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READY?[1. Call meeting to order.]
ALL RIGHT.I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
IT IS 7:00 PM AND I DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT ONE TO, UH, REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARRIE OF FIREARMS IS PROHIBITED IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION.
ANDREW NUNLEY, YOU AVAILABLE? PLEASE COME ON DOWN.
HE'S WITH FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CEDAR HILL.
AND IF EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND, UH, I GUESS COUNCILOR MCCURDY, YOU MIND FOLLOWING UP WITH A PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE? SURE.
GOD, YOU ARE A CREATOR, REDEEMER AND SUSTAINER GOD.
GOD, WE ASK GOD THAT OUR FLESH BE ON THE DECREASE IN YOUR SPIRIT.
GOD, WE ASK FOR FORGIVENESS OF OUR SINS.
WE HAVE COMMITTED BY WORD OF THOUGHT OR DEED.
GOD, WE ASK GOD THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF GOD.
GOD, BEFORE WE ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING, GOD, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
GOD, WE ASK GOD THAT YOU BLESS OUR MAYOR.
YOU BLESS OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND YOU BLESS THE CITY OFFICIALS, AND YOU BLESS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND THE ENTIRE WORLD.
GOD, WE ASK GOD THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BE WITH US AND FOR US.
PLEASE JOIN ME THE PLEDGE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG, FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE, FRAUD, TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[a. Administer Oath of Office to newly hired Firefighter/Paramedic Kamren Ebanks. ]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION ADMINISTERED OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY HIRED FIREFIGHTERS PARAMEDIC, UH, CAMERON EBANKS.IS THERE ANY EBANKS HERE? PLEASE COME ON DOWN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL CITY.
UH, THIS, THIS IS A SPECIAL ONE, MAYOR, I TOLD YOU IN THE PAST THAT, UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS THAT I GET TO DO AS A FIRE CHIEF.
AND, AND THIS ONE'S TRULY SPECIAL.
UH, USUALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, WHEN WE DO THESE THINGS, THE BACK ROWS ARE FILLED WITH ALL OF OUR PERSONNEL.
UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT HERE.
THEY'RE AT A SECOND ALARM FIRE IN DUNCANVILLE, UH, THAT THAT CAME IN, UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF A BRIEFING SESSION.
SO, UH, WE, WE HOPE AND PRAY THAT, UH, EVERY, EVERYBODY OVER THERE IS, IS OKAY, BUT IT'S AN APARTMENT FIRE.
AND, UM, MISS CITY MANAGER, I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEFING HERE, UH, AS SOON AS I GET SOME MORE INFORMATION.
UH, BUT, BUT THIS ONE IS, THIS ONE IS TRULY SPECIAL.
UH, THIS IS A YOUNG MAN THAT, UH, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH, UH, UH, A FEW YEARS BACK, RIGHT AS SOON AS HE WAS OUT OF THE AIR FORCE.
UH, HE, UH, HE DID HIS SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY, UH, SERVING IN THE FIELD OF, OF IT.
AND, UH, HE DECIDED THAT, UH, HE DIDN'T WANNA SPEND HIS TIME BEHIND A COMPUTER AND, AND WANTED TO, UH, BE OUT IN THE FIELD AND, AND SERVING PEOPLE.
AND, AND I'M GLAD IT'S WITH, UH, THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
UH, WE GOT INTO A BIT OF A RECRUITMENT, UH, SITUATION WITH, WITH CAMERON AND MULTIPLE CITIES WERE AFTER HIS SERVICES.
AND, AND I'M TREMENDOUSLY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, TO LAND CAMERON.
AND, AND, UH, HE IS, UH, HE IS NOW PART OF, UH, THE CEDAR HILL FAMILY AND, AND THE CEDAR HILL FIRE FAMILY.
UH, HE ORIGINALLY DID HIS PARAMEDIC SERVICE, UH, OR TRAINING, UH, GOT THAT DONE FIRST.
AND CAMERON GRADUATES FROM SCHOOL NEXT TUESDAY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, NEXT TUESDAY MORNING, HE GRADUATES FROM FIRE SCHOOL.
SO AGAIN, ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC THAT, UH, CITY COUNCIL AND, AND CITY MANAGERS HAVE, HAVE, UH, GIVEN US THE ABILITY TO RECRUIT THAT RESOURCE.
SOMEBODY THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO SEND OFF TO SCHOOL, SOMEBODY THAT HITS THE GROUND RUNNING AND, UH, WE'LL PRETTY SOON START COUNTING AS, AS MANPOWER.
AND, AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO, TO ALL OF US, ALL OF US IN, IN THE ROOM.
UH, BUT, UH, I, I ASK CAMERON IF, IF HE'LL COME UP AND I ALSO ASK, UH, MR. AND MRS. E EBANKS, UH, ERNEST AND MICHELLE, IF YOU ALL WILL COME UP AS WELL.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, SIBLINGS, LUNA AND LUNA AND JACKSON WITH US AS WELL.
IF, UH, IF YOU ALL WILL PLEASE COME UP, THAT, THAT'D BE AWESOME.
CAMERON, PLEASE, PLEASE COME OVER HERE AND WE'LL ADMINISTER YOUR OATH.
IF YOU'LL PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, CAMERON.
BANKS DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIREFIGHTER
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PARAMEDIC, THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, FIREFIGHTER DEPARTMENT, FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC OF THE C OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE.THANK YOU, MR. AND MRS. EBANKS AND LUNA AND JACKSON FOR, FOR COMING UP HERE WITH US.
UH, THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY, NOT ONLY FOR, FOR YOU ALL, BUT, BUT FOR US AS A CITY AND FOR US AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THIS YOUNG MAN, AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD TO, TO BRING HIM ON.
AND, AND I KNOW THE GOOD THINGS THAT HE'S GONNA DO FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE CITIZENS AND, AND FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I I'M SURE THERE'S SOME PICTURES THAT, THAT, UH, WE WANT TO, TO TAKE, CORRECT? YES.
CHIEF, LOOKS LIKE YOUR CREW IS COMING IN.
THIS, THIS MIGHT BE OUR LAST CREW IN THE CITY.
UH, WHERE YOU WANT TO SCOOT IN A LITTLE BIT.
WE CAN WE MOVE IT OUT? YEAH, MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT, YOU GUYS OVER HERE TO THE RIGHT? YEAH, SURE.
AND THEN JUST KIND OF THAT WORKS.
UH, AND THEN LET'S SCOOT JUST A BIT SO NO ONE'S BEHIND THIS PODIUM.
Y'ALL TAKE A PICTURE OF HIM, HIS MOM, RIGHT? WITH HIM? YES.
I'LL DO AN UNOFFICIAL PICTURE, BUDDY.
E BANKS, WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL MAYOR COUNCIL.
GREAT TIME TO BE HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
[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. ]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS FORUM.THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZEN TO SPEAK ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANNA TALK ABOUT.
ITEMS THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, COUNCIL CANNOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE COUNSEL.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ONLINE COMMENTS, BUT MAD CITY MANAGER, DO WE HAVE ANY IN PERSON? ALL RIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY IN PERSON COMMENTS, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
[a. Case No. CUP-731-2025 - Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Banquet Facility on property zoned Local Retail (LR) District, within the Uptown Overlay, generally located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Hickerson Street and Hardy Street, with the address being 271 Hickerson Street [a suite at 275 Hickerson Street]. Applicant: Lorenzo Dupree, Sassy and Classy Events Center, Property Owner: Abdul G. Wafsyee.]
IS PUBLIC HEARING.UM, CASE NUMBER CUP 7 31 2025, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
CUP FOR A BANQUET FACILITY ON A PROPERTY ZONE, LOCAL RETAIL LR DISTRICT WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY.
GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF HICKERSON STREET AND HARDY STREET, WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 2271 HICKERSON STREET, A SUITE AT 2 75 HICKERSON STREET, APPLICANT, LORENZO DEBRIS, SASSY AND CLASSY EVENTS.
UH, CENTER PROPERTY OWNER, ABDO, I THINK I SAID THAT CORRECTLY.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MCCURDY.
UM, I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM.
I OWN PROPERTIES WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION ZONE.
UH, SO I WILL NOT BE DELIBERATING OR, OR, OR VOTING ON THIS ITEM.
UH, THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS WITH REGARDS TO THE, THE PROPERTY ITSELF AND NOT THE APPLICATION.
UM, MADAM CITY MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY.
UM, THE PARKING LOT'S IN NEED OF WORK, THE BUILDING'S IN NEED OF WORK.
UH, I, I WOULD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONDITION THE ELECTRICAL OR, OR ANYTHING ELSE.
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UH, DO YOU, ARE YOU YOU DELIBERATING OR NO? NO.I'M, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY ITSELF, NOT THE, NOT, THAT'S NOT THIS APPLICATION.
WELL, I WOULD JUST, I WOULD JUST LIKE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BUILDING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COULD BE USED FOR THE RECORD.
UH, MADAM CITY MANAGER, BUT MAD SECRETARY, BUT, ALRIGHT.
UM, SO COUNCILMAN MCCURDY WILL RECRUITS HIMSELF FOR ANY DELIBERATION.
UH, DO WE HAVE AN ADVOCATE HERE? OKAY.
WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP? UH, I MEAN, DO YOU, DO YOU WANNA PRESENT ANYTHING YOU'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO? I DON'T HAVE NOTHING TO PRESENT, BUT I WAS WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY SURE.
ALLOW US TO GO THROUGH PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO A INTRO.
AND, UH, IF QUESTIONS HAVE ANY, IF COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL BRING YOU UP.
UM, I WANNA OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CASE NUMBER CUP 7 3 1 2025.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CP 7 3 1 2025? ABSOLUTELY.
IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR, UH, THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
HOW YOU DOING? UH, MY NAME IS KAISHA WILLIAMS. MY ADDRESS IS 2 0 1 WEST LITTLE CREEK ROAD, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
WE'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT ALMOST SEVEN YEARS NOW.
UM, WE HAVE TWO KIDS THAT GRADUATE FROM CEDAR HILL HIGH SCHOOL AND TWO THAT'S GOING TO COLLEGE.
UM, I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE BRING, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING A LOT, YOU KNOW, I ALREADY PARTICIPATE IN, UH, THE, YOU KNOW, IN THE ACTIVITIES WITH THE CITY OF HIGH SCHOOL AND MY GRANDDAUGHTERS, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO WE ALL ALWAYS, UM, DO DIFFERENT STUFF FOR THEM, WHETHER IT'S MAKING SOMETHING, UM, WELL LENDING OUT THE THRONE CHAIRS TO THE TEACHERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO I WANTED SOMETHING, WELL, MY HUSBAND AND I WANTED SOMETHING BIGGER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE, WHICH WOULD BE A BANQUE HALL IN CEDAR HILL.
I MEAN, FAR AS THE CONDITIONS, IT'S ACTUALLY, I DON'T SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BED.
I MEAN, IT'S NICE ON THE INSIDE.
UM, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN DOING EVENT PLANNING FOR SOME YEARS NOW, SO IT'S BEEN ABOUT EIGHT YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN DOING EVENT PLANNING.
UM, JUST GOING TO PEOPLE AND DECORATING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND MY HUSBAND, I DRAG HIM ALONG A LOT TOO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK AND JUST GIVE Y'ALL, I MEAN, A LITTLE SOMETHING, I'M KIND OF A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING TO KNOW ABOUT MY HUSBAND AND I.
UH, QUESTION, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK, UH, IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THIS CASE? UH, I AM.
UM, WELL, YOU COULD JUST SAY I'M IN FAVOR OR, UM, I AM, I'M IN FAVOR.
YOU IN FAVOR? I'M DEFINITELY IN FAVOR,
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CUP 7 3 1 2025? GOOD EVENING, SIR.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR PEACE.
PHILIP BAITZ, 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.
AND, UH, I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR, BUT, UH, I'M GONNA REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT JUST WHAT WAS SAID BY COUNCILMAN MCCURDY KIND OF TAINTS THE COUNCIL.
HE SAID HE WASN'T GOING TO DELIBERATE OR ANYTHING, BUT YET HE THREW A BIG PILE OF STUFF IN THERE AND SICKED CODE ENFORCEMENT ON.
AND I'LL REMIND YOU THAT THERE'S A LARGE CORPORATE BUSINESS IN TOWN THAT Y'ALL ADJUSTED THEIR CUP TO MATCH WHAT THEY HAD ON THE PROPERTY AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WAS IN THE CODE.
AND IT PUTS INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AT A DISTANCE OR AT A DISADVANTAGE.
AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN HERE TODAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE DEAL WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT.
IF CODE ENFORCEMENT DIDN'T GO BY THERE NOW, THEN THAT SHOULD NOT BE A DEAL.
BUT I ENCOURAGED, UH, Y'ALL TO VOTE FOR THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, SIR.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CUP 7 31 2025? ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CUP 7 31 2025? ONE FINAL TIME? ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CUP 7 31 2025? NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH.
I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS TO DELIBERATE COUNCILWOMAN AZI? UM, JUST A, A COUPLE OF, UH, GENERIC QUESTIONS, UH, PROBABLY FROM THE BUSINESS OWNER.
YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE COME UP PLEASE? YES.
HOW YOU DOING? GOOD, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I'M, I'M SORRY, COULD YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? UH, LORENZO DUPREE, 2 0 1 WEST LITTLE CREEK ROAD, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.
JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BUSINESS.
I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A, A FROM WHAT I GATHER, BANQUET HALL, BANQUET TYPE HALL, UM, AND EVENTS
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CENTER.UM, CAN YOU TELL ME FROM, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT THE BUSINESS, WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, UM, IF THERE'S ANYTHING LIKE DO YOU THINK IT'S MORE WEDDINGS OR WHAT TYPES OF EVENTS DO YOU ENVISION? SO THAT'S ONE.
UM, AND THEN WILL THERE BE, UH, FOOD PREPARATION HAPPENING INSIDE? NO, MA'AM.
WILL THERE BE ALCOHOL SOLD? NO, MA'AM.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS MODEL? SURE.
UH, WELL MOST OF THE EVENTS WE, UH, CATER TO OUR BIRTHDAY PARTIES.
UH, MY WIFE SPECIALIZES IN THOSE.
SHE, UH, DOES THE THRONE CHAIRS AND DECORATING AND ALL THAT.
UH, WE DO A LOT OF, UH, NON-PROFIT EVENTS.
UH, MY, LIKE MY WIFE STATED, MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO WE DO A LOT OF FREE GIVEAWAYS FOR THOSE KIDS AS WELL.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A BUILDING TO DO IT OUT OF, SO WE WOULD ALWAYS JUST GO UP.
SO NOW WITH US TRYING TO GET THIS BUILDING, THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
BUT THE MAIN THING IS JUST CELEBRATIONS, YOU KNOW, UH, SNOW, BIG EXTRAVAGANT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
THE BUILDING'S NOT THAT BIG ANYWAY.
WE HAVE A 3000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND IT'S PERFECT FOR US.
UH, WE SPOKEN WITH ALL THE BUSINESS OWNERS AROUND WHEN WE FIRST MOVED IN.
WE'VE BEEN THERE SINCE JULY AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT OPEN SINCE THEN.
SO THIS WAS ONE OF THE STEPS WE HAD TO GO THROUGH TO GET IT OPEN.
AND THAT'S REALLY IT, IT IS NOTHING MAJOR OR NOTHING.
WE DON'T SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
FOOD CAN BE BROUGHT IN MAYBE, BUT NO ACTUAL COOKING IN THERE.
WE WON'T HAVE A STOVE OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE OR NOTHING LIKE THAT.
THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT YOU, YOU GOT AHEAD OF ME ANSWER SOME OF MY QUESTIONS, SO THANKS FOR THAT.
AND THEN THE LAST, MA'AM, YOU GOT AHEAD A LITTLE AHEAD OF ME AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS I HAD, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THE, UM, THE LAST THING IS WAS THE, UH, I'M ASSUMING THE VA THE SPACE.
DO YOU KNOW IF THE SPACE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR SOME TIME? UH, I AM NOT SURE THEY, BEFORE US IT WAS A CHURCH, SO THEY, UH, KEPT IT WELL UP.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANY RENOVATING OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
THE PARK STRUCTURE IS, IT'S NOT THE BEST, BUT IT'S FINE.
WE DID HAVE, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CONSIDERED CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT THE PLANNING IS ZONING.
IT DID COME THROUGH AND APPROVE OUR PARKING LOT.
WE HAVE A, A, WHAT YOU CALL IT, A SURVEY.
WE HAD GOT A SURVEY DONE, SO WE HAVE EVERYTHING UP TO DATE, UP TO CODE, EVERYTHING'S FINE.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE GREEN LIGHT FROM YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION RELATIVE TO, UH, ONE OF THE, THE OPPOSITION, THE ONLY OPPOSITION THAT I SAW IN THERE THAT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ANY LOUD MUSIC OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I THINK ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IS INDOORS.
AND UH, WITH THE MUSIC, THE MUSIC, WE DON'T HAVE, UH, BIG SPEAKERS IN THERE.
WE HAVE THE NORMAL, UH, LITTLE SOUNDBAR SPEAKERS.
LIKE WE TRIED IT OUT WHILE WE WERE OVER THERE CLEANING AND IT WAS PERFECT.
WE, UH, ASKED THE NEIGHBORS, IF IT'S LOUD, PLEASE COME, LET US KNOW.
AND NOBODY HAD ANY COMPLAINTS OR RIGHT.
ANY BIG DEALS ABOUT THAT? LIKE ACROSS THE STREET FROM US DIRECTLY AS A TIRE SHOP AND I BELIEVE THEY WOULD MAKE MORE NOISE THAN WE WOULD MAKE ON A REGULAR BASIS, GUARANTEED.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE.
I THINK THAT WAS STATED IN OUR LAST MEETING WE HAD HERE, THAT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE INSIDE, SO ALL OF OUR EVENTS WOULD BE INSIDE NOTHING OUTSIDE VOLUME WON'T BE A, A PROBLEM.
I DON'T THINK SECURITY WOULD BE A PROBLEM OF THAT NATURE.
WE HAVE OUR OWN SECURITY GUARDS, SO ANYTIME WE HAVE ANYTHING OPEN, IT WOULD BE HEAVILY SECURED AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
PRO TIM GLOVER, MAYOR, UM, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
ALWAYS ENJOY SEEING ENTREPRENEURS COMING TO OUR CITY AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING WORKS WELL AND THAT YOU'LL HAVE AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
IN THE EVENT OF AN OVERFLOW WHERE YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE BRINGING THEIR VEHICLES AS OPPOSED TO CARPOOLING WITH OTHERS, THERE'S 31 PARKING SPACES.
