Jun 09, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting

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THIS IS THE 7:00 PM

[1. Call meeting to order.]

THE TIME IS SEVEN O'CLOCK.

WE HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL HERE.

I AM GREG GLOVER, MAYOR PRO TEM.

I AM SITTING IN PLACE OF MAYOR MASON, WHO SENDS HIS REGARDS FROM VACATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE WARM WELCOME TO OUR DEDICATED CITY STAFF, OUR RESIDENTS HERE WITH US IN THE TUR CANDIDATE ROOM, AND OUR CITIZENS VIEWING ONLINE.

BEFORE WE PROCEED, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS IS AN OFFICIAL MEETING AND OPEN CARRY A FIREARM TO STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

WE WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION FROM THE, FROM PASTOR JOSH PRINCE FROM THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HERE IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL.

HE WILL LEAD US IN PRAYER.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER GERALD MALONE, LEAD US IN PLEDGES.

PLEASE SNAP.

LET'S PRAY.

FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.

AND LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT WE CAN LEAN ON YOU AND TRUST IN YOU.

FATHER, THAT YOUR NAME IS ABOVE ALL NAMES.

FATHER, YOU ARE THE KING OF KINGS AND THE LORD OF LORDS.

AND GOD 'CAUSE OF YOUR GREAT LOVE FOR US, YOU SET YOUR ONE AND ONLY SON JESUS TO THIS WORLD, GOD, TO TAKE ON OUR BURDEN, OUR SIN, OUR SHAME, SO THAT WE MIGHT WALK IN FREEDOM AND REDEMPTION AND GRACE AND IN CONFIDENCE.

WE THANK YOU THAT HE IS THE WAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.

AND LORD, I PRAY THAT, UH, GOD'S CITY, UH, THIS CITY WOULD BE REACHED BY THAT MESSAGE AND THAT TRUTH ABOVE ALL.

AND GOD, I I DO PRAY OVER THE PROCEEDINGS TONIGHT.

I THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL, UH, LORD, FOR THEIR HEART AND LOVE FOR THE CITY, THEIR DESIRE TO SEE THE CITY THRIVE, UH, TO SEE THE CITY SAFE, AND, UH, FATHER, TO SUBMIT TO YOU, UH, GOD, TO ALLOW PRAYER TO BE PART OF THIS PROCESS.

SO, LORD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

AND I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM CONTINUED WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AND DISCERNMENT, THE DECISIONS THAT LIE AHEAD OF THEM.

GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE CELEBRATION HAPPENING IN THE LOBBY.

NOW, GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, GOD, THAT, UH, EACH AND EVERY DAY THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE.

GOD, THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON HOLD FOR US.

LORD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE.

HELP US TO SUPPORT THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM.

GOD HELP US TO, UH, VALUE THEM AND, AND DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL, UH, LOVED AND APPRECIATED.

UH, GOD, WE PRAY FOR THEIR SAFETY.

I THANK YOU FOR, UH, THESE WOMEN STANDING BEHIND ME, LORD, FOR FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE ACTS OF VALOR AND SERVICE.

AND, UH, LORD, HOW, UH, LORD, THEY, UH, THEY CARED FOR US.

GOD CARED FOR NAMES THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW, UH, THAT WE MIGHT BE FREE AND PROTECTED.

LORD, I I THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE CONTINUING TO SERVE.

UH, LORD WOULD YOU CONTINUE TO PROTECT THEM AS WELL.

AND LORD, I JUST PRAY BLESSINGS OVER THE CITY.

A GOD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, LORD, THAT WE GET TO CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER.

A GOD THAT WE BE, WE GET TO BE NEIGHBORS TO ONE ANOTHER, LORD, THAT IS A HIGH RESPONSIBILITY.

AND SO, LORD, HELP US TO VALUE ONE ANOTHER.

GOD HELP US TO SEE THE NEEDS AROUND US AND MEET THEM.

GOD HELP US TO OFFER WORDS OF SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN CRITICISM LINGERS.

AND FATHER, WOULD YOU BE GLORIFIED? GOD, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CHURCHES THAT SERVE THIS CITY.

I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GROW THEM AND EXPAND THEM, AND LORD, THAT WE WOULD BE LIKES TO THIS COMMUNITY.

GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THE DECISIONS THAT LIE AHEAD.

LORD, MAY YOU BE GLORIFIED IN.

IT'S IN JESUS NAME I PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

EVERYONE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

FIRST, THE AMERICAN FLAG PLEDGE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR THE TEXAS ONLY.

THE TEXAS FLAG, OUR PREJUDICES TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER, UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL.

THANK YOU.

YOU MAY BE SEATED.

YES, WE DO.

NEXT UP, WE ARE MOVING

[a. Present a Proclamation designating June 12, 2026 as Womens Veteran's Day in Cedar Hill.]

THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING JUNE 12TH, 2026 AS WOMAN'S VETERAN DAY IN CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

AND THIS WILL BE READ BY, PRESENTED BY OUR COUNCIL MEMBER PATTY BUS HART.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME THESE LADIES HERE AS, UH, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN, UH, WOMEN IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR, FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, WHEREAS CEDAR HILL

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AND WHEREAS WOMEN HAVE FORMALLY BEEN PART OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE ARMY NURSE CORPS IN 19 0 1, BUT HAVE PROUDLY SERVED ALONGSIDE AND SUPPORTED OUR NATION'S MILITARY SINCE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

AND WHEREAS ON JUNE 9TH, 2017, THE TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED JUNE 12TH AS WOMEN'S VETERANS DAY SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT.

AND WHEREAS ON THIS DAY, WE COMMEMORATE THE FEARLESS SERVICE OF WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR NATION IN THE ARMED FORCES AND WE HONOR OUR FEMALE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR REMARKABLE SACRIFICES AND OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION.

NOW THEREFORE, STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF CEDAR HILL DOES HONORABLY FOR DECLARE JUNE 12TH, 2026 AS WOMEN'S VETERANS DAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, UH, TEXAS.

AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE COURAGE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF GENERATIONS OF AMERICAN SERVICE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE PROUDLY SERVED OUR GREAT STATE AND NATION DOING THEIR PART TO PROTECT OUR LAND PEOPLE, STUDENTS, AND LEGACY.

