May 14, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Call meeting to order.]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 14TH, 2024.

I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

I HAVE 7 0 3.

WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.

UH, WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARRY IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY POSTED, AND I WANT TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS AN INVOCATION.

THIS WILL BE, UH, PRESENTED, UH, BY MR. RANDALL CHASE OF OMNI FELLOWSHIP OF CEDAR HILL.

FOLLOWING THAT WILL BE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND, UH, IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND.

THERE HE IS.

HOW YOU DOING MR. CHASE? I'M VERY WELL.

HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS EVENING? WELL, ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR, UH, INVITING ME TO COME OUT.

I'M, I'M VERY EXCITED, BUT MISSING, COMING DOWN HERE.

ALRIGHT, LET'S PRAY.

HEAVEN AND FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU TODAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY THAT GENUINELY, UH, SEEKS AFTER YOUR WILL, LORD, AND THOSE THAT ARE HERE, THAT SERVE THIS COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS, LORD, THAT DO SO WITH JOY IN THEIR HEART.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER, TO COME TOGETHER WITH ONE ANOTHER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND JUST SEE YOU GLORIFIED THROUGH IT.

WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE HERE WITH ALL OF OUR OFFICERS, ALL OF OUR CITY MEMBERS, ALL OF OUR, UH, ALL, ALL THE WORKERS, EVERYONE'S WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, LORD GOD, THAT, THAT IS GIVING OF THEMSELVES.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT THEM THIS YEAR.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER THEM.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WE JUST GIVE YOU THANKS IN HONOR, IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU.

IF Y'ALL ARE, PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS FLAG, A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO DELIGHT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH THE STANDS, OUR NATION, NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I SEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

AND YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

ALRIGHT,

[a. Canvass the results of the May 4, 2024 General Election for Place 1 and Place 4.]

THE FIRST ITEM, UH, UNDERNEATH SECTION FOUR A IS TO CANVAS THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 4TH, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION FOR PLACE ONE AND PLACE FOUR.

SO ALLOW ME TO GET MY DATA HERE.

ALRIGHT, SO THE WAY THIS WORKS IS I WILL READ THE RESULTS FROM THE ELECTION OF MAY 4TH.

WE DO HAVE TWO COUNTIES IN, UH, CEDAR HILL, BOTH DALLAS AND ELLIS COUNTY.

I'M GONNA READ THE CUMULATIVE RESULTS OF THE, UM, OF THE, UH, ELECTION, AND I WILL BEGIN WITH PLACE MEMBER NUMBER ONE.

FIRST CANDIDATE IS GERALD MALONE.

ALLOW ME TO BEGIN WITH EARLY VOTING IN PERSON.

HE RECEIVED 1,368 VOTES EARLY VOTING BY MAIL.

HE RECEIVED 71 ABSENTEE VOTES.

HE RECEIVED TWO ELECTION DAY RESULTS.

HE RECEIVED 725.

THERE WAS NO PROVISIONAL EARLY VOTING OR, UH, UM, UH, ELECTION DAY.

THE ELECTION DAY 88, THERE WAS NO VOTE CASTED THERE THAT MAKES THE TOTAL VOTE.

UH, WAS 2,166, UH, WITH THE PERCENT OF 64%.

THE CANDIDATE, SHIRLEY DANIELS EARLY VOTING, OH, SORRY, THE CANDIDATE SHIRLEY DANIELS FOR PLACE ONE EARLY VOTING IN PERSON WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED AND 41.

EARLY VOTING BY MAIL WAS 1 0 2.

THERE WAS NO ABSENTEE VOTE CASTED ON ELECTION DAY.

THERE WAS 368.

THERE WAS NO PROVISIONAL, UH, EARLY VOTING OR ELECTION DAY.

THERE WAS NO ELECTION DAY 80 A VOTES.

SO THAT MAKES THE TOTAL 1,211.

WITH, UH, AT 36% THERE WAS A TOTAL CASTED VOTE FOR EARLY VOTING 2,109.

UH, THERE WAS A TOTAL EARLY VOTING BY MAIL 173.

THERE WAS A TOTAL TWO ABSENTEE VOTES.

THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 1093 VOTES FOR ELECTION DAY.

THERE WAS NO PROVISIONAL, NO 88 ELECTION DAY RESULTS.

THEREFORE,

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THEREFORE, I'M SORRY, LEMME START OVER.

THE TOTAL VOTES CASTED FOR MAY 4TH FOR PLACE ONE, UH, WAS 3,377 VOTES THAT MAKES, UM, CANDIDATE GERALD MALONE AS A SUCCESSFUL WINNER FOR PLACE.

ONE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE RESULTS FOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FOUR, THE FIRST, UH, CANDIDATE ON THAT.

UM, UH, FOR PLACE FOUR ON THE, UH, YOU KNOW, ON THE VOTING BALLOT WAS BERTHA MEADOWBROOKS.

EARLY VOTING IN PERSON WAS 984.

EARLY VOTING BY MAIL WAS 92.

THERE WERE NO ABSENTEE VOTES.

ON ELECTION DAY, THERE WAS 442 CASTED VOTES.

THERE WAS NO PROVISIONAL EARLY VOTING ELECTION DAY.

THERE WAS NO ELECTION DAY A DA CASTED VOTES.

THE TOTAL WAS 1,518, THEREFORE, THE PERCENTAGE WAS AT 45%.

FOR COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, PLACE FOUR CANDIDATE CHAD, A MCCURDY EARLY VOTING IN PERSON WAS 1,134.

EARLY VOTING BY MAIL WAS 82.

ABSENTEE VOTE WAS TWO.

ELECTION DAY WAS 664.

THERE WERE NO PROVISIONAL EARLY VOTING OR ELECTION DAY.

THERE WAS NO ELECTION DAY 88 VOTES CASTED.

THEREFORE, THE TOTAL WAS 1,880 AT A PERCENT OF 55%.

THE TOTAL VOTES CASTED IN EARLY VOTING IN PERSON WAS 2,118.

EARLY VOTING BY MAIL WAS 1 74.

THERE WERE TWO TOTAL ABSENTEE VOTES.

THERE WAS 1,106 ELECTION DAY VOTES CASTED.

THERE WERE NO PROVISIONAL, THERE WAS NO A DA ELECTION DAY RESULTS.

THEREFORE, THE TOTAL CASTED FOR, UH, BOTH CANDIDATES FOR PLACE FOUR WAS 3,398.

THEREFORE, THE, UH, I, YOU KNOW, GATHERED UP THE NUMBERS FOR THE SUCCESS.

DULY NOTED AS CHAD A MCCURDY SUCCESSFUL FOR PLACE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THOSE WAS THE, UH, TOTAL, UH, VOTES CASTED.

THE FLOOR IS OPEN COUNCIL MAYOR HAYDEN HAVING CANVASED THE VOTES.

THE, UH, CANVASED THE VOTES OF THE ELECTION HELD ON MAY 4TH, 2024.

THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS AND DECLARES THAT THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES HAVE RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES WERE DULY ELECTED.

JERRY MALONE, CITY COUNCIL PLACE ONE.

CHAD MC A MCCURDY CITY COUNCIL PLACE FOUR.

WE THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

I DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER.

GOVERNOR, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

I'M SUPPOSED TO VOTE.

YOU CAN IF YOU WANT.

MOVES.

UNANIM.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT.

YOU HAVEN'T SWORN IN YET.

GERALD MALONE.

AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO YOU, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.

THE

[b. Installation of City Council Members for Place 1 and Place 4: Issue Certificates of Election Administer Oaths of Office Remarks by elected officials ]

I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH PLACE FOUR FIRST AND, UH, IF COUNCILMAN MCCURDY WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME AS I ISSUE THE CERTIFICATE OF THE ELECTION.

AND IF THE MADAM SECRETARY CAN PLEASE JOIN ME AS WELL.

YES, I DO.

TO BE ABLE TO DO THE, UH, CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR PLACE FOUR.

UH, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE COMMENTS, BUT I WOULD WANT TO SAY OFFICIALLY CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU.

UH, I'M SURE YOU CAN'T WAIT TO GET YOUR HANDS ON THIS, BUT, UH, IF I COULD PLEASE READ IT FOR THE AUDIENCE.

THIS IS CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT A GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 4TH, 2024, CHAD A MCCURDY, WAS DULY ELECTED FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

PLACED FOR AND WITNESS WHEREOF.

I HAVE HERE UNTIL SIGNED MY NAME AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED ON THE 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2024.

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDING, UH, OFFICER CANVASING AUTHORITY.

STEVE MASON.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

DO YOU WANNA DO PICTURES FIRST? DO YOU WANT SWEARING FIRST? UM, PUT THIS WAY, YOU WANNA DO THIS WAY? GO AHEAD.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, CHAD MCCURDY.

I CHAD MCCURDY.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL PLACE FOR OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL PLACE FORWARD FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE.

AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME, GOD.

SO HELP ME GO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YEP.

I JUST, I MEAN, I KNOW MY NAME IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S ON THIS CERTIFICATE, BUT, UM, I HAD A LOT OF HELP, UM, FROM A LOT OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.

AND, UH, I, I COULDN'T DO WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY.

UM, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT ELECTIONS IS ALL ABOUT, I GUESS.

UH, BUT I, I CAN'T EXPRESS TO YOU HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO, TO SEE THE WAY THAT THE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER, THE WAY IT CAME TOGETHER, UM, AND, AND SUPPORTED ME IN IN MY ELECTION TO, OR MY RUN FOR REELECTION.

SO, THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

THE, THE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU'RE MAKING PHONE CALLS OR, OR, UH, UM, JUST EVEN PRAYING.

THERE WAS A LOT OF PRAYERS THAT THEY WENT UP THROUGH THIS ELECTION, AND, UH, THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME.

UM, AND, UH, AND I, I FELT IT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

YOU WANNA HOLD IT? YOU WANNA HOLD IT? THE CAMERA? COME ON.

THIS IS MY SISTER AND MY MOTHER AND MY NEPHEW AND, AND ONE OF MY BROTHERS.

AND THIS IS MY SON, AIDEN.

THIS IS MY WIFE CANDACE.

AND THIS IS MY DAUGHTER AVERY.

OVER HERE, COUNCIL.

WE'LL HAVE REMARKS AFTER I INSTALL OUR NEXT, UH, CANDIDATE OR COUNCIL MEMBER REELECT.

IF WE CAN HAVE OUR PLACE.

ONE COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT, PLEASE COME ON UP.

MR. GERALD MALONE.

UM, I DON'T GET A CHANCE TO DO THIS EVERY DAY TO OFFER THIS CERTIFICATE.

WE ONLY DO THIS ONCE A YEAR.

SO I'M, UH, PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DO THE CERTIFICATE OF, UM, OF THIS ELECTION.

AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO READ IT AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH WITH THE OATH AND OFFICIALLY SWEAR YOU IN.

AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE YOUR SEAT HERE AT THE DIOCESE AND COME JOIN US.

ALRIGHT.

SO, THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION IN THE NAME BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT A GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 4TH, 2024.

GERALD L. MALONE WAS DULY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

PLACE ONE IN WITNESS WHEREOF.

I HAVE HERE UNTIL SIGN MY NAME AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TO BE AFFIXED ON THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2024.

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF CANVASSING AUTHORITY.

ME, STEVE MASON.

CONGRATULATIONS.

OH GOD.

UM, BEFORE YOU BEGIN, UM, YOU KNOW, IT JUST HAPPENED AT MAY 14TH, AND IT'S NOT ABOUT ME, BUT MAY 14TH.

UH, I'VE BEEN SWORN IN ON THIS SAME EXACT DAY.

JUST SEEMED TO ALWAYS HAPPEN ON THAT DAY.

THIS IS ALSO MY SON'S BIRTHDAY,

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YES, I DO.

A VERY IMPORTANT RELATIVE, MY WIFE, AMISA MALONE, WE REHEARSE THAT BY MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, GERALD MALONE.

I GERALD MALONE.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF CITY COUNCIL.

PLACE, ONE OF CITY COUNCIL, PLACE ONE FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE.

AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD, THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT THIS EVENING TO BE A PART OF THIS IMPORTANT, UH, OCCASION.

I ALSO WANT TO START BY THANKING GOD FOR GRANTING ME THE VICTORY IN CEDAR HILL CITY COUNCIL PLACED ONE ELECTION.

I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL OF GOD'S PROVISIONS.

IN ORDERING MY STEPS THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY, I REALIZE THAT NONE OF THIS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT HIM.

I MUST THANK MY BIGGEST SUPPORTER, MY AMAZING WIFE, ANISA MALONE, MY RIB, WOO, FOR HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND SUPPORT AND SACRIFICE.

THIS WAS THE BACKBONE OF AND FOUNDATION, ENSURING THAT EVERY DETAIL WAS IN PLACE.

I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR HER HARD WORK AND ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND HAVING HER BY MY SIDE THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY.

I THANK GOD ALSO FOR MY CHILDREN, DONOVAN, CAITLIN, AND LAUREN, FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY.

I THANK YOU THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL, FOR YOUR OVERWHELMING AND TRUSTING ME WITH YOUR VOTES.

I'M SINCERELY HUMBLED.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED IN ANY WAY WITH THIS CAMPAIGN, EVERYONE, INCLUDING MY FAMILY, NEIGHBORS, AND FRIENDS, AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS WHO CANVASED AND POLL WORKERS HOSTING MEET AND GREETS, AND ESPECIALLY THE PRAYER WARRIORS, WARRIORS WHO WERE STEADFAST AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE VISION AND SELFLESSNESS OF ILLUMINATING THIS.

THERE ARE SO MANY TO THANK THAT I CAN'T POSSIBLY MENTION EVERYONE.

I'M TRULY GRATEFUL.

HOWEVER, I MUST ACKNOWLEDGE A FEW PEOPLE.

THANK YOU TO MY AWESOME CAMPAIGN MANAGER, LATOYA BOER, FOR HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND ITS SUCCESS TO THIS CAMPAIGN.

I SINCERELY APPRECIATE HER HARD WORK.

I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK HER HUSBAND, GERARD AND DAUGHTER DESTINY, FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND DEDICATION TO THIS CAMPAIGN.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE BACON FAMILY, INE FAMILY, ANDERSON FAMILY, SHAW FAMILY, WILLIAMS FAMILY, MS. CLEVELAND, AND MY COUSIN GERALD JUER.

AND ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY THAT CAME DOWN FROM DENTON.

I THANK, I WANNA ALSO THANK MY PASTOR, PASTOR JULIUS HARRIS AND, AND LADY DEE.

THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT AND THEIR SUPPORT IN PRAYERS.

IT MEANT A LOT.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, MY FOCUS REMAINS ON SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

I PLAN TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR CITY'S GROWTH, LISTEN TO OUR CITIZENS, AND SEE A CHALLENGE, AND SEE CHALLENGES AS OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY.

I'M TRULY HONORED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A DEDICATED, PASSIONATE CITY COUNCIL, AND I'M EXCITED, EXCITED TO WORK ALONGSIDE EACH OF YOU TO CONTINUE MAKING CEDAR HILL AN AMAZING COMMUNITY.

IT IS TIMELESS WORK.

THANK YOU.

ON YOUR SIDE, SIDE ON

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OH, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS THE TIME FOR ANY REMARKS BY ANY ELECTED OFFICIALS.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CHAD MCCURDY FOR, FOR, UH, UH, A WELL RUN CAMPAIGN.

UM, I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN A MAJOR PART OF THIS COUNCIL FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND WILLING TO WORK WITH THE, UH, OF THE COUNCIL AND COME TO AGREE THE CONSENSUS, LIKE WE NEED TO, AND CARRY ON THE, UH, THE, THE WISHES OF OUR CEDAR, UH, CEDAR HILL CITIZENS AND THE FOLLOW THE PLAN THAT THEY'VE SET.

SO I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU TO TRY TO DO IT AGAIN.

AND COUNCILMAN GERALD MALONE.

HEY, HOW DOES THAT SOUND? SOUNDS GREAT.

YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE COME TO KIND OF GET TO KNOW YOU MORE IN THE LAST YEAR, AND I'VE JUST REALLY BEEN IMPRESSED WITH, WITH YOU AND HOW YOU, HOW YOU'VE RUN YOUR CAMPAIGN AND HOW YOU'VE PERFORMED ON OUR P AND Z BOARD.

AND, AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU, YOU THINK AND FEEL A LOT ABOUT THE CITY AND, UH, UH, I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO YOU BEING A TEAM MEMBER TO US.

I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE A GREAT TEAM AND ADD TO OUR TEAM.

SO WELCOME ABOARD.

THANK YOU.

I DO WANT TO ALSO SAY THAT I CONGRATULATED YOU GUYS, BUT NOW I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS BECAUSE I TELL YOU, AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN IN CEDAR HILL, AND AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL, I'VE NEVER SEEN, YOU KNOW, THIS NASTY OF A CAMPAIGN.

AND, UH, YOU GUYS HAVE HAD TO ENDURE, UH, ATTACKS, OUTRAGEOUS ATTACKS ON YOUR, ON YOUR CREDIBILITY.

UH, AND IT WAS ALL THROUGH FALSE INFORMATION AND OUTRIGHT LIES.

YOU ALL, YOU ALL PRESERVED AND YOU, YOU CONTINUED TO FIGHT THROUGH THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT WAS TOUGH FOR YOU AND THE FAMILY.

SO, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOURSELF ON THE LINE FOR THAT.

AND I THINK THANK THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL, UH, THAT CAME FORWARD AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO LEAD THEM IN THE FUTURE.

SO, UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR GOING THROUGH THAT.

THANK ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO, BUT, UM, COUNCILWOMAN AZI.

GO AHEAD.

THANKS, MAYOR.

UH, JUST, UH, WANT TO JUST SAY, UM, CHAD, I'M, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

IT'S, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR, UM, WORKING WITH YOU.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT, UM, FOR, I'M, I'M MOST HAPPY ABOUT HAVING SOMEONE, UH, TO KEEP TIME ON.

SO, UH, THAT'S KIND OF AN INSIDE JOKE BECAUSE IT GETS A LITTLE LONG-WINDED.

SO I'M HAPPY TO HAVE SOMEONE TO, UH, KEEP TIME ON.

UM, AND JUST GERALD, UM, WELCOME.

UM, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU ON SEVERAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

AND, UM, YOU ADD, UM, ONTO WHAT IS ALREADY HERE, AND THAT'S, UH, INTEGRITY AND SINCERITY.

UM, THIS IS A, AN AMAZING GROUP OF, UH, INDIVIDUALS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING YOU, UH, ENGAGED AND INVOLVED.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER, THANK YOU.

UM, I'M REMINDED OF SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN SAID LAST TIME AROUND.

HE SAID THAT THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL ALWAYS DO RIGHT.

THEY ALWAYS COME THROUGH AND ELECT THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

AND THAT WAS GREAT.

THAT GAVE ME GREAT COMFORT.

AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GIVE, THAT GAVE EVERYONE ELSE GREAT COMFORT DURING THIS TIME.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY.

I'VE, IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO SIT NEXT TO YOU FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

I TOO HAVE ALSO LEARNED A LOT.

IT IS GREAT TO HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES BECAUSE WE ARE A COUNCIL THAT WORKS TOGETHER.

AND WHEN YOU WORK TOGETHER AND, AND BLEND THOSE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AND PERSPECTIVES, I THINK YOU FIND YOU ARE ABLE TO LEAD A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE LIKE OUR CITY.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND ALSO FOR NO LONGER COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT, BUT NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, MALONE, I'VE, I'VE WATCHED YOU GROW AND WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW TOGETHER.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW,

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AND IT IS AN HONOR AND PLEASURE TO SEE YOU IN THAT SEAT.

I KNEW YOU WOULD BE HERE SOMEDAY, AND IT'S GOOD TO, TO BE, TO BE PRESENT WHILE YOU ARE HERE.

I'M SURE GREAT THINGS ARE IN YOUR FUTURE, AND OUR CITY IS BETTER FOR THAT.

UM, SO THANK YOU BOTH AND THANK YOU CITIZENS OF, OF OUR CITY FOR ELECTING THESE TWO FINE INDIVIDUALS.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, I PRO TIM SIMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO, UM, BEEN HERE A LITTLE WHILE AND THERE'S A, A PATTERN THAT I'VE SEEN, UH, IN THE CITY.

AND THE PATTERN THAT, THAT HAS REPEATED ITSELF ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IS THAT CEDAR HILL PROMOTES PEOPLE WHO SERVE.

AND TO BOTH CHAD AND, UH, MR. MALONE, CHAD, MR. MCCURDY AND MR. MALONE, THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE.

CHAD, FOR THE LONGEST, I WON'T SPEND ANY TIME, BUT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ALL THE MULTITUDE OF THINGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING AS FAR AS SERVICE.

AND THE SAME THING FOR GERALD.

I LOVE THIS PATTERN THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY THAT PEOPLE SERVE, AND THE CITY ACKNOWLEDGES THIS, THE SERVANT.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU SEE IN, IN THE BOOK OF MATTHEW.

AND IT SAID, WHOEVER WOULD BE GREAT AMONG YOU, LET HIM BE YOUR SERVANT.

AND I HAVE TODAY A PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH TWO SERVANTS TODAY.

CHAD, IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

AND MR. MALONE, UH, A TRUE SERVANT, AND I THINK BOTH OF YOU, I WOULD CLASSIFY AS BEING GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL, I APPRECIATE MY COUNSEL TAKING TIME OUT TO, UM, EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE HERE, UM, YOU KNOW, TO, FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO, TO BE HERE FOR THESE TWO, UH, NEWLY ELECTED, UH, INDIVIDUALS.

UM, YOU BEING HERE IS NOT JUST SHOWING SUPPORT, BUT IT ALSO HELPS, UM, TO SHOW SOME, SOME, SOME, YOU KNOW, TO BE HUMBLED.

UM, AND THEY FEEL THAT NOW, UM, THEY WENT THROUGH A TOUGH LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, UH, BUT THEY PREVAILED WITH YOUR HELP.

AND PLEASE BELIEVE ME, THEY JUST TOOK THE OATH.

AND THAT WILL HELP THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN THEIR PLACES.

SO IT REALLY MEANS A LOT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

COUNCILOR MCCURDY, WE GOT SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO DO, SO I'M GLAD YOU SITTING RIGHT HERE NEXT TO ME.

AND, UH, WE CONTINUE THE PATH FORWARD.

UM, COUNCILMAN MALONE, YOU'VE BEEN ON THE TRAIL, SO EVERYONE HERE PROBABLY KNOWS YOUR WORK, BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT I REMEMBER.

UH, I REMEMBER YOU SERVING ON, UH, YOU COMING TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AND, UH, WHEN THERE WAS A, UH, AN ISSUE AROUND YOUR AREA, YOU BROUGHT IT TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION, AND YOU DID IT WITH CLASS, YOU DID IT PROFESSIONALLY.

UH, THEN YOU CAME AND SERVED ON THE BEST BOARD, THEN YOU WAS ASKED TO SERVE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UH, THEN YOU SERVED ON PLANNING AND ZONING, AND THERE MAY BE MORE.

UM, BUT THEN LAST, UH, 12 MONTHS AGO, YOU RAN FOR A COUNCIL SEAT AND HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

UH, YOU DID NOT POUT.

YOU STILL GOT BACK AND, AND DID YOUR SERVICE, UH, AS AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL.

AND, UM, YOU, I REMEMBER, I, I ASKED YOU, YOU WASN'T SURE IF HE WAS GONNA RUN AGAIN.

YOU WANTED TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, ASK FOR YOU FOR FATHERS, UH, BLESSING TO SEE IF HE CAN GIVE YOU THE STRENGTH TO RUN AGAIN.

OBVIOUSLY, UH, HE DID GIVE YOU THAT.

AND YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL NOW.

SO THANK YOU FOR NOT GIVING UP ON YOUR CITY.

UH, SOME PEOPLE COULD HAVE TAKEN THAT THE WRONG WAY AND SAID THE CITIZENS DIDN'T SUPPORT ME, SO I'M JUST GONNA TURN MY BACK.

YOU DIDN'T DO THAT.

YOU GOT BACK IN THE SEAT, YOU SERVED AND NOW YOU ARE HERE.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

NEXT YEAR, SIR.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, SO, UM, IF, IF, UM, YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST THE SECOND PRESENTATION THAT'S GONNA BE GIVEN TODAY IS FROM ONE OF OUR NEWEST, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND, UH, YOU JUST HAVE, IT'S A LITTLE TEASER.

YOU HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHO THAT'S GONNA BE.

SO DON'T LEAVE JUST YET.

UH, YOU MAY WANNA SEE WHO THAT'S GOING TO BE.

BUT FIRST WE DO HAVE

[a. Swearing in and badge pinning newly promoted police officers.]

AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY POLICE CHIEF REYES.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, IS, IS HE LIVE? UH, MAD SECRETARY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU, UH, AND OUR COMMUNITY,

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IT'S AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE FIVE INDIVIDUALS PROMOTING TODAY.

SOME THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST, UH, SUPERVISORY POSITION AND OTHERS ARE ADVANCING, UH, ALONG THEIR CAREER PATH.

UM, BUT WHAT, BEFORE WE DO THAT, BUT WHAT I REALLY WANNA SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR IS, UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR US ALL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAMILIES, UH, OF THESE OFFICERS AND SUPPORTING THEM BECAUSE WE CANNOT DO THIS JOB, UH, PROMOTE INTO THESE SUPERVISORY POSITIONS AND ADVANCE OUR CAREERS IF WE DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF OUR FAMILY.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO JUST GIVE THEM APPLAUSE.

OFFICERS POST.

YEAH.

DIDN'T, OKAY.

YEAH, KEEP SKIPPING.

I THINK I'M NAILED IT.

PROMOTING THE CORPORAL OFFICER RAMIRO SDA.

HIS BADGE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER, JUAN SDA, FOR MARTY TO CORPORAL OFFICER BOBBY RIDER.

HIS BADGE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, AMBER, PROMOTING TO CORPORAL DETECTIVE BEN SHAW.

HIS BADGE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, CASEY AND HIS CHILDREN, EASTON AND OWEN, YOU DON'T DO IT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

PROMOTING THE SERGEANT CORPORAL MARSHALL HERING.

HIS BADGE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS FATHER, RETIRED CEDAR HILL POLICE OFFICER LELAND HERRON AND HIS SON WYATT.

AND LJ,

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YOU USUALLY REACH MY HAND INSIDE .

IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS.

OKAY.

PROMOTING TO LIEUTENANTS SERGEANT MIKE ADAMS. YEAH.

BY FIANCE NIKITA, ALL YOU'RE A LUCKY MAYOR.

I'LL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I STATE YOUR NAME.

ROBERT RYDER.

BENJAMIN SHAR MARSHALL HA.

MICHAEL X DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR DOLYN.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE DUTIES OF CORPORAL CORPORAL, CORPORAL SERGEANT, LIEUTENANT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WE'LL DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PRESERVE, TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THIS STATE.

AND THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GUYS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

GREAT JOB CHIEF.

CONGRATULATIONS, UH, GENTLEMEN.

UH, PRESENT.

NEXT ITEM IS TO PRESENT AT PROCLAMATION,

[b. Present a Proclamation designating the week of May 15-21, 2024 as National Police Week in Cedar Hill.]

THIS WILL BE, YEAH, .

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GERALD MALONE.

I GUESS I GO OVER HERE, PUT THESE ON OH, PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR.

WHERE IS, THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 800,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SERVING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING DEDICATED MEMBERS OF CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WHERE IS OVER 43,000 ASSAULTS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE REPORTED IN 2023, RESULTING IN OVER 15,000 INJURIES.

AND WHEREAS SINCE FIRST RECORDED RECORDED DEATH IN 1786, MORE THAN 24,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THE UNITED STATES HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND BEEN KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY, INCLUDING OFFICER GRADY LAMB OF THE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WHEREAS THE NAME OF THESE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE ENGRAVED IN THE WALLS OF THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON DC.

AND WHEREAS 118 NEW NAMES OF FALLEN HEROES FROM 2023 ARE BEING ADDED TO THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

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AND WHEREAS THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF ALL OFFICERS KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY WILL BE HONORED DURING THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MEMORIAL FUND, 36 ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL ON THE EVENING OF MAY 13TH, 2024.

AND WHEREAS THE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL ON MAY 15TH, 2024, AND WHEREAS MAY 15TH IS DESIGNATED AS PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY IN HONOR OF ALL FALLEN OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND US FLAGS SHOULD BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF.

NOW FOR I, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, DO HEREBY DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF MAY 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST, 2024, AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, I PUBLICLY SALUTE THE SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.

IT WITNESSED.

THEREFORE, I HAVE HEARD, I HAVE HEARD UN TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 14TH DATE OF MAY, 2024.

SIGNED MAYOR STEVE MASON, IF I COULD GET ALL THE UNIFORM OFFICERS TO COME DOWN AND JOIN ME, PLEASE, FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE WILL HAVE A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL, UH, TOMORROW NIGHT AT SEVEN 30, UH, TO HONOR THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS.

IT WILL BE AT 6 0 1 EAST BELTLINE AT THE GRADY LAMB COMMUNITY SERVICE BUILDING AT 7:30 PM IF YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN US, IF YOU CAN DO THAT.

THANK YOU.

SHOW PEOPLE IN THE FRONT.

OH, MY EYES CLOSED.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU GUYS.

NEXT PRESENTATION

[c. Present a Proclamation designating the week of May 19 to 25, 2024, as National Public Works Week.]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.

MAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FOLLOW ALL OF THAT.

LET'S SEE.

I, I SEE ROBERTS HERE.

IS, UH, IS TOM STILL HERE OR DID TOM LEAVE? UH OH, THERE HE IS.

SORRY.

TOM.

TOM.

WELL, WE'RE, WE'RE STILL, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.

YOU GET MORE EXCITED WHEN, WHEN IT'S YOUR STREET THAT'S BEING FIXED.

SO PROCLAMATION, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, WHEREAS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IS A CELEBRATION OF THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN NORTH AMERICA WHO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS PUBLIC WORKS.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES PROVIDED IN CEDAR HILL ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR CITIZENS EVERYDAY LIVES.

AND WHEREAS IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND CHILDREN IN CEDAR HILL TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND TO MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS.

AND WHEREAS ONE EXAMPLE OF THE DEDICATION AND IMPORTANCE OF CEDAR HILL'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO CONTINUALLY PROVIDE SERVICES TO ITS CITIZENS THROUGHOUT SIGNIFICANT STORM EVENTS.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC WORK SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS, MAINTENANCE WORKERS, EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, DIVISION LEADERS, PROFESSIONALS AND ADMINISTRATORS REPRESENTING CEDAR HILL, WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND MUST DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY SEWER SERVICE, DRAINAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND FLEET MAINTENANCE ESSENTIAL TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF, OF CEDAR HILL.

NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON MAYOR, THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, THROUGH HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 19TH TO MAY 25TH, 2024, IS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES, WHICH INVOLVE THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

AND TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES MAKE EVERY DAY TO OUR HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

A WITNESS AWARE OF I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2024, SIGNED TO MAYOR STEVEN MASON.

WE HAD A LOT OF,

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UM, I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A CLOSER LOOK AT THE AGENDA, NOT FOLLOW CHIEF REYES AND HIS STUFF.

SO MAN.

UM, BUT REALLY, UM, IT IS A CELEBRATION OF THE PUBLIC WORK STAFF AS WELL.

UM, THESE ARE THE FOLKS, UM, THAT TAKE CARE OF YOUR STREETS, YOUR WATER SYSTEM, YOUR SEWER SYSTEM, UM, EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, OUR, OUR ENGINEERING STAFF.

UM, THEY'RE REALLY VITAL, UH, TO THE OPERATION OF THE CITY AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF 'EM.

UH, WE GOT A LOT OF FUN THINGS PLANNED, UH, FOR THE WEEK.

UM, AND I WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT SINCE I CAN'T PROMOTE ANY OF MY EMPLOYEES, I, I'M GONNA PROMOTE A CANNED FOOD DRIVE THAT WE'RE DOING.

SO , UM, SO DEBORAH, WHO SHE MADE FOUR OF THESE BOXES AND PLEASE CHECK 'EM OUT ON YOUR WAY OUT.

BUT WE ARE, WE DID THIS LAST YEAR, MARY.

YEAH, YEAH, YEP.

UM, IT'S CALLED OUR PUBLIC WORKS WEEK PET FOOD DRIVE.

AND SO WE HAVE A BOX THAT'S HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.

WE HAVE ONE AT THE REC CENTER, ONE AT THE NEW TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY, AND ALSO AT THE TRI-CITY ANIMAL CENTER, UH, SHELTER.

UM, WE'RE COLLECTING DOG FOOD AT LAST YEAR IT WAS OUR PET FOOD DOG AND CATS, WHATEVER, UH, REAL SUCCESSFUL.

SO I HOPE YOU GUYS PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATE IT RIGHT HERE.

I DON'T TOM'S IN THERE.

DO THANKS GUYS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

PUBLIC WORKS TEAM.

NEXT, UH, ITEM

[d. Present a Proclamation designating the month of May 2024 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month.]

UH, COUNSEL, I WILL COME DOWN FOR THIS ONE.

HELLO, LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

HELLO, CHELSEA , YOU MUST GOT SOMETHING FUN TO SAY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, THINGS GOING ON IN THE MONTH OF MAY, BUT UM, I DO HAVE THIS ONE AND THEN WE HAVE ONE MORE.

SO WHEREAS EACH YEAR DURING ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER A-A-N-H-P-I HERITAGE MONTH, WE CELEBRATE THE RICH DIVERSITY OF CULTURES, UH, BREADTH OF ACHIEVEMENT AND REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER DESCENT TO OUR COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY.

THE CITY OF CITY HILL PRIDES ITSELF IN BEING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, CREATES EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PEOPLE, AND HONORS THE IMPACT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ALL CULTURES.

THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY, BRAVE ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE AMERICANS, PACIFIC ISLANDERS, MOTIVATED BY THE PROMISE OF POSSIBILITIES, HAVE BROKEN COUNTLESS BARRIERS IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN LIFE, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, BUSINESS SCIENCE, MEDICINE, SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE, AND FIRST RESPONDERS MILITARY PERSONNEL.

AN ESTIMATED OF 26 AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND NEARLY 1.8 MILLION TEXANS ARE ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, PASSED A PACIFIC, UH, ISLANDER ALONE, OR IN COMBINATION OF ANOTHER RACE, WHOSE BACKGROUND ARE WOVEN INTO THE UNIQUE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS SERVE IN MULTITUDE ROLES IN ALL LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL WILL HONOR THE LEGACY OF ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS THAT ENRICH OUR HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURES.

WE SUPPORT EFFORTS TO, TO FOSTER A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE YEAR ROUND THROUGH INITIATIVES INCLUDING SPOTLIGHTING ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS, AUTHORS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, PRESENTERS, AND GUEST SPEAKERS.

NOW I ASK STEVE MASON, THE MAYOR OF CDC, HERE DO PROCLAIM THE MAY OF 2024 AS ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH IN THIS CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

I HAVE HERE SET MY HAND AT CONSTANT OF

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SIGNED BY ME STEVE MASON, THE MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

WE ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE CELEBRATING.

WE ARE ALWAYS CELEBRATING OUR RICH AND BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY OF CEDAR HILL, AND WE INVITE YOU TO COME JOIN US FOR A MONTH FULL OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MAY 21ST.

OUR TEENS ARE GONNA BE DOING A DIY, LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SUSHI, UH, BUT ALSO OUR ADULTS HAVE A JAPANESE ART, UH, CLASS ALSO THIS MONTH, AS WELL AS LOTS OF DISCOVER, A NEW AUTHOR, A NEW, UM, SPEAKER, OR A NEW SERIES AT THE LIBRARY.

UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE, UH, JUST OPENED UP JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AT TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY AND, UH, DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW IN CELEBRATION OF OUR, UH, OF THIS MONTH.

SO JOIN US AND COME GET YOUR FREE LIBRARY CARD AS WELL.

, CAN I TAKE A PICTURE YOU POST? YES.

MAYOR PRO.

WOULD YOU MIND, UM, READING THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA? YES.

UM, PRESENT A PROCLAMATION

[e. Present a Proclamation designating the month of May 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Cedar Hill.]

AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA INE.

UH, I APOLOGIZE, I I JUMPED THE GUN.

I THINK WE STILL HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA ALSO BE HELPING RECEIVE THAT PROCLAMATION AS WELL.

OH, THEY'RE HERE FOR THE NEXT THING.

SORRY.

COME ON, MIRANDA.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

A PROCLAMATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS SINCE 1949, THE MONTH OF MAY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN THE UNITED STATES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

AND WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS, AND BUSINESSES.

AND WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH AFFECTS EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND.

AND WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL HEALTH, NAME ME, ONE IN FIVE ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES EXPERIENCES MENTAL ILLNESS EACH YEAR, ONLY HALF OF THEM RECEIVE TREATMENT.

AND WHEREAS HALF OF ALL LIFETIME MENTAL ILLNESS BEGINS AT AGE 14 AND 75% OF ALL LIFETIME ILLNESS BEGINS BY AGE 24.

AND WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE AND DE-STIGMATIZE MENTAL HEALTH AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF MEANS TO ENHANCE MENTAL RESILIENCY.

AND WHEREAS RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CEDAR HILL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE THE MAY, 2024 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TO BE AFFIXED THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2024 SIGNED STEPHEN MASON MAYOR, SORRY.

AND THEN THE LIBRARY ALSO HAS EVENTS GOING ON THIS MONTH FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

SO WE DID DO A WORKSHOP THIS EVENING ACTUALLY FOR THE TEENS TO TALK ABOUT HEALTHY COPING MECHANISMS WHEN THEY'RE DEALING WITH STRESS.

NEXT WEEK WE HAVE A, UH, SOUND BATH FOR ADULTS AND IT INVOLVES SOME LIGHT STRETCHING AS WELL.

AND THAT'S AT OUR LIBRARY.

WE ALSO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS BINGO CARD AT THE LIBRARY THAT ANYONE CAN COME AND PICK UP IN EXCHANGE FOR PRIZES AT THE END WHENEVER YOU TURN IT IN.

UM, BUT NOT ONLY THAT, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PARK IN THE BACK OF THE LIBRARY.

SO NATURE IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL.

SO PLEASE COME AND VISIT US.

AND LIKE AMANDA SAID, WE GIVE OUT FREE LIBRARY CARDS, SO COME VISIT US.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

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

THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZEN TO DISCUSS WHATEVER THEY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.

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UH, COUNCIL, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE COMMENTS, SO YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHECK YOUR INBOX FOR THAT.

BUT WE DO HAVE TWO CITIZENS WHO WISH TO SPEAK WITH US TODAY.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS MS. SHANITA CLEVELAND.

AND HER TOPIC IS ALL THINGS GOOD, HAPPY FACE EMOJI.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT IS WHY I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LIKE YOU, .

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

BEFORE, BEFORE YOU BEGIN, NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

I GOT YOU.

HOW'S MY TIME STARTED? UH, CAN YOU START OUR TIME OVER PLEASE? THANK YOU.

OKAY, AWESOME.

UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR HAVING ME BEFORE YOU.

UH, MY NAME IS, I AM SHANITA CLEVELAND.

I LIVE AT 2 6 4 1 BURGER AVENUE.

I AM TECHNICALLY NOT A RESIDENT ANYMORE.

I LIVED IN CEDAR HILL FOR 12 YEARS OVER A DECADE.

I'M A FORMER CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE IN 2016 AND 17.

YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, EVEN THOUGH I HEARD LIKE A LOT OF TRIGGER WORDS, UH, SO I'M GONNA TRY TO HIT THEM ALL.

UH, YOU LOOK SO WONDERFUL UP THERE, UH, MISS .

UH, SO BEAUTIFUL.

AND IT IS A CELEBRATION, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A RESIDENT.

LISTEN, I WISH YOU WERE MY CITY COUNCILMAN.

THAT'S HOW EXCITED I AM FOR YOU.

AND WHAT I'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST, UH, YEAR OR SO IN SENIOR GROWTH IS SO, UH, WONDERFUL.

I HEARD THE WORD HUMBLE.

I HEARD THE WORD SERVANT, AND THAT IS SO, UH, SO TRUE.

UH, THAT MEANS WE MUST REMAIN HUMBLE.

UH, WE MUST ALSO, YOU KNOW, I TELL THE TRUTH, I HEARD ABOUT THE GOOD BOOK, AND SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF WHY WE'RE HERE FOR THE PEOPLE OF CEDAR HILL.

UM, I HEARD SO MANY, UH, WONDERFUL WORDS, UH, FOR THE TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN.

UH, YOU CAN ACTUALLY APPLY THOSE WORDS, HER WORDS TO LIFE.

AND WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TWEAKS, YOU KNOW, HERE, UH, I WAS ONE OF THE ONES OUT AT THE POLL ON MS. CLEVELAND, UH, THAT MR. MALONE MENTIONED.

AND SO HAD THE HONOR, UH, TO BE OUT AT THE POLL PLACE.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT A NICE PLACE, UH, MOST OF THE TIME, BUT I'M HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL IF HE COMES BEFORE YOU, PLEASE DON'T MOVE IT BECAUSE OF SOME BAD APPLES.

DON'T LIKE, UH, PUNISH EVERY SINGLE BODY.

THAT'S WHAT GOVERNMENT IS KNOWN FOR, UH, BEING PUNITIVE AND PUNISHING AND GIVING LITTLE, LITTLE.

AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IN CEDAR HILLARY, IT'S A NEW DAY, UH, THAT WE DO IT DIFFERENTLY, UH, THAT WE, UH, INCLUDE DIVERSITY.

UH, I AM THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THE MWBE MINORITY WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE TO CEDAR HILL.

UH, I REMEMBER READING AN ELOQUENT LETTER FROM THE MAYOR.

FRANKIE, UH, THAT I FOUND IN THE BLACK, UH, PUBLICATION FOR AN ANNUAL DINNER WAS SO WONDERFUL.

SO I HAD TO COME HERE AND READ IT.

AND SO GLAD TO SEE ALL OF THE PARTNERS.

HOPEFULLY THE MWBE GOAL WAS MET ON THE LIBRARY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GO OVER THERE 'CAUSE I'M GOING TO GET MY FREE LIBRARY CARD.

UH, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A CITIZEN OF CEDAR HILL, I TRULY, TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE.

GOD SENT ME HERE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL TO LOOK DOWN UPON ALL OF DALLAS COUNTY, OKAY.

TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE LIGHT CITY HILL IS A LIGHT.

IT LED ME HERE.

NOW I'M IN SOUTH DALLAS, UH, THE OLDEST OPERATING BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD I'M IN, GOD SENT ME TO THE HEART OF DALLAS.

I FOUND IT.

UM, I WILL BE MIGRATING, UH, TO ANOTHER, UH, AREA THAT'S JUST KIND RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.