Board and Liaison Reports Board Chair City of McKinney Visit McKinney McKinney Economic Development Corporation McKinney Main Street/MPAC McKinney Parks and Recreation TUPPS Subcommittee

[Board and Liaison Reports Board Chair City of McKinney Visit McKinney McKinney Economic Development Corporation McKinney Main Street/MPAC McKinney Parks and Recreation TUPPS Subcommittee]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ME, DC PETER. BROUGHT YOU A TEAM TODAY. YOU NEED SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING. PETER TUCKER PRESIDENT MCKINLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MORNING BOARD, MADAM PRESIDENT, MADAM CHAIR AND FILLED LEADERSHIP, KIDNEY CLASSES EVER . UM YEAH. SO WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE YEAR AT THE NBC. IT'S BEEN A VERY EXCITING YEAR WITH A LOT OF COOL PROJECTS COMING OUT COMING IN INTO THE PIPELINE. IT REALLY APPRECIATED ALL THE COLLABORATION THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE CDC THIS YEAR IN THE AND FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO DO SOME REALLY COOL STUFF IN THE CITY AS WELL AS, UM, REENGAGING. I THINK RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE OF THE STRONGEST PARTNERSHIPS WE'VE HAD ACROSS THE CITY WITH, YOU KNOW, ERIN TAKING OVER IN THE VISIT, VISIT MCKINNEY AND HE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF, UM DOING CORPORATE VISITS WITH US AND I THINK WE'RE JUST ALL REALLY JELLING REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS GOOD TO SEE. UM, BIG PRIORITIES THAT WE SET FOR THIS YEAR. UM COMING UP AS WELL AS, UH, SOMETHING WE STARTED THIS YEAR WAS OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. SO WE HAD A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, UM, ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH RAYTHEON ANNOUNCING A PARTNERSHIP WITH RAYTHEON COLLIN COLLEGE. IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE HAVE PLACED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AS A TOP PRIORITY ITEM MOVING FORWARD. WE TALKED TO OUR EMPLOYERS A LOT. EVERYONE IS FEELING THE CRUNCH FROM OUR WORKFORCE PERSPECTIVE, SO WE ARE TAKING SOME BIG STEPS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MOVING FORWARD AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE DEFINITELY KEEP YOU GUYS UPDATED ON THAT. BUT WE INCLUDED OUR REPORTING THERE AND I WOULD STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN YOUR STUDY OF THE WORKFORCE NEEDS. WHAT DO YOU SEE THE BIGGEST GAPS IN IN MCKINNEY? UM, WE IT'S REALLY. IT DOESN'T COME DOWN TO REALLY ONE GAP. EVERY INDUSTRY HAS THEIR OWN NEEDS, YOU KNOW, IN OUR, UM OUR MANUFACTURING SECTORS. FINDING THE LINE WORKERS YOU KNOW, WITH WITH ALL OF THE THROUGH COVID WITH ALL OF THE WAGE HIKES THAT EVERYONE IS SAYING, I MEAN PROBABLY HEARD IT BEFORE. BUT YOU KNOW, BUCKY IS PAYING $20 AN HOUR WITH BENEFITS FIRST DAY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S MORE THAN A LINE WORKER ON AND ONE OF OUR MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS WAS WAS MAKING TWO YEARS AGO, SO EVERYONE HAS HAD TO RAISE THEIR WAGES. AND SO THAT OBVIOUSLY ROLLS THROUGH THE CONSUMERS AND TRANSPORTATION TO GET PEOPLE HERE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYERS. UM BUSSING PEOPLE IN WHICH WHICH IS GOOD, I MEAN THERE BUT THERE, BUT THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THEM AND ARE, UM MORE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SECTOR ENGINEERS. ENGINEERS ARE VERY HARD TO FIND RIGHT NOW, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION FOR ENGINEERING TALENT, AND THAT JUST KEEPS ROLLING THROUGH FROM INDUSTRY TO INDUSTRY. YOU CAN POINT TO A, YOU KNOW, A VERTICAL OF EMPLOYEE THAT IS JUST KIND OF HARD TO GET RIGHT NOW IS IT'S JUST THE EMPLOYEES HAVE VANISHED AND NOBODY WENT KNOWS WHERE THEY WENT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE DOING, MAKING A LOT OF EFFORTS IN UPSCALING TRAINING SO THAT WE CAN BETTER EQUIP PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO DO THEIR JOBS AND TO UPSCALE THOSE SKILLS TO GET NEW JOBS AS WELL. UM BUT IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD. EVERY INDUSTRY IS FEELING IT. ANY QUESTIONS? PETEF COLLIN COLLEGE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE RIGHT YOU SHIPPED TO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING FOR US, BUT I THINK ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, IT'S INTERESTING AS WE SIT IN SPEAKING FOR THE COLLEGE AT THIS POINT, BUT WHEN WE SIT IN ON THE SAME CONVERSATIONS, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO PUMP OUT AS MANY GRADUATES AS WE CAN. BUT YOU KNOW YOU'RE LIMITED AND THEN THEY NEED HIM NOW, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THESE PROGRAMS UP AND RUNNING. BUT IT'S A WE ARE THE SAME THING ACROSS THE BOARD AS WE SIT WITH CHAMBERS AND HEAR FROM INDUSTRY PARTNERS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EMPLOYEES. AND WHERE ARE THEY? AND HOW DO WE GET THEM TRAINED AND WE NEED THEM TOMORROW, AND WE'RE LIKE, WELL, WE CAN GET THEM TO YOU, BUT WE NEED TO SET THIS UP FOR YOU. AND SO IT'S BEEN REALLY CHALLENGING THE PROGRAMS. WE JUST CAN'T GET THEM PUMPED OUT ENOUGH. WE RECENTLY TOOK A ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES HERE ON A TOUR THROUGH THE TECH CAMPUS COLLEGE. UM OVER TO ALAN AND YOU KNOW,

