[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION.
WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT, UM, AND I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
BEGIN WITH THE CD MANAGER REPORT.HELLO THERE, MR. CITY MANAGER.
YOU LOVE US SO MUCH THAT YOU WANT US TO COME TO WORK, RIGHT? WE COULDN'T WORK, SO WE APPRECIATE, HAVE A BEGIN WITH, UH, SOME SAD NEWS, BUT ALSO I NOTE OF GRATITUDE, UH, AS WELL.
SO MANY OF YOU KNEW, UH, GLORIA QU, WHO WE CALL MISS GLORIA, UH, FOR MANY YEARS, UH, UH, MISS, MISS GLORIA, YOU'LL REMEMBER USED TO SIT USUALLY CENTER BACK, ROW, UH, AND, UH, WOULD COME TO MANY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
SHE PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS WEEK, UM, AT THE AGE, I BELIEVE, OF 73.
SO, UH, THE REASON I WANNA POINT HER OUT IS THAT SHE REALLY WAS THE EPITOME OF THE ENGAGED CITIZEN.
SHE DEFINITELY, UH, HAD THE GLADYS KRAVITZ, UH, SORT OF APPROACH TO LIFE.
SHE, SHE OWNED HER NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHE KNEW HER NEIGHBORS.
AND WHEN THERE WAS A PROBLEM, SHE HAD NO PROBLEM FOR FINDING LAFFERTY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF IT.
UM, JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, SHE GAVE OF HER PRECIOUS TIME BACK TO HER NEIGHBORS.
AND IN THIS COMMUNITY, SHE WAS A LONGTIME, UM, MEMBER OF THE, UH, CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE SAME GROUP, UH, THAT, UH, SUPPORTS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR, OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, UM, FOR MANY YEARS, INCLUDING CITIZENS ON PATROL.
AND SO, MS. GLORIA WILL BE GREATLY MISSED AMONGST THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ON HIGH POINT LANE, UH, AT OUR, UH, POLICE STATION, GRADY LAMB, ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS.
BUT WE WILL REMEMBER HER AND HER EXAMPLE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME.
UM, ALSO, I HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU.
AT YOUR DESK, YOU'LL SEE A PRESS RELEASE, UH, LETTING YOU KNOW THAT CEDAR HILL AND ALONG WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, HAVE BEEN ADDED, UH, TO A LIST OF ONLY 10 CITIES IN THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY'RE GROWING THEIR CITIES.
THERE IS A PROGRAM THAT TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE AND TEXAS AUDUBON HAVE STEWARDED CALLED BIRD CITY, TEXAS.
AND SO, UM, THAT HAS, UM, RECOGNIZED REALLY CITIES THAT HAVE GONE AND INCORPORATED BOTH PLANNING, CONSERVATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVES WITHIN, AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT IS NECESSARY BETWEEN HUMANS AND WILDLIFE TO CREATE, UH, A HIGH LIFESTYLE.
AND SO WE ARE, UH, VERY HONORED TO JOIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
THIS JUST ACTUALLY CAME OUT TODAY, SO WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND IT ADDS TO A LONGER LIST OF RECOGNITION THAT THE CITY IS, UM, IS BEING RECOGNIZED WITH ACROSS THE STATE FOR ITS CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS IN THIS, UH, VERY, UH, PRISTINE, UH, AREA OF SOUTHWEST DALLAS COUNTY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ADDING BOTH THE SIGNS AS WELL AS THE MEANINGFUL ELEMENTS OF BEING A BIRD CITY, UH, TO THE EXPERIENCES OF BEING A RESIDENT AND A VISITOR, UH, TO OUR CITY.
UM, WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE CALENDAR, UH, FAIRLY QUICKLY, AND THEN WE WILL GO THROUGH THE AGENDA.
SO ON NEXT WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, WHICH IS ACTUALLY TOMORROW FROM EIGHT 30 TO FOUR, UH, THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION IS HOSTING, UH, THEIR, THEIR THIRD DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION SUMMIT.
I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OF STAFF AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DANIELS IS REPRESENTING US AT THAT CONFERENCE.
AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE THINGS THAT THEY WILL BRING BACK.
AND SHARON AND COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL, I BELIEVE IS ALSO GOING.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT AND GIVING OF YOUR TIME AND, UH, LEARNING, UH, DE AND I AND BRINGING THOSE THINGS BACK TO OUR CITY.
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ON A SIMILAR NOTE, ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, THAT'S THIS WEEK, BETWEEN SIX 30 AND EIGHT, CEDAR HILL WILL BE HOSTING OUR REGIONAL M W B E AND LOCAL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS.THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT CEDAR HILL, UH, SPEARHEADED, UH, QUITE A COUPLE, THREE YEARS AGO OR SO, AND HAS ACTUALLY AGGREGATED THE OPPORTUNITIES IN ALL OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST AREA FOR LOCAL AND M W B E BUSINESSES LOOKING, UH, TO, UH, JOIN THESE COMMUNITIES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE HERE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO ONE OR YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO ONE IN A WHILE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU SPEND A FEW MINUTES TO, UH, COME BY AND SEE, UH, THE CROWD THAT, THAT, UH, PROGRAM HAS, HAS, UH, IS DRAWING, BUT ALSO THE ENGAGEMENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE AND THE EDUCATION THAT'S TAKING PLACE ABOUT THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN, UH, CEDAR HILL AND IN THE BEST SOUTHWEST.
UM, AS WE CONTINUE OUR PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE HAVE SCHEDULED, UH, A A NUMBER OF TOURS AND EXERCISES.
THE NEXT ONE IS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, FROM NINE 30, UH, TO 1130.
THIS WOULD BE IN BISHOP ARTS, AND IT'LL BE A WALKING TOUR.
UH, STAFF HAS, UH, TAKEN SORT OF EXPERIMENTED ON THIS TOUR BEFORE.
I, WE HAVE ALL FOUND IT VERY INFORMATIVE AND THINK IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL AS YOU TAKE UP, UH, MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN AND THE, UH, CODE ELEMENTS OF CONTINUING TO BUILD OUT OUR, UM, THE CENTRAL CITY AREA AND, UH, AND, UM, THE LAND USES THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
AND THESE SPECIFICS OF THE MIXED USE ELEMENTS THAT THE CODE WOULD DO, UH, ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY.
YEAH, I KNOW LAST TIME WE WENT DOWN THERE, THEY MADE SOME KIND OF ARRANGEMENTS WHERE TO PARK.
YES, WE WILL, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU, THERE'S A SPECIFIC PARKING LOT, UH, THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US ON THAT MORNING, AND IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE WE'RE GONNA GO IN TOUR.
AND SO IT MAKES FOR A PRETTY NICE ROUTE.
SO WE'LL SEND YOU THE ADDRESS TO THAT AND EVERYTHING.
ON FEBRUARY THE 24TH, THAT'S NEXT WEEK FROM SIX TO 11:00 PM UH, OUR PARTNERS AT CEDAR HILL SHARES FOOD PANTRY, UH, WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL DINNER, UH, NIGHT IN MONTE CARLO.
IT'S AT, UH, BLAINE STONE LODGE, UH, IN MIDLOTHIAN.
THEY HAVE ASKED, THE CITY DOES HAVE A TABLE.
THEY'VE ASKED FOR AN RSVP, UH, FOR YOU AND A GUEST, UH, BY FRIDAY, IF YOU CAN POSSIBLY DO THAT.
UH, PLEASE LET JENNIFER PARISH OR BELINDA BERG KNOW IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ATTEND, UH, WITH A GUEST.
THEN WE WILL MAKE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS ALSO AN IMPORTANT DAY AFTER THAT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH FROM SIX 30 TO EIGHT, UH, OUR SERIAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET.
UH, IT WILL BE AT THE ALLEN SIMMONS RECREATION CENTER.
UH, WE'D ALSO JUST LIKE TO KNOW, UH, WHETHER YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTEND, JUST SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT THE ARRANGEMENTS DONE.
BUT PLEASE, UH, JOIN US IN CELEBRATING, UH, AND APPRECIATING, UH, THE FOLKS THAT, UH, PROTECT US, UH, DAY AND NIGHT HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 28TH, AND THEN WE MOVE INTO MARCH.
AND MARCH IS, UH, GOING TO CONTINUE OUR ROBUST ENGAGEMENT SCHEDULE, UH, MARCH 4TH, UH, FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM IS OUR ANNUAL CITYWIDE BLOCK PARTY, UH, THAT IS AS IS ALWAYS HELD AT THE NY SIMS RECREATION CENTER AT THREE 10 PARKVILLE ROAD, UM, ON SUNDAY, MARCH, SATURDAY, MARCH 11TH.
WE'RE ALSO HOSTING, UM, A COMMUNITY PAPER SHREDDING EVENT HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.
THIS IS HOSTED AND SUPPORTED BY OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP, YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP, BRING YOUR PAPERS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE SHREDDED, AND THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR YOU BETWEEN NINE AND NOON HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER IN THE PARKING LOT.
UM, WE WILL NOT BE MEETING ON TUESDAY, MARCH THE 14TH PER OUR CALENDAR, UH, THIS YEAR.
UH, AND SO OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED, UH, COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, MARCH 28TH, UH, WHEN WE GET INTO MARCH.
UH, MARCH 17TH IS ALSO A BIG DAY FOR, UH, US AS OUR CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE WORK.
UH, THE MS. GLORIA SPIT WITH THAT GROUP WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL BANQUET FROM SIX 30 TO NINE, ALSO AT THE AUDI SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
AGAIN, THAT'S FRIDAY, MARCH 17TH.
UH, ON THURSDAY, MARCH THE 23RD FROM SIX TO 7:00 PM WE'LL BE HOSTING THE NEXT PARTY IN THE PARK, WHICH IS THE CELEBRATION OF, UH, 2017 IMPROVEMENTS, UH, BOND IMPROVEMENTS, UH, AT EACH OF OUR PARKS.
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THIS ONE WILL BE CELEBRATING NEW IMPROVEMENTS AT DOT THOMAS PARK, WHICH IS AT 1401 SOUTH CLARK ROAD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 25TH.GOING BACK TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2017 BOND AND PARKS RELATED IMPROVEMENTS, UH, BETWEEN 10:00 AM AND 2:00 PM AT CRAWFORD PARK, UH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL BE, UM, HOSTING A PUBLIC IN INPUT SESSION ON POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR CRAWFORD PARK.
UH, AGAIN, THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED, UH, COUNCIL MEETING IN MARCH IS MARCH 28TH.
AND THEN ON THURSDAY, MARCH 30TH IS, UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM IS OUR ANNUAL BOARD AND COMMISSION APPRECIATION DINNER.
AS YOU KNOW, WE REFORMATTED STATE OF THE CITY A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A LITTLE BIT OF A FORMAT, UH, ENHANCEMENT OF THE BOARD AND COMMISSION SUMMIT ALSO.
AND SO WE'LL BE GETTING YOU ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THAT AS WE, UH, AS WE PREPARE TO HONOR, UH, YOUR EXTENDED LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT HELPS GUIDE AND, UH, PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, AND THEN AT SIX 30 TO NINE 30, THE CI, THE NEXT CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY WILL BE HELD AT THE GRADY LAMB BUILDING.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? YES, SIR.
THOSE TWO EVENTS THE SUNDAY NIGHT, ARE THERE QUESTION ON MEMBERS OF THE POLICE ACADEMY, SOME OF OUR RULES? SO I BELIEVE THIS IS THE CLASS OF THE ACADEMY.
I DO NOT KNOW WHO'S IN IT, BUT WE CAN CHECK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT, SIR.
WE'LL GO TO A QUICK ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA.
UH, WE HAVE THREE BRIEFINGS ON THE CALENDAR FOR TONIGHT.
UNDER THE BRIEFING SESSION, WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING, UH, TO DEFER THE FI THE NUMBER FIVE, RELATING TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FOR, UH, UH, ON OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL USES.
SO WE'LL HAVE, UM, THE OTHER TWO WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ONE ARE PARKS DIRECTOR SEAN RAY, WILL GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION ON PROPOSED FEES RELATED TO THE NEW LAGOON AT VIRGINIA WEAVER PARK, WHICH WE EXPECT TO OPEN, UM, IN, IN MAY.
AND THEN YOU HAVE SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS YEAR'S MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL WHO ARE HERE TO REPORT TO YOU ON THEIR PETITION, UH, THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATEWIDE, UH, YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL SUMMIT, WHICH WAS HELD IN DALLAS A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS AGO.
MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, UH, WE HAVE AN INVOCATION BY PASTOR HENNON COOKER COOPER WITH ROCK OF FAITH FAMILY CHURCH.
WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, RELATED TO AN APPLICATION, UH, FOR A REPLAT RELATED TO, UH, THE REDUCTION OF A SIDE BUILDING LINE.
AND THAT ITEM IS, UH, REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTIFICATION TO THE NEIGHBORS.
MY UNDERSTANDING WAS WE'VE NOT RECEIVED ANY, UH, UH, ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT CHANGE.
AND SO THAT IS, UM, ON THE AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.
I DO BELIEVE IT INCLUDED THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
UH, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM RELATED TO ELECTION MATTERS, AND THAT'S TO, UH, FORMALLY CALL THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR SATURDAY MAY 6TH TO ELECT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PLACE TWO AND PLACE SIX.
UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS INCLUDING A, UH, AN APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR A COUPLE OF COMMERCIAL LOTS ON, UH, NORTH KENNEDY STREET.
UH, WE HAVE THREE, UH, ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS RELATED TO, UH, GRANTS FOR EQUIPMENT RELATED TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, WE HAVE A REVISED SITE PLAN ON, UH, PROPERTY, UH, AT JOE WILSON ROAD IN EAST PLEASANT RUN ASSOCIATED WITH A DAYCARE.
AND, UH, AN ITEM THAT I BELIEVE IS, UH, CLOSE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE'S HEARTS IN THE ROOM TODAY.
AND THAT IS THE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A FORMAL LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CEDAR HILL MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOR 2000 SQUARE FEET, UH, UH, IN, WITHIN THE NEW CEDAR HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY.
HAVE ONE REGULAR ITEM, UH, TONIGHT THAT IS THE CONSIDERATION OF FILLING A VOTING POSITION AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS, UH, ANGELA BARRY ROBINSON, WHO IS, UH, A CURRENT EX-OFFICIAL ON THE BOARD AND A PREVIOUS VOTING MEMBER ON THAT BOARD FROM PREVIOUS TIMES.
UH, WE DO HAVE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS WITH OUR ATTORNEYS RELATED TO ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT?
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ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE REMOVED? ALL RIGHT.THIS'S POOL ITEM G THREE FOUR, JUDGE.
[3. Briefing on proposed fees related to The Lagoon at Virginia Weaver Park.]
RIGHT.UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE BRIEFING AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON PROPOSED, UH, FEES RELATED TO THE LAGOON AT VIRGINIA RIVER PARK.
THIS WILL BE PRESENTED FROM OUR PARKS DIRECTOR.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNSEL.
GOOD EVENING ON HIS BEAUTIFUL VALENTINE'S DAY.
UH, JUST A QUICK UPDATE AND LOOKING FOR SOME FEEDBACK ON, UH, FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONE OF YOUR MARQUEE, UH, BOND INITIATIVES FROM 2017.
AND THAT'S LAGOON AT VIRGINIA WEAVER.
UM, SO OUR MISSION, UH, WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS, CONSISTENCY WITH OUR COMMUNITY VALUES.
WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT, UH, IN PURSUING PREMIER VIBRANT PARKS, NATURAL BUR, WE'RE SAFE, WE'RE CLEAN, UH, AND WE HAVE AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NOT TOO LONG AGO, UH, WE WERE STANDING OUTSIDE IN A VERY HOT MAY AFTERNOON, UH, BREAKING GROUND ON THIS PROJECT.
UH, NOW TONIGHT ON VALENTINE'S, I GET TO SPEND WITH, UH, SOME OF, UH, CEDAR HILL'S MOST FAVORITE VALENTINE'S, AND WE GET TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
UH, JUST A RECAP OF WHERE WE HAVE BEEN.
UH, THIS PAST SUMMER STAFF, UH, VISITED WITH COUNCIL, RECEIVED DIRECTION FOR FEES FOR OUR NEW POOL.
UM, AFTER THAT MEETING, STAFF DID MORE RESEARCH.
AND THEN, UH, IN THE FALL, WE TOOK THE RESEARCH PRESENTED TO PARTIES BOARD, ASKED FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS, FEEDBACK, AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO, UH, DISCUSS THOSE FINDINGS WITH YOU ALL.
