Mar 28, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Call meeting to order.]

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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

UH, IT IS SEVEN O'CLOCK.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER OF THE CEDAR HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, I'D LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.

UH, WANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT, UH, SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR OUR MAYOR.

HE'S TRAVELING ON BUSINESS, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'S, UH, UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT TO KEEP THEM BOTH IN YOUR PRAYERS.

UM, FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO STATE THAT, UH, STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE CARING OF CONCEALED WEAPONS.

AND SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH AN INVOCATION BY LANCE BYLER WITH HILL CITY CHURCH.

AND THEN THAT'S FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCA, BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BY OUR OWN COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, DANIEL HANE.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND COUNCIL MEMBERS, OUR HILL CITY FAMILY.

UH, WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

UM, LET'S PRAY.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING.

UH, GOD, WE DO FIRST ASK FOR, UH, TRAVELING MERCIES OVER OUR MAYOR LORD JESUS.

AND, UH, FOR, UH, JUST, UH, UH, UH, YOUR HAND OVER, UH, THE MISSING COUNCIL MEMBER THIS EVENING, LORD GOD, UH, THAT YOU WILL BE DONE AND THAT YOUR, UH, HAND WOULD BE ON THAT SITUATION, OR WE'D JUST PRAY FOR WISDOM THIS EVENING, LORD GOD, FATHER, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US, UH, CLEAR MINDS AND, UH, CLEAR VISION FOR WHAT YOU WOULD, UH, HAVE US DO.

I PRAY FOR THIS COUNCIL.

I PRAY FOR ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS.

GOD, I PRAY FOR OUR, UH, UH, UH, CIVIL SERVANTS, LORD JESUS, UH, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, EMTS, UH, POLICE OFFICERS, LORD, GOD, AND, UH, EVERY PUBLIC SERVANT, LORD JESUS, WHO, UH, IS SERVING TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY GREAT.

WE JUST PRAY FOR BLESSING, FAVOR PROTECTION OVER THEM IN JESUS NAME.

GIVE US WISDOM, GOD, AS WE LEAD, UH, AND BRING UNITY TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, LANCE.

APPRECIATE ITALL.

JOIN ME.

FLAG, FOLLOW THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

WHICH ONE? NATION JUSTICE FLAG, TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDERGRAD.

ONE AND INDIVIDUAL.

THANK YOU.

SO THE FIRST ITEM

[a. Present a Proclamation designating the month of April 2023 as Autism Acceptance Month in Cedar Hill.]

COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAD MCCURDY.

UM, IS THERE A DEREK TURNER FROM THE C H I SD HERE? THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU COME UP? YOU BRING ANYBODY ELSE? UH, MS. DAVIS, I, COME ON.

SO, COMING THIS EVENING TO, UH, TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION AND, UH, EVERYONE, I, I THINK LOTS OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS A SUBJECT NEAR AND DEAR TO, UH, TO MY HEART.

I HAVE A, A SON THAT IS, UH, 17 YEARS OLD ON THE SPECTRUM AND IS SCARY ENOUGH.

IT'S, IT'S SET TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL THIS NEXT YEAR.

I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT HAPPENED, BUT, UM, ALRIGHT, WELL, LET ME READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

UH, WHEREAS AN ESTIMATED ONE IN 44 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH HAVING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, A COMPLEX NEUROLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER THAT AFFECTS EACH PERSON DIFFERENTLY, RESULTING IN UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES.

AND WHEREAS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CAN AFFECT ANYONE REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, OR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND, IT IS MORE THAN FOUR TIMES MORE COMMON AMONG BOYS THAN GIRLS.

AND WHEREAS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CAN CAUSE SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES, AND EARLY INTERVENTION TREATMENT SERVICES TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL CAN REDUCE SYMPTOMS THAT INTERFERE WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND WHEREAS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW WE CAN BE MORE INCLUSIVE BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, SO THAT THEY MAY MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR TALENTS PARTICIPATE FULLY AND ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILLS, AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AND ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES, AND WHEREAS EACH PERSON AND FAMILY AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE INFORMATION, SUPPORT THEY NEED AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE UP TO THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS HONORED TO TAKE PART IN THE ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND

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NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL, 2023 IS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREON TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU GET TO BE IN IT TOO.

YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

WHAT? SO, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS DEREK TURNER.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION HERE IN CEDAR HILL, I S D.

AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR, UM, THIS PROCLAMATION.

IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.

AND JUST LIKE MR. MCCURDY SAID, UM, AIDEN IS GETTING READY TO GRADUATE, AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING HIS TEACHER AT ONE POINT.

UM, BUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS JUST LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CEDAR HILL, I S D OUR MODEL, AND THE DEPARTMENT IS TO BE TAPPED IN.

IT MEANS THAT WE'RE TRANSFORMING ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND PARTNERSHIPS EVERY DAY.

AND SO AT THE TOKEN OF APPRECIATION, WE HAVE A SMALL LAPEL PEN FOR YOU ALL TO WEAR, UM, FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.

AND AGAIN, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS, UM, PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU YES, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE, THANK YOU.

YES.

CITY SECRETARY.

CITY SECRETARY, AND SHE WILL GET THE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER.

THANK YOU, MS. TURNER.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH C H I S D.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT ITEM ON

[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 3pm on City Council meeting dates will be distributed to the City Council and entered into record. ]

UM, I, UM, I HAVE ONE, UH, PARTICULAR PERSON THAT SIGNED DR.

DEBORAH COFFIN.

UM, PLEASE COME FORTH.

DR.

COFFIN, WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? UH, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTE.

THANK YOU.

UM, I'M DR.

DEBORAH COFFIN, ADDRESS, 617 REDBUD COURT, CEDAR HILL.

LINDA'S PASSING OUT FLYERS FOR A TALK THAT I AND THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY ARE PUTTING ON.

AND WE'RE PERSONALLY INVITING EACH OF YOU AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO SIGN UP AND COME TO THIS, UH, PRESENTATION.

IT'S ON APRIL 17TH AND MONDAY EVENING AT SIX 30 WITH, UM, A FREE DINNER AND A TALK THAT IS, UM, I THINK A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERACTIVE DINNER, UH, WITH A SPECIALIST IN PAIN MANAGEMENT, DR.

DAVID NAGLE.

HE'S DUAL BOARD CERTIFIED IN PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHAB, AND ALSO PAIN MANAGEMENT.

HE HAS A 30 YEAR PRACTICE IN DOING SO IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN ORTHOPEDIC GROUP.

HE HAS A STELLAR CV.

IT'S 14 PAGES ON BOTH SIDES.

HE'S WRITTEN SO MANY ARTICLES AND PRESENTED SO MANY PAPERS AT DIFFERENT MEETINGS.

HE'S BEEN ALSO ASKED BY THE NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION TO PUT TOGETHER A PAIN MANAGEMENT GUIDE, WHICH HE DID AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, WHICH HE'S VERY PROUD OF, AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD INDICATION OF HIS CREDENTIALING.

UM, HE'S ALSO A NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, UH, MEMBER.

UH, HE'S A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE.

UM, HE HAS BEEN INTERVIEWED BY NPR AND HAS MADE WEBINARS AND HAS A, UH, WEBSITE THAT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR FLYER THAT I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO, TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HIS CREDENTIALS AND HIS APPROACH TO HOW PAIN,

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AND HIS, UH, APPROACH, I THINK IS REFRESHING AND DIFFERENT THAN MOST.

SO I THINK IT'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO, TO SEE HIM AS A PERSON.

HE'S VERY ATHLETIC.

HE'S RUN IN THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON AND SEVERAL OTHER MARATHONS.

HE'S DONE THE THREE IRON MAN, UH, PARTICIPATIONS, AND TOO MANY ROAD RACES TO COUNT.

BUT IN ADDITION, HE'S MAINLY JUST A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL SPEAKER.

SO I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND HEAR HIM ON APRIL 17TH AT SIX 30.

IT'LL BE AT THE ALLEN SIMS REC CENTER.

AND YOU'RE ALL INVITED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DR.

CORTON.

LOOK FORWARD TO ATTEND.

I HAVE PERIODIC, UH, EXPERIENCES WITH PAIN AS I HAVE GOTTEN OLDER.

DON'T.

ALL THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO CONDUCT A

[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Resolution No. 2023-678 which adopts the West Midtown Master Plan.]

UM, LETS, UH, SHONDA, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE GO INTO THE CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING? UM, NO, SIR.

WE ARE, UM, JUST HAPPY TO GET THIS MASTER PLAN, UM, HOPEFULLY APPROVED TONIGHT SO THAT WE CAN THEN MOVE ON TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE WITH OUR, UM, CONSTRUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND OUR ZONING.

THANK YOU.

SO AT THIS POINT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE WEST MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN, ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE WEST MID MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN.

WITH THAT IN MIND, I'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND NEXT, ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE WEST MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN, THOSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE WEST MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN.

HOW ARE YOU, MR. POOL? WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? YES, SIR.

WEST POOL, SIX 15 EAST BELTLINE ROAD.

UH, ANYTHING ELSE? NO, GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

UH, I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE, UH, WEST MIDTOWN.

I'M A LANDOWNER THERE, BOTH SIDES OF THE RAILROAD.

MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT.

UM, I WILL SAY THAT FIVE STORIES, IT MIGHT BE OKAY FOR THE APARTMENT DEVELOPERS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU KEEP 'EM HONEST AND PUT, I KNOW THEY'RE HONEST, BUT IF YOU HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE ABOUT DOING THE RETAIL ON THE FIRST FLOOR ON THE MAJOR STREETS, OKAY, THAT, THAT HAS SEEMED TO BE A BIG THING FOR THIS PLAN.

BUT, UM, MY POINT IS, UH, WE, THE LAND THAT I BOUGHT, UH, WAS THE MASON'S TRACK, UH, NEXT ACROSS THE CREEK FROM THE LIBRARY.

