Feb 13, 2024 City Council Briefing Session

[1. Call the meeting to order.]

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

WANNA WELCOME YOU TO THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION.

ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY POSTED.

WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.

UH, TODAY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024.

TODAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY EVE.

UM, WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING ORDER? I HAVE 6 0 2

[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, AND HAPPY FAT TUESDAY.

SO, IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN ALL THE FUN IN TODAY, YOU'VE GOT JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT BEFORE, UH, LENT OFFICIALLY STARTS TOMORROW.

NOTHING SAYS LOVE LIKE, UH, ASH WEDNESDAY.

SO WE'RE GETTING ALL OF OUR HOLIDAYS PUT TOGETHER.

UM, OF COURSE, THIS IS FEBRUARY, UH, THE BEGINNING OF, UH, REALLY, UH, THE, THE COMMUNITY'S BIG ENGAGEMENT SEASON.

WE'LL BE GOING OVER A LOT OF THOSE THINGS IN THE CALENDAR, BUT WE HAVE A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS, UH, UH, IN STORE, UH, FOR THE DAYS AND THE WEEKS AHEAD.

WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN TODAY WITH, UH, SOME, ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE DOING THE MOST, AND THAT'S INTRODUCING NEW FAMILY MEMBERS, UH, TO THE COUNCIL.

UH, THIS ONE'S ESPECIALLY FUN FOR ME BECAUSE SHE'S ALREADY A FAMILY MEMBER.

WANT TO ASK, UH, TIFFANY ALLEN, IF SHE WILL COME AND JOIN ME, UH, UP HERE.

NOW YOU MIGHT GO, HEY, SHE LOOKS FAMILIAR.

WELL, SHE OUGHT TO LOOK FAMILIAR AS, UH, SHE IS, UH, HOMEGROWN.

SHE IS A CEDAR HILL RESIDENT FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS SERVED VERY ABLY, UM, UH, ON OUR PARKS BOARD FOR 15 YEARS.

YOU THINK OF ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE PARK PLACES, TIFFANY AND HER PEERS HAVE MADE, UH, MAJOR, UH, MAJOR IMPACTS ON ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE KNOWN FOR OUR PARK SYSTEM AND FOR OUR NATURAL BEAUTY AND OUR OPEN SPACES.

AND SO, UH, SHE IS ALSO A VERY TALENTED FINANCE PROFESSIONAL.

SHE HAS WORKED FOR, UH, NEARLY 20 YEARS, BOTH IN THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

SO THAT SPEAKS VERY WELL FOR US.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE GOING PLACES AND WE NEED ALL THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE CAN GET.

UM, SHE HAS, UH, MOST RECENTLY SERVED THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, UH, AS THEIR, UH, ASSISTANT TREASURER AND REVENUE MANAGER AND, UH, BASICALLY RUNNING THE BIG SHOW OF FORT WORTH.

BUT, UH, WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW HER TO REDUCE HER COMMUTE FOR A SMALL, FOR IT TO BE QUITE A BIT SMALLER.

AND NOW SHE CAN DRIVE THE FIVE MINUTES TO, UH, CITY HALL AND SPEND ALL OF HER TIME, BOTH HER VOLUNTEER TIME AND HER WORK TIME HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

SO, I WOULD LIKE VERY JOYFULLY TO INTRODUCE TIFFANY ALLEN IS OUR ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WOO.

OH, WOW, .

THANK YOU.

EVENING MORE.

WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT STRANGE 'CAUSE I ACTUALLY KNOW ALL OF YOU AND HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH MANY OF YOU FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE PARKS BOARD, AND THEN ALSO SERVING ON THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY, IF I'LL BE HONEST, IT STARTED ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO WITH COUNCILMAN GLOVER AND HE SAID, HEY, TIFFANY, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED.

I SAID, OH, I DUNNO ABOUT THAT, .

AND THEN COUNCILMAN OZZY, COUNCILWOMAN OZZY EMAILED ME AND SAID, HEY, TIFFANY, THERE'S AN OH, TEXT ME AND SAID, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED.

I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.

FUNNY THING ABOUT THAT IS I'D ALWAYS SAID, I'M JUST IN FORT WARD.

PORTER CALLS ME OVER THERE TO CEDAR HILL, AND SO HERE I STAND.

AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY.

THE MAYOR WAS THE FIRST TO WELCOME ME TO THE CITY, AND OF COURSE, LOVE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE.

UM, I, I'M, I JUST, THE EIGHT MINUTE COMMUTE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

UM, AND THAT'S IN TRAFFIC AND WITH BAD WEATHER.

UM, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM WITH YOU ALL.

UM, IT'S BEEN AN EASY TRANSITION BECAUSE I KNOW MANY OF THE PEOPLE HERE, THE WELCOME HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WARM SO FAR FROM STAFF.

UM, AND SO I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THEY SAY, WHEN YOU LOOK FOR A NEW JOB, YOU SHOULD PRAY FOR THE JOB AND ALSO FOR THE SURROUNDINGS.

AND I THINK I'M BLESSED THAT I'VE LANDED AT A PLACE WHERE IT'S ALREADY FAMILY.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT.

SO TIFFANY'S JOINING FOX CITY MANAGER.

YES, IF, IF THIS IS THE MOMENT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS OUR MODEL, BUT WHERE OPPORTUNITIES GROW NATURALLY.

SO WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL .

THANK YOU.

UH, AS I WAS SAYING, TIFFANY, UH, JOINS A, UH, A NEW AND VERY CAPABLE STAFF IN OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, REALLY ANCHORING US FOR, UH, THE VERY VIBRANT FUTURE THAT WE HAVE AHEAD.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THIS TEAM AS THEY, UH, REALLY COME TOGETHER AND START TO, UH, TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR US AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

SO, WELCOME KE AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE.

AND IF, IF I,

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I DIDN'T KNOW THAT COUNCILMAN AZI GAVE YOU A TIP.

UH, AND I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DECISION PROCESS.

SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I ANTICIPATE THAT YOU ACTUALLY EARNED, UH, YOUR POSITION SO IT WASN'T NO FAVORITISM.

SO I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT LITTLE EXTRA CARROT TO IT.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

UH, ON ANOTHER EXCITING AND IMPORTANT NOTE, I AM HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE NEARING FULL COMPLETION ON THE REPAIRS TO THE SENIOR CENTER.

SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN ANXIOUS TO OCCUR.

IN FACT, UH, SEAN RAY TOLD ME JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO THAT THEY, UH, RECENTLY DID THE FINAL INSPECTION, AND THEY'RE MAKING PLANS NOW TO BE ABLE TO RETURN THE SENIORS TO, UH, THEIR PLACE, UH, NEWLY REPAIRED AND, AND READY FOR BUSINESS, UH, BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.

UH, THEY ARE WORKING ON, I BELIEVE, A LITTLE SORT OF CELEBRATION POTLUCK ON WEDNESDAY.

I THINK THEY'RE STILL PUTTING SOME OF THE DETAILS TOGETHER, BUT WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION, UH, OUT TO YOU AS SOON AS WE CAN.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF A LOT OF HARD WORK BY SEAN AND HIS TEAM, OUR FACILITIES TEAM, UH, CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, WORKING WITH THE INSURANCE FOLKS TO, UH, TRY TO GET AS SHORT A LINE AS POSSIBLE TO GET OUR SENIORS BACK INTO THEIR PLACE AND BACK TO REGULAR PROGRAMMING, UM, IN A PLACE THAT THEY'RE BOTH COMFORTABLE WITH AND THAT THEY, AND, UH, WE VERY MUCH LOVE.

SO, UH, THANK YOU SEAN.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, THE RETURN OF THAT, UH, THOSE PROGRAMS, UH, NEXT WEEK.

UH, MOVING ON TO, UH, THE CALENDAR.

AS I SAID, FEBRUARY IS THE BEGINNING OF BIG TIME ENGAGEMENT SEASON FOR US AND IN THE SPRING, UH, AND, UH, THAT'S GOING TO BEGIN NEXT TUESDAY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF WORK.

AND THAT IS A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING.

THIS IS ANOTHER SERIES, UH, ANOTHER AND A SERIES OF MEETINGS THAT THE COUNCIL IS HAVING WITH ITS BOARDERS AND COMMISSIONS TO BE ABLE TO FURTHER ITS PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

THIS ONE IS A JOINT SPECIAL CALLED MEETING BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

IT WILL BE HELD ON, UH, NEXT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH AT 6:00 PM IN THE THIRD FLOOR TRAINING ROOM HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.

WE'LL CONTINUE THE WORK ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, AND PARTICULARLY AROUND THE AREAS OF, UH, THE, UH, TARGETS FOR EACH OF OUR, UH, UH, CORE PRIORITY AREAS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THEN ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, NEXT WEEK FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM IS OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY EVENT.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN EVOLVING UNDER THE MAYOR'S LEADERSHIP FOR THE PAST, UH, THREE YEARS, AND HAS BECOME AN EVENING EVENT WITH A MUCH BROADER APPEAL.

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT IT SOLD OUT AGAIN VERY QUICKLY.

UH, WE HAVE A LOT TO SHARE, UH, WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE COMMUNITY'S VERY INTERESTED TO BE ABLE TO GET THE INFORMATION.

UH, SO AGAIN, FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AT THE ALLEN SIMS RECREATION CENTER.

NEXT THURSDAY, WE'LL BE HOSTING THE STATE OF THE CITY, UM, DINNER AND EVENT, UH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE 23RD.

UH, OUR PARTNERS AT THE CEDAR HILL SHARES FOOD PANTRY WILL BE HOSTING THEIR, UM, ANNUAL FUNDRAISER.

IT'LL BE A NIGHT IN MONTE CARLO.

IT'LL BE AT BLAINE STONE LODGE IN MIDLOTHIAN.

UM, IF YOU, THE CITY DOES HAVE A TABLE FOR THAT EVENT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE, UH, CALL THE CITY SECRETARY OR JUST EMAIL HER AND LET HER KNOW THAT, UH, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.

AND WE WILL GET YOU, UH, RSVP'D.

AT THE MOMENT, WE HAVE, UH, THE MAYOR AND MRS. MASON, UH, ALREADY R RSS VP, AND I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR OTHERS.

SO JUST LET US KNOW AND WE'LL GET YOU FIXED UP.

UH, IT IS ALL THIS WHOLE, UH, SPRING IS, UH, FUNDRAISING SEASON FOR OUR, UH, OUR ANCHORING NON-PROFITS HERE IN THE CITY.

SO, ON SAT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY THE 24TH FROM 7:30 AM TO 10:30 AM THE CEDAR HILL LIONS CLUB WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST.

UH, YOU MAY GET TICKETS ONLINE OR FROM YOUR FAVORITE LION OF WHICH TWO OF WHICH ARE ON THE COUNCIL.

CHAD AND DAN ARE QUITE HAPPY TO SELL YOU TICKETS FOR THAT BREAKFAST.

UH, THIS IS AN HONORED CEDAR HILL TRADITION.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR LONGER THAN I CAN REMEMBER.

IT'S ALSO GOES FOR VERY GOOD CAUSES.

THE LIONS DO QUITE A FEW GOOD DEEDS IN THE CITY ALL YEAR LONG, INCLUDING SEVERAL THINGS THAT SUPPORT, UH, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO EVERYONE IS, UH, WELCOME TO GO AND ENJOY FELLOWSHIP AND SUPPORT OUR CEDAR HILL LIONS ON THAT DAY.

UH, ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH IS OUR SECOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MONTH, UH, SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND.

NOW WE'RE IN THE BIG ENGAGEMENT SEASON, IS OUR ANNUAL NEIGHBOR CITYWIDE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY THAT, AS ALWAYS, IS HELD AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER.

AND IT'LL BE HELD FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH,

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AND SO WE, WE EXPECT A FULL SLATE OF FOLKS, UH, COMING TO ATTEND AND ALSO TO SHOW THE WONDERFUL THINGS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO THAT'S SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND, ON FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH, UH, THE FOLKS AT THE CEDAR HILL SENIOR SENATE HAVE INVITED THE COUNCIL AND, UH, AND GUESTS TO ATTEND THEIR 2024 SNEAKER BALL.

SO THIS IS A DANCING BALL, BUT YOU GET TO WEAR YOUR TENNIS SHOES.

SO IT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

UH, WE ARE HAPPY TO, UH, FACILITATE TICKETS FOR THAT.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE LET THE CITY SECRETARY KNOW, AND WE'LL GET YOU, UM, HOOKED UP FOR THAT.

SATURDAY.

MARCH 9TH IS OUR NEXT, UH, COMMUNITY WIDE, UH, PAPER SHREDDING EVENT.

IT WILL BE HELD FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD IS THE, THE BEGINNING OF A COUPLE OF MAJOR EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, AND THIS COUNCIL AND THE FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, THIS WILL BE THE GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION OF THE SIGNATURE PARK IN TRAIL.

AS YOU KNOW, THE LIBRARY AND THE SIGNATURE PARK WERE ACTUALLY TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATE PROJECTS THAT THAT ENDED UP MERGING AND CREATING A WHOLE NEW ANCHOR AND SPACE AND CATALYST FOR OUR MIDTOWN AREA.

UM, WE WILL BE, UH, CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF THE PARK PORTION OF THAT PROJECT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AND IT'LL BE HERE AT THE PARK ITSELF.

UH, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF BRIEFINGS TONIGHT.

UH, ONE OF THEM IS RELATED TO KIND OF WHERE WE ARE ON THAT, INCLUDING, UH, THE STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION AT THE LIBRARY MUSEUM AND THE SIGNATURE PARK.

SO I KNOW YOU'LL ENJOY GETTING THAT INFORMATION.

BUT WE'RE DOWN TO LIKE DAYS NOW.

IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN THE LIBRARIES, UH, INSTAGRAM POSTS, THEY'VE GOT THEIR COUNTER.

AND SO IT'S GONNA BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN ON TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH WILL BE, UM, THE, THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN MARCH.

SO, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT.

IF NOT, WE'LL QUICKLY GO TO ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA, AND WE CAN GET TO OUR BRIEFING ITEMS FOR TONIGHT.

WE DO HAVE TWO BRIEFING ITEMS, UH, ON THE BRIEFING AGENDA.

ONE IS AN UPDATE FROM, UH, BALFOUR BETA ON THE STATUS OF THE LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND SIGNATURE PARK PROJECT.

AND THEN A SECOND, UH, BRIEFING RELATED TO THE MEDIA AND SOCIAL, UH, THE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AROUND THE OPENING OF THE LIBRARY, THE MUSEUM, AND THE SIGNATURE PART FOR OUR FACILITY.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, WE HAVE A VERY BRIEF AGENDA TONIGHT.

UH, WE DO HAVE INVOCATION BY, UH, PASTOR ALAN MARTIN OF SENIOR CHURCH OF CHRIST.

UH, WE DO HAVE A, A, A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR US.

AND ALSO A, UH, LONG TERM CEDAR TRADITION COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO MEET OUR NEWEST, UH, FIRE AND EMS PERSONNEL, THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE PROTECTING US.

WE WILL BE SWEARING IN, UH, SIX NEW FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS, AND THEN ALSO RECOGNIZING THE PROMOTION OF ONE OF OUR OWN TO A, UH, A RANK OF SUPERVISION.

SO THESE ARE CELEBRATIONS FOR US.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT.

UH, WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, UH, RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT AWAY.

THE COUNCIL WAS BRIEFED ON THIS AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THIS IS THE FORMAL PROCESS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO, UM, BEGIN THE IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCESS AND THEN, UM, GET THE PROCESS GOING SO THAT WE CAN THEN START THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED LAST YEAR, UH, FOR BEAR CREEK AND DUNCANVILLE ROAD, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN HIGHLY ANTICIPATED AND REQUESTED BY THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA.

YES, SIR.

? YES.

YES, SIR, IT IS.

AND WE DO IT VERY, VERY SELDOM.

IN FACT, I ENCOUNTER ON ONE HAND THE ONES THAT, UH, I HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH.

UH, WE DO HAVE AN ITEM RELATED TO ELECTION MATTERS.

THE COUNCIL WILL BE ORDERING THE GENERAL ELECTION, UH, FOR LOCAL POSITIONS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 4TH, UM, AND TO, UH, ORDER THE ELECTION FOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS IN PLACE ONE AND IN PLACE FOUR.

UH, A QUICK CONSENT AGENDA.

I, UH, CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING MINUTES, AND THEN ALSO A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT FOR BODY-WORN, UH, CAMERAS FROM, UH, THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.

UH, THE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE ON THE GRANT AND PARTNER FUNDING AND LEVERAGING LOCAL DOLLARS.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE THEIR CONTINUED EFFORTS IN THAT REGARD.

AND THEN THE FINAL ITEM OF THE NIGHT IS A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO, UH, DISCUSS RELATED MATTERS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BELCON RANCH WITH THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

UM, THANK YOU COUNSEL.

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[3. Update on Library, Museum and Signature Park project by Balfour Beatty.]

AND THAT IS UPDATE ON LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND SIGNATURE PARK PROJECT BY BALFOUR BEATTY.

GOOD EVENING.

HEY, GOOD EVENING.

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING WELL, WE, UH, I BROUGHT DENITA ALONG, UM, 'CAUSE SHE HAS SOME GOOD INFORMATION TO SHARE.

SO, GOOD EVENING, DANITA.

Y'ALL KNOW DENITA? MM-HMM, .

ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US AGAIN.

UH, WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS.

IT IS BITTERSWEET THAT THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING TO THE END, BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE EXCITED.

SO, UH, LIKE I TELL MELISSA, WE'LL ALWAYS BE BACK AND, UH, AND TOUR IN THE LIBRARY OURSELVES.

SO.

ALRIGHT.

SO, UH, TONIGHT YOU'RE GONNA GIVE AN UPDATE, UH, KIND OF LIKE WE, UH, WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WITH THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS.

UM, IN THE LIBRARY, WE'RE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE EXTERIOR GLASS.

UH, WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE EXTERIOR FACADE.

THAT'S THE, UM, THE ICAP, THE TILE THAT YOU SEE ON THE OUTSIDE, THE LAMBO, UH, THE WOOD LOOKING, UM, EXTERIOR, AS WELL AS, UH, ANY BRICK AND STONE.

SO, UH, WE ALSO STARTED THE WOOD DECK PAVERS.

UH, IN THE NEXT, UH, IN THE COUPLE OF SLIDES YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE A CLOSEUP LOOK AT THAT.

UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF THAT FINISHING PIECE ON THERE THAT REALLY STARTS TO MAKE IT LOOK COMPLETE.

UH, STARTED SOME OF THE DECORATIVE HANDRAILS, MAINLY IN THAT, UM, UH, MAIN STAIRWELL, UH, AS WELL AS COMPLETED FLOORING.

UH, WE STARTED OUR ELEVATOR INSTALLATION.

UM, AND THEN ALSO THE FURNITURE HAS STARTED SHOWING UP, AND THEY'VE STARTED TO SET THAT UP AS WELL.

UH, SO MOVING ON TO THE SIGNATURE PARK AND SITE.

UH, WE DID COMPLETE THE EAST TRAILS.

UH, NOW WE'RE JUST WORKING ON THAT LITTLE TECH STOP PIECE UNDERNEATH THE, UH, THE BRIDGE.

UH, WE'VE COMPLETED THE LIMESTONE LUTER BLOCKS IN THE HEART OF THE PARK.

UH, WE STARTED SETTING THE LIMESTONE LUTER BLOCKS AND THE GIAN WALLS, UH, WHICH ARE THE STONE, UH, RETAINING WALLS AROUND THE, UM, AROUND THE LIBRARY AS WELL.

UH, WE INSTALLED IRRIGATION ON NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.

UM, AND THEN WE STARTED IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE AROUND THE BUILDING.

SO A LOT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST 90 DAYS.

UM, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU, UH, SOME UPDATED PHOTOS OF WHERE WE'RE AT.

YOU CAN START TO SEE, UH, THE DARKER COLOR, UM, AROUND THE SIDEWALKS.

THAT'S OUR TOP, OUR, UM, OUR TOPPING SOIL.

SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, NEXT THING IS PLANTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GIVE 'EM A, A STRONG BASE TO SIT IN.

UM, ALSO, UH, THIS PARKING LOT IS STILL VERY FULL.

UM, BUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, YOU'LL START TO SEE A LOT OF STUFF BEING PULLED OFF.

UH, WE'LL GET THE STRIPER IN THERE.

UH, SO TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A NICE FINISHED, UH, UH, FINISHED OUTSIDE.

UH, HERE'S, UH, THAT NORTH SIDE.

I DID TALK ABOUT THOSE, UH, LIMESTONE LOOTER BLOCKS, AS WELL AS THE GIAN WALLS.

UH, YOU START TO HAVE THAT, YOU START TO SEE THE KIND OF, UH, THE CURVATURE OF THE EXTERIOR PATIOS AS WELL.

UH, ONCE AGAIN, NICE, UM, NICE, UH, YOU KNOW, SIGNATURE PIECE TO THIS AS WELL AS YOU COULD SEE IN THE TOP, UH, RIGHT, THE WOOD DECK PAVER.

SO WE DO HAVE A CLOSER, UH, IMAGE OF THAT.

UH, BUT JUST KIND OF SEE WHAT YOU SEE FROM, UH, FROM THE 10,000 FOOT VIEW.

UM, THOSE GABON WALLS WE TALKED ABOUT.

YOU COULD SEE, UH, THOSE, THOSE ARE THE BOTTOM TWO STACKS THAT ARE, UH, RUN IN PARALLEL.

UM, THAT'S HOLDING BACK, UH, THE, THE SOIL.

UM, AND PROVIDE A NICE STABILIZED BASE FOR, UH, THAT PLANTING AREA.

UH, HERE'S THAT WOOD DECK PAVER AND THAT QUIET READING DECK.

UM, I CAN ALREADY TELL THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A PRETTY POPULAR, UH, HANGOUT SPACE.

MM-HMM.

I THINK, I THINK OUR, UH, TEMPORARY OFFICE IS GONNA BE RIGHT OUTTA THERE .

SO, UH, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HANG OUT THERE UNTIL THE LIBRARY KICKS US OUT.

UM, NOW IN THAT, UM, THE BIG OPEN SPACE DOWNSTAIRS WHERE YOU CAN DIVIDE THAT ROOM INTO, UH, THREE SEPARATE ROOMS. UH, WE'VE INSTALLED THE FLOORING, THE CEILINGS, UH, IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS WE'LL START TO HAVE THOSE, UM, DIVIDERS BEING INSTALLED.

UH, KIND OF THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IN THAT AREA.

ALSO, SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE IN THIS PHOTO IS WE HAVE STARTED WASHING THE WINDOWS.

I KNOW THEY WERE DOWN THERE THIS MORNING.

SO THAT'S REALLY GIVEN US, UM, THAT LAST PIECE, UH, LETTING US KNOW THAT CONSTRUCTION'S OUT OF THERE.

SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE I SAID, WE'RE JUST DOING THE FINISHING TOUCHES AND PUTTING A BOW ON THE INSIDE.

UM, HERE, UH, LIKE I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DO HAVE THE, UM, THE ELEVATORS, UH, FINISH INSTALL.

UM, I KNOW, UH, MR. SIMS, I, I BELIEVE THESE ARE THE FASTEST ELEVATORS OUT OF THESE TWO BUILDINGS.

SO I THINK , I THINK WE'RE, UH, WE'RE GOOD ON THOSE.

WE'RE GONNA BE GOOD ON THOSE.

UM, UH, NEXT IS, UH, THE PICTURE OF THE BATHROOM.

THIS, UH, PLYWOOD IS WHAT'S GONNA HOLD THE MIRROR, BUT, UH, THEY, THEY WERE INSTALLING

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SO IT KIND OF GIVES YOU THAT FLOATING, UH, LOOK TO IT.

SO, UH, VERY NICE SINKS AND ALL THAT.

SO HERE, UH, TO THE LEFT IS GONNA BE THAT MAIN STAIRWELL.

UM, IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE, UH, TREADS AND LANDINGS, WHICH YOU ACTUALLY WALK ON.

UH, THEY'RE GONNA BRING THOSE IN.

THERE WAS, THOSE ARE PRECAST OFF SITE.

AND, UH, THAT'S JUST A FINISHED PIECE ON THAT STAIRWELL.

AND THEN YOU COULD SEE, UH, THAT DECORATIVE HANDRAIL THERE AS WELL.

SO, UH, AND THEN TO THE RIGHT, UH, IT'S JUST KIND OF A PHOTO OF Y'ALL'S FURNITURE THAT'S ALREADY STARTED TO BE, UH, PUT IN AND FINISHING OUT THAT SPACE.

UM, NEXT, TAKING A LOOK AT THE UPDATED PHOTOS FROM THIS EAST, UH, SIDE TRAIL.

THERE WAS A LOT OF PLANTING, UM, AND SEED PUTTING PUT DOWN THERE.

UM, IF YOU KIND OF WALK THOSE TRAILS, UM, WHICH I DON'T THINK ANYONE SHOULD BECAUSE THERE'S A, A FENCE UP, BUT, UH, MM-HMM.

, UH, .

YEAH.

UM, BUT THE GRASS IS STARTING TO TAKE ROOT .

THE GRASS IS STARTING TO TAKE ROOT, SO IT LOOKS REAL.

IT LOOKS REAL NICE IN THERE.

UM, DON'T GET ANY IDEAS.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

EXACTLY.

YEAH, I, I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE THERE.

I JUST, I JUST SAW FOOTPRINTS AROUND THERE.

RIGHT.

SO I WAS, UH, I WAS GONNA ASK FOR Y'ALL SHOE SIZES SO I COULD FIGURE THAT OUT.

UH, THIS IS THAT, UH, TRAIL THAT, UH, IS GONNA BE A PART OF THAT GRAND OPENING WITH THAT FUN RUN.

SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S STARTING TO GET, UH, FINISHED OUT.

THEY STARTED TO PUT THE GRASS ALONG THE SIDEWALKS TO, TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A, A FINISHED SPACE.

UH, ALSO HERE IN THAT HEART OF THE PARK, A LOT OF LIMESTONE, LUTER BLOCKS, KIND OF, UM, GIVEN THAT HEART OF THE PARK, THAT CHARACTER, UH, THAT YOU GUYS ENVISIONED.

SO, UH, NOW WE'RE GONNA START RUNNING IRRIGATION THROUGHOUT THERE, PUTTING DOWN OUR DECOMPOSED GRANITE AND HARDSCAPES.

AND IT'S REALLY GONNA, UH, REALLY GONNA COME TOGETHER IN THE NEXT, UH, SIX WEEKS.

SO, ALRIGHT.

AND THEN HERE IS, UH, A PHOTO OF THE, THAT NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.

UH, WE DID GET THAT CONCRETE POURED IN THERE, JUST KIND OF READY FOR HARDSCAPES.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO, UH, PUT THAT DECOMPOSED GRANITE DOWN IN THOSE PARKING STALLS.

UH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S PROBABLY 90% DONE ON THIS SIDE.

ALRIGHT.

UH, LOOKING AT UPCOMING, UH, MILESTONES THAT WE HAVE, UM, OBVIOUSLY THE BIG MILESTONE IS FINISHING.

UM, BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY, WE GOT THAT FINAL PAINT GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

UH, WE'RE STARTING TO DO THAT FINAL CLEAN.

UM, ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU GUYS, ESPECIALLY TO THE LIBRARY STAFF THAT'S TRAINING.

MAKING SURE THAT ON DAY ONE, WHEN IT'S OPENED UP TO THE PUBLIC, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO, UM, TO OPERATE AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

SO WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF TRAININGS THAT WE'LL BE DOING, UH, WITH THEM, UH, LOOKING AT COMPLETING THE PUNCH LIST, COMPLETING LANDSCAPING, AND THEN ALSO BALANCE OUT THAT MECHANICAL SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO UNCOMFORTABLE ROOMS, THAT THEY'RE ALL, UM, CONSISTENT AS WELL AS COMMISSIONING.

AGAIN, TRAINING ON ALL SYSTEMS. UH, AND THAT'S NOT ONLY FOR THE LIBRARY STAFF, THAT'S ALSO FOR MAINTENANCE AS WELL, SO THAT THEY CAN, UH, KNOW HOW TO UPKEEP THAT BUILDING.

UM, SIGNATURE PARK AND SITE, UH, WILL COMPLETE THE PLANNING, UH, COMPLETE THE DECOMPOSED GRANITE AND THE WALKWAYS, UH, THE SITE LIGHTING SITE TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS, UH, THE CITY, UM, SHOULD OR HAS THAT, UM, THAT RESTROOM THAT THEY PURCHASED FROM ON NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD THAT WILL BE GETTING INSTALLED IN THE NEXT, UH, FEW WEEKS.

SO THOSE ARE EXCITING THINGS.

UM, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, UM, WE LIKE TO, TO REITERATE THAT WE'RE STILL ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.

EVERYTHING'S BOUGHT OUT.

UH, GMP IS, UM, THE COST IS REFLECTED ON THE GMP AND WE DO STILL ANTICIPATE ON, UM, ON CELEBRATING WITH YOU GUYS SPRING OF 2024.

AND THEN ALSO, UM, I BROUGHT MY FRIEND DANITA HERE TO GO A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT NWBE AND WHERE WE STAND ON THIS PROJECT, AS WELL AS, UM, AS HER FUTURE OR HER ROLE IN THE COMPANY FOR NOT ONLY THIS PROJECT, BUT FUTURE PROJECTS AS WELL.

SO I REALLY WANNA GIVE Y'ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE 'CAUSE THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

AND I LOVE TO SEE WHEN PROJECTS GO FROM BEGINNING TO END AND WE GET GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR TRADE PARTNERS.

UM, I STILL WANNA JUST, I'M JUST HAPPY ABOUT IT.

UM, WE'RE AT A 49% MWBE PARTICIPATION GOAL.

THAT IS A VERY HIGH, GREAT GOAL FOR DALLAS COUNTY, NOT JUST FOR CEDAR HILL, BUT DALLAS COUNTY.

AND SO THAT IS WELL APPLAUDED BY THE WORK THAT, UH, YOUR, THE COUNCIL HAS DONE, YOUR MAYOR, UH, YOUR CITY MANAGER AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, BEING CONSISTENT AND, AND KEEPING US IN A FULL PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION MODE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT.

SOLES, CODY SAID, MY NAME IS DANITA, LACKING QUINN.

I'M THE MWBE DIVERSITY MANAGER FOR BALFOUR BEATTY.

AND MY TEAM, WE, WE RUN DALLAS-FORT WORTH, AUSTIN AND ARIZONA.

AND SO WE'RE, UH, VERY PROUD

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UM, AND WE HANDLE LARGE DIVISION SPECIAL PROJECTS K THROUGH 12 AND MUNICIPAL.

THIS HAS BEEN A PROVEN PROJECT FROM BEGINNING TO END WITH YOUR 30% GOAL.

AND WE'VE EXCEEDED THAT WITH 49%.

THE ENGAGEMENT BEGAN BEFORE THE PROJECT HIT THE GROUND, BEFORE THE FIRST SHOVEL OF SOIL MOUNTED.

UM, WE HAD GREAT PARTNERSHIPS IN THE CITY AND EXTERNALLY, BUT THE BIGGEST PART OF IS OUTREACH.

UM, LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUTREACH WITH BALFOUR.

IT DOES NOT BEGIN AT THE START OF A PROJECT.

WE HAVE IT ONGOINGLY.

SO THAT MEANS THAT IF A SMALL BUSINESS, A SUBCONTRACTOR, TRADE PARTNER WANTS TO DO BUSINESS IN CONSTRUCTION, THAT MEANS EVERY INDUSTRY PARTNER WITH CONSTRUCTION, WE HELP THEM BUILD CAPACITY.

AND CAPACITY BUILDING IS NOT JUST FINANCIAL, IT'S ALSO RETAINING LABOR WORKFORCE, UNDERSTANDING, EXECUTING CONTRACTS, PREQUALIFICATIONS, UM, ALL OF THOSE THINGS GO INTO IT.

AND SO TO HIT IT AT 49% IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.

UM, OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FIRMS GO BEYOND JUST, UM, JUST THE PROJECT WIC BALFOUR.

WE ALSO WORK WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS.

UH, WE WORK WITH THE REGIONAL BLACK CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, THE ASIAN CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, THE DFW, MINORITY SUPPLY DIVERSITY COUNCIL, THE REGIONAL HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION.

SO WE ARE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND WE DON'T JUST CALL THEM WHEN WE NEED THEM.

WE SHOW UP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND WE ARE VERY CONSISTENT WITH THEM.

UM, OUR EXPOSURE IS TO BE, IS FOR ACCURATE REPORTING.

SO WE DO USE A CONTRACT COMPLIANCE SYSTEM TO REPORT EVERY TIER OF A PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS GETTING PAID ON TIME, THAT WE'RE ON BUDGET, AND EVERYONE IS ON SCHEDULE.

SO ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE GREAT PEOPLE I WOULD LOVE TO HIGHLIGHT IS MS. SHARON DOUGLAS.

SHE IS A MINORITY WOMAN, VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS, AND SHE'S BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 95.

AND IT'S ALSO A FAMILY BUSINESS.

HER SON ACTUALLY WORKS WITH HER AND HE IS A GRADUATE OF UT AUSTIN.

I WON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST HIM.

MM-HMM.

.

BUT, BUT, UH, BUT THEY ARE A GREAT PAIR, UH, BECAUSE THEY OWN, THEY WORK ON THESE PROJECTS TOGETHER, BUT THEY ALSO FULFILL COMMUNITY NEEDS AS WELL.

SO THEY'LL DO A LOT OF MENTORING, INTERNSHIPS, UM, JOURNEYMEN, UH, OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE FIRM, BUT THEY'VE ALSO GROWN OUTSIDE OF DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA.

THEY ALSO HAVE A OFFICE IN, IN ATLANTA.

AND NEXT IS JBJ MANAGEMENT.

NOAH DAL IS, IS A GREAT COUNTERPART.

UM, HE HANDLES COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING AND HE WORKED VERY CLOSELY ON THIS PROJECT HANDLING EXTERNAL OUTREACH.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, MWBE GOES A LONG WAY, BUT I WILL ALSO LET YOU KNOW, WE HIT IT AT 49%.

BUT IF YOU INCLUDE MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES THAT DID NOT HAVE THEIR CERTIFICATION, WE WERE AT 51.2.

SO THE OTHER GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET BUSINESS OWNERS IN CEDAR HILL, IN DALLAS COUNTY CERTIFIED.

AND THAT'S WHY WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

NOW WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO CODY.

AND JUST SOMETHING I WANT TO ADD TO THAT IS, UM, DANITA CAME INTO OUR, UM, OUR TRAINING ONE TIME, UH, AS THE, THE PMS AND, UH, STARTED SHARING ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AND IT WAS LIKE DRINKING OUT OF A FIRE HOSE FOR ME PERSONALLY.

BUT IT WAS AWESOME TO THE POINT WHERE WHEN WE WERE INTERVIEWING SUBS, UM, FOR ALL, ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS, I EVEN WAS LIKE, HEY, WE, WE GOT SOMEBODY.

ARE YOU, ARE YOU A ARE YOU CERTIFIED? BECAUSE SHE NOT ONLY WILL HELP, UH, GET THEM CERTIFIED, BUT SHE HELPS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US MAKE SURE SO THAT 51% OR 51.2 51.2% THAT, UH, THAT WE COULD EXACTLY, YES.

YEAH.

SO, UM, SO YEAH, THE, THE GOAL IS ON THE NEXT PROJECT AND ALL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, LEAVING, UH, ANYTHING ON THE TABLE THAT, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CAPTURE AND THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO, UH, CONTINUE TO BUILD THEIR BUSINESS.

SO, UM, IT'S AWESOME.

UH, ALRIGHT, SO NEXT IS THE LEAD CERTIFICATION.

SO WE'RE GETTING SO CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO DISTINGUISH THE LEAD CERTIFICATION, UH, WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

UH, THE GREAT NEWS HERE IS WE DID GET, UM, OUR, THERE'S TWO, TWO PORTIONS OF LEAD.

THERE'S A DESIGN PORTION, UM, WHERE YOU CAN GET POINTS AS WELL AS A, UM, AS A CONSTRUCTION PORTION.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T GET THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION UNTIL WE'RE COMPLETELY FINISHED.

NO MORE TRASH ON SITE, WHICH YOU KNOW, SHOULD BE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

UM, BUT WE DID, UH, SUBMIT FOR DESIGN DOCUMENTATION AND WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, GET I BELIEVE 30 POINTS FROM THAT.

SO RIGHT NOW, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WENT IN WITH THE GOAL OF BEING LEAD CERTIFIED.

UM, AND THROUGH Y'ALL'S HARD WORK, AND MELISSA AND HER TEAM AND MARIE, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE SILVER IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTED AT RIGHT

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SO, UH, THAT'S DEFINITELY A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT AND SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE POSTED IN THE BUILDING.

MM-HMM, AS SOON AS WE GET, UM, THAT DESIGNATION.

SO THAT'S AWESOME.

ALRIGHT, WELL THAT'S IT.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HURRY UP AND FINISH.

IS THAT ? UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? UM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, DANITA, YOU A, YOU A SUPERSTAR.

UH, I'VE BEEN KNOWING YOU FOR YEARS.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE GREAT.

I DO WANT TO CORRECT YOU ON ONE THING THOUGH.

UH, YOU OPEN UP THE PRESENTATION AND YOU SAID OUR 49, UH, PERCENT GOAL.

UH, I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, REVISE THAT IT WAS A 30% GOAL, IT WAS 49% ACHIEVEMENT.

SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.

AND WE ALWAYS EXCEED GOALS.

, YOU CAN HAVE THE LAST WORD.

COURSE.

.

ALRIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? MAYOR , THANK YOU ALL.

LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, TO SEEING Y'ALL AT GRAND OPENING.

YES.

WE'LL, THERE, THIS IS THE LAST PRESENTATION FROM YOU BEFORE GRAND OPENING.

YES.

OH, OKAY.

BUT WE WILL DO A FINAL WRAP UP, YOU KNOW, HAVE, HAVE A BUNCH OF TEARS AND ALL THAT.

AND KLEENEX.

I SAY IT'S WHATEVER MELISSA WANTS.

YEAH.

.

OH YEAH, THAT, THAT TOO.

NEVER WHISTLE ONCE.

SO, SO NOW THE, THE, THE MORNING THAT WE DO THE GRAND OPENING, ARE, ARE Y'ALL GONNA BE ALL SCRAMBLING AROUND THERE, OR ARE Y'ALL JUST GONNA BE STANDING UP FRONT SMILING AND, AND READY TO GO? UH, WE WILL WIPE OUR SWEAT OFF AND SMILE.

SO YES.

NO, WE'LL, WE'LL BE, UH, UM, WE'LL BE WORKING JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S, UH, TIED UP AND THAT THERE'S NO LOOSE ENDS.

SO, MM-HMM.

.

MM-HMM.

, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK Y'ALL.

THANK YOU.

THANK Y'ALL.

I HOPE, UM, THIS PROJECT IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES IN YOUR PORTFOLIO, SO ABSOLUTELY.

IT IS.

YEAH, IT IS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK Y'ALL.

THANK YOU.

OH, SORRY.

OH, YES, MA'AM.

SORRY.

DO YOU HAVE, UH, DO YOU HAVE IT BROKEN DOWN IN ETHNICITIES? WE DO HAVE IT BROKEN DOWN IN ETHNICITIES, AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE THAN JUST, UH, IT'S, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A FEW SCOPES.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO BE MORE DETAILED.

YES, MA'AM.

YES, MA'AM.

YOU ARE WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

THANK Y'ALL.

THAT'S A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MY LIBRARY TEAM, I THINK.

[4. Briefing on Library, Museum & Signature Park social media strategy.]

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND SIGNATURE PARK SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY.

HELLO THERE, LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WHAT A WONDERFUL BLESSING TO BE HERE, UM, TONIGHT.

THIS HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A, UH, JOURNEY AND A DREAM.

UM, AND TO BE ON THIS SIDE WHERE WE'RE NOW COMMUNICATING TO YOU OUR TRANSITION COMMUNICATION STRATEGY IS, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I JUST HAVE CHILLS.

THIS IS, THIS IS DEFINITELY A DREAM MAKING MOMENT.

YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER WHEN WE KICKED OFF THIS CAMPAIGN, UM, FROM THE GROUNDBREAKING, EVEN ON OUR SHIRTS, WE HAD A QUOTE ABOUT DREAMERS, EVERY, EVERY DREAM BEGINNING WITH A DREAMER.

AND SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL AND HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU AS WELL AS, UH, WE HEARD YOUR, UH, FEEDBACK THAT YOU GAVE.

I KNOW YOU ALL HAD A VERY RIGOROUS, UH, STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION BACK, UH, EARLIER, LAST, OR LATE LAST YEAR.

AND WE WANTED TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION, UM, SO THAT YOU CAN KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE AND HOW WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND TAKING THEM ON THE JOURNEY WITH US.

UH, FROM THE BEGINNING, THAT HAS BEEN OUR SERVICE MODEL HAS BEEN TO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY ON THE JOURNEY.

SO, AND HOPEFULLY I CAN, IT'S THE CLICKER.

JUST AS A REMINDER, UM, OUR VISION, WE DEFINITELY ENVISION CEDAR HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS A DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.

UH, AND OUR MISSION, WHICH IS OUR ENTIRE CITY'S MISSION, WHICH IS TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS, CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY VALUES.

AND OF COURSE, A REMINDER OF OUR VALUES OF PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS IS KEY TO BEING AN ANCHOR FOR US.

ALSO, STEWARDSHIP, UM, THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS IN BEHAVIORAL INTEGRITY AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP, WHICH WE FOLLOW THAT PHILOSOPHY DAILY.

AND THEN PURSUING PREMIER, THIS PRO, I CAN'T THINK OF, UH, I CAN THINK OF MANY PROJECTS, BUT THIS PROJECT, I LOOKED AT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE PIECES OF THE PURSUIT TO PREMIER.

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YOU JUST SAW PICTURES OF THE ALMOST COMPLETE TRAIL THAT'S GONNA BE AVAILABLE TO US, ENGAGED COMMUNITY FROM THE BEGINNING, EXCELLENT, SAFE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, STRONG AND D DIVERSE ECONOMY, AND OF COURSE, SUPPORTING AND BEING A STRONG, UH, PARTNER WITH OUR TEXAS SCHOOLS OF CHOICE.

BEING OPEN TO ALL, UH, SCHOOL, PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ARE THE COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES.

THERE ARE SEVERAL PIECES THAT REALLY HAVE, UH, DRIVEN ALL OF THE DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE COMMUNICATION.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON YOUR INSTAGRAM OR YOUR FACEBOOK TIMELINE, THE COMMUNITY COUNTDOWN.

UH, THAT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

IN FACT, NOT ONLY HAS IT BEEN A WAY TO TAKE THIS COMMUNITY ON THE JOURNEY WITH US, IT'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF ENERGY AND MOMENTUM BUILT AROUND GETTING THE EXCITING COUNTDOWN EVERY DAY TO SEE WHAT, WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.

UH, I WANNA GIVE A BIG, UH, THANK YOU TO OUR ENTIRE LIBRARY TEAM, UH, AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST, UH, THE, THE LIBRARY OR JUST THE LIBRARY STAFF.

THIS HAS BEEN EVERYONE INVOLVED.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TAPPED YET, YOU MIGHT BE VERY SOON, .

UM, YOU'LL GET TO SEE A AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.

ALSO, WE WANTED TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF OUR TRANSITION BECAUSE WE REALIZED THAT THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE THAT WE ARE TRANSITIONING, MOVING TO THIS NEW FOREVER LIBRARY.

WE'RE ALSO, UH, EXPLORING AND, AND SHARING FUN FACTS ABOUT THE NEW TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY.

AND HOT TOPIC QUESTION HAS BEEN, HEY, WHAT'S THE NEW ADDRESS? SO WE'RE LETTING EVERYONE KNOW WHERE OUR NEW ADDRESS IS.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, UM, AS WE COMMUNICATE THIS.

AND I'M GONNA DO THE VIDEO, HOPEFULLY THIS GETTING READY AT THAT FOOTWORK , THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR MOST VIEWED VIDEOS SO FAR IN THE COUNTDOWN.

THANKS TO OUR AMAZING SAM, WAVE YOUR HANDS, SAM WOO .

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE STARTED AT 72, BUT WE ARE MANY, MANY DAYS, UH, BEYOND THAT.

BUT IT'S BEEN JUST A LOT OF CREATIVE INGENUITY, INNOVATIVE IDEAS, UM, MOVIE SCENES, ALL THE WAY TO SONGS, AND MORE TO COME.

I KEEP WANTING CLICK THERE.

ALSO, I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO, UH, REALLY JUST RECOGNIZE OUR LIBRARY CONTENT CREATOR, ALEXIS SMALL, WHO IS WITH US TONIGHT AS WELL.

SHE IS THE, THE BRAINS AND, AND THE CREATIVE IDEAS AND CONTENT, UH, CREATOR BEHIND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

SHE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB JUST IN WHAT, A LITTLE OVER SIX MONTHS BEING WITH OUR TEAM.

SHE HAS, UH, NOT ONLY NAVIGATED THIS HUGE PROJECT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR MANY YEARS, BUT SHE'S TAKEN A LOT OF INFORMATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND CREATED SOME WONDERFUL CONTENT.

SHE HAS.

WE HAVE SEEN A OVER 30% INCREASE IN OUR ENGAGEMENT JUST ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND THE REACH GOES SO MUCH FURTHER, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR, OUR TEAM.

SHE ALSO PUT THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER TONIGHT.

SO I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU THE TIMELINE.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE ALREADY KICKED OFF THE TRANSITION COMMUNICATION.

WE KICKED IT OFF.

UH, YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN FLYERS AND POSTERS.

UH, WE PUT 'EM AT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

WE HAVE PUT THEM AT, UH, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

WE HAVE, UH, REALLY JUST TRIED TO CANVAS THE COMMUNITY WITH ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND ALL OF THE PRINT, UH, MATERIAL.

IN ADDITION TO THE DIGITAL, WE ALSO,

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AND, UH, IN MARCH, YOU'LL START TO SEE EVEN MORE OF THE CAMPAIGN FROM PRINT.

ALSO, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS, HAS JUMPED IN.

THEY'RE GONNA BE HELPING US PROMOTE, UH, THE GRAND OPENING AND ALL OF THE TRANSITIONAL COMMUNICATION.

UH, WE'VE ALREADY ENGAGED ALSO THE LIBRARIANS.

UH, THEY'VE ALSO GOTTEN THE CHANCE TO KIND OF SEE THE SPACE AND GIVE US INPUT ON HOW WE CAN HELP GET THE WORDS OUT TO THE SCHOLARS AND THE FAMILIES.

ALSO, WE'LL HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, NAME CHANGE, WHICH YOU'LL BE NOTICING ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEED.

AND, UH, MORE, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE'RE MOVING.

BECAUSE, UH, AS MUCH AS I KNOW THAT WE ARE SO USED TO BEING IN THAT CURRENT LIBRARY, WE ARE REALLY MOVING.

AND I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE, IT HASN'T REALLY REGISTERED.

SO WE'RE LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW WE ARE MOVING.

UH, WE ARE TRANSITIONING.

WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THIS BIG, UH, GRAND OPENING.

WE'LL, WE'RE ALSO GONNA CELEBRATE THAT MOVE WITH A WALKOUT CELEBRATION, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS WHILE WE'RE TRANSITIONING.

UH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE STILL HAVE A 24 7 DIGITAL COLLECTION AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR, UH, VIRTUAL PATRONS, AS WELL AS OUR, UH, PATRONS THAT HAVE CARDS.

EVERYTHING FROM LANGUAGE LEARNING, WHICH IS MANGO.

WE'VE GOT EBOOKS.

WE'VE GOT AUDIOBOOKS.

WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN BEEFING UP THAT COLLECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS VIBRANT AND HAS EVEN MORE, UM, ITEMS ON THERE FOR CHECKOUT.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR, FOR ALL AGES.

EVEN A CODING APP, WHICH IS OUR FIERO CODE, WHICH IS FAIRLY NEW.

AND, UH, BOOK FLICKS, BRAIN FS, UH, FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE ARE STILL PROVIDING SERVICES.

IT'LL JUST LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, UM, DURING THAT 10 DAY, UM, TIME WHEN OUR DOORS WILL BE CLOSED.

YES, 10 DAYS.

AND I WANNA REALLY TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE.

MOST, UH, A LOT OF OTHER LIBRARIES, THEY'LL CLOSE DOWN FOR MONTHS.

IT COULD BE TWO MONTHS, THREE MONTHS.

BUT WE REALLY WANTED TO PROMISE, UH, OR DELIVER THE PROMISE THAT THE, UH, DISRUPTION WOULD BE VERY MINIMAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO THEY WOULD NOT FEEL LIKE THEY HAD ANY SKIP, NO, NO SKIPS IN THEIR BEATS TO THEIR RHYTHM OF LIFE.

SO WE MINIMIZED THAT AS MUCH AS WE COULD TO 10 DAY, UM, TIME WHEN OUR DOORS WILL BE CLOSED.

HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR PRINT MARKETING, REALLY JUST THE, THE NUTS AND BOLTS, IF YOU WILL.

SO, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR BOOKS ARE GONNA BEGIN MOVING THIS THURSDAY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE IS STARTING TO MOVE.

UH, WE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WANT TO REMIND THEM TO CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. AND, UH, A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE BEEN ASKING, HEY, IS MY CURRENT LIBRARY CARD GONNA WORK AT THE NEW LIBRARY? SO WE'RE SHARING WITH THEM, YES, IT WILL STILL WORK, AND WAYS THAT THEY CAN SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, AN ACCESS LINE AT OUR LIBRARY PHONE NUMBER.

SO IF THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, WE WILL BE READY AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THOSE FOR THEM.

AND THE WALKOUT CELEBRATION.

SO MARCH 22ND, AND THIS WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR CALENDARS.