Mar 26, 2024 City Council Briefing Session

[1. Call the meeting to order.]

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EVENING EVERYONE.

TODAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2024.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.

UH, WE DO HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.

NOT WITH US AT THE MOMENT.

I HAVE 6:00 PM I'M GONNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING ORDER.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

CITY

[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]

HELLO, MISS, CITY MANAGER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

I'M CITY COUNCIL.

UM, HAPPY TUESDAY.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.

GOOD THAT, UH, THE RAIN HAS PASSED US AND WE HAVE A BETTER WEATHER NOW.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, WORK AND PROGRESS ON OUR NEARLY COMPLETED LIBRARY IN THE PARK AND PARK PROJECT IS ABOUT DONE.

AND ON THAT NOTE, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT INSIDE THAT PROJECT IS A BRAND NEW FACILITY CALLED THE CEDAR HILL MUSEUM OF HISTORY.

AND THAT GROUP ACTUALLY HAS HIRED THE, THE VERY FIRST MUSEUM COORDINATOR FOR THAT MUSEUM HISTORY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN INTRODUCTION TODAY FOR YOU.

UH, MISS, UH, PATTY BUS START.

COME UP HERE PLEASE.

YES.

JILL SLIDER.

YES.

THIS IS MRS. JOY SLIDER.

SHE IS SEILER, SORRY.

UH, SHE IS JOINING, UH, THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND THE LIBRARY AFTER, UH, SERVING WITH SEVERAL MUSEUMS, UH, BEFORE COMING HERE, INCLUDING MY FAVORITE, THE DR.

PEPPER MUSEUM IN WACO.

SO I KNOW SHE'S GONNA DO VERY WELL.

UH, SHE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN HISTORY, UH, FROM, UH, TEXAS WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, AND ALSO A MA A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM BAYLOR.

AGAIN, SHE IS GOING TO BE THE VERY FIRST COORDINATOR OF THE MUSEUM, WHICH HAS BEEN A 20 PLUS YEAR, UH, PROCESS FOR, UH, OUR FRIENDS AT THE MUSEUM.

AND A VERY LONG AND DEAR PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'LL SEE DOING IN BRAND NEW WAYS IN JUST 30 DAYS.

SO, JOY, WELCOME TO CEDARVILLE.

UH, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO, UM, TO COME INTO THIS POSITION AND I REALIZE HOW MUCH THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

UM, THAT IS, THAT HONOR'S NOT LOST ON ME.

UH, AND I, UH, AM A RESIDENT OF, OF ARLINGTON, BUT I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN VERY FAMILIAR WITH CEDAR HILL FOR SEVERAL YEARS, UH, THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.

UH, MY GRANDFATHER ACTUALLY USED TO LIVED HERE, SO IT'S A LOT OF A, UM, KIND A HOMECOMING AS ACTUALLY AS GREG PORTER ACTUALLY HELPED ME, KIND OF, KIND OF REALIZED THE OTHER DAY WHEN I FIRST MET HIM.

UM, SO IT'S, UM, AGAIN, A VERY MUCH AN HONOR.

IT'S BEEN SO WELCOMING AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN SO KIND.

I LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, HELPING TO DEVELOP A MUSEUM AND HOPING TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, UH, THE BEST I CAN.

I'M VERY EXCITED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, WELL WELCOME.

WELCOME YOUR HELP, I GUESS, WELCOME HER BACK SINCE HER GRANDPARENTS ARE FROM HERE.

I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE CALENDAR, UH, VERY QUICKLY AND IT'LL GO TO THE ORIENTATION, TO THE AGENDA.

AND THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT BRIEFINGS, UH, FOR YOU TONIGHT.

UH, THIS THURSDAY, MARCH THE 28TH IS THE VERY FIRST CLASS OF THIS YEAR'S, UH, CEDAR, UH, CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY.

UH, THEY WILL BE MEETING AT 6 45, WE'LL RUN TILL NINE 30, AND THEY'LL BE AT THE GRADY LAND BUILDING AT 6 0 1 BELTLINE ROAD.

OF COURSE, FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH, UH, IS GOOD FRIDAY.

SO CITY FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED AND EX THAT HOLIDAY.

AND THE NEXT THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH, UH, IS THE NEXT MAYOR'S PRAYER.

BREAKFAST, AS ALWAYS, WILL BE HELD AT THE ALLEN CENTER RECREATION CENTER AT SEVEN 30.

UH, ALSO ON THURSDAY, APRIL, UH, THE FOURTH, THERE IS A VIP EVENT, UH, AT, UH, THE NEW LIBRARY PARK FACILITY.

UH, AND, UH, THAT IS ON YOUR CALENDAR AS WELL.

UM, ON MONDAY, APRIL THE EIGHTH IS THE, UH, THE LITTLE THING CALLED THE SILVER ECLIPSE.

YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE RADIO OR SEEN IT ON CD, UH, THE CITY, I'M SORRY, APRIL 5TH, UM, IS THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION GOLF PERMIT.

AH, THANK YOU.

DON'T FORGET THAT.

SURE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, UH, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THE CITY IS HOLDING AN EVENT AT LA RIDGE PARK THAT NIGHT, BUT IS ALSO SORT OF MONITORING THE AREA SINCE WE ARE WITHIN THE PATH OF THE, UH, OF THE TOTAL ECLIPSE.

UH, SO GIVE YOU A QUICK LITTLE PREVIEW ON PREPARATION FOR, FOR THE EVENT.

I'VE ASKED SEAN RAY, WHO'S OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS, AND HE'S OVERSEEING THE EVENT.

HE'S ALSO, UH, OUR OPS COORDINATOR IN OUR ESC, SO HE'S GONNA GIVE YOU A .

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE READY FOR THE BIG EVENT, UH, IN A FEW, IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

UM, OUR SOLAR ECLIPSE WATCH PARTY WILL BE AT VALLEY RIDGE PARK.

IT'LL BE FROM 10 30 TO THREE.

UH, WE HAVE OVER, UH, WE HAVE 2000 SOLAR ECLIPSE GLASSES THAT

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UH, AND OUR GOAL IS REALLY JUST TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME OUT, HAVE A SAFE EVENT, WATCH THE ECLIPSE, NOT IMPACT TRAFFIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE HAVE MIHA BARBECUE AS WELL AS, UH, KONA ICE WILL BE ON SITE.

AND WE WILL HAVE A CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED FOUR HOUR AND 15 MINUTE PLAYLIST OF CLIP RELATED MUSIC WITH NO REPEATS THERE, SO YOU YOU CAN CHECK IT THE WHOLE TIME.

UM, THIS EVENT IS BEING HOSTED BY BOTH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT LIBRARY, OUR FRIENDS AT DOWELL COUNTY OPEN SPACES, UH, AND DOGWOOD CANYON AUDUBON CENTER.

SO WE'LL HAVE SOME CRAFTS AND THINGS FOR THE KIDDOS, UH, AND JUST REALLY JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT A FUN EVENT FOR EVERYONE.

UM, AS FAR AS OUR OVERALL OPERATION FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, UM, UNDER CHIEF DAVIS AND CHIEF REYES'S, UH, LEADERSHIP, UH, WE'VE STOOD UP A GROUP THAT'S GONNA BE READY TO RESPOND IN THE EVENT.

BUT, UH, WE DO NEED TO ACTIVATE THE EOC, SO WE'LL BE MONITORING TRAFFIC, UH, YOU KNOW, THE SUPPLY CHAINS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND READY TO HELP, UH, THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL IN THE EVENT THAT, UH, SOME OF THE BAD THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN FORECASTED IN OTHER AREAS COMING TO OUR CITY.

BUT AT THIS TIME, WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT A REALLY GREAT DAY, UH, AND PUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OUT.

UH, WE THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TIME.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE UPDATE? ALL RIGHT, THANK Y'ALL.

CITY MANAGER, SIR.

UM, LET THE RECORD REFLECT COUNCIL IS HERE AT THE MEETING AT 6 0 7 OH COUNCILWOMAN.

UH, WE'RE ZOOMING BACK TO THE CALENDAR ON SATURDAY, APRIL, UH, THE 20TH IS OUR NEXT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD WALK.

AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SPRING WEATHER SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY SOME OF IT DURING OUR WALK.

THIS ONE WILL BE HELD FROM 11:00 AM TO ONE.

UH, IT IS GOING TO COVER, I THINK, THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF HIGH POINT.

AND, UH, WE'LL BE MEETING AT GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH ON STRAUS ROAD, AGAIN AT 11, AT 11:00 AM UH, ON SUNDAY, APRIL THE 21ST.

ANOTHER BIG MILESTONE EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, OUR FRIENDS AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WILL BE ANNIVERSARY, UH, AS A CHURCH COMMUNITY WITHIN CEDAR HILL.

SO THAT'S, THAT IS A BIG DAY, UH, AND WORTHY OF CELEBRATION.

SO, UH, SUNDAY, APRIL THE 21ST.

I KNOW THEY HAVE AN, I BELIEVE THEY'RE HAVING A SERIES OF EVENTS DURING THAT WEEK, AND SO WE'LL DEFINITELY PASS THAT INFORMATION ALONG.

UM, AS IT'S DISTRIBUTED, WE CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR LONG, UH, SERVICE HERE, COMMUNITY ON, UH, TUESDAY, UH, APRIL BETWEEN THIRD AT A, AT AT 8:00 AM IT'LL BE A SPECIAL CEREMONY PROVIDING A BLESSING FOR THE NEW LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND SIGNATURE PARK.

UH, THAT WILL BE ACTUALLY AT THE ING HICKMAN, UH, LIBRARY IN MUSEUM SITE AT FOUR 50 PINE HOTEL.

IT USED TO THAT ADDRESS.

UM, AT 8:00 AM WE EXPECT IT TO LAST ABOUT AN HOUR ON THURSDAY, UH, APRIL THE 25TH, OUR AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES WILL BE HOSTING A PROGRAM CALLED STRENGTHENING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH POSITIVE CHANGE.

THAT WILL BE AT 6:00 PM HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, WHERE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THAT'S A VERY CATCHY TITLE, UM, LIKE SOME GOOD THINGS TO COME OUTTA THAT.

UM, AND THEN THE BIG EVENT OF APRIL, OBVIOUSLY IS THE GRAND OPENING OF THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IS SATURDAY, APRIL THE 27TH.

BEGIN AT, UH, 10:00 AM AND WE'LL CONCLUDE AT TWO.

AND THEN THE LIBRARY WILL BE OPENING FOR REGULAR ORDER ON THE VERY NEXT MONDAY.

SO, EXCITING, EXCITING TIMES THERE.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, SENT YOU A SAVE THE DATE, UH, FOR TUESDAY, APRIL THE 30TH.

IT'S AN OFF TUESDAY, BUT WE'RE GETTING TO THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE SOME OF THOSE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE CITY.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING A, UH, JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, UH, TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE COUNCIL? ALRIGHT, UH, WE HAVE A, A, A GREAT AGENDA FOR YOU TONIGHT, UH, IN BRIEFING, UH, RIGHT AFTER MY REPORT, UH, YOU'RE GONNA RECEIVE A REPORT FROM OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, UH, ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING, UH, THE, THE DEVELOPMENT.

TOTALLY RIGHT.

SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE JUST A FEW WORDS.

IT'S A REALLY MAJOR LIFT AS IT'LL BE UPDATING ABOUT 30 YEARS WORTH OF

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IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO OUR ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT YOUR AWARD WINNING MASTER PLAN OF, UH, AND, UH, BECAME A COUNCIL PRIORITY OVER THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION.

OF COURSE, WE FUNDED, UH, THE INITIAL PORTION OF THAT PROJECT.

SO CHA WILL BE WALKING THROUGH WHAT SHE WILL BE WORKING ON AND WHAT WE WILL BE WORKING ON WITH HER OVER THE NEXT 18, FOUR MONTHS, AND, UH, GET FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROCESS.

UH, THEN THE NEXT BRIEFING IS SOMETHING I'VE ALSO BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO.

AS YOU KNOW, UH, CEDAR HILL PARTICIPATES IN REGIONAL DEPLOYMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE, UH, VERY TALENTED FOLKS AND THE STATE WORKS TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY NEEDS OF SAFETY OF THE STATE.

UH, WE HAD SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN, UH, IN JOINT DEPLOYMENT, UH, TO COMBAT THE, UH, WILDFIRES AND THE PANHANDLE.

UM, IT WAS PRETTY DEVASTATING, UH, EVENT THERE, AND THEY WERE WHERE THEY WERE THERE TO SUPPORT THE STATE'S MISSION AND ALSO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COME OUT OF THAT.

I ASKED THE TEAM IF HE COULD, UM, BRING HIS TEAM HERE TO BE ABLE TO RELATE TO YOU, UH, WHAT, UH, WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCES WERE.

ALSO BENEFITS THAT WE RECEIVED BY BEING ABLE TO JOIN WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND, AND HELP KEEP TOGETHER SAFE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

UM, MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA THERE, THERE'S A THEME, UH, PASTOR PRESTON WEAVER, OUR PERSON CHURCH WILL BE DOING, UH, THE INVITATION FOR US TONIGHT.

UM, AND THEN A COUPLE OF VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.

UM, A PRESENTATION FROM OUR POLICE CHIEF PROVIDING SEVERAL RECOGNITION TO, UH, OFFICERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT INTO A RESIDENT WHO GAVE TO KEEP US SAFE, AN INCIDENT BACK LAST SUMMER.

UM, SECOND ITEM FOR THE EVENING WILL BE PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING APRIL, 2024.

AS YOU MIGHT HAVE FOUND, UH, A LITTLE, UH, LAPEL PIN AT YOUR AT DIOCESE.

YOU MIGHT ALSO NOTE THAT MASTER MAYOR BOW TIE, I MIGHT, HE'S VERY COORDINATED TODAY.

SO, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, TO THAT PROCLAMATION.

UH, WE HAVE ONE ITEM RELATED TO ELECTIONS MATTERS.

THIS IS THE LAST ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE MAIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

THIS ONE IS WITH THE DALLAS, THE ELLIS COUNTY ELECTION DEPARTMENT, AND THAT'S FOR THEM TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE ELLIS COUNTY PORTION OF CEDAR HILL FOR, UH, THE MAIN ELECTION.

UH, HAVE AN EXCITING MATTER FOR TONIGHT.

UH, WE HAVE BOND MATTERS.

THIS, UH, AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS WORTH OF WORK BY MARIE AND OUR FINANCE TEAM AND OUR ADVISORS.

UH, THE CITY HAS PROCEEDED, UH, WITH THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO FUND FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

THERE ARE SEVERAL VERY IMPORTANT ITEMS IN THAT.

UH, OUR, UH, CONSULTANTS, MARTY, UH, WITH TOP SECURITIES AND OUR BOND COUNCIL, BOB WILL BE HERE TO FILL YOU IN ON THE DETAILS OF THAT, AS WELL AS THE RATING REVIEW THAT THE RECEIVED ITEM.

UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.

I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHICH HAVE ON THAT.

AND THEN JUST POINT OUT THAT WE, UH, WITH A, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS OUR DATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRANT DEVELOPMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGEMENT? ANY ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE PULLED OR FOR DISCUSS? ALRIGHT, THANK THANKS, SIR.

NEXT ON, NEXT ON THE AGENDA

[3. Briefing on next steps for implementation of the Comprehensive Plan: Development Code Rewrite.]

HELLO THERE.

PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.

CASS VINCENT, COUNTY DIRECTOR, I'M EXCITED TO BRIEF YOU THIS EVENING ON, UH, OUR NEXT STEPS IN IMPLEMENTING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE REWRITE.

SO, AS ALWAYS, WE BEGIN WITH OUR VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES FOR THE CITY.

WE ENVISION CEDAR HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WITH FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN THE SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.

SAFE.

THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS PROBABLY ONE THAT ALIGNS VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES, AND PARTICULARLY IN OUR PREMIER STATEMENTS, ENSURING THAT WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF DISTINCT OF CHARACTER, THAT WE HAVE VIBRANT PARTS AND NATURAL BEAUTY, SAFE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, DIVERSE AND STRONG.

SO, UM, IN AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY, CERTAINLY ANY PUBLIC PROCESS THAT WE HAVE IN CEDAR INCLUDES ENGAGING OUR PUBLIC.

SO TONIGHT WE'LL GO OVER, UM, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS AND STRATEGIES, A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE HISTORY OF THE CODE UPDATES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

UM, SOME OF THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CODE

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AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE TIME FOR TESTING FROM THE, SO, UM, THE ADOPTION OF THE AWARD-WINNING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN 2022, REALLY DID LAY OUT THE HANDBOOK FOR THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY WAY THAT WE MOVE FORWARD DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO THERE WERE FOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WERE ESTABLISHED IN, IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMP PLAN.

AND THOSE GUIDING EXPERIENCES REALLY SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY'S GOALS AND DETAILS, THE STRATEGIES FOR HOW TO ACHIEVE THEM UNDER THEIR CORE DISCIPLINES OF ECONOMICS, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY.

SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE ADDRESS OUR KIDS AND ORDINANCES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNING THE DIVISION THAT STOOD OUT IN .

AND SO TO THAT END, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL DID AUTHORIZE, UM, A HUNDRED THOUSAND IN FFY 2324 BUDGET, PARTIALLY THE BEGINNING OF THAT PROCESS, UH, OF UPDATED, CONSOLIDATING OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE.

SO THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 140 STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND OF THOSE STRATEGIES, ABOUT 40 OF THEM SPEAK DIRECTLY TO UPDATING OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT.

AND SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS LIKE THE WATER WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN, THE CIPP, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT ARE ALL UNDERWAY, UH, OR RECENTLY APPROVED, BUT THE ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, AND PRE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, UM, THOSE UPDATES STILL NEED TO HAPPEN.

AND SO IDEALLY, WE'RE LOOKING TO MODIFY THE CODE INTO A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REFERENCE UDC, UH, FOR EASE OF IMPLEMENTATION AND CONSISTENCY.

SO WHAT IS A DEVELOPMENT CODE? SO IT REALLY SETS THE RULES AND REGULATIONS, UH, RELATED TO LAND DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY.

SO IT REGULATES EVERYTHING FROM LAND USE TO ROCK SIZE DESIGN CRITERIA.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, THE APPROVAL PROCEDURES, WHO INCLUDES WHAT THE BOARDS COMMISSIONS HAVE AUTHORITY OVER WHAT APPLICATIONS, AND THE RELATED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF PARKING AND LANDSCAPING.

UM, THE CITY'S CURRENT ORDINANCES ARE REALLY DIVIDED UP INTO MULTIPLE ORDINANCES, CURRENTLY, ZONING, SUBDIVISION, AND STREET PRESERVATION.

AND AGAIN, THIS WOULD COMBINE THE REGULATIONS INTO ONE COHESIVE DOCUMENT.

SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE BENEFITS TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND IN FACT, MOST CITIES HAVE MOVED TO THAT FORMAT OVER THE YEARS.

UM, ONE OF THE BENEFITS IS THAT IT DOES MINIMIZE THE INCONSISTENCIES AND CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROCEDURES BY PROVIDING ONE SOURCE FOR STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.

WE HAVE ONE DOCUMENT THAT HOUSES ALL OF THOSE PARTICULAR STANDARDS.

UM, IT'S EASIER FOR, UM, THE END USER TO USE.

THE FORMAT IS USUALLY, UM, CLEARER IN TERMS OF THE SETS OF, UH, STANDARDS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED.

AND THE UDC ALSO ALLOWS FOR MORE FLEXIBLE AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO DESIGN.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CODE THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO DEVELOPMENT TRENDS, BUT ALSO SETS A STANDARD OF QUALITY FOR THE CITY.

SO I THINK WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A DEVELOPMENT CODE, BECAUSE WE'VE RECENTLY GONE THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY WHAT A DEVELOPMENT CODE IS NOT, AND THEN WHAT IT'S, AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, A DEVELOPMENT CODE, ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, WE CAN STIPULATE WHAT USES AND THINGS CAN BE DEVELOPED ON A PROPERTY, BUT IT DOESN'T DICTATE WHAT WILL BE DEVELOPED ON THE PROPERTY.

SO CERTAINLY A BROAD RANGE OF USES ARE ALLOWED, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT, BUT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SAY, WELL, THIS PARTICULAR SITE WILL BE THIS PARTICULAR USE.

IT'LL ALLOW FOR THE RANGE OF USES THERE.

UM, ALSO, THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS VERY ASPIRATIONAL, RIGHT? THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE HEADED, THESE ARE OUR GOALS.

THIS IS WHO WE WANT TO BE WHEN WE GROW UP.

UM, AND THE DEVELOPMENT CODE IS REALLY A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT WITH REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPMENT.

AND IT'S ALSO, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE STRATEGIC AREAS IN THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT LAND USES AND REGULATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE PLAN.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN COMMISSION THREE.

AND SO WHAT WE WANTED, THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT STRATEGIC SITES WORKING WITH THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS TO EVALUATE IF THE ZONING THAT'S ON THAT PROPERTY IS STILL, UM, CONSISTENT WITH THE VISION THAT'S BEEN IN THAT PLAN.

IF THERE'S NOT, THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT UTILIZING THE DEVELOPMENT CODE PROCESS, UPDATE PROCESS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THOSE, THAT ZONING ON THAT PROPERTY.

SO IT DOES GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A RESET IN SOME OF THE STRATEGIC AREAS IN THE CITY.

THE

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SO AGAIN, IT'S A VERY TECHNICAL DOCUMENT.

UM, OUR LAST MAJOR UPDATE TO OUR ZONING, OREGON 2001.

SO YOU ALL HAVE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN I HAVE.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE CEDAR HILL WAS A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE IN 2001.

THE WORLD WAS A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE IN 2001.

SO, UM, THE LAST UPDATE WAS DONE AFTER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTION IN 1999.

THERE WAS A COMP PLAN UPDATE IN 2008, BUT A NOT AN OVERALL UPDATE, UH, COMPREHENSIVELY TO THE, WITH THE ZONING.

UM, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, UM, HAS NOT BEEN COMPREHENSIVELY UPDATED SINCE 1986.

SO CERTAINLY WE'RE BEHIND A LITTLE BIT WITH REGARD TO OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.

AND THAT IS THE DOCUMENT THAT GOVERNS PLAING, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS, PROPORTIONALITY REQUIREMENTS, RIGHT OF WAY, ACQUISITION, ALL OF THOSE, UM, TECHNICAL, UM, ASPECTS OF SUBDIVIDING PROPERTIES IN THE CITY.

AGAIN, WE WOULD BE ADDRESSING THAT.

NOW, OF COURSE, WE HAVE HAD MAJOR AMENDMENTS OVER THE YEARS, UM, BUT WE HAVEN'T TOUCHED THE DOCUMENTS.

WE CERTAINLY HAVE.

UM, I JUST NOTED A FEW THAT WERE PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL IN TERMS OF, UM, MOVING THE, THE BALL FORWARD IN DEVELOPMENT.

SO THERE WERE AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATED TO ALCOHOL BEVERAGE IN AND 19, UH, THE PARKLAND DEDICATION SECTION OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE WAS, WAS UPDATED IN, UH, 2019.

AND THEN MOST RECENTLY, UH, IN 2023, THE INDUSTRIAL LAND USES, SO DISTRIBUTION CENTER, FULFILLMENT CENTER, ADDING THOSE USES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE WAS AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS, UH, DONE IN .

SO OVERALL, WE'LL HAVE ABOUT FIVE PRIMARY GOALS, UM, TO UPDATING THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AND GO THROUGH THOSE BRIEFLY.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS TO UPDATE AND CORRECT OUTDATED REGULATIONS.

AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUTDATED REGULATIONS, WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, LAND USES THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE.

WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT ADDRESSING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE LIFECYCLE A FEW YEARS AGO.

SO AGAIN, IN 2001, WE WERE VERY DIFFERENT PLACE IN 2024, UH, WE'RE DIFFERENT.

AND IN 2044 WILL BE DIFFERENT, RIGHT? SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CODE THAT RESPONDS TO THE LIFECYCLE OF THE CITY.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS INFILL DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO ADDRESS INFILL.

WE ALSO NEED TO ADDRESS REVITALIZATION REDEVELOPMENT.

HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES IN IN AN INFILL, UH, FORMAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREAS? AND SO OUR CURRENT CODE IS REALLY WRITTEN FOR GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT, AND SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CODE THAT RESPONDS TO THOSE CHANGES.

UM, ALSO IT'S OUTDATED IN TERMS OF THE WAY THE INFORMATION IS CONVEYED AND RECEIVED.

OUR CURRENT ORDINANCES ARE VERY, UM, WORD CENTRIC.

SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF, UM, GRAPHICS, A LOT OF ILLUSTRATIONS, DOC, UM, CHARTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UH, THE WAY PEOPLE CONSUME INFORMATION NOW IS VERY DIFFERENT.

WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE MESSAGE, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S EASY TO DIGEST.

SO THERE'S A WAY TO IMPROVE OUR FORMAT AND UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION.

SO WE'RE REALLY HOPEFUL THAT THE CODE UPDATE WILL REALLY MOVE US FORWARD IN THAT WAY.

UM, THE NEXT GOAL THAT WE HAVE, UH, WITH THE CODE UPDATE IS TO, UH, CONFORM WITH LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.

SO, UH, WE ARE CONSTANTLY RESPONDING TO CHANGES THAT ARE MADE EVERY LEGISLATIVE SESSION, UM, THEY'RE GETTING MORE EVERY LEGISLATIVE SECTION IT SEEMS. UM, AND WE DO RESPOND IN KIND TO THOSE, BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL TO ALIGN OUR PROCESSES WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AUTHORITY THAT'S ALREADY GRANTED.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE GRANTS MUNICIPALITIES WITH THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION TO GOVERN APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACKS, UM, THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STREAMLINE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS SO THE DEVELOPER, RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH A TWO MONTH PROCESS, BE ABLE THROUGH A ONE MONTH PROCESS.

SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER AS A POLICY CHANGE UNDER THIS DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE, WHICH IS ALREADY GRANTED UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

SO WE ALREADY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

OUR CODES JUST WON'T ALLOW US TO DO THAT.

SO, UH, THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EVALUATE, UM, HOW WE CAN CONFORM WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST, UM, GOAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE BEW, RIGHT, IS TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND NEW LAND USES.

UM, OF COURSE THERE ARE NEW LAND USES AND DEVELOPMENT TYPES THAT DID NOT EXIST IN 2001.

UH, I PUT THIS SLIDE TOGETHER BEFORE OUR DISCUSSIONS TODAY.

BUT, UH, DRONE DELIVERY, UH, FOOD TRUCK PARKS, MIXED USE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WAY THAT WE SEE IT, UH, DELIVERED TODAY.

THOSE TRENDS ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS AND RESPOND TO AND ESTABLISH THOSE CODES SO THAT WE'RE NOT RESPONDING TO A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, BUT WE ACTUALLY SET THE STANDARD AND THEY'RE RESPONDING

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WE SET THOSE REGULATIONS WITHIN THE CODE, AND THEN THEY RESPOND WITH THEIR PARTICULAR PROJECTS, UH, ENSURING REGULATIONS, SUPPORT, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY.

THIS WAS A BIG, BIG PART OF THE, AND CERTAINLY A BIG PART OF THE GOALS OF THE CITY.

AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR REGULATIONS ARE UPDATED, UM, SUCH AS ADDRESSING PRE PRESERVATION TO ENSURE A PRESERVATION FOCUS VERSUS A MITIGATION FOCUS.

OUR CURRENT CODE, UM, HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A, I DON'T WANNA SAY A STICK APPROACH, BUT WE COULD HAVE MORE OF A CARROT EFFECT.

YOU COULD HAVE MORE INCENTIVE, UH, TO PRESERVE TREES OR EVEN MANDATE A REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TREE PRESERVATION ON THE SITE.

OUR CURRENT CODE REALLY DOESN'T ADDRESS THAT.

SO, UH, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE ADDING REGULATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE CITY'S GOAL OF PRESERVING 25 OPEN SPACE.

UM, CERTAIN CITIES HAVE DEVELOPED, UM, ACTUAL DISTRICTS LIKE A CONSERVATION DISTRICT WHERE THE PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY ZONED THAT DISTRICT.

AND SO IT'S NOT JUST ZONED RESIDENTIAL.

SO IF THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP CHANGES, THEY COULD DEVELOP IT SINGLE FAMILY BECAUSE IT'S ZONED SINGLE FAMILY VERSUS CREATING A DISTRICT THAT CONSERVATION OR OPEN SPACE.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF BEST PRACTICES OUT THERE WITH REGARD TO MEETING THAT GOAL.

UM, BUT I THINK OUR REGULATIONS REALLY NEED TO BE UPDATED TO ENSURE THAT WE, UH, SUPPORT THOSE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, BEST PRACTICES AND SUBDIVISION MAINTENANCES.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS THAT WE COULD DO BETTER WITH REGARD TO STORM WATER MANAGEMENT.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT BEST PRACTICES THAT WE COULD UPDATE IN OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE TO REALLY MOVE US FORWARD IN OUR CONSERVATION BASE.

AND OUR FINAL, LIKE, THE FIFTH GOAL IS TO ALIGN WITH THE VISION ESTABLISHED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN OTHER, UH, ADOPTED LONG RANGE PLANS.

SO HOW DO WE GET FROM VISION TO REALITY, RIGHT? SO FOR EXAMPLE, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIED A CHARACTER PLACE TYPE OF A MASTER PLANS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND FROM THAT IT WAS DETERMINED WHAT ELEMENTS MAKE UP A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, DIVERSITY OF LOT SIZE, BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS, UM, STREET STATE STANDARDS.

AND WE DEVELOPED THIS RESIDENTIAL SCORECARD TO EVALUATE PROJECTS TO SAY, IF YOU'RE ALIGNING WITH THAT.

UM, BUT THIS WOULD GO A STEP FURTHER AND DEVELOP UDC REGULATIONS THAT ACTUALLY DICTATE THOSE, THOSE ELEMENTS.

SO LOT SIZE AND BUILDING DESIGN, CULTURE AND STREET DESIGN.

SO TAKING US FROM THE VISION THAT WE ESTABLISHED TO THE REALITY OF WHAT ACTUALLY GETS DICTATE ON THE GROUND.

AND SO AS A PROCESS, UM, IT IS A 18 TO 24 MONTH PROCESS.

IT'S, IT'S EXTENSIVE.

UM, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY IN MY CAREER TO, UM, DO TWO DEVELOPMENT CODE, UH, UPDATE PROCESSES, AND THEY HAVE TAKEN EVERY BIT OF THAT TIME.

UM, WE GENERALLY WOULD LOOK AT STARTING WITH THREE MAJOR PHASES OF THE PROJECT MAJOR.

UM, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WOULD ESSENTIALLY SERVE AS THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR, THEY'RE THE BODY THAT HEARS DEVELOPMENT.

THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW, UM, SITE PLANS AND PLA AND ALL OF THAT.

UH, AS WELL AS THE STAFF WORK GROUP IS ESSENTIALLY OUR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE.

SO PUBLIC WORKS PLANNING, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, BUILDING INSPECTION, CODE ENFORCEMENT.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BRIEF WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT.

SO WE'LL BRING ON A CONSULTANT TO ASSIST, UH, WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROCESS.

AND SO THE THREE MAJOR PHASES, UH, WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT.

WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE EVALUATING OUR EXISTING CODES, EXISTING ORDINANCES, WHAT WORKS WELL, WHAT DOESN'T WORK WELL.

YOU KNOW, TAKING MARIA'S MARKED UP ZONING ORDINANCE WITH ALL THE , THE NOTES, AND THE, UH, POST-ITS ON IT.

AND TAKING THAT AND TURNING THAT INTO A DIAGNOSTIC THAT RECOGNIZES, UM, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO, UM, MAKE SOME CHANGES.

WE'LL ALSO INCORPORATE FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.

THEY GIVE US FEEDBACK ALL THE TIME ABOUT OUR CODE.

WELL, IN OTHER CITIES, I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS OR IN OTHER CITIES, I DO THIS WELL, WELL, THIS IS CEDAR HILL.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE RELEVANT ELEMENTS, UH, OF THEIR, UM, THEIR FEEDBACK THAT WE COULD CONSIDER WITH REGARD TO OUR CODE UPDATES.

AND THEN THERE'LL BE SOME DATA RESEARCH.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO UTILIZE OUR, UH, GIS DATA, OUR CENSUS DATA TO INFORM, UM, WHAT WE IDENTIFY MAYBE AREAS THAT WE WANNA ADDRESS WITH THE CODE.

SO THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT REALLY GIVES US A SAYS, OKAY, THESE ARE THE STEPS THAT WE'RE THINKING WE'RE GONNA GO, THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE'RE GONNA GO WITH THE CODE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START TO PUT PEN TO PAPER WITH THE ACTUAL TEXT.

AND SO THE NEXT MAJOR PHASE IS THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AND MATH DEVELOPMENT.

THIS, BY FAR, IS THE LONGEST PORTION OF THE PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S THE ACTUAL DRAFTING AND REVIEW OF THE CODE.

SO THERE'S SEVERAL ITERATIONS, UH, OF THE CODE.

WE, UM, WOULD HAVE A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE TRAINING ZONING

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WE WOULD PROVIDE UPDATES TO THIS BODY, UH, AS WELL.

AND GENERALLY, UH, WE WOULD HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT CODE DRAFTING AND REVIEW BROKEN UP IN SECTIONS.

IT'S A LOT TO TRY TO BITE AT ONE TIME.

SO USUALLY WHAT WE WOULD SEE IS A, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY START WITH THE ZONING DISTRICTS AND LAND USE AND DEFINITIONS, AND THEN YOU MAY MOVE TO DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS AND PRE PRESERVATION, AND THEN SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.

SO, UM, ULTIMATELY THE, UM, BREAKOUT AND THE TIMELINE OF HOW WE ACTUALLY DEVELOP THE CODE WILL BE DETERMINED, UH, ONCE WE HAVE A CONSULTANT ON BOARD.

UM, BUT CERTAINLY WE'LL, UM, HAVE TO BREAK IT UP IN PIECES TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH IT.

AND THEN THE FINAL MAJOR PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AND MAP ADOPTION.

UM, AND THAT IS THE FORMAL ADOPTION PROCESS OF THE ORDINANCE, UH, AND THE ZONING.

UM, SO THERE'LL BE, AGAIN, COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, A JOINT COMMUNITY AND CITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.

UM, AFTER ADOPTION PLANNING, STAFF WILL CONDUCT ANNUAL OR BI UPDATES TO ENSURE THE PROGRAMS. UM, IT IS VERY VALUABLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TRACK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UM, THE ISSUES THAT COME UP.

UM, THERE MIGHT EVEN BE SMALL THINGS LIKE THERE'S A REFERENCE TO A SECTION THAT'S INCORRECT AND IT POINTS TO THE WRONG PAGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE DON'T WANNA HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 10 YEARS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.

SO IF WE REVIEW IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND COME BEFORE PG AND THIS BODY, UM, TO MAKE THOSE ANNUAL UPDATES, WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S FRESH AND IT'S RESPONSIVE TO THE CASE OF CHANGE.

UH, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

UH, WE'LL HAVE A SERIES AGAIN, OF MEETINGS WITH P AND Z AND STAFF WORK GROUP.

UH, BUT THOSE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS ARE GONNA BE PARTICULARLY VALUABLE BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT, UM, THOSE STAKEHOLDERS, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AAP ZBA, UM, THEY'RE CLOSELY CONNECTED TO THE CODE BECAUSE THE, THE PROJECTS THAT COME BEFORE THEM ARE BEHOLDEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT CODE.

AND SO THEY'RE MOST FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

SO THEY'LL CERTAINLY BE THOSE, UM, STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, CODE ENFORCEMENT, THEY ARE THE ENFORCERS OF THE CODE.

SO CERTAINLY ENGAGING WITH THEM, ANY KIND OF ISSUES THAT THEY SEE WITH ENFORCEMENT AND OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY RECEIVING FEEDBACK, WE'LL HAVE A DESIGNATED PROJECT WEBSITE AND ONLINE SURVEYS TO KEEP ADDITIONAL INPUT.

AND OF COURSE, THE WORKSHOPS WITH P&G AND COUNCIL.

I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THE, THE STAFF WORK GROUP OF THE MAKEUP THERE.

UM, BUT STAFF WILL REALLY BE BUSY, BUT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE BUSY AS WELL.

AND I'VE BEEN WARNING THEM SINCE I GOT HERE, THAT, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE BUSY WITH THIS CODE UPDATE.

THEY'RE READY, THEY'RE CHARGED UP.

AND, UM, AND SO IS OUR STAFF USING THIS CODE EVERY DAY.

WE RECOGNIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THERE ARE, UM, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO, UH, REMOVE REG REGULATORY BARRIERS AND REALLY MOVE THE, THE CITY FORWARD.

AND SO OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS OF HOW WE WILL MEASURE SUCCESS, UM, AGAIN, AS WE WILL REMOVE REGULATORY BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT.

I DON'T, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD FOR US TO EVEN, UM, ADMIT THAT OUR CODE MAY BE A BARRIER TO CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE WANNA SEE IN THE CITY.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO, IS TO REMOVE THOSE WITH THIS UPDATE, UH, IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

ANY DEVELOPER WILL TELL YOU, TIME IS MONEY.

SO IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STREAMLINE OUR PROCESSES, WE CAN CONSOLIDATE CERTAIN PROCEDURES.

WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT THE EFFICACY OF OUR, UH, CODE, UM, ADDRESSING NEW DEVELOPMENT TYPES AND HOUSING, RETAIL AND INDUSTRIAL.

AGAIN, THE PACE OF CHANGE IS, IS REALLY QUICK.

I MEAN, THERE'S NEW THINGS COMING ONLINE ALL THE TIME.

SO WE WANNA BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, UM, ALIGN OUR PROCESSES AND REGULATIONS, AGAIN, WITH THE VARYING STAGES OF LIFECYCLE OF THE CITY, AND PROVIDE A CODE THAT'S EASY TO COMPREHEND AND IMPLEMENT FOR CONSISTENCY IN ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION.

SO A LOT OF TIMES WE GET FEEDBACK THAT, UM, CODE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.

UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE, AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO KIND OF BREAK IT DOWN FROM A LATE IN LAYMAN'S TERMS. AND SO THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, TO CRAFT A CODE THAT IS EASIER, UH, TO COMPREHEND .

AND SO, UM, ENDING WITH OUR NEXT STEPS AND TIMELINES.

SO AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL BE UTILIZING A CONSULTANT, UH, FOR THIS WORK.

AND SO WE'LL BE ISSUING A REQUEST FOR, UH, STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSULTANT.

UH, WE'LL HAVE A CONSULTANT INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS THAT, UH, CONTRACT OF COURSE WILL BECOME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AWARD.

UH, WE'LL HAVE SOME INITIAL ENGAGEMENT AS A PART OF THAT PROCESS.

UM, SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE PROCESS WILL BE BECOMING ONCE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TEAM ON BOARD AND BE ABLE TO REALLY, UH, OUTLINE THE, UM, THE OVERALL TIMELINE.

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UM, AND SO WE'LL BE COMING FORWARD WITH A BUDGET REQUEST TO COMPLETE THE FUNDING FOR THAT UPDATE.

IT IS THE MAJOR STEP IN IMPLEMENTING THE PLANNING AND REALLY MOVING THE CITY FORWARD.

AND SO WE THANK COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF IT FUNDING, UM, THAT YOU ALL DID PROVIDE.

SO FORWARD THE NEXT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN REMEMBER SOMETHING.

UH, IT'S BEEN A, A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE HAD SOMETHING SO CONSEQUENTIAL OF AN UNDERTAKING ON THE PART OF THE STAFF.

AND SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

I MEAN, A COUPLE YEARS, YOU SAID 18 MONTHS, I, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF IT'S CLOSER TO A COUPLE YEARS.

I MEAN 24 MONTHS.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, HATS OFF TO STAFF FOR UNDERTAKING THIS.

IT'S, IT'S OVERDUE AND IT'S SINCERELY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.

UM, MY, MY INITIAL QUESTION WAS WHY 18 MONTHS TO 24? BUT THEN YOU EXPLAINED THAT SO WELL, .

UM, BUT MY QUESTION REMAINS, IS THERE ANY WAY FOR US TO EXPEDITE THAT PROCESS AS TEXAS GROWS AND AS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS GROWS? AND I WOULD NOT WANT US TO MISS OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE'RE WITHIN THE PROCESS OF 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, TWO YEARS.

THIS AREA, NORTH TEXAS IS GONNA BE VERY DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT.

AND I WOULD NOT WANT US TO MISS OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING FOR CODE TO BE DEVELOPED.

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN HELP THAT WE CAN FACILITATE THIS? SO IT'S CLOSER TO 12 TO 18 MONTHS? UM, , I THINK IDEALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EVEN EXIST IN OUR EXISTING CODE TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSE TO DEVELOPMENT.

SO OBVIOUSLY OUR CODE HASN'T BEEN UPDATED IN 20 YEARS, SO THAT HASN'T STOPPED DEVELOPMENT FROM HAPPENING IN CEDAR HILL.

SO I THINK THE WAY THAT WE WOULD RESPOND INITIALLY WOULD BE TO UTILIZE OUR EXISTING TOOLS LIKE PLAN DEVELOPMENT OR TRADITIONAL USE PERMITS, BE ABLE TO ADDRESS, UH, THOSE DEVELOPMENTS WITH OUR EXISTING TOOLS.

UH, IF IT CAME TO PASS THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS SO SIGNIFICANT, UH, THAT WE HAD TO DO A TEXT AMENDMENT INTO THEM, UH, YOU KNOW, TO ADDRESS ONE SPECIFIC ITEM.

SAY THERE WAS A MAJOR LEGISLATIVE THAT WE NEEDED TO RESPOND TO BEFORE THE FULL CODE UPDATE.

WE CAN CERTAINLY DO TEXT AMENDMENTS AS WE HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS TO ADDRESS THOSE SPECIFIC ITEMS. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROCESSES THAT REALLY DOES JUST KIND OF HAVE TO RUN ITS COURSE.

UM, AND SO, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE TOOLS TO RESPOND TO OUR DISPOSAL AND THANK YOU.

AND ONE FINAL QUESTION.

MULTI-FAMILY DENSITY, THAT WOULD BE PART OF THIS ALSO? IT'LL BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION FOR SURE.

OKAY.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED THE DIVERSITY OF HOUSING TYPES, AND SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR CODE AND HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE ACCOMMODATE THAT AND WRITE IN STANDARD QUALITY, QUALITY, THE APPROPRIATE LOCATION.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS AN AMAZING PRESENTATION.

I ALWAYS GET EXCITED WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UM, DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN.

SO THANKS FOR THAT.

UM, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

MOST OF THEM WERE ANSWERED ALREADY, BUT I WANTED TO KNOW, I THINK I'M PROBABLY THE LAST PERSON THAT HAS, UM, COME OFF OF PLANNING AND ZONING.

SO, UM, WHAT HAS HAPPENED, UH, IN, IN YOUR MIND IN THE LAST YEAR, WHAT, YOU KNOW, UH, EFFICIENCIES OR CONVERSATIONS OR TRAINING, UH, IF ANYTHING HAS BEEN HAD, SAY IN THE LAST YEAR FOR PLANNING AND ZONING THAT WOULD HELP THEM, UM, BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO HANDLE SUCH A HEAVY LIFT? I'M GLAD YOU, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, I BEGAN WHEN I STARTED HERE IS REGULAR TRAININGS ON THE COMMISSION TRAINING.

SO EVERY P&G AGENDA, WE HAVE A TRAINING SESSION.

SO, UH, IT'LL BE ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS.

UH, WE'VE GIVEN A PRESENTATION ON LEGISLATIVE.

WE HAD, UM, COMES WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO, UM, TO DISCUSS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND HOW IT CONNECTS TO THE THINGS THAT COME BEFORE THE PLAN.

WE'LL HAVE ONE HOUSING PLAN.

SO WE'RE TAKING THOSE TOPICS, UM, MULTIPLE BITE SPEAK TO BE ABLE TO FOR THAT.

AND ALSO, THERE'S SOME MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FALL FOR SOME TRAINING SESSION THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF STAFF LED.

UM, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY PLUGGED INTO THAT.

THAT THAT'S FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND

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AND IT PUTS SO MANY MORE RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT WE WERE ACCUSTOMED TO DOING.

UM, IS THAT A PART OF THIS, OR, I MEAN, WILL THAT BE PART OF WHAT YOU FILTER THROUGH AS WELL? UM, YOU SEE THAT AS A, A MAJOR PART OF SORT OF SETTLED INTO THE NEW DESIGN.

SO THERE'S CERTAIN ASPECTS OF IT THAT WILL HAVE TO BE INCORPORATED BECAUSE OF THE LEGISLATION THAT CHANGES.

IT'S SPECIFIC TO BUILDING MATERIALS.

MM-HMM, .

UM, BUT YOU CAN STILL REGULATE DESIGN.

OKAY.

SO THERE ARE DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT WE CAN STILL INCORPORATE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE QUALITY THAT WE WANT WITHOUT NECESSARILY SPECIFY MATERIALS.

WE STILL CAN REGULATE BUILDING LIKE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER TO DO THAT.

SO WE'D STILL HAVE THAT TOOL, UM, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO, UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO STILL MAINTAIN THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTION ON MATERIALS.

OKAY.

AND I'M ALMOST DONE.

UM, SO WE, YOU MAY HAVE SAID THIS, UM, 'CAUSE I WAS FEROCIOUSLY WRITING, I DIDN'T WANNA MISS ANYTHING YOU SAID.

UM, ESG OR YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY, UH, SUSTAINABILITY.

IS THAT GOING TO BE INCORPORATED IN A DIFFERENT WAY? UM, YEAH.

SO OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, UM, AND WE'LL EVEN LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR ZONING ORDERS FOR LIKE OUR LANDSCAPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

LOOKING AT, UM, THE PREFERRED PLANT MATERIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ZEROSCAPING, LIKE OUTLINING THAT TYPE OF WITHIN THE CODE ADDRESSING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, WATER MANAGEMENT, WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT, SO YES, THERE WILL BE.

OKAY.

UM, I THINK THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE GO TO THE, WHAT IT IS NOT SLIDE DEVELOPMENT CODE.

OH, THE AWARD WINNING CONFERENCE.

OKAY.

YES.

YEAH.

SO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ITSELF IS EXACTLY THAT.

SO WE WOULD HAVE THE ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION, THE STARTED AS AN ORDINANCE SECTION.

SO THOSE, THOSE, THE DIFFERENTIATION IS STILL THERE TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, BUT THERE MAY BE ONE SET OF DEFINITIONS OR ONE SET OF APPROVAL PROCEDURES AND THAT KIND OF THING.

SO THAT KIND OF MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR COMPREHENSION THAT IT'S ALL TOGETHER.

BUT YES, THEY WOULD BE SEPARATED BY CHAPTER AND OR SECTION WITHIN THE,

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DID YOU, DID YOU GET THAT? ALRIGHT, APOLOGIZE.

HOW YOU DOING SIR? ALRIGHT, MAYOR, I'M DOING WELL.

MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TIM, COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY MANAGER, DIFFERENT CITY MANAGER.

MY NAME IS RICHARD DAVIS AND I'M YOUR FIRE CHIEF.

THIS, UH, AND THROUGH THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU AND PRESENT TO YOU ABOUT THE WILDFIRE DEPARTMENT.

CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPLOYED SIX MEMBERS BY WILDFIRES, TEXAS CAME.

THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE CRUCIAL IN INSTILLING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY THIS DISASTER IN SUPPORTING THE OVERALL RESPONSES.

IN ADDITION, OUR MEMBERS WHO WERE PART OF TEXAS TASK FORCE TWO PROVIDED VITAL SEARCH AND RESCUE RECORDS AND WILDFIRE AFFECTED AREAS.

OUR MEMBERS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING AREAS WHERE MISSING PERSONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND GIVING SUPPORT DURING EVACUATIONS.

THE LARGEST OF THE BLAZERS WERE THE SMOKEHOUSE CREEK HOUSE, WHICH WAS THE BIGGEST EVER FORMED IN THE SAME TEXAS DISPLAYS, WAS THE BIGGEST US HISTORY BEARING OVER MILLION ACRES.

SO BEFORE I INTRODUCE YOU TO THE NAMES OF THE MEMBERS WHO WERE DEPLOYED, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OURSELVES OF THE REASONS WHY WE PARTICIPATE IN US.

I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW A FRAMEWORK OF THE WHO, THE WHAT, THE WHEN, THE WHY, AND HOW.

THE FIRST TWO BENEFITS FROM SUPPORTING DEPLOYMENTS ELEVATES OUR ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP STANDARD BY SHOWCASING THE COMMITMENT TO EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND INTER INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.

THE FOSTERS RESPECT, TRUST, AND RECOGNITION AMONG OUR PEERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENTS ALSO OFFER NETWORK AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASE CREDIBILITY WITHIN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN DEPLOYMENT? DEPLOYMENTS BENEFIT FIRE DEPARTMENTS BY FACILITATING RESOURCE SHARING, ENHANCE RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, COST AREAS, PROVIDING TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, ESTABLISHING MUTUAL AID NETWORK, AND ULTIMATELY DETECTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WHEN DO I GET, WHEN DO OUR MEMBERS SUPPORT? SO THERE ARE TWO, UH, RESPONSE SYSTEMS FOR OUR MEMBERS NEED TO DEPLOYED.

ONE IS CALLED THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT.

THIS ONE'S OUTTA STATE.

SO IF WE HAD MEMBERS WHO ARE SAFE, THE WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA, SOMETIMES THE STATE WILL ASK FOR ASSISTANCE.

IF, UH, YOU ACTUALLY TOO BIG AND THE RESOURCES ARE, ARE, UH, LACKED IN THAT PARTICULAR STATE, THEY WOULD DO A ENAC, UH, UH, REQUEST.

THE OTHER ONE IS THE ONE WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH, WHICH IS THE TEXAS STATE FARM MUTUAL AID SYSTEM.

THIS ALSO FOSTERS MUTUAL, MUTUAL AID AMONG TEXAS DEPARTMENTS DURING EMERGENCY ENABLES RESOURCE SHARING, ENHANCED CAPABILITIES, AND IMPROVED COORDINATION AND TIMELY RESPONSE.