[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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THIS IS A REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL.
I DO HAVE FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.
UH, WANT TO GO AND OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING ORDER? I HAVE 6 47.
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
THE AGENDA IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.HOW YOU DOING, MR. CITY MANAGER? I'M DOING WELL, MAYOR.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE.
UM, WANNA BEGIN, UH, WITH A QUICK RUN THROUGH THE CALENDAR, THEN I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUICK CITY OPERATION NOTES FROM MY, UH, POLICE AND FIRE CHIEF.
AND THEN WE'LL BE, UH, READY FOR THE REGULAR SESSION AT SEVEN.
UH, THIS SATURDAY, JULY 13TH IS THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF THE CEDAR HILL FARMER'S MARKET, UM, IN DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL FROM 9:00 AM TO ONE.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR SO FAR.
LOTS OF, UH, GREAT ITEMS, UH, FOR SALE BY LOCAL, UH, LOCAL COMPANIES AND BUSINESSES AND HOME-BASED BUSINESSES.
SO I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOUR ATTENDANCE IF YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT THERE.
NEXT WEEK IS, UH, A VERY IMPORTANT DAY ALSO, UM, BECAUSE, UH, WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST OF MANY COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS RELATED TO THE, UM, COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN.
UH, THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A VERY IMPORTANT PLAN FOR OUR CITY AND FOR ITS REPUTATION, UH, FOR BEING THE GREAT STEWARDS OF OVER SPACE THAT WE ARE.
UH, THIS WILL BE HELD AT THE ALLEY SIMS RECREATION CENTER FROM 6:30 PM TO 8:30 PM UH, ON AGAIN, THURSDAY, JULY THE 18TH.
UH, NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS TUESDAY, JULY THE 23RD.
UH, WE HAVE A FARMER'S MARKET AGAIN ON SATURDAY, JULY THE 27TH.
UM, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST, UH, FROM SEVEN 30 TO NINE WILL BE THE NEXT MAYOR'S PRO BREAKFAST THAT'S HELD, AS ALWAYS AT THE COUNTY SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
UM, AT SEVEN 30, UH, ON, UH, THURSDAY, AUGUST THE FIRST, UH, FRIDAY, AUGUST THE SECOND, BEGINS THIS YEAR'S BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP, UH, LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST SERIES.
UH, THE, UH, FIRST ONE ON THE SECOND.
UH, THIS WILL BE HELD FROM 7:45 AM TO NINE AT CHARLESTON METHODIST, UH, MEDICAL CENTER AUDITORIUM.
UH, THE, UH, FIRST, UH, THE, THE FIRST TOPIC WILL BE STATE OF THE CITY IS FROM A CITY MANAGER'S POINT OF VIEW.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WILL BE YOUR NEW CITY MANAGER'S FIRST, UH, RUN AT, UH, UH, AS REPRESENTING OUR CITY AS OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, UH, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST THE NINTH, THE SECOND IN THAT SERIES.
THIS WILL BE THE STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH.
AND THEN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 16TH, THE THIRD, UH, IN THE SERIES WILL BE HELD, UH, AND IT'LL BE THE STATE OF EDUCATION FROM A SUPERINTENDENT'S POINT OF VIEW.
UM, MOVING ON TO OTHER ITEMS IN AUGUST, UH, FRIDAY, AUGUST THE NINTH FROM ONE TO 5:00 PM WILL BE OUR FINAL BUDGET WORKSHOP.
UH, ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH, OUR PARTNERS WITH THE C-H-I-S-D WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL RALLY FROM 10:00 AM TO NOON THIS YEAR.
IT'S GONNA BE HELD AT, UH, THE COLLEGIATE, UH, STEM CENTER ON, UH, UM, BELTLINE AND MANSFIELD ROAD.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT IS MY, UH, I BELIEVE THAT COVERS, OH, WE HAVE ONE MORE.
SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 17TH IS OUR NEXT WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL TOUR, UH, FROM 9:00 AM TO 11.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW RESIDENTS OR, UH, RESIDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCED, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THEIR CITY TO SPEND A COUPLE HOURS MEETING, UH, NEW NEIGHBORS, AND, UH, ALSO TAKING A TOUR OF THE CITY.
SO YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THAT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AGAIN FROM, UM, IT'LL BE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH FROM NINE TO 11.
WE'VE MET A LOT OF NEW FOLKS, UH, COMING TO OUR CITY IN, UH, THE LAST, UH, FEW MONTHS FROM THAT PROGRAM.
UM, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, CHIEF ELI REYES TO COME UP REAL QUICKLY, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BRIEFING OF HIS ACTIVITIES AND, UH, AS IT RELATES TO THE 4TH OF JULY, AS I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU HAD INQUIRIES ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS.
AND, UH, ASK THE CHIEF TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON THEIR, UH, ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY.
SO, UM, SO 4TH OF JULY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A, A BIG, UH, COMMENTING, UH, ON A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ABOUT THE FIREWORKS AND CEDAR HILL AND, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH, WITH YOU ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY WHAT IT IS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, UH, TO HELP MITIGATE THAT.
UH, FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, UM, MYSELF AND MY ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, CITY MARSHAL, I MEAN, A FIRE MARSHAL AND INSPECTOR HAVE BEEN OUT, UH, WORKING ON 4TH OF JULY TO HANDLE ALL THE FIREWORKS RELATED CALLS FOR SERVICE.
UM, AS FAR AS THIS YEAR GOES, WE DID RE WE DID RECEIVE 70 CALLS FOR SERVICE WHEN IT RELATES TO FIREWORKS
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CALLS COMPARED TO THE YEARS PAST IN 2022, WE HAD 157 CALLS FOR SERVICE.AND LAST YEAR IN 2023, WE HAD 101 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
SO WE ARE SEEING A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE WHEN IT COMES TO FIREWORKS RELATED CALLS.
I DO THINK THAT THE CONCENTRATED EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, UH, WITH THE DEDICATED RESPONSE UNITS IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON THAT.
WHAT THAT ALSO ALLOWS IS IT ALLOWS OUR ON-DUTY PATROL OFFICERS TO FOCUS ON EMERGENCY CALLS FOR SERVICE WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUAL 9 1 1 EMERGENCIES AND CALLS.
UH, SAME FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR PARAMEDICS.
UH, WE DID, UH, UH, WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL AND MYSELF, WE DID IT ABOUT A DOZEN DIFFERENT PLACES.
UH, CHIEF LAFFERTY HAS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE SEIZURES THAT WE, UH, MADE OFF OF THE FIREWORKS RELATED CALLS.
THOSE ARE NO, UH, SMALL FIRECRACKERS.
OKAY? PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT WE TOOK AWAY SPARKLERS AND, YOU KNOW, POPS AND STUFF, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON.
WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE HIGH FLYING FIREWORKS THAT ARE CLEARLY A DANGER TO OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY.
'CAUSE WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN.
UH, THERE IS A, A REAL FIRE HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS A JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY VENTURE BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, THE DIFFICULTY IN TAKING ANY TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION IS MOST TIMES WHEN WE DO GET ON SCENE, THE FIREWORKS ARE THERE, BUT THERE'S NO PERSON LIGHTING THEM OFF AND WE DON'T SEE THEM IN THE ACT, BUT WE ARE STILL ABLE TO OBTAIN THOSE LEFTOVER FIREWORKS THAT ARE ILLEGAL ON STAFF.
SO, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNSEL? THANKS AGAIN, CHIEF AND, UH, TELL THANKS TO YOUR, UH, FELLOW POLICE OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, I'VE ALSO ASKED OUR ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF MIKE HARRISON TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE, UH, ON OUR PERSONNEL WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE STATE DEPLOYMENT TO, UH, SUPPORT, UH, UH, THE FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN, UH, DEALING WITH HURRICANE BARREL OVER THE PAST WEEK.
UH, I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THE DEPLOYED RESOURCES WE HAVE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OUR AMBULANCE, MEDICAL BUS, THE 20 PATIENT MULTI BUS WAS CALLED UP BY THE STATE AS OF FRIDAY.
THEY PRE-POSITIONED TO, UH, COLLEGE STATION WHERE THEY STAGED FOR THE LAST, UH, COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL THE HURRICANE MOVED THROUGH.
UH, THEY MOVED TO LUFKIN THIS MORNING WHERE MOST OF THE TIME THAT THEIR, THEIR STATE MISSION ASSIGNMENT IS TO DEAL WITH HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, UH, FACILITIES THAT MAY NOT HAVE POWER IN CASE THEY NEED TO EVACUATE THOSE PERSONNEL AND MOVE THEM TO A DIFFERENT REGION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO AS OF THIS POINT RIGHT NOW, FORTUNATELY WE HAVEN'T HAD TO USE ANY OF THOSE RESOURCES, BUT THEY ARE STAGE THERE AND WE'RE NOT SURE WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE RELEASED.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, A MEMBER CAPTAIN CORY LANDERS WITH TE TEXAS TASK FORCE ONE WHO IS DEPLOYED, UH, TO SAN ANTONIO, WHERE THEY ALSO PRE-STAGED AND TASK FORCE ONE WAS THEN MOVED TO JASPER, TEXAS FOR AN APARTMENT COLLAPSED.
BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE, THE SITUATION HAD BEEN RESOLVED.
SO THEN THEY MOVED OVER TO NACODOCHES WHERE THEY ARE ALSO IN STAGING FOR FURTHER MISSION ASSIGNMENTS.
UH, I'D RATHER 'EM BE OUT THERE, NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING BUT BE THERE TO SUPPORT THE STATE SHOULD THEY BE NEEDED.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? UH, ALLOW ME TO SAY YOU DID MAKE A COMMENT THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE RELEASED TO BE ABLE TO COME HOME.
SO THANK YOU FOR, UM, YOUR FIREFIGHTERS TO BE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO BE ABLE TO BE AVAILABLE WHENEVER, AND ALSO SEND OUR REGARDS TO THEIR FAMILIES AND WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND ALLOW THEM TO, TO RESPOND.
THANK YOU CHIEF, UM, FOR A QUICK ORIENTATION, UH, FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING FOR TONIGHT.
TO THE AGENDA, UH, WE HAVE AN INVOCATION BY REVEREND CECIL CORNELIUS.
UH, WE DO HAVE CITIZENS FORUM.
UH, WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT RELATED TO CASE PD 6 20 24.
UM, WE'LL HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN CONSIDERATION, UH, CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS, INCLUDING THE MINUTES OF JUNE 25TH AND ALSO, UM, THE REQUEST TO CONSIDER A PURCHASE ORDER FOR EMERGENCY DRAINAGE REPAIRS ON SUMMIT PLACE.
UH, AND THEN A COUPLE ITEMS ON REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MERITAGE HOMES.
UM, AND THEN ALSO CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION, ACCEPTING A PETITION CONCERNING THE CREATION OF A BALCONES RANCH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
UH, THEN ONE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? UH, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL ON THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, ANY ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE PULLED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION? NOT SEEING NINE.
I APPRECIATE YOU FOR YOUR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN.
ARE THERE, UH, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, OR I NEED
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A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION? I DO HAVE A MOTION.I DO HAVE A SECOND NON AVAILABLE MOTION.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.