May 27, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

ON THE AGENDA IS ELECTION MATTERS, INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PLACE THREE AND FIVE, ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION, ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE REMARKS BY ELECTED OFFICIALS.

YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

THANK YOU TO DR.

SEL AND ALSO COUNCILWOMAN ARZ FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

NEXT ITEM

[a. Installation of Officers: Mayor and City Council Members for Places 3 & 5. Issue Certificates of Election Administer Oaths of Office Remarks by elected officials]

SO WITH THIS, UH, MADAM SECRETARY, WE WILL BEGIN WITH PLACE THREE, PLACE FIVE.

SORRY, WE'LL BEGIN WITH PLACE FIVE.

I GUESS I NEED TO COME DOWN AND DO SOMETHING.

YOU THINK I WOULD'VE DONE THIS A FEW TIMES?

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IT GIVES ME MY DISTINCT PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE SAYS IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY GREGORY GLOVER WAS DULY ELECTED FOR PURPOSES OF MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION PURSUANT TO THE CANCELLATION ORDER ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE, UH, TO SIGN MY NAME AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TO BE AFFIXED ON THIS 27TH DAY OF MAY, 2025.

SIGNED BY THE SIDING OFFICER OF CANVASSING AUTHORITY, STEVE MASON.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, GREGORY GLOVER.

I GREGORY GLOVER, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.

PLACE FIVE OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL PLACE FIVE FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME, SO HELP YOU GUYS.

NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALAN E. SIMS TO PLEASE COME DOWN AND JOIN BOTH BELINDA BERG AND I.

CONGRATULATIONS.

PARDON? THANK YOU.

I TOO HAVE A CER CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY A SIMS WAS DULY ELECTED FOR PURPOSES OF MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION.

PURSUANT TO THE CANCELLATION ORDER ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLACED THREE IN WITNESS WHEREOF.

I HAVE HERE UNTO SIGN MY NAME AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TO BE AFFIXED ON THIS 27TH DAY OF MAY, 2025.

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF CANVASSING AUTHORITY, STEVE MASON.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WAS DULY ELECTED FOR PURPOSES OF THE MAY 3RD, 2025 GENERAL ELECTION PURSUANT TO THE CONATION ORDER ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025.

YEAH, THEY MAY WANT A PICTURE WITHOUT ME.

OH, , THANK YOU.

YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, ALAN E. SIMS. I, ALAN E. SIMS DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.

PLACE THREE OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL PLACE THREE FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

SO I HAVEN'T REHEARSED THIS PART, SO, UH, I'M GONNA REMIX THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR COMMISSIONER PRICE TO READ THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION FOR ME.

COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU MIND DOING THE HONORS AND THEN I'LL HAVE THE OATH TO BE PERFORMED BY SOMEONE ELSE.

MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MADAM MANAGER, MADAM SECRETARY, AND ALL ATTENDEES, THE CITY OF CD HEALTH CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

THIS IS TO CERTIFY STEPHEN MASON

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AS MAYOR AND IN WITNESS WHEREOF, HE IS HERE TO UNDERSIGNED HIS NAME AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TO BE AFFIXED ON THE 27TH DAY OF MAY, 2025.

AND IT'S SIGNED BY SOMEBODY WHO IS THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE CANVASSING AUTHORITY NAMED STEPHEN MASON.

THANK YOU COMMISSION.

AND WITH ME USING MY PRIVILEGE, I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE MY FRIEND.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MY FAMILY IF MY WIFE AND KIDS CAN PLEASE COME UP HERE AND JOIN ME.

CAN YOU STAND NEXT TO DADDY? NEXT? I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO INVITE OUR CONGRESSWOMAN, JASMINE CROCKETT, TO PLEASE READ ME THE OATH.

YOU CAN SAY BEFORE YOU DO THE OATH.

I DON'T WANNA BLOCK Y'ALL THOUGH.

THIS IS A LOT.

WE'VE DONE IT A FEW TIMES.

HEY, Y'ALL OKAY? YEAH, I JUST GOT OFF A PLANE.

ONLY MAYOR MASON CAN GET ME OUTTA DC AFTER HAVING TO ATTEND A FUNERAL AND GET ME HOME TO MAKE SURE I SWEAR IN.

THAT'S HOW BOSSY HE IS WHEN IT COMES TO ME.

AND CEDAR HILL IS SO PRIVILEGED TO HAVE A REAL TRUE BOSS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMEBODY THAT WILL PICK UP THE PHONE.

Y'ALL DON'T UNDERSTAND.

UM, I KNOW THAT HE JUST CALLED ME HIS FRIEND, AND I KNOW THAT IN POLITICS, IT'S THE POLITE THING TO SAY IS THAT WE'RE ALL FRIENDS.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE REALLY ARE, AND FRANKLY, WE'RE A LOT CLOSER TO FAMILY THAN FRIENDS AT THIS POINT.

AND OUR FRIENDSHIP STARTED REALLY WITH HIS ADVOCACY FOR CEDAR HILL.

AND IT WAS BEFORE I EVER GOT TO CONGRESS.

MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THIS MAN WOULD SEND ME TEXT MESSAGES AS IF I WAS ONE OF HIS STATE REPRESENTATIVES.

I WAS NOT.

BUT THAT DID NOT STOP HIM AND HIS ADVOCACY AS BILLS WERE COMING THROUGH THE TEXAS STATE HOUSE THAT HE THOUGHT WERE GOING TO IMPACT THIS AREA IN A DETRIMENTAL WAY.

THIS IS A MAN THAT IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TIME HE IS GOING TO USE THE FACT THAT WE ARE FRIENDS TO SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE ABOUT WHATEVER IT IS THAT IS ON HIS MIND.

BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHILE HE IS A HUGE PART OF THE PUZZLE THAT MAKES THINGS GO IN CD 30, I AM SO HONORED IF THE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THIS DISTRICT, IF YOU'LL JUST RAISE YOUR HAND, I AM SO HAPPY.

AND PLEASE, YES, GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

I'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE OF MY MAYORS RIGHT UP FRONT.

I'M WEARING HER COLORS ACTUALLY AT THIS MOMENT.

I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE SO MANY AMAZING PARTNERS ON EVERY SINGLE LEVEL.

AND THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REELECTING, THIS AMAZING PUBLIC SERVANT WHO IS MY FRIEND AND WHO IS ALWAYS GOING TO KEEP HIS EYE ON THE PRIZE, WHICH IS YOU, CEDAR HILL.

SO I WILL DO THE OATH NOW.

ALL RIGHT, RAISE YOUR RIGHT.

OKAY, THERE WE GO.

I STATE YOUR NAME, I STEVEN MASON.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS IS OKAY.

IT IS STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE'LL DO TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

AND WE, DUE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS, .

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UM, CONGRESSWOMAN, CONGRESSWOMAN, I HAVE THE MIC SO YOU CAN'T LEAVE JUST YET.

UM, BEFORE I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY.

UH, BEFORE I GIVE THANKS TO ANYTHING, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD AS HE HAS THE GLORY.

WITHOUT HIM, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

UH, TO MY FRIENDS, MY ESTEEMED GUEST, AND ALSO THE DIGNITARIES WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY, I AM HUMBLED BY YOUR PRESENCE.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND AS NOT A CLICHE, THIS MOMENT REASSURES MY PURPOSE IN THE ROLE AS MAYOR, TO BE THE BIGGEST AMBASSADOR FOR OUR CITY, AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY PUBLIC HEALTH WHILE LIVING AND WORKING IN THE CITY THAT WE ALL PROUD OF TO MY FAMILY.

TIME I CALL OR SOMEONE FROM THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL CALLS, YOU ALWAYS ANSWER AND IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.

BEFORE ANY OF YOU WAS IN MY LIFE, I MOVED HERE TO CEDAR HILL 30 YEARS AGO WHEN WE, ALL WE HAD WAS JUST MCDONALD'S, HOME DEPOT AND KMART.

YES, A LOT HAS CHANGED .

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO MY COMMUNITY.

NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAM WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE ABLE TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT.

I KNOW IT TAKES TIME AWAY FROM HOME, BUT JUST KNOW THAT I DO NOT TAKE YOU FOR GRANTED.

AGAIN, THANK YOU TO MY WIFE FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND LIVE THIS WILDEST DREAM.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND YOUR SUPPORT.

OH, AND LET ME SAY FOR THE LAST TWO TIMES THAT I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN AS MAYOR, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD AN ADDITION TO MY FAMILY, WIFE.

DO WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? OKAY, I GUESS WE'RE DONE, CONGRESSWOMAN, YOU HAVE, DO YOU, I MEAN, YOU HAVE TIME TO COME AND SWEAR ME IN.

REALLY? I MEAN, UH, WE ARE FRIENDS.

UM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, COMING ALL THE WAY OUT.

UH, I DID WRITE SOME THINGS DOWN, BUT SINCE NOW I GOT THE MIC, ALLOW ME TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS, UH, FOR A LONG TIME, EVEN LONGER THAN SHE WAS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE STATE HOUSE.

UH, I HAVE KNOWN, UH, CONGRESSWOMAN CROCKETT.

AND, UH, SHE HAD, EVEN BACK THEN, SHE ALWAYS HAD STRONG AMBITION.

I COULD SEE IT IN HER EYES.

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOUR GROWTH.

BUT HOW AMAZING IT IS THAT YOU ARE HERE STILL DOING THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE.

I CAN SAY, I CAN SAY MORE.

ALRIGHT, WE GOT SOME THINGS WE GOTTA DO, BUT JUST KNOW THAT DISTRICT 30, WE LOVE YOU AND WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU.

MY PAPER, I PUT AN ASTERISK OVER PRAY BECAUSE I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, AS I AM TALKING TO MY FRIENDS ACROSS DISTRICT 30, WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT YOU AND WE ALL SAY THE SAME THINGS.

WE ARE ROOTING AND PRAYING FOR OUR FRIEND IN, IN WASHINGTON DC.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.

IT REALLY MEANS A LOT.

UM, I DID, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANNA GO OUT CALLING NAMES, BUT, UH, COMMISSIONER PRICE, HE DID RSVP TO BE HERE TODAY, SO I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HIM OUT.

BUT COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

IT REALLY MEANS A LOT.

YOUR PRESENCE IS ALWAYS WARM.

UM, YOU HAVE SWORN ME IN MY FIRST TWO TIMES AS MAYOR, AND IF YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME, UM, IF YOU WASN'T HERE, MY DAUGHTER, S AS COMMISSIONER WAS SWEARING ME IN.

MY DAUGHTERS WAS CRAWLING AROUND HIS ANKLES AND HE DIDN'T SHAKE OR SHIVER.

HE JUST KEPT ON READING THE OATH.

LIKE SHE WASN'T EVEN THERE.

THAT'S A MOMENT, COMMISSIONER I WILL NEVER FORGET.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I EVEN HAVE PICTURES TO BE ABLE TO, UH, MEMORIZE THAT MOMENT.

UH, BUT, UH, JUST KNOW THAT YOU ARE A MAN DOWNTOWN.

EVERY

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WE DEFINITELY FEEL YOUR PRESENCE HERE IN CEDAR HILL AND FOR MY SURROUNDING ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE ALL KNOW HIS FAVORITE CITY, WHERE IT'S AT IN THIS DISTRICT.

TO MY COUNCIL, CITY ADMINISTRATORS, DEPARTMENTS, HEADS HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

UM, YOU ARE THE BEST.

YOU ARE TRULY ROCK STARS.

Y'ALL THE ONES WHO ARE DOING THE WORK.

AS THE COUNCIL, WE ACTUALLY GET MORE OF THE RECOGNITION.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT ALLOWS US TO, UH, BE ABLE TO DO OUR JOB AND, AND, UH, AND AND, UH, BE SEEN WELL IN IT.

UH, LAST FEW NOTES.

UM, I I, I, MY MOM WAS HERE.

IS MY MOM STILL HERE? OKAY.

SHE WAS.

OH, THERE SHE IS.

SO CAN WE GIVE IT UP FOR MY MOM? SHE'S HERE.

OH.

SO WE COUNSEL, WE HAVE, WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT.

UM, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT GO DOWN THAT LIST.

IF YOU'RE HERE IN CEDAR HILL, YOU DO KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE.

IF YOU WANNA LEARN MORE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO ATTEND A CHAMBER MEETING AT THE NEXT STATE OF THE CITY.

SO THAT'S A FUTURE INVITE FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HERE.

BUT JUST KNOW, OUT OF MY 15 YEARS SERVING AS THE ELECTED OFFICIAL HERE IN CEDAR HILL, SIX OF THOSE HAVE BEEN HERE, UH, AS MAYOR AND I HAVE A BIG VISION AND WE STILL HAVE MORE TO COME.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

SO, UM, I, WE DO HAVE SOME REMARKS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WE HAVE A LITTLE WORK TO DO.

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG, AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK IN FELLOWSHIP.

SO, UM, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

I THINK I'M CALLING IN AUDIBLE ALSO.

I DID NOT BRING UP MY WIFE AND ONE OF THE FIVE CHILDREN THAT WE HAVE TOGETHER.

SO IF MY WIFE INE AND MY DAUGHTER SOPHIA CAN STAND, I THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

UM, I WOULD NOT WANT ANYONE TO THINK COUNCILMAN GLOVER IS UNMARRIED AND DOESN'T HAVE FAMILY.

UM, I CAME INTO THIS WORLD AS PAUL AND VALERIE'S BOUNCING BABY BOY.

AND TODAY I STAND IN FRONT OF YOU OR SIT IN FRONT OF YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBER NUMBER FOUR, PLACE FIVE.

I DO NOT TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT THIS WAS NOT, THAT THIS WAS UNCONTESTED ELECTION.

UM, THAT MEANS THAT EITHER NO ONE WANTS TO DO THIS JOB OR THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS FAITH IN ME AND OUR, AND OUR FELLOW COUNCIL.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND MY FAMILY.

THE ONE THING THAT I I TRULY WISH IS THAT MY MOM AND DAD WERE HERE.

I KNOW THEY'RE LOOKING DOWN FROM HEAVEN, UH, AT THEIR BABY BOY.

AND, UH, THEY ARE PROUD.

AND THERE'S NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DO NOT INVOKE THE LESSONS THAT THEY TAUGHT MYSELF AND MY BROTHER.

I USE THOSE TOOLS NO MATTER WHETHER I'M BEING A PARENT, A FRIEND, OR A COUNCIL MEMBER.

UH, I ALSO WANT TO HONOR MY AUNTS AND UNCLES.

I COME, MY MOM WAS THE OLDEST OF 13, SO I HAD LOTS OF AUNTS AND UNCLES AND THEY ALL MADE THEIR WAY TO OUR HOUSE AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER.

AND THERE'S NOT A LESSON THAT THEY TAUGHT ME THAT I DON'T USE TODAY.

THEIR GUIDANCE HELPS SHAPE WHO I AM.

UM, I CAME INTO THIS WORLD AS A BABY BOY AND AS MY FIRST BEST FRIEND, MY HERO, MY BROTHER CRAIG.

HE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT HE IS MY ROCK.

HE WILL AND MY ANCHOR, AND I APPRECIATE HIM BEING IN MY LIFE.

AS I MENTIONED, I AM PROUD DAD TO FIVE, MELISSA GREGORY, UM, GABRIELA, DESTINY AND SOPHIA, ALSO GRANDPA TO SUMMER, TO ISAIAH AND TO CARTER.

UM, HOPEFULLY I CAN LEAVE THIS WORLD A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN I, THAN WHEN I CAME INTO THIS WORLD.

NOT FOR ME, BUT FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN AND MY CHILDREN.

AND ALSO, I WANT TO THANK MY LOVING WIFE.

I WOULD NOT BE HERE.

I WOULD NOT BE HERE ONE MORE TIME.

I WOULD NOT BE HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR HER, IF IT WASN'T FOR HER SUPPORTING ME, GUIDING ME, RUBBING MY BACK WHEN THINGS GET FRUSTRATING AND PROPPING ME UP.

SHE'S THE ULTIMATE HYPE PERSON AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND I LOVE YOU.

TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, MALONE HAYDEN MCCURDY, INE MAYOR PRO, TEM SIMS AND MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR WALKING THIS PATH WITH GRACE, GRIT, AND WISDOM.

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YOU HELP MAKE THE TOUGH DECISIONS EASIER THROUGH THOSE LONG AND VERY CHALLENGING MEETINGS, AND TO OUR INCREDIBLE CITY STAFF.

FROM CITY MANAGERS TO DIRECTORS, TO EVERY PERSON ACROSS EVERY DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU.

YOU ARE TRULY THE LIFEBLOOD OF, OF OUR CITY.

YOUR WORK KEEPS THE CITY NOT JUST RUNNING, BUT THRIVING.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ON THE PAYROLL, BUT WHO ARE ALSO PART OF MY JOURNEY.

MY INVITED GUESTS, MY NEIGHBORS, MY LIFELONG FRIENDS, INCLUDING MY BEST FRIEND, NAVAL CAPTAIN ANTHONY COOPER, WHO I USED AS GUIDANCE JUST RECENTLY.

THEY'VE STOOD BY ME WITH WISDOM AND LAUGHTER AND LOYALTY THROUGH EVERY SEASON AND TO OUR STAFF.

UH, I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES EVERYONE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I ASK SO MANY QUESTIONS OR MY MOTIVATIONS.

I ASK BECAUSE I CARE.

I BELIEVE IN THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR CITY.

I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ALWAYS DO MORE, THINK DEEPER AND PUSH HARDER.

NOT FOR PERFECTION, BUT FOR PROGRESS.

AND TO OUR ENTIRE STAFF.

I SEE YOU AND I THANK YOU.

AND I ALSO WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU.

LET'S STRETCH, TO CONTINUE TO INNOVATE AND GROW TOGETHER.

THE BAR IS HIGH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, NOT BECAUSE OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN, BUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO.

OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR CITY DESERVE THE VERY BEST FROM OUR, FROM US AND TO THE CITY AND TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

UH, OUR STAFF, MADAM CITY MANAGER AND THE, AND THE FOLKS THAT WORK WITH YOU, UH, THEY'RE OUTSTANDING AND I COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED.

YOU ARE THE TRUE HEARTBEAT FOR THE CITY.

WE ARE IN DIVIDED TIMES NATIONALLY AND SOMETIMES LOCALLY, BUT I BELIEVE IN WHAT BINDS US TOGETHER.

IT'S GREATER THAN WHAT DIVIDES US.

AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO PUT ASIDE WHAT SEPARATES US AND FOCUS ON WHAT KEEPS US GROUNDED, OUR SHARED LOVE FOR OUR CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

AS I BEGIN MY THIRD TERM, I HOLD CLOSE THE WORDS OF JEREMIAH 29 11.

FOR I KNOW THAT THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU, DECLARE LORD, PLANS TO PROSPER AND NOT DO HARM PLANS TO GIVE YOUR FUTURE.

AND THE HOPE, I BELIEVE THAT PROMISE ISN'T JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR OUR ENTIRE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, I THANK YOU AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD WITH MY FAMILY BEHIND ME AND MY CITY BESIDE ME AND MY FAITH IN FRONT OF ME.

I'M READY.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD CEDAR HILL AS A TRUE CITY ON THE HILL.

A CITY OF COMPASSION, A CITY OF HOPE, AND THE CITY OF A FUTURE.

AND THANK YOU AND THE READY TO GO TO WORK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND, UM, I, UM, WANTED JUST TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.

UH, I WANTED TO FIRST AND FOREMOST SAY, UH, HOW MUCH, AND I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL.

IT'S AN AWESOME, UH, VOTE OF CONFIDENCE AND IT'S A, UH, IT'S SOMETHING I SINCERELY APPRECIATE FOR THEM TO, UH, PUT YOU BACK IN OFFICE AGAIN.

I I SAY ALL THE TIME THAT, UM, YOU DON'T NEED TERM LIMITS.

IF, IF YOU'RE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB, VOTE 'EM OUT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.

AND FOR THE CITIZENS TO SAY THEY WANT ME HERE AGAIN, IS SOMETHING THAT'S SINCERELY APPRECIATED.

WHEN I FIRST, UH, RAN FOR OFFICE, UH, IT WAS A SURPRISE BECAUSE I HAD SPENT 33 YEARS AS A CAREER IN CITY MANAGEMENT.

AND, UM, I WAS AT MY CHURCH AND NOT TRYING TO BE ANYTHING WEIRD, BUT IT'S CLEAR AS ANYTHING I'VE EVER HEARD INTERNALLY.

I HEARD THE WORDS RUN FOR COUNSEL AND I SAID, NO.

I SAID NO, BUT THERE WAS A RESPONSE.

AND, UM, I WENT TO MY PASTOR AND SAID, SHOULD I, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO DECIDE SHOULD I OBEY THAT VOICE? AND HE SAID, THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES OF DISOBEDIENCE.

AND I SAID, I KNOW THAT, UH, I'VE, I KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISOBEDIENCE.

SO I RAN AND I WON.

AND WHEN I FIRST RAN, I RAN ON, UH, A, A A PLATFORM OF, UH, PRIORITIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

THAT WAS MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

UM, STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS, KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE AND CLEAN, HIGH QUALITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION OF GREEN SPACE, AND TEXAS SCHOOLS OF CHOICE.

UH, I, I THINK I'VE KEPT MY PROMISE 'CAUSE EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE, UH, COMMITTED TO DO, I THINK THIS CITY AND THIS COUNCIL DOES IT WELL, DOES IT EXTREMELY WELL.

SO I WANNA EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH.

WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM.

WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT AND WE ALL BRING SOMETHING TO THE TABLE, BUT WE WORK TOGETHER.

AND I'VE SEEN SO MANY CITIES THAT HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY WORKING TOGETHER, BUT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A TEAM WHERE WE WORK TOGETHER SO WELL.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING I SINCERELY APPRECIATE.

UH, I WANNA ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE,

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AND AS A FORMER CITY MANAGER, I KNOW WHAT THEY DO AND THEY DO IT EXTREMELY WELL.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I THANK ONCE AGAIN THE CITIZENS OFID FOR THEIR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING, UH, THIS CITY ONCE AGAIN.

THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION.

UM, WE DO HAVE A FEW BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF.

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG.

AND THEN, UH, WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE, UH, THE FELLOWSHIP AND THE CELEBRATION.

NEXT ITEM ON

[a. Recognize Cedar Hill residents Morgan Akins and Sophia Cano, recipients of the 2025 Waste Management Scholarships. ]

RECOGNIZE CEDAR HILL RESIDENCE, MORGAN ATKINS, AND SOPHIA CONNO, RECIPIENTS OF THE 2025 WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP.

MR. RYAN FRASER.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES, SIR.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, UH, AND ALL THE HONOR, HONOR GUESTS HERE TONIGHT.

UM, IT'S TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW.

AND, AND AGAIN, I I WANTED TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THREE OF YOU AS WELL.

UH, EXCUSE ME, RYAN, ARE THE RECIPIENTS HERE? THEY THEY ARE HERE.

YEAH.

WE CAN CALL 'EM UP NOW OR WE CAN DO OKAY.

YEAH, EITHER WAY.

NO PROBLEM.

I JUST, YEAH, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

SO, UM, I GOT THE HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE TWO OF THESE YOUNG LADIES TONIGHT AS THE RECIPIENTS OF THE WM SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.

UM, AS MOST OF YOU OR ALL OF YOU KNOW, MY NAME IS RYAN.

I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF, UH, WM IN OUR NEARLY 20 YEAR PARTNERSHIP COMING UP LATER THIS YEAR, UM, AT WASTE MANAGEMENT AT WM, WE'RE DRIVEN, OF COURSE, BY OUR CORE VALUES, SERVICE INTEGRITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES, AND ENSURING WE ARE WORKING TODAY FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW.

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE, UH, INNOVATIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS THAT HELP COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ACHIEVE THEIR GREEN GOALS, WHILE ALSO FOSTERING A CULTURE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT.

AND OVER THE CO COURSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, WM HAS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY.

IT'S A TESTAMENT TO OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY, EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY, WHICH IS WHY, UH, NIGHTS, LIGHTS, AND NIGHT ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.

GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES IS NOT JUST A RESPONSIBILITY, IT'S A PRIVILEGE.

SO WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND THE POTENTIAL OF OUR YOUTH TO SHAPE A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

SO HE, SO I HAVE, UM, MORGAN, I GUESS ON MY LEFT, AND SOPHIA HERE ON MY RIGHT, WHO ARE TWO BRIGHT, UH, DRIVEN, INSPIRING STUDENTS WHO ARE ABOUT TO TAKE THE NEXT, NEXT BIG STEP IN THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEYS.

UH, SO FOR WM, THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOT JUST ABOUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

THEY'RE ABOUT RECOGNIZING POTENTIAL HARD WORK AND THE DREAMS, UM, THAT WILL SHAPE TOMORROW.

WE'RE INVESTING IN LEADERS, INNOVATORS, AND CHANGE MAKERS FOR TOMORROW.

UH, AND THAT IS WHY TONIGHT IS ONE OF THE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE NIGHTS, ONE OF THE NIGHTS I LOOK FORWARD TO EACH YEAR, UM, BECAUSE WE GET TO GIVE BACK AND RECOGNIZE, UH, THESE GREAT STUDENTS.

SO OUR FIRST RECIPIENT, UM, MORGAN REESE AKINS TO MY LEFT, UH, GRADUATING SENIOR FROM CEDAR HILL HIGH SCHOOL.

MORGAN WILL BE HEADING TO THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN NEW YORK CITY.

SO MORGAN, UH, IS GOING TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN FASHION DESIGN.

UH, HER CREATIVITY, DETERMINATION, AND GRATITUDE SHINE THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES.

UH, MORGAN CREDITS HER PARENTS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS FOR PUSHING HER TO REACH THIS POINT, AND WE ARE THRILLED TO SUPPORT HER AS SHE BRINGS HER VISION TO LIFE IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S FASHION CAPITALS.

AND THEN SECONDLY, UM, SOPHIA CANO IS GRADUATING FROM UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY, AND SOPHIA ALSO IN, IRONICALLY, WILL BE ATTENDING NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NYU IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, MAJORING MAJORING IN BIOCHEMISTRY ON THE PRE-MED TRACK.

IN ADDITION TO HER ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SOPHIA FINDS JOY IN WALKING, HIKING, READING, AND CROCHETING.

HER CURIOSITY AND COMPASSION ARE EXACTLY WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS AND ITS FUTURE HEALTHCARE LEADERS.

SO, MORGAN AND SOPHIA, ON

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BEHALF OF WM AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, CONGRATULATIONS.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.

YOUR JOURNEY IS JUST BEGINNING AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT YOU WILL MAKE.

AND I WILL SAY ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S FUN ABOUT THIS IS WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS AWARD FOR 20 SOME ODD YEARS NOW, AND, AND SOME OF THE EARLY RECIPIENTS ARE OLD AND HAVE OLDER NOW.

THEY HAVE, THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORKPLACE, THEY HAVE FAMILIES, THEY ARE MATURE.

UM, BUT I SEE EACH YEAR THE CANDIDATES GET MORE AND MORE IMPRESSIVE.

AND, UH, THESE TWO WELL-DESERVING INDIVIDUALS ARE, ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE.

I GOT TO SPEAK TO THEM, UH, BEFORE TONIGHT'S, UM, MEETING.

AND SO IT'S JUST, IT'S ALWAYS IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS.

AND, AND I THINK WHAT'S FUN IS THE FASHION AND THE PRE-MED ARE BOTH PERFECT ENTRY POINTS INTO WM.

UH, WM DOES A LOT OF WORK IN TEXTILES AND SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING, SO I SEE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO WM AND, AND WM THROUGH A RECENT ACQUISITION OF STERICYCLE NOW IS IN THE HEALTHCARE, UH, SOLUTIONS BUSINESS WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, SUSTAINABLE DISPOSAL FOR MIDWIFE.

SO I SEE BOTH OF THESE CANDIDATES ACTUALLY BEING VERY LEGIT WM EMPLOYEES IN THE FUTURE.

SO, ALL RIGHT.

UM, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GONNA PASS IT BACK TO COUNCIL TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS FOR THE BOTH OF THESE LADIES, AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN GET A, A PICTURE WITH SOME FOLKS.

SO, SOUNDS GOOD.

I WOULD LOVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

LET ME BEGIN IN WITH, UH, COUNCILWOMAN INE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANKS RYAN.

WE, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR, UH, THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT OF WM, OF, I AM JUST SO PROUD OF THE, THE BOTH OF YOU, UH, MORGAN.

I LOVE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE TRACK THAT YOU'RE TAKING, UH, AND JUST, AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.

I WANTED TO TAKE JUST AN EXTRA MOMENT TO SAY THAT SOPHIA, UH, WAS MY NEIGHBOR.

OH, OKAY.

UH, SHE MOVED NEXT DOOR TO US WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT NINE MONTHS OLD.

AND, UH, ALTHOUGH THEY, YOU KNOW, MOVED AWAY SOMETIME LATER, JUST TO SEE HER HERE NOW, UH, IS VERY MEANINGFUL.

UM, AND I'M JUST, ESPECIALLY, I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU AND, UM, GOOD LUCK TO YOU BOTH.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, UM, I'M OVERJOYED.

UM, I'M VERY HAPPY TO, UH, TO SEE YOU HERE TODAY.

UH, I'M PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT THUS FAR.

UH, I JUST WANT YOU TO CONTINUE TO KEEP SOARING HIGH, KEEP ASCENDING, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, DON'T FORGET ABOUT US.

WHENEVER YOU'RE BIG AND FAMOUS.

UH, PLEASE COME BACK AND BRING YOUR TALENT, YOU KNOW, HERE AND GIVE US SOMETHING, RIGHT? BUT, UM, I WOULD LOVE FOR COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

IS THAT OKAY? COUNSEL, COME ON DOWN.

[6. 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. ]

IS THE CITIZENS FORUM.

THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO TURN IN ANYTHING MAD SECRETARY? UH, WE DO HAVE ONE ONLINE COMMENT THAT WAS, UH, PRESENTED COUNSEL, SO IT'S, UH, ON YOUR DESK BEFORE YOU, SO NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN THERE.

NEXT ITEM

[a. Discussion and consideration of all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of "City of Cedar Hill, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2025", including the adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-852, which authorizes the issuance of such certificates of obligation.]

ON THE AGENDA IS BOND MATTERS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE IN SALE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2025, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 52, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH CERTIFICATE

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OF OBLIGATION.

COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEM, UM, IS THERE ANYTHING, UH, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

OH, YOU GUYS WITH THE CITY MANAGER? DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION? OH, PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

OKAY, I SIT IN THE BACK.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM AND COUNCIL, COUNCIL, MY PART.

I AM, MY NAME IS QUINT WYNN.

I'M JOINED ALONGSIDE MARTY SHU AND SHE'S PACK PASSING OUT A PACKET OF INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, LORD.

BECAUSE OF OUR SIZE CITY AND THE AMOUNT OF VALUATIONS THAT WE HAVE, UH, WE ARE ALMOST MAXED OUT.

WELL, I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE AND CONTINUE THE EXCITEMENT, AND I'M EXCITED TO REPORT GOOD NEWS FOR THE CITY.

UM, I'M HERE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY'S CEOS AND TAX NOTES.

UM, THESE BONDS WERE SOLD THROUGH A COMPETITIVE SALE.

AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT IS, IS WHERE THESE BONDS WERE PUT ON THE OPEN MARKET, UH, FOR ANY UNDERWRITERS TO SUBMIT A BID, UH, WITH THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE AND SELL TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, AND IF YOU WOULD FLIP TO TAB ONE, THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, WE RECEIVED FOUR BIDDERS, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS.

UH, FIDELITY CAPITAL MARKETS CAME IN WITH THE LOWEST BID AT 4.33%, OR TIC, TRUE INTEREST COST.

UM, THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION WERE AROUND 9.97 IN PROJECT PROCEEDS TO THE CITY WITH A DELIVERY OF JUNE 26TH, WHICH IS THE DATE THE CITY WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDS.

UH, WE AMORTIZE THIS OVER A 20 YEAR TERM WITH LEVEL EQUAL ANNUAL PRINCIPAL LEVEL EQUAL ANNUAL PAYMENTS.

UM, AND THERE'S ALSO A SET OF NUMBERS FOR YOU TO REVIEW.

UM, I WON'T GO TOO MUCH INTO THE DETAILS.

UM, AND TO CONTINUE INTO THE NEXT TAB FOR THE TAX NOTES, WE RECEIVED EIGHT BIDS, UH, WITH TD SECURITIES WITH THE LOWEST TIC AT 3.2800000000000002%.

THE TAX NOTE TAX NOTES ALSO HAVE THE SAME CLOSING DATE OR DELIVERY DATE OF JUNE 26TH.

UH, THESE TAX NOTES ARE AMORTIZED OVER A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD WITH ALSO LEVEL ANNUAL PAYMENTS.

BUT I DO WANNA NOTE IN THE FIRST YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 2026, THERE IS A RATHER LARGE PAYMENT THAT YOU WILL NOTICE.

UM, IT IS AROUND 3.2 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE.

UM, AND THAT IS JUST WITH THE, UH, GOAL TO HOPEFULLY WITH THE PROJECTION OF THE TAX RATE TO LEVEL OUT THAT TAX RATE WITH THE 18 CENTS.

UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT ME AT ANY POINT IN TIME WITH THE NEXT TAB.

TAB B, WE WANTED TO COMPARE THE CITY'S RATE OF THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION WITH KIND OF AN INDEX THAT WE TRACK, UM, FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES, THE CITY IS WELL BELOW THAT.

UM, IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT THE GREEN LINE, THE B-B-I-G-O INDEX, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT A 5.27%, UM, THIS IS AN INDEX THAT WE TRACK, UM, OF 20 YEAR, OF A 20 YEAR TERM OF GEO BONDS.

AND IT'S PRETTY GOOD COMPARISON, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE CITY IS AT A 4.33%, UM, WHICH IS REALLY AMAZING NEWS.

AND IF YOU WOULD FLIP TO THE NEXT TAB, TAB C, THAT VERY GREAT, UM, INTEREST RATE THAT Y'ALL RECEIVED IS DUE TO A, THE CITY'S GREAT, OH MY GOSH, EXCUSE ME.

UM, A RATING WITH S AND P AND MOODY'S.

WE, THE CITY APPLIED FOR AND PURCHASED A RATING FROM BOTH S AND P AND MOODY'S.

THIS TIME AROUND, UH, THE CITY ANSWERED A LONG LIST OF QUESTIONS, AND I KNOW IT WAS A VERY EXTENSIVE PROCESS, AND S AND P AND MOODY'S CAME BACK WITH THE RESULT OF A S AND P RATING OF AA AND MOODY'S OF AA ONE.

AND I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT THAT MOODY'S, THIS AA ONE RATING IS A NOTCH BELOW A PERFECT SCORE.

AND S AND P IS TWO NOTCHES BELOW A PERFECT SCORE.

AND WE'D HOPE TO SEE THAT IMPROVE IN THE FUTURE.

THE CITY HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO DO TO REALLY ACHIEVE THOSE HIGH RATINGS.

UM, AND WHAT WE, THEY REALLY WANNA SEE IS JUST VALUE IN RESERVES, WHICH IS NOTHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN CONTROL, BUT THAT IS REALLY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT ME.

BUT AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, IT'S A REALLY EXCITING NIGHT TO BE HERE.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? UM, SO FOR EVERYONE WHO'S LISTENING THAT, UH, DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE JUST SAID, I'LL TRANSLATE.

UM, WE ARE DOING VERY WELL, UH, SERIOUSLY.

UM, I THINK, UH, BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF OUR CITY, WE ARE HA WE ARE ACTUALLY MAXED OUT.

THAT IS THE HIGHEST RATING WE CAN GET AS IT RELATES TO S AND P.

AND I THINK THE MOODY'S, UH, WE ARE TWO NOTCH BELOW, UH, OF THE HIGHEST, BUT MAYBE MOODY'S, WE CAN STILL MOVE UP, BUT

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SO THAT IS VERY GOOD.

UH, PHYSICAL MANAGEMENT BY OUR, UH, FINANCE, UH, FINANCE TEAM, AND, UM, THEY'RE TELLING US ALL GREAT THINGS.

DID I SUMMARIZE THAT OKAY? YES, YOU DID.

PERFECT.

BOND MATTERS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TAX NOTE SERIES 2025, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 53, WHICH AUTHORIZED THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH TAX NOTE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, PRO TWO, ANY FOR A MOTION? OH, UH, I AM READY FOR A MOTION.

I AM READY FOR A MOTION.

YES, MAY MAYOR I, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 52 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.

SECOND, I DO HAVE A MAYOR.

I DO, I I DO HAVE A MOTION AND I DO HAVE A SECOND FROM, UH, COUNCILOR HAYDEN MADAM SECRETARY, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 52, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2025, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SAID CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BY THE LEVY OF AN A VALOREM TAX UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY.

AND A LIMITED PLEDGE OF THE CITY'S COM COMBINED WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM PROVIDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTER MATTERS, INCIDENTAL AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE, PAYMENT, SECURITY SALE, AND DELIVERY OF SAID CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF A PAYING AGENT REGISTER AGREEMENT, AND THE APPROVAL AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT PERTAINING THERETO AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL RIGHT, MOVE UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

NEXT ITEM IN

[b. Discussion and consideration of all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of "City of Cedar Hill, Texas, Tax Notes, Series 2025", including the adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-853, which authorizes the issuance of such tax notes.]

OR DO YOU NEED TO PRESENT ANYTHING? MARTY? THIS ITEM IS JUST THE SECOND THAT FELL UNDER THE WHOLE PRESENTATION THAT QUINTE JUST GAVE YOU.

SO AS YOU'LL RECALL, SHE ALREADY WENT OVER THE RATE INFORMATION AND THE STRUCTURE, SO, OKAY.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN PRO TIM? YEAH, MAKE MAYOR I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 53 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE, ISSUANCE OF TAX NOTES.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.

COUNCILWOMAN INE.

UH, MADAM SECRETARY, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 53, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TAX NOTES SERIES 2025, SPECIFYING THE TERMS AND FEATURES OF SUCH NOTES, LETTING A CONTINUING DIRECT ANNUAL AVALOR TAX FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH NOTES AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THERETO, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF A PAYING AGENT REGISTRAR AGREEMENT, AND THE APPROVAL AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

ALL FAYE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL RIGHT, MOVE UNANIMOUS.

NEXT ITEM

[8. 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 ITEMS THAT, UH, CAN BE VOTED UPON WITH ONE SINGLE VOTE.

UH, THANK YOU MARTY AND YOUR TEAM.

UM, SO, UH, AND, AND, AND I AM COUNCIL, MEMBERS CAN PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT FOR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FROM CONSENT I'D LIKE TO PULL? ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GONNA PULL ITEM B.

ANY OTHER ITEMS BE PULLED? COUNSEL.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL CONTINUE.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF MAY 6TH, 2025, SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AND THE MAY 13TH, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM C, CASE NUMBER SP 700 DASH 2025 CONSIDER APPROVING AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND APPLICATION FOR A SITE PLAN FOR A MACHINE SHOP ON PROPERTY ZONE IP INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT, UH, DISTRICT LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF EDGEFIELD WAY APPROXIMATELY ONE 15 FEET SOUTH OF EDENS WAY WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 1500 EDGE WAY APPLICANT SAYED ALI WITH A NS CEDAR HILL PROPERTY OWNERS CEDAR HILL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

ITEM D, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH J AND L CONSTRUCTION A LC FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN DOLLARS 31 CENTS FOR THE NORTH

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ROBERTS ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

ITEM E, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH THE MEGA CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 128,000 FOR THE SOMERSET SIDEWALK EXTENSION PROJECT.

CDBG FUNDED COUNCIL.

THOSE OF YOU'RE CONSIDERED DENIED ITEMS. COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

OH YEAH, YOU'RE NOT PUSHING THE RIGHT BUTTON.

IS THAT, THAT'S HA, THAT'S OH, .

THERE YOU GO.

PARTNER.

NEW NEW, UH, NEW STUFF HERE.

NEW BUTTONS.

I'M SORRY, MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT OF YET ITEMS AS READ A, C, D, AND E, SIR.

THANK YOU COUNCILOR HAYDEN.

UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.

COUNCILMAN MCCURDY, ALL OF FAITH, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ITEM B, CASE

[b. Case No. SP-694-2025 - Consider approving, in accordance with the Planning & Zoning Commission's recommendation, an application for a site plan for a restaurant with drive-through (Dairy Queen) on property zoned “LR” (Local Retail) District, located on the south side of East Belt Line Road, approximately 590 feet east of South Joe Wilson Road with the address being 848 East Belt Line Road. Applicant: Pann Sribhen with PSA Engineering, Property Owners: Sajib Singha with Bhimashankar LLC.]

NUMBER S SP 6 9 4 2025.

CONSIDER APPROVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANNING ZONING, COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND APPLICATION FOR A SITE PLAN WITH A RESTAURANT WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH DAIRY QUEEN ON PROPERTY ZONE LL LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST BELTLINE ROAD.

APPROXIMATE 590 FEET EAST OF SOUTH JOE WILSON ROAD WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 8 48 EAST BELTLINE ROAD.

APPLICANT PAN SHRI WITH PSA, ENGINEERING PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, SA UH, SA JE, UH, SINHA WITH, UM, BOB.

THANK YOU GLOVER.

UH, BA MY SON CAR LLC DID YOU NEED TO SEE THE ADVOCATE OR YOU JUST WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? OKAY.

CUSTOMER FLOOR.

JUST WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS.

UM, THIS IS TRULY AN AMAZING NIGHT.

NOT ONLY ARE WE INSTALLING A MAYOR AND A MAYOR, PRO TEM AND A COUNCIL MEMBER, NOT ONLY ARE WE REVIEWING HILLTOP SECURITIES, BUT DAIRY QUEEN IS RETURNING TO THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

AND I DID HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STOCKED WITH DILLY BARS, BUT I'M SURE THAT WE PROBABLY WILL.

BUT THIS, I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

SO MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE ASKING, IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT, THAT MAKE OUR CITY SPECIAL.

AND GETTING A DAIRY QUEEN IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

UH, CARMEN IVY, WHERE ARE YOU AT? SHE'S NOT IN HERE.