Jul 22, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION PRESENTED PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF JULY, 2025 AS INDEPENDENT RETAILER MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.

YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

NEXT ITEM

[a. Present a Proclamation designating the month of July 2025 as Independent Retailer Month in Cedar Hill.]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

HEY MICHELLE.

HI.

TODAY WE'RE EXCITED TO LAUNCH A NEW RECOGNITION FROM THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE INDEPENDENT RETAILER PROCLAMATION, PART OF A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

EACH JULY, THE SPOTLIGHT CELEBRATES SMALL BUSINESSES THAT POWER OUR ECONOMY AND SHAPE CEDAR HILLS UNIQUE IDENTITY.

EACH YEAR WE'LL HONOR A LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND IN SERVICE, COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND HOMETOWN PRIDE.

OUR FIRST HONOREE IS GONNA BE B AND B BICYCLES PROUDLY SERVING CEDAR HILL SINCE 2002.

FROM SUPPORTING HEAD FOR THE HILLS TO CHAMPION THE FM 1382 BIKE PATH B AND B HAS HELPED PUT CEDAR HILL ON THE MAP FOR CYCLING.

ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT

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THEN.

WELL, IT'S A PLEASURE TODAY.

DO I GO AHEAD AND MAKE THIS PRESENTATION? I WAS WONDERING WHO IS GONNA DO THE PRESENTATION TOO? WE GOT A WHOLE GROUP HERE, DON'T WE? SO WELL AS THEY'RE COMING DOWN, AS, UH, AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER MYSELF HERE IN CEDAR HILL, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR FOR THE INDEPENDENT RETAILER, UH, UH, INDEPENDENT RETAILER MONTH.

SO READY.

OH, WOW.

WHEREAS, WHEREAS INDEPENDENT RETAILER MONTH PROVIDES A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP REPRESENTATIVE BY, REPRESENTED BY OUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT RETAILERS.

AND WHEREAS THE INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS MADE TODAY SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR, OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT RETAILERS HELP PRESERVE THE UNIQUENESS, UNIQUENESS OF CEDAR HILL AND GIVE US A SENSE OF PLACE.

AND WHEREAS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED RETAILERS GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY GOODS, SERVICES, JOBS, TIME AND TALENT.

AND WHEREAS THE HEALTH OF OUR ECONOMY AND THAT OF OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON OUR SUPPORT OF BUSINESSES OWNED BY OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.

AND WHEREAS INDEPENDENT RETAILERS, RE RETAILER OWNERS AND IN EMPLOYEES ENRICH OUR PURCHASING EXPERIENCES WITH OUR KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION.

AND WHEREAS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY LIES WITHIN EACH OF US.

NOW, THEREFORE, OUR MAYOR, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JULY 25 AS INDEPENDENT RETAILER MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, AND RECOGNIZE OUR CITIZENS AND LOCAL INDEPENDENT RETAILERS WHO ARE INTEGRAL INTO THE UNIQUE FLAVOR OF OUR CITY AND HONOR OUR EFFORTS, THEIR EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY THE PLACE WE LIVED AND WORK, EXCUSE ME, IN THE WITNESS HEREOF.

I HERE TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEA SEAL OF THE CITY, CEDAR HILL, CITY OF TEXAS.

BE AFFIXED THIS 22ND DAY OF JULY 25TH, 2025, SIGNED BY OUR MAYOR STEVE MASON.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE FIRST RECIPIENT.

THAT'S AMAZING.

UM, SO I ASKED ALL A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS TO COME AND JOIN US BECAUSE WE, I WOULDN'T, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THEM.

AND THEY'VE BEEN REALLY LOYAL AND KEEPING US GOING ALL THESE YEARS.

WE STARTED 94 IN HOUSTON, GOT TO DALLAS FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT WE FOUND OUR FOREVER HOME IN CEDAR HILL.

SO WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL.

I'VE WORKED WITH MAYOR MASON'S WATER CUSTOMERS AND I WORKED WITH THE COUNCIL HERE AND DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THINGS, AND CEDAR HILL'S.

VERY SUPPORTIVE.

AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPY TO BE HERE.

I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU ALL CAME OUT.

A ALL OF US SHORT GUYS, GET UP FRONT.

SEE, SQUEEZE IN SIX GUYS.

I'M GONNA DO TWO ON PHONE AND ONE ON THE PROFESSIONAL CAMERA.

ALL NICE AND COZY.

YEP.

EVERYONE LOOKS GREAT.

THANK YOU, .

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT PHONE.

A CYCLING ON THE CAMERA.

I NEVER DO SEE ANY OF THESE PICTURES, .

ALL THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HONORABLE MARK COOK HERE.

GREAT JOB DESTINATION BOARD.

THANK YOU BROTHER.

GREAT JOB.

MICHELLE.

CAN I GET MY, CAN I, CAN I GET BACK TO MY MEETING NOW? YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THERE.

AGENDA

[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. ]

IS CITIZENS FORUM.

THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, CITIZENS TO COME UP AND TALK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANNA TALK ABOUT.

UH, ANY ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA WE CANNOT DISCUSS.

AND DELIBERATE, UH, COUNCIL, I DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE COMMENTS, BUT I BELIEVE I DO HAVE ONE FORM THAT'S TURNED IN.

SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM MS. CLARA MCINNIS.

AND HER TOPIC IS, THANK YOU.

COME ON DOWN.

NORMALLY, CLARA, I WOULD SAY, UM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, BUT SINCE THE TOPIC, UM,

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YOU KNOW, I MAY WANNA JUST GRANT YOU 60 MINUTES.

I MEAN, AND I'M THANKING YOU.

TWO MINUTES, THREE MINUTES.

THREE MINUTES.

THREE MINUTES, MINUTES.

, YOU GOT THE FLOOR? OKAY.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

HOW Y'ALL DOING? GOOD.

GREAT.

TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR, STEVE MASON.

I'M MAYOR PRO TEM.

MR. GLOVER, CITY, COUNCILMAN MELISSA.

ALLISON.

BELINDA, I WANT Y'ALL TO MEET.

THIS IS CHERYL LEWIS.

SHE'S ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE CHAT TEAM.

I JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO SEE HER 'CAUSE SHE'S GONNA BE HELPING ME THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW WHO SHE IS.

I'M HERE TODAY TO GIVE OUR MAYOR HIS DUE BECAUSE HE INTRODUCED US TO KADO, THE AT AND T PEOPLE.

BECAUSE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP THAT THE MAYOR STARTED WITH US, WE WERE ABLE TO GET A GRANT FOR OUR STEM PROGRAM FOR OUR SUMMER KIDS.

WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE BECAUSE IT'S A AGE GROUP THING, SO THEY TOLD US THEY HAD ANOTHER ONE FOR ANOTHER AGE, BUT THEY COULDN'T GIVE US.

BUT ONE, WE WAS ONLY AWARDED ONE.

SO WE WENT TO THE, WE WENT TO THE COMMUNITY.

FROST BANK HELPED US, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET MORE KIDS TO TAKE THE STEM CLASSES FOR THE SUMMER CAMP.

NOW LISTEN, THIS SUMMER CAMP IS JUST AMAZING.

WE DON'T ONLY FEED THEM TWO HOT MEALS A DAY THAT'S PREPARED AT THE ALLEN EAST SAMS RECREATION CENTER.

I LOVE SAYING THAT ALLEN EAST, SAMS RECREATION CENTER, , BUT THEY GET A HOT MEAL THERE, NOT ONLY TO GET A HOT MEAL, THEY GET THESE STEM CLASSES AS WELL.

AND THEY GET FUN, THEY GET EDUCATIONAL GAMES, AND THEY ALSO GO ON FIELD TRIPS.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT THAT THE CITY GIVES US.

NOW, THIS IS THE CARRY, AFTER THOSE KIDS FINISH THEIR STEM CLASSES AT THE SUMMER CAMP, THEY GIVE THEM THEIR OWN COMPUTER TO TAKE HOME WITH THEM.

SO THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A JOY FOR THOSE KIDS TO KNOW THAT THEY GONNA HAVE THEIR OWN COMPUTER TO TAKE AND BE ABLE TO KEEP LEARNING.

AND, AND TAKING THE STEM CLASSES A AWAY FROM THE SUMMER CAMP.

SO WE GIVE THEM MORE THAN JUST A, A HOT MEAL.

A PLACE TO GO.

WE EDUCATE THEM, WE TRAIN THEM, AND WE HELP THEM TO START THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUTURE THAT WE ALL WANT FOR OUR KIDS.

AMAZING.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR GIVING US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, COME DO THE COMPUTER PEOPLE AND AT AND T AND WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.

I'M HERE TO THANK YOU.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M NOT WANTING ANY MONEY, NOT, NOT TODAY.

NOT TODAY.

I'LL BE BACK FOR THE, FOR THE MONEY LATER, BUT NOT TODAY.

BUT THANK ALL OF YOU, MELISSA.

YOU TOO.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? WELL, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO COME UP, YOU KNOW, BEFORE COUNCIL AND SHARE THAT YOU COULD HAVE JUST CALLED ME AND SAID IT, BUT YOU WANTED TO SAY THAT PUBLICLY.

SO I DON'T TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED.

DO HAVE ANOTHER, UH, ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

UH, AND THEN NUMBER TWO, UM, I CAN PLANT THE SEED, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE MAINTENANCE, YOU KNOW, CAME FROM YOU.

SO THIS WAS A PARTNERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU FOR DELIVERING ON THAT OPPORTUNITY.

LISTENING TO ME AND GOOD EVENING.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, CASE NUMBER PD 6 82 2024, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND HEARING APPLICATION FOR ZONING SF 10, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL COUNSEL.

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN, UM, POSTPONED FOR AUGUST 12TH, 2025.

SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO HEAR CASE NUMBER PD 6 8 2 2024, UH, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED, UM, FOR AUGUST 12TH, 2025.

[b. Case No. CUP-713-2025 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and a Site Plan for drone delivery of retail goods from Walmart on a property zoned “LR” (Local Retail) District, within the Uptown Overlay, generally located on the west side of Uptown Boulevard, south side of West F.M. Road 1382 with the approximate address being 621 Uptown Boulevard. Applicant: Juan Moreira with Kimley-Horn, Property Owners: Walmart Stores Texas LLC.]

UH, PUBLIC HEARING IS CASE NUMBER CUP 7 1 3 2025.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CUP AND A SITE PLAN FOR DRONE DELIVERY AND RETAIL GOODS FROM WALMART ON A PROPERTY ZONE, LL LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY.

GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF UPTOWN BOULEVARD, SOUTH SIDE OF WEST FM, UH, ROAD 1382 WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 6 2 1 UPTOWN BOULEVARD.

APPLICANT JUAN MORERA WITH KIMLEY HORNE, PROPERTY OWNERS WALMART STORES, TEXAS, LLC.

IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH US TODAY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT ANYTHING? PLEASE COME ON UP.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD

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EVENING AND GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING, UH, HAVING ALL OF US.

UH, RYAN TRIMBLE, UH, HERE REPRESENTING WALMART TONIGHT.

UH, 8 9 1 2 LOCK HAVEN DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO BRING THIS SERVICE TO YOUR RESIDENTS.

UH, IT'S BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS, I THINK THUS FAR.

UM, I DID WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR LOCAL STORE'S DIGITAL LEAD.

HE IS ONE OF OUR RISING STARS, UH, IN THE WALMART FAMILY.

UH, EXCITED TO HAVE HIM AT THIS, UH, THIS LOCATION.

UH, ROBERTO, UM, SHARED WITH ME THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN LEANING IN ON THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, GETTING A LOT OF BACK TO SCHOOL STUFF READY FOR KIDS, UH, DOING A LOT OF GRANTS, AND, UH, THEY'RE HOLDING A CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK FUNDRAISER WITH THE STORE RIGHT NOW TOO.

SO GO ON BY IF YOU WANNA CHIP IN.

UM, YOU KNOW, HE DID SHARE WITH ME AS WELL THAT THE ECOMMERCE, THE STORE'S ECOMMERCE NUMBERS YEAR OVER YEAR HAVE INCREASED 6%.

IT HAD, UH, BEEN LAGGING A LITTLE BIT, BUT THIS SERVICE HAS REALLY HELPED INCREASE THAT NUMBER.

UM, AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS REALLY INTERESTING IS A LOT OF GROWTH, ESPECIALLY IN THE SENIOR DEMOGRAPHIC SECTOR.

UH, ANECDOTALLY, WE'RE HEARING FROM SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY REALLY LIKE THE SERVICE.

THEY CAN ORDER ONE ITEM, DON'T HAVE TO GET OUT IN THEIR CAR, DON'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, HEAR THE DELIVERY TRUCK RUMBLING DOWN THEIR STREET.

SO, UM, WE REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT.

WE'VE ALSO SEEN GROWTH IN SNACKS AND ENERGY DRINKS THIS SUMMER FROM, YOU KNOW, PARENTS HOME WITH KIDS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SURVIVE WITH THE KIDS AT HOME.

SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT.

I DID WANT TO, UH, INTRODUCE, WE DO HAVE, UH, LAUREN FER FROM KIMLEY HORNE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND JOSH BUCCI FROM OUR OUTSTANDING WING PARTNERS AT WING, UH, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT I WILL PAUSE THERE AND, UH, UH, AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

UH, GREAT.

SO WE WILL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE GO AHEAD AND JUST GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN IF COUNSEL HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'LL BRING IT BACK UP.

YES, SIR.

SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 7 1 3 2025? ANYONE HERE WISHED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 7 1 3 2025? ALL RIGHT.

NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH.

I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UM, COUNSEL, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO YOU IF THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN? WELL, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

IT WAS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RESPONSE THAT YOU HAD, UM, AND, AND THE SUCCESS YOU HAD IN THAT.

SO I'M GLAD TO, THAT WE'RE AT LEAST CONTINUING ON OR THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO CONTINUE ON BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A GOOD SERVICE, YOU KNOW, SERVICE FOR US.

SO IF THERE'S NOT ANYTHING ELSE, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS. OKAY.

YOU HAVE A FLOOR, SIR, GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO, UM, WHATEVER THE VOTE IS, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN 'CAUSE MY SON IS AN, AN EXECUTIVE WITH WALMART, SO, OKAY.

I'M GOING TO EXPAND FROM THE VOTE.

I UNDERSTAND.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COUNCILMAN SIMS. UH, I GUESS IF YOU COULD JUST, JUST COME UP, UM, I JUST, UM, I GUESS MORE FOR ME PERSONALLY, UM, NOW WE ARE MOVING INTO A PERMANENT, YOU KNOW, I GUESS POWER GRID.

SO I GUESS THE, YOU KNOW, THE MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THESE DRONES HAVE A HOME HERE, UH, IN, IN CEDAR HILL.

UH, WAS THERE LIKE A, LIKE A BAROMETER, A TRIGGER WAS LIKE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SALES THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE OR A CERTAIN TYPE OF, UH, DELIVERY REQUEST.

WAS THERE, WAS THERE SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT MADE A DECISION THAT YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND JUST, YOU KNOW, RENEW THE CUP? NO, I, I MEAN, I THINK THAT IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T SHARE FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR VARIOUS REASONS WE DON'T SHARE SALES NUMBERS.

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, BETWEEN THE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE, WHAT WE'VE HEARD AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN, UM, THE DFW AREA IS A TEST MARKET FOR THIS SERVICE.

SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO BRING IT TO SCALE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND SO, UM, WE FEEL LIKE CEDAR HILL AMONG THE VARIOUS OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT WE ARE OPERATING IN, UM, ARE REALLY GREAT TEST MARKETS FOR THIS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE FEEDBACK HAS JUST BEEN SO STRONG THAT PEOPLE REALLY LIKE THIS SERVICE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A, THERE'S A LEARNING CURVE WHERE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE KIND OF LIKE, OH, THAT'S CUTE AND FUN OR, YOU KNOW, DON'T REALLY LIKE IT, BUT THEN THEY TRY IT AND THEY REALIZE, OH, I, YOU KNOW, I CAN GET SOMETHING IF I FORGOT SOMETHING FOR A RECIPE THAT NIGHT, THEY CAN BE IN MY DOORSTEP.

AND, UH, I I JUST THINK IT'S SUCH A COOL AMENITY THAT, UM, RESIDENTS ARE REALLY POSITIVE ON IT.

AND, UH, KEEP EXPANDING THE REACH, NOT NECESSARILY CHANGING THE, THE LAYOUT OR ANYTHING.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

ANYTHING ELSE, JOSH OR, YEAH, JOSH BUCCI FROM WING 2, 9 9 OLYMPUS BOULEVARD, IRVING, TEXAS.

UH, YEAH, I THINK THE, THE GAUGE WAS JUST POSITIVE, UH, CONSUMER SENTIMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED.

UH, WE WE'RE REALLY THANKFUL TO BE IN CEDAR HILL.

UM, THINGS HAVE BEEN POSITIVE.

SO THE GOAL IS TO KIND OF CONTINUE ON AND,

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ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE CONSISTENT IN THIS APPLICATION.

JUST, JUST MAKING SURE THAT, UM, THE COMMUNITY'S CONTINUING TO BE AWARE AND PEOPLE GET TO TAKE ADVANTAGE.

LIKE BRIAN SAID, UH, YOU KNOW, ONCE PEOPLE GET TO USE IT, THEY REALLY SEE THE BENEFIT.

UH, I'M FORTUNATE IN FORT WORTH TO HAVE IT AT MY HOUSE AS WELL.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, MY 3-YEAR-OLD EVERY SATURDAY ASK ME WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GONNA GET THE PLANES TO, TO DROP DOWN .

UH, SO WE WANT PEOPLE IN, IN CEDAR HILL TO CONTINUE TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, AND BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

SO, PERFECT.

MM-HMM .

UH, BE BEFORE YOU GO.

'CAUSE UM, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR CITY MANAGER DOESN'T THINK THAT WE HAVE A LIFE, SO SHE ALWAYS HAVE US WORKING.

SO BY THE TIME I GET HOME, IT'S AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK AND I THINK THAT'S WHEN THE SERVICE IS UNAVAILABLE.

SO MY QUESTION IS, DO I HAVE TO BE AT MY HOME ADDRESS TO ORDER IT OR I CANNOT BE REMOTE AND HOPEFULLY TIME IT WHEN I GET HOME TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE GOODS? YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AT YOUR HOUSE.

UM, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE GOOD TO GO IN THE APP AND KIND OF, AND YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND TYPE IN YOUR ADDRESS AND IT SHOULD SHOW YOU YOUR DELIVERY LOCATION.

MINE IS, AN EXAMPLE IS IN MY BACKYARD, SO REALLY NICE.

UM, I COULD DO IT WHEN I'M NOT HOME AND GET IT DROPPED IN THE BACKYARD AND THEN GRAB IT ONCE I GET HOME.

OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S IN YOUR FRONT YARD, SAME THING.

FIGURING OUT, YOU KNOW, UH, SAME AS AN AMAZON PACKAGE, YOU WANT IT SITTING ON YOUR PORCH OR WHATEVER, BUT YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HOME, UH, TO RECEIVE IT.

PERFECT.

ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, I WAS ASKING FOR A FRIEND YOUR OFFICE UP HERE.

YEAH, WELL I, I GUESS I GONNA SAY I WANT HAVE TO, YEAH, I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEE THE MAYOR WON'T LEMME GO HOME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ALRIGHT, IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

THANK YOU PRO TIM.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CUP 7 1 3 2 0 2 5, WHICH IS A CONSIDERATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SITE PLAN FOR DRONE DELIVERY OF RETAIL GOODS FROM WALMART FARM PROPERTY ZONE, LR LOCAL RETAIL, UH, DISTRICT WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY.

I SECOND, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, UH, ALL AFRAID PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALRIGHT, UH, SO IT MOVES FORWARD WITH ONE ABSTENTION AND 4 5 5, UH, MOVE FIVE FOR APPROVAL.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY.

AND, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CONSIDERING CEDAR HILL.

I WISH YOU MORE SUCCESS.

NEXT ITEM ON THE

[7. 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.]

AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH ONE SINGLE VOTE.

UH, ANY, UH, ITEMS FROM CONSENT CAN BE PULLED FROM SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.

COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT? COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN? YES, MA'AM.

I'D LIKE TO, UH, PULL ITEM F YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSSION? YOU'D LIKE THE TABLE ITEM F , YOU SAID NO, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST PULL IT.

JUST PULL ITEM F.

GOT IT.

ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT, UH, MOVING FORWARD, UH, UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM A CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF JUNE 17TH, 2025 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING THE JUNE 18TH, 2025 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? SHE, SHE BE HAVING US WORKING MAN.

UH, ITEM B, CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR A MATCHING GRANT REIMBURSEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,700, SORRY, 1078 AND 20 CENTS TO BEN CREEK HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION.

HOA CONSIDER AUTHORIZING, I'M SORRY, ITEM C, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR KY THE AGREEMENT WITH BRANDING INDUSTRIES TO REPLACE MAILBOXES IN THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGH POINT PI FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 92,439 64 CENTS.

ITEM D CONSIDER AUTHORIZING TO MADE, EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT WITH LAND WORKS FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AND THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS, UH, HIGH POINT PERIOD.

ITEM E, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT COMPANY FOR HOLIDAY LIGHTING WITHIN CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGH POINT PERIOD.

UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM G, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 2 25 DASH OH ONE WITH BURKHOFF HENDRICKSON CARTER LLP FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE BAGOT BRANCH LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 160,600 ITEM H CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 5 7 DENYING ENCORE RATE CHANGE APPLICATION.

I SEE UH, KEN GOVE IS HERE.

UM, COUNSEL, THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. UM, YOU DIDN'T WANNA SAY ANYTHING MR. GOVE? YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE READ THE, WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA

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AS READ.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.

GLOVER.

UM, COUNCIL ALL IN FAVOR RAISE RIGHT HAND.

[f. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute an employment agreement for City Manager Melissa Valadez. ]

CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM F WAS PULLED, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR CITY MANAGER MELISSA VALDEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, WHAT IS GOING ON? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WELL, I WAS, UH, LOOKING AND READING THIS AGENDA ITEM AND WHEN I GOT DOWN AND LOOKED AT, UH, THE, UH, THE BIO OF OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR CURRENT CITY MANAGER, UH, AND KNOWING THAT, UH, YOU'RE GONNA GO FORWARD INTO, TO AN AGREEMENT FOR AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR OUR CITY MANAGER, I THOUGHT THAT CITIZENS NEEDED TO KNOW AND HEAR, AND I'M GONNA READ THIS BIO BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE.

SO OUR CITY MANAGER IS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC MANAGER THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION.

THAT'S ICMA AND ALUMNI, THE HAR HAR HARTFORD KENNEDY SCHOOLS SENIOR EXECUTIVE IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

SHE'S A 2007 GRADUATE OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE, SEI OF THE WELDON COOPER CENTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

AND A 2008 GRADUATE OF THE LEADERSHIP ICMA PROGRAM.

WELL IS ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF OUR ICMA.

SHE SERVES AS THE TEXAS CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, TCMA BOARD AND IS A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH TEXAS CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.

THAT'S NTCA.

SHE'S ALSO EARNED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM KANSAS, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE, A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.

AND WHEN SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS ON THE ALUMNI BOARD OF THE RENEW OF THE RENOWNED K-U-M-P-A CITY MANAGEMENT FOCUS PROGRAM AND FOLKS, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

AND WE ARE JUST REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN WITH US, WITH OUR CITY FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS AND HAS NOW BEEN OUR CITY MANAGER FOR A YEAR.

I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL THAT SHE'S ACCOMPLISHED IN HER FIRST YEAR OF THE FIVE YEAR PROGRAM, BUT WE'RE REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE, UH, SUCH A, UH, UH, A STRONG CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

SO, GO AHEAD, SAM.

UM, COUNCILMAN SIMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY IF YOU GET A CHANCE, PULL UP THE BACKGROUND ON THIS AND READ THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER THE LAST YEAR.

I HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, AND JUST PREPARING AND READING THE AGENDA.

AND I, I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST YEARS, BUT JUST TO VISUALLY SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT OUR CITY MANAGERS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST YEAR JUST, UH, BLEW ME AWAY.

QUITE IMPRESSIVE.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CLOSED SESSION.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? UM, COUNSEL, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ASKING ME TO EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR CITY MANAGER.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANNA DO? WANT ME TO DO? YES, MAYOR, THAT IS, AND I AND I, UH, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, UH, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING YOU TO EXECUTE THAT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR CITY MANAGER MELISSA VALDEZ.

SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS. UM, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY SLOWING US DOWN AND ACTUALLY PULLING THIS ITEM, UH, TO BE ABLE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE OUR WONDERFUL CITY MANAGER.

SO I DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO HAVE A SECOND? ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ALL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOVE UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

CONGRATULATIONS MADAM.

CITY MANAGER.

ALRIGHT, COUNSEL.

[8. Closed Session. ]

CLOSED SESSION CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY DELIBERATE, UH, THE PURCHASE AND VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITH SUCH A DELIBERATION IN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE CITY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH A THIRD PERSON PROJECT PARK PROJECT GAME CHANGER.

COUNSEL, I HAVE 7 33.

I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE.

EXCUSE ME, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE AND CLOSE SESSION.

I'D LIKE TO RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AND CONSIDER ANY ACTION NEEDED AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED SESSION.

I HAVE 8 32.

[9. Reconvene in Open Session and consider any action needed as a result of the Closed Session.]

COUNSEL, THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN DURING THE CLOSED SESSION, THEREFORE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN.

MOTION TO ADJOURN.

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I DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

DO I HAVE SECOND? SECOND .

SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE.