Dec 12, 2023 City Council Briefing Session

[1. Call the meeting to order.]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

TODAY IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 2023.

THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION.

UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL HAYDEN WILL NOT BE JOINING US TODAY.

UH, THIS IS A PRE-SCHEDULED EVENT WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY.

SO, UH, WE DO WISH HIM A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND HOPE TO SEE HIM, UH, AFTER THE NEW, AFTER THE NEW YEAR.

SO, WITH THAT, UH, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THIS MEETING.

I HAVE SIX O SIX O'CLOCK.

I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

NEXT ITEM ON THE

[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]

HOW YOU DOING, MR. CITY MANAGER? I'M DOING WELL, MAYOR.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.

UM, THIS IS OUR LAST REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF WHAT HAS BEEN AN EVENTFUL AND MILESTONE 2023.

AND IT ENDS KIND OF LIKE IT BEGAN.

IT WAS JUST SHOT RIGHT OUT OF A ROCKET.

SO WE HAVE A ROBUST AGENDA, UH, WITH A MYRIAD OF THINGS, MANY OF THEM ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER DIRECT BIG ROCKS OR SUPPORTING OF BIG ROCKS OF THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, TO BE DONE, UH, DURING THIS CURRENT YEAR, OR THINGS THAT ARE TEEING UP THINGS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

SO, UH, WE'RE GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE ORGANIZATION OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU GUYS.

UM, I WANNA BEGIN WITH JUST A NOTE OF THANKS TO, UM, OUR, UH, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND, UH, UH, POLICE CHIEF REYES FOR COORDINATING.

UH, WHAT WAS A REALLY COOL EVENT, UH, YESTERDAY AT HEROES AND HELPERS.

SO, OUR, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT, UH, TARGET HAS DONE AND, UH, IN SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT, UH, THEY'RE PRESENT IN.

AND THEN, UH, CHIEF REYES ACTUALLY MADE A CONNECTION WITH THE CEDAR HILL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, WHICH, UH, KICKED IN SOME, UH, SOME, UH, FUNDS AS WELL.

AND, UH, OUR POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL TOOK 40, UH, MIDDLE SCHOOL OR IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON A, UH, ON A SHOPPING TRIP, UH, TO TARGET WITH ABOUT A HUNDRED DOLLARS GIFT CARD EACH.

AND, UH, SPENT THE MORNING BASICALLY ASSISTING THEM IN, UH, SHOPPING FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THE STORIES THAT CAME OUTTA THAT, UH, HAVE BEEN AMAZING.

UH, I KNOW MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OUR, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS, UH, ALSO KICKED IN A LITTLE BIT, AS MANY OF, UH, THOSE YOUNG FOLKS WERE ACTUALLY SPENDING THEIR MONEY ON OTHER PEOPLE.

SO, WHAT A, WHAT A GREAT EVENT.

AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF, UH, THE SERVICE THAT, UH, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE PUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

UH, OVER THE PAST YEAR.

UM, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY HAPPY, UH, AND APPRECIATIVE OF ALL, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT, UH, PULLED OFF OUR HOLIDAY ON THE HILL CELEBRATION LAST THURSDAY.

IT WAS A BIG EVENT, UH, AND IT HELD, UH, FOLKS FOR PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRETY OF THE EVENT ITSELF.

UH, WE WERE VERY HAPPY THAT, UH, FOX FOUR CHOSE CEDAR HILL AND THE CEDAR HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PARTNER WITH US, UH, FOR THE TOYS, UH, FOR TOTS PROGRAM.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHT OUR GREAT COMMUNITY IN ABOUT A DECADE OR SO.

SO IT WAS VERY NICE SEEING THAT, UM, THE COMMUNITY OBVIOUSLY RESPONDED AND APPRECIATED TO BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE, UH, THE SEASON, UH, AND, UH, THEIR DOWNTOWN.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THE CALENDAR, UH, BRIEFLY, AND THEN THE, UM, BRIEFLY AND ORIENTATION TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.

UH, WE WILL DO A, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO KIND OF CLOSE OUT, UH, THE BRIEFING SESSION, UH, BUT BEGINNING, UH, UH, FOR OUR REMAINING CALENDAR FOR 23 AND A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW INTO 24TH.

UH, TOMORROW DECEMBER 13TH IS THE ANNUAL CEDAR HILLS SENIOR ACTIVITY CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON.

SO WE DO ONE ON THANKSGIVING AND WE DO AN EVEN BETTER ONE AT CHRISTMAS.

THIS WILL BE TOMORROW FROM 11 TO ONE 30 AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER.

AND AS ALWAYS, THE CITY COUNCIL IS, UH, WELCOME TO ATTEND AND ASSIST IN SERVICE OF, UH, THE MANY FINE SENIORS THAT WE HAVE, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO HELP CELEBRATE THEM.

AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON, UH, THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, UH, IS ANOTHER, UH, MUSIC AT, UH, PIONEER PARK EVENT, UH, FROM FIVE 30 TO SEVEN.

IF YOU'VE NOT MADE ONE OF THOSE YET, THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL.

IT BRINGS A LITTLE AMBIANCE TO DOWNTOWN ON FRIDAY EVENINGS.

AND IT'S FUNNY, PEOPLE KIND OF FIND THEIR WAY, UH, TO, TO, UH, TO LISTEN TO IT.

I THINK WE HAD A SAXOPHONIST AT THE LAST ONE, AND IT WAS, IT WAS FANTASTIC.

UH, ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, THE CEREAL LIONS CLUB WILL BE HOSTING THEIR MONTHLY LUNCHEON FROM NOON TO ONE 30, AND THEY HOLD THEIR MEETINGS AT GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH AT NINE 15 OLD STRAUSS ROAD.

UM, ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21ST.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A NEW EVENT THAT'S,

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SO IT WILL BE IN THIS CHAMBER FROM FIVE 30 TO EIGHT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER THE 21ST.

ON THE GREG, ON THE DECEMBER 19TH, THE, UH, UM, AT THE, AT THE LIONS CLUB LUNCHEON.

THE GUEST SPEAKER IS KENNETH GOING TO BE KENNETH GOVAN.

AH, FROM, UH, OUR FRIENDS AT, AT ENCORE, HE'S GONNA BE DISCUSSING ERCOT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ROLLING BLACKOUTS DURING THE, UH, WINTER MONTHS.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT, WHAT KENNETH MIGHT HAVE TO SAY, THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION.

UM, CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 25TH AND TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26TH IN, UH, OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY HOLIDAYS, AND AGAIN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 1ST IN OBSERVANCE OF THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.

OUR VERY FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MEETING OF 2024 WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY THE NINTH.

UH, AND THEN ON THURSDAY, JANUARY THE 11TH, I SAW WHERE IS, WHERE IS THE CHIEF? I LOOK AT YOU SITTING IN THE BACK ALREADY.

WE'LL BE, UH, HOSTING A VERY SPECIAL EVENT, UH, FOR OUR ORGANIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY.

THAT WILL BE THE RETIREMENT CELEBRATION FOR, UH, FIRE CHIEF RODNEY SMITH.

IT'LL BE HERE IN THIS CHAMBER ON THE 11TH FROM TWO TO 5:00 PM UH, MONDAY, JANUARY THE 15TH IS, UH, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.

SO CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.

UH, THE ORGANIZATION, UH, WILL BE, UH, HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL DATE OF SERVICE.

AND THEN ON TUESDAY, JANUARY THE 16TH, THIS IS GOING TO BE, IT'S AN OFF TUESDAY, BUT WE WILL BE HOLDING OUR, UH, CITY COUNCIL RETREAT FOLLOW-UP MEETING.

SO THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST TO CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU GUYS DID, UM, AT THIS YEAR'S RETREAT.

AND, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THURSDAY, JANUARY THE 18TH IS GOING TO BE CEDAR HILL'S OBSERVANCE OF AND CELEBRATION OF, UH, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.

UH, IT WILL BE HELD HERE IN THE KENNEDY ROOM AGAIN ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH FROM 6:00 PM ON, UH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23RD IS OUR SECOND COUNCIL MEETING OF, OF, OF THE YEAR.

AND THEN TUESDAY, JANUARY THE 30TH IS OUR SPECIAL JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UH, AND YOUR MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD WHERE WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT DOWNTOWN PRIORITIES AND THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR DOWNTOWN PHASE TWO.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, I MEAN, ON THE CALENDAR.

MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA, UH, WE JUST HAVE ONE ITEM TONIGHT IN BRIEFING, AND THAT WILL BE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, TO DISCUSS AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.

UH, MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.

UH, WE HAVE, UH, CELEBRATIONS OF, UH, SEVERAL, UH, DISTINCTIVE, UH, CHARACTER FOLKS.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS THE PRESENTATION OF GREAT IMPACT SERVANT LEADER AWARD TO MIKE KING, WHO IS A LONG-TERM MENTOR OF YOUNG LEADERS.

AND, UH, BOY SCOUT MASTER, UH, HERE IN THE AREA.

UH, AND THEN SECOND, A GREAT IMPACT SERVANT LEADER AWARD TO, UH, SAMUEL AND NANCY JACKSON, WHO ARE ICONIC BUSINESS LEADERS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, UH, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

SO BOTH OF THOSE WILL BE WELL DESERVED.

UH, ITEM FIVE WILL BE THE RECOGNITION OF THE 2023 COUNTRY DAY ON THE HILL BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.

UM, IT'S NOT LOST ON US AND NOR SHOULD WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT, UH, THIS IS STILL A CITYWIDE EVENT THAT IS PUT ON LED AND ORGANIZED, UH, BY VOLUNTEERS.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FROM THE CITY, BUT THIS IS A COMMUNITY LED EVENT AS IT HAS BEEN FOR DECADES AND DECADES IN THE PAST, AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE.

UH, WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, UH, WITH A RESTAURANT FOR THE NEW CRAFTY CRAB, WHICH WILL BE GOING INTO THE OLD, UH, JOE'S CRAB SHACK SPOTS THERE IN FRONT OF TARGET CENTER.

UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I WON'T GO OVER ALL OF THEM.

I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT, UH, WE DO HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR REPEALING CHAPTER 14, WHICH IS THE, UH, CURFEW FOR MINORS THAT WAS, UH, PROHIBITED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE DURING THEIR LAST SESSION.

SO THOSE ARE COMING OFF THE BOOKS.

AND THEN ANOTHER ONE I'LL, I'LL HIGHLIGHT IS ITEM G, WHICH IS THE, THE WORDING OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR PHASE TWO OF NORTH CEDAR

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I THINK ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN HIGH POINT IN NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY, UM, HAS BEEN ANTICIPATING THE SECOND HALF OF THAT IMPROVEMENT.

I WANT TO APPRECIATE, UH, TRUST MY APPRECIATION TO, UH, UH, TOM, MR. WOODBERRY AND HIS TEAM FOR KEEPING THAT PROJECT GOING, AND I KNOW EVERYBODY WILL BE GLAD TO GET IT TO GET IT DONE.

UH, AND THEN, UH, THE LAST ITEM IS RELATED, UH, TO AN ORDINANCE, WHICH IS JUST MAKING UPDATES, UH, KIND OF FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE CREATION OF OUR MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD, WHICH WILL OFFICIALLY BE IN ACTION ON JANUARY 1ST AT 1201.

I'M GONNA ASK BOBBY SPENCE, OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR, TO JUST QUICKLY WALK YOU THROUGH THE ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MASON AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE ARE SO VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE THAT THE FI FINALLY, THE FINAL DOCUMENTS ARE GONNA BE HERE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT TO CREATE OUR MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.

NUMBER ONE.

WE ARE JUST, WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TO, TO ALL COME INTO FRUITION FOR US.

UM, AS A REMINDER, WE HAD A BRIEFING ON TRANSITIONING TO MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD AT THE OCTOBER 10TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT THE BRIEFING, ACTUALLY THE BRIEFING SESSION AT THE OCTOBER 24TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 3 7 9 6, ESTABLISHING THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT AS A MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.

BASED ON COUNCIL FEEDBACK, STAFF MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE THAT PROVIDES CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE COURT OF RECORD JUDGE'S APPOINTMENT TERM AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

THE UPDATED ORDINANCE IN A RESOLUTION APPOINTING GREG SHEEN IS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD, AND SCOTT KIRTH AS AN ALTERNATE JUDGE THROUGH JUDICIAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS, ARE ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION AS EXHIBITS FOR YOU.

THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD IS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2024.

JUDGE SHALLEN AND JUDGE CURTH ARE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2024.

TRANSITIONING TO MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD ENHANCES OUR MANAGEMENT AND EXPANDS THE SCOPE OF THE COURT'S ROLE TO BETTER SERVE OUR CITIZENS, INCLUDING THE, THE TYPES OF CASES THAT CAN BE TRIED, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF APPEALS TO THE COUNTY, AND ASSESSING CIVIL PENALTIES AND REDUCING ENFORCEMENT BURDENS.

THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I HAVE.

WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

YES, SIR.

SURE.

UH, QUESTIONS NOW, CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE TIME.

OKAY.

YES, PRO TIP, QUICK QUESTION.

SO, HAS THERE EVER BEEN ANY CONSIDERATION OF HAVING MORE THAN ONE ALTERNATE JUDGE? WE CERTAINLY COULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE ALTERNATE JUDGE.

I MEAN, I JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

I, I DON'T KNOW.

I KNOW THAT WE HAD JUDGE PATA AND, UH, JUDGE SHALLEN, BUT I THOUGHT ALSO KURT WAS AVAILABLE TOO TO FILL IN.

SO I THINK WE HAD A COUPLE OF ALTERNATES IN THE PAST, HAVEN'T WE? THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WE COULD CONSIDER.

IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNSEL WOULD LOVE TO SEE US, WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT AS WELL.

I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE WE WELCOME ON WAY.

IT'D BE GREAT FOR US.

YEAH, I THINK, UM, MR. MCFARLAND, YEAH, THE WAY THE, UM, THE RESOLUTION IS, IS WRITTEN NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT ANOTHER ALTERNATE JUDGE, UH, MR. MCFARLAND.

I, I'M ASSUMING WE DON'T, WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT AT THIS TIME.

WE CAN, WE CAN DO THIS IN A BETWEEN, THAT'S CORRECT.

BETWEEN BELL.

DO IT AT ANY TIME BETWEEN.

OKAY.

FAIR ENOUGH.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

LOOK FORWARD TO THIS MONUMENTAL MOMENT.

THIS IS HUGE FOR US.

WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, BOBBY.

THANKS.

ALRIGHT.

UH, ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS INCLUDING THE, UM, APPOINTMENT OF JENERA, UH, BOER, UH, TO AVOID A VOTING MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD.

IT'S A VACANT VOTING POSITION.

UM, UH, AND, UH, MR. ER CURRENTLY SERVES AS AN EX-OFFICIO ON THE EDC BOARD.

UH, ITEM B IS ANOTHER SORT OF BIG ROCK, UM, ITEM FOR US.

AND THAT WILL BE THE, THE ADOPTION OF THE JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY, STRATEGIC PLAN AND OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK LEADERSHIP AND INPUT YOU PROVIDED TO US OVER THE PAST YEAR.

UH, SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR, UH, RUNNING HERD ON THAT WHOLE PROCESS THAT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR INTO BOTH OF OUR CHIEFS AND THEIR, UH, LEADERSHIP TEAMS. TWO YEARS.

TWO YEARS FOR JUST, YOU MADE IT SO SIMPLE.

IT SEEMED LIKE ONE YEAR.

SO TWO YEARS ON, ON THAT PARTICULAR PLAN, BUT WHO'S COUNTING? RIGHT? UM, AND I'LL JUST SAY AGAIN THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL TO DO A JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN IN THE MANNER THAT WE'VE DONE.

SO WE CONTINUE TO KIND OF, UH, MARCH TO THE BEAT OF

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AND AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION THAT WENT IN, UH, FROM OUR POLICE AND FIRE LEADERSHIP AND FOR OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR GETTING THAT DONE.

UM, THE NEXT ITEM ARE THE, UH, FORMAL APPOINTMENTS OF JUDGE, UH, SHALIN AND REAPPOINTMENT OF JUDGE KIRTH, UH, AND THEIR DUTIES AS, UH, MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES.

ITEM D IS A FINAL PLATT ON A SINGLE FAMILY LOT OFF OF, UH, JOE WILSON ROAD.

UH, AND THEN THE FINAL, UH, REGULAR ITEM OF THE NIGHT IS TO CONSIDER RATIFYING THE PURCHASE OF 122 ACRES OF LAND KNOWN AS THE WILL IS TRACKED.

UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMING YOUR WAY, BUT, UH, THE RATIFICATION OF THE PURCHASE WOULD RATIFY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THAT ACQUISITION OF THAT 122 ACRE SPACE FOR, UM, UH, FUTURE OPEN SPACE, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC, UM, AS WELL AS A FUTURE, UH, COMMUNITY PARK WHEN THE TIME AND, UH, COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, UH, REQUIRE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, MR. CITY MANAGER? UM, DO WE KNOW IF, UH, MR. JANERA BOOZER WILL BE ATTENDING THE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY? I AM UNAWARE.

OKAY.

UH, IF YOU COULD JUST LET ME KNOW IF HE WILL BE ATTENDANCE, I'D JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IT.

I WILL LET YOU KNOW, SIR.

ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT FOR, UH, DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION? I MEAN, UH, DISCUSSION OR SHOULD AN ITEM BE PULLED FROM CASSETTE FOR CONSIDERATION? DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. CITY MANAGER.

OH, I GOT OFF THE PAGE HERE.

HOLD ON, COUNSEL.

ALL RIGHT.

[3. Closed Session called pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Local Government Code: Deliberation regarding real property. To deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person. ]

UM, SO WE, THE CODE SESSION CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY OF IF DELIBERATION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE BEEN DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT BODY IN NEGOTIATION WITH THE THIRD PERSON COUNSEL, I HAVE SIX 18.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL RETURN, I TURN ME ON.

I'D LIKE TO RECONVENE.

[4. Reconvene in Open Session and consider any action to be taken as a result of the Closed Session.]

COUNSEL, THERE IS NO ACTION TAKEN, UH, DURING THE CLOSED SESSION.

SO AT THIS TIME, THE NEXT ITEM ON A AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, UH, COUNCILWOMAN AZI? UH, I DO HAVE A MOTION.

DO HAVE A SECOND? THAT IS A NOTABLE MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

I HAVE SIX 50 AT COUNSEL.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

COUNSEL, DO Y'ALL NEED ANY ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING? ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL RECONVENE AT SEVEN O'CLOCK FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULE COUNCIL MEETING.