* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] OKAY, [1. Call the meeting to order.] SO I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I HAVE THE TIME AT 6 0 6. TODAY IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2024. THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. I DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL, UH, PRESENT. NEXT ITEM [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] ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORTS. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. MERRY CHRISTMAS. UH, THIS IS OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING FOR 2024. UH, WE WILL MISS YOU ON OUR TUESDAYS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR, BUT, UH, WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, I REALIZED CHRISTMAS WAS LITERALLY TWO WEEKS AWAY AND I HAVEN'T BOUGHT A THING FOR MY KIDS. SO, UH, HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON THAT FRONT. BUT I DO WANNA WISH EACH AND EVERY YOU ONE OF YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE THIS CITY ALONGSIDE YOU. UM, I DO WANNA START WITH A BIT OF A SAD NOTE ON THE OFFICER. UM, WE, WE THAT, UH, PASSED AWAY FROM TERRELL, TEXAS, UH, HAS ROOTS TO CEDAR HILL. UM, SUPER DAVE FROM THE SKATING RINK. IT'S HIS SON, AND ACTUALLY LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE DAVE. AND SO, UH, WE, WE ARE PRAYING FOR HIM AND ISSU ISSUING OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY, UM, DEALING WITH THAT LOSS. HE HAD ONLY BEEN AN OFFICER ON THE STREETS FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. AND, UH, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE, UM, SACRIFICE THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS DO FOR US AS CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND, UH, WE, WE THANK THEM FOR THAT. AND I PRAY OVER ALL OF OUR OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS AND HEROES OF THE CITY IN HONOR OF, OF THAT LOSS OF, FOR OUR DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX. SO, WANNA, WANNA START WITH THAT? UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UM, UH, WE ARE REACHING OUT TO THE FAMILY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REACHING OUT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR, UH, MR. DAVE AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATION ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL. WE WILL SEND A CARD AND, AND SOME FLOWERS. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HONOR THE, THE OFFICER IN WHATEVER WAY WE CAN DO TO HELP. SO, UM, WITH THAT, UH, I HAVE A FEW THINGS ON OUR AGENDA, BUT BEFORE I GET TO THE AGENDA, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO, UH, A WOMAN WHO I, I TOLD HER ON THE WAY, TAKING HER BACK TO INTRODUCE YOU, UH, TO HER. I KEEP WANTING TO GIVE HER A DIFFERENT LAST NAME, AND I, I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT IT'S BECAUSE I KEEP SAYING SHE IS THE BEST. AND, UH, TO BE F-A-I-C-P, THOSE ARE THE LETTERS BEHIND HER TITLE. THAT IS ACTUALLY THE BEST YOU CAN GET IN MUNICIPAL PLANNERS. YOU CAN'T GET MORE QUALIFIED THAN THIS QUALIFICATION THAT ANGELA BEST, HER REAL NAME IS SELF. HER REAL LAST NAME IS ANGELA SELF. BUT I WANNA, I WANNA, I WANNA, UH, SAY HER NAME IS ANGELA BEST BECAUSE SHE IS THE BEST F-A-I-C-P CERTIFIED. YOU CAN'T GET MORE QUALIFIED. THAT IS THE TOP OF THE, TOP OF THE TOP. THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. AND THAT IS ANGELA'S SELF. AND I WANNA TELL YOU A FEW THINGS ABOUT HER. ORIGINALLY FROM MISSISSIPPI, SHE EARNED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN URBAN STUDIES FROM JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, AND A MASTER'S IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. ANGELA HAS WORKED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT HER 20 PLUS YEARS, SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE CITY OF DALLAS. AND MOST RECENTLY, FOR OVER 15 YEARS AS THE PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND, SHE'S LED COMPLEX PLANNING INITIATIVES, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, GUIDED MAJOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION, DEVELOPED REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTIES IN COORDINATION WITH THEIR EDC. MANAGED THE STRATEGY FOR VITAL NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM IN GARLAND THAT IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING EFFORTS FOCUSED ON VITALITY, LED SMALL AREA PLANS LEADING TO ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION IN TARGETED ZONES, AND INSTRUMENTAL IN THE REDEVELOPMENT AND REINVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND. ANGELA SERVES AS CHAIR AS OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, AND ACTIVELY VOLUNTEERS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS. HER EXPERTISE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD HAVE EARNED HER NUMEROUS AWARDS FROM ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, TEXAS CHAPTER NEIGHBORHOODS, USA, GREATER DALLAS PLANNING COUNCIL AND PRESERVATION DALLAS. SHE IS ALSO AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER. HER COMMITMENT TO THE PROFESSION EXTENDS TO MENTORING AND SHARING HER KNOWLEDGE WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF PLANNERS AND RECOGNITION OF HER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS. SELF WAS RECENTLY INDUCTED INTO THE A ICP COLLEGE OF FELLOWS, THE HIGHEST HONOR BESTOWED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PLANNERS. FELLOWS OF A ICP ARE NOMINATED AND SELECTED BY THEIR PEERS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS. SHE WAS SELECTED AS A CLASS SPEAKER FOR THE 2024 INDUCTION CEREMONY, HIGHLIGHTING THE URGENCY AND IMPORTANCE OF THE [00:05:01] PLANNING PROFESSION. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MS. ANGELA SOUTH, OUR NEXT PLANNING DIRECTOR. WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. UM, I TRULY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. IT'S AN HONOR TO COME HERE TO CEDAR HILL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. ALRIGHT, THAT IS THAT IT? , WELCOME A BOARD. YEAH. WELL OFFICIALLY WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL. UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONG WITH YOU. UM, I'M SURE YOU ALREADY HEARD FROM MANY OTHERS AS I, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS YOUR SECOND DAY ON THE JOB, . UH, BUT, UH, CEDAR HILL IS A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY WITH, UM, WITH PEOPLE THAT LIVE AND WORK IN IT. MM-HMM . UM, SO I'M SURE YOUR JOB WILL BE FULFILLED AND, AND, UH, BE FILLED WITH YOUR, WITH, UH, MORE BLESSINGS TO COME. UH, SO I WELCOME YOU. UH, I WAS GOING TO TEASE YOU A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE, UH, MY MOM WENT TO, UH, JSU. SO I SEE WE GOT HBCU, YOU KNOW, HERE. SO I WAS GONNA TEASE YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RIVAL ALCORN STATE, BUT I, I GUESS WE CAN, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE, BUT I'M ALL ABOUT GO TIGERS. . OKAY, . WELL THAT'S, WELL THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. SO, I, I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, WORKING WITH YOU COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, WELCOME, EVER? BELIEVE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WELL, MRS. BEST HAS JOINED THE BEST TEAM AND WE'RE REALLY HONORED TO HAVE ANGELA SELF JOIN OUR TEAM. UM, BUT SHE IS THE BEST AND, UH, VERY GRATEFUL THAT SHE JOINED OUR TEAM. LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING WITH HER. SO I HAVE SOME THINGS TO COVER WITH THE CALENDAR. AND IN FRONT OF YOU IS, UH, THE CALENDAR THAT, UM, WE PUT TOGETHER. AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS ARE INCLUDED ON THE CALENDAR. THEY'RE FULLY INTEGRATED. IF YOU WANT IT IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE'VE DONE IT DIFFERENT WAYS, UM, BEFORE, I THINK WE HAD IT AS A SEPARATE LIST. UM, BUT NOW WE INCLUDED, IT'S ALL INCLUSIVE. AND SO IF YOU WANT IT DIFFERENTLY, I THINK WE ARE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THESE ARE SENT TO YOUR, UH, CALENDARS AND YOU'RE GETTING INVITATIONS FOR EVERYTHING. SO IF IT GETS TO BE TOO MUCH AND YOU WANT US TO LAY OFF, PLEASE LET US KNOW. 'CAUSE IT IS A LOT OF INVITATIONS. SO I WILL COVER, UM, MOST OF THE CITY INITIATED ITEMS. I WON'T COVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS. UM, BUT THIS SATURDAY FROM NINE TO 12 IS OUR COMMUNITY PAPER SHREDDING EVENT. THE LAST TIME WE HAD THIS, IT DID, UH, SELL OUT. UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE, IT'S FREE TO THE RESIDENTS, BUT IT DOES GET BOOKED UP. AND SO ONCE THAT TRUCK IS FULL OF SHREDDED PAPER, IT, WE HAVE TO, UM, TURN PEOPLE AWAY. SO HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM THIS SATURDAY, BUT IT'S FROM NINE TO 12 AT THE CEDAR HILL GOVERNMENT CENTER PARKING LOT, AND 11 TO ONE IS OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD. WALK. UH, THE FOUNTAINS IN WILDWOOD, WE'RE GONNA MEET AT 10 30 AT LAKE RIDGE CLUBHOUSE. UM, SO, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE. AND THEN FROM THREE TO FIVE IS THE CEDAR MUSEUM MEMBER APPRECIATION OPEN HOUSE. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE INVITED. WE'RE INVITED TO THAT. AND IT'S AT THE TING HICKMAN LIBRARY ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, UH, FROM 11 TO ONE SENIOR CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON. THIS IS NEXT WEDNESDAY. UH, SEVERAL OF YOU JOINED US FOR THE THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON. AND, UH, THIS IS THE, UH, UH, THE, THE CHRISTMAS ONE AT THE ALLEN A SIMS RECREATION CENTER. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE A SPECIFIC JOB, LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN GET YOU PAIRED UP WITH WHOEVER YOU NEED TO. UM, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH, AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH, TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, THE CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED AND, UH, ALSO ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1ST, BUT ALL OTHER DAYS WILL BE OPEN. UM, JUST WANT TO FAST FORWARD, UH, JANUARY 14TH, 6:00 PM IS OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, I'LL COVER ALL OTHER COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS GOING FORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE? WHAT ARE THE HOURS OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER? IS THAT ALL DAY OR? YES, EIGHT TO FIVE. THANK YOU. REGULAR HOURS, WE MIGHT BE LIGHT, BUT WE WILL BE OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS. [3. Update on Municipal Court of Record.] ALRIGHT, IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA. UH, THE AGENDA, UH, THAT INCLUDES, UH, UPDATE ON MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD AFTER MY BRIEFING, AND THEN THE REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 PM STARTS WITH A SWEARING IN, UH, INVOCATION BY REVEREND CAMERON SWEET. A POINT OF LIGHT CHURCH. I BELIEVE THIS IS YOUR CHURCH. YES. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE'S CHURCH AND CAMERON SWEET WILL BE HERE TO GIVE THE INVOCATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND, UH, THE PRESENTATIONS GOING INTO THAT, WE'LL HAVE SWEARING IN OF CITIZENS ON PATROL VOLUNTEERS TO ISSUE CITATIONS FOR DISABLED PARKING [00:10:01] VIOLATIONS. THE CHIEF, I BELIEVE, HAS 10 VOLUNTEERS THAT HE WILL SWEAR IN. THAT'S VERY EXCITING THAT THESE FOLKS WANNA CONTINUE SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY. UM, THEN ITEM B IS RECOGNIZED AS CEDAR HILL FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR 34TH YEAR OF ACHIEVING A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE'VE ACHIEVED THIS, UH, AWARD AND OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR WILL BE ACCEPTING THAT ON THE CITY'S BEHALF. IN TERMS OF PUBLIC HEARING, WE HAVE CASE NUMBER CP 6 6 8 2 20 24, AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN FOR MULTIFAMILY ON PROPERTIES ZONE DOWNTOWN OLD TOWN RESIDENTIAL. UM, I THINK WE ANSWERED SEVERAL QUESTIONS, UM, FROM THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM. UM, AS WE, AS WE, UH, PREPARED FOR THIS EVENING IS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES MINUTES, UH, OF THE COUNCIL RETREAT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COMMUNICATE THAT THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING REPORT. THAT REPORT, WE'RE PREPARING IT AND WILL BE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IN JANUARY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. SO ALL THE MINUTES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE, UM, IN THAT AGENDA. SO THE, ALL THE DISCUSSION ON PARKING LOT ITEMS, ALL OF THAT WILL BE IN THAT AGENDA ITEM. UM, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE NATIONWIDE OPIOID SETTLE SETTLEMENT WITH KROGER, TEXAS. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE RECEIVED FUNDS FROM, UH, SETTLEMENTS IN THE PAST. I THINK IT'S OVER 130,000. THIS ONE'S A SMALL ONE WITH KROGER, TEXAS, BUT WE WANT TO SIGN UP TO GET THE CITY'S PORTION. ITEM C IS AN ORDINANCE WHICH CHANGES THE ZONING FOR PD, UH, DISTRICT, UH, AND PD, UH, TWO LOCAL RETAIL USES, INCLUDING RESTAURANT AND ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT AND MULTI-FAMILY, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE HILLSIDE VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER. THIS IS TO CHANGE THE ORIGINALLY ZONED, UH, TITLED LIFESTYLE CENTER TO ACTUALLY BE A LIFESTYLE CENTER. AND SO TO CHANGE IT TO A MIXED USE PROPERTY AS WELL AS ZONE THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY TO ALLOW FOR RESTAURANT INDOOR AND OUTDOOR, UM, AND, AND ALL THE OTHER CUP CONDITIONS GOING FORWARD WITH THAT. SO THE CITY IS, UH, A PARTY TO THE ZONING. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO TOWN COMPANIES FOR THE PARTNERSHIP ON THE ZONING EXERCISE. NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION R 24 737, WHICH ADOPTS A CHARITY CARE POLICY AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS STATE OF AMBULANCE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT PROGRAM AND ITEM E APPROVING ORDINANCE 20 24 8 38, WHICH ADOPTS AN AMENDED EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. THIS IS LAST YEAR'S BUDGET AND THIS, UH, ACCEPTS FOR, UM, EXPENDITURES THAT WERE MADE TO THIS ROOM COME OUT OF OUR PEG FUND, WHICH IS PUBLIC EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, UM, UH, FUND, WHICH COMES OUT OF, UH, BILLS ASSOCIATED WITH, UM, UH, UH, TELEVISION SPECTRUM AND, AND VERIZON AND OTHER, OTHER BILLS LIKE THAT THROUGH THE, THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO THAT A BUDGET BUDGET AMENDMENT, UM, IS PROPOSED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND THEN ITEM F IS AUTHORIZING TO MAYOR EXECUTE WORK AUTHORIZATION 24 0 1 AND THE AMOUNT OF 198,000 WITH URBAN ENGINEERS GROUP. THIS IS FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING ONLY. THIS IS NOT CONSTRUCTION ON DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UM, THE THREE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE CIP SINCE 2016 ARE CANYON VIEW COURT, CAPRICORN STREET AND ROBIN ROAD. ITEM G IS A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION FOR A BODY-WORN CAMERA GRANT FROM THE OFFICE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT GOVERNOR FOR THE FUNDING OF BODY-WORN CAMERA CAMERAS FOR 81 PERSONNEL FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DOES REQUIRE A MATCH AND WE HAVE THAT BUDGETED. ITEM H IS AUTHORIZING AM MERIT EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH ETC INSTITUTE FOR TO CONDUCT THE 2025 COMMUNITY SURVEY, WHICH WILL BE DONE IN FEBRUARY. AND THE RESULTS WILL BE HAD IN THE SPRING SHORTLY AFTER, USUALLY TAKES ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS TO FINISH, AND THE CONSULTANT WILL COME OUT AND GIVE THE COUNCIL REPORT ON HOW WE RANKED ON ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. AND THE QUESTIONS ITEM I IS A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CEDAR HILL EDC AND TOWN LAND COMPANY. THE EDC UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, UH, AN INCENTIVE, UH, INCENTIVE TO SHARE IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE COST FOR TOWN LOAN COMPANY. THEY'RE GONNA PUT IN ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PARKING ON THE SPINE ROAD ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT. AND ITEM J IS TO CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION R 24 7 34, WHICH I AUTHORIZES PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS BLUE ZONES DISTRICT 1 0 9. AND THE LAST ITEM ON CONSENT IS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R 24 7 38, WHICH DECLARES AN EXPECTATION TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH PROCEEDS OF FUTURE DEBT FOR A, THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE ENGINE. AND WE'RE SAVING ABOUT $40,000 TO DO THAT. [00:15:01] ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT? ALRIGHT, UM, YOU, YOU, YOU SAID ANY QUESTION ABOUT CONSENT, BUT I I I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A POINT TO THE CHIEF. UM, WELL, THE OTHER CHIEF, WHICH CHIEF YEAH. Y'ALL RIGHT BEHIND EACH OTHER. NO, YOU AIN'T GOTTA COME DOWN CHIEF. WHICH, WHICH BROTHER? I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM, IT, IT WAS PROBABLY MAYBE SIX MONTHS AGO, A CITIZEN, UH, CAME TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING AND, UH, WAS, WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, HANDICAPPED PARKING. UH, SO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS ON THE AGENDA THAT QUICK, I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST GREAT LEADERSHIP ON YOUR RADAR. I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THAT. SO I MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO DO THAT DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING. SO I WANTED TO TELL YOU NOW, SO PUBLICLY THANK YOU. IT IS GREAT LEADERSHIP MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT. APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN ON REGULAR AGENDA, WE HAVE, UH, FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION DISPOSAL CONTRACT, AMEND FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT. DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT IN OCTOBER, OCTOBER ONE, THE WASTE MANAGEMENT AS OUR CONTRACTOR WAS DUE AND OWED A 3.5% INCREASE TO THEIR RATES, WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RATE ORDINANCE. SO IN THEIR CONTRACT, IN THEIR RATE ORDINANCE OR TWO SEPARATE ITEMS AS THEY ARE ON THE AGENDA AND SO ON, FOR OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, AND THAT ORDINANCE THAT WAS APPROVED, IT WASN'T APPROVED WITH THAT 3.5%. AND SO WHEN WE BEGAN DISCUSSIONS AND STARTED NEGOTIATING, WE TALKED ABOUT DELAYING THAT 3.5% UNTIL 2025. AND SO EFFECTIVELY THEIR INCREASE EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY ONE IS REALLY 6.5%. THEY WERE OWED THE THREE POINT A HALF PERCENT, WHICH EQUATES 10%. AND SO IN THE AGENDA ITEM IT SAYS 10%, BUT EFFECTIVELY THEIR INCREASE ON THE RATES FOR 2025 IS REALLY SIX POINT A HALF PERCENT. OKAY. UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. CITY MANAGER? YES. UM, I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM PRO TEAM. YEAH, I, I, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT THAT WAS, UH, THE WAY THAT I GOT, UH, EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY, IT, IT, AT ONE TIME IT LOOKED LIKE A 10% INCREASE, BUT THEY WERE TECHNICALLY OWED THREE POINT A HALF PERCENT IN OCTOBER. AND SO IT, IT, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S, MY, MY COMFORT LEVEL IS IT'S, UH, SIX POINT A HALF PLUS THREE POINT A HALF. YEAH. WHAT, WHICH WAS ALREADY OWE UNDER THE OLD CONTRACT. CORRECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT AGENDA ITEM ARE THE ACTUAL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, FOR TRASH, UH, FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND THAT'S ORDINANCE 20 24 8 36. AND, UH, ALL OF THE RATES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED PER THE CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AT THE COUNCIL RETREAT. OKAY. ITEM C IS A RESOLUTION WHICH APPROVES THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH TOWNLAND LAND COMPANY LLC IS RECOMMENDED BY THE TIFF AND THET ZONE NUMBER ONE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AS YOU RECALL, UM, THE TS BOARD JUST CONSIDERED A 10 YEAR TAX REBATE PROGRAM FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND IS FOR 10 YEARS. UM, THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE TS AND IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. UM, WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THEM FOR, UM, OF A LONG TIME AND WORKING WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON THIS. AND SO IT'S UP FOR YOUR FINAL CONSIDERATION. AND THEN ITEM D IS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SELL AGREEMENT WITH TOWNLAND COMPANY LLC. AND THIS IS FOR THE HALF OF AN ACRE IS 0.55, SIX ACRES THAT THEY NEED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND, UH, SELLING THAT PROPERTY TO THEM FOR $200,000. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU MADAM CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, UH, COUNSEL. WE DO HAVE SOME NEW, UH, DEVICES, UH, BEFORE US. UH, IN ORDER TO QUEUE, UH, TO SPEAK, YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE GREEN BUTTON, BUT JUST KNOW THAT THAT GREEN BUTTON ALSO MEANS THAT YOUR MIC IS LIVE. UH, SO JUST WANT TO, SO YOU MAY BE ON THE QUEUE, UH, FOR A WHILE, BUT JUST KNOW THAT YOU'RE LIVE. SO, ALRIGHT. YOU GOT THAT PART TOO? YES. ALRIGHT. NEXT ITEM OF ALL THE AGENDA IS UPDATE ON MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD. I SEE MS. BOBBY'S COMING DOWN. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU, MAYOR? I'M WELL, COUNSEL MADISON. MANAGER. I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE FOR THIS EVENING. IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR SINCE WE CAME BEFORE YOU AND WE WERE BECOMING A COURT OF RECORD. AND SO OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING IS GONNA BE A LITTLE UPDATE ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO FOR THIS LAST YEAR. WE START ALL OF OUR PRESENTATIONS WITH THE VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES THE VISION. UM, WE ENVISION CEDAR [00:20:01] HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS AT THE SINK OF CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. AND PLEASE FORGIVE MY VOICE. A LITTLE BIT WEIRD. I'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A COLD . OUR MISSION, THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS, CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY VALUES AND OF COURSE OUR VALUES, PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP, HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEHAVIOR AND INTEGRITY AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP. AND OF COURSE, PURSUING PREMIER. WE, UM, SEE OURSELVES AS A SAFE. WE IDENTIFY WITH THE PREMIER STATEMENT THAT CEDAR HILL IS SAFE AND AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY ALSO. UM, WE LIKE TO MENTION THE BIG ROCKS, THE TOP CITY COUNCIL, STRATEGIC PRI PRIORITIES. WE FEEL LIKE WE FALL IN LINE WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT. HONOR. GREG, SHE ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, BOBBY. YOU'RE WELCOME, MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, JUDGE. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU MADAMS. UH, CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. OKAY, SO THIS IS GONNA BE VERY BRIEF AGENDA. WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT OUR CURRENT OPERATIONS, THE APPEALS PROCESS, UM, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, WARRANT RESOLUTION, REGIONAL CARE TEAM, YOUTH DIVERSION. AND ONE THING THAT'S NOT ON HERE, HOPEFULLY, I WON'T FORGET, ARE THE SEARCH WARRANTS. SO CURRENTLY WE OPERATE AS A COURT OF RECORD. AS OF JANUARY 1ST OF THIS YEAR, UH, OUR COURT OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COURT CLERKS, MARSHALS WITH THE SUPPORTIVE, UH, INTERNS AND SOMETIMES OTHER VOLUNTEERS. WE DEAL WITH CASES FILED FOR CLASS C MISDEMEANORS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. AND WE, UH, HAVE PRETRIAL DOCKETS. AND THOSE ARE DOCKETS THAT ARE HELD BETWEEN THE DEFENDANTS AND THE, UH, PROSECUTOR. THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. SOMETIMES THEY'LL, THINGS WILL BE DISMISSED, SOMETIMES THEY'LL PLEAD OUT. SOMETIMES THEY'LL SAY, WE ARE GOING TO COURT, UH, BEFORE THE COURT. WE HAVE SHOW CAUSE DOCKETS, JUVENILE DOCKET, BENCH TRIALS, JURY TRIALS, UH, CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, AND THE NEW WALK-IN DOCKET. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED LAST TIME WHEN WE WERE TRANSITIONING TO A COURT OF RECORD WAS THE WHOLE APPEAL ISSUE. AND SO JUST BRIEFLY, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, FOR A COURT OF NON RECORD, LIKE A MUNICIPAL COURT OF NON RECORD OR JUSTICE COURT, AFTER, UH, A PROCEEDING IS OVER, IF THE DEFENDANT WANTS AN APPEAL, HE OR SHE FILES AN APPEAL, IT GOES UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN COUNTY AND THEY PRETTY MUCH GET A TRIAL DE NOVO OR A DO OVER WITH A COURT. ANY COURT OF RECORD US ARE INCLUDED AS WELL AS US COUNTS, UH, THE BIG COURTS DOWNTOWN TO FILE AN APPEAL. WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IS YOU'RE SAYING, LOOK, I WANT, UM, RELIEF BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE COURT MADE A LEGAL MISTAKE, EVIDENCE WITNESS, WHATEVER. AND THAT'S WHAT THE COURT HAS TO DECIDE. NOT, I'M NOT SATISFIED, I WANT A DO OVER. SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF A BIGGER LEGAL BURDEN TO, UM, TO PRO TO FULFILL. SO TO THAT END, SO FAR WE HAVE HAD NO CRIMINAL APPEALS TO DATE, OUR CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. WE'VE DONE OUR ANIMAL HEARINGS JUST LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE. WE'VE ALSO NOW HAVE, UM, EXPUNCTION HEARINGS, AND WE'VE DONE ONE OF THOSE SO FAR. UH, SOMETHING ELSE THAT WAS NEW FOR THIS YEAR IS OUR WARRANT RESOLUTION. WE HAD A SATURDAY WARRANT RESOLUTION. UM, IN NOVEMBER, UH, THE, UH, CITY HILL, EXCUSE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT ASSISTED THE MARSHALS IN SERVING WARRANTS. THEY SERVED 140 AND WE CLEARED 45 THAT SATURDAY MORNING. UM, THE JUDGE WAS AVAILABLE AND SOME PEOPLE CAME IN TO CLEAR THE WARRANTS AND ALL, ALL IN ALL, IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL WE THOUGHT. SO WE THINK WE'RE GONNA WANT TO DO THAT AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR. UH, WE'RE ALSO NOW, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THE REGIONAL CARE TEAM. THIS IS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CARE TEAM, ASSISTING DEFENDANTS THAT INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, WHICH IS, HAS BECOME QUITE UBIQUITOUS. SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRAUMA, STRESS, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, HOMELESSNESS, AND SOMETIMES DOMESTIC ISSUES AS WELL. UH, THIS DEALS WITH BOTH ADULTS AND JUVENILES. EXCUSE ME. THE OTHER NEW THING, AND THIS COMES BY WAY OF THE, UH, LEGISLATURE, IS YOUTH DIVERSION. SO, UH, HB 31 86 WAS PASSED IN OUR LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AND SO WHAT THAT DIRECTS ALL JUSTICE COURTS AND MUNICIPAL COURTS TO DO AS OF JANUARY OF 2025, IS DEVELOP A YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM. AND THIS BASICALLY IS A PROGRAM THAT INVOLVES NON-TRAFFIC RELATED OFFENSES WHERE, UH, IF THEY WANT TO AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IT, UH, THE YOUTH CAN, UH, PARTICIPATE IN THIS. THIS MEANS IT DOES NOT GO BEFORE THE COURT. AND IF EVERYTHING IS, UM, COMPLETED AS PROMISED, THEN THE WHOLE THING JUST DISAPPEARS. I THINK THIS WAS THE LEGISLATURES ATTEMPT TO KEEP MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT OF THE SYSTEM, IF YOU WILL. SO THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO EFFECT IN ALL OF OUR COURT, ALL JUSTICE COURTS AND MUNICIPAL COURTS IN JANUARY. AND LAST, WHAT I DIDN'T PUT ON THERE IS THAT BECAUSE WE'RE NOW A COURT OF RECORD AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE, MORE JURISDICTION, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO APPROVE OF [00:25:01] SOME SEARCH WARRANTS THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN ABLE TO DO. AND OVER THE LAST YEAR WE'VE HAD SOME DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND I THINK IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE SEARCH WARRANTS DONE ON A TIMELY AND, AND MORE IMPORTANT LOCAL LEVEL. ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? UH, YES, JUDGE. I HAVE A, A COUPLE ACTUALLY. UM, AS IT RELATES TO DIVERSION, I, I STILL NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT. SO IT, I'M ASSUMING IF THERE'S SOME TRUANCY IN SCHOOL DISTRICT OR, UH, THEFT AT ONE OF THE RETAILS, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT TRAFFIC RELATED, THEN THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO STAY OUTTA THE COURT. SO ACTUALLY WE'RE GONNA GET YOU A COPY OF ALL THIS. THE, I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS RELATES TO TRUANCY OR NOT, AND SO WE DON'T DO THAT YET, BUT IT DOES RELATE TO ALL OTHER NON-TRAFFIC OFFENSES. AND BASICALLY IF THEY'RE, IF THEY ARE, UM, ELIGIBLE AND THEY CONSENT TO IT, THEY MEET WITH OUR PROSECUTOR AND OUR JUVENILE CASE COORDINATOR AND THEY CAN WORK OUT WHAT KIND OF PENALTY OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, UH, THAT, THAT TO BE DONE SUCH AS COMMUNITY SERVICE, A CLASS, A MENTORING, WHATEVER. AND IF THAT'S DONE, THEN IT JUST, IT'S, IT'S REALLY A LOT LIKE WHAT WE DO ANYWAY. THE THING IS, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE BEING IN THE COURTROOM. AND SO THEY DON'T GO BEFORE THE JUDGE. AND, AND BOBBY AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, AND SO IF THEY COMPLETE THIS, THERE'S REALLY NO RECORD OF THIS. IT'S DONE. UM, SO THERE'S NOTHING TO EXPUNGE IT JUST, IT NEVER HAPPENED. AND AGAIN, I REALLY THINK THAT THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT WAS TO KEEP MORE KIDS, QUOTE UNQUOTE OUT OF THIS SYSTEM. SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT UP THERE. BUT , SORRY. UH, AND THEN MY LAST THING IS, UH, BECAUSE WE RECORD A RECORD NOW, WE CAN, UH, REQUEST FOR WARRANTS MORE INTERNALLY, UM, MEANING FROM THE POLICE MM-HMM . UH, DO, HOW, IS THERE AN AVERAGE PER YEAR THAT WE WAS ASKING FOR WARRANTS? DO YOU HAVE THAT HISTORY OR, I DO NOT HAVE THAT HISTORY. I KNOW THAT UNDER THE, UM, I THINK IT'S 1802, UH, B 10, THE ONES THAT WE COULDN'T DO BEFORE, WE NEVER DID THOSE BEFORE. 2000, UM, UH, 24. SO I DON'T KNOW AS FAR AS HOW MANY SEARCH OTHER KINDS OF SEARCH WARRANTS, I, YOU'D HAVE TO ASK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVEN'T HAD, I, HOW MANY HAVE WE HAD? MAYBE I'M THINKING MAYBE SEVEN OR EIGHT THAT I CAN RECALL OFF HAND. OKAY. ALRIGHT. BUT SOME OF THOSE WERE THAT, THAT WAS REALLY MORE OF MY QUESTION. I KNOW AS, AS AN ANNUAL UPDATE, UH, THEY'LL PROBABLY BE BETTER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF TRACK IT. SO, UH, BUT YEAH, I, I LIKE IT. I'M GLAD WE ARE INTO THIS, UH, NEW COURT OF RECORD, UH, UH, SYSTEM. SO, UM, I THINK WE GOT SOME OTHER COUNSELORS THAT WANNA SPEAK WITH YOU. SO COUNCILOR MCG GLOVER. YES. THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION. JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT LOVES TO GIVE BACK AND LOVES TO BE IN THE LIVES OF OUR, OF OUR, OF THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. HOW CAN RESIDENTS OR ANYONE GET INVOLVED WITH THE MENTORING PORTION OF THAT PROGRAM? WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY, REALLY NEED. I THINK THEY CAN GET A HOLD OF THE COURT, UH, TELL US WHAT THEY HAVE, AND THEN I THINK BOBBY AND I WOULD GO OVER THAT AND IF THEY MEET, UM, IF THEY MEET SPECIFICATIONS, AND IF THE CITY IS OKAY WITH IT AS WELL, THEN WE WOULD PUT THEM ON. AND THAT WOULD REALLY BE HELPFUL BECAUSE THERE, THERE WAS ONE CASE I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY YEARS AGO WHO NEEDED EXACTLY THAT, AND I'M NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD THAT, THAT RESOURCE AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU. COUNCIL HAYDEN. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, I HAD HEARD YOU INDICATE, UM, THE FACT THAT THEY COULD DO COMMUNITY SERVICE MM-HMM . I GUESS IN LIEU OF FINES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IS THERE AN AGE LIMIT ON THAT? IS IT FOR YOUNGER? IS IT FOR OLDER? WHAT IS THE AGE CATEGORY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE TO WORK OFF FINES? UH, I DON'T REALLY BELIEVE THERE IS AN AGE LIMIT. UH, WE, WE CERTAINLY DO, THE LARGE MAJORITY OF THE JUVENILES DO IT WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE WHETHER THEY WANT TO OR NOT. AND THEN A FAIR AMOUNT OF OUR, UH, ADULTS DO AS WELL, ESPECIALLY FOR IN THEIR INDIGENCY PROGRAM. SO I I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OF ANY AGE. SO, SO ON THAT BASIS THEN, ARE THERE ANY LIMITATIONS OF WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY SERVICE THEY WOULD, UH, THEY WOULD PROVIDE? UM, AND ACROSS THE BOARD, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OUT THERE THAT WE NEED FROM THE COMMUNITY STANDPOINT, BUT ARE THERE CERTAIN, CERTAIN, UM, I GUESS RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT WE CAN HAVE THEM DO IN THE WAY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE? I THINK IT WOULD DEPEND, DEPEND ON WHERE THEY ARE. MM-HMM . SO FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK THE PARK HAS SOME RESTRICTIONS AS OPPOSED TO, LET'S SAY THE ANIMAL SHELTER. SO I THINK IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE INDIVIDUAL, UH, THE TYPE OF SERVICE, FIRST OF ALL. AND ALSO THE COMFORT LEVEL OF THE PEOPLE WHO OPERATE THAT, THAT COMMUNITY SERVICE. AND ALSO WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD INVOLVE, UM, SUPERVISION. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T TAKE A 14-YEAR-OLD AND PUT THEM OUT IN THE PARK AND SAY, DO THIS AND THAT WITH NO SUPERVISION. SO I THINK IT REALLY WOULD DEPEND ON THAT. YEAH, I GUESS WHAT I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT ON THAT IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL STRUGGLING TO TRY TO KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN AND, UH, COME UP WITH RESOURCES TO BE ABLE [00:30:01] TO DO THAT. AND SO I WAS JUST THINKING IF WE DO, UH, HAVE COMMUNITY SERVICE NEEDS, MAYBE THERE'S, MAYBE THERE'S THINGS UP AROUND THE GOVERNMENT CENTER OR UP AND DOWN 1382 THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, HELP PICK UP TRASH. YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU SHOULD MENTION THAT MM-HMM . BECAUSE WHEN I, WHEN I, I I SAY COMMUNITY SERVICE, SOME OF THE MORE THE, THE, THE ADULT, UM, DEFENDANTS WILL SAY, SO, SO JUDGE, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN BY COMMUNITY SERVICE? YEAH, I SAID, WELL, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT GOING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PICKING UP TRASH . OH, OKAY. OKAY. BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE A NUMBER OF OUR DEFENDANTS MAY HAVE PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS AND THEY SIMPLY CAN'T DO THAT. I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT OLDER THAN 30. UH, MAYBE THEY'RE A LITTLE ARTHRITIC OR THEY'RE, THEY HAVE A CANE. SO I WANNA ASSURE THEM THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY, THEY CAN'T DO. YEAH. AND, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND, AND, AND THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS THAT YOU MENTIONED IS THERE'S PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, THE THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD NEED, UH, YOU KNOW, SUPERVISION AND SOMEONE TO CONTROL THAT AND DANGERS ON THAT. I JUST THOUGHT I'D THROW THAT OUT. JUST KINDA SEE WHAT KIND OF LIMITATIONS THAT WE COULD DO. SO, NO, I MEAN, IF THE CITY, IF THE CITY OFFERED THAT AND, AND WE, THE COURT HAD THAT ON OUR LIST, CERTAINLY THAT'S AVAILABLE BECAUSE MOST, IN FACT, ALL OF THE DEFENDANTS AND PARENTS, IF THAT'S THE CASE, CHOOSE THE PARTICULAR OPTION THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM. THERE YOU GO. SO WE DON'T JUST FORCE 'EM AND SAY, YOU ARE GOING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. YOU PICKED THE WRONG NUMBER. YEAH. SO YEAH, I MEAN, IF YOU WANNA MAKE THAT A AVAILABLE, I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THAT. OKEY DO. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT. YEAH. JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT THERE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, UH, MAYOR PRO, TIM SIMS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANNA FOLLOW UP WITH SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN SAID. I, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SENSITIVITY TO THOSE THAT HAVE SOME PHYSICAL RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS, BUT FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS LITTER PICKUP WOULD BE AN OPTION I'D LIKE TO SEE CONSIDERED, UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME SERIOUS HEARTBURN WITH THAT. OH NO, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM WITH IT. I THINK IF THE CITY CAN OFFER IT AND, AND FIND A WAY TO IMPLEMENT IT, I'M ALL FOR HAVING IT ON OUR LIST OF THINGS TO DO BECAUSE I THINK THE MORE THINGS THAT WE HAVE, THE BETTER. AND I, AND I CAN TELL YOU EVEN AFTER TODAY'S JUVENILE DOCKET THAT I THINK THERE ARE SOME PARENTS OF SOME OF OUR MORE ABLE BODIED TEENS WHO WOULDN'T MIND THAT EITHER. SO NO, I'D LOVE TO HAVE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, WELL JUDGE, I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING TIME FOR US TO COME TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING AND GIVING US YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. IF I, IF I MAY, ONE MORE THING. SURE. THIS IS IN ADDITION. SO WE ALSO, THAT'S NOT UP HERE VERY, VERY QUICKLY. WE ALSO HAVE OUR AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS BRAGGING SESSION. SO JUST REAL QUICKLY, UM, WE HAVE TWO, OUR CLERKS, LY AND CARESSA HAVE BOTH ACHIEVED LEVEL ONE. UH, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S A VERY BIG TIME COMMITMENT. THIS, THERE'S A LOT OF STUDY THAT GOES INTO THAT AND A LONG EXAMINATION. SO CLERKS WHO, WHO ACHIEVE THESE DIFFERENT LEVELS REALLY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK. IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO A SEMINAR, GETTING THE CERTIFICATE AND GOING HOME. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S REALLY A LOT OF WORK. SO THEY ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR THAT. DEFINITELY. UH, SECOND, THE COURT ITSELF RECEIVED TWO AWARDS ARE, UM, MOTHERS AGAINST STRONG DRIVING OUTSTANDING EDUCATION AWARD, WHICH, UM, RECOGNIZES US FOR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION ON UNDERAGE DRINKING THROUGH OUR SOBER PROM PLEDGE INITIATIVE, WHICH I THINK LAST YEAR KIND OF GOT A LITTLE CUT SHORT BY OUR THREATENED TORNADO, BUT IT WAS STILL A SUCCESS. UH, AND THEN THE COURT ALSO GOT THE MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES AWARD. UM, WE GOT THE HONORABLE MENTION AND THAT'S ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SHARING TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. AND LAST BUT ABSOLUTELY NOT LEAST, IS OUR OWN BOBBY SPENCE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, UH, RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD BY THE TEXAS, UH, COURT CLERK'S ASSOCIATION. NOVEMBER. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES AN INDIVIDUAL IN A COURT PROFESSION SERVING IN A NON JUDICIARY CAPACITY, WHO BENEFITS THE ENTIRE PROFESSION IN A DISTINCTIVE WAY BY SHOWING DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT WELL DESERVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUROR. CONGRATULATIONS MS. BOBBY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL COUNSEL, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES, UM, OUR, OUR BRIEFING AGENDA. UH, SO WITH THAT NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. I DO HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND COUNCILWOMAN INE. THAT'S NON DEBATEABLE. MOTION ON THE FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. COUNSEL, I HAVE 6 41. WE ARE ADJOURNED. WE'LL RECONVENE AT 7:00 PM 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.