[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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DID ANYTHING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING SESSION? IT IS SIX 32 FROM WITH THE COUNCIL IS PRESENT.PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MAYOR HAS ELECTED TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF TO SPEND WITH HIS FAMILY.
UM, AND FOR THE RECORD, UM, OPEN CARRY IS, IS FROM HERE.
IT IS PROHIBITED IN THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
[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]
UH, THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITY MANAGER REPORTS, UH, CITY MANAGER, GREG PORTAL.UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR PORT TIM'S CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU, UH, THIS EVENING.
UM, I JUST WANT TO BEGIN WITH JUST, UH, AN EXPRESSION OF MY APPRECIATION TO A KIND OF CHIEF LAFFERTY AND OUR INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR, LATIFA COLEMAN ON AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE CONCENTRATED MUCH ON ATTRACTING TALENT TO THIS ORGANIZATION.
IT SAYS A LOT THAT, UH, YOU CAN GET A, UH, PRESENTATION OF THAT CALIBER FROM OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GROUP.
AND SO, UH, THIS LEAVES ME WITH A GREAT FEELING OF A PRIDE AND APPRECIATION AS WE BEGIN THIS BRIEFING SESSION.
I'M ALSO, I'M GLAD TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THE SUN THIS AFTERNOON.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF IT AND THE LAST TWO OR THREE WEEKS, BUT, UH, THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF SUMMER, UH, IN A POST COVID ROOM ARE, UH, ARE, ARE HONEST.
AND I THINK THIS LAST WEEKEND WAS, UH, WAS A GREAT START.
UM, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HELD OUR ANNUAL KID FISH PROGRAM.
I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT FOR THAT EVENT, UH, PARKS AND WILDLIFE, UH, GRACES WITH A GOOD STOCKING OF THAT.
AND, UH, SEAN RAY AND HIS CREW HAD THE PARK LOOKING, YOU KNOW, MANICURED AND GREAT AS ALWAYS, UM, A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THAT.
AND AGAIN, A REMINDER OF ALL THOSE GOOD THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER THAT WE'RE NOW ABLE TO DO SAFELY.
AND IT'S NICE TO RETURN TO THAT VERY SAME NIGHT ALSO, UH, IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR YOUTH AS THEY START TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL, WHICH AT LEAST FOR DISTRICT, UH, CHILDREN, UH, BEGAN TODAY AT ABOUT 1245.
UH, THE, OUR LIBRARY BEGAN THE, UH, FAMOUS SUMMER READING PROGRAM THIS, UH, THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.
IT WAS ALSO VERY WELL ATTENDED AND IS ALWAYS THE HARBINGER, THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF SUMMER.
SO WE APPRECIATE THOSE PROGRAMS AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A FUN SUMMER.
ALSO, I BELIEVE THIS WEEKEND, THE SWIMMING POOL AT CRAWFORD PARK DID HAVE ITS FIRST OPENING.
UH, WE LIKE MANY CITIES ARE A BIT CHALLENGED WITH, UH, ATTRACTING, UH, THE USUAL LEVEL OF GUARD.
SO WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADJUSTED SCHEDULE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN THE POOL.
AND SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY ABOUT, UH, RETURNING THAT, UH, SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, WE'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE CALENDAR AND THEN WE WILL DO AN ORIENTATION TO OUR RELATIVELY BRIEF AGENDA TONIGHT.
UM, BUT OUR BUSY SUMMER OF RETURNING TO ENGAGEMENT, UH, CONTINUES, UH, WITH, UH, THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 10TH, UM, AT 10 30, UH, WE'LL BE HOSTING, UH, ALSO A VERY FAMOUS AND UH, OFTEN, UH, ANTICIPATED PROGRAM HERE, THE BIG MACHINE EXPO, WHICH INVOLVES MANY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AND MANY OF THE EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS THAT WE USE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S ALWAYS A BIG HIT WITH THE KIDS AND SOMETIMES, AND, UH, AS MUCH AS WITH THE KIDS, BUT WITH THEIR PARENTS, UH, THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT 10 30 TO 1130 AT VALLEY RIDGE PARK.
SO SAME PLACE WHERE WE DID KIDS.
FISH WILL ALSO BE A SPREAD OUT VERSION OF THE BIG MACHINE EXPO.
AND AGAIN, THAT WILL BE IN PERSON AT 10 30, THIS THURSDAY, UM, AT 10 O'CLOCK AGAIN, THAT SAME MORNING, UH, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WILL BE CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF OUR LATEST, UH, NEW BUSINESS, UH, TO OUR CITY API.
PRECISION MACHINING HAS TAKEN A PROMINENT, UM, LOT AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SEADRILL BUSINESS ARE THERE ON MOUNT LEBANON.
UM, THEY ACTUALLY STARTED THAT PROJECT RIGHT BEFORE COVID HAPPENED.
AND YOU HAD COVID, UH, THEY HAD SOME CHALLENGES AND YET THEY'VE, UH, THEY HAVE COMPLETED A REALLY PRETTY FACILITY AND BROUGHT A GOOD NEW BUSINESS VENTURES TO OUR CITY.
SO THERE'LL BE HOSTING A RIBBON CUTTING AT 10:00 AM, ALSO ON THAT THURSDAY AT 1401 INCH FILL WAY.
UM, I'LL EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION, TAKE MY HAT OFF TO, UH, ANDY AND LOUIS WHO DID A LOT OF HANDHOLDING, UH, WITH THIS COMPANY TO GET HIM IN TOWN WHERE WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE HIM HERE AND ARE ANXIOUS TO WELCOME THEM TO, UH, THE CEDAR HILL FAMILY ON FRIDAY, JUNE THE 11TH, UH, FROM 10 TO 12 HERE AT THE CDO GOVERNMENT CENTER, UH, WE'LL BE HOSTING A WOMAN, VETERANS NETWORKING MIXER, AND, UH, THAT
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INFORMATION IS IN YOUR CALENDAR AS WELL.IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS OR NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, LET US KNOW.
AND THEN AT 8:00 PM ON FRIDAY, WE CAN SEND YOU THE MUSIC IN THE PARK SERIES AT THE VALLEY RIDGE PARK AMPHITHEATER AT 8:00 PM.
THE FIRST ONE WAS THIS LAST FRIDAY, GOT ANOTHER ONE THIS FRIDAY.
AND, UH, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THE AMPHITHEATER AND TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND ENJOY SOME, SOME GOOD MUSIC ON A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16TH AT NOON, WE HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING FOR ANOTHER NEW BUSINESS IN TOWN, TRANS CASA AT 1230, SOUTH HIGHWAY 67.
ANOTHER CONCERT IN THE PARK ON FRIDAY, JUNE THE 18TH AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
THEN OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS TUESDAY, JUNE THE 22ND.
UH, AND THEN FROM THEN ON, WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE COUNCIL, UH, SCHEDULE.
SO, UH, AFTER THE REGULAR MEETING ON THE 22ND ON THURSDAY, THAT SAME WEEK, UH, 24TH, UH, THE COUNCIL WILL MEET FOR A SPECIAL WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STAGE OF LIBRARY DESIGN AND, UH, NEXT STEPS THERE THAT WILL BE AT 6:00 PM ON THE THIRD FLOOR TRAINING ROOM HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.
THAT'S THURSDAY, JUNE THE 24TH, A VERY IMPORTANT DAY IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND CERTAINLY, UM, A BIG STEP IN THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES LIST.
AND CERTAINLY FOR OUR STAFF IS THEIR OFFICIAL RETURN OF PROGRAMMING AND, UM, PATRONS TO THE CEDAR HILLS SENIOR CENTER.
SO THAT REOPENING WILL BE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH AT 10:00 AM THERE AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
AND THERE WE WILL CELEBRATE THE REOPENING OF THAT FRESHLY REMODELED BUILDING AND THE RETURN OF OUR, UH, SENIOR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, UH, IN PERSON TO THAT, UH, TO THAT FACILITY.
SO WE'RE ANXIOUS TO CELEBRATE THAT, UH, WITH THE PARKS AND REC STAFF, AND CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE YOUR TENANTS IF YOU'RE GETTING COMBINED SAY HI ON TUESDAY, JUNE THE 29TH, UH, THE COUNCIL WILL MEET AND A SPECIAL MEETING TO CONDUCT, UH, INTERVIEWS FOR BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
UH, FOLLOWING THAT, UH, TUESDAY, THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE 30TH, WE'LL BE HOLDING A SPECIAL WORKSHOP FOR OUR PLANNING STAFF UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO WE'VE GOT A DOUBLE, A DOUBLE HEADER ON, UH, ON THAT WEEK AND THEN TUESDAY, UH, JULY SIX WILL BE THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET WORKSHOP WHERE WE'LL DISCUSS THE, UH, THE OTHER BUDGETS THAT WE WILL, UH, ADDRESS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 22 BUDGET.
AND INCLUDING IN SPECIFICALLY, UH, THE GENERAL FUND, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR FOR TONIGHT? I REMEMBER HAVEN THE ACTUAL CALENDAR.
WHAT, WHAT WAS THAT? 24 THURSDAY IS THE LIBRARY DESIGN WORKSHOP AND IT SHOULD BE IN YOUR, YOU SHOULD HAVE A CALENDAR INVITE SHOULD BE IN YOUR COUNCIL CALENDAR.
I ALWAYS LOOK ON MINE AND ADD A FEW THINGS TO THE, TO THE ONE THAT, UH, THAT THE CITY SECRETARY PROVIDES ME.
SO THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR CALENDAR.
UH, THIS THURSDAY IS ALSO THE KICKOFF OF MISSION CEDAR HILLS, BIG WEEK ON THE CALENDAR.
IT IS ON THIS LIST AND I SOMEHOW MISSED IT.
I'D DEFINITELY BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION THAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.
UM, THIS IS, I BELIEVE THE, UH, THE, THE 20TH YEAR, 20TH YEAR OF MISSION CEDAR HILL AND, UH, THAT PROGRAM JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER AGAIN, THEY WILL BE DOING SERVICE PROJECTS IN OUR CITY FOR THE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY, AND THEN CELEBRATING, UH, THE, ALL THE GOODNESS THAT THEY HAVE, UH, UH, THAT THEY HAVE CREATED IN OUR CITY.
SO DEFINITELY, UH, HELPED PARTICIPATE IN, UH, IN THAT CELEBRATION IF YOU CAN.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO US.
SO IS THERE GOING TO BE INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO US ON IF WE WANT TO, HUH? YES.
WE'LL MAKE, UH, WE WILL, UH, MAKE CONTACT WITH, UH, PASTOR SNOWDEN AND THE MISSION CEDAR HILL, UH, TEAM AND GET YOU CONNECTED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON SOUTH CITY MANAGER? ALL RIGHT, SIR.
THEN MOVING ON TO A QUICK, I MEAN, TO AN ORIENTATION, TO OUR VERY QUICK AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE A INVOCATION BY OUR OWN PASTOR EDSEL DARIOUS AT THANKSGIVING TABERNACLE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP.
UH, WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.
FIRST ONE IS TO RECOGNIZE, UH, TWO OF OUR RESIDENTS, UH, RAVEN THURMAN AND BRENDAN WALKER.
WHO'LL BE RECIPIENTS OF OUR 2021 WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
THESE HAVE BEEN A LONGSTANDING PROGRAM THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT,
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UH, HAS, UH, GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED, UH, TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO SOME OF THE CEDAR HILLS FINEST YOUTH AS THEY TAKE THIS NEXT STEP IN, UH, UH, IN THEIR LIFE.UH, ITEM B IS A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING JUNE 12TH, 2021 IS WOMEN VETERANS DAY HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
AND THEN ALSO A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING JUNE 19TH AS THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION DAY FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
UH, WE JUST HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, UH, TONIGHT, INCLUDING MINUTES, UH, A, AN ITEM AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE CEDAR ALL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, RENEWING THEIR LEASE OF THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
UH, ITEM C IS A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A HIRING PROGRAM GRANT FROM THE U S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UH, FOR COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES.
THIS IS A GRANT THAT WOULD ASSIST IN THE, UM, FUNDING OF ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS.
SHOULD IT BE AWARDED? UH, I D IS THE AUTHOR THE AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A MICRO SERVICING SERVICES FROM FUCKING CONSTRUCTION.
UH, THIS WILL THEN BE WHAT, UH, WE'LL BEGIN THE SUMMER OVERLAY PROGRAM FOR ASPHALT TO REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR CITY.
UH, AND THEN E F AND G ARE ALL RELATED ITEMS. UM, THEY ARE FORMALLY EXECUTING INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES RELATED TO THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FIRST RESPONDER RESILIENCY PROGRAM, WHICH, UH, WE HAVE PIONEERED, UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR ITS TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS, STAFF, ANY ITEM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PER FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
UH, UH, I BELIEVE THAT'S THE CLOSE OF OUR BRIEFING SESSION.
I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR GERMANY MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER.
IS THERE A SECOND SECOND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, IT'S NOT DEBATABLE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SURPRISE AND RYAN RIGHT-HAND.
WE ALL JOINED UNTIL SEVEN O'CLOCK.