* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. Call the meeting to order.] [00:00:03] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 2024. THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING WITH THE BRIEFING SESSION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT. THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING. UH, I WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARRY IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS 6:00 PM [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] AND NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORTS. HOW ARE YOU DOING, MADAM? CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M DOING WONDERFUL. HOPE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE ALSO IS. WELL, THE WEATHER'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S FULL FALL, AND, UH, WE'RE REALLY ENJOYING IT. SO, UM, I HAVE A LOT TO COVER WITH YOU AND I KNOW WE HAVE A BRIEFING ON WASTE MANAGEMENT, UH, HERE IN A MINUTE. AND I WANNA GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. SO I'LL GO THROUGH THE COUNCIL CALENDAR PRETTY QUICKLY. UM, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THE CALENDAR ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. IT'S CRAZY THAT THAT'S WHAT KIND OF WHERE WE ARE. UM, BUT I'LL, I'LL START WITH THAT AND THEN I'LL GO THROUGH, UH, THE AGENDA FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SO THE FIRST ITEM ON THE COUNCIL CALENDAR IS YOUR VERY FIRST, LET'S CONNECT ZONE ONE MEETING. IF YOU RECALL, WE HAVE FOUR OF THESE. AND AT YOUR PLACES YOU HAVE, WHAT'S THIS, THIS ATTACHMENT THAT'S CALLED LET'S CONNECT TALKING POINTS. AND SO REMEMBER, UH, THE MAYOR WILL GIVE THE ENTIRE 15 MINUTE PRESENTATION THE BEGINNING, AND THEN WE'LL BREAK UP INTO BREAKOUT SESSIONS, FOUR AREAS OF THE, THE LOCATION WHERE WE'RE AT. SO WE'LL NEED E ONE COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF ARE ALREADY STATIONED AT EACH TABLE. WE'LL NEED ONE COUNCIL MEMBER AT EACH OF THE STATIONS. AND SO YOU HAVE THE TALKING POINTS FOR ALL FOUR OF THE STATIONS HERE TO INCLUDE THE VALUE OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS DEVELOPMENT IN CEDAR HILL, NAVIGATING YOUR WATER BILL AND TRASH SERVICES, AND LEADING THE WAY IN PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES. SO, UM, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE WILL EMAIL THESE OUT TO YOU SO THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO 'EM ON YOUR PHONE AS WELL, AND YOU CAN PULL 'EM UP IN THAT MEETING. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS OR IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING, PLEASE LET US PLEASE LET US KNOW BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. ANY QUESTIONS ON LET'S CONNECT MEETINGS? NOPE. ALRIGHT. UH, SO THE FIRST ONE IS THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH AT THE CEDAR HILL SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER. THIS IS ZONE ONE AT 6:00 PM AND WE WILL, UM, TARGET 7:30 PM TO WRAP IT UP. ALSO, THAT EVENING FROM SIX 30 TO EIGHT IS OUR QUARTERLY MWBE, BEST SOUTHWEST BUSINESS WORKSHOP. IT'S THIS TIME, IT'S IN DUNCANVILLE. AND OF COURSE, WE CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PURCHASING, DIRECT PURCHASING MANAGER. AND, UM, MARIE WATTS ARE GONNA BE ATTENDING THAT ON THE CITY'S BEHALF. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, YOU ARE INVITED TO THE 55 PLUS MONSTER BASH. YOU'RE INVITED TO DRESS UP AND JOIN THE SENIOR CITIZENS, THE, THE OVER 55, UM, RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. THAT'S FROM FIVE TO 8:00 PM AT THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH AT 8:00 AM WE HAVE THE FOURTH ANNUAL VETERANS RESOURCE FAIR HERE IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER LOBBY. AND THEN THAT NINE FROM NINE TO ONE. IT'S A BUSY MORNING. WE HAVE THE LAST CEDAR FARMER'S MARKET FOR 2024, OF COURSE, THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE CHAMBER BUILDING. AND THEN FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM WE HAVE SCARE ON THE SQUARE AND HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. OF COURSE, THOUSANDS OF KIDS COME TOGETHER AND TRICK OR TREAT. HOPE YOU GET TO JOIN US AND DRESS UP AS WELL. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH FROM SIX TO SEVEN 30, WE HAVE OUR NEXT LET'S CONNECT ZONE TWO MEETING. THAT ONE IS AT CORNERSTONE BIBLE CHURCH, AND THAT IS AT, UM, JOE WILSON. AND, UH, PARKVILLE. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST. UM, WE HAVE A FLOODPLAIN SEMINAR FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GOING TO THAT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO. AND THEN I'LL SKIP OVER. UM, THE, ACTUALLY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND AT 7:00 AM UH, I WAS TALKING TO THE MAYOR. IT'S, UM, GOLF AND CHAMBER GA AND GOLF AND GALA SEASON. SO THIS ONE IS FROM SEVEN TO ONE, THE 16TH ANNUAL LAKERIDGE CHARITABLE GOLF TOURNAMENT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY STARTED BY COUNCILMAN MCCURDY. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT. SO THAT'S ON NOVEMBER 2ND. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE GET YOU REGISTERED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH. IF YOU RECALL, WE HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT WORKSHOP IN PREPARATION FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL RETREAT FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM THE MUNICIPAL DEBT WORKSHOP AT THE RAF HICKMAN LIBRARY. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT, AND THAT PREPARATIONS FOR THAT. NOW, ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH FROM FOUR TO 6:00 PM WE HAVE THE ANNUAL WARDS BANQUET FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THE TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY. AND THEN FROM SIX TO 10, IT'S A BUSY EVENING. WE HAVE THE PURPOSE WITH THE PURPOSE THAT BENEFITS THE C-H-I-S-D EDUCATION FOUNDATION AT THE ALLEN A SIMS RECREATION CENTER. [00:05:01] ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, WE HAVE OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, WE HAVE ZONE THREE. LET'S CONNECT MEETING. THAT ONE IS AT HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE LIBRARY. AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, WE HAVE THE, UH, TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER, UM, FRIENDS DOING A, A GALA FROM FIVE TO 9:00 PM AT THE LIBRARY. PLEASE LET BELINDA OR JENNIFER PARISH KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THAT. WE DON'T HAVE A TABLE, BUT WE PURCHASED TICKETS FOR THAT ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH. WE HAVE OUR LAST LET'S CONNECT ZONE FOUR MEETING. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE TRIED TO FIT ALL OF THE LET'S CONNECT MEETINGS IN BEFORE OUR CITY COUNCIL RETREAT, AND WE WILL PREPARE A REPORT FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AS WE GO INTO THAT, THAT THIS ONE IS FROM SIX TO SEVEN 30 AT BESSIE COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THEIR LIBRARY ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH. NOW, JUST WANNA REITERATE, ALL CITIZENS, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU LIVE AND THE 36 SQUARE MILES OF CEDAR HILL ARE INVITED TO ONE OR ALL OF THE LET'S CONNECT MEETINGS. WE ARE ADVERTISING THEM ALL TO CONNECT WITH THE COUNCIL. THEY CAN COME TO ONE, TWO, OR FOUR, AND EVERYBODY'S INVITED TO ALL OF THEM. BUT WE DID WANNA SCHEDULE AND COUNCIL GAVE US DIRECTION TO SCHEDULE THEM IN THE INDIVIDUAL FOUR QUADRANTS OF THE CITY. AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. ALL OF THEM WILL HAVE THE SAME EXACT PRESENTATION, BUT THEY MAY HAVE DIFFERENT DISCUSSION GROUPS AT THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS. SO SAME PRESENTATION THE FIRST 15 MINUTES, BUT THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS, OF COURSE, WILL BE BASED ON WHAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE QUESTIONS ON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, WE GET INTO HOLIDAY SEASON. WE HAVE OUR SENIOR THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON FROM 11 TO 1:00 PM AS YOU KNOW, THE SENIORS LOVE SEEING THE COUNCIL, AND WE SERVE THEM. THE DIRECTORS ALL GET TOGETHER, WE SERVE THEM LUNCH. SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE A JOB, YOU KNOW, HANDING OUT MASHED POTATOES OR, OR BISCUITS, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE'LL, WE'LL GET YOU, WE'LL GET YOU THAT JOB ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND IS OUR CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT. WE WILL PLAN TO START, AND THIS ISN'T ON YOUR CALENDAR, BUT WE PLAN TO START AT 10:00 AM ON A FRIDAY. SO YOU'LL PROBABLY WANNA LEAVE AROUND EIGHT OR EIGHT 30, AND THEN WE'LL END BY SATURDAY AT 3:00 PM USUALLY IN YEARS PAST, WE'VE STARTED AT 10:00 AM AND ENDED AT ONE, BUT WE'RE REALLY WANTING TO SCHEDULE A FEW EXTRA HOURS IN CASE WE NEED IT. SO WE'LL BE DONE. WE'LL BE FINISHED BY SATURDAY, FINISHED BY 3:00 PM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH THROUGH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH. ALL CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. AND ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON. EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE MAYOR, WE ARE ALL INVITED. OUR EMPLOYEES LOVE TO SEE YOU. IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO JOIN US ON THAT DAY. UM, WE WILL CELEBRATE, UH, WITH CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON WITH ALL THE EMPLOYEES FROM 11 TO 1:00 PM AT THE ALLEN CENTER RECREATION CENTER. THEN ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST AT 7:30 AM AND THEN THAT EVENING, FIVE 30 TO EIGHT 30, WE HAVE HOLIDAY ON THE HILL IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. MAYOR WILL GET DETERRED ON THE LIGHTS AND, UH, SANTA WILL COME IN ON HIS SANTA SLAY. ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, WE WILL HAVE THE A TURS BOARD MEETING. OUR VERY FIRST YOU, UH, IF YOU RECALL, REMEMBER YOU ARE THE TS BOARD AT CITY COUNCIL. YOU SIT ON THE TURS BOARD, VERY SIMILAR TO YOU, UM, SITTING ON THE CO, UM, CCPD. WE WILL HAVE A TOURS BOARD MEETING AT FIVE 30, AND THEN YOUR RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SENT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR FINAL DETERMINATION ON THOSE AGENDA ITEMS ON, UM, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH FROM 11 TO ONE, WE HAVE OUR NEXT HOLIDAY LUNCHEON, 55 PLUS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON FROM 11 TO 1:00 PM AGAIN, LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A SPECIFIC JOB AND WE'LL GET YOU ON THAT. AND THEN, UH, FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON, THE CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH, AND WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25TH. AND ALL OTHER DAYS WE ARE OPEN EXCEPT FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? PRO 10. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO, UM, I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN ASSIGNED, UH, THE, UH, AS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE, UH, PS THAT WE HAVE, AND I DON'T SEE THOSE PIS ON THE CALENDAR. I I I THOUGHT WE'VE GOT ONE THIS HIGH POINT PI THIS THURSDAY. SO THE PID APPOINTMENTS, UM, ARE I, I I BELIEVE WE'RE STARTING IN NOVEMBER FOR A COUNCIL ROLL ON THERE. NOW YOU'RE WELCOME TO GO TO, UH, THEIR MEETING. OKAY. OF COURSE YOU'RE STILL THE LIAISON, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WAS STARTING UNTIL NOVEMBER 1ST. OKAY. UM, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM TIA BREWER ON THE SPECIFIC DATES. AND WE'VE SENT YOU THAT CALENDAR INVITE SPECIFICALLY, AND OF COURSE, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY FOR YOUR, UM, SPECIFIC P OKAY. ALRIGHT. I JUST, I KNOW THERE'S, WOULD YOU LIKE THE PID MEETINGS ON THIS CALENDAR? WE CAN. I WOULD, BUT I'M, IT'S UP TO THE [00:10:01] REST OF THE COUNCIL. IT'S NOT, WE CAN ADD 'EM. I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN ALL THE MEETINGS ARE IN CASE I WANT TO TALK IN. OKAY. YEAH, NO PROBLEM. I AGREE. YEAH, SURE. WE WILL ADD ALL P MEETINGS ON COUNCIL CALENDAR GOING FORWARD. AND IF I'M HEARING YOU CORRECTLY, YOU'RE SAYING PHOA CRIME WATCH OR JUST P UM, IF IT'S NOT ANY EXTRA WORK, I WHAT WE'LL DO, WE CAN ADD A SEPARATE SHEET THAT TALKS ABOUT ALL NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS THAT WE'RE AWARE OF AND A SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET. IS THAT, DOES THAT SUFFICE? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LET'S CONNECT TALKING POINTS OR THE PROCESS THAT WE'LL START ON THURSDAY? NOPE. YOU KNOW, I GUESS, UM, I MENTIONED THIS TO THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, RAIN, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME TERRITORIES MAY HAVE SOME TRENDING ISSUES AND, UM, IF THAT NEEDS TO BE MENTIONED DURING THE OPENING PRESENTATION, UM, I WOULD KIND OF LIKE TO MAYBE, UH, ADDRESS IT. UM, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, YOU KNOW, JOE WILSON, THE CORNER, JOE WILSON AND, UH, 1382, WE KIND OF, WE USED TO, WE USED TO GET A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT THAT AREA FOR MM-HMM. CLEANUP, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, DEBRIS AND THINGS IN THE ON, AND IT COULD BE RIGHT AWAY, IT COULD BE PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT IF WE ARE GONNA BE IN THEIR TERRITORY, OUR LEASE, LIKE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE NOVEMBER CLEANUP THAT WE GOT COMING UP, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO. OKAY. YEAH. UH, SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING TRENDING OR SOMETHING OPPORTUNITIES, I WOULD JUST LIKE KIND OF MAYBE ADD A SLIDE FOR OPPORTUNITIES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AWESOME. YES, ABSOLUTELY. AND WE WILL HAVE SPECIFIC TALKING POINTS FOR YOU MAYOR AS WELL. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR THAT MEETING. THAT SPECIFIC TO YOUR POINT SECTION OF THE T CITY. YEP. UM, COUNCILOR HAYDEN. YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, WHAT'S EVERYBODY GONNA WEAR? ARE WE GONNA WEAR SUITS? ARE WE JUST GONNA WEAR A WHITE SHIRT WITH THE NAMES ON IT? WE WANNA BE KIND OF CONSISTENT. I DON'T WANT TO COME IN WITH A TUX AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S. YEAH, I'M GONNA WEAR A DRESS THEN EVERYBODY WEAR DRESSES AND I CAN WEAR A DRESS IN. OKAY. UM, I THINK, I THINK WE ALL WERE IN A TUX, RIGHT? YEAH. THE GREEN, I'M NOT, YOUR ATTIRE IS AT YOUR DISCRETION, MAYOR AND COUNCIL . YEAH, I THINK IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST, WE JUST TRYING TO CONNECT WITH THE, UH, I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE TOO FORMAL, SO YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO, SO, SO COME, COME AS YOUR, COME AS YOU ARE A BUSINESS CASUAL . OW. SHOTS FIRED. . YOU SEE THAT PAUL? IT'S A GOOD ONE. ALRIGHT, WE DIGRESS. ALRIGHT, SO IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CALENDAR OR LET'S CONNECT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA. ALRIGHT, SO ON THE AGENDA, UM, OF COURSE WE HAVE INVOCATION BY PASTOR CARL BARRY. I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER DONE THE INVOCATION BEFORE. CEDAR CHURCH OF CHRIST, MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HE WON'T BE HERE TODAY. OH YEAH. OKAY. I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT. SO WE WE MAY HAVE AN AL AL ALTERNATE. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, RECOGNIZED THE 2024 NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD RECIPIENTS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY BOARD HAS REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB AT REINVIGORATING AND REVITALIZING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AWARDS. AND, AND SO TIA STEWARD OF THAT WILL HELP PRESENT TO, UH, TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, THOSE AWARDS. THE PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE, UH, FRIENDS OF COUNTRY DAY ON THE HILL. UM, OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, OUR COUNTRY DAY WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY. UM, SO WE JUST WANT TO GIVE OUR COUNCILS DONE THIS ANNUALLY AND GIVE OUR APPRECIATION TO THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. AND, UM, PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4TH THROUGH EIGHTH AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IN CEDAR HILL. OF COURSE, IN THIS LAST YEAR, WE MADE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT IN PROGRESS ON THE COURT SIDE. OF COURSE, WE'RE NOW A, A, A CERTIFIED, UH, COURT, AND, UH, WE HAVE A NEW JUDGE AND WE'VE REALLY MADE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF IMPROVEMENTS. AND SO BOBBY AND THE TEAM WILL ACCEPT THAT. UM, AND BOBBY REALLY IS ONE OF THE BEST MENTORS. AND SO, UM, A LOT OF HER TEAM TWILA ACTUALLY WENT TO BE THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR FOR, [00:15:01] UM, WHAT IS IT, WILEY OR ANOTHER CITY? HUTCHINS. HUTCHINS. AND THEN, UH, HEATHER WENT TO BE THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR FOR CITY OF MANSFIELD. AND SO BOBBY IS REALLY AN AMAZING MENTOR OF HER TEAM. AND SO WE WANT TO HONOR HER FOR THAT. UM, PROCLAMATION. THE NEXT ITEM IS PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 11TH, 2024. VE AS VETERANS DAY IN CEDAR HILL. OF COURSE, WE ALL LOVE OUR VETERANS IN CEDAR HILL, AND WE'VE SUPPORTED THEM HEAVILY THROUGH THE DIV EFFORTS AND, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO THAT, THAT, THAT'LL BE GOOD. IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE HAVE ONE, UH, CUP REQUEST FOR EXPANDED SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND, UH, COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT KARAOKE AT TACOS AZTECA, EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO KARAOKE THESE DAYS, AND, UH, I'M INTERESTED TO SEE HOW WELL THAT'S GOING. UM, ALSO, MIJAS BARBECUE IS REQUESTING A CUP FOR ALCOHOL SALES AND OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT. UM, WE HAVE, THE APPLICANT ACTUALLY IS THE OWNER OF THAT BUILDING AND THE, UH, MULTIFAMILY LILACS BEHIND IT. AND SO WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY OPPOSITION FROM THE APPLICANT, UH, BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE THE ONES WHO WOULD, WHO WOULD OPPOSE IT, BUT I THINK THEY'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. YES, CONSENT IN CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES MINUTES. UM, WE A, WE GOT A REQUEST TO REVISE THE MINUTES, AND, UH, THOSE MINUTES ARE ON YOUR DAIS THERE. IT'S A SMALL CHANGE. UH, I THINK, I BELIEVE IT'S AT YOUR, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR SEATS. SO, UH, WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE MINUTES, YOU'RE CONSIDERING THE REVISED MINUTES, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE Y'ALL SEE THAT ON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR PLACES. ITEM B IS AUTHORIZED AND PURCHASE OF LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION SUPPLIES FROM SITE ONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY FOR AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEED 95,000. YES. JUST, JUST TO CLARIFY, COUNSEL, THAT WAS MY REVISION ON THE MINUTES IN CASE THERE'S ONE. THANK YOU MAYOR. ITEM C IS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH POINT PI. UH, WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL OPENING AFTER YOU HAD, UM, ADOPTED THE LIST OF APPOINT, UH, RECOMMENDED ELECTED FUTURE PI BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL OPENING. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT SEAT IS THE EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS CAN RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL, UH, PERSON TO FILL THE REMAINING YEAR OF THAT SEAT, AND THAT'S WHO CHRISTINE SNYDER IS. AND SO THAT'S UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ITEM D IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CAPITAL IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. E IS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR EXIT A CONTRACT WITH PARKLAND HEALTH IN THE AMOUNT OF 77,000 3 94 FOR PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONTROL SERVICE, AND MEDICAL CONTINUING EDUCATION SERVICES. AND OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF, UM, O'NEIL IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, AS WELL AS ON THE ADDITIONAL ITEM, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MERG CON, UM, FOR AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES, THE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WAS BUDGETED IN, UH, THIS LAST YEAR IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL BUDGET. ALSO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF EMS MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM BOUNDARY MEDICAL IN THE AMOUNT OF 105. IT'S ALSO BUDGETED. NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF FIRE APPARATUS AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FROM SITS MARTIN AMOUNT OF 180 2 70. OF COURSE, THE STEWARDS OF FOUR FIRE STATIONS AND, UM, MANY AMBULANCES AND ENGINES. 180,270 IS BUDGETED IN THE FIRE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THOSE SERVICES. NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT FOR THE GARY EDITION, UM, ALSO AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF GOVERNMENTAL FUEL AND OIL FROM OFTEN PETROLEUM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. THIS IS ALL DEPARTMENTS, UM, THE FLEET DEPARTMENTS AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PURCHASE OIL, UH, AND, AND FUEL FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF PORTION OF LAND ADJACENT TO BEAR CREEK ROAD AT DUNCANVILLE ROAD FOR RIGHT OF WAY USE. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ABOUT THIS ITEM, AND THIS IS THE SETTLEMENT FOR THAT PROPERTY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THAT, UH, INTERSECTION. IN TERMS OF REGULAR AGENDA, WE HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT AND THEN AN ORDINANCE, WHICH CHANGES THE ZONING FROM LR TO SF 10 DISTRICT TO PD FOR, UH, THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH YOU CONSIDERED AND GAVE STAFF DIRECTION ON AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. LAST ITEM IS FOR ADJOURNMENT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? UM, I, I FELT LIKE, UM, THE BEAR CREEK DUNVILLE ROAD, I THINK THAT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER, UH, WHO WANTED TO INCREASE THE SAFETY IN THAT INTERSECTION. IS THAT, UH, IS THAT ACCURATE IN TERMS OF DUNCANVILLE ROAD? THAT WAS THE WRONG. OKAY. BUT YEAH. OKAY. UM, SINCE WE WERE AT THAT POINT WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING WHETHER USING A LIGHT OR A, A STOP SIGN THAT, UM, I HAD EXPRESSED A CONCERN TOO THAT WE JUST GO FULL [00:20:01] STOP SIGN AS OPPOSED TO A FULL ELECTRICAL LIGHT AS OPPOSED TO A STOP SIGN. YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, I I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, GIVE COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER CREDIT. 'CAUSE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, BUT IT PROBABLY WAS, BUT IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT TWO YEARS, PROBABLY. BUT IT WAS, IT DID COME FROM ADVOCATE THAT'S, IT CAME FROM YOUR AWARENESS OF THAT. SO THANK YOU. UH, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT COUNSEL? UM, I MAY PULL, UM, UH, C IF I SEE, UM, MS. SNYDER HERE IN CASE SHE WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS. UH, COUNSEL, SO I MAY PULL THAT ONE. NOT, NOT YET. UH, COUNCILOR MCCURDY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING NOT TO PULL? DO YOU HAVE ANY ABSTENTIONS? OH, YES. I'LL BE ABSTAINING. MICHAEL, I I'LL BE ABSTAINING FROM, I GOTTA FIND WHICH, WHICH ITEM IT WAS AGAIN? UH, PUBLIC HEARING B. YEAH, PUBLIC HEARING B. ALL RIGHT. I OWN PROPERTY, UH, THAT IS LOCATED BEHIND THIS PROPERTY WHERE THE CUP IS BEING APPLIED FOR WITHIN THE 200 FEET NOTIFICATION. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM. CITY MANAGER COUNSEL. [3. Briefing on Waste Management Contract. ] NEXT SIGN. I'M ON THE AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT. SEE, MR. RYAN FRAZIER HERE. GOOD EVENING, SIR. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME OKAY? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. UH, SO I HAVE BEEN GIVEN STRICT INSTRUCTION TO KEEP THIS TO 15 MINUTES OR LESS, SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND START THIS FOR EVERYBODY. UH, I KNOW THE SLIDE DECK MAY SEEM DAUNTING, BUT WE WILL WORK EXPEDITIOUSLY THROUGH THIS. UM, IF WE DON'T GET TO PRICING, I APOLOGIZE, BUT WE'LL KEEP IT TO 15 MINUTES. SO, UH, MY NAME IS RYAN, AS MENTIONED. UH, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF WASTE MANAGEMENT WM, AND WE HAVE BEEN AS A COMPANY ON MISSION WITH CEDAR HILL FOR 19 YEARS AND COUNTING NOW AS YOUR CHOSEN, UM, PARTNER FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICE REMOVAL. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IN FACT, IT'S, IT'S FUN. WHEN I WAS PUTTING THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER, I STARTED WITH WM 19 YEARS AGO. AND 19 YEARS AGO, ONE OF MY FIRST ASSIGNMENTS, WE HAD JUST BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO INTO TOWN AND GO MEET WITH THE INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND MAKE SURE WE HAD CORRECT INFORMATION. WE HAD SOME SPOTTY INTEL AT THE TIME, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY MEET THE PEOPLE AND GET THE CONTACT INFORMATION, BUT DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT SIZE CONTAINERS? DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT FREQUENCY? DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT DAYS OF SERVICE? AND MAKING SURE THINGS WENT WELL. AND SO I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY REALLY FOR 19 YEARS, WEARING A FEW DIFFERENT HATS, UM, IN SALES AND OPERATIONS. BUT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE. AND I THINK THE CHANGE IS REALLY A GOOD STORY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE AND REALLY MODERNIZE THE COLLECTION TO FIT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. UM, AND I THINK IT'S WORKING VERY WELL AT THIS POINT. AND SO, ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WHEN TRASH GOES WELL, OFTENTIMES WE FORGET ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES IN ORDER TO MAKE SERVICE, UM, HAPPEN. AND SO I WANNA START TONIGHT, UH, WITH THE SHARING THE VISION AND MISSION OF CEDAR HILL. YOU GUYS SEE THIS ALL THE TIME, AND IT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS DO VERY FREQUENTLY, AND I, AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PARALLELS IN YOUR CITY WITH OUR BUSINESS. AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT TONIGHT AS I GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. UM, YOU KNOW, CEDAR HILL IS A CITY, IT'S A PREMIER CITY WITH A DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER. YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT THAT A LOT. AND IT'S ON MISSION WITH THE HIGHEST, PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICES TO ITS CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE YOUR VALUES, WHICH, WHICH I'LL SHARE. AND SO, AS A COMPANY, WASTE MANAGEMENT, NOT ALL TRASH IS GOOD TRASH. NOT ALL BUSINESS IS GOOD BUSINESS. WE WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND THE RIGHT CUSTOMERS. AND CEDAR HILL REALLY HAS BEEN ON BRAND SHARING THE SAME VALUES AND THE SAME BELIEFS AS AS WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS. AND THEN CEDAR HILL, RIGHT? YOU GUYS ARE PURSUING PREMIER. YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS ON THE PURSUIT FOR PREMIER STATUS, BEING A PREMIER CITY AND REALLY DISTINGUISHING YOURSELF AMONGST A LOT OF NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. AND SO, AS YOU PURSUE PREMIER, RIGHT, WHAT DOES WASTE MANAGEMENT DO BEHIND THE SCENES, RIGHT? WHAT ARE WE DOING AS A PARTNER TO HELP SUPPORT THAT SAME MISSION WITH CEDAR HILL WASTE MANAGEMENT? UH, WE ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE INDUSTRY. WE'RE WE'RE BEST IN CLASS, BY DEFINITION. UM, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, RIGHT? WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE OUT THERE WORKING, ALWAYS WORKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW, RIGHT THERE, ALIGNING WITH THE MISSION OF CEDAR HILL AND PROVIDING THAT TOP QUALITY SERVICE. SO WHAT DO YOU GET OR WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT, OR MAYBE WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED TO EXPECT FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT? RIGHT? UH, A TEAM OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS, YOU GUYS [00:25:01] KNOW MANY OF THEM. THEY'VE WORKED IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY'VE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS, UM, WITH A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS THAT THEY INTERACT WITH ON A WEEKLY BASIS. YOU ALREADY HAVE A FLEET THAT RUNS ON CLEAN, BURNING, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL. YOU GOT A COMPANY THAT, UH, LEADS THE INDUSTRY FROM TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS AND FINDING WAYS TO ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, UM, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN A LITTLE BIT. AND ALSO PARTNERING WITH STATISTICALLY THE SAFEST IN THE INDUSTRY. UH, NOT JUST FOCUS ON SAFETY FOR OUR PEOPLE, BUT SAFETY FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE OPERATE IN. AND THEN CORPORATELY, THIS, THIS ALIGNS A LOT WITH THE VALUES, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR CEO, THE MESSAGE FROM OUR, OUR SENIOR PRESIDENTS IS. AND THAT IS THAT WE ARE REIMAGINING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY. AND SO, A COUPLE EXAMPLES OF THAT, AND ONE I THINK WE DON'T TALK ABOUT ENOUGH, IS THE WASTE THAT WE COLLECT FROM CEDAR HILL AS WE TRANSPORT IT BACK TO OUR FACILITIES. WHAT DO WE DO WITH THAT? RIGHT? ISN'T THAT IMPORTANT TO A CITY WHERE WE ACTUALLY CREATE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE OUT OF THAT MATERIAL AS THE TRASH DEPOSES IN OUR LANDFILL? WE ACTUALLY BUILD AND DEVELOP WELLS THAT CAPTURE THE METHANE, AND THEN IT PRODUCES, THEY CAN PRESS NATURAL GAS, WHICH FUELS OUR EQUIPMENT. SO THEREFORE, IT, IT ACTUALLY BECOMES CIRCULAR. WE PICK UP THE TRASH, IT CREATES ENERGY, WE PUT THAT ENERGY IN OUR TRUCKS TO FUEL, TO GO COLLECT AND PICK UP MORE TRASH. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THE PLASTICS THAT WE COLLECT. WE ACTUALLY MAKE EMPLOYEE UNIFORMS FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC. UM, A COMPANY IN WM IS ALSO FOCUSED ON OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT THAT COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, THAT CLEAN BURNING TRUCK. UM, WE EMPOWER PEOPLE TO LIVE SUSTAINABLY IN PARTNERSHIPS AND, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. AND THEN WE JUST WANNA BE A RESOURCE. WE LIVE IN AN EVOLVING TIME. UH, NEEDS ARE CHANGING ALL THE TIME. AND SO WE WANNA BE A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE THROUGH THAT. AND THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING TO HEAR IT FROM ME, BUT, BUT THIS IS THE MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO. THIS IS THE MESSAGE FROM THE TOP DOWN, OUR CEO AND OUR CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER. I'M NOT GONNA READ THE WHOLE THING. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO GO OUT THERE AND, AND LOOK THROUGH OUR SUSTAINABILITY REPORT AND REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW WASTE MANAGEMENT ALIGNS IN MANY WAYS WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND THE VALUES IN, IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. AND SO WE REALLY DO. WE WANNA REPURPOSE THINGS. WE WANT TO, WE WANT RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMUNITIES THAT THRIVE, AND THAT'S KIND OF THAT STEWARDSHIP COMPONENT TO WHAT WE REPRESENT, JUST LIKE CEDAR HILL. AND SO ON A LOCAL LEVEL. AND KNOW YOUR TRUSTED LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNER. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FROM A SERVICE STANDPOINT? WEEKLY SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FROM, FROM EACH RESIDENTIAL HOME, RECYCLE COLLECTION, WEEKLY BULK SERVICE, UP TO 10 CUBIC YARDS ON A MONTHLY BASIS, OR 120 YARDS A YEAR. AND THAT DOESN'T MENTION THAT RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPTION TO GO AND UTILIZE THE LANDFILL FOR ADDITIONAL BULK IF THEY WANT TO, AS WELL AS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, WHERE WE ACTUALLY GO TO YOUR DOORSTEP AND WE PICK UP THE CONTENTS, THE HAZARDOUS CONTENTS AND HAUL THEM OFF. AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT FOR THE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO NEXT, I WANNA SHARE SOME DATA WITH KIND OF WHAT WE'RE CALLING OUR CORE BUSINESS, UH, THE REGULAR TRASH AND RECYCLE COLLECTION. SO ON A WEEKLY BASIS, CEDAR HILL HAS 15,000 PLUS HOMES AND GROWING. MIND YOU, UM, WHAT THAT EQUATES TO IS ABOUT 1.75 MILLION SERVICE TOUCHES ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS. THAT MEANS OUR TRUCK INTERACTING WITH A HOME AS IT PASSES EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 1.75 MILLION SERVICE TOUCHES. THAT'S MORE THAN ANY CITY SERVICE THAT'S PROVIDED. POLICE, FIRE, EVERYTHING COMBINED. UM, SO WE ARE INGRAINED IN THE COMMUNITY WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND ALL THE WHILE, ON AVERAGE, WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT 4 MILLION RESIDENTIAL POUNDS BEING COLLECTED FROM RESIDENTIAL HOMES ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS. AND THIS DOESN'T COUNT WHAT'S BEING PICKED UP ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND THE INDUSTRIES IN TOWN. AND WE DO THAT AT A 99.9% SUCCESS RATE. STATISTICALLY, WE KNOW WE'RE NOT PERFECT, WE'LL, NEVER PROFESS TO BE PERFECT, BUT THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD, PRETTY GOOD STATISTIC OF SUCCESS. AGAIN, THE DATA SHOWING THE, THE HIGH QUALITY OF SERVICE THAT CITIZENS GET LEADING TO CLEAN AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES IN CEDAR HILL, BUT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE. UM, THIS WAS, I KNOW THIS DREW A LOT OF ATTENTION, AND THIS WAS FUN TO GO THROUGH AND ACTUALLY PULL SOME STATS ON. BUT SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, WHICH HAS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 30 TO 33 MONTHS, WE HAVE COLLECTED 184,000 POUNDS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FROM PEOPLE'S DOORSTEPS. AND 96% OF THAT IS BEING RECYCLED, HANDLED PROPERLY IN RECYCLED. AND SO TO REMIND EVERYBODY PRIOR TO THIS PROGRAM, [00:30:01] THE CITY WAS PUTTING ON, UM, A, A QUARTERLY OR AN ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DRIVE AT THE CITY'S EXPENSE. IT WAS VERY LABOR INTENSIVE. A TRUCK WOULD SHOW UP, PEOPLE WOULD LINE UP, AND WHEN THAT TRUCK FILLED UP, IT DIDN'T MATTER IF THERE WAS STILL PEOPLE IN LINE, THE EVENT WAS DONE. AND SO WE LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENCE, UM, IN MEASURING THE ACTUAL POUNDS COLLECTED. WE HAVE INCREASED THE COLLECTED POUNDS BY 279% SINCE THE PROGRAM START. THAT IS A TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION, AND THAT'S 184,000 POUNDS OF MATERIAL THAT OTHERWISE COULD FIND ITS WAY TO THE LANDFILL AND NOT HANDLED APPROPRIATELY. AND SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 'CAUSE NOT ALL POUNDS ARE CREATED EQUAL. I THOUGHT THIS WAS FUN. YOU KNOW, WE TRACK 50 PLUS DIFFERENT THINGS IN OUR COMPANY AS FAR AS, UH, THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THAT WE COLLECT. BUT OVER A THOUSAND TELEVISIONS, 6,400 GALLONS OF PAINT, 337 COMPUTERS, 1200 GALLONS OF MOTOR OIL, FLUORESCENT TUBES, AEROSOL CANS. AND THE ONE THAT'S NOT ON HERE THAT I THINK IS A STARTLING STATISTIC IS 88 POUNDS OF SHARPS NEEDLES. AND WE ALL KNOW NEEDLES DON'T WEIGH A LOT, BUT 88 POUNDS OF SHARPS NEEDLES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND SAFELY DISPOSED OF THIS PROGRAM, UM, HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE BEEN PROMOTING IT, AND I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE IT. UM, BUT AGAIN, UH, SOMETHING THAT, THAT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS, IN MY OPINION, SINCE THE START OF THE PROGRAM. SO FROM THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE STANDPOINT, I KNOW, I KNOW CEDAR HILL IS VERY FOCUSED ON CUSTOMER SERVICE AS IT SHOULD BE. UM, WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS INVESTED A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY INTO HOW WE COMMUNICATE, HOW WE INTERACT, GIVING RESIDENTS NOT JUST THE OPTION TO CALL THE NUMBER, BUT TO LIVE CHAT ONLINE TO SELF-SERVICE, THROUGH THE APPLICATION, THROUGH OTHER THINGS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DIGITAL CARE DESK THAT IS SPECIFIC TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF CITY STAFF, UM, WHERE WE CAN GET CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION THAT UNDERSTANDS, UH, THE CONTRACTS THAT WE OPERATE WITHIN. UM, AND THEN ALSO LAST TIME WE NEGOTIATED THIS CONTRACT, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CEDAR HILL PARTNER TO CREATE AN APP THAT IS SPECIFIC FOR CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS. AND YOU COULD SEE SINCE THE PROGRAM, UH, WE'VE HAD OVER 5,000 REMINDERS SENT 8,000 REQUESTS. AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AND ALLOW US TO PROACTIVELY COMMUNICATE. AND WE BELIEVE IN THIS SO MUCH THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT REIMBURSES THE CITY EVERY YEAR FOR THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ALSO HELPS EDUCATE THROUGH HOW TO RECYCLE OR WHERE TO RECYCLE. UM, THERE'S VIDEO LINKS HERE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO AND UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS ONCE THE MATERIAL GETS DROPPED OFF AT A MURPH. UH, VERY INFORMATIVE VIDEOS THAT YOU CAN GO LOOK AT ON YOUR OWN TIME HERE. AND THEN LASTLY, FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT, WE HAVE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE IN OUR TRUCKS NOW THAT ACTUALLY CAPTURE REALTIME POSITIVE SERVICE. SERVICE VERIFICATIONS FOR EVERY COLLECTION STOP. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE FULLY UNTAPPED ITS POTENTIAL. UM, BUT THIS IS HAPPENING TODAY ON OUR TRUCKS. AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT EQUIPS US WITH BETTER INFORMATION FOR OUR AGENTS TO RESPOND TO RESIDENTS WHEN THEY'RE CALLING. UH, IT ALSO HELPS US COACH AND, AND TRAIN OUR DRIVERS. WE'RE ABLE TO SEE LIVE, WHAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE STREETS. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS SIMILAR TO CEDAR HILL. WE'RE, WE'RE DRIVEN, UH, WITH THE SAME SET OF CORES AND VALUES INTERNALLY, UM, TO HELP US GO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR DAILY ACTIONS. UH, WE ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING SUCCESS WITH INTEGRITY. WE HOLD OURSELVES TO THE SAME STANDARDS OF ETHICAL, ETHICAL STANDARDS AND, UM, COMPLIANCE STANDARDS, UH, IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. AND SO, JUST TO SHOW A FEW, AND YOU CAN SEE THE RECOGNITIONS ON THE RIGHT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY ARE A BIG COMPANY. WE OPERATE ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA, BUT, UH, WASTE MANAGEMENT VERY MUCH AS A LOCAL COMPANY. WE LOVE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT ALIGN WITH THE SAME VISION FROM A COMMUNITY AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDPOINT. UM, FROM, YOU KNOW, AN ETHICS STANDPOINT, UH, WE ARE ALWAYS FOCUSED ON DELIVERING SERVICE WITH HONESTY AND INTEGRITY IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. IN OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITIES, AND BUSINESSES, UH, TRULY IS UNDERPINNED IN, IN OUR VALUES, DOING THE RIGHT THING, UH, THE RIGHT WAY ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY. AT WM, WE BELIEVE THAT FOSTERING MUTUAL TRUST AND RESPECT IS ALSO A CORNERSTONE OF BEING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE. AND WE ARE A PEOPLE FIRST ORGANIZATION. YOU COULD SEE HERE ARE ACTUAL PICTURES OF DRIVERS THAT HAVE ALL SERVICED THE COMMUNITY OF CEDAR HILL. UH, OVER THE YEARS THROUGHOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP, UH, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTINUES [00:35:01] TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TOP TALENT IN THE INDUSTRY BY MAKING WASTE MANAGEMENT A PLACE WHERE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE PROUD TO WORK. AND THEN LASTLY, UH, GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES. IT'S DEEPLY INGRAINED IN OUR CULTURE. UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE GIVE BACK THROUGH WILDLIFE HABITATS, UH, WHERE WE TURN OLD LANDFILLS INTO WILD WILDLIFE HABITATS TO DONATE, UM, PARKS AND RECREATION, OBVIOUSLY THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. AND THEN OUTREACH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN CEDAR HILL, BUT, UM, SINCE 2005, WE'VE DONATED NORTH OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE CITY. CONTRACTUALLY THAT THAT BREAKS OUT TO TWO SCHOLARSHIPS ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS. UM, IT IS A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION, DOES A CIVIC GRANT THAT GOES TO A BUSINESS, UH, PARTNERING IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SHOWS GREEN INITIATIVES OR GREEN TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS, AND THEN ALSO A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO EARTH DAY SPONSORSHIPS. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, UH, SEVERAL ROLL OFF CONTAINERS DONATED TO EVENTS, YOU KNOW, COUNTRY DAY TOUCH A TRUCK, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTIES, UM, THE LIBRARY GRAND OPENING THIS YEAR. IT WAS GREAT TO BE A PART OF THAT AS WELL. AND SO FORWARD LOOKING, RIGHT? UM, SEE IF WE HAVE TIME. WE GOT 30 SECONDS TO TALK NUMBERS. SO WASTE MANAGEMENT IS LOOKING FOR A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION TO OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT THAT IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JANUARY 31ST, 2025. AND SO THE FIVE YEAR EXTENSION, UH, AS WE STAND TODAY, UH, RESIDENTS PAY $16 AND 45 CENTS FOR ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. UH, WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS A DOLLAR AND 65 CENTS INCREASE, BRINGING RATES TO $18 AND 10 CENTS, WHICH IS THAT 10% NUMBER THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. AND THEN STARTING FEBRUARY 1ST, 2026, AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, BASE RATES WOULD BE ADJUSTED BY A FIXED 5%. AND SERVICE LEVELS AT THIS TIME WOULD ALL REMAIN THE SAME. AND SO AS CEDAR HILL, YOU KNOW, CONTINUES ITS PURSUIT OF PREMIER, UH, WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION ALL OF THE MANY WAYS THAT OUR TEAM IS WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND AS A PARTNER TO HELP YOU GUYS ACHIEVE THAT STATUS. TRASH. IT MAY NOT BE GLAMOROUS, BUT IT ARGUABLY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS, CITY FUNCTIONS, UM, TO A COMMUNITY. UH, TYPICALLY WE DON'T GET RECOGNIZED VERY WELL WHEN OUR JOB IS GOING RIGHT, BUT OFTENTIMES WE, WE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOBS, WE CAN BE SEEN FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. AND CERTAINLY IT WOULD NOT BE VERY HELPFUL IN ACHIEVING PREMIER STATUS. SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, BUT LET'S STAY ON MISSION, UH, AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS LEARN SOME THINGS ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT TODAY. SO I'M HAPPY TO GO BACK TO ANY SLIDES. ALRIGHT, YES, 15 MINUTES. UM, SERIOUSLY, GREAT PRESENTATION. BETTER PRESENTATION, I SHOULD ACTUALLY SAY. UM, THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY, BUT THANK YOU . UM, WELL, UM, SERIOUSLY, UM, IT, IT WAS BETTER BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC. I THINK THE FIRST TIME YOU CAME TO US. UH, I THINK YOU WERE JUST READY TO JUST PREPARE, UH, THE PREP PROPOSAL, UH, THANKS TO COUNCIL, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, WAS ABLE TO HAVE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME DUE DILIGENCE, YET YOU COULD'VE JUST, UH, STAYED STATUS QUO. YOU DIDN'T, YOU ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER A BETTER PRESENTATION, THANK YOU, TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE SERVICE LEVEL AND, UH, THE PRODUCTION THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAS DONE. UM, YOU MENTIONED THAT, UM, YOU REALLY DON'T HEAR A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS, UH, BUT YOU'LL DEFINITELY HEAR THE COMPLAINTS. UH, I, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE, I'VE BRAGGED ON WASTE MANAGEMENT'S PERFORMANCE WHEN WE HAD THE HIGH WINDS, UH, EARLIER THIS YEAR, UH, A LOT OF OTHER CITIES I TALKED TO OTHER MAYORS. UH, IT TOOK, YOU KNOW, MONTHS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR, UH, BRUSH PICKED UP. UM, AND, UM, YEAH, I GUESS THE BRUSH PICKED UP. UH, YOU GUYS CAME AND, AND PRETTY MUCH GOT US CLEANED UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, UH, THE WHOLE CITY. SO, YOU KNOW, I, I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT THERE WAS A TIME WHERE WE HAD SOME COMMUNICATION, UM, YOU KNOW, CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OR WHEN YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO COME AND PICK UP BRUSH OR WHEN YOU WOULD ACTUALLY COME AND, AND, AND PICK UP TRASH. UH, YOU NOT ONLY SEND EMAILS, NOW YOU SEND TEXT MESSAGES. AND ALSO, UH, THERE'S INFORMATION THAT GOES IN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, UH, YOU WAS ALREADY PRO PROVIDING GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND YET YOU STILL GO OVER AND BEYOND WITH A GREAT RATE. I, I MUST ADD . UH, SO ANYWAY, THAT'S MY 2 CENTS. UM, THANK YOU MAYOR. BUT, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT MAY WANNA SAY A FEW THINGS. I'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, RYAN. GREAT PRESENTATION. AND I, I ECHO WHAT THE MAYOR SAID ABOUT HAVING GREATER DETAIL IN PRESENTATION. JUST ONE THING I DO WANT TO CORRECT IN THE PRESENTATION, WHILE WASTE DOES HAVE, UH, OR 1.75 MILLION TOUCHES, UM, IT IS NOT THE, UM, NUMBER ONE, IT IS OUR WATER. OUR WATER TOUCHES OUR CITIZENS EACH AND EVERY DAY ALONG WITH ELECTRICITY AND THOSE WHO HAVE [00:40:01] GAS. SO, JUST WANNA PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, WHAT GIVING YOU YOUR, YOUR, YOUR CA YOUR CANDOS, BUT AS A CITY, US BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE WATER TO OUR CITIZENS ON A DAILY BASIS FAR EXCEEDS THE, THE, THAT THE, THAT AMOUNT OF TOUCHES. UM, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT THIS ALONG WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, AND THERE WERE THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AND, UH, I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF THAT, YOU KNOW, ECHOING WHAT YOU SAID, IT'S A 95%, UM, SATISFACTION RATE WITH OUR CITIZENS. AND THEN ALSO, UM, LOOKING AT THE RATES, I RECEIVED THE DOCUMENT SHOWING THAT RATE COMPATIBILITY. SO THANK YOU ALSO FOR INCLUDING THAT IN THERE. UM, I DO RECOMMEND THAT WHEN THIS NEXT CONTRACT ENDS, THAT WE DO GO TO MARKET TO DO AN RFQ OR RFP, JUST TO CONFIRM WHERE WE ARE IN THE MARKET AND CONFIRM THE RATES THAT WILL BE PROVIDED IN 2030. I BELIEVE SO, CORRECT. YES. THAT THE, ALL OF MY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH STAFFS ARE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT, AND I CAN SEE US MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS. YOU KNOW, IT IS ALWAYS CHALLENGING TO ASK OUR RESIDENTS TO PAY MORE. SURE, BUT WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY NOW WHERE, WHERE WHETHER WE'RE DEALING WITH INFLATION OR GAS PRICES, WE'RE PAYING MORE TODAY THAN WE DID FIVE YEARS AGO. UM, SO IT, IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION SHOWING ALL THE AMA THE AMAZING THINGS THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT DOES AND, AND THE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP. SO I DO DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND, UM, AS, AS I MENTIONED, THE, AS LONG AS WE GO FORWARD AND DO AN R-F-Q-R-F-P AT THAT POINT, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. AND WE CAN CONFIRM, UM, WHERE WE ARE IN THE MARKET AND THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED. SO WITH THAT, I CAN SEE MYSELF SUPPORTING THIS AND MOVING FORWARD. 'CAUSE WE DO HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO AS A CITY. UM, AND THIS IS, UH, PROBABLY HAS TAKEN UP A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH FROM OUR COUNCIL AND FROM CITY STAFF. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, CITY STAFF FOR ALL YOUR ADDITIONAL WORKS AND EFFORTS TO, UH, MAKE THIS CLEARER THAN IT WAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER, UH, COUNCILWOMAN AZI. THANKS RYAN. UH, I ALSO APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. IT, IT CERTAINLY WAS, UH, A BIT MORE, UH, THOROUGH AND UH, SO I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. I KNOW THAT LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, UM, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS. AND SO FIRST OF ALL, THANKS FOR THE ADDITIONAL TIME, UM, WITH ME, YOU KNOW, FORMALLY AND AND INFORMALLY. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, I LOVE THAT WE HAVE, UH, PARTNERS THAT WE TRUST ENOUGH TO HAVE A LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH. SO, UM, MY COM MY COMMENTS, UH, WERE NOT ABOUT THE TRUST FACTOR OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS. SURE. UH, I THINK THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT DOES A GOOD JOB. I HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A CONCEPT OF WHAT THE TYPE OF DISRUPTION, UM, THAT IT WOULD CAUSE TO CHANGE THIS KIND OF CONTRACT. SO MY QUESTIONS WEREN'T ABOUT THAT. IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE FOR ME IS WHAT, WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE STORY THAT WE CAN TELL OUR CITIZENS? SO IF I'M GONNA TELL OUR CITIZENS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A 10% INCREASE, UM, FOR ME IT'S LESS ABOUT THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT AND HOW THEY'RE IMPACTED. 'CAUSE IT'S USUALLY A SMALLER AMOUNT, BUT IT'S THE STORY THAT WE'RE TELLING. AND IF I AM NOT EQUIPPED TO TELL THE STORY, THEN I'M PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE IN GOING ALONG WITH THE, THE PROJECT. SO, UM, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE, UH, MUCH MORE INFORMATION. UM, I FEEL LIKE IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S SMART. I APPRECIATE, UM, COUNCILMAN GLOVER. I THINK IT'S A, UH, A GOOD RECOMMENDATION THAT I WOULD CERTAINLY, UM, SUPPORT. AND, UH, AS FAR AS OUR PART, UM, I REALLY FEEL, UM, MAYOR THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, AUDITING THAT THIS SHOULD BE A, A, A STANDARD, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, SHOULD BE HAPPENING ON, ON MAJOR PROJECTS, UM, AND AT WHAT LEVEL THAT AUDIT HAPPENS. UM, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, JUST DISCUSS AND, AND AGREE UPON, BUT I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF CHECKS AND BALANCES. UM, AND THEN THAT WAY IT DOES TELL THE STORY, UM, THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING FOR THE CITIZENS. SO, UM, THAT'S IT FOR ME AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCIL HEATON? THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST SIT HERE AND THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU FIRST CAME TO, TO CEDAR HILL AND, AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH AND BLESSED TO BE PART OF THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME WHEN WE VOTED TO, TO BRING WASTE MANAGEMENT IN. AND THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE LAST [00:45:01] 20 YEARS, 19 YEARS, 20 YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD OUR CHALLENGES AND TAKING STEPS, WHICH YOU'VE ALWAYS IMPROVED. UH, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT, WHAT WE STARTED BACK THEN TO WHAT WE DID IS TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN THE SERVICE AND THE QUALITY OF SERVICE AND THE COMMUNICATION THAT YOU DO NOW. AND SO TO ME, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP HAS REALLY, REALLY CREATED WHAT YOU ARE TODAY AND HOW YOU ARE WITH CEDAR HILL. UM, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY A GREAT PRESENTATION, RYAN. YOU JUST KIND OF BLEW US AWAY AND ON THAT, BUT I THINK IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITIZENS AS THEY WATCHED THIS, TO SEE WHAT WAS ALL IN THAT $18 RATE. YEAH. AND SO THE GIVE BACK PORTIONS OF IT, WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE FREEBIES THAT YOU THROW IN WHEN YOU DO EXTRA, UH, YOU KNOW, TRASH BINS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE CITIZENS IN, IN TIME OF NEED. AND, AND, AND THAT SPEAKS A LOT. AND SO I'M, I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE PAST. EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH WHAT GOING ON FORWARD. BRIAN, THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A GOOD PARTNERSHIP TO THE CITY AND WASTE MANAGE. THANK YOU. I CAN SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HAYDEN. MAYOR . THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO I ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, SPEND SOME TIME GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION THAT BROUGHT ME TO A LEVEL OF COMFORT. AND, UH, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE, THERE WAS A, UH, AN INCREASE THAT WAS DUE. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, IT THAT'S BEING DEFERRED. IT'S NOT AS, AS COM AS A COMPLETE AS A 10% INCREASE BECAUSE YOU HAD A, A, AN INCREASE THAT WAS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED, THAT'S BEING DEFERRED. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT THAT WAY, IT, IT, IT, IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT, THAT'S PART OF THE STORY FOR ME. YEP. AND SO I'M, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU PRO TIM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ALRIGHT, SO COUNCIL, WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING, NO. UM, SO, SO, SO COUNCIL, WE STILL NEED TO GIVE, UH, STAFF DIRECTION. I HEARD EVERYONE'S MOVING FORWARD. THERE WAS ONE PROPOSAL THAT WAS PRESENTED TOWARDS COUNCIL. SO I TAKE CONSENSUS THAT THAT'S THE PROPOSAL THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE TO GIVE DIRECTION TO GIVE THE STAFF. YES. OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO MR. FRAZIER, LOOK FORWARD TO YOU, UM, YOU KNOW, SIGNING A FUTURE MUTUAL AGREEMENT. UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SERVICE. UH, AGAIN, UM, OUR PARTNERSHIP HAS EVOLVED IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET WHERE WE ARE TODAY. UH, THE OVERALL SATISFACTION OF, OF THE CITY IS STILL, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, A PLUS LEVEL. UH, WE WILL OBVIOUSLY EXPECT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE TO BE ABLE TO REMAIN THE SAME, IF NOT ENHANCE EVEN MORE. AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTNERSHIP FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS, SIR. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED TO EXTEND IT. UM, TRULY, I, I, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. IT'S FUN. JUST NOT JUST FROM THE RELATIONSHIP SIDE OVER THE YEARS AND A LOT OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE'VE BUILT IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT, UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO TO PARTNER. YOU GUYS TRULY ARE A, A COMMUNITY THAT WE USE AS AN EXAMPLE ALL THE TIME. UM, SO IT'S A TESTAMENT TO, TO THE CITY. YOU GUYS ARE THE RIGHT CUSTOMER, CERTAINLY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT. UM, SO COUNSEL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BRIEFING SESSION. LAST ONE ON, ON THE AGENDA. LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. I DO HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MCCURDY. DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN. THAT IS A NON ABATE MOTION. ALL. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I HAVE 6 49. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. COUNCIL WIL WE'LL RECONVENE AT SEVEN O'CLOCK FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.