Aug 25, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting

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ALL RIGHT.

READY, MADAM SECRETARY.

GOOD

[1. Call meeting to order.]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2026.

THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT, UH, OPEN CARRY OF FIREARMS IS PROHIBITED WITHIN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

I WANT TO OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

I HAVE 7 0 1.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION, WHICH, UM, INVITATION FROM PASTOR OTTO FROM HILL CITY CHURCH.

AND HE IS HERE.

SO IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND AND LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION, AND I'LL ASK, UH, COUNCILWOMAN BAHAR TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

PRAY EVERYONE.

PLEASE STAND, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

OH, I'M SORRY.

LET'S PRAY.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT.

GOD.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING MAYOR.

GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING COUNCIL TEAM.

LORD, I PRAY GOD, THAT TONIGHT AS YOU LEAD THEM AND GUIDE THEM, HOLY SPIRIT, LEAD THEM AND GUIDE THEM AS THEY TALK ABOUT ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR CITY, LORD.

AND LORD, I PRAY AS THEY'RE HERE, THAT YOU PROTECT THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR ASSETS AND THEIR, AND THEIR VEHICLES AND, AND THEIR HOUSEHOLD AND THEIR FAMILY.

GOD.

GOD, ASK THE PEACE OF GOD TO REST IN THIS ROOM HERE TONIGHT.

LORD.

LORD, I PRAY AS THEY UPHOLD OUR, OUR, OUR VALUES AND, UH, OUR VISION AND OUR MISSIONS, LORD, WHERE FAMILIES IS AND BUSINESSES CAN FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.

I PRAY YOU GIVE 'EM WISDOM.

AND I PRAY GOD, AS THEY TRY TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS, THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM.

LORD, BLESS US HERE TONIGHT.

GOD, WE ASK IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME, AMEN AND AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, CONSTABLE.

UH, PLEASE JOIN US.

JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG, FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS I PLEDGE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS FOR A NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE STRONG.

NOW THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED.

NEXT ITEM

[a. Present a Certificate of Appreciation to Mission Cedar Hill for community outreach projects completed in June 2026. ]

PRESENT A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO MISSION CEDAR HILL FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS COMPLETED IN JUNE, 2026.

ICT IS WALKING UP.

GOOD EVENING TO YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MARIN CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S BOTH A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE ONE OF CEDAR HILL'S GREAT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MISSION CEDAR HILL.

THIS PAST JUNE, WE CELEBRATED BIG WEEK ON ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, AND IT IS, UH, A TRADITION OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE.

AND BIG WEEK ALIGNS WITH OUR VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR PURSUING PREMIER CHARACTERISTICS.

SO THIS YEAR ALONE, UM, MISSION CEDAR HILL HAD 166 VOLUNTEERS GATHER TOGETHER AND TAKE CARE OF 19 HOMES, 19 CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS.

SO OVER THE YEARS, THERE'S BEEN NOTHING BUT GROWTH WITH MISSION CEDAR HILL AND THEIR IMPACT JUST CONTINUES TO GROW AND FLOURISH ALL ACROSS CEDAR HILL.

AND NOW I HAVE A SHORT VIDEO TO RECAP THE HIGHLIGHTS.

ALRIGHT, WHAT IS THE VOLUME UP? ALL MY NAME IS TOBY SNOWDEN.

I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE PASTOR HERE AT HIGH POINT BAPTIST CHURCH IN CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, AND ALSO THE LEAD DIRECTOR FOR MISSION CEDAR HILL.

UH, MISSION CEDAR HILL IS A MINISTRY OF OUR CHURCH, BUT IT IS ALSO A STANDALONE 5 0 1 C3 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.

WE SAY OUR PURPOSE IS TO TAKE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE'VE BEEN DOING FAITH-BASED, CHRIST-CENTERED, UH, COMMUNITY RESTORATION FOR SOME 25 YEARS.

OUR THEME VERSE IS MATTHEW CHAPTER FIVE, BEGINNING IN VERSE 14.

YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

A CITY ON A HILL CANNOT BE HIDDEN.

NO ONE LIGHTS A LAMP AND PUTS IT UNDER A BOWL, BUT UPON A STAND THAT IT MIGHT GIVE LIGHT UNTO THE ENTIRE HOUSE.

EVEN SO, LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN THAT WHEN THEY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS, THAT WILL GLORIFY YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN.

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THIS YEAR IN MISSION CEDAR HILL, WE DID, UH, 13 HOUSES, 19 PROJECTS, AND THEY HAD 166 VOLUNTEERS.

AND I THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR SERVANT HEARTS AND MAKE THE LORD BE COMPLETELY GLORIFIED FOR WHAT WE DID.

I HAVE A FEELING RIGHT NOW, HE'S SMILING DOWN ON US, AND I JUST AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

LET US SET OURSELVES ASIDE, SERVE OTHERS FIRST AND WORSHIP HIM.

AND THAT'S WHAT MR. CEDARHILL IS ALL ABOUT, TAKING OUR TIME AND OUR TALENT SETTING, UH, OURSELVES UP SO THAT WE COULD GO AND BE A BLESSING TO, TO OTHERS IN JESUS' NAME.

SO, UH, MAYBE YOU'RE THE NEXT GUY, THE NEXT LADY, THE NEXT YOUTH TEAM, UH, TO, UH, SET A ASIDE YOURSELF AND SERVE OTHERS FIRST.

THE FIRST QUESTION WE GET IS, WHAT, WHAT WILL IT COST? WE SAY, IT'S NOT INEXPENSIVE, BUT THERE'S NO COST TO YOU.

THE SECOND QUESTION IS THE ONE THAT WE LOVE.

WHY, WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS? AND WE TELL HIM EVERY TIME JESUS SENT US.

THAT IS MISSION CEDAR HILL.

ALL RIGHT.

AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE PASTOR SNOWDEN AND THE REST OF THE MISSION, CEDAR HILL TEAM TO THE PODIUM TO ACCEPT THIS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION.

THANK YOU.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

WE LOVE YOU GUYS, OUR PARTNERSHIP, AND THIS IS OUR WAY LOVING FAITH.

AMEN.

AMEN.

WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT.

UH, DANNY COURSE IS OUR MISSION MANAGER.

I WON'T CALL EVERYBODY'S NAME, BUT YOU SEE THE LEADERS HERE, MANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

AND GOD BLESS.

MM-HMM.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, PASTOR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT

[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 CITIZENS TO SPEAK ABOUT TOPICS THAT THEY, UH, WANNA DISCUSS.

UH, ITEMS THAT IS, OH, ITEMS, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

UH, OBVIOUSLY COUNSEL CANNOT, UH, CALL AND DELIBERATE, UM, COUNSEL.

THERE WAS NO ONLINE COMMENTS THAT THAT'S RECEIVED.

SO WE DO HAVE A FEW IN PERSON.

UH, AND I'LL BEGIN FIRST WITH, UH, CALEB FERGUSON AND, UM, MASS SURVEILLANCE.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND THE ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS CALEB FERGUSON.

I'M A DUNCANVILLE RESIDENT.

UH, LAST WEEK I WAS, UH, WELL, TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS HERE AND I HAD A SPEECH WRITTEN OUT.

TODAY, I'M GONNA BE AD-LIBBING.

UM, I'M, AGAIN, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT MASS SURVEILLANCE AND JUST THIS PLAGUE ON SOCIETY OF BIG BROTHER IN THE GOVERNMENT WATCHING US.

THE ONLY ONE I WANT WATCHING ME IN MY EVERY MOVE IS MY FATHER IN HEAVEN, NOT BIG BROTHER.

UM, AND SINCE MY LAST TIME SPEAKING HERE, I NOTICED ONE FLOCK SPECIFIC CAMERA ON JOE WILSON NEXT TO FUEL CITY GO UP.

I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS UP, UH, BEFORE THEN, BUT THAT'S WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT.

AND IT WASN'T, HADN'T BEEN REPORTED TO D FLOCK.ORG YET.

AND THEN, UH, SOMETHING NEW, SPECIFICALLY NEW THAT HAS GONE UP IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS ARE TWO A LPR CAMERAS, AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS THAT ARE NOT FLOCK, I BELIEVE THEY'RE ACCESS COMMUNICATION, BUT YOU BELIEVE IT.

I'M GOING TO GO TAKE A LOOK AND CONFIRM BEFORE I REPORT IT TO D FLOCK.ORG.

UM, BUT TWO ON, UH, RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE THE NEW STOP SIGNS ARE ON, UH, NEW CLARK AND STRAUSS ROAD.

AND SO, AGAIN, I URGE YOU AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL URGE YOU TO BRING DOWN THESE CAMERAS

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NOT AXON, NOT ACCESS, NOT FLOCK, NOTHING.

PLEASE STOP WATCHING OUR EVERY MOVE.

STOP TRACKING US, STOP ADDING US TO A NATIONWIDE LIST WHERE ANYONE CAN WATCH US.

STOP FOLLOWING US OUTTA STATE FOR WHATEVER CAUSE YOU WANT.

STOP WATCHING, UH, CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS AND POOLS AND WHATNOT WHERE THESE LICENSE PLATE READERS ARE, LICENSE PLATE READERS ARE NOT POINTED AT ROADS, THEY'RE POINTED AT PARKS, POINTED AT POOLS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THESE ARE MEANT FOR.

MASS SURVEILLANCE IS JUST AN EVIL.

THIS IS AMERICA.

THIS ISN'T CHINA, THIS ISN'T NORTH KOREA.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD FOR YEARS THAT THOSE PLACES ARE EVIL AND AMERICA IS NOW BECOMING THOSE PLACES.

SO PLEASE AGAIN, COUNSEL, I URGE YOU TO TAKE THESE DOWN.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

UM, NEXT ITEM ON THE, UH, I'M SORRY, NEXT CITIZEN TO SPEAK IS, UH, MR. WEST POOL AND WEST, UH, I SEE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.

I CAN'T TELL, I CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT YOU WRITE.

SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE, UH, GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, AND PLEASE SHARE, PLEASE, SIR, GIVE US YOUR, UH, TOPICS.

GOOD EVENING.

YOU CAN'T READ THE ADDRESS.

SIX OH, SAY ARTHRITIS SETTING IN.

OH, OKAY.

OKAY.

UH, 6 0 7 CHAMBERS, IF YOU CAN'T READ THAT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

I, UM, UP FRONT, UH, THE LAST, SINCE FRIDAY, UH, UH, WE'VE HAD, UM, AT 6 1 5 EAST BELTLINE ROAD, THE OLD STORAGE, UH, TWO STORY BUILDING, UH, THAT I STILL OWN THE PROPERTY.

AND WE ARE IN FOR, UM, THE ZONING FOR, UM, A RENEWAL.

AND SO WE STARTED IT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

AND, UM, WE, UM, DID NOT GET THE FINANCING.

SO WE HAD TO, YOU KNOW, RENEW, SO TO SPEAK, UH, INTO ANOTHER ZONING.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND, UH, WE ARE PARTICIPATING WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, UH, GET IT THE WAY THAT, UH, OR IT SHOULD BE ORIGINALLY DONE, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE DID IT.

BUT NOW THERE'S, UH, CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, THE TREES THAT WE HAVE ARE, YOU KNOW, 26 YEARS OLD OVER THERE, UH, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE WANTING US TO, UH, CHANGE TO GET RID OF SOME OF THEM AND PUT IN LITTLE THREE INCH STUFF LIKE THAT.

UM, AND THEN THE BIGGEST ONE THAT REALLY HURTS IS, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, UH, HAVE AN EASEMENT THERE, UM, THAT GOES BETWEEN ME AND THE, UM, THE CAR WASH NEXT DOOR.

AND SO IT'S 30 FOOT WIDE, UM, EASEMENT, AND THAT'S A JET FUEL.

IT'S, IT'S A FEDERAL, YOU KNOW, SITUATION.

SO, UM, WE, THEY WANT US TO, UM, UH, CHANGE, UH, PUT A FENCE THAT IS, UM, CONCRETE ON THE EASEMENT AND ALSO THE, UM, TRASH, UM, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? THE BIN OR WHATEVER, WHERE YOU HAVE THE BARRICADE, THE WALL ON THE, UH, WHERE THE DUMPSTER IS.

AND SO THAT WOULD ALSO BE IN THAT EASEMENT.

SO THAT'S TWO, UH, VIOLATIONS FOR THAT EASEMENT, SO TO SPEAK, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW.

UM, WE N WE DIDN'T DO THAT IN, YOU KNOW, BACK IN 99, AND WE, UH, WE WERE APPROVED WITHOUT IT IN BOTH CASES.

UH, WE WERE GONNA PUT UP, UH, SOME HEDGES ON THE, ON THE, YOU GOT 20 SECONDS.

WE, DID YOU HAVE AN ASK OR, UH, WELL, WE WANT TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR, UM, WE HAD SOME BREAK-INS IN THE BUILDING AND THEY WERE, UH, SUPER GUYS TO COME OVER THERE AND HELP US, UM, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, MY NEIGHBORS CALLED ME TO BREAK IN.

TURNS OUT THAT THEY WERE THREE, UH, 15 YEAR OLDS, 14 YEAR OLDS.

AND, UH, WE NEED TO GET IT DONE, GET IT ZONE, NOT KEEP CHANGING STUFF.

GOT IT.

OKAY.

WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU, PARTNER.

WELL, I HOPE SO.

ALRIGHT, .

IT'S NOT VERY GOOD OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

UM, I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE COUNSEL.

UM,

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OKAY.

PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

AND, UM, YOUR TOPIC IS MASS SURVEILLANCE AND FLOCK CAMERAS.

YEAH.

YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

NAME IS BABA ALVAREZ.

ADDRESS IS 2 0 1 SOUTH CLOCK ROAD, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS 7 5 1 0 4.

I AM A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OF THIS NATION.

I SUPPORT THE US CONSTITUTION AND THE BASIC FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE INSTALLATION OF THE FLOCK CAMERAS WITHIN OUR CITY.

THESE CAMERAS ARE NOT JUST LICENSE PLATE READERS.

THERE ARE AUTOMATIC SURVEILLANCE TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED TO CREATE A PROFILE OR PATTERN OF THE EVERYDAY MOVEMENTS OF THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS WHO DRIVE IN THE CITY EVERY DAY.

THESE CAMERAS ALSO HAVE POTENTIAL TO BE ABUSED OR MISUSED BY GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL, SUCH AS POLICE OFFICERS TO STALK OR WATCH PEOPLE WITHOUT JUSTIFIABLE REASON OR PROBABLE CAUSE.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SIX POLICE OFFICERS WERE TERMINATED FROM THEIR POSITIONS DUE TO MISUSING THE FLOCK CAMERAS.

THREE POLICE AGENCIES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AREA HAVE ALSO CONDUCTED INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THEIR POLICE OFFICERS DUE TO THEIR MISUSE OF THE FLOCK CAMERAS.

THESE AGENCIES ARE FORT BEND PD, PASADENA PD, AND BAYTOWN PD.

I HAVE HEARD FROM POLICE OFFICERS THAT THE FLOCK CAMERAS ONLY TRACK LICENSE PLATES AND NOT PEOPLE, BUT THERE ARE MANY AREAS WHERE POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE PLACED FLOCK CAMERAS AT PARKS AND WALKING TRAILS THAT CARS OBVIOUSLY CANNOT ACCESS.

AND TO, DUE TO THE CASES OF POLICE OFFICERS MISUSING AND ABUSING THE CAMERAS THAT I HAVE STATED PREVIOUSLY AND THE MULTIPLE OTHER SIMILAR CASES THAT HAVE HAPPENED ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT I HAVE NOT STATED, LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THESE CAMERAS MAY IN FACT HAVE MUCH MORE CAPABILITIES THAN JUST SIMPLY CAPTURING LICENSE PLATES.

SOME OF THESE CAMERAS HAVE SIGNAL TRACE DEVICES THAT ARE ABLE TO TRACK BLUETOOTH AND WIFI SIGNALS FROM PEOPLE AND DRIVERS THAT PASSED BY IT.

THIS ALLOWS THE FLOCK CAMERAS TO NOT ONLY IDENTIFY VEHICLES, BUT POTENTIALLY THE PEOPLE WHO PEOPLE ARE AND WHO ARE INSIDE OF THESE VEHICLES BY ASSOCIATING THEIR DEVICES WITH THE VEHICLE.

I BELIEVE WE ARE HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THESE FLOCK CAMERAS, AND THAT THESE CAMERAS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE USED TO THREATEN CIVIL LIBERTIES IN THE FUTURE.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED UPON.

WE NEED TO REMAIN VIGILANT TO ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT STRAY FROM THOSE VALUES AND BECOME LIKE AUTHORITARIAN NATIONS LIKE THE SOVIET UNION OR COMMUNIST CHINA.

IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING TO DRIVE NEAR THE FLOCK CAMERAS.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE SUBJECT WHOSE EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES AND MOVEMENTS ARE BEING TRACKED BY AN ENTITY WHO HAS THE POWER TO EASILY BE INTRUSIVE.

IT FEELS LIKE I LIVE IN THE DYSTOPIAN SOCIETY.

WE HAVE OUR PRIVACY AND FREEDOMS TODAY, BUT WITH MASS SURVEILLANCE, I'M NOT SURE IF WE COULD KEEP THESE FOR TOMORROW.

MANY MAY ASK, WHAT DO I HAVE TO HIDE? IF YOU ARE NOT A CRIMINAL, WHY ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT IT? THE QUESTION IS NOT WHAT I HAVE TO HIDE.

IT IS WHAT I HAVE TO PROTECT.

AND WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR PRIVACY, OUR DIGNITY, AND OUR LIBERTIES AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL THING THAT MAY THREATEN IT.

I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL TAKES THESE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION AND TAKE ACTION UPON THEM.

I ENCOURAGE AND URGE YOU TO CONSIDER REMOVAL.

WE GOT TIME CLOCK CAMERAS IN OUR CITY AND NOT HAVE THEM REPLACED BY COMPANIES LIKE AXON OR SINGULAR COMPANIES.

THANK YOU.

I WILL END WITH THIS QUOTE.

IT IS, IF THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY MEANS ANYTHING, IT IS THE RIGHT OF THE INDIVIDUAL MARRIED OR SINGLE TO BE FREE FROM UNWARRANTED GOVERNMENTAL INTRUSION.

THAT'S BY WILLIAM J. GREEN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[a. Case No. Z-807-2026 – Conduct a public hearing regarding an amendment to Chapter 23, entitled “Zoning” of the Code of Ordinances, City of Cedar Hill, Texas, (originally adopted by Ordinance No. 2001-64, as amended) to add a Manufactured Housing (MH) zoning district and related zoning text amendments to comply with Senate Bill 785, which takes effect on September 1, 2026.]

UH, DIRECTOR SELF.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE WILL COMBINE OUR CASES INTO 2 1 2 PRESENTATIONS.

THAT WOULD BE Z 8 0 7 20 26.

AND THAT WILL RESPOND TO THE SENATE BILL 7 85 AND Z 8 0 8 20 26, WHICH WILL, UH, RESPOND TO THE CITY INITIATED RESIGNING FOR 5 4 1 SIMMONS WAY, ALSO KNOWN AS SIMMONS DRIVE.

AS ALWAYS, WE START WITH THE VISION.

WE ENVISION CEDAR HILL AS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER WHERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT THAT RELATES TO OUR MISSION AND OUR

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AS ALWAYS, WE PURSUE PREMIER AND THAT INCLUDES DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, CLEAN, SAFE, VIBRANT PARKS, TRAILS AND NATURAL BEAUTY ENGAGED COMMUNITY, EXCELLENT, SAFE AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, STRONG AND DIVERSE ECONOMY IN TEXAS SCHOOLS OF CHOICE.

SO THIS RELATES TO THE 89TH LEGISLATURE.

AND AT THAT TIME, UH, SENATE BILL 7 85 WAS APPROVED AND SO ON JULY 28TH, 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO AUTHORIZE CITY STAFF TO COMPLETE TWO TASKS.

ONE TO INITIATE A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SENATE BILL AND ALSO TO INITIATE THE REZONING OF PROPERTIES AT 5 41 SIMMONS WAY.

THOSE TEXT AMENDMENTS INCLUDE, UH, THE ADDITION OF A SINGLE FAMILY MANUFACTURED HOME OR MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISTRICT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND ALSO IT WILL INCLUDE THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT DISTRICT.

WE ALSO UPDATED OUR LANDISH CHART SO THAT IT IS REFLECTED AS A USE THAT IS ALLOWED BY WRIGHT IN THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISTRICT AND MADE EDITS TO, UM, CHANGE THE REQUIREMENTS THAT CONFLICTED WITH SENATE BILL 7 85.

WE LOOKED AT DEFINITIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MADE SURE THAT THEY ALIGNED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SENATE BILL AND WE ALSO CLEANED UP ANY LANGUAGE THAT NEEDED TO BE AMENDED.

UM, TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR FOR OUR USERS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

AS A PART OF NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER BENSON MET WITH RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

AND WE ALSO HAD, UM, NOTIFICATION IN THE RAMBLER TEXAS MEDIA ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2026.

WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE ZONING CHANGE AND THREE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FOR THE ZONING CHANGE AND ONE FOR THE TEXT AMENDMENTS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE TEXT AMENDMENTS SUBJECT TO THE ATTACHED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, TEXT AMENDMENTS AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SENATE BILL 7 85.

AND STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE, OF THE CHANGE IN ZONING FOR 5 41 SIMMONS WAY PLAN COMMISSION, ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 7 0 0 OF THE TEXT AMENDMENTS SUBJECT TO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, AS WELL AS APPROVAL BY THE SAME VOTE FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FOR 5 41 SIMMONS WAY.

AGAIN, SUBJECT TO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, WE, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL PER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION.

AND WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR, UM, THE UPDATE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? UM, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS KIND OF A MANDATE.

WE, WE, WE GOTTA HAVE THIS IN OUR, UH, IN OUR ORDINANCE OR ELSE, YOU KNOW, THE STATE COULD COME DOWN HEAVY ON US.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU UPDATING THE ORDINANCE ON THAT.

UM, OH, SORRY.

COUNCILOR MCCURDY? YES.

I, I, OKAY.

SO THE, I MEAN THE, THE, UH, I GUESS THE, I WOULD, I WAS GONNA SAY THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, BUT IT'S REALLY MORE THE RAT ON THE TABLE.

UM, THE, WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY IF WE DO NOT ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE TO COMPLY WITH THE, UH, SENATE, UH, SENATE BILL, SENATE BILL? YES, SIR.

SO THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS ADVISED US THAT THEY, THERE MIGHT BE TWO IMPACTS.

ONE, WE, UM, EXPOSE OURSELVES TO LEGAL CHALLENGE FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SENATE BILL.

AND THEN ALSO IF WE DO NOT IDENTIFY A DISTRICT WHERE A HU CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING WOULD BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT.

AN APPLICATION COULD BE SUBMITTED FOR ANY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT IN THE CITY AND THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO RESPOND TO THAT APPLICATION WITHIN 45 DAYS.

SO THOSE WOULD BE THE PRIMARY, UM, IMPACTS IF WE DON'T RESPOND.

SO JUST IF YOU COULD CLARIFY THAT FOR ME A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD APPLY FOR AN APPLICATION FOR ANYWHERE IN THE CITY AND WE WOULD HAVE 45 DAYS TO RESPOND.

WHAT, WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT THAT MEANS THAT, UH, IN EFFECT ANY RESIDENTIAL STONING DISTRICT IN THE CITY WOULD ALLOW, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOUSING.

MANUFACTURED HOUSING.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

UH, CUSTOMER SIMS. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

SO YOU CORRECT, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, CHA UH, CHASITY BENSON AND I MET WITH A GROUP, UH, WE WERE CONTACTED 'CAUSE UH, A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORS THERE HAD SOME CONCERNS AND WE, WE, WE SPENT A GOOD HOUR AND A HALF OR SO, UM, CLOSE TO TWO HOURS TALKING TO THEM.

AND SO THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD

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IT WOULD JUST BE A REPLACEMENT.

SO RIGHT NOW IT'S CURRENTLY, UH, THERE ARE, UM, MOBILE HOMES THERE, CORRECT? CORRECT.

AND SO THE WAY THIS IS STRUCTURED, WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE LAW, THE STATE MANDATE.

BUT THIS WOULD BE A ONE-TO-ONE, UH, AS A, AS THEY TOOK OUT A MOBILE HOME, IT COULD BE REPLACED WITH A MANUFACTURER HOME.

GREAT QUESTION.

SO THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, IF A REPLACEMENT WERE TO OCCUR, OKAY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK WITH NEW HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOMES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND THEN, UM, THERE, THERE WERE, THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS THAT, UH, IN THE WINDY EVERGREEN NEIGHBORHOOD AND HIGH DRIVE, NO NEW STRUCTURES OR ALLOWED BECAUSE OF THE, UH, EMERGENCY ACCESS.

AND SO THIS WOULDN'T BE, UH, ADDITIONAL NEW STRUCTURES, BUT A ONE-TO-ONE REPLACEMENT.

SO FOR THE EXISTING, IT WOULD ALLOW A ONE-TO-ONE REPLACEMENT.

OKAY.

FOR ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT, IT WOULD HAVE TO MEET ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES PROVIDING A SECOND POINT OF ACCESS.

OKAY? YES.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALRIGHT, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST GONNA GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM YOU, DIRECTOR SEL, LET YOU KNOW.

UH, I'D HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER Z 8 0 7 2026? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER Z 8 0 7 2026 FOR THE CHANGE OF THE ZONING OF THE CODE ORDINANCES? PLEASE COME ON DOWN.

GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

AND THIS IS CIAO.

AND, UH, MY NAME IS CIAO AND, UH, I AM THE OWNER OF THIS, UH, 5 41 CEMENTS DRIVE.

UH, I'M SORRY, WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS? YOUR ADDRESS ADDRESS IS 5 41 SIMMONS DRIVE, UH, SEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

I'M THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY, THE MOBILE HOME PARK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO, UH, ANNEX TO THIS, UH, CITY WITH THE ZONING MOBILE HOME.

AND, UH, I AM COMPLETELY FAVOR OF THIS DOING THAT WAY, LIKE WE ARE NOT IN LEGAL, IN CONFORMITY, BUT IN THE PROPER ZONING.

AND THAT WILL PROVIDE THE SECURITY FOR, FOR US AS A BUSINESS AND ALSO FOR THE, UH, FOR THE, UH, TENANTS OR, OR THE RESIDENTS LIVING AROUND THE AREA TO HAVE A PROPER STRUCTURE RATHER THAN HAVING LIKE LEGAL NON-CONFORMITY STRUCTURE AROUND THEIR, UH, PROPERTIES.

SO I DEFINITELY, I AGREE TO APPROVE THIS, UH, AND BE IN FAVOR OF THIS.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER Z 8 0 7 2026? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER Z 8 0 7 2026? NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH, I WILL CLOSE THIS PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I OPEN IT UP TO COUNSEL FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

AND IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN PRO TIM GLOVER.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 6 8 8 6, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 23 ENTITLED ZONING OF THE CEDAR HILL CODE OF ORDINANCES.

OKAY, UM, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE I CALL FOR A SECOND CITY MANAGER, VALEZ, UH, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THE ITEM Z 8 0 7 2026 HAS NO ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

IT IS THE SECOND ITEM THAT IS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE ADOPTION.

OKAY.

SO NO ACTION ON THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING? CORRECT.

ALRIGHT, SORRY ABOUT THAT PROTEL.

ALRIGHT,

[b. Case No. Z-808-2026 – Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-886, which amends Chapter 23 entitled "Zoning" of the Cedar Hill Code of Ordinances (originally adopted by Ordinance No. 2001-64, as amended) to add Manufactured Housing (MH) zoning district and related zoning text amendments and which also changes the zoning from Single-Family Residential District - Estate (SF-E) to Manufactured Housing (MH) District for Single-Family HUD-code Manufactured Homes on properties of approximately 4.9806 acres, generally located north of Simmons Way (Drive), with the addresses being 541 Simmons Way (Drive).  Applicant: City of Cedar Hill, Texas Representative: City of Cedar Hill, Texas Property Owner: Dallas Investments Holdings LLC]

UH, CASE NUMBER Z 8 0 8 2026.

CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 8 86, WHICH MEANS CHAPTER 23 ENTITLED ZONING OF THE CEDAR HILL, UH, CODE ORDINANCES ORIGINALLY ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2001 DASH 64 AS AMENDED TO ADD MANUFACTURE HOUSING INMATES, ZONING DISTRICTS AND RELATED ZONING TEXT, A AMENDED AMENDMENTS AND WHICH ALSO CHANGES THE ZONING FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, UH, ESTATE SFE TO MANUFACTURE HOUSING MH DISTRICT FOR SINGLE FAMILY HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOMES ARE PROPERTY OF APPROXIMATELY 4.9806 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF SIMMONS WAY DRIVE WITH THE ADDRESS BEING 5 4 1 SIMMONS WAY DRIVE APPLICANT CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, REPRESENTATIVE CITY, CITY HILL, TEXAS, PROPERTY OWNER DALLAS INVESTMENTS HOLDING LLC.

UM,

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I'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER Z 8 0 8 2026? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER Z 8 0 8 2026? NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH? I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COUNSEL FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

IF NOT, THE FLOOR IS OPEN.

PROM GLOVER.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 2 6 8 8 6, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 23 ENTITLED ZONING OF THE CEDAR HILL CODE OF ORDINANCE ORIGINALLY ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 0 1 DASH SIX FOUR AS AMENDED.

