Oct 08, 2024 City Council Briefing Session

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GOOD EVENING

[1. Call the meeting to order.]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 2024.

THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE BRIEFING SESSION.

I DO HAVE FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.

I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

WE ARE, IT IS 5:30 PM I WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARRY IS NOT, IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL GO

[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]

HOW YOU DOING MS. CITY MANAGER, VALEZ.

GOOD COUNCIL, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE CONFERENCE WITH EACH OF YOU TOMORROW AS WISHING YOU SAFE TRAVELS AS YOU GO DOWN TO HOUSTON.

AND, UH, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, WE'RE ALWAYS HERE.

MELINDA AND I, AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE TEAM ARE ALWAYS HERE TO HELP YOU.

UM, WE HAVE LOTS TO COVER ON THE BRIEFING AGENDA, AND I'LL TRY TO BE AS QUICK IN, UH, TALKING ABOUT THE CALENDAR AND THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.

UM, BUT FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR MEETING WITH US IN THE PRE-BRIEFING SESSIONS.

WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER TONIGHT, AND WE KNOW HOW VALUABLE YOUR TIME IS, AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU SPENT THAT EXTRA TIME WITH US.

SO, THANK YOU.

UM, WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE COUNCIL COUNCIL CALENDAR REALLY QUICKLY AS YOU GET THAT OUT.

I WANNA REMIND YOU THAT EARLY VOTING, UH, STARTS OCTOBER 21ST THROUGH NOVEMBER 1ST, THE ONLY EARLY VOTING LOCATION IS AT THE SIMS RECREATION CENTER.

UH, WE ARE AUTHORIZING DALLAS COUNTY TO UTILIZE THE BLUE BONNET ROOM AND THE ROOM DIRECTLY NEXT TO IT INSTEAD OF THE LOBBY, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT A WHOLE BUNCH OF STACKING IN TO, UH, OUR LOBBY, UH, THERE.

SO THE MAIN ENTRANCE WILL BE WHERE THE MEETING ROOMS ARE, AND WE'VE ACCOMMODATED, UH, DALLAS COUNTY'S REQUEST FOR THAT.

SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF ACTIVITY AT THE RECREATION CENTER HERE PRETTY SOON.

UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, ELECTION INFORMATION IS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

OUR CITY SECRETARY HAS UPDATED ELECTION INFORMATION FOR NOVEMBER, UM, ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER CITY SECRETARY AND ELECTION.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

SO, UH, TEXAS MUNICIPALITY CONFERENCE FROM TOMORROW UNTIL FRIDAY, AND THEN FRIDAY EVENING AT FIVE 30 IS WHAT I CALL BEANS AND CORNBREAD.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OLD SETTLERS REUNION IN DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL.

WE'LL HAVE THE HOMETOWN STAGE UP AND, UH, HAVE SOME HOMEMADE BEANS AND CORNBREAD FOR MS. JESSICA HAHN, UH, IS THE HEAD OF COUNTRY DAY AND SOME GOOD OLD BEAN GO.

SO BRING SOME CASH IF YOU HAVE IT, AND TRY TO WIN SOME PRIZES.

THEN THE NEXT DAY, OF COURSE, COUNTRY DAY ON THE HILL.

IT, UM, MARK'S ON HERE AT 9:00 AM BUT, UM, JESSICA HAHN HAS ASKED THAT WE ALL ARRIVE AT 8:30 AM AND THE PROGRAM WILL BE IN AT NINE.

AND THEN WE'LL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THE PARADE LOCATION.

WE HAVE CARS SECURED FOR EVERYONE IN YOU, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

AND THEN, UH, NEXT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH IS THE DOWNTOWN STREETS OPEN HOUSE AT SOCIAL CHICA, RIGHT NEXT TO SAM'S FROM FIVE TO 6:30 PM IT'S COME AND GO.

THERE'S NO FORMAL PRESENTATION, BUT, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US FOR THAT.

AND THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, IS THE CEDAR HILL CHAMBER AWARDS GALA.

THE CITY HAS PURCHASED TWO TABLES, AND IF YOU HAVE AN RSVP FOR THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU AND YOUR PLUS ONE, AND WE'LL GET YOU RSVP FOR THAT.

THAT SATURDAY IS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALLEN SIMS RECREATION CENTER FROM 10 TO 2:00 PM UM, THERE AT THE REC CENTER.

AND THEN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND IS OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

AND WE ANTICIPATE BEGINNING AT 6:00 PM WE WON'T HAVE AS MANY BRIEFING SESSIONS, SO WE'LL GIVE YOU 30 MINUTE BREAK.

AND THEN, UH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, UH, COUNCIL'S GIVEN US DIRECTION TO DO THE LET'S CONNECT SERIES WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND THAT THIS, UH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21ST IS THE FIRST ONE FOR ZONE ONE.

WE WILL HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THAT.

UM, THE MAYOR HAS REVIEWED THE POWERPOINT FOR THAT EVENING, AND HE'S, HE'S GONNA BE THE ONE GIVING THE POWERPOINT.

AND, UH, BUT IF YOU, IF, UH, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT OR THE PROCESS, YOU WILL HAVE A STAFF PERSON DEDICATED TO YOUR BRIEFING, UM, BREAKOUT STATION TABLE THAT WILL TAKE MINUTES.

AND THEN WE WILL COMBINE A REPORT FOR COUNSEL TO, UM, TO LOOK AT AFTERWARDS.

THAT IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH AT 6:00 PM AT THE CEDAR GIRLS SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.

AND THAT'S FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF LAKERIDGE.

AND, UM, IN ADDITION TO OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, SLEEPY HOLLOW, ET CETERA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, UH, THERE'S SEVERAL EVENTS

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AGAIN, THE REASON WHY WE'RE HAVING THAT HERE IS BECAUSE EARLY VOTING IS AT THE REC CENTER, AND WE COULDN'T ACCOMMODATE THEM THERE.

AND THEN THAT EVENING, FROM SIX TO 9:00 PM SCARE ON THE SQUARE, PUT YOUR COSTUMES ON, AND COME OUT AND GIVE OUT CANDY, UH, TO THE KIDS.

IT'LL BE A LOT OF FUN.

AND THEN ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, WE HAVE OUR SECOND, LET'S CONNECT FOUR ZONE TWO AT CORNERSTONE BIBLE CHURCH.

AND THEN I'M GONNA SKIP PAST A FEW THINGS.

ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, WE HAVE A SPECIAL WORKSHOP WITH COUNCIL ON MUNICIPAL DEBT.

IN PREPARATION FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL RETREAT, WE KIND OF WANTED TO KIND OF GO OVER HOW ALL THAT WORKS, INS TAX RATE, WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE QUEUE, WHAT WE'RE, UH, FIVE YEAR CIP PLAN, AND WHAT THE DEBT CAPACITY MIGHT BE FOR FUTURE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH FROM FOUR TO 6:00 PM IS THE ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UM, WE DO NEED RSVPS FOR THAT.

IF YOU HAVEN'T, UH, RSVP FOR THAT, PLEASE LET BELINDA OR JENNIFER KNOW AND WE'LL GET YOU, UM, RSVP FOR THEIR ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET.

AND THEN THAT EVENING FROM SIX TO 10 IS PERSONS WITH A PURPOSE BENEFITING THE C-H-I-S-D EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE A TICKET TO THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING PER MONTH.

SO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THE CITY'S FIRST TOURS BOARD MEETING.

UM, IT WILL EITHER BE NOVEMBER 12TH OR DECEMBER 10TH.

SO AS WE GET CLOSER, WE'RE, UH, FINALIZING THE DAS WITH TOWN COMPANIES ON THAT, UM, PROJECT AT HILLSIDE VILLAGE, WE WILL HAVE THE TOURS BOARD MEETING, AND THEN THE TOURS BOARD WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL VERY SIMILAR TO THE, THE WAY YOU DO THE CCPD CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT.

SO WE'RE CURRENTLY PLANNING ON THAT TO BE ON NOVEMBER 12TH.

IF IT'S NOT ON THAT ONE, IT'LL BE ON DECEMBER 10TH.

AND WE WILL START AT FIVE 30.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, WE HAVE OUR THIRD, LET'S CONNECT MEETING FROM SIX TO SEVEN 30 AT HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY FOR ZONE THREE.

AND THEN ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH FROM SIX TO SEVEN 30, WE HAVE OUR FOURTH LET'S CONNECT MEETING AT BESSIE COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AS YOU NOTICE, ALL OF THESE ARE DONE IN ADVANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL RETREAT.

SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION GOING INTO THAT RETREAT TO MAKE DECISIONS AND TO GIVE STAFF DIRECTION.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE YEAR, UH, FROM 11 TO 1:00 PM AT THE ALLEN CENTER RECREATION CENTER, THE SENIOR THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON, WHERE THE CHIEFS AND THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, CITY MANAGERS AND THE CITY COUNCIL SERVE THE SENIORS LUNCH, AND THEY REALLY ENJOY THAT.

SO PLEASE PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR TO JOIN US FOR THAT.

AND THEN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND THROUGH SATURDAY, THE 23RD, OF COURSE, IS OUR CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON IT? IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH RIGHT BEFORE OUR COUNCIL RETREAT? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE, UM, JUST A QUICK QUESTION REGARDING THE NOVEMBER 7TH MUNICIPAL DEBT WORKSHOP.

AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT, THERE'S A POSSIBLE TO GET THE PRESENTATION IN ADVANCE TO REVIEW.

SO THAT IS A SPECIAL WORKSHOP.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL BE READY.

UM, USUALLY WE PROVIDE THE BRIEFING SESSIONS IN ADVANCE, BUT WORKSHOPS WE DON'T.

UM, I DON'T, I I CAN SEE IF WE CAN, I JUST DON'T KNOW.

OKAY.

WE'RE WORKING WITH CONSULTANTS, OUR FINANCE TEAM, AND WE MIGHT BE WORKING TILL THE HOUR RIGHT BEFORE.

OKAY.

BUT WE'LL DO THE BEST IF WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE.

ABSOLUTELY.

FOR SURE.

ALRIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA? WELL, YOU KNOW, I JUST, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY FOR WORKSHOP, THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO, TO INFORM US.

TYPICALLY THERE'S NO ACTION NEEDED ON US.

SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'LL BE NECESSARY, BUT YOU ALSO GET US PREPARED FOR THE RETREAT, RIGHT? RIGHT.

IT IS IN PREPARATION FOR THE RETREAT.

YEAH.

IT'S JUST IN A WORKSHOP.

WE COVER A LOT MORE THAN A BRIEFING, SO IT, UM, IS A LOT MORE WORK USUALLY FOR A WORKSHOP.

SURE.

TO PREPARE FOR THAT.

UM, AND USUALLY, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE WORKING ON IT RIGHT UP UNTIL WE GO INTO THE MEETING.

, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT.

WE WOULDN'T WANT ALL OF THAT HEAVY LIFTING AT THE RETREAT, SO YOU GETTING US PREPARED BEFORE AND THEN THANK MORE INFORMATION IF NEEDED.

SO, THANK MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE? UH, WE JUST KIND GONNA GO OVER THE AGENDA REALLY QUICKLY.

WE HAVE FOUR BRIEFINGS.

UM, FIRST WE ARE GO OVER THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN AMENDMENTS, PROPOSED BRIEFING ON ORDINANCE REGARDING NO THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC, WHICH IS THE, IT IS ON THE, IT IS THE ONLY REGULAR AGENDA ITEM, UM, ON THE, ON YOUR

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I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE MET WITH OUR FIRE CHIEF, RAPHAEL REYES AND DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, ELI, UH, REYES, THE BROTHERS.

UM, AND, BUT HE'S GONNA COME UP AND, UH, GIVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION ON THAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE LET'S CONNECT SERIES.

I'M GONNA GO OVER THE AGENDA REALLY QUICKLY.

WE'LL PASS THROUGH THE FIRST ITEM, THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, ON AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM LR AND SF 10, UM, TO PD DISTRICT FOR AN AUTO TRUCK AND TRAILER DEALER.

UM, THIS IS FOR THE ED MORSE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP DEALERSHIP OFF OF HIGHWAY 67.

CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES SEVERAL DIFFERENT ITEMS. UM, I'LL POINT OUT JUST A FEW.

ITEM F IS AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR RENOVATIONS OF THE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 192,000.

THIS IS FOR GENERAL UP, UP UPDATES FOR THE BUILDING PAINT AND NEW FLOORING THAT, UM, IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS AND THEY'RE IN THERE 24 HOURS A DAY.

AND THEY NEED SOME, THEY NEED SOME TLC.

UM, ITEM J IS, UH, THROUGH N ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

OUR, YOUR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, UM, APPOINTMENTS TO EACH OF THE BOARDS FROM PI NUMBER ONE THROUGH PI NUMBER FIVE.

WE DID SEND OUT AN EMAIL TO COUNCIL LAST NIGHT, NOT NOTIFYING YOU AS WELL AS THE PI PRESIDENTS WHO IS GOING, WHICH COUNCIL PERSON IS GONNA SERVE ON YOUR, ON THEIR BOARD.

AND SO THEY'RE FULLY AWARE.

UM, AND, UH, WE SENT THAT, WE SENT YOU A COPY OF THAT LAST NIGHT.

AND THAT WILL START IN NOVEMBER.

JUST A HEADS UP, I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU HAD SOME QUESTIONS ON WHEN ARE THEIR MEETINGS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT IN OCTOBER, BUT, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THIS PROCESS STARTS IN NOVEMBER AND A LOT OF THEM DON'T HAVE MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

SO, UM, TIA AND STACY AND JEANETTE ARE ALL HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN WHATEVER WAY.

AND WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THOSE CALENDAR INVITES FOR THOSE MEETINGS.

AND THEN LASTLY, ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, WE HAVE THE, UM, NO THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, WHICH WE'LL PUT INTO LAW.

UM, ALL THE THINGS, ALL THE STREETS THAT WE, YOU WILL DEEM NO THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC, WHICH WILL, IS ALSO ON YOUR BRIEFING SESSION.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT COUNSEL TO POOL? ALL RIGHT.

UM, NEXT ITEM ON THE

[3. Follow-up briefing on Thoroughfare Plan amendments. ]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER VINCENT.

GOOD EVENING.

HI.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

SO THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN AMENDMENTS THAT CAME BEFORE YOU ALL IN JULY.

UM, BEFORE WE START, UM, GOING INTO THE DETAILS OF THE PRESENTATION, WE ALWAYS WILL START WITH OUR VISION AND MISSION AND VALUES, UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING UNDER THESE, UM, UNDER THIS DIRECTION.

UH, PURSUING PREMIER, MAKING SURE ALSO THAT OUR EXCELLENT, SAFE, EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, CONTINUES TO THRIVE HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

AND THAT IS ONE OF THE, UH, FOCUSES FOR THE THOROUGH FAIR PLAN AMENDMENT THAT CAME BEFORE YOU ALL THIS PAST SUMMER.

UH, DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE THOROUGH FAIR PLAN AMENDMENT, UH, WE DID HAVE A CITIZEN COMMENT RELATED TO THE DESIGNATION OF LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY AND PRAIRIE VIEW BOULEVARD.

UM, WITH THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN, UH, AMENDMENTS, THOSE STREETS WERE NOT CHANGED.

THEY REMAINED THE SAME, UH, AS THEY WERE IN THE PREVIOUS THOROUGHFARE PLAN, WHICH WERE, UH, PRINCIPAL ARTERIALS, WHICH ARE SIX LANE DIVIDED ROADWAYS.

UM, AND SO WE HADN'T MADE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THOSE WITH THE UPDATE.

UM, BUT THERE WAS A COMMENT REGARDING THOSE.

AND THEN THERE WAS A REQUEST, UH, BY COUNCILMAN MALONE FOR US TO ALSO LOOK AT DUNCANVILLE ROAD TO ENSURE THAT HOW WE HAVE IT DESIGNATED IN THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN ALIGNS WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES THAT, UH, CONNECT TO THE SOUTH.

UM, SO COUNCIL DID ADOPT THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN AT THAT TIME AS IT WAS PROPOSED, UM, BUT DID DIRECT STAFF TO, UH, FURTHER EVALUATE THOSE TWO ROADWAYS, UM, LAKERIDGE PARKWAY AND PRAIRIE VIEW BOULEVARD, AS WELL AS DUNCANVILLE ROAD.

SO THIS IS THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN THAT WAS, UH, ADOPTED, UH, WITH THE AMENDMENTS AGAIN, THEY WERE, UM, AS PROPOSED AND PRESENTED THAT EVENING.

SO WE DID GO BACK TO KIMBERLY HORNE, WHICH IS THE CONSULTANT THAT, UH, WE USED FOR THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN, UH, AMENDMENTS.

THEY ARE THE INDUSTRY LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, AND THEY ALSO UTILIZE THE MODELING FROM COG, WHICH IS OUR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

AND IT REALLY HAS, UM, IN COGS MODELING, THEY CONTEMPLATE, UM, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, CITY SPECIFIC, BUT REGIONALLY, UM, THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.

AND SO IN THAT EVALUATION, UM, THEY OBTAINED THE BUILDOUT PROJECTIONS FOR THE ROADWAYS FOR PRAIRIE AND LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY.

SO THE LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY KIND

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SO, UM, NORTH OF LAKE, UM, NORTH OF PRAIRIE VIEW BOULEVARD, ALONG WITH LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY.

SO FROM PRAIRIE VIEW BOULEVARD NORTH TO THE CITY LIMITS LINE, UM, THE, UM, TRAFFIC COUNT, OR THE, EXCUSE ME, THE VEHICLES PER DAY IS, UH, 21,000 VEHICLES PER DAY AT BUILD OUT SOUTH OF PRAIRIE VIEW ON LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY DOWN TO HIGHWAY 67 IS 41,000 VEHICLES PER DAY.

SO THERE IS A BIT OF A SHIFT, AND SOME OF THAT IS DRIVEN FROM THE, UM, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL, UH, SOUTH OF PRAIRIE VIEW BOULEVARD AS YOU GET CLOSER TO HIGHWAY 67.

UM, AND THEN, UH, PRAIRIE VIEW AT WEST OF LAKE RIDGE.

SO FROM LAKE RIDGE DOWN TO THE CITY LIMITS, THAT PRAIRIE VIEW DOES CONNECT TO GRAND PRAIRIE, UH, HAD 9,000 VEHICLES PER DAY.

AND SO, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL, UM, TO EVALUATE, OR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO EVALUATE THESE THOROUGH AFFAIRS REALLY IS UP TO COUNCIL IN TERMS OF HOW YOU ALL WANT TO, UM, MOVE FORWARD.

THE DESIGNATION COULD STAY THE SAME, WHICH IS THE PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL, WHICH IS A SIX LANE DIVIDED FOR BOTH.

AGAIN, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT CONSTRUCTION STARTS TOMORROW, THAT WE, YOU KNOW, EXPAND THOSE ROADWAYS.

BUT IT GIVES, UM, THE ABILITY FOR, UM, THAT CONSIDERATION IN THE FUTURE.

UM, OR IF THERE IS CONSIDERATION TO MODIFY, UM, ANY OF THOSE ROADWAYS, PARTICULARLY LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY, THE CONSIDERATION SHOULD REALLY BE TO LOOK AT TREATING THE NORTHERN PORTION OF LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY DIFFERENTLY THAN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY FROM PARKVIEW TO, UM, THE HIGHWAY 67 AND RETAIN THE PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL DESIGNATION, SOUTH OF PRAIRIE VIEW, AND THEN MINOR ARTERIAL, WHICH IS A FOUR LANE DIVIDED, UM, NORTH OF PRAIRIE VIEW BOULEVARD, WHICH IS HOW IT'S CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED.

SO, UH, AND THEN AGAIN, RETAINING PRAIRIE VIEW BOULEVARD AS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL.

AGAIN, THAT, UM, CONSIDERATION IS MORE WITH REGARD TO, UM, THE CONNECTIVITY TO GRAND PRAIRIE AND ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENS ON THE GRAND PRAIRIE SIDE.

AND THEN FOR DUNCANVILLE ROAD, WE DID LOOK AT THE CONNECTIVITY AND DESIGNATION, UH, FROM THE CITY LIMITS TO THE SOUTH, AND ALL THE ADJACENT CITY AND COUNTY MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLANS DO SHOW IT AS A FOUR LANE DIVIDED, UH, OR SO, WHICH IS A MINOR ARTERIAL IN OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

AND SO, UM, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO RETAIN THAT DESIGNATION FOR DUNCANVILLE ROAD.

IT ALIGNS WITH ALL THE OTHER, UH, THOROUGHFARE PLANS.

AND MY TIME IS UP .

IF THERE AREN'T ANY CHANGES TO THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN, UH, THERE WON'T BE ANY ACTION BY THE COUNCIL.

BUT IF YOU ALL DIRECT STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AMENDING THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN, WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE IT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO, WANTED TO PRESENT THAT FOLLOW UP BRIEFING TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING AND RECEIVE ANY DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL TO CLARIFY ON THE, UM, DOUGLASVILLE ROAD.

MM-HMM.

, UM, COULD YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE? MM-HMM.

, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT BOTH DALLAS COUNTY, ELLIS COUNTY, UM, MM-HMM.

, UM, IS VELA THE NEXT, IS VELA THE ONLY CITY? SO, UH, THERE'S NO DESOTO, THERE'S NO ANY OTHER CITY ON DOUGLASVILLE ROAD FOR THAT, FOR THAT STRETCH? NO, FOR THAT.

JUST O VILLA.

AND THEN THE, THAT DESIGNATION IS THE SAME IN ALL OF THOSE PLANS.

DO WE HAVE A, UM, UH, HOW OLD THAT PLAN IS? DO YOU HAVE THAT FOR O VILLAS? FOR O VILLA? YEAH.

NO, WE COULD FIND THAT INFORMATION.

OKAY.

YEAH, I, IT, IT, I'M BE CURIOUS TO KNOW IF IT'S 20 YEARS OR MORE, BECAUSE IT, THAT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, REFERENCING, UH, DATA THAT MIGHT BE EIGHT, UH, UH, MAYBE EXPIRED NOW.

UM, AND, UM, FOUR TO SIX, I THINK THAT'S, THAT MATCHES UP WHAT WE'RE PLANNING RIGHT NOW FOR ELLIS COUNTY.

YES.

FOUR.

OKAY.

MM-HMM.

.

OKAY.

ELLIS COUNTY SHOWS FOUR TO SIX, BUT, UH, DALLAS COUNTY.

AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE ALL, UM, YOU KNOW, THOSE DESIGNATIONS WHEN IT, IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OF THOSE ROADWAYS HAVE TO BE FUTURE STUDIED BASED ON, YOU KNOW, THE PACE OF DEVELOPMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THAT CAN ALWAYS BE DONE AS WELL.

AND IF YOU WAS TO GO BACK ONE MORE MM-HMM.

, UM, UH, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SHOWS SIX LANE DIVIDED YES.

MM-HMM.

, UH, AND THEN I GUESS THE REQUEST FOR IT TO BE ABLE TO BE DOWNGRADED, UM, I GUESS MY, MY REQUEST IS EVEN IF THE COUNCIL WAS TO SAY, UM, LET'S, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO SET ASIDE CAPITAL FUNDS FOR THAT.

AND AGAIN, I'M REFERENCING, UM, AND YOU KNOW, PROBABLY HAS MORE CLEARER VIEW, BUT WHEN WE LOOKED AT MANSFIELD ROAD, IT TOOK 20 YEARS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT.

MM-HMM.

.

UM, SO I DON'T, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DOWNGRADE IT, UM, IT WOULDN'T, IT WOULDN'T BE TOMORROW THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GET

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I MEAN, IT WOULD LITERALLY TAKE MAYBE 10 YEARS AT THE EARLIEST FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET IT DONE.

SO.

CORRECT.

I, I GUESS TO ME, AND, AND, AND, AND COUNCILOR MCCURDY, YOU PROBABLY CAN, YOU PROBABLY HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS IN THE LAKE RIDGE COMMUNITY, BUT, UH, THIS WOULDN'T BE, IF COUNCIL MADE A DECISION TOMORROW, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY CHANGES UNTIL WE GET IT FUNDED AND AS PLENTIFUL AS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, EVEN, YOU KNOW, WITHIN ANY TIME RECENT.

SO JUST DOWNGRADING IT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S REALLY GONNA ACCOMPLISH, I GUESS IS, IS MY POINT.

UM, YOU KNOW, BUT THE REAL NEED WILL BE, YOU KNOW, 10, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, I GUESS IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

SO, AND, AND AGAIN, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDING POLICY IS ONE THING, BUT FUNDING IS ANOTHER.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF MY FEEDBACK ON THAT.

WELL, THE, UH, THE GENERAL OPPOSITION I IS THE, IS THE NOTION OF LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY EVER BEING WIDENED TO, TO SIX LANES GOING THROUGH THE HEART OF THE, THE LAKE RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS A GREENWAY AND, YOU KNOW, DESIGNATED A GREENWAY ROADWAY.

UM, EXPANDING THAT TO, TO SIX LANES WOULD, WOULD ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATE THAT AS A, A GREENWAY GREEN BELT ROADWAY AS WELL IN, IN MY MIND.

BECAUSE THE, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE EXPANSION WOULD ELIMINATE THE MEDIAN, IS THAT CORRECT? IT WOULD MODIFY THE MEDIAN.

THE RIGHT OF WAY IS ALREADY OBTAINED THROUGH THERE.

SO IT WOULD MODIFY THE MEDIAN, THE LANES WOULD BE BUILT INSIDE, ESSENTIALLY.

RIGHT.

SO THE, SO THE, THE I, SO THE MEDIAN WOULD GO AWAY.

THE MEDIAN WOULD, WOULD BE REDUCED FROM ITS CURRENT WIDTH DOWN TO ABOUT SIX FEET, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT SURE OF THE CURRENT WIDTH OF IT.

IS THE, THE, WELL, THE, THE, MY, MY POINT BEING THAT THE EXPANSION WOULD TAKE OUT THE MEDIAN AND, AND, CORRECT.

YEAH.

SO, YOU KNOW, AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, FROM LAKE, FROM, FROM PRAIRIE VIEW TO TO 67, UM, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THAT SECTION OF LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY.

AND, AND, AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THAT SECTION OF LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE OVERPASS BEING CONSTRUCTED 67, IS GOING TO GET A LOT MORE TRAFFIC, UM, AS, AS PRAIRIE VIEW IS INTERSECTED IN EVENTUALLY INTO GRAND PRAIRIE, INTO, UH, GRAND PRAIRIE AND, AND MANSFIELD.

UM, BUT I, I, I THINK THE, THE PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO SEE LAKERIDGE PARKWAY KEPT IN ITS CURRENT STATE FROM, FROM PRAIRIE VIEW TO, TO MANSFIELD ROAD AND, AND FOR, FOR OUR POLICY TO REFLECT THAT PREFERENCE.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CONTACT COUNSEL.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

SO FOR CLARIFICATION, IS THERE DIRECTION FOR US TO BEGIN THE PROCEEDINGS WITH THAT THOROUGHFARE PLAN AMENDMENT, OR IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION NEEDED BY THE COUNSEL? UH, SO PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE VIEW, UH, IT IS, WHAT IS, WHAT'S MENTIONED ON HERE IS ACTUALLY IN THE PLANS RIGHT NOW, OR THAT THAT'S CURRENTLY IT'S PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL.

IT WOULD RETAIN, IT WOULD STAY THE SAME.

OKAY.

THE, THE QUESTION IS TO, UH, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY'S POINT IS, IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION TO MODIFIED LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY OH, TO, OH, TO GO TO MAKE IT DOWNGRADE? MM-HMM.

, I MEAN, FROM PRAIRIE VIEW TO MAIN, FROM NORTH OF PRAIRIE VIEW? MM-HMM.

OH, OH, GOING NORTH.

YES.

I MEAN, YEAH, I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT THE PLAN WAS NOT TO CHANGE THAT THE CURRENT DESIGNATION IS NOT TO CHANGE IT.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL TONIGHT BECAUSE NO, I'M SAYING, I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

THE EXISTING PLAN RIGHT NOW IS, IT WILL NOT WHITEN, IS IT, IS THE PLAN TOO WHITENING? IT, IT IS DESIGNATED AS A SIX LANE, A FULL SIX LANE ARTERIAL.

OH, OKAY.

NO, I'M OKAY TO, TO CHANGE THAT.

OKAY.

YES.

I'M SORRY.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? NO.

OKAY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO CHANGING IT FROM, UH, FROM LAKERIDGE PARKWAY, FROM PRAIRIE VIEW, NORTH TO MANSFIELD ROAD, JUST THAT STRIP THERE.

I DON'T HAVE AN, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE THERE.

OKAY.

UH, JUST SO GET CLARIFICATION, WE HAVE CONSENSUS BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU FOR VOTE.

RIGHT.

WE WILL, UH, RE ADVERTISE IT FOR 30 DAYS.

IT'LL GO BACK TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

RIGHT.

AND THEN CITY COUNCIL.

SO JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THAT DIRECTION.

AND IT WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING.

YES.

.

OKAY.

AND WE TAKE THEIR SILENCE AS THEY ARE IN AGREEMENT, , THEY DO AGREE.

UH, I JUST LOOK COUNSEL TO GO BEYOND THE, TO BE, TO GO BEYOND THE SILENCE.

IT WILL GO UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO JUST BE AWARE THAT IF,

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SO IF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT IS ENOUGH AND THAT MAKES SENSE, THEN THAT'S OKAY.

WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.

BUT IT WILL GO UP BEFORE A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO THAT, SO THAT DIRECTION, THAT IS TO CHANGE WHAT WE'VE ALREADY HAD AND KIND OF DO GO FORWARD AND DOWNGRADE IT TO FORWARD FOR THE PORTION PRAIRIE VIEW.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A BIG IMPACT AT THIS POINT, STAYING AT SIX.

UM, SO YEAH, I, I CAN GO EITHER WAY, BUT I, BUT I THINK AT THIS POINT, AS LONG AS THE LAKERIDGE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT COULD BE DONE IN THERE AND, AND THE FACT THAT NOT CHANGING, ITS NOT A BIG DEAL, YOU KNOW? SO JUST FOR MY CLARIFICATION, SO WHAT WERE TWO DIRECTIONS, LEAVE IT AS IT IS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED OR DOWNGRADE PRAIRIE VIEW, UM, MANS LAKE RIDGE ROAD FROM PRAIRIE VIEW TO MANSFIELD ROAD TO FOUR LANES, FOUR, YES.

TO A FOUR TO THE DESIGNATION, TO A MINORITY, THE DESIGNATION, BECAUSE CURRENTLY IT'S FOUR LANES.

IT'S CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED THAT WAY.

UM, AND WHATEVER, UH, I UNDERSTAND.

I, I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

THIS IS, I WOULD NOT WANT US TO HAMSTRING FUTURE COUNCILS AND CITIZENS WHO HAVE YET TO COME TO OUR COMMUNITY ON SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DONE.

AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, IF WE DO THIS, THIS IS 20 YEARS OUT AND 20 YEARS FROM NOW, IT MAY BE WE WANT TO KEEP IT THIS WAY.

UM, I, I WOULD BE INCLINED TO KEEP IT AS IT IS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT IF, IF, IF, IF THE CONSENSUS IS OTHERWISE, THAT IS OKAY ALSO, BUT I WOULD BE OKAY KEEPING IT THE WAY IT IS.

UM, THE NATURAL COURSE OF EVENTS WILL DICTATE WHAT THIS ROLE WILL BE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU ALL.

AND KEEP IN MIND, THERE COULD BE ANOTHER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BETWEEN NOW AND 10 YEARS.

YES.

RIGHT? SO YES.

YEAH.

FOR 20 YEARS, BUT, CORRECT.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

AND, UH, COUNCILOR MALONE, DO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT JOE WILSON? WE'RE GOOD.

OKAY.

THANKS.

DR.

BILL.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

DR.

DR.

BILL.

SORRY.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU MS. CHASITY.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[4. Briefing on proposed ordinance regarding no-thru truck traffic. ]

AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR ELLA REYES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNSEL, UM, TALKING ABOUT THIS, UH, UH, THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

IF YOU RECALL, DURING THOSE DISCUSSIONS, UH, ABOUT BA ALCON'S, UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, TRUCK TRAFFIC AND HOW, UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE, UH, NO ORDINANCES OR ABILITY TO REGULATE, UH, WHAT ROUTES TRUCK USE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR SMALLER STREETS.

UM, OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NO THROUGH TRUCK ORDINANCE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

UH, WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE, UM, TO COME UP WITH, UH, A GOOD START, UH, FOR WHERE WE THINK WE SHOULD BE TO REGULATE TRUCK TRAFFIC WHEN IT COMES TO THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC.

AND SO I'M GONNA BE PRESENTING THAT TO YOU TONIGHT.

UM, AS ALWAYS, WE GONNA START WITH OUR MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES, UM, THAT WE ENVISION CEDAR HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.

YOU KNOW, HAVING, UH, THESE REGULATIONS IN PLACE WILL HELP THAT.

UH, WE DO WANT, UM, OUR CITIZENS TO FEEL SAFE, UH, AND NOT HAVE THESE BIG TRUCKS MOVING THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, UNNECESSARILY.

UM, AND SO FOR OUR PURSUING PREMIER, YOU KNOW, CLEAN AND SAFE, UH, EXCELLENT, SAFE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, AND SO THOSE ARE, UH, THE PREMIER STATEMENTS THAT WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS.

UH, IN THIS PRESENTATION.

UH, WE'LL GO OVER THE PREVIOUS DIRECTION THAT WE WERE GIVEN BY COUNSEL, UH, OUR CURRENT, UH, TRUCK RESTRICTIONS AND, UH, CHANGING TO SOME DEFINITIONS.

UH, AND THEN THE, WE WILL GO SHOW A MAP OF THE, THE TRUCK ROUTES, GO OVER THE COST AND TIMELINE OF THE EVENTS, OUR COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, AND THEN OUR NEXT STEPS.

SO IF YOU RECALL, UM, DURING THAT, UH, ALCON'S PRESENTATION, COUNSEL DID ASK ABOUT THE NOTE THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO LAKERIDGE DRIVE, UM, MOUNT LEBANON, UM, AND TEXAS

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AND SO, UH, WE TOOK A LOOK AT THAT AS PART OF THIS, UH, IN THIS AMENDMENT.

THIS ORDINANCE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 1987.

SO A LOT OF THE DEFINITIONS THAT ARE IN THE ORDINANCE WERE OUTDATED.

SO WE WORK WITH, UH, OUR ATTORNEY AND OUR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, UH, ENFORCEMENT EXPERTS, UH, TO UPDATE ALL OF THE DEFINITIONS IN THE ORDINANCES.

UM, AND SO CHANGING, UH, THE WEIGHTS ALSO, UH, WITH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEFINITIONS IN THE TRANSPORTATION CODE.

AND SO, UM, THE WAY IT IS NOW IS WE'RE ADDING THE LANGUAGE ABOUT THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC.

UM, SO WHAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS COULD EXPECT IF THE ORDINANCE PASSES IS THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU'LL SEE, UH, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES IN AN AREA THAT'S A, A NO THROUGH TRUCK ZONE, IS IF THEY HAVE A BUSINESS PURPOSE TO BE THERE.

IF THEY'RE MAKING A DELIVERY, IF THEY'RE DOING ROAD REPAIRS, IF THEY ARE, UH, A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE, A TRUCK THAT'S GOING TO DELIVER CEMENT TRUCK OR A ROOFING TRUCK.

UM, BUT THERE CURRENTLY ARE NO REGULATIONS THAT PROHIBIT THE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC.

AND SO WHAT HAPPENS A LOT OF TIMES WITH OUR GPSS IS WHEN A, A DRIVER WILL PUT IN AN ADDRESS, IT'S GONNA SHOW THEM THE FAST, THE FASTEST, SHORTEST ROUTE POSSIBLE, AND MANY TIMES THAT CURRENTLY TAKES THEM THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND SO THIS, UH, ORDINANCE IS GOING TO GIVE US, UH, SOME RULES IN PLACE, UM, TO PROHIBIT THAT FROM HAPPENING AS A CUT THROUGH.

AND SO, UM, WE WILL, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE GONNA SEE THE, THE LIST OF THE KNOW THROUGH TRUCK ZONE STREETS.

UM, WE DID TALK WITH THE JUDGE, THE FINE AMOUNT FOR THIS IS AUTHORIZED UP TO $2,000.

THE JUDGE BELIEVES THAT FOR A FIRST VIOLATION, IT WILL BE ABOUT A $500 FINE WITH SUBSEQUENT INCREASES FOR MORE VIOLATIONS.

SO THIS IS, UH, WHERE WE'RE GONNA PLAN ON STARTING OUR NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTES.

UH, THE HIGHLIGHTED ONES WERE THE ONES THAT CAME UP DURING THAT DISCUSSION WITH, UM, THE BALCONES NEIGHBORHOOD, LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY, LAKEVIEW, TEXAS PLUME, AND MOUNT LEBANON.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THOSE ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN.

UM, AND THEN, UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU A, A VISUAL, THIS IS WHAT THE MAP WILL LOOK LIKE.

UH, THE LIGHT BLUE ROUTES ARE THE PROPOSED NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTES.

UH, AND THE, THE GRAPHIC ON THE RIGHT IS JUST KIND OF A BLOWN UP VERSION OF THE DOWNTOWN SO THAT YOU CAN GET A BETTER VISUAL OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, IT PRETTY MUCH BOXES IN MOST OF OUR, IF NOT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH ANY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY.

UM, AND, UH, LAKERIDGE BOULEVARD, THE MAIN, UH, THOROUGH FARES ARE GOING TO BE, UH, 1382, UH, AND BELTLINE, UH, FOR TRUCK TRAFFIC COMING IN TO THE CITY.

UH, AND ALONG WITH HIGHWAY 67.

SO THE COST AND TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION, UH, WE WILL NEED TO PUT SIGNS AT BOTH ENTRANCES TO EVERY, UH, DESIGNATED NO TRUCK, NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTE.

UH, IT'S GONNA BE ESTIMATED THAT THE SIGNS ARE GONNA COST ABOUT $15,000.

THEY WILL HAVE TO BE CUSTOM MADE BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE OUR ORDINANCE A NUMBER ON THE SIGNS, UM, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THEM INSTALLED.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT, UH, A NINE WEEK TURNAROUND TIME TO ORDER THE SIGNS, GET THE SIGNS, AND HAVE THE SIGNS INSTALLED.

NOW, ONCE, UM, WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, IF IT PASSES, UH, WE WILL HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN USING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE'LL DO A MEDIA RELEASE.

OUR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTORS HAVE A REALLY GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ALLIANCE, ALONG WITH THE DFW SAFETY COUNCIL.

UM, AND WE WILL, UH, TRAIN THEM AND PUT OUT INFORMATION TO THEM SO THEY CAN SHARE IT WITH ALL OF THEIR DRIVERS.

UM, AND THEN ONCE THE SIGNS ARE UP AND WE ARE, HAVE ALREADY, UH, COMPLETED THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, WE WILL ALLOW FOR A 30 DAY EDUCATIONAL GRACE PERIOD, UH, WHERE WE JUST ISSUE WARNINGS.

UH, AND THE WORD WILL GET AROUND QUICK TO THESE DRIVERS.

THEY ALL TALK TO EACH OTHER.

AND LIKE I SAID, UM, WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

WE DO JOINT TRAINING OPERATIONS WITH THEM.

YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL IS FOR THESE TRUCK DRIVERS TO BE SAFE.

UH, AND OUR, UH, CMB INSPECTOR SWEENEY AND LENNEY DO A GOOD JOB OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND TRAINING THEM ON HOW WE CAN BE SAFE TOGETHER.

SO OUR NEXT STEPS, UH, FOR THIS PROCESS WOULD BE, UH, THE ORDINANCE IS ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA TONIGHT.

UM, SO THERE WOULD BE, UH, COUNCIL ACTION TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE IF THAT'S A, A DIRECTION THAT WE'RE TOLD TO GO IN.

AND THEN FROM THERE, UH, ORDER THE SIGNS, INSTALL THE SIGNS, MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, AND THEN THE 30 DAY GRACE PERIOD, AND THEN EVENTUALLY, UH, ENFORCEMENT.

UM, AND PART OF THAT EDUCATIONAL PERIOD WILL ALSO BE, UM, SHARING WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE CURRENT TOOLS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, UM, REMINDING THEM THAT WE HAVE CURRENT ORDINANCES THAT DO NOT ALLOW COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, AND SO WE CAN ENFORCE THAT TODAY, UM, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND

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'CAUSE WE, WE DON'T WANT THOSE LARGE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, OVERNIGHT PARKING.

UM, AND THEN, UM, THAT'S ALL.

SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNSEL? THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, UPDATE, UH, UH, UH, CHIEF COUPLE THINGS.

UM, DO WE NEED IS, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS EMERGENCY VEHICLES, IS THERE ANYTHING, I MEAN, HOW, HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE EXEMPT? YEAH, SO THERE'S EXCEPTIONS IN THE ORDINANCE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

SO, YEAH.

OKAY.

MM-HMM.

.

SO NOTHING NEEDS TO BE POSTED ON, ON, ON THE RIGHT OF WAY.

YEAH.

UH, AND I GUESS, UH, ANY OF THE, UH, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE TRUCKS WITH THE TRAILERS.

MM-HMM.

, UM, IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE TRAILERS, ARE THE TRUCKS, ARE THEY, UM, ARE THEY GRANTED EXCESS OR ARE THEY CONSIDERED, YOU KNOW, JUST THE 18 WHEELER BY ITSELF WITHOUT A TRAILER? THAT WOULD BE OVER THE 10,000 POUND LIMIT.

SO THAT IS STILL CONSIDERED A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T HAVE A TRAILER, THE TRUCK WITHOUT THE TRAILER.

MM-HMM.

IS STILL OVER LIMIT? CORRECT.

OKAY.

I ALREADY DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

AND THAT'S AL ALSO COVERED BY THE CURTAIN ORDINANCE AS WELL ABOUT NO OVERNIGHT PARKING.

OKAY.

YEP.

UH, AS FAR AS, UM, RESIDENTS THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, NEED A MOVING TRUCK, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, UH, HOW, HOW CAN THEY GET ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY? YEAH, THE, THE TRUCK DRIVERS WILL KNOW IF THEY HAVE A BUSINESS PURPOSE, THEY'RE MAKING A DELIVERY OR DOING WORK, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO GO INTO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

OKAY.

AND THAT'LL BE PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.

OKAY.

YEP.

MM-HMM.

.

OKAY.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNSEL? UH, UH, COUNCILOR MCCARTY? SO, UM, AND THANK, THANK YOU CHIEF FOR, UH, AND YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR, FOR GETTING THIS ORDINANCE DRAFTED.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

UM, ADDRESSING SOME OF THE, THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE, THE TRUCK SAFETY TRAFFIC ON, ON SOME OF, NOT EVEN OUR RESIDENTIAL STREETS, BUT SOME OF OUR VERY NARROW, UM, UH, RURAL ROADS.

UH, IF, YOU KNOW, IF A CITIZEN SEES, YOU KNOW, SEES A TRUCK THAT'S GOING DOWN A ROAD AND THEY DON'T THINK IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, MM-HMM.

, YOU KNOW, WHO SHOULD THEY COME, HOW SHOULD THEY GO ABOUT ADDRESSING THAT? DO THEY CALL THE NINE NINE ONE ONE? DO THEY CALL THE NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER? WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS? UM, THEY CAN, UH, CALL THE NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER AND REPORT IT.

UM, AND WE CAN HAVE OUR CMV GUYS FOLLOW UP.

UH, A LOT OF THE TIMES THAT MAY JUST BE EDUCATIONAL.

UM, IF WE DO HAVE AN OFFICER NEARBY, AN OFFICER COULD GO BY AND CHECK ON IT.

AND OFFICER DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO STOP A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHECKING THEIR BILL LADING TO SEE WHAT THEIR DESTINATION IS.

UM, SO WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, A AN OFFICER DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE A PROBABLE CAUSE LIKE THEY DO WITH A NORMAL PERSON TO HAVE A TRAFFIC VIOLATION.

YOU CAN STOP THAT VEHICLE JUST TO LOOK AT THEIR BILL OF LADING TO SEE WHAT THEIR DESTINATION IS.

SO, YEP.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE.

CHIEF, I HAVE A QUESTION.

IS THERE ANY KIND OF LANGUAGE OR LITERATURE IN THERE THAT COVERS, SO I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT NORMAL RESIDENTIAL PARKING, BUT WHEN WE KIND OF GO TO A SITUATION OF MAYBE SOMEONE THAT HAS AN ACRE, THREE ACRES, FIVE ACRES, SIX ACRES, A LOT BIGGER AREA, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THERE FOR THAT, THAT RESTRICTS THEM FROM, OR ARE THEY ABLE TO PARK IT? COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, RESIDENTIAL? THEY CANNOT.

THEY CANNOT.

MM-HMM.

DOESN'T MATTER.

LOT SIZE OR ACREAGE OR ANYTHING, CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, CUSTOMER GLOVER.

THANK YOU.

GREAT PRESENTATION.

AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, HAVING THE SIGNS ON EITHER END OF THOSE THOROUGHFARES NEGATES THE NEED TO HAVE SIGNS POSTED WITHIN OUR, OUR SUBDIVISIONS AND COMMUNITIES SAYING NO TRUCK TRAFFIC, BECAUSE THOSE SIGNS WILL PREVENT TRUCKS FROM, FROM EVEN ACCESSING THAT ROAD EX EXCEPT FOR DELIVERIES, CORRECT? YEAH.

IF THEY HAD A DELIVERY AND, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S SAY THEY HAD A DELIVERY ON, ON LITTLE CREEK, RIGHT? UM, THEN THEY'RE GONNA DELIVER THERE, BUT IF THEY CUT THROUGH LITTLE CREEK, THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A NO NO THROUGH TRUCK ZONE TRAFFIC.

AND THAT WOULD BE A VIOLATION IF, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN.

SO, SO OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS YEAH.

UM, MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR SIGNS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE WE HAVE SIGNS POSTED ON THERE.

RIGHT.

MOST ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BOXED IN.

YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE MAP HERE THAT THERE'S GONNA BE ENTRANCE SIGNS, UH, BEFORE YOU GET INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THERE'S NO NEED TO PUT THEM AT ALL THE ENTRANCES TO EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF? OKAY.

THANK YOU.

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT ON THE AGENDA.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[5. Briefing on fire personnel schedules. ]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY INTERIM FIRE CHIEF, UH, REYES.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD, GOOD.

EARLY EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TO PRESENT ON THE PROPOSED FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SCHEDULE CHANGE FROM 24 48 TO 48 96.

AS WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, WE START WITH OUR MISSION, VISION,

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UH, WE ENVISION CEDAR HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.

UH, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT, UH, I HAVE A LOT OF, UH, MY FIREFIGHTERS WIVES AND CHILDREN HERE PRESENT.

I HAVE, UH, MRS. BARTON, MRS. PEREZ, UH, MRS. GLOB, WHO, AND MRS. CHAVEZ, UH, THEY'RE ALL PRESENT, UH, WANTING TO EXPRESS THEIR, UH, THEIR, THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE, FOR THE SCHEDULE CHANGE.

THIS IS GONNA BE IMPORTANT FOR THE FAMILY UNIT.

UH, BUT I HERE AND I'VE GOT A GROUP OF GUYS BACK THERE IN THE BACK AS WELL THAT, UH, HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INTEREST AS WELL.

UH, THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS, CUSTOMERS AND CUSTOMERS.

AND CONSISTENT, CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY VALUES.

THIS IS GONNA BE A, AN INITIATIVE WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO DELIVER OUR SERVICES BETTER TO EACH AND EVERY CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

UH, OUR VALUES ARE PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP, HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, AND BEHAVIORAL INTEGRITY AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

UH, IN PURSUING PREMIER, UH, THIS INITIATIVE FALLS IN LINE WITH, UH, CEDAR HILL IS CLEAN, CEDAR HILL IS SAFE, AND CEDAR HILL IS ENGAGED, AGED IN SERVING OUR CUSTOMER, OR MRS. SMITH OR THE CITIZEN.

THIS IS WHAT OUR CURRENT SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE.

UH, IT'S A 24 ON 48 OFF, UH, SCHEDULE.

AND THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE IS A 48 HOUR ON WITH THE BACKEND OF, OF 96 HOURS OFF.

UH, IN THE COMING SLIDES, I'LL SHOW YOU WHY THIS IS GONNA BE A BETTER WAY FOR US TO DELIVER OUR SERVICES TO, TO THE CITIZEN AND TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, OUR SURROUNDING, UH, JURISDICTIONS, UH, AROUND CEDAR HILL, AND YOU LOOK AT THE COLUMN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, EVERY CITY WITH AN ASTERISK NEXT TO IT HAS EITHER ALREADY GONE TO 48 96 OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THE, THE ONLY THREE THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING IN JANUARY ARE CEDAR HILL, DESOTO, AND, AND MIDLOTHIAN.

UH, THE ONLY, UH, CITY WITHOUT AN ASTERISK THERE IS, IS LANCASTER, BUT 11 OF OUR 12 SURVEY CITIES HAVE EITHER ALREADY GONE OR ARE GOING 48 96.

THE ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS, UH, RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF FIREFIGHTERS WITH, WITH TIES TO, TO OUR COMMUNITY, RETAINING MY GUYS, MY GUYS IN THAT BACK, THAT BACK ROW, THAT, UH, KNOW THE CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL THAT KNOW THE STREETS, THAT KNOW THE BUILDINGS.

THAT'S THE BEST THING FOR MR. AND MRS. SMITH OR OUR CITIZEN.

UH, A LOT OF THINGS GOES THROUGH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.

THEY HELPED US CONDUCT A SURVEY BACK IN AUGUST.

THAT SURVEY REVEALED THAT 93.55% OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE IN, IN SUPPORT OF GOING TO A 48 96, UH, SCHEDULE.

AND, UH, WE'LL, UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AND, AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT SHORTLY.

UH, THIS IS GONNA BE A RECRUITING TOOL THAT HELPS US MAINTAIN OUR COMPETITIVENESS.