Oct 24, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

YOU PLEASE JOIN ME, OUR PLEDGES, FIRST TO REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS OF THE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, TEXAS FLAG, HONOR, TEXAS FLAG, THANK TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE IN INDIVISIBLE.

AND YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

SO, UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE GENTLEMAN, DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER PRESENTATION.

UH, AND, UH, TO PASTOR JULIUS, YOU HAD A ANNIVERSARY LIKE A WEEK OR SO AGO, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON THAT.

HOW MANY YEARS IS THIS AGAIN? 15 YEARS.

15 YEARS.

YEP, SIR, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

ALSO, UH, ON OCTOBER 17TH WAS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.

IT WAS GREGORY GLOVER'S BIRTHDAY.

SO, UH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, SIR .

[a. Recognize the 2023 Neighborhood Award recipients.]

UH, RECOGNIZE, UH, THE 2023 NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD RECIPIENTS, AND, UH, THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY TIA.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE THE PLEASURE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY BOARD, AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PRESENTING THE 2023 NEIGHBORHOOD AWARDS TO YOU.

SO LET'S SEE HERE.

THERE IS A PRESENTATION.

THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE, UH, ABLE TO APPLY FOR.

SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AWARDS ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S VISION STATEMENT OF A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, AND IT ALSO TOUCHES ON EACH ONE OF THE VALUES, PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP, HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEHAVIOR, AND INTEGRITY, AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

AND TONIGHT'S PURSUING PREMIER STATEMENTS INCLUDE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, CLEAN, SAFE, VIBRANT PARKS, TRAILS, AND NATURAL BEAUTY ENGAGED COMMUNITY, AND STRONG AND DIVERSE ECONOMY.

SO, AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE 19TH YEAR THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY BOARD HAS RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THEIR HARD WORK TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, UM, UNDER THESE FOCUS AREAS, UH, PARTNERSHIP BUILDING AND NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT, REVITALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, CULTURAL COLLABORATION, VOLUNTEERISM, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND IMPACT.

AND THIS YEAR IS EXTRA SPECIAL BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY BOARD ACTUALLY ADDED MORE AWARDS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO EACH AWARD HAD A SPECIFIC FOCUS AREA

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UM, EACH ONE HAD THIS SPECIFIC FOCUS AREA, HOWEVER, THE PREMIER NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD STILL REMAINS TO BE THE ULTIMATE AWARD A NEIGHBORHOOD CAN RECEIVE.

SO THEY ALSO HAD TO PROVIDE SUPPORTING DETAILS ON ALL OF THE FOCUS AREAS.

AND NEXT, WE'LL GET TO THE WINNERS.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

LET'S FIND OUT WHO THE AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE.

OUR FIRST AWARD IS FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY REVITALIZED AND PUT MAJOR EFFORT INTO THEIR COMMUNITY BY REFURBISHING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD'S ENTRYWAY, MONUMENTS, AND THE CEDAR HILL VIBRANCE AWARD GOES TO SLEEPY HOLLOW.

ALRIGHT, OUR SECOND AWARD IS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO HAS MASTERED CONNECTING AND FOCUSING ON SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BY ASSEMBLING A SOCIAL COMMITTEE THAT PARTICIPATES IN NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS, FIVE K WALKS AND HAS HOSTED A BABY SHOWER FOR ONE OF THE MOTHERS TO BE THAT NEEDED SOME EXTRA HELP.

AND THE HEART OF CEDAR HILL AWARD GOES TO HIDDEN LAKES.

OUR THIRD AWARD IS FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD WHO HAS OBTAINED SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS AND DIFFERENT FORMS OF CREATIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND BY REPLACING MAILBOX IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND EVEN ESTABLISHING A BLESSING BOX WHERE NEIGHBORS CAN LEAVE WHAT THEY DON'T NEED AND TAKE WHAT THEY DO NEED.

AND THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION AWARD GOES TO SOUTH HILLS.

OUR FOURTH AWARD IS FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS COME TOGETHER IN THE NAME OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THEIR COMMUNITY BY WALKING TOGETHER REGULARLY AND OFFERING DAILY YOGA AT THEIR COMMUNITY.

CLUBHOUSE.

AND THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AWARD GOES TO LAKE RIDGE AT JOE .

OUR FIFTH AWARD GOES OUT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS SUCCEEDED IN ALL FIVE SCORING CATEGORIES BY HOSTING NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO INCLUDE LOCAL BUSINESSES, INSTALLING SECURITY CAMERAS, SENDING OUT OCCASIONAL NEWSLETTERS, PROVIDING NEW NEIGHBORS WITH WELCOMING BAGS, AND SO MUCH MORE.

AND THE PREMIER, PREMIER NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR IS WINDING HOLLOW.

LASTLY, HUH, YOU WANNA INTRODUCE, I'M BOBBY FORD FROM HOLLY SOUTH.

AND LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, OUR FINAL AWARD GOES OUT TO SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY ON MAKING THEIR COMMUNITY A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND SAFER NEIGHBORHOOD.

THOMAS HAGGERTY IS THE CRIME WATCH PRESIDENT OF HIGHLAND SOUTH.

HE ATTENDS MEETINGS AND WORK WITH THE CITY LEADERS TO OBTAIN GOALS.

AND EXAMPLE IS THE HIGHLAND SOUTH PART THAT HAS BEEN UPDATED AND IS BEING UTILIZED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON A DAILY BASIS BASIS.

THOMAS' PASSION FOR HIGHLAND SOUTH IS EVIDENT WHEN HE EFFORTLESS COORDINATES AND PARTICIPATES NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS.

HE HAS, EVEN AT TIMES, SINGLE HANDEDLY COMPLETED PROJECTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP DAY.

PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR THE CEDAR HILL NEIGHBOR OF THE YEAR, THOMAS HAGGERTY.

CONGRATULATIONS AND MANY THANKS TO ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEIGHBORS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AS A REMINDER, THE 2024 ANNUAL AWARD SUBMISSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JULY, 2024.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS@CEDARHILLTX.COM SLASH PREMIER.

AT THIS TIME, CAN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS FROM EACH NEIGHBORHOOD COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? THANK YOU.

SORRY, Y'ALL CAN COME UP OVER HERE.

THE MAYOR, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? WHAT'S THAT FRONT? DO YOU WANT TO COME? SURE.

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SECOND MAYOR SPEAKER.

GONNA TAKE A PICTURE.

YEAH, PLEASE.

Y'ALL WANNA COME ON THIS SIDE? YES.

YEAH, I GOT THEM SQUEEZING THE, OKAY.

I AM GONNA TAKE A COUPLE.

1, 2, 3.

UH, SURE.

UH, SO, UH, FIRST OF ALL, ALLOW ME TO SAY, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION THAT YOU DO IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, THANK YOU FOR APPLYING.

UM, YOU KNOW, ALSO TO THE, TO THE BOARD NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY BOARD, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, EXTRA, YOU KNOW, LAYER OR I GUESS A NEW INNOVATIVE APPROACH IN ORDER FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT, UH, THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, UH, ALSO FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL.

SO, UH, EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE THEIR OWN CHARACTERISTIC, SO, UH, I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE PROCESS.

SO, UH, COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? DID I MISS ANYTHING? OKAY.

WELL, GREAT.

WELL, UM, NEXT ITEM ON

[a. Present a Proclamation designating the month of October 2023, as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Cedar Hill.]

THE AGENDA.

UH, MAYOR PROTE, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN THAT? YES, SIR.

WE'RE MOVING ON TO PRESENTATIONS.

THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2023 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.

IS MISS SYLVIA HERE? OH, COME ON UP.

IS, IS IT OKAY IF SOMEONE USE THAT CAMERA TO TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU? YEAH, YOU ALWAYS WANT TAKING THE PICTURES, .

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? I'M DOING GREAT.

YOU DOING WELL? YES.

SO, UM, IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW THIS SMILING FACE, UH, I KNOW WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN , BECAUSE EVERY OCTOBER, UH, YOU KNOW, MISS SYLVIA HAS, UH, PRETTY MUCH TAKEN OVER THE REC CENTER AND IT'S DONE MANY FIVE KS UH, RUNNING WALKS IN, IN OUR, IN THE BACK OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

UH, BUT, UH, IF YOU SEE THE COUNCIL, WE ARE ALL WEARING OUR, OUR PENS, UH, TO REPRESENT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS.

