[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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EVERYONE, THIS IS A REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT, AND, UH, I HAVE SIX THIRTY TWO.
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]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITY MANAGER REPORTS.HOW YOU DOING, MR. CITY MANAGER? I'M DOING VERY WELL, MAYOR.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
IT'S, UH, GREAT TO, UH, SEE YOU THIS EVENING, AND, UH, UM, A REAL PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO, UH, CELEBRATE, UH, COUNCILMAN SHAW'S QUARTER CENTURY OF SERVICE, UH, TO THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, I'D BE REMISS IF I DID NOT EXPRESS THE, THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO OUR COLLEAGUES AND NEIGHBORS, UH, IN THE CITY OF ALLEN IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
UH, BASED ON THE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND.
I KNOW OUR FOLKS HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEIRS AND HAVE OFFERED OUR SUPPORT, UH, AND ENCOURAGEMENT AS THEY GO THROUGH THAT.
UM, ALSO, I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS, UH, FORMALLY MY APPRECIATION TO, UH, LASHON STREAM FELLOW.
OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, YOU KNOW, HAS TAKEN A POSITION WITH A LAW FIRM, UH, BUT SHE LEAVES US, LEAVES US AFTER OVER SEVEN YEARS OF REALLY STELLAR SERVICE.
AND SO, NOT ONLY DOES SHE LEAVE US WITH AN AWARD-WINNING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT A LOT OF SEEDS THAT WILL BE BLOSSOMING IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR MANY DECADES TO COME.
SO I APPRECIATE HER AND WISH HER AND HER FAMILY, UH, VERY WELL.
SO WE GOT A LOT TO SQUEEZE INTO THE NEXT, UH, 27 MINUTES OR SO.
SO I'M GONNA, UM, GO THROUGH THE CALENDAR AND THEN THE ORIENTATION, UH, TO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
AND THEN, UH, WE WILL HAVE OUR PRESENTATION IN BRIEFING, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A VERY HEAVY ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR THIS SPRING, AND WE ARE NOW ON THE CUSP OF ENTERING WHAT IS ALWAYS A VERY BUSY SUMMER EN ENGAGEMENT SEASON FOR US AS WELL.
AND THEN WE'RE GEARING UP FOR THE EXCITEMENT OF OPENING UP, UH, ONE OF THE PREMIER FACILITIES IN THE 2017 BOND, UM, AS WE GET READY TO, UH, OPEN AND CELEBRATE, UH, THE LAGOON AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
UH, BUT WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFOREHAND.
SO, UH, WEDNESDAY, WHICH IS TOMORROW MAY 10TH, WILL BE THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT THE STAR TRANSIENT GROUP WILL BE HOSTING HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
UH, THIS ONE WILL BE AT 6:00 PM HERE IN THE CANDY ROOM, UH, AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.
AND AGAIN, AT THIS MEETING, THEY'LL BE EXPLAINING THEIR SERVICES AND ALSO SEEKING INPUT FROM, UH, THE FOLKS THAT SHOW UP ABOUT THE KIND OF PLACES THEY'D BE LOOKING TO GO AND AS THEY, UH, EXPLORE THEIR SERVICE AREAS.
UM, ON MAY 11TH, THAT'S JUST THE NEXT THURSDAY, WE HAVE OUR NEXT PARTY IN THE PARK CELEBRATING BRAND NEW IMPROVEMENTS TO BEAR CREEK PARK.
SO THAT'LL BE BETWEEN SIX AND 7:00 PM ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK, ON FRIDAY, MAY 12TH IS THE SECOND OF THE PUBLIC MEETINGS, UH, RELATED TO OUR NEW PILOT, UH, TRANSIT PROGRAM FOR SENIORS.
UH, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 12 NOON AT THE SENIOR HILL SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER ON MANSFIELD ROAD, UH, THAT EVENING, FRIDAY, MAY 12TH FROM SIX TO SEVEN 30, WE WILL, UH, BE HOSTING MUSIC IN PIONEER PARK.
THAT'S ACROSS FROM, FROM SAM'S IN BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL, SATURDAY, MAY 13TH, THAT'S JUST THIS SATURDAY BETWEEN NINE AND 10:00 PM WE HAVE, UH, VANITA CEDAR HILL.
OUR, UH, WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL, NEW RESIDENT TOUR, BILINGUAL EDITION THAT IS A RESULT OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND, UH, THE, SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED IN LAST YEAR'S, UH, LATINO ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO HOST THAT EVENT, UM, IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER THIS SATURDAY.
UH, OUR FRIENDS AT THE CHAMBER WILL BE HOSTING THE FIRST OF THE SEASONS FARMER'S MARKET FROM NINE TO ONE, ALSO ON SATURDAY MAY 13TH IN, UH, DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL, RIGHT BEHIND THE CHAMBER BUILDING.
UH, ON THIS NEXT TUESDAY, MAY 16TH, UH, WE WILL BE HOSTING A SPECIAL MEETING.
THE FIRST, WE'RE GONNA MEET AT FIVE 30 FOR THE, UH, COUNCIL TO CANVAS THE ELECTION, UH, THE, THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 6TH ELECTION, AND TO ORDER A RUNOFF FOR, UH, FOR PLACE, UH, SIX, UH, FOR JUNE 10TH.
AND THEN AT SIX O'CLOCK WE'LL HOST A JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE WALTON GROUP, WHO, AS YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A VERY SIZABLE RESIDENTIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF OUR CITY THAT WILL BE HELD IN, UH, THE FIRST FLOOR HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER IN THE COURT MULTIPURPOSE
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ROOM.UM, MOVING ON TOWARDS THE END OF MAY 18TH, UH, OF MAY, UH, THURSDAY, MAY 18TH IS THE NEXT BEST, SOUTHWEST M W B E AND LOCAL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS.
THIS ONE WILL BE HELD AND HOSTED BY THE CITY OF LANCASTER, AND WILL BE AT THE LANCASTER MUNICIPAL CENTER, UH, FROM SIX 30 TO EIGHT ON THURSDAY, MAY THE 18TH.
AND THEN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A SPECIAL HOME IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP, UH, FOR RESIDENTS, UH, HERE IN THE COURT, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM ON MAY 18TH FROM SIX 30 TO EIGHT.
AND SO THIS IS TO ASSIST, UH, HOMEOWNERS WITH, UH, WAYS OF SEEKING OUT CONTRACTORS AND ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THEIR HOMES AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT THEY MIGHT, UH, WISH TO UNDERTAKE.
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS TUESDAY, MAY THE 23RD, WHERE WE WILL BE SWEARING IN.
COUNCILMAN DAN HAYDEN AND, UH, COUNCILMAN HAYDEN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR, UH, WIN THIS LAST SATURDAY.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ANOTHER TERM ON, UM, UH, THURSDAY, MAY 25TH FROM SIX 30 TO NINE 30.
UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE PROUDLY, UH, HOSTING THE GRADUATION OF THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, UH, UH, GROUP, UH, FOR THIS YEAR.
THIS IS THE FIRST ONE WE'VE HELD SINCE COVID, AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO GET THAT PROGRAM KICKED BACK OFF.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD THIS SEASON, AS HAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN, UH, SERVING THEM.
UH, THAT WILL BE HELD AT THE GRADY LAMB COMMUNITY SERVICES BUILDING, UH, FROM SIX 30 TO NINE 30.
UM, THEN WE GET TO THE REAL EXCITING FART, UH, PART, AND THAT IS THE, UH, CELEBRATION, THE FESTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPENING OF THE LAGOON AT VIRGINIA WEAVER PARK, OUR NEW OUTDOOR AQUATICS FACILITY.
SO ON FRIDAY, MAY 26TH FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM THERE'LL BE AN INVITATION ONLY RECEPTION, UH, HONORING, UH, THE FOLKS ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT, UH, WORK SO HARD TO BRING THIS FACILITY, UH, TO BEAR.
AND THEN ON SATURDAY THE 27TH, WE WILL HOST THE, UH, PUBLIC GRAND OPENING FOR THE LAGOON AND THE OPENING OF OPERATIONS THERE AT NOON.
AND THAT, UH, THAT, UH, PROGRAM WILL RUN FROM NOON TO, UH, TO PM.
UM, AND THEN MONDAY, MAY 29TH IS MEMORIAL DAY.
SO, JUST A REMINDER, UH, THAT CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED IN, UM, UH, IN CELEBRATION OF THAT HOLIDAY.
AND THEN AGAIN, THE, UH, RUNOFF ELECTION FOR PLAY SIX WILL BE, UH, JUNE, UH, SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH.
WE ARE STILL WAITING ON DETAILS FOR EARLY VOTING FOR THE JUNE 10TH RUNOFF.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? STILL WAITING ON WHAT NOW? UH, THE DATES FOR THE EARLY VOTING TIME.
UH, ARE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER? NO.
THEN MOVING ON TO, UH, THE ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
WE JUST HAVE, UH, ONE BRIEFING ITEM, ONE THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
AS YOU KNOW, CEDAR HILL HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE ICMA INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FELLOWS PROGRAM FOR, UH, SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
SO WE HAVE HOSTED TWO FELLOWS AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THEY'VE LITERALLY COME HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD TO BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND, UH, THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP, UH, THAT GOES ON IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND SO THEY'RE GONNA PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT, UH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES AND, UM, THEIR, UH, THEIR EXPLOIT SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN IN CEDAR HILL FOR, UH, THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UH, AND THEN WE HAVE THE, UH, VERY SHORT REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
UH, WE DO HAVE, UM, A CELEBRATION OF THE EDC RECEIVING AN ANNUAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE, UH, FOR 2022, AND ALSO A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING MAY 8TH, THE 12TH AS NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK, AND A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING MAY 15TH TO THE 21ST AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.
DO HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR TONIGHT IS THE, UH, PRESENTATION OF THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER AWARD TO COUNCILMAN CLIFFORD SHAW.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? AND IF NOT, I RETURN THE FLOOR TO YOU.
UH, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE PULLED FOR CONSIDERATION? UH, NOT HEARING NONE, SCENE, NONE.
UH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE BRIEFING SESSION.
[3. Presentation by International City/County Management Association (ICMA) fellows. ]
BY INTERNATIONAL CITY COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AT CMA FELLOWS DEWEY VU.AND, AND, AND REALLY, THIS PROGRAM IS REALLY A REFLECTION OF YOUR LEADERSHIP.
IT REALLY IS BECAUSE IT'S THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT WE, WE ARE REALLY ON THE ECHELON OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.
THAT OUR OUTREACH, BECAUSE OUR CITY MANAGER, UH, SAID THAT THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON OF OUTREACH.
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SHOWS US HOW FAR OUR OUTREACH, UH, EXPANDS AND EXPANDS INTERNATIONALLY, UH, BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BECAUSE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, UM, FOLKS FROM AROUND THE WORLD COME TO CEDAR HILL TO LEARN.SO WITH THAT NO FURTHER, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, DR.
CAK, JOHN WARREN, AND ALSO MS. YEN, UH, SAM FROM THAILAND AND MYANMAR UP HERE TO, UH, PRESENT ON WHY THEY'RE HERE AND WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MEMBERS AND ALL PEOPLE HERE.
AND I, IT IS MY GREAT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND OUR COUNTRY TO ALL OF YOU.
SO THIS IS THE PROGRAMS, YOUNG SOUTH ASIA LEADERS INITIATIVE PROFESSIONAL FELLOW PROGRAMS. WE CALL IT IN CHART WISELY PFP.
AND THIS IS THE PICTURE OF OUR GROUPS.
IN THESE YEARS, WE HAVE MORE, 30 FELLOWS COME FROM 10 COUNTRIES IN ASIN.
UH, AND BECAUSE ACTUALLY THAI PEOPLE, WE, WE HAVE A CHART NAMES OR NICKNAME.
IT WILL BE EASIER,
AND SO THIS IS THE, MY BACKGROUND, BECAUSE I WORK AS A UNIVERSITY LECTURER IN RA MANKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, TANJA IN THAILAND.
AND I GRADUATE PHD, UH, IN THE FIELD OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FROM ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.
AND SO THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY STUDENTS FROM BACHELOR DEGREES UNTIL THE PHD, UH, BECAUSE THEY WANT ME TO SHOW THEIR FACE IN THE US FIRST
SO FOR THAILAND, THIS, UH, THIS IS THE, THE, THE MAP OF ALL NATIONS IN AIAN REGIONS.
SO WE HAVE 10 COUNTRIES PLUS ONE MORE COUNTRY.
AND THAILAND IS IN THE MIDDLE, IN THE YELLOW.
AND WE CAN SEE, YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES LIKE MYANMAR.
THERE'S OUR FELLOWS COME TO THE CITY HILLS TOGETHER, AND LAOS, CAMBODIA AND MALAYSIA.
BANGKOK IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF THAILAND.
AND I, THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE MODERN BANGKOK.
IT'S MADE, UH, DIFFERENCE FROM YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
BUT HERE IT'S VERY MODERN VIEW.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE BLACK LETTERS IS THE LONGEST CITY NAMES OF THE WORLD.
AND THE GOVERNMENT TRIED TO CREATE THE SONGS FOR THE STUDENTS TO REMEMBER THE LONGEST NAME OF THE CITY.
SO I JUST WANT TO BRING YOU TO THE MANY PART OF THAILAND.
IN THE NORTH PART, I THINK IT SEEMS LIKE CEDAR HILLS.
IT'S A LOT OF THE HILLS AND GREENLY VIEWS.
AND ONE ACTIVITY IS THAT THE ATTRACT, UH, THE FOREIGNERS THERE IS DRIVE THROUGH THE HILLS WITH A HUN A THOUSANDS, 800 CURBS.
IF YOU CAN PASS THAT HUGE, YOU WILL GET CERTIFICATE FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
BUT YOU CAN SEE MY FACE, UH, UH, MY MOM'S FACE AND MY DAD'S FACE.
AND THE SOUTHERN PART IS THE, UH, BECAUSE IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTHERN PART, IT STICK WITH THE BEACH AND THE MARINES.
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS AND MANY ISLANDS IN THE SOUTHERN PART WAS THEME IN THE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE AND THE NORTH EAST PART, BECAUSE NORTH EAST PART IS CLOSE TO MANY, MANY COUNTRIES, UH, MANY, UH, FIELDS, NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES LIKE CAMBODIAS AND LAOS AND VIETNAMS. SO WE HAVE A HIGH HISTORY AND A LONG HISTORY.
SO YOU CAN GO TO MANY TEMPLES AND BEAUTIFUL TEMPLES IN THAT AREA.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALL THE TOURIST ALWAYS TRIED IS THE LOCAL DISH.
WE CALL IT PAPAYA SALADS OR SOMETIME.
AND THAT PICTURE CHOSE MANY LEVEL OF SPICY.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM THE CLEAR ONE UNTIL THE DARK, SPICY ONE.
AND IT TASTE, I TASTE THAT ALL, BUT I THINK YOU MAY GET VERY, VERY HOT
AND THE MIDDLE PART IS MOSTLY, UH, UH, THE ATTRACTIVE PLACES IS THE FLOATING MARKETS.
SO PEOPLE WILL TAKE THE BOATS, SELL THE STUFF, AND THE THE CHOICE, ALWAYS LOVE TO GO AND THEN TRY TO GET FOODS
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AND FRUITS.SO WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE CEDAR HILLS SINCE I ARRIVED HERE THE FIRST WEEK, I FOUND A, I FACE A LOT OF WARM AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE FROM ALL OF YOU GUYS.
AND YEAH, THIS IS THE PICTURE AS I FOUND.
AND I REALLY IMPRESS EVERYTHING FROM THE PEOPLE AND THE SMART PEOPLE IN THE CITY HILLS GOVERNMENT.
AND ALSO WE HAD A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS WITH MANY DEPARTMENT IN THE CEDAR HILL GOVERNMENT.
AND YEAH, WE LEARNED MANY THINGS.
AND THEN WE HOPE THAT FROM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE GAIN IN HERE, WE CAN KICK UP SOME PROJECTS IN OUR COUNTRIES.
AND WE GOT A BIKE FROM THE RIVALRY EVEN.
UM, THE BIKE IS TOO SMALL FOR ME, BUT I
AND ALSO BECAUSE, UH, DO OUR HOST, HE SET MANY PLACES FOR US TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AND LEARN.
WE GO TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE, UH, RECYCLE AND RENOVATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT AND, UH, ELECTRONIC CO ELECTRONIC WASTE.
AND ALSO FOR THE WATER MANAGEMENT, WE GO TO OTHER CITIES LIKE IRVING, UH, AND THEN WE GO TO THE TRINITY AUTHORITY WATER TO LEARN HOW TO MANAGE THE WASTE WATER.
AND ALSO LAST FRIDAY, WE JUST WENT TO THE, UH, TO LEARN ABOUT ENERGY, TO KNOW ABOUT THE SOLAR SCALES IN THE REGIONALS AREA OF TEXAS, AND ALSO A PART OF THE KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S ALL ABOUT FOODS IN CEDAR HILLS,
AND MY MOM JUST, UH, REALLY CARE ABOUT ME BECAUSE THE HERE IS THE BIG SIZE OF DATE.
AND THIS IS, UH, FROM MY PRESENTATION.
