Aug 10, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting

IS A DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER PRESENTATION PRESENTED A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO MRS. CEDAR HILL FOR HIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS COMPLETED IN JUNE, 2021.

NEXT ITEM

[a. Present a Certificate of Appreciation to Mission Cedar Hill for its community outreach projects completed in June 2021. ]

I THINK THERE'S A VIDEO A DAY.

WE'LL HAVE A COUNSELING HAYDEN

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SO THIS SUMMER MISSION, CEDAR HILL CELEBRATED ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY JUBILEE.

SO VOLUNTEERS CAME IN FROM ALL OVER.

UM, WE HAD SOME RETURNING ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATED EARLIER IN A BIG WEEK.

THEY TORE DOWN AND BUILT ABOUT 750 FEET OF WOODEN FENCING AT FIVE SEPARATE HOMES.

THEY DID MOWING WEED, EATING PAINTING.

THEY EVEN REMOVED A LARGE ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL.

UM, AND THEY BUILT A WHEELCHAIR RAMP AVERAGES RESOURCE CENTER.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE BY THE NUMBERS.

SO FOR THIS YEAR'S BIG WEEK, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 110 VOLUNTEERS CLOCKING ABOUT 704 VOLUNTEER HOURS.

THEY WERE MOVED ABOUT 80 YARDS OF DEBRIS FOR A TOTAL IMPACT OF ABOUT 18 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES.

SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO OUR COMMUNITY IS KIND OF IN THE HISTORY OF THIS PROGRAM, THEY'VE RETURNED OVER $400,000 OF EQUITY TO THESE HOMES.

AND THE TOTAL VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS YEAR IS ABOUT A LITTLE OVER $27,000.

BUT WHEN WE TRY TO CALCULATE THE VALUE OF THIS PROGRAM OVER ITS HISTORY, YOU REALLY COULDN'T WRITE CAUSE WHAT KIND OF VALUE CAN YOU PLACE ON THE RELATIONSHIP THAT HAD BEEN BUILT, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINISTRY, UM, AND JUST THE CONNECTIONS THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS FORCED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THAT VALUE IS TRULY, UM, PRICELESS.

SO IT WAS REALLY NEAT THAT MR. DANIEL FOSTER PICTURED HERE IN THIS PICTURE, HE RETURNED, HE WAS AN EARLY YOUTH PASTOR AT HIGH POINT BAPTIST.

SO HE RETURNED FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND ALSO A YOUTH GROUP AT HILLCREST.

THEY BROUGHT A GROUP OVER TO VOLUNTEER.

SO IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE DIFFERENT CHURCHES PARTNERING WITH HIGH POINT BAPTIST.

AND THIS IS A QUOTE FROM ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WORKED DURING BIG WEEK.

THIS IS PASTOR TOBY, STEVE MAYER, AND ALL THE MISSION, CEDAR HILL WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS, ROBIN.

AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WAY YOU ALL SHOWED US.

GOD'S HANDS AND LOVE AND ACTION.

YOU KNOW, I CAN JUST, I CAN REMEMBER WHEN YOU ALL STARTED THIS PROGRAM AND THEN WHAT IS EXPANDED TO TODAY IS JUST, JUST AWESOME.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I WAS WONDERING WHAT TO SAY WHEN I GOT UP HERE, UH, BECAUSE I WAS GIVEN THE PRIVILEGE AND THE HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS APPRECIATION AWARD, BUT I SAID, WELL, WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY? OR WHAT AM I GOING TO TELL THEM ABOUT THEM? AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS VIDEO SAYS IT ALL.

IT'S JUST NOT A WHOLE LOT THAT YOU CAN SAY OTHER, THE FACT THAT, THAT ON BEHALF OF THE, THE, UH, MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL, OUR CITIZENS, UH, WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE WHAT MISSION CEDAR HILL HAS DONE FOR CITY AND WHAT IT'S BECOME FOR CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK.

SO WITH THAT SAID, IT'S MY HONOR TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU THIS CERTIFICATE APPRECIATION AWARDED TO MISSION OF CEDAR HILL.

SO I'LL READ THIS AND WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODY COME UP.

STEVEN SAT, SORRY THAT TOBY IS NOT HERE TODAY.

UH, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM BIGGER AND BETTER, 150 HOMES OR PROPERTIES OR SO THAT I SAW 18 LAST TIME.

UM, Y'ALL WERE GOING TO CONTINUE GOING.

I KNOW, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR CDL.

SO THE, THE CERTIFICATE APPRECIATION AWARDED TO THE MISSION OF CEDAR HILL MISSION CEDAR HILL FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS AND GENEROUS SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CEDAR HILL, THROUGH YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS OF MISSION CEDAR HILL 2021 PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF CITY COUNCIL, THE CEDAR HILL CITY COUNCIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2021.

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UM, JUST REAL QUICKLY, UH, 20 YEARS, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S AMAZING ALL BY ITSELF, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, USUALLY YOU CAN GET SOMETHING GOOD GOING AND IT LASTS FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT JUST KIND OF PLAYS ITSELF OUT AND A MISSION CEDAR HILL, HASN'T DONE THAT MISSION.

CEDAR HILL IS LOOK FOR NEW WAYS TO EXPAND IN, UH, BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND, AND FIND THINGS THAT, UH, WE HAD AN 82 YEAR OLD GUY WORKING WITH US IN THIS LAST JUNE.

AND HE SAID, WHAT CAN I DO? AND I SAID, YOU CAN PASS OUT T-SHIRTS BECAUSE WE PASS OUT SOME T-SHIRTS IF YOU DON'T HAVE A RED T-SHIRT YET IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T SHOWED UP ON BIG WEEK YET.

PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING AUGUST 21ST, 2021 AS MAXIMUM SENIOR CITIZENS.

JUST SAYING, UM, YOU CAN GET, YOU CAN GET A T-SHIRT, UH, IT HAS BEEN AMAZING.

I TELL YOU WHAT WE HAD COUNCILMEN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SHOWED UP.

WE HAD SCHOOL, UM, UH, UM, WHAT DO THEY CALL THIS? THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT'S RIGHT.

SCHOOL BOARD PEOPLE SHOW UP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS THERE.

UM, THAT LADY I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN THE LADY THAT GOT UP WARNING ABOUT HER PAIN ON HER GARAGE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT SHOWED UP TO PAINTER, HER GARAGE.

I TELL YOU WHAT GUYS THAT'S A CITY WORTH LIVING IN.

THAT'S A CITY WORTH LIVING IN.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE APPRECIATION, BUT MORE THAN THAT, THANK YOU FOR THE HELP.

THANK YOU FOR THE GOALS.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES.

UH, CAROLYN AND, AND ROBERT.

WE WORKED ON THEIR HOUSE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND, UH, IT WAS, IT WAS A VIOLATION.

AND WHEN WE SAW THEIR BACKYARD, SOMETHING THAT CODE DOESN'T SEE, THEY HAD THIS POOL IN THE BACKYARD, FOUR FOOT ABOVE GROUND POOL HAD 22 FOOT TREES GROWING OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF IT.

THEY HADN'T HAD ANY WATER IN IT FOR AWHILE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? UH, IT HAD TO GO, IT NEEDED TO GO.

AND YOU GUYS GO THE EXTRA MILE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, BY SIGNING UP BY BRINGING YOUR FRIENDS, BY BRINGING YOUR CHURCHES BY BRINGING YOUR ABILITIES, BRINGING YOUR TOOLS, AND WE, WE MAKE CEDAR HILL WHAT IT IS.

SO THANK YOU FOR LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOR.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING OF YOURSELF.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

THANK YOU AGAIN, STEVE.

AND, UH, BE SURE TO GIVE A FRIEND PASS TO SNOWDEN, UH, OUR REGARDS.

UM, I'LL TELL YOU THE ONE THING THAT I REALLY LOVE ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM IS HOW YOU BRING IN A YOUTH IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM COACH THEM AND EDUCATE THEM ABOUT, UH, THE MISSION OF CEDAR HILL.

SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORT SHOULD BE DONE IN THE PAST.

UH, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS WE WILL CONTINUE WITH PRESENTATIONS,

[a. Present a proclamation recognizing August 21, 2021 as National Senior Citizens Day in Cedar Hill, Texas.]

THEY IN CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, I'M SURE I GOT A FINE GROUP OF YOUNG LADIES HERE THAT WANTS TO COME AND MEET ME.

MEET DOWN HERE, THE SENIOR SENATE DON'T COME HERE, COME SURROUND ME AROUND HERE.

THE AUDIENCE WANT TO SEE EVERYBODY.

I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT I LIKE TO READ.

WELL, THIS AUGUST 21ST IS NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY FOR THE UNITED STATES.

AND THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, ACTIVE SENIORS HAVE ACHIEVED A LOT FOR OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OUR COUNTRY THAT REMAINS TRUE TODAY.

