* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. Call meeting to order.] [00:00:09] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS JUNE 10TH, 2025. THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT. I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I HAVE 7:00 PM I WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARRY IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS THE INVOCATION. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY PASTOR JIM HENNESSY WITH TRINITY, UH, CHURCH OF CEDAR HILL. AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. HEY PASTOR, HOW ARE YOU, SIR? I'M GREAT. THANKS, MAYOR. HOW ARE YOU SIR? GOOD WITH EVERYONE. PLEASE STAND, PLEASE. LET'S PRAY. AND FATHER, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SERVANT LEADERS WHO HAVE GATHERED HERE, WHO'VE CHOSEN TO GIVE OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO MAKE OUR CITY GOOD LORD. UM, I THANK YOU THAT WHO YOU CALL, YOU ALSO, YOU ALSO GRACE, YOU SUPPLY. YOU GIVE TO US WHAT WE NEED TO BE GOOD LEADERS. AND WHAT THAT PRACTICALLY MEANS, OF COURSE, IS THAT WHEN OUR CITY NEEDS PEACE, WE DON'T HAVE TO RELY ONLY ON THE HUMAN SKILLS. WE CAN. WE CAN RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT WHEN WE NEED WISDOM. THERE'S THE HOLY SPIRIT WHEN WE NEED, YEAH, GUIDANCE, CONVICTION, YOU MAKE ALL OF THAT AVAILABLE TO US. AND SO TONIGHT, WE SIMPLY HUMBLE OURSELVES TO SAY, HELP OUR CITY. HELP THOSE WHO SERVE OUR CITY. AND, UM, WE, WE REALLY WANT TO RELY ON YOU SO THAT YOUR WILL CAN BE DONE IN, UM, IN THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR IT, JESUS. UH, ONE MORE THING, LORD, WOULD YOU PLEASE ACCELERATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOG PARK? AND WE THANK YOU FOR IT. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN . AMEN. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN, UM, WITH THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY, JUSTICE. FOR HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD WON AN INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU AGAIN, PASTOR, FOR THE UH, INVOCATION. [a. Present a Proclamation designating June 14, 2025, as Juneteenth Celebration Day in Cedar Hill. ] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION. PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING JUNE 14TH, 2025 AS JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION DAY IN CEDAR HILL. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GERALD MALONE. HELLO, HOW YOU DOING? HELLO. HELLO, HELLO. DEFINITELY HUMBLED AND HONORED TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION TONIGHT PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. WHEREAS PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ON JANUARY 1ST, 1863. AND WHEREAS ALTHOUGH RUMORS OF FREEDOM FOR THE SLAVES WERE WIDESPREAD, ACTUAL EMANCIPATION DID NOT COME UNTIL THE CIVIL WAR ENDED. TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER, WHEN GENERAL GORDON GRANGER RODE INTO GALVESTON, TEXAS ISSUING GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER THREE ON JUNE 19TH, 1865. AND WHEREAS AS THE NEWS SPREAD THOUSANDS FLOODED THE STREETS OF GALVESTON REJOICING IN THEIR NEWFOUND FREEDOM AND CELEBRATING WITH SONG DANCE AND PRAYERS CREATING THE DAY, WE NOW CELEBRATE AS JUNETEENTH TO COMMEMORATE AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM. AND WHEREAS TODAY, THE SAME CELEBRATIONS ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO REMIND, REMEMBER THE POST, RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY AND REINFORCE OUR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. AND WHERE IS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL? RECOGNIZES THAT A DIVERSE COMMUNITY FOUNDED ON SHARED VALUES AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT IS OUR STRENGTH AND OPPORTUNITY [00:05:01] FOR THE FUTURE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS PLEASED TO JOIN WITH THE CITIES OF DUNCANVILLE, DESOTO, AND LANCASTER IN THE BEST SOUTHWEST CELEBRATIONS OF JUNETEENTH AND RECOGNI, RECOGNITION OF OUR RICH DIVERSITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE, STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 14TH, 2025 AS JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION DAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS. I URGE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY, TO RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTH OF A RICH CULTURE AND EXPERIENCE THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE. THIS CELEBRATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE HISTORY OF AN IMPORTANT PART OF AMERICAN SOCIETY AND HELPS UNIFY OUR CITY AND OUR NATION AS A WHOLE. THE 2025 BEST SOUTHWEST JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2025 FROM 5:00 PM TO 10:00 PM AT GRIMES PARK, 5 0 1 EAST WINTER GREEN ROAD, DESOTO, TEXAS 7 5 1 1 5. AND WITNESS, WHEREFORE, I HAVE HEREON TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025. STEVE MASON, THE MAYOR. OKAY, THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE PARK SPORT, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT THE UPCOMING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THAT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE IN DESOTO AT GRIMES PARK. UH, SO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IS WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD MUSIC. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A ZAP INTENSE AND A BAND CALLED, UH, CHADLEY CHRISLEY. UM, THERE ARE GONNA BE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE CHILDREN, INCLUDING, UM, BOUNCE HOUSES AND, AND, AND INFLATABLE EQUIPMENT AS WELL. UM, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE FOOD AND, AND DIFFERENT VENDORS. UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE VENDORS THAT SERVE ALL OF OUR FAVORITES, INCLUDING BARBECUE, UH, UM, TURKEY LEGS, CRAWFISH HOT DOGS, AND NUMEROUS OTHER DELIGHTS. UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OTHER LOCAL VENDORS INCLUDING ARTS AND CRAFT VENDORS, UM, VENDORS THAT HAVE OTHER TYPES OF, UH, MERCHANDISE. UM, THIS EVENT, AS WE SAID, IS GOING TO BE THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY. UM, PARKING IS GOING TO BE FREE, SO PLEASE GET THERE ON TIME. SO, UH, THANK YOU ALL. UM, I ALSO LIKE TO JUST MAKE ONE OTHER STATEMENT. UM, THE, UM, OUR GRANDMOTHER OF JUNETEENTH, UH, DR. OPAL LEE, UH, SHE'S, UM, UNDER THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW, SO I WOULD LIKE EACH OF YOU TO SAY A PRAYER FOR HER. UH, WE HOPE THAT SHE MAKES A FULL RECOVERY VERY SOON, AND SO THAT SHE CAN LEAD US IN A CELEBRATION OF THIS UPCOMING JUNETEENTH. UH, THANK YOU. YES, I'M READY. . I HAVE, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN DESOTO THIS SATURDAY. NEXT ITEM [b. Badge pinning and administering Oaths of Office to newly promoted fire personnel. ] ON THE AGENDA IS BADGE PENDING AND ADMINISTRATING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY PROMOTED FIRE PERSONNEL. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR FIRE CHIEF REYES. GOOD EVENING, CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I, I GET TO DO SOME REALLY, REALLY COOL STUFF. AS, AS THE FIRE CHIEF, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, UH, THAT I GET TO DO IS BRING NEWLY HIRED PERSONNEL UP HERE AND CELEBRATE THOSE THAT, UH, THAT ARE GETTING PROMOTED. AND I HAVE BOTH OF YOU, BOTH OF THOSE FOR YOU TONIGHT. UH, I'D LIKE TO CALL HEATHER AND WILL UP IF YOU CAN. PLEASE COME UP. AND CHIEF HARRISON, CHIEF ALEXANDER AND CHIEF O'NEILL, HE'LL COME UP AS WELL. I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, HEATHER AND, AND WILL. SO, UH, HEATHER IS, IS SOMEBODY THAT, THAT WE JUST HIRED. AS YOU KNOW, OUR PRACTICE IS, UH, WE SWEAR OUR NEW NEWLY HIRED PERSONNEL IN, UH, IN FRONT OF COUNSEL. AND THEN UPON THEIR ONE YEAR, UH, PROBATIONARY, UH, EXPIRATION TIME, WE PIN THEIR, THEIR BADGES ON THEM. WE ALSO PIN BADGES ON NEWLY PROMOTED PERSONNEL, AND, AND THAT'S GONNA BE WILL FOR US TONIGHT. BUT I, I WANNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HEATHER. SO HEATHER'S A YOUNG LADY THAT'S BEEN A PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINER FOR OVER FOUR YEARS. HEATHER, UH, [00:10:01] CAME TO US WAY OF TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE AS A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC. WE WERE, UH, FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GRAB HEATHER AND HIRE HER AS SHE WAS WRAPPING UP HER FIRE PARAMEDIC TRAINING AT, UH, TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE. AND, AND WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD TO HAVE HER, HAVE HER AMONGST US. UH, HEATHER'S GOT A REALLY BRIGHT FUTURE HERE WITH US, AND, AND, UH, SHE'S GONNA DO SOME GREAT THINGS AND WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO HAVE HER. UH, WILL, MAN, I, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GREAT THINGS ABOUT WILL, WILL IS SOMEBODY THAT WE HIRED, UH, ON CEDAR HILL FIRE, UH, WITHOUT ANY CERTIFICATIONS. WILL IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. UH, WILL GRADUATED THE NAVAL ACADEMY FOR IN ANNAPOLIS IN, IN 2011, WILL HAS DONE FOUR COMBAT TOURS OVERSEAS, UH, LED MEN THROUGH BATTLE. AND, AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD TO HAVE HIM AMONGST US. UH, WILL HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THE US NAVAL ACADEMY AND A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. AND HE IS GOING TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS A, UH, AMONGST US. AND OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE TRIED TO STEAL HIM FROM US. WE'RE NOT GONNA LET IT HAPPEN. WILL WILL'S GONNA BE HERE, HERE WITH US. SO, UH, UH, I'D LIKE TO PROCEED WITH, UH, WILL'S BADGE, PINNING CEREMONY. WILL'S WIFE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT, WILL'S WIFE, UH, AND, AND THEIR THREE BOYS WERE UNABLE TO BE HERE, UH, DUE TO, UH, UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. SO WILL HAS ASKED ME TO PIN HIS BADGE ON HIM. SO I, I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR WILL. ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA PROCEED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF, OF THEIR OATH FOR, UH, THEIR NEW POSITIONS. SO I STATE YOUR NAME. YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WAS FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. I OBJECT, EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES I OF, FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF CEDAR, STATE OF TEXAS, THE BEST OF MY PROTECT CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OF THIS CONGRATULATIONS WILL AND, UH, WELCOME HEATHER, WELCOME TO THE TEAM. I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE MAYOR AND COUNCIL BY SAYING THAT I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE RESOURCES THAT YOU PROVIDE US BECAUSE OF THOSE RESOURCES WE'RE ABLE TO GREAT. UH, BRING IN GREAT PEOPLE LIKE WILL AND HEATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, CHIEF. ALRIGHT, GREAT STUFF, EVERYONE. [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. ] MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IT IS CITIZENS FORUM. THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZEN TO COME AND TALK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANNA TALK ABOUT. ITEMS THAT MAY BE ON THE AGENDA, UH, CANNOT BE DISCUSSED OR DELIBERATED. BUT, UM, I DO HAVE ONE THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO ME, COUNSEL, AND THAT IS FROM RAMONA RUSHING. CAN YOU PLEASE COME ON DOWN? HER TOPIC IS VEHICLES PARKED ON STREETS. UM, IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. UH, RAMONA RUSHING. I LIVE AT 4 5 5 ORCHARD HILL, AND I WANTED TO REVISIT THESE PROBLEMS. I'VE MENTIONED SOME OF THEM BEFORE ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. UH, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT HAPPENED RECENTLY, UM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY WENT TO THE TROUBLE AND EXPENSE TO PAY PAINT HOUSE NUMBERS ON THE CURB AND THEN ALLOW CARS TO PARK IN FRONT OF THAT NUMBER. UH, I CONCLUDED PAGE TWO. IT SHOWS A VEHICLE THAT'S BEEN PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. IT'S NOT THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT SAT THERE FOR FOUR DAYS. UM, I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO, UH, ARE ELDERLY WHO USE A CANE OR A WALKER, AND IT'S KIND OF HARD TO MAN TO MANIPULATE YOUR WAY ACROSS THE, THE GRASS. THEY NEED ACCESS TO A SIDEWALK. I KNOW THE STREET IS PUBLIC ACCESS, BUT FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO THE STREET BELONGS TO THE HOMEOWNER. SO MY SIDEWALK IS BLOCKED MOST OF THE [00:15:01] TIME, AND IT'S, IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. UM, ALSO HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE GATES ACROSS THEIR DRIVEWAY, UH, THEY WON'T GO TO THE TROUBLE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE GATE, SO THEY PARK OUT ON THE STREET, WHICH CREATES MORE CARS BACKED UP INTO THE NEIGHBORS ON THEIR CURBS. AND IT, THAT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. WE END UP WITH CROWDED STREETS AND WHEN THEY PARK DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER, IT'S VERY NARROW TO GO THROUGH WITH A CAR. I DON'T THINK A FIRETRUCK COULD GET THROUGH THERE SOMETIMES. UM, ALSO THERE ARE A LOT OF CARS PARKED ON THE STREET WITH EXPIRED TAGS. THE CAR THAT I PICTURED ON THIS PAPER DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A TAG ON THE WINDSHIELD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. YOU CAN DRIVE DOWN ANY STREET ANY DAY AND SEE AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN CARS WITH EXPIRED TAGS. THE CITY CODE REQUIRES PARK VEHICLES TO PARK IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE TRAFFIC FLOW THAT HAPPENS MAYBE 50% OF THE TIME. YOU END UP WITH CARS BLOCKING EACH OTHER IN. AND THEN CARS ARE PARKED TOO CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT OF THE ALLEYWAY. THIS IS ALSO A CODE VIOLATION. CARS PARK IN FRONT OF FIRE HYDRANTS, THAT'S ANOTHER VIOLATION. I SEE THIS EVERY DAY AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ANYTHING GETS DONE ABOUT IT. I KNOW IT'S A LAW, BUT IF IT'S NOT ENFORCED, IT'S MEANINGLESS AND IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU MS. RUSHING FOR EXPRESSING YOUR CONCERN. UM, MADAM CITY MANAGER, YOU'LL HAVE SOMEBODY TO PLEASE FOLLOW UP AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THANK YOU MADAM CITY MANAGER. UM, COUNSEL, THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR CITIZENS FORMS AS WISHING TO SPEAK WITH US TODAY. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING ONLINE THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO YOUR COUNSEL. SO THEREFORE, THE [a. Case No. CUP-707-2025 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for 1) a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption in conjunction with a restaurant and 2) a Site Plan, on property zoned Local Retail (LR) District and within the Uptown Overlay, generally located west of N. Clark Road, with the address being 311 N. Clark Road (former TGI Friday’s). Applicant: Jim Powell with Olive Garden Holdings, LLC Property Owner: Patrick Luther with Paradise 123, LLC] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC HEARING CASE NUMBER CUP 7 0 7 2025. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR ONE, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SALE OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT. AND TWO, A SITE PLAN ON PROPERTY ZONE. UH, LOCAL RETAIL LR DISTRICT WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY. GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF NORTH CLARK ROAD WITH THE ADDRESS BEING THREE 11 NORTH CLARK ROAD. FORMER TGI FRIDAYS APPLICANT JIM UH, POWELL WITH OLIVE GARDEN'S HOLDINGS, LLC PROPERTY OWNERS PATRICK LUTHER WITH PARADISE 1 2 3 LLC. DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT ANYTHING TO COUNSEL BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC HEARING? PLEASE COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. UH, JIM POWELL. I'M AT, UH, SEVEN SIX OH COYOTE CREEK DRIVE IN VILLE, TEXAS. AND I'M A DEVELOP MANAGER FOR DARDEN RESTAURANTS AND WE OWN OLIVE GARDEN. AND, UH, WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO BRING A NEW OLIVE GUARD, UH, TO CEDAR HILL. AND, UH, JUST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER 'EM. UM, WE'VE JUST, UH, I I JUST GOTTA SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE NICEST MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS I'VE BEEN IN , SO YOU GUYS SHOULD BE PROUD. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR, UH, COMING OUT TO, UH, PRESENT WITH US TODAY. ALLOW ME TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST, AND THEN IF COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL ASK YOU TO COME BACK UP. OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ALRIGHT, UH, I'M ASKING FOR, I'M GONNA OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'M ASKING FOR ANYONE TO, TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 7 0 7 2025. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 7 0 7 2025? ALL RIGHT. NOT SEE ANYONE APPROACH. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL FOR ANY, UM, YOU KNOW, INQUIRIES, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? UH, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? SO THE, THE, THE BIGGEST QUESTION THAT, THAT, THAT I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY ASKED IS, ARE YOU GOING TO TEAR DOWN THE FRIDAY'S BUILDING AND BUILD A NEW BUILDING OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO UH, YES, SIR. REFINISH THE EXISTING ONE. AND, UH, TGI FRIDAYS WAS, UH, JUST A LITTLE TOO OLD AND THE LAYOUT ISN'T CONDUCIVE TO OUR, UH, CURRENT, UH, OPERATING, UM, STANDARD PRO PROCEDURE. SO YES, WE'RE GONNA TEAR THAT DOWN AND, UH, BUILD A BRAND NEW OLIVE GUARD. UH, AND WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MCCARTY IS THE, CAN YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE? IS IT UP? OH, SORRY. YEAH, YEAH. WE, WE HAVE, WE ALSO VIRTUAL, UH, HAVE STREAMING AS WELL, SO THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU. YEAH, WELL, UH, YEAH, WE ARE, IF WE GET OUR PERMITS, GET APPROVAL TODAY AND GET OUR PERMITS, UH, WE'RE PLANNED TO START IT NEXT MONTH IN JULY. AND, UH, WE WOULD OPEN IN MID APRIL AROUND THERE, SO. [00:20:02] OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. SURE. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CURDY? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER? YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION. I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR THE BREADSTICKS. I DIDN'T SEE ANY, DID YOU BRING ANY BREADSTICKS TONIGHT? WELL, I, I CAME UP FROM, UH, CLOSE TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER SO THAT I, I COULDN'T BRING 'EM, BUT THEY WERE PROBABLY BEEN A CALLED I, I'LL WAIT UNTIL YOU OPEN . I JUST WANTED TO BELIEVE ME, EVERYBODY ALWAYS ASK OUR, OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN, UM, ASKING FOR RESTAURANTS LIKE OLIVE GARDEN, AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE THE APPLICATION AND, AND I CAN'T WELCOME YOU JUST YET, BUT WELCOME TO SEE THERE. OKAY. WELL, WE'RE GONNA BE GLAD TO HEAR BE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. NOW THAT WAS THE QUESTION I HAD TOO, AS FAR AS WHEN, UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S ASKING WHEN IS HE GONNA OPEN? SO, UH, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU WHILE AGO IF YOU WERE SAYING THE TIMELINE, BUT WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? I'M SORRY. DO YOU EXPECT OPENING DATE? YEAH. UH, MID-APRIL OF 2026. OF 2026? YES. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH, IF WE GOT STARTED TODAY, IT TAKES, IT TAKES A WHILE TO BUILD THEM. YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT, UH, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SITE WORK, SO, UH, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE ON THAT. BUT BY THE TIME WE GET IT BUILT AND THEN GET THE OPERATION TEAMS IN TO, UH, HIRE EVERYBODY AND TRAIN, THEN IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT, ABOUT, UH, SIX MONTHS. UM, YES. WELL, THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING CEDAR HILL. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING CEDAR HILL. OH, WELL, YEAH. I, I KNOW THE REAL ESTATE TEAM, UH, AS A HIGH HOPES AND WILL BE, UH, YOU KNOW, WOULDN'T HAVE SELECTED IT IF THEY DIDN'T FEEL I WAS GONNA DO. WELL, COUNCILWOMAN AZI. THANK YOU. UH, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FOOD, UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, UM, IS THIS A TYPICAL WHAT YOU WERE BUILDING IS A TYPICAL SIZED, UM, OLIVE GARDEN IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF A TYPICAL SIZE RESTAURANT. UM, OUR BUILDING IS ABOUT 6,400 SQUARE FEET. UH, WE DO HAVE A LITTLE LARGER ONE, BUT IT JUST WOULDN'T FIT ON THIS PAD. MM-HMM . UH, WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, TEARING OUT MORE OF THE SITE AND, UH, LOSING PARKING. SO, BUT, UH, THE KITCHEN IS THE SAME SIZE AS THE LARGER ONE. JUST A FEW SEATS, UH, LESS, BUT IT'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE VOLUME. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN IS, IS THE TGF FRIDAYS, IS THAT A DARDEN BRAND? NO, MA'AM. THEY, UH, USED TO BE, UM, BASED IN DALLAS. OKAY. UH, BUT THEY HAD A, I THINK THEY FRANCHISED OUR, ALL OF OUR DOMESTIC, UH, RESTAURANTS ARE OWNED BY DARDEN. UH, THEY'RE BASED OUT ALL OF ORLANDO. THANK YOU. AND, UH, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY FRIGHT FRANCHISEES. YEAH. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN SHARE, UM, REGARDING, UM, HOW, WHY THE DECISION WAS MADE? I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD ONE, UM, NEARBY FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT MAY BE OPENING IN MIDLOTHIAN OR SOMEWHERE JUST SOUTH OF US. UM, I'M JUST CURIOUS OF, UH, THIS LOCATION AND WHAT WENT INTO DECIDING THAT THIS WAS THE RIGHT PLACE. UM, WE'RE, WE DON'T HAVE A PAD, THE PATIO OR ANY EXTERIOR. AND, UH, IT'S REALLY MORE OF A FAMILY RESTAURANT WHERE THE TGI FRIDAYS, AT LEAST FROM MY MEMORY, I HAVEN'T BEEN TO ONE IN A LONG TIME, IS MORE OF A, I GUESS, UH, WELL, I WANNA SAY THEY, THEY, THEY HAD A BIG BAR BUSINESS. OUR, OUR ALCOHOL CELLS IS ONLY ABOUT 8% ON THE AVERAGE OF ALL FOOD CELLS. AND, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, BIRTHDAYS, MOTHER'S DAYS. MM-HMM. UH, CELEBRATIONS. AND, UM, SO, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXTERIOR WHATEVER, UM, PATIO. SO THERE WON'T BE ANY MUSIC PLAYING. AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND WELCOME. WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. UH, THE NEXT WOULD BE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE. GOOD EVENING. I WANNA SAY, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING CEDAR HILL. I HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH, UH, OLIVE GARDEN. I WAS SO EXCITED. I MEAN, I GO WAY BACK TO WHEN THEY HAD THE LITTLE MINI CHOCOLATE CAKES FOR YOUR BIRTHDAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, COUNCILMAN OZ, SHE KIND OF TOOK THE QUESTION 'CAUSE I WAS, UH, LOOKING AT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND I WAS JUST KIND OF WONDERING WHERE DID WE RANK AS FAR AS, I THINK IT WAS LIKE UP TO 8,500 IS SOME OF THE SIZES, UH, THAT THEY GET. AND I HAD ALREADY KIND OF TALKED TO STAFF ABOUT THE CAPACITY, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE GONNA GET SWAMPED. [00:25:01] UM, I JUST, I JUST STARTED, YEAH, I'LL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEIR OLDER, UH, RESTAURANTS, WHICH THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING OLIVE GARDEN FOR 40 YEARS, AND, UH, THEY, I, I JUST OVER THE YEARS THEY HAVE TRIED TO, UM, GET MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE OPERATIONS AND THIS LAYOUT THAT WE HAVE NOW. A LOT OF RESTAURANTS HAVE, UH, THEIR BACK HOUSE OR KITCHEN ON THE BACK. THIS ONE ACTUALLY HAS IT ON THE SIDE. AND THEY'RE, IT REALLY GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT, UH, MORE EFFICIENT AS FAR AS, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL D ROOMS THAT CAN BE OPEN AND SHUT DOWN AS, UH, UH, DINERS COME IN AND THE PEAK DINING PERIODS. AND, UM, AND WE, WE TRY TO, UH, HAVE SOME OUT DOOR WAITING AS WELL AS A SMALL LOUNGE AREA. 'CAUSE WE FOUND THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO THE BAR, UH, ESPECIALLY FAMILIES. MM-HMM . AND, UH, SO I, I THINK IT'LL, IT'LL KEEP UP WELL, UH, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND, YOU KNOW, SUNDAY LUNCH OR, YOU KNOW, CAN BE GONNA BE AS BUSY. ALSO. ONE OTHER QUESTION, UM, IS THERE A TIMELINE THAT, UM, OR A STAFF OR, UM, SOMEONE IN THE ORGANIZATION THAT LOOKS AT THE TIME WHEN IT COMES WHERE IT'S TIME TO ACTUALLY REFRESH A BUILDING? AND THE ONLY REASON WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION IS BECAUSE, UM, I WENT TO AN OLIVE GARDEN THAT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD, AND IT WAS IN A VERY, VERY BUSY AREA. AND KIND OF WHEN I WENT INTO THE, THE ESTABLISHMENT, UM, IT HAD REALLY BEEN UTILIZED A LOT. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, DO Y'ALL HAVE THAT IN PLACE IN THE ORGANIZATION? AND THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE YEAH, SORRY. IT'S LIKE A TIMELINE. SAY, OKAY, WE'RE COMING IN IN FIVE OR SIX YEARS AND WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH AND RENOVATE OR REFRESH THE BUILDING. WELL, I WILL SAY THIS, THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR FACILITIES PEOPLE ARE IN HOUSE. WE DON'T FARM THAT OUT. AND WE HAVE, UH, LOCAL, LOCAL PEOPLE THAT HANDLE, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE STORES. THEY HAVE 900 OF THE OLIVE GARDENS. SO IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZE STAFF. AND WE HAVE A REMO REMODEL TEAM. SO THIS ONE HAS THE NEWEST LOOK OR INTERIOR DESIGN. UH, AND ALL OF THE OLD ONES ARE GETTING REFRESHED, UH, CURRENTLY AND CONSTANTLY. AND, YOU KNOW, GENERALLY IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA SAY FIVE TO 10 YEARS. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT LEVEL THE REV REFRESH IS OR HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, UH, IT, IT NEEDS IT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY, WE TRY TO KEEP IT, EVERYTHING LOOKING NEW AND CLEAN AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WITHOUT IT GOING TOO LONG. 'CAUSE IT JUST, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE NOTICE THAT. RIGHT, RIGHT. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO CEDAR HILL. OKAY. OKAY. UM, I HAVE ONE PREFERENCE QUESTION AND THEN ONE TECHNICAL QUESTION. UH, THE PREFERENCE IS, UM, I KNOW THAT WE SEE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS RIGHT NOW THAT, UM, HAS I GUESS, CURBSIDE, UM, YOU KNOW, PARKING. BUT I GUESS THAT KIND OF WAS A REACTION TO THE PANDEMIC. DO YOU ANTICIPATE YOU'RE STILL GONNA HAVE, UH, CURBSIDE PARKING DEDICATED TO CURBSIDE? YES, SIR. YEAH. WE, WE DO. WE HAVE, UH, TYPICALLY HAVE, WELL, YOU KNOW, USED TO BE, WE, WE GENERALLY, WE LIKE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF EXTRA ACCESSIBLE STALLS. 'CAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF, UH, ELDER, UM, UM, PATRONS. AND, UM, WE USED TO HAVE THREE, MAYBE FOUR TO GO STALLS, BUT AFTER COVID OUR, UH, TO GO BUSINESS TOOK OFF AND WE NOW HAVE SIX, UH, DEDICATED STALLS FOR SOMEBODY THAT CAN PULL IN AND GET THEIR FOOD AND OUR RUNNERS BRING THOSE OUT. THEY DON'T HAVE THE, THE PATRONS DON'T HAVE TO COME IN. THEY CAN GO IN IF THEY WANT. SOME OF 'EM GO IN AND MAKE THE ORDER RIGHT THERE. BUT WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A, EXCUSE ME, , UH, A GOOD, UM, YOU KNOW, SYSTEM FOR ORDERING ONLINE. AND, UH, IT, UH, IT, IT TRAVELS WELL, UH, THE, UM, THE ITALIAN FOOD. SO WE, UH, DO A GOOD BUSINESS. THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR ME. I, YOU KNOW, I, I'M, I'M THE ONE THAT LIKES TO ORDER ONLINE A LOT, SO. YEAH. UM, AND I GUESS MY NEXT QUESTION IS, UH, THIS WAS APPROVED BY P AND G UNANIMOUSLY, UH, THERE WAS SOME CONDITIONS. DO YOU HAVE ANY, ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE CONDITIONS FROM P AND Z? NO. UH, I THINK WE HAVE ALREADY, UH, ADJUSTED OUR PLANS TO TAKE CARE OF THE, UM, TREES AND LANDSCAPING AND, UH, I THINK, UH, THE ONLY THING WE'RE WAITING, WE HAD, THEY ASKED FOR A IRRIGATION PLAN, WHICH WE'VE TURNED IN, AND, UH, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR APPROVAL ON THAT OR COMMENTS AND [00:30:01] WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, SO. OKAY. GREAT. WELL, THAT, UH, CONCLUDES ALL OF MY QUESTIONS. COUNSEL, IF THERE'S NOTHING ADDITIONAL, THE FLOOR IS OPEN. COUNCILMAN MCCURDY, MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER CP 7 0 7 2 20 25. WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, COUNCILMAN MALONE. UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOVE UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU AGAIN. VERY GOOD. WELCOME CEDAR HILL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. [a. Conduct a public hearing to receive input on the proposed FY2026 budget for the Cedar Hill Crime Control Prevention District (CCPD).] YEP. ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BUDGET AND TAX MATTERS. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT ON THE PROPOSED FY 2026 BUDGET FOR THE CEDAR HILL CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT CCPD COUNSEL. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT THE CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT? ANYONE HERE JUST WILLING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK? ALL RIGHT. NOT SEE ANYONE APPROACH. I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC [b. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-851, which approves and adopts the FY2026 budget for the Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD).] HEARING. AND NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 51, WHICH APPROVES AND ADOPTS THE PHYSICAL YEAR OF 2026. BUDGET FOR THE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT. CC PD PRO SIMS. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. SO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVED A PRESENTATION EARLIER THIS EVENING, AND SO BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 51, APPROVING THE, UH, 2026 BUDGET FOR THE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT. SECOND. ALRIGHT, WE DO HAVE A, UM, UH, AN APPROVAL FOR ADOPTION AND A SECOND ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNSEL MADAM SECRETARY, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 51, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. PROVIDING THAT EXPENDITURES FOR SAID FISCAL YEARS SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID BUDGET APPROPRIATING AND SETTING ASIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDS OF THE DISTRICT'S REVENUES FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND, AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE DISTRICT PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. UH, COUNSEL, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT. UM, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOVED UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCIL. [a. Consider electing a Mayor Pro Tem. ] UH, NEXT ITEM IS ELECTION MATTERS. PROTE, YOU WANT THE FLOOR? YES. OH, OKAY. SORRY. UH, CONSIDER ELECTING A MAYOR, PRO TEM. UH, PROM SIMS. OH, . ALRIGHT. ACTUALLY, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, ALLOW ME TO KIND OF, UH, PROVIDE, UH, I GUESS A LITTLE CONTEXT. UM, ELECTION MATTERS EVERY YEAR, UH, AFTER WE HAVE ELECTIONS, UH, TYPICALLY THE MEETING OR THE MEETING AFTER WE HAVE A, UH, ELECTION OF A MAYOR PRO TEM. THIS IS BEING ELECTED BY THE, UH, NOMINATED AND ELECTED BY THE PEERS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO WITH THAT PRO TEM SIMS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE LAST, UH, COUPLE YEARS. AND, AND SO, UM, I AM THRILLED TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO SOMEONE WHO'S, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT IS MORE THAN QUALIFIED. WELL, I'M ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS RIGHT NOW. I'M GOING TO NOMINATE. OKAY. UH, MAKING A MOTION FOR NOMINATION THAT WAS JUST EXPLAINED IN THE CONTEXT OF MY NOMINATION. I'M MOVED TO NOMINATE, UH, SOMEONE WHO'S MORE THAN QUALIFIED AND THAT WOULD BE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, GREGORY GLOVER. OKAY. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THE NOMINATION? YES, WE DO. HAVE A SECOND. ALRIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ON THE FLOOR? ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS ON THE FLOOR FOR ELECTING A MAYOR PROM? ALRIGHT, WE DO HAVE A NOMINATION ON THE FLOOR AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OKAY. WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND MO UNANIMOUS. SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UH, PRO UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS, THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UH, REALLY DO APPRECIATE, UH, YOU'RE PROBABLY READY FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO STOP BUGGING YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT [00:35:01] ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS I NEED YOU TO DO. SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER NOW, MAYOR PROTE GLOVER, UH, YOU HAVE THAT CHARGE NOW, SO PLEASE KEEP YOUR PHONE ON, ON, ON, ON THE DESK, KEEP YOUR RINGER LOUD. UH, SERIOUSLY, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONG WITH YOU AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING NOMINATION. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NOT OBLIGATED, BUT, UM, I JUST WANNA THANK EACH AND EVERY OF THE, ONE OF THE, OF OUR COUNCIL FOR THIS OR YOUR SUPPORT. COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, FORMER MAYOR PRO TE SIMS, MAYOR MASON, COUNCIL MEMBER KIRTI AND COUNCILWOMAN NAZI. UH, I, THIS IS INDEED AN HONOR AND UM, I KNOW I WALK IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF MAYOR PER TEMS BEFORE ME AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO MEET YOUR EXPECT, EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT, SIR. [9. 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.] ALRIGHT, MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT AGENDA. THIS CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH ONE SINGLE VOTE. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS, COUNSEL TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NOT SEEING ANY, UH, UH, CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM A, CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION, I'M SORRY. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH VERY TEXT ON IF I'M SAYING IT CORRECTLY. VERY TEXT ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF 62,165 FOR WATER CUSTOMER PORTAL SYSTEM UPGRADES TO INCLUDE LIVE CHAT AND ONLINE SERVICE REQUEST FEATURES. ITEM B, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK. GRANT, CDBG PROGRAM FOR THE SOMERSET SIDEWALK EXTENSION PROJECT. ITEM C AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE GEAR FROM CASCO INDUSTRIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,000. COUNCIL, THOSE ARE YOUR ITEMS. CUSTOMER HAYDEN. MAYOR, MOVE THAT WE OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD. MOVE THAT. WE APPROVE A CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS A THROUGH C IS READ. WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. COUNCILWOMAN INE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THAT, UM, IT IS, UM, MOVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR THAT. A FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. COUNCILWOMAN ZEEN THAT IS NON AN AVAILABLE MOTION. ALL FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE ARE ADJOURNED. 7 38. THANK YOU COUNSEL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.