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EVERYBODY. IT'S UH IT'S NICE TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGNING UP FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE I THINK WE HAVE 16 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE, UH, PROBABLY, THOUGH FOUR OR FIVE TIMES OR FOUR TIMES THE NUMBER OF SPOTS OPEN. WE HAVE PEOPLE APPLYING. WE HAVE MANY MORE APPLICANTS THAN WE DO HAVE SPACES. SO IF YOU ARE NOT APPOINTED TO A BORDER COMMISSION THIS GO AROUND, PLEASE DON'T. DON'T GIVE UP. BE TENACIOUS COMEBACK APPLY AGAIN. IF CHARLIE PHILLIPS COUNCILMAN PHILLIPS, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT, HE WOULD TELL YOU THAT THAT IF YOU'RE NOT APPOINTED TO A BORDER COMMISSION HERE, EVEN IF YOU ARE, UM THERE IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY THAT IS HERE MCKINNEY AND HAS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO BE ENGAGED AND YOU WANT TO GIVE JUST A MINUTE. PRESENTATION ON VISIT HER. EXCUSE ME, VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY FOR EVERYONE, ABSOLUTELY. CRISTINA ORTEGA IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL MCKINNEY BEEN HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. MANY OF YOU HOPE THE THIRD EVENT OH, OKAY. AWESOME THANK YOU. SO I'M CHRISTINE ORTEGA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY. WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WE CURRENTLY WORK WITH OVER 200 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN MCKINNEY AND THE COLLIN COUNTY AREA, SO THERE ARE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD YOU NOT BE SELECTED FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY SAID VERY LIMITED POSITIONS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT NONPROFITS AND ALSO OTHER AREAS OF NOT ONLY BOARD SERVICE BUT LIKE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET YOURSELF INVOLVED YOUR COMPANY OR YOU KNOW YOUR FAMILY. WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR YOU. IT'S A GREAT NEED THAT WE HAVE ALSO, YOU KNOW, EVEN ART ORGANIZATION RECRUITS BOARD MEMBERS THROUGH THE PLATFORM, SO OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THEIR PASSION. AND WE REALLY WANT TO GET YOU CONNECTED. SO WHAT? EVEN IF YOU LEAVE HERE TODAY, AND YOU ALSO LATER SERVE ON THE BOARD AT THE CITY. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU INVOLVED WITH VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY. WE ALSO DO SOME EVENTS IN THE CITY, AND THERE'S JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN GET YOU PLUGGED IN ADVISORY COUNCIL.
UM ANYTHING THAT PROBABLY YOU COULD THINK OF, AND MORE SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT.
I'LL BE OUTSIDE THE DOORS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OR WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN LOVE TO CONNECT YOU IN ANY WAY AND GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US SHARE MORE ABOUT VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY WITH YOU TODAY. THANK YOU, CHRISTINE APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT WE'RE GONNA GO IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. AND WHEN YOU COME UP IF YOU'LL JUST RESTATE YOUR NAME IF YOU WOULD FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, LITTLE TIMER UP TO YOUR LEFT OR TO YOUR RIGHT TO LET YOU KNOW OR ACTUALLY ON THE BIG SCREEN. I SEE NOW YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. CERTAINLY WE HAVE IN YOUR PACKAGE YOUR RESUME IF YOU WILL, UM SO TAKE THE TIME . IF YOU WOULD. YOU COULD RECAP THAT BUT TELL US SPECIFICALLY WHY? WHY YOU CHOSE THAT BOARD OR COMMISSION AND WHY? WHAT SKILLS YOU POSSESS THAT YOU FEEL WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE PARTICULAR BOARD THAT YOU'RE APPLYING FOR.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, SELL US. ON WHY YOU SHOULD BE APPOINTED. AS I SAID, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES AND WE'LL STICK TO THAT, JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AND WE GET THROUGH EVERYBODY. SO THE FIRST PERSON ON MY LIST TODAY IS TANYA DANGERFIELD. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN IF THIS IS LIKE YOUR SECOND OR THIRD OR FOURTH OR 10TH TIME, LET US KNOW. BECAUSE THE MORE TIMES YOU SHOW UP THE BETTER CHANCE YOU HAVE TO GET A POINT TO POINT. AND ALSO WHEN YOU'RE DONE, TANYA AND EVERYBODY ELSE FEEL FREE TO LEAVE. DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO WAIT THROUGH THE THROUGH ALL THE INTERVIEWS. THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A LAST NAME THAT BEGINS LOWERING THE ALPHABET TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS TANYA DANGERFIELD. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR WALKING IN LATE. I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF PLAYING A FUNERAL AND IN EAST TEXAS NOT JUST LITERALLY JUST GOT BACK INTO TOWN. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT I'M TANYA DANGERFIELD. I AM CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. SO THIS IS MY FIRST FOUR YEAR I WAS AN ALTERNATE THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.
REALLY, REALLY ENJOY IT. I AM A REALTOR. RIGHT NOW. I'VE BEEN A REAL DEAL FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS HERE IN MCKINNEY. AND PRIOR TO THAT I WAS A FEDERAL AUDITOR. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LOT OF SKILLS THAT WILL HELP OR THAT ACTUALLY DOES HELP INSURANCE LATE INTO WORKING WITH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND, UM, ANALYZING THE DATA THAT WE RECEIVE AND MAKING A DECISION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE. APPROVED BASED ON THE GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE, UM AGAIN. I JUST I MEAN, I REALLY DO. I LOVE BEING IN THAT SPACE. I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MCKINNEY. ESPECIALLY I LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF MCKINNEY. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINNEY, WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS THAT COME THROUGH, SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD. I MEAN, DEFINITELY WITH THE SETBACKS AND YOU KNOW ALL THE THINGS THAT WE SEE A LOT THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS SUCH A BIG ISSUE, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS AND WHY IT IS SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD AGAIN. AND IF
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NOT ON THAT BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE ON ANOTHER BOARD THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO YOUR REQUESTING TO STAY. AM GONNA BE THERE WEDNESDAY. I AM OKAY. YES YES, AND AGAIN SERVED AS AN ALTERNATE THE YEAR BEFORE LAST, AND, UM, THIS IS MY LAST YEAR. I'M SORRY. THIS IS MY FIRST FULL YEAR, JUST ONE YEAR. AND I HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, TANYA. THANK YOU, MA'AM. AMBER NEEDED DESSERT. DID I GET THAT LAST NAME CLOSER? NO, REALLY. WOW. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DR AMBER NEEDTO START CURRENTLY APPLYING TO SERVE ON THE MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION OR THE PARKS AND RECREATION OF ADVISORY BOARD. AS A 20 YEAR TEXAS RESIDENT I HAVE SERVED ON THE MCKINNEY HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, A GRADUATE OF THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, AND I'VE CURRENTLY SERVED ON THE LIBRARY OF AS WE'RE BORED. WHY ASSISTED WITH CONSULTING ON THE FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THEM ON OTHER PROJECTS HAVE OVER 15 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN HISTORY HAVE ALSO TAUGHT POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES, HUMANITIES COURSES AS WELL AS ALSO TEACH ART. I HAVE A MASTERS OF ARTS AND LIBERAL ARTS HAVE A PHD IN HUMANITIES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS IN HISTORY. I HAVE ANOTHER PHD IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY. I AM A MEMBER OF THE TEXANS FOR ARTS . I'M ALSO A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE APEX CENTER, AND I WAS EMPLOYED WITH WOODCUTS FRAME SHOP IN OUR GALLERY WHILE IN COLLEGE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE , WHICH SPEAKS TO MY EXPERIENCE TO THE ARTS COMMISSION. I HAVE.
