Apr 23, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting

UH, WHEN SURVEYS ARE TAKEN OF, WHAT'S THE FAVORITE VERSE IN THE BIBLE OF, YOU'D GUESS? JOHN THREE 16 IS THE TOP VERSE, AND IT IS, BUT WHAT COMES VERY CLOSE BEHIND THAT IS JEREMIAH 29, I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU, SAYS THE LORD, PLANS FOR YOUR WELFARE AND NOT FOR YOUR CALAMITY.

AND IT'S, IT'S GOD'S HEART THAT HE RELEASED HIS PLANS FOR US.

WHAT'S, I THINK WHAT IT'S, THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT RIGHT NOW IS THAT THE EARLIER VERSES TALK ABOUT THE CITY, AND ITS PART THAT, THAT VERSE THAT I JUST QUOTED COMES OUT AND I'LL, I'LL JUST READ IT BRIEFLY AND THEN I'LL PRAY.

UH, THIS IS WHAT JEREMIAH SAYS.

UH, WHEN HE'S TALKING TO THE EXILES IN BABYLON, HE SAYS, THIS IS WHAT THE LORD ALMIGHTY THE GOD OF ISRAEL SAYS TO ALL THOSE WHO CARRIED INTO EXILE FROM JERUSALEM TO BABYLON, BUILD HOUSES AND SETTLE DOWN PLANT GARDENS AND EAT WHAT THEY PRODUCE, MARRY AND HAVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS, FIND WIVES FOR SONS, AND GIVE YOUR DAUGHTERS IN MARRIAGE SO THAT THEY TOO MAY HAVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS INCREASE IN NUMBER THERE.

DO NOT DECREASE.

ALSO SEEK THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF THE CITY, TO WHICH I HAVE CARRIED YOU INTO EXILE.

PRAY TO THE LORD FOR IT BECAUSE IF IT PROSPERS, YOU TOO WILL PROSPER.

LOVE IT.

LET US PRAY.

LORD GOD, THANK YOU THAT YOUR LOVE FOR US IS SO POWERFUL AND YOUR INTENTIONS FOR EACH OF US AS INDIVIDUALS IS GREAT.

AND LORD, WE, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU HAVE DECIDED THAT CITIES PLAY SUCH A HUGE ROLE IN RELEASING THOSE PLANS.

AND SO WE DO WHAT JEREMIAH SAYS TONIGHT.

WE PRAY FOR THIS CITY.

WE ASK THAT YOUR BLESSING WOULD BE UPON FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES UPON THIS, UH, GOVERNMENTAL ROLE UPON THE SERVICES POLICE AND, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, LORD GOD ON THE SCHOOLS.

WE PRAY THAT EACH OF THEM WOULD WORK TOGETHER AND THIS COUNCIL WOULD, WOULD PLAY ITS PART IN RELEASING YOUR PLANS INTO ALL THOSE AREAS, LORD, GOD.

AND, AND THANK YOU THAT IT IS, IT IS YOUR VERY HEART, UH, TO GIVE, TO GIVE BLESSING, UH, TO, TO THIS PEOPLE HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

AND SO I PRAY THIS IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION PRESENT BEST, SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP, MAYORAL SCHOLARSHIP.

I'D LOVE US TO GIVE WITH OUR PRAISE TO OUR UNITED STATES, I IS TO DIVIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CONSIDER THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ON THE TEXAS FLAG, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

WHY INVIS? THANK YOU.

YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE MY, UH, GOOD FRIEND, STATE REPRESENTATIVE CARL SHERMAN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, SIR.

LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU A LITTLE LATER.

UM,

[a. Present Best Southwest Partnership Mayoral Scholarship.]

AND AMANDA TORRES, IS SHE HERE? OH, ARE YOU, ARE YOU TAKING A LEAD, LEE? YES.

I'M, HELLO THERE, LEE.

GOOD TO SEE.

OKAY, GOOD.

WELL, THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY, UH, UH, CUSTOMER CURDY.

YOU WANT ME TO COME UP? OH, YEAH, SURE.

I'LL DO IT.

THIS IS THE MAYORAL SCHOLARSHIP.

THAT WORK.

I JUST HAPPEN TO BE IN THE, UH, EDUCATION CHAIR.

I DO, I I'M, I WAS RESPONSIBLE BRINGING THE BIG CHECK.

SO .

HI EVERYBODY.

NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS GOT A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BIG CHECK.

YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND A FEW WORDS OR ME TO OKAY, GO AHEAD.

A ENTITY AND ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND, UM, TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION FOR THE BEST SOUTHWEST REGION, WHICH INCLUDES CEDAR HILL, DESOTO, DUNCANVILLE, LANCASTER.

SO, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR, SORRY, FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR, THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP IS A, UM, A,

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AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME MORE CITIES THAT HAVE JOINED US THAT ARE EAST, UH, DALLAS COUNTY.

AND SO EVERY YEAR WE HAVE, UH, SCHOLARSHIPS WHERE THE MAYORS CHOOSE, UH, STUDENTS FROM THEIR COMMUNITY THAT LIVE IN THEIR CITY, UM, TO RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP.

AND SO, UH, WE HAVE THE RECIPIENT HERE.

AND SO I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

WHERE IS THE STUDENT? RIGHT THERE.

COME ON OUT.

AND LET ME SAY, I MEAN, THIS IS NOT BIAS.

UM, I, I GOT, UH, SEVERAL CANDIDATES AND I'M JUST READING OFF OF A PAPER AND THEY'RE TELLING ME ALL THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY MEETING 'EM.

SO, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO, UM, WE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE, BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS, LET US KNOW WHERE, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE ATTENDING AND AND YES SIR.

AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

NEXT, UH, PRESENTATION IS PRESENT A PROCLAMATION.

ALRIGHT.

YES SIR.

WE'LL LET YOU GET UP HERE TO THE MICROPHONE FIRST.

OH, YOU WANT THE PICTURE FIRST? WHO'S THAT WITH THE BIG CAMERA? WHO'S THAT GUY? PROUD DAD MOMENT? YES, SIR.

MY NAME IS PATRICK WORTHY II.

UM, I ATTEND DAVID W. CARTER HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGIATE PROGRAM.

UH, WE HAD A MINOR, UH, MALFUNCTION, BUT, UM, I WILL BE ATTENDING PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY, UM, MAJORING IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ALSO WITH A MINOR IN CYBERSECURITY.

SO, AND THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR THIS AMAZING SCHOLARSHIP.

IT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT WITH MY EDUCATION.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M.

THAT'S WHAT'S UP.

ALL RIGHT,

[b. Present a Proclamation designating the week of May 5-11, 2024 as Professional Municipal Clerks Week in Cedar Hill. ]

THIS AIN'T THE WEEK OF MAY 5TH THROUGH THE 11TH 2024 AS PROFESSIONAL CLERK'S WEEKS IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WOULD BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILMAN DANIELS AND ALSO OUR CITY SECRETARY IS COMING DOWN PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME HONORED AND BY PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS.

AND WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL.

AND WHEREAS THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE, COUNTY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

AND WHEREAS IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK.

NOW, THEREFORE, OUR STEVE MASON MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CITY HILL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 5TH THROUGH 11TH 2024 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK SUITE IN THE CITY OF CITY HILL, TEXAS.

AND FOR THE EXTEND APPRECIATION TO OUR OWN CITY SECRETARY BELINDA, BY AND ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY ROSIE EDWARDSON, AND TO ALL THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS FOR THE VOW SERVICES THEY PERFORM AND THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT AND WITNESS WHEREVER I HAVE HERE UNTO SET

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MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY, OF CITY HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 2024, STEVEN MASON.

ALRIGHT, MAY I BELIEVE, UM, PROFESSIONAL CLERKS WEEK, UM, THE CITY'S SECRETARY HAS TO HAVE ICE CREAM FOR THE COUNCIL OR SOMETHING.

OH, OKAY.

GOT IT.

[c. Present a Proclamation designating May 11, 2024, as World Migratory Bird Day in Cedar Hill. ]

UP, UH, PRESENTATION IS PRESENTED, PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING MAY 11TH, 2024, AS WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

OF COURSE, THIS, THIS IS KIND OF SPECIAL TO ME, OF COURSE, IN CEDAR HILL, WE LOVE OUR BIRDS AND WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE AS WE READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

AND, UH, BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, A FUNNY STORY.

UM, THERE WAS THIS LADY THAT, UH, THAT WAS GETTING HER HAIR DONE, AND ACTUALLY, UH, SHE WAS, NO, SHE WAS DOING THE HAIR FOR SOMEBODY WHO WAS A CI WAS A CITY OFFICIAL, IT WAS A CITY SECRETARY AT THAT TIME.

SO BACK IN 2006, A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN AS FAR AS WHAT WE DO WITH THE CITY AND, AND HOW WE ADDRESS OUR BIRD ISSUE AND SO FORTH.

BUT, BUT THAT LADY WENT AND, AND, UH, WAS TALKING TO THAT CITY OFFICIAL AND SAID, WELL, WHO DO I TALK TO ABOUT GOING AHEAD AND FINDING OUT WHY WHEN WE'RE BUILDING HILLSIDE VILLAGE OVER THERE IN 2006, THAT THEY TOOK DOWN A LOT OF TREES THERE BEHIND, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT OVER THERE IN ACRO KROGER SHOPPING CENTER.

AND IT HAPPENED TO BE AT THE TIME WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF BIRDS THAT WERE IN THE NESTS AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.

AND THIS LADY WAS JUST GOING REALLY CRAZY ABOUT THIS AND CALLING THE CITY.

AND THEY SAID, WELL, WELL DOLA, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TALK TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND SO, UH, WHEN SHE CAME TO ME, THIS IS MY WIFE .

AND, UH, NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE NIGHT DIDN'T GO VERY WELL AFTER THAT SO, BUT TRULY ARE THE BIRDS AND CEDAR HILL AND, AND, UH, AND THIS PROCLAMATION IS WELL, WELL WORTH DOING.

SO, SO THE OFFICE OF THE, OF THE MAYOR FOR A WORLD MIGRATING MIGRATORY BIRD DAY.

SO WHEREAS MIGRATORY BIRDS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, CONTROLLING INSECTS, PESTS, AND GENERATING MILLIONS AND RECREATIONAL DOLLARS STATEWIDE.

AND WHEREAS THE CONSERVATIVE, UH, THE CONS, YOU KNOW, THE CONSERVATION THEME THIS YEAR IS PROTECT INSECTS, PROTECT BIRDS, AND FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT, UH, IMPORTANCE OF INSECTS AND IN ESSENTIAL FOOD SOURCES FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS.

WHEREAS VIRTUALLY ALL MIGRATORY BIRDS RELY ON WATER AND SOME TYPE OF WETLAND HABITAT AT SOME POINT DURING THEIR LIFE, THEIR LIFE CYCLES, LAKES, RIVERS, STREAMS, PONDS, WETLANDS, COASTAL MARSHES AND OCEANS ARE VITAL FOR FEEDING, DRINKING, OR NESTING, AND ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS PLACES TO REST AND REFUEL DURING MIGRATION.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONCERN ARE CRUCIAL COMPONENTS OF MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION.

AND WHEREAS CITIZENS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT BIRDS, MY WIFE, UH, ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT BIRDS, INFORMED THAT THREATS THAT THEY FACE AND ARE EMPOWERED TO HELP ADDRESS THOSE, THAT THREATS THAT CAN DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO MAINTAINING HEALTHY BIRD POPULATIONS.

WHEREAS SINCE 1993, WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY, FORMERLY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY HAS BEEN A PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR FOCUSING PUBLIC ATTENTION, UH, ATTENTION ON THE NEARLY 350 SPECIES THAT TRAVEL BETWEEN NESTING HABITS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA.

AND THERE ARE WINTERING GROUNDS IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE SOUTHERN US.

AND WHEREAS HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OBSERVED THE WMB DAY GATHERING IN TOWN SQUARES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SCHOOLS, PARKS, NATURE CENTERS, AND WILDLIFE REFUGE TO LEARN ABOUT BIRDS, TAKE ACTIONS TO CONSERVE THEM, AND SIMPLY TO HAVE FUN.

AND WHEREAS WHILE M-B-D-W-M-W-M-B-D IS ANNUALLY RECOGNIZED TWO DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR, IT ENCOURAGES THAT OUR PLANNERS AND CITY STAFF SCHEDULE ACTIVITIES AND VENTS ON DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BEST SUITED TO THE PRESENCE OF MI, BOTH MIGRATORY BIRDS CONSERVATION, BUT ALSO CALL TO ACTION.

AND THAT'S WHAT OUR CITY HAS DONE AS WELL, IS NOW ANYTIME THAT I SEE DEVELOPMENTS COMING UP, THEY TRY TO TIME THINGS FOR THE, FOR THE BIRDS IN THAT END.

SO, UM, SO NOW THEREFORE, OUR MAY, OUR MAYOR, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, DOES HERE, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SATURDAY, MAY 11TH, 2024 AS WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 23 DAY OF APRIL, 2024 MIGRATORY BIRTHDAY.

SAY A FEW WORDS FIRST, YOU WANNA DO THE PICTURE? OH, WE DO THE PICTURE AND THEN WE'LL, SO ONE OF THE PHRASES THAT WE OFTEN SAY IS, BIRDS CONNECT US.

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AND THIS IS PART OF THE CELEBRATION THAT WE HAVE WITH WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY.

YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT A BIRD YOU SEE HERE IN CEDAR HILL MAY BE A BIRD THAT WAS IN CANADA OR SPENT ITS WINTER IN MEXICO OR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

AND AS A CERTIFIED BIRD CITY, WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM OUR LEADERSHIP AND AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PARTNERS.

I HAVE SUSANNA FROM TEXAS PARK AND WILDLIFE AND, UH, JULIE FROM DABO CANYON AUDUBON CENTER TO BRING FORTH THAT MESSAGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO, UM, CELEBRATE BIRDS AND TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT THEM AND THE THINGS THAT THEY BRING AND THE VALUE THAT THEY HAVE HERE WITHIN THIS CITY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP TO CELEBRATE WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DATE ON MAY 11TH, WE ARE GOING TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOG CANYON AUDUBON CENTER AND 1846 COFFEE, WE WILL HAVE AN EVENT, UH, TALKING ABOUT URBAN BIRDS AND THE BIRDS THAT YOU CAN FIND HERE IN YOUR CITY.

SOMETIMES WE THINK WE HAVE TO TRAVEL REALLY FAR TO SEE BIRDS, AND WE HAVE SOME AMAZING BIRDS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.

AND I WANNA TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO RIGHT IN THE LOBBY, THERE'S THIS AWESOME EXHIBIT CALLED LIGHTS OUT TEXAS THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE VERY EASY THINGS WE CAN DO BY TURNING OUR LIGHTS OFF.

IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

BUT THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR CELEBRATING BIRDS WITH US.

THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

UM,

[d. Present a Proclamation designating the month of May 2024 as Building Safety Month in Cedar Hill.]

NEXT IS PRESENTED PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2024 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, AND I SEE OUR BUILDING, INSPECTOR GALE.

OH, YOU BRING IN YOUR, YOUR TEAM WITH YOU.

OKAY, GOOD EVENING.

LOTS OF PEOPLE .

I WONDERED WHY WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE BACK THERE, .

I WAS LIKE, I RECOGNIZE SOME OF THESE GUYS.

ALRIGHT, YOU GOT A WAIVER.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS HAS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING THAT OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS ON THE SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL ROLE.

OUR HOMES, BUILDINGS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAY BOTH IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND WHEN DISASTERS STRIKE.

AND WHEREAS OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE RESILIENCE OF THESE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY AS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVOTION OF VIGILANT GUARDIANS, BUILDING SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRADESPEOPLE, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LABORERS, PLUMBERS, AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO WORK YEAR ROUND TO ENSURE THE SAFE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS.

AND WHEREAS THESE GUARDIANS ARE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, A NONPROFIT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER LOCAL, STATE, TERRITORIAL, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THE HIGHEST QUALITY CODES TO PROTECT US IN THE BUILDINGS WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, WORK, AND PLAY.

AND WHEREAS THESE MODERN BUILDING CODES INCLUDE SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM HAZARDS SUCH AS HURRICANES, SNOWSTORMS, TORNADOES, WILDLAND FIRES, FLOODS, AND EARTHQUAKES.

AND WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL TO REMIND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S LARGELY UNKNOWN PROTECTORS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR LOCAL CODE OFFICIALS WHO ASSURE US SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, AND AFFORDABLE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR PROS PROSPERITY.

AND WHEREAS MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, THE THEME FOR THE BUILDING SAFETY MONTH 2024 ENCOURAGES US, ENCOURAGES US ALL TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BUILDING SAFETY ON A PERSONAL, LOCAL, AND GLOBAL SCALE.

AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR, AN OBSERVANCE OF BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE ASKED TO CONSIDER THE COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE BUILDING SAFETY, RESILIENCE, AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDED TO ALL OF US BY LOCAL AND STATE BUILDING DEPARTMENTS, FIRE PREVENTION BUREAUS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES IN PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY, 2024 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

ACCORDINGLY, I ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN US AS WE PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING SAFETY MONTH ACTIVITIES AND WITNESS AWARE OF, I HAVE A HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE A SEAL AT CEDAR CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THE 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 2024.

SIGNED MAYOR STEVE MASON.

ALRIGHT, GOTTA GET EVERYBODY IN,

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JOSH.

THANK YOU MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

SO OUR JOB IS VERY IMPORTANT, HOWEVER, THESE THREE OLDER GENTLEMEN THAT ARE HERE ARE REALLY THE KEY TO WHAT WE DO.

SO EVERY THREE YEARS OF NEW BUILDING CODE COMES OUT AND THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PAINSTAKING RIGOR, RIGOR OF ME GOING OVER THE BUILDING CODES WITH THEM TO PROVIDE AMENDMENTS THAT WE, THAT THEY HAVE SELECTED TO PRESENT THE CITY COUNCIL TO PROTECT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.

AND SO, JACK FROST, JOE PITT AND MIKE BECKNELL HAVE BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR MANY YEARS LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN, UH, AN EMPLOYEE HERE.

AND THEY SPEND EVERY THREE YEARS, MANY HOURS GOING AND GOING OVER THE CODES WITH US TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS IN THE BUILDINGS THAT YOU LIVE IN HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM KUDOS FOR THEIR, UH, DEDICATION TO THE BUILDING OF PEELS AND ADVISORY BOARD, UH, WHICH, UH, GOES OVER ALL THE CODES TO PRESENT THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE REST OF THE STAFF HERE IS, I HAVE TANYA MASON, SHE'S OUR PERMIT TECH.

JOSH BARNES, HE'S OUR BUILDING INSPECTOR.

ALEXIS SARTON, OUR PLANS EXAMINER AND BUILD INSPECTOR.

AND THEN ANDREW LIPSCOMB, OUR ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL.

AND WITHOUT THIS TEAM, UM, I COULDN'T DO THE HALF OF WHAT I DO.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE.

UM, THIS MONTH, UH, THE MONTH OF MAY, WE ALSO WILL BE DOING A ROUND TABLE FOR THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL TO WHERE YOU, UH, WE'LL HAVE A SMALL PRESENTATION, BUT THEN WE'LL BE THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT BUILDINGS, PERMITS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE GETTING READY TO DEVELOP A PROPERTY OR REHAB A PROPERTY.

SO, UM, BE LOOKING ON THE, ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR THAT INFORMATION FOR MAY 23RD.

IT'LL BE IN THE EVENING FROM SIX TO EIGHT.

AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS TO DO THE AMENDMENTS.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND DUE DILIGENCE.

UH, THE NEXT

[e. Present a Proclamation designating the week of May 6 - 10, 2024 as National Economic Development Week in Cedar Hill.]

PRESENTATION IS PRESENTED PROCLAMATION VISITING THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH 10TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY MAYOR SIMS GOT A GOOD GROUP COMING UP THIS WAY, PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IS THE LARGEST PROFESSIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SERVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS.

AND WHEREAS THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC, DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITIES, MEMBERS, PARTNERS THROUGH CONFERENCES, TRAINING COURSES, ADVISORY SERVICES, AND RESEARCH IN-DEPTH PUBLICATIONS, PUBLIC POLICY, ADVOCACY AND INITIATIVE INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE ACCREDITED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION PROGRAM AND THE CERTIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPER DESIGNATION.

I THINK YOU ALSO HAVE THAT, CORRECT? NOT YET.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WITH, WITH SEVEN GOALS TO DEVELOP A TARGETED BIGGEST BUSINESS ATTRACTION STRATEGY TO DEVELOP KEY AREAS OF CEDAR HILL, TO ACTIVATE OUR GREEN SPACE, TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING BUSINESS SUPPORT, TO ENHANCE OUR TOURISM EFFORTS, DEVELOP CONSISTENT STORYTELLING, AND TO PURSUE ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE.

WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS PROMOTE ECONOMIC WELLBEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE BY CREATING, RETAINING AND EXPANDING JOBS THAT FACILITATE GROWTH, ENHANCE WEALTH, AND STRENGTHEN A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY.

AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS STIMULATE AND INC INCUBATE ENTREPRENEURISM IN ORDER TO HELP ESTABLISH THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEW BUSINESSES, WHICH IS THE HALLMARK OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.

AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS ARE ENGAGED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING RURAL AND URBAN, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UNIVERSITIES, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY JOBS, DEVELOP VIBRANT COMMUNITIES, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR REGIONS.

AND WHEREAS THE CEDAR HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SERVES THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL WITHIN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS THE CEDAR HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS AN ACCREDITED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, AND WHEREAS THE CITY HILL, CEDAR HILL CITY COUNCIL AND THE CEDAR HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAVE RECENTLY ADOPTED A NEW

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NOW THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH 10TH 2024 AS NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, AND REMIND INDIVIDUALS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, WHICH SUPPORTS EXPANDING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, IMPROVING IN QUALITY OF LIFE, AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

WE HAVE FIXED THIS 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 2024.

MR. FOREN, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU.

RECOGNIZE THE CEDAR HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR ACHIEVING A RE-ACCREDITATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

I'M MICHAEL LAMAN.

I'M THE MEDIA PAST PRESIDENT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

AND, UH, NOT LONG AGO, I HAD PEOPLE COME UP TO ME, WHAT'S NEW IN CEDAR HILL? I HOPE IT'S NOT CHICKEN.

I WAS LIKE, IT'S NOT CHICKEN, IT'S NOT CHICKEN, I PROMISE YOU.

BUT WE, WE LOOK AT OTHER IDEAS AND WE HAVE SOME INTERESTING THINGS THAT PEOPLE TALK TO US ABOUT.

AND IT'S INTERESTING TO GET THEIR INPUT BECAUSE THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE, THE METROPLEX, THE, THE COUNTRY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE, WHEN WE TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN OTHER STATES, IT'S REALLY INTERESTING.

SO IT KIND OF GIVES US AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE.

BUT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S TAKEN PLACE.

AND, UH, FOR THE LIBRARY THAT'S COMING SATURDAY, THAT IS GOING TO BE JUST A TREMENDOUS DRAW OF PEOPLE.

AND WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

HOPE IT DOESN'T RAIN.

IF IT DOES, JUST BRING AN UMBRELLA, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CAN'T WAIT.

YEAH, THEY JUST KEEP COMING.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, .

OH, I WANNA DO THE NEXT ONE.

THE NEXT ONE'S US TOO.

OH, THERE IT IS.

RECOGNIZE, OH, LET ME USE THIS ONE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

[f. Recognize the Cedar Hill Economic Development Corporation for achieving reaccreditation with the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) as an Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO) and for being a recipient in the Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) annual Economic Excellence Recognition program in 2023 for its achievements in economic development.]

EE, I'M SORRY, IEDC AS AN ACCREDITED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, ORGANIZATION, A EDO, AND FOR BEING A RECIPIENT IN THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, TEDC, ANNUAL ECONOMIC, UH, EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION PROGRAM IN 2 23 FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

MR. ED DIRECTOR, HOW YOU DOING, SIR? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

DOING GREAT.

UH, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND RECOGNIZE OUR TEAM TONIGHT.

UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO, UM, SAY ON BEHALF OF THE CEDAR HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD PRESIDENT SEAN QUILTON, WHO'S TRAVELING THIS WEEK.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITIZENS FORUM.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR TEAM.

SO YOU MET MICHAEL LAMAN, ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

JUSTIN SCHAFER IS HERE REPRESENTING OUR BOARD AS WELL.

AND THEN HERE'S OUR, OUR STAFF, OUR RESEARCH ANALYST, NATHANIEL JUDE, OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CHERYL VAUGHN, OUR MARKETING MANAGER, NAICA MALVO, AND OUR SPECIALIST LOUIS CASTILLO.

AND THEY'RE THE TEAM THAT WORKS EVERY DAY TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, BUT THE TEAM IS TRULY MUCH BIGGER.

ALL OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND YOU AND SO MANY OTHERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CEDAR HILL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ECONOMY.

UM, SO THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR RE-ACCREDITATION FIRST BECOMING ACCREDITED IN 2019, AND, UM, FOLLOWING SEVERAL YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL OPERATION AS AN A EDO AND THIS AN ACCREDITED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.

REMEMBER, AND HERE'S THE, THE THING THAT WE LIKE ABOUT THIS.

SO THE MORE THAN 10,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH AROUND 5,000 OF THOSE BEING MEMBERS OF IEDC, ONLY 76 OF THEM ARE ACCREDITED, 76 OUT OF MORE THAN 10,000 ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND THIS ACCREDITATION ENSURES THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES, FOLLOWING, UH, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.

THAT'S ALL IT IS.

MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY WHEN WE REPRESENT CEDAR HILL ACROSS THE

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WORLD.

SO IT'S A PEER REVIEW PROCESS AND INVOLVES, UH, MULTIPLE IN-PERSON ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS BENCHMARKING PEER-TO-PEER RESEARCH, UH, CREDITED MEMBERS COMING TO EVALUATE US.

AND THAT HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS BACK, UH, TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR.

AND I'D, I'D LIKE TO, TO BRIEFLY IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE ON OUR TEAM, UH, ON TOP OF THIS GROUP THAT HELPED WITH THAT PROCESS.

AND SO OUR EDC BOARD MEMBERS THAT HELPED, IN ADDITION TO MICHAEL AND JUSTIN, SEAN QUIL, DWAYNE DANKE RIDER, AND JAN BLAKE, MAYOR STEVEN MASON, REPRESENTING THE COUNCIL FROM CITY STAFF, CITY MANAGER GREG PORTER, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, MELISSA VALEZ CUMMINGS, OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, CHASTITY BENSON FROM THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP PRESIDENT AMANDA SKINNER.

AND FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, STEVE SMITH FROM NARCO AUSTIN REYNOLDS AND KAYLA WELSH FROM HILLWOOD, SHERRY REYNOLDS, AND JANET PARKS FROM STANLEY RESTORATION.

AND STEPHANIE STARRED FROM PLAINS CAPITAL BANK.

IT WAS TRULY A TEAM EFFORT, AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU'LL EVER GET ACCREDITED, IS IF THEY KNOW THAT YOU'RE PART OF A MUCH BIGGER TEAM.

AND SO BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE, UH, CEDAR HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, WE SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.

THERE'S ONE OTHER RECOGNITION WE'D LIKE TO SHARE TONIGHT AS WELL.

WE WERE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AS A RECIPIENT OF ITS ANNUAL ECONOMIC EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR 2023.

THIS PROGRAM, MUCH LIKE THE ACCREDITED, UH, NATIONAL PROGRAM, REPRESENTS THOSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN TEXAS THAT ARE FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES, THAT ARE MEETING HIGH STANDARDS IN THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE.

AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UH, TAKEN ON BY THE TEAM.

SERIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS RECEIVED THIS RECOGNITION FROM TDC FOR 12 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WE THANK YOUR SUPPORT IN ALLOWING US TO SERVE YOU.

ANY COMMENTS FOR COUNCIL? UH, MA MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, UH, THANK YOU FOR PURSUING THIS AS WELL.

UH, THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS, UH, BADGE ALSO PUT CEDAR HILL ON THE MAP, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK AND, UH, THE CONSIDER BACK FROM YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

THANK YOU, MS. MA'AM.

YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

UM, NEXT

[5. Citizens Forum/Public Comments. Citizens wishing to speak during this time should submit a Speaker Request Form to the City Secretary before the meeting begins. Public comments may also be submitted online at: cedarhilltx.com/publiccomment. All public comments submitted online by 3pm on City Council meeting dates will be distributed to the City Council and entered into record. ]

THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZENS TO TALK ABOUT ANY COM, ANY TOPIC THAT THEY WANNA TALK ABOUT.

OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, UH, COUNSEL CANNOT RESPOND OR DELIBERATE.

SO, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, MR. CARL SHERMAN.

UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

HIS TOPIC IS ABOUT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL, UH, CITY MANAGER PORTER, AND, UH, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, MS. VALDEZ CUMMINGS.

UH, WHAT A PLEASURE IT HAS BEEN TO SERVE AS YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

I THINK ABOUT WHAT THE PASTOR SAID AND IN HIS PRAYER ABOUT VISION, AND WE KNOW PROVERBS CHAPTER 29, VERSE 18 SAYS THAT WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NO VISION, THEY PERISH.

AS I SIT HERE AND OBSERVE, UH, YOUR COUNCIL MEETING, I AM JUST PROUD, UH, TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

YOU SEE, I GOT MY, THE BEST THING I EVER GOT IN MY LIFE WAS, UH, MY WIFE, UH, WHO WAS BORN IN CHICAGO, LIVED IN CHICAGO, BUT MOVED TO TEXAS, AND SHE MOVED TO THE PREMIER CITY OF CEDAR HILL, GRADUATED IN 1987 FROM THIS GREAT CITY.

AND, UH, I'M BETTER, UH, FOR THAT.

I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME OF THE CITIZENS AS I CAME IN.

UH, PEOPLE LIKE DAVID HERE, UH, WHO GAVE ME HIS SEAT AND ALLOWED ME TO TAKE HIS SEAT.

AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS THE ESSENCE OF THE QUALITY OF A COMMUNITY.

AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING HERE IS NOT BY ACCIDENT, BUILDING A LIBRARY THAT PEOPLE WILL COME TO FOR YEARS AND BE MORE INFORMED, BETTER EDUCATED.

I KNOW AS A KID GROWING UP, THAT'S WHERE I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME, WAS IN THE LIBRARY.

IT WAS EXCITING GOING TO OTHER WORLDS AND DISCOVERING OTHER PLACES.

THE OVER OR APPROXIMATELY 50,000 CEDAR HILL ARE BLESSED TO HAVE YOU IN YOUR POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP AS REPRESENTATIVES.

YOU UNDERSTAND, UH, THAT YOU ARE NOT GOD, YOU'RE NOT SOVEREIGN.

UH, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S WHAT YOU HEAR FROM THE CITIZENS THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.

AND I WANNA TELL YOU THAT YOUR STATE HAS NOT DONE A GOOD JOB ON THAT.

UH, YOU ARE ONE OF THE OVER 250 HOME RULE CITIES THAT WE HAVE OF THE 1,214 CITIES

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IN THIS STATE.

AND BECAUSE YOU ARE A HOME RULE CITY, IT MEANS THAT YOUR CITIZENS HAVE MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO SAY, WE WANT TO GOVERN OURSELVES.

LOCAL CONTROL MEANS SOMETHING.

THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING YOUR CITIZENS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING THEIR VOICE.

I HOPE AND PRAY THAT WE WILL HAVE BETTER GOVERNANCE STATEWIDE TO SAY WE TRUST YOU.

YOU CAN DEVELOP YOUR OWN BUILDING STANDARDS, YOU KNOW HOW TO RUN A CITY.

YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN THAT RIGHT TO DO THAT.

AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE CONTINUOUS GROWTH IN THIS CITY.

I'M TRYING HARD, GREG NOT TO LOOK AT MY NOTES, BUT I'M THINKING, I KNOW I MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING.

SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT MY NOTES AS I KNOW MY TIME IS COMING TO AN END.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT CEDAR HILL KNOWS THAT YOU ARE FOCUSED ON YOUR MISSION STATEMENT TO DELIVER MUNICIPAL SERVICE THAT IS CONGRUENT WITH THE VALUES OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I KNOW THAT I PARAPHRASED YOUR MISSION STATEMENT, BUT THAT'S IT, ESSENTIALLY.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THE REPRESENTATION FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.

I HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOUR SERVICE, UH, WILL BE REWARDED IN THE DAYS TO COME FOR ALL THE SACRIFICES THAT YOU HAVE MADE YOUR FAMILIES HAVE MADE, UH, TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

I'VE SAT WHERE YOU'VE SAT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, AS A MAYOR, PRO TEM, AS A MAYOR, AND AS A CITY MANAGER.

AND I KNOW, UH, THAT THERE ARE MANY HOURS THAT YOU GIVE, UH, TO THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU LOVE, UH, THIS COMMUNITY.

GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS CEDAR HILL.

YEP.

AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND, UH, YOUR REPRESENTATION OF CEDAR HILL.

UH, NEXT I HAVE, OH, SORRY.

UM, NEXT I HAVE, UH, LINDA MACY.

AND THIS TOPIC IS RED LIGHT NEEDED ON BELTLINE.

YES.

AND, UM, I DIDN'T MENTION THIS EARLIER, BUT WE DO HAVE THREE MINUTES.

SO YOU KNOW, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

OH, I'M SORRY.

CAN YOU GIVE IT, CAN YOU GIMME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? MY NAME IS LINDA MASSEY AND I LIVE HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

I'VE BEEN LIVING IN CEDAR HILL ABOUT 24 YEARS NOW, AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT AND A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

THAT'S REALLY NICE.

BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE REASON WHY I AM HERE TONIGHT IS TO INFORM YOU AND BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THE MUCH NEEDED USE OF A RED LIGHT AT SIMS AND BELTLINE IS DUE TO TRAFFIC SAFETY WHERE I WORK, YOU CANNOT GET OUTTA THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE OF ALL THE ROADS IS TAKEN UP WITH THE CARS GOING WESTBOUND OR EASTBOUND.

YOU CANNOT TURN IN THE INTERSECTIONS WHERE I'M AT TO GET TO JOE WILSON.

THEY'RE CONTINUOUSLY BLOCKED UP IF THERE IS A WRECK THERE, YOU SIT FOR MINUTES AND MINUTES AND MINUTES.

AND WHERE I WORK, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE COME THROUGH OUR PARKING LOT TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC SO THAT THEY CAN BYPASS TO GET ACROSS THE STREET.

AND FOR SAFETY REASONS, THIS IS MY CONCERN TO BRING A RED LIGHT TO SIMS AND BELTLINE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YEAH, WE CAN'T GIVE FEEDBACK, BUT UM, NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME, UM, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING AND GETTING ON THE RECORD.

YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, NEXT I HAVE IS, UH, DAVID C AND TALK ABOUT HANDICAP UH, PARKING.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND, UH, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

I'M DAVID, SAY, AND, UM, MY ADDRESS IS SEVEN 13 SOMERSET DRIVE, ZEER HILL, TEXAS.

AND I'M HERE WITH SUPPORT FROM MY MOM, UH, SHERRY DAVIS.

UM, I'M AN EMPLOYEE OF KROGER IN CEDAR HILL.

UM, I'VE NOTICED THAT MY MANAGEMENT UP THERE IS, UH, UH, SEEMINGLY NOT CARED VERY MUCH FOR THE HANDICAP AND ANYBODY CAN PARK THERE.

I'M, I'M VERY ASHAMED OF IT.

I TRIED TO ADDRESS TO MY MA MANAGEMENT, UH, ABOUT THE HANDICAP AND I, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO MUCH EXCEPT TO APPROACH THEM ABOUT IT.

AND, AND I HAD, I DID IT ONE TIME AND, UM, I'M SORRY, I'M A LITTLE STAGE FRIGHT .

NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU SAID THIS IS AT KROGER? YEAH.

JUST ONLY HERE TO HOPEFULLY WITH MERCY AND UNDERSTANDING TO BRING THE, THE LITTLE TOPIC ISSUE THAT I'M HOPING THAT KROGER CAN START TO CARE AGAIN ABOUT THEIR SHOPPERS AND HAVE RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER.

AND, UH, WE'RE

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AND, AND THE IN CONTENTS OF THIS, WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS IF KARMA TURNED AROUND AND IF YOU NEEDED PARKING SPOT, IT WOULD BE TO HAVE THAT RESPECT AND DIGNITY FOR THE SENIOR CITIZEN AND ALSO THE HANDICAPPED PERSON.

SURE.

AND, UM, SO, ALRIGHT, I, I GUESS THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY.

I, I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT MYSELF IN THE NEXT 10, 15 YEARS.

SURE.

I, I'M STILL YOUNG AT 53, BUT IT'S NOT FAIR TO, YOU KNOW, BE DISRESPECTFUL FOR NOT HAVING YOUR HANDICAP SIGN AND WHATEVER, AND WHATEVER DOCUMENTS YOU NEED AND, AND JUST, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND HOPING THAT WALMART CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND ALSO HAVING THOSE LITTLE SENIOR CARTS TO GO SHOPPING IN AND, AND HAVE A GOOD TIME SHOPPING.

YOU KNOW, I, FOR ME AS THE BAGGER AND UH, CART COLLECTOR, I DO MY BEST IS FOR THE, THE LITTLE, THE, THE SCOOTER FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS OR THE HANDICAP PEOPLE FOR THAT MATTER.

AND I HAVE CUSTOMERS COME UP TO ME AND ASKING ME WHY IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT DON'T HAVE THEIR HANDICAP SIGN ON AND THEY CAN PARK THERE AND NO, NO PROBLEM WITHOUT MANAGEMENT COMING OUT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

RIGHT.

BUT I'VE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE RENTED THIS, THE LAND WHERE KROGER IS AT AND I'M LIKE, OKAY.

EVEN THE SECURITY GUARD CAN'T DO VERY MUCH.

ALL THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS BEING NOT TO BE ROBBED.

ALRIGHT.

SO THAT, I GUESS THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.

WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE COUNSEL.

UH, NEXT IS, UH, BIRTH OR MIDDLE BOOK AND TOPIC IS SAFETY AND SIMS AND BELTLINE.

YES.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M BERTHA MIDDLEBROOKS AT 1221 NUTTING STREET.

AND, UM, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE, WHAT I WITNESS AT SIMS AND BELTLINE, AND I SPEAK WITH MS. LINDA AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.

AND, UH, WE HAVE GOTTEN A VERY GOOD CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.

AND SO I COME OUTTA HER PLACE OF BUSINESS AND I SEE, YOU KNOW, FENDER BENDERS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE CALLING THE POLICE FOR IT OR WHATEVER, BUT THAT IS A, A PRETTY, UH, HOTBED RIGHT THERE.

SO I'M THINKING MAYBE WE COULD DO A SURVEY FOR THEIR COMMUNITY BECAUSE RIGHT THERE IT IS VERY CONGESTIVE AND LIKE I SAID, I WITNESSED A, UH, FENDER BENDER, SO WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THAT HOTSPOT GETTING NOTED.

MM-HMM, .

ALL RIGHT.

AND, UH, I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE COUNSEL, UH, MS. SHERRY DAVIS .

THAT WAS MY SON.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AS WELL? ALL RIGHT.

UH, I TRAINED HIM RIGHT? YES, HE DID.

GOOD.

HE DID VERY GOOD JOB.

OBAMA HAS HER OWN OPINIONS.

OKAY, WELL TOPIC IS HANDICAP PARKING AND, UH, KROGER AND WALMART.

AND PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND, UH, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A METHOD TO THIS MADNESS.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

OH, , YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ARTHRITIS IN MY KNEE JOINTS.

YEAH, NO, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

UH, I'VE BEEN NO DIAGNOSED WITH ARTHRITIS IN MY KNEE JOINTS.

LICENSE PLACED, PUT IT ON THERE, TAKE A PICTURE AND PUT IT ON THERE, PERMANENT PICTURE ON THERE.

YES.

I CAN WALK A SHORT PA YOU KNOW, SHORT SPACE AND I CAN STAND A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU GET 10 MINUTES THAT WAY AND I'VE GOTTA SIT DOWN.

SURE.

AND LIKE MY SON SAID, IT'S NOT FAIR TO HANDICAP PEOPLE.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE A VICTIM.

UH, I'M HERE REPRESENTING NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT OTHERS THAT ARE HANDICAPPED AND MORE HANDICAPPED THAN I AM, THAT IF SOMEONE BORROWS SISTER BROTHERS OR WHOEVER'S HANDICAPPED PLACARD AND HANG IT UP THERE JUST SO THEY CAN PARK UP FRONT.

MM-HMM.

, UH, MY BOTTOM LINE IS I WANT SOME MORE ENFORCEMENT.

UM, I HAD A IDEA THAT I TOLD SOMEONE, UH, YOU KNOW HOW YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE, YOU HAVE A PICTURE, PUT A PICTURE ON THAT PLACARD OF THE PERSON THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE THAT HANDICAP STICKER, HAVE THE DRIVER'S

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SO THAT WAY IF AN OFFICER, YOU KNOW, THE HANDICAPPED PERSON COMES OUT TO THEIR CAR AND GETS IN THEIR CAR, THEN THEY KNOW THAT THAT'S THE PERSON THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN THAT HANDICAP.

AND I KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM WHENEVER YOU GOT PEOPLE TAKING HANDICAPPED PEOPLE TO THE STORE AND THEY'RE HANGING A TAG UP THERE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT COME UP, GET YOUR HEADS TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT HANDICAPPED.

PARKING IN HANDICAPPED SPOTS.

BECAUSE IF I HAVE TO PARK 10 CARS DOWN OUT IN REGULAR PARKING, I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, KNOCKING, BEING IN HANDICAPPED PARKING AND NOT BEING IN HANDICAP PARK.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS I TAKE THE CHANCE OF MY KNEES BUCKLING AND ME FALLING ON MY HEAD OR BREAKING A BONE OR SOMETHING.

I UNDERSTAND.

AND I'M IN HERE ADVOCATING FOR OTHER HANDICAPPED PEOPLE THAT MAYBE HAVE WORSER CONDITIONS THAN I HAVE.

I'M NOT LAZY AT ALL.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT AT ALL.

I'M JUST SAYING, PLEASE COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS TO FIX THIS, PLEASE.

I DON'T WANNA BREAK A HIP.

I DON'T WANNA BREAK ANY BONES AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S HANDICAPPED TO EITHER.

WELL, UM, THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR CITIZENS FORM PORTION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, I'M NOT GOING TO DELIBERATE, BUT, UM, UM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND TDOT'S AWARE IS DOING IS, IS LOOKING INTO SIMS AND BELTLINE AND AS IT RELATES TO, UH, HANDICAPS, OUR POLICE CHIEFS SHOULD BE GIVING US A BRIEFING SOON.

SO WE, WE ARE TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

PLEASE, PLEASE, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, .

THAT TAKES US TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALRIGHT, UM, COUNSEL,

[6. Consent Agenda. The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon with a single vote. Any council member may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.]

THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.

UH, ANY, UH, ITEMS FROM THE, FROM THE UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FROM SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS AND CONSIDERATION.

COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE, UH, REMOVED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT SEEING ANY MOVEMENT? I'LL CONTINUE.

UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF MARCH 26TH, 2024 AND APRIL 9TH, 2024.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM B, CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF 2023.

RACIAL PROFILING ANALYSIS BY DR.

ERIC FISH WITH JUSTICE RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, LLC.

AND FINALLY, ITEM C, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 24 8 0 6 FOR AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER EIGHT, FOOD AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.

ARTICLE TWO, FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.

UH, DIVISION TWO PERMITS, SECTION EIGHT DASH 46 REQUIREMENT FOR MOBILE VENDING UNITS BY INCLUDING REGULATIONS FOR PURPOSES OF CREATING A FOOD TRUCK.

PILOT, ORDINANCE, PILOT PROGRAM, ORDINANCE COUNCIL, THOSE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENT ITEMS. MAYOR, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF CONTINGENT ITEMS A THROUGH C.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM THE PRO TEAM.

DO HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND FORM.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY.

ALRIGHT, UM, MARIE, NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 0 6.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER EIGHT, FOOD AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS OR ORDINANCE.

ARTICLE TWO FOR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE CEDAR HILL CODE OF ORDINANCES, CREATING A PILOT PROGRAM OF MOBILE FOOD VENDOR REGULATIONS, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES, PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU MARIE.

I DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOVES UNANIMOUS.