Sep 23, 2021 McKinney Community Development Corporation on 2021-09-23 9:30 AM

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MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD 2021 AT 9 32 AM.

FIRST OFF. UM TODAY IS NATIONAL POPEYE DAY. EVERYONE THE WEATHER'S COOPERATING THAT GO HOME AND HAVE A POT PIE. BUT OF COURSE, PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANTLY, TODAY IS NATIONAL NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY SO EVERYBODY GET OUT THERE AND. GIVE TO YOUR NONPROFITS. MAYBE DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE WHICH ONES ARE GETTING MATCHED GRANTS AND GIVE GIVE TO THOSE GROUPS.

SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID. OUR WORD OF REFLECTION TODAY WILL BE GIVING AND YOU KNOW A LOT OF US HERE IN THIS ROOM, GIVE. FINANCIALLY GIVE VOLUNTARILY A LOT SO ANYBODY CAN GIVE. EVEN IF IT'S JUST A SMILE OR A COMPLIMENT. SO MAYBE LET'S TAKE A FEW SECONDS AND THINK ABOUT HOW. WE CAN GIVE IN OTHER WAYS THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO GIVING ON A DAILY BASIS. I THANK YOU.

AND NOW WE HAVE THE INDICATION BY OUR ALTERNATE DEBORAH BRADFORD. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. LET'S LET'S BRUSH. OUR FATHER AND OUR GOD. WHAT A BLESSING TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING, AND AS WE CENTER, OUR HEARTS AND OUR FOCUS ON GIVING YOU ARE THE GREATEST GIVER OF ALL. YOU LOVED US SO MUCH THAT YOU GAVE US YOUR SON AND WE SAY THANK YOU. AND YOU'VE GIVEN MANY SONS AND DAUGHTERS WITH HEARTS. WITH MINDS. THAT HAVE YIELDED THEIR TIME, THEIR EFFORT, THEIR FINANCES AND WE SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR EVERY PERSON WHO IS PRESENT IN THIS ROOM BECAUSE, OF COURSE THIS MORNING WE ARE GIVING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER M C D C M E. D. C. ALL OF THE CITY STAFF VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE TIRELESSLY. BUT WITH WILLINGNESS WE PRAISE YOU AND WE GIVE YOUR NAME GLORY. BLESS OUR EFFORTS. TODAY. WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND ALL OF OUR WAYS. DIRECT OUR PATHWAYS. WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE THE GIVER OF LIFE, HEALTH AND STRENGTH.

WE BLESS YOU. IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. HAVE A PLEDGE. THAT'S JUST CUTE. THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. VERY PUBLIC OR WHICH IS STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. SO MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT ITEMS. UM GO AHEAD AND READ THROUGH ALL OF THEM, AND THEN WE CAN CONCERN. UH OH, SORRY. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS, COUSIN HEARING AGENDA ITEMS? NOPE. OKAY. MOVING ON TO

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SECOND OCEAN, BY JOHN SECOND BY ANGIE.

THAN OTHER OKAY? I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT. THE SCREEN HASN'T POPPED UP. AND IT'S OUR APPROVED. ONTO THE REPORTS AT 21 0837 PRESIDENTS REPORT. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIRMAN,

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[Board and Liaison Reports Board Chair City of McKinney Visit McKinney McKinney Economic Development Corporation McKinney Main Street/MPAC McKinney Parks and Recreation TUPPS Brewery Destination Subcommittee One Heart McKinney Task Force]

COUPLE OF ITEMS TO SHARE WITH YOU. SO AS YOU KNOW, OUR CITY HALL DESIGN IS WELL UNDERWAY.

WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD WORK SERIES OF WORKING MEETINGS WITH THE ARCHITECTS, THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM. WE'VE RECENTLY BROUGHT ON BOARD CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK THAT'S GOING TO BE WORKING WITH US ON SOME OF THE PRE CONSTRUCTION WORK. UM AND SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. THAT'S REALLY STARTING TO COME TOGETHER. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT WILL BE A LOT MORE TO FOLLOW. WE DO EXPECT IT AROUND THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, CITY HALL WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION THAT NOTICED PROCEED, IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FIRST AROUND LATE AUGUST EARLY SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR. SO THAT IS CONTINUING. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE A CATALYST PROJECT FOR, UM, EAST OF HIGHWAY FIVE, CENTERED IN AND AROUND THE FLOUR MILL. AND THAT'S ALL VERY EXCITING FOR ME, KENNY. WE HAVE ADAPTED OUR BUDGET. AS YOU ALL KNOW AS WELL. WE ARE LOCKED AND LOADED FOR AUGUST. 1ST OCTOBER 1ST. I'M SORRY, OCTOBER 1ST WITH OUR BUDGET CYCLE OR BUDGET YEAR. OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, IT IS A CYCLE. SO THE OLD BUDGET THAT HAS TO GO INTO AUDIT AND WE FINANCE FOLKS DON'T GET TOO BIG OF A BREAK. THEY HAVE TO GO INTO AUDIT CLOSE OUT FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. UM AND THAT AUDIT WILL BE PRESENTED.

USUALLY IT'S IN THIS EARLY PART OF 2022 THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND THEN WE START, OF COURSE, PREPARING FOR OUR BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR. LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SHARING THIS WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A COUPLE DAYS AGO. IT'S KIND OF A G G OR WHILE FACTOR, GEE WHIZ FACTOR FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS A FUND CALLED THE INNOVATION FUND, AND THEY.

FUND UM START UPS AND INNOVATIVE TYPES OF COMPANIES. A LOT OF IT'S DEALING WITH, UH, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES OR ROBOTICS OR COMBINATION THEREOF. IT HAS AN IMPACT YOU

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AUTOPILOT IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY. ROBIN AUTOPILOT, HUSQVARNA LAWN MOWER. AND THEY ARE ON FIELDS, UH, SIX AND 10, THEIR SOFTBALL FIELDS. AND SO THIS IS A PILOT PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS COMPANY TO HAVE A ROBOTIC LAWNMOWER, SO IT'S A WINDOW INTO THE FUTURE.

ROBOTIC LAWNMOWER, CUTTING THE FIELDS SIX AND 10 TO THE KIND OF ANYTHING ON OUR PARKS. OUR INNOVATION FUND, WHICH IS WHAT WE SEE IS FUNDING FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE, FAIRLY SHORT DOLLARS IF YOU WILL TO WORK WITH THE STARTUP COMPANIES ON DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THAT WITH YOU. IT'S PRETTY COOL. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ROBOT LAWNMOWERS. WE MAY VERY WELL YOU KNOW, LABOR IS HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS. TERMS TERMINATOR TWO JUDGMENT DAY COMES TO MIND. YES, VERY CAREFUL. IF YOU HAVE A VACUUM IN YOUR HOME, THAT'S ROBOTIC. IT'S NOT MUCH OF A STRETCH.

THEY'VE BEEN USING THEM IN EUROPE, ACTUALLY, FOR QUITE A WHILE, UH, SMALLER YARDS ELECTRIC POWERED ROBOTIC LAWNMOWERS THERE ALREADY. STARTING TO PROLIFERATE QUITE A BIT. IN OUR SHARE. ACTUALLY, I HAVE A NEIGHBOR THAT HAS ONE. AND ONE TIME I WAS LOOKING.

WHAT IS THAT MOVING IN THE BACKYARD AND I LOOKED OVER THE FENCE. I WAS LIKE, OH, MY, SO IT'S A ROBOTIC AND IT MOVES ON ITS OWN. AND I'M LIKE, WOW, WATCH YOUR TOES. IT'S NOT IF NOTHING ELSE THAT KEEPS THE NEIGHBOR'S CATS OUT OF NEW YORK. THAT'S RIGHT. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS IT MCKINNEY? FEELS LIKE THE RUNWAY COMING DOWN. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MADAM PRESIDENT AND CDC BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. UM LAST MONTH IN AUGUST, OUR STAFF ATTENDED OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND WE WERE AWARDED TO PEOPLE CHOICE AWARDS. ONE WAS FIRST PLACE FOR, UM. OUR BRANDING, WHICH WE WORKED ON WITH SIMPLE VIEW, AND THE OTHER WAS THIRD PLACE FOR A CO OP THAT WE DID WITH CW DESIGNS. THEY DID SOME 3 60 VIRTUAL VIDEOS FOR US, SO WE'RE USING THOSE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS TOOLS JUST INTO MEETING PLANNERS NOW THAT IT'S HARD TO MEET WITH THEM TO GET THEM TO COME TO MCKINNEY. AND HAVE THEIR MEETINGS. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR PREHISTORIC WALKING TOURS. WE MEET AT THE STEPS WE HAVE THREE COMING UP SATURDAY. THE 25TH.

THIS MONTH AT 11 A.M. THEN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT 9:30, A.M. AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23RD AT 11 A.M. WE WILL HAVE A BOOTH AT OCTOBERFEST AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU ALL SIGNED UP. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING US WITH THE BOOTH. WE APPRECIATE THAT, UM, WE ARE SPONSORING THE SWEEPSTAKES AND WE'RE PAYING FOR THE GIVEAWAY TO GET THE WINNERS TO MUNICH TO ATTEND, UM, HOT BROWN TOUR OVER THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR PROMOTIONAL GRANTS THAT ARE COMING UP. WE HAVE $15,000 TO GIVE AWAY. SO WE HAVE THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 4TH THE PRESENT TO THE BOARD ON OCTOBER 26TH AND THEN, UH, THE AWARDS WILL BE DONE ON OUR BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 30TH AND MY REPORTS ATTACHED. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. M E. D. C. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR GUYS IS CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN MCKINNEY. OUR REPORT IS ATTACHED, BUT AGAIN KEEP. I WILL ALSO SAY, KEEP AN EYE OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I GET TO ANNOUNCE ALL THE NEW THINGS THAT ARE COMING BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE WAS TOP SECRET.

UM BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN FROM OUR BOARD TO YOUR BOARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOU GUYS PARTNERSHIP AND ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO AND WE CAN COLLABORATE. LEE DO FOR THE CITY, KITTY. THANKS. KENNY MAIN STREET IMPACT. JAW GOOD AND TALK, RIGHT? OH HELLO. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. SO UM, JUST A SECOND, JOHN GET TO HAVE, UH, YEAH. GET YOUR HAT ON, SEAN. YEAH THANK YOU SO MUCH. JOHN. FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND SERVICE

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AND SO AFTER OCTOBERFEST THE FUND CONTINUES IN DOWNTOWN. I WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW TOO ABOUT OUR CIRCUS. LONE STAR CIRCUS WILL BE HERE ON OCTOBER 14TH TO THE 17TH. SO THE LAST TIME WE HAD A CIRCUS IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY WAS 19. OH EIGHT. WOW REMEMBER THAT VERY WELL, OKAY. AND LAST TIME WE HAD A CIRCUS AND THE ELEPHANTS CAME IN. AND MADE POTHOLES IN THE DOWNTOWN AND OUR COUNCIL PUT AN ORDINANCE OUT THAT SAID NO MORE ELEPHANTS IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY SO THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ELEPHANTS. BUT THIS IS A BOUTIQUE CIRCUS IT IS A TENT.

UH IT'S A FANNY COURAGE IS A THIRD GENERATION CIRCUS. SHE'S FRENCH. IT'S AERIALISTS. IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL, REALLY SPECTACULAR. SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY DEAL STEELERS MARTOS ON THE 16TH. AND THEN THE END OF THE MONTH. WE HAVE A BEER WALK ON OCTOBER. THE 30TH SO LOTS OF FUN STUFF COMING UP IN DOWNTOWN. THANK YOU. AND JUST AS AS THE LIAISON, I WOULD URGE ALL OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T SIGNED UP TO TAKE A SLOT FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR OCTOBERFEST. ABSOLUTELY YEAH VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED HERE STILL NEEDED GREATER. THINGS. KITTY PARKS AND REC. BRIAN. GOOD AND MORGAN. YEAH. BRIAN MULLINS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, SO WE DO HAVE SOME INVOLVEMENT WITH OCTOBER FESTIVAL HAS SOME CREWS OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND THAT WE HELP THEM WITH TRASH CLEANUP, MAKING SURE THAT THE STAGE WHICH IS SET. IT'S ALL READY TO GO WITH ALSO PROVIDED THE TROLLEY FOR THE SHUTTLES. ALSO COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, AS MENTIONED EARLIER WHERE THE CRAPE MYRTLE TRAIL RUN ON SATURDAY, WHICH IS STARTING AT BOYD GOES THROUGH. FROM BOYD, BONNIE WING TO OUR RUSH OFF THE TOWN LIKE AND THEN THOSE CRAZY PEOPLE RUN ALL THE WAY BACK SO I DON'T GET RUNNING.

SO YOU WANT TO GET YOUR RUN ON? WE HAVE THAT PLUS ON OCTOBER 9TH, THE MCKINNEY HALF MARATHON, WHICH STARTS AT THE CINEMARK ON HARDEN. DOES THE SAME THING GETS ON. OUR TRAIL GOES TO BONNIE WING TOWN LAKE ALL RUSH OFF AS WELL. SOME THIRD PARTY EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP. WIND MUSIC FESTIVAL ON. ON THE 16TH AS WELL AT TOWN LAKE KIND OF OUR FIRST BIG EVENT IN TOWN MAICA FOR A THIRD PARTY, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. LEGACY KEEPERS OF OLD MCKINNEY. I THINK JASON HERNANDEZ. SO WE ALSO HAVE THAT COMING UP ON THE 16TH AT MITCHELL PARK. THEY DID A DIA DE LOS MARTOS EVENT AND THEN OUR OWN EVENT TRICK OR TREAT TRAIL COMING UP ON OCTOBER 23RD, SO IT'S SORT OF OUR SECOND TRICK OR TREAT TRAIL. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ONE LAST YEAR, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. THE TRAIL AROUND THE LAKE WILL BE LINED WITH VENDORS WHO KIDS, OF COURSE, CAN GO TRICK OR TREATING ALSO HAVE MANY CONTEST WITH. BEST FAMILY. BEST COSTUME THINGS LIKE THAT, AND ALSO THE MCKINNEY ARE THE PHILHARMONIC WILL BE PERFORMING AS WELL THAT EVENING. PLENTY OF BEING FINALIZED FOR MOVIES IN THE PARK FOR THIS FALL, LOOKING AT OCTOBER, 15TH WITH CARELLA AT DR MATT KILL PARK, OCTOBER 29TH HOCUS POCUS OR HOCUS POCUS AT OLD SETTLERS PARTS AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH. SCOOB PRESTWOOD PARK. COULD YOU COULD YOU REPEAT PEAT? THE CRUELLA DATE THROUGH L A IS OCTOBER 15TH AT DR MATT KILL PARK. ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY NAMED OUR NEWEST NEIGHBORHOOD PARK PRESTWICK PARK, SO I SAID FINGERS CROSSED THERE SO THAT IS COMPLETED BY

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PAROLE THANKFUL FOR IT WAS A LITTLE HARD ON US THE NATIONWIDE STAFFING SHORTAGE HIT US AS WELL. WE'RE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE END OF THE SUMMER, BUT IT WAS IT WAS CLOSE. A LOT OF OUR FULL TIME STAFF ARE FILLING IN PEOPLE FEELING DIFFERENT ROLES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP OUR POLLS OPEN. SO. WE'RE KIND OF EXCITED THAT THEY'RE CLOSED AND THE EXCITED FOR NEXT YEAR. THE QUESTION. YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU. TIPS BREWERY DESTINATION SUBCOMMITTEE. MHM. SO WE'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH THE C D SUB COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS PLANS FOR THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE ENTERTAINMENT AMENITIES, AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE CONTINUING. SO WORK ON THE BUDGET IS THE BIG ONE, AND IT'S CONTINUING PRESIDENT. IT'S UH, JUST UNDER $34 MILLION OVER THE CDC APPROVED INVESTMENT $11.3 MILLION. UH WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AS A SUBCOMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING AND DISCUSSING OPTIONS TO ADDRESS THAT SHORTFALL, UM, BOTH WITH TAPS, AND WE'LL OBVIOUSLY BE DISCUSSING IT WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD AS WELL. UH WE HAVE APPROVED ADDITIONAL AND ADDITIONAL EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL OF THE GMP CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. IT'S EXPECTED THAT A FURTHER EXTENSION TO NOVEMBER 30TH IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE REQUESTED. ENACTED UPON AT THIS MEETING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT THINKS EVERYTHING IS CONTINUING. MARK MCKINNEY TASK FORCE FOR SURE. UM TASK FORCE MEETINGS ARE CONTINUING. WE'VE BEEN MEETING ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND AFTER THE WONDERFUL, SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC GET TOGETHER THAT WE HAD WE HAD ABOUT 60 OR SO. ATTENDEES FOR THAT GOT A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK WHICH HAS BEEN COMPILED AND WE'RE CURRENTLY REACHING OUT TO SEVERAL ENTITIES WHO WERE NOT REPRESENTED TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK. WHAT WILL HAPPEN THEN IS, UM. SOME ADDITIONAL FACT FINDING FROM. REALLY THE END CLIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE OR OR HAVE SERVICES WITH THE SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS OF THE CITY TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK. ALL OF THAT DATA WILL.

ROLL UP INTO SOME FINAL UM INFORMATION. MAKING SOME HOPEFUL FORWARD DECISION MAKING PROCESS TO DECIDE WHETHER COLLABORATIVE SERVICES IS A SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN ENTITY AT SOME POINT MAY BE FORMED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN RIGHT NOW IT'S STILL BASICALLY IN INFORMATION GATHERING. TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY UM CAN REALLY USE, UTILIZED AND BE FEASIBLE FOR SO THAT THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE. IT CONTINUES YOURSELF. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE WE HAD SOMETHING. I JUST WANTED TO JUST, UH, WE HAVE POURED COMMENTS AT THE VERY END OF THE MEETING, BUT NO ONE WILL BE HERE. PROBABLY SO I WANTED TO SAY JUST A FEW THINGS ABOUT JOHN AND SCOTT AND SCOTT LEFT EARLY, TOO, BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AS WELL. SO SCOTT IN HIS ABSENCE. UH FOR ME, UH, HE REPRESENTS SERVICE AND I'VE COME TO KNOW HIM FOR JUST SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS NOW ON THE BOARD OF THE CITY COUNCILMAN, AND EVEN IN THE LAST YEAR, EVEN MORE SO, IT'S JUST FOR HIS WORK AT COMMUNITY LIFELINE, AND HE'S JUST SUCH A ROLE MODEL FOR ALL OF US AND FOR THIS BOARD, SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT. AND HOPEFULLY SCOTT'S WATCHING US ON TV, BUT I'LL TELL HIM TO HIS FACE AS WELL. BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT AND THEN, JOHN, UH YOU KNOW, WE'VE BECOME FRIENDS, I THINK OVER THE LAST HOPE SO OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UH AND JOHN, YOU'RE FOR ME. ANYBODY IS OLD ENOUGH IN THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN COMMERCIALS. WHEN F. HUTTON SPEAKS, EVERYONE LISTENS. SO AS JOHN. PROBABLY MORE THAN ANY OF US. CERTAINLY MORE THAN ME. HE LISTENS BEFORE HE SPEAKS, AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE LEARNING THAT SO MUCH AND SOMETIMES WHEN HE SPEAKS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, IT'S QUITE COLORFUL. UH BUT

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AND SO IT'S FANTASTIC TO SEE SOMEBODY GET WHAT THEY WANT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YES, AND TO THAT I WOULD ADD JOHN'S FAMOUS MODEL, WHICH WE CANNOT REPEAT HERE. DO YOU DO GOOD WORK COUNTING ON YOU? OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM 21-839 FINANCIAL REPORT. MORNING

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I'LL MOVE ON TO AUGUST AT THIS POINT. SO AUGUST WE HAD ANOTHER BUSY MONTH. OUR SALES TAX ALMOST GOT UP TO 1.8 MILLION FOR AUGUST. IN REGARDS TO EXPENDITURES. WE HAD 2.1 MILLION. AND PART OF THE MAJORITY OF THAT WAS FOR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS THAT WE MAKE ANNUALLY. THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR THAT IT COMES OUT SO THAT TOTALED ON WHAT THE TOTAL RIGHT AROUND $1.4 MILLION. UM THE OTHER BIG WAS THE PARK INSTRUCTION FUND, WHICH IS ALMOST 700,000 FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. THE REST WAS THE NORMAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN RIGHT AROUND 100,000 OR SO AND THAT RESULTED IN THAT DECREASE OF $400,000 TO FUND BALANCE. MOVING ON TO SALES TAX, SO AUGUST SALES TAX COLLECTIONS AS WELL TO THE MONTH OF JUNE. AND WE SAW 17.4% INCREASE ALLEN SAW 15.9% INCREASE FIRST GO SAW 22.7% INCREASE IN PLAINTIFFS ON 9.5% INCREASE. AND THERE'S NO COVID RELATED ISSUES OF THAT BY THIS TIME LAST YEAR, UM, THERE. THEY'RE ABOUT EVEN WITH WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PRIOR YEAR, VERSUS OR CITIES, SO THOSE INCREASES ARE VALID AS WELL. ARE HERE TODAY TO INCREASE IS 12.9% WE BUDGET AROUND 5% ENGLISH, SO THAT'S SEVEN. AS OF RIGHT NOW 7.9% WOULD BE ROLLING INTO FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. IF YOU TAKE THAT PART OF YOUR TOTAL REVENUES, THAT'S YOU KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT 1.61 POINT FIVE MILLION OR SO. UM. AS PAUL MENTIONED. OUR YEAR END IS IN SEVEN DAYS AND, UM, FOR Y'ALL BE PRESENTING THIS SEPTEMBER FINANCIALS, WHICH IS PRELIMINARY NEXT MONTH, AND WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR OCTOBER. NOVEMBER SALES TAX COLLECTIONS COME IN. SO WE HAVE TWO MONTHS BEFORE I CAN GIVE YOU THE TRUTH. FINAL NUMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 21. UM OUR OUR AUDITORS ARE ACTUALLY ALREADY HERE. SO THEY'VE BEEN HERE. THEY CAME HERE LAST MONDAY. AND THEY'LL BE HERE TO THE END OF THIS WEEK. AND THEY'RE DOING THEIR INTERN FIELDWORK THAT ALSO COME BACK IN TWO MORE MONTHS OF THE END OF NOVEMBER TO FINISH THE FINAL FIELDWORK. AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAN FINALLY PUT OUR FINAL REPORTS TOGETHER. AFTER WE'VE DONE ALL OUR JOURNAL ENTRIES. THEY'VE AUDITED ALL THAT, AND I'LL COME TO YOU AT THAT TIME OF THE FINAL PHYSICAL OR 21 NUMBERS IF YOU ALL YOURS, FINAL FUND BALANCE AND WHERE THAT WAS, BUT. NEXT MONTH. I CAN AT LEAST GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE WHERE IT WILL BE. AT THE END OF THE YEAR. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE. PROJECTIONS FOR SALES TAX REVENUE YOU CAP IT AT 5% IS THAT THE MOST THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO ESTIMATE GOING FORWARD. AH NO, WE ARE CONSERVATIVE IN THE WAY. WE, UM ESTIMATES SALES TAXES THAT COULD FLUCTUATE AT ANY TIME. UM OUR CFO HANDLES ALL THE PROJECTIONS AND BUDGET. IT'S FOR CELL STACKS AND. HE FEELS COMFORTABLE THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AT THIS TIME AND MOVING FORWARD SO IT CAN GO ABOUT 5% CORRECT? YES, HE HAS THE ABILITY TO GO UP. CEASEFIRE. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHECKS. THANK YOU FIGURED. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 21-840

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Retail Development infrastructure Grant Application (RI 21-03) Submitted by CPJK, LLC (dba Gather) in the Amount of Nine Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($9,000.00) for Infrastructure Work Needed for the Replacement of a Grease Trap Including Excavation, Installation of New Piping, Rerouting of a Vent, Installation of a New Outlet with Two-way Clean-outs, and Water Testing on Piping and Interceptor at the Property Located at 207 East Virginia Street, McKinney.]

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SUBMITTED BY CPJ KLCC DOING BUSINESS IS GATHERED IN THE AMOUNT OF $9000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK NEEDED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A GREASE TRAP, INCLUDING EXCAVATION INSTALLATION OF NEW PIPING. REROUTING OF EVENT INSTALLATION OF A NEW OUTLET WITH TUBE A CLEAN OUTS AND WATER TESTING ON PIPING AND INTERCEPTOR AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 27, EAST VIRGINIA, STREE MCKINNEY. IT IS GOING TO TALK. OKAY SO WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR, UH, RETAIL DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS, AND WE MET AND WE DECIDED THAT FOR THE GATHER REQUEST SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING UP TO $9000. FOR QUALIFIED EXTERIOR INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENSES. I SHOULDN'T HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. BRIEF. MOTION TO APPROVE CATHERINE SECOND BY JOHN. ASSETS. GRADUATIONS. I'M 21 841 CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING

[Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider/Discuss/Act on an Amended Retail Development Infrastructure Grant Application (RI 21-04) Submitted by The Neathery Estate Bed and Breakfast Requesting an Amount of Up to Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) for Infrastructure Work Needed to Improve Parking, Lighting, Walkways, Security and Signage including Fencing, Gates and Electrical at the Property Located at 215 North Waddill Street, McKinney.]

UP TO $25,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK NEEDED TO IMPROVE PARKING, LIGHTING, WALKWAYS, SECURITY AND SIGNAGE, INCLUDING FENCING, GATES AND ELECTRICAL AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED 2 15 NORTH WADDLE STREET. WE DID LEAVE THIS PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AS WE ADJUSTED SOME NUMBERS. DO I HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY SO FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS THE MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING BY RICK THAT 2ND 2ND BY ANGIE. DURING HIS CLOSED ONCE AGAIN, I BELIEVE WILL BE PRESENTING ON THIS ONE. AND I'M GOING TO HAVE A FEW COMMENTS AT THE END TALKING ABOUT THE DRDS GRANTS AS WELL. ALSO I DID WANT TO MENTION THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS COMPRISED MYSELF. CATHERINE AND JOHN. UM SO FOR 21 OH FOUR. THE NETHER ESTATE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING UP TO 25,000 FOR THE QUALIFIED EXTERIOR INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENSES. YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. HAVE WE PROVED? ACTION BY MARY SECOND, CATHERINE.

RELATIONSHIP SO WE DID WANT TO TALK A BIT MORE PUBLICLY ABOUT THIS AND THEN MEET AS SUBCOMMITTEE AND HIS ABOARD AS WELL, UH, WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON THE PARAMETERS OF THESE GRANTS. OKAY SO YOU KNOW WHAT CONSTITUTES A GRANT? WHAT'S WHAT'S WRITTEN IN THE LETTER OF THE LAW THAT TYPE OF THING WITH SOME OF THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE GRANTS WHERE. AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AND WE RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION AS A BOARD. TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR PROMOTING THESE GRANTS. WE WANT TO TRY AND ESTABLISH A RANGE PRIORITY LIST OF ELIGIBLE EXPENSES THAT CAN GUIDE THE BOARD MORE SPECIFICALLY ON FUTURE APPLICATIONS. UM A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THAT ONE OF THE THINGS IS WHEN YOU SEE THESE GRANTS, THEY. THEY RUN THE GAMUT OF THE STORY OF WHY WHY THE GRANT IS NEEDED. WHAT THE WHAT THE WHAT THE IMPACT ON THE CITY WOULD BE LIKE THERE COULDN'T BE MORE TO VARIED STORIES THAN THE ONE WE HEARD LIKE. LAST. LAST MONTH WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GREASE TRAP AND THE BED AND BREAKFAST, I WANT TO STAY IN A PERSON ON THE GREASE TRAP IS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING STORIES I'VE EVER AND I AS PAINFUL AS IT WAS FOR YOU, BUT WE CERTAINLY IT WAS QUITE SOMETHING TO LEARN ABOUT BUT JUST THINK OF HOW WIDE THE RANGE OF THOSE REQUESTS ARE. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DEFINING AS BEST WE CAN UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THESE GRANTS AND WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD GRANT FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER OR NOT CONSIDERED PUTTING SOME KIND OF A RANKING TOGETHER. WE WANT TO REVIEW AND POTENTIALLY REDEFINED GRANT PARAMETERS AND

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HEY IT CONSIDER OPTIONS EXPLORING THE MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT. I DEFINITELY SUPPORT INCREASING THE BUDGET AS WELL. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST GREENS WE DO. UM AND I HOPE WE CAN DO MORE OF THEM. SO DEFINITELY SUPPORT WAYS THAT WE CAN. EXPAND PROMOTION OF THIS AND MAYBE EXPAND THE AMOUNTS THAT WERE THAT WERE GIVING OUT. SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES ARE THAT UM. WHENEVER YOU'RE DEALING WITH NOT FOR PROFIT ENTITIES VERSUS PROFIT ENTITIES GETTING THIS WHOLE CONCEPT OF PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS. AND THE OTHER THING THAT COMES UP MORE ON THIS GRANT DISCUSSION THAN ANY OTHER IN MY HISTORY HAS BEEN. WHAT WAS THE PRECEDENT? WHAT DID WE SET FOR THE LAST GRAND? WHAT DECISION DID WE MAKE A YEAR AGO OR TWO YEARS AGO? AND DOES THAT IMPACT THIS ONE? IT'S ALMOST LIKE A LEGAL DISCUSSION. MORE THAN SOME OF THE OTHERS. SO THAT'S WHY WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DEFINE THAT. AND UH I GUESS WE'VE HAD THIS IN PLACE FOR WHAT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS NOW, THREE YEARS TO FOUR YEARS, WE'RE GOING ON OUR THIRD YEAR. JUST A GOOD TIME TO IT HAS BEEN ONE TO GET APPLE HARD TO GET APPLICANTS FOR. OBVIOUSLY WE'VE ALL BEEN DOWNTOWN, SPREADING THE WORD AT DIFFERENT POINTS.

SO YEAH, IT IS ONE WE WANT TO GIVE JUST SOMETIMES HAD A HARD TIME. BEING APPLICANTS AND GETTING APPLICANTS THAT QUALIFY. WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IS TRYING TO DETERMINE.

YEAH. REALLY WHAT OCCASION OF WHAT WE CAN DO. SOME OF THE WORDS ARE KIND OF VAGUE AND MAYBE THAT'S NOT SO. LAST QUESTION. IS IT IS IT CURRENTLY LIMITED SPECIFICALLY TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT OR DOWNTOWN AREAS? IT'S TARGETED TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THEN, UH, THE DEFINITION OF THE PROGRAM IS LANDMARK RETAIL, SO IT INCLUDES THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, BUT ALSO AREAS THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR REDEVELOPMENT GATEWAYS INTO MCKINNEY.

VIRGINIANS 75. YEAH, THOSE KINDS OF AREAS. AND RECOGNIZING THAT SOME OF THE BUSINESSES AND EITHER HISTORIC MCKINNEY OR POTENTIALLY GATEWAYS HAD BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE PROPERTIES HAD SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS. IT WAS MAKING IT HARD FOR THEM TO COMPETE AND BE EFFECTIVE AS BUSINESSES AND WE WANTED TO HELP AMELIORATE THAT. MM HMM. MARY. YEAH, OKAY.

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[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by TUPPS Brewery, LLC to Amend the Lease Agreement Executed Between McKinney Community Development Corporation (Landlord) and TUPPS Brewery, LLC (Tenant) to Extend the Date from September 30, 2021 to November 30, 2021 to Obtain the Required Landlord Approval of a Construction Contract and Guaranteed Maximum Price for Construction of the Project, Including All Identified and Specific Project Components, to be Constructed at 402 East Louisiana Street, McKinney, Texas.]

MCKINNEY, TEXAS. AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE APPROVED. RECOMMENDS APPROVAL THAT EXTENSION. SO OTHERWISE I JUST NEED A MOTION TO YOU APPROVE THIS ITEM, SO MOVED IF IT 2ND 2ND, MY MARY. TENSION IS GRANTED. NO ITEM. 21 0843 UPDATE ON THE CDC WEBSITE

[Update on MCDC Website Redesign]

YOUR BRAND IDENTIFICATION HERE. WE'VE INCORPORATED YOUR COLORS, AND WE'VE ALSO INCORPORATED THAT LOOK AND FEEL THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL RECOGNIZE AS SOON AS THEY ENTER THE WEBSITE.

AND DOWN HERE WE HAVE GIVEN YOU A SECTION, WHEREAS ON YOUR CURRENT WEBSITE YOU HAVE LET ME GO BACK TO YOUR HOMEPAGE HERE. YOU HAVE A CAROUSEL THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN, DEPENDING ON WORKFLOW, AND I KNOW THAT. REMEMBERS ARE VERY STAFF MEMBERS ARE VERY BUSY INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE VERY BUSY INDIVIDUALS REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO MAINTAIN. SO WE'VE GIVEN YOU A CALENDAR INSTEAD OF THAT, UM. INSTEAD OF THE CAROUSEL NOW WHEN PEOPLE COME DOWN HERE AND THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGES OR THE ITEMS THEY WILL STILL GET. THAT FULL EXPERIENCE DESCRIBING THE EVENT WITH THE EVENT LOGO AND EVERYTHING ON IT, BUT IT WILL BE EASIER FOR STAFF TO MAINTAIN.

WHICH IS GOOD, BECAUSE THEN YOU LOOK CURRENT AND UP TO DATE, WHICH HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON YOUR WEBSITE SO FAR AND. WE DON'T WANT THAT FOR YOU. WE WANT YOU GUYS TO APPEAR YOUR BEST TO THE COMMUNITY TO BE WHAT YOU ARE IN THEIR EYES. AND THAT IS A GROUP THAT IS UP TO DATE THAT IS RELEVANT AND IT'S KEEPING ON TRACK WITH ALL OF YOUR EVENTS. SO YOU'LL NOTICE WE'VE GOT RID OF THE LARGE, UM, BANNER IMAGE IN THE BACKGROUND. AND THAT'S FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT REASONS. THE FIRST IS THAT THOSE BANNER IMAGES ARE REALLY HARD. TO FIND AND LOCATE, GET PROPERLY SIZED ONES. AND SO THE RESULT IS THAT THIS IS OFTEN STAGNANT. YOU HAVE THE SAME IMAGES UP THERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. ANOTHER REASON WHY WE DECIDED TO GET RID OF THIS IS BECAUSE IT INCREASES LOAD TIME FOR THE PAGES. AND AS TRAFFIC IS STARTING TO SHIFT TO MOBILE, AND THIS TREND IS VERY SLOW ON YOUR WEBSITE, BUT WE STILL SEE AN UPTICK IN MOBILE TRAFFIC. THE LONGER THE LOW TIME TAKES, THE LESS LIKELY PEOPLE ARE TO STAY ON YOUR PAGES. AND SO WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE QUICKER FOR PEOPLE TO GET A

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WE'VE TURNED IT DOWN, BUT IT'S STILL RECOGNIZABLE AS YOU. IT STILL HAS ALL OF YOUR COLORS, AND IT'S STILL DRAWS PEOPLE INTO CHECK OUT YOUR EVENTS. AND, UH, STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. YES IT'S GIRLS MUCH BETTER ON THE MOBILE DEVICE. I'M SORRY WHEN YOU CLICK ON LET'S SAY QUALITY OF BLACK AWARD. ABSOLUTELY. SO THE INTERIOR PAGES WILL STILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO HOW THEY LOOK. CURRENTLY WE DID A LOT OF WORK ON THE CONTENT OF YOUR PAGES, WE DOING WHAT WE COULD PRIOR TO THE REDESIGN. UM BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THAT SOME THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW. THE TITLE OF THE PAGE IS UNDERLINED. SO THAT WAY IT STANDS OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE POPS OFF THE SCREEN. AND WE'VE CHANGED THE COLORS JUST SLIGHTLY TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH YOUR BRAND COLORS. BACK TO THE HOMEPAGE AND THE FOUR KEY BUTTONS AT THE TIME.

ABSOLUTELY. SO ABOUT US QUALITY OF LIFE FOR GRANTS. SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRANTS AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT? GRANTS TAX SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE GRANTS THAT YOU OFFER, UM WITH HIM, CDC AND HOW DOES IT HAVE ALL OF THEM? CAN I SEE THEM? YES SIR. SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR GRAND CALENDAR HERE. PROJECT GRANTS. PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY GRANTS. SO IF WE CLICK ON THAT.

SO RETAIL DEVELOPMENT IS A SEPARATE PAGE ON ITS OWN WITH ITS OWN SET OF GRANTS. SORRY THIS IS STILL THE PRODUCTION SITE. IT'S NOT LIVE, AND I THOUGHT I HAD UPDATED THAT ONE.

BUT I HAVEN'T BUT IF YOU SCROLL DOWN HERE. UM CLICK ON THAT. IT'LL TAKE YOU DOWN HERE SO YOU CAN SEE OKAY? AND THAT LINK ON THE SITE WILL BE FIXED BEFORE THE PSYCHOS LIVE. WHEN DO WE ANTICIPATE THIS IS GOING TO GO AWAY. WELL WE HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FROM YOU FIRST. MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE HAPPY WITH IT THAT THERE AREN'T ANY MAJOR REVISIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. AND IF ONCE THAT'S IN PLACE, IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO GET IT. 2 TO 3 WEEKS TO GET IT IMPLEMENTED. WE HAVE TO COORDINATE A LITTLE BIT WITH IT TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING ALL THE IP ADDRESSES REWRITING IN THE PROPER WAY. YOU WORK FOR THE CITY, OR ARE YOU A SEPARATE FROM THE CITY COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING? THANK YOU. DID YOU GO BACK AGAIN ON THE BUTTONS? SURE. OH, THE HOMEPAGE. YES, SIR. I'D LIKE GRANTS. WE CAN JUST LET ME SEE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT. RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ACTUALLY LINKS TO PAGE ON THE CITY WEBSITE. AND THAT IS ONE THAT DOES NEED WORK. NOW. THIS PAGE WAS ONE THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, UM, WORKING ON PRIOR TO COVID. WE HAD A BRIEF MEETING PRIOR TO COVID ABOUT IT. AND THEN COVID OCCURRED. AND DURING THAT TIME RETAIL COACH ACTUALLY, UM, REWORKED THEIR DASHBOARD. AND SO THAT IMPACTS THE TALKS THAT WE HAD JUST PRIOR TO COVID SO WE'LL NEED TO GET BACK TOGETHER AND DISCUSS THIS AND. TALK ABOUT PLANS AND HOW THEY MAY HAVE CHANGED BASED ON WHAT RETAIL COACH DID TO THE DASHBOARD. YOU GO BACK TO THE ON PAGE ONE MORE TIME. LET ME JUST SAY THAT I LOVE THIS. LET ME START WITH THAT BEFORE I SAY. THE WAY THAT MY BRAIN WORKS IN LINING THESE UP. SO AT THE TOP WE HAVE ABOUT US, WHICH ALIGNS WITH A LITTLE BELOW THE LITTLE ICON. UM THEN WE HAVE COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND THEN BELOW THAT WE HAVE ABOUT US QUALITY OF LIFE GRANTS RETAIL. MAYBE THE ONLY ONE THAT THINKS THIS WAY. BUT I FEEL LIKE I WANT HIM TO LINE UP A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE I WANT QUALITY OF LIFE TO GO OVER UNDER QUALITY OF LIFE. AND THEN I KNOW IT DOESN'T REALLY ALIGN BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE COMMUNITY IMPACTED THE TOP, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE A LITTLE ICON FOR BUT. I DON'T KNOW. JUST IN MY HEAD. I WANTED TO ALIGN A LITTLE BIT BETTER IF I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN JUST IGNORE THAT COMMENT, WHICH IS NOT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS NOT A DIFFICULT. OKAY MOVE THAT AROUND THAT QUALITY OF LIFE LINES UP MORE WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND WORD. IS IT ALMOST FEELS WHEN I THINK OF M C D. C YES, THE AWARD IS IMPORTANT. WE DO ALL THESE OTHER THINGS AND THEN KIND OF AT THE END. WE THINK ABOUT RECOGNIZING PEOPLE.

BUT IT'S NOT THE BULK OF WHAT WE DO AT EACH MEETING AND ALL OF OUR SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING SO IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ABOUT US OUR GRANTS OR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT AND THEN ALSO WE GIVE THIS AWARD. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD AGREE WITH READING FROM LEFT TO, RIGHT. THAT'S HOW MY BRAIN'S WORKING ON THIS. HI I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE BROUGHT UP

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SO THAT WAY WE CAN. FILL OUT THAT TEXT AND CUSTOMIZE IT SO THAT IT SPEAKS MORE TO YOUR PURPOSE AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YEAH AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY COVERED IN THE ABOUT US. SO IF ANY OF THOSE SORT OF INFORMATION POINTS COULD BE PULLED INTO THE INDIVIDUAL.

FUNDING CATEGORIES. IT MIGHT ANSWER THAT QUESTION. YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING. THIS IS WHY YOU'RE SEEING PARKS, FACILITIES HOUSING AND YOU KNOW THAT THOSE ARE OUR MAJOR FUNDING AREAS, SO. BEING ABLE TO PULL JUST A SMIDGEN OF CONTENT FROM THE ABOUT US TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE CLEAR, ABSOLUTE THAT WOULD THAT BE HELPFUL. I'M JUST TRYING. TO LOOK AT IT AS SOMEBODY JUST HAD NO IDEA. AND THEN ADDING A FEW MORE WORDS. MAYBE IT SEEMED LIKE BUYING LOCAL HELPS BY PARKS, AND I KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN ECONOMY OF WORDS. BUT. WELL, THERE'S AN ECONOMY IMPORTANT IS TO UNDERSTAND SURE THAT WE EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. WE DO WANT TO GIVE THAT CONTEXT SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T LOST WHEN THEY GET TO YOUR SITE. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO GUIDE PEOPLE IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT FOR YOU. I AGREE WITH WHAT RICK WAS SAYING, AND I WAS THINKING OF WORDS THERE LIKE UNDER PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. WHEN YOU BUY MCKINNEY. WE HELP BUILD PARKS AND MCKINNEY WHEN YOU BUY MCKINNEY OR WHEN YOU BUY LOCAL.

SO THAT WE HAVE THAT LINE IN EVERY ONE, AND IT DOESN'T ADD MORE WORDS. SO THEN YOU'RE BECOMING SUCH A THEN YOU HAVE A LARGE NARRATIVE WHICH PEOPLE WON'T READ. RIGHT UM SO I WONDER IF YOU HAVE JUST A FEW WORDS BEFORE EACH. ONE TO REALLY DRIVE HOME PARKS AND OPEN SPACES WHEN YOU BUY MCKINNEY. WE BUILD PARKS IN MCKINNEY. WHEN YOU BUY MCKINNEY WE HELPED BUILD. SUPPORT COMMUNITY FACILITIES. I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MAYBE, AND RATHER THAN LEARN MORE, I GUESS LEARNED MARS, OKAY? JUST LIKE LIKE, SEE EXAMPLES. YOU KNOW, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IT'S JUST WAYS TO MAKE IT MORE OF AN ADVENTURE.

OKAY? THAT CAN YOU SCROLL UP AND THE RACE? AFFORDABLE HOUSING? APPARENTLY YEAH. UM RETAIL DEVELOPMENT. IT'S RIGHT HERE. SORRY BAD TO HEAR WHAT DAD WENT TO CUT. IT WAS AT LEAST WAS A GREEN. IT WAS IRAN. I DO LOVE THE USE OF ICONS AND AT THE HEAD OF THAT'S JUST REALLY CLEAN AND NICE AND WILL HELP ON THE MOBILE DEVICE IS MUCH EASIER THAN LOADING BIG PICTURE FILES. THIS IS A QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL WEBSITE? SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE MOVING AWAY BECAUSE, SHE SAID IT HAS A LOT OF. RUN TIME, BUT I JUST ALSO

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BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSITY WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE WEBSITE THAT THEY SEE THERE IS DIVERSITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO I PERSONALLY I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY. TO HAVE A PHOTO GALLERY LINK TO HAVE DIFFERENT, I THINK, SHOWING VISUALS OF WHAT WE DO SHOWING HOW PEOPLE ARE, UM. BENEFITING FROM WHAT WE DO IS KEY, BECAUSE WHEN I GO TO THE PROPOSED. FOR ME. IT'S BORING. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? BECAUSE I DON'T I'M DRAWN TO PICTURES AND VISUAL, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A LINK THAT HAS A GALLERY. THAT WE CAN POST PICTURES THAT SHOWS. THE DIVERSITY AND HOW DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN OUR CITY OR UTILIZING ON OUR PROGRAMS? YES WE CAN BUILD A PHOTO GALLERY IN THE WEBSITE. THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE AT ALL. IS THERE A WAY ON THE HOMEPAGE SERVICE STRIP AT THE BOTTOM WITH JUST LIKE ADMITTEDLY SMALLER PICTURES THAT ARE EASIER TO FIND, AND THEN JUST SORT OF. UM WE CAN DO THAT. MY PROBLEM WITH HAVING THAT ON THE HOMEPAGE AGAIN IS EVEN IF THEY'RE SMALLER PICTURES. IT'S STILL GOING TO IMPACT LOAD TIME AND I DON'T WANT TO RUN INTO THE ISSUE. THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY HAVING RIGHT NOW ON THE WEBSITE WHERE. THIS IS THE SAME BANNER THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE. ARE YOU DOING THIS WITH ALL OF YOUR WEBSITES? YES. MHM SINCE WE THIS HAS BEEN UP HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND AFTER A WHILE, IT'S JUST THE SAME PICTURES AND AGAIN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AN EASY SITE TO MAINTAIN FOR YOUR STAFF. AND PUTTING PICTURES ON THE FRONT PAGE LIKE THAT CAN BE HARD TO MAINTAIN. AND SO I THINK OF PHOTO GALLERY WOULD BE THE BETTER OPTION IN THAT CASE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT FRONT AND CENTER, BUT IT'S STILL AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO GO IN AND SEE. AND YOU MAKE IT UP TOP. WHY CAN IT BE ONE OF THOSE BUTTONS? LIKE TO GET TO SEE WHAT WE DO. I WANT TO SAY PHOTO GALLERY GALLERY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE FIRST THING WHEN I'M GOING TO THE WEBSITE. LET ME LOOK AT THE PHOTO AND THEN YOU SEE, UM WE COULD. WHICH ONE WOULD YOU SUGGEST? WE MOVE. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ABOUT THE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ONE. UM WHAT DOES THAT REFER TO? WHERE DOES IT GO? CAN WE LOOK AT THAT? THAT COMES OVER HERE TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY PAGE. AND THE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT COACH, UM DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN, UM. SORRY THIS PAGE HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN ASKING FOR AN UPDATE ON FOR A WHILE IS MY UNDERSTANDING. AND AS I SAID, BEFORE WE HAD A MEETING SHORTLY BEFORE COVID ABOUT REVAMPING THIS PAGE TO MAKE IT MORE. UM. UM JUST INVITING THIS PAGE ISN'T REALLY INVITING. UM BUT DURING COVID RETAIL COACH DID REDESIGN THEIR DASHBOARD AND SO THAT IMPACT THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD PRIOR TO, UH. COVID SO WE DO NEED TO MEET AGAIN TO DISCUSS HOW THIS IMPACTS ARE REFRESHING OF THIS PAGE. SO IF WE WERE GOING TO REPLACE ONE OF THOSE TOP FOUR BUTTONS, I WOULD PROBABLY SUGGEST TO BE THAT ONE EYED. WHILE THAT'S IMPORTANT, AND WE CAN KEEP THAT PAGE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ONE OF THE TOP FOUR THINGS THAT PEOPLE COME TO US FOR, OR THAT WE WANT TO. HIGHLIGHT. GALLERY PICTURES, I THINK WOULD. OR OTHER OPTIONS, I THINK WOULD TAKE PRECEDENT OVER. PRESIDENTS OVER THAT. NO YOU CAN HAVE. I WOULDN'T GO FOR MORE THAN SIX AND I WOULDN'T DO FIVE BECAUSE THAT'S AN UNEVEN NUMBER. SO WHEN IT'S IN MOBILE, THEY STACK TWO NEXT TO EACH OTHER. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS SUGGESTING CHANGING ONE OUT AS OPPOSED TO, UM UH, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BUTTONS BUT THAT IS AN OPTION. WE CAN DO THAT. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'D PREFER. I MIGHT RECOMMEND THAT YOU AS A GROUP, HAVE A DISCUSSION OFFLINE OR AT LEAST OUTSIDE OF THIS MEETING. ABOUT WHICH BUTTON YOU MIGHT WANT TO REPLACE, BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE PAST. AGAIN I'M NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE INNER WORKINGS OF NCDC AND I WANT TO HONOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO. BUT I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST THREE TELL DEVELOPMENT PAGE HAS BEEN A VERY LARGE PORTION OF. WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WITH YOUR MANDATE, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL HONORING THAT. AND UM UH, NOT GOING TOO FAR OFF WITH UM BY GETTING RID OF THAT. I MEAN. WELL SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. IF THAT'S NOT A BUTTON, IF WE LIMITED FOR IT'S

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AND THEN YOU HAVE A VISUALS OF WHAT THAT MEANS. SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A PICTURE OF ANYTHING ON THE HOMEPAGE? THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DECIDED. I'M. WELL WE WOULD PREFER NOT TO JUST BECAUSE I DON'T MEAN A BIG BIG NO, NO FLOATING SUCKER. SHE EVEN SAID SMALL, EVEN SMALL, IT DOES INCREASE LOADING TIME. BUT AS I SAID, THE OTHER THING IS FINDING PICTURES TO PLACE UP THERE AND THE STAFF TIME IT TAKES TO FIND GOOD QUALITY PICTURES TO HAVE ON THERE. IT TAKES LONGER THAN YOU THINK IT DOES, AND IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. SO I LIKE I SAID, I WOULD RECOMMEND AGAINST PUTTING PHOTOS DIRECTLY ON THE HOMEPAGE FOR THAT. NOW, CAN WE ADD IN A LINK? THAT HAS BEEN THE WORDING PHOTO GALLERY OR, YOU KNOW, SOME KIND OF AN EXCITING GRAPHICS THAT BRINGS PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO IT THAT, UH YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT FOLLOWS IN WITH YOUR STYLE AND ALL THAT KIND OF RIGHT AND WE CAN DO THAT. I RESONATE WITH WHAT ANGIE WAS SAYING. A LOT.

MHM. UM. THAT YOU LOVE IT WHEN WE'RE ALL JUST HELPING DESIGN THE WEBSITE UP HERE. IT IS.

BRING UP THE SITE MAP. LET'S GET IT. OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT. UM EVERY PIXEL SYSTEM. YES. I WILL SAY, UM. THAT IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO COME BEFORE YOU BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOUR BUSINESS AND AS WE LIKE TO SAY IN COMMUNICATIONS, YOU GUYS ARE THE CONTENT AREA EXPERTS. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT. UH WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU PRESENTED IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. AND DIRECT YOU IN THE PAST THAT YOU WANT TO GO TO. SO WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM YOU IN THE PAST IS THAT YOU WANT A MORE MOBILE FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU DO WANT MORE MOBILE TRAFFIC COMING TO THE WEBSITE. UM WE'VE HEARD THAT YOUR WEBSITE IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AND SO IT OFTEN LOOKS OUT OF DATE. SO YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT IS MORE EASY TO MAINTAIN. SO WE'VE TRIED TO INCORPORATE THAT. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE GET EVERY SINGLE ELEMENT RIGHT? NO, IT DOESN'T. BUT WE TRY OUR BEST TO GET YOU THERE. UM YOU GUYS WANTING A PHOTO GALLERY? THAT IS FINE. WE CAN WORK THAT IN. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FINDING THE PLACE TO PUT IT. UM AS I SAID, THOUGH, I DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. SO THE ADDITION OF THE PHOTO GALLERY THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. WE CAN DO IT. IT'S A MATTER OF WHERE DO WE PUT IT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN FIND IT? AND IT DOESN'T COMPROMISE THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. WE REALLY WANT TO RESPECT. YOUR WISH IS WE WANT TO RESPECT WHAT YOU'RE DOING AS AN ORGANIZATION BECAUSE YOU DO WONDERFUL THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COMES ACROSS ON THE WEBSITE SO WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK THAT IN. AND

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AND THAT'S WHY WE LOVE YOU. IT'S NOT MAKING A SHINE AT ALL. NEW CAN YOU SCROLL DOWN? AND I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE FIGURED OUT MY PERSONALITY BY NOW. BUT JUST ABOUT WHAT I MUST SAY. SO. WHEN YOU WHEN YOU SEE THOSE BOXES. AND I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE, LIKE FACILITIES HAS TWO LINES OF TEXT. IT IS OFF. YEAH THE ONE THE FIRST BOX IS SMALLER THAN THE SECOND BOX. PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A GETTING INTO PIXELS. PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A RESPONSIVE WEBSITE.

SO DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF YOUR SCREEN, IT CHANGES OKAY, SO IT WILL LOOK OFF ON SOME SCREENS DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, AND I CAN GET OVER THAT. I JUST. I JUST NOTICED IT AND I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE IT WAS THE DAY I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. I'LL LET IT GO. I HAVE TO LET THINGS GO. I'M SORRY, MICHELLE. WE JUST WANT YOU TO ADD TWO MORE WORDS TO EVENTS IN PERSON, OPEN SPACES AND. THE CAVALRY'S HERE, OKAY? MICHELLE FELKER, CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING. AND UM, YOU GUYS SAYS MAIN CONTACT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT, SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS SOMETHING ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE POTENTIALLY COULD DO. AND VALERIE AND I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS. IN MORE DETAIL, BUT WE COULD CHANGE THE TOP NAVIGATION WHERE YOUR QUALITY ALIVE BECOMES A RETAIL DEVELOPMENT UP HERE BECAUSE YOUR MOBILE TRAFFIC IS STILL NOT AS GREAT SO. UM WE COULD PUT THAT UP THERE AND THEN THIS BUTTON COULD BECOME A PHOTO GALLERY. SO THEN YOU'RE STILL.

HAVING ALL THE THINGS KIND OF UP FRONT AND CENTER THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE COMING FOR YOUR WEBSITE FOR BUT YOU'RE GETTING WHAT YOU'RE WANTING, WHICH IS MORE THAT, YOU KNOW, PHOTO OPPORTUNITY THAT PERSONAL TOUCH INTO THE WEBSITE AND THAT COULD STILL BE FRIENDS IN HER SO. I DO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S A POTENTIAL SOLUTION THAT WE COULD LOOK AT, AND THAT POTENTIALLY COULD MEET THE NEEDS OF. UM THE COMMUNITY AND THE DESIRES OF THE BOARD. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS THINK, COULD BE POTENTIALLY A GOOD OPTION. YEAH I JUST THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND TO JACKIE'S FEEDBACK. THE PLACE WHERE WE INTERSECT WITH THE PUBLIC SO FREQUENTLY AS IT EVENTS AND I MEAN, YOU JUST CAN'T LEAVE OUT THAT SECTION OF THAT LIVELY REAL PEOPLE. UM. AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ENGAGED IN. SO I THINK THAT REALLY IS A KEY THING AND IT WOULD ENGAGE PEOPLE. IT WOULD BE A BUTTON THAT THEY WOULD CLICK ON. SO I DO WANT TO ADDRESS AND I'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, EITHER NEXT MONTH OR NOVEMBER. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO IRON THAT OUT, AND I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT YOUR MARKETING PLAN IN OUR ACTIVITIES AND I WILL SAY, AND ALL OTHER AREAS THAT WE WILL THAT WE COMMUNICATE ON YOUR BEHALF OTHER THAN LIKE HER EDUCATIONAL ADS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELECTIONS STUFF. THAT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THAT WE WANT TO USE AS MANY PICTURES AS POSSIBLE. ALSO, WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE DIFFERENT AREAS AND YOU GO AND SEE THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE PROMOTING. WE ARE USING PICTURES ON THOSE PAGES AND THAT THE REASON WHY IS AS WE DO WANT THAT TOUCH AND WE WANT THAT FEEL THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHERE, WHEN THEY'RE GOING THAT DEEP IN THE WEBSITE, THE LONGER LOAD TIMES ARE LITTLE BIT MORE ACCEPTABLE, BUT WE DON'T WANT THEM HITTING YOUR LANDING PAGE AND THEN LEAVING IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THEY'RE TIRED OF WAITING. WE WANT THEM TO AT LEAST GET THE BASIC MESSAGES AND WE WANT THEM TO FIND THE INFORMATION THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. AND WE DON'T WANT THEM LEAVING. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THOUGHT PROCESSES BUT BEHIND ALL THIS, TOO, SO, LIKE I SAID IN THE WHEN I PRESENTED A FEW MONTHS THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT. WE KNOW THAT THOSE PICTURES ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND THOSE WILL DEFINITELY BE INCORPORATED IN. SOME OF THE OTHER WAYS THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING ABOUT M C. D. C. YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO PUT SOME OF THE LINKS TO SOME OF THE REALLY GOOD VIDEOS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE SOMEWHERE. COMPANY.

WE HAVE A VIDEO PAGE. YEAH. WHAT WAS THE OTHER STICKER YOU HAVE BY MCKINNEY SPEND IT HERE.

KEEP IT HERE. STICKER STILL, BUT YOU GOT RID OF THE GREEN WHEN WHAT DID IT SAY? WHY DID YOU GET RID OF THAT? IT WAS KIND OF NEAT THE WAY IT WAS SORT OF, LIKE SIDE BY SIDE. WE CAN BRING IT BACK WHEN WE TALKED LAST TIME ABOUT THE WEBSITE DESIGN. THE THING THAT WAS EMPHASISED WAS HAVING THE RED BY MCKINNEY BUTTON ON THE HOMEPAGE. SO THAT WAS WHAT WE WENT WITH. UM ON THE NEW WEBSITE. HERE IS THE VIDEO. WHAT'S THE SUBTEXT? IT'S MY MCKINNEY. READ IT. AND I'M SORRY, MYSELF SALES TAX DOLLARS SUPPORT THAT WAS GOING TO SAY I

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IT'S A COLLECTIVE DECISION. NOT MY DECISION, BUT. IT LOOKS KIND OF SIMPLE WHEN YOU JUST HAVE THE ONE BUTTON AND THE SMALL LITTLE TEXT. DID YOU DECIDE NOT TO HAVE THE IT'S MY MCKINNEY BESIDE THE OTHER SIDE. JUST TOO CONFUSING. YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, THE THING THAT WAS EMPHASISED WAS HAVING THE RED BUTTON ON THE PAGE. SO THAT'S WHY WE WENT WITH THE ONE BUTTON INSTEAD OF BOTH OF THEM IF THE BOARD WOULD HAVE LIKE TO HAVE BOTH OF THOSE BUTTONS ON THE HOMEPAGE, WE CAN HAVE BOTH OF THEM THERE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? I MEAN, LINDA'S THE ONE IS THE MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS WHOLE CONCEPT, BOTH OF THOSE HERE ON THE COMMUNITY IMPACT PAGE SO IF PEOPLE COME OVER HERE, THEY WILL SEE BOTH OF THEM. AND ALL OF THE PICTURES.

MHM.

OH YES, UM, THE REDESIGN. ONCE IT'S APPROVED, IT'S LOCKED IN PLACE UNTIL THE NEXT REDESIGN, SO THE LOOK OF THE WEBSITE DOESN'T CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. UNTIL THE NEXT RAY DESIGN COMES AROUND. AND REDESIGNS TYPICALLY TAKE PLACE EVERY FOUR YEARS. THING YOU SCROLL DOWN BECAUSE I MEAN, I DO SEE PICTURES AND, UM ONE DOWN. IS IT UNDER EVENTS? THIS IS THE EXISTING SITE OF THE YEAH, AND SO I LIKE THIS. I JUST WISH IT WAS. TO SEE THESE PICTURES AND SEE THE PICTURES OF PEOPLE. MHM. THAT WORKS. I JUST I'M SORRY I CAN'T. NO. OH YES. LET ME GO BACK UP HERE TO GET BACK. SORRY. THAT NOW THAT'S FINE, EASY. MHM. I WOULD HAVE A PICTURE AND A LOGO. YES, YOU CAN PUT A PICTURE IN THIS AREA AS WELL. IT DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE OVER HERE. YOU DO HAVE THAT OPTION. WE DO STRUGGLE WITH GETTING APPROPRIATE PICTURES AND LOGOS FROM WHO YOU FROM THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT WE SUPPORT. SO PICTURES ARE AN ISSUE OVERALL, SO YOU KNOW. THAT IS ANOTHER THING. WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP IT PRETTY SIMPLE BECAUSE WE REPEATEDLY ASKED THE GRAND PRIX RECIPIENTS FOR PICTURES. WE DON'T ALWAYS GET WELL, RARELY DO WE GET QUALITY PICTURES JUST TO BE HONEST AND EVEN TO GET. A USABLE LOGO IS AN ISSUE SOMETIMES TOO, SO AS MUCH AS WE LIKE TO SUPPORT AND COMMUNICATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITH THE PICTURES AND LOGOS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET WHAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT UP HERE AND KEEP THEM AND MAINTAIN A VERY PROFESSIONAL AND. IN HIGH END LOOK, SO WE WANT YOU GUYS TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T TRY AND WE DON'T THINK THAT IT'S. WE DO SEE THE VALUE IN THAT IT'S JUST IN REALITY TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT IT AND KEEP IT UPDATED AND ALL OF THAT. IT IS A LOT OF MANPOWER AND IT'S A STRUGGLE AND WE JUST DON'T GET IT AND IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T TRY. BUT WE REALLY JUST DON'T GET THAT FROM THE RECIPIENTS. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING TO BE MINDFUL OF, SO IT'S NOT THAT WE CAN'T TRY, BUT THEN IT ALSO LEADS TO WHERE IT'S VERY INCONSISTENT WHEN YOU CLICK ON IT, BECAUSE WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THAT. AND WE HAVE IT. WE HAVE IT FAR LESS THAN YOU KNOW.

WE. YEAH MOST OF THE TIME. WE JUST DON'T HAVE IT. THAT'S THE THING LIKE RARELY DO WE HAVE ALL THE ALL THE PIECES THAT WE NEED? OR IN A TIME WHEN ANOTHER THING IS A TIMELY MANNER. SO WE'RE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE OUT THESE THINGS OUT IN A MORE ADVANCED, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS. WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE PIECES TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THINGS. IN THE APPROPRIATE TIME OR THE APPROPRIATE MANNER. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS TO BE MINDFUL OF, UM WITH SOME OF THESE DECISIONS. IS THERE A WAY, THOUGH? THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED. NOW, IF THERE'S A PICTURE JUST IF YOU GO TO THIS IS THE OCTOBER FEST ONCE WE ROLL IT UP A LITTLE HIGHER. I MEAN, IF YOU HAD A PICTURE BELOW THAT OR DIDN'T HAVE A PICTURE BELOW THAT. ON THAT PARTICULAR EVENT. IT WOULD BE OKAY. RIGHT WELL, YOU COULD, BUT YOU GET VERY INCONSISTENT AND. IN YOUR LOOK AND FEEL ON YOUR WEBSITE, AND SO THEN IT'S

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IMPACT ON CERTAIN EVENTS IN CERTAIN OR BEAUTY OR OR OR DIVERSITY. FOR THE SAKE OF CONSISTENCY ON EVERY SINGLE PAGE. THAT'S THERE. I UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT IT'S NOT ON THE HOMEPAGE. NOW IT'S A SUB PAGE. SO THIS PARTICULAR SUB PAGES AWESOME THIS ONE'S NOT SO GREAT, BUT IT'S STILL GOT THE SAME FRAMING AND INFORMATION AND OUT. THAT'S MY OPINION ON IT. I'D HATE TO GIVE UP. THE VISUALS THAT HELPS SELL. THESE EVENTS ARE STILL GOING TO USE THAT WHEN WE CAN SO IN OCTOBERFEST, WE'RE STILL GOING TO USE NICE GREAT PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADS AND OTHER AREAS WE'RE GOING TO SHARE FROM WHAT MAINSTREAM AND STUFF FOR SHARING, SO WE'RE STILL GOING TO USE THAT. UM IN THE OTHER CHANNELS THAT WERE ADVERTISING ON EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE A PICTURE HERE WHERE WE CAN SO BUT IF THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU, AS WE CAN RE EVALUATED AND WE CAN DO OUR BEST TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. LIKE I SAID. THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES WITH THE CURRENT SITE IS RIGHT NOW IT IS VERY PICTURE HEAVY. THAT'S HOW IT'S PROMOTED AND STUFF. UM BUT TO MAINTAIN THAT AND KEEP IT LOOKING GOOD AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IT'S BEEN. IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE IN A REAL STRUGGLE, AND IT'S BEEN HARD TO KEEP IT UPDATED. SO. BUT IF THAT'S YOUR DESIRE, YOU KNOW WE CAN CONTINUE THAT ON THIS NEW SITE, BUT JUST BE MINDFUL IT DOESN'T STAY AS UPDATED THAT WAY, SO BUT IF WE, UM. I LIKE WHERE WE'RE BODY SEEMS TO BE GOING WITH SOME TYPE OF PHOTOS. BUT WHAT IF WE JUST. WITHOUT NASCAR IN UP THIS NOT EVEN A WORD WITHOUT MAKING THIS LOOK LIKE NASCAR, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WEBSITES END UP TURNING INTO WHEN YOU START THROWING TOO MUCH, AND THEN YOU MISSED THE MESSAGE. WHAT IF WE IF WE CREATED THIS LINK TO A PHOTO GALLERY? ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE MCKINNEY OCTOBERFEST? YOU HAVE THE LOGO AND THEN WHERE APPROPRIATE. YOU CAN PUT A LINK TO THE PHOTO GALLERY, AND THEN IT TAKES YOU TO THOSE PHOTOS. SO THAT THIS PAGE STAYS THE SAME. CREPE MYRTLES TRUCK TRAIL STAYS THE SAME AND INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PLACE IT HERE, THERE'S A LINK. IF YOU HAVE THOSE GOOD QUALITY PICTURES, AND THEN IT ALL KICKED COMES BACK TO THAT ONE LOCATION. SO REAL. IDEALLY WE WOULD WANT TO LINK BACK TO THE ACTUAL EVENT. WEBSITE OR THE EVENT. WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PHOTOS AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE INFORMATION OR THEIR THEIR EVENT. THAT'S AND SO. THAT'S THE LEARN MORE. THAT'S A LINK TO THE WEBSITE TO OCTOBERFEST. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD EXPECT TO HAVE ALL THE IMAGERY AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. BECAUSE IT'S THAT'S THEIR EVENT. IT'S THEIR CONTENT. THAT'S WHERE IDEALLY YOU WANT TO PUSH THE PEOPLE TO THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENTS THERE. IS THAT LINK WORK THAT LEARN MORE. IT SHOULD. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? WE HAVE A MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE. RIGHT? BUT IT MAKES SENSE FOR THAT GROUP TO MAYBE PULL BACK AND HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THESE FOLKS IN A SMALLER GROUP SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT. MORE DETAILED INPUT. AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID ABOUT THE PRESSING TO LEARN MORE. I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU JUST SAID. THEY'VE HAD SOME MORE QUESTIONS. HOW LONG DOES THAT LINK WORK LIKE? IS IT DEPENDENT ON THIS STAYING WHERE IT IS FOREVER? HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO BACK WHEN YOU HAVE SO WORDS THAT TAKING TO LINK THAT'S NOT YOURS PER SE. HELL OFTEN IS THAT CHECK TO SEE THAT IT'S REALLY TAKING YOU SOMEWHERE, OR IS IT GOING TO COME BACK AND SAY IT'S NOT TAKING YOU ANYWHERE ANYMORE? SO WITH THIS SET UP, THIS IS A CALENDAR ENTRY AND SO AT THE END OF THE MONTH. UM THE CALENDAR ENTRY

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PULL THIS SAME DATA BACKUP AND THEN CHECK THE LINKS BEFORE IT'S PUBLISHED. AND THAT WAY YOUR CONTENT IS STAYING FRESH. IT'S NOT GETTING OUTDATED AND YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE LINKS ARE STILL CURRENT. BUT ALSO WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A PROGRAM ON THE WEBSITE THAT CHECKS ARE LINKS FOR US, SO WE GET REPORTS. DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY. WE GET REPORTS ALL THE TIME THAT TELLS US WHEN, UH, LINKS WERE OUTDATED, SO THAT IS WHAT I THINK IS THAT VALERIE STAYS UP ON TOP OF SO. NOT GOING TO SAY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND AN OUTDATED LINK. BUT IF THERE'S AN OUT A LINK THAT TYPICALLY HASN'T BEEN UP VERY LONG. NO. I THINK THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT AND MAY BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE LINK TO THIS. AT THEIR DISPOSAL. FOR X NUMBER OF DAYS SO THEY CAN GO THROUGH IT ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUALLY AND CLICK ALL THE THINGS THEY WANT TO CLICK, TAKE NOTES TO SEE WHAT WORKS WHAT THEY LIKE WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE AND THEN COME BACK WITH SUGGESTIONS. I REALLY LIKE. ANDREW SUGGESTION ABOUT PICTURES. BUT NOW THAT WE KNOW THEY ARE THERE, WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GET TO THEM. MAYBE SOME OTHER SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE THEM EASIER TO GET TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE. LEARN MORE WITH PICTURES. LEARN MORE AND PICTURE. I MEAN, JUST SOMETHING, SO IF THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE HAVE BETTER WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. BUT IF OUR MARKETING COMMITTEE COULD HAVE SOME TIME. TO CLICK EVERYTHING, AND NOW IT IS HERE. IT'S JUST THERE. LET ME MAKE A NOTE OF THAT. THAT KIND OF THING JUST THEN IT IS A PRODUCTION SITE RIGHT NOW, SO NOT ALL OF THE LINKS ARE CORRECT YET, OKAY? YES. SO THERE IS, I MEAN, UNDER 20.

YEAH SO THE CDC WEBSITE HAS UNDER 20 PAGES. YOU ONLY HAVE ABOUT 20 PAGES. MOST OF TIME.

IT RANGES ABOUT 11 OR 12, TO BE HONEST. SO UM, IT WOULD PROBABLY, UM, BECAUSE IT'S A PRODUCTION TIGHTEN EVERYTHING. IT PROBABLY BE BEST IF IT WAS DONE MORE IN THIS SUBCOMMITTEE WITH US KIND OF WALKING YOU THROUGH WALKTHROUGH. OKAY ONLY 20 PAGES. YOUR BIGGEST CONTENT PAGES ARE MORE YOUR GRANT PAGES. SO IT'S PROBABLY LIKE I SAID, IT'S THE BEST. IT'S STILL WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME. IF YOU WERE SITTING THERE WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE WE PUNCHED ON EVERYTHING AND DO EVERYTHING RIGHT, BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST NOT THAT MANY, OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR US. THANK YOU GUYS. THIS IS GREAT. YOU KNOW, I JUST REITERATE STARTING, I GUESS WHEN, WHEN DID THIS NEW DESIGN COME IN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, ROUGHLY.

TWO YEARS. UM. TO LOOK BACK, BUT I THINK WE'RE GETTING READY TO START YOUR THREE AWESOME AWESOME DESIGN, AWESOME MESSAGING. JUST IT'S BEEN JUST SUCH A HUGE IMPROVEMENT. SO YOU KNOW YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS UP HERE, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING.

BUT I JUST I THINK I'LL. EIGHT OF US UP HERE JUST AND NINE BACK IN THE AUDIENCE THERE, UH, JUST AND 10 WITH LINDA. WE JUST LOVED THIS WHOLE LOOK FOR US. IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? GUYS JUST SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WE WANT WAY MORE PIXELS. 20 PAGES ISN'T ENOUGH.

WE NEED LIKE 200 ALWAYS PHOTOS. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA. BORN OR COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. I'D LIKE TO TAKE AN

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SO THANK YOU. AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR YOU. RIDING ADVENTURES. SO UM AND WE'LL SEE YOU. THIS WILL NOT BE A GOOD BYE. THIS WILL THIS BE SEE YOU IN FOR IN AUSTIN, MAYBE. I WOULD JUST SHARE. OF COURSE I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH JOHN. HOPES OF ESTABLISHING A FRIENDSHIP BECAUSE I CONSIDER YOU A FRIEND. AND JUST YOUR WISDOM. WHAT YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY, YOUR SERVICE TO OTHERS IS JUST IMPECCABLE, AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THIS NEXT

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