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Capriccio told the council Cedar Hill has \"really built a legacy of parks and green space,\" and that recent work has raised resident access to parks, trails and open space to roughly 64%. The consultant and staff said the city's park system performs well against National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) standards and that most service-level metrics are currently met or near target.

Key findings and recommendations:
- Indoor recreation: HAF's indoor-facility assessment found the Allen E. Sims Recreation Center performs well but is crowded; the plan recommends adding roughly 10,000'to 15,000 square feet (minimum) or otherwise expanding to meet demand, and integrating 55-plus services into the recreation center or through a feasibility study for expansion.
- Trails and access: Staff and consultants recommended closing gaps to create a more seamless trail network, with attention to underpasses/overpasses for highways and railroad crossings.
- Park classifications and conditions: The study evaluated 10 parks in detail and produced an average conditions score above the midpoint; Parkerville Park (not currently city-owned) scored lower and could require improvement if ownership changes.
- Priority projects: The plan lists about 18 potential projects; five are prioritized for the next five years, including construction of a dog park (in collaboration with Trinity Church), a 55-plus wing or recreation-center expansion, Crawford Park phase 2 (pool area), general recreation-center enhancements, and neighborhood-park rewilding and Valley Ridge enhancements.

Community engagement and metrics: The plan included four outreach events, three stakeholder listening sessions, a statistically valid survey, and an advisory committee that included council and community members. HAF reported high community satisfaction and consistent requests for more indoor recreation, event pavilions and nature-based programming.

Next steps: The consultant said the plan contains 10 goals and 83 action items with implementation metrics and recommended timelines. The city manager's office said the plan is tentatively on the March 25 council agenda for formal adoption and that staff can schedule one-on-one briefings or a workshop for council members before that meeting.

Ending: The consultant and parks staff urged continued investment to maintain Cedar Hill's \"city in a park\" vision and recommended council consider the short-term project priorities and feasibility work for the recreation-center expansion in upcoming budget discussions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cedar Hill - City Council Briefing Session - Feb 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Parks Director Sean Ray and consultant Yilda Capriccio presented the draft \"Green Imprint\" Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan on Feb. 25, recommending an expansion of indoor recreation capacity, a dog park and trail-gap projects; council adoption is tentatively scheduled for March 25.","taxTitle","Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",60935,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663402,"Cedar Hill public safety: EMS makes up most calls; police note staffing gaps and robust commercial-vehicle enforcement",583,1517000,2100000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2391209-5e90563aa9d749680bc3250851e45b44&start=1517&end=2100","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2391209-5e90563aa9d749680bc3250851e45b44/thumbnail_1517000.jpg","/articles/6663402/Cedar-Hill/Dallas-County/Texas/Cedar-Hill-public-safety-EMS-makes-up-most-calls-police-note-staffing-gaps-and-robust-commercial-vehicle-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663402-e124db4447224161f118a7b15562b6c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1775677704&Signature=cwb2mrVz39ogdDZ232IFtOz7RV8j6PMlhy6RH2fwcg8ULotCmYfOOZJZ96u44ijlchTo81Kzjm35ztthxwhjVKa8j4uZjMTadmhg41OT7xM1xwewBZk9H6aZrm1gnCu00cdBYwAQ-ZtEFIpe9jUTSQglUuupD5HxaVY79rqcKYG1iRVVT7LUATm0A0L1JdlFQ5Wg92nShfeya~-F3tgaG-15wCAB12S1Yo4SMlWRXIp5mEWasvg1SMtftZaXYYQpnFQjjq2vEhaWtnCc7WkmKsREU-rHsFk3McYmEkLWfrv~04Spy37gJFaUbe6CTPjJNKFUbnKJs3MW3DaJFgvJqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Director of Public Safety Eli Reyes presented a new combined monthly snapshot for Cedar Hill's police and fire departments at the Feb. 25 briefing, highlighting that EMS calls drive fire department workload and that police are seeing steady response metrics amid staffing shortages.

Reyes said the fire division recorded 752 incident responses for the reporting period, with over 70% of those being EMS responses. He reported 24 fire incidents overall; 17 occurred in Cedar Hill (10 structure fires, two vehicle fires, three trash fires and two outdoor fires). Reyes said the quick response limited structure-fire damage to about $400,000 and there were no injuries.

On fire response times, Reyes said, \"Over 83% of the response times for fire and EMS is less than 6 minutes.\" He added the department has transitioned to new software that should provide more accurate turnout and response-time data and allow staff to separate fire turnout time and medical response time in future reports.

Police data: the snapshot showed roughly 5,700 police activity responses with average response times under 10 minutes and the highest-priority (priority 0) responses averaging under five minutes. The department reported 51 UCR Part 1 crimes for the month, 92 arrests, and 631 traffic citations. Police also conducted 33 commercial motor-vehicle inspections that yielded 35 out-of-service violations and 52 citations.

Council members asked for additional detail on outlier response times and for separate breakdowns of EMS versus fire turnout times. Reyes offered to provide further analysis on specific long-response incidents and said the department will attempt to parse out response types as data quality improves.

Staffing and enforcement context: Reyes and other presenters noted the department currently has six vacancies in sworn patrol positions and one full-time motor officer (down from two), which limits proactive traffic enforcement. Police said enforcement is supplemented by speed trailers and by a Citizen on Patrol program that provided over 320 hours of patrolling in the month.

Reyes and Chief Rafael also highlighted community outreach and training: the fire division reported roughly 2,000 training hours and described a recent cardiac-arrest response in which the patient was later reported to have walked out of the hospital. Both departments participated jointly in a Polar Plunge event to support Special Olympics Texas.

Ending: Reyes said the departments remain focused on response performance and community engagement and will return with more granular response-time data as software and reporting mature.","Director of Public Safety Eli Reyes presented the department's first combined police and fire monthly snapshot on Feb. 25: fire responded to 752 incidents (70% EMS), police recorded ~5,700 activity responses, and the city is down six officers. Commercial motor-vehicle inspections produced numerous out-of-service violations.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663407,"Cedar Hill reports FY 2024 shortfalls in sales and property taxes; moves ARPA dollars to reserves",439,366000,805000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2391209-5e90563aa9d749680bc3250851e45b44&start=366&end=805","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2391209-5e90563aa9d749680bc3250851e45b44/thumbnail_366000.jpg","/articles/6663407/Cedar-Hill/Dallas-County/Texas/Cedar-Hill-reports-FY-2024-shortfalls-in-sales-and-property-taxes-moves-ARPA-dollars-to-reserves","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663407-7bc9c448a3b5fb5d9259a4a96b99509a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775677704&Signature=SXXEuXF9~uyqFAh4n~GgkR9KAa1ihrxU7ZFY~6dMgGfxjVLVMGpmr6oJkMCBbDz9BgDm2D4sxS-VH0UdFslz2-Uu3HbsutX1KF0IJ5fHp7uSsMn0AKse0EDxPwhPLE6LxGEVfbXJYrdYH1XlIguoETYkwsInCVqHMchF4dxYOoNvZNuBYfXjJR5ADldKd7eFownsQT35Btc248TsfDFCegVIvgDh010C~MyXKX~W6YgeuH4arAuZbX-KhkbVdtPIccEJMXa8YOClmX-lOsJFoN6YD3ZVNBrwMt~u3S5NiEd7uz2xU6DMVex5FCAsNxlOSZ~u-HBKH-zObYOTeCF-xQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant City Manager Allison Reingdown presented the city's unaudited fiscal year 2024 financial report to the Cedar Hill City Council at its Feb. 25 briefing, saying revenues came in below budget in two major categories but the city closed the year with reserves according to plan.

Reingdown told the council the city's property tax receipts were about $570,000 under budget and that \"we ended the year under budget by $750,000 or about 5%\" on sales taxes. She said those shortfalls were offset in part by stronger-than-expected permit and license revenue and higher interest income.

The report is unaudited and the independent audit will be presented at the council's March 25 meeting after review by the audit committee. Reingdown said the city budgeted conservatively for FY25 and that staff monitored revenues and expenditures monthly during FY24.

Why it matters: the two largest operating revenue sources were lower than projected, forcing midyear expenditure adjustments and prompting the council and staff to prioritize fiscal caution going into the next budget cycle. Reingdown said the city closed out its ARPA allocations and transferred roughly $5.7 million into the reserve fund for future capital projects; the general fund's fund balance ended the year at the budgeted 27%.

Key details from the briefing:
- Property tax: about $570,000 under budget. Reingdown attributed the shortfall to a slightly lower certified collection rate from the county tax office and to larger-than-usual refunds paid this year as litigation and appraisal district settlements were resolved.
- Sales tax: staff had expected a 10% shortfall last summer but said the trend improved; the final shortfall was about $750,000 (roughly 5% under budget). Reingdown said sales tax is volatile and the city had budgeted it conservatively.
- Permits and licenses: stronger than budgeted, by about $727,000, which helped offset lower sales tax receipts.
- Ambulance billing: a nationwide service disruption with the prior billing provider, Change Healthcare, contributed to lower charges-for-services revenue. Reingdown said the city's estimated ambulance-billing revenue loss for FY24 was \"a little under $600,000.\" A new provider began collecting Oct. 1 and is currently collecting at a higher monthly pace, which Reingdown said should produce some recovery going forward.
- ARPA and reserves: the council had previously authorized spending of ARPA funds; staff reported closing out the ARPA allocations for accounting purposes and transferring about $5.7 million into a reserve used for future capital projects. Reingdown said this transfer appears on the non-departmental line and that the transfer was not originally in the adopted budget but had been discussed with council midyear.

Council members asked for continued monthly monitoring of sales tax and for periodic updates on collections tied to property tax delinquencies and refunds. Reingdown said the city will present the audited financial statements and audit committee findings at the March 25 meeting.

Ending: The city manager and finance staff urged caution in near-term spending decisions and recommended continuing close monitoring of volatile revenue sources as Cedar Hill moves into FY25 budget planning.","Assistant City Manager Allison Reingdown told the City Council on Feb. 25 that unaudited FY 2024 results showed property tax revenue about $570,000 below budget and sales tax about $750,000 below budget; the city closed ARPA allocations and transferred roughly $5.7 million into reserves. The audit will be presented March 25.","actionData","errors"]

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Cedar Hill hears "Green Imprint" Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan; plan recommends indoor recreation expansion and new dog park

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Cedar Hill reports FY 2024 shortfalls in sales and property taxes; moves ARPA dollars to reserves