IN WITNESS ERA WHEREOF, HE HAS HERE UNTO SET HIS HAND AND HAS CALLED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED ON THIS NINTH DAY OF JUNE, 2026.

AND IT'S SIGNED BY OUR MAYOR STEVEN MASON.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO I AM MONICA DIXON.

I AM THE CO-CHAIR FOR OUR DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER TWO 40 CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

THIS THURSDAY, 11 JUNE FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM WE WILL HOST AN EVENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TO REMEMBER ALL OF OUR WOMEN VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THE MILITARY AS WELL AS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES CURRENTLY.

WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT FORGOTTEN.

WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE REMEMBER WHAT THEY'VE DONE AND THEIR SACRIFICES.

SO WE'RE MAKING THIS DAY IMPORTANT FOR THEM, AND WE'RE ASKING THEM TO COME OUT AND WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY THEM BY THEIR CAMOUFLAGE ATTIRE, ALLOW THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO STRUT THEIR STUFF AND LET US KNOW WHAT INSPIRED THEIR OUTFIT.

ALSO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME OTHER EVENTS WHERE WE'RE GONNA ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A FIRE PIT SIMULATOR, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO COME UP TO THE FIRE PIT AND TELL US WHAT THEY'VE OVERCOME THROUGHOUT THEIR MILITARY OR EVEN CURRENTLY WHAT THEY'VE OVERCOME, AND DROP THAT IN THE SIMULATED FIRE PIT SO THAT THEY CAN REMEMBER IT NO MORE.

AND MOVING ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.

SLIDE 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT ITEM

[b. Present a Proclamation designating June 13, 2026 as Juneteenth Celebration Day in Cedar Hill.]

PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING JUNE 13TH, 2026 AS JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION DAY IN CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

AND THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GERALD MALONE.

GOOD EVENING PROCLAMATION, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.

WHERE IS PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ON JANUARY 1ST, 1863.

AND WHEREAS ALTHOUGH RUMORS OF FREEDOM FOR SLAVES WERE WIDESPREAD, ACTUAL EMANCIPATION DID NOT COME UNTIL THE CIVIL WAR ENDED TWO HALF YEARS LATER WHEN GENERAL GORDON GRANGER RODE INTO GALVESTON, TEXAS ISSUING THE GENERAL ORDINARY NUMBER THREE ON JUNE 19TH, 1865.

AND WHEREAS AS THE NEWS SPREAD THOUSANDS FLOODED THE STREETS OF GALVESTON REJOICING IN THEIR NEWFOUND FREEDOM AND CELEBRATING WITH SONG DANCE PRAYERS CREATING THE DAY, WE NOW CELEBRATE AS JUNETEENTH TO COMMEMORATE AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM.

AND WHEREAS TODAY, THESE SAME CELEBRATIONS ARE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER THE PAST,

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AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL RECOGNIZES THAT DIVERSE COMMUNITY FOUNDED ON SHARED VALUES AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT IS OUR STRENGTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FUTURE.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL IS PLEASED TO JOIN THE CITY'S OF DUNCANVILLE, THE SOTO, AND LANCASTER IN THE BEST SOUTHWEST CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH AND RECOGNITION OF OUR RICH DIVERSITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I STEVE MASON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, HAS DUE BY HEREBY PROCLAIMED JUNE 13TH, 2026 AS JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION DAY IN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

I URGE THAT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY, TO RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTH OF A RICH CULTURE AND EXPERIENCE THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE.

THIS CELEBRATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE HISTORY OF AN IMPORTANT PART OF AMERICAN SOCIETY AND HELPS UNIFY OUR CITY AND OUR NATION AS A WHOLE.

THE 2026 BEST SOUTHWEST JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2026 FROM 11:00 AM TO 10:00 PM AT THE LANCASTER COMMUNITY PARK, 1700 VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY, LANCASTER, TEXAS 7 5 1 3 4.

AND WITNESS, THEREFORE, I HAVE HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND HAVE CAUSED A SEAL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS NINTH DAY OF JUNE, 2026.

MAYOR STEVE MASON.

RIGHT.

UH, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THE, UH, FEATURE ARTIST, UM, THAT WILL BE AT THE LANCASTER COMMUNITY CENTER.

UM, THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY, WE WILL HAVE, UH, UH, EM AND ZYDECO MASTERS.

WE WILL HAVE, UH, UH, UH, CHIEF D DONDRE, LECRAE, AND MARIO.

SO PLEASE GO, UH, CHECK OUT THE, THE ARTISTS, UH, THAT ARE SCHEDULED, UH, TO PERFORM.

THANK YOU.

3, 2, 1.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANYONE KNOW A MARIO SONG? MARIO LYRICS? ANYONE? NO.

OKAY.

I THOUGHT, THOUGHT WE HAD THE COUNCIL MEMBER READY TO SING.

NEXT UP IS ITEM FOUR D, PRESENT, EXCUSE ME,

[c. Badge pinning and administering Oaths of Office to newly promoted fire personnel. ]

THIS IS A BADGE PENDING AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF OATS OF OFFICE TO THE NEWLY PROMOTED FIRE PERSONNEL.

AND WE HAVE CHIEF HARRISON COMING UP AND WE TURN IT OVER TO YOU, SIR.

MAYOR TRO TIM AND CITY COUNCIL AND OUR VISITORS THAT ARE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS TONIGHT.

UH, THIS IS A PRIVILEGE ALWAYS TO RECOGNIZE OUR MEMBERS AS THEY PROMOTE UP THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION.

UM, EACH ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAS SHOWN THE DEDICATION AND THE HARD WORK AND THE COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVE, UH, THIS BADGE PENDING TONIGHT FOR THIS CEREMONY.

UH, WE'RE GONNA START OFF TONIGHT WITH, UM, OUR BADGE PENDING FOR RYAN VALENCIA.

GIFFORD, IF YOU CAN COME DOWN PLEASE, AND IF YOU'LL ALLOW YEAH, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT HIM BEFORE WE SWEAR HIM ON.

UM, RYAN HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO DRIVER ENGINEER RYAN JOINED OUR CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 2023 AND HAS QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION.

UM, HE HAS EARNED THE HIGHEST SCORE ON THE DRIVER ENGINEER PROMOTIONAL EXAM THAT WAS JUST, UH, ADMINISTERED THIS APRIL.

UM, THEREFORE HE, UH, STANDS BEFORE US TO RECEIVE THIS, UH, RECOGNITION TONIGHT.

UM, HE'S BEEN AN EXCELLENT FIREFIGHTER AND BROUGHT A LOT OF, UH, THAT STRONG WORK ETHIC AS HE TAKES CARE OF THE PATIENTS ON THE AMBULANCE AND AS HE AS A FIREFIGHTER ON THE, ON THE FIRETRUCK.

BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU DO AS A DRIVER OF THE FIRETRUCK AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN.

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AFTER ME.

I'M BRIAN VALENCIA.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I FAITHFULLY CEDAR FIRE DEPARTMENT DRIVER ENGINEER AND WILL THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, THE BEST MY PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PROTECT AND THE CONSTITUTION LAWS OF UNITED STATES

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AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UH, RYAN'S FAMILY DOWN, HIS MOM, TARA AND HIS DAD RYAN, WHO WOULD BE PERFORMING THE BADGE OPINION.

WE LIKE TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CHRIS HOLCOMB TO JOIN ME UP FRONT.

LET ME, UH, SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT CHRIS HERE.

SO HE JOINED OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 2015 AS A FIREFIGHTER, AND HE HAS WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE RANKS TO DRIVER ENGINEER.

UH, DURING THAT TIME WHILE SERVING IN THE OPERATIONS, HE PUT IN A LOT OF EXTRA EFFORT TO OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE ON THE NEW ROLE AS INSPECTOR IN THE FIRE MARSHALS DIVISION.

UH, CHRIS HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET, NOT ONLY, UH, IN THE FIREFIGHTER RANKS AND THE DRIVER ENGINEER RANKS, AND NOW AS AN INSPECTOR WORKING IN THE FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION AS ONE OF OUR, UH, LAUGHS, LIFE AND FIRE SAFETY TEAM MEMBERS WHO TRAVELS AROUND TO OUR SCHOOLS AND OTHER PLACES IN THE STATE TO TEACH FIRE SAFETY TO OUR CHILDREN.

UM, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT HIM TAKING THIS POSITION AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE DOES WITH THIS.

UM, LIKE I SAID, I WILL STAY OUTTA YOUR WAY AND LET YOU FLY 'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT THINGS.

UM, CHRIS IS GONNA BE, UH, SWORN IN RIGHT NOW AND THEN WE'LL INVITE HIS FAMILY DOWN.

I, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I'LL FAITHFULLY THE FAITHFULLY OF THE OFFICE OF FIRE INSPECTOR, THE OFFICE OF FIRE INSPECTOR FOR THE CITY OF TEXAS.

THE CITY OF TEXAS, AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS OF UNITED STATES, CONSTITUTIONAL UNITED STATES AND STATES.

SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHRIS'S FAMILY DOWN AND IT'LL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE ASHLEY, AND HIS CHILDREN BY SIDE.

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

TWO, ONE.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO INVITE MS. TAMMY COOPER DOWN TO THE FRONT, PLEASE.

SHE BROUGHT A CROWD WITH HER TONIGHT, , JUST A FEW.

SHE TOLD ME IT WAS JUST GONNA BE A FEW PEOPLE.

UM, I WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT TAMMY AS WELL BEFORE WE SWEAR IN.

SHE JOINED, UH, THE CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 2018 AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CAREER WITH THE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND, UH, I'M TELLING YOU, WE WERE EXCITED WHEN WE

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UM, SINCE JOINING OUR TEAM, SHE HAS SERVED AS THE FIRE INSPECTOR, FIRE INVESTIGATOR, AND MOST RECENTLY AFTER THE DEPARTURE AND RETIREMENT OF CHIEF, UH, REGINALD ALEXANDER, SHE STEPPED IN AS THE ACTON FIRE MARSHAL.

UM, THROUGHOUT THIS TIME ON OUR DEPARTMENT, UH, SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED HER PROFESSIONALISM, HER WORK ETHIC, HER LEADERSHIP, AND A STRONG, STRONG COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

I CAN'T OVERSTATE THAT.

UH, SHE HAS DEFINITELY EARNED THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I AM CONFIDENT SHE WILL CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS.

AS OUR NEW FIRE MARSHAL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND A I TAMMY COOPER.

TAMMY COOPER DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

SO I'LL, THANKFULLY THE THANK THE OFFICE OF FIRE MARSHAL THE OF CEDAR, THE BEST, BEST, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PROTECT THE CONSTITU OF UNITED STATES, CONSTITU UNITED STATES, UH, WITH THIS PROMOTION, MS. TAMMY COOPER AS IT'S CHIEF, THE RANK OF OFFICER, AND IS NOW HEREBY KNOWN AS CHIEF TAMMY COOPER CHIEF, BE PINNED BY, UH, ROSE BROWN.

IT IS HARD TO CLOSE SOMETIMES.

GRAB SOME PICTURES WITH ME.

2 1 3, 2 1.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR OPINION CEREMONY.

I APPRECIATE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT HERE IN FRONT OF YOU AND ALL OF HER FRIENDS, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T LIVE IN CEDAR HILL, THIS IS CEDAR HILL.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO HERE.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

AND ON BEHALF OF OUR MAYOR, STEVE MASON AND THE ENTIRETY OF OUR COUNCIL, WE WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED.

AND THIS IS WHAT MAKES CEDAR HILL SPECIAL.

THANK.

THE NEXT ITEM IS CITIZEN FORUM.

OH YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHERE Y'ALL GOING ? WE GOT, WE GOT SOME MORE COUNCILS MEETING TO GO.

Y'ALL JUST CATCH IT ONLINE.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

WHILE OUR GUESTS ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE THEIR PROMOTIONS OUTSIDE WITH CHARCUTERIE, UM, JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT ITEM FOUR D WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 23RD.

I HOPE THEY SAVED SOME OF THAT CHARCUTERIE.

I DID NOT GET ANY.

YOU AIN'T GETTING ANYTHING.

I'M NOT GETTING ANY.

ALRIGHT,

[5. Citizens Forum/Public Comments. Citizens wishing to speak during this time should submit a Speaker Request Form to the City Secretary before the meeting begins. Public comments may also be submitted online at: cedarhilltx.com/publiccomment. All public comments submitted online by 3pm on City Council meeting dates will be distributed to the City Council and entered into record. ]

THIS GIVES ANYONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED

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BEFORE WE START, I DO WANNA MAKE A QUICK NOTE, A REMINDER THAT REGARDING TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, BECAUSE THESE ITEMS AREN'T FORMALLY POSTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THIS COUNCIL IS LEGALLY RESTRICTED FROM DELIBERATING ON FROM THE DIOCESE.

EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL, AND WE JUST HAVE THE ONE.

TONIGHT WE HAVE MR. PHILLIP BAITZ OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, AND HIS TOPIC IS TOURISM CALLING CITY HALL AND BICENTENNIAL AND A HALF.

HOW ABOUT YOU, SIR? UH, BEFORE I START, MAYOR, IF IT EVER GETS TOO ROWDY, YOU DON'T CALL THE POLICE, YOU CALL THE SHERIFF THAT WAY YOUR HANDS WERE CLEAN OF ANYTHING.

AND QUITE SOME TIME, 50 SOMETHING YEARS AGO, I WITNESSED THAT, THAT THE MAYOR DID CALL THE SHERIFF.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THEY CAME IN.

SO I'M PHILLIP SI LIVE AT 1130 NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD, AND, UH, I'M CONCERNED THAT, UH, I DON'T, I CHECKED ON THE CITY HALL WEBSITE, CITY WEBSITE, LOOKING FOR A BICENTENNIAL AND A HALF CELEBRATION.

BACK IN THE SEVENTIES WHEN IT WAS THE, UH, 200 CELEBRATION, THEY HAD ONE HERE AROUND THE CITY HALL, WHICH IS NOW BABES.

AND I THINK WE MISSED SOMETHING WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO 16 MILES TO CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH.

JUNETEENTH USED TO BE CELEBRATED HERE IN CEDAR HILL.

AND IN A SENSE, I WAS A PARTICIPANT BECAUSE I MADE DONATIONS WITH MY BROTHER TO, UH, HELP THESE PEOPLE HAVE THE CELEBRATION.

AND A LOT OF THESE THINGS JUST CAN HAPPEN JUST BY WITH FOOD TRUCKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND I WENT TO THE NATIONAL POKER FESTIVAL AND I KNOW WHAT I SPENT, I WAS THERE TWO DAYS AND I KNOW WHAT IT BRINGS IN.

AND I KNOW Y'ALL WENT TO MISSOURI LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ENHANCE DIFFERENT THINGS HERE.

AND THE THINGS THAT I SAW IN MISSOURI, THE ONLY THING THAT I DIDN'T SEE THAT WE, THE THING THAT WE DON'T HAVE HERE WOULD BE FUN, FUN MOUNTAIN.

AND WE USED TO HAVE THAT.

IT WAS CALLED ELLEN'S FAIRWAY.

BUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT Y'ALL LOOKED AT, WE'VE GOT A GOLF COURSE EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN ANOTHER CITY, BUT I KNOW WHAT I SPENT THERE.

AND IT'S AN ENJOYABLE TIME.

IT'S WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TOGETHER.

AND ON ELECTION DAY, THE LAST DAY OF ELECTION, I WALKED FROM MY HOUSE TO, UH, THE RECREATION CENTER WAS 3.1 MILES.

AND THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I SAW IN CEDAR HILL THAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T SEE IF YOU WOULD'VE DRIVEN.

BUT ONE OF THE LAST THINGS I WANT TO SAY IS I CALLED THE CITY HALL YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 1230 AND, AND I'VE CALLED THEM BEFORE AT THE SAME NUMBER AND IT WAS THE TOURISM NUMBER.

AND PREVIOUSLY NO ONE'S EVER CALLED ME BACK FROM THE TOURISM THING.

NO ONE'S CALLED ME BACK FROM YESTERDAY FROM 1236.

AND I LEFT A MESSAGE, I DON'T KNOW IF THE SYSTEM'S NOT WORKING OR WHATEVER, BUT I WAS WANTING TO ASK ABOUT, UH, IF THEY WERE GONNA HAVE A BICENTENNIAL AND A HALF CELEBRATION.

AND I THINK THAT Y'ALL SHOULD CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE VOTING.

YOU CAN VOTE, YOU CAN WALK TO YOUR POLLING PLACES.

AND ALSO I DID A, I WAS GONNA WALK TO ALL THE POLLING PLACES ON ELECTION DAY AND IT WAS LIKE 20 MILES AND I GOT UP TOO LATE AND IT JUST WAS NOT, I JUST PASSED IT.

BUT I THINK YOU LOSE A LOT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE IT HERE IN TOWN WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO RIGHT TO IT AND THEN THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT THAT YOU HAVE, YOU SPEND THE MONEY IN YOUR OWN TOWN.

MAYOR, THANK YOU COUNCIL.

THANK Y'ALL.

CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR.

AND THAT IS THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE THIS EVENING.

NEXT UP IS

[a. Case No. PD-688-2024 – Conduct a public hearing and consider an application for a change in zoning from “SF-7” (Single-Family Residential – 7,000 square-foot lots minimum) and “SF-22” (Single-Family Residential – 22,000 square-foot lots minimum) Districts to a Planned Development (PD) District for Single-Family Townhouses (Attached) on a property generally located on the east side N. Joe Wilson Road, approximately 700 feet to the north of the intersection of N. Joe Wilson Road and E. Belt Line Road, with the address being 208 N. Joe Wilson Road. Applicant: S. Gabriel Ekpo, New Home Sales Center, Representative: Philip Colwell, DC Texas Architecture, Property Owner: S. Gabriel Ekpo, New Home Sales Center]

WE HAVE CASE NUMBER PD 6 8 8 2 0 2 4.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM SF SEVEN, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, 7,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS MINIMUM.

AND SF 22, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, 22,000 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM SQUARE FOOT LOTS MINIMUM DISTRICTS TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSES ATTACHED ON THE PROPERTY.

GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF, ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET TO THE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD AND EAST BELTLINE ROAD.

WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 2 0 2 0 8 NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD, THE APPLICANT'S S GABRIEL EPO, NEW HOME SALES CENTER REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIP CALDWELL, DC TEXAS ARCHITECTURE PROPERTY OWNER S GABRIEL EPO, NEW HOME SALES CENTER.

HOW ARE YOU DIRECT YOURSELF? I'M DOING WELL.

UM, GOOD EVENING,

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OUR AGENDA ITEM FOR TONIGHT IS PD 6 8 8 20 24.

THIS SITE IS GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET TO THE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD IN EAST BELTLINE ROAD.

WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 2 0 8 NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD IS SHOWN IN THE MAP IN THE TOP LEFT, OUTLINED IN PURPLE.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW IN THE BOTTOM MAP, AND THE REQUEST IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM SF SEVEN AND SF 22 DISTRICTS TO A PD DISTRICT FOR TOWNHOUSES.

THESE IMAGES GIVE YOU A VIEW OF VANTAGE POINT FROM THE SOUTH AND FROM THE NORTH.

SO BRIEFLY, I'LL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THIS REQUEST.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 3.51 ACRES AND IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED.

IT IS ZONED SF SEVEN AND SF 22 DISTRICTS WHERE TOWNHOUSES ARE NOT PERMITTED.

THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO A PD WITH TH OR TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT AS THE BASE ZONING TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOWN TOWNHOUSES.

THE PD DISTRICT WOULD ESTABLISH TOWNHOUSES AS THE ONLY USE PERMITTED ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND IT INCLUDES A PD CONCEPT PLAN THAT LAYS OUT THE TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS LAYOUT CONSISTS OF 27 TOWNHOUSES, EACH TOWNHOUSE ON ITS OWN LOT, AND FIVE HOA LOTS.

EACH TOWNHOUSE WOULD HAVE TWO STORIES, THREE BEDROOMS, A MINIMUM FLOOR AREA OF 1700 SQUARE FEET, PLUS AN ATTACHED TWO CAR GARAGE.

THE TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT WOULD INCLUDE VISITOR PARKING AND OPEN SPACE WITH AMENITIES.

AND FINALLY, THE INDIVIDUAL TOWNHOUSES ARE TO BE SOLD TO INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND ALL TOWNHOUSES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE INCORPORATED INTO AN HOA.

THE EXISTING ZONING IN THE AREA SHOWN HERE ON THIS MAP, UH, GENERALLY TOWNHOUSES WOULD BE PERMITTED BY WRIGHT IN THE TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT OR TH THE MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT OR IN MATH.

AND WITHIN APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, IT WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT, A PD IS USED AS A, AS A TOOL TO ALLOW THE CITY TO EVALUATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS BEYOND THE STANDARD CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD NOT BE ASSURED WITH THE STANDARD ZONING DISTRICT.

WE HAVE A FEW SLIDES THAT INCLUDE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT AND WHAT IS PROPOSED BY THE PD, THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BY THE APPLICANT.

I WILL HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS AS WE GO THROUGH THE SLIDES.

AND SO FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I WILL FOCUS ON THE BUILDING DESIGN.

AND SO FOR THE TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT OR TH THAT IS SILENT FOR THE PROPOSED PD STANDARDS BY THE APPLICANT, I'LL HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS.

THE FRONT ELEVATION OF EACH UNIT FOR BUILDING TYPE A SHALL INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS.

CEDAR POSTS WITH BOTTOM PART WRAPPED IN MASONRY, CEDAR SHAKE, SIDING, AND ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING, DECORATIVE BRACKETS, GABLE WINDOWS, AND EITHER A CARRIAGE STYLE GARAGE DOOR OR A CRAFTSMAN STYLE GARAGE DOOR.

THE FRONT ELEVATION OF EACH UNIT IN BUILDING TYPE B SHALL INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING SHUTTERS, GABLE WINDOW, AND EITHER A CARRIAGE STYLE GARAGE DOOR OR A CRAFTSMAN STYLE GARAGE DOOR.

FOR COLOR PALETTE, A MINIMUM OF TWO DIFFERENT COLOR SCHEMES WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR BUILDING TYPE A AND BUILDING TYPE B.

AND THESE ARE, UM, STANDARDS THAT WERE ACHIEVED AS ENHANCEMENTS.

AS A PART OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, I WILL ALSO, UH, FOCUS ON THE SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO THE INFORMATION THAT'S INCLUDED ON THE SLIDES ARE A PART OF YOUR PACKET, BUT I'LL FOCUS AND HIGHLIGHT THE SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR TH DISTRICT.

THE STANDARDS ARE SILENT, BUT FOR THE PROPOSED PD STANDARDS, SCREENING SHALL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN THE PROPERTY AND NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD RIGHT OF WAY.

THE SCREENING SHALL BE LOCATED ENTIRELY WITHIN HOA LOTS AND SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING, SIX FOOT TALL MASONRY WALLS AND A RIGHT WROUGHT IRON ORNAMENTAL GATE WITH KNOX BOX FOR FIRE ACCESS ALONG THE SEGMENT OF THE SCREENING FACING THE DEAD END INTERIOR STREET, WHICH WILL VISUALIZE AS A PART OF THE CONCEPT PLAN.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE, AN EIGHT FOOT TALL BOARD ON BOARD PRIVACY FENCE SHALL BE PROVIDED IN LOTS ONE THROUGH 14 AND HOA LOT TWO ALONG THE LOT LINES ADJOINING A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER PORTION OF A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DESIGNATED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES.

SO IT WOULD BE BETWEEN THIS DEVELOPMENT AND RESIDENTIALLY, UM, RESIDENTIALLY LAND USE PROPERTIES.

I HIGHLIGHT THIS IN RED BECAUSE THIS

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EXCEPT AS REQUIRED.

UNDER PREVIOUS BULLET 0.6 FOOT TALL WOOD PRIVACY FENCES SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE REAR YARDS OF THE RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

AND AGAIN, THE BOARD ON BOARD WOOD IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE MAINTAINED IN INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP FOR EACH OF THE PROPERTIES.

SO I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE CONCEPT SITE PLAN BRIEFLY AND HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS THAT, UH, I HAVEN'T ALREADY TOUCHED ON.

THE RED BOUNDARY SHOWS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SUBJECT SIDE ITSELF.

AGAIN, THERE ARE 27 TOWN HOMES PROPOSED.

I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE, UM, LAYOUT AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH OF THOSE TOWNHOUSES, AS WELL AS THE LOT AREA WHICH WOULD BE 3000 SQUARE FEET.

I'LL REMIND YOU THAT THERE ARE FIVE HOA LOTS AND VISITOR PARKING, UH, PROVIDED A MINIMUM OF 14% OF THE GROSS LAND AREA WITHIN THE ENTIRE PD SHALL BE DEVOTED TO OPEN SPACE WITH AMENITIES LIKE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, PARK BENCHES, PICNIC TABLES, A BARBECUE GRILL, AND TRASH CANS.

AND AGAIN, THESE ARE ENHANCEMENTS THAT ARE ACHIEVED AS A PART OF THE PD.

THE EIGHT FOOT TALL BOARD ON BOARD PRIVACY FENCE, UM, ALONG THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WILL BE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS PROPOSAL.

AND THAT'S SHOWN BY THE OUTLINE IN BROWN.

AND THOSE ARE THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE, UM, A PART OF THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATE, UM, FENCING EXCEPT AS REQUIRED UNDER PREVIOUS BULLET.

AGAIN, THE SIX FOOT TALL WOOD PRIVACY FENCES WOULD BE IN THE REAR YARDS OF THE RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

AND THE SCREENING OF THE HOO OF, UM, THE PROPERTIES ALONG NORTH, NO, EXCUSE ME, NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD, EXCUSE ME, WOULD BE WITHIN HOA LOTS.

AND THAT WOULD BE A SIX FOOT TALL MASONRY WALL WITH LANDSCAPING.

AND AGAIN, THAT LANDSCAPING IS ALSO AN ENHANCEMENT THAT WOULD BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PD.

WHILE I HAVE THE SITE PLAN BEFORE YOU, I DO WANT TO NOTE THE RED ARROW, WHICH SHOWS THE ACCESS INTO THE SITE ALONG NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD.

UH, THIS IS A PROTECTED LEFT TURN LANE.

IT WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR TURN OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH.

UH, THERE IS A, UH, DIVIDER, A LANE THAT, UM, CUT THROUGH, IF YOU WILL, AT BLUE STEM, WHICH IS FURTHER SOUTH.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME SITE CONSTRAINTS THAT LIMITED THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE PROPOSED STREET CONNECT AT THAT VANTAGE POINT.

UH, THERE WOULD'VE BEEN A REQUIREMENT TO CONNECT AND COLLABORATE WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER AND THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ACHIEVED.

SO STAFF DID TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ALTERNATIVE.

THE CONCEPT BUILDING, UH, A ELEVATIONS ARE SHOWN HERE AND WE HAVE A 35% BRICK WITH 65% FIBER CEMENT SIDING.

THE SIDE ELEVATIONS ARE SHOWN HERE FOR BUILDING A AND THIS IS 50% BRICK WITH FIBER CEMENT SIDING AT 50%.

THIS IS THE ELEVATION FOR, UM, BUILDING B AS WELL AS THE PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN OF THE BUILDING MATERIAL.

AND I WILL REMIND YOU THAT HOUSE BILL 24 39, UH, RESTRICTS CITIES FROM CONTROLLING FOR THESE ELEMENTS.

HOWEVER, AS A PART OF A PD, WE CAN WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE, UM, DEVELOPER, UH, TO ACHIEVE THESE, UM, THESE ELEMENTS.

I WILL SAY THEY ARE COMPARABLE TO OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE'VE SEEN HERE IN THE CITY.

THE FOLLOWING FACTORS SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN RENDERING A DECISION ON A ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION.

AND SO WE DID GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE AS A PART OF, UH, OUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROPOSAL AND THE DETAILS OF THAT ARE INVOLVED ARE PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET.

I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE BRIEFLY.

UH, FACTOR NUMBER ONE, WHETHER THE USE IS PERMITTED BY THE PROPOSED CHANGE WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA CONCERNED IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE GENERAL AREA AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

UH, THIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT IS COMPARABLE TO WHAT IS SEEN, UM, IN, UH, ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS HOMES, COVEY HOMES, UH, BUT GENERALLY THE AREA IS SINGLE FAMILY WITH DETACHED HOMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF WATERFORD OAKS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY THAT'S ZONE LOCAL RETAIL.

FURTHER, I WILL SHARE THAT WITH THE DENSITY OF 7.69 UNITS PER ACRE OR 27 UNITS, A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF TWO STORIES AND THE SCALE OF THE PROPOSED TOWNHOUSES, WE FIND THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS.

FURTHERMORE, THE TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT WOULD PROVIDE THE DESIRED TRANSITION FROM THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS TO THE LOCAL RETAIL ZONE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ALONG THE JOE WILSON ROAD FACTOR.

NUMBER TWO, WHETHER THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS IN ACCORDANCE

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NUMBER THREE, THE AMOUNT OF VACANT LAND CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED FOR SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT IN THE VICINITY AND ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY.

AND ANY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WOULD MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF SUCH VACANT LAND UNAVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT CITYWIDE A TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE PERMITTED BY WRIGHT AS MENTIONED IN THE TH DISTRICT, THE MF DISTRICT AND BY CUP AND THE OT DISTRICT.

THERE ARE VERY FEW SITES ALREADY ZONED FOR TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT AND MOST OF THEM ARE PD DISTRICTS.

FACTOR NUMBER FOUR, THE RECENT RATE AT WHICH LAND IS BEING DEVELOPED IN THE SAME ZONING CLASSIFICATION AS THE REQUEST, PARTICULARLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE.

AT THIS TIME, THIS IS THE ONLY ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FACTOR.

NUMBER FIVE, HOW OTHER AR HOW OTHER AREAS DESIGNATED FOR SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT WILL BE OR UNLIKELY TO BE AFFECTED IF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS APPROVED.

SAS FINDINGS THAT IF APPROVED THE PROPOSED TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO HAVE AN EFFECT ON OTHER AREAS DESIGNATED FOR SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT.

AND FACTOR NUMBER SIX, ANY OTHER FACTORS WHICH WILL SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, OR GENERAL WELFARE.

IT IS UNKNOWN IF REZONING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, OR GENERAL WELFARE.

WE FIND THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE AREAS IDENTIFIED AS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.

AND THESE ARE AREAS THAT ARE, UM, THAT CONTAIN OFFICE RETAIL OR INFILL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH THIS IS EXCLUDING TRADITIONAL SUBURBAN STYLE APARTMENT COMPLEXES.

NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS ARE LOW INTENSITY, UNOBTRUSIVE AND DESIGNED AT A SCALE TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH NEARBY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH WE FIND THIS TO BE.

THE APPLICANT MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE WATERFORD OAKS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND PER THE APPLICANT, THE CONVERSATION WITH THE RESIDENTS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS, PRICE POINT OF TOWNHOUSES, UH, STREET SAFETY, INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE SITE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, THE SIZE OF THE TOWNHOUSES, WHETHER THE TOWNHOUSES WILL BE FOR SALE OR FOR LEASE.

AND THE REQUEST TO HAVE A HIGHER QUALITY PRIVACY FENCE BETWEEN TOWNHOUSES AND ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES PER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

UH, WE NOTIFIED THIS ITEM IN THE RAMBLER TEXAS MEDIA ON SATURDAY MAY 2ND.

WE ALSO NOTIFIED 30 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET, UM, OF THIS PROPERTY, A COURTESY NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE WATERFORD OAKS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND AS OF TODAY, WE'VE RECEIVED ZERO LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND WE DID RECEIVE ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION AHEAD OF THE PLAN COMMISSION MEETING.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE ATTACHED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND EXHIBITS.

PLAN.

COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE ATTACHED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND EXHIBITS WITH CONSIDERATION OF A MASONRY FENCE AND THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS.

WE DID ASK THE APPLICANT TO EXPLORE THIS OPTION.

WE ALSO RESEARCHED THIS OPTION AS WELL.

ONE THING TO NOTE THAT THERE IS AN EASEMENT THAT'S NOT A CITY EASEMENT, UH, IN THIS AREA THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE CROSSED BY THESE, UH, BY THIS FENCE.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE A CHALLENGE, UH, AS PART OF ACHIEVING THE GOAL OF A MASONRY FENCE.

IN ADDITION, I WILL NOTE THAT IF IT WERE TO BE A MASONRY FENCE, IT WOULD NEED TO BE AN HOA OWNERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE.

UM, AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT AND AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.

WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE AS WELL.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.

SO, UH, DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE A PRESENTATION OR THEY ARE AVAILABLE? OKAY.

GOOD EVENING.

EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS CHARLES CROOK.

YOU'RE EXPECTING AN ARCHITECT TO COME DOWN HERE.

YOU GOT A CIVIL ENGINEER INSTEAD.

UH, HE COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT I HAVE BEEN WORKING, WORKING WITH PHILIP, UH, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING ON THIS PROJECT.

I KNOW QUITE A BIT ABOUT IT.

THE OWNER, UH, DEVELOPER IS IN THE AUDIENCE ALSO.

HE'S ASKED ME TO COME DOWN AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

UM, UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A LONG TIME.

AND I WILL SAY YOUR CITY STAFF IS VERY THOROUGH.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH FOUR REVIEWS AND, UH, WE'VE ANSWERED EACH ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS ABOUT 15 PAGES.

AND THEN WE SEND ALL THAT BACK IN.

WE GET ANOTHER 12 AND THEN ANOTHER NINE, AND WE FINALLY GOT IT DOWN TO ZERO AND HAVE ADDRESSED

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I, UH, I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE AS EXCITED AS WE ARE ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT, AT, AT THIS POINT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CITIZENS' INPUT, AND THEN WE WILL BRING YOU UP FOR QUESTIONS.

OKAY? THANK YOU.

SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 8 8 2 0 2 4.

DO WE HAVE ANY RESIDENTS WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 8 8 2 0 2 4? PLEASE APPROACH STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS MITCHELL ALDRIDGE.

I LIVE AT 100 MARSHALL DRIVE, RIGHT BEHIND THIS DEVELOPMENT.

I SENT IN A LETTER, BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD READ IT 'CAUSE IT WAS KIND OF LAST MINUTE.

UM, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BUSY TODAY.

I'M WRITING TO RESPECTFULLY EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED REZONING OF 2 0 8 NORTH JOE WILSON ROAD FOR TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT.

THE PROPOSED REZONING OF THE PROPERTY BEHIND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD PERMANENTLY TRANSFORM A VALUABLE GREEN SPACE THAT CURRENTLY PROVIDES PRIVACY, NATURAL BEAUTY, AND A BUFFER BETWEEN EXISTING HOMES AND SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT.

THIS LAND CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYED BY NEARBY RESIDENTS CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS ALSO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF ADDING ADDITIONAL HOUSING INVENTORY IN THIS LOCATION.

A REVIEW OF INVENTORY IN THIS LOCATION, OR A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE HOMES IN CEDAR HILL SHOWS THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY 56 HOMES LISTED BETWEEN 300,000 AND $400,000, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED PRICE RANGE THAT THEY'VE LISTED IN THE LAST MEETING.

OF THOSE HOMES, 20 HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING 11 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES.

IN ADDITION, BROADMOOR VILLAGE TOWN HOMES BY STARLIGHT LOCATED JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CURRENTLY HAS FIVE TOWN HOMES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AS WELL AS 11 UNDEVELOPED LOTS WITH SEVERAL FLOOR PLANS AVAILABLE TO FUTURE BUYERS.

GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF EXISTING AND RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED HOUSING ALREADY AVAILABLE IN THE AREA, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT REZONING THE PROPERTY FOR ADDITIONAL TOWN HOMES SERVES A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED.

INSTEAD, INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY AND IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY TO ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR PROPERTY VALUES AND CREATE ADDITIONAL COMPETITION FOR HOMEOWNERS SEEKING TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE.

BEYOND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD DIMINISH THE PRIVACY TRANQUILITY AND OPEN GREEN SPACE THE CURRENT RESIDENTS ENJOY.

THE SECOND STORY OF THE TOWNHOMES WOULD LOOK DIRECTLY IN OUR BACKYARDS, SOMETHING AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE WOULD NOT FIX.

MANY HOMEOWNERS INVESTED IN THIS AREA WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LAND BEHIND THEIR HOMES SERVED AS A NATURAL BUFFER VIA THE GREEN SPACE OR LARGE BACKYARDS OF FUTURE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

REPLACING THAT BUFFER WITH DENSE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SUCH AS TOWN HOMES WOULD FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND REDUCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EXISTING RESIDENTS.

FOR THOSE REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO DENY THE REZONING REQUEST AND PRESERVE THE EXISTING ZONING DESIGNATION FOR THIS PROPERTY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER PD 6 8 8 2 0 2 4? NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE APPROACH.

I WILL CLOSE THIS PORTION OF THE PUBLIC MEETING.

COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY? HE SAID DIDN'T HAVE A PRESENTATION, SIR, DO YOU THE A THE APPLICANT, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? YES.

CAN YOU PLEASE APPROACH AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE, I THOUGHT THE GENTLEMAN WHO CAME BEFORE YOU DID NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

YES, GABRIEL EPO, 6 0 9 VANILLA COURT, DESOTO, TEXAS 7 5 1 1 5.

I LIVE, I LIVE DOWN THE STREET BY BELTLINE.

I I SENT, UH, A MARKET COMPARATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS.

I'M A REAL ESTATE BROKER.

I'M A BUILDER FOR OVER 30 YEARS NOW.

I BUILD SOME HERE IN CEDAR HILL, UH, WHICH, UH, UH, I CAN EVEN GIVE YOU STREET ADDRESS TO DRIVE BY AND SEE.

AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS NEIGHBORS, BUT, UH, IN EVERY SUBDIVISION THERE IS GONNA BE A TWO STORY THAT PEOPLE WILL LOOK DOWN INTO YOUR

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IS, IT DOESN'T, IS NOT RESTRICTED TO TOWNHOUSES.

ONLY ALL SUBDIVISIONS HAS TWO STORIES.

SO THAT, UH, DOESN'T REALLY, THAT IS JUST LIKE A TALKING POINT.

AND I SENT A MARKET COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS TO THE STAFF TO REVIEW, AND I THOUGHT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU ON THE OVERHEAD SO THAT I, I CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THAT.

THE NEXT DOOR.

QUICK QUESTION.

HOW LONG IS YOUR PRESENTATION? I DON'T KNOW HOW, HOW LONG? WELL, WE, WE HAVE A T WELL, WE HAVE THE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

SO IF YOU COULD KEEP YOUR PRESENTATION TO ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

YEAH.

OH, SO WE CAN, SO WE CAN DO, YES.

THE HEARING? YES.

IT'S GONNA BE UNDER THAT, EXCUSE ME.

IT'S GONNA BE UNDER FIVE MINUTES.

OKAY.

AND I'M GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH QUICKLY.

THIS IS THE MARKET ANALYSIS? YEAH.

OKAY.

THAT IS THE MARKET ANALYSIS.

PRESS THIS BUTTON TO ADVANCE THE SLIDES.

MM-HMM.

MM-HMM .

RED ONE, IF YOU HAVE TO GO BACK.

OKAY.

JUST IGNORE THE WRITINGS THERE.

I ALSO WANTED TO SEE HOW DO WE MAKE IT BIGGER? OKAY.

YOU CAN SEE THERE I PULL LIKE SEVEN HOMES.

OH, UH, THE FIRST ONE THERE IS, UH, UH, MY PROPERTY, WHICH SHOWS ON THE BLUE, THE BLUE ARROW THERE.

AND NEXT TO THAT IS THE GULF FENCE IS THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY PROPERTY.

WE SHARE COMMON FENCE.

YOU CAN SEE THE VALUE THERE.

UH, 200 CHAMBERLAIN DRIVE.

HE'S IN A WATERFORD FOUR FOOT SUB DIVISION.

HE'S 1600 SQUARE FEET AND HE'S SELLING FOR 275.

AND, UH, 7 9 13.

PENN ROSE IS THE NEW TOWNHOUSES BY STARLIGHT HOMES.

YOU SEE, THEY'RE SELLING 1700 SQUARE FOOT IS SELLING FOR, UH, 295.

THE NEXT ONE IS THE SAME TOWNHOUSE HE'S SELLING FOR 300,000.

AND THE THE THIRD ONE, THE 16 6 11 62 GALVET IS A STREET NEXT TO ME.

YOU CAN SEE THERE, IT'S, UH, SELLING FOR TWO 50.

IF, IF I CAN OFFER JUST A LITTLE GUIDANCE.

YES.

WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THE ZONING.

OKAY.

CHANGING THE ZONING.

OKAY.

NOT NECESSARILY THE PROPERTY VALUES.

OKAY.

OR SO IF YOU CAN DISCUSS OR IF YOUR PRESENTATION SHARE WITH US YOUR PRODUCT.

WE'RE, WE'RE NOT HERE TO, TO DISCUSS THE VALUATIONS OF, OF THE PROPERTIES.

OKAY.

I WAS RESPONDING TO THE LAST PLEASE RESPOND TO COUNSEL.

YES, SIR.

NOT TO THE A NOT TO THE THE CITIZEN.

YES.

THE, THE LAST, UH, SPEAKER TALKING ABOUT THE VALUE, THAT IS WHY I WANTED TO POINT OUT EVEN THE SUBDIVISION, THE BEGINNING SQUARE FOOT IS 1800 SQUARE FOOT.

I HAVE A STACK OF IT.

SO THAT I THINK THAT WILL DO FOR NOW ON THAT.

BUT, UH, UH, AS A BUILDER, I'VE BEEN SELLING REAL ESTATE FOR 30 YEARS.

I KNOW WHAT, UH, BUYERS LIKE AND WANT.

THAT IS WHY WHAT I BROUGHT, EVEN YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DENSITY, ONE, ONE ACRE IS SUPPOSED TO DEAL 14 LOTS.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT MINE, I CUT IT DOWN TO HALF SEVEN, SEVEN LOTS PER ACRE.

SO I DON'T BRING ANYTHING THAT WILL AFFECT THE IMPACT, THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY BEHIND.

AND ALSO, IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, UH, THE STARLIGHT HOME THAT IS SENDING THE BROADMOOR SUBDIVISION, THE BUILDING, UH, UH, THE FRONT SETBACK IS, UH, 18 FEET AND THE REAR IS EIGHT BOTTOM BUILDING, 125 FEET FRONT SETBACK AND 15 REAR SETBACK TO PUSH THE PROPERTY AWAY FROM THE BOUNDARY SO THAT IT DOESN'T AFFECT EVERYTHING I DO, I DO DOUBLE, DOUBLE.