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[1. Call meeting to order.]

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UH, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

TODAY IS APRIL 26TH, 2022.

THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING AND WE DO HAVE A FULL COURTROOM COUNSEL PRESENT.

UH, WE DO HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO WAS OUT TODAY.

UH, COUNCIL MCDANIELS.

HE IS, UH, RECOVERING AND, UH, WE JUST ASKED FOR HER TO HAVE A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO COME AND JOIN THE ACCOUNTING, UH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AND I THINK SHE'S ACTUALLY STREAMING WITH US TODAY.

SO HELLO, COUNCILMAN DANIELS, AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON.

UH, THIS IS A, UH, IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THIS, UH, UM, OPEN CARRY IS, IS NOT PERMISSIBLE.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

I DO HAVE 7 0 2 AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION, UH, AND, UH, BELIEVE DEREK FISHER IS, UH, ARE YOU HERE COMING DOWN? I DO HAVE A BIO AND I HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND READ AS YOU APPROACH.

DEREK PRITCHARD HAS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS OVER THE YEARS FROM MISSION WORK, UH, IN ECUADOR, IN CHINA TO YOUTH MINISTRY IN SAN ANTONIO AND VOCATIONAL MINISTRY IN COLORADO.

HE HAS SERVED THERE WITH THE CEDAR HILL CHURCH OF CHRIST SINCE SEPTEMBER, 2014.

AND HE LIVES HERE WITH HIS WIFE, TIFFANY AND THEIR CHILDREN.

HE IS A CANCER SURVIVOR AND HAS BEEN LIVING WITH A BRAIN TUMOR FOR OVER 10 YEARS.

DEREK PRICHARD IS A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU, SIR.

SO WE COULD ALL PLEASE STAND AND RECEIVE A WORD.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW THAT WITH A, UH, YOU CAN JOIN ME IN THE PAGES.

SO, JOSEPH, YEAH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LET'S PRAY, FATHER.

WE WERE JUST SO THANKFUL TO GATHER HERE TONIGHT.

WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS COUNCIL AND WE PRAY FOR WISDOM FOR THEM AND ALL THE, THAT IS BEFORE THEM TONIGHT.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

WE GET TO LIVE IN, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL AREA THAT IT IS.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE CALLED THIS PLACE, THEIR HOME AND FATHER, MY PRAYER FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY IS THAT THEY FEEL A PART.

THEY FEEL THEY BELONG.

THEY FEEL THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT THEY GET TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES.

AND I'VE HEARD THAT EVERYONE THAT WALKS ALONG OUR STREETS RECEIVES A SMILE THAT MAKES THEM FEEL WELCOME.

AND AT HOME I PRAY FOR PEACE AND HARMONY, AND I PRAY FOR EVERYTHING THAT OUR COUNCIL DOES THAT WILL WE'LL WORK TOWARD THAT, THAT KIND OF PEACE AND HARMONY.

AND IT'S NOT WHAT HE PRAYED FOR.

COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.

SHE'LL HAVE A SPEEDY RECOVERY FROM WHATEVER IS AILING HER IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

WE PRAY.

AMEN IT, MAN.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IF YOU WILL PLEASE JOIN ME INTO A PLASTIC AMERICA FLAT INTO THE TEXAS FLAG.

THE ONE IT ENDED IS THANK YOU ALL.

AND YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

NEXT

[a. Present Good Samaritan Certificate to Marca Sue DeLacerda.]

ITEM IS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER PRESENTATION AND THE COUNSEL, IF YOU COULD JOIN ME DOWN FRONT, UM, THE FIRST ONE IS A PRESENTER, A GOOD SAMARITAN CERTIFICATE TO MARK AND SUE DID A SATO COME ON DOWN.

OKAY, GOOD.

CAN I SAY YOUR LAST NAME? CORRECT.

OH, OKAY.

WELL, IF YOU CAN STAY IN HERE AND WE CAN FACE THE AUDIENCE HERE.

UM, SO WE HAVE A GOOD STORY FOR YOU.

DID YOU GET THE BACKGROUND ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THIS EVENING OR A LITTLE BIT? OKAY.

SO LET'S, LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT WRITTEN ABOUT YOU TODAY.

LOW TIME, CEDAR HILL RESIDENT MARK MARKER.

OKAY.

MARCO SU UH, WAS NOMINATED FOR A GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD BY HER HIGHLANDS, NORTH NEIGHBOR, CHERYL G SEARLE HERE.

HELLO, SARAH, UH, MARCH 8TH, MARKER.

HEARD A SOUND INSIDE OUR HOME, WHICH, WHICH IS BEHIND MY HOME AND WENT OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE.

THIS IS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE C DETECTED A NATURAL GAS LEAK CAUSED BY A TWO DAMAGES GAS METERS IN MY SIDE YARD AND A NEIGHBOR THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY A DRIVER WHO CAPTURED ON A HOME CAMERA, STRIKING THE GAS METER AND THEIR VEHICLE.

AND THAT CYBER

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MARKER LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO NOTIFY ME AND MY NEIGHBOR, MR. GOMEZ, ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

WE COULD HEAR AND SMELL THE NATURAL GAS ESCAPING FROM A DAMAGED GAS METER.

ALSO OUR BROADBAND PEDESTAL PROTECTION.

SEE IT WAS SATURDAY TWO PIECES MARKER CALLED 9 1 1, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DISPATCH CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HELP STOP THE LEAK.

ATMOS REPAIRED THE TWO DAMAGED METERS WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

MARCO HAS LIVED IN CDL FOR 46 YEARS.

