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GOOD[1. Call the meeting to order.]
EVENING EVERYONE.TODAY IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 2025.
THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BRIEFING SESSION.
I DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT.
I WANT TO OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
ON THE AGENDA IS CITY MANAGER REPORTS.HOW ARE YOU DOING, MADAM? CITY MANAGER.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IT'S A PLEASURE AND HONOR TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
AND, UH, WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT MEETING AHEAD OF US, SO I'LL GET INTO IT.
UM, BEFORE I GET INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS, I DO WANNA MAKE AN AMAZING ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE IS, UH, A PUBLIC SERVANT, UH, IN THIS ROOM THAT IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF SERVING THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
CAN WE GIVE BELINDA BERG A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? 25 YEARS IS A LONG TIME, AND SHE'S HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WHICH I'M GONNA READ JUST A FEW OF THEM.
IF, IF, IF I READ ALL OF THEM, I'D BE HERE ALL DAY.
AND I'M MAKING HER BLUSH, BUT I'M GOING TO A LITTLE BIT MORE.
FIRST OF ALL, SHE INTEGRATED VIDEO RECORDING.
WE GOTTA BRING THE SECRETARY DOWN.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BREEZE PAST THIS.
YOU CAN STILL DO YOUR, YOUR NOTES, MADAM.
THEY WANT TO LOOK AT, YOU MEAN YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL?
BELINDA BERG HAS SOME SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN HER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY, AND I'M JUST GONNA READ OFF A FEW OF THEM.
FIRST OF ALL, SHE HAS INTEGRATED VIDEO RECORDING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS BEFORE BELINDA, WE DIDN'T HAVE VIDEO RECORDING, AND SO YOU COULDN'T WATCH THE, UH, THE MEETINGS FROM YOUR HOME.
AND SO IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE THAT SHE HELPED TO INTEGRATE INTO HOW WE PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICE.
NUMBER TWO, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE BOARD AND COMMISSION INTERVIEW PROCESS AND ORIENTATION.
UH, AND SHE STREAMLINED THE PROCESS FOR NOT JUST APPLICANTS, BUT AS A PUBLIC SERVANT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED THE PROCESS FOR THAT AND MADE IT EASY FOR APPLICANTS TO REAPPLY.
NUMBER THREE, INTEGRATION OF ONLINE OPEN RECORDS REQUEST SYSTEM BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY HAD TO COME INTO ADMINISTRATION AND LITERALLY FILL OUT A FORM WITH A PEN AND PAPER AND GIVE IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE OR EMAIL.
NOW, UH, YOU CAN FILL IT OUT ONLINE AND PICK UP AND SCHEDULE A PICKUP WITH CITY SECRETARIES IS LIKE CONCIERGE SERVICE.
AND THEN LAST THAT I WILL MENTION IS THE ONLINE AGENDA SYSTEM THAT SHE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, BASICALLY IN A, IN A FEW SHORT WORDS.
LONG STORY SHORT, SHE BROUGHT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL INTO THIS 21ST CENTURY.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, BELINDA, IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU.
AND I AM SO GLAD THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU FOR THE 22 YEARS I'VE SERVED THE CITY.
NOW, NOW, SERIOUSLY, IF I COULD SAY A FEW WORDS, UM, YOU KNOW, I GOT ACTIVE IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, SERVING ON THE BOARDS IN 2006.
SO FROM 2006 TO NOW, THAT HAS BEEN MY ONLY SECRETARY.
WELL, I GUESS I HAD ONE OR TWO BEFORE, BUT, UH, FOR THE MOST PART, SHE HAS BEEN MY SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND ZONING.
AND THEN SHE CAME ON CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR 25 YEARS.
ALRIGHT, ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT AND IT'S A FUN ONE.
OUR VERY OWN ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER COLBY COLLINS, APPLIED FOR, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED A VERY HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED AWARD FROM THE TEXAS AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION.
AND I'M GONNA READ YOU A LITTLE BIT, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SHARE SOME EXCITING NEWS WITH THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING.
THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL HAS BEEN NAMED COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR BY THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION.
THIS AWARD IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS A CITY CAN RECEIVE IN THE PLANNING PROFESSION.
IT RECOGNIZED COM RECOGNIZES COMMUNITIES THAT DEMONSTRATE AN EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO PLANNING PRINCIPLES, INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND A CLEAR VISION
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FOR THE FUTURE, ALL WHILE MAINTAINING THE UNIQUE CHARACTER AND VALUES THAT MAKE THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY SPECIAL.IN OUR CASE, IT'S PREMIER IN AWARDING CEDAR HILL.
THIS DISTINCTION, THE TEXAS A PA SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZED OUR DEDICATION TO THOUGHTFUL GROWTH, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
FROM STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVES AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO THE PRESERVATION OF OUR NATURAL BEAUTY AND THE REVITALIZATION OF KEY AREAS, THIS AWARD AFFIRMS THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS LEADING THE WAY IN SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE AND VIBRANT FUTURE.
FORMAL RECOGNITION OF THIS AWARD WILL BE GIVEN DURING THE TEXAS A PA STATE CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER, WHERE CEDAR HILL WILL BE HONORED AMONG PLANNING PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO CELEBRATE THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
WE WILL BE SHARING THE NEWS THROUGH A PRESS RELEASE AND A SERIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SO THAT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAN TAKE PRIDE IN THIS RECOGNITION.
THIS HONOR BELONGS TO OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR ITS LEADERSHIP AND VISION TO OUR STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND EXPERTISE, AND TO OUR RESIDENTS WHO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN SHAPING THE PLACE WE ALL CALL HOME.
TOGETHER, WE HAVE SHOWN WHAT IT MEANS TO PLAN WITH PURPOSE AND ACT WITH ART.
SO COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR THIS DISTINGUISHED HONOR.
WE WILL, WE WILL BE HONORED TO ACCEPT IT ON YOUR BEHALF, AND WE WILL BRING IT AT A FUTURE MEETING TO PRESENT IT TO YOU AS WELL.
GREAT, GREAT WORK MR. COLLINS.
AND, UM, I THINK YOU HAVE BEEN HERE, I THINK YOU SAID 91 DAYS.
AND, AND THIS IS LIKE, ITS THIRD, UM, RECOGNITION OR SOMETHING THAT IT'S, YEAH, IT'S, WOW.
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.
YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT, MAYOR.
ALRIGHT, SO BEFORE WE GO INTO THE AGENDA, I WANT TO TALK THROUGH THE COUNCIL CALENDAR.
IT'S IN YOUR FYI PACKET AND WE'LL START WITH THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH.
IN ADDITION, THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY BIG DAY, NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT'S ON THE PAPER, BUT BECAUSE WHAT'S NOT ON THE PAPER.
IT'S OUR OWN COUNCILWOMAN MIRANDA OZZY'S BIRTHDAY ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR COUNCILWOMAN OZZY.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A SENIOR CENTER EDITION PUBLIC INPUT MEETING AT 8:30 AM ON THURSDAY AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
AND AGAIN, THAT IS FOOD TRUCK.
THURSDAY FROM FIVE TO EIGHT HERE AT THE SIGNATURE PARK ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH AT 10:30 AM THE CEDAR HILL MUSEUM OF HISTORY WILL PRESENT THE HISTORY OF CEDAR HILL'S FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR VERY OWN CHIEF FIRE CHIEF, UH, RAFFI WILL GIVE, UH, A TALK IN HERE IN A MINUTE AND TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE RAFFIN HICKMAN LIBRARY.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH FROM 10 TO ONE IS THE ANNUAL SENIOR INFORMATION AND WELLNESS EXPO.
WE'VE DONE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE SENIORS OUT.
AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE COUNCIL AT THAT EVENT ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD FROM NINE TO NOON IS CEDAR HILL IS HOSTING A NEW, UH, C-H-I-S-D CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM IN THE THIRD FLOOR ISD CONFERENCE ROOM.
JUST WANTED TO, UM, PROVIDE THAT TO THE COUNCIL.
IT'S ON YOUR CALENDARS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THAT.
IT'S NOT JUST FOR, UM, UH, PASTORS, IT'S FOR EVERYBODY.
THEN ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH AT 6:00 PM IS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH.
RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR A CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF THE LATE CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON.
UH, OUR HIGHWAY 67 WILL BE NAMED IN HER HONOR, UM, FOUR TO 6:30 PM AT GILLEY'S IN DALLAS.
SO IF THE COUNCIL'S INTERESTED IN JOINING US ON THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
WE'LL GET YOU RSVP CITY MANAGER.
IN CEDAR HILL, IT'LL BE EDDIE BE JOHNSON IN OUR, IN OUR TERRITORY.
DO YOU HAVE THAT? I CAN CONFIRM THAT.
I CAN CONFIRM THAT FOR YOU AND I'LL PUT THAT IN MY UPDATE ON FRIDAY.
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.
AND THEN THE NEXT DAY ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, WE START OUR BUDGET, UM, PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH THE PI BUDGETS AT 5:00 PM IT'S A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING HERE IN THE, UH, TURK KENNEDY ROOM AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND IS WHEN THE PI BUDGETS WILL BE HEARD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD IS OUR FAMOUS NATIONAL NIGHT KICKOFF EVENT AT GRADY LAMB BUILDING AT 6 0 1 EAST BELTLINE FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AND THEN ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, WE HAVE OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD WALK 10 30 TO 1:00 PM AT FOR THE CEDAR TRAILS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE MEETUP LOCATION FOR THAT IS AT WS PERIMETER MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 4 31 WEST PARKVILLE ROAD.
THAT IS AN EVENT THAT IS OPEN TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE ROOM.
WE WELCOME EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO WALK WITH US.
WE GO DOOR TO DOOR AND ASK, UH,
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HOW WE'RE PROVIDING CITY SERVICES.SO HOPE EVERYBODY CAN JOIN US.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH IS THE, UH, FIRST COUNCIL MEETING IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, AND THEN ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH FROM 11 TO ONE.
UM, NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION IS HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
WE DO NEED AN RSVP FROM COUNCIL ON THAT, THAT'S, UH, IN ARLINGTON AT THE LOWE'S HOTEL, UM, FROM 11 TO 1:00 PM SO IF YOU DO PLAN TO GO TO THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL GET YOU REGISTERED.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE COUNCIL CALENDAR? SEPTEMBER 9TH WILL BE THE SECOND MEETING.
SECOND COUNCIL MEETING FIRST, SO, SO THE SECOND WHEN WE DO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THAT'S NOT DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING.
I'M SORRY? I SAID, UM, I SAID THAT ON SEPTEMBER 2ND.
YOU SAID WE'RE GONNA DO THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT THAT WON'T BE DURING A COUNCIL MEETING.
BUT IT IT'S A COUNCIL MEETING THOUGH.
IT IS OFFICIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, AND THEN I THINK, UM, YOU'RE GONNA BE SPEAKING ON THE PANEL, UM, YOU WANNA MENTION THAT? YES, I AM SPEAKING ON A PANEL ON FRIDAY, AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, I CAN SEND MORE INFORMATION OUT TO THE COUNCIL, BUT THANK YOU MAYOR.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE COUNCIL CALENDAR? AWESOME.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE COUNCIL AGENDA.
UH, ON THE BRIEFING SESSION, WE HAVE TWO, UH, REALLY THROUGH ACTUALLY THREE REALLY GREAT PRESENTATIONS.
UM, THE FIRST ONE ON THE 2025 CITIZENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, UH, IN OUR WORK PLAN, YOU INCLUDED AN ACTION ITEM TO, UH, CONTINUE DOING CITIZENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND PIVOT AS WE'VE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM PARTICIPANTS IN PAST YEARS.
AND OUR ASSISTANT TO COLBY COLLINS, AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, SOPHIA INMAN, WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT.
AND THEN, UH, THE SECOND IS A PRESENTATION ON THE 2024 POLICE AND FIRE ANNUAL REPORTS BY THE BROTHERS, ELI AND RAFAEL REYES.
REGULAR AGENDA INCLUDES INVOCATION BY PASTOR IAN VALENTINE FROM OMNI FELLOWSHIP CHURCH.
AND THEN WE HAVE A PRESENTATION DESIGNATED AUGUST, AUGUST 20TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY AND THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 AS SENIOR CENTER MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.
SO WE'RE COVERING THAT IN ONE AGENDA ITEM, THEN YOU HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THE FIRST IS ON THE OPAL NAOMI COSMETOLOGY ACADEMY THAT WANTS TO LOCATE IN CEDAR HILL.
SO, UM, WE'LL NEED TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CUP FOR SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL VOCATIONAL ON PROPERTIES ZONE LOCAL RETAIL WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 3 25 NORTH ELMORE FREE J ELMORE FREEWAY, SUITE 300.
THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING IS CASE NUMBER PD 6 82 20 24, UH, TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM SF 10 TO PD, UH, DISTRICT FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOCATED AT THE TERMINUS OF BERKSHIRE LANE, THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 1231 EAST PLEASANT RUN ROAD.
AND WE HAVE OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE BUDGET AND TAX MATTERS.
ITEM A IS TO ACCEPT THE CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLES FOR TAX YEAR 2025, AS SUBMITTED BY DALLAS AND ELLIS COUNTY APPRAISER APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.
ITEM B IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATES.
SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE, AND SET A DATE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AND A TAX RATE.
THIS ITEM DOES REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE AND THE COUNCIL, UH, THE MAYOR WILL COORDINATE THAT CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDE THE MINUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2024 POLICE AND FIRE ANNUAL REPORTS, WHICH YOU WILL BE BRIEFED ON HERE SHORTLY.
RECEIVE THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025.
UM, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND CITIES OF DESOTO, DUNCANVILLE, LANCASTER IN THE AMOUNT OF 38,000.
LITTLE BIT OVER FOR THE, FOR A REGIONAL EMS TRAINING OFFICER COUNCIL.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE BUDGET ALREADY THROUGH BIO, UH, PARTNERSHIP WITH BIO TELL IN PARKLAND.
AND THE FOUR CITIES HAVE COME TOGETHER AND WANT TO HIRE OUR OWN EMS, UM, EMS, UH, TRAINING, UH, OFFICER FOR THE REGION, THE BEST SOUTHWEST REGION.
IT'S JUST REPLACING THAT SERVICE WITH SOMEBODY ONE, ONE OF OUR OWN.
ITEM F IS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE WORK AUTHORIZATION 25 0 1 WITH URBAN ENGINE ENGINEERS GROUP FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED SIXTY TWO EIGHT NINETY FIVE TO ADDRESS THE SUMMIT PLACE STREET REPAIR MAYOR COUNSEL, THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE ON YOUR AGENDA.
THANK YOU, UH, MADAM CITY MANAGER FOR, UH, YOUR, UH, UPDATE, UH, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION? OKAY.
[3. Presentation on the Citizen Leadership Academy.]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION[00:15:01]
ON THE CEDARS CITIZEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY MR. COLBY COLLINS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
HOW YOU GUYS DOING? DOING WELL.
COLBY COLLINS, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THIS IS SOPHIA ENMAN, COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER.
AND WE ARE HONORED AND EXCITED TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS THIS EVENING.
WE ARE HONORED BECAUSE WE GET A CHANCE TO BE BEFORE YOU AND PRESENT TO YOU ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE GOING, GOING ON IN OUR CITY, BUT ALSO EXCITED BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO BRAG ABOUT ONE OF THE BEST PROGRAMS THAT HAS EVER COME THROUGH THE CITY AS WELL.
NO MATTER WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS, IT'S THE BEST PROGRAM.
AND THAT IS OUR CITIZENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
SO THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION, WE'RE GONNA COVER EVERYTHING FROM WHAT IS CLA, WHO CAN PARTICIPATE, WHAT PARTICIPANTS EXPECT TO LEARN THROUGHOUT, UH, THEIR TIME, AND THEN WHY ALL OF THIS MATTERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, OH, SORRY, THAT LOOKS KIND OF JUMBLED UP.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE'RE GONNA RUN THROUGH A FEW OF OUR INTRODUCTORY SLIDES.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, EVERYTHING WE DO IS, UM, ROOTED IN OUR VISION, MISSION AND OUR VALUES.
WITH OUR VALUES BEING PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP, SERVANT LEADERSHIP, HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEHAVIOR AND INTEGRITY.
AND BY ALIGNING WITH THOSE VALUES, IT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE ALL OF THE CHARACTERISTICS UNDER PURSUANT PREMIER BEING DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, CLEAN, SAFE, VIBRANT PARKS, ENGAGED COMMUNITY, SAFE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, BEING A PART OF TEXAS SCHOOLS OF CHOICE AND HAVING A STRONG, DIVERSE ECONOMY.
ALL RIGHT, SO FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WHAT IS THE CITIZENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY? SO THIS INITIATIVE WAS STARTED BACK IN 2022 BY COUNCIL'S WONDERFUL AND INCREDIBLE DIRECTION TO DEVELOP LEADERS BOTH WITHIN OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S STILL RELEVANT TODAY BECAUSE IT TIES DIRECTLY TO THE CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND HELPS, UH, ADVANCE GOALS LIKE TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
AND WHAT THIS PROGRAM ENTAILS IS HANDS-ON BEHIND THE SCENES EXPERIENCES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CITY.
AND THEY DO THIS THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND LEADERS IN CEDAR HILL AND ALSO SOME SORT OF FUN AND ENGAGING ACTIVITY.
AND AGAIN, IT HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS AND ALSO HELPS THEM CONNECT WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND SERVICES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THEY CAN GET INVOLVED IN THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
UM, AND AS I MENTIONED, THE FIRST ONE WAS BACK IN 2022 AND CEDAR HILL HAS DONE ONE EVERY 18 MONTHS SINCE THAT POINT.
SO WE HAD OUR SECOND CLASS COME THROUGH IN SPRING OF 2024, AND NOW WE'RE GEARING UP FOR OUR THIRD CLASS THIS FALL IN 2025.
AND THEN WHAT BETTER WAY TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOMETHING THAN BY HEARING ABOUT IT FROM SOMEONE WHO'S EXPERIENCED IT AND THE VIDEO'S ALREADY STARTED? I THINK.
SO THIS IS ONE OF OUR ALUMS. UM, I AM NOW SERVING AS CHAIRMAN OF THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD.
SO ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES FROM THE CITIZENS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM HERE IN CEDAR HILL, UM, WAS MY TEAM GETTING TO VOLUNTEER AT THE TRI-CITY ANIMAL SHELTER.
WE SPENT THE MORNING NUR JUST SHOWING LOVE AND NURTURING THE ANIMALS.
WE GOT A CHANCE TO, UM, WORK WITH THE, UH, WONDERFUL STAFF OVER AT TRI-CITY.
SO WHAT I WILL TELL ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN, UM, JOINING THE CLA PROGRAM HERE IN CEDAR HILL IS DO IT.
UM, COMING FROM SOMEONE THAT GREW UP HERE IN CEDAR HILL, I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT CEDAR HILL HAD TO OFFER, YET WE SEE IT ON THE SURFACE LEVEL.
BUT ONCE YOU ARE ABLE TO JOIN A PROGRAM SUCH AS THE CITIZENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, IT WILL DEFINITELY GIVE YOU MORE INSIGHT AND YOU'LL NOTICE HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE HERE.
AND MAYOR COUNSEL, THAT'S JUST ONE OF MANY TESTIMONIALS THAT SHE WAS JUST AVAILABLE AT THE TIME TO COME AND PROVIDE THAT INSIGHT TO YOU GUYS.
SO WE DID WANNA MAKE NOTE OF THAT.
UM, GOING OVER TO OUR NEXT SLIDE, WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE OPENING THIS UP TO A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICANTS.
AS LONG AS YOU MEET THREE CRITERIA, YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST BE, WELL, LEMME BACKTRACK, YOU HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT OF CEDAR HILL.
FIRST OFF, YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, AND YOU CANNOT BE RUNNING FOR OFFICE, UH, DURING THE TIME OF THE CLASS PERIOD.
AND SO ONE COULD ASK, HEY, SOPHIA, KOBE ISN'T 18 TOO YOUNG OF THE AGE, EVEN THOUGH NO ONE ASKS US THAT.
UM, THE ANSWER TO THAT IS WE DON'T THINK IT'S TOO YOUNG.
WE THINK SOMEONE WHO IS 18 CAN LEARN FROM SOMEONE WHO'S 30, 40, 50, 60, AND VICE VERSA.
WE THINK SOMEONE WHO'S 30, 40, 50, 60 COULD LEARN FROM SOMEONE WHO
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IS 18.AND, UH, MOST IMPORTANTLY, AS SOPHIA MENTIONED, THIS WAS A COUN COUNCIL PRIORITY.
SO THE MAIN THING YOU GUYS WANTED WAS TRANSPARENCY AND A CREATE A LEADERSHIP PIPELINE.
AND SO WE WANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE FUTURE MAYOR OR FUTURE CITY MANAGER, OR A FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBER OR FUTURE ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY COULD BE A PART OF THESE PROGRAMS. SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT COULD BE SOMEONE WHO IS 18 OR SOMEONE WHO IS OLDER, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
ALRIGHT, SO PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE CITIZENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HAVE AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT THEMSELVES AND ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.
SO NOT ONLY DO THEY GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND HABITS INTRINSICALLY, BUT THEY ALSO LEARN HOW TO CORRELATE THOSE AND GIVE BACK AND SERVE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AROUND THEM HOW TO ENGAGE WITH THE CITY AND KEY OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY CAN PLAY A ROLE IN.
UM, AND SO, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CORRESPOND DIRECTLY WITH DEPARTMENT LEADERS THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVITIES.
AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC, UM, DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY GET TO SPEND TIME WITH TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL OF LEARNING MORE ABOUT CEDAR HILL.
THAT INCLUDES PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, LIBRARY PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, AND NEW THIS YEAR, CEDAR HILL, ISD.
SO WHY DOES THIS MATTER FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL? THIS HELPS BUILD TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS AND, UH, THE CITY.
IT ALSO CREATES A MORE INFORMED AND, UH, GAUGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS EMPOWERS RESIDENTS TO TAKE ACTIVE ROLES IN THE CITY, AS YOU GUYS SAW FROM ONE OF THE PAST PARTICIPANTS IN A PREVIOUS VIDEO, AND ALSO STRENGTHEN CIVIC PRIDE AND CONNECTION.
SO WE BE, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROGRAM CAN HELP YOU NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE CITY.
SO IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY AND YOU FEEL LIKE CEDAR HILL IS JUST OKAY FOR YOU, WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROGRAM CAN HELP YOU GET THE GOOD.
WE FEEL LIKE IF YOU'RE AT GOOD, IT CAN HELP YOU GET THE GREAT, IF YOU'RE AT GREAT, IT CAN HELP YOU BECOME AN ADVOCATE OVERALL FOR THE CITY AND SPEAK ON HOW GREAT THIS CITY IS.
AND SO NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL YOU'RE AT, WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROGRAM CAN HELP INCREASE YOU TO THAT NEXT LEVEL, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.
THEN ALSO AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, UH, YOU SEE OUT OF 39 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS, 10 HAVE GONE ON TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SO THAT'S JUST OVER ONE OVER EVERY FOUR PARTICIPANTS ARE GOING ON TO SERVE, UM, IN A CAPACITY IN A CITY ON A VARIOUS BOARD OF COMMISSION IN SOME WAY.
AND SO, AGAIN, THE PREVIOUS, UH, VIDEO THAT YOU GUYS SAW, DEANDRA, SHE WAS A PART OF THE 2024 CLASS AND JUST IN ONE YEAR, SHE'S THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD.
SO THAT SPEAKS TO THE, UM, SUCCESS THAT'S HAPPENING, UH, FOR THE PARTICIPANTS COMING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE WE ARE GEARING UP FOR THE FALL 2025 CLASS OF CLA.
SO WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH Y'ALL A QUICK LOOK AHEAD SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S UP AND COMING.
SO AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, WE BEGAN PROMOTING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND APPLICATIONS OFFICIALLY OPEN ON THE 18TH OF THIS MONTH.
THAT APPLICATION PERIOD IS GONNA BE OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH.
AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT, NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, THE PARTICIPANTS SELECTED WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT.
AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, WE HAVE CLASSES BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, AND THOSE RUN THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH.
AND THEN EXCITINGLY ON THE NOVEMBER 11TH, UM, COUNCIL MEETING, THERE'LL BE THERE GRADUATION.
AND THEN BEFORE THAT, THERE WILL ALSO BE A CELEBRATORY MIXER FOR THE CLA CLASS, THEIR LOVED ONES, FAMILY, FRIENDS, ALUM OF PREVIOUS CLA CLASSES TO CELEBRATE THEIR AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT OF, OF CONCLUDING THIS PROGRAM.
OKAY, SO I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WONDERING, OH MY GOD, THIS IS THE GREATEST PRESENTATION I'VE EVER HEARD.
HOW CAN I BECOME MORE INVOLVED? WE ARE GLAD YOU ASKED THAT AS WELL.
SO REALLY, AS SOPHIA MENTIONED, WE JUST REALLY WOULD LOVE YOU GUYS SUPPORT.
WE WILL LOVE FOR YOU TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS, WHETHER THAT'S WORD OF MOUTH OR THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OR WHATEVER WAY, UM, TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
WE'VE ALREADY SLOWLY STARTED ADVERTISING.
BUT AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE, UH, APPLICATION, UH, OPENING OF THE APPLICATION, WE'LL BEGIN TO ENHANCE THOSE COMMUNICATION EFFORTS, SHARING PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO WE'RE PROMOTING THROUGH LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK, EMAIL, NEXTDOOR INSTAGRAM.
SO WHATEVER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM YOU MAY BE A PART OF, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THE INFORMATION.
ALSO, AS SOPHIA MENTIONED, NOVEMBER 11TH, WHICH IS A COUNCIL MEETING DATE, SO YOU'LL ALREADY BE HERE.
UH, WE MADE SURE THAT, UH, BEFORE THE MEETING, UH, WE'LL HAVE A MIXER CELEBRATING THE CLASS THAT CAME THROUGH.
AND AGAIN, THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD CLASS.
AND WITH THIS BEING A COUNCIL PRIORITY, WE THINK THAT THIS IS MAJOR TO, FOR THEM TO SEEK COUNCIL, SUPPORTING THEM IN THAT FASHION.
SO MAYOR, THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION WE SPOKE ON WHAT IS CLA, WHO CAN PARTICIPATE, WHAT THE PARTICIPANTS WILL GET A PART OF IT OR GET OUT OF THE CLASS.
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CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.WE CAN STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, COULD YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE AND, UH, I WANNA LOOK AT THIS WHILE THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS.
UM, COUNCILMAN SIMS. OH, I GOTTA LET YOU IN, HUH? THANK YOU.
SO IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A COPY OF THIS PRESENTATION SO WE COULD SHARE IT WITH OTHERS THAT, UH, SO WE CAN ENCOURAGE THEM OR WILL THIS PRESENTATION SOME KINDA WAY BE ON OUR WEBSITE OR SOMETHING? I JUST WANT TO MAKE, I WANT TO TRY TO COMMUNICATE IT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.
I THINK THE CITY MANAGER EMAILED IT TO US.
BUT IF YOU NEED TO GET THAT AGAIN, WE'LL BE SURE TO GET THAT BACK TO YOU GUYS.
AND THEN I'LL ALSO QUICKLY SAY, WE DO HAVE A DEDICATED WEBPAGE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT HAS A LOT OF THESE DETAILS AND ALSO THE LINK TO APPLY.
SO IF YOU'RE WANTING TO SHOOT A TEXT OR EMAIL TO SOMEONE, THAT WOULD BE AN AWESOME WAY TO DO IT SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT GETS TO YOU.
COUNCILOR MCCURDY? YES, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
AND, AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, THE PRESENTATION ON THE, ON THE PROGRAM COMING UP.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO, UH, TO SEE THIS, UH, UH, COMING BACK.
UM, AND I'M ALSO GONNA BE VERY EXCITED TO SEE AN ENRICHMENT TO THE MEDIA ON, ON OUR WEB PAGES WHERE IT'S NOT JUST A, YOU KNOW, A STAGNANT PAGE ANYMORE WITH A BUNCH OF TEXT ON IT.
I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA SEE A LOT MORE VIDEO AND, AND, AND OTHER CONTENT THAT IS GONNA BE MUCH MORE ENGAGING, UM, AND, AND LET PEOPLE KNOW A LOT MORE IN DEPTH ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY, I, YOU GOTTA GUYS HAVE A WHOLE LOT PACKED IN HERE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY ROOM TO, TO PUT ANYTHING ELSE IN.
I SEE PUBLIC WORKS IN THERE, BUT MORE AND MORE, UM, I, I TALK TO PEOPLE THAT DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE WATER UTILITIES AND WATER BILLING AND HOW ALL OF THAT WORKS.
UM, HOW OUR WATER IS DELIVERED AND HOW, HOW WASTE IS TREATED AND, UM, THE, THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY.
AND SO I DUNNO IF THERE'S ANYWHERE IN THERE TO, TO, TO WORK THAT IN.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT IF, IF WE COULD COVER THAT INFORMATION IN THIS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE BECOME AMBASSADORS FOR US, UM, YOU KNOW, OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, COMMUNICATING WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON, UH, IN THE CITY AND HOW, AND HOW THINGS WORK.
UM, AND I, I KNOW IT'S WORKING BECAUSE I, I SEE SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM THIS THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY I'LL, I'LL SEE A, A POST OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOMEBODY WILL POST SOME INFORMATION THAT'S INCORRECT AND SOMEBODY THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH THE ACADEMY WILL CORRECT THEM OR, OR, YOU KNOW, TELL 'EM WHERE TO PROVIDE THE INFORM, YOU KNOW, ACCESS THE CORRECT INFORMATION.
SO, UM, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
AND, UH, THAT, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT THAT YOU ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.
WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT BACK.
IT'S GOOD TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS SINCE IT'S BEEN A SUCCESS.
UM, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU ANTICIPATE OR DO YOU HAVE A CAP ON HOW MANY THAT YOU CAN TAKE IN AND, UH, AND, AND HOW MANY DID WE DO LAST SESSION? YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE GONNA CAP IT AT AROUND 25 JUST TO ENSURE, OKAY.
ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE A PERSONALIZED AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE.
I'LL HAVE TO REMEMBER HOW MANY APPLIED LAST YEAR.
I THINK IT WAS AROUND 20, BUT LET ME CONFIRM THAT.
I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU, THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
UM, A AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, YOU KNOW, HEARING THIS.
I'M GLAD, UH, IT STILL HAS SOME SYNERGY.
IT MAY ALREADY BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM, BUT, UM, THERE ARE SOME, AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH, UM, THE LEADERSHIP CLASS, LEARNING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE CORE OF OUR CITY, UM, HERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
UM, THERE ARE SOME, UH, TRADITIONS THAT WE HAVE IN CEDAR HILL, SO MAYBE, UH, TOWARDS THE END OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, WE COULD TALK ABOUT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, MAYBE SOME PEOPLE IN OUR CITY NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT NATIONAL NIGHT APP IS.
UM, AND THEN FOLLOWING NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, SERVICES, I THINK, UM, I THINK IT'S TOWARDS THE END OF THAT WEEK WILL BE, UM, UM, WHAT'S THE MAIN TRADITION WE DO HERE IN OCTOBER? COUNTRY DAY COUNTRY, DOWN HILL, YEAH.
SO, SO MAYBE SOME PEOPLE HAD NEVER BEEN TO COUNTRY ON THE HILL, SURPRISINGLY.
UM, AND THEN I THINK THE OTHER ONE THAT KIND OF STOOD OUT TO ME WAS, UM, THE LIGHTING OF THE, OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
UM, SO I GUESS TOWARDS THE CELEBRATORY, UH, CELEBRATORY MIXER.
UM, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE WANNA INVITE 'EM OUT TO THAT ALSO OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING YOUR FAMILY OUT AND, AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
SO, UH, IT MAY ALREADY BE PART OF YOUR PROGRAM, BUT I JUST THINK IT COULD BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF THE TRADITION AND ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
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COUNCILOR MCCARTY.YEAH, I, ONE OTHER THING AND, AND THE MAYOR, YOU REMINDED ME OF THIS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF, IF YOU ALL ENCOURAGE THEM MAYBE TO JOIN US ON ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS.
UM, WE HAVE ONE THAT'S COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER THAT WOULD BE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'LL BE ANOTHER ONE IN THERE BEFORE THIS CLASS ENDS.
BUT, UH, CERTAINLY AT LEAST PROVIDE THEM THE INFORMATION AND INVITE THEM TO, TO JOIN US ON, ON ONE OF THE WALKS.
AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE, UH, THAT WOULD BE INFORMATIVE FOR THEM AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I THINK THAT CONCLUDES ALL OUR QUESTIONS.
[4. Presentation of the 2024 Police and Fire Annual Reports.]
UM, PRESENTATION IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2024 POLICE AND FIRE ANNUAL REPORT.HOW ARE YOU DOING? CHIEF REYES? THE GOOD REYES.
GOTTA MAKE SURE I GET THAT IN.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.
UM, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU ALL TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY ANNUAL REPORTS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN WE'LL TRANSITION OVER TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND, UH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THAT.
SO WITH THAT, WE ALWAYS START OFF WITH OUR MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES OF THE CITY WHERE WE ENVISION CEDAR HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS A DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.
THE MISSION OF CEDAR HILL TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS, CONSISTENT WITH OUR VALUES, PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP, HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS IN BEHAVIORAL INTEGRITY AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND PURSUING PREMIER.
UM, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, PLAYS A ROLE IN ALL OF THESE, UH, CATEGORIES.
AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT, UH, THESE REPORTS AND SHARING THEM WITH YOU.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT POLICE AND FIRE AND EMS, UH, IT IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FROM ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND WE DO THINGS EXTREMELY DIFFERENT HERE IN CEDAR HILL, EVERYBODY REFERS TO IT AS THE CEDAR HILL WAY.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY THERE, IT'S NO DIFFERENT.
UM, WE HAVE A, A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH, UH, POLICE, FIRE AND EMS AND A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS CHART, IT IS A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY, UM, WITH CITIZENS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND CHURCHES, THE SCHOOLS RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, UM, AND OF COURSE, CITY GOVERNMENT.
AND THE FACT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, YEAR AFTER YEAR, UH, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS COMMITS 60 TO 65% OF THE GENERAL FUND TO PUBLIC SAFETY IS A TESTAMENT TO HOW MUCH IMPORTANCE YOU PLACE ON PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY.
AND, AND WE DON'T TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
SO WITH, UM, WITH MY TEAM, UH, THAT I HAVE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT TO HELP WITH THIS PRESENTATION, UM, I'LL HAVE ASSISTANT CHIEF LAFFERTY, ASSISTANT CHIEF REESE, CAPTAIN SCHNAT AND LIEUTENANT SANDERFORD.
UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF, UH, THE SCOPE AND THE BREADTH OF, UH, EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY BETWEEN THOSE FOUR INDIVIDUALS IN THIS CITY, THEY HAVE OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, UM, BETWEEN THOSE FOUR GUYS, UM, AND 114 YEARS TOTAL POLICE EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THOSE FOUR INDIVIDUALS.
AND SO IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM AS PART OF MY EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP TEAM, UH, TO SHAPE THE GROWTH OF, OF THIS CITY AND THE FUTURE OF THIS DEPARTMENT.
LAST YEAR, UH, WE CELEBRATED OUR 50 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVING THE CEDAR HILL COMMUNITY, UH, DOING IT THE CEDAR HILL WAY.
UM, I THINK THAT LAFFERTY DROVE THAT CAR RIGHT THERE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER WHEN HE STARTED DOWN HERE 32 YEARS AGO, I BELIEVE, RIGHT? 32 YEARS.
UM, SO LAST YEAR WE, IF YOU SEE THE BADGE ON THE RIGHT, UM, THAT IS AN, A EXACT REPLICA OF THE BADGE THAT WAS FIRST WORN BY THE CEDAR HILL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, AND ALL CEDAR HILL EMPLOYEES WERE, UH, GIVEN ONE OF THOSE BADGES LAST YEAR, AND THE POLICE DEPAR OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO WEAR THAT AS ON THEIR UNIFORM FOR THE YEAR TO CELEBRATE THE FIFTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
AND SO IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY THE CEDAR HILL WAY, UM, AND REALLY MAKING, UH, THE CITIZEN FIRST AND PROVIDING WHAT I CALL CONCIERGE POLICE SERVICES, THERE'S NO CALL TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL FOR YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND TO.
AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, YOU SEE A CRIME INDEX DECREASE OF NEARLY 40%, UH, IN OUR CITY OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
AND BETWEEN LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR, UH, ABOUT ALMOST A 7% DECREASE.
AND SO THAT IS JUST A TESTAMENT TO THAT FIRST SLIDE THAT I SHOWED YOU ABOUT THE
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SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, UH, OF OUR COMMUNITY, UM, THE SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL, UH, WITH MAKING PUBLIC SAFETY A PRIORITY AND RECOGNIZING THAT, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT, THIS IS THE END RESULT.AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AND I'M SURE OUR COMMUNITY DOES AS WELL.
SO FOR 2024, UM, THIS IS OUR VIOLENT CRIME STATS.
UH, WE DO TYPICALLY COMPARE OURSELVES TO OUR BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES, WHICH IS CEDAR HILL, DESOTO, DUNCANVILLE, AND DESOTO.
UH, WE ADD IN, UH, SOME LARGER CITIES SUCH AS DALLAS AND GRAND PRAIRIE, JUST TO GET AND GIVE A COMPARISON ABOUT WHAT THE CRIME RATES IN THOSE LARGER METROPOLITAN AREAS LOOK LIKE.
UM, THESE CRIME RATES ARE BASED ON PER THOUSAND POPULATIONS, SO IT IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE POPULATIONS OF THE CITY.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE CEDAR HILL CRIME RATE IS WELL, UH, UNDER ALL OF OUR COMPARISON CITIES HERE IN THE BEST SOUTHWEST AND AND BELOW, UH, A LOT OF THE OTHER METROPOLITAN AREAS AT 1.73.
UM, SO 9% OF OUR CRIMES IN THE CITY ARE PART ONE VIOLENT CRIMES FOR PROPERTY CRIMES WE'RE ALMOST THE LOWEST, UH, BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON POPULATION AND DE SOTO'S POPULATION WENT UP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN OURS.
UM, THEY, THEY, UH, PASSED US FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS ON HAVING THE LOWEST PROPERTY CRIME RATE.
BUT WE ARE A, A DESTINATION CITY WHEN IT DOES COME TO RETAIL.
UM, SO WE DO HAVE A HIGH, UH, NUMBER OF RETAIL THEFTS.
UM, AND SO 93% OF OUR CRIMES ARE PROPERTY CRIMES IN THE CITY.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER.
COULD YOU GO BACK ONE MORE PLEASE? GO AHEAD.
I KNOW YOU SENT ME THIS, BUT, UH, I'M TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS.
AND I'M GONNA TURN OVER ASSISTANT CHIEF LAFFERTY TO TALK ABOUT, UH, SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE UP HERE TODAY.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THAT CAR.
WHEN I GOT HERE, YOU HAD TO DRIVE THAT CAR IF YOU GOT IN TROUBLE.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I DID DRIVE THAT CAR ONCE OR TWICE, SO WASN'T AS BAD AS IT LOOKED.
I'M GONNA PRESENT TONIGHT ABOUT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES.
UH, CID UH, LAST YEAR THERE WAS 4,500 CASES SUBMITTED TO CID.
OF THOSE 4,500, OVER 2000 OF 'EM WERE, UH, ADDITIONAL FOLLOWUPS WERE CONDUCTED FOR INVESTIGATION.
UH, AS YOU COULD SEE, WE HAD A 24% CLEARANCE RATE FOR LAST YEAR.
AND IN THE LAST 12 YEARS, WE HAVE OUTDONE EVERY CITY AND THE BEST SOUTHWEST FOR CLEARANCE RATE.
UM, WHAT I'M EVEN MORE PROUD OF, AND I THINK THAT'S THE HIGHEST WE'VE EVER HAD, IF I CAN REMEMBER, IS A 47, ALMOST 48% CLEARANCE RATE FOR, UH, ALL PART ONE AND PART TWO CRIMES.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD ONE HIRE EVEN IN ALL MY YEARS IN CID.
TECHNICAL AND INFORMATION SERVICES, UH, IS LED BY PAM BROWN, I BELIEVE SHE'S STARTING HER 37TH YEAR, UH, CONSISTS OF THE PSO, UH, RECORDS, ALARM BILLING AND PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE RECORDS AND ALARM BILLING.
UH, THERE'S THREE GIRLS BACK THERE.
THEY SUBMIT OUR MONTHLY
UH, THEY VERIFY EVERY PIECE OF PAPERWORK THAT COMES IN THE DEPARTMENT FROM ARREST TO INCIDENT REPORTS TO ACCIDENT REPORTS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED AND THEY FILE IT ACCORDINGLY.
UH, WHILE THEY'RE DOING ALL THAT, THEY ALSO ASSIST EVERYBODY AT THE WINDOW, AT THE RECORDS DESK, BUT ALSO THE PSO DESK AND THEY HELP 'EM OUT.
UH, THEY STAYED VERY BUSY WITH OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS.
WE HAD, UH, ALMOST 3,900 OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS AND YOLANDA PROCESSED OVER 16,000 ALARM PERMITS.
AND, UM, BILLING CORRESPONDS PSOS.
WE HAVE 24 7 COVER IN THE LOBBY.
UH, WE HAVE AN N-C-I-C-T-C-I-C TERMINAL, SO WE'RE REQUIRED TO MAN THAT 24 7.
WE ARE THE ONLY AGENCY IN THE BEST SOUTHWEST THAT STILL CURRENTLY DOES THAT.
UH, PSOS ENTER ALL THE WARRANTS AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS THAT ARE BROUGHT IN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD OVER 6,100 WARRANTS FROM MUNICIPAL COURT AND FROM CID BROUGHT DOWNSTAIRS PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE.
UH, JOHN BACKS HER UP WHEN NEEDED.
UH, AS YOU SEE, WE BROUGHT IN OVER 3,200 PIECES OF EVIDENCE, WHICH DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT IT ACTUALLY IS.
UH, OUR GOAL IS WHEN YOU BRING ONE IN, YOU GET RID OF SOMETHING.
SO JOHN AND RACHEL DID A GREAT JOB BY DESTROYING OVER 6,800 PIECES OF PROPERTY.
UH, WE HAVE THREE AUDITS THROUGHOUT
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THE YEAR AND THEN ONE LARGE INSPECTION.WE HAD ALMOST 20,000 PIECES OF PROPERTY AND THEY HAD 100% COMPLIANCE, SO WE WEREN'T MISSING ANYTHING, WHICH IS REMARKABLE WHEN I CAN HARDLY FIND MY CAR KEYS.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA PASS IT ON TO CAPTAIN CHANA.
MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
UH, THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A NUMBER OF, UH, A NUMBER OF VARIOUS, UH, PARTS OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S OFTEN GO UNSEEN.
BUT WE DEVELOP AND SCHEDULE AND CONDUCT TRAININGS.
UH, WE CONDUCT INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS.
WE OVERSEE THE HIRING AND TRAINING OF OUR NEW OFFICERS, UH, AND WE ALSO MAINTAIN OUR TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTUAL TRAINING LICENSE AGREEMENT, UH, BY OFFERING, UH, OUTSIDE TRAINING AND INSIDE TRAINING THAT WE CAN DIRECTLY REPORT TO THE STATE.
IN 2024, WE, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 6,445 HOURS OF TRAINING TO OUR DEPARTMENT MEMBERS, WHICH IS, UH, AN AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF OFF OF, OF HOURS FOR, FOR OUR OFFICERS AND, UH, AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE DO EACH YEAR IS A, UH, AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS.
AND SO I JUST WANNA DRAW SOME ATTENTION TO A, A COUPLE OF ITEMS HERE ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE.
IN PARTICULAR, LAST YEAR, OUR OFFICERS RESPONDED TO 20,574 CALLS FOR SERVICE, UH, AND INITIATED OVER 10,580 TRAFFIC STOPS FOR A TOTAL OF 31,154 ENCOUNTERS WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, ONLY 13 COMPLAINTS WERE FILED BY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AGAINST, UH, OFFICERS, UH, RELATED TO VARIOUS POLICY VIOLATIONS.
ON TOP OF THOSE 13 INTERNALLY, THERE WERE 22 COMPLAINTS THAT WERE FILED, UH, AGAINST MEMBERS OF OUR, UH, DEPARTMENT, AND THOSE WERE INTERNAL COMPLAINTS.
WHAT'S REMARKABLE ABOUT THAT IS THE NUMBER OF THOSE COMPLAINTS IS HIGHER THAN THAT OF OUR EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS, WHICH TELLS YOU THE LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WE TAKE, UH, TAKE PRIDE IN INTERNALLY IN HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE, UH, FOR ADHERING TO POLICY AND, UH, AND PROCEDURE.
THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 65 ALLEGATIONS, UH, AMONGST A TOTAL OF 35, UH, COMPLAINTS, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 2024.
ONE OF THE OTHER, UH, ANNUAL REPORTS THAT WE COMPRISED IS THE USE OF FORCE ANALYSIS.
AND AGAIN, DRAWING BACK AT THAT 31,154 ENCOUNTERS WITH OUR, UH, OUR CITIZENS AND VISITORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THERE WERE 1,257 ARRESTS.
AND OUT OF THOSE 1,257 ARRESTS, 25 INCIDENTS OF ACTUAL PHYSICAL FORCE BEING USED BY OUR OFFICERS, 30 DIFFERENT TYPES OF PHYSICAL FORCE WERE USED WITHIN THOSE, UH, THOSE 25 INCIDENTS.
AND THAT MEANS THAT ONLY PHYSICAL, THAT PHYSICAL FORCE WAS ONLY USED IN ONE OUT OF EVERY 1,246 ENCOUNTERS WITH, WITH OFFICERS.
THAT'S AN INCREDIBLY LOW NUMBER.
THE OTHER THING I WANNA DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE THREAT OF FORCE.
WE'RE ONE OF THE VERY FEW AGENCIES IN, IN THIS AREA AND IN THIS, IN THIS REGION THAT, UH, THAT DO THIS AND A THREAT OF FORCE IS, UH, IS ANYTIME AN OFFICER PULLS THEIR WEAPON, PULLS THEIR GUN, AND POINTS IT AT A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.
THOSE SITUATIONS ONLY HAPPEN IN VERY, VERY HIGH RISK DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.
FELONY RELATED TRAFFIC STOPS OR RESPONDING TO CALLS OR SERVICE WHERE A WEAPON HAS EITHER BEEN THREATENED AND OR USED.
THESE ARE VERY HIGH LEVEL, HIGH RISK SITUATIONS.
AND SO ANYTIME OUR OFFICER PULLS THAT GUN AND POINTS IT AT SOMEONE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO FILE A REPORT OR FILE A, UH, A REPORT INTERNALLY, WHICH THEN GOES THROUGH A PROCESS OF INVESTIGATION THROUGH THAT OFFICER'S CHAIN OF COMMAND.
THEY LOOK AT THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THAT INCIDENT, WHY IT WAS DONE, AND IF IT WAS DONE ACCORDING TO POLICY AND LAW.
AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OF ALL OF THOSE THREATS OF FORCE OF 64 THAT WERE TOTALLY, OR THAT 64 TOTAL USES OF THREATS OF FORCE LAST YEAR, UH, ALL OF THOSE WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN POLICY.
AND WITHIN THAT, WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT TO ASSISTANT CHIEF REESE.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL, PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT.
UH, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO GO OVER PATROL ACTIVITY, TRAFFIC AND OUR CSOS.
SO JUST A FEW NUMBERS FROM OUR PATROL, UH, PEOPLE.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE POPULATION WENT UP A LITTLE BIT.
OUR BUDGET WENT UP A LITTLE BIT.
YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS FUNDING PUBLIC SAFETY, SO WE, UH, APPRECIATE THAT.
AUTHORIZED, UH, STAFF STAYED THE SAME, SO I THINK WE CAN MAYBE WORK ON THAT A LITTLE BIT NEXT YEAR AND MAYBE IMPROVE THAT.
UH, WE'D ALWAYS LOVE TO HAVE MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREETS.
UH, CIVILIAN STAFF, PROFESSIONAL STAFF STAYED THE SAME.
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OUR INITIATED CALLS, AS YOU HEARD CAPTAIN SCHNAT SAY, UH, DROPPED A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE HAD JUST OVER 20,000 CALLS THAT OFFICERS RESPONDED TO.UH, THE GOOD THING IS THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME DID DECREASE BY ALMOST HALF A MINUTE.
SO OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO GET TO THESE CALLS, UH, QUITE A BIT FASTER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
OUR NON-EMERGENCY CALLS, NOT THE LOWER PRIORITY CALLS, ALSO HAD A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE, UH, IN RESPONSE TIMES.
UH, SO THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OF GETTING TO THESE CALLS.
OUR TRAFFIC CRASHES ARE REDUCED.
THANKFULLY, UH, OUR CRASH INJURIES, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, INCREASED SLIGHTLY.
AND WE HAD JUST A SLIGHTLY FEWER, UH, I'M SORRY, SLIGHTLY MORE ARRESTS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
UH, BUT AS, UH, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF FLAKEY SAID OUR OVERALL CRIME CLEARANCE RATE, UH, WAS A ASTOUNDING NUMBER AT 47.6%.
I THINK EVERYONE IN THE DEPARTMENT CAN BE PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE EVERYONE PLAYS A HAND IN ALL THE WORK THAT HAPPENS IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
OUR VIOLATIONS CITED, UH, VIOLATIONS WENT UP A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN, UH, AS YOU SAW FROM ASSISTANT CHIEF LAFFERTY, THE NUMBER OF CASES INVESTIGATED BY OUR DETECTIVES WENT UP SLIGHTLY.
SO I KNOW YOU'RE ASKING YOURSELVES, HEY, THOSE ARE AWESOME NUMBERS.
HOW CAN I BE MORE INVOLVED WITH PATROL OFFICERS? WELL, LUCKILY EACH OF YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME RIDE WITH OUR OFFICERS ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BUSY, BUT LUCKILY OUR GUYS ARE THERE 24 7.
SO ANYTIME YOU GUYS WANT TO COME RIGHT OUT, COME ON AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON FIRSTHAND.
OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS, THESE ARE, UH, PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS.
UH, THE PROGRAM STARTED, I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW, UH, QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO.
BUT THESE THREE GENTLEMEN, UH, MATT GRIGSBY, SEAN BURKE, CALEB, CALEB THOMASON, UH, ARE A HUGE ASSET TO OUR DEPARTMENT.
THEY RESPONDED TO OVER 4,600 CALLS, TOOK OVER, UM, 950 REPORTS, AND EACH OF THOSE REPORTS AND CALLS, THEY RESPONDED TO FREED UP A POLICE OFFICER FOR EMERGENCY CALL.
SO THESE THREE GENTLEMEN, UH, DO A LOT OF WORK.
THEY ALSO HELP IN OTHER AREAS OF CRIME SCENE, ABANDONED VEHICLES, UH, HELP DIRECT TRAFFIC AT CRASHES TO ALSO ALLOWS OFFICERS TO FREE UP AND GO DO OTHER THINGS.
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, OUR TRAFFIC UNIT ACCOUNTED FOR WAS 1700 OF THE TOTAL TRAFFIC STOPS, UH, THAT WERE MADE BY A DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR.
THEY COMPLETED 185 CRASH REPORTS, RESPONDED TO 103 TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS AND RESPONDED TO, UH, 632 TRAFFIC HAZARDS AND 525 MOTORS DES ASSIST.
UH, VERY BUSY CONSIDERING THAT IT'S A SMALL UNIT, BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE TRYING TO KEEP OUR ROADS SAFE AND OUR CITIZENS AND, UH, VISITORS SAFE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT.
THEY INSPECTED 585 TRUCKS LAST YEAR WITH OVER 4,000 VIOLATIONS.
65% OF THE TRUCKS THEY INSPECTED WERE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE, WHICH IS WAY HIGHER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE.
UH, THAT IS ALSO DUE TO THE LEVEL OF DEDICATION THAT OUR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTORS PUT INTO THESE STOPS.
THEY DON'T SHORTCHANGE EVERYTHING.
THEY GO THROUGH IT BY THE NUMBERS AND THEY TAKE TRUCKS OUT OF SERVICE THAT ARE NOT SAFE TO BE AROUND OUR, OUR CITIZENS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAJORITY OF THE VIOLATIONS ARE BRAKES, LIGHTS, WHEELS, TIRES, AND OVERWEIGHT.
UH, THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT KNOW IN THE PICTURE, THERE'S, UH, VINNY AND SWEENEY AND SWEENEY RETIRED AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH US, UH, A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE WORK THAT HE PUT IN.
WE WE'RE ALSO STARTING TO TRAIN HIS REPLACEMENTS, SO, UH, WE'LL STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF INSPECTORS OUT THERE WITH THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE NUMBERS I PRESENTED? ALL RIGHT, THAT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO PASS IT ON TO LIEUTENANT SANDIFER.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAY SERIOUS.
SO MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY SECRETARY, AND THE BOSSES OVER HERE TO MY RIGHT.
UH, IT'S GOOD TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS AND OVER THE, I'M LIEUTENANT SAND.
I'M OVER THE COMMUNITY TEAM, SO I'M GLAD THAT Y'ALL ARE HERE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA LEAVE ANYBODY OUT.
UM, SO OUR TEAM WENT THROUGH SOME CHANGES LAST YEAR.
UH, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE ARE DEALING WITH STAFFING ISSUES AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE HIRED.
UM, BUT WE, THERE'S A, A DEDICATED, OUR, OUR CITY SUPPORTS US AND THEY WANT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SEE, UH, THE POLICE IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT OTHER THAN JUST MAKE ARRESTS.
SO THE CHIEF SAID, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FULLY STAFFED PACKED UNIT.
SO WE GOT THREE NEW MEMBERS ON, UH, I THINK IT WAS OFFICER WILLIAMS, OFFICER GRIFFIN, AND THEN SERGEANT NOIAN, WHO'S
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IN THE BACK.YOU HAVE THE BUTTON, YOU GOT THE, I HAVE THE BUTTON.
UM, WHICH ONE IS IT, GUYS? THAT'S IT.
SO, FOUR HOUR, OUR UNIT, WE REALLY TRY TO STAY, UH, WHERE WE'RE INTERACTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE COMING UP WITH NEW WAYS, UH, TO DO THAT.
SO, PART OF WHAT HAPPENED IN 2019 WHEN, UM, CHIEF REYES CAME ON BOARD, HE HAD AN IDEA OF TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
SO HE DID A, UM, HE DEVELOPED THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH PLAN, THE STRATEGIC PLAN WHERE WE WOULD GO NEIGHBORHOOD TO NEIGHBORHOOD AND ACTUALLY TALK TO THE CITIZENS AND GET THEIR INPUT TO SEE HOW WE CAN DO THIS JOB BETTER.
UM, AND IT WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS.
SOME OF THE THINGS WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THIS AND I SAW THE LIST, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T PUT EVERYTHING THAT PAC DOES UP HERE, BUT IT'S, WE GO TO BLOCK PARTIES, CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMIES, WHICH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS TAKES, UH, A LOT OF PLANNING.
YOUTH SUMMIT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, BACK TO SCHOOL RALLIES, PIS MEET PI MEETINGS, UH, FOOD PANTRY DELIVERIES, CRIME WATCH MEETINGS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS.
I WENT AHEAD AND ADDED A LITTLE BIT TO THIS JUST 'CAUSE I'M PROUD OF MY GUYS.
WE ALSO DO PATROL COVERAGE, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.
WHEN THAT ACTIVE SHOOTER CAME OUT ON BELTLINE, PACKED UNITS WERE FRONT AND CENTER.
WE WERE SOME OF THE FIRST THAT RESPONDED WHEN THE BANK GOT ROBBED ON BELTLINE.
AND THREE ROBBERY SUSPECTS GOT AWAY WITH $300,000.
TWO PACKED UNIT OFFICERS WERE THE ONES THAT FOUND THE CAR AND CHASED DOWN AND TACKLED TWO OF THOSE SUSPECTS, ALL OF WHICH WERE JUST THIS LAST WEEK, UH, SENTENCE.
AND I THINK THE LEAST, THE LEAST AMOUNT THEY GOT WAS, UH, ONE GUY GOT 10 YEARS.
WE ALSO RECOVERED 300 AND I THINK IT WAS $30,000 IN CASH.
UH, THEY DO DEA DRUG TAKEBACKS, CAREER DAYS, POLICE DEPARTMENT TOURS, CHILD SAFETY, UH, SEAT TECHNICIANS, CRAZE INSTRUCTORS, WHICH IS THE, UM, THE ACTIVE SHOOTERS, CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS, SENIOR CENTER VISITS.
THEY DO, THEY DO THE MISSING, ENDANGERED AND CRITICAL ALERT.
UH, SO WHEN SOMEONE, UH, IS OUT THERE AND WE CAN'T IDENTIFY 'EM, WE PUT THEM IN THE DATABASE SO THAT NEXT TIME WE CAN GET THEM BACK HOME QUICKER.
THEIR ICAT DEESCALATION INSTRUCTORS, THEY DO COFFEE WITH A COP, CHICKEN WITH A CHIEF BIRTHDAY PARADE, SEX OFFENDER COMPLIANCE CHECKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GUYS OUT THERE THAT ARE THE BAD GUYS ARE WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AND TELLING US ALL THE UPDATES.
SO AS A LEADER, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE TALENT WHEN YOU'VE GOT IT AND TRY TO PROMOTE IT.
SO IF YOU'D STAND UP IN THE BACK, THAT'S SERGEANT NOIAN TO GO OVER 2024 AND NOT TALK ABOUT HER LEADERSHIP IN THE PACT UNIT.
SO SHE CAME ON, I THINK AROUND JUNE, MAYBE MAY OF LAST YEAR.
UH, AND SHE HAS DONE SOME GREAT THINGS.
SHE IS A YOUTH DIVERSION LIAISON, A DRONE PILOT.
SHE'S ON THE PEER SUPPORT TEAM.
SHE'S AN ABLE INSTRUCTOR, A MENTAL HEALTH POLICE OFFICER, AND SHE DOES ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
SHE WANTS TO DO WARRANT ROUNDUPS.
SHE COORDINATES WITH MULTIPLE BUSINESS TO GET RELATIONSHIPS WHERE WE'VE GOT, UM, WHEN THE BUDGET FALLS, SHE SOMEHOW CAN FIND A WAY TO GET THE CORPORATIONS TO PICK IT UP SO THAT THE KIDS FOR YOUTH SUMMIT OR FOR ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS, WE DON'T, WE DON'T SUFFER AND WE DON'T SEE IT.
SHE STARTED PALIS WITH A COP WHERE WE DRIVE THAT LITTLE PTA CART AROUND, GO OUT TO THE PARKS, PASS OUT PALIS TO KIDS.
UH, THIS WAS GONNA BE SOME WORK, BUT SHE MET WITH AND COORDINATED WITH THE SCHOOL, AND WE'RE GONNA BE STARTING THE TEEN POLICE ACADEMY HERE SHORTLY THIS FALL.
SO, UH, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING BACK THERE IN THE BACK.
THEY DON'T JUST, YOU KNOW, PASS OUT STICKERS TO THE KIDS, BUT IF THE BAD GUYS ON THE RUN, THEY'RE CHASING 'EM TOO.
SO THEY WANT TO BE POLICE AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS.
AND SO, UM, WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS SUPPORTING US AND LETTING US DO IT.
THERE'S OUR WALKS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT'S THANKS TO OUR CHIEF.
HE REALLY GOT THE BALL ROLLING ON THAT.
UH, THESE CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMIES, WE'VE GOT, UH, ANOTHER ONE COMING UP THIS, UH, THIS FALL.
WE LOVE IT WHEN YOU GUYS SHOW UP ANY OF THESE EVENTS, THE POLICE ACADEMIES, THE YOUTH SUMMIT, ALL OF THAT.
WE, THEY LOVE TO SEE, UH, YOU GUYS.
UH, WE'VE GOT 55 ACTIVE CP AAA MEMBERS.
THEY DO A GOOD JOB, UH, IN THE NONPROFIT AND RAISING MONEY
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TO ALSO COME OUT AND HELP SUPPORT THE KIDS.AND, AND, UM, THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY,
YOU CAN SEE IN THE FORD, UH, EXPLORERS DOWN THERE, 6,241 HOURS IN 2024.
UH, WE'VE GOT 28 ACTIVE MEMBERS THAT YOU SEE 'EM AROUND THE DEPARTMENT ALL THE TIME.
UH, THEY PATROL THE CITY DOING 11,000 MILES.
UH, THEIR EXTRA EYES, IF THEY SEE SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS, THEY CALL IT IN.
AND THEY, I MEAN, ANYTIME YOU'VE GONE TO A SCARE ON THE SQUARE, HOLIDAY ON THE HILL, ANY OF THAT, YOU SEE THEM OUT THERE AND THEY'RE DIRECTING TRAFFIC AND HELPING US.
IT'S UNGLAMOROUS, BUT THEY ARE PHENOMENAL.
CHIEF, I'M GONNA, I I'M GONNA OWE PAUL LUNCH, UH, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, I CHANGED THIS PRESENTATION AND DIDN'T TELL PAUL.
UM, AND I ADDED THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE.
'CAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT, UH, TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN PLAYS A, A VITAL ROLE INTO OUR POLICE AND COMMUNITY TEAM.
AND YOU HAVE THESE TWO, UH, ITEMS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN AS ONE OF YOUR PRIORITIES.
UM, AND SO I PUT THAT SLIDE IN THERE AND I DIDN'T TELL PAUL, THAT'S WHY HE WAS ALL FLUSTERED UP HERE.
LIKE, WHAT IS THAT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT, YOU DID A GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO TAP DANCE AROUND IT THOUGH.
SO, BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR, OUR POLICE AND COMMUNITY TEAM A PRIORITY IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND I HOPE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO YOU PROUD.
UM, AND SO, UH, MOVING ON TO OUR, UH, OF THE YEAR AWARDS.
UM, EVERY YEAR, UH, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, OUR, UH, OFFICERS VOTE ON, UH, WHO THEY BELIEVE DESERVES EACH OF THESE AWARDS.
AND MANY OF YOU DO ATTEND OUR AWARD CEREMONY, AND IT'S A CULMINATION OF, OF THAT YEAR OF EVENTS, BUT IT'S ALSO A TIME TO BRING THE FAMILIES TOGETHER, UM, BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THE FAMILIES, UH, ARE IN THE SUCCESS OF THE POLICE OFFICERS IN THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING.
UM, AND WE CAN'T DO, UH, WHAT WE DO WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR FAMILIES.
UM, A LOT OF THESE OFFICERS, UH, MISS A LOT OF HOLIDAYS AND, UH, BIRTHDAYS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WELL, TODAY IS MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY.
UM, AND SO I'M HERE WITH YOU GUYS.
UM, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT JUST BECOMES PART OF AN ACCEPTANCE OF, OF MARRYING INTO THE POLICE FAMILY AND UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, THAT YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO SACRIFICE A LITTLE BIT AS A FAMILY MEMBER OF A PUBLIC SERVANT.
UM, SO OF THE, OF THE YEAR AWARDS LAST YEAR, THERE'S ACTUALLY, UH, A TIE FOR THE ROOKIES OF THE YEAR.
UH, ENDED UP BEING A LIZETTE ANDRATI AND DESHAUN COOPER, UM, OFFICER, OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE YEAR WAS OUR CANINE OFFICER, UH, RAUL PRAZA SUPPORT OFFICER.
OF THE YEAR WAS OUR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR JIMMY VALENTI.
UH, OUR SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR IS LIEUTENANT LEANNE HAREN.
AND THEN OUR SUPPORT SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR WAS SERGEANT BRENAN WOODALL, WHO'S OVER OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.
UH, AND OUR CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR WAS ASHLEY ZACHERY, WHO IS OUR CRIME SCENE MANAGER.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL END MY PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
YOU DO HAVE ALL OF THE COMPLETE REPORTS, ANNUAL REPORTS IN FRONT OF YOU IN A PACKET.
UM, THIS WAS JUST A SUMMARY, A SNAPSHOT OF THAT, UH, IN ADDITION TO A HARD COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT AS WELL.
SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE OTHER REYES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, MUCH PLEASE.
UH, CHIEF, IF IT'S OKAY, UM, I THINK I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE BRIEFING SESSION AND THEN I'M GONNA PULL IT FROM CONSENT AND THEN I'LL PUT YOU AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA.
IS THAT OKAY? IS THAT PERFECT? ALRIGHT, PERFECT.
UH, SO COUNSEL, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND, UH, UM, ASK TO ADJOURN THIS BRIEFING SESSION TO ADJOURN.
I DO HAVE A MOTION AND I DO HAVE A SECOND THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE.
UH, COUNSEL, LET'S RECONVENE AT ABOUT, UH, SEVEN 10, IF THAT'S OKAY.
UH, CITIZENS MEMBERS, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY, UH, CITIZENS FORMS, PLEASE GET IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY BY 7:10 PM THANK YOU.