Sep 24, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Call meeting to order.]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024.

I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

I HAVE 7:00 PM I DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.

THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING.

WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARE IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, OH, ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN PROPERTY POSTED.

AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION FROM PASTOR HENNON COOPER FROM ROCK OF FAITH FAMILY CHURCH HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

PLEASE COME ON DOWN IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE, UH, STAND AND RECEIVE THE INVOCATION.

AND I BELIEVE MALONE, IF YOU COULD LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ALRIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

ALL HEADS BOWED, ALL EYES CLOSED.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOUR PRESENCE IN THE NAME OF JESUS LORD, HOW WE MAGNIFY YOUR NAME TODAY.

LORD, YOU ARE A NAME THAT'S ABOVE EVERY NAME LORD.

AND WE THANK YOU MASTER FOR WHO YOU ARE, MASTER FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR US.

SO GOD, LORD, I LIFT UP THE LEADERS OF THIS GREAT CITY, MASTER, PROTECT THEM AND KEEP THEM ALL GRACIOUS GOD, COMFORT THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE MASTER NOT ONLY THEM BUT THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL, MASTER, PROTECT AND KEEP THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL.

OH GOD.

AND I PRAY THAT THE DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE MASTER WILL BE ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL.

FATHER GOD, WHILE I LIFT UP THIS WHOLE ENTIRE CITY TO YOUR MASTER, I PRAY A COVERING, OH GOD OF MERCY.

AND I PRAY THAT YOUR GRACE WILL ABOUND, THAT YOUR LOVE WILL ABOUND.

OH, GRACIOUS GOD, FATHER GOD.

AND FORGIVE US ALL OF OUR SINS.

MASTER.

AND WE'LL BE SO GRATEFUL TO PRAISE YOU LORD.

LORD, PROTECT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

MASTER PROTECT THEM AND KEEP THEM AS WELL AND BLESS THEM IN A MIGHTY WAY, OH GOD, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

OH GOD.

AND I PRAY THAT THROUGH IT ALL MASTER YOUR NAME WILL BE GLORIFIED, LIFTED UP FOR IT'S IN THE STRONG NAME OF JESUS I PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD.

INVIS WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

JUSTICE TEXAS FLAG, TEXAS FLAG FLAG JESUS TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

[a. Present Good Samaritan Certificates to Cheryl Gee & Rebeca Guevara.]

OKAY, PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

IS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER PRESENTATION, UH, PRESENTED GOOD SAMARITAN CERTIFICATES TO CHERYL G AND REBECCA.

WELL VARO, ARE Y'ALL AVAILABLE? THE GOOD SAMARITANS HERE.

YES THEY ARE.

I'M COMING DOWN FOR GIVE SAMARITAN SAMARITAN .

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING TODAY? GREAT.

YOURSELF? I'M WELL.

COME STAND OVER HERE LADIES.

I HAVE SOME GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU.

SO, UM, I WANT TO SAY GOING BACK TO 2017, UH, THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME, I DUNNO IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.

I THINK I WANNA SAY MS. MCCAIN IS IN THE AUDIENCE.

I ACTUALLY, I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF HER INITIATIVES.

BUT, UH, 2017, THE COUNCIL BACK AT THAT TIME WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HELP IDENTIFY, UH, A GOOD SAMARITAN.

SO SINCE 2017, I WANNA SAY WE HAD ABOUT 30 RECIPIENTS.

AND HERE TODAY IS SPECIAL 'CAUSE WE ARE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZING TWO AT A TIME.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ, UH, SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TWO AMAZING WOMEN, UH, WHO HAVE TURNED THEIR LOVE INTO THE CEDAR HILL LIBRARY.

SARAH G IS RETIRED SCHOOL LIBRARIAN, UH, LEADS SEVERAL BOOK CLUBS AND VOLUNTEERS, COUNTLESS HOURS AT THE LIBRARY.

AND ALSO MS. REBECCA ALSO RETIRED JUGGLES FULL-TIME DUTIES AS GRANDMOTHER, WHILE STILL FINDING TIME TO VOLUNTEER.

BOTH WOMEN WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND SETTING THEIR ALARMS AT 4:00 AM TO MANAGE THE 5:00 AM VOLUNTEER COORDINATIONS FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW LIBRARY.

THAT'S A HUGE TASK THAT REQUIRES WEEKS OF PLANNING.

THEIR DEDICATION ALSO HELPED REVIVE THE WINE AND WORDS FUNDRAISER.

NOW WAS THAT A

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BOTH LADIES HAS ALSO SERVED ON THE LIBRARY BOARD AND THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ALWAYS PROVIDING IDEAS, SUPPLIES, SERVICE, HOURS WITHOUT HESITATION.

QUIET AND HUMBLE.

CAN YOU TELL THEY NEVER SEEK RECOGNITION, BUT CONTINUOUSLY STEP UP THE SUPPORT FOR THE, FOR THE LIBRARY.

CHERYL AND REBECCA WORK TIRELESSLY BEHIND THE SCENES DEDICATING TIME THEY CAN SPEND RELAXING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

THEY GENEROUSLY TRULY DESERVE RECOGNITION.

THROUGH THE GOOD SAMARITAN RECOGNITION AWARD, THE ENTIRE CITY HILL COMMUNITY WILL LEARN HOW THEIR KINDNESS AND WELCOMING SPIRITS CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THEY ARE SHINING EXAMPLES OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP EMBODYING OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE IMPACT TO CEDAR HILL.

CAN WE PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR OUR GOOD MORNING? NOW, I ALSO HAVE TWO CERTIFICATES.

THEY READ GOOD SAMARITAN AWARDS TO REBECCA EVARO.

AM I SAYING YOUR LAST NAME RIGHT? YES.

UH, FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS AND GENEROUS SERVICE TO THOSE IN NEED.

PRESENTED BY CITY OF CITY HILL CITY COUNCIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024.

SIGNED BY MAYOR STEVE MASON.

AND YOU HAVE ONE AS WELL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES.

SO I WAS TOLD THAT CHERYL, THE SHY ONE HAS A FEW WORDS THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE.

YES, I DO.

PLEASE COME TO THE MIC.

THANK YOU.

COME TO THE MIC.

THANK YOU.

I WROTE SOMETHING TO READ FOR YOU.

OH, SHE JUST CAN'T PREPARED TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH A GOOD SAMARITAN AWARD IS FANTASTIC.

AND I STAND HERE DEEPLY GRATEFUL.

WHEN I REFLECT ON THE IDEA OF BEING A GOOD SAMARITAN, I'M REMINDED THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE KIND, COMPASSIONATE, AND HAVE A SIMPLE, PROFOUND IMPACT ON EVERYBODY ELSE'S LIVES.

THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE REC RECOGNITION AND FOR ENCOURAGING ALL OF US TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF LIFTING EACH OTHER UP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE GOODIE HERE.

THANK YOU.

A LITTLE SOMETHING MORE TO ENJOY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES.

AND CAN I GET A PICTURE WITH YOU TOO? YES.

OH, YOU DO PICTURE.

ALL RIGHT.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

FIRST.

YES.

CAN WE GIVE, CAN WE GIVE IT UP AGAIN FOR THIS AMERICAN ? THE NEXT ITEM.

I GOT IT.

.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ITEM IS

[a. Present a Proclamation designating September 28, 2024, as National Good Neighbor Day in Cedar Hill.]

UH, PRESENTED PKA MASON DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY IN CEDAR HILL.

AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE.

OH, SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW IF Y'ALL WERE IN CONTACT WITH ME.

PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS A GOOD NEIGHBOR IS DEFINED BY THEIR ACTS OF KINDNESS, RESPECT, COOPERATION, WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL WELLBEING AND UNITY OF THE COMMUNITY, OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE PRINCIPLES OF MUTUAL SUPPORT, NEIGHBORLY ASSISTANCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE FABRIC OF A STRONG AND THRIVING SOCIETY.

AND WHERE IS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY BEGIN? IN THE EARLY 1970S WHEN BECKY MADISON, A RESIDENT RESIDENT OF LAKESIDE MONTANA, DECIDED THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY NEEDED TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER ON A MORE INTIMATE LEVEL THAN A QUICK WAVE OF SIMPLE HELLO.

AND WHEREAS IN 2003, THE UNITED STATES SENATE FINALLY PASSED A RESOLUTION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 28 AS THE OFFICIAL DAY TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR YOUR NEIGHBORS.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF CEDAR HILL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

FURTHER, I ASK CITIZENS TO USE THE DAY TO ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORS TO GO, TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER BETTER AND CELEBRATE FRIENDSHIP AND WORK WE DO EVERY DAY TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE, A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY A WITNESS WHERE THEREFORE, I HAVE HAR TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS DAY, 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024.

STEVEN MASON.

THANK YOU MARIN CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECOGNITION.

IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW, THIS SATURDAY IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT OVER AT THE TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY.

AND YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN US.

THIS YEAR'S THEME IS TOGETHER FOR WELLNESS AND WE WILL HAVE SPEAKERS AND ALSO ANNOUNCE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD WINNERS.

GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS APPRECIATION.

UM, MAKE SURE YOU ALL CHECK OUT CEDAR HILL TEXAS.COM/GOOD NEIGHBOR FOR MORE TIPS ON BECOMING OR CONTINUING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

UM, KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE COUNTLESS WAYS TO HONOR NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY.

THAT COULD INCLUDE HELPING TAKE OUT TRASH CARTS, WAIVE HELLO OR SAY WAVE OR SAY HELLO TO SOMEONE NEW.

START A COMMUNITY PROJECT, GIVE SMALL TOKENS OF APPRECIATION OR OFFER A LISTENING EAR IN OUR FAST PACED WORLD WITH BUSY SCHEDULES, WE COULD ALL USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SLOW DOWN AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR THE DECLARATION.

UH, IN HONOR OF NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, WE JUST WANNA REMIND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT OUR, UH, BLOCK PARTY TRAILER HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO ENGAGE AND ROCK YOUR BLOCK.

UH, BUT YOU DIDN'T HEAR THIS FROM ME, BUT IT'S FREE .

IT'S FREE .

SO WHEN IT HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED, IT HAS TABLES, CHAIRS, COOLERS, GAMES, AND ALL OF THAT.

SO, UH, IN ORDER TO BOOK THAT, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO ONLINE TO CEDAR HILL TEXT.COM BACKWARD SLASH NEIGHBOR AND BOOK YOUR TRAILER.

AND THANK YOU.

SO ARE YOU SAYING IF I WANT TO THROW A PARTY, ALL I GOTTA DO IS GET A TRAILER AND THE TRAILER'S GONNA HAVE TABLES, GAMES, CHEERS, EVERYTHING THAT I NEED TO THROW A PARTY.

YEAH.

AND IT'S FREE.

AND IT'S FREE.

HEAR THAT, BRO.

GOT IT.

I DIDN'T HEAR IT FROM YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MALONE.

NEXT ITEM IS

[b. Present a Proclamation designating the week of October 6-12, 2024 as Fire Prevention Week in Cedar Hill.]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

HEY, MR. MARSHALL, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND OUR CITY MANAGEMENT STAFF, THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO, UH, COME TO COUNCIL MEETINGS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE DOING.

SO I INVITED A FEW FRIENDS TO COME WITH US TODAY TOO, AND WE ALSO HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY JOINING US TODAY.

ALRIGHT, IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.

THIS IS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING IN, IN AND VISITING OUR CITY.

AND WHEREAS FIRE IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY AND HOMES ARE THE LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE AT THE GREATEST RISK FROM FIRE.

AND WHEREAS FIRES, HOME FIRES KILLED MORE THAN 2,700 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES.

IN 2022, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN

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AND WHEREAS ROUGHLY THREE OUT OF EVERY FIVE FIRE DEATHS HAPPEN IN HOMES WITH EITHER NO SMOKE ALARMS OR WITH NO WORKING SMOKE ALARMS. AND WHEREAS WORKING SMOKE ALARMS CUT THE RISK OF DYING AND REPORTED HOME FIRES BY ALMOST HALF SMOKE ALARMS SINCE SMOKE WELL BEFORE YOU CAN ALERTING YOU TO DANGER IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AS LITTLE AS TWO MINUTES TO ESCAPE SAFELY.

AND WHEREAS CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS SHOULD INSTALL SMOKE DETECTORS IN EVERY SLEEPING ROOM OUTSIDE EACH SEPARATE SLEEPING AREA ON EVERY LEVEL OF THE HOME.

AND WHEREAS, WHEREAS CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS WILL MAKE, WILL MAKE SURE THEIR SMOKE DIS THEIR SMOKE ALARMS MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SENSORY OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

AND WHEREAS CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS SHOULD TEST SMOKE ALARMS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.

AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PLANNED AND PRACTICED A HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN AND ARE MORE PREPARED AND WILL THEREFORE MORE LIKELY SURVIVE A FIRE.

AND WHEREAS CITY HILL FIRST RESPONDERS ARE DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF HOME FIRES AND HOME FIRE INJURIES THROUGH PREVENTION AND PROTECTION EDUCATION.

AND WHEREAS CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS ARE RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION MEASURES AND ARE ABLE TO TAKE PERSONAL STEPS TO INCREASE THEIR SAFETY FROM FIRE, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR HOMES.

AND WHEREAS THE 2024 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME, SMOKE ALARMS MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU SERVICE TO REMIND US THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING WORKING SMOKE ALARMS IN THE HOME.

NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH 2024 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THROUGHOUT THIS CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

AND I URGE ALL THE PEOPLE OF CEDAR HILL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR HOMES HAVE WORKING SMOKE ALARMS AND TO SUPPORT THE MANY PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE A HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

WE HAVE A SHARP VIDEO WE'D LIKE TO SHOW.

JOIN NFPA AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2024.

THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN, SMOKE ALARMS MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU, FOCUSES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING WORKING SMOKE ALARMS IN THE HOME.

SMOKE ALARMS ARE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN A HOME FIRE, BUT THEY NEED TO BE WORKING TO PROTECT YOU.

THESE THREE ACTIONS WILL ENSURE YOUR SMOKE ALARMS ARE WORKING FOR YOU.

INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS IN EVERY BEDROOM OUTSIDE EACH SEPARATE SLEEPING AREA AND ON EACH LEVEL OF THE HOME, MAKE SURE SMOKE ALARMS MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SENSORY OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

FIRE GET OUT, TEST SMOKE ALARMS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH BY PUSHING THE TEST BUTTON.

REPLACE SMOKE ALARMS WHEN THEY ARE 10 YEARS OLD OR DON'T RESPOND WHEN TESTED THIS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, WE ALL HAVE A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN SPREADING AWARENESS AND PROTECTING OUR LOVED ONES AND COMMUNITIES.

REMEMBER, INSTALL, TEST, REPLACE, MAKE SURE SMOKE ALARMS WORK FOR YOU.

VISIT F PW.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SMOKE ALARMS. UH, ASK BURRITO TO HELP US OUT.

YOU HAD ONE JOB, MARIE ONE JOB.

SO THAT'S THE SOUND OF THE SMOKE ALARM.

MAKE SMOKE ALARMS WORK FOR YOU.

I KNOW WE ALL HAVE, UH, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SMOKE ALARM GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND, UH, YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A TWO STORY HOME, YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR IT.

UM, BUT FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN COME AND HELP YOU OUT.

CHECK YOUR, UH, SMOKE ALARMS. IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE THAT UH, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED SOMEBODY TO COME AND TEST THEM, WE CAN ALSO CHANGE THEM OUT AS WELL.

BUT REMEMBER, MAKE SMOKE ALARMS WORK FOR YOU.

ALSO, DURING FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, WE WILL BE, UH, HANDING OUT INFORMATION AT THE, UH, WRECK CENTER OCTOBER THE EIGHTH FROM FOUR TO SIX.

UH, WEDNESDAY WE'LL BE AT THE SENIOR CENTER FROM TWO, FROM 12 TO TWO, AND WE'LL FINISH UP FIRE PREVENTION WEEK ON OCTOBER 10TH AT THE LIBRARY FROM FOUR TO 10.

SO COME ON OUT AND VISIT WITH US.

WE'LL HAVE HOT DOGS, CHIPS, AND SOFT DRINKS, AND A LOT OF FIRE

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AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, UH, AND CITY MANAGERS FOR LETTING US COME UP HERE AND DO THIS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MARSHALL.

AFTER YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION, UM, YOU COULD TAKE, I MEAN, I'M SORRY.

AFTER YOU TAKE A PHOTO, UH, IF YOU COULD ANSWER MY, ANSWER THE QUESTION, UM, IF I'M A RESIDENT AND I NEED TO, HOW, HOW DO I CONTACT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HELP ME WITH MY SMOKE ALARM? YOU, YOU ACTUALLY CAN, WELL YOU CAN ANSWER IT TO MIKE .

THIS ANSWER IS NOT REALLY, I'M ASKING FOR A FRIEND.

YOU ARE ASKING FOR A FRIEND.

SO YOU CAN CONTACT THE, UH, NON DISPATCH NUMBER AND CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR YOU CAN CALL 9 1 1 AND SAY, HEY, I NEED SOMEONE TO COME AND CHECK MY SMOKE ALARM.

OKAY.

AND, UH, THEY'LL SEND, UH, THEY'LL CONTACT US AND THEY'LL LET US KNOW.

YOU CAN ALSO CALL OUR OFFICE AT (972) 291-1011 AND ASK TO SPEAK TO MYSELF.

THE FIRE MARSHAL OR ANYONE IN THE WHO ANSWERS THE PHONE CAN HELP YOU.

ONLINE SUBMITTAL.

WHAT'S THAT? ONLINE SUBMITTAL.

OH, YES.

AND ALSO THERE ARE ONLINE SUBMITTAL.

IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, UH, YOU CAN SUBMIT A, UH, ELECTRONIC FORM THAT COMES STRAIGHT TO, UH, MYSELF, TAMMY, AND, UH, WE'LL, UH, GET SOMEONE OUT THERE TO CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARMS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MARSHALL.

HAVE YOU CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARM.

MAKE.

THAT'S TONIGHT.

YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME, MARSHALL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, AND THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS ACADEMY.

UM, NEXT ITEM IS TO

[c. Present a Proclamation designating the month of October 2024 as National Community Planning Month in Cedar Hill.]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY.

YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER.

I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY ARE THERE SO MANY OF THE P AND Z MEMBERS HERE? IT'S COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

I I WAS LIKE, ARE ARE, ARE THEY PLANNING SOME SORT OF A COUP? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? I I JUST WANNA SAY HELLO, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS EVENING TO, UH, TO RECEIVE THIS 'CAUSE WE ALL IN, IN CEDAR HILL PLANNING IS IS OF COURSE, IS WHAT WE DO, AND WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.

SO LET ME, LET ME, UH, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET ME GET TO IT.

WHEREAS CHANGE IS CONSTANT AND AFFECTS ALL CITIES, TOWNS, SUBURBS, COUNTIES, BOROUGHS, TOWNSHIPS, RURAL AREAS AND OTHER PLACES.

AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING AND PLANS CAN HELP MANAGE THIS CHANGE IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE.

AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO BE MEANINGFULLY INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICES THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE FULL BENEFITS OF PLANNING REQUIRES PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS WHO UNDERSTAND SUPPORT AND DEMAND EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.

WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS TERRITORIES.

AND WHEREAS AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION ENDORSES NATIONAL COMMUNITY COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT HOW PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL TO RECOVERY AND HOW PLANNERS CAN LEAD COMMUNITIES TO EQUITABLE, RESILIENT AND LONG-LASTING RECOVERY.

AND WHEREAS THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND OTHER CITIZEN PLANNERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THE MANY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNERS OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, AND EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS FOR THE CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE BY THESE PROFESSIONALS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVEN MASON, MAYOR, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2024 AS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH.

AND WITNESS AWARE OF I HAVE HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE A SEAL, SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024.

SIGNED MAYOR STEVEN MASON.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, TO MAYOR MASON AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

I WANT TO ON BEHALF OF OUR, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

I BELIEVE I'M A LITTLE BIASED, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST STAFF OF PLANNING, UH, DIRECTOR BENSON, PLANNING MANAGER, PENA AND SENIOR

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SENIOR PLANNER DE LA VEGA ARE PROBABLY THE BEST IN THE STATE.

SO WE HAVE SUCH A GOOD STAFF TO WORK WITH.

OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE PROBABLY THE BEST IN THE NATION.

THEY HELP ME EVERY DAY.

THEY HELP THE CITIZENS EVERY DAY BY WORKING HARD, DOING THEIR HOMEWORK AND MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE JUST VERY ACCURATE AND WITH A LOT OF, UM, GOOD COMMON SENSE.

I WANNA ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE FORMER COMMISSIONERS I KNOW, UH, COMMISSIONER MCCURDY, I MEAN, UH, CHAD MCCURDY, MAYOR MASON, COUNCILWOMAN INE, COUNCILMAN MALONE ARE ALL FORMER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS.

MS. BERG BELINDA IS OUR FORMER PLANNING AND ZONING SECRETARY.

SO OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OFFERS A LOT TO THE CITY AND THEY, WE GROW AND TRAIN OUR LEADERS.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

THI WE WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, OUR MISSION.

OUR, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, VICE CHAIR JAY PATTON, COMMISSIONER ANDERSON, ELENA ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER JERRY WHITE, COMMISSIONER JAMIE MCCAIN AND OUR AMAZING STAFF.

AS I WAS ALREADY MENTIONED, PLANNING MANAGER MARIA PENA AND, UH, JOSE SUE DE LA VEGA.

UH, WE'RE VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS.

I DO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE, UH, PLANNING MONTH, UM, THROUGH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND SCARE ON THE SQUARE, ALL OF THOSE COMMUNITY EVENTS.

BUT WE WILL ALSO HAVE A BOOTH AT COUNTRY DAY TO DISCUSS UPCOMING PLANNING INITIATIVES IN THE CITY.

SO PLEASE STOP BY.

UH, AND WE WILL ALSO BE PARTICIPATING IN THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS OPEN HOUSE, WHICH IS ON OCTOBER 17TH AT SOCIAL CHICA AT FIVE O'CLOCK TO DISCUSS THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ALRIGHT, HOLD ON.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSIONERS AND, UM, MR. VEGA.

AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? VEGA.

DELLA VEGA, PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

HAVEN'T HAD PLEASURE TO MEET YOU YET.

WELCOME TO THE TEAM.

NEXT ITEM

[d. Present a Proclamation designating the month of October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Cedar Hill. ]

PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2024 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.

COUNSEL, I'M GOING TO COME DOWN FOR THIS ONE.

GOOD.

AS YOU COULD TELL, OCTOBER IS A VERY BUSY MONTH HERE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME REAL SERIOUS, UH, THINGS THAT WE WANT TO BRING TO OUR ATTENTION.

ONE BEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

UH, SO I DO HAVE, UH, TWO FRIENDS HERE WITH ME AND THEY ACTUALLY, UH, STAND IT AGAINST IT, BUT THEY'RE DOING MORE THAN THAT.

THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY DOING THE WORK.

SO I'LL ALLOW THEM TO BE ABLE TO SHARE, UH, THEIR STORY HERE SHORTLY.

BUT I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH STARTED IN 1981 AS A WAY TO CONNECT ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION WHO WERE TAKEN TO THE END OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN.

AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TEARS FAMILIES APART WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN LAST FOR GENERATIONS.

TRAGICALLY MORE THAN 10 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER AT THE HANDS OF LOVED ONES EACH YEAR, AND WOMEN ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE TARGETS OF THIS ERRONEOUS CRIME.

AS MEN.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH HAS SINCE EVOLVED TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THIS SOLID CRIME THAT IMPACTS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL EACH DAY.

IT HAS DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF ITS ON ITS VICTIMS. ALL AMERICANS DESERVE A LIFE FREE FROM THE THREAT OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM.

WE EXTEND OUR DEEP APPRECIATIONS TO THE SHELTERS, COUNSELORS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER COMMITMENT INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ADVOCACY AND DEDICATION TO ASSISTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

NOW, I, STEVE MASON, THE MAYOR OF CEDAR HILL, DO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

AND I URGE ALL

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I'VE HERE HAD SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED TO SEAL THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED ON HIS 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR STEVE MASON.

SO, YES, THANK, SO I DO HAVE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA PROVIDE A TESTIMONY OR JUST TALK ABOUT YOUR NONPROFIT, BUT I'LL, I'LL DEFINITELY SHARE A FEW WORDS.

I CAME PREPARED SO I ACTUALLY, YOU CAN STEP, STEP UP TO THE MIC.

AWESOME.

UM, GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS DEANDRA HER AND I AM THE FOUNDER, UM, OF WAVE OF UNITY.

WE ARE A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, UM, THAT IS DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, UM, THROUGH INTENTIONAL INITIATIVES AND EVENTS THAT EMPOWER AND UPLIFT PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

UM, I WANNA START BY EXPRESSING MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO MAYOR MASON AND THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, FOR PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION AND FOR YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING, UM, INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL ISSUE.

OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

AND STARTING ON OCTOBER 1ST WAVE OF UNITY WILL BE LAUNCHING A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT WILL RUN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MONTH TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

UM, AND IT IS VITAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND OFFER RESOURCES TO THOSE IMPACTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION, WAVE OF UNITY, AND THE WORK THAT WE DO.

YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE@WAVEOFUNITY.COM AND YOU CAN ALSO CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT WAVE OF UNITY.

DFW, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY.

YOU HAVE TO EXCUSE MY VOICE TRYING TO GO OUT.

UM, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS HONOR AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO AND SUPPORTING THESE INITIATIVES.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY, IF YOU WANT OH, NO, JUST, JUST THANK YOU.

UH, LIKE AS SHE STATED, WE'RE, UH, FROM WAVE OF UNITY AND, UM, SHE'S THE FOUNDER AND I'M HER MARKETING DIRECTOR.

AND SO JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US AND THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU IN THIS CITY.

THANK YOU.

PERFECT.

SURE.

WELL, CAN I GET A PHOTO? AWESOME, THANK YOU.

OH, SURE.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

PRO TEM, CAN YOU READ THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE? YES.

ITEM E

[e. Present a Proclamation designating the month of October 2024 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Cedar HIll. ]

AND THAT WILL ALSO BE DONE BY OUR MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

PRO TEM.

UM, MS. PAMELA, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP HERE PLEASE? UM, I'M SURE SHE'S NO STRANGER TO Y'ALL IF Y'ALL BEEN IN CEDAR HILL FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

THANK YOU.

BUT, UM, UH, PAMELA, UM, SHE HAS BEEN LIVING IN CEDAR HILL, I DON'T KNOW, 20 PLUS YEARS, I GUESS.

YES.

20.

AND, UH, SHE RECENTLY HAVE LEFT US, BUT SHE'S STILL, SHE'S STILL FROM HERE, .

UM, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I JUST, IT JUST VERY COOL FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO HAVE, UH, A FRIEND THAT I'VE BEEN KNOWING FOR SO LONG.

UM, YOU KNOW, I TRY TO HAVE SOMEONE TO RECEIVE A PROCLAMATION, SOMEONE WHO'S KIND OF CONNECTED TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

UH, BUT I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION AND IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, FOR YOU TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, GIVE US YOUR STORY.

SURE.

BRIEFLY.

MM-HMM.

.

OKAY.

MM-HMM.

.

AND TELL US A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY.

SURE.

ALRIGHT, PERFECT.

SO, PRO PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS DISEASE.

BREAST CANCER STRIKES ALL PEOPLE AND WE MUST RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS DISEASE AND ITS SYMPTOM SO WE CAN MORE EASILY IDENTIFY IT AND MORE EFFECTIVELY TREATED IT.

BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER AMONG WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES.

OTHER THAN SKIN CANCER.

MILLIONS OF WOMEN ARE SURVIVING THE DISEASE.

THANKS.

IN PARTS OF EARLY DETECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS OF TREATMENT THIS OCTOBER, WE RECOGNIZE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, THOSE BATTLING THE DISEASE, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO ARE TIRELESS SOURCE OF LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT AND APPLAUD THE EFFORTS OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND RESEARCHERS WORKING TO FIND A CURE FOR THIS DAILY DISEASE.

AS WE DISPLAY PINK RIBBONS AND WEAR PINK CLOTHING, YOU, YOU'RE REPRESENTING TO RAISE AWARENESS.

WE ALSO SUPPORT THOSE COURAGEOUSLY FIGHTING BREAST CANCER

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NOW, STEVE MASON, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER, 2024 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

THIS PROVIDES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNITE ALL CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITY TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER DEATHS THROUGH INCREASED EDUCATIONS AND REGULARLY SCREENINGS.

I HAVE HERE WITNESS WHEREOF HERE HAS SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL ON THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED ON THIS 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024.

SIGNED BY STEVE MASON, MAYOR.

OH, THANK YOU, .

THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

CAN I GET A PICTURE OF YOU? YES, .

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

SO PLEASE SHARE WITH US.

OKAY.

MY NAME IS PAMELA SMITH AND I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER ON APRIL 8TH, 2024.

IT JUST CAME OUTTA NOWHERE FROM MY REGULAR, UH, MAMMOGRAM.

SO I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT ALL YOU WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT DONE YOUR MAMMOGRAM THIS YEAR, PLEASE MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT.

I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HER TWO POSITIVE CANCER AND IT COULD BE AGGRESSIVE.

SO HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE EARLY DETECTION, I MIGHT NOT BE HERE TODAY.

THROUGH MY JOURNEY, CHEMO WAS THE WORST PART OF MY JOURNEY.

WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH CHEMO, EVERY PART OF YOUR BODY ACHES.

YOU CAN'T EAT, YOU CAN'T DRINK, YOU'RE JUST IN PAIN.

BUT MY FAITH IN GOD HAS BROUGHT ME THROUGH.

WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED, I DIDN'T LATCH ONTO THE CANCER.

WHAT I DID WAS I HELD ONTO GOD'S GRACE.

AND I KNOW MY GOD STILL PERFORMS MIRACLES.

SO EARLY DETECTION IS THE KEY.

GET OUT THERE, GET YOUR MAMMOGRAMS, GET YOUR PHYSICALS, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU MEN TOO.

THE NEXT JOURNEY, UM, IS SURGERY.

I FINISHED CHEMO, UM, AUGUST 30TH.

SO MY NEXT JOURNEY IS, UM, MY SURGERY.

UM, I'LL HAVE TO FINISH OUT THE YEAR WITH TREATMENT, BUT FOR ME TO HAVE CANCER, THAT'S NOT A DEATH SENTENCE.

IT'S ALL IN YOUR MINDSET.

SO I THANK YOU GUYS FOR, UM, THE DECLARATION TODAY.

I APPRECIATE EVERYONE GO GET YOUR MAMMOGRAMS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION AND SHARING YOUR STORY WITH US.

ALRIGHT, COUNSEL.

UM, I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO ON THE AGENDA.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A CITIZEN'S FORM.

THIS INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT, UH, I'M SORRY, THIS INCLUDES, UH, ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ANY TYPE OF ITEM.

UH, IT MAY BE ON THE AGENDA OR IT MAY NOT.

WE CAN, IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, WE CANNOT DELIBERATE THESE ITEMS. ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE HAS TO BE SUBMITTED BY 3:00 PM AND COUNSEL, UH, AS OF RIGHT NOW, WELL AS OF 3:00 PM TODAY, THERE'S NO ONLINE, UH, SUBMISSION.

SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL.

LOOK FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AS IT RELATES TO THIS COUNCIL MEETING.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS EITHER.

SO WE'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF, OF THE CITIZEN'S FORM.

NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC

[a. Case No. CUP-666-2024 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption in conjunction with a restaurant, on property zoned Planned Development District No. 05-226, generally located south of East Pleasant Run Road, northwest of Highway 67, with the approximate address being 305 West FM 1382, Suites 401 and 402 [Hillside Village]. Applicant: Craig Bayless with Razzoo’s Inc., Property Owner: Prep Hillside Real Estate LLC/Prep Property Group LLC.]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

CUP FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES ON, UH, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT ON PROPERTY ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

DISTRICT NUMBER ZERO FIVE DASH 2 2 6.

JUNE LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST PLEASANT RUN ROAD, NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 67, WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 3 0 5 WEST FM 1382, SUITE 4 0 1 AND 4 0 2 HILLSIDE VILLAGE, APPLICANT CRAIG, UH, BAYLESS WITH RAUS INC.

PROPERTY OWNER.

HI, UH, PREP HILLSIDE REAL ESTATE, LLC, PREP PROPERTY GROUP, LLC.

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? GOOD EVENING.

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

MONICA SWANEE.

AND WE'RE AT 1 6 7 7 5 ADDISON ROAD, SUITE FIVE 50, ADDISON, TEXAS 7 5 0 0 1 HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS REQUEST TO AMEND THE EXISTING CUP FOR THE RA ZOOS EXPANDING INTO THE NEIGHBORING SUITE.

SO IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS HERE FOR IT, SURE.

WELL WE WILL, WE WILL BEGIN

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SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 6 6 6 2024? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CUP 6 6 6 2024? ALL RIGHT.

NOT SEE ANYONE APPROACH, I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP TO ANY COUNSELS FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? YES, I I HAVE A, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR, FOR THE APPLICANT IF YOU WANNA COME BACK OUT.

THIS IS VERY SERIOUS.

UM, DON'T HAVE ANY FOOD WITH ME.

, NEVERMIND.

.

NO.

SO, SO MY QUESTION IS NOW THE FRIED ALLIGATOR, IS THAT REALLY ALLIGATOR? 'CAUSE IT TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.

THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

IT TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.

IT IS ALLIGATOR.

IT IS WHAT IT SAYS ON THE MENU.

NOT JUST TRYING TO PULL IT OVER YOUR EYES.

I'M ALWAYS WATERED THAT, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, .

I FIGURED THIS WAS THE OPPORTUNITY.

IT IS.

WE NEED GET A BETTER SHOT AT ASKING THAT QUESTION.

SO I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MAYOR, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WELL, I GUESS, UM, I, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T REALLY LOOK FOR IT OR ACTUALLY 'CAUSE 'CAUSE OF THE CASE, BUT I MEAN, YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO EXPAND.

WHEN DOES THAT PROCESS GET STARTED? AND WE'RE IN FOR PERMITS.

HUH? THIS IS THE LAST ONE OF THE LAST CHECK MARKS.

WE HAVE BUILDING PERMITS PRETTY MUCH READY TO GO.

OKAY.

WAITING ON A COUPLE THINGS, BUT, OKAY.

PERFECT.

AND YOU WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL, UH, RESTAURANTS WITH HILLSIDE? YEAH, I BELIEVE SO.

OKAY.

UM, I KNOW THAT ORIGINAL CPU WAS BACK IN 2008, SO IT'S BEEN THERE FOR YEAH, THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A MINUTE.

YEAH.

OKAY, PERFECT.

WELL, A WHILE I'M, I'M GLAD YOU RETAINED YOUR SERVICE THERE AND YOU'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND, SO YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD STORY.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANKS FOR HAVING US.

SURE, NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

UH, PRO TEMP MAYOR, I AM MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF CASE NUMBER CUP 6 6 6 DASH 2024.

SECOND.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION, SIR? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? UH, MCCURDY YOU, YOU, YOU VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD WITH YOUR QUESTIONING, SIR.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

, UH, DO HAVE MOST, WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOVE UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

ALL RIGHT, DO HAVE

[b. Case No. CUP-670-2024 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption in conjunction with a restaurant and “commercial amusement other than listed (indoors)”, on property zoned Planned Development District No. 05-226, generally located south of West Pleasant Run Road, northwest of Highway 67 with the approximate address being 305 West FM 1382, Suite 502 [Hillside Village]. Applicant: Ronald Edwards, Soul Shack, Property Owner: D. Renee Tims, Prep Hillside Real Estate, LLC.]

DISTRICT NUMBER 0 5 2 2 6.

GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF WEST FRESNO, ONE ROAD NORTHWEST HIGHWAY 67 WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 3 0 5 WEST FM 1382, SUITE 5 0 2 HILLSIDE VILLAGE, APPLICANT, UH, RONALD OLD EDWARDS, SOUL SHACK, PROPERTY OWNER D RENEE TIMS PREP, HILLSIDE REAL ESTATE, LLC.

DO WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? GOOD EVENING.

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

HELLO, MY NAME IS RONALD EDWARDS.

ADDRESS IS 7,900 CHURCHILL WAY IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

AND, UH, I WANNA KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE APPLICATION.

ALRIGHT, PERFECT.

WELL, THIS JUST GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING TO COUNSEL.

YOU DIDN'T, YOU WASN'T REALLY OBLIGATED TO.

BUT, UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO DO A PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, IF COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE MAY ASK YOU TO COME BACK UP.

GOTCHA.

YES SIR.

THANK YOU.

UM, SO COUNSEL, I WANNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.

TO THE PUBLIC.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? UH, SORRY.

ARE THERE ANY OPPOSITIONS OR ANYONE IN FAVOR TO CASE NUMBER CUP 6 7 0 2024? DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER 6 7 0 2024? ALL RIGHT.

NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH.

I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR THE APPLICANT? IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

OH, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I'M SORRY.

COUNSELMAN, PLEASE.

YOU GOT THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, GLOVER.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT ABOUT THE CONCEPT.

UH, I FEEL LIKE ANYTIME THERE IS, FOR ME, THERE'S THE WORD SOUL AND THERE'S FOOD.

YEAH.

UH, I REALLY WANNA HEAR MORE.

SO YOU CAN JUST TELL US ABOUT YOUR, YOUR CONCEPT.

YEAH.

SO THE SOUL SHACK IS A SOUL SET, UH, SOUL FOOD CONCEPT.

UM, YOU CAN TELL BY THE NAME, UH, THE THEME OF IT'S GONNA BE THINK OF MORE LIKE, UM, GREAT GASBY OR LIKE HARLEM NIGHTS.

UM, SO IT'S GONNA BE VERY LIKE A, ALMOST LIKE AN UPSCALE EXPERIENCE, BUT WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

SO LIKE THE STAFF AND EVERYTHING WILL BE DRESSED, YOU KNOW, TO THE TEE.

BUT EVERYONE IS WELCOME IF YOU WANT TO COME IN YOUR IN YOUR T-SHIRT AND JUST HAVE A DRINK.

IF YOU JUST WANT

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YEAH.

THANK YOU.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HAY? YEAH, MAYOR.

THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK TOO, SINCE IT'S A NEW RESTAURANT.

I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS TO SEE.

SO YEAH, WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL.

IT'S, THANK YOU.

IT GOES THROUGH TONIGHT.

IT'S A GOOD TO HAVE, UH, FRESH AIR TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE OR MORE RESTAURANTS COME IN.

I READ SOME OF THE MENU AND THINGS THAT STUCK OUT TO ME IS THE BURGER, SO I CAN'T WAIT TO GO SEE WHAT THE BURGER TASTES LIKE.

YEAH, THAT'S, UM, SO WE ACTUALLY, SO WITH THE, UH, SO SHACK, SO OUR BURGERS, WE HAVE 'EM AT MICKEY'S RETRO GRILL, WHICH IS A RESTAURANT WE ALREADY HAVE OPEN IN CEDAR HILL.

OKAY.

UM, AND THEN THE SO SHACK WILL BE A LITTLE, A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

OKAY.

WELL, GREAT.

WELL THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK ON, ON, UH, ON WHAT YOU'RE GONNA TRY TO DO THERE.

OF COURSE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

AND, UH, PRO TIM.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

JUST, SO IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THIS, UH, WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE OPENING? WE WANT TO OPEN ASAP.

WE WOULD LIKE TO BE OPEN.

IT'S SEPTEMBER.

WE'D LIKE TO BE OPEN NEXT MONTH.

UM, YEAH, WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN, SO OUR RESTAURANT GROUP HAS BEEN OPENING QUITE A FEW RESTAURANTS IN CHICAGO.

I'M, I'M HERE TO OPEN UP THE, THE TEXAS LOCATIONS.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO JUST HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND, AND GET IT OPEN.

THANK YOU.

SO YES, SOON AS POSSIBLE IS THE TARGET DATE.

ALL PERFECT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

UM, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

COUNSEL MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION.

WE APPROVE CUP 6 7 0 DASH 2024.

SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR MALONE.

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

MOVE UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

ONE

[c. Case No. CUP-672-2024 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption in conjunction with a restaurant and “commercial amusement other than listed (indoors/outdoors)” as an accessory use to the restaurant, on property zoned Planned Development District No. 05-226, generally located south of West Pleasant Run Road, northwest of Highway 67 with the approximate address being 305 West FM 1382, Suite 410 [Hillside Village]. Applicant: Bryan Kaeser, Mudhook Bar and Kitchen, Property Owner: D. Renee Tims, Prep Hillside Real Estate, LLC.]

UM, AND UH, ALSO WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL.

ABSOLUTELY.

UH, CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESTAURANT AND COM COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT OTHER THAN LISTED INDOOR OUTDOOR AS AN ACCESSORY USED TO THE RESTAURANT ON PROPERTY ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

DISTRICT NUMBER 0 5 2 2 6.

GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF WEST ONE ROAD NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY SIX SEVEN WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 3 0 5 WEST FM 1382, SUITE FOUR 10 HILLSIDE VILLAGE ADVOCATE, BRIAN KEER, UH, MUD HOOK BAR AND KITCHEN PROPERTY OWNER D RENEE TIMMS PREP, HILLSIDE REAL ESTATE, LLC.

DO WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? ALRIGHT, , GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

MY NAME'S BRIAN KASER.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN THE CULMINATION OF AN OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OVER THREE YEARS, SO I DEFINITELY WANTED TO THANK HENRY FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HIM FOR YEARS AND I'VE HAD THE REASON PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, MS. CHASITY, MARIA AND JOSUE.

UH, ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL, HELPFUL, AND INFORMATIVE ALONG THE WAY.

SO, UH, I WILL KEEP THIS FAIRLY BRIEF AND THEN, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

SO, UH, IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT MUD HOOK BAR AND KITCHEN IS, UH, I WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO, AND SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, WHAT WE'RE GONNA LOOK LIKE UP AT HILLSIDE VILLAGE.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO, UH, TO BE MOVING FROM DUNCANVILLE.

WE ARE AN INDEPENDENTLY OWNED RESTAURANT AND OPERATED BY MYSELF, UH, FOR FIVE YEARS IN DUNCANVILLE OVER AT, UH, IN THEIR DOWNTOWN SECTION.

I HAVE 11 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.

OUR MENU CENTERS AROUND AKAUSHI WAGYU BEEF, MAINLY IN CHEESEBURGERS.