SHE SAID SHE WAS JUST ABOUT WHAT ANYBODY WOULD DO TO HELP A NEIGHBOR.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE.

THAT WAS PRETTY AMAZING.

MARGARET FAST ACCIDENT, A PIT MIC, A SERVANT HEART THROUGH THE GOOD SAMARITAN RECOGNITION AWARD PROGRAM.

THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WOULDN'T KNOW HOW UNSELFISH EFFORT A POSSIBLE STRATEGY WAS AVOIDED.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A REFLECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER.

SO THEREFORE WE DO WANT TO PRESENT DO A, PRESENT A, A CERTIFICATE TO MICRO SU AND IS IT DEALER STARTUP? DINOSAUR.

OKAY.

SO YOUR, FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS IN GENERAL SERVICE TO THOSE IN NEED PRESENTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CEDAR HILL, UH, TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2022, SIGNED BY MAYOR STEVE MASON.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT ANY, ANY PERSON SHOULD HAVE.

YEAH.

WELL, DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS OR MICROPHONES HERE? SO SAY THAT IF YOU'VE GOT NATURAL GAS EXTRA, YOU'VE GOT THAT ATMOS, UH, APP ON YOUR PHONE BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I CALL THROUGH.

I CALLED THEM DIRECTLY TO THEIR EMERGENCY LEAK LINE AND THEY GAVE ME INSTRUCTIONS.

AND THEN I JUST HAPPENED TO SEE MR. GOMEZ DRIVE UP AS I WAS GETTING IT REPORTED AND WAS ABLE TO TELL HIM THAT IT HAD BEEN REPORTED AND THAT HELP WAS ON THE WAY.

AMAZING.

UH, MAY I HAVE A SECOND PHOTO WITH YOU? OKAY.

HOLDING THAT AND COUNSEL YOUR COMMAND.

JOINING US.

ARE WE IN A GOOD POSITION? CAN YOU START OVER MARK? PERFECT.

WELL, THIS IS AMAZING.

AND UH, WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR, WHAT I CALL HEROIC EFFORT.

AND, UH, I'LL TELL YOU AND I, AND OUR FIRE CHIEF IS HERE.

SO MAYBE I GET COUPONS.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, UH, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, YOUR GUESTS MALES USUALLY STAY LOW.

AND THE FACT THAT YOU WAS ABLE TO DETECT THAT, UM, THIS WAS EXTREME HIGH BY THE TIME SHELL CAME OUT OF HER GARAGE AND MR. GOMEZ ARRIVED, I WAS BEGINNING TO GOT OVERCOME, AND I HAD TO TELL HIM I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR, WALK US.

I'M LEAVING FOR A WALK.

I CAN'T STAND HER ANY LONGER, BUT IT HELPED US ON THE WAY.

WOW.

THAT'S AMAZING.

CAN WE GIVE IT UP AMERICA?

[b. Present Good Samaritan Certificate to Roger Taylor.]

UH, WE DO HAVE ONE MORE COUNCIL.

UH, I APOLOGIZE.

I WAS WAITING ON THIS.

COME UP.

SO PRESENT A GOOD SAMARITAN CERTIFICATE TO ROGER TAYLOR.

AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, GLOVER RODS.

ARE YOU HERE? OH, COME ON DOWN.

COME ON DOWN.

HOW'S YOUR, I DON'T KNOW WHY ALL THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TALLER THAN ME.

I GUESS THAT KIND OF COMES WITH LONGEVITY OF LIFE.

THIS IS PERMIT PRESENTING A GOOD SAMARITAN ROAR REWARD.

GOOD SAMARITAN AWARDS FOR ROGER TAYLOR JR.

FROM WINDING HOLLOW.

SEE THE HILLS STUDENT.

ROGER TAYLOR JR.

IS A MEMBER OF THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2022.

SO YOU HAVEN'T EVEN GRADUATED YET.

AT CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, HE WAS NOMINATED FOR THE GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD FOR HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORTS.

AND FOR CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF POSITIVE CHANGE IN CEDAR HILL, BORN THAT METHOD THAT'S HOSPITAL IN DALLAS.

ROGER HAS LIVED IN CEDAR HILL, ALL OF HIS LIFE.

HE GREW UP PLAYING LEAGUE BASEBALL.

AND WHEN HE WAS A TODDLER ONE, THE COUNTRY, THEY ON THE HILL BABY PAGEANT, TWO YEARS IN A ROW, YOU MUST'VE BEEN AN ADORABLE BABY.

HE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE MAYOR'S TEEN COUNCIL.

ROGER IS IN THE CREDIBLE YOUNG MAN SAYS BRITTANY HUFF HUMPHREY, HUMPHREY PANTRY MANAGER.

YOU CAN COUNT ON HIM TO DO INCREDIBLE THINGS.

AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW GREAT HE IS AND HOW MUCH HE CARES ABOUT OTHERS.

YOU WILL FIND ROGER VOLUNTEERING ON MOST SATURDAYS AT THE CEDAR HILL PANTRY SHARES FOOD PANTRY.

SO IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT FOR HIS HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT, HE CHOSE HELPING HIS NEIGHBORS IN NEED OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF MONTHS, ROGER COLLECTED MORE THAN 200 LAUNDRY PRODUCTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE PANTRY IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BISHOP ARTS TEEN COUNCIL.

ROGER CONTRIBUTES CON ROGER CONTRIBUTES

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HIS LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING PROJECTS THAT HELP THE COMMUNITY FLOURISH.

HE PARTICIPATED IN THE CEDAR HILL ISD SUPERINTENDENTS ROUND TABLE LAST YEAR AND WILL BE RECEIVING HIS ASSOCIATES OF ARTS DEGREE FROM DALLAS COLLEGE.

SEE THE VALLEY, SEE THE VALLEY COLLEGE ON MAY 13 IN THE FALL.

ROGER WILL BE ATTENDING MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY.

ROGER EPITOMIZES A SERVANT'S HOT HEART THROUGH THE GOOD SAMARITAN RECOGNITION AWARD.

THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WILL KNOW HOW HIS UNSELFISH EFFORTS MADE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN CEDAR HILL.

CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A REFLECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER.

AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT THINK HIS PARENTS BECAUSE GREAT THINGS AND YOUNG PEOPLE CANNOT COME OR DON'T COME WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A LOVING PARENTS WHO ARE INFLUENCED INFLUENTIAL IN YOUR LIFE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A REFLECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND DISTINCTIVE YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY, ROGER SO MAY 13TH, YOU WILL BE A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND A, UH, AND RECEIVE AS ASSOCIATES.

IS THAT CORRECT? AMAZING.

AMAZING.

ALL RIGHT.

[a. Present a Proclamation designating the week of May 1-7, 2022 as Professional Municipal Clerks Week in Cedar Hill.]

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATIONS ITEM FIVE, A PRESENTED PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 1ST THROUGH THE SEVENTH, 2022 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK IN CEDAR HILL.

AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY CUSTOMER SO WELL, I'LL GET YOU GET TWO OF HIM.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

THIS IS FOR AS THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME ON IT AND BOWEL COURT OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND CELEBRATE HIS 53RD ANNIVERSARY.

AND WHEREAS OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS.

AND WHEREAS THE OPPOSITE MUNICIPAL CLERK PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS TO LOVE THE GOVERNING BODY AND AGENCY OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS.

AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL CLUB PURCHASED HAVE PLACED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL.

AND WHEREAS MS. BOOTH CLERK SERVE AT THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AIM.

WHEREAS NEW SPRINKLERS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE DEMONSTRATION OF REFERRED UP THE OPPOSITE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK TO PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINAR WORKSHOPS, AND THE ANNUAL MEETING OF BARON STATE, PREVENTIAL COUNTY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSION AND ORGANIZATION.

WHEREAS IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK.

NOW, THEREFORE AS STEVEN MASON, STEVEN STEVEN MASON, MAY OF THE CITY OF DO WE CAN MAPER THROUGH MAY 27TH AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK IN CEDAR TO HEAR TEXAS AND VERT EXTENDED APPRECIATION.

DO I SEE THE SECRETARY FOR THEN THE BIRD ASSISTANT SECRETARY CATHERINE SENT COLA AND RUTLAND CLERK, JESSICA SPLAIN, AND ALL PROFESSIONAL MIDDLE MUNICIPAL CLERK FOR THE VOWEL SERVICE THEY PERFORM AND THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY DAY PRESENT AND WITNESSES WERE OFF HER.

HE DIDN'T HAVE TO SET MY HAND TO HAVE CALLED THE SEAL TO CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE A FIXED IS 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2022 REGULATION.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION, UH, BEING A MUNICIPAL CLERK IN THE OF CEDAR HILL IS AN OUTSTANDING HONOR.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE YOU.

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THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW.

THANK YOU, KATIE FOR RECEIVING THE AWARD.

AND, UM, YOU JUST DIDN'T, YOU JUST RECEIVE SOME DESIGNATION.

YOU WANT TO SAY WHAT EVERYBODY ABOUT TO OUR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENT, UM, RECENTLY RECEIVED THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL OR TEXAS REGISTERED MUNICIPAL CLERKS CERTIFICATION.

AND BELINDA ALMOST HAS HER MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK FROM THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS AS WELL.

SO WHAT WAS

[b. Present a Proclamation designating the week of May 1-7, 2022 as Travel and Tourism Week in Cedar Hill.]

SARAH THE PROCLAMATION? UH, THERE'S A THING OF THE WEEK OF MAY 1ST SEVEN, 2022 AS TRAVEL TOURISM WEEK IN CEDAR HILL.

AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY AND MICHELLE WILL COME AND RECEIVE.

AWESOME.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET ME READ OFF THE PARKING RELATION HERE, WHEREAS TRAVEL AND TOURISM HAS A CRITICAL ROLE IN TEXAS AND THE NATION'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND WHEREAS ROBUST TRAVEL TO AND WITHIN TEXAS PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE STATE GENERATING 76.6 BILLION SPEND DIRECTLY BY TRAVELERS LAST YEAR IN TAX REVENUES OF 7.9 BILLION FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FUNDS USED TO SUPPORT CENTRAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS TRAVEL HAS BEEN THE FOUNDATION OF A HEALTHY WORKFORCE IN THE STATE SUPPORTING ONE AND 10 TEXAS JOBS, INCLUDING 628,700 DIRECTLY IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY.

AND WHEREAS TRAVEL IN CEDAR HILL LAST YEAR PROVIDED ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE CITY EMPLOYING OVER 400 JOBS AND GENERATING 9.9 MILLION IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE AND 56.6 MILLION IN TOTAL DIRECT SPENDING, WHEREAS TRAVEL LEISURE, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF ALL TRIPS TAKEN THIS TAPE SUPPORTS OUR REGIONS, ARTS ENTERTAINMENT AND OUTDOOR RECREATION.

THAT'S THAT'S A CEDAR HILTON.

HAVE WE HAD WE TRADEMARKED THAT WE SHOULD TRADEMARK THAT ADORABLE RECREATION SECTORS OF TOURISM AND SPURS, LOCAL JOB CREATION, AND WHEREAS TRAVEL SPENDING IN OUR REGION ENHANCES THE LIVES OF LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGH SALES TAX PAID BY OUT OF TOWN GUESTS, THEREBY DECREASING RESIDENT RESIDENTS TAXES TO COVER SERVICES ENJOYED BY ALL, AND WHEREAS TRAVEL AS A CATALYST THAT MOVES THE LOCAL ECONOMY FORWARD AND BUILDS ON THE VISITORS, AMENITIES AND EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE FOR TRAVELERS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS.

NOW, THEREFORE I, STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 1ST OR SEVENTH, 2022 AS TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, AND URGE THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL TO JOIN ME IN THIS SPECIAL OBSERVANCE AND THE WITNESS HERE WHERE HAVE I HAVE HERE ON TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL, THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TO BE A FIXED THIS 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2022 SIGNED STEVEN MASON MAYOR.

OKAY.

AND, UM, THANK YOU SO COUNSEL FOR THE PROCLAMATION, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME DOWN SO YOU CAN COME DOWN.

UM, MOST PEOPLE THINK OF TOURISM AS THE ATTRACTIONS IN THE DESTINATION, BUT A LARGE PART OF THE EXPERIENCE BEGINS WITH THE PREMIER CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE HOTELS.

SINCE 2020, THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF THREE OF OUR HOTELS TO RECOGNIZE TWO EMPLOYEES FROM EACH LOCATION FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SPIRIT OF TRAVEL THAT THEY SHOW VISITORS THAT COME TO CEDAR TO CEDAR HILL.

NEXT WEEK, WE WILL BE POSTING ALL OF THE WINNERS OF THE SPIRIT OF TRAVEL AWARDS FROM EACH OF THE HOTELS.

TONIGHT.

WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO OF THE SIX OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES THAT ARE BEING RECOGNIZED BY THEIR GENERAL MANAGER, MARK BALTERA FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES MCKENZIE SPEAR HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY MANAGEMENT AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN A SELF-STARTER MEETING, MINIMAL GUIDANCE AND THE DESIRE TO LEARN WHAT SHE CAN DO TO GET HER JOB DONE.

HE HAD A MEAL HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR BEING AN INCREDIBLE TEAM PLAYER.

SHE HAS SHOWN HER DEDICATION WITH GOING INTO WORK ON HER DAYS OFF TO HELP WHEN NEEDED AND THEN A VITAL ASSET TO THE HOTEL AND WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND START RECOGNIZING DURING CITY COUNCIL, THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT OUR HOTELS DO, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE VITAL ASSETS THAT WE HAVE IN CEDAR HILL FOR THE EXPERIENCES THAT OUR VISITORS HAVE AND NEXT WEEK, BE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM NEXT WEEK AS WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK, COME ON THE SHOW AND IN HERE.

VERY COOL.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE YOU DO HERE IN OUR CDS.

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THAT'S AWESOME.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

GREAT JOB.

NEXT PRESENTATION

[c. Present a Proclamation designating the month of May 2022 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Cedar Hill. ]

IS PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF MAY, 2022 AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY A PRO-TEAM SIMS. THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, COME ON DOWN AND DO IT OFFICER SHIP AND OUR CITY SECRETARY, THE MASTER CERTIFIED CITY SECRETARY.

SO THIS IS AN, UH, AN INCREDIBLE HONOR FOR ME.

AND, UM, WE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT JUST A WEEK, BUT AN ENTIRE MONTH.

SO IT SAYS CEDAR, A PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND HERITAGE MONTH IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE.

AND ON THE LONG HISTORY AND MANY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY PEOPLE OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND DESCENT TO AMERICAN HISTORY, SOCIETY AND CULTURE, WHEREAS OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN THE UNITED STATES OCCURRED IN THE LATE 1970S.

WHEN PRESIDENT CARTER ISSUED A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 4TH, 1979 IS ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE WEEK A LITTLE OVER 12 YEARS LATER IN 1992, PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH, GEORGE H W BUSH EXTENDED OBSERVANCE TO THE MONTH OF MAY BY SIGNING INTO LAW, INTO LAW, ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

AND WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS ARE COMPRISED OF MANY DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES AND LANGUAGES, BUT COLLECTIVELY THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND BODY, THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

AND WHEREAS TODAY MORE THAN 20 MILLION ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS THAT LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES MAKE A NON NATION MORE VIBRANT, PROSPEROUS, AND SECURE THROUGH DIVERSITY OF CULTURES, LANGUAGES, AND RELIGIONS.

AND WHEREAS IT IS THIS DIVERSITY THAT HELPS TO STRENGTHEN AND AFFIRM THE UNITED STATES ROLE AS A GLOBAL LEADER.

AND WHEREAS THE AMERICAN STORY IS WE KNOW IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE RESILIENCE, STRENGTH, PERSEVERANCE OF THE MANY GENERATIONS OF ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS THAT HELPED TO BUILD AND UNITE OUR COUNTRY FROM THE LAYING OF RAILROAD TRACKS, TILLING FIELDS AND STARTING BUSINESS TO HONORABLY SERVING OUR NATION IN UNIFORM ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDS ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHEREAS ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS, MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES AS INNOVATORS AND LEADERS IN ALL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN LIFE, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY SCIENCE, MEDICINE, ARTS, CULTURE, EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL.

AND WHEREAS DESPITE THE VAST CONTRIBUTIONS ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDS HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED IN THE LITERATURE TEACHING AND STUDYING OF AMERICAN HISTORY.

AND WHEREAS AS WE CELEBRATE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN SHAPING OUR HISTORY, WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY STILL FACES SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE ADVERSITIES COMPOUNDED BY CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LINGUISTIC LINGUISTIC BARRIERS, MAKING THEM MORE LIKELY TO BE TARGETS OF BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION.

AND WHEREAS SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THERE'S BEEN A SHARP INCREASE NATIONWIDE IN A HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE TOWARD ASIAN PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.

WHEREAS DURING THIS MONTH, WE SHOULD ALL RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO PROMOTE AN EQUALITY AND TOLERANCE TO STANDING UP AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND VIOLENCE, THEREBY ENSURING THAT OUR CITY IS A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR ALL.

NOW, THEREFORE I, STEVEN BISON MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CDL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY, 2022 AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND.

THERE'S HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, AND URGE ALL OF ITS CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN THIS SPECIAL OBSERVANCE IN WITNESS, WHERE I HAVE HERE IN TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, TO BE A FIXED THIS 26 DAY OF APRIL, 2022, STEVEN MASON, MAYOR UH, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, UM, DO WE VU AND OFFICER EUGENE SUKKAH DISLIKED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

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FOR ISSUING THIS PROCLAMATION FIRST, EVER IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, UM, RECOGNIZING ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

THANK YOU.

UH, IT'S A GREAT HONOR AND I'M JUST THANKFUL FOR THEIR RECOGNITION.

SO I THINK THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, OH NO, MICHAEL, YOU KNOW, IF, UH, UH, ASIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE IS, IS, IS REALLY A REFLECTION OF, OF EVERYBODY ELSE THAT CAME BEFORE US, RIGHT? SO MY MOM WAS HERE, YOU KNOW, SHE GAVE HER, YOU KNOW, WALKING THROUGH THE SNOW STORY, RIGHT? UH, WHERE INSTEAD OF WALK THROUGH THE SNOW, IT'D BE HER ON A BOAT BY HERSELF HOLDING MY FOUR YEAR OLD BROTHER, ME AS A TWO YEAR OLD AND PREGNANT WITH MY YOUNGER BROTHER CROSSING THE SEAS TO ESCAPE COMMUNIST VIETNAM BECAUSE, UH, BEING AN ASIAN AMERICAN, WE WERE REALLY PROUD OF, UH, EVERYBODY THAT CAME BEFORE US.

SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING THANK YOU FOR MAYOR PRO TEM.

UH,

[d. Present a Proclamation designating the month of May 2022 as Building Safety Month in Cedar Hill.]

THE FINAL PRESENTATION FOR THE EVENING IS PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION THAT'S NAMED THE MONTH OF MAY, 2022 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY CAS NUMBER EIGHT THANK YOU, MAYOR.

HELLO EVERYBODY.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE THE HONOR TO BE ABLE TO DO THE PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR FOR THE BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, NOT WEEK, MONTH, SO ALL MONTH.

SO WE'RE AS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING THAT OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS ON THE SAFETY AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE HOMES, BUILDINGS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVE OUR CITIZENS BOTH IN EVERYDAY LIFE IN TIMES OF DISASTER.

AND WHEREAS OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE RESILIENCE OF THESE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVOTION OF, UH, VIGILANT GUARDIANS, BUILDING SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION, OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRADES, PEOPLE, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LABORERS, PLUMBERS, AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO WORK YEAR AROUND ENSURE THE SAFER CONSTRUCTION OF OUR BUILDINGS.

AND WHEREAS THESE GUARDIANS ARE D ARE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL AND NONPROFIT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS THAT ARE EXPERTS IN THE BUILD, UH, ENVIRONMENT TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT HIGHEST QUALITY CODES TO PROTECT US IN THE BUILDINGS WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, WORK, AND PLAY.

AND WHEREAS THESE MODERN BUILDING CODES INCLUDE SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM HAZARDS, SUCH AS HAIR, UH, HURRICANES, SNOW STORMS, TORNADOES, WILDFIRES, WILD LAND FIRES, FLOODS, AND EARTHQUAKES.

AND WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL TO REMIND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF OUR COMMUNITIES, LARGELY UNKNOWN GUARDIANS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR LOCAL CODE OFFICIALS WHO ENSURE US OF OUR SAFETY, ENERGY EFFICIENT AND LIVABLE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO AMERICANS PROSPERITY.

AND WE'RE S SAFETY FOR ALL BUILDING CODES IN ACTION.

THE THEME OF OUR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, 2022 ENCOURAGES US ALL TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PLANNING FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

AND BUILDING SAFETY UNDERSTANDING IS DISASTER MITIGATION, ENGINEERING, INJURY, INJURY, YEAH, ENERGY CONSERVATION, AND CREATING A SOFT AND ABUNDANT WATER SUPPLY TO ALL OF OUR BENEFIT.

AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR AND OBSERVANCE OF BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE ASKED TO CONSIDER THE COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE BUILDING SAFETY AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDED TO ALL OF US BY OUR LOCAL AND STATE BUILDING DEPARTMENTS, FIRE PREVENTION, BUREAUS, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY.

SO NOW THEREFORE OUR MAYOR, STEVE MASON DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY, 2022 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS ACCORDINGLY.

I ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN PARTICIPATION TO BUILDING SAFETY MONTH ACTIVITIES AND WITNESSED WHERE OF I HAVE SENT ME HERE TO SET MY HAND AND I'VE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2022.

OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, DO THIS, AND THIS IS YOUR BUILDINGS,

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INTERNET.

THANK YOU, UH, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR.

UM, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 17 YEARS AND I STARTED OFF AS AN INSPECTOR AND NOW I'M YOUR BUILDING OFFICIAL.

AND THAT IS A GREAT HONOR FOR ME KNOWING THAT MY JOB AND THE JOB OF MY TEAM, OUR NEWLY APPOINTED ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL ANDREW LIPSCOMB, AND OUR PLANS EXAMINER SLASH BUILDING INSPECTOR, INSPECTOR, ALEXIS SARTON, UM, WORK HARD EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT BUILDINGS THAT YOU WALK INTO ARE SAFE.

AND WE TALK ABOUT FIRE AND, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MEET OUR VISION AS A SAFE COMMUNITY.

BUT, UM, LET YOU KNOW THAT THE BUILDINGS THAT YOU WALK INTO ARE JUSTICE SAFE, UM, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BECAUSE OF OUR TEAM.

UH, WE TAKE VERY MUCH PRIDE IN DOING OUR INSPECTIONS, OUR PLAN REVIEW, AND MAKE SURE THAT A BUILDING THAT YOU WALK INTO IS AS SAFE AS ANY OTHER BUILDING IN THE WORLD.

UM, THIS MONTH WE ACTUALLY ARE DOING A PRESENTATION OR IN MAY, WE'RE DOING A PRESENTATION ON, THAT'LL BE AT THE ALLEN EAST SIMS REC CENTER ON MAY 25TH.

THAT IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, OUR INSPECTION PROCESS, OUR PERMITTING SYSTEMS, AND ALSO WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR WHEN, UH, TO AVOID FRAUD BASED ON, UH, NOT ONLY FROM CONTRACTORS, BUT, UH, FROM PEOPLE THAT JUST COME AROUND TO WANT TO TAKE YOUR MONEY.

SO, UM, IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE AT, FROM SIX TO EIGHT, UM, AT THE ELENI SIMS REC CENTER ON MAY 25TH.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

I THINK YOU GAVE A LUX AND THANK YOU A CUSTOMER HAYDEN.

UM, I COULD TAKE A MOMENT TO, UH, RECOGNIZE COUNSELOR MENHADEN AS HE IS HERE WITH US, BUT IT'S ALSO HIS WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TODAY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS PLEASE TELL DONNA THAT THIS WAS A REGULAR SCHEDULE COUNCIL MEETING AND I'M NOT TO BLAME.

UH, NEXT ITEM

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

IS THE ASSISTANCE FORM.

UH, THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT ANY SUBJECT, BUT IN THOSE SUBJECTS THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

WE CANNOT DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION COUNCIL.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE FORMS, BUT I DO HAVE AN IN-PERSON FORUM.

AND, UH, I DO HAVE A CITIZEN, CEDRIC BROWN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP AND, UH, FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND THE ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR, GOOD EVENING.

MAYER BROWN.

UH, I DO.

I ACTUALLY HAVE A BUSINESS.

PERFECT.

OKAY.

YEAH.

I'M NEW.

UH, I'M BACK, I GUESS, SINCE I'M BACK TO THE AREA AGAIN WITH A NEW BUSINESS HERE AT, UH, 3 0 5, UH, WEST FM 1382 UNIT TWO 19 A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME.

I'M A BUSINESSMAN.

I GRADUATED FROM ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, GOT MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM UTA, WORKED FOR TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FROM THE AGE OF 17 TO MAN.

I GAVE HIM ABOUT EIGHT YEARS OF MY LIFE.

I HAD A TOP SECRET CLEARANCE.

HE USES THAT AND BE A MISSILES THAT THEY USE IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.

BUT IN 1990, I DECIDED TO GO IN BUSINESS FOR MYSELF.

I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR MYSELF EVER SINCE I'M AN ENTREPRENEUR AND INVESTOR.

AND WHAT I'M BRINGING BACK TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL RIGHT NOW IS MAYWEATHER BOXING AND FITNESS GYM.

AND BASICALLY WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT, MAYWEATHER HIMSELF Y'ALL KNOW WHO HE IS, 50 AND OH, WE'RE A CHAMP WHEN IT COMES TO BOXING AND BOXING IS A SPORT THAT HADN'T REALLY BEEN RECOGNIZED AND TREATED WITH INTEGRITY.

I DON'T FEEL THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD.

SO MAYWEATHER HAS A GOAL TO HAVE 500 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE.

UH, HEALTH IS YOUR WEALTH.

AND WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT YOUR HEALTH, YOU HAVE NO WEALTH.

AND THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE WORKOUT THAT WE HAVE AS A FORTY-FIVE MINUTE WORKOUT, THAT THE CITIZENS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A MEMBERSHIP, BE ABLE TO ENJOY THAT WORKOUT AND REALLY SHOULD START PROLONGING THEIR HEALTH SITUATION ON THEIR LIVES AND ON, AND FOR THE KIDS, BASICALLY SOMETHING TO REALLY TEACH THEM A LOT OF DISCIPLINE FOR THE LADIES.

WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO SELF DEFENSE TO DO ME THE LATEST MISSING HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND I THINK INSTEAD OF CEDAR HILL, UH, WE CAN REALLY DO SOME ON THIS HILL TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

I'M ALSO A BOXING PROMOTER.

SO I DO HAVE EVENTS ABOUT SIX EVENTS I'LL BE DOING THIS YEAR, MAY THE 14TH.

WE HAVE CHARLES HATLEY, ONE OF THE DOWEL CITY OF DALLAS FINEST WE'LL BE FIGHTING.

UM, AND, UH, DEFINITELY LIKE, SO YOU GUYS COME OUT TO THESE EVENTS THAT WE'RE HAVING, WE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT SIXTIES HERE.

AND ONE MORE THING I WANT TO END ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS

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IS VERY SERIOUS.

SO WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WE ACTUALLY OFFER COOPER.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO SET UP A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY TO REALLY HELP COMBAT THOSE ISSUES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT WE BRING INTO THE COMMUNITY.

MY WIFE, TANYA BROWN IS WITH ME TODAY AND SHE'S A FORMER EDUCATOR.

SHE WAS A PRINCIPAL IN, UH, UH, THE CITY OF DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT SHE'S NOW, I GUESS YOU'D SAY MY PRINCIPAL AND, UH, HELPING ME DO SOME THINGS BUSINESS WISE, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO DEFINITELY WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE'RE BOTH HERE TO HELP IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, UH, AND TAKE IT TO THE LEVEL THEY JUST TRYING TO GET TO.

CAUSE ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT CEDAR HILL Y'ALL ARE FIGHTERS.

YEAH.

IF YOU HAVE A GRAND OPENING, IS THERE, IS THERE A DATE FROM GRAND OPENING? YES.

THE GRAND OPENING.

WE'RE GOING, GONNA DO A SOFT OPENING LIKE AROUND JUNE, THE FIRST, UH, JULY THE 22ND.

WE WILL HAVE MAYWEATHER HERE.

HOPEFULLY CAN GET THE KEYS TO THE CITY, BUT ANYWAY, HE WILL BE HERE AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GRAND OPENING AND YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE QUITE GRAND.

IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF BOXES HERE, A LOT OF OFFICIALS HERE AND SO ON.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT CEDAR HILL WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

SO NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY.

ALL RIGHT.

LIKE I SAID, ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR A CITIZENS FORUM AND, UH, MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT, UH, ITEM.

AND IN COUNCIL, HE, HE DID THE BIOGAS FOLDERS FOR YOU TO, UH, TO READ THE LITERATURE.

UM, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS

[a. Case No. CUP-433-2022 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption in conjunction with a restaurant and “commercial amusement (indoor) limited to live music and karaoke” on property zoned Planned Development District No. 05-226, generally located on the south side of West Pleasant Run Road, northwest of Highway 67 with the approximate address being 305 West FM 1382, Suite 114 [Hillside Village]. Representative: Elizabeth Guillen, The Influencer Network Applicant: Maria Ester Barragan, Frida’s Tacos, LLC Property Owner: Renee Tims, Prep Hillside Real Estate, LLC]

A PUBLIC HEARING CASE NUMBER C U P 4 3 3, 2020 TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERED APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGE, UH, FOR, UM, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT AND COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT INDOOR LIMITED TO LIVE MUSIC AND KARAOKE ON PROPERTIES, ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, DISTRICT NUMBER 0 5 2, 2 6 JURY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST PLEASANT RUN ROAD, NORTHWEST HIGHWAY 67 WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 3 0 5 WEST FM 1382, SUITE ONE 14 HILLSIDE VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELIZABETH GET IN THE INFLUENCER NETWORK ADVOCATE, UH, MARIA, ESTHER, UH, BARGAIN FREE TO TACOS, LLC, PROPERTY OWNER, RENEE TIMS, UH, PREP HILLSIDE REAL ESTATE, LLC.

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FOR, UH, THRIPS WITH THE ADVOCATE? HELLO THERE, CAN YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? ELIZABETH KEY AND 1338 NEWTON DRIVE, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS 75, 104.

OKAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING BEFORE I GO INTO A PUBLIC HEARING THAT YOU WANT TO INFORM THE COUNCIL, UH, WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THE APPLICATION BEFORE YOU, WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO NOT ONLY BUILDING A THRIVING BUSINESS HERE IN CEDAR HILL, THAT OFFERS SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS A LOT OF OUR CULTURE, BUT ALSO GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SOUNDS GOOD.

IF COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL HAVE YOU TO COME BACK ON IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, BEGIN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CUP 4 3, 3, 2022.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 4, 3, 3, 2022.

GOOD EVENING.

IF YOU GONNA GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? YES.

MY NAME IS DIANA AND OUR ADDRESS IS 3 0 5 WEST FM 1382.

I'M IN CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

I'M THE DIRECTOR AT FRITAS.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING US INTO CONSIDERATION.

UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF CEDAR HILL, NOT ONLY AS RESIDENTS, BUT NOW, UM, AS A BUSINESS, UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LONG, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

UM, AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT GET YOUR LAST NAME FOR THE RECORD, CALDERON.

OKAY.

DID D DID YOU GET THAT MADAM SECRETARY? OKAY.

WE JUST HAVE TO PUT IT IN A MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITES TO C U P 4 3 3, 2022.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 4 3, 3, 2022.

I'M NOT SEEING YOU ONE APPROACH.

I'LL GO AHEAD.

AND KOHL'S THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNSEL? THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR CONSIDERATION OR A QUESTION COMMENTS, MAYOR PRO SYMPOSIUMS I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION.

UM, WITH CONNECT WITH THIS RESTAURANT, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND CUSTOMER HAYDEN? ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.

OKAY.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

UM, HOW DOES ONE GET INTO THE VIP ROOM? JUST AS INTERESTING.

UM, I MAY NOT BE AT THAT STATUS LIFE, BUT I JUST WANT TO ASPIRE TO AT

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THE MOMENT THE VIP ROOM IS JUST A ROOM THAT WE USE AS A PART OF NORMAL SEATING.

WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY TAKING PRIVATE PARTIES.

HOWEVER, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND INTO.

OKAY.

I HAD DIFFERENT THAN DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF BIB, BUT ABSOLUTELY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS VIP FRITAS, BUT NOW I KNOW ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL.

ALL RIGHT.

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

OH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL.

NEXT

[b. Case No. Z-428-2022 - Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-761 for a change in zoning from Old Town Corridor Sub-District to Old Town Residential Sub-District on property legally described as Tract 1, Block 41 of the Original Town Cedar Hill Addition, generally located on the northwest corner of Cooper Street and South Main Street with the approximate address being 328 South Main Street Applicants/Property Owners: Scott James and Rob Franke, R&S Properties Partnership]

ITEM, UH, IS CASE NUMBER Z 4 28, 2022 BECAUSE THAT'S A PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERING OUR ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 2 7 6 1 4.

A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM OLD TOWN CORRIDOR OR SUB DISTRICT TO OLD TOWN.

RESIDENTIAL SUBDISTRICT ON PROPERTY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACKING LAWN BLOCK 41 THOUGH, THE ORIGINAL TOWNS, CEDAR HILL ADDITION, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COOPER STREET AND SOUTH MAIN WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 3 28 SOUTH MAIN STREET APPLICANT, PROPERTY OWNERS GOT JAMES AND ROB FRANKIE RNS PROPERTIES PARTNERSHIP.

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? COME ON DOWN.

GOOD EVENING.

WELL, GOOD EVENING.

UH, MY NAME IS ROB FRANKIE, UH, 1132 STONY CREEK CEDAR HILL.

OF COURSE.

UM, GOT ABOUT A 45 MINUTE PRESENTATION.

OKAY.

NO, UM, I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT IT.

OUR INTENT JUST QUICKLY IS, UM, TO RESTORE THE OLD HOUSE.

IT WAS BUILT BACK IN THE FIFTIES.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT, UM, THEN TO SELL IT AND BE OWNERSHIP AFTER THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE 2014 IT'S RENTAL PROPERTY.

UM, WE ALSO WANT TO COME BACK TO YOU AND ASK FOR DIVIDING INTO TWO LOTS.

UM, IT'S A VERY LARGE LOT.

SO, UH, EITHER WE OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD BUILD A LOT, BUILD ANOTHER HOUSE ON THAT LOT, AND WE'RE STILL DEBATING IF WE WANT TO DO IT, WE'RE GETTING OLDER.

FAIR ENOUGH.

ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? WE'LL ANSWER THEM AFTER THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

SOUNDS GREAT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER Z 4 28, 2022.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER Z 4 28, 2022? NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BACARDI.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION COME IN? YES.

I, I DIDN'T SEE ANY CHARACTER REFERENCES IN THE, IN THE APPLICATION.

I, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ALLOW TO CONDUCT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WITHIN OUR CITY.

AND WHY, WHY DO YOU HAVE CONCERNS AGAIN? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING QUALITY INDIVIDUALS, YOU KNOW, IN THE CITY.

I JUST WANT THAT ON, ON THE, ON THE RECORD.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

OKAY.

I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS MORE COMMENTS I DID AND I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

OH, OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

WELL, I GUESS I'LL LET Y'ALL ARM WRESTLE.

WHO WANTS TO MAKE THE MOTION? GO AHEAD, DAN.

I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER Z 4 2 8 2 0 2 2.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? THAT'S A LITTLE TOO EASY.

IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE WE CAN'T.

WE CAN'T GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING COUNSEL.

HEY MARIE, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

CORRECT.

THIS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 6 1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022, DESTINED 61 AS A MINUTE BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF COOPER STREET AND SOUTH MAIN STREET LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT ONE BLOCK 41 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN EDITION FROM OLD TOWN CORRIDOR, SUBDISTRICT TO OLD TOWN, RESIDENTIAL SUB-DISTRICT WITHIN THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT AND UPTOWN OVERLAY PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDED FOR PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU, MARIE.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 61 FROM CUSTOMER HAYDEN.

AND WHO WAS THE MCCURDY? UH, NO SCOTT.

SO MICHELLE MICHELLE AT THE SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, COUNSEL.

ALL RIGHT.

ON A FAVORITE PIECE RAISED RIGHT HERE.

MOVED UNANIMOUS SIX TO ZERO.

THANK YOU AGAIN, SIR.

UH, NEXT

[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.]

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEM CAUSE IN AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR REMOVE FOR CONSIDERATION COUNCIL OR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I'LL, I'LL CONTINUE

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TO READ THE, UH, CONSUMPTION ITEMS. CAUSE SOON AS AN ITEM, HEY, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF APRIL 12TH, 2020 TO REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ITEM B CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NUMBER ARE TWO, TWO DASH 6 48, WHICH APPROVES A FUNDING PLAN FOR THE ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

ARPA FUNDS, ITEM C CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER ARE TWO, THE TWO DASH 6 5 1, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CONTINUATION OF THE FIRST RESPONDER MENTAL HEALTH RESILIENCY PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $309,063.

COUNCIL.

THOSE OF YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

MYRA, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WE'RE AT.

WHAT DO I MOSTLY FROM COUNCIL AND MCCURDY.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER? UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOVES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

AND THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FOR GENTLEMEN MOTION, MOSTLY FOR THE MAYOR PROTEIN.

DO YOU HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COUNCILOR MCCURDY NON-DEBATABLE MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

WE ARE ADJOURNED 7 47.

GREAT WORK COUNCIL.

WE ADJOURN.