IS THERE A PLAN FOR OVERFLOW PARKING? WELL, THAT WAS DEFINITELY, UH, ONE OF THE MAJOR PARTS THAT THEY MADE A THING.
I DON'T THINK WE ARE HOSTING, I DON'T THINK OUR EVENTS WOULD BE THAT BIG.
YOU KNOW, UH, WE DID A LITTLE PLAN AND PLOTTING OF TRYING TO PROMOTE OUR BUSINESS BEFOREHAND JUST TO SEE THE TYPE OF CROWD WE WOULD ATTRACT.
AND NO, I, I THINK OUR SPACE WOULD HOLD MAYBE 50 TO 70 PEOPLE, WHICH IF YOU BREAK THAT DOWN IN A, MAYBE WHAT FOUR PEOPLE A CAR YOU GOT MAYBE LIKE, WHAT, 15 CARS MAYBE? I THINK IT IS.
SO, SO THIS IS MORE LIKE FOR LITTLE KIDS FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES IS WHERE MOM BRINGS FIVE KIDS.
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WAYS, WE HAVE SMALL WEDDINGS THERE, BUT IT'S, IT IS NOTHING OUT THE NATURE.AND LIKE I SAID, WE GOT IN CAHOOTS WITH ALL THE OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS THERE TO WHERE THEY WERE FINE WITH US USING THEIR PARKING JUST AS MUCH AS WE'RE FINE WITH THEM USING OURS AS WELL, IF THAT'S THE NEED.
BUT I DEFINITELY DON'T SEE US NEEDING MORE THAN THE REQUIRED PARKING SPACES THAT, UH, WE HAVE.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? UM, ONE QUESTION I HAVE, UM, YOU, I GUESS PENDING AND ZONING HAD, UM, I GUESS SOME CONDITIONS YOU, I'M ASSUMING YOU DON'T HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THEIR CONDITIONS? NO, SIR.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, FLOOR IS OPEN.
MAYOR, I, UH, I MOVE THAT, UH, SUBJECT TO THE P AND Z CONDITIONS.
UH, MOVE APPROVAL FOR CASE, UH, CASE NUMBER CUP 7 31 DASH TWO FIVE.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER AZI.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[b. Case No. CUP-747-2025 - Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption in conjunction with a restaurant (Red Robin), on property zoned Local Retail (LR) District and within the Uptown Overlay, generally located on the northwest side of N. J. Elmer Weaver Fwy., immediately to the south of the intersection of Copper Chase and Clancy Nolan Drive, with the address being 229 N. J. Elmer Weaver Fwy. Applicant: LVRB Texas, LLC., Property Owner: Robin Operations #1, L.P. ]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING CASE NUMBER CUP 7 47 2025.UM, COUNCILOR MALONE, DO YOU MIND GETTING CUSTOMER MCCURDY? THANK YOU SIR.
UH, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
CUP FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT RED ROBIN ON PROPERTY ZONE, LOCAL RETAIL LR DISTRICT, AND WITHIN THE UPTOWN OVERLAY JOURNEY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF, IN NORTH J ELMER WEAVER FREEWAY IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF COOPER CHASE AND CLANCY NOLAN DRIVE WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 2 2 9 NORTH J ELMER WEAVER FREEWAY, APPLICANT, LVRB, TEXAS LLC PROPERTY OWNER ROBIN OPERATIONS NUMBER ONE LP.
DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE THIS EVENING? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND PRESENT ANYTHING? UH, WOULD LOVE TO JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BRIEFING.
YOU CAME ALL THE WAY THIS WAY I SAY SOMETHING, I I ACTUALLY LIVE HERE.
BUT PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, MATTRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I LIVE AT, UH, 1308 CAYENNE DRIVE IN FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS.
UM, I ACTUALLY REPRESENT BOTH
MY PARTNER AND I STARTED THIS BUSINESS BACK IN 2003 AND CEDAR HILL WAS OUR VERY FIRST RESTAURANT.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED AND HUMBLED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY FOR NOW 22 PLUS YEARS.
UH, IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING RIDE.
UH, MY PARTNER GOT TO A POINT IN HIS LIFE WHERE HE WANTED TO RETIRE AND THAT FACILITATED THE SALE OF THE BUSINESS TO LEHIGH VALLEY RESTAURANT BRANDS, WHICH WE'VE KNOWN THESE FOLKS FOR 20 YEARS.
THEY'RE A LARGER GROUP OUT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
THEIR VALUES, THEIR CORE SYSTEMS ARE EXACTLY WHAT BOB AND I REPRESENTED ENOUGH SO THAT I AGREED TO STAY ON AND RUN THE BUSINESS FORUM HERE IN TEXAS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
SO JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, NOTHING REALLY CHANGED AS FAR AS THE LOCAL, MY MANAGEMENT TEAM'S THE SAME.
AND WE ARE PRIVILEGED AND, AND VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF CEDAR HILL.
IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING JOURNEY FOR US.
SO BLESSED TO HAVE STARTED HERE AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO GROW FOUR, THREE OTHER RESTAURANTS AS WELL TOO.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BRIEFING OF WHO WE ARE, WHO WE'VE BEEN, AND WHO WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD.
UH, I JUST ALLOW US TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AND IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE'LL BRING YOU BACK UP.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE NUMBER CUP 7 4 7 2025.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? PLEASE COME ON UP.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
YEAH, MY NAME IS, UH, JUSTIN ROM.
UM, I LIVE AT 29 18 IN TERRY CIRCLE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.
UM, I AM THE GENERAL MANAGER THERE AT, UH, RED ROBIN.
UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING THERE CLOSE TO 10 YEARS NOW.
I'VE BEEN GENERAL MANAGER, PROBABLY SIX OR SEVEN ALL THE YEARS, START RUNNING TOGETHER.
UM, I'VE WORKED WITH STEVE FOR 20 YEARS NOW, UM, AND FOR RED ROBIN FOR 22 YEARS.
SO, UM, I'M HONORED EVERY DAY TO MAKE THAT DRIVE FROM GARLAND TO CEDAR HILL.
I LOVE WORKING WITH ALL THE PEOPLE, SEEING FRIENDLY FACES IN THERE ALL THE TIME.
WE DO THE HEAD FOR THE HILLS BIKE EVENT.
I'VE BEEN OUT THERE THE LAST FEW YEARS OUT THERE GRILLING, UH, BURGERS.
I THINK WE DID ABOUT 450, UM, THIS LAST YEAR.
AND WE JUST LOVE BEING A PART OF THIS
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COMMUNITY.UM, LIKE STEVE SAID, ALL MY STAFF'S THE SAME.
WE GOT THE SAME MANAGEMENT CREW.
JUST, UH, A DA DIFFERENT BOSS FOR HIM.
UH, EVERYONE ELSE STILL HAS HIM AS THEIR BOSS, SO, UM, HE KIND OF KEEPS THEM AWAY FROM US, BUT WE, WE JUST LOVE BEING HERE AT CEDAR HILL.
AND THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY, BUT I'M DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OF THIS, SO THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER 7 4 7 2025.
ANYONE ELSE WI WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CUP 7 4 7 2025? ONE FINAL TIME.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER CP 7 4 7 2025? NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH, I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.
COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS. SO MAYOR, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I, I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
I BELIEVE THIS TO MY, FROM WHAT I READ, IS JUST A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP.
THE OP, THE, THE, UH, BUSINESSES HAS BEEN MENTIONED OPERATING IN CEDAR HILL FOR 23 YEARS AND, UH, I'VE EATEN THERE A FEW TIMES.
UH, WELL BEFORE YOU, UM, BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION, UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? I'VE HAD COMMENTS.
NO, I, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THE FACT THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE RED ROBIN BEING HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
I REMEMBER WHEN Y'ALL FIRST OPENED UP AND, UH, I THINK WE EVEN VISITED THE ONE OVER IN, IN, UH, WHERE WAS IT? SOUTH LAKE OR SOMEWHERE.
BUT ANYWAY, UH, Y'ALL HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE AND THE BIKE RALLY GIVING ALL THOSE BURGERS AWAY EVERY, EVERY, EVERY YEAR, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF CEDAR HILL AND WANTING TO STAY.
ANYBODY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO, UM, I USED TO RIDE MY BIKE IN THE HEAD FOR THE HILLS AND I REALLY ENJOYED THE FINISH LINE.
UH, YOU KNOW, COMING TO COMING TO GET A BURGER, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT, IT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
SO, UM, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A COMMUNITY PARTNER.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AS WELL.
UM, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, MEMBER SIMS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CASE NUMBER CUP 7 4 7 20 25.
SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MALONE.
ALL THE FAVOR, APPRECIATE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOVES UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU FOR STAYING IN CEDAR HILL.
[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 ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.UM, COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE PULLED? NOT SEEING ANYONE.
THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH A SINGLE VOTE.
ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.
ITEM A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 SPECIAL CALL, JOINT CD COUNCIL AND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETINGS.
THE NOVEMBER 11TH, 2025 SPECIAL CALL AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025 SPECIAL CALL JOINT CD COUNCIL AND EDC MEETING.
ITEM B, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF FIREWALL NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $76,011 AND 12 CENTS FROM, UH, TOTAL FUR DAY VENTURES.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH JR STITE, STITE ZER, UH, COMPANY FOR A AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1,815,246 UH, THOUSAND DOLLARS AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? $1,815,246 25 CENTS FOR THE US.
UH, HIGHWAY 67, ELEVATED STORAGE, TANK REPAIR AND, UH, PAINTING.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MERIT TO EXECUTE AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH VIS MASERS LLP FOR AUDIT SERVICES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE CITY OF OF THE CITY FOR PHYSICAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 32, 25.
ITEM E CONSIDER, I'M SORRY, CASE NUMBER FP 7 4 8 2025 APPROVING ACCORD WITH PLANNING, ZONING, COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND APPLICATION FOR OUR FINAL PLANT REPLANT FOR THE UPTOWN VILLAGE AT CEDAR HILL EDITION.
LOT THREE R ONE R AND LOT THREE R TWO R BLOCK A ON PROPERTY ZONE PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 2024 THROUGH UH DASH 8 37 DISTRICT.
GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST PAGE ONE ROAD WEST OF NORTH J ELMER WEAVER FREEWAY WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 700 NORTH J ELMER WEAVER FREEWAY, HILLSIDE VILLAGE ADVOCATE'S AJ GLASS TOWN LAND COMPANY LLC AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL PROPERTY OWNER, UH, VIVIAN KNIGHT PREP, HILLSIDE REAL ESTATE LLC AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.
ITEM F CASE NUMBER FP 7 49 2 25 APPRO OF ACCORDS OF PENDINGS ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAN WITH STEWARD EDITION LOTS
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ONE AND TWO BLOCK A AND A VARIANCE TO SECTION 20 DASH 22 B.SUBDIVISION REGULATION ON TWO PROPERTY SEWN ITSELF EIGHT 8.5.
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 8,500 SINGLE FAMILY MINIMUM AND DESCRIBE AS BEING 4.444 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE ZURICH HOME.
SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 3 0 6 GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST AND NORTH SIDE OF FLOWER DRIVE.
APPROXIMATE 200 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF FLOWER DRIVE IN STRS ROAD WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 5 2 5 FLOWER DRIVE AND 5 2 6 PRESTON TRAIL.
APPLICANT LISA HETER WITH BURN ION PROPERTY OWNER DEAN AND MELISSA STEWART.
ITEM G CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF OFFICE FURNITURE FROM FURNITURE SOLUTIONS.
NOW LT LIMITED FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 85,000 ITEM H CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE ROUTING AND SWITCHING EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 400,000 FROM TOTO VERDE VENTURES.
LLC ADAM, I CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 74 APPOINTING HENRY CAMPBELL AS ALTERNATE JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.
UH, ITEM J, UH, CONSIDER OR APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 73, WHICH SUPPORTS THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR THE PHYSICAL YEAR 26 BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP BVP GRANT, ITEM K CASE NUMBER FP 7 5 2 DASH 2025 APPROVEMENT IN ACCORD WITH PLANNING, ZONING, COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT REPLAY FOR THE CEDAR HILL ISD TRANSPORTATION AUXILIARY CENTER ADDITION LOT ONE BLOCK A ON PROPERTY ZONE PD 2025 DASH 6 86 DISTRICT.
GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST BELTLINE ROAD WITH THE AND EAST OF SOUTH CLARK ROAD WITH THE APPROXIMATE ADDRESS BEING 2000 2 0 2 EAST BELTLINE ROAD AND THREE SOUTH CLARK ROAD ADVOCATE, AMANDA MULLEN, TEGNA AND PERKINS PROPERTY OWNER JOSH GAINES, CEDAR HILL INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNSEL.
THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
I MAKE THE MOTION AGENDA SECOND.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HAYDEN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I GOT QUICK QUESTION.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS? YES, I'M, I'M ALL IN FAVOR, BUT, UM, BOBBY, IF WE COULD JUST, UH, HAVE THE JUDGE COME SO WE COULD, I'VE NEVER MET SO IT'D BE IN THE FUTURE MEETING IF, IF THE JUDGE THAT WE'RE APPOINTING COULD COME AND INTRODUCE HIMSELF, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
ALRIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOVE UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVE REGULAR
[a. Consider approving Resolution No. R25-775, casting votes for the election of a representative to the Dallas Central Appraisal District's Board of Directors. ]
AGENDA.CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 75, CASTING VOTES FOR THE ELECTION OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNCIL.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A, UM, UH, I GUESS AN APPOINTEE TO PUT ON THE LIST.
UM, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, CLYDE HAR, I'M SORRY, THE MAYOR FROM LANCASTER, CLYDE HARTON, HE DID, UH, KIND OF TUG IN MY COATTAIL A LITTLE BIT ASKING FOR HIS SUPPORT.
SO IF, IF, IF THERE'S NOBODY ELSE, IF COUNCIL, COUNCIL, SOMEBODY THAT YOU MAY WANNA RECOMMEND, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M, I'M OPEN TO HEAR ANY SUGGESTIONS.
I DON'T, UM, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE ON THE LIST THAT I REALLY KNEW AND FELT, UH, FELT COMFORTABLE WITH.
WELL IF I COULD GET SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT ITEM.
SO, OKAY MAYOR, SO, UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 75 AND CASTING VOTES FOR, UH, MAYOR CLYDE HAVE HARRISON.
SECOND, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR AN APPOINT FOR TO APPOINT UH, CLY TON AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER MALONE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MOVES UNANIMOUS.
[b. Consider approving Resolution No. R25-776, casting votes for the election of a representative to the Ellis County Central Appraisal District's Board of Directors. ]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 7 7 6 CASTING VOTES FOR THE ELECTION OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ELLIS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.UH, COUNSEL, WE DO HAVE ABOUT, I THINK FIVE, FOUR NAMES THAT WOULD SUBMIT TO US.
UM, I DON'T, I HAVEN'T HAD ANYBODY TO REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY, SO IF THERE'S SOMEONE HERE THAT YOU, UM,
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KNOW OF, UM, MY, I'M OPEN TO HEAR FROM.ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM YOU COUNSEL? I AM TRYING TO CALL UP THE NAMES THERE.
DO YOU SEE IT? YOU GOT 'EM? YEAH, I DON'T HAVE A DOG IN THE FENCE.
DO YOU SEE IT? CUSTOMER HAY? NO.
YEAH, I THINK THAT THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS STICKING OUT TO ME WAS THE, WAS TIM, I THINK, LET'S SEE, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS UP, UP ON THIS ONE, COUNSEL.
WELL, I, I'LL JUST MAKE A, YOU KNOW, SUGGESTION OR NOMINATE TIM CUMMINS.
WE DO HAVE ONE FOR TIM CUMMINGS.
ANYBODY ELSE THERE? WE WE NEED TWO, WE NEED TWO APPOINTEES, COUNSEL, OR YOU DON'T HAVE TO, YOU COULD PUT ALL FIVE VOTES ON THAT ONE.
YOU PUT ONE FOR EACH FIVE, HUH? YOU COULD, THAT'S FINE.
OKAY, WELL WE HAVE ONE APPOINTEE FOR, UH, TIM CUMMINGS.
ALL FIVE FOLKS CAST FOR THAT ONE.
OKAY, SO WHENEVER SOMEONE GOES TO THE BALLOT BOX AND YOU HAVE LIKE THREE, FOUR NAMES ON THERE AND I GUESS YOU, YOU JUST PICKED THE ONE ON TOP, KA HAYDEN, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME?
YEAH, I DID READ THE BIOS TODAY.
I FEEL, I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER NOW.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND UH, UH, I GUESS AN APPOINTED, UH, MEMBER TIM CUMMINGS REPRESENT US FOR ATLAS COUNTY.
UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THAT? NO.
SOLY, DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A MOTION? YES, PLEASE, SIR.
ALRIGHT, SO YEAH, I MAKE A MOTION TO BE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER R 25 DASH 7 74 NAMING, UH, TIM TIM CUMMINGS AS OUR, AS OUR CASTING VOTE.
ALRIGHT, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
TIM GLOVER ALL FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I COULDN'T SEE YOUR HAND GLOVER, BUT I'M ASSUMING YOU VOTED IN FAVOR.
ALRIGHT, UH, WE GOT SOME MORE BUSINESS TO DO.
[9. Closed Session.]
IS CODE SESSION.CODE SESSION CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.7072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY DELIBERATION, THE PURCHASE AND VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN SUCH A DELIBERATION AND OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF THE POSITION OF THE CITY.
IN NEGOTIATION WITH THE THIRD PARTY AND CODE SESSION CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEGOTIATION, DISCUSSION OR DELIBERATION 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 STATE OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE TERRITORY OF CEDAR HILL AND WITH WHICH THE CITY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND OR TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVES TO THE BUSINESS PROSPECT PROJECT POPCORN PROJECT MADERA HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER.
COUNSEL, I HAVE 7 38 AND I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION.
[10. 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.I HAVE 8 38 AND THERE IS NO ACTION TAKEN DURING THE CLOSED SESSION.
SO THEREFORE NEXT ITEM IS TO ADJOURN.
I DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM COUNCILMAN MCCURDY AND I HAD A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN S IN A PRETTY, IT'S NOT REALLY NON DEBATABLE MOTION.
IF FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.