UM, JUST TO RECAP AGAIN, WE SURVEYED SEVERAL CITIES, MCKINNEY, GRAPEVINE, PLANO, EPIC WATERS, AND GRAND PRAIRIE CITY OF ALLEN BAHAMA BEACH.
UH, TWO OF THESE REALLY STAND OUT ON THE PAGE AND GRAPEVINE AND THE CITY OF ALLEN, THOSE ARE TWO POLLS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO OURS.
AND SO HAVING THEM INVOLVED, UH, HELPED US GET TO WHERE WE WERE TODAY.
GRAPEVINE, AND WHICH ONE? I'M SORRY, WHICH TWO? GRAPEVINE AND GRAPEVINE AND ALLEN.
UM, AND SO THE NUMBERS THAT YOU HAVE UP HERE TODAY ARE THE SAME NUMBERS THAT, UH, YOU ALL SAW BACK IN THE SUMMER, EXCEPT FOR THE LAST LINE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AND FEEDBACK, UH, WAS THAT, UM, THOUGH WE WANT AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME, UH, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR, UH, CEDAR HILL RESIDENT.
SO WHAT STAFF IS PROPOSING WITH COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AND FEEDBACK, UM, IS THAT BOTTOM LINE THAT'S OUTLINED BY THE TWO STARS.
UH, CHILD DAY PASS FOR A RESIDENT WILL BE $5.
ADULT DAY PASS WILL BE $5 55 PLUS DAY PASS WILL BE $3 FOR RESIDENTS.
CHILD SEASON PASSED $40 ADULT SEASON PASS $50, 55 PLUS $40 FOR RESIDENTS, AND THEN A FAMILY OF FOUR WOULD BE A HUNDRED DOLLARS.
UM, SO IT'S NOT A, UH, DISCOUNT OR, OR IT IS A DISCOUNT, BUT IT'S JUST FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
SO, UH, PEOPLE LIKE TO GET DISCOUNTS AS INSTEAD OF HAVING DIFFERENT TERMINOLOGY.
UM, I JUST BRIEFLY, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE 55 PLUS.
UM, WE KNOW THAT OUR CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE CITY FEEL THAT 55 PLUS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DEMOGRAPHIC.
WE KNOW THAT COUNCIL FILLS THAT AND THE ACTIONS AND THINGS THAT YOU DO DAILY, INCLUDING THE MAYOR.
ONE OF HIS FIRST INITIATIVES WHEN ELECTED WAS TO PUT TOGETHER THE SENIOR LIVABILITY STUDY.
SO FOR THE INAUGURAL, UH, SWIM SEASON STAFF IS PROPOSING A 50%, UH, REDUCTION IN RATES FOR 55 AND OLDER TO CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS ONLY.
UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL WELCOME, THAT THE SPACE IS GOOD FOR THEM, AND KNOW THAT THEY'RE APPRECIATED AND THAT, UH, WE WANT THEM IN THIS SPACE.
SO THE BENEFITS OF THE SEASONAL MEMBERSHIP, UH, INCLUDE I'M A LITTLE BITTED USE OF THE POOL DURING SWIM HOURS, AN INAUGURAL SWIM SEASON GIFT, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE LAGOON DURING SPECIAL EVENTS.
OUR PROGRAMMER OPPORTUNITIES, THESE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU ALL SAW BEFORE.
UM, THE NEW FACILITY WILL ALLOW US TO DO THINGS THAT WE COULD NOT DO AT CRAWFORD.
WE CAN PROGRAM MULTIPLE SPACES TO OFFER DIFFERENT THINGS FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, DIFFERENT SKILL LEVELS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UM, REALLY TRYING TO TEACH THAT LIFE'S LESSON
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OF TEACHING A PERSON HOW TO SWIM, BUT ALSO HAVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE, FITNESS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.WE ALSO WILL BE LOOKING AT SOME, UH, 18 AND UP PROGRAMMING.
UH, SO MAYBE IT'S, UH, DATE NIGHT THAT YOU GET AWAY FROM THE KIDS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THERE'S OTHER KIDS AND THOSE, UH, YOU'LL HAVE OTHER ADULTS WITH YOU.
THE, UM, LAGOON WILL ALSO OFFER EIGHT, UM, CABANAS.
AND THE STYLE IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
UM, THOSE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A RENTAL RATE OF $15 PER HOUR FOR RESIDENTS, $20 FOR, UH, GENERAL ADMISSION.
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE INDOOR PARTY ROOM.
UH, THE RESIDENT RATE FOR THAT IS $200 FOR 200 FOR TWO HOURS, AND $250, UH, FOR NON-RESIDENTS.
SO OUR NEXT STEPS WHEN WE CONCLUDE, UH, GETTING FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION THIS EVENING, IS TO START MARKETING IMPORTANT DATES, FEES FOR CLASSES, MEMBERSHIP, IDENTIFYING MEMBERSHIP PERKS, UH, AND S SCHEDULING OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAM.
WELL, YOU UPDATING OUR FEES AND RELATED TO ACTIVE NET SOFTWARE, IT'S WHAT WE USE TO, SO PEOPLE CAN GO ONLINE AND HOW WE TRACK OUR MEMBERSHIPS AND SOME OF OUR ACCOUNTING.
OUR GRAND OPENING WILL BE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ON FRIDAY, MAY 26TH.
UH, WE WILL BE GETTING THESE ON YOUR CALENDARS VERY SOON.
AND THEN MAY 27TH WILL BE THE COMMUNITY GRAND OPENING.
UH, WITH THAT, I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION THAT COUNSEL WOULD LIKE TO OFFER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I'M AT THE BEGIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HAYTON.
SEAN, YOU'VE BEEN PRETTY EXCITING HERE AS THIS THING'S COMING AROUND.
COULD YOU GO TO THE FEE SECTION? CAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE I REALLY UNDERSTAND.
SO I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THAT.
SO I GUESS THE AVERAGE FEE THAT WE'RE SHOWING UP HERE IS WHAT, WHAT THE AVERAGE IS OF, OF YOUR SURVEYS? YES, SIR.
SO IF WE SEE AN $8, BUT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING AND CONSIDERING IS PROBABLY A $5 FOR OUR CEDAR HILL RESIDENCE.
ONLY FOR CEDAR HILL RESIDENCE ONLY, AND THEN NON-RESIDENTS EIGHT.
BUT IF YOU ARE COMING FROM MANFIELD, MIDLOTHIAN, DESOTO, DUNCANVILLE, UH, IT'LL BE $8.
SO WHEN WE SEE $5 FOR, YOU KNOW, A CHILD DAY PASS, THAT'S PER CHILD.
SO IF YOU'VE GOT A FAMILY OF FOUR, YOU GOT $20.
AND SO ON THE FAMILY SEASON PASS, A HUNDRED DOLLARS IS HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE YOU HAVE IN YOUR FAMILY? WE USE IT.
WE HAVE HISTORICALLY LIMITED THOSE TO FOUR.
UH, IS THE MODEL THAT WE USE AT THE ALLEN SIM RECREATION CENTER.
IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY WITH EIGHT KIDS AND THEY COME AND TALK TO US, I'M SURE WE COULD PROBABLY WORK WITH THEM.
I, I, I LIKE THE, THE PROPOSED.
IT'S, UH, A, A GREAT PRESENTATION.
THERE ARE EIGHT, EIGHT, AND EACH ONE WILL BE NAMED AFTER A COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SPONSORSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES ALL THE TIME, SO IF YOU WANT TO TALK AFTER CLASS, I'LL BE HERE.
JUST SAY, UM, IS THERE A MINIMUM HOUR CHARGE FOR THE CABANA OR WILL IT BE SOMEONE FROM NINE TO 10 OR IT'LL BE ON THE CABANA ITSELF.
BUT THE, SO LOGISTICALLY WE ARE PREPARED FOR IT'S MY HOUR.
YOU HAVE TO MOVE, AS OPPOSED TO, I JUST GOT HERE AND I ONLY USE 10 MINUTES OF MY HOUR.
WOULD WE CONSIDER LIKE A MINIMUM OF TWO HOURS FOR THAT BLOCK JUST TO ALLEVIATE THE TRANSITIONS OF, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK INTO THE SCHEDULING.
UM, AND, UH, WE BASE THE HOUR RATE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO ON PAVILIONS AT OUR PARKS.
UM, AND SO WE RUN INTO SOME OF THOSE CONFLICTS, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING.
SO IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DIVE INTO AND SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT LOGISTICALLY WE WOULD NEED TO DO FOR THOSE TWO HOUR BLOCKS.
AND MAYBE YOU GET IT FOR, YOU KNOW, AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES.
SO YOU COULD HAVE PRE OR POST CLEAN UP BY STAFF.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS, I MAY, MAY.
UM, SO I, I KNOW IT'S, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A SENSE OF THE PROJECTION OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ATTEND, BUT HOW DO, HOW DOES THIS FEE STRUCTURE, UH, WHAT DOES IT DO FOR OUR ABILITY TO, TO RECOVER EXPENSES? I MEAN, SO I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS WITH ME, BUT, UH, WHEN WE REVIEWED THOSE
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WITH COUNSEL, UM, WE ARE GOING TO SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER OPERATIONAL FEES COMPARATIVE TO CRAWFORD PARK.WE HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPITAL, UH, RECOVERY WITH CONCESSIONS WITH, UH, ENHANCED PROGRAMMINGS.
UH, CRAWFORD, YOU COULD ONLY HAVE ONE CLASS AT A TIME, RIGHT? AND SO THAT LIMITED WHAT YOU COULD OFFER HERE.
WE MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER TWO OR THREE IF WE GOT CREATED WITH THE DECK SPACE.
AND SO, UM, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE, UH, OFFERINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY, YOU KNOW, LIKE A CLASS.
AND SO THOSE THINGS, UH, WILL BE, SOMETHING WILL BE CONTINUING TO WORK OUT ONCE WE GET OUR FEES STRUCTURED, UH, IN PLACE.
UH, SEAN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, SO MY, MY QUESTIONS ARE CUT ALONG THE SAME LINES OF, OF, UH, MARI PROAM SIMS, THE, UH, THE AVERAGE FEE RATES THAT, THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING US, THIS IS BASED UPON THEIR HISTORICAL RATES OF WHAT THEY HAD BEEN CHARGING.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THEIR RATES GOING FORWARD? WE DO NOT.
THE BIGGEST WILD CARD FOR US RIGHT NOW IS THE SOTO.
THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A RENOVATION AS WELL, AND THEY HAVE NOT SET THEIR FEE.
I, I'M JUST, I, I'M, I'M ALSO, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT US BEING ABLE TO, TO RECOVER THE OPERATING COST OF THE, OF THE POOL THROUGH THE FEES WE CHARGE.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, FROM JUST MY PERSONAL POOL THAT WE SAW A, YOU KNOW, A, A EXPONENTIALLY, UH, EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN THE COST OF, YOU KNOW, POOL CHEMICALS THIS LAST YEAR.
AND, UM, AND EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CHARGING SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN WHAT WE WERE CHARGING AT CRAWFORD, I'M JUST WORRIED THAT IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH.
AND, AND I WOULD EXPECT THAT PROBABLY THESE CITIES THAT WE SURVEYED LOOKING AT THEIR PAST RATES ARE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO RAISE THEIR RATES TO COVER THE COST OF THEIR POOLS, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE LOW GOING INTO THIS NEXT YEAR, UM, IF, YOU KNOW, BASED UPON WHAT IT'S GONNA COST TO OPERATE, PLUS HOW, HOW MANY ADDITIONAL PERSON I KNOW WE, WE APPROVED ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL, I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY WAS IT, IT WAS LESS THAN ONE FTE E THE LESS THAN ONE FTE.
UM, BUT, UH, AS WE MONITOR, AS WE SEE WHAT OUR REVENUES ARE REALLY DOING, UH, ONCE WE GET INTO THE BUILDING AND HOW OUR COMMUNITY REACTS, UM, WE HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO, IF WE NEED TO INCREASE FEES, WE CAN.
UM, WHEN WE FIRST OPEN, UH, THE THEN CEDAR HILL RECREATION, NOW ALLEN EASTON'S RECREATION CENTER, OUR FEES WERE TOO LOW.
UM, AND SO WITHIN, UH, THE FIRST YEAR OF OPENING, THEY WERE ALMOST DOUBLED.
AND SO WE INCREASED OUR REVENUE AND STILL HAD A GREAT PRODUCT TO OFFER TO THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL, UH, THAT WAS COMPETITIVE WITH ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY COULD FIND IN THE AREA.
THAT QUESTION ON THE RESIDENT CHILD PASS.
UM, AND I'M SPEAKING REALLY FOR ME AND WHOEVER HAS GRANDKIDS, YOU KNOW, SO I'M A RESIDENT, I WOULD PAY THE $3 FOR THE SENIOR, BUT THE GRANDKIDS COMING IN OUTTA MIDLOTHIAN AND THEY WOULD BE PAYING THE, THE NON-RESIDENT.
HOW DO YOU, HOW, HOW CAN YOU, HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THAT WHEN SOMEBODY'S COMING IN AND BRINGING GRANDKIDS? SO ONE OF THE WAYS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IS THAT IT'S A DISCOUNT.
AND SO IF WE HAVE FAMILY VISITING FROM ANOTHER CITY AND IT IS FOR SOMEBODY, THEN THEY'RE FAMILY.
AND SO THEY'RE JUST LIKE RESIDENTS.
UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM IS TURNING OUR NEW LAGOON INTO A DAYCARE.
AND, UH, LET OUR LIFEGUARDS DO LIFEGUARDING DUTIES, NOT, UH, DAYCARE DUTIES.
AND, BUT, UH, ARE WE GONNA BE HARD-NOSED ON THE RESIDENT THING? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
BUT IT'S A WAY TO SHOW OUR CITIZENS THAT WE DO CARE.
WE DO KNOW THAT, UH, QUALITY OF LIFE MATTERS TO THEM, AND WE WANT TO OFFER THEM AN AFFORDABLE WAY TO GET THERE.
WELL, SEAN, I GOTTA SAY, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME WE ASK QUESTIONS AND WE TRY TO DELVE INTO IT, YOU'VE ALREADY, YOU'VE ALREADY, UH, DISCUSSED ALL OF THOSE ASPECTS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR EXPERTISE ON THIS THING, AND I THINK THE CITIZENS ARE GONNA BE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS, THIS NEW, UH, NEW EVENT.
I, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THIS EARLIER.
SO, UM, ON THE CHILD DAY PASS AND THE ADULT DAY PASS, THE FEE IS THE SAME.
AND WHEN I LOOK AT IT, I SEE SORT OF OTHER PLACES, THERE'S A, THE CHILD, UH, PASS DAY PASS IS LESS
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THAN THE ADULT.IT'S WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE OF KEEPING THE, UH, ADULT PASS THE SAME AS A CHILD? SO ONE OF THE WAYS THAT STAFF HAD LOOKED AT THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE A SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
UH, THE FEE STRUCTURE, VERY SIMILAR.
YOU'RE PAYING FOR A DAY OF ENTERTAINMENT WITH YOUR $5 BILL, AND WHETHER YOU'RE A KIDDO OR YOU'RE AN ADULT, THAT VALUE IS STILL THERE.
AND, UM, IF IT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL THAT WE ADJUST THAT ON THE RESIDENTIAL, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO.
BUT JUST THE RATIONALE OF GETTING TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY WAS WHAT DO WE KNOW? WE KNOW OUR RECREATION CENTER, WE KNOW WHAT WORKS WELL AT OUR RECREATION CENTER AND THOSE $5 FEES, UM, IT'S A COUPLE OF BUCKS, BUT IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE KIDDOS THAT WE GET INTO THE CENTER, AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING SCENES SIMILAR AT THE POOL.
SO, UH, I GUESS TO, TO WRAP IT UP, UM, MY, MY QUESTION, UM, WAS ABOUT THE, THE, I GUESS THE CRAWFORD PARK, YOU HAD A SEASON PASS.
UM, WAS, WERE THERE ANY, YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER PERKS, UH, THAT ARE ON THAT WENT ALONG WITH THAT PASS? UH, YOU JUST GOT TO COME AND SIT IN THE TUB.
SO I GUESS FOR THE, FOR THE LAGOON, ONE SUGGESTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO THROW OUT THERE, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M ASSUMING IT'S GONNA BE A LONG LINE, RIGHT? SO I, I WAS CURIOUS IF, IF SOMEONE HAD A, A PASS, IF THEY CAN GET ACCESS TO FOR AN HOUR EARLY ENTRY, UH, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, UM, IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN EXPLORE.
UM, AND, AND WE'D HAVE TO SEE WHAT OUR, UH, HOW SUCCESSFUL WE ARE IN HIRING STAFF.
UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UM, THERE SEEMS TO BE A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF EMPLOYEES.
AND SO THAT'S GONNA BE DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES.
I I THINK IT'S A GREAT ADD TO OUR MEMBERS TO HAVE THAT, UH, MEMBERSHIP SWIM TIME, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.
UM, SO MAYBE IF IT MAY, IF IT'S NOT AN HOUR BEFORE NORMAL OPENING, MAYBE WE CAN IDENTIFY SOME DATES AND TIMES THAT DO ALLOW FOR MEMBER ONLY SWIM SEASON PASS HOLDERS SWIM, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE AT SIX FLAGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, I DO SEE COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I DID SAY THAT WAS THE LAST QUESTION.
SO IF WE COULD GO TO OUR NEXT PRE PRESENTATION, AND IF WE HAVE TIME, THEN WE CAN, UH, FOLLOW UP TOWARDS THE END OF OUR PREVIOUS SESSION.
I, I WANNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
I WANNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION.
[4. Briefing on 2023 Youth Advisory Commission (YAC) Summit.]
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON THE 2023 YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION YAK SUMMIT.GOOD EVENING, AND HAPPY VALENTI DAY.
UM, MY NAME IS ABI RUIZ AND I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL, AND THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR BEING ON THE COUNCIL.
UM, MY NAME IS JIMMY HERNANDEZ.
IT'S MY THIRD YEAR ON THE COUNCIL, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL.
THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN THE MAYOR TEAM COUNCIL, AND I'M A MEMBER.
HI, MY NAME IS AMANDA PORTER AND I'VE BEEN A MAYOR, TEAM COUNCIL MEMBER SINCE AUGUST.
SO, UH, ABOUT MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL, WE ARE COMPRISED OF THE TEENS, UH, IN THE CITY.
AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENHANCING, CONTRIBUTING AND LEARNING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
WE DO THIS THROUGH, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT WE ALL DEVISE AND, UH, WE DO THIS THROUGH SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
THAT IS OUR LEADERSHIP STYLE THAT WE USUALLY DO.
UH, WE LIKE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN ANY WAY WE CAN, AND WE HAVE FUN DOING IT.
SO, UM, OUR MEETINGS, OUR MEETINGS ARE VERY FLEXIBLE.
WE, UH, LIKE TO HAVE FUN IN OUR MEETINGS.
WE ALSO HAVE NETWORKING EVENTS THAT WE DO IN THE MEETINGS AS WELL THAT HELP US CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A MAYOR'S MINUTE AS WELL IN OUR MEETINGS, UH, WHERE WE TALK ABOUT REAL WORLD EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND SO THAT IS OUR MAYOR TEAM COUNCIL MEETINGS.
UH, SO IN THE COMMUNITY MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL IS BASED ON SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL LOCAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS REPRESENTING THE MAYOR TEAM COUNCIL.
THE FOLLOWING LISTS ARE SOME OF THE MANY EVENTS WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN.
SO WE HAD OUR MLK DAY OF SERVICE WHERE WE MET UP AT TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER.
UM, WE HAD THE HOLIDAY ON THE HILL, WHICH WE PARTICIPATED IN AND SCARE
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ON THE SQUARE.AND WE HAD THE BRIDGES SAFE HOUSE CLEANUP, BUT THOSE ARE JUST A FEW TO MENTION.
AND THEN HERE WE HAVE WHERE WE WERE WALKING THE DOGS AND WE GOT TO PLAY WITH THE CATS IN THE BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO HERE ARE TWO PICTURES OF US, UM, OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE US AT THE DESOTO EVERYTHING TEEN EXPO EVENT, WHERE WE GOT TO NETWORK AND ENGAGE WITH THE BEST SOUTHWEST SURROUNDING CITIES.
WE HAVE, UH,
SO WE GOT, ACTUALLY GOT TO WITNESS A SPAY AND NEUTER AND IT WAS REALLY COOL.
NEXT WE HAVE OUR MLK JUNIOR CELEBRATION.
WE HAD THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
VITAL INVITED MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME OUT AND CELEBRATE, BREAK THE CONTRIBUTION OF DR.
WE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PEACE MARCH HELD BY THE CITY AND LISTEN TO THE STORIES OF DON ZALAY ABERNATHY.
SO HERE ARE SOME FEW PICTURES.
COMMUNITY SERVICE, AGAIN, LIKE I JUST, UM, SAID, UM, BEFORE WE HAD OUR MLK JUNIOR CELEBRATION, WE HAD OUR BRIDGES SAFE HOUSE CLEANUP AND OUR TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER DAY OF SERVICE.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR PROPOSED PROJECTS THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY GONNA PRESENT AT THE ACT SUMMIT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, WE WERE A LITTLE SET BEHIND.
BUT WE WILL DO THIS IN THE FUTURE.
UH, WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO BE OF CON SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
ONE OF OUR LATEST IDEAS INVOLVES COLLABORATING WITH THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER IN WHICH WE WOULD PLAY BOARD GAMES AND SOCIALIZE WITH THE RESIDENTS.
AND LATER PAR PARTAKE IN THE CLEANUP AROUND THE CENTER, UM, WITH THE LITTLE GATED FENCE IN THE BASEBALL FIELDS.
SO THIS IS US AT THE YAK SUMMIT.
WE HAVE THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE YAK SUMMIT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF ATTENDING SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOPS SUCH AS CIVIL DISCOURSE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND UH, WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? IT WAS, UM, IT WAS, OH, BRANDING AND MARKETING AND OUTREACH.
AND WE GOT TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE FROM SEVERAL EXPERIENCED SPEAKERS AND NETWORK AGAINST MANY COUNCILS IN ATTENDANCE.
UH, WE HAD OUR SKITS WHERE MEMBERS GOT TO NETWORK WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, AND WE HAD TO DO THIS IN FRONT OF A LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM IN FRONT OF MANY CHILDREN.
SO FOR ME IT WAS A BIG THING CUZ IT WAS BRANDY.
I MEAN, IT WAS REACHING OUT TO, UM, OTHER KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEING ABLE TO NETWORK WITH THEM AND JUST, IT WAS, WE WERE EXPOSED TO A DIFFERENT LOT, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND THEN WE HAD OUR FORMAL MIXER, UM, RIGHT HERE.
AND THAT WAS JUST A SOCIAL EVENT WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM AGAIN AND LISTEN TO MUSIC AND DANCE AND JUST KIND OF BREAK THE ICE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GOT TO THE FUN STUFF.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
UM, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU MIND IF WE TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU? COUNSEL, WOULD YOU MIND? COME DOWN, TAKE A PICTURE.
UM, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE THIRD ITEM ON THE BRIEFING SESSION, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, UH, TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATED TO OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL USE IS BEING TAKEN OFF OF THE AGENDA.
SO WE WILL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AT A LATER TIME.
WE STILL HAVE TIME FOR SOME ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS, YOU STILL LIKE TO, UH, ANSWER THE QUESTION? MR. RAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLEASE COME UP? DO YOU NEED THE PRESENTATION BACK UP ON THE SCREEN? NO, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.
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PARK BE OPEN FOR THE SUMMER COMPLETED? NO, MA'AM.SO THE DIRECTION WE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL WHEN WE MET THIS SUMMER IS THAT WE, UH, WOULD NEED TO THE FUNDING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAD HAD FOR CRAWFORD TO FUND THE LAGOON.
SO, UH, CRAWFORD WILL NOT BE REOPENING THIS SUMMER.
UH, WE'LL ONLY BE OFFERING SWIMMING AT THE LAGOON AT VIRGINIA WEAVER.
NOW, DO THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT? SO WE HAVE SIGNAGE AT THE PARK.
UM, WE'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL INTERESTED PARTIES.
WE'VE PUT THINGS OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, AND SO WE HAVE CONTINUED TO COMMUNICATE THAT FAR AND WIDE.
SO HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE THEY OPEN, BEFORE THE LAGOON OPENS? NO, BEFORE CRAWFORD PARK.
SO THE PARK CRAWFORD PARKS WOUND POOL WILL NOT BE REOPENING.
YEAH, THE POOL, THE POOL WON'T BE OPEN, BUT THE PARK.
CRAWFORD PARK, THE SWINGING POOL.
THERE, THERE, IT WILL NOT BE REOPENING.
THANK, BUT WOULD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO? BUT WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC, UH, ENGAGEMENT, UH, UPCOMING.
SO ON MARCH 4TH WE'LL LAUNCH A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN, UM, THAT WE'LL BE RECEIVING FEEDBACK COMMUNITY-WIDE.
UH, AND THEN ON MARCH 25TH WE'LL HAVE A DAY AT THE PARK.
WE'LL HAVE FREE FOOD, SNOW CONES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO ENGAGE WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME OUT TO GIVE THEIR OPINION OF WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT CRAWFORD PARK.
BUT I JUST SAW THE, UH, AMOUNT OF IT'S CRAWFORD PARK ON THE, ON THE SHIP SCREEN.
THAT WAS JUST FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE OF, TO KNOW HOW MUCH THAT WHEN WE DID HAVE CRAWFORD OPEN, THAT IT WAS THAT FEE.
AND WE ARE UPPING THAT FEE FOR THE NEW LAGOON.
CUZ I'M THINKING CRAWFORD PARK GONNA BE OPEN.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GOING CHARGE AT THE, I'M SORRY, THAT WAS MY FAULT.
JUST KIND GIVING YOU ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
OH, IS THAT RIGHT?
UH, SEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS, UM, MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND HAD SOME GREAT LEADERSHIP AND GREAT COWORKERS, UH, THAT CONTINUE TO MAKE, UH, CEDAR HILL PREMIER.
UH, NOT ONLY AS A PLACE FOR TO LIVE, UH, AND PLAY, BUT TO WORK AS WELL AND TO BE ABLE TO PRO, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE, UH, PERCEIVED VALUE, UH, WHICH I HOPE YOU ALL FILL THAT FROM OUR DEPARTMENT.
UH, IT'S GREAT TO BE IN THIS ROLE AT THIS TIME AND, UH, APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU ALL IN THE SACRIFICE AND TIME THAT YOU ALL GIVE TO US.
YOU KNOW, IF WE WAS TO SLOW DOWN AND JUST SMELL THE ROSES, HOW MANY, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PARKS AND TRAILS, UM, WAS UNDERNEATH YOUR LEADERSHIP? HOW MANY PARKS AND TRAILS THAT, THAT YOU ADDED TO CEDAR HILL? WE HAVE 33 PARKS NOW.
UM, IF YOU DON'T CON, IF YOU DON'T COUNT THE LOOP TRAILS THAT WERE WITHIN PARK, UH, WE'RE CREEPING UP ON 20 MILES OF A TRAIL.
BUT BEING ABLE TO START CONNECT RESIDENTS TO PLACES OF COMMERCE, ENTERTAINMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, UM, THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING THINGS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE A PART OF IN THE LAST PROBABLY 10, 15 YEARS.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY FINAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS? NO, I DON'T NEED ANY.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UH, BRIEFING SESSION.
I ENTERTAINED A MOTION FOR ADJOURNED.
I DO HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
UH, THE FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL IN FAVOR? WE ARE ADJOURNED.
WE'LL RECONVENE FOR THE OFFICIAL COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:00 PM.