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[1. Call meeting to order.]
THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.UH, I DO HAVE 7:00 PM I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO OR TO ORDER.
I DO HAVE A, UH, QUORUM OF CITY COUNCILS PRESENT.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL HAYDEN WILL NOT BE JOINING US TODAY, BUT IT WAS PRE-SCHEDULED.
HE IS BEING, UH, GRANDPA TODAY, SO HE IS WITH HIS FAMILY.
SO WE DO WISH HIM A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HIM IN THE NEW YEAR OF 2024.
SO TO ALL OF YOU, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION, DR.
WILSON, ARE YOU HERE? OH, THERE YOU ARE.
PLEASE COME ON DOWN AND GIVE US A, A INVOCATION.
UH, YOU ARE WITH, UH, REPRESENTING CEDAR HILL TRANSFORMATION PRAYER TEAM.
FOLLOWING THAT, WE WILL HAVE A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE COLORS.
DEAR GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING.
FIRST GOD, WE ASK FOR YOU TO FORGIVE US.
WE HAVE SIN, AND WE FALLEN SHORT OF YOUR GLORY.
BUT THIS EVENING, FATHER, BEFORE WE HAVE THIS SESSION, WE JUST WANNA ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE IN THIS PLACE THIS EVENING.
GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS OUR TIME TOGETHER.
I PRAY FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE CITY OFFICIALS AS WELL AS EACH AND EVERY CITIZEN THAT IS ATTENDING THIS MEETING.
FATHER, I PRAY THAT THIS MEETING IS PEACEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE.
THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
I PRAY THAT EACH AND EVERY PERSON HAVE A BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON.
I ASK THIS PRAYER IN YOUR SON JESUS' NAME.
IF YOU WILL, PLEASE JOIN ME IN, UM, SINGING, I MEAN, UH, RECOGNIZING THE FLAG, UH, FLAGS FOR THE AMERICAN FLAG, AND, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, THE FLAG, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AN INDIVIDUAL.
[a. Present Great Impact Servant Leader Award to Mike King.]
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER PRESENTATION.UH, THE FIRST IS PRESENT, GREAT IMPACT, SERVANT LEADER AWARD TO MIKE KING.
THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.
MR. KING, CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP? THROW ME UP HERE.
YOU HAVE A LITTLE MEMENTO HERE, BUT LET ME, LET ME READ THIS FIRST.
TROOP FIVE 20 SCOUTMASTER MIKE KING HAS BEEN A KEY FIGURE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CEDAR HILLS YOUTH FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
EPITOMIZING THE ESSENCE OF A GREAT IMPACT SERVANT LEADER.
MIKE HAS SERVED AS A DEDICATED SCOUT LEADER IN CEDAR HILL SINCE 1977, INITIALLY HOLDING THE POSITION OF CUBMASTER FOR PAC FIVE 20 FROM 1977 TO 1981.
HE WAS LATER APPOINTED AS SCOUTMASTER FOR, FOR TROOP FIVE 20 BY THE PASTOR OF FIRST MOUNTED METHODIST CHURCH.
WHEN MIKE ASSUMED THE ROLE OF SCOUTMASTER, THE TROOP HAD ONLY FIVE MEMBERS, JUST TWO BOYS ACHIEVING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT.
OVER THE YEARS, THE TROOP HAS GROWN REACHING OVER 80 MEMBERS AT TIMES, WITH THE CURRENT COUNT STANDING AT 44, NUMEROUS ADULT LEADERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE TROOP, PROVIDING MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO OUR SCOUTS.
UNDER MIKE'S LEADERSHIP, TROOP FIVE 20 HAS SEEN OVER 180 SCOUTS NOW ATTAIN THE COVETED RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT.
THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CEDAR HILL AND NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORING AREAS, HAS IMMENSELY BENEFITED FROM THE VARIOUS EAGLE PROJECTS LAID LED BY THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN.
THE MENTORSHIP AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OFFERED BY THE ADULT LEADERS UNDER MIKE'S GUIDANCE HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.
MIKE'S CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY SEVERAL AWARDS FROM THE SCOUTING BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, INCLUDING THE PRESTIGIOUS SILVER BEAVER AWARD, THE HIGHEST HONOR WITHIN CIRCLE 10 COUNCIL.
AS MIKE APPROACHES THE CONCLUSION OF HIS SCOUTING CAREER, HIS STEADFAST COMMITMENT HAS MADE AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE COMMUNITY EXEMPLIFYING THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER UPON WHICH OUR CITY IS BUILT.
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AND WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO MIKE FOR BEING A GREAT IMPACT SERVANT LEADER.AND SO WE HAVE THIS MOMENTUM FOR YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
YOU HAVE TO SAY, SAY A FEW WORDS, MAYBE BRING SOME OF YOUR, UH, TROOP MEMBERS UP HERE FOR A PICTURE.
I HAVE, I HAVE ONE OF MY EAGLE SCOUTS HERE TOO.
HE'S HOME ON LEE FROM THE NAVY.
YOU'RE PART ALWAYS SPECIAL FOR ME TO SEE AIDEN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, RIGHT THERE.
WE USE THE MICROPHONE RIGHT HERE.
OH, BIG GUY IN, UH, RIGHT OVER HERE.
FIRST TIME I MET HIM, I WAS WORKING BRAY ELEMENTARY TOO.
I JUST RETIRED AND I WAS SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTING.
AND THEN I ENDED UP GETTING A FULL-TIME JOB WITH SPECIAL NEED KIDS THERE.
AND I HAD LUNCH ROOM DUTY, THIS BIG GUY OVER HERE TO MY LEFT.
I MET HIM AT LUNCH ROOM AND HE FOUND OUT I WAS A SCOUT MASTER 2 5 20 SAID, HEY, I'M GONNA JOIN YOU.
I SAID, WELL, I'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW MONTHS.
HE SHOWED UP THE NEXT WEEK AND WENT TWO MONTHS EARLY INTO SCOUTING JUST SO HE COULD BE WITH US.
WE WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU MAKE US PROUD OF BEING THE EAGLE SCOUT 2 5 20, FOLKS, IT'S NOT EASY.
BUT THESE PEOPLE MADE ME GET THIS AWARD BECAUSE THEY SO SUPPORT TO ME ALL THESE YEARS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AGAIN, MR. MIKE KING.
[b. Present the Great Impact Servant Leader Award to Samuel and Nancy Jackson.]
ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENT THE GREAT IMPACT SERVANT LEADER AWARD TO SAMUEL AND NANCY JACKSON.THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY MAYOR.
WELL, FIRST I WANNA SAY, UH, THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR GIVING ME THE PRIVILEGE OF, UM, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THIS, UH, AWARD TO THE JACKSONS.
AND IT'S VERY, VERY SPECIAL TO ME BECAUSE MY TWO YOUNGEST CHILDREN, MY YOUNGEST SON AND MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WERE GOT MARRIED AT THEIR FACILITY AND THEY TOOK EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD CARE OF THEM AND MADE, UH, THEIR, THEIR WEDDING ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF THEIR LIFE.
SO IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THIS WAR TO YOU.
NANCY AND SAMUEL JACKSON, THE DYNAMIC DUO BEHIND THE OCCASIONS REMARK, WHOLEHEARTEDLY INVEST IN CEDAR HILL WITH A SERVANT'S HEART.
AND THEY TELL ME THIS REMARKABLE CO COUPLE FIRST CROSS PATHS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IS THAT RIGHT? AND OUT OF THAT, THE SEEDS OF, UH, A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT IN CEDAR HILL FOR OVER 17 YEARS.
THEIR DEDICATION SIGNS THROUGH IN THEIR EFFORTS TO BRING JOY TO OVER A HUNDRED LOCAL FAMILIES DURING TIMES OF DESPERATE NEED.
THE JACKSON'S KNOWN AS THE CHAMPIONS BEHIND THE ANNUAL JOY OF GIVING COMMUNITY OUTREACH HAVE FORMED A MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM THEM JUST A LITTLE BIT LATER, UH, TO SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER THROUGH IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES.
SINCE 2017, THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GALA HAS YIELDED A DONATION OF OVER $10,000 WORTH OF TOYS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THIS COMMITMENT EXTENDED EVEN INTO THE POST COVID AREA.
WITH THE JACKSONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S CHRISTMAS OUTREACH, CONTRIBUTING NEARLY $3,000
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IN GIFT CARDS TO CEDAR HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE 2 20 20.AS MS. JACKSON SO ELOQUENTLY PUTS IT, WE HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IS A WAY OF SHOWING OUR GRATITUDE AND KEEPS US HUMBLE AND THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT HAS LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE COMMUNITY AND EXEMPLIFIES THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER I SIT HERE IS BUILT UP UPON.
AND I WANT TO SAY WE THANK YOU FOR BEING GREAT IMPACTS SERVING LEADERS.
YES, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU TO OUR LOVING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FIRST OF ALL, GIVING ON TO GOD.
AND THEN SECONDLY, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, UM, THIS IS A VERY DISTINGUISHED HONOR AND IT MEANS A LOT TO US.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE RECOGNITION.
SOMEONE ONCE SAID THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID.
PEOPLE WILL NOT REMEMBER WHAT YOU DO, BUT PEOPLE NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.
AND THIS EVENING, WE FEEL HONORED.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A TIME WHEN WE STOOD HERE WITH 17 YEARS AGO IN PURSUIT OF AN OCCUPANCY, AND THEN JUST TO THINK THAT THIS EVENING WE ARE HERE AGAIN TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR SUPPORTERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE ALL HAVE FELT A NEED.
WE HAVE ALL FELT LIKE WE NEEDED A HIP AND HAND.
AND SO THAT IS THE MISSION OF JOY GIVEN TO EXTEND OUR HELP TO THEM, TO MANY NEEDED FAMILIES, CHILDREN AS WE HAVE BEEN HELPED FOR SO MANY YEARS.
UM, I JUST WANT TO FIRST RECOGNIZE JUST A MINUTE FOR THOSE YOU KNOW, WHO HAVE HELPED US IN THIS PURSUIT.
BECAUSE WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU'RE NEVER DOING IT ALONE.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE HELP AND THE SUPPORT OF OTHERS.
SO WE STAND TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR MANY VOLUNTEERS.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR JOY OF GIVING JOURNEY, INCLUDING OUR ELS, THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OCCASION, STAFF, FAMILY, FRIENDS, VOLUNTEERS, AND COMMUNITY FOR THEIR TIME AND DONATION GIVEN TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE LESS FORTUNATE.
AND LASTLY, I WOULD JUST SAY AGAIN, WE ARE HONORED FOR THE RECOGNITION AND WE WILL USE THIS RECOGNITION AS A MOTIVATOR TO FULFILL, TO CONTINUE TO FEEL OUR MISSION AND TO BE A PART OF THIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY.
AS WE PURSUE OUR GOALS AND OUR MISSIONS, WE HOPE IN THE FUTURE WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO EVEN MORE.
WE STILL GOT, YEAH, I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU YET.
WELL, AFTER THE PRO TILL, WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION, SO I'LL JUST, I'LL LET YOU LEAVE YET.
WE DID GIVE YOU ALL OF SOMETHING.
THAT'S WHAT WE GAVE THE YES, MA'AM.
SO I GOT SO EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TO THE JACKSONS THAT I FORGOT TO GIVE YOU.
GREAT IMPACT SERVANT LEADER AWARD PRESENTED TO NANCY AND SAMUEL JACKSON.
BUT LOOK AT THE CAPTION FOR BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND MAKING A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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LOOK AT YOU.UH, AS MR. SIMS SPOKE, UH, THE JACKSONS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING OUR CHRISTMAS OUTREACH EVERY YEAR SINCE 2016, AND THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, UH, THAT THEY'VE DONATED IN TOYS.
AND JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE JOY OF GIVING NETTED $1,200 IN GIFT CARDS FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AS WELL.
AND SO, UM, DURING COVID WAS THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, AND SO WE COULD NOT PRESENT THIS TO THEM.
SO I'VE BEEN HOLDING ONTO THIS FOR TWO YEARS TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL, UH, IN RECOGNITION FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE CEDAR HILL COMMUNITY.
AND WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
WE LOVE YOU ALL, AND WE LOVE THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY SO MUCH.
AND IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT YOU YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HELMETS,
I KNOW IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO, BUT, OH, SIR.
MUCH THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JACKSONS, UM, DOING ALL THE GREAT WORK IN OCCASIONS.
UM, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITIZENS' FORUM.
THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WANTS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON ANY SUBJECT THAT MAY OH, DID I SKIP SOMETHING? OH, SORRY.
[a. Recognize the 2023 Country Day on the Hill Board and Committee Members.]
IS RECOGNIZED.THE 2023 COUNTRY DAY ON THE HILL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
HOW CAN I FORGET ABOUT THAT? SO, UM, I'M GONNA COME ON DOWN.
