* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] SORRY, LITTLE BIT GOOD [1. Call meeting to order.] EVENING. EVERYONE WANNA WELCOME YOU TO THE REGULAR, UH, SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2022. I DO HAVE 7:00 PM. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US HERE IN PERSON. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE VISITING WITH US VIRTUALLY HELLO OUT THERE IN, IN, IN SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD. AND, UH, WITH THAT, UH, WANNA ALSO NOTE THAT OPEN CARE IS NOT PERMITTED IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE DO HAVE A FULL, UH, UH, QUO WITH, UH, COUNCILS PRESENT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, GREG GLOVER WILL BE JOINING US, UH, HERE SHORTLY. HE HAD A PARA TEACHER CONFERENCE, UM, SOME FAMILY BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF. SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HIM TO COME JOIN US HERE SHORTLY AND WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING THE ORDER. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH, UH, INVOCATION FROM, I BELIEVE IT'S UM, IS IT KELA REYNOLDS? DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? KELA COME ON. PAIR OF KELA AND UM, I, THEN WE HAVE THE RESIDENT ALLEGIS BY VERY OWN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CHAD MCCARTY. KELA REYNOLDS IS CURRENTLY A FRESHMAN AT NEWMAN, UH, INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY HERE IN CEDAR HILL. SHE IS A NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY MEMBER AND ASPIRE TO BE A FUTURE IMMUNOLOGIST. YOU HAVE TO TELL US WHAT THAT IS LATER. IN ADDITION, SHE ENJOYS READING, COOKING, LISTENING TO MUSIC AND PLAYING TENNIS JUST IN THE PAST TIME. DID YOU WATCH THE US OPEN? YES. DID YOU ENJOY IT? YES, I DID. IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY ENTERTAINED THIS YEAR. COULD Y'ALL PLEASE STAND AND RECEIVE THE INVITATION AND YOU WANNA TELL US WHAT IS AN IMMUNOLOGIST? IT HAS TO DO WITH THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. OKAY. AND DEALING WITH ALLERGIES. PERFECT. I NEED TO TALK TO YOU MAYBE WHENEVER YOU'RE IN THIS TEXAS WEATHER, PLEASE TAKE US. THANK YOU, DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER. I THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER HERE TODAY AND YOUR NAME TO DISCUSS WAYS TO BETTER OUR CITY OF CEDAR HILL. LORD, THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY LEADERS AND OUR CITIZENS, AND THANK YOU FOR THEIR CONCERN FOR OUR CITY AND TO BETTER AND MAKE IT ALL THAT IT CAN BE. LORD WATCH OVER OUR CITY LEADERS AND GIVE US THE, GIVE THEM THE WISDOM TO LEAD OUR CITY AND MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS AND THE CORRECT DECISIONS FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE CITIZENS. LORD, AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY, ALLOW US TO TACKLE THE POINTS THAT WE NEED TO AND COMMUNICATE OUR DESIRES AND NEEDS FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. ALLOW US TO GO PEACEFULLY TODAY AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING, GAINING MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN WE HAVE CAME IN HERE WITH IN JESUS, IN MY PRAYER. AMEN. AMEN. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. MS. REYNOLDS, PLEASE JOIN OF AMERICA AND PUBLIC, WHICH NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. AND YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED. NEXT ITEM [a. Present a Proclamation designating September 15 - October 15, 2022 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Cedar Hill. ] ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION, UH, PRESENTED PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2022 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN CEDAR HILL. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS. GOOD EVENING. COULD WE JUST HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN ENGLAND? THANK YOU. PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. WHEREAS FIRST OBSERVED IN 1968 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK UNDER PRESIDENT LINDON JOHNSON AND EXPANDED BY PRESIDENT RON REAGAN IN 1988 TO COVER A 30 DAY PERIOD AND ENACTED INTO LAW ON AUGUST 17TH, 1988. AND WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATES THE ANNIVERSARIES OF INDEPENDENCE ON SEPTEMBER THE 15TH FOR COSTA RKA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS AND NIRA, SEPTEMBER THE 16TH FOR MEXICO, SEPTEMBER THE 18TH FOR CHILE AND OCTOBER 12TH OF COLUMBUS DAY A DEZA. WHEREAS THE THEME FOR 2020 UNOS EXCLUSIVE FOR A STRONGER NATION [00:05:01] INVITES US TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGES AND TO REFLECT ON HOW GREAT OUR TOMORROW CAN BE. IF WE WELCOME DIVERSE VOICES, IT ENCOURAGES US TO REFLECT ON ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS HISPANICS HAVE MADE IN THE PAST, AND WE CONTINUE TO MAKE IN THE FUTURE, WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER. AND WHEREAS THE DEMONSTRATION OF A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO FAITH, FAMILY, AND HARD WORK, HISPANIC AMERICANS LIFT UP OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR ECONOMIC AND ENTREPRENEURS, EXECUTIVES, AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS IN AREAS SUCH AS SCIENCE, ART, MUSIC, POLITICS, ACADEMIC GOVERNMENT, AND SPORTS. AND WHEREAS HISPANIC OWNED, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE FASTEST GROWING BUSINESS IN AMERICA WHERE THE NUMBER OF OWNERS HAVE GROWN 34% COMPARED TO 1% OF ALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS THE HISPANIC POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES AS OF JULY, 2019 WAS 60.6 MILLION OR 18.5, MAKING THE PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN, THE NATION'S LARGEST ETHIC OR RACIAL MINORITY, AND WHEREAS OBSERVING HISPANIC HERITAGE MARK IN CEDAR HILL ALLOWS OUR COMMUNITY TO SHOW ITS RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR THE WORK LATINOS ARE DOING IN HELPING OUR COMMUNITY, STATE, AND COUNTRY TO GROW. NOW. THEREFORE OUR STEVEN MASON MAYOR, THE CITY HILLS, UH, CITY OF CITY HILL, TEXAS DO BY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER THE 15 THROUGH OCTOBER, THE 15, 20 22 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AIR THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL TO JOIN ME IN THIS SPECIAL OBSERVANCE IN WITNESS WHILE BY HEREBY EARN TWO, SAT OUR HAND AND HAVE CALLED TO SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE FIXED THIS 13 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022. STEVEN MASON. THANK YOU. YOU WERE GIVING TO ME, SOMEBODY SENT ME AN EMAIL PLEASE. I'M HERE FOR THE LATINO OUTREACH. OKAY. OKAY. IS MICHELLE HERE? CAN WE MAKE A, IS, IS THE OTHER MICHELLE HERE? OH, SHE'S BACK THERE. OH, MICHELLE, THERE SHE IS. IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT DOESN'T MATTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, WE JUST WANTED TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO LATIN FEST. UH, THIS SATURDAY FROM TWO TO NINE AT VALLEY RIDGE PARK, WE DO HAVE GATES OPENING AT ONE 30. SO COME AND JOIN. COME ENJOY SOME MARIACHI, SOME SALSA MENGA SO, AND OUR HEADLINER OF SELENA TRIBUTE BAND, WE HAVE VENDORS, UH, WE HAVE A KID ZONE. UH, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FUN IN STORE, SO BE SURE TO JOIN US ON SATURDAY FROM TWO TO NINE AT VALLEY RIDGE FOR OUR FIRST LATIN FEST AND YES, LATIN FEST IS COMING. WE ALSO WANNA INVITE YOU ALL TO CELEBRATE THE WHOLE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH US AT THE LIBRARY. WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM POPUP SALSA, DANCE CLASSES TO BILINGUAL STORY TIMES AND LOTS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES AND GIVEAWAYS. SO COME SEE US AT THE BOOTH AT LATIN FEST, BUT CELEBRATE ALL MONTH LONG. THIS IS A GREAT CELEBRATION AS WE HEARD OUR AMAZING COUNCILWOMAN SAY, THANK YOU, PLEASE COME ON OUT ON SATURDAY AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE. COUNCIL COURT, TO HELP YOU CAN MAKE IT AS WELL. UH, [b. Present a Proclamation designating September 28, 2022, as National Good Neighbor Day in Cedar Hill.] NEXT PRESENTATION IS PRESENTED PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2022 AS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY IN CEDAR HILL. THIS BE PRESENTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER. HAYDEN, THANK YOU, MAYOR WILL. I HOPE ALL OF YOU'ALL KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS. THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA OF THIS THING. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE ALL GO HOME LIKE I DO AND STRAIGHT HOME GOING BACK TO WORK. AND THEN WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO GET OUT AND VISIT NEIGHBORS. BUT I THINK IT'S ONE OF OUR STRENGTHS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED TO DO SO. SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY. WHEREAS HAVING A NEIGHBOR YOU CAN COUNT ON NO MATTER WHAT LIFE THROWS YOUR WAY IN, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER BE TAKEN FOR [00:10:01] GRANTED IS THIS ALL OUR NEIGHBORS WHEREAS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY BEGAN IN EARLY 1970 WITH BECKY MADISON, A RESIDENT OF LAKESIDE MONTANA DECIDED THAT NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY NEEDED TO GO TO NEEDED TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER ON A MORE INTIMATE LEVEL THAN A QUICK WAVE OR A SIMPLE HELLO. WHEREAS IN 2003, THE UNITED STATES SENATE FINALLY PASSED A RESOLUTION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 28TH AS THE OFFICIAL DAY TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR YOUR NEIGHBORS. AND WHEREAS NEIGHBORHOODS USA ENCOURAGES ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE WORLD. TAKE PART IN NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY. NOW THEREFORE STEVE MASON, OUR MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DOES PRO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER THE 28TH, UH, UH, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2022 AS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS. FURTHER ASK CITIZENS TO USE THE DAY TO ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORS, TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER BETTER AND TO CELEBRATE FRIENDSHIP AND THE WORK WE DO EVERY DAY TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE PLACES TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN THE WITNESS. WHEREOF I HAVE SET HERE TO MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 13 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022, SIGNED BY OUR MAYOR. STEVE MASON WANTS TO SPEAK PLEASE. OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. YOU GOT HIS NOTES, JAMES GOT NOSE. GOOD EVENING. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT. THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY BOARD IS PROUD TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND IS HERE TO ASSIST ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO CREATE, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS, DESIGN, TO ENCOURAGE SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WE INVITE YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE AND JUST GREET, GREET YOUR NEIGHBORS AND EVEN JUST SAY HI, THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR THIS, UM, RECOGNITION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. GREAT WAY TO MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS. AND, UM, LIKE PROCLAMATION SAYS, MEETING YOUR NEIGHBORS MEANS SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR ALL OF US. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR NATIONAL NIGHT, OUT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR THAT NEXT [c. Present a Proclamation designating the month of September 2022 as National Library Card Sign Up Month in Cedar Hill.] ITEM ON THE AGENDA PRESENTED PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2022 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH IN CEDAR HILL, THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY HAVE TO DRAG OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN LIBRARY DOWN HERE. I MEAN, THEY'RE, THEY'RE SO DEMURE AND UNSPOKEN AND WE, WE NEVER, YOU NEVER SEE THEM IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE. NO IDEA WHO, WHO, WHO THEY MIGHT BE. SO THIS PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CARDS SIGN UP MONTH, WHEREAS LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIANS ARE LITERACY EXPERTS OFFERING EVERYTHING FROM PRESCHOOL STORY HOURS TO SUMMER READING CLUBS THAT SUSTAIN SCHOOL YEAR LEARNING. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROVIDE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS JOYFUL EXPLORATION, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO RESEARCH SUBJECTS THAT THEY ARE GENUINELY CURIOUS ABOUT. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIANS CREATE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE SPACES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO LEARN TOGETHER AND ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIANS PROVIDE A VARIETY OF BOOKS AND RESOURCES TO SERVE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, MAKING KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS AVAILABLE SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE WHAT TO READ. AND WHEREAS THE LIBRARY CARD EMPOWERS ALL PEOPLE TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS, EXPLORE NEW PASSIONS AND INTERESTS AND FIND THEIR VOICE. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE CONSTANTLY TRANSFORMING TO DELIVER NEW SERVICES THAT CONNECT CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS. EVEN DURING A PANDEMIC. NOW, THEREFORE I, STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2022 AS LIBRARY CARDS SIGN UP MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS. AND I URGE THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL TO JOIN ME IN THIS SPECIAL OBSERVANCE IT WITNESS AWARE OF I HAVE HERE SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CEDAR CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIX 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022, SIGNED THE MAYOR, STEPHEN MASON, WOO. [00:15:01] AND GUESS WHAT? HAVING HAR HAVING FUN. ISN'T HARD IF YOU HAVE YOUR LIBRARY LIBRARY. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE HERE TO GET CARDED. WE HAVE A BRAND NEW, UH, BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP CARD. IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP, WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US BECAUSE YOUR LIBRARY CARD IS THE MOST VALUABLE CARD IN YOUR WALLET. IT'S PRICELESS BETTER THAN VISA, BETTER THAN DISCOVER BETTER THAN MASTERCARD. IT IS THE MOST VALUABLE BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO SO MANY SERVICES, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, CONNECTING WITH OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND MEETING THOSE NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. SO WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. WE ARE OPEN SIX DAYS AWAY, WEEK 56 HOURS, UH, A WEEK TO THE COMMUNITY. UH, WE HAVE LOTS OF RESOURCES, DATABASES, RESEARCH. IF YOU WANNA FIND OUT WHO YOUR FAMILY ABOUT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY, YOU CAN FIND THAT AT THE LIBRARY. IF YOU WANT TO RESEARCH YOUR BUSINESS, COME TO THE LIBRARY. IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT HOW CAN I BRUSH UP MY RESUME, COME TO THE LIBRARY. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. WE HAVE BOOK CLUBS, WE HAVE, UH, BAND BOOK WEEK CELEBRATIONS, BUT WE ALSO MOST IMPORTANTLY HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE AND HAVE A HEART TO SERVE AND MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE. SO THE LAST THING I WANNA SAY IS WE ALSO INVITE YOU TO USE YOUR, EVERYBODY HAVE A CELL PHONE. NO, WELL, IF YOU DON'T SO WE DO CHECK OUT TECHNOLOGY, NOT CELL PHONES, BUT WE HAVE OTHER TECHNOLOGY, BUT COME TO THE LIBRARY AND TAKE A SHELF FEE, POST YOUR SHELF FEE WITH YOUR FAVORITE BOOK AND YOU CAN BE ENTERED TO WIN A FABULOUS PRIZE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. ALSO WANNA INVITE ALL OF OUR LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS UP TO TAKE THE PHOTO WITH US BECAUSE WE SERVE BECAUSE OUR LIBRARY BOARD IS AMAZING AND SERVED. SO OUR BOARD MEMBERS, WOULD YOU COME UP, PLEASE? I THINK YOU NEED TO HOLD THE PROCLAMATION. YES, I GUESS, I GUESS SO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA OPEN IT BACK. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, UM, JUST TO NOTE THAT THE LIBRARY DOES GIVE AWAY GOOD PRIZES, SO, UH, PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING THAT SELFIE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITIZENS [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. ] FORM. THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO, UM, SPEAK ON ANY ITEM THAT, UH, MAY NOT BE ON THE AGENDA. AND, UH, IT, UH, OF COURSE BECAME DELIBERATE ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA. UH, SO, UM, FIRST I HAVE IS, UM, CEDRIC BROWN WITH, UH, OPENING MAYWEATHER, GYM AND FITNESS. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TIM COUNCIL MEMBERS. HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY? CEDRIC BROWN AT, UH, 3 0 5 WEST FM, 1382 UP IN HILLSIDE VILLAGE. THEY WANTED BOXING FIX. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UH, WE HAVE THREE MINUTES AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE CLOCK IT. SO GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I, I WANT TO COME HERE TODAY TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE SUPPORT THAT Y'ALL HAD HAD GIVEN US ON THE PRE-GROUND OPENING, YOU KNOW, MAYWEATHER HIMSELF, YOU KNOW, WAS HERE. HE WAS QUITE IMPRESSED. THIS IS THE FIRST CITY THAT IS EVER GIVING HIM A KEY TO ANY CITY. AND THAT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO HIM. HE DEFINITELY WANTED ME TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. I DID NOTICE IN THE SOUTHERN DALLAS, UH, MAGAZINE HERE, THERE'S AN ARTICLE ABOUT THAT EVENT AND I DEFINITELY BROUGHT SOME EXTRAS TO GIVE YOU GUYS, AND FLOYD WANTED ME TO GIVE, UH, YOU A GIFT AND WE WANNA GIVE YOU A GIFT TOO, BECAUSE SEE YOU GUYS ARE REALLY FIGHTING FOR THIS CITY AND HE'S DEFINITELY GONNA COME BACK AND HELP. Y'ALL DO SOME FIGHTING TO MAKE THINGS WHAT Y'ALL ARE MAKING IT TODAY. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO LET ME GIVE THESE GIFTS. NOW YOU HAVE YOUR GLOVES AND YOU HAVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP. YOU'ALL COME TO THE GYM, HAVE MEMBERSHIPS AND ALSO SQUAD. AND SINCE YOU GUYS MIGHT TEAM CAPS, OKAY, I'LL FIGHT, BUT, UH, WANT TO THANK Y'ALL AND, UH, WE, UH, WE'LL BE HAVING THE GRAND OPENING ON, UH, OCTOBER THE 14TH. WE'LL BE DOING A RIBBON CUTTING. HE'S SENDING ROY JONES JR. DOWN, ALONG WITH JEFF MAYWEATHER. SO WE'D DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE YOU ATTEND MAYOR FOR THE CUTTING OF THE RIBBON THERE ON THE 14TH. [00:20:01] SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU GUYS. AND, UH, AND WHEN WE GET THROUGH CUTTING THAT RIBBON, WE'RE GOING OVER TO THE TURKEY MAC TO HAVE SOME TURKEY. WE WILL BE OPEN. THANK YOU. ONE MORE TIME ON THE 14TH. UH, THAT'S GONNA BE AT 2:00 PM. PM. YES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? UH, WE CAN'T DELIBERATE, SIR, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IN CEDAR HILL. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, NEXT ITEM. UM, NEXT, UH, CITIZEN IS, UH, PHIL BEWI AND TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EVENING, SIR. YEAH, THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. UH, I'M PHIL BEAMZ. I LIVE AT 1130 NORTH CEDAR ROAD, AND I GUESS I'M HERE TODAY TO THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I HAD REASON TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE, I CALLED A NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GET ANYONE SHOOK UP TOO MUCH DOWN THERE. AND, UM, THEY CAME OUT AND WE HAD NEED OF AN AMBULANCE THAT OUR FAMILY MEMBER NEEDED. IT. THE TWO GENTLEMEN THAT CAME OUT AND I SAY, THE WORD GENTLEMAN WITH THE MOST RESPECT CAME OUT AND ASSISTED US AND TOOK CARE OF IT AND DID A TRANSPORT FOR US. AND IT WAS MOST PROFESSIONAL AND EVERYTHING. AND, UH, BUT, UH, REAL THING THAT CONCERNS ME IS NOT WHAT THE, HOW THEY DO IT, BUT IN THE END, I CALL DOWN THERE TO MAKE SURE THE BILL GOT PAID OR HOW IT WAS GONNA BE PAID. AND THE THING THAT REALLY CONCERNED ME WAS THIRD PARTY BILLING. AND I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE AS THIRD PARTY BILLING. AND EVEN OUR WATER IS ALMOST LIKE THIRD PARTY. WE'VE GOT WATER IN JOE POOL. THAT'S NOT BEEN TAKEN OUT. AND, UM, I THINK, UH, BACKFLOW, THE VOTERS ARE THIRD PARTY, UH, BILLING OR THIRD PARTY CONTRACTED OUT. AND I'M CONCERNED THAT A LOT OF THINGS IN THE CITY ARE BEING DEFUNDED AND IN THE SAME WAY THAT Y'ALL GIVEN TAX CREDITS OR TAX ABATEMENTS TO, UM, COMPANIES THAT COME HERE AND YOU, AND A FEW WEEKS AGO, I THINK SEVERAL OF Y'ALL WERE SWORN IN AND Y'ALL HAVE A CONSTITUTION. AND IN THAT CONSTITUTION, IT SAYS THAT ALL THINGS, ALL TAXES ARE TO BE EQUAL, WERE ALL CREATED EQUAL, WILL THE MINUTE THAT Y'ALL CHANGED THAT, AND Y'ALL GIVE SOMEONE A TAX BENEFIT THAT THE CITIZENS DON'T GET, OR SOMEONE THAT HAS COME IN. WHEN I CAME INTO TOWN TO CEDAR HILL, I CAME IN, I DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY ABATEMENTS. WE ASKED FOR THE SEWER LINE, IF WE COULD PAY PRO RATA AND THE CITY WROTE US A LETTER AND SAYS, NO, YOU'LL HAVE TO PUT THE SEWER LINE IN ON YOUR PROPERTY AND, AND CATCH THE DEAL. BUT WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS HOW THE NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DEFUNDED AND EVEN IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IF YOU LOOK, WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE A JAIL THAT'S BEEN BUILT HERE, HAVE A JAIL THAT WAS BUILT OVER ON BELTLINE, AND YET PEOPLE ARE TRANSPORTED. I THINK, TO DESOTO WELL I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE OR KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE SOTO. AND I'M JUST VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, THAT IS ALL I HAVE ANY ONLINE, OKAY. COUNSEL, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ONLINE COMMENTS AS WELL, SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZEN'S FORUMS COMMENT. AND NOW WE'LL GO ON TO, UM, LITTLE BUSINESS [a. Conduct a public hearing for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 proposed tax rate of $0.657000 per $100 of taxable value. ] BUSINESS ATTACK MATTERS. FIRST ITEM IS CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING, UH, CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PHYSICAL YEAR, 2022, 2000 THOUSAND 23 PROPOSED TAX RATE OF, UM, 6 5 7 0 0 0 PER 100, UH, TAXABLE VALUE. SO COUNCIL WILL GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THAT PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.6 5 7 0 0 0 0 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OUR POSITION, PLEASE COME ON UP. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU ACTUALLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES. OKAY. MY NAME IS, UH, MARTY ATLAS AND, UH, HAVE A HOME ON 9 0 8 CRESTWOOD. AND, UM, UH, I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOME IMPORTANT ITEMS. UH, WE RECEIVED THE FLYER, UH, IN THE MAIL ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT, UH, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IF IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UH, BASKIN ROBBINS HAS 31 FLAVORS IN CEDAR HILL. THERE ARE 33 LOCAL PARKS. EXCUSE ME, SIR. CAN [00:25:01] YOU PLEASE ADJUST THE COUNCIL? OH, I'M SORRY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO MY NEIGHBORS AS WELL. NO, SIR. IT'S COUNCIL MEETING. SO JUST, JUST COUNCIL. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, WHAT'S IMPORTANT ON PEOPLE'S MINDS. UH, DO THEY GET UP IN THE MORNING AND SAY, I WISH I HAD A NEW PARK. UH, I THINK PEOPLE, UH, ARE LIVING WITH SOME VERY DIFFICULT ECONOMIC DISTRESS, UH, WORKING PEOPLE. THE MIDDLE CLASS OF CEDAR HILL ARE GETTING PUMMELED FROM ALL SIDES. AND HERE ARE SOME POINTS TO ADDRESS THAT 35% OF THE PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY BASIC BILLS. 35%. THAT'S MORE THAN ONE OUT OF THREE PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE STRETCHED TO THEIR LIMITS. MY HOME TAX AT 9 0 8, CRESTWOOD HAS INCREASED IN THE LAST YEAR, ALMOST 40%, 39.4% INCREASE. MY INSURANCE HAS INCREASED BY 18% INFLATION. AS OF THIS MORNING IS UP 8.3%. AS YOU KNOW, EVERY AREA, EVERY CITY HAS ITS OWN INFLATION RATE IN DALLAS. THE INFLATION RATE IS NOT 8.3 IT'S 9.4%. IT'S HIGHER THAN THE ANNUAL INCREASE. WE GO TO A SUPERMARKET AND IT'S LIKE STICKER SHOCK BETWEEN THE MEAT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE VARIOUS ITEMS. UH, I WENT TO KROGER ON 1382, THERE WAS A WOMAN. SHE WENT TO THE MEAT SECTION. SHE PICKED UP, UH, A PACKAGE OF MEAT. SHE LOOKED AT IT AND SHE QUICKLY PUT IT DOWN LIKE A HOT POTATO. SHE SAW THE PRICE. UM, 40% OF THE PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF UTILITIES. AS OF THIS MORNING, ELECTRICITY COST IS UP 16% GAS PRICES ARE TOO HIGH, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE COME DOWN, THEY'RE STILL TOO HIGH. IF ANYBODY'S GOTTEN THEIR CAR REPAIRED LATELY, THE COSTS HAVE ZOOMED. 40% OF THE PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR MORTGAGES. AND THE STATISTIC I READ WAS WITHIN TWO MONTHS, THESE PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR HOMES. 40% OF THE RENTERS SAID THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT. THESE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO GET EVICTED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. 40% OF THE PEOPLE SAID THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR CAR NOTE AND FEAR THAT THEIR AUTOMOBILE IS GOING TO BE REPOSSESSED. THE FED, AS YOU ALL KNOW, KEEPS INCREASING RATES AND WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS THAT'S GONNA CAUSE LAYOFFS DUE TO INFLATION, HOURLY WAGES ARE CRASHING. EVEN IF YOU GET A PAY INCREASE, IT'S NOT ENOUGH COMPARED TO WHAT INFLATION IS. CREDIT CARD RATES ARE INCREASING. SOME PEOPLE PAYING, PAYING OFF 30% INTEREST AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS PEOPLE ARE MAXIMIZING THEIR CREDIT CARDS. PEOPLE'S SAVINGS ARE BEING DRAINED. THEIR RETIREMENT FUNDS THEIR 401KS. I MEAN, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING. UH, THE, THE MARKET IS DOWN PRECIPITOUSLY RETIREES ON SOCIAL SECURITY ARE ON A FIXED INCOME AND THEY'RE GETTING PULVERIZED BY INFLATION. THE COST OF HEALTHCARE INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE UP 37%. THE US ARMY JUST THE OTHER DAY RECOMMENDED THAT TROOPS GO ON FOOD STAMPS. SORRY, SIR. UM, IF YOU COULD CUT THE MIC WHENEVER TIME IS UP, BUT, UH, WE, WE GOT YOU ON RECORD. UH, THE, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR TIME IS UP. UH, OKAY. AND, UH, ONE NOW, UM, I BELIEVE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEM, BUT WHICH [00:30:01] PI ARE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY? I'M SORRY. WHICH PI ARE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY? YEAH. WHICH, WHICH, WHICH ASSESSMENT. OKAY. NUMBER FOUR. THAT'S. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, CONTINUE. UH, WE, WE GONNA CONTINUE ON WITH PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL ADDRESS YOUR, YOUR QUESTION CONCERN. THANK YES, SIR. JUST, JUST, JUST FOR THE RECORD. UM, I THINK YOU SPOKE A LITTLE EARLY, WE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. UM, THE PIT NUMBER FOUR, UH, IS, IS FURTHER ON, DOWN ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE, WE WILL ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS. IT'S ALL RIGHT. NO, NO PROBLEM. I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T WANNA INTERRUPT YOU. SO YOU, YOU GOT YOUR FIVE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. UM, YEAH, WE, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF, UH, ACTIVITY GOING ON TODAY. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THIS IS, UH, SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. SO IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN REFERENCE ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, PLEASE COMING UP, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND THAT JUST FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. UH, PHILIP BAITS, 1130 NORTH C ROAD, I GUESS, SIR, YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MORE MINUTES. UM, UM, I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW TO SAY THIS, BUT I GUESS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE AFRAID OR NOT NECESSARILY PRAY FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT GET AND NOT WANT. AND, UH, I REMEMBER ONE TIME IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO, EASTER OR PALM SUNDAY WENT INTO CHURCH. I HAD BABY IN ARMS AND I WENT UP TO ONE OF THE USHERS AND I SAID, UH, I NEED FIVE SEATS UP FRONT. AND THIS USHER WENT UP FRONT AND ASKED, SPOKE TO ANOTHER USHER. AND THEN THE GUY START MOTION FOR ME TO COME ON UP. AND I KEPT COMING. I WAS WAITING FOR US TO GET SPLIT UP ALL THROUGH THE CHURCH. AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, IT, WE WERE ON THE FRONT ROW AND HE POPPED HIS ARM OUT AND WE HAD FIVE SEATS RIGHT UP FRONT AND HAD THE BABY IN ARMS. AND, UM, THAT SUNDAY, THE PRIEST WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS JESUS GUY. HE SAID THE PHARISEES AND THIS SADES DIDN'T LIKE HIM. AND THEY WERE WONDERING WHAT COULD THEY DO TO GET RID OF HIM? AND AS SO, TURNS OUT THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, UH, HE WAS, UM, CALLING MURDERED CRUCIFIED OR WHATEVER, BUT, UM, I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED HOW Y'ALL PUT TOGETHER A BUDGET AND Y'ALL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SPENDING IT. I'M CONCERNED WHEN I SEE ITEMS, MAYBE LIKE A SIDEWALK PUT IN AND WITHIN 10 YEARS THAT SIDEWALK'S PULLED OUT AND, AND THE SIDEWALK IS REPLACED WITH A WIDER SIDEWALK ON A ROAD THAT'S DESIGNED OR ACCORDING TO THE DALLAS COUNTY MASTER PLAN IS TO BE A SIX LANE ROAD AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. AND I'M REFERRING TO THE ROAD ON, UH, NORTH CLARK ROAD ARE THE, UH, UH, I MEAN SOUTH CLARK ROAD. I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED THAT Y'ALL SPEND THIS MONEY. Y'ALL HAVE STAFF MEMBERS THAT SEEK OUT FUNDS AND IT'S, UM, GRANT, WELL, SOMEONE PAYS FOR THAT GRANT. IT'S JUST LIKE A HOTEL TAX. THEY SAY, YOU DON'T PAY FOR A HOTEL TAX. SOMEONE ELSE PAYS FOR IT. HECK YEAH. YOU PAY FOR IT. BUT FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THAT THE BUDGET, THE AMOUNT OF THE WE'VE HAD A EXTRA, LIKE THE GENTLEMAN SAID HOW MUCH HIS TAXES WENT UP OR, AND THE ONLY FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT I THINK THAT THE TAX RATE IS ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. IS THAT CORRECT? NEGATIVE. HOW MUCH DOWN IS IT THEN WE CAN, WE CAN ADDRESS THAT AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR COMMENTS. PARDON? WE CAN ADDRESS THAT AFTER YOU FINISH IT. WELL, JUST HOW MUCH IS A TAX RATE, THEN YOU SAID HOW MUCH TAX, HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH WAS IT? LAMA IS 65 CENTS. OKAY. AND, AND LAST YEAR, 69 CENTS. OKAY. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PERCENT AND THE AMOUNT OF TAX ABATEMENTS THAT Y'ALL GIVE TO SOMEONE WHO IS OUTSIDE, IT CREATES A BIAS AND THIS BIAS, IF YOU WANNA KNOW HOW IT PARALLELS, IT PARALLELS OF HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO WHEN THEY PASS THESE LAWS OF JIM CROW LAWS, UH YOU'RE, YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER, THEY PASSED THESE LAWS AND EVERYBODY JUST JUMPED ON THEM AND DONE EM. AND RIGHT NOW, WHAT IT DOES IS IT CREATES A BIAS AGAINST A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE. IF A, IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK HOW CEDAR HILL WAS DEVELOPING, THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES WERE HERE 40, 50 YEARS AGO. AM I OUTTA ORDER, SIR? UH, I'M JUST CONCERNED [00:35:01] THAT VERY LITTLE'S BEING DONE TO PROMOTE PEOPLE, INDIVIDUAL WHO WANT TO COME TO CEDAR HILL, START A BUSINESS, AS OPPOSED TO SOMEONE WANTS THAT WANTS TO MOVE THEIR MONEY OUT HERE. AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES THAT Y'ALL HAD WAS THE, UM, HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT. AND Y'ALL TALKED ABOUT HOW GREAT IT WAS, BUT PRIOR TO APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NO, UH, TENANT IN THAT PROPERTY AND BASICALLY TAKING OUR MONEY AND GIVING IT AWAY. AND IT MIGHT BE TIME TO LOOK AT GETTING RID OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OR ALL THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, BECAUSE IT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO LOWER OUR TAXES. AND I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT IT IS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, HOW WE HAVE THIRD PARTY BILLINGS AND, UM, UH, THE TAXES JUST CONTINUED TO RISE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, UH, ON, IN FAVOR OR AGAINST FOR THE PROPOSED, UH, TAX RANGE, GIVE US YOUR NAME, RECORD, NAME, AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. I'M KIM, ER, 63 LEMONS DRIVE. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, I DID NOT GET TO ATTEND THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, SHAME ON ME. THAT'S WHERE YOU, I COULD HAVE GIVEN MY INPUT. UM, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A, UM, A TAXPAYER, UH, APPROVED TAX RATE INCREASE, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW, HAVING HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING EACH OF YOU ALMOST PERSONALLY, AND HAVING HAD THE DISTINCT HONOR OF SERVING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE CITY PLAN. I DON'T, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GONNA SAY THIS. I KNOW THAT YOU RUN A TIGHT SHIP. I KNOW YOU DO THE BEST FOR THIS CITIZENRY OF CEDAR HILL, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GONNA SAY IT, BUT I TRUST YOU WITH MY MONEY. THERE'S FOUR THINGS, TEXANS GUARD, THEIR MONEY, THEIR KIDS, THEIR GUNS, AND THEIR LAND. SO I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE YOU. UM, I KNOW PEOPLE HATE TAXES, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN I DIAL 9 1 1, AND I NEED A RESPONSE FROM POLICE OR FIRE, I WANT THEM TO COME. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMING. ANYONE ELSE, SWITCHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, ANYONE ELSE SWITCHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM WILL ALLOW ME TO, UM, SAY THAT IN ABOUT, I THINK 12 YEARS, MAYBE LONGER MR. CITY MANAGER. UH, WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE EXACT SAME, UH, TAX RATE FOR ABOUT THAT TIME, WHICH WE'VE BEEN PRETTY STABLE. I GUESS I USED THE WORD STABLE OR CONSISTENT WITH USING 69, REGARDLESS OF THE EBBS AND FLOWS OF THE ECONOMY. THIS YEAR, WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING A 4 CENT REDUCTION THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT RUNNING A TIGHT SHIP. UH, BUT WE ARE BEING VERY DILIGENT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, USING, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOUR DOLLARS, UH, VERY PRUDENTLY. SO I AM, UH, IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND, UH, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN, I JUST WANTED TO, TO, TO MAKE, UH, ONE COMMENT ADDRESSING THE, THE, UH, UH, COMMENTS MADE BY, UH, MR. BLAS IN OPPOSITION TO, TO THE TAX RATE, UH, AND SUGGESTING THAT WE HAD HAD DEFUNDED SOME, SOME DEPARTMENTS. AND, AND I APPRECIATE YOU, YOU COMING UP EARLIER AND COMMENDING OUR, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, MR. BWI, IF I REMEMBER NOT TOO LONG AGO, YOU WERE HERE ENCOURAGING US TO DEFUND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SAYING, WE SHOULD GO BACK TO A WATER DISTRICT AND GET RID OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. NOW, I, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THOUGH, THAT, THAT THEY RESPONDED TO YOU AND THEY, AND THAT THEY WERE IN FACT, VERY COURTEOUS AND, AND POLITE. THAT IS A MEASURE OF A GROUP I BELIEVE. AND IN, IN HOW THEY TREAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION TO THEM, THE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THAT YOU SUGGEST THAT, THAT WE DEFUND, YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY WE HAVE THOSE TAX ABATEMENTS IS BECAUSE THAT PROJECT IS GONNA BRING HUNDREDS OF JOBS TO, TO OUR CITY AND THE TAX ABATEMENTS. THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO RECEIVE IF THEY CREATE JOBS THAT PAY SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER WAGES THAN THE AVERAGE SALARY. SO, UM, I UNDERSTAND YOUR, YOUR CONCERNS WITH THE TAX RATE, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR SPECIFIC CONCERNS WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU'VE CONTINUED TO COME AND OPPOSE AT THIS DIAS. [00:40:01] AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I WILL MAKE A MOTION. NO, THERE THERE'S NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM COMMENT. SO THERE'S NOT OKAY. NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM. NEVERMIND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON ALL, THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO THE [b. Conduct a public hearing on the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.] NEXT ITEM. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 THROUGH 2023. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OUR POSITION TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, 2022, 2023. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OUR OPPOSITION? COME ON UP AND PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AGAIN FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. PHILLIP BAITZ 1130 NORTH CEDAR ROAD. I BELIEVE THAT WHAT I SAID WAS THAT, UH, I DO REP, UM, UNDERSTAND, UH, THE IMPORTANCE OF A FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND I THINK THE WORDS THAT I USED, THAT WE HAVE A FIRE DISTRICT AND NOT, AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF THAT WE HAVE, IT'S LIKE CODE ENFORCEMENT. THEY SAY THEY SENT ME OUT A NOTICE AND SAID, I CAN'T HAVE SOMETHING IN FRONT OF MY BUILDING. AND IT HAS TO BE MOVED BY THE EVENING WHERE YOU GO TO THE BIG BOX STORES. AND, UH, YOU SEE THAT THEY'VE GOT STUFF PARKED OUT IN THEIR PARKING LOT. THIS IS WHAT I MEAN. YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE DOWN THERE DOING A JOB, AND I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE DOING A BAD JOB, BUT, UM, ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMEONE THAT'S JUST AN INDIVIDUAL, THAT'LL GET A NOTICE FROM THE CITY, BUT YET WHEN YOU GO OUT TO THESE OTHER PLACES, THEY'LL HAVE IT. AND I THINK ONE OF YOUR BIG BACK BOX STORES AND ONE OF THE LARGEST, UH, UH, TAX, UH, UH, SALES TAX PRODUCERS, THEY WERE UNTIL, UH, SAY, SAY WITHIN A YEAR, UH, THEY WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH ZONING OR WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND THAT'S WHAT SOMEONE TOLD ME DOWN THERE AT THE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND THIS IS WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, THOSE JOBS, BUT BACK IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES, UH, THERE WERE ENOUGH HOME BUILDERS TO FILL UP THE METHODIST CHURCH'S BALLROOM OR THE ROOM OVER THERE, PUBLIC ROOM OVER THERE. AND WHERE YOU HAD BUILDERS, INDIVIDUAL BUILDERS WHO BUILT CEDAR HILL, YOU CAN GO ON TO FORMER CITY MANAGER'S, UH, UH, ROAD WHERE HE LIVES AND WHERE I BELIEVE HE LIVES. AND THE FIRST HOUSE YOU COME TO, IT MIGHT BE THE SECOND RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE'S A HOUSE OVER THERE THAT WAS BUILT BY A COUPLE, UH, ON THE WEEKENDS. AND, UH, I WITNESSED THAT, THAT THIS COUPLE WOULD COME IN AND THEY'D GO WORK ON THEIR HOUSE, BUT I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT ALL THESE ITEMS THAT Y'ALL HAVE, Y'ALL CREATE A REAL GOOD BUDGET, BUT IT GOES BACK TO JUST ONE ITEM. AND WHEN YOU DO AN ACCOUNTING OR YOU DO A, UH, ASSESSMENT OF HOW THE BUSINESS IS RUNNING OR HOW SOMETHING'S RUNNING, YOU JUST TAKE A SAMPLING. AND WHEN YOU TAKE A SIDEWALK, THAT'S SAY 10 YEARS OLD AND IT'S TORE OUT. WELL, THAT'S NOT EVEN THAT IS CAN'T EVEN BE AMATEURIZE BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IT, 20, 30 YEARS AND CONCRETE IS FOREVER. AND I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT Y'ALL CREATING THIS. AND IT REFLECTS IN THE LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY WAS BUILT WHERE IT COULD BE DOUBLED IN SIZE, AND YET Y'ALL SOLD US ON A DEAL AND PRESSED TO HAVE A NEW LIBRARY BUILT IN AN AREA. AND EVERYONE UP HERE TALKS ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL CEDAR HILL IT'S DIFFERENT, BUT YET WHEN ALL THESE BIG PIECES OF MACHINERY COME THROUGH, IT CREATES HAVOC WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL, UM, LIVING THINGS THAT ARE THERE. AND I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE ADDRESSES THAT. I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND BACK INTO THE DEAL, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, NOT BEING FUNDED PROPERLY, BECAUSE IF THEY WERE FUNDED PROPERLY, WE'D HAVE A JAIL RIGHT UP HERE, DOWN, DOWN THE HALLWAY THAT WOULD BE USED. AND I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND LIKE I SAYS, WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE LADY AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME THAT MY BILL WILL BE $800, THAT'S FINE. AND THEN IT'S GONNA BE $15 A MILE. THAT'S FINE. WHEN AN EMERGENCY COMES, I FEEL LIKE I'VE PREPARED FOR THAT EITHER THROUGH INSURANCE OR WHATEVER, BUT WHEN THE LADY TELLS ME, WELL, WE DO A THIRD PARTY BILLING. I'M ALL, I'M REAL CONCERNED THAT THAT PART OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN DEFUNDED. AND LIKE I SAID, THEY, THEY DO A GREAT JOB. AND I THINK THERE'S A CAMARADERIE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT CREATES, UH, UM, A COMMUNITY THAT THEY'RE OUT THERE TO MORE THAN HELP IF THEY WERE HELPING AS INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL, ANYONE ELSE WISH YOU TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OUR POSITION TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, 2033. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OUR OPPOSITION NOT SEE ANYONE [00:45:01] APPROACH, UH, CLOSE THAT PORTION OF COUNSEL? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OH, I'M SORRY. CUSTOMER HAYDEN. UH, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS, UH, MR. LIMO'S COMMENT WITH REGARDS TO JAIL. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I, I DO WANNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, THIS BUDGET AND WE LOOK AT WHAT THE CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ITS CITIZENS AT LIKE $4 AND 68 CENTS A DAY, UH, FOR ALL THE, THE PUBLIC SERVICES THAT YOU HAVE, NOT ONLY FROM POLICE AND FIRE, BUT ALL THE OTHER AMENITIES. AND I THINK IF YOU STACK UP OUR TAX RATE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE AND THE AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE, YOU'LL FIND THAT THE TAX RATE AND THE OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN WHAT, WHAT WE ARE. SO, SO I I'M REAL CONFIDENT THAN OVERALL. THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL ARE, ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF. UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BUDGETING, SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY OR NOT TOO MUCH MONEY, YOU KNOW, MR. BLAK SAYS, WELL, WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND SPEND MORE MONEY, UH, CUZ WE'RE NOT FUNDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CORRECTLY BECAUSE WE COULD DO OUR OWN JAIL. WELL, THE WHOLE IDEA OF PARTNERSHIPS, UH, AND WORKING WITH OTHER CITIES, UH, ACTUALLY SAVES OUR TAX DOLLARS. TRI-CITIES ANIMAL SHELTER, UM, THE, UH, THE, THE JAIL IN, IN DESOTO. UH, IF YOU PUT ALL OF THESE THINGS TOGETHER AND YOU KIND OF SHARE THE EXPENSES THAT REDUCES THE TAXES TO, TO, UH, TO OUR CITIZENS. SO YEAH, I TAKE ISSUE. I THINK IF WE WERE TO GO AHEAD AND FUND OUR OWN JAIL, THEN WE'D HAVE TO COME BACK WITH MORE TAX INCREASE. SO I THINK BASED ON THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE DO WITH OUR, WITH OUR SURROUNDING CITIES, UH, REALLY KIND OF SAVES THE, UH, THE, THE CITIZENS ON THE TAX BREAK. SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL HAY, QUOTE SIMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, JUST WANTED TO, JUST TO ADDRESS A COUPLE COM COMMENTS AS IT RELATES TO THE BUDGET. UM, ALMOST TWO THIRDS OF THIS BUDGET IS DEVOTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY, PREDOMINANTLY POLICE AND FIRE. AND, UM, I RAN FOR OFFICE, UH, WHEN I RAN FOR OFFICE, I COMMUNICATED TO THE CITIZENS THAT MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD BE PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE AND FIRE. AND I STAND TODAY COMMITTED TO THAT CUZ WHEN THEY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS BUDGET AND IT'S COMMITMENT AND IT'S DOLLARS, THE WHERE THE WHERE'S THE DOLLAR, WHERE ARE THE DOLLARS GOING, PREDOMINANTLY POLICE AND FIRE. AND SO ANYBODY THAT'S MAKING A STATEMENT, THAT'S SAYING WE DEFUNDED THE POLICE OR DEFUNDED A FIRE. THEY ARE INACCURATE. CUZ THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THIS BUDGET FOR POLICE AND FIRE TO KEEP THIS CITY SAFE. SO I, I, I WANTED TO STAGE FOR THE RECORD, TAKE A LOOK AT THE BUDGET CUZ OF THE BUDGET, YOUR MONEY, THAT'S WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING. THAT'S WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING PREDOMINANTLY TO, TO KEEP THIS CITY SAFE. AND THAT'S A PLEDGE THAT I MADE TO THE CITIZENS WHEN I RAN AND EVERY YEAR, AS LONG AS YOU ALLOW ME TO BE IN THIS SEAT, I'M GONNA MAKE THAT COMMITMENT TO KEEP THIS CITY SAFE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU. PRO 10. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, COUNSEL. UM, I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. UM, MR. BLE, I THINK YOUR CONCERNS ARE VALID. ALLOW ME TO ADDRESS THE THIRD PARTY BILLY. UM, WHEN I FIRST CAME ON COUNCIL BACK IN 2010, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU GO ALL THE WAY BACK BACK THEN. I KNOW SOME COUNCILS COUNCIL MEMBERS WASN'T EVEN ON HERE AT THAT TIME, BUT UM, I'M SURE SOME OF THE SENIOR MEMBERS WERE, ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT THERE WAS A, I GUESS A LAWSUIT IN THE DIFFERENT CITY THAT, UH, WAS NOT DOING BILLING ACCURATELY, UH, WHICH ACTUALLY PROMPT, UH, FOR ALL THE CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ACTUALLY GO AND GET SOME TYPE OF A ACCREDITATION FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A BILLING PROCESS. UH, SO I WANT TO SAY SINCE ABOUT 2012, 2013, UH, WE HAVE BEEN, UM, MEETING THOSE SAME STANDARDS SINCE BACK THEN. SO YOUR CONCERNS ARE VALID, UH, ONCE UPON A TIME IN OTHER CITIES, UH, THEY, SOMEONE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. UH, BUT HERE WITH THE, WITH THE PREVIOUS FIRE CHIEF, WE HAVE PUT MEASURES IN PLACE IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TO FOLLOW UP ON THOSE, BUT YOUR CONCERNS ARE VALID AND WE WILL MAKE SURE WE WILL FOLLOW UP AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THOSE STANDARDS ARE STILL BEING MET. UM, COUNCIL MC HAYDEN MENTIONED ABOUT THE COLLABORATION EFFORTS. UM, WELL, YOU KNOW, HE SPOKE ABOUT THAT. SO I WON'T TALK ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS IF YOU KNOW, CEDAR HILL, UH, WE TRY TO LEVERAGE OUR DOLLARS WITH PARTNERSHIPS, GRANTS, ET CETERA. UH, BUT WHAT I WANNA SAY IS, UH, AND MAYBE THIS MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE EASE FROM YOU, BUT EVERY YEAR, EVERY BUDGET, UH, THERE IS A REQUEST FROM EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT, RIGHT? UH, IT'S KIND OF LIKE CHRISTMAS YOU, RIGHT? WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS? AND, BUT THE COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION, UH, THEY MEET WITH THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY SAY WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO PUT INTO THIS BUDGET. AND [00:50:01] THERE'S A LONG LIST THAT DOES NOT GET PUT INTO THE BUDGET. OKAY. UH, SOME DEPARTMENTS MAY ONLY GET ONE ITEM AND THEY ASK FOR 20, UH, SOME DEPARTMENTS MAY ASK FOR MAY ASK FOR THREE AND MAY GET ALL THREE. UH, SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, IT'S NOT THE COUNCIL SAYING WE DON'T WANNA PUT A JAIL IN OUR CITY, RIGHT? IT'S ACTUALLY THE DEPARTMENTS THAT MAKES THOSE REQUESTS TO SAY, HEY, THESE ARE THE NEEDS THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW. AND SOME NEEDS DO NOT GET PRIORITIZED TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO THAT AREA. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, UH, THOSE REQUESTS COMES TO THE COUNCIL AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO MEET INTO OUR BUDGET. SO, UH, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS, UH, THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW THE PROCESS WORKS HERE IN CEDAR HILL. SO COUNCIL, THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THIS ITEM. UH, WE WENT THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING. NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. [c. Consider the adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-771, which approves and adopts a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023.] CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 71, WHICH APPROVES AND ADOPTS BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING, OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023. COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, MAYOR I MOVE, WE ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 71, WHICH APPROVES AND ADOPTS A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BIG 20 BEGINNING, OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023. SO WE HAVE, UH, MOTION FROM PROTEIN SIMS. WE DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MCKERTY MARIE. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 71, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING, OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, PROVIDING THAT EXPENDITURES FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID BUDGET APPROPRIATING AND SETTING ASIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDS OUT THE GENERAL AND OTHER REVENUES FOR SET FISCAL YEAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE, THE CITY PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING US SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MARIE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND. WE HAVE TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE COUNSEL. SO I'LL START WITH YOU COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS. YOU FULL IN FAVOR OR AGAINST IN FAVOR. UH, DAN HAYDEN YAY. OR NA YES. PRO TIM SIMS. YAY. OR NA YAY. MARY MASON. YAY. COUNCIL MCCARTY. YAY. OR NA YAY. COUNCIL, MCG GLOVER. YAY. OR NA YAY. COUNCIL MEMBER HAW. YAY. YOUR NAY. YAY MU THANK YOU, COUNCIL. NEXT ITEM ON THE, UH, AGENDA [d. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-772 establishing the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget. ] IS ITEM D CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 77 2 ESTABLISHING THE PHYSICAL YEAR 2022, 2023. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN C I P BUDGET COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, DAN. HEY COUNCIL MEMBER HAY. NOW JUST MOVE ORDINANCE NUMBER. WE HAVE A MOTIONAL COUNCIL MEMBER HAY DO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND, SECOND, COUNCILWOMAN GLOVER. THANK YOU, MARIE. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 2 7 72, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS ADOPTING A 2022 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES AS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED IN SUCH BUDGET, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT. THANK YOU, MARIE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOTION UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. NEXT ITEM IS, UH, E [e. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-773, levying the ad valorem taxes for the tax year 2022 (Fiscal Year 2022-2023) at a rate of $0.657000 per one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Cedar Hill as of January 1, 2022.] CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 73. LEAVING THE AD VERU TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR, 2022, PHYSICAL YEAR, 2022, TWO DASH 2023 AT A RATE OF 0.65700 PER $100. UM, ASSESSED VALUATIONS ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OR CEDAR HILL AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2022. DO WE HAVE A QUESTIONS? COMMENT, CUSTOMER HAYDEN. DID YOU HAVE COMMENT? OKAY. PRO TIM TIMS. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION OF THE CITY MANAGER. SO, UM, YOU'VE BEEN HERE MY RECOLLECTION ABOUT 35 YEARS. HAVE WE EVER SEEN THE, UH, PROPERTY TAX DECREASED THIS LARGE? YOU RE WOULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? NO, SIR. NOT MY TIME. SO IN 35 YEARS, WE'VE NEVER HAD A TAX RATE DECREASE, UH, OF THIS LARGE. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, WITH THAT MAYOR, IF YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION. YES, SIR. I AM. YEAH. I MOVE THE PROPERTY TAX RATES TO BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE OF 65 7 0 0 PER 100 TAXABLE VALUE, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 9.9% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. THAT'S BY REQUIRED [00:55:01] BY LAW AS STATE IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 73. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND, MR. MEER? I APOLOGIZE FOR JUMPING THE GUN EARLIER. SO I WILL SECOND THIS MOTION MARIE. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 73, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEA HILL ING, A TAX RATE FOR AVA ALARM TAXES FOR THE USE IN SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FOR 2022, 2023 FISCAL YEAR, PROVIDING FOR REVENUES FOR THE PAYMENT OF CURRENT EXPENSES AND INTEREST IN SYNCING FUND REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERANCE CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MARIE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION. WE DO HAVE A SECOND, UM, FEW COMMENTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FOR YOU WHO ARE IN HERE. UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY APPARENT. UM, EVEN ON THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN THAT CITY HERE HAS BEEN ON THE GROWTH SPURT SINCE, UH, I GUESS THE MID NINETIES. UM, SO THE QUESTION THAT THE PRO ASKED EARLIER, HAVE WE HAD A REDUCTION WE HAVE NOT. UM, BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING, UH, THE TAX RATE FOR, I THINK THE LAST PROBABLY 15 YEARS. UM, BUT I JUST WANT THE CITIZENS TO KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH THAT THERE IS A FORSET, UH, REDUCTION, UH, WE WILL STILL MAINTAIN AND EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATION ABOUT THE PREMIER SERVICES WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO HERE IN CEDAR HILL. SO I JUST WANNA STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. BUT WE DO HAVE A MOTION. WE DO HAVE A SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, UH, ILL HAVE TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE. SO I'LL BEGIN WITH YOU. UH, COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS, YAY OR NA YAY. UH, COUNCIL HAYDEN. YAY. TIM SIMS. YAY. MASON, MAYOR MASON. YAY. COUNCILMAN MCCARTY. YAY. COUNCILWOMAN GLOVER. YAY. HAW. YAY. UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. NEXT ITEM IS, UH, AM I ON E NO, [f. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-774 which ratifies the property tax revenue increase in the fiscal year 2022-2023 Budget as a result of the City receiving more revenues from property taxes in the 2022-2023 Budget than in the previous year.] I'M ON THE OATH. ALL RIGHT. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 77 4, WHICH RATIFIES THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. I'M SORRY. TAX REVENUE INCREASED IN THE FISCAL YEAR, 2022 THERE 2023 BUDGET. AS A RESULT OF THE CITY RECEIVING MORE REVENUES FROM THE PROPERTY TAX. THEN THE 20 2022, 2023 BUDGET THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR COUNSEL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, MAYOR MOVE. WE ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 22, 7 74. UH, WE DO HAVE MOTION DO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND, MARIE, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 74 AT ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE AND THE 2022, 2023 BUDGET. AS A RESULT OF THE CITY RECEIVING MORE REVENUES FROM PROPERTY TAXES IN THE 2022, 2023 BUDGET. THEN IN PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MARIE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM, WAS IT YOU PRO NO, I COUNCIL HAYDEN WHO? SECOND I SECOND. OH, YOU SECOND PRO TIM. UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, COUNSEL? I HAVE A COMMENT. YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, SEEMS LIKE WE JUST WENT THROUGH A, A LONG ORDEAL, HERES BAR SETTING THE TAX RATE AND SETTING THE BUDGET AND SO FORTH. AND OF COURSE EVERYBODY'S SITTING OUT THERE. DON'T REALLY SEE, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THOUGH THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND DOING, AND EVEN THE BACKGROUND OF ALL, THIS IS ALL, UH, TRANSPARENT. UM, YOU COULD GO ON CEDAR HILL, TEXT.COM AND LOOK UP AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BUDGET, EVERY LINE ITEM THAT'S GOING ON. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, YOU'LL SEE THAT EVEN ALL THIS THING THAT WENT ON, WE ACTUALLY, UH, WOULD'VE BEEN ABOUT A 3 MILLION, 3 MILLION FOR, UH, BUDGET DEFICIT, EVEN WITH WHAT WE'VE PASSED NOW, TO TRY TO KEEP THE RATES DOWN, UH, THE, THE TAX RATE DOWN AND IN LIGHT OF THAT, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR MONIES THAT WE HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME EXCESS FUNDS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF PUMP BACK IN JUST TO KEEP THOSE TAX RATES DOWN. SO IF YOU, YOU WANT TO AND GO IN THERE AND LOOK AT ALL THOSE NUMBERS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SEE, UH, HOW THAT BUDGET WORKED OUT. AND YOU HAVE THE, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE EVERY LITTLE IT ITEM IN THERE. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CUSTOMER HAYDEN. UM, BATTLE SECRETARY. YOU'RE STILL GOOD TO MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO AGAIN, NOW WE, OH, SORRY. WE DID ALL THAT. WE HAVEN'T VOTED YET. YEAH. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE TO REFRESH MY MEMORY. DID MARIE SPEAK YET? OKAY, SO WE DID THE MOTION. WE DID THE SECOND. MARIE DID HER PART ALL A FAVOR PIECE RAISED RIGHT HAND MORE UNANIMOUS. SORRY. THANK YOU. MEDAL SECRETARY. NO, NO, NO PROBLEM, COUNCILMAN. ALL RIGHT. NEXT [a. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-768, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2023, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 1, otherwise known as High Pointe PID. ] ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING. UH, NOW THIS IS THE TIME FOR, UH, THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT HAVE CAME ABOUT THE ASSESSMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD IN YOUR COMMUNITY. SO [01:00:01] WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE, UH, PUBLIC, UM, IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER ONE, CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 68, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR END 2023 AND LEAVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGH POINT PIT. DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE THAT WANTS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. DOLORES SHAW 1509 CHAPMAN STREET HAVE TO EXCUSE MY VOICE. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY GARDEN. OKAY. AND MY ALLERGIES ARE TAKEN OVER, UM, MAYOR MASON, COUNCIL MEMBERS, RESIDENTS OF CEDAR HILL. I HAVE TWO MEMBERS WITH ME. YOU COME FORWARD, UH, ROLE WHO IS OUR 2023 UNSUNG HERO AND MELISSA SAM MIMS, WHO IS OUR NEW SECRETARY. OKAY. SHE'S NEW TO THE BOARD. I SPEAK, I SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE HIGH POINT P 2023 BUDGET. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR BUDGET SHOWS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF OUR FUNDS. OUR CURRENT ASSESSMENT IS 10 CENTS FOR EVERY $100 OF APPRAISED VALUE OF EACH PROPERTY. THE HIGH POINT PI HAS HAD THE SAME ASSESSMENT SINCE THE PI WAS CREATED IN OCTOBER OF 1998. WE GET, WE CAN, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A LARGE BALANCE BECAUSE WE HAVE CAREFULLY SAVED FOR A LARGE PROJECT THAT WILL TAKE US TWO TO THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE. WE PLAN TO REPLACE THE OLD DILAPIDATED MAILBOXES THAT ARE IN POOR CONDITION AND HAVE BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1980. WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE POST OFFICE AND AS YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE NO MONEY. SO WE ARE PAYING FOR OUR OWN MAILBOXES. WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE OUR BUDGET AND WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE WATER I NEEDED. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM, WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 68, PUBLIC PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER ONE. YES, SIR. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. UH, PHILLIP BEAM, IT'S 1130 NORTH CEDAR ROAD. UM, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILMAN SIMS FOR BRINGING IT UP, THAT THEY HAD A TAX DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT FROM LAST YEAR TILL NOW. BUT ONE THING THAT WASN'T POINTED OUT IN HIS PRESENTATION WAS THAT THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE HAS CONTINUED TO RISE AND IT'S REFLECTED IN THE ASSESSMENTS BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT WHEN YOU GET YOUR APPRAISALS. AND IF THAT WOULD BE THE CASE, UM, MY TAXES WOULD BE HARDLY ANYTHING. THANK YOU. UH, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 68, NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH OUR CALLS, THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN, MAY I, UH, MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE ADOPTION ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 2 DASH 7 68. WE DO HAVE MOTION CUSTOMER HAYDEN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COUNCIL MC GLOVER. HEY MARIE. HI, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 68. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER ONE, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS, ACCRUED ACCEPTING A FIVE YEAR SERVICE PLAN ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET RECORDING ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ONTO TAX ROLE SETTING THE ASSESSMENT RATE, ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. THANK YOU, MARIE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE RIGHT HERE. [01:05:01] MOTION UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. [b. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-769, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2023, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 2, otherwise known as Waterford Oaks PID. ] UH, NEXT ITEM IS CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 69. ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR A PHYSICAL YEAR IN 2023 AND LIVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER TWO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WATERFORD OAK. DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE TODAY? GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. SURE. GOOD EVENING. UH, MY NAME IS LEONARD HOUSER. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF WATERFORD OAKS P I D I'M ACCOMPANIED BY, UH, TREASURE, CAROLYN MOODY AND I DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH. UH, ANTHONY MOORE SENIOR, AND WE ARE HERE. OH, I'M SORRY. AND MY VICE PRESIDENT ROLAND. UM, I CAN'T SAY ANY MORE THAN WHAT MICHELLE ALREADY SAID. THE P I D IN ITSELF. UH, I COULD NOT JUST PUT IN WORDS WHAT IT DOES TO US AS A COMMUNITY AND HOW WE HAVE SOMEWHAT CONTROL OF HOW WE WANT TO HAVE OUR COMMUNITY LOOK. AND BECAUSE OF A P I D WE ARE IN A POSITION TO WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY HAVE FUNDS TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO ALONG WITH THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO WITH OUR PI, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE AN OUTREACH PROGRAM, IS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE GOT, UH, 682 HOMES, AND WE ARE TRYING TO TOUCH EVERY ONE OF THOSE HOMES WHERE THEY OWN RENTERS OR WHATEVER WE TREAT 'EM ALL TO SAME. AND WE WOULD SAY WITHOUT THE PIT, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE. AND IF YOU ARE AROUND AT CHRISTMAS TIME, AND YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE DO ALONG OUR MEDIUM BELT LINE AWARD FOR OAKS, YOU CAN SEE HOW WE ARE HAPPY TO BE WARD FOR OAKS P I D. AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL, WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 69. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, NOT SEE ANYONE APPROACH OUR CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. UH, THE COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN. MR. MAYER, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 22, 7 69. WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MCCARTY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND COUNCIL NUMBER SHOW? THANK YOU, MARIE. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 2 7 69. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDER WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER TWO, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS, ACCRUED ACCEPTING A FIVE YEAR SERVICE PLAN ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET RECORDING FINAL ASSESSMENT OFF THE TAX WALL, SETTING THE ASSESSMENT RATE, ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION. THANK YOU, MARIE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION. WE DO HAVE A SECOND. UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, UM, YOU KNOW, ALLOW ME TO SAY BEFORE WE, WE VOTE, UM, TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, NUMBER ONE TO LORES HER TEAM HOUSER, YOUR TEAM AND PUBLIC DISTRICT. NUMBER TWO. UM, I, I, I SAY YOU GUYS ARE THE MODELS. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE. UM, YOU ARE OUR LONGEST TENURED PERIOD AND, UH, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD REFLECTS THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO THAT COUNCIL. UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MORE UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM, [c. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-767, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2023, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 3, otherwise known as Winding Hollow PID. ] NEXT CONDUCT, THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AUDIENCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 67. ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR PHYSICAL YEAR IN 2023 AND LIVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WINDING HOLLOW PIT. DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY, PLEASE? COME ON DOWN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. HELLO. MY NAME IS JENNIFER HUTCHINSON. UM, MY ADDRESS IS 10 74 MAGNOLIA. I AM THE, UH, WINDING HOLLOW PI PRESIDENT AND I DO SUPPORT, UM, THE FIVE YEAR BUDGET. UM, THE PI DEFINITELY HAS, WELL, YOU GUYS KNOW THE PI HAS DEFINITELY, UM, HAVE ADDED A LOT OF VALUE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DO [01:10:01] SO. AND I ECHO, UM, WHAT YOU SAID MAYOR ABOUT, UM, PEER NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, BECAUSE OF WHAT THE GREAT THINGS THEY HAD DONE. UM, IT ALLOWED US TO, UM, GIVE US A LITTLE ENERGY TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, UM, I AM THE SUPPORT OF THE PIT BUDGET. ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. UM, UM, I GUESS I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, NEXT I'M SORRY. UM, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDERS NUMBER 2022 DASH SEVEN, UH, 67. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, NOT SEE ANYONE APPROACH. I WILL CLOSE THAT PORT OF PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL HA THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, OF COURSE I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS PARTICULAR PI KIND OF DEVELOP, UH, COUNCILMAN SHAW AND I WERE, WERE, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, PRIVILEGE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF SIT IN WHEN YOU STARTED. UH, I, I WANNA, I WANNA SAY THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THE ASSESSMENTS HAVEN'T CHANGED IT SINCE, SINCE PER $100. UH, BUT THESE PITS EXIST, NOT BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD AND PUT IN THESE BIDS, IT WAS THE CITIZENS FROM THE SUBDIVISION IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT VOTED TO PUT THESE PITS IN. AND, UH, SO JUST, YOU KNOW, JENNIFER HAD DONE A LOT OF WORK TO GET THAT THING GOING AND HER CREW AND, UH, THEY, THEY'VE JUST, THEY'VE WHEN I'VE DRIVEN OVER THERE AND SEEING WHAT THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED IS JUST AMAZING OF, OF, UH, OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, SO AGAIN, AND, UH, THIS IS ALL PUT TOGETHER BY, UH, THE, UH, THE CITIZENS, YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS VOTING ON TO HAVE A PIT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, JENNIFER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, COUNCIL, IF NOT, UH, THE FLOORS OPEN, VERY LIKE WITH ME WORK CENTER 2, 2 67. WE DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND COUNCIL MICHELLE. HEY MARIE. HEY, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 2, 7 67. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDER WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER THREE, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS ACCRUED ACCEPTING A FIVE YEAR SERVICE PLAN ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET RECORDING, FINAL ASSESSMENT ONTO TAX ROLL SETTING. THE ASSESSMENT RATE, ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION. THANK YOU, MARIE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM CUSTOMER HAYDEN? DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR CUSTOMER SHOW ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOTION UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. AND, UH, NEXT [d. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-770, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2023, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 4, otherwise known as Windsor Park PID. ] CONDUCT, THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION ORDINANCE NUMBER 2000 2022, THAT SEVEN 70 ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR PHYSICAL YEAR END 2023 AND LIVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WINDSOR PARK PERIOD. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, DENISE ORTIZ, 10 42 WATERVIEW DRIVE IN MELDER MARTIN 3 25 SOUTH WATER FOR THOSE DRIVE. UH, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF I P I D FOR WINDSOR PARK AND EMELDA OF COURSE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT. AND, UM, WE STAND HERE, UM, IN AGREEMENT WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE, UM, DONE AS FAR AS THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS, UH, FOR THE FIVE YEAR. AND, UM, ALSO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR RESIDENTS THAT MAY NOT BE AWARE. I KNOW THE OTHER PITS SPOKE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS 10 CENTS ON THE EVERY HUNDRED DOLLARS BASED ON, UM, PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS. AND, UM, THOSE MONIES ARE USED TO IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. UH, I PIT HAS BEEN AN ESTABLISH SINCE 2018 NOW, UM, ALMOST FOUR YEARS IN THE FOUR YEARS TIME PERIOD, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT. UM, THE MONUMENTS IN THE FRONT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE FLOWER BEDS, THE MEDIAN, UH, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY AND WE THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR WORKING TOGETHER WITH US TO DO THE IMPROVEMENTS AT OUR PARK, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK. UM, WE'VE ALSO DONE, UM, SIGNAGE AND WALL IMPROVEMENTS, UM, TO OUR ENTRANCE AT, UH, WEAVER AND JOE WILSON ENTRANCE AND THAT WORK CONTINUES. UM, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WILL BE DONE THERE AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL LIGHTING, UM, SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, UM, IN OUR BUDGET FOR 20 22, 23. YEAH. I WANTED TO ADD THAT. UM, [01:15:01] EVEN THOUGH WE ARE A PIT AND WE DO, UH, PROJECTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, WE ALSO SAW A NEED TO HAVE A STOP SIGN, STOP SIGNS, OR, UM, A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT JOE WILSON AND WEAVER. AND WE WORKED WITH THE CITY AND THE CITY IMMEDIATELY DID A STUDY AND HAD IT, UH, SURVEYED AND EVALUATED. AND THOSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS WERE PUT IN. SO WE DO MORE THAN THAT. WE DO WHATEVER WE SEE OR WHATEVER WE FEEL IS A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER AND RESIDENTS, UM, STOP US AND THANK US OFTEN. UH, SO, UH, WE JUST DO MORE, UH, ABOVE AND BEYOND, I THINK WHAT, UH, THE WHAT'S LISTED, WHAT PITS CAN DO. WE'RE JUST GONNA DO ANYTHING IN EVERYTHING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS WE DID ALSO PUT IN, UH, NEW SAFETY FLOCK CAMERAS THIS YEAR. YES. AND, UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY USED THE CAMERA IN ONE INSTANCE TO, UM, TRACK DOWN, UM, A THEFT, I BELIEVE A WHITE CAR. SO THE CAMERAS, UH, STARTED WORKING IMMEDIATELY. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT BEFORE YOU GO, UH, THERE WAS A CITIZEN WHO SPOKE EARLIER, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD THIS COMMENTS, UM, BUT, UM, I'M NOT SURE IF, UM, EVERYONE IS AWARE WHAT A PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT IS. SO IF YOU COULD KIND OF JUST TELL US WHAT IS A PIT, UH, YOU ARE A BOARD HOW OFTEN YOU MEET WHEN YOU MEET AND KIND OF JUST INFORMATION FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. MM-HMM WE MEET, UH, ONCE A MONTH AND WE HAVE, WE PUT BANNERS AND SIGNS UP IN THE SUBDIVISION, ANNOUNCING OUR MEETING. WE PUT IT ON NEXT DOOR AND IT'S ALSO ON THE CITY WEBSITE. SO IT'S PUBLISHED, OUR MINUTES ARE PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH. AND, UM, WE ACTUALLY, WHEN WE, UH, FOUND OUT WHAT A PERIOD WAS, IT'S NOT LIKE AN HOA, UH, WHERE, UM, OTHER, THE, THE HOA CONTROLS THE MONEY. UM, I NEVER WOULD'VE SIGNED UP FOR THAT. I LIKE THE PI BECAUSE, UH, THE MONEYS ARE DISTRIBUTED BY THE CITY. SO THE MONEY IS SAFER. AND, UH, THE CITY ALSO CITY, UM, UH, ATTORNEYS REVIEW CONTRACTS AND, UH, BID ITS, UH, SO THAT WE CAN, UM, LEGITIMATE SPEND THE MONEY AND WE ARE ACCOUNTED. UH, WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT. WE HAVE EXTRA MEETINGS FOR, UH, BUDGETS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. WE DO, UH, TRUNK OF TREAT FOR THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT WAS REAL SUCCESSFUL. WE DO, UH, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. WE, UM, ALSO, UH, INSPIRE, UM, NEIGHBORS TO DECORATE THEIR HOMES FOR CHRISTMAS. SO, AND ACTUALLY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS THAT CAME OUT OF OUR POCKETS, BE, UH, FOR SOME OF THOSE CUZ IT DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE PIT. SO, UH, WE ALSO, UM, WE GIVE, UH, PRIZES FIRST, SECOND, THIRD PRIZES FOR HOMES AND THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS SO THAT MORE HOMES WOULD MORE RESIDENTS WOULD BE HONORED AND YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGED. SO, UM, SO THOSE ARE, BUT THE PI, UM, I, LIKE I SAID, I REALLY LIKE IT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT, UH, THE MONEY AND THE CITY, UH, WORK WITH US NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES HAS BEEN AMAZING. AND UM, WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED A WHOLE YEAR TO WORK WITH US AND IT HELP US NOT TO GET LOST AND NOT KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF GUIDANCE AND WE'VE LEARNED A LOT, UH, TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. WE WANT A PREMIER CITY AND WE WANT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE PREMIER. SO I'M HOPING THAT MORE SUBDIVISIONS WILL, UM, UM, CONDUCT WILL, WILL END UP BEING A PEER. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK OVER A YEAR AND A HALF OF US GETTING SIGNATURES FROM THE RESIDENTS. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN HAVE A PIT IS IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN 50% OF THE RE UH, HOMEOWNERS ACTUALLY SIGN. SO WE HAD HOMEOWNERS AS WELL AS LLCS THAT OWN HOMES TO ACTUALLY SIGN, UM, FOR THIS PIT IMPROVEMENT. SO IT, IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING BUT MAKE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER, WHICH MEANS YOUR, THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME IS BETTER AND PEOPLE WILL MOVE IN IF THEY SEE THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD IS WELL KEPT. ALL RIGHT. AND THANK YOU. AND THE MEETINGS ARE EVERY FOURTH, MONDAY HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. AGAIN, AS THE MOTHER SAID IT IS POSTED ONLINE WITH THE CITY ED. WE ALSO POST ON NEXT DOOR IN SIGNAGE AND WE, WE CAN PLEASE, IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT, YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE BE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. YES. AND WE HAVE A MEETING FROM SEVEN TO EIGHT. WE RARELY GO OVER, BUT USUALLY IT'S ONLY A FEW MINUTES, SO WE CONDUCT ALL OF A BUSINESS WITHIN AN HOUR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UM, CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE [01:20:01] NUMBER 2022 DASH SEVEN 70, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE. COME ON UP. IT'S ME AGAIN. YES, SIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU HAVE, UH, FIVE MINUTES, SIR. AGAIN, IT'S UM, MY NAME IS MARTY ATLAS, UH, 9 0 8 CRESTWOOD. UH, I APPRECIATE THESE, UH, WHAT THESE YOUNG LADIES ARE SAYING, AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT IS, UH, WHAT DO THEY SAY IN LIFE'S TIMING IS EVERYTHING AND THAT IS NOT THE TIME TO DO THAT. GIVING THE, UH, ECONOMIC, UH, SITUATION, UH, GOOD LEADERS HAVE A GREAT SENSE OF TIMING. THEY UNDERSTAND TIMING. THE NEW PARK IS VERY NICE. IT'S A LUXURY. UH, HOWEVER, IT'S THE WRONG TIME. IT'S NOT A PRIORITY IN THIS ECONOMY. UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, UH, IMPROVING THE AESTHETICS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ET CETERA. THAT'S GREAT. WHO'S NOT THAT, UH, CERTAINLY, BUT I'M HERE TO SAY LET'S IMPROVE OR HELP THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN DISTRICT FOUR. SO I AM VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED, UH, TO THIS ASSESSMENT FOR ALL THE AFFIRMATION REASONS THAT I DELINEATED, UH, PREVIOUSLY, I DON'T WANNA BORE YOU WITH, UH, ANOTHER RENDITION OF THAT, BUT, UM, THAT'S HOW I FEEL. AND, AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH SEVEN 70, PLEASE. COME ON DOWN. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AGAIN, PLEASE. UH, MAY DENISE ORTIZ, 10 42 WATERVIEW DRIVE. UM, AND I JUST WANTED CLARIFY AGAIN WITH THE PIT. UM, SO, UH, YOU'RE SPEAKING IN PUBLIC HEARING, CORRECT? I'M SORRY. YES, YOU'RE SPEAKING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. CAN YOU START THAT TIMER? THANK YOU. UM, SO, UM, THE ASSESSMENT HAS, WAS ESTABLISHED, UH, FOUR WINDSOR PARK FOUR YEARS AGO. UM, THE FUNDS, UH, THE 10 CENTS ON THE 100 IS NOT NEW. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BASED ON, AS ELDA SAID, UM, THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND A DECISION WAS MADE BASED ON GREATER THAN 50%. I THINK WE WERE WELL OVER 60% THAT AGREED WITH THAT. SO IT STARTED FOUR YEARS AGO. IT WAS NOT, UM, STARTED TO ESTABLISH A PARK. IT WAS ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I TOTALLY AGREE THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. UM, WE ARE WELL AWARE OF IT SINCE COVID, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STRESS ON EVERYONE EVERYONE'S LIVES. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I REITERATE THAT WE ARE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE, AND IT IS NOT A NEW ASSESSMENT. IT IS THE SAME AMOUNT BEING ASSESSED YEAR TO YEAR. DO YOU HAVE A, LIKE A MONTHLY AVERAGE ABOUT HOW MUCH IT COSTS A RESIDENT? I KNOW IT'S BASED ON HOME EVALUATION. IT IS BASED ON HOME EVALUATION. NO, I DON'T HAVE THAT. OKAY. NO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OPPOSITION? YES. MA'AM WE, WE ALREADY HEARD FROM YOU, SIR. I WAS, I WAS SPEAKING WITH THE LADY. NO, I'M SORRY. SHE WAS SITTING BEHIND YOU. SORRY. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR RECORD PLEASE. HELLO. MY NAME IS BRENDA DICKENS AND MY ADDRESS IS 9 1 3 APPLEWOOD DRIVE, AND I MOVED INTO WINTER PARK AND FEBRUARY OF 2017, I WAS ACTIVE. I ACTUALLY START CALLING THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I SAW. I MEAN, IF, I DON'T KNOW IF THE SAME PEOPLE ARE HERE TODAY IN YOUR OFFICES, BUT I WAS CALLING ABOUT TRASH. I WAS CALLING ABOUT LIGHTS. I WAS CALLING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS. THEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT WE WERE GETTING THE P I D I DON'T CALL ANYMORE. SO WHAT I CAN SAY IS IN THE LAST FOUR, FIVE YEARS, SINCE I'VE LIVED IN CEDAR HILL, I'VE SEEN A MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN IMPROVEMENT IN WHAT OUR, MY P I D HAVE DONE MY TAX DOLLARS ARE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, AND I'M NOT HAVING TO FIGHT OR FEEL LIKE I'M BEING THREATENED IN ANY WAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. SO YOU ARE IN FAVOR, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. I'M TELL YOU ARE ANY, UH, ONE ELSE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? YES, SIR. COME [01:25:01] ON DOWN NAME AND ADDRESS FOR RECORD, PLEASE. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS, UH, DEVEL ARNOLD. I LIVE AT 10 0 8 SHADY WOOD. UH, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 23 YEARS. MY HOUSE IS ONE OF THE FIRST HOUSES THAT GO UP IN WINDSOR PARK. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS. I THINK THE PIDS DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. UM, SO I AM IN FAVOR. I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH. UM, I'VE COME DOWN TO COLD COMPLIANCE A COUPLE OF TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE STREET, UM, ON WATERFORD OAKS, WE HAVE A FEW POTHOLES, UH, IN BETWEEN, UM, THE 200 AND 300 BLOCK OF WATERFORD OAKS. I CAME DOWN ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO ASKING THAT IT BE ADDRESSED AND IT NEVER WAS ADDRESSED. I CAME BACK DOWN HERE AS RECENTLY AS TWO WEEKS AGO, UM, ASKING IT TO BE ADDRESSED AND THIS HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED. SO MY QUESTION NOW IS, DOES THIS FALL UNDER THE P I D OR IS THIS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STREETS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? RIGHT. SO SOMEONE COULD ADDRESS THAT FOR ME. I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE IT ONCE AGAIN, THE TWO HUN IN BETWEEN THE 200 AND 300 BLOCK OF WATER FOR OAK. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. MM-HMM ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO, UH, PIT NUMBER 2020 2 77 0. UH, JUST WE ALREADY HEARD FROM YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE SWITCHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT. NOW SEE ANYONE APPROACH COUNSEL, THE FLOORS, OPEN QUESTION COMMENTS. THANK, UM, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS, I ALWAYS, UM, EXPECT AND HOPE THAT CITIZENS COME FORWARD TO, TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK, WHETHER IT'S NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE, UH, IT ALWAYS KIND OF HELPS US GO FORWARD AND HOW DO WE MAKE DECISIONS AND DO FOR, SO, YOU KNOW, YOUR CONCERNS ARE, ARE VALID AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I CAN, I CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TIMING THOUGH. UH, FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS, THIS IS NOT A NEW ASSESSMENT. LIKE SHE HAD INDICATED IS 2000 WHAT FOUR YEARS AGO THAT THIS FID WAS PUT INTO EFFECT. UH, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS REALLY ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR PIT. SO WHAT I WOULD, I WOULD, UH, ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IS TO VISIT WITH YOUR PI, UH, PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, GET INVOLVED WITH THAT, KIND OF SEE WHAT ALL'S GOING ON. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE BUDGET AND SEE EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, AND THERE IN WHAT THAT'S FOR. SO, BUT, UH, APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORWARD. AND, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT, WHAT THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS ARE AND WHAT THEY DO FOR YOU. SO, SO THANK YOU. AND TO CLARIFY TO THIS IS TO ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 20, 23, RIGHT? NOT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. UM, YEAH. UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MA MAYOR. UM, SO I'M GOING TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 22, 7 70, UH, FOR BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 FOR CEDAR OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR. AND, AND THE REASON WHY IS WHEN CITIZENS, UH, OVER 60% OF THEM HAVE COME AND SAID, THEY WANT TO DO THIS. I'VE I HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO RESPOND TO THAT. I I'M AT A LOSS WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS HAS, HAS, HAS ALREADY COME AND SAID, WE WANT TO DO THIS. I DON'T HAVE ANY OBLIGATION. UH, I'VE GOTTA RESPOND TO WHAT YOUR CITIZENS SAID. AND SO I'VE MADE THE MOTION. I HOPE I GET THE SECOND. WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO DO OF A SECOND. AND, UH, MARIE, BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, UH, AFTER SHE DOES THIS PART, I WILL ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE BOTTLES AHEAD. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH SEVEN 70 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS MAKING CERTAIN AND FINANCING CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, NUMBER FOUR, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS, ACCRUED ACCEPTING A FIVE YEAR SERVICE PLAN ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET RECORDING, FINAL ASSESSMENT ONTO TAX ROLE SETTING THE ASSESSMENT RATE, ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR NEEDED EFFECT AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. THANK YOU, MARIE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION. WE DO HAVE A SECOND. UM, YOU ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT THE POTHOLES ON WATER FOR THOSE I, I'M NOT FAMILIAR, UH, WHERE EXACTLY THAT AREA IS, BUT ALLOW ME TO CLARIFY THE, THE PURPOSE OR THE INTENT OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS COMMON AREA IS, UH, AREAS, UH, IT'S NOT THE HOMEOWNER RESPONSIBILITY NOR SOMETIMES [01:30:01] NOT THE, UH, THE CITY, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY, IT'S THAT COMMON AREA. SO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS USE THOSE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO, TO ADDRESS THOSE AREAS. BUT, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER, IF WE CAN HAVE STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AREA, AND IF IT IS ON THE CITY SIDE, THEN, UM, UH, WE WILL, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THAT. SO YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HAVE, UH, UH, A SAFE WAY TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND OUTTA YOUR, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, UH, IF IT'S NOT, WE'LL CLEARLY COMMUNICATE THAT TO YOUR PIN AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, RUSH THAT TO BE A GOOD 10 CARE OF. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION. WE DO HAVE A SECOND. I BELIEVE WE ANSWERED A MAJORITY OF THE QUESTIONS, UM, ALL IN FAVOR. WELL, WE MISSING A COUNCIL MEMBER. DO WE HAVE THE, DO WE JUST, DO WE JUST MAKE A RECORD JUST STATING THAT HE STEPPED OUT OR IS THAT OKAY? MADAM SECRETARY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR PERIODS, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL RIGHT. MOVE UNANIMOUS 6 0 1 ABSTAIN. UH, FINALLY WE HAVE, [e. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-766, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2023, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 5, otherwise known as Cedar Crest PID. ] UM, THE LAST PUBLIC APPEALMENT DISTRICT CONDUCT, THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 66, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN ADOPTING A BUDGET OF, UH, FISCAL YEAR IN 2023 AND LIVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CEDAR CRES, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, I, I DIDN'T SAY THIS EARLIER, BUT I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT, UH, THE COUNCIL IS STALLING, UH, THIS COUNCIL MEETING, UH, BECAUSE, UH, IT IS MELISSA'S BIRTHDAY AND AFTER I'M SORRY, HER BIRTHDAY'S TOMORROW. SO AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, WE WANNA BE THE FIRST ONE TO TELL THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SO JUST WANNA NOTE THAT, TAKE MY TIME, PLEASE COME ON UP. HOW ARE YOU MISS IVY? GREAT, GREAT. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND THAT JUST FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME'S JACQUELINE IVY. I LIVE AT 1318 NEWTON DRIVE, UH, HERE IN CEDAR HILL. I'M THE VI, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF PI FIVE, WHICH IS AT CEDAR CRES. I'M ACCOMPANIED BY MY VICE PRESIDENT, MS. BERTHA MILLBROOK AND OUR NEWEST, UH, BOARD MEMBER AWAITING COUNCIL APPROVAL. MR. JOSHUA STANTON. WE STAND WHILE I STAND HERE, UH, IN FAVOR OF OUR BUDGET. UH, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OVER THE PRIOR BUDGETS THAT WE'VE HAD. WE'VE DONE QUITE A FEW IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE STILL ARE IN NEED OF DOING SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT, UH, THESE BUDGETS WILL, UH, UH, ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO DO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UH, SO AS THE OTHER KIDS HAVE SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE, UH, CEDAR HILL PREMIER, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT CEDAR CRES IS A PART OF THAT PREMIER, UH, IMAGE. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, UH, MAYOR PROAM COUNCIL. UM, WE ARE THE NEWEST PERIOD. UH, I WANNA THANK COUNCILMAN HAYDEN, COUNCILMAN GLOVER. THEY SET ON OUR BOARD WITH US FOR TWO YEARS, UH, GUIDING US AND HELPING US AND MAKING SURE WE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT ALSO. UH, I WANT TO THANK A FEW PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. UH, MISS DOLO, SHAW. I CALLS HER, SHE GIVE ME ALL KIND, UH, GOOD ADVICE AND DIRECTIONS AND THINGS I SEE. AND HIGH POINT IT'S LIKE, OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD. SO CAN YOU HELP ME OUT? SO SHE HELPED ME OUT ALSO MISS JENNIFER, UH, FROM, UH, WIND AND HOLLOW. UH, I'M BLOWING HER PHONE UP ALL THE TIME AND SHE HAS HELPED US OUT A GREAT DEAL. AND ALSO, UH, YEAH, FROM I'M SORRY, I CAN'T REMEMBER THAT. HE JUST TOLD ME TOO, BUT HE'S FROM WATER FOR THOSE VICE PRESIDENT. YES. UH, SO I CALL HIM UP OR I SEE HIM AT SOME OTHER MEETING AND WHATEVER, SO THAT COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES TO HELP MOVE FORWARD, OUR AGENDA, UH, GIVING US POINTERS. SO I THANK THEM FOR THAT. AND WE DO JUST LIKE MISS JACKIE SAID, WE DO HAVE SOME, SOME ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH AND WE INVITE YOU GUYS TO COME BY AND LOOK AT, UH, THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE. AND SO FAR THE COMMUNITY, UH, THEY'RE PLEASED WITH IT. SO, UM, THE PIT IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO WE WANNA THANK Y'ALL FOR GIVING US THAT OPPORTUNITY IS BERTHA. CAN I GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? OH, I'M SO SORRY. OKAY. UM, BERTHA MIDDLEBROOKS AT 1221 NUTTING STREET IN CEDAR HILL. OKAY. CEDAR CREST. OKAY. GOOD [01:35:01] EVENING. I, UH, JOSHUA STANTON, 5 29 CAPRICORN AND CEDAR CREST. I JUST WANNA SAY I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH MY, UH, FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE AT CEDAR CREST. ALL RIGHT. WELL, UH, I, I, I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION, BUT DON'T GO TOO FAR. WE'RE GONNA DO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I MAY ASK YOU COME MAKE UP. OH, YOU WANT ME TO, IF YOU DON'T MIND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE ON WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 66, ANYONE WISHED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE, NOT SEE ANYONE APPROACH SINCE YOU ARE SITTING VERY COMFORTABLY. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ONE OF YOU TO PLEASE COME ON UP. UM, BEFORE I, BEFORE I ASK FOR A MOTION COUNCIL, MY, MY QUESTION FOR THE NEWEST BID, UH, I BELIEVE THIS IS PROBABLY YOUR FIRST YEAR OF RECEIVING THE ASSESSMENT. SO YOU GOT A BUDGET, UM, BUT AS IT RELATES TO YOUR FIVE YEAR PLAN, UH, THE, ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER TO PRIORITIZE IS THE, UH, STREET SIGNS. I THINK YOU HAVE IT, UH, LISTED AS ONE OF YOUR FUTURE THINGS, BUT IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO FIT INTO THE BUDGET. AND THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST ONE, A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO SEE WHERE THEIR DOLLARS ARE GOING. I KNOW YOU MIGHT BE DOING THINGS LIKE SECURITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY SEE CAMERAS, BUT THEY CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR STREET SIGNS OR YOUR MONUMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE CAN PUT IT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS OF YOUR BUDGET, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WELL, I GLAD YOU ASKED ONE OF THE THINGS ON OUR BUDGET, UH, ON OUR AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH IS WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, HIGH POINT AS WELL AS WINDING HOLLOW HAS THE STOP SIGNS. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT'S ON OUR BUDGET IN OUR AGENDA TO DISCUSS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH THIS CURRENT BUDGET. OKAY, GREAT. SO, YEAH. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR A MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION, MR. MARIN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 0 2, 2 6, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR YEAR END 2023. SORRY. DO WE HAVE A MOST OF CUSTOMER GLOVER? DO WE HAVE MOST FROM CAST MEMBER EIGHT? THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 7 66 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER FIVE, PROVIDING FOR FI PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS, ACCRUED ACCEPTING A FIVE YEAR SERVICE PLAN ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET RECORDING FINAL ASSESSMENT ONTO TAX ROLE SETTING THE ASSESSMENT RATE, ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. THANK YOU, MARIE. WE DO HAVE A MOTION OF CUSTOMER GLOVE. DO HAVE A SECOND PHONE COUNCIL MEMBER. HEY, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, COUNSEL, JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 22, 7 66. CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. DID I, DID I SAY THAT? NO, YOU DID. OH, OKAY. OH, OKAY. I GOT THAT. SECRETARY. ALL RIGHT. UM, WE DO HAVE A MOTION. DO HAVE A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. IF YOU RAISED YOUR RIGHT HAND MOTION UNANIMOUS THAT THE RECORD REFLECTS 6 0 1 EXTENSION. ALL RIGHT. 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 IS CONSENT. AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA MAY INCLUDE ROUTINE ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TO BE REMOVED? AM I GOING TOO FAST? MS. CUMMINGS? OH, OKAY. I WILL, UH, GO AHEAD AND READ THE CONSENT ITEMS. CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 9TH, 2022, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, ITEM B. CONSIDER APPROVING THE FINAL PAYMENT PACKAGE FOR BA ISH TRAIL AFM 1382, HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL PHASE TWO, ITEM C CONSIDER AUTHORIZING TO MAITA EXECUTE A REGULATORY SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. AND ITEM D CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 22 DASH 6 61, WHICH APPROVES AN ASSIGNMENT OF PROPERTY ACTIVITY, BOND AUTHORITY TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. ON BEHALF OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. COUNSEL, THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, MAYOR, A MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. WE DO HAVE A MOTION. DO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. UH, DO I HAVE A MO WE HAVE MOTION. DO HAVE A SECOND. I WANT Y'ALL RACE AGAIN. OKAY. UH, [01:40:01] SECOND FOR THE MAYOR. PRO TIP, SORRY, GLOVE . YEAH, Y'ALL SAID SAVE TIME. OH, ALL A FAVORITE PIECE RACE RIGHT HERE. IT BOOS YOU DATABASE. LET THE RECORD REFLECT 6 0 1 UP SIX. [a. Consider the reappointment of Dr. Gregg Shalan as Alternate Judge of the Cedar Hill Municipal Court.] UH, NEXT ITEM IS REGULAR AGENDA. CONSIDER THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. GREG SHALON AS ALTERNATE JUDGE OF CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT. AND OUR JUDGE PETTY IS HERE. GOOD EVENING, SIR. MAY I BE HEARD? WHAT'S THAT? MAY I BE HEARD? YES, SIR. PLEASE. COME ON UP. HELLO, JUDGE. MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF YOUR HONORABLE COUNSEL MAYOR PRO TOWN. UH, MY NAME IS MICHAEL PETTY RESIDE AT 1640 PROMONTORY HERE IN CEDAR HILL. AND IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JUDGE AND DR. SHEEN. UH, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER I MOVED DOWN TO THE FRONT, COUNCILMAN SHAW GOT UP AND LEFT. I HOPE I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO OFFEND HIM. I DUNNO WHAT YOU DID JUDGE FOR THOSE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OR TO KNOW JUDGE SHAAN, I'M SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO CALL HIM A FRIEND. NOT ONLY IS HE AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, HE'S ALSO A MEDICAL DOCTOR AND PRACTICES OUT OF METHODIST HOSPITAL. UH, IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I MET JUDGE SHAAN, HE HAD BEEN APPROVED BY ORDER OF THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT TO SERVE AS A JUDGE, TO SIT IN FOR OTHER COURTS WHEN THEIR JUDGES WEREN'T AVAILABLE. AND IT WAS A MUTUAL FRIEND WHO INTRODUCED THE TWO OF US, AND HE HAS BEEN SUCH A COMPLIMENT TO OUR COURT. UH, WE HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT STYLES AS WE SHOULD. AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THOSE TWO STYLES COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER AND HE IS PARTICULARLY DEDICATED TO OUR JUVENILES AND USES HIS KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE. PARTICULARLY FOR THESE KIDS THAT ARE ON THE WRONG TRACK. MAYBE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF DRUGS, MAYBE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF PERSONALITY PROBLEMS, AND HE TAKES THAT EXTRA TIME WITH THOSE KIDS TO TRY TO GET THEM WHERE THEY REALLY NEED TO BE. AND IT'S JUST A PLEASURE TO WATCH HIM WORK. AND I DO SINCERELY RECOMMEND THAT WE REAPPOINT JUDGE SHAIN FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. AND I'VE CERTAINLY TAKEN ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE JUDGE? UH, JUDGE, ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS IS MR. SHAHAM HERE HE IS. PLEASE COME ON UP. RECORD SPEAK. HOW YOU DOING, JUDGE? FINE. THANK YOU. GOOD. HOW ARE YOU, BEN? FINE. THANK YOU. IT'S NICE TO BE HERE AGAIN. GOOD. SO HAVE YOU HAD MUCH ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST YEAR? WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITY? WELL, AS ANNOUNCED IT, JUDGE, THAT'S WHAT LET ME CLARIFY. SO AS FAR AS COURT ACTIVITY IS CONCERNED YES. AS, AS THE, UM, COVID THING HAS TRANSITIONED, WE HAVE TRANSITIONED BACK INTO PREDOMINANTLY IN PERSON HEARINGS WITH, WITH A, A ZOOM PART, UM, AS NECESSARY. AND I THINK THINGS ARE IN FULL SWING FOR THE COURT FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE. I MEAN THE MORE WE HEAR THE MORE IS GOING ON. SURE. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. WELL, UM, WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN CEDAR HILL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? I MEAN, YEAH, I, I HAVE, I HAVE A COMMENT. I, OF COURSE WE'VE, UH, I, I JUST THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY WITH YOUR TALENT THAT WANTS TO COME AND BE PART OF THE CITY. AND SO YOU'VE BEEN HERE, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN HERE WITH US, YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR EFFORTS FORWARD TO THIS BECAUSE WE REALLY TRULY ARE BLESSED TO HAVE SOMEBODY AT YOUR TALENT. SO THANK YOU. YOU WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS AND I, AGAIN, THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS. SURE. AND IF, IF I MAY SAY SOMETHING ELSE, UH, BUILDING ON JUDGE SHALLOWS MENTIONING THE, OUR RESPONSE TO COVID, UH, THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS PUBLISHES A MAGAZINE EACH MONTH OF A TEXAS BAR JOURNAL. AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE COVID SET EVERYTHING DOWN, OUR COURT WAS A SUBJECT OF AN ARTICLE IN THE MONTHLY TEXAS BAR JOURNAL. AND IF THERE ARE ANY OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND I WILL FURNISH IT TO YOU. WE WERE WAY OUT FRONT ON THE COVID ISSUE. GOOD. IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU SAYING THAT JUDGE. ALL RIGHT. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. I, I DO HAVE A, DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO DO WE ADDRESS YOU AS DOCTOR, JUDGE OR JUDGE? DOCTOR . YEAH. IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU SHOULD ASK THAT I'M ASKED THAT NOT INFREQUENTLY AND I ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME ANSWER. I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE COUNCIL MCCURDY. YES, SIR. UH, YOU'RE AWARE THAT THE LAW DEGREE IS CALLED A JU [01:45:01] DOCTORATE. YES. SO WHEN I TALK TO HIM, I CALL HIM DR. DOCTOR SHOP DR. DOCTOR, NOT ENOUGH DOCTOR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT, I'M GONNA SIT DOWN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YES, SIR. THANK YOU, JUDGE PETTY. I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE DISMISSED. OH, SORRY. MAYOR. BE EXCUSE IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO. I MAKE A MOTION FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. GREG SHALON IS ALTERNATE JUDGE AND MISSABLE COURT. I'LL SECOND THAT TOO. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND. UM, I'LL FAVOR FEES, FEES RAISED RIGHT HAND. IT IS UNANIMOUS. WELCOME BACK AND CEDAR HILL. THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR COMING TODAY TOO. UM, TIA PET, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR. WE DID ALL RIGHT TODAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, UM, WE CAN JUST HANG OUT FOR THE NEXT THREE HOURS IF YOU LIKE. ALL RIGHT. THE FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND FROM CUSTOMER MC GLOVER. DID YOU SAY SOMETHING? OKAY. CUSTOMER MC GLOVER. I HAVE 8 47. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.