Aug 26, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

PRESENTATIONS PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2025 AS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.

YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

NEXT, WE HAVE

[a. Present a Proclamation designating the month of September 2025 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Cedar Hill. ]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR VERY OWN COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I'M VERY HONORED TO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS PROCLAMATION.

THIS IS THE, UH, THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS.

UM, WE HAVE A, UH, A YOUNG MAN IN THE AUDIENCE AND HIS FAMILY HERE TO, TO RECEIVE THIS, THIS EVENING.

BENJAMIN LANDRY, ALONG WITH HIS PARENTS, MARK AND KELLY LANDRY AND OH, AND, UH, KATIE.

I DIDN'T SEE KATIE SITTING OVER HERE.

I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T SEE YOU COME IN.

UH, IF Y'ALL WOULD PLEASE COME UP HERE AND JOIN ME UP HERE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING.

AND, UH, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO, UH, TO READ THE PROCLAMATION REGARDING CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

UH, WHEREAS CHILDHOOD CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH BY DISEASE IN CHILDREN.

AND WHEREAS 46 CHILDREN PER DAY, OR 16,790 CHILDREN PER YEAR ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHEREAS THE AVERAGE AGE OF DIAGNOSIS IS SIX YEARS OLD.

WHEREAS IN THE LAST 30 YEARS, ONLY SIX NEW DRUGS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FDA TO SPECIFICALLY TREAT CHILDHOOD CANCER.

AND WHEREAS THE NICE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE RECOGNIZES THE UNIQUE RESEARCH NEEDS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AND THE ASSOCIATED NEED FOR INCREASED FUNDING TO CARRY THIS OUT, WHEREAS RESEARCHERS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WORK DILIGENTLY DEDICATING THEIR EXPERTISE TO TREAT CHILDREN AND CURE CHILDREN WITH CANCER.

AND WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 95% OF FAMILIES DEALING WITH CANCER WILL EXPERIENCE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

AND WHEREAS HUNDREDS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN CHILDHOOD CANCER ORGANIZATION, ARE HELPING CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES COPE WITH EDUCATIONAL, EMOTIONAL, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

AND WHEREAS TOO MANY CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY THIS DEADLY DISEASE AND MORE MUST BE DONE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FIND A CURE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS DO HEREBY PERCA SEPTEMBER, 2025 AS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

AND I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND SUPPORT THIS CAUSE SO DEEPLY THAT IMPACTS FAMILIES IN EVERY COMMUNITY AND WITNESS AWARE OF I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SILL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 26TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025.

SIGNED MAYOR STEVEN MASON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? CANICE TOLD ME IF YOU SPEAK, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, YOU HAVE A THREE MINUTE ROOM.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK MICROPHONE.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT KNOWS HIM IN SOME FORM OR FASHION WE'VE BEEN BATTLING.

UM, HE HAD MYOBLAST WHEN HE WAS FIVE AND A HALF, AND, UH, HE WAS A STUDENT AT LAKE RIDGE ELEMENTARY.

HE'S NOW IN HIS LAST YEAR AT, UM, 18 PLUS STRIVE OVER AT, UM, JOLY MADDOX.

AND HE'S BEEN CANCER FREE OVER 15 YEARS.

HE'S A MASCOT FOR DBU DALLAS BAPTIST, UH, BASE, DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM.

AND HE LOVES TO BE AROUND PEOPLE AND HE MAY SEE HIM ON THE STREET WALKING OR TALKING OR WHATEVER.

AND HE LOVES, HE LOVES WILL OF FORTUNE.

HE WAS VERY SAD.

HE HAD TO MISS THAT TODAY.

AND SO ANYWAY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, HE'LL BE.

SO ANYWAY, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

ALRIGHT, GREAT.

NEXT ITEM ON THE, UH, AGENDA IS ANOTHER PRESENTATION PRESENTED PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AS A PURPLE HEART CITY.

COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.

YOU, UM, UH, IT WAS YOUR INITIATIVE TO, UH, REQUEST THE PROCLAMATION A YEAR AGO AND, AND YOU DID IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION.

UH,

[b. Present a Proclamation designating the City of Cedar Hill as a Purple Heart City. ]

THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILWOMAN AZI COMMANDER ROBERT VASQUEZ.

ARE YOU HERE? YES, PLEASE.

COME ON UP.

UH, THE MEMBERS OF THE DAV LIKE TO ALSO COME UP THIS DAV TWO 40.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I DO.

SIGNED MAYOR STEVEN MASON.

TAKE MY CLASSES OFF I CAN.

UH, CEDAR HILL PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, WHEREAS THE RESIDENTS OF CEDAR HILL HAVE GREAT ADMIRATION AND THE UTMOST GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SELFLESSLY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY AND THIS COMMUNITY AND THE ARMED FORCES.

AND WHEREAS VETERANS HAVE PAID THE HIGH PRICE OF FREEDOM BY LEAVING THEIR FAMILIES IN COMMUNITIES AND PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.

AND WHEREAS THE PURPLE HEART WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN SERVICE AWARD OF DECORATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMON SOLDIER, AND IS SPECIFICALLY AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED OR PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN COMBAT WITH A DECLARED ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND WHEREAS THE MISSION OF THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART IS TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF GOODWILL AMONG THE COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN MEMBERS AND FAMILIES, PROMOTE PATRIOTISM, SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MAKE SURE WE NEVER FORGET.

NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AS A PURPLE HEART CITY AND ENCOURAGE THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THE SACRIFICES THE PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS HAVE MADE.

DEFENDING OUR FREEDOMS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR COURAGE AND TO SHOW THEM THE HONOR AND SUPPORT THEY HAVE EARNED IN WIT IS WHEREOF.

I HAVE HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TO BE AFFIXED THIS 26TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025.

CONGRATULATIONS.

DRIVE INTO A NEW CITY HERE IN DFW AND SEE IT A PURPLE HEART CITY.

MM-HMM .

WELL, EXCUSE ME, I PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, BUT I'LL BE QUICK.

, UH, FOR THE OLD OF YOU THAT DON'T, DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS ROBERT VASQUEZ.

I'M THE COMMANDER OF HERE MILITARY OF THE PURPLE HEART.

HERE IN DFW, WE COVER ALL THE DFW.

THERE IS A DALLAS CHAPTER AS WELL.

I ALSO WORK AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS MILITARY OF THE PURPLE HEART FOR NORTH TEXAS.

UM, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY AND AN HONOR FOR CITIES, MAYORS TO PUT ASIDE THEIR TIME AND, UM, RECOGNIZE THOSE OF US THAT ARE WOUNDED IN COMBAT.

THOUGH MANY OF US HAVE SERVED, NOT ALL OF US HAVE SUFFERED THE WOUNDS OF COMBAT.

SO I, IT'S VERY, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE AND CAN EXPRESS ENOUGH GRATITUDE FOR WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE TODAY.

SO AS YOU GUYS DRIVE DOWN 35, SEE THE PURPLE HEART SIGNS,

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UNDERSTAND THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU, THOSE THAT SHED THE BLOOD FOR OUR FREEDOM.

AND THANK A VETERAN AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY.

COUNCILWOMAN, UH, STILL IN

[c. Present a Certificate of Appreciation to Mission Cedar Hill for community outreach projects completed in June 2025. ]

PRESENTATIONS.

NEXT ITEM IS PRESENT, A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO MISSION CEDAR HILL FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS COMPLETED IN JUNE, 2025.

HELLO TO YOU.

HELLO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S A TRUE HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF CEDAR HILL'S BEST NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MISSION CEDAR HILL.

THIS PAST JUNE, WE CELEBRATED BIG WEEK, WHICH IS A TRADITION OF SERVICE AND COMMUNITY.

AND I HAVE A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

HEY, I'M MEL WITH MISSION CEDAR HILL, MY BUDDY DRE FILMING THIS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MONTHS, GETTING READY FOR THIS BIG WEEK WHERE WE GET A BUNCH OF KIDS FROM CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND PEOPLE FROM CITY, UH, THE CITY.

WE GOT A LOT OF HOUSES, PUT SIDING AND TRIM AND FISHING BOARDS ON, READY TO PAINT.

NOW WE'RE GOING AROUND PAINTING THE EASIER WORK THAN TRYING TO REPLACE THE BOARDS.

A BUNCH OF FENCES GOING UP THAT HAD FALLEN OVER WERE ROTTEN AND BEEN SPENDING MONTHS GETTING READY FOR IT.

AND NOW THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE HELPING OUT, GETTING FENCES UP, PAINTING DONE YARDS CLEANED UP.

PRETTY COOL.

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR YEARS.

A LOT OF US.

IT'S FUN WORKING WITH THE GUYS.

UH, PEOPLE FROM CHURCH, HILLCREST COMES IN, THEY HELP THEIR YOUTH GROUP.

JUST A BUNCH OF NICE PEOPLE HELPING OUT.

IT'S BEEN PRETTY GOOD.

IT'S GETTING HOT.

WHEW.

AND THE MAYOR JUST KEPT TALKING AND TOBY SAID, MAYOR, I SAID, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

AND THE MAYOR SAID, WHO ARE WE? AND TOBY SAT MISSION SHEETER HILL.

SO THEY HAD TO REPLACE THIS ENTIRE ARCH ALL THE WAY AROUND EAST SIDEBOARDS, AND THEY HAD TO CUT THE SIDINGS.

AND I THINK THEY HAD TO PUT IT INTO TWO PIECES.

HE DID THAT THIS MORNING.

HE DID.

WOW, THAT'S AWESOME.

PASTOR TOBY SNOWDEN HERE, UH, COMING TO YOU FROM THE CAMPUS OF HIGH POINT BAPTIST CHURCH IN CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

NORMALLY I DON'T SHOOT VIDEO.

WANNA GET SHOUT OUT TO MY, MY GOOD FRIEND DRE CHISHOLM, SHOOTING VIDEO ON THE OTHER END OF THE CAMERA.

NORMALLY I DON'T SHOOT VIDEO IN FRONT OF A DUMPSTER, BUT THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY.

THIS WEEK WAS THE 24TH BIG WEEK OF MISSION CEDAR HILL.

UH, GOD WILLING, WE'RE GONNA RESTORE, UH, PROPERTIES OF HOMEOWNERS.

WE'RE GONNA SERVE OUR NONPROFITS LIKELY AS MANY AS 20 PROJECTS, CLOSE TO 20 PROJECTS DONE THIS YEAR.

BUT WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SAY, WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SAY IS THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.

FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONATED MONEY, THAT HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR TIME TO HELP MAKE THIS WORK TAKING CARE TO THE COMMUNITY POSSIBLE.

JESUS SAID, YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

A CITY ON A HILL CANNOT BE HIDDEN.

NO ONE LIGHTS A LAMP AND PLACES IT UNDER A BOWL, BUT ON A STAND THAT IT MIGHT GIVE LIGHT TO THE ENTIRE HOUSE.

EVEN SO, LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN THAT WHEN THEY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS, THAT WILL GLORIFY YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN.

THAT'S WHY WE DO IT, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, TO GLORIFY OUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN.

SO I SAY THANK YOU, AND MAY THE GOOD LORD BE PRAISED.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, SINCE 2003, MISSION, CEDAR HILL HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF SO MANY AND ONLY CONTINUES TO GROW.

AND THIS YEAR ALONE, 170 DE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CAME TOGETHER AND TOOK CARE OF 18 CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS WHILE CREATING LASTING HOPE AND, UH, I'M SORRY, , WHILE CREATING LASTING CHANGE IN RENEWED HOPE.

UH, IT'S EFFORTS LIKE THESE THAT MAKE MISSION CEDAR HILL, ONE OF OUR MOST IMPACTFUL NONPROFITS.

AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE MISSION CEDAR HILL TEAM TO ACCEPT A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION.

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YEAH.

WANT GET EVERYBODY IN THE PICTURE.