AND IT GIVES US EMPA REASONS FOR THIS YEAR TO RESERVE A SPECIAL MONTH IN HONOR, OF THE ACT OF SENIORS, WHO MEANS SO MUCH TO OUR LAND.

WHEREAS ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM, THE CITY OF CEDAR HERE WILL HOST A SENIOR INFORMATION AND WELLNESS EXPO FOR OUR SENIORS AT ALLEN RECREATION CENTER.

MANY SENIOR CITIZENS ARE EMBARKING ON SECOND CAREERS, GIVING YOUNGER AMERICANS AS FINE EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBILITY, RESOURCEFULNESS COMPETENCE, AND DETERMINATION, MORE THAN THREE AND A HALF MILLION PLUS SENIORS ARE SERVING AS VOLUNTEERS IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT BENEFITS EVERY SECTOR OF OUR SOCIETY.

WHEREVER THE NEED EXISTS AFTER SENIORS ARE MAKING THE PRESENCE FELT FOR THEIR OWN GOOD AND BAD.

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AND THAT WE TOOK THAT OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR SENIORS AND RECOGNIZE THE ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO THE NATION.

NOW, THEREFORE ASTI BASICALLY MAYOR OR THE CITY OF CEDAR.

YOU DO WORRY ABOUT PROCLAIM AUGUST 21ST, 2021 AS NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY.

YOU HAVE THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

WE CAN BEST DEMONSTRATE OUR GRATITUDE AND ESTEEM BY MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE A GREAT PLACE ARE GOOD PLACES IN WHICH TO MATURE AND GROW OLDER PLACES IN WHICH OUR SENIOR CITIZENS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE FULLEST.

THEY CAN FIND AND ENCOURAGEMENT, ACCEPTANCE, ASSISTANCE, AND SERVICES.

THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO LEAD LIVES OF INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY.

A HERO TO HIM SAID MY HAND AND HAD CALLS THE CEO OR THE SENIOR CITY HERE, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS DAY, THE 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2021 SIGNED BY ME, STEVE MASON, MAYOR.

WE CAN, WE CAN LOOK ALMOST THANK YOU, MICHELLE.

ANY COMMENTS WE HEAR FROM THE SENIOR CENTER AND SENIOR? YES.

ON BEHALF OF THE SENIOR CENTER OF CEDAR HILLS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR RECOGNIZING THIS DAY AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO MA'AM MASON, FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE CENTER ITSELF.

SO THANK YOU.

AND REMEMBER THAT THAT'S THE DAY YOU SHOW UP AND SUPPORT US AGAIN.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TO COME OUT.

UM, ON THE 18TH TO THE RECREATION CENTER, WE WILL HAVE THE SENIOR INFORMATION AND WELLNESS EXPO FROM 10 TO ONE O'CLOCK AND WE WILL HAVE OVER 30 VENDORS COMING ALL FOR SENIORS.

SO MAKE SURE YOU GO ONLINE AND REGISTER FOR LUNCH BECAUSE IN AND OUT, BURGER WILL BE SUPPORTING OUR LUNCH FOR OUR SENIORS.

THE REGIONAL AWARD FROM NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

I'LL SEE YOU.

THE CHIEF IS COMING DOWN.

SO THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS TO PRESENT

[b. Present Regional Cooperation Award from North Central Texas Council of Governments. ]

YOU GOT SOMETHING GOOD FOR? STEVE SAID HE HAS TO BE GOOD FOR US.

OH YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WE WE'VE ALWAYS HAD SOMETHING GOOD.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS AMAZING THAT, UH, WHEN THIS AWARD WAS AWARDED, WE WERE IN FULL BLOWN COVID RESPONSE.

AND SO, UM, THE TIMING OF IT AND, AND BEING HERE TODAY, UM, THIS WAS THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY THAT WE COULD COME AND REALLY CELEBRATE THE AWARD.

AND SO VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER THIS LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE REGIONAL COOPERATION AND THE WAY WE DO THINGS HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

AND A LOT OF THAT'S BASED ON THE SUPPORT THAT THE COUNCIL GIVES US AND THE DIRECTION THAT YOU GIVE US THE, TO BE VERY ENGAGED.

I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, IT INVOLVES PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS.

AND A LOT OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IN EMERGENCY SERVICES GO OUTSIDE OUR CITY LIMITS.

AND ONE OF THE VALUES AND DIRECTED THAT'S MADE CLEAR THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY IS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ENGAGED AND NOT JUST ENGAGED WITH OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND US.

AND WE REALLY SHARE CHAIRS THAT PARTNERSHIP.

AND WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY LEVERAGE THIS YEAR TO BRIDE, UH, SERVICES DURING COVID RESPONSE.

UH, IT'S A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH THAT I THINK THE WHOLE REGION LOOKS AT US FOR RESPONSE WHEN, WHEN THEY HAVE AN ISSUE.

AND WE'RE LITERALLY ONE OF THE FIRST NUMBERS THEY CALL ANYTIME.

THERE'S A PROBLEM HERE IN THE REGION.

UM, AND FOR THESE EFFORTS, THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT HAS RECOGNIZED THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS FOR THAT RELATIONSHIP, UM, BE RELATIONSHIP.

A LOT OF WHAT THEY USE AS THE BASIS FOR THE AWARD WAS THE REGIONAL TRAINING CONCEPT AND OUR EMERGENCY MANAGER PROGRAM AND HOW WE WERE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND GET INTO THE COVID RESPONSE, WHETHER THAT WAS TESTING OR VACCINATION.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE AREAS BEFORE I

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PRESENT THE AWARD, UH, THE FAIR PARK VACCINATION SITE, UH, WHEN THAT WAS, UH, FIRST STOOD UP.

UH, ONE OF THE FIRST CALLS WE GOT WAS HOW CAN SOUTHWEST REGION GET INVOLVED AND HELP WITH THAT? UH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE PRESENT HERE TODAY.

WE'RE ABLE TO HELP MANAGE THAT AND TAKE THAT PROGRAM FROM 2000 SHOTS A DAY TO 10,000 SHOTS A DAY, THAT PROGRAM CURRENTLY, UH, HAS DONE THIS SECOND, UM, AMOUNT OF VACCINATIONS IN THE COUNTRY, UH, WITH OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE VACCINATED, THE HOME-BOUND VACCINATION PROGRAM WAS SOMETHING WE WERE APPROACHED BY THE STATE THAT WE NEED TO ROLL OUT A PROGRAM.

WE'D LIKE TO START IT HERE IN THE GREAT SOUTHWEST CITY.

UH, WE USED OUR POSITIONING AND WE'RE ABLE TO START IT RIGHT HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO GO, UH, DOPE TO HOME-BOUND PATIENTS HOMES AND, AND ADMINISTER THE VACCINE, UM, THAT PROGRAM STILL GOING TODAY.

UH, CHIEF HARRISON ADMINISTERED THE VACCINE TODAY TO A PERSON, UH, THAT WAS, UM, WAS BLIND AND HOME-BOUND AND WENT TO THEIR HOUSE AND HAD MANAGED TO DO THAT SHOT TODAY THIS AFTERNOON.

SO THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT'S STILL GOING, THE NURSING HOME, COVID TESTING ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE REVOLVED IN, NOT JUST HERE IN THE, UH, GREAT SOUTHWEST, BUT ALL ACROSS THE METROPLEX.

AND ONE OF THE FIRST NURSING HOMES TO BE TESTED WAS THERE ON SOUTH PARK ROAD BECAUSE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP.

UH, THE DISPATCH STAFFING, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WE WERE POSITIONED FOR WAS WE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES EARLY ON WITH, WITH DISPATCH BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS CALLING NINE 11, NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.

SO ONE OF THE PROGRAMS WE PUT IN PLACE WITH PUTTING FIREFIGHTERS IN DISPATCH TO TRIAGE THESE CALLS.

SO WE DIDN'T RUN OUT OF RESOURCES.

UH, THAT PROGRAM ALSO WAS USED WHEN DISPATCHER WERE HIT WITH COVID AND DISPATCHERS WERE OUT SICK.

OUR FIREFIGHTERS STAFFED THE DISPATCH CENTERS, SO WE COULD KEEP EMERGENCY SERVICES UP AND RUNNING HERE IN, IN THIS REGION.

UH, THE ELLIS DAVIS TESTING SITE, UH, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE ADMIT, UH, RECEIVED COVID TESTING THROUGH THE PROGRAM THEN THROUGH OUR, OUR FOLKS AND THEN THE JOINT TIFF MIS AND HURRICANE RESPONSE, UH, NOT ONLY WERE WE HIT WITH THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD A LOT OF LOCAL STATE EMERGENCIES AS WELL, THAT OUR FOLKS WERE ABLE TO, UM, RESPOND AND, AND HELP OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

I THINK WE'VE BEEN, UH, ALL ACROSS TEXAS AND IN SEVERAL STATES THIS YEAR AS PART OF THOSE PROGRAMS, UH, ALL OF THAT, WHICH IS REIMBURSED BACK TO THE CITY, BUT IT ALLOWS US TO TRAIN ON SOMEONE ELSE'S EVENT AND BRING THAT BACK HOME.

SO I REALLY WANT TO, UM, IN RECEIVING THIS AWARD AND, AND PRESENTING THE AWARD TO THE MAYOR, I WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, THE GRINDS AND THE DIRECTION THAT YOU GIVE OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE VALUE THAT YOU SEE IN ALLOWING US TO RESPOND AND, UH, PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, NOT JUST HERE IN CEDAR HILL, BUT OUTSIDE OUR CITY LIMITS.

SO WITH THAT MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO THE, I GUESS, ON THE CALL, WE GO EVERYWHERE AWARD THANK YOU, CHIEF.

UM, I GOT MY, UH, MY CLINICS NEARBY, SO I MAY HAVE TO USE IT, UH, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DO AMAZING.

UM, YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T LOOK FOR AS THE, AS THE, AS THE KIDS SAY, YOU DON'T DO IT FOR CLOUT.

UH, IF YOU DO IT FOR A PURPOSE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS STEPPED UP THIS YEAR, UH, IT WAS A YEAR THAT THERE'S NO WE'RE BROKE FORWARD.

THERE'S NO BLUEPRINT.

UH, YOU GUYS HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND, UH, YOU GOTTA HAVE DELIBERATE.

SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU FOR REVISITING CEDAR HILL AND, AND THE PREMIER WAY HE DEALT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM.

SO THANK YOU TO YOU.

UH, UH, PRESIDENT SANDS, YOU HAD SOMETHING YOU CERTAINLY WANT TO ECHO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS, UM, UH, CHIEF, UM, UNTIL YOUR ENTIRE STAFF.

UM, I AM

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EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE, UH, THIS LAST, UH, SEASON, BUT CONSISTENTLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS AN ALONG WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, YOU ALL JUST EXCEL AND IT'S CONSISTENT.

AND I HEAR FROM OUR CITIZENS, UH, OVERWHELMINGLY ALL THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT YOU DO ON A, ON A DAILY BASIS, ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY.

AND SO I JUST WANNA EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU ALL FOR CONSISTENTLY PERFORMING AN EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH LEVEL.

AND I'M JUST PERSONALLY PROUD OF WHAT YOU ALL DO ON A DAILY BASIS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.

AND I ECHO THE COMMENTS OF THE MAYOR, UH, SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR HOTEL.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[6. Citizens Forum/Public Comments. Citizens wishing to speak during this time should submit a Speaker Request Form to the City Secretary before the meeting begins. Public comments may also be submitted online at: cedarhilltx.com/publiccomment. All public comments submitted online by 4pm on City Council meeting dates will be distributed to the City Council and entered into record. ]

IS, UH, ASSISTANCE FORM.

THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A CITIZEN TO SPEAK, UM, UH, UH, MINI CITIZEN WHO MAY ADJUST ANY SUBJECT DURING ASSISTANCE FOR A PERSON OF A RIVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING THE CITY.

THE CITY COUNCIL CAN NOT TAKE ACTION IN THE MATTER.

THAT'S NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT ISSUES MAY BE REFERRED TO CITY, UH, TO CITY STAFF.

SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO, UH, BRING UP DOMESTIC.

IRRITATING IS A TOPIC IS MS. CITY USA COUNCIL.

I THINK WE HAVE ROYALTY THAT'S COMING BEFORE US TODAY.

MS. VANESSA, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO TELL US ABOUT YOUR TOPIC.

HI, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS VANESSA AND I'M MISS CEDAR.

HOW USA.

UM, I GREW UP IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS IS MY CITY.

UM, MY RESEARCH ORIGINALLY FROM MEXICO AND I CAME FROM A FAMILY WHERE I COME FROM A FAMILY OF IMMIGRANTS.

SO MY PARENTS CAME INTO THE STATES ILLEGALLY, BUT I'M NOW VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT THEY ARE NOW LEGAL IN THE US, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.

AND I'M ALSO PROUD TO SAY THAT MY FAMILY HAS BASICALLY HELPED ME BECOME THE PERSON I AM TODAY.

MY DAD ACTUALLY HELPED BUILD THE CITY THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

MY FATHER ACTUALLY BUILT THE FIELD CITY THAT WE HAVE ON PLEASANT RUN AND THE CARWASH OFF 1382 AND MANY MORE LANDMARKS AND SUCH THAT HELP THE CITY BECOME A BETTER AND BIGGER COMMUNITY AND SAFER FOR EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S HERE.

UM, MY FAMILY IS ALSO THE REASON THAT I'M HERE BEING ABLE TO DO THIS FOR YOU GUYS.

AND THIS IS OUR HOME.

LIKE THIS IS MY HOME.

UM, I GREW UP HERE.

I WENT TO SCHOOL HERE.

I GRADUATED HERE AND THE CITY IS ALSO THE REASON WHY I'M CONTINUING MY EDUCATION SIMULTANEOUSLY EARNING BOTH MY ASSOCIATES AND MY BACHELOR'S BOTH ALL AT ONCE.

SO I'M GAINING MY NOT ONLY MY ASSOCIATES OF ARTS, BUT ALSO MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MEDIA ARTS AND ANIMATION.

I WANT TO GROW UP AND WORK FOR PIXAR ONE DAY.

THIS IS MY ULTIMATE GOAL.

AND I PLAN ON MAKING THE NEXT FINDING NEMO OR COCO TWO, OR MAYBE EVEN A TOUR STORY FIVE.

AND IF I CAN MODEL ON THE SIDE AND BE A PUBLIC FIGURE ALL AT ONCE, I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

SO I SEE MYSELF AS THE FACE OF CREATIVITY, BECAUSE I IT'S ACTUALLY SAFE TO SAY THAT IT'S OKAY TO BE WHO YOU ARE.

AND IT'S OKAY TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE.

EVEN THOUGH WHEN YOU THINK THAT YOU SHOULDN'T, UM, YOU NEVER KNOW WHOSE LIFE IT'LL CHANGE.

UM, I'VE LEARNED TO PUT, IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT, THEN YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH IT.

LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I NEVER THOUGHT I CAN PLAY THE PIANO, BUT I BOUGHT A PIANO.

JUST SAT A NOWHERE.

NOW I CAN PLAY THE PIANO BECAUSE I COULD PUT MY MIND TO THINGS.

AND IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT, THEN YOU CAN DEFINITELY DO IT.

UM, SO I READ BOOKS.

MATH IS MY FAVORITE SUBJECT.

I PAINT FOR A LIVING AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MESSAGE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW.

IS THAT NOT TO BE AFRAID OF WHO YOU ARE NOT TO BE AFRAID TO REPRESENT YOURSELF.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT I'M REPRESENTING THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IN THIS YEAR'S UPCOMING, MISS TEXAS USA BEAUTY PAGEANT.

SO HOPEFULLY THE FACE OF CEDAR HILL CAN BE THE FACE OF TEXAS AND WHICH IS VERY CRAZY AND NERVE WRACKING AND ALSO A BIG MILESTONE.

AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE IT WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS AND THE CITY THAT I'M REPRESENTING, WHERE I COME FROM.

AND THE ONLY THING IT TAKES IS VOTING.

SO ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS VOTE.

THE ONLY CATCH IS EVERY VOTE IS $1.

SO I'M ONLY ASKING FOR A DOLLAR, BUT VOTING IS ALSO UNLIMITED.

SO YOU CAN VOTE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU'D LIKE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN.

EVERY VOTE IS VERY APPRECIATED AND VERY HELPFUL.

SO VOTING IS ALSO SUPER SIMPLE.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO WWW DOT, MISS TEXAS USA.COM AND THEN GO TO PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS.

UM, MY NAME IS VANESSA GUTIERREZ, B A N E S S A GUTIERREZ IS G U T I E R R E Z.

MY AGE DIVISION IS MISS IS PEOPLE SOMETIMES CONFUSE

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ME FOR A TEEN AND I PROMISE I'M 21.

AND ALSO MY CONTESTANT TITLE, WHICH IS MISS CEDAR HILL.

UM, EVERY VOTE IS VERY APPRECIATED AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO THANK MAYOR MASON FOR GIVING ME ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HE'S GIVEN ME SO FAR.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AND YEAH.

ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, WE CAN'T TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND, UH, WE'LL SEND YOU ON AND IF YOU WANT TO HANG AROUND UNTIL AFTER OUR COUNCIL MEETING, THEN MAYBE YOU CAN MAYBE INTRODUCE THEM TO SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

NEXT I HAVE FOUR FOR HIM IS, UM, .

