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IT IS TUESDAY MARCH 16TH 2021 1, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS THAT TO 22, NORTH TENNESSEE ST. KATY, TEXAS. PURSUANT TO TEST THE ARMING CODE SECTION 55100 TO A CORNER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY BE PRESIDENT. BUT NO CITY, CALIF. COUNSELOR. ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. THIS MEETING WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON CABLE TELEVISION. AND THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO WATCH THE MEETING MAY WISH MAY WATCH THE MEETING LIVE. SPECTRUM CHANNEL 16 18 TO YOU FIRST CHANNEL 99. A TWO. THIS TIME WE WILL FIRST TAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS FOR NON PUBLIC HEARING ADAMS IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA? SAYING THAT I'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT ISLANDS.
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THIS PORTION CONSISTS OF NON CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW. WAS MAYBE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY A BOARD MEMBER, MAKING SUCH A QUEST PART TO MOTION AND VOTE. THE CONSENT. ADAM IS 21 02 TO SEVEN MINUTES OF THE MCKINNON HAD COME ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. FEBRUARY 24TH 2021. THE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS. HAVE SOME FUN. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. GOOD. MOTION BY GERMAN IT'S ALI'S SECOND BY MICHAEL JONES CAST YOUR VOTES. SHE MAY CAUSE YOU HERE. IT'S NOT POPULAR, BUT I SAID YES. NEXT. WE HAVE OUR[Board and Liaison Updates Board Chairman City of McKinney Chamber of Commerce Community Development Corporation Visit McKinney]
REPORTS 21 02 TO EIGHT BORDER LIAISON UPDATES. OR CHAIRMAN. THAT WOULD BE ME. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT TO REPORT. I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NITTY TO ATTEND. THE 18 T.BYRON NELSON KICKOFF LUNCHEON. THIS PAST WEEK. IT WAS A GOOD EVENT. I KNOW THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM THE KENNY THAT WERE. ATTENDING BY ZOOM, SO APPRECIATE MCKINNEY'S PRESENCE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT. THEY ARE REAL EXCITED TO BE IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS, AND REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE HARD WORK THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS. HAS DONE TO MAKE THIS GOOD EVENT AND LOOKS LIKE. JOHN MAY HAVE WRITTEN PAPER AT LEAST AS OF RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LEAST THE ABILITY TO HAVE 10,000 PEOPLE AT THE EVENT THEY SHARE, WHICH WILL BE NICE AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE BETWEEN NOW AND. AND MAY WITH VACCINATIONS AND OTHER THINGS. MAYBE THAT NUMBER WILL CHANGE. BUT EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE ON A GOOD TRAJECTORY FOR THAT. CITY MCKINNEY, MR GRIMES. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MR PRESIDENT. MY NAME IS PAUL GRIMES CITY MANAGER. SO A COUPLE ITEMS TO UPDATE YOU WITH WADE. SPEAKING OF VACCINES WE'VE GIVEN OVER 35,000 VACCINATIONS AT THE MCKINNEY VACCINATION HUB. WE JUST SENT OUT A NOTE YESTERDAY, HOWEVER, HE MADE SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT. WE ARE INTENDING. WE DID ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE WINDING DOWN THE VACCINATION HUB. THROUGH THE END OF APRIL, APRIL, 30TH WILL BE OUR LAST DAY OF OPERATION, IF NOT SOONER, FOR THE VACCINE HUB. THE INTENT, OF COURSE, IS THAT WE STOOD UP THE VACCINATION HUB. WHEN THE SUPPLIES WERE LOW AND WE WERE HAVING TO ORGANIZE AND GET THEM OUT OF THE EFFICIENT WAY TO THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ON WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THAT, BUT NOW THAT SUPPLIES ARE PICKING UP, IT'S TIME FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO STEP UP IN THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF VACCINES TO STAND UP, AND THEY ARE. WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE SUPPLIES. GET OUT THERE. JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, OF COURSE, HAS JUST BEEN APPROVED AND IS ALREADY IN THE MARKETPLACE AND WE THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. SO OVER THE NEXT 45 DAYS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE VACCINES TO THOSE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE. 1ST AND 2ND DOSE IS THE SECOND DOSES WILL BE COMPLETED BY APRIL 30TH THAT THE VACCINATION HUB, WHICH MEANS THE FIRST DOSES WILL PROBABLY BE AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL. THAT WILL BE THE LAST OF THOSE. IT'S BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS. WE'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY TO DO IT. WE'RE HONORED TO BE AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE GOT TO GET ON WITH OTHER THINGS. AND LET THE PRIVATE SECTOR STAND UP WHERE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BEFORE. UM. THE EAST MCKINNEY PROJECT OVERVIEW MEETING TONIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL AT THIS AFTERNOON. I SHOULD SAY IT. CITY COUNCIL'S WORK SESSION STAFF WILL BE OF MAKING A PRESENTATION. ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNICATIONS AND THE OUTREACH WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINNEY PURSUE INTO AND IN ADVANCE OF SOME OF THE REDEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING THERE. WE ARE HAVING ALSO THIS THURSDAY THE 18TH FROM 5 TO 7 PM AT OLD SETTLERS
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PARK, A COMMUNITY MEETING, WHICH WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY'S PRESENTATION OF THE WORK SESSION, SO THEY TODAY'S A BIT OF A DRY RUN. WITH THAT SAME MATERIAL WOULD BE PRESENTED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN P.M. AT OLD SETTLERS TO GIVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE VISION AND THE PLANS FOR REDEVELOPMENT ON THE EAST SIDE. UM. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. LISA. GOOD MORNING, BOARD CHAIRMAN PETER AND WELCOME MR HELMSLEY TO THE BOARD. A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO UPDATE YOU ON WE ARE PARTNERING WITH E DEPARTMENT, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND WE ARE DISTRIBUTING COVERT TESTS FOR BUSINESSES. SO THAT'S THERE'S A LITTLE OF A PROCESS. YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOME ONLINE TRAINING, BUT THOSE KIDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE FOR BUSINESSES TO UTILIZE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. ALL THAT INFORMATION IS ON OUR MCKINNEY BACK TO BUSINESS WEBSITE, ALONG WITH OTHER RESOURCE IS THAT ARE ALSO IMPORTANT TO BUSINESS IS ALSO INCLUDING A ZIFF COVE. IT WASN'T ENOUGH FOR A LOT OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO DEAL WITH. ARE ALL BUSINESSES TO DEAL WITH. WE ALSO ARE GATHERING INFORMATION FROM FEMA FOR BUSINESSES WHO WERE IT HAD DAMAGED ABSTAIN DAMAGE FROM THE WINTER STORM, TOO. SO THERE'S SOME RESOURCE IS THAT AIR OUT THERE WILL BE PUSHING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF COLLIN COUNTY DAYS ON COLLIN COUNTY. WE'RE BRINGING AUSTIN WE'RE BEING THE CAPITAL TO US AS A VIRTUAL EVENT, SO WE ARE PARTNERING. I'M SORRY. ONCE AGAIN WITH. OUR SISTER CHAMBERS CROSS COLLIN COUNTY TO SEO PRESENT THIS EVENT IMMEDIACY. THANK YOU IS A SPONSOR ALSO OF COLLIN COUNTY DAYS, SO THAT WILL TAKE PLACE. ON MARCH 24TH. IT IS A VIRTUAL EVENT FROM 3 TO 5 P.M, AND WE'LL HAVE SPEAKERS FROM IN THE CAPITAL. HOPPING IN VIA ZOOM TO SHARE WITH US WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AUSTIN? WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF CANDID FORUMS. THERE'S A NEW ELECTION GOING ON IN MAY. ESSO WANT TO SPREAD INFORMATION AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES AND WHERE THEY STAND ON. PARTICULAR ISSUES SO OUR CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORM WILL TAKE PLACE MARCH 23RD FROM 8 TO 9 30. IT'S ALSO ON ZOOM WILL ALSO LIVE STREAM THAT ON FACEBOOK. LIVES SO THAT WE CAN REALLY GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC. OUR SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORM WILL BE MARCH 25TH FROM 8 TO 9 30. SO IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND, YOU CAN ALSO GO BACK AND WATCH THOSE VIDEOS AS WELL. A COUPLE OF THINGS WHEN I MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR CALENDAR MARCH, 31ST IS OUR QUARTERLY LUNCHEON AND WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE THE BAYLOR SCOTT IN WHITE'S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND ALSO INFECTIOUS DISEASE, DOCTOR. DR KERR, WHO WILL BE HELPING TALK ABOUT THE VACCINE, HOW THE VACCINE WAS THE VACCINES WERE CREATED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM AND REALLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THE VACCINE. WE ALSO HAVE SOMEONE WHO. IS IN THE EVENT INDUSTRY AND HE WENT THROUGH THE TRIAL. ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE FROM INTERNET AND SO BE INTERESTING TO HEAR HIS TAKE BEING PART OF THE TRIAL TO HELP DEVELOP THAT VACCINE, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT. OF COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY AWARDS IS APRIL 20 SECONDS. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT OF THAT DATE AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FROM MARK. I BELIEVE IT'S. MAY 16 IT'S A MONDAY AFTER THE BYRON NELSON GOLF TOURNAMENT WILL BE HOSTING ANOTHER PRESTIGIOUS GOLF TOURNAMENT WITH MCKINNEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT DAY, AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO SEE YOU. OUT ON A NICE, SUNNY, BRIGHT SPRING DAY. SO WITH THAT I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. BEING KATHERINE. MIGUEL UM, GREAT TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO LISTEN TO A FEW UPDATES. THIS IS THIS IS OUR BUSY SPRING SESSION WHERE WE LISTEN, TONTO GRANTS AND APPROVE THOSE. SO AT OUR JANUARY 28 BOARD MEETING.
WE AWARDED PROMOTIONAL GRANTS. TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO 10 ERIC 10 AREA NOT FOR PROFITS IN THE AMOUNT OF 61,000. I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE OUR REPORTS IF YOU WANT TO. LOOK AT THOSE INDIVIDUALLY. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT APPLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND CYCLE OF PROMOTIONAL AND
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COMMUNITY GRANTS STARTING IN MAY, SO THOSE WILL BE COMING IN. ALSO DURING OUR. JANUARY 28 BOARD MEETING WE HEARD FROM. PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE. PROJECT GRANTS, WHICH ARE USUALLY ARE LARGER GRANTS, AND THERE WERE FOUR OF THOSE. IN THE AMOUNT OF 465,000. WE ALSO HEARD APPLICATION IN DECEMBER FOR THE HUB. FOR A REQUEST FROM THE HUB PARTNERS. IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,600,000. YEAH LET'S SEE. THAT ITEM WILL BE INCLUDED ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA THAT WAS IN FEBRUARY FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. ALSO ADDITIONAL PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS. WERE CONSIDERED FOR THE MCCAIN A PARKS AND REC IN THE AMOUNT OF 3,000,603 7000 AND $40. UPDATE ON THE TOPS, BREWERY EXPANSION. WE HEARD AN UPDATE FROM THE TAPS TEAM. AT A BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 1ST.AT THAT TIME A SUB COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED TO WORK WITH THE TEAM AND REVIEW. DESIGN AS THE SITE CONTINUES. WE ALL CONTINUE TO DO, UM. SI BI WEEKLY PROGRESS MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE AND WORK ON DESIGN AND REFORM. REFINEMENT OF THE PROJECT BUDGET TO CONTINUE A SITE PLAN WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY. ON FEBRUARY 8TH AND S U P WILL BE REQUIRED BECAUSE OUTDOOR AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN AS IT PROGRESSES. WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT PROJECT MOVE ALONG AS WELL AS IT HAS BEEN. ON DEN FINAL NOTE. RETAIL DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS WE HAVE RECEIVED INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATIONS. TWO OF THOSE, AND WE'RE JUST REALLY PLEASED THAT THAT WORK IS CONTINUING BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE'RE GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT SOME OF THE SOME OF THE SPECIAL FUNDING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO. THROUGH, UM.
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. SO ANY QUESTIONS REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU VISIT MCKINNEY? GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. WELCOME MR HILL'S LEE. S SO WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF SPRING BREAKERS THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.
SABRINA SAID SHE HAD LIKE 15 PEOPLE IN ALL AT ONE TIME YESTERDAY, SO SHE WAS TRYING TO MANAGE EVERYONE, SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING THAT WE'RE FINALLY STARTING TO SEE PEOPLE TRAVEL AGAIN. UM OUR BOARD MEETS ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AT A M WILL BE AT THE MCKINNEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, AND THEY WILL BE TALKING OR DISCUSSING A FEW GRANTS, AND I TALKED ABOUT HIM LAST MONTH. IGUANAS CLUB IS ASKING FOR $2000. TO PROMOTE THEIR ANNUAL TRIATHLON HERITAGE GUILD OF COUNT. CALLING COUNTY, WHICH IS CHESTNUT SQUARE IS ASKING FOR $1500 FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE WEDDING VENUE AND THIS WILL GO FOR A PROFESSIONALLY DONE VIDEOS THAT THEY NEED DONE. AND THE TEXAS MUSIC PROJECT, WHICH IS THE SOUND OF TEXAS MUSIC EVENT IS ASKING FOR $15,000. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENT. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED APRIL 22ND THROUGH THE 24TH. THEY WILL BE HERE. OVER 1000 PLAYERS ALREADY HAVE REGISTERED SO WE WILL SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WEEKEND HERE AND MCKINNEY.
I ALSO TALKED TO YOUR LAST MONTH ABOUT THE YOLO TEXAS SEGMENT, AND I SPOKE TO MATT AND HE'S HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE COME IN BECAUSE OF THE EPISODE THAT CAME OUT ON YELLOW, TEXAS.
UM DAYTRIPPERS MARCH NEWSLETTER FEATURED A PAID PLACEMENT FOR THE ST PATRICK'S DAY BEER WALK, WHICH WAS DOWNTOWN LAST WEEKEND. WHICH IS SUCCESSFUL IS THEY ALL ARE ON BEN. UM WE HAVE A NEW DATE FOR OUR WEBSITE LAUNCH. IT'S GOING TO BE JANUARY. 22ND AND WILL ALSO FEATURE OUR NEW BRANDING ON. MAY 2ND THROUGH THE EIGHTH, WHICH IS NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING MY REPORT ATTACHED. BUT OUR HOTELS HAVE NOT GOTTEN ME ALL THEIR PICK UP, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO FINISH THAT SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HERE. THANK YOU. STARDOM IS 21 02 TO NINE. CONSIDER DISCUSS IMMEDIACY
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MONTHLY ORGANIZATIONAL REPORT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. THE ONLY THING I HAVE IN ADDITION TO THE REPORT IS TO AGAIN WELCOME STRATEGY TO THE BOARD. BUT HAVE YOU AND. SINCE I WAS[00:15:01]
IN QUARANTINE LAST MONTH. I DID WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU TO TRADE FILTERS ARE FORMER CHAIR MEMBER FOR HER SERVICE ABOARD. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING SHE DID. THAT I COULDN'T BE HERE LAST MONTH TO WISH HER WELL. BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. JOINING THE BOARD AND THE SUPPORT OF WORKING WITH YOU, SIR. AND I DID GET PERMISSION FROM OUR STUFF FROM MEDICINE TO ANNOUNCE TO EVERYBODY THAT MADISON CLARK HAD HER BABY LAST WEEK. BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BABY GIRL. HER POLICE. HER NAME IS ADELINE. I HAD IT PULLED UP AND I JUST LOST IT. I'M SORRY.ADELINE ADELINE CLARK LITTLE ADELINE CLARK SO HEALTHY BABY GIRL. SHE'S DOING GREAT. SHE'S OUT ON MATERNITY LEAVE, SO UM VILLA. BACK UP WHEN SHE'S BACK IN, BUT. A NEW MEMBER TO THE IMMEDIACY FAMILY, SO. THE BIRD. NOTHING ELSE THAN A DISPUTE THAT THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY I WANT TO COMPLIMENT STAFF. THE IN THE REPORT. SOME REALLY SOLID INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PERFORMANCE, DESPITE THE BAD WEATHER AND THE OTHER CHALLENGES AND NOT TO FEBRUARY LOOKS LIKE A. STILL REAL STRONG EFFORT AND STRONG OUTCOME ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND ALSO I'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF VERY POSITIVE. NICE PRESS. COMING OUT OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE WORLD. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORLD FEATURING NOT ONLY THE M E. D C, BUT PROMINENT MEMBERS OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AND I JUST THINK THAT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING.
SO CONGRATULATIONS. STAHL INVOLVED IN PETER. MAYBE NEXT MONTH. YOU COME UP WITH A BRIEF REPORT AN UPDATE ON ALL THE VARIOUS. PRESS COVERAGE WE'VE BEEN ENJOYING. I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT WE'VE BEEN CONSOLIDATING THAT FOR THE NEXT REPORT, SO IT'S WE'RE GOING BACK TO SEE WHAT WE CAN CAPTURE FROM LAST YEAR TO DO A SUMMARY OF LAST YEAR, BUT ALSO DO WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING, BUT THAT WILL BE A NEXT MONTH CATEGORY. KEEP IT UP. AND DO YOU NEED EMOTION ON MADISON'S BABY? WE JUST ACCEPT THAT WITH CONSENT ITEM AGENDA. HELP ME, DOC. RIGHT
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NEXT THIS CONSERVATIVE CUSTOM E. D. C MONTHLY METRICS DASHBOARD REPORT. WE'RE DOING, UH, WE KICKED OFF THE YEAR WITH, UM. GOOD SOLID PROJECT PIPELINE. WE AGAIN WHERE WE'RE BUSIER THAN WE'VE EVER BEEN, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. ESPECIALLY IN THE DOWN ECONOMY LAST YEAR, HITTING HITTING GREAT TARGETS LAST YEAR. WE'RE ON TARGET TO DO EVEN BETTER THIS YEAR, BUT WE'RE WELL ABOVE OUR PROJECT PIPELINE TARGETS WERE GOOD WITH CAPITAL INVESTMENT WITH. GOOD START TO THE YEAR 70 MILLION WITH A YOU KNOW, A NICE $250 MILLION TARGET. WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REVISING OUR B R E. WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR ENTIRE BE REPROGRAMMED TO SEE HOW WE CAN PIVOT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STILL RED ISN'T TOO TO DO THE IN PERSON MEETINGS EVEN WITH THE IMPROVING STATE OF THE COVE. IT'S ENDEMIC. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS WERE WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER AND COULD SEE BB IN THE WHOLE BERRY TEAM. TO SEE HOW WE CAN BETTER POSITION AFTER THIS YEAR. UM. WEBSITES DOING WELL, WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR FIRST QUARTER NEWSLETTERS SO WE DON'T HAVE WILL HAVE METRICS ON THOSE PROBABLY FOLLOWING THIS IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. THOSE JUST WENT OUT THIS FIRST QUARTER, SO.OTHER THAN THAT AGAIN IN COMMUNITY FORMS MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE THIS YEAR, BUT WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT WE CAN DO WITH THE COMMUNITY IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO DO ANY IN PERSON, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR WILL BE ABLE TO DO SOME IN PERSON EVENTS. TO START RE ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN THAT, AREN'T OUR NUMBERS ARE LOOKING GOOD FOR THE FIRST PART OF A YEAR. MISSIONS. MINUTES. THANK YOU. THE NEXT IS
[Consider/Discuss/Act on January 2021 Financials]
A REGULAR JENNA CONCERN. DISCUSS ART ON JANUARY 2021 FINANCIALS. THE WARNING.TRANCE. MILLER FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE MANAGER. I'LL BE GOING OVER THE JANUARY 2021 FINANCIALS. IT WAS A QUIET MONTH. OVERALL THERE IS NO PROJECT EXPENDITURES, AND THAT MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF Y'ALL'S EXPENSES DURING THEM UP. SO, UM, AN OVERVIEW WE HAD $1.3 MILLION OF REVENUE, THE MAJORITY OF THAT IT SELLS TAX. AND WE HAD 541,000 AND EXPENDITURES. I'M THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS GOING TO BE COMING TO THE. THAT SERVICE PAYMENTS BECAUSE IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, ESSO OVERALL AND THAT SURPLUS OF AROUND 800,000. EVEN WANT TO SELL STOCKS NUMBER SO JANUARY 2021 IS TOPICAL TO NOVEMBER OF 2020 AND OURSELVES, TAXES UP 14.8% OR UP 700,000 FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, SO AS A COMPARISON TO OUR SISTER CITIES OVER THAT THEY'RE IN THE SAME MONTH. PLANO WAS DOWN 7.7. FRISCO WAS UP 13.5% AND ALAN
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WAS UP 5.6% SO LOOKS LIKE PLAYING. IT WAS ONE OF THE SISTER CITIES THAT WAS SUFFERING DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. OVERALL, YOU'RE TODAY. UM. WE? MCKINNEY'S UP 10.6% AND THAT IS DOING GREAT. NEXT MONTH WILL HAVE I'LL BE BRINGING THE DECEMBER SALES TAX DEAL ON THAT CAME IN GREAT, BUT I'LL BE BRINGING IN THE NUMBERS THEN AND THE SAME FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MISSIONS. YOU VERY MUCH WE NEED YOU. WE'LL NEED EMOTIONAL NOW. TERMINAL MOVIE ACCEPTED JANUARY FINANCIALS. THIS PRESENTED SECOND. MOTION WITH MR SUPERA. MARY, MR CLAUDIA. SHORTS. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE GONNA TAKE THINGS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER. WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION BEFORE WE DO THE NEXT ITEM. YEAH. SO. AND REWARDS BEFORE GOING EXISTENCE IF WE COULD JUST EXACTLY LET'S GO HEAD DOWN TO 21, 0233[Consider/Discuss/Act on Chamber of Commerce Awards Based on Nominations]
CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS BASED ON NOMINATIONS. WE'LL DO THIS SIMILAR TO WE DID LAST YEAR. YOU'VE BEEN PRESENTED A ROSTER OF ARE NOMINATED COS WITHIN A SIGNED LETTER COMPANY, A COMPANY BE YOUR COMPANY A B AND C. ON WE'LL JUST TAKE A TAKE A VOTE, NOT A NOMINATION FROM A BOARD MEMBER RECOMMENDING EITHER COMPANY A. YOU KNOW THE LETTER THE LETTER OF THE COMPANY AND THEN. VOTE ON WHO YOU LIKE, AND WE'LL. TRANSMIT THAT TO LISA AND GET IT GET THE AWARDS. LIVING. MILES. SO WE MAKE A NOMINATION THAT SOMEONE SECONDS IT THEN WE VOTE ON THAT, AS TO THE FIRST ONE WILL BE. THE FIRST ONE IS BUNKER WIRE UNCLE WERE NOMINATION. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF IT'S APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME TO NOMINATE COMPANY, A. HAVE A SECOND, I'LL SECOND THAT. AND SO WE HAVE MOTION BY MR MR CLOONEY A SECOND, MR JONES. MR BOOTS. THAT MOTION PASSES. NEXT IS NEW CORPORATE BUSINESS AWARD NOMINATION. THEY'RE EMOTIONAL, AND I WOULD I WOULDN'T NOMINATE SEE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND DEATH. IN PART. I'M SORRY I HIT MY EMOTION BUTTON. SECOND BY MR MOON, SOLLY! SHRODES. AND THAT MOTION PASSES AS WELL. RIGHT? PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? COMMENTS AND YOU COME IN SPAIN BE ON THE BOARD. PERFECT. RIGHT. WE WILL GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AFTER EXECUTIVE[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SESSION WILL COME BACK OUT AND WE'LL TAKE UP 21 232 AT THAT TIME, ALONG WITH ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO VOTE ON. OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION, 551. 071 SUB PARAGRAPH TWO CONSULTATION WITH GENERAL COUNSEL IN ANY WORSE SESSION. SPECIAL OR REGULAR SESSION AGENDA ITEM, ACCORDING CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY CLIENT ADVICE THIS ESTATE BY THE DELIBERATION OF DISCUSSION SAID ITEMS IS NEEDED. LEGAL CONSULTATION THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, IF ANY 551774 PERSONNEL MATTERS. 551087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. PROJECT BLUE SKY HANDLE TRACK TERRA CASITA. AND AS I SAID, THEO THE AGENDA 21 0232 WITH REGARD TO UH UH.ROUNDISH ONES. WE WILL RECESS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8 A.M.
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