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THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB WITH TOURS. THAT'S AMAZING FACILITY. BUT ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING STATS THAT THEY TOLD US IS ANOTHER TWO YEAR PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE PRETTY MUCH ACROSS THE BOARD. THEY HAVE EMPLOYERS COMMITTED THEM TO SAY LIKE WELL. SEND ME YOUR GRADUATES, AND THEY'RE SAYING IF YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE GRADUATE, YOU'RE TOO LATE. THEY HAVE JOBS AFTER THEIR FIRST YEAR GOING INTO THEIR SECOND YEAR, THEY HAVE JOBS WAITING FOR THEM COMING OUT OF THE SECOND YEAR SO THEY CAN'T PUMP PEOPLE FAST ENOUGH THROUGH THAT FACILITY, AND IT'S DOING AN AMAZING JOB. BUT THERE'S STILL MORE CAPACITY. WE HAD. PETER, COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH M I S D. BUT THE REASON I'M ASKING IS I'M I'M WEARING MULTIPLE HATS HERE. BUT AS A RESTAURANT OWNER , UM I ALSO SAT ON THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE COLLIN COLLEGE CULINARY DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH THEM AND MISTY TO HAVE A GREATER CULINARY PROGRAM BASED HERE IN MCKINNEY WITH MISS D INSTEAD OF THE MIST, STUDENTS GOING OUT TO FRISCO. AND THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT POTENTIALLY USING THE KITCHEN IN THE STADIUM. BUT IT'S REALLY FRANKLY STALLED. AND I THINK IT HAS STALLED IN M I S D. AND SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CULINARY IN PARTICULAR, OR JUST ABOUT WAYS THAT MISTY COULD THINK A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE BOX AND SOME OF THESE INDUSTRIES BECAUSE CERTAINLY THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IS BEGGING FOR STAFF AT THIS POINT. IN APOLOGIZE THAT I FORGOT THAT ASPECT OF IT, BUT IT IN THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE PROJECT TEAM MSD IS INCLUDED IN THAT I MENTIONED THAT THE RAYTHEON AND COLLIN COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT RECENT LAUNCH, BUT IN THE IN THE INITIAL PLANNING MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. UM DR MCDANIELS, INCLUDING THAT I KNOW . HE JUST RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT HE'S LEAVING. SO WE WILL FIND A NEW PERSON. YOU KNOW, THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT, TO BE PART OF THAT GROUP, AS WELL WITH THAT GROUP CONSISTED OF THE CITY MANAGER MYSELF. UM DR MACKIN. MR MCDANIEL AND AT THE TIME JEFF PLACE FROM FROM RAYTHEON, BECAUSE THAT'S THE SPECIFIC INITIATIVE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT PART OF THAT WHOLE PIPE LINING PROCESS IS TAKING A LOOK. GRADUATES COMING OUT OF THE ICE DS. AND HOW DO WE PUT THEM INTO PROGRAM EARLY ON PROGRAMS BECAUSE THERE'S TWO TRACKS OF PROGRAMS THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT? THEY COULD LOOK AT THE KIND OF DUAL ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE A JOB, A TECHNICAL JOB COMING RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL OR A POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR AFTER THE GRADUATE, THEY CAN ENTER INTO A SEPARATE TRACK. BUT YES, THAT'S A VERY INTEGRAL PART OF THE WHOLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE IS TARGETING THOSE WORKERS, YOU KNOW, AS THEY'RE COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WITH THE COST OF IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER PANDEMIC IN THE U. S WHICH IS THE STUDENT LOAN PANDEMIC. UM NOT ALL KIDS ARE GOING TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR DEGREE, AND THERE ARE AMAZING TECHNICAL JOBS AND CAREERS THAT THEY CAN GET INTO TO MAKE A VERY GOOD LIVING. YOU KNOW, YOU LISTEN AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE TOUR AT THE ALLEN TECH CAMPUS THERE, A CERTIFIED MECHANICS COMING OUT ARE MAKING SIX FIGURES. AND YOU KNOW, SHE COULD DO THAT AS A 19 YEAR OLD. I MEAN , YOU'RE YOU'RE GOING TO BE WELL SET UP FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. UM SO THERE'S A GREAT CAREER PATH IN OUR TECHNICAL FIELDS, AS WELL AS THE FOUR YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DON'T FORGET TOMORROW'S NATIONAL UGLY SWEATER DAYS. SO THANK YOU. ERIN APOLOGIZE. PLEASE COME VISIT MCKINNEY. I APOLOGIZE. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ERIN WARNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT VISIT MCKINNEY, EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. IT IS N C. A DIVISION TWO WEEK FOR US AT VISIT MCKINNEY IN THE CITY, SO AND THAT HAS BEEN WHAT HAS CONSUMED US FOR THE PAST WEEK AND MORE, BUT IT'S REALLY EXCITING. LAST NIGHT WE WERE AT THE MARRIOTT ALLEN TO WELCOME IN FERRIS STATE. THERE WERE SOME TRAVEL DELAYS. SO THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GET HERE AT 5 30. I THINK THEY ENDED UP WALKING IN CLOSER TO NINE O'CLOCK, SO THEY WERE READY TO GET IT IN AND EATING AND MOVE ON WITH THEIR EVENING, BUT THERE ARE SO NEAT TO SEE THAT MANY MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT GIVE THEM AND THE ESCORT IN AND THE LIGHTS EVERYWHERE. SO I KNOW THAT THEY FELT A SPECIAL WELCOME. COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES CAME IN LAST NIGHT SOMEWHERE AROUND 10 O'CLOCK TO THE SHERATON MCKINNEY. SO ALSO A LATE NIGHT. SPEAKING OF ENGINEERS. THAT IS AN EXCELLENT ENGINEERING SCHOOL, SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO HOLD UP SOME RECRUITMENT BANNERS DURING THE GAME, IT MIGHT IT MIGHT PAY OFF FOR YOU. UM IT WAS NEAT TO HEAR THIS, THOUGH, WHEN I WAS AT THE SHERATON YESTERDAY, THEY ACTUALLY SOLD OUT THE HOTEL HOTEL WITHIN THREE HOURS OF THE GAME BEING ANNOUNCED THAT COLORADO WAS COMING TO MCKINNEY , SO THEY ARE BRINGING A FAN BASE WITHIN. THEY'RE EXCITED TO BE IN IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD GAME. OBVIOUSLY FAIR STATUS OF POWERHOUSE INDEED TO WE'VE SEEN THEM THREE TIMES, AND MCKINNEY'S THAT THEY'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS, BUT THIS IS SUCH A GREAT

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PARTNERSHIP BACK TO THE CONVERSATION WITH MY SD AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED. EVERY STUDENT GOT A HANDMADE CARDS FROM OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS , AND THEY DREW BULLDOGS AND DIFFERENT MASCOTS ON THEM. AND SO THAT'S A REALLY NEAT THING. THEY'RE GOING TO THE SCHOOLS TODAY TO SEE THE KIDS ONE ON ONE AND SO IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL THING FOR A COMMUNITY. THEY GET TO LOOK UP TO THESE GUYS AND KIND OF SEE WHAT THEY DO. AND SO THEY GET. WE HAVE OUR FAN FEST FRIDAY. BEING AT SIX PM AT TUBS AND THAT IS A FREE EVENT. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND OR STOP BY, AND IT'S BASICALLY A GIANT PEP RALLY. FOR THE TWO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. AND THEN THE GAME IS SATURDAY AT NOON, SO WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF YOU THERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT ONE IN MCKINNEY. AS I WANNA HIT ON SOMETHING THAT PETER MENTIONED WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE D. C THIS PAST WEEK, AND I WAS ABLE TO JOIN MADISON ON A VISIT TO ONE OF OUR LOCAL CORPORATIONS TO MEET DIRECTLY WITH ONE OF THEIR MEETING PLANNERS AND THEY WERE HAVING SOME CHALLENGES FINDING THE RIGHT VENDORS FOR SOME OF THEIR INTERNAL MEETINGS. AND SO WE GOT TO SIT DOWN AND HEAR HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THEIR CHALLENGES.

AND FROM THAT CONVERSATION, WE'RE ACTUALLY CREATING A MCKINNEY HOSPITALITY SHOWCASE.

OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE'LL BE SENDING OUT INFORMATION ON THIS AND GATHERING OUR VENDORS TO COME AND JOIN US, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BRING MCKINNEY'S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY INSIDE THEIR DOORS, JANUARY 26TH AND SET UP WITH SIX FT TABLES, AND I'LL DO A PRESENTATION. I'M SURE WILL HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY AS WELL AND THEN WE WILL LET THEIR MEETING PLANNERS, THEIR ADMINS.

ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BOOKING THEIR EVENTS, WALK AROUND AND MEET OUR CATERING RESTAURANTS AND OUR SERVICE VENDORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN PERSON AT THAT EVENT, SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION, BUT WE SEE THIS AS A AS A COOL OPPORTUNITY TO TRY IT. SEE IF IT WORKS. AND IF IT DOES, THEN WE MIGHT TAKE THIS ON THE ROAD TO OTHER PLACES. OTHER CORPORATIONS THIS, UH, THE SAME WEEK ACTUALLY, THE SAME DAY. WE ALSO WELCOMED IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DALLAS SPORTS COMMISSION AND DALLAS SPORTS COMMISSION. AND I THINK I'VE MENTIONED HERE BEFORE IS HEADING UP ALL OF THE PLANNING FOR THE WORLD CUP IN 2026, AS WELL AS ALL TYPES OF OTHER LARGE EVENTS COMING INTO DALLAS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE HAD BEEN TO MCKINNEY EXCEPT FOR PASSING THROUGH TO GO ON A VACATION TO TULSA OR SOMETHING.