I DON'T KNOW, THAT WAS PRETTY TOUGH TO BEAT
UM, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND THE DISTINGUISHED GUEST.
I'M HONORED TO BE HERE, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO PRESENT MY, PRESENT, MY PRESENTATION.
IT'S ABOUT, UH, BASICALLY MY COUNTRY.
SO, UH, I'VE BEEN HERE, UH, FOR ALMOST THREE WEEKS.
AND, UH, I VISITED AROUND THE CITY AND ALSO, UM, MANY THANKS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO GO AROUND THE OTHER CITIES AND LEARN MORE NEW THINGS.
UM, I'M YANG FROM YAMAR, LIKE DEWEY EVER SAID, FROM YAMAR.
SO IN THIS FIRST PRESENTATION, UH, FIRST LIGHT IS YOU WILL SEE THE, THE LADIES AND GENTLEMAN.
THEY'RE WEARING, UH, OUR TRADITIONAL DRESS, LIKE ME.
AND, UH, UH, THE, UH, ABOVE RIGHT CORNER IS A HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO MYANMAR, THE GOLAND.
SO OUR COUNTRY IS, WE CALL AS A GOLDEN LAND.
SO THE BACKGROUND PICTURE IS BGO, THE FAMOUS PAGODA IN YMA.
SO YOU MAY SEE THE YELLOW COLOR.
SO IT'S LITERALLY THE GOLD PLATE AND NOT A PAINTING.
AND HERE THE BLUE ONE IS THE NEMA FLAG, AND IT IS MENTIONED.
IT IS THE SAME MEANING AS THE WELCOME TOMAR.
AND, UH, I, THINKK IS LESS WELL KNOWN FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
SOMAR IS FORMALLY KNOWN AS BAMA.
AND ALSO YOU MAY KNOW THAT DO SANI.
SHE IS A, UH, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER IN 1991.
AND, UH, THE RIGHT ONE IS, UH, DO SANI.
AND, UH, SHE IS NOW DETAINED BY THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT, SO ALI, TO PRESENT OUR MAJOR CITIES IN YAMAR.
SO THE UPPER ONE IS NOW, IT'S THE, UH, ER OF NEMAR, AND, UH, UH, IT'S THE PARLIAMENT IN YAMAR.
AND THE, UH, BELOW ONE, IT'S YENGO.
IT'S THE FORMER CAB OF MYANMAR, NOW IS THE KIND OF DOWNTOWN, AND YOU MAY SEE DE PAGODA.
AND IT IS AROUND THE DEBAT STUDY, LIKE HIGH RISE.
AND IT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CITY IS MYANMAR.
AND THE MANDALAY IS, UH, KIND OF THE, UH, ASIAN CITY IN YMA.
IT'S THE, IN THE MIDDLE OF MYANMAR MORE,
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UH, THIS IS THE, THE, UH, LEFT ONE IS THE FESTIVALS INMAR.SO WE HAVE A, A, A UNIQUE FESTIVAL IN EVERY MAN, AND IT'S DIFFERENT.
SO YEAH, IT'S A FUN, FAT ABOUT MYANMAR.
AND THE RIGHT ONE IS THE INMAR TRADITIONAL FOOD IN, UH, YOU MAY SEE IS KIND OF THE SALAD, AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT SPICY AND OIL.
SO THE FAMOUS ONE WE CALL IS MOK, UH, IS KIND OF SOUP.
SO, UM, SINCE, UH, PIZZA AND, UH, I, UH, BEEN TOGETHER IN THE CEDAR HILL, AND WE VISITED, UH, ALL OF THE PLACES TOGETHER.
SO LET ME SKIP, UH, MY EXPERIENCE IN CEDAR, IT'S MORE OR LESS THE SAME.
SO LET ME TAKE YOU TO MY COUNTRY VIRTUALLY THROUGH MY STORIES.
SO HERE YOU SEE IS ME AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN, OR BECAUSE IN 2021, THE MILITARY TOOK OVER THE POWER FROM THE, UH, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.
SO NIMAN NOW IS IN THE COUP, UM, BEFORE THE COUP, YOU MAY SEE IN HA REGION.
IT'S A CITY, MAJOR CITY IN THE, UH, WEST, UH, SORRY, UH, EASTERN PART OF NEMA.
AFTER THE COUP, YOU MAY SEE THE MILITARY KIND SPENT DOWN OF THE CITY.
AND THE BELOW ONE YOU MAY SEE THE CD GOES DOWN TO THE EDGE.
SO AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN, I, UM, UH, PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMONSTRATION.
AND ALSO WE ASK THE JUSTICE, UH, AS A RESULT, UH, IN ALI 2023, THANKS TO MR. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, HE SIGNED OBAMA A.
SO THIS IS A RESULT OF WHAT WE ARE DOING AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN.
SO HERE ME AS A VOLUNTEER IN MY COUNTRY, THIS ONE YOU MAY SEE ONLY TO TAKE YOU TO THE REMOTE AND CONFLICT AND ALSO THE HEART REACH AREA.
SO, UH, I THINK YOU MAY KNOW ABOUT THE GENOCIDE CASE IN MYANMAR IS THE ING GENOCIDE CASE.
SO IT IS, THIS IS THE AREA, IT'S IN THE WESTERN PART OF MYANMAR.
UM, SO IN THE MIDDLE ONE, YOU MAY SEE A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE, A SAND LIGHT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO ACTUALLY IT'S IN THE, UM, UH, WASTE AREA.
SO EVERYTHING IS FULL OF TRASH AND PEOPLE LIVES THERE.
UH, SO THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THE PROPER ACCESS TO THE FOOD, WATER, AND ALSO THE SANITATION FACILITIES.
SO THAT'S WHY AS A VOLUNTEER, WE TRY TO REACH OUT THEM TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRE FACILITIES.
THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.
SO THESE PHOTOS, UM, ME AS A VOLUNTEER AND THAT YOU MAY SEE HOW MY COUNTRY, UM, MY PEOPLE, MY PEOPLE SURVIVE FROM THIS SITUATION.
I'M IN CIVIL ENGINEER, GRADUATED FROM
IT'S A MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS.
SO THIS IS, UH, MY, UH, ONE OF MY, UH, SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS IN YENGO.
IT'S A TUBERCULOSIS OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT, AND IT COVERS ALMOST, UH, 10,000 PATIENT IN THE REGION.
SO, UH, THIS IS MY DAILY LIFE AS AN ENGINEER.
SO, AND ALSO I'M ENTHUSI TO, UH, LIKE A TRAVELER.
AND ALSO I LIKE PHOTOGRAPHING.
SO HERE, LET ME TAKE YOU THROUGHOUT NEMA.
IN MANDALAY REGION, WE CAN SEE, UM, UH, MANY, UH, WATERFALLS MOUNTAINS IN KENYA STATE.
IT'S A HILLY REGION, AND ALSO
IT'S IN THE COASTAL LINE IN 10 STATE.
IT'S KIND OF THE, UH, UH, MOUNTAINS AREA.
SO LET'S, LET'S NOW LET, PLEASE MEET MY FAMILY.
INMAN, LIKE I SAID, UH, WE HAVE, UH, ONE UNIQUE FESTIVAL IN EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S LIKE, UM, WE AS A TRADITION, UH, WE SHOW THE BUDDHA IMAGE.
YEAH, SO THIS IS, YEAH, INMAR NEW YEAR.
UH, MY BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY AND MY BROTHERS.
THERE'S WAITING FOR HEGE HERE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW OUR BARBER SHOW LOOKS LIKE.
AND, UH, THE RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER IS MY PARENTS WITH THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER.
UH, SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VISIT TOMAR THROUGH MY STORIES.
SO, UH, TO EXPRESS, UH, MY RATITUDE TO
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CEDAR, I'M PREPARED A SMALL GIFT.SO TO RECEIVE MY SMALL GIFT, I KINDLY REQUEST MR. TO, TO RECEIVE MY, UH, SMALL GIFT.
UH, IT'S IN AGAIN, WE CALL THE ASIAN CITY.
IT'S THE
UH, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE HERE, UM, IN CEDAR HILL AND, AND AROUND THE UNITED STATES.
UH, BUT ALSO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR LIFE BACK AT HOME TOO.
SO, UH, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM.
I KNOW WE HAVE, UH, UH, OUR EMPLOYEES WHO'S ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, AND, UH, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO CROSS, UH, THE CROSS CULTURE.
SO, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PRESIDENT, AND, UH, WE, I WISH YOU, UH, YOUR JOURNEY BACK SAFELY HOME.
ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I HAVE 6 58, I GONNA TAKE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
COUNCIL, UH, MCCURDY NON AVAILABLE MOTION.
I FAITH, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
COUNSEL, WE'LL RECONVENE ABOUT SEVEN O'CLOCK.