Apr 08, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

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[1. Call meeting to order.]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2025.

UH, THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS IS AN OPEN MEETING.

WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARRY IS NOT PERMITTED WITH THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

I WANT OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING AN ORDER.

IT IS SEVEN 19 AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION FROM DR.

KEL GREEN CITY HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN.

FOLLOWING THAT WILL BE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE GIVEN BY OUR VERY OWN COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY.

EVERYONE PLEASE STAND, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING.

LET US PRAY.

GLORIOUS, GOD, AS WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, IT'S A BLESSING TO BE HERE.

AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, AND YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CREATED EVERYTHING AND YOU GAVE US LIFE AND BREATH.

AND YOU HAVE BLESSED US IN MANY WAYS SO THAT WE MIGHT BLESS OTHERS.

LORD, YOU'VE ASKED US TO BE YOUR HANDS AND FEET, UH, IN SERVING YOU AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES.

AND MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT THOSE OF US WHO HAVE A VOICE, MAY WE USE OUR VOICES TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK UP FOR THEIR NEEDS.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE CITY AND COMMUNITY AND THE WAY THAT PEOPLE CARE FOR EACH OTHER.

AND WE'RE THANKFUL TO HAVE A MAYOR AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND LEADERS OF OF THE CITY THAT ARE LOVE YOU LORD, AND, AND ARE COMING TO YOU FIRST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE YOUR GUIDANCE.

AND SO WE PRAY FOR EACH PERSON HERE, UH, THAT WE MIGHT BE BLESSED TO EXPERIENCE YOU AND AS WE DO THE BUSINESS OF THE, OF THE CITY, AND AS WE KNOW THAT WE LOVE YOU, LORD, AND GIVE OUR BEST BACK TO YOU.

AND LORD, WE LIFT UP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS RECOGNIZING HOW THEY LAY THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE.

AND WE PRAY FOR PROTECTION FOR THEM AND PROTECTION FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL.

LORD, TONIGHT, JUST GUIDE US AS EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE, GIVE US WISDOM AND MAKING DECISIONS AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, AND HELP US LIVE AS THOSE THAT FOLLOW YOUR WILL AND GOD GUIDE US IN ALL THAT WE DO.

IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG, FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD, TEXAS FLAG ON FLAG, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE.

THANK YOU.

YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN.

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[a. Present a Proclamation in recognition of Kenneth Everett and his No Pencil-No Paper-No Calculator Approach to Math.]

THIS WOULD BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE.

SO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE OF OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

A SOLID FOUNDATION IN MATH, ESPECIALLY ALGEBRA, IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS IF THEY ARE COMPETE, IF, IF THEY ARE TO COMPETE WITH THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS.

AND WHEREAS EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION IS NECESSARY IN TODAY'S SOCIETY, IN ORDER FOR A STUDENT TO FIND THEIR PLACE ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD THAT LEADS TO FUTURE CAREERS.

AND WHEREAS THOUGH THIS THROUGH HIS NO PENCIL, NO PAPER, NO CALCULATOR PROGRAM, KENNETH EVERETT IS AMONG THE LEADERS TO PURSUING INNOVATIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES TO MAKE MATH AND ESPECIALLY ALGEBRA, APPROACHABLE AND ATTAINABLE FOR STUDENTS OF VARYING AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND SKILL LEVELS.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL SUPPORTS ADVANCE IN EDUCATION INSTRUCTION THAT CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DROPPING OUT AND GRADUATING NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF CEDAR CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO KENNETH EVERETT FOR HIS ONGOING WORK TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING IN MATH RELATED STUDIES.

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AND WITNESS HERE FOR I STEVE MASON OFFICE, OFFER THIS PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE WORK OF KENNETH EVEREST AND HAVE HERE ON TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL, 2025.

MAYOR STEVE MASON, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A TEACHER, I, FIRST THING I ASK HIM, DO I GET A CHANCE TO SAY ANYTHING ? LEMME LEMME JUST TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT.

I'M ON THE TAKE, UH, TWO MANY.

HOW MANY? YOU GOTTA TELL HOW LONG I GOT YOU GOT A COUPLE MINUTES.

OKAY.

OKAY.

FOR MYSELF, IT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THERE'S A FEAR FACTOR WITH OUR CHILDREN WHEN IT COMES TO MAN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ALGEBRA, BECAUSE YOU GOING, YOU GOING FROM NUMBERS TO VARIABLES TO LETTERS.

AND IT MAKES IT SO HARD FOR THAT CHILD THAT HAS MAYBE BEEN A, AN A STUDENT ALL THE WAY UP TO SEVENTH GRADE, EIGHTH GRADE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HERE COME ALGEBRA.

AND NOW HE'S BRINGING HOME A BAD REPORT CARD, A BAD GRADE.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY DEGREE IS MATH, MAJOR MATH IN PSYCHOLOGY.

MY SLOGAN IS, WE TRAIN EYES TO DO ALGEBRA.

WE WRITE IT ON YOUR BRAIN BEFORE YOU WRITE IT ON YOUR PAPER.

SO LEMME GIVE YOU A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN START INTRODUCING ALGEBRA TO KIDS AS EARLY AS FOUR AND FIVE YEARS OLD.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR SO MANY YEARS.

SEE IF YOU, IF IF YOU CAN GIVE A PICTURE, JUST THINK ABOUT THIS.

I LIKE TO PAINT A PICTURE.

IF YOU GOT A AL BOOK AND WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP, THAT FIRST PAGE IS A BLANK PAGE.

BUT THE PA THE PAGE IS BUILT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES.

I BUILD, I BUILD ANIMATED VIDEO.

I JUST DON'T DO CARTOON CARTOONS.

'CAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO ENTERTAIN YOUR CHILD.

I'M TRYING TO EDUCATE YOUR CHILD.

OKAY? SO JUST IMAGINE THIS, VISUALIZE THIS, YOU GOTTA BLANK PAGE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A BLUE DOT APPEARS ON THE PAGE.

THEN ANOTHER BLUE DOT APPEARS ON THE PAGE.

OKAY? THEN A VOICE SAYS IT ONLY TAKES TWO POINTS TO MAKE A LINE.

AND SO THEN A LINE GOES THROUGH.

THEN THE NEXT THING THAT COMES UP, IT SAYS, THE LINE HAS AN EQUATION.

THE EQUATION OF A LINE IS Y EQUAL THE MX PLUS B.

BUT MY THING IS, YOU NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUALLY INTRODUCE THE CHILD.

SO NOW THAT LINE, A LOT OF BLUE DOTS FALL ON THE LINE.

AND THEN THE VOICE, I, BECAUSE I BUILD THE POWERPOINTS AND YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE ME 'CAUSE I'M NOT IMPORTANT.

SO THE VOICE SAYS A LINE IS MADE UP OF MANY POINTS.

AND SO ALL THESE DOTS FALL ON THE LINE, KIDS VISUALLY SEE IT, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VOICE SAYS THE POINT AT THE END THAT'S BOUNCING UP AND DOWN LETS YOU KNOW THAT THE LINE CONTINUES ON AND ON, AND THE POINTS CONTINUE TO FALL ON THE LINE.

SO WHEN YOUR TEACHER TELLS YOU TO GET IN LINE, EACH STUDENT REPRESENTS A POINT, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A BLUE DOT COVERS UP ONE OF THE, THE LITTLE POINTS AT THE END AND IT SAYS THIS IS THE RIGHT, RIGHT? AND THEN IT GOES OVER AND IT SHOWS THAT THE LINE.

AND THEN THERE'S A BLUE DOT AND IT SAYS THIS IS THE RIGHT, RIGHT? RIGHT.

THEN IT SAYS, THIS IS THE LEFT.

RIGHT? THEN IT SHOWS THE LINE WHERE IT HAS TWO DOTS AND SAYS, THIS IS THE LINE SEGMENT.

THE LINE SEGMENT HAS, HAS TWO POINTS.

HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO KNOW THAT? NOW HERE'S THE WAY PEOPLE, BECAUSE AT FIRST THEY SAY, HOW YOU GONNA TEACH THAT TO THREE AND FOUR AND FIVE YEAR OLDS? OKAY, HERE'S HOW, BECAUSE I, I MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE A BMX BIKE.

THE BMX BIKE REPRESENTS THAT LINE BECAUSE NOW IT'S EASY FOR THE KID TO REMEMBER BECAUSE THE Y THE BMX HAS THE B, IT HAS THE M AND IT HAS THE, SO NOW KID HAS DO IT IS YOUR BIKE.

SO Y EQUALS MX PLUS B.

SO NOW THAT'S A VISUAL FOR THE KID, EVEN THOUGH HE'S, HE'S RIDING A BIKE.

HE CAN THINK ABOUT THAT.

THEN THE LAST THING I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND IS THIS.

I CAN TAKE A THREE YEAR-OLD, A FOUR YEAR-OLD, AND I CAN PUT A LINE OUT HIS FACE OR PUT A LINE ON ACCORDING OF THE GRID.

AND I CAN GUARANTEE THAT KID CAN TELL YOU WHETHER IT'S A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE LINE.

BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS IS, IS THAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE BIKER THAT RIDES THE LINE, RIDES THE BIKE HE'S ALWAYS FACING TO THE RIGHT.

SO IF HE'S ALWAYS FACING TO THE RIGHT WHEN THAT LINE IS OUT THERE, IF YOU PUT THAT BIKER ON THE LINE AND HE'S FACING TO THE RIGHT, HE HAS RIGHT UP.

YOU PUT THE LINE ON THERE, THE BIKE IS FACING TO THE RIGHT.

HE HAS RIGHT DOWN NEXT.

I DON'T WANNA TAKE UP, HOLD ALL MY TIME.

HERE'S THE LAST THING.

I, I CREATED A BOOK.

EVERY PAGE IN THE BOOK IS A POWERPOINT.

THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE WE, I BUILD IT IN FRONT OF THE CHILD SO HE CAN ASK QUESTIONS, HE CAN GO BACK OFF IT.

I JUST WANT TO THANK Y'ALL.

Y'ALL GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY AS A TEACHER.

I LOVE THE TALK.

YOU SAW ME EXCITED.

LEMME SIT DOWN

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THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. EVERETT.

NEXT

[b. Present a Proclamation designating the week of April 7-11, 2025 as National Library Week in Cedar Hill.]

PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF APRIL 7TH, 2000.

APRIL 7TH THROUGH 11 2025 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILWOMAN AZI, SPARKLY.

WE'RE CELEBRATING, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS LIBRARIES SPARK CREATIVITY, THE FUEL IMAGINATION, AND INSPIRE LIFELONG LEARNING, OFFERING A SPACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES CAN EXPLORE NEW IDEAS AND BE DRAWN TO NEW POSSIBILITIES.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES SERVE AS A VIBRANT COMMUNITY HUB, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESOURCES, WHILE FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CRITICAL THINKING, AND LIFELONG LEARNING.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROVIDE FREE AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO BOOKS, DIGITAL TOOLS, AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, ENSURING THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO LEARN, CONNECT, AND THRIVE.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, CONNECTING THE DOTS TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES, INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND EXPAND ACCESS IS ESSENTIAL TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES STRENGTHENING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES EMPOWER JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT CAREER GROWTH AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES NURTURE AND ENHANCE YOUNG MINDS THROUGH STORY TIMES, STREAM, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, READING, ENGINEERING, MATH, ART AND MATH PROGRAMS AND LITERACY IN INITIATIVES, FOSTERING CURIOSITY AND A LOVE FOR LEARNING THAT LASTS A LIFETIME.

WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROTECT THE RIGHT TO READ, THINK, AND EXPLORE WITHOUT CENSORSHIP STANDING AS CHAMPIONS OF INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND FREE EXPRESSION.

AND WHEREAS DEDICATED LIBRARIANS, , AND LIBRARY WORKERS PROVIDE WELCOMING SPACES THAT INSPIRE DISCOVERY, COLLABORATION, AND CREATIVITY FOR ALL.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, AND LIBRARY WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE JOINING TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK UNDER THE THEME DRAWN TO THE LIBRARY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH 2025 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

DURING THIS WEEK, I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT THEIR LIBRARY, EXPLORES RESOURCES AND CELEBRATE ALL THE WAYS THAT LIBRARIES CONNECT AND DRAWS US TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HERETO HERE ON TWO SET.

MY HAND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL, 2025.

SO, UH, , THAT'S PROCLAMATION.

UH, I WILL, I WILL SAY THAT WHEN, UH, WHEN THE MAYOR ASKED, WHEN I READ THE PROCLAMATION, I WAS ESPECIALLY EXCITED BECAUSE I KNEW THAT ME READING THIS WOULD BE VERY BORING.

BUT WHAT WAS GOING TO COME NEXT WAS GOING TO BE, UH, VERY DYNAMIC.

SO I'D LIKE TO, UH, FOR US TO HEAR FROM OUR LIBRARY, UH, LIBRARIAN, UM, AND OUR LIBRARY WORKERS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILWOMAN ZEEN.

HOW DO YOU SPELL LOVE? HERE, HERE IN CEDAR HILL, IT IS SPELLED L-I-B-R-A-R-Y LIBRARY.

THIS IS ALSO NATIONAL LIBRARY OR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH.

SO IN HONOR OF POETRY MONTH, WHENEVER WE SAY SOMETHING, CAN YOU GO GIVE US A FEW SNAPS FOR LIBRARY LOVE.

WHERE CAN YOU FIND A DIVERSE ARRAY OF BOOKS AND SO MANY DIFFERENT AUTHORS LIBRARY? COME ON NOW, GIVE US ENERGY.

ENERGY.

WHERE CAN YOU FIND STUDY ROOMS AND MEETING ROOMS AT NO COST? EVEN PODCASTS.

RECORDING STUDIOS FOR FREE LIBRARY.

WHERE CAN YOU GATHER WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS, MAYBE EVEN MEET A NEW BOOTHING OR A DATE, UH,

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WHERE CAN YOU GET A PRICELESS CARD MORE VALUABLE THAN ANY OTHER CARD IN YOUR PURSE, YOUR WALLET, OR ON YOUR KEY CHAIN LIBRARY.

Y'ALL ARE SOUNDING GOOD.

NOW, WHERE CAN YOU GET ACCESS TO MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND PRINT DIGITAL, UM, ITEMS IN ALL LANGUAGES WITH LEARNING DATABASES AND MORE? WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE LATEST AND GREATEST OF ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO DISCOVER OR EXPLORE? WHERE CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT YOUR OWN CEDAR HILL LOCAL HISTORY? BECAUSE THERE'S AN AMAZING MUSEUM OF HISTORY.

AND IF YOU WANNA GET THOSE STEPS IN ON THE BEAUTIFUL TRAIL OR GO PLAY A LITTLE PING PONG ON THE PING PONG TABLE, WHERE CAN YOU DO THAT AT? AT THE LIBRARY? YES.

GOOD.

GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

YES.

.

I WANNA SAY THAT ON BEHALF OF OUR LIBRARY TEAM AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, UH, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL IF IT WERE NOT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THIS AUDIENCE, AND SOME THAT CANNOT BE HERE TONIGHT, WE WOULD NOT BE HONORED AND ABLE TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.

WE'RE NOT ONLY CELEBRATING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING THAT WE ARE COMING UP ON OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

WOO.

AND WE HAVE OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HERE WHO WANTS TO SHARE SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING.

AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SHE TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUTTA MY MOUTH.

, WE ARE HONORED AND, AND REALLY WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL IN THE CELEBRATION, UM, WITH OUR TEAM, UM, OF, UH, THE 18TH YEAR THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE LIBRARY OF EXCELLENCE AWARD THROUGH T-M-L-D-A.

WOO.

AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE JUST ONE MINUTE TO TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANS OR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, TO A, APPLY FOR THIS AWARD, THERE ARE 10 OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE TO MEET, UM, FROM PROGRAMMING, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING TO LITERACY, TO COLLABORATION, TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND SERVING EVERYBODY.

UM, AND WE BASICALLY HAVE TO APPLY BY WRITING ESSAYS THAT PROVE HOW WE MEET EACH OF THOSE OBJECTIVES.

UM, AND IT, I BELIEVE THIS YEAR IT'S ONLY THIS 17% OF LIBRARIES IN TEXAS ACTUALLY EARNED THIS AWARD.

AND WE'VE DONE IT FOR 18 YEARS.

AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE STANDING AROUND ME AND THE REST OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE LIBRARY RIGHT NOW HOLDING DOWN THE FORT.

UM, EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO, UM, LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE CITY STAFF.

UM, IT'S A HUGE COLLABORATION AND, UH, IT'S A WORK OF, OF HEART.

IT'S A WORK OF LOVE.

UM, AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO CELEBRATE THAT WITH YOU DURING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, UH, AND MONTH, UH, TODAY.

SO, AND WE ALSO WANT TO HONOR OUR LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS IF YOU ALL CAN STAND.

AND ALSO OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, IF YOU ALL CAN COME DOWN AND JOIN US.

BOARD MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, UH, THEY HAVE BEEN SO GENEROUS, UH, AND THEY HAVE SOMETHING THEY WANNA PRESENT TO US TONIGHT.

ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL LIBRARY STAFF, EVERYONE ELSE.

18 YEARS, I SUSPECT IN 10 YEARS WE'LL BE CELEBRATING 28 YEARS OF THE EXCELLENCE AWARD.

AND EVERYONE HERE NEEDS TO REMEMBER 17 OF THOSE YEARS IT WAS EARNED AT THE ZULA BEE.

SO CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO AND HAVE DONE IN THIS LAST YEAR AT THE NEW LIBRARY? UM, OUR PRESIDENT COULDN'T MAKE IT HERE TODAY.

LIFE GOT IN THE WAY, BUT WE WANTED TO COME AND PRESENT A CHECK FOR $5,000.

WOO.

UH, THIS IS, UH, FUNDS EARNED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE TINE HICKMAN LIBRARY.

AND, UH, THIS IS TO GO TO THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HIGHLIGHT, THEY HIGHLIGHT IN THEIR, UM, PRESENTATION TO, TO EARN THIS AWARD.

SO, UM, $5,000 AND, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL BE THERE HELPING WITH EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WOO.

THANK YOU.

AMAZING.

SO WE'LL TAKE EVERYTHING.

OH GOSH.

SO IF EVERYBODY CAN GATHER AROUND, I'M TALL.

HEY GUYS.

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NO ONE BEYOND.

WANT TO LAY ACROSS THE GROUND? JACK, YOU CAN DO IT.

ZE RUTH.

I KNOW .

NO, YOU CAN'T.

UM, ANN ANNA, SHE'S STEPPING BACK.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

I WE'RE GETTING FRIENDLY HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS WEEK IS LIBRARY WEEK IN CEDAR HILL.

HEY, CHELSEA.

COUNCILWOMAN INE YOU WAS RIGHT.

YOU WASN'T AS EXCITING AS OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

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OUR NEXT PRESENTATION

[c. Present a Proclamation designating April 12, 2025 as Arbor Day in Cedar Hill. ]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILOR GLOVER.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, I THINK I NEED TO CONTACT MY AGENT.

THIS IS LIKE THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR THAT I'VE HAD TO FOLLOW BEHIND DIRECTOR BELL.

AND THAT'S A HARD TASK.

THIS HAS BEEN THE SITING EVENING, UH, MATH WITH NO PAPER.

THE, UM, OUR WONDERFUL LIBRARY STAFF AND THE CHECK.

SO WE'RE GONNA INCREASE THIS ENERGY HERE FOR ARBOR DAY.

SO WHEN I SAY ARBOR, YOU SAY EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

YES.

AND THERE ARE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, WHEREAS ASSES IN HERE.

SO WHEN I SAY, WHEREAS YOU SNAP YOUR FINGERS.

OKAY.

.

SO FROM THE, A PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, WHEREAS ARBOR DAY IS NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY CELEBRATED, UH, OBSERVANCE THAT ENCOURAGES TREE PLANTING CARE AND PRESERVATION.

AND WHEREAS ARBOR DAY IS FIRST CELEBRATED IN NEBRASKA IN 1872, WAS PASSED INTO LAW BY THE STATE OF TEXAS LEGISLATOR LEGISLATURE IN 1890, AND IS NOW CELEBRATED ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE NATION.

AND WHEREAS TREES CREATE A MOSAIC GREEN SPACE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITIES, IMPROVING PROPERTY VALUES AND AIR QUALITY, PROVIDING SHELTER FOR WILDLIFE AND SHADE TO COOL OUR HOMES.

AND WHEREAS ARB DAY IS CELEBRATED TO ENCOURAGE THE PLANTING OF TREES THROUGHOUT CEDAR HILL FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND AESTHETIC BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITIES LAST, WHEREAS, AND WHEREAS THE CITY WILL CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS THROUGH ITS LANDSCAPE AND TREE ORDINANCES, AND ITS OFFICIAL ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE URBAN FOREST TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE NEED TO PRESERVE IT.

NOW, THEREFORE, I STEPHEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 12TH, 2025 AS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

FURTHER, I ASK THAT ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WORK TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT, THANK YOU FOR THE SNAPS, THE PRESERVATION OF OUR TREES AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND DILIGENT DILIGENTLY TO MAINTAIN THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE THEY PROVIDE FOR ALL OF US.

AND WITNESS WHEREOF.

I HAVE HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL, 2025.

AND THIS IS FROM OUR MAYOR, STEVEN MASON FROM THIS SIDE.

YES.

WHERE DO WE YOU WANNA SPEAK? OKAY.

OKAY.

WELL, UH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU COUNCILMAN GLOVER.

UH, WE APPRECIATE IT.

UM, YEAH, WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE, UH, ARBOR DAY THIS WEEKEND.

AND, UM, I THINK WE'RE GONNA GIVE OUT SOME, SOME FREE TREES TOO.

SO OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT NEED TREES FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR HOME, UM, THERE WON'T BE BIG TREES, BUT THERE'LL BE TREES THAT EVENTUALLY GET TO A DECENT SIZE, BUT IT'S A GOOD WAY OF, UM, IT'S A GOOD TRADITION, UH, THAT WE HAVE.

SO JUST COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.

THANK YOU.

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EVERYBODY.

JEHOVA.

OH, OKAY.

THE STICKY.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALSO ARBOR DAY.

NEXT PRESENTATION IS

[d. Present a Proclamation designating the week of April 13-19, 2025 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Cedar Hill.]

PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF APRIL 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATORS WEEK IN CEDAR HILL.

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY MAYOR PRO, TIM SIMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COULD I HAVE ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR TELECOMMUNICATION TEAM TO COME DOWN? GOT A GOOD GROUP HERE.

I WILL WAIT.

PROCLAMATION, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS EMERGENCIES THAT REQUIRE POLICE, FIRE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME.

AND WHEREAS WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND PARAMEDICS, IT'S CRITICAL TO, TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY.

AND WHEREAS THE SAFETY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OF OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS THROUGH TELEPHONE, THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL POLICE FIRE COMMUNICATION CENTER.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE FIRST, I'LL SAY AGAIN, THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK TO OUR, FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES, BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY.

WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY, TELECOMMUNICATORS OF THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, BAD GUYS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES, TREATMENT OF PATIENTS, AND WHEREAS EACH TELECOMMUNICATOR HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB IN THE LAST, IN THE PAST YEAR.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEPHEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES OF DESOTO AND DUNCANVILLE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK FOR THE STAFF OF THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTICIPATING CITIZENS, CITIES, AND CITIZENS SAFE AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HERE HIM TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL, 2025.

STEPHEN MASON MAYOR, MS. BELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING US YET AGAIN.

UH, 2025 FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY.

NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR THIS WEEK, UH, I DO HAVE WITH ME, UH, SOME MEMBERS FROM MY TEAM BECAUSE IT'S USUALLY ME, OR YOU KNOW, ONE OR TWO OF US, BUT THEY DO THE HARD WORK RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME.

I HAVE TRAINING SUPERVISOR, I HAVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AND I HAVE DISPATCHERS AND, AND LEAD DISPATCHERS HERE, SENIOR DISPATCHERS HERE FROM THE STAFF.

OF COURSE, EVERYONE COULDN'T COME BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS TO ANSWER 9 1 1.

UH, BUT WE ARE HERE AND WE WANT YOU TO BE PROUD OF US TOO, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ONLY, ALTHOUGH WE'RE A CITY OF DESOTO EMPLOYEES, WE ARE CEDAR CITY OF CEDAR HILL 9 1 1.

AND WE WANT YOU TO BE PROUD OF US BECAUSE WE DO HARD WORK.

WE ARE ACCREDITED, WE ARE ONLY, WE ARE THE, THE SECOND AGENCY IN TEXAS 9 1 1 CENTER TO BE ACCREDITED, TO BECOME ACCREDITED.

UH, AND THAT'S BIG.

WE ARE ALSO, UH, SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED WITH THE, THE TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

AND SO WE ARE NOW, UH, UM, UM, RECOGNIZED AS

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OUR NEXT, UM, THING THAT WE'RE GONNA GO OUT FOR IS THE NCMEC, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL CENTER OF MISSING AND MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

WE WILL GO FOR THAT CERTIFICATION THIS YEAR BECAUSE IF IT'S OUT THERE, IF WE CAN BE EDUCATED ON IT, WE WANNA DO IT BECAUSE WE WANT TO, UH, PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS WHOM IN WHICH WE SERVE.

AND SO, WITH THAT, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE.

I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, UH, UH, ALLOWING US THIS TIME AGAIN.

AND SO THANK YOU, I GATHER TO THE, TO THIS SIDE OF THE PODIUM.

MS. BELL, WHILE YOU'RE TAKING A PICTURE, I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A FEW COMMENTS, BUT I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UH, FOR THE SERVICES THAT THEY DO.

UM, I KNOW USUALLY WHEN YOUR OFFICE GET A PHONE CALL, IT'S USUALLY, UH, DURING A STRESSFUL TIME, UH, BUT Y'ALL DO THE DISPATCH, YOU ANSWER THE REAL CALL IN REAL TIME, AND THEN YOU DISPATCH.

AND THEN YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE END RESULT IS.

SO, UH, JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BRAVERY THAT Y'ALL DO, AND THANK YOU FOR THE CONNECTIONS IN ORDER TO TRY TO KEEP US SAFE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

PRO TEAM.

NEXT

[e. Presentation of Lifesaving Awards to members of the Cedar Hill Fire Department.]

MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, WAIT A MINUTE.

HOLD UP.

LET, LET ME, ALLOW ME TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF, JASON O'NEILL.

YES, SIR.

UH, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER.

UM, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, OUR GUYS AND GALS, EVERY DAY THEY DO TREMENDOUS WORK.

AND OFTENTIMES, UH, IT, THOUGH IT GOES NOTICED BY THE CITY, THERE'S MOMENTS IN TIME WHERE WE NEED TO STAND UP AND SAY, HECK OF A JOB, MAN, WOMAN, UH, PARAMEDICS.

AND THIS IS THAT NIGHT.

AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GONNA HAVE CHIEF AND CHIEF, UM, COME UP HERE REAL QUICK.

UM, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CALLS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, AND BEFORE I GET INTO THIS, THE S-W-R-C-C JUST LEFT.

AND YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THEY DON'T OFTEN KNOW THE OUTCOME.

WELL, TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA SHARE SOME DELIGHTFUL OUTCOME OF TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

I THINK SOME OF THEM STILL HERE, BY THE WAY, BUT YES.

UM, THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE, UM, BACK ON JANUARY 22ND, AND IT HAD TO DO WITH MS. JOHNSON.

AND MS. JOHNSON AND HER HUSBAND ARE ACTUALLY HERE.

IF YOU GUYS WOULD COME ON DOWN.

SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING.

SO, ON JANUARY 22ND, B SHIFT STATION ONE WAS CALLED TO A CALL FOR CARDIAC ARREST.

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL DISPATCH DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND GAVE SOME VITAL INFORMATION TO HER HUSBAND, MIKE AND OUR CREW SHOWED UP.

MS. JOHNSON WAS PULSELESS AT NICK, MEANING SHE WASN'T BREATHING.

AND OUR CREWS WENT TO WORK.

THEY PUT TO, THEY PUT TOGETHER THE TRAINING THAT THEY WERE GIVEN.

AND FORTUNATELY, WE HAD AN EXCELLENT OUTCOME.

AND YOU'RE BACK AT WORK.

YES, NO DEFICITS AND DOING GREAT THINGS AND CONTINUING HER WORK.

EVERYBODY GIVE HER A HAND.

THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY, LIKE I SAID, B SHIFT STATION ONE LED BY CAPTAIN MCMAHON.

IF YOU COME DOWN, I'M GONNA CALL OUT YOUR NAMES.

ENGINEER GREENBERG.

PARAMEDIC WILLIAM CHAUNCEY, MOT.

JACOB WASINGER, ONE OF OUR NEWEST RECRUITS, DOING BUSINESS QUICK, EARLY AND FAST, MS. DESIREE SPENCER.

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TONIGHT, WE'RE HONORING THESE MEN AND WOMEN FOR EXCELLENT WORK AND RECOGNIZING THEM FOR A LIFESAVING AWARD.

GUYS, OFTENTIMES THE OUTCOME ISN'T WHAT WE WANT, BUT THIS ONE, IT WAS THIS TIME.

IT WAS.

AND SO I THANK YOU NOT TO.

UM, THERE'S, THERE'S MORE THAN JUST ONE.

OUR GUYS ARE DOING GREAT STUFF ALL THE TIME.

AND RIGHT NOW, UM, MR. CORGAN, IF HE HAD COME UP, DUSTIN CORGAN WAS RESPONDED TO BY OUR C SHIFT STATION ONE, AND HE, UH, HAD A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

HIS HEAD WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A TRAILER AND A POST.

AND, UH, IT WAS NOT A GOOD OUTCOME OR NOT A GOOD MOMENT.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY, AS, AS YOU'VE TOLD ME, IT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF YOUR WIFE AND, AND CHILD WERE NOT TOO FAR AWAY, AND FRIEND WAS IN A VEHICLE.

AND SO AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME, IT COULD BE REALLY SCARY FOR ALL INVOLVED.

UM, THANKFULLY, UH, THIS CREW FROM STATION ONE SHOWED UP CALM AND COLLECTIVE AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

AND YOU TOO ARE NOW BACK AT WORK.

YES, HE IS A EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR, UM, DOWN, UH, AT ONE OF THE BAYLOR HOSPITALS HERE IN TOWN OR NEAR TOWN.

UM, AND THE CAPTAIN OF THAT CREW, NOT WITH US TONIGHT, IS CAPTAIN SCOTT MOSS, ENGINEER JUSTIN SMITH.

MIKE TERRY, FIREFIGHTER TERRY FIREFIGHTER MIKE TERRY IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.

UM, FIREFIGHTER ALLEN D**E.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UM, FIREFIGHTER ETHAN DAVIS, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL.

AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY TO YOU GUYS IS THAT, UH, WE DON'T ALWAYS, AND ESPECIALLY THESE DISPATCHERS, THEY DON'T ALWAYS GET TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT ON THESE TWO SEPARATE INSTANCES AND THESE TWO SEPARATE CALLS, YOU GUYS PERFORMED EXCELLENTLY.

AND SO WE'RE PROUD AND HONORED AS CHIEFS WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT LIFESAVING AWARD.

THANK YOU GUYS.

I THINK Y'ALL ARE GONNA HAVE TO FOR A, UM, YEAH, LET'S, LET'S SQUEEZE.

SORRY.

IF EVERYONE CAN COME TO THIS SIDE OF THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

IF Y'ALL COULD SCOOT, SCOOT A BIT MORE.

NO ONE PASSED THIS POINT.

IF WE COULD SCOOT A BIT MORE, GET THE GOOD LIGHTING.

I AM TALKING IN THIS MIC.

OKAY, PERFECT.

OKAY.

I MIND.

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THANK YOU.

UH, CHIEF NEXT ITEM ON THE

[5. Citizens Forum/Public Comments. Citizens wishing to speak during this time should submit a Speaker Request Form to the City Secretary before the meeting begins. Public comments may also be submitted online at: cedarhilltx.com/publiccomment. All public comments submitted online by 3pm on City Council meeting dates will be distributed to the City Council and entered into record. ]

THIS GIVES, UH, CITIZENS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE COUNCIL.

UH, ANY, UM, ITEMS THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, UH, CANNOT BE, UH, DISCUSSED OR DELIBERATED, BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY THERE COULD BE SOME TYPE OF RESOLVE WITH THE, UH, STAFF MEMBER AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING.

UM, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE COMMENTS, COUNCIL, UH, BUT I DO HAVE TWO CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK.

UH, FRANKIE LEE, HER TOPIC IS LIBRARY AND MUSEUM ANNOUNCEMENTS.

AND, UM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS? YEAH.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.

MY NAME IS FRANKIE LEE.

DID YOU WANT MY ADDRESS? I CAN HEAR YOU.

YES.

7 26 MONIQUE CEDAR HILL.

THANK YOU.

UH, I'M KIND OF HESITANT TO TELL YOU THAT I'M HERE TO PRAISE THE LIBRARY SINCE WE'VE ALREADY HAD A LOT OF PRAISE FOR THE LIBRARY.

, UH, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CEDAR HILL MUSEUM OF HISTORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, I'M HERE TO COMMEND AND THANK THE CITY ARANDA BELL AND HER STAFF.

OUR FIRST YEAR IN THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY STAFF.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE ARE GETTING READY TO COLLABORATE WITH THE LIBRARY ON SOME ACTIVITIES FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.

UH, AND AS PART OF THAT, THE MUSEUM WILL HAVE A FOSSIL DIG FOR CHILDREN ON THURSDAY, APRIL THE 24TH FROM FIVE TO 7:00 PM IN THE SIGNATURE PARK.

ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE FOR THE MUSEUM IS OUR ANNUAL TOWER CITY CLASSIC AND SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT WILL BE ON MAY THE FIFTH AT TANGLE RIDGE, UH, GOLF CLUB.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT BEGINNING THIS YEAR, THE TOURNAMENT WILL FUND A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A GRADUATING SENIOR IN CEDAR HILL.

UM, WE WILL RETURN LATER IN THE YEAR TO GIVE YOU A FULL PROGRESS REPORT ON THE MUSEUM, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU AND I DO WANNA PRAISE THE LIBRARY ONE MORE TIME.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FRANKIE LEE.

NEXT WE HAVE WEST POOL, AND HIS TOPIC IS WEST MIDTOWN, APRIL 13TH, 2025.

AND IT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT A MEETING SUGGESTION.

SO, UM, THIS IS THE ONE I'M SUPPOSED TO TALK.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

YEAH.

THREE MINUTES, WES.

OKAY.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

WES POOL.

6 0 7 CHAMBERS.

OKAY.

CEDAR HILL.

UM, JUST, I WAS INVITED TO A MEETING OF APRIL 3RD OF THE OWNERS, UM, THAT OWN PROPERTY, UM, IN THE WEST MIDTOWN, UM, AREA THAT, UM, IS UNDEVELOPED SO FAR.

AND, UM, WE HAD PRETTY GOOD MEETING.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT UP A COUPLE OF POINTS THOUGH, AS GOING FORWARD, AND THIS IS PROBABLY PREMATURE, BUT I DO, UM, REMEMBER THE HISTORY OF THE LAST TWO APARTMENT PROJECTS THAT CAME UP.

UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF TURMOIL, UH, ESPECIALLY FROM, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT, UH, UH, CROSS THE RAILROAD AND, UM, AND THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF APARTMENTS THE CITY'S LOOKING FOR.

I WOULD, UH, GIVE YOU JUST 'CAUSE I ONLY GOT THREE MINUTES, IF YOU CAN, PHOTO SHOT MIDTOWN APARTMENTS, RIGHT AT THE CORNER THERE IS A WORKOUT ROOM.

OKAY.

THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, UM, FOR THOSE OF US THAT ACTIVATED FOR IT, UM, AND A STOREFRONT.

OKAY? AND ON THE FRONT FACING MIDTOWN DRIVE, UH, IS A STOREFRONT ALSO.

UM, THE PROBLEM IS NOBODY'S AGAINST HAVING A NO APARTMENTS IN CEDAR HILL, OKAY? BUT IT'S THE TYPE OF APARTMENTS AND WHAT GOES WITH THE APARTMENTS THAT I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE BEFORE WE GET INTO ANOTHER, UH, HARD ELECTION TIME.

AND IF YOU'LL JUST ENCOURAGE THE PLANNING STAFF, WHICH I DID, I GAVE SOME,

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UH, AND THEN OF COURSE RESTAURANTS, UH, AS WELL AS RETAIL.

IF YOU WILL JUST KEEP THAT IN YOUR MIND OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE.

IT WOULD BE.

THEN YOU CAN HAVE THE APARTMENTS ABOVE HOWEVER MANY STORES YOU WANT AND YOU CAN HAVE APARTMENTS BEHIND.

'CAUSE THEY, THEY CALL IT THE TEXAS ROUNDABOUT THAT YOU GO AROUND AND THEN THE PARKING LOT'S IN THE MIDDLE.

Y'ALL, Y'ALL BEEN, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SEEN THEM.

SO WHAT I'M ENCOURAGING, THE ONE THING WE DON'T WANT, GUYS LIKE ME WILL ADAMANTLY, AS SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE, NOT DOING APARTMENTS ALL THE WAY DOWN.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. WEST.

KEEP THAT THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BE I YOU A ALL WAY DOWN 1382.

THANK YOU, MR. WEST.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YES, SIR.

THANK, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZENS FORUM SESSION, AND WE WILL TAKE NOTE OF THAT MR. WEST.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT

[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.]

THIS INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEM THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE AN ITEM FROM CONSENT FOR FURTHER SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY? UH, YES, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM B.

ALRIGHT.

ANY OTHER COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY OTHER ITEMS? UH, OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO WE DO HAVE, UH, POOL ITEM B.

UM, AS FAR AS THE MIDTOWN THAT'S NOT ON THE COUNCIL TONIGHT, RIGHT? THE MIDTOWN.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, UM, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM BE PULLED.

YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BEFORE I START READING IT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO, UH, ITEM A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF MARCH 25TH, 2000 THOUSAND 25, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UM, ITEM C, CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF 2024 RACIAL PROFILING ANALYSIS BY DR.

ERIC FITZ WITH JUSTICE RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, LLC.

ITEM D.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A TWO YEAR RENEWAL AGREEMENT FOR THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH VALLEY VIEW CONSULTING.

LLC.

ITEM E.

CONSIDER ADOPTING THE 2025 CEDAR HILL PARKS, UH, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN, THE GREEN IMPRINT.

ITEM F, CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 5 2, WHICH APPROVES AND AUTHORIZES A MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROJECT SPECIFIC AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN COST.

PARTICIPATING ASSOCIAT ASSOCIATED WITH THETO ROAD TRAIL PROJECT ITEM G, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH P THREE WORKS TO ASSIST IN THE EVALUATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND ADMINISTRATION OF DEVELOPER REQUESTED DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.

ITEM H CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH WILDWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY ONE LTD FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO BE CONDUCTED BY P THREE WORKS, LLC TO PERFORM THE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PERIOD FOR ANDERSON HILL PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND ITEM A, I'M SORRY, ITEM I AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE AND MAINTENANCE FROM FIRST DUE FOR AN AMOUNT OF $50,713.

COUNSEL, THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. PODIUM, MAYOR, I MAKE A, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEMS A C THROUGH I.

WE DO, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

UH, SECOND.

ALL OF FAVOR.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOVE DUS.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL.

UH, ITEM B

[b. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Mend Collaborative, formally selecting them as the consultant for the City of Cedar Hill Downtown Master Plan.]

UH, SEEING THAT THIS ITEM IS PULLED, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT SOMEBODY'S NOT HAPPY WITH SOMETHING.

SO CUSTOMER MCCURDY, I'LL GIVE YOU THE FLOOR.

.

WELL, IT'S NOT THAT I WASN'T HAPPY, I WAS JUST, UH, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK ANY MORE QUESTIONS DURING THE BRIEFING SESSION SO THAT WE COULD MOVE ON.

OKAY.

.

SO

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UH, I BELIEVE THE CONSULTANTS ARE STILL HERE IN, IN THE ROOM.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE THEATER, THAT'S WHY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

GOTTA KEEP EVERYBODY'S INTEREST PEAKED.

SO I, I SAID THE CONTRACT IS FOR IS FOR 10 MONTHS.

IT LOOKED LIKE THAT YOUR OUTLINE IS FOR IS FOR EIGHT MONTHS.

YOU EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO BRING US A DELIVERABLE IN IN THAT TIMEFRAME? YES, WE DO.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, IT GIVES US, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY ON THE BACKEND IF WE NEED IT, BUT ULTIMATELY, UM, WE DO BELIEVE THAT THAT TIMEFRAME IS, UM, APPROPRIATE TO THE WORK THAT'S BEING ASKED.

OKAY.

AND THEN, UM, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU THOUGHT THAT FROM THE TIME THAT WE APPROVED THE FIRST PLAN FOR THE PHILLIPS PROPERTIES AND WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT DOWNTOWN STREETS, THAT, THAT YOU FELT LIKE THE MARKET HAS CHANGED.

AND IS IT, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE AT THE, AT THE FIRST MEETING FOR Y'ALL TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES AND JUST TALK ABOUT HOW THE MARKET HAS CHANGED AND WHY THAT PLAN, INITIAL PLAN FOR PHILLIPS PROPERTIES IS, IS PROBABLY NO LONGER A APPROPRIATE OR WHY YOU FEEL LIKE IT IS NO LONGER APPROPRIATE AND MAYBE GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHERE THE MARKET IS NOW? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

NOW, I DON'T EXPECT YOU GUYS TO GO INTO THAT TONIGHT.

YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO SPEND A COUPLE MINUTES COVERING THAT WHEN, UH, WHEN WE HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING.

UM, AND THEN I, I WAS THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE INTANGIBLES AS WELL AND, AND WONDERING WHERE CAN WE FIND OUT, FIND INFORMATION ON OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE WORKED ON, IF, IF ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE CITIZEN WANTED TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU HAD, UH, SERVED.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

UM, WELL, BOTH OF US, UH, COMPANIES DO HAVE WEBSITES THAT WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

BUT, UM, ONE THAT I WOULD POINT TO THAT ACTUALLY WE WORKED ON TOGETHER WAS THE DOWNTOWN PLAN FOR, UM, DENTON, WHICH WAS JUST ADOPTED BACK IN AUGUST OF, UM, 2024 .

I'M TO REMEMBER WHAT YEAR IT IS.

UM, I, I BELIEVE THAT'S A REALLY EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TOGETHER REGIONALLY AS WELL.

UM, YEAH, WE, WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION, BUT, UM, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME, SO, UH, NOT ALL THESE ARE EXACTLY OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN DOWNTOWN, BUT IF YOU'RE AWARE OF, OF TOWN, DALLAS WEST VILLAGE, DALLAS, ADDISON CIRCLE, MOCKINGBIRD STATION, LEGACY WEST, WEST VILLAGE OR, UH, UH, THE SHOPS OF LEGACY UP THERE IN PLANO, DOWNTOWN ARLINGTON, WEST SEVENTH STREET IN FORT WORTH, THOSE ARE ALL PROJECTS I MYSELF WORKED ON.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THEN, AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF OUTLINING A, A A PLAN FOR US, DO YOU, DO YOU ALL WORK DIRECTLY AND COLLABORATE DIRECTLY WITH DEVELOPERS AND RETAILERS AND, AND, AND OTHERS THAT WILL, THAT WILL HELP US KIND OF REALIZE THIS, THAT THE VISION THAT, THAT YOU'RE GONNA PRESENT TO US? YEAH.

YOU WANNA SPEAK TO THAT SO WE'RE NOT BROKERS.

UM, TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION, WE ARE PLAN, THIS IS A PLANNING ASSIGNMENT.

HOWEVER, UH, WE CERTAINLY DO KNOW REGIONAL PLAYERS AS IT RELATES TO THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT CAN GET DONE.

AND I THINK THAT THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH YOUR ED CHAIR, UM, AND, AND STAFF, UM, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A, A PRETTY GOOD LIST TOGETHER OF FOLKS TO, IT WOULD BE A GOOD TARGET TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH.

UM, BUT WE'RE NOT ACTING IN A BROKERAGE CAPACITY JUST TO, YOU KNOW, CLARIFY THAT.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

MM-HMM .

OKAY.

THAT'S THE EXTENT OF MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU COUNCILOR MCCURDY.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

ALRIGHT.

I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MEN COLLABORATIVELY COLLABORATIVE, FORMALLY SELECTING THEM AS THE CONSULTANT FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILLS' DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

SECOND, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN MALONE WITH THE SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL, ALL OF FA PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION UNANIM.

THANK YOU.

FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL.

COUNSEL, WE ON TO

[a. Consider accepting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and the Single Audit for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. ]

CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND THE SINGLE AUDIT FOR THE PHYSICAL YEAR ENDING IN SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.

GOOD EVENING, MR. FOX.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL.

I WOULD BE A MYTH IF I DIDN'T SAY, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MY FAVORITE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR EVERY YEAR.

OH, OKAY.

WONDER WHY IS THAT? I WONDER WHY.

UH, AND IT ALL STARTED LAST AUGUST, UH, WHEN OUR AUDITORS CAME, CAME AND VISITED US AND STARTED PLANNING THEIR AUDIT FOR THE YEAR, UH, FOR THE YEAR, UH, NINE 30 OF 24.