[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING SESSION.
WE DO HAVE A FULL WELL, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, UH, CASTLE MCDANIELS, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.
SHE IS RETURNING FROM OUT OF TOWN AND SHE SAID SHE PROBABLY WOULDN'T MAKE IT BACK BY THE TIME WE GET STARTED.
SO WE DO PRAY FOR HER CHILD AND GRACE AND A COUNCIL IS GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN, PROTEAN.
THANKS FOR HOLD DOWN TO WHAT FOR ME IN MY ABSENCE.
[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]
THE AGENDA IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.HOW ARE YOU DOING TO SEE THE MANAGER I'M DOING? OH, MAYOR, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S A GREAT TO SEE YOU TONIGHT.
UH, WE HAVE A RELATIVELY COMPACT AGENDA TONIGHT, BUT, UH, ENJOY IT BECAUSE, UH, JULY AND AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER WILL NOT LOOK QUITE LIKE THIS ONE.
UM, LIKE TO JUST BEGIN WITH, UM, A STATE OF APPRECIATION TO OUR PARTNERS IN DESOTO FOR HOSTING THIS YEAR'S BEST SOUTHWEST, THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THIS PAST WEEKEND.
UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT WENT OFF VERY, VERY WELL AND THEY DID A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB FORCIBLE WE'LL, UH, WE'LL PUT OUR SPIN ON IT.
UH, WHEN OUR TIME COMES BACK AROUND, THE HOST IS WE ALWAYS TEND TO RAISE THE BAR.
UM, BUT ALSO JUST TO GO BACK ANOTHER WEEK BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING WE'RE BACK INTO FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODE, UH, KID FISH, AND ALSO THE KICKOFF FOR THE SUMMER LIBRARY READING PROGRAM THE WEEKEND BEFORE, WE'RE ALSO VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENTS AND, UM, THE HARBINGER OF THINGS TO COME FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER AS YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE AS THE CALENDAR FILLS UP.
UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH THE FUNNEST THING THAT I GET TO DO AS CITY MANAGER.
AND THAT IS INTRODUCED, UH, TO YOU A NEW MEMBERS TO THE CEDAR HILL TEAM, ZERO FAMILY AT THE PEDIS.
WOULD YOU COME UP PLEASE AND JOIN ME, UH, I'M FLIGHT PLEASED AND PROUD TO INTRODUCE OUR NEXT, UH, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, MS. TIA PETTIS, WHO COMES TO THE CEDAR HILL, I MEAN COMES TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AFTER HAVING BEEN A CDO RESIDENT FOR HOW MANY YEARS, FOR 15 YEARS.
SO IT'S DECIDED THAT SHE KNOWS THE MATERIAL AND THE PLAYING FIELD IS, UH, TO GET A LENS FROM A RESIDENT AS WELL AS A, UM, AS A PUBLIC SERVICE PROFESSIONAL.
AND WE'RE VERY DELIGHTED TO HAVE HER, UH, TIA COMES, UH, TO US AFTER 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC FINANCE, THE LAST 12 OF WHICH SHE HAS SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND OUR PARTNERS OVER THERE.
YES, THE MAYOR PRO TEM MENTIONED THAT, UH, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A STINK-EYE SITUATION WHEN HE SAW OUR FRIENDS IN DUNCANVILLE, BUT REST ASSURED THAT, UH, WE, UH, WE SHARE TALENT, UH, APPROPRIATELY AND WELL, AND THAT, UH, UH, WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM AND, UH, IT DOESN'T AFFECT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FRIENDS IN DUNCANVILLE AT ALL.
UM, UH, TIA BRINGS TO US A LONGSTANDING, UH, RECORD OF BUILDING TEAMS AND CAPABILITIES WITHIN, UH, THE SYSTEMS THAT SHE PARTICIPATES IN.
AND SHE COMES TO US VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BOTH FOR FOLKS WITHIN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND WITHOUT, AND I AM SUPER DELIGHTED TO HAVE HER JOIN OUR TEAM.
SHE WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN ON JULY 6TH, BUT AS IS OUR TRADITION, WE'VE FOUND WAYS OF ALREADY BEGINNING TO UTILIZE HER GUESTS, UH, AND, UH, HER, UH, HER SKILLS ALREADY BEFORE SHE ACTUALLY STARTS OFFICIALLY.
SO, UH, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO TO YOU FITNESS, THANK YOU.
I'M JUST SO EXCITED AND GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UM, HERE, UM, AS, AS INDICATED, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 15 YEARS, MY FAMILY, MY HUSBAND, AND TWO SONS.
WE EXPERIENCED THE GROWTH AND ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE THINGS THAT ARE TO COME IN THE FUTURE.
SO, UM, MOST OF MY CAREER HAS BEEN IN GOVERNMENT, UM, AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL.
I ENJOY JUST THE IDEA OF BUILDING COMMUNITIES AND RE UM, SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES.
SO I LOVE I'M JUST SO EXCITED THAT TO BE ABLE TO WORK AND SERVE IN THE ACTUAL CITY I LIVE IN IS HUGE FROM IS TREMENDOUS.
CAN'T WAIT TO, UH, WORK WITH THIS TEAM IT'S ALREADY BEEN SO, SO AMAZING AND THE FINANCE TEAM ALSO.
AND I, I GUESS, I GUESS I'LL SAY A FEW WORDS.
I HAVEN'T HAD A PLEASURE TO, TO QUITE MEET YOU YET TO YOU, BUT I DID HEAR GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOU AND YOU ACTUALLY, RIGHT.
NOT JUST OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER.
WE DO HAVE A PREMIER TEAM, SO WE DO WELCOME YOU TO HERE TO CEDAR HILL AND PERFECT TIMING FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO COME RIGHT BEFORE A BUDGET, UH, FOR YOU TO COME AND WORK WITH US.
UH, BUT HOPEFULLY WHEN THINGS CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE, WE'LL BUILD A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.
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ALL RIGHT.MOVING TO THE COUNCIL CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AHEAD.
UM, THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 24TH AT 6:00 PM, WE ARE, WE'LL BE HAVING A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STAGE OF, UH, LIBRARY DESIGN.
SO WE'LL BE CONDUCTING A WORKSHOP WITH THE COUNCIL WITH COST ESTIMATES AND, UH, THE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS.
SINCE THE LAST TIME THAT YOU MET, IT WILL BE ON THE THIRD FLOOR TRAINING ROOM, SO THAT, UH, THAT CHANGE OF VENUE DID GO OUT.
I THINK IT, IT SHOULD BE ON, UH, ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW.
SO IT WILL BE ON THE THIRD FLOOR ON THURSDAY AT 6:00 PM TO TALK ABOUT OUR PREMIER LIBRARY AND A PARK PROJECT ON A FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH, A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR US AS A, AT 10 O'CLOCK, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE REOPENING OF THE SENIOR CEDAR HILL SENIOR CENTER.
SO AS YOU RECALL, UM, THE CENTER WAS COMPLETELY REFURBISHED AND REMODELED LARGELY WITH THE INPUT OF THE SENIORS THAT UTILIZE THAT PROGRAM JUST IN TIME FOR COVID TO HIT.
AND SO, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIORS TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THIS, UH, REFURBISHED IN A RENOVATED FACILITY HAS, UH, HAS NOT BEEN ALLOWED UNTIL UNTIL THIS TIME, UH, UNTIL FRIDAY.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO REINTRODUCE THEM TO BOTH THE PROGRAM AND FOR THE ENGAGEMENT THAT OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY HAS TO BE ABLE TO BE IN PERSON AGAIN, AND TO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO, UM, PROVIDE X ACCESS TO THE WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE IN THAT PROGRAM.
SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTEND, PLEASE DEFINITELY COME OUT, UH, ON, UH, ON FRIDAY AT 10 O'CLOCK AND THEN AT 8:00 PM ON FRIDAY, WE HAVE THE, THE NEXT CONCERT IN THE PARK IN OUR, UH, JUNE SERIES.
IT'S, THERE'LL BE AT 8:00 PM AT THE VALLEY RIDGE PARK AMPHITHEATER.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE ON A NICE SUMMER EVENING.
AND, UH, IT IS, UH, ALWAYS ONE THAT THE COMMUNITY LOOKS FORWARD TO.
SO PLEASE MAKE A POINT OF COMBINED SING AND HIGH ON THAT.
WE HAVE A VERY BUSY WEEK ON TUESDAY, JUNE THE 29TH.
UH, THE COUNCIL WILL BE MEETING, UH, IN SPECIAL SESSION TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UH, FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
UH, THE PACKET OF INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU, UM, PRIOR TO THAT MEETING.
SO YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THE CANDIDATES AND, UH, AND TO GO THROUGH THAT.
SO BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND THEN THE VERY NEXT NIGHT, UH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30TH AT 6:00 PM, WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE COUNCIL TO UPDATE YOU ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM OUR PLANNING GROUP.
SO OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS GOING AND THOSE TWO NIGHTS WILL, UH, BE INDICATIVE THAT JUST A REMINDER THAT MONDAY, JULY 5TH CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED AND OBSERVE, UH, THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY.
UM, AND THEN TUESDAY, JULY THE SIX, UH, WILL BE OUR PRELIMINARY BUDGET WORKSHOP WHERE WE WILL LOOK AHEAD AT FISCAL YEAR 22 AND THE OPERATING BUDGETS, AS WELL AS THE PROGRAMS AND NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE TO FULFILL THEM, UH, THAT GO ALONG WITH DEVELOPING THE BUDGET.
SO THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD WORKSHOP IN, UH, IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE BUDGET.
AND WE'LL BE, UH, UH, TAKING CARE OF THAT ON TUESDAY, JULY 6TH, THAT WILL ALSO BE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OR A TRAINING ROOM OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 13TH, THROUGH JULY 15TH, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHO WILL, UH, BE REESTABLISHING OUR, UH, PRETTY FAMOUS YOUTH SUMMIT FOR OUR YOUTH.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALL SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED IN THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT THREE DAYS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH CEDAR HILLS YOUTH THIS YEAR.
UH, WE ARE AGAIN WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE ISD, AND WE'LL BE HOLDING THE SUMMIT AT COLLEGIATE PREP ON JOE WILSON ROAD.
AND SO, UM, DEFINITELY SHOULD GET TIME BETWEEN NINE AND TWO TO COME BY AND SEE THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE BETWEEN OUR PAC UNIT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, ISD POLICE, AND THOSE THAT SERVE OUR YOUTH, UH, DEFINITELY COMBINE GET A CHANCE TO SEE THAT PROGRAM.
THEN OUR NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JULY THE 13TH, AND THAT ONE'S LOOKING LIKE IT'LL BE A PRETTY FULL AGENDA.
UH, JUST LOOKING AHEAD, I REMEMBER THAT, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED THAT OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD WALK WILL BE ON JULY THE 31ST.
THAT WILL BE IN THE WATERFORD OAKS SUBDIVISION.
WE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON LOGISTICS AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT EVENT.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A PARTY IN THE PARK SCHEDULED FOR SOME TIME IN JULY.
WE'LL DEFINITELY GIVE YOU, UM, EARLY NOTICE OF THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE A SERIES OF PARTIES IN THE PARK THAT, UH, WE NEED TO BE, THAT WE'LL BE PLACING ON THE CALENDAR, UH, THROUGH THE MID TO LATE SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL.
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ENGAGEMENT IN THE PARK SERIES WILL CONTINUE THERE.UH, WE DO ANTICIPATE HAVING OUR LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANT, UH, AT OUR JULY, THE 27TH MEETING WHERE THEY WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE FOR THE, UH, RECENTLY ENDED LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
AND BY THEN THE FIRST SPECIAL SESSION GOVERNOR'S CALLED WILL BE WELL IN ITS WAY.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON LEGISLATION AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT, UH, WE WILL HAVE TO CONTEND WITH.
UH, PLEASE BEAR IN MIND, TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 6TH AND SEVENTH AND EIGHT.
AND SO SHE BE SURE TO HAVE THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
AND THEN THE, UH, 2022 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT IS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 10TH, 11TH, AND 12TH, UM, AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THOSE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR FOR TONIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR, UM, ON THE YOUTH SUMMIT FOR JULY 13TH AND 15TH? YES.
UM, ARE YOU SEEKING ANY COUNCIL OF APPEARANCES IN ANY OF THOSE DATES? OH, MY CHIEF KEITH IS HERE, UH, COUNSEL, UM, PRESENCE OR NEEDS FOR THE, OR THAT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME IF YOU JUST WANT TO COME AND SEE AND OBSERVE WHAT THEY'RE TEACHING AND HOW THEY'RE ENGAGING WITH THE YOUTH, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLAN EVENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR COUNSELING.
MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA OR THE ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE INVOCATION BY JULIUS HARRIS.
AT THE POINT OF MY CHURCH, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, UH, AND THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JULY, UH, 2021 IS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH AND CEDAR HILL.
WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT, UH, BOTH RELATED CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR THE SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH RESTAURANTS, BOTH OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND BOTH HAVE RECEIVED FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, BY THE COMMISSION USER, BOTH EXISTING RESTAURANTS, A WINNER'S BARBECUE AND A SISTER BABIES.
UH, WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT.
IT IS TO CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF JUNE 8TH.
UH, YOU MIGHT ASK, WELL, WHY DIDN'T WE DO THAT AND CONSENT? WELL, IT TAKES MORE VERBIAGE TO ACTUALLY PUT THAT IN CONSENT THAN IT DOES TO HAVE ON A REGULAR ITEMS. SO THIS, WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND RECEIVE CONSULTATION FROM OUR ATTORNEY RELATED TO A LAND USE MATTER.
AND THEN THAT IS, UH, THAT IS THE AGENDA.
UH, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM FOR BRIEFING THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT AND VERY HAPPY TO BE AT THIS PARTICULAR STAGE.
THE, UM, THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THE LAW AWAITED A REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM, UH, WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES, BUT ALSO MOST OF THE DALLAS COUNTY AND CITY OF DALLAS, UH, CREATING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LEVEL OF INTEROPERABILITY.
AND THE ABILITY TO LEVERAGE FIRST RESPONDER ASSISTANCE IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF BEING ABLE TO DO.
UH, ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF RISK IS HERE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE LATEST UPDATE, BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO IMPLEMENTING THE LATEST MILESTONE ACTIONS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THAT PROJECT FORWARD, UH, WITH THE GOAL OF BEING ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SOMETIME AROUND AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF THIS NEXT YEAR.
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS TOO FROM COUNCIL? UH, I HAVE ONE AND, UH, PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
UM, IS THAT PLANNING DIRECTOR IN HERE? UM, WELL YOU SAID THIS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M PRONOUNCING THIS RIGHT.
THAT'S HOW I PRONOUNCE IT BETWEEN NOW AND THE REGULAR MEETING.
I THOUGHT IT WAS PAINTINGS, BUT SO DO YOU KNOW, IS THE BABY WELL AS THE PLANNING DIRECTOR BEFORE COUNCIL COUNCIL INVESTIGATOR? ABSOLUTELY.
[3. Briefing on the Regional Public Safety Radio Project.]
ALRIGHT.NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON THE REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO.
I DO AN SST BANNER AND COUNCIL.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE UP HERE, UH, REEFING YOU ALL ON THE, ON THE RADIO PROJECT.
ONCE AGAIN, I ALSO SHARE A MR. PORTER'S ENTHUSIASM IN THIS PROJECT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THIS, UH, THIS MOVING FORWARD AND WE'RE GETTING REAL, REAL CLOSE.
UH, SO JUST A QUICK BRIEFING ON THE PROJECT.
UH, THE PROJECT 25 REPEAT 25 PROJECT, IT'S A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR FOUR RADIO SYSTEMS. AND, UH, IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE FOR, FOR SURE, AS FAR AS, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND RADIO, UH, IT'S ALSO A REQUIREMENT OF MOST STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS.
AND, UH, SO ACCEPTING THIS, UH, THIS MOVING
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FORWARD, WE'LL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR, FOR, UH, SOME MORE STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS.IT'S GOING TO GIVE US THE INTER-OPERABILITY WITH, WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
UH, WE HAVE INTER-OPERABILITY WITH CEDAR HILL, THE CELL, THE DUNCANVILLE LANCASTER, BUT THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US THE INTEROPERABILITY WITH ALL OF OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS FROM FAR WEST OF FORT WORTH ALL THE WAY THROUGH, THROUGH EAST TEXAS.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, UH, LOGIC 25 ALSO, UH, GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF LEVERAGE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PRICE COMPETITION AND WE'VE LEVERAGED, UH, THINGS CORRECTLY, AS FAR AS GETTING ON, GETTING THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK AND THE BEST PRICE ON, ON THIS, ON THIS RADIO EQUIPMENT, IT'S MORE FREQUENCY EFFICIENT, MEANING WE'LL HAVE MORE BANDWIDTH AS FAR AS OUR RADIO CHAIN ANIMALS, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO MORE WITH, UH, WITH OUR FREQUENCIES AND, UH, TAG THEM CORRECTLY AND, AND PROGRAM PROGRAM.
IT GOES CORRECTLY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION.
UH, OF COURSE IT GIVES US BETTER COMPATIBILITY WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS ACROSS THE METROPLEX, UH, AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROGRAM OUR RADIOS CORRECTLY SO THAT, UH, ON THE FRONT APPOINTMENTS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PARTNERS ON, UH, AREAS THROUGHOUT TEXAS.
THE DIGITAL QUALITY THAT THAT IS GOING TO GIVE US IS, IS A PART OF OUR SAFETY FEATURE.
UH, HAVING THAT D DIGITAL QUALITY IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO, UH, KEEP COMMUNICATIONS FROM HAVING TO BE REPEATED AND, AND SO FORTH.
SO HAVING THAT DIGITAL QUALITY IS IMPORTANT, AND I KNOW ENCRYPTION IS IMPORTANT TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS.
AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THAT ENCRYPTION CAPABILITY.
AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT ENCRYPTION CAPABILITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THE, THE DALLAS, UH,
AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL HAVE COVERAGE FROM FAR WEST OF FORT WORTH THROUGH FAR EAST, TEXAS, AND NORTH AND SOUTH NORTH ALL THE WAY TO THE OKLAHOMA STATE LINE NINE AND SOUTHBOUND DOWN IN THE WACO AREA.
SO IT, IT, IT'S GOING TO HAVE SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD COVERAGE.
THOSE 29TH SIS, UH, TOWERS IN DALLAS COUNTY, FIVE OF THOSE TOWERS ARE GOING TO BE SOUTH OF
SO IT'S GOING TO GIVE US THAT MULTIPLE, THE REDUNDANCY THAT, THAT WE NEED, UH, TO HAVE THAT, THAT, UH, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WORKED THE WAY WE WANT IT TO DOWN DOWN SOUTH, IT'S GOING TO OPERATE OFF OF TWO MAIN CORES.
UH, IT'S GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE AND IT'S GONNA, THERE'LL BE SECURE.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING IT.
UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE SQUIGGLY LINES, THAT'S THE CITY OF DALLAS, UH, SQUARE IS DALLAS COUNTY AND ALL THE AREAS IN YELLOW, THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR COVERAGE AREA JUST FROM THE DALLAS SYSTEM.
BUT ONCE IT'S INTERCONNECTED WITH THE, WITH THE FORT WORTH OR TARRANT COUNTY SYSTEM, IT'S GONNA, UH, IT'S GONNA DOUBLE IN ITS IN ITS COVERAGE SIZE.
SO WE, UH, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE, UH, MISSION CRITICAL PARTNERS AS OUR PROJECT MANAGER, UH, MITRA MISSION, CRITICAL PARTNERS WILL WE'LL COVER OUR CITIES, ALL, UH, CEDAR HILL DESOTO DUNCANVILLE, AND ALSO COVER SW RCC OR SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, UH, CENTER.
THE COST TO CEDAR HILL IS, UH, SEE RIGHT UNDER $40,000 IN EACH CITY.
WE'LL, WE'LL PAY THE SAME AMOUNT THERE WON'T.
THERE WON'T BE AN ADDITIONAL COST TO SW RCC SINCE SWCC IS CEDAR HILL SORTA DUNCANVILLE, AND IT'S ALREADY, IT'S ALREADY BUILT IN THERE.
SO ROUGHLY $120,000 FOR THE TRI-CITIES IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
UH, FIRST THING THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS SCHEDULE OUR KICKOFF MEETING AND PROVIDE US DAY-TO-DAY SUPPORT AND COORDINATION.
THEY'RE THE PROJECT EXPERTS, AS FAR AS IMPLEMENTING THESE TYPES OF RADIO SYSTEMS, AND WE'RE GOING TO LEVERAGE THEM CORRECTLY.
THE, THE GREAT THING ABOUT HAVING MISSION CRITICAL IS THERE ALREADY IMPLANTED IN, IN DALLAS.
AND, UH, SO WE'RE GOING TO LEVERAGE THEM, UH, CORRECTLY FOR, FOR OUR REGION AND, AND, UH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE A GREAT PARTNER TO US, UH, SCHEDULE TRACKING.
THEY'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE OUR INSTALL.
THEY'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE OUR VEHICLE.
INSTALLS ARE GONNA SCHEDULE OUR SW RCC INSTALLED AND TRACK THINGS THE CORRECT WAY.
AS FAR AS FLEET MAPPING, THAT'S THE RADIO PROGRAM UNIT ITSELF, AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD OUR TEMPLATES SO THAT WE HAVE THE BEST, UH, SYSTEM COVERAGE AND THE BEST TEMPLATES FOR, FOR OUR NEEDS.
UH, THEY'RE GOING TO PRIZE, PROVIDE US PROJECT SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS.
AND PRIOR TO COMPLETION, WE'LL DO OUR ACCEPTANCE TESTING AND OUR CUT-OVER, UH, I'LL SHOW YOU HERE SHORTLY A, UH, A BRIEF TIMELINE OF WHERE WE'RE AT, BUT AS FAR AS COSTS, UH, WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT 2.196, UH, FOR, FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL
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AND RSW RCC COSTS.UH, THAT INCLUDES OUR SYSTEM UPGRADE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS AN UPGRADE AGREEMENT THAT LASTS FOR SEVEN YEARS AND THE, UH, FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM, AND ALSO COVERS SEVEN YEARS OF, OF UPGRADES FOR, FOR ALL OF OUR FIRE STATIONS.
AS FAR AS THE RADIO SUBSCRIPTION, DO THE CITY OF DALLAS, IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGHLY 84, 80 $5,000 PER YEAR ON THE NUMBER OF RADIOS THAT WERE BEING PROVIDED.
AND, AND THAT IS $28 PER RADIO PER MONTH.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE PRICE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AS FAR AS OUR, UH, TIMELINE, WE'RE, UH, REALLY, REALLY CLOSE TO RECEIVING BACK THAT ILA FROM, FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I SPOKE TO THEIR RADIO MANAGER TODAY AND, UH, THEY'VE GOT A, UH, THEY'VE GOT THE ILA BACK TO, TO DALLAS LEGAL AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO COME BACK WITH, UH, THE AGREED CONTRACT.
AND THE ONLY, UH, THE ONLY THING HOLDING US UP WAS WE WERE LOOKING FOR, UH, MORE TIME IN CASE, UH, CITY OF DALLAS SAID THAT WE WERE TERMINATING THE CONTRACT OR THE ILA WE WERE LOOKING FOR MORE THAN, THAN, UH, THE THREE MONTHS THAT THEY HAD INITIALLY OFFERED.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A, A 24 MONTH PERIOD IN CASE THAT WE EVER GET TO THAT, TO THAT CROSSROAD.
I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT, BUT, UH, WE, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE COVERED AS FAR AS, UH, UH, THE ILA BEING IN PLACE LATE SUMMER.
WE, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN OUR RADIO EQUIPMENT AND BEGIN THAT INSTALL.
MOTOROLA'S ASSURED US THAT AFTER WE PLACE OUR ORDER, THAT WE'RE ABOUT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS BEFORE WE START RECEIVING OUR RADIO SUPPLY.
SO, SO, UH, THAT LATE SUMMER, UH, INSTALL IS, IS POSSIBLE.
AS FAR AS OUR STREET MAPPING, WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEGINNING THE, UH, THE FLEET MAPPING IN DEVELOPING THOSE TEMPLATES, UH, AHEAD OF TIME.
SO I, I BELIEVE THAT THAT LATE SUMMER INSTALL IS A POSSIBILITY, UH, HOPEFULLY BY THE FALL AND EARLY WINTER, WE CAN BEGIN OUR, OUR TESTING AND ANY TROUBLESHOOTING, UH, THAT, THAT COMES UP AND JUST LIKE ANY BIG PROJECT LIKE THIS, WE DO ANTICIPATE SOME, SOME TROUBLESHOOTING TO TAKE PLACE.
AND THAT'S WHY WE, WE, UH, WE'RE REALLY GLAD TO HAVE MISSION CRITICAL ON, ON OUR SITE.
APRIL OF 2022, DALLAS IS ANTICIPATING CUTTING OVER TO THEIR NEW SYSTEM, FINALIZING THEIR TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE REGIONAL CUT OVER PROBABLY SUMMER OF 2022.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE, UH, JULY OR AUGUST OF 2022, THAT, THAT CUT OVER FOR OUR REGION TAKING PLACE.
WE ASK, UH, COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF DALLAS.
AND WE'LL PROVIDE THAT TO YOU REALLY, REALLY SOON.
I HOPE, UH, BY NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE CAN PRESENT THAT TO THE COUNCIL.
AND THEN WE ALSO ASKED COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE CONTRACT AND THE NOTICE TO PROCEED WITH, WITH MOTOROLA.
UH, BUT WITH THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S MY BRIEFING FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF ANY, AND YOU'RE OUT THERE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? UM, A COUPLE OF THAT I HAVE CHIEF.
ALL OF THEM, I GUESS, THE, FROM IMPLEMENTATION INTO THEIR SYSTEM IS SECOND, THIRD QUARTER OF 22.
IS THAT, THAT HAS HELPED WITH THE, UH, AS FAR AS OUR IMPLEMENTATION AND CUT OVER.
WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT CUT OVER TO PROBABLY TAKE PLACE IN JULY OR AUGUST OF 20, 22.
UM, I GUESS, UH, NOT THAT I NEED TO UNDERSTAND, BUT I GUESS IF I ASK, IF I GET ASKED A QUESTION, THE TERRITORY, YOU KNOW, RAINS BEYOND TERRAN DALLAS COUNTY, AS YOU SHOWED US BEFORE.
UH, BUT IT SEEMS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE LIKE ITS OWN CHANNEL.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE FREQUENCY BASE.
WE ARE W W CEDAR HILL WILL DEFINITELY HAVE, UH, ITS OWN CHANNEL, UH, CHANNELS.
UH, EACH, EACH, UH, EACH SPECTRUM HAS 16 CHANNELS ON IT.
SO, UH, ONE OF THOSE, ONE OF THOSE SPECTRUMS WILL BE DEDICATED TO, TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, BUT, UH, WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE A REGIONAL TEMPLATE BUILT SO THAT WE'LL HAVE THOSE COMMUNICATIONS.
AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON THE, ON THE PDN ON THE FIRESIDE ON THE FIRESIDE ARE TEMPTED WILL BE BUILT SO THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE, UH, WITH THE SOUTHERN DUNCANVILLE BECAUSE THEY'RE OUR FIRST RUN PARTNERS.
UH, BUT ON THE PD SIDE CHIEF AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, UH, ON THE PD SIDE, CEDAR HILL PD WILL HAVE THEIR OWN, THEIR OWN RADIO CHANNELS.
AND, BUT THERE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO, WITH A CLICK OF A, OF A KNOB, BE ABLE TO GET OVER TO DESOTO AND DUNKIN.
UM, JUST TO, SO I WAS PART OF THIS WHEN WE TRANSFERRED OVER IN AUSTIN FROM THE OLD RADIO SYSTEM THAT
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RIGHT NOW, WE ONLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE OUR RADIOS WITH DESOTO AND DUNCANVILLE.ONCE WE GO TO
NOW WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH ANYBODY WITHIN THAT YELLOW SPECTRUM, THAT'S ON A P 25 COMPLIANT RADIO.
WHAT THAT MEANT FOR US IN AUSTIN WAS GOING FROM JUST HAVING THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH AUSTIN POLICE.
WE THEN WERE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS POLICE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DPS HAYES COUNTY, SHERIFF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, SHERIFF DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF.
AND SO NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE YOUR DESIGNATED CHANNELS, THERE ARE SEVERAL ZONES THAT YOU COULD SWITCH ZONES AND GET ON THE COUNTY RADIO, OR GET ON DALLAS PD RADIO AND TALK TO THEIR HELICOPTER IF UP IN THE AIR.
SO IT JUST GIVES US A WIDE RANGE OF SPECTRUMS TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANYBODY THAT'S ON A
SO I GUESS THOSE OTHER AGENCIES, IF THEY NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH CEDAR HILL, THEY JUST KNOW THAT CT IS ON CHANNEL TWO, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEY JUST SWITCH OVER AND CORRECT.
UM, W WE'LL HAVE, UH, THE REGION IS TRYING TO BUILD A TEMPLATE SO THAT EVERYBODY'S RADIO ARE PROGRAMMED THE SAME WAY, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT ZONE.
WE NEED TO SWITCH OVER, TO COMMUNICATE WITH A CERTAIN JURISDICTION, UH, NOT ONLY, UH, LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, BUT ALSO ON THE STATE.
AND THERE'S SOME STATE INTER-OPERABILITY CHANNELS WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR DPS PARTNERS AND, AND, UH, OTHERS PARTNERS ACROSS PROCESS, STATE FINAL QUESTION I HAVE AND GIVE IT TO THE PRO TEAM.
UM, NOT ONLY ARE WE USING THE DEVICE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT I GUESS ALSO ON THE UNIFORM, THAT'S ALSO, THE CHANNEL IS GOING TO BE USED ON THE UNIFORM AS THOUGH THEY HAVEN'T WORKED.
UH, TELL, TELL ME, I'M ASSUMING WHENEVER YOU HAVE THE
UH, BUT I GUESS ON THE, IF YOU, OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO SWITCH CHANNELS, UH, ON THE BODY OF THE UNIFORM? YES, SIR.
SO OUR, OUR, UH, OUR MOBILE RADIOS, WHICH ARE ON THE APPARATUS OR THE POLICE UNITS, UH, THOSE UNITS WILL STAY IN THERE, BUT WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO COMMUNICATE THE SAME WAY ACROSS THE STATE OFF OF OUR PORTABLES, WHICH WE CARRY ON OUR PERSON.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY, UM, HOW THRILLED I AM THAT THIS HAS FINALLY HAPPENED.
UM, THE P 25 STANDARD HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
AND AS THE CITY WE HAVE BEEN, UM, I THINK OUR PUBLIC SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE ABILITY TO PLUG INTO THE REGIONAL NETWORK.
AND SO THE FACT THAT WE'RE GETTING THERE, I THINK YOU'LL SEE FOR ME AND INCREASING OUR ABILITY TO, TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES, POLICE, AND FIRE TO OUR CITIZENS.
THIS HAS A DIRECT BENEFITS, OUR CITIZENS.
AND I'M JUST THRILLED BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN, AS I WAS TELLING GREG, THIS HAS BEEN MULTIPLE YEARS BIG.
WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AND IT'S FOR ME, IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHO'S BEEN AROUND AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THIS FILING UP.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND STEERING THIS AND MAKING SURE THIS GOES TOWARD.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM AND, AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP THAT EVERYBODY'S PROVIDED US TO, TO GET HERE AND THE PROVIDE THE HELP PROVIDED TO THE FUTURE IS THIS NEXT LEVEL OF CHIEF.
I THINK THAT TAKES US TO THE FINAL ITEM ON THIS BRIEFING AGENDA IS FOR GERMANY AND I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO THEY HAVE A MUCH DIFFERENT CUSTOMER MCCURRY? DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND PHONE CUSTOMER, THE OTHER MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE OUR COUNCIL MEETING.