I AM SELECTED TO SERVE ON ANY OF THESE BOARDS OR ANY BOARDS. YOU SEE THAT I CAN FIT WITH THE VACANCY INTERESTED, PARTICULARLY IN LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC ARTS MASTER PLAN. UM I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ADVISORY BOARDS WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE 50TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATING THE FILM BENJI, WHERE WE HAVE HIRED AN ARTIST TO CREATE A SCULPTURE FOR THIS CELEBRATION. AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE STAFF AND THE CITY ON THIS GREAT ON VARIOUS PLANS. NOW MCKINNEY WAS RANKED NUMBER 18 IN THE US AND VISIBILITY LIVABILITY. MCKINNEY IS NUMBER ONE IN MY HEART AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE THIS GREAT WORK FOR THE CITY AND OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN TIME SO MUCH. UM YOU ALL MAY NOT HAVE ON YOUR SHEET. WE HAVE SOME THAT HAVE WITHDRAWN SO FAR PAST IF I SKIP OVER, IT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE WITHDRAWN. MONICA ESCAMILLA. HI MY NAME IS MONICA ISCHEMIA. AND I AM APPLYING FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. THE REASON I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT PARKS BOARD IS BECAUSE I'M SORRY. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE I JUST LOVE GARDENING. I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAINTAIN SPACES FOR WILDLIFE AND NATIVE PLANTS AND BEES. I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH GARDENING. I HAE OVERSEER OF A, UM, A PROGRAM WHERE WE HAD 15 TO 19 YEAR OLDS THAT GARDEN THEY DID SEED TO TABLE TYPE OF. EVENTS WHERE WE YOU KNOW, SHOWED THEM HOW TO GARDEN. WE SHOWED THEM HOW TO MARKET THE FOOD HOW TO SELL IT. AND I ALSO, UM I HAD MY OWN NONPROFIT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, WHERE WE, UM OUR GOAL WAS SUSTAINABILITY AND IN URBAN ENVIRONMENT, WE HAD A 10 ACRE FARM WHERE WE GREW. TREES THAT WERE FRUITING TREES, AND WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE PUBLIC AND INFORMED THEM ON WHY WE NEED TO KEEP NATURAL SPACES.
NATURAL. UM AND SO, YEAH, THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE WITH GARDENING, AND I JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HELPING OUT IN ANY WAY I CAN WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF AREA THAT THAT WE HAVE THAT HASN'T BEEN UTILIZED, AND I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH? RICK WELLS? RICK WELLS WELLS OF RICK'S CHOPHOUSE HARVEST. HE DOES A GOT A NONPROFIT AND FOCUSED ON FARM TO TABLE IN THE SEED PROJECT. AND UH MAYBE SOMEBODY YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY APPLYING FOR THEIR BOARD. I GOT IN CONTACT WITH JASON HERNANDEZ, AND HE TRIED TO PLUG ME IN WITH HIM. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AS YOU WERE TALKING AT IT. I THOUGHT YOU
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NEED TO MEET RICK AND THEY HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM. SO YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M SYLVIA ESCAMILLA. HI MY NAME IS SERVICE COME HERE. AND FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK JUSTIN BELLER AND SURELY THE BEST FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND SEE IF I CAN GET ON THIS BOARD. UM, SURELY THERE HAS BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS TO GET ME ON. AND IT'S WHERE THE CDBG, UM HAVE HELPED HELPED THEM AND I WAS ON PRIDE GROUP FOR THE FIRST I THINK IT'S LIKE THE YEAR 2000. WE CREATED THAT WITH MAGGIE LINCOLN AND THEN SURELY THEY CAME ABOARD AND SHE HAS ALWAYS COME TO ME FOR HELP, AND WE'VE DONE SO MUCH CLEANUPS AND HELP WITH SETTLERS, PARKS AND. TRYING TO GET ALL THAT TOGETHER. AND WE, UH WE WOULD DO THE. GO AROUND HELPING PEOPLE TO TRY TO GET THEIR HOUSES DONE, YOU KNOW, TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET HELP AND WELL, I WOULD GO HELP, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BILINGUAL CELL. I'M HERE BECAUSE SHE REALLY, REALLY HAS BEEN PUSHING ME FOR YEARS, SO I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO HELP HER IN ANY WAY. SHE SHE NEEDS HELP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND I TAKE IT. YOU ARE RELATED. YES I HAVE MEGAN AND I HAVE MONICA AND THEY'RE PROBABLY GRANTING THE TEETH OR WHAT IS MOM GOING TO SAY NOW? SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH BLESSING TO OUR CITY, MA'AM. SAME FRANKLIN. RICKY YOU NEED TO EXCUSE YOURSELF, RICK. JUST LOWER MATERIAL FEEL FREE TO CRITICIZE . ABSOLUTELY YOU PRONOUNCE MY LAST NAME, GRACE. UM THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M CURRENTLY ON THE PARSON REX BOARD TODAY. UM, I'M REAPPLYING TO BE ON IT.THERE'S A LOT OF THE BOARDS THAT I REALLY LIKE TO BE ON SERVANT IN THE FUTURE, BUT PARKS RIGHT NOW I FEEL LIKE IS WHERE OUR BEST BID. WE HAVE A GREAT ENERGY THERE. KIP DIXON IS REALLY, REALLY LEAD AND THEN THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR BOARD FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, EVER SINCE I GOT ON THERE, HE'S ROLLING OFF. NOW HE'S TIMED OUT, SO I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT A GREAT ENERGY THERE.
I WANT TO BE THERE FOR CONTINUITY PURPOSES AS WE MOVE TO MAYBE NEW LEADERSHIP THERE.
UM AND THEN MIKE DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, KEEPING EVERYBODY'S MORALS HIGH. SO UM, IF I CAN BE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM FROM A MORAL STANDPOINT, I THINK THAT'D BE A GREAT A GREAT THING FOR ME TO CONTINUE TO DO. I'D LOVE TO DO THAT. SO UM, I'M HERE TO REAPPLY FOR THE PARKS BOARD. AND I THINK IT'D BE IT'D BE GREAT KOWSKI CHARACTER. YEAH HE'S HE'S ALL THAT SHE HE'S A GREAT GUY. YEAH THE RECORD. YES. HE'S GREAT . JUST NEVER KNOW IT BY MEETING HIM. YEAH LITTLE SKETCHY SKETCH YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU DO A GREAT JOB ON THAT BOARD. ALI, A SET BOARD. YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE WITH GREAT IDEAS, SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE. I APPRECIATE PATRICK THIS LATER ON ATTENDANCE. YES I DO. YEAH I THINK I DO. QUESTION MARK, YOU KNOW? YES YEAH. YES THANK YOU. THANK THANKS, SAM. WENDY CAPTURE THE. HI MY NAME IS WENDY GALLAGHER AND I ALSO CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE PARKS AND REC BOARD. AND I WILL GO ON RECORD SAYING I'M A FAN OF COW SKIS. UM I AM JUST I WAS JUST RECENTLY APPOINTED TO SERVE ON FULL TIME.
I WAS IN ALTERNATE FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND I'VE ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS INTO FULL TIME BOARD MEMBER, BUT I LOVE THIS BOARD. HE'S RIGHT ABOUT THE ENERGY. IT'S FANTASTIC. KOWSKI LEADS A AMAZING TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS AND I LOVE SERVING ON THE BOARD. SO MY PAST PREVIOUS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WITH MCKINNEY AND I AM A MCKINNEY LEADERSHIP GRADUATE. AND I DID SERVE ON THE GREAT MYRTLE TRAILS BOARD FOR SIX YEARS, SO I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE AT LEAST FOR ONE MORE YEAR. AND UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION CLASS LEADERSHIP 2010. NOT A LOT OF TALK UP HERE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEST CLASS CLASS CLASS. IT IS THAT ONE SORRY. THE GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. ALL RIGHT. YOU MAY EMERGE. A CREATIVE GENIUS IN THAT BOARD NEEDS TO YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THANKS FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU SERVING SWIMMING SPORT, WHICH BOARD? PERSONAL PARKS AND REC. SORRY IT'S THIS WILL BE MY FULL SECOND YEAR. SO I WAS AN ALTERNATE FOR A YEAR. YOUR ALTERNATE FOR A YEAR AND WE HAD
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SOME FOLKS LEAVE. SO JUST KIND OF TELL ME THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SERVE FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE YEAR, AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I THINK YOU'VE GOT A FEW MORE ELIGIBILITY ELIGIBILITY YEARS, SO OKAY, AWESOME. YES MA'AM. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM. OSCEOLA OR PACIELLO HENDERSON. HEY GUYS, AND I'LL SEE YOU LATER. ANDERSON I AM ON THE MCKINNEY HOUSING AND FINANCE CORPORATION BORDER RIGHT NOW. LOOKING TO COME BACK. SO I'VE GOT 20 YEARS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES 15 YEARS AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR, COACH MENTOR AUTHOR MINIMUM KENNEDY RESIDENT FOR 4 2002 YEARS AGO, STEP IN HERE AND TELL YOU WANT TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE CITY, AND I'M LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. I BELIEVE THAT THE MCKINNEY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, WE'RE JUST STARTING TO SCRATCH THE SURFACE ON BRINGING IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD. GOOD. I WOULDN'T GOOD. UH, GOOD THINGS COMING. I DON'T WANT TO CALL THEM PROJECTS , BUT THERE'S SOME GOOD PROPERTIES THAT ARE COMING ON BOARD AND WE'RE DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING IN MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER. IT'S BEEN GREAT. IT'S A GREAT WEALTH BUILDING TOOL, AND THERE'S NOTHING BETTER IN MCKINNEY. WE MOVED OUT HERE GAVE UP A WHOLE BUNCH OF CITIES. YOU KNOW, I MOVED FROM DALLAS, PLANO MCKINNEY WORKED ALL THE WAY SO SPENDING MORE AND MORE TIME HERE IN THE CITY IMMERSED IN IT, AND I JUST WANT TO HELP BUILD THAT COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, AND SO BEING A HOMEOWNER I LOVE PROPERTY VALUES LOVE, KEEPING THEM HIGH. AND SO I LOVE MAKING SURE WE GET THE PROJECTS IN HERE THAT WILL ACTUALLY KEEP ARE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT UNIQUE MANAGER LOOK AND ALSO HELP US TO CONTINUE TO BRING THE VALUES UP FROM BIKINI BUT ALLOW OTHER RESIDENTS ACTUALLY HAVE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTION AS WELL. GREAT I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR. FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. KELLY UH, GENTLEMEN.IS THAT RIGHT? CLOSE. SO MY NAME IS KELLY GENTLEMAN. LAST SUMMER , I CAME AND TALKED TO YOU GUYS ABOUT REQUESTING TO BE APPOINTED TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, SO I WAS APPOINTED AS AN ALTERNATE IN FEBRUARY. I TOOK OVER SOMEONE ELSE'S TERM. THAT WAS A FULL AMOUNT OF TERM AND THEIR TERM ENDED RIGHT NOW, SO I GET TO REAPPLY. SO I'M BACK TO TELLING YOU THAT I STILL LIKE THE LIBRARY BOARD. I AM A CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR OVER AND ALAN HONESTY. SO SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT TO ME. READING IS IMPORTANT TO ME. LITERACY IS VERY IMPORTANT. I HAVE TRULY ENJOYED BEING PART OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. THE SPENCER IS AWESOME. GERRI IS AWESOME. JUST HEARING THE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN REALLY VALUABLE. THEY'VE BEEN SUPER RECEPTIVE TO FEEDBACK AND US ASKING QUESTIONS. THEY REALLY DO HAVE A SERVANT'S HEART. AND SO THAT'S REALLY A GREAT COMMITTEE TO BE A PART OF, UM I'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO BE A PART OF IT FOR ONE YEAR, SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO HAVE SOME CONTINUITY BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE SOME MORE. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE TIMED OUT AND SO I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE VALUABLE TO HAVE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY THERE. WHO WANT TO CONTINUE ON TO STICK WITH IT. SO THIS I GOT ONE YEAR IN LIKE TO DO SOME MORE. SO THERE WE ARE. OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU, MA'AM. STEPHEN CALLOUS.
GOOD EVENING. I AM STEPHEN. CALLOUS AND I'VE BEEN A PROUD RESIDENT OR CITIZEN OF MCKINNEY FOR 25 YEARS. I'VE BEEN ACTIVE AND INVOLVED IN MY COMMUNITY. ALMOST ALL THAT TIME, SOMETIMES WITH GOOD EFFECT, SOMETIMES NOT SO MUCH. AH I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF THINGS MYERS PARK ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL AS THE COLLIN COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION BOARD. UM THIS TIME I SAW THERE WAS AN OPENING TO SERVE ON THE MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT BOARD. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS STILL AVAILABLE OR NOT. BUT I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER. AND IF THIS SUMMER HASN'T TAUGHT US WILL NEVER LEARN AND WHETHER YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY PURE CONSERVATION. OR IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN FIX IT BY JUST BUILDING COUNTLESS MORE RESERVOIRS. SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN IS THE ANSWER. WE NEED TO FIND THE CORRECT BALANCE AND A GOOD WAY TO DO IT. AND I NOTICED THAT ALL THE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I BRING THE TABLES. I'M A STRONG ADVOCATE WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH ME OR DISAGREE WITH ME. I ALWAYS ADVOCATING AND IF I'M WRONG, I'M THE FIRST TO SAY YEAH, I GOT THAT WRONG. AND SOMETIMES IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THAT CROW. BUT WHAT MCKINNEY NEEDS AS AN ADVOCATE SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO SAY, WELL, THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD AND GREAT THAT YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THAT, ALAN. BUT MCKINNEY IS LOOKING AT FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW, AND WE NEED TO BE HEARD, AND WE HAVE TWICE THE POPULATION OR MORE THAN YOU DO, AND THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT I BRING. AND THAT'S MY INTEREST. IF FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE. I THINK EITHER THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD OR THE PARKS BOARD WOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR GOOD. UH, SPOTS FOR ME TO SERVE AS WELL. AND I WELCOME ANY OTHER PLACEMENT. YOU MIGHT DREAM UP. THANK YOU VERY
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MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANKS, STEPHEN. ALISON TELL LAMONT IS. OKAY IT TWICE SINCE IT WAS LIKE THREE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ELEMENT IS TELE MENTIS BUELLER. UM AARON URIS. HI NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. I AM AARON AREAS. I AM A 10 YEAR RESIDENT OF MCKINNEY LIVE BLOCK OUTSIDE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. AND I'M INTERESTED IN THE ZONING AND PLANNING AS WELL AS THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION. I BY DAY AND BY TRADE, I WORK FOR PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE AND ARE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT AS A PROJECT MANAGER IN MY GOAL AND WORK IS TO CREATE A SECURE AND EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CONSUMERS IN OUR EMPLOYEES. WHEN I THINK ABOUT SERVICE ON THESE BOARDS ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY OF BEING ABLE TO DO THAT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO MY DAY TO DAY ROLE, I ACTUALLY SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE CHAIR OF THE BOARD FOR OUR INTERNAL EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP, WHERE MY TIME IS SPENT DOING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION WORK AS WELL AS AMPLIFYING VOICES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR COMPANY. UM I WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON EITHER ONE OF THOSE BOARDS. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WATCHING MCKINNEY GROW INTO THE AMAZING PLACE IT IS TODAY AND IT WOULD BE A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD TO BRING A BRIGHTER TOMORROW. SO I THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.CATHERINE, WAIT. W I KNOW THAT WENT FAST. JUST THINK I'M GONNA BE HERE NOW AND A HALF. I WILL ALSO SAY THE PARK PEOPLE ARE GONE, BUT THE MAIN STREET BOARD IS PRETTY ROCKING IT TOO. SO I'M KATHERINE. WAIT A 40 YEAR RESIDENT MCKINNEY I LIVE DOWNTOWN HAVE SERVED IN THE LIBRARY BOARD. AND THEN I'M TIMING OUT ON THE MAIN STREET BOARD, WHERE I SERVED AS SECRETARY AND TREASURER FOR FOUR YEARS. I'M INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION BOARD. I WAS ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE SILO PROJECT RECENTLY. I'M EXCITED THAT WE HAVE A CULTURAL DESIGNATION FOR DOWNTOWN, BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE IT'S TIME FOR US TO WE DO HAVE THE MASTER PLAN FOR ART, BUT TO SPREAD ART THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST OUR FOCUS DOWNTOWN. SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN BRING BEYOND WHAT WE HAVE DOWNTOWN THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. I THINK WE HAVE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES. THERE'S SO MUCH GREEN SPACE THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE ART THINK THERE'S SO MANY GREAT ARTISTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND THAT WE CAN BRING IN TO SERVE AND BE EXAMPLES. SO LIKE YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR DARK COMMISSION YEAH, THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THE BOARD TO MY DEGREE IS IN OUR IN. MY UM, I SERVED AS A CORPORATE ART COLLECTOR. AFTER COLLEGE FOR A LOT OF YEARS, SO I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ART AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THAT IS IT. I DO SEE A GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK. UM GRIMES , I BELIEVE TO APPLY GRAMS ARE HERE TO APPLY, SIR. EVERY FIVE OF THESE OKAY. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU CAN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO MOST OF THESE CANDIDATES. UH DON'T. BY THE WAY, JUST F Y. I SAW SOME SOME DERELICT SITTING IN YOUR OFFICE CHAIR EARLIER TRYING TO FIRE ALL THE CITY STAFF. DID YOU CALL SECURITY BECAUSE I SAW HIM . YEAH, I HAD I HAD TO GET HIM OUT OF THERE. ALRIGHT THAT IS THAT CONCLUDES OUR EVENING. THANK
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