AND SO SHE HADN'T STOPPED IN TO SEE WHAT WE HAD TO OFFER. SO PARKS DIRECTOR MIKE KOWSKI AND I SAT DOWN AND PUT OH, THAT RENDERINGS OF OUR SPORTS FACILITIES ARE PLANS FOR WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CRAIG RANCH, SOCCER FIELDS AND AL RUSH OFF AND THE TENNIS FACILITY AND ALL THE AND ALL THE OTHER EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES THAT THAT ARE PLANNED. AND HER JOB WAS ON THE FLOOR WITH WHAT MCKINNEY IS DOING IN THE SPORTS REALM APPEAR , AND SHE SHE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT NUMBERS OF HOW MANY SOCCER FIELDS WERE SHORT IN THE DFW AREA IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND. MCKINNEY MIGHT KNOWS HOW MANY FIELDS WERE SHORT AND WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THAT GETTING UP TO SPEED ON THAT WITH THESE PROJECTS AND BUT THAT CONVERSATION DID PUT US IN THE IN THE CONVERSATION WITH HER TEAM TO BE ONE OF THE POTENTIAL COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY START BRINGING IN THE COUNTRIES TO DO THEIR SITE VISITS, WHICH COULD START AT THE END OF 2023, WHERE THEY PICKED THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES, BASICALLY WHERE THEY LIVE FOR A FEW MONTHS DURING THE WORLD CUP. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO THAT, SO IT WOULD BE A LOT OF PLANNING ON OUR SIDE, BUT SHE WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND WITH WHAT WE'LL HAVE AVAILABLE THAT I HAVE FULLY ANTICIPATE THAT WILL AT LEAST BE ON THE LIST FOR PEOPLE TO.

POTENTIALLY COME AND LOOK AT US AS AN OPTION TO HOST ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES AT THAT TIME, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING WITH THEM AND KEEP OUR NAME IN FRONT OF THEM.

I THINK IT OPENS US UP BEYOND WORLD CUP, THOUGH, THAT THEY TENNIS FACILITY IS ONE OF A KIND IN THIS AREA. AND SO SHE'S ALREADY GETTING THINKING ABOUT OTHER THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE SENDING OUR WAY. AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, MR DILL. ANTONIO WILL ENJOY THIS. AS OUR FORMER SECRETARY TREASURER FOR THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD IN OUR FIRST TWO MONTHS COLLECTIONS FOR THIS YEAR, WE ARE UP 28% ON OUR COMBINED OCCUPANCY TAXES AND SO WHICH IS ABOUT $100,000 INCREASE ALREADY OVER FY 22, WHICH WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR US. THAT'S NOT DUE TO INCREASE OCCUPANCY NECESSARILY, OR OCCUPANCY RATES ARE ARE FAIRLY CLOSE TO WHAT THEY'VE BEEN, BUT IT HAS TO COME DOWN TO AVERAGE DAILY RATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT GOING UP. AND SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, AND I HOPE TO SEE THAT CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM AND I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR REMODELING OF YOUR OFFICE? SO WE ARE DONE WITH THE DEMO PORTION IN THE PAINTING. AND SO IF YOU WALK IN NOW, THERE ARE NO WALLS

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IN THE FRONT. IT'S A BIG OPEN SPACE ACTUALLY, YESTERDAY, SHORTLY AFTER FIVE I GOT THE SECOND ROUND OF WHAT THE DESIGN FOR THE FRONT AREA WILL LOOK LIKE. SO I'VE GOT A FEW CHANGES TO MAKE AFTER SEEING IT, BUT AS SOON AS WE GIVE OUR THUMBS UP ON THE DESIGN, AND WE'LL GET FURNITURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT ORDERED FOR THE FINAL LAYOUT OF THE EXPERIENCE CENTER. BUT WE ARE OFFICES BACK DOWN THERE. SO IF YOU NEED US, WE'RE AT OUR HOME BASE, WHICH IS NICE, AND IT'S FRESH, CLEAN AND WIDE OPEN IN THE FRONT, SO IT'S PRETTY NEAT. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ST IMPACT, ANDREW. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MADAM PRESIDENT AND C D. C BOARD. ANDREW JONES, CULTURAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR. UM THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT FOR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IT WAS A GREAT BUT A LITTLE RAINY WEEKEND DESPITE THE RAIN WE HOSTED OVER 51,000 PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN AND OVER 60,000 VISITS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF CONTINUING THE ELIMINATION OF TICKETS AND YOU KNOW, WE ADDED A ARE BIG SHOUT OUT TO GREGORY AND OUR STAFF AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT HELPED PUT THIS ON. THEY COME INTO OVER THANKSGIVING, AND THEY KIND OF WORK LIKE ELVES AND MAKE IT ALL MAGICAL AND DOWNTOWN. SO UM, THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY WAS A BIG HIT. WE'RE VERY GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. IF YOU'RE DOWNTOWN PACKED IN BY THE TREE, IT'S JUST A PHENOMENAL COMMUNITY EVENT. WE HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SANTA'S HELPERS IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. WE RAISED A RECORD AMOUNT OF TOYS AGAIN FOR SANTA'S HELPERS, AND IT WAS REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY WITH WF, A DELICACY ATTENDED AND IT WAS GREAT TO DO A NUMBER OF LIVES SPOTS FROM DOWNTOWN. UM WE CONTINUE TO MARKET DOWNTOWN AS A YOU KNOW, A PLACE TO SHOP AND DINE AND WITH OUR HOLIDAY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. THIS YEAR.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD A REALLY BIG INFLUENCER CAMPAIGN AS WELL AND THAT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

STARTING THIS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AND CONTINUING ON, UM JUST AS ANGELA MENTIONED. WE DO HAVE THE PARADE OF LIGHTS AND WAS RESCHEDULED TO TODAY, SO I HOPE YOU CAN COME OUT. IT'S GOING TO BE A MUCH NICER WEATHER. AND THEN WE DO HAVE THE MINERAL LIGHTING ON DECEMBER 20TH AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR, JANUARY 14TH WITH IMPACT. WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL BRIDAL SHOW, SO THAT'S A REALLY NEAT EVENT. IT'S HIGHLIGHTS ALL THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRIDES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HAVE A GREAT WEDDING IN MCKINNEY. AND THEN FEBRUARY 11TH WE HAVE OUR WINE AND CHOCOLATE WALK AND THEN FEBRUARY 12TH WE ARE ACTUALLY UNVEILING A BEEN GE STATUE IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY NEAT LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY. AND IT WILL BE A NICE LITTLE PHOTO OP FOR PEOPLE COMING DOWN TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH LITTLE BENJI STATUE OF BRONZE STATUE IN DOWNTOWN AND THEN LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON KREWE OF BARKUS CONTINUING WITH THE DOG TEAM. UM MARCUS IS A WONDERFUL, UH MARDI GRAS DOG EVENT THAT WE'RE HAVING IN FEBRUARY 19TH SO AND I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS . WHAT WAS THE DATE OF THE BENJI STATUE UNVEILING? YES. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE FEBRUARY. 12TH OKAY ? I WAS READING IN THE APPLICATION FOR THE HISTORY MUSEUM THAT MCKINNEY IS THE HOME OF THE VOICE OF PINOCCHIO. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A PINOCCHIO STATUE NEXT BECAUSE I FOUND THAT VERY INTERESTING. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT HISTORY. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION. AND RYAN IS WAITING. HE WAS LIKE STAYING AWAY WAITING TO COME. RYAN WE HAVE PARKS AND REC. RYAN LOGAN'S. GOOD MORNING . BRIAN MULLINS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION OF FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO FILL IN FOR MICHAEL KOWSKI, THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. I WILL TRY TO FILL HIS SHOES. DESPITE HAVING A BIGGER EFFECT THAN HIM. I'LL HAVE TROUBLE DOING THAT. SO UM SOME QUICK UPDATES SO PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENTS WE ARE DONE AT GRADY LITTLEJOHN, SERENITY PARK AND WB. FINNEY PARK. STILL PROGRESS GOING ON AT THE FALCON CREEK PARK. CURRENTLY BOTH MARY WILL CRAIG AND MURPHY PARKS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AROUND THE START OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023. FINGERS CROSSED THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL THERE, HE RANDALL'S. WE'RE STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE FOR IT. WE'RE ANTICIPATING TAKING THAT TO BED AND EARLY 2023 TENNIS. WE'RE STILL IN LIMBO WITH THE ELEVATOR . SO BEEN THERE MANY TIMES, PUSHING THE BUTTON AND STUFF CAN GET IT TO OPEN. BUT WE'RE TRYING, AS YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYTHING. IT'S PART. IT'S GETTING THINGS EVERYTHING IS DELAYED. AND OF COURSE, IT'S ONE INTEGRAL PART. KEEPING THAT FACILITY FROM BEING COMPLETED. THE CONTRACTOR HELLAS IS MOBILIZING AT THE MCKINNEY SOCCER COMPLEX AT CRAIG RANCH. IF YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS OUR BIG PROJECT THERE OR CONVERTING SIX

