* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. Call the meeting to order.] [00:00:06] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026. THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS AN OPENING MEETING. I DO HAVE A FULL CALLER, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANNA OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING THE ORDER. IT IS SIX 30. AND [2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations, including the January 2026 Police and Fire Monthly Snapshot and the January 2026 Financial Reports. Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CD MANAGER REPORTS. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CD MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT IS AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. BEFORE YOU, UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL THINGS I WANT TO COVER, SO I'LL GET TO IT. UM, THE FIRST THING IS THE CALENDAR. WANTED TO START OFF WITH TOMORROW. UH, THE MAYOR GAVE US NOTICE ABOUT NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION'S PREPARATION FOR THE 90TH SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE STARTING TOMORROW AT 9:30 AM TO 11 AT NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION'S OFFICE IN IRVING, TEXAS. AND ON THURSDAY IS A VERY EXCITING DAY. WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE, UH, CEDAR HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THEIR STATE OF THE CITY AT 11 TO 12:30 PM AT THE JOELY MADDOX TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER. I THINK MO UM, SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY RSS VP, WE'VE GOT YOU A TABLE. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU WITH THAT THAT AFTERNOON. WE HAVE A REALLY SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR OUR LONG-TERM, 22 YEAR, UH, PUBLIC SERVANT EARL SHIPMAN, HAVING SERVED AS THE IT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. UH, HE WILL BE, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING HIM FROM TWO TO THREE THREE 3:30 PM HERE IN THE COURT. MULTIPURPOSE ROOM IN THE, UH, THE CEDAR HILL GOVERNMENT CENTER. I WANTED TO GIVE, UH, EARL A CHANCE TO, UH, SAY A FEW WORDS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL IF, IF YOU WILL. GOOD EVENING, SIR. EVENING 22 YEARS. UM, IT IS ACTUALLY HAYDEN'S FAULT WHEN I LEARNED HE WAS LEAVING. I COULD NOT SEE MYSELF BEING THE DIRECTOR ANY LONGER. HE'S BEEN HERE. HE WAS HERE WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE. THANK YOU. DAN WAS LIKE, HOW COULD I GO ON? UM, BUT I, I, I DO WANT TO, UM, ASK OR SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR ME, ALLOWING ME TO BE YOUR IT DIRECTOR. UM, THE CONFIDENCE YOU HAD IN ME, UM, THE PATIENCE YOU HAD IN ME. I HAVE A DISTINCT RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS, AND I'VE WORKED ON ALL OF YOUR STUFF. AND, UM, UM, SOMETIMES THAT REQUIRED A LOT OF PATIENCE TO GET THESE THINGS DONE ON BOTH SIDES. SO, I, I, I DO WANT TO, UM, ADD THAT I AM PART OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OVER THESE YEARS. UM, AND I TALKED TO A LOT OF FOLKS FROM A LOT OF OTHER DIFFERENT CITIES, UM, LOCAL IN TEXAS AND INTERNATIONAL. AND I WILL SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS THE BEST COUNSEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. UM, I AM NOT LYING ABOUT THAT. WE TALK ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF WE DO EVEN IN IT. AND, UM, I'M ALWAYS PROUD TO TALK ABOUT MY CITY COUNCIL. UM, MR. MAYOR, I, I, I WITNESSED YOUR EYES FROM BEFORE YOU BECAME MAYOR, AND YOU ARE MY PRIME EXAMPLE AS FAR AS LEADERSHIP IS CONCERNED. UM, LEADERSHIP IS MORE THAN JUST LEADING THE MAJORITY IS LEADING EVERYONE AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS TAKEN CARE OF. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. AND I LOVE WATCHING YOU. I I, THERE'S VERY FEW MEETINGS THAT I'VE MISSED OVER THE YEARS, UM, AND I LOVE WATCHING YOU GUYS WORK AND WATCHING YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND I FOLLOW YOUR EXAMPLE. AND I, I SPEAK FOR ALL THE OTHER DIRECTORS WHEN WE SAY WE FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF TEAMWORK AS WELL. AND WE TEACH OUR FOLKS THAT TEAMWORK ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UM, THE FOLKS THAT WORK, UM, UNDER US. UM, I DO WANNA SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO MR. SIMS. HE WAS MY FIRST CITY MANAGER AND MY VERY FIRST MENTOR, UM, HE, HE, I DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE IOTA OF KNOWING HOW TO MANAGE WHEN I WAS PUT INTO THE POSITION. AND HE TAUGHT ME, HE PUSHED ME, HE EDUCATED ME. UM, AND I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THE NUMBER. ONE THING I WANNA THANK HIM FOR IS HIS LAST, ONE OF HIS LAST ACTS AS CITY MANAGER WAS PROMOTED ME TO DIRECTOR. SO I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF, UM, YOU SIR. SO I WANNA EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION HERE AND NOW FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME, I WILL STILL BE FOLLOWING YOU GUYS. 'CAUSE LIKE I SAID, I ADMIRE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH AND LEARN. UM, YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN A POSITION THAT I AM, I FEEL LUCKY TO BE A SERVANT LEADER AND BE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MY CAREER AND, UM, IN THIS CITY, AND TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE YOU GUYS WERE ELECTED. SO I FEEL A DIRECT, UM, UH, RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITIZENS [00:05:01] BECAUSE OF, UM, WHO THEY PUT IN PLACE UP HERE. UM, EVEN THOUGH I'M AN INTERNAL DEPARTMENT AND WE DO OUR TECHNO, GIVE OUR TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPORT OUR TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INTERNAL EMPLOYEES, WORKING FOR YOU GUYS ALLOWS US TO CONNECT TO THE CITIZENS. SO I, AGAIN, I WANNA THANK YOU AND I PROMISE, I PROMISE I DID NOT CONNECT EVERYTHING TO A SWITCH IN MY CAR, WHICH IS GONNA TURN OFF WHEN I WALK OUT OF THE DOOR. IF THAT HAPPENS. IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE. HEY, HEY EARL. EARL, CAN YOU COME BACK FOR A SECOND? I CAN TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. UM, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT'S THURSDAY THAT, UM, I GUESS YOU'RE GOING TO, I GUESS HAVE YOUR MOMENT WITH STAFF. UM, I HAVE A BOARD MEETING, SO I CAN'T MAKE IT THAT DAY. SO I'M NOT JUST NOT SHOWING UP 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE. UM, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST DOING MY DUTY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CITY. UM, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT IT WAS DAN'S FAULT THAT YOU KNOW, YOU ARE LEAVING. 'CAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS, I THOUGHT IT WAS ON ME. LAST TIME YOU PLAYED BASKETBALL, YOU ENDED UP GONNA THE HOSPITAL I DID. SO, YOU KNOW, CAME BACK, YOU LOOKED DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, SO I'M GLAD. NO, IT WASN'T ME, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M, I'M HOPE YOU HEALED AND I HOPE YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, GET BACK OUT IN THE COURT SOON. BUT, UM, SERIOUSLY THOUGH, I, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS YOU SAID TO ME. FIRST OF ALL, I'M TELLING YOU, I, I'M HUMBLED WHEN I HEAR THAT. 'CAUSE I'M JUST DOING THE WORK, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF PAY ATTENTION NOT EVEN LOOKING FOR, FOR THAT AS WELL, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, UH, I REMEMBER, UH, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU TOOK ON THE CHANCE FOR DIRECTOR, IT WASN'T A STATUS QUO POSITION. UH, TECHNOLOGY WAS EVOLVING AND YOU WAS IN THE MIDST OF IT. SO YOU MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, YOU KNOW, HERE IN THE CITY. SO, I WON'T BE THERE THURSDAY, I'M TELLING YOU THIS NOW, BUT I WANT YOU TO HEAR IT FROM ME. SO I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THE TIMING OF YOUR PRESENCE BEING HERE WAS IMPACTFUL AND IT WAS DEFINITELY NEEDED. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MADAM, CITY MANAGER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE SUCCESS OF A PUBLIC SERVANT IS REALLY IN HOW HE LEAVES IT BEHIND. AND EARL LEAVES IT BEHIND IN REALLY, REALLY AMAZING HANDS. UM, PATRICK, UH, THE, IS NOW THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. IT'S BEEN PROMOTED AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND OUR NEW DIRECTOR, NEIL BOLTON, WILL START MARCH 23RD. AND NEIL, NEIL, UH, INTERVIEWED WITH US AND PART OF THE PANEL, UH, INVOLVES EARL, AND HE WAS A CRITICAL, PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN US, UH, BEING ABLE TO HIRE AND PROMOTE PATRICK. SO WE, WE, HE LEAVES IT IN REALLY GOOD HANDS. THE OTHER THING I WANNA MENTION, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IS GETTING THROUGH COVID THROUGH AS BEING AN IT DIRECTOR WAS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. AND EARL NOT ONLY DID HE NOT COMPLAIN, UH, HE HANDLED IT, UH, PROFESSIONALLY, EXPERTLY, YES. AND UM, REALLY, UH, IT'S JUST AMAZING IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT HE HAS DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. HIS TEAM IS STRONG, HE LEAVES US STRONG, AND HE LEAVES US ALSO HIS AMAZING BEAUTIFUL WIFE WHO STILL WORKS FOR THE CITY . AND THIS IS NOT GOODBYE. IT IS, WE WILL SEE YOU LATER AS A FOREVER PART OF OUR CEDAR HILL FAMILY AND OUR CEDAR HILL TEAM. ABSOLUTELY. AND, UH, WE'LL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK HIM EVEN MORE ON THURSDAY AT 2:00 PM SO THANK YOU, EARL. ALL RIGHT, GOOD. UM, ALSO MOVING ON ON THE CALENDAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, UH, WE WILL HAVE THAT, THAT EVENING, CEDAR HILL SHARES GALA, STEP ON THE BOARD OF THE RIVERBOAT QUEEN. I WILL MISS, UH, JOINING YOU FOR THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WANNA MAKE YOU AWARE THAT I'M ACTUALLY, UH, GONNA BE ON VACATION STARTING FRIDAY. , DID I APPROVE THAT? YES. THANK YOU. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ON VACATION. OH, TAKE IT. THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE HAPPY TOO. OH, THEY'RE HAPPY. OKAY. , UH, IT'S, YOU KNOW, GREG PORTER USED TO ALWAYS TELL ME, AND I WAS JUST TELLING COUNCILWOMAN THIS, GREG PORTER USED TO ALWAYS TELL ME WHEN HE'D COME BACK. IT'S SUCH A RELIEF A CITY MANAGER WHEN YOU CAN GO OUT OF TOWN AND YOU TRUST THE TEAM THAT IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THEM. AND I DO, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. UM, I WILL BE ON THE OCEAN AND, UH, I'M NOT BUYING THE UPGRADED WIFI PACKAGE. , UM, NOT PLANNING ON IT UNLESS, UH, ALLISON TELLS ME I NEED TO BUY IT. BUT, UH, IT'S IN GOOD HANDS. ALLISON'S IN CHARGE IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO HER. UM, PRIMARY AND THEN, UH, CHASTITY SECONDARY. SO, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND I'M LOOK LOOKING FORWARD EQUALLY TO COMING BACK. UM, SO HAVE FUN AT THAT GALA ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD. UM, WE HAVE, UH, WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A, AN EVENT WIN BIG DURING THE 2026 WORLD CUP. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP EVENT [00:10:01] WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FROM NINE TO 10:30 AM YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HERE. AND SO WE WANNA OFFER, UH, THIS, THIS PROGRAM FOR BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO OFFER PROGRAMS OR, UM, THEIR SERVICES OR COMMODITIES TO THOSE WHO WILL BE IN THE AREA FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THAT'S WHAT THAT PROGRAM IS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH FROM NINE TO ONE IS OUR ANNUAL CEDAR HILL BLOCK PARTY AT THE EE SIMS RECREATION CENTER. UH, WE HAVE OVER 48 BOOTH ALREADY, UM, SIGNED UP FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT, SO IT'LL BE A REALLY GREAT DAY IN THE EVENT. WE'RE HOPING FOR A PERFECT WEATHER AS WELL. TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH IS THE ONLY CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN MARCH, SO THAT WILL BE, UH, WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT HERE AT 6:00 PM FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH, 4:00 PM IS THE LAST BARBECUE, UH, RESCHEDULED EVENT FROM THE WINTER STORM AT THE NY SIMS RECREATION CENTER, STARTING AT 4:00 PM UNTIL THE FOOD IS SOLD OUT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST IS THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET HONORING 2025, AND THAT'S FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AND THEN ON SUNDAY, MARCH 28TH IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S AWARD BANQUET FROM SIX TO 9:00 PM SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SAID, UH, YOU SAID SUNDAY, SATURDAY, BOTH OF 'EM ARE SATURDAY SAT, SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST, 28TH. YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED OH, 28TH. GOT IT. GOT IT. OKAY. PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE'LL GET YOU A SEAT FOR THOSE POLICE ON THE 20TH AND FIRE ON THE 21ST. ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE CALENDAR SO WE CAN COMPARE THE TWO AND DECIDE WHO HAD BETTER FOOD? NO PRESSURE, POLICE AND FIRE. ALL RIGHT. UH, YEAH, NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. SO, UM, IN THE PACKET, UM, ARE THE POLICE, FIRE AND FINANCIAL SNAPSHOTS WANTED TO KIND OF POINT OUT, UM, IN THE, UM, POLICE SNAPSHOT AND READ A SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATION. IN MARCH OF 2025, CEDAR POLICE UNITS RESPONDED TO THE, UH, TO THE 400 BLOCK OF KENYA STREET IN CEDAR HILL, TEXAS. FOLLOWING MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS CONDUCTED A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, IDENTIFIED A RESIDENCE IN THE AREA THAT SUSTAINED DAMAGE, CONSISTENT WITH, WITH, WITH THE, WITH THAT INCIDENT, OFFICERS CHECKED THE WELFARE OF THE RESIDENCE, CONFIRMED THAT NO INDIVIDUALS WERE HARMED. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, DETECTIVE DETECTIVES DETERMINED THAT THE VICTIM'S EX-GIRLFRIEND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOOTING. INVESTIGATORS UTILIZE FLOCK SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, WHICH THE CITY HAS BEEN, UH, SIGNIFICANT INVESTORS IN THAT TECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST IN LOCATING THE SUSPECT'S VEHICLE. AND ON JANUARY 15TH, 2026, WITH THE ASSISTANCE AND PARTNERSHIP OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO LOCATE AND ARREST THE SUSPECT FOR THE OFFENSE OF DEADLY CONDUCT. GREAT POLICE WORK. I ALWAYS SAY, UH, CEDAR HILL IS WHERE CRIMINALS COME TO GET CAUGHT, AND THAT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THAT. GREAT JOB POLICE. GREAT JOB. WITH REGARDS TO THE FIRE. YOUR CEDAR HILL FIREFIGHTERS DEMONSTRATED EFFICIENCY, TEAMWORK, AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE. FIRE RESPONSE, JUST AFTER THE NEW YEAR ON JANUARY 2ND, CREWS ARRIVED QUICKLY TO FIND SMOKE COMING FROM A ONE STORY BUSINESS. AS OCCUPANTS SAFELY EVACUATED, FIREFIGHTERS IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED COMMAND INITIATED AN AGGRESSIVE BUT CONTROLLED FIRE ATTACK AND CONDUCTED THOROUGH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SEARCHES TO ENSURE NO ONE REMAINED INSIDE, WORKING SEAMLESSLY. UNDER CLEAR INCIDENT COMMAND STRUCTURE, MULTIPLE COMPANIES COORDINATED HOSE LINES, SEARCHES, VENTILATION CHECKS, AND UTILITY CONTROL CREWS ADAPTED AS CONDITIONS EVOLVED, IDENTIFYING EXTINGUISHING HIDDEN FIRE BEFORE IT COULD SPREAD FURTHER THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT, FIREFIGHTER SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND AIR MANAGEMENT REMAINED A TOP PRIORITY BECAUSE OF DISCIPLINE TRAINING, STRONG LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATED OPERATIONS, THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED EFFICIENTLY WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. THIS RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING LIVES, PROPERTY, AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PREPAREDNESS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK. CONGRATULATIONS, FIRE DEPARTMENT ON ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. ALRIGHT, WITH FIRE WITH REGARDS TO FINANCE, WE ALSO HAVE OUR FINANCIAL REPORT IN THE PACKET HERE AVAILABLE, UM, EVERY MONTH. UH, THIS IS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. UH, AS YOU CAN SEE COUNSEL IN THE FINANCIAL REPORT, WE'RE ABOUT 90% ON PROPERTY TAX REVENUES. AND THAT'S, THAT'S BECAUSE IN DECEMBER, JANUARY IS WHEN MOST, UM, PEOPLE, RESIDENTS AND, UM, UH, UH, MORTGAGE COMPANIES PAY THE PROPERTY TAXES TO THE CITY. AND SO WE'RE AT 90% ON THAT. UM, I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT IN YOUR FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE ACTUAL DID INCLUDE $1 MILLION TRANSFER THAT WE DID NOT MAKE. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THE WORKSHOP LAST TUESDAY, AND IN THAT, UM, BUDGET FOR 2026, THAT 2 MILLION [00:15:01] ALL THE WAY IN THE REVENUE SECTION ALL THE WAY THIS SAYS TRANSFERS IN, IT'S, WE BUDGETED $2 MILLION. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE MAKING THE PLANNED TRANSFER IN FROM BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND OF $750,000. AND IF YOU REMEMBER FROM LAST TUESDAY, THAT IS HOW WE'RE PAYING FOR THE BUDGET GAP THAT ARE IN THE PROJECTS. OF THE THREE PROJECTS WE DISCUSSED LAST TUESDAY ON THE EXPENDITURES WE'RE FOUR MONTHS INTO THE FISCAL YEAR AT 33%. AND SO AS YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF EXPENSES, UM, BY DEPARTMENT ALL THE WAY FROM ADMINISTRATION TO NON DEPARTMENT, WE'RE RIGHT IN LINE AT 34.2%. SO THAT'S A VERY HEALTHY, UM, EXPENDITURE CADENCE. AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE, KIND OF TALKS THROUGH THE EXPENDITURE LINE ITEMS, UM, DRILLED DOWN FROM PERSONNEL SUPPLIES, MAINTENANCE SERVICES, AND WE'RE RIGHT ON AT 34% MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT'S YOUR FINANCIAL REPORT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALRIGHT, WE GOOD CITY MANAGER. WE WANT TO THANK, UM, CHUCK FOX AND THE FINANCE TEAM. WE GOT TO HONOR THEM WITH THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, BUT THEY'VE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB AT INCLUDING COUNCIL AND PUTTING THESE ON THE AGENDAS FOR, UM, ALL THE PUBLIC TO SEE. ALRIGHT, I WANTED TO GO THROUGH THE AGENDA REALLY QUICK FOR TONIGHT. WE HAVE AN INVOCATION FROM OUR AMAZING PASTOR VICTOR JACKSON FROM BUILDING THE KINGDOM COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CEDAR HILL. HE ALWAYS DOES A REALLY GREAT PRAYER AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM HIM. UM, PRESENTATION, UH, INCLUDES A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED APRIL 19TH THROUGH MAY 7TH AS, AS LIGHTS OUT IN CEDAR HILL TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT CRITICAL SPRING BIRD MIGRATION. WE HAVE AN ELECTION MATTERS TO CONSIDER AN TO EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT AND SERVICE CONTRACT WITH DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS TO ADMINISTER AND CONDUCT THE CITY'S GENERAL ELECTION ON MAY 2ND. CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES MINUTES. AND ANOTHER ITEM TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE, EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH BRANDON INDUSTRIES TO REPLACE MAILBOXES FOR CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. THIS IS THEIR FINAL EFFORT TO ENSURE ALL MAILBOXES ARE REPLACED AND COMPLETE. AND SO IT'LL MAKE THE SYSTEM FULLY NEW. THAT CONTRACT IS, UM, RECOMMENDED AT 230,789. IT WAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY THE PI BOARD. ITEM C IS TO ACCEPT THE HIGH LEVEL DI DIAGNOSTIC REPORT IS THE GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR PREPARATION OF A U UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. COUNSEL, IF YOU RECALL FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WAS A BRIEFING ON THE UDC BY OUR CONSULTANT AND OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR ANGELA SELF. AND THAT'S JUST ADOPTING THAT TO CONTINUE TO USE THAT AS OUR GUIDING DOCUMENT AS WE PROCEED ON A SIGNIFICANT 30 MONTH UNDERTAKING OF UPDATING OUR CODES. ITEM D IS TO AUTHORIZE A CHANGE ORDER WITH ACCESS CONTRACTING FOR EROSION MITIGATION ALONG BALCON TRAIL. WE'VE REFERRED TO THIS PROJECT AS THE PLUNGE POOL. THERE IS ACTUALLY A HOLE ALONG THE TRAIL ALONG BALCONES TRAIL. THIS IS NOT RELATED TO UM, ANY, UH, ANYTHING OUTSTANDING. IT WAS IN, IT WAS, IT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR A WHILE. WE'VE TALKED TO T DOT ABOUT PARTICIPATION AND THEY'VE, UM, NOT, UH, AGREED TO PARTICIPATE, BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE. AND SO THAT CONTRACT IS UP FOR COUNSEL AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, REGULAR AGENDA INCLUDES THREE ITEMS, UH, INCLUDING ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 26,783, APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR PARTICIPATION IN OUR TIFF. ITEM B IS ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION, WHICH APPROVES AN E-D-C-E-D AGREEMENT WITH CENTER MARK. AND THEN THE FINAL ITEM IS TO CONSIDER MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO THE CAPITAL IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU GUYS GAVE US RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHO YOU'D LIKE ON THESE BOARDS, AND THAT INCLUDES, UH, FORMER COUNCILMAN CLIFF SHAW FOR CAPITAL IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS DAIRY AND PACE. HE'S, HE SERVES ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY BOARD AND THEN ON THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, UM, WE WOULD MOVE UP, UM, CURRENT, UH, BOARD EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER JIM CLIP TO A VOTING BOARD MEMBER. AND THAT IS YOUR, UH, AGENDA COUNSEL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MADAM CITY MANAGER? I GOT A COUPLE. UM, THE, THE EASY ONE IS, UM, DO WE KNOW IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS AN ELECTION? THEY DO NOT. THEY DO NOT. UH, THEY HAD THREE UP DEISHA WILLIAMS, UM, PRESIDENT TRUSTEE AND ONE MORE, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO CANCEL THE ELECTION. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL GOOD. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THEY HAD A CANCELED ELECTION, SO THAT'S, I GUESS THAT'S TRUE. I GUESS THAT'S GOOD. YEAH. UM, SO I GUESS AS IT RELATES TO THE EROSION, UM, IS THIS WHERE THE BRIDGE IS OR THE THIRD ONE IS DENISE ROACH DAVIS. MY APOLOGIES. YEAH, YOU [00:20:01] SAID PRISON TRUSTEE PRESIDENT DENISE ROACH DAVIS AND RAMONA ROSS BACON? YES. YES. THANK YOU. UM, YOU SCARED ME WHEN YOU POINTED AT ME. SORRY. APOLOGIES. SORRY. . YEAH. UH, 13 8 2 THE BRIDGE. IS THAT WHERE THE EROSION IS WHAT WE CONCERNED ABOUT OR? NO, I FELT LIKE WE KEPT, I FELT LIKE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE SO IT'S NOT AT THE BRIDGE WHERE WE HAD SLOPE ISSUES WITH REGARDS TO THE CONTRACTOR. IT'S MORE CLOSE. UM, SEAN RAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ON DOWN? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNSEL. THE AREA IN QUESTION OR THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THROUGH THIS CONTRACT IS PART OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE, UH, THEN 1382 TRAIL NOW BY COUNTY TRAIL. UH, THAT'S JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE NEW CLARK ROAD ENTRANCE INTO HIGH POINT. UH, BETWEEN NEW THERE AS AND THE ENTRANCE TO NEWMAN. UM, IT'S RIGHT WHERE THE TRAIL KIND OF IS IN THE WOODS, SWITCHES BACK AND IS ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE ROADWAY. UH, AND IT JUST, THE WATER FROM THE ROADWAY AS WELL, INCLUDING THE CLARK HAS KIND OF KNIFED OUT THAT AREA AND IS UNDERMINING THE TRAIL AND MIGRATING TOWARD THE ROADWAY. OKAY. UM, HOW, HOW, I GUESS HOW LONG IS THE UH, AREA? UH, THE OVERALL AREA IS GROWING, UM, IN LENGTH. WE'RE PROBABLY AT ABOUT 125 YARDS. AND THEN THE WIDTH OF IT IS GROWING ABOUT, UM, IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 25 TO 30 FEET WIDE NOW. AND THEN THE DEPTH HAS HIT TO AROUND 18 TO 20 FEET. HOW MANY FEET? 18 TO 20, 0, 18, 20 FEET FROM THE TOP OF THE TRUCK. SURE. UM, I GUESS ARE WE GOING BEYOND THE LINEAR FEET OF WHERE THE AREA OF CONCERN IS? THAT IS THE INTENT, YES. OKAY. OKAY. PERFECT. ALRIGHT, ANSWER MY QUESTION. THANK YOU, SIR. OH, I'M SORRY. QUESTION. UH, COUNCILMAN HAYDEN. THANKS SEAN. THE, UH, THE TIMING ON THIS NUMBER TWO QUESTIONS. ONE, ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO CLOSE THE TRAIL DURING THIS PROCESS? AND THERE IS, WHEN ARE WE GONNA START AND WHAT, WHAT, WHEN DO WE PLAN ON FINISHING? SURE. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE WILL BE CLOSING THAT SECTION OF THE TRAIL. THEY'LL BE MOVING EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL. YEAH. UH, IN AND OUT FROM THE ROADWAY, UH, TAKES OUT CURRENTLY USING THE TRAFFIC PLAN. AND SO, UH, ONCE THEY DO THAT, BUT I THINK THAT OVERALL WE'LL BE LOOKING AT AROUND THE 30 TO 45 DAY PROJECT ONCE WE GIVE THEM THE NOTICE TO PROCEED. SO WHEN DO WE PLAN ON STARTING? UH, DEPENDING ON COUNCIL'S DIRECTION THIS EVENING? UH, WE HOPE TO START WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF. OH, OKAY. SO, UH, IT WILL IMPACT US DURING KIND OF OUR BUSIER WHAT LATE SPRING TIME? THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. UH, BUT IT IS, AS WE GET THOSE SPRING RAINS, THOSE CONDITIONS WORSENED AND SO WE'RE KIND OF RACING THE CLOCK TO A DEGREE. WELL, I'M JUST GLAD WE'RE PROACTIVE IN GOING AFTER IT NOW, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. CUSTOMER MCCURDY. YES. UM, SO NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THE EROSION MITIGATION, BUT ALONG THAT, THAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, IN THE RANGE OF THAT SAME SCOPE OF THE TRAIL, THERE'S AN AREA OF THE TRAIL THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, A LARGE RETAINING WALL BEHIND IT AND THEN THE ROADWAY IS DIRECTLY, YOU KNOW, IN, IN FRONT OF THE TRAIL. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PUTTING A GUARDRAIL, UM, YOU KNOW, ON THAT SECTION BECAUSE THERE IS NO PROTECTION FROM, FROM THE ROADWAY TO THE TRAIL. THERE IS, IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OF, DURING THIS PROCESS THAT WE GET THAT, THAT GUARDRAIL PUT UP? I KNOW WE, WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH TDOT AND THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN, IN DOING IT, BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME EXPRESSIONS, UH, OF CONCERN FROM YOUR KNOW, NEIGHBORS IN THE SLEEPY HOLLOW NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEIR CHILDREN USE THAT I GUESS THAT TRAIL TO, TO GO TO, UH, TO NEWMAN. YES, SIR. WHICH IS ALSO GONNA BE AN ISSUE I GUESS IF WE CLOSE THAT TRAIL. YES SIR. AND SO, UH, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADD AS PART OF THIS, HOWEVER WE ARE WORKING ON DESIGN FOR THAT SECTION. UH, IT'S ROUGHLY, UM, ABOUT 75 TO 80 FEET OF GUARDRAIL FROM THE NEW CLARK INTERSECTION TO THE EXISTING GUARDRAIL ADJACENT TO SLEEPY HOLLOW, UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, UH, WAS NOT WILLING TO DO THAT WORK. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE DESIGN WORK AND THEN, UH, SEE ABOUT FUNDING THAT PROJECT. SO THAT'LL BE A SEPARATE PROJECT IN THE FUTURE. BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE DESIGN WORK OF THAT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. AND THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ADD IS TAU HAS ALLOWED US TO, EVEN THOUGH THEY WON'T PARTICIPATE FINANCIALLY, THEY'VE SAID THEY WOULD CONSIDER, UM, ALLOWING US TO PUT THAT IN OURSELVES. THAT'S, UM, [00:25:02] THAT'S VERY CONSIDERATE OF THEM. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE MADAM? CITY MANAGER COUNSEL? UM, THE NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN? WE DO, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND COUNCILWOMAN INE NON OBEY. A MOTION ON THE FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I HAVE 6 55. WE ADJOURN, RECONVENE AT 7:00 PM FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.