WE HAVE, UM, SEVERAL PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE HERE.
SO, UH, WHO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE COUNTRY DAY, UH, EVENT.
SO, UH, I WOULD JUST CALL OUT YOUR NAME AND IF YOU HERE, UH, PLEASE COME ON UP.
UH, MS. JESSICA HAHN, ARE YOU HERE? THERE YOU ARE.
AND DONNIE WOODLAND IS WORKING TOO.
SO THESE ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? YES.
I LIKE THE SPELLING YOUR NAME.
TERRY SALAZAR? SHE'S NOT HERE.
KATIE AVANT? I BELIEVE SHE IS.
UH, CRAIG ROOT? UM, NO, HE'S NOT HERE, I THINK.
VERONICA SANCHEZ? NO, SHE'S NOT HERE EITHER.
HELLO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.
UM, SO THIS IS, UH, TAKING A MOMENT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE, UH, ALL THE EFFORT THAT WAS DONE ON A COUNTRY DAY.
COUNTRY DAY IS A TRADITION IN CEDAR HILL.
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FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR COUNTRY DAY HERE IN CEDAR HILL.AND THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WHO ARE BEHIND THE SCENES, ALTHOUGH WITH MANY OTHERS.
UM, SO WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND I THINK YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS YOU WANNA SAY.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OF COURSE.
BASICALLY, THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS SUPPORTED COUNTRY DAY ON THE HILL, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY, THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.
PARKS, AND OF COURSE, THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE VOLUNTEERS.
WITHOUT THEM, THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN.
AND OF COURSE, WITHOUT THE VENDORS, IT'LL NOT HAPPEN EITHER.
VENDORS HAS BEEN GREAT THIS YEAR, AND EVEN OUR BOARD MEMBERS, STACY, WHO'S IN CHARGE OF FOOD VENDORS, SHE'S GREAT.
JOTA IS INVOLVED WITH ALL THE VOLUNTEERS FOR GETTING VENDORS TO COUNTRY DAY.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, BOARD MEMBERS LIKE PATTY BUS HART, DAVID BUS HART, AND, UM, CANDACE, THEY HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST GROUP BESIDES MISS JIMMY'S GROUP.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.
AND JAMIE MCCAIN WOULD NEVER FORGET HER
THEY WORK TIRELESSLY TO BUILD COUNTRY DAY BIGGER AND BIGGER.
AND I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE A FEW NEW VOLUNTEERS.
MIKE FROM THE BARBER SHOP, HIS, HIS BROTHER, AND SHE'S ALSO TIER, SHE'S ALSO ONE OF THE, I'M SORRY, I CAME ON PRONOUNCING YOUR NAME.
UM, THEY'RE ONE OF THE NEW VOLUNTEERS, AND THEY HAVE DONE TOYS DRIVE FOR, THEY'RE DOING TOYS DRIVE FOR CHRISTMAS, AND THEY ARE DOING VOLUNTEERISM FOR HEAD CUTTING FOR THE NINTH GRADE SCHOOL.
THEY HAVE DONE A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
OF COURSE, THE BARBER SHOP IS DOWN CEDAR HILL AND IT'S VOLUNTEERS THAT WE ALWAYS NEED.
BUT THERE IS ALSO A FAMILY THAT I LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WITH COUNTRY DAY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING SINCE FRIDAY WHEN THE SETUP STARTS RIGHT UP TO SATURDAY WHEN WE SHUT DOWN IS THE PORTER'S FAMILY.
I WANTED TO SAY HIS SON JOSH IS HERE.
THIS KID HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE PARK BOYS SINCE HE WAS Y TALL, AND NOW HE'S ALL GROWN UP IN COLLEGE, AND HE HAS BEEN COMING BACK TO COUNTRY DAY EVERY SINGLE YEAR WITHOUT A MISS.
EVEN MR. PORTER'S DAUGHTER HAS ALWAYS SAID, WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE TO HAVE COUNTRY DAY.
AND COUNTRY DAY IS A BIG PART TO ALL OF US HERE.
SOME WHO LIVES HERE, SOME WHO DON'T, WHO JUST HAVE A BUSINESS.
BUT IT'S OUR PASSION, IT'S OUR LOVE FOR COUNTRY DAY AND OUR DEVOTION TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING.
AND I REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE THEM AND THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FOR ALL YOUR HELP.
YOU WANT A PICTURE OF US? YES.
