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GOOD EVENING[1. Call the meeting to order.]
EVERYONE.TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023.
UH, I HAVE 6:00 PM THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING SESSION.
OPEN CARRY IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORTS.HOW YOU DOING MS. MR. PORTER? I'M DOING VERY WELL, MAYOR.
UH, EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
IT'S ALSO GREAT THAT THE, UH, WEATHER HAS FINALLY BROKEN.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THE SUMMER THAT THE LONG SUMMER THAT WE HAVE ALL ENDURED IS, UH, BEHIND US IN A GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL FALL, UH, IS BEFORE US.
SO, SPEAKING OF THAT, I HAD OCCASION THIS MORNING TO ATTEND THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE NEWLY COMPLETED CAMP WISDOM ROAD, UH, EXPANSION BEHIND THE DAM, UH, THAT, UH, BRINGS GRAND PRAIRIE INTO, UH, INTO DALLAS THERE AT THAT INTERSECTION OF 1382, UM, IN CAMP WISDOM.
AND THEY HAVE ATTACHED, UH, A TRAIL TO THAT, WHICH IS THEN PART OF THE REGIONAL TRAIL THAT WE'VE BEEN BUILDING TOGETHER.
UH, AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE, UM, BOTH, UH, GRAND PRAIRIE, DALLAS COUNTY AND CITY OF DALLAS ALL, UH, SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT CEDAR HILL'S LEADERSHIP IN, UH, BRINGING AND MAKING 1382 ACCESSIBLE, UH, FOR THIS REGION.
SO, UH, THEY ARE DOING THEIR PART TO, UH, MAKE THIS REGIONAL CONNECTION HAPPEN, UH, AND IT'S, UH, VERY NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.
SO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE.
UH, A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING THINGS.
YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR BIG BROWN ENVELOPE THAT IS, UH, COME TO US COURTESY OF OUR, UH, SCHOOL BOARD AND, UH, THE DISTRICT THAT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD A COMPREHENSIVE PACKET OF INFORMATION, UH, ABOUT, UH, THE UPCOMING, UH, TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION, AND ITS CONCENTRATION ON, UH, TEACHER PAY AND SCHOOL SECURITY.
UM, THAT INFORMATION IS FOR YOUR USE AND FOR YOUR RESOURCE.
AS YOU MAY BE, UH, DISCUSSING SUCH THINGS WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS OR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE DISTRICT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD ACCESS TO ALL OF THEIR INFORMATION, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS THAT THEY, UH, WILL BE DOING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.
UM, THEY HAVE ALSO INCLUDED, UM, A PASS IN THERE SO THAT, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE, UM, ARE INVITED TO A ATTEND, UH, ATHLETIC EVENTS, UH, WHEN THEY'RE AT HOME.
IT'S KIND OF A LONG TRADITION THAT ACTUALLY GOES WAY PAST THIS BUILDING, UH, AND THE PREVIOUS ONE AS A MATTER OF FACT.
SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT PACKET AS WELL.
IF YOU NEED INFORMATION OR SUPPORT, UH, FROM US IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATION SENATE, PLEASE SURE.
AND BE, BE SURE AND LET US KNOW.
I WANNA GO OVER THE CALENDAR, AS YOU KNOW, UM, FALL IS THE HEART OF OUR EN ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IN CEDAR HILL.
UH, SO I'M GONNA RUN THROUGH THIS FAIRLY RAPIDLY 'CAUSE WE HAVE TWO REALLY IMPORTANT BRIEFINGS THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE TIME FOR.
UM, ON, UH, THURSDAY, LET'S SEE, SEPTEMBER 14TH, OUR, YOU KNOW, NEWEST, UH, CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY CLASS.
WE'LL HAVE THEIR SECOND MEETING.
AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO POP BY AND SAY HI, OR LISTEN IN.
WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THE KICKOFF, UH, LAST WEEK, AND I APPRECIATE THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND.
UH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST IS THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION'S 52ND ANNUAL LUNCHEON.
UH, THAT IS AT THE FRONTIERS OF FLIGHT MUSEUM FROM SIX 30, UH, FROM 11 TO ONE.
UH, R SVP, WE HAVE MASON, GLOVER, HAYDEN, DANIELS, AND MCCURDY.
IF, UH, YOU'RE NOT LISTED AND YOU'D LIKE TO BE, PLEASE LET BELINDA KNOW, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS, UH, FOR THAT TO OCCUR.
UH, I MENTIONED IN MY, UH, WEEKLY UPDATE THAT, UH, UH, THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS WORKING TO HOLD A TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION EVENT.
UM, THEY ORIGINALLY WERE LOOKING TO DO SO THIS FRIDAY, BUT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR RAIN.
SO THEY ARE RESCHEDULING THAT, UH, FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 22ND.
WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT AS THEY OCCUR.
UH, THE GENERAL IDEA IS TO HAVE COMMUNITY GROUPS, UH, LIKE THE CITY LEADERS, UH, IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND STUFF COME OUT AND JUST, UH, APPRECIATE OUR TEACHERS AND THE STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY, UH, THAT THEY DO, UH, TO TAKE CARE AND TO EDUCATE OUR, UH, CHILDREN.
IS OUR CHARGE JUST TO SHOW UP IN SUPPORT OR, YEAH, SO THEY HAVE IT, I BELIEVE, KIND OF IN A, THEY INTEND TO BE LIKE A TAILGATE FORMAT.
UH, AND SO I THINK THERE'LL BE BOOTHS, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A TENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, AND SO JUST BEING ABLE TO MINGLE, UH, MEET THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF AND JUST, UH, LET THEM KNOW HOW APPRECIATED THAT THEY ARE, THAT THEY'RE, THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, UTILIZING THEIR SKILLS FOR US.
YEAH, AND WE'LL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFO TOO AS WE GET IT.
UH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 23RD IS THE NEXT FARMER'S MARKET, AND BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC
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DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL.AND ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT DAY FOR US, BECAUSE IT IS OUR SECOND ANNUAL LATIN FEST.
UH, YOU DO HAVE A BRIEFING TONIGHT ON ALL THE, UH, PREPARATIONS FOR THIS EVENT.
AGAIN, THAT ONE'S A DIRECT, UM, A, A DIRECT RESULT OF COUNCIL'S PRIORITY.
AND, UH, IN, UH, LOOKING TO ENGAGE THE LAT LATINO COMMUNITY HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
UH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH IS OUR SECOND COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, OF THIS MONTH, WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING A BRIEFING TO BRING YOU YOUR FIRST LOOK AT OUR COMBINED PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH OUR CHIEFS AND, UH, MELISSA HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, SEE THAT, UH, THIS MORNING, AND VERY IMPRESSED AND VERY EXCITED FOR THAT TO, UH, TO COME TO YOU SO YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THAT.
UM, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, UH, IMPORTANT DAY FOR US TOO.
FROM NINE TO 12, WE'LL BE HONING OUR ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.
UH, THAT'LL BE HELD AT THE RECREATION CENTER, UH, BETWEEN NINE AND NOON.
AGAIN, UH, WE'LL PROBABLY POST THAT.
SO ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WANTS TO JUST GO FOR THE OPENING OR JUST TO LISTEN IN, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE MADE PROVISIONS SO THAT YOU CAN DO THAT.
AND THEN ALSO, AT 10:00 AM UH, THEY, THERE WILL BE HOLDING A SPECIAL KEY CEREMONY FROM MARINE CORPORAL RAYMOND D HEER III, UM, WHO IS BEING PROVIDED AND BUILT A FULLY ACCESSIBLE HOUSE HERE IN CEDAR HILL, UH, BY A NONPROFIT GROUP THAT, UH, HELPS WOUNDED WARRIORS.
SO THEY HAVE INVITED, UH, THE CITY AND THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL TO COME OUT AND HELP, UM, UH, HELP CELEBRATE THIS EVENT FOR, UH, THIS, UH, THIS BRAVE GENTLEMAN AND OUR NEWEST RESIDENT HERE IN CEDAR HILL, UH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, UH, IS, UH, THE FAMOUS CEDAR HILL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
MOST OF YOU WERE AT THE KICKOFF.
WE EXPECT THAT TO BE A BIG NIGHT.
UM, AS USUAL, WE WILL GATHER IN THE, UH, POLICE BRIEFING ROOM AND THEN GET OUR ASSIGNMENTS, AND THEN WE WILL GO OUT FROM THERE.
UM, LET'S SEE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH THROUGH THE SIXTH IS T M L.
UNFORTUNATELY, T M L IS IN DALLAS THIS YEAR, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO VERY FAR.
WE, UH, THE CITY SECRETARY IS GATHERING THE VARIOUS INFORMATION ON, UH, RECEPTIONS AND THINGS THAT TYPICALLY GO ALONG WITH THAT.
UH, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVEN'T, UH, ALREADY BEEN INTERACTING WITH HER OR US, JUST LET US KNOW.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO, UH, FILL YOU IN ON, PROVIDE YOU WHATEVER SUPPORT THAT YOU NEED.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5TH IS THE NEXT MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST FROM SEVEN 30 TO NINE AT THE ALLEN SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
AND IS ALWAYS, UH, THE COUNCIL IS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THAT.
UH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER THE SIXTH, I SAW KATIE IN THE AUDIENCE.
UH, SHE WOULD, UH, WANT ME TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL KNOWS THAT, UH, THEY HAVE BEEN INVITED FOR THE CHAMBER'S ANNUAL GALA.
IT WILL BE HELD ON THE SIXTH FROM SIX TO 9:00 PM AT OAK CLIFF TOWER.
UH, THEY HAVE ASKED FOR R S V P.
SO IF YOU'LL LET, UH, BELINDA OR JENNIFER KNOW THAT YOU, UH, OF YOUR ATTENDANCE, UH, INTENTIONS, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS, UH, FOR THAT.
UH, NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, UH, AFTER THAT WILL BE OCTOBER THE 12TH, AND THEN OCTOBER 13TH AND 14TH.
SO THIS IS THE SECOND SATURDAY, LIKE ALWAYS IS THE NEXT COUNTRY DAY ON THE HILL.
WE EXPECT THAT TO ALSO BE, UH, VERY, UH, WELL ATTENDED THIS YEAR.
LOTS OF THINGS HAVE BEEN, UH, IN THE WORKS TO, UH, MAKE THIS ONE A SPECIAL ONE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD, UH, TO THAT.
AND I BELIEVE, UH, THE ONE OTHER ITEM I BRING OUT ON THE ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, THAT IS FOR OUR ANNUAL SCARE ON THE SQUARE, WHICH HAS BECOME ITS OWN, UM, BIG, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT IN DOWNTOWN.
IT'LL BE HELD FROM SIX TO EIGHT AGAIN IN THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
UH, ONE WAS ONE WE SCHEDULED LAST TIME AND RAN OUT TIME FOR, SO I APPRECIATE MR. L AND, UH, STACY, UH, GRAVES AND, UH, OUR, UH, BUILDING TEAM FOR, UH, THEIR, UH, PATIENTS WITH US.
SO THEY WILL BE UPDATING YOU ON THEIR EFFORTS TO UPDATE BUILDING PERMIT FEES HERE IN OUR CITY.
AND THEN ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, YOU'LL RECEIVE A, UM, AN UPDATE, UH, FOR MICHELLE ON PREPARATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S LATIN FEST.
UH, MOVING ON TO A REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
OF COURSE, THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF MANY MONTHS OF WORK THAT THE COUNCIL HAS, UH, HAS SPENT, PROVIDED DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES, AND THAT THE STAFF HAS SPENT PUTTING THAT TOGETHER INTO THE BUDGET.
SO WE GO THROUGH THE LAST SET OF FORMAL PROCESSES TO ADOPT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 AND 24.
SO, UH, WE DO BEGIN WITH, UH, SEVERAL PROCLAMATIONS.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 12TH IS
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BONNIE BET TODAY.UH, IT'S A GREAT STORY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, TO, UH, HEARING THAT.
UH, ALSO A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH HERE IN CEDAR HILL, A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER'S NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGNUP MONTH HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
AND THEN FINALLY, A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD AS CONSTITUTION.
UH, THEN WE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF, UH, ADOPTING BUDGETS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
UH, ITEM SIX IS A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PROCESSES NECESSARY TO ADOPT, UH, THE BUDGETS AND THE ASSESSMENTS, AND THE FIVE YEAR PLANS FOR EACH OF OUR FIVE, UH, MAINTENANCE PIS HERE IN TOWN.
UH, SO EACH ONE COMES WITH A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, AND AN ORDINANCE, UH, TO ADOPT THE ACTUAL BUDGET.
SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH, UH, THE HIGH POINT, UH, PIT, UH, THEN WATERFORD OAKS PIT, THEN WINDING HOLLOW PI, THEN WINDSOR PARK PIT, AND THEN CEDAR CREST PI.
THE BUDGETS THAT ARE IN THE PACKET HAVE BEEN THE BUDGETS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EACH OF THE PITS.
UH, HAVING COMPLETED THAT WORK, WE WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE, UH, FOR, UH, THE CITY ITSELF.
BEGIN WITH THE CON, UH, CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, RELATED TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 64 CENTS.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PENNY LESS THAN WHAT IT HAS BEEN IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SO THE TAX RATE IS GOING DOWN.
SECOND ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 AND 24.
SO THESE ARE, THOSE FIRST TWO ARE JUST PUBLIC HEARINGS ONLY, NO ACTION.
AND THEN BEGINNING WITH SEVEN C, WE ACTUALLY DO THE ACTION PART.
SO, UM, ITEM C IS THE, UH, ORDINANCE 23 7 84 APPROVING AND ADOPTING, UH, THE OPERATING, THE COMBINED OPERATING BUDGETS FOR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 23 AND 24.
THAT DOES REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE.
YOU DO HAVE A SUMMARY SHEET, UH, AT THE DAAS THAT, UH, PROVIDES THE PRESCRIBED LANGUAGE THAT, UH, IS REQUESTED FOR THOSE ITEMS. ITEM D IS THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CAPITAL BUDGETS FOR THE CITY, UH, FOR, UH, 23 AND 24.
UM, ITEM E AND HAVING ADOPTED THE BUDGETS ARE, IS THE ORDINANCE TO ACTUALLY ADOPT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, UH, OF 64 CENTS.
UH, THAT ALSO REQUIRES A RECORD VOTE AND A PRESCRIBED MOTION, WHICH AGAIN, YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND THEN FINALLY, ITEM F IS ANOTHER ORDINANCE THAT BASICALLY RATIFIES THE PREVIOUS ACTIONS THAT YOU JUST TOOK TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE TO SUPPORT IT.
SO WE GET THROUGH ALL OF THOSE.
YOUR BUDGETS WILL BE, UH, FORMALLY CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED.
I'M JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE COUNCIL FOR, UM, THEIR, UH, AWESOME AND VERY CONSISTENT PRIORITIZATION AND LEADERSHIP TO GET US TO THIS POINT.
AND THEN ALSO OUR BUDGET TEAM WHO WORKED THROUGH A LOT OF, UH, CURVES THIS YEAR TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER IT, UH, INCLUDING OUR A C M ALLISON, UH, REAM AND SUSAN IN THE FINANCE OFFICE, UH, CHUCK FOX.
AND THEN OF COURSE, AS ALWAYS MARIE WATTS, WHO, UH, ALLOWS OUR PROCESSES TO GET DONE.
I APPRECIATE ALL THOSE FOLKS FOR THE WORK.
UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
SO REGARDING SEVEN E ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE.
THE SECOND LINE SAYS, WHICH IS AN EFFECTIVELY A 6.75% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
WELL, OUR TAX RATE IS GOING DOWN.
'CAUSE THIS IS NOT AN INCREASE IN THE 6.7% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
AND I CAN GET NO RHYME OR REASON TO THE 6%.
WE'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS, AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS, THAT IS DICTATED BY THE COUNTY TAX OFFICE AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE ON HOW THEY DO THOSE FORMULAS.
YOUR TAX RATE IS GOING DOWN A FULL PENNY FROM LAST YEAR.
TAX REVENUE, TAX REVENUE IS GOING UP.
THE LANGUAGE IS READ THAT, UH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, MY, MY CONCERN IS IF WE READ THIS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THEY SENT THE LANGUAGE TO US, UM, IF IT'S WRONG, IS, IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? SO WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S WRONG.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME METHODOLOGY THAT THEY'RE REQUIRING ALL OTHER TAXING ENTITIES TO ADOPT THEIR RATES BY.
SO, UM, THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE TAKE IT, AGAIN, IT'S VERY SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED ALLY TAX RATE.
UH, THEN, UH, SEVERAL ITEMS ON CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING, UH, CONTRACTS FOR, UM, UH, THIS SEASON'S ASPHALT OVERLAY PROGRAM.
UH, CHRISTMAS, UH, HOLIDAY LIGHTING,
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UH, IN SUPPORT OF, UH, HIGH POINT PIT, UH, A RESOLUTION, UM, ADOPTING, UH, THE INVESTMENT POLICY AND WHICH IS AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT AND ALSO A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY'S, UH, FUND BALANCE POLICY.UH, FINALLY, ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF YOUR CEDAR HILL CAPITAL IMPACT FEE ADVISORY GROUP.
UH, THEN ALSO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, UH, FOR COLLECTION SERVICES FOR DELINQUENT COURT FINES AND FEES, UH, FOR MUNICIPAL COURT.
AND THEN THE RENEWAL OF DALLAS COUNTY'S, UH, HEALTH AND HUMAN, UH, SERVICES, UH, UH, AGREEMENT FOR THIS WITH THE CITY, UH, FOR THIS NEXT UPCOMING YEAR.
NO CHANGE TO SERVICES OR FEES.
UH, WE HAVE ONE SOLE ITEM ON A REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT, AND THAT'S TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION, UM, ACKNOWLEDGING, UH, DALLAS COUNTY'S, UH, AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN TAX, IN SERIAL TAX INCREMENT FINANCE ZONE NUMBER ONE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDAS? AND IF NOT, THAT'S MY REPORT, MA'AM.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A QUESTION IS FOR, UH, MR. FOX, BUT, UM, I, I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT WE, 'CAUSE WE COULDN'T BE ABLE TO CAPTURE, I'M JUST GOING BACK TO 70 E I THOUGHT WE WAS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, LET'S TRY TO STAY UNDER THE 6%, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE 0.75 IS.
SO THERE, THERE ARE SEVERAL STATEMENTS WITHIN THAT DOCUMENT, INCLUDING THE ONE THAT SAYS THAT YOU ARE ADOPTING, UH, THE, UH, A RATE THAT IS UNDER THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE.
YOU'RE ADOPTING A RATE THAT'S 3.5%.
RIGHT? SO THAT CALCULATION DOES NOT MESH UP WITH THE 6% THAT IT'S TALKING ABOUT AS WELL.
BUT YOUR RATE IS, UH, WITHIN THE 3.5% OKAY.
VOTER APPROVAL RATE THAT THEY HAVE CALCULATED AND THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADOPT.
WELL, I, I GUESS THAT THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IN OUR BRIEFING, UM, BUDGET WORKSHOP THAT, UH, THIS IS, UM, ACTUALLY WHAT WE ARE APPROVING TODAY.
SIX, FOUR, 7 CENTS IS NOT WHAT WE AUTHORIZED.
WE STILL AUTHORIZE IN OUR THREE POINT WHATEVER PERCENT CORRECT.
THE 64 CENTS IS EXACTLY THE TAX RATE WE DISCUSSED IN THE WORKSHOP AND THAT THE, UH, COUNCIL, UH, VOTED ON PROPOSING AT THE LAST COUNCIL AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
[3. Presentation regarding updates to building permit fees. ]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION REGARDING UPDATES TO BUILDING PERMIT FEES.HOW YOU DOING THERE, MR. GAIL LUXE.
UH, MR. MAYOR INDEED, CITY COUNCIL, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
SO TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT OUR BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
SO AS WE START EVERY PRESENTATION, OUR VISION HERE IN CEDAR HILLS, WE ENVISION CEDAR HILLS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES, BUSINESSES CAN FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.
OUR MISSION IS ALWAYS TO, TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS.
CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY VALUES.
AND OUR VALUES ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS, THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE CITY, HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
WE FEEL THAT OUR DEPARTMENT DOES THE CLEAN AND SAFE AND ALSO HELPS PROVIDE STRONG AND DIVERSE ECONOMY WITHIN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
SO OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS TO, UH, DISCUSS THE PERMIT FEE HISTORY AND SOME RESEARCH THAT WE'VE PERFORMED.
SHOW YOU SOME COMPARISONS, ALSO DISCUSS THE BUILDING APPEALS AND ADVISORY BOARDS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ALSO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HOUSE BILL 1922 THAT WAS, UH, APPROVED THIS YEAR BY OUR, UH, LEGISLATORS.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH IN COMPARISON.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S BEEN 14 YEARS SINCE OUR LAST ADOPTION OF OUR PERMIT FEES.
OUR LAST PERMIT FEES WERE ADOPTED IN 2009, QUITE A LONG TIME AGO.
UH, WE DID SOME RESEARCH WITH OUR 11 SURVEY EIGHT CITIES, AND WE FOUND THAT MANY CITIES CHARGING WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS TO CALCULATE BUILDING PERMIT FEES BASED USING, BASED ON VALUATION OF CONSTRUCTION, BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE, FLAT FEES, VALUATION AND SQUARE FOOTAGE COMBINED.
AND IN OTHER CASES, FLAT FEES.
UNFORTUNATELY, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE, UH, THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE PROHIBITED MUNICIPALITIES IN DETERMINING PERMIT FEES BASED ON VALUATION FOR RESIDENTIAL FAMILY DWELLING.
LUCKILY, WE WERE IN A POSITION WHERE WE DIDN'T CHARGE BASED ON VALUATION, WE BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE.
SO WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAWS AT THE TIME.
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SO OUR NEXT STEP IS TO SHOW YOU THE, OUR FEE SCHEDULE FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FEES.SO WE USE A TABLE D, WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF UTILIZING VALUATION OF CONSTRUCTION FOR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL MULTIFAMILY RETAINING WALLS FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL TENANT FINISH OUTS AND OTHER PERMITS THAT AREN'T SPECIFIED WITHIN OUR ORDINANCES.
SO OUR CURRENT FEES FOR VALUATION OF UP TO $500 IS $50.
OUR PROPOSAL THIS YEAR IS TO INCREASE THAT TO $75 FOR PERMIT VALUATION UP TO $2,000.
OUR PROPOSAL IS TO INCREASE FROM A DOLLAR 40 TO A DOLLAR 60 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL $100 VALUE OVER THE 500 FOR 2020 5,000.
OUR VALUATION WOULD INCREASE FROM $9 TO $12 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL $1,000 VALUE.
FOR 25,000 TO 50,000, WE WOULD INCREASE FROM $8 TO $11 PER THOUSAND.
AND FOR UP TO 100,000, WE WOULD INCREASE FROM $7 TO $10 PER $1,000 ADDITIONAL VALUE OVER THE 50,000 FOR 100,000 TO 500,000, OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND, IT WOULD INCREASE FROM $6 TO FIVE DO, OR $6 TO $8 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 1000.
AND THEN FOR 500,000 TO 1 MILLION, WE WOULD REMAIN THE SAME AT $5 PER $1,000 VALUE OVER 1 MILLION OR OVER 500,000.
HOWEVER, TO KEEP IN LINE WITH OUR SURVEYED CITIES, WE FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL CATEGORY THIS YEAR TO TAKE IT FROM, UH, PROJECTS THAT ARE GREATER THAN $1 MILLION AND OVER.
AND THAT VALUE WOULD BE FOR EVERYTHING OVER $1 MILLION WOULD BE $4 PER $1,000 VALUE OVER ONE OVER THE $1 MILLION.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS ON THE PAGE THAT KIND OF GETS YOU ALL CONFUSED.
SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A COMPARISON IN CHARTS TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR SURVEYED CITIES.
SO FOR THE FIRST SLIDE, FOR $2,000 VALUE, OUR CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE, WE CHARGE $71 FOR THAT PERMANENT FEE.
WE, UNDER THE NEW NEW PROPOSED FEE, IT WOULD BE $99.
OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO BE WITHIN THE MIDDLE OF OUR SURVEYED CITIES.
AND THIS PLACES US IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR SURVEYED CITIES INSTEAD OF AT THE LOWER END.
FOR A $25,000 VALUE, OUR CURRENT FEE IS $278.
THIS FEE WOULD INCREASE TO $403 ONCE AGAIN BEING WITHIN THE MEAN OF OUR SURVEYED CITIES.
FOR $50,000 VALUE OF WORK, OUR CURRENT FEE IS $478.
AND FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS VALUE OF WORK, OUR FEE IS $828.
AND THAT WOULD INCREASE TO $1,178.
UH, I'M JUST CURIOUS, UM, IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY BIG GAP THERE AND I'M, I'M GLAD WE'RE GETTING, GETTING CAUGHT UP.
I'M JUST CURIOUS, UM, WHEN WAS, DO YOU HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, ESTIMATE OF DATES WHEN THEY, UM, WHEN THE OTHER CITIES HAD CHANGED THEIR RATES? I MEAN, H H SO THE PREVIOUS CITIES IN OUR SURVEY CITIES, WE, WE RESEARCHED WHEN THEY DID UPDATES ON THEIR FEES, AND MOST OF THEM WERE FROM 2019 FORWARD.
UM, ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN 14 YEARS SINCE 2009 SINCE WE'VE EVEN LOOKED OR TRIED TO ADJUST OUR FEES.
FOR THE NEXT CATEGORY OF $500,000 VALUE, OUR CURRENT FEE IS $3,228.
FOR A MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT, IT'S $5,728.
OUR CURRENT FEE WOULD GO FOR TO $6,878.
NOW YOU ASK WHY IS THERE AN INCREASE? WHEN OUR BASE, WHEN OUR NUMBERS STAYED THE SAME, IT'S BECAUSE WE INCREASED OUR BASE RATE AT $25 FROM 50 TO $75, WHICH IS COMPOUNDED ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH THE OTHER INCREASES, UM, THAT WE DID IN THE PREVIOUS.
AND THAT'S WHY WE FELT THAT WE, WE WOULD REMAIN THE SAME AND STILL BE WITHIN THE MEDIAN, EVEN WITH A SMALL INCREASE FOR THIS CATEGORY.
WHEN WE DID THE $2 MILLION, OUR FEE UNDER OUR PREVIOUS CALCULATIONS WAS QUITE A BIT HIGHER, AND WE WERE ACTUALLY, UM, ALMOST TO THE HIGHEST END OF THE CATEGORY.
SO THAT'S WHY WE ADDED ADDITIONAL CATEGORY FOR PROJECTS OVER $1 MILLION TO STAY WITHIN THE MEDIAN OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES.
UNDER OUR CURRENT FEE, IT WOULD BE 1 MILLION OR 10 10, UH, I'M SORRY, $10,728.
UNDER OUR CURRENT FEE OR UNDER OUR NEW FEE WOULD BE $10,878 FOR
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A PROJECT OF $2 MILLION OF UP TO TWO TWO $2 MILLION.ANY QUESTION ON THOSE BEFORE I GO ON? I, THE NUMBERS AND YOU SAID MOST OF THE SURVEY CITIES, YOU KIND OF ADJUSTED THEIRS IN 2019 AND WE WERE BACK IN 2009.
SO LOOKING AT WHAT OUR NUMBERS WERE, AND IT PROBABLY DOESN'T REALLY MEAN A WHOLE LOT, BUT I WAS JUST KIND OF CURIOUS WHERE WE STOOD PRIOR TO THEIR INCREASE.
'CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE OURS WERE PRETTY HIGH.
SO ACTUALLY WHEN WE DID THE SURVEY BACK IN 2009 AND ADOPTED THE FEES, WE WERE GREAT ALLOWING THEM IN THE MEDIAN WITH THOSE SURVEYED CITIES, UHHUH
BUT AS THEY INCREASED IN THE, UM, PREVIOUS YEARS WITH THE NEW LAWS COMING IN FROM THE STATE OF HOW YOU COULD CALCULATE FEES, UM, THEY ENDED UP REDOING SOME OF THEIR FEES, UM, TO BE IN LINE.
AND IT ACTUALLY ENDS UP THAT WE WERE END UP BEING A LITTLE LOWER AT OUR CURRENT FEE.
THE NEXT NEXT ITEM IS PLAN REVIEW FEE.
WE CURRENTLY, AS OF 2009, STARTED CHARGING A COMMERCIAL PLAN REVIEW FEE OF 45% AFTER DOING OUR SURVEY CITIES.
UM, CURRENTLY MOST OF THE CITIES THAT ARE CHARGING PLAN REVIEW FEES ARE CHARGING 65%.
UM, THERE ARE THREE CITIES THAT ONE CHARGES A FLAT FEE, WHERE ALL THAT, UH, UH, CHARGES A FEE BASED ON THE VALUATION OF THE PROJECT.
AND THEN DESOTO DOESN'T CHARGE A FEE AT ALL.
WE FEEL THAT INCREASING TO 65% WILL KEEP US IN LINE WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES.
NEXT UP, WE'LL DISCUSS THE RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FEES.
THAT 65% DOES THAT, WHAT DOES THAT AVERAGE OUT TO? IS THERE A MEDIAN PRICE THAT THAT COMES UP TO? SO IT'S BASED OFF OF 65% OF WHAT THE BUILDING PERMIT FEE WOULD BE.
SO IF THE BUILDING PERMIT FEE IS, IS $10,000, IT'D BE $6,500 OF THE BUILDING, UH, OF, UH, FOR PLAN REVIEW FEE.
IN ADDITION TO THE BUILDING PERMIT FEE, ALL OF THE CITIES UTILIZE, UM, THAT ADDITIONAL FEE TO COVER THE EXORBITANT COST OF HAVING TO ADD PLAN REVIEW FEES AND, AND TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE PROGRESS OF THEIR CITIES THAT, UM, IF THEY HAVE TO SUB THAT OUT TO A CONTRACTOR, THEY'RE AT LEAST GETTING, UH, THE COST OF THAT, UH, THIRD PARTY REVIEWER COVERED BY THE, BY THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE REVIEW.
SO, ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE, UH, LOT, LOTS OF NUMBERS ON A PAGE HERE.
FOR OUR CURRENT PERMIT FEE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, WE CHARGE $400 FOR THE FIRST 20 1250 SQUARE FEET OF THE HOME.
FOR OVER 1,250 SQUARE FEET, WE CHARGE 60 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT UP TO 2,500 SQUARE FEET, AND OVER 2,500 SQUARE FEET, WE CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL 40 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT.
ALL OF OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR HOUSES, UM, CURRENTLY ARE BASED ON THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LIVING AREA, GARAGES, PORCHES, PORT, RICOCHETS, BREEZEWAYS TO ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THAT RESIDENCE.
UNDER OUR PROPOSED FEE, WE'RE RE RECOMMENDING TO GO TO A FLAT SQUARE FOOTAGE, UH, FEE INSTEAD OF A GRADUATED FEE TO 80 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT.
STILL UTILIZING THE SAME WAY WE CALCULATE FOR THE AREA SQUARE FOOTAGE, BUT JUST HAVING A FLAT SQUARE FOOTAGE FEE.
SO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE COMPARISON UNDER OUR CURRENT, I'M, I'M SORRY, GO BACK.
SO IT, IT, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT AN INCREASE THERE.
I'M JUST MAKING IT, MAKING IT MORE EASIER.
CAN YOU GO, CAN YOU GO BACK ONE? IT'S A LOT EASIER, BUT IT ACTUALLY IS A SMALL INCREASE IN, IN, UH, IN THE FEE.
UM, AND I'LL SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT, OKAY.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE, SO IF WE'RE ON A 2 2200 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE UNDER OUR CURRENT FEE, IT WOULD BE $978 FOR THAT FEE.
UNDER THE NEW FEE, IT WOULD BE $1,760 FOR THE PERMIT FEE BASED ON 2200 SQUARE FOOT.
FOR A 3000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE, OUR CURRENT FEE IS $1,350, AND THE NEW FEE WOULD BE $2,400.
ONCE AGAIN, GOING FROM THE BOTTOM OF WHAT OUR SURVEY CITIES HAVE UNDER OUR CURRENT FEE TO, IN THE MIDDLE, INTO THE MEAN OF WHAT THE SURVEY EIGHT CITIES ARE, ARE SURROUNDING SURVEY CITIES ARE CHARGING.
CURRENTLY, WE DON'T CHARGE A PLAN REVIEW FEE FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENT RESIDENTIAL.
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UH, MANY OF OUR CITIES, SEVEN OUT OF THE 11 CITIES IN OUR SURVEYED CITIES, CHARGE FOR A, UH, PLAN REVIEW FEE FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.OUR PROPOSAL IS TO CHARGE $150 PER SQUARE OR PER RESIDENCE SUBMITTED FOR PLAN REVIEW FEE.
IF WE TAKE THE THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT DESOTO CHARGE CHARGES FOR THEIR PLAN REVIEW FEE OUT OF THE MIX, UM, AT ONE 50, WE ARE STILL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, OR ACTUALLY A LITTLE LESS IN THE MIDDLE OF, UH, WHAT THE MEAN OF THE AVERAGE OF THOSE, UH, CITIES CHARGE FOR, UH, SINGLE FAMILY PLAN REVIEW.
NOW, THERE ARE FOUR CITIES OUT OF THAT THAT DO NOT CHARGE SINGLE FAMILY PLAN REVIEW.
AND THAT MAY CHANGE AS THE NEW LAW COMES INTO EFFECT.
UM, AND, UM, THERE EVERY CITY IS REDOING THEIR PERMIT FEES, AS YOU'LL SEE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
SO I, I'M CURIOUS, HOW DID YOU PICK YOUR, YOUR COMPARISON CITIES? BECAUSE I KNOW, LIKE WE HAVE ONE SET OF CITIES IT SEEMS LIKE WE USE FOR, FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES.
I ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TODAY AND, AND THEY WERE COMPARING US TO, UH, GRAND PRAIRIE, MANSFIELD, MIDLOTHIAN, AND MCKINNEY.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, AND THEN FOR THIS, UH, COMPARISON I SEE, I SEE OTHER CITIES.
UM, SO HOW, HOW, HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT PICKING THE, THE CITIES FOR THE COMPARISON? THESE ARE THE CITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN, UH, UTILIZING FOR, FOR YEARS.
AND THEY'RE MORE BASED TOWARDS OUR SIZE OF SIZE AND DEVELOP, UH, AVAILABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OUR CITIES.
SO OBVIOUSLY WE USE, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR SOUTHERN CITIES OF DESOTO, DUNCANVILLE, LANCASTER, UM, BUT, UM, UTILIZING CITIES THAT ARE MORE IN LINE WITH OUR POPULATION AND OUR SIZE SO THAT WE'RE IN LINE WITH THE AREAS OF, UH, OF THE STATE OF NORTH TEXAS THAT WE OKAY.
THAT WE, AND THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS THAT YOU MEAN THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING I HAVE WITH E D C TALKING ABOUT THE INCENTIVES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE TO ATTRACT BUSINESS, TO ATTRACT DEVELOPMENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WE NEED TO KIND OF GET ON THE SAME PAGE HERE WITH WHAT WE'RE CHARGING AND BUILDING AND PERMIT FEES AND THEN WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH INCENTIVES.
UM, AND, AND I SEE MANSFIELD AND MIDLOTHIAN IN, IN THIS COMPARISON, BUT WE'RE CHARGING MORE THAN THEM.
AND I DON'T SEE GRAND PRAIRIE AND I DON'T SEE MCKINNEY.
AND, AND SO I JUST, WE NEED TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH WHAT WE'RE CHARGING FOR FEES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THE INCENTIVES.
I THINK THAT, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE PROVIDING TO ATTRACT DEVELOPMENT.
AND TO ME THAT THIS JUST, THIS IS NOT COMPLETELY CONGRUENT IN, UH, IN, IN, IN THOSE COMPARISONS.
SO AS A STANDARD THERE, AS A, AS A STANDARD RULE, THESE CITIES HERE ARE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT INCLUDED IN OUR, IN OUR, IN OUR SURVEYS, REMEMBER, NOT EVERYTHING, UH, NOT EVERYTHING WORKS WELL THAT WAY.
SO NOT EVERYBODY IS A COMPETITOR IN THIS GROUP, FOR INSTANCE, TO US, LIKE THE CITIES THAT THE, UM, INCENTIVE STUDY IS, IS LOOKING AT ALSO IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY'RE FISHING FOR.
UH, BUT THESE HERE ARE VERY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE USE FOR SALARIES AND SO FORTH AS WELL.
GIVE, GIVE OR TAKE A CITY OR TAKE.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE SERVE AT YOUR PLEASURE.
IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF EXPECTATIONS, WE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT, BUT THERE'S NOT ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY ON THE CITIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE, YOU KNOW? UM, OH.
SO, UM, I GUESS, AND, AND MAY BE TO, TO COUNCILMAN MCCURDY'S POINT, UH, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE COMMERCIAL, IT WAS BASED UPON, UM, I GUESS THE VALUE OF THE CONSTRUCTION.
UH, AND I GUESS ON RESIDENTIAL IT'S MORE ON SQUARE FOOTAGE.
SO I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COMPARISON ABOUT, YOU KNOW, INCENTIVES, UH, I GUESS IT'S MORE BASED UPON THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION OR, OR, OR REFERS TO YOUR QUESTION OR NOT.
RIGHT? WELL, IT, AND IT DOES KIND OF, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF WE, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, JUST THE OVERALL PICTURE OF WE'RE TRYING TO, WE HAVE CERTAIN TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS AND BUSINESSES THAT, THAT WE'RE WANTING TO, TO ATTRACT TO OUR CITY, YOU KNOW, PART OF THAT INCENTIVE PACKAGE IS, OKAY, WHAT DO WE CHARGE IN TERMS OF FEES IF WE'RE USING THESE OTHER CITIES AS COMPARISONS OF, OKAY, WELL, WE WANNA LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE THEY INCENTIVIZING BUSINESSES TO COME? WELL, YOU KNOW, A DISINCENTIVE FOR, FOR BUSINESSES IS OF COURSE THE FEES THAT WE CHARGE FOR, FOR PERMITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND I CAN CLEARLY SEE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE WAY BEHIND AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE, SINCE WE'VE DONE THIS.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE HAVEN'T MISSED SOMETHING IN THAT.
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OKAY.WELL, FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, WE'RE LOOKING, WE'VE HAVE A CERTAIN SET OF CITIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR INCENTIVES, BUT IF IT'S STILL A DISINCENTIVE BECAUSE WE'RE CHARGING MORE IN FEES THAN THESE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE REALLY ATTRACTING THE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE WANT, I, I REALIZE THAT OUR, OUR COMPARISON CITIES MAY BE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE GOT HERE LIKE LANCASTER, DUNCANVILLE, DESOTO, AND SOME OF THE OTHERS, THEY MAY BE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO ATTRACT THE SAME TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY HAVE ATTRACTED.
AND, AND SO MAYBE USING THEM FOR, AS OUR COMPARISON CITIES MAY NOT BE THE, THE, UH, THE BEST EXAMPLE.
UM, COUNCILMAN, UH, COUNCILWOMAN AZI? I THINK MY, UM, MY THOUGHT WAS SIMILAR TO COUNCILMAN, UH, MCCURDY'S, UM, FINDING THE BALANCE OF ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH, UM, BUT THEN COVERING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE GROUP.
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE, THE SWEET SPOT THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR UNLESS, YOU KNOW, THE DISCUSSION IS THAT THIS IS TO BE IN SOME WAY A PROFIT CENTER, WHICH AGAIN, SORT OF PUSHES BACK ON THE OTHER GOALS OF THE CITY.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, DOING SOME SORT OF ASSESSMENT TO FIND WHAT THAT SWEET SPOT IS THAT WE'RE COVERING EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH.
UM, BUT NOT SO MUCH THAT IT'S A PROFIT CENTER, JUST SO THAT WE'RE, JUST SO THAT WE'RE ALIGNED WITH OTHER CITIES BECAUSE OUR GOALS MAY NOT BE ALIGNED WITH OTHER CITIES.
UH, ANYBODY ELSE? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS RED BUTTON.
UH, I SAW IN THE SLIDE WHERE YOU HAVE FEES FOR GARAGES, BUT FENCE IS NOT ON THERE.
SO, AND THE REASON I'M ASKING, BECAUSE I HAD SEVERAL, UH, PEOP NEIGHBORS WHO STARTED BUILDING THEM A FENCE, AND THEY WERE TOLD THEY HAD TO GET A PERMIT.
SO IS THAT REVEALED TO THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU JUST CAN'T PUT UP A FENCE WITHOUT A PERMIT? AND HOW MUCH IS IT? I MEAN, WE NEED TO KNOW.
SO, FARTHER IN THE, IN THE PRESENTATION, THERE ARE SOME MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT FEES THAT WE'LL BE GOING OVER.
UM, AND THAT, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN MAY WHEN WE HELD OUR, UM, CONFERENCE FOR, UH, BUILDING SAFETY WEEK, WE HAD A OPEN FORUM AND HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION OF GOING OVER PERMITS MM-HMM.
SO THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO GET THAT INFORMATION OF WHETHER A PERMIT IS REQUIRED.
BUT, UH, FURTHER IN THE PRESENTATION, THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL FEES THAT WE'LL BE GOING OVER, INCLUDING THE FENCE PER FEE.
SO ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE OTHER RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FEES.
UM, SO, UH, SECTION TWO, 14.907 OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF BUILDING PERMIT FEE OR INSPECTION FEES REQUIRED IN A CON IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OR A MUNICIPALITY, A MUNICIPALITY MAY NOT CONSIDER THE VALUE OF THE DWELLING OR THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVING THE DWELLING.
SO CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, OUR PERMIT FEES ARE BASED ON VALUATION FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PERMITS.
BASED ON THE TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION, OUR PROPOSAL WAS TO GO TO A FLAT $200 FEE FOR RESIDENTIAL RE RE ROOFS.
WE CURRENTLY CHARGE BASED ON A VALUATION OF CONSTRUCTION THAT WOULD GO TO A FLAT $100 PERMIT FEE, RESIDENTIAL WINDOWS AND DOORS.
UM, OUR VALUE IS BASED ON VALUATION.
UM, THAT WOULD GO TO A FLAT FEE.
YOU ASK WHY WE CHARGE FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MEET THE ENERGY CODE, AND THE ONLY WAY IT CAN MEET THE ENERGY CODE IS IF WE REVIEW IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE MEETING THE STATE COMPLIANCE FOR ENERGY.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE REQUIRE A PERMIT FOR RESIDENTIAL WINDOWS RESIDENTIAL ADDITIONS.
WE DO ALSO, BASED ON VALUATION, THIS WOULD GO TO $80 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR THE, FOR THE ADDITION, OR A MINIMUM OF $75 PER, UH, FOR THE PERMIT FEE, UTILIZING THE $75 AS WE'RE USING IN OUR BASE VALUE IN TABLE D.
UM, UTILIZING THAT AS OUR BASE VALUE FOR A PERMIT FEE FOR A RESIDENTIAL EDITION FOR RESIDENTIAL ALTERATION, IT WOULD BE 60 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT, OR ONCE AGAIN, $75 MINIMUM FEE, WHATEVER IS GREATER.
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EDUCATE ME ON THE SOLAR PANELS, WHAT, WHAT'S GENERALLY THE VALUE OF PUTTING IN SOLAR PANELS? SO IT GENERALLY COSTS A HOMEOWNER APPROXIMATELY $1,100 PER PANEL THAT THEY'RE INSTALLING.SO, UM, THAT'S THE BASE NUMBER THAT WE USE FOR THE, WHEN THEY WERE APPLYING FOR A PERMIT, I TOOK FIVE MONTHS OF PERMIT FEES FROM SOLAR COMPANIES OF WHAT IT COSTS, WHAT THEY WERE GIVING ME VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THOSE SOLAR PANELS.
AND BECAUSE I WAS GETTING SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THEY WERE GETTING 35 SOLAR PANELS FOR $350, WHICH I FELT THAT THE COMPANY WAS NOT BEING HONEST WITH THE CITY IN APPLYING FOR THAT PERMIT.
AND SO I TOOK FIVE MONTHS OF SOLAR PERMITS BACK TWO YEARS AGO AND DID AN AVERAGE OF WHAT IT WAS COSTING FOR A SOLAR PANEL PER PANEL TO BE INSTALLED, AND IT CAME OUT TO $1,100.
SO CURRENTLY, IF THEY PROVIDE US SOMETHING OTHER THAN CLOSE TO $1,100 PER SOLAR PANEL IN THEIR VALUATION, THEN I WAS UTILIZING THAT FOR PERMIT FEE BASED ON THAT VALUE AND THE NUMBER OF SOLAR PANELS.
BY DOING THAT, AND OVER, OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, UM, THE PERMIT FEES FOR SOLAR PANELS WERE RANGING BETWEEN 180 AND $350.
AND SO AFTER TALKING WITH STACY AND AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS, WE FELT THAT $200 WAS A GOOD AVERAGE FOR THE, THE PERMIT FEE.
AND THEN LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES OF WHAT THEY CHARGED FLAT FEE FOR SOLAR PANELS, THAT'S WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE $200 FOR THE SOLAR PANEL FEE.
THE, THE REASON WHY I WAS ASKING IS BECAUSE IT'S DOUBLE THE PRICE OF A ROOF AND THE ROOFS CAN I KNOW WHAT ROOFS COST AND SOME OF THOSE ROOFS ARE 15,000 TO 20,000 PLUS.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY THAT WAS DOUBLE WHEN ROOFS ARE REALLY KIND OF PRICEY.
WELL, ONE OF THE REASONS TOO IS, IS IT'S NOT JUST THE SOLAR PANELS, IT'S THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND BATTERY COMPONENTS OF, UM, THAT THEY'RE INSTALLING INTO THE HOUSE, RATHER THAN JUST REMOVING SHINGLES AND PUTTING NEW SHINGLES ON TOP OF THE ROOFING.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE ROOFS, UH, HOW YOU ARE MONITORING THIS TO GET A PERMIT, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE I SEE, THEY JUST COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND, AND NEXT DAY THEY TURN OFF YOUR ROOF AND WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO YOU GOT ANOTHER ROOF.
SO HOW ARE Y'ALL MONITORING THIS
SO OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE VERY BUSY OUT IN THE FIELD WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND DOING CHECKUPS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
WELL, YOU PROBABLY LOST SOME MONEY.
WE PROBABLY HAVE, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT WE PROBABLY LOST A LOT OF MONEY
SO IF WE CAN CATCH, IF WE CAN CATCH 50% OF 'EM, BUT THAT, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW BECAUSE IF WE SEE SOMEONE PUTTING A ROOF ON, WE COULD CALL YOU ALL.
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I'VE, AND IT'S GOOD BECAUSE THEY NEED A PERMIT BECAUSE THEY HAVE CAUSED SOME DAMAGE ON PEOPLE'S HOMES.
OTHER PERMIT FEES FOR IN-GROUND SWIMMING POOLS, OUR CURRENT FEES IS $200.
WE ARE RECOMMENDED OUR INCREASE TO 250 FOR ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOLS FROM 100 TO 150.
UNDER TWO UNDER 100 SQUARE FEET WOULD GO FROM 50 TO ONE, UH, TO 75 SQUARE DOLLARS.
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS FROM 101 TO 240 WOULD INCREASE FROM 75 TO $100.
CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS WOULD INCREASE FROM 100 TO $150.
A DEMOLITION PERMIT WOULD GO FROM $50 TO $75.
RESIDENTIAL CONCRETE APPROACHES, FLAT WORK DRIVEWAYS, UM, IS CURRENTLY $75.
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS GO BACK, UH, GO BACK TO THE TABLE D BASED, UH, BASED VALUE BASED ON THE VALUATION FOR THOSE, UH, PERMITS.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WOULD GO 75 FROM $75 TO $100.
RESIDENTIAL M E P PERMITS, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING PERMITS WOULD GO FROM $50 TO $75.
ONSITE SEWERS WOULD GO FROM $100 TO 150.
OUR IRRIGATION PERMITS WOULD STAY THE SAME AT $100 AND RESIDENTIAL FENCING WOULD GO FROM $25 TO $50.
THAT FENCES OR ANY QUESTIONS FOR
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DEMOLITION.WHAT DEFINES DEMOLITION IS THAT FOR IF SOMEONE'S TAKING DOWN THE BACK SECTION OF THEIR HOUSE OR, SO IT'S, THE DEMOLITION PERMIT IS FOR IF YOU, UH, HAVE A, A BUILDING, A RESIDENTIAL HOME OR A COMMERCIAL, UH, BUILDING THAT YOU'RE DEMOLISHING TO THE GROUND OR, UM, IF, UH, YOU'RE GOING IN AS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND DEMOING AND MAKING IT JUST A WHITE BOX WITHOUT DOING ANY MORE REMODELING WITHIN THAT BUILDING, IT WOULD BE, UH, REQUIRED TO HAVE A DEMOLITION PERMIT.
UH, THE DEMOLITION PERMIT ALSO IN COMMERCIAL REQUIRES ASBESTOS REPORTS, UH, BE SUBMITTED WITH THAT PERMIT APPLICATION TO VERIFY THAT THEY'RE NOT PUTTING ANY CONTAMINANTS IN OUR AIR, UH, WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE DEMOLITION.
SO LEGISLATION IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE PROHIBITED MUNICIPALITIES FROM CHARGING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, UH, CONTRACTORS FOR A REG FROM A REGISTRATION FEE.
CURRENTLY, MECHANICAL AND IRRIGATOR CONTRACTORS ARE CHARGED $75.
THESE, UH, CONTRACTORS ARE CONTINUOUSLY LOBBYING THE LEGISLATOR TO BE ADDED TO THE, UH, PROHIBITION OF REGISTRATION FEES AMONGST THE MIN MUNICIPALITIES.
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH THE OTHER TRADE CONTRACTORS, UM, TO ABOLISH OUR IRRIGATION AND, UH, ELECT, UH, MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION, BUT STILL RE STILL CHARGE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR AN ANNUAL $100 REGISTRATION FEE, WHICH IS WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO.
UM, THOSE, UH, GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH THE STATE DO NOT REQUIRE A STATE LICENSE OR A STATE CERTIFICATION.
SO THE BUILDING OF APPEALS AND ADVISORY BOARD MET, UH, REVIEWING THE BUILDING PERMIT FEE ORDINANCE ON MAY 17TH.
AND AGAIN ON JULY 17TH, THE BUILDING OF APPEALS AND ADVISORY BOARD MAKE RES RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUILDING PERMIT, FEE SCHEDULES AND ORDINANCES GOING FORWARD.
A BILL RELATING TO PERIODIC REAUTHORIZATION OF MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL BUILDING PERMIT FEES SECTION TWO 14.908, REAUTHORIZATION OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES IN THIS SECTION, BUILDING PERMIT FEES MEANS A FEE CHARGED BY A MUNICIPALITY AS A CONDITION OF CONSTRUCTING, RENOVATING, OR REMODELING A STRUCTURE.
A BUILDING PERMIT FEE IS ABOLISHED ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY AFTER THE DATE THE FEE IS ADOPTED, OR MOST RECENTLY REAUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY THAT ADOPTED OR REAUTHORIZED THE FEE ONE HOLDS A PUBLIC HEARING AND REAUTH ON THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FEES AND REAUTHORIZED THE FEE BY VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
THIS LAW TAKES EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, 2024.
THAT PUTS US ON A CRUNCH RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IF WE DON'T EITHER ADOPT OUR NEW ORDINANCE OR REAUTHORIZE THE EXISTING ONE, THAT'S INTO EFFECT, WE WILL LOSE ALL PERMIT FEES FOR OUR ENTIRE PERMIT DEPARTMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DO.
UH, UM, GLOVER, DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? UH, NO.
I JUST THANK OFFICER
SO WE ADOPT OUR, OUR BUILDING CODE ORDINANCES EVERY THREE YEARS.
MATTER OF FACT, YOU'RE GONNA BE GOING THROUGH THAT PAINSTAKING, UH, AGENDA HERE SHORTLY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR WITH THE 2021 BUILDING CODES.
AND I HAVE TALKED WITH STACEY, AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT A PRIORITY THAT WHEN WE ADOPT NEW COURT, UH, BUILDING CODE ORDINANCES GENERALLY EVERY THREE YEARS, THAT WE INCLUDE THE FEE ORDINANCE WITH IT SO THAT THAT CAN BE REAUTHORIZED AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEAR, THREE TO FOUR YEARS.
SO WE DON'T HIT THAT 10 YEAR MARK WITH THE STATE LAW.
THANKS FOR THE, UM, THE HEADS UP.
AND I KNOW THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UM, I DON'T THINK OUR E D C GUY IS IN HERE, BUT, UH, COUNSEL YOU STILL WILL HAVE A, UM, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UH, THAT STILL HAVE TO COME BEFORE YOU.
SO IF YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT THE IMPACT WITH THESE FEES, WITH ANY POTENTIAL INCENTIVES OR, UH, TRYING TO ATTRACT THE RIGHT TYPE OF, UH, BUSINESSES, YOU STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THAT.
UM, ARE THERE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
[4. Briefing on upcoming LatinFest event.]
FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THE BRIEFING SESSION IS BRIEFING ON UPCOMING LATIN FEST EVENT.YOU GOT, YOU GOT THEME MUSIC? I KNOW.
THANK YOU TO MY, UH, THEME MUSIC PEOPLE.
I JUST WANNA KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT
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FOR LATIN FEST.WE ARE JUST DAYS AWAY ON, UM, SEPTEMBER 23RD.
AND I JUST WANNA KIND OF GIVE YOU KIND OF A, WHERE WE'VE COME FROM.
THIS IS BEING OUR SECOND ANNUAL AND LAST YEAR BEING KIND OF ONE OF THOSE.
OKAY, LET'S TEST THE WATERS AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
AND WE HAD A GREAT, UH, RESOUNDING, UM, ATTENDANCE AND FEEDBACK FROM IT.
SO I JUST WANNA KIND OF GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ON, UH, THE EVENT.
SO OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR VISION, MISSION AND VALUES, UM, THAT WE'VE HIGHLY TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION EVEN WITH EVERYTHING WE DO AS FAR AS THE EVENT BECAUSE I COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT MY, UH, FELLOW TEAM FROM THE CITY AND PURSUING PREMIER.
UM, THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE EPITOME OF WHAT CEDAR HILL HAS, IS AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY WITHIN THE ADMIN, WITHIN THE REALMS OF ACTUAL CITY STAFF, BUT AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY, WHICH I'LL KIND OF GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, IN THE PRESENTATION AS WELL.
BUT OF COURSE WE KIND OF TOUCH ON ALL OF THESE THINGS BECAUSE WE ARE IN THIS EVENT TO SHOW OFF CEDAR HILL TO EVERYBODY COMING IN FROM OUT OF THE AREA, AS WELL AS, UH, SHOWING THE LOCALS WHAT WE CAN DO.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND IS THAT, UM, CITY COUNCIL DID IDENTIFY THE GROW GROWING LATINO COMMUNITY IN CEDAR HILL IS A PARTY INITIATIVE IN F Y 22.
THE PROGRAM FOR LATIN FEST WAS PRESENTED AS AN INAUGURAL EVENT FOR CEDAR HILL TO CELEBRATE ALL COUNTRIES THAT MAKE OF LATIN AMERICA.
AND IF YOU'VE SEEN ANY ADVERTISING LATELY ON HISPANIC HERITAGE EVENTS, WHICH, UH, COUNCIL RECOMMENDED THIS EVENT BEING DURING, IS HELD DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
A LOT OF THEM DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A FOCUS ON CELEBRATING ALL LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES.
THEY KIND OF CENTRALIZE TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND DON'T CELEBRATE EVERYBODY, WHICH INITIALLY MY INTENT WAS TO CELEBRATE ALL LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES BECAUSE WE DID TAKE FROM THE CENSUS THE TOP FIVE HISPANIC COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN CEDAR HILL.
AND THOSE ARE OUR FIVE TOP COUNTRIES.
AND AS WELL AS WE ADDED 10 MORE.
SO OUR SIGNAGE THIS YEAR ON OUR BIG SCAFFOLDS DOES HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE COUNTRIES, UH, THAT WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING AS BEING, UM, A LATIN CELEBRATION FOR LATIN FEST.
SO C CITY COUNCIL, THIS THEN DID ADOPT LATIN FEST, IS A TOP PRIORITY AND INCLUDED THE EVENT IN THE F Y 22 BUDGET.
AND THE COUNCIL APPOINTED A LATINA OUTREACH GROUP THAT WAS AT THE HELM LAST YEAR AND THEY ACTUALLY WERE VERY ACTIVE IN THE EVENT AS WELL TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME.
AND, UM, THEY HELPED US IN THE WELCOME UH, BOOTH AND SOME OF THEM ARE RETURNING AS VOLUNTEERS AS WELL THIS YEAR TO CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT OF THE EVENT.
SO THIS IS KIND OF THE STATISTICS AND OVERVIEW OF THE STATISTICS FROM LAST YEAR.
UM, WE HELD IT ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, WHICH WAS THE FIRST WEEKEND OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
WE DID MOVE IT THIS YEAR BACK TO THE SECOND WEEKEND BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS GOING ON THE FIRST WEEKEND AND WITH VENDORS, UM, IT'S HARD TO KIND OF REALLY LINE UP A LOT OF PEOPLE DURING THAT WEEKEND.
SO MOVING TO THE SECOND WEEKEND AND NOW OFFICIALLY BEING THE FOURTH SATURDAY OF SEPTEMBER, WE CAN KEEP CONSISTENCY WITH THAT AND BUILD THE BRANDING AND THE EVENT, UM, EXPOSURE OUT TO EVERYBODY KNOWING THAT IT'LL BE AT THAT TIMEFRAME.
LAST YEAR WE HAD 60 VENDORS THAT INCLUDED OUR FOOD TRUCKS.
WE HAD EIGHT HOT SAUCE CONTESTANTS, WE HAD 37 VOLUNTEERS.
WE HAD OVER 5,000 IN ATTENDANCE AND A LITTLE BIT IN THE SOCIAL.
WE HAD DIGITAL PROGRAMMING, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THE ADS THAT KIND OF COME UP WHEN YOU DO GOOGLE OR KIND OF SEARCH ENGINE TYPE OF ITEMS. UM, THERE'S OVER 312,000 IMPRESSIONS THAT WERE DONE FOR THE EVENT AND THE TIMEFRAME BEFORE.
SO NOW I'M KIND OF TAKING YOU TO THIS YEAR, UH, THIS YEAR, THESE ARE 20, 23 SPONSORS.
WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO PREMIER SPONSORS THIS YEAR.
METHODIST CHARLTON MEDICAL CENTER, AND LA FUENTE FRAMING.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY A GRAND PRAIRIE COMPANY THAT IS MOVING INTO THE UH, E D C BUSINESS PARK.
SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE A CEDAR HILL COMPANY, UM, AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND THEY LITERALLY JUST SAID, HEY, HOW CAN WE SUPPORT? THEY CAME ON BOARD.
SO WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE, UM, TO HAVE THEM ADDED AS OUR BIG SPONSORS FOR THE EVENT.
OUR ZONE SPONSORS, UH, DELTA STEEL CENTRAL STATES AND OUR E D C AND OUR OFFICIAL LATIN FEST, UH, SHIRT PROVIDER LAST YEAR, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME UP TO US ASKING US HOW THEY COULD GET A LATIN FEST.
SHIRT WARE HAS PARTNERED WITH US AND THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE PRINTING SHIRTS ON SITE THAT WE ARE GONNA BE SELLING $20 A SHIRT.
UM, AND THAT WAY, UH, PEPPER IS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH US ON, UM, SPONSORSHIP FOR THAT.
SO WE ARE ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE A HUGE, UH, 10 BY 20 TENT AVAILABLE.
THEY'RE GONNA PRINT ON SITE IN, UH, GRAY, YELLOW AND PINK SHIRTS, UH, FOR PEOPLE FROM KIDS TO ADULT SIZES SO THAT PEOPLE CAN, UH, BUY LATIN FEST SHIRTS AT THE EVENT BOARD.
UM, WE ACTUALLY ADDED A THREE 20 BY
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20 SHADES, UH, AS FEEDBACK FROM THE EVENT LAST YEAR NEEDING MORE SHADE.SO ONE OF THE SHADE SPONSORS IS RESOURCE ONE CREDIT UNION.
THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A BOOTH INSIDE THEIR SHADE TENT.
ALL THE SHADE TENTS WILL HAVE TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SIT, RELAX, AND EAT.
UM, STRATEGICALLY IN THE EVENT, I'LL SHOW YOU THAT LAYOUT A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN WE DID GET FIVE BUSINESS PARTNERS.
AND THESE ARE LOCAL, UH, COMPANIES EXCEPT FOR FROST BANK.
THAT'S DUNCANVILLE, BUT THEY ARE HAVE BEEN A SECOND YEAR AS A SPONSOR.
WE'VE GOT A P I PRECISION MACHINING CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS, UM, WHICH IS ALSO THERE IN DUNCANVILLE AS WELL WITH OTHER LOCATIONS, FRIDA'S TACOS AND, UH, TEXAS SOLAR PROFESSIONALS, UH, WHO IS ALSO A CEDAR HILL, UH, BUSINESS AS WELL.
SO THE FIRST THING WE TRY AND DO IS TRY AND GO OUT TO A LOT OF OUR CEDAR HILL PARTNERS, BUT WE'VE BEEN GAINING TRACTION IN KNOWING ABOUT THE EVENTS.
SO WE'VE GOTTEN SOME OUT OF CEDAR HILL AREA PEOPLE THAT ARE WANTING TO BE A PART OF THE EVENT.
THIS IS KIND OF GOING THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE.
UM, AT 5 45 WE'LL BE KICKING OFF WITH THE MAYOR, UH, DOING A WELCOME AND ALSO ADDRESSING THE CROWD WITH OUR PREMIER SPONSOR METHODIST TRIAL MEDICAL CENTER.
THEY ARE GONNA DO A LITTLE PRESENTATION, UM, LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT LETTING THE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEIR CURRENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER.
WE DID HAVE A CHANGE OF LINEUP, UH, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THE PROMO VIDEO LATER AT THE END.
UM, WE DID HAVE A JENNIFER LOPEZ TRIBUTE BAN, BUT IT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A SANTANA TRIBUTE BAN.
SO WE WILL BE UPDATING OUR MARKETING WITH SOME UPDATES ON THAT.
WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE IN POSTERS, BUT WE ARE UPDATING THE PUBLIC TO LET THEM KNOW THAT SANTANA TRIBUTE BAN IS STARTING AT 6 7 30.
WE HAVE OUR PREMIER SPONSOR, UM, RECOGNITION OF LA FUENTE FRAMING, AND WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING OUR HOT SAUCE WINNERS, UM, BEFORE THE SHAQUITA TRIBUTE BAND.
AND THEN AT, UM, I'M SORRY, 2020.
I DIDN'T CHANGE THE TIME ON THAT.
THAT'S ACTUALLY AT NINE O'CLOCK.
UH, IS OUR DJ, UM, THAT'S GONNA PROVIDE THE LITTLE MUSIC BEFORE OUR FINAL PERFORMANCE OF PIT BULL TRIBUTE BAND.
AND THIS YEAR, UH, LAST YEAR WE DID HAVE A SELENA TRIBUTE BAND THAT HAD AN INTERMISSION.
UH, SO WE DID FIND THAT PEOPLE KIND AND THAT DAY WE HAD A, ANOTHER CITY THAT HAD AN EVENT AND WE HAD A FIGHT THAT WAS BIG THAT NIGHT.
SO I THINK WITH THE INTERMISSION WE HAD SEEN THAT SOME PEOPLE HAD LEFT BECAUSE THEY ALREADY SAW HALF THE SHOW.
SO THIS YEAR, UM, I DID THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BANDS AND WE'RE ACTUALLY REPRESENTING MEXICO, CUBA, AND COLUMBIA, UH, THROUGH THESE TRIBUTE BANDS TO KIND OF SHOW HOW WE'RE CELEBRATING ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF LATIN COUNTRIES.
THIS IS ONE VENDOR STAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS LAST.
WE HAVE A 38% INCREASE FROM 2022 IN VENDORS.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE 64 BUSINESS AND VEN ORGANIZATION VENDORS, 24 FOOD VENDORS IN THE BOOTH AREA.
WE'VE GOT EIGHT FOOD TRUCKS FOR A TOTAL OF 96 LATIN FEST VENDORS, UM, SO FAR THAT WE KNOW OF.
UH, VALLEY RIDGE HASN'T HAD THAT MANY VENDORS IN ONE EVENT, SO WE'RE GONNA SEE, UH, THE CAPABILITIES AND ALSO, UM, LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF WE ARE ABLE TO GROW FROM THERE.
'CAUSE I DID HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER THE LAST WEEK, PROBABLY AN ADDITIONAL 15 VENDORS THAT WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT, THAT WE WERE ALREADY, UH, FULL, UH, FOR WHAT WE CAN HANDLE RIGHT NOW.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE COULD POSSIBLY GROW FROM HERE NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
OUR HOT SAUCE STATS, UH, LAST YEAR WE HAD EIGHT.
THIS YEAR WE HAD 12, SO THAT GIVES US A 50% INCREASE IN OUR HOT SAUCE AND WE ACTUALLY HAD TWO ADDITIONAL PEOPLE AFTER WE CUT OFF THAT WANTED TO GET INTO IT.
WE DO HAVE, UH, A COMPLETELY ORGANIZED WAY OF DOING IT THIS YEAR.
UM, SO THAT WE HAVE RULES, WE HAVE, UH, THEM PICKING UP STUFF EARLY.
SO AT THE, AT THE LOCATION, UM, FOR LATIN FEST, WHICH IS NEXT TO OUR WELCOME BOOTH, THE PEOPLE ARE EASY.
WE ESSENTIALLY ARE GONNA HAVE THE FIRST A HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO VOTE.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR FIVE JUDGES.
SO WE WILL HAVE A PEOPLE'S CHOICE AND A JUDGES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL ANNOUNCE BEFORE THE SHAKITA PERFORMANCE VOLUNTEERS.
THIS YEAR WE HAD 68 VOLUNTEERS IN 18 SHIFTS, UH, WORKING THIS EVENT.
SO, UM, OUR TEAM HAS REALLY, UH, BROKEN THIS DOWN.
SO ONE, WE DON'T OVER EXERT ANYBODY, UH, SO THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FLOATERS THAT ARE HELPING THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.
SO, AND THIS ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL OF THE CITY STAFF THAT IS INVOLVED WITH THIS AS WELL.
SO THIS IS JUST, WE HAD A CALL OUT WHERE WE WERE HOPING FOR ABOUT 40 VOLUNTEERS SINCE WE HAD 37 LAST YEAR.
WE GOT A RESPONSE OF 82 PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO BE VOLUNTEERS AND WE HAD TO CHOOSE ACCORDING TO WHAT WERE OUR NEEDS WERE AND WHEN THEY, UH, SUBMITTED THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS.
SO, UM, WE HAD A REALLY, UM, HUMBLING RESPONSE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE WANTING TO BE A PART OF IT.
AND ALL, MANY OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS ARE LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, THAT ARE WANTING TO BE A PART OF THE EVENT.
OUR PROGRAMMATIC MARKETING, WHICH AT
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THIS POINT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED THE CAMPAIGNS.AND THIS ISN'T EVEN INCLUDING ANYTHING IN SEPTEMBER.
WE'VE ALREADY GONE UP 23% WITH 407,193 IMPRESSIONS.
AND THEN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REACHED SO FAR WE'VE REACHED OVER 74,000 PEOPLE IN OUR ENGAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES LIKING, SHARING, OR COMMENTING.
ANYTHING ABOUT THE EVENT THROUGH OUR POST IS ALREADY OVER 8,000, UM, THROUGH THE, UH, REACH THAT WE'VE HAD SO NEW THIS YEAR AND OUR, MY FONTS DIDN'T CARRY OVER.
UH, WE ARE HAVING AN EVENT PLATFORM, SO THERE WILL BE QR CODES THROUGHOUT THE EVENT WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN EVENT THAT HAS DIFFERENT SECTIONS SO PEOPLE CAN SEE VENDORS, THEY CAN SEE SPONSORS.
WE ARE OFFERING, UH, FREE TICKETS.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT MANDATORY THAT PEOPLE NEED TICKETS TO GET IN, BUT OUR WELCOME BOOTH IS GONNA CHECK THEM IN AND THEY'LL BE ENTERED INTO A RAFFLE.
WE'RE GONNA OFFER A RAFFLE ITEM EVERY 15 MINUTES TO HELP PROMOTE OUR VENDORS.
AND THIS IS HELPING US WITH SOME DEMOGRAPHICS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REGISTERING FOR THE TICKETS VERSUS ACTUALLY SHOWING UP.
SO WE WILL HAVE SOME STATISTICS ON THAT.
WE ACTUALLY, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE APPROACHED BY FAIRFIELD IN, WE HAVE A V I P EXPERIENCE.
UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY PROBABLY ON THE NEARING THE END OF WHERE THEY CAN OFFER THAT, BUT THEY'RE OFFERING A FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO AND FROM THE HOTEL FOR LATIN FEST ONLY.
AND THEY'RE, WE ARE OFFERING A V I P EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY CAN MEET A TRIBUTE BAND AND THEY ACTUALLY GET A V I P EXPERIENCE SHIRT.
UH, SO WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT THIS YEAR.
UH, WE'RE GONNA WORK ON MAYBE GETTING THIS APPROVED A LITTLE EARLIER TO EXPAND THE TIMEFRAME, UH, NEXT YEAR, UH, BASED ON FEEDBACK WE GET THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR WE ALSO ARE HAVING BEER AND WINE SALES IN ADDITION TO ALL THE FOODS.
SO WE DO HAVE A SECTION THAT, UM, WE HAVE THE CHAMBER, ASHTON AND AVIANA THAT WILL HAVE A SECTION, UH, TO SELL THE BAREN WINE.
AND THEN NEW THIS YEAR ON THE CORNER, UM, THROUGH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT THAT WE GOT A STICKER DESIGN.
SO THESE ARE ACTUALLY THREE INCH BY THREE INCH STICKERS THAT WILL BE OFFERED WITH EVERYBODY THAT BUYS THE SHIRTS FOR THE FIRST THREE HOURS.
AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF SEE AFTER THAT WHERE WE'RE LEFT WITH STICKERS, UH, TO HAND OUT THE REST, THE REST OF THE EVENT.
AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WARE IS OFFERING OUR OFFICIAL LATIN FEST SHIRT FOR SALE AND UH, WE WILL HAVE AN EIGHT FOOT BY EIGHT FOOT SELFIE STATION LAST YEAR PEOPLE KIND OF USED THE SCAFFOLD, SO WE'RE MAKING IT A SAFER ENVIRONMENT.
UH, SO IT'LL BE A TWO-SIDED EIGHT BY EIGHT, UH, SELFIE STATION FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE A PICTURE IN FRONT OF THE LOGO, WHICH WAS VERY POPULAR LAST YEAR.
THIS IS KIND OF SHOWING A LAYOUT OF THE EVENT.
WE'VE GOT THE VENDORS IN THE MIDDLE.
WE ARE, UM, AT EIGHT FOOD TRUCKS.
UH, WE'VE GOT OUR VENDOR V I P PARKING, AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR BEER AND WINE ON THE BOTTOM SECTION.
AND THEN THE TOP PINK ARE THE SCAFFOLDS THAT ARE THE WELCOME SCAFFOLDS, UM, THAT KIND OF SHOW THE LAYOUT OF HOW THE EVENT IS LOOKING.
AND THE WHITE SQUARES, UH, ASIDE FROM THE TOP ONE ARE, ARE SHADES.
UM, SO THAT WE PROVIDE SHADE AND TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND ENJOY THE EVENT AS WELL.
I CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT THINKING THE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME THROUGH THIS.
UM, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF SUCH A STAFF THAT'S WILLING TO GIVE A LOT OF, OF THEIR TIME TO THIS FOR VENDORS.
OUR, AND WE CALL EVERYBODY'S A CAPTAIN.
SO OUR VENDOR CAPTAIN IS DIANE PHILLIP FROM LIBRARY SPONSORS IS LOUIS CASTILLO FROM E B C, MICHELLE EBANKS, FROM COMMUNICATIONS FOR MARKETING, OUR HOT SAUCE TEAMS LED BY TIA BREWER.
NOW, UH, VOLUNTEERS IS OUR CAPTAIN MARIE WATTS PARKS, UH, JOSH AND SEAN, WHO HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP IN THAT.
GENERAL LOGISTICS, UH, ALEX WITH FACILITIES SHUTTLES BY SHADA POLICE, UH, PRITT AND SANDIFER, AND THEN FIRE WITH TAMMY.
AND LAUREN SANCHEZ HAS BEEN GENEROUS IN HER HELP OF OUR E A P, UH, FOR THE EVENT.
SO THE LAST THING IS I WANNA KIND OF DO A REMINDER OF THE DATE AND I WAS GONNA SHOW YOU A QUICK PROMO VIDEO.
LIKE I SAID ON HERE IT'S GONNA SAY JENNIFER LOPEZ, BUT IT'S NOT JENNIFER LOPEZ.
SO JUST TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHAT IT'S, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY THE VIDEO WE'VE BEEN USING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN VIEWED UP TO NOW OVER 2000 TIMES, UH, THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION.
UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL
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SENATOR MCCURDY? NOW, NOW JENNIFER'S NOT ACTUALLY GETTING A PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN.I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION.
HE'S OUR LATIN, ONE OF OUR LATIN FEST CAPTAINS.
AS FAR AS THE, UM, THE KIDS DESIGNATED PLAY, BOUNCE HOUSE, WE DO HAVE KIDS OWN, UH, IT'S JUST NOT BROKEN OUT THERE, BUT WE DO HAVE THREE INFLATABLES.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A VERY LARGE SCREEN PLAYSTATION THAT WILL BE THERE WITH A FOOTBALL SURROUNDING IT THAT IS BEING BROUGHT.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR SAND PIT COMING BACK.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE, THROUGH THE VENDOR AREA, WE HAVE THREE FACE PAINTERS THIS YEAR THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE LAST YEAR.
SO WE'LL HAVE FACE PAINTERS, UM, THAT WANTED TO BE LONGER THAN THE KID ZONE.
UM, SO WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM LONGER OPPORTUNITY WITH THE KIDS.
BUT WE ARE BRINGING BACK THE, UH, INFLATABLES AND NEW THIS YEAR IS THE BIG PLAYSTATION.
AND WE DO HAVE BUBBLE VIBES THAT'S COMING WITH MUSIC AND THE BUBBLES THAT WILL BE IN THE KID ZONE AS WELL.
UH, CUSTOMER GLOVER, GREAT PRESENTATION AND GREAT JOB.
JUST LOOKING AT HOW LATIN FEST HAS GROWN FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.
UM, THE PERCENTAGES LOOK AMAZING FROM VOLUNTEERS TO VENDORS AND JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND GREAT JOB.
I LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE THERE ALL DAY, BUT, UM, THAT'S A GOOD THING.
NO, I ECHO UH, COUNCILMAN GLOVER, YOU'VE REALLY TAKEN THIS THING UP TO ANOTHER LEVEL, SO I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED.
ONE THING I NOTICED LAST YEAR AND WHAT I NOTICED IN YOUR, IN YOUR LAYOUT HERE, DO YOU JUST HAVE ONE AREA WHERE YOU HAVE PORTA-POTTIES? I'M SORRY? DO YOU JUST HAVE ONE AREA THERE THAT'S FOR PORTA-POTTIES? UM, WE, OR DO YOU HAVE IT IN SOME OTHER LOCATIONS? WELL, WE HAVE A TRAILER THAT'S COMING IN AND ACTUALLY JUST AS OF TODAY WE'RE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 20.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, AN ADDITION TO THE CONCESSION BUILDING THAT DOES HAVE THE STALLS AVAILABLE.
WE WILL HAVE A 10 STALL TRAILER IN ADDITION TO 20 ADDITIONAL PORTA POTTIES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS TO KIND OF OPEN IT UP IN THE AREA.
SO WE'RE, WE JUST GOT WORD ON THAT TODAY, SO WE'RE WORKING THAT ADDITIONAL LAYOUT FOR THE ADDITIONAL PORT BOXES.
YEAH, BECAUSE THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD LAST YEAR WAS, IS THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH AND, AND SOME PEOPLE HAD TO WALK ALL THE WAY ACROSS FROM THE OKAY.
FROM THE UH, ARENA AREA, YOU KNOW, THE STAGE AREA.
SO WE'RE PUTTING A FEW BEHIND THE AMPHITHEATER FOR WORKERS, BUT WE PROBABLY ARE GONNA BE AROUND 20 TO 25 THAT WE WOULD KEEP FOR PUBLIC.
WELL, AS I EXPECTED YOU'RE ON TOP OF IT.
ALRIGHT, WELL, UM, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR QUESTIONS.
SO, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND, UH, IT LOOKS, UH, VERY EXCITING.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK.
UH, WELL COUNSEL, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR BRIEFING SESSION.
SO WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, UH, WE DO HAVE A SECOND NON DEBATEABLE MOTION ALL EFFECT.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND COUNSEL.