SO WE STAND IN SO SOLIDARITY AND ALSO SUPPORT FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

SO I DO HAVE A, UM, A PROCLAMATION HERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ A FEW WORDS, AND THEN IF YOU HAVE A FEW THINGS YOU WANNA SAY, THEN YES, WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL.

OKAY? SURE.

SO, FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS, UH, ABOUT THE DISEASE.

BREAST CANCER STRIKES ALL PEOPLE.

WE MUST RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THIS DISEASE AND ITS SYMPTOMS. WE CAN MORE EASILY IDENTIFY IT AND MORE EFFECTIVELY TREAT IT.

BREAST CANCER IS MOST COMMON, UH, CANCER AMONG WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES OTHER THAN SKIN CANCER.

AND FIVE MILLIONS OF WOMEN ARE SURVIVING THE DISEASE.

THANKS IN PART TO EARLY DETECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TREATMENT.

THIS OCTOBER, WE RECOGNIZE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, THOSE BATTLING THE, BATTLING THE DISEASE, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO ARE TIRELESS, UH, SOURCE OF LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT, AND APPLY THE EFFORTS OF OUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND RESEARCHERS WORKING TO FIND A CURE FOR THIS DEADLY DISEASE.

AND AS WE DISPLAY THE PINK RIBBONS AND WEAR PINK CLOTHING TO RAISE AWARENESS, WE ALSO SUPPORT THOSE COURAGEOUSLY FIGHTING BREAST CANCER AND HONOR THE LIVES LOST TO THIS DISEASE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 23 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

THIS PROVIDES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNITE ALL CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER DEATHS THROUGH INCREASED EDUCATIONS IN REGULAR SCREENING.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HERE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED TO SEAL THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TO BE AFFIXED ON THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023.

SIGNED BY ME.

STEVEN, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I WANNA GIVE YOU, UM, A SHIRT FROM THE WALL.

YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO COME, BUT THANK YOU MAYOR PRO.

UH, A SIMS, UH, WHO'S DEFINITELY BEEN THE ADVOCATE WAS THERE.

AND, UM, IF I GET THE T-SHIRT SIZES, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE, TO THE MIC , GO TO THE MIC.

UH, GETS A T-SHIRT AS WELL.

UH, IF I GET THE T-SHIRT SIZES THAT I WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY,

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I WANNA THANK CEDAR HILL FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT SUPPORT.

I REMEMBER WHEN WE STARTED OUT, WE WERE IN A SMALL BALLROOM, AND NOW WE HAVE THE ENTIRE RECREATION CENTER.

WE HAD PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY FLEW IN, UH, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WALK.

WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE THERE THIS YEAR.

IT WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

AND YOUR SUPPORT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS IS SO IMPORTANT.

UM, THIS WEEK I LOST ONE OF THE SUBJECTS OF A EXHIBIT I DID IN VEGAS TO BREAST CANCER.

UM, ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS IS FEATURED IN ABET MOVIE, SHEILA JOHNSON, SHARING HER STORY OF BEING A STAGE FOUR BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR.

SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT BECAUSE IT'S INVALUABLE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES, YOU CAN JOIN THIS ON OCTOBER 5TH, THE FIRST SATURDAY IN OCTOBER AT THE ALLENNY SIMS CEDAR HILL RECREATION CENTER.

IT'S GONNA BE BIGGER, BETTER, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

SHE REALLY WORKS HARD TO PUT TOGETHER HER EVENT, AND SHE CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE IT ANYWHERE, BUT AT LEAST FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, IT'S BEEN HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, UH, PRAYER, PROTEIN NEXT, PLEASE.

YEAH.

[b. Present a Proclamation designating the month of October 2023, as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Cedar Hill.]

ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2023 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.

UM, MISS JESSICA, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, WE FOCUS ON COURSE PARTNERSHIPS AND, UM, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT, UH, AS IT RELATES TO DALLAS COUNTY, WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTH AND, AND, UH, HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UH, HERE TODAY.

I AM ACTUALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, PROUD AND PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO, TO PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HERE TO TALK ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

UM, AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE.

IT HAS A LOT OF LETTERS, I MEAN WORDS ON THIS PAPER.

I'LL TRY TO RUN THROUGH IT REAL QUICK.

YOU CAN SUMMARIZE , AND THEN WE CAN, UM, HAVE YOU SAY A FEW WORDS.

SURE.

THANK.

ALRIGHT.

SO, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH EVOLVED FROM THE, UH, FIRST DAY OF UNITY, OBSERVED IN OCTOBER, 1981 BY THE NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

IN OCTOBER, 1987, THE FIRST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WAS OBSERVED THE SAME YEAR, THE FIRST NATIONAL TOLL FREE HOTLINE, 1-800-799-SAFE 7 2 3 3 WAS CREATED IN 1989, THE US CONGRESS DESIGNATED OCTOBER AS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

I'LL FAST FORWARD.

UM, THE HE, UH, WHEREAS THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, UH, PLAY A ROLE IN IDENTIF IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

BEYOND MEDICAL NEEDS, UH, VICTIMS HAVE, UH, SPECIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS THAT ARE BEST SERVED BY HOSPITAL-BASED, UH, ADVOCATES, UH, SPECIFICALLY TRAINED IN ABUSE, UH, VIOLENCE, AND, UH, OTHER ORGAN, UNCLE, OTHER, UH, AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON COMBATING THIS DEVASTATING, UH, EPIDEMIC.

INCLUDE THE FAMILY PLACE, GENESIS, UH, GENESIS WOMEN'S SHELTER, FRIDAY, TOMORROW, FAITH RESTORE, INCORPORATED, HOPE DOOR, NEW BEGINNING CENTER, SALVATION ARMY, UH, DV UNIT, RIVER OF LIFE WOMEN CALLED MOSES, UH, SHENA AND DALLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE.

FAMILY VIOLENCE, UH, DIVISION UNIT NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE MASON, THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2023 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF CITY HILL OF TEXAS, AND OFFER MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO THE MOSAIC FAMILY SERVICES AND ALL OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ADVOCACY AND COMMITMENT TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PLEASE TAKE ACTION, UH, SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT, AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN WITNESS THEREOF.

I HAVE HERE, SET MY HAND UP ON THIS SEAL, THE CITY OF CITY HILL TO BE AFFIXED ON THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023.

SIGNED MAYOR STEVE MASON.

YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO, OH, GOT TAKE A PICTURE HERE.

GOOD.

PERFECT.

PLEASE SAY A FEW WORDS.

I'M JESSICA TRIVIO, ONE OF THE, JUST STAND IN FRONT THE MIC, SORRY.

ONE OF THE DIVISION CHIEFS IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

UM, I WAS DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE UNIT FOR A LONG TIME.

UM, NOW I DO ANIMAL CRUELTY AND A LOT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

UM, I TAKE THIS MONTH VERY SERIOUSLY BECAUSE I TRIED ONE OF THE BIGGEST MURDER CASES THAT CAME FROM CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

UM, SHE WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER AND SHE WOKE UP ONE MORNING, SHE WAS GONNA GO TO SCHOOL, SHE WAS GONNA GO GET READY FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.

UM, AND HER HUSBAND STABBED HER AND BEAT HER TO DEATH WHILE HER THREE CHILDREN

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WERE DOWNSTAIRS.

UM, HAVING BREAKFAST.

THIS FAMILY NEVER ONCE HAD ANY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES.

THEY NEVER ONCE CALLED THE POLICE.

THE CHILDREN TESTIFIED THAT THEIR PARENTS NEVER FOUGHT IN FRONT OF THEM.

EVER ONE IN THREE WOMEN WILL BE VICTIMIZED THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME, AND WE WILL NEVER KNOW.

SO THIS MONTH IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE I'VE SPENT THE WHOLE MONTH GIVING PEOPLE ADVICE AND TELLING THEM WHAT THE SIGNS ARE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BECAUSE ONE IN THREE WOMEN ARE NOT GONNA COME UP TO YOU AND TELL YOU I'M A VICTIM.

YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT.

AND THROUGH THAT CASE, I LEARNED THAT HAD THEIR COWORKERS, HAD THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS SEEN THOSE SIGNS.

SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY, AND HER, HER NAME IS YVONNE PERKINS, AND HER CHILDREN ARE CEDAR HILL GRADUATES.

THE FIRST ONE GRADUATED THIS YEAR, AND HE IS OFF TO COLLEGE AT TEXAS TECH.

AND HER OTHER CHILDREN ARE STILL ATTENDEES OF CEDAR HILL, ISD.

SO THIS IS WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.

YOU'LL READ THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE, AND IT'LL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.

THANK YOU, PROAM.

[c. Present a Proclamation designating the week of November 6-10, 2023 as Municipal Court Week in Cedar Hill.]

NUMBER C, PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH 10TH 2, 20 23 AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IN CEDAR.

I LOVE YOUR DRESS.

WE'RE ALL HERE.

PROCLAMATION, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS MS. MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS MORE PEOPLE COME IN CONTACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURTS THAN ALL OTHER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED, AND PUBLIC IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS LARGELY DEPENDENT, DEPENDENT UPON THE PUBLIC'S EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL COURT.

AND WHEREAS STATE LAW AUTHORIZES A MUNICIPALITY TO EITHER APPOINT OR ELECT A MUNICIPAL JUDGE FOR A TERM OF OFFICE, THE CITY HILL MUNICIPAL COURT IS A STATE COURT, AND ITS JUDGES ARE MEMBERS OF THE SAME JUDICIARY.

AND WHEREAS THE PROCEDURES FOR THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT OPERATIONS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURES AND OTHER LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CITY HILL IS COMMITTED TO THE NOTION THAT OUR LEGAL SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES THAT AN INDEPENDENT, FAIR, INCOMPETENT JUDICIARY, WHICH INTERPRET AND APPLY THE LAWS THAT GOVERN US, AND THAT JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE LAW AND ACT IN THE MANNER THAT PROMOTES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND INTEGRITY AND IMPARTIALITY OF THE JUDICIARY.

AND WHEREAS CITY HILL MUNICIPAL JUDGES ARE NOT POLICY MAKERS, BUT THE CITY OF CITY HILL, BUT ABOUND BY THE LAW AND THE CANYONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT, AND ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE DECISIONS INDEPENDENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THAT THE CONSTITUTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CONTAIN PROCEDURALS SAFEGUARDS AND CRIMINAL CASES FOR ALL THE DEFENDANTS, INCLUDING ENTITY DEFENDANTS AND SUPPORTS THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT AND COMPLYING WITH AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

NOW THEREFORE, OUR STEVEN MASON MAYOR, THE CITY OF CITY HILL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH 2023 AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IN THE CITY OF CITY HILL, AND RECOGNITION OF THE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL JUDGE JUSTICE OFFERED TO OUR CITIZENS BY THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF CEDAR HILL.

AND WITNESS, HOWEVER, HAVE I UN HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CALLED THE SEAL OF THE CEDAR HILL, TEXAS SHOULD BE AFFIXED THIS 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER.

STEVEN MASON, MAYOR.

WONDERFUL.

NOW IF I GET A TICKET, Y'ALL REMEMBER ME, .

YEAH, SCOOCH IN HERE.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US TODAY.

WE HAVE THE MOST AMAZING COURT TEAM.

HOPEFULLY YOU HAVEN'T HAD TO MEET THEM WITH, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A TICKET, BUT THEY'RE AMAZING AND FABULOUS, AND WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL THAT WE GET TO DO WHAT WE GET TO DO EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

LEGITIMATE CITIZENS FORUM, THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZENS TO TALK ABOUT ANY SUBJECT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE.

WE HAVE, UM, SOME BUSINESS TO DO, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT NEXT ITEM ON THE

[6. Citizens Forum/Public Comments. Citizens wishing to speak during this time should submit a Speaker Request Form to the City Secretary before the meeting begins. Public comments may also be submitted online at: cedarhilltx.com/publiccomment. All public comments submitted online by 3pm on City Council meeting dates will be distributed to the City Council and entered into record. ]

UH, ITEMS THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, OF COURSE, COUNCIL CANNOT DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS.

SO I WOULD LIKE, I DO HAVE TWO COUNCIL.

UM, SO I'D LIKE TO FIRST BRING UP, UM, PHILIP LEWI TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING ELECTION ACTION.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

YOU CAN PULL THE MIC AROUND TO YOU.

AND I HAVE TO SAY, I APPRECIATE WHAT THE LIBRARIES ARE BECAUSE THEY, UM, BRING, THEY, THEY MAKE KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE TO YOU.

AND I SEE WHERE ONE OF THE COUNCILWOMAN HAS, LOOKS LIKE HER COLOR'S ON FROM WHERE SHE WENT TO SCHOOL, OR IT LOOKS THAT WAY.

BUT, UM, YOU HAVE MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS UPCOMING ELECTION THAT Y'ALL VOTED FOR A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING IT.

AND MY REAL CONCERN ABOUT IT IS WHEN I GOT THIS FLYER, IT CAME FROM FOR THE KIDS OF CEDAR HILL, ISD PAC, 1611 TURLEY STREET, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, AND IT'S GOT ON HERE.

I'M NOT QUESTIONING THE NEED OR ANYTHING, BUT I'M QUESTIONING WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

IT SAYS, AN IMMEDIATE $2,500 STIPEND FOR ALL TEACHERS, NURSES, LIBRARIES, AND COUNSELORS.

IMMEDIATE, A THOUSAND DOLLARS STIPEND FOR ALL CUSTODIAN BUS DRIVERS, SUPPORT STAFF, 5% RAISE FOR ALL TEACHERS STARTING NEXT YEAR.

AND A STIPEND IS NOT NECESSARILY PAID FOR SOMETHING WHAT YOU'VE DONE, IT'S AN OFFERING.

IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A BAPTISM, USUALLY THEY GIVE A STIPEND TO THE MINISTER THAT'S DOING IT.

A A, UH, A FIRST COMMUNION CONFIRMATION MARRIAGE.

AND I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS HAS THE APPEARANCE, THIS ELECTION IS BEING BOUGHT BECAUSE IT SAYS IMMEDIATE DEAL.

THEY'VE GOT ALL THIS STAFF AND EVERYTHING OUT THERE, AND IT'S JUST A REAL CONCERN TO ME THAT EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT DEMOCRACY, BUT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT THE EQUAL PROTECTION IN THE CONSTITUTION.

AND, UM, AND I GUESS I WILL STOP WITH THAT AND I'LL GO ON TO THE LIBRARY.

I STUDIED ARCHITECTURE AT TEXAS A AND M, AND SEVERAL THINGS WERE BROUGHT UP IN SOME OF THE ADVANCED CLASSES.

ONE OF 'EM HAD SAID, NEVER CHANGE THE, LIKE, I'D SAY LIKE THE COAT OF ARMS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR THE SYMBOL FOR WHATEVER IT IS.

AND ALSO HOW SOME OF THE GREATEST CIVILIZATIONS WOULD WHEN THEY CAME INTO, WHEN THE LEADERSHIP CHANGED, SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT THE PREVIOUS THAT THEY REPLACED, WELL, THEY REPLACED THEM ALSO.

AND I NEVER WOULD BELIEVE IT, BUT SURE ENOUGH, I'M SEEING IT RIGHT HERE.

THEY HAD A LIBRARY AND THE EFFORT THAT IT TOOK TO GET THAT LIBRARY TO GET THE LAND DONATED FOR IT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT'S BEING WIPED OFF JUST LIKE IT WAS SAID, HOW THESE GREAT CIVILIZATIONS, AND EVIDENTLY WE LOSE THIS.

AND I THINK WE'VE SEEN THIS, AND I THINK ALL THESE PEOPLE, ALL YOU MEN, WOMEN OF COLOR, HAVE SEEN HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

WE'VE FORGOTTEN WHO REALLY DONE HAVE DONE THESE THINGS.

AND IT'S A REAL CONCERN TO ME THAT THE, THE NAME IS BEING CHANGED AND EVIDENTLY, UH, THAT, UH, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS PERSON DIDN'T DO ANYTHING GREAT BECAUSE I KNOW WHO SHE WAS.

AND AS A, A PERSON OF AN OPPOSITE PARTY, I HAVE TO SAY, WHEN I SAW HER OR HER HUSBAND, I WOULD STOP AND MAKE SURE.

IS BUILDING MOMENTUM AND SHAPING UP TO BE A SHOWPLACE, NOT ONLY FOR THE PHENOMENAL PHYSICAL BUILDING, BUT ALSO AS A PLATFORM FOR OUR INIMITABLE LIBRARY STAFF TO SHINE.

UH, NEXT CITIZEN THAT WE HAVE TO COME UP IS, UH, DR.

DEBORAH CHOR.

PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

GOOD EVENING.

AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE WE GO.

WE HEAR YOU NOW.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MANAGERS.

