[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2021.
WE DO HAVE A FULL KERM OF CITY COUNCIL FREDERICK.
UM, JUST WENT TO INFORM EVERYONE THAT, UH, OPEN CARRY IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THIS, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBERS FACILITIES.
AND WITH THAT, THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULE CITY COUNCIL, UH, BRIEFING SESSION.
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.PEDRO MUST SEE THE MANAGER VERY WELL MAYOR, UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU TONIGHT ON THIS, UH, BIG TUESDAY.
UH, I WANT TO BEGIN WITH JUST A WORDS OF CONDOLENCES TO THE SIMS AND THE GLOVER FAMILY ON RECENT LOSSES, UH, TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS OVER THE PAST WEEK.
UM, UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR US ON STAFF.
THIS IS MELISSA STEVENS, CUMMINGS BIRTHDAY.
WE HAVE ALL ENJOY CELEBRATING HER NEXT YEAR.
SHE'S GETTING CLOSER TO ME EVERY DAY.
SO, UH, AN AGE, WHICH I KNOW SHE'S GRATEFUL FOR AND WE COULD BRING THE CAKE OUT, BUT WE'LL WAIT TILL THE WELL, AFTER THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, ALSO LIKE TO JUST EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO, UH, DEWEY VU AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TEAM AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AND POET WORKS FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT.
THIS SATURDAY, I ACTUALLY GOT A CHANCE TO USE THE SERVICE AS A CITIZEN.
UM, MY WIFE HAD STACKED UP QUITE A FEW HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PAINT CANS, AND I WILL TELL YOU THE PROCESS WAS SMOOTH.
UH, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT.
AND AGAIN, JUST HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET THOSE OUT OF THE HOUSE IN A WAY FROM THE ENVIRONMENT IS A VERY GOOD THING, UM, WHICH IS ALSO APROPOS GIVEN THAT THERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF SERVICES EVEN MORE FREQUENT AND MORE ACCESSIBLE.
AND THAT'LL BE, UH, THE SUBJECT OF ONE OF YOUR BRIEFING ITEMS FOR TONIGHT.
UM, WE'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE AGENDA VERY QUICKLY.
I'M SORRY, GOING THROUGH THE CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, UH, TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 15TH IS AT 6:00 PM IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH COMMUNITY CELEBRATION.
THIS IS A HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION EVENT THAT KICKS OFF A MONTH OF, UM, OF, UH, HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARENESS AND CELEBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CDO COMMUNITY.
THIS IS BEING SPEARHEADED BY OUR LIBRARY.
UM, THIS IS AT HIGHLAND SOUTH PARK, WHICH IS AT 2 25 KENNEDY DRIVE IN THE HIGHLAND SOUTH SUBDIVISION ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH.
THIS IS ANOTHER BIG MILESTONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, WE WILL BE KICKING OFF OR NOT OUR INAUGURAL, UM, UH, FIRST CLASS OF THE CITIZENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PRIORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ITS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WILL BE KICKING THIS PROGRAM OFF WITH A NEW CLASS.
I BELIEVE THERE'S 25 OR 26 RESIDENTS SIGN UP FOR THAT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD, UH, TO THE GOING THROUGH THAT PROGRAM AND GRADUATING, AND THEN BEING VERY WELL PREPARED FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP, UH, IN OUR HOS IN OUR CRIME WATCHES OR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND THEN ELECTED OFFICE AS WELL.
SO THAT'LL BE A BIG BIG NIGHT FOR US.
UH, THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, THIS ONE WAS JUST SLIPPED IN ON ME.
SO IT'S, UM, IT'S AN AUDIBLE ON YOUR CALENDAR.
THAT'S PRINTED IN FRONT OF YOU.
UH, THE HIGHLAND SOUTH CRIME WATCH GROUP.
WE'LL BE HAVING A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, UM, AT THE GREEDY LAND BUILDING AT NINE, UM, 9:00 AM.
UH, THOMAS HAGGERTY HAS SENT SEVERAL OF US, UH, EMAILS, JUST LETTING US KNOW.
I KNOW THE MAYOR WOULD LIKE US TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, SEVERAL OF US ARE IN ATTENDANCE IF IT'S POSSIBLE.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S 9:00 AM ON SATURDAY, UM, AT THE GRADY LAM BUILDING THAT WILL COVER THE HIGHLAND SOUTH CRIME WATCH GROUP.
