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[1. Call meeting to order.]
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023.
UH, I HAVE, UH, 7:17 PM I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, THIS IS ALSO AN OPEN MEETING.
AND, UH, ALSO I WANNA NOTE THAT OPEN CARRY IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.
SO, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION, AND, UH, MR. JOEL, UH, HELSON WITH, UH, HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF CEDAR HILL.
WE'LL, UH, WE'LL TAKE, WILL LEAD US IN THAT, AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL NEW GUEST, UH, TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND I'LL DO THAT INTRODUCTION SHORTLY.
IF I MAY JUST START, UH, WE, UM, ASK YOU TO GO, THANKS TO GOD WITH US THAT HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH, UH, CELEBRATED THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF, UM, BEING A CHURCH IN CEDAR HILL YESTERDAY.
SO, AND, AND WE'RE, WE CONSIDER IT A GREAT BLESSING TO, TO BE HERE IN CEDAR HILL WITH SO MANY PEOPLE WHO, WHO LOVE HIM AND ARE SERVING HIM.
AND, UM, IN OUR FACILITY, WE HAVE ALSO ROCK OF FAITH FAMILY CHURCH, AND, UM, WE ALSO HAVE DESTINY LEARNING CENTER THAT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, UH, DAYCARE THAT IS NOW WITH US.
AND WE CONSIDER THAT TO BE, UH, THE SAME VALUES OF, OF CEDAR HILL THAT WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER, UM, OF ALL RACES, LOVE EACH OTHER, AND WORK WITH EACH OTHER.
AND, AND SO, I, I JUST MENTIONED THAT I THINK IT FITS IN WITH THE, I THINK THE HEART OF CEDAR HILL.
HEAVENLY FATHER WOULD COME TO YOU IN JESUS' NAME.
YOU TELL US THAT AS, AS WE HUMBLE OURSELVES, THAT YOU GIVE US GRACE.
SO WE HUMBLY COME TO YOU AND ASK YOU FOR YOUR HELP TONIGHT.
LORD GOD, BE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST IN CEDAR HILL AND WITH, WITH, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.
AND WE HUMBLY ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE US YOUR GRACE AND YOUR HELP IN ALL WAYS.
COME HOLY SPIRIT, MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR GOOD.
IF YOU, UM, IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE REMAIN STANDING, I MENTIONED THAT WE HAD A SPECIAL GUEST, ACTUALLY A NEW ADDITION TO THE CEDAR HILL, UH, FAMILY.
SHE IS OUR NEW PLANNING DIRECTOR.
AND, UH, DID I SAY YOUR LAST NAME? YES, YOU SAID THAT.
UM, SO THIS IS OUR NEW TRAINING ZONING DIRECTOR.
SO SHE'S GONNA LEAD US IN THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND, UH, FOLLOW WITH THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE, TO TEXAS STATE, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED AND WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL.
ALRIGHT, SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, PRESENTATION.
[a. Present a Proclamation designating September 12, 2023 as Bonnie Betz Day in Cedar Hill.]
I'M SORRY.PRESENT A PROCLAMATION, UH, DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023 AS BONNIE BETS DAY IN CEDAR HILL.
COULD YOU PLEASE COME ON UP? GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
YOU GOT SOME HARDWARE THERE? YEAH.
SO WHAT DOES THIS SAY?
HOW, HOW DOES THAT WORK?
SO THIS SATURDAY, UM, MS. BONNIE HAD A, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT? A RETIREMENT CELEBRATION.
SO SHE INVITED THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT.
UM, ONE OF HER COLLEAGUES', NEIGHBORS, UH, INVITED ME.
IS SHE HERE? HUH? PEGGY? PEGGY.
OH, SHE JUST HOLD, SHE'S WITH THE CAMERA.
SO, MS. PEGGY HAD, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, SENT ME AN EMAIL AND ASKED FOR ME TO COME.
AND I, AND I RECALL YOU HAD SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ACTUALLY SHOW UP AS WELL.
UH, BUT, UH, I WAS ABLE AND BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT A, UM, A CERTIFICATE.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THIS, UH, BUT A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO MISS SPANI BITS, UH, BEATS, BETS BE BETS, SORRY, BETS CELEBRATING 26
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YEARS OF POSTAL SERVICE.DATE OF RETIREMENT, AUGUST 31ST, 2023, PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2023, SIGNED BY ME, STEVE MASON.
SO THIS IS WHAT, WHAT WAS PRESENTED ON SATURDAY.
AND, UM, IT WA I ALSO HAD A LITTLE HEADS UP THAT, UH, SHE WAS NOT AWARE THAT WAS GONNA RECOGNIZE HER HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SO I SURPRISED HER AND ASKED HER IF SHE WAS AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY.
AND SHE, OF COURSE WAS LIKE, WELL, EVERYBODY'S ASKED ME, AM I AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY? WHAT'S GOING ON,
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, BUT WE WAS IN, UH, SPRINGFIELD AND YOU STARTED AN INITIATIVE, UM, YOU KNOW, A FEW MONTHS AFTER YOU GOT STARTED, MAYBE SIX MONTHS AFTER YOU GOT STARTED.
AND, UH, YOU WANTED TO DO A POLICE WALK AND COUNCIL GET TOGETHER.
SOMETIMES SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES JOIN US.
WE HAVE SEVERAL DEPARTMENT HEADS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND WE JUST GO THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE KNOCK ON DOORS.
AND, UH, AT THIS PARTICULAR DAY, UH, WE GOT PULLED OVER.
CHIEF
SO SHE JUST SO HAPPENED TO PULL ME OVER AND THE CHIEF
AND SHE SAYS, WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING? AND EVER SINCE THEN, EVERY TIME I SEE MS. BONNIE, IT WAS ALWAYS WITH A, WITH A SMILE.
SO, OF COURSE, UH, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO COME AND CELEBRATE YOU ON YOUR DAY ON SATURDAY.
BUT TODAY, AT THIS MOMENT, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION.
THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AND THE DELIVERY OF GOODS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST ESSENTIAL PARTS OF OUR COUNTRY'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
POSTAL WORKERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY AND TOUCH EVERY ASPECTS OF LIFE THROUGH DELIVERY MAIL AND PARCELS THAT CONTAIN EVERYTHING FROM MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO CARDS THAT CONNECT US TO EACH OTHER.
THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, MS. BONNIE BETTS HAS PROVIDED PREMIER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE CEDAR HILL COMMUNITY, DELIVERING PACKAGES, RESEARCHING LOST MAIL, AND SHARING HER VAST KNOWLEDGE OF MAIL PROCESSES WITH CUSTOMERS, ALWAYS WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
AFTER MORE THAN 26 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, MS. BONNIE BETTS IS RETIRING.
AND WE WISH MS. BETTS A LONG AND HAPPY RETIREMENT AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR HER SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
NOW, I, STEVE MASON, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023, AS BONNIE BEDS DAY
HE'S GIVING UP
WOW, THAT IS, HOW'S THAT? TOO MUCH? THAT'S MY MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY, EPTEMBER.
ISN'T IT GREAT? SHE'S NOT LIVING ANYMORE, SO WE'RE GOOD.
SO, UH, YOU GONNA TAKE A PHOTO OF US? CAN YOU TAKE A PICTURE? SURE.
AND I MEANT MR. BETS ON SATURDAY.
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
UM, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE US A FEW WORDS, IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU? UM, I GUESS, OKAY.
WHAT DO I SPEAK HERE? IT IS YOUR DAY.
WELL, I'M AM VERY, VERY GRATEFUL AND NEVER EVER EXPECTED ANYTHING LIKE THIS, BUT MY NUMBER ONE GOAL WAS ALWAYS TO HAVE THE CUSTOMER FIRST.
AND, YOU KNOW, MY, JUST MY WALK WITH JESUS CHRIST AND JUST WHAT HE DID IN MY LIFE, UM, IT WAS JUST A PLEASURE TO SERVE ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE MALE ROUTE.
AND THAT'S WHY I HAD THIS CELEBRATION.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE MY JOY WAS DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
YOU DON'T HAVE, WELL, WE CAN PROBABLY GO.
UM, ONE OF THE OTHER COOL THINGS IS, UM, NOT ONLY DID SHE, YOU KNOW, SERVE, UH, OUR COMMUNITY, UH, WITH GOING THROUGHOUT OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT, UH, SHE WAS ALSO A FAITHFUL SERVANT TO ATTEND OUR MAYOR PRAYER BREAKFAST.
SO, UH, I ALSO APPRECIATE SEEING HER AT, AT THAT EVENT AS WELL.
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IF I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY MAYOR PROTE TO READ THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.[b. Present a Proclamation designating September 15 - October 15, 2023 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Cedar Hill.]
THE AGENDA IS TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 23, 20 23 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.AND IS THERE ANYONE THAT'S FROM, UH, THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY THAT'S GONNA YES.
MICHELLE HERNANDEZ, IS SHE STILL HERE? OH, OKAY.
I'M GONNA READ A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS EACH YEAR DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WE CELEBRATE THE HISTORIES, RICH CULTURES, CULTURES AND MEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE WHOSE ANCESTORS CAME FROM SPAIN, MEXICO, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND SOUTH AMERICA.
AND WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTHS, UH, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATES THE ANNIVERSARIES OF INDEPENDENCE ON SEPTEMBER 15TH FOR COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND NICARAGUA, SEPTEMBER THE 16TH FOR MEXICO, SEPTEMBER THE 18TH FOR CHILE, SEPTEMBER THE 12TH, OCTOBER 12TH FOR COLUMBUS DAY OR DE LA RAA.
FORMAL NATIONAL OBSERVATION OF THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS BEGAN IN 1968 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK, AND WAS EXPANDED TO HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN 1988.
AND WHEREAS HISPANIC AMERICANS ARE THE LARGEST MINORITY GROUP IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE LARGEST ETHNIC POPULATION OF RESIDENTS IN TEXAS, 24% OF CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS ARE HISPANIC.
AND WHEREAS DESPITE OBSTACLES, HISPANIC AMERICANS CONTINUE TO MAKE IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS ALL FACETS OF AMERICAN LIFE AND ARE LEADERS IN POLITICS, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND ENTERTAINMENT.
AND WHEREAS CEDAR HILL PRIDES ITSELF IN BEING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AND HONORS THE IMPACT OF HISPANIC AMERICANS IN OUR COMMUNITY, STATE AND COUNTRY.
AND WHEREAS HISPANIC AMERICANS SERVE IN VARIOUS LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INCLUDING SERVING ON CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND ALL LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, THE IMPACT OF HISPANIC AMERICANS CAN BE SEEN IN POLICY DECISIONS, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENTS TO NAME A FEW.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO FOSTER A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES, INCLUDING, INCLUDING HOSTING MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IN W B E CERTIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND INFORMAL INFORMATIONAL EVENTS, TARGET ENGAGEMENT OF HI HISPANIC COMMUNITY, SHARING RESOURCES AND LITERATURE IN SPANISH AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE RICH AND DIVERSE CULTURE OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL LATIN FEST CELEBRATION.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEPHEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER THE 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2023 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, AND URGED THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL TO JOIN ME IN THIS SPECIAL OBSERVATION IN WITNESS THEREOF HEARING TO SET BY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2023.
WHO GETS THIS? SO WE ARE RECEIVING THIS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY.
UM, SO MICHELLE COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT LATIN FEST.
UM, HOW MANY OF YOU ALL CAME LAST YEAR TO LATIN FEST? OKAY, I DON'T SEE EVERY HAND UP.
SO WE INVITE EVERY PERSON IN THE ROOM TO COME CELEBRATE LATIN FEST.
IT IS ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY AND BUILDING CELEBRATIONS AND CELEBRATING OUR RICH AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
AS MAYOR PRO TIM SAID, UM, THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN ON SEPTEMBER 23RD.
SO WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU ALL ALSO.
UM, THERE'S LOTS OF FOOD, LOTS OF FUN MUSIC, UM, AT THE LIBRARY.
WE ALSO HAVE A VERY VASTLY GROWING, UH, SPANISH COLLECTION AS WELL AS, UH, A MONTH LONG OF CELEBRATIONS, UH, RECOGNIZING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AS WELL.
SO WE INVITE YOU ALL TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT LATIN FEST AS WELL.
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DO A LITTLE SALSA WITH US? UM,WE MET A FOOL OF MYSELF, SO TWO, THREE.
YOU CAN GIVE US A TEASER RIGHT NOW.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY UP THERE.
[c. Present a Proclamation designating the month of September 2023 as National Library Card Sign Up Month in Cedar Hill.]
SO NEXT IS PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2023 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY RECORD MONTH, UH, SIGNUP MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR VERY OWN COUNCIL MEMBER RAZ, THIS PROCLAMATION.
IT IS MY HONOR, UM, TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION.
OKAY, EVERYONE HERE, WHEREAS PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE SPACES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO LEARN TOGETHER AND ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER ACROSS CULTURAL, ETHNIC, GENERATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC LINES, STRENGTHENING THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES STRIVE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMS AND COLLECTIONS THAT ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE AND ENSURE EQUITY OF ACCESS FOR ALL.
AND WHERE LIBRARIES HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE, PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESEARCH, INFORMATION, AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES THAT ALLOW EVERYONE TO LEAD MORE PRODUCTIVE AND FULFILLING LIVES.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES CONTRIBUTE TO ITS STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING THAT ARE CRITICAL IN THE SUCCESS OF JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND STUDENTS.
AND WHEREAS IN TIMES OF CRISIS, LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS PLAY AN INVALUABLE ROLE IN SUPPORTING THEIR COMMUNITIES, BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.
AND WHEREAS A LIBRARY CARD SPARKED CREATIVITY AND EMPOWERS ALL PEOPLE TO EXPLORE NEW PASSIONS AND INTERESTS AND PURSUE A PATH OF LIFELONG LEARNING.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL UNDERSTANDS THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THEREFORE WILL OPEN A NEW 44,000 SQUARE FOOT PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE SPRING OF 2024 FOR EVERY CITIZEN TO ENJOY.
NOW THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF CEDAR CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS LIBRARY CARD SIGNUP MONTH AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SIGN UP FOR THEIR OWN LIBRARY CARD TODAY AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE, HERE TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY, OF, OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2023.
WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S THE MOST VALUABLE CARD YOU CAN HAVE IN YOUR PURSE, YOUR WALLET, MAYBE EVEN IN YOUR LAPTOP CASE CARD? YOUR WHAT LIBRARY AND HOW MUCH DOES IT COST FREE? FREE, FREE.
SO WE INVITE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO COME JOIN US AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
IT IS THE MOST VALUABLE CARD YOU CAN EVER HAVE.
DISCOVER CARD? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
SO COME JOIN US AT THE LIBRARY.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO SERVE YOU.
UH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON, WE INVITE YOU TO COME JOIN US.
JOIN US VIRTUALLY, WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE.
MONDAY, EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN CEDAR HILL, WE WELCOME YOU TO COME JOIN US BECAUSE WE ARE EVERYONE'S LIBRARY.
AND SO, UH, WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE FOR ALL AGES FROM THE YOUNGEST, WHICH WE HAVE OUR YOUNGEST ONE, BUT I THINK SHE KIND OF GOT A LITTLE RESTLESS.
SO SHE'S OUT THERE ALL THE WAY UP TO EVERY AGE IN YOUR FAMILY.
SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME SIGN THE PRO LIBRARY CARD.
WE DO HAVE, UH, SOME SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES GOING ON THIS MONTH, AS WELL AS SOME GIVEAWAYS.
SO HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE YOUR LIBRARY CARD WITH YOU TONIGHT? I KNOW CHIEF DOES.
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EARLIER.THE OTHER THING THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WE LAUNCHED THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP CARD.
NOW THIS ONE IS FOR RESIDENTS OF CEDAR HILL, LANCASTER, DESOTO, AND DUNCANVILLE.
BUT IF YOU LIVE IN ANY OF THOSE CITIES, YOU CAN GET ONE OF THESE CARDS AND THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS, NOT JUST TO OUR CEDAR HILL LIBRARY, BUT ALL OF THE OTHER BEST SOUTHWEST LIBRARIES.
AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THERE, WE'LL ACTUALLY BRING IT HERE AND YOU CAN PICK IT UP AT OUR LOCATION.
SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND GET A CARD.
MIRANDA, WILL WE NEED TO GET A NEW CARD AT THE NEW LIBRARY OR WILL THIS CARD WORK THERE? GREAT QUESTION, MAYOR.
YES, WE ARE GONNA HAVE A NEW CARD.
UM, MORE DETAILS TO COME, NEW LOOK, NEW DESIGN.
UM, HOWEVER, DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU FROM GETTING ONE NOW 'CAUSE YOU CAN GET ONE NOW AND THEN YOU CAN GET ANOTHER ONE IN, IN WHEN WE OPEN THE NEW LIBRARY.
THAT IS CORRECT, BUT YES, THAT'S CORRECT,
NOW I WAS GONNA ASK ALL OF OUR COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE YOUR LIBRARY CARDS WITH YOU TONIGHT?
UM, OH, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE ALSO HAVE VIRTUAL CARDS.
SO IF YOU HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS OR FOLKS THAT MAYBE THEY JUST CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF THEIR HOME, OUT OF THEIR HOME, THEY CAN STILL GET A LIBRARY CARD WITH US AND ACCESS ALL OF OUR DIGITAL COLLECTION.
SO HAVE THEM CALL US, REACH OUT.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP SERVE THEM AS WELL.
AND RANDOM THANKS FOR OUR AMAZING TEAM AND OUR BOARD.
I CAN PUT IT IN MY APPLE WALLET.
OH, WHAT? OH, I THOUGHT THIS NOT YET, ALMOST.
[d. Present a Proclamation designating the week of September 17-23, 2023 as Constitution Week in Cedar Hill.]
ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS PRESENTED PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23RD, UH, 2023 AS CONSTITUTION WEEK IN CEDAR HILL.THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, AND ALONG WITH HIM IS OUR MADAME SECRETARY.
AND WE'LL READ THIS PROC PROCLAMATION AND OUR CITY SECRETARY, BELINDA BURG, IS GOING TO RECEIVE IT.
IN THE WEEK FOLLOWING, WE CELEBRATE THE 236TH ANN ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1787 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
AND AT THIS CONVENTION, THE WORLD'S OLDEST WRITTEN CONSTITUTION WAS DRAFTED BY THE UNITED STATES, THUS OUTLINING THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES BY WHICH OUR NATION HAS GOVERNED.
AND WHEREAS OUR CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHED SIX BASIC GOVERNING PRINCIPLES FOR SOCIETY, THESE INCLUDE POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, THE RULE OF LAW, FEDERALISM, JUDICIAL REVIEW, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND SEPARATION OF POWERS THROUGH A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES.
AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO A COURT OFFICIAL RECOGNITION, THIS MAGNIFICENT DOCUMENT AND ITS MEMORABLE ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY AND TO THE PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS, WHICH WILL COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC LAW NINE 15 GUARANTEES THE ISSUING OF A PROCLAMATION EACH YEAR BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23RD AS CONSTITUTION WEEK.
NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23RD, 2023.
IT'S CONSTITUTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
YOU USUALLY DON'T LEAVE YOUR POST OFTEN, SO, ALL RIGHT.
SO, UM, I AM AWARE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS ON THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, NEXT ITEM IS A CITIZENS' FORUM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY, UH, ITEMS TO SPEAK ON, UH, CITIZEN'S FORUM.
UH, BUT, UH, SO I'LL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS PUBLIC HEARING.
[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-788, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2024, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 1, otherwise known as High Pointe PID.]
ITEM SIX A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 88, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN, ADOPT, UH, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2024, AND LIVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGH POINT PIT.UM, DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM HIGH POINT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YES, PLEASE.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND, UH, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
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DELOITTE LLOYD SHAW, 1509 CHAPMAN STREET, HERE IN CEDAR HILL.I AM THE HIGH POINT PAID PRESIDENT, AND THIS IS RUBY MARTIN, OUR TREASURER.
AND WHAT YOU AND WHAT YOU ARE REVIEWING IS, HAS BEEN HER LABOR OF LOVE AND COMPILING IT.
WE RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BUDGET.
WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS FISCALLY SOUND.
IT DEMONSTRATES, UM, GOOD STEWARDSHIP OVER THE FUNDS ENTRUSTED TO US.
WE HAVE BEEN BUDGETING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR A MAJOR PROJECT.
I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IN OCTOBER, WE WILL, UH, INITIATE THIS PROJECT OF REPLACING OUR MAILBOXES.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE OUR BUDGET, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE HIGH POINT PI, THE BEST PI IN CEDAR HILL.
UM, COUNSEL, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO INTO A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO I WANNA, UH, WELCOME ANYONE WHO WANNA SPEAK IN, UH, FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023, UH, 7 88.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 88, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGH POINT NUMBER ONE.
UH, GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORDS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I'M PHILLIP
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THESE, I CAN SEE WHERE THESE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS DO A LOT OF GOOD, BUT ONE THING THAT I'M CONCERNED, AND THIS CAME FROM SOME, A CITY OFFICIAL, AND HE SAID THAT THEY LIKED THESE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS BECAUSE THE CITIZENS WOULD TAX THEMSELVES.
AND WHAT THE CITY WOULD, SHOULD BE PAYING FOR IS THAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR.
AND I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, HOW THIS IS SPREAD THROUGH THE CITY.
AND WHEN I GO THROUGH AND I SEE THE HIGH POINT SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT OR SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY DO, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
HOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A CONSTANT ROLLOVER OF, OF LANDSCAPING WHEN THEY PUT THE CREPE MYRTLES IN.
AND I THINK, UM, THE FORMER, UH, UH, FIRST LADY SAID SHE TAUGHT, WAS TALKING ABOUT, UH, CRATE MYRTLES, AND IT WAS LIKE CREPE MURDERS BECAUSE WHAT THEY DO IS THEY TRIM 'EM.
AND WHEN YOU TRIM 'EM, IT COMMITS 'EM TO EVENTUALLY TO DIE.
AND I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED THAT THE CITY'S NOT PROVIDING THE FUNDS OF THEIR BUDGET BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO LOOK AROUND AND YOU SEE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY DO, UH, UH, HAVE IMPROVEMENTS, AND JUST COMING UP HERE TONIGHT, I SAW SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE CITIZENS OF HIGH POINT PAY FOR.
AND THE, I, I'M JUST NOT NECESSARILY AGAINST IT.
I'M JUST SPEAKING AS PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT, UH, THESE, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL OF THIS, UH, WE'VE GOT, UH, ALL THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMING, BUT YET WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY REDUCTION IN, UH, REAL PROPERTY TAX.
I BELIEVE AT THE AUGUST 21ST MEETING, THE, UH, CITY OFFICIALS SAID THAT THEY LIKE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY TAX AT 40 60, WHERE THE PERCENT OF COLLECTIONS WOULD BE THAT I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE'S NOT ANY EFFORT.
EVIDENTLY, THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE GONNA KEEP.
THREE MAYORS AGO, THE MAYOR SAID WITH SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY PUT IN PLACE, THAT THERE SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BE ANOTHER BOND ISSUE.
WELL, WE'VE HAD A BOND ISSUE SINCE THEN.
I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT THE CITY'S NOT DOING THESE THINGS AND THEY'RE NOT GIVING ANY RELIEF IN TAXES AND THE TAX RATE IS CONTINUING TO GO UP.
ANYONE ELSE LISTEN TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCES NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 88? YES, SIR.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I LIVE AT 1 0 7 HAMILTON COURT.
YOU KNOW, UH, JUST LIKE THAT GENTLEMAN WAS SAYING THERE, I KNOW I'VE BEEN HERE IN CEDAR HILL FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS.
I WAS HERE BEFORE THE, UH, THE MALL AND
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THE DRINKING AND ALL THAT.BUT THAT, THAT'S BEYOND THE POINT.
IT'S LIKE I TOLD MY WIFE WHEN I RECEIVED THIS LETTER, IT'S AMAZING WHERE I LIVE AT EVERY FIVE OR SIX MONTHS, MY STOP SIGN FADES OUT.
I'M LIKE, HOW MANY COPS PASS BY? HOW MANY POLICE CHIEF YOUR, UH, PEOPLE TO CHECK DEFENSES OR WHATEVER, ROLL BY THAT I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M RETIRED MILITARY, SO HEY, IF YOU SEE IT, YOU TAKE CARE OF IT.
UH, LIKE THE GENTLEMAN SAID, MY TAXES STUDY GOING UP.
MY FENCE IS NOT GETTING FIXED.
NEW CLOCK ROAD, ALL THAT LOOKING GOOD.
I DON'T LIVE OFF THE MAIN DRAG.
SO WHEN MY FENCE FALL DOWN LIKE IT DID, IT COST ME MONEY TO FIX IT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN MY, UH, ROOF GOT HELD DAMAGED, I'M WAITING FOR IT TO GET IT REPAIRED NOW.
SO, LIKE THIS GENTLEMAN SAID, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PIT IS DOING, BUT SEEMS LIKE THE PIT IS DOING THE WORK THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE DOING BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN WHERE THE CITY'S DOING IT.
SO, AND THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY.
TO CLARIFY, YOU SAID YOUR STOP SIGN'S FADING FADED SEVERAL TIMES.
YOU SAID FADING OR FADED? FADED, FADED.
I MEAN, DON'T TELL ME THE COPS AIN'T ROLLED THROUGH THERE.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SOMEBODY.
YOU KNOW, AND I'M, IF EVEN IF YOU GO UP TO THE POST OFFICE HERE AND SEE THE HIP, UNLESS THEY WOULD FIX THOSE, THOSE FADE IT OUT.
LEAST THEY WERE LAST TIME I CHECKED.
ANYONE ELSE LISTENING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE, UH, NUMBER, I'M SORRY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 88? YES, MA'AM.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
NO, I, I, UM, I GOT THE EMAIL 'CAUSE I KIND OF LIKE, OH, FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS ELLA WASHINGTON.
I LIVE AT 1000 BENDING OAK DRIVE.
AND I GOT THE, UM, A TEXT, YOU KNOW, ON MY PHONE THAT THEY WOULD BE HAVING A MEETING ABOUT TAXES AND EVERYTHING.
I REALIZED EVERYTHING IS GOING UP AND THAT I DO, I'M, I SURE THERE'S A NEED THAT EVERY DEPARTMENT NEED THINGS.
I VOL, FIRST OF ALL, ANYTIME I WAS HERE, AND LIKE I SAID, TRYING TO PUT MONEY HERE, MONEY THERE.
BUT OVER IN WOODY CREEK, THE LICE, YOU CAN'T SEE 'EM.
MY ONE OF MINE'S ON THE CORNER OF COUNTRYSIDE IN BENDING OAK.
IT STAYED OUT FOR, I THINK IT STAYED OUT FOR TWO OR THREE WEEKS.
I SAID, WELL, I WANNA SEE HOW LONG IT'S GONNA STAY OUT.
SO THEY FINALLY CAME, THEY DID REPLACE IT.
THEY ONLY REPLACED THAT ONE LIGHT, BUT ACTUALLY ALL THE LIGHTS IN THAT AREA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
AND I'M SURE OTHER COMMUNITIES GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF JOE WILSON, SOME PEOPLE HAVE, YOU KNOW, FAST INTERNET SERVICE.
