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          GOOD EVENING, 
          [1. Call the meeting to order.]
EVERYONE. 
          CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? OKAY? GOOD EVENING. 
          TODAY IS TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2025. 
          HAPPY NEW YEAR. 
          THIS IS OUR FIRST, UH, COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE YEAR OF 2025. 
          THIS IS OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE BRIEFING SESSION. 
          ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY POSTED. 
          UH, I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING THE ORDER. 
          I HAVE FIVE 30 AND WE DO HAVE A CORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT. 
          WANNA LET, UH, I WANT TO LET THE RECORD STATE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL HAYDEN WILL NOT BE JOINING US HERE TODAY. 
          SO, WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT 
          [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]
OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER. 
          GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MAD CITY MANAGER. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. 
          IS IT A PLEASURE TO BE HERE IN 2025? HAPPY NEW YEAR. 
          I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YEAR AHEAD AND IMPLEMENTING THE PLANS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SET FOR US. 
          I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. 
          OUR TEAM IS EXCITED ABOUT IT ACTUALLY. 
          ONCE WE ADOPT THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'LL BEGIN MEETINGS ON A FIRST YEAR WORK PLAN AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN A MINUTE. 
          BUT, UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WORKING FOR THIS CITY. 
          I LOVE THIS CITY. 
          UH, I LOVE LIVING HERE. 
          I I LOVE IMPLEMENTING THE PLANS OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND I, I LIKE YOU PERSONALLY, AND SO I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK, WORK WITH YOU. 
          SO, UM, I HAVE JUST A FEW ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR. 
          I'LL GO OVER REALLY QUICKLY. 
          AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT AND INTEGRATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS INTO YOUR COMPREHENSIVE CALENDAR, AND I WON'T GO OVER THOSE, BUT I WILL GO OVER ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, UH, UM, UH, ITEMS THAT, UM, WANNA BRING YOU ATTENTION TO. 
          SO THE FIRST ONE IS ACTUALLY NEXT WEEK IS A BIG WEEK BECAUSE MONDAY IS DR. KING IN CELEBRATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 
          WE ANNUALLY, UH, CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF DR. KING, AND SO ON MONDAY, THE CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE A DAY OFF. 
          BUT AS, UH, WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, WE DONATE BACK OUR TIME, A MINIMUM OF TWO HOURS OF OUR TIME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND ADMINISTRATION IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE PLAYING BINGO WITH, UH, THE, UH, A LOCAL SENIOR HOME. 
          AND WE INVITE YOU TO DO THAT WITH US. 
          WE'RE GONNA START AT NINE 30 AT THE LOCAL. 
          UM, IT'S ON SOUTH CLARK. 
          I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PLACE, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST SENIOR, UH, ASSISTED LIVING CENTERS IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. 
          AND SO WE'D LOVE YOU TO JOIN US IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. 
          AND THAT'LL BE AT NINE 30 TO UNTIL WE END. 
          WE DO START WITH BREAKFAST HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER FROM EIGHT TO NINE, AND ALL EMPLOYEES WILL JOIN HERE. 
          WE GET BREAKFAST, THEY GO OFF. 
          A LOT OF EMPLOYEES CHOOSE TO PICK UP LITTER. 
          UM, A LOT OF EMPLOYEES DO, UM, UH, THINGS AT BRIDGES SAFE HOUSE OR THE FOOD PANTRY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          AND ALL OF THAT IS PREARRANGED AND EACH DEPARTMENT DOES THEIR OWN THING. 
          SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US, YOU'RE WELCOME TO, UM, AND JOIN US IN THE CELEBRATIONS ON NEXT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22ND FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM WE HAVE A PARKS MASTER PLAN, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY MEETING NUMBER TWO. 
          THIS IS AT THE TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY. 
          IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITING. 
          COUNCILMAN GLOVER SERVES ON THAT COMMITTEE, AND I GOT THE PRESENTATION THE OTHER DAY ABOUT WHAT KIND OF, HOW IT'S WRAPPING UP AND WHAT SOME OF THE BIG RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GONNA BE, AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY EXCITING. 
          SO WE WOULD LOVE ALL THE COUNCIL TO JOIN US ON THAT MEET ON THAT EVENING FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AS WELL AS ALL THE COMMUNITY. 
          THURSDAY, JANUARY 23RD IS OUR NEXT MLK EVENT. 
          EVERY YEAR WE HOST, UH, AN EVENT AT THE LIBRARY, AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MLK EVENT AT OUR NEW LIBRARY FROM SIX 30 TO 8:30 PM WE HOPE YOU GET TO JOIN US. 
          WE WILL DO A PEACE MARCH AND A PROGRAM FOR DANCE AND SONG AND MUSIC, AND IT'LL BE REALLY GOOD. 
          THEN ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 26TH FROM ONE 30 TO THREE, IT'S ON A SUNDAY. 
          THE TWO CHIEFS WILL HAVE A POLAR PLUNGE AT OUR, UH, LAGOON AT VIRGINIA WEAVER PARK. 
          IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED, THERE'S A QR CODE THAT I SENT IN MY CITY MANAGER UPDATE LAST FRIDAY. 
          PLEASE VOTE FOR THEM. 
          YOU DONATE FOR WHICH CHIEF YOU WANNA SEE. 
          GO DOWN THAT SLIDE AND IT'LL BE REALLY ENTERTAINING. 
          SO, UH, IT'S OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          AND JOIN US FOR, ON THAT SUNDAY FOR ONE TO THREE, AND THEN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH, RSVP IS REQUIRED, UM, THE BEST SOUTHWEST PASSING OF THE GAVEL AT DALLAS COLLEGE CEDAR VALLEY CAMPUS IN LANCASTER. 
          IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, PLEASE LET OUR CITY SECRETARY KNOW. 
          WE'LL GET YOU REGISTERED. 
          THEN OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 28TH, AND ON FEBRUARY 6TH WE HAVE OUR NEXT MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST. 
          AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANT MENTION, OTHER THAN, UM, THE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, RSVP REQUIRED IS THE CEDAR HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, STATE OF THE DISTRICT. 
          UM, RSVP 
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IS REQUIRED. 
          THAT IS A LUNCH, AND ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH WILL BE THE STATE OF THE CITY. 
          SO WE'LL HAVE THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT ON THE WEDNESDAY AND THE STATE OF THE CITY AND THE EVENING ON THE DAY AFTER. 
          IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US ON THE C-H-I-S-D STATE OF THE DISTRICT, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE'LL GET YOU REGISTERED FOR THAT. 
          THAT'S A QUICK REVIEW OF THE CALENDAR. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? MADAM? CITY MANAGER? UH, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YEAH. 
          ON, UH, FEBRUARY 8TH, THE, UH, BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP WILL HOST IN THE SECOND ANNUAL STEAM COMPETITION FOR THE REGION BE AT DALLAS COLLEGE. 
          ARE YOU LEADING FEBRUARY 8TH? YOU'RE LEADING THAT? YES. 
          YEAH, I'M THE HEAD OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. 
          WHAT TIME IS THAT? UM, IT STARTS AT 8:00 AM OKAY. 
          GOES TILL 2:00 PM TWO. 
          OKAY. 
          WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET THAT ON THE COUNCIL CALENDAR. 
          LAST YEAR WE GAVE OUT, UH, ROBOTIC KITS AND ABOUT $11,000 TO EDUCATION PROGRAMS OH, NICE. 
          ACROSS THE REGION. 
          SO HOPING TO, TO INCREASE THAT THIS YEAR. 
          DOES COUNCIL NEED RSVP FOR THAT OR IS THAT WE CAN JUST, NO. 
          OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          WE'LL GET THAT ON THE CALENDAR. 
          ANYTHING ELSE, MADAM? CITY MANAGER. 
          UM, AS IT RELATES TO MLK DAY, UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CONTINUING, UH, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          UM, I THINK WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR MORE THAN 10 PLUS YEARS. 
          UH, THERE WAS A TIME THAT MLK, UH, WE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT AS A HOLIDAY, AND, UH, WE WORK THROUGH THAT DAY, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. 
          MY QUESTION IS, UM, THAT DAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR, AND WE ONLY HAVE LIKE 20 DAYS, 14 DAYS INTO THE NEW YEAR, BUT IT'S SUPPOSED THE LOWEST SUPPOSED TO BE THE 21, THE HIGHEST WILL BE 26. 
          SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S ANY INCLEMENT WEATHER WHERE WE CAN'T TRAVEL. 
          I MEAN, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR US TO KNOW IF YOU'RE STILL GONNA CONTINUE WITH THE BINGO AND COMMUNITY SERVICE? UM, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE MONDAY MM-HMM . 
          OKAY. 
          UM, YEAH. 
          SO EACH DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE INCLEMENT WEATHER CONTINGENCY PLANS. 
          IF THEY'RE GONNA BE OUTSIDE, THEY MIGHT HAVE A PLAN B FOR ADMINISTRATION. 
          OURS IS GONNA BE INSIDE REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER. 
          AND WE JUST ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE SAFETY FIRST, THAT IF THEY CAN'T MAKE IT OR THEY CAN'T TRAVERSE SAFELY, THEN JUST STAY AT HOME AND WE CAN ALWAYS, EMPLOYEES CAN DO THE TWO HOURS OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY ANYTIME DURING THE WEEK NEXT WEEK. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 
          THAT'S ALL I GOT. 
          AWESOME. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER THING, UH, BEFORE WE GO ONTO THE AGENDA, ACTUALLY TWO OTHER THINGS. 
          THE FIRST ONE IS JUST, UH, I INCLUDED IN MY COUNCIL UPDATE ON FRIDAY. 
          UM, THE, THE, THE BAD NEWS IS THAT FOCUSED DAILY NEWS IS NO LONGER SERVING AS OUR REGIONAL NEWSPAPER. 
          UH, AND, UH, STATE LAW REQUIRES CITIES TO DESIGNATE AN OFFICIAL CITY NEWSPAPER TO PUBLISH REQUIRED NOTICES SUCH AS ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE, PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ZONING, LAND USE MATTERS, ELECTION MATTERS AMONG OTHER THINGS. 
          STATE LAW SPECIFICS SPECIFIES THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA, UH, THAT A NEWSPAPER MUST MEET IN ORDER TO SERVE A CITY'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. 
          THEY MUST NOT DEVOTE LESS. 
          THEY MU MUST DEVOTE NOT LESS THAN 25% OF OF ITS TOTAL COLUMN LINEAGE TO GENERAL INTEREST ITEMS BE PUBLISHED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS BE ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS POSTAL MATTER IN THE COUNTY WHERE IT'S PUBLISHED AND HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED REGULARLY AND CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 12 MONTHS. 
          UM, IN DALLAS COUNTY, THERE ARE ONLY FOUR PUBLICATIONS THAT MEET THAT CRITERIA. 
          AND AFTER EVALUATING THE EXPERIENCE COSTS FOR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING AND INPUT RECEIVED FROM SURROUNDING CITIES AND CITY SECRETARIES, CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS SELECTING THE RAMBLER AS THE CITY'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. 
          THE RAMBLER HAS OVER 16 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVING AS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE CITIES OF IRVING AND COPPEL, AND ALSO SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE CEDAR HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          UM, TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY, THE RAMBLER HAS EXPANDED THEIR DISTRIBUTION TO EVERY KROGER, TOM THUMB, WALGREENS, CVS, DOLLAR GENERAL, AND SEVEN 11 IN AND AROUND CEDAR HILL. 
          A RESOLUTION IS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT AS THE CITY'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, UM, AND, UH, UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A DISCUSSION ON THAT. 
          UH, YEAH. 
          EXCUSE ME. 
          I THINK I ASKED THIS QUESTION, BUT CITY HILL, ISD, THEY HAVE BEEN USING THE RAMBLER, OR THEY JUST RECENTLY HAD TRANSFER. 
          THEY'VE BEEN WITH THEM FOR TWO YEARS. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT, IF NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I DO HAVE A REALLY EXCITING INTRODUCTION TO A NEW MEMBER OF OUR CEDAR FAMILY. 
          UH, AND I WILL READ A SHORT BIO AND HE WILL COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS, PASSIONATE ABOUT BUILDING THRIVING COMMUNITIES AND EMPOWERING TEAMS. COLBY COLLINS BRINGS A UNIQUE BLEND OF VISION AND DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AS HIS ROLE AS ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER 
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FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. 
          COLBY HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FOR TEXAS A AND M AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. 
          ARLINGTON. 
          THIS STRONG ACA ACADEMIC FOUNDATION COMBINED WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, HAS EQUIPPED HIM TO NAVIGATE THE INTRICACIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITIES HE SERVES. 
          KOLBY HAS WORKED IN VARIOUS CITIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN DFW METROPLEX, INCLUDING GRAND PRAIRIE, WAXAHACHIE, AND LITHIAN, BUT HE IS NO STRANGER TO CEDAR HILL. 
          HE PREVIOUSLY INTERNED WITH THE CITY IN 2015 AND 2006 16, AND HE LEFT SUCH AN IMPRESSION ON US WE WERE ABLE TO BRING HIM BACK. 
          HE'S GAINED VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPING A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT CEDAR HILL'S COMMUNITIES VISION AND VALUES. 
          THIS EARLY EXPERIENCE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING CEDAR HILL'S GOALS AND PRIORITIES. 
          IN HIS NEW ROLE, WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL PLANNING, STRATEGIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, KOLBY HAS SUCCESSFULLY LED INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE, AND BUILD COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS BEYOND HIS PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 
          DEEPLY, KYLE COLBY IS DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE. 
          HE ACTIVELY SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES TO MENTOR FUTURE LEADERS AND ENGAGE IN IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES AND CONTRIBUTE TO STRENGTHENING LOCAL GOVERNANCE. 
          IN HIS DOWNTIME, COLBY ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND WATCHING THE DALLAS COUNTY, DALLAS COWBOYS DISAPPOINT HIM ON A WEEKLY BASIS IN THE FALL. 
           , PLEASE JOIN ME IN A WARM WELCOME COLBY COLLINS BACK TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AS THE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER. 
          RIGHT? GOOD EVENING. 
          OH, GOOD EVENING. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, JUST, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD TO THAT. 
          JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. 
          GLAD TO BE HERE. 
          LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL YOU GUYS TO PUSH THE CITY FORWARD. 
          IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT. 
          SO WOULD YOU WANT, UM, WOULD YOU WANT DION TO BE OUR HEAD COACH? MM. 
           IT'S BEING RECORDED. 
          THIS IS RECORDED RIGHT NOW, RIGHT?  OKAY. 
          FOR THE WORLD. 
          ILL TALK TO YOU OFF THE RECORD ON THAT ONE. 
          YEAH. 
          . 
          WELL OFFICIALLY WE WELCOME YOU TO CEDAR HERE. 
          I KNOW YOU CAME UP TO ME EARLIER, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING, SO NO WORRIES. 
          PLEASE FORGIVE ME. 
          YOU KNOW, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WELCOME YOU HERE IN CEDAR HILL AND HOPE TO GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BETTER. 
          APPRECIATE YOU. 
          LIKEWISE. 
          NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU COLBY. 
          COLBY WILL BE A BIG PART OF OUR TEAM AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM. 
          ALRIGHT, I'LL, AT THIS TIME, UH, GO OVER THE AGENDA REALLY QUICKLY AND, UM, I KNOW I'M PART OF THE BRIEFING HERE IN A MINUTE, BUT, UH, KIND OF GO THROUGH THE BRIEFING SESSION. 
          WE HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, A BRIEFING ON DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND WEST MIDTOWN PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. 
          BOTH OF THOSE BRIEFINGS ARE GONNA BE REFERENCED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN WORKING TOWARDS ACHIEVING SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT THE COUNCIL WILL WILL ADOPT. 
          ALRIGHT, ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE, UM, INVOCATION BY COHEN MCCAIN FROM HILL CITY CHURCH HERE IN CEDAR HILL. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS, BADGE PINNING AND ADMINISTRATING ADMINISTERING OATS OF OFFICE TO NEWLY PROMOTED FIRE PERSONNEL. 
          UM, WE FIRE FOLKS REALLY LOVE TO DO THIS AND WE KNOW YOU LOVE IT TOO. 
          YOU GET TO SEE NEW FACES SERVING OUR PUBLIC, AND IT'S REALLY A GOOD MOMENT FOR US TO COMMEMORATE THEM, BECOMING OUR HEROES AND SHEROES OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          UM, CONSENT AGENDA DOES HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS INCLUDING MINUTES. 
          UM, APPROVING RESOLUTION R 25 DASH 7 44, WHICH DESIGNATES THE RAMBLER AS A CITY'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. 
          UM, ITEM C IS ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 20 25 8 39, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 18. 
          ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER. 
          THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, ITEM D IS RESOLUTION REPEALING, UH, R 18 512 AND CREATING A DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD. 
          THIS TWO HAS TO DO WITH YOUR TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL AS YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT, UM, OUR STAFF HAVE PUT INTO PLACE, AND YOU'LL RECEIVE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THAT THIS EVENING. 
          ITEM E IS, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S, RECOMMENDATION AND APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT FOR A PROPERTY CURRENTLY ZONED OLD TOWN CORRIDOR WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAND, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF BELT WEST BELTLINE ROAD. 
          ITEM F INCLUDES, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION R 25,743, WHICH SUPPORTS SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION FOR AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE, WHICH IS 
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FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, NOT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A FIREHOUSE SUBGRANT. 
          ITEM G IS ADOPTING A RESOLUTION WHICH APPROVES ELLIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT FACILITIES MINOR RENOVATION. 
          THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE ALL CITIES APPROVE THEIR RENOVATIONS IN ORDER TO, UM, BEGIN FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTING THOSE PROJECTS. 
          AND SO WE'RE PUT IT ON FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION HERE. 
          ITEM H IS ACCEPTING THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC GOALS AND PRIORITIES WITH REGARD TO YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE MET IN NOVEMBER, UH, IN A CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT, AND WE'LL GO OVER THAT HERE IN A MINUTE. 
          ITEM I IS FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 24 DASH OH TWO WITH BERKOFF HENDRICKS AND CARTER FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE US HIGHWAY 67 ELEVATED STORAGE, TANK REPAIR AND PAINTING PROJECT. 
          THIS IS FOR DESIGN ONLY, THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. 
          WE WILL SEE THAT IN YOUR WATER AND SEWER, CIP IN THE SPRING, AND THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR DESIGN FOR THIS YEAR. 
          ITEM J IS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE TOURS ZONE NUMBER ONE ED PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH TOWNLAND COMPANIES. 
          AND THEN ITEM K IS AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT WITH TOWN COMPANIES. 
          UH, THE THESE TWO ITEMS REALLY HAVE TO DO WITH SOME LEGAL REVIEW FURTHER, UM, ADDITIONS TO THE AGREEMENT THAT WE DIDN'T FEEL, UM, WERE, UM, PARTICULARLY HARMFUL TO THE CITY, BUT THE DEVELOPER HAS ASKED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS TO BE PUT INTO THOSE AND, AND THAT WE, WE'VE GOTTEN THOSE APPROVED BY LEGAL COUNSEL. 
          ITEM L IS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH ACCESS CONTRACTING FOR PHASE TWO A OF THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT. 
          AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT'S IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT, UM, WE HAVE ADVANCED FORWARD. 
          OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UM, PHASE TWO A FOR DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS, WHICH INCLUDE THE RENOVATION OF THE EDC LOT TO BE DEVELOPED FOR PARKING AS WELL AS BROAD STREET IMPROVEMENTS TO BE EXPANDED FURTHER ON DOWN SOUTH. 
          ITEM TWO, UH, COMPLETE STREETS. 
          PHASE TWO B IS THE LINEAR PARK CLOSING OF HOUSTON STREET, AND WE ARE WAITING ON A VOTE FROM THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH THIS WEEKEND. 
          ITEM M INCLUDES, UH, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE, UH, WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 2302 A IN THE AMOUNT OF 56,000 WITH TEGNA AND PERKINS. 
          THIS IS FOR MATERIALS TESTING FOR THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS PHASE TWO A. 
          THEN ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, WE HAVE, UM, CONSIDERED MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD WE'VE SENT OUT. 
          UM, WE'VE ASKED THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD, AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE INCLUDED HERE. 
          THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THEY WOULD, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SERVING AS THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD. 
          THEN ITEM B IS TO APPROVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION APPLICATION FOR FINAL PLAT FOR THE MAGNOLIA POINT ADDITION, LOT ONE BLOCK A AND A VARIANCE TO SECTION 20 DASH 22, WHICH IS, UM, STEWART. 
          THEN WE HAVE THREE ITEMS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION FOR OUR DISCUSSION AFTER THE REGULAR MEETING. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ON AGENDA? ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE PULLED OR ANY QUESTIONS? UM, OH, GO AHEAD PRO. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I WANTED THE, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, TO BE PULLED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          TURN HIS MIC ON NOW. 
          OH, YOU, I THINK YOU MUTED IT. 
          HE, HE REQUEST IT LOOKS LIKE JUSTIN. 
          I WAS NOTICING THAT WHEN, WHEN I WAS TALKING. 
          I DON'T THINK MIKE CAME ON. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          OH, YOU'RE SIX. 
          STRATEGIC PLAN, PLEASE. 
          I'M LIKE IT TO BE PULLED. 
          YES. 
          OKAY. 
          I'M SIX. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THERE WE GO. 
          SORRY. 
          GOT NEW STUFF UP HERE? YEAH. 
          NEW TOYS. 
          YEAH. 
          . 
          UM, YES, PRO TIM. 
          WE CAN, WE CAN PULL IT. 
          WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ABOUT IT, SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING, BUT YEAH, WE CAN PULL IT. 
          MY, MY QUESTION TO YOU MADAM CITY MANAGER, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, UM, TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT? MY QUESTION TO YOU, MADAM CITY MANAGER IS THE, THE DESIGN FOR THE, UH, ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. 
          UH, I KNOW WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT THE DESIGN, ARE THEY GONNA, ARE WE GONNA GET OPTIONS OF WHAT THE DESIGN'S GONNA BE ON THE TANK? WE WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL. 
          OKAY. 
          AND I'LL MAKE SURE TO BRING YOU ON WHAT WE'LL HAPPEN ON THAT TANK. 
          YES. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I JUST DIDN'T WANNA MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TO DO THAT. 
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ABSOLUTELY. 
          ALRIGHT, THAT'S ALL I GOT. 
           NOT MINE. 
          JUST, JUST GLOVERS. 
          JUST GLOVERS . 
          ALRIGHT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          ARE YOU READY TO GO TO THE NEXT ITEM? ? IS THAT, THAT CONCLUDES YOUR, OKAY. 
          THAT CONCLUDES CD METRO'S REPORT. 
          NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA 
          [3. Briefing on City Council Strategic Plan. ]
IS BRIEFING ON CD COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN, MADAM CITY MANAGER. 
          ALRIGHT, UM, THE AGENDA ITEM IS IN THE PACKET. 
          UM, I'LL GO OVER WITH YOU. 
          I DON'T HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, BUT IT IS FOR ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE OR ONLINE. 
          IT IS INCLUDED AS A LINK ON THE AGENDA ITEM. 
          AND THAT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM L, UH, I'M SORRY, ITEM H ON CONSENT. 
          SO, UH, WE MET IN NOVEMBER, ACTUALLY THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. 
          AND, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT BIG PICTURE GOALS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OUR CITY HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY COUNCIL OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS AND INCLUDES BIG GOALS. 
          UM, IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE HAD A ONE YEAR PLAN, UM, THAT DO INCLUDE BIG GOALS. 
          UM, AND THIS YEAR, UM, IT WAS REALLY MY VISION TO GET US AS FAR AS A FIVE YEAR PLAN. 
          AND SO THERE IS A LOT OF VERY LOFTY THINGS INCLUDED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WON'T BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ONE YEAR. 
          AND SOME THINGS MIGHT NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED IN FIVE YEARS, BUT THIS IS THE VISION OF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL. 
          AND THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE'RE GONNA STRIVE TO. 
          A LOT OF THINGS IN THIS PLAN IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL, BUT WE'RE GONNA WORK TOWARDS AS PUBLIC SERVANTS ACHIEVING THE COUNCIL'S GOALS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          AND SO I'LL GO OVER THOSE WITH YOU ON WHAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU ADOPT TONIGHT IS REFLECTIVE OF THAT STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          REMEMBER WE INCLUDED SEVERAL IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          WE HAD A LOT OF, UH, I THINK WE HAD 10 OR 11 CHEAT, WHAT I CALL CHEAT SHEETS. 
          WE HAD TO TAKE THOSE CHEAT SHEETS AND PUT 'EM IN A STRATEGIC PLAN FORMAT. 
          THAT CHEAT SHEETS INCLUDED A BLEND OF VISION. 
          REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE FLIGHT ANALOGY, THE VISION, THE GOALS, THE PRIORITIES, AND THEN ON THE TARMAC, THE STAFF WORK. 
          SO THOSE CHEAT SHEETS REALLY HAD A BLEND OF ALL THOSE THINGS, WHICH THIS STRATEGIC PLAN DOES NOT HAVE. 
          NOW WE ARE GONNA COME BACK WITH A WORK PLAN THAT WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA. 
          ONCE THE COUNCIL ADOPTS THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK WITH DIRECTORS. 
          AND REMEMBER, I HAVE A LOT, A BIG TEAM, 450 EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR THE CITY. 
          AND SO WE'RE GONNA GO BACK AND WE'RE GONNA DEVELOP A WORK PLAN, A ONE YEAR WORK PLAN, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. 
          OKAY? SO, UM, AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, YOU WILL, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A WORKSHOP ON OUR WORK PLAN THAT WOULD, WE WOULD WALK THROUGH WHAT WE'RE GONNA ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT YEAR AND HOPEFULLY A WORKSHOP OR A SPECIAL SESSION THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH THE WORK PLAN. 
          EVERY CITY MANAGER HAS A WORK PLAN. 
          UM, WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND, UM, THERE, AND THEN YOU WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS GOOD. 
          ARE WE, ARE WE READING, REACHING YOUR GOALS? ARE WE, ARE WE ON THE PA SAME PAGE? AND IT WOULD BE MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT THOSE CHEAT SHEETS SAY, SAID, 'CAUSE THAT THOSE CHEAT SHEETS ARE KIND OF BLENDING A LITTLE BIT OF THE COUNCIL STRATEGY, VISION, MISSION, VALUES AND GOALS WITH THE CITY COUNT, THE CITY STAFF WORK. 
          SO THAT IS THE GOAL. 
          SO TONIGHT REALLY IS THE FIRST STEP IN ACHIEVING THE FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          AND IT IS LOFTY, IT HAS A LOT OF STUFF IN HERE. 
          UM, BUT IT DOES START WITH THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A VISION OF BEING A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. 
          YOU'VE HAD THAT VISION SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, ACTUALLY SINCE ALAN SIMS WAS CITY MANAGER, UH, 25 YEARS AGO. 
          UH, AND EVERY YEAR WE LOOK AT THAT VISION AND WE LOOK AT THAT MISSION AND WE SAY, IS THAT STILL A RELEVANT VISION AND MISSION FOR THE CITY? AND, AND YOU TOLD US ABSOLUTELY IT IS. 
          THEN WE LOOK AT ALL OF THE PREMIER STATEMENTS BECAUSE A LOT OF CITIES CAN SAY, WELL, THEY VISION BEING PREMIER. 
          WHAT DOES PREMIER MEAN? WELL, WE DEFINED SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHAT PREMIER MEANS FOR CEDAR HILL. 
          AND THOSE PREMIER STATEMENTS INCLUDE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER AND SAFE AND CLEAN, EXCELLENT, SAFE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          VIBRANT TRAILS. 
          VIBRANT, VIBRANT PARKS, TRAILS AND NATURAL BEAUTY, STRONG AND DIVERSE ECONOMY, AND HAVING AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY AND TEXAS SCHOOLS OF CHOICE. 
          SO THEN WE WORKED ON TOP OF THAT AND YOU GUYS TOLD US HOW YOU WANNA OPERATE IN CEDAR HILL. 
          THE VALUES OF THE CITY ARE EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS OUR VISION AND OUR MISSION. 
          SO THE VALUES OF PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS AND STEWARDSHIP, HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEHAVIOR AND INTEGRITY AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP. 
          EVERYTHING WE DO AS A CITY, FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON DOWN TO EVERY EMPLOYEE, WE DO IT WITH THESE VALUES IN 
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MIND. 
          IN FACT, WE HAVE, UM, WHEN WE CONDUCT INTERVIEWS FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE, WE LOOK AT THEIR VALUE, WHETHER OR NOT THEY FIT THE VALUES OF PEOPLE, RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP, ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEHAVIOR AND INTEGRITY AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP. 
          SO NOW WE'RE GONNA GET ON TO A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE MEAT. 
          SO REMEMBER WE TALK ABOUT THE BIG ROCKS. 
          UM, EACH YEAR WE LOOK AT THE FIVE BIG ROCKS. 
          THIS LAST YEAR WE TRANSITIONED ON PAGE FOUR FROM HAVING 2017 BOND IMPLEMENTATION AS A BIG ROCK TO HAVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A BIG ROCK. 
          AND YOU GUYS GAVE US A LOT OF DIRECTION ON WHAT YOU WANTED TO ACHIEVE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND WE'LL GO OVER THAT HERE SHORTLY. 
          BUT FIRST YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS TO KEEP CEDAR HILL. 
          ON PAGE FIVE, A SAFE COMMUNITY. 
          THE CITY COUNCIL IS EXCITED ABOUT THE STRONG PLANNING, STRATEGIC THINKING, AND PROACTIVE STEPS TAKEN BY OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. 
          FIRST GOAL IS TO IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          AS YOU RECALL, YOU ADOPTED THAT IN 2023. 
          THAT INCLUDES A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS IN THERE. 
          THE NUMBER ONE THING IS FIRE STATION FIVE AND A POTENTIAL REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING TOWARDS THE FEASIBILITY OF THOSE, UM, THAT STRATEGIC PLAN AND IMPLEMENTING THOSE. 
          AND THE COST. 
          THE COST IM IMPACT TO THOSE. 
          YOU ALSO SAID RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. 
          WE ARE VERY PRIDEFUL IN THE FACT THAT OUR PD IS THE BEST. 
          I ALWAYS SAY CRIMINALS COME TO CEDAR HILL, THEY COME TO GET CAUGHT, UM, BECAUSE OUR PD IS REALLY GOOD. 
          AND SO, UM, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR, THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. 
          INCREASED NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY IS THE THIRD GOAL WITH STRENGTH IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY RELATIONSHIPS. 
          NUMBER FOUR IS ENHANCED REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS. 
          OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A REGIONAL JAIL. 
          WE HAVE A REGIONAL TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER. 
          WE HAVE A REGIONAL 9 1 1 CENTER. 
          AND SO WE WANNA CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS, CONTINUE TO BE LEADERS. 
          THE LAST GOAL IS NUMBER FIVE, CONTINUE BEING LEADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE REGION. 
          UM, BEING THE PLACE WHERE CRIMINALS COME TO GET CAUGHT IS BEING A LEADER AND TAKING THE STEPS NECESSARY. 
          WE, THERE ARE, PD HAS A REALLY AMAZING DRONE PROGRAM THAT THEY CAN GO, CAN YOU PULL IT UP? YOU WANNA PUT IT ON THE SCREEN? CAN YOU PULL IT UP AND PUT IT ON THE SCREEN? YEAH. 
          I ITEM H IN CONSENT. 
          WHILE SHE'S DOING THAT, UM, OUR PD HAS A REALLY COOL DRONE PROGRAM THAT WHEN A CRIMINAL, IF A CRIMINAL RUNS AWAY FROM POLICE OFFICERS AND THEY GO INTO THE WOODS, THEY CAN DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE JUST BY RELEASING A DRONE. 
          AND, UH, IT'S ACTUALLY RESULTED IN CRIMINALS GETTING CAUGHT . 
          SO, UH, THAT IS ALL. 
          AND, AND, AND FINDING LOST ONES AND FINDING LOST FAMILY MEMBERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          YES. 
          ALL THAT OTHER STUFF SERVING AS WELL IS PROTECTING CORRECT, MAYOR. 
          SO THEN IN THE, THE SECTION BELOW IS HAVING HIGH IMPACT ACTION ITEMS. UM, THERE, UM, NUMBER ONE A IS TO, UM, IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          TWO A, YOUR MARKET COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION. 
          UH, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL COUNCIL HAS GIVEN US DIRECTION THAT PUBLIC SAFETY COMPENSATION IS A HIGH PRIORITY AND YOU'VE, UM, BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT A LOT OF PUBLIC SAFETY PAID PLAN ADJUSTMENTS IN ORDER TO DO THAT. 
          WE ALSO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SECTION, SUCCESSION PLANNING EFFORTS IN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
          THE FACT THAT, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO PROMOTE INTERNALLY FOR FIRE CHIEF RAFAEL REYES IS NOW OUR FIRE CHIEF. 
          AND ELI REYES IS OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          WE HAVE SHOWN THAT WE HAVE SUCCESSION PLANS FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR IN, IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE TO ATTRACT EXPERIENCED AND DIVERSE FIRST RESPONDERS. 
          I MET THREE NEW, UH, CERTIFIED PARAMEDICS TODAY THAT STARTED TODAY. 
          ONE WAS AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE, ONE WAS HISPANIC MALE AND ONE WAS A WHITE MALE. 
          AND THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE IN HERE EXPERIENCED, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT 'CAUSE THEY'RE PARAMEDIC CERTIFIED, UM, BUT ALSO THEY'RE DIVERSE AND, UH, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT AS A GOAL FOR US SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH IT. 
          2D ACTIVELY PROMOTE COMMUNITY RECOGNITION OF SERVICE DONE THE CEDAR WAY. 
          OFTENTIMES THE COUNCIL WILL WANT TO HEAR STORIES OF POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS. 
          THEY'RE, UH, THEY ARE THE HEROES AND SHEROES OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. 
          OKAY, I'M NOT GONNA MENTION EVERYTHING IN HERE, BUT I WILL MOVE ON TO 3D. 
          CONTINUE RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS FOR CITIZENS WHO DON'T KNOW THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE POLICE CHIEF, UH, FIRE CHIEF CITY MANAGER, DIRECTORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY DO NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS. 
          WE 
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GO TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND, UH, KNOCK ON THEIR DOORS AND SAY, HOW ARE WE PROVIDING SERVICE TO YOU? FOR THOSE THAT WANNA JOIN US, IT'S WELCOME TO EVERYBODY, IT'S WELCOME TO ALL THE PUBLIC TO DO THAT WITH US. 
          AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, LET US KNOW. 
          LET OUR, UH, ELI REYES OR FIRE CHIEF KNOW AND WE WILL GET YOU TUNED, TUNED IN TO WHEN OUR NEXT ONE IS. 
          ALRIGHT, UM, ON THE NEXT PAGE, PAGE FIVE, SOME MORE HIGH IMPACT ACTION ITEMS. CITY COUNCIL HAS, UH, AUTHORIZED STAFF TO IMPLEMENT A NEW COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES. 
          WE ARE DOING THAT WITH, UM, THE S-W-R-C-C 9 1 1 CENTER, AND THAT IS IN PRODUCTION NOW, ACTUALLY, UH, AS FAR AS LEADING OUR, OUR OWN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, ELI REYES IS LEADING THAT INITIATIVE. 
          AND THAT INITIATIVE IS OFFICIALLY CARRIED OUT BY THE CITY OF DESOTO, BUT OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS LEADING IT. 
          SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING. 
          AND WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING WHAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN SAYS. 
          FOUR B, CONTINUE ENHANCE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND TOOLS. 
          UM, THE GRANT RUNS OUT THIS YEAR IN MAY FOR, UM, THE CARES TEAM. 
          AND WE WILL COME, OUR POLICE, OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY WILL COME BACK FORWARD WITH A SOLUTION ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES. 
          UM, FIVE A CONTINUE TO RECEIVE TOP RATINGS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INDUSTRY MARKERS, INCLUDING ISO FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE AN ISO RATING OF ONE AND THAT IS A, UH, FIRE RESPONSE RATING THAT HELPS EVERY RESIDENT. 
          UH, WHEN YOU GO TO GET PROPERTY INSURANCE FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES. 
          HAVING AN ISO RATING OF ONE AS A COMMUNITY ALLOWS YOUR INSURANCE RATES TO BE LOWER THAN OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE AN ISO RATING OF A TWO OR THREE. 
          SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD AT SAVING CITIZENS MONEY. 
          UH, AND THEN LASTLY, FIVE C. 
          CONTINUE TO EVALUATE AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE TRENDS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, SUCH AS THE 48 96 FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFFING SCHEDULE. 
          THEY STARTED THAT ACTUALLY TODAY AND SO 48 96 STARTED TODAY, UH, ACTUALLY TODAY OR YESTERDAY. 
          IT MIGHT'VE BEEN YESTERDAY. 
          UM, BUT, UM, THE FACT THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THAT SCHEDULE AND IT'S GONNA BE BETTER FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BETTER FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, BETTER FOR EVERYONE ALL AROUND. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ON PUBLIC SAFETY BEFORE I MOVE ON TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? ALRIGHT, SO, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          OUR GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE THE COMMUNITY'S VISION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH BY EXECUTING KEY STRATEGIES THAT WILL ATTRACT AND RETAIN BUSINESSES, DIVERSIFY THE TAX BASE, CREATE JOBS, AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN CEDAR HILL. 
          STRATEGIC GOALS ARE MAKING ADVANCEMENTS, ADVANCES IN THE TIFF AND TOURS. 
          THAT'S A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING OR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED IN 2017. 
          UM, THAT ZONE INCLUDES THREE DIFFERENT AREAS, UPTOWN, WHICH IS HILLSIDE VILLAGE MALL, MIDTOWN, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE WITH THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AND THE LIBRARY. 
          AND THEN DOWNTOWN IMPLEMENT ED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TARGETED AREAS AND TARGETED INDUSTRIES. 
          THAT IS A PART OF OUR ED STRATEGIC PLAN AND WE WILL COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH THOSE ADVANCE MWBE GOALS AND SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT. 
          IN FACT, YOU HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE COUNCIL TONIGHT REGARDING SOME SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT OPTIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AND SUPPORT. 
          AND THEN FOR LEVERAGE THE NATURE CORRIDOR BRANDING EFFORTS TO ATTRACT ECOTOURISM FOCUSED PRIVATE INVESTMENT, STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION EFFORTS. 
          SO SOME HIGH IMPACT ACTION ITEMS REGARDING UPTOWN, AND I'LL GO THROUGH THESE MORE COMPREHENSIVELY BECAUSE, UM, ED IS A NEW SECTION UPTOWN HILLSIDE, TRANSITION HILLSIDE VILLAGE INTO A VIBRANT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT LINED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ED'S STRATEGIC PLAN BY ADDING MULTIFAMILY AND ENTERTAINMENT USES. 
          AS YOU KNOW, THE LAST MEETING IN DECEMBER, WE, UH, COUNCIL APPROVED SOME AGREEMENTS WITH TOWN COMPANIES AND THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN OFF. 
          UM, AND GIVEN YOUR DIRECTION, WE'VE ACHIEVED SOME THINGS ALREADY IN THAT SECTION. 
          SUPPORT ECONOMIC VITALITY OF HILLSIDE VILLAGE AND CONTINUE STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIP PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND PREP GROUP. 
          THE OWNER OF HILLSIDE VILLAGE ENSURE LONG-TERM PROPERTY ECONOMIC VITALITY BY SUPPORTING STREAMLINED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THROUGH MODIFIED PD TO ALLOW FOR RESTAURANTS WITH ALCOHOL FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION AND ENTERTAINMENT USES BY RIOT. 
          WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS, OF COURSE, WHEN RESTAURANTS CHANGE OVER, THEY WANT, THE MALL WANTS TO PUT IN A RESTAURANT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THEY WANNA FILL IN THAT SPACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 
          AND IT TAKES TIME FOR RESTAURANTS TO APPLY FOR TABC, BUT ALSO THE PD PROCESS OR THE CUP PROCESS FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. 
          SO WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS REVISE THAT PD TO ALLOW ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION OUTRIGHT SO THAT THE MALL WOULD HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO PUT IN RESTAURANTS TO FILL IN ANY RESTAURANT SPACE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 
          ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO MIDTOWN. 
          UM, SPUR CONTACT SENSITIVE HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN MIDTOWN 
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AND STREAMLINE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. 
          UM, AGAIN, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL HERE IN A MINUTE WILL RECEIVE A BRIEFING BY A CM CHASTITY BENSON ON THE MIDTOWN PROCESS, WHICH WOULD ALSO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHED VISION FOR WEST MIDTOWN PROPERTIES THROUGH ADOPTION OF FORMAL REGULATIONS. 
          ON PAGE EIGHT, IT CONTINUES PROTECT AND THE INVESTMENT IN LIBRARY OF THE LIBRARY IN A PARK PROJECT. 
          UM, THIS IS A LEGACY PROJECT OF THIS COUNCIL AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANNA PROTECT THE PROJECT THROUGH COMPATIBLE DESIGN REGULATIONS OF SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS. 
          WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO SUPPORT A VISION OF A LIVE WORK PLAY DISTRICT THROUGH STRATEGIC APPROVAL OF LUXURY PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT. 
          YOU DON'T WANT ANY KIND OF DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE LIBRARY BECAUSE IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT, UH, IN THE PARK AND THE LIBRARY AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE CITY HAS DONE. 
          WE WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S HIGH END. 
          AND LASTLY, CONSIDER SHARED PARKING OPTIONS FOR THE MIDTOWN AREA. 
          MOVING ON TO DOWNTOWN, HAVE A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN THAT REFLECTOR MEADOW CITY MANAGER. 
          YES. 
          UM, I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GONNA TAKE QUESTIONS. 
          SO MY QUESTION ANYTIME MY, MY QUESTIONS RELATE TO HILLSIDE VILLAGE MM-HMM . 
          AS IT RELATES TO, UM, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THEM TRYING TO DO A QUICK TURNAROUND FOR PATRONS THAT WANTS TO COME TO HILLSIDE. 
          MM-HMM . 
          MY ONLY QUESTION IS, UM, WHENEVER THERE'S A, UM, I GUESS A PERMIT TO COME IN FOR COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION, UM, THAT, THAT IT'S NOT JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, PROTOCOL FOR THE CITY, IT'S ALSO GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US COUNCIL TO KNOW, UM, WHAT BUSINESSES HAVE INTEREST IS COMING INTO OUR AREA. 
          UM, SO I GUESS, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A CONCERN, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, MY ONLY NOTE IS IF WE, IF, IF COUNCIL DECIDES TO CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THAT ROUTE, I I, I STILL WANT SOME TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT, SOME TYPE OF PRESENTATION TO COUNSEL ABOUT WHAT RESTAURANTS OR WHAT BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO GO INTO THE HILLSIDE VILLAGE. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE WORK PLAN ITSELF OR THE STRATEGIC PLAN MM-HMM . 
          BUT IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S COMMUNICATED TO HILLSIDE THAT WE NEED SOME FORMAL PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN HILLSIDE VILLAGE. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          UM, WE, WE WILL TAKE THAT CONCERN AND BECAUSE THIS WILL REQUIRE A PD AMENDMENT AND WE'LL LOOK AT OPTIONS FOR HOW WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH COUNSEL IF IT'S A FORMAL PRESENTATION BY THE MALL OR IF IT'S A FORMAL PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT, WE'LL, WE'LL LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN DO THAT. 
          WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT. 
          AND, AND, AND I GUESS TO CLARIFY, I DON'T WANT THE FORMAL PRESENTATION FROM OUR STAFF, RIGHT? I WANT IT TO BE FROM EITHER THE MALL OR PATRON ITSELF, ET CETERA. 
          BUT UNDERSTOOD. 
          I I, I UNDERSTAND THE TOOL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO USE IN FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE AND HIGHEST BEST, UM, UH, TENANT. 
          BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S JUST NOT A TOOL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO JUST HURRY UP, GET SOMEBODY IN THERE AND WE CAN'T BE OUR OWN AMBASSADORS IF WE NEED TO. 
          SO, RIGHT. 
          WE'LL EXPLORE OPTIONS AND, UH, OFFER IT UP TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE, BUT WE'LL LOOK AT 'EM. 
          MM-HMM . 
          FAIR ENOUGH. 
          UH, PRO TIM. 
          OH, I GOTTA PUSH A BUTTON OR SOMETHING ON. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          SO JUST TO FOLLOW UP WITH, WITH SOMETHING THE MAYOR MENTIONED, A, AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, IT, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A SENSE OF, UM, WHAT IS PROPOSED FOR THE RESTAURANT BECAUSE IF THE, IF THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE VALUES OF THE CITY OR, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I, I WOULD WANT, I THINK THE COUNCIL WOULD WANT TO CONSIDER THAT AND JUST LOOK AT THAT. 
          SO I, I'M A HUNDRED PERCENT IN FAVOR OF FAST TRACKING THINGS AND HAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY, BUT, UH, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF, UM, ACTIVITY IS PROPOSED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NEW RESTAURANT. 
          'CAUSE IT, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE CRAZY THAT, THAT THIS COUNTS WOULD NEVER SUPPORT, I, WE, WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          ALRIGHT, YOU READY TO MOVE ON TO DOWNTOWN? OKAY. 
          HAVE A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN THAT REFLECTS OUR CITY'S DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER AND ATTRACTS A BROAD RANGE OF PATRONS. 
          THAT WAS A SPECIFIC DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD. 
          UM, WE'RE NOT JUST ATTRACTING 20 YEAR OLDS, WE'RE ATTRACTING FAMILIES, WE'RE ATTRACTING SENIORS, WE'RE ATTRACTING, UM, YOUNG PEOPLE, TEAMS, ALL BROAD RANGE OF PATRONS TO OUR DOWNTOWN. 
          NEXT ONE IS SEEK TO PARTNER WITH THE DEVELOPER TO CREATE A MIXED USE PROJECT AT THE PHILLIPS PROPERTIES AND OTHER EDC OWNED PROPERTIES THAT GENERATE TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN. 
          THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, ONE K AND ONE L ARE ALSO PART OF YOUR BRIEFING THIS EVENING. 
          UH, DEVELOP BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT SMALL AND EXISTING BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN AND IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENHANCE THE DOWNTOWN. 
          ITEM ONE M IS ALSO ON CONSENT 
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ADVANCED DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT TO ENHANCE MOBILITY. 
          CONSENT. 
          ITEM NUMBER L, THAT IS PHASE TWO A OF CONSTRUCTION FOR DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS. 
          ITEM ONE N IS TO SECURE CHURCH FUNDING FROM DALLAS COUNTY FOR DOWNTOWN AND INVOLVING THE CEDAR HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND REDEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS. 
          THE NEXT ITEM, THE HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER IS ALSO ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA TO DEVELOP A LEGACY PROJECT IN CEDAR HILL AND CONSIDER A SITE FOR A HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER FOCUSED ON ECOTOURISM, HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT AND COORDINATION WITH THE CITY'S NATURE PRESERVATION PARTNERS. 
          ALRIGHT, CONTINUING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PAGE NINE, LOOP NINE, SMALL AREA PLAN CHURCH CREATION. 
          ESTABLISHED A DE DETAILED VISION FOR LAND USE AND STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AROUND LOOP NINE. 
          CAPITALIZE ON DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES GENERATED FROM CONSTRUCTION OF LOOP NINE WITH A POSSIBLE CREATION OF A TOURS. 
          CONSIDER COMMERCIAL RETAIL ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF LOOP NINE AND CONSIDER REZONING SOUTHEAST SIDE FROM INDUSTRIAL TO POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL LR OR PD FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. 
          THIS IS DEFINITELY A LONG TERM GOAL, UM, AND REALLY IS CONTINGENT ON WHEN IT IS FUNDED. 
          UM, SO WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE A TOURS UNTIL WE KIND OF KNOW THAT THE PROJECT IS FURTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD. 
          RIGHT NOW WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE PROCURING, UH, RIGHT AWAY NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT, BUT WE WON'T EMBARK UPON A TOURS UNTIL WE KIND OF KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN. 
          THE NEXT ITEM IS ALSO LONG-TERM MEDICAL OFFICES AND EMERGENCY ROOM OPTIONS. 
          PURSUE MEDICAL OFFICE AND EMERGENCY ROOM OPTIONS IN CEDAR HILL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LIMITED TO THE HOUSING OF A HOSPITAL WITH ADJACENT MEDICAL OFFICES OR CREATION OF A MEDICAL DISTRICT IN CEDAR HILL. 
          THAT TOO IS CONTINGENT ON A POTENTIAL PARTNER. 
          UM, TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES HAS, UH, OWNS PROPERTY IN CEDAR HILL, AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THEM AND EXPRESS OUR INTEREST IN, UH, HAVING A HOSPITAL IN CEDAR HILL. 
          THE OTHER CATEGORY, UM, I WON'T COVER UNLESS YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, BUT THEY HAVE TO DO WITH SOME OF THE OTHER GOALS. 
          MWBE, TARGETED BUSINESS ATTRACTION, UH, STRATEGY, BUSINESS AND RETENTION STRATEGY, NATURE CORRIDOR, ENHANCED TOURISM EFFORTS, AND ACTIVATING THE GREEN SPACE. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ON FURTHER QUESTIONS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? ALRIGHT, SECTION THREE, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 
          OUR GOAL IS TO MANAGE INEVITABLE GROWTH WHILE RETAINING CEDAR HILL'S CHARACTER. 
          WE WILL PRO PROACTIVELY PLAN FOR THE CITY'S FUTURE BY CREATING THE IDEAL BALANCE BETWEEN ONE, PROTECTING THE FABRIC THAT MAKES UP THE CHARACTER OF CEDAR HILL THAT ATTRACTED CURRENT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, AND TWO, SHOWCASING AND EVOLVING THOSE CHARACTERISTICS TO ALLOW FOR SMART INTENTIONAL GROWTH. 
          UM, CITY MANAGER, I, I WAS TRYING TO CATCH IT IF YOU GOT TOO FAR. 
          UM, ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DID WE HAVE A BUSINESS RETENTION? YES. 
          PART TO THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH, THERE ARE GOALS ON PAGE. 
          UM, STRATEGIC GOAL ON PAGE SEVEN, NUMBER FIVE. 
          UM, ACTUALLY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ADDED. 
          UH, STRENGTHEN, EXPAND BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION EFFORTS. 
          AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UM, GOALS FOR EXPANSION. 
          UH, ITEM THREE C ON PAGE NINE TO STRENGTHEN, UH, BUSINESS RETENTION EFFORTS. 
          AND WE SAID OUR CEDAR HILL CHAMBER IS TAKING LEAD ON THAT. 
          NO, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          OH, I SEE HER IN THE, OH, . 
          YES, SHE IS. 
          OH, OKAY. 
           SINCE SHE'S IN THE AUDIENCE. 
          BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY PART BE PARTNERING WITH THE CHAMBER AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING WE DO IS WITH THE CHAMBER IN MIND. 
          WE WANT THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS MUCH AS WE ARE WHEN THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL. 
          SO ARE WE ALRIGHT. 
          PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 
          UM, SOME STRATEGIC GOALS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE GOAL OF PRESERVING 25% OF LAND IN CEDAR AS OPEN SPACE WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATURE AND OPEN SPACE STRATEGY. 
          WHEN WE DO OUR ANNUAL SURVEY TO THE CITIZENS, IT'S A SATISFACTION SURVEY. 
          A LOT OF THE COMMENTS WE GET IS FROM CITIZENS IS KEEP IT GREEN, DON'T BUILD EVERYWHERE, PLEASE KEEP IT CEDAR HILL. 
          AND, UH, WE, THAT'S SUPPORTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S GOAL OF PRESERVING 25%. 
          AND REMEMBER, UM, 2012, YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARKS AND REC AND OPEN SPACE WAS 20%. 
          IT'S COUNCIL THAT INCREASED IT FROM 20 TO 25. 
          SO THAT'S A REALLY GREAT GOAL. 
          SECOND ONE IS ADVANCE ESTABLISHED SHARED VISION AS DEFINED BY THE COMMUNITY WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMP PLAN. 
          THIRD, TRANSITION INTO IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF ADOPTED MASTER PLANS, AND FOUR, PRIORITIZED INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS. 
          I WILL SKIP TO PAGE 11 IF THAT'S OKAY. 
          AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT THE 
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL ASKED US TO SPEAK ABOUT AND WE DELIBERATED ON DURING THEIR COUNCIL RETREAT. 
          AND THE FIRST ONE IS A ZULU B WILEY, OLD FORMER ZULA ZULA BEE WILEY FORMER LIBRARY. 
          THE DIRECTION WE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL WAS TO RETAIN THE PROPERTY FOR CITY OFFICE EXPANSION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 
          WE WILL COME BACK WITH THE PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL AND DEFINING COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND WE'LL LOOK AT SOME LEASE OPTIONS FOR THAT. 
          UM, YOU WILL ALSO, UM, SET A GOAL FOR US TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. 
          WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT. 
          OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR DID THAT, AND THAT THOSE RESULTS WERE DELIVERED TO YOU DURING THE RETREAT. 
          UM, THERE ARE SOME FUNDS THAT WE WILL NEED TO ALLOCATE TO RENOVATE THAT OLD BUILDING. 
          UM, BUT UH, ACCORDING TO YOUR DIRECTION, WE WILL USE THE FACILITY TO ENHANCE DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL BY BEING AN ACTIVE USE AND INCREASE TRAFFIC FLOW, PROVIDE A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE THAT ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE AND SPURS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND HAS A MINIMAL IMPACT ON OPERATIONAL BUDGET. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, FOR, UH, EXCUSE ME, FOR, UM, MAYBE YEARS, UM, THE COUNCIL HAD, EXCUSE ME, THE COUNCIL'S BEEN ASKED, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH JULIE? I I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE'S GOTTA GOTTA BE SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION, UM, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT OUR, YOU KNOW, PLANS ARE. 
          UH, I KNOW IT'S IN A STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT I THINK DIRECTLY WE PROBABLY NEED TO SOMEHOW COMMUNICATE THAT. 
          SO I KNOW THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT I'M JUST SAYING FOR SURE. 
          YEAH. 
          I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO DO SOMETHING. 
          NOT EVERYBODY. 
          RESEARCH DENTIST. 
          YES. 
          UM, ACTUALLY OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR TOLD ME IT'S ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK. 
          SO YEAH, WE CAN, UH, SHE AND THE AUDIENCE, IS IT STILL? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, UH, WE CAN ACTUALLY DO SOME THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ALSO MAYBE LIKE A, LIKE A POSTCARD THAT WE PUT IN THE LIBRARY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT, WHAT THE PLANS ARE. 
          SURE. 
          AND YOU, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE YOU, YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT LATER OBVIOUSLY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I MENTIONED THAT. 
          YEAH, THANK YOU. 
          THE NEWSLETTER IN THE WATER BILL. 
          RIGHT. 
          ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS THE SENIOR CENTER EXPANSION AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER. 
          UH, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR CALLED ON A SENIOR LIVABILITY STUDY WHEN HE FIRST BECAME MAYOR. 
          STARTED IN 2019 AND WE FINISHED IN 2021. 
          IT WAS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL. 
          AND THE LIVABILITY STUDY SAYS WE WILL ADD A SENIOR WING TO THE AY SIMS RECREATION CENTER TO BE DEDICATED FOR SENIORS OVER 55. 
          UH, THAT SECTION OF THE SCENE OF THE ALLEN SIMS REC CENTER WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL, UH, SQUARE FEET FOR AMENITIES SUCH AS KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, COMPUTER, CLASSROOM ARTS, CRAFTS, GAME ROOM, LOUNGE SPACE, GROUP EXERCISE, FITNESS SPACE, MULTIPURPOSE SPACES, AND EXPLORING A POTENTIAL THERAPY POOL. 
          THAT WAS SOMETHING ADDED BY TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          UH, AND WE WILL DO THAT. 
          UH, ENSURE SENIOR EXPANSION MEETS THE GOALS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE SENIOR CITIZENS, INCLUDING PARKING NEAR THE ENTRANCE AND ACCESS TO SPACES FREQUENTLY USED BY SENIORS AND EXCLUSIVE SENIOR SPACES. 
          AND EXPANSION, EVALUATE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER AND REPORT BACK. 
          SO OF COURSE THAT INCLUDES PROCURING AN ARCHITECT, UH, WHICH WILL BE ON THE, UH, COUNCIL'S AGENDA IN A FUTURE FUTURE COUNCIL. 
          AND THEN GOING THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS, HAVING A LIMITED PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS WITH OVER 55 SENIORS. 
          AND WE WILL PUT THAT PROCESS TOGETHER. 
          REMEMBER, THAT WAS ON YOUR CHEAT SHEET AGAIN. 
          UM, THOSE DATES AND TIMELINES WILL BE PART OF THE WORK PLAN. 
          NEXT ITEM IS 2027 BOND ELECTION AND TAX-FREE ELECTION. 
          CONSIDER DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR A POTENTIAL BOND ELECTION AND TAX RATE ELECTION NOVEMBER, 2027 FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CONSIDER PROPOSITIONS IN LINE WITH COUNCIL LONG-TERM PRIORITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIC PLAN, PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN, INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, FACILITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ED STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF WORK ASSOCIATED WITH A BOND REFERENDUM. 
          UH, I WAS PART OF THE 2003 AND THE 2017 BOND PROCESS AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PROPOSING TO COUNSEL A PROCESS FOR THAT STARTING IN THE YEAR 2025. 
          THAT WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE WORK PLAN. 
          NEXT ITEM. 
          UH, LAST ITEM ON THIS SECTION IS THE DOG PARK. 
          WE RECEIVED DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC DOG PARK FOR CEDAR RESIDENTS. 
          WE WILL PARTNER WITH TRINITY CHURCH FOR A LONG-TERM LEASE ON THE LAND AND PARTNER WITH THE FRIENDS OF TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER FOR LEVERAGE FUNDING. 
          WE'VE ALREADY HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH PASTOR HENNESSY AND, UH, HE, WE'VE FINALIZED DEAL POINTS ON AN MOU AND HE IS EXPECTED TO SIGN IT THIS WEEK AND THAT WILL BE BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR FINAL CONSIDERATION. 
          AND THEN, UH, LEASE AGREEMENT AS WELL. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ON SECTION THREE? ALRIGHT, SECTION FOUR, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 
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OUR SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT ON CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND OUR SERVICE DELIVERY IS SHAPED BY THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE. 
          THE CITY COUNCIL SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE BROAD PUBLIC INPUT TO HELP GUIDE THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF ON THE FUTURE OF CEDAR HILL. 
          OUR STRATEGIC GOALS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, THAT VISION IS TO CONTINUE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS. 
          WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COMMUNITY EVENT COMING UP. 
          I THINK THE DATE IS MARCH 22ND. 
          WE HAVE OUR FINAL, UH, PARTY IN THE PARK AT CRAWFORD PARK. 
          WE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR THAT PARK. 
          IT IS A COMMUNITY PARK AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATION NUMBER THREE, NEIGHBOR SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY WITH ONGOING ENHANCED INITIATIVES AND STRENGTHEN THE CITY C-H-I-S-D RELATIONSHIP TO FOCUS ON SHARED INTEREST OF HAVING PREMIER SCHOOLS OF CHOICE. 
          REALLY, I WON'T GO ALL OVER OVER ALL OF THE HIGH IMPACT ACT ACTION ITEMS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT TWO OF THEM THAT WERE ADDED BY A COUNCIL AND THAT'S 1D SUPPORT THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARDS THROUGH COUNCIL LIAISON PARTICIPATION. 
          EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AS OF JANUARY ONE, SERVES ON A PUBLIC BID BOARD. 
          AND, UM, YOUR PRO THAT PROCESSES DOES DETERMINED BY YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR VISION FOR THE CITY. 
          ITEM THREE A IS CONTINUE AND WE HAD A LONG-TERM DISCUSSION ABOUT THE, UH, BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. 
          WE ALL KNOW THAT LITTER AND CITIES ACROSS DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX IS A PROBLEM AND IT'S A PROBLEM IN CEDAR HILL. 
          WE'RE NOT HERE PROFESSING. 
          IT'S NOT. 
          SO ONE OF THE GOALS THAT WE ESTABLISH THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED FOR STAFF IS TO CONTINUE INITIATIVES ALIGNED WITH OUR PREMIER STATEMENT. 
          CEDAR HILL IS CLEAN WITH ONGOING CLEAN CITY PROGRAMMING AND COLLABORATION WITH THE BEST BOARD. 
          WE, UM, WERE ALSO GIVEN DIRECTION IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE IS TO, UM, UH, UH, LOOK AT THE LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION FUND AS FAR AS FUNDING ADDITIONAL CLEANUPS ALONG 67 AND, UH, LITTER, POTENTIALLY A LITTER CREW. 
          AND SO WE ARE GONNA COME BACK IN THE NEXT TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS AND GIVE YOU A BRIEFING. 
          I BELIEVE IT'LL BE FEBRUARY 28TH OR JANUARY OR FEBRUARY FOUR, THE FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY. 
          UM, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT FEASIBILITY, WE, AND THE FUNDING ASSOCIATED AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SPRING. 
          SO THAT WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE WORK PLAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO I, I APPRECIATE, UM, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. 
          THE WAY THIS IS WORDED, IT IS SUGGESTS CONTINUE AND WHAT I, BUT YOU ALSO MENTIONED YOU'RE GONNA EXPAND AND YOU'RE GONNA INCREASE. 
          SO YES, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I, I'D LIKE TO INCORPORATE THAT LANGUAGE 'CAUSE I, I'M HEARING CONTINUE SUGGESTS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO CON CONTINUE DOING THE SAME THINGS. 
          BUT, BUT WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY, AND IT'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED, THAT THERE WITH YOU THAT THAT'S TRUE. 
          AN EXPANSION AND AN INCREASE OF OUR ACTIVITY. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH, WE CAN ADD THAT CHANGE. 
          THE OTHER THING IS THE BEST BOARD IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT REPORTING BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON THEIR GOALS FOR THE YEAR. 
          AND, UM, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE BEST BOARD, UM, PRESIDENT AND THE, THE STAFF LIAISON ON DOING THAT. 
          AND THEY WILL, THEY WILL COME BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO DO THAT. 
          AWESOME. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS, IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE CEDAR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          WE RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT WE ARE TO ONE ANOTHER. 
          UH, SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, CONTRIBUTES TO A SUCCESSFUL CITY AND A SUCCESSFUL CITY CONTRIBUTES TO A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          SO WE'RE, WE'RE LOCKED IN AND, UH, JUST AS WE ARE IN THIS BUILDING AND, UH, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT, HAVE A SUPPORTIVE PARTNERSHIP. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, SECTION FIVE IS REALLY ALL ABOUT COMMUNICATION. 
          OUR GOAL IS TO COMMUNICATE WITH RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND CEDAR STAKEHOLDERS ACCURATELY AND TRANSPARENTLY. 
          WE ALSO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THE CEDAR STORY AND PROMOTE CEDAR HILL'S IMAGE IN THE REGION AND BEYOND. 
          SOME GOALS FOR THAT IS TO ADVANCE THE ADOPTED BRANDING AND MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO ENHANCE THE PERCEPTION OF CEDAR IN THE REGION AND BEYOND. 
          WE ALSO WANNA IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY OF CITY OPERATIONS WITH IMPROVED ONLINE INFORMATION REPORTING AND ENSURE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH VARIOUS FORMATS TO REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE. 
          UH, THAT THESE TWO THINGS, UH, ITEM TWO AND THREE ARE VERY BIG ON ADMINISTRATION'S PRIORITY LIST. 
          AND WE WILL HAVE, UM, EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE TWO ITEMS IN THE ANNUAL WORK PLAN AS WELL. 
          'CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN STARTING THOSE EFFORTS. 
          THERE ARE SOME HIGH IMPACT, UH, ACTION ITEMS, BUT I DO WANNA, UH, I WON'T GO OVER ALL OF THEM 'CAUSE WE'RE RUNNING CLOSE ON TIME. 
          I'LL GO OVER THREE B, WHICH IS, UM, SOMETHING COUNCILWOMAN INE ADDED TO EXPLORE WAYS TO SOLICIT 
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BROAD PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON CITY SERVICES AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE CITYWIDE SURVEY PROJECT, PUBLIC INPUT AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS. 
          SO I KNOW THAT, UM, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY HAS ALSO ASKED FOR, UM, SATISFACTION SURVEYS TO BE AT OUR UTILITY SERVICES WINDOW. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO EXPLORE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN EXPAND ON NOT JUST GIVING INPUT, BUT SEEKING INPUT FROM THEM, GIVING THEM INFORMATION, BUT SEEKING INPUT BACK. 
          AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, WELL, UM, GREAT PRESENTATION. 
          I, I, THE ITEM'S BEEN PULLED FROM CONSENT, SO I GUESS I'LL RESERVE MY COMMENTS FOR, FOR THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY. 
          NEXT ITEM 
          [4. Briefing on Downtown Business Support Programs.]
ON THE AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SUPPORTS, OH, SORRY, SUPPORT PROGRAMS. AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ALLISON RE GOOD EVENING. 
          GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. 
          I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE, UM, TALK THROUGH A, A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SUPPORT, BUT ALSO TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON, UM, THE FIRST REALLY 90 DAYS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUR TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS START OUT AND ARE GROUNDED BY THE CITY'S VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES OF CEDAR HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. 
          AND REALLY THE PREMIER STATEMENT THAT WE WILL FOCUS ON IN THIS PRESENTATION IS A STRONG AND DIVERSE ECONOMY. 
          AND VISITORS ARE IMPORTANT PART OF A DIVERSE ECONOMY. 
          WE WANNA GIVE EVERYONE, NOT JUST CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND, UM, THEIR MONEY HERE IN CEDAR HILL AND HELP OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. 
          UM, WHAT WE'RE GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS EVENING IS, AS I MENTIONED, AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THAT PLAN IN 2024, UM, AND THE REALLY, THE FIRST STEP THAT THE PLAN RECOMMENDED WAS TO HIRE A DESTINATION MANAGER. 
          AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT MICHELLE EBANKS STEPPED INTO THAT ROLE OCTOBER 1ST, UM, OF 2024. 
          AND MICHELLE'S REALLY A GREAT FIT FOR THAT ROLE. 
          SHE'S KIND OF PERFECT FOR IT. 
          SHE HAS THE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER AND CONNECTING AND SUPPORTING THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN, UM, THAT WE WANT TO, TO REALLY DEVELOP AND FLOURISH. 
          AND SHE ALSO REALLY LOVES CEDAR HILL, AND SO SHE KNOWS WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT IT AND HOW WE CAN REALLY CAPTURE THAT AND SHARE IT WITH VISITORS. 
          UM, SO WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT HER IS THAT SHE'S ALSO VERY ACTION ORIENTED. 
          SO SHE'S GONNA GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON REALLY HER, UH, WHAT SHE'S BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE PAST 90 DAYS, UM, AND HOW MANY OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON IN HER REPORT. 
          SHE'LL ALSO, YOU'LL ALSO SEE, UM, REFLECTED IN SOME OF THOSE ACTION ITEMS, THE BRANDING INITIATIVE THAT YOU ALL, UM, WE MOVED FORWARD WITH ALSO LAST YEAR. 
          OF COURSE WE HIRED, UM, CASE STRATEGIES FOR ADDITIONAL MARKETING AND PR SUPPORT. 
          UM, AND THEN WE'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING ON UPDATING OUR VISITOR MATERIALS. 
          MICHELLE, WE'LL TALK THROUGH THAT AND YOU'LL KIND OF SEE THOSE MATERIALS SHINING THROUGH WITH THAT BRANDING. 
          UM, AND THEN FINALLY, UM, OF COURSE MELISSA WENT THROUGH IN GREAT DETAIL THE DIRECTION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE RETREAT. 
          WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT, UH, IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR DOWNTOWN SPECIFICALLY, AND WE HAVE GRAND PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN, UM, ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESSES. 
          UM, AND WHAT WE ALSO GOT DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL ON WAS THAT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE, FIND A WAY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN DOWNTOWN AND ARE THE CURRENT BEDROCK OF ACTIVITY DOWNTOWN AND VISITORS DOWNTOWN. 
          SO MICHELLE'S GONNA SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TALKING THROUGH WHAT THAT PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE, AND SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO HER. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          GOOD EVENING, MARIN CITY COUNCIL. 
          HAPPY NEW YEAR. 
          ARE WE STILL SAYING THAT I'M EXCITED TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON THE FIRST 90 DAYS AND, UH, AS YOUR NEW DESTINATION MANAGER GUIDED BY OUR CORE VALUES OF PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS, WE PRIORITIZED WORKING ON BUILDING STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITH OUR BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN. 
          AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, WE CREATED A COMPREHENSIVE CONTACT LIST TO ENSURE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. 
          PICTURED ON THE RIGHT ARE THE LADIES FROM CORNER, CORNER SQUARE QUILTS WINNERS OF THE BEST DECORATED TREE CONTEST, UH, OF LAST YEAR. 
          JUST A SIMPLE EXAMPLE OF KEEPING OUR BUSINESSES ENGAGED WHILE PROMOTING PROMOTING COMMUNITY SPIRIT. 
          WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SCHEDULING ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SHARE UPDATES ON THE DOWNTOWN STREET PROJECTS. 
          WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE MULTIPLE GOALS WHILE BUILDING NEW CONNECTIONS WITH BUSINESSES WE HADN'T ENGAGED WITH BEFORE. 
          AS A RESULT, THE OPEN HOUSE HAD A STRONG TURNOUT. 
          REINFORCING THAT A PERSONAL INVITE GOES A LONG WAY. 
          AS ALLISON MENTIONED, WE SPENT 
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QUITE SOME TIME UPDATING OUR CURRENT WEBSITE TO KEEP IT FRESH AND ENGAGING. 
          YOU MIGHT EVEN SPOT A FEW FAMILIAR FACES IN OUR UPDATED VISITOR MATERIAL AND MARKETING PHOTOS. 
          WE'LL, WE WILL BE REDEPLOYING OUR VISIT KIOSK TO THE HOTELS LATER THIS MONTH WITH UPDATED NEW LISTINGS AND THINGS TO DO. 
          WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT WE'RE ON TRACK TO BE FEATURED IN 13 ADS THIS YEAR, INCLUDING SPOTS IN TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, TEXAS HIGHWAY MAGAZINE, TEXAS STATE TRAVEL, AND THE ANNUAL TEXAS STATE PARKS GUIDE. 
          IN OCTOBER OF 2022, WE INTRODUCED THE NOW ICONIC CEDAR HILL LETTERS TO PIONEER PARK, SPARKING A A WAVE OF EXCITING CHANGES. 
          THE PARKS DEPARTMENT THEN UPDATED THE PARK WITH UPDATED FURNITURE, LANDSCAPING AND ADDED STRING STRING LIGHTS, CREATING THE PERFECT SETTING FOR OUR VERY FIRST MURAL, WHICH WAS COMPLETED LAST MAY. 
          TRULY MAKING PIONEER PARK THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN TO KEEP THE EXCITEMENT AND MOMENTUM GOING. 
          WE'RE PLANNING TO ADD SEASONAL PHOTO OPS THIS YEAR TO ADD TO THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE PARKS TEAM TO CREATE A SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY INSTALLATION. 
          WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE FORMATION OF OUR DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD. 
          LATER THIS EVENING, YOU'LL BE APPOINTING MAKING THOSE OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. 
          THE BOARD WILL INCLUDE SEVERAL RETURNING MEMBERS FROM THE TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD, AS WELL AS A FEW NEW FACES WHO ARE GRADUATES OF THE CITIZENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. 
          WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THIS GROUP COME TOGETHER. 
          THEIR FIRST MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY. 
          SO WHAT'S NEXT FOR VISIT CEDAR HILL? LAST FALL, YOU APPROVED A CONTRACT FOR A BRAND NEW WEBSITE FOR BOTH VISIT CEDAR HILL AND THE GREAT GREENWAY. 
          THE NEW SITE LAUNCHING THIS SPRING WILL BE MUCH MORE USER-FRIENDLY AND DESIGNED TO ATTRACT VISITORS BOTH NEAR AND FAR. 
          WE'LL ALSO LAUNCH THE GREAT GREENWAY BRAND WITH BILLBOARDS, DIGITAL ADS, AND EXCITING NEW PROMO ITEMS. TO GROW OUR DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY EVENTS, WE'RE TEAMING UP WITH A CHAMBER TO ELEVATE THE FARMER'S MARKET THAT WILL KICK OFF IN MAY AND PLAN TO HOST A COMMUNITY STREET DANCE, BRINGING MOTOWN TO DOWNTOWN IN APRIL. 
          OTHER KEY PRIORITIES INCLUDE PARTNERING WITH THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY TO LAUNCH A HISTORIC WALKING TOUR AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          ONE PROGRAM I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS A DOWNTOWN SUPPORT PROGRAM, WHICH WILL HELP EXISTING BUSINESSES WITH UPGRADES LIKE NEW SIGNAGE, BUILDING FACADES, AND BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS. 
          THE PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE EDC BUDGET OFFERS UP TO $10,000 IN REIMBURSEMENTS INTERESTED. 
          APPLICANTS WILL APPLY ONLINE AND STAFF WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE ADMINISTRATIVELY. 
          APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN IN FEBRUARY. 
          SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, WE'RE EXCITED TO KEEP BUILDING CEDAR HILL AS A DESTINATION FOR ALL WHERE FUN AND ADVENTURE GROW NATURALLY. 
          I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, GREAT PRESENTATION. 
          UM, LOOKS PRETTY FUN, UH, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE, UM, A NEW BRAND, NEW BOARD, FRESH IDEAS. 
          YEP. 
          UM, I, I REALLY LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT IT'S ACTUALLY STARTING. 
          IT HADN'T EVEN TECHNICALLY STARTED YET, UM, AS IT RELATES TO, UM, UH, THE GRANT PROGRAM. 
          UM, I LOVE IT. 
          I HAVE, I HAVE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME ASKING ME, HEY, WHAT WHAT DOES THE CITY ACTUALLY DO FOR, FOR BUSINESSES? AND, AND, UH, I KNOW WE, YOU KNOW, TRY TO ATTRACT THE RIGHT BUSINESS. 
          I, I KNOW IF WE TRY TO RETAIN BUSINESSES, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE WE ACTUALLY, UH, CAN, CAN HELP BUSINESSES. 
          AND I THINK THE CURB APPEAL, YOU KNOW, THEIR FRONT ENTRANCE, UH, THEIR FIRST TOUCH OF THE DOOR, UM, IT, YOU KNOW, WOULD TELL PEOPLE IF THEY, YOU KNOW, FEEL WELCOME OR WARM TO BE ABLE TO WALK IN THROUGH THE DOOR. 
          SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT START. 
          UM, I GUESS MY, MY MY QUESTION IS, WILL THE DESTINATION BOARD SERVE AS THE JUDGES OR ARE THEY GONNA BE THE ONES REVIEWING THE APPLICATIONS? UH, WHAT, WHAT ROLE WILL THEY HAVE FOR DURING, FOR THE GRANT PROCESS? WE'LL BRIEF THEM, WE'LL BRIEF THEM MONTHLY IF WE GET ANY APPLICATIONS. 
          BUT FOR THE MOST PART, STAFF WILL WORK WITH THE BUSINESS REVIEW, SEE IF THERE'S ANY MISSING GAPS, AND THEN, UH, IT'S APPROVED INTERNALLY. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, SOMETHING TO CONSIDER JUST FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOARD ITSELF. 
          BUT, UH, I WOULD LUCK FOR IT TO KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ENGAGEMENT OR INVOLVEMENT. 
          UH, MAYBE THE BOARD CAN, CAN PRESENT THE WINNERS AT A COUNCIL MEETING FOR SURE. 
          AND SO I GUESS YOU ALREADY HAD HAD THAT MM-HMM . 
          VISION. 
          OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THAT'S COOL. 
          , THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS GREAT. 
          BE GREAT. 
          UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? OKAY, 
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COUNCILWOMAN AZI, IT'S MORE OF A, A, A COMMENT. 
          THANKS FOR THIS, UH, PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I THINK IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE. 
          I'LL TELL YOU THE THINGS THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE MOST, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE ENGAGEMENT IS, UH, I THINK FOR BUSINESSES AND ESPECIALLY IN A DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT, UM, HAVING A PLAN FOR, UM, TRAFFIC FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING TO GO DOWNTOWN, BUT ALSO SOMETHING THAT'S MORE OPPORTUNISTIC. 
          UM, I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE ALL THE, THE ELEMENTS THERE. 
          I THINK THERE'S A REALLY GOOD PLAN AND WELL THOUGHT OUT. 
          AND, UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE YOU. 
          I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE BOARD SELECTION. 
          I DIDN'T SUBMIT MINE, BUT, UH, YOU GUYS DID A GOOD JOB AND IT'S A VERY EXCITING GROUP THAT I KNOW THAT WE'LL GET IN AND SUPPORT THE WORK. 
          UM, I LOVE THE, UM, THE PROGRAM ESPECIALLY, UH, FOR THE GRANT. 
          UM, THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT, UM, FINDING THAT BALANCE BETWEEN HAVING AN, UM, A HISTORIC AREA, UM, BUT THEN HOW DO YOU BALANCE MAKING IT LOOK NEW? SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD, UH, START FOR THAT. 
          SO JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR, UM, THE, AND, AND WHATEVER TEAM, UM, FOR THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE SO FAR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, COUNCIL AZI, UM, IT'S, IT WAS PROBABLY SOME TIME AGO, BUT, UM, LAST JUNE, JULY WHEN WE HAD OUR BOARD AND COMMISSION, UH, WE HAD APPLICANTS THAT CAME. 
          SOME WAS KIND OF, UH, DIDN'T GET SELECTED, SO, SO YOU, YOU DID HAVE INPUT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS PUT ON THIS BOARD TOO, SO, SO, SO, YEAH, YOU HAD TO IMPROVE. 
          I KNOW IT'S BEEN SOME TIME AGO. 
          UH, PRO TIP. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UH, SO I LOVE IT. 
          I LOVE THE INFO EMPHASIS ON, ON DOWNTOWN AND THE GREENWAY. 
          THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT PIECES. 
          I THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AS FAR AS THE DESTINATION WITH SOME OF THE RETAIL MM-HMM . 
          AND I DIDN'T SEE A LOT THERE. 
          AND SO I'M TRYING TO, I MEAN, I, I WOULD WANT THAT AS THE BOARD IS PURSUING THAT IN ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN, WHICH I, I LOVE AND I WANT IT STRONGER. 
          AND, UH, AND THE GREENWAY IS A, UH, AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR US, BUT I THINK WE HAVE A, AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE OUR RETAIL. 
          SO I WANT TO FACTOR THAT IN, IN A, AS A BOARD IS CONSIDERING DIFFERENT IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES. 
          THAT'S ALL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? ALRIGHT. 
          GREAT JOB ON YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THIS IS A REAL PICTURE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? IT LOOKS VERY GOOD. 
          MM-HMM . 
          WOW. 
          WHERE IS THIS LOCATED? THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND, UH, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 
          MM. 
          NICE. 
          LIKE IT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          [5. Briefing on West Midtown Plan Implementation.]
NEXT, UM, UH, ITEM ON THE BRIEFING SESSION, AGENDA BRIEFING ON THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. 
          THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, MS. BENSON. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL, UH, HAPPY NEW YEAR. 
          UH, WE WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. 
          AS ALWAYS, OUR VISION, MISSION AND VALUES, UH, DRIVE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HERE IN CEDAR HILL TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. 
          UM, IN THAT PURSUIT OF PREMIER, UM, OUR PLAN FOR WEST MIDTOWN, UH, IMPLEMENTATION REALLY DOES DRIVE OR ALIGN WITH THESE PREMIER STATEMENTS OF DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, EXCELLENT, SAFE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, STRONG AND DIVERSE ECONOMY, AND OF COURSE, OUR ENGAGED COMMUNITY. 
          SO TONIGHT, UM, JUST WANNA GO BRIEFLY OVER, UM, REMINDER OR REFRESHER OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE ADOPTED WEST MIDTOWN PLAN. 
          SO, AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THAT WAS BEFORE YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION. 
          UM, SO WE'LL REVIEW OF A REVIEW OF THOSE PLAN COMPONENTS AND THEN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT THAT WE'LL BE ENLISTING, UH, FROM OUR CONSULTANT TEAM, I APOLOGIZE. 
          UH, DRW PLANNING STUDIO, WHICH IS THE CONSULTING FIRM, UM, THAT HELPED US WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN. 
          WE'LL ALSO BE ASSISTING WITH IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT. 
          UM, THEY HAD A FAMILY, UH, DAVID WHITLEY HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY. 
          HE IS UNABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT. 
          UM, BUT, UM, HE SENT HIS REGARDS AND WE'LL LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING WORK WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. 
          UM, WE'LL GO OVER THE TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT AND THEN TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS. 
          SO, UH, IN 2022, WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YOU KNOW, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A BIG VIEW OF THE, THE CITY AS A WHOLE. 
          UM, AND WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIGNATURE PARK AND THE LIBRARY, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT WE NEEDED TO REALLY HAVE A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE MIDTOWN AREA. 
          AND IN THAT EFFORT, A DRW PLANNING STUDIO WAS HIRED TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN. 
          SO THROUGHOUT THAT SIX MONTH PROCESS, UH, THERE WAS A SERIES OF ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH STAKEHOLDERS, UH, PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS 
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AND CITY DEPARTMENTS. 
          AND THAT PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN MARCH OF 2023. 
          UM, THE PLAN ITSELF, UH, HAD, UM, FOUR LARGE ELEMENTS, UM, WELL, ACTUALLY FIVE IF YOU INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. 
          BUT OPEN SPACE MOBILITY AND STREETS SCAPE DEVELOPMENT MIX AND FRAMEWORK AND PLACEMAKING ELEMENTS. 
          AND THOSE WERE THE HIGH, UH, FOCUS AREAS OF THE PLAN. 
          AND WITHIN EACH OF THOSE, UM, ELEMENTS, THERE WERE KEY STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE ACHIEVING THE VISION THAT WAS ADOPTED WITH THAT PLAN. 
          UH, SOME OF THE THINGS, I WON'T READ ALL OF THESE, BUT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THEM, UH, WAS TO PROVIDE TRAIL AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT MIDTOWN, UH, TO DOWNTOWN TO TO CONNECT TO DOWNTOWN, AND ALSO TO CONNECT TO, UH, UPTOWN, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE AND PRESERVE THEIR TORNADO GRAVEYARD. 
          UM, ENSURE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES OPEN SPACE, UM, PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO THE SIGNATURE PARK FROM PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND MAKING SURE THAT ANY PLAN DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS INCORPORATED OPEN SPACE. 
          AGAIN, GOING TO THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE COUNCIL, UM, TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PRESERVING ENOUGH OPEN SPACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 
          UM, UNDER MOBILITY AND STREETSCAPE, SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WAS THE NEED TO, UM, IMPLEMENT STANDARDS, UH, FOR MAIN STREET, CEDAR HILL ROAD UPTOWN AND PIONEER TRAIL, UH, FOR, UH, DESIRED SIDEWALK OR SHARED USE PATHS, ENSURING THERE'S MORE CONNECTIVITY, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. 
          UM, PROVIDING, UM, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE, UM, A STREET GRID TO BE FORMED TO CREATE A PEDESTRIAN SCALE AND CHARACTER CONSISTENT, UH, WITH THE PLAN, UM, THAT WAS ESTABLISHED. 
          AND SO MAKING SURE THAT, UH, AS PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT COMES FORWARD, WE'RE KEEPING ALL OF THESE THINGS IN MIND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN THE VISION THAT WE'VE ADOPTED. 
          UH, IN DEVELOPMENT MIX AND FRAMEWORK. 
          THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF THE STRATEGIES, UH, TALK SPECIFICALLY REGARDING LAND USE. 
          UM, SO THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, TRANSITIONING, UH, DEVELOPMENT WITH RESPECT TO SCALE AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERN. 
          UM, OUR CITY MANAGER IN THE COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN IDENTIFIED ONE OF THE MAJOR, UM, GOALS IS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING OUR INVESTMENT, UH, NOT ONLY IN, UH, THE LIBRARY AND THE SIGNATURE PARK, UH, BUT IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AND ALL OF THE OTHER, UM, CITY, UH, PROPERTIES IN THE AREA. 
          AND SO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, RESPECTFUL OF SCALE AND CONTEXT OF PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AROUND THOSE, UH, PROPERTIES. 
          UH, CREATING A RESIDENTIAL CORE, THE INTERIOR OF THE SITE, UH, THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION IN THE PLAN TO LOOK AT CAPPING THE NUMBER OF, OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, UM, TO ALLOW FOR INCREASED DENSITY, RECOGNIZING THAT THAT IS A NEED FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA. 
          UM, BUT HOW THAT, UH, IS ALIGNED AND, AND PLAYS OUT WILL BE FURTHER DETAILED IN THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. 
          UM, MAKING SURE THAT THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATES DEVELOPMENT TRIGGERS TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S A, A GOOD MIX OF USES AND A, A ARRAY OF HOUSING TYPES. 
          SO WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT, UM, TRADITIONAL MAYBE, UH, URBAN STYLE MULTIFAMILY. 
          THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOWN HOME STYLE DEVELOPMENT. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, ALL ALL KINDS OF HOUSING OPTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE. 
          UM, AND THEN EXPLORE A SHARED GARAGE TO SUPPORT PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC DESTINATIONS. 
          AGAIN, AGAIN, ALIGNING WITH THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN IS LOOKING AT SHARED PARKING OPTIONS. 
          PARKING IS A PREMIUM. 
          UH, I WAS READING AN ARTICLE, UH, I WON'T EVEN MENTION THE CITY OR THE PRICE TAG, BUT IT WAS LOFTY, UH, FOR A PARKING GARAGE. 
          AND THAT IS AN EXPENSIVE, UM, ENDEAVOR. 
          HOWEVER, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO LOOK AT HOW WE MIGHT, UH, EXPLORE SHARED PARKING OPTIONS WITHIN MIDTOWN AND THEN PLACEMAKING ELEMENTS. 
          SO ENSURING THAT WE HAVE, UH, TRAIL CHARACTER, IMPORTANT FOCAL POINTS, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE UTILIZING DISTINCTIVE LANDSCAPING AND SIGNAGE, UH, INCORPORATING UNIQUE BUILD BUILDING ELEMENTS, UM, AS IT RELATES TO SOME OF THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, REALLY CREATING, UM, A PLACE, A SENSE OF PLACE. 
          UM, OUR LIBRARY IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT. 
          AND SO CARRYING THAT CHARACTER THROUGHOUT ALL OF MIDTOWN. 
          SO THE LAST SECTION OF THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN WAS THE IMPLEMENTATION SECTION. 
          AND THERE WERE THREE MAIN PRIORITIES. 
          AND THE FIRST PRIORITY WAS TO ALIGN THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WITH THE VISION. 
          UM, SO THE CURRENT ZONING ON THE PROPERTIES, UH, WITHIN MIDTOWN VARY BETWEEN LOCAL RETAIL. 
          SOME OF THEM ARE ZONED, UM, IN THE, UM, OLD TOWN DISTRICT. 
          AND SO REALLY LOOKING AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRAFT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BASED ON THE GUIDANCE WITHIN THE PLAN TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A VIBRANT MIX OF USES ON THE SITE. 
          UM, SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT THROUGH THE DRAFTING OF THOSE REGULATIONS. 
          AND THEN ULTIMATELY ADOPTING A UNIFIED PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR WEST MIDTOWN. 
          AGAIN, IN THE CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU ALL IDENTIFIED THE IMPORTANCE OF, UH, ADVANCING, UM, THE AREAS WITHIN THE, THE TIFF. 
          AND SO MIDTOWN BEING ONE OF THEM. 
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AND SO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE SPURRING CONTEXT SENSITIVE, HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT INTEREST BY STREAMLINING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND THEN SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHED VISION THROUGH ADOPTION OF FORMAL REGULATIONS. 
          AND SO THAT IS WHAT THIS PARTICULAR STEP WILL BE. 
          WE WILL ENLIST THE ASSISTANCE AGAIN OF DRW PLANNING STUDIO. 
          THE BENEFIT OF USING THE CONSULTANT THAT ACTUALLY DRAFTED THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN IS THAT THEY'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY, BUT THEY'VE ALSO WORKED WITH THESE PROPERTY OWNERS. 
          THEY'VE WORKED WITH THESE STAKEHOLDERS ALREADY, UM, IN ESTABLISHING THE VISION. 
          AND SO NOW WE'RE AT THE STEP TO ACTUALLY CREATE, UM, IMPLEMENTATION, UH, STRATEGY FOR, UH, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ON THE PROPERTY. 
          SO THE SCOPE OF WORK WILL INCLUDE A PROJECT KICKOFF AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, WORKING THROUGH THOSE OBJECTIVES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN AND HOW WE WILL, UH, SEE MOVING THOSE THINGS FORWARD. 
          UM, LOTS OF STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION AND PROJECT INPUT. 
          UH, WE'LL SEEK OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, INPUT AT EXISTING, UH, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS STRATEGIC INPUT WITH THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, AND STAKEHOLDERS. 
          UM, THE CONSULTANT WILL ALSO ASSIST IN THE DRAFTING OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS, UM, WITH REVIEW AND SUPPORT FROM OUR AMAZING PLANNING DEPARTMENT. 
          UM, AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO FACILITATE THIS PROCESS THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING AND CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND ACTION. 
          SO WE ARE MOVING QUICKLY. 
          UH, IT RELATIVELY CON CONSIDERING THAT THE PLAN WAS, UM, ADOPTED IN 2023 AND WE'RE JUST STARTING HERE IN 2025. 
          UH, WE WILL, UH, MOVE FORWARD, UH, WITH STAKE, UH, PROJECT KICKOFF THIS MONTH WITH STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, UH, DRAFT REGULATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER REVIEW, UH, THROUGH THE SPRING, AND THEN ADOPTING THE FORMAL REGULATIONS, UH, IN THE SUMMER. 
          UM, THE, UH, NEXT STEPS WILL BE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH D-R-D-D-R-W PLANNING STUDIO DAVID WHITLEY'S TEAM. 
          UH, WE'LL KICK OFF THE PROJECT WITH INITIAL MEETING TO REVIEW THE PROJECT GOALS, THE DESIRED OUTCOMES WORK PLAN AND SCHEDULE AND REFINE THOSE AS NEEDED. 
          AND OF COURSE, BEGIN STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION AND OUTREACH. 
          WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AS INTEREST HAS COME UP ON THOSE PROPERTIES OF THIS EFFORT, UH, TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF, UM, THE CITY'S INTENTION TO MOVE OUR VISION FORWARD, UH, FOR THIS AREA. 
          SO EVERYONE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, PUT SOME FORMAL REGULATIONS IN PLACE THAT WILL ENTITLE THE PROPERTIES, UM, FOR USES THAT WILL ALIGN WITH THE VISION. 
          AND THAT'S MY PRESENTATION. 
          I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          YEAH, GREAT PRESENTATION. 
          UM, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE AS WELL. 
          UM, IT SEEMS PRETTY CONSISTENT FOR WHAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, PREVIOUSLY, SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD. 
          COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I WAS JUST GONNA ASK IF DO, DO WE HAVE AN EXPECTED TIMEFRAME OF WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS, UH, INITIAL MEETING? ? IT WILL BE SUED. 
          LIKE I SAID THAT UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE YOU GOT ME EXCITED NOW. 
          YES. 
          YEAH, I KNOW. 
          YES. 
          UH, VERY SOON. 
          WE, WE INTEND TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT THIS MONTH AND SO OUR HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT THIS MONTH. 
          AGAIN, THE, THE CONSULTANT DID HAVE A FAMILY EMERGENCY, SO WE'LL HAVE TO, UH, TOUCH BASE WITH THEM TO SEE IF WE'RE STILL ON TRACK FOR THAT TIMELINE. 
          BUT I THINK OUR INTENT IS TO MOVE THAT WAY. 
          WE'LL CERTAINLY UPDATE THE COUNCIL AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. 
          OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME. 
          ALRIGHT, WELL, I GUESS THAT'S ALL. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          YES MA'AM. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. 
          ALRIGHT, COUNSEL. 
          NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN. 
          MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          I DO HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. 
          COUNCIL, COUNCILMAN GLOVER, UH, NON ABATE MOTION. 
          ALL FAVOR. 
          PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. 
          UH, I HAVE 6 49 COUNCIL, WE ARE ADJOURNED. 
          WE WILL RECONVENE AT 7:00 PM FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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