Oct 11, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Call meeting to order.]

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EVERYONE.

IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

TODAY IS OCTOBER 11TH, 2022.

I HAVE SEVEN 11.

I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING.

WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT AND, UH, OPEN CARRIER IS NOT PERMITTED, UH, WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

SO GO AHEAD AND GET IT.

STARTED WITH AN INVOCATION LED OUR SCHOOL, UH, CEDAR HILL SCHOOL, SUPERINTENDENT GERALD HUDSON, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF RELIGIOUS BY THE PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE ROBERT RICKS.

IF EVERYONE PLEASE STAND.

THANK YOU.

UM, MAYOR MASON, COUNCIL MEMBER, PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD DOWN.

I JUST COME TO SAY, JUST THANK YOU.

UM, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SEE ANOTHER DAY.

WE PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS WHO ARE SELECTED AND ELECTED TO SERVE.

WE PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THEY NEED PRAYER AS WELL.

GIVE OUR LEADERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL YOUR DISCERNMENT ON HOW TO MEET PEOPLE'S NEEDS AS THEY CONTINUE TO GLORIFY YOUR NAME.

WE PRAY THAT FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND THE SCENES IN MAKING THIS APPROVED NEAR CITY, WE PRAY THAT THIS MEETING AND THE WORK IS PLEAING TO YOU.

THESE ARE THE BLESSED WE ASK IN YOUR SON JESUS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHICH STANDS OUR NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

FOR ALL, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, TEXAS UNDER GOD.

INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS.

THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT.

THANK YOU PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE.

UH, NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS.

[a. Present a Proclamation recognizing October 9-15, 2022 as Fire Prevention Week in Cedar Hill.]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL ME SHOW.

NOW BELIEVE BY FIRE MARSHAL, COME ON DOWN.

GOT THE WHOLE TEAM COMING DOWN.

GOOD EVENING AND EVEN MORE.

OH, YOU DID GOT MORE.

HELLO THERE MOTHER.

YOU GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD EVENING.

I, I, I HAD ASKED, I HAD ASKED PEOPLE CAUSE I WAS SOB INTO BONE, BUT , I DON'T GUESS THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

.

OKAY.

PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, WHERE THE CITY OF CITY HILL IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING AND LIVING IN AND VISITING CEDAR HILL.

AND WHEREAS FIRE IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN, BOTH LOCALLY AND NASTY AND HOME, BUT THE LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE OF GREATEST RISK FROM FIRE.

AND WHEREAS SMOKE ALONE TAKE SMOKE WELL BEFORE YOU CAN, OR DIRTY TO DANGER IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE IN WHICH YOU MAY JUST HAVE SECONDS TO ESCAPE SAFELY.

AND WHEREAS WORKING SMOKE ALONE SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING EARLY WARNING OR FIRE SO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN SAFELY ESCAPE.

AND WHEREAS CITY HILL RESIDENT SHOULD BE SURE TO EVERYONE IN HOME UNDERSTAND THE SOUNDS OF THE ALARM AND HIGH TRUTH RESPOND.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS WHO ARE PLANNED IN PRACTICALLY HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN ARE MORE PERIOD AND WOULD THEREFORE WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO SAY A RAPID FIRE.

AND WHEREAS CITY HILL RESIDENTS WILL MAKE SURE THEIR SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALONE THE NEEDS OF ALL THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING THOSE SENSORY FIGURATIVE DISABILITY.

AND WHEREAS CEDAR HILL FIRST RESPONDENT DEDICATED TO REDUCE IN THE OCCURRENCE OF ON FIRE AND HOME FIRE INJUR THROUGH PREVENTION AND PUBLIC FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION.

AND WHEREAS CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS ARE RESPONSES TO PUBLIC EDUCATION MEASURE IN, ARE ABLE TO TAKE PERFECT STEPS TO INCREASE THEIR SAFETY FROM FIRE, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR HOME.

AND WHERE AT THE 2022 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK DEEM FIRE ONE WAY PLAN YOUR ESCAPE EFFECTIVE SERVICE TO REMIND US IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN.

NOW THEREFORE, I STEPHEN MASON LAY UP CEDAR HILL.

CEDAR HILL, DO HERE BY PRO PROCLAIM OUR COVER 9 2 15 22 AT FIVE PREVENTION WEEK AND I ALL RESIDENTS CITY HERE TO PLAN AND PRACTICE AT GONE FIRE STATE AND SUPPORTING MANY PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EFFORTS.

CITY HILL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE IN WITNESS.

THEREFORE, I HAVE TO SET MY HAND, HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY, OF CITY HILL, TEXAS TO BE A FIXED JUST NEVER DAY.

OCTOBER 22, 22

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GREAT, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR MASON AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

UH, LAST YEAR WE ASKED EVERYONE TO, UM, CHECK THEIR SMOKE ALARMS. THIS YEAR THE THEME IS PLAN YOUR ESCAPE, FIRE WON'T WAIT.

AND SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO, UH, GET AN ESCAPE PLAN FOR AT HOME.

AND IF YOU DON'T PRACTICE, IF YOU DON'T CURRENTLY PRACTICE, UH, AND WAIT TO GET UP OUT, OUT OF YOUR HOUSE, UH, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO HOME TODAY OR THIS WEEK AND MAKE A PLAN.

UH, MAKE A PLAN WITH THE KIDS.

OR IF YOU HAVE, UH, OLDER RELATIVES AT HOME, OLDER TEENAGERS, UH, PRACTICE GOING IN INSIDE OF THE HOUSE, UH, IF IN THEY'RE AN EVENT, THERE'S A FIRE, UH, PLAN TO MEET ACROSS THE STREET, PLAN TO MEET AT A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, UH, JUST MAKE A PLAN.

ANY KIND OF PLAN, UH, IN OUR SCHOOLS THIS YEAR, OUR LAST TEAMS ARE GOING TO, UH, ALL THE SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE DOING, UH, WHAT WE CALL EAT IT EXIT DRILLS IN THE HOME.

AND FOR THAT KID WHO HAS THE BEST EXIT DRILL, UM, THE TEACHERS WILL SELECT TWO KIDS FROM EACH SCHOOL AND THEY WILL GET A FREE RIDE ON THE FIRE TRUCK, UH, TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE PRETTY EXCITING FOR SOME, SOME STUDENT THAT HAS A REALLY GOOD EX EXIT PLAN.

SO, BUT THE CITY, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE PREVENTION EFFORTS, AND, UM, GO HOME AND PLAN YOUR ESCAPE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AND I JUST ALSO WANTED TO CHOOSE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE IN THE LIGHT GRAY SHIRTS OR OUR CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY ALUMNI, UM, GRADUATES OF OUR, OUR CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY AND THEIR ALUMNI NOW.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T JOINED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY, COME SEE ME IN THE SPRING.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

BEFORE EVERYONE LEAVES, I GOTTA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY POSITION.

YEAH.

SO THIS BEAUTIFUL QUEEN HERE IS MY MOM AND ADVICE YOU AND HERE TO WHY YOU, WHY YOU UP.

I'D LIKE FOR EVERYONE IN HERE TO PLEASE JOIN ME AND SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HER.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SING THE WHOLE SONG, BUT CAN WE ALL SING IN UNISON? HAPPY.

HAPPY TO YOU.

HAPPY DEAR.

YEARS OLD.

I'M A MAMA'S BOY.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE, EVERYBODY.

AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT MESSAGE, CHIEF.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MICHELLE.

NEXT ITEM IS

[b. Present a Proclamation designating the month of October 2022 as Code Enforcement Appreciation Month in Cedar Hill.]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CODE ENFORCEMENT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY ALL ALWAYS APPRECIATE, ESPECIALLY IF, UH, WE'VE RECEIVED THE LEVEL LETTER RECENTLY .

BUT, UM, IT, IT IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE ALL NEED.

AND I THINK IN THE LONG TERM, WE ALL APPRECIATE IT.

UH, BECAUSE WITHOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT, YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES OUR, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CAN FALL INTO DISREPAIR.

UM, YOU ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS WORK THE WAY THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.

SO, UH, AND RECOGNITION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT MONTH, I WILL READ THIS PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ENSURE THE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE, THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL BY ENFORCING LOCAL CODES OR ORDINANCES, DEALING, DEALING WITH VARIOUS ISSUES INCLUDING BUILDING, ZONING, HOUSING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND LIFE AND SAFETY.

AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE A CHALLENGING JOB AND ARE OFTEN UNDERAPPRECIATED FOR THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT THEY HAVE IN IMPROVING LIVING AND

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AND WHEREAS LOCAL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE DEDICATED HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO SHARE THE GOALS OF PREVENTING NEIGHBORHOOD DETERIORATION, ENHANCING AND ENSURING SAFETY AND PRESERVING PROPERTY VALUES THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF HOUSING ZONING AND NUISANCE CODES AND ORDINANCES.

AND WHEREAS THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS OF OCTOBER BE SET ASIDE TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE MADE TO THE QUALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES, TO CELEBRATE AMERICAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MAKING COLLECTIVE DECISIONS CONCERNING OUR CITIES AND REGIONS THAT BRING QUALITY AND MEANING TO OUR LIVES.

AND TO RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE CALLED UPON TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE IN EXCELLENCE TO THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY SERVE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF CITY CEDAR MAYOR OF CEDAR HILL DUE HERE BY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2022 AS NATIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

FURTHER, I ASK OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN COMMENDING OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HARD WORK AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOMES AND PROPERTY IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THEIR DAILY TASKS AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE TO SET MY HAND IF CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY, CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THE THIS 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022 SAYING, SIGNED MAYOR STEVEN MASON.

THANK YOU.

I AM STACY GRAY, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND I WILL QUICKLY, UM, INTRODUCE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM.

WE HAVE KEVIN QUINTARD, SHANTE JACOBS, LA DARIUS, SCOTT MAX BEST, REBA FAR, ANDREW LIPSCOMB, AND TIA RICH.

AND MANY TIMES THESE CODE OFFICERS ARE OFTEN ASKED TO DO MANY ROLES WITHIN THE RESPONSIBILITIES.

IN ANY GIVEN DAY, THEY MAY FUNCTION AS A PROBLEM SOLVER, COMMUNICATOR, MEDIATOR, EDUCATOR, INVESTIGATOR, AND EVEN AN ENFORCER.

SO MAYOR AND A CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.

AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THEIR DEDICATED ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AS THEY'RE TAKING THE PHOTO, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK YOU TO THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET THE COMPLIMENTS, UH, BUT UH, WE DO APPRECIATE YOU GOING OUT THERE TO MAKE OUR CITY BEAUTIFUL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, RIGHT.

THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN MCCARTY.

UH,

[c. Presentation of Citizens Lifesaving Awards to Jaxson Stroud and Tim Lyons.]

I'M GONNA ASK, UH, FIRE MARSHALL AND TWO ASSISTANT CHIEFS TO JOIN UP HERE.

YOU KNOW, UH, I THINK WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACED THIS SUMMER.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD A, A DROUGHT LIKE NO OTHER AND UH, WE HAD FIRES, UH, THAT I HADN'T SEEN IN MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND, UM, ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY WHEN UH, THE CALL CAME IN FOR THE FIRE, I WAS THE OTHER SIDE OF MANSFIELD AND I COULD SEE THE SMOKE FROM THERE.

SO I KNEW WE HAD A WORKING FIRE.

UM, I HAD NO IDEA THE HEROICS THAT WERE GOING ON THERE AT THAT LOCATION, UH, BY, UH, JACKSON AND TIM.

AND I'M VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THESE LIFE SAVING AWARDS BECAUSE WHAT THEY DID, UM, WE TRAINED FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS TO GO INTO BURNING BUILDINGS AND UM, YOU KNOW, WITH NO TRAINING AND, UH, JACKSON HERE, YOU KNOW, HE'S A LITTLE SHY, BUT WE'RE GONNA GET HIM UP HERE.

UM, I'LL HAVE OUR FIRE MARSHAL JACKSON, WOULD YOU JOIN ME UP HERE? I'M GONNA HAVE THE FIRE MARSHAL TELL THE STORY.

TIM, YOU WANNA JOIN US UP ALSO .

SO THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, MR. JACKSON STROUD AND MR. TIM LYONS.

UM, JACKSON HERE IS A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT AT PLUMBER ELEMENTARY AND MR. TIM LYONS IS THE NEIGHBOR AROUND THE CORNER.

UM, THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT

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CHERYL.

ON JULY 28, 9 YEAR OLD, JACKSON WAS VISITING HIS WHEELCHAIR BOUND GRANDMOTHER AT 1120 VENUS STREET WHEN HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION IN THE BACKYARD PATIO.

AFTER NOTICING SMOKE AND FLAMES INTO THE HOUSE, JACKSON QUICKLY JUMPED INTO ACTION AND ASSISTED HIS GRANDMOTHER INTO HER WHEELCHAIR AND BEGAN TO PUSH HER TO SAFETY AS HE YELLED FOR HELP, HIS NEIGHBOR ENTERED THE HOUSE TO ASSIST HIM AND MS. SHROUD TO ESCAPE THE INTENSE HEAP AND SMOKE FROM THE BLAZING FIRE THAT SEVERELY DAMAGED THEIR HOME.

JACKSON STROUD HAD NO SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT GETTING HIS GRANDMOTHER TO SAFETY AND DISPLAYED DISTINCT HEROIC CHARACTER WHILE RESCUING MRS. STROUT ON THAT DAY, PLEASE JOIN ME AND OUR STAFF AND WITH THE ROUND OF APPLAUSE, AS CHIEF SMITH PRESENTS THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITIZENS LIFE SAVING AWARD TO JACKSON STROUT.

SECONDLY, THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. TIM LYONS FOR THE HEROIC RESCUE OF HIS NEIGHBOR, HIS NEIGHBORS, CHERYL STROUD AND HER GRANDSON JACKSON.

ON JULY 28, MR. LYONS HEARD AN EXPLOSION AT 1120 VENUS, AFTER SEEING SMOKING FLAMES IN THE BACKYARD OF THE HOUSE, HE QUICKLY RAN AROUND THE CORNER TO SEE IF THE RESIDENTS NEEDED ANY ASSISTANCE.

WHEN HE APPROACHED THE FRONT DOOR, HE HEARD YOUNG JACKSON YELLING FOR HELP.

HE OBSERVED JACKSON STRUGGLING TO GET HIS GRANDMOTHER'S WHEELCHAIR OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR.

AFTER ASSISTING JACKSON OUT OF THE BURNING HOME, MR. LYONS WAS ABLE TO GET MR. STROUD'S WHEELCHAIR AND PUSH HER OUT OF THE HOUSE TO SAFETY.

BEFORE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, TIM LYONS WITH NO HESITATION, RISKED HIS OWN LIFE AND SAFETY WHILE RESCUING HIS NEIGHBORS, CHERYL AND JACKSON.

ON THAT DAY, MR. LYONS ALSO DISPLAYED DISTINCT UNSELFISH AND HISTORIC AND HEROIC CHARACTER.

PLEASE JOIN ME WITH A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

WHILE CHIEF SMITH PRESENTS THE CEDAR HILL CITIZENS FIRE LIFE SAVING AWARD TO TIM'S TIM LIONS, I'M GONNA ASK OUR ON DUTY CRUISE TO COME UP.

ALSO, THEY DIDN'T EXPECT THAT COME ON UP.

THESE ARE THE ACTUAL CREWS THAT RESPONDED TO THAT FIRE ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY AND JACKSON.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS SAVED A LIFE, BUT THE THING YOU PROBABLY DON'T REALIZE, NOT ONLY DID YOU SAVE A LIFE, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE PULL UP TO A FIRE, THERE'S PRIORITIES WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF.

RESCUE EXPOSURES.

CONFINEMENT.

OKAY, YOU GUYS TOOK RESCUE OFF THAT LIST FOR US.

UH, WHEN I GOT THE CALL ON THIS PARTICULAR FIRE BATTALION CHIEF THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BURN UP FOUR HOUSES WITH US ABLE TO NOT HAVE TO GO IN AND DO THE RESCUE.

CUZ YOU ALREADY DID IT.

YOU PROBABLY SAVED ANOTHER FOUR, FOUR HOUSES.

SO THAT WAS TRULY HEROIC.

AND JACKSON, I GOT AN APPLICATION FOR YOU IN MY CAR.

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AND ONE MORE.

I'M A PHOTOGRAPHER SO THEY CAN LOOK AT THE SAME.

I CAN'T MOVE

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I DIDN'T PLAN TO I ALL I THANK YOU DID AWESOME.

YES, WE DO GIVE THEM ANOTHER HAND.

GOOD.

JACKSON AND TIM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM, HEROISM AND YOUR TO BE COURAGEOUS.

UM, AND UH, CHIEF, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM AS WELL, YOUR DEPARTMENT, MARSHALL.

GREAT JOB.

UM, .

ALL

[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. ]

THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZEN TO SPEAK ON ANY SUBJECT THAT THEY WANT TO, UM, THAT THEY FEEL IS IMPORTANT TO THEM.

UH, ITEMS THAT, UM, IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, COUNCIL CANNOT DELIBERATE ABOUT THOSE ITEMS. UM, BUT UM, I DO HAVE THREE, UH, CITIZENS FORMS HERE IN FRONT OF ME.

SO I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH EDWARD SIMON AND HIS TOPIC IS SAFETY IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND ACCIDENTS ON STRAU ROADS.

ARE YOU HERE? PLEASE COME DOWN.

AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MY NAME IS EDWARD SIMON.

I LIVE AT 717 TREES DRIVE FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.

MY CONCERN TODAY IS THE, UH, ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON STR ROAD, THE ROAD THAT HAVE BUTS MY PROPERTY AND UH, THE DAMAGE THAT I, THAT I'VE INCURRED TO MY FENCE AND MY ALSO MY NEIGHBOR'S FENCE THAT OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS WE'VE HAD FIVE SUCH INCIDENTS AND MY MAIN CONCERN IS WITH SAFETY.

UH, THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, LIKE I SAID, BUT NO ONE'S GOTTEN INJURED SO FAR.

WE'VE ONLY HAD DAMAGE TO OUR PERSONAL PROPERTY, WHICH WE'VE HAD TO PAY SOME OVER $15,000 IN PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT WE'VE INCURRED OVER THE YEARS.

SO, UH, THIS HAS GONE ALONG, GONE ON LONG ENOUGH.

I RECOMMEND CERTAIN THINGS THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, NARROWING AND ROLLED DOWN OR PUTTING SOME TYPE OF BARRIER BEHIND THE FENCE OR OR SPEED BUMPS, WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO KIND OF, UH, EITHER LIMIT, I MEAN REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING.

BUT FIVE TIMES HAS BEEN WAY TOO MUCH.

UH, IT'S DAMAGED FENCE PAD, MOUNT TRANSFORMERS AND PROPERTY.

MY NEIGHBOR LES, HE'S HAD DAMAGE TO HIS PERSONAL VEHICLES AND ALSO I'VE HAD DAMAGE TO, I HAVE A POOL IN THE BACKYARD THAT I'VE DAMAGED TO THAT, THAT WE HAVE TO PAY OUT OUR OWN POCKET POCKETS.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION TO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM THAT'S BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE YEARS.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU SIR.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

PROBLEM.

UH, NEXT I HAVE A CITIZEN TO SPEAK BEFORE COUNCIL.

UH, I BELIEVE IT'S LES VARNER, IS THAT CORRECT? AND, UH, TOPIC IS SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD.

YES.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

YES.

MY NAME ISLES BARNER AND I'VE LIVED IN THE HIGH POINT AREA FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

PHYSICAL ADDRESS IS SEVEN 13 TREES DRIVE.

AND OVER THE 25 YEARS I'VE HAD FIVE ACCIDENTS IN MY BACKYARD WHERE I GOT TWO CARS TOTAL, UH, ALL KIND OF DAMAGE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY GRASS ANYMORE FOR THE GASOLINE THAT LEAKS IN MY YARD AFTER THE ACCIDENTS AND I'M AFRAID SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET KILLED.

THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES AND I, WHEN PEOPLE HIT MY, THEY RUN, I DON'T GET ANY INSURANCE OR IF THEY GIVE A FAKE INSURANCE CARD AND I'M LIABLE FOR EVERYTHING AND I'M AFRAID SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED.

MY SONS PLAYED BASKETBALL IN MY BACKYARD.

MY GOAL HAS BEEN LEVELED AND I'VE LOST TWO CARS THAT I WAS HAD TO PAY FOR MYSELF.

SO PLEASE, LIKE MY NEIGHBOR SAID, IF WE CAN GET SOME TYPE OF SPEED BUMPS, SOME TYPE OF SIGNAGE, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, I DO HAVE ONE MORE COUNCIL AND, UH, MR. CRICH BROWN.

HE'S HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE GRAND OPENING OF TURKEY, MAC AND THE GYM KINGDOM BOXING PROMOTIONS HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TIM.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S A BLESSED TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY.

I JUST WAS BASICALLY HERE TODAY TO GIVE YOU AN INVITATION AND COUNCIL, SO

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AS YOU KNOW, THE MAYWEATHER BOXING FITNESS GYM, WE HAD A PRE GRAND OPENING APPROXIMATELY, UH, I GUESS ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

UH, FLOYD MAYWEATHER HIMSELF WAS, WAS HERE AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

BUT NOW AFTER 30 DAYS, WE'VE DECIDED TO DO A ACTUALLY RIBBON CUTTING GRAND OPENING, WHICH WILL BE ON, UM, FRIDAY THE, THE 15TH.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE FLORET FLOYD SENIOR AND ALSO JEFF MAYWEATHER THAT WILL BE HERE FOR THAT EVENT.

AND JUST ACTUALLY GIVING YOU GUYS A FORMAL INVITATION OUT, UH, TO WITNESS THAT STARTS AT 2:00 PM SHOULD BE OVER ABOUT 5:00 PM AND WHEN YOU GET THROUGH WITH THAT, THEN WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU TO COME AROUND THE CORNER TO THE TURKEY MAC, WHICH WE DO HAVE A SOFT OPENING HERE ON THURSDAY.

SO FRIDAY WE'D LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO COME OUT, SAMPLE THE FOOD, REALLY TELL US YOUR OPINION, THINK OF SOMETHING QUITE NEW AND DIFFERENT HERE IN CEDAR HILL THAT WE ARE, WE'RE BRINGING AND YOU'LL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO JOIN IT WITH YOUR FAMILIES.

AND THEN LASTLY, I'D JUST LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THE STATUS OF THE, UH, DJ'S STEAK AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, WHICH WE SHOULD ACTUALLY TRULY BE OPEN BY THE 10TH OF NOVEMBER WITH THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.

IT'S A LOT LARGER.

WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR TIME AND DO SOME SPECIAL THINGS FOR A SPECIAL CITY.

SO I'M JUST GLAD TO BE HERE AND BE BEFORE YOU TODAY AND PRAY THAT YOU GUYS, UH, SHOW UP FOR OUR INVITATION FOR THE, UH, GRAND OPENING FOR THE GYM AND ME MET THE CHECK IT MAC ON FRIDAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

UM, OCTOBER 15TH FOR THE GYM.

THURSDAY SOFT OPENING IN NOVEMBER 10TH FOR DJ STEAKHOUSE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL THAT CONCLUDES OUR PORTION

[6. 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.]

NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT? UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE ITEMS ON CONSENT AND I'LL BEGIN WITH, UH, SIX A CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 23RD, 2022 RECORD CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN AUGUST 30TH, 2022, SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL, UH, AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING THE SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2022 SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND THE SEPTEMBER 26TH TO 22 SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING.

ITEM B, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 22 DASH 6 62, WHICH APPROVES APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGH POINT PIT ITEM C.

CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 22 DASH 6 63, WHICH APPROVES APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WATERFORD OAK PIT.

ITEM D.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE RESOLUTIONS NUMBER R 22 DASH 6 64, WHICH APPROVES APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.

OTHERWISE NOTICE WENDY HOLLOW WINDING HOLLOW PIT ITEM E, CONSIDER APPOINTMENT RESOLUTIONS NUMBER R 22 DASH 6 65, WHICH APPROVES APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY HERE, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WINDSOR PARK PIT.

ITEM F.

CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTIONS NUMBER R 22 DASH 6 66 WHICH APPROVES APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, UH, NUMBER FIVE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CEDAR HILL CRE, PIT ITEM G.

CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 22 DASH 6 67, WHICH AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH DEBRIS TECH LLC WITH WITH O'BRIEN'S LLC FOR DISASTER DEBRIS MONITORING SERVICES.

ITEM H CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MATTER QD WORKER AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 22 DASH 4 0 4 WITH KIMLEY HORN AND ASSOCIATES INCLU, UH, INCORPORATED TO UPDATE A ROADWAY IMPACT FEE STUDY ITEM I CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED FOR AN APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 ANNUAL BUDGET.

ITEM J, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 22 6 68 DENYING ENCORE'S RATE CHANGE APPLICATION ITEM K.

CONSIDER ADOPTING OPEN ITS NUMBERS 2022 DASH 7 75, WHICH CHANGES THE ZONING FROM LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR SENIOR HOUSING, APARTMENTS, AND CERTAIN LOCAL RETAIL USES ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EAST WINTERGREEN ROAD IN HIGHWAY 67 WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING THE 1400 BLOCK OF NORTH J M A WEAVER FREEWAY ADVOCATE, NICHOLAS BAR SAMMO, UH, CALERA PROPERTY OWNERS WINTER CEDAR SIX, LLC AND E N D INVESTMENTS COUNCIL.

THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT ITEMS. MOTION.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? DO HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND, MARIE, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2001 DASH 64 IS AMENDED CHANGING THE ZONING MAG DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EAST WINTER GREEN ROAD AND NO J ELMER WAIVER FREEWAY HIGHWAY 67 LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACKS ONE, TWO, AND THREE OF THE WALTER NUT SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 10 86 FROM THE LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO THE PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INCORPORATED, UH, CONCEPT PLAN, CONCEPTUAL BUILDING ELEVATIONS IN A CONSENT FORM, ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU MARIE.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

AND FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDAS TO ADJOURN.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I DO HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND.

COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS .

ALL THAT'S A NON DEBATABLE MOTION.

I ONLY FOR APPRECIATION RIGHT HAND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

I HAVE 7 42.

THANK YOU COUNCIL.