Agenda
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1. Call the meeting to order.
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2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations, including the August 2026 Police and Fire Monthly Snapshots and the August 2026 Financial Reports. Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting
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3. Update on Tourism and Downtown Revitalization efforts.
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TODAY IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2026. THIS IS A REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT. UH, WANT TO, UH, OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING THE ORDER? I HAVE 6:01 PM NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S A PLEASURE AND HONOR TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO SERVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF CEDAR HILL. UM, WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON, COMING UP ON THE HORIZON, AND MANY ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR AS YOU CAN SEE. UM, WE ALSO HAVE A REALLY EXCITING UPDATE ON TOURISM AND DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION EFFORTS BY OUR VERY OWN MICHELLE EBANKS AND DON'T, DEFINITELY DON'T WANNA STAND IN THE WAY OF HER PRESENTATION 'CAUSE IT'S VERY, VERY GOOD. VERY EXCITING. SO, UM, IF I MAY GET INTO THE CALENDAR REALLY QUICKLY IN YOUR FYI PACKET, UM, THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, WE HAVE FROM 10 TO TWO OUR SIXTH ANNUAL VETERANS RESOURCE FAIR. AND SPEAKING OF MICHELLE ABANK, I'D LIKE TO BRING HER UP TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER. SO I'LL INVITE HER UP REALLY QUICKLY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. JUST ON BEHALF OF THE DAVI WANTED TO SHARE A QUICK UPDATE ON WHAT CHAPTER TWO 40 HAS GOING ON BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD TO BUSY YEAR. THE CHAPTER HAS GROWN FROM 120 ACTIVE MEMBERS IN 2025 TO 150 THIS YEAR. MORE THAN A HUNDRED WOMEN VETERAN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR'S WOMEN VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION THAT WE HOSTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. AND THE CHAPTER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MOBILE CLAIMS ASSISTANCE IN THE DALLAS VA, FORT WORTH VA. AND HERE IN CEDAR HILL, THEY'VE ALSO EXPANDED THEIR FOCUS ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SUICIDE PREVENTION, BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT, JUSTICE INVOLVED VETERANS AND WOMEN VETERANS, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF THE NEW WOMEN VETERANS COALITION. THE CHAPTER CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE, RECEIVING BOTH THE FRANK WEBB MEMBERSHIP AWARD AND VOLUNTEER AWARD FOR THEIR FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW. AND ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, THEY OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THEIR NEW WEBSITE, CH DAV TWO FORTY.ORG, GIVING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ANOTHER WAY TO CONNECT WITH RESOURCES AND THE CHAPTER. SO WE'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO THE SIXTH ANNUAL VETERANS RESOURCE FAIR HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER. MAYOR PRO TEM GLOVER WILL BE OUR GUEST SPEAKER AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD FOR A GREAT DAY CELEBRATING AND SUPPORTING OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. UM, CAN I ASK SOME QUESTIONS? MM-HMM. DID YOU SAY 9:00 AM IT STARTS AT 9:00 AM YES. OH, OKAY. IT'S AT, IT IS AT 10 AT AM I KNOW. NO, IT'S AT 9:00 AM IT IS AT NINE. OKAY. MM-HMM . OKAY. SO, UM, I THINK THE ANNUALS NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT IS, IS, IS GLOVER SPEAKING AT THE BEGINNING OR MM-HMM . YES. OKAY. SO I MAY HAVE TO MISS YOU. PARTNER. UM, A COUPLE COUPLE CLARIFICATIONS FOR ME. THE, THE TOTAL MEMBERS IS 150, YOU SAY? MM-HMM . AND HOW DO YOU BE, WHAT IS CONSIDERED A MEMBERSHIP? LIKE, IS THERE LIKE DUES THEY PAY, IT'S MEMBERSHIP BASED. MM-HMM . OKAY. SO YOU CAN PAY A FAT, A FLAT YEARLY FEE OR YOU CAN PAY MONTHLY AND IT'S MINIMAL. IT'S LIKE UNDER 150 SURE. TO BE A, UM, LIFELONG MEMBER. AND DO YOU HAVE TO LIKE RESIDE IN A CERTAIN JURISDICTION? NO. MM-HMM. IT'S OPEN. HE'S OPEN. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I GOT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR, UM, FOR HER? OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK, THANKS. THANKS, MICHELLE. MICHELLE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY FOR VETERANS IN CEDAR HILL. APPRECIATE YOU. AND THIS IS THE SIXTH ANNUAL VETERANS RESOURCE FAIR IN CEDAR HILL, AND SO WE'RE VERY MUCH EXCITED TO WELCOME THEM. WE'LL GET THAT CALENDAR INVITE FIXED, UM, FOR THAT EVENT, UH, AND STARTING AT 90 AND WE'LL GET THAT FIXED ON YOUR CALENDARS. RIGHT. CITY SECRETARY. OKAY. UM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER ONE, MARRIAGE PRAYER BREAKFAST IS AT 7:30 AM AT THE ALLEN A SIMS RECREATION CENTER. FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT ISN'T AWARE OF THAT, IT'S A REALLY GREAT TIME TO COME TOGETHER AT THE RECREATION CENTER FOR BREAKFAST AND TRANSFORMATION VISION GROUP PROVIDES ALL PARTICIPANTS BREAKFAST AT 7:30 AM ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER ONE. UH, AND THE MAYOR WILL LEAD THAT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2026 IS OUR FAMOUS, UH, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, STARTING AT 6:00 PM COUNCIL, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING Y'ALL AND US TO BE IN THE POLICE BRIEFING ROOM AT 5:00 PM AND THEN WE'LL DIVIDE UP, UM, AT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND, UH, WE'LL GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS
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A SPECIAL WORKSHOP ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, A SPECIAL CALLED CITY MEETING HERE AT THE TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY IN THE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM. UM, IF YOU DID NOT GET A BRIEFING WITH, UH, CITY STAFF, JUST LET US KNOW. OR IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE, JUST LET US KNOW AND WE CAN SCHEDULE THAT FOR YOU. WE'RE HERE BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 8TH TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL HAS, AND THAT'S A BUSY WEEK BECAUSE THAT NEXT DAY IS WHAT THE EVENT, I ALWAYS CALL IT BEANS AND CORNBREAD, BUT IT'S REALLY OFFICIALLY CALLED OLD S REUNION, STARTING AT 5:30 PM COUNSEL, YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN US IN THE KING AND QUEEN, UM, UH, HAILING OF THE, THE KING AND QUEEN OF CEDAR HILL ON THAT EVENING AT 5:30 PM AND THEN THE NEXT DAY AT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH AT 9:00 AM COUNTRY DAY ON THE HILL. 9:00 AM IS THE TIME THAT, UH, MS. JESSICA HAHN HAS ASKED US TO BE AT THE MAIN STAGE. AND, UH, AFTER THE SPEECHES, WE WILL HEAD ON OVER FOR THE PARADE AND, UM, THE TEAM IS ARRANGING FOR CLASSIC CARS FOR THE COUNCIL THIS YEAR. AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, HAVING YOU IN THE COUNTRY DAY ON THE HILL PARADE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH. IT'S OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING STARTING AT 6:00 PM RIGHT HERE IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH IS THE CEDAR HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS AWARDS. I THINK WE HAVE TWO OR THREE TABLES FOR THAT. COUNCIL, IF YOU HAVE YOU AND YOUR PLUS ONES AND YOU'D LIKE TO RESERVE YOURSELF A SEAT, PLEASE LET CITY SECRETARY KNOW WE'LL GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF FOR YOU ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH IS THE ALLEN E SIMS TWO 22ND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE RECREATION CENTER'S BEEN OPEN FOR 22 YEARS AND, UH, VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, DOING THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE SENIOR WING AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH. THAT IS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH AT I THINK 10 OR 10:30 AM COUNSEL, THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THE CALENDAR THAT I WANNA MENTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? NOPE, NO QUESTIONS. OKAY, AWESOME. ON YOUR AGENDA, UM, BEFORE WE GET TO THE AGENDA AND GO OVER THAT, I'D REALLY LIKE TO INTER, UH, BRING UP OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR HENRY FLORSHEIM, TO INTRODUCE HIS NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS, UM, YOU CONTINUE TO ADD EMPHASIS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO YOUR, YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND YOUR VISION FOR THE CITY, WE CONTINUE TO TAKE ON, UM, ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES AND AND MANAGE PROJECTS. IT BECAME VERY CLEAR THAT WE NEEDED ADDITIONAL STAFF CAPACITY AND SO WORKING WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION, WE WERE, WE WERE ABLE TO CR CREATE AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION. AND I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TONIGHT NATALIE PHELPS NATALIE'S FROM THE REGION. SHE SPENT THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO HONING HER CRAFT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITIES OF MIDLOTHIAN AND MANSFIELD. UH, WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND WHEN THIS POSITION CAME UP, I, SHE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE I CONTACTED AND SAID, I THINK WE, YOU COULD BE A VERY GOOD FIT FOR US. AND SO NATALIE ONLY IS A VERY WELL-ROUNDED ECONOMIC DEVELOPER, HAS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH EXISTING BUSINESS SUPPORT, BUSINESS ATTRACTION, ASSEMBLING PROPOSALS, UH, WORKING TRADE SHOWS, DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO. AND SO WE'RE SO EXCITED TO ADD HER TO THE TEAM. YESTERDAY WAS HER FIRST DAY, SO JUST HAPPENED TO WORK OUT THAT YOU GUYS HAD A MEETING TONIGHT WE COULD BRING HER TO, AND, AND I'M TRULY HAPPY TO INTRODUCE TO YOU NATALIE PHELPS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE AS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALONGSIDE HENRY. UM, CEDAR HILL HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELCOMING AND WARM AS I'VE JOINED THE TEAM, SO I APPRECIATE EVEN THE STAFF HERE. YOU ALL. PATTY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOU YESTERDAY AND MY HUSBAND IS FROM CEDAR HILL, SO HE IS A LONGHORN AND HE'S THRILLED THAT I'M HERE IN THE CITY. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND MEET WITH YOU ALL. AWESOME. WELCOME TO CEDAR HILL. WELCOME. ALRIGHT, MS. PHELPS, WELCOME TO THE TEAM. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE WORK WE'LL GET TO DO AND ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER. UM, COUNSEL, WE'LL GO THROUGH YOUR AGENDA REALLY QUICK. UM, ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE AN INVOCATION BY PASTOR ANA HINDU BY OMNI FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF CEDAR HILL. HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THAT? DID I DO IT RIGHT? OKAY. NO, I I'M SAYING IT FOR ME. I GOTTA SAY IT. LO LOT ANA CHENDU. OKAY. UH, I THINK I GOT IT. IT'S A, IT'S A AWESOME. OKAY.
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UH, WE HAVE A FEW PRESENTATIONS. THE FIRST ONE, YOU, YOU ONLY GAVE ME BRIEFING. YOU ONLY GAVE ME BRIEFING. I'M, I'M SORRY. CITY MANAGER. OKAY. UM, ALSO ON THE PRESENTATIONS IS A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY IN CEDAR HILL. UH, COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, UM, THE VALUE OF PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS IN THIS CITY AND TO GET TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY IN CEDAR HILL, IT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. IT'S WHAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS ABOUT. IT'S WHAT DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER IS ABOUT. IT'S WHAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS ABOUT. AND SO TO, UH, PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 28TH, THAT'S NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY IS REALLY EXCITING. SECOND ITEM IS ALSO WITH REGARDS TO GOOD NEIGHBORS RECOGNIZING MR. CLIFF CRAVENS AS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2026 NEIGHBORHOODS, USA WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA NEIGHBORHOODS AWARD HONORING HIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT, DEDICATING DEDICATION TO NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AND COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING THE CEDAR HILL COMMUNITY. MY FONDEST MEMORY OF MR. CRAVENS IS WHEN HE DRESSED UP AS THE MAYOR OF CEDAR HILL FOR HALLOWEEN ONE YEAR AND HANDED OUT CANDY AND EVERYBODY BELIEVED HIM. IT WAS REALLY AWESOME. YOU ARE TWO PLACES AT ONCE NEED THAT MORE OFTEN. ITEM C IS A PROCLAMATION REC RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 4TH THROUGH 10TH 2026 IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN CEDAR HILL. OUR VERY OWN FIRE MARSHAL TAMMY WILL BE HERE TO ACCEPT THAT PROCLAMATION. AND ITEM D IS TO ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO THREE NEW FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS. VERY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THEM. I MET THEM Y UH, YESTERDAY AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE FACT THAT I HAD SERVED, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 23 YEARS AND HE SAYS, WOW, I'M ONLY 22. AND I HAD TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, MADE ME FEEL OLD. BUT, UM, THEY'RE OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, THEM SERVING, GETTING THROUGH PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AND SERVING THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. ITEM E IS TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATED OCTOBER 5TH THROUGH NINTH AS CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK, RECOGNIZING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE UTILITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THEY'VE GONE THROUGH A MAJOR TRANSITION OF BILLING SYSTEM AND IT WILL SAVE THE CITY SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR AND I REALLY COMMEND THEM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION. THE DUE DILIGENCE, MS. RHONDA PAUL HAS SPENT MANY, MANY HOURS ENSURING AND CROSS AND DOUBLE CHECKING QAQC OF ACCOUNTS MAKING. NOW IT'S NOT BEEN PERFECT, BUT WE'VE BEEN PRETTY DARN PERFECT, UH, COMPARED TO ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE HAD TO PUT INTO THE TRANSITION. SO I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED TO SEE THEM BEING RECOGNIZED FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK. THEN WE HAVE CITIZENS FORUM AND THEN CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. ITEM B IS ACCEPTING THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE CEDAR HILL CAPITAL IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND THEN LAST ITEM IS AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF 13 PANASONIC TOUGHBOOKS FOR POLICE PATROL VEHICLES FROM BACOM. COUNSEL, THAT'S YOUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT. I DO ALSO WANNA BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE POLICE, FIRE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS, WHICH ARE IN YOUR FYI PACKET AS WELL AS LINKS ONLINE. SO ANYBODY INTERESTED IN SEEING THE MONTHLY REPORT OF, UH, POLICE ACTIVITY, FIRE ACTIVITY, AS WELL AS OUR FINANCIAL REPORT, UM, UP TO DATE, UH, THEY'RE WELCOME TO SEE THAT. ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER ON THE AGENDA? ANY ITEMS WANNA CONSENT? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM. CITY MANAGER. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS UPDATE ON TOURISM AND DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION EFFORTS. AND WE SEE MISS MICHELLE AGAIN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. AGAIN. MICHELLE EBANKS, YOUR DESTINATION MANAGER. BEFORE WE JUMP IN, I WANNA TAKE US BACK FOR JUST A MINUTE. WE ARE COMING UP ON OUR TWO YEARS SINCE WE REACTIVATED OUR TOURISM DEPARTMENT AFTER IT HAD BEEN DORMANT FOR A LITTLE SEASON. COUNCILWOMAN BUS HEART REALLY HELPED SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS WORK DURING HER TIME OVERSEEING TOURISM, AND THAT GAVE US SOMETHING FOR US TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON. SINCE JANUARY OF 2025, WE LAUNCHED THE VISIT CEDAR HILL WEBSITE, REIGNITED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, ESTABLISHED THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD, STRENGTHENED OUR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND REALLY EXPANDED HOW WE'RE TELLING CEDAR HILL STORY AS A DESTINATION. WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, AND WHAT I'M MOST PROUD OF IS THAT THAT WORK CONTINUES TO BUILD ON COUNCIL'S DIRECTION. SO BEFORE I GET INTO THE UPDATE, I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE OF WHAT THAT HAS LOOKED LIKE AND FELT LIKE
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OVER THE LAST YEAR. HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL HAS MORE THAN A CENTURY OF STORIES BEHIND IT, BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A YEAR COMES ALONG THAT ADDS A NEW CHAPTER FOR US. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE YEARS, A HISTORIC YEAR FOR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL, ONE WHERE WE CELEBRATED WHAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS WHILE GIVING PEOPLE NEW REASONS TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE NOW. AND IN A CITY KNOWN AS THE NATURAL HEART OF THE METROPLEX, DOWNTOWN OFFERS SOMETHING UNIQUE HISTORIC CHARACTERS SURROUNDED BY THE NATURAL BEAUTY PARKS, TRAILS, AND OPEN SPACES THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PART OF OUR IDENTITY. WE STARTED WITH THE BUSINESSES THAT GIVE DOWNTOWN ITS CHARACTER. OUR DOWNTOWN OUTDOOR IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM SET OUT TO SUPPORT FIVE PROJECTS. IT ULTIMATELY SUPPORTED 13 HELPING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS INVEST BACK INTO THEIR SPACES. WE RESTORED THE FAMILIAR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SIGN AND LAUNCHED THE MEET THE HEART OF THE HILL VIDEO SERIES, GIVING LONGTIME BUSINESSES A NEW WAY TO SHARE THE STORIES BEHIND THEIR STOREFRONTS. THE SERIES PUTS A FACE TO DOWNTOWN INTRODUCING NEW AUDIENCES TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BUILT BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY HERE OVER THE YEARS. THIS CHAPTER WAS TRULY ABOUT A YEAR OF BUILDING A YEAR OF MOMENTUM, AND THEN WE GAVE MORE PEOPLE A REASON TO BE PART OF THE STORY. THE MOTOWN AND DOWNTOWN STREET DANCE WELCOMED APPROXIMATELY 800 ATTENDEES MORE THAN 200 ABOVE THE YEAR BEFORE. 79% OF ATTENDEES CAME FROM OUTSIDE CEDAR HILL HIGHLIGHTING DOWNTOWN'S GROWING REGIONAL DRAW, AND WE TRIED SOMETHING NEW. OUR FIRST CEDAR HILL NIGHT MARKET BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY 3,700 VISITORS DOWNTOWN FOR LOCAL VENDORS, FOOD, MUSIC, AND AN EVENING EXPERIENCE CREATED TO REACH A DIFFERENT AUDIENCE. VISITORS STAYED AN AVERAGE OF 81 MINUTES BRINGING A NEW KIND OF ENERGY TO THE DISTRICT. THAT AUDIENCE WAS GROWING BEYOND DOWNTOWN TOO. IN 2026, CEDAR HILL BECAME A TOURISM FRIENDLY TEXAS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY. IN JUST EIGHT MONTHS, WELL AHEAD OF THE TYPICAL 12 MONTH TIMELINE, HELPING US PUT HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ITS BUSINESSES AND ITS EXPERIENCES IN FRONT OF EVEN MORE VISITORS. AND WHEN ONE OF DOWNTOWN'S MOST IMPORTANT REDEVELOPMENT SITES WAS WAITING FOR ITS NEXT CHAPTER, WE DECIDED WAITING DID NOT HAVE TO MEAN SITTING STILL. THE TWO AND A HALF ACRE PHILLIPS PROPERTY COULD HAVE REMAINED AN EMPTY LOT BEHIND A FENCE WHILE CEDAR HILL'S SEARCH FOR THE RIGHT DEVELOPMENT PARTNER. INSTEAD, WE OPENED IT UP TODAY. IT IS AN INTERIM GATHERING SPACE THE COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY WHILE WE CONTINUE PURSUING THE LONG-TERM VISION FOR RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, ENTERTAINMENT, OPEN SPACE, AND FUTURE INVESTMENT. IT IS SOMETHING USEFUL TODAY THAT ALSO HELPS PEOPLE IMAGINE WHAT COULD BE HERE TOMORROW. THAT IS WHAT MADE THIS YEAR HISTORIC. NOT ONE PROJECT, NOT ONE EVENT. IT WAS SEEING LONGTIME BUSINESSES REINVEST NEW AUDIENCES, DISCOVER DOWNTOWN OLD STORIES CELEBRATED NEW TRADITIONS BEGIN, AND A COMMUNITY VISION START TAKING SHAPE IN WAYS PEOPLE COULD ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. CEDAR HILL HAS ALWAYS HAD A STORY WORTH TELLING, AND THIS YEAR WE ADDED A PRETTY GOOD CHAPTER. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A FUN BUT VERY BUSY YEAR, BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF INTENTION BEHIND WHAT YOU JUST SAW. SO TONIGHT I WANT TO CONNECT THE FUN BACK TO COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, OUR TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN, AND ULTIMATELY THE ECONOMIC IMPACT. AND BEFORE WE GET INTO THE WORK, A REMINDER THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN CEDAR HILL STARTS WITH OUR VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES. BACK IN 2024, COUNCIL CONFIRMED THE BIG ROCKS THAT GUIDE OUR WORK WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BEING THE NEWEST PRIORITY. THEN IN JANUARY OF 2025, COUNCIL ADOPTED THE 25 20 30 STRATEGIC PLAN. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DIRECTION YOU'VE SET, TOURISM REALLY TOUCHES SO MUCH OF IT. FOR DOWNTOWN SPECIFICALLY, YOU CALLED FOR A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN, BUSINESS SUPPORT, AND CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS. SO AGAIN, THIS WORK IS DIRECTLY TIED BACK TO COUNCIL'S DIRECTION. SAME THING UNDER COMMUNICATION, BUILDING AWARENESS AND STRENGTHENING THE CEDAR HILL BRAND. CONTINUING THE MURAL PROGRAM AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN. ONE OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THE DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH WE KICKED OFF IN FEBRUARY OF 2025. AND THIS GROUP REALLY
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HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. THEY BRING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FROM ACROSS CEDAR HILL AND HAVE BECOME A GREAT SOUNDING BOARD. WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE IS THAT THEY DON'T JUST COME TO MEETINGS, THEY REALLY SHOW UP. YOU'LL SEE THEM AT EVENTS, MEETINGS AND OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY. HERE'S WHERE WE START SEEING THE WORK TRANSLATE INTO REAL GROWTH. WITH SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, WE'VE BEEN INTENTIONAL ABOUT BUILDING AN AUDIENCE AND GIVING PEOPLE A REASON TO ENGAGE WITH CEDAR HILL. SINCE REACTIVATING OUR PLATFORMS IN 2025, FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS ARE UP 143%. INSTAGRAM IS UP 67%. THE AUDIENCE ISN'T JUST GROWING. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE ENGAGING AND WE'RE SEEING OTHERS HELP TELL OUR STORY TOO. TO THROUGH MEDIA COVERAGE AND ORGANICALLY, I HAVE TO CALL OUT SNOW NOLA AND THEIR HEART OF THE HILL EPISODE. IT HAS GENERATED OVER 17,000 ORGANIC VIEWS ON YOUTUBE, AND THAT'S EXPOSURE THAT WE DIDN'T PAY FOR, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CEDAR HILL AND WANTING TO SHARE IT. BILLBOARD CAMPAIGNS ARE ANOTHER AREA WE'VE REALLY STARTED EXPANDING. TAKING CEDAR HILL BEYOND CEDAR HILL, WE'RE USING BILLBOARDS AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING, INCLUDING LOVE FIELD TO REACH OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. ONE OF MY FAVORITE BILLBOARDS CAME FROM A DOWNTOWN MERCHANT. AT ONE OF OUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS, HE SAID, YOU KNOW, MICHELLE SUMMER'S REALLY SLOW FOR US. DO YOU THINK WE COULD GET A LOCAL BILLBOARD? AND I RESPONDED, SURE, WHY NOT? SOPHIA AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS WORK LOOKS LIKE. LISTEN, COLLABORATE, AND TURN A GOOD IDEA INTO AN OPPORTUNITY. IF THERE'S ONE THEME THROUGHOUT THIS UPDATE, IT'S PARTNERSHIPS. TOURISM IS CURRENTLY A TEAM OF ONE. SO PARTNERSHIPS ARE REALLY HOW WE EXPAND THE WORK. ONE I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE GROWING IS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TEXAS LAKES TRAIL REGION. THAT PARTNERSHIP STARTED DURING COUNCIL BUSH HEART'S TIME OVERSEEING TOURISM, AND WE'VE RECENTLY RECONNECTED TO EXPLORE WAYS TO EXPAND CEDAR HILL'S PRESENCE. AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF BUILDING ON THE FOUNDATION THAT WAS ALREADY HERE. YOU SAW THE FUN SIDE OF THE EXPERIENCES IN THE VIDEO, BUT HERE'S THE OTHER SIDE, THE NUMBERS. OUR STREET DANCE BROUGHT MORE THAN 800 GUESTS TO DOWNTOWN. WITH 79% OF VISITORS VISITING OUTSIDE OF CEDAR HILL, OUR WATCH PARTY BROUGHT 250 VISITORS TO OUR SIGNATURE PARK AND OUR FIRST NIGHT MARKET IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PLUG HUB BROUGHT 3,700 PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN. THE PHILLIPS CELEBRATION WHERE WE PARTNERED WITH THE FARMER'S MARKET BROUGHT 700 VISITORS FOR THE DAY. THAT 79% IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT'S TOURISM AND ACTION THAT'S BRINGING PEOPLE INTO CEDAR HILL. I OFTEN SAY THAT CEDAR HILL IS A VIBE. YOU JUST HAVE TO COME AND EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELF. BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF INTENTION BEHIND CREATING THAT VIBE. HERE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF US RESPONDING DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL'S DIRECTION. LEADERSHIP ASKED US TO EXPLORE BRINGING THE OXTAIL KING LET'S BARBECUE TO CEDAR HILL. AND WE DIDN'T BRING HIM JUST ONCE. WHAT? WE BROUGHT HIM BACK TWICE WITH TWO SOLD OUT, POP OUT, POP-UP EVENTS. WHAT I LOVED EVEN MORE ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP WAS THAT IT WENT BEYOND FOOD. LES AND HIS TEAM GAVE BACK TO SUPPORT THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM AT THE REC CENTER, AND HE SHARED WITH HIS THAT HE SHARED WITH THE POST TO HIS 691,000 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM. SO WE GOT VISITATION, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND THEY'RE ALREADY LOOKING TO COME BACK IN 2027. NOW WE'RE SHIFTING FROM BRINGING PEOPLE TO CEDAR HILL TO INVESTING IN THE PLACES WE'RE ASKING THEM TO VISIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EDC. THE DOWNTOWN FACADE PROGRAM HAS AWARDED 13 PROJECTS SINCE 2025. THE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS REALLY TELL THE STORY. THESE ARE LOCAL BUSINESSES INVESTING IN CEDAR HILL, AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN THE CITY INVEST ALONGSIDE THEM. SOMETIMES DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT REALLY IS ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS. NONE OF THESE ARE HUGE PROJECTS ON THEIR OWN, BUT TOGETHER THEY ADD CHARACTER, TELL OUR STORY, AND MAKE DOWNTOWN FEEL CARED FOR. WE ADDED A DOWNTOWN MAP TO HELP VISITORS FIND OUR HIDDEN GEMS. PARTNERED WITH VILLAGE TECH STUDENTS TO HELP RESTORE THE ICONIC BIKERACK AT PIONEER PARK, AND WORKED WITH INFLUENCER CHRIS RESTORES TO BRING NEW LIFE TO THE TOWN SQUARE PLAQUE. CHRIS SHARED THE RESTORATION PROCESS IN CEDAR HILL'S HISTORY WITH HIS 95,000 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK. AND WE LEARNED HE ACTUALLY LIVED IN CEDAR HILL FOR A FEW YEARS. AND SPEAKING OF CHARACTER, THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC ART COUNCIL
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APPROVED THE MURAL PROGRAM IN 20 20, 20 23, GIVING US ANOTHER PLACEMAKING TOOL. SINCE THEN, WE'VE ADDED SIX NEW PIECES TO THE DISTRICT. NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN THOUGHTFULLY TAKE SOME OF THAT PLACEMAKING BEYOND DOWNTOWN. AND THIS IS THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH RETAIL PLAZA ON A COMMUNITY MURAL AT THE KROGER SHOPPING CENTER AT 67 AND 1382. IT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS, AND I'M EXCITED TO FINALLY SEE IT COME TO LIFE THIS FALL. IT'S ANOTHER BLANK SPACE. WE'RE TURNING INTO A DESTINATION ASSET, AND THIS IS ONE I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. THERE WAS A LOT OF BLOOD AND SWEAT AND TEARS THAT WENT INTO THIS ONE. THIS YEAR. CEDAR HILL OFFICIALLY BECAME A TOURISM FRIENDLY TEXAS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY. WHAT TYPICALLY TAKES 12 MONTHS, WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN EIGHT, ADDING ANOTHER LAYER TO OUR DESTINATION PROFILE ALONGSIDE FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS BIRD CITY AND THE PURPLE HEART CITY. THESE ARE MORE THAN JUST LOGOS. EACH ONE GIVES US ANOTHER WAY TO TELL CEDAR HILL'S STORY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISIBILITY, PARTNERSHIP AND PROMOTION. AND ULTIMATELY, THIS IS WHERE ALL THOSE PIECES COME TOGETHER. VISITORS SPENT 71.3 MILLION IN CEDAR HILL SUPPORTING 470 JOBS GENERATING 5.47 MILLION IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE. HOT REVENUE GREW FROM 459,000 TO 493,000 AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY INCREASED BY 7%. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BRAND EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE, THIS IS THE BIGGER PICTURE. TOURISM IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DEEPENING THE DESTINATION, THIS IS WHAT WE, WHAT WE MEAN. SEVERAL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE ALREADY MOVING FORWARD IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS. CINEMA WILL BE BRINGING NEW ENERGY TO OUR ENTERTAINMENT OFFERINGS. GO APE ADDS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR AN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE THAT FITS NATURALLY WITH WHO CEDAR HILL IS FOR THE GREAT GREENWAY, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE SIGNATURE PHOTO OP GIVING VISITORS ANOTHER WAY TO EXPERIENCE AND SHARE THE BRAND. AND THE CDC BOARD IS WORKING TO EXPAND PARKING AT THE BELCON TRAIL. IT MAY NOT BE THE FLASHY PART, BUT ACCESS MATTERS. BUILDING THE DESTINATION ISN'T ONE PROJECT. IT'S ADDING EXPERIENCES, IMPROVING ACCESS, AND GIVING PEOPLE REASONS TO CHOOSE CEDAR HILL. AND NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA WAIT FOR BIG PROJECTS TO KEEP CREATING ACTIVITY IN DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE TWO MORE PHILLIPS PROPERTY ACTIVATIONS THIS FALL, ONE ON OCTOBER 17TH WITH ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH DFW MOM VILLAGE FOR A PUMPKIN PATCH WITH LIVE MUSIC, CIDER, APPLE NACHOS, FALL PHOTO OPS, AND A VERY POPULAR RAT. THEN ON OCTOBER 30TH, PERFECT LINES IS COMING BACK FOR MORE LINE DANCING THIS TIME WITH FLANNEL AND BOOTS. THESE ARE JUST SIMPLE ACTIVATIONS, BUT THEY GIVE PEOPLE ANOTHER REASON TO COME TO DOWNTOWN, SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES AND EXPERIENCE THE SPACE DIFFERENTLY. SO I'LL WRAP WHERE I STARTED WITH COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, CLEAR DIRECTION AND TRUST TO BRING THIS VISION TO LIFE. I DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. WE'VE BUILT ON A STRONG FOUNDATION AND THERE'S STILL SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING US AND TO TELL CEDAR HILL'S STORY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT. THANK YOU. AWESOME. UM, WE, WE KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART IS AND YOU, YOUR PASSION ALL THESE YEARS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE, SO THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE YOU HAVE FOR CEDAR HILL. UM, DID I SEE COUNCILWOMAN BUS? HAR HAS A QUESTION. I COMMENT ON THE BUTTON YET. . OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU GO AHEAD, YOU GOT THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR MICHELLE. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW FABULOUS I THINK THIS WHOLE THING IS, AND I'M GONNA CRY JUST LIKE YOU ARE , BUT THEN I'M KNOWN FOR THAT. UM, THE, THE STRENGTH THAT YOU BUILT, YOU BRING TO THIS AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, NOT JUST THIS TOURISM PROJECT, BUT EVERYTHING YOU DO IS REMARKABLE. UM, THE, THE WAY YOU HAVE LEARNED TO COLLABORATE, THAT ONE PERSON, UM, THAT ONE PERSON DEPARTMENT, IF YOU WILL, UH, REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK TO COLLABORATE. AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB DOING THAT WITH NOT ONLY EDC, BUT CDC. UM, YOU HAVE TAKEN THIS BEYOND ANYTHING I CAN IMAGINE. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT SHE WORKS BEYOND THE CITY WITH THE LAKES TRAIL, UH, THE HERITAGE RAILS PROGRAM COUNTRY DAY. UM,
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SHE'S, SHE'S EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. AND I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH. I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. I I DON'T DESERVE THE CREDIT BECAUSE YOU HAVE JUST TAKEN IT, IT, IT SKYROCKETED SINCE THAT TIME. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH. THANK YOU PRO TIM GLOVER. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. UM, IF THE GOAL OF YOUR PRESENTATION WAS TO MAKE US CRY, I THINK YOU DID. UM, IT, WE CAN DEFINITELY SEE HOW MUCH PASSION AND, AND DEDICATION YOU PLACE INTO NOT JUST DOING YOUR JOB, BUT UPLIFTING OUR CITY. UM, IT IT'S JUST AMAZING THE PRESENTATION, PUTTING TOGETHER ALL OF THE DATA TO SHOW THE IMPACT OF TOURISM AND THE IMPACT OF YOUR WORK SHOWS TO ME THAT WE'VE MADE A REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT IN TOURISM. UM, I DID HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. UM, HOW DID YOU SECURE THE MURAL AT THE KROGER SHOPPING CENTER? THAT'S BEEN VERY CHALLENGING AREA. HOW DID, HOW DID YOU GET THEM TO AGREE TO PUT THE MURAL UP? IF I CAN SHARE THE STORY, MELISSA MADE A COMMENT AND SAID, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE COOL IF WE HAD A MURAL HERE. AND THAT KIND OF GOT MY WHEEL SPINNING, AND I JUST SENT A GENERIC EMAIL JUST INTRODUCING WHO I WAS, BUILT THE RELATIONSHIP. AND THROUGH SEVERAL EMAILS, SEVERAL BACK AND FORTH, WE GOT TO A PLACE WHERE THEY WERE LIKE, OKAY, THIS GIRL IS RELENTLESS. SHE'S NOT GONNA GIVE UP. LET'S GO AHEAD AND MAKE THIS WORK AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SO, EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. THAT'S GOING TO BE, UH, A, AN EXCELLENT LOCATION. WHEN YOU'RE COMING AND GOING THROUGH CEDAR HILL, YOU'LL SEE YOU'RE IN CEDAR HILL, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. ABSOLUTELY. UM, AWESOME. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? WELL, COUNCILOR SIMS, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST, UH, ECHO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID. I'M JUST THRILLED WITH THE DIRECTION OF TOURISM. UM, IT'S VERY EXCITING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S, UH, ACKNOWLEDGED CITY MANAGER FOR FINDING THE PEOPLE FOR THE RIGHT SEATS ON THE BUS, AND THEY FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON TO SIT IN THIS SEAT. AND THIS IS WHERE YOU GET TO BLOSSOM. AND I'VE SEEN YOU, I, I'VE SEEN YOU BLOSSOM. AND SO KUDOS, CITY MANAGER, AND KUDOS TO YOU. BOTH OF YOU ALL HAVE, UH, GOTTEN TOGETHER AND, AND YOU, I, I PERSONALLY CAN SEE YOU BLOSSOMING AND THE CITY IS BENEFITING FROM THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILWOMAN, , . SO MAYOR, I'M JUST GONNA BRING US BACK. EVERYONE'S GETTING VERY EMOTIONAL, SO I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS. MARKETING 1 0 1 SAYS THAT IF YOU CAN'T MEASURE IT, IT DOES NOT EXIST. AND SO THE FACT THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO OVER AND OVER AGAIN SHOW THE OUTCOMES OF THE WORK, UM, WITH THE NUMBERS AND THE DATA, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TURNED THIS INTO A DATA DRIVEN, UH, STRATEGIC EXERCISE AND PLAN. AND, UM, SO YES, UH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND YES, WE'RE ALL EMOTIONALLY CONNECTED, BUT THE DATA IS ALSO THERE TO SUPPORT IT. AND I THINK THAT'S A INTERESTING AND AN IMPORTANT THING TO, UM, TO PULL OUT BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T MEASURE, IT DOES NOT EXIST. SO THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR ALSO, UH, KEEPING WITH THE MEASUREMENTS. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. COUNCILMAN MALONE. . THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL I WANNA SAY IS GREAT JOB. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT SAY THAT BECAUSE AFTER THIS PRESENTATION WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION, ALL THE INFORMATION, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID, AND ALSO THE FACT THAT I WAS VERY, UM, IMPRESSED AT THE FACT THAT WE HAD SO MANY VISITORS FOR THE DOWNTOWN. AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE CAPTURING ALL THESE DETAILS OF EVERYTHING IN CEDAR HILL, AND IT, IT SHOWS THE TIME THAT YOU TAKE TO PICK OUT SPECIFIC THINGS THAT YOU WANNA TAKE PICTURES OF AND JUST ILLUMINATING HOW GREAT OUR CITY IS. BUT THE OTHER GREAT THING IS THAT YOU'RE ALSO SHOWING ALL OF DFW HOW GREAT OUR CITY IS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MICHELLE. SIR, I WILL GIVE THE FLOOR TO COUNCILMAN MCCURDY. I, I HAVE, I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS ALREADY SAID OTHER THAN TO JUST SIMPLY LET YOU KNOW THAT THE SENTIMENT OF THE COUNCIL IS UNANIMOUS, UM, IN, IN THE APPRECIATION OF YOUR WORK. UM, I EXPECT THE, UH, MAYOR'S GONNA MAKE SOME SIMILAR COMMENTS NOW, SO I'LL RELEASE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, SIR. THEY SAID IT ALL. GOOD DEAL. NO, SERIOUSLY. UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU
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FOR YOUR EFFORT. UM, I, I'M KIND OF LIKE, UM, PRO TEAM, UM, YOU KNOW, THE KROGER'S MURAL. UH, I KIND OF WANNA KNOW WHAT YOU PLAN TO PUT THERE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M JUST GONNA STAY OUT THE WAY. UH, YOU ALWAYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB, SO I'M GOING TO, I'M JUST GONNA WAIT AND, AND, AND BE SURPRISED WITH WHATEVER YOU COME WITH, UM, AS IT RELATES TO JUST THE NUMBERS. THANKS FOR SHARING THAT. UM, YOU KNOW, I, I'M, WHENEVER WE DO OUR, WHAT WE CALL THAT MOTOWN MM-HMM . STREET DANCE. HUH? THE STREET DANCE. THE STREET DANCE. WHENEVER WE DO THE STREET DANCE, UH, I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW YOU CAPTURE, UM, WHO IS NOT A RESIDENT OF CEDAR HILL. CAN YOU SHARE THAT WITH US? WE USE A, UM, DATA TRACKING PLACER, AND THROUGH CELL PHONE TECHNOLOGY, WE'RE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S LOCAL, WHO'S NOT, WHERE THEY'RE GOING BEFORE THE EVENT, AFTER THE EVENT, HOW LONG THEY'VE STAYED AT THE EVENT, WHAT'S THEIR DEMOGRAPHICS. WE REALLY GET IN THE WEEDS WITH IT. OH, WOW. THAT'S AWESOME. UH, SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO, TO TO SEE WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE AND, UM, AND YOU KNOW, IT IS GREAT THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD AS A CULTURE HERE IN CEDAR HILL, BUT THE REGION IS ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING IT. I, I JUST THINK THAT'S AMAZING. UM, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY I'M, I'M JUST GOING TO JUST, JUST TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU. UM, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DOING. YOU HAVE RESHAPED, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE DESTINATION TOURISM BOARD. UM, SO I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHATEVER YOU'RE GONNA DO NEXT. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU GOT OUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT COUNSEL. UM, I THINK THAT'S THE FINAL ITEM ON THE BRIEFING AGENDA. SO MOTION TO ADJOURN. I DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. UH, SECOND. UM, I HEARD, UH, COUNCILWOMAN BUS HART, SO THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE. MOTION HONOR FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I HAVE 6 38. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU COUNCIL. WE'LL RECONVENE AT 7:00 PM.