[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.TODAY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2024.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT AT THE TIME.
COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS, UH, IS NOT HERE WITH US.
UM, I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING THE ORDER.
I HAVE 6:00 PM THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BRIEFING SESSION.
ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY POSTED.
I WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARRY IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
[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]
THE AGENDA IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.HOW YOU DOING, MR. CITY MANAGER? I'M DOING WELL, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU TODAY, UM, AS WE SORT OF EDGE INTO SPRING.
WE'VE HAD UNSEASONABLE WEATHER EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND WE ACTUALLY WERE SPARED A LITTLE BIT TODAY 'CAUSE OF THE CLOUD COVER, BUT THEN IT'S GONNA GET COOL AGAIN, SO YOU GET TO PICK YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF WEATHER.
UH, ONE OF THEM IS GONNA COME UP AT SOME POINT DURING, DURING THE WEEK, SO IT IS NICE TO BE ON THE CUSP OF SPRING THOUGH.
UM, WANNA BEGIN WITH JUST A NOTE OF, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AND, AND GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK, UH, ON THE STATE OF THE CITY.
UH, REALLY APPRECIATED THE MAYOR'S, UH, HARDWORKING LEADERSHIP IN THAT AS WELL AS THE COUNCILS.
WE'VE HAD LOTS OF GREAT COMMENTS COMING OUT OF IT.
LOTS OF REQUESTS TO SEE THE VIDEOS.
UM, I WAS ALSO ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE STAFF TEAM EFFORT THAT WENT INTO IT FROM, UH, THE COLOR GUARD WORKING WITH OUR, UH, FRIENDS AT THE OTC AT THE SCHOOL, REALLY THROUGH THE, UH, THE, THE MUSIC, THE SUPPORT OF THE RECREATION CENTER STAFF.
AND, AND THE WHOLE DAY IT WAS A, A FULL TEAM EFFORT, AND I KNOW IT WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED BY THE ATTENDEES.
UM, ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, WHO'S, UH, CELEBRATED A, UH, GROUNDBREAKING FOR A BIG MOVE FOR THEM.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING INTO TRAILS, AND SO THEY'RE WORKING ON ONE NOW THAT WILL CONNECT TO THE GREAT BALCONES TRAIL THAT, UH, CEDAR HILL STARTED AND INSPIRED.
AND SO ONCE THAT IS DONE, YOU WILL HAVE COMPLETE CONNECTIONS FROM OUR CITY INTO CITY OF DALLAS' TRAIL SYSTEM AND THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIES.
UH, AND THAT'S BEFORE YOU CONSIDER GETTING ACROSS ON THE DAM.
SO IT'S JUST A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT PARTNERSHIPS BRING, AS WELL AS THE CATALYTIC VALUE OF, OF LEADERSHIP BY, YOU KNOW, STEPPING INTO AN AREA AND THEN LETTING OTHERS, UH, YOU KNOW, TAKE A FOLLOW ON YOUR LEAD SEE MANAGER.
DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ANY SPECIAL FEATURES ALONG THEIR, THEIR YEAH, I REALLY ACTUALLY DO NOT.
UM, I, WE WILL, I'LL, I'LL CHECK WITH SEAN ON THE ACTUAL DESIGN.
I, I SOMEHOW DOUBT THAT THEY'RE SORT OF THE LESS ATTRACTIVE PORTION OF 1382, AND I'M SURE IT WILL, IT WILL BE PRETTY, BUT WE'LL LOOK AND SEE WHAT KIND OF FEATURES THAT THEY HAVE.
UM, I'M NOT AWARE THAT THEY HAVE ANY OVERLOOKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
UH, I DO WANNA MAKE A NOTE THAT, UH, OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM IS WORKING VERY HARD ON IMPLEMENTING YOUR CIP.
UH, AND ALSO, UH, BECAUSE YOU DO TRAVEL AROUND THE CITY ALL DAY, BE MINDFUL OF VARIOUS DETOURS AND ROAD CLOSURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR 2024 ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
UM, HAPPY TO SAY THAT, UH, REE HILL AND THE FAR SOUTH EAST SIDE OF THE CITY, THAT OVERLAY PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, UH, AND LOOKS REALLY, REALLY NICE.
UM, AS HAS OLD CLARK IN THE HIGH POINT AREA, THOSE HAVE BEEN DONE.
UM, BUT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING READY TO START A MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION AND MUCHLY NEEDED RECONSTRUCTION PRO PROJECT ON SOUTH DUNCANVILLE ROAD.
WE ANTICIPATE CLOSING THE ROAD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS TO COMMENCE, UH, ON MARCH 4TH.
UM, AND THEN ALSO WE ANTICIPATE DETOURS ON, UH, THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD JUST NORTH OF PLEASANT RUN, WHERE WE'LL BE INSTALLING A NEW WATERLINE REPLACEMENT AND ALSO A MUCH NEEDED RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT ROADWAY AS WELL.
SO JUST BEING MINDFUL OF THOSE WHEN YOU'RE IN THOSE AREAS OF OUR CITY.
UH, ALSO WANNA GIVE A NOD TO OUR FINANCE TEAM AND OUR DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, MARIE WATTS.
WE HAVE BEEN GEARING UP FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, GETTING READY FOR THIS YEAR'S, UM, MEETINGS WITH BOND RATING AGENCIES.
UH, WE WILL BE MEETING WITH BOTH MOODY'S AND S AND P NEXT WEEK AS WE, UH, PREPARE TO, UM, ISSUE, UM, UH, COS FOR TO FUND THE 2024, UH, CIP.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE PUT INTO THAT.
AND THEN ONE FINAL NOTE, WE ARE DUE TO CLOSE ON THE, UH, WILLIS, UH, PRESERVE PROPERTY ON THURSDAY.
SO LOTS OF, UH, MARKS GETTING CHECKED OFF IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF, UH, OF DAYS AND IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.
UH, MOVING FORWARD TO THE CALENDAR, IF I MAY, THIS IS, UH, CLEARLY NOW THE, THE, UH, THE BEGINNING OF, UH, THE SPRING ENGAGEMENT SEASON FOR US WITH SORT OF OUR SUPER BOWL OF NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT, WHICH IS THE, UH, CITYWIDE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY THAT IS THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
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AND THEN ON, UM, MONDAY, MARCH 4TH IS, UM, A PRETTY SPECIAL CEREMONY COUNCIL HAS BEEN INVITED TO, AND THAT IS TO PARTICIPATE IN, UH, THE PUSHBACK CEREMONY AND BLESSING OF OUR NEWEST PIECE OF FIRE APPARATUS.IT'LL BE AT, UH, STATION NUMBER FOUR, STATION TWO 14, WHICH IS THE STATION OFF OF LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY IF YOU'VE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN A PUSHBACK CEREMONY.
IT IS A LONG AND, UM, VAULTED TRADITION IN THE FIRE SERVICE.
AND THE COMMUNITY IN CEDAR HILL HAS, UH, TRADITIONALLY COME OUT TO HELP WITH THAT A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.
IT'S A, A NICE MOMENT OF, UH, TO TAKE NOTE OF NOT JUST THE, THE, THE EQUIPMENT THAT DOES THE SERVICES FOR US, BUT THE MORE IMPORTANTLY THE PEOPLE IN THE CREWS THAT ARE TRAINED, UH, TO BE ABLE TO, TO UTILIZE THAT.
UH, SO THAT'LL BE TAKING PLACE.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE TIME 9:00 AM THANK YOU, UH, CHAD MCCARTY.
UM, THEN MOVING ON ON FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH.
AND YOU DID RECEIVE A FORMAL AND PERSONAL INVITATION AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, BUT, UM, OUR FRIENDS AT THE CEDAR HILLS SENATE WILL BE HOSTING THE 2024 SNEAKER BALL THAT IS ON THE EIGHTH FROM SEVEN TO 10:00 PM AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
AND I THINK WE ARE ARRANGING FOR, UH, TICKETS AND ALL.
SO ALL WE NEED TO DO IS JUST KNOW, UH, WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ATTEND.
AND, UH, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE, UH, THOSE ARRANGEMENTS ARE HANDLED.
AS YOU KNOW, THEY ARE VERY EXCITED, UH, TO HAVE, UH, OUR ATTENDANT TO PARTICIPATION IN THAT ALL IMPORTANT ANNUAL EVENT FOR THEM.
UH, ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH IS OUR NEXT COMMUNITY PAPER SHREDDING EVENT.
IT'LL BE HELD FROM NINE TO 12, UH, PM HERE AT THE CEDAR RAIL GOVERNMENT CENTER.
AND I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR IT.
I THINK YOU JUST, UH, JUST SHOW UP AND THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR PAPER SHREDDING NEEDS.
UH, THEN WE GET INTO THE BIG CELEBRATIONS OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS FOR THE 20 ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2017 BOND, UH, ON MARCH SATURDAY, MARCH THE 23RD WILL BE THE GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION OF THE CEDAR HILL SIGNI SIGNATURE PARK AND TRAIL.
UM, AND THAT WILL BE HELD IN, UH, THE PARK, UH, FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, INCLUDING A FUN RUN, LOTS OF EXHIBITIONS AND WAYS TO PEOPLE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET TO, UH, TO KNOW THEIR NEW PARK AND TO START EXPLORING.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT ON, UH, YOUR CALENDAR.
AND, UH, THEN OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, THIS IS, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, IS TUESDAY, MARCH THE 26TH.
WE DO NOT HAVE A FIRST TUESDAY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, IN MARCH THIS MONTH BECAUSE IT IS ALSO ON, UH, THE SPRING BREAK CALENDAR WITH THE ISD.
SO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, MARCH THE 26TH.
UH, CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON GOOD FRIDAY, UH, WHICH WILL BE FRIDAY, MARCH THE 29TH.
AND THEN THE NEXT MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST WILL BE THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH, UH, AS ALWAYS FROM SEVEN 30 TO ROUGHLY NINE AT THE ALLEN SIMS RECREATION CENTER ON PARKVILLE ROAD.
UM, THEN THE NEXT MAJOR EVENT, UH, IS A, UH, VIP EVENT, EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE, UH, UH, SOON TO BE OPENED TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY IN CEDAR HILL MUSEUM.
THAT IS FROM 10:00 AM UM, I, THAT'S FROM, WHERE AM I? SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH FROM 10 TO 2:00 PM THAT'S THE OPENING OF, UH, OF THE LIBRARY.
AND THEN, UH, ANOTHER EVENT THAT'S BEEN KIND OF QUIET, BUT NOW WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON IT, IS, OF COURSE, THE BIG SOLAR ECLIPSE ON MONDAY, APRIL THE EIGHTH.
IT APPEARS THAT ALMOST ALL THE SCHOOLS HAVE, UH, CLOSED FOR THAT DAY.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE, UH, A A, IT WILL BE A DAY FOR THE CALENDAR AND FOR THE MEMORY BOOKS TO BE SURE.
UH, OUR LIBRARY AND PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM WILL BE HOSTING A, UH, A CEDAR HILL SOLAR ECLIPSE WATCH PARTY AT VALLEY RIDGE PARK, UH, FROM 10 30 TO 3:00 PM I BELIEVE THERE'LL BE SOLAR GLASSES AVAILABLE, BUT, UH, I WOULD IMAGINE THEY'RE GONNA BE IN HIGH DEMAND AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.
SO IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN, I WOULD, UH, RECOMMEND BRINGING THEM AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY, TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH IS OUR FIRST CITY REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN APRIL.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR, SIR? SO IT'S, UH, JUST THE CLARIFICATION OF THE LIBRARY.
LET ME TRY THAT ALL OVER AGAIN.
'CAUSE I'VE HEARD BLACK TIE AND BLACK TIE OPTIONAL.
SO, SO THE, THE PUBLIC OPENING OF THE EVENT IS 10:00 AM TO TWO ON SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH.
I THINK YOU COME AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME.
I GOT THE, THE LIBRARY FOLKS HERE.
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EVENT, UH, A SPECIAL, UH, EVENT PRIOR TO THAT.THAT IS, THAT IS BLACK TIE OPTIONAL.
THAT, BUT THAT'S ALREADY ON YOUR CALENDAR.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? THAT'S ALSO THE, THAT SAME SATURDAY? NO, SIR.
THAT IS, I BELIEVE THURSDAY THE FOURTH.
THURSDAY THE FOURTH SHOULD BE ON YOUR CALENDAR.
IF IT'S NOT, WE WILL GO IN AND CHECK AND MAKE SURE I'VE GOT, OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO DO I NEED TO RESPOND AGAIN? YES.
SO E UM, EACH PERSON INVITED GOT AN INVITATION AND, UH, IF YOU WANT US TO REGISTER FOR YOU, JUST LET US KNOW.
BUT YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THERE AND, UM, YOUR EMAIL AND WE COMMUNICATE WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS OKAY.
SO WE DO NEED EACH, EVEN THE COUNSEL TO REGISTER, AND IF, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, WE CAN DO IT FOR YOU.
WE'LL, UH, MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE ORIENTATION INTO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
WE HAVE ONE BRIEFING ITEM TONIGHT.
IT WILL BE A PRESENTATION, UH, FROM THE MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL ON, UH, THEIR ACTIVITIES, UH, DURING THIS YEAR.
UH, WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PRESENTATION.
UH, MOVING ON TO THEIR REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, INVOCATION FROM NATASHA WILLIAMS WITH THANKSGIVING TABERNACLE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS, UH, ONE DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2024 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
UH, AND A SECOND ONE, UH, PROCLAIMING APRIL 19TH THROUGH MAY 7TH AS LIGHTS OUT IN CEDAR HILL, UH, TO SUPPORT CRITICAL SPRING BIRD MIGRATION AS A, UH, BIRD CITY.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE PAY LOTS OF ATTENTION TO.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD, UH, TO BEING ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR STEWARDSHIP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT.
THE FIRST ONE IS CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A BANQUET FACILITY, UH, FOR SOME PROPERTY THAT IS WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY AT UPTOWN BOULEVARD IN CLANCY NOLAN DRIVE.
UH, THE SECOND ONE IS A, UH, PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH, I BELIEVE KARAOKE AT THE NEW CRAB BAR, UH, RESTAURANT.
UM, WHICH IS IN, I BELIEVE, UH, PREP IN THE HILLSIDE VILLAGE.
UH, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM ON ELECTION MATTERS TODAY.
THAT IS, THEY CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT, UH, AND SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS TO ADMINISTER THE, UH, MAY 4TH LOCAL ELECTIONS.
UM, THAT IS A, UM, A CONTRACT THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.
IT ALLOWS US TO COMBINE WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER COMMUNITIES IN DALLAS COUNTY AND PROVIDE FOR AN EFFICIENT ELECTION, UM, UH, HERE LOCALLY FOR OUR CITIZENS.
UH, UNDER CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE, UH, MINUTES TO JANUARY 23RD OF FEBRUARY 13TH, WE HAVE AN ITEM, UH, TO EXECUTE AN AMENDED IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PARKLAND HEALTH TO PROVIDE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONTROL SERVICES AND MEDICAL CONTINUING EDUCATION SERVICES.
THESE ARE THE MEDICAL PROTOCOLS, UH, UNDER WHICH OUR EMS AND PARAMEDIC TEAMS, UH, WORK WHEN THEY RESPOND TO MEDICAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES HERE IN OUR CITY.
UM, ITEM C IS CONSIDERED AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, FIRE HOSES, NOS, AND THERMAL IMAGING CA UH, CAMERAS, UH, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $140,000.
THIS IS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE, UH, FIRE THAT, UH, WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, UM, IN THE MONTH THAT OCCURRED ON, UH, MOUNT LEBANON, UH, ROAD.
UH, ITEM D IS TO RECEIVE THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT AND, UH, THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT FINANCIALS, UH, ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2023.
UH, AND THEN THE FINAL ITEM ON CONSIDER IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAJOR MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HALF AN ASSOCIATES FOR, UH, PARKS, RECREATION TRAILS, AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN.
UH, WE DO HAVE ONE AND ONE ITEM ONLY ON THE REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT, AND THAT IS TO CONSIDER A FINAL PLAT AND REPLANT OF THE PECAN GROVE EDITION.
IT'S A, UH, SINGLE FAMILY, UH, LOT REPL, UH, IN, UH, A LITTLE CREEK ROAD, WOOD LANE AREA OF OUR CITY.
THERE ARE NO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TONIGHT.
AND THAT WILL BE OUR, THAT WILL BE OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? UM, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE PULLED FOR CONSIDERATION? COUNSEL? YES.
AND YOU'RE PULLING ITEM E FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE PULLED? COUNSEL? UM, IF I COULD,
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UH, COUNCILWOMANIF SHE DOESN'T, UM, ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING, WOULD YOU MIND SERVING AS THE ALTERNATE? THANK YOU MUCH.
SO COUNCIL, THAT CONCLUDES THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
[3. Presentation by the Mayor's Teen Council. ]
IS A PRESENTATION BY THE MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL.DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE? PLEASE COME ON DOWN.
MY NAME IS ABBY RUIZ AND I AM OUR CHAPTER PRESIDENT.
I'M RICARDO ROMERO AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT.
I'M CAROL ORANO AND I'M THE TREASURER.
AND WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS HERE IF THEY RAISE THEIR HAND.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR LOVELY MEMBERS.
THIS IS JUST GOING OVER A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US CEDAR HILL'S MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL'S COMPRISED OF YOUNG TEEN INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CO CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELPING THEIR COMMUNITY FLOURISH.
MEMBERS ENGAGE IN CITY BASE AND INTERACTIVE PROJECTS IN WHICH A SERVICE IS BEING DONE.
WE REVIEW CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WITH OUR LOVELY MAYOR AND PRIDE OURSELVES ON SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
THIS IS A LITTLE DEMONSTRATION OF HOW OUR MEETINGS GO.
WE FOLLOW A VERY FLEXIBLE HANDS-ON APPROACH.
OUR ADVISORS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR MEMBERS TO BRAINSTORM, DISCUSS, AND INTERACT AS A COHORT.
WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE ON CITY OPERATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE INVITED THE CEDAR HILL DEPARTMENT, UM, OUR LAST YEAR, UM, TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG AWARENESS TO OUR MEMBERS IN WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO USE THE THE GOGGLES IN.
WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW OUR MEMBERS WHAT EXACTLY IT WOULD FEEL LIKE TO BE A STOP AND, YOU KNOW, TO BE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
OUR MEETINGS ALLOW ROOM FOR SOCIALIZATION AND DISCUSSION WITH ALL MEMBERS.
WE ALSO HOLD A MAYOR'S MINUTE WHERE WE BRING ATTENTION TO CURRENT EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND ONGOING IN THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY.
MAYOR'S, TEAM COUNCILS BASED ON SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL LOCAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS REPRESENTING THE MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL.
WE, FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THESE STUFF, EVENTS THAT WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN INCLUDE A PARK CLEANUP HOLIDAY ON THE HILL AND SQUARE ON THE HILL, AND ALSO A BRIDGES SAFE HOUSE CLEANUP.
AND THESE ARE, UM, JUST PICTURES OF US.
WE GOT TO WALK THE DOGS AT TRI-STATE ANIMAL SHELTER.
AND WE ALSO GOT, UM, TO HELP CLEAN UP AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO THAT WAS A REALLY FUN EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN WE ALSO GOT TO PLAY WITH THEM, WHICH IS ALSO A BONUS OF VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY AND GETTING ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH THE ANIMALS THERE.
ALRIGHT, SO HERE'S US AT THE MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL AT THE DESOTO EVERYTHING TEEN EXPO WHERE WE NETWORKED AND ENGAGED WITH THE BEST SOUTHWEST SURROUNDING CITIES.
ALSO, HERE'S A PICTURE OF US, I THINK LAST WEEK, UM, ON TOP OF THE SERIAL, UM, FIRE DEPARTMENT TRUCK.
AND WHERE WE GOT TO TALK TO THEM.
WE GOT TO DISCUSS WITH THEM HOW TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER, EXACTLY WHAT PROCESSES THEY GO THROUGH TO BECOME ONE HERE IN THE CITY, AND WHAT KIND OF THEIR DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES ARE.
THIS IS WHERE WE INVITED MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME OUT AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF DR. KING.
THE COUNCIL PARTICIPATED IN THE PEACE MARCH HELD BY THE CITY AND LISTENED TO THE STORIES OF MAYA, MAYA ANGELO'S GRANDSON.
SO WE, WE GOT TO BE IN THE FRONT OF THE PEACE MARCH.
I KNOW, UH, MANY OF Y'ALL WERE THERE AND IT WAS A VERY FUN EXPERIENCE AND IT WAS VERY EMPOWERING.
HERE'S SOME, SOME PICTURES OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE LOVE TO BE HANDS ON.
WE LOVE TO BE OUT IN THE CITY.
AND SO THE FIRST PICTURE IS US, UH, CLEANING UP AT THE PARK.
THE NEXT ONE IS AT HOLIDAY ON THE HILL WHERE WE LIKE TO, UM, DO ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR THE KIDS AND KIND OF WALK AROUND AND TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE.
AND THEN ALSO WE'RE PASSING OUT CANDY FOR ACA ON THE SQUARE, WHICH IS REALLY FUN.
UM, SO THE YOUTH OF CEDAR HILL, UH, IT'S AN ESSENTIAL PART OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THIS CITY.
AND WE BELIEVE THE FUTURE WILL NOT ONLY BE GREAT, BUT VERY PROMISING.
UM, BEING PART OF MTC NOT ONLY ALLOWED US TO ENGAGE MORE WITH OTHER KIDS FROM CEDAR HILL, BUT IT ALLOWED US TO ACTUALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL IS FACING ISSUES CONCERNING YOUTH IN CEDAR HILL, THAT THEY COULD COME TO TO MTC, SO THAT WAY WE COULD GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS OR EVEN GUIDANCE TO CERTAIN SITUATIONS
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AND COME TOGETHER TO USE THE BOTH THE BEST WORLDS.UM, SO HERE, UH, THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY, WE ALL TOOK A TRIP, UH, THE, TO THE Y SUMMIT AND MAYOR TEEN COUNCIL HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING IN LOUISVILLE.
UH, THIS WAS, OH, FOR THE SAFARI SECOND YEAR, UH, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF ATTENDING, UH, INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS AND GAINING KNOWLEDGE FROM EXPERIENCED SPEAKERS AND NETWORKING AMONGST MULTIPLE COUNCILS OF CITY YOUTH AND ATTENDANCE.
AND HERE AT THE END WE DID MORE NETWORKING SESSIONS WHERE MEMBERS LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE OF EFFICIENCY NETWORKING IN ANY ENVIRONMENT.
AND WE HAD A GAME NIGHT, IT WAS VERY FUN.
WE WENT SWIMMING AND IT WAS A VERY EVENTFUL NIGHT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, COUNSEL, I MUST PREFERENCE BY SAYING THEY ONLY HAD LIKE TWO, THREE DAYS TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
UM, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL TEAM COUNCIL.
WE HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL.
ALRIGHT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL PRO? TIM SIMS. THANK YOU.
THE, THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO SAY IS, UH, HOW IMPRESSED I WAS WITH YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR, UH, FOR SUCH A SHORT TIME.
I, I WAS KIND OF BLOWN AWAY WITH THE, UH, THE QUALITY OF IT, SO THANK YOU.
UH, WHAT IT TELLS ME IS THAT THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY IS IN GOOD HANDS.
AND, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INPUT THAT YOU GIVE.
I, YOU, YOU PLAY SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE AND A PART.
'CAUSE OFTEN WE DON'T GET INPUT FROM THAT PARTICULAR GROUP, AND THAT'S OUR TEAMS. AND SO THE ROLE YOU PLAY AS FAR AS MAKING SURE WE RECEIVE THE INPUT AND, AND THAT PEOPLE OF YOUR AGE GROUP WERE REPRESENTED IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT AND ALL YOU DO FOR THE CITY.
AND THESE ARE OUR SHIRTS THAT WE ACTUALLY MADE, UM, SO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WEAR THEM TO THE YAK SUMMIT AND REPRESENT CEDAR HILL.
I THINK, UH, A A MARK OF A GREAT PRESENTATION IS PROVIDING COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND BEING LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, WE TAKE PRIDE IN.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS WHEN WE FACE RETIREMENT, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE MAKING GREAT DECISIONS FOR US
SO THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
THIS, IT WAS EXTREMELY INFOR INFORMATIVE AND I LEARNED A LOT.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL NEXT IS COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER.
I JUST WANTED TO, TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR SERVING ON THE, ON THE MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS, IT, IT, THIS ISN'T AN END FOR YOU.
IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING, UM, OF A LONG JOURNEY FOR YOU.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU'RE GONNA GO AWAY TO COLLEGE AND, AND, UH, I HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE TAKING THE, TAKE THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU LEARNED ON MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL WITH YOU AND APPLY IT THERE.
UM, ADD TO ADD TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR EXPERIENCE AND BRING IT BACK HERE TO CEDAR HILL.
BUT DON'T FORGET WHERE HOME IS BECAUSE YES, WE, WE NEED YOU.
WELL, I, I ECHO, UM, WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, SAID, I WILL SAY THAT, UM, COUNCILMAN GLOVER AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY EARLY ON, I THINK MAYBE YOUR, YOUR FIRST OR SECOND MEETING TO COME AND, UH, JOIN IN AND MEET YOU ALL.
IT WAS WHEN YOU WERE HAVING, UM, YOUR ELECTIONS FOR THE POSITIONS THAT YOU POLL.
AND, UM, I WILL JUST TELL YOU, UM, YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB THAT NIGHT, BUT IT, YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER IN YOUR PRESENTATION SKILLS TONIGHT.
UM, I, I LOVE THE, THE CONFIDENCE AND THE PASSION AND SO JUST TO SEE, UM, HOW YOU'VE GROWN JUST SINCE THAT TIME IS VERY EXCITING.
AND YES, ALEXANDRIA, I REMEMBER YOU SPECIFICALLY
UM, SHE, UM, YOU KNOW, WAS, SHE WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS AND, AND THEN SHE CAME UP AND SHE JUST WOWED WITH HER, UM, WITH HER SPEECH.
SO I'M, I'M HAPPY TO SEE, UM, YOU ALL HERE TONIGHT.
Y'ALL SEEM VERY CALM, NOT NERVOUS.
YOU KNOW, Y'ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO MEET ANY OF YOU, YOU PERSONALLY.
UM, IT SEEMS LIKE SINCE THIS PROGRAM HAS COME ALONG AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE HAD IN THE, IN THE PAST TO SEE SOME OF YOUR, YOU KNOW, ONES THAT CAME UP THROUGH THE, THE RANKS, I'VE BEEN
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ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH THE, WITH THE TALENT THAT, THAT I SEE COMING OUTTA THE SCHOOL THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, MARRIAGE TEAM COUNCIL.AND I SEE IT TODAY IN YOU GUYS TOO.
SO HOPEFULLY BEFORE YOUR TOUR IS OVER, I GET TO MEET AND TALK TO EACH ONE OF YOU.
BUT, UH, THANK YOU, THE PRESENTATION, VERY PROFESSIONAL AND, UH, APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WHO DESIGNED THE SHIRT? I DID ACTUALLY, I DID.
UM, I CAME UP WITH MULTIPLE DESIGNS, UM, LIKE ON CUSTOM INK.
UM, I WASN'T SURE WHERE TO GO, BUT I THOUGHT THE TREE WOULD BE A GOOD SIMULATION.
WE, I'VE AL I'VE LIVED IN CEDAR HILL MY WHOLE LIFE AND WHEN I THOUGHT OF CEDAR HILL, I THOUGHT OF TREE AND, UH, ESPECIALLY MAYORS TEAM COUNCIL, LIKE WE, WE AGAIN, WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND JUST GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
AND TRIED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT CUTE AND GIRLY TOO.
WELL I THINK IT WAS A GREAT DESIGN.
UH, IT IS DEFINITELY UNIQUE FROM THE PAST.
BUT I THINK IT ACTUALLY IS PRETTY COOL.
IT HAS ITS OWN STYLE AND FLAIR, SO YOU DID GOOD.
UM, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I, UH, ECHO COUNCILWOMAN AZI.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH FROM DAY ONE, UH, TO WHEN YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE HERE RIGHT NOW.
UM, JUST TO SEE ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW, UH, THE TIME THAT YOU ACTUALLY GAVE BACK.
UM, UH, IT REALLY MEANS A LOT.
UM, YOU ARE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER TEAMS LOOKING UP TO YOU AND THE MERIT TEAM COUNCIL.
UH, I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO, UH, HAS INTEREST TO BE ABLE TO JOIN.
BUT AGAIN, IT IS, IT IS FROM, YOU KNOW, YOUR LEADERSHIP.
SO, UH, THEY ARE TAKING NOTICE.
AND, UH, I APPRECIATE, UM, YOU KNOW, YOUR SERVICE TO THE
UM, I, I DO WANNA JUST BRAG ON THEM BECAUSE THE YAK SUMMIT WAS VERY EVENTFUL.
UM, THEY GOT TO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OTHER CITIES, SO OTHER GROUPS LIKE THEM FROM AROUND TEXAS.
UM, WE HAD A POWER OUTAGE ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE HOTEL, THE HO HOTEL THAT WE HAD STAYED AT LOST POWER AND HAVING ABOUT 28 STUDENTS ON A TRIP MANAGING THAT, THEY MADE IT VERY, VERY EASY.
ALL OF THESE TEENS ARE SO RESPONSIBLE.
UM, THEY MADE THAT SITUATION A LOT LESS STRESSFUL.
UM, AND THEN THAT FOLLOWING MORNING, WE ACTUALLY HAD AT ONE OF OUR MAYOR'S, TEEN COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE A SEIZURE.
AND SO WE, THE ONES THAT HAD ROOMED WITH HER, UM, ALL WORKED REALLY FAST AND QUICK.
ONE WAS CALLING 9 1 1, 1 WAS GETTING HER ON HER SIDE, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS CALLING ME.
AND I THINK THAT REALLY ATTESTS TO HOW FANTASTIC AND AMAZING THESE TEENS ARE.
'CAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO HANDLE A WEEKEND FULL OF SURPRISES AND THEY MADE THE BEST OUT OF IT.
SO, UM, AND THAT TEEN IS OKAY.
UM,
SO, UM, WE HOSTED IT, I BELIEVE, BACK IN 20 17, 20 18.
UM, SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO HOST IT AGAIN IN 2026 AT THE BRAND NEW LIBRARY.
UM, SO YEAH, I JUST WANNA, WANTED TO BRAG ON THEM FOR A SECOND.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US YOUR TIME, UH, TODAY AND A GREAT PRESENTATION AGAIN.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR BRIEFING SESSION.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? ALRIGHT, CITY MANAGER, WE GOOD? YES.
ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, COUNSEL, I HAVE 6 28.
UH, THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR ADJOURNMENT, ADJOURN.
DO I HAVE SECOND? SECOND? I DO HAVE A SECOND.
THERE IS NON DEBATEABLE MOTION.