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OF THE FIELDS INTO SYNTHETIC, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT WHICH WILL HELP US WITH THE WORLD CUP PROCESS AND A COUPLE OF YEARS. MM ROBINSON RIDGE? YES. WHO FINALLY YOU'RE HERE FOR WHEN I GET TO SAY THIS, SO WE SHOULD BEGIN THAT PROJECT IN EARLY 2023. DON'T HOLD ME TO THAT. YEAH HAS EVER THINK NO. WE SHOULD BE STARTING THAT IN EARLY 2023. ALSO SO SOME FUN THINGS COMING UP. WE DO HAVE SOME CAMPS FOR KIDS OVER THE WINTER BREAK. APEX HAS CAMPS AND WE EVEN HAVE A GRANDPARENTS CAMP AT THE SENIOR RECREATION CENTER THAT WILL BE GOING ON DURING THIS TIME. AND ON SATURDAY, YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO A TIME CAPSULE BURIAL AT THE MCKINNEY VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK THAT IS TWO P.M. ON SATURDAY. THE 17TH AND YOU'RE ALSO ALL INVITED BACK AND 40 YEARS WHEN WE'RE OPENING THAT, AND WHATEVER THAT BE, 2061 ACTUALLY IS THE DATA THAT SO IT'LL BE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK OPENING UM, I TOLD MY KIDS TO BE THERE AND HELP DIG IT UP AND THEY'RE THEY'RE MAD AT ME FOR GIVING THE MATURE 40 YEARS IN THE FUTURE, SO THAT STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE ARE NOT YOU. YEAH THERE YOU GO. SIT DOWN. WE HAVE OUR AMAZING MAYOR HERE TODAY IN OUR COUNSELOR DELAYS ON PATRICK BLOODIER BACK THERE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. WE WILL GO ON TO AGENDA ITEM. 22 OH, I'M SORRY. WE WILL NOT HAVE A REPORT FROM TUFTS COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET SINCE OUR LAST MEETING AGENDA ITEM TWO TWO 2-11 49

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PRESIDENTS REPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD JUST SEVERAL UPDATES.

WE'RE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR OUR DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH FIVE PM ON DECEMBER 30TH JUST AS A REMINDER OF THE POOL OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR. FISCAL YEAR IS ABOUT 2.1 MILLION FOR THOSE DISCRETIONARY GRANTS, SO THOSE WILL BE PRESENTED. THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THE JANUARY MEETING. UM NEXT MONTH IN JANUARY WILL BE ACCEPTING RETAIL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATIONS AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS BOARD APPROVED EXPANDING THE CRITERIA TO INCLUDE FIRE SUPPRESSION IN ADDITION TO EXTERIOR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND I HAD A CALL FROM DOWNTOWN BUSINESS THAT IS LOOKING AT THAT SO I'M HOPING THAT THAT WILL STIMULATE SOME INTEREST ON THAT FRONT, ALSO WORKING WITH THE CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TEAM, WHO ARE GOING TO LAUNCH AN INFORMATIONAL INITIATIVE TO MAKE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AWARE OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THAT FRONT, IN ADDITION TO C D. C. THE. UH LINDA SENT OUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE AWARDS. THE NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. THROUGH JANUARY 20TH AND THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES THAT CDC MAKES THOSE AWARDS AND ONE IS FOR INDIVIDUAL. WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY TO QUALITY OF LIFE. IMPROVEMENTS IN MCKINNEY, AND THE OTHER IS FOR AN ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY THAT HAS DONE SO. SO IF YOU NEED INFORMATION, CONTACT US AT THE OFFICE AND WE CAN GET THE NOMINATION FORM AND CRITERIA OUT. FOR YOU. UM. LAST MONTH, THE BOARD APPROVED AN EXTENSION ON THE CONTRACT WITH TUBS ON THE FOR THE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION TO APRIL 30TH 2023 CITY COUNCIL LAST MEETING APPROVED AN EXTENSION ON THE AGREEMENTS THE CITY HAS ON THAT PROJECT. SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WITHOUT EXTENSION, LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING 2023 OPENING COMPLETION AND OPENING OF THAT NEWS SITE. AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OF INFORMATION ON PIECES. THAT I WANTED TO SHARE THE SEED PROJECT FOUNDATION THIS WEEK SENT OUT A RECAP OF THEIR INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST YEAR THERE THE PARENT ORGANIZATION FOR MCKINNEY ROOTS , WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR PROJECT GRANT FUNDS, AND OVER THE PAST YEAR THEY HAVE INVESTED OVER 400,000. AND SUPPORT FOR THIS COMMUNITY COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC, COLLEGE FAMILY SCHOOL AND HUGS CAFE HAVE ALL BEEN BENEFICIARIES AND SOME OF THE STATISTICS FROM MCKINNEY ROOTS.

OVER THE PAST YEAR THEY'VE DONATED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HELPING ADDRESS THE HUNGER ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY. 3000 DOZEN EGGS TO NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND £12,000 OF PRODUCE. ALL OF THAT IS DONATED AND BENEFICIARIES LIKE COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN, THEN ARE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, SO JUST WANTED TO MENTION THEM. AND THEN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. WE'VE

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BEEN, UM VERY INVOLVED IN THE COTTON GLOVES PROJECT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AMENITY CENTER. ON THEIR CAMPUS. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO ASSEMBLE THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT ON JANUARY 7TH. SO 94 AT THE AT THE COTTON GROOVES, UM, AMENITY CENTER LOCATION ON BUMPUS STREETS. IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN THAT WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION OUT AND YOU CAN BUILD A PLAYGROUND. WOW. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE GRANTS AWARDED FOR FY 23 OR ATTACHED TO PRESIDENTS AND I WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER MARKETING REPORT IN THE TUBS. UPDATE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. UM AND SO TODAY WE WILL HEAR 13 PROMOTIONAL GRAND APPLICANTS YOU EACH HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO PRESENT, PLEASE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DO THE HAND AND SAY YOUR TIME IS UP, BUT WE WANT TO ALSO ALLOW EACH PRESENTER TO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, SO WE YOU'LL HAVE THE CLOCK HOPE. HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO BE WORKING. THAT WILL GIVE YOU KIND OF THE IT'S GONNA BE WORKING KIND OF MARKING DOWN. SO IF YOU HURRIED BUZZ, YOU KNOW, JUST KINDA PLEASE STOP SO I DON'T HAVE TO SAY PLEASE STOP. UM BECAUSE AGAIN, WE WANT TO ALLOW IT. BOARD HATH COMMENTS. TWO QUESTIONS IS GOING TO BE A LONG DAY WE ASKED FOR GRACE AND

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Community Concert Association (PC 23-01) in the Amount of $6,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023-2024 Season Including Six Unique Productions.]

MERCY FOR THIS, SO RIGHT NOW WE WILL START WITH ITEM 2 2-11 50 CONSIDERED DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY BEING GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY MCKINNEY COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION. PC 23. OH, ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $6000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2023 2024 SEASON, INCLUDING SIX UNIQUE PRODUCTIONS IN TOM SCHULTZ WILL BE PRESENTING. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS MORNING.

THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD, SO I'LL TRY TO GO AS QUICKLY AS I CAN. THROUGH THIS. THIS IS ONE OF OUR UPCOMING CONCERTS AND SEEING THIS BROCHURE THAT WE PASS OUT WE COULD SIGN UP VIA THIS BROCHURE. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT LATER, BUT WE BRING SIX CONCERTS TO MCKINNEY. CHRIST FELLOWSHIP IS OUR VENUE. THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES WE'RE BRINGING TO RETURN SALE ON BEACH BOYS TRIBUTE. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CURRENT SEASON 48 SEASON.

WE'VE HAD THREE CONCERTS SO FAR. WE START AGAIN IN FEBRUARY. WE'VE HAD THROUGH THE YEARS.

KENNY ROGERS ORIGINAL BAND WAS HERE WITH DON GATLIN IS THE LEAD SINGER DEVENS. THREE JUDY CARMICHAEL, GRAMMY NOMINATED JAZZ PIANIST. IF YOU LIKE TRIBUTES, THIS COMING FEBRUARY WILL HAVE JOHN DENVER. JIM CURRY HAS BEEN HERE TWICE BEFORE. IT'S AMAZING PRESENTATION. WE HAVE THAT COMING UP IN FEBRUARY SALE ON THE BEACH BOYS TRIBUTE IN MARCH. AND SIDE STREETS, STRUCTURES WHO HAVE BEEN HERE MAYBE 20 YEARS AGO. NEW ORLEANS SWINGING JAZZ, SO WE HAVE SIX CONCERTS AND WE PREPARE FOR THIS GRANT FOR THE NEXT SEASON. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF PLANNING FOR THAT. WE PROBABLY WILL SEND OUT THESE NEW BROCHURES IN FEBRUARY MARCH. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON DATES AND CONTRACTS FOR THOSE OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS PRIMARILY SENIOR ADULTS. WE GET THEM FROM THROUGHOUT MCKINNEY. AND 30 SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THEY ALL COME IN VERY LOYAL PARTICIPATION. THIS YEAR, WE OFFERED AN EARLY BIRD SALES TO PROMOTE EARLY SALES BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF IT AND LOT OF CALLS UP FRONT. UM WE HAVE SPEAKERS THAT GO TO THE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES. WE ADVERTISE THE BUBBLE LIFE ADVERTISING IS VERY EXPENSIVE. AS YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE TRIED TO WORD OF MOUTH IS ARE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS, BUT WE DO SPEAK AT OTHER GROUPS. TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SIGN UP SEASON TICKETS AND DONATIONS WERE MARKETING PLAN IS WE DO A LITTLE MAIL EMAIL PHONE CALLS. ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEER AWARD MEMBERS HAVE A LIST OF PEOPLE THEY CALL PREVIOUS SUBSCRIBERS AS SAYING. DID YOU SEE THE BROCHURE? CAN YOU SEND YOU ONE? WE SOLICIT BUSINESS DONATIONS FROM CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. WE HAVE STARTED SOCIAL MEDIA, FACEBOOK AND WEBSITE PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO, FINALLY GOT IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA. WE DO SELL INDIVIDUAL CONCERT TICKETS, BUT ARE BUSINESS PLAN IS A SEASON TICKETS. WE GOTTA SELL CITY SIX SEASON TICKETS. SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS INCREASE OUR PRINT MEDIA. MORE

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OF THESE MORE BROCHURES, MAILINGS. TWO AND WE ADVERTISE IN VERY FEW. PUBLICATIONS BUT STRONGER STONEBRIDGE RANCH, CRAIG RANCH COMMUNITY IMPACT IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO PUT IT ON AS WE STARTED THIS YEAR, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO A LOT OF IT. INCREASING MALE CONTACT. WE END UP CALLING A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT WE TRY IF WE GOT MONEY TO SEND OUT EMAILS, BROCHURES AND OTHER PEOPLE AND EXPANDING THESE BROCHURES. THIS IS OUR BUDGET FOR THIS SEASON COST OF PERFORMERS AND MENU. MARKETING YOU SEE IS FAIRLY SMALL. EXHIBIT PRODUCTION COSTS PROGRAMS. BACK LINE. SO THE BENEFITS TO MCKINNEY WE'VE HAD 48 YEARS, BRINGING AVAILABLE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE CONCERTS TO MCKINNEY. A GREAT VENUE. LIGHTING IS GOOD HANDICAP.

PARKING IS GOOD. NO STAIRS. IDENTIFIES MCKENNEY AS AN ARTS DESTINATION WITH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. WE DRAW AUDIENCES I MENTIONED FROM 30 MCKINNEY ABOUT HALF OF OUR SUBSCRIBERS ARE FROM MCKINNEY. THE OTHER HALF ARE FROM SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. MAJOR ONES ARE FAIRLY PLANO. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SHORT PRESENTATION, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S THANK YOU VERY, VERY DETAILED. WELCOME QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING. I KNOW IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME COMING BEFORE THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS PACKAGE TOGETHER. I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE THROUGH THE CHAMBER AND ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING. I'M I'M CURIOUS WHY THE BUSINESS MODEL IS TO FOCUS ON SENIORS. IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S BEEN YOUR AUDIENCE BASED IN THE PAST, BUT MOVING FORWARD. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU STILL WANT TO KEEP THAT TARGET RATHER THAN EXPANDING. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT TRYING TO GET THE YOUNGER PEOPLE TO COME? BUT IT'S THE MUSIC WE PRESENT. AND MOST OF THE MUSIC IS TRADITIONAL PEOPLE THAT ARE BOOMERS AND THAT AGE. LOT OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT TASTE IN MUSIC AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT SMALL CLUBS TO GO TO BIG VENUES IS THE TYPE OF MUSIC THAT WE SEEM TO ATTRACT THAT SENIOR CROWD. I'M THINKING OF THE MIDDLE AGED GROUP LIKE MYSELF, AND THE PLAN DOESN'T LOOK TO CAPITALIZE ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA END OF THE MARKET. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MONEY FROM US WOULD BE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PRINT IS THAT CORRECT? EXCLUSIVELY, WE WOULD WELL PRIMARILY, I WOULD SAY. WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW AVENUES TO ADVERTISING. FACEBOOK AND WEBSITE SEEMED TO HAPPEN, BUT SOME OF THE NEWS BUBBLE LIFE THAT HELPS WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OTHER IDEAS. AND ONE MORE QUESTION. UM IN YOUR PACKET. YOU LAID OUT THE EXPENSES AND I WAS CURIOUS. YOU HAVE A LINE ITEM FOR THE VENUE FOR THE MUSICIANS THEMSELVES. AND THEN THERE WAS A LINE ITEM FOR INSTRUMENTS. SO DO THESE GROUPS NOT BRING IN THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS? SOME DO SOME. DON'T MOST OF THEM BRING MOST OF THEIR INSTRUMENTS, BUT WE END UP RENTING SOME INSTRUMENTS PIANO PRIME EXAMPLE. WE DON'T HAVE A PIANO AT THE VENUE. SO AND TWO OF OUR MOST RECENT PIANIST STEINWAY ARTISTS. SO I RENT STEINWAY PIANOS. DELIVER. TONER SENTENCE, YOU KNOW, AND THEN COME PICK IT UP. THAT'S PRETTY EXPENSIVE DRUMS OR ANOTHER MAJOR RENTAL FOR US DRUM KITS, BUT THE HORNS AND VIOLINS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. TARS THEY USUALLY BRING THEIR OWN. SOME TRAVEL THEY FLY IN. SOME HAVE A BUS THEY BRING IN. THE ONES THAT BRING A BUS. BRING EVERYTHING. SOMEWHERE LOOKING AT NEXT YEAR'S BIGGER GROUPS LIKE THE ONE FROM THE KENNY ROGERS BAND BROUGHT ALMOST EVERYTHING. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF KEYBOARDS AND THERE'S A BIG BAND. THANK YOU WE DO IS WE FIGURE WE FEED OUR ENTERTAINERS COME IN FOR SOUND CHECK ABOUT THREE O'CLOCK OR SO. OUR CONCERTS AT 7 30. SO WE CATER IN. WE ADVERTISE IN OUR PROGRAMS. CATERING MEALS FOR THEM SUMMER SPECIAL REQUESTS SO WE ALWAYS ADVERTISED ON STAGE AND A PROGRAM FOR THAT PARTICULAR CONCERT WHO DONATED THE MEALS. ADDITION, QUESTIONS FROM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE THESE FOR EACH ONE OF YOU. AFTER WE GOT THIS IS REALLY VERY NICE. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM 2 TO 11 51

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Ovation Academy, dba Shakespeare McKinney, (PC 23-02) in the Amount of $5,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 Shakespeare McKinney.]

CONSIDERED DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY OVATION. ACADEMY DEVIATION SHAKESPEARE MCKINNEY. PC 23. OH, ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5000 FOR THE ADVERTISING MARKETING PROMOTION OF THE 2023 SHAKESPEARE, MCKINNEY. AND ARE

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YOU, ANGIE? YES OKAY. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. I'M ANGIE BURNS. I'M THE FOUNDER IN PRODUCING DIRECTOR FOR SHAKESPEARE, MCKINNEY AND WE ARE AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE BEAUTIFUL ADRIATIC, A VILLAGE. OUR MISSION IS TO PRODUCE COLLABORATIVE EVENTS WHICH CELEBRATE CULTURE, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION AND REWARD.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE EVENT IS A FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES. HE'S IN FUN. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH KIND OF WHAT IT CONSISTS OF AND WHAT WE DO AT SHAKESPEARE, MCKINNEY SO WE HAVE THREE STAGES . WE HAVE A MAIN STAGE THAT HAS SHAKESPEARE PLAYS AND SHAKESPEARE ADAPTATIONS. WE HAVE A SIDE STAGE THAT HAS CLASSICAL MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATER AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE VENDOR BOOST FOOD TRUCKS, STREET PERFORMERS AND KIDS ZONE ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE FULL FAMILY TO ENJOY. SO IT IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT. UM WHERE WE CELEBRATE CLASSIC WORKS OF THEATER, DANCE, VISUAL ARTS AND MUSIC. OUR MAIN STAGE PERFORMERS . WE LOOK FOR QUALITY PERFORMERS THAT ARE LESSER KNOWN GROUPS THAT DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PRODUCE THEIR OWN WORK. THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO RENT A VENUE. THEY DON'T HAVE A HUGE DONOR BASE, AND WE DO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SHAKESPEARE, DALLAS OR THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL DOWN IN KILGORE, AND THEY COME AND DO A BOOTH. BUT OUR MISSION IS REALLY TO PROMOTE THESE SMALLER LITTLE ENGINES THAT COULD AND BRING THEM TOGETHER SO COLLABORATIVELY WE CAN PRODUCE A FANTASTIC EVENT.

GET THEIR RECOGNITION OUT, GET THEIR NAME OUT THERE AND HELP GIVE BACK TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WHEN THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE THEIR OWN EVENTS. AT THIS LEVEL. WE ALSO INVITE SIDE STAGE GROUP, SO WE HAVE ANYTHING FROM THE MCKINNEY FLUTE ORCHESTRA, WHO PERFORMED LAST YEAR. WHO'S ON STAGE THERE TO LOCAL DANCE. IT GROUPS LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL THEATER GROUPS, ORCHESTRA GROUPS. WE EVEN HAVE BELLY DANCING, ALL SORTS OF THINGS AS LONG AS IT IS CLASSIC IN NATURE, WHICH WE CONSIDER PRE 19 HUNDREDS. THEY CAN PERFORM IT ON THAT SIDE STAGE OR IF IT'S AN ADAPTATION OF A SHAKESPEARE PLAY OR SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES THEY CAN PERFORM ON THE SIDE STAGE. WITH THE SIDE STAGE GROUPS, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO PROMOTE THEIR OWN ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO GIVE THEM A FREE BOOTH AT THE EVENT TO PROMOTE THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO GET AWARENESS OUT OF OTHER LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS, AND THEY CAN HAVE DONATION BINS. THEY CAN HAVE QR CODES TO SCAN AND DONATE, SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO INCREASE THEIR FUNDRAISING AS WELL FOR EACH OF THE GROUPS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVAL. AND THE MAIN STAGE GROUPS. WE DO SPLIT 10% OF OUR REVENUE TO EACH OF THE MAIN STAGE GROUP, SO 40% OF THE REVENUE FROM THE EVENT GOES DIRECTLY BACK TO THE FOUR MAIN STAGE GROUPS THAT ARE ALL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS WITHIN THE METROPLEX. WE ALSO HAVE STREET PERFORMERS ANY AGE CAN PERFORM. MY SON WAS SEVEN LAST YEAR AND DRESSED UP AS SPIDERMAN AND SPUN POI AND MADE $25 AND IT MADE HIS LIFE SO ANYBODY CAN PERFORM. WE HAD ARTISTS OF ALL AGES. WE HAD PAINTERS THAT WERE PAINTING LIVE PORTRAITS OF ADRIATIC A OF THE VENUE AND THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO SELL THEIR ART AT THEIR BOOTH OR RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT. WE HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE DOING LIVE PORTRAIT CARICATURES. AT THE EVENT PUPPETEERS STILT WALKERS THIS YEAR WE HAVE A FIRE WALKER . WE HAVE SOME JUGGLERS AND SO REALLY EXCITING THINGS. AND THEY HAVE THEIR TIP JARS THAT ALL 100% GO TO THEM. AND THERE'S SIX STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK THAT WE HAVE THOSE AT THOSE STATIONS SET UP. WE ALSO HAVE VENDOR BOOTHS, ANYTHING FROM LOCAL FOR PROFIT BUSINESSES. WE HAVE AN ARTIST ALLEY AND WE HAVE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO GET DISCOUNTED BOOTH RATES PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WHO PARTICIPATE GET A FREE BOOTH AND THEN WE HAVE FOOD TRUCKS AS WELL. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE LINE OF 10 FOOD TRUCKS THIS YEAR. ONE THING WE'RE EXCITED TO ADD THIS YEAR IS THE STUDENT COMPETITION, SO WE HAVE SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITIONS FOR UP TO $500 FOR THE WINNERS. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH MCKINNEY ISD FRISCO SD ALLEN, I S D. PLANO ISD AND VAN ALSTYNE IS D, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA TO HAVE SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUE COMPETITIONS, CLASSICAL SCENE WORK COMPETITIONS AND IMPROV COMPETITIONS. AND LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 1500 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE FOR OUR FIRST YEAR THIS YEAR. WE'RE LOOKING TO DOUBLE THAT TO 3000. AND LAST YEAR IT WAS FREE ADMISSION. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WITH OUR RESERVED SEATING AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT ALL WORKED WITH THE FREE ADMISSION. SO THIS YEAR WE ARE DOING A SMALL ADMISSION TICKET FOR EVERYONE. UM WE DO HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT THAT HAS COME TOGETHER TO EVALUATE THE THINGS THAT WORKED REALLY WELL LAST YEAR IN OUR INAUGURAL YEAR, AND THE THINGS WE CAN IMPROVE ON THIS YEAR, AND SO GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ARE $20 FOR ADULTS. $10. AS FOR KIDS, THERE IS A FULL KIDS ZONE WITH LOTS OF FUN THINGS FOR THEM TO DO. AND THERE IS RESERVED IN V I. P UPGRADE TICKETS AVAILABLE. WE ARE AN INITIATIVE OF OVATION ACADEMY. SO WE DO HAVE AN

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OFFICIAL DEVIATE THROUGH THE STATE FOR SHAKESPEARE, MCKINNEY AND WE ARE WORKING ON BECOMING OUR INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING AS AN INITIATIVE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF , UM, OVATION ACADEMY IN THEIR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, AND WE DO WE ARE RUN BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF FIVE BOARD MEMBERS AND ABOUT 20 COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE MARKETING BUDGET IS JUST SHY OF $15,000 WERE ASKING FOR 5000 FROM YOU GUYS TO HELP US OUT. THE ONE COMPLAINT WE GOT LAST YEAR WAS IT EVERYBODY HAD A FANTASTIC TIME ALL THE VENDORS. THE EXECUTION OF THE EVENT WENT REALLY, REALLY WELL. BUT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH NOTIFICATION OF THE EVENT. SO WE HAVE A FULL CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE LAUNCHING THIS YEAR. AND THAT'S OUR FULL PRODUCT BUDGET THERE. IF YOU ARE A PROJECT BUDGET IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M AVAILABLE. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. ABSOLUTELY DO YOU FEEL AS THOUGH WITH YOU NOW HAVING THIS ADMISSION IS CHARGED THAT IT WILL DISCOURAGE. I DON'T THINK IT WILL BECAUSE MOST OF OUR TICKET HOLDERS DID UPGRADE THEIR TICKETS LAST YEAR ANYWAYS , LAST YEAR, A LOT OF IT WAS THE TIMING THAT I THINK WAS OUR STRUGGLE BECAUSE WE DID IT.

DURING MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND, THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR, THE FIRST DAY IT HIT OVER 90, AND IT WAS PROM WEEKEND. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFICULTY THERE IN ADRIATIC, BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S OUT DOING THEIR PROM PHOTOS. BUT WE HAD THE STAGE GOING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THIS YEAR WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CONTAIN THE AUDIENCE A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND GET THE WORD OUT THERE, AND IT'S ALSO EASIER FOR US TO TRACK WHO IS COMING. TO THE EVENT, BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE WEREN'T ABLE TO COLLECT ANY DEMOGRAPHICS ON THE PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SELL TICKETS. WE SOLD UPGRADED TICKETS AND KIDS OWN TICKETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A VERY GOOD, UM, DATABASE TO PULL FROM BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SELL TICKETS, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WILL BECAUSE THE PRICE IS SO LOW AND WE ARE GOING TO BE GIVING TICKETS TO A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS TO GIVE OUT TO THEIR STUDENTS. HI HI. HOW ARE YOU, ANDY? WELL, DAVID, SO YOU SAID THAT THIS IS AN INITIATIVE OF EXCUSE ME. OVATION ACADEMY LAST I HEARD I THOUGHT OVATION HAD STOPPED OPERATING PHYSICAL CAMPUS HAS CLOSED. SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE HAVE WE'VE ALWAYS HAD OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, AND SO BOTH MY GIRLS ARE IN COLLEGE NOW, SO I NEEDED A JOB THAT PAID ME AND SO I RESIGNED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND WE CLOSED THE PHYSICAL CAMPUS SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY OVERHEAD SO WE DON'T HAVE FULL TIME STAFF AND WE DON'T HAVE THE BUILDING. BUT WE DO STILL DO WORKSHOPS CLASSES AND WE DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO WHERE WE GO THERE INSTEAD OF PEOPLE COMING TO US. SO THE ORGANIZATION IS STILL INTACT AND THERE AND OPERATING, BUT WE'RE ONLY DOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMMING INSTEAD OF ON SITE PROGRAMMING. OKAY AND YOU HAD YOU SAID YOU HAVE A FIVE MEMBER BOARD. YES, OKAY. THANK YOU THAT'S LISTED IN THE NARRATIVE IN THE ATTACHMENTS THAT WERE WITH THAT. THANK YOU.

YEAH I KNOW THIS WAS ON THE SLIDE BEFORE AND I MAY HAVE NOT SEEN IT. WHAT WAS THE THERE WE GO. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED TO 75. I'M SORRY. I WAS TRYING TO LOOK AND THEN, UM, HOW MUCH WERE THE TICKETS THAT YOU WERE PROPOSING ? ADULT GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ARE $20 AND THEN, UM, CHILDREN'S TICKETS ARE $10. GOT IT. AND YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE KID ZONE. YES IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE HAVING, KIND SPONSOR FOR THE KID ZONE ITSELF TO COVER THE COST OF THAT. SO $35 SEEMED REALLY HIGH . ALL OF OUR ALL OF OUR EVENT. PRODUCTION PIECES ARE COVERED IF WE GET ALL OF OUR SPONSORSHIPS IN OUR SPONSORSHIP PACKET COVERED, THEN THE COST TO PRODUCE THE EVENT IS COVERED BY THAT AMOUNT. IT'S EQUITABLE 92,000. IF SO, WE DO ASK. WE ARE ASKING FOR A KID ZONE SPONSOR, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER EVERYTHING AND THE WAY THAT WE'RE GIVING BACK TO THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING AND THE WAY THAT WE ARE FUNDING. THE NONPROFIT IS THROUGH THE REVENUE FROM THE EVENT, SO WE GET 20% OF THE SALES FROM THE FOOD TRUCKS AND THEN THE TICKET SALES IS WHAT WE SPLIT BACK TO THE MAIN STAGE. NONPROFIT GROUPS GOING BACK INTO THE POT TO PRODUCE THIS EVENT FOR NEXT YEAR. AND SO THE REVENUE IS ALL COMING FROM TICKET SALES, AND THAT'S WHAT IS SPLIT AND DONATED. BACK TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATE.

SO WE DO STILL, WE ARE STILL CHARGING ONE SO THAT WE HAVE REVENUE TO GIVE BACK. OKAY. HOW MUCH WAS THE KID'S OWN ADMISSION LAST YEAR? $35 IT WAS THE SAME PRICE. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY KIDS WE HAD? SEVERAL 100 LAST YEAR THAT PARTICIPATED BECAUSE NINJA NATION COMES OUT AND SETS UP THE OBSTACLE. COURSE WE ALSO HAVE THE KID ZONE, THE PETTING ZOO. WE HAVE THE TRAIN. WE HAD FACE PAINTING, AND SO IF YOU GO TO LET'S SAY ONE OF THE MAIN TREATMENT, ANY EVENTS ARE BUYING TICKETS FOR EACH THING. OURS IS ALL INCLUSIVE. SO YOU GET YOU GET AN ARTS AND CRAFTS. YOU GET A FACE PAINT. YOU GET A TRAIN RIDE. YOU GET THE OBSTACLE COURSE YOU GET THE PETTING ZOO.

YOU GET ALL OF THE THINGS FOR THAT $35 INSTEAD OF $5.05 DOLLARS $5.05 DOLLARS $5 YOU GET

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A BRACELET AND YOU CAN DO ALL OF IT ALL DAY. FROM 10 AM TO SEVEN PM THANK YOU. ANOTHER QUESTION.

I HAD LINDA, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE MARKETING BUDGET? SURE. THE SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE $2100 IS THE 700 A MONTH TO PAY A PERSON TO MAINTAIN THIS OR WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER ON OUR BOARD ON OUR COMMITTEE WHO DOES THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IT IS FOR BOOSTING ADS AND ADS IN SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK, THAT SORT OF THING. THAT IS THE MAIN THING WE DID LAST YEAR WAS THE SOCIAL MEDIA, SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THAT JUST A PORTION OF IT THIS YEAR AND BUT JANUARY THROUGH MARCH, WE DO WANT TO SATURATE SOCIAL MEDIA AND GET THE WORD OUT THERE THAT THIS EVENT IS UPCOMING. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. THE PUBLICATIONS. WHAT PUBLICATIONS ARE YOU GONNA BE IN? SO I'M ACTUALLY THE PUBLISHER FOR ALLEN CITY LIFESTYLE IN PLANO CITY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINES, SO WE'RE GOING IN ALL OF THE LOCAL CITY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINES, SO MCKINNEY PROSPER. FRISCO ALLEN, SELENA, PLANO, AND THEN WE ALSO GO INTO COMMUNITY IMPACT. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO DOING, UM, CULTURE MAP. AND DALLAS OBSERVER. AND THEN YOU SAY ON THE ON THE KID ZONE LAST YEAR THAT WAS PAID, SO IT WAS THAT PAID WHEN THEY GOT THERE, OR WAS THAT DONE ON CELLPHONES? OR THEY CAN DO IT? EITHER WAY, WE DO HAVE AN EVENTBRITE SETUP FOR ALL THE TICKETS. IF PEOPLE WANT TO BUY THEM IN ADVANCE, OR WE HAVE A REGISTRATION BOOTH TO GET BOOTH THERE WHEN THEY GET THERE THAT THEY CAN BUY A TICKET LAST YEAR. HOW DID YOU DO THAT? BOTH BOTH.

WE HAD SOME PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT THEM IN ADVANCE. BUT MOST PEOPLE GOT THERE AND SAW IT AND THEN BOUGHT THE BRACELET. TRACK THAT AS FAR AS HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU BROUGHT OUTSIDE OF MCKINNEY. NO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING MORE OF THE TICKET. WE HAVE IT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT ONLINE BUT NOT THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT AT THE GATE LAST YEAR. SO WE'VE ADJUSTED THAT TO GET MORE OF THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS, SO WE HAVE THAT DATA BETTER THIS YEAR LAST YEAR THAT YOU TRACKED HOW WHAT WOULD YOU DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE? HOW MANY PEOPLE OUTSIDE MCKINNEY KANE? THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME FROM PLANO, LIKE SURROUNDING AREAS AND BUT OUTSIDE OF DFW, NOT REALLY VERY MANY, BUT FROM SURROUNDING AREAS WITHIN DFW, WE HAD A GOOD VARIETY. NOT EVERYBODY WAS FROM MCKINNEY. ONE MORE QUESTION. UM SO YOU SAID THAT YOU ARE THE PUBLISHER OF THE ALLEN IN PLANO COMMUNITY, LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES CITY LIFESTYLE AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE ADVERTISING IN THOSE PUBLICATIONS WERE DOING MCKINNEY PROSPER, FRISCO, SELENA PARK CITY'S ALLEN, PLANO. ALL ALL SIX OF THOSE PUBLICATIONS, YOU'LL BE SPENDING MONEY WITH THE CORPORATION OR COMPANY THAT YOU OWN. DO YOU KNOW I'M DOING IT FOR FREE AND MIND. BUT I ONLY OWN PLANO AND ALAN. SO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE OTHER IN PLANO AND ALAN, YOU'RE GOING TO BE GIVING THAT FOR FREE. OKAY, AWESOME. THAT'S WHY IT STARTED RUNNING THIS MONTH IN MIND. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by The Heritage Guild of Collin County (PC 23-03) in the Amount of $11,240 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of 2023 Events Including But Not Limited to Farmers Market, Adventure Camps, Murder Mystery, Bar Wars and Farm Fresh Market Dinner.]

SO MUCH. THANK YOU APPRECIATE YOU. NEXT ITEM 20 TO 11 52. CONSIDER DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE HERITAGE GUILD OF COLLIN COUNTY P. C 23 3 IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,240 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2023 EVENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FARMERS. MARKET ADVENTURE CAMPS , MURDER MYSTERY BAR WARS. FORM FRESH MARKET DINNER. GOOD MORNING, JAMIE PEDIGO HERITAGE KILLED HIM. COLLIN COUNTY. SORRY FOR MY VOICE. I TOLD CINDY YESTERDAY WASN'T FEELING THAT WELL, SO HOPEFULLY I'M NOT GETTING SICK. UM JOHN, THANK YOU FOR THE SHOUT OUT ABOUT THE HOME TOUR. SO GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT . IT WAS AMAZING THAT YEAR 93 ZIP CODES OUTSIDE OF MCKINNEY AND OVER 1600 ATTENDEES, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME MY VICE CHAIR OF MY BOARD, MARK MR ACT TO HIS FIRST MEETING. SO I REQUEST IS FOR $11,240 THAT 78% OF OUR AD BUDGET AND IT IS FOR HARD COSTS FOR ACTUAL INVOICES. TWO PUBLICATIONS. WE'VE MADE A COMMITMENT TO REVISE OUR AD SPENDING AND MORE CLOSELY TRACK R R O I SO WE ARE DECREASING OUR PRINT MEDIUM AND INCREASING OUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT IN ORDER TO DO THAT. THIS IS OUR SIX MONTH GRANT BUDGET. YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL OF THE PRINT MATERIALS THAT WILL BE POSTERS AND FLYERS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WILL COME FROM OUR RESOURCES. WE ARE ASKING FOR SUPPORT AGAIN FOR OUR PRINT MEDIUMS. WE'RE COMMITTED TO CELEBRATING OUR 50TH HOME TO WORK IN 2023, THE 50TH YEAR OF THE GUILD IN 2024 WITH MORE INTEGRATED MARKETING AND BRANDING CAMPAIGNS TO CROSS ALL THE MEDIUMS, AND THERE'S ARLO GOING COULD BUY TICKETS FOR THE 2023 HOME TOUR RIGHT NOW. THERE'S OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REACH.

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I THINK ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT WE REALLY EXPANDED OUR REACH RECENTLY AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM. AND I'M BEGINNING FARMERS MARKET IS NOW EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY ALL YEAR LONG. THE ONLY CHANGES THAT JANUARY THROUGH MARCH WE GO FROM NINE TO NOON INSTEAD OF EIGHT TO NOON AND THEN A WARMER MONTHS, OBVIOUSLY EIGHT TO NOON. THE HOME OF FARMERS MARKET DINNER WILL BE THURSDAY. APