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THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT AS PLEASE MAKE NOTE THAT COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS WILL NOT BE JOINING WITH US TODAY.
AND, UH, UH, OUR NOTICES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY POSTED.
AND, UH, GO AHEAD AND FIRSTLY, CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM.
[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 CITY MANAGER REPORTS.HOW ARE YOU DOING MR. CITY MANAGER? WELL, MAYOR A GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE ON THIS, A NICE AND SIGNING WITHOUT ICE KIND OF DAY.
SO WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FEW HOURS OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT CAN BE A ONE.
IT JUST BEGIN WITH, UH, A NOTE OF GRATITUDE TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM, OUR FOLKS IN OUR STREETS, PARKS AND UTILITIES, MAINTENANCE CREWS, YOU KNOW, WHILE MOST FOLKS WERE ABLE TO HUNKER DOWN FOR THAT 48 HOUR PERIOD, THESE FOLKS WERE FULLY ENGAGED, PREPARED FOR WHATEVER THE STORM WAS GOING TO BRING IS RESPONDING WHERE WE WERE NEEDED TO.
AND, UH, QUITE FRANKLY, IT WAS A VERY, UM, WELL OILED MACHINE.
THAT'S BEEN RUN, UH, HERE IN PREPARATION FOR THESE KINDS OF EVENTS.
UM, I ALSO ACTUALLY WANT TO GIVE A LOT OF PRAISE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND CITIZENS, THIS, UH, THIS, UH, THIS, UM, PERIOD OF REALLY MINDING AND PAYING ATTENTION TO HEATING THE WARNINGS, UH, THAT THE WEATHER FOLKS WERE PUTTING OUT AND THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE LIKELY TO BE IN PLACE ON THE ROADWAYS, WHICH IN FACT TURNED OUT TO BE TRUE AS WELL AS THE PREPARATIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE, UH, MADE FOR THINGS LIKE, UM, FREEZING PIPES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, THE COMMUNITY RESPONDED.
AND AS BETTER THAN I'VE EVER ACTUALLY SEEN IT IN 35 YEARS OF WINTER STORMS. SO THEY'RE DO A LOT OF PRAISE AS WELL.
AND IT JUST SHOWS YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN COMMUNITY AND THE FOLKS WHO STEWARD THEM KIND OF GET ON THE SAME PAGE.
IT WAS AS SMOOTH, A PROCESS OF WINTER WEATHER IS AS WE'VE SEEN IN QUITE SOME TIME AND DEFINITELY A TALE OF TWO CITIES FROM LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER THINGS KIND OF GOING ON.
SO WE'D LIKE TO, UH, THANK THE CHIEFS AND, UH, SEAN RAY AND TOM JOHNSON AND, UH, ALL THE FOLKS IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT, UH, SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER OVER THE COURSE OF WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY.
UM, ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL WHO, UH, PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY CAME OUT FOR THE LAST, UM, UH, FORMALIZED, UH, PUBLIC INPUT SESSION AND OPEN HOUSE ON THE 2022 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UH, WE DO HAVE A DATE SCHEDULED ON THE CALENDAR FOR JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, WHERE WE'LL TAKE SORT OF FINAL DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL AND P AND Z, AND THEN TAKE YOUR DIRECTION GOING FORWARD ON THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION AND ADOPTION OF THE, UH, NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO I'D LIKE TO GO OVER TONIGHT'S, UH, UH, THE CALENDAR FIRST, BEFORE WE GO OVER, UH, THE AGENDA.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, AS I THINK I MENTIONED IN MY UPDATE, THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE, UM, ENGAGEMENT WEEK FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND FOR STAFF AND OUR H AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, UH, SLEEPY HOLLOW, UM, UH, HOA IS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY THAT'S TOMORROW.
AND, UH, COUNCILMAN HAYDEN IS REPRESENTING US AT THAT MEETING CEDAR CHRIS' A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MEETING ON THURSDAY AND COUNCILMAN GLOVER'S, UH, REPPING US ON THAT.
AND THEN ALSO THE SAME NIGHT, SAME TIME.
THE HIGH POINT PIT IS ALSO MEETING ON THURSDAY IN A COUNCIL WOMAN, DANIELS WILL BE REPRESENTING US ON THAT.
UM, ALSO ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, FROM FIVE 30 TO SEVEN 30, TXDOT IS HOLDING AN INFORMATION MEETING FOR RESIDENTS OF THE BEAR CREEK RANCH COMMUNITY.
UH, THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD, UH, FROM FIVE 30 TO SEVEN 30 AT THE KIRSTEIN MCGOWAN MIDDLE SCHOOL CAFETERIA ON MAJESTIC MEADOWS DRIVE IN GLEN HEIGHTS.
AND SO, UH, THAT THAT PROCESS WILL BE MANAGED BY TXDOT, BUT THEY HAVE, UH, SENT US AN INVITATION.
SO THAT HAS BEEN PLACED ON YOUR CALENDAR AS WELL.
UH, THEN ON SATURDAY, THIS IS A BIG EVENT FOR US AND A MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE COUNCIL'S ONGOING PRIORITIZING OF NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
UM, AND THAT IS THE VERY FIRST INAUGURAL WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL TOUR AND, UH, ORIENTATION PROCESS.
I'M GOING TO ASK MICHELLE EBANKS, OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER TO COME UP AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE IDEA WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
ON SATURDAY, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP KICKING OFF OUR NEW INITIATIVE, WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL TOUR.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING OFF HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, PROVIDING CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, GOING OVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CITY, SOME HISTORY, SOME FAQ'S.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO JUMP ON A BUS WITH TERESA BROOKS.
WHO'S GOING TO NARRATE THE TOUR FOR US, AND THEN WE SHOULD BE BACK HERE AROUND NOON.
AND REALLY THE GOAL IS JUST TO WELCOME OUR NEW RESIDENTS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET ENGAGED
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WITH THIS AMAZING CITY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.AND UH, I DO PLAN TO BE THERE.
THE COUNCIL IS ABSOLUTELY WELCOME TO JOIN.
THE BUS WILL HANDLE ANY POSTING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY.
SO DO WE KNOW ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME AND THEY SAID THE SIGN UP, OR WHAT, WHAT WAS THE PROCEDURE TO BE ABLE TO? I SENT OUT POSTCARDS TO ALL OF THE NEW RESIDENTS FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER AND JANUARY, AND WE'D BEEN SENDING OUT REMINDERS THROUGH WATER SMART.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ATTENDANCE IS GOING TO BE LIKE ON THE BUS.
WE HAVE 14 SEATS THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE ANTICIPATING ABOUT 25.
I WASN'T PLANNING ON RIGHT ON THE BUS AND IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIM, BUT I JUST WANT TO COME AND DO THE WELCOME.
AND IF YOU DO, AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, YOU'D LIKE TO GO ON THE TOUR, LET US KNOW, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR YOU ON THAT TOO, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PROGRAM.
THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN THERE USED TO BE A BASKET FOR EVERY NEW HOME THAT WAS BUILT, THAT WAS SENT OUT, THE CHAMBER ACTUALLY WORKED ON DOING THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE GROWN FIVE OR SIX TIMES LARGER THAN WE WERE THEN.
IT'S NICE TO STILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A PROCESS THAT OVERTLY REACHES OUT THAT WELCOMING HAND, UH, TO THIS COMMUNITY.
SO I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THAT WAS MISAEL INITIATIVE AS WELL.
THAT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT SHE DID WHILE SHE WAS IN THE, IN THE CHAMBER.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE SUPER HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT, UH, PROGRAM KICKED OFF, UH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 22ND.
SOME FROM SIDE IS OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
AND THEN ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH IS OUR NEXT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD WALK, UH, HOSTED BY, UH, CHIEF, UM, ELI AND ALSO CHIEF RAYEZ AS WELL AS OUR PAC TEAM.
AND THEN, UM, THE REST OF OUR CITY STAFF THAT WILL BE HELD IN THE KINGSWOOD SUBDIVISION FROM NOON TO TWO.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE GOTTEN TO HAVE A GATHERING POINT YET T WILL BE THE CHURCH OR OKAY.
AND SO IT'D BE AT THE CHURCH AT CORNER KINGSWOOD DRIVE IN 67 AND THE PARKING LOT WOULD BE THE CATEGORIES.
WHAT IS THE LAST DAY TO FILE, UH, LAST DAY TO FILE? I'M CONFUSED BY THE CALENDAR HERE BECAUSE TUESDAY IS NOT THE 18TH.
IT WOULD BE FRIDAY OF THE 18TH.
UM, ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH.
SO WE'LL BE HOSTING, UH, THROUGH OUR LIBRARY, THE MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION AND PEACE MARCH, UH, FROM THREE TO 5:00 PM.
UH, THE LIBRARY IS STILL WORKING WITH OUR SPEAKER AND WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE GRANGE LIMITS WILL BE.
THEN WE'LL PROVIDE THOSE TO YOU.
UH, AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST IS OUR SCHEDULED JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO GO OVER, UH, THE COMP PLAN AND TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FROM THAT POINT FORWARD.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND THEN FINALLY THOUGH, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT IN THE MARCH.
UH, IT'S AN IMPORTANT DATE FOR US FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH, FROM 10 TO TWO, WE'LL SEE THE RETURN OF THE CITYWIDE BLOCK PARTY AND RECREATION CENTER ANNIVERSARY.
THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS OVER THE YEARS.
AND, UH, THE LAST TIME WE HAD IT MARKED THE VERY BEGINNING OF COVID, THAT WAS OUR VERY LAST COMMUNITY EVENT.
WE HAD IT ON SATURDAY AND THEN BY MONDAY, THE STUFF WAS HITTING THE FAN.
AND SO WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO REENGAGE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND, UH, THE FOLKS WHO DO BUSINESS HERE IN PERSON SAFELY ON MARCH THE FIFTH, SO THAT THEY MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ON YOUR CALENDAR, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR SO FAR, ALL RIGHT, GOING OVER, UH, THE ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, WE HAVE ONE BRIEFING, UH, TONIGHT AND, UH, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL BE JUST BRIEFING YOU ON THE DRAFT CITY COUNCIL, 2022 STRATEGIC PLAN.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CORNERSTONE IN OUR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE, BEGINNING WITH THE RETREAT THAT YOU DO IN, UM, IN NOVEMBER.
AND THEN THIS IS WHAT FEEDS US REALLY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, BOTH IN TERMS OF BUDGETING, PROGRAMMING, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PRIORITIZATION OF OUR TIME AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF COMMUNITY PRIORITY.
THE IDEA IS TO WORK YOU THROUGH THAT FAIRLY BRIEFLY TONIGHT, GET YOUR COMMENTS.
AND THEN WE PLAN ON BRINGING BACK TO YOU ON THE 22ND FOR YOUR FORMAL ADOPTION.
AND THEN WE WILL BE IN THE PROCESS IMPLEMENTING THAT, UH, FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, UH, ON THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT,
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OUR INVOCATIONS BEING HELD BY NICOLE FROM TRINITY CHURCH.WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS, ONE INTRODUCING AN INTRODUCTION OF THE 2022 CDL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVE BOARD, AND ALSO THE CHAMBERS AMBASSADORS FOR THE YEAR.
UM, THIS IS, UH, PART OF INITIATIVE.
THE CHAMBER IS GOING ON TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THEY ARE MAKING A BIG EFFORT TO BE PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY AS WE'RE ALL EMERGING FROM THE COVID PERIOD.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, BEING ABLE TO MEET THEIR, UH, THEIR NEW LEADERSHIP AND THEIR AMBASSADORS.
SECOND ONE, UH, FOR TONIGHT, IT'S A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIDE FOR ME, AND THAT'S TO RECOGNIZE THE ZERO FINANCE DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR RECEIVING THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020.
AND YES, THAT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S BEEN SO LONG AGO, BUT REMEMBER YOUR, UH, YOUR AUDIT FOLLOWS A FULL YEAR AND SOMETIME A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER THE ACTUAL, UM, CALENDAR AFTER THE ACTUAL FISCAL YEAR IN, BECAUSE IT'S THAT MUCH OF A LONG PROCESS.
SO WE HAVE HAD THAT HIGH STANDARD OF RECEIVING THAT AWARD FOR QUITE A LONG TIME, BUT IT IS EXTRAORDINARY THIS YEAR.
AND IT MEANS A LOT TO ME THIS YEAR, GIVEN WE HAD, UH, CHANGES IN OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR STAFF.
WE WERE WORKING THROUGH COVID.
WE HAD THE SNOW PERIOD DURING THIS LOTS OF LOTS OF GRANTS AND LOTS OF REIMBURSEMENTS AND A LOT OF FEMA ACTIVITY.
AND THEY STILL PROVIDED A REPORT THAT MET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTING REPORTING GROUP.
AND SO, AGAIN, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENT WITH YOU TONIGHT.
UH, WE DID HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, AND THAT IS TO CONSIDER THE CONTINUATION OF THE CITY'S JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE.
UH, CHIEF REYES WILL BE PRESENT TO, UH, PRESENT THE ITEM IN ADVANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, WE HAVE ONE ITEM UNDER ELECTION MATTERS TONIGHT, AND THAT'S THE, UH, FORMAL ORDERING OF THE GENERAL ELECTION OR SATURDAY, MAY 7TH, UH, LIKE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PLACED THREE IN PLACE FIVE.
UH, WE HAVE A VERY SHORT CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, INCLUDING MINUTES, UH, THE RECEIPT OF THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FROM THE CITY'S INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
AND THEN ALSO CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION WHICH FORMALLY ADOPTS A MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE CRAWFORD TORNADO GRAVEYARD THAT, UH, THE COUNCIL RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON IN THE LAST MEETING.
UH, WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT, AND THAT'S TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, TO FILL THE REMAINDER UNEXPIRED TERM.
THIS WILL BE TO FILL THE POSITION OF VACATED BY, UH, MICHAEL DEEDS, UH, AS HE HAS, UH, MOVED OUT OF SAFE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT? UH, ONE LAST LITTLE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, WHICH WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM TONIGHT.
THEY'RE ALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITEMS. SO THERE'LL BE, THERE'LL BE FUN.
UH, WE WILL BE HOLDING IT IN THE COURTROOM TONIGHT.
SO, UH, WHEN WE ADJOURNED FROM THE REGULAR MEETING, JUST HEAD DOWN TO THE NORTH END OF THE BUILDING, AND, UH, WE WILL START THAT ANY, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER? ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE FOOLED? THEY CAN RECEIVE THE MANAGER WHEN YOU ARE ALL RIGHT.
[3. Briefing on the City Council's 2022 Strategic Plan.]
AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON THE CITY.COUNCIL'S 2022 STRATEGIC PLAN.
UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UH, THIS HAS BEEN PART OF A LONGSTANDING CYCLE OF PLANNING, ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND COMMUNITY GOALS.
UM, THAT HAS BEEN PART OF THE PROCESS OF HOW WE GET, UH, THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY DONE, UH, NOT JUST FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR PROJECTS THAT SPAN MULTIPLE YEARS.
UM, SO AGAIN, THIS PROCESS BEGINS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL GOAL-SETTING WORKSHOPS THAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE AND HOLD IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, UH, COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES ARE COMMUNICATED TO OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UH, AND OUR HOS AND THE COMMUNITY, UH, DURING THE, UM, DURING THE SPRING OF THE YEAR.
AND THEN OF COURSE STAFF USES THE, UH, ADOPTED COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS, THE MODIFICATION OF SERVICES.
AND CERTAINLY, UH, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT, UH, DOCUMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT BUDGET, WHICH WILL BE FISCAL YEAR 2023, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.
UM, SO WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS, AGAIN, WE'RE JUST GOING OVER WHAT YOUR MAJOR PRIORITIES ARE.
SOME OF THE, A COUPLE OF THE KEY SUB ITEMS RELATED TO THAT.
UH, WHAT WE'RE ASKING OF YOU IS JUST TO TAKE NOTE OF IT, IF WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING, OR IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED, PLEASE LET US KNOW THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING.
AND THEN WE'LL BRING THE DOCUMENT TO YOU FOR YOUR FORMAL CONSIDERATION.
UM, AGAIN ON THE 22ND, UH, SECOND MEETING OF FEBRUARY.
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UH, THE COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN IS, UM, ANCHORED BY, UH, THE CITY'S, UH, VISION STATEMENT AND ITS VALUES, AS WELL AS THE PREMIERE STATEMENTS THAT, UH, HELP US GET TO ACHIEVING THE VISION OF THE PREMIER CITY.UM, THE COUNCIL HAS THEN INCLUDED THE VALUES COMPONENT OF THE CITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE DISTINCT DEVELOPMENTS OF IT.
PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP, HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEHAVIOR, AND INTEGRITY, AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
AND AGAIN, EVERY TIME WE CONSIDER A PROGRAM, WE'RE CONSIDERING A PROJECT, WE CONSIDER A BUDGET, WE CONSIDER A POLICY, UH, THOSE CORNERSTONES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, OUR MEASUREMENT OF WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING IN THE RIGHT WAY.
UH, THE DOCUMENT WILL HAVE DEFINITIONS FOR OUR PREMIERE STATEMENTS.
AND THEN WE GET TO THE SPECIFIC FOCUS AREAS AND GOALS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS SET, UH, FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND DURING, UH, 2022.
AND SO THOSE INCLUDE PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2017 BOND, WHICH WE'RE GETTING INTO THE MEAT OF THE ACTION FOR THAT IN 2022, UH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS, AND THEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'M ASKING MY ASSISTANT MANAGERS TO COME UP, THEY'RE GOING TO GO OVER EACH OF THESE ITEMS, KIND OF WITH YOU.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION AS WE'RE GOING OVER IT, UH, FEEL FREE TO ASK THAT.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE'LL TAKE THAT PLUS YOUR ANY INPUT RECEIVE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEN WE WILL FINALIZE THE DOCUMENT FOR YOUR FORMAL CONSIDERATION INTO MAYOR COUNCIL.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
MY MENTOR WOULD USE THE ANALOGY IS A COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO CITY.
STAFF IS GIVING US DIRECTION TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO AND, UH, CITY STAFF HELP YOU DETERMINE THE BEST ROUTE.
WE LOOK AT GOING VIA CAR, GOING TO BE A PLANE AND GOING THROUGH ARIZONA OR KANSAS.
AND, UH, WE HELPED TO DETERMINE THE QUICKEST, MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE METHOD TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS.
AND SO, UH, THESE WHAT WE CALL BIG ROCKS OR BEE HAGS, BIG, HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOALS ARE ALL DEFINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING YOU ACCOMPLISH THOSE SCORE.
THE 20 22 23 YEAR, WE'LL START WITH YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AS A CITY AND ITS PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, 65% OF OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS COMMITTED TO POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES FOR THIS CITY.
AND OF COURSE, RECRUITING AND RETAINING HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED.
WE ANCHORED IN YOUR VALUES OF STEWARDSHIP AS WE ARE STEWARDING PUBLIC FUNDS, BUT ALSO PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS YOU WANT POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT DEVELOP GOOD QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY, SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR.
AND AS YOU WE'VE, WE'VE PRESENTED MULTIPLE, UM, OPTIONS FOR, UH, IN, IN AN EFFORT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.
AND IT'S BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE, UH, MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE'VE MADE IN THOSE AREAS.
SO I'LL MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON SOME OF THESE, AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT ME.
UM, THE SECOND BULLET ON NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY OF COURSE, IS A KEY, UH, GOAL FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL AND WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY RAVED ABOUT.
AND THE CHIEF, AS, AS PUSHED AS SOME INTERACTIVE CRIME MAPPING AND, UM, DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD STATS ON A NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL, THROUGH CRIME WATCH GROUPS, THE WALKS THAT WE DO RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY RELATIONSHIPS, WE'VE PROVEN OVER THE YEARS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS MADE THIS A PRIORITY THAT IT'S WORKED IN, UM, THINGS ARE CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING AND THAT CIRCLE, THEY ENHANCED REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS.