HE HAS A TOPIC FOR A TEXAS.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WOW.

HOW DO YOU REALLY FOLLOW THAT? WELL, I GUESS FIRST OF ALL, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS CONGRATULATE THE CITY MANAGER ON HOW Y'ALL GET A Y'ALL APPROVE THEM A BUDGET EVERY YEAR.

AND HE JUST DOES A GREAT JOB ON SPENDING IT, BUT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT Y'ALL DO AND HOW Y'ALL DO IT.

AND I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS CALLED A CITY PHONE NUMBER UP IN THE FIRST THING IT SAYS, IF YOU HAVE COVID PROBLEMS OR YOU HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT COVID, IT SAYS CALLED A COUNTY.

WELL, WHAT THAT REALLY SAYS, IF ISN'T, WHY DO WE NEED A CITY? WE JUST CALLED A COUNTY WITH ALL THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY.

WHY WOULD YOU NEED THAT? AND IT SAYS TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR THAT SAYS, SO YOU PUNCH TEXTS, TAXES, ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.

AND IT COMES UP WITH A LAW FIRM.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE NO ONE HERE IS APPOINTED TO MAINTAIN OR SEE ABOUT COLLECTING TAXES.

AND DURING ONE OF THE FORUMS THAT THEY HAD ABOUT THE ELECTION, ONE OF THE CANDIDATES SAID, WELL, IF THERE WASN'T A TAXES, WE WOULDN'T NEED A COUNCIL.

AND I'M, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S, UH, IT MIGHT BE TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT TURNING THE CITY INTO AN UNINCORPORATED AREA AND JUST HAVING A FIRE DISTRICT IN A WATER DISTRICT.

AND SIMPLY BECAUSE FOR A WATER DISTRICT, WE'VE GOT WATER AND JOE POOL THAT NO ONE'S DONE ANYTHING ABOUT PULLING IT OUT.

IT'S WHAT, 40 YEARS, 50 YEARS, NO, NOT 50 YEARS.

AND THE NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE'VE HAD, WE'VE NEVER SEEN NO DECREASE IN TAXES.

WE HAVE A TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER.

WE HAVE, UH, UH, THE CITY DOESN'T EVEN COLLECT IT'S GARBAGE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU WATCH IN THE AREAS WHERE PEOPLE OWN THEIR HOMES, THAT THEY'RE PUTTING MORE GARBAGE OUT ON THE BOAT BOOK COLLECTION DAYS THAN WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A JAIL, WE SHARE A JAIL, WE BUILT A JAIL HERE AND BUILT A JAIL OVER IT.

THE OTHER PART, THE DISPATCH, WE HAVE A TRI-CITY DISPATCH, AND YET WE'VE NOT SEEN ANY DECREASE IN TAXES.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM WHAT THE LETTER HIT, WHAT CEDAR HILL LETTERHEAD.

AND IT SAID, REDUCE YOUR ELECTRIC BILL 20%.

WELL, I DID THAT ALREADY.

I SAID, SOMETHING'S GOT TO CHANGE.

THEY SAY, IF YOU'VE GOT, EVERYONE'S GOT CEILING FANS IN THEIR HOUSE, THEY SAYS, IF YOU RAISE YOUR TEMPERATURE, FIVE DEGREES ABOVE WHAT YOU NORMALLY HAVE AND TURNED THE CEILING FANS ON AND TURN THEM OFF.

WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM, YOU ARE REALLY YOU'LL REALLY REDUCE YOUR BILL BY 25%.

WELL, I DID THAT AND I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT WE'VE CONSISTENTLY, IT'S LIKE ONE OF THE COUNCILMEN SAID, WE SHARED THE FACTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

AUTOMATED TURNS OFF.

CAN YOU TURN THE MIC ON PLEASE? YEP.

AND JUST LIKE THAT, RIGHT THERE.

IT'S FAIRNESS.

I FEEL LIKE THAT YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL CHARGE PEOPLE ON ONE END AND THEN I THINK THERE'S A A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS SUPPOSED TO BE GOING IN NEAR THE JC PENNY WAREHOUSE.

AND THERE'S REALLY NO ADJUSTMENT, BUT Y'ALL HAVE INDUSTRIALIZED THE RESIDENTIAL TAX BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING FOR TAXES.

WE'RE NOT, WE'RE HAVING A,

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UH, NO.

UH, HOW DO YOU CALL IT A, UM, ER, UH, IN OTHER WORDS, Y'ALL SAYING Y'ALL NOT RAISING OUR TAXES, BUT OUR EFFECTIVE TAX RATES, THE WORDS I'M ON IS THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE IS BEING RAISED.

AND I'M REAL CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR THE CITIZENS, WITH ALL THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY TO START LOOKING AT TURNING CEDAR HILL INTO A COMMUNITY AND UNINCORPORATED AREA.

SEVEN, A CASE NUMBER PP 3 6, 4 20 21 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE TERRACES, ADDITIONAL LOTS, 12 OR A 12 R F A BEING A REPLANT OF THE TERRACES ADDITION.

SO NEXT I REMEMBER MIX THIS TOPIC OF CITY HERE, FORMER MARKET AND GALA.

GOOD EVENING, MR. CHASE.

HOW ARE YOU ALL THIS EVENING? GOOD COUNCIL, UH, MAYOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME COME UP AND SPEAK.

I WANT TO SHARE ABOUT SOMETHING.

THAT'S A VERY, VERY EXCITING COMING UP.

UH, THE SECOND AND FOURTH SATURDAYS OF THE MONTH.

UH, BUT FIRST BEFORE I DO THAT, UH, I WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO, UH, BRINGING THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ALL BROUGHT, UH, AT THE BRIEFING SESSION ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ITEMS. UH, SB 10 IS SOMETHING THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL TO THE CHAMBER WORLD AS WELL.

UM, UH, OUR CHAMBER WAS THE ONLY CHAMBER IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR THAT SIGNED ON TO THE, UH, INITIATIVE WITH NORTH TEXAS COUNCIL CHAMBER EXECUTIVES TO OPPOSE THAT, UH, BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT, UH, WITH BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIPS, NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION AND ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS, WE'RE A PART OF THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED US NEGATIVELY IN OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THE CITY AND PARTNER WITH Y'ALL IN THAT SAME CAPACITY.

SO VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HEARD THAT AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

UM, ALSO WANTED TO, UH, JUST FOR FUNSIES, UH, FELL IN TOWNSVILLE PASTOR.

SO I DO.

UM, BUT SO THAT WE JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS A FUN THING, BUT THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE I WANT TO SHARE ABOUT OUR UPCOMING SEAR HILL FARMERS MARKET.

AND I WANT TO INVITE YOU ALL AND I WANT TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO COME BE A PART OF IT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SECOND AND FOURTH, SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, UH, RUNNING THROUGH NOVEMBER.

OUR LAST SATURDAY WILL BE A SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.

THAT'S THE FOURTH SATURDAY IN NOVEMBER.

IT'S A SATURDAY FOLLOWING BLACK FRIDAY.

AND, UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

WE'VE GOT, UH, QUITE A FEW FRESH PRODUCE MARKET, UH, FARMERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AT THIS EVENT.

UH, WE'VE GOT SOME FOOD TRUCKS OUT THERE.

WE'VE GOT YOUTH VENDORS.

SO WE'VE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT AND HAVE A YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAVE BUSINESSES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PROMOTING AND SELLING THEIR, UH, THEIR ITEMS OUT THERE AS WELL.

IT'S GOING TO BE AT 300 HOUSTON STREET.

SO IT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE CHAMBER, UH, IN THE LARGE PARKING LOT SPACE BEHIND US.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT BEING A FANTASTIC EVENT, BUT JUST WANTED TO LEAVE SOME OF THESE FLYERS WITH Y'ALL AND JUST PERSONALLY INVITE YOU ALL TO COME OUT TO THAT.

UM, AND AS FOR THE GALA WANTED TO, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, FINGERS CROSSED HOSTING OUR GALA EVENT.

UH, IN OCTOBER IT'LL BE, UH, OCTOBER THE NINTH.

THERE'LL BE, UH, EXCUSE ME, THAT'S NOT CORRECT.

THAT'S, UH, IT'S GOING TO BE ON OCTOBER THE FIRST AND, UH, WE WILL BE HOSTING THAT EVENT, UH, COMING UP IN THAT AGAIN, REMEMBER IN YEARS PAST, WE HAVE DONE THE LITTLE CHALLENGE BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL, SCHOOL, BOARD, POLICE AND FIRE.

AND, UH, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING THAT UP AGAIN AND BEING ABLE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME BE A PART OF THAT.

UH, SO IF ANYTHING CHANGES DATE-WISE, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EVENT COMING UP IN OCTOBER, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AND I JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY INVITE YOU ALL TO BE A PART OF THAT EVENT.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZENS FORUM.