WE GETTING SLAMMED OVER THERE AND, AND IT DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT FAST INTERNET SERVICES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THEY LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE NEW TYPE SERVICE, YOU CALL AT AND T AT AND T SAY, OH, WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN YOUR AREA YET.
SO YOU'RE STUCK WITH SPECTRUM ONE, WHICH THEY MAKING COMMERCIALS AND IT SURE AIN'T HELPING THE PEOPLE THAT BUYING IT HALF THE TIME THE NET IS OUT AND TO USE MINES.
MY DAUGHTER GO TO SCHOOL AND WORK FULL-TIME AND GO TO SCHOOL TOO.
SHE HAD WE TWO INTERNET SERVICE, SERIOUSLY, AT AND T TO SCREEN.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THE NEWS, SHE NEEDS SPECTRUM JUST TO BE ABLE TO DO HER HOMEWORK.
AND LIKE I SAID, I DO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP.
IT JUST, I JUST THINK SOMETIMES IN A BETTER WAY THINGS SHOULD BE, SOMETHING COULD BE, COULD BE DONE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, I'M SURE FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT, LIKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND EVERYBODY ELSE THERE, SOME IMPROVEMENT NEED TO BE DONE.
AND MY BIGGEST THING OF IT IS MY HUSBAND WAS A VETERAN, BUT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T DIE WHERE I WAS, I DON'T GET VETERAN 25 YEARS UNITED STATE NAVY.
I DON'T GET NO VETERAN DEDUCTION.
ONLY THING, TOMORROW I'LL BE 79 YEARS OLD AND I STILL DON'T GET NO DEDUCTIONS.
BUT LIKE I SAID, I HAVE STAYED IN THE COMMUNITY.
I TRY TO HELP AND DO EVERYTHING I CAN, YOU KNOW, IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT.
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THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR THE BOYS TO REALLY PLEASE TAKE IN CONSIDERATION OF EVEN TRYING TO WHEN I GO.UM, SO, UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HIGH POINT P NUMBER ONE.
UH, WE WILL GET EVENTUALLY ON THE AGENDA TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THE, THE TAX, UH, THE, THE CITY BUDGET.
UH, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO HIGH POINT PERIOD NUMBER ONE, ANYONE WISHED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO HIGH POINT P NUMBER ONE? ALL RIGHT, I'LL CLOSE THE, THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PRO TIM? MAYOR I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF, UH, I'M NOT, I'M NOT ENTERTAINING A MOTION RIGHT NOW.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? UM, LET'S SEE.
UM, LET ME, LET ME, YOU KNOW, SPEAK ABOUT, I GUESS A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, THE INSTRUMENT TO BE ABLE TO USE A PI IS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON COMMON AREAS THAT THE CITY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR, NOR THE HOMEOWNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR, RIGHT? SO IF YOU HAVE MEDIAN, IF YOU HAVE ANY AMENITIES THROUGHOUT YOUR CITY, SUCH AS A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT OR, OR IF YOU WANT TO UPGRADE YOUR LIGHT POSTS, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THE HOMEOWNER'S NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THE CITY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR.
BUT YOUR PI BOARD CAN BE ABLE TO MAKE, UH, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BUDGET, WHICH THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE NOW, TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO ENHANCE THEIR COMMUNITY.
SO YOU TALK ABOUT THE CREPE MYRTLES, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE PLANTED, UH, OR LANDSCAPING.
THAT'D BE, AGAIN, THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, UH, DESIGNED OR CONTRACTED OUT.
BUT THAT WOULD BE THROUGH THE P.
SO THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY.
WE HAVE FIVE PS THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH, BUT IN CASE ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHY, YOU KNOW, LANDSCAPING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT OUR CHARGE UP HERE AS COUNCIL.
UH, THE PS SUBMITTED A FIVE YEAR PLAN TO BE ABLE TO SAY WHAT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, UH, IS THE PLAN THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR, OR THE YEARS BEYOND, THEY SUBMITTED A FIVE YEAR PLAN, I WILL RECOMMEND YOU TO PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR BOARD, YOUR PI BOARD TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS IT THAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT PROPOSED THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE, UH, FUNDING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING THIS YEAR.
UM, SO ANYWAY, THAT'S, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF US COMING UP HERE.
THEY'RE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO BE ABLE TO USE THE ASSESSED VALUES IN YOUR COMMU IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY'RE SUBMITTING A FIVE YEAR PLANS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND SOCIETY COUNCIL, ESSENTIALLY JUST GONNA BE ABLE TO ADOPT THEIR PROPOSAL.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE AT THIS MOMENT.
OKAY, SO, UH, I THINK I ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP AT THE CREEK MYRTLE STOP SIGN.
UM, MA'AM, YOUR QUESTION ABOUT, UH, SPECTRUM, I'M GONNA GET TO THAT A LITTLE LATER ON DOWN ON THE AGENDA.
UM, I, DID I LEAVE ANYTHING OUT, COUNSEL? YEP.
THE ONLY, THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED ARE UNIQUE TO THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD TO, FOR US TO TAX ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD TO PAY FOR SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS PARTICULAR PIT.
SO THERE NO OTHER, OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS COME.
COUNCILWOMAN ZE, UM, MRS. UH, MS. WASHINGTON IS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND SO I, I WILL MAKE A POINT TO REACH OUT TO YOU AND JUST DISCUSS SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST GET MORE INFORMATION, SOME OF THE THINGS I SEE MYSELF.
SO, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
UH, ANY, UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ABOUT HIGH POINT P NUMBER ONE? ALL RIGHT, UH, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION COUNCIL.
MAYOR, I MO MAKE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 88, ADOPTING OF FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
ADOPT AN THE BUDGET AND LEAVING A SPECIAL SEC ASSESSMENT FOR CEDAR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGH POINT PERIOD.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND, COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.
THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 88 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH A PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDER WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
NUMBER ONE, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS ACCRUED ACCEPTING A FIVE-YEAR SERVICE PLAN,
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ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET, RECORDING FINAL ASSESSMENT ONTO TAX ROLL, SETTING THE ASSESSMENT RATE, ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT, AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION.WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK YOU'RE DOING IN HIGH POINT.
[b. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-789, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2024, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 2, otherwise known as Waterford Oaks PID. ]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 89, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR A PHYSICAL YEAR ENDING 2024, AND LIVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WATERDO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? GOOD EVENING.
IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
Y'ALL GONNA NEGOTIATE AT THE PODIUM.
YOU HAD ASKED, SAID THAT YOU WANTED ME TO DO MY NAME AND WHAT ELSE? UH, ADDRESS MY ADDRESS.
UH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL.
JUST IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, YOU WANT US TO KNOW OR PUBLIC TO KNOW? WELL, WELL DEFINITELY.
UM, I, I, OUR, OUR PRESIDENT, UM, IS NOT HERE WITH US TODAY, BUT HE WANTED US TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, UH, P I D NUMBER TWO.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO APPROVE OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN.
UM, OUR P I D HAS DONE SEVERAL AMAZING THINGS WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT THE P I D DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS IT ALLOWS, UM, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE UPKEEP OF OUR COMMON AREAS AND NOT ALLOW THAT TO BE ON JUST SEVERAL, JUST A FEW.
UM, OUR P I D IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LANDSCAPING.
I THINK WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST LANDSCAPES AROUND.
UM, WE ARE PUSHING CLOSE TO P I D NUMBER ONE,
UM, WE'VE DONE SOME REMARKABLE, UM, PROJECTS.
ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE DID IS THERE, UM, THE WALKWAY THAT, UH, GOES FROM, UM, OUR, OUR SUBDIVISION TO BESSEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WAS VERY UNSAFE, HAD CLIFFS AND STUFF.
WE PUT FENCING AROUND THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS WERE SAFE.
WE ALSO PUT SOLAR LIGHTING ON, ON OUR TRAILS TO MAKE THAT SAFE AS WELL.
UM, WE ALSO INSTALLED THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM.
AND AS WE KNOW, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT 'CAUSE THAT HELPS REDUCE CRIME.
WE ALSO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL, UM, POLICE PATROLS.
SO WE HAVE ONE OF THE, UM, SAFEST COMMUNITIES AROUND.
AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THE P I D.
SO AGAIN, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO VOTE US AND APPRECIATE IT.
SO COUNSEL, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 89, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WATER FOLKS.
P ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO WATERFORD OAKS PIT NUMBER TWO? GOOD EVENING.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
TONY FISHER, 3 31 TIMBERLINE DRIVE.
I WILL SAY THAT THE PIT HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.
HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCREASE IN TAXES, UH, TO PAY FOR A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DO HAVE.
A LOT OF AMENITIES ARE NEEDED AND SOME ARE NOT.
UM, I AM AN AVID GARDENER, SO I SEE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE PLANTED THAT SHOULDN'T BE PLANTED BECAUSE IT'S ONLY GONNA COST US MORE MONEY TO UPKEEP.
UH, WHEN YOU PLANT CERTAIN PLANTS, IF YOU DON'T WATER THEM, IF YOU DON'T WATER THEM, IF YOU DON'T FERTILIZE THEM CORRECTLY, THEY DIE.
SO HAVING TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE PLANTS IS NOT INEXPENSIVE.
AND I KNOW THAT'S A COST BACK TO THE HOMEOWNERS.
UM, NOT THAT THIS IS PART OF THE PIT, BUT OUR TAXES DO INCREASE EVERY YEAR.
I'VE WATCHED MINE INCREASE ABOUT $500 EVERY YEAR.
I CAN'T SEE CONTINUING TO ASK THE HOMEOWNERS TO KEEP PAYING FOR SOME AMENITIES THAT ARE JUST NOT NEEDED OR COULD BE BETTER PUT IN PLACE.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER WHAT YOU'RE ASKING THE HOMEOWNERS TO CONSIDER TO PAY FOR.
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'CAUSE WE DO HAVE TO KEEP OUR OWN HOMES UP.I'VE BEEN ON THE SECOND STORY PAINTING.
SO I DO A LOT OF THINGS MYSELF TO TRY TO KEEP THAT COST DOWN SO THAT I CAN AFFORD TO PAY MY PROPERTY TAXES AND CONTINUE TO LIVE IN CEDAR HILL, WHICH I DO LOVE.
AND I GOTTA GO GET MY LIBRARY CARD.
HOWEVER, I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER WHAT WE ARE ASKING THE HOMEOWNERS TO PAY FOR YEAR AFTER YEAR WITH AN INCREASE ALREADY IN OUR PROPERTY TAXES.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO HIGH POINT PERIOD NUMBER TWO.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
OH, WATERFORD OAKS NUMBER TWO.
IT'S 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.
AND, UM, THE REASON I COME HERE UP TO SPEAK, BECAUSE LAST YEAR THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN AND HIS WIFE WERE HERE AND HE SPOKE ABOUT BEING RETIRED AND HOW THE TAXES WERE A A AN ISSUE.
AND IT WASN'T WHAT HE SAID, BUT IT'S HOW HE LOOKED OVER THERE WAITING TO SPEAK THAT CONCERNED ME.
AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED WHAT THE MAYOR PRO TIMM JUST SAID, HE SAYS, WELL, WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING FOR ONE AREA AND NOT DO IT FOR ANOTHER.
WELL, Y'ALL DO THAT ALL THE TIME BECAUSE YOU CAN GO UP THERE AND LOOK AT ALL THOSE BUILDINGS WHERE ALL THESE PEOPLE MOVED IN AND I BELIEVE Y'ALL GAVE THEM TAX ABATEMENTS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO MATTER.
AND WHAT MY REAL CONCERN IS, IS THAT THE MONEY FOR THESE PIS SHOULD COME OUT OF THE REGULAR GENERAL FUND BUDGET AND THE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY, AND IT'S LIKE AMENITIES OF ADDING.
WHEN THE FIRST APPROVED WATERFORD OAKS, THEY HAD A SMALLER, UH, LITTLE WATERFALL IN THAT, UH, UH, UH, STRUCTURE THAT'S RIGHT OUT FRONT AT OBELISK OR SOMEWHAT OF AN OBELISK.
AND THEY REPLACED IT LIKE IN THE STEVE MARTIN MOVE MOVIE, WHERE THEY MOVED TO A BIGGER HOUSE AND BASICALLY THE BIGGER HOUSE LOOKED LIKE THE OLDER OLD HOUSE.
AND I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT WE'RE JUST, UH, NOT ALLOWING THE, IN OTHER WORDS, THE MONEY SHOULD COME OUT OF THE CITY GENERAL FUND.
AND WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT, UH, UH, THEY CAN'T DO THIS FOR THAT.
WELL, THE CITY APPROVED THESE THINGS AND THE CITY SHOULD MAINTAIN THE LANDSCAPING AND WHATEVER.
AND YOU CAN GO THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE CITY REQUIRED, YOU CAN GO UP ON THE HIGHLAND DRIVE.
THEY, THEY REQUIRED A SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE PUT IN THERE.
AND IT'S NOT BEEN, IT'S NOT BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE CITY EVER ON SOUTH CLARK ROAD.
THEY MADE, PUT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE MEDIAN THAT'S NOT BEING DONE.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE IS, IN A WAY, FORCED THE NEIGHBORS TO, IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING, TO SPEND THEIR OWN MONEY.
AND LIKE THE LADY SAID, THE TAXES CONTINUE TO GO UP, I SHOULD SAY THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE GOES UP.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 89 WATER FOR THOSE P NUMBER TWO? CAN I SPEAK TO CLEAR REP SOMETHING? UH, WELL, WHEN I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING YOU, YOU FEEL FREE TO COME UP.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO, UM, UH, HIGH POINT? I'M SORRY.
WATER FOR THOSE P NUMBER TWO,
I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE, UH, COME UP AND RESPOND TO.
UH, SO I WANT TO RESPOND TO THE GENTLEMAN'S, UH, STATEMENT ABOUT THE LARGE MONUMENT.
UM, HE MAY NOT HAVE REALIZED, BUT THE, THE PREVIOUS MONUMENT WAS ACTUALLY HIT BY A CAR.
SO THE PURCHASE OF THAT NEW MONUMENT ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE INSURANCE FUNDS.
MAJORITY OF IT CAME FROM THAT INSURANCE FUND, NOT THE P I D FUNDS.
SO JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW WHY, WHY, WHY YOU UP HERE, SIR? UH, THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT, UH, I, I BELIEVE, UH, HAVING LANDSCAPE, UH, SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING, I THINK THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT SHE WAS SAYING.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE.
UM, ACTUALLY P I D NUMBER TWO IS BROKEN UP INTO DIFFERENT COMMITTEES, COMMITTEES OF OUR COMMUNITY MAKE UP THOSE COMMITTEES.
SO IF YOU ARE A GARDENER, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN THE LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE AND YOU CAN INFORM US OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE FOR HER TO DO THAT.
AND YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME.
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AND I THINK YOU ASKED SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, UM, THE CITY BUDGET, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER ON IN, IN THE AGENDA.UM, ALRIGHT, COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN? NO.
MAYOR I, UH, UH, MOVE THAT WE CONDUCT, I MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVING, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 3 DASH 7 89, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR, UH, F Y E PHYSICAL 2024 AND LIVING ASSESSMENT, SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR CEDAR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WATERFORD OAKS PIT.
UM, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER MARIE, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 89.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDER WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
NUMBER TWO, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS ACCRUED ACCEPTING A FIVE YEAR SERVICE PLAN, ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET, RECORDING FINAL ASSESSMENT ONTO TAX ROLL, SETTING THE ASSESSMENT RATE, ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A FAVORABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, WE DO HAVE A SECOND.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
UH, MOTION MOVES, UH, UNANIMOUSLY.
[c. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-790, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2024, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 3, otherwise known as Winding Hollow PID. ]
UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER, UH, LETTER C.UM, CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH SEVEN 90, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2024, AND LIVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR CITY HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WINDING HOLLOW PI.
DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS? OKAY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS JENNIFER HUTCHINSON, 10 74 MAGNOLIA LANE.
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK YOU, UH, CONSIDER OUR BUDGET FOR, UM, I R P I D.
UM, THE PIT HAS BEEN, UM, VERY GOOD TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, STARTED OFF REPLACING THE WALL AND WE HAVE BEEN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS EVER SINCE, UM, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE AND MORE, UH, MOST RECENT, UM, WE JUST ADDED FLOCK SECURITY, SO, UM, THE PIT IS DOING GREAT THINGS, UM, FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND P NUMBER ONE, WE COMING FOR YOU.
UM, I'M SORRY, UM, DID WE GET A, AN ADDRESS, NAME, ADDRESS? COULD YOU, WHAT, WHAT IS FLOCK SECURITY? OH, YEAH.
SO FOSTER SECURITY, UM, IS BASICALLY A LICENSE PLATE READER.
UM, AND WHAT IT DOES, IT'LL ALLOW US TO CAPTURE, UM, EVERY VEHICLE THAT COMES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THAT IS IF THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS, UH, WHAT WAS THE WORD, RED, OR THEY LOOKING FOR THAT PARTICULAR, UM, VEHICLE, IT WOULD GET FLAGGED AND IT AUTOMATICALLY WILL NOTIFY THE POLICE SO THAT POLICE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WILL BE ABLE TO COME INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND CAPTURE THAT CAR OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, UM, WITHOUT US GETTING INVOLVED.
AND SO, UM, IT'S VERY, UH, WE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THE EXTRA SECURITY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH SEVEN 90, UH, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WINDING HOLLOW PI? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO P NUMBER THREE? I'M SORRY, P NUMBER FOUR.
WHAT AM I ON COUNSEL NUMBER NUMBER THREE, YOUR HONOR.
I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YEAH, I JUST CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING, SIR.
YOU HAVE TO WAIT TO THE NEXT ONE.
I'M GONNA ALREADY ON THE NEXT ITEM I SAID I WILL REOPEN ON THE NEXT ITEM.
SO, UH, COUNCIL, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
ARE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I HAVE A COMMENT.
UM, I'VE JUST GOTTA, UH, TO CONGRATULATE, UH, JENNIFER OVER THERE AND ALL THE WORK SHE'S DONE IN THAT, IN THAT PIT.
I CAN REMEMBER HAD THEY HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING, UH, INVOLVED IN THE VERY BEGINNING OF THAT, UH, AND THE PRIMARY INTEREST WAS GETTING THAT WALL REPAIRED
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AND BOY, THAT IS A MONUMENT OVER THERE NOW COMPARED TO, TO WHEN YOU GOT STARTED.SO JUST TO SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY AROUND THERE.
UH, YOU'VE DONE A, YOU'VE DONE AN AWESOME JOB, SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNCIL, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
UH, WITH THAT SAID, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE AN MOTION ON THAT SINCE, OH, I'M SORRY.
WHEN WAS, WHEN WAS THIS PI FORMED? IT'S LIKE THREE YEARS AGO.
IT'S BEEN BEEN SO EIGHT YEARS, WHAT NOW? AND THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS ALREADY EXISTING WHEN THE PIT WAS FORMED, CORRECT? YEAH.
SO, SO THE, THE RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS THAT LIVED IN WANTING HOLLOW VOTED TO, TO PUT THIS PIT IN PLACE, CORRECT? CORRECT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, I JUST WANTED TO, TO CLARIFY THAT, THAT THEY, THIS WASN'T SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IMPOSED ON YOU AND SAID YOU HAVE TO DO THIS.
THE NEIGHBORS ACTUALLY GOT TOGETHER AND, AND PETITIONED AND, AND VOTED IN FAVOR OF THIS.
THAT'S EXACTLY, GO AHEAD FOR THE RECORD.
MCCURDY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPEAT WHAT SHE SAID? OH, SHE SAID THAT THE, THE, UH, CITIZENS GOT TOGETHER AND, AND CAME TO THE CITY AND REQUESTED THE P SO WELL THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA EMPHASIZE AS FAR AS THEY DID A LOT OF WORK, UH, IN PLANNING AND WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TRYING TO GET THE CONSENSUS OF THE NEIGHBORS TO BE ABLE TO FORM THIS P SO, UH, TO ME, WHAT ANYTHING THE CITY COUNCIL DID, UH, ONCE THEY CAME TO US AND SAID, HEY, WE'VE GOT THE CITIZENS, UH, SUPPORT OVER HERE.
THEY HAD THE REQUIRED PERCENTAGE TO DO THAT, AND THEY PUT IT IN PLACE AND SHE'S RUNNING WITH IT.
SO, ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, THE FLOOR IS OPEN, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION, UH, THAT WE ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 3 DASH 7 9 0, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR F Y E 2024 AND LEVYING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WINDING HOLLOW PIT.
UH, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILLOR MCCURDY.
UM, MARIE, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH SEVEN 90, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
NUMBER THREE, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS ACCRUED ACCEPTING A FIVE YEAR SERVICE PLAN, ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET, RECORDING FINAL ASSESSMENT ONTO TAX ROLL, SETTING THE ASSESSMENT RATE, ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[d. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-791, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2024, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 4, otherwise known as Windsor Park PID. ]
UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS COLLECT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 3 7 91, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2024, AND LEAVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, UH, DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WINDSOR PARK PIT.DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? YES.
WE'RE MAKING ALL THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU CAN HAVE, UH, A SPOKESPERSON TO PLEASE GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
DENISE ORTIZ, UH, PRESIDENT WINSLOW PARK, UH, PI EMELDA, MARTIN VICE PRESIDENT WINSLOW PARK PIT.
CAROLINE WALKER, SECRETARY, OH 3 25 SOUTH WATER FOR OAK DRIVE.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER OUR, UM, BUDGET FOR A YEAR, UH, 2024.
UM, AND WE THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WE DID PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO, UH, FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO CONTINUE THE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE THANK, UH, THE CITY FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO ON THE MAIN STREETS TO MAINTAIN THE MAIN STREETS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE HIGHWAYS AND THE MAIN ROADS.
AND, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO FORM OUR PIT, REALIZING THAT WHEN SUBDIVISIONS ARE BUILT, UM, IT'S NOT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THOSE SUBDIVISIONS UP WITHOUT AN H O A, THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
SO THAT'S, UH, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I PIED WAS FORMED, UH, THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THESE LADIES HERE AT FIRST AND ME JOINING IN AFTER WALKING THE NEIGHBORS, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS AND INTRODUCING THE, UM, HOW A PROJECT IMPROVEMENT, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WORKS TO THE NEIGHBORS AND GETTING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SIGNATURES, THE MAJORITY OF
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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO SIGN THAT.AND THEREFORE OUR PIT WAS FORMED AND WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THUS FAR, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR, WE WANT TO CONTINUE ON, UH, IMPROVING OUR COMMON AREAS.
UM, WE HAVE HAD SOME INCIDENTS
AND DUE TO THOSE CAMERAS BEING IN PLACE, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND, UH, MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, UH, STOLEN VEHICLES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS ABLE TO APPREHEND, UH, THE
SO WE, UM, THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE WORKING.
UM, WHEN WE GET OUR REPORTS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE SEE THAT, UH, THE CRIME IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS DECREASED, UM, IN COMPARISON.
AND MORE RECENTLY WE HAVE ADDED, UH, ADDITIONAL POLICE PATROL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL.
UH, WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS, UH, OF MORE LIGHTS IN THE DARKER AREAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL BE ADDED ALSO.
THAT'S INCLUDED IN OUR BUDGET FOR 2024.
SO WE ASK YOU A CONSIDERATION.
ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THERE? OKAY.
IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHTS, UM, WE WANT TO LET, UM, THE PUBLIC KNOW, THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT PUBLIC WORKS WORKED WITH US.
WE HAD STOP SIGNS WHEN JOE WILSON WAS JUST SINGLE LANES AND THEY DIDN'T PUT THEM BACK.
SO WHEN WE CAME, WE BROUGHT IT UP TO THE CITY.
UM, PUBLIC WORKS MET WITH US AT OUR MEETING AND THEY, UM, DID A SURVEY AND NOW WE HAVE A RED LIGHT THAT SERVICES US AND, UH, HIGHLAND SOUTH.
AND HIGHLAND SOUTH EVEN COMPLIMENTED US ON BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.
PUBLIC WORKS ALSO HAVE IN THEIR BUDGET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS FOR STREETLIGHTS DOWN OUR MAIN BOULEVARD THAT WAS NOT THERE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
AND SO THEY PARTNERED WITH US AND THEY ARE GONNA PAY A PORTION OF THOSE STREETLIGHTS AND WE WILL PAY A PORTION OF THOSE STREETLIGHTS.
AND TO, TO THE RESIDENT THAT SAID THAT THERE WAS TROUBLE WITH THEIR LIGHTS, WE CALLED ENCORE, DENISE GOT THE INFORMATION, AND WE CALLED ENCORE BECAUSE THE AMBER LIGHTS WERE, WAS NOT ILLUMINATING ENOUGH AND WE HAD ALL, ALMOST ALL OF OUR STREETLIGHTS CHANGED TO WHITE LIGHTS.
SO WE HAVE A LOT MORE LIGHTING UP AND DOWN THE STREETS.
UM, WE WORK, WORK CLOSELY WITH CORPORAL OR BRECKENRIDGE WITH, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY, JUST AS DENISE SAID.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT ELSE.
THEY, UH, WHEN THEY PASSED THE BONDS, OUR MONIES WAS IN PARK AND RECREATION AND WE WANTED TO ENHANCE OUR PARK WITH BENCHES AND, UH, COVERINGS AND MORE, UM, LANDSCAPING.
AND SO PUBLIC WORKS MET WITH US AT OUR MEET.
I MEAN, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION MET WITH US AT OUR MEETINGS AND THEY TOOK THEIR BUDGET MONEY, COMBINED IT WITH OURS.
AND NOW WE HAVE THAT AND WE HAVE NATURALLY OUR NEW PLAYGROUND, WHICH THE KIDS NEEDED BADLY.
AND THEY ALSO, WE ALSO WANTED LIGHTS IN OUR PAGODA BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, IT GETS VERY, VERY DARK.
AND SO THEY HELPED US WITH ALL OF THAT.
SO I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THE CITY USES THEIR BUDGET UP TO THE MAXIMUM AND THEN WE PICK UP THE REST.
I'LL JUST ADD TO THAT, UM, OUR PI UH, ANNOUNCES OUR MEETINGS.
WE HAVE MEETINGS ONCE A MONTH AND OUR RESIDENTS KNOW WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE MEETINGS, SO IT'S UP TO THEM TO COME AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
I THINK A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE, IF THEY WERE TO COME AND ATTEND THE MEETINGS, THEY WOULD GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND NOT BE, UM, LED ASTRAY ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK SOMETHING MIGHT SHOULD BE.
SO, UM, WE JUST INVITE PEOPLE TO COME TO THE PIT MEETINGS AND GET, KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
OKAY? AND WE ARE A PREMIER PIT, NUMBER ONE, NUMBER ONE, UH, EIGHT 13 APPLEWOOD DRIVE, CEDAR HILL.
WELL, COUNSEL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE HAD FIVE.
WHATS 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.
AND I GUESS I'M GONNA SPEAK TO THE OTHER ONE, BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE LAST TWO THESE.
UM, WE, Y'ALL PASSED THE, UH, PROCLAMATION ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION.
AND A FEW MONTHS AGO WE HAD THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER HERE AND, UH, EVERYONE, AND WE HAD THE
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SIGNING.EVERYONE WAS REALLY PROUD OF GETTING THEIR OATH OF OFFICE IN AND DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
THESE, UH, CAMERAS ARE REALLY NICE, BUT ONE THING THAT THEY DON'T PROTECT IS THE PEOPLE.
IT SAYS THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE SECURE IN YOURSELF AND YOUR PAPERS, YOUR STUFF.
WHEN YOU HAVE THESE CAMERAS OUT THERE, ALL, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IF YOU'RE JUST A NORMAL PERSON, WELL, YOU'RE BEING SEARCHED.
BUT BACK TO WHAT ALL THESE, UH, UM, DEVELOPMENTS THAT BEEN PUT IN, THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE PUT ON THE CITY HAS FAILED TO MAINTAIN, OR THEY'VE ALLOWED SUBSTANDARD ITEMS TO GO IN THE WAY THEY DETERIORATE, TO WHERE SOMEONE HAS TO COME IN AND THE CITY HAS FAILED TO TAKE AND COME OUT OF THEIR BUDGET.
AND WHAT ALL THE NEW SALES TAX, I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW MUCH IS THE PERCENT OF SALES TAX OF THE BUDGET? AND, UH, NO ONE REALLY THINKS ABOUT THAT.
OR EVEN THE, UH, FRANCHISE FEES FOR CABLE TELEPHONES AND ITEMS LIKE THAT.
AND SO FAR, WE HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN ANY REDUCTION IN Y'ALL.
THE WAY THE THINGS ARE WRITTEN.
YOU HAVE TO ALMOST GO INTO A PIT, AND YET Y'ALL ARE NOT, Y'ALL, IN A WAY, FORCING CITIZENS TO TAKE AND TAX THEMSELVES FOR THINGS THAT Y'ALL ARE NOT KEEPING UP.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
MY NAME IS ANA GREEN AT 1524 SUMMERS FOR 25 YEARS.
I'M SPEAKING IN REFERENCE TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 3 7 9 1.
I WOULD LIKE TO STATE TO OUR COMMISSION, TO OUR BOARD, EACH OF YOU, I HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF VISITING OUR NEIGHBORING CITY OF DESOTO.
THEY HAD AN EVENT FOR THE WEEKEND FOR EVERY PIT IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, AS WELL AS EVERY H O A WHERE THE MAYOR WAS THERE, WHERE THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS THERE, WHERE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE, WHERE 9 1 1 WAS THERE.
AND THEY GAVE, AS WELL AS THE LIBRARY, THAT'S WHERE I LAND, LEARNED ABOUT THE BEST SOUTHWEST LIBRARY BEING IN ALL OF OUR SOUTHERN CITIES.
THEY TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE CITY OF DESOTO WAS DOING WITHIN EVERY P WITHIN THE MAIN COMMUNITY IN REFERENCE TO THE THURGOOD AND THE FREEWAYS WITH L E D LIGHTS.
I HEAR A LOT OF OUR KIDS TALKING ABOUT LIGHTS.
IF WE COULD ALSO BE A PREMIER CITY IN ADVANCE TO L E D LIGHTS, WHICH ENCORE, WHICH SEVERAL OF, UH, HOMEOWNERS HAVE STATED ABOUT ENCORE, GETS INVOLVED WITH THAT WITH THE CITY.
THEY START, THEY'RE STARTING IN THE MAIN FREEWAYS WHERE ALL THE TRAFFIC IS, WHERE ALL THE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND OUT OF THE DESOTO.
THEN THEY'RE GOING TO THE OTHER SUB MAIN STREETS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISIONS.
THEN THEY'RE GOING INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND THE PIGS ARE PARTNERING WITH THE DESOTO CITY OF DESOTO WITH THOSE PIGS TO NOT JUST HAVE GREAT LIGHTING, BUT TO HAVE L E D LIGHTS, WHICH WILL REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WHICH WILL LAST LONGER AND BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE CITY.
SO I DON'T WANNA SEE DE SOTO GET AHEAD OF CEDAR HILL WHEN YOU COME INTO OUR CITY, BECAUSE WE DO WANNA STAY THAT PREMIER CITY.
SO I'M ASKING THAT OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR CITY SECRETARY LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS AN EVENT THAT'S BEING SPONSORED IN SIT IN DESOTO WITH THAT CITY AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO PAGE NUMBER FOUR? ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 9 1? ALL RIGHT.
I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, MR. CITY MANAGER, UM, I RECALL THAT WE DID PARTNER WITH ENCORE AND WE DID INSTALL L E D LIGHTING, DEDOS COPYING WHERE, WHERE WE STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO.
ALRIGHT, UM, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTION OR COMMENTS? UH, NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT, WE GOT ONE COMING UP.
IT'S ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, RIGHT? I BELIEVE SEPTEMBER 30TH.
YOU WANNA MENTION IT, MCCURDY? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I, I I WAS THINKING WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT COMING UP.
I BELIEVE IT WAS SEPTEMBER 30TH.
RECREATIONS AT THE ALLEN E SIMMONS RECREATION CENTER, SEPTEMBER 30TH.
SO, UH, COUNCILOR MCCURDY JUST REMINDED US THAT, UH, ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, THERE WILL BE A NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT.
SO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE WELCOME TO COME TO,
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UH, RECREATION CENTER.AND WHAT'S THE TIME? NINE TO 12, 9:00 AM TO 12 NINE 9:00 AM TO 12 NOON.
SO, UH, MS. GREEN, YOU'D BE WELCOME TO, TO, UH, TO ATTEND THAT IF YOU LIKE.
YOU HAVE A QUESTION COMING? UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, I'M SORRY.
I HAVE A, YEAH, WE, WE, WE HAVE TO TRY TO GET THE, UH, AUDIO ON THE RECORD, PLEASE.
DENISE ORTIZ, 10 42 WATERVIEW.
AND I JUST WANT TO RESPOND TO ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
AND I, I APOLOGIZE, WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN? MS. GREEN.
UM, AS FAR AS THE LIGHTING, THAT IS PART OF WHAT, UM, MS. MARTIN WAS REFERRING TO, WE ACTUALLY DID, THERE'S A, ON THE MS, MS. DENISE, IF YOU CAN ADJUST THE COUNCIL PLEASE.
ON THE ONCORE WEBSITE, YOU CAN GO OUT THERE ON THE WEBSITE, IDENTIFY THE LIGHTS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PUT IN A REQUEST ONLINE TO HAVE THOSE REPLACED.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE DID FOR OUR WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE WENT IN AND IDENTIFIED EVERY LIGHT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND REQUESTED THAT THEY BE CHANGED OUT TO L E D WITH ONCA.
AND SO, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
UM, AND, UM, AND, AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
SO IF THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL WANTED TO GET SOMETHING TOGETHER WITH ALL THE PS, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR MCCURDY? UH, THERE WAS A, THERE WAS AN ISSUE RAISED ABOUT, UH, PRIVACY, UM, WITH REGARDS TO THE FLOCK CAMERAS.
I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD GET, UH, CHIEF REYES TO COME UP REAL QUICK AND EXPLAIN TO US HOW THE, THE FLOCK CAMERAS WORK AND, AND HOW PRIVACY ISSUES PLAY INTO THAT.
UH, SO THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE BASICALLY CAMERAS THAT ARE PLACED IN A PUBLIC LOCATION.
UM, AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO READ LICENSE PLATES AS VEHICLES PASS THROUGH, UM, THAT LOCATION.
UM, IF WE WANT TO SEARCH FOR A VEHICLE OR LICENSE PLATE, WE HAVE TO HAVE A CRIMINAL NEXUS TO IT.
UM, AND SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A REASON TO SEARCH FOR THAT VEHICLE OR THAT LOCATION.
UH, IF WE HAVE A SUSPECT VEHICLE.
ALSO, UH, ALL STOLEN VEHICLES AND ANY FE VEHICLES THAT WANTED FOR A FELONY CRIME ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED INTO A DATABASE.
AND SO IF A VEHICLE WITH THAT LICENSE PLATE OR THAT ALERT HITS, IT AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFIES THE OFFICERS IN THE AREA SO THEY CAN RESPOND.
AS FAR AS THE PRIVACY ISSUES ARE CONCERNED, UM, THOSE CAMERAS ARE IN PUBLIC PLACES.
IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN IF AN OFFICER WAS STANDING ON THE CORNER HIMSELF AND TYPING THE LICENSE PLATE IN MANUALLY.
UH, WE'RE JUST USING TECHNOLOGY AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO, THIS IS FOR P NUMBER FOUR.
COUNSEL MAYOR, I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 3 DASH 7 9 1, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN, AND A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, AND LEVYING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WINDSOR PARK PIT.
DID I SAY 2023? YEAH, IT'S, IT'S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.
SORRY, MARIE, WHAT? YOU GET A SECOND? SECOND.
THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 91.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
NUMBER FOUR, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS ACCRUED, UH, ACCEPTING A FIVE-YEAR SERVICE PLAN, ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET, RECORDING FINAL ASSESSMENT ONTO TAX ROLL, SETTING THE ASSESSMENT RATE, ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT, AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.
[e. Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-792, adopting a 5-year plan, adopting a budget for FYE 2024, and levying a special assessment for Cedar Hill Public Improvement District No. 5, otherwise known as Cedar Crest PID. ]
FINAL, UM, P PUBLIC HEARING.CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 92, ADOPTING A FIVE YEAR PLAN, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 2024, AND LEAVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CEDAR CREST PIT.
DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? GOOD EVENING.
UH, IF THE SPOKESPERSON COULD PLEASE GIVE US THE NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
I'M BERTHA MIDDLEBROOKS AT 1221 NUTTY STREET, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
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UH, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA, I DON'T DO NOTHING UNTIL I GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY, BECAUSE HE KEEPS ME MOVING.HE KEEPS MY FEET MOVING, AND WE JUST BECAME, APPEARED IN 2020.
SO IT IS BEEN PRETTY DIFFICULT.
WE'VE HAD A TURNOVER ON THE BOARD MEMBERS, UH, BUT I'M STILL HERE.
AND MISS JACKIE IS STILL HERE.
UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CEDAR CREST.
WE GOT 97TH STREET LIGHTS IN EVERY STREET.
LIGHT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO L E D, AND SO WE ARE LIT UP OVER THERE.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF HAVING THOSE MAILBOXES PAINTED.
THAT'S THOSE BIG GREEN BOXES WE TRYING TO WORK WITH, UH, UH, ENCORE TO, TO GET THOSE PAINTED.
NOT REMOVED, BUT THAT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT.
THEY TOLD US NO, BUT WE GOING TO KEEP TRYING.
WE HAD EVERY ONE OF OUR HOMES.
WE GOT 611 HOMES IN CEDAR CREST.
EVERY ONE OF 'EM GOT THEIR ADDRESSES PAINTED ON THEIR STREET DRESS, RIGHT DRESS.
WE JUST GOT, UH, 30 NEW STOP SIGN, 30 NEW STOP SIGNS.
SO IF YOUR STOP SIGN IS TURNING WHITE, IT SHOULDN'T BE WHITE.
AND THAT I WANT TO THANK, UH, SIGNS WITH THE CITY THAT GOT US THOSE 30 STOP SIGNS, THEY REPLACED THEM.
SO YOU DO HAVE TO PUT IN THE FOOTWORK.
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH YOUR STREETS AND SEE WHICH ONES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, UH, TO KINDA HELP 'EM OUT.
ALSO, WE GOT, UH, OUR FRONT ENTRY WAS, WAS REALLY IN DISARRAY.
SO NOW WE GOT NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
WE'VE BUILT UP OUR FLOWER BED ON ALL THREE.
SO EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REPLACED.
THEY HAD TO GO UNDER THE GROUND.
WE HAD TO GET ALL KIND OF PERMITS AND EVERYTHING.
UH, FOR THAT, WE JUST HAD, UH, NINE, NINE TREES, NEW TREES PLANTED TO GO WITH THE REST OF THE TREES THAT WE HAVE.
AND NOW WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE LIGHTS IN FRONT OF THOSE TREES AS WELL.
WE DID HAVE OUR WALL DROVE INTO, BUT THAT WAS, THAT WAS, UH, REPLACED.
AND THANKS TO MS. ALTMORE, I'M PRETTY SURE EVERYBODY REMEMBERED MS. ALTMORE.
UM, SHE PASSED AWAY, BUT SHE PLAYED A, A VERY BIG PART IN GETTING CEDAR CREST, UH, UP AND RUNNING.
SO OUR WALL HAS BEEN REPLACED, NOT REPLACED, BUT FIXED POWER WASHED AND PAINTED.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH THERE, PLEASE COME THROUGH THERE, UH, TO, TO SEE IT.
ALSO, WE GOT, UH, WE JUST GOT OUR TREES TRIMMED, THANKS TO MISS, UH, MISS JACKIE.
SHE FOUND THE VENDORS TO TRIM OUR TREES.
SO EVERYTHING IS LOOKING REALLY NICE.
UH, WE GOT A NEW FENCE, WOODEN FENCE THAT COINCIDE WITH EVERYTHING IN CEDAR HILL, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, UH, IN OUR PARK, BECAUSE AT OUR PARK, IT'S THAT DITCH RIGHT THERE.
AND SO TO KINDA KEEP THE KIDS SAFE, WE PUT THAT BARRIER AROUND IT.
SO WHEN THEY PLAYING BALL OR WHATEVER, AND THEY RUNNING REAL FAST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT A DITCH BEHIND THEM TREES.
SO WE GOT THAT PUT THERE AS WELL.
AND IT, IT KINDA BLENDS IN WITH OUR GAZEBO.
AND WHEN WE STARTED OFF WITH THE FLOCK CAMERAS, WE HAD, UH, ALMOST PRETTY CLOSE TO 40 HITS.
THE LAST REPORT I GOT LAST MONTH WAS 16.
SO THAT'S A, THAT'S A BIG DROP, AND WE ARE PROUD OF THAT.
SO, UH, AND I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR MONITORING THAT FOR US.
UH, ALSO, UH, WE WANNA THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR COMING OUT AND TAGGING ALL THOSE, UH, VEHICLES THAT'S OUTDATED ON FLATS, GRASSED, AND
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GREW TREES AND GREW UP AROUND THEM.UH, SO THANK YOU CHIEF FOR THAT.
UH, WE HELP, WE HELPED OUT TOO, BECAUSE WE KINDA RIDE AROUND AND SEE WHICH ONES THAT'S OUTDATED.
UH, ALSO WE CREATED THE YARD OF THE MONTH FOR CEDAR CREST.
UH, THAT GOES OVER VERY WELL BECAUSE IT'S A MOTIVATION PIECE AS WELL.
UH, WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT SIGN OUT IN THE YARD, IN SOMEONE'S YARD, THAT MOTIVATES THEM TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY LOOKING REALLY NICE.
SO THAT'S BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS.
ALSO, WE HAVE, UH, WELL, WE JUST HAD OUR FIRST ANNUAL LAST YEAR, UH, CHRISTMAS DECOR CONTEST.
WE HAD A FIRST PLACE, SECOND PLACE, AND THIRD PLACE.
AND I NEVER SEEN CEDAR CREST LIT UP LIKE THAT.
EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, MOSTLY EVERYBODY DECORATED THEIR HOMES.
ALSO, WE HAD OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS DINNER, WHICH YOU ATTENDED, UH, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.
AND WE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
AND RIGHT NOW I'M INVITING ALL YOU GUYS OUT THERE.
UM, LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO THANK, UH, PARK AND RECS.
UH, HE'S ALWAYS PATIENT WITH ME.
UH, WHEN I ASK FOR SOMETHING, UH, HE, HE NEVER SAYS NO.
HE SAID, LET ME, LET ME FIND OUT AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT.
UH, LIKE I SAID, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE WANNA THANK THEM AS WELL.
UM, MS. TIA, WANT TO THANK YOU.
SHE'S ALWAYS, I, I'M, I'M ALWAYS HITTING UP.
AND SHE'S AL SHE ALWAYS ANSWER.
UM, ALSO, I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE BEST BOARD.
UH, BECAUSE WHEN WE DO OUR, UH, QUARTERLY CLEANUP, YOU KNOW, THEY GIVE US THE MATERIAL, UM, THE BAGS AND THE GLOVES AND THE VESTS, UH, TO CLEAN UP OUR COMMUNITY.
AND ALSO WHEN WE FINISH WITH IT, ALL THE TRASH, WE SET IT AT THE BEGINNING OR AT THE PARK AND, UM, UH, CODE, CODE COME AND GET IT, OR PARK COME AND GET IT.
AND I CAN'T LEAVE OUT THE COMMUNITY LEADERS.
UH, IT MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE IT, BUT WE WORK WELL WITH THE OTHER COMMUNITIES.
UM, AND EVERY YEAR I COME UP HERE, I ALWAYS THANK THEM BECAUSE I KEEP TALKING TO 'EM YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR WATER FOR THOSES.
UH, WE KINDA TRADE INFORMATION AND WHETHER YOU GUYS KNOW IT OR NOT, I'M WORKING WITH ANOTHER COMMUNITY THAT'S TRYING TO BECOME PI NUMBER SIX.
UH, I'VE BEEN ON ZOOM CALLS WITH THEM.
I'VE BEEN IN THEIR COMMUNITY, UH, SHOWED THEM WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO.
AND I ALSO LET THEM KNOW IF, WHEN THEY GET READY TO WALK AND GET SIGNATURES, I'LL WALK WITH THEM.
UM, SO HAVING A, HAVING THIS PI IT HAS DONE WONDERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE STILL GOT SOME PROJECTS THAT WE GOT IN THE FIRE, BUT OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GETTING THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK SO WE DON'T THROW AWAY THE, THE RESIDENTS MONEY.
SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VENDORS IS DOING WHAT THEY SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
SO, LIKE I SAID, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL, UH, BIG ITEMS ON THE LIST THAT WE ARE WORKING ON, UH, AS WE SPEAK.
SO, AND WITH THIS FIVE YEAR PLAN, BUDGET PLAN THAT WE HAVE, UH, UM, PLEASE APPROVE IT BECAUSE WE GOT MORE WORK TO DO IN CEDAR CREST.
WE NEED A COUPLE OF POTHOLES FIXED ON OUR MAIN DRAFT, WHICH IS CAPRICORN, AND THEY'RE GETTING BIGGER.
SO, SO JUST WANNA PUT THAT OUT THERE SO WE CAN GET SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THAT.
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANNA BE TEARING UP RIMS AND TIRES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND ALSO AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR ENTRANCE AS WELL, THERE'S LIKE A NICE LITTLE DIP
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THERE, UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS WELL.UH, ALSO WE'VE BEEN THREE TIME RUNNER OFF FOR PREMIER COMMUNITY, BUT WE GOING TO GET THAT FIRST PLACE, MICHELLE.
BUT, UH, THAT'S JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU, UH, AN IDEA OF WHAT WE ARE DOING, UH, IN CEDAR CREST.
AND THE COMMUNITY, UH, THEY LOVE IT THIS YEAR.
UH, WELL, CHRISTMAS WAS OUR FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAD CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, AND IT WAS LIT UP REAL BEAUTIFUL.
AND SO THIS YEAR WE PLAN ON GOING A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
'CAUSE NOW WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING AND KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
SO THE RESIDENTS ARE HAPPY, UH, OF WHAT WE ARE DOING.
DO YOU KNOW, UM, MS. UH, MIDDLEBROOK, YOU ARE OUR YOUNGEST P PI MM-HMM.
AND WHAT YOU JUST SHARED WITH ME, I WOULD NOT HAVE GUESSED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THIS PROGRESSIVE, YOU KNOW, SO FAST.
I JUST WANT TO TIP MY HAT TO YOU BECAUSE WHAT YOU JUST, YOU KNOW, I PAID DEALS, THE, THE PI BOARD
YOU USUALLY DON'T SEE THAT MUCH ACTIVITY.
AND I MEAN, YOU'RE TECHNICALLY, I KNOW YOU, I KNOW YOU'VE PROBABLY GOT ADOPTED IN 2020, BUT YOU, YOU, BUT YOU'VE BEEN YOUR OWN BOARD FOR MAYBE 18 MONTHS.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.
YOU, YOU SHOULD REALLY PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE, I I TAKE NOTICE.
WELL, WE WALKED EVERY HOUSE, UH, 611 HOME NINE TIMES.
WELL, UH, BEFORE WE, IF COUNSEL HAS QUESTIONS, WE'RE GONNA HOLD OFF UNTIL WE, UH, WE GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'LL JUST BRING IT BACK UP.
SO, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING, UH, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO, UH, PID NUMBER FIVE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 92.
PHILLIP BAAM WOODS, 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.
UM, I, I CAN APPRECIATE WHAT ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE PID AND THE PRESIDENTS DO, BUT ONE THING, AGAIN, I'M GONNA SAY I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS HOW THEY'RE FUNDED.
THE CITY'S GOT ALL THIS MONEY FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND, UH, HAS COME, AND YET NO ONE HAD HAD, IT HAS NOT COME BACK DOWN TO THE CITIZENS.
THE CONTINUE THE TAX RATE'S GONE UP, THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE HAS GONE UP.
EVEN LAST YEAR WITH YOUR TAX CUT, THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE WENT UP.
AND THERE'S OTHER ITEMS WITH ALL THESE PITS COMING IN THAT PUTS A THREAT TO THE CITY.
AND Y'ALL MAY NOT THINK SO, BUT EVIDENTLY WHEN YOU HEAR 'EM TALK ABOUT STOP SIGNS NOT BEING DONE, EVIDENTLY THE CITY'S NOT DOING THEIR JOB.
AND, UH, I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
AND THE WAY THESE THINGS SHOULD BE FUNDED IS THERE SHOULD BE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THESE, UH, PSS AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DECIDE HOW IT'S SPENT IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND IF YOU LOOK ALL AROUND, UM, THERE'S ALL KIND OF COMMITTEES THAT CITY HAS, AND THEY CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL CAN, CAN, UM, APPROVE WHAT THEY, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THESE PSS.
AND LIKE I SAID, Y'ALL MAY NOT REALIZE IT, BUT WHAT ALL THESE PSS COMING ONLINE, UH, IT CREATES, UM, IT'S A PRO.
IT WILL, IT COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR THE CITY BY Y'ALL INACTION ON DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO PIT NUMBER FIVE? ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 92.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
HI, MY NAME IS SGA AUSTIN, ADDRESS, 1364 FOX GLEN.
I, UH, WANT TO, UH, BE IN FAVOR OF CEDAR CREST BUDGET.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING A VENDOR AT THEIR BLOCK PARTY THIS YEAR.
AND, UM, I ALWAYS TELL MS. BERT, I'M THE ADOPTED RESIDENT OF CEDAR CREST
AND I WANT TO SAY, UM, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN YOU SAY YOU CAN SEE THEIR DOLLARS AT WORK, THEY HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB, UM, OVER IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
I REMEMBER, UH, A FRIEND OF MINE THAT STAYED IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, YEARS AGO.
AND IT, YOU COULD SEE THE DIFFERENCE,
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UH, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE THEY HAVE STARTED THE PIT.SO I JUST WANT TO, UH, UH, SPEAK ABOUT IT, UH, ABOUT THE CEDAR CREST P I T BUDGET, IF YOU ALL CAN.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS ANA GREEN, 1524 SUMMERS DRIVE, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
UH, I AM ALSO IN AGREEANCE WITH ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 3 7 9 2 FOR CEDAR CREST PITT.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THEIR BLOCK PARTY TO PARTICIPATE AND TO DO A VOTE TO REGISTRATION DRIVE FOR DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS.
NOT ONLY DID WE GET BRAND NEW PEOPLE REGISTERED, WE GOT 'EM PLENTY REGISTERED FOR DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS TO ACTUALLY VOTE IN THIS UPCOMING ELECTION.
SO I AM IN FAVOR OF THE BUDGET FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 23 7 9 2 FOR CEDAR CREST.
AND THEY ARE THE YOUNGEST UP AND COMING LETTING SUMMER THE PIGS.
GET READY, GET READY, GET READY.
ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO PI NUMBER FIVE.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO PI? NUMBER FIVE, NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH.
I'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM HAYDEN? YES, MA'AM.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO, I JUST HAD A COMMENT.
I THINK, UM, I'VE GOT MY MIC ON.
WELL, I'VE GOTTA ECHO WHAT YOU SAID, MAYOR, AS FAR AS WHAT ALL THEY'VE DONE IN THAT SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
UH, COUNCILMAN GLOVER AND I HAD THE, THE PRIVILEGE AND THE HONOR TO BE KIND OF IN THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
AND, AND I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THAT WASN'T AN EASY TIME BACK THEN.
THAT WAS 2020 AND WE WERE DEALING WITH C O V I D.
SO I NEVER REALLY GOT TO SEE MISS JACKIE OR BERTHA OR ANY OF THE GROUP DURING THIS WHOLE TIME FOR ABOUT A YEAR, UH, AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THAT.
'CAUSE WE WERE DOING EVERYTHING ON ZOOM.
AND SO FOR THEM TO GET STARTED AND GET GOING IN SUCH A ROUGH TIME LIKE THAT, THEY DEFINITELY NEED A, UH, A PAT ON THE BACK FOR WHAT ALL HAD DONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UM, OKAY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'VE, WHEN I MOVED HERE IN 29, NO, 2 0 4, UH, CEDAR CREST, AND I DID, AS SOON AS I MOVED HERE, I STARTED CAMPAIGNING AND THE WHOLE CITY, RIGHT.
AND CEDAR CREST WAS AN AREA THAT I TOLD MY WORKERS NOT TO GO IN BECAUSE IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS.
AND I REMEMBER THAT VERY WELL THAT WE DIDN'T GO ON THAT SIDE OF CLARK ROAD BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID FOR MY WORKERS.
BUT I HAVE SEEN CEDAR CREST, I CALL IT, UH, HIGHLAND PARK, LITTLE HIGHLAND PARK, BECAUSE IT HAS IMPROVED SO MUCH.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE MOVING TO HIGHLAND PARK ALMOST COMPARISON.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE TEAM THAT MISS, UH, JACKIE AND BERTHA HAVE OUT THERE.
UH, EVERY DAY IS LIKE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD? AND I JUST LOVE TO GO OUT THERE AND TAKE PICTURES AND JUST, IT'S, IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO GO AND VISIT.
IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE ANYTIME BEFORE, YOU WILL TESTIFY THAT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS REALLY IMPROVED.
AND I, MY HAT'S OFF TO THE TEAM OF CEDAR CREST OF IMPROVING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BRINGING IT UP TO A HIGH STANDARD.
I MEAN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE, AND THE FRONT ENTRIES, AND SHE'S ALWAYS, OKAY, MY TEAM WANTS TO DO THIS TO IMPROVE.
MY TEAM WANTS TO DO THAT TO IMPROVE.
AND THAT'S GOOD THAT, THAT THEY CAN SEE THEIR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK.
AND, UM, THE, UH, GENTLEMAN THAT TALKS ABOUT OUR TAXES, WELL, THE CITY GIVES THE, OUR TAX DOLLARS TO THE P.
SO IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE A P IT STILL, OUR TAX DOLLARS WOULD HAVE TO DO WHATEVER THAT THEY ARE DOING.
SO IT IS NOT THAT THE CITY'S NOT DOING
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THEIR JOB, IT'S JUST THEY'RE USING THE SAME TAX MONEY THAT THEY WOULD BE USING IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PIG.SO I, I WAS JUST REAL CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMMENTS THAT WAS BEING USED.
'CAUSE IT'S STILL OUR TAX DOLLARS FIXING OUR COMMUNITIES, EVEN AS SOME PE UH, COMMUNITIES DON'T HAVE A PIT.
SO THEIR TAX DOLLARS HAVE, WHEN THE, UH, PUBLIC WORK COME AND FIX THEIR STREETS OR, UH, WHOEVER, IT'S STILL, THEY TAX DOLLARS.
SO IT'S NOT THAT WE SAYING, Y'ALL DOING YOUR COMMUNITY WITH YOUR MONEY.
WELL, WE, WHEN WE PAY OUR TAXES TO THE CITY, THAT'S WHAT THE CITY TAXES ARE FOR, TO FIX WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
SO ONLY THING THAT THEY PEERS ARE DOING IS MANAGING THEIR OWN MONEY.
SO I I, I JUST COULDN'T LET THAT GO BY WITHOUT ADDRESSING THAT.
WE JUST, THEY JUST LETTING US HAVE IT TO MANAGE OUR OWN MONEY.
THE CITY'S NOT MANAGING THAT PART OF THE MONEY, THE COMMUNITY'S MANAGEMENT.
SO LET'S NOT GET CONFUSED THAT THAT'S NOT THE COMMUNITY JOB, THAT'S THE CITY JOB.
SO I, I JUST COULDN'T LET THAT GO BY AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT, UH, HAVE REALLY FLOURISHED.
AND, BUT LIKE I SAID, I ALWAYS TEASED MS. BERTHA, I SAID, I TOLD MY WORKERS, DON'T GO TO SEE THE CREST.
YOU MAY NOT COME OUT ALIVE, YOU KNOW,
SO, BUT MY HAT'S OFF TO ALL OF THESE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DOING WELL WITH, WITH KEEPING THEIR, KEEPING IT UP WHERE PEOPLE WANTS TO COME AND LIVE.
I WANT TO ECHO, UH, THE COMMENTS FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DANIELS, YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ME SAY MANY TIMES THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE CITY, ITS, ITS LEVEL OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.
AND I SEE WHAT WE SEE FROM CEDAR CREST AS WELL AS THE OTHER PIS, IS A HIGH LEVEL OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.
AND YOU ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS CITY.
IT'S YOUR INVOLVEMENT, IT'S YOUR ENGAGEMENT, IT'S THE EFFORT THAT YOU PUT FORTH, THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND THAT REALLY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE CITY.
AND SO, I, I WANT TO ECHO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID.
I SINCERELY APPRECIATE AND, AND UNDERSTAND, FOR ME, YOU ALL MAKE THIS CITY STRONG.
AND SO WHEN I SEE THE PIGS COMING TO, TO THIS COUNCIL AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT US TO SUPPORT YOU, YOU ALL ARE MAKING THIS DIFFERENCE IN WHAT KEEPS THIS CITY STRONG.
COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS, I, I HAD ONE, ONE COMMENT.
OH, YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT? OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
ONE, ONE COMMENT, AND IT IS JUST ECHOING WHAT, WHAT COUNCILMAN DANIELS AND, AND, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM SAID, AND THAT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, DISCUSSED WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND, AND WITH OTHERS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW NEIGHBORHOODS, THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S, THAT'S FOREFRONT IN OUR MINDS IS HOW DO WE KEEP OUR, YOU KNOW, KEEP THAT SAME STRENGTH OF NEIGHBORHOOD AS WE HAVE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WANT TO COME INTO THE CITY, OR NEW DEVELOPERS THAT WANT TO COME INTO THE CITY AND BUILD NEW NEIGHBORHOODS.
YOU KNOW, PUTTING STRUCTURES LIKE THIS IN PLACE AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE THE TOOLS THAT THEY'RE GONNA NEED SO THAT WE HAVE, THE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS ARE AS STRONG AS, AS THE ONES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUILT.
SO I JUST, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT, UH, THAT HAS GONE IN, UH, ON, ON BEHALF OF, OF ALL OF THE PSS AND ALL OF THE LEADERS IN, IN, IN ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, IT, IT IS, IT DOES MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE, UH, IN OUR CITY.
COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS, AND DOES SHE WANNA MOVE? OH, IS IT
AND THIS, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I, SECOND.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN MARIE, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 92, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, PROVIDING SERGEANT FINDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
NUMBER FIVE, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF BENEFITS ACCRUED ACCEPTING A FIVE-YEAR SERVICE PLAN, ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET, RECORDING FINAL ASSESSMENT ONTO THE TAX ROLL, SETTING THE ASSESSMENT RATE,
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ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF PAYMENT, ESTABLISHING AN ASSESSMENT DUE DATE, PROVIDING FOR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[a. Conduct a public hearing for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 proposed tax rate of $0.646525 per $100 of taxable value.]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC HEARING IS BUDGET AND TAX MATTERS.NEXT ITEM IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PHYSICAL YEAR 2023, 2024, PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.6 4 6 5 2 5 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE.
COUNSEL, I'M GO AHEAD AND GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, PHILLIP OW.
AND I'LL REMIND THE MAYOR THAT LAST YEAR THAT IT WAS HAD FIVE MINUTES.
I, I DON'T THINK I'LL TAKE FIVE MINUTES, BUT, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF HOW THINGS SLIP AWAY.
UM, I GUESS ONE REASON I'M, UH, OPPOSED TO THE BUDGET IS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN NO RELIEF TO THE CITIZENS OR TO HOMEOWNERS.
THE CITY MANAGER, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN HIS PRESENTATION ON THE 21ST OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH, SAID THAT IT WAS TO BE A 40 60%.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY WOULD DIVIDE THE TAXES OUT THAT WAY AND COLLECT IT AND EVIDENTLY FIGURE THE TAX RATE TO THAT.
AND WHAT ALL THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE SALES TAXES BEING COLLECTED.
UH, IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE YET TO GET ANY KIND OF RELIEF.
AND IT MIGHT BE TIME TO LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD BECAUSE, UH, IF THE ONLY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'VE REALLY HAD IS THAT THE PEOPLE ARE, THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL HAVE BEEN INDUSTRIALIZED BECAUSE THE ONLY, UH, THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANY KIND OF RELIEF LIKE, UH, THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD'S TRYING TO GIVE TO COMPANIES TO COME HERE.
AND EVIDENTLY THERE'S BEEN NO EFFORT TO, UH, TRY AND, UM, UH, BRING PEOPLE THAT MOVE HERE TO CEDAR HILL, THE ONES THAT ARE HERE TO SAY, START A BUSINESS.
AND, UH, I KNOW AT ONE POINT THERE WAS A PLACE CALLED BEIN'S WA UH, WAFFLES.
AND EVIDENTLY, I'M NOT SURE WHY IT REALLY CLOSED, BUT THEY ALWAYS HAD AN INTERESTING ITEM.
BUT, UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT BECAUSE WHEN I'M COMING INTO, UH, DUNCANVILLE FROM CHURCH THAT HOLY SPIRIT, UH, I SEE A FIRE TRUCK HEADING OUT.
WELL, IF A FIRE TRUCK IS HEADING OUT, IT'S TELLING ME THAT THERE'S LESS FIRE PROTECTION IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S BEEN TWO HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN PRETTY MUCH BURNT TO THE GROUND.
YOU STILL HAVE ONE MINUTE, I'M GETTING JUMPY.
AND, UH, IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS A REDUCTION IN FIRE PROTECTION THAT WE'VE GOT.
WE'VE GOT MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND IT MIGHT BE A TIME THAT WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT THESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TAXES THAT WE HAVE AND SAY, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
YOU CAN GO LOOK AT RED BIRD INDUSTRIAL PARK AT, UH, ON COCKRELL HILL IN LUKE 12.
AND BACK IN THE EARLY SIXTIES, IT WAS PUT IN, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PREMIER, UH, UM, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
AND I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT PLACE HAS YET TO FILL UP.
IT HAD USED TO HAVE ALL KIND OF RAIL SIDINGS.
THEY'VE GOT ABANDONED RAIL SIGHTINGS.
NOW WE JUST NEED TO LOOK WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN 50 YEARS? ARE WE GONNA HAVE RAIL OUT HERE? AND IT'S GONNA BE JUST EMPTY BUILDINGS? AND WITH TECHNOLOGY, I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT THE CITY HASN'T DONE, MADE ANY EFFORT TO DO ANYTHING TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE FOR THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR.
UH, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE TAX RATE? YES, MA'AM.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS AMELDA MARTIN, 3 25 SOUTH WATERFORD OAKS DRIVE.
A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS ARE GONE WHO NEED TO HEAR THIS, BUT THE, THE, UH, CITY TAX RATE IS ACTUALLY BEING DECREASED.
SO, UH, I PERSONALLY FEEL IT'S UNFAIR TO, UM, REPRIMAND YOU GUYS.
UH, PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR TAX INCREASE ON THEIR HOMES IS FROM THE COUNTY AND NOT THE CITY.
AND THE CITY AND THE MONIES ARE SENT DOWN.
EVEN OUR PI MONEY IS MANDATED BY THE STATE GUIDELINES, BY THE STATE COLLECTED
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BY THE COUNTY, AND THEN SENT TO US FOR US TO DISPERSE.BUT THE CITY HAS NOT INCREASED OUR TAXES GO TO COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
THE COUNTY HAS INCREASED OUR TAXES.
UM, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OUR POSITION? YES MA'AM.
IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I'D LIKE TO FIRST MAKE THE CORRECTION.
I'M WINDOR PARK, NOT WATER FOR THOSE.
I DID CORRECT MYSELF WITH THEM.
UH, SO I WILL BE LOOKING AT THE WINDOR PARK PIT.
HOWEVER, I AM OPPOSED TO THE TAX, UH, INCREASE, WHETHER IT IS THE COUNTY OR THE CITY, THEY'RE ALL ON A TAX ROLL.
SO, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THERE IS AN INCREASE.
WE ALL HAVE TO PAY OUR FAIR SHARE.
BUT OUR INCOME AND OUR TAX RATE ARE UNEQUAL AT THIS POINT.
YOU ALL CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT OUR, OUR JOBS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT YOU CAN'T HELP ON THE TAX SIDE.
I'VE SEEN MINE INCREASE EVERY YEAR.
I'VE NOT SEEN ANYTHING GO DOWN.
I DO MY PART, I KEEP MY PROPERTY UP, I MAKE SURE THAT THINGS AROUND ME ARE GOOD.
I HELP MY NEIGHBORS EXCEPT FOR THE ONE WHO JUST GOT ROOSTERS AT 3:00 AM BUT I LIVE WITH THAT TOO.
BUT I THINK THE CITY CAN TAKE A FAIR LOOK AT THINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE HOMEOWNERS ARE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING SO THAT WE CAN REMAIN IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, IN OUR OWN HOMES.
I, FOR ONE, WILL NOT LIE TO YOU.
I DO VERY LITTLE SHOPPING IN CEDAR HILL.
EVERYWHERE I GO, I HAVE TO PACK MY OWN GROCERIES, SHOP MY GROCERIES, CHECK MYSELF OUT, TAKE THE GROCERIES HOME.
I HAVE TO GO TO MANSFIELD TO GROCERY SHOP JUST SO I DON'T HAVE TO SELF-CHECKOUT BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WALMART IS TOTALLY SELF-CHECKOUT.
KROGER IS TOTALLY SELF CHECKOUT.
SO IF I'M PAYING $7,000 A YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES AND I CAN'T EVEN SPEND WHAT LITTLE MONEY I HAVE LEFT BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO TO MANFIELD IF I WANT TO GET GOOD SERVICE, I THINK THE CITY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE BUSINESSES THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN OR THEY SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES.
OR ARE THEY JUST HERE TO TAKE UP MORE SPACE AND MORE MONEY? IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA SERVICE THE COMMUNITY, WE NEED BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO DO THAT.
SO I DON'T FEEL BAD WHEN I HAVE TO WRITE THIS $7,000 A YEAR PROPERTY TAX CHECK BECAUSE I, I CAN ONLY LIVE HERE.
I HAVE TO GO SHOP SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SO YES, CONSIDER THE HOMEOWNERS, CONSIDER WHERE OUR MONEY ARE, WHERE OUR MONEY IS, AND IF WE'RE REALLY BALANCED OR NOT.
WELL, WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN? TONY FISHER.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE? PLEASE COME ON DOWN.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I LIVE AT 1 0 7 HAMILTON COURT.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROPERTY TAX AND THE PAY TAX.
THE PAY TAX IS ADDITIONAL TAX.
UH, I'M NOT GONNA GET INTO IT, BUT UH, I KNOW IT FOR A FACT WITH ME.
SO, UH, MR. DANIELS, WE CAN TALK LATER IF YOU WANT TO, BUT IT IS AN ADDITIONAL TAX AND, UH, AND, AND, AND MY AND MY WIFE, IF SHE WAS HERE, WHICH I HAVE, DON'T PERMIT, SHE TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT FOR ME.
SO THAT'S, AND, AND, UH, LIKE, LIKE HE SAID, WE, WE, WE ARE PAYING MORE TAXES FOR LESS SERVICE.
JUST LIKE I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE STOP SIGN, I TALKED TO THE LADY, SHE SAID SHE GONNA TAKE CARE OF IT.
THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE, THE CITY SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY TO ANY STOP SIGN, ANY SIGNS SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE CITY.
WE DON'T PUT SIGNS UP, SO WE SHOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF IT, BUT, ALRIGHT.
UM, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE TAX RATE? YES, MA'AM.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
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MIDDLEBROOKS, 1221 NUTTING STREET, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.I JUST WANNA SPEAK ON THOSE STOP SIGNS.
IF YOU GO THROUGH YOUR COMMUNITY, LIKE I DID, LIKE I SAID, WE GOT 23 STREETS, EACH ONE OF THOSE STREETS, I LOOKED AT THE STOP SIGNS.
IF THE STOP SIGNS WERE, UH, WHITE, I MEAN TORN UP OR KNOCKED DOWN OR WHATEVER, I WRITE DOWN THAT STREET, WHAT CORNER THAT STOP SIGN IS ON.
I TURN IT INTO THE CITY, THEY REPLACE 'EM FOR FREE.
AND WE JUST GOT 30 STOP SIGNS DONE FOR FREE.
BUT YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE LEG WORK.
I MEAN, IT'S EASY IF YOU GOT ONE STOP SIGN THAT SAYS, I MEAN, THAT'S MESSED UP, BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE OTHERS.
SO YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME AND JUST DRIVE AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY AND WRITE DOWN, UH, WHERE THE STREETS ARE AT AND WHERE THE STOP SIGNS ARE AT.
HAVE A RUNNING LIST, OKAY? YOU CAN GIVE IT TO MS TIP
YOU KNOW THAT YOU GET BRAND NEW STOP SIGNS.
UH, SO YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CITY PERSONNEL TO DO IT FOR YOU.
IF YOU SEE IT, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
JUST LIKE THOSE, UH, UH, STREETLIGHTS.
OUR STOP, UH, STREETLIGHTS HADN'T BEEN DONE SINCE THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WAS, UH, 98.
NOW, LIKE I SAID, THEY DID 'EM ALL AND IT IS LIT UP.
AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT CAME OUT TO DO IT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET HIM, BUT HE WAS HAPPY, HE WAS HAPPY TO CHANGE OUT THE LIGHTS.
SO WE, WE ARE LIT UP, SO YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE WORK.
UM, SO I I I'M NOT GONNA THROW THAT ON YOU GUYS.
'CAUSE LIKE I SAID, YOU GOT TO PUT IN THE WORK AND THEY WILL FIX IT FOR YOU.
IF YOU DON'T ASK, YOU DON'T KNOW.
AND I ASK, DON'T I MISS TILL TWO
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED X-RAY? ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED X-RAY? NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH.
I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCILOR, ARE THERE ANY QUESTION, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR.
UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER.
UH, IS, IS THIS TAX RATE THE SAME, HIGHER OR LOWER THAN LAST YEAR? IT IS LOWER BY ONE PENNY, SIR.
I THINK IT'S A LITTLE, IT'S LOWER BY A PENNY AND A HALF, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
SO THE TAX RATE, TECHNICALLY THE TAX RATE HAS TECHNICALLY GONE DOWN.
UH, IF I COULD, IF I COULD ADD, UM, THE TAX RATE HAS BEEN GOING DOWN FOR THE PAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS NOW.
SO EVERY EVERY YEAR THAT WE HAVE, UH, PROPOSED A BUDGET FOR THE LAST THREE, FOUR YEARS, UH, THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN PRUDED THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR WORDS.
MS. MARTIN, THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN PRUDED TO SAY, UH, WE'RE GONNA ALLOW THE TAX RATE TO GO DOWN.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT HOMEOWNERS NEED TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO.
UH, YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND, UH, THE STATE, UH, IS ALLOWING YOU TO GO UP TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF YOUR HOME VALUE.
SO I THINK RIGHT NOW IT'S CAPPED AT 40,000, BUT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO, TO, UH, TO CHANGE IT TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SO YOU GOT AN EXTRA HOME EXEMPTION THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO PUT ON YOUR PROPERTY, UH, ALONG WITH THE CITY.
PROPOSED TAX RATE IS ANOTHER DECREASE AS WELL.
SO, UH, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT.
UM, SO ANYWAY, THERE'S NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM, COUNSEL.
WE'RE JUST DOING A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL
[b. Conduct a public hearing on the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. ]
GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM B, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 20 23, 20 24.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, UH, ON THIS ITEM? I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, SIR, PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
UM, THE PERSON THAT SPOKE FROM THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THE TAX RATE, THE COUNTY OR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT DOESN'T SET THE TAX RATE.
THEY SET THE APPRAISAL AND THEN Y'ALL SET THE TAX RATE ON WHAT THEY APPRAISED.
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AND, AND THE WORDS THAT THEY USE DOWN THERE AT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE IS WHAT YOU'RE FACED WITH EVERY YEAR.Y'ALL HAVE RAISED THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE.
AND IF Y'ALL DIDN'T, OUR TAXES WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, I'D BE PROBABLY BE PAYING A THIRD OF WHAT I WAS PAYING, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW.
BUT I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE PIS, I SAID THAT THEY'RE KIND OF A DANGER RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S BEEN THREE, IF NOT FOUR PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPOKE AGAINST AN ITEM IN THE PIS LAST YEAR.
THERE WAS ONE, AND IT WAS A, A GENTLEMAN, HIM AND HIS WIFE, AND HE SPOKE HOW THE, UH, THAT AFFECTED EVIDENTLY THEIR BUDGET.
AND I WAS QUITE TOUCHED BY IT.
AND HE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHERE I'M SITTING AND MY WIFE IS SITTING, THAT'S ABOUT WHERE HE SAT.
AND I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE, UH, EFFECTIVE TAX RATE INCREASES EVERY YEAR.
THE CITY GIVES AWAY MONEY TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE COMING IN, BUT YET THE PEOPLE HERE ARE FUNDING THAT.
AND IN A SENSE, THEY'RE BEING AN INDUSTRIALIZED AND LIKE THE LADY SAID, HOW HER TAXES ARE $7,000.
WELL, SHE'S BEING FORCED TO GO DO THINGS THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT.
BUT YET, WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN AND PUTS IN THESE DEVELOPMENTS AND Y'ALL GIVE THEM TAX RATES, THAT'S NOT FAIR.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE CONSTITUTION, Y'ALL PASSED A RESOLUTION FOR CONSTITUTION, UM, UH, RECOGNITION.
UH, Y'ALL NEED TO REMEMBER THAT IN THERE IT SAYS THAT EVERY, ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL.
AND WHEN Y'ALL DO THIS, IT'S NOT EQUAL.
UH, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, UH, IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION OR COMMENT FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2023? 2024? ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT, WELL, COUNSEL, AGAIN, THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THIS ITEM,
[c. Consider the adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-784, which approves and adopts a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2024. ]
SO THEREFORE WE GO AHEAD, GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 84, WHICH APPROVES AND ADOPTS THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.
UM, UH, MR. TOM JOHNSON, UM, I BELIEVE PIT NUMBER FIVE, BERTHA, UM, MIDDLEBROOK, UH, SHE ES THAT THERE ARE SOME POTHOLES ON, UH, CAPRICORN.
WOULD YOU MIND TAKING A LOOK AT THAT? YEAH.
SO WE'LL KEEP YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
UM, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ABOUT, UM, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 84? UH, ARE, ARE, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? I'M SORRY.
MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION, UM, TO APPROVE.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 84, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.
HEY, MARIE, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO, 2023 DASH 7 84.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY FOR FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.
PROVIDING THAT EXPENDITURES FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID BUDGET APPROPRIATING AND SETTING ASIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND OTHER REVENUES FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, AND FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MCDANIELS, ARE YOU READY? WHAT, WHAT CHAIR? WE GOTTA DO A RECORD VOTE.
ARE ARE YOU IN FAVOR? YES OR NO? YES OR NO, RIGHT? YES.
[d. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-785 establishing the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget.]
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ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDER ADOPTING THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 85, ESTABLISHING THE PHYSICAL YEAR 2023.CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, C I P.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YES.
I WAS JUST WONDERING, UM, MR. MAYOR, IF WE COULD GET, UH, I KNOW THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, UH, PLAN BUDGET FOR THIS NEXT YEAR IS APPROXIMATELY, I THINK IT'S $15.6 MILLION.
COULD COULD YOU KIND OF HIGHLIGHT, I MEAN THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT THE CITY IS, IS SPENDING MONEY ON.
SO COULD YOU HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS MAYBE THAT ARE IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR, UH, FOR 2324? IS THE PEOPLE STILL HERE? UH, WHO'S OUTSIDE? OKAY.
UM, UH, SOME OF THE MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE FOR NEXT YEAR INCLUDE THE PURCHASE OF A NEW AMBULANCE FOR ONE OF OUR FIRE STATIONS.
UH, WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS IMPROVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY PARKS IMPROVEMENTS, FUNDING FOR, UH, 20 24, 20 25 DEVELOPMENT.
WE ALSO HAVE DOWNTOWN INFRASTRUCTURE FUTURE PHASES, UH, FOR DESIGN AND, UH, NEXT PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR DOWNTOWN.
WE HAVE AN ASPHALT AND CONCRETE STREET REPAIR PROGRAM AND DUNCANVILLE ROAD WIDENING.
IT'S, UH, SEED MONEY FOR THAT.
IT'S GONNA BE FAR MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED, BUT, UH, SEED MONEY FOR THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE A NEW SIGNAL LIGHT AT NORVILLE WILSON IN CALVERT DRIVE.
UH, THAT IS JUST A SAMPLING OF PROJECTS.
UH, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL, THAT'S NOT ALL INCLUSIVE OF THE 15 MILLION, BUT THAT'S JUST A HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR? YES.
UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE C I P.
NO, I'M JUST GONNA, OH, YEAH, I WAS GONNA MAKE A MOTION.
UH, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? YES, SIR.
I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 3 DASH 7 85, ADOPTING A C I P BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 85, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, ADOPTING A 2023 2024 CAPITAL BUDGET AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES AS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED IN SUCH BUDGET, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
ALRIGHT, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
AND IT, UH, MOVES UNANIMOUS? YES.
[e. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-786, levying the ad valorem taxes for the tax year 2023 (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) at a rate of $0.646525 per one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Cedar Hill as of January 1, 2023. ]
ALRIGHT, COOL.NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 86, LIVING THE ADD VALOREM TAX TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR 2023, PHYSICAL YEAR 20 23, 2 24, AT A RATE OF 0.6 4 6 5 2 5 PER $100.
ASSESS VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2023.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
OKAY, MAYOR, UM, I MOVE, UH, I CAN MAKE A MOTION.
I, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.6 4 6 5 2 5, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 6.75% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
AS SO STATED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 3 DASH 7 8 6.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND COUNCILWOMAN INE.
THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 86, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, LEVERAGING A TAX RATE FOR VALOREM TAXES FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FOR 2023 2024 FISCAL YEAR, PROVIDING FOR REVENUES FOR THE PAYMENT OF CURRENT EXPENSES AND INTEREST IN SINKING FUND REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING A FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
COUNCIL, WE ARE GONNA DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
I WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCILWOMAN YAY OR NAY? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER, YAY OR NAY? YAY.
[f. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-787 which ratifies the property tax revenue increase in the fiscal year 2023-2024 Budget as a result of the City receiving more revenue from property taxes in the 2023-2024 Budget than in the previous year.]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDAS CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 85, WHICH RATIFIES THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2023.2024 BUDGET AS A RESULT OF THE
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CITY RECEIVING MORE REVENUE FROM THE PROPERTY TAXES IN THE 20 23, 20 24 BUDGET THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.UH, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, COUNSEL, THE FLOOR IS OPEN AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 87 RATIFYING THE INCREASE IN TAX REVENUE IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 87, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE IN THE 2023 2024 BUDGET AS A RESULT OF THE CITY RECEIVING MORE REVENUES FROM PROPERTY TAXES IN THE 2023 2024 BUDGET, THEN IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
COUNCIL, GREAT WORK THAT TOOK US THROUGH THE, THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.
NOW WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO TAKE CARE OF.
[8. Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon with a single vote. Any council member may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.]
NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AGENDA.CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH ONE SINGLE VOTE.
A COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION.
COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE PULLED? ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE PULLED? NOT HEARING NONE.
AGENDA ITEM A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11TH, 2023.
AUGUST 21ST, 2023, SPECIAL CALL MEETING AND AUGUST, 2020 SECOND, 2023, REGULAR MEETING.
ITEM B, RECEIVE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING IN JUNE 30TH, 2023.
ITEM C, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE USE OF CAPITAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $577,460 FOR THE ASPHALT STREET IMPROVEMENT WITH RENTAL, ASPHALT, AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ITEM D.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHT COMPANY FOR HOLIDAY LIGHTING WITHIN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGH POINT ITEM E.
CONSIDER, UH, APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 23 DASH 6 89, WHICH ADOPTS AN INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2256 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT.
ITEM F, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTIONS NUMBER R 23 DASH SIX NINE OH, WHICH AMENDS THE CITY FUND POLICY.
ITEM G, CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FROM THE CEDAR HILL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MCCREARY VALESCA BRAGG AND ADAM PC M V P B A FOR THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT COURT FINES AND FEES FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT ITEM I CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MAYOR ESKI AND IN LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, D C H H SS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 2024.
COUNSEL, THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MAYOR, I MAKE APPROVAL FOR CONSENT.
WE DO HAVE A SECOND FOR COUNCILMAN HAYDEN.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOVES UNANIMOUS.
[a. Consider approving Resolution No. R23-696 acknowledging Dallas County participation in Cedar Hill Tax Increment Finance Zone #1.]
ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND IT'S A REGULAR AGENDA.CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 23 DASH 6 96, ACKNOWLEDGING DALLAS COUNTY PARTICIPATION IN CEDAR HILL TAX INCREMENT FINANCE ZONE NUMBER ONE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? NOT SEEING ANY.
COUNSEL, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.
MAYOR, THIS IS, TO ME, THIS IS A, A REAL IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.
IT'S PRETTY EXCITING, UH, THAT WE HAVE THIS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
UH, SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE RESOLUTION.
UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER R 23 DASH 6 9 6.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COUNCIL, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
COUNCIL, I BELIEVE THAT DOES IT FOR TODAY'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO I DO HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND COUNCILWOMAN NON DEBATABLE MOTION COUNSEL, I HAVE 9 26.