SO THE BIG PROJECT THERE IS THE REGIONAL PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM UPGRADES THAT WE'RE DOING.
WE ARE UNDER, UH, ACTUALLY WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING SITE VISITS AND INSTALLING, OR, UM, MOTOROLA IS LOOKING AT INSTALLING, UM, UH, UH, REPEATERS AND THINGS FOR THE, UH, THE, THE SYSTEM SO THAT IT ACTUALLY HAS A REDUNDANCY AND ELIMINATE.
OTHER THING THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS MADE IT A PRIORITY IS FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND THE GRANTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE TAKING CARE OF MIND, BODY, AND SOUL FOR OUR CITIZENS, UM, ON A DAILY BASIS AND POLICE AND FIRE HAVE MADE THAT A PRIORITY.
UM, THE LAST ITEM, OF COURSE, AWARD-WINNING SERVICES IS IMPORTANT, BUT I'M NOT GONNA MENTION EVERYTHING.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THESE THINGS, OF COURSE.
UM, BUT I'M JUST HIGHLIGHTING A FEW OF THEM.
THE STRATEGIC PLANNING HAS BEEN A BIG KEY OBJECTIVE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND THIS IS FOR POLICE AND FIRE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
ACTUALLY, WE'VE MADE QUITE A BIT OF PROGRESS ON THAT.
AND THE WEEK OF MARCH 7TH, UM,
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JENNIFER PARISH WILL BE REACHING OUT TO SCHEDULE INTERVIEWS WITH OUR CONSULTANT.WE ARE DOING A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND IT'S, UH, GOING OUT ON, ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT'S STARTING FEBRUARY 9TH THROUGH MARCH 2ND, THAT'S FOR THREE WEEKS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLING THE COMMUNITY ON THEIR SATISFACTION LEVEL SPECIFICALLY.
THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLING THEM AND IT'S OPEN TO EVERYONE CITYWIDE, AND IT WILL, WE WILL PUSH IT OUT.
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WILL PUSH IT OUT HEAVILY TO ASK INPUT ON BOTH POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES AND THEIR SATISFACTION LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
SO YOU WILL GET A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH OUR CONSULTANT THE WEEK OF MARCH 7TH.
ANY QUESTIONS ON PUBLIC SAFETY? UH, EXCUSE ME, I GUESS TO CLARIFY THE, UH, THE SURVEY, YOU SAID IT'S GOING TO GO OUT CITY-WISE SO THIS IS NOT LIKE THE ETC.
IS IT JUST OPEN FOR THE WHOLE CITY, CORRECT? YES.
UM, THE UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.
I AGREE WITH ALL THE BULLETS THERE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS, AND I DON'T SEE CHIEF RAYEZ, UM, OH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO KNOW IS THERE IS A COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL TO TRAINING.
AND I THINK IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF HOW YOU CONTINUE TO, UH, UH, MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF THE QUALITY OF THE PEOPLE WE HAVE.
BUT WE DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE TRAINING.
IS THERE, ARE WE OKAY AT ADDING IN SOMETHING ELSE, A BULLET TO, UM, ADDRESS THE, THE COMMITMENT TO TRAINING OR ONGOING TRAINING OR, YEAH, I THINK THAT ADDING A BULLET TO HIGHLIGHT THE COMMITMENT TO THAT, BECAUSE THE COUNCIL HAS SUPPORTED THAT, UH, HISTORICALLY IN THE BUDGET, UH, PARTICULARLY EARMARKING FUNDS FOR TRAINING, UH, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE LEADERSHIP ASPECT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE SENT OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM TO NUMEROUS SESSIONS TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING SKILLS, BUT ALSO ON THE OFFICER LEVEL.
UM, AND SO THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL HAS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND SO ADDING THAT BULLET IN THERE, I THINK, I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO RECRUIT CREW AND RETAIN THEM.
I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING TO OUR TRAINING.
MOVING ALONG TO THE SECOND ITEM OF COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN IS BOND IMPLEMENTATION YEARS AGO, 2017, WHEN CITIZENS APPROVES A BOND, YOU ASKED THAT WE SOLICIT BROAD PUBLIC INPUT, AND A LOT OF THOSE MILE MARKERS WE'VE ACHIEVED.
AND WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE'RE HIRING CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK THEY'RE ON BOARD, THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB.
UM, WE, WE, YOU DID ASK US TO REVIEW, UH, PROVIDE YOU A BRIEFING OR A WORKSHOP ON LONG-TERM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS, UH, FOR, UH, BOTH THE NEW LIBRARY AND THE PARK AND TRAIL AND THE NEW COMMUNITY POOL.
AND WE ARE SLATING THAT A CALENDAR INVITE WENT OUT TO YOU FOR APRIL 19TH.
WE WILL GO THROUGH ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED FOR A FULL YEAR ON ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
THE, UM, THE NEXT BULLET THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS TO FACILITATE THE WORKSHOP WITH COUNCIL ON LIBRARY, NAMING PROCESS, TIMING, AND PURPOSE OF THE FACILITY.
AND THAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE GROUNDBREAKING, WHICH GROUNDBREAKING GOES TO THE NEXT POINT ON NEW LIBRARY IS, UM, SLATED.
WE FINALIZED THAT DATE AND WE WERE ALL GOING TO BE WORKING TOWARDS THAT DATE OF JULY 9TH.
THAT'S A SATURDAY, AND THAT'LL BE FOR NINE TO NOON.
ON-SITE WHERE THE NEW LIBRARY WILL BE.
NEXT ITEM IS PARK IMPROVEMENTS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH 2017 BOND, UM, SHAY STRUCTURES AT KINGSWOOD AND CALF FLASHER PARKS WILL BE INSTALLED IN 2022.
AND WE WILL BEGIN HOPEFULLY THE PROCESS OF SOLICITING BROAD PUBLIC INPUT ON THE CRAWFORD PARK MASTER PLAN.
YOU HAVE FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR THAT MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES GOALS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
THERE WAS A GOAL AT SOUTHWEST TO THE LIBRARY PROJECT OF 30%.
AND LAST WEEK WE HOSTED OR BALFOUR BEATTY HOSTED A MATCHMAKING EVENT FOR LOCAL AND MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES.
WE HAD OVER 25 BUSINESSES THAT WERE MATCHED WITH BALFOUR BEATTY AND BALFOUR BEATTY, AS YOU KNOW, IS A HUGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ABOUT THAT IS, UM, THESE SMALL M WBE BUSINESSES, AREN'T JUST SEARCHING FOR BUSINESS ON THIS PROJECT.
THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR PARTNERS WITH BALFOUR BEATTY ON ALL FUTURE PROJECTS IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX.
AND SO WE WERE PART OF THAT AND WE'RE VERY PROUD
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THAT IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT, THE COMMUNITY POOL.UM, WELL, UH, WE WILL HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING ON APRIL 30TH IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WALK AT CEDAR CREST.
WE WILL END AT THE PARK THERE AT LONGHORN.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THAT MILESTONE WITH YOU AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND OF COURSE WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
THOSE ARE THE BONES, THE BONES OF OUR CITY.
AND THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT ARE, UM, ONGOING AS YOU KNOW, THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL SIDEWALK, PROJECT.
WE, WE RECEIVED A VERY LARGE GRANT FOR, UM, THOSE SIDEWALKS TO BE INSTALLED.
AND THAT IS BEING, THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS I'LL MOVE ON TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OFF TO ALISON RHEEM.
UM, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION BULLETED, THANK YOU.
UM, AS IT RELATES TO MINORITY AND WOMEN ON BUSINESS, IT SAYS CONTINUE TO HOLD QUARTERLY BEST SOUTHWEST, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU'RE EXPANDING BEYOND JUST THE BEST SOUTHWEST, CORRECT? YES, BUT WE'RE, WE WILL COMMIT TO CONTINUE HOLDING THE BEST SOUTHWEST MWDE BECAUSE WE'RE EVENTS BECAUSE WE'RE, IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE LIBRARY PROJECT.
YOU SET A GOAL FOR THE LIBRARY PROJECT OF 30%.
NO, MAYBE I READ THIS WRONG, THESE QUARTERLY BEST SOUTHWEST MEANS, BUT I THINK ARE THE, THE RECRUITMENT IS, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, I MEAN, THE INTENT IS TO GO FAR BEYOND JUST THE BEST SOUTHWEST.
ANY, ANY MWB WE WELCOME SOLICITATION.
ADD THAT THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO AGGREGATE ALL OF THE CITIES AT THOSE MEETINGS.
SO THEY'RE NOT JUST GETTING THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN CEDAR HILL, BUT ALSO THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING IN LIKE, OH, IN DUNCANVILLE, IT'S A KIND OF A CLEARING HOUSE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY THAT COMES TO IT.
AND IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A BEEN A GOOD THING TO CONTINUE BECAUSE WE ALL COME UP WITH THE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES ALL THE TIME.
IT'S A COMBINED POPULATION OF ABOUT 175,000 PEOPLE.
THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE SPENDING THEIR HARD EARNED TIME ON A LOT OF, UH, POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES VERSUS JUST ONE CITY.
SO IT ACTUALLY, AND WE EVEN ADDED, I THINK, UH, GLEN HEIGHTS INTO THE MIX.
SO ANY CITIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR EFFORTS TO BE INCLUSIVE FOR PURCHASING AND FUTURE ACQUISITION OF REALLY THINGS AND SERVICES, UH, WE WELCOME THEM TO COME ON BOARD, ANY CITY THAT WANTS TO JOIN US, WE WELCOME THEM.
UM, UH, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AS IT RELATES TO THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, I KNOW YOU MAY BE ALREADY DOING THIS, BUT, UM, I THINK WE DO, WE STILL HAVE PARKS THAT NEED INPUT FOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVEN'T BEGAN DESIGN YET.
OR I HAVE ALL OF OUR PROJECTS BEEN IN DESIGN AND I, AND YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY FINISHED THE INPUT PROJECT.
SO AFTER WE DO THE BID OPENING FOR THE POOL, WE WILL DO A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON ALL PARKS, EVERYTHING, ALL PARKS, BUT FOR YOUR 2022 PARK PROJECTS, THAT WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL PUBLIC INPUT FOR THAT.
I'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T LEAVE THAT BULLET POINT OUT, I GUESS.
I KNOW YOU GOT PARTY IN THE PARKING THERE, BUT I THINK PARTIES IN THE PARK IS A CONTINGENT WITH THE RIBBON CUTTINGS, RIGHT.
WHICH YOU WILL HAVE RAMSEY PARK AND, UM, BEAR CREEK AND KINGSWOOD AND CRAWFORD PARK.
BUT THERE'S NO MORE 2022 PROJECTS TO BE IN DESIGN FOR INPUT.
THE ONLY ONE AS A CAVEAT IS CRAWFORD PARK, WHICH WE HOPE TO BE SOLICITING PUBLIC INPUT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
BUT, UM, WE HAVE THOSE FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR 2022, WHICH COULD MOVE TO 2023.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE MOVING THEM TO 2023.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS AT THE, UH, THE LION'S CLUB LUNCHEON TODAY.
AND THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION WAS HIGHLIGHTING THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'RE WANTING TO DO IS TO WORK ON THE PLAYGROUNDS AT THE SCHOOLS.
NOW I REALIZE THAT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, TERRITORY.
UM, BUT THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS RAISING MONEY AND TRYING TO HELP PAY FOR IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOME WAY THAT WE CAN COLLABORATE WITH THEM TO HELP MAYBE HELP THEM LEVERAGE THEIR DOLLARS TO, TO, UH, MAYBE MAKE BETTER IMPROVEMENTS TO SOME OF THE PLAYGROUNDS AT LOWER COST OR YOU'LL IMPROVE MORE OF THE PLAYGROUNDS.
SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM.
ONE OF THE PROJECTS ACTUALLY JW WILLIAMS NEAR THE SCHOOL AND HIGH POINT, UM, THAT PARK DESPERATELY NEEDS AN UPGRADE.
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SO WE CAN DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO BOTH THE ISD AND THE, UH, THE, THE GROUP EDUCATION, FILM, EDUCATION FOUNDATION.I THINK I TOUCHED ON THAT ONE AND THEN STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
NEXT SECTION IS ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT.
UH, YOU ARE A PLANNING CITY AND YOU'VE MADE IT A PRIORITY TO CONTINUE ADVANCING OUR PLANS ASSOCIATED WITH CITIES AND THE FUTURE GROWTH.
THE FIRST ITEM OF HERE, WHICH ARE IN AN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE IS THE TIF ZONE.
NUMBER ONE, UH, WE HAVE HELD, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOSTONES AS MIDTOWN SMALL AREA PLAN INITIAL MEETING WITH THE THREE BIG PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND THE, UH, ACTUALLY THE BACK OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AROUND THE LIBRARY AND ON MARCH 8TH AT THE NEXT CITY CA AND AT MARCH EIGHT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE PLANNED TO HAVE A BRIEFING FOR YOU TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE AND BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON THAT, THAT PLAN AND ALL THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACHIEVE THAT PLAN WITHIN THE TIF DISTRICT WILL BE PART OF YOUR, UM, THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIF DOWNTOWN STREETS PHASING.
UH, ACTUALLY I HEARD NEWS THAT THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HIRED THAT YOU ALL APPROVED THE CONTRACT FOR MOBILIZED YESTERDAY ON THE PROJECT FOR DOWNTOWN.
SO YOU WILL SEE EVEN MORE WORK THAN YOU SEE NOW THAT WORK IS ONGOING.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, DESIGN EFFORTS THAT WILL, YOU WILL BE BRIEFED ON.
AND, UH, WE WILL TALK ABOUT FUTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE PHASES.
OF COURSE, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH ALL OF US HAVE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE LAST WEEKS OPEN HOUSE, AS PORTER MENTIONED, WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
AND WE GOT A LOT OF VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON SOME OF THE KEY AND, UH, INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR OUR FUTURE.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED THAT.
UM, MARCH 1ST, THIS BOARD DIMENSION IS THE JOINT WORKSHOP FOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THINK TANK AND CITY COUNCIL.
AND THAT'S COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS.
WE PLAN TO HAVE A JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN APRIL TIMEFRAME.
THAT THAT DATE IS TO BE DETERMINED.
AND THEN OF COURSE, ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, PLANNING A DEVELOPMENT COMES CLASS AND A NEED TO ISSUE DEBT AND OUR IMPLEMENT OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
WE'VE GAINED ENGAGED PAWN COUNCIL FOR 2022 SELLING.
YOU WILL HAVE AGENDA ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IN THE NEXT FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS.
AND THE LAST ITEM IS A NEW COUNCIL OBJECTIVE IS TO NATURE AND OPEN SPACE STRATEGY.
AND THIS REALLY HAS TO DO WITH, UM, ESTABLISHING A COHESIVE IDENTITY FOR CEDAR HILL IN OUR FUTURE, UM, CENTERED AROUND THE NATURE CORRIDOR AND DEVELOPING AN EXPANSION FOR BRAND IDENTITY, WHICH IS MORE REFLECTED IN THE COMMUNICATION SECTION OF THIS PLAN AND, UH, IMPLEMENTATION.
DID WE CAPTURE EVERYTHING ON ALL OF THOSE THREE ITEMS THAT THE COUNCILS BE BIG, HAIRY, AUDACIOUS GOALS? OKAY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, UM, FOR COMMUNICATIONS THAT FIRST BULLET POINT IS JUST OUTLINING THE VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES.
WE STARTED THIS YEAR OUT AS YOU KNOW, WITH TRASH, WITH OUR UPDATED, UM, ANNUAL TRASH BROCHURE WITH A BIG PUSH TO GET FOLKS TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEW SERVICE ALERT AND REMINDER, UH, FUNCTION.
AND THEN ALSO ROLLING OUT THE NEW AT YOUR DOOR SERVICE.
SO A BIG START TO THE YEAR IN TRASH, FEBRUARY 1ST, WE TRANSITIONED TO A NEW EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM AND WE'LL SPEND REALLY THIS YEAR KIND OF MAXING MAXIMIZING THE USE OF THAT TO EXPLICIT EXTENT.
UM, AND THEN MICHELLE MENTIONED OUR NEW WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL PROGRAM BEGINNING ON SATURDAY, AND THAT'S PLANNED TO BE A QUARTERLY EVENT.
UM, SO WE'LL REACH OUT BY QUARTER TO ALL THE NEW RESIDENTS AND INVITE THEM TO JOIN US FOR A TOUR.
THE SECOND BULLET POINT IS ON, UM, NATURE AND OPEN SPACE.
AND THAT, UH, ONE OF THE PILLARS OF THAT PLAN THAT YOU, UM, ENDORSED WAS TO DEVELOP A MORE COHESIVE IDENTITY FOR BOTH THE NATURE CORRIDOR AND SO A BETTER ESTABLISHED CEDAR HILLS BRAND, UM, AND THAT ARENA AND THE COUNCIL ALSO TALKED A LOT ABOUT JUST GENERAL BRANDING INITIATIVES TO FIRST CEDAR HILL.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL WORK ON THIS YEAR AS WELL.
AND THEN FINALLY, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY TO SET UP OUR LATINO OUTREACH GROUPS.
SO WE'VE GOT A CITIZEN GROUP, UM, THAT WILL BE BEGINNING IN MARCH TO, UH, ADVISE US ON HOW WE CAN BETTER, UM, ENGAGE AND COMMUNICATE WITH OUR, UM, HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND ALSO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS.
UM, ALISON, UM, I THINK THAT'S OF A GLOVER BROUGHT THIS UP AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA, UH, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF LITERATURE OR SOMETHING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF JOE POOL LAKE,
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YOU KNOW, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.YES, WE DID TALK ABOUT A SORT OF A ONE PAGE SUMMARY OF THAT AND WE WILL WORK ON THAT.
UM, SO MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION, UM, THE FIRST BULLET POINT THERE IS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AND, UM, THINK PORTER MENTIONED, WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 26 IN KINGSWOOD.
UM, AND THEN SOMETHING THAT WE ASKED THE COUNCIL, IF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN, AND YOU SAID, YES, WAS DO REALLY DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR PERSONAL CONTACTS WITH NEIGHBORHOODS THIS YEAR.
AND SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IN OUR PAC TEAM TO IDENTIFY A GROUP OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND HAVE INVITED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ATTEND THOSE.
SO WE'VE HAD TWO SO FAR AND ANOTHER THREE SCHEDULED THIS WEEK AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THAT.
AND THEN AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER, WE'LL GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON HOW THAT PROCESS IS WORKING.
UM, THE SECOND BULLET POINT IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE ART, UH, BIANNUAL CITIZEN SURVEY WAS GOING OUT THIS MONTH.
UM, AND THEN MELISSA MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE A COMMUNITY SURVEY ON PUBLIC SAFETY ALSO, UH, GOING OUT NEXT WEEK.
AND THEN THE LAST BULLET POINT THERE IS ON SENIOR LIVABILITY.
AND AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE 2020 REALLY ON THIS ITEM, UM, IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR SENIOR FOCUS GROUP, A BIG LIFT THIS YEAR IS TO FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION WAS ONE OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND SO THE COUNCIL, UM, ALLOCATED FUNDING THIS YEAR FOR A PILOT PROGRAM, AND THEN WE'VE ALSO APPLIED FOR A GRANT, UH, FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO HELP US WITH THAT.
UM, AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR THAT GRANT.
AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE TWO SECTIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNSELING? ALL RIGHT.
UM, WELL I THINK THAT IT DID THAT CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION.
WHAT COUNSEL? I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE, UH, ALL ITEMS FROM OUR BRIEF ASSESSMENT.
I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOTION TO ADJOURN, BRIEF ASSESSMENT.
UM, DO YOU HAVE A SECOND NON-DEBATABLE MOTION, EVERYBODY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WE ARE OBSERVED AND I'M SORRY.
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME WE ADJOURNED AT 6 38 AND COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE AT 7:00 PM.