THE COUNCIL, THERE WAS NO, UM, UH, ITEMS ARE NO COMMENTS, UH, POSTED ONLINE EITHER.

SO THAT WAS, UH, ONLY OUR ASSISTANCE FORM COMMENTS.

NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING

[a. Case No. PP-364-2021 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a preliminary plat for The Terraces Addition, Lots 12R-A – 12R-F, Block A, being a replat of The Terraces Addition, Lot 12, Block A, with a variance to Section 20-20(b), Chapter 20 – Subdivision Regulations on property zoned “SF-E” District (Single-Family Residential – Estate with minimum 1-acre lots) located southwest of Terrace Lane, and northwest of North Cedar Hill Road, with the approximate address being 12 Terrace Lane. Representative: Jim Riley, Brockette Davis Drake, Inc. Applicant/Property Owner: Napoleon Lewis, SH Texas GP, LLC]

LOT 12 BLOCK EIGHT WITH A VARIANCE TO SECTION 2020 BEAN CHAPTER 20 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ON PROPERTY ZONE, SEF E DISTRICT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, UH, ESTATE WITH MINIMUM ONE ACRE, LOTS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF TERRENCE LANE AND NORTHWEST OF NORTH CDL ROAD WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING IN 12TH TERRORIST LANG REPRESENTATIVE JIM RILEY, UH, BROCKETT DAVIS DRUNK AND INCORPORATED APPLICANT PROPERTY OWNER, NAPOLEON LEWIS, S H TEXAS GP, LLC.

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? GOOD EVENING.

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? MY NAME IS JIM RILEY WITH BARAKA DAVID STRIKE ENGINEERS, 41 44 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY.

UM, WE'VE REVIEWED COMMENTS D AND WE'RE REQUESTING THE VARIANCE FOR THE CUL-DE-SAC LENGTH.

ALRIGHT.

UM,

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IF THERE'S A, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THEN IF COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS, WE BRING IT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER 2021.

YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER 2021, NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH A CALL.

IS THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNSEL.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT THAT'S SEEN ON THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR MOTION COUNSEL? UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER PP 3 6 4 DASH 2 0 2 1.

I DO HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND.

UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET UP, BUT YOU CONCUR WITH PLANNING, ZONING, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO DO YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNCIL UH, ON A FAIR PIECE, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MARIE ANANYMOUS THEY CAN COUNSEL, THANK YOU ALL.

UH, LOOKING FOR TODAY, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A SPECIAL PROJECT.

A PUBLIC HEARING CASE NUMBER CUP 3 5 8 20 21 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICANT FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A USE MERCHANDISE ON A PROPERTY ZONE, LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT, JAN LOCATED SOUTH OF WEST, UH, WEST BELTLINE ROAD, WEST OF SOUTH CLARK ROAD WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 1 0 8 WEST BELTLINE ROAD, SUITE NUMBER THREE, REPRESENTATIVE ERICA COLEMAN, EXP REALTY, APPLICANT ARLA COLEMAN, A BLUE OAKLAND'S LLC PROPERTY OWNER, COY QUEEN ACQUAINT, KEY QUINN, UH, TSEA 2020 L P DBA, QUINN AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED.

UH, NEXT ITEM IS

[b. Case No. CUP-358-2021 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit for “used merchandise” on property zoned “LR” (Local Retail District), generally located south of West Belt Line Road, west of South Clark Road with the approximate address being 108 West Belt Line Road, Suite #3. Representative: Erica Coleman, EXP Realty Applicant: Arla Coleman, BluOpulence, LLC Property Owner: Coy Quine, TSCA 2020 LP dba Quine and Associates, Inc.]

DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT WITH US HERE TODAY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADJUST THE COUNCIL? YOU'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO, IF YOU FEED YOU GOOD.

WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH A PUBLIC HANDING.

IF THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS, WE'LL RING YOU UP.

UM, COUNSEL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO FORWARD WITH THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER C U P 3 5 8 20 21.

THEY DON'T WANT TO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO C U P 3 5 8 20 21.

IF YOU WILL PLEASE STATE YOUR POSITION AND YOUR PHILIPPINES.

UM, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S RIGHT ON THAT I RECEIVED A NOTICE ON AND I, UH, SUPPORT THE, THE INITIATIVE THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PUT FORWARD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER P 3 5 8 20 21.

THAT'S THE ONLY ONE APPROACH CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IN CASE NUMBER C U P 3 6 3 20 21, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A REVISED SITE PLAN AND FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED OUTDOOR SALES TOWARDS DISPLAY WITH AN ALTERNATIVE SCREENING, UM, PROPERTY ZONE, LR LOCAL RETAIL DECISION LOCATED NORTHEAST OF FPM, 1382 SOUTH EAST OF NORTH J ELMA WEAVER FREEWAY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

I'LL JUST MAKE A MOVE THAT WE APPROVE A CASE.

NUMBER 3, 5 8 2 2 0 2 1 WITH, UH, SUBJECT TO, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

UH, READ THOSE.

SO THE APPLICANT WILL KNOW, SAYS THE USE OF OPERATE THE, YOU SHALL OPERATE IN CORPUS WITH THE SITE PLAN AND FUNERAL PLAN.

NO OUTDOOR SALES SHALL BE PERMITTED AND THERE SHOULD BE NO OUTDOOR DONATION BINS OR DROP BOXES.

SO SUBJECT TO THAT, I MEAN, WE APPROVED LIKE A CUSTOMER HAYDEN.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND AND CONSUMMATE MCGOVERN ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOTION.

ANAMIS THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

AND WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL.

UH, LAST ITEM ON

[c. Cases No. CUP-363-2021 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a revised site plan and for a Conditional Use Permit to exceed the maximum allowed “outdoor sales/storage/display” with alternative screening on property zoned “LR” (Local Retail District), generally located northeast of FM 1382, southeast of North J. Elmer Weaver Freeway (Highway 67) with the approximate address being 373 East FM 1382. Applicant/Representative: Janay Mommer, Lars Andersen & Associates, Inc. Property Owner: Suzanne Russo, HD Development Properties, L.P. [Home Depot]]

HOWEVER I 67 WITH THE APPROXIMATE BEING 3 73 EAST FMPS MAY HAVE TO APPLICA REPRESENTATIVE JANAE, MAMMA, LARS ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED.

PROPERTY OWNER, SUZANNE RUSSO, HD DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES LP HOME DEPOT.

UH, IS THE APPLICANT, IS THERE AN APPLICANT HERE FOR THIS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL PLEASE? COME ON DOWN.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, MY NAME IS TYLER BUSHONG WITH MONARCH CONSULTING.

I'M

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HERE REPRESENTING, UH, LARS ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATES, UH, ADDRESSES TWELVE TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE GREENVILLE AVENUE IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

IF I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE'RE MORE FURTHER PLUG PLEBE HEARING AND THEN THE COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS WE'VE BEEN YET.

UM, LIKE THE OPEN, THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO C U P 3 6, 3 20 21.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER C U P 360 3, 20 21.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MR. FIELD PHILIPPA.

IF THIS IS THE, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS, AND I DON'T THINK THE CITY SHOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THIS BECAUSE Y'ALL HAVE THESE REQUIREMENTS ON PARKING AND I'LL TAKE IT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE THEIR PARKING LIKE THEY DO RIGHT NOW.

AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR PLOT PLAN AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING, IF Y'ALL APPROVE THIS FOR THEM, THEN Y'ALL NEED TO GO THROUGH ZONING ORDINANCE AND ADJUSTED FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UM, DIFFERENT COUNCILMEN ARE JUST IT'S JUDGING AT WILL KIND OF LIKE GIVING SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE AND THEN TAKING SOMETHING AWAY FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE ONE OF THE LONGSTANDING COUNCILMAN I'VE HEARD UP HERE ONE TIME SAYS, WELL, ARE YOU GOING TO PUT A CHICKEN PLACE IN SOME PLACE? I'M CONCERNED ABOUT COMMENTS LIKE THAT, AND THEN NO ONE ADJUSTS, ANYTHING FOR IT.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF THIS ISN'T IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW, THEN AN ADJUSTMENT NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR THE TOTAL ZONING AND THE APPLICANT.

SO WHEN SOMEONE ELSE COMES UP, THEY WILL GET THE SAME TREATMENT.

OTHERWISE WE GO BACK INTO A SITUATION WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE PASSING JIM CROW LAWS.

AND WHEN SOMEONE SPEAKS UP AND MAKES A COMMENT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT, WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO CHICKEN PLACE, OR WE DON'T WANT THIS HERE, NO ONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL.

AND EVEN OTHER LONG STANDING COUNCIL, DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

WHILE THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BEING PRESENTED ONE TIME AND IT WAS, IT WAS ABLE TO BE PUT IN THAT CHICKEN PLACE WAS ABLE TO BE PUT IN.

AND EVEN THE FORMER CITY MANAGER, WHO'S NOW ON THE NO ONE SPOKE UP, NO ONE SPOKE UP AND SAID, WE CAN'T BE DOING STUFF LIKE THIS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM GO IN TO DO THIS.

BUT ACCORDING TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THEY'RE ASKING FOR AN AND THEN JUST WHEN IT'S NOT BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE ELSE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO WISH THEM TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER C U P 3 6 3 20 21.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR A POSITION? LET'S SEE ANY ONE APPROACH.

OH, I'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE ONE APPOSITION CUSTOMER MCCURDY.

YOU HAVE A QUESTION COME IN.

I DIDN'T SEE A SHAWNDRA IN HERE, MR. SPRINGVILLE.

SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY.

SO, UM, JUST AS A GENERAL RULE IN ADDRESSING THE CONCERN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP.

SO THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

ANYBODY THAT APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE TO, TO ANYBODY ON THEIR PROPERTY, THEY CAN APPLY FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE APPROVED DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY CAN MEET THE CONDITIONS SET BY OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU.

I THINK IT WAS QUESTION ABOUT PARKING THOUGH.

I'M ASSUMING THERE'S QUESTIONS ABOUT PARKING.

UH, YES, BUT THEN THE THEY'VE APPLIED FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO, TO REPURPOSE PART OF THEIR, THEIR PARKING LOT FOR, FOR THIS.

UM, CAN YOU, CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE, THE USE OF THIS SPACE IS GOING TO BE? SO WE'VE GOT THE APPLICATION FRONT OF US, BUT YOU COULD JUST DESCRIBE IT REAL QUICK.

THAT WILL HELP.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

UH, SO ALONG THE BELIEVE THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING AN OUTDOOR TOOL RENTAL CENTER.

UH, IT'S GOING TO BE COMBINED WITH THE ACTUAL HOME DEPOT STRUCTURE.

UH, IT'S JUST TO ALLOW FOR MORE TOOL RENTAL SPACE, UH, MORE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, AND ASIDE FROM THAT, WE'LL HAVE LARGE TRAILER RENTALS FOR LARGER EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS RIDE ON LAWN MOWERS, STUMP, REMOVERS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THE OTHER PORTION OF THIS CUP IS FOR AN OUTDOOR STORAGE OF TREES, UM, FROM THE MONTHS OF MARCH UNTIL JULY 4TH, UH, DURING THAT TIME IS WHEN HOME DEPOT SEES THEIR LARGEST INCREASE IN SALES FOR OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, THEY CALL IT THE KIND OF THEIR CHRISTMAS SEASON.

UM, DURING THAT TIME THEY WILL BE REMOVING THEIR TOUGH SHEDS, UH, FROM THAT PART OF THE PARKING LOT TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE SPACES THAT WILL BE LOST DURING THAT TIME.

UM, ONE, THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY BY EXPANDING AND HOME DEPOT AND GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO PURCHASE ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD NOT NECESSARILY HAVE IN THE CITY.

THANK YOU, CUSTOMER GLOVER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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UM, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF CONCERNS.

YOU MENTIONED THAT THE SHEDS WOULD BE MOVED DURING THE TIME THAT WAS SPECIFIED.

THE SHEDS WOULD BE MOVED TO ALLOW FOR MORE PARKING.

UM, RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE THE SHEDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, TUCKED AWAY IN THE BACK CORNER.

I'M SURE Y'ALL HAVE SEEN THEM.

THE NEW, UH, TEMPORARY DISPLAY WILL BE NEAR THOSE, UH, HOWEVER, TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE PARKING, UH, THOUGH WE'LL BE RELOCATING THOSE TEMPORARILY AND THAT, THAT TEMPORARY DISPLAY IS ONLY FOR THAT SPECIFIED TIME AS LISTED IN THE APPLICATION.

UM, AND, AND WHEN CHRISTMAS TIME COMES AND THERE'S TREES, WHERE WILL THOSE GO? CHRISTMAS TREES ARE TYPICALLY SOLD IN THE, IN THAT AREA.

SO THOSE WILL BE SOLD INSIDE OF THE GARDEN CENTER.

THAT IS THE AGREEMENT THAT PLANNING HAS GIVEN TO HOME DEPOT.

AND JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION.

UM, WHEN I LOOK AT THE PARKING SPACES AND THE TOTAL COUNT, THERE'S 34 PARKING SPACES THAT ARE IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDING THAT ARE IN, INCLUDE THEM IN THE ACCOUNT.

UM, I GO TO HOME DEPOT, UH, LIVED IN SECRET HALL FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

THOSE SPACES ARE NEVER USED, AND IT IS AN INCONVENIENCE TO PARK BACK THERE, WALK ALL THE WAY AROUND THE STORE BECAUSE THERE'S NO ENTRANCE IN THE BACK.

SO MY CONCERN IS THAT THAT'S IN THE TOTAL COUNT FOR THE PARKING, BUT THAT'S NOT PARKING THAT WILL BE UTILIZED BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY FOR A CONSUMER TO ENTER THE STORE FROM THE REAR TO HELP THEM WALK ALL THE WAY AROUND.

AND IF THEY DO THAT, THEY MAY GO TO ANOTHER HOME DEPOT OUTSIDE OF CEDAR HILL.

UM, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN MAKE THAT PARKING AVAILABLE FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND THEN MAKE THAT EMPLOYEE PARKING WITH LIGHTS AND CAMERAS AND MAKE IT THAT SAFE AREA FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES TO PARK AND THEREFORE FREE UP MORE SPACES IN THE FRONT FOR CONSUMERS.

THERE'S ALSO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CHICK-FIL-A WHO UTILIZE MULTIPLE PARKING SPACES AND EMPLOYEES FOR THE OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE, IN THE AREA.

I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS HOME DEPOT'S PURPOSE FOR THOSE.

I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY WERE GOING TO LIGHT THEM OR ADD CAMERAS TO THOSE AREAS.

UH, HOWEVER, IF COUNSEL WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT TO Y'ALL'S RECOMMENDATIONS, I THINK THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL.

AND JUST ONE LAST THING THAT THE 39 SPACES FOR THE PARKING SPACES, HOW DID YOU ARRIVE AT THAT FOR SALES, FOR DISPLAY AREA? WHY NOT 30 PARKING SPACES? UM, THAT WAS LEFT UP TO HOME DEPOT'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT? UM, NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAD, ANY, ANY INCLINATION ON.

UM, OKAY.

AND THEN I HOPE THAT YOU ALSO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE YOU BRING IN NEW SALES EXPERIENCE WITH THE RENTALS OF THE TOOLS AND ALSO OF THE E MARCH VEHICLES THAT IF, UH, THE CURRENTLY ISN'T ANY SIGNAGE DIRECTING CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THE VEHICLES TO A CERTAIN OR WHERE TO GO FOR THAT.

AND, UM, JUST SO THAT THERE'S NOT, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SPACE THAT FIRE LANE IS A MINIMUM OF 24 FEET.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL PARK, WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO PICK UP ITEMS FROM THE GARDEN CENTER, THAT WEST END OF THE BUILDING, UM, WITH THE ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR PEOPLE FOR ACCESSING.

AND THAT WOULD NOT WHAT THERE'D BE ANY SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE OF THAT NARROW INTEREST IN PEOPLE TRY THE PACK AS THEY, AS PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO ENTER AN EXIT.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I DON'T BELIEVE HOME DEPOT IS PROPOSING ANYTHING FOR THAT.

UM, HOWEVER, AS I SAID BEFORE, IF COUNSEL WOULD LIKE TO ADD THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, I'M SURE HOME DEPOT WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE THEM.

SO, UM, CITY MANAGER, PORTER, I THINK I'M OFF.

UH, TIM SIMS, THANK YOU MIRROR.

UM, SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AREA TO THE WEST OF THE PARKING LOT THERE HAS BEEN, UM, A LOT OF STORES THERE AND THAT'S THE PLAN THERE IS TO RELOCATE THAT, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

TIME AND WHICH, WHERE YOU'RE TAKING AWAY THOSE X AMOUNT OF SPACES.

I'LL JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, CAUSE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT'S AN AREA THAT WILL FREE UP ADDITIONAL PARKING AND I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT, AND THOSE WILL BE, THOSE WILL BE RELOCATED ONLY WHENEVER THE TEMPORARY DISPLAYS ARE OUT, UM, JUST TO MAKE UP FOR THAT PARKING DURING THAT

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CLARIFY THAT.

SO I APOLOGIZE.

UM, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MAKING THOSE SPACES AVAILABLE.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDING FOR THE EMPLOYEES? NO, NO.

I'M TALKING ABOUT, SO THERE'S, UM, SOME, UH, TO THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT, THERE WAS SOME STORAGE AND IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S BEING RELOCATED.

SO WHAT'S THE QUESTION.

I APOLOGIZE.

UM, UH, SORRY.

I'VE MET HER SECRETARY.

CAN YOU PULL UP THE SITE PLAN PLEASE? SO, UM, YOU HAVE THE EXISTING GARDEN CENTER AND THERE'S AN AREA BELOW THAT, THAT THAT'S.

UM, UM, SO YOU DID.

YEAH, IT'S FINE.

DIAGONAL BELOW IT.

UM, KEEP GOING DOWN THAT AREA.

SO WHAT'S TELL ME WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THAT.

CAUSE IT'S, THAT'S CURRENTLY SORTA OCCUPIED AND IT'S TAKING UP SPACE, BUT I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE RELOCATED.

SO THE, THE TOUGH SHEDS THAT ARE IN THAT AREA AND THEY EXTEND A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH THAN THAT ACTUALLY AS WELL.

UH, THOSE WILL BE RELOCATED, HOWEVER, OKAY.

THEY'LL ONLY BE RELOCATED WHENEVER THE PROPOSED SEASONAL OUTDOOR STORAGE IS IN USE.

BUT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THAT WILL FREE UP.

DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW MANY SPACES THAT IT'S IN THAT AREA? BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

I THINK COUNCILMAN GLOVER HAD A CONCERN BECAUSE THAT WILL FREE UP A LOT OF PARKING IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

SO THERE SHOULD, THERE SHOULD BE IT'S 26 SPACES, 39 SPACES THAT WE'LL BE TAKING UP FOR THAT PROPOSED STORAGE.

UM, HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT BE FREED UP FOR PARKING.

UM, THEY WILL ONLY BE, THEY WILL ONLY BE THE TOUGH SHEDS THAT TAKE UP THAT AREA NOW WILL ONLY BE REMOVED TO BE REPLACED BY OTHER SEASONAL DISPLAYS, UH, LAWN AND GARDEN MOLD OR TREES, THINGS OF THAT SORT.

AND DOWN ON THE BOTTOM, THERE'S A NOTE STAFF DEPOSITS THAT IT'D BE LIMITED TO THE DISPLAY, A POTTED PLANTS AND TREES ARMORED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, UM, MARCH THROUGH JULY.

AND SO YES, SIR.

SO IT, IT, IT APPEARS, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE THIS AREA FOR KNOW, DISPLAY OF MATERIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I THINK WHAT CUSTOMER GLOVER WAS SAYING TO COUNTER THAT, TAKING THAT SPACE AWAY, MAYBE YOUR EMPLOYEES CAN MAYBE PARK IN THE BACK.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT CUSTOMER GLOVER IS SAYING TO OFFSET THAT MARKING.

AND YOU SAY, AND YOU WILLING TO DO THAT.

YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED LIGHTING BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW, CHECKING OUT WHENEVER THIS DONE IS GONE, BUT I MEAN, THAT'S UP TO COUNCIL IF HE WANTS TO INCLUDE THAT.

UM, BUT I, I GUESS, UH, AN OP TO OFFSET THOSE 30, 40 SPACES, UH, CUSTOMER GLOVER SAYING EMPLOYEE PARKING, THE BAGS WOULD BE A BIG, MAKE MORE ROOM FOR CONSUMERS TO BE ABLE TO PARK, YOU KNOW, IN AVAILABLE SPACES IN THE FRONT.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN CUSTOMER GLOVER? YES.

GET YOUR MIC ON, PLEASE.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE 39 SPACES WILL BE ALWAYS REMOVED FROM PARKING 365 DAYS A YEAR.

THEY WILL NOT ONLY ALWAYS BE REMOVED.

SO THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN? WHERE WILL THE I'M HEARING THAT FROM MARCH TO JULY, IT'S SEASONAL TREES AND THEN FROM AUGUST TO FEBRUARY, WHAT WAS GOING ON TO, I GUESS, TO FEBRUARY, MOST OF THOSE WILL BE REVERTED BACK TO PARKING SPACES.

THE ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR TUFTS SHEDS WILL BE THEN UTILIZED FOR TUFF SHED.

GOT IT.

THAT'S TOUGH.

CHEFS ARE GOING TO BE BACK OUTSIDE.

I BELIEVE SO.

DURING THAT TIME THAT THAT SPACE IS NOT BEING UTILIZED FOR THE TREES, THE PARKING SPACES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE.

WELL THEN THE USED FOR THAT SAME OUTDOOR STORAGE.

SO CURRENTLY THERE'S SHEDS NEAR THAT AREA.

THEY, THEY ENCROACH A LITTLE BIT INTO THAT AREA AS IT IS, AND A LITTLE SOUTH OF THAT.

SO THE SHEDS WILL NOT BE RE RELOCATED PERMANENTLY INSIDE, OUTSIDE THE PARKING IS JUST,

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YES, SIR.

HMM.

THAT WAS NOT EXACTLY.

I GUESS I MISSED SOMETHING IN READING.

I THOUGHT THERE WAS A PERMANENT RELOCATION OF THOSE SHEDS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE PARKING LOT AND NEVER HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY OR COUNCIL TO HAVE THAT OUTSIDE THE STORE, THOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE.

SO IT'S JUST GOING TO BE JULY, MARCH TO JULY THE SHEDS GO INSIDE THE EXISTING GARDEN CENTER.

THEN THE OTHER TIME THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK OUT AND THEN INSTEAD OF 39 SPACES, THE SAME AMOUNT OF SPACES THAT THEY OCCUPIED THEM.

YES, I, THAT IS MY CURRENT UNDERSTANDING.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

SO IF I HAVE THE WRAP IT UP OF THIS AREA THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING HERE IN THE, IN THE, IN THE DIAGONAL, IN THE RED, UH, THAT APPEARS TO BE SEASONAL, THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING FOR MARCH TO JULY TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE SHIT, TO PUT IT BACK ON THE, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE, THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE PROPERTY OF HOME DEPOT.

AND SO, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE SHIFTS FOR THE MARSHAL JULY, WITH TREES OR MOLDS OR FLOWERS OR PLANTS, THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

AND SO I THOUGHT WHAT COMES FROM A GOVERNOR IS SAYING, IF YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THOSE FACES AWAY, THEN THE EMPLOYEES DON'T NEED TO BE PARKING IN A, IN A GENERAL PARKING LOT.

THEY NEED TO BE PARKED IN THE BACK.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A COUNTER, BUT THROUGH AUGUST THROUGH FEBRUARY, YOU CAN PUT BACK THE SHIFTS LIKE WE SEE RIGHT NOW TODAY, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP USING THOSE SPACES.

LIKE WE HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST, YOU KNOW, DECADE THAT HOME DEPOT HAS BEEN THERE.

IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? I BELIEVE? YES.

IS THAT, IS THAT KIND OF CLEAR COUNSEL? IS THIS SO ONLY, THE ONLY CHANGE IS MARCH JULY THAT WE HE'S ONLY PROPOSING THE CHANGE IS IT'S KINDA, KINDA, KINDA SIMPLE ME.

COUNCIL MARK IS SENIOR MANAGER.

IS THERE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL? I WOULD JUST CLARIFY AS WELL.

THE SCOPE OF THE VARIANCE IS FOUR SPACES.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENTIAL THAT SAID IT'S FOUR SPACES, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF PARKING, THE ACTUAL VARIANCE BEING FOR THESE CHANGES AND THEN CONFINING WHERE STORAGE WOULD TAKE PLACE IS A DIFFERENTIAL OF FOUR SPACES.

AND WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED OR CAN, CAN I ASK ANOTHER QUESTION BECAUSE OF BEHAVIOR THEY SEE AS QUESTIONING.

THANK YOU, MARY.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS, WAS ALLUDING TO THAT A CITY MANAGER WAS POINTING OUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS SPOT, FIRST OF ALL, LOOKING AT THIS SITE PLAN, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS GOING FORWARD AND, AND ADDRESSING SOME OF THE AREAS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE ANYWAY, FOR INSTANCE, SOME SCREENING AND EVERYTHING ON THE SIDE.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS WEST, EAST AND WEST ON THIS THING, BUT OVER TOWARD, UH, UM, THE, UH, THAT WOULD BE NORTH IN MY MIND, THE GARDEN CENTER, THE GARDEN CENTER.

SO ANYTHING OVER TO THE GARDEN CENTER LEFT OF THE GARDEN CENTER THAT YOU SEE UP THERE, YOU KNOW, I WAS OUT THERE THIS YEAR AND PICKED UP A LOT OF MULCH.

WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT AREA OVER THERE WASN'T SCREENED, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND SO FORTH.