ALSO IN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, FROM 11 TO THREE, UM, A NONPROFIT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HOLDING EVENT AT CRAWFORD PARK TO FEED CEDAR HILLS FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED FEED THE FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND IT WILL BE A CRAWFORD PARK, IT FOR OWENS STRAUSS ROAD AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND IF YOU ARE A WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE GROUP FOR A STURDY, THE FOLKS WHO PROTECT US DAY AND NIGHT, AND WE APPRECIATE THEM TAKING GOOD CARE OF US THERE ON A TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST.
THIS IS THE, THE NEXT BIG EVENT IN THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2017 BOND.
THIS IS A, A DESIGN WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE LAST WORKSHOP WE TALKED ABOUT EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND, UM, DESIGN THIS TIME, THE WORKSHOP WILL BE FOCUSED ON
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THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.SO THE INTERIOR MATERIALS PALETTE, UM, UH, THE COLORS THAT GO WITH IT AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROOMS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN OF THE LIBRARY ITSELF.
IT WILL BE HERE IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER IN THE COURT MULTIPURPOSE SPRING.
UM, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD OF NEXT WEEK IS, UH, ALSO A BIG DAY FOR CEDAR HILL IS NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY.
WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD LIST OF LOCAL CEDAR HILL, UM, ORIGINATED NON-PROFITS WHO DO GOOD WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE REST OF THE 365 DAYS.
AND SO THIS IS AN EVENT, UH, WHERE THEY ALL KIND OF BAND TOGETHER AND ASK US FOR OUR SUPPORT IN BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM AND CONTINUING TO DO THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY ALL YEAR LONG.
SO THAT'S NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY, AND MANY OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN BEFORE.
IT'S A PRETTY EASY WAY OF BEING ABLE TO GIVE AND, UH, DO SO ONLINE ON SEPTEMBER ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 25TH FROM NINE TO 11:30 AM, UH, WHERE WE'LL BE HOSTING THIS YEAR'S, UH, CEDAR HILL NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT.
SO THIS IS THE GATHERING OF THE LEADERSHIP AND THE OFFICERS OF ALL OF OUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, PROPERTY OWNERS, ASSOCIATIONS, UH, CRIME ROTS GROUPS, ET CETERA.
AND THIS IS, UH, A SECOND PHASE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, WHERE YOU'RE TAKING PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY LEADING AND YOU'RE BRINGING THEM TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING THEM IN, UH, CONTINUING TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THE CITY AND ENGAGING IN ONE ANOTHER AND COLLABORATING AND IMPROVING THE THINGS GOING ON IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO THAT IS FROM NINE TO 1130, UH, AT THE CEDAR HILL RECREATION CENTER AT THREE 10 EAST PORTERVILLE ROAD.
OUR NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH.
IT WILL BE HELD IN THIS ROOM AS EXPAND FOR BRIEFING AND 7:00 PM ON THE REGULAR MEETING.
UM, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, OR STEPPING INTO OCTOBER JUST BRIEFLY BECAUSE OUR NEXT MAJOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT IS, UH, STILL SCHEDULED TO PROCEED.
AND THAT IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
UH, SEVERAL OF YOU MADE THE KICKOFF.
IT, UH, WAS FAIRLY WELL ATTENDED GIVEN THE TIMES.
AND SO WE THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A FAIR NUMBER OF, UM, NEIGHBORHOODS WHO ARE GONNA GET OUT, HAVE EVENTS AND KEEP SOCIALLY DISTANCE, OF COURSE, BUT ALSO CONTINUE THE EVER IMPORTANT, UH, BUSINESS OF ENGAGING AND KNOWING EACH OTHER'S NEIGHBORS AND, UH, MAKING SURE THAT, UH, WE CONTINUE TO RELATIONSHIPS THAT HELP KEEP US ALL SAFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WITHIN OUR CITY.
SO THAT WILL BE TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE FIFTH, AND THEN THE TML ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
SO THE CONFERENCE OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER THE EIGHTH.
I BELIEVE YOU'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY CITY STAFF JUST ASKING YOU TO ASSIST US IN A RSVP FOR EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING YOU IN THAT EVENT, IF YOU'RE GOING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR ARE YES, SIR.
SO WE RECEIVED WORD, UM, ACTUALLY LAST FRIDAY THAT THE COUNTRY DAY COMMITTEE HAD, UM, HAD DECIDED NOT TO HOLD IT THIS YEAR.
AND SO IS IT IS ON THE CALENDAR.
THIS CALENDAR WAS PROBABLY DONE BEFORE THAT, SO THAT, THAT WILL NOT BE TAKING PLACE THIS YEAR.
UH, MOVING ON TO THE ORIENTATION, TO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT TONIGHT, WE HAVE, UH, ONE ITEM IN BRIEFING.
WE'LL RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AND AN UPDATE TO, UH, SOLID WASTE SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED RATES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE DESIGN OF THESE SERVICES AND THIS CONTRACT FOR, UM, PRETTY MUCH MOST OF THE YEAR AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, UM, ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT, THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY THAT WOULD, WILL BE, UH, I BELIEVE IT WILL BE PRESENTED BY A TIER RICH.
AND, UH, DO WE VIEW, UH, MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, OUR, UH, INVOCATION, UH, WILL BE DONE BY DR.
UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS, UH, INCLUDING PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 28TH IS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY HERE IN CEDAR HILL AND A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER, 2021 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
UM, MOVING ON FOR TODAY TONIGHT IS THE, UH, FORMAL PROCESS OF ADOPTING THE BUDGETS AND RATES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CONTINUING TO FUND OUR CITY SERVICES, UH, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 20, 22 YEAR.
UH, SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WILL REQUIRE YOUR ATTENTION AND ACTION FOR TONIGHT.
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IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 6 9 7 0 2 9 CENTS PER $100 EVALUATION.A 69 CENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE, UH, TAX RATE THAT THE CITY HAS HELD FOR THE LAST DECADE.
IT'S A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY CONSISTENT WITH, UH, THE TAX RATE WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST DECADE AND CONTINUES TO ALLOW US TO FUND THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE IN ITS, UH, UM, CURRENT CONDITIONS AND BE ABLE TO DELIVER THE BOND, UH, THAT THE CITIZENS VOTED FOR IN 2017.
SECOND ITEM IS POKE HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND 22.
AND THEN THE NEXT THREE ITEMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AFTER HAVING RECEIVED THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN TO CONSIDER THE EXECUTION OF, AND THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGETS THEMSELVES.
ITEM C IS AN ORDINANCE THAT APPROVES AND ADOPTS THE OPERATING BUDGETS FOR THE CITY, UH, THROUGH FISCAL YEAR, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022.
SO THIS INCLUDES THE GENERAL FUND WATER AND SEWER FUNDS AND ALL OF THE OPERATING FUNDS THAT ALLOW US TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE DAILY.
UM, ITEM D IS THE SECOND ORDINANCE, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE BUDGETS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
SO THESE ARE ALL THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, UH, THAT WILL BE, UH, FUNDED AND UNDERWAY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, UH, ITEM ENF OR THE FINAL ADOPTION PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO ADOPT THE BUDGETS AND THE TAX RATE.
UH, SO ITEM E IS TO CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE LIVING THE TAX RATE OF 6 9, 7 0 2 9, THAT DOES REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE SIMILAR TO THE PROCESS OF HAVING PROPOSED THE TAX RATE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO.
AND THEN ITEM F IS A RATIFICATION, WHICH IS JUST TO RATIFY.
UM, THE ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE ISSUE HAD DONE IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM.
AND, UH, AS WE GET THROUGH F THAT WILL BE THE FINAL ACTION REQUIRED TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGETS FOR THE CITY.
UH, THEN WE MOVE INTO A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASSESSMENTS AND BUDGETS FOR OUR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS, AND WE HAVE FIVE OF THEM.
SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE FIVE THE SAME PROCESS, BUT FOR EACH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE, SO THAT WILL INCLUDE CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN CONSIDERING AN ORDINANCE WHICH ADOPTS THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 22.
UM, FIRST ONE IS FOR, UH, PID DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE HIGH POINT PID.
THESE ARE THE BUDGETS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARDS, AND THEN RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL ITEM B IS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE WATERFORD OAKS PID.
I DIDN'T SEE AS THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET ORDINANCE FOR THE WINDING HOLLOW PID, WHICH IS PID NUMBER THREE, ITEM D IS THE PUBLIC HEARING TO DURATION OF THE ORDINANCE FOR WINDSOR PARK PIT.
AND THEN FINALLY LAST, AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST IS THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET ORDINANCE FOR OUR NEWEST PID, UH, IN, UH, CEDAR CREST.
AND AGAIN, ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN, UH, SUBMITTED IN RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY, UM, FROM THE PID BOARDS OF THOSE VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS, UH, CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT INCLUDES MINUTES, UH, ALSO, UH, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTINUATION OF THE AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR CDOT RESIDENT THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 22.
THAT'S AN ITEM THAT WE APPROVE ANNUALLY.
THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN FEE STRUCTURE.
IT'S JUST ALLOWS THEM TO CONTINUE THOSE SERVICES.
I SEE AS CONSIDERS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE ATMOS CITY STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, MID TEXT DIVISION.
SO THIS IS A, UM, A RATE, A GAS RATE CASE THAT, UM, WE ABANDONED WITH OTHER CITIES TO, UH, TO NEGOTIATE FROM THEIR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL TO THE STATE.
AND SO THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, FROM THE, UH, FROM THE CONSORTIUM AS TO THE APPROPRIATE, UH, GAS RATE TO, UH, TO CONSIDER IT.
SO THAT'S ON YOUR, UH, AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION SIDE AS WELL.
I DIDN'T, HE IS THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE U S ICV HIGH POINT 67 EDITION.
THIS IS THE FINAL ACTION, UH, FOR, UH, REMAINING FOR THE HILLWOOD, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND CAMP INDUSTRIAL CAMPUS, WHICH IS, UH, YOU KNOW, ALREADY STARTED AS YOU KNOW, TO BE COMPLETED IN FULLY AUTHORIZED.
UH, ITEM NINE IS THE REGULAR AGENDA.
THE FIRST ITEM IS THE ORDINANCE, UH, PROVIDING FOR NEW MONTHLY RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES.
THAT IS THE TOPIC OF YOUR BRIEFING FOR TONIGHT.
ITEM B IS TO CONSIDER A RENEWED SERVICE AGREEMENT, A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND
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TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT.SO THEY WILL BE PROVIDING THE SERVICES, UM, THAT, UH, UH, FOR THE NEXT YEAR, INCLUDING SOME NEW ONES THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
AND THEN ITEM THREE IS AN ITEM TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A DISCRETIONARY SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH ENCORE ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR THE UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE RELOCATION ASSOCIATED WITH DOWNTOWN STREET PROJECT PHASE ONE, AS YOU KNOW, THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDES TAKING ALL OF THE UTILITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ABOVE GROUND AND ON UTILITY POLES WITH WIRES HANGING EVERYWHERE, AND THEN BRINGING THEM UNDERGROUND, WHICH WILL MAKE IT LOOK NICER.
IT ALSO SHOULD HAVE SOME IMPACT ON RELIABILITY AS WELL.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
UM, THIS IS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH BEING ABLE TO DO THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UH, PHASE ONE.
SO THIS WILL BE FOR, UH, THE NORTH PART OF BROAD STREET AND THE WEST PART OF CEDAR STREET.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA AT THIS TIME? QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ABOUT THE AGENDA? ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE REMOVED FOR CONSIDERATION? ALL RIGHT.
NEXT ITEM ON THE BRIEFING AGENDA IS
[3. Update on Waste Management contract and solid waste rates and services.]
ITEM NUMBER THREE, UPDATE ON WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT AND SOLID WASTE RATES AND SERVICES.IT'S VERY NICE TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE IN HEALTHY TONIGHT, AND, UH, DEWEY AND I ARE VERY EXCITED TO TALK TRASH WITH YOU TONIGHT.
UM, AND CEDAR HILL, WE VALUE OUR SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, UM, BECAUSE IT IS AN ASSET THAT, THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH PROTECTING AND TRASH SERVICES BASICALLY TOUCH EVERY ONE OF OUR PREMIERE STATEMENTS.
AND THE PURPOSE OF OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS TO REVIEW CURRENT AND UPCOMING RATES AND SERVICES AND GO OVER THE NEW CONTRACT EXTENSION POINTS THAT WILL INCLUDE, UM, SEVERAL EXCITING THINGS.
AND SO, AS A REVIEW, IF YOU COMPARE OUR CURRENT RATES TO UPCOMING RATES, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN COMPARISON TO THE BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES, UH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A COMPATIBLE RATE AND ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE THE ONLY BEST SOUTHWEST CITY THAT, UH, THAT OFFERS A SENIOR RATE AND CURRENTLY OUR SERVICES, UM, OUR WEEKLY TRASH AND RECYCLE WITH 2 96 GALLON OF CARTS, ONE FOR TRASH, ONE FOR RECYCLING MONTHLY, WE HAVE BRUSHED AND BULK WITH A LIMIT UP TO 10 CUBIC YARDS.
QUARTERLY CITIZENS HAVE ACCESS TO THE LANDFILL WITH A MAXIMUM OF THREE CUBIC YARDS.
OUR CURRENT RATES ARE 1592 FOR RESIDENTIAL RATES, 1233 FOR SENIOR RATES AND $3 AND 25 CENTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL CART BEGINNING ON OCTOBER ONE.
UM, THE RATES WILL INCREASE, UM, A DOLLAR 10 TO RESIDENTIAL RATE.
NON-SENIOR 2 17 0 2 AND 85 CENTS TO THE SENIOR RATE.
13 EIGHT TO UP TO 13, 18, AND CARTS WILL GO UP BY 25 CENTS BRINGING THEM TO $3 AND 50 CENTS.
AND NOW FOR OUR CONTRACT EXTENSION POINTS, UM, THE CONTRACT TERM WILL BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER ONE AND BE A THREE-YEAR TERM UP UNTIL THE OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 WITH A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE TO YOUR PLAN OPTION.
AND WITH THIS NEW AGREEMENT, UH, WE DO HAVE ENHANCED RELIABILITY KNOWING THE UPCOMING RATES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
UM, SO WE HAVE THE RATES HERE FOR OCTOBER 1ST, 2021, OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 AND OCTOBER 1ST, 2023.
AND NOW THIS ONE IS WHAT I'M PROBABLY I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS, UM, THIS IS A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT THE CEDAR HILL TRASH AND RECYCLE APP WILL LOOK LIKE.
UH, ONCE IT GOES LIVE IN OCTOBER, UM, THIS IS WHAT THE ICON WILL LOOK LIKE, UM, ON GOOGLE AND APPLE.
SO VERY EXCITED TO LAUNCH THAT.
AND NOW THE MOBILE VERSION OF THIS, UM, CITIZENS WILL BE ABLE TO GO ONLINE TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND SIGN UP FOR REMINDERS BY EMAIL PHONE, CALL, TEXT MESSAGE.
AND YOU CAN SET THESE REMINDERS FOR EITHER THE DAY OF YOUR TRASH DAY OR SERVICE WEEK OR THE DAY BEFORE.
SO YOU CAN PICK WHICHEVER ONE YOU'D LIKE, AND YOU CAN PRINT A CALENDAR SPECIFIC TO YOUR ADDRESS.
AND THEN FOR THE CARTS STORE, THIS ALLOWS, UH, CITIZENS TO ORDER CARTS, REBOOT PARTS, OR GET CARTS REPAIRED, HAVING
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IT, HAVING IT DONE THIS WAY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THOSE REQUESTS DONE IN A MORE TIMELY MATTER.AND THEN ALSO IN THE KNOW WHAT TO THROW, UM, THIS IS GOING TO HELP REDUCE RECYCLE CONTAMINATION.
AND WHAT CITIZENS WILL BE ABLE TO DO IS IF AS IF THEY TYPED IN MOTOR OIL IN THE SEARCH ENGINE ABOVE, UM, IT WOULD TELL THEM YOU CAN TAKE THIS TO AUTO ZONE OR O'REILLY'S TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF WHATEVER THOSE ARE.
SO, UM, IT'S GONNA BE VERY HELPFUL AND NOW PASS IT TO DOING COUNSEL, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
SO IN WASTE MANAGEMENT, WE TRULY HAVE A PARTNER THAT IS DEDICATED TO OUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS WILL INCREASE.
LET'S MAKE SURE NO CRIMINAL PROVIDES $7,000 COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, EMPOWERING SCHOLARSHIPS.
THE GREEN WORDS ARE FIRST WASTE MANAGER WILL INCREASE THE ANNUAL QUANTIC COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO $10,000.
WHAT DOES THAT IN CONTEXT, SINCE 2005 WESTMINSTER PROVIDES OVER $80,000 IN COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $30,000 THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY FOR A TOTAL OF OVER $110,000 EFFECTIVE JANUARY, 2022 AT YOUR DOOR.
SPECIAL COLLECTION WILL TAKE CEDAR HILLS LOVE FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
THE PROGRAM MAKES PARTICIPATION EASY AND CONVENIENT BY ALLOWING PARTICIPATION TO TAKE PLACE AT HOME RESIDENTS, CONTACT WASTE MANAGEMENT RESIDENTS RECEIVE A KIT.
THEY PLACE THE ITEMS OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR BECAUSE IT'S AT YOUR DOOR BY 7:00 AM DONE EASY AND CONVENIENT AT JUST A DOLLAR 35 PER MONTH FOR THE NEXT STEPS WE BOUNCED BACK TO YOU.
SO OUR COMMUNICATION PLAN IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, JUST LIKE MOST OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS THAT THE CITY RUNS, UH, WE'LL BE POSTING THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, UM, UPCOMING EVENTS.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT COUNTRY DAY WAS CANCELED, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO NOT THAT ONE, BUT, UM, AND ALSO A THANK YOU EMAIL TO ALL OF OUR PAST PARTICIPANTS BECAUSE 84% OF DEWEY'S, UH, ELECTRONIC OR ENVIRONMENTAL COLLECTION DAY ARE RETURNED PARTICIPANTS.
UM, ALSO DO, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD, UH, DECEMBER AND MARCH, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL COLLECTION DAYS.
SO IT'LL BE A PHASE TRANSITION.
UH, WE'LL HAVE FLYERS DISPLAYED AT ALL OF THE CITY, UH, FACILITIES AND ALSO MASS MESSAGING HIGHLIGHTS NEWSLETTER.
AND OF COURSE THE UTILITY SERVICES WELCOME PACKET.
SO JUST FOR A QUICK RECAP RECAP, UM, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL RATES WILL BE INCREASED BY 6.89% CPI.
UH, THERE WILL BE A NEW MY CEDAR HILL TRASH AND RECYCLE APP.
ALSO THE NEW, A NEW PROGRAM AT YOUR DOOR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY ONE AND INCREASE IN THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE THREE-YEAR FIXED RATE ORDINANCE OF THREE AND A HALF PERCENT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? UH, TIM, THANK YOU, MERIT.
UH, JUST A QUESTION FOR CITY MANAGER.
SO I NOTICED THAT THE CPI IS THREE AND A HALF PERCENT IN THE EVENT THAT THE CPI IS NOT AT THAT LEVEL.
WILL THAT BE ADJUSTED DOWN OR, UH, OR WHAT, BECAUSE OVER HISTORICALLY, THERE'VE BEEN SOME YEARS THAT THE CPI WASN'T QUITE AT THREE AND A HALF PERCENT.
UM, WITH THE VOLATILITY OF THE MARKET WASTE MANAGEMENT, UM, ACTUALLY AGREED TO THE FIXED THREE AND A HALF PERCENT, UM, ONE OF THE YEARS, UH, BECAUSE THE 6.89 CONSISTS OF ACTUALLY TWO COMBINED YEARS.
I THINK IT'S 3.2 FOR ONE YEAR AND THEN 3.6, 6, 6, 7 FOR THE OTHER YEAR, WHICH AVERAGE THREE AND A HALF FOR EACH YEAR.
UM, BUT, UH, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, THEY HAD TO GET A SPECIAL, UM, SPECIAL PERMISSION TO PUT IN THE CONTRACT FOR THREE AND A HALF, WHICH PROVIDES US STABILITY AND THE RATES WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO BE, UM, UH, DONE EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
SO IT WON'T BE CALCULATE, WE'LL CALCULATE IT JUST FOR CURIOSITY'S SAKE TO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, THREE YEARS FROM NOW, WE COME OUT IN THE POSITIVE, BUT THE THREE AND A HALF PERCENT IS FIXED.
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OKAY.SO, UM, YES, UH, IF YOU NEED A BRAND NEW CART, WASTE MANAGEMENT DOES HAVE A CHARGE FOR THAT.
UM, BUT YOU CAN GET YOUR CARTS REPAIRED.
UH, THEY CAN REPAIR THE LIDS, THEY CAN EVEN WELD THE PLASTIC BACK TOGETHER.
THEY'LL PRETTY MUCH DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO TO, UH, KEEP YOU FROM HAVING TO GET A NEW CAR FIRST.
BUT, UM, YES, THEY DO HAVE A CHARGE FOR A NEW CAR THAT'S HANDLED WITH DIRECTLY WITH THEM.
SO WHEN WE FIRST PLAYED, NO, THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE SUPPLIED WITH THE TWO CARTS AS A PART OF THEIR MONTHLY RATE YES, THEY'LL DEFINITELY.
SO EVERY WEEK WE DO SEND A LIST OF REQUESTS TO WASTE MANAGEMENT, UM, TO, SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT TO REPAIR, UM, EVERY WEEK.
SO THEY DO, UH, FULFILL THOSE REQUESTS, UM, USUALLY BY EVERY FRIDAY.
SO AT THE MOMENT THEY'RE 75 81 AND THERE'LL BE GOING TO, UM, 81 0 3, I BELIEVE SO.
UM, BUT THAT ISN'T, THEY, PEOPLE DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE TO BUY NEW CARTS.
UM, WE, THEY DO EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, TO, UH, TO REPAIR THOSE CARDS BEFORE, UH, CUSTOMERS ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO AND PAY FOR ONE.
UM, SO THAT WAY, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN VERY MANY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY HAD TO PAY FOR A CAR.
ALSO ALSO, I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT, UM, WE WENT TO RECYCLE CARTS BEFORE WE WENT TO TRASH CARTS AND THAT OCCURRED IN 2011.
SO YOU'VE HAD YOUR RECYCLE CART LONGER THAN YOUR TRASH CART.
AND THEN WE GOT TRASH CARTS IN 2016 AND, UM, IN THE CONTRACT IS REQUIRES WASTE MANAGEMENT TO FIX ANY ISSUES DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
NOW, IF YOU PUT 50 POUNDS OF CONCRETE IN A TRASH, CAN IT WEEK AFTER WEEK, IT WILL, WE WILL REQUIRE THAT TO BE REPLACED AND WASTE MANAGEMENT MAY SAY THAT WE, THE CITIZEN OR THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT REPLACEMENT, BUT IN THE YEARS, SINCE WE'VE HAD CARTS, WE'VE, THEY'VE NEVER CHARGED US BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN THAT WEAR AND TEAR.
PEOPLE USE TRASH CARTS ON A NORMAL DAILY BASIS AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN NEGLECTED VIEWS ON THOSE CARTS.
AND SO, UM, I WOULD, I, IN THE 10 YEARS, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT, UH, CHARGE SINCE 2011 FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT.
AND I WOULDN'T ANTICIPATE IT UNLESS THERE'S EXTREME NEGLECT FROM THE CITIZEN.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE, UM, THE APP.
AND IS THAT GOING TO INTEGRATE WITH THE EXISTING, MY CEDAR HILL APP? YES.
SO IT IS GOING TO INTEGRATE SEAMLESSLY WITH THE, MY CEDAR HILL CEDAR HILL APP.
LIKE MOST OF THE LINKS ON MY CEDAR HILL APP, IT'LL BE THE MOBILE VERSION THAT COMES UP, UM, ON THE, AS YOU, UH, CLICK ON IT ON THE APP, UM, SO THAT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE THAT WAY, BUT ALSO YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THAT APP FOR MORE FEATURES, SO, OKAY.
AND IF, IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE ONE DOWNSIDE TO THAT IS IT REQUIRES A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET TO, TO USE THE APP.
IS THERE SOME WAY FOR SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SMARTPHONE? UM, CAUSE I HAVE ONE OF THOSE IN MY FAMILY, YOU KNOW, TO, TO GET NOTIFICATIONS, TO SIGN UP FOR NOTIFICATIONS OF WHEN BULK WEEKEND.
I, YEAH, I THINK IN THAT INSTANCE, UM, WITH CUSTOMER COULD DO IS CALL UTILITY SERVICES AND GETS, WE CAN SET THEM UP OVER THE PHONE TO GET THOSE TEXT MESSAGES AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A SMARTPHONE TO, TO HAVE A TEXT MESSAGE THAT SAYS, TODAY'S YOUR TRASH DAY.
WE CAN DO THAT ONLINE FOR THEM.
EVEN THOUGH THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD THE APP, WELL, HE, HE CAN STILL GET TEXT
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MESSAGES ON HIS FLEET.HE CAN'T SIGN UP, WE'LL SIGN THEM UP.
UM, SAY THAT YOU WERE REPLACED CARTS.
SO SINCE THIS HAS BECOME A REAL PROBLEM TO JUST THAT YOU ARE PUTTING A CONTRACT, MAYBE EVERY SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS YOU RENEW THOSE, UH, BANS, BECAUSE I JUST HEARD, UH, COUNCILMAN HAYDEN'S SAID, AND HE'S GETTING CALLS AND I GET NUMEROUS OF CALLS ABOUT THESE TRASH BEANS AND IT HASN'T BEEN HAPPENING UNTIL NOW.
AND THAT TELLS ME THAT IT'S TIME TO REPLACE THESE BEDS BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING OLD OR TORN OR WHATEVER.
AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE, UH, IN THE CITY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE CALLING ALL OVER NOW.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY, YOU KNOW, WHO DOES MY TRASH CAN, WHATEVER.
SO I, TO ELIMINATE THAT, I WOULD MAKE A SUGGESTION TO A WASTE MANAGEMENT THAT MAYBE EVERY SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS HIGH OF A MINUTE, THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM.
SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM TOO RECENTLY.
SO SINCE THAT'S NOT IN THE CONTRACT, I WOULD SAY PUT THAT IN A CONTRACT.
GREAT SUGGESTION AND REALLY AGREE.
BECAUSE EVERY OTHER DAY PEOPLE ARE SAYING, MY TRASH BIN IS BUSTED.
MY BED IS BROKEN AND YOU ALL OVERWHELMED BECAUSE I'M OPEN WENT OKAY.
I'M LIKE, OKAY, SO IT'S A CITYWIDE THING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE, AT YOUR SERVICE.
I KNOW IT'S A NEW, UH, PROGRAM THAT YOU WANT TO ROLL OUT.
UM, I GUESS TO CLARIFY, I GUESS YOU MIGHT'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THIS, BUT I GUESS TO CLARIFY, CLARIFY WHAT, WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE HAZARDOUS ITEMS THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO USE RATCHET DOOR SERF.
SO EVERYTHING THAT, UM, CAN BE TAKEN OVER AT OUR MOBILE EVENT.
SO, UH, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, UH, BATTERIES, UM, LIGHT BULBS, UH, ITEMS OF THAT CAN BE, UH, TAKEN, UH, IT CAN BE PLACED OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR, BUT THEN ALSO ELECTRONICS.
SO, SO THOSE TWO ITEMS, UH, PRIMARILY HEALTH DEVICES, WASTE AND ELECTRONICS, UH, CAN BE, UH, PLACED AT YOUR DOOR FOR THIS PROGRAM.
SO I GUESS A COMPUTER, IS THAT CONSIDERED ELECTRONIC? CORRECT.
UM, WAS THERE ONE OTHER QUESTION, I GUESS, FOR EAST RAID, UH, WE STILL GOING TO HAVE THAT AT THE QUARTERLY, AT THE CORNER OF THE SITE.
WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE PLAN FRUSTRATING.
SO FRED WILL STAY, UM, STAY, UM, AS A, AS A QUARTERLY EVENT OVER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, THE TWO ALBUMS THAT WILL TRANSITION TO YOUR DOOR WILL BE HOUSES.
HAS THIS WASTING ELECTRONICS OR PERFECT PROTEIN? YOU HAVE ONE FINAL QUESTION.
SO I'M GLAD THE MAYOR BROUGHT THIS UP ABOUT THE COLLECTION IS AS I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN INCREASE IN SERVICE DELIVERY.
THIS, THIS IS A, THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
OH YES, THIS IS, THIS IS, THIS IS DEFINITELY A INCREASE IN SERVICE.
SO, SO GOING FROM A QUARTERLY EVENTS WHERE WE HAVE A, UH, A CAP ON PARTICIPATION, UM, WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO A, UH, INCREASE IN SERVICE WHERE, UM, ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE ON ANY DAY.
UM, AND IT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CONVENIENT THAN HAVING TO GO TO THE, THE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE OF HE'S AT HOME.
THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE RATE, BUT THERE'S A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN SERVICE DELIVERY.
AND THAT'S, I JUST WANNA, FOR THE RECORD TO STATE THAT YES, THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE RIGHT, BUT THERE'S A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN SERVICE DELIVERY.
UH, IT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO, WHO, YOU KNOW, PITCH THE IDEA, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT LUXURY TYPE OF SERVICE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FOR CITIZENS.
SO, UH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THEN.
AND I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO KICK OFF JANUARY 1ST, 2022.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, UH, PRESENTING THAT TODAY AND, UM, THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL? UM, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
SO THAT CONCLUDES EVERYTHING ON OUR BRIEFING SESSION.
UH, ENTERTAIN THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MCCURDY.
DO I HAVE A SECOND LOOKING FOR CASA? THE GOVERN NON-DEBATABLE MOTION ON THE FAVORITE PAGE RAISE RIGHT HERE.
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FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING.