[00:00:01] AND NEED TRIST. IT IS 5 31. WHERE HERE AT 2 TO 2 NORTH TENNESSEE STREET IN MCKINN, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, INTERVIEWS. THE FOLKS YOU SEE, SEATED IN FRONT OF YOU ARE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. UH HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT BE CONDUCTING ANY BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING. OUR SOLE PURPOSE BEING HERE TONIGHT. IS SIMPLY TO GET TO KNOW YOU FOR OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. UH AND FIRST ONE ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY HERE. THANK EACH OF YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO BE HERE . AND ESPECIALLY YOU, JIM. SO UM , UM, WE DO HAVE A VISITOR WITH US. OUR AMERICAN NOT BE WITH US THIS EVENING. HE'S DEALING WITH A VERY URGENT MATTER. A SENDS HIS APOLOGIES, AND I WANT EACH OF YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE SO BLESSED IN MCKINNEY TO HAVE FOLKS JUST LIKE YOU, AND WE NORMALLY HAVE ABOUT 200 PLUS APPLICANTS FOR ABOUT 40 POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY'RE NOT JUST APPLICANTS. THEY'RE EXTREMELY WELL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS AND WE HAVE JUST SUCH TREMENDOUS TALENT IN MCKINNEY AND ITS TALENT THAT'S WILLING TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. AH, AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. JIM HAS ALREADY PICKED ONE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT SMALL DISRUPTION. HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING ME AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW NOT CAN'T GET RID OF HIM. I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE, DON'T GET DISCOURAGED IF YOU DON'T GET CHOSEN TO SERVE ON THE BOARD AND COMMISSION THIS TIME WE'VE HAD APPLICANTS COME BACK FOR SIX YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN SITTING UP HERE AND THEY STICK WITH IT OFTEN TIMES DURING A TERM. WE WILL HAVE VACANCIES COME UP. I KNOW THAT IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE, BUT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO TAKE A JOB SOMEWHERE ELSE AND LEAVE MCKINNEY AND WE HAVE TO FILL THAT SPOT. THAT'S WHY WE'VE CREATED ALTERNATES FOR EACH AND ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO IN THE EVENT THAT WE DO HAVE A VACANCY, WE CAN PROMOTE THE ALTERNATE TO A SEATED POSITION THAT WAY. THEY HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE AND THEY'RE NOT WALKING IN COLD TO BE ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO IF YOU GET ACCEPTED AS AN ALTERNATE , DON'T THINK YOU'RE SECOND RATE BECAUSE YOU'RE FIRST IN LINE TO FILL A SEAT IF A VACANCY COMES UP, AND THEY DO HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT PUT ON A BORDER COMMISSION. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, UH WE HAVE SUCH A STRONG VOLUNTEER BY THIS AND WE HAVE SO MANY NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS OPERATING FROM THE GOODWILL OF THE PEOPLE OF MCKINNEY THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE ON THOSE NONPROFITS. AND YOU CAN ACCESS MOST ALL OF THEM THROUGH VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY AND JUST GO ON THE VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY WEBSITE. YOU'LL FIND ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT WAY TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ONE OF OUR MANY, MANY NONPROFITS AND THEY ALL SERVE EXCELLENT PURPOSES WERE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE YOU WERE GONNA GIVE EACH OF YOU ABOUT TWO MINUTES IN ORDER TO TELL US WHY YOU'RE THE PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR THE BOARD AND COMMISSION THAT YOU LIKE. YOU MAY SEE THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL LOOKING DOWN WHILE YOU'RE UP HERE. THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE YOUR APPLICATIONS IN FRONT OF US, AND WE'RE PROBABLY READING ABOUT YOU WHILE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU. WE MAY ASK YOU QUESTIONS WE MAY MAKE COMMENTS. AFTER YOU SPEAK, WE MAY NOT I DON'T THINK NEGATIVELY ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT DO JUST KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT. AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID , I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND IT'S NOT DEBORAH BRADFORD, YOU'RE FIRST UP. CONGRATULATIONS YOU GET TO SHOW THEM ALL HOW IT'S DONE. OH AND IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE. UM I THINK THAT IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS YOU CAN ONLY LIST TWO BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS, MAX A LOT OF APPLICATIONS. WE GET ONLY HAVE ONE. SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN, PLEASE LET US KNOW WHILE YOU'RE SPEAKING OR IF [00:05:06] YOU'RE VERY FLEXIBLE, LET US KNOW. CORRECT. CORPORATION. I SERVED FOR TWO YEARS. ONE TERM IS THE ALTERNATE AND A SEATED BOARD MEMBER FOR TWO TERMS AS WELL, SO THAT'S FOUR YEARS TOTAL HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE. I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE FIRST AND FOREMOST, BECAUSE I LOVE MCKINNEY MCKINNEY IS MY HOME. FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. AND WHAT A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE HAD TO SERVE ON THE POTENTIAL PROJECTS SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TERPS SUBCOMMITTEE. UH, OF COURSE WE DO THE RETAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AND PROMOTIONAL GRANTS. AND THEN AS WE THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN MCKINNEY FROM HUB 1 21 TWO HUGS CAFE TO THE PLETHORA OF GRANTS THAT WERE ABLE TO SERVICE KEEPING IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION AND OUR VISION. UM THAT WE WILL DO FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY FOR CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND TO WATCH ALL OF THOSE UNFOLD HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL, SO DELIGHTED TO HAVE SERVED AND TO CONTINUE SERVING ALL OF THE VARIOUS ASPECTS THAT WE DO SO HEARD. MUSEUM AND THE DIFFERENT BANDS AND GRANTS ARE COUNTLESS, SO HAPPY TO APPLY AGAIN AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING AGAIN IN FISCAL YEAR 24. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AND FOR EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY OUTSIDE OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. PLEASURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU TO EACH AND ALL OF YOU, UH, INCLUDING MR BRADFORD. ONCE YOU'VE SPOKEN WITH US, PLEASE DO NOT FEEL ANY OBLIGATION TO STAY , OF COURSE, WILL NOTE THAT YOU LEFT EARLY, AND WHEN WE GO TO I'M KIDDING ABOUT THAT. WE WILL NOT. YOU'RE WELCOME TO LEAVE AND GO BACK TO YOUR FAMILIES IN YOUR LIFE. AND DO NOT BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT THAT. NEXT. WE'LL HAVE WENDY BRANDON WELCOME WENDY. THE FLOOR'S ALL YOURS. GOOD EVENING . UM WENDY BRANNEN AND I'VE BEEN IN MCKINNEY SINCE 2007 AND DISTRICT ONE, AND I HAD PUT THAT I WAS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE MCKINNEY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION OR VISIT MCKINNEY. UM. FOR ME. WHAT I'VE NOTICED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IS JUST THE SHIFT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR YOUTH ARE LOW INCOME ELDERLY . UM AND JUST THE FACT THAT A LOT OF OUR TEACHERS CAN'T AFFORD TO EVEN LIVE IN OUR OWN TOWN. SO FOR ME, I HAVE SOME PASSION AROUND WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING AND PEOPLE. UM I'VE BEEN IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 13 YEARS I RECENTLY LAUNCHED OUR VERY FIRST I'D GROUP WITHIN OUR COMPANY AND JUST FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR EVERYONE WITHIN OUR COMPANY, EVEN IF IT WERE GLOBAL SO ALL OVER AND, UM, HAVE RAISED MY SIX CHILDREN HERE. AND I FIND IT VERY IMPORTANT TO SHOW THEM BY MY ACTIONS GETTING INVOLVED AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY PRECINCT CHAIR, AND I'M ALSO, UM I VOLUNTEER FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND I RUN THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA. UM AND SO FOR ME, I JUST WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH MCKINNEY AND JUST HELP OTHERS LOVE THE COMMUNITY THAT I LOVE AND JUST SEE HOW I CAN HELP THEM. THAT'S ALL THAT'S GOOD IN GRAD SCHOOL WORKING ON YOUR M B A. IN ADDITION TO ALREADY HAVING A MASTER'S OF SCIENCE AND HEALTH CARE, CORRECT FOR BOTH OF THOSE RIGHT NOW I HAVE MY BACHELOR'S RIGHT NOW. I'M WORKING FOR MY MBA AND MY MASTERS IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT, MAYBE A PHD I'M TEASING. OH YEAH. MAYBE MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT SIX CHILDREN ON TOP OF THAT THEIR KIDS. DO YOU HAVE THE TIME I ACTUALLY ONLY HAVE TWO LEFT AT HOME. THE OTHER ONES ARE ADULTS AND OUT OF THE HOUSE. UM SO DEFINITELY, UM, FOR ME. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE TIME. UM, LIKE MY KIDS AT HOME, OR 11 AND 14. AND I JUST KEEP TELLING THEM IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I'LL HELP AT THE NIGHT ENOUGH TO SAY I'M AN ALLY FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S NOT ENOUGH IF YOU'RE NOT DOING THE ACTIONS, SO FOR ME, IT'S SHOWING THEM BY EXAMPLE, TAKING THEM WITH ME WHEN I GO PLACES. I THINK IT'S VERY WISE OF YOU TO TEACH THEM BY EXAMPLE, AND I HAD TALKED TO ME THAT WAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE [00:10:03] SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF YOU FOR. AND I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OR THAT PRESSING OF A TIME COMMITMENT SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. NO I APPLAUD YOUR DESIRE FOR THE HOUSING. WE REALLY SEE THAT AS SOMEONE'S FIRST CHOICE, AND YOUR THOUGHTS ARE VERY WELL LAID OUT ON THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JACKIE BREWER. WELCOME JACKIE. HELLO. UM, I KNOW ALL OF YOU ALSO. YOU'LL KNOW ME PRETTY WELL TO JACKIE BURKE HAVE BEEN IN MCKINNEY SINCE 1993. I WAS 2012 LEADERSHIP. MCKINNEY BEST CLASS EVER. FREDERICK FRAZIER, CINDY SHEEHAN, EYEBALL. SCOTT ELLIOTT . NO NAME DROPPING THEIR, UM, I SERVED ON THE PARKS BOARD FOR FOUR YEARS WHEN THAT WAS THEIR TERM LIMIT, SERVED ON CD FOR SIX WAS PLACED ON ARTS COMMISSION THIS YEAR BECAUSE I HAD A SPOT THAT CAME OPEN AND EXPECTEDLY. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S JUST THE ONE YEAR TERM. UM WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS THIS YEAR, AND THE ARTS COMMISSION WAS ABLE TO BRING SOME OF THE STUFF FROM ACDC OVER AND KIND OF GET THEM A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED AS FAR AS HAVING A COUPLE OF CYCLES. GETTING A RUBRIC TOGETHER. UM GETTING RID OF SOMETHING THAT COSTS THEM MONEY AS FAR AS TAKING THEIR APPLICATIONS IN AND NOW WE'RE JUST DOING IT BY EMAIL. SO I THINK I'VE DONE THEM WELL WILLING TO SERVE THEIR AGAIN OR WHEREVER YOU THINK THAT I COULD BE AN ASSET. ALTHOUGH WORK IN DALLAS, THEY'RE VERY WILLING TO LET ME DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO. UM SO I CAN SERVE WHEREVER YOU THOUGHT I WOULD BE BEST TO SERVE. THAT'S THE ARTS COMMISSION. IS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT. YOU WOULD LIKE US E D. C WOULD BE GREAT LIKE TO EXPERIENCE THAT ABC. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT REALLY IS UP TO YOU ALL YOU ALL KNOW WHAT KIND OF PIECES YOU'LL NEED TO PUT THE PUZZLE TOGETHER AND MIGHT BE WILLING TO FIT IN AS A PEACE WHEREVER YOU THINK IS BEST. AND I WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US AS WELL AS THE MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR MCKINNEY. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL TO FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES FOR ALL OF THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF DATES OUT THERE FOR US TO CHOOSE FROM, AND THAT'S REALLY APPRECIATED TO JACKIE. YOU'RE A TESTAMENT TO LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND WHAT GRADUATES CAN DO, AND YOU'VE SERVED SO CONSISTENTLY FOR SO MANY YEARS, BUT I DO THINK THE CHIEF BREWER WOULD THINK THAT 2013 MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BETTER CLASS. YEAH WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO AGREE TO DISAGREE ON THAT. THERE'S ONE CLASS THAT WILL NEVER SAY THAT THEY'RE THE BEST CLASS EVER BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY KNOW IT. 2018 NO WORDS NEEDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DAVE CLARK. WELCOME DAVE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PLEASURE TO BE HERE. DAVE CLARK 20 YEAR. MCKINNEY RESIDENT OF PROUD TO BE IN THIS FINE CITY. UH HAVE BEEN PROUD TO HAVE SERVED ON A NUMBER OF BOARDS KIND OF FOLLOWING JACKIE'S FOOTSTEPS. STARTING WITH THE PARK SPORT AFTER I GRADUATED WITH LEADERSHIP MCKINNEY IN SIX, WHICH I THINK WAS THE BEST CLASS, BUT THERE'S DEBATE, OF COURSE. AH WENT INTO JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH GOING TO THAT SERVED MCKINNEY EVENT AND SEEING JUST HOW MANY OPTIONS THERE WERE. AND APPLIED TO THAT TIME YOU CAN APPLY TO THREE I BELIEVE, AND SO I APPLIED TO THREE AND WAS SELECTED FOR PARKS BOARD SERVED ON THAT BEFORE YEARS TURNED OUT AND THEN SERVED ON MCD'S FOR SIX AND THEN WENT INTO MCKINNEY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION FOR TWO YEARS. AS AN ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBER. AND THEN SERVED ONCE RECENTLY WITH THE HERITAGE GILDED CHESTNUT SQUARE FOR THREE YEARS. ALSO SERVED ON THE 2019 BAND COMMITTEE AND THE MORE RECENT AIRPORT BAND COMMITTEE. EACH HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO GET TO KNOW CITY STAFF AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THEM TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER. SO MY FIRST CHOICE WAS PARKS BOARD AND SECOND WAS MCKINNEY MAIN STREET TO CONTINUE A VIBRANT MAIN STREET THAT WE HAVE OUR BELOVED CHESTNUT SQUARE BUT ALSO OUR DOWNTOWN SQUARE. UH TO CONTINUE THAT, UM, THAT THAT BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE THAT SO MANY OTHER CITIES, WHICH THEY HAD THAT KIND OF THAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENT, SO, UM I AM OPEN TO SERVING ANOTHER AREAS AS NEEDED, IF THERE IS A NECESSARY NEED THERE. UM, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME I'VE HAD TO SERVE AND HOPEFULLY [00:15:03] THERE'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO CONTINUE MY SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THANK YOU, DAVID. THANK YOU, MAN. THANK YOU. DAVID DAILY, AND I DON'T SEE AVA OUT THERE. BY THE WAY, IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS SIGNED UP FOR THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND DID NOT MAKE IT TO THEIR DESIGNATED INTERVIEW. THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO LET THEM KNOW WE GOT ONE MORE THING. MIKE DANIELSON. WELCOME, MIKE. FLOOR IS ALL YOURS. MIKE DANIELSON. I'M A LOCAL REALTOR MCKINNEY. I'VE LIVED IN MCKINNEY 22 YEARS. 21 OF THOSE YEARS. I UNKNOWN BUSINESS AND RICHARDSON SO I HAD NO TIME TO DONATE TO ANYTHING. BUT NOW THAT I'M A REALTOR, I HAVE A LOT MORE FREE TIME. I'VE TALKED TO JUSTIN A LOT, JUST LIKE I'D LIKE TO GET PLUGGED INTO MCKINNEY BECAUSE I'VE LIVED HERE FOR SO LONG RAISED MY KIDS HERE, UM, MAINLY WHAT IS IT? PLANNING AND ZONING OR VISIT MCKINNEY. JUST I MEAN, I THINK WITH MY PERSONALITY, I'M PRETTY OUTGOING AND I CAN WELCOME PEOPLE TO THE CITY. BUT PLANNING AND ZONING IS MORE LIKE MY REAL ESTATE, SO IT'S KIND OF A STRONG POINT. BUT THAT'S IT. YEAH. I KNOW. JUSTIN MILLER ALSO HELPS MIGHT HELP OR HURT ME. I DON'T KNOW. ACTUALLY LIKE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FIRES, YOU PUT OUT PRETTY NICE. WHAT'S THAT SOCIAL MEDIA FLYERS? YOU PUTTING OUT FOR YOUR RELATIVE SERVICES? THAT'S HOW I GET ALL MY BUSINESS. I'LL GIVE YOU SOME CARDS IF YOU WANT CURIOUS. WHAT WAS IF YOU DON'T MIND TELLING US ? OF COURSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO. WHAT WAS THE BUSINESS AND RICHARDSON COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY CALLED RENAISSANCE PRESS FOR 21 YEARS WE BUILT IT UP FOR MICHAEL $400,000, A YEAR COMPANY TO $4 MILLION COMPANY, RIGHT. DID YOU SELL IT? I SOLD MY PORTION OUT, BUT I ALWAYS WANT TO GET BACK INTO REAL ESTATE. I DID THIS 20 YEARS AGO. IT'S LIKE, ALWAYS BEEN MY PASSION, SO I LIKE HELPING PEOPLE LIKE HOUSES, SO IT WORKS OUT GOOD. I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN GO WRONG WITH MCKINNEY REAL ESTATE EXACTLY. BUT ALSO HOUSES ANYWHERE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MICHAEL FOR YOUR TIME. HMM. JOHN DILLON, TONIO. ABOUT TIME YOU GOT INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY, JOHN . TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE. JOHN IS THE FORMER MAYOR OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY IRONS TO GRIND ON OSHKOSH. YEAH RIGHT. YOU CAN CALL ME NOW. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE AND. IT'S A LOT OF TIME TO INTERVIEW EVERYBODY THAT WANTS TO APPLY. I'M APPLYING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND AS AN ALTERNATIVE THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE CDC IS THE ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBER AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE MY SERVICE, HOPEFULLY AS A FULL TIME BOARD MEMBER, BUT IF THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, CONTINUE AS THE ALTERNATE AS YOU KNOW, THE CDC HAS A LOT GOING ON, AND IT TAKES TIME TO GET UP TO SPEED WITH EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING. PARTICULARLY WITH ALL THE ACTIVITIES AND IT IS A VERY TIME CONSUMING BOARD. UH I HAVE ATTENDED ALL THE MEETINGS THE PAST YEAR AND UNCOMFORTABLE THAT I FEEL THE OBLIGATIONS OF BEING UP TO SPEED ON ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE CDC. MY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN THE PAST INCLUDED MY PAST YEAR AS THE ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBER ON THE CDC FOUR YEARS ON THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD SIX YEARS ON THE MCKINNEY MAIN STREET BOARD. CITIES 2019 BOND COMMITTEE, WHERE I SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE MCKINNEY CHAMBERS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. AND ALSO CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF STONEBRIDGE RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THE LARGEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IN NORTH TEXAS. ANY RESIDENT OF 13 YEARS AND PROUD TO BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND CONTINUING MY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. DONNA PROBABLY WON'T SURPRISE YOU THAT NO ONE HERE HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE YOU. SAMUEL FRANKLIN. BLACKER. HE MIGHT BE RELATED TO ONE OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. I TALKED TO HIM OCCASIONALLY. CURRENTLY NOT UP. THIS TIME, OKAY? THANKS FOR LETTING US KNOW. JOHNNY GIBSON. BEFORE YOU [00:20:08] SPEAK. I WANT TO FOLKS WHO ARE THEIR FIRST TIME OUT HERE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF YOU WHO ARE ARNIE SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND WE KNOW MOST OF THE FOLKS SITTING OUT HERE. I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT THAT'S A DETERRENT FROM YOU BECAUSE THEY STARTED JUST LIKE YOU'RE STARTING SITTING RIGHT THERE. AND ONE OF THESE INTERVIEWS AND YOU ALL HAVE AN EQUAL SHOT AT HIM GOING INTO THIS ONCE. UH, I DON'T THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE WE KNOW MOST EVERYBODY ELSE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A CHANCE. YOU DO. AND THAT CHANCE MAY NOT BE THIS SUMMER WHEN WE SLACK WITH THAT MIGHT COME UP SIX MONTHS FROM NOW BECAUSE WE'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT APPLICATIONS WHEN THE VACANCY COMES ALIVE. SO DON'T DON'T FEEL THEN THE CARDS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SAY THAT. CONNIE YOURS. THANK YOU. I'M CONNIE GIBSON. I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD. I'M TURNED OUT ON THAT BOARD AND I'VE LOVED BEING ON THAT BOARD DURING MY TERM THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HIRING A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AND REVAMPING OUR STORE OR VISIT MCKINNEY STORE. WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF STAFF. I AM MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'VE LIVED IN MCKINNEY FOR 25 YEARS. I'VE RAISED THREE BOYS HERE. AND NOW I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF EXPOSING MY SIX GRANDKIDS TO EVERYTHING. MCKINNEY I LOVE BRINGING THEM TO DOWNTOWN ADVANCE AND JUST I LOVE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IN MCKINNEY. I'M INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE PARKS BOARD BECAUSE I THINK THE PARKS BOARD IS DOING AMAZING THINGS UNDER MAJKOWSKI DIRECTION AND CITY MANAGER PAUL GRIMES DIRECTION AND I ALSO WOULD LOVE TO SERVE ON. THE MAIN STREET BOARD. IF THERE THAT'S AVAILABLE , I'M OPEN TO WHATEVER COUNCIL SEES FIT. IF THERE'S A YOU THINK THERE'S A BETTER FIT FOR ME. I AM OPEN TO THAT SOME OF MY INVOLVEMENTS I'VE BEEN I WENT THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. 2011 BEST CLASS EVER. AND I WAS ON THE LEADERSHIP ALUMNI BOARD FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS, SO I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN OTHER COMMUNITY THINGS, BUT UM, I JUST THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ME. WE WE HAD A PRESENTATION LAST NIGHT FROM VISIT MCKINNEY AND YOU WERE THERE AND THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD. IS IT GOING? REALLY WELL , HE GOT AARON GOT UP TO SPEED SO QUICKLY WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH VISIT MCKINNEY AND HE HAS JUST BROUGHT SO MUCH ENERGY. TO THE. TO THAT ORGANIZATION IS JUST BEEN AMAZING. HE'S BROUGHT A LOT OF CONTINUITY AND A LOT OF REALLY NEEDED JUST, UM, BONDING WITH THE WHOLE THE STAFF HE'S DONE. HE'S JUST HE'S GREAT. I THINK EACH AND ALL OF US WERE FAIRLY IMPRESSED WITH HIS GOLD TO HAVE DIRECTION AND THE PATH TO FOLLOW. AH, AND I WAS CERTAINLY IMPRESSED WITH HIS PRESENTATION LAST NIGHT. JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW YOU WERE GUARDED IT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE . VERY PLEASED. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH ALL OF US, IT WASN'T NECESSARILY REQUIREMENT. WE DO APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CONNIE? YOU KNOW YOU'RE PART OF THE FABRIC OF MCKINNEY. I'M TRYING TO THINK WHERE I SERVED THAT YOU WEREN'T. I MEAN, I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE. WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. BUT SOMETHING STRUCK ME THAT YEAH, WE SERVED A LONG TIME ON LEADERSHIP ALUM TOGETHER, AND FOR THOSE IN HERE THAT ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN MCKINNEY, THE CHAMBER PUTS IT ON AND EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT THEIR CLASS AND THE BEST CLASS EVER. AND THIS AND THAT, UM OUT OF THE SIX OF US UP HERE. FIVE OF US ARE GRADUATES OF THAT PROGRAM, SO THEY TAKE APPLICATIONS EVERY APRIL AND MAY THEY ANNOUNCED THEY MAKE THEIR DECISION IN JUNE IN THE CLASS STARTS IN AUGUST. WE'RE HAVING OUR KICKOFF FOR THIS NEXT CLASS NEXT WEEK, SO PLEASE PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR. WHETHER YOU MAKE A BORDER YOU DON'T TO CONSIDER GOING THROUGH THAT CLASS. IT'S YOU KNOW. UM INCREASINGLY, WERE THE LEADERS OF THIS COMMUNITY KIND OF COALESCE? WOULD YOU AGREE COMPLETELY AGREE COMPLETELY QUESTION IN THERE SOMEWHERE. THANKS, CONNIE. THANK YOU. MARK HUNT. LOCAL MARK FLOOR IS ALL YOURS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARK HUNT AND THE BOARDS THAT I'M INTERESTED IN BEING [00:25:02] CONSIDERED FOR THE ARMED FORCES MEMORIAL BOARD. THE PARKS, REC AND OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD. A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON MYSELF. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALMOST 11 YEARS. FROM MY WIFE AND I TO RAISE OUR SON HERE IN MCKINNEY. AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THERE'S NO PLACE ELSE I'D RATHER LIVE THAN RIGHT HERE. A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPER ON MY BACKGROUND . UM I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF KIND OF BEEN, UH, FOCUSED ON MY CORPORATE CAREER AS WELL AS A MILITARY CAREER. IN TERMS OF THAT EXPERIENCE, I'M GONNA LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST SHARE IT WITH YOU. I'VE BEEN IN THE CORPORATE WORLD FOR OVER 30 YEARS HAVE HELD POSITIONS OF INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY. THROUGHOUT THAT TIME, A COUPLE OF THE MOST RECENT POSITIONS THAT HAVE HELD OR VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL SALES AND MARKETING. FOR PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY. I ALSO HAVE BEEN A GENERAL MANAGER OF A $100 MILLION MANUFACTURING BUSINESS. IN ADDITION TO MY CORPORATE EXPERIENCE, I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE MILITARY. I ENLISTED WHEN I WAS 18 YEARS OLD INTO THE ARMY AND A RETIRED IN 2013 IS A FULL COLONEL. WITH MY LAST POSITION BEING CHIEF OF STAFF OF 8000 SOLDIERS ORGANIZATION. WITH UNITS SPREAD. ACROSS 22 STATES IN FORWARD ELEMENTS DEPLOYED TO THE MIDDLE EAST. THE ONE THING THAT I THINK I CAN BRING TO ANY BOARD THAT I SERVE ON WHETHER IT BE THOSE TWO ARE MY FLEX FLEXIBLE TO ANY BOARD THAT YOU WOULD WANT ME TO SERVE ON. IS MY FOCUS HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON PEOPLE PLANNING AND BUDGETING. AND I THINK THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER BOARD ANYONE SERVES ON. BUT ESPECIALLY FOR ME, I CAN BRING THAT SKILL SET. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TONIGHT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. MARK YOU KNOW, I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AS A TRUE PLEASURE. UM AND JUST SO THESE FOLKS UP HERE NO. YOUR SON IS GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN HE'S OFF. HE'S GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. THAT'S CORRECT. COMING UP HERE THIS FALL, SO AND YOUR CORPORATE CAREERS KIND OF WINDING DOWN, SO YOU NEED STUFF TO DO. AND MCKINNEY IS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AND SOMEONE OF YOUR CALIBER. I'M REALLY GLAD YOU'RE HERE. THAT'S TRUE. I DIDN'T MENTION IT. BUT I WILL BE RETIRING THE END OF THIS MONTH FROM MY CORPORATE CAREER. SO I AM GOING TO I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S GIVEN SO MUCH TO ME AND MY FAMILY. YOU'RE 33 YEARS IN THE MILITARY WAS SOME OF THAT IN THE RESERVED IT WAS A COMBINATION OF ACTIVE DUTY. UH GUARD RESERVE. AND THEN, UH, I WAS MOBILIZED AND DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN. IN 2005 AND 2006. I DIDN'T THINK YOU LOOK 90 YEARS OLD. YEAH, I KNOW. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE COUNTRY AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE MCKINNEY AND ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM THAT THIS IS YES. ROUGH IDEA OF THE TYPE OF TALENT THAT WE HAVE AND THE PEOPLE WILLING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE SO TREMENDOUSLY BLESSED HERE IN MCKINNEY HAVE POPES OF YOUR CALIBER AND LOTS OF THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HERE TONIGHT ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. DAVID KELLY. ALL OF THAT ONE. YEAH I WILL TRY MY LUCK. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. HOW ARE YOU PULLING FOR YOU? THANK YOU, CHARLIE. I APPRECIATE THAT. I AM DAVID KELLEY AND I AM CURRENTLY THE VICE CHAIR OF MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND I AM APPLYING FOR MY THIRD AND FINAL TERM ON D. C. AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR REAPPOINTMENT TO THAT BOARD. WE'RE DOING A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ON THE RIGHT NOW, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH OUR PROJECTS. UM, WE'VE GOT GOOD STUFF GOING ON AT TUFTS, WHICH I AM ON THE TUB SUBCOMMITTEE AS WELL. WE'VE GOT GOOD STUFF GOING ON AND HOUSING AND, UM OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN I AM IN ADDITION TO BEING ON THE TOP SUBCOMMITTEE, I AM ALSO ON THE PROJECT GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE THAT SEES, YOU KNOW, FORWARD LOOKING LARGER PROJECT COMING TO US, AND THAT'S ALSO GOT A LOT OF VERY EXPENSIVE AND VERY INTERESTING PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE AND M C. D. C HAS A LOT OF CHALLENGES IN FRONT OF IT AS WE TRY TO BALANCE ALL OF THE PRIORITIES WITH OUR WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AND CDC IS AN AWESOME CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND I AM DEEPLY HONORED TO BE ON IT. AND I AM DEEPLY HONORED WITH YOUR TRUST. UM FOR FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THIS AND ASK FOR IT AGAIN AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR IT. I IN [00:30:08] ADDITION TO WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER WELL, BUT IN ADDITION TO M C, D. C I MOVED BACK TO MCKINNEY IN 2015 AFTER GROWING UP HERE FROM 1984 TO 1998, AND IN ADDITION TO MY SERVICE ON CDC, I AM IN THE ROTARY CLUB OF MCKINNEY AND I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH AND, UM, WAS ON THEIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNTIL JUST A MONTH OR TWO AGO, SO I THINK THAT'S ALL ABOUT ME. LEADERSHIP OH, YEAH. THANK YOU. PATRICK CLASS OF 2018 , WHICH I WON'T ARGUE THAT WE ARE THE BEST CLASS EVER. RIGHT NOW, I THINK IN 10 YEARS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE INDISPUTABLY THAT 2018 WAS THE BEST CLASS EVER. WE'VE GOT A GOOD CASE. WHAT? WE HAVE A GOOD CASE. UM, WE'VE GOT DERRICK ROBINSON. JULIE WILLIAMS , BROOKE FOLKS WHO WAS JUST APPOINTED AS A DISTRICT JUDGE, M . ME OBVIOUSLY, UM, UM, DIDN'T EVEN MAKE JACKIE'S LIST OF THAT'S TRUE YOU DIDN'T KNOW 2012 . WELL UM, ONE LAST THING I'LL ADD IS I WAS JUST ACCEPTED TO, UM, BE TO BE IN THE NEXT CLASS OF THE POLICE. THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY THAT STARTS IN SEPTEMBER. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, TOO. CHARLIE AND DRE FOR BEING MY REFERENCES FOR THAT NEED TO HIDE WOMEN AND CHILDREN, MAN, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME CITIZEN'S ARRESTS COMING OUT EXCITED. VAGRANCY IS GOING TO BE PUNISHED SIGNIFICANTLY. DAVID, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT YOU KNOW THIS, BUT YOU BRING FRICTION TO THE BOARD AND YOU DO CRITICAL THINKING AND SO IT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND UM, YOU KNOW YOU YOU DO A GREAT JOB, AND I ALSO WILL REMEMBER YOU CAN'T HEAR A FEW YEARS AGO, AND BUT THE TIME FLIES ON THESE BOARDS DOESN'T REALLY DOESN'T FLY DOES IT'S A LOT OF FUN, AND IT'S A GREAT HONOR, AND I'M REALLY SAD THAT IT'S GOING TO COME TO AN END. THEY WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR FOR THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM WHO HAD THIS MIGHT BE THEIR FIRST TIME HERE TO EVEN APPLY. UH, I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THAT WHEN YOU'RE GIVING BACK YOU'RE THE ONE WHO IS TRULY BLESSED BY SHARE SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THAT REGARD. ABSOLUTELY AS YOU ALL KNOW. BEING ON M. C D. C IS REALLY A LOT MORE THAN JUST SITTING ON THE DAIS ONCE A MONTH AND BEING ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S IT'S CHARITY EVENT AFTER CHARITY EVENT AFTER CHARITY EVENT UM AND COMMUNITY EVENT, HABITAT EVENTS AND. RIBBON CUTTINGS AND CHAMBER STUFF. THAT IS REALLY WHERE THE JOY THE DEEP ENGAGEMENT OF CC AND HOW BEING ON CDC GIVES BACK TO ME IS GETTING TO GO TO ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND BEING INVOLVED WITH ALL OF THE GOOD STUFF THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN MCKINNEY ARE DOING. EMPTY BOWLS AND, YEAH, YEAH. EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND THAT WE'RE A PART OF AND WE GET TO GO TO THESE THINGS BECAUSE HE IS SPONSORING AND SUPPORTING THEM. I JUST WENT ON A TOUR OF UM, THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, WHICH WE SUPPORTED. THAT ONE MADE ME CRY. THAT IS INCREDIBLY. IT'S INCREDIBLY AWESOME THAT WE GET TO SUPPORT THAT PROGRAM AND MANY OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE IT. AND THAT WE GET TO GO AND DO THOSE EVENTS AND CORNERSTONES CORNERSTONE RANCH. UM I'M SORRY I COULD GO ON AND ON CORNERSTONE RANCH TOUCHED ME A LOT BECAUSE THOSE KIDS ARE JUST AMAZING AND HUGS AND THE LIST GOES ON, AND THAT IS REALLY WHAT I LOVE ABOUT. CDC IS ALL OF THE EXTRA STUFF THAT WE GET TO DO IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. BE COOL. THANKS FOR SHARING THAT WITH US. THANK YOU, CHARLIE. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. ALRIGHT NOW WE'LL SPEAK WITH ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BRAG ABOUT HOW GOOD THEY WERE MISS JAMIE PEDIGO. SO I WAS GOING TO BRAG ABOUT THAT MAYOR PRO TEM IN THE UNDISPUTED BEST CLASS EVER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO YOU KNOW, RIGHT ? I DON'T HAVE TO. BECAUSE YOU YOU PROCLAIMED IT FOR ME, JAMIE PEDIGO. I AM HONORED TO BE HERE . MY INTEREST IN SERVING IS ON THAT MAIN STREET BOARD. AND THEN AS COUNCIL MEN, PHILLIPS SAID, WE DIDN'T GET TO PICK THREE. MY [00:35:03] OTHER ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN. UM DOESN'T MCKINNEY BOARD I AM AS MOST OF, YOU KNOW, INVOLVED IN WHAT HAPPENS DOWNTOWN. I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD ALL BE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OPTIMIZING OUR TOURISTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND DOWNTOWN. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SERB IN ONE OF THOSE CAPACITIES. THE OTHER BOARD I APPLIED FOR WITH A LIBRARY BOARD. I'M ONE OF THOSE OLD SCHOOL PEOPLE. I DON'T LISTEN TO AUDIO BOOKS. I DON'T READ ON A KINDLE. I READ AN ACTUAL BOOK THAT I GO GET FROM THE LIBRARY. AND SO I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A PLACE FOR A LIBRARY IN SO MANY WAYS. CASE. AND I CAN SEE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR LIBRARY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS ARE BEING SERVED BY THE LIBRARY. AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I SUBMIT MY APPLICATION TO SERVE ON A CITY BOARD. I HAVE NEVER LIVED AS AN ADULT IN THE CITY BEFORE, SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU, UH. THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A LITTLE PLUG FOR YOUR PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY AGAIN. I SAID, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A PLUG FOR YOUR PORTION. OKAY WELL, SO I'M THE DIRECTOR OF CHESTNUT SQUARE , THEIR HERITAGE VILLAGE OF COLLIN COUNTY, AND I KNOW MOST OF THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT WHAT WE DO AND M CDC GREATLY AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND THE ROLE WITHOUT WE ALL PLAY IN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB, JAMIE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR HEARING ME OUT QUESTIONS TO COMMENT. THANK YOU. OH, NELL PER S. YEAH GOOD EVENING. I'M ON L. PEREZ UM I'M A LOCAL DOWNTOWN ME. KENNY AND MY WIFE AND I LIVE ON CHURCH STREET. WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 16 YEARS AND I'M INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE MAIN STREET BOARD. WE ALSO OWN THE GUAVA TREE, CUBAN CAFE AND CANTINA IN DOWNTOWN. UM, IT'LL BE THREE YEARS IN OCTOBER THAT WE'VE BEEN THERE SO FAR SO GOOD. UM PRIOR TO THE RESTAURANT, WE OPERATE A FOOD TRUCK FOR 11 YEARS. WE'RE STILL DOING THAT. UM. AND CONTINUATION WITH THE RESTAURANT AND THEN IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE, I WAS AN ART DIRECTOR FOR SEVERAL AGENCIES IN THE DALLAS METROPLEX FOR 16 YEARS. UM, WE CHOSE MCKINNEY. AS THE HOME FOR BUSINESS BECAUSE MCKINNEY IS HOME TO US, AND WE LOVE BEING HERE AND WE TRY TO SUPPORT LOCAL AS MUCH AS WE CAN, UM I FEEL THAT THAT I WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THE MAIN STREET BOARD, BECAUSE NOT ONLY AM I, UM DO I OFFER PERSPECTIVE AS A BUSINESS OWNER THAT ALSO HAS A RESIDENT. AND WITH MY BACKGROUND AND ADVERTISING AND EVENTS AND PROMOTION. UM, HOPEFULLY THAT WOULDN'T THAT WOULD HELP AS WELL. UM I UNDERSTAND THAT BEING ON THE BOARD WOULD REQUIRE A DEDICATED TIME. AND I FEEL THAT WITH MY TEAM, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE IN DOING THAT. I'M EXCITED WITH THE GROWTH IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. TELL YOU THAT, UM. COURTHOUSE USED TO BE. TWO BLOCKS THAT WAY , AND I WOULD WALK PAST WHERE YOU RESTAURANT IS TODAY AND I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE BUSINESSES GO IN AND LEAVE THEIR FAR THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND I HEAR ABOUT YOUR PLACE. I'VE ACTUALLY EATEN THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES AS WELL. BUT I ALWAYS HEAR GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOUR PLACE, AND I LOVE SEEING BUSINESSES. WE ALL DO LOVE SEEING BUSINESSES. BASIC ASSESS FEL HERE IN MCKINNEY ONE. THANK YOU FOR CALLING MCKINNEY HOME FOR YOUR BUSINESS. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. AMEN. THANKS. SO NOW, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR STEPPING UP. AARON SMITHS. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED. HOW'S THAT BABY? HE IS EATING US OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME, SO YEAH, WE HAVE TO BE FOUR MONTHS OLD ON FRIDAY AND THEN WE'VE GOT A BEEF THREE IN OCTOBER. SO BETWEEN MY WIFE AND I TRYING TO JUGGLE THAT IT'S BEEN A FUN EXPERIENCE AND TRYING NOT RIP MY HAIR OUT AT THE SAME TIME. SO PARDON HEARD? YEAH, IT'S A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE. LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. COOL. CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. SORRY TO INTERRUPT PROBLEM IF YOUR DOG WANTS TO COME WITH ME SOME MORE. I'M MORE THAN OKAY WITH THAT, TOO. GOOD EVENING. CITY COUNCIL [00:40:05] MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AARON SCHMITZ. I'VE SERVED THE PAST THREE YEARS ON THE COMMUNITY GRANTS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. KIND OF SAD TO HEAR, NOT ANYBODY REQUESTING TO BE ON THAT BOARD TONIGHT. IT IS A FASCINATING AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT. JUST SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENT NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES AROUND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND FRANKLY, THERE IS A TON OUT THERE THAT WE BARELY EVEN KNOW OF. AND SO ANY ANY WAY WE CAN GET BACK, I THINK IS MASSIVE. UM IT'S A LITTLE INTIMIDATING BEING IN THIS ROOM WITH ALL THESE OTHER, HIGHLY QUALIFIED, HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE PEOPLE REMEMBER MY FIRST TIME AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO COMPETE WITH ALL THE TALENT THAT MCKINNEY HAS, WHICH WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. MOST OTHER CITIES ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE AMOUNT OF VOLUNTEERS AND PEOPLE. WILLING TO GIVE THEIR TIME AND THAT'S WONDERFUL. I'M HERE TONIGHT JUST TO, I GUESS KIND OF REITERATE MY BACKGROUND AND IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ON ADDITIONAL BOARDS ARE A SECONDARY BOARD WHEN THAT SECONDARY BUT ANOTHER BOARD IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES . I'VE BEEN INVOLVED THE PAST SIX YEARS WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UP IN GRAYSON COUNTY IN DENISON, ADJACENT TO SHERMAN , WHICH HAS A LITTLE BIT OF GROWTH OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IN THE NEXT FEW COMING FORWARD. UM I OWN A SMALL BUSINESS UP THERE. MY WIFE OWNS A SMALL BUSINESS HERE IN MCKINNEY. WE'VE BEEN MCKINNEY RESIDENT SINCE 2014. WE JOKE THAT WE DON'T PLAN ON LEAVING OUR HOUSE UNLESS WE GO FEET FIRST IN A BODY BAG, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE. SERVE ON ABOUT THREE OTHER BOARDS BETWEEN SM YOU STOMACH DRAINAGE COMMUNITY CLUB. AND I'M SURE I'M FORGETTING A COUPLE OTHERS BUT MY ENJOYMENT, PASSION, HOBBIES. WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL. IT IS THE SPORT OF BUSINESS AND I ENJOY CAN ANYTHING CONNECTED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SO ANY OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL I GOT. SO THANK YOU, ERIN. WE HAVE. I'M LOOKING AT MY CHEAT SHEET HERE, BUT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE TURNING OUT OF THE BOARD THAT YOU'RE ON. YOU'RE NOT. WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH BEING REAPPOINTED TO THAT BOARD? CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, HAVING THE INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, AND THE SOME EXPERIENCE MOVING FORWARD IS REALLY VALUABLE TO US FOR SURE. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU, UM FOR THE FOLKS DON'T KNOW YOU ARE. ONE OF THE WELL YOU STARTED YOUR SERVICE ON THE BOARD MIDTERM. CORRECT SIMPLY. BECAUSE OF THE VACANCY THAT OCCURRED. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT FOR THE FOLKS WHO MAY BE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT IT DOES HAPPEN, AND CERTAINLY THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAD APPLIED FOR. NO AND I THINK IT WAS WANT TO SAY THREE OR SIX MONTHS LATER, IT WAS KIND OF ALMOST OUT OF THE BLUE. THAT WAS THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS PRESENTED ITSELF AND I JUMPED ON IT BECAUSE IF I CAN GET INVOLVED THANKFULLY, MY BUSINESS IS KIND OF ON AUTOPILOT. SO I'VE GOT A LOT OF TIME THAT I CAN GIVE BACK AND ANYWAY THAT YOU KNOW THE COUNCIL SEATS FIT. I'M HAPPY TO HELP. WELL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THE REASON THAT YOU WERE CALLED MIDTERM FOR ABOARD. YOU DIDN'T APPLIED FOR IT BECAUSE YOU MADE AN IMPRESSION AT AN EVENT LIKE THIS. AND SO THERE'S FOLKS SITTING HERE THINKS THIS DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND THAT NOBODY REMEMBERED WHO THEY WERE . BUT IT DOES HAPPEN, DOESN'T IT ? I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M GOING TO TRY TO REMEMBER THAT UNTIL MY WIFE WHEN I GET HOME, I'LL TELL HER FOR YOU. PERFECT E. YEAH. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHARLES WATLEY IS LAST ON OUR LIST. I DO NOT SEE CHARLES HERE WITH US TONIGHT. AGAIN I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND THOSE OF YOU HUNG OUT WITH US. EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN US YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. AH THOSE OF YOU ARE HERE FOR YOUR FIRST TIME. DON'T GET DISCOURAGED IF NOTHING HAPPENS BECAUSE WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, AND WE KEEP THESE APPLICATIONS AND WE KEEP THEM HANDY THROUGHOUT. UH OUR STAY UP HERE ON THE COUNCIL FOR THOSE TIMES WHEN WE NEED TO FILL SOMEBODY, AND THERE'S ALWAYS LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY, SO CONSIDER THAT AS WELL. YOU MIGHT CONSIDER THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR SERVICE ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS BECAUSE I KNOW MOST ALL OF YOU WHO ARE SERVING HERE SERVING MORE THAN ONE CAPACITY FOR THE CITY AND A LOT OF YOUR ON THOSE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS THROUGH OUR NONPROFITS. THANKS AGAIN. EVERYBODY THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL? Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.