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UH, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE HAVE AN ADJUSTMENT.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
THIS IS A REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE, UH, BRIEFING SESSION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
CITY COUNCILS PRESENT AND I HAVE 6 31.
[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITY MANAGER REPORTS.UH, AND YOU MAY TELL THAT, UH, BOTH OF OUR CITY MANAGERS ARE NOT HERE.
WE EXPECT OUR CITY MANAGER TO BE, UH, BACK IN THE OFFICE, UH, TO TOMORROW.
AND OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, WE EXPECT HER TO BE BACK, I THINK, UH, END OF THE WEEK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND HAVE OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, MS. ALISON, ALISON, RENE, TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE US CITY MANAGER REPORT.
UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMISE TO TAKE IT EASY ON ME THIS EVENING.
UM, BEFORE WE START, I WANTED TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE A IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY FOR US HERE AT THE CITY ALL, UM, MONTH LONG.
REALLY, WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING MARIE WATTS 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY, AND WE ALL KNOW, UM, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT MARIE BEHIND THE SCENES WORKING TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN.
SO WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER AND LET YOU KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR 10 UM, YEARS.
UM, JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES BEFORE WE GET INTO THE CALENDAR.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU ALL APPOINTED NEW MEMBERS TO YOUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UM, AND THEY WILL BE STARTING THEIR ORIENTATION THIS WEEK, ACTUALLY THURSDAY EVENING HERE.
SO THEY'LL GET ORIENTED AND SWORN IN AND, UM, BEGIN SERVING LATER THIS MONTH.
UH, THE CITY'S SECRETARY HAS ASKED ME TO REMIND YOU THAT, UM, SHE SENT AN INVITATION OUT TO THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION'S LUNCHEON, WHICH WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 21ST.
UM, AND IF YOU COULD TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CALENDARS AND RSVP BACK TO HER AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING THEIR YOUTH SUMMIT NEXT WEEK.
IT'LL BE, UM, JULY 18TH THROUGH 20TH, AND THIS YEAR IS AT A NEW LOCATION AT NEWMAN ACADEMY.
SO THEY'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT INTERACTION WITH OUR, UM, YOUNG FOLKS AT A NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR.
SO THEN LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR, UM, TUESDAY, JULY 18TH, WE'LL HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL'S PRELIMINARY BUDGET WORKSHOP WHERE WE'LL REVIEW, UM, PRELIMINARY REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AND WE HAVE SENT TO YOU PRINTED AND ALSO ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE PROGRAMS REQUESTED BY DEPARTMENTS FOR THIS YEAR.
SO THAT WILL BE A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEFORE THEN PLEASE LET US KNOW.
UM, SATURDAY, JULY 22ND, WE'LL HAVE THE CEDAR HILL FARMERS MARKET, AND THAT'S PUT ON BY OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN THERE, THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB THIS YEAR OF GETTING REALLY DIVERSE VENDORS AND IT LOOKS REALLY GREAT DOWN THERE.
SATURDAY, JULY 29TH, CEDAR CREST PID IS HOSTING THEIR BLOCK PARTY AT LIBERTY PARK FROM FOUR TO 7:00 PM AND THEN AUGUST 3RD, OUR MAYOR WILL HAVE HIS, UM, BI MONTHLY MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST AT SEVEN 30 AT THE ALLEN SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
THEN STARTING FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH, THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP WILL START THEIR LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST SERIES WITH OUR OWN, UM, STATE REP CARL SHERMAN.
AND THOSE ARE GONNA BE AT METHODIST CHARLTON IN THEIR AUDITORIUM THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE BACK THERE AT METHODIST.
UM, THEY'LL BE EVERY FRIDAY IN AUGUST.
AND THE CITY IS ACTUALLY HOSTING THIS SECOND FRIDAY, WHICH IS AUGUST 11TH.
UM, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALMOST TIME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, BUT THE DISTRICT WILL HOST THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL RALLY ON AUGUST 5TH, AND THEN AUGUST 11TH WILL BE A BUSY DAY WITH THE LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR FINAL BUDGET WORKSHOP FROM ONE TO 5:00 PM HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.
UM, AND THEN JUST FINALLY, ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, UM, WE'RE GEARING UP FOR THE SENIOR INFORMATION AND WELLNESS EXPO, ALSO AT THE ALLEN E CENTERS RECREATION CENTER ON AUGUST 23RD.
UM, WE HAVE A VERY LIGHT AGENDA THIS EVENING.
UM, WE'LL START OFF WITH THE PRESENTATION TO MISSION CEDAR HILL, CELEBRATING THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE, UM, IN JUNE WITH FOR THEIR BIG WEEK.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE WASTE MANAGEMENT HERE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR 2023 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.
AND THEN WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON CONSENT AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS APPROVAL OF YOUR MINUTES FROM THE MAY AND JUNE MEETINGS.
UM, THIS SECOND IS PURCHASING NEW COMPUTERS FOR THE NEW LIBRARY.
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UH, AND THE THIRD IS A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS IN AADA RAMS AT SOMERSET DRIVE, AND THEN THE ADA RAMS AT MATTERHORN STREET.AND THAT IS ALL THE ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ARE THERE ANY, UM, ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE PULLED AND TALKED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION? OKAY.
WELL, COUNSEL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR OUR BRIEFING SESSION.
I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
UM, THERE IS A NON DEBATEABLE MOTION.
UM, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
SO, UH, DON DAVID MOTION ALL IN FAVOR.
COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE AT 7:00 PM FOR OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.