[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION.
WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF, WELL, I GUESS COUNCILOR MALONE IS ON HIS WAY, SO WE EXPECT TO SEE HIM HERE SHORTLY.
I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
I HAVE 6:00 PM AND NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations, including the October 2025 Police and Fire Monthly Snapshots and the October 2025 Financial Report. Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
CITY MANAGER REPORTS.HELLO THERE, MADAM CITY MANAGER.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S AN HONOR AND PLEASURE AND A BLESSING TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL.
UM, I, WE, WE ARE SHOCKED THAT WE ARE AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR.
WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH 2025 ON ALL OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO ENDING THE YEAR WITH, UM, SOME GREAT AGENDA ITEMS AND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS FOR COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TONIGHT.
BUT I DID WANNA BRING A FEW THINGS, UH, BEFORE I GET TO THE CALENDAR, I WANNA BRING A FEW THINGS TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION.
UH, WE HAD A GREAT RETREAT IN NOVEMBER AND I SENT OUT THE REVISED WORK PLAN TO ALL CITY COUNCIL ON SATURDAY.
AND I MADE IT EASY BECAUSE WE WENT THROUGH EVERY AGENDA ITEM ON THE NEXT YEAR'S WORK PLAN AT THE COUNCIL RETREAT, BUT THERE WERE SOME CHANGES THAT THE COUNCIL SUGGESTED FOR US TO MAKE TO THE WORK PLAN, AND THEY'RE IN BLUE.
AND SO REALLY, IF I COULD GET YOUR ATTENTION TARGETED TO THOSE BLUE AREAS, MAKE SURE WE, UH, UH, ACHIEVED YOUR TARGETED DIRECTION CORRECTLY.
AND IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW THAT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, I'D REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
'CAUSE WE WILL START WORKING ON THOSE ITEMS REALLY QUICKLY.
IN FACT, WE HAVE ALREADY ON MANY OF THOSE, SO THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR THAT.
UM, WHEN IT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT OUR VERY LOVED FORMER PLANNING DIRECTOR, ROD TYLER CALLED ME YESTERDAY AND NOTIFIED US THAT HE WILL BE MOVING TO FORT WORTH.
NOW, HE IS NOT ONLY A LOVED PLANNING DIRECTOR, BUT HE'S ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR CAPITAL IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
SO COUNSEL THAT WILL INCLUDE, RESULT IN TWO VACANCIES ON TWO OF YOUR BOARDS.
AND SO WE WILL BEGIN TO LOOK FOR, UM, OPTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WE NEED THOSE POSITIONS FILLED.
UH, THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT ROLES, SO, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS, LET US KNOW.
AND, UM, WE WOULD LOVE TO REACH OUT TO WHOMEVER YOU THINK WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THOSE.
UM, ONE VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT IS TOMORROW IS OUR EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON FROM 1130 TO ONE.
UM, ALL FACILITIES OF THE CITY WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW FROM 1130 TO ONE.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER DONE IT.
UH, WE POSTED SIGNS EVERYWHERE AND TOLD ALL THE CITIZENS ON FACEBOOK THAT WE WILL BE CLOSED FROM 1130 TO ONE TO CELEBRATE NOT JUST BEING CEDAR HILL'S, CEDAR HILL, FAMILY, WORK, FAMILY, BUT ALSO WE HAVE SOME, YOU, UM, SOME WORK ANNIVERSARIES THAT WE WILL CELEBRATE AND SOME OF THE YEAR AWARDS THAT WE WILL CELEBRATE.
AND SO WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL COUNCIL TO LUNCH TOMORROW.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO JOIN US AT THE CEDAR HILL RECREATION CENTER, ALAN, ME SIMS RECREATION CENTER AT 1130.
AND IF YOU DO PLAN TO JOIN US, JUST LET ME KNOW SO I CAN KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YOU.
ALRIGHT, THAT IS ALL OF MY ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE I GET STARTED ON THE, UH, CALENDAR.
SO IN THE PACKET IN YOUR FYI PACKET, WE'LL KIND OF GO THROUGH A FEW ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR, STARTING WITH TOMORROW.
IT'S OUR EMPLOYEE LUNCHEON FROM 1130 TO ONE.
UM, AND THEN THURSDAY ON DECEMBER 11TH, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ARE HOSTING A FUNDRAISER, UM, TEQUILA TASTING, UH, FUNDRAISER
IT'S FROM SIX 30 TO 8:30 PM TICKETS ARE $65.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE A TABLE AND WE HAVEN'T BOUGHT TICKETS FOR THAT, BUT INDIVIDUALLY YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'LL MAKE SURE TO GET WITH DR. KAUFMAN ON THAT EVENT AND GET YOU RSVPED.
UM, ALSO WANNA POINT OUT NEXT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH FROM 11 TO ONE IS OUR VERY FUN AND FAMOUS 55 PLUS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON AT THE LAN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING US IN SERVING, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE'LL GET YOU A ROLE IN THAT, UM, ASSEMBLY LINE ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18TH.
NEXT THURSDAY IS COUNCIL, UM, NEWMAN PATH OF LIGHTS PARADE HAS REQUESTED COUNCIL'S PARTICIPATION IN THEIR, UH, EVENT FROM FOUR 30 TO SIX 30.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'LL COORDINATE WITH NEWMAN ON THAT.
THEN ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25TH, THE CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY, AND THEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 1ST.
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 6:00 PM HERE IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.
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ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE COUNCIL CALENDAR PRO TIM GLOVER.UM, FOR THE NEWMAN, I JUST LOST IT.
THE NEWMAN PARADE OF LIGHTS, IS THAT FOR MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR IS THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL? THEY HAVE OPENED IT UP TO ALL COUNCIL.
UM, THEY'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU AND IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE.
ALRIGHT, UM, TWO AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA.
THE POLICE AND FIRE MONTHLY SNAPSHOTS, AS WELL AS THE OCTOBER 20, 25 MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT.
WE'RE WORKING ON AUDIT ALREADY.
IN FACT, UM, FOUR OF US, UH, CONTRACT IS ON THE COUNCIL CALENDAR TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THE FINANCE TEAM HAS DONE.
AND, UH, I WOULD JUST SAY, UM, HAVING EXPERIENCED YEARS IN THE PAST, OUR FINANCE TEAM IS AMAZING.
UH, CHUCK AND GRACE AND CHRISTIE AND ALL THE TEAM AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS REALLY GOT A WELL OLD MACHINE AND WE'RE REALLY IN GOOD HANDS.
SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH CITY COUNCIL.
BUT THAT, UH, AGENDA ITEM IS UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
AND THEN THE MONTHLY, UM, MADAM CITY MANAGER.
UH, COUNCILOR MCCURDY DID HAVE SOMETHING I I WAS WAITING FOR HER TO TAKE A BREATH.
THE, UH, IS THE COMPUTER GIVEAWAY ALSO, AND I DON'T SEE THAT ON THE, ON THE CALENDAR COMP DOT.
WE'LL GET IT ON THE, UH, COUNCIL CALENDAR AND, AND, AND ON YOUR IN INBOX.
SO COMP DOT, COMPUTER GIVEAWAY.
BELINDA CEDAR HILL ACTION TEAM.
ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT, AWESOME.
SO TAKE A LOOK AT THE POLICE FIRE MONTHLY SNAPSHOTS IN THE FINANCIAL REPORT AND LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
IT IS TRANSPARENT, IT'S ON THE AGENDA, AND CITIZENS CAN CLICK ON THAT AT ANY TIME.
WE PROVIDE THOSE, UM, TO ALL RESIDENTS.
AND SO THOSE ARE THERE FOR, UH, COMMUNITY'S ENJOYMENT ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE TWO REALLY GOOD PRESENTATIONS FOR COUNCIL TONIGHT TO END THIS AMAZING YEAR.
WE'LL START WITH NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM WEBSITES.
THE CITY COUNCIL IN THIS LAST YEAR'S WORK PLAN GAVE US DIRECTION TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND IMPROVE THE OPENNESS OF INFORMATION ON OUR, OUR CITYWIDE WEBSITES.
AND IN FACT, I THINK IN THE SPRING WE UNVEILED THE CITY'S NEW WEBSITE, AND NOW WE'RE UNVEILING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM WEBSITES.
AND, UH, HENRY AND MICHELLE EBANKS WILL BE HERE TO GO THROUGH THAT WITH YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
AND THEN WE HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE CEDAR HILL MUSEUM OF HISTORY.
WE OPENED AN APRIL OF 2024, A LITTLE BIT OVER A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND WE'VE REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED THE, UH, PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY.
THEY'VE BEEN AMAZING PARTNERS.
AND, UM, YOU'LL GET TO SEE, I DON'T WANT TO STEAL ANY OF THEIR AMAZING INFORMATION THEY'RE GONNA GIVE TO YOU, BUT, UM, REALLY APPRECIATE THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY.
THE GROUP THAT STEWARDS AND LEADS.
JOY IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE RELATIONSHIP AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM.
ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA, WE HAVE THE INVOCATION BY DR.
ANDREW NUNLEY, A FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CEDAR HILL.
AND THEN WE HAVE ONE NEWLY HIRED FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC THAT WILL BE ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE, UM, MR. CAMERON BANKS EBANKS.
YES, THAT EBANKS IS RELATED TO MS. MICHELLE E. BANKS.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING BOTH, UH, CAMERON AND MICHELLE AND HER WHOLE FAMILY ABOUT, UM, SERVING THE CITIZENS OF CEDAR HILL AND AS A FIREFIGHTER.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS STARTING WITH, UM, UH, APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, PERMIT FOR BANQUET FACILITY.
UM, PROPERTY, CURRENTLY ZONED LOCAL RETAIL ON 2 7 1 HICKERSON.
PS PS FOODS, UM, STRIP CENTER ON HICKERSON.
AND THEN ITEM B IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ALCOHOL FOR, UM, UH, RED ROBIN.
UH, THEY, UH, CHANGED OWNERS AND NEED TO REAPPLY FOR THEIR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT ONE IS.
UM, B IS A PURCHASE OF FIREWALL NETWORK FIREWALL NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $76,000 FROM TOTO VERDE VENTURES.
THIS WAS IN THE, UH, CITY'S BUDGET FOR 2026 AND WE'RE JUST GETTING COUNCIL'S FINAL APPROVAL.
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C IS THE, FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1.8 MILLION FOR THE US HIGHWAY 67 ELEVATED STORAGE, TANK REPAIR AND PAINTING PROJECT.I DID SEND A, A GRAPHIC OF THE DESIGN OF THE, UM, ARTWORK THAT WILL GO ON THE TANK THAT WILL INCLUDE THE CITY'S LOGO AND THE NEW TAGLINE AND THE NATURAL HEART OF THE METROPLEX, AS WELL AS BOTH NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND.
SO FOR THOSE TWO LOGOS WOULD BE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND.
AND IN THE MIDDLE FACING TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY WILL BE THE CH THAT STANDS FOR THE C-H-I-S-D AND THEIR YEARS OF WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
AND SO WE'VE TALKED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEY'RE HAPPY WITH THAT.
AND I DID HAVE A QUESTION THAT I NEEDED TO ANSWER FOR YOU THAT, UM, WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
AND, UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS APPROVED THAT, UM, DESIGN, AND I'LL MAKE SURE I ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON THAT.
THE NEXT ITEM IS AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH FOUR US.
UM, AS WE TALKED ABOUT FOR AUDIT SERVICES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
CASE ITEM E IS, UH, APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANNING ITS ZONING'S RECOMMENDATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT FOR UPTOWN VILLAGE AT CEDAR HILL EDITION.
LOT 33 R ONE R AND LOT THREE R THREE R TWO R.
UH, IT'S CURRENTLY GENERALLY LOCATED OF COURSE AT EAST PLEASANT RUN AND HIGHWAY 67 WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 700 NORTH J ELVER J ELMER WEAVER FREEWAY.
UM, THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ITEM F IS CASE NUMBER FP 7 4 9 20 25 APPROVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT OF THE STEWART EDITION.
THIS IS LOCATED IT'S 80 8500 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM LOT AND DESCRIBED AS BEING 4.4 ACRES OUT OF THE ZRICH HOME SURVEY ON FLOWER DRIVE CLOSE TO COUNCILMAN HAYDEN'S LOCATION.
YOUR YOUR YOUR BUSINESS LOCATION OFF RASS ROAD.
UM, SO THAT'S FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ITEM G IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF OFFICE FURNITURE FOR 85,000.
ITEM H IS THE PURCHASE OF NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE ROUTING AND SWITCHING EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 400,000 FROM TOTAL VERITY.
AGAIN, THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THE COUNCIL'S BUDGET FOR 2026 AND UP.
FOR YOUR FINAL CONSIDERATION ITEM, I IS APPROVED RESOLUTION R 25,774 APPOINTING HENRY CAMPBELL AS ALTERNATE JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.
CITY OF DESOTO HAS TYPICALLY, UM, SERVED AS THE, UH, ALTERNATE JUDGE FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL JUDGE CURTH, AND HE HAS SINCE RETIRED.
AND SO, UM, JUDGE HENRY CAMPBELL IS TAKING HIS PLACE.
AND SO WE, WE JUST NEED TO GET THAT APPROVED.
ITEM J IS RESOLUTION R 25 7 73, WHICH SUPPORTS THE SUBMISSION OF AN ANOTHER APPLICATION.
OUR AMAZING PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, DIRECTOR HAS, UH, GOTTEN HIS HIS TEAM TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER GRANT FOR BULLETPROOF VEST, UH, PARTNERSHIP GRANT THAT REQUIRES ZERO MATCH FROM THE CITY.
THANK YOU TO, UH, ELI FOR DOING THAT.
ITEM K IS A CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDATION APPLICATION FOR FINAL PLAT FOR THE CEDAR HILL, ISD TRANSPORTATION AUXILIARY CENTER.
THOSE OTHER AGENDA ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH LAND USE HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
AND THIS IS JUST THE FINAL PLAT.
THEN WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON REGULAR AGENDA ASSOCIATED WITH CASTING VOTES FOR THE ELECTION OF DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
WE ARE SEEKING YOUR DIRECTION ON, YOU HAVE 10 VOTES FOR DALLAS COUNTY AND THEN YOU HAVE FIVE VOTES FOR ELLIS COUNTY FOR TWO POSITIONS.
SO WE JUST NEED TO GET YOUR DIRECTION ON IF YOU WANNA DO, UM, ANY, ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ON THAT LIST.
AND HOW MANY VOTES DO YOU WANNA GO TOWARDS THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT IS YOUR AGENDA.
CITY MANAGER COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OR PULLED SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW? COUNCILWOMAN.
UM, IF, IF CITY MANAGER IS, IS, IS READY TO DISCUSS, OTHERWISE I CAN, I CAN PULL BACK, UH, TO ANSWER THE QUESTION REGARDING THE, UM, THE WATER TOWER DESIGN.
ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO THAT? I KNOW I JUST SENT IT TO YOU.
I CAN ANSWER IT NOW OR IN PERSON.
UM, WELL, IF I'M GOING TO VOTE ON IT, I WOULD LIKE TO, WHAT'S THE QUESTION? IT'S A SECRET.
NO, IT'S, UM, WE, UM, SO THE SIDE THAT IS, UM, FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, STARTING OFF BY SAYING I'M IN 100%
UM, I NOTICED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE,
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I I I VIEW THE TOWER AS REAL ESTATE.AND SO ANY DECISION WE MAKE ABOUT REAL ESTATE, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND IT.
AND, UM, AND SO THEN THE QUESTION WAS, UM, IS THERE ANY, IS THE CITY COMPLETELY PAYING FOR THAT PART OF THE REAL ESTATE? UM, AND ALSO, UM, THE CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE A WHILE AGO, AND SO IS THAT THE BEST USE OF THAT DESIGN, UM, AREA? AND IF THE ANSWER IS YES, IT'S FINE, BUT I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF THE HISTORY OF IT.
UM, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU WANNA RESPOND TO THAT? SURE.
I I THINK WE GOT TIME TO DELIBERATE THIS YEAH.
SO THE CURRENT DESIGN OF THE CEDAR HILL LOGO THAT SHOWS THE LONGHORN ON THE HIGHWAY 67 STORAGE TANK DID HAVE A COST OF ABOUT $23,000.
AND THAT WAS PASSED ALONG TO THE ISD IN THE PAST.
NOW THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOGO IS ABOUT 10, LESS THAN 10,000.
AND, UM, WE, UH, HAVE ENLIST YOU GIVE US DIRECTION, OTHERWISE WE, IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BASE BID, SO WE HAD 2 MILLION BUDGETED AND IT CAME IN AT 1.8 AND WE INCLUDED IT.
AND SO WE ARE NOT, UM, UNLESS YOU GIVE US DIRECTION, OTHERWISE, WE WERE NOT GONNA ASK FOR THEM TO PAY FOR THAT OUT OF REALLY THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT AND, UH, VISIBLE SUPPORT IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
YOU GUYS HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT YOU WANTED TO SUPPORT THEM.
AND SO THE COST ASSOCIATED IS ABOUT, I THINK $9,500.
AND SO THEY, UM, ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY WE DIDN'T INCLUDE THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
UM, I TOOK IT OUT AND THEY ASKED FOR IT TO PLEASE BE PUT BACK IN BECAUSE IT HAS CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THEY FELT LIKE IT WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON JUST THOSE WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM YEARS PAST.
AND THEY CELEBRATE THE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE DISTRICT THROUGH THAT.
SO, UM, THERE'S THREE YEARS IN WHICH WE'LL BE ON THE TANK AND THE THE, THE FONT ACTUALLY WILL BE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN WHAT I SENT YOU BECAUSE, UM, THERE'S ONLY TWO YEARS ON THERE, SO WE HAVE TO ADD ANOTHER YEAR.
SO IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER AND THAT FINAL DESIGN HASN'T BEEN FINALIZED, BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE I COMMUNICATE THAT TO COUNCIL ONCE IT'S OKAY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MAYOR.
UH, THANKS FOR FOR ASKING THAT.
UM, I, I, AND I WANNA SAY OUT OF ALL THE, UM, TOWERS, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD BOTH THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, LOGO ON IT AS WELL.
SO THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, COUNCILWOMAN, IT IS AMAZING REAL ESTATE.
UM, AND WE ARE PUTTING THE CITY'S LOGO ON BOTH NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND, AND WE'LL HAVE LIGHTS, UM, PUT IN WITHIN BUDGET, UM, TO SHINE UP ON THE TANK AT NIGHT.
THAT, THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION.
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LIGHTS? BUT YOU GOT IT.
UM, DO WE HAVE ONE MORE COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN? UH, THANK YOU.
YEAH, I THINK I REMEMBER BACK WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE PROSPECT OF, UH, RE RE REPAINTING THE, THE WATER TOWER.
AND I WAS ALSO PRETTY AVID TO WANT TO HAVE THE, UH, THE CHAMPIONSHIP UP THERE AND THAT BECAUSE I I I FELT THAT IT WAS A, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE HISTORY WAS THERE.
UH, I'M JUST WANT TO KNOW IF, UH, JOEY MCGUIRE WANTS TEXAS TECH OUT THERE NOW.
I KNOW, BUT, UH, BUT YEAH, I, I THINK THAT MEANS A LOT TO CEDAR HILL AND SO, BUT I APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN OOZ IT TALKING.
CAN WE PUT ON THE, IN, IN THE CONTRACT? UM, COUNCILWOMAN, MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION FOR YOU.
UH, IF THEY DON'T WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT FIVE YEARS, IT COMES DOWN
IS THAT, IS THAT YOUR BARGAINING TOOL? NO.
I TRIED, I WORK AT YOUR PLEASURE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S IT, MADAM CITY MANAGER.
[3. Presentation of the new economic development and tourism websites. ]
ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION OF THE NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM WEBSITE.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE.
MICHELLE AND I ARE BOTH EXCITED TO, TO SHARE TWO NEW TOOLS WE DEVELOPED TO HELP TELL THE CEDAR HILL STORY.
AND SO THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE, UH, SOPHIA INMAN AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH CASE STRATEGIES, WHO'S THE FIRM THAT ALSO PRODUCES THE MAYOR'S PODCAST, AND, UH, SEVERAL OTHER, OTHER PIECES OF OUR MARKETING CAMPAIGN.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT OUR OLD WEBSITE, THE UR EXCUSE ME, THE URL WAS CEDAR HILL EDC.COM.
AND AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE FELT LIKE THAT NAME WAS MORE FOCUSED ON THE ORGANIZATION, ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THAN IT WAS ON PROMOTING THE CITY AS A PLACE TO DO
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BUSINESS.SO WE HAVE CHANGED THAT URL TO GROW CEDAR HILL.COM.
THE OLD WEBSITE WILL REDIRECT USERS TO THE NEW WEBSITE.
WE'VE ALREADY UPDATED THE CITY'S WEBSITE, THE LINK TO THIS PAGE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE TO COME TO THIS SITE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING ALL OF OUR OTHER LINKS TO REPRESENT THIS NEW NAME AS WELL.
AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THIS SITE, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT FOLLOWS YOUR STRATEGY, YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.
AND SO WE'VE MADE IT VERY EASY FOR PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SITE AND SEE WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.
AND SO IF YOU SCROLL DOWN, UH, STARTING THE HOME PAGE, YOU'LL SEE, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF DESCRIPTION ABOUT WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE ARE.
AND THEN YOU'LL START TO SEE KEY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, STARTING WITH HISTORIC DOWNTOWN.
SO WE'VE GOT SPECIFIC PAGES FOR DOWNTOWN, FOR UPTOWN, FOR WEST MIDTOWN INDUSTRIAL GREEN SPACE.
UM, AND THIS TEMPLATE MAKES IT VERY EASY FOR US TO ADD, UM, KEY AREAS OR PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE GO TO THE DOWNTOWN PAGE, YOU'LL READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DOWNTOWN, SEE A PICTURE OF OUR MALE MODEL, COLBY COLLINS THERE, HE LOVES PICTURES.
AND THEN, AND THEN AS YOU SCROLL DOWN, EACH PAGE WILL HAVE A CUSTOM SET OF RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT AREA.
SO FOR, FOR DOWNTOWN, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANNA LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE TRAFFIC COUNTS LIKE DOWNTOWN, WE'VE GOT A PLACER REPORT HERE THAT SHOWED ANNUAL, UH, FOOT TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN.
AND YOU COULD SCROLL THROUGH HERE AND SEE WHAT'S THE FOOTPRINT THERE.
454,000, UH, VISITS IN A YEAR.
AND SO THIS MAKES IT REALLY EASY TO FIND INFORMATION LIKE THAT.
WE'VE ALSO GOT AN UPDATE ON THE HEART OF THE HILL ACTION PLAN THAT WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED DEVELOPING.
WE'VE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLETE STREETS TOURISM STRATEGY.
AND THEN UNDERNEATH WE'VE GOT A MAP OF OUR PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTIES DOWNTOWN, AND A LIST OF UPCOMING EVENTS.
CONTINU, IF YOU GO TO THE UPTOWN SECTION, YOU CAN SEE INFORMATION, UH, LIKE, LET'S SEE.
UH, A MAP OF ALL THE NATIONAL CHAINS IN THE PROXIMITY, 'CAUSE THAT'S ONE THING THAT PROSPECTS WANNA SEE.
UNDERNEATH THAT WE'VE GOT INFORMATION, AGAIN, A PLACE TO REPORT.
WE'VE GOT THE, UH, WEBSITE FOR HILLSIDE VILLAGE ITSELF.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO EASILY ADD OTHER PIECES OF INFORMATION LIKE THE TOWN COMPANY'S APARTMENT COMPLEX, THAT'S ABOUT TO START CONSTRUCTION THERE.
JUST SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF OTHERS.
WEST MIDTOWN, SAME CONCEPT, VISITOR REPORT, INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIBRARY IN A PARK, THE WEST MIDTOWN PLAN ITSELF.
IT'LL MAKE IT EASY TO ADD PROJECTS AS DEVELOPERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS SUBMIT PLANS.
WE CAN PUT RENDERINGS AND PICTURES AND VIDEO AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS UP HERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO BACK UP TO THE TOP.
SO NEXT, UH, ABOUT US AS, UH, A LOOK AT THE EDC TEAM.
SO, UH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR MISSION.
WE'VE GOT OUR, OUR STAFF, WE'VE GOT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION ABOUT BOARD MEETINGS AND SO ON.
WE'VE ALSO GOT A NEWS PAGE SO WE CAN EASILY ADD STORIES ABOUT CEDAR HILL.
SO WE GOT THINGS HERE ABOUT THE HEART OF THE HILL ACTION PLAN, THE WEST MIDTOWN MASTER PLAN ABOUT CEDAR HILL BEING NAMED COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR, THE PLANNING COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR.
AND SO WE'LL CONTINUALLY UPDATE THIS PAGE WITH GOOD NEWS STORIES ABOUT CEDAR HILL.
NEXT ON THE RESOURCES TAB, WE'LL HAVE INFORMATION HERE, LIKE OUR COMMUNITY PROFILE.
WE HAVE A PAGE OF COMMUNITY PROFILE IS A MAGAZINE STYLE DOCUMENT THAT WE DEVELOPED FOR WHEN AN OUT OF TOWNER JUST SAYS, GIVE ME SOME GENERAL INFO ABOUT CEDAR HILL.
THIS IS THE LINK WE WOULD SEND THEM, OR THE PDF, THE PDF THAT WE WOULD TRANSMIT TO THEM.
AND SO THIS HAS DEMOGRAPHIC INFO, PROXIMITY INFO, UH, TOP EMPLOYERS AND SO ON.
THE RESOURCES PAGE ALSO HAS INFORMATION.
IT'S GOT A LINK BACK TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, SPECIFICALLY TO PLANNING AND ZONING AND THE UTILITIES.
WE'VE ALSO GOT AN ALLIES PAGE, UM, HELPING PEOPLE IDENTIFY KEY STRATEGIC ALLIES THAT WE WORK WITH, LIKE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DALLAS COLLEGE, AND SO ON.
NEXT, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME TO OUR SITE TO LOOK FOR PROPERTY, THIS, AND THIS WAS A FEATURE ON THE OLD SITE AS WELL, WE'VE GOT A THIRD PARTY VENDOR WE CONTRACT WITH THAT MANAGES THIS PROPERTIES DATABASE FOR US.
AND SO EACH MONTH WE ADD PROPERTIES TO THIS DATABASE, WE CAN SEE WHAT'S BEEN TAKEN OFF, WE CAN SEE WHAT PROPERTIES OTHER USERS HAVE REQUESTED TO ADD TO IT, SO WE KNOW WHEN SOMETHING ELSE GOES ON THE MARKET.
AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, WE CAN LOOK
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AT A PIECE OF PROPERTY HERE.THIS IS THE VILLAGE TECH PROPERTY JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN.
UM, THIS IS A PIECE THAT DOESN'T HAVE BELTLINE ACCESS EXCEPT THROUGH, UH, CARROLL STREET HERE.
SO THIS ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE, UH, THE SITE WITHIN THE BIGGER PROXIMITY OF CEDAR HILL OR THE METROPLEX.
AND THEN IT'S GOT DEMOGRAPHIC INFO, PROPERTY INFO AND THAT SORT OF THING.
AND SO THIS IS TYPICALLY OUR MOST VISITED PAGE ON OUR SITE, IS PEOPLE LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES.
AND THEN LASTLY, THERE'S CONTACT US PAGE.
AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED WITH THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THIS SITE.
WE FEEL LIKE IT, IT TELL, ALLOWS US TO TELL THE CEDAR HILL STORY SO MUCH MORE THAN THE ALL SITE, ESPECIALLY WITH USING LARGE SCALE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE, THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE TO GATHER THESE PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS AND SO ON.
WE HAVE, UH, OUR STAFF HAS CHANGED OUR EMAIL SIGNATURES TO REFLECT THE NEW SITE.
AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WE GOT, UH, REFLECTS THIS AS WELL.
SO WE'RE GONNA START SHARING THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT WE WANTED YOU GUYS TO SEE IT BEFORE WE DID THAT.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN NAZI? IT'S, UM, MORE OF A CO COMMENT.
UM, I LOVE THAT YOU'RE USING THE PLACER TOOL.
UM, I LOVE THE FACT THAT IT'S SO INTERACTIVE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU, THAT'S WITH ALL THE LAYERS.
YOU CAN GET ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU TRULY NEED IN ONE VISIT.
UM, I, I LIKE THAT PART OF IT BECAUSE, UM, I THINK WHEN SOMEONE IS LOOKING FOR A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, THEY KIND OF GET IT.
'CAUSE THE WEBSITES ARE ALL, THEY'RE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR, BUT WHEN YOU START TO LOOK FOR LARGER SCALE DEVELOPMENT AND YOU WANT TO GO TO A PLACE, THE FIRST PLACE THEY ARE GONNA GO IS TO THE WEBSITE.
SO TO HAVE THAT ALL LAYERED IN, I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.
AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I LOVE IS THAT THIS ISN'T JUST, UH, THE DEMOGRAPHICS.
YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, THE RACE, THE AGE, IT GOES INTO THE, YOU KNOW, THE INFOGRAPHICS, WHICH KIND OF TELLS ABOUT, WELL, THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
AND I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR DEVELOPERS COMING IN, UM, TO KNOW HOW WE ARE IN THE CULTURE OF THE CITY.
SO I THINK YOU'VE INCORPORATED IT ALL.
ALSO, I WANNA TACKLE WHAT COUNCILWOMAN NAZI SAID.
I LOVE THE WEBSITE, LOVE THE INTERACT INTERACTIVITY.
UM, IT LOOKS GREAT, LOOKS VIBRANT.
WE'VE NEEDED A, UH, UPDATE TO THE EDC WEBSITE FOR A MINUTE.
MY, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS OR TWO CONCERNS.
ONE IS, UM, HOW WILL WE PROMOTE THIS WEBSITE? 'CAUSE IT'S A GREAT WEBSITE.
WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE SO THAT THEY COME TO THE WEBSITE AND TWO, THE PROPERTY FEATURE, HOW IT'S MANAGED BY A THIRD PARTY, BUT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THE THIRD PARTY IS MANAGING IT SO THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING, UM, PROPERTIES THAT HAVE SOLD OR NOT SOLD AND HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED? SURE.
AND I'LL ADJUST THAT PIECE FIRST THAT WE HAVE A VIDEO, WE HAVE A STANDING CALL WITH THEM EACH MONTH.
AND SO WE GET, IT'S A VIDEO CALL AND WE'LL PULL UP THE PROPERTIES DATABASE BEFORE THAT CALL.
MY TEAM AND I EACH MONTH WILL REVIEW THE DATABASE.
WE GET A REPORT SHOWING WHAT'S NEW AND WHAT'S BEEN REMOVED.
BUT WE ALSO GO THROUGH IT VISUALLY AND LOOK TO MAKE SURE, 'CAUSE SOMETIMES THE TOOL THAT OUR VENDOR USES DOESN'T ALWAYS PULL ALL THE INFORMATION FROM A NEW LISTING.
AND SO THERE MAY BE, I NOTICED THERE WAS ONE, A NEW ONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE SQUARE FOOTAGE IN IT, RIGHT? AND SO WE GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT ALL THAT INFO.
AND THEN ALSO TO MAKE SURE IS EVERYTHING ON THERE, UM, APPROPRIATE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE? BECAUSE OCCASIONALLY SOMETHING COMES UP THAT'S, THAT IT COULD BE RESIDENTIAL OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT, THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY, UM, NEEDED ON OUR SITE.
AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT IT.
THIS IS A BIG TOPIC OF DISCUSSION BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT IS OUR MOST VISITED PAGE ON THE WEBSITE.
AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UP TO DATE AS POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF HOW ARE WE GONNA COMMUNICATE THIS TO OUR CITIZENS.
DEFINITELY GONNA, GONNA HIT IT HEAVY ON SOCIAL ONCE, UH, ONCE YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN IT, UM, I'M WORKING WITH SOPHIA ON A PLAN TO FIGURE OUT HOW ELSE DO WE WANT TO DO THAT.
THE CITY'S GOT LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITIZENS AND IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO INCLUDE A MESSAGE ABOUT THIS.
AND SO AS I WORK THROUGH THE PLAN WITH SOPHIA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE HIT ALL THOSE AS AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
COULD YOU GO TO THE, UH, I GUESS THE HOMEPAGE? I, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION YOU WANNA GO ON? YES.
UM, UM, COULD YOU CLICK ON THE CONTACT US AND I'LL, I'LL TALK ABOUT MY TOPIC HERE IN A MINUTE, BUT GO
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AHEAD.UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS. THANK YOU MAYOR.
SO, UM, THIS IS JUST AN OBSERVATION.
UM, I, I VISIT A LOT OF WEBSITES FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITIES, CITIES AND, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I'M LOOKING AT IT, AND I'M TRYING TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT HOW I COMMUNICATE THIS 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO BE SOUND THE WRONG WAY, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I'M LOOKING AT A WEBSITE AND I AS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN, IF I DON'T SEE IF, IF, IF THEY ARE, IF THE CITY IS DEPICTING ITS CITY AND I DON'T SEE MYSELF AT ALL, I WONDER IF I'M COMFORTABLE, IF THAT'S A PLACE WHERE I'M COMFORTABLE.
NOW, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS SITE, THE ROLLING THE SCROLLING PICTURES ARE A LOT OF MINORITIES AND I'M, I'M, I'M JUST WONDERING IF I WANT A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME, I WANT TO BE ON THE RECORD.
I WANT A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME, WHITE, BLACK, ASIAN.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING, WHEN I SEE THE SCROLLING, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE A PREDOMINANTLY MINORITY COMMUNITY, I JUST WONDER IF I'M LOOKING AT THIS, WOULD I FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING HERE? THAT WAS JUST A REFLECTIVE QUESTION AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAKES SENSE.
UH, BUT THE SCROLLING PICTURES, THERE IS A PREPONDERANCE OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AND IT JUST MAKES ME WONDER WHEN I'M GOING TO ANOTHER CITY AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
BUT WHY IT'S MAKES ME WONDER IF I'M COMFORTABLE THERE AND I WONDER IF, IF SOMEONE'S SEEING THAT HAS THE SAME EFFECT.
THAT'S, THAT'S ALL JUST MAKES SENSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M MAKING SENSE OR NOT.
AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AND MAKE SURE THAT, THAT IT'S IT REPRESENTATIVE AS IT NEEDS TO BE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, UM, FOR THAT.
AND BEFORE I ASK MY QUESTION, COUNCILWOMAN AZI, YOU WANNA FOLLOW UP? IT, IT WAS JUST A, A COMMENT, UM, TO, UH, COUNCILMAN SIMS, AND I THINK HENRY ANSWERED THAT.
JUST GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK, BUT, 'CAUSE WHEN I WAS LOOKING, I FELT THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE, THAT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD JOB OF ENSURING THAT THE DIVERSITY WAS THERE WHEN YOU SCROLL THROUGH THE PICTURES.
IT LOOKED VERY, UM, UH, REPRESENTATIVE, NOT NECESSARILY THAT WE WERE INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO DO IT, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT LOOKS VERY REPRESENTATIVE, UH, OF THE MAKEUP OF THE CITY, UM, JUST FROM THE SCROLLS.
SO, UM, IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN THE TIMING OF THEM ALL, BUT, UM, SO IF HE'S GONNA GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT, I THINK IT, IT SETTLES BOTH OF OUR OBSERVATIONS.
UM, SO, UH, I JUST WANT TO, I, I KNOW WE, WE STARTED A TOURISM AND, AND THAT'S FAIRLY NEW.
UM, AND I GUESS I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, IS THIS A MIX OF BOTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND TOURISM, OR IS THIS MORE A FOCUS FOR TOURISM? THIS IS SPECIFICALLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN I'M DONE, MICHELLE WILL GET UP AND PRESENT THE VISIT CEDAR HILL OKAY.
WEBSITE, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY TOURISM.
SO I, I, I GUESS FOR ME, AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED ABOUT CONTACT US BECAUSE, UM, IF, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THEY'RE GONNA SEND A MESSAGE AND I GUESS SOMEBODY'S GONNA GUESS FILTER IT, BUT, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERACTIVE OR SAYING I WANNA SPEAK TO, YOU KNOW, THE DATA DRIVEN PERSON, OR I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE ADMIN OR, OR THE DIRECTOR.
AND I WOULD JUST CURIOUS, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH CONTACT US, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO KIND OF PUT A FACE OF THE NAME AND SOMETIMES IT'S, IT'S STRATEGIC.
LIKE YEAH, FOR EXAMPLE HERE, I MEAN YOU GOT THE BIO, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A WAY THAT THEY CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, CONTACT YOU AND MAYBE ON NEED TO CONTACT US.
MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS NEEDS TO BE ON THAT PAGE AS WELL.
THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF JUST GOING BACK AND FORTH.
I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE THAT COULD JUST BE IN THE SAME PLACE.
SO FYI, THAT GENERAL EMAIL ADDRESS GOES TO CHERYL AND SHE CHECKS IT.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO MANUALLY GO CHECK IT, IT, IT TELLS HER IF SHE'S GOT A MESSAGE JUST LIKE HER OWN EMAIL ADDRESS DOES.
WE DO HAVE THE EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR EACH MEMBER OF OUR TEAM ON THE CONTACT, ON THE, UM, STAFF PAGE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PAGE RIGHT THERE.
AND I GUESS FROM AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, IF THERE WAS A PROSPECT WHO IS INTERESTED IN, UH, YOU KNOW, INTO OUR CITY, I JUST WANNA MAKE IT SEEM LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR, UM, UH, I GUESS A VARIETY, RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR THE, FOR THE BIG CORPORATE OFFICE OR THE BOUTIQUE, THE BOUTIQUE SHOP, I, I THINK IT SHOULD PROBABLY BE MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF
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THAT WHENEVER YOU TALK ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHIC.SO, UH, I, I JUST LOOKING THROUGH THE PICTURES THERE YEAH, I SEE GOLDEN HOME, BUT YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A PLACE THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO INVITE AND WE HAVE MORE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY, I GUESS, KIND OF SO TO SPEAK.
UM, THAT, THAT'S KINDA MY F BEAUTIFUL SITE.
YOU KNOW, I ECHO EVERYTHING ELSE EVERYBODY HAS SAID.
I, YOU KNOW, I LIKE THE, THE PHOTOS, UH, BUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, DIVERSITY OR, OR, UH, DEMO, IT'S REALLY MORE OF THE ASSET, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO BRING ECONOMIC HERE.
AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SUPPORT BIG CORPORATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, SO JUST WANNA KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN, THEY CAN SEE THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES IS THERE SURE.
AS THEY FIT THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TOOLS THAT'S VERY EASY FOR US TO UPDATE.
SO ANYTIME YOU'VE GOT FEEDBACK OR THERE'S SOMETHING NEW THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE TELLING A STORY OF, LET ME KNOW.
IT'S EASY FOR US TO BEAUTIFUL SITE.
I MEAN, IT SHOWS A LANDSCAPE OF OUR, OF OUR CITY.
I I, TO ME, THIS KIND OF FEELS LIKE THE TOURISM.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE PRESENTATION LOOKS LIKE, BUT, UM, BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE ARE INVITING THE BUSINESS, UM, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS, TOWARDS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITE.
IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCILOR MCCURDY HAS A, SOMETHING HE WANTS TO ADD.
YEAH, I, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I, I LIKE THE SITE.
UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE BIG NEW THINGS THAT EVERYBODY'S INTRODUCING EVERYWHERE IS AI OF COURSE.
AND, UM, I HAPPEN TO HAVE A, A FRIEND OF MINE THAT, THAT DEVELOPED AN AI ENGINE THAT, UH, GRAND PRAIRIE IS USING RIGHT NOW FOR THEIR PRAIRIE LIGHTS WEBSITE, THE PRAIRIE LIGHTS.ORG.
IF YOU GO TO THEIR SITE AND LOOK AT IT.
UM, AND, AND WHAT IT IT, IT MAKES THE SITE EXTREMELY USER FRIENDLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN, IF, IF WE CAN LOOK AT IT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS OR IF IT MAKES SENSE, UM, BUT IT'S AN AUDITORY INTERFACE.
YOU ACTIVATE IT AND YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE WEBSITE AND IT SHOWS YOU THE INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, TELLS YOU, TELLS YOU WHAT THE INFORMATION YOU NEED WITHOUT EVER, WITHOUT HAVING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT AND DECIPHER WHERE IT MIGHT BE IN THE WEBSITE.
SO IT, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY COOL.
UM, BUT SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT, I DON'T KNOW IF, IF, UH, IF THERE'S OTHER TOOLS OUT THERE LIKE THAT, THAT WE CAN START TO INTEGRATE INTO OUR SITES THAT MIGHT MAKE THEM EVEN MORE USER FRIENDLY.
AND YOU SAID THAT'S THE PRAIRIE LIGHTS SITE? PRAIRIE LIGHTS.ORG.
WELL NOW MICHELLE WILL COME UP AND SHARE OUR TOURISM WEBSITE.
SO AGAIN, BASED ON COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO IMPLEMENT THE TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN, WE WERE TASKED WITH CREATING A NEW WEBSITE AND IN FEBRUARY WE LAUNCHED THE NEW VISIT CEDAR HILL PLATFORM.
SO THAT'S A BIG STEP FOR COUNCIL'S, TOURISM PRIORITIES, AND BUILDING A STRONG, RECOGNIZABLE BRAND, NOT JUST FOR OUR CITY, BUT AS A REGION.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF DATA, 'CAUSE I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN AZI LOVES HER DATA.
OVER THE PAST SEVEN DAYS, THE SITE HAS RECEIVED OVER 1300 PAGE VIEWS WITH VISITORS EXPLORING AN AVERAGE OF FOUR PAGES PER VISIT.
AND THAT REALLY SHOWS US THAT PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT CEDAR HILL HAS TO OFFER.
KIND OF TO HENRY'S POINT, WE USE BIG GRAPHICS, A LOT OF LOCAL PHOTOS.
OUR MORE POPULAR PAGES AT THE MOMENT ARE FOOD AND DRINKS AND EXPERIENCE WITH SEASONAL FAVORITES LIKE HOLIDAY ON THE HILL VISITS WITH SANTA, AND EVENTS AT HILLSIDE VILLAGE, TOPPING THE LIST.
SO HERE'S OUR ROBUST CALENDAR OF EVENTS THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON.
YOU CAN SEARCH THE EVENTS THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, LIKE OUTDOORS OR FAMILY FRIENDLY BY CLICKING HERE.
SO IF YOU JUST WANNA DO FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS, YOU CLICK HERE AND THEN IT KIND OF FILTERS THAT WAY THROUGH.
NOW IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW LUNCH SPOT OR A DINNER SPOT, YOU CAN EXPLORE OVER 12 DIFFERENT FOOD CATEGORIES WITH OVER 115 FOOD OFFERINGS.
SO IF WE GO HERE, PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK WHAT'S NEW? WHAT JUST OPENED? WELL VISIT THE VISIT CEDAR HILL WEBSITE.
SO HERE, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE OVER 12 DIFFERENT FOOD CATEGORIES AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE 15 SWEETSS AND COFFEE SPOTS.
I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD SO MANY HERE IN TOWN.
AND OF COURSE, WE'RE CONSTANTLY ADDING TO THIS LIST RIGHT NOW ON THE WAIT LIST IS STRIP LEASES.
ONCE THEY OPEN, WE WILL ADD THEM AND THEN WE'LL INCLUDE THEIR PHOTOS AS WELL.
LOCAL BUSINESSES ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE BETTER LISTINGS AND INTERACTIVE MAPS WITH DIRECT LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL PAGES.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO, YOU CAN HIT THE OUTDOORS BY EXPLORING OUR PARKS AND TRAILS HERE, WHERE OVER A THOUSAND ACRES OF, UM, PARKS ARE PROMOTED.
SO HERE'S OUR CEDAR HILL STICK PARK.
SO OVERALL THE SITE IS CLEANER, MORE VISUALLY APPEALING AND EASIER TO NAVIGATE, MAKING IT SIMPLE TO FIND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, DINING,
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SHOPPING, AND EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN CEDAR HILL.I DID WANNA SHOW YOU GUYS PLACE TO STAY, TO STAY IF YOU GUYS HAVE FAMILY THAT'S COMING IN FROM OUTTA TOWN, THESE ARE ALL OF OUR CURRENT OFFERINGS.
SO AGAIN, VISIT CEDAR HILL TX.COM BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE WITH THAT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, CUSTOMER MALONE.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY GREAT JOB BOTH SITES.
UM, I REALLY LIKE THE CALENDAR WHERE EACH INDIVIDUAL DAY IS DETAILED OUT.
UM, THAT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER FOR ANYONE THAT'S KIND OF GOING THROUGH THAT.
IT KIND OF DESCRIBES WHICH, WHICH EVENTS ARE GOING ON FOR EACH DAY.
UM, ALSO THE RESTAURANTS, 'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT, WHAT IS THERE TO EAT IN THIS CITY.
AND THEN YOU HAVE DESCRIPTIONS YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE.
AND THEN LIKE I SAID, IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT WEBSITE.
I SEE THE BRITISH SYMBOL DOWN IN THE CORNER THERE, UM, WHICH MAKES ME THINK OF, UM, YOU KNOW, LANGUAGE.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW, IS THIS EASY TO TRANSLATE TO SPANISH? YEP.
IT HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT OFFERINGS THAT YOU CAN SELECT FROM.
AND THEN IT TRANSLATES IT ALL.
I DIDN'T SEE SPANISH ON THERE THOUGH.
YOU COULD ADD MORE LATER MM-HMM
I'LL LOOK, I'LL LOOK INTO THAT.
UM, I THINK, I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS LOOKS GOOD.
I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD SO MANY SUITES HERE EITHER, SO.
NO, I, I, UH, I DON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON WEBSITES AND STUFF, AND WHEN I DO, IT'S KIND OF SOME OF, SOMETIMES IT'S CHALLENGING, BUT YOU MADE THIS THING SO EASY.
AND WHAT I REALLY LIKE THERE TOO, I WAS JUST STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THE STUFF AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENT FOODS.
SO, SO I'M NOT AWARE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES THAT WE HAVE, UH, UH, OPTIONS TO GO, YOU KNOW, GO HAVE FOOD.
SO THIS IS LAID OUT REAL NICE.
I THINK THE CITIZENS WILL REALLY LIKE IT.
AND THEN WE ALSO ADDED THE DIFFERENT REGIONS.
SO IF YOU WANTED SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY JUST IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, IT KIND OF NARROWS IT DOWN.
OR IF YOU WANTED JUST SOMETHING IN UPTOWN.
SO IT PRETTY INTUITIVE, BUT HAVING, HAVING THE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES NOW THAT'S, THAT'S RAISING THE BAR.
UH, HOW DOES IT WORK WHENEVER WE, THERE IS A NEW, UH, BUSINESS, UM, HOW, HOW, HOW DOES IT WORK FOR YOU TO STAFF? JUST UPDATE UPDATES ON THE BACKEND TO THE REALLY, OKAY.
OR THE SAME THING WHEN SOMETHING CLOSES, WE JUST UPDATE IT ON THE BACKEND AND IT'S PRETTY REAL TIME.
JUST TO COMMENT, UM, FOR YOU AND FOR BOTH.
HE REALLY, IT'S, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE OUR WEBSITES COME UP TO DATE AND BE SO POSITIVE AND VIBRANT.
THEY GET ASKED A LOT, ESPECIALLY GOING WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY.
IT'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE OVER THE LAST YEAR, FEW YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WATCH THE MI THE MIGRATION TO WHAT AN EVOLUTION TO WHAT IT IS NOW.
UM, I'M SURPRISED ALSO AT THE NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS AND, UM, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WE'RE MORE THAN JUST CHICKEN AND IT'S HERE ON THE WEBSITE, SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT.
WE HAVE MORE THAN CHICKEN, WE HAVE RECEIPTS NOW.
COULD YOU, COULD YOU GO UP TO THE TOP AGAIN? YES.
UM, I GUESS FOR THINGS TO DO, UM, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMING UP, LIKE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER OR, OR, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, COUNTRY ON THE HILL MM-HMM
DOES IT GET ADDED TO, TO THIS? FOR OUR EVENTS, WE TRY TO DO MORE THAT ARE MORE GENERAL FOR NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, THINGS LIKE THAT WE'LL PUT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE OUR LITMUS TEST.
SO I GUESS FOR SPORTS RECREATION, YOU KNOW, LIKE IT'S A BIG PLAYOFF GAME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YEAH, WE WOULD DEFINITELY ADD IT.
RIGHT NOW I THINK IT'S ONLY GOING UNTIL FEBRUARY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSELOR? ALL RIGHT.
AND, AND, AND AS WE TALK ABOUT, UH, TOURISM, UH, I KNOW I KIND OF MENTIONED EARLIER, BUT WE KIND OF JUST, UH, STARTED THIS OUT.
SO, SO HOW LONG NOW? UH, THE TOURISM HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN UNDERWAY.
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YEAR.UM, SO I GUESS THIS IS WHERE THAT BRITISH LANGUAGE CAME FROM, FROM THE BACKGROUND.
[4. Briefing on the Cedar Hill Museum of History.]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON THE CEDAR HILL MUSEUM OF HISTORY.HEY, HOW YOU DOING? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS FRANKIE LEE, 7 26 MONIQUE CEDAR HILL.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CEDAR HILL MUSEUM BOARD OF, UH, HIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
UH, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE JOYCE SEILER.
SHE'S BEHIND ME,
WOULD YOU STAND BOARD MEMBERS? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A REPORT ON THE MUSEUM.
UH, IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, WE HAVE HAD REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN OUR NEW HOME WITHIN THE LIBRARY.
OUR FOCUS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCING OUR INTERNAL PROFESSIONALISM.
WE INCREASED OUR CAPACITY TO SERVE AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND TO OPERATE BY MUSEUM STANDARDS.
THIS INCLUDED PRESENTING PROGRAMS, RECEIVING GRANTS, EXPANDING EXHIBITS, AND RESTRUCTURING INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING, UH, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS GREW OUT OF AMAZING COLLABORATIONS.
THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED IN 2024 AND 2025, THE FIRST ONE, BONES, TEETH, AND OTHER FOSSIL FINDS.
AND MEET THE AUTHOR OF WILEY FINDS A DINOSAUR PRESENTED BY TIM BRI OF THE PAROLE MUSEUM.
OUR SECOND ONE WAS STORIES OF SETTLERS ON THE TRAIL BY THE DALLAS PIONEER ASSOCIATION.
THREE TEXAS HISTORY BENEATH OUR FEET, PRESENTED BY ANDRE LUHAN, THE TEXAS THROUGH TIME MUSEUM IN HILLSBOROUGH, TEXAS.
FOUR MORE THAN FEATHERS AND DRUMS BY ANNETTE ANDERSON OF THE INDIGENOUS INSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAS.
THIS YEAR WAS THE HISTORY OF THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT BY OUR VERY OWN FIRE CHIEF RAFAEL REYES.
AND OUR MOST RECENT PROGRAM WAS CHARITABLE GIVING AND YOUR FINANCIAL STRATEGY PRESENTED BY ANNETTE, BY STEPHANIE REESE, A FINANCIAL ADVISOR WITH EDWARD JONES.
LET'S TALK ABOUT PROGRESS BY THE NUMBERS.
ADMISSIONS, DESPITE BEING OPEN ONLY THREE DAYS A WEEK, THE MUSEUM HAS WELCOMED OVER 9,000 VISITORS IN OUR GALLERY SINCE OPENING.
AND LIKE WE SAID, THAT'S JUST SLIGHTLY OVER A YEAR AND A HALF.
FUNDRAISING THROUGH OUR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT, THE NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY CAMPAIGN, AND GENEROUS GRANTS, INCLUDING THE MAJOR SUPPORT OF THE CEDAR HILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
THE MUSEUM RAISED A TOTAL OF $220,000 FOR 2024 AND 2025.
VERY WELL, VERY GOOD AND SCHOLARSHIP.
THIS YEAR WE INITIATED A NEW $1,000 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR SENIOR STUDENTS FROM CEDAR HILL, AND OUR FIRST RECIPIENT WAS HONORED IN MAY OF 2025.
HER NAME WAS BAILEY FRANCIS FROM THE C-H-I-S-D EXHIBITS.
UH, THE MUSEUM CURRENTLY HAS 482 ARTIFACTS ON EXHIBIT IN THE GALLERY.
OUR TWO NEW PHASES OF THE MASTER PLAN EXHIBITS ARE ALMOST COMPLETE AND SET FOR INSTALLATION IN THE SPRING OF 2026.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS WHERE WE GO.
UH, THE MUSEUM HAS COMPLETED FIVE CORE POLICY DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE FIELD
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STANDARDS, A PLEDGE OF EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, AND RECEIVED A GOLD SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY FROM CANDID GUIDESTAR.THESE POLICIES ENHANCE OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO RECEIVE GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
OUR IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE, PHASE ONE IS OUR PREHISTORIC CEDAR HILL.
IT IS A DEPICTION OF AND GEOLOGICAL EXPLANATION OF THE PREHISTORIC ENVIRONMENT OF CEDAR HILL.
IT WAS COMPLETED FOR THE GRAND OPENING IN 2024.
PHASE TWO WILL BE EARLY SETTLEMENT.
IT WILL INCLUDE A DIORAMA OF FIGURES WITH RECORDED AUDIO DESCRIBING THE FIRST INFLUENTIAL SETTLERS FROM 1846 TO 1869.
PHASE THREE WILL BE COMING CEDAR HILL.
IT WILL BE A TIMELINE OF CEDAR HILL'S COMMUNITY COMMERCE AND EDUCATION FROM 1870 TO 1899.
AND AS WE SAID, PHASES TWO AND THREE ARE CURRENTLY, UH, SLATED FOR INSTALLATION IN THE SPRING OF 2026.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR PREHISTORIC CEDAR HILL.
THIS WAS FINISHED, LIKE I SAID, UH, FOR OUR GRAND OPENING.
IT SHOWS THE QUALITY OF THE EXHIBITS THAT WE WILL HAVE IN PHASE TWO AND THREE.
THE SAME COMPANY WILL, UH, FABRICATE PHASES TWO AND THREE THAT DID PHASE ONE.
SO WE WANTED YOU TO SEE THE QUALITY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
ONE OF OUR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR WAS THE ADOPTION OF A FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO GUIDE THE MUSEUM'S PATH FORWARD FOR THE YEARS 2025 THROUGH 2030.
THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDED A NEW VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT.
OUR NEW VISION STATEMENT IS TO INSPIRE THROUGH ENGAGING AND INCLUSIVE HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES.
OUR NEW MISSION STATEMENT TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY LEARNING THROUGH PRESERVATION OF OUR CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE.
IN CEDAR HILL, OUR CORE VALUES, AUTHENTICITY, EXCELLENCE, DIVERSITY, IMPACT INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY AND RESPECT.
OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, BUILDING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.
THE PLAN SETS GOALS FOR EXHIBITS, EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, COLLECTIONS, AND ADMINISTRATION.
THE EXHIBITS PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIENCE THAT ENCOURAGES MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, CURATE FORMALIZED OUTLINES FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, EXTERNAL USE OF HISTORICAL CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, EXPAND FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND AMPLIFY THE USE OF ALL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS, COLLECTIONS, ESTABLISH AND ACCESSIBLE COLLECTION TO MEET PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND ADMINISTRATION, INCREASE EFFICACY THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION AND GROWTH OF CONSTITUENTS.
THE MUSEUM WOULD NOT HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE COLLABORATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A NOD TO THE LIBRARY STAFF.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I'D, I'D LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT TO JOY.
SHE DEVELOPED THIS PRESENTATION FOR YOU TONIGHT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTION.
DAN HAYDEN ACTUALLY HAS SOMETHING, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS REAL EASY FOR ME TO SAY WE WANT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, WITH THE MUSEUM, UH, AT THE NEW LIBRARY.
SO, UH, I KNEW THAT WAS AN EASY ASK, BUT, BUT THE HARD WORK IS AFTER, YOU KNOW, ASKING THE QUESTION AND, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO SAY, YOU SAID, WAS IT 9,000 VISITORS? YOU SAID? 9,000.
MAN, THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S REALLY AMAZING.
AND, AND, UH, IT, IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S UP CUTT WHERE, WELL, IT'S A GREAT REFLECTION OF OUR, OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I'M JUST VERY PROUD THAT WE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT OF THIS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE TYPE OF COLLABORATION.
SO, SO, SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM IS DOING.
I'M, I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE IT HERE, HERE AT THE LIBRARY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN.
BOY, I TELL YOU, I JUST, I SIT HERE AND THINK ABOUT 26 YEARS AGO, 24, 24 YEARS AGO, WHEN WE WERE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT HAVING SOME KIND OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND THE MUSEUM.
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AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T LOSE OUR HISTORY.UH, AND WE HAD THE, UH, THE BOND AND TRY TO PUT UP AN EARLIER LIBRARY THAT, THAT DIDN'T WORK.
AND I TAKE THE, THE, THE CORE INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS, WITH THIS MUSEUM PROJECT, THEY STUCK THROUGH THIS THROUGH THICK AND THIN.
I EVEN REMEMBER MAKING SOME TRIPS TO, I GUESS SMU AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE HISTORY THERE.
UH, BUT I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE BACK THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD STUFF SITTING IN STORAGE AND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND, AND YOU, I WAS THINKING, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T LOSE THE, HIS, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORY OF OUR CITY, BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE JUST HOLDING ONTO THE, I HAD NO IDEA ALL OF THE STUFF THAT YOU REALLY STILL HAD.
BUT THEN TO COME HERE AND STICK WITH THIS ALL THIS TIME.
AND WE FINALLY, FINALLY SUPPORTED IT FROM THE CITY AND, AND, AND, AND THE NEW LIBRARY THAT WE PUT IN, IT FIT IN PERFECT.
IN FACT, IT'S EVEN BETTER NOW THAN WHAT IT WOULD'VE BEEN HAD, HAD WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, OR AT LEAST ACCOMPLISHED SOME OF WHAT WE WANTED TO DO BACK THEN.
BUT I'M SO PROUD AND BLOWN AWAY WITH, WITH WHAT YOU ALL HAVE CREATED HERE.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT YOU ALL HAD AND HOW YOU WERE GONNA CREATE THIS TO RAISE $220,000 TOO IN ONE OF YOUR, ONE OF YOUR, UH, FUNDRAISERS.
AND THEN TO PUT THIS KIND OF PROGRAM TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, THIS BY FAR IS, IS IS REALLY OUTSTANDING.
AND I WANT TO THANK, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU AND THE CORE PEOPLE THAT JUST STUCK WITH THIS ALL THIS TIME.
THE CITIZENS AND THE CITY CAN BE PROUD NOW OF WHAT YOU ALL DONE WITH THIS MUSEUM TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORY.
WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE CITY'S SUPPORT, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ONE QUESTION I HAD THOUGH, AND YOU, AND HOW DO YOU CALCULATE, UH, THE NUMBER OF VISITORS THAT COME THROUGH? IS IT, ARE PEOPLE SIGNING IN, OR HOW DO YOU RECORD THE NUMBERS? WE HAVE A VERY SOPHISTICATED FORM.
UHHUH, WE PUT A HATCH MARK DOWN EVERY TIME SOMEBODY WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR.
WE TALK ABOUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
SO, BUT, UH, WE HAVE A SIGN IN SHEET, BUT SOME PEOPLE PREFER NOT TO SIGN IN, SO WE KEEP A ACCOUNT.
WELL, IT IS SO AMAZING AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCILOR HAYDEN.
COUNCILOR SIMS. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
SO I, I LOVE THE PRESENTATION.
THERE'S ONE THING I WANTED TO APPLAUD THE MUSEUM BOARD, UM, FOR, UH, ITS EFFORTS AND PURSUING A STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO YOU CAME INTO THE, OR YOU CAME INTO THE FACILITY AND YOU JUST DIDN'T REST ON YOUR LAURELS.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU TOOK THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND IDENTIFY YOUR OWN PERSONAL VISION, YOUR OWN MISSION, YOUR VALUES, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST A STRATEGIC PLAN.
IT'S THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT APPLAUD ALL OF THE, UH, UH, THE MUSEUM FOLKS.
'CAUSE YOU, UH, CAME IN NOT JUST RESTING ON YOUR LOYALS, BUT LAURELS, BUT YOU, YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
WE KNEW THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY.
WE WORKED THROUGH A FEW STRATEGIC PLANS AT THE CITY,
WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS.
SO ANY FINAL WORDS OR THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, THAT CONCLUDES, UM, OUR AGENDA.
I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
AND I DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON FAVOR.
YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND MOVE UNANIMOUS.