Aug 23, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting

AND WELCOME TO JOIN US WITH US TODAY.

UH, I DO HAVE A FULL COURT OR CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.

UH, OPEN CARRY IS NOT PERMITTED HERE IN THIS, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

AND ALONG WITH OUR OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, I HAVE 7 0 3.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION FROM DAVID BRADLEY WITH CEDAR HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH.

FOLLOWING THAT WE WILL HAVE A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO THEY WANT PLEASE STAND.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

HOW ARE YOU? WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF, UH, LEADING Y'ALL IN PRAYER TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART LEAN, NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING IN ALL YOUR WAYS, ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND HE WILL DIRECT YOUR PATH.

OUR GRACIOUS FATHER.

I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS FOR THIS DAY, LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THIS CITY FATHER.

I THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO GIVE OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS IN ORDER TO, TO, UH, HELP THIS CITY TO BE WHAT IT IS, AND TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND DEVELOP FATHER.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WATCH CARE OVER US YESTERDAY IN THE UNPRECEDENTED, UH, STORM WE HAD THANK YOU THAT THERE WAS NO LOSS OF LIFE.

AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR A CITY THAT RESPONDED WELL.

AND, UH, FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU NOW, AS WE HAVE THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE EACH OF THEM WISDOM AS THEY CONSIDER ALL THE CHOICES BEFORE THEM.

I PRAY THAT THEY WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN ALL THEIR WAYS THAT YOU WILL DIRECT THEIR PATHS.

NOW, FATHER, WE JUST TRUST YOUR HAND TO BE ON CEDAR HILL IN JESUS NAME.

THANK YOU AGAIN, DAVID.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

IS A PRESENTATION PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 2022 AS CONSTITUTION WEEK IN CEDAR HILL.

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[a. Present a Proclamation designating the week of September 17-23, 2022 as Constitution Week in Cedar Hill.]

THIS WOULD BE LED BY COUNCIL WOMAN SHOW PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2022 MARKS THE 235TH ANNIVERSARY OF A DRAFTING OF A CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO A COURT OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO THIS MAGNIFICENT DOCUMENT AND ITS MEMORIAL ANNIVERSARY AND TO THE PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS, WHICH WILL COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION AND WAY AS OUR CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHED SIX BASIC GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES FOR SOCIETY.

THESE INCLUDE POPULOUS SOBBING TO THE RULE OF LAW, BETTER REALISM, JUDICIAL REVIEW, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND SEPARATION OF POWERS THROUGH A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC LAW NINE 15 GUARANTEES THE ISSUANCE OF A PROCLAMATION EACH YEAR BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 17 THROUGH 23RD AS CONSTITUTION.

WAIT, NOW I BET I, STEVEN MASON MAY HAVE A CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER THE 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 2022 AS CONSTITUTION REEK IN THE CITY OF CITY HILL AND ASKED OUR CITIZENS TO, UH, REAFFIRM THE IDEALS.

THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION HAD IN 1787 BY ME PROTECTING THE FREEDOMS GUARANTEED TO US THROUGH THIS GUARDIAN OF OUR LIBERTIES.

REMEMBER BAD LOSS RIGHTS MAY NEVER BE REGAINED

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IN WITNESS GRAB.

I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CALLED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CITY HERE IN TEXAS TO BE A FIXED THIS 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2022.

STEVEN MASON MAYOR, IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION? THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN.

UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS GOING TO PRESENT THAT TO THE DAUGHTERS OF, UH, DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

UH, SO WE WILL MAKE SURE WE GET THAT TO THEM.

[b. Present a Proclamation recognizing the month of September 2022 as National Senior Center Month in Cedar Hill. ]

PRESENTATION IS PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2022 AS NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, DANIEL HAYDEN.

MA'AM UH, I GUESS IT'S REAL FITTING FITTING, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE SINCE I'M IN THIS GROUP AND THE SENIOR IN THE SENIOR GROUP.

SO, UH, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE, THE CONTINUED CONTRIBUTION THAT, UH, OUR SENIORS GIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IS SOMEBODY GOING TO BE ACCEPTING THIS? THERE WE GO.

ONE OF MY FELLOW SENIORS, THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF AMERICA FOR SENIOR SITTER MONTH.

ARE YOU DOING CAROLYN? COME ON DOWN.

THAT PRESENTATION WAS AWESOME.

SO MY PRIVILEGE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS OLDER AMERICANS ARE, ARE SIGNIFICANT MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, INVESTING THEIR WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP ENRICH AND BETTER THE LIVES OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER SERVES AS A FOCAL POINT FOR THE PROVISIONS AND COORDINATION OF THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS THROUGHOUT DALLAS COUNTY.

AND WHEREAS THROUGH THE ARRAY OF SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER EMPOWERS OLDER CITIZENS TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR OWN HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS OF ALL AGES AND JUAREZ.

THE CEDAR HILL SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AFFIRMS THE DIGNITY SELF-WORTH AND INDEPENDENCE OF OLDER PERSONS BY FACILITATING THEIR DECISIONS AND ACTIONS TAPPING THEIR EXPERIENCE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, ENABLING THEIR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DOES, UH, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2022 AS SENIOR CENTER MONTH AND CALL ON ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL TO RECOGNIZE THE SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF SENIOR ACTIVITY PARTICIPANTS AND THE SERVICE AND THE SPECIAL EFFORTS OF THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO ENHANCE THE WELLBEING OF THE OLDER CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IN WITNESS THERE, I HERE SET TO MY HAND AND HAVE A CAUSE THE CITY, THE CLOC TO HAROLD TEXAS, TO BE FIXED THIS 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2022 SIDEBAR MAYOR STEVE MASON.

YOU WANT TO TAKE SOME PICTURES FIRST AND THEN I KNOW YOU WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU CAROLYN.

SO THE MIC IS YOURS, MIRA MESA AND CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

AGAIN, YOU ARE SHOWING YOUR COMPASSION FOR THE WELLBEING OF OUR SENIORS.

RECENTLY, MARY MASON, YOU AND OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, MELISSA VALDEZ, CUMMINS.

THIS IS OUR SENIOR SENATE MEETING.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF THE DIFFERENCE YOU MADE IN PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT WERE POSED TO YOU.

YOU SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLETED PROJECTS, MUCH NEEDED PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE WORKS AND DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT THAT WE ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET THAT PROJECT COMPLETED.

I WOULD SAY THAT YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR CANDIDNESS AND RESPONSE CHANGES THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SENIOR SENATE TOWARD YOU AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT GAVE THEM CONFIDENCE IN YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE RESOURCES THAT THE CITY HAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE 55 PLUS SENIORS IN CEDAR HILL.

I'VE SEEN THE CENTER.

IT'S NOT JUST A PLACE WHERE A CITY, PEOPLE THAT ARE 55 PLUS IS GOING SIT AROUND TO CLARIFY THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN TO CALL THE NAME CEDAR HILLS SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTER.

SO WE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT JUST DOING, JUST SITTING THERE.

WE ARE DOING SOMETHING WHAT SEPTEMBER BEING NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH, I ASSUME AS SENATE IT SPONSORING EVENTS ONE DAY OF EACH WEEK IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, WE'LL HAVE SPA DAY FROM EIGHT 30 TO 12.

WE'LL DO FACIALS AND SHOULDER MASSAGES ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH.

A HAWAIIAN BLEW OUT WILL BE EIGHT 30 TO ONE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, A FASHION SHOW FROM 12 TO TWO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY FROM 10 TO TWO MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH.

WE'LL HAVE SENIORS, FIFTIES AND SIXTIES THROWBACK DANCE PARTY FROM 11 TO THREE.

YOU ALL ARE INVITED.

AND WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU, MS. CAROLYN, FOR THOSE WORDS.

AND I'LL TELL YOU, THE SENATE SENATE HOLDS NO PUNCHES.

Y'ALL ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS AND HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE, BUT, UH, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT, UH, WE, WE WAS RAIL RECEIVED.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND AS FOR THAT SPA DAY, I GUESS THAT'S OPEN TO, UH, PEOPLE OTHER THAN 55 PLUS MS. MS. CAROLYN, I WAS SAYING THAT'S FALL DAY.

IS THAT AVAILABLE FOR OTHER THAN 55 PLUS I'M TZ.

UH, OH, I'M SORRY.

MY PROTEIN IN ANY COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES.

KARA, KARA, MS. CAROLYN, COULD YOU GET, UM, THOSE PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES FORWARDED TO US SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THEM ON OUR CALENDAR, ALL THOSE THINGS, THAT, THOSE, UH, ACTIVITIES THAT YOU LISTED.

AND I DID PUT TOO, ESPECIALLY SMALL DAY.

C RECOGNIZE CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS, OLIVIA DYER AND DEBRA OIL ALL YOUR WAY.

UH, WHAT'S NEXT ITEM

[c. Recognize Cedar Hill residents Olivia Dyer and Deborah Oyawe, recipients of the 2022 Waste Management Scholarships.]

RECIPIENTS OF THE 2022 WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP.

WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE COME ON, DAMS, FRASER.

GOOD EVENING.

HOW ARE YOU, SIR? I'M GOOD.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? UH, MAYOR COUNCIL.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF WM.

UH, MY NAME'S RYAN FRAZIER, UH, FOR THE ROOM.

AND SO MANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW WE'VE BEEN PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FOR, FOR MANY YEARS, 17 PLUS YEARS, UH, GOING ON 18 AND EARLIER THIS YEAR, UH, WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTUALLY REBRANDED ITSELF.

UH, WE ARE, WE WENT FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT TO WMS, AND MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME OF THE CAMPAIGNS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, UH, THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGNS.

AND MAYBE YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THE TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN REBRANDED AROUND AROUND THE CITY, BUT WE ESSENTIALLY ARE REMOVING THE WASTE MANAGEMENT FROM OUR NAME AND JUST GOING BY WN.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE ARE MUCH MORE THAN JUST A WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.

UM, WASTE MANAGEMENT IS VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, OBVIOUSLY THROUGH OUR RECYCLING PROGRAMS, UM, THROUGH OUR RENEWABLE ENERGY EFFORTS, UM, VERY, VERY MUCH INTO THE SUSTAINABILITY, UM, DIFFERENT AVENUES AND THEN, AND THEN PARTNERING WITH OUR CITIES AND, AND, UM, OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND SO TONIGHT I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF, UM, STANDING HERE AND AWARDING OLIVIA AND DEBORAH, THE SCHOLARSHIP, UM, WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS THIS YEAR, THE, UH, THE SCHOLARSHIP.

UM, AND SO THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THAT AND, UH, WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.

WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT TONIGHT.

SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S HERE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD, BUT, UM, UH, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVE, DO WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE OF, UH, OLIVIA AND DEBORAH PLEASE COME UP? ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.

UM, OLIVIA WOULD THEY BE DIRECTLY? OKAY.

UM, YEAH, SO, UM, I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I'M GLAD SOMEONE'S HERE TO RECEIVE IT.

THAT'S GREAT.

UM, AND OVER THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT, I THINK WASTE MANAGEMENT'S ISSUED OUT OVER $50,000 WORTH OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.

AND WE JUST THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A COMMUNITY PARTNER.

WELL, UM, YOU KNOW, LET'S, LET'S NOT WATER IT DOWN.

THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL.

SO BOTH OLIVIA AND, UH, DEBRA, UH, UH, DID AN APPLICATION FOR A SCHOLARSHIP.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

YOU'RE NOT HERE WITH US TODAY BECAUSE ARE THEY, ARE THEY OFTEN IN SCHOOL RIGHT NOW? YES.

UH, SO AS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY BOTH ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, ALONG WITH, UH, RECEIVING YOUR SCHOLARSHIP AND CAN YOU PROVIDE THE AMOUNT FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP? SO, UH, WE ISSUE $4,000, UM, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

UM, AND HISTORICALLY, YOU KNOW, MELISSA, ACTUALLY, THIS IS, THIS REALLY SHOULD BE THE MELISSA AWARD.

MELISSA WAS A PART THIS FROM, FROM THEM SECTION OF THE CONTRACT BACK IN 2005 AND WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, UM, MAKING THIS A PART OF THE AGREEMENT.

UM, AND SO,

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UH, WHEN WE WENT INTO RENEWAL SEASON LAST YEAR AND WE SAT DOWN WITH THE CITY, WE BOTH FELT COLLECTIVELY THAT IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THE STAKES.

AND SO WE WENT FROM $3,000 ANNUALLY UP TO 4,000.

SO THE WAY THE CITY DIVVIES IT UP IS TWO RECIPIENTS.

EACH RECEIVE $2,000 TO GO TOWARDS THEIR SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

CAN WE GIVE IT UP FOR AND YOU BE SURE TO GIVE A OLIVIA OR A, OUR REGARDS AND TELL THEM TO GIVE US SOME STRONG, HEALTHY, SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

THANK YOU, RYAN, FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING CD, RECEIVING A COMMUNITY.

NEXT IS, UM, SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FOR AND JUST WHAT THE COUNCIL KNOWS.

[d. Presentation by Cedar Hill Police Chief Ely Reyes of a Lifesaving Award to Officer Jon Morrison.]

I'M HEARING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME, JUST LIKE YOU ARE, BUT THE NEXT SLIDE I'M ON, UH, UH, AGENDA IS PRESENTATION BY A SITTING HERE POLICE CHIEF EIRA IS OF A LIFESAVING AWARD TO OFFICER JOHN MORRISON, CHIEF.

THANK YOU, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP HERE AND RECOGNIZE THE FINE WORK OF ONE OF OUR OFFICERS.

UM, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD OUR LAST NEIGHBORHOOD WALK AND DURING THAT WALK, WE HAD OFFICER GRIFFIN COME OUT AND HELP US.

OFFICER GRIFFIN HAS BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS WORKING NIGHT SHIFT, AND THERE WAS MANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MANY DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS FROM ALL OUR CITY SAID THEY NEVER EVEN SEEN OFFICER GRIFFIN.

SO W WHAT I WANT YOU ALL TO SEE IS BACK HERE, YOU HAVE YOUR A NIGHT SHIFT.

THESE OFFICERS BACK HERE WORK EVERY SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AND EVERY OTHER SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 6:00 PM TO 6:00 AM.

THE WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING CREW THAT ARE OUT ON THE STREETS, PATROLLING AT NIGHT, KEEPING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE WHILE YOU SLEEP.

UM, AND SO YOU HAVE OFFICER NANCE, OFFICER MORRISON, OFFICER , OFFICER GRIFFIN, LIEUTENANT JOHN, NOT OFFICER CROWDER, OFFICER COX, SERGEANT HERRERA, CORPORAL WOODALL, UH, NOT PAUL SANDEFUR.

UM, BUT YOU, YOU MOSTLY PROBABLY WON'T SEE THESE OFFICERS BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT WORKING AT NIGHT ALL THE TIME.

SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK THEM FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE THAT NIGHT AND ON THE OFFICER MORRISON.

COME ON UP HERE.

SO ON JULY 3RD, 2022 AT ZERO 100 HOURS, OFFICER JOHN MORRISON RESPONDED TO SHIELDS AVENUE IN REFERENCE TO A SUBJECT DROWNING UPON ARRIVAL.

OFFICER MORRISON FOUND AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON LAYING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE POOL AREA.

OFFICER MORRISON QUICKLY RECOGNIZED THAT THE UNCONSCIOUS ADULT FEMALE WAS NOT ONLY UNRESPONSIVE, BUT WAS IN SICK AND SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS.

HE'D IMMEDIATELY ASSESSED THE UNCONSCIOUS PERSON AND RECOGNIZED SHE WAS NOT BREATHING, HAD NO PULSE AND BEGAN.

CPR.

OFFICER MORRISON CONTINUED CPR UNTIL THE FEMALE REGURGITATED WATER FROM HER MOUTH AND BEGAN BREATHING ON HER OWN UPON ARRIVAL OF THE MEDICS.

THEY TRANSPORTED HER TO A HOSPITAL OFFICER MORRISON'S QUICK RESPONSE RECOGNITION OF THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY IMMEDIATE ACTION AND EFFECTIVE CPR RESULTED DIRECTLY IN SAVING THE LIFE OF THE ADULT.

FEMALE FAILURE TO ACT OR DELAY COULD HAVE LED TO A DIFFERENT OUTCOME.

THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER JOHN MORRISON AND AWARD HIM THE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT, LIFESAVING METAL.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.

I WAS DOING MY JOB.

I SHOWED UP, DID CPR AND SHE LIVED SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, YOUR, YOUR COURAGEOUS.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY.

AND WE THANK ALL OF Y'ALL FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO.

THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING US.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IT'S A GOOD THING.

HE DECIDED TO BECOME AN OFFICER.

YOU NEVER WOULD'VE MADE IT AS A BAPTIST MINISTER.

THIS GIVES A OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZEN TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT'S ON THE COUNCIL.

I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION COUNSEL.

WE'LL GO NEXT TO THE CITIZENS FORUM.

[5. 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. ]

WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE ON ITS AGENDA, WHO WILL, COULD BE REFERRED LATER WHEN THAT AGENDA ITEM COMES UP.

BUT, UH, ANY ITEMS ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.

WE COULD, UH, PUSH BACK FOR FURTHER, UH, AGENDA

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ITEM OR ADDRESS IT MORE TOWARD STAFF TO FOLLOW UP.

SO WITH THAT, I DO HAVE TWO CENSUS FORM ITEMS AND I'LL BEGIN WITH SONIA JENKINS.

TOPIC IS CUP 4 0 5 2 0 2 1 SHADY BROOK IMPROVEMENTS.

UH, SONIA, YOU HERE.

UM, DO YOU WANT TO DO A CITIZENS FORUM? COULD WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING? WOULD YOU RATHER SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY.

COME ON UP.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING.

LET ME GET MY MAN.

SCOTT.

HAVEN'T SEEN EVERYBODY IN A LITTLE BIT.

YOU GOT THE NEW NEW DUDE.

I DIDN'T, AH, SUMMER DO SUMMER DO BEEN OUT OUT OF THE COUNTRY A LITTLE BIT AND JUST KINDA JUST REGATHERING MYSELF.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.

GOOD EVENING.

YOU CAN START MY TIME.

MY NAME IS SONIA JENKINS.

I LIVE AT EIGHT 16 CLOVER HILL LANE, UH, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS TWO THINGS.

UM, THE CUP, UM, 4 0 5 2 0 2 1 IN REGARDS TO THE BATTERY GENERATOR STORAGE FACILITY THAT I BELIEVE IS GOING TO GO ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FUEL CITY THAT I SO, UM, OPPOSED A FEW YEARS AGO.

UM, MY CONCERN IS HAVE WE STUDIED THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE EFFECTS THAT PUTTING THAT PLANT ACROSS FROM A FUEL CENTER COULD HAVE ON US.

WE ALREADY HAVE THE FUEL CENTER THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE HAD ORIGINALLY DECLINED TO PLACE THERE, BUT IT WAS SUPER VOTED IN BY YOU GUYS A FEW YEARS AGO.

UM, SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU GUYS CONSIDER I WAS ON EPA WEBSITE AND SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT THEY STATE THAT DEPENDING ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP IT AT LEAST THREE MILES AWAY FROM A COMMUNITY THAT HAS, UH, RESIDENTS THAT MAY BE SUFFERING FROM, UM, JUST AGE, AGE CANCER, UM, HEART DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR, UM, ISSUES.

SO I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU GUYS, UH, DID DO AN AGING STUDY ON THE SHADY BIRD COMMUNITY AND CONSIDER THAT BEFORE, UM, POSSIBLY APPROVING THAT, UM, PLANT TO BE PLACED THERE.

THE NEXT THING, UM, MORE ON A POSITIVE NOTE, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE TWO BENCHES AND THE LOVELY SIDEWALK THAT YOU GUYS, UM, DID PROMISE TO US AND BEING ABLE TO ADD US TO THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND INCLUDING US AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UM, ON THE TRAIL, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU GUYS COMING FURTHER INTO THE COMMUNITY AND DOING SOME MAYBE, UH, MORE CEDAR HILL HIGHLIGHTS, MAYBE SOME UPDATED SIGNAGE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

UM, I'M WORKING WITH ENCORE AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GO AROUND THE COMMUNITY TO GET BETTER LIGHTING IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, BUT I WOULD HOPE AGAIN THAT YOU GUYS WOULD CONSIDER THAT, BUT I DID WANT TO COME OUT AND THANK YOU FOR THE PARK BENCHES AND THE LOVELY SIDEWALK.

AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE, UM, THE SIDEWALKS AND NOT BE THERE BECAUSE THAT PLANT AND THE GAS IS THERE.

WE WOULD HATE TO LOSE THOSE TWO PARK BENCHES IN THAT LOVELY SIDEWALK, BECAUSE SOMETHING, UM, COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN BETWEEN THAT ELECTRICAL PLANT AND THAT GAS STATION THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER.

I THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

IS ROBBERIES MONETIZE.

NEXT IS ROBERT RIGS.

UM, TOPIC IS SCHOOL BOARD ACTION TAKEN AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING.

WHAT'S GOING ON, MR. .

THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE LONGHORN FUTURES COMMITTEE, WHICH IS MADE UP OF 70 CITIZENS, NOT ALL RELATED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT ALL CERTAINLY RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MR. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MAYOR PUTS HIM CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE.

I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE LAST NIGHT.

IT WAS MODELED TO ME HOW IMPORTANT, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW APPRECIATION IS, AND I JUST WANTED TO RETURN THAT, UM, VERY KIND GESTURE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

I KNOW YOU'RE PAID EQUAL TO US ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE, UH, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO PREPARE A, JUST PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HEARD IT FIRSTHAND FROM ME.

AND THEN WE WOULD, UM, PROVIDE AN OPEN, UH, AVENUE FOR CONVERSATION TO GO FORWARD.

AS YOU KNOW, WELL, LAST NIGHT, UM, THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PLACE FOUR PROPOSITIONS ON THE NOVEMBER 8TH BALLOT.

UH, THIS PROCESS STARTED, UM, LAST YEAR WITH A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY, WHICH WAS BEGUN BY AN OUTSIDE COMPANY, ALSO A FACILITIES ASSESSMENT FROM ALL OF THE 11 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDINGS, UM, JOINT MEETINGS THAT WE HAD TOGETHER IN MARCH AND IN JUNE.

UM, WE'VE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS MIGHT COME AND THEN WITH THE FORMATION OF LONGHORN FUTURES COMMITTEE IN MARCH THAT MET SEVEN TIMES BETWEEN MARCH AND MAY, EXCUSE ME, MARCH IN JUNE,

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UM, AND THEY RECOMMENDED ON JUNE 20TH TO US TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE BOARD, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION, AND ALSO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOLS OF CEDAR HILL.

SINCE THE BOARD RECEIVED THAT RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE, WE PLAY, WE HAD TWO FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, WHICH THERE'S A SUB COMMITTEE OF THE TRUSTEES, AND WE HAD FOUR FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETINGS, WHICH IS ANOTHER SUBCOMMITTEE.

AND TOGETHER THOSE TWO COMMITTEES ALSO RECOMMENDED TO THE FULL BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE A T R A, A VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION AND THE BOND PROGRAM.

UM, WE'VE HAD 20 DIFFERENT EVENTS LOCALLY, UH, SINCE THE TIME THAT THE RECOMMENDATION CAME BACK TO US, UH, WE'VE SENT OUT NUMEROUS COMMUNICATIONS AND IT ALL STARTED WITH A SURVEY OF THE CITIZENS.

AND SO LAST NIGHT REALLY CULMINATED A LONG SERIES OF EVENTS THAT SOME THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF AND OTHERS PROBABLY NOT, BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT.

UM, AND NOVEMBER, UH, THERE WILL BE PROCESS POSITION A, WHICH IS THAT VOTER APPROVED TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION PROPOSITION B IS FOR MAJOR RENOVATIONS TO TAKE PLACE IN 11 OF THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS THAT ARE IN THE DISTRICT.

AND IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRAND NEW FINE ARTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROPOSITION C EXCUSE ME, PROPOSITION C WE'LL FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY AND DEVICES AND PROPOSITION D WILL BE, UM, FOR ATHLETICS FIELDS TURF, UH, AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

SO IN, IN ADDITION TO JUST INFORMING THE BOARD, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT, YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, YOUR ADVICE ALONG THE PROPER PROCESS, AND ALSO WANT TO KEEP OPEN THE AVENUES FOR COMMUNICATION.

UH, THERE'LL BE COMMUNICATION COMING FROM BOTH SIDES.

AND IF EVER YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THOSE, I WOULD ENTERTAIN THOSE AND LOVE TO GET BACK FACTS AND FIGURES AS THE BOARD CAN DO SO BOARD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

U P 4 7 0 2020 TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL BARE BITS OF, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESTAURANT HERO'S TICKET, OUR PROPERTY ZONE L OUR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 67 EAST OF FM 1382 WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 5 1 0 NORTH J M A WEAVER FREEWAY, SUITE 3, 1 7, FORMALLY FUZZY TACO SHOP APPLICANT JACKLEEN HICKS, UH, HERO CHICKEN, DALLAS, LLC, PROPERTY OWNER, K MEAD RPI, CEDAR HILL LTD.

YEAH, IT TAKES US TO OUR NEXT ITEM WAS JUST THAT IT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZENS FORUM AND IT TAKES US BACK TO OUR NEXT ITEM AGENDA, WHICH IS PUBLIC HEARING CASE NUMBER C

[a. Case No. CUP-470-2022 – 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 [Harold's Chicken] on property zoned “LR” (Local Retail District), generally located on the northwest side of Highway 67, east of FM 1382, with the approximate address being 510 North J. Elmer Weaver Freeway, Suite 317 [formerly Fuzzy’s Taco Shop]. Applicant: Jacqueline Hicks, Harold’s Chicken Dallas, LLC Property Owner: Kay Mead, RPI Cedar Hill, LTD. ]

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH THOSE TODAY? HELLO THERE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

I GUESS MY NAME IS JACQUELYN HICKS.

UM, THE ADDRESS IS 2 41 FM 1382, SUITE 3, 1 7.

UM, SO I AM THE CO-OWNER OF HAROLD'S CHICKEN.

IT'S A FRANCHISE OUT OF CHICAGO.

UM, IT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 72 YEARS.

UM, THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST LOCATION HERE IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

UH, THERE WAS ANOTHER FRANCHISE THAT JUST OPENED IN HOUSTON.

UM, WE ARE TRYING TO BRANCH OUT INTO DIFFERENT AREAS OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO.

I THINK THERE'S ABOUT 48 LOCATIONS.

UM, HEROES IS, UH, A HOUSEHOLD STAPLE NAME BACK IN ILLINOIS.

I'VE RELOCATED HERE.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS.

UM, SO WE'VE SPOKE WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SOME PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE BRAND.

SOME PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO TRY.

THEY'VE HEARD OF IT, UM, BUT THEY'VE NEVER ACTUALLY GOT TO EXPERIENCE IT.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE OUR FLAGSHIP HERE, UM, AND HOPES THAT WHAT WILL HAVE US, UH, OUR INTENTION IS TO OPEN FOUR MORE LOCATIONS.

UM, AUSTIN, DOWNTOWN DALLAS, DEEP ELLUM, UM, ARLINGTON MAY BE, WE HAVEN'T SORTED THAT OUT YET, BUT, UM, IT IS THE FAMILY IS THE FAMILY.

UM, RESTAURANT IS A THREE.

YOU HAVE SIMPLE CARRY OUT, SIT DOWN, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE BAR AND GRILL ASPECT.

OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE IT MORE OF A FAMILY-ORIENTED ESTABLISHMENT.

I DO HAVE CHILDREN AT THREE AND A NINE-YEAR-OLD.

SO I WANT IT TO BE SOMEWHERE THAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE TO COME TO.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, AND FEEL COMFORTABLE AROUND THE ATMOSPHERE.

UM,

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AND IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN FROM 11:00 AM UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

WE DO.

UM, I'M SORRY, UNTIL TWO ON THE WEEKENDS, WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT ALCOHOL DOES NOT PERMIT IT AFTER 1:00 AM.

SO DURING THAT TIME BETWEEN ONE AND TWO ON THE WEEKENDS, WE JUST INTEND FOR THE CUSTOMERS TO FINISH UP THEIR MEALS, UM, UP, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING THE ATMOSPHERE AND THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LIKE A PARTY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I KNOW WE ARE, WE'RE VERY AWARE THAT THERE ARE NO PARTIES OR CLUBS OR BARS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE'RE VERY ADAMANT AND WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT THE, THE GOAL HERE.

UM, THIS AGAIN WILL BE OUR FLAGSHIP LOCATION.

UM, IT IS A VERY, VERY WELL-KNOWN, UM, BUSINESS.

WE DO INTEND ON BRINGING A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, WE INTEND ON DOING DRIVES.

UM, I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, SO WE INTEND ON DOING FOOD DRIVES TO HELP WITH THE HOMELESS, THE NEEDY.

THAT'S VERY SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO ME.

UM, AND ALSO THE, THE, THE OWNER OF THE, UM, ALL OF THE, THE COMPANY NOW IS HAROLD PIERCE'S DAUGHTER.

HER NAME IS KRISTEN.

UM, SHE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ON STARTING A CHICKEN FARM FOR US, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SOURCE OUR OWN FOOD.

WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING EXCITING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH CORPORATE THEY'RE VERY HANDS-ON.

UM, THEY DO INTEND ON FLYING DOWN, UM, MEETING WITH US WHEN WE DO THE GRAND OPENING.

UM, KRISTEN IS VERY, SHE LIKES TO BUILD THAT FRIENDSHIP WITH THE CUSTOMERS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, WE INTEND ON DOING AS WELL, BECAUSE WE WANT IT TO FEEL LIKE A FAMILY, LIKE A FAMILY VIBE.

WHEN YOU COME IN, WE WANT TO BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE IS EXCITED, UM, TO HAVE US.

WE HEARD THAT THERE ISN'T REALLY MUCH TO DO ON CEDAR HEROES AS FAR AS, UM, LATE NIGHTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GIVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WE HEARD THAT PEOPLE ARE EXCITED, SOMETHING THAT WAS NEEDED, SOMETHING, UM, SOMETHING FRESH, SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SOMETHING NEW.

AND WHAT SEPARATES US FROM THE OTHER TYPICAL POPEYE'S OR KFC IS WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED MOUSE SAUCE, UM, WHICH WE ALSO SELL NOW THERE, UH, IN THE GROCERY STORES.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO NOW.

AND IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT YOU CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE.

UM, CAN'T GET THIS OFF TO ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

PEOPLE KNOW THEY, THEY REFER RIGHT BACK TO CHICAGO WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT IT.

AND, UM, YEAH, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS, WE WILL BRING IT BACK UP.

YOU KNOW, I WASN'T SURE IF HE WAS GOING TO SAY ANYTHING AND THEN YOU KIND OF GAVE US EVERYTHING, SO, OH, WELL IT WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO GET TOO MUCH OR GIVE TOO LITTLE, BUT IT WAS PERFECT.

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

ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER C U P 4 7 0 2022.

ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CUP 4 7 0 2022.

NOT SEEING ANY ONE APPROACH I WILL.

OH, SONYA, YOU HAD SOMETHING.

WELL, I KIND OF, WELL, NO, I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO STAND ON WHAT I HAVE TO GET HER.

YOU CAN SPEAK NOW AND SPEAK LATER IF YOU'D LIKE.

OKAY, WELL, I'M ABOUT TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE COME UP FOR A SECOND.

UH, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL, FIRST OF ALL, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UM, THE, UM, I GUESS THE NAME IN CHICAGO, UH, YOU KNOW, I GUESS, UM, IS, IS A STRONG NAME, YOU KNOW, I GUESS IN ILLINOIS IS ILLINOIS OR CHICAGO SPECIFICALLY.

UM, WELL, MOST OF THE LOCATIONS ARE IN CHICAGO.

WE HAVE, UM, ONE JUST OPENED IN ARIZONA, LA, UM, LAS VEGAS, HOUSTON JUST OPENED A FEW MONTHS AGO.

UM, AND THEN WE HAVE HERE DALLAS AND INDIANA.

SO, SO FAR WE'VE BRANCHED OUT TO THOSE AREAS OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO.

WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THE REPUTATION, THE REPUTATION PROCEEDS ITSELF, YOU KNOW, IT'S A STRONG NAME, YOU KNOW, I HEARD ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY CAME HERE.

UM, AND, UM, I THOUGHT CEDAR HILL WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE FIRST LOCATION.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW HOUSTON JUMPED OUT AHEAD OF THAT, BUT, UH, THAT'S FINE.

UH, BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANNA, YOU KNOW, SAY, YOU KNOW, THANKS FOR CONSIDERING CEDAR HILL.

OF COURSE, THE COUNCIL, THIS IS NOT, YOU KNOW, AN APPLICATION FOR THE RESTAURANT.

UH, THIS IS, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR THE ADVOCATE? ALRIGHT, IF NOT, UH, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

ZERO.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SAW, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS,

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COMMENTS.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

APPROVES THEM, MISS .

ITEM IS CASE NUMBER C U P 4 0 5, 2021.

[b. Case No. CUP-405-2021 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit for an “electrical generating plant” [battery generator storage facility] on property zoned “LR” (Local Retail) District, generally located on the east corner of North Joe Wilson Road and Highway 67 (J. Elmer Weaver Freeway) with the approximate address being in the 1100 Block of N. J. Elmer Weaver Freeway. Representative: Trenton Robertson, MasterPlan Applicant: Gregory A. Forero, HGP Storage LLC Property Owner: Lindsey Morse, LLSE LLC]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERED APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ELECTRICAL, UH, GENERATION PLANT, UH, BATTERY GENERATOR GENERATOR STORAGE FACILITY ON PROPERTY ZONE, LR, LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST CORNER OF NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD AND HIGHWAY 67, J M A WEAVER FREEWAY WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING IN THE 700 BLOCK OF IN J J ELMER WEAVER, FREEWAY, UH, REPRESENTATIVE TRENTON ROBERT'S MASTER PLAN APPLICANT, JOE, UH, GREGORY, A VRO H G STORE S G H G P STORAGE, LLC, PROPERTY OWNER, LINDSEY MORRIS, L L S E L L C.

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YEAH, I'LL KEEP IT TO A FEW WORDS AS WELL.

UM, SO THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY, I THINK I DID THIS LAST TIME.

HERE WE GO THERE.

STORAGE CONTAINERS, THAT THE WALL HAS TO BE HIGHER.

UM, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY.

UM, WHAT THIS IS BASICALLY DESIGNED TO DO IS TO HELP PREVENT THOSE ROLLING BROWN BROWN OUTS, BLACK OUTS.

UM, IT HELPS MITIGATE THOSE ISSUES.

AS WE KNOW, UM, IN THE PAST, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE WINTER STORM IN 21, HAD A HUGE IMPACT, UH, ERCOT.

I MEAN, THERE'S OVERLOADING THE SYSTEMS, UM, TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THERE'S MANY HOUSEHOLDS THAT DID NOT HAVE POWER THAT NEEDED POWER, MANY FACILITIES THAT NEEDED POWER DIDN'T HAVE POWER.

UM, WENT ON TO, I MEAN, ALL ACROSS THE NEWS, WE HEARD ABOUT THIS MULTIPLE HOMES ACROSS TEXAS.

I MEAN, I HAVE FAMILY OUT IN, UH, YOU KNOW, I, ALL MY FAMILIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, UH, REACHING OUT FRIENDS, REACHING OUT, SENDING ME BATTERIES, HAND WARMERS.

I MEAN, THEY HEARD ABOUT IT BEFORE WE EVEN SAID ANYTHING.

WHAT WE COULDN'T CALM CAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE POWER.

UM, BUT WE SERVICING PATTY.

I MEAN, THIS IS, UH, A MAJOR NATIONAL NEWS, UM, INCIDENT THAT DID OCCUR, UM, WITH OUR HEAT WAVES.

UM, WE WERE RECEIVING NOTICES FROM ENCORE OR CAUGHT SAYING, YOU DON'T CONSERVE YOUR POWER, UH, DUE TO THESE BLACKOUTS THAT MAY OCCUR THESE BROWNOUTS.

UM, AND THIS SYSTEM, WHEN IT REALLY DOES, IT HELPS MITIGATE THAT.

IT HELPS PUT STUFF.

IT HELPS.

FIRST OF ALL, WE LOOK AT IT.

WE LOOK AT THE ISSUE WHERE YOU MAKE PREDICTIONS, THE FORECAST, THE POWER FORECAST, AND THE SYSTEM WILL ACTUALLY FEED BACK INTO THESE SUBSTATIONS.

UM, OUR SITE IS LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY 67 JUST TO THE NORTH JOEL WILSON ROAD.

UM, THE REASON WHY IT'S AT THE SITE IS THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY REGULATIONS OF HOW FAR WE HAVE TO BE FROM A SUBSTATION LEGALLY WE'RE REQUIRED TO BE WITHIN SO MUCH, UH, SO MANY MILE A HALF.

I BELIEVE IT'S HALF A MILE, A MILE AWAY FROM A SUBSTATION IN ORDER TO WORRY, THEN THAT'S FEDERAL REGULATIONS, UH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT.

UM, WE, WE CHOSE THE SIZE CAUSE, UH, THE SITE IS NOT IDEAL FOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THERE'S MANY THINGS GOING ON WITH THE SITE, HERE'S THE NORTHEAST SUBSTATION OR THE POWER LINES THAT FEED INTO IT, UH, GOING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN THAT WE'RE SHOWING, UM, ALL ACROSS THE FRONT OF THIS, UM, GOING DEEP INTO THE SITE OR VARIOUS EASEMENTS THAT EXIST, UH, W WE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS APPLICATION SINCE BACK IN NOVEMBER.

UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MAGELLAN IN ORDER TO BUILD A MASONRY WALL AND, UH, CAUSE WE WANTED, WE NEED TO SCREEN IT.

UM, BUT TO DO ANYTHING THAT'S FACILITY, HOW TO WORK WITH MAGELLAN.

WE WORKED WITH THEM FOR ONCE AGAIN, SINCE NOVEMBER, OH, WE OFFICIALLY GOT, UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT A NEW AGREEMENT BACK FROM THE JOHN, ALLOWING US TO BUILD THE MASONRY WALL, TO PROVIDE THE SCREENING, UH, WHERE THE CITY HAS REQUESTED TO BE.

UM, BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, WE WENT TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE IT NOT LOOK LIKE YOUR TYPICAL SUBSTATION THAT YOU SEE JUST RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.

UH, WE WANT TO SCREEN IT.

WE WOULDN'T WANT THIS TO BE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

WE WANT THIS TO BLEND IN.

UM, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SOUTH QUITE A BIT, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW.

THERE'S VARIOUS THINGS, UH, THAT CAN, UH, CAN AND CANNOT BE REGULATED.

UH, BUT ONE THING IS MITIGATING FACTORS.

WE HAVE A SOUND, WE HAVE A SOUND TESTING.

UH, WE HAVE A SOUND METER ON THE SITE.

IS THAT ANY POINT IN TIME? UM, ANYONE FROM THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL CAN GO AND READ THOSE READINGS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING OUR SOUND COORDINATES.

UM, THE ONLY SIGN YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO HEAR FROM THIS IS BASICALLY AN AC UNIT, SAME AMOUNT OF SOUND THAT'S COMING FROM THE, FROM THE SYSTEM.

VERY, IF THERE'S SOUND COMING IN AT ALL, UM, THE WAY THIS IS ALSO DESIGNED IS THAT FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, THE MAINSTREAM WALL, THE LANDSCAPING, UM, WE'LL SCREEN THIS FACILITY IN ITS ENTIRETY.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE ANYTHING POKING OUT.

THERE'S ACTUALLY VERBIAGE IN THE ORANGE THAT WE WORKED WITH STAFF ON IS THAT, UH, NO MATTER THE HEIGHT OF THESE

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SO MANY INCHES HIGHER THAN THE HIGHEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO GUARANTEE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SCREENED FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.

UM, ONE'S GOING TO BE WANTING TO WORK THE SOUTH QUITE A BIT ON THIS.

SO WHEN IT CAME TO LANDSCAPE AND WE ASKED STAFF, WE TALKED TO STAFF AND, UH, YOU HAVE GREAT STAFFING.

SHE SAID, IF YOU WANT ME TO PICK LANDSCAPING, I WILL.

AND WE WORKED WITH STEPH.

SHE EVEN PICKED OUR LANDSCAPING AND WHAT TYPE OF BUSHES TO PUT ALONG THE FRONT, I HAD TO PROVIDE THE SCREEN, WHICH WE'RE WILLING TO DO.

UM, THIS SITE IS PROPOSED USE, DOES MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IT MEETS THE SURROUNDING AREA.

IT IS A IN-STORE USE OF THE SUBSTATION, HELPING OFFSETTING THOSE, UH, OFFSETTING THAT THEY'LL PREVENT THOSE BLACKOUTS AND BROWNOUTS FROM EVER OCCURRING.

UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE SMALLER FACILITIES THAT WERE, UH, THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED.

UM, THERE'S A LOT LARGER FACILITIES THAT WE CAN DO.

UM, BUT ONCE AGAIN, IN THIS TYPE OF COMMUNITY IN THIS AREA ON THESE SITES ARE, UM, NOT APPEALING TO ANYONE ELSE AND CLOSEST SUBSTATION.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN ORDER TO IT'S A SITE THAT CAN BE USED FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

IT GOES IN, IT STAYS BELOW THE RADAR.

IT'S NOT VISIBLE TO ANYONE AND IT'S PUSHED BACK FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE OR THIS SHOWING INSIGHT FROM AN AERIAL VIEW.

UM, ONCE THE I'M WORKING THIS STUFF, UH, THEY REALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT WE'RE SHOWING.

WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH ALL OF YOU.

WE WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE SITE.

UM, SHOWING THAT, I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE BASICALLY SHIPPING CONTAINERS THAT INSIDE THOSE SHIPPING CONTAINERS ARE THE BATTERY, UH, MODULES, UH, WITHIN IT.

AND I WILL, I WILL PUT A CAVEAT.

I'M NOT A BATTERY EXPERT BY ANY MEANS, AND I DON'T EVER WANT TO CREDIT MYSELF AS THAT.

UM, I DO HAVE AN EXPERT HERE WHO CAN TALK TO YOU FOR HOURS ABOUT THE INTEGRATED ENGINEERING DETAIL OF BATTERIES AND HOW THE SYSTEM OPERATES.

AND HE CAN ANSWER A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH, THESE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ON THIS, ON THE SCREEN AS YOU ENTER THE FACILITY, OH, IT'S GOING TO MEET ALL CITY STANDARDS REGARDING PAVING.

WE'RE GOING TO MEET ALL CITY CENTERS FOR SETBACKS, UM, SCREENING, UM, ANY EXISTING SHEETS THAT MIGHT BE THERE WITHIN THE EASEMENT THAT I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE.

RIGHT? APOLOGIZE.

UM, THERE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU SEE WHERE THOSE MAGELLAN WOULD THAT MAGELLAN EASEMENT IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY IS THERE ARE SOME EXISTING TREES.

WE DID NOT SHOW THEM ON THERE BECAUSE WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT MAGELLAN WILL ALLOW US TO KEEP THOSE TREES.

SO ANY OF THOSE SHOOTS THAT MAY EXIST, THERE'S A ONE, ONE TO THREE TREES IN THERE.

UM, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TOUCH THEM.

SO IF MAGELLAN DOES NEED TO REMOVE THEM, THAT'S GOING TO BE A MAGELLAN WHO HAS SOME, THERE'LL BE THE ONES THAT REMOVE THEM.

BUT EVERY TREE THAT YOU SEE ON THE SITE, ALL THE LANDSCAPING WILL STAY IN PLACE AS WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO SO.

UM, SO YOU START OUT ALSO US IN OUR, IN THE CORNER OF SUBDIVISION AND ZONING REGULATIONS, UH, THAT THERE WILL BE A FOUR-FOOT SIDEWALK RUNNING ALONG THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.

WE WILL BE INSTALLING THAT AS WELL.

IT BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS.

WE WILL BE PLANNING THIS, UH, PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR SUBDIVISION REGULATION AS WELL.

UM, THIS IS KIND OF AERIAL SHOWING WHAT THE SUBSTATION WITH THE SITE PLAN ACTUALLY LAID OVER ON THE AREA WOULD LOOK LIKE ON THIS PROPERTY.

UH, SHOWING ONCE AGAIN, THERE IS RESIDENTIAL TO THE WEST THAT SUBSTATION TO THE NORTH, UM, AND CLOSE TO HIGHWAY 67.

HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF WHAT THOSE BATTERIES STORAGE FACILITIES WILL LOOK LIKE.

UM, BUT THE PORTIONS ON THE END OR HELP COOL THE SYSTEMS WHEN NEEDED IF NEEDED, UM, THERE'S VARIOUS SAFETY MEASURE.

THAT WAS ONE THING THAT STUFF.

AND I'LL, I'LL GIVE IT TO, UH, MS. PENA, SHE, SHE GROW THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR MONTHS AND I WOULDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING LESS, ESPECIALLY KNOWING, UM, J I MEAN, SHE REALIZED SHE WANTED TO KNOW SAFETY MEASURES.

HOW CAN WE GUARANTEE SAFETY? THERE'S SO MANY REGULATIONS ON THESE THINGS THAT NORMALLY AS AN ENGINEERING, AN ENGINEER, UH, DEVELOPING THIS A SAMP, HIS NAME'S ATTACHED TO IT.

UM, THERE'S FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO HEAR TO THERE'S VARIOUS CHECKS AND BALANCES.

UM, WHEN ONE THING FELLS THAT THE REASON WHY THEY'RE IN, I MEAN, THERE'S MANY, MANY THINGS OF WHEN ONE THING FELL OR SOMETHING ELSE KICKS INTO PLACE, UM, THERE'S, UH, ASSISTANCE BE ABLE TO SHUT OFF THEIR SYSTEMS IN HERE TO FLOOD THE SYSTEM.

UH, WE'LL BE DOING SPECIAL TRAINING WITH THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT, BE ABLE TO KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT IN CASE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.

WE WILL BE, UH, WORKING WITH THEM.

UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO DO TO GO WITH THEM.

UM, I ALREADY KIND OF REITERATED WHAT THE S WHAT SUBSTATIONS ALL GEARED TOWARDS WHAT'S BOUNCE.

I WON'T REITERATE IT AGAIN.

UM, AND HARRISON, THE SAFETY MEASURES ONCE AGAIN, UM, VARIOUS RULES AND REGULATIONS, NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE STATE FEDERAL REGULATIONS, UM, THE COMPANY THAT IS RUNNING THESE HAVE THEIR OWN CHECKS AND BALANCES ON TOP.

SO WITH THEIR OWN CHECKS AND BALANCES, THERE'S ADDITIONAL FEDERAL AND STATE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET ABOUT SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'D SEE THAT SUBSTATION TO THE NORTH, UH, SIMILAR CHECKS AND BALANCES, IF NOT,

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PROBABLY MORE SO ON THIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT HERE.

AND WITH THAT, I WANTED TO KEEP IT BRIEF.

UM, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND, YEAH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

UM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THEN IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL BRING YOU BACK UP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

UH, TAKE THIS MOMENT TO ASK ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 4 0 5, 2021.

YOU DON'T WANT TO WISH THEM TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO C U P 4 0 5, 2021.

PLEASE COME ON UP, PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES THIS TIME AGAIN.

MY NAME IS SONYA JENKINS.

MY ADDRESS IS EIGHT 16 CLOVER HILL LANE.

I LIVE IN THE SHADY BROOK COMMUNITY.

UM, I WOULD, I'M IN OPPOSITION.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE PLANTS HAVE BEEN BUILT HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

UM, HOW MANY, UH, MALFUNCTIONS HAVE OCCURRED AND WHAT ARE THE LIKELY OUTCOMES OTHER MALFUNCTIONS WITH IT BEING SO CLOSE TO A FUELING STATION? DOES THAT MEET THE EPA REQUIREMENTS? UM, IF THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENS OR IF THERE'S LIKE A OVER LOAD ON THE SYSTEM, IS IT A POSSIBILITY THAT THERE COULD BE SOME TYPE OF, UM, MAJOR EXPLOSION THAT COULD AFFECT US IN THAT COMMUNITY? SO, UH, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS.

WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY PLANTS THAT THEY BUILT, HOW MANY HAVE MALFUNCTION AND TO WHAT MAGNITUDE THAT THEY'VE MALFUNCTIONED AND WHAT COULD BE THE POTENTIAL, UH, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, IF THERE WAS AN SURGE AND IT EXPLODED WITH THAT UNDERGROUND GAS LINE, UM, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

WHAT IS THE SEVERITY TO US? THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER C U P 4 0 5, 2021.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? NOT SEEING ANY ONE APPROACH.

I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND I'LL OPEN UP FOR COUNSEL FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.

NO, I, I JUST, I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO RESPOND TO THE MS. JENKINS QUESTIONS FIRST.

I'LL, I'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME, BUT ONCE AGAIN, I'LL REFER TO MISO CELL.

WHO'S THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE BATTERY STORAGE? UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD REALLY CONSIDER THIS A PLANT, SO THEY'RE NOT CREATING ENERGY.

THEY'RE STORING EXISTING ENERGY, UH, TAKEN FROM THE SYSTEM THAT A STORE THERE, AND THEY PUT IT BACK IN.

UM, THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS, UM, EVEN WHEN THERE'S NOT PREDICTIONS OF BRAN OUTS OR BLACKOUTS, UM, DURING OFF HOURS, PEAK HOURS, THEY'RE FEEDING BACK INTO THE SYSTEM SLOWLY AND THEN RECHARGES.

UM, SO WHAT'S GONNA, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CALL IT A, UM, PLANT EPA REGULATIONS.

UM, I, I'M NOT REALLY A MATTER OF WHAT, WHICH ONE SEES SPECIFICALLY, UM, MENTIONING ONE THING THERE'S VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.

WE HAVE TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO EVEN GET THIS THING UP AND RUNNING.

AND SO WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE REGULATIONS.

SO IF IT HAS CERTAIN DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET, THAT THE SITE WOULDN'T BE APPLICABLE, IF WE'RE NOT MEETING THOSE SITE REQUIREMENTS, UH, WITH THE EPA AND THE, UH, FEDERAL REGULATION OR WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

UM, AND THE NEXT ONE WITH MAGELLAN, WE WORKED CLOSELY FOR NINE, UH, SINCE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, ABOUT THIS WHOLE, ABOUT THIS WHOLE PROPOSED USE AT THIS LOCATION, UH, THEY SIGNED OFF ON IT.

WE HAVE A, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH US BEING THERE.

UH, SO WITH MAGELLAN, UH, WHAT'S GOING TO BE, WE DO HAVE A SIGNED AGREEMENT THAT WE DID SUBMIT TO THE CITY, UH, FOR YOUR RECORDS AS WELL.

AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO TURN OVER TO SHUT US, SO, OKAY.

HI, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

UM, SO CAN I GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? YEAH, YEAH, SURE.

SO MY NAME'S LAURA IS THE CELL AND MY ADDRESS IS 2 0 1 BROAD STREET, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

AND I'M REPRESENTING HTP STORAGE.

OR A, UM, IT'S CALLED A DEFLAGRATION SYSTEM.

UM, SO, UM, THE QUESTION OF HOW MANY PROJECTS LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN BUILT ACROSS TEXAS? UM, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT ANSWER FOR YOU.

UM, OUR COMPANY HAS BUILT THREE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL.

UM, AND THEN WE HAVE FIVE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN DEVELOPMENT IN HER OWN, IN AND AROUND DALLAS, UM, ON THE THREE PROJECTS THAT ARE OPERATIONAL, UH, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY FAILURES.

UM, YOU KNOW, THESE, THESE SYSTEMS HAVE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF SAFETY SYSTEMS, UM, SOFTWARE SAFETY SYSTEMS. UM, AND THEN THERE'S, THERE'S TWO LEVELS OF SAFETY BEYOND THAT.

UM, ONE'S A, A MA

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SO IF THERE EVER IS ANY SORT OF BUILDUP OF EXPLOSIVE GASES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UM, THERE'S A DEVICE IN THERE THAT DETECTS THE GASES AND THEN VENTILATES THE, THE CONTAINER SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NEVER ANY DANGER OF AN EXPLOSION.

UM, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO, UM, FIRE SUPPRESSION IN THE, IN THE FORM OF A MODULE FLUSHING SYSTEM, SO THAT IF THERE EVER IS ANY SORT OF SHEET BUILDUP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UM, THAT SPECIFIC MODULE GETS FLUSHED WITH WATER IN ORDER TO COOL IT OFF AND KEEP IT FROM, UM, FROM, FROM CREATING ANY SORT OF, UM, OTHER FAILURE.

UM, SO THE, THE CONTAINERS THEMSELVES WILL BE UL CERTIFIED.

UM, SO THEY GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE TESTING WITH THE UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE AND THEN THE, THE SYSTEMS GET TESTED PRIOR TO THEM GOING INTO SERVICE.

SO THEY, THEY REALLY ARE SAFE SYSTEMS. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE CALLING IT A, UM, BETTER GENERATION FACILITY, BUT, BUT REALLY WHAT IT DOES IS IT, IT, IT CHARGES OFF OF THE GRID WHEN THERE ARE TIMES OF LOW LOAD.

AND THEN WHEN THERE ARE TIMES OF, OF GRID STRESS, YOU KNOW, HIGH LOAD ON THE SYSTEM, UM, THEN THEY'LL DO A DISCHARGE.

UM, IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SYSTEMS ARE VERY QUIET.

UM, REALLY, IF YOU WERE STANDING AT THE FENCE, THE ONLY THING THAT YOU WOULD HEAR WHEN IT'S OPERATING IS THE HVC UNITS KICKING ON AND OFF.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT A, NOT A VERY INTRUSIVE, UM, TYPE OF FACILITY, UM, VERY QUIET, YOU KNOW, WE, WE CONSIDER THESE, THESE THINGS VERY GOOD NEIGHBORS.

UM, SO, UH, IN TERMS OF HOW MANY OF THE, THESE PROJECTS ARE IN TEXAS, UM, I KNOW THAT THERE'S, THAT THERE'S HUNDREDS, UM, AND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THESE FACILITIES BUILT, UM, UH, ERCOT PROJECTS THAT, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE GIGAWATTS WORTH OF ENERGY STORAGE BUILT.

AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IS A 10 MEGAWATT SYSTEM.

SO THIS ONE'S PRETTY SMALL IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS.

UM, BUT AS TRENTON MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, UM, THE REAL REASON FOR THESE, THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES IS TO IMPROVE GRID RELIABILITY.

SO, UM, WHAT THIS DOES IS IT BASICALLY ALLEVIATES THE, UM, THE, THE GRID STRESSES WHEN THEY HAPPEN.

SO, UM, SO WHEN, WHEN THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR BROWNOUTS BLACKOUTS, THINGS LIKE THIS, THIS IS LIKE A BACKSTOP TO HELP PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING BEFORE IT ACTUALLY OCCURS.

UM, AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN, UM, THE PRIMARY REVENUE STREAM FOR, FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS CALLED RESERVE RESPONSE SERVICE, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY THE LAST BACKSTOP BEFORE, OR COD STARTS DOING THE ROLLING BROWNOUTS AND BLACKOUTS.

SO UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THESE SYSTEMS ARE JUST KIND OF SITTING THERE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING OUT AT THE GRID, WAITING FOR DISPATCH FROM ERCOT, BUT THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY ACTIVELY CHARGING OR DISCHARGING.

UM, SO THIS, THEY SIT THERE AT A HIGH SOC, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S A GRID STRESSING EVENT, A REALLY HOT DAY, A STORM GENERATION KICKS OFFLINE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN THIS, YOU KNOW, THERE'D BE A DISCHARGE ISSUE OR A DISPATCH ISSUED FROM OUR CUT THAT SAYS, ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED AN EXTRA CAPACITY ON THE SYSTEM AND THEN THE BATTERIES WOULD DO DO THE DISCHARGE.

UM, SO ULTIMATELY THE CUSTOMER FOR THIS FACILITY AS ERCOT, UM, ENCORE IS THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY CONNECTS THE WIRES TO, TO THE FACILITY FROM THE SUBSTATION.

SO THEY OWN THE SUBSTATION, AND THEN THEY CONNECT THE WIRES FROM THE SUBSTATION OVER TO THE FACILITY ITSELF.

UM, BUT OUR, OUR END CUSTOMER, THE PERSON WE TRANSACT WITH IS, IS ERCOT.

SO THEY'RE THE ONES WHO KIND OF MAKE THE DECISIONS AROUND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE DISPATCH HAS HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE ALLOWED TO CHARGE THAT SORT OF THING.

UH, I THINK THERE WAS ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION FROM MS. JENKINS.

UH, THERE'S A GAS LINE SOMEWHERE ON THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY, UM, MAGELLAN, WHAT'S THE, UH, IMPACT OF THAT? YEAH, SO WE, WE ACTUALLY WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH MAGELLAN BECAUSE, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU NOTICED ON THE SITE PLAN THERE, THERE'S, THERE'S ACTUALLY, UM, AN EASEMENT THAT GOES UP THE SIDE, THAT'S THE MAGELLAN EASEMENT, THAT'S FOR THE GAP, THE BURIED GAS LINE.

SO IT'S VARIED.

I THINK IT RUNS BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR FEET UNDER THE GROUND.

UM, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO AN OVERHEAD LINE.

UM, SO THAT'S AN ENCORE LINE.

SO, SO THE SITE ITSELF, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FACILITY WILL BE PUSHED PRETTY FAR TO THE EAST AS FAR EAST ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY AS POSSIBLE.

UM, AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BUILD ANYTHING IN THAT, IN THAT MAGELLAN EASEMENT, JUST, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE MAGELLAN DOESN'T WANT YOU TO PUT STUFF ON TOP OF THEIR PIPELINE.

UM, SO WHAT WE NEGOTIATED WITH THEM, AS WE SAID, HEY, WE JUST, YOU KNOW, WE NEED A DRIVEWAY TO COME IN HERE, BUT, BUT YOU KNOW, NOTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, NOTHING ELSE ON THE, ON THE EASEMENT ITSELF.

SO WE SHARED WITH THEM, THE SITE PLAN, THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ALL OF THAT.

UM, THEY CAME BACK TO US AND THEY SAID, OKAY, UM, YOU KNOW, BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW OF THE FACILITY, WE'RE, WE'LL ALLOW

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YOU TO PUT A REINFORCED DRIVEWAY, REINFORCED CONCRETE DRIVEWAY OVER THE TOP OF THE EASEMENT, AS LONG AS YOU BUILD IT UP SO THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IF THE TRUCKS ARE GOING ACROSS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, IT'S NOT PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE, ON THE PIPE.

UM, SO, SO WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH MAGELLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OKAY WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE PROPERTY.

AND THEN, UM, THEY ACTUALLY, UH, THEY GRANTED US AN ENCROACHMENT APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT DRIVEWAY GO ACROSS THERE, THEIR EASEMENT, BUT, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ENCROACHMENT APPROVAL WAS, YOU KNOW, LIKE 10 PAGES LONG LISTING OUT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO.

SO THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, NO PERMANENT FACILITIES IN THE EASEMENT, NO TREES, UM, YOU KNOW, NO, NOPE, NO PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION OF ANY TYPE.

UM, NO, WE HAVE TO USE THE DRIVEWAY TO CROSS THESE MEN.

HE CAN'T CROSS THE EASEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY.

UM, SO, SO THEY, THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND, UM, THEY WERE VERY EXPLICIT IN WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO AND WHAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, WITH THAT PIPING BURIED UNDER THE GROUND, WE THINK IT'S PERFECTLY SAFE.

UM, AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, MAGELLAN GAVE US THEIR STAMP OF APPROVAL.

SO WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT RISK BECAUSE WHEN MCCURDY, YES.

UM, AND THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO THOSE QUESTIONS.

SO W WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS TECHNOLOGY AND LIKE A TESLA POWER WALL THAT SOMEBODY WOULD PUT IN THEIR HOME, OR A UPS BATTERY BACKUP THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT PUT ON THEIR COMPUTER AT HOME? YEAH, REALLY, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, UM, IS THE SCALE.

SO LIKE A, LIKE A TESLA POWER WALL THAT'S SOMEWHERE.

I THINK THAT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 200 KWH.

UM, AND THESE WILL BE MORE LIKE 20, 20 MEGAWATT HOURS.

SO, SO I GUESS ABOUT A, A THOUSAND TIMES LARGER AND REALLY IT'S THE SAME EXACT TECHNOLOGY.

SO LIKE A POWER WALL IS LITHIUM ION BATTERY PACKS.

SO, YOU KNOW, POWER WALLS, YOU KNOW, CALL IT THIS BIG.

UM, AND REALLY ALL THAT, THAT THIS FACILITY IS IT'S, IT'S THAT SAME LITHIUM-ION POWER PACK ONLY IT'S LAID ON ITS SIDE.

AND THEN IT'S SLID INTO THESE RACKS WITHIN THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

SO, SO TAKE THOSE, PUT THEM IN THESE, IN THESE RACKS.

AND THEN EACH ONE OF THE RACKS HAS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PACKS AND IT GENERALLY 12 OR 13 PACKS.

AND THEN THAT RACK HAS A CONTROLLER ON TOP OF IT THAT TAKES A STATE OF HEALTH AND, UM, AND MONITORS EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THAT, IN THAT RACK.

AND THEN THAT, THAT, THAT MONITOR REPORTS UP TO THE CONTROL SYSTEM AND TELLS, YOU KNOW, REPORTS ALL THE DATA UP TO THAT CONTROLLER.

AND THEN THOSE RACKS ARE, THERE'S MULTIPLE RACKS STACKED IN EACH ONE OF THESE SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

SO WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING HERE IS FOUR SHIPPING CONTAINERS ON THIS FACILITY, UM, OF, OF THOSE, UM, OF THOSE RACKS.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, CALL IT, CALL IT 12 OR 13 RACKS OR POWER OR MODULES PER RACK, AND THEN SOMETHING LIKE 24 RACKS, UM, TOTAL IN THE FACILITY.

SO, UM, SO YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S THE SAME, SAME EXACT TECHNOLOGY, UM, SAME THEORY, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE OPERATE VERY SIMILAR TO HOW THIS FACILITY WOULD OPERATE AND THAT THEY CHARGE WHEN, WHEN YOU KNOW, POWER PRICES ARE LOW THERE'S, THERE'S LOW STRESS ON THE GRID AND THEN DISCHARGING WHEN POWER PRICES ARE HIGH AND THERE'S, THERE'S SOME SORT OF GRID STRESSING EVENT THEN THAT'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THAT ARBITRAGE IS, IS WHERE THE VALUE IS FOR THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS. OKAY.

SO IT'S THE SAME TECHNOLOGY THAT'S IN CELL PHONES AND ELECTRIC CARS AND, YUP.

YUP.

SO THESE WILL BE LITHIUM ON LFP LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, WHICH YEAH.

IT'S THE SAME TECHNOLOGY.

AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAD WAS, IT'S JUST A COMMENT I NOTICED THAT I KNOW YOU HAD THE MAGELLAN EASEMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF EMPTY GREEN SPACE THERE IN THE FRONT.

IT SURE WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD ADD SOME FEATURES TO THAT, TO MAKE IT MORE USABLE FOR, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THERE AND MAKE IT, MAKE IT MORE, YOU KNOW, VISIBLY APPEALING.

UM, THESE ARE UNMANNED FACILITIES, BUT GENERALLY YOU'LL HAVE MAINTENANCE STAFF GO OUT ONE OR TWO TIMES A MONTH, UM, TO DO INSPECTIONS, CHANGE OUR FILTERS ON THE HVC UNITS.

AND I, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH, UH, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, TO PUT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, NICE LANDSCAPING FOR IN FRONT OF THAT MASONRY WALL.

UM, YOU KNOW, TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO IRRIGATE STUFF, HOW WE CAN KIND OF MAKE IT, MAKE IT FIT IN AND SOFTEN THE SOFTEN THAT FRONTAGE.

UM, BUT YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST AN EMPTY LOT AND IT'S GOT TREE, YOU KNOW, TREE ISN'T WEEDS GROWING ALL OVER IT.

IT'S THERE'S, IT LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DUMPING STUFF BACK THERE.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WELL, UH, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S PART OF CONSTRUCTION.

THAT'LL ALL BE CLEANED UP AND, UM, AND THEN A LOT I'LL BE MOWED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANT TO KEEP EVERYTHING KIND OF TIDY AND, UM, AND, UH, AND, AND JUST KEEP IT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE, WE'LL HAVE A MAINTENANCE STAFF THAT GO OUT.

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UM, JUST DO VISUAL, YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST, UM, MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, UM, THAT EVERYTHING'S OPERATING PROPERLY.

AND THEN ALSO, UM, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE LANDSCAPING AND THERE WILL BE, UM, IRRIGATION MAKES SURE THE LANDSCAPING IS IN GOOD ORDER.

UM, AND THEN ALSO MOLD THE FACILITIES.

SO, UM, SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, FROM THE STATE OF THE, THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW, I THINK, I THINK IT WILL BE, UH, AN IMPROVEMENT.

GIVE ME A CUSTOM MCCURDY.

THANK YOU, MARIN.

JUST WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET MY BRAIN AROUND IS THAT JUST THE WORDING ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA, IT SAYS ELECTRICAL GENERATING PLANT, BUT THERE'S NO GENERATION OF ENERGY, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND YEAH, IT'S KIND OF, UH, UM, IT'S, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THE WAY THAT ERCOT LOOKS AT THESE FACILITIES IS THEY LOOK AT IT AS A GENERATOR AND A CONTROLLABLE LOAD RESOURCE.

SO THEY ACTUALLY TREAT, TREAT THE SYSTEM AS TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS. WHEN IN FACT WHAT IT IS IS IT'S A, IT'S A UNIFIED BATTERY PROJECT.

IT CAN EITHER CAN EITHER CHARGE OFF OF THE GRID OR IT CAN DISCHARGE INTO THE GRID, BUT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY GENERATING LIKE A PLANT.

UH THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WAS THROWING IT'S THERE'S ELECTRICAL GENERATING PLANT, BUT IN PARENTHESIS IT SAYS BATTERY GENERATOR, STORAGE FACILITY.

THOSE ARE IN MY MIND, THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT THEY'RE ON THE SAME AGENDA.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHY.

AND THEN PRODUCING ELECTRICITY.

BUT, BUT YOU'RE, YOU'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT, RIGHT.

SO THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF THE ELECTRON BEING STORED AND THEN PUT BACK ONTO THE GRID, THERE'S NO ELECTRONS THAT EVER ARE ORIGINATE AT THE FACILITY, ORIGINATING.

THEY FIRST SEE YOUR FIRST CHARGING IT OFF OF THE GRID.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S STORING IT FOR DAYS OR WEEKS.

AND THEN, AND THEN IT'S PUTTING IT BACK ONTO THE GRID AT A DIFFERENT TIME, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE POWER IS NEEDED.

SO IT'S TAKING, TAKING OFF THE GRID WHEN THE POWERS, WHEN THE POWER IS NOT NEEDED AND PUTTING IT BACK ON THE GRID WHEN THE POWER IS NEEDED.

UM, SO, SO YEAH, IT'S, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN LIKE A TRUE WHAT YOU THINK OF AS A TRADITIONAL GENERATION STATION, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE A NATURAL GAS, POWER PLANT OR A COAL PLANT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT BURNING ANYTHING.

YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT CONSUMING SOMETHING.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE TAKING ENERGY OFF OF THE GRIT AT ONE TIME AND THEN YOU'RE STORING IT ONSITE AND THEN YOU'RE PUTTING IT BACK ON THE GRID AT ANOTHER TIME THEY COULD PUT TO A CUSTOMER HATE.

THANK YOU, MEREDITH.

YEAH, THOSE, UH, I WAS CONFUSED TOO.

THOSE ARE THE EXACT THINGS I WAS THINKING ABOUT AS FAR AS THOSE WORDING.

AND I WAS SITTING THERE THINKING THAT, TELL ME IF I'M RIGHT.

UM, I WAS EQUATING IT TO SAY A CAR SYSTEM WHERE WE USED TO HAVE GENERATORS, NOT ONLY WHO ARE GENERATING SOME ELECTRICITY TO PUT INTO THE BATTERIES.

SO THIS, IN YOUR EXPLANATION THERE, THIS ELECTRICAL GENERATING IS NOT HAPPENING.

HOW IS THE POWER AGAIN COMING, I GUESS YOU'RE CONNECTED TO THE, THE ERCOT OR THE POWER SYSTEM.

CORRECT.

AND THE SUBSTATION THAT'S OVER THERE AS GENERATING POWER.

STRIKES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT IS A REAL RISK.

SO, SO WHY DO WE HAVE GENERATING PLANT THEN VERSUS BATTERY STORAGE WHERE WHERE'S THE, WHERE'S THE ELECTRIC ELECTRICITY COMING FROM THE STORE IN THE BATTERY? THAT'S ONE QUESTION JUST SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS.

AND NUMBER TWO IS FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, WHICH I THINK SOME OF THE PEOPLE WERE KIND OF CONCERNED WITH BEING CLOSE TO FUEL CITY, WHICH IS A, UM, A LOT OF GASOLINE.

UM, AND ALSO LIGHTNING STRIKES.

IF THERE'S ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES ON THESE BATTERIES, STUFF LIKE THAT FROM A SAFETY CONCERN, THOSE TWO ITEMS IS WHAT I WAS KIND OF QUESTION ABOUT THAT I JUST WANTED TO, UM, COUNSEL ME, OR I JUST WANTED TO ANSWER REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT THE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT.

SO, UM, WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON WHAT LAND USE SPECIFICALLY TO CALL THIS, THIS WAS THE LAND USE OF THAT THE ATTORNEY AND STAFF DECIDED UPON BECAUSE WHENEVER THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GRID THEY NEED IS PROVIDING ELECTRICITY.

SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY THAT TERM WAS USED.

AND THEN I GUESS THE SAFE TO SAFETY ISSUES THEY'RE IN CLOSE TO THE FUEL FUEL FARM, ALSO POTENTIAL LIGHTENING STRIKES.

HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT, UH, AND, AND HAVE ANY SAFETY CONCERNS IN THAT SIDE? YEAH, SO, SO THE, UM, THE QUESTION ABOUT LIGHTNING STRIKES, UM, WE DO, WE DO MITIGATE FOR LIGHTNING

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UM, ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE GROUNDED.

SO THERE'S A GROUND GRID, UM, THAT GETS PUT IN JUST UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PARCEL.

SO, UM, SO WE'LL GO IN AND TRENCH ALL OF THAT IN, AND THEN ANY SORT OF METAL FRAME OR, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS, THE PCS, RACKS, TRANSFORMERS, ALL OF THAT STUFF GETS GROUNDED DOWN TO THAT GROUND GRID.

UM, WHICH EFFECTIVELY ALL THAT DOES IS IT GIVES THE, THE LIGHTENING, UH, A BETTER PATH TO TAKE THAN TO, THAN TO GO THROUGH ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT.

UM, SO, SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S HOW WE MITIGATE FOR THAT, BUT THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS FUSED AND, UM, AND THERE ARE, THERE ARE PLACES, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS ANY SORT OF LARGE IN RUSH OF CURRENT THAT THERE'S DEVICES THAT ARE SET UP TO EITHER TRIP OR, OR FUSES TO BURN OFF BEFORE IT CAUSES DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT.

UM, SO, SO WE'RE PRETTY WELL PROTECTED FOR, FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES.

UM, AND THEN IN TERMS OF, UH, IN TERMS OF ANY SORT OF ISSUES THAT MIGHT COME UP, BECAUSE IT'S NEARBY TO A FUEL STATION, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED, YOU KNOW, IN THE EARLY DAYS OF ENERGY STORAGE, I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THINK THERE MIGHT'VE BEEN HIGHER RISKS OF SOME SORT OF FAILURE THAT WOULD CAUSE, CAUSE AN ISSUE.

UM, BUT YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT THE TECHNOLOGY IS VERY MATURE AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S REDUNDANT SAFETY SYSTEMS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S SOFTWARE, THERE'S THE, THERE'S THE VESTA THERE'S DEFLAGRATION AND THEN THERE'S THE FLUSHING.

SO, UM, SO THE SYSTEMS ARE, ARE VERY, VERY SAFE.

UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN, EVEN IF YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU WANT IT TO CAUSE A FAILURE, IT'D BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO DO.

UM, AND, UH, THE WAY THAT THE FACILITIES ARE CONSTRUCTED IS THAT IF THERE IS ANY SORT OF ISSUE WITH A PORTION OF THE, OF THE FACILITY, SO YOU HAD, YOU KNOW, ONE MODULE THAT DID FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY, UM, THE, THE FACILITY LAYOUT IS SUCH THAT THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

UM, IF ONE OF THEM HAD SOME SORT OF CATASTROPHIC MALFUNCTION, THE FAILURE WOULD BE ISOLATED TO THAT, THAT ONE CONTAINER, IT WOULDN'T, IT WOULDN'T HAVE ANY ABILITY TO CASCADE ACROSS, ACROSS THE OTHERS.

SO, SO EVEN IF, YOU KNOW, EVEN IN A SCENARIO WHERE THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, IT WOULD BE A LOCALIZED FAILURE.

UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WOULDN'T EXPECT IT TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH A LOT WITH CITY STAFF IS, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS MASONRY WALL IS ALSO ANOTHER GOOD BARRIER.

IF, YOU KNOW, SAY THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOME SORT OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THAT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S GOING TO PROTECT AGAINST ANY SORT OF EXCURSION OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY.

UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND OR SOMETHING WAS TO, WAS TO, WAS TO CATCH ON FIRE OR WHATEVER, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT, IT WOULD BE, UH, IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THAT TO EXPAND BEYOND, UH, THE MASONRY FENCE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE EXPLANATIONS.

IT KIND OF HELPS.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THE DISTANCE, BUT IT'S A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET FROM THE SUBSTATION.

UM, YEAH, DANIEL'S OKAY.

MY QUESTION TO YOU ALL, WERE THERE ANY OTHER SITES IN THE CD HILL AREA THAT COULD HELP THIS, UH, BATTERY, UM, HOLD AND HOLD AND CALL IT A HOLDING OF THE BATTERIES? IS THERE ANY OTHER PLACE IN CEDAR HILL THAT Y'ALL COULD HAVE PUT THIS STATION AT? YEAH.

YOU KNOW, WE DID ACTUALLY LOOK AT, UH, A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACILITIES, UM, AND YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT THE, THE SEARCH PROCESS WORKS IS, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY YOU FIND A SUBSTATION.

UM, AND THEN FROM THAT SUBSTATION, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO SUBSTATION.

SO IN A, YOU KNOW, UH, AN OPTIMAL SITE WOULD BE ONE THAT'S RIGHT ON THE SUBSTATION, UH, WALL.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU JUST HAVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO GO FOR THE ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO, TO CONNECT IN THERE.

SO WHEN WE WERE DOING OUR SEARCH FOR, FOR SITES IN CEDAR HILL, BASICALLY WE LOOKED AT ALL THE SUBSTATIONS AND THEN WE STARTED, YOU KNOW, DOING LIKE CONCENTRIC CIRCLES OR ALMOST TO SEE HOW CLOSE WE COULD GET TO THE, TO THE SUBSTATION.

AND THIS WAS A PROPERTY THAT, THAT WAS, YOU KNOW,

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UM, IT'S ON KIND OF THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS TRIANGULAR LOT THAT HAS A LOT OF EASEMENTS THROUGH IT.

SO IT, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS, UH, A GOOD CANDIDATE JUST BECAUSE, UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER, UH, USE, USE POTENTIAL FOR THE, FOR THE FACILITY.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, THE, THE OTHER KIND OF THE OTHER STUFF AROUND THERE IS KIND OF INDUSTRIAL.

I THINK IT'S A PLUMBING SUPPLY HOUSE AND SOMETHING ELSE, UM, THE CHAIR BOUNDARY, UM, SO IT SEEMED LIKE A REALLY GOOD, REALLY GOOD PROPERTY.

UM, AND IT, IT WAS ACTUALLY THE ONLY ONE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY IN CEDAR HILL.

UM, WE, WE ARE DEVELOPING, UM, TWO SITES, TWO SITES IN THE SKIED AS WELL.

UM, AND THEN WE HAVE A THIRD SITE THAT'S I GUESS THE THIRD SITE IS IN MESQUITE AS WELL.

UM, BUT, BUT YOU KNOW, OF ALL THE, OF ALL THE FACILITIES THAT WE LOOKED AT, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE IN CEDAR HILL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE WORK.

AND THE REASON I ASKED YOU THAT, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMUNITY, UM, HAD SOME DISAGREEMENTS OF YOU ARE PUTTING IT OVER THERE.

SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED IS THAT, WAS THERE ANY OTHER STATION? CAUSE WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE STATION I'M SURE.

AND SEE THE HILL THAT Y'ALL COULD HAVE PUT IT AWAY FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO, YEAH, I MEAN, UM, YEAH, I THINK IT'S A, I THINK IT'S A FAIR COMMENT.

UM, WE DID DO, UH, WE DID, DID GO ALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND DIDN'T, DIDN'T GET ANY, UM, ANY RESPONSES BACK, UM, INITIALLY, UM, AND WE DID NOTIFY THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND WHATNOT.

SO, UM, IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THERE WAS, THERE WAS, UH, THERE WAS A STRONG OPPOSITION, UM, AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.

WE DID HAVE, UH, ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME IN AND, YOU KNOW, ASK SOME QUESTIONS WAS CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF THIS WAS GOING TO HAVE, HAVE, UM, UH, ARE ANY EFFECT ON LIKE RF DEVICES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, SO TALK THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE IN PLACE AND, AND, UM, AND WHAT SORT OF IMPACTS THAT MIGHT HAVE.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AFTER, AFTER A QUICK CONVERSATION, UM, AND THEY, THEY, THEY SEEM LIKE THEY WERE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I REALLY DO THINK THAT, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TECHNOLOGY IS SOLID.

UH, THE USE IS GOING TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THAT, IN THAT PLACE.

SO, UM, SO I REALLY DO THINK IT WILL BE, UH, A NET BENEFIT.

UM, AND, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, AS PEOPLE GET, GET COMFORTABLE AND EDUCATED ON THE TECHNOLOGIES, GENERALLY, THEY, THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY COME TO, UH, UH, APPRECIATE THE SORT OF ENGINEERING THAT GOES INTO MAKING THE, THE, THE FACILITIES COMPATIBLE WITH, WITH COMMUNITIES.

BECAUSE I MEAN, THE REALITY IS, UM, ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN A CITY, YOU KNOW, IS GOING TO BE IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

UM, AND, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK IF WE CAN JUST DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT IT'S SAFE AND MAKING SURE THAT, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BLENDING WELL WITH THE COMMUNITY.

UM, THEN IT'S SORT OF A, UH, YOU KNOW, AN, A NET POSITIVE AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.

KNOW, AN AUGMENTATION, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU PUT MORE BATTERIES IN SERIES TO, TO KIND OF REPOWER THE FACILITY OR YOU TAKE THE OLD MODULES OUT, AND THEN YOU PUT NEW MODULES IN 10, 10 YEARS, I THINK IS A GOOD, AND THANK YOU BECAUSE, UM, WE'LL HAVE TO ACCEPT AND UNDERSTAND, ACCEPT THE FAIL SAFE SYSTEMS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING.

AND, UH, CUSTOMER GLOVER, JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION WITH THE, WITH THE BATTERY UNITS THEMSELVES, WHAT'S THE LIFE EXPECTANCY, HOW LONG WILL THEY LAST BEFORE YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THEM OUT? SO GENERALLY THEY LAST FOR ABOUT 3000 CYCLES.

AND WHAT WE PLAN FOR IS ON AVERAGE ABOUT ONE CYCLE PER DAY.

UM, ALTHOUGH IN OTHER FACILITIES WE'VE SEEN MUCH, MUCH LESS THAN ONE CYCLE PER DAY.

IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, MORE IN THE ORDER OF LIKE A CYCLE CYCLE PER WEEK OR CYCLE EVERY TWO WEEKS.

UM, SO, SO REALLY THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT ARE WORKING AGAINST YOU IN TERMS OF BATTERY LIFE IT'S CYCLES AND THEN AGE.

UM, SO, SO DEPENDING ON THE MANUFACTURER USE, IT'D BE ONE OF THE BIG ONES LIKE LG OR SAMSUNG OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

UM, GENERALLY THEY COME WITH A 10 YEAR WARRANTY, UM, AND, AND OR 3000 CYCLES.

SO THE BATTERIES THEMSELVES WILL BE WARRANTED UNTIL THAT DATE.

AND THEN DEPENDING ON HOW HEAVILY THEY HAD BEEN CYCLED, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT LAST ANOTHER FIVE YEARS, ANOTHER 10 YEARS BEYOND THAT.

UM, BUT JUST FOR KIND OF PLANNING PURPOSES, I WOULD SAY, UM, I WOULD SAY 10 YEARS, 10 YEARS, AND THERE'LL HAVE TO BE SOMETHING DONE, UH, YOU

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BUT THE APPREHENSION FROM THE AVERAGE CITIZEN IS THAT WE THOUGHT THE FAIL SAFE SYSTEMS WERE IN PLACE FOR SNOWMAGEDDON AND SNOWMAGEDDON HAPPENED WHEN THE FAIL SAFE SYSTEMS DIDN'T WORK.

SO THAT'S THE APPREHENSION THAT THAT MANY, MANY OF US HAVE, OR MANY CITIZENS HAVE, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO TRUST THAT THE FAIL SAFE SYSTEMS ARE WORKING AND THAT NOTHING WILL HAPPEN LIKE CUSTOMER MEMBER.

SO, UH, THAT, UH, YOU GUYS SAID YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF SINCE THAT'S NOVEMBER.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND I CAN, I WILL SAY THAT YOU, YOU, UP ON YOUR GAME, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT, MAN.

I'M NOT GOING TO SIT UP HERE AND TRY TO PRETEEN OUT, UNDERSTAND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID, BUT I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL SHOULD DUE DILIGENCE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD ANY PRESENTATION THAT YOU HAD AND WAS STABBED THAT WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN IS GOING TO BE A GOOD THING.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE BETTER LOOKING THAN WHAT'S THERE RIGHT NOW.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH.

GREAT PRESENTATION.

UM, HOPEFULLY I CAN KIND OF WRAP THIS UP BEFORE, UH, I ASKED, I CALLED FOR ACTION.

UM, I GUESS, OH, B WORDING ON THE AGENDA MENTIONS ELECTRICAL GENERATION PLANT.

UH, BUT THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IF YOU PULL THE PERMIT.

SO YOU PULL A PERMIT.

THAT'S WHAT THE TITLE WAS GOING TO BE ON THE PERMIT.

BUT THE ACTUAL FACILITY ITSELF IS REALLY A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY.

UM, NOW I GUESS FOR ME AS I DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, KNOW ABOUT THIS, I DON'T, I DON'T OWN A TESLA, YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS, BUT THE GENERAL SENSE OF IT IS YOU ESSENTIALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE A BATTERY.

YOU TYPICALLY CHARGE THE BATTERY, BUT IN THIS CASE, THIS BATTERY ACTUALLY WILL RECHARGE THE FACILITY.

UH, IN CASE THERE'S A GRID OUTAGE.

MY QUESTION IS, THIS IS LOCATED IN CEDAR HILL.

YOU MENTIONED YOUR NEXT PROJECT WILL BE A MUSKY.

IF THERE IS A BLACKOUT WILL IN CEDAR HILL.

WELL, CEDAR HILL BENEFIT THAT THIS FACILITY IS IN CEDAR HILL.

THAT'S REALLY WHERE IT'S REALLY MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN, THAN ANY OTHER CDB IN POWER.

CAN YOU KIND OF RESPOND TO THAT? YEAH.

SO THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS, I GUESS THE WAY THE PROJECT HERE IS INTERCONNECTED INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, KIND OF WRIT LARGE IS, YOU KNOW, ENCORE HAS GOT ALL THIS POWER THAT COMES INTO THE CITY ON TRANSMISSION LINES AND THE SUBSTATIONS STEP IT DOWN BEFORE IT GOES OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, SO BEHIND THIS SUBSTATION WOULD PROBABLY BE THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BUSINESSES, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'D BE A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AROUND IT THAT, UM, THAT THAT SUBSTATION SERVES.

SO TO THE EXTENT THAT THIS IMPROVES GRID RELIABILITY, IT'LL BE SPECIFICALLY TO THAT SUBSTATION.

AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE ASKED US.

THEY SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, IS IT GOING TO BENEFIT THE ENTIRE CITY OF CEDAR HILL OR, OR JUST, YOU KNOW, AROUND HERE? AND THE ANSWER IS REALLY THE, THE CUSTOMERS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE BEHIND THIS SUBSTATION.

SO, UM, MAKES SENSE.

YEAH, SO, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WHERE HALF THE COUNCIL LIVES, WE WON'T BENEFIT FROM THIS.

UH, BUT, UH, BUT THE ONE THAT ASKS THE QUESTIONS WELL, UH, WHICH IS, WHICH IS FAIR.

I MEAN, EVENTUALLY IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT DUE TO WHAT HAPPENED, UH, UH, WINTER URI, UH, WHEN A STORM URI, UH, THIS HAS KIND OF THE RESOLUTION THAT'S COMING OUT OF IT IS THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO POWER SOME OF THESE SUBSTATIONS.

AND YOU'RE DOING THAT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHER SUBSTATIONS WE HAVE HERE IN CEDAR HILL, BUT THAT'S A CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER TIME.

UM, YOU KNOW, I GUESS REALLY MORE OF MY QUESTION IS, UM, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE SUBSTATION, YOU ARE ACCREDITED, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF CERTIFICATION.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME CERTAIN AMOUNT OF INSPECTIONS, AS LONG AS THAT IS BEING MET.

AND THOSE ARE BEING CHECKED, UH, ON A FREQUENT TIMELY BASIS.

UH, I HAVE CONFIDENT THAT THAT SYSTEM THAT IS IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DO THAT.

THAT'S NOT WHY WE ARE ACTUALLY HERE TODAY.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

UH, THE DECIBELS, THE SPORES, THE SOUND IS NOT GOING TO IMPACT THE, THE, TO GENERAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, IF THE AC UNITS ALLOWED US THING THAT YOU SEE COMING FROM THAT AREA, UM, THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S GOOD WITH ME AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, COUNCIL.

I THINK I TOUCHED ON EVERY QUESTION

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THAT'S BEEN ASKED.

UM, SO WITH THAT, I IT'S AN EMOTION, BUT I DID HAVE ONE, ONE QUESTION FOR, FOR STAFF AS IT PERTAINS TO THE HB 17, JUST AS A, A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR, UH, THE OBJECTION THAT WAS RAISED, OUR ABILITY TO, TO REGULATE OR RESTRICT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

YES, CERTAINLY.

SO, UM, THE STATE PASSED A LAW, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UM, LAST SESSION THAT BASICALLY PROTECTS THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF, UM, USED.

AND BASICALLY WHAT THE STATE HAS SAID IS THAT, UM, THERE'S SPECIFIC, UM, LANGUAGE THAT WAS POSTED IN YOUR COVER SHEET.

I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW IT'S WORDED.

SO I WILL PARAPHRASE WHAT THAT LANGUAGE BASICALLY SAYS IS THAT, UM, CITIES CAN REGULATE IN TERMS OF THE MITIGATING FACTORS THAT COULD COME FROM THESE PARTICULAR FACILITIES.

HOWEVER, WE CANNOT REGULATE, UM, REALLY WHERE THE LAND USES GO.

AND SO THAT'S WHY STAFF REALLY, REALLY FOCUSED ON SAFETY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A MITIGATING FACTOR.

A LOT OF THAT IS REGULATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, AS WELL AS THE STATE.

AND THEN WE ALSO FOCUSED ON, UM, SCREENING OF IT AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER CUP 4 0 5 2 0 2 1.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? DO YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, COUNSEL MCCURDY, YOU MADE THE MOTION, THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS.

DO YOU WANT TO EITHER ADDRESS THE CONDITIONS OR MAKE THE AFRICAN AWARE THAT HE'S AWARE OF THE CONDITIONS? UH, YOU ARE AWARE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE IN THE CUP? OKAY.

SO THE MOTION IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION AS LISTED IN THE CUP APPLICATION.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

YOU DO HAVE A SECOND, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ANY OPPOSITION, HOW DO YOU VOTE? COUNCILMAN OPPOSITION.

WE HAVE SIX, UH, FOUR, FOUR.

WE HAVE ONE OPPOSITION AND, UH, IT PASSES.

ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING CASE NUMBER CUP 4 7 5, 2020 TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP FOR MANY WAREHOUSE, SELF STORAGE ON PROPERTY ZONE, LR, LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST BELTLINE ROAD, WEST OR SOUTH JOE WILSON ROAD WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 6 1 5 EAST BELTLINE ROAD, REPRESENTATIVE NORMAN PATTON, NORMAN, PENN, AND ASSOCIATES APPLICANT PROPERTY ON THE WEST POOL, EAST SIDE SHOPS AND STORAGE.

AND I JUST LIKE TO BE PART OF THE RECORD.

YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT STAFF OR OTHER CITIES ALL ACROSS THE STATE, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE GREAT TO DEAL WITH.

I MEAN, THEY'RE FAIR.

THEY'RE EQUAL.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST GREAT TO DEAL WITH, SO JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S THE RECORD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERTISE.

UH, NEXT

[c. Case No. CUP-475-2022 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for “mini-warehouse/self-storage” on property zoned “LR” (Local Retail) District, located on the north side of East Belt Line Road, west of South Joe Wilson Road with the approximate address being 615 East Belt Line Road. Representative: Norman Patten, Norman Patten & Associates Applicant/Property Owner: Wes Pool, Eastside Shops & Storage ]

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT MR. PATTON, GIVE US, UH, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.

MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS NORMAN PATTON FOR 13 CEDAR STREET, SERIAL, TEXAS.

I'M PROUD TO PRESENT THIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT TO YOU TONIGHT.

UH, IT IS, UH, A RETAIL DEVELOPMENT WITH STORAGE.

UM, THE RETAIL PORTION OF IT HAPPENS ALONG, UH, EAST BELTLINE ROAD.

UH, ADDRESS IS SIX 15 BELTLINE ROAD.

SO THE FRONTAGE OF THIS PROPERTY IS GOING TO HAVE RETAIL SPACE WITH THE MINI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE BEHIND THAT IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION IT'S, UH, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE NEW DEVELOPMENT OF THE THREE, UH, RESTAURANTS THAT ARE BEING BUILT THERE BY THE SCHOOL, UH, ON BELTLINE ROAD.

SO THAT'S THE GENERAL AREA WHERE IT'S LOCATED AND, UH, THE FRONTAGE OF THIS PROPERTY IS VERY SMALL, BUT THE BACK KIND OF FANS OUT AND GETS LARGER.

SO THAT AREA WHERE THE STORAGE IS, UH, FITS BETTER IN THE BACK.

AND, UH, WHEN THIS PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BACK IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, UM, WE ASKED FOR ZONING FOR RETAIL, UH, UP ON THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.

AND SO WE'RE FINALLY GETTING AROUND TO DOING THAT.

HASN'T BEEN A LONG HAUL, BUT, UH, WE'VE LOOKED AT A LOT OF OPTIONS AND THINGS.

AND FINALLY GOT BACK TO THIS.

UM, WE'VE TRIED TO, UH, DESIGN A FACILITY THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A MINI WAREHOUSE.

UH, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A, UH, UH, INDUSTRIAL TYPE BUILDING.

UH, IF YOU WANT TO USE

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THAT TERMINOLOGY, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD FIT IN WELL WITH EVERYTHING THAT SURROUNDS IT AND GIVE A VERY NICE LOOK AND APPEAL, UH, TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO, UM, WE'VE MET ALL OF THE, UH, PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

THERE ARE SOME, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS, UH, ADDED TO OUR SUBMITTAL.

AND WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THOSE.

UM, THERE IS ONE CLARIFICATION THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE, AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, UH, IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

UM, THERE WAS A TYPO IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CALL FOR THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING TO BE 20 FEET, AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 30 FEET.

UM, AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THE HEIGHT HEIGHT REQUIREMENT IS 30 FEET AND WE'VE MET ALL OF THOSE HEIGHT, UH, REQUIREMENTS.

AND THAT INCLUDES, UH, PARAPET AROUND THE BUILDING TO HIDE ALL OF THE MECHANICAL UNITS THAT WILL BE ON THE ROOF.

UH, THE FACILITIES, UH, UH, ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT AIR CONDITIONED.

AND SO, UH, THOSE UNITS WILL BE SCREENED AND NOT VISIBLE, UM, TO ANY OTHER PROPERTIES SURROUNDING IT.

SO I KNOW YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR BEAUTY SLEEP TONIGHT, SO I'LL CUT IT SHORT AND LET YOU ASK ME QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY, THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, UH, INTRODUCTION AND, UH, ALLOW ME TO GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL HAVE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

I HAD TO OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE NUMBER CUP 4 7 5, 2022.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 4 7, 5, 2022.

DID Y'ALL NOTICE THAT IT, THE LIGHTENING CAME RIGHT WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS CASE, NOT SENDING ONE APPROACH, I'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER? HEY, YEAH.

THANK YOU, MARY.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

I KNOW, I KNOW WE HAD A, AS HE ALLUDED TO AS A TYPO, UH, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE 30 FEET.

SO DURING, I MEAN, 30 FEET HIGH.

UM, I WANT TO CALL THEM TOWNHOUSES, BUT THE ADJOINING COTTAGES THAT ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED.

SO DURING THE P AND Z, UH, DELIBERATION AND APPROVAL OF, UH, UH, OF THE, UM, OF THE PROJECT, UH, WERE THEY AWARE THAT IT WAS 30 OR DID THEY HAVE A TYPE OF THERE TOO? UH, ACTUALLY WE DIDN'T CATCH THAT DURING THAT MEETING.

IT WAS AFTERWARD, UH, WHEN I GOT TO LOOKING AT THE, THE WRITTEN PART AND HONESTLY, DURING THE MEETING, I THOUGHT THAT, UH, SHE JUST WAS READING WHAT WAS TYPED OUT AND THAT TYPO JUST SHOWED UP AS 20 AND SHE READ 20 AND, YOU KNOW, UH, SO I DIDN'T BRING IT UP IN THAT MEETING, BUT AFTERWARD I DID DISCUSS IT WITH STAFF AND THEY AGREED THAT THAT WAS A MISTAKE AND THE STAFF IS OKAY WITH THE HEIGHT LIMIT BASED ON THE, SO ACTUALLY DURING THE MEETING, I BELIEVE THAT OUR, UM, PLANNER DID SAY THAT, OH, ON THE SCREEN, IT SAYS 20, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY, UM, 30 FEET.

COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.

I REALLY WANT TO ADMONISH, UH, THE OWNER OF THE, UH, FACILITY, THE, AND WAREHOUSES, BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT YOU ALL ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS IN THE CITY DOING THE PANDEMIC, NO ONES ON A TEAR WAS PUT OUT OF YOUR S YOUR STORAGE, EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY.

AND I KNOW FOR, I KNOW PEOPLE THAT MR. WEST WORKED WITH THEM TO NOT PUT THEIR FUN AT YOUR OUT.

SO TO ME, THOSE ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS, AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING Y'ALL.

I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, UH, LASHONDRA.

UM, I KNOW YOU SAID THAT, THAT IT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE MEETING THAT IT WAS ADDRESSED AT 30 FEET, BUT AS I LOOK OVER THE MINUTES OF THE P AND Z MEETING, I DON'T SEE ANY REFERENCE.

SO THE 20 MINUTES DON'T GET BERRY, I CAN START TO JUST AT P AND Z APPROVED ONE THING, AND WE'VE GOT NO WE'RE NO, WE SHOWED THE PLANS THAT WERE SHOWN TO P AND Z.

UM, THEY WERE SHOWN, UM, IN RELATION TO THE ADJOINING.

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SO THE HEIGHT OF THOSE COTTAGES, UM, WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 24 TO 28 FEET.

UM, AND SO ONE OF THE CONCERNS, AND ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS DURING THE PNZ MEETING WAS THE HEIGHT OF THOSE BUILDINGS IN RELATION TO THE COTTAGES.

AND SO THEY WERE AWARE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE AROUND THE SAME HEIGHT.

UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL PROTEIN? MAY I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CASE NUMBER C U P 4 7 2 DASH 2022? WE DO HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND.

UM, I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, UM, I GUESS, UH, I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU MENTIONED THIS OR NOT, BUT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, UM, BUILDING A THROUGH B AND PHASE ONE, IS IT GOING TO BE MULTIPLE PHASES? DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT? IT'S ALL ONE PHASE EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME.

AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY DESCRIPTIONS FOR D WHAT IS D SUPPOSED TO, UH, D WAS THE LEASING OFFICE FOR THE, UH, UH, THE STORAGE AREA.

IT'S A SEPARATE, UH, SMALL BUILDING BY ITSELF THAT SITS OVER ON THE EAST PROPERTY LINE RIGHT NEXT TO THE CARWASH.

I NOTICED IT'S SEPARATE FROM THE RETAIL, BUT I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T KNOW IT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

UH, SO WE DO HAVE A, MOSTLY FROM PROTEIN SIMS. WE DO HAVE A SECOND, I BELIEVE FROM CUSTOMER HAYDEN.

UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNCIL, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOTION ANALYSTS.

ITEM IS BUDGET IN TEXT MATTERS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT COUNCIL.

WE GOT A LITTLE BUSINESS TO DO.

UH, NEXT

[a. Consider accepting the 2022 certified tax rolls as submitted by the Dallas and Ellis County Chief Appraisers.]

CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE 2022 CERTIFIED TECHS ROLES AS SUBMITTED BY THE DALLAS AND ELLIS COUNTY.

UH, CHIEF APPRAISERS COUNCIL ARE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.

IF NOT THE FLOOR IS OPEN, MAY I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE 2022 CERTIFIED TAX RULES AS SUBMITTED BY DALLAS AND THE ELLIS COUNTY CHIEF APPRAISERS.

DID THAT COME MOSTLY FROM A PROTEST? I HAVE A SECOND, UM, MCCURTAIN, UM, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, MOVES DOWN IN THIS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT COUNCIL.

UH,

[b. Discuss and consider a proposed property tax rate, set a public hearing date for the budget and tax rate, and set date to adopt the budget and a tax rate. ]

NEXT ITEM DISCUSSED AND CONSIDER A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE, SETTING, PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE BUDGET AND A TAX RATE AND SET DATE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE COUNCIL.

THIS WILL INCLUDE TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS COUNCIL? OH, MAYOR.

I MOVED TO SET A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR, 2022 AT 0.6 5 7 0 0 0 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUATION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER, UH, COUNSEL? I DO HAVE TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE.

THEREFORE I HAVE TO CALL ON EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY.

I'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.

DO YOU A VOTE A OR AN A FOR ITEM? UM, B UH, COUNCIL, A COUNCIL MEMBER.

DANIEL'S COUNCIL MEMBER.

HATED YOUR FIRST NAME.

DANIEL.

YEAH, PRO-TEAM SIMS. HEY, MAYOR SUPPORTS A COUNCIL MEMBER, MCCURDY COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER, A COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO, ALL RIGHT.

UM, AND TO TRANSITION, TO SET A DATE, UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM COUNCIL.

SO MAYOR I MOVED THAT, UH, WE SET THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND PROPOSED FYI 2023 BUDGET ON A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 13TH TO SA 2022 AT 7:00 PM AND PUT AND PLACE IN CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND FYI 2023 BUDGET ON THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2022 AT 7:00 PM.

UH, THANK YOU, CUSTOMER HAYDEN.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COUNSELOR.

MY COURTEOUS, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM COUNCIL, IF NOT, I DO NOT NEED A RECORD VOTE.

I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF YOU SUPPORT, UH, IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

IT WAS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE BEFORE US, UM, WE DO HAVE TO, UH, AS A FORMALITY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SIT AT THE TIMING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ADOPT OUR BUDGET.

THEREFORE, THIS YEAR, DUE TO THE NEW LAWS FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WE ONLY HAVE TO HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, AND THAT IS, UH, SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2022.

AND WE CAN ALSO SET, UH, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR FYI 2022.

UH, AT

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THAT SAME TIME, SEPTEMBER 13TH AT 7:00 PM FINANCE DIRECTOR.

DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT ITEM AGENDA, WHICH IS 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.]

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

ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FROM SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS AND CONSIDERATION.

I COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WILL BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT? OKAY.

UH, I'LL BEGIN.

ITEM EIGHT, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 15TH, 2022, THE SO-CALLED JOINT TO SEE THE COUNCIL P AND Z COMMISSIONED MEETING THE JULY 30TH, 2022 CITY COUNCIL BUS TOUR AND THE AUGUST 15TH, 2022 SPECIAL CALL TO COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, ITEM B, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT, IF DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, D C H H S TO PROVIDE CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, I'M SORRY, 223 ITEM C CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

D C H H S TO PROVIDE A MOSQUITO GROUND CONTROL SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR, 2023, ITEM D CASE NUMBER FP FOUR SEVEN TO 2020 TO APPROVE.

AND OF COURSE WE'RE PENDING ZONING COMMISSION, RECOMMENDATION AND APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAN FOR THE CEDAR HILL DISHES, LOTS EIGHT R DASH A ONE DASH ONE THAT'S EIGHT, OUR DAZ, THE LETTER, A ONE DASH FIVE BLOCK C BEING A REPLAT OF LOT EIGHT R DEZ, A ONE AND A VARIANCE TO SECTION 20 DASH 21 FOR THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ON PROPERTY ZONE, LOCAL RETAIL LR DISTRICT, UH, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 67 EAST OF FM 1382 WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING FOUR 20 NORTH J M OR WEAVER FREEWAY APPLICANT, BRIAN UMBERGER, UH, WINKLEMAN AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED, PROPERTY OWNER, UH, ZETIA, AND, UH, BONNIE T CEDAR HILL CROSSING, TX THAT, UH, COMMA LLC ITEM E CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS NUMBER R 22 DASH 6 6 0, WHICH APPROVES THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN ATLAS CITY STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION MAY TEXT DIVISION ITEM F CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEMA ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE CEDAR HILL CAPITAL IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ITEM G CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF FIRE PROTECTION, BUNKER GEAR FROM, UH, COST COSTCO INDUSTRIES, UH, INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF 67 DEATHS OR SORRY, $67,790 COUNCIL.

THOSE OF YOU CONSIDERED YOU, THE ITEMS, THE FLOOR IS OPEN THE SUMMARY.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA, AGENDA ITEMS AS RED.

WE DO HAVE A MOST OF COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND FROM THE PROTIUM.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS COUNCIL? IF NOT, PLEASE.

UM, DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FROM OCCURRING? OKAY, GOOD.

WAIT, FIVE SECONDS.

BACARDI.

YOU READY TO GO HOME, BUDDY? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOVES ANONYMOUS.

YOU KNOW, YOU JUST VOTED FOR RIGHT RETURN.

NO, HE DID.