[1. Call meeting to order.]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.TODAY IS TUESDAY, JULY 28TH, 2026.
I WANT TO OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT OPEN CARRY, UH, FIREARMS IS PROHIBITED WITHIN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION FROM JOHN MAYS.
THERE HE IS, UH, FROM TRINITY CHURCH HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND, AND, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS, IF YOU DON'T MIND FOLLOWING UP WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL GATHERING OF BOTH SERVANT LEADERS AND CITIZENS AS WE DISCUSS THE BUSINESS OF THIS GREAT CITY.
WE THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE A CITY THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF AND SUPPORT.
WE KNOW THAT OUR CITY IS IN GREAT HANDS BECAUSE IT IS IN YOUR HANDS.
YOU'VE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE PRIVILEGE TO ADMINISTRATE, UH, AND WE PRAY THAT THEY WOULD DO IT WITH FAIRNESS, JUSTICE, AND PRUDENCE.
LET THE, THE DISCUSSIONS AND THE BUSINESS TONIGHT BE DONE DECENTLY AND ORDERLY.
AND FOR THIS, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE.
WE WERE PLEDGED TO THE US FLAG AND TO THE, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE, THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[4. 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. ]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS FORUM.THIS GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY CITIZENS TO TALK ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT ITEMS THAT IS ON THE AGENDA.
UM, COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, CAN DELIBERATE, UH, DURING THE AGENDA ITEM ITEMS, I DON'T KNOW ANY AGENDA.
COUNSEL CANNOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CHRIS TO COME UP AND HIS TOPIC IS POLICE MONTHLY SNAPSHOT AND FLOCK CAMERAS.
CHRIS, IF YOU COULD, I COULDN'T READ YOUR LAST NAME.
GIVE US YOUR FIRST, LAST NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I LIVE AT 1 7 0 6 HIDDEN CANYON LOOP, UH, AROUND THE CORNER, CEDAR HILL.
UM, I WANTED TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TODAY ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS.
THESE ARE JUST SOMETHING I RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT.
MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD OF THEM BEFORE.
UM, MAYBE IT'S OLD NEWS TO SOME OF YOU, BUT TO ME, THEY'RE, THEY'RE REALLY FAIRLY NEW.
AND TO BE FRANK, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CREEPING ME OUT THAT THAT'S WHAT MY FAVORITE, UH, HALLOWEEN COFFEE MUG SAYS.
AND I SAW THAT ON MY WAY OVER HERE, AND I, AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CONVEY HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE FLOCK CAMERAS AROUND TOWN.
YOU KNOW, IF I WERE TO LEAVE THIS MEETING TODAY AND TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF EVERYBODY'S CAR IN THE PARKING LOT, IT WOULD PROBABLY MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
I GO TO THE MURPHY'S GAS STATION DOWN THE ROAD ALMOST EVERY SATURDAY TO TO BUY, YOU KNOW, A SODA, WHATEVER, RED BULL.
AND EVERY TIME I GO THERE, THERE'S A FLAW CAMERA SANCTIONED BY THE CITY THAT TAKES A PHOTO OF MY CAR DOING THAT.
AND SO WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO URGE EVERYONE, UH, ON THE BOARD HERE TODAY, OR COUNCIL HERE TODAY TO CONSIDER IS THAT FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, IT MAY BE WORTHWHILE TO CONSIDER WHAT REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS WE PUT IN PLACE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THESE CAMERAS AROUND THE CITY.
IN FACT, THERE'S NOTHING PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S POLICE WEBSITE CONCERNING WHEN THEY'RE, UH, WHEN THEY'RE DEPLOYED.
THERE'S NOTHING CONCERNING WHAT IS DONE WITH THE DATA ONCE THEY'RE DEPLOYED MUCH IN THE SAME REASON.
YOU MAY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IF I GO TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR CAR.
UM, RIGHT, THAT, THAT'S NOT, I THINK ANYTHING ANYBODY WANTS.
UM, I, I GREW UP IN, UH, NEW ORLEANS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME BAD POCKETS AROUND NEW ORLEANS AND, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, AT ONE POINT IN TIME THERE WAS A BIG PUSH BY THAT CITY TO DEPLOY POLICE CAMERAS.
AND SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT LEAVE, UH, AN AREA WITH POLICE CAMERAS WITH AN IMPRESSION THIS AREA IS NOT SAFE.
I THINK THAT'S THE MESSAGE WE'RE SENDING, UH, BY PUTTING THESE CAMERAS AROUND TOWN.
AND, AND FINALLY, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S ACTIONS OF LEADERS THAT REALLY SET A PRECEDENT FOR THE CULTURE OF A COMMUNITY, A BUSINESS, WHATEVER IT IS, AS OPPOSED TO SLOGAN.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE UP THIS HARD TOPIC OF WHERE DO WE, UH, WANT THESE CAMERAS? ARE WE GONNA ALLOW THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY? UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, CHRIS.
AND, UM, I THINK AFTER OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I HEARD SOMEBODY WAS TAKING PICTURES OF MY CAR, SO, UH, THE COUNCIL'S, UH, VEHICLE.
UM, BUT HEY, HEY CHRIS, BEFORE YOU GO, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE ABOUT TO SWEAR IN A NEW POLICE CHIEF AND I THINK HE'S, HE'S HERE, SO, UM, WE'LL BE SURE TO
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HAVE HIM TO KIND OF GIVE US A BRIEFING ON ANY NEAR FUTURE.I HAVE COUNSEL FOR THE, UM, UH, CITIZENS FORM AND COUNSEL.
THERE WAS NO, UH, CITIZENS ONLINE FORM REQUEST THAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT.
SO I'LL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
[5. 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.]
IS A CONSENT AGENDA.CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH ONE SINGLE VOTE.
ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CAN BE PULLED FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, FOR ANY, UM, FURTHER DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE PULLED? NOT SEEING NONE.
AGENDA ITEM A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF JULY 7TH, 2026, SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND JULY 14TH, 2026.
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING, ITEM B, CASE NUMBER FP 8 0 1 2026 APPROV IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAN FOR STRAUSS LAND EDITION LOT ONE, BLOCK ONE AND PROPERTY ZONE FSF 8.5, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 8,500 SQUARE FOOT LOTS, MINIMUM DISTRICT AND AND S NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE DISTRICT, AND PARTIALLY WITHIN THE UPTOWN UT OVERLAY, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS TRACK 20.2 BEING A 1.709 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF THE ZU COMB.
SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 3 0 6 GENERAL LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF STRAUS ROAD AND FLOWER LANE, WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 8 1 3 STRAUSS ROAD.
APPLICANT NORMAN PATTON, UH, WITH NORMAN PATTON AND ASSOCIATES PROPERTY OWNERS FREDERICK BROWN WITH STRAUSS LAND AND DEVELOPMENT LLC.
ITEM C, CONSIDER AUTHORIZED THE DRAFTING OF AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 23 ENTITLED ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, TO ADD MANUFACTURING, HOUSING INMATES, ZONING DISTRICT, AND TO ADD THE BOUNDARIES OF A MANUFACTURER HOUSING INMATE ZONING DISTRICT ON THE ZONING MAP.
ITEM D, CONSIDER AUTHORIZED TO THE CITY TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR REZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 5 4 1 SIMMONS WAY.
ITEM E, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN UPDATED AND LOCAL CORPORATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL AND THE CITIES OF DESOTO AND DUNCANVILLE FOR A REGIONAL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES COUNCIL.
THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. THE FLOOR IS OPEN PRO TIM GLOVER.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH E AS READ.
SECOND, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
UM, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MO UNANIMOUS.
[6. Closed Session. ]
IS CLOSED SESSION.A CLOSED SESSION IS CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087, TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEGOTIATIONS, 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, STAY, OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE TERRITORY OF CEDAR HILL.
AND WITH THE, WHICH THE CITY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND OR TO LIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO THE OTHER BUSINESS PROSPECT.
UH, THOSE ITEMS ARE PROJECT ADVENTURE HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER.
COUNSEL, I HAVE SEVEN 13 AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE INTO A CLOSED SESSION.
[7. Reconvene in Open Session and consider any action needed as a result of the Closed Session.]
I HAVE 8 21 LIKE TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.AND, UH, THERE'S NO ACTION BEING TAKEN DURING THE CLOSED SESSION.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MOTION ALL FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.