AS YOU'VE HEARD TONIGHT EARLIER, UH, THE NEW LIBRARY

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AND YOU'VE SEEN THAT IN, IN LIVING COLOR TODAY, OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY IS POISED TO WELCOME A STELLAR ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR OUR LOVELY CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

THE LIBRARY FRIENDS ARE MOST EXCITED TO BE RAISING FUNDS TO HELP AND PROMOTE ALL THE AMAZING PROJECTS AND AMENITIES THAT WILL BENEFIT AND WELCOME OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN THIS NEW LIBRARY, WE'RE ON TRACK TO RAISE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITH OUR WINE AND WORDS EVENT.

COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 10TH, RIGHT HERE IN THE ATRIUM AND PATIO OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, SIX 30 TO NINE.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE TRANSFORMATION FROM CITY BUILDING TO FESTIVE TWINKLING PARTY STAGE.

WHEN YOU SEE IT, THE TEAM AND I HAVE PUT TOGETHER A CELEBRATORY OFFERING OF WINE, DELICIOUS FOOD FROM GRAZING DALLAS, POETRY FROM A DYNAMIC BILINGUAL WOMAN AND A VERITABLE BANQUET OF OFFERINGS IN OUR SILENT AUCTION.

COME OUT, DO SOME EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND SEE WHAT GREAT THINGS WE'VE PRESENTED FOR YOU TO BID ON.

I HOPE THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MANAGERS CITY STAFF WILL JOIN US FOR THIS FUN EVENT.

IT'S A GREAT TIME TO SHOP FOR THE HOLIDAYS, HAVE A FRIEND'S NIGHT OUT AND MEET A NEW AUTHOR.

YOU WON'T WANNA MISS IT.

SCAN THE QR CODE ON THE FLYERS OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO PURCHASE TICKETS.

IT'S NOVEMBER 10TH, RIGHT HERE IN THE ATRIUM AND PATIO.

I GAVE YOU ALL THESE LAST TIME.

IF ANYBODY WANTS MORE, I HAVE 'EM.

AND I'LL LEAVE SOME UP FRONT FOR THE, FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.

OH, COME ON.

YOU GOTTA HAVE QUESTIONS.

, HOW MUCH FUN IS IT GONNA BE? WELL, WE CAN'T, NO QUESTIONS.

WE CAN'T DELIBERATE AND WE CAN'T DELIBERATE OR ASK QUESTIONS.

SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, PUBLIC HEARING LETTER, A CASE NUMBER CUP FIVE 90 2023, CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING.

YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, DR.

HOR.

ALRIGHT, THAT COMPLETES OUR APP PORTION OF THE CITIZENS FORUM.

AND AS FAR AS ANYTHING ONLINE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS ONLINE.

ALL RIGHT,

[a. Case No. CUP-590-2023 – Conduct a Public Hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a “child care, child day care (business) 12 or more” on property zoned “OT-Res” (Old Town Residential) District, legally described as Original Town Cedar Hill Addition, Lot 1, Block 21, within the Uptown Overlay, generally located on the northeast corner of North Roberts Road and Hudson Street, with the approximate address being 127 North Roberts Road. Applicant: Roslyn Chaney, Future Scholars Primary Learning Center, Property Owner: Phyllis Stegner, First United Methodist Church Cedar Hill.]

AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CUP FOR A CHILDCARE, CHILD, DAYCARE, BUSINESS, 12 OR MORE ON PROPERTY PROPERTY ZONE, OT RES, OLD TOWN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS OLD TOWN CEDAR HILL.

ADDITION LOT ONE BLOCK 21 WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY.

GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH ROBERTS ROAD IN HUDSON STREET WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 1 27 NORTH ROBERT ROAD.

APPLICANT, ROSAN CHENEY, FUTURE SCHOLARS PRIMARY LEARNING CENTER, PROPERTY OWNER PHYLLIS, UH, STEGNER, UH, FIRST UNITED, UH, METHODIST CHURCH, CEDAR HILL.

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? OKAY.

UH, NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH, UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ENTER, OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

OH YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WANTED TO PRESENT BEFORE I COUNCIL, GO TO PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, YOU GOOD? I CAN JUST SAY, I CAN JUST SAY, OKAY.

NO WORRIES.

ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO RUSH YOU OVER THERE, BUT, UH, I COUNSEL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, CASE NUMBER CUP 5 9 0 2023.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CUP 5 9 0 2023? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? IT IS BRIGHT UP HERE, COUNSEL, SO I CAN'T ALWAYS SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE, SO, ALL RIGHT.

NOT SEE ANYONE APPROACH.

I'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION AND OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS, UH, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNSEL PRO TIM? MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CASE NUMBER CUP 5 90 20 23.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND IS SECOND, JUST TO CLARIFY, IS THIS TO END CONCUR WITH, UH, PLANNING ZONING RECOMMENDATION? ABSOLUTELY.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION IN FAVOR, UH, IF WE HAVE A SECOND, UH, FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

[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.]

THIS INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT, UH, MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A, UH, SINGLE VOTE.

UH, WE DO HAVE ITEM B TO BE, UH, PULLED

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FOR, UH, YOU FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS.

COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE, UH, TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT? ALL RIGHT, I'LL CONTINUE.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 26, 23, CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM C, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING MAYOR SQD CONTRACT WITH THE LIBRARY INTERIORS IN THE AMOUNT OF 61,813 FOR MOVING SERVICES TO THE LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND SIGNATURE PARK PROJECT ITEM D.

CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTIONS NUMBER R 23 DASH 700, WHICH SUPPORT THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.

STEP GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TDO FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT COUNSEL.

THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENTING ITEMS. THE FLOOR IS OPEN, WE APPROVE IN THE ITEMS. WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER.

ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

UH, ANY OPPOSITION? HOW ARE YOU VOTING? COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS FOR CONSENT.

YOU IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT, IN FAVOR MOVES UNANIMOUS.

B, UH, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 96, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT AS MUNICIPAL, UH, MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD COUNSEL, UH, MAYOR PORTS.

COUNSEL.

UM, ITEM

[b. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-796, which establishes the Cedar Hill Municipal Court as a Municipal Court of Record.]

YOU HAVE A QUESTION, COMMENT ON THIS? YES.

UH, SO, UH, TO THE CITY MANAGER, I JUST WANTED TO STATE, I KNOW IT'S NOT REQUIRED, BUT WE HAVE A, A CHARTER STIPULATION THAT SAYS THAT THE, THAT PRESIDING JUDGE HAS TO BE A MEMBER, A RESIDENT OF CEDAR HILL, AND, AND I'M AWARE OF THE FACT THAT CHAPTER 30, UH, UH, SUPERSEDES THAT REQUIREMENT.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF IT WOULD BE OKAY JUST TO ADD THAT ONE STATEMENT THAT, UH, THAT THERE'S A CHARTER REQUIRES IT TO BE A RESIDENT, BUT CHAPTER 30 SUPERSEDES THAT REQUIREMENT.

UH, AND, AND WITH THAT IN MIND, IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT, UH, I, I'LL LET YOU RESPOND.

YEAH, YEAH.

WELL THEN I WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH, UH, A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, UH, HOLD ON ONE SECOND, PROTE, SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT OFF THE TABLE, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? UH, OKAY.

MR. FORDS OPEN.

UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 23 7 9 6 WITH THAT ONE, UH, STATEMENT, UH, THAT WILL BE ADDED BY THE CITY MANAGER.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND, MARIE.

THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 96 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT OF MUNICIPAL COURT AS A MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU, MARIE.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOVE UNANIMOUS.

THAT'S GREAT.

UM, SEATED MANAGER.

UM, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL STEPS FOR THE, UH, FOR THE COURT OF RECORD? SO THE INTENT WOULD BE TO MAKE IT, THE INTENT WILL BE TO MAKE THE NEW COURT OF RECORD OPERATIONAL BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST.

UH, WE WILL BE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR ANY ALTERNATE TYPE OF JUDGES THAT WE NEED TO THANK YOU.

AND, UM, ARE WE PUTTING ANY HANDSOME, ARE WE PUTTING A HANDSOME GENTLEMAN'S FACE ON THE SEAL? ANY, ANY, ANYONE IN PARTICULAR? ? I'M TEASING.

CITY MANAGER.

, PLEASE HAVE FUN.

DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.

UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, CASE NUMBER OR ARE YOU THE HANDSOME GENTLEMAN? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? NO.

NO.