Oct 08, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting

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GOOD EVENING

[1. Call meeting to order.]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 2024.

THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING.

ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY POSTED.

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

I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

I HAVE 7:00 PM NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION.

THIS WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR STEVE BOYER WITH UH, TRINITY CHURCH.

AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THAT WILL BE GIVEN BY OUR MAYOR PROTE ALLEN SIMS. SO IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND.

AND MR. BOYER, IF YOU ARE HERE, CAN YOU PLEASE COME ON DOWN? THERE YOU ARE.

GOOD EVENING.

HOW YOU DOING THERE? DOING WELL.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? LET'S PRAY.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU GOD, JUST FOR YOUR BLESSINGS AND YOUR PRESENCE HERE TODAY.

YOUR WORD SAYS PROVERBS 50 23.

GIVING THANKS IS A SACRIFICE THAT HONORS YOU THE MOST.

AND FATHER, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR, THANKFUL FOR YOUR BLESSINGS OVER OUR CITY, OVER OUR SCHOOLS, OVER OUR BUSINESSES.

THANK YOU FOR OUR MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO, TIM, AND OUR COUNCIL AS THEY LEAD US.

FATHER, WE ALSO ASK THAT IF WE NEED WISDOM, WE ASK FOR IT.

AND WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM OVER THESE MEETINGS TODAY.

PRAY, LORD GOD, THAT EVERYTHING IS DONE IN ORDER.

AND WE JUST PRAY GOD FOR A SPIRIT OF PEACE, TO BE OVER OUR MEETINGS, OVER OUR COMMUNITY, LORD.

AND WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY.

YOUR NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

PRAISE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG, TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE, ALLEGIANCE, FLAG.

THE UNITED, UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REPUBLIC, WHICH HE STANDS, ONE NATION, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITHIN JESUS FOR TEXAS FLAG, TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE USED TO THE TEXAS STATE UNDER GOD.

THANK YOU ALL AND YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

THANK YOU PASTOR BROER.

THANKS FOR MAKING TIME FOR US.

UH, NEXT WE'LL HAVE PRESENTATIONS,

[a. Present a Proclamation designating October 12, 2024 as World Migratory Bird Day in Cedar Hill. ]

PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING OCTOBER 12TH, 2024 AS WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN AND OUR VERY OWN KATIE CHRISTMAN.

IS SHE HERE? THERE SHE IS.

COME ON DOWN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WELL, IT'S MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO, UH, TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION OF THE, UH, OF THE MAYOR.

OF COURSE, I THINK HE HANDED THAT TO ME BECAUSE HE KNOWS HOW MY WIFE LOVES BIRDS.

AND THIS IS A TREE CITY USA ANYWAY, SO AREN'T WE.

SO, SO PROCLAMATION, OFFICE OF MAYOR, WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY.

WHEREAS MIGRATORY BIRDS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY CONTROLLING INSECTS, PE, INSECT PESTS, AND GENERATING MILLIONS OF RECREATIONAL DOLLARS STATEWIDE.

WHEREAS THE CON THE CONSERVATION THEME IS, UH, THIS YEAR IS PROTECT INSECTS, PROTECT BIRDS, AND FOCUSES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INSECTS AS ESSENTIAL FOOD SOURCES FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS.

AND WHEREAS VIRTUALLY ALL MIGRATORY BIRDS RELY ON WATER AND SOME TYPE OF WETLAND HABITAT AT SOME POINT DURING THEIR LIFE CYCLES, LAKES, RIVER, STREAMS, PONDS, WETLANDS, COAST COASTAL MARSHES AND OCEANS ARE VITAL FOR FEEDING, DRINKING, OR NESTING AND EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PLACES TO REST AND REFUEL DURING MIGRATION.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONCERN ARE CRUCIAL COMPONENTS OF MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION.

AND WHEREAS CITIZENS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT BIRDS, INFORMED ABOUT THE THREATS THEY FACE AND EMPOWERED TO HELP ADDRESS THOSE THREATS THAT CAN DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO MAINTAINING HEALTHY BIRD POPULATION.

AND WHEREAS SINCE 1993, WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY, WNBD HAS BECOME A PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR FOCUSING PUBLIC ATTENTION ON NEARLY 350 SPECIES AND TR THAT TRAVEL BETWEEN NESTING HABITS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA AND THEIR WINTERING GROUNDS IN SOUTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, AND THE CARIBBEAN AND THE SOUTHERN US.

AND WHEREAS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BIRDS WILL OBSERVE, A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE WILL OBSERVE WMBD GATHERING IN TOWN SQUARES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SCHOOLS, PARKS, NATURE CENTERS, AND WILDLIFE REFUGE TO LEARN ABOUT BIRDS AND TAKE ACTION TO CONSERVE THEM AND SIMPLY TO HAVE FUN.

AND WHEREAS WHILE WMBD IS ANNUALLY RECOGNIZED TWO DAYS OUTTA THE YEAR, IT'S ENCOURAGED THAT PLANNERS AND CITY STAFF SCHEDULE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS ON DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT BEST SUITED THE PRESENCE OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND CONVERSATION AND CONSERVATION.

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I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE THIS OBSERVATION OBSERVANCE AND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE MIGRATORY BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS.

AND IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE.

IN WITNESS HEREOF, I HAVE HERE TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024, SIGNED BY OUR MAYOR STEVE MASON.

AND I WILL SAY ONE OF THE PARTS DOWN HERE WHEN IT'S TALKING ABOUT ENCOURAGING THE CITY PLANNERS AND THE STAFF AND SCHEDULING, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, IN THE EARLY PARTS OF OUR DEVELOPMENT, A LOT OF TIMES WE'D BE COMING IN AND DEVELOPERS WOULD COME IN AND, AND NOT TIMING IT WITH THE BIRDS THAT WERE HERE.

AND I GOT EARFUL FROM MY WIFE ON THAT WAY BACK THERE.

AND I CAN TELL YOU NOW, NOW, NOW, AS MUCH AS THEY CAN, THEY TRY TO PLAN AROUND THINGS LIKE THAT TO PROTECT OUR BIRDS AND OUR MIGRATORY BIRDS.

SO THANK YOU STAFF FOR DOING THAT.

SO WHO DO I PRESENT THIS TO? YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? WANNA GET SOME PICTURES FIRST? OKAY.

WELL FIRST, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING THIS PROCLAMATION WITH CEDAR HILL.

BEING A BIRD CITY, IT JUST WARMS MY HEART TO KNOW THAT THEY CONTINUE TO INVEST IN BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE BY RECOGNIZING THESE SPECIAL DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND IT'S INTERESTING ALSO THAT THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY IS PROTECT INSECTS, PROTECT BIRDS.

AND SO THE NATIVE LANDSCAPING GOES HAND IN HAND WITH PROTECTING BIRDS BECAUSE IF WE BRING IN THE INSECTS WHO ARE ATTRACTED TO THESE NATIVE PLANTS, YOU'RE GOING TO ALSO ATTRACT BIRDS TO OUR URBAN WILD PLACES AS WELL AS NATURE AND OPEN SPACES.

AND SO WE, AT DOGWOOD CANYON, AT THE STATE PARK, AT, UH, TRAFFICKING HICKMAN AND ALL AROUND THE CITY, NATIVE LANDSCAPING IS PUT IN, IN A LOT OF PLACES.

AND IT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED TO BRIDGE THOSE GAPS BETWEEN OUR URBAN LANDSCAPES AND THE NATURAL HABITATS.

SO, I MEAN, JUST IN TEXAS ALONE, THERE ARE 1100 NATIVE BEES.

IGNORE THE HONEYBEE EUROPEAN HONEYBEE.

THERE ARE 1100 NATIVE BEES JUST IN TEXAS.

THERE'S OVER 4,000 IN THE US AND THOSE BEES PROVIDE VITAL SERVICES, BUT THERE ARE ALSO GOING TO HELP THE NATIVE PLANTS HELP POLLINATE THEM SO THAT THOSE PLANTS CAN BEAR FRUIT AND BEAR SEEDS THAT THEN IN TURN HELP BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

SO IT ALL COMES FULL CIRCLE.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION OF THIS DAY, OCTOBER 12TH AS WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH DOGWOOD CANYON.

UH, NEXT PRESENTATION

[b. Present a Proclamation designating the month of October 2024 as National Code Enforcement Appreciation Month in Cedar Hill.]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILWOMAN AR AND, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IN, IN CODE WILL ALSO PRESENT, UH, WILL RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION.

OH, YOU ARE COUNCILWOMAN.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

A PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ENSURE THE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL BY ENFORCING LOCAL CODES AND ORDINANCES, DEALING WITH VARIOUS ISSUES, INCLUDING BUILDING, ZONING, HOUSING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND LIFE SAFETY.

AND WHEREAS THEIR EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING POTENTIAL HAZARDS, PROMOTING COMPLIANCE AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY AWARENESS ARE ESSENTIAL IN MAINTAINING SAFE, ATTRACTIVE, AND VIBRANT LIVING ENVIRONMENTS.

AND WHEREAS THESE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS OFTEN WORK BEHIND THE SCENES MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH THEIR EXPERTISE, COMMITMENT, AND SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, AND DESERVE OUR RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THEIR

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AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND DEDICATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS.

WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN CEDAR HILL SHARE THE GOALS OF PREVENTING NEIGHBORHOOD DETERIORATION, ENHANCING, ENSURING SAFETY AND PRESERVING PROPERTY VALUES THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF HOUSING ZONING AND NUISANCE CODES AND ORDINANCES.

AND WHEREAS THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT REQUEST THAT OCTOBER BE SET ASIDE TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE MADE TO THE QUALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES, TO CELEBRATE AMERICAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN MAKING COLLECTIVE DECISIONS CONCERNING OUR CITIES AND REGIONS THAT BRING QUALITY AND MEANING TO OUR LIVES.

AND TO RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

NOW THEREFORE, I, STEPHEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE MAYOR OF CITY OF MAYOR OF CEDAR HILL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2024 AS NATIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

FURTHER, I ASK OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN COMMENDING OUR CODE OFFICERS, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HARD WORK, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOMES AND PROPERTY IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THEIR DAILY TASKS.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024.

SIGNED STEVEN MASON.

MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LET'S GET A PICTURE WHILE THEY'RE TAKING THEIR PHOTO, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT IS PROBABLY THE ONE THAT ALWAYS GET THE, UH, PUBLIC COMPLAINING ABOUT THEM.

'CAUSE THEY ALWAYS PUT NOTICES ON THEIR DOOR.

SO, UH, PLEASE EVERYONE SHOW UP THEIR APPRECIATION TOWARDS OUR, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

ON BEHALF OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, WE'D LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO ALLOW CODE ENFORCEMENT TO CONDUCT OUR DUTIES, TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND MAINTAIN ITS PREMIER IMAGE.

WE'RE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

VERY WELL SAID.

AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE

[5. Citizens Forum/Public Comments. Citizens wishing to speak during this time should submit a Speaker Request Form to the City Secretary before the meeting begins. Public comments may also be submitted online at: cedarhilltx.com/publiccomment. All public comments submitted online by 3pm on City Council meeting dates will be distributed to the City Council and entered into record. ]

THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE TO SPEAK ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WOULD LIKE TO, UH, SPEAK ABOUT.

ANY ITEMS THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

OBVIOUSLY COUNSEL CANNOT, UH, DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS, UM, UH, COUNSEL.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE COMMENTS, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE WHO IS HERE WITH US TODAY.

I CAN'T MAKE OUT THE FIRST NAME, BUT JOHNSON, WHO'S VI VIDA.

VIDA, YES.

OKAY.

VITA JOHNSON, PLEASE COME ON UP.

UM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

OKAY.

MY NAME IS VITA JOHNSON AND I LIVE AT 4 41 JUSTICE DRIVE.

UM, I'VE LIVED IN CEDAR HILL FOR APPROXIMATELY MAYBE 20 YEARS.

UM, MR. SIMS, I KNOW HIM FROM GOING TO THE WRECK, HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN A WHILE, BUT, UH, FOR THE MOST PART, MY REASON FOR SPEAKING TODAY IS BECAUSE DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GO TO THE WRECK, I STARTED RIDING MY BIKE.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT UP FOR THE CROSSING THE STREETS WHERE YOU PUSH THE BUTTON AND YOU KNOW, THE CARS STOP.

BUT SO NORMALLY THE ROUTE I TAKE IS BEHIND THE WRECK GOING UP CLARK TOWARD THE FIRE STATION RIGHT THERE WHERE YOU CROSS, WHERE THE CHURCH OR WHATEVER IS.

MOST OF THE TIME THAT ONE WASN'T WORKING.

I KNOW THAT I WENT BY THERE TODAY AND IT IS WORKING NOW, BUT NORMALLY WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON ACROSS, IT'S NOT WORKING.

SOME PEOPLE STOP, SOME PEOPLE DON'T.

I IN TURN GO ALL THE WAY AROUND DOWN BY THE BASEBALL FIELD.

SO THIS MIDDLE LITTLE CREEK, UM, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU SAID FIRE STATION.

FIRE STATION ON CLARK WHEN YOU GO BACK? CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CLARK CREEK? MM-HMM.

.

SO I, THE ROUTE I TAKE IS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BASEBALL FIELD.

OKAY.

BACK THROUGH THE HOUSES, UP THE TRAIL.

OKAY.

BACK TOWARD MENTER.

GOT IT.

BUT WHEN I GET TO CROSS THERE, THERE'S

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SEVERAL TIMES I'VE SEEN STUDENTS, THEY DON'T HAVE A SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD THERE.

THEY HAVE IT AT THE CORNER, BUT THEY HAVE NOBODY THERE.

OKAY.

AND I'VE LITERALLY SEEN KIDS RUN ACROSS THE STREET AND SOMETIMES CARS STOP FOR ME.

SOMETIMES THEY DON'T, BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING THERE FOR US TO PUSH A BUTTON TO STOP THE CARS.

OKAY.

UM, AND THEN I COME ON AROUND BY THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE NEW WATERPARK, WHATEVER, AND THEN I COME THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO OF COURSE I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE NEW ONE THERE.

YOU KNOW, I PUSHED THAT ONE, THAT ONE ALWAYS WORKS, BUT WE JUST NEED SOMETHING RIGHT THERE.

AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL, WHY THEY DON'T HAVE SOMETHING THERE.

OKAY.

SOUNDS GOOD.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RED OAK CREEK TRAIL.

UM, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE OUR PARKS DIRECTOR WILL, WILL BE AWARE OF IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING UP ON THIS STUFF.

YES.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ATTENDING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO IN 20 YEARS YOU NEVER CAME TO A COUNCIL MEETING? WORK TWO JOBS.

I'M SORRY.

YOU ARE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME ANYTIME.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS.

THANKS FOR COMING.

UH, YES.

UM, SO TYPICALLY IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

BUT THANKS FOR STILL COMING UP AND I, I DON'T SEE OUR PARKS DIRECTOR, BUT OUR CITY MANAGER BE SURE TO SHARE THE MESSAGE.

SO THANK YOU.

AND I THINK SHE'S SAYING RED OAK CREEK TRAIL.

THAT'S WHAT I THINK SO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SO, UM, THAT'S ALL FOR THE CITIZENS FORUM COUNCIL.

SO I'LL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM

[a. Case No. PD-622-2024 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a change in zoning from “LR” (Local Retail) District and “SF-10” (Single-Family Residential - 10,000 square-foot lots minimum) District to “PD” (Planned Development) District for an “auto, truck and trailer dealer (primarily new/used)”, generally located on the southeast corner of North Joe Wilson Road and North J. Elmer Weaver Freeway with the approximate address being 1098 N J Elmer Weaver Freeway. Applicant: Randy Hoffman, Ed Morse Automotive Group, Representative: Suzan Kedron, Jackson Walker LLP., Property Owner: Joseph Bickham, Benda Ranch LLC. ]

UM, CASE NUMBER PD 6 2 2 2024.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT AND SF 10, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, 10,000 SQUARE FEET, UH, TERRA SQUARE FOOT LOTS, MINIMUM.

UH, DISTRICT TWO PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR AN AUTO TRUCK AND TRAILER DEALER.

PRIMARILY NEW AND USED.

GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD AND NORTH J ELMO WEAVER FREEWAY WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 10 98 NORTH J ELMER WEAVER FREEWAY, APPLICANT RANDY HOFFMAN.

ED MORRIS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP.

REPRESENTATIVE SUSAN, UH, KENDRA JACKSON WALKER, LLP PROPERTY OWNERS.

JOSEPH BECKMAN.

BRENDA RANCH, LLC.

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

I DO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CEDAR HILL CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS SUZANNE KEDRON, I'M A PARTNER AT JACKSON WALKER AND OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 2323 ROSS AVENUE.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE ED MORRIS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP FREEDOM, THE NEW, UH, LOCATION THAT WE HAVE IN HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

UM, BEFORE I'D LIKE TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND INTRODUCE YOU, OUR TEAM, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US JUST SO SO YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

UM, AS YOU'LL SEE, AS YOU'LL LEARN AS WE KIND OF PRESENT TONIGHT, UH, MORSE IS REALLY A FAMILY RUN OPERATION.

AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THOSE THAT ARE ON PART OF OUR TEAM.

WE HAVE TEDDY MORSE, YOU'RE GONNA SEE A VIDEO FROM HIM SHORTLY.

UH, RANDY HOFFMAN, HE'S OUR COO ROB JOHNSON, OUR CFO GEORGE DAVEY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL OPERATIONS.

JEFF DYER, GENERAL COUNSEL, AMANDA BARKLEY, WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.

SHE DOES E-COMMERCE AND MARKETING MANAGER.

WE HAVE KYLE BATTALION, WHICH YOU WILL HEAR FROM TONIGHT.

MS. BRENDA MOSLEY, LOUIS BEVINS, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS LB BILL PIE, OUR ARCHITECT AND MY COLLEAGUE VICTORIA MORRIS.

UH, WHAT WE ARE SEEKING TO DO IS TO TAKE TWO DISTINCT ZONING DISTRICTS, A LOCAL RETAIL AND A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, AND UNIFY IT INTO ONE SINGLE PD TO ALLOW FOR THE NEW CAR DEALERSHIP.

WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND, UM, WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO KYLE, WHO WILL INTRODUCE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, UH, TEDDY MORRIS WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT AND THE VIDEO THAT WE HAVE.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, I AM KYLE BATTALION AND I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER OF FREEDOM DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, UH, BY ED MORRIS IN DUNCANVILLE.

UM, TEDDY ASKED ME TO SPEAK FOR HIM TONIGHT AND, UH, I KNOW HE VERY MUCH WISHES HE COULD BE HERE.

UH, WE OWN 14 DEALERSHIPS IN FLORIDA, TWO OF 'EM, UH, ONE IN TAMPA, AND ONE IN DAYTONA.

SO THEY'RE RIGHT IN THE PATH OF THE STORM.

AND, UH, TEDDY IN THE PAST HAS DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO HIS EMPLOYEES AND HIS COMMUNITY.

SO HE WILL BE VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN OUR RELIEF EFFORTS, UH, IN THE COMMUNITIES, UH, THAT ARE ABOUT TO BE AFFECTED.

UM, HE DID, UH, WANT ME TO SAY HELLO AND THAT HE VERY MUCH WISHED TO BE HERE.

HE ALSO, UH, SENT A MESSAGE TO YOU, SO HOPEFULLY GET A CHANCE TO WATCH IT HERE.

CEDAR HILL, TEXAS IS WHERE OPPORTUNITIES

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AND ONE OF THE WAYS IT GROWS IS THROUGH THE ADDITION OF CIVIC-MINDED BUSINESSES JOINING THE COMMUNITY.

BUSINESSES LIKE ED MORSE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP.

HI, I'M TEDDY MORSE, CEO OF THE ED MORSE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, WHERE WE BELIEVE TRUE SUCCESS COMES FROM THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE HAVE ON OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR CUSTOMERS, AND OF COURSE OUR COMMUNITY.

AS A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESS FOR OVER 78 YEARS, WE MAKE IT OUR DUTY TO REMAIN HONEST AND FORTHRIGHT TO THE CITY'S WE CALL HOME.

CONSISTENTLY AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS THROUGH OUR SERVICE.

FROM LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS TO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS, TO SUPPORTING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN THE AREA.

ED MORSE IS PROUD TO BE A STRONG CORPORATE SPONSOR TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE'RE MORE THAN JUST CAR DEALERSHIPS.

WE'RE DEDICATED TO BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN THE AREA.

THAT'S WHY EACH OF OUR DEALERSHIPS IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING LOCAL INITIATIVES AND HOMETOWN CHARITIES, PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL EVENTS AND CONSISTENTLY GIVING BACK.

ANOTHER BENEFIT OF HAVING AN ED MORSE DEALERSHIP IN CEDAR HILL IS THE ECONOMIC BOOST OUR BUSINESS WILL BRING TO THE COMMUNITY, BOTH WITH THE JOBS WE WILL CREATE HERE AND THE CUSTOMERS WE WILL BRING INTO THE AREA TO SHOP OUR DEALERSHIP.

AT ED MORSE, OUR MESSAGE IS YOU'RE ALWAYS BACKED BY MORSE.

AND THIS DOESN'T JUST APPLY TO THE CUSTOMERS WHO WALK IN OUR DOOR.

IT IS EQUALLY A PROMISE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE CALL HOME CEDAR HILL.

YOU WILL BE BACKED BY MORSE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, UM, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

UH, WE HAVE A PREMIER DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING FACILITY THAT WE WANT TO BUILD HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

UH, WE DO A LOT OF OUR BUSINESS HERE.

A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYEES LIVE HERE.

SO WE ASK TO BE WELCOMED HERE, UH, INTO CEDAR HILL.

AND TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE FACILITY, UH, I'M GONNA INTRODUCE BILL PI, OUR ARCHITECT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE CITY OF COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I WANTED TO FIRST, UH, EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHEN I WAS FIRST APPROACHED BY MR. MORRIS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

SORRY.

IS THAT OKAY? EVERYBODY HEAR ME NOW? OKAY.

WHEN I WAS FIRST APPROACHED BY MR. MORRIS ABOUT THIS PROJECT, HE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT HE DIDN'T WANT JUST A CAR DEALERSHIP.

HE WANTED A PERMANENT BUILDING BECAUSE THERE IS NO INTENTION OF BUILDING A FACILITY AND SELLING IT.

HE BUILDS FACILITY AND MAINTAINS THEM FOR LIFE.

SO BY THAT, THAT MEANT THAT THE FACILITY HAD TO HAVE A 50 TO 75 YEAR LIFESPAN, WHICH IS UNTRADITIONAL FOR TYPICAL RE RETAIL.

SO THAT LED TO SOME OF THE BUILDING ELEMENTS BEING PRIMARILY CONCRETE TILT WALL AS A BASE STRUCTURE, AND THEN ENHANCED BY BRICK AND STONE ON EXTERIOR TO BLEND MORE SEAMLESSLY INTO THE CEDAR HILL ENVIRONMENT.

THE OTHER ITEM THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY ADAMANT ABOUT WAS THAT IT BE AS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AS IT COULD BE TO ITS POSITIONING ON THE PROPERTY.

SO WE HAD TO WORK AROUND SEVERAL CONSTRAINTS.

WE HAVE A, UM, GAS LINE EASEMENT THAT BISECTS THE PROPERTY, WHICH WE CANNOT CROSS.

WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO PAVE OVER A FEW SECTIONS OF IT, BUT MOST OF IT REMAINS INTACT.

WE HAVE THE CEDAR CREEK WOODED CREEK AREA THAT HAS TO BE, WE HAVE A BUFFER THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN FROM THE CREEK.

AND SO WE TRY TO, UH, SITUATE THE PROPERTY ON AN AREA WHERE IT HAS AS FEW EXISTING TREES THAT HAS TO BE REMOVED AS POSSIBLE.

YES, WE WILL HAVE TO REMOVING SOME TREES.

WE ALSO HAVE DESIGNED IN THIS FACILITY SOME, UH, RAINWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS TO CAPTURE RAIN, UH, WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES.

AND, UH, WE'RE PURSUING OTHER, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCEPTS AS WELL.

UH, BUT THESE ARE ALL VERY, IN THE VERY EARLY DEVELOPMENT STAGES WE'VE MET WITH UH, PNZ.

WE'VE MET WITH THE CITY.

WE'VE, UH, RESPONDED ACCORDINGLY TO SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS, PRIMARILY ABOUT NOISE.

UH, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE FACILITY IS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT ONLY THE SERVICE SHOP WAS, IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN ONLY HAS TWO ENTRANCES.

AND THOSE ARE, UH, BECAUSE THE SERVICE SHOP ITSELF IS INTENDED TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT FULLY AIR CONDITIONED.

SO THERE IS NO DESIRE

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WE'RE GONNA KEEP THIS SHOP DOORS CLOSED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

UM, THE TOOLS THAT ARE BEING USED ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL AIR RATCHETS ANYMORE.

THEY'RE ALL BATTERY POWERED.

SO YOU'RE NOT GETTING A BUNCH OF THE TYPICAL SERVICE SHOP NOISE EMANATING FROM THE DEALERSHIP.

THERE ARE, UH, VARIOUS OTHER CONCERNS IN TERMS OF PLANTING.

WE'VE PURPOSELY HELD THE, UH, DEVELOPED PROPERTY BACK FROM THE FREEWAY FRONTAGE TO CREATE A LANDSCAPE BUFFER.

UM, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING TREE MITIGATION TO OFFSET THE TREE REMOVAL, THE, THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE 'CAUSE WE WILL HAVE TO REMOVE SOME TREES.

UH, ONE OF THE CITIZENS' CONCERNS WAS, UH, VISIBILITY.

THEY'VE ASKED FOR US TO BUILD A RETAINING WALL.

SO WE'VE PROPOSED, UM, A STONE, UH, OR STONELIKE MATERIAL TO CREATE A RETAINING WALL TO SEPARATE THE WOODED CREEK, UH, LANDSCAPE AREA FROM THE DEALERSHIP PROPER.

AND, UH, THE, UH, OTHER ITEMS OF MATERIAL ON THE EXTERIOR ARE PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER'S FACILITY REQUIREMENTS.

SO IN THIS IMAGE YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE, UM, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF TWO OTHER FACILITIES WHERE WE'VE BLENDED STONE AND THE FACILITY REQUIREMENTS, UH, TO CREATE AN OVERALL LOOK, UH, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM A STANDARD, UH, CHRYSLER FACILITY.

THIS ONE, HOWEVER, IN CEDAR CREEK WILL BE ENTIRELY UNIQUE.

UM, IT WILL BE, WE HOPE A FLAGSHIP FACILITY FOR THE ED MORSE GROUP.

AND A REAL BANNER, UH, FOR THE CEDAR HILL AREA.

THIS IS, UH, AN EXAMPLE OF A RECENT, UM, LITTLE JEEP RENOVATION WE DID FOR ED MORSE GROUP UP IN SHERMAN, TEXAS, WHERE WE TOOK A SMALL EXISTING BUILDING AND RENOVATED IN INTO A JEEP DEALERSHIP.

AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE UP IN MCKINNEY AT ALL.

UH, WE JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED, UH, THE NEW MCKINNEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALERSHIP, UH, WHICH HAS, UH, REALLY BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THAT COMMUNITY UP THERE AS WELL.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT THE FACILITY THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND.

THE SINGLE FAMILY AREA, THAT ZONE, CURRENTLY ZONE SINGLE FAMILY, THAT AREA IS COMPLETELY LANDLOCKED.

IT HAS NO ACCESS TO IT, SO IT COULD NEVER BE DEVELOPED AS SINGLE FAMILY 'CAUSE IT HAS NO WAY TO GET TO THE PROPERTY.

SO THAT'S A PRIMARY REASON FOR WANTING TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THAT PROPERTY AND COMBINING IT WITH THIS OTHER PROPERTY AS WELL INTO THE DEALERSHIP.

WE'RE ENTERTAINING ALL ASPECTS OF P AND Z.

OUR COUNCIL COMMENTS AS WELL AS THE CITIZENRY OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, IF THEY WANT TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE DESIGN CHANGE WHERE IT'S STILL AT A VERY CONCEPTUAL STAGE IN THIS PROJECT.

BUT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK, DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THE CITIZENS TO TRY AND CREATE AN IMAGE WE, WE THINK IS VERY HOMOGENEOUS TO THE AREA.

DO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, YEAH.

AT THIS POINT WE JUST WANTED TO HEAR OKAY.

FROM THE APPLICANT, WE WILL GO INTO A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN IF COUNSEL HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'LL BRING YOU BACK UP.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

GOOD EVENING.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL JUST ADD, UM, ONE OF, COULD YOU GIVE US, COULD YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? YES, ABSOLUTELY.

VICTORIA MORRIS WITH JACKSON WALKER, 2323 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 600 IN DALLAS.

JUST A FEW CLOSING REMARKS.

UM, JUST TO ECHO SOME OF WHAT WE'VE SAID, UH, WHAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE VIDEO AND FROM SOME OF OUR OTHER TEAM MEMBERS, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE INVEST IN.

AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

FIRST IN APRIL OF 2024, UH, WE HAD TWO MEETINGS, ONE WITH THE WOODED CREEK, HOA PRESIDENT, AND THEN AGAIN A SECOND MEETING WITH THE WOODED CREEK, HOA BOARD.

ALL OF THOSE WERE IN AN EFFORT TO INTRODUCE THE PROJECT AND ELICIT SOME FEEDBACK.

UH, THAT MEETING WAS FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WITH THE FULL WOODED CREEK, HOA, ABOUT 30 FOLKS IN ATTENDANCE, INCLUDING, UM, OUR FULL TEAM AS WELL.

THE FOLKS WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.

UH, THIS MEETING INCLUDED A LIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION, UH, WHERE WE AGAIN, ELICITED FURTHER FEEDBACK AND THEN WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD TO IMPROVE OUR PLAN AND COMMIT TO SPECIFIC DESIGN ENHANCEMENTS THAT WERE HONORARY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TO THE CREEK AND TO THE CITY.

SO WHAT IS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN, UH, IS OUR

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BUT THE IMPETUS OF THIS PLAN, AS IT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WAS, UH, THE RESULT OF OUR ATTEMPT AT THE BEGINNING TO HONOR THE CITY'S AWARD-WINNING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUDING DIFFERENT, UM, PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES, GARDENS, UH, COMPOST BINS, DOG PARKS AND THE LIKE.

BUT THERE WAS A COMPETING AND PERHAPS EQUALLY IMPORTANT, UM, PRIORITY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WAS CONTINUED SECURITY AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND AROUND THE CREEK.

AND SO OUR EFFORT TO PRESERVE AS MUCH WOODED AREA, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS QUITE, UM, POIGNANT WITH, UM, MIGRATION OF BIRDS AND PROTECTION OF THE INSECTS.

I THINK THAT THAT LENDS ITSELF NICELY TO THIS PLAN, WHICH IS AN INCREASED LANDSCAPE BUFFER, UH, ALONG THE NEIGHBORHOOD SIDE AND ALSO AN INCREASED LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG, UH, HIGHWAY 67.

THE OTHER CHANGES THAT WE MADE AS A RESULT OF, UH, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS INCLUDED, UH, PROTECTIONS AROUND CERTAIN NOISE ELEMENTS OF THE FACILITY.

THERE WILL BE NO EXTERNAL PA OR SPEAKER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUTSIDE, AGAIN, A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY WITH ALL OPERATIONS INCURRING INSIDE THE FACILITY WITH AN ENCLOSED AC GARAGE, RAPID CLOSED DOORS AND LIGHTING THAT IS ORIENTED DOWN AND AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY, UH, CONSCIOUS WAY.

AND AGAIN, AS BILL HAD MENTIONED AT THE REQUEST OF THE HOA, WE ALSO INCLUDED A VISUALLY APPEALING, UH, SCREENING SLASH RETAINING WALL ALONG THE REAR END OF OUR PROPERTY, EIGHT FEET TALL, WHICH WILL ALSO HELP WITH NOISE MITIGATION FROM THE ROAD AND ALSO, UM, FROM THE FACILITY, UH, LIGHT AS WELL.

AND WITH THAT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO AGAIN, OUR BIG THANKS TO STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THE FORMER CITY MANAGER AND THE CURRENT CITY MANAGER AND THE CURRENT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER NOW, UH, IT HAS BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH THE CITY AND UH, THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHTFUL FEEDBACK ON THE REQUEST.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE ED MORSE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, UH, WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE SPEAKING, UM, PRESENTING? NO ONE ELSE FOR THE APPLICANT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WELL, UM, COUNSEL, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND ENTER INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, YOU CAN ASK, UH, POST THAT.

SO IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, UH, IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 2 2 2024? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 2 2 2024? YES, PLEASE COME ON UP.

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

AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS WAKI FRANKLIN.

I'M AT 29 51 AND AMERICA SPARROW AND MENLO, TEXAS.

I'M STANDING IN, UM, IN, IN FRONT OF YOU TO EXPRESS MY ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR ED MORRIS.

AN OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION THAT STANDS APART FROM ANY DEALERSHIP IN OUR REGION.

ED MORRIS HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED ITS COMMITMENT TO BOTH ITS EMPLOYEES IN THE COMMUNITY, MAKING IT A TRULY REMARKABLE PLACE TO WORK.

DURING THE CHALLENGES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ED MORRIS WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ASSURE THE WELLBEING OF ITS EMPLOYEES.

WE MAINTAIN OUR ENTIRE WORKFORCE ENSURING THAT NO EMPLOYEES LOST WAGES DURING THE TUMULTUOUS TIME.

FURTHERMORE, WE PROACTIVELY SUPPORT OUR TECHNICIANS BY COMPENSATING FOR LOST WAGES THEY EXPERIENCE DURING THE ECONOMIC SHIFTS.

THIS DEDICATION TO OUR STAFF HAS AMPLIFIED THE ORGANIZATION CORE VALUES.

IN ADDITION TO PRIOR PRIORITIZING OUR EMPLOYEES, ED MORRIS HAS ALSO ALLOWED US TO PROUDLY SPONSOR SERVER INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH FOUR MAJOR HIGH, HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED ON SCHOLARSHIPS AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS. OUR INVOLVEMENT IN EACH EVENT, SUCH AS THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS AND THE ROLAND PARISH GOLF TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO GIVING BACK AND SUPPORTING LOCAL GROWTH.

OUR TOY DRIVE.

OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE GIVEN OVER 600 BIKES AND TOYS TO CHILDREN IN NEED.

AND FOR THREE YEARS RUNNING, WE HAVE GIVEN AWAY FOUR AUTOMOBILES TO FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGH THE LOCAL YMCA.

AS A SIN GOES, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD.

THE IMPORTANT QUESTION WE MUST ASK IS WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO RAISE A COMMUNITY? IT TAKES THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS AND DEDICATION OF ORGANIZATION LIKE ED MORRIS, POURING RESOURCES, LOVE AND ATTENTION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.

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THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THE PERSPECTIVE ON ED MORRIS.

AS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR COMMUNITY, I'M, I AM CONFIDENT THAT OUR ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO SHINE AND UPLIFT THOSE AROUND US.

ED MORRIS, UH, TEDDY MORRIS IS A THIRD GENERATION OWNER.

HE COULD HAVE TOOK THE, THE, THE DEALERSHIPS THAT WAS HANDED TO HIM FROM HIS FATHER AND GRANDFATHER AND JUST STAYED STAGNANT.

BUT HE WENT BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AND HAVE ADDED 37 MORE DEALERSHIPS SINCE HE TOOK OVER.

UM, I BELIEVE IN ED MORRIS ORGANIZATION.

I BELIEVE IN A COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND I'VE NEVER WORKED FOR AN ORGANIZATION AS WELL.

RAN AS ED MORRIS.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE SWITCHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 2 2 2024.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS LEE CRAIG, ADDRESS, ONE 16 SILVERWOOD MANSFIELD, TEXAS.

I COME IN RESPECT OF REPRESENTATIVE ED MORSE GROUP.

I AM THE SERVICE DIRECTOR OVER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

BEEN WITH THE THAT LOCATION FOR OVER 31 YEARS.

WE HAVE SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 31 YEARS AND I'M EXCITED TO TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE A WORLD-CLASS STORE.

WE'RE RECOGNIZED BY GM AS ONE OF THE TOP PERFORMANCE STORES IN THEIR GROUP.

I'M EXCITED TO HAVE A PLETHORA OF STUDENTS THAT WE RAISE FROM THE CITY HILL COMMUNITY THAT WORKS AT OUR STORE.

NOT ONLY THAT, WE SERVICE THE MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR MANY YEARS, THEY WERE ONE OF OUR CLIENTS EXCITED TO KNOW THAT WE SERVICE THE FLEET GROUP FROM THAT ASPECT.

ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UH, MANY OF OUR CLIENTS ARE RESIDENTS OF CEDAR HILL THAT WE SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

SO WITHOUT ANY EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENTS, I'M EXCITED TO REPRESENT THE ED MORSE GROUP AS BEING ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK FOR.

NOT ONLY DO HE SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY, BUT HE SUPPORT THE FAMILIES.

NOT TOO MANY COMPANIES ALLOWS THE COMPANY TO WORK NOT ONLY AS A DIRECTOR, BUT EMPLOY BENEFIT OF MY SON.

YOU DON'T SEE THAT IN TOO MANY BUSINESSES.

AND SO HE'S DEFINITELY A MAN THAT IS A GREAT CHARACTER, ONE THAT LOVE THE PEOPLE, AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT IN ANY BUSINESS.

YOU FIND A OWNER THAT LOVES PEOPLE, YOU FIND A BUSINESS OWNER THAT LOVES SUCCESS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 2 2 2024.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

HOW Y'ALL DOING? GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU? MY NAME IS ROSALYN HOLMES.

I LIVE AT 10 88 MAGNOLIA LANE, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

UM, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR CEDAR HILL FOR OVER 18 YEARS.

UM, I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF CEDAR HILL.

UM, I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT THE MOVE OF FREEDOM CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM BY ED MORRIS.

UM, TO OUR COMMUNITY, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT, UH, IN OUR CITY.

UH, GROWTH OF BRINGING NEW JOBS, INCREASED BUSINESSES, ACTIVITY, AND JUST A GREAT CONVENIENCE, UH, FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

FREEDOM HAS A STRONG REPUTATION FOR QUALITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND, UH, COMPANY.

THEIR, UH, PRESENCE HERE WILL NOT ONLY BOOST OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, BUT ALSO ENHANCE THE, UH, SENSE OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR, UH, PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENTS EFFORTS.

UM, I ALSO APPRECIATE THE, UM, COMMITMENT.

UM, I'VE BEEN WITH FREEDOM FOR 20 YEARS, UM, WORKING THERE.

SALES, I WENT FROM SALES TO, UM, FINANCE AND JUST SAY WORKING FOR ED MORRIS, UH, HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD.

UM, WE DON'T HAVE A DEALERSHIP IN CEDAR HILL, SO THIS WILL BE, UM, ON MY THING.

A GREAT THING FOR CEDAR HILL, UM, FOR, UM, BUSINESSES AND, AND FOR EVERYONE, UH, TO BRING ED MORRIS IN, UM, TO THE CITY.

AND HOW YOU DOING THERE? ALL RIGHT, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND, UH, ANYONE ELSE, MR. SPEAK IN FAVOR OR POSITION? COME ON DOWN, SIR.

GOOD EVENING TO YOU.

HELLO.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS JULIAN GUTIERREZ.

I'M THE SHOP FOREMAN.

OH, I'M SORRY, 6 24 HONEYSUCKLE WAY IN THE, SO, UH, MY NAME IS JULIAN GUTIERREZ.

I'M THE SHOP FOREMAN FROM, UH, FREEDOM CHEVROLET.

UM, ONE THING I JUST REALLY WANTED TO SAY IS, UH, I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF THIS AREA.

MY DAUGHTER GREW UP IN

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SHE'S CURRENTLY A COLLEGIATE PREP.

GETS TO HANG OUT WITH MR. PORTER AND CHIEF REYES IN THE MORNING FOR ALL PRO DADS.

THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE ONE THING THIS DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR ME IS A AWESOME WORK LIFE BALANCE.

SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED.

I'VE BEEN IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY 20 YEARS NOW.

THE ONLY REGRET I HAVE IS I DIDN'T JOIN THIS COMPANY SOONER, .

BUT IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN THERE, MY DAUGHTER LOVES IT.

SHE LOVES HOW MUCH TIME AND HOW MUCH ABILITY THIS EMPLOYMENT HAS GIVEN ME.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN OUT MR. MORSE.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE'S VERY APPROACHABLE.

HE COMES BY, HE CARES ABOUT HIS STAFF, HE SITS THERE AND JUST WANTS TO GET TO KNOW EVERYBODY.

IT'S A DEALERSHIP THAT I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

AND HERE I AM TRYING TO SUPPORT SOMETHING BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN IT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME, SOMETHING THAT A DEALERSHIP THAT I'M PROUD TO STAND BEHIND OF.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS CAN SEE IF YOU ALLOW US TO COME TO CEDAR HILL.

UM, I'LL LEAVE YOU A QUICK STORY REAL QUICK THAT I LAUGHED THE OTHER DAY ABOUT.

WE HAD A TECHNICIAN THAT WAS WORKING ON AN ENGINE.

MR. MARSH APPROACHED HIM, AND THIS WAS A FAIRLY NEW TECHNICIAN, HADN'T BEEN THERE, BUT A COUPLE WEEKS.

AND HE APPROACHED HIM AND, YOU KNOW, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND HE'S LIKE, OH, I'M WORKING ON THIS ENGINE.

AND THE TECHNICIAN GOES, HEY, WHO ARE YOU? AND THE REASON THAT THAT STICKS OUT IS MR. MORRIS'S DEMEANOR, HIS APPROACH.

YOU DON'T SEE HIM IN A HIGH DOLLAR SUIT ALL THE TIME.

HE'S JUST AN APPROACHABLE KIND OF GUY.

OF COURSE, THE TECHNICIAN GOES AFTERWARDS, HE GOES, HEY, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE YOU? WELL, I'M MR. MORRIS.

YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF PERSON YOU WANNA WORK FOR.

IT'S SOMEBODY THAT YOU SEE THAT'S APPROACHABLE, THAT COMES DOWN AND WANTS TO KNOW FROM OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF, TO OUR TECHNICIANS, TO EVERYBODY THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE PRO IN THE PROCESS.

AND I'M JUST PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT AND HOPE THAT YOU GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? QUESTION TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 2 2 2024.

I SEE SOMEONE'S APPROACHING.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

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

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS CAROLINE QUAY, 10 19 PARKWOOD DRIVE IN CEDAR HILL.

UM, I SPOKE BEFORE AT THE OTHER MEETING JUST SAYING I DON'T WANT 'EM THERE BECAUSE I LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'M ON THE BOARD.

UM, I THINK THEY'RE JUST AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT I LIVE IN.

I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA PUT THE LIGHTS ON THE SOUND, BUT THE TRUTH IS THEY'RE CUTTING DOWN TREES TO BUILD A BIG FACILITY THAT AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT THAT I LIVE IN.

SO, AND I THINK THERE'LL BE TRAFFIC, OBVIOUSLY THEIR TRUCKS ARE GONNA COME IN.

THERE WILL BE NOISE.

UM, SAYING THAT IT WOULDN'T BE IS NOT TRUE.

SO I LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING I DON'T WANT BECAUSE SAME THING, IF IT MOVED INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WOULD YOU WANT A CAR DEALERSHIP RIGHT NEXT TO YOU? IT'S NOT REALLY WHAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO YOUR, UM, TO YOUR HOME OR YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO YES, I OPPOSE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 2 2 2024.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 2 2 2024.

OKAY.

NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH.

I WILL CLOSE THIS PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY.

YES.

UM, I THINK THERE'S, THERE'S BEEN SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE FRONT FACADE OF THE BUILDING FROM, UH, 'CAUSE I LOOKED AT THE ORIGINAL, ORIGINAL RENDERINGS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO P AND Z.

AND SO I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME SOFTENING OF THE STRUCTURE ALREADY, UM, AS IT RELATES TO, UH, TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

BUT TO ME IT STILL LOOKS A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE IT BELONGS ON 11 AVENUE THAN IT BELONGS IN IN CEDAR HILL.

WHEN I THINK OF CEDAR HILL, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK MORE OF THE STONE AND THE BRICK AND, AND, UM, YOU, AND THIS IS KIND OF MORE AN EXTREME EXAMPLE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING MORE LIKE A CABELAS OR, OR A BASS PRO SHOP RATHER THAN, YOU KNOW, CONCRETE STEEL AND, AND GLASS.

UM, AND, AND SO WHILE I'M NOT NECESSARILY, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT, UM, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO TO THE ZONING CHANGE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE WORK ON THE FACADE LOOK, MAKE IT LOOK MORE LIKE IT BELONGS IN CEDAR HILL AND LESS LIKE LEMON AVENUE.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO, WE ARE TYPICALLY PRETTY UNIQUE IN, IN THIS REGION.

WE, WE REALLY DO, UH, LIKE OUR, OUR OUTDOORS.

AND THE OTHER THING WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, TO SEE IF IT'D BE POSSIBLE TO USE SOME SORT OF WILDLIFE LIGHTING IN THE BACK.

UH, BECAUSE YOU ARE GONNA BE UP ABUTTED UP AGAINST A KIND OF A FORESTED CREEK AREA.

THERE, THERE IS A LOT OF WILDLIFE THAT WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA.

THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE WILDLIFE CAMERAS WILL STILL LOOK LIKE DAYLIGHT TO, UH, TO CAMERAS, BUT IT WON'T BLIND THE, UH, THE ANIMALS THAT MIGHT STILL BE INHABITING THAT AREA.

SO

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THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.

UM, MS. UM, SUZANNE? UM, YES, I, I THINK I HEARD THAT, I THINK I HEARD YOUR ARCHITECT SAYING THAT HE WAS STILL OPEN TO, TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FACADE.

IS THAT STILL ACCURATE? YES, SIR.

UH, IN ORDER FOR OUR FACADES TO GO FORWARD, WE HAVE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, SO IT DOES HAVE TO GET APPROVED.

UM, I BELIEVE STAFF HAD PROPOSED SOME ALTERNATE LANGUAGE, UM, THAT ALLOWED FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY.

SO WHILE WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT WITH OUR FRANCHISORS, UM, IT WILL ALSO ALLOW SOME FLEXIBILITY WHEN WE BRING BACK THE FINAL PLANS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU FOR BEING FLEXIBLE.

YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OH, SORRY, COUNCILWOMAN AZI.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

NOPE.

THANK YOU, .

UM, I HAVE A, A FEW THOUGHTS AND I JUST WANT TO KIND OF, UM, RUN THROUGH SOME OF MY NOTES.

I WANTED TO REALLY HEAR, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, UH, DIFFERENT.

UM, SO I WANTED TO BE OPEN TO FOR THAT CONSIDERATION.

UH, FIRST I'LL SAY THAT AS A MATTER OF RECORD, UM, ALTHOUGH I'M NOT IN THE 200 FOOT, UH, NOTIFICATION, UH, PARAMETER, UM, I AM A RESIDENT, UH, FOR MORE THAN 17 YEARS OF WOODED CREEK.

SO I WANTED TO, UM, HAVE THAT THOUGHT.

UM, FOR THE RECORD.

UM, I WILL SAY, UM, THERE, SO THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS I WANNA TOUCH ON.

FIRST IS, UM, I, UM, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION, UM, FROM TONIGHT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY, UM, THOROUGH, MADE A LOT OF CLARIFICATIONS.

UM, AND I ALSO APPRECIATED HEARING, ESPECIALLY FROM THE EMPLOYEES.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE THOUGHTS OR, YOU KNOW, ANY CONVERSATION AROUND THE DEALERSHIP ITSELF, UM, HAS, UM, IS NOTHING BUT POSITIVE.

I BELIEVE THERE'S GOOD INTENT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A GREAT BUSINESS.

UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR, UM, CONSIDERING THIS LOCATION.

UM, YOU KNOW, I, I WAS AT ONE OF A, I WAS AT THE ORIGINAL SORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME.