May 23, 2023 City Council Briefing Session

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YOUR MIC

[1. Call the meeting to order.]

MADAM SECRETARY.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE SIX OH TWO.

I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION.

THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU ALL IN VIRTUAL LAND WHO ARE JOINING US HERE TODAY.

I WANT TO, UH, GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.

UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

I DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT COUNCIL MCG GLOVER WILL JOIN US TODAY AS HE'S WITH HIS DAUGHTER FOR AN AWARD CEREMONY.

SO WE MIGHT SEE HIM AT THE CITY, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Presentation by Newman International Academy of Cedar Hill Police Chief Matthew Antkowiak Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]

UM, HOW YOU DOING, MISS? CITY MANAGER? I'M DOING VERY WELL, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE.

UM, WE HAVE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE BRIEFING, UH, AGENDA FOR YOU TODAY.

SO I'M GONNA RUN THROUGH MY ITEMS PRETTY QUICKLY.

BUT FIRST, JUST WANT TO BEGIN WITH, UH, UH, A CONGRATULATIONS, UH, AND A THANK YOU, UH, TO DAN HAYDEN ON, UH, HIS ELECTION TO ANOTHER TERM, WOOHOO, OF SERVICE WITH OUR CITY.

IT'S BEEN MY GREAT PLEASURE AND HONOR TO SERVE WITH, UH, WITH DAN AS A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS, SIR.

AND, UH, AS A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER AND A BUSINESS COMMUNITY LEADER FOR MANY YEARS, UH, PRIOR TO THAT.

SO, I AM VERY GRATEFUL, UH, TO YOU, DAN, FOR YOUR CONTINUED WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR GREAT CITY, AND ESPECIALLY TO DOLLAR TO DARLA, YOUR DAUGHTERS AND YOUR GRANDKIDS FOR LOANING SO MUCH OF YOUR, UH, PRECIOUS TIME TO US.

OH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SWEARING IN TODAY.

UM, AND ALSO, UH, WE ARE, UH, ESPECIALLY CELEBRATING THIS WEEK, UH, FOR OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER WHO REACHED HER 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THIS CITY OH, ON SUNDAY.

YEAH.

I KNOW.

IT'S KIND OF SHOCKING FOR ALAN AND I CUZ SHE WAS JUST THIS KID THAT WE PLUCKED OUTTA KANSAS AND STOLE FROM HIGHLAND PARK WHERE SHE WAS GOING TO BE AN INTERN, A UNIVERSITY PARK.

IT WAS ONE OF THOSE UPPITY CITIES.

AND SO, ANYWAY, UH, 20 YEARS LATER, SHE'S KIND OF RUNNING THE PLACE.

SO UNIVERSITY PAR OBVIOUS, SHE WAS, I DON'T KNOW, ONE OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, MINOR SUBURBS SOMEWHERE.

BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A REALLY COOL, UH, TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO NOT JUST ACKNOWLEDGE, BUT TO APPRECIATE HER.

YOU KNOW, SHE, ONE OF HER VERY FIRST DUTIES 20 YEARS AGO.

UH, WE WERE IN A TIME OF GREAT GROWTH.

DOES IT SOUND FAMILIAR? AND WE HAD JUST PASSED A BOND, SOUND FAMILIAR.

AND HER JOB WAS TO ALLOW US TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SUPPORTING THAT BOND, COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC, AND THEN ULTIMATELY DELIVERING ON THE CITY'S PROMISE.

AND WE DID THAT WITH HER HELP, UH, FAITHFULLY AND WELL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE PROJECT.

AND THEN FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS, AND, UH, THE SAME YOUNG LADY IS NOW RUNNING THE SHOW FOR DELIVERY OF THE 2017 BOND AND MAKING GOOD ON THE CITY'S PROMISE FROM 2003, UH, TO DELIVER THE WORLD'S BEST, UH, LIBRARY AND POOL AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS OF GROWTH FOR OUR CITY.

AND ALL IN BETWEEN, SHE MANAGED TO REVOLUTIONIZE TRASH SERVICE.

SHE MANAGED TO, UH, BRING THE 20TH CENTURY TO TECHNOLOGY FOR OUR UTILITY SERVICES, UH, UH, DEPARTMENT, UM, AND THEN REALLY HELP TO ESTABLISH THE SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENT OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS BRAND.

SO ON, UH, BEHALF OF MYSELF, BUT ALSO OUR TEAM, I DEFINITELY WANTED TO, UH, EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR, UH, MELISSA FOR STAYING HERE THESE 20 YEARS AND FOR MAKING THIS PLACE HER HOME, FOR HER FAMILY, AND FOR HER GIRLS.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, AT LEAST 20 MORE.

UH, JUST A REMINDER, UM, THAT, UH, THIS IS THANKFULLY YES, SIR.

I MEAN, CAN'T LET HER GET OFF THAT.

OH, YES, SIR.

YOU'RE THE BOSS.

THE ROASTS NOW CAN BEGIN.

UM, DO, DO YOU HAVE A SPEECH? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO COMMENT TO THAT ? I CAN TURN ON THE MIC.

UM, IT HAS BEEN REALLY A, JUST A BEAUTIFUL CAREER FOR ME HERE, AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL HAS BLESSED ME IMMENSELY.

UM, THIS COUNCIL IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING ONES I'VE EVER HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH.

AND I'VE REALLY, IT'S BEEN THE GREATEST PRIDE OF MY WHOLE CAREER TO GET TO DELIVER THESE AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS HAND IN HAND WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND PUT TOGETHER THE STRATEGY WITH THE DIRECTORS AND THE AMAZING TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE, AND THEN IMPLEMENT IT.

AND WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE TOGETHER, ONE TEAM, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF REALLY HOW AMAZING YOU GUYS LEAD WITH US, AND WE DO IT TOGETHER.

AND IT'S JUST BEEN THE MOST REWARDING CAREER I COULD HAVE EVER

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THANK YOU.

I GUESS WE GET A TEAR FROM HER LATER.

SO, YEAH, ONE, ONE DID COME OUT TOO MUCH.

UH, JUST WANTED TO REMIND, UH, THE COUNCIL THAT WE ARE, THANKFULLY IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR THE 88TH LEGISLATURE, UM, THIS IS THE PART WHERE THINGS HAPPENED AT A VERY QUICK PACE.

BOTH THE SENATE WORKED ALL DAY SUNDAY, THE HOUSE WORKED INTO THE VERY EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING, GETTING THINGS DONE.

UM, AS YOU CAN REMEMBER FROM THE REPORTS, THERE IS A PRETTY BIG ASSAULT ON THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL CONTROL THIS SESSION, AND PARTICULARLY AROUND THE AREAS OF LAND USE AND, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRITY.

SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT KEEP NEIGHBORHOODS APPROPRIATE FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THEM.

SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS ALL GONNA END UP, IT'S GONNA BE THIS MAD CRASH CAR DERBY UNTIL THEY GET TO SIGN DIE ON, ON MEMORIAL DAY, AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SORTING OUT WHAT PASSED, WHAT DIDN'T, AND THEN WHAT WE DO ABOUT IT.

BUT I DID WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO OUR LOCAL DELEGATION BECAUSE I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY SEE THEM FIGHT FOR US SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, WITH A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF THINGS ON STATE.

AND SO, UH, REP SHERMAN, SENATOR WEST, UH, REP DAVIS, WHO IS NEXT DOOR, HAVE ALL REALLY DONE GREAT, UH, GRO REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RESIDENTS, UH, IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION DOWN THERE.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE, UH, CALENDAR, UH, THIS THURSDAY, UH, MAY 25TH, UH, AT SIX 30 WE WILL BE CELEBRATING.

THIS IS A WEEK OF CELEBRATION JAW.

SO THIS ONE WILL BE THE CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST POST COVID CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY.

SO THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR MANY MONTHS, UH, LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO SUPPORT OUR, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS IN BLUE.

AND, UH, THEY WILL BE, UH, GRADUATING FROM THE PROGRAM ON MAY 25TH AT GRADY LAMB AT SIX 30.

IT'S TRADITIONAL FOR OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND, UH, CELEBRATE WITH THEM TO DO SO.

UH, I BELIEVE THE MAYOR PRO TIM IS, UH, DEFINITELY ON BOARD TO, UH, REPRESENT US.

AND, UH, SO WE'D LOOK.

BUT EVERYONE IS, UH, WELCOME, WELCOME TO ATTEND, UH, ON MAY 26TH.

UH, THE SMALL LITTLE AFFAIRS HAPPENING.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD, BUT WE'VE BUILT THE SMALL LITTLE POOL, UH, OVER AT VIRGINIA WEAVER PARK.

AND SO WE WILL BE HOSTING A VERY SPECIAL, UH, RECEPTION FOR, UH, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM WHO'VE HELPED, UH, DELIVER THIS PROJECT.

AND SO THAT WILL BE, UH, FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM UH, AT THE NEW LAGOON ON FRIDAY.

I'M SORRY, WHERE? AT VIRGINIA WEAVER PARK.

I'M SORRY, WHERE? OH, AT VIRGINIA WEAVER PARK.

DID I NOT SAY THAT? UM, AND, UH, IF FOR SOME REASON YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO GO TO THAT, THEN WE ARE TRYING ANOTHER TIME TO HAVE MUSIC IN THE PARK DOWN TOWN AT PIONEER PARK.

WE'VE RAINED OUT, UH, TWO OF THREE WEEKENDS, BUT WE'RE GONNA KEEP PLUGGING AWAY BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE ARE GONNA REALLY ENJOY IT.

SO THAT'S AT SIX, FROM SIX TO SEVEN 30 AT PIONEER PARK IN, UH, BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL.

ON SATURDAY, THIS SATURDAY, MAY 27TH, FROM NINE TO ONE, UH, OUR, UH, FRIENDS AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL BE HOSTING THE FARMER'S MARKET THAT'S IN THE PARKING LOT IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING.

UH, AND THEN AT NOON, THE GRAND PUBLIC OPENING OF THE LAGOON AT VIRGINIA WEAVER PARK, UH, IT PROMISES TO BE A FUN AFFAIR.

NOW, YOU'VE GOT A BRIEFING ON, ON SOME OF THESE THINGS TONIGHT, SO I WON'T GO REALLY ANY FURTHER, BUT JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO COME CUZ IT'LL BE A, A VERY, UH, SPECIAL, UH, DAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE EVEN I WASN'T HERE THE LAST TIME WE OPENED A POOL, JUST SO YOU KNOW, , UM, ON, UH, MONDAY, MAY 29TH, THE CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED IN, UH, OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY.

UH, NEXT THURSDAY, NEXT WEEK.

JUNE 1ST IS THE NEXT MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST THAT'S ALWAYS HELD AT 7:30 AM AT THE ALLEN SIMS RECREATION CENTER.

AND ALL ARE WELCOME.

UH, AND THEN WE GET INTO OUR BIG SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, CELEBRATING THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER.

UH, ALL THREE OF THESE EVENTS ARE BIG DEALS THAT THE COMMUNITY LOOKS FORWARD TO FAITHFULLY EVERY YEAR.

SO, ON, UH, JUNE 3RD, ON SATURDAY FROM EIGHT TO 1130, WE'LL BE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL KID FISH TOURNAMENT AT, UH, VALLEY RIDGE PARK.

UH, THAT, UH, THE, THE, THE POND IS ALWAYS STOCKED WITH, UH, FRESH FISH.

AND IT IS ALWAYS A GREAT MORNING TO SEE THE KIDS AND THE GRANDPARENTS AND THE AUNTS AND THE UNCLES AND EVERYBODY COME OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME IN'T THAT.

RIGHT MS. UH, MS. DANIELS, UH, WE HAVE A GOOD TIME ON THAT DAY, AND ALMOST EVERYBODY THAT TRIES TAKES HOME FISH.

IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD, IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD EVENT.

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SO ALL THIS BIG EQUIPMENT, THE KIDS GET TO U AND A OVER WHEN THEY SEE THAT, UH, WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, THEY'LL GET A CHANCE TO CLIMB ON IT, SEE HOW IT WORKS, AND, UM, UH, BEGIN THE PROCESS FOR RECRUITING EMPLOYEES IN THE NEXT, UH, 10 OR 15 YEARS.

SO THAT'S BETWEEN 10 AND 11, UH, AM AT VALLEY RIDGE PARK ON THURSDAY, JUNE THE EIGHTH, ON FRIDAY, JUNE THE EIGHTH IS OUR NEXT, UH, IS OUR FIRST MUSIC IN THE PARK SERIES THAT WE HAVE AT THE VALLEY RIDGE AMPHITHEATER.

UH, EVERY FRIDAY OF JUNE, UH, BEGINS AT 8:00 PM AND, UH, IS AT THE VALLEY RIDGE PARK AMPHITHEATER, 28 50 PARKRIDGE DRIVE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH, UH, IS OUR NEXT COMMUNITY SHREDDING EVENT.

SO ANYBODY WITH, UH, DOCUMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SHRED MAY BRING UP TO THREE BOXES, UH, TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, AND THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO SHRED THEM, UH, FOR US, THIS IS FOR RESIDENTIAL, UH, FOLKS, NOT GENERALLY FOR BUSINESSES, BUT, UH, THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THAT TIME.

THEN, UH, OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS, UH, TUESDAY, JUNE THE 13TH.

UM, ON SATURDAY JUNE 17TH, BETWEEN 3:00 PM AND 10:00 PM IS THE CELEBRATION OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST JUNETEENTH PROGRAM.

AS YOU KNOW, THE FOUR CITIES OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST, UH, ROTATE, UH, HOSTING THIS YEAR.

IT WILL BE HOSTED BY OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AT ARMSTRONG PARK ON, UH, JAMES COLLINS BOULEVARD THERE IN DUNCANVILLE.

UH, AND THEN WE'LL BE CELEBRATING OUR FIRST JUNETEENTH AS THE CITY HOLIDAY ON THAT MONDAY, JUNE THE 19TH.

AND THEN THAT WILL BE, UH, THERE'LL BE A SPECIAL PROGRAM ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST WITH THE MS. OPK, WHO WILL BE HERE IN THIS CHAMBER FROM SIX 30 TO EIGHT 30 TO DO A PROGRAM FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP US CELEBRATE OUR VERY FIRST, UH, JUNETEENTH, UM, ON TUESDAY, JUNE 20TH.

THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL, IS THEY WILL, YOU WILL GO THROUGH THE ANNUAL PROCESS OF INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR OPEN AND AVAILABLE POSITIONS FOR YOUR BOARD AND COMMISSION LEADERSHIP TEAM.

UH, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WILL BE THE 21ST.

IT'S, UH, IT'S AVAILABLE.

WE HAVE IT SCHEDULED AS WELL IN CASE WE DON'T GET THE WORK DONE DURING THE 20TH.

UM, BUT WE WILL BE DONE IN TIME FOR, UH, THE EVENT WITH, UH, MS. OPK.

AND I THINK THAT'S ALL I'M GONNA GO FOR, UH, THE CALENDAR.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ON THE CALENDAR? UM, WELL, UM, UM, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION COMING? OH, YOU PUSHED WRONG BUTTON.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

, COUNCIL MCCURDY, UH, JUNE 8TH, NINTH, AND 10TH IS ALSO MISSION CEDAR HILLS BIG WEEK.

AH, YEAH.

THANK YOU.

AND THEN JUNE 9TH IS ALSO THE LIONS CLUB GOLF TOURNAMENT.

SO ADD THOSE TO THE CALENDAR.

WE WILL ADD THOSE TO THE CALENDAR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MM-HMM.

.

ALL RIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, CALL UP, UH, OUR, UH, POLICE CHIEF MATTHEW, UH, AND KAK WITH, UH, WHO SERVES US AT NEWMAN ACADEMY IS THE POLICE CHIEF OF, UH, THAT SCHOOL.

HE'D LIKE TO MAKE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER, THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOUR ME OF YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

UM, GOOD EVENING.

KIND OF INTERESTING.

GOOD EVENING.

I, I THINK, UM, THE CITY SECRETARY CUE IN A VIDEO.

YES.

IF YOU, THIS IS, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS AND THEN ONE OTHER THING.

OKAY.

YEAH.

READY WHENEVER YOU ARE.

AND WE'RE PLACING THEM INTO REAL LIFE SIMULATIONS FOR POLICE WORK TO GET THEM FULLY IMMERSED INTO THE POLICE CAREER, SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, AND TO HELP BUILD THEIR LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN LINE WITH THE NEWMAN WARRIOR WAY.

PRETTY COOL.

SO WE WRAPPED UP OUR, OUR, UH, WARRIOR WEEK, UM, AT NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, WHICH STARTED OUT AS A, AS AN IDEA TO HUMANIZE PUBLIC SERVICE AND TO, UH, BE AN

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AND OUR LARGEST ACADEMY IS HERE IN CEDAR HILL AT THE OLD NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY.

AND THANK YOU, UH, CHIEF, UH, SMITH FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CHIEF REYES WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

CAUSE, UH, THEY DO TWO THINGS FOR US THAT ARE REALLY CRITICAL AS A, AS A POLICE AGENCY.

NUMBER ONE, THEY MENTOR A YOUNG CHIEF OF POLICE.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW, UH, THERE'S LANDMINES ALL OVER THE PLACE FOR YOUNG CHIEF OF POLICE.

AND, UM, I, ANYTIME I HAVE A QUESTION OR CONCERN, I CAN REACH OUT TO MY PARTNERS ON THE MUNICIPAL SIDE IN SUCH A DEEP WAY.

AND THIS, THIS PARTNERSHIP WASN'T THERE PRIOR TO IT, UH, PRIOR TO, UH, THEM STEPPING UP AND, AND WELCOME IN AND, AND TAKE ME KIND OF UNDER THEIR, THEIR COVERING.

AND, AND IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING THAT YOU RECOGNIZE TODAY BECAUSE YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY I'M HERE.

UM, AND SO WHY I'M REALLY HERE IS ACTUALLY ABOUT MELISSA CUMMINGS.

AND SO I USE THE GUISE OF WARRIOR WEEK TO TELL YOU WHAT A GREAT THING WAS.

BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOU GUYS TO HEAR WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES.

I WAS, I WAS UNAWARE.

THIS IS ABOUT YOU TONIGHT.

I WAS GONNA MAKE IT ABOUT YOU, BUT IT'S ABOUT YOU TONIGHT.

UH, FROM, FROM NEWMAN.

AND SO FOR THAT, THOSE GUYS DON'T KNOW NEWMAN'S A BRAND NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE A BABY DEPARTMENT.

WE ARE LIT, LITERALLY UNDER TWO YEARS OLD.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE LANDMINES WE STEP INTO SOMETIMES IS RELATIONSHIPS.

AND SO I I, I'M ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT GO STRAIGHT TO IT AND TRIES TO FIX IT.

BUT HERE, THE REALITY OF IT IS, IS THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH CEDAR HILL.

IT WASN'T FOR YOU.

AND SO, UM, YOU'RE RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT TONIGHT, AND IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO READ THAT.

UM, SO CERTIFICATE OF MERIT TO, UH, FROM THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AWARDED TO MELISSA A. VALDEZ CUMMINGS, THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT IS AWARDED IN RECOGNITION FOR YOUR DEDICATION EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CEDAR HILL CITIZENS, AND WHOSE PERSEVERANCE, UH, DEVOTION TO DUTY DILIGENT ENDEAVORS HAVE IMMENSELY, UM, AND IMMEASURABLY, UM, HELPED WITH THE FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, UM, AND THE PUBLIC.

YOUR WILLINGNESS, UH, TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND INFLUENCE POSITIVE CHANGE, UM, AS A CEDAR HILL CITY, UH, DEPUTY MANAGER ESTABLISHED CRITICAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE CHILDREN ENROLLED AT NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY.

YOUR DEVOTION DUTY BRINGS GREAT CREDIT UPON THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, YOUR FAMILY AND YOU.

UM, I ALSO HAVE A, A CHIEF'S COIN OF EXCELLENCE FOR YOU TONIGHT.

UM, WOW.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK WAS, THAT WAS GREAT.

SO I HAD TO USE THE RUSE OF A REALLY COOL EVENT TO HONOR YOU.

AND, AND THE REALITY OF IT IS, UM, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, MR. CITY MANAGER, UM, SHE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN NOT JUST COACHING THAT HELPS US SERVE AND PROTECT THE KIDS HERE IN THE, IN THIS UNUSUAL POST YOU ALL DAY WORLD.

BUT WE USE THIS EXAMPLE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, AND YOU AND OUR CHIEF OF FIRE AND OUR CHIEF OF POLICE ACROSS OUR OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

WE USE THIS AS A MODEL.

UH, THIS, UH, SUMMER, I'M SPEAKING DOWN, UM, IN AUSTIN ABOUT CITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I'M USING THIS PARTNERSHIP IS THE EXAMPLE, THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH CEDAR HILL, NOT THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

UM, USING THE RELATIONSHIP AND THE LEADERSHIP OF MS. CUMMINGS AND BOTH OF YOUR CHIEFS.

AND BY THE WAY, I DUNNO IF YOU NOTICED ALL OF THAT EQUIPMENT WAS CEDAR HILL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A LITTLE BIT OF IT.

UM, THE OTHERS DEPARTMENTS HAVEN'T JUMPED IN FULL, FULL, THE BACK OF THE, THE DEEP END THE POOL WITH US.

BUT CEDAR HILL HAS THIS YEAR, BY THE WAY, I HAVE A LIST THAT I'LL BE SENDING TO THE DIFFERENT CHIEFS OF THE OFFICERS.

IT'S A LONG LIST.

OR I'D READ THEM ALL OF ALL THE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT NEWMAN AND THE KIDS, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

AND SO OUR KIDS AT NEWMAN ARE SAFER BECAUSE OF YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TO MS. CUMMINGS IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO, I, I WANNA TELL A QUICK STORY.

UM, MY KIDS GO TO NEWMAN AND ONE, IT WAS A NEW YEAR, NEW SCHOOL YEAR, AND SIGNS WENT UP THAT THERE'S A NEW POLICE CHIEF IN TOWN AND THERE'S A NUDE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND, UH, I SAID, THEY CAN'T DO THAT, AND LO AND BEHOLD THEY CAN.

UM, BUT I STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS AND I SAID, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY AMAZING.

AND HE'S LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW THE POLICE CHIEF.

AND I SAID, WELL, YOU SHOULD.

AND SO, UM, WHAT, WHAT HAS REALLY, TRULY BECOME FROM THAT SITU THAT ME ASKING QUESTIONS HAS BEEN TRULY, TRULY ONE OF A BEAUTIFUL STORY.

BUT IT'S NOT.

IT'S BECAUSE OF ME.

IT'S BECAUSE OF THE CHIEFS.

AND EVERY PERSON IN THAT VIDEO, THE TAMMY COOPERS, THE MATT BAKERS, THE ONES, THE EMS AND THE POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE TEACHING THOSE, THOSE FUTURE POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY

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AND, BUT, BUT I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. MAYOR.

MR. CITY MANAGER.

UH, THAT'S MY REPORT, MAYOR.

OH, YOU'RE JUST GRABBING YOURSELF.

ALL RIGHT, MY STUFF.

[3. Briefing on the May 26 - 27 Lagoon at Virginia Weaver Park grand opening celebrations. ]

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATIONS, THE HAPPIEST MAN IN TOWN, MR. SOUND RAY, USUALLY A PARKSON REC DIRECTOR'S HAPPIEST DAYS OF THE SUMMER WHEN WE OPEN THE POOL AND WHEN WE CLOSE THE POOL.

SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSE ON ONE FRONT.

UH, PLEASURE TO BE HERE, UH, UH, WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE LAGOON.

FIRST SLIDE, UH, JUST SPEAKS VOLUMES.

THE TOP SLIDE IS, UH, US IN JUNE OF 2022.

MIDDLE SLIDE IS, UH, WHERE WE WERE LAST MONDAY.

AND SO A LOT HAS GONE INTO THE LAST 11 MONTHS.

SO WE ENVISION CEDAR HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN THE SAFE, CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.

IN PURSUING PREMIER, UM, ALWAYS THINK VIBRANT PARKS AND TRAILERS SHOULD BE LISTED BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, BUT, UH, WE'RE DEFINITELY DOING THAT.

WE'RE ENSURING THAT CEDAR HILL IS CLAY, SAFE, CLEAN, UH, EXCELLENT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE ADDITION OF A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF THE RED OAK CREEK TRAIL.

AND OUR, UH, COMMUNITY IS DEFINITELY ENGAGED IN THIS PROJECT.

SO AS OF, UH, LAST WEEK, WE RECEIVED OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

SO FROM THE TIME THAT THE COUNCIL, UH, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH TURNER, UH, WE LOGGED IN 40,105 PROJECT HOURS.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS IF ONE PERSON WAS BUILDING THE LAGOON, IT WOULD TAKE THEM 13 YEARS TO GET TO WHAT WE DID IN 11 MONTHS.

UH, WE'VE DELIVERED ON TIME, ON BUDGET, WE'RE FINALIZING PUNCH LIST ITEMS. UH, AND STAFF TRAINING WAS ONGOING NOW, AND IT WILL BE UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON.

UM, THIS VIDEO, UH, YOU ALL HAVE SEEN, UH, NADIA, UH, SIX MI OUR MARKETING SPECIAL EVENT, UH, ASKED TO PUT OUR FINGERPRINT IN THIS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, NADIA'S REALLY PROUD OF THE PROJECTS THAT SHE'S BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH.

A COUPLE OF FUN FACTS ABOUT THE LAGOON.

WE'RE THE FIRST OUTDOOR CITY FACILITY WITH FREE PUBLIC WIFI.

UM, WE HOLD 6,000 LESS GALLONS OF WATER WHILE PROVIDING ALMOST 3000 MORE SQUARE FEET OF WATER SURFACE AREA THAN WHAT WE HAD AT CRAWFORD.

ALL OF OUR MOTORS UTILIZE VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES, WHICH RESULTS IN ELECTRICAL COST SAVINGS.

WE HAVE A LOCAL CONCESSION AIR, OUR LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR, THAT'LL BE OUR CONCESSIONAIRE.

AND WE HAVE OVER A MILE OF PIPE IN THE GROUND IN THAT, UH, FOOTPRINT.

UM, AS YOUR CITY MANAGER TOLD YOU EARLIER, UH, THIS FRIDAY, WE WILL HAVING OUR VIP FORAY, UH, IT'S AT SIX 30 A POOLSIDE COCKTAIL ATTIRE.

I'M STILL TRYING TO WRAP MY MIND AROUND WHAT THAT IS.

YOUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TOLD ME A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT THE LADIES SHOULD WEAR, AND I KIND OF ZONED OUT AND I'M LIKE, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FIRST ONE IS.

YEAH, WELL, SO WHATEVER THAT MEANS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GOOGLE IT, I DON'T KNOW.

UH, BUT IT'S NOT USUALLY SOMETHING I'M GONNA BE CAUGHT IN.

UH, BUT WE WILL NOT BE SWIMMING FOR THIS EVENT.

UH, BUT WE DO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

I'D LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE MICHELLE EBANKS.

UH, SHE'S DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF BEING OUR PARTNER IN REALLY LEADING THIS OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, UH, IN PREPARATION FOR FRIDAY'S EVENT.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO MICHELLE.

THE NEXT DAY, WE WILL HAVE OUR GRAND OPENING WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'LL BE AT NOON ON THE 27TH.

AND, UM, THERE'S A LOT AND A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS.

UH, W F A A PICKED UP THE STORY EARLIER TODAY.

AND

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UH, WE WILL HAVE PARKING FOR OUR FAVORITE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, WHICH IS ALL OF YOU.

SO THAT, UM, AND WE ASK THAT YOU COME IN FROM THE, UH, INTERSECTION OF PARKVILLE AND SOMERSET, AND YOU'LL GO TO THE SECOND ENTRANCE, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHUTTLE YOU TO THE IP PARKING THERE AT THE FRONT.

AGAIN, THIS STARTS AT NOON, SO IF YOU CAN GET THERE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, THAT'D BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

UM, SO JUST A BRIEF REMINDER OF, UH, OPERATIONS MONDAY, I'M SORRY, TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 10 30 TO NOON IS OUR 55 PLUS SWIM TIME.

OPEN SWIM IS TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, NOON TO FIVE.

TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

WE HAVE SWIM LESSONS, PROGRAMMING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE FROM FIVE TO EIGHT.

AND THEN OUR SEASON PASS HOLDER SWIM TIME IS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FIVE 30 TO SEVEN 30.

UH, GENERAL ADMISSION IS $8 FOR 55 PLUS $5.

UM, SEASON PASS, YOU CAN SEE THERE AS THAT.

UM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION THEY GAVE US ON THE FEES.

UM, WHAT THAT'S NOT SHOWING UP ON HERE IS THERE IS A RESIDENT DISCOUNT FOR CEDAR HILL, AND THAT'S A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS BOARD.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TOOK, UH, AND, UH, ARE VERY HAPPY TO PLEASE THAT WE ARE OFFERING THIS TO CEDAR HILL.

UH, WE'RE ALL SHARE THAT AS OF NOON TODAY, WE HAVE SOLD 130 SEASON PASSES, 14 OF THOSE TWO, YOUR 55 PLUS, UM, MOST OF THEM ARE, UH, FAMILY PASSES.

WE HAVE ALREADY BOOKED 162 SWIM LESSONS AND 130 AQUA.

SO THAT'S REALLY THE WORK OF, UH, SHONDA AND BRIAN.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THEM MARKETING, PUSHING, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S SET UP.

AND NEARLY ALL OF THIS WAS DONE ONLINE, SO THE RESIDENTS DIDN'T EVEN HAVE GATHER THEIR PJS TO GET SIGNED UP.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BRANDON, SENATOR CARROLL, YOUR DESIGN TEAM.

I KNOW BALFOUR'S RIGHT BEHIND ME, AND THEY MIGHT START THROWING STUFF.

I'D LIKE TO ALSO THROW, UH, THANK TURNER CONSTRUCTION.

UM, I'VE BEEN HERE A LITTLE WHILE, AND TURNER HAS BEEN A GREAT, GREAT PARTNER TO WORK WITH.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD ABOUT THEM.

UH, THANK YOU TO JULIE AND HER TEAM AT COURSE, UH, C M C I, WITH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOR THEIR THREE QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLAR, UH, CONTRIBUTION, YOUR CEDAR HILL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR $2 MILLION CONTRIBUTION, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAMS, YOUR BUILDING OFFICIALS, YOUR FINANCE TEAM, COMMUNICATION TEAM, AND THE IT TEAM.

I ALSO DON'T HAVE LISTED, BUT ALSO NEED TO THANK OUR PARTNERS IN FIRE AND POLICE AS THEY'LL BE, UH, HELPING US ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS WE OPEN THIS BY PROVIDING, UH, OFFICERS ON SITE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

LASTLY, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU, PARTICULARLY THE LADY OF 20 YEARS.

UH, MELISSA HAS, UM, OVERSEEN THIS AT A HIGH LEVEL, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HER FEEDBACK.

UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES SHE AND I BUTT HEADS, UH, BUT WE'RE ALSO BUTTING HEADS BECAUSE WE BOTH COME FROM A PLACE OF CARING ABOUT THE CITIZENS, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, AND MAKING SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE GIVING THEM, UH, IS THE BEST THAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM.

AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

GREAT.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? UH, GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR THE, UM, JUST, UH, UH, FOR THE UPDATE , SO YOU'LL CLOSE AT WHAT TIME? GENERAL PUBLIC? YES.

WE'LL CLOSE AT FIVE.

OKAY.

AND WE'LL LOOK AT IT SPENDING HOURS ONCE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING IN THE SPACE.

OKAY.

AND SO WE'RE HOPING WITHIN THE, FOR WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF OPENING, WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT AREAS WE CAN UTILIZE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHILE STILL OFFERING SWIM LESSONS, AQUA ZUMBA, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT THAT'S, THAT GOES TO EIGHT O'CLOCK.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WITH COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPERATIONAL UPDATE AS WELL.

YES, SIR.

I'LL SEE Y'ALL, UH, FRIDAY IN YOUR MAXI DRESS.

YEAH, THAT, OH, .

THE MAXI DRESS INCLUDES FEATHERS IN A, IN A TUX, A BOA, UH, IS WHAT I, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW.

AND MAYBE A TIARA.

YEP.

THAT'S IT.

YEP.

OKAY.

THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M WEARING.

.

GREAT.

WE'LL SEE.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE.

YES, SIR.

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOURS EITHER.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT

[4. Receive an update on the Premier Library, Museum and Signature Park and Trail Project.]

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GOOD EVENING.

YEAH, GOOD EVENING.

SO, UM, I KNOW YOU KNOW THE THEME HERE, BUT YOU CAN'T BEGIN WITHOUT, UM, SHOWING SOME LOVE TO OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, SO OH, THAT'S EASY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

NO, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

I'M REALLY EXCITED.

I BROUGHT SOME FRIENDS WITH ME TODAY.

SO BEFORE WE START, I'LL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELF.

JEFF, YOU WANNA GO? I'M JEFFREY POSTAL.

UH, WE'RE A TEAM AND PARTNER WITH B FOUR.

UH, I OWN A COMPANY CALLED POSTAL GROUP CONSTRUCTION.

YEAH.

AND, UH, KELLY HASSO, OUR CHIEF ESTIMATOR FOR, UH, THIS PROJECT, DORO, P G A L ARCHITECTS.

PERFECT.

WELL, WE WILL, UH, WE'LL TRY TO TOP SEAN'S PRESENTATION, BUT HE DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT JUST FLY THROUGH THIS.

UH, NO.

UH, FIRST OFF, WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING TO THE TOPPING OUT PARTY.

A GREAT TURNOUT HAD JUST ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYBODY, UH, WHICH IS PERFECT, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN AT TOPPING OUT PARTIES WHERE OUR REFRIGERATOR WAS FULL OF LEFTOVER, SO I HOPE YOU GUYS HAD A GREAT TIME.

I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, ON ANY OF THE DRONE VIDEOS OR EVEN DRIVING BY, IF YOU GUYS CAN SEE THAT BEAM, UH, STILL HANGING UP, IT'S FRONT AND CENTER, AND IT WON'T GET PAINTED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO Y'ALL'S, UM, EVERYBODY'S, UH, HAND PRINTS WILL, WILL BE ON THIS BUILDING.

SO, UH, WE WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS AND HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOURSELVES ON THAT.

AND, AND, UH, HERE'S JUST SOME MORE PICTURES OF, UH, WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE THAT DAY.

UM, AS WE ALWAYS DO, UH, WANTED TO GO OVER, UH, WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS.

UM, SO IN THE LIBRARY SECTION, WE ARE FULLY COMPLETE WITH STRUCTURAL STEEL.

THERE IS SOME MISCELLANEOUS STEEL, BUT WHEN WE SAY STRUCTURAL STEEL, THAT'S GETTING THE CRANE OUT OF THERE.

UH, THERE'S, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST SOME MISCELLANEOUS STUFF THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

BUT, UH, AS MY SUPERINTENDENT WHO ONE DAY YOU GUYS WILL MEET, I WILL, I WILL GET HIM UP HERE AND, AND, UH, PUT HIM ON THE SPOT.

BUT, UM, AS HE SAYS, THE BEST DAYS IS THE DAY THE CRANE COMES ONSITE AND THE DAY THE CRANE LEAVES.

SO HE WAS ONE HAPPY CAMPER WHENEVER THAT CRANE WAS OFFSITE.

SO, UM, ALSO, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, ROOFING HAS STARTED AS WELL.

I DON'T KNOW, CAN I SEE? NO.

UM, SO THOSE, UH, GREEN TARP AREAS ON THE TOP, UH, ARE OF THE ROOFING MATERIAL.

UM, SOMETHING THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT ON A LITTLE BIT, UH, IN FUTURE SLIDES.

BUT, UH, THAT IS ONE OF THE MATERIALS THAT TOOK, UH, ALMOST NINE TO 12 MONTHS TO GET.

SO, UH, JUST SEEING THAT HERE, UH, RELEASES SO MUCH WORK FOR US ON THE INSIDE, IT ALLOWS US TO PUT DRYWALL UP, AND IT ALLOWS US TO REALLY START DOING THE FINISHES.

SO, UH, Y'ALL LETTING US RELEASE THAT EARLY WAS, UH, VERY INVALUABLE.

UM, ALSO, UM, WE HAD THE MONUMENT STAIR FRAMING.

UH, RIGHT WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE BUILDING, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, SIGNATURE PIECES OF THIS BUILDING IS THAT MONUMENT STAIR.

UH, SO WE GOT THE, UH, STRUCTURE PUT IN FOR THAT.

SO WE ARE, UM, ALSO STARTING TO, UM, PROCURE THE FINISHES FOR THAT.

SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THAT AS WELL.

UH, WE BEGIN BUILDING SKIN AND WATERPROOFING.

UM, THE SKIN OF THE BUILDING IS THE FACADE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE GRAY, UM, IS THE WATERPROOFING THAT'S BEING APPLIED ON THERE.

AND THEN WE WILL START, UM, UH, STARTING THE FINISHES AS WELL.

UH, MAJORITY OF THE M MEP OVERHEAD AND IN WALL AND AREAS A AND B AND C ARE COMPLETE.

UH, THAT'S FANTASTIC BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA START ALLOWING US TO PUT SHEETROCK UP AND REALLY START, UH, HONING IN ON THE FINISHES.

THIS IS, UH, AS YOU GUYS ALL KNOW, A PREMIER LIBRARY, HAVE VERY HIGH END FINISHES, VERY, UM, VERY AESTHETICALLY PLEASING FINISHES.

SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE, UH, DEDICATE ENOUGH TIME TO THAT ALSO.

UH, SI.

UH, AS FAR AS THE SIGNATURE PARK AND SITE, UH, WE DID SET THE BRIDGE.

THAT WAS A TASK IN ITSELF.

I CAN SAY THAT WE SAFELY SET THE BRIDGE AND THAT WE DIDN'T DAMAGE ANY TREES DOING IT.

SO, UH, THAT IS, UH, A MAJOR TASK THAT I, UM, COMMEND OUR, OUR FIELD TEAM, UH, ON, ON ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DID.

UH, WE ALSO CONTINUED POURING WALKING TRAIL SIDEWALKS, UH, FROM THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING TO ABOUT THE HEART OF THE PARK.

UH, SO THOSE DID GET POURED.

UH, SO, YOU KNOW, UM, AS WE, UH, FINISH UP OUR UTILITIES, WE'LL START, UH, FOCUSING ON THAT HEART OF THE PARK.

UH, AND THEN WE ALSO SET THE FINAL GRADES.

WE SET THE FINAL DIRT WORK ON THE, UH, TRAILS TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE CEDAR HILL ROAD, UH, OR PIONEER TRAIL, I'M SORRY.

AND, UH, THAT IS GONNA ALLOW US TO FINISH THE, UH, TRAILS ON THAT SIDE AS WELL, AND ALLOWS US TO FINISH UP THAT END AND START PLANTING, UH, GRASS AND ALL THAT, SO THAT BY THE TIME YOU GUYS, UH, TAKE OVER, IT WILL, UM, BE ROOTED AND IT WILL, UH, LOOK LIKE A FINISHED PRODUCT.

SO THAT'S THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS.

UH, THE UPCOMING 90 DAYS, UH, WILL JUST BE FINISHED WITH THAT ROOFING.

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UH, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WILL ONE SIDE, THE INTERIOR WALLS WILL INSTALL THE GLAZING.

YOU SEE ALL THOSE SQUARED OPENINGS AND, UH, ALL THROUGHOUT THAT BUILDING, UH, THOSE WILL START HAVING WINDOWS IN THERE.

THE FRAMES AND GLASS ARE ON SITE.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS, UH, JUST GET IT FLASHED SO THAT THERE'S NO LEAKS.

AND THEN WE WILL PUT THOSE IN THERE.

AND THEN WE WILL START FRAMING INTERIOR CEILINGS AS WELL.

AND THEN THE SIGNATURE PARK AND SITE WILL COMPLETE THE UTILITIES, UH, SET FINAL GRADE FOR THE AMPHITHEATER.

UH, BEGIN WORKING ON RETAINING WALLS, A LOT OF RETAINING WALLS IN THAT HEART OF THE PARK.

UH, REALLY GONNA GIVE IT THAT, UH, THAT POP THAT, UH, YOU'LL SEE IN ALL THE RENDERINGS.

AND SO THAT'S GONNA ALLOW US TO ALSO, UH, DO ALL THE SIDEWALKS AND KIND OF COMPLETE AND PLANT THOSE AREAS AS WELL.

UH, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE THE SIDEWALKS AT THE EAST TRAIL AND THE LIBRARY SITE.

SO, UH, WHERE I SAID THAT WE WERE FINISHED GRADING, HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF UTILITIES LEFT TO DO OVER THERE.

AND THEN WE WILL, UH, WE'LL POUR ALL THAT SIDEWALK.

SO, UM, EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.

UM, THANKFULLY I GET TO COME ANOTHER, UH, QUARTER AND TELL YOU GUYS THAT WE ARE LOOKING LIKE WE'RE ON TIME AND WE'RE ON BUDGET.

SO I PLAN ON THAT, UH, FOR THE WHOLE TIME.

SO, LIKE, UH, LIKE I WAS ALLUDING TO EARLIER, A LOT OF THE MATERIALS THAT YOU GUYS RELEASED US, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.

UH, MOST OF 'EM ARE ONSITE OR IN THE DFW AREA.

UH, ONE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ROOM ON SITE, SO THEY'RE STORED AT THE SUPPLIERS.

BUT ANYTIME WE PICK UP THE PHONE AND WE WANT 'EM HERE, THEY'LL BE HERE.

AND THAT IS, THAT IS TREMENDOUS WHEN IT COMES TO FINISHES, IF YOU THINK OF IT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T INSTALL THE FINISHES WITHOUT THE ELECTRICAL, WITHOUT THE H V A C AND WITHOUT RELEASING THOSE EARLY, UM, WE, WE WOULDN'T BE IN THE POSITION WE'RE IN NOW.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN FINANCES, UH, WE'RE, UH, CONTRACTS ARE ABOUT 99% EXECUTED.

UH, AND ALL ANTICIPATED COST ARE WITHIN GMP.

SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING GOOD ON THAT.

AND I WILL PASS IT ON.

OH, SORRY.

AND OUR ANTI ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE IS SPRING OF 2024, SO, UH, HAS NOT CHANGED.

UM, I WILL PASS IT OFF TO KELLY, UH, TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON, ON HER PORTION.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SO, UH, THAT LAST CONTRACT, UM, WAS ACTUALLY PROCURED, UH, OVER THE LAST 90 DAYS AS WELL.

SO THAT WAS THE AUDIO VISUAL PACKAGE.

UM, GUYS, THIS IS THE MOST PREMIER AUDIO PACKAGE, UH, UH, THAT WE'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.

IT'S, IT'S STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT AND IN YOUR, UH, MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS, IN YOUR CONFERENCE ROOMS, YOUR RECORDING STUDIOS.

THIS IS A MILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE THAT, THAT'S GONNA GO INTO THIS BUILDING THAT YOUR, YOUR COMMUNITY IS GONNA GET BENEFIT FROM EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO WE PURPOSELY WAITED TO BID THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER SO THAT YOU GUYS HAD THE LATEST AND GREATEST GETTING INSTALLED IN THE BUILDING.

AS WE KNOW, TECHNOLOGY IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING, SO WE WAITED AS LONG AS WE COULD TO MAKE SURE THE MATERIALS COULD GET ORDERED ON TIME AND TO BE HERE, UM, READY FOR INSTALL.

SO, UM, YOU CAN SEE THE TIMELINE OF, OF WHEN THAT HAPPENED.

UM, CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES IS, IS WHO WE AWARDED THAT PACKAGE TO.

THEY'VE DONE, UM, AV PACKAGES AND LIBRARIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

THEY'RE VERY QUALIFIED.

WE'VE, UH, WE'VE TALKED TO THEIR, THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND AS A GROUP WITH OUR, UH, DESIGN CONSULTANTS, UH, WITH CITY MANAGER, DEPUTY CENTER MANAGER, WE'VE, UH, WE FEEL CONFIDENT IN IN BRINGING THEM ON.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH AV.

SO, UM, NEXT TIME IT'LL BE A HUNDRED PERCENT BOUGHT OUT AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO THERE.

UM, AS ALWAYS, UH, WE WANNA PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE STANDING WITH OUR M W B PARTICIPATION.

UM, WE'VE CONTINUED TO, TO WORK THROUGH THIS OVER THE LAST, UH, 90 DAYS, AND WE'VE GOT A GOOD UPDATE FOR YOU.

SO, UM, AS A REMINDER, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED OFF WITH A 20% AS, AS THE INITIAL GOAL FOR THIS, UH, PREMIER LIBRARY AND PARK PROJECT, WHICH IS A LOFTY GOAL.

UM, BUT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH INTERVIEWS AND WE, UH, TALKED, UH, YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHAT GOALS WE COULD HAVE, WE, YOU GUYS UPDATED THAT GOAL, IT'S A 30%, YOU UPPED THE ANNIE, RIGHT? AND WE WERE THERE IN THAT INTERVIEW AND SAID, WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HIT THAT GOAL.

AND AS YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME OF GMP, WE DID EXCEED THAT GOAL AT 38%, UM, WHICH WAS A FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT.

AND AGAIN, LEADERSHIP FROM, FROM YOU GUYS AND MAKING A PRIORITY IS THE REASON WHY WE HIT THAT NUMBER.

BUT THE OTHER THING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, AND AGAIN, THANKFULLY, UH, WITH THE HELP OF CEDAR HILL AND MELISSA BEING A PART OF THE BOARD, UM, ON THE N C T R C A COUNCIL, WHICH IS ONE OF THE, UM, ONE OF THE, UH, GROUPS THAT WE RECOGNIZED CEDAR HILL RECOGNIZES FOR PARTICIPATION, WE WERE ABLE TO FAST TRACK, UH, ONE OF THE WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, UM, THAT ACTUALLY DID THE STRUCTURAL STEEL THAT YOU SAW IN SOME OF THOSE SLIDES.

AND THAT GOT APPROVED, UM, IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.

SO WHERE THAT PUTS US NOW IS AT 48.6%

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SO THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

SO, UM, SO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE ON, UM, THIS CONTRACTOR'S STEEL BOSS.

UM, THIS IS A, UH, A WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS.

UH, THREE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN THAT HAVE, UH, OWNED, HAVE WORKED AND OWNED THIS BUSINESS, UM, AGAIN, PRODUCED THE STRUCTURAL STEEL PACKAGE.

YOU CAN SEE, UH, 1983 IS WHEN THEY'VE BEEN ESTABLISHED, UM, HERE IN, IN SOUTH DALLAS.

UM, AMY WA IS THE, UH, OWNER OF THIS COMPANY.

SHE, UM, IS, LIKE I SAID, THE THIRD GENERATION OWNER HERE.

AND WHEN WE TOLD HER, YOU KNOW, WE KNEW SHE WAS WOMEN OWNED, THEY SAID, HEY, DID YOU HA DO YOU HAVE YOUR CERTIFICATION? ARE YOU CERTIFIED? SHE SAID, KELLY, IT TAKES A LOT OF PAPERWORK, A LOT OF TIME, RESOURCES, THINGS THAT QUITE FRANKLY, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE CAPACITY TO DO AT THIS POINT.

AND SO WHEN MELISSA BROUGHT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO US ABOUT BEING ABLE TO FAST TRACK AND US BEING ABLE TO HELP WITH SOME OF THAT PAPERWORK, IT REALLY ALL, YOU KNOW, IT ALL MADE SENSE THAT THOSE TWO OPPORTUNITIES WOULD COME TOGETHER.

AND I PUT THIS QUOTE ON HERE BECAUSE WHEN I TALKED TO HER ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY, I MEAN, SHE, SHE WAS, YOU KNOW, LETTING ME KNOW THIS IS A GAME CHANGER FOR MY BUSINESS TO NOW BE, UH, RECOGNIZED AND TO NOW PURSUE WORK WITH THAT, UM, CERTIFICATION.

UH, SHE, SHE DESCRIBED TALKING TO MELISSA LIKE A TRUE PARTNER, LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS, WHICH I THINK SAYS A LOT.

AND THAT, THAT REALLY IS, THAT'S CEDAR HILL, RIGHT? SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT WE, UH, HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE, HERE.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL.

UM, WE WANNA TALK ABOUT, AGAIN, YEAH.

M W B BEING SUCH A PRIORITY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS PROJECT.

UM, YOU KNOW, RIGHT WHEN WE, UH, WERE LOOKING AT THE, THE PRIORITIES OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY, WE KNEW THAT, UM, UH, A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAD WORKED ON BEFORE WAS WITH, UH, JEFF POSTEL AND THE POSTEL GROUP.

UM, AND SO RIGHT, RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, WE KNEW WE WANTED TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND FIGURE OUT WAYS WE CAN, AGAIN, SUPPORT GROWTH AND BUILD CAPACITY.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEFF AND, UH, LET YOU TAKE IT FROM THERE.

RIGHT? THANKS.

YEP.

SO, AGAIN, I'M JEFF POSTAL POSTAL GROUP CONSTRUCTION, AND I'M, I'M A PRODUCT OF BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES.

UH, WE HAVE AN OFFICE HERE, ONE OF OUR OFFICES LOCATED, UH, JUST A COUPLE OF MILES EAST OF HERE, RIGHT DOWN FESS RUN.

AND, UM, FAM, MY FAMILY'S STILL HERE IN BEST SOUTHWEST, MY FAMILY'S HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M A PRODUCT HERE.

UM, AND IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE WERE PART OF THIS PROJECT AND OUR, OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BALFOUR, UH, WHICH NOW SPANS A VERY LONG TIME.

UH, THE FIRST TIME I WORKED ON A BALFOUR PROJECT WAS BACK WHEN WE WERE BUILDING THE OMNI, UH, OMNI HOTEL DOWN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.

AND, UH, AT THAT TIME, I WAS WORKING FOR A FIRM THAT WAS A TEAM, UH, TEAMING PARTNER WITH BALFOUR.