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GOOD[1. Call meeting to order.]
AFTERNOON, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.ACTUALLY HOPE EVERYONE'S DOING WELL TODAY.
I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025, AND THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARRY IS NOT PROHIBITED IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
NOT PERMITTED IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
UM, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SO IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE PASTOR UH, JOSHUA OTTO FROM HILL CITY CHURCH TO, UH, LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION.
AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT WILL BE THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY OUR OWN COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.
HOW YOU DOING TODAY, SIR? THANK YOU.
WE THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE A GOOD FATHER AND YOU GIVE GOOD THINGS TO YOUR CHILDREN WHO ARE ASK IN YOUR NAME.
AND SO, GOD, I JUST ASK RIGHT NOW, GOD, THAT YOU LEAD US AND GUIDE US.
YOU LEAD OUR MAYOR AND OUR COUNCIL TONIGHT THIS EVENING.
LORD, YOUR WORD SAYS IN ONE TIMOTHY TWO, TO PRAY FOR KINGS AND ALL THOSE IN AUTHORITY.
AND SO GOD, WE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE IN AUTHORITY HERE TONIGHT, THAT THEY LEAD US AND GUIDE US WITH WISDOM.
LORD, I PRAY YOU GIVE 'EM WISDOM LIKE KING SOLOMON HAD GOD, LORD, THAT LITERALLY THE WISDOM HE HAD, THAT THE RULERS AROUND THE WORLD CAME TO THEM AND TO SEE AND TO GRAVEL, UNDER GRAVEL ON THE GOODNESS OF WHAT YOU DID.
I PRAY, GOD, THAT YOU WOULD USE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE HERE TONIGHT FOR YOUR GLORY, FOR YOUR KINGDOM.
WE ASK THAT YOUR KINGDOM COME HERE TONIGHT.
YOUR WILL BE DONE HERE TONIGHT.
LORD, I PRAY FOR PROTECTION OF OUR FAMILIES.
I PRAY FOR PROTECTION OVER OUR HOUSES, OUR FINANCES.
GOD, I PRAY, LORD, THAT YOUR CONTINENCE WILL BE LIFTED UP UPON THEM.
AND I PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU STRENGTHEN IT.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORD WHERE IT SAYS HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS WHEN BROTHERS DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY.
AND SO WE PRAY FOR UNITY HERE TONIGHT AS WELL, GOD.
AND WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS.
JOIN ME IN THE, UH, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW WITH THE TEXAS I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH HE STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY TO JUSTICE, HONOR THE P TEXAS ONE CITY UNDER GOD.
I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT FOR TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING.
[a. Present a Proclamation designating the month of September 2025 as National Library Card Sign-up Month in Cedar Hill. ]
IS PRESENTATION.PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGNUP MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.
THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE.
AND I WONDER WHO IS JOINING HIM.
WHO'S GONNA RECEIVE THIS? WHO'S GONNA RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION WHEN YOU A CARD HEAVEN.
IS IT HARD WHEN YOU A IT HARD WHEN YOU A CARD HAVING FUN? IS IT HARD WHEN YOU, WE'VE GOT LOTS OF THINGS IN STORE FOR YOU AT THE LIBRARY AND CLOTHING, LIBRARY OF THINGS.
HAVING FUN IS HARD WHEN YOU GOT A LIBRARY CARD.
HAVING FUN ISN'T HARD WHEN YOU GOT A LIBRARY CARD, WE INVITE EVERYONE TO COME THE HOME OF THE SEPTEMBER AND SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WANNA HAVE JUST AS MUCH FUN.
WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY AND COME SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGNUP MONTH.
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE, FOLLOW THAT MALONE.
I DIDN'T KNOW, I THOUGHT THEY SAID WE WAS GONNA DO THE WOBBLE OR SOMETHING UP HERE,
SO I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE FUND, ARE FUND ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO EDUCATION AND IMAGINATION AND OPPORTUNITY OFFERING EVERYTHING FROM EARLY
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LITERACY PROGRAMS TO DIGITAL TOOLS THAT SUPPORT LIFELONG LEARNING AND PERSONAL GROWTH.AND WHEREAS LAR LIBRARIES WELCOME ALL PEOPLE SERVING AS INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY HUBS THAT CONNECT INDIVIDUALS ACROSS CULTURAL GENERATIONS AND EXPERIENCES.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES CURATE COLLECTIONS AND DESIGN PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION THAT SERVE ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE FOR ALL.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES HELP INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE LIFE CHALLENGES BY PROVIDING TRUSTED INFORMATION, DIGITAL ACCESS, JOB SEARCH, SUPPORT, AND CONNECTION TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES CONTRIBUTE TO THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMIES BY EQUIPPING JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS, STUDENTS, AND CREATORS WITH TOOLS AND TRAINING TO SUCCEED.
AND WHEREAS IN THE TIME OF BOTH CRISIS CALM LIBRARIES AND THEIR STAFF REMAIN STEADFAST IN SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS LIBRARY RESOURCES HELP HOUSEHOLDS SAVE MONEY, REDUCE WASTE, AND MAKE SUSTAINABLE CHOICES ALL THROUGH THE SIMPLE POWER OF SHARED PUBLIC GOOD.
AND WHEREAS A LIBRARY CARD OPENS DOORS TO ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES FROM BOOKS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO LIFELONG LEARNING AND IMAGINATION.
NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF CEDAR, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 25TH AS LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT OUR AWARD-WINNING ENE HICKMAN LIBRARY AND TO SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD AND EXPLORE THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES IT OFFERS IN WITNESS.
THEREFORE, I HAVE SET FORTH HERETO, SET FORTH MY HAND TO HAVE CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025.
I JUST WANNA SAY ONE THING REAL QUICK.
THE INTERIOR IS JUST, UH, IT'S ABOVE ANY THAT I'VE EVER SEEN, BUT THE THING THAT MAKES THAT LIBRARY THE GREATEST THAT MAKES IT COME ALIVE IS THIS STAFF RIGHT HERE.
AND THEY JUST SHOWED YOU THAT WHEN THEY CAME DOWN.
COUNCILMAN, CAN WE TAKE A PHOTO OF YOU? YOU DON'T WANT HAVE WORDS? OH, MY WORDS ARE JUST COME TO THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE GOT SO MANY THINGS, PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES.
UH, WE'RE NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S LIBRARY, SO COME DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW.
UH, WE ARE BLESSED IN CEDAR HILL TO HAVE SUCH A SUPPORTIVE COUNCIL AND LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY THAT WHATEVER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, I PROMISE YOU, YOU CAN FIND IT AT THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE NOT, WE'RE JUST A HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP FROM HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AND SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE.
I CHALLENGE YOU TO BRING SOMEONE ELSE, BRING A NEIGHBOR, BRING A FRIEND, BRING SOMEONE AND GET, HELP THEM GET A LIBRARY CARD SO THEY CAN ALSO DISCOVER THEIR ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
SO WE'RE GONNA PLAY WE POSTER.
'CAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THE CAMERA.
I MIGHT HAVE TO LAYER IT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, RAN AND ALL OF YOUR, AND ALL OF YOUR STAFF.
[b. Present a Proclamation designating the month of September 2025 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Cedar Hill. ]
ANOTHER PRESENT IS ANOTHER PRESENTATION PRESENTED.PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF 2025 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.
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BY MAYOR PRO TIM GLOVER.YOU ALSO JUST STAYED UP HERE,
I AM EXCITED BECAUSE SEPTEMBER IS ALSO HISPANIC HERITAGE MODEL AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.
WHEREAS EACH YEAR, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WE CELEBRATE THE HISTORIES, RICH CULTURES AND THE MISERABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE WHOSE ANCESTORS CAME FROM SPAIN, MEXICO, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND SOUTH AMERICA.
AND WHEREAS FORMAL, FORMAL NATIONWIDE OBSERVATION OF THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS BEGAN IN 1968 AT HIS HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK AND WAS EXPANDED TO HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN 1989.
AND WHEREAS WE HONOR THE 2025 NATIONAL THEME OF COLLECTIVE HERITAGE, HONORING THE PAST, INSPIRING THE FUTURE.
HISPANIC AMERICANS ARE THE LARGEST MINORITY GROUP IN THE UNITED STATES AND ARE THE LARGEST ETHNIC POPULATION OF THE RES OF RESIDENTS IN TEXAS.
24% OF CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS ARE HISPANIC.
CEDAR HILL PRIDES ITSELF IN BEING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AND HONORS THE IMPACT OF HISPANIC AMERICANS IN OUR COMMUNITY, STATE, COUNTRY, AND WORLD.
AND WHEREAS HISPANIC AMERICANS ARE ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS SERVING IN VARIOUS LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES SUCH AS NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, HISPANIC AMERICANS CONTINUE TO BREAK BARRIERS IN CEDAR HILL.
MOST RECENTLY SERVING AS CITY MANAGER.
THE IMPACT OF HISPANIC AMERICANS CAN BE SEEN IN POLICY DECISIONS, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENTS TO NAME A FEW.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO FOSTER A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES, INCLUDING HOSTING MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, OR MWBE INFORMATIONAL EVENTS, TARGETING ENGAGEMENT OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, SHARING RESOURCES AND LITERATURE IN SPANISH, AND HOSTING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE RICH AND DIVERSE CULTURE OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND WHEREAS THE BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES WILL COME TOGETHER THIS YEAR TO CELEBRATE THE RICH AND DIVERSE CULTURE OF LATIN AMERICA.
UH, LATIN AMERICA AT THE ANNUAL BEST SOUTHWEST HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR, HOSTED BY THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE ON SEPTEMBER, ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH FROM 4:00 PM TO 10:00 PM AT ARMSTRONG PARK.
WE INVITE ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO JOIN IN THIS MONTH'S CELEBRATION.
AND WHEREAS CEDAR HILL CONTINUES TO SERVE ALL CITIZENS REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, CREED, OR BACKGROUND, WITH GREAT HONOR AND A DEEP SENSE OF RESPECT.
AND THIS MONTH WE WILL CELEBRATE THE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS THROUGH OUR GREAT CITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I STEPHEN MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL THROUGH TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2025 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, AND URGE THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL TO JOIN ME IN THE SPECIAL OBSERVANCE.
A WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 AND IS SIGNED BY OUR MAYOR STEVEN MASON TIME AGAIN, WANNA INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN US ALSO FOR OUR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, BEGINNING KICKING OFF IN SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS DISPLAYS.
WE HAVE LOTS OF, UH, BOOKS THAT ARE BOTH BILINGUAL, SPANISH, BILINGUAL, AS WELL AS, UM, AUTHORS WHO ARE PART OF OUR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION.
WE ALSO THIS YEAR PARTNERED WITH SOCIAL CHICA.
UM, SO MANY OF YOU ALL KNOW BRIANNA FROM SO CHICA, SHE'S GONNA BE HOSTING A CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER THE 20TH THAT MORNING.
SO DON'T WORRY, YOU CAN STILL, YOU CAN GO THERE THAT MORNING AT THE LIBRARY AND THEN GO TO THE BEST SOUTHWEST HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION THAT EVENING.
UM, IT IS GONNA BE AN AMAZING CONFERENCE, UM, THAT WE ARE SO HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH ONE OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE SEVERAL, UH, FRIDA KAHLO NIGHTS WHERE IF YOU WANNA LEARN HOW TO PAINT FRIDA KAHLO AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER LIFE AND HER JOURNEY AT THE LIBRARY, YOU CAN COME AND JOIN US FOR THAT.
WE HAVE ONE SESSION FOR ADULTS AND ONE FOR THE
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TWEENS.SO DEFINITELY COME OVER AND JOIN US FOR ALL OF OUR CELEBRATIONS AND BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU.
I FORGOT TO MENTION, SEPTEMBER THE 19TH IN THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, THERE WILL BE A VIEWING OF THE MOVIE SELENA, AS PART OF OUR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION AS WELL.
OUR AMAZING MICHELLE EBANKS I KNOW IS COORDINATING THAT.
AND SO WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU ALL AT ALL OF THE CELEBRATIONS, UH, COMING UP.
THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION PRO TIM GLOVER.
[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. ]
AGENDA IS CITIZENS FORM.THIS GIVES, UH, ANY CITIZENS TO TALK ABOUT ANY ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.
UH, COUNSEL, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE, UM, COMMENTS SUBMITTED TO US, BUT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE HERE WITH US TODAY.
UH, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MARK OW, WHICH HE'D LIKE.
HIS TOPIC IS CODE ENFORCEMENT.
GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
UH, MY NAME'S MARK
IT'S 4 42 EAST BELTLINE ROAD, CEDAR HILL.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF, UH, ANNIVERSARY OF THIS COUNTRY AND THE FOUNDING OF ON JULY 4TH, THIS COMING NEXT, NEXT YEAR.
AND, UM, UM, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT I THINK THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS FORGOTTEN, UH, WHAT'S IN ARTICLE ONE OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND IN WHAT IS IN THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
AND, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T SERVE NOTICE WHEN THERE'S A VIOLATION.
AND IF YOU, UH, DECIDE TO BE ANONYMOUS, YOU CAN BE ANONYMOUS.
BUT ARTICLE ONE, SECTION 10 OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION IS A LITTLE BIT, IT SUPERSEDES ANY KIND OF THING THAT THE LEGISLATURE MIGHT PASS THAT, UH, SAYS THAT, UH, THEY DON'T HAVE TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES.
WHO FILED THE COMPLAINT? UH, I GOT A TICKET IN THE MAIL THAT AN OWNED PROPERTY, AND ALSO I GOT, UH, THIS ISN'T THE ONLY CITY THAT DOES IT.
I'VE HAD TWO OTHER CITIES THAT I, I GOT TICKETS FOR PROPERTY I DIDN'T OWN.
AND SO YOU HAVE TO GO TO COURT AND IT'S LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED TO SERVING NOTICE WHEN THERE'S A PENALTY CERTIFIED MAIL? IT IS IT JUST TOO CHEAP ON Y'ALL PART TO SEND OUT CERTIFIED MAIL? UM, YOU, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SEND OUT THIS THING CERTIFIED AND Y'ALL DON'T, UM, YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THERE'S SO MANY MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WHAT COUNTRY WE LIVE IN AND THE LAW, YOU KNOW, TO BE ON THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A LAWYER.
FEDERAL JUDGES DON'T SERVE LIFETIME OF SENTENCE.
AND WHEN I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ABOUT GOVERNMENT, I'M A CONSTITUTIONALIST FIRST BEFORE I'M A DEMOCRAT OR A REPUBLICAN, EVEN AN INDEPENDENT.
AND, UM, EVEN LIKE EVERYBODY'S UPSET WITH DONALD TRUMP THAT HE HAS CHANGED THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR OR SECRETARY OF WAR.
WELL, THE CONSTITUTION CALLS FOR SECRETARY OF WAR, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, SECRETARY OF TREASURY, AND THAT'S ALL.
AND I WOULD HOPE TOO, THAT WE WOULD JUST START LIVING BY THE CONSTITUTION.
I JUST HOPE THAT YOU'LL START LIVING BY IT.
WE DO HAVE ONE MORE COUNSEL, UH, PHIL BAWI.
HIS TOPIC IS CEDAR HILL AS A WATER DISTRICT.
GIVE NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
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NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.UM, I GUESS I BRING THIS UP AS A WATER DISTRICT BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK, UH, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA VOTE ON SOMETHING YOU OUGHT APPROVE, UM, ON EAST BELT LINE NEAR THE, UH, UH, I THINK DUNCANVILLE ROAD OR BEFORE YOU GET DUNCANVILLE ROAD, THERE'S A, UH, Y'ALL CHANGING IT FROM, UH, UH, TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
AND I KNOW THE ZONING BOARD, I BELIEVE APPROVED THIS.
AND THE PERSON THAT WAS SITTING ON THE RIGHT OVER HERE, THE FEMALE WAS, UM, BOARD MEMBERS MADE A COMMENT THAT IT WAS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE AN OPTION TO DO.
Y'ALL PASSED A, UH, SOME CODES AND SOME ZONING AND A LOT OF TIMES IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT Y'ALL REPRESENT MORE OF WHAT PEOPLE COMING IN FROM OUTSIDE AND LIKE THE FORMER MAYOR HERE SAID ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENTS SICKED ON THE LOCAL RESIDENCE.
WELL, THE CODE SAYS THAT, UH, UH, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE I THINK 80 FOOT LOTS AND THE GENTLEMAN WANTED 70 FOOT LOTS.
I GOT AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE MAIL THAT IN RED OAK AND ELLIS COUNTY THAT THEY WERE SELLING ONE ACRE LOTS.
AND YOU KNOW, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I THINK IT'S TOO WIDE, BUT I'VE ENJOYED IT.
THE FAMILY'S ENJOYED IT AND WE'VE RAISED ALL OF OUR CHILDREN THERE.
BUT, UH, WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE IN THE, JUST LIKE NOT HAVING A CELEBRATION FOR HISPANIC, UH, UH, THE NUMBER OF HISPANIC, UH, PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND OUR, OUR FAMILY IS WELL ENTRENCHED IN THE EXPANSION.
WE HAVE TWO FAMILIES THAT ARE NOW NOT ONLY THEY'RE POLISH AMERICAN, THEY'RE UM, CZECH AMERICANS AND THEY'RE, UH, MEXICAN AMERICANS.
SO WE'RE WELL VERSED WITH WHAT, WHAT'S IN THERE.
SO, AND BACK WHEN CEDAR HILL AND THE FORMER MAYOR WAS HERE, IT WAS LIKE, I THINK LESS THAN 10,000 PEOPLE.
THEY HAD A BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
AND BY FARMING OUT THESE CELEBRATIONS, IT, IT, IT MINIMIZES AND, AND DEVALUES THE CELEBRATIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE.
I REMEMBER HE HAD THAT DID AT THE CELEBRATION THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE CAME DOWN AND CELEBRATED AND ENJOYED AND MET.
AND I'M, I'M JUST REAL CONCERNED THAT WHAT WE'RE HEADED TO EVENTUALLY IS THAT THEY'LL SAY, WELL, THE POLICE DOESN'T WORK.
THEY DON'T, UH, WE DON'T HAVE A JAIL HERE.
UM, WE DON'T COLLECT THE WATER OUTTA JOE POOL.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BACK IN THE SEVENTIES AND UH, BASICALLY EVERYTHING'S SET TO BE TO WHERE CEDAR HILL WOULD BE TURNED INTO SOME OTHER CITY OR FOUR QUAD CITIES RIGHT NOW.
ALRIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UH, CITIZENS FORM.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BUDGET AND TAX MATTERS.
[a. Conduct a public hearing for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 proposed tax rate of $0.636449 per $100 of taxable value.]
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PHYSICAL YEAR 2025 2026, PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.6 3 6 4 4 9 PER $100 TAXABLE VALUE.COUNSEL, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM ABOUT THE, UH, PHYSICAL YEAR PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.6 3 6 4 4 4 9.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
MY NAME'S MARKOWITZ AND UH, I WENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S, UH, UH, SYMPOSIUM OR ON SMALL BUSINESS ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, AND Y'ALL HAD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND I, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS I CALL IT THE VIC WILSON TAX BECAUSE IT'S CALLED THE A AND B TAX.
IT'S MISREPRESENTED OF WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
TAXES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE, NOT JUST A CERTAIN SEGMENT OR A FEW PEOPLE.
AND, UH, THE TAX, THIS A AND B TAX WHEN IT WAS PROPOSED, UH, I WENT DOWN TO THE CAPITOL BECAUSE CEDAR HILL CALLED A MEETING IN AUSTIN AND, AND IT WAS THE FORMER CITY MANAGER TO TRY TO BLOCK ME FROM GOING IN IT.
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AND, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THE A AND B TAX, CEDAR HILL HASN'T BENEFITED ANYTHING OUT OF THE A AND B TAX BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THE A AND B TAX IS ALL THE NORTHERN CITIES AND ALL THE LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS HAVE TAKEN A AND B TAX AND SPENT, THEY'VE OUTSPENT US FOR WHATEVER IT WAS WORTH.IT'S LIKE RIGHT NOW THE DALLAS NORTH TOLL ROAD IS EXPANDING ALL THE WAY TO GRAYSON COUNTY, WHICH IS SHERMAN.
AND WE STILL HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO SECURE THE GEORGE BUSH FREEWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CEDAR HILL.
WE'RE STILL AT THE LAST, IT'S LIKE, WHERE IS THE LEADERSHIP TO WHERE, WHY ARE WE NOT TIED INTO FROM WHERE WE COULD CONNECT I 20 ON THE SOUTH SIDE TO INTERSTATE 35? AND IT'S, IT'S THE A AND B TAX IS JUST SHOULD BE USED FOR THE PEOPLE OF CEDAR HILL.
NOT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA BE BUILDING WAREHOUSES THAT ARE EITHER VACANT RIGHT NOW AND EVEN LIKE ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE A AND B TAX OWNED THE DALLAS STARS AND WHEN HE SOLD THE DALLAS STARS BEFORE HE SOLD THE DALLAS STARS, HE HAD TO LIVE IN EUROPE OR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES FOR SIX MONTHS IN ORDER TO, UH, GET THE BENEFIT OF THE TAX DOLLARS.
WE NEED TO BE USING THE A AND B TAX FOR CEDAR HILL, NOT FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD WAREHOUSES.
I I KNOW WHERE YOU WAS GOING WITH THAT QUESTION.
ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE LISTENING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.6 3 6 4 4 9? PLEASE COME ON UP.
GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
PHILLIP PHILLIP S 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.
UM, BACK WHEN THIS TAX WAS PUT IN, I THINK THE FORMER MAYOR WAS CHRIS ROSE AT THE TIME, AND HE SAID THAT, UH, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE LOWER TAXES AND MAY AND POSSIBLY NEVER HAVE ANOTHER BOND ISSUE.
WE'VE HAD A BOND ISSUE AND IT LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL PLANNING ANOTHER ONE.
AND I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN YOU GO TO THESE OTHER CITIES OR YOU GO OUTSIDE THE CITIES AND WITH ALL AI AND EVERYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT.
UH, WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT CEDAR HILL BEING AS A JUST A, UH, WATER DISTRICT, BASICALLY ALL YOU NEED FOR A CITY IS WATER DISTRICT.
BECAUSE ANYTIME SOMEONE COMES UP HERE TO THE COUNCIL, UH, THAT'S FROM THE OUTSIDE, Y'ALL YIELD TO 'EM.
AND I GUESS THE FORMER CITY MANAGER'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF IT.
WE HAD SOME TREES THAT WE WERE PLANTING ON A A, A, UM, UH, CONSTRUCTION SITE THAT WE WERE DOING.
AND THOSE TREES OUTPERFORMED THE TREES THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE PUT IN TO SIZE WISE.
AND I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT WHEN, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE, UH, WHEN, UH, UH, UH, TGI FRIDAYS CAME AND ONE OF THE LONGSTANDING MEMBERS OF HIS COUNCIL SAID THAT, WELL, WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR, UH, UH, LAWS OR OUR CODES BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO PUT UP BAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT WAS QUOTED IN THE PAPER THAT THAT'S WHAT HE SAID, AND I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT WE'VE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD ANY REDUCED TAXES FROM THIS A AND B OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S LIKE GIVING AWAY SOMEWHERE ELSE OR IT'S SPENT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND, UH, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT, UH, Y'ALL REALLY LOOK AT THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE BECAUSE AT ONCE, ACCORDING TO MY PLACE WHERE I LIVE, IT'S MORE THAN 15 TIMES I BELIEVE THE TIME WHAT THE TAX WAS ORIGINALLY FROM THE DAY OF MOVE IN.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE 0.6 3 6 4 4 9, STILL IN PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE 0.6 3 6 4 4 9? ONE MORE TIME? ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK UP AT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE 0.6 3 6 4 4 9, NOT SEE ANYONE APPROACH, I'LL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNSEL, THERE IS NO ACTION, UH, ON THAT ITEM.
UH, WE DID HAVE A FEW, UH, COMMENTS THAT CAME UP, UH, DURING
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THE, UH, DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND HOPEFULLY WE COULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE OF ITEMS. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS. THANK YOU MAYOR.I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT FOR THE RECORD THAT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE THAT WE JUST HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING GOING IS ACTUALLY A DECREASE IN THE TAX RATE FROM LAST YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE I MOVE TO NEXT ITEM?
[b. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-859, which approves and adopts a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026.]
ALRIGHT, CONSIDER ADOPTION ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 8 5 9, WHICH APPROVES AND ADOPT A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING IN SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? UM, I WAS JUST GOING TO, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW COUNCILMAN SIM'S, UH, COMMENTS.
I KNOW THAT THE, THE LANGUAGE THAT, UH, WE USE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE IS DICTATED BY, BY STATE LAW, BUT I THINK, I BELIEVE IT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MISLEADING BECAUSE IT, IT SAYS IN HERE THAT THE, THE TAX RATE IS, IS AN INCREASE AND THE TAX RATE IS A DECREASE.
UM, BUT THE, THE LANGUAGE IS NOT OF OUR CHOOSING.
IF, YEAH, I, YEAH, WE'RE NOT, WE, THIS IS ABOUT THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW.
WE, WE ARE, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET.
I DON'T HAVE THAT FRONT OF ME.
UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CUSTOMER? HAYDEN? NO.
MAYOR, IF THERE'S, THERE'S NOT, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION.
YEAH, I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 8 59, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FY 2026.
SECOND, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND.
COUNCILMAN MCCURDY, CITY MAGINE.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.
PROVIDING THAT EXPENDITURES FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID BUDGET APPROPRIATING AND SETTING ASIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDS OUT OF THE GENERAL AND OTHER REVENUES FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
UM, MADAM, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
UH, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL AGAIN, THIS IS TO APPROVE THE BUDGET OF, UM, FOR THE PHYSICAL YEAR.
THIS IS THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET COUNCIL, HONOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I NEED A RECORD VOTE, SO LEMME GO DOWN THIS WAY.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS. YAY OR NAY? YAY.
ALRIGHT, THAT, THAT MOVES UNANIMOUS.
[c. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-860 establishing the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget.]
BUDGET ITEM.CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH EIGHT SIX, ESTABLISHING THE PHYSICAL YEAR OF 2025 2026, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, CIP BUDGET.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS. THANK YOU MAYOR.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH EIGHT 60, ADOPTING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
SECOND, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND ASSISTANT WITH CITY MANAGER RING.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, ADOPTING A 20 25, 20 26 CAPITAL BUDGET AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES AS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED IN SUCH BUDGET PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
YEAH, I WAS JUST REMINDED THAT, UM, THE POLICE CHIEF WILL BE READING THE REMAINING, UH, ORDINANCES.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE BUDGET FOR CIP, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, NOT SEEING ANYONE.
UH, ALL FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDER
[d. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-861, levying the ad valorem taxes for the tax year 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025-2026) at a rate of $0.636449 per one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Cedar Hill as of January 1, 2025. ]
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 61.LEVI, BE ADDED, VALERO TAX FOR THE TAX YEAR 2025 FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 AT A RATE OF 0.6 3 6 4 4 9 PER $100
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ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE C CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2025.UH, THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS THAT CAME UP DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL, UH, ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE TAX RATE AND TOOLS.
I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE FOUR A AND FOUR A B CAN BE USED FOR.
UH, BUT, UH, I WOULD WOULD LIKE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT PART OF OUR VISION IN CEDAR HILLS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A DIVERSE ECONOMY, UH, THEREFORE IT WILL REQUIRE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY JUST AS WELL AS WE HAVE, UH, RESOURCES LIKE THE, UH, PARKS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY ALSO TAKE CARE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT'S KIND OF THE THINKING AND MINDSET WITHIN OUR MIND.
UH, THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.
AND ALSO AS IT RELATES TO THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT RURAL EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, UH, THAT IS NOT THE TECHNICAL U THAT IS NOT THE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE THAT THE, THE STATE GOES BY ANYMORE.
UH, THAT HAS CHANGED, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO, MAYBE EVEN LONGER THAN THAT.
UH, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
BUT THE WORD EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, THAT IS NOT, UH, WHAT MUNICIPALITIES AND STATE OF TEXAS, THAT'S NOT THE LAWS THAT THEY GO BY ANYMORE.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DO HAVE, UH, AN ORDINANCE ON THE, ON THE TABLE.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS DID SAY THAT WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN DECREASED OUR TAX RATE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING THAT, UH, EXPLANATION.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT, UH, I MOVE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.63449, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A FOUR.
YOU GOT THE TAX RATE WRONG, THE RATE OF THE, UH, ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE OF 0.0 0.6 3 6 4 4 9.
YOU LEFT THE SIX OUT NOW 11, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 4.76% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE AS SO STATED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 8 61.
DO WE DO HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCCURDY, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER RING.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, LEVYING A TAX RATE FOR AVALOR TAXES FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FOR 20 25 20 26 FISCAL YEAR, PROVIDING FOR REVENUES FOR THE PAYMENT OF CURRENT EXPENSES AND INTEREST IN SINK FUND REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
ALRIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, THIS WILL TAKE A RECORD VOTE.
COUNCILMAN MALONE, YAY OR NAY? YAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, YAY OR NAY? YAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS, YAY OR NAY? YAY.
WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF COUNSEL.
NOW WE HAVE TO RATIFY THE TAXES.
[e. Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-862, which ratifies the property tax revenues in the fiscal year 2025-2026 Budget.]
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 62, WHICH RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IN THE PHYSICAL YEAR, 2025 2026.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS, ON THIS ITEM? COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
MAYOR, I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UM, I FEEL LIKE, UM, WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND IT'S PRETTY ANTI-CLIMATIC, UM, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE WORK AND EFFORT THAT WENT INTO IT.
SO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BEFORE WE DO THIS LAST ITEM OF ALL THE HOURS, UM, AND ALL THE MEETINGS THAT WENT INTO, UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE COULD DELIVER A BUDGET LIKE THIS AND ALSO THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, REDUCE THE TAX RATE AND STILL DELIVER THE SERVICES THAT THE CITIZENRY DESERVES.
UM, AND JUST THE HARD WORK FROM STAFF, WE HEARD FROM, WE LITERALLY HEARD FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT.
AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BEFORE WE FINISH THESE ITEMS. ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY? THANK YOU
UH, ANYTHING ELSE? COUNSEL THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
COUNSEL, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN HAYDEN AND THEN MAYOR PRO TIM GLOVER.
YEAH, I MOVE TO, WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 8 62 RATIFYING THE INCREASE IN TAX REVENUE IN THE UH, FY 2 0 2 6 BUDGET.
SECOND, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE IN THE 20 25 20 26 BUDGET AS A RESULT OF THE CITY RECEIVING MORE REVENUES FROM PROPERTY TAXES IN THE 25 26 BUDGET THAN IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
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DATE.ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT, I ALFRED APPRECI RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[7. Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda includes routine items that may be acted upon with a single vote. Any council member may remove items from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and consideration.]
ITEM IS CONSENT.CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ROUTINE MI ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITHIN THIS SINGLE VOTE.
WE MAY, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM TO BE PULLED FORM CONSIDERATION.
THAT IS ITEM SEVEN E IS ANY, ANY OTHER ITEMS COUNSEL TO BE PULLED? ALRIGHT, I WILL CONTINUE.
ITEM A, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE.
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 64, WHICH CHANGES THE ZONING FROM SF 10, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 10,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT MINIMUM DISTRICT TO, SORRY.
DISTRICT TWO PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL GENERAL, LOCATED AT THE TERMINUS OF BERKSHIRE LANE WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 1231 EAST PLEASANT RUN ROAD.
APPLICANT IN PROPERTY OWNER TOMMY WYNN, REPRESENTATIVE KOFI ADU AND MIKE CLARK, WINKELMAN AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED.
UH, ITEM B, CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 65, WHICH CHANGES THE ORDINANCE FROM LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT, OT, UH, CORE O TOWN CORRIDOR, OT, SQO, TOWN, DISTRICT SQUARE AND OT RES, OLD TOWN DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL WITH UPTOWN OVERLAY TO PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH THE UPTOWN OVERLAY.
GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF WEST BELTLINE ROAD AND WEST OF UPTOWN BOULEVARD.
APPLICANT AND REPRESENTATIVE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
PROPERTY OWNERS CRAWFORD FEIN, UH, DRIGGS, CEDAR HILL, TOWN SQUARE, LP WESLEY JAMES POOL.
LTD SC CROSSINGS LT, LTD, VICTOR, AK UH, DAVID, UM, ZAZA ZA, UH, LESLIE PITT, HARVEY L NEWTON DILLARD, SOUTHWESTERN BELL, UH, SEAN AND CYNTHIA NUNNELLY.
UH, LA SIN PHILLIP AND JANET DEAL.
KENNETH PRYOR, UH, CAROLYN NEWPORT MCKEE AND THE CITY OF CITY HILL, TEXAS.
ITEM C, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH FOOD ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTION SERVICE ITEM D, CONSIDER ADOPTING UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 58 WHICH APPROVES AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROJECT SPECIFIC AGREEMENT.
PSA WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR STREET STRIPING SERVICES AND ITEM F CONSIDER AUTHORIZING A CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE USE OF CAPITAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,324,150 FOR ASPHALT STREET IMPROVEMENT WITH REYNOLDS ASPHALT AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
THAT IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. COUNSEL FLOOR IS OPEN.
COUNCILOR MALONE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? UH, NO ONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION UNLESS SOMEONE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I'LL FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE RIGHT HAND.
THESE TWO, OH, SORRY, SORRY, GO AHEAD.
THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 64.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2001 DASH 64 AS AMENDED, CHANGING THE ZONING MAP DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE TERMINUS OF BERKSHIRE LANE IN EAST OF NORTH HIGHWAY 67 AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED 30.2841 ACRES OF LAND IN THE WILLIAM W. MERRILL SURVEY.
ABSTRACT NUMBER 8 76 AND 7.431 ACRES OF LAND IN THE AIMLESS M JAMES SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER SIX 90 CEDAR HILL, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS FROM SF 10, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 10,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT MINIMUM DISTRICT TO THE PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
INCORPORATING A CONCEPT PLAN AND CONCEPT BUILDING ELEVATIONS, ESTABLISHING SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS, ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
AND THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 8 65.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2001 DASH 64 AS AMENDED, CHANGING THE ZONING MAP DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.
GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF WEST BELTLINE ROAD AND WEST OF UPTOWN BOULEVARD AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A 109.409 ACRE TRACT LAND IN THE ZURICH HOME.
SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 3 0 6 IN THE LSC THOMAS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 1 4 7 2.
CITY OF CEDAR HILL, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS FROM LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO OLD TOWN DISTRICT CORRIDOR, OLD TOWN DISTRICT SQUARE AND OLD TOWN RESIDENTIAL WITH UPTOWN OVERLAY TO PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH UPTOWN OVERLAY.
ADOPTING SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES OF UP TO $2,000 PER DAY FOR VIOLATION AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
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THANK ASSISTANT MANAGER.RE WE DO HAVE A MOTION, WE DO HAVE A SECOND.
I'LL FAITH PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[e. Consider adoption of Resolution No. R25-759, approving a negotiated settlement with Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division regarding the 2025 Rate Review Mechanism (RRM) filing.]
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 59 APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT WITH ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATE, UH, CORPORATION MID TEXT DIVISION REGARDING THE 2025 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM.YOU HAVE THE FLOOR COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS, MOVE THAT TILL AFTER THE CLOSED SESSION.
UM, MR. HERNANDEZ, I WAS ASKED WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO MOVE THIS TO THE END OF THE CLOSED SESSION? NO.
YOU GOT THE FLOOR SIMS. THANK YOU MAYOR.
SO, UH, I WANNA SAY FOR THE RECORD, I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH ATMOS ENERGY.
IT'S BEEN A, A LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT OUR CITY IS A PART OF A STEERING COMMITTEE OF 130 CITIES.
BUT I, I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS FOR THE RECORD, UH, TO ATMOS GOING FORWARD.
SO LAST YEAR THIS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RATE INCREASE FOR ATMOS OF ALMOST 7%.
THE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS A RATE INCREASE OVER 9% AND, UH, IF MY ADDITION'S CORRECT OVER TWO YEARS, THAT'S OVER 16% AND I JUST DON'T THINK THOSE KINDS OF INCREASES ARE SUSTAINABLE GOING FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE.
I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN AND I I FEEL CONFIDENT AL, THAT YOU'LL, UH, MR. HERNANDEZ, THAT YOU'LL SHARE MY CONCERNS.
THAT THAT LEVEL OF INCREASE OVER TWO YEARS, 16% IS JUST NOT SUSTAINABLE, UH, WITH, WITH UH, OUR CITIZENS.
AND I JUST, THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
I I, I DO APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP AND I UNDERSTAND COST AND AS A CITY WE FACE THOSE SITUATIONS, BUT 16% OVER TWO YEARS IN MY OPINION IS A BIT MUCH.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO, UH, COMMENT, MAYOR.
AND IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, UH, OF THE NEGOTIATED RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 7 59 APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT WITH ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND WE SECOND.
ALL A FAVOR RAISE RIGHT HAND MOVES FORWARD.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAND FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA
[8. Closed Session. ]
IS CLOSED SESSION CODE SESSION CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY DELIBERATION.THIS PUR PURCHASE OF VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH SHOULD, UH, DELIBERATE IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF THE POSITION OF THE CITY IN NEGOTIATION WITH A THIRD PARTY, THIRD PERSON AND SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEGOTIATIONS, DISCUSSION, OR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY, EXPAND IN OR NEAR TERRITORY OF CITY OF CEDAR HILL, AND WITH WHICH THE CITY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEGOTIATION AND OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO THE PROJECT PROSPECTS.
PROJECT PARK GAME CHANGER PROJECT, VACATION HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER.
JUST WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD.
[9. Reconvene in Open Session and consider any action needed as a result of the Closed Session.]
I'D LIKE TO RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AND CONSIDER ANY ACTION NEEDED AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED SESSION.COUNSEL, THERE WAS NO ACTION DURING CLOSED SESSION, THEREFORE, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
I'M SORRY, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
I'D LIKE TO RECONVENE AT 9 25 FOR THE RECORD.
AND, UH, COUNSEL, THERE WAS NO ACTION, THEREFORE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN.
SECOND, I DO HAVE A MOTION AND I DO HAVE A SECOND NON ABATE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.