[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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TODAY IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2024.
I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION, UH, FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF COUNCILS PRESENT, AND WITH THAT HISTORY IS BEING MADE.
[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]
THIS IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT, BUT IT'S THE FIRST CITY MANAGER, UH, MELISSA VALDEZ CUMMINGS, TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US THIS REPORT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, I'M LOSING MY VOICE A LITTLE BIT.
MY APOLOGIES, ALL THE TALKING OUT THERE.
UH, YOU WOULD THINK I GET USED TO IT 'CAUSE I TALK A LOT, BUT, UH, I'M LOSING MY VOICE A LITTLE BIT.
UM, I AM BEYOND HUMBLED BY THE SUPPORT THAT CAME OUT, UH, FROM THE COMMUNITY TONIGHT.
AND THANK YOU MAYOR FOR, UM, MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE,
I DO HAVE SOME WORDS AFTER I HAVE MY SWEARING IN, AND I'LL SAVE THOSE FOR WHEN I GO BACK TO MY SEAT.
BUT, UM, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, THANK YOU TO THE, THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE HERE TO SUPPORT ME.
AND I'M REALLY, I'M HUMBLED AND HONORED BY IT.
I DO HAVE A FEW THINGS I WANTED TO COVER.
UM, WE WANTED TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE CALENDAR, UH, OF THE COUNCIL.
AND IN YOUR FYI PACKET, YOU HAVE IT HERE.
AND OF COURSE IT STARTED WITH TODAY, UH, THE FIRST MEET AND GREET WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER, AND YOU HAVE A NEXT ONE ON THURSDAY AT THE CHAMBER.
AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, AND WE'LL HAVE CHURROS WITH THE MAYOR AND NEW CITY MANAGER.
ON FRIDAY, WE HAVE OUR BEST SOUTHWEST, UH, PARTNERSHIP, TGIF LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST SERIES THAT THEY'VE GONE REALLY WELL.
UM, SO HOPEFULLY YOU GET TO JOININ US ON FRIDAY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STATE OF K THROUGH NINE EDUCATION FROM AN ISD SUPERINTENDENT'S VIEW, I'VE ASKED, UM, MY TEAM TO, UH, TALK TO MR. HUDSON TO SEE IF HE'S GOING TO BE GIVING, UH, AN ADDRESS TO THE GROUP.
AND ONCE I KNOW THAT, I'LL SEND IT OUT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE A NEW WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL BIEN BONITO STYLE.
UH, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
UH, PEOPLE LOVE TO MEET THEIR COUNCIL AND THEIR MAYOR ON THE WEEKENDS, SO THAT'S NINE TO 11.
AND WE DO A TOUR AND A BUS AND WE GO AROUND THE CITY.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN JOIN US FOR THAT.
AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY, NEXT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 21ST, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL SENIOR INFORMATION AND WELLNESS EXPO.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR THE SENIORS AND THE SENIOR SENATE SUPPORTS THAT.
UH, I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THEM HERE TONIGHT FOR SOME PRESENTATIONS, BUT THEY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THERE.
THAT IS AT, UM, CHARLTON METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER.
AND, UM, NEXT FRIDAY WE HAVE ANOTHER BEST SOUTHWEST, UH, PARTNERSHIP, TJIF, THE LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST SERIES.
THAT IS THE STATE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
AND, UM, OF COURSE ON AUGUST 27TH, WE HAVE OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
LABOR DAY IS SEPTEMBER 2ND AND CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED.
AND THEN WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD FOR, UH, CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FIVE, UH, MAINTENANCE PIDS AND THAT THAT, UH, MEETING SHOULD BE FAIRLY SHORT.
IT'S ADVERTISED AS FIVE TO SIX 30, BUT, UM, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE IT TO TAKE THAT FULL AMOUNT.
ALSO THAT EVENING WE HAVE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT KICKOFF EVENT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT BEFORE, IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE, UM, PACKED UNIT PLANS FOR IN AND OUT BURGER TO COME TO THE GRADY LAMB, UH, FACILITY.
AND SO IF YOU ARE A CHA, IF YOU GET A CHANCE, IT'S LIKE A PARTY.
IT'S LIKE A RALLY FOR IN PREPARATION FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
ALWAYS LOVES TO SEE THE COMMUNITY LEADERS.
ALWAYS LOVE TO SEE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THERE.
UM, I ALREADY MENTIONED THE MEET AND GREET ON SEPTEMBER 5TH.
UM, AND THEN ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH IS OUR, ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WITH THE CHIEF AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS IS OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD WALK.
AND IT'S IN OUR NEWEST NEIGHBORHOOD, STONE HILL.
WE DO NOT HAVE A LOCATION, A MEETUP LOCATION YET, BUT THAT WILL START AT NINE 30.
AND AS SOON AS WE HAVE A MEETUP LOCATION DETERMINED, I WILL GET THAT OUT TO YOU.
UM, AS, AS SOON AS I HAVE THAT, OF COURSE, ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, WE HAVE US OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
AND ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, WHAT'S NOT ON THERE IS MY BIRTHDAY.
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I GET SATURDAY OFF.UM, BUT, UH, 9:00 AM IS OUR BEST SOUTHWEST EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR.
AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, WE HAVE CEDAR HILL FARMER'S MARKET AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR HOSTED BY THE CEDAR HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM 10 TO ONE AT THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY IN HIGH SCHOOL ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH.
WE HAVE, UH, I SENT THIS OUT IN MY, UM, COUNCIL UPDATE FROM MONDAY.
IT'S A TML REGION 13 ANNUAL MEETING THAT DOES REQUIRE AN RSVP AND I THINK JENNIFER PARISH REACHED OUT.
AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GOING, THAT'S FROM SIX TO NINE.
IT'S ON A THURSDAY NIGHT, UH, AT DALLAS COLLEGE, CEDAR VALLEY CAMPUS.
IT SHOULD BE A REALLY GOOD GATHERING.
AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, LET US KNOW AND WE'LL GET YOU A TICKET.
UM, ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST IS OUR FIRST JOINT, BEST SOUTHWEST HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL.
THIS IS WITH DESOTO DUNCANVILLE, LANCASTER, AND CEDAR HILL.
UM, SHOULD HAVE A REALLY GREAT SHOWING THE LINEUP OF PER OF, UM, ENTERTAINERS.
THE ENTERTAINERS LOOK REALLY GOOD.
AND IT'S AT GRIMES PARK THIS YEAR IN DESOTO FROM SIX TO NINE 30 ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST.
AND THEN OF COURSE SEPTEMBER 24TH, WE HAVE ANOTHER CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
AND THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE ON OUR CALENDAR.
DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? YEAH, DID YOU SAY THAT HEALTH FAIR WAS, WAS SEPTEMBER 10TH? NO.
HEALTH FAIR IS SEPTEMBER 14TH.
OH YEAH, I THOUGHT YOUR BIRTHDAY'S ON 10TH.
WE DON'T HAVE COUNCIL MEETING ON THAT DAY.
WE'LL GO OVER THE AGENDA REALLY QUICKLY AND, UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME BEFORE THE MEETING AS WE PREPARE FOR TONIGHT.
UM, UH, IT'S AN HONOR TO GET TO ASSIST YOU AND WITH ANY ITEMS ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA, UM, THE INVOCATION, UH, WE START AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
WE INVOCATION, PASTOR EDUS IS GONNA DO OUR INVOCATION FOR THANKSGIVING, TABERNACLE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP, AND THEN, UM, YOU GET THE, I GET THE HONOR OF, UH, DOING MY VERY FIRST, UH, OATH OF OFFICE WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
GREG PORTER REMINDED ME THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE CEDAR HILL CITY MANAGER.
AND SO I AM SHE, AND I'M REALLY HONORED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING THAT OATH FOR YOU AND FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, NEXT AFTER THAT, UM, PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST IS NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 AS SENIOR CENTER MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.
WE ALL LOVE OUR SENIORS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THEM THIS EVENING AND THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
UM, NEXT ITEM IS RECOGNIZED RECIPIENTS OF THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY ALUMNI PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER AWARDS.
THEN WE HAVE A FEW PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE CUP REQUEST FROM HAROLD'S CHICKEN.
UH, YOU SAW THE DETAILS IN THERE.
UM, THEY'RE WANTING TO STAY OPEN LATE ON A FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS FOR THEIR BUSINESS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A THEME HERE.
RESTAURANTS ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT THEY CAN ATTRACT, UM, PEOPLE INTO THEIR RESTAURANTS.
AND, UM, HAROLD'S CHICKEN IS NO DIFFERENT.
UH, ITEM B, UH, YOU'VE RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON AS WELL AS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON, UH, DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE BY WALMART.
UM, THIS IS A DELIVERY SERVICE THAT, UH, DELIVERS VIA DRONE UP TO TWO AND A HALF TO THREE POUNDS, AND IT WILL BE AT THE, UM, MAIN WALMART ON UPTOWN BOULEVARD.
AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR THEIR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
UH, AND THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
UH, YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST BUDGET IN TAX MATTERS.
CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE 2024 CERTIFIED TAX RULES OF DALLAS AND ELLIS COUNTY CHIEF APPRAISAL APPRAISERS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON FRIDAY AND LEADING UP TO LAST FRIDAY IN THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.
UM, WE MADE, UH, WE MADE A REALLY GREAT BUDGET TOGETHER AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS AND GETTING THAT APPROVED.
UM, ITEM B IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE IS LOWERING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UH, THE CITY COUNCIL IS LOWERING THE TAX RATE BY A PENNY, WHICH, UH, IS SIGNIFICANT.
WE, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE LOWERED THE TAX RATE BY THIS, THIS MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IS LOWERED THE TAX RATE BY 5 CENTS.
ACTUALLY I THINK IT'S 6 CENTS.
SO, UH, THE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR RESOURCES AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT.
SO, UM, ITEM B WILL REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE AND THE MOTION LANGUAGE IS AT YOUR, AT YOUR PLACES TO, UH, MAKE THAT MOTION.
THEN WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH HAS, HAS MULTIPLE ITEMS, WHICH INCLUDE MEETING MINUTES.
DECLARING, UH, DR. MICHAEL MARSHALL, UM, AS THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
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HIS IT, IT JUST RAN OUT AND SO WE'RE JUST, UM, RE UH, INITIATING THAT CONTRACT WITH HIM.UH, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION, WHICH AWARDS A PRIMARY DEPOSITORY SERVICES CONTRACT TO WELLS FARGO BANK.
WE DID A RFP IN VALLEY VIEW, HELPED US TO PUT OUT, UH, A, A REQUEST FOR BANK UM, SERVICES IN CEDAR HILL.
WE REALLY WORK TO TRY TO FIND A BANK IN CEDAR HILL THAT CAN SUPPORT, UH, THE $115 MILLION WORTH OF RESOURCES THAT YOU ARE STEWARDS OF.
AND, UM, THE ONE, THE ONE BANK THAT WON THAT WAS WELLS FARGO BANK.
AND THAT'S UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THE CURRENT CONTRACT IS EXPIRES AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, SO THIS WOULD, UH, TAKE YOU THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PRIMARY DEPOSITORY CONTRACT WITH WELLS FARGO.
UH, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CASE STRATEGIES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 221,000 FOR MARKETING AND MEDIA RELATIONS SERVICES.
YOU ALL RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON BRANDING AND MARKETING FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND THE TOURISM EFFORTS THAT WE'RE DOING AND THE 221,000 WORK WITH CASE STRATEGIES.
THEY'RE, UM, UM, MWB CERTIFIED MWBE COMPANY THAT WOULD BE, UH, WORKING WITH US TO DO VIDEO AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT FOR THE FUTURE NEXT FEW YEARS FOR, UM, IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT PLAN.
UH, ITEM, UH, F IS CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH BRANDON INDUSTRIES TO REPLACE CLUSTER MAILBOXES IN THE HIGH POINT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
THIS IS FOR THEIR SECOND PHASE AND NOT TO EXCEED 80,892.
IT'S MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THAT.
UH, RECEIVE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR A QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024.
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION R 24 7 15, WHICH APPROVES A REVISED FUNDING PLAN FOR ARPA FUNDS.
WE WENT OVER THIS AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP AND ANSWERED ALL QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, GETTING THAT WRAPPED UP.
AND THEN ITEM I APPROVING RESOLUTION, UH, R 24 7 16, WHICH AUTHORIZES SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR COPS FUNDING AND THIS IS FOR CAPITAL PURCHASES FOR A FEW VEHICLES AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR OUR AMAZING POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN YOU HAVE A CLOSED EXCE CLOSED SESSION FOR PROJECT GAME CHANGER.
AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? NOPE.
ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE PULLED? ITEM D PULLED.
UM, I DON'T WANNA PULL THIS, MELISSA, BUT UM, I DON'T KNOW IF MARIE IS IN HERE, BUT, UM, MY NOTES FOR THE ARPA FUND, UH, IT'S LIKE $10,000 OFF.
UH, LET'S SEE, ACTUALLY ALLISON IS THE, OKAY, ALLISON MAY HAVE THE ANSWER.
I JUST WANNA SEE IF WE CAN VERIFY THAT BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION.
THAT
IT'S WHAT NOW? IT'S JUST ROUNDING.
OH, ROUND IS THE DIFFERENCE? YES.
SO THE ONE IN YOUR AGENDA IS CORRECT.
ALRIGHT, THAT'S A GOOD CATCH, MAYOR.
GOTTA GET USED TO THE MOVING FORWARDS.
ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL? ALRIGHT.
THAT CONCLUDES THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.
DO YOU HAVE SECOND? SECOND, COUNCILWOMAN AZI.
IF FAITH, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.