WE DO HAVE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND, COUNCILWOMAN NAZ MADAM SECRETARY, THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 8 86, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 23 ENTITLED, ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL, TEXAS TO ESTABLISH MH MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISTRICT PROVIDING FOR THE BUYRIGHT INSTALLATION OF NEW HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOMES AND THE MH DISTRICT ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, AMENDING THE USE CHARTS AND DEFINITIONS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF SIMMONS WAY FROM SFE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ESTATES TO MH MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISTRICT IMPLEMENTING SENATE BILL 8 7 8 5, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A FAVORABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

WE DO HAVE A SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

UM, NEXT ITEM ON

[a. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. ]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 2026, 2027.

SO, UH, ALLOW ME TO GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING COUNSEL, UH, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, UH, IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION OR, OR HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET YEAR, UH, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2 26 27.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MATTERS OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 6, 2 27? NOT SEEING ANYONE APPROACH, I WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION OF THE BUDGET OF THAT, UH, OF THAT ITEM OF THE AGENDA.

I'M SORRY.

AND, UM, THERE'S NO ACTION BEING TAKEN ON THIS ITEM.

SO NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT

[8. 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.]

UH, WE STILL PULL PULLING F.

OKAY.

SO, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE ACTED UPON WITH ONE SINGLE VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FROM SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.

UH, ITEM F WILL BE PULLED, UH, FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM AND TABLED FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.

COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THE CONSENT TO BE PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION? NOT SEEING NONE, I WILL MOVE FORWARD.

ITEM A, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 7TH, 2026, SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE AUGUST 11TH, 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ITEM B, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ANY LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO ACCEPT SOLID WASTE IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 140,528 TO PURCHASE A HORIZONTAL WOOD GRINDER.

ITEM C, CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION NUMBER R 26 DASH 7 93, WHICH AWARDS A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ARCADIA SERVICES LLC FOR BAGOT, BRANCH LIFT STATIONS AND GRAVITY OUTFALL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

ITEM D, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING TO MAYOR TO EXECUTE A WORK AUTHORIZATION 26 DASH OH ONE WITH TEAGUE GNAW AND PERKINS INCORPORATED FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 288,000 FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PARKING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF PIONEER TRAIL AND UPTOWN BOULEVARD.

ITEM E, CONSIDER APPOINTING DR. MICHAEL S. MARSHALL, MD AS THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF CITY HILL AND ITEM G, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH LAND WORKS FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE IN THE CITY HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HIGH POINT COUNSEL.

THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. COUNCILMAN MCCURDY, MR. MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ, UH, MINUS ITEM F.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND.

UH, COUNCILMAN MALONE? ALL FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOVE UNANIMOUS.

COUNSEL.

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YES.

ALREADY TABLE F WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT? OKAY.

UH, NEXT

[a. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute a construction agreement with Apex Aerial Works, LLC, for the construction of an aerial adventure facility at the Signature Park located at 450 Pioneer Trail, Cedar Hill, Texas. ]

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH APEX AERIAL WORKS, LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AERIAL ADVENTURE FACILITY AT THE SIGNATURE PARK.

LOCATED AT 4 5 0 PIONEER TRAIL, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

AGAIN, THE LOCATION IS 4 5 0 PIONEER TRAIL, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION.

HENRY FOEL.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION AND AN EXCITING PROJECT TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT.

AS ALWAYS, WE START OFF TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS COMPLIMENTS YOUR VISION, AND AS YOU'LL SEE, THIS REALLY HELPS, UH, SELL OUR, OUR DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER.

AND, UM, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS PROJECT WILL TOUCH ON VIBRANT PARKS, TRAILS AND NATURAL BEAUTY, GET OUR CITIZENS MORE ENGAGED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY AS WELL.

AND SO, AS WE GO BACK TO YOUR VISION AND, UH, YOUR INCLUSION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN, UH, YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN, ONE OF THE ACTION ITEMS IN THAT STRATEGY IS TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTIVATE GREEN SPACE.

AND I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE QUESTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE, HOW DO WE ACTIVATE GREEN SPACE? WHAT DO WE ACTIVATE? WHERE DO WE ACTIVATE? WHO DO WE ACTIVATE IT WITH? WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN? AND SO WE'VE HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS OVER THE YEARS ABOUT THAT, AND WE FINALLY, WE FINALLY FIGURED OUT, UM, HOW TO DO THAT.

OUR TEAM SPENT LOTS OF TIME TALKING THROUGH THIS AND, AND LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT PLACES.

AND THEN IN YOUR TOURISM STRATEGY THAT YOU ADOPTED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THERE'S A SPECIFIC ITEM IN THERE THAT SAYS, PURSUE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS SUCH AS ZIP LINES AND ADVENTURE PARKS.

SO THAT HELPS ANSWER PART OF THE QUESTION RIGHT THERE, WHAT'S, WHAT IS AT LEAST ONE OF OUR TARGETS? AND SO WE KNOW WHO TO GO AFTER.

SO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I MADE CONTACT WITH A COMPANY THAT OPERATES ZIP LINE AND ADVENTURE PARKS CALLED GO APE.

AND WE STARTED TALKING, IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, AND THIS COMPANY CALLED GO APE OPERATES AND MAINTAINS, UH, I DON'T KNOW, A DOZEN ADVENTURE PARKS AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING ONE JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN ARLINGTON THAT I KNOW SOME OF YOU AND SOME OTHERS IN THIS ROOM HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GO EXPERIENCE.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH GO EIGHT SINCE THEN TO, TO DESIGN SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY SPECIFIC AND CUSTOM TO CEDAR HILL AND THE TEAM FROM GO EIGHT.

BECKY AND MIKE AND MARTIN HAVE COME IN TONIGHT.

THEY'RE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THEM NOW OR FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION.

SO WE FIGURED OUT A PARTNER THAT WAS INTERESTED IN CEDAR HILL.

THERE WAS STILL A QUESTION OF WHERE, WHAT GREEN SPACE WOULD WE ACTUALLY ACTIVATE WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT, IT SEEMED LIKE THE CONSENSUS WAS MAYBE THE SINGLETON PROPERTY ON 1382 OR SOME OTHER PROPERTY UP THERE THAT DIDN'T REALLY WORK OUT.

IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE.

AND SO WE WERE LIKE, WHERE ELSE COULD WE DO THIS? THE IDEAL PIECE OF PROPERTY WOULD BE A PUBLICLY OWNED PIECE OF PROPERTY BECAUSE THAT WAY WE CAN WORK WITH, UH, THE DEVELOPER TO, UH, INSTALL EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

AND SO IT IT, IT STRUCK US THAT THE LIBRARY AND SIGNATURE PARK AREA COULD BE PERFECT.

AND SO THERE'S ADDITIONAL PROPERTY THAT THE CITY OWNS.

SO THAT RED OVAL RIGHT THERE KIND OF OUTLINES THE, THE, UM, AREA THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE CORNER OF PIONEER TRAIL.

AND CEDAR HILL ROAD IS DESIGNATED IN YOUR LONG TERM PLAN FOR A POTENTIAL DART DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO WE CAN'T OVERLY DEVELOP THIS SITE, BUT SOMETHING LIKE A ZIPLINE OR ADVENTURE PARK COULD BE GREAT, WHETHER IT'S FOR 10 OR 20 OR 30 YEARS.

AND THEN DOWN THE ROAD WE DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT.

AND SO, SO WE THOUGHT THAT, THAT BECAUSE OF THAT, BECAUSE OF THE, THE LARGE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN THAT ALREADY FREQUENT THIS AREA BECAUSE OF THE LIBRARY AT A PARK AND MANY OTHER REASONS WE LIKE, WE WERE LIKE, THIS COULD BE THE PERFECT LOCATION.

AND SO AT THAT POINT, WE GOT WITH OUR TEAM FROM GO APE AND SAID, OKAY, THIS IS, THIS COULD BE, UM, A SOLUTION FOR US, AND, UH, WHAT DO YOU THINK? AND SO AT THAT POINT, UH, THEY SET OUT TO DESIGN A PARK AND, UH, THEIR TEAM CAME IN AND WALKED THROUGH EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY TO COME UP WITH A DESIGN THAT, THAT WE COULD BE PROUD OF.

AND SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF ATTRACTIONS THAT I'M GONNA SHOW YOU TONIGHT.

THE FIRST IS A TRADITIONAL ZIP LINE PARK THAT WOULD FEATURE, UH, LET'S SEE, I THINK IT'S, UH, EIGHT ZIP LINES AND SIX ROPE BRIDGES.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PARK WOULD BE IN RELATION TO THE SIGNATURE PARK AND A LIBRARY AND A PARK.

UM, A REALLY FANTASTIC ADDITION TO THE AREA.

AND HERE'S THE LAYOUT.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING FROM THE AUDIENCE, THE GREEN CIRCLE

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IT'S AT THE ONE, IT'S RIGHT BY ONE END OF THE IRON BRIDGE THAT CROSSES THE CREEK IN THE SIGNATURE PARK.

THE RED LINES ARE ZIP LINES, THE WHITE LINES ARE ROPE BRIDGES.

AND THIS IS A, A LINEAR COURSE WHERE YOU START AT THE BEGINNING AND YOU JUST WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH TO THE END.

THE PURPLE SQUARE IS THE END THAT COMES OUT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SIGNATURE PARK, THE AMPHITHEATER AREA.

THIS PLAN ALSO INCLUDES LIGHTING.

SO THE COURSE COULD BE RUN AT NIGHT, YOU COULD DO SPECIAL EVENTS, YOU COULD JUST DO HAVE EVENING HOURS.

THE COURSE, UM, WOULD MOST LIKELY BE OPEN EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR EXCEPT WHEN THERE WAS REALLY BAD WEATHER.

THIS IS THE TYPE OF CLIMATE THAT THEY CAN OPERATE YEAR ROUND.

THEN THERE'S A SECOND ATTRACTION THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS OF FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN THAT COME TO THE PARK.

THIS IS CALLED A TREE WALK EXPLORER.

THIS EXHIBIT, THIS, UH, ATTRACTION DOES NOT REQUIRE SAFETY GEAR.

THE WALKWAYS ARE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY NETTING.

SO THERE'S, UH, THERE'S NO DANGER OF SOMEBODY FALLING OUT OF IT.

AND, UM, IT'S MORE OF A, AN EXPERIENCE LESS OF A LINEAR, UH, ATTRACTION.

AND SO THERE'S A, A LARGE VIEWING PAD THERE, THERE ARE SEVERAL TREE HOUSES, UH, SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UH, BRIDGES TO GET ACROSS.

AND HERE'S THE LAYOUT FOR THAT.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS TO GET IN AND OUT OF IT.

IT'S NOT LINEAR LIKE THE THE ZIP LINE COURSE.

AND SO THE, ALL OF THE RED DOTS REPRESENT ELEVATED PLATFORMS. THE THREE TREE HOUSES COULD BE THEMED TO MATCH CEDAR HILL'S IDENTITY, WHETHER THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT BIRDS OR THE PLESS OSA OR WHATEVER WE CHOOSE TO, TO REPRESENT THERE.

THEY'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO HAVE SIGNAGE THAT REPRESENTS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES CONNECTED WITH THE LIBRARY.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO TIMELY PROGRAMMING THERE.

AND AGAIN, THIS ATTRACTION WILL BE LIT UP FOR EVENING OPERATION.

AN ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY THAT THE GO EIGHT TEAM CAN, UH, CAN SET UP IS CALLED THE FOREST ESCAPE.

AND THIS IS BASICALLY AN OUTDOOR ESCAPE ROOM.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS, BUT I'M EXCITED TO, TO EXPERIENCE THAT.

AND SO THEY CAN CUSTOMIZE THAT FOR THIS SPECIFIC SITE.

SO HERE'S WHAT THE THREE CONTRACTS IN FRONT OF YOU.

BASICALLY SAY THE CITY WILL FUND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARK, AND THAT'LL BE A COMBINATION OF FUNDS FROM YOUR CIP PROJECTS AND FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY AND OF THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE BUILT.

THE CITY WOULD FUND ANY ADDITIONAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.

IF WE CHOOSE TO EXPAND THE PARK AND ADD FEATURES DOWN THE ROAD, WE WOULD SUPPORT THE COMPANY'S MARKETING EFFORTS.

WE WOULD PROVIDE NEARBY PARKING AND RESTROOMS, AND THEN WE WOULD PROVIDE A PROJECT MANAGER FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE HIRE JULIE GUTIERREZ AND HER TEAM AT CORE CMCI.

JULIE IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER AT THE END OF THIS CONVERSATION.

NOW, HERE'S GO APE'S RESPONSIBILITY.

THEY WILL FACILITATE AND OVERSEE CONSTRUCTION.

THEY WILL FULLY OPERATE THE FACILITY.

ALL OF THE STAFF WILL BE GO APE STAFF.

THEY WILL BE TRAINED ON STAFFING, TICKETING, SAFETY OPERATIONS.

THEY WILL HANDLE EVERYTHING.

THEY WILL MANAGE THAT STAFF.

THEY WILL PERFORM SAFETY INSPECTIONS, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND ALL THE BOOKKEEPING THAT'S REQUIRED.

WHEN WE FIRST PRESENTED THIS PROJECT TO YOU, IT SEEMED LIKE YOUR, YOUR BIGGEST CONCERN WAS PARKING.

AND SO WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND.

THE, THE THREE RED AREAS ARE THE MOST LIKELY CURRENT PARKING SPOTS WHERE PEOPLE COMING TO THIS ATTRACTION.

THERE'S THE MAIN PARKING LOT AT THE LIBRARY, THERE'S THE CEDAR HILL ROAD PARKING LOT, AND THEN THERE'S THE GOVERNMENT CENTER PARKING LOT.

THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION THAT WE FIGURED OUT THAT GREEN PIECE OF PROPERTY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM FRANK OPOLIS.

AND SO, UM, PARKS DIRECTOR SEAN RAY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT TO DESIGN A, UH, PROPOSED PARKING LOT THERE.

I'LL SHOW YOU THE THE DESIGN HERE IN JUST A SECOND, BUT I'LL TELL YOU THIS AS WELL.

OUR TEAM HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT POTENTIAL, UH, TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS UNTIL THAT PARKING LOT IS BUILT THAT WE THINK COULD FREE UP MAYBE A COUPLE OF DOZEN PARKING SPOTS IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER PARKING LOT THAT COULD HELP ADDRESS THIS NEED SHORT TERM AND, AND PROBABLY LONG TERM AS WELL.

SO, UH, I MENTIONED THAT SEAN RAY'S BEEN WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT.

THIS WAS THE, THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN THAT HAS COME UP.

UM, SEAN IS NOW WORKING WITH A TEAM TO, UH, TO FULLY DESIGN THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS TO WHERE WE CAN BE READY TO, TO BUILD THIS PARKING

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SO THIS IS, AGAIN, AT THE CORNER OF UPTOWN BOULEVARD AND PAINTER TRAIL.

THE THOUGHT IS WE'D BE ABLE TO ADD LOOKS LIKE OVER A HUNDRED PARKING SPOTS, UH, VERY GREEN FOCUSED, A LOT LIKE THE PARKING LOT ON THE NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD SIDE OF THE SIGNATURE PARK.

YOU'VE GOT THE DECOMPOSED GRANITE, LOTS OF TREES AND GREEN, AND IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT JUST A FULLY PAVED OVER PARKING LOT.

THE OTHER INTERESTING THOUGHT IS THE, THE DESIGN TEAM SET ASIDE SPACE FOR A COUPLE OF POTENTIAL RETAIL PADS.

NOW THIS IS AT THE, AT THE CORNER OF, OF UPTOWN BOULEVARD PIONEER TRAIL.

THIS AREA IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET BUSIER AND BUSIER, AND THIS MAY BE AN INTERESTING AREA WHERE IN THE LONG RUN WE COULD INSTALL SOME, UH, RETAIL SITES, BUILD A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS TO ATTRACT, UH, SOME, SOME TYPES OF RETAILERS THAT WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN THE LAST PIECE, JUST WANT TO, UH, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A R BELL, OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR ABOUT THE, THIS PARTNERSHIP AND THEY'RE SO EXCITED FOR THIS TO GET GOING BECAUSE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE GO EIGHT TEAM TO DO SOME JOINT PROGRAMMING, TO DO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, TO DO ALL SORTS OF JOINT EFFORTS TO, UH, TAKE OUR KIDS FROM THE LIBRARY OUT INTO NATURE.

AND SO THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT NOW THAT WE'RE HERE AND WE HAVE THIS DESIGN, IT SEEMS LIKE IT JUST MAKES SENSE, RIGHT? AND SO IF, IF ANY CITY IN THE METROPLEX IS GONNA HAVE A ZIPLINE AND ADVENTURE PARK CONNECTED TO A CITY PARK CONNECTED TO A, A SPECTACULAR LIBRARY AT CEDAR HILL, RIGHT? AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

WE'VE GOT THE TEAM BEHIND US TO TO ASK, UH, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND, UM, WITH THAT I'LL JUST WALK YOU THROUGH THE, THE TIMELINE AND THEN SEE WHAT QUESTIONS YOU'VE GOT.

SO, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE WE FIRST STARTED TALKING TO THE GO EIGHT TEAM.

UH, EARLIER THIS SUMMER WE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENT GROUPS GO TO THE ARLINGTON FACILITY TO EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY THE, THE, THE ZIP LINES AND ATTRACTIONS, BUT HOW THEY HANDLE CUSTOMERS AND THE SAFETY ORIENTATIONS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

AUGUST 3RD, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION APPROVED THEIR PIECE OF FUNDING FOR, FOR THE PROJECT.

UM, TONIGHT WE'RE HERE WITH THREE DIFFERENT CONTRACTS IN FRONT OF YOU TOMORROW THE GO EIGHT TEAM IS SCHEDULED FOR A PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING WITH OUR DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE.

I'LL BE BRIEFING THIS PROJECT TO PLANNING AND ZONING NEXT MONTH.

AND THEN ONCE WE DO GET STARTED, WE THINK CONSTRUCTION'S GONNA JUST LAST FIVE OR SIX MONTHS.

AND SO, UM, IF WE, IF ALL GOES WELL, SOMETIME MID NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE, WE'LL BE ZIP LINING MAYOR.