YOU GOT A WIDE ANGLE ON THAT THING.

DO IT.

I GOT YOU.

NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZENS FORUM.

KITCHEN IN REAL CLOSE.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING CHANGES AND ADDING VALUE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALRIGHT,

[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. ]

THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZENS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY WANNA DISCUSS, ANY ITEMS THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

OBVIOUSLY WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT OR DELIBERATE, UH, COUNSEL, I DO HAVE TWO, UH, CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK BEFORE US.

UH, MARK IC, UM, TOPIC IS CODE ENFORCEMENT.

MARK, ARE YOU STILL HERE? NO, COULDN'T SEE YOU HERE, .

GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND, UH, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

MY NAME IS MARK OVITZ.

I HAVE A WALKS AT YOU ADDRESS.

3 0 7 SENECA WALKS AT YOU, TEXAS.

NOW, UH, I GOT A TICKET FROM THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, AND I DON'T OWN PROPERTY.

AND THE SLOPPINESS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE, UH, THE WAY SOME OF THIS STUFF'S ADMINISTERED, UH, IT'S LIKE, UH, NOW I GOTTA GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT IS GETTING TO THE POINT TO WHERE, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE AT ONE OF THE CRIME WATCH MEETINGS, UH, THE POLICE CHIEF STOOD UP AND SAYS, IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT AND BE ANONYMOUS.

WELL, HERE'S A COPY OF THE CONSTITUTION.

THAT'S THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND.

HERE'S ANOTHER COPY OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION.

AND I WOULD EXPECT THAT Y'ALL START READING IT AND START ADHERENT TO IT, BECAUSE Y'ALL DON'T.

AND IT'S LIKE, ON THIS TICKET IT SAYS YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY.

WELL, IN ARTICLE, UH, ONE, ONE SECTION 10, IT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT HAVING AN ATTORNEY.

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO COUNSEL OR BOTH.

AND THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION, IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT AN ATTORNEY.

AND, UH, I ALSO WAS SERVED, UH, NOTICE WITH MY NAME ON SOUTH CLARK ROAD, AND IT SAYS LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NOT AN ADDRESS.

OKAY? AND IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW THAT, ESPECIALLY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OR MS. VALDEZ, Y'ALL NEED TO START READING THE CONSTITUTION AND ADHERING TO IT.

AND MY WIFE CAME UP HERE TO TURN, GET THE WATER TURNED ON.

SHE HAD A TAX BILL WITH MY NAME ON IT, AND SHE SHOWED HER DRIVER'S LICENSE AND THEY WOULDN'T TURN THE WATER ON.

I HAD TO COME DOWN HERE TO GET WATER TURNED ON TO A BUILDING.

AND THIS, THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT IS GETTING TO BE SUCH A POPULAR THING THAT EVEN THE CITY OF DALLAS IS PUTTING CAMERAS ON THE GARBAGE TRUCK SO THAT THEY CAN MONITOR CODE VIOLATIONS.

I MEAN, UH, WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF, UH, THIS COUNTRY.

AND 4TH OF JULY IS NOT BY DRINKING BEER BARBECUING AND POPPING FIRECRACKERS.

IT'S ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE DIED LIKE THE PURPLE HEART GUY.

UH, YOU KNOW, I EXPECT BETTER FROM THE CITY AND, AND ENFORCING.

THE FACT IS THAT Y'ALL RUN A CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THE RIGHT ADDRESS ON HERE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. ALRIGHT, THREE MANAGERS FOUR YEARS.

THANK

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YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE PHIL LEWI, AND HIS TOPIC IS PERMIT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING OR THEREABOUTS.

MY NAME IS PHILLIP .

I LIVE AT 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.

AND I'LL SAY DITTO TO WHAT MY BROTHER SAID.

I HAD A, UH, OPEN RECORDS REQUEST TO THE CITY SECRETARY ABOUT COMPLAINTS MADE ABOUT CITY RECORDS THAT SAID THERE WERE NUISANCES AND THAT CAME, UH, THESE NUISANCES CAME FROM DEPARTMENTS OR OTHER PARTS OF THE CEDAR HILLS CITY GOVERNMENT.

AND THE RESPONSE CAME BACK THAT THERE WERE NONE.

WELL, IF THERE WERE NONE, THERE WOULDN'T BE A RED STICKER CLOSING DOWN MY BUSINESS.

I HAD, UM, I'M IN FAVOR OF, UH, OF THIS IS AT, UH, TWO 11 SOUTH CLARK ROAD.

I'M IN FAVOR OF REVITALIZATION, BUT EVERY TIME THE CITY HAS DONE SOME REVITALIZATION, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMEWHERE ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE THIS LOCATION IS.

BACK IN THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION, THE INTEREST RATE WAS 14 AND SEVEN EIGHTHS.

THEY PUT IN A PROGRAM AND DECLARED THE AREA ECONOMICALLY BLIGHTED.

AT THAT TIME, WE WERE PREPARED TO, UM, EXPAND OUR BUSINESS, DOUBLE THE SIZE OF IT.

THE BANKER SAID, THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN GO AHEAD WITH THIS.

I'VE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT FOR 1 31 SOUTH CLARK ROAD, AND IN THE ORDINANCE IT SAYS THAT THEY ARE TO COLLECT THE FEE.

KNOW WHERE YOU APPLY FOR A PERMIT, YOU PAY FOR IT.

WELL, EVIDENTLY THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENE BECAUSE I ASKED THEM HOW MUCH WAS THE FEE? AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW.

WELL, THEY COULD SAY ANYTHING THEY WANT.

IF THE PERMIT WAS TO BE TURNED DOWN, UM, THEN THEY WOULD REFUND ME A PORTION OF WHAT IT IS.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT SAYS IN THE ORDINANCE AND, UH, UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, IF I CAN'T FACE MY ACCUSERS, WELL THEN, AND UH, THERE'S THE CITY SECRETARY VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO ONE THAT COMPLAINED.

THEN THAT RED STICKER BACK ON TWO 11 SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF.

UH, THESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS THAT LIKE ARE TO SAM'S, THAT'S FINE.

BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS REVITALIZE 1 31, UH, SOUTH CLARK ROAD.

IT HAS A, UM, A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND SOMEHOW I CAN'T GET A PERMIT.

I'VE APPLIED FOR IT.

THEY WOULDN'T EVEN TAKE THE MONEY.

SO EVIDENTLY, AGAIN, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES THAT I'M NOT BEING TOLD ABOUT.

UH, AND I DO HAVE BASICALLY, UH, UH, AND A PROBLEM WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ONE OF THEIR BROCHURES, IT SAYS, WE CAN DECIDE WHO, WHO MOVES FORWARD.

I'M TRYING TO ECONOMICALLY IMPROVE THESE PROPERTIES.

AND OVER THE LAST, UH, THREE YEARS, I HAD TO, BASICALLY, I CALCULATED A LOSS OF $60,000 DUE TO A PERSONAL ISSUE THAT I HAD.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

UM, I'M NOT, UM, AWARE OF THESE, UH, PERMIT ISSUES, BUT I'LL BE SURE TO FOLLOW UP WITH STAFF AND TRY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN WHAT'S GOING ON.

THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TODAY.

ALRIGHT, THAT IS, UH, ALL THE CITIZENS THAT I HAVE THAT SUBMITTED THE FORM.

AND, UH, COUNSEL, THERE ARE NO ONLINE COMMENTS, THEREFORE,

[a. Case No. PD-721-2025 - Conduct a Public Hearing and consider an application for a change in zoning from "LR" (Local Retail) District, “OT-Corr” (Old Town District – Corridor), “OT-Sq” (Old Town District – Square), and “OT-Res” (Old Town District – Residential) with Uptown Overlay to "PD" (Planned Development) District with Uptown Overlay on approximately 90.00 acres, generally located north of West Belt Line Road and West of Uptown Boulevard, with the approximate area being as follows: An area currently zoned Local Retail (LR) with Uptown Overlay, beginning at the intersection of West FM 1382 and North Cedar Hill Road, south of West FM 1382, west of the western lot line of 621 Uptown Boulevard and the western lot line of 365 Uptown Boulevard, north of Pioneer Trail, and east of North Cedar Hill Road and approximately 31.98 acres; and An area currently zoned Local Retail (LR), Old Town District - Corridor, Old Town District - Square, and Old Town District- Residential with Uptown Overlay, beginning at the intersection of Pioneer Trail and North Cedar Hill Road, south of Pioneer Trail, west of Uptown Boulevard, north of West Belt Line Road, and east of North Cedar Hill Road and approximately 58.02 acres. Applicant: City of Cedar Hill, Texas Property Owners: Crawford Fain Driggss LLC, Cedar Hill Town Square LP, Wesley James Pool, Kennan Partnership LTD, SC Crossing LTD, Victor Deuback, David Candanoza, Leslie Pitt, Harvey L. Newton Dillard, Southwestern Bell, Sean and Cynthia Nunnelley, Lushaj Cen, Phillip and Janet Deal, Frank Wylie, Kenna Prior, Carolyn Newport McKee, and City of Cedar Hill, Texas Representative: City of Cedar Hill, Texas]

AND NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING.

CASE NUMBER PD 7 21 2025.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT, OT CORE, WHICH IS OLD TOWN DISTRICT CORRIDOR, OT, SQ, OLD TOWN DISTRICT SQUARE, AND OT RES, OLD TOWN DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL WITH UPTOWN OVERLAY TO PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH UPTOWN OVERLAY ON APPROXIMATELY 90 ACRES.

GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF WEST BELTLINE ROAD AND WEST OF UPTOWN BOULEVARD.

HELLO THERE.

MISS PLANNING DIRECTOR, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME CLEARLY? THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS PROPOSAL WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

UM, THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THE DIRECTION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY, UH, CITY COUNCIL, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS WELL AS OUR WEST MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN.

AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH YOU ON WHAT WE HAVE FOUND AS A PART OF OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS, WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, WITH

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CITY STAFF, WITH OUR CONSULTING TEAM, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WITH OUR CITIZENS.

AND SO TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE A TWO-PART PRESENTATION.

WE'LL START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN RECAP ALL OF THE WAYS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO ENGAGE ALL OF THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS OF THIS PROJECT.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO SHARE A HIGH LEVEL REVIEW OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

I WILL THEN RETURN BACK TO THE PODIUM TO TALK ABOUT THE FACTS OF THE ZONING CASE.

BUT FIRST WE'LL START WITH OUR CONSULTANT, DAVID WHITLEY, WHO IS WITH DRW PLANNING.

HE'S ALSO HERE WITH OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT, ROBIN WILLIAMS. AND SO THEY WILL START US OFF, AND THEN I WILL RETURN WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DAVID.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. SELF.

GOOD EVENING, MR. DAVID.

TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE HAD HEARD? AND THEN A BIG ISSUE AROUND MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE VERY SENSITIVE TO THE VIEWS, UH, AND NATURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SITE.

UM, ANGELA, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF COUNSEL TODAY.

UM, I'M GONNA WALK THROUGH A RECAP OF THE ENGAGEMENT EFFORT THAT WE WENT THROUGH.

WE WERE VERY THOUGHTFUL AND DELIBERATE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WERE WITHIN THE AREA BEING REZONED, AS WELL AS, UM, CREATING AWARENESS THROUGHOUT CEDAR HILL ABOUT WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED.

SO I WANNA JUST RECAP A LITTLE BIT OF THAT TODAY.

LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THIS.

OH, OKAY.

WRONG BUTTON.

HERE WE GO.

SO, BACKING UP, WE STARTED THIS PROCESS BACK IN MARCH, UM, AND WE HAD SEVERAL INTERNAL CONVERSATIONS, UH, AS WELL AS SOME, UH, SERIES OF MEETINGS THAT I'M GONNA WALK THROUGH IN MUCH MORE DETAIL.

UM, BUT REALLY WE KIND OF STARTED WITH THE TIGHT GROUP WORKING, FOCUSING MAINLY WITH THE INITIAL PROPERTY OWNERS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PRIOR PLANNING EFFORT TO CONFIRM WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THAT PLAN, AND THEN START TO BROADEN THAT DISCUSSION.

UH, THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE PROCESS, WE HAD SEVERAL TOUCH POINTS WITH THIS BODY AS WELL AS WITH THE PLAN COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE REACHED CERTAIN POLICY DECISION POINTS, WE UNDERSTOOD KIND OF CLEAR DIRECTION FROM, UH, THE CITY AT THAT TIME SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE THAT BACK WITH THE FOLKS PARTICIPATING AS WELL AS MAKE SOME DECISIONS, WHICH WE, WE DRAFTED, UH, THE PROCESS.

WE HAD A SERIES OF OP MEETINGS OVER THE SUMMER, UM, A BIG OPEN HOUSE IN JULY.

AND THEN WE WERE BACK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS THAT WE ARE IN TODAY, UM, WITH THE, THE PLAN COMMISSIONER A FEW WEEKS AGO AND NOW, UM, YOU ALL TO THIS EVENING.

SO JUST TO GO THROUGH THOSE MEETINGS AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, THE PRIMARY OUTCOMES AND PURPOSE OF EACH ONE.

BACK IN APRIL, AGAIN, WE KICKED THIS OFF WITH, WITH THE GROUP THAT WOULD BE PRIMARILY AFFECTED BY THIS.

SO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE STUDY AREA, AS WELL AS VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES FROM KEY CITY DEPARTMENTS.

AND THE, THE, UM, THE KEY HERE WAS FOR US TO GO BACK, LOOK AT THE PLAN THAT WE DEVELOPED TWO YEARS AGO AND JUST CHECK IN ON TO SEE IF, UM, EVERYTHING THAT WAS CONTAINED IN THAT PLAN, UH, WAS STILL RELEVANT AND, AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANT FROM A IMPLEMENTATION PERSPECTIVE.

WE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK AT THAT TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS SOME FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE REGULATIONS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE MARKET CONDITIONS AND HOW THAT MIGHT RELATE TO GROUND FLOOR RETAIL, UM, AS WELL AS WITH SOME OF THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH IT, UH, TO IMPROVE WALKABILITY AND MOBILITY WITHIN THE AREAS, AND PARTICULARLY TO CONNECT TO DOWNTOWN.

FROM THERE, WE THEN, UM, HELD AN OPEN HOUSE IN, IN MAY.

THIS OPEN HOUSE, WE NOTIFIED NOT ONLY JUST THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE AREA BEING REZONED, BUT ALSO FOLKS THAT WERE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THAT BOUNDARY.

UH, WE WANTED THEM TO BE AWARE THAT THIS PROCESS WAS STARTING.

UM, IN MAY YOU ALSO ALSO, UH, FORMALLY AUTHORIZED THE HEARING.

AND SO WE WANTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO EVERYONE AND GET A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT VISUAL PREFERENCES AND OTHER PREFERENCES OF SOME OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN.

AND SO WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE PRESERVATION OF THE SITE AND ALL OF ITS NATURAL ASSETS, HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS TO FOLKS.

WE GOT A LOT OF, UH, FEEDBACK RELATED TO MAKING SURE THINGS WERE ACCESSIBLE AND WELL CONNECTED, AS WELL AS SOME DISCUSSION AROUND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THAT WAS EXPRESSED ABOUT MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WE, UH, BROUGHT BACK TO YOU ALL AS WELL AS LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT EACH OF THOSE FOCUS AREAS OF THE PLAN OR OF THE ZONING, THE ARCHITECTURAL REGULATIONS, THE LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS OPEN SPACE TO GET, GET FOLKS FEEDBACK ON THE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS THEY WANTED TO SEE.

AND WHAT THAT REALLY TOLD US IS THERE WAS A LOT OF, UM, PEOPLE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THE LIBRARY AND PARK.

THEY WANNA SEE THAT LEVEL OF QUALITY AS WELL AS THAT CHARACTER OF DEVELOPMENT EMULATED THROUGHOUT, UM, THE DISTRICT.

AND SO WE WORKED TO CREATE REGULATIONS THAT DID JUST THAT.

AND SO FOLLOWING THAT, UM, WE HAD A JOINT SESSION WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL AS WITH YOU ALL.

WE TALKED ABOUT SOME KEY POLICY ISSUES THAT HAD COME UP FROM THOSE PRIOR CONVERSATIONS.

HOW DO WE ADDRESS OPEN SPACE? WHAT KIND OF USE MIX? HOW SHOULD WE ADDRESS, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AS WELL AS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

WHAT'S THE LEVEL OF AMENITIES WE WANTED TO SEE IN ORDER

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UH, ONE OF THE OTHER KEY OUTCOMES FROM THAT WAS THE DESIRE TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF AWARENESS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

AND SO WE HAD A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION IN JULY.

UM, AGAIN, WE NOTIFIED PEOPLE WITHIN 200 FEET.

WE ALSO HAD, UM, A MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLA BLAST ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

UH, THIS MEETING WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS.

WE HAD NEARLY A HUNDRED PEOPLE OVER AT THE LIBRARY, UM, THAT CAME IN TO LEARN SPECIFICS ABOUT THE ZONING.

AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO WALK THEM THROUGH NOT ONLY WHAT WAS IN THE REGULATIONS, BUT ALSO WHAT THAT APPROVAL PROCESS MIGHT LOOK LIKE AND HOW THEY COULD PLUG IN FURTHER AND COMMUNICATE THEIR COMMENTS TO YOU ALL.

AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE PROPOSAL.

THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST IN SEEING THE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE.

UM, EVEN DESIRE FOR SOME SPECIFIC TYPES OF USES.

UH, IN PARTICULAR, UM, UH, HOUSING FOR FOLKS OVER 55.

AGAIN, THE, THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN THE BEAUTY AND THE GREEN SPACE WITHIN THE, UH, WITHIN THE SITE, WE DID GET A LITTLE FEEDBACK ABOUT SOME CONCERNS AROUND HEIGHT RELATED TO DOWNTOWN.

WE'VE, WE'VE SINCE TALKED WITH THE DOWNTOWN, UH, CONSULTANT THAT'S WORKING ON THAT PLAN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY MIGHT TREAT THE, THE AERIAL ON BELTLINE TO, TO MAKE IT SEEM MORE HARMONIOUS.

UM, AND WE PROVIDED A SUMMARY OF THAT MATRIX OF ALL THOSE, ALL THAT INPUT, UM, TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I BELIEVE ALSO FORWARDED ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL.

AND SO WE HAD ADDITIONAL MEETINGS THEN THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WE'VE HAD CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH MOST OF THE KEY PROPERTY OWNERS, PARTICULARLY AS THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING AT HOW THE REGULATIONS MIGHT IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SITE OR THINGS THAT THEY HAVE IN MIND.

AGAIN, THE DESIRE HERE WAS TO KEEP SOME FLEXIBILITY AROUND THE REGULATIONS, UH, AS WELL AS, UM, LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT SOME OF THE AMENITIES REQUIREMENTS.

SO WE'VE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE TO REFLECT THAT.

UM, AS WELL AS OTHER SORT OF COMMON FEEDBACK THAT WE MIGHT GET AROUND PARKING RATIOS, UM, AS WELL AS SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER, UM, FEATURES AROUND BUILDING MATERIALS.

SO WE HAVE MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE NOTED IN THE MATRIX THAT YOU WAS PROVIDED TO YOU ALL.

UM, AS WELL AS NOTED WHERE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IN THIS, UH, PD ARE, ARE ACTUALLY MIRRORING, MIRRORING, EASIER SAID THAN DONE, UM, OTHER REGULATIONS THROUGHOUT CEDAR HILL.

AND SO THAT, THAT WHILE THERE MIGHT BE, WE HAVE HEARD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THOSE.

THEY'RE NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE REST OF THE FOLKS WITHIN CEDAR HILL WOULD HAVE TO ADHERE TO.

AND SO I'M GONNA GO VERY HIGH LEVEL THROUGH THE ZONING, REALLY KIND OF AN ORIENTATION TO IT.

AND THEN ANGELA'S GONNA TOUCH MORE ON KINDA THE MERITS OF THE ZONING AND HOW IT RELATES TO, UM, THE, UH, PRIOR CITY POLICY.

BUT AGAIN, ONE OF THE KEY OUTCOMES FROM THE PLAN HERE WAS KIND OF FOUR BIG IDEAS.

ONE WAS TO REALLY HONOR THE OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL AMENITIES ON SITE.

SO BUILD IN SOME REGULATIONS THAT HELPED US PRESERVE THOSE THINGS TO LOOK AT THE PARK AND THE LIBRARY AS BEING, UM, THE INVESTMENT THAT SET THE TONE AND TO USE THAT AS A BENCHMARK, UH, AGAINST WHICH WE WOULD LOOK AT OTHER DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY CAME IN, STRENGTHEN THE WALKABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY, AND PARTICULARLY COMPLIMENT THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF DOWNTOWN AND UPTOWN.

AND SO AS WE GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE, UH, SEGMENTS, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT HAPPENS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, THERE'S AN ARRAY OF ALLOWED USES THAT ARE OUTLINED ON SITE, ALL OF WHICH ARE ALLOWED BY RIGHT.

UM, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR CS.

HOWEVER, UM, WE HAVE INSTILLED WITHIN HERE MORE DETAILED REGULATIONS AROUND PARTICULAR USES.

SO WE'VE SET THE GUARDRAILS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS.

WE'VE ALSO WORKED REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT A GOOD MIX OF USES IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE TYPE OF LIVE WORK PLAY ATMOSPHERE, UH, THAT CAN BUILD ON ITS ADJACENCY TO THE PARK AND TO THE LIBRARY.

THERE'S ALSO A REGULATING PLAN ATTACHED, WHICH LAYS OUT SORT OF THE GENERAL SCOPE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WHERE WE SEE CON GENERAL CONNECTIONS BEING, SO OUTLINING WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE STREET RIGHTS OF WAY, AS WELL AS IMPOSING A RESIDENTIAL MIX REQUIREMENT FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION WHERE WE WANTED TO BE A LITTLE MORE SENSITIVE AROUND, UM, ENSURING THAT IT WASN'T ALL BUILT OUT AS MULTIFAMILY, BUT THERE WERE OTHER RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS, UM, OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL USES REQUIRED.

AS PART OF THAT, IF YOU BUILT OUT RESIDENTIAL, WE ALSO HAVE A VERY DETAILED LIST OF BUILDING STANDARDS.

THIS ADDRESSES EVERYTHING FROM, UM, SETBACK TO HEIGHT AND HEIGHT SETBACK, AS WELL AS, UM, REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AMOUNT OF WINDOWS.

AND THIS IS REALLY LARGELY GEARED AT CREATING THAT TYPE OF EYES ON THE STREET, ACTIVE STREET SCAPE ENVIRONMENT, UM, IN ORDER TO CREATE THE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED ATMOSPHERE WE'D LIKE TO SEE.

AND SO THE, THE, AS WELL AS THE HEIGHT RANGES FROM SIX STORIES ALONG BELTLINE ROAD, UM, AND THEN IT DIMINISHES DOWN TO FOUR STORIES ONCE YOU GET NORTH.

HOWEVER, EVERY DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES THROUGH HERE HAS TO PROVIDE A LINE OF SIGHT STUDY AND BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THAT LINE OF SIGHT STUDY, ALL OF THOSE, UM, REQUIREMENTS CAN BE ADJUSTED.

SO IF THE FINDINGS OF THAT STUDY

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SHOW THAT, UM, THAT A FOUR STORY BUILDING MIGHT INHIBIT A VIEW IN CERTAIN WAY, WE CAN RESTRICT DOWN, UM, THE HEIGHT OF THAT BUILDING.

UM, ALSO THAT GIVES A LITTLE BIT FLIP FLEXIBILITY.

IF YOU WANTED TO GO UP FROM FOUR TO AS HIGH AS SIX IN CERTAIN AREAS, YOU COULD PROVIDED THAT THE LINE OF SIGHT STUDY SHOWS THAT THERE IS NOT A DETRIMENT DETRIMENTAL IMPACT UPON THOSE PUBLIC VIEWS.

SO THAT STUDY IS REALLY CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT AND ALLOWING EACH CASE TO BE LOOKED AT VERY CAREFULLY AND VERY CLOSELY TO DETERMINE ITS IMPACT ON VIEWS.

AND THEN SET THE REGULATIONS ACCORDINGLY SO THAT THEY'RE, UH, SO THAT THEY'RE IN LINE WITH, UM, THE, THE POLICY LAID OUT IN THE PLAN.

UH, SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, AS I MENTIONED THE STUDY.

UM, THERE ARE SO ALSO REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO LOCK COVERAGE AND IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE.

THESE, AGAIN, WERE GEARED AT KEEPING THAT SENSE OF OPEN SPACE, UM, NOT ALLOWING ENTIRE SITES TO BE PAVED OVER, BUT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THAT BE OPEN, UH, WHERE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO THE TRAIL REQUIRING AND ENCOURAGING THAT TRAIL ACCESS.

SO WE CAN CONTINUE, CONTINUE TO ACTIVATE THAT AS AMENITY AND USE THAT AS A MAIN SPINE.

ORGANIZING THE DEVELOPMENT, UM, VERY SPECIFIC STANDARDS RELATING TO THE DESIGN OF MULTIFAMILY AS WELL AS PARKING GARAGES, BUILDING MATERIALS WHICH APPLY TO EVERYBODY, AS WELL AS, UM, BLOCK STANDARDS WHICH REQUIRE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE ONCE BLOCKS GET OVER A CERTAIN SIZE.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S TO CREATE THAT PERMEABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS.

THERE'S ALSO A WHOLE SERIES OF ATTACHMENTS TO THE PLAN OR TO THE PD.

UM, WE'VE GOT CHARACTER IMAGES, WHICH WILL BE REFERENCED DURING THE ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMIT OR EVALUATING FOR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE STAYING IN LINE WITH THE DESIRED OUTCOME.

THERE ARE VERY DETAILED STREET CROSS SECTIONS THAT LOOK AT THE STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS AND AMENITIES FOR ALL OF THE PLAN STREETS, AS WELL AS FOR PROPOSED LOCAL STREETS THAT MIGHT COME ONLINE.

WE ALSO HAVE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO OPEN SPACE AND REQUIRING THAT THERE IS A PROVISION OF OPEN SPACE WITHIN, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS SPECIFIC LANDSCAPING TREE PRESERVATION, UM, TREE CANOPY PRESERVATION.

THAT WAS ANOTHER KEY THING THAT THE, UM, FOLKS WERE CONCERNED WITH IS IT'S A VERY HEAVILY WOODED AREA.

WE DIDN'T WANNA SEE THAT ENTIRELY GET REMOVED.

AND SO THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC STANDARDS THERE AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING KEY GATEWAYS THROUGHOUT THE, THE, UM, AREA.

AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ANGELA TO CONTINUE OUR PRESENTATION.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER IMPORTANT ENTITIES RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT.

I WILL SHARE THE FACTS OF OUR ZONING CASE.

THIS ITEM WAS HEARD ON AUGUST 5TH BY THE PLAN COMMISSION.

IT IS PD Z, UM, PD 7 21 20 25.

IT IS A ZONING REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF ZONING FROM LOCAL RETAIL OLD TOWN DISTRICT CORRIDOR, OLD TOWN DISTRICT SQUARE, OLD TOWN DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL WITH UPTOWN OVERLAY TO A PD FOR A PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH UPTOWN OVERLAY AS BACKGROUND.

THIS IS A CITY INITIATED REZONING AND WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO DO THAT THROUGH OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 2.3 0.2.

UH, THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH ITS OWN MOTION CAN FIND THAT IT WILL PROPOSE A REZONING WHEN IT IS IN THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

IN ADDITION, THIS PROPOSAL IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A MIXED USE AREA THAT ALLOWS FOR A DIVERSE MIX OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND CIVIC USES, INTERCONNECTED STREET NETWORK, PUBLIC SPACES, TRAILS, AND GREENWAYS.

THE THE PD IS REINFORCED BY THE DETAILS PROVIDED BY THE 2022 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE 2023 WEST MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN.

AS A PART OF OUR EFFORTS, WE ARE IN THE MODE OF IMPLEMENTATION AND FOR THE BIG ROCKS, WE ARE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL REALLY FOCUSES IN ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECE, AND IT REINFORCES AND IMPLEMENTS THE GOALS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BY ENCOURAGING HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDTOWN AREA.

IT STREAMLINES THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

IT ALLOWS US TO DEVELOP FORMAL REGULATIONS THAT GUIDE THE, UH, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VISION FOR THE WEST MIDTOWN AREA.

IT PROTECTS THE LIBRARY AND THE PARK AND THE INVESTMENTS THAT THE CITY HAS MADE IN THE AREA AND OVERALL ENCOURAGES A LIVE WORK PLAY DISTRICT.

UH, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE REGULATIONS, WE ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO PARKING, UH, DIVERSITY OF HOUSING TYPE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

AND SO WHILE WE HAVE A FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHED BY THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, WE STILL REQUIRE A PD SITE PLAN.

AND SO THAT WILL STILL BE, UH, REQUIRED TO GO BEFORE OUR PLAN COMMISSION AND OUR CITY COUNCIL.

WHEN WE REVIEW ZONING CASES, WE LOOK AT THE FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.

AND SO FOR EACH OF THESE SIX ITEMS, WE LOOK AT WHETHER IT IS A GOOD, UH, PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE, WHETHER IT IMPLEMENTS OR IS GUIDED BY THE VARIOUS PLANS THAT MAY BE IN PLACE RELATED TO, UH, DEVELOPMENT,

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WE ALSO LOOK TO SEE THAT IT IS, UH, GOOD FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

JUST FOR CONSISTENCY SAKE, WE REVIEWED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL AS THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN, AND THEY ALL CALL FOR THIS AREA TO BE MIDTOWN.

AND THAT IS DEFINED AS BEING MIXED USE AS, UH, DAVID MENTIONED LIVE, WORK, PLAY.

AND IT ALSO ENCOURAGES PERMANENT OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS A PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE ASK THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION.

THEY APPROVE THIS UNANIMOUSLY AS A PART OF THEIR CONSIDERATION ON AUGUST 5TH.

AND WITH THAT, WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

UH, BEFORE I ALLOW COUNSEL TO DELIBERATE, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU ALL.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE WHO WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 7 2 1 2025.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK? COME ON, COME ON UP.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

JUSTIN SCHAFER, 2 1 1 6 TAR ROAD, CEDAR HILL MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

ON BEHALF OF THE CEDAR HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE WEST MIDTOWN REZONING PLAN THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED HERE TODAY.

OUR CITY, CEDAR HILL HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO THIS AREA, INVESTING TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN VITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, THE TRAFFICKING HIP HICKMAN LIBRARY, AND OUR EXPANSIVE PARKS AND TRAIL SYSTEM.

THE PUBLIC INVESTMENTS NOT ONLY ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO SERVE AS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.

TO ENSURE THE LONG TERM ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE MUST ATTRACT A DIVERSE MIX OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTERTAINMENT, VENUES, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL SHOPS, AND GROCERY PROVIDERS.

THE KEY TO DOING SO IS INCREASING RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AND A THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC MANNER.

THE PROPOSED REZONING PLAN CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL BRING NEW RESIDENTS INTO THE AREA THAT WILL CREATE THE CONSUMER BASE THAT'S NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT WE DESIRE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE PLAN LEVERAGES OUR TRAIL SYSTEM.

IT CREATES VITAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HILLSIDE VILLAGE, THE DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL AREA, AND THE WEST MIDTOWN DISTRICT.

IT PROMOTES A WALKABLE, BIKE FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE BY ENCOURAGING MOVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THESE AREAS.

WE WANT TO COMMEND THE CITY STAFF, UH, FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

AS WE SAW THERE WAS A EFFORT, UH, MADE TO COLLECT, UH, THE INPUT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEN CREATING THIS PLAN HAS RESULTED IN A PLAN THAT REFLECTS THE CO COLLECTIVE, UH, VISION OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THE CEDAR HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BELIEVES THIS PLAN WILL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY AND STRENGTHENING OUR ECONOMIC FOUNDATION.

WE URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE WEST MIDTOWN REZONING PLAN AND ALLOW THIS EXCITING VISION TO MOVE FORWARD.

THE PD AS REASONABLY DETERMINED BY CITY STAFF.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 7 2 1 2025.

PLEASE COME ON UP.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, UH, ADDRESS, AND IF YOU FORWARD IT AGAINST.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MY NAME IS MARK LICH.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF CRAWFORD FEIN DRIGGS TONIGHT, WHICH IS LLC, WHICH OWNS A PROPERTY AT 700 BLOCK OF NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.

OKAY, UM, AND GOOD EVENING.

UH, APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

UM, THE 12.4 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND THAT I MENTIONED, THAT CRAWFORD FAN DRAG ZONES COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY 14% OF THE 90 ACRE PARCEL IN QUESTION.

AND TO BE CLEAR, UM, MY CLIENT STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE CITY'S MA PROPOSED MASTER PLAN AND THE CREATION OF THE WEST MIDTOWN PD AND BELIEVES THAT THE CITY'S ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE WILL FAST TRACK DEVELOPMENT IN AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN UNDERAPPRECIATED AND UNDERVALUED FOR FAR TOO LONG.

SO HOW WILL IT DO THAT? THE PD IDENTIFIES A VARIETY OF MIXED USES THAT WILL BE EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY RIGHT MEANING THAT DEVELOPERS WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO PURSUE EXPENSIVE ZONING CHANGES OR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, SO LONG AS THEIR PROPOSED USES AND DEVELOPMENTS ARE FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES SET FORTH IN

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AND THOSE ARE THE GUIDELINES THAT WERE SPOKEN OF A MOMENT AGO THAT WILL BE SO HELPFUL TO DEVELOPERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO BUILD IN THIS AREA, WHO ARE LOOKING TO GROW.

THIS GREATER EFFICIENCY WILL ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 90 ACRE PARCEL AND THE FULFILLMENT OF A VISION ON THE PART OF CITY LEADERS AND PLANNERS AS WELL.

THAT HAS LITERALLY BEEN DECADES IN THE MAKING.

UH, AS COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS WILL NOTE HOW TO TEST, UH, WHO WOULD'VE DREAMED THAT 25 YEARS AGO THAT CITY CEDAR HILL WOULD HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CEDAR HILL GOVERNMENT CENTER, OR THE MAGNIFICENT TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY OR THE SIGNATURE PARK.

UH, WE BELIEVE THE CITY'S ADOPTION OF THIS PD WILL BUILD UPON THOSE BEAUTIFUL PRECEDENTS SET BY THESE CITY OWNED IMPROVEMENTS, AND THAT THE BEST IS YET TO COME.

IT'S BEEN SAID THAT THE ONLY CONSTANT IN LIFE IS CHANGE, AND CRAWFORD FEIN DRIGGS BELIEVES THAT THE CITY'S CREATION OF THE WEST MIDTOWN PD WILL BETTER ENSURE THAT THE CHANGES AND THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO COME WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PD WILL BE GOOD FOR THE CITY AND WELCOMED BY ITS RESIDENTS.

FOR ALL THESE REASONS AND MANY MORE, WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE AND THE CREATION OF THE WEST MIDTOWN, MIDTOWN PD AND ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU AND THIS COUNCIL TO DO SO AS WELL.

ANYONE ELSE LISTEN TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 7 2 1 2025? GOOD EVENING, SIR.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR GOOD AND WELL PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND LET US KNOW IF YOU FOR OR AGAINST, UM, WES POOLE.

UM, WHAT'S 6 0 7 CHAMBERS HERE IN CEDAR HILL? UM, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, COMPORT.

I AM ONE OF THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS THING THAT'S BEING DEBATED TONIGHT.

AND, UM, I'M NOT NECESSARILY AGAINST THE OVERALL, UH, UH, FINDING HERE, UH, BUT I'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH HOW IT REF AFFECTS MY PROPERTY.

AND, UH, SO I KNOW WE'RE, YOU KNOW, LIMITED ON TIME HERE.

AND, UM, SO WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT, UM, UM, THIS PICTURE OF MY RENDERING OF MY BUILDING FOR, UM, TO PUT UP A, UM, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE BUILDINGS, RETAIL AND, UM, AMUSEMENT EVEN GOT A BEER GARDEN ON THE SIDE, UM, A RESTAURANT.

AND, UH, WE, UH, WERE HAD THIS, UH, THIS WAS YOUR BROCHURE BACK IN, UM, UH, MARCH 23 OF THE WEST MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN.

SO, UH, I WAS THERE FIRST, OKAY.

AND, UH, I WAS ALREADY SPENDING MONEY ON MY, UH, BUILDINGS WITH NORMAN PATTON'S OFFICE AND I'VE, I'M OUT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY ALREADY.

AND TO HAVE, UH, THIS, YOU KNOW, WORLD, THIS TORNADO COME IN, THAT'S AFTER THE FACT, UH, TO CHANGE CERTAIN THINGS.

UH, FOR EXAMPLE, BUILDING HEIGHTS WHEN WE'VE ALREADY, AND YOU'RE, UH, THE LADY THAT WAS HERE, LASHONDA, I'M SURE SOME OF Y'ALL REMEMBER HER, SHE WAS WORKING WITH US ON THIS.

AND SO SHE KNEW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE SIX FLOORS, OKAY.

AND ROOFTOP RESTAURANT THAT JUST DIDN'T COME IN OUT OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE SKY, NOT YESTERDAY.

SO THAT WAS MARCH OF 23.

SO I'M OUT THAT MONEY.

AND, UH, BY YOUR, UM, CONSULTANTS AND YOUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHO SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PLANNING WITH LASHONDA.

SO HERE COMES THE CONSULTANT.

NOW, NORMALLY I'M UP HERE BARKING ABOUT CONSULTANTS, BUT DAVID DID A GOOD JOB.

I'LL, I'M GONNA GIVE HIM THAT.

IT WASN'T THE, DAVID WAS NOT THE PROBLEM IN HIS COMPANY.

HE WAS GIVEN THE POISON PILL, IN MY OPINION ABOUT THE, THE, THE, UM, LIBRARY'S PERIPHERAL

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VIEW.

EVERYTHING WAS THE PERIPHERAL VIEW FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

I SUBMIT SHE POISONED THE WELL AND HE PRETTY MUCH HAD TO DO WHAT HIS EMPLOYER, UH, ASK HIM TO DO.

SO, UH, BUT TO HIS, TO HIS CREDIT, HE LOBBIED A, UM, I'M IN SUB AREA TWO, THE ROLLER RINK IS SUB AREA FOUR MS. UH, WILEY'S PROPERTY SEVEN ALL ALONG MAIN STREET, FOUR THAT ALLOWS YOU TO GO SIX.

I'M, I'M SORRY, WES, WE ARE OUT OF TIME, BUT, UH, I, I'M OUT TIME WITH YOU MAYOR BECAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BUILD IT.

OKAY? SO I'M DONE WITH YOU.

ALRIGHT? I, I JUST CAN'T OPERATE WHEN SOMEBODY DOESN'T PROTECT YOUR BACK.

WHEN YOU STARTED A PROJECT IN 23, NO, THIS IS GONNA BE BUILT AND SOME OTHER PROPERTIES THAT I, AND IT'LL NOT BE HERE.

YES SIR.

THAT'S 45 MILLION THAT WENT BY BY THANK THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

I HOPE, I HOPE YOU RECONSIDER IF THIS DOES MOVE FORWARD.

THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.

UNLESS YOU GET A A FOUR NUMBER, NOT THE TWO NUMBER, THE FOUR NUMBER, WHICH IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHEN SHE TOLD DAVID HOW.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET TO IT.

ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO PD 7 2 1 2025.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 7 2 1 2025? I'LL REPEAT ONE LAST TIME.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO PD 7 2 1 2025.

WAS INSTRUCTED AT THAT TIME THAT, UH, THERE WAS GONNA BE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS AND THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO, WE WERE NOT CONSIDERING AT THE TIME.

I'VE NOT SEEN ANYONE APPROACH.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UM, MADAM CITY MANAGER, I, I KIND OF REMEMBER YOU WASN'T IN CHARGE WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, SO, UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? OH, I GOTTA ALLOW YOU TO SPEAK.

SORRY.

ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE, UH, LINE OF SIGHT STUDY REQUIREMENT? UH, WELL, SO LET ME SAY THIS.

I REMEMBER EARLY ON, UM, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROCESS AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS LONGER THAN 2023, UH, BUT THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER AND I ASKED FOR THE STAKEHOLDERS TO COME TO A MEETING.

WE HAD A CHARETTE.

UM, A LOT OF INPUT WAS PUT IN WITH THE, UM, WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS.

AND I REMEMBER, UH, WEST POOL BEING ONE OF THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS, YOU WASN'T IN CHARGE AT THAT TIME.

SO, UH, I JUST, UH, DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANYTHING ELSE TO, YOU KNOW, TO ADD TOWARDS A LITTLE BIT THAT I KNOW ABOUT WHAT WENT ON IN THE NEAR HISTORY THERE.

UH, NO MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND, UM, THIS COUNCIL LEADS LEADS THE CITY, UH, AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE PUBLIC SERVANTS AND WE ARE, UH, WORK AT YOUR DISCRETION.

SO THAT, UH, LINE OF SIGHT STUDY REQUIREMENT WAS ACTUALLY, UH, GIVEN TO US BY CITY COUNCIL AND, UH, WAS NOT A DIRECTION FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

YES, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

ALRIGHT, SO I DO HAVE A COMMENT FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.

YES, I, I JUST WANTED TO, TO SAY FOR THE RECORD WHEN, UM, WHEN THIS WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED, UH, BY THE VOTERS.

ONE OF MY FIRST COMMENTS, I, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT YEAR IT WAS, WHEN WE WERE HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE NEW LIBRARY AND THE FACT THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE PUTTING IT IN THE CITY CENTER PARK.

UM, BUT I WAS PRETTY ADAMANT AS I BELIEVE SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE THAT WE PROTECT THE INVESTMENT OF THE, THAT THE, THE ENTIRE CITY, THE ALL OF THE CITIZENS WERE MAKING IN THAT SITE, UM, IN THE LIBRARY, IN, IN THE NEW PARK.

AND THAT THIS, THIS WHOLE DEVELOPMENT WAS GONNA BE SOMETHING SPECIAL.

AND WE WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WERE ABLE TO, UH, TO ENJOY THE SITE AND ENJOY THE PROJECT.

UM, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU DON'T CONSTRUCT THE TALLEST BUILDINGS DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE PARK BECAUSE THEN NOBODY ELSE AROUND YOU IS ABLE TO HAVE A VIEW, YOU KNOW, OF, OF THOSE FACILITIES.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT YES, IT COULD POTENTIALLY BLOCK THE, THE VIEW FROM OUR, FROM OUR NEW LIBRARY.

UM, AND I, I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER THAT WES, MR. POOLE WAS AT THE ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS, I REMEMBER HIM MENTIONING THAT HE WANTED TO BUILD A SEVEN STORY BUILDING, THOUGH AT THE TIME IT WASN'T SIX.

UM, AND HE

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AND OBVIOUSLY IT DID, IT DIDN'T GO INTO THE PLANS THAT, UH, THAT A, A STRUCTURE OF THAT HEIGHT WOULD, WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED, ADJACENT TO THE PARK, THAT WE WOULD HAVE A PLACE FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS TALLER, BUT IT WOULD BE NOT, NOT BE NEXT TO THE PARK WHERE IT WOULD OBSTRUCT EVERYBODY ELSE'S VIEW AND ABILITY TO ENJOY THOSE FACILITIES.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY RECOLLECTION FROM, FROM DISCUSSIONS.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S GOING BACK TO, UM, LIKE I SAID, SHORTLY AFTER WHEN THE VOTERS ORIGINALLY, UH, APPROVED THIS AND WE BEGAN HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE LIBRARY WAS GOING TO BE IN THE PARK.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT YEAR IT WAS THAT WHEN WE MADE THAT DECISION, PROBABLY SOMETIME AROUND, UH, 19.

YOU YOU'RE ASKING, WHEN YOU SAY THE VOTERS, YOU'RE SAYING THE 2017 BOND? YES, AFTER THE BOND, AFTER THE BOND WAS APPROVED AND WE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD.

UM, THE, WE HAD SOME, SOME WORKSHOPS AND SOME DISCUSSIONS, UH, AND, UH, ONCE IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE, THE LIBRARY WAS GOING TO GO INTO THE NEW CITY CENTER PARK, UM, WE HAD, THERE WERE SOME VERY EARLY PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FACT THAT, UH, A STRUCTURE OF THIS, OF THE HEIGHT THAT MR. POOLE'S PROPOSING WA WAS NOT GOING TO, WAS PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE IN, IN THE DESIGN BECAUSE WE WANTED TO PROTECT THE INVESTMENT FOR EVERYBODY.

UM, AND, AND, AND NOT JUST, UH, ONE, ONE PROPERTY OWNER.

WELL, I WAS HOPING THAT WE WOULD'VE HAD TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH IT, BUT SINCE HE'S NOT HERE, I, YOU KNOW, I, I WAS HOPING THAT WE COULD FIND A COMPROMISE, BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HAPPY MEDIAN IS.

SO, UM, YOU, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD, MS. ANGELA SELF? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I, I WANNA CLARIFY AS A PART OF THIS, UM, WE, ONE, WE WANT TO THANK MR. POOLE FOR ENGAGEMENT IN THIS PROCESS.

HE'S BEEN INVOLVED FROM, UH, THE BEGINNING FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

AND SO AS A PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. POOLE, WE DID CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL THAT HE HAD FOR HIS PROPERTY.

AND AS A PART OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, UM, OUR CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THE LINE OF SIGHT STUDY THAT WAS INCLUDED.

AND SO THAT LINE OF SIGHT STUDY ALLOWS FOR, UH, PROPERTY OWNER OR A DEVELOPER TO MAKE THE CASE THAT THEIR DEVELOPMENT CAN BE, UH, CREATED OR IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT ONTO THE LIBRARY OR THE SIGNATURE PARK.

AND SO THAT WAS A COMPROMISE THAT WE DID OFFER AND INCLUDE, UH, AS A PART OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

AND SO THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR ANY PROPERTY OWNER THAT FELT THAT THEY COULD IN ACHIEVE A HIGHER, UH, HEIGHT AND STILL ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THAT VISION INTO THE LIBRARY.

AND FROM, WE INCLUDED THAT AS A PART OF THE PD.

GOT IT.

WELL, UM, IT SEEMED LIKE THERE'S SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE.

UH, JUST TO COMMUNICATE TO EVERYONE, UM, CEDAR HILL, WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT CEDAR HILL, UH, WE HAVE SOME TOPOGRAPHY.

UH, I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES OUR ORGANIC, UH, CITY BEAUTIFUL.

UH, SO IF YOU, ON UPTOWN BOULEVARD, THE GRADE IS HIGHER THAN WHAT IT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF, UH, FIVE PIONEER PARK.

SO THEREFORE WE COULDN'T JUST HAVE A BLANKET, UH, YOU KNOW, HEIGHT REQUIREMENT.

SO DEPENDING UPON WHERE YOUR LOCATION IS, UH, OR WHERE YOUR PROPERTY IS LOCATED, UH, SOUNDS LIKE STAFF HAS GIVEN ANYONE THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CERTAIN HEIGHT.

UH, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO OBSTRUCT ANY TYPE OF VIEW TOWARDS ANY, UH, VIEW FROM COMING FROM THE LIBRARY OR ANY OF THE OTHER STRUCTURES AROUND US.

SO ESSENTIALLY THAT'S THE GOAL THAT WE ARE TRYING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, UH, ONE MORE THING AND I'LL ALLOW, UH, CUSTOMER SIMS TO, TO, UM, TO, TO COMMENT.

UH, I GUESS MY NEXT POINT, I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE IS, UM, WE HAVE THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR THESE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THESE PROPERTIES FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

UH, INSTEAD OF EVERYONE KIND OF HAVING A HODGEPODGE NEXT TO OUR GOVERNMENT CENTER AND OUR SIGNATURE PARK, UH, WE KIND OF WANTED TO HAVE A PLAN DEVELOPMENT SO WE COULD HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY, UH, BETWEEN EACH, UH, DEVELOPMENT.

SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE WITH THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

UH, SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE CASE.

UM, BUT UM, I'LL ALLOW COUNCIL SIMS TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

AND COUNCIL, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS.

UM, COUNCILOR SIMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO I WANTED TO CLARIFY, AND I THINK IT'S COMING OUT, UM, I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS 'CAUSE IT, IT'S SPOT ON THERE.

THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THIS AREA ALLOWS, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S BUILT IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION TO BE, UM, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY STORIES, BUT IT COULD BE VERY TALL AND NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE LOCATION OR THE VIEWS FROM THE LIBRARY.

IS THAT ACCURATE? THE AREA'S DIVIDED UP INTO SUB AREAS.

AND SO FOR EACH SUB AREA, WE HAVE HEIGHT THAT WE PRESCRIBE FOR THAT SUB

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AREA.

HOWEVER, WITH THE LINE OF SIGHT STUDY, WE ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION UP TO SIX STORIES.

SO THERE IS A LIMIT.

UM, BUT WE ARE DESIGNING THIS TO PROTECT THE INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY'S MADE INTO THE LIBRARY SITE.

AND I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM, 'CAUSE I HEARD THE CONSULTANTS SAY ABOUT THE LINE OF SIGHT STUDY MM-HMM .

AND IMPACT ON VIEWS.

AND I WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE, IS IT CLEAR WHOSE VIEWS WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IMPACTING? YES, SIR.

IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THE AREA THAT IS INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO INCLUDES THE TRAFFIC, HICKMAN LIBRARY, PUBLIC PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS, THE CREEK AND ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

JUST TO CLARIFY, SO THE, THE, I I'M NOT SURE THAT I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE, UH, A BUILDING COULD BE TWO STORIES HIGH AND IT, UH, IMPACT THE VIEWS OF THE PARK 'CAUSE THE PARK'S LOWER.

SO I, I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS.

MM-HMM .

I CAN CLARIFY THAT.

IF YOU'D LIKE, FOR THE VARIOUS SUB-DISTRICTS, EACH HAD THE PRESCRIBED HEIGHT, AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT.

THEY'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THOSE HEIGHTS IF THEY WANT TO GO HIGHER, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THOSE AREAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED.

I'M, I'M JUST SAYING THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M, I'M BEING CLEAR.

UM, BUT THE PARK, IF, IF WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE VIEWS TO THE PARK MM-HMM .

UM, A A A VERY, IT WOULDN'T BE MUCH A TWO STORE BUILDING COULD, COULD IMPACT THE VIEWS TO THE PARK.

AND, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S, IF WE WANT IT TO BE THAT RESTRICTIVE, I'M, MAYBE I'M NOT CLEAR.

I WILL ADD THAT THERE ARE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT COMPOUND TO CREATE, UM, THE REQUIRED DISTANCES THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE TO KEEP THAT, THAT VIEW CORRIDOR IN PLACE FOR THOSE AREAS.

THAT MAY ALSO INCLUDE SETBACKS FROM THE TRAILS OR SETBACKS FROM THOSE SITES.

AND SO WE DO HAVE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.

THEY, THEY'RE IN ADDITION TO HEIGHTS.

THAT'S GONNA BE THE KEY.

YES SIR.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

IS THAT, THAT ALL FOR YOU, SIR? YES, SIR.

UH, CONS, UH, PRO TIM GLOVER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, ALSO, FIRST I JUST WANNA THANK STAFF FOR THEIR, UM, LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT IN TRYING TO CAPTURE AS MANY VIEWS AND FEEDBACK FROM NOT ONLY THE PROPERTY OWNERS BUT RESIDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

IT'S, WE'VE GOTTEN A GREAT DEAL OF FEEDBACK AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A REALLY GREAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FROM ALL, UM, THE MAJORITY OF ALL PARTIES THAT ARE LOOKING INTO DEVELOPING THIS, THIS, THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

UM, READING THROUGH THE DOCUMENT, I SEE A GREAT LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY AND I THINK, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, THE TOPOGRAPHY IS VERY CHALLENGING.

AND I, THIS PD WORKS TO ADAPT THE TOPOGRAPHY INTO THE REQUIREMENTS.

IT'S, I SEE THE FLEXIBILITY, BUT I ALSO SEE THE VISION.

THIS IS A OPPORTUNITY THAT MANY CITIES DON'T HAVE AND WE HAVE THIS LARGE SWATH OF LAND AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE GOING TO COME FROM THIS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE SO UNIQUE, IT'S NOT ANYWHERE IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW.

SO YOUR RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PARK AND THE LIBRARY, BUT WALK FROM THE LIBRARY AND SOME MAY EVEN RESIDE AND THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE LIBRARY.

AND RIGHT NOW, UH, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO THIS PD LOOKS LIKE IT'S CAPTURING THE WISHES OF COUNCIL AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE WISHES OF OUR, OUR RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS.

UM, THERE'S JUST ONE THING I WOULD, UH, RECOMMEND THAT SINCE THIS IS SO NEW AND UNIQUE, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADAPT OR SIGN SIGNAGE RULES TO THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS.

AND IF WE COULD ADDRESS THIS GOING FORWARD FOR WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW, AND WE'LL HAVE NEW HOUSING STOCK THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE.

AND I'M EXCITED BY THE, UM, LIVE WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND I JUST DON'T KNOW THE, THE INNOVATION THAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WILL PRESENT.

SO WE COULD ADDRESS THAT IN OUR SIGNAGE AND, UM, POSSIBLY WITH A, SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR SUPPORTING EMERGING OR UNADDRESSED RETAIL SIGNAGE THAT'S GOING, THAT WILL, THAT WILL GO FORWARD INTO THIS PROPERTY.

I THINK THAT'LL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US.

I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THAT AS A PART OF THIS.

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ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? UH, COUNCILMAN HAYDEN, THE OTHER FLOOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'LL JUST MAKE A, A FEW HERE.

YOU KNOW, I, I APPRECIATE, UH, COUNCILMAN, UM, MCCURDY OVER THERE, YOU KNOW, ARTICULATING, YOU KNOW, SOMETIME BACK WITH REGARDS TO WHAT HE RECALLS.

I WAS IN THOSE MEETINGS TOO, SO, SO I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID.

I THINK YOU SAID IT RIGHT, SPOT RIGHT ON.

SO IN THE UPDATE THAT WE GAVE HERE, AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE THAT WE'VE DONE TO GET TO THIS POINT, UH, DOESN'T SHOW WHAT ALL WE DID PRIOR TO THAT.

SO THERE WERE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH REGARDS TO THE CONCERNS OF HEIGHT AND HEIGHT AND, UH, VISUAL RE RESTRICTIONS AND SO FORTH.

SO, SO I THINK BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN HERE IN THIS PROCESS, CEDAR HILL CONTINUES TO GET THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY NEED FROM ALL, ALL, ALL OF THE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WITH WHAT WE DID JUST IN THE LAST FEW, UH, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF TO GET TO THE POINT WE ARE.

SO, SO WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THAT.

WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO GET THE FEEDBACK AND I, AND THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE SOMEBODY THAT'S REALLY NOT QUITE HAPPY AND WE TRY TO MITIGATE THAT AND DO AS BEST AS WE CAN.

AND I, AND I FEEL FOR, FOR THE, UH, CITIZENS THAT CAME FORWARD HERE, BUT, UH, BACK THERE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, HE WAS AWARE OF THOSE THINGS.

AND SO, UM, I JUST WANT TO INDICATE THAT WHAT YOU'VE DONE NOW AT THIS POINT AND THE POINT WHERE, AND WE'RE NOT REALLY FINISHED YET, WE STILL GOT SOME MORE STEPS HERE AND, UH, AND I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT, THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND ALL THE COMMITTEES DONE.

UH, GREAT JOB SO FAR.

THANKS.

UM, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL, BUT LET ME ASK FOR SOME CLARITY.

UM, AFTER THE PD ORDINANCE IS APPROVED, UM, IS THAT WHEN APPLICANTS CAN GO IN AND START THE PROCESS? THAT IS CORRECT.

ONCE WE'VE APPROVED THE ORDINANCE, OUR APPLICANTS CAN ENTER OUR SYSTEM OF REVIEW AND APPROVAL AS WE CURRENTLY HAVE IT IN PLACE.

SURE.

AND I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND FORMALITY, UM, AFTER THE PROCESS COMES THROUGH WITH SITE PLANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, DO COUNSEL SEE THAT AGAIN OR HOW DOES THAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS THE APPROVAL PROCESS AFTER THAT? SO TYPICALLY WE REQUIRE OUR APPLICANTS TO COME THROUGH AND ENGAGE IN A PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING THAT ALLOWS US TO GIVE THEM FEEDBACK, UM, TO HELP THEM HAVE THE BEST DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE.

UH, ONCE THEY'VE COMPLETED THAT STEP, WE, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH A PD SITE PLAN.

AND SO THAT PD SITE PLAN WOULD BE REVIEWED BY PLAN COMMISSION AND BY CITY COUNCIL.

GOT IT.

IS THAT THE, AFTER THE SITE PLAN, IS THAT THE LAST APPROVAL THAT YOU WOULD NEED FROM, UH, COUNCIL BODY? IT IS FOR THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS.

SO THIS, THAT, THIS PROCESS SHOULD SPEED, YOU KNOW, EXPEDITE THE PROCESS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET, UH, DEVELOPMENT TO COME THROUGH AND WE HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY WITH EVERY PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL.

ANSWERS ALL MY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

COUNCILOR MCCURDY? YES, MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CASE NUMBER PD 7 21 DASH 2025.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE? AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY FOR EVERYONE WHO'S WATCHING OR HERE WITH US TODAY, UH, THIS HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED THIS PROCESS PROBABLY BACK IN THE 2000 FIVES.

UM, WE KIND OF, IT KIND OF EVOLVED AND CHANGED NAMES THROUGH TIMES, BUT, UH, , YOU KNOW, WE ARE FINALLY HERE AND I ACTUALLY FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THIS PRODUCT.

SO, UM, THAT, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY COMMENT.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MO UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

WISH YOU LUCK.

UH, PLANNING DIRECTOR.

UH, MR. DAVID WHITLEY, THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR WORK.

THIS WASN'T EASY, SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT THAT YOU DID.

ALL THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, UH, DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BUDGET AND TAX MATTERS.

ALRIGHT, COUNSEL.

[a. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. ]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, 2026.

THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING, ONLY I OPEN IT UP FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET? GOOD EVENING, SIR.

IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

IT IS A GOOD EVENING.

I, PHILIP BEAM BAITZ, 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.

AND BY THE WAY, IT WASN'T MENTIONED MAYOR, BUT MY BROTHER THAT SPOKE WAS MAYOR BACK WHEN CEDAR HILL WAS QUITE YOUNG.

HILL, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OLD JOE POOL MAP, IT HAD A LOT OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.

AND ONE THING THAT I'VE NOTICED IN CEDAR

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AND EVIDENTLY WHEN WE CAME TO CEDAR HILL, WE CAME HERE TO MAKE A LIVING.

AND IT'S DIFFERENT MAKING A LIVING HERE IN CEDAR HILL AS OPPOSED TO WORKING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

AND I KNOW A NUMBER OF YOU COUNCILMEN MEMBERS, I KNOW THERE'S ONE OVER HERE THAT HAS THIS BUSINESS IN TOWN, AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW OF ANY OF THE OTHER ONES THAT HAVE JOBS IN TOWN THAT WORK HERE.

AND IT'S DIFFERENT.

IT'S LIKE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND SOMEONE PULLS UP IN A MASERATI, RED MASERATI AND IT'S GOT THE LAW SCHOOL WHERE HE WENT.

HE PULLS IN FRONT OF ME.

WELL, I DON'T NEED SOMEONE THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE WEST END OF THE, UH, CITY PASSING UP IN FRONT OF ME.

AND THEN FLOORS IT WHEN HE, THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AT, UH, HIGHWAY 67 AND BELTLINE AND PULLS IN FRONT OF EVERYONE AND HAS TO STOP AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO 67.

THIS IS WHAT I THINK WE'RE FACED WITH.

WE'VE GOT PURCHASE OF A 30, A THIRD OF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF FURNITURE.

WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHY CAN'T THAT JUST BE PUT OFF A YEAR? YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE PLACE THAT IS, WE'VE GOT A WINDMILL OUT HERE THAT I THINK Y'ALL GOT UNDER A GRANT THAT WAS PART OF THE BUDGET.

I DON'T THINK IT WORKS.

ALSO OUT IN FRONT OF THE POLICE STATION, THERE WAS A, UH, TRASH CAN.

I THINK THE ONLY OTHER ONE THAT I KNOW OF WAS NEAR SOLDIER FIELD.

I THINK Y'ALL HAD A SECOND ONE HERE SOMEWHERE AT, AND I THINK DO HAVE BEEN DISCARDED.

THE OLD CITY HALL, YOU KNOW, THE QUAINT BUILDING THAT WAS THERE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN KIND OF USED UP AND GIVEN AWAY.

AND THIS IS LIKE THE LIBRARY.

THE OLD LIBRARY WAS BUILT, I THINK IT WAS BUILT AND WAS BEING PAID FOR THAT FROM PEOPLE THAT LIVED HERE IN CEDAR HILL AND WORKED HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

AND I THINK THAT, UH, ACCORDING TO THE SIGNAGE OUT FRONT, IT SAYS THAT THE AVERAGE INCOME OF THE CEDAR HILL IS NOW 124,000, BUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IT SAID 72,000 WAS THE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THESE ITEMS IN THE BUDGET.

IN OTHER WORDS, SHARING AND THEN SHARING C CITY SERVICES.

A JAIL, CEDAR HILL USED TO HAVE ITS OWN JAIL AND THE REASON IT HAD ITS JAIL IS BECAUSE IT KEPT AN OFFICER IN TOWN DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO DOWNTOWN.

AND EVERY TIME Y'ALL SEND THEM OVER THERE ANIMAL CONTROL, YOU CALL ANIMAL CONTROL AND SIT ON SATURDAY WHEN YOU NEED, THEY, YOU HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH ANIMALS AND THEY'RE, NO ONE ANSWERS THE PHONE.

YOU CALL THE NINE ONE ONE AND THEY SAY, WELL, THEY'LL BE, YOU HAVE TO CHECK ON MONDAY.

WELL, I THINK IT'S CLOSED ON MONDAY.

AND, YOU KNOW, UM, ALRIGHT, TIME, TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU SIR.

ALRIGHT, , THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

UM, ANYONE ELSE LISTEN TO YES SIR.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS UNDERNEATH BUDGET AND TAX MATTERS.

ANYONE ELSE LISTENING TO SPEAK, UM, ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 5, 2 0 26? GOOD EVENING.

AGAIN.

NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

3 0 7 SOUTH CLARK ROAD.

NO, I MEAN, UH, UH, 3 0 7 SENECA WAXAHATCHEE, TEXAS.

I DO LOVE CEDAR HILL AND, UH, STILL DO LOVE CEDAR HILL.

IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO LIVE OUT IN THE STICKS WHERE I CAME FROM IN THE STICKS WHEN I BORN OUT IN THE STICKS, FIVE MILES FROM THE BLACKTOP ROAD.

I THINK THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BUDGET IS PROBABLY EITHER TOTALLY OVERSTATED OR NOT, UH, EFFICIENTLY RUN.

I KNOW THAT 50 YEARS AGO THERE USED TO BE A NOTIFICATION LAW THAT IF THERE WAS A PENALTY INVOLVED, YOU HAD TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE PENALTY BEFORE A TICKET WAS ISSUED.

OKAY? I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT LAW HAS GONE THAT Y'ALL JUST IGNORE IT.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I'LL TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SOUTH CLARK ROAD IN THE AREA WHERE, UH, USED TO BE VINEYARDS, UH, WAS DECLARED ECONOMICALLY BLIGHTED AND DEPRESSED.

SO THAT, AND WHAT IT'S BECOME IS A HAVEN FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO JUST BE DOWN ON PEOPLE.

UH, AND IT, IT TOOK 17 YEARS TO GET THAT SHOPPING CENTER FULL AS SOON AS IT GOT FULL.

WHAT DID Y'ALL DO? GAVE $5 MILLION TO GO BUILD ANOTHER SHOPPING CENTER DOWN THE ROAD.

AND THIS THING IS THIS SHOPPING CENTER AT BELTLINE AND CLARK AND 67 IS IN AND OUT.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MONEY NEEDS TO BE USED FOR THE MASSES OF PEOPLE FOR CAPITAL

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IMPROVEMENTS.

YOU CAN USE THAT MONEY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

TAXES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE MASSES, NOT FOR THE IN, UH, A SPECIAL INTEREST.

AND, UH, I'VE GOT THIS THING HERE THAT I WENT TO THE, WHEN Y'ALL TRY TO GET THE A AND B TAX, OKAY, I MADE THIS BROCHURE, TOOK THINGS DIRECTLY OUTTA THE CONSTITUTION AND ALMOST GOT ARRESTED AS A TERRORIST.

AND IF IT HADN'T HAVE BEEN FOR SENATOR JANE NELSON, NOW SECRETARY OF STATE, HER STAFF WAS THE ONE THAT KEPT ME FROM GETTING ARRESTED.

WHAT I, I DON'T OPERATE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF BEING A REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRAT.

I'M A CONSTITUTIONALIST.

AND WITH 250 YEARS OF, UH, THIS COUNTRY, I THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO START DOING BETTER ABOUT HOW OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, UH, EX EXPEND FUNDS.

AND, UH, IN CLOSING ALSO, UH, I, I'D LIKE A TIME TO BE ABLE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BLACK HISTORY, WHICH I THINK IS REAL IMPORTANT TO THIS TOWN.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE LISTEN TO SPEAK.

UM, YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, 2026.

ANYONE LS WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, 2026 LAST TIME.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 5, 2 26 WITH NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH? I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNSEL, THIS IS NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.

THIS IS ONLY A PUBLIC HEARING.

[b. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-863, which sets revised rates for water and wastewater services for FY 2026 and 2027.]

CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 63, WHICH SETS REVISED RATES OF WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 2026 AND 2027.

COUNCILOR MCCURDY, IS THAT YOUR, UH, MASERATI THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER? UH, NO.

OH, OKAY.

JUST THE RUN .

JUST CHECKING, SIR.

ALRIGHT, ANY, UH, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS NEXT ITEM, COUNCILOR HAYDEN? NO MA'AM, THERE'S NOT.

IF THERE'S NOT, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 8 6 3.

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

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ALL I PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOVE UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

[8. Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon with a single vote. Any council member may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.]

ITEM IS CONSENT AGENDA.

THIS INCLUDES ROUTINE IS MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.

COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT? NOT SEEN, NOT SEEING ANYONE, UM, ACKNOWLEDGING IT.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEM A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 8TH, 2025.

SPECIAL CALL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM B, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM BETWEEN MISSION CEDAR HILL AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER THREE 80, ITEM C, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH ROUTE WEAR INCORPORATED, PROVIDING PROVIDER OF THE RECOLLECT CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOL USED FOR WASTE SERVICE ALERTS AND NOTIFICATION.

ITEM D, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, EXECUTE THAT CONTRACT WITH YELLOWSTONE LANDSCAPE FOR TREE TRIMMING, LANDSCAPING, MOWING, LITTER, AND DEBRIS REMOVAL, AND RELATED LANDSCAPE SERVICES.

ITEM E, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF, I'M SORRY.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF OFFICE FURNITURE AND WORKSTATION FROM BUSINESS INTERIORS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $331,300.

ITEM F.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTER LOCAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH THE SHERIFF ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS INCORPORATED.

ITEM G, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MASTER INTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE OF PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH A QUALIS GROUP.

ITEM H, CONSIDER AUTHORITY MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MASTER IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH 7 9 1 PURCHASE COOPERATIVE.

UH, ITEM I CONSIDER AUTHORITY MAYOR TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH ONE GPA GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASE ALLIANCE.

ITEM J, CONSIDER AUTHORIZED AM MAYOR TO EXECUTE AND INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PCA PURCHASING COOPERATIVE OF AMERICA.

ITEM K, CONSIDER AUTHORIZED AM MAYOR TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT DBA PARKLAND HEALTH IN THE AMOUNT OF 88,401 FOR PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONTROL SERVICES.

'CAUSE UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. MAYOR LOU, DO WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS, UH, AS READ? THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.

PRO TIM GLOVER ALL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MO UNANIMOUS.

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THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR THOSE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. NEXT ITEM

[a. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $425,000 to complete a development code rewrite.]

ON THE AGENDA IS REGULAR AGENDA.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH FREEZE AND NICHOLS INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF 425,000 TO COMPLETE A DEVELOPMENT CODE REWRITE.

I'M SURE YOU'RE VERY EXCITED TO, TO PRESENT THIS ONE.

MM-HMM .

, YOU'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

UM, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT, UM, WILL MOVE A GREAT MANY THINGS FORWARD, UH, AS A PART OF, UH, WHAT I'LL PRESENT WITH YOU TONIGHT.

FIRST, WE'LL START WITH THE VISION, MISSION AND VALUES.

UH, WE ENVISION CEDAR HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.

THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILLS TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS.

CONSISTENTLY WITH OUR CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY VALUES, WHICH ARE PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS, STEWARDSHIP, HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEHAVIOR AND INTEGRITY, AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP IN THE PURSUIT OF PREMIER, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, CLEAN, SAFE, VIBRANT PARKS, TRAILS AND NATURAL BEAUTY ENGAGED COMMUNITY, EXCELLENT, SAFE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, ALONG WITH PROMOTING STRONG AND DIVERSE ECONOMY AND TEXAS SCHOOLS OF CHOICE.

UM, AS, AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT, WE SEE IT AS IMPLEMENTING THE CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, THE BIG ROCKS, PARTICULARLY UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO UNDER THAT STRATEGIC PLAN, WE REALLY FOCUS IN ON ITEMS ONE B, WHICH IS, UH, DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE OPEN SPACE OF SUSTAINABILITY GOALS OF THE CITY'S MASTER PLANS.

ITEM TWO, A, UPDATE THE DEVELOPMENT CODES, INCLUDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE TO ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ITEM TWO C, WHICH IS TO UPDATE CITY CODES AND POLICIES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE 22 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO COUNCIL, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS PROJECT WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

I'LL PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN PRESENTED WITH THIS PROJECT BEFORE, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TOUCHED ON SOME KEY POINTS AS A PART OF A REVIEW OF, UM, THE PROPOSAL TO ENGAGE FREEZE AND NICHOLS INCORPORATED IN THIS PROJECT.

SO FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE PROVIDES A MAJOR STEP IN IMPLEMENTING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IT UPDATES OUR CITY ZONING AND SUBDIVISION AND TREE ORDINANCE REGULATIONS, AND IT ALLOWS US TO ALIGN THOSE REGULATIONS WITH THE VISION AND THE POLICIES INCLUDED IN ALL OF OUR MASTER PLANNING PROJECTS.

AS I MENTIONED IN THE FY 25 26 BUDGET, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PARTIALLY FUND THIS PROJECT.

AND SO WE'RE BACK BEFORE YOU BEGIN WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND WITH THIS CONSULTING TEAM TO BEGIN, UH, MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION.

SO WHAT IS A DEVELOPMENT CODE? IT REALLY REGULATES ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT, UM, THE LAND DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY.

SO THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM LOT SIZES, BUILDING DESIGN, LANDSCAPING, PARKING, ALL OF THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS THAT COME TOGETHER TO BUILD A DEVELOPMENT.

UH, CURRENTLY THE ORDINANCES THAT REGULATE THAT ARE DIVIDED, THEY'RE INCLUDED IN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, OUR TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE.

WE BELIEVE THAT A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE WOULD ALLOW FOR A MORE CONSISTENT, UH, METHOD, A MORE COHESIVE METHOD OF MANAGING LAND DEVELOPMENT, EXCUSE ME, MANAGING LAND DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY.

THE WAYS THAT IT WOULD ACHIEVE THAT IT WOULD ALLOW US TO AVOID OVERLAPPING AND CONFLICTING INCONSISTENT REQUIREMENTS.

IT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE A FORMAT THAT IS MORE ACCESSIBLE, UH, MORE USER FRIENDLY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, AND IT WOULD ALLOW US TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, FIND NOT ONLY THAT ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY, BUT TO BE ABLE TO BE MORE CONSISTENT IN THE TREATMENT OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY.

WHAT IT IS NOT THE CODE WILL STIPULATE THE USES THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED ON A PROPERTY, BUT IT WILL NOT PRESCRIBE WHAT WILL BE DEVELOPED.

THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT IS, UH, GUIDED BY INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS.

IT IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, SO IT DOES NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WHAT IT IS, IS A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT WITH REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND IT PROVIDES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THOSE STRATEGIC AREAS OF OUR CITY SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT LAND DEVELOPMENT MEETS THE NEEDS THAT WE ARE HOPING TO ACHIEVE FOR OUR FUTURE.

SO AS A PART OF DOING THE CODE REWRITE, WE HAVE SEVERAL GOALS THAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE.

WE WANT TO UPDATE AND CORRECT OUTDATED REGULATIONS.

WE WANT TO CONFIRM, UH, CONFORM TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING NEW TRENDS.

WE TALKED IN OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT NEW THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING RELATED TO LAND USE.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE RESPONSIVE TO THEM.

WE WANNA ENSURE THAT, UH, REGULATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH ADVANCING THE GOALS OF OUR PLANS.

AND THEN WE WANT TO ALIGN, UH, ALL OF THOSE REGULATIONS SO THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS THE FUTURE WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT,

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THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GUIDE THAT DEVELOPMENT IN THAT DIRECTION.

WE WILL HAVE ENGAGEMENT AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS IS A VERY TECHNICAL DOCUMENT, AND SO THE ENGAGEMENT WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU'VE SEEN AS A PART OF OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS.

UM, OTHER PLANNING EFFORTS OFTEN ARE, UH, ENGAGING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT THE, WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES OR WHAT TYPES OF USES THEY'D LIKE TO SEE.

BUT FOR THIS ONE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TECHNICALLY MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF BUILDING THOSE DEVELOPMENTS.

AND SO OUR ENGAGEMENT MAY LOOK MORE TOWARDS THOSE THAT ARE ENGAGED IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, MAYBE ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, THOSE TYPES.

AND WE WOULD ASK THEM TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST PRACTICES, THE EXPERT PERSPECTIVES.

AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT, WE WILL STILL HAVE INFORMATION THAT WE SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC.

WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION IN LAYMAN'S TERMS SO THAT IT CAN COMMUNICATE BROADLY.

AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE GUIDANCE AT THE PART OF OUR PROJECT THROUGH OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

AND SO WITH STAFF WORK GROUPS, WITH, UM, OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, WE WILL, UH, DEVELOP AN INCLUSIVE AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PRODUCT THAT WE PROVIDE IS USER-FRIENDLY AND EFFECTIVE.

AS A PART OF THE TIMELINE FOR THIS PROJECT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A 30 MONTH PRO 30 MONTH PROCESS, AND WE WILL INCLUDE, UM, KIND OF THE TRADITIONAL KICKOFF IN PROJECT INITIATION.

AS I MENTIONED, WE WILL HAVE ENGAGEMENT FROM A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS AND WE WILL HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS WHERE THERE MAY BE GAPS.

AND WE'LL HAVE A, A REPORT OF SORTS THAT WILL PROVIDE US THE INSIGHT AS TO WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN PLACE.

FROM THAT INFORMATION, WE WILL THEN USE THAT TO DRAFT OUR CODE, AND THAT WILL BE WHAT YOU WILL REVIEW AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS.

WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC REVIEW, UM, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND ULTIMATELY WE HOPE TO ADOPT A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

SO AS A PART OF OUR DISCUSSION FOR TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE AN AGREEMENT, UH, ON THE AGENDA WITH FREEZE AND NICHOLS, WHO WE'VE, UM, WE'VE COME TO BRING THEM TO THE TABLE.

AFTER QUITE A BIT OF, UH, REVIEW, WE HAD AN RFQ PROCESS WHERE WE, UH, INVITED ALL, UH, PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE ENGAGED IN THIS SPACE OF DEVELOPING REGULATIONS UNDER UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

WE HAD A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS.

WE TALKED WITH ALL OF THE TEAMS ONE-ON-ONE, AND WE FOUND THAT THIS TEAM BEST FIT THE NEEDS OF OUR PROJECT.

WE DO HAVE THEM HERE TONIGHT.

UH, THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO COME UP AND SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR FIRM AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

AND WITH THAT, I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN? UM, JUST A, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I WROTE DOWN, ANGELA, AS YOU WERE GOING THROUGH IT.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

UM, AND JUST, I, I THINK YOU'VE DONE A, A GOOD JOB, A VERY THOUGHTFUL JOB OF TAKING US THROUGH IT SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS FROM SOME OF US.

UM, SO 30 MONTHS.

SO BUDGET WISE, UM, IS THIS, IS IS THE AMOUNT FOR THE, FOR THE PROJECT, FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT AND IS WHAT, WHAT'S HITTING OUR BUDGET FOR 26? SO THE, THE BUDGET THAT'S PROPOSED IS FOR THE FULL PROJECT, IT WOULD COVER THE FULL 30 MONTH PERIOD.

OKAY? MM-HMM .

UM, AND SO IT SEEMS, IT SEEMS TO ME, 'CAUSE I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M TWO YEARS INTO COUNCIL, BUT FIVE YEARS FROM PLANNING AND ZONING, SO SOMETIMES MY HAT SWITCHES.

UM, WHAT, HOW WILL YOU HANDLE REAL TIME CHANGES? SO LET'S SAY YOU ARE 75% AWAY, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE WITH THE PROJECT AND YOU HAVE 12 HOUSE BILLS THAT CHANGE EVERYTHING, WHICH IS A POSSIBILITY.

SURE.

WE ARE ALWAYS, UH, ENGAGED IN MANAGING THE PROCESSES AND CHANGES THAT COME WITH LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.

AND SO IT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT WE ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE SHORT TERM RESPONSES THAT MAY INCLUDE AN ORDINANCE THAT ADDRESSES THE IMMEDIATE CONCERN.

OTHERS MAY HAVE, UM, ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO FOLD THAT INTO THE UDC PROCESS.

SO WE, WE WOULD CONSIDER, UH, CONTINUE ALL THE PROCESSES THAT WE NORMALLY FOLLOW.

AND THEN I THINK FINALLY, UM, I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE, THE PROCESS THAT YOU INTEND AND, AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A GOOD AMOUNT OF ENGAGEMENT, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR, UM, FOR ME TO BE CLEAR AT WHAT POINT COUNSEL SPECIFICALLY WILL BE INVOLVED.

WHAT I WOULD NOT LIKE TO HAPPEN IS TO GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND THEN AT THE END HAVE THIS DOCUMENT TO REVIEW.

I WOULD RATHER BE BROUGHT ALONG OR AT LEAST TOLD, UM, YOU KNOW, MAJOR CONCEPTS AND TRENDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT RATHER THAN TO WAIT AT

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THE END.

THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.

UH, AS A PART OF THIS PROPOSAL, WE HAVE A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN THAT WE WILL DEVELOP, UH, PRIOR TO KICKING OFF THE PROJECT MM-HMM .

AND SO WE'LL TAKE THAT FEEDBACK AND ENSURE THAT WE UPDATE YOU PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

SO WHEN YOU SAY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, THAT INCLUDES COUNSEL? YES.

IS THAT MA'AM YOUR PART? ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S WHAT I MISSED.

GREAT QUESTIONS, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? OKAY.

UM, UM, ALRIGHT.

SENIOR MANAGER HAS SOMETHING SHE WANTS TO SAY.

I JUST WANNA ADD A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY, MAKE SURE WE ANSWERED COUNCILMAN ON Z'S, UM, QUESTION, UM, IN THE 26 BUDGET IS $150,000 BUDGETED AND SO WANTED TO MAKE SURE I CLARIFIED THAT.

AND YES, UH, THE COUNCIL DOES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE POLICY MAKING DECISIONS AT EVERY STEP, AND THAT UNFORTUNATELY MEANS WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE SOME WORKSHOPS.

SO ON OFF TUESDAYS WE'LL LOOK FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR Y'ALL TO GIVE US FEEDBACK.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I THINK, UM, ALRIGHT COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

UM, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FROM FREEZER NICHOLS? WE DO.

WE HAVE DAVID JONES.

I'LL ASK HIM TO COME UP.

HE WAS ON THE EDGE OF HIS SEAT, SO YEAH, WE WELL, I I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO.

I DIDN'T NECESSARILY NEED ANYTHING SPECIFIC, BUT, HELLO.

UM, YEAH, WITH FREEZE NICHOLS, UH, HAVE ABOUT 15 YEARS OF, UH, PLANNING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING CODES, UH, ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND FREEZE NICHOLS IS, IS ALSO, UM, WELL VERSED IN, UH, DOING, UH, DEVELOPMENT CODES, UH, THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND, AND IN OTHER STATES.

SO, UH, VERY PLEASED TO BE FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS OF SOME GREAT PLANNING WORK, UM, THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN DOING, UH, OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING THE, THE PD THAT YOU JUST APPROVED.

SO, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY, REALLY HAPPY TO, TO POTENTIALLY GET STARTED ON THIS AND, AND EMBARK ON THIS PROJECT WITH Y'ALL.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, .

ALRIGHT, COUNCILOR, ANY QUESTIONS FOR FREEZE NICHOLS? COUNCILOR SIMS? YEAH, MAYOR, THANK YOU.

UH, IF YOU ARE READY FOR A MOTION.

I AM.

YES.

AGAINST? YEAH.

WELL BEFORE ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? FOR COUNCIL? COUNCILOR MALONE, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO.