Feb 08, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting

SO, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR EVEN ALLOWING ME TO DO THIS.

I'M VERY HONORED.

UM, JUST KNOW THAT ME AND MY SON PRAY FOR YOU GUYS MAINTENANCE PRETTY MUCH NIGHTLY.

UM, AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, IT'S THE ONE THING THAT FIRST COMES OUT OF MY MOUTH IS THAT IT'S A, WE'RE A PRAYING CITY AND OUR, UM, OUR COUNCIL AND OUR LEADERS HAVE NO BONES ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T MIND SPEAKING THE LORD'S NAME.

SO I JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO DISPEL AND PRAY, LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THESE SERVANTS.

GOD.

UM, WE JUST ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS.

LORD, WOULD YOU GIVE THEM DISCERNMENT? LORD, LET THEM COME TO YOU FIRST, BEFORE THEY MAKE DECISIONS, GUIDE THEM.

LORD, THANK YOU THAT THIS IS A CITY ON THE HILL, LORD, AND THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE PRESENT HERE AND, UM, JUST PRAY FOR COURAGE FOR EACH ONE HERE THAT, UM, THEY HAVE COURAGE TO STAND WHEN NOBODY ELSE IS STANDING, UM, ENCOURAGED TO SIT WHEN NOBODY ELSE IS SITTING.

UH, WE THANK YOU THAT, UM, THEY GIVE THEIR TIME TO THIS CITY LORD, UM, BLESS THEM AS THEY GO OUT AND THEY COME IN, LORD, BLESS THEM WITH TIME BACK WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

UH, GIVE THEM, UM, AS IN THE BIBLE, IT TALKS ABOUT HIS AKAYA.

PEOPLE HAS SAID LATELY THAT THERE'S NO, THAT WE DON'T CAN'T GET TIME BACK LORD, BUT YOU CAN GIVE TIME PACK.

AND YOU GAVE HEZEKIAH 15 YEARS WHEN YOU TOLD HIM TO GET HIS AFFAIRS IN ORDER, BUT HE CRIED OUT TO YOU AND HE PRAYED AND YOU GAVE HIM 15 MORE YEARS OF LIFE.

SO I JUST PRAY, NOT EVEN THAT MUCH, BUT JUST 30 MINUTES WITH HER, THEIR FAMILY QUALITY TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY.

LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE HERE THAT HAVE COME TO BE A PART WE NEED TO STEP OUT AND WE NEED TO BE A PART OF, UM, WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT HAD JUST COME OUT TO LISTEN AND TO SPEAK THEIR VOICES.

LORD, WE JUST COVER THESE COVER THESE MEN AND WOMEN.

WE THANK YOU FOR THEM IN JESUS'S NAME.

THANK YOU, NICOLE VINCE, WATCH IT.

COME ON DOWN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I APPRECIATE IT.

LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

YES.

ALRIGHT.

NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION RECOGNIZED A 2022 CEDAR HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, EXECUTIVE BOARD AND CHAMBER EXECUTIVE MEMBERS.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THE TV TAXES ON THE STATE.

GOD, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. BIG, YOU MAY BE SEATED.

[a. Recognize the 2022 Cedar Hill Chamber of Commerce Executive Board and Chamber Ambassador members.]

UH, DR.

GRAY, COME ON DOWN.

THAT AT THE END OF 2021, OUR CHAMBER WAS FINANCIALLY STRONGER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN FIVE YEARS.

MAYOR BASIN, COUNCIL STAFF.

IT IS MY GREAT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE 2022 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CEDAR HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AMBASSADORS AND BOARD.

AND THERE IS ONE OTHER SPECIAL PERSON THAT WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE, UM, AS WELL.

BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY

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WE'RE ALSO THE MOST DIVERSE THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN OUR EXISTENCE, NOT JUST CULTURALLY, BUT INDUSTRY, GENDER AND AGE.

AND YOU'LL SEE, MOVING ON TO LIGHT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, WE HAD, WE ENJOYED AN 84% RETENTION RATE AMONG OUR MEMBERS AND AMONG OUR CEDAR HILL STRONG MEMBERS.

WE ONLY LOST TWO TO LOSS OF BUSINESS, NOT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LIKE US ANYMORE.

SO WE WERE PATTING OURSELVES ON THE BACK FOR 2021, THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF MY PREDECESSORS.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING EVEN MORE FOR OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND FOR THE CITY.

AND WITH THAT IN MIND, I DO WANT TO START FIRST BY INTRODUCING THE STAFF OF THE CEDAR HILL CHAMBER.

IF THOSE FOLKS WOULD STAND UP FOR ME, PLEASE AND COME DOWN HERE BECAUSE MELISSA IS GOING TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOU IN JUST A SECOND.

FIRST WE HAVE RANDALL CHASE WHO WAS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COUNSEL AND STAFF.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT RANDALL ON THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY CELEBRATED FIVE YEARS WITH THE CHAMBER.

SO WE HONOR HIS SERVICE AND ALL THAT.

HE'S BROUGHT TO THE CHAMBER AND ALL THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM TO DO SO TO MAKE US SOAR AT THE CHAMBER, WE HAVE A MOTTO THAT IS BOARD GOVERNS AND STAFF MANAGE IT.

SO WE'VE GOT LOTS FOR YOU TO MANAGE IN 2022.

I ALSO WANTED TO INTRODUCE ALYSSA WOODBURY, WHO IS OUR OFFICE AND MEMBERSHIP MANAGER.

UM, JANUARY 19, I BELIEVE YOU CELEBRATED THREE YEARS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND NEAR TO THE CHAMBER STAFF IS TAYLOR.

TAYLOR IS A GIFTED ARTIST AND SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE INAUGURAL COLLEGIC CLASS.

SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE LOCAL FOLKS IN OUR MIDST SERVING, SERVING OUR CITY.

AND AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE FOR THE AMBASSADORS AND FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND REGULAR BOARD TO JUST COME ON DOWN, I'M GOING TO CALL YOU BY NAME, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO POINT YOU OUT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, BUT WE DO WANT YOU TO GATHER AROUND FOR YOUR PITCHER AND RUSSELL.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE STILL SITTING THERE, BUT I NEED YOU THERE TOO.

SO COUNSEL AND STAFF, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE IMPLEMENTED IN LATE 2021 WAS OUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, WHICH WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF.

IT'S MADE UP OF BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE OUR FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TOUCH TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SHOW UP FOR OUR RIBBON CUTTINGS.

THEY ARE THE ONES THAT GO AND VISIT BUSINESSES IN GOOD TIMES AND IN CHALLENGING TIMES AND REPORT BACK TO THE CHAMBER SO THAT WE CAN SEE HOW WE CAN MEET THEIR NEEDS.

IF YOU ARE A CHAMBER AMBASSADOR, WOULD YOU STEP FORWARD AND LET EVERYBODY SEE WHO YOU ARE.

SO OUR AMBASSADORS ARE LED BY CHERYL.

SCOTT, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND PLEASE.

MICHAEL LAMONT, PAULA BEAVERS, JOE BLACK, KATHY DREXLER, DENISE ROOT JANETTA.

DAGLEY CAROLYN WALKER, CINDY PETERSON, STEPHEN PETERSON, MR. TERRY STEWART, MR. HARRY GRANT, HE DANTE MCPHAIL.

AND DID I MISS ANYBODY? YAY.

AMBASSADORS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TRADE PLACES WITH OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD AND OUR GENERAL BOARD, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD IS STILL LED BY OUR OUTGOING CHAIR, RUSSELL REED.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I TOLD YOU THAT I AM HERE 2022 BOARD, UH, BOARD CHAIR.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE VIN SABERA FROM FUEL CITY, WHO IS OUR SECRETARY, STEPHANIE STERRETT FROM CAP PLAINS, CAPITAL BAY OR TREASURER, PAULA BEAVERS FIRST VICE-CHAIR FOR MAROTTA, SENIOR LIVING JASMINE JAMES SECOND, VICE CHAIR FROM JC JCJ DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

AND OUR GENERAL BOARD MEMBERS ARE STEPH PETERSON FROM J P A R REAL ESTATE GALA BEATTY FROM FLUFFY'S CHICKEN, HARRY GRANT FROM MILFORD FINANCIAL MAYAN K FROM ASHTON EMBER, JUSTIN SHAFFER FROM CENTRALIZED PRODUCTION.

SO THIS SIA WILSON FROM ZOE COMMUNICATION, DAVID DARDY FROM STARCHY CLEANERS.

WHEN I TIM'S FROM HILLSIDE VILLAGE, CAROLYN WALKER FROM CAROLYN WALKER, INSURANCE, TERRY STEWART FROM US HEALTH ADVISORS, KIATA MCPHAIL, MODERN WOODMEN, FRATERNAL FINANCIAL AND CHRISTY JOINER FROM SKIN FOOT SKIN FIT, LUXURY SALON, SUITES, AND SPA.

WOULD YOU GUYS GIVE OUR 2022 AND LAST

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BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO INTRODUCE COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.

AND THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE JOINED US TO OUR YOUNGEST BUSINESS OWNER.

THAT'S .

THIS IS KIRA HERE.

I CAME TO THE CHAMBER THROUGH THE FARMER'S MARKET THAT WE HELD OVER THE SPRING AND THROUGH THE FALL.

AND PART OF THE WINTER SHOW'S STORY IS A STORY OF HOW CHAMBERS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK.

SHE CAME TO AN EVENT.

SHE NETWORKED PEOPLE, BOUGHT HER PRODUCT AND AT A LITTLE OLD CHRISTMAS PARTY IN DECEMBER, SHE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A CHAMBER MEMBER WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE CITY THAT WAS PROMISED TO THE CITY TO CITY COUNCIL.

WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY WILL BRING IN THEIR BUSINESS HERE, SOBRE AT FUEL CITY AND THROUGH A CONVERSATION AT A CHRISTMAS PARTY AND A COUPLE MORE CONVERSATIONS UNTIL THE NEW YEAR HEROES PRODUCT POPPING SUGAR Y'ALL IS NOW IN FUEL CITY.

AND TELL HER STORY NOT TO BE A SHAMELESS COMMERCIAL FOR HER PRODUCT.

I TELL THE STORY BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES SPEAK TO WHAT THE CHAMBER IS ALL ABOUT.

THE NETWORKING THAT OCCURS THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE MENTORING THAT IS BUILT WHEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER IN MEMBERSHIP TO DO BUSINESS WITH EACH OTHER AND IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE'RE SO PROUD THAT YOU ARE A BABY.

YOU GOT ALL THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

GOD BLESS YOU, GIRL.

CITY STAFF COUNCIL, MAYOR MASON.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THIS TIME TO PRESENT US TO YOU.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ON THE PRESENTATION, JUST RECOGNIZE THE CEDAR HILL FINANCE DEPARTMENT, RECIPIENT OF THE GERBER MINT, FINANCE OFFICERS, ASSOCIATES, AND GFR CERTIFICATE OF A TEAM OR EXCELLENCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, AND AWARD OF FINANCIAL REPORTING ACHIEVEMENT.

I CAN GET EVERYONE TO HOLD UP.

JUST TAKE A QUICK PICTURE.

DR.

GRAY, DR.

GRAY, PARDON ME? THERE WAS ONE MORE GROUP.

WE DO HAVE SOME BRAND NEW NORMALLY CERTIFIED SCORE.

MENTORS SCORE IS THE MENTORING ARM OF A SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.

AND I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, FIRST OF ALL, COUNCILMAN GLOVER, CONGRATULATIONS.

AND HE'LL BE WORKING WITH US TO WORK WITH OTHER CHAMBER MEMBERS TO MENTOR AND COACH AND THEIR BUSINESS JEANETTA.

DAGLEY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND JERRY WRIGHT, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

THANKS DR.

GRAY.

BEFORE YOU GO TOO FAR FROM THE MIC, I THINK YOU HAVE SOME PRETTY COOL EX OFFICIOS ON THE BOARD.

I THINK HE HAS SOME PRETTY COOL EX OFFICIOS WAS ON THE BOARD.

I DO.

AND YOU MIGHT BE ONE OF THEM, OR WE DO HAVE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ON THE BOARD, ANDY BUFFINGTON FROM CEDAR HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

ANDY WAVE.

I USED TO HAVE EYES BEHIND MY BACK, BUT I DON'T TEACH ANYMORE.

SO YOU GOTTA YOU'RE BEHIND ME.

HE GOT WAVE MR. PORTER, MR. GREG PORTER, OUR CITY MANAGER, MAYOR STEVEN MASON, OUR MAYOR, DR.

GERALD HUDSON SUPERINTENDENT, SUPERINTENDENT OF CEDAR HILL ISD AND JEFF POWERS, WHO WAS AN OUTGOING MEMBER OF THE EDC BOARD.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, SIR? WELL, THANK YOU ALL.

AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU WITH, UH, THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS OF THE CDO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND TAKE IT TO YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

[b. Recognize the Cedar Hill Finance Department, recipients of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for Fiscal Year 2020 and Award of Financial Reporting Achievement. ]

THANK YOU, MARY.

IF I CAN, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW COMMENTS.

UM, LET'S GET THE WHOLE TEAM UP HERE.

FIRST, THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION LA HAS A WATER AT THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING

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TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AFFORDS ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION IN GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING.

IT'S BEEN JUDGED BY AN IMPARTIAL PANEL AND MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES DEMONSTRATING THAT CONSTRUCTIVE SPIRIT OF FULL DISCLOSURE TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE OUR FINANCIAL STORY.

AND THE MOTHER USES TO READ THE REPORT.

NOW THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL HAS RECEIVED THIS AWARD FOR 31 YEARS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE AND THE WATER FINANCIAL REPORTING HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING AND PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT.

TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AND ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

UM, JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS AN AMAZING FINANCE TEAM TO WORK WITH.

THEY'RE A DEDICATION ATTENTION TO DETAIL THEY'RE BEHIND THE SCENES AND ONLY AGREED TO SHOW UP TONIGHT IF I DIDN'T MAKE THEM TALK, BUT, BUT, UM, OVER WE HAVE ON CONTROLLER, THE T'FILA COLEMAN, OUR ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR, SUSAN SHAN, UM, ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, GREGG PURPOSE PURCHASING, UM, LAUREN MCCARTY, SENIOR ACCOUNTANT OF, UH, SIMPLY A FRANK.

SO SIMPLY A FRANK'S PAYROLL AND YOUR BOND.

CULVERSON UH, ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN FOR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND MISSING TONIGHT.

WE HAVE JOSE VINAY.

GUS IS OUR REVENUE MANAGER, THAT'S IT? OH, YES, I AM.

UH, TIA PAT IS THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND THIS, UH, AWARD ACTUALLY COMES, UH, TO THE TEAM AT A TIME BEFORE I WORKED HERE.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS FOR FY 21, THE SAME PROCESS.

AND THIS TEAM IS OUTSTANDING AND BEEN A BLESSING TO WORK WITH AND JUST A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO ANYA, UM, THE CONTROLLER.

SHE LEADS US THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND AS AMAZING.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN, A MAYOR PRO TEM.

GREAT JOB TEAM FINANCE.

THANK YOU, PROTEA.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS FORUM, PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY BE, UM, ANYONE FROM ANY CITIZEN CAN BE, UH, CAN COME UP TO THE, BEFORE A CITY COUNCIL AND TALK ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN ON THE AGENDA THAT COUNCIL CANNOT DELIBERATE ON.

UH, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FORUMS, SO, AND, AND COUNCIL, I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO THEREFORE

[a. Conduct a public hearing on the continuation of the City of Cedar Hill's juvenile curfew ordinance.]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

WHAT MACQUARIE CAN I HAVE TO PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILLS, JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE, UH, CHIEF, DID YOU WANT TO PROVIDE A FEW WORDS? ARE WE GOING TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? GOOD EVENING? SEE, UH HUH.

HOWEVER, JUVENILES WERE IDENTIFIED

AMERICA COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SPEAK WITH YOU BRIEFLY ABOUT, UH, THE ORDINANCE AND THE IMPACT THAT IT'S HAD OVER THE YEARS, UH, IN OUR CITY, UH, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY, UM, THE CITY, UH, DID PASS THIS CURFEW ORDINANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2007, AS REQUIRED BY LAW EVERY THREE YEARS.

IT COMES BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ORDINANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND, UH, HAVE SOME COMMUNITY INPUT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE, KEEP IT AS IT IS.

UM, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME DATA OVER THE YEARS.

UM, SO WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS THAT ARE ISSUED, UH, UNDER THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE, WHICH, WHICH MEANS A COUPLE OF THINGS IS THAT ONE, UH, THE OFFICERS AREN'T NECESSARILY USING THIS ORDINANCE AS, UH, A WAY TO, UM, UH, TICKET PEOPLE JUST FOR BEING OUT LATE.

UM, IT'S A TOOL THAT THE OFFICERS HAVE, UM, TO STOP JUVENILES WHEN THEY'RE OUT PAST MIDNIGHT OR PASS 11 ON WEEKNIGHTS.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE SEEN AS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THEM AND THE AMOUNT OF CRIMES THE OFFICERS HAVE STOPPED OR ARRESTED JUVENILES FOR DURING THOSE CURFEW HOURS.

SO IN 2021, UH, THERE IS ONLY 12 CITATIONS ISSUED FOR JUVENILE CURFEW.

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IN 28 CRIMES DURING THOSE CURFEW HOURS.

UM, AND SO THE OFFICERS ARE USING THE TOOL EFFECTIVELY, UM, BECAUSE LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME WHEN I WAS GROWING UP NOW I WENT UP RIGHT.

NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS PAST MIDNIGHT.

UM, AND I THINK THAT THIS JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE, UH, IS A GOOD TOOL FOR OUR OFFICERS TO HAVE.

UM, I KNOW THAT WE SEE VIDEOS THAT PEOPLE POST ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA SITES HAVE A CLIP OF SOME KIDS WALKING DOWN THE STREET, CHECKING DOORS AT NIGHT, UH, AND THAT STUFF GETS POSTED WHAT THIS GIVES OUR OFFICERS.

THE ABILITY TO DO IS TO STOP THOSE JUVENILES JUST FOR THE MERE FACT THAT THEY'RE OUT PAST MIDNIGHT AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND LET THEIR PARENTS KNOW THAT, HEY, YOUR CHILD IS OUT.

DID YOU KNOW THEY'RE ROUTE? AND IN MOST CASES, THAT PARENT DID NOT KNOW.

UM, AND SO, UH, I DO THINK IT'S BEEN EFFECTIVE IN 2017.

WE ISSUED 28 CITATIONS IN 20 18, 29 IN 2019, WE ISSUED 14 CITATIONS IN 2020.

WE ISSUED FOUR.

AND THEN LAST YEAR WE ISSUED 12.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN THE WAY THAT THIS CURFEW IS BEING USED.

BUT ON THE SAME NOTE, THE OFFICERS ARE STOPPING AND IDENTIFYING A CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, WHICH REALLY IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE, NOT TO CITE PEOPLE FOR STATUS OFFENSES.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, BUT BEFORE WE GET TO QUESTIONS, LET'S GO AND DO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THEN WE'LL TO THE POINT, I LIKE TO OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE ORDINANCE, PLEASE COME ON UP, SIR.

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

WE DO HAVE A CLOCK AND W GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR DIRECT.

IT WAS HAROLD PARKER.

MY ADDRESS IS 1, 1 9 2 1 ASPEN ROAD DRIVE IN MOUNTVILLE ALABAMA.

I OWN ALTITUDE TRAMPOLINE PARK AND CEDAR HILL.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

SO JUST HANG ON, NOT FROM THIS AREA, I'M JUST HAVING A MEREDITH TUSCALOOSA WOMAN.

SO, UM, SHE DRAGGED ME BACK TO TUX AND TUSCALOOSA, BUT WE'VE SEEN A INCREASE AND TEENS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES AND VIOLENCE WITH TEENS LATELY AT ALTITUDE.

WE'RE HAVING TO INSTITUTE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DOING TEEN NIGHT, BUT WE'RE ONLY DOING TEEN NIGHT WITH THE TRI-CITY AREA.

WE'RE NOT ALLOWING PEOPLE FROM DALLAS TO COME IN AND LANCASTER TO COME INTO BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN MULTIPLE FIGHTS, MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH PEOPLE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN.

I AGREE WITH THIS ORDINANCE, I BELIEVE THE CHIEF SAID IT, RIGHT? NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SO WE WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF IT.

UM, AND WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE TIME, UH, HOW, HOW CAN YOU POLICE THAT? CAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, UH, STUDENTS, UH, TEAMS GET DROPPED OFF.

SO, AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWING TEENS UNDER THE AGE OF 16 TO GET DROPPED OFF.

IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PHYSICAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AND THEY DON'T HAVE A SCHOOL ID, THEY DON'T COME IN.

FOUR, WE HAVE FOUR POLICE OFFICERS EMPLOYED TO ON FRIDAY NIGHT, TWO ON SATURDAY NIGHT, JUST, JUST IN CASE, YOU KNOW, AND IT GETS THE IT'S THE OFFICERS TO GET TO KNOW THE KIDS TOO.

SO WE ARE, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE CRIME DOWN.

UM, THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED THE OTHER NIGHT, OUR THREE WEEKS AGO, UM, BAD INCIDENT, BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S FROM PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OUR CITY, SO WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

MY GM'S BEEN THERE FOR SIX YEARS.

SHE'S WATCHED ALL THESE TEENS GROW UP FROM SIX AND SEVEN YEAR OLDS TO, UM, YOUNG ADULTS NOW.

AND OUR STAFF HAS GROWN PRETTY MUCH.

HOW MANY KIDS DO WE HAVE MARRIED? I MEAN, KIDS WE HAVE IN COLLEGE, I HAVE SEVEN IN THE MILITARY.

EIGHT HOMES BECOME PARENTS, UM, FOUR WHO ARE MARRIED AND COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO ARE GOING ON TO RECEIVE THEIR MASTERS AND THEIR DAUGHTER.

AND CAN I GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? MY NAME IS MIRANDA SMI.

I LIVE IN MANSFIELD, TEXAS 25, 44 JESSICA DRIVE, UM, BEEN AT ALTITUDE, LIKE YOU SAID, FOR SIX YEARS, I'VE BEEN THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR FIVE AND A HALF OF THAT.

UM, TEEN NIGHT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE NECESSARILY WANT TO DO AWAY WITH BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TO ME, BECOME A STAPLE IN THE CITY, JUST BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN.

AND I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW A LOT OF THE KIDS AND A LOT OF THE KIDS WHO COME TO TEEN NIGHT ENDED UP WORKING FOR ME EVENTUALLY.

UM, IT'S KIND OF THE FUN PART OF GETTING TO KNOW THEM AS A CUSTOMER FIRST, BEFORE THEY ENDED UP BECOMING PART OF THE TEAM.

UM, OUR TEENS COME BACK TO VISIT US.

UM, AND ESPECIALLY EVEN ON THAT NIGHT, THEY CALLED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ALL OKAY.

THESE WERE PEOPLE WHO WORKED FOR US FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO.

SO WE BECOME A FAMILY.

AND I THINK THAT ALL STARTS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS.

AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO DO AWAY WITH IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK THE CURFEW HELPS.

WELL, I DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT.

UH, MOST IMPORTANTLY, I DO APPRECIATE HOW SENSITIVE YOU ARE TO, TOWARDS THE NEEDS OF THE CITY.

UM, YOU ACTUALLY WAS ON MY AGENDA TO MEET WITH, BUT WHEN I HEARD THE VERY NEXT DAY, HE WAS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE REASON WHY HE DIDN'T GET A CALL FROM ME.

SO THE FACT THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE CHIEF AND I TALK REGULARLY ABOUT ISSUES THAT WE HAVE, AND WE'VE GOT

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YEAH, IT WAS JUST A GOOD THING.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME WITH US HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE? PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.

YES.

UH, MY NAME IS DAVID .

UH, MY ADDRESS IS 7 5 7 5 SOUTH WESTMORELAND ROAD IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

UM, I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CINEMARK RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

UH, JUST TOOK OVER THE THEATER JULY 1ST.

SO IT'S STILL NEW TO CEDAR HILL, NEW TO THE AREA.

UH, ONE THING I, YOU KNOW, CAN KIND OF WANT IT.

I WANT TO AGREE WITH WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE TRAMPOLINE PARK IS, YOU KNOW, MAJORITY OF THE KIDS ARE GOOD KIDS, BUT WE'VE HAD OUR ISSUES OVER HERE AT THE, AT THE MOVIE THEATER TOO.

I CAN CATCH IT ON AN AVERAGE WEEKEND.

WE'RE ASKING ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 40 TEENAGERS TO LEAVE THE PREMISES.

UM, I WOULD LOVE TO BE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN COME AND HAVE FUN AND ENJOY A MOVIE LIKE I DID, BUT, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE UTILIZE TO KEEP THE TEENAGERS WHO ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS IS THE CURFEW.

IF A MOVIE STARTS AT NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, IT ENDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SORRY, WE CAN'T SELL YOU A TICKET TO THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ID OR YOU'RE WITH YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.

UM, IT STOPS THEM FROM LEAVING THE THEATER AFTER MIDNIGHT AND VIOLATING THAT CURFEW.

BUT WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF WEEKENDS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DID HAVE A RIOT OUT THERE A COUPLE, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO IN MY FIRST OR SECOND MONTH AT THE THEATER.

AND WE HAD TO LOCK DOWN AT NINE O'CLOCK ON A SATURDAY, THE 200 PLUS KIDS STARTING TO FIGHT IN THE MOVE FROM JC PENNY OVER THIS WAY.

AND, UH, WE HAD, LUCKILY YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

WE HAD GREAT RESPONSE TIME.

UM, BUT JUST LOOKING TO TRY TO DIAL THOSE ISSUES BACK.

I, I THINK THE CURFEW WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO US AND AS A TOOL LIKE THE CHIEF SAID TO TRY TO MINIMIZE ANY ISSUES THAT WE DO HAVE.

SO THANK YOU.

THAT THE ORDINANCE PROVIDES, WHERE IF A TEEN IS GOING TO, OR FROM A WORKPLACE OR TO, OR FROM A SCHOOL EVENT OR THEY'RE WITH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN, THEN IT DOESN'T APPLY.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE? ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE THAT SEE ANY ONE APPROACH? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, CHIEF, WOULD YOUR MIND COMING UP, PLEASE? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL? YES.

UH, CUSTOMER HAYDEN.

SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.

NO, SIR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, YEAH, CHIEF, I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A, YOU KNOW, A GREAT TOOL FOR, FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH THE PROGRAM.

MY QUESTION THOUGH IS JUST TO KIND OF SHOW TOO, THAT I THINK IT DOES HELP CRIME.

YOU INDICATED, UH, IN 2021, WE ONLY HAD FOUR 12 CITATIONS, BUT YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT 28 ARRESTS, CRIMINAL ARRESTS.

UM, THAT WAS BECAUSE YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE STOPS BECAUSE OF THE ORDINANCE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO INQUIRE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND ABLE TO STOP CRIME AT THAT POINT.

IS THAT WHAT THAT? YEAH, SO WHAT I WAS SAYING IS THAT WE DID HAVE, WE HAD 151, UH, INCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE JUVENILES AND THE WHOLE YEAR 28 OF THOSE DID OCCUR DURING THOSE CURFEW HOURS, WHICH GIVES A TOOL FOR OUR OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO STOP THOSE PEOPLE AND DETERMINE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE DOING AND THEN IDENTIFY THEM AND SEE IF THEY ARE UP COMMITTING A CRIME WHILE THEY'RE OUT, NOT JUST, UM, CURFEW VIOLATION.

SO GREAT.

WELL, I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO BRING IT OUT, PRESENT THE CUSTOMER.

HEY, BECAUSE WHEN MCCURDY, YES.

UH, LIKE CHIEF, UM, SO HOW DOES, HOW DOES OUR ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE A FOREST? HOW DOES THIS ORDINANCE COMPARE TO ORDINANCES IN OTHER CITIES AS FAR AS RESTRICTIVENESS, UM, OR, YOU KNOW, YOUR ABILITY TO, UH, TO, TO DO YOUR JOBS? YEAH.

SO I THINK THAT IT'S COMPARABLE TO WHAT ORDINANCES THE OTHER CITIES HAVE.

UH, I WILL SAY THAT OTHER CITIES DOING ALSO INCLUDE DAYTIME HOURS IN THE COORDIN, IN THE ORDINANCE, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE IN OUR ORDINANCE, WHICH ALSO GIVES OFFICERS THE ABILITY TO STOP, UH, TEENAGERS DURING THE DAYTIME BETWEEN THE HOURS, TYPICALLY BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 2:00 PM.

UH, IF THEY'RE OUT ON A WEDNESDAY WALKING DOWN THE STREET, THEN THEY SHOULD, THEY SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL.

RIGHT.

UM, AND SO, SO OUR ORDINANCE IS NOT A COVER OF THE DAYTIME HOURS, BUT IT DOES THE NIGHTTIME HOURS THAT IT DOES COVER, UM, TYPICALLY MIRROR THOSE THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE 11 O'CLOCK DURING THE WEEK, NIGHTS AND MIDNIGHT ON THE WEEKENDS.

UM, SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU THINK THAT WE MAYBE SHOULD CONSIDER INCLUDING IN OUR ORDINANCE THAT THAT WOULD PUT MORE TEETH IN IT THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO, TO DO YOUR JOBS BETTER? I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK THE OFFICERS UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE AND THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF USING IT AS A TOOL TO BE ABLE TO STOP AND, AND HELP PREVENT CRIME.

UM, I ALSO THINK THAT THE EXCEPTIONS

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SO I THINK HAVING THOSE EXCEPTIONS IN PLACE, UH, IS, IS GOOD BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE TEENAGERS THAT WORK AT RESTAURANT FACILITIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE OUT PAST THE CURFEW HOURS.

UM, AND IT TYPICALLY THEY'RE BEING PICKED UP OR DROPPED OFF OR DRIVING THEMSELVES, BUT THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO BE OUT PAST CURFEW IF THEY FALL UNDERNEATH ONE OF THOSE EXCEPTIONS.

UH, CHIEF, I GOT TWO SCENARIOS, UM, I GUESS WITH THE TWO THAT THE TWO SPEAKERS THAT CAME UP, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I'M A LITTLE BIASED.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR STUDENTS HERE IN CEDAR HERE ON GREAT.

UM, BUT, UH, WHENEVER WE HAVE VISITORS THAT COME IN FROM OUT OF TOWN, LET'S JUST SAY TO, DO, THEY DO JUST GET DROPPED OFF AND THEY WON'T, UM, YOU KNOW, GET ACCESS INSIDE BECAUSE OF POLICY.

UM, YOU KNOW, THEN WHAT HAPPENS, I GUESS IT WAS SCARY.

YOU KNOW, THE SCARY PART TO ME IS THEY CAN'T GET ACCESS TO COME INTO THE TRAMPOLINE PARK, UH, BUT THEY WANT TO GET ACCESS TO GO INSIDE SOMETHING ELSE.

UM, SO NOW WE MAY BE PUTTING, YOU KNOW, OUR OTHER BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, HAVING AN ABUNDANCE AMOUNT OF YOUTH, THAT'S NO, YOU KNOW, LOCAL GENERAL AREA.

SO IT'S LIKE, HOW CAN, HOW CAN THAT BE MANAGED? I, I LIKE WHAT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IN ORDER TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP THEIR ESTABLISHMENT SAFE.

BUT, UH, THEN I GUESS I CAN JUST GO TO ANOTHER AREA.

SO HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH THIS CURRENT? SO WITHOUT THE, WITH THE TRAMPOLINE PARK, THEY'RE NOT OPEN PAST THE CURFEW HOURS.

SO, UM, THAT, THAT WOULDN'T BE A SCENARIO THAT WOULD HAPPEN THERE.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO STAY AN EXTRA HOUR JUST HANGING OUT, UH, ON A WEEK, NIGHT OR TWO HOURS, UM, TO HIT THE CURFEW TIME.

UM, BUT THE MOVIE THEATER, I THINK, YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY SAID ON THE FRONT END, THEY'RE IDENTIFYING THAT AT NINE O'CLOCK AND THAT GIVES THEM PLENTY OF TIME, UM, TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS, TO BE PICKED UP OR MAKE, HAVE SOME OTHER OPTIONS BEFORE THE CURFEW WOULD KICK IN AND TAKE EFFECT.

SO, AND BOTH OF THOSE PLACES DO HAVE OFFICERS THAT THEY DO EMPLOY OFF DUTY ON THE WEEKENDS TO WORK THERE.

UM, AND SO THERE ARE OFFICERS THERE ALSO TO HELP THAT.

YEAH, I GUESS IT JUST MAKES IT, YOU KNOW, I GUESS NOWADAYS, I GUESS I'M ASSUMING EVERY STUDENT NOW HAS, OR EVERY TEENAGER THAT HAS A MOBILE DEVICE TO BE ABLE TO CALL AND ASK FOR A STATUS WHENEVER TO GET DROPPED OFF.

I GUESS MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THEY GET DROPPED OFF AT TRAMPOLINE PARK, GET DROPPED OFF TO THE MOVIE THEATER AND THEY CAN'T GET ACCESS TO GET INSIDE, THEN WHAT DO THEY DO? AND THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, UH, ACCUSTOMED TO CEDAR HILL, SO THEY'RE VISITORS.

SO THEY JUST GO OFF INTO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT.

UH, AND I JUST, JUST KIND OF CURIOUS TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THE CURRENT VIEW, YOU KNOW, THAT, DOES IT, DOES IT HELP OR HURT THE SITUATION? I GUESS THAT'S KIND OF REALLY MORE, YES.

I THINK THAT THOSE THINGS OCCUR HOURS BEFORE THE CURFEW GOES INTO EFFECT.

AND SO THE CURFEW WOULDN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON THOSE SCENARIOS.

UH, SO IT COULD BE NOT, NOT A CURFEW QUESTION, BUT I GUESS IT'S A DIFFERENT, I GUESS IT'S A DIFFERENCE.

A PARENTING ISSUE.

YEAH.

UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, COUNSEL.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ELECTION MATTERS.

LET'S SEE.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, UH, YOU HAD YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DELIBERATE.

WE DID HEAR FROM A FEW PEOPLE WHO'S, UH, SUPPORTING THE ORDINANCE, UH, THE FLOORS UP AT COUNCIL.

HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE, UM, UH, CONTINUATION OF THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM THE MAYOR.

PROTIUM WE DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL HAYDEN.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, MOVES UNANIMOUS.

THEY GET COUNSEL.

THEY CAN SEE THE NEXT

[a. Consider ordering a General Election to be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022 to elect Mayor and City Council Members for Place 3 and Place 5.]

CONSIDER ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD.

SATURDAY, MAY 7TH, 2022 TO ELECT MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PLACE THREE AND FIVE PLUS FIVE.

UH, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS MATTER? UH, IF NOT THE FLOOR IS OPEN, WE, UH, UH, ORDER THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 7TH, 2022.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, LIKE A CUSTOMER MCCURDY ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, MOVES DOWN TO MISS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA CONSENT

[8. Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon with a single vote. Any council member may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.]

AGENDA.

THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION COUNCIL.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE REMOVED? NOT CNN.

I WILL CONTINUE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ITEM, A CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 25TH, 2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, ITEM B RECEIVED QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2021 ITEM C CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 22 DASH 6 4 6, WHICH ADOPTS A PLAYER FOR MAINTENANCE RELATED TO OWNERSHIP OF CRAWFORD TO A NATO GRAVEYARD COUNCIL.

BEFORE I ASK FOR A MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ASK THE QUESTION TO THE MADAM SECRETARY.

UM, HOW DO I,

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UH, ABSTAIN MY VOLT FORM ITEM A, CAN I DO THAT STILL IN CONSENT OR DO I NEED TO REMOVE THAT? OKAY.

FAIR ENOUGH.

COUNSEL.

I DID NOT ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR JANUARY 25TH, SO I WILL ABSTAIN FROM THAT VOTE.

THE FLOOR IS OPEN TO COUNCIL MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS RIGHT.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND WITH COUNSELOR MCHARDY ON A PAY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOVES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE REGULAR AGENDA CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OR CONSIDER APPOINTING

[a. Consider appointing a member to the Planning and Zoning Commission to fill the remainder of an unexpired term.]

A MEMBER TO THE ATTENDING IS ONLY COMMISSION TO FILL THE REMAINDER OF UNEXPIRED TERM COUNSEL.

YOU ARE AWARE THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER DEEDS HAS RELOCATED OUT OF THE CITY.

SO THEREFORE, UH, WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, UH, I PROPOSE AN APPOINTMENT OF A COUNCIL MEMBER.

STEVE PENDINGS.

MY UNDERSTANDING YOU DO HAVE IS I SAID PERMISSION, I'M SORRY, A PLANNING ZONING COMMISSIONER.

THEY'RE JUST SAYING, OH, I'M SORRY.

LET ME START OVER.

UM, PLANNING HAS ONLY COMMISSIONER MICHAEL BEES HAS RELOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.

THEREFORE WE DO HAVE A POSITION AVAILABLE ON OPINIONS ON THE COMMISSION.

SO THEREFORE COUNCIL, I AM PROPOSING FOR STEVE HINTON TO FILL THAT POSITION.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS BIOS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL.

UM, SO COUNCIL, THIS IS MY RECOMMENDATION.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANY OTHER APPOINTMENTS CAUSE REMEMBER HAYDEN? YES, MA'AM.

I, UH, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION IN MY CONVERSATIONS EARLIER.

I THINK, UH, THE FACT THAT YOU HAD SOME OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH, UH, UH, THE PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE AND, UH, UH, I THINK HE'S WELL KNOWN IN CEDAR HILL AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN CEDAR HILL AND, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION.

SO I FULLY SUPPORT, UH, SUPPORTS YOU MAYOR ON THIS, ON THIS THING.

AND SO I MOVE THAT.

WE ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION AND RECOMMENDATION.

UH, I DO HAVE A MOTION.

I DO HAVE A SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL.

I'M SURE THE CHAMBER MEMBERS HERE KNOW, UH, STEVE HINDEN VERY WELL.

SO I WILL SERVE YOU PROBABLY GOT YOURS.

THEY'LL DO HAVE A MOMENT.

YOU HAVE A SECOND.

I'M SORRY.

IF YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, MOST ANONYMOUS.

UH, I'LL BE HAPPY TO, UH, GIVE MR. HINDEN A CALL TOO, AND WELCOME HIM TO PENNIES ON A COMMISSION UNLESS HE'S HERE TONIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT HE TOLD HIM HE'S ON THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.