for your Support of
Proven Leadership for a New District 3
“I have represented your interests by being directly involved in controlling the city budget, keeping taxes stable, maintaining and creating jobs, assisting law enforcement, improving infrastructure and code compliance and adding amenities in southern Dallas and beyond. I ask for your support so we can maintain the momentum.” - Councilwoman Vonciel Jones Hill
District 3 for me is not a series of neighborhoods drawn together to meet a redistricting requirement. Rather it is my neighborhood where I have lived and worked for many years as a public servant, community leader, attorney, educator and pastor. It’s a District that includes “The Woods,” “The Cliff” and “The Creek”; I know where we’ve been and I believe in our future. I have worked hard and long with you to ensure that our future is better than ever. I have the experience and perspective to lead District 3 forward. I have been a facilitator of practical and visionary goals that have improved District 5′s citizens and added fresh energy to the rhythm of our community’s daily life. I look forward to bringing that same commitment to District 3.
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I will focus on District 3′s top Priorities
Economic Development – Crime Reduction
Educational Enhancement – Improved City Services
Together We ARE making a Difference! Let’s MAINTAIN the MOMENTUM!!!
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- Council Member Vonciel Hll & members of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
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- Dr. Beverly Mitchell-Brooks, CEO Dallas Urban League
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- Dallas Urban League “Passing the Torch” Awards
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- Barbara Lloyd Watkins & Vonciel Jones Hill
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2011– 2013
I. LEADERSHIP
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Chair, Trinity River Corridor Project Committee
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Chair, Legislative Committee
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Member, Executive Board of North Texas Council of Governments
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Member, Regional Transportation Council
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Member, City Council Transportation Committee
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Member, City Council Arts, Culture & Library Committee
II. FISCAL
A. Supported Current City of Dallas Budget
-no tax increase
-increased funding for libraries
-restored furlough days for employees
B. Supported Bond Package which provides
-flood control
-southern Dallas economic development
-infrastructure improvements
III. LEGISLATIVE
-helped to securing federal funding for downtown/north Oak Cliff streetcar line
-testified at State legislature for Dallas homeless funding
-helped secure State funding for three bridge improvements
IV. PUBLIC SAFETY
-supported funding for technological improvements for Dallas Police Department
-supported “meet and confer”
-supported funding for more Code enforcement personnel
V. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
-advocated to adoption Texas Horse Park
-supported Trinity Forest Golf Course
-supported development of Pinnacle Park
-supported “Grow South” Initiative
-advocated to adoption transit-oriented development along Lancaster Corridor
VI. NATURAL RESOURCES
- supported Dallas’ long-range water development, through conservation and education
-supported solar lighting for City buildings
-supported stricter air quality standards with Dallas’ anti-idling ordinance
A Quick Glance 2007-2011
Councilwoman Hill served in the following capacities:
Chair - City Council Legislative Committee
Chair – Arts, Culture & Libraries Committee
Member – Ad Hoc Legislative Committee for Judicial Appointments
Member – Transportation & Environment Committee
Member – Trinity River Corridor Project Committee
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Established “Trash Attack” (to rid District 5 of litter and graffiti)
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Supported budgetary funding for 200 additional police officers
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“Pride In Your Neighborhood” beautification program – Singing Hills
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Maintained funding for the Pleasant Grove segment DART Green Line
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Maintained funding in current budget for neighborhood pools, libraries, and senior programs
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Enabled purchase of property on Westmoreland Road (that would otherwise have become a sexually oriented business and a blight on the neighborhood)
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Secured Pleasant Grove Community Prosecutor Position
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Established “GroveFest” (attended by approximately 2,500 people)
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Supported the establishment of “Cops on the Beat Program”
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Supported completion of the Pleasant Grove campus of Eastfield College
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Secured funding for revitalized La Vista Shopping Center (that will include a full-service grocery store)
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Led trade mission to South Africa (to bring business to District 5 and establish friendly relations with the people of South Africa) October 2008
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Initiated on-going truancy intervention (to help reduce crime in District 5)
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Continuing discussions about the Sack -n – Save Site
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Audubon Center opened October 2008