SO IN THIS, IN THIS, UH, PROCESS, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WERE, YOU WERE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT SIDE OF THINGS TO KIND OF IMPROVE THAT SIDE OF IT.

UH, THE OTHER SIDE OVER HERE, WHERE YOU'RE DOING, UH, UH, ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE TO DO YOUR TRAILERS AND TRUCK RENTALS AND SO FORTH, THAT SEEMS TO BE JUST AN ADDITION TO, OR NOT TAKING UP ANY PARKING PLACES, BUT, UH, WE'RE KIND OF SCREENING AND DOING SOMETHING MORE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING ON THAT SIDE TO DO THAT.

SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS, I WAS LOOKING TO SEE, YEAH, I WAS WONDERING IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING THOSE STORAGE BUILDINGS BACK OR NOT TO, UM, SO IN ESSENCE, WHEN YOU MOVE OUT, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO LOSE FOUR PARKING PLACES DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH THROUGH JULY.

CORRECT.

SO THEN WHEN YOU GO BACK INTO THE OTHER MODE AND PUT THE BUILDINGS BACK OVER THERE, YOU GAIN THOSE FOUR BACK.

CORRECT.

SO THE NET EFFECT IN THIS WHOLE THING IS A LOSS OF FOUR PARKING PLACES FOR SIX MONTHS.

AND I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT.

SO, UM, SO IN MY MIND, I THINK WE'RE CORRECTING SOME OF THE UNSIGHTLY THINGS AROUND THERE.

UH, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULD NEED TO, SO WHAT WOULD THE, BUILDING'S GOING TO BE FOR THE SIX MONTHS THAT THE GARDEN CENTERS OUT HERE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT THOSE BUILDINGS FOUR MONTHS? I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE IN THE GARDEN CENTER.

HOWEVER, LET ME, LET ME SHOOT A TEXT REAL QUICK.

SO, AND THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU REALLY NEED THOSE, THOSE BUILDINGS OUT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, PLAYING SIDE ANYWAY, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PUT THEM IN THE GARDEN CENTER AND IF SO, WE WOULDN'T BE LOSING ANY FOUR SPOTS.

SEE IF I CAN FIGURE THIS OUT.

SEE WHAT I MEAN? NO, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

UH, GIVE ME ONE SECOND AND I CAN

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, YOU'RE JUST KIND OF TRADING.

IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION FROM THE SIGMA MANAGER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOUR PARKING SPACES.

AND SO THAT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT, UM, ISSUE IN MY MIND.

THAT'S NOT SIGNIFICANT.

AND, AND IT GETS TO CLARIFY THE KNIT OF FOUR SPACES.

SO YEAH, I'M IN GRADES WITH MAYOR PRO TEM.

I LIKE ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE DOING IN HERE.

UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE ONLY LOSING FOUR SPACES FOR, FOR SIX MONTHS, I MEAN, THAT'S, TO ME THAT'S FOUR MONTHS, RIGHT? YES.

FOR FOUR MONTHS, IF I COULD ALSO MAKE A COMMENT WHILE YOU'RE DOING THIS, UH, UM, FOR ME PERSONALLY, UM, UH, THERE ARE TIMES THAT, UM, I WANT TO DO THINGS AROUND MY HOUSE AND, UM, I'M NOT THE KIND OF PERSON THAT I HAVE EVERY PIECE OF TOOL THAT I NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE HOUSE.

SO THE TWO RENTAL CONCEPT IS VERY APPEALING TO ME AND THE EXPANSION OF IT.

I'M A HUNDRED PERCENT IN FAVOR OF, AND I THINK, UM, THE, FOR ME, THIS IS A BIG BOX AND BIG BOXES.

UM, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT HOME.

DEPOT'S CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN CEDAR HILL.

I I'M, I THINK AS A COUNCIL, THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD WE WANT TO SEE IS, UH, UH, ANY KIND OF, UM, IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT.

THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD WE WANT TO SEE IS, UH, A BIG BOX NOT BEING SUCCESSFUL IN OUR CITY.

AND SO, UM, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT, UH, THE, THIS TOOLBOX, I MEAN THIS TWO RENTAL AND I LIKE THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TO CLEAN UP SOME OF THE UNSIGHTLY ASPECTS OF THE SITE.

UH, AND I, I'M THRILLED ABOUT THE TWO RENTAL CONCEPT.

I'M THRILLED ABOUT YOUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT.

AND FOR ME, THAT RESIDUAL IMPACTS OF HAVING A, UH, A BIG BOX GO EMPTY MAKES ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

AND WE'VE SEEN THAT WITH THE MENU SHOPPING CENTER AND THERE'S SOME REAL PROBLEMS I HAVE.

SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT, I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE EVER YOU'RE READY, I'M GONNA MAKE, I WOULD SUPPORT THE MOTION.

YOU HAVE A FEW MORE COMMENTS, UH, CUSTOMER MCCURDY, THEN CUSTOMER GERBER, AND THEN WE'LL FINISH WITH A CUSTOMER.

SO, UM, AND IF, IF I MAY, UH, I HAVE A MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THOSE TOLL SHEDS THEY'RE BEING RELOCATED TO THE SIDE OF THE GARDEN CENTER.

YES, YES.

THAT'S WHAT I FOUND FROM THE PARKING LOT.

YES, THAT IS, THAT IS ONE OF MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT WE'VE SEEN SOME CREEP ON THE USE OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE USE OF THE SITE THAT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY INTENDED OR, OR, OR PERMITTED.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT, EVEN IF GOING BY YOUR TRUCK THAT YOU HAVE HERE ON THE SITE PLAN FOR THOSE PARKING SPACES, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GAIN PARKING SPACES BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE TOUGH SHEDS GO ALL THE WAY AT THE END OF THAT PARKING LOT.

UM, THEY'RE NOT EVEN WITHIN THAT SPACE THAT YOU'VE GOT HIGHLIGHTED.

IT EXCEEDS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME, SOME REASSURANCE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE A REPEAT OF THIS WHERE YOU'RE IN.

AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE TOOL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE TO GO RENT TOOLS FOR A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS FROM, FROM OTHER HOME DEPOTS AND OTHER RENTAL COMPANIES.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE CONVENIENT HAVING THIS HERE, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME REASSURANCE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE A REPEAT OF THIS, WHERE WE START TO CREEP INTO OTHER PARTS OF THE PARKING LOT.

AND AT SOME POINT IN TIME, WE'LL COME BACK AND APPLY FOR ANOTHER CP TWO TO MAKE IT LEGAL AGAIN, UM, THAT IF THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL USE, UM, THAT, THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND, AND, AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

YES, SIR.

UM, THANK YOU.

AND MY LAST COMMENT, I UNDERSTAND THE NET OF FOUR SPACES COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT.

HOWEVER, IF I'M TRYING TO CARRY 25 BAGS A MONTH AND THE THREE PARKING SPACES THAT ARE DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF THAT ARE UNAVAILABLE, I MAY GO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO

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PURCHASE MULCH.

AND THIS IS ABOUT THE, FOR ME, THE CITIZEN EXPERIENCE, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE, I DON'T WANT ANY OF OUR BIG BOXES HOME DEPOT INCLUDED TO NOT PROSPER AND NOT BE IN THEIR SPACE, BUT I HAVE NO CONTROL ON THAT.

IF PEOPLE DECIDE TO GO TO ANOTHER HOME DEPOT FROM CEDAR HILL, SPEND THEIR DOLLARS IN GRAND PRAIRIE, OR HEAVENS FORBID, UM, MIDLOTHIAN BUILDS A HOME DEPOT THAT IS BIGGER WITH GREATER ACCESS AND RESIDENTS OF CEDAR HILL DECIDE TO SPEND THEIR DOLLARS DOWN THERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS.

SO IT'S NOT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, IT'S ABOUT THE ACCESS AND THE PURCHASE ENVIRONMENT EXPERIENCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN CEDAR HILL, IF IT IS TROUBLESOME, INCUR, AND CUMBERSOME FOR THEM TO PURCHASE ITEMS, THEY WON'T DO IT.

SO THAT'S MY MAJOR CONCERN.

I SUPPORT HOME.

I SUPPORT THE SITE PLAN AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PURCHASE OR RENT TOOLS.

BUT IF YOU CAN'T GET INTO THE PARKING SPACE OR INTO THE PARKING LOT, YES, SIR.

WHAT HAPPENS THEN? SO THAT'S MY MAJOR CONCERN.

I I'M ELATED THAT THAT'S TEMPORARY UNDERSTAND THAT.

UM, AND, AND THIS IS JUST ABOUT THE ACCESS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CONSUMER THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, BUT I SUPPORT THIS AND THEN THERE'S NO DOLLARS THAT WILL BRING FROM THE TAX FOR SALES TAX AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF CEDAR HILL TO PURCHASE THESE ITEMS, A CUSTOMER.

SO, UH, NO NOTHING.