WHERE OPPORTUNITIES GROW NATURALLY.
MR. PORTER, THERE'S, THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE ROOM THAT LOOKS A LOT LIKE YOU.
IS HE STILL AROUND?
[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, SO WITH THAT, NOW WE'RE AT CITIZENS FORUM.THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE, UH, TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT ANYTHING THAT THEY, UH, DESIRE.
ITEMS THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA CANNOT BE, UH, DISCUSSED OR DELIBERATED.
UH, I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE, UH, WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
AND THERE IS NO ONLINE, UH, COUNSEL, SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LOOK AT YOUR EMAILS.
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SO WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT[a. Case No. CUP-598-2023 - Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption in conjunction with a restaurant, generally located on the west side of Highway 67, south of East Pleasant Run Road with the approximate address being 735 N J Elmer Weaver Freeway. Representative: Xe Shen, Licensing Agent, Applicant: Tianyu Wu, Crafty Crab Arlington, Inc., Property Owner: Daniel Dautel, Inland Western Cedar Hill.]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS PUBLIC HEARING.UH, CASE NUMBER CUP 5 9 8 2023.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESTAURANT.
GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 67, SOUTH OF EAST, UH, PLEASANT RUN ROAD WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 7 3 5 NORTH J ELMER WEAVER, FREEWAY REPRESENTATIVE, UH, ZIN SHEEN.
LICENSING AGENT, APPLICANT, UH, IAN TIAN, Y TIAN YU WU, UH, CRAFTY CRAB AUDITING INCORPORATED.
PROPERTY OWNER DANIEL ELL, INLAND WESTERN CEDAR HILL.
DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING TO COUNCIL? IT'S NOT REQUIRED.
WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ENTER INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CUP 5 9 8 2023? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 5 9 8 2023.
I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNSEL, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR A MOTION.
MR. MCCURDY? MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION.
WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER CEP 5 9 8 2 3.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MCG GLOVER.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MO UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU, COUNSEL, AND WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL.
YOU'RE IN THE NEW JOE'S CRAB SHACK OR THE OLD JOE'S CRAB JAM? I'M SORRY.
[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.]
ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT AGENDA.THIS, UH, INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UP UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.
ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED? FORM CONSENT.
UH, WELL ACTUALLY BEFORE I CONTINUE, IS THE CHIEF HERE? OH, THERE YOU ARE.
IT DIDN'T SAY THE HOURS ON THE ORDINANCE.
I DIDN'T WANNA PULL IT, BUT THANK YOU, SIR.
THAT IT? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL.
SO THE PREVIOUS CURFEW, OR, OR THE CURRENT CURFEW ORDINANCE THAT'S IN PLACE IS, UH, 11:00 PM TO 6:00 AM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND THEN 12:01 AM TO 6:00 AM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY.
SO THAT'D BE FRIDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY NIGHT.
SO, SO YOU'RE CHANGING IT FROM 17 TO 18 NOW? NO, IT CHANGES TO NO CURFEW AT ALL.
OH, YOU SAID NO CURFEW AT ALL.
THAT'S WHY DUE TO THE LEGISLATION THAT'S PASSED, WE'RE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO HAVE A JUVENILE CURFEW.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
SO I'LL CONTINUE WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
COUNCIL THEN GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION.
CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 14TH, 2023 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND NOVEMBER 17TH, 18TH, 2023.
ITEM B, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $94,074 TWO 23 CENTS WITH OPEN GOV INCORPORATED FOR SOFTWARE SERVICES.
ITEM C, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR MED SSQ WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 23 DASH ONE A IN THE AMOUNT OF 175,810 WITH URBAN ENGINEERS GROUP FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR NORTH ROBERT.
UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS AND WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
ITEM D, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 97.
REPEALING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLES FIVE, UH, SECTION 18, 2 35 OF CEDAR HILL CODE OF ORDINANCE REPLACING THE SAME WITH NEW PROVISION, CHANGING THE FEES AND CHARGE FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TESTING.
ITEM E, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 2023 DASH 7 99, WHICH REPEALS CHAPTER 14.
UH, ARTICLE, ARTICLE FIVE CURFEW HOURS FOR MINORS OF THE CEDAR HILL CODE OF ORDINANCES.
ITEM F, UH, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MATTER EXECUTING AGREEMENT WITH BRANDON INDUSTRIES TO REPLACE MAILBOXES IN THE HIGH POINT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, NUMBER ONE, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 186,723 69 CENTS.
ITEM G, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH FM UTILITIES LLC FOR THE NORTH CITY HILL ROAD, PHASE TWO, WINTER GREEN ROAD, TWO PLEASANT ONE ROAD PROJECTS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,745,269 7 CENTS.
ITEM H CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTING AGREEMENT WITH THE AMOUNT OF
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50,572 AND 50 CENTS WITH THE DECOR DECOR GROUP TO INSTALL HOLIDAY LIGHTING AND DECORATIONS.ITEM, I CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 800, WHICH MAKES UPDATES TO THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.
COUNSEL, THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MAYOR, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH I I DO HAVE A MOTION.
UH, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 9 7, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF THE CURRENT CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 18 DASH 2 35 OF THE CEDAR HILL CODE OF ORDINANCE.
AND REPLACING, SAY WITH NEW PROVISIONS, CHANGING THE FEE FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TESTING, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 99, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, WHO APPEALING CHAPTER 14.
ARTICLE FIVE CURFEW HOURS FOR MINORS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION.
THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 800, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 7 9 6, ESTABLISHING THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT AS A MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING FOR A PUBLICATION.
COUNSEL, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
UH, ALL THE FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[a. Consider promoting Generra Boozer to a voting member of the Economic Development Corporation Board. ]
ITEM IS THE REGULAR AGENDA.CONSIDER PROMOTING JENERA BOOZER TO VOTING MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
IS MR. BOOZER IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY? OKAY.
WELL, HE WAS HERE, COUNSEL, SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM.
UH, SO COUNSEL, THERE IS A SPOT OPEN ON THE, UH, EDC FOR VOTING MEMBER.
UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? MAYOR.
MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF, UH, TO PROMOTE GENERIC BOOZER TO A VOTING MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND, SECOND.
COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE RIGHT HAND.
[b. Consider adoption of the joint Public Safety Strategic Plan and Operations Assessment.]
B, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY, STRATEGIC PLAN AND OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT.COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORT IN ORDER TO GET HERE, AND YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
COUNSEL, COUNCIL, MCCURDY? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE, UH, THE STAFF AND, AND, UH, BOTH OUR, OUR POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF FOR THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.
AND, AND TO, UH, DEPUTY, UH, CITY MANAGER, UH, C**S.
I, I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU PERSONALLY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO, TO REACHING OUT TO, TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAKING SURE THAT, THAT YOU GOT INPUT FROM ALL OF US.
AND, UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FIRST FOR, UH, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WAS, THAT WAS DONE ON THIS.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTION, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
IF NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS, THEN I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO.
THEN I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIC PLAN AND OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT.
WE DO A MOTION SECOND? WE DO HAVE A SECOND.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I THINK WE'RE A LOT OF KILTER WITHOUT COUNSELING.
BUT MS. BOBBY, WE FINALLY GOT COURT OF RECORD.
THAT IS A VERY MONUMENTAL MOMENT.
UH, WE, WE ARE COMING UP HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
[c. Consider approving Resolution No. R23-704 which appoints Gregg Andrew Shalan as Presiding Judge and Scott E. Kurth as an Alternate Judge of the Cedar Hill Municipal Court of Record No. 1.]
C? YES.CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTIONS NUMBER R 23 DASH 7 0 4, WHICH APPOINTS GREG ANDREW SHALON AS PRESIDING JUDGE.
AND SCOTT E KIRTH AS AN ALTERNATE JUDGE OF THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.
UH, NUMBER ONE, UH, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? MAY I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVE OF APPOINTING, UH, GREG ANDREW SHALON AS PRESIDING JUDGE AND SCOTT E KURT IS ALTERNATE JUDGE IN THE CEDAR MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.
UH, MAYOR PRO TE, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE
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DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER.ALL FA, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WE, UH, HAVE OUR FIRST JUDGE FOR OUR COURT OF RECORD.
AND YES, SO WILL OUR PRESIDING JUDGE PLEASE RISE? THERE HE IS.
SO
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE, UH, COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR, THE, UH, MR. PORTER, MS. WATSON, THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FOR AFFORDING ME THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
I APPRECIATE THEY APPRECIATE THEIR FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN ME.
UM, IN MY TENURE AS ALTERNATE JUDGE, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AN OUTSTANDING COURT STAFF LED BY BOBBY SPENCE, AN INCREDIBLE COLLEAGUE AND MENTOR, AND JUDGE MICHAEL PETTY, UH, AS OUR COURT TRANSITIONS NEXT MONTH.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ITS CONTINUED GROWTH AND EVOLUTION AS WELL.
ITS, ITS COMMITMENTS TO THE IDEALS OUTLINED IN THE PROCLAMATION GIVEN TO US BY COUNCILMAN DANIELS, UM, IN OCTOBER.
AND SEND OUR REGARDS TO OUR ALTERNATE JUDGE.
[d. Case No. FP-599-2023 - Consider approving, in accordance with the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation, an application for a final plat for the Callado Addition, Lot 1 and 2, Block 1 and a variance to Section 20-22(b), Chapter 20 – Subdivision Regulations on property zoned “SF-10” (Single-Family Residential – 10,000 square foot minimum lot size) District located on the east side of North Joe Wilson Road, south of East Wintergreen Road with the approximate address being 1404, 3 and 2 North Joe Wilson Road. Applicant: Luke Keeton, Keeton Surveying Co., Property Owner: Juan and Jenneth Callado. ]
SO, UM, ITEM D, CASE NUMBER FP 5 99 DASH 2023.CONSIDER APPROVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION.
AN APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT FOR THE COLLADO EDITION, UH, LOT ONE AND TWO, BLOCK ONE, AND A VARIANCE TO SECTION 20 DASH 22 B.
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ON PROPERTY ZONE SSF 10, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, 10,000 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM LOT SIZE DISTRICT, UH, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD, SOUTH OF EAST WINTER GREEN ROAD, WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 14 0 4, 3 AND TWO NORTH TO WILSON ROAD.
APPLICANT, LUKE KEATON KEATON SURVEYING, UH, COMPANY, UH, PROPERTY OWNER, JUAN AND, UH, JAN COLLADO.
DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? OKAY.
THEY'RE NOT HERE, RIGHT COUNSEL? IT MEANS IT, I'M BLIND UP HERE.
UM, COUNSEL, SHALL WE CONTINUE ANY, UM, COMMENTS OR ANYTHING FOR STAFF? ALRIGHT, IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
MAY I RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER FP 5 9 9 223 ALL.
SO WE ARE APPROVING IN ACCORDANCE TO P AND Z RECOMMENDATIONS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
I HEARD THE PRO FIRST, UH, COUNCILWOMAN GLOVER.
UH, SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND HONOR.
AFRAID PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[e. Consider ratifying the purchase of 122.603 acres of land known as the Willis Tract.]
ON THE REGULAR AGENDA IS CONSIDER RATIFYING THE PURCHASE OF 122.6, UH, ZERO THREE ACRES OF LAND KNOWN AS THE WILLIS TRACK COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ITEM, UH, QUESTION OR COMMENT COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, FIRST I WANTED TO, TO COMMENT THAT, THAT I, I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE WAREHOUSES AND THINGS THAT WERE BUILT ALONG 67 AND THE NUMBER OF TREES AND, AND GREEN SPACE THAT WE LOST AS A RESULT OF, OF, OF THAT CONSTRUCTION.AND THE, THE, THE PROCEEDS, THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES THAT RESULTED OUT OF THAT, UM, ARE PARTIALLY BEING USED TO, TO ACQUIRE THIS PROPERTY, WHICH WILL BE A, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE GREEN SPACE ALONG THE, THE EAST SIDE OF, OF CEDAR HILL, UH, POTENTIALLY A NEW, A NEW PARK.
UM, AND ULTIMATELY MAYBE SOMETHING RIVALING THE SIZE OF, OF VALLEY RIDGE ON THE, UH, ON THE EAST SIDE OF, OF 67.
SO I THINK THIS, THIS IS GONNA BE A, A GREAT THING FOR, FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHAT WE DO WELL HERE IN CEDAR HILL IS WE PLAN AND, UH, SOME OF THE GREATEST, UM, ASSETS THAT WE HAVE HERE IS BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS AND WORKING ALONE, UM, WITH OUR CITIZENS.
SO HERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
AND, AND LET ME, LET ME JUST ADD THAT THIS IS A LONG RANGE PLAN.
SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT MAY BE 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, BUT, BUT WE WILL HAVE THE LAND SET ASIDE TO, UH, TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND AT TODAY'S PRICES.
SO ONE THING THAT HAS ME VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS IS, UM, THIS F IS A, A, A GIANT STEP TOWARD THE CITY'S, UH, COMMITMENT TO THE PRESERVATION OF GREEN SPACE.
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GREEN SPACE.THE CITY IS WITH THIS ACTION WILL SET ASIDE, UH, FOREVER, UH, FOR GREEN SPACE.
AND THERE'S SO MUCH, THERE'S SO MANY COMMENTS ABOUT, WELL, YOU, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE CUT DOWN TREES FOR SHOPPING CENTERS.
WELL, THIS IS GREEN SPACE, AND THAT'S, IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.
AND SO I'M EXCITED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS.
WELL, THE FLOOR IS OPEN, COUNSEL.
I WILL MAKE A MOTION THEN THAT WE RATIFY THE PURCHASE OF 122.603 ACRES OF THE LAND KNOWN AS THE WILL IS TRACKED.
ALRIGHT, WE DO WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
UM, NEXT ITEM, UH, WHICH IS THE,
[10. Closed Session. ]
I GUESS NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS GOING TO CODE SESSION, UH, CODE SESSION, UH, CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEYS ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS, WHICH IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEYS UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINE RULES OF, UH, PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTS OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.UM, SUBJECT ONE, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS FINANCING AND PROCEDURES.
SUBJECT TWO, DEVELOPMENT OF BA RANCH BY HOME OF TEXAS.
COUNSEL, I HAVE 7 42, AND WE ARE, WE'LL, UH, MOVE INTO, UH, YES MA'AM, YOU CAN PUSH THE RED BUTTON.
UH, BEFORE WE LEAVE, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR DIRECTOR OF, UH, PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, IN HIGH POINT, WE HAVE A WRAP SHEET OF ACCIDENTS.
MISS, UM, MISS SHAW'S HERE, UH, OF ACCIDENTS OVER THE, AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS, WE HAVE A WRAP SHEET LONG AS THIS BUILDING PROBABLY OF ACCIDENTS.
AND IT'D BEEN JUST FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT NO ONE HAS GOTTEN KILLED.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, HURT PEOPLE, UH, THAT GOT HURT AT HIGH POINT LANE AND CLARK ROAD.
AND, UH, JUST, WE DID A STUDY ON IT.
MY GRANDSON, WHO'S A CIVIL ENGINEER, HE DID A STUDY ON WHY SO MANY ACCIDENTS WAS BEING OCCURRED THERE.
AND WE WENT TO THE CITY AND ASKED, UH, MR. JOHNSON, THE, YOU KNOW, THE DIRECTOR OF, UH, OF, UH, PUBLIC WORKS TO COME AND DO A STUDY ALSO.
AND I WANT TO THANK SEVERAL PEOPLE, THE MAYOR, MR. PORTER, UH, MELISSA AND MR. JOHNSON AND HIS STAFF.
WE HAVE OUR BLINKING LIGHTS, STOP SIGN LIGHTS, WHICH WILL, YOU CAN'T MISS 'EM.
YOU GOT TO BE DRUNK AS A SKP NOT TO SEE THESE LIGHTS, RIGHT? SO WE ARE JUST SO PROUD AND HAPPY THAT THE CITY CONSIDERED GIVING US THESE BLINKING LIGHTS WHEN PEOPLE COME OVER THAT HILL THAT DON'T LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, DOES NOT KNOW THAT THOSE, UH, THAT IT, IT IS A STOP SIGN FOR THEM TO STOP AND THEY JUST KEEP GOING.
COUNCIL, I WANT TO, UH, THANK EVERYONE THAT HAD A PART TO PLAY IN IT.
'CAUSE OUR LIGHTS WENT UP TODAY.
I DIDN'T, DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU SHORT COUNCIL.
IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ADDITIONAL.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE SHOUT OUT.
WE'LL GO INTO CLOSED SESSIONS.
CONSIDER ANY ACTION TAKEN, RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION.
[11. Reconvene in Open Session and consider any action to be taken as a result of the Closed Session.]
WE ARE BACK IN THE SESSION.COUNCIL, THERE'S NO ACTION SESSION.
DO I NEED TO START OVER? NOPE.
UH, SO NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN.
I DO HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER AND COUNCILWOMAN INE WITH A, UH, VERY AGGRESSIVE SECOND, UH, THAT NON FAVORABLE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR YOUR GOOD WORK AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.