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[1. Call the meeting to order.]
O'CLOCK.MY VOLUME IS SUPER HIGH TODAY.
WE DON'T HAVE A FULL FORM OF COUNCIL PRESENT.
AND NOW THIS IS FOR OUR 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 THE CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND IT WOULD BE LED BY OUR CITY MAGIC REPORT.HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY, SIR? WELL, IN THERE, UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
UH, TODAY THE RAIN STOPPED JUST IN TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET HERE WITHOUT GETTING TRENCH.
SO WE APPRECIATE, UH, THE WEATHER FOLKS FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT.
FOR US, WE CERTAINLY HAVE HAD OUR SHARE OF RAIN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT WE'LL BE GLAD WE GOT IT IN ABOUT 60 DAYS WHEN WE WERE IN THE HEAT OF, IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER.
I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER DANIELS AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY ON YOUR REELECTION.
LAST WEEKEND, WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND CONTINUING THE GREAT WORK THAT, UH, YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDING, UH, WITH YOUR PEERS ON THIS COUNCIL AND THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE AHEAD OF US.
AND SO WE ARE, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, CELEBRATING WITH YOU WITH, UH, FOR YOUR ULCER OFFICE, UH, TODAY.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS ARE ALSO IN ORDER TO MAYOR MASON THIS MORNING, HE WAS ELECTED VICE CHAIR OF THE METROPLEX MAYORS ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE GATHERING OF ALL THE MAYORS AND THE NORTH TEXAS REGION.
SO CEDAR HILL IS AGAIN SHOWING ITS FLAG WELL BEYOND OUR BORDERS AND, UH, LEADING, UH, AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL AS WELL.
AND IF I UNDERSTAND THE RULES CORRECTLY, THAT MEANS THAT MAYOR MASON WILL BE THE CHAIR OF METROPLEX MAYORS COME 2022.
SO CONGRATULATIONS MAYOR, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP TO THE METROPLEX MAKERS AND THE CHERRY ON TOP.
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I BELIEVE I WILL BE, UH, THE PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN FOR MITCH MICK'S MAYOR.
BUT I THINK BECAUSE OF MCCURDY IT, IS IT BEST THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR YOU NEXT YEAR AS WELL? YEAH, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE, WE'LL BE REPRESENTING THE BEST.
SO AS IT SHOULD BE, WE WILL, UH, WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, UH, NOT ONLY IN THE CITY, BUT IN THE REGION AS WELL.
UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE WANT.
I JUST WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION AT YOUR DESK.
UH, ONE OF THEM IS, UH, THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL COPY OF THE MOST RECENT UTILITY BILLING PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD.
THIS WAS PRESENTED I THINK A COUPLE OF BRIEFING SESSIONS AGO, UM, BY, UH, UH, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, MELISSA CUMMINGS, AND OUR BILLING MANAGER, RHONDA TRAIT.
UH, IT HAS ALL OF THOSE KPIS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, IN TERMS OF BRINGING HIGH QUALITY CUSTOMER, A CONSISTENT CUSTOMER SERVICE BILLING OPERATIONS TO OUR CUSTOMERS WHO CERTAINLY DESERVE IT.
UM, SO I THINK YOU WILL FIND THAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE LOOKING REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
AND WE CONTINUE TO PLAN ON REPORTING TO YOU, I THINK, QUARTERLY, UH, FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.
SO PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK OVER THOSE WHEN YOU HAVE CHANCE.
UM, KIND OF IN A SORTA RELATED THING, I'M IN TOLD THAT, UH, THE UTILITY BUILDING OPERATION HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AT, UH, CATCHING, UH, FOLKS THAT, UM, HAVE RENTAL PROPERTIES THAT NEED TO BE REGISTERED FOR OUR NEW SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM.
AND THAT THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE TO 1700 ISH, 1400 ISN'T I HAD MY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NUMBERS GOING, BUT, UH, 1400, WHICH IS GETTING CLOSE TO THE 50% MARK FOR THE RENTAL PROPERTIES THAT WE BELIEVE WERE IN THE CITY.
REMEMBER WE'RE STILL IN OUR, UH, DISCOUNT FOR EARLY REGISTRATION PERIODS.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THE, UM, THE LANDLORDS AS WELL AS THE TENANTS IN OUR CITY TO BE REGISTERED, BECAUSE IT CERTAINLY WILL HELP IN TERMS OF GETTING GOOD INFORMATION OUT TO THEM.
AND THEN, UM, THE CITY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE, UH, TO THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE FOR US AS WELL.
SO I APPRECIATE UTILITY BILLING AND OUR FOLKS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES FOR THEIR COLLABORATION AND HELPING GETTING, UM, THAT NEW, UM, ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM SET UP, UH, BE LOOKING, UH, NEXT WEEK IN YOUR FYI PACKET, THE SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT FROM OUR FINANCE TEAM WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THEN, UH, FOR YOUR REVIEW.
UM, ALSO TONIGHT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, A, UM, A PROJECT SUMMARY FOR THE, UM, THE PROPOSED HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF ONE OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT.
UM, BUT WE'LL BE THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL AGENDA ITEMS, UH, GOING FORWARD AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING THAT, UH, THAT, UH, DEVELOPMENT GROUP AND THAT PROJECT,
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UH, TO CEDAR HILL, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT, UH, MYSELF, UH, ANDY BUFFINGTON WITH EDC OR ANY OF THE FOLKS IN THE CITY MANAGER STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU, UH, WANT TO TURN TO, UH, THE CALENDAR.I THINK I MENTIONED THIS LAST COUNCIL MEETING, BUT THERE ARE NO TUESDAYS, UH, TO YOURSELVES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY.
PLUS IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING THE CALENDAR LATELY, YOU CAN TELL THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE GETTING OUT.
I THINK EVERYBODY IS STARTING TO FILL THE CALENDAR UP, WHETHER IT'S SCHOOL EVENTS, UH, EDUCATION FOUNDATION EVENTS AND NON-PROFIT EVENTS, AND CERTAINLY A HOST OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, CRIME WATCHES, AND, UH, CITY EVENTS, UM, THIS THURSDAY VERY IMPORTANT DAY FOR US AT 6:00 PM AT, UM, AND THE WINDSOR PARK.
SO DIVISION, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR FIRST PARTY IN THE PARK AND THE, UM, POST COVID WORLD, UH, AS WE EMERGED TO CELEBRATE OUTDOORS AND SAFELY, UH, WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO CELEBRATE THEIR BRAND NEW REFURBISHED PARK, THAT'S BEEN REFURBISHED TO THEIR CUSTOMS SPECIFICATIONS.
UM, IT IS AN EXCITING, UM, FACILITY.
THE PLAYGROUND'S ONE OF THE MOST, UM, THE COOLEST WE'VE PUT IN IN A LONG TIME.
AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE VERY POPULAR, NOT JUST WITHIN WINDSOR PARK, BUT, UH, WITH, UH, THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
SO THAT WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 PM.
UH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS ASKED US TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.
SO IF YOU CAN CARPOOL WITH PEOPLE THAT YOU LIKE, AND, UH, YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU TRY TO DO THAT AND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO BE ABLE TO FIT AS MANY PEOPLE THAT WANT TO ATTEND TO ATTEND.
SO THAT IS, UH, THIS THURSDAY, MAY 13TH AT 6:00 PM ON FRIDAY AT TWO 30, UH, OUR, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE WHO TAKE CARE OF US DAY AND NIGHT, UH, WE'LL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONY.
UH, THIS ONE IS STILL BEING MODIFIED FOR COVID PRECAUTION, SO IT WILL BE VIRTUAL AND THEREFORE IT'S IN THE AFTERNOON.
IT IS ON YOUR CALENDAR WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO LOG IN.
AND, UH, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE WONDERFUL SERVICE THAT OUR, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT GIVES TO US, UM, EVERY DAY AND ALL NIGHT AND, UH, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, THE CHIEF AND OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM RECOGNIZING THEIR STELLAR PERFORMANCE IN THE PAST YEAR.
UM, ALSO ON MAY 14TH AT 11:00 AM, THE CEDAR HILL ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION WILL BE HOSTING A FUNDRAISING GOLF TOURNAMENT, UM, AT THE, UH, GOLF CLUB OF DALLAS ON REDBIRD LANE.
IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN THAT, LET US KNOW AFTER CLASS, WE'LL BE GLAD TO, UH, ASSIST YOU WITH THAT.
SATURDAY, MAY 15TH AT 9:00 AM IS A BARK IN THE PARK, WHICH IS A POP-UP DOG PARK.
IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN A PROGRAM, UH, THAT HAS BEEN DONE A COUPLE OF YEARS PAST, BUT THERE'S BEEN GROWING INTEREST IN DOG PARKS.
AND SO FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST, THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GO AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT AND THE KIND OF FOLKS THAT SHOW UP TO THEM AS WELL AS THE KIND OF FUN THINGS THAT GO ON.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY BEING PUT ON IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE FOLKS AT OUR, UH, TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER.
I UNDERSTAND THEY'LL HAVE AN AREA FOR BIG DOGS AND ANOTHER SEPARATED AREA FOR SMALL DOGS, SO EVERYBODY CAN COME AND LEAVE WITH THE SAME DOGS THAT THEY SHOWED UP WITH AND EVERYTHING WILL BE SAFE.
AND EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME.
UM, AT 11:00 AM ALSO ON SATURDAY, MAY 15TH, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, WE'LL BE HOSTING A FUNDRAISING, CRAWFISH BOIL, BENEFITING THE CEDAR HILL FOOD PANTRY, A NONPROFIT THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEARTS, CERTAINLY THROUGH, UH, THROUGH THE COVID, UH, PERIOD, AS THEY HELPED MANY, MANY FAMILIES.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND THE INFORMATION WILL BE IN YOUR COUNCIL CALENDAR.
UM, ON NEXT TUESDAY, MAY THE 18TH AT 6:00 PM IS OUR NEXT SERIES OF MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2022.
THIS ONE WILL COVER WATER AND SEWER FUND WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. AND WE WILL REVIEW THE ANNUAL RATE STUDY, UH, THAT WE HAVE DONE EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE RATES ARE CORRESPONDING WITH THE COST OF SERVICES AND WITH OUR LONGER AND MIDTERM PLANS FOR THAT FINAL.
IT'LL BE IN THE COURT MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM.
AND, UH, THE FIRST FLOOR HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, SATURDAY, MAY 22ND, VERY IMPORTANT DAY FOR US AS WELL.
UH, OUR, UH, PARTNERS AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY ORGANIZATION, NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, UH, WE'LL GATHER AT 11:00 AM TO DO OUR NEXT, UH, COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD WALK.
UH, THIS ONE WILL BE IN THE SPRINGFIELD.
SO DIVISION FOLKS ARE ASKED TO MEET SOME AROUND 10 30,
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UH, IN THE PARKING LOT OF COLLEGIATE PREP THAT STEEL JOE WILSON, INTERMEDIATE, AND IT'S RIGHT ACROSS JOLSON ROAD FROM, UM, FROM THE SPRINGFIELD SUBDIVISION.SO, UH, THIS HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR THINGS ON THE AGENDA ON THE CALENDAR, AND CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR, UH, FOR ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITIES.
THEY ALL WANT YOU THERE EVERY SATURDAY.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO, UH, PUSH THOSE PROGRAMS OUT AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO VISITING, UH, WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS IN SPRINGFIELD ON THAT DAY.
UM, ON MONDAY MAY 24TH, UM, YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THIS TONIGHT, BUT, UH, WE WILL BE HOSTING, UH, A DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREET PRE-CONSTRUCTION OPEN HOUSE.
SO THIS IS ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT, UH, UH, THE STAFF AND, UH, THE PLANNERS HAVE HAD WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS, UH, DOWNTOWN AND INTERESTED PARTIES, UH, TO INFORM THEM OF BOTH THE PROGRESS, AS WELL AS THE IMPENDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOWNTOWN STREET PROGRAM PHASE ONE, WHICH WERE SLATED TO BEGIN AFTER COUNTRY DAY OF THIS YEAR.
UH, AGAIN, THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF A DETAILED BRIEFING ON TONIGHT'S BRIEFING AGENDA.
SO I WILL LET, UH, MARIA AND LASHONDRA COVER THOSE THINGS.
OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS TUESDAY, MAY 25TH, UH, ON THURSDAY, MAY 27TH.
THIS IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT DAY, UM, AT 10:00 AM, UH, WE WILL BE HOSTING THE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY PARADE.
NOW YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THIS WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST COVID RELATED PARADES THAT THE CITY ENGAGED IN.
UM, IT, UH, CELEBRATED, UH, THE RESIDENTS OF SEVERAL OF OUR SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES, SUPER WELL RECEIVED, MADE EVERYBODY FEEL BETTER.
UM, AND EVERYBODY THAT ATTENDED HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME.
SO IF YOU CAN MAKE IT ON THAT DAY, MEET AT NINE 45 AT THE LOWER-LEVEL PARKING LOT OF HILLSIDE VILLAGE NEAR THE TITLE BOXING STORE.
UM, AND THEN, UM, FINALLY, JUST A REMINDER THAT, UH, MONDAY, MAY 31ST IS MEMORIAL DAY.
SO CITY OFFICES WILL BE, WILL BE CLOSED.
UH, AND THEN I THINK I HAD ONE MORE ITEM.
UH, THE MAYOR IS HOSTING A COMMUNITY SAFETY ROUND TABLE, UH, WITH, UH, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AND, UM, A PANEL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY LEADERSHIP IN TOWN.
A LITTLE BIT ALSO HAVE THOSE THINGS ON YOUR CALENDAR.
A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT JUNE, UH, JUNE 19TH IS THE BEST SOUTHWEST JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.
IT IS HOSTED BY THE CITY OF DESOTO WILL BE, UM, ANCHORED AT EAGLE STADIUM.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING, UH, ON THAT CELEBRATION.
JUNE 24TH IS OUR, UH, NEXT LIBRARY DESIGN WORKSHOP.
AND THEN THE VERY NEXT WEEK, JUNE 29TH WITH THIS IS AN OFF TUESDAY.
WE WILL, THE COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT THEIR INTERVIEWS FOR THIS YEAR'S BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.
AND THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY, SORRY, THIS IS A DOUBLE HEADER ON, UH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE 30TH, UH, LASHONDRA AND THE PLANNING TEAM WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO UPDATE YOU ON PROGRESS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO AS YOU SEE, THE CALENDAR IS FULL OF ENGAGEMENT AND OTHER VERY IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES FOR THE UPCOMING, UH, FEW WEEKS, UH, WOULD LIKE TO DO ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA.
SO TONIGHT WE DO HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE STATUS OF, UH, CONSTRUCTION AND PREPARATIONS FOR PHASE ONE OF THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS PLAN.
UH, THAT'LL BE HOSTED BY OUR PLANNER MARIA OPINION, AND OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING WAS SHAUNDRA STRINGFELLOW ON BEHALF OF THE TASK FORCE OF, UM, OF STAFF MEMBERS.
WHO'VE BEEN VERY CAREFULLY KEEPING THIS PRO UH, KEEPING THIS PROJECT ON PACE THROUGH COVID.
UM, SO THEN WE FINALLY STARTED IMPLEMENTATION IN, UH, MID TO LATE THIS YEAR.
I GOING TO REGULAR JANET FORTS AND NIGHTS.
UH, WE DO HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS, THE PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 16TH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN CEDAR HILL, AND ALSO A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2021 IS A BUILDING SAFETY MONTH AND SECRET HILL.
UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THESE IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES THAT TAKE PLACE, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF OUR, UM, OF OUR COMMUNITY AND IT'S ECONOMIC.
WELL, THE, UH, WE ALSO HAVE UNDER ELECTION MANNERS, THE FORMAL CANVASSING OF THE MAY 1ST GENERAL ELECTION AND DECLARATION AND THE RESULTS.
WE WILL ALSO ISSUE THE CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION, ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE, AND THEN HAVE REMARKS BY ELECTED OFFICIALS.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, ALSO THE CONSIDERATION OF ELECTING A MAYOR PRO TEM OR THE NEXT YEAR.
UH, WE DO HAVE TWO PUBLIC TONIGHT.
ONE IS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE, A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORANGE TO CHANGE IN ZONING FROM LOCAL RETAIL IN SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL TO OFFICE
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COMMERCIAL CAMPUS, UH, REQUESTED BY THR UH, WITH THE INTENTION OF, OF DEVELOPING A FULL SERVICE HOSPITAL ON THAT PARTICULAR SITE AND HAS GONE THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND LAST WEEK WHERE IT RECEIVED AN UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.SECOND ITEM TONIGHT, UH, WITH A PUBLIC HEARING IS AN ORDINANCE THAT, UM, UH, ESTABLISHES THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT OR YOUTH CENTERS OF CARE FOR CITY RUN CAMPS AND DAY PROGRAMS FOR, UH, FOR, UM, FOR CHILDREN THAT IS A STATE REQUIREMENT THAT, UM, THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.
THIS ONE ARE VERY SIMILAR RULES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST AND, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE ANNUALLY BEFORE WE BEGIN THAT PROGRAM.
UH, WE HAVE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, INCLUDING, UH, THE MINUTES ALSO THE CONSIDERATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A SITE PLAN FOR OUR NEXT MAJOR, UH, BOND PROJECT FROM THE 2017 BOND.
THIS WILL BE OUR OUTDOOR AQUATICS FACILITY AT VIRGINIA.
WE WERE PART, UH, WE'RE UH, WHEN WE DEVELOPED JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, WE GO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, STAFF REVIEW AND ALSO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN.
SO THIS SITE PLAN, UH, WILL BE THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR US TO PROCEED WITH, UH, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE AQUATIC FACILITY FOR THE POOL.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE A RESOLUTION DENYING A REQUEST BY ENCORE TO INCREASE DISTRIBUTION COSTS, UM, ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECOVERY FACTOR APPLICATION CITIES HAVE, UM, INITIAL JURISDICTION OVER STATE UTILITY RATES.
UM, WE, UH, REQUEST THAT YOU DENY THE APPLICATION THAT ALLOWS THAT TO GO TO THE STATE REGULATORY PROCESS WHERE THE CITIES WILL BAND TOGETHER WITH EXPERTS TO BE ABLE TO PARSE THROUGH THEIR RATE REQUESTS AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE CITY'S ON IN TOTAL BELIEVE IS, UH, IS RECOMMENDED BASED ON THE CASE THAT THEY ARE GIVING, UH, ALSO YOUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31ST IS A UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
A SITE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY IN AMERICAN WAY, INDUSTRIAL PARK ON FREEDOM WAY, AND THEN A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING.
THE SECOND SATURDAY OF MAY IS WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY IN CEDAR HILL, AS YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR OPEN SPACES AND OUR OPEN SPACE PARTNERS MAKE BIRDING.
ONE OF THE GREAT, UH, ECO TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE, UH, TEAM IS WORKING HARD FOR THE CITY TO BE CONSIDERED A CERTIFIED BIRD CITY.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WILL HELP US ON OUR JOURNEY TO GET THAT IMPORTANT DESIGNATION.
UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO IMPORTANT ITEMS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS CONSIDER RESOLUTION THE DOCUMENT CHAPTER THREE 80 AGREEMENT, UH, FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, UH, ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATED WITH U S I C V HIGH POINT 67.
THIS IS THE HILLWOOD GROUP AND WOULD AUTHORIZE A CREDIT OF IMPACT FEES OF 50% UP TO A $2 MILLION AS PART OF A MULTI-PHASE PROCESS FOR US TO PARTNER WITH HILLWOOD TO BRING THIS BIG DEVELOPMENT TO OUR CITY.
SO THAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
AND FINALLY WE HAVE THE RETURN OF A SITE PLAN WITH AN ALTERNATIVE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR THE SHOPS AT HIGHLANDS.
THIS IS A LOCAL RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST BELTLINE ROAD AND SIMS DRIVE.
THIS IS RETURNING AFTER SOME INPUT RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL ON A PREVIOUS AGENDA.
WE DO HAVE ONE CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEYS, AND THAT IS THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEMS FOR MYSELF OR STAFF QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER, ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT IN HIS REPORT, BUT HE'S THE MANAGER.
[3. Briefing on the status of construction for Phase I of the Downtown Complete Streets Plan.]
I'M ON THE AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON THE STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION FOR PHASE ONE OF THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS PLAN.I AM THE SENIOR PLANNER ON THIS PROJECT.
UM, I WILL, I WILL BE BRIEFING YOU ON THE UPDATE ON THE COMPLETE STREETS PLAN AND GIVING YOU ALL AN UPDATE MAINLY ON PHASE ONE AND ALSO THE WHERE WE'RE AT FOR, UH, THE PHASE TWO PROJECT.
SO BACK IN 2011, UM, THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ADVISORY, YOUR BOARD CAME UP WITH A DOWNTOWN VISION, UH, THAT BASICALLY BECAME THE ROADMAP FOR WHAT, WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW AS THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS PLAN.
SO THE VISION STATES THAT WE ENVISION A HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL, THAT IT PRESERVES ITS
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DISTINCT CARE, UH, CHARM FOSTERS, COMPLEMENT, TERRY GROWTH, OR UNIQUE SHOPS, SERVICE SERVICES, DINING, CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS, AND LIVING OPPORTUNITIES, ATTRACT VISITORS AND RESIDENTS TO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY IN A SAFE, FRIENDLY, AND WALKABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH CONNECTIONS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.SO THE PURPOSE OF THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS PLAN IS TO ENSURE THAT THE ENTIRE RIGHT OF WAY IS PLANNED, DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, OPERATED, AND MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCESS FOR ALL USERS.
IT PROVIDES WIDER SIDEWALKS THAT ARE CONNECTED THERE'S PROGRAM, PARKING STREET, TREE STREET, LIGHTING STREET FURNITURE IN A MANNER THAT CREATES A COHESIVE DESIGN THROUGHOUT OLD TOWN SQUARE.
UM, IT ALSO REPLACES, UM, THE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA AND ALSO RELOCATES, UM, A LOT OF THE ABOVE GROUND, UM, ELECTRICAL UTILITY LINES, UH, TO UNDERGROUND, UM, AREAS.
SO THESE ARE THE, UH, PROJECT MILESTONES THAT HAS, THAT HAVE GOTTEN US TO THIS POINT.
SO IN 2011, UH, THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN VISION PLAN WAS APPROVED.
UH, THE CITY DID ISSUE AN RFQ IN NOVEMBER OF 2018.
UH, THE EDC BOARD DID AWAR THE DESIGN MASTER PLAN CONTRACT TO PACHECO COQ TO BEGIN THAT THESE, THE MASTER PLAN AND THAT DESIGN, UH, FOR, UH, PHASE ONE OF THIS PLAN.
AND IN APRIL, 2019, WE DID HOLD A, OUR FIRST STAKEHOLDERS MEETING, UH, WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE AREA.
AND THEN WE BROUGHT THEM BACK IN JULY OF 2019 FOR OUR SECOND ROUND, UM, STAKEHOLDER MEETING.
AND THEN IN, UM, COUNTRY DAY 2019, WE DID HAVE A COMMUNITY INPUT WHERE WE DID HAVE A, UM, A BOOTH THAT WE SET IT UP AT THE WHAT'S NOW THE 1846 COFFEE SHOP.
AND WE, UH, HAD OUR, OUR, OUR MASTER PLANS AND SOME IMAGING BOARDS TO SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME, UM, INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN IN JANUARY OF 2020, THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE MASTER PLAN.
AND WE BROUGHT THE MASTER PLAN TO YOU ALL A CUP OF, I THINK, A WEEK LATER IN JANUARY.
AND YOU ALL APPROVE THE PLAN AS WELL AS THE FUNDING, UH, FOR PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION.
UH, THIS IS THE MASTER PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED.
IT DOES, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IT'S, UH, PROVIDES THE WIDER SIDEWALKS, THERE'S STREETSCAPE ELEMENTS, UM, SHADE TREES, LANDSCAPE AREA STREET FURNITURE, THE WAYFINDING SIGNAGE, THERE WILL BE PROGRAMS, UH, ON STREET PARKING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE PLAN.
IT ALSO PROPOSES TO CO OR TO CLOSE THE WHORE, UH, HOUSTON STREET PORTION BETWEEN BELTLINE AND CEDAR STREET AND CONVERT THAT INTO A LINEAR PARK AND AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA.
IT ALSO PROVIDES, UM, OR IT ALSO DESIGNATES MAINSTREET TO HAVE A 12 FOOT HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL THAT WILL, UM, CONNECT UPTOWN MIDTOWN ALL THE WAY SOUTH TO HIGHWAY 67.
THIS IS THE PHASING PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE YELLOW SHADED AREAS IS, UH, OUR PHASE ONE, UH, THE EDC MULTIPURPOSE LOT WAS APPROVED THIS JANUARY BY YOU ALL TO MOVE IT TO PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WE ARE ACTUALLY STILL WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS ARE IN.
AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT ONE HERE SHORTLY AS WELL, THE LIGHT SHADED BLUE, UM, AREAS, WHICH IS THE HOUSTON STREET SECTION BETWEEN BELTLINE AND CEDAR, THE CEDAR STREET SECTION BETWEEN BROAD STREET AND HOUSTON IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BROAD STREET ARE ALL IN THE PHASE TWO PART AND THEN PHASE THREE AND ON HAVE NOT BEEN, UM, UM, CONSIDERED JUST YET.
SO LET ME GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON THE FRANCHISE UTILITIES FOR PHASE ONE.
SO, UM, WHEN WE STARTED WORKING AND COORDINATING WITH THE FRANCHISE UTILITIES, UM, WE, UM, ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO, UM, OR PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RE RECONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE FOR BROAD STREET AND CEDAR STREET IS TO RELOCATE ALL THE EXISTING POWER LINES AND POWER POLES AND EQUIPMENT EITHER OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY, OR, UM, THE OVERHEAD LINES GOING UNDERGROUND.
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SO AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE LAKE MORENO GROUP AS WELL AS ENCORE TO ALLOW US TO ROUTE THE UTILITY LINES THAT ARE CONNECTING FROM BELTLINE, UM, INTO THE NEED TO GO IN, UH, TOWARDS CEDAR STREET AND DOWN BROAD STREET THROUGH THE LAKE MORENO PROPERTY.SO THAT WAY WE CAN STILL PROVIDE THOSE CONNECTIONS AND STILL SERVICE THOSE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHOUT CLUTTERING BROAD STREET AND CEDAR STREET.
UM, THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS PIECE WILL BE WELL RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WILL HAPPEN AFTER, UM, COUNTRY DAY.
AND THAT PART IS, UH, SOMEWHERE AROUND TWO TO THREE MONTHS, UM, FOR THEIR, UH, PIECE.
SO AS WELL, ANOTHER BIG PLAYER IN THE UTILITY PART HAS BEEN WITH ATMOS.
UM, THEY, WHEN WE APPROACH THEM ABOUT THE PROJECT, THEY DID INFORM US THAT THEY HAD A, UM, PROJECT ALREADY ON THEIR BOOKS IN ORDER TO COME IN IN THIS AREA.
AND, UM, BASICALLY, UM, UPGRADE THE EXISTING ATMOS GAS MAIN LINES WITHIN THE AREA.
BUT AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE PHASE ONE IS THE AREA OUTLINED IN BLUE AND THE PHASE TWO IS THE AREA OUTLINING YELLOW.
SO THEY ARE NEEDING TO DO ALL THIS WORK, WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO ALL AT ONE TIME, UM, THEY WILL BE INSTALLING THE NEW MAIN LINES, UM, IN BASICALLY JUST ABANDONING IN PLACE OF THE OLD ONES.
UM, THEY ARE ACTUALLY, AS OF TODAY, THEY DID TELL US THEIR CONSTRUCTION DATE WILL HAPPEN THE LAST WEEK.
THEY'LL START LIKE THE LAST WEEK IN MAY INSTEAD OF MAY 17TH AND THEY'RE PROPOSING, OR THEY'RE PROJECTING THREE TO FOUR MONTHS IN ORDER TO DO THAT WORK.
SO WE'RE, NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PHASE ONE, UM, SPECIFICALLY, AND THAT IS THE AREAS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE BLUE.
SO PHASE ONE ON THE, UH, SOUTH BRAS, THREE SECTION ON YOUR EAST SIDE, UH, THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF WHAT PHASE ONE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE ON BROAD AND CEDAR.
SO WE HAVE A FIVE FOOT LANDSCAPE PARKWAY, STREET TREES, AND EIGHT FOOT SIDEWALK, PARALLEL PARKING SPACE ON THE INTERSECTION AS CEDAR AND BROAD, AND ALSO SOME LIGHTING ON THE WEST SIDE.
THERE WILL BE HIDDEN PARKING SPACES.
THE SIDEWALK THERE IS PROPOSED TO BE ABOUT 22 FEET WIDE.
THERE'LL BE STREET TREES, BENCHES, TRASH RECEPTACLES, AND LIGHTING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CEDAR STREET.
UM, WE ARE HAVING, UH, PARALLEL PARKING.
THE SIDEWALK COULD BE, UH, SIX FEET ON THE, UH, WEST PORTION IN ABOUT EIGHT FEET.
UH, THERE ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING.
THERE'LL BE ALSO STREET TREES, UM, SOME BIKE RACKS AND SOME LIGHTING ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF CEDAR STREET.
WE'LL HAVE A PREDOMINANTLY PARALLEL PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE AND THERE'LL BE HIDDEN PARKING, UM, MORE ON THE INTERSECTION ADJACENT TO THE, UM, UH, THE LITTLE, UH, RETAIL STRIP THAT'S THERE.
UM, THERE'LL BE STREET TREES AND LIGHTING AS WELL.
THAT VIEW IS IF YOU WERE STANDING ON THE EAST SIDE OF BROAD STREET LOOKING TOWARDS THE WEST.
SO HERE'S A STREET SECTION OF SHOWING MORE IN, UM, IN DETAIL, THE, UH, STREETSCAPE FEATURES THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON BROAD STREET AND ON CEDAR STREET.
AND AS FAR AS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FOR PHASE ONE.
UM, SO CURRENTLY WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE POSSIBLY IT BEING DONE IN THREE SECTIONS.
UH, BUT REALLY ONCE WE, UM, GET A CONTRACTOR ON BOARD, UH, WE'LL LOOK AT, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION PHASING SCHEDULE WITH THE CONTRACTOR.
AND WE ARE ALSO, UM, GOING TO HOST OR HAVE ANOTHER OTHER MEETINGS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AREA, UH, TO DISCUSS THE SCHEDULE AND HOW THAT, WHAT THAT TIMING ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.
AND WE'RE THINKING THAT WOULD BE SOMETIME AROUND THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER NOW, THE EDC PROPERTY.
SO, UM, STAFF IS EXPLORING DESIGN OPTIONS OTHER THAN JUST A PLAIN PARKING LOTS.
UM, THE DESIGNS OPTIONS WILL INCLUDE, UM, A, UP TO ABOUT 130 PARKING SPACES.
UH, WE ARE PROPOSING TO ACTIVATE THERE IS THAT STREET, UM, THAT IS ADJACENT BETWEEN, UM,
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THE, UM, PARKING THAT'S ON THE EAST SIDE.UH, THAT'LL BE A 27 FOOT WIDE STREET THAT WILL BE ACTIVATED, UH, AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE SOUTH.
UH, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT MIDDLE SECTION, THE ONE THAT HAS THE TREES WITH THE LITTLE CIRCLE.
SO IT'S JUST SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A LIKE FULL SHADE UMBRELLAS WITH THE BISTRO SEATING, A 30 FOOT WIDE PLAZA.
AND THEN ALSO JUST NORTH OF THAT, UM, IT WOULD BE, UH, PARKING AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT FOOD TRUCKS.
SO WE'RE STILL EXPLORING THIS OPTION ON THIS WAS JUST, UH, ME DOODLING, UH, COMING UP WITH A CONCEPT.
AND SO WE'LL BRING THIS, UM, VADER FOR MORE REVIEW ONCE WE GET A DESIGN AND SOME COSTS FOR Y'ALL TO SEE.
SO AS, UH, OUR SEATING MANAGER DID STATE, WE ARE HOSTING A, UH, OPEN HOUSE.
THAT'LL BE ON THE 24TH OF THIS MONTH.
UH, WE ARE ON TRACK TO SEND OUT INVITATIONS, UH, BY THIS FRIDAY TO THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT.
UH, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT HAVING A, UM, PRESENTATION WITH THE VOICE RECORDING, UH, TO BE UPLOADED TO LET'S TALK, WHICH IS STATED ON THE INVITATION.
SO THAT WAY THEY CAN GO TO LET'S TALK AND, AND SEE THE VOICE RECORDING PRESENTATION.
SO THAT WAY THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO ACTUALLY THINK THROUGH THIS AND THEN BRING US ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE ON THE 24TH.
AND IT WOULD BE, THIS WILL BE AT A SLIGHT CAT GALLERY, UH, FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM.
UM, AND THEN ONCE WE GET A CONTRACTOR IN, ON ONBOARD WE'LL, UM, WE'LL MEET WITH THE PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE AND ACTUALLY INFORM THEM, UM, AND HAVE MORE ANSWERS FOR THEM ON THE CONSTRUCTION, PHASING, THE TIMING AND WHAT THE STREET CLOSURES WERE LOOK LIKE.
AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT BEING SOMETIME AROUND MID SEPTEMBER, AND THEN, UM, WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION AFTER COUNTRY DAY TIMELINE.
SO THIS IS WHERE, WHAT THE TIMELINE IS BETWEEN OUT AND CONSTRUCTION.
UH, SO WE'RE CURRENTLY FINALIZING OUR DESIGN PLANS, UM, AND GETTING THEM READY TO GO OUT TO BID.
SOMETIME IN JULY, WE WILL BE MEETING, AS I SAID, UH, OR HAVING THAT OPEN HOUSE ON THE 24TH AND BETWEEN NOW AND THE 21ST, WE ARE SCHEDULING MEETINGS WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WE NEED, UH, TO DISCUSS WITH THEM, UH, SOME OF, UH, OR THE EASEMENTS THAT WE WILL NEED IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT PHASE ONE.
UM, WE'LL HOPEFULLY, UM, BY SEPTEMBER THE 14TH, WE'LL BRING TO YOU ALL A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER AND COUNTRY, THEY WILL COME, UH, CONSTRUCTION PHASE ONE WILL START AFTER COUNTRY DAY AND THEN BETWEEN NOW, AND BASICALLY SEPTEMBER ATMOS WILL BE DOING THEIR, UH, PROJECT, UH, RELOAD, UM, NEW UPGRADE ON THEIR SYSTEM.
AND THEN ATMOS WILL START SOMETIME AFTER OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PHASE, ONE OF THE COMPLETE STREETS PLAN.
AND SO JUST THE QUICK NOTE ON PHASE TWO, WHERE WERE YOU AT OR WHERE WE ARE AT, UM, IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, YOU ALL DID APPROVE THE DESIGN SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH PACHECO COAT.
WE HAVE COMPLETED THE, UH, TOPO SURVEY AS OF IN MARCH, AND WE ARE ACTUALLY, UM, LOOKING AT STARTING THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASE FOR THIS ONE I'M SET IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU HERE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, UH, WITH THE GAME WITH GUESTS MEMBERS.
UM, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE, UH, THE PAGE WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TRUMP TRANSMISSION LINES, AND YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT FEAR THAT'S THE, UM, UM, THEY WOULD COME TO THE ATMOS OR ENCORE, UM, THE ONE THAT HAD A LITTLE CIRCLE ON IT, UH, OKAY.
THERE, SO I'M TRYING TO GET A CLARIFICATION THAT SAYS THE END OF THE TRANSMISSION IN POINT FOR UNDERGROUND TRANSMISSION TRANSITION, ROB.
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THE END POINT FOR PHASE ONE OR JUST THE END POINT WHERE THEY FROM THERE ON GO ABOVE GROUND OR? YES.SO THAT'S THE END POINT OF PHASE ONE.
AND THEN UNTIL WE DO PHASE TWO, THEN WE'LL CONTINUE THE UNDERGROUND.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WANT, BECAUSE WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE ALL OF IT'S GOING TO BE UNDERGROUND, SO THAT'S JUST THE END POINT IS ONLY FOR PHASE ONE.
THERE WAS A SLIDE, UM, KEEP GOING THE STREETSCAPE, KEEP GOING.
SO AS I SAW THIS, IT SAID BROAD, THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN EIGHT FOOT SIDEWALK WHO FLIPPED TO THE NEXT LINE.
IT SHOWS IF I'M LOOKING AT THIS A 10 FOOT SIDEWALK.
SO THESE PLANS WERE, OR THESE CONCEPTS WERE DONE, UM, DURING THE MASTER PLAN PHASE BEFORE THE ACTUAL DESIGN AND TOPO SURVEY WAS DONE OF THE AREA.
SO, UM, THIS WAS THE INITIAL PIECE, WHICH ONE? EIGHT OR 10 FOOT? NO, IT'S, IT'S THE, IT'S THIS, THAT, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
IT'S NOT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
ONE SET, EIGHT FOOT AND ONE FOOT.
MA'AM ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE SECOND PART OF THAT FRANCHISE UTILITIES, THE ATMOS, UH, THIS ONE HERE.
UM, SO I GUESS THERE'S SOME OVERLAP WITH THE BLUE AND THE YELLOW LINE.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS, UM, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO RE-EXPOSE OR BACKFIELD THE LINE.
ARE THEY GOING TO SOMEHOW WORK OVERLAP APP THE CONSTRUCTION OR THE, UH, THE INSTALLATION OF THE INFIELD, YOU KNOW, HOW THAT WILL WORK? UM, DO YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GET DEFENSE AS UTILITIES OUT THERE.
SO I JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S A WAY TO COORDINATE THAT.
I THINK WE'VE WORKED WITH HAT MOST TO MAKE SURE THAT ON PHASE ONE, THAT WE'RE NOT PUTTING IT IN A PLACE WHERE THE WATER SEWER NEEDS TO GO.
AND THEN WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE ADDITIONAL PHASES, WE KEPT IT IN A CONSISTENT LOCATION.
SO WE'LL FOLLOW THE SAME SUIT WITH OUR WATER AND SEWER.
SO ONCE IT'S IN THE GROUND, WE WON'T HAVE TO RE ESCALATE IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YEAH, THAT, THAT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU FOR, UH, ESSENTIALLY THE UPDATE.
Y'ALL, DON'T HAVE A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING US UPDATED WITH THIS.
UM, I FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOME, SOME STAKEHOLDERS THAT WASN'T MISSING.
THOSE GOT INVITED TO THE OPEN HOUSE.
UH, WAS THERE SOME BOARDS, BOARDS AND COMMISSION WAS, WAS COMING TO THAT THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ADVISORY REPORT IS THERE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING IT DURING THEIR, UH, BOARD MEETING TIME, BUT EVERYBODY'S INVITED.
I APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING, YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWN INVOLVED AND ALSO BOARDS.
UM, SO IN, AND OF COURSE COUNCIL, IF YOU CAN MAKE IT AS WELL, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
IT'S, IT'S A KIND OF, UH, SO YOU'LL SUPPORT, BUT, UH, I THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE AND I'M EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT TO BEGIN.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR BRIEFING AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL, UH,