEE TO HIT THAT SINCE IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THEIR AREA.
BUT OF COURSE IT IT'LL BE ONE OF, ONE OF THE SHAWNS THAT'D BE HIS BABY.
SO THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND, UH, PRESENTATION.
UM, I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT MARIA HAS BEEN DOING ON THIS PROJECT.
UM, HER LEADERSHIP AND TOGETHER WITH ROBERT WOODBERRY, OUR CITY ENGINEER, UM, AND DOING THIS IN A ZOOM ENVIRONMENT, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN BRADY BUNCH COMES UP AND YOU SEE ALL NINE OF THEM, YOU CAN MULTIPLY THAT BY THREE WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN WHEN WE HAVE THESE UTILITY MEETINGS.
SO, UM, HATS OFF TO MARIA FOR TAKING THIS PROJECT AND MOVING IT FORWARD FOR US.
GOOD OWES TO THE REAL GREAT JOB.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, I THINK THAT, UH, CONCLUDES OUR BRIEFING SESSION.
I ENTERTAIN THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.
UH, I THINK I READ MOST WAS FROM CASUAL, BUT HAYDEN, I HAVE A SECOND FOR CUSTOMER MCCURDY.
UM, NON-DEBATABLE MOTION ON THE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
SO LET'S RECONVENE ABOUT THAT.