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GOOD[1. Call meeting to order.]
EVENING, EVERYONE.THIS IS OUR FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR.
THIS IS OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.
THIS HA THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING.
ALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY POSTED.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL WHO IS PRESENT.
WANNA PLEASE, UH, SEND OUR, UH, PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.
HE HAS A, UH, A, A LOVED ONE IN HIS FAMILY THAT IS NOT DOING TOO WELL.
SO IF ANYONE COULD PLEASE KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
I HAVE 7 0 5, AND IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
GOOD EVENINGS, UH, MR. MR. MCCAIN, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
GOOD EVENING, PLEASE, UH, TAKE GLORY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING TIME THAT WE GET TO SPEND TOGETHER.
AND GOD, AS WE ARE ENTERING INTO THIS NEW YEAR, PREPARING FOR WHAT THE CITY HAS, GOD, I JUST ASK THAT YOUR HAND WOULD BE IN EVERY DECISION THAT IS MADE FOR THIS CITY.
GOD ASK YOU, BLAND, EVERY, UH, BLESS EVERY PERSON HERE WORKING FOR THIS CITY WHO PUT ALL THE EFFORT AND ENERGY INTO MAKING THIS CITY GREAT GOD, I JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH EVERY DECISION THAT THEY MAKE.
GOD, I THANK YOU FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS, FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE BEING PROMOTED, THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT ON HERE.
GOD, ASK THAT YOU WOULD KEEP THEM SAFE, KEEP THEM PROTECTED AS THEY ARE NAVIGATING, KEEPING OUR OUR CITY SAFE, KEEPING OUR CITIZENS PROTECTED.
I DECLARE THAT THEY ARE GUARDED FROM ANY FORM OF, OF HARM OR ACCIDENT THAT COULD COME THEIR WAY.
GOD, I THANK YOU FOR THIS GATHERING HERE TOGETHER.
GOD AND I THANK YOU FOR OUR SCHOOLS, AS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE, ARE PURSUING YOU.
GOD, I ASK THAT THEIR HEARTS WOULD BE AFTER YOU.
THAT WE COULD SEE SUPERNATURAL THINGS HAPPEN IN THIS CITY.
LIKE IT SAYS IN DEUTERONOMY 28, GOD, I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS US IN THE CITY AND IN THE FIELD.
AND I DECLARE THAT THIS CITY IS A CITY AFTER YOUR OWN HEART.
GOD, IT IS A CITY THAT PROTECTS EACH OTHER, A CITY THAT UNITES UNDER YOUR COVERING.
GOD AND I SPEAK THAT OVER EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE IN THIS MEETING.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON MAKING DECISIONS, EVERY SINGLE CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, I BLESS THEM IN JESUS' NAME AND DECLARE THAT THIS MEETING IS A MEETING PROTECTED BY YOU.
AND WE CALL IT DONE IN YOUR NAME.
UH, EVERYONE PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
COUNCILWOMAN INE WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
CAN PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGES, WE'LL START WITH UNITED STATES FLAG.
PLEASURE RICHARDS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO BE FOR WHICH THE STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITHIN LIBERTY.
GREAT SEEING EVERYONE HERE TODAY.
[a. Badge pinning and administering Oaths of Office to newly promoted fire personnel. ]
THE AGENDA IS, UH, PRESENTATIONS.THIS WILL BE BADGE PENDING AND ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY PROMOTED FIRE PERSONNEL CHIEF RAFI RES IS COMING ON.
COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE UP HERE.
I FEEL LIKE I WAS JUST UP HERE NOT, NOT TOO LONG AGO, BUT, UH, IT'S A PLEASURE BEING UP HERE.
IT'S A PLEASURE SEEING EVERYBODY'S SMILING FACES.
UH, I I'D LIKE TO START BY BRINGING UP, UH, THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUR NEW HIRES.
UH, AS FAR AS OUR HIRING PROCESS, UH, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS, UH, A GROUP THAT I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF TO BE BRINGING HIM ON.
WE HAVE DESIREE SPENCER, WE HAVE JACOB BASTION, AND WE HAVE JACK KELBERG.
SO, UH, THESE ARE OUR THREE NEW HIRES THAT, UH, WE JUST BROUGHT ON.
THEY STARTED MONDAY, AND I'M GONNA ADMINISTER THEIR OATH.
SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE, OF THE FIREFIGHTER, THE STATE OF TEXAS.
STATE OF TEXAS, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, BEST MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT DEFENDANT, PROTECT CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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I'M GONNA BRING UP, UH, BRING UP A GROUP THAT I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF.ALSO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGERS.
UH, A GROUP THAT, UH, IS BEING PROMOTED, THE FUTURE LEADERS OF THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP HUNTER SOUTHARD, KERRY GRIFFIN, OSCAR VASQUEZ, AND CHAD RICHARDSON.
UH, COULD I ALSO GET ABBY SOUTHARD AND, UH, ONE OF MY GREATEST REGIONAL PARTNERS, UH, FIRE CHIEF OF DESOTO, BRIAN SOUTHARD, FATHER OF HUNTER, COULD YOU PLEASE COME UP? ALSO, BRIAN, WE'RE GONNA DO, UH, HUNTER'S BADGE PINNING FIRST, HUNTER AND ABBY ARE, UH, PARENTS TO BABY BOY CREW.
BABY BOY CREW IS AMONGST US AS WELL.
AND THEN IF I CAN GET DUSTY GRIFFIN TO COME UP.
DUSTY GRIFFIN IS A BATTALION CHIEF WITH THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, FIRE DEPARTMENT BROTHER OF CARRIE GRIFFIN.
DUSTY GRIFFIN IS BATTALION CHIEF ON ON SEA SHIFT.
UH, I ASKED DUSTY IF, UH, IF HE GOT HIS SHINER FROM KERRY, OR IF IT HAPPENED ANOTHER WAY.
IT WAS A JIUJITSU, UH, TOURNAMENT THAT HE WAS IN.
SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE STORY.
BUT IF YOU WOULD, UH, PLEASE PIN KERRY'S BADGE.
I WANNA BRING UP JENNY VASQUEZ.
OSCAR'S WIFE, JENNY AND OSCAR ARE, UH, BIG CONSTITUENTS OF, UH, NOT ONLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT OF OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF CEDAR HILL COMMUNITY.
THEY VOLUNTEER FOR, UH, EVERY EVENT THAT WE HAVE HERE LOCALLY.
AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE PROUD THAT THEY'RE AMONGST US.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LIEUTENANT COLONEL KATIE RICHARDSON.
UH, NEWLY PROMOTED LIEUTENANT COLONEL COLONEL KATIE RICHARDSON.
AND JAYDEN, UH, JAYDEN IS CHAD AND KATIE'S MIRACLE BABY.
UH, BUT KATIE IS, UH, NEWLY PRO PROMOTED AND SHE OUTRANKS CHAD.
SO CHAD, GOOD LUCK, BUT CHAD IS BEING PROMOTED TO, TO BATTALION CHIEF.
SO I'M GONNA ADMINISTER YOUR, YOUR OATH.
UM, YOU, UH, AYE, STATE YOUR NAME SOLEMNLY SWEAR, YOU SOLEMN.
I FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND WE'LL DO THE BEST OF MY, MY ABILITY, DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFENSE, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFENSE CONSTITUTION OF THE LAWS, THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THIS STATE HELP GOD, YOU, LET'S SEE.
WHILE SHE'S DOING THAT, I'LL MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.
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UM, YOU KNOW, CHIEF, THANKS AGAIN FOR DOING THIS, UH, PENDING DURING OUR COUNCIL MEETING.UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE.
UH, ALSO WANT TO GIVE, UM, A RECOGNITION TO THE ONES THAT ARE NEW TO CEDAR HILL.
UM, AND MAY GOD BE WITH YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL, OUR MOES AND OUR NEW FIREFIGHTERS.
THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZENS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
ITEMS THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, COUNCIL CANNOT DELIBERATE.
UM, BUT, UM, WE CAN, UM, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THEM TO STAFF IF NEED TO BE.
UM, MAD CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING? ALRIGHT, SO SEEING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FORMS TURNED INTO COUNCIL, I WILL WAIT A SECOND BEFORE I GO TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
WHAT'S THE LETTER WAS YOUR ITEM THAT YOU PULLED? I THINK IT'S IHHH.
WELL, THAT'S ALWAYS FUN TO HAVE THE PRESENTATIONS.
WELL, THERE IS SOME CITY OF THE BUSINESS TO DO.
[6. Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon with a single vote. Any council member may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.THIS INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.
ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM CONSENT AGENDA FROM SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.
WE DID HAVE ITEM H TO BE PULLED.
COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT? NOT SEEING ANY.
ITEM A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024 AND DECEMBER 10TH, 2024, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ITEM B, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTIONS NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 44, WHICH DESIGNATE THE RAMBLER AS THE CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER.
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 39, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 18.
ARTICLE FOUR, ENTITLED INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
ITEM D, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 42, WHICH REPEALS RESOLUTION NUMBER R 18 DASH FIVE 12 AND R 11 DASH THREE 18 AND CREATES A DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD.
ITEM E CASE NUMBER FP 6 89 2024.
APPROVING ACCORDANCE WITH THE PENDING IS ZONING, COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, AND APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT FOR THE A DECO EDITION LOT ONE BLOCK ONE ON PROPERTY ZONE OTC, OLD TOWN CORRIDOR SUBDISTRICT WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY.
AND LOCATED ON SOUTH SIDE OF WEST BELTLINE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET WEST OF RAMSEY STREET WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 1008 WEST BELTLINE ROAD.
APPLICANT, UH, JOCELYN RAMO REAL ESTATE GROUP OF AMERICA PROPERTY OWNERS RAINBOW CONSULTING, LLC.
CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 43, WHICH SUPPORTS THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE FIREHOUSE SUB PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION FOR AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE.
UH, A POLAR RISK RANGER CREW XP 1000.
ITEM G, CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 4 0, WHICH APPROVES THE ELLIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT DISTRICT'S FACILITY MINOR RENOVATION ITEM I CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SKD WORK.
AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 24 DASH ZERO TWO WITH BURKO HENDRICKS AND CARTER LLP FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE US HIGHWAY 67 ELEVATED STORAGE, TANK REPAIR, AND PAINTING PROJECT ITEM J CONSIDER AUTHORIZING A MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVAL TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH TOWNLAND COMPANIES.
ITEM K, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT WITH TOWN
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LAND COMPANIES.CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH ACCESS CON CONTRACTING IN INCORPORATED FOR PHASE TWO A OF THE DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREETS, COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT ITEM M, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER TWO THREE DASH ZERO TWO A IN THE AMOUNT OF 56,200 NA AND PERKINS INCORPORATED FOR AN ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR DOWNTOWN COMPLETE STREET PHASE TWO A.
COUNSEL, THOSE ARE YOUR SYNGEN ITEMS. MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS READ.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, COUNCILWOMAN AZI.
THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 39, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 18.
ARTICLE FOUR ENTITLED INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
TO REVISE THE TOXIC POLLUTANTS TABLE IN SECTION 18 DASH 1 47 A ONE BY DELETING THE CATEGORY, TOTAL TOXIC ORGANICS FROM THE TABLE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, INCORPORATING THIS AMENDMENT INTO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
WE ALSO HAVE A SECOND ALL OF FAITH PEACE RAISE RIGHT HAND MOVE UNANIMOUS.
[h. Consider accepting the 2025 City Council strategic goals and priorities.]
COUNCIL, WANNA BRING UP ITEM H CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC GOAL AND PRIORITIES.I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR MAYOR PRO, TEM SIMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UM, I, I, I WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE AND JUST TO COVER A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, EXPLANATION AS FAR AS THE PROCESS.
SO TONIGHT WE GET TO TAKE A VERY IMPORTANT STEP, AND THAT IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF, UH, THE BIG PICTURE, STRATEGIC GOALS AND, AND PRIORITIES.
THIS IS WHAT I WOULD REFER TO AS A STEP ONE A AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY MANAGER INTENDS TO BRING BACK A MORE DETAILED, UH, WORK PLAN THAT WOULD, UH, COVER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PARTICULAR THINGS.
AND THAT WOULD BE TAKEN, THAT WOULD BE DONE IN THE WORKSHOP.
IS THAT MY, MY UNDERSTANDING? THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO WAS TO EXPLAIN THAT IS, UM, TONIGHT IS, UH, ONLY THE PRELIMINARY STAGE.
THIS IS STAGE ONE A, WHERE WE ADOPT A BIG PICTURE OF ALL THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITH A FOLLOW UP PLAN, WHERE THE CITY MANAGER BRINGS BACK THE SPECIFIC WORK PLAN AND, AND WITH TIMELINES AND GOALS AND, UH, TIMELINES AND TARGETS, UH, UH, AND SPECIFIC DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION.
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO COVER, CORRECT? THAT THAT IS CORRECT.
UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL TAKE IT ONE YEAR AT A TIME.
UH, AND AT EACH COUNCIL RETREAT, YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE, THE, WHAT WE'VE PROGRESSED AND HOW WE'VE PROGRESSED, BUT ALSO TO ALTER YOUR, UM, STRATEGIC PLAN AS YOU SEE FIT ANNUALLY.
UM, WELL, DON'T, DON'T HIT THE MIC YET.
UH, THANK, THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, PRO TIM.
AND, UM, UH, WELL, BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, ARE THERE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAS COMMENT? UM, AZI? YES.
UH, AND THANK YOU PROTE FOR, UM, FOR THAT I RECEIVED, UH, SIMILAR CLARITY TODAY, BUT I DID JUST WANT TO, UM, I GUESS JUST, JUST STATE, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A POINT OF KIND OF SLIGHT ANXIETY FOR ME TO APPROVE A STRATEGIC PLAN WITHOUT HAVING, UH, TIMELINES ATTACHED.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS MORE COMING AND IT'S A PART OF THE, THE PROCESS.
UM, BUT IT'S JUST A GENERAL, JUST THE GENERAL STATEMENT OF I, UM, I APPRECIATE, UM, I WAS SO PLEASED TO SEE THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH INFORMATION, UM, CONDENSED INTO SUCH A GREAT PLAN.
UM, IT'S ABOUT ME, UM, PERFORMING, UM, MY DUTIES AND ANSWERING TO CITIZENS AND SAYING, WE HAVE AN AMAZING PLAN.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO HEAR ABOUT THE PLAN.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE DONE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE, THE FIRST YEAR.
UM, I KNOW THAT GREAT THINGS WILL HAPPEN, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T COMMUNICATE WHAT THAT WILL BE, AND THAT GIVES ME SOME LEVEL OF ANXIETY.
UM, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE PLAN.
I THINK IT'S A BRILLIANT PLAN.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT STAFF WILL CARRY IT OUT.
UM, IT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO KNOW, UM, HOW THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
UH, THANK YOU, UM, COUNCILWOMAN AZI, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
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COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? UM, YOU KNOW, ALLOW ME TO, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, TO FRAMEWORK IF, IF YOU, IF YOU NOT AWARE, IF YOU DIDN'T, IF YOU, WE HAD A BRIEFING EARLY TODAY IN THAT BRIEFING.OUR CITY MANAGER GAVE US, UH, A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
UM, BUT I, I LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, PAUSE THERE FOR A SECOND.
GREAT PRESENTATION, BY THE WAY.
UH, BUT, UM, OUR, OUR CITY MANAGER HAS ACTUALLY TOOK IN, HAVE, YOU KNOW, ACCEPTED HER NEW ROLE AS CITY MANAGER AUGUST 1ST, 2024.
AND I GUESS, UM, WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS, UH, SHE'S IMPLEMENTING HER NEW STYLE, UH, AS CD MANAGER HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
UM, SO PREVIOUSLY AFTER FOLLOWING A RETREAT, UH, WE WILL HAVE A PLAN.
AND THAT PLAN WOULD BE THE DIRECTION FOR HER STAFF OR OR HIS STAFF, UH, TO HAVE A DIRECTION AND, AND MOVE FORWARD.
THIS CITY MANAGER IS ACTUALLY THINKING A LITTLE BIT MORE LONG TERM, SHORT TERM.
UM, WHAT IS OUR FIVE YEAR GOALS COMING OUT OF THE RETREAT? AND, UH, I, I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO BE ABLE TO TIP MY HAT TO HER BECAUSE, UM, I THINK IN LOOKING AT IT FROM A FIVE YEAR VISION, UH, IT REALLY DOES HELP ME AS MISSION, AS MAYOR TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO CITIZENS BY, HEY, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT YOU.
UM, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE CHANGING ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE, UH, LEGISLATORS THAT MEETS EVERY OTHER YEAR,
SO, UH, IN TWO YEARS WE, WE HAD A PLAN AND THEN TWO YEARS LATER THEY CHANGED, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HOW THINGS ACTUALLY WORK.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD FOR US TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT IS IT THAT THE CITY IS DOING FROM A FIVE YEAR PERSPECTIVE.
UM, BUT IF WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE JUST APPROVED OUR EDC WITH STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH I THINK IT HAS MULTIPLE YEARS, AND I THINK IT'S FIVE YEARS.
UH, AND SO SOME OF OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS, THIS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF CONSISTENT HOW WE DO ALL OF OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
SO WHY NOT OUR COUNCIL ACTUALLY GIVE A DIRECTION OF A FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN? SO, UM, I KNOW THIS IS A NEW STYLE AND YOU'RE TRYING TO STILL, YOU KNOW, KIND OF, UH, YOU KNOW, FIND YOUR WAY OF DOING IT.
YOU SAID YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK, UH, WITH A, WITH ANOTHER WORK, UM, WORK PLAN.
AND I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S GONNA BE DURING A BRIEFING OR A WORKSHOP OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
UH, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE IT'S STRUCTURED.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HEADING DOWN IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
UH, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN HERE LIKE LUKE NINE, TURS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T SEE HOW YOU COULD PUT THAT IN THE TIMELINE 'CAUSE IT'S OUT OF YOUR, YOU KNOW, IT IS OUTTA YOUR CONTROL.
UH, BUT WE DO NEED TO BE READY IF IT DOES HAPPEN, RIGHT? UH, SO IT'S GOOD FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO OUR ASSESSMENTS AND BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR PLANNING AND ZONING TEAM, UH, IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE CORRIDOR, YOU KNOW, UH, ZONED APPROPRIATELY WHEN THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN.
SO ANYWAY, THERE'S, THERE'S A, THERE'S, THERE'S FOUR BIG BUCKETS.
CAN YOU GIMME THOSE FOUR BIG BUCKETS AGAIN ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN? SO THERE'S FIVE, OH, IT'S FIVE, OKAY.
AND THEY'RE OUTLINED AS PUBLIC SAFETY.
YEAH, PUBLIC SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION.
YOU'RE TESTING ME THERE, MAYOR.
WELL, PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
BIG ROCKS, PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION.
ANYWAY, MY WHOLE POINT OF ME WANTING TO BE ABLE TO SAY THIS NOW VERSUS THE BRIEFING SESSION IS THE FACT THAT THIS IS YOUR STYLE.
UM, WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ADAPT TO IT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, AND WE'LL OBVIOUSLY MAKE, UM, WE'LL LOOK AT THIS DURING OUR RETREAT AND WE'LL MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS, OBVIOUSLY TO THE WORK PLAN, UM, TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND THEN EVERY YEAR, OBVIOUSLY YOU WILL HAVE A WORK PLAN FOR THE, FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR.
SO, ALRIGHT, SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF MAKE, MAKE NOTE OF THAT.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY.
UH, I GUESS THE FLOOR IS OPEN COUNSEL.
SO I WANT TO, UM, REGARDING, UH, AGENDA ITEM H IT'S, UH, IT'S REALLY CLEAR.
IT SAYS CONSIDER ACCEPTING, IT DIDN'T SAY ADOPTING.
IT'S CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE 2025 C OF COUNCIL.
SO I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC GOALS AND PRIORITIES.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM MAYOR PROTIME SIMS. WE DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN AZI.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTION, COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE RIGHT HAND.
UM, AND I GUESS YOU KNOW, FOR THE RECORD, UM, I DID SPEAK TO, UH, TO, TO, TO DAN HAYDEN.
HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UH, ABOUT THE PLAN AS WELL.
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TO GIVE HIM THAT POINT.[a. Consider making appointments to the Destination Advisory Board.]
IS REGULAR AGENDA.CONSIDER MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD.
UH, COUNSEL, WE DID HAVE A, UM, A BRIEFING, UH, THIS WAS MENTIONED IN THE BRIEFING EARLIER TODAY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? UH, AGAIN, WE HAD, UM, AND, AND COUNCIL, I DON'T WANNA TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED.
WE GOT GREAT, UM, YOU KNOW, ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR CITIZENS WHO WANTS TO VOLUNTEER AND GET INVOLVED, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE A NO COUNCIL WITHOUT OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSION.
SO I THANK EVERYONE FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR YOUR PART AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE COUNCIL, UH, CIVIC DUTY.
UH, BUT WE HAVE SO MANY APPLICANTS THAT WE COULDN'T FILL SPOTS, UH, THIS PAST SUMMER.
AND, UM, WE GOT THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD.
SO WE DID HAVE A FEW NAMES THAT WAS LEFT OVER AND, UH, THE CORE BOARD FROM THE PREVIOUS BOARD.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD SOME ADDITIONS, UH, FORMED THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD.
SO LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT HOW THE BOARD WAS FORMED.
BUT, UH, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, OH, SORRY.
THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE DESTINATION ADVISORY REPORT.
SECOND, UH, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN GLOVER.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MALONE.
ALL FAITH, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[b. Case No. FP-687-2024 - Approve, in accordance with the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation, an application for a final plat for the Magnolia Pointe Addition, Lot 1, Block A and a variance to Section 20-22(b), Chapter 20 – Subdivision Regulations on property zoned “RR” (Rural Residential – two acre lot minimum) and described as being 1.033 acres of land out of the George J. Newby Survey, Abstract No. 1085, generally located on the south side of East Little Creek Road, approximately 255 feet west of South Joe Wilson Road with the approximate address being 686 East Little Creek Road. Applicant: Wisner Derosier and Crystal Smith Derosier; Property Owner: Wisner Derosier and Crystal Smith Derosier.]
AGENDA IS CASE NUMBER FP 6 87 2024.APPROVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, AN APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAN FOR THE MAGNOLIA POINT ADDITION LOT ONE BLOCK A AND A VARIANCE TO SECTION 20 DASH 22 B.
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ON PROPERTY ZONE ARE OUR RURAL RESIDENTIAL TWO ACRE LOT MINIMUM, AND DESCRIBED AS BEING 1.03.
THREE ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE GEORGE J NEWBIE SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 10 85.
GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST LITTLE CREEK ROAD.
APPROXIMATE 255 FEET WEST OF SOUTH JOE WILSON ROAD WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 6 8 6 EAST LITTLE CREEK ROAD.
APPLICANT, WINSER, ER, DERO AND CRYSTAL SMITH, DEROSIER, PROPERTY OWNER WHINER ER AND CRYSTAL SMITH, ER, HOPE I'M SAYING IT RIGHT.
UM, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS TO THIS ITEM? I DON'T THINK YOU SAID IT RIGHT.
YOU DON'T THINK SO? NO, I'M, I'M, PLEASE FORGIVE ME FROM REACTION AFTER
IS THE APPLICANT HERE? HUH? OH, OKAY.
DO DO YOU WANNA PRESENT TO COUNSEL OR SAY ANYTHING OR YOU'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO, BUT NO, I CAN.
IF I MESS UP YOUR NAME AT LEAST I COULD DO IS ASK YOU TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS.
IT'S HAITIAN, SO IT'S NOT AN EASY NAME THOUGH.
UM, MY WIFE AND I, UM, CRYSTAL, UH, WE'VE BEEN LIVING IN CEDAR HILL A LITTLE BIT OVER 10 YEARS NOW.
AND, UM, WE JUST RECENTLY FOUND THE PLOT OF LAND THAT'S ON THE AGENDA AND KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES TO GET IT BUILT ON, BUT WE REALLY LIKE CEDAR HILL.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTIONS ON GOING ANYWHERE, ANYTIME SOON.
WE ARE IMPLANTS FROM LOUISIANA, HAVE BEEN IN TEXAS, UH, 15, 15 YEARS NOW.
SO, UM, HOPING THAT THIS IS AN EASY DECISION FOR YOU GUYS.
SO, MAGNOLIA POINT, WHO, WHERE THAT NAME COME FROM? SO MAGNOLIA IS THE STATE TREE OF LOUISIANA.
SO WE, WE FIGURED WE'D SNEAK A LITTLE BIT OF LOUISIANA INTO CEDAR BAY.
WELL, AS LONG AS YOU PUT SOME CEDAR TREES ON, THERE YOU GO.
HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME? UM, THE PROPER WAY TO SAY IS THEY WAS YEAH, BUT THEIER IS THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND THEY, AND THEY WHAT? I SAID YOU WAS REAL
THAT'S WHY I SAID YOU WERE CLOSE.
WELL, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT, WELL, UH, THE FLOOR IS OPEN, MAYOR.
MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CASE NUMBER, UH, FP 6 8 7 20 24.
LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY'S LOOKING FOR THEIR PHONE.
SO WE HAVE A, A MOTION FROM A MAYOR PROMAN SECOND FROM CUSTOMER MALONE.
ALRIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT.
UH, HEY HENRY, NEXT TIME THEY CALL, YOU WANNA JUST ANSWER IT?
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE A SECOND.
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WITH SOME CEDAR TREES AT THAT MAGNOLIA PARK.[8. Closed Session.]
GO INTO CODE SESSION.CODE SESSION CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.0712 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTANT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A MATTER ON WHICH ATTORNEY DUTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY TO THE CITY CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CITY COUNCIL TRAVEL POLICY.
UH, ITEM B, CLOSED CONS, UH, CLOSED SESSION CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE OF DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEGOTIATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, OR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE LOCATE STATE OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE TERRITORY OF CEDAR HILL.
AND WITH THE, AND WITH WHICH THE CITY IS CONDUCTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO THE BUSINESS PROSPECT PROJECT BRIAN CODE SECTION CALLED THE PURSUANT SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY DELIBERATE, THE DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE OF VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN SUCH DELIBERATIONS IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF THE POSITION OF THE CITY AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEIR THIRD PERSON HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER.
UH, COUNSEL, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION, BUT BEFORE I DO, UM, HAD MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE HAVE SIX BODIES, UH, UP HERE DURING THE, UH, OPEN MEETING.
UH, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL HADING WILL BE JOINING US ON, UH, VIA PHONE FOR THE CLOSED SESSION.
SO WITH THAT, I HAVE 7 36 AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE, GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, INCLUDING YOU.
HOW, WHAT TIME WAS IT?
[9. Reconvene in Open Session and consider any action needed as a result of the Closed Session.]
I'D LIKE TO RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AND CONSIDER ANY ACTION NEEDED AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION.I HAVE 8 48 LIKE TO RECONVENE.
UM, THERE WAS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN FROM THE COUNCIL.
SO THEREFORE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN.
I DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM COUNCILOR MCCURDY.
I DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN INE.
ALL IN FAVOR? YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.