* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. [1. Call meeting to order.] THIS IS THE CEDAR HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT IS SEVEN OH TWO. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER TO ORDER. UM, JUST FOR THE RECORD, UH, OPEN CARRY IS PERMITTED IN THE BUILDING, BUT NOT IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. GLAD TO HAVE EVERYONE HERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT TONIGHT. UM, WE WANNA START OFF TONIGHT WITH AN INVOCATION, UH, BY PASTOR JOHN SMITH WITH CORNERSTONE BA UH, BIBLE CHURCH. AND IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND. AND, AND AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FILED, UH, PRESENTED BY, I MEAN GIVEN BY COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL HAYDEN. WE WELCOME YOUR PRESENCE AMONG US. WE COME TO YOU WITH EAGER ANTICIPATION FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO HERE TONIGHT. WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE A GOD OF GREAT POWER AND MIGHT CAPABLE OF ACCOMPLISHING FAR MORE THAN WE COULD EVER EVEN ASK OR IMAGINE. EPHESIANS SAYS THAT YOU DO IMMEASURABLY MORE THAN ALL THAT WE COULD IMAGINE, ACCORDING TO YOUR POWER THAT IS AT WORK WITHIN US. AND IT'S WITH THAT PROMISE IN OUR MIND THAT WE SET ABOUT THE BUSINESS FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA. GOD OPEN OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS TO RECEIVE YOUR PLANS AND YOUR PURPOSES. MAYBE WE BE SENSITIVE TO YOUR LEADING AND OBEDIENT TO YOUR WILL. I WANNA START BY THANKING YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS AND YOUR PROVISION IN OUR LIVES AND IN THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR EACH PERSON IN THIS MEETING, THE UNIQUE TALENTS, CONCERNS, AND PERSPECTIVES THAT THEY BRING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE IN A FREE WORLD FREE, A FREE AMERICA TO GATHER HERE, TO WORK TOWARDS COMMON GOALS. DURING THIS MEETING, THINGS WILL BE DISCUSSED, DECISIONS WILL BE MADE. GOD, DON'T LET US LOSE SIGHT OF YOUR GRATEFUL OF OUR GRATEFULNESS TO YOU FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU PROVIDE. WHENEVER IDEALS ARE SHARED, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE TEMPTATION ON OUR PART TO BE PROUD, WE'LL BE TEMPTED TO DEFEND OUR IDEAS TOO STRONGLY. WE'LL BE TEMPTED TO DISMISS THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS WITHOUT CAREFULLY CONSIDERING THEM. HELP US TO APPROACH EACH CONVERSATION AND EACH ITEM ON THE AGENDA WITH HUMBLE HEARTS OPEN TO HEARING AND LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER. LET YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE OUR DISCUSSION SO THAT WE COME TO DECISIONS THAT ARE NOT JUST BASED ON OUR UNDERSTANDINGS OR OUR WANTS, BUT ON YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR GUIDANCE. AND WHAT'S BEST FOR THE, FOR THE GROUP AS A WHOLE. HELP US TO LISTEN ATTENTIVELY TO ONE ANOTHER WITH OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS. MAY WE NOT BE QUICK TO JUDGE OR CRITICIZE, BUT INSTEAD SEEK TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS' PERSPECTIVES. PROVIDE US WITH A DISCERNMENT TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE FOR THE GREATER GOOD. WE TRUST YOU, GOD, WE TRUST THAT YOU WILL GUIDE US ON THIS PATH AND LEAD US TO REACH CONSENSUS THAT REFLECTS YOUR WILL. MAY OUR WORDS AND ACTIONS BE GUIDED BY YOUR LOVE AND YOUR GRACE. WE ASK YOUR WISDOM AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING. WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR WISDOM AND INSIGHTS ARE WHAT WE NEED TO GUIDE TO HELP MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. GUIDE THE DISCUSSIONS. HELP US TO SEEK WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL INVOLVED. WE TRUST. WE TRUST YOUR PERFECT WISDOM, AND WE ASK THAT YOU DIRECT OUR MEETING ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL. JAMES SAYS, IF ANY OF YOU LACKS WISDOM, LET HIM ASK GOD WHO GIVES GENEROUSLY TO ALL WITHOUT REPROACH AND THERE'LL BE GIVEN TO HIM. AND WE'RE CLAIMING THAT PROVINCE RIGHT NOW, THAT YOU'LL GUIDE THIS MEETING. YOU PROVIDE THE WISDOM WE'RE CO THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY ASKING YOU FOR, SO THAT OUR DECISIONS WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT. FATHER, I THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR THOSE OF YOUR SERVANTS, OUR MAYOR, PRO TEM, OUR CITY MANAGER, THE CITY STAFF, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND FOR THE MAYOR IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. GOD, I GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE, FOR THE WAY OF SERVICE THAT THEY'VE CHOSEN TO TAKE UPON THEMSELVES ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. LORD, YOUR WORD MAKES IT CLEAR. YOU HAVE EXPECTATIONS OF THOSE WHO SIT IN PLACES OF AUTHORITY. JEREMIAH REMINDS US THE BLESSINGS THAT CAME UPON KINGS WHO DEFENDED THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR AND THE NEEDY. THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO KNOW YOU. THE APOSTLE PAUL, WRITING TO THE CHRISTIANS IN ROME TEACHES THAT THE AUTHORITY, UH, THOSE IN AUTHORITY, ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOUR SERVANTS THAT HONORING YOU AND DOING YOUR WILL IS THEIR HIGHEST PURPOSE. THAT ANY PORTION OF POWER THAT THEY ENJOY IS GIVEN BY YOU. AND IT CAN CERTAINLY BE TAKEN BACK BY YOU. I PRAY FOR THIS MEETING TONIGHT. GIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS THEY DELIBERATE ON THE ITEMS BEFORE THEM. MAY EVERY DECISION BE RIGHTEOUS IN YOUR SIGHT AND FOR YOUR BENE, FOR OUR BENEFIT AND FOR YOUR GLORY. THANK YOU AGAIN, GOD, FOR THIS COUNCIL, FOR OUR, OUR MAYOR, OUR MAYOR, PRO TIM, THE CITY STAFF, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ALL THOSE WHO WORK TO MAKE THIS PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME SUCH A WONDERFUL CITY. I PRAY ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST, WHOSE PERFECT LOVE WAS BORN OUT WHEN HE GAVE HIMSELF ON THE CROSS TO PAY FOR OUR SINS, SET US FREE FROM OUR FRIEND, OUR FEARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GOD, FOR WHO YOU ARE. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. FLAG THROUGH THE FLAG THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TWO THREE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH SAYING, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG TO THE TEXAS [00:05:01] ONCE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. WELL, FORGIVE ME FOR ONE THING. I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT. UH, THE MAYOR IS, UH, OUT OF TOWN AT A, AT A CONFERENCE AND CANNOT BE HERE TONIGHT. WE WANT TO KEEP HIM IN OUR PRAYERS. UH, ALSO, UH, I THINK WE HAVE, UH, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER SHIRLEY DANIELS IN OUR MIDST. SHIRLEY, WE SAY HI TO YOU. GLAD YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT. AND, UH, WITH THAT, UH, THE [a. Swearing in and badge pinning of newly promoted police officers and firefighters.] FIRST ITEM ON ON OUR AGENDA IS PRESENTATIONS. PRESENTATIONS, SWEARING IN AND BADGE PENDING OF NEWLY PROMOTED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. AND THAT'S GONNA BE DONE BY PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR ELI REYES WILL ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS. AND THEN INTERIM FIRE CHIEF RAPHAEL REYES, WILL MEN ADMINISTER OATH TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS PENDING WILL BE DONE BY FAMILY MEMBERS. MR. RES. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM. COUNSEL, I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR GREAT, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ON BOTH THE POLICE AND THE FIRESIDE. UM, I ALSO WANNA JUST, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, UH, IN THIS NEW CAPACITY AS A PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR. UH, AND I APPRECIATE, UH, BEING ABLE TO COME HERE BEFORE YOU GUYS AS KIND OF THE, THE FIRST OFFICIAL ACT AS MY DUTIES AS PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR TO HAVE THIS JOINT, UH, PROMOTION CEREMONY. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, UH, THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THESE NEW PROMOTES ARE GONNA BRING WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP AND, UH, HAPPY THAT THEIR FAMILY IS GONNA BE HERE TO SHARE IN THIS MOMENT OF JOY AND IN THEIR PROMOTION. UM, SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE WILL GET STARTED. DETAIL POST. WE WILL START OUT BY THE PROMOTIONS ON WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THOSE TWO OFFICERS PROMOTING TO CORPORAL SENIOR OFFICER BRIAN CROWDER. BRIAN HAS BEEN WITH THE CEDAR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FIVE YEARS. BRIAN RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AS A SERGEANT FIRST CLASS. AFTER SERVING FOR 20 YEARS, HIS BADGE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, TORI, AND DAUGHTER ADELINE, HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW. KAREN PARK AND FATHER-IN-LAW MARSHALL PARK ARE ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT HIM PROMOTING THE SERGEANT CORPORAL BRANDON WOODALL. BRANDON HAS BEEN WITH THE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 21 YEARS NOW. BRANDON HAS STRONG ROOTS IN CEDAR HILL WHERE HE WAS BORN AND RAISED AND GRADUATED FROM CEDAR HILL HIGH SCHOOL IN 1994. HIS BADGE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS DAUGHTER BRANDY, HIS WIFE MICHELLE, AND HIS MOTHER, PAM WOODALL, WHO MANY OF YOU KNOW FROM HER TIME HERE AT THE CITY, ARE ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT HIM. I WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I STATE YOUR NAME. I, BRIAN CROWDER. I BRIAN WOODALL. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CORPORAL SERGEANT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. OF [00:10:01] THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE. AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME, GOD. SO HELP ME, GOD. MAYOR, PRO TEM COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE, CITY MANAGERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S, UH, IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO BE HERE AS YOUR INTERIM FIRE CHIEF AND TO CELEBRATE WITH, UH, THESE FOUR YOUNG MEN OF THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, AND THEIR FAMILIES. FIRST UP, UH, PROMOTING TO DRIVER ENGINEER, UH, BENJAMIN ATKINSON. BEN'S BEEN WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FOR, FOR SEVEN YEARS. HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, JACQUELINE. UH, HIS CHILDREN. TIFFANY AND MARSHALL ARE ALSO HERE TO JOIN US IN IN THE CELEBRATION. UH, BEN IS A YOUNG MAN THAT I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF. BEN IS ONE OF OUR TWO FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO TEXAS TASK FORCE, WHICH IS OUR LARGE, UH, TEXAS, UH, DEPLOYMENT AGENCY THAT, THAT GETS CALLED ON ON, UH, EXTREME EMERGENCIES SUCH AS HURRICANES, ET CETERA. BEN IS ONE OF THE FEW INDIVIDUALS WHO'S DEPLOYED ACROSS STATE LINES. LAST YEAR, BEN DEPLOYED TO LOUIS, LOUISIANA ON A WILDLAND PARAMEDIC UNIT. AND, AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF BEN, BUT WE'D LIKE TO BRING HIS WIFE, JACK HIM UP. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE REAL QUICK? CONGRATULATIONS, BEN. NEXT I HAVE DYLAN HERBERT. DYLAN IS A NINE YEAR VETERAN OF THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT. UH, DYLAN WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, PRESLEY. I RAN INTO DYLAN'S DAD LAST WEEK AT FIRE RESCUE INTERNATIONAL. AND, UH, DYLAN'S DAD, RANDY IS, IS EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIM AND, AND HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND, UH, RANDY IS HERE WITH US TODAY AS WELL. WHERE ARE YOU RANDY? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UH, DYLAN AND HIS WIFE HAVE FIVE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN WHO ARE ALSO HERE, HERE AS WELL. AND, AND DYLAN HAS AN EXTREMELY LARGE FAMILY AND A LOT OF 'EM ARE HERE. BUT, UH, WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP PRESLEY AND THE CHILDREN TO PIN DYLAN'S BADGE. CONGRATULATIONS, DYLAN. NEXT I HAVE JAKE RO MRS. CITY MANAGER. WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT JAKE RO? JAKE ERO IS A 11 YEAR VETERAN OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT. JAKE WAS A BRAND NEW DRIVER STEPPING INTO THE COMPANY OFFICER ROLE A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD THE LAVERNE FIRE. AND JAKE HANDLED HIMSELF EXTREMELY WELL. JAKE GOT THAT INCIDENT ROLLING IN A GOOD DIRECTION, UH, AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF JAKE TO, FOR, FOR HANDLING THAT SITUATION. UH, JAKE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE LAUREN, WHO IS ALSO HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, AND WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP, UH, LAUREN AT THIS TIME TO PIN HIS BADGE. AND BEN IS PROMOTING TO, JAKE IS PROMOTING TO CAPTAIN . JAKE'S ALSO A CHARACTER. CONGRATULATIONS, JAKE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE, UH, WES VAUGHN. WESLEY'S, AN 18 YEAR VETERAN OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT. UH, WES WILL BE PINNED BY HIS YOUNGEST SON, SAXON, UH, WES AND CALL ALSO HAVE, UH, FIVE CHILDREN. [00:15:01] UH, AND WES IS SOMEBODY WHO'S EXTREMELY INVOLVED IN THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF HIS CHILDREN. WES ALSO COACHES HIS SON'S FOOTBALL TEAM, BUT WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP SAXON TO PIN HIS BADGE ON HIS DAD. LET'S GET A PICTURE. SAXON, THERE YOU GO. NEXT ALL I ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE. PLEASE RAISE YOUR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. AYE, STATE YOUR NAME, CHAIR I, BEN . YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE OF THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES, CAPTAIN, ENGINEER ENGINEERS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE. AND THE STATE. SO HELP ME, GOD, GOD, CONGRAT, MAYOR PROAM, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. WE CAN GET ONE GROUP PHOTO REAL QUICK RIGHT HERE, UP FRONT. YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, CHIEF, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR REYES. UM, BUT I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO STICK AROUND BECAUSE, UM, [b. Recognize Director of Public Safety Ely Reyes, recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Crime Prevention Manager Award from the Texas Crime Prevention Association. ] UH, AT THIS TIME, UH, THERE'S, WE HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, ELI REYES, RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 OUTSTANDING CRIME PREVENTION MANAGER AWARD FROM THE TEXAS CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION. SO WE HAVE IN OUR MIDST THE RECIPIENT OF THE OUTSTANDING CRIME PREVENTION MANAGER. UH, AND I'LL TURN IT ON TO OVER TO YOU, LIEUTENANT, UH, SANDFORD. THAT'S RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL, THE NEW BIG BOSS. UH, I SEE YOU UP THERE, ALLISON. AND THEN WE CAN'T FORGET MADAM SECRETARY OVER THERE. OKAY. UH, IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, I'M GONNA TURN AROUND AND SPEAK TO THE CROWD. SO, AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR CITY. UM, SOME OF THESE ARE A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING. UM, WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE CITY. IT'S VERY DIVERSE. AND SOMEHOW WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO BIG CITIES, BUT YET WE SEEM TO KEEP THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL. UM, AND WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF RECOGNITION LOCALLY LATELY, BUT WE'RE PICKING UP STEAM AND WE'RE STARTING TO GET, UH, SOME BIGGER AGENCIES THAT ARE NOTICING WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE IN LITTLE CEDAR HILL. AND, UH, WE'RE GETTING RECOGNIZED FOR THAT. SO, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY, BACK IN 2019 ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY, UH, WE HAD A CHANGING OF THE GUARD, SO TO SPEAK, WHERE WE GOT A NEW POLICE CHIEF AND HE CAME FROM AUSTIN. SO WE WERE KIND OF SUSPECT AS TO HOW THAT WAS GONNA GO. BUT, UH, WE CAME TO LOVE HIM. AND THEN TODAY HE SHOWED UP WITH A FIRE DEPARTMENT PATCH ON HIS ARM. AND SO NOW THE SUSPICION IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH , I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. HEY BOYS. UM, HE CAME IN WITH SOME IDEAS AND HE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED IN 2020 WITH COV AND GEORGE FLOYD AND RIOTS AND PROTESTS AND PEOPLE DRINKING TOO MUCH. AND IT WAS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A CRAZY, UH, YEAR OR TWO YEARS, A YEAR BEFORE THAT, OUR CHIEF CAME IN WITH [00:20:01] AN EYE ON TRANSPARENCY AND CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO BACK IN 2019, HE MET WITH JANICE DUNN, WHO AT THAT POINT WAS THE, UH, NAACP BEST SOUTHWEST DIRECTOR. AND HE HAD LUNCH WITH HER AND HE GOES, HEY, LOOK, I'M THE NEW CHIEF. I'M WANTING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. UH, WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER? IS THERE ANY INPUT? HE THEN WENT WITH EVERY EMPLOYEE AND SAT DOWN WITH THEM AND SAID, HOW CAN I SERVE YOU? I WANT THIS TO BE THE MOST PREMIER AGENCY AROUND AND THE SAFEST COMMUNITY. HE ALSO DID THE MISSION AND THE VISION STATEMENT. UM, TO GO ALONG WITH THAT. HE DID LOOK IN EVERYBODY'S FILE AND, UH, SOME OF US WERE SWEATING 'CAUSE HE JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HE WAS DEALING WITH. ANTON, UH, IF YOU TAKE A SNAPSHOT JUST IN THE TIMEFRAME, SINCE HE HAS BEEN HERE FROM 2019 TO NOW 2023, THE CRIME RATE IN OUR CITY WENT 20. NO. WELL, THE STATS FOR 2023 ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE COME OUT 2024. THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE YET. UH, BUT IN THAT LITTLE TIMEFRAME, CRIME, THE CRIME RATE HERE IN CEDAR HILL HAS GONE DOWN 30%. NOW, THAT'S WHEN NATIONWIDE, YOU CAN TURN ON ANY TV AND THEY'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE BIG CITIES, IN THE BIG CITY JUST TO OUR NORTH. OURS HAS GONE DOWN. OKAY, 30%. NOT ONLY THAT, THE SURVEY THAT WAS DONE IN 2022 WHERE IT LOOPED IN POLICE AND FIRE, THE SATISFACTION RATE WAS RIGHT AT 90%. AND THAT'S FROM THE CITIZENS SAYING THAT. NOW IF YOU DO, UM, THE SATISFACTION, EVERYBODY THAT LIKED US, AND THEN THOSE THAT WERE INDIFFERENT, IT GOES UP TO 97%. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STAT THAT WAS DONE WHERE IT SAYS, HOW HAPPY ARE YOU WITH THE SERVICE THAT YOUR POLICE GIVE AND, UM, THE PROTECTION QUALITY THAT THEY GIVE, IT WAS 40% HIGHER THAN WHAT THE STATE AVERAGE IS. THAT'S HUGE. OKAY? NOW A POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT GONNA WORK FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATION AND GO OUT THERE AND LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN, WHERE WE HAVE TWO MAJOR INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR, ALL KINDS OF CRAZINESS. THE OFFICERS AREN'T GONNA WORK FOR SOMEONE THEY DON'T TRUST AND AN ADMINISTRATION, THEY DON'T TRUST OUR GUYS DO THAT DAY IN AND DAY OUT, OKAY? BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN THE MESSAGE OF REACHING OUT AND MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'VE HAD A LONG MEETING TONIGHT, AND I'M GONNA CUT THIS A LITTLE SHORT, BUT THERE'S A SAYING, AND THAT SAYING IS THE WINDSHIELD IS BIGGER THAN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR A REASON. OKAY? THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TELLS YOU WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU'VE BEEN. AND THAT IS SUPER IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE LIKE TO KEEP OUR IDENTITY HERE IN CEDAR HILL. CHIEF CAME IN AND RECOGNIZED THAT, BUT HE ALSO SAW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AT WHERE WE WERE GOING AND WHERE HE WANTED US TO GO. OKAY? AND NOW IT'S PAYING HUGE DIVIDENDS. UM, HE'S RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS, BUT THIS ONE IS FROM THE TEXAS CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION, AND IT IS FOR THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE IN PREVENTING CRIME AND BRINGING THE COMMUNITY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOGETHER. SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I GUESS EVEN WITH THAT OTHER PATCH ON, COME ON UP, CHIEF, YOU SAY A FEW WORDS, GET AT HOLD THIS FOR YOU. WELL, UM, THANK YOU, UH, PAUL. SO THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS IS, UM, IT WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO AT THE STATE MEETING FOR THE TEXAS CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION, OR A FORMER COLLEAGUE OF MINE FROM, UH, TEXAS UNIVERSITY, SAFE LONGHORNS, WHO I DID SOME WORK WITH THERE, UH, TOOK A PICTURE OF THIS AWARD AND POSTED IT ON HER TWITTER AND TAGGED ME AND SAID CONGRATULATIONS TO MY FRIEND AND AND CHIEF OF POLICE IN CEDAR HILL FOR RECEIVING THIS AWARD. AND MY FIRST RESPONSE WAS TO SEND THAT TO PAUL AND SAY, YOU HAVE SOME EXPLAINING TO DO. UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, I INHERITED AN AMAZING DEPARTMENT. UH, WE HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM. UM, THE, THE CRIME RATE, UH, IS NOT A RESULT OF ANYTHING THAT I'M DOING SITTING BEHIND THAT DESK UPSTAIRS. UM, IT, YOU KNOW, I I, I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE I, I MANAGE THE DEPARTMENT FROM UP THERE, BUT I LEAD THE DEPARTMENT FROM DOWN HERE. UM, AND WE HAVE SOME GREAT, UM, DEDICATED POLICE OFFICERS WHO GO DAY IN AND DAY OUT, ARE WILLING TO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO KEEP THIS COMMUNITY SAFE. AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEY TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY THEY HAVE IN COMMUNICATING AND MEETING WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP. AND IT'S THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE FORGED OUT THERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT ON EVERY CALL FOR SERVICE THAT BUILD THAT [00:25:01] TRUST. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT TRUST THAT WE HAVE THAT HIGH REDUCTION IN, IN CRIME IN THE CITY. AND SO I'M VERY THANKFUL, UH, TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THIS ORGANIZATION, EVEN IF IT IS IN A NEW CAPACITY. AND THEY'RE JEALOUS 'CAUSE THEY HAVE TO SHARE ME NOW. UM, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THIS GREAT TEAM. SO, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. WAIT, HOLD ON. LEMME GET THIS ONE ON THIS SIDE HERE. I, SORRY. SAY YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO, MR. RES, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND YOUR IMPORTANCE TO BRINGING THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND KEEPING US SAFE. THANK YOU. I'M GONNA ALLOW SOME TIME TO, UH, ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO CLEAR OUT. 'CAUSE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ALSO. AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY. SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA [c. Present a Certificate of Appreciation to Mission Cedar Hill for community outreach projects completed in June 2024. ] IS PRESENT A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO MISSION CEDAR HILL FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS COMPLETED IN JUNE, 2024. AND THAT WILL BE DONE BY OUR VERY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MANAGER, TIA BREWER. YES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. UH, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TIMON CITY COUNCIL. UM, I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR VERY BEST NONPROFITS MISSION CEDAR HILL. UH, BACK IN JUNE, WE HOSTED OUR 24TH. BACK IN JUNE, WE HOSTED THE 24TH, UH, ANNIVERSARY A BIG WEEK. AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, I HAVE A LITTLE VIDEO TO RECAP SOME OF THE PROJECTS. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT VIDEO WAS ACTUALLY MADE BY OUR SUMMER INTERN DEMI. SO, UM, SHE DID A GREAT JOB. UM, THESE NUMBERS HAVE ACTUALLY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS, YEARS SINCE 2003 IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY HAVE BEEN TRULY BLESSED BY MISSION CEDAR HILL. THIS YEAR, 127 VOLUNTEERS HELPED 14 CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS MAKE THEIR HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES MISSION CEDAR HILL PRICELESS TO OUR COMMUNITY. [00:30:01] GOING ON. ALRIGHT. AND SO BECAUSE OF MISSION CEDAR HILL'S GENEROSITY AND COMMITMENT, OUR CITY SHINES BRIGHTER. AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE PASTOR SNOWDEN UP HERE TO ACCEPT A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION. AND THIS CERTIFICATE, UH, SAYS THAT IT IS AWARDED TO MISSION CEDAR HILL FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS AND GENEROUS SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CEDAR HILL THROUGH YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS OF MISSION CEDAR HILL 2024 BIG WEEK, PRESENTED BY CITY OF CEDAR HILL CITY COUNCIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2024, SIGNED BY MAYOR STEVE MASON. YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. MM-HMM, . YEAH. THANK YOU. UH, MAYOR PROTE, COUNCIL PERSONS MANAGERS, UH, SECRETARY, RESIDENTS AND GUESTS. BY THE WAY, UH, WE STILL HAVE A FEW OF THEM LEFT. GIVE IT UP FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. GOD BLESS Y'ALL. AND THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE LOVE YOU GUYS. UM, WE HAVE BEEN DOING FAITH-BASED CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITY RESTORATION IN OUR 24TH YEAR. UH, WE WORK YEAR ROUND. WE DO A BIG WEEK EVERY SUMMER, BUT WE DO WORK YEAR ROUND. WHY? BECAUSE THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF NEED AND NEED CANNOT BE SCHEDULED. UH, THERE ARE PEOPLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, THAT NEED HELP. THEIR HOUSES FALL OUT OF CODE COMPLIANCE, UH, THE ELDERLY, UH, THE DISABLED, UH, THE WIDOW, UH, THE ORPHAN, ALSO THE PEOPLE, LONG-TERM, ILLNESS, LOSS OF JOB. UH, THEY FILL OUT AN APPLICATION AND IF THEY'RE TRULY NEEDY, WE GO OUT, PROVIDE ALL THE MATERIALS, ALL THE LABOR, BRING THEIR HOMES INTO CODE COMPLIANCE. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY IF YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, THEY LOOK LIKE NEW HOMES. IT'S JUST FANTASTIC. AND THEY ARE PLEASED. THEY ARE BLESSED. WE ARE PLEASED, WE ARE BLESSED. AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH CITI. UH, WE ARE AN OUTREACH OF TRANSFORMATION, VISION, CEDAR HILL AND A MINISTRY OF HIGH POINT BAPTIST CHURCH, AND WE ARE JUST VERY, VERY HAPPY TO SERVE. THANK YOU FOR THE AWARD. THANK YOU PERSONS. THANK YOU CITIZENS, AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. SNOWDEN. YES, SIR. JUST, UH, WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. UH, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SO MANY CHURCHES THAT, UH, DO MISSIONS AND THEY TRAVEL ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THEY GO TO AFRICA AND CHINA AND ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA. BUT YOUR MISSION IS HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR CITIES THAT HAVE NEEDS. AND YOU AND YOUR, UH, YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS RESPONDED TO THE NEEDS IN THIS CITY AND IT'S SINCERELY APPRECIATED. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. IN THAT VEIN, UH, MAYOR MASON AND I HAD A MEAL. IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE HE GOT ELECTED AND HE SAID ABOUT TRAVELING FOR MINISTRY. AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND HE SAID, DO YOU TRAVEL FOR MINISTRY? I SAID, YES, I DO. AND HE SAID, WELL, WHERE DO YOU TRAVEL? I SAID, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS. THANK YOU. SO WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE AND HAPPY TO DO IT. THANK YOU. AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS FORM. UM, CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS TIME, SUBMIT THE REQUEST TO THE CITY SECRETARY TO THE SECRETARY. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS, SO THANK YOU. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE'RE MOVING [a. Case No. CUP-653-2024 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for “commercial amusement other than listed (indoors)” in conjunction with a restaurant, on property zoned Local Retail (LR) District, generally located east of South Clark Road, approximately 690 feet south of East Belt Line Road, with the approximate address being 130 South Clark Road. Applicant: Lluliana Hernandez with Restaurant La Toska Representative: Michael Martinez, MS with Pueblito Enterprise LLC Property Owner: EOJ Business Trust] ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PUBLIC HEARING. UH, CASE NUMBER CUP 6 53 20 24. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT OTHER THAN LISTED, UH, INDOORS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT ON PROPERTY ZONE, LOCAL RETAIL OR DISTRICT. GENERALLY LOCATED ON EAST OF SOUTH CLARK ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 690 FEET SOUTH OF EAST. BE LONG ROAD WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING ONE 30 SOUTH CLARK ROAD. APPLICANT LUA HERNANDEZ WITH RESTAURANT LAKA REPRESENTED MICHAEL MARTINEZ, MS WITH PTO ENTERPRISE, LLC PROPERTY OWNER EOJ BUSINESS TRUST AT, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC. HE HEARING FOR ANYONE THAT WOULD SPEAK, WANTS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 6 53 20 24. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 6 53 20 24. GOOD [00:35:01] EVENING, COUNSEL. UM, MAYOR, WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE? THANK YOU. PROCEEDING PHILLIP BAITZ, 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE PROPERTY, I REQUEST THAT Y'ALL APPROVE THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FOUR. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION THAT IN MIND WILL CLOSE THIS PORTION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, A MOTION WOULD BE IN ORDER MAY I, WHO WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER CUP 6 5 3 DASH 2024. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL HAYDEN. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER AZI. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM [b. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of Resolution No. R24-718 authorizing the establishment of the Balcones Ranch Development Public Improvement District (PID) within the corporate limits of the City of Cedar Hill.] IS B. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION NUMBER R 24 DASH 7 1 8 AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BALCONES RANCH DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, PERIOD WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. AND WE HAVE JULIE FORD WITH MEFOR, UH, DO A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIMM. AND COUNCIL, UH, I WON'T GO THROUGH THE SLIDES AGAIN, BUT I DO WANNA GIVE A, UM, BRIEF OVERVIEW AND, UM, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND YOUR, YOUR CITIZENS WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LISTENING DURING THE SIX O'CLOCK HOUR. UM, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CREATE WHAT WOULD BE CALLED THE BALCONES RANCH PIT. A PI IS, UH, THE ACRONYM FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. AND IT IS MERELY THE DESIGNATION OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO BE CONSIDERED A PIT. AND SO AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU'LL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD DESIGNATE THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE PIT, WHICH WILL ONLY INCLUDE THE BALCONES RANCH, UM, DEVELOPMENT. UM, THE PI IF CREATED, CAN BE USED TO HELP FINANCE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, AND ROADS, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PIT ASSESSMENTS. THEN BE LEVIED ON PROPERTY WITHIN THE PIT TO PAY FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS SO THAT YOUR CURRENT RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS DO NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE COST WITH THEIR TAX DOLLARS OF EXTENDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE, UM, NEW GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. UM, BOND COUNCIL JORDAN SAWYER IS ALSO HERE AND HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS, UH, MS. FORT? OKAY, THANK YOU. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WILL, UH, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING. UH, AT THIS POINT, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN FOR ANYONE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OR OPPOSITION, THE CREATION OF THE, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, A PUBLIC, UH, IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PI FOR ALCON'S RANCH. ANYONE SPEAK INTERESTED IN SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF OR OPPOSITION TO THE DEVELOPMENT PIT? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS FELICIA RICHARDSON. I LIVE AT 29 52 PINEHURST IN CEDAR HILL, TEXAS IN THE LAKE RIDGE SUBDIVISION. AND I'M SPEAKING AGAINST MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PIT TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE THINK IS UNJUSTLY BEING THRUST UPON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO, UH, RESOLUTION R 24 7 1 8? I DON'T SEE ANYONE APPROACHING WITH THAT IN MIND. WE'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S BEFORE, UH, THE COUNCIL COUNSEL, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I, IT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL. OKAY. SO, UH, BASED ON THAT, WE HAD A GOOD BRIEFING PRIOR TO THIS. UH, SO, UM, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER R 24 DASH SEVEN 18. SECOND. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, SECOND BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER. UH, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS THE CREATION OF A DEVELOPMENT PERIOD. IT WOULD PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED TO THE BALCON RANCH SUBDIVISION. UH, AND, UM, IT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL, UH, WE HAVE A [00:40:01] MOTION AND A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT [a. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. ] ITEM, BUDGET AND TAX MATTERS. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25. AND, UH, AT THIS TIME, I'LL JUST SAY BEFORE WE CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, UM, FOR THE CITIZENS FOR ABOUT $5 A DAY, YOU GET POLICE SERVICES THAT YOU SAW A LOT ABOUT TONIGHT. UH, FIRE SERVICES, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. AND FOR THE RECORD, ALMOST TWO THIRDS, TWO THIRDS OF OUR BUDGET IS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY. AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT THAT SINCE THE LAST FOUR YEARS, CRIME HAS GONE DOWN IN CEDAR HILL, 30%. AND IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP, UH, THOSE SERVICES AT THE HIGH LEVEL THAT IT IS TODAY. UM, BUT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AND AT THIS TIME I WOULD OPEN THE PUBLIC, PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE SPEAKING IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 24 25. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. MAYOR COUNCILMAN CITIZENS, PHILLIP. OW, IT'S 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD, A MAYOR, YOU SAID, UM, IT'S $5 A DAY, BUT FOR SOME PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO AND SEEN IT SOMETIMES AND THEY SEE A RESTAURANT AND THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, I WISH I HAD THE MONEY TO GO OVER THERE AND EAT $5 TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT MEANS A LOT. AND IF YOU LOOK AROUND TOWN, I THINK YOU'RE SEEING EVIDENCE OF IT JUST BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T REALLY HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. AND, UM, AND WHEN YOU SAY $5 A DAY, WELL LOOK AT THE WATER DEPARTMENT. WHEN YOU GO TO THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO PAY YOUR WATER DEPARTMENT BILL, IF YOU GET THERE AT A QUARTER TO FIVE, THEY SAY THEY QUIT TAKING CASH. IF YOU FIGURE THAT UP, THAT'S A 6.25% THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR AND THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING ANY SERVICE. AND THEN ON THE WATER BILL ALSO LOOK, ARE WE PAY AUGUST 3RD BILL THAT ARE DUE? YOU'RE NOT PAYING FOR JULY'S WATER. YOU'RE PAYING FOR, UM, YOU'RE NOT PAYING FOR, UH, JULY. YOU'RE PAYING FOR JUNE'S WATER, THE READING. AND THEN, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S A, UM, 8%, 8.33% TO INFINITY. AND IF YOU LOOK, SO IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S ROOM TO ADJUST IN THIS SIX AND A QUARTER PERCENT. UH, YOU MAY WANNA START THE TIMER. UM, THE SIX AND A QUARTER PERCENT AND THE 8%, THAT'S JUST A SMALL AMOUNT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU LOOK AT MARSHALL CROW, CHIEF MARSHALL CROW, I MET HIM AND I USED TO THINK HE LOOKED LIKE AN OLD GUY. AND I SAW HIS PICTURE OVER THERE AND I SAYS, MY GOSH, THAT GUY HIRED A KID. BUT WHEN HE, THEY CAME, THE REAL CONCERN WAS GOING TO DALLAS WHERE THEY TOOK THE POLICE OUT OF THE CITY TO TAKE 'EM TO JAIL. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT REDUCE, REDUCES CRIME. I, IT IT, IT DOESN'T REDUCE, IT REDUCES PROTECTION FOR AGAINST CRIME. AND SAME THING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY GO OUT AND THEY, UH, SERVICE THESE OTHER AREAS AND YOU SAY, WOW, I ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT GOING TO DESOTO AND YOU'RE TRYING TO YIELD FOR 'EM. AND THIS IS ANOTHER PLACE WHERE I'M CONCERNED THAT THE CITY'S NOT GIVING THE, UH, STAFF. I HAVE REALLY NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STAFF THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING THE JOB THAT THEY SHOULD. AND ON NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD, THEY PUT THE WATER LINE IN AND I'M NOT SURE IF Y'ALL PROVIDED ENOUGH MONEY IN THE BUDGET AND THAT CONTRACT BECAUSE ALL OF THE, UH, SHOULDERS HAVEN'T BEEN GRADED UP TO WHERE IF A CAR RUNS OFF THE EDGE OF IT AND THEY PUT THE ASPHALT ON TOP, BASICALLY WHAT I'M SAYING IS I'M CONCERNED WHEN I LOOK AT JUST THIS LITTLE BITTY MINOR ITEM FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND UH, NOT TAKING CASH, THERE'S ROOM TO CUT THE BUDGET EVEN FURTHER WHERE WE WOULD HAVE $5 MORE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I'M AGAINST THE PROVING THE BUDGET BECAUSE THERE'S ROOM TO CUT MORE AND THIS BUDGET CUT FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT THAT GOES ALL THE WAY UP. IN OTHER WORDS, EVERYONE SHOULD BE CUT SIX POINT IF THEY CAN'T [00:45:01] COLLECT MONEY IF THEY'RE CUTTING OFF THEIR SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE THAT'S INTERESTED IN SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF OR OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET? 20 24, 25. I SEE NONE APPROACHING WITHOUT OUR CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. UH, FOR THE RECORD, UH, THE PARTICULAR, THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED TONIGHT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL IS SCHEDULED TO BE ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER THE 10TH AT 7:00 PM AT THE REGULAR SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNSEL, THE ITEM IS FOR YOU, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. NO, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT APPROVING ANYTHING. NO. OH, I'M SORRY. NO, WE DON'T NEED ANY MOTION. IT'S GONNA BE SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE ON THAT PARTICULAR NIGHT. UM, THERE'S ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY. UM, PEOPLE, UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE, THE, THE TAX RATE IS LOWER THIS YEAR. CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU SHARE SOME DETAILS? YES. MAYOR PRO TEM, THE TAX RATE IS REDUCED BY ONE PENNY, UH, ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2025. THAT IS CORRECT. AND SO HOW MANY YEARS IN A ROW HAS, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL REDUCED THE TAX RATE? UH, FIVE TO SIX YEARS BY OVER 5 CENTS. I THINK IT WAS SIX FROM MY RECOLLECTION, IT WAS SIX YEARS. CORRECT. SO THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TRIED TO BE, UH, PRUDENT WITH THE TAX DOLLARS AND HAS REDUCED THE TAX RATE 6 CENTS OVER THE LAST, UH, SIX YEARS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU MAYOR. ALRIGHT, WITH THAT IN MIND, WE'RE [8. 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.] MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A, CONSIDER APPRO THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 23RD, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE AUGUST 9TH SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM B, CONSIDER APPRO THE PURCHASE OF MICROSOFT LICENSING AND SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FROM BAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO SEE EXCEED $114,000. ITEM NUMBER C, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 24 DASH SEVEN 19 APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN ATMOS, CITY STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION MID TEXT DIVISION. ITEM D, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER R 24 7 25 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN ESCROW AGREEMENT RELATING, RELATING TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE BALCONES RANCH DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. ITEM NUMBER E, CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF THE CEDAR HILL TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN. ITEM NUMBER F, CASE NUMBER FP 6 6 0 20 24. CONSIDER APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT FOR THE GOT STUFF EDITION, LOT ONE BLOCK ONE ON PROPERTY ZONE OLD TOWN CORRIDOR SUBDISTRICT WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY AND LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST BELTLINE ROAD, WEST OF MEADOW RIDGE DRIVE WITHIN APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 1 0 1 0 0 3 WEST BELTLINE ROAD. APPLICANT NORMAN PATTON. NORMAN PATTON AND AND ASSOCIATES, PROPERTY OWNERS MIGUEL AND RAMONA ONTIVEROS TUFF INC. AND ITEM NUMBER G, CASE NUMBER SP 5 83 20 23. CONSIDER APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A SITE PLAN ON PROPERTIES ZONE OLD TOWN CORRIDOR DISTRICT WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY DISTRICT AND LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST BELTLINE ROAD, WEST OF MEADOW RIDGE DRIVE WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 1 0 0 3 WEST BELTLINE ROAD. APPLICANT JUAN ON ROS TUFF, PROPERTY OWNERS MIGUEL AND RAMONA ROS TUFF INC. ITEM NUMBER H CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MERIT TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSPECTION SERVICE ITEM NUMBER, UH, I CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MERIT TO EXECUTE THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY REGULATORY SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. ITEM NUMBER J, CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION R 24 7 1 7, WHICH APPROVES AN ASSIGNMENT FOR PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND AUTHORITY THROUGH THE TEXAS HOUS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. UM, MAYOR PROTE. I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH J. THERE'S A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND AND MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER NINE, REGULAR [a. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2024-828, Ordinance No. 2024-829 and Ordinance No. 2024-830, for the abandonment and conveyance of three portions of an existing right-of-way to the abutting property owners for the Addison Hills subdivision.] [00:50:01] AGENDA. UM, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 2 8. ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 24 8 29 AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 A 30 FOR THE ABANDONMENT AND CONVEYANCE OF THREE PORTIONS OF EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY TO THE ABUT PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE ADDISON HILL SUBDIVISION MAYOR PER TIM, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 28. WE HAVE THREE ORDINANCES OH, AS WELL AS ORDINANCE 20 24 8 29 IN ORDINANCE 20 24 8 30. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, A SECOND BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER. YES, MS. MARIE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 28, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HOPE TEXAS AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE SALE OF SMALL STRIP OF LAND TO AN ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 8 29 AT ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS. AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE SALE OF A SMALL STRIP OF LAND TO AN ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH EIGHT 30 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS. AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A SALE OF A SMALL STREAM OF LAND TO AN ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. THANK YOU MS. WATTS. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND REGARDING, UH, I REGULAR AGENDA ITEM, A FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. THOSE APPROVE THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'VE COME TO THE END OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ZAIN. ALL THAT'S NON DEBATABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGNED MOTION CARRIED UNANIM. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.