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[1. Call meeting to order.]
GOOD AFTERNOON.TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2025.
THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT, AND, UH, I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING ORDER.
I WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARING, UH, OF FIREARMS IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
AND THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS INVOCATION.
PASTOR VICTOR JACKSON, BUILDING THE KINGDOM COMMUNITY CHURCH.
COME ON UP, UH, PASTOR, AND IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THAT WILL BE LED BY OUR VERY OWN MAYOR, PAUL TIM GREGORY GLOVER.
GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER AND EVERYBODY, UM, LET US PRAY.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME ONLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALLOWED US TO COME.
THERE'S NOTHING IN AND OF OURSELVES THAT HAVE GOT US TO THIS POINT IN OUR LIVES.
AND FOR THAT WE SAY THANK YOU AND FATHER GOD, I'M RECENTLY LEARNING WHAT A BIG GOD YOU ARE, LORD.
SO MANY TIMES WE JUST THINK LOCALLY.
BUT FATHER, YOU ARE A GLOBAL GOD AND YOU ARE A BIG GOD.
AND LORD, I PRAY THAT CEDAR HILL WILL BE BIG IN THE EYES OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO OUR CITY.
IT WOULD BE BIG BECAUSE OUR LOVE IS SO BIG.
IT WILL BE BIG BECAUSE OUR PATIENCE IS SO BIG.
IT WILL BE BIG BECAUSE OUR FORGIVENESS IS SO BIG.
IT WILL BE BIG BECAUSE OUR UNDERSTANDING AND OUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND APPRECIATING DIVERSITY WILL BE SO BIG.
FATHER GOD BLESS THIS CITY TO CONTINUE, LORD GOD, TO BE THE BEST BIG LITTLE CITY IN THE WORLD.
FATHER, I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE.
IF I HAD ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, LORD, I STILL WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, WHERE YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND PRAY, WHERE WE HAVE A MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST EVERY TWO MONTHS, FATHER GOD, WHERE OUR LEADERS ARE MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD, WHERE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, LORD, FOLLOWS YOUR LEAD.
WHERE OUR CITIZENS, FATHER GOD WANTS THE BEST FOR THIS CITY.
FATHER GOD, CONTINUE TO GIVE US A BIG HEART FOR EACH OTHER AND A BIG HEART FOR YOU.
I THANK YOU AND I PRAISE YOU IN JESUS NAME.
AND JOIN ME IN OUR PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG, FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR, AND NOW THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE TO TEXAS ONE, ONE STATE UNDERGRAD, ONE AN INDIVISIBLE.
[a. Presentation of the William J. Pitstick Regional Excellence Award from the North Central Texas Council of Governments to Mayor Stephen Mason. ]
IS A PRESENTATION OF THE WILLIAM J PIGSTICK REGIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO MAYOR STEVE MASON.UM, THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY JUDGE LITTLE.
HEY, JUDGE, HOW ARE YOU? WELCOME.
DO YOU NEED ME TO COME DOWN? I DO.
IT'S, UH, IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK IN CEDAR HILL.
I SPENT, UH, SEVERAL YEARS OF MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER HERE AND GRADUATED FROM TRINITY CHRISTIAN IN CEDAR HILL, 1987.
I WANNA, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
UH, ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO, WE HAD THE ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
AND, UH, MAYOR MASON, UH, WAS CONFLICTED.
SO I WANTED TO BE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT SITUATION.
UH, ANYBODY THAT'S IN CITY OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF REGIONALISM AND, UH, IF THEY'VE BEEN A PART OF CITY OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT VERY LONG, THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WILLIAM PITSTICK REGIONALIZATION AWARD IS ALL ABOUT.
SO I'M GONNA READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, AND THEN I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR MAYOR RIGHT HERE AT HOME, WHICH I'VE SEEN KIND OF GROW UP SINCE, UH, FORMER MAYOR.
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THE DAY, AND, UH, NOW HE'S I THINK IN HIS, UH, THIRD TERM, RIGHT? THIRD TERM, YEAR SEVEN, OR YEAR EIGHT, OR, THAT'S RIGHT.SO HE IS DOING, DOING GREAT THINGS FOR THE CITY.
LET ME READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AWARD AND, AND JUST SHARE WITH YOU THE, THE, THE IMPORTANCE OF IT.
THIS AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 19 93, 32 YEARS AGO.
OVER 328 MEMBERS ARE A MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
THEY ARE ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES UNDER CHAPTER 3 91, THIS AWARD IS IN RECOGNITION OF AN INDIVI OF, OF MR. PITSTICK, WHO STARTED THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IN 1968.
THIS AWARD WAS GIVEN NAMED AFTER HIM FOR HIS STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE CONCEPT OF THE PROMOTION OF REGIONALISM.
THE AWARD IS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.
HE'S THE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHICH I'M BLESSED TO SERVE IN AS ONLY THE THIRD.
HE ADVOCATED STRONGLY FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION.
UH, BILL, MR. PITSTICK PASSED AWAY IN 2023, BUT HIS DEDICATED WORK AND COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL COOPERATION CONTINUES TO BE HIS OUTSTANDING LEGACY.
THIS YEAR'S WINNER, THERE WERE LOTS OF NOMINATIONS.
UH, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS YEAR'S WINNER.
HE DISTRI, HE, HE DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO REGIONALISM THROUGH HIS ACTIVITIES.
THE WINNER LEADS WITH PURPOSE, CONVICTION, AND A BELIEF THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO MORE THAN MANAGE IT.
IT SHOULD INSPIRE, CONNECT, AND TRANSFORM.
AS CEDAR HILL'S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN MAYOR, HE HAS WORKED TO ENSURE THAT PROGRESS IS INTENTIONAL AND ROOTED IN THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE THAT HE SERVES.
THROUGH REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND FORWARD THINKING POLICY, OUR WINNER CONTINUES TO CULTIVATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LASTING IMPACT THAT EXTEND WELL BEYOND THE CITY OF LIMITS AND REFLECT THE BROADER VISION FOR NORTH TEXAS.
HE IS A RESPECTED LEADER ACROSS NORTH TEXAS, AND HE IS SERVED OR CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE BOARD, WHICH IS A STATEWIDE BOARD.
HE HAS BEEN THE PRESIDENT OF BOTH METROPLEX MAYOR'S ASSOCIATIONS AND THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
HE ALSO MAINTAINS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS REGULARLY BRINGING TOGETHER MAYORS AND CITY MANAGERS ACROSS THE REGION TO COLLABORATE ON, ON SHARED CHALLENGES.
AND WE DO HAVE THOSE LOTS OF CHALLENGES IN THE DFW REGION DUE TO THE GROWTH, THE EXPANSION, THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
IT PRESENTS PROBLEMS FOR ALL OF US.
SO THINKING ABOUT REGIONAL CONCERNS AND ISSUES IS A VICTORY FOR ALL OF US.
RIGHT? OUR WINNER BRINGS A RESULTS DRIVEN APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP THAT BALANCES VISION WITH A COMMITMENT TO SERVE PEOPLE AND STRENGTHEN THE REGION.
HE HELPED BRING TO FRUITION THE LIBRARY AND THE PARK, WHICH GARNERED NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND BECAME A COMMUNITY ANCHOR THAT BLENDS EDUCATION AND RECREATION.
THE PROJECT WHICH OPENED IN 2024, FEATURES AMENITIES SUCH AS ROOFTOP DECKS, A PODCAST STUDIO AND EVENT SPACES, GIVING THE COMMUNITY A PLACE TO CONNECT, LEARN, GAIN VITAL RESOURCES, AND REFLECT ON THEIR SHARED STORY.
OUR WINNER ALSO OVERSAW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAGOON, AN EXPANSIVE AQUATIC FACILITY FEATURING NEARLY 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF WATER SURFACE.
ADDITIONALLY, HE HAS REDEFINED HOW CEDAR HILL CONNECTS WITH ITS COMMUNITY BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL TWO-WAY ENGAGEMENT.
HE INTRODUCED NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS THAT BRING CITY STAFF DIRECTLY TO RESIDENTS DOORSTEPS.
HE LAUNCHED WELCOME TOURS THAT OFFER A WARM AND PERSONAL INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY AND ESTABLISHED CEDAR HILL'S FIRST OFFICIAL PODCAST.
NOW, THAT'S PRETTY COOL IF YOU'RE A YOUNGER GUY AND YOU UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF PODCAST, RIGHT? THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE CITIZEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND WHAT I LIKE THE MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL, HE IS ALSO CULTIVATING A NEW GENERATION OF INFORMED AND INVOLVED RESIDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY SHAPING THE REGION'S FUTURE.
HIS LEADERSHIP HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY WITH CEDAR HILL, SEEING A DECLINE IN HIS CRIME RATE INDEX EVERY YEAR SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE, MAKING IT ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN THE REGION.
REGIONALLY, OUR WINNER HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN EXPANDING SHARED SERVICES THAT BENEFIT MULTIPLE CITIES TO PROVIDE TOP TIER SERVICES AT A BETTER COST TO TAXPAYERS.
ANDREA, HIS LEADERSHIP, CEDAR HILL ALSO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS, A REGIONAL JAIL INITIATIVE, A MULTI-CITY FIRE TRAINING PROGRAM, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A RADIO UPGRADE PROJECT THAT
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IMPROVES COMMUNICATIONS ABILITIES TO OUR AREA.ADDITIONALLY, HE SUPPORTED THE EXPANSION OF THE TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER THAT IMPROVES ANIMAL CARE ACROSS CITY LINES.
HE ALSO SAW TO THE OPENING OF THE BALCON TRAIL, WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE REGION'S NATURE AND NATURAL BEAUTY, AND HAS PRIOR PRIORITIZED LAND ACQUISITION FOR AREAS LIKE THE SINGLETON PRESERVE.
NOTABLY, OUR WINNER SHARES THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL'S DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAS MADE IT A GUIDING PRIORITY.
HIS WORK IS GUIDED BY A DEEP BELIEF IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE THAT HE REPRESENTS.
HE'S, HIS LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO INSPIRE GROWTH SHARED SOLUTIONS IN A MORE RESILIENT REGION.
IT'S MY HONOR, AS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH CENTRAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WHO'S PARTICIPATED WHERE YOU ARE TONIGHT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE AND THE SACRIFICE THAT IT TAKES TO DO WHAT THE MAYOR DOES AND WHAT YOU AS COUNCILMEN AND WOMEN DO, AND AS OUR COUNTY JUDGES AND OUR COMMISSIONERS, YES, SOMETIMES THERE IS INVOLVED A PAYCHECK, BUT I PROMISE YOU, THE PAYCHECK HAS NO, NO WORTH IN COMPARISON TO THE VALUE AND THE SACRIFICE YOU MAKE WITH YOUR FAMILIES, YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS IN-LAWS.
AND WHAT YOU DO IS A VALUABLE THING TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND IT IS A TRUE HONOR FOR YOUR MAYOR TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE JUNE 13TH, 2025 WILLIAM J PITSTICK AWARD THAT CELEBRATES THE CONCEPT AND COMMITMENT TO REGIONALISM IN THE DFW METROPLEX.
SO, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR MASON, CONGRATULATE HIM, MAYOR MARY, THANK YOU.
UM, I AM REALLY HONORED WITH THIS, UM, TRYING NOT TO GET EMOTIONAL.
UH, I'LL SAY THIS WHILE YOU'RE, WHILE YOU'RE HELPING, YEAH.
IT'S A HUGE HONOR TO BE RECOGNIZED BY YOUR PEERS.
AND THIS IS A RECOGNITION THAT IS NOMINATED BY SOMEONE THAT OWES YOU.
AND THEN WE ARE ACTUALLY IN A PROCESS OF CU THROUGH THE MANY NOMINATIONS THAT WE GET.
AND TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD, THE AWARD OF REGIONALISM, YOU GOTTA THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
AND, UH, YOUR MAYOR'S DOING A GREAT JOB LEADING THE CITY TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE OF LAW.
SO, MINIMIZING TAXES AND MAYOR, I MEAN, JUST, IT'S A TESTAMENT TO WHAT THE REGION THINKS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND IT'S A HUGE HONOR.
THERE'S ONLY BEEN 31 OF THESE WINNERS, WINNER AND, UH, YOUR MAYOR'S NUMBER 32.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT, JUDGE.
UH, I NEEDED THAT LITTLE FIVE SECONDS
UM, THAT WEEK WAS A VERY BUSY WEEK FOR ME.
I THINK THE SECOND WEEK OF THE MONTH IS MY BUSIEST WEEK THAT I'M OUT OF MY OFFICE, RIGHT? FROM WHAT I GET PAID TO DO.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE COUNCIL MEETING, I HAVE METROPLEX MAYORS, I HAVE, YOU KNOW, RTC MEETING.
I HAVE THE, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OTHER BOARDS.
UH, SO MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IS MY REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING.
AND FRIDAY WAS A GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH THEY DO THAT ONCE A YEAR.
AND I JUST HAPPENED TO BUMP INTO A JUDGE.
HE COMING DOWN THE ELEVATOR AND SAYS, HEY, I'M HAVING LUNCH WITH YOU TOMORROW.
I'M LIKE, TOMORROW YOU HAVE LUNCH WITH ME.
AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
BUT I WOKE UP THAT FRIDAY MORNING, I ALSO TIRED AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? I NEED TO GO INTO THE OFFICE.
UH, BUT IN MY HEART, I WAS LIKE, I REALLY WANT TO GO TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING.
AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY EVEN GIVE AWARDS FOR THIS MEETING, RIGHT? SO, UM, SO I JUST DECIDED, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA ELECT NOT TO GO.
UM, I ACTUALLY, I WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR THAT MORNING, UH, TO BE HONEST, JUST TO GET STRETCHED OUT.
UH, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GET STRETCHED OUT AND, AND ALL OF THAT.
SO I STARTED MY DAY A LITTLE LATER.
I MEANT TO TEXT MY CITY MANAGER AT EIGHT O'CLOCK THAT MORNING.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR FIRST THING THAT MORNING.
AND I SAID, AH, I TEXT HER WHEN I GET DONE.
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HEART WAS TELLING ME TO BE THERE AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.UM, SO TO KNOW THAT, THAT ANYBODY COULD HAVE GOTTEN THIS AWARD AND KNOW THAT, UM, I WAS NOT ONLY NOMINATED, BUT, UH, AWARDED REALLY MEAN A LOT TO ME.
UH, I'LL TELL YOU, UH, I GUESS AS A SYMBOLISM OF THIS AWARD, WHEN I FIRST BECAME MAYOR, UH, I DIDN'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH ELLIS COUNTY.
UM, SO THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER AND I, UM, YOU KNOW, HE ASKED ME, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WANNA ACCOMPLISH AS MAYOR? AND I SAID, I WANT TO GET TO KNOW, I WANNA GO ACROSS THE BOUNDARIES.
SO I REACHED OUT TO JUDGE LITTLE, AND I WENT TO HIS OFFICE AND I, AND I SAT DOWN AND MET WITH HIM, AND I WANTED TO COLLABORATE WITH HIM.
DIDN'T REALIZE HOW HIS TIES TO CEDAR HILL.
SO IT WAS JUST A EASY, UH, YOU KNOW, TYPE OF CONVERSATION.
UH, BUT JUDGE, I HOPE YOU CAN TELL BY
UM, SO IF YOU PUT COULD PLEASE SEND MY SENTIMENT.
UH, I'M TELLING YOU, IF IF I WOULD'VE GOT THIS IN REAL TIME, I WOULD'VE BEEN BAWLING, MAN.
UM, BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU AGAIN.
THIS IS REALLY AN HONOR, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU PRO TIM, YOU READ THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM SHOULD BE ON.
[b. Recognize the Cedar Hill City Secretary's Office, recipients of the Texas Municipal Clerks Association's (TMCA) 2025-2026 Achievement of Excellence Award.]
AGENDA ITEM IS RECOGNIZE THE CEDAR HILL CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, THE RECIPIENT OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATIONS, TMCA 2025 ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD.THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE OUR FANTASTIC CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, UH, BELINDA BERG AND ROSIE ERICKSON, UH, FOR THEIR, UH, RECEIPT OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERK'S ASSOCIATION'S 2025 AND 2026 ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD.
AND, UM, THESE TWO ARE USUALLY WORKING REALLY HARD BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THIS MEETING HAPPEN, BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE 'EM COME DOWN CENTER STAGE FOR THIS, UH, AWARD AND TO BE RECOGNIZED.
UM, THIS AWARD IS GIVEN OUT BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES WITHIN A MUNICIPAL CLERK OR A CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
AND TO BE ELIGIBLE TO EVEN BE APPLY FOR THIS AWARD, APPLICANTS MUST, UM, HOLD THE DESIGNATION OF A TEXAS REGISTERED MUNICIPAL CLERK, WHICH IS IN ITSELF A VERY RIGOROUS CERTIFICATION PROCESS.
AND THEY ALSO DEMONSTRATE PROFICIENCY IN AT LEAST NINE OF 12 CORE AREAS OF MUNICIPAL CLERK FUNCTIONALITY.
AND THOSE ARE RECORDS MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY ELECTIONS, AWARDS OR RECOGNITIONS OF OFFICE, THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, MUNICIPAL CLERK OFFICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, UH, INNOVATION AND STREAMLINING OF PROCESSES, TRAINING DEPARTMENTS ON THOSE CORE RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND THEN OUR FAVORITE TASK, OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AS ASSIGNED, AND BELINDA HAS PLENTY OF THOSE.
ONE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW IS SHE KIND OF ACTS AS THE RISK MANAGER FOR THE CITY, AND SHE MANAGES OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH TML, OUR INSURANCE PROVIDER.
SO EVERY INSURANCE CLAIM THAT THE CITY, UM, RECEIVES IS A PROCESS THROUGH HER OFFICE.
UM, BELINDA AND ROSIE ARE A TEAM OF TWO, AND THEY DO ALL OF THAT, JUST THE TWO OF THEM.
IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF PER PERSON TO BE REALLY INTERESTED IN THOSE LISTS OF THINGS THAT I JUST READ.
AND THEY ARE TWO VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE.
UM, THEY JOIN A LOT OF LARGER CITIES THAT HAVE RECEIVED THIS AWARD AND HAVE A LOT LARGER TEAMS, CITIES LIKE AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO, PLANO, RICHARDSON, IRVING IN ARLINGTON.
UM, AND SO THEY STAND, UH, WITH ALL OF THOSE MUCH LARGER TEAMS. UH, WITH THIS AWARD.
BELINDA ACTUALLY IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE HER 25TH ANNIVERSARY, UH, OF SERVICE WITH THIS CITY.
AND, UM, SHE'S HELD A, A FEW DIFFERENT ROLES WITH THE CITY, BUT SINCE SHE HAS SERVED AS CITY SECRETARY, SHE HAS REALLY TAKEN ON THE MODERNIZATION OF THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, AND SHE HAS LEVERAGED TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE THE RUNNING OF THOSE OPERATIONS MORE EFFICIENT, BUT ALSO MORE ACCESSIBLE TO CITIZENS.
SO I WANTED TO POINT OUT JUST A COUPLE OF THOSE THINGS.
UM, FIRST WE HAVE AN ONLINE OPEN RECORDS SYSTEM SO THAT RESIDENTS OR ANYONE CAN SUBMIT AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST ONLINE.
IT HELPS THEM WITH EASE OF ACCESS AND HELPS US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE RESPONDING.
UM, IN THE REQUIRED TIME, SHE IMPLEMENTED OUR ELECTRONIC AGENDA SYSTEM.
UH, SO TONIGHT'S AGENDA PACKET IS ABOUT A THOUSAND PAGES.
YOU CAN IMAGINE WHEN WE MANUALLY COMPILED THAT, IT WAS A LOT, A LOT, A LOT OF EXTRA WORK.
UM, NOW IT'S MUCH MORE SEAMLESS AND AVAILABLE TO, UH, THE PUBLIC.
SHE BROUGHT THESE MEETINGS ONLINE.
UM, SO YOU, RESIDENTS THAT CAN'T MAKE IT IN PERSON CAN WATCH LIVE OR THEY CAN WATCH ON DEMAND, THEY CAN CLICK ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN,
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CHECK OUT THE, UM, VIDEO AND ALSO THE MINUTES.SHE HAS STREAMLINED OUR BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENT PROCESS, WHICH WE ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
UM, THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS, AND A NEW ORIENTATION PROCESS.
AND WHAT I LIKE, BUT NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT, IS SHE HAS CREATED, UM, A WIDE RANGE OF FORMER POLICIES, FORMAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT GOVERN ALL OF THOSE REALLY IMPORTANT AREAS OF THE OFFICE.
AND THAT GUIDES THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION AND HOW WE DEAL WITH RECORDS AND CONTRACTS, UM, AGENDA ITEMS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
BUT OF THESE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE GOTTEN THIS AWARD ALSO HAVE USED HER, HER, UH, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS A GUIDE, UH, FOR THEIR OPERATIONS.
SO, UM, THEY ARE VERY MUCH DESERVING OF THIS AWARD.
I WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND WE'RE PROUD OF ALL THAT YOU DO.
SPEECH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD FROM THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION.
UM, BUT WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT, UM, AND ENCOURAGEMENT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND OUR FELLOW CITY DEPARTMENT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
DO YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? YES.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S SUPPORT AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE GREAT LEADERSHIP I'VE HAD WITH, UH, BELINDA.
SHE'S TAUGHT ME A LOT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, MADAM SECRETARY AND ROSIE.
[c. Present a Proclamation designating the month of July 2025 as Park and Recreation Month in Cedar Hill.]
AGENDA IS PRESENTER PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED THE MONTH OF JULY, 2025 AS PARK AND REC MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU READ THESE PROCLAMATIONS, YOU, WHEN YOU'RE GIVEN A PROCLAMATION, YOU WONDER IS THERE GONNA BE ANYBODY THERE TO RECEIVE IT?
WE'LL JUST MOVE THE WHOLE ROOM TO THIS SIDE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, FIRST BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION, I JUST WANNA SAY PERSONALLY, HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF ALL OF OUR PARKS CREWS AND OUR, OUR PARKS BOARD AND OUR, AND OUR STAFF.
UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE WELL MAINTAINED, WELL MANICURED THE EQUIPMENT IS, IS WORKING.
YOU, YOU DON'T SEE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WARNING TAPES ACROSS STUFF.
AND, AND, AND I KNOW IN THE, IN RECENT YEARS, WE, WE'VE REDONE THEM, BUT EVEN PRIOR TO, TO REDOING THE, THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE PLAYGROUNDS IN THE, IN THE PARKS, EVEN IN THE OLDEST PARKS I WOULD GO TO, THEY WERE ALWAYS IN GREAT WORKING CONDITION AND THEY WERE ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED.
AND SO, FROM, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
UM, ESPECIALLY FOR THE, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO ON THE PARK BOARD, ALL THE WORK THAT GOES IN EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, I DRIVE BY MY AIR CONDITIONED CAR, SEEING YOU GUYS OUT THERE SWEATING IN THE PARK.
AND SO I, I I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
UM,
UH, BUT, UH, I JUST WANTED, I JUST WANTED TO SAY PERSONALLY THANK YOU, UH, BEFORE, BEFORE I READ THIS.
SO, WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTE TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING, AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS, AND ALZHEIMER'S.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, HIKING TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ARE A LEADING PROVIDER OF HEALTHY MEALS, NUTRITION SERVICES, AND EDUCATION.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUTOF, SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, YOUTH SPORTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASE THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES
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AND CRIME REDUCTION.AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ARE ESSENTIAL AND ADAPTABLE TO INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITIES RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND WHEREAS OUR PARKS AND NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOOR, RECREATE OUTDOORS.
AND WHEREAS THE US OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL RECOGNIZES THE BENEFIT DERIVED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL DO HEREBY BECAME JULY PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.
AND WHERE WITNESS HEREOF I HAVE HEARING TO SET MY HAND, THIS, THAT CAUSES HILL OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED HIS 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025.
SEAN, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU HAVE A GREAT TEAM HERE THAT, UH, REALLY LOVES CEDAR HILL AND CONNECTING, UH, QUALITY, UH, THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH QUALITY EXPERIENCES.
UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARKS AND REC MONTH EVERY JULY.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS MONTH IS NO DIFFERENT.
WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL CELEBRATIONS, INCLUDING OUR RED, WHITE AND PULL EVENT, A NEW EVENT, UH, FOR OUR 55 PLUS THE COMMUNITY TACO EVENT.
I GOTTA PRETEND I'M A LITTLE BIT OLDER SO I CAN SNEAK IN THERE, UH, AS WELL AS MOTH NIGHT, UH, AND THEN FREE SNOW CONES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR, UH, CITY WEBPAGE, ALL THE CALENDARS, UH, WE'LL KEEP THOSE UPDATED.
AND WE JUST LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING ALL MONTH WITH THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR YOUR, UH, GUIDANCE, VISION, AND TRUST.
AND, UH, AS YOU CAN TELL, UH, WE DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
OH, OH, I DON'T NEED TO BE IN THE FRONT.
DIRECTOR RAY JULY PARK AND REC MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS FORUM.
THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZEN TO COME AND TALK TO THE COUNCIL, WHATEVER THEY'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.
ITEMS NOT, THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
WE CANNOT OBVIOUSLY DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE.
UH, SO YEAH, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE.
YEAH, I THINK EARLIER COUNSEL, THERE WAS AN ITEM FROM A CITIZEN, BUT I THINK THAT HAD BEEN RESCINDED.
SO, UM, YOU HAVE NO WORK AS IT RELATES TO THIS CITIZENS FORM.
[6. Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon with a single vote. Any council member may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.]
ITEM ON AGENDA IS CONSENTED.THIS INCLUDE ROUTINE ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.
ANY COUNCILMAN MAY REMOVE ITEM FROM CONSENT FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS TO CONSIDERATION.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE PULLED? COUNSEL, NOT SEEING ANY? I'LL CONTINUE.
ITEM A, CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE MAY 20TH, 2025 SPECIAL CITY CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE MAY 27TH, 2025, AND JUNE 10TH, 2025, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ITEM B, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 56, WHICH ADOPTS THE 2025 2030 DALLAS COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN.
ITEM C, CONSIDER A THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH STANDARD SITE UTILITIES LLC FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 316,739 90 CENTS FOR A DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT AT 7 0 2 EAST.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZED IN THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IMS FOR A ROADWAY PAVEMENT CONDITION SURVEY IN THE AMOUNT OF 60,899.
AND ITEM E, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING TO MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH GARVER LLC INCORPORATED WITH THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE 59,548 FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE LEAD AND COPPER RULE, REVISION LCRR MANDATE AND THE LEAD IN COPPER RULE IMPROVEMENT LCRI ISSUED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA COUNCIL.
THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN? YEAH, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE
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A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS AS READ A THROUGH E.COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN AND PROTE GLOVER.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[a. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Yearout Energy Services Company, LLC d/b/a Energy Systems Group for design management and renovation of the former Zula B. Wylie Library.]
ON THE AGENDA IS THE, UH, REGULAR AGENDA.CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE YEAR OUT ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY, L-L-C-D-B-A ENERGY SYSTEMS GROUP FOR DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND RENOVATION OF THE FORMER ZULI B WILEY LIBRARY.
DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I, I SEE OUR DIRECTOR SEAN RAYS COMING DOWN.
GOOD EVENING IF YOU HAVE MAYOR.
UH, YES SIR, WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE.
UH, BUT, UH, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY, UH, SPECIFIC THINGS TO THE CONTRACT AND, UH, WE'D BE DOING OUR BEST TO ANSWER THOSE FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.
SO, UM, I DOESN'T HERE, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO HERE WE AUTHORIZED THE MERITEX EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT WITH, UH, I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? COUNCIL MEMBER? CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? I DIDN'T HAVE THE MIC ON.
YEAH, I, UH, I MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH YEAR OUT ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY LLC.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
UH, I GUESS I'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE TO SAY SINCE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE ROOM THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ZOO B WILEY LOCATION IS KIND OF SENTIMENTAL DEAR TO OUR HEART.
SO, UH, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RENOVATIONS AND ALSO TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE MAY COME FROM THE FACILITY.
SO THAT'S ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
ALL IF FAITH RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOVES UNANIMOUS.
[8. Closed Session. ]
THE AGENDA IS CODE SESSION.UM, MADAM CITY MANAGER, DO WE, DO WE NEED TO GO INTO CODE SESSION? YES, WE DO.
CODE SESSION CALLED PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, PERSONAL MATTERS CITY MANAGER REVIEW.
I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND, AND, UH, CONVENE IN CLOSE SESSION.
[9. Reconvene in Open Session and consider any action needed as a result of the Closed Session.]
I HAD LIKE TO RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AND CONSIDER ANY ACTION NEEDED AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED SESSION.COUNSEL, THERE WAS NO ACTION TO CONSIDER.
THEREFORE, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN.
I DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COUNCILLOR MCCURDY.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MALONE.
UH, ALL OF FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.