Apr 08, 2025 City Council Briefing Session

[1. Call the meeting to order.]

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

TODAY IS, OH, OH, I MUST HAVE CLICKED THE WRONG BUTTON.

HOLD ON.

MAYBE YOU GOT MINE.

I GOT TODAY IS APRIL 8TH.

ALL RIGHT.

TODAY IS TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2025.

THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING.

WE ARE GONNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING, UH, TO ORDER AT FIVE 30.

WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.

UM, WE DO ALSO, YEAH, WE ALSO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.

AND WITH THAT,

[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]

GOOD EVENING, MADAM.

CITY MANAGER.

GOOD EVENING.

YOU COULD CHANGE MY CHAIR IF YOU NEED IT.

OH, WHAT'S WRONG? MUSIC, MUSICAL TEARS.

SOMETIMES THEY JUST GO DOWN.

UM, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND I ARE LOOKING AT NEW CHAIRS FOR THE COUNCIL RIGHT THERE BECAUSE THEY DO SINK AND THEY'RE 17 YEARS OLD.

SO WE'VE MADE GOOD USE BOTH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COUNCIL.

THE, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE COUNCIL HAVE MADE GOOD USE 17 YEARS OF THOSE CHAIRS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN REPLACE THEM.

SO THINK THEY'RE GOOD.

, YOU KNOW, WE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WAITED TILL AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING STARTED TO HAVE THAT PROBLEM.

SO BY DESIGN, AND WE'RE NOT PLAYING JOKES ON YOU.

I PROMISE THEY ALL ARE KIND OF QUIRKY.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

COUNCIL, UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IT'S A HONOR AND PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

UM, LOVELY DAY IN CEDAR HILL.

I HOPE YOU WERE ABLE TO GET OUT MORE THAN I WAS.

IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE, AND I LOVE THE SPRING IS WHEN I CAN PLANT FLOWERS AND BE SURPRISED EVERY WEEK WHEN NEW THINGS COME UP.

SO, I HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING THE SEASON AS MUCH AS I AM.

UM, BEFORE I GET STARTED ON THE COUNCIL CALENDAR AND UPCOMING EVENTS, I REALLY WANT TO INTRODUCE A SPECIAL SOMEBODY.

I ACTUALLY WORE GREEN FOR SPRING, BUT ALSO BECAUSE WE HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, THEIR LOGO IS GREEN AND YELLOW.

UM, AND I WANT TO KIND OF PREFACE THE, THE, THE INTRODUCTION ON A FEW FACTS.

OF COURSE, AS COUNCIL KNOWS, WE RECENTLY JUST COMPLETED OUR CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY.

WE DO IT EVERY OTHER YEAR.

AND THIS YEAR WE ASKED THE SATISFACTION RATINGS ON TRASH SERVICES, RECYCLING AND BULKY BRUSH.

AND WE HAD THE HIGHEST RATINGS THIS YEAR THAN WE HAVE SINCE 2016.

AND SO I JUST WANNA POINT OUT THAT 82% OF THE RESIDENTS WHO, WHICH IS A STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY OF THIS COMMUNITY OF CEDAR HILL, 82% OF THE CITIZENS RATED QUALITY OF RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION AT 82% SATISFIED AND VERY SATISFIED, 80.4% RATED QUALITY OF RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING SERVICES AT, UH, SATISFIED OR VERY SATISFIED.

AND 74% RATED QUALITY OF BULKY ITEM COLLECTION, OLD FURNITURE YARD WASTE, AND BRUSH AT 73% SATISFIED AND EXTREMELY SATISFIED.

AS YOU KNOW, TRASH IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL GET TO USE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND SO THE SERVICES MUST BE CONSISTENT, RELIABLE, FAST, AND SECURE.

AND WE'VE BEEN, UH, CON WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS SERVED, SERVED AS OUR CONTRACTOR FOR WASTE SERVICES FOR, UH, 16 YEARS NOW, AND WE HAVE FIVE YEARS LEFT ON THAT CONTRACT.

AND, UM, I GOT A CALL FROM OUR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, RYAN FRAZIER, AND HE ASKED, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST, THE WASTE MANAGEMENT VICE PRESIDENT OF TEXAS, DOMINICAN FARMER WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE HER AND LEND HER A FEW MINUTES OF MY TIME.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

AND THANK YOU, MELISSA.

HONORABLE MAYOR, UM, CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

I AM DOMINICA FARMER.

I'VE BEEN WITH WM FOR 33 YEARS, AND, UM, I JUST WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU WHEN I DID NOT NECESSARILY NEED ANYTHING OR WORK, OR WAS HERE FOR A REQUEST.

BUT TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE A LOVELY CITY.

I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE CITY AND SO IMPRESSED.

I'M SO GLAD THAT WE ARE PARTNERS IN A CITY THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON SUSTAINABILITY.

UM, THE JOGGING TRAILS, AS I FIRST ENTERED THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, THE JOGGING TRAIL TRAILS WERE SO IMPRESSIVE.

YOUR LIBRARY STANDS OUT.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A LIBRARY AS PROGRESSIVE AND AS SOPHISTICATED.

SO I AM JUST SO PROUD THAT WE CAN OFFER OUR SERVICES TO YOU.

WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO OFFER THE VERY BEST IN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, WHETHER IT'S REMOVAL OF TRASH, BULK, OR RECYCLING.

AND JUST TO WORK WITH YOU CONTINUOUSLY TO FOSTER A GREATER TOMORROW.

UM, I WILL, YOU KNOW, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, UH, TO MANY, UH, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, IS THAT I WANT AS THE, AS THE

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AND THAT MEANS REALLY FOCUSING ON A CLEANER TOMORROW.

AND YOUR C YOUR CITY CERTAINLY DEPICTS THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING US THE OPPORTUNITY AND FOR TRUSTING IN US AND GIVING US THE CONFIDENCE TO SERVE YOUR RESIDENTS AND YOUR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.

AND PLEASE DON'T EVER HESITATE.

UM, YOU KNOW, TO, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE, WE'RE VERY CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY NEEDS, UM, WE WILL BE HERE TO ADDRESS THEM.

AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR, FOR ALLOWING US SOME TIME TONIGHT.

SURE.

WELL BE BEFORE YOU GO.

UM, I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, AND AS RESPECT TO YOU, UH, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG AGO IT WAS, BUT APPARENTLY THERE WAS A, A BRANDING NAME CHANGE.

YES.

UH, SO YOU DON'T GO BY WASTE MANAGEMENT ANYMORE, YOU GO BY WM.

YES.

UM, SO SOMEHOW WE GOTTA TRY TO CHANGE, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR LENSES A LITTLE BIT JUST TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE WE REPEAT THAT.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S ONE.

NUMBER TWO, UM, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, UH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS STEVE KELLER NOW, RIGHT? RIGHT.

FRAZIER, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS CAME UP HERE TO THE COUNCIL MEETING.

THEY USED TO SAY, WE ARE THEIR FAVORITE CITY.

UH, BUT, UH, I'M SURE YOU SAY THAT EVERYWHERE YOU GO, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

THE QUALITY OF WORK OF, OF, UM, YOUR QUALITY OF SERVICE HAVE BEEN, UM, YOU KNOW, VERY INSTRUMENTAL.

UM, WHENEVER THERE HAS BEEN LIKE SOME SORT OF A NATURAL, YOU KNOW, DISASTER OR OCCURRENCE, UM, YOU KNOW, IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE, I FELT LIKE THAT CEDAR HILL HAS BEEN MADE PRIORITY.

MM-HMM .

UH, I KNOW THAT IT'S VERY VOLATILE, , YOU KNOW, DEALING WITH, YOU KNOW, UH, KEEPING OUR CITY CLEAN MM-HMM .

AND, AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU AND WM THANK YOU FOR, UH, YOUR QUALITY OF SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING FLEXIBLE.

UM, YOU KNOW, BEFORE SHE WAS CITY MANAGER, I HEARD SHE HANDLED A VERY TIGHT LEASH YES.

ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE SERVICES THAT Y'ALL PROVIDE.

SO THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING FLEXIBLE.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. FARMER, THANK YOU FOR VISITING US.

I DO WANNA MAKE A POINT TO POINT OUT IN A FEW WAYS THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS MADE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.

WMWM.

YES.

UH, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, WHEN I FIRST STARTED WITH THE CITY IN 2003, WE HAD TRASH OUT ON EVERY STREET THREE TIMES A WEEK.

WE HAD TWO DAYS TRASH PICKUP BAGS ON THE STREET.

AND THEN ONE DAY, IT WAS LIKE TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AND MONDAY AND THURSDAY, AND THEN ON WEDNESDAYS, RECYCLE WAS PICKED UP.

SO EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK IN CEDAR HILL, THERE WAS TRASH IN ANY GIVEN NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, FOR THREE DAYS IN THE, OUT OF THE FIVE DAYS.

AND SO THAT SOMETIMES CONTRIBUTED TO ANIMALS GETTING IN THE TRASH.

AND THUS WE HAVE A FURTHER TRASH PROBLEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND, UH, WE IMPLEMENTED THE, UM, THE BINS FIRST WITH RECYCLING.

SO WE REPLACED THOSE 19 GALLON BINS WITH 96 GALLON CARTS.

AND WE ACTUALLY DID A VIDEO, IF YOU REMEMBER LOIS KENNEDY, SHE'S THIS TINY SENIOR, UH, LADY THAT LIVED IN DOWNTOWN.

AND SHE ROLLED THAT CART.

AND WE SHOWED TO THE COMMUNITY HOW EASY IT WAS TO USE THAT CART, EVEN WHEN IT'S FULL OF RECYCLABLES.

AND THE COMMUNITY JUST TRANSITIONED SMOOTHLY.

AND SO, WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN A PART OF THE SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE, MY, MY ENTIRE CAREER FROM 2003 TO NOW.

AND IT ABSOLUTELY IS BETTER.

TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR.

ALSO, DURING SNOWMAGEDDON, WHEN WE HAD SIGNIFICANT TREES DOWN AND RESIDENTS WERE PICKING THEM UP, WE WERE TASKED WITH FIGURING OUT A WAY TO HELP RESIDENTS GET MORE THAN 10 CUBIC YARDS PICKED UP FROM THE STREETS.

AND, UM, WHAT WE DID WAS, UM, WE AUTHORIZED WASTE MANAGEMENT TO PICK UP EVERYTHING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WE AUTHORIZED THEM.

AND, UM, WHAT WE DID WAS WE COMPARED THE SERVICES TO DESOTO AND DUNCANVILLE AND OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES.

AND, AND IT IS A FACT.

WE DID GET THE STREETS CLEANED FASTER AND, AND COMPREHENSIVELY WITHIN FOUR WEEKS.

WHEREAS SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES THAT WE COMPARED OURSELVES TO, WE'RE STILL PICKING STUFF UP SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER, AFTER THAT.

AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS THE RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP US RESPOND TO NATURAL DISASTERS, TO YOUR POINT.

UM, AND IN THE CONTRACT, IT IS CONSIDERED AN AN, AN ACT OF GOD, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THE, UH, EVERYDAY CONTRACT.

BUT WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT WORKS WITH US AND HAS THE RESOURCES TO HELP US RESPOND EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.

AND SO, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ABSOLUTELY HAS LEFT SEE THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL BETTER THAN WHEN THEY FOUND IT AND WHEN WE FOUND IT TOGETHER.

SO, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'LL GO THROUGH, UM, THE COUNCIL CALENDAR.

WE HAVE A LOT ON THE AGENDA FOR US TO COVER TONIGHT, SO I DON'T WANNA GET IN THE WAY OF THESE AMAZING PRESENTATIONS, BUT I'LL START OUT WITH OUR COUNCIL CALENDAR, IF THAT'S OKAY.

UM, ON THURSDAY,

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EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAS A JOB TO DO.

AND SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR JOB IS, LET US KNOW, ALLISON OR I CAN HELP WALK THROUGH THOSE SLIDES WITH YOU.

AND IT'LL BE A REALLY FUN NIGHT.

AND, UM, WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY IT.

SIX O'CLOCK FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM BOARD AND COMMISSION APPRECIATION DINNER AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER ON SATURDAY AT 7:30 AM IS THE CEDAR HILL BEAUTIFICATION.

IN ARBOR DAY, WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, OVER 150 PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO PICK UP LITTER IN AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WE'VE DONE THIS EVERY, UH, YEAR DURING THIS TIME IN HONOR OF OUR BEAUTIFICATION DAY.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING CITIZENS OUT.

WE PROVIDE THEM TRASH BAGS AND PICKER TRASH PICKER UPPERS.

AND SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, LET US KNOW.

I'LL GET YOU CLUED IN WITH, WITH THAT CELEBRATION ON TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH, THIS IS NEXT TUESDAY.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL CALL JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE ARE BRINGING IN FELICIA JOHNSON WITH THE GATSON GROUP.

AND WE WILL BE MEETING FROM 60 8:00 PM IN THE THIRD FLOOR ISD TRAINING ROOM HERE IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH.

CITY OFFICER CLOSED FOR GOOD FRIDAY ON TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH.

SECOND, WE HAVE A VERY BUSY EVENING STARTING AT FIVE O'CLOCK WITH A SPECIAL WORKSHOP ON THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.

UM, LAST COUNCIL MEETING, TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPRESSED THEY WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND AN ALTERNATE DATE.

I THINK IT WAS THE 17TH.

SO WE MOVED IT TO APRIL 22ND, IN WHICH WE'LL HAVE THE WORKSHOP BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING.

IN THE COUNCIL MEETING STARTING AT SEVEN, I'LL HAVE A CITY MANAGER'S QUICK UPDATE AND WE WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MEETING.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH, WE HAVE THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP, RED SUMMIT AT THE TRING HICKMAN LIBRARY FROM 11 TO 1:00 PM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH.

WE HAVE NINE TO NOON.

AS YOU KNOW, COUNSEL, WE OFFER BI-MONTHLY, UH, COMMUNITY PAPER SHREDDING EVENTS.

THEY'RE VERY POPULAR.

PEOPLE CAN BRING UP TO THREE BOXES OF ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO BE SHREDDED.

AND THAT'S FROM NINE TO NOON HERE IN THE BACK OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.

SO ALL RESIDENTS ARE ALLOWED.

IT'S A FREE EVENT.

BRING YOUR PAPER SHREDDING AND WE'LL GET YOU TAKEN CARE OF.

YES, MA'AM.

YOU SAID, AS YOU KNOW, BIMONTHLY.

I THOUGHT THAT JUST GOT CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

JUST, JUST MAKING YEAR.

YES.

I, I THOUGHT IT WAS, I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED TO MAKE YOU CHANGE THAT, BUT WELL, UH, 'CAUSE THEY WERE BEING SOLD OUT, RIGHT.

SO RESIDENTS WERE USING IT, SO YEAH.

WE'RE NOW DOING IT.

BIMONTHLY, BIMONTHLY INSTEAD OF QUARTERLY.

YEP.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THANKS.

YES, ME, THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

THAT EVENING ON SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM WE HAVE OUR FIRST EVER DOWNTOWN STREET DANCE, PUT ON YOUR BOOTS, SCOOTING BOOTS, AND COME ON OUT.

WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD BAND IN DOWNTOWN.

WE'LL CLOSE OFF SOME STREETS AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

SO COME OUT AND ENJOY JOY THE TIME WITH US.

THURSDAY MAY 1ST IS AT 11:30 AM OUR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION LUNCHEON HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.

THE BACK PATIO EMPLOYEES LOVE IT WHEN, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS JOIN US.

SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO THAT.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

THAT DAY IS ALSO NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, CEDAR HILL AND AT NOONTIME, WE, I THINK TRINITY CHURCH IS HOSTING, UM, AN EVENT THERE AT NOON FOR IN HONOR OF NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, AND THEN SEVEN TO 8:00 PM WE HAVE, UM, MAYOR'S CELEBRATION OF THAT DAY AT THE T TRING HICKMAN LIBRARY FROM SEVEN TO 8:00 PM FRIDAY, MAY 2ND IS THE C-H-I-S-T EDUCATION FOUNDATION ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT FROM EIGHT TO NOON AT THE GOLF CLUB OF DALLAS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP FOR THAT, LET US KNOW.

WE'LL GET YOU RSVP SATURDAY MAY 3RD IS OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD WALK RESCHEDULED FROM THIS PAST SATURDAY IN DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL.

FROM 10 30 TO ONE, WE'LL MEET AT PIONEER PARK IN DOWNTOWN.

AND THEN ON TUESDAY, MAY 6TH FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM OUR BUDGET PROCESS BEGINS.

IT STARTS WITH WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AS YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS ANNUALLY AND IT IS THE START OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS.

AND SO WE'LL START WITH WATER AND SEWER, CAPITAL CIP.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? OKAY, THANK YOU.

DID YOU MENTION APRIL 15TH? I DID.

OKAY.

YES.

YES, SIR.

THAT'S NEXT TUESDAY.

COOL.

ALSO WANNA MENTION FOR THE PUBLIC, WE ARE ACCEPTING BOARD APPLICATIONS.

UM, THEY OPENED YESTERDAY AND IT WILL GO THROUGH, UM, MAY 9TH.

SO I'VE SENT OUT THAT LINK TO COUNSEL, IF YOU HAVE ANY, IF YOU NEED THAT AGAIN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

BUT THE, UM, IT IS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON A VOLUNTEER BOARD AND COMMISSION WITH THE CITY.

THOSE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN.

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AND THEN OF COURSE, VOTING, UH, ELECTION DAY IS SATURDAY, MAY 3RD.

ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE.

AND I DO WANT TO CLARIFY, EARLY VOTING DOES START ON A TUESDAY ON APRIL 22ND.

IT'S NOT A MONDAY, IT'S A TUESDAY.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OH, UH, COUNCILMAN GLOVER? YES.

THANK YOU.

UM, I'VE BEEN NOTIFIED BY FAMILY THAT I HAVE A CONFLICT FOR APRIL 15TH.

UH, I WILL TRY TO WORK AROUND IT, BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT I WILL.

OKAY.

BE HERE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE EVENT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

HEADS UP.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

WE WILL ASSIGN COUNCILOR MCG, GLOVER, ANY ASSIGNMENTS THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

WE'LL PUT 'EM TO WORK AFTERWARDS.

YES, , THANK YOU FOR THAT.

HEADS UP, COUNCILMAN.

ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE AREN'T ANYTHING ELSE, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE AGENDA REALLY QUICK.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THE FIRST ITEM ON THE BRIEFING SESSION, WE HAVE THE PROPOSED ANDERSON HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, 78 HOMES TO THE WEST OF THE FOUNTAINS IN LAKERIDGE.

UH, THE DEVELOPER HAS, UM, UH, AS A RESULT OF SIGNIFICANT EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SOME UTILITY RELOCATIONS, WATER SEWER, 24 INCH WATER, UH, OR SEWER PIPE, AS WELL AS SOME ELECTRICITY LINES THAT NEED TO BE BURIED.

IT'S SIGNIFICANT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

IT'S GOING, IT'S GOING TO, UM, THE PROJECT CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT US CONSIDERING A PUBLIC, A DEVELOPMENT PIT, OF WHICH THAT'S THE SAME TOOL THAT WE USED FOR BALCONES RANCH.

AND SO WE WANT TO, UM, WHAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED IS THAT WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS AND KOLBY OUR ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION TO YOU ON REMINDING HER OF WHAT A DEVELOPMENT PIT IS AND THE, THE VARIOUS STEPS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

BUT WE, UM, THERE IS NO COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY, UM, INITIATING A CONTRACT WITH P THREE.

UM, THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR ALL THOSE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANALYSIS AND EVERYTHING ELSE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, THE DEVELOPER IS PAYING FOR THAT.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THE BRIEFING SESSION IS A PRESENTATION ON THE 2024 RACIAL PROFILING ANALYSIS BY DR.

ERIC FRITCH WITH JUSTICE RESEARCH CONSULTANTS.

AND OUR, OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY WILL COME UP AND GIVE A SHORT BRIEFING BEFORE AND AFTER THAT PRESENTATION.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

AND THEN THE THIRD PRESENTATION IS ON THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

AS YOU RECALL, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL'S WORK PLAN INCLUDES AN AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE ASSOCIATED WITH DOWNTOWN.

AND, UM, WE'VE STARTED OUT WITH THAT.

THAT WORKSHOP WAS IN FEBRUARY, IF YOU RECALL.

AND WE HAVE A, A FIRM, A REALLY GOOD, AMAZING FIRM, UH, THAT WILL BE ASSISTING US WITH THAT, UM, PROP PROP PROCESS.

AND, UH, WE WILL INTRODUCE THEM HERE SHORTLY.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BRIEFING? ALRIGHT, UM, PRESENTATIONS.

I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE, BUT WE, UH, HAVE A LOT OF REALLY COOL PRESENTATIONS TO INCLUDE LIFESAVING AWARDS TO MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UM, THAT IS A KEY OBJECTIVE FROM OUR STRATEGIC WORK PLAN.

AS YOU RECALL, THE CITY COUNCIL ASKED US TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES.

UM, IN THE CITY, CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS SAFE CATEGORY.

ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE REGULAR MINUTES.

UM, ITEM B IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MEN COLLABORATIVE, FORMALLY SELECTING THEM AS A CONSULTANT FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

YOU'LL RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THAT HERE SHORTLY.

ITEM C IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2024 RACIAL PROFILING ANALYSIS BY DR.

ERIC FRI.

ITEM D IS CONSIDERED AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A TWO YEAR RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH, UH, VALLEY VIEW CONSULTING FOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AGREEMENTS WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.

SO WE'RE, UH, RECOMMENDING EXTENSION OF THAT AGREEMENT.

ITEM E IS CONSIDERED ADOPTING THE 2025 CEDAR HILL PARKS RECREATION OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN CALLED THE GREEN IMPRINT, UH, CITY COUNCIL.

UH, WE'VE MET WITH ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, AND, UM, ADJUSTED THE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH, UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS.

SO IT IS UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

ITEM F IS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION, WHICH APPROVES AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROJECT SPECIFIC AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN COSTS PARTICIPATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRAUSS ROAD TRAIL PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT IS JUST FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND DESIGN PIECE OF STRAUSS ROAD TRAIL.

WE DON'T KNOW WHICH SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT THE TRAIL WILL GO ON BECAUSE OF HOW THE SLOPES AND THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THAT ROAD, BUT, UM, THE ENGINEER AND THE DESIGN TEAM WILL DO THAT.

AND WE WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

ITEM G IS TO AUTHORIZE A MAYOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH P THREE WORKS TO ASSIST IN THE EVALUATION ADMINISTRATION OF DEVELOPER REQUESTED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.

THIS

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MY APOLOGIES.

ITEM H IS TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH WILDWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO BE CONDUCTED BY P THREE TO PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR ANDERSON HILL PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

AND ITEM I IS TO AUTHORIZE A PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE FROM FIRST DUE FOR AN AMOUNT OF $50,000.

AND THEN THE FINAL REG ONE, REGULAR 10 ITEMS TO CONSIDER THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND A SINGLE AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.

WE ARE ON TIME.

IT IS A CLEAN AUDIT, AND OUR, UM, OUR CONSULTANT FROM THE AUDITOR WILL BE HERE TO GIVE THAT REPORT ON THAT AGENDA ITEM DURING THE REGULAR MEETING.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? ANY ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE PULLED FOR CONSIDERATION, COUNSEL? ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

THANK YOU MADAM.

CITY MANAGER.

[3. Presentation on the proposed Anderson Hill Public Improvement District (PID).]

THANK YOU, WM.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, HOW Y'ALL DOING? IT'S, UH, IT, IT IS HISTORY FOR YOU TODAY.

IT'S YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION FOR COUNCIL.

MAN.

IT'S HISTORY.

ANYTIME I'M UP HERE.

THERE YOU GO.

.

I'M JOKING.

.

NO, MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL, IT'S GREAT TO BE BEFORE YOU GUYS THIS EVENING.

UH, I WILL TRY TO GIVE SOMEWHAT OF A QUICK PRESENTATION, BUT I'LL TRY TO BE AS THOROUGH AS POSSIBLE.

FEEL FREE TO STOP ME IF I'M GOING TOO QUICK FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND WE'LL TRY TO WRAP IT UP, UH, WITH, UH, RECAPPING WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED AND THEN QUESTIONS AT THE END AS WELL.

SO, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, UM, AS IN AS HE READ THE BRIEFING ITEM, WE'LL BRIEF COUNSEL ON THE ANDERSON HILL DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2020.

AND CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME ALL RIGHT? ALRIGHT.

UH, THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2020.

AND THEN ALSO WITHIN THE SAME PRESENTATION WE'LL TOUCH ON WHAT IS A P WHAT IS A P, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, EXCUSE ME, WHY IT'S IMPORTANT, THE BENEFITS TO THE P ET CETERA.

SO, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THIS GOES WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING.

WE DO VISION, MISSION, VALUES.

WE ROOTED BACK TO THESE THREE THINGS WITH OUR VALUES BEING PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP, SERVANT LEADERSHIP, AND HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS IN BEHAVIORAL INTEGRITY.

AND WITH MEETING THOSE VALUES, IT HELPS US PURSUE THAT NORTH STAR, PURSUING PREMIER.

SO IN PARTICULAR, WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE LOOKING AT DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, HOW IT MAINTAINS OUR DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER AS A CITY, CLEAN, SAFE.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING EFFICIENT, WELL EXCELLENT, SAFE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL.

AND ALSO, AS COUNCIL KNOWS, YOU GUYS APPROVE THE, UH, 20 25, 20 30 STRATEGIC PLAN BACK IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO, UH, COUNCIL APPROVED WITHIN THAT PLAN.

FIVE.

STRATEGIC GOALS ARE, AS WE CALL 'EM, BIG ROCKS, PUBLIC SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION.

AND SO, AS YOU SEE WITH THIS, UH, CALL OUT TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE HERE IN MAYOR.

I'LL READ THIS FOR THE RECORD.

OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOAL, THE OVERARCHING GOAL, 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 HILLS.

SO I KNOW THOSE WERE A FEW INTRO SLIDES, BUT AGAIN, EVERYTHING WE DO, EVERY DECISION WE MAKE TIES BACK TO STRATEGIC PLAN, OUR VALUES EVERY PURSUANT PREMIER.

SO, AS I MENTIONED, WE WILL TOUCH ON THE HISTORY OF ANDERSON HILL.

AGAIN, THIS WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2020.

AND THEN WE'LL LEAD INTO, UH, THE IMPORTANCE OF A PI, WHAT IS IT? AND ALSO SPEAK TO THE BUT FOR CLAWS AND WHAT THAT MEANS AS WELL.

SO, AGAIN, STOP ME IF I'M GOING TOO QUICK.

UH, SO THIS NEXT SLIDE DEPICTS THE SITE LAYOUT AND LOCATION EXHIBITS.

SO THE SMALLER IMAGE AT THE BOTTOM THERE WITH THE OUTLINE IN RED SHOWS WHERE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL BE.

SO THE ROAD GOING JUST NORTH OF THERE IS MANSFIELD ROAD.

TO THE RIGHT IS LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY.

AND BOTH, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ON BOTH SIDES OF, UH, ANDERSON HILL ROAD.

THE LARGER IMAGE THAT'S IN WHITE DEPICTS THE TOTAL LAYOUT OF THE PROPERTY, CONSISTENT OF ALL 78 LOTS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THIS IS FROM THE APPROVED ORDINANCE AS WELL.

SO, GOING ALONG THE LEFT HAND SIDE HERE, YOU SEE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

TOTAL SITE, 25 ACRES.

IT WAS BROUGHT TO COUNCIL TWICE IN 2020, FEBRUARY, 2020.

IT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL TO ALLOW FOR 46 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND INCLUDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE USES.

UH, THERE WAS ONE CA ONE CAVEAT WITH THAT WAS THAT, UM, WHILE IT ALLOWED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE USES, THE USE OF A FUEL STATION WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THAT.

SO THAT WAS THE ONE CAVEAT.

HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT BROUGHT IT BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2020 TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO, UH, REMOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE USES AND INCREASE THOSE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

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GOING DOWN TO THE LAST TWO BULLET POINTS.

MINIMUM LOT SIZE 7,000 SQUARE FEET, MINIMUM DWELLING UNIT SIZE, 2000 SQUARE FEET.

AND THAT'S FOR EACH HOME.

AND EACH HOME WILL CON, EACH HOME WILL HAVE MINIMUM TWO CAR GARAGE FOR THE HOME.

GOING OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS DEPICTS THE ELEVATION FACADE RENDERINGS.

THESE FIVE RENDERINGS THAT YOU SEE ALONG THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE.

SO ALONG THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU SEE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

BUILDING MATERIAL, 85% MASONRY, THAT'S MINIMUM.

THAT CAN CON, THAT CAN CONSIST OF BRICK AND STONE MATERIAL, 15% STUCCO AND A FEW ADDITIONAL NOTES.

SAME ELEVATION MAY NOT BE REPEATED BY TWO ADJACENT LOTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY OR FIVE LOTS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

ALSO, THAT BOTTOM NOTE, UH, IT SHALL INCLUDE MINIMUM THREE DESIGN FEATURES.

SO WITHIN THE ORDINANCE, IT LISTS ROUGHLY, EXCUSE ME, SEVEN OR EIGHT, UH, DESIGN FEATURES.

THIS COULD BE DORMERS ENHANCED, ROOF LINE GABLES, UH, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

HOWEVER, THAT'LL BE CHECKED BY OUR, OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS TEAM AS PERMITS COME THROUGH.

SO IT MUST INCLUDE MINIMUM THREE OF THOSE DESIGN FEATURES AND CAN INCLUDE MORE THOUGH.

SO BEFORE WE GET INTO WHAT IS A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WE WANT TO TOUCH ON, UH, THE BUT FOR CLAUSE.

AND SO WHAT IS A BUT FOR CLAUSE, THE EFFECTS OF IT THAT IT WILL HAVE ON ITS DEVELOPMENT, UH, THE BENEFITS IT COULD HAVE.

SO WHAT EXACTLY IS IT? IT'S ESSENTIALLY A CLAUSE SAYING THAT IF IT WASN'T FOR, UH, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BEING APPROVED, AND THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE CONSTRUCTED TO THE PREMIER STANDARDS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

AND SO THAT'S THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF GETTING THIS PIT.

ALSO ENHANCEMENTS, AS YOU SEE, SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE, UH, YOU'LL SEE BLOOMFIELD HOMES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS PIT CAN BE THE HOME BUILDER FOR THIS SITE.

SO IT'S ONLY 78 LOTS.

SO THEY'LL BE THE HOME BUILDER FOR ALL 78 LOTS GOING AROUND TO THE RIGHT ACROSS THE TOP.

UH, THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING, UH, MONUMENT FEATURE ALONG ANDERSON ROAD AS YOU, SIR MR. COLLINS? YES, SIR.

UH, YOU SAID WE CAN INTERRUPT ANYTIME.

YEAH, I DID SAY THAT.

DID I? ? OKAY.

SORRY.

UH, PRO TIP.

SO THE, THE BUT FOR YOU SAID YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK OR STAY ON THIS, THE BUT FOR CLAUSE, GO BACK, YOU MENTIONED THAT IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE BUILT TO THE CITY'S STANDARDS.

I DON'T THINK, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'D BE ABLE TO BE BUILT AT ALL.

IT WON'T BE BUILT AT ALL.

OKAY.

BUT I WANT THE HARP ON.

THAT'S A GREAT CLARIFICATION.

IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE BUILT WITHOUT BUILT AT ALL WITHOUT THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, BUT DEFINITELY NOT TO OUR STANDARDS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WITHIN THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU MAYOR PROTO ON THAT.

GOOD TO GO, SIR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU GOT THE FLOOR? GOOD.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UH, SO AS I MENTIONED, UH, WITH THE APPROVAL OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AGAIN, THE DEVELOPER WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE BLOOMFIELD HOMES AS A HOME BUILDER.

UH, GOING OVER TO THE RIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A MONUMENT FEATURE THAT COULD COME INTO AIR ANDERSON ROAD, WHICH IS THE ENTRYWAY ALONG THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO GOING AROUND LOOKING AT THESE OTHER PICTURES, I JUST DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THESE ARE JUST REFERENCE IMAGES.

SO WHILE THE TWO THINGS WE KNOW FOR SURE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS BID, BLOOMFIELD HOMES WILL BE THE DEVELOPER.

THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ENTRY MONUMENT FEATURE COMING ALONG ANDERSON ROAD.

HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL AMENITIES WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.

HOWEVER, IT'S TOO EARLY TO KIND OF KNOW WHAT THOSE WILL BE AT THIS TIME.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE THERE COULD BE A SCREENING WALL SURROUNDING A LIFT STATION, WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IT WILL LOOK LIKE.

IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE THIS, BUT WE DO KNOW IT'LL BE A DECORATED SCREENING WALL, UH, WITH LANDSCAPING SURROUNDING IT.

SO THESE ARE JUST MORE SO REFERENCE IMAGES.

WE DO, AGAIN, KNOW FOR SURE THAT BLOOMFIELD HOMES AND THE MONUMENT FEATURE THAT YOU SEE HERE WILL BE IN THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHILE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL AMENITIES, WE JUST WANTED TO SHOW COUNCIL WHAT IT COULD BE BY ALLOWING APPROVAL OF THIS PERIOD WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.

EVERYONE GOOD? OKAY.

SO WHILE THERE ARE ENHANCEMENTS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD COME WITH THIS BID, WE WANT TO MAKE COUNCIL AWARE THAT THE DEVELOPER IS NOW REQUESTING TO, UM, AMEND THE ORDINANCE IN ANY WAY.

SO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WE MENTIONED EARLIER, SIZE A LOTS DWELLING, UNIT SIZES, ELEVATION AND ARCHITECTURAL SIZE, LANDSCAPING, ALL OF THAT WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

THE DEVELOPER'S NOT ASKING TO DO ANYTHING LESS.

IF BY CHANCE HE DOES COME TO US AND SAY HE WANTS TO GO LESS THAN WHAT WAS APPROVED, A NEW PUBLIC HEARING WILL HAVE TO BE HAD WITH THE PLANNING.

ZONING COMMISSION IS CITY COUNCIL.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE NOTE DEVELOPERS NOT ASKING FOR IT.

HOWEVER, WE WANT TO MAKE COUNCIL AWARE WITH THESE ENHANCEMENTS THAT COULD COME, IT'S NOT AFFECTING THE ORDINANCE IN ANY WAY.

SO NEXT SLIDE.

WHAT IS A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OR A P ESSENTIALLY IT'S A FINANCE, FINANCE TOOL AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN CHAPTER 3 72.

ALSO, IT'S AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE FOR FUNDING PORTION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO SPECIFICALLY WITH PS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF PS, CAPITAL P AND A MAINTENANCE PIT.

AND SO, UM, WE'RE THIS DEVELOPMENT IN PARTICULAR IS A CAPITAL

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ONE COULD ASK WHY ARE WE DOING A CAPITAL PIT OR WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO? CAPITAL PIT ESSENTIALLY PROVIDES FUNDING UPFRONT TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPER TO, UM, PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET THE BALL ROLLING IN PLACE.

MAINTENANCE PIT PROVIDES FUNDING AFTER THE FUND, AFTER THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALREADY IN PLACE.

SO THEREFORE IT'S JUST MORE SO MAINTAINING THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO DUE TO, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT NOT BEING STARTED YET, THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR A CAPITAL PIT IN ORDER TO GET THE, UH, FUNDS TO GET THE DEVELOPMENT GOING.

MOVING OVER TO DEVELOPMENT PIT BENEFITS.

SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BENEFITS FOR THE DEVELOPER PROPERTY OWNER, BUT IT'S ALSO BENEFITS FOR THE CITY AS WELL.

SO GOING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, UH, UNDER DEVELOPER, IT OBVIOUSLY CAN BE CONSTRUCTION FINANCING, ALTERNATIVE LONG TERM FINANCING TO FUND LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.

HOWEVER, GOING OVER TO THE CITY, LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM TWO, IT CAN ALSO BE HIGHER VALUE DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCED AMENITIES, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, ALSO ACCELERATE TO TRACKS DEVELOPMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE HEAVY AND LONG TERM VACANT PROPERTIES.

SO WHILE IT DOES HAVE BENEFITS FOR THE DEVELOPER, IT ALSO IS BENEFITS FOR THE CITY AS WELL.

SO WHO IS ON THE TEAM? AS YOU GUYS SEE ALONG THE LEFT HAND SIDE HERE, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF IS GONNA BE THE MAIN OVERSEERS OF THIS PROCESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH P THREE WORKS, WHICH OUR CITY MANAGER MENTIONED EARLIER A SECOND AGO.

UM, SO STAFF WILL BE THE MAIN OVERSEERS HELPING CONTINUOUSLY COMMUNICATE THE PROCESS AND THE PROGRESS OF THE P THROUGHOUT TO COUNCIL.

THROUGHOUT THE, UH, PROCESS OF THE P WE DO WANNA MENTION OTHER TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDE FINANCIAL ADVISOR, BOND COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY, ADMINIS, PIT ADMINISTRATOR, THE AGENT, THE UNDERWRITER, THE TRUSTEE.

ALL OF THESE MEMBERS MAKE UP THE TEAM.

HOWEVER, CITY STAFF WILL BE THE MAIN ONES COMMUNICATING TO YOU GUYS THE PROGRESS AND THE STATUS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.

SO NEXT STEPS, JUST RECAPPING EVERYTHING.

WE PROVIDED YOU GUYS THE HISTORY OF ANDERSON HILL.

WE PROVIDED WHAT IS A P UH, THE BENEFITS OF A PIT, BUT FOR CLAW.

SO NEXT STEPS.

SO AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, THERE'S A LIST OF NEXT STEPS HERE, BUT THE TWO MAIN STEPS WE WANT YOU GUYS TO FOCUS ON THE ARE THE FIRST TWO.

SO CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A P THREE WORKS CONTRACT, WHICH IS A FEE PAID BY THE DEVELOPER, EXCUSE ME.

THEN THE SECOND BULLET POINT, CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER WILDWOOD DEVELOPMENT TO COVER COSTS OF THE P THREE WORKS CONTRACT.

SO AGAIN, THESE TWO ITEMS ARE ACTUALLY ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.

UM, ITEM SIX, SORRY, ITEM SIX G AND SIX H.

SPEAK TO BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. SO, UM, WE'RE NOT ASKING COUNSEL TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE P TONIGHT, WE'RE JUST ASKING COUNSEL TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR P THREE WORKS IN ORDER TO GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THIS P UH, PROCESS.

SO MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL STOP THERE.

I CAN SAY I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

I DO WANT TO NOTE THE DEVELOPER WITH WILDWOOD IS HERE AS WELL, JUST IN, JUST IN CASE YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HIM AS WELL.

THANK YOU MR. COLLINS, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, GOOD PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

UH, YOU GAVE US SOME INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, KIND OF EDU REEDUCATE WHAT A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE.

SO IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, UM, ARE THEY PLANNING TO DO, AND I KNOW YOU'RE EVALUATING ALL THIS, BUT ARE WE PLANNING TO DO A DEVELOPMENT PIT OR CAPITAL PIT AS WELL AS A MAINTENANCE PIT? OR WE'RE JUST, WE'RE FOCUSING MORE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OR CAPITAL PIT, CORRECT? WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CAPITAL PIG.

YES, SIR.

THAT WAS JUST MORE SO TO LET YOU GUYS, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PITS, UM, AND WE WANT TO BREAK DOWN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT SAY THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE GOING IN THIS DIRECTION FOR THAT.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

YES, SIR.

WELL, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? DO I TURN IT OFF? UM, I, I GUESS, UM, FOR ME, UM, I IMAGINE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHY WOOD HAS, UM, UH, DONE A DEVELOPMENT P BEFORE.

UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY NEW TO CEDAR HILL.

UM, AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE DID OUR FIRST DEVELOPMENT P UM, I GUESS LATE LAST YEAR FOR THE BAKOS PROJECT.

CORRECT.

UH, SO SEEING, SEEING THE FACT THAT WE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, UH, WE KIND OF LEARNED A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS.

UH, SO I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT I DON'T HAVE MUCH QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

UM, I THINK, UM, AS IT RELATES TO THE SITE PLAN ITSELF, UH, IS THERE ANYTHING COMING BEFORE COUNCIL AS IT RELATES, UH, TO THE SUBDIVISION ITSELF? I KNOW IT'S BEEN PRE-APPROVED, BUT AS FAR AS SITE PLAN, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING, ALL THAT'S COMPLETED, RIGHT? SO NOTHING'S COMING BEFORE YOU GUYS.

EVERYTHING IS FINALIZED, AS I MENTIONED IN THE ORDINANCE, UM, EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION.

THAT'S SITE LAYOUT, THAT'S FINAL.

SO IF THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO CHANGE ANYTHING WITHIN THAT ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC HEARING WILL HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN OF, AND COME BEFORE PZ AND CITY COUNCIL.

YES, SIR.

FAIR ENOUGH.

GOOD.

UM, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE, UH, SCREENING WALLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO

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AND THEY'LL TAKE IT FOR THAT, SIR.

SO IT'S MORE ON STAFF LEVEL, NOT COUNCIL LEVEL.

THIS IS PURELY FINANCIAL, THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.

WELL, I GET THIS, BUT I, I GUESS I WAS JUST ASKING ABOUT AS FAR AS THE SUBDIVISION ITSELF, AS FAR AS SCREENING WALLS, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER OPEN ITEMS FROM PARTY ZONING, BUT YES, SIR.

OKAY.

SO THAT, THAT'S MORE ON THE STAFF LEVEL.

NONE OF THAT WILL COME BACK TO US.

CORRECT.

OKAY, PERFECT.

UH, PRO TIM SIMS. THANK YOU, MARY.

UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

YOU, YOU SHARED IT.

I WAS JUST, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH FOR BALCON RANCH.

SO YOU MADE THAT STATEMENT.

I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.

OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT.

UM, I KNOW WILDWOOD WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING, UH, YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY? NO, PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, MATT KRUGER, PRESIDENT OF WILDWOOD DEVELOPMENT.

UM, I'LL KEEP IT SHORT.

JUST WANT TO, UH, SAY THANK YOU, UH, TO THE CITY, CITY STAFF.

UM, AGAIN, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE'VE HELD ONTO FOR REALLY AS LONG AS WE'VE HAD LAKE RIDGE, WE'VE HAD THIS PROPERTY.

UM, AND THAT GOES BEFORE JOE POOL LAKE WAS JOE POOL LAKE.

UM, SO TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OUT THE LAST TRACK IN LAKE RIDGE IS, IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO.

AND, UH, WE HOPE, UH, WITH THE PIT, WE'LL FINALLY BE ABLE TO DO SO.

SO, I'D LIKE TO, UH, THANK THE MAYOR AND, AND THE COUNCIL, UH, FOR, UH, FOR TIME TONIGHT.

AND, UH, ALSO, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, GETTING THINGS MOVING FORWARD.

YOU KNOW, I, I REMEMBER, AND I HOPE YOU KNOW, OTHER DEVELOPERS TAKE NOTE, BUT, UM, YOU DID ENGAGE INTO, I GUESS, THE PHASE ONE COMMUNITY.

UM, YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD FROM THEM, UH, YOU HAD A PROPOSAL, UM, THE CITIZENS RESIDENTS DIDN'T LIKE IT.

YOU WAS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

UH, SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YOU KNOW, THAT EFFORT, SO THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

LOOKS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN HAS A FEW WORDS.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO, YOU KNOW, ARTICULATE THE FACT THAT ANYTHING WILDWOOD HAS DONE HERE IN OUR CITY HAS BEEN PREMIER AND TOP NOTCH.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT, UH, WILDWOOD ITSELF AND, UH, A LOT OF OTHER PROPERTIES I WON'T NAME, BUT, SO IT'S REALLY GOOD THAT WILDWOOD CONTINUES TO WANNA INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND, AND HELP THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

SO, UM, SO I, I'M JUST HAPPY TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS FORM.

THANK COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

ALRIGHT, MR. COLLINS.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALRIGHT,

[4. Presentation of 2024 Racial Profiling Analysis by Dr. Eric Fritsch with Justice Research Consultants, LLC.]

ERIC FRITZ WITH JUSTICE RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, LLC.

I SEE OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS HERE.

UH, CHIEF, IF, IF, IF YOU COULD, BEFORE YOU BEGIN, I'D JUST, I'D KINDA LIKE TO GIVE A QUICK INTERLUDE.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT, UH, WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING THIS REPORT, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

BUT WE DO HAVE SOME, SOME NEWER ACCOUNTS OF MEMBERS OR MAYBE SOME NEWER VIEWERS, UH, WHO'S COMING.

SO JUST GIVE A QUICK INTERLUDE.

BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO INFORM EVERYONE THAT, UM, THIS REPORT IS NOT A CITY COUNCIL INITIATIVE.

UH, THIS WAS ACTUALLY, UM, AN INITIATIVE FROM OUR STATE, SENATOR ROYCE WEST, UM, I WANNA SAY 20, MAYBE 25 YEARS AGO.

UM, ON THE STATE LEVEL, HE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF DATA, UH, FROM THE CITIES WITHIN HIS AREA, UH, HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

EVEN PRIOR TO ME EVEN GETTING ON COUNCIL, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THIS COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, UH, SAID THAT YES, IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GO AND SEE THE DATA.

SO FOR ANYONE WHO'S WATCHING THIS IS NOT THE COUNCIL BEING PROACTIVE, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT REALLY SPURRED US TO DO THIS.

BUT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, UH, FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AS A MATTER OF FACT, UH, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR THIS LONG, BECAUSE WE HAD THIS DATA THAT ACTUALLY HELPED SENATOR WEST, UH, GET, UM, PROPOSED FOR THE BODY CAMS THAT THE OFFICERS NOW AND I BELIEVE CHIEF THEY'RE REQUIRED HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

UH, SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANNA KIND OF GIVE THAT INTERLUDE BEFORE YOU GET STARTED.

CHIEF, HE HAD THE FLOOR .

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR.

YEAH, IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE.

ACTUALLY.

WE'VE BEEN USING DR.

FRI AND HIS CONSULTING GROUP FOR 20 YEARS NOW, UH, TO DO OUR REPORT FOR US IN A PRESENTATION, UH, TO COUNCIL.

UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, WITH, UH, KINDA LIKE COLBY SAID, WITH EVERYTHING, WE START WITH OUR VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES OF THE CITY.

UM, AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS ANALYSIS OF, OF TRAFFIC DATA, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARD AND PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS.

'CAUSE IT'S REALLY THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE DO.

SAME WITH PURSUING PREMIER AND KEEPING OUR CITY SAFE.

WE REALLY HAVE TO HAVE THE TRUST, UH, OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, TO DO THAT.

AND I'M PROUD, UH, WITH THE LEVEL OF TRUST THAT WE DO HAVE WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU, UM, THE SEPARATE MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES OF THE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WHEN I BECAME THE CHIEF SIX YEARS AGO, UM,

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AND SO THE LEADERSHIP TEAM WORKED TO DEVELOP, UH, THESE CORE VALUES OF COMPASSIONATE, HONEST, PROFESSIONAL, AND DEDICATED, AND THE MISSION AND VISION.

AND I THINK THAT THOSE TWO THINGS REALLY SPEAK VOLUME TO THE ORGANIZATION AND WHAT THEY WANT TO BRING TO THE CITY AND TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY SERVE.

SO BEFORE I, UH, BRING UP DR.

FRI, UM, YOU KNOW, HE HAS BEEN PRESENTING THIS ANNUAL RACIAL PROFILING REPORT.

AND THIS REPORT IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN MAINTAINING TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRUST BETWEEN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY WORKED TIRELESSLY TO UPHOLD THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF INTEGRITY AND SERVICE AT THE SAME TIME, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RACIAL PROFILING, RACISM, AND BIAS REMAIN CHALLENGES AS PART OF OUR SOCIETY.