AND WE HAD DRAWN UP, UM, UH, AN AMUSEMENT CENTER LIKE ELLENS, UM, INDOORS, BOAR, THEN THE ONE I DID FOR ELLENS BACK IN 1987.

SO, UH, AND THEN WE WANTED TO HAVE SOME OFFICE ON THE SIDE.

WELL, THE FIVE FLOORS IS FINE FOR THE AMUSEMENT STUFF, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ONLY GONNA HAVE FOUR FLOORS ON THAT, BUT WE WERE HOPEFUL THAT WE COULD HAVE A TALLER, UH, THAN FIVE FLOORS FOR THE OFFICE BUILDING.

AND, UH, OF COURSE, AND THE P AND Z, THEY RULED AGAINST THAT.

UM, BUT WHAT I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF IS WHEN YOU FORGET ME FOR A MINUTE, IF YOU, UH, BUT A LOT OF, UH, MEDICAL BUILDINGS, UH, OFFICE BUILDINGS, IF WE WERE TO GET A MAJOR EMPLOYER, UH, FROM CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS SOMEWHERE ELSE, FIVE STORIES MIGHT NOT BE WHAT THEY NEED.

THEY MIGHT NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S EIGHT OR NINE STORIES.

OKAY? UH, WE WERE GONNA PUT A R ROOFTOP RESTAURANT ON THE TOP OF OURS, BUT THAT'S GONE NOW.

SO, UH, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO HAVE Y'ALL THINK IT THROUGH DOWN THE ROAD ON FUTURE EMPLOYERS THAT WOULD RELOCATE TO CEDAR HILL.

OKAY.

UM, ONE OTHER THING.

THE CLUSTER HOMES, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE LIVED HERE, THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE LIVED HERE A LONG TIME, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE, UH,

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THERE'S ALSO A BUNCH DOWN IN KENYA ON KEN STREET, UH, RIGHT OFF OF THAT.

SO, UM, IS THAT REALLY WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE TO SHOW, HAVE REALTORS, OFFICE, REALTORS, CAB, BRINGING THEIR CLIENTS TO SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL MIDTOWN CREEK OFFICE, THIS BUILDING, THE LIBRARY? I MEAN, I DON'T THINK ENOUGH THOUGHTS BEEN INTO THIS.

OKAY.

BEFORE YOU MAKE A MAJOR DECISION LIKE THIS.

ONE OTHER THING, UH, BY WHAT THE DRAWING THAT LASHONDA, UM, HAD SHOWED AIR, UH, FOLKS THAT, UH, THE, UM, UM, THE RAIL STATION IS GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER OF PIONEER AND, UH, AND, UH, CEDAR HILL ROAD.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PEOPLE USE THE RAIL WAY AFTER MY TIME, THEY'RE GONNA COME TO CEDAR HILL.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT COMING HERE TO SEE THE FIVE STORY APARTMENTS.

I HATE TO BUST YOUR BUBBLE ABOUT THAT.

THEY MIGHT COME HERE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PARK IN THE LIBRARY AND, UH, HOPEFULLY MAKE THIS THEIR HOME.

AND ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT WOULD BE IN THEIR DECISION MAKING WOULD BE TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT DARK STATION SOMEDAY TO GO TO THEIR WORKPLACE AND NOT HAVE TO CLOG THE FREEWAYS AND BURN UP THE GAS.

SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD CONCERN ME, UM, AS A LANDOWNER, BUT I THINK DOWN THE ROAD, WHAT WE NEED ARE BUSINESSES TO COME HERE SO THAT THE HOMEOWNERS GET SOME RELIEF ON THEIR TAXES.

AND, UH, THE LEGISLATURE'S FIGHTING ALL THIS RIGHT NOW.

SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS THAT WE NEEDED THIS PART OF OUR CITY TO BE MORE TAX, UM, OFFERING, SO TO SPEAK, TO TAKE THE, THE BURDEN OFF OF THE HOMEOWNERS.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL PAY TAXES, OKAY? AND THE THING IS, THE COMMERCIAL GUYS, THEY PAY A LOT OF TAXES, THESE, UH, MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS AND, AND THE APARTMENT GUYS WILL TOO, BUT I THINK IT HAD, WE THOUGHT THIS OUT A LITTLE BETTER, I THINK WE WOULDN'T BE SO RUSHED TO GET FIVE STORIES.

AND THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

BECAUSE MARK MY WORDS, SOMEDAY YOU'LL HAVE A, A GUY THAT WANTS TO BE A AND THANK YOU MR. BO.

I'M ON RECORD NOW.

THANK YOU, MR. BO.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE WEST MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, NOW IT'S BACK TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL.

ARE THERE QUESTIONS, UH, OF THE STAFF OF THE CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN? I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY, UH, ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THIS.

UH, I KNOW OUR STAFF HAS WORKED A LONG TIME TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE HIT NOW.

UH, TO ME, THIS IS A, A STARTING POINT.

UH, IT'S A PLAN.

THINGS CAN BE AMENDED WITH THE PLAN.

UH, I RESPECT, UH, UH, WHOEVER SPOKE HERE WITH REGARDS TO SOME CONCERNS.

UH, I CAN, I CAN SEE AND BE HONEST, COUNSEL LONG ENOUGH THAT WHEN WE'VE SET MASTER PLANS IN AND, AND STARTED, UH, STARTED GOING FORWARD, THEN THERE'S ALWAYS SOME ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE INTEREST AT THAT POINT.

SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT, UH, ZONING, UH, OR A GREAT, I GUESS, STARTING POINT FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA OF TOWN.

AND, AND, UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH.

UH, SO, UH, AT THIS POINT, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS, DID YOU SAY YOU WERE GONNA MAKE A MOTION? I, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION IF SOMEBODY ELSE DON'T WANNA SPEAK.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, CASE NUMBER OR OUR RESOLUTION NUMBER 23 2 23 DASH 6 78 AS A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, HAYDEN AS SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR, OR, UH, DISCUSSION? UH, THE ONLY THING THAT I, I WOULD SAY IS THAT, UH, THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF YEARS OF DISCUSSION.

UH, I WANTED TO SAY, UH, IT'S EXCEPTIONAL JOB ON PART OF OUR

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WELL, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HER BEFORE THE MEETING.

THIS INVOLVES, UH, WORKING WITH, UH, OUR CITIZEN GROUPS, LANDOWNERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, CITY COUNCIL STAFF.

AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

AND SO WE'RE, AT THIS POINT, THERE'S BEEN A MULTITUDE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS, MULTITUDE OF, UH, CITIZEN INPUT SECTIONS.

AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE AT THIS POINT NOW.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WOW.

NEXT ITEM, WE

[a. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute a joint election agreement and service contract with Ellis County Elections Department to administer and conduct the City of Cedar Hill General Election on Saturday, May 6, 2023.]

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT AND SERVICE CONTRACT WITH ELLIS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER AND CONDUCT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL GENERAL ELECTION ON SATURDAY, MAY 6TH, 2023.

MAYOR, I MOVE, WE MAYOR PROM.

I MOVE THAT WE, UH, UH, EXCUSE ME, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE ELLIS COUNTY REGARDS TO THE ELECTIONS.

THERE'S A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT IN SERVICE CONTRACT WITH ELLIS COUNTY.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND.

IT WAS THE SECOND.

UM, UH, ALL THOSE, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFIED BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN MOTION IS APPROVED.

ITEM

[a. Discussion and consideration of all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of City of Cedar Hill, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023, including the adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-779 authorizing the issuance of such bonds.]

UM, MR. PORTER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WOULD YOU CARE TO INTRODUCE YOUR, UH, UH, THE, YOUR TEAM THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS? UH, I HEAR YOU HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR US.

WE DO HAVE GOOD NEWS TONIGHT.

JUST A REMINDER, COUNSEL, THIS IS, UH, A BIG DEAL FOR US AS THIS, UH, THIS BOND ISSUANCE ALLOWS US TO FUND THIS YEAR'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND SPECIFICALLY THE BIG PROJECTS IN THE 2017 BOND, AND ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE DELIVERY OF, OF THAT PROGRAM PER THE CITIZENS REQUEST.

UH, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TONIGHT MARTY SH, WHO IS OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES AND BOB DRANSFIELD, WHO'S OUR BOND COUNCIL WITH FULBRIGHT.

AND WELCOME, MARTY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PROTE COUNCIL MARTY SHU WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO GO OVER THE BOND SALE RESULTS WITH YOU.

WE PUT TOGETHER THESE BRIEF BOOKLETS, SO I'LL KIND OF GO THROUGH THOSE.

I, I LOVE IT WHEN I CAN BE HERE TO PRESENT GOOD INFORMATION AS I DON'T OFTEN GET THAT LUXURY.

UH, YOUR BONDS, THERE'S TWO ISSUES BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT.

UH, CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, UM, THOSE ISSUES WERE SOLD THROUGH A COMPETITIVE SALE THIS MORNING.

AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS, ESSENTIALLY THEY WERE PUT OUT ON THE OPEN MARKET, AND ANY AND ALL UNDERWRITERS WERE INVITED TO SUBMIT A BID FOR THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE AND SELL YOUR BONDS TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, SO BEHIND THE VERY FIRST TAB, ONE, WE HAVE YOUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THEY RECEIVED EIGHT DIFFERENT BIDS.

THAT'S A GREAT RESPONSE FROM THE MARKET.

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, WE LIKE TO SEE A MINIMUM OF THREE BIDS.

UH, THAT'S WHAT WE CONSIDER A SUCCESSFUL SALE.

SO YOU'RE WAY, WAY ABOVE THAT.

AND JP MORGAN CAME IN AS THE WINNING PROPOSAL WITH A PROPOSED TRUE INTEREST COST FOR T I C OF 3.6%.

IT'S AN EXCELLENT RATE.

WE ARE IN WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER A RISING INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT.

UH, SO WE HAVE SEEN RATES, YOU KNOW, CONSISTENTLY INCHING UPWARD, BUT I WILL NOTE THAT THIS IS AT THE LOWER END OF RATES THAT I'VE SEEN, UH, SINCE LAST SUMMER.

UH, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, IF WE WERE IN THE MARKET AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH, YOU PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN CLOSER TO A 4%.

SO GREAT TIME TO BE IN THE MARKET.

UH, BEHIND THOSE BID RESULTS.

WE HAVE INCLUDED A FULL SET OF THE NUMBERS FOR YOU, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT TRANSLATES TO IN DOLLARS OVER THE LIFE OF THE BONDS.

UH, THESE ARE BEING SIZED TO, UH, NET THE CITY $16.85 MILLION OF PROJECT PROCEEDS, AND THEY ARE BEING AMORTIZED OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD TO PRODUCE EQUAL ANNUAL PAYMENTS.

AND THEN BEHIND TAB TWO, WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE CO.

UH, AGAIN, I'M PLEASED TO REPORT YOU RECEIVED SIX DIFFERENT BIDS, AND BK FINANCIAL CAME IN WITH THE LOWER, THE LOWEST TRUE INTEREST COST OF 3.63%.

SO THOSE RATES ARE RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.

UH, THE COS AS WE WOULD EXPECT, THE COS HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATE ONLY BECAUSE I THINK OF MARKET TIMING.

THEY PRICED FIRST.

SO THEY WENT FIRST THIS MORNING, AND THEN ALL THE UNDERWRITERS KNEW THEY HAD TO SHARPEN THEIR PENCIL AND REALLY BID UP FOR YOUR GOS WHEN THEY CAME TO MARKET.

SO

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UM, AND AGAIN, UH, WE HAVE INCLUDED THE FULL SET OF NUMBERS BEHIND THOSE BID RESULTS.

THESE ARE BEING, UH, SIZED TO NET THE CITY 7.229 MILLION OF PROJECT PROCEEDS, AGAIN, AMORTIZED OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD TO, UH, PROVIDE EQUAL ANNUAL PAYMENTS.

AND THEN A VERY LARGE PART OF WHY THE CITY RECEIVED SUCH FAVORABLE RATES ON YOUR BONDS IS DIRECTLY DUE TO THE HIGH CREDIT RATINGS OF THE CITY.

SO, AS PART OF THE NORMAL BOND ISSUANCE PROCESS, THE CITY HAD TO APPLY FOR AND PURCHASE A BOND RATING.

UH, CITY STAFF SAT DOWN WITH BOTH MOODY'S AND S AND P GLOBAL TWO OF THE AGENCIES.

THEY HAD TO ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE A LOT OF INFORMATION SO THAT THE AGENCIES COULD CONDUCT A FULL CREDIT ASSESSMENT OF THE CITY.

AND I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE TO PRESENT, UH, THE, THE GREAT RESULTS, UH, BECAUSE YOU WERE UPGRADED BY ONE OF THE AGENCIES.

SO WE'VE PROVIDED A COUPLE EXTRA ITEMS IN YOUR PACKET.

UM, MOODY'S ACTUALLY UPGRADED THE CITY FROM A AA TWO TO A, A, A ONE, AND S AND P DID AFFIRM THE CREDIT RATING LEVEL AT, UH, AA.

AND WE'VE INCLUDED A MATRIX FOR YOU IN YOUR PACKETS BEHIND THE LAST TAB.

SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE RATING LEVELS.

AND I THINK IT'S SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE THAT FOR MOODY'S, NOW, THAT WITH YOUR UPGRADE, YOU ARE ONLY ONE NOTCH AWAY FROM A PERFECT SCORE.

AND ON WITH S AND P, YOU ARE ONLY TWO NOTCHES AWAY FROM A PERFECT SCORE.

WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED A CHART FOR YOU.

SO YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE RATING DISTRIBUTION BY CITIES.

AND AGAIN, IT'S SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE THAT BOTH OF THESE RATINGS, YOU ARE IN A VERY ELITE CATEGORY OF RATINGS.

UH, YOU ARE IN THE TOP 19.5% OF RATINGS BY MOODY'S.

AND THE TOP 22%, 22.9% OF RATINGS BY S AND P.

UH, SO AGAIN, VERY SIGNIFICANT.

THIS IS, UM, THE CREDIT RATINGS OF THE CITY ARE JUST LIKE YOU OR I, OUR OWN PERSONAL CREDIT RATINGS FOR THE HIGHER YOUR CREDIT RATING IS, THE LOWER THE COST OF FUNDS WHEN YOU GO TO BUY A CAR OR A MORTGAGE, UH, OR TAKE OUT, APPLY FOR A MORTGAGE, SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR THE CITY.

SO THESE HIGH FAVORABLE CREDIT RATINGS DIRECTLY TRANSLATE TO THE LOW INTEREST RATES THAT YOU GET ON YOUR BONDS.

UH, BOTH OF THE AGENCIES HAVE, UH, INCLUDED FULL WRITE-UPS OR REPORTS IN THERE.

SO WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED THESE.

UH, THEY DO HIGHLIGHT THE VERY STRONG MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE CITY.

SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THOSE.

UM, AND THEN LASTLY, UH, I JUST WANNA NOTE THAT IT IS NOT, UH, THE RATING AGENCIES DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY WHEN THEY GIVE YOU UPGRADES.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, MOODY'S, UH, HADN'T UPGRADED YOU SINCE 2010, SO IT'S BEEN 13 YEARS SINCE YOU RECEIVED AN UPGRADE FROM THEM.

AND S AND P HASN'T UPGRADED YOU IN 15 YEARS.

SO WE'RE GONNA CROSS OUR FINGERS AND HOPE THAT S AND P GETS THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND FALLS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MOODY'S.

UM, AND WE WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL SEE ANOTHER UPGRADE HERE PRETTY SOON.

BUT AGAIN, THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T HAPPEN FAST.

IT DOESN'T COME LIGHTLY.

AND SO, IN THE MEANTIME, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE RATING UPGRADE THAT YOU DID RECEIVE AND THE SUCCESSFUL BOND SALES.

THIS IS THE FINAL STEP OF THE ISSUANCE PROCESS TONIGHT.

SO BY ADOPTING THE ORDINANCES BEFORE YOU, YOU ARE EFFECTIVELY LOCKING THESE RATES INTO PLACE AND ACCEPTING THESE BIDS.

AND THEN YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS ON APRIL 27TH.

I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF MS UH, MARTY? THANK YOU, MAYOR TIM, EXCITING NEWS.

YOU KNOW, I THANK YOU RELATED TO, TO HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO GET TO THE POINT WE ARE TODAY.

AND SO IT'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE BENEFICIAL TO THE CITIZENS WHEN WE START VOTING ON THIS BOND AND STUFF.

I HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH.

MM-HMM.

, UM, JUST KIND OF CURIOSITY IN THE, UH, IN THE GO BONDS THAT WE HAVE MM-HMM.

, UH, OF COURSE YOU SEE SOME OF THE SAME, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, OUTFITS THAT WANT TO MAKE VD ON THIS AND SOME DO BOTH, BUT WHY IS THE, UM, CERTIFICATE OF REVENUE USUALLY A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE, THE, UH, GEO BONDS JUST, WELL, USUALLY THEY, UH, LIKE I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY IN HERE, THEY HAVE THE SAME SECURITY PLEDGE.

SO IT'S THE, THE AVARO TAX PLEDGE IS THE UNDERLYING SECURITY PLEDGE.

SO USUALLY THOSE, UM, SELL RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.

YEAH.

AND JUST SOMETIMES COS HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A HIGHER RATE.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT'S PROBABLY JUST ATTRIBUTED TO THE DIFFERENCE OF, OF VOTER BACKED GOS BEING VOTER BACKED.

UH, NORMALLY WE SEE THEM RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, OTHER, THERE'S NOT USUALLY A, A LARGE SPREAD.

SO IN THIS CASE THAT THREE BASIS POINT'S DIFFERENT.

I'M PURELY ATTRIBUTING TO THE FACT THAT ONE WENT BEFORE THE COS WERE ACTUALLY PRICED AT 10 O'CLOCK AND THE GEO BID WENT OFF AT 10 30.

SO I THINK THEY JUST HAD TO, YOU KNOW, BIDDERS SAID, WE WANT THOSE GEO BONDS AND SO WE'RE GONNA BID UP FOR HIM, WHICH IS WHAT

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SOMETHING THAT ALSO DIFFERENTIATES THE RATES OR THE BLOCK SIZES, SIZE OF THE TRANSACTION, UH, A LARGER BLOCK SIZE OF A TRANSACTION CAN, THAT MAKES SENSE? THAT MAKES SENSE.

BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPETITIVE, WHICH IS WHY I THINK WE'VE ALSO SEEN MORE BIDDERS ON YOUR GO THAN YOUR CO.

WELL, APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD NEWS.

SURE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MARTIN? I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

DO YOU NEED TO READ THE WHOLE THING THOUGH? FIRST? UH, SO BOND MINERS, UH, ITEM A DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION LAW MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2023, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 20 23 7 79, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SET SUCH BONDS.

UM, IS THERE A MOTION, UH, MR. MAYOR PRO, I MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, THAT WE APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS RELATED TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 79.

THANK YOU.

THERE'S A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU'S.

SECOND BY, UH, UH, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

MS. MARIE, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 79 AT ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2023, SPECIFYING THE TERMS AND FEATURES OF SAID BONDS, LEAVING A CONTINUING DIRECT ANNUAL AOR TAX FOR THE PAYMENT OF SAID BONDS AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE, SALE, PAYMENT AND DELIVERY OF SAID BONDS, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF A PAYING AGENT REGISTRAR AGREEMENT, AND THE APPROVAL AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MARIE.

BEFORE WE VOTE, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE SOMETHING THAT, UM, THAT OUR FINANCIAL, UH, ADVISORS HAVE SAID.

UM, AND THIS IS SIGNIFICANT, THAT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

AND SO YOU'VE GOT AGENCIES THAT, UM, EVALUATE THE CREDIT WORTHINESS OF A CITY, AND THEY'VE ESTABLISHED THAT THIS CITY IS IN THIS TOP, I THINK WHAT YOU SAID, 19% OF ALL AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY.

AND, AND SO, UM, I I I, I'VE ALSO READ IT AND THERE WERE COMMENTS ABOUT THE STRONG MANAGEMENT.

UH, AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO, TO OUR STAFF AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO, TO DO THIS.

UH, AND WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT AS WE WE BORROW MORNING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT OUR CITIZENS HAVE REQUESTED, UH, IT ACTUALLY SAVES LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.

AND, AND BECAUSE OF THE CREDIT WORTHINESS OF THE CITY, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING TO BENEFIT THIS CITY FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME.

SO JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU.

THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF FOR WORKING TOGETHER.

AND THIS IS EXCITING NEWS FOR NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY, BUT FOR OUR CITIZENS.

UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT ITEM, UH, IS THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION,

[b. Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of City of Cedar Hill, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2023, including the adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-780 authorizing the issuance of such certificates of obligation.]

MARIE, GIMME A SECOND.

OH, WE HAVE TO MAKE SEPARATE MOTION ON THIS.

YES.

SEPARATE MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ADOPTION OR OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH SEVEN 80 TO ISSUE, UH, CERTIFICATES, OBLIGATION BONDS.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, SHALL I? WAS A LITTLE, LITTLE ANXIOUS.

A LITTLE ANXIOUS TO MOVE FORWARD.

WELL READ THE IT'S OKAY.

THE TIGHTEN IS GOOD.

YES.

YES.

THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH SEVEN 80 AND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

COMBINATION TAX NUMBER, REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2023, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SET CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BY THE LEVY OF AN AD VALOR TAX UPON ALL TAXABLE VALUES WITHIN THE CITY.

AND A LIMITED PLEDGE WITH THE CITY'S COMBINED WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM, PROVIDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF, OF SUCH CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, PAYMENT, SECURITY, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF SAID CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF A PAYING AGENT REGISTRAR AGREEMENT, AND THE APPROVAL AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT PERTAINING THERE TO AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU, MARIE.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, SECOND BY COUNCIL

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UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SECOND OPERATION.

YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

UH, EXCITING DAY FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARTY.

BOB, IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, UH, ALWAYS A PLEASURE HAVING YOU HERE.

PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU OVER 20 YEARS.

SO THANK YOU.

WHAT HAS BEEN A WHILE, AIR PRO 10.

BUT I WILL OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON THIS RATING, UPTICK FOR YOU.

THAT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE CITY WE LOOK FORWARD TO BY ADOPTING THESE ORDINANCES THAT YOU'VE DONE TONIGHT THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE TOWARDS THE SALE TO THOSE BIDDERS THAT MARTY WENT OVER WITH YOU.

AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING FUNDS TO YOU IN ABOUT A MONTH FOR SATISFYING THOSE PROJECTS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AND ALL BEST WISHES TO ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU.

WOW.

I AM A LITTLE EXCITED CUZ ANYTIME YOU GET THOSE, UH, THEY DON'T COME AS, AS IT IS STATED, IT'S BEEN 13 YEARS.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME WHEN WE WROTE OUT SOME ROUGH TIMES, UH, AND THEY, THE, THE WORD ON IT IS THE CREDIT WORTHINESS OF THIS CITY IS VERY STRONG.

THANK YOU.

UH, LET ME SAY ONE THING REAL QUICK.

I ALSO NOTICED JIM MICHAEL YES.

YEAH.

RE RELATED TO, RELATED TO THE BONDS, AND I KNOW WE ALREADY, WE ALREADY VOTED ON THIS, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LOST ON THE, ALSO THAT THE, UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LIST OF BIDDERS AND WHO, WHO THE BIDDERS WERE AND THEN WHO ENDED UP BEING THE WINNING BIDDER, WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST REPUTABLE AND, AND, AND PROBABLY THE, THE MOST SOLVENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN THE COUNTRY ENDED UP BEING THE WINNING BIDDER FOR, FOR OUR BONDS.

UM, WHICH, WHICH IS JUST A FURTHER TESTAMENT TO, TO OUR RATING AND, AND EVERYTHING THAT THE STAFF HAS BEEN DOING.

SO, ALRIGHT, WELL TAKEN.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY.

UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, WE'RE MOVING

[9. 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.]

CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ITEM ROUTINE THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.

UH, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT, CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

SO AT THIS POINT, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, I'LL READ THEM.

UH, ITEM A, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MERIT TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE NATIONAL OPIO SETTLEMENT WITH ALLERGAN C V S, WALMART, AND WALGREENS.

ITEM B, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MERIT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH STRATEGIC GOVERNMENT RESOURCES FOR INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR SERVICES.

ITEM C, CONSIDER APPROVING THE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH CHART SWAP A HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE PLATFORM.

ITEM NUMBER D, CONSIDER AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MOWING CONTRACT WITH YELLOWSTONE LANDSCAPE.

ITEM NUMBER E, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MOWING CONTRACT WITH HOLLAND RIGHT AWAY, LLC.

ITEM NUMBER F, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MERIT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS AS THE MEAL PROVIDER FOR THE SENIOR LUNCH PROGRAM AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO C 60,000.

ITEM NUMBER G, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MERIT TO EXECUTE WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 23 DASH ZERO ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $95,693 AND 60 CENT WITH URBAN ENGINEERS GROUP FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE ROBERTS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

ITEM NUMBER H, CONSIDER AUTHORIZED IN THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH NEMA THREE ELECTRIC INK AND THE AMOUNT OF 210,000 FOR INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT ADJACENT TO THE WINDMILL HILL GREEN BELT WALKING PATH.

ITEM NUMBER I CASE NUMBER FP DASH 5 33 DASH 2023 APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION AND APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAN FOR THE BROOKVIEW EDITION LOT.

ONE BLOCK THREE AND A VARIANCE IS SECTION 20 DASH 22 B.

CHAPTER 20 DASH SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ON PROPERTY ZONE S F E SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ESTATE WITH MINIMUM ONE ACRE LOCK DISTRICTS, UH, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGH DRIVE EAST OF TAR ROAD WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING THREE 20 SIMMONS WAY.

REPRESENTATIVE LUKE KEATON KEATON SURVEYING APPLICANTS PROPERTY OWNERS JAMES L AND GALA HICKS JRS.

THOSE ARE THE ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAY I MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, UM, A THROUGH I AS READ, WE HAVE AN MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH I SECOND.

THERE'S A MOTION TO COUNCIL MEMBER MCC MCCURDY, FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFIED BY RAISE IN YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED, WE CARRY UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO

[a. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-778, which changes the zoning from “LR” (Local Retail) District to “PD” (Planned Development) District for single-family residential, generally located west of North Cannady Drive at the terminus of the Showcase Drive, with the approximate address being 400 Showcase Drive. Applicant: Venkataramana (Reddy) Murari, RedM Infra & PunditZ LLC., Representative: Christopher H. Blevins, HP Civil Engineering, LLC., Property Owner: James Lin, JDI Investors LP.]

GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF NORTH LEY DRIVE AT DETERMINANTS OF THE SHOWCASE DRIVE WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 400 SHOWCASE DRIVE APPLICANT, THEN CONTOUR RAM REDDI MARA, RED, M INFRAS, INFRA,

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Z L S C, REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTOPHER H. BLEVINS, H P CIVIL ENGINEERING L L C PROPERTY OWNER JAMES LYNN JDI I INVESTORS LP.

UM, MAYOR, THIS, THIS ORDINANCE, UH, ADOPTS THE FORMALLY ADOPTS THE ACTION THAT CITY COUNCIL TOOK AT ITS PREVIOUS MEETING.

UH, CHANGING THE ZONING ON THIS PROPERTY OKAY.

IS DIRECTED.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 3 DASH 7 78.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 78.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2001 DASH 64 AS AMENDED, CHANGING THE ZONING MAP DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE WEST TERMINUS OF SHOWCASE DRIVE WEST OF NORTH KENNEDY DRIVE, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF LOT EIGHT BLOCK C OF THE CEDAR HILL CROSSING EDITION FROM THE LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO THE PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INCORPORATING A DEV DEVELOPMENT PLAN, CONCEPTUAL BUILDING ELEVATIONS, ORNAMENTAL SIGHTING CONCEPTS, GARAGE DOOR CONCEPTS, BUILDING ELEVATION VARIETY, DECORATIVE LIFE STANDARDS, DECORATIVE SIGNAGE, AND A CONSENT FORM, ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS, ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU MARIE.

SO WE HAVE A, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY, UH, I DO BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

AND SECOND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGN BY FOR, BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

MOVING ON

[b. Consider accepting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and the Single-Audit Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.]

MR. CITY MANAGER PORTER, MAYOR PRO TIM, AND CITY COUNCIL, IT'S MY, UH, PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TO YOU TONIGHT.

ANOTHER MAJOR MILESTONE IN OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH AS WELL AS OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER VALUE FOR OUR CITIZENS.

UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE, UH, MICHELLE BUS AND KEVIN SMITH WHO, UH, ARE WITH CROW, WHO HAVE BEEN DOING OUR AUDITING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

I WOULD BE REMISS IF, UH, AS THEY COME UP, IF I DID NOT, UH, EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO OUR, UH, FINANCE TEAM WHO WORKED VERY HARD THIS YEAR TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THIS AUDIT BOTH ON TIME AND IN AN UNQUALIFIED WAY, MEANING IT'S A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK, UM, THAT, UH, UH, TIA AND LATIA, UH, LAUREN AND THE, UH, JOSE AND THE ENTIRE FINANCE CREW DID TO WORK OVER THESE MANY MONTHS TO DELIVER THIS RESULT.

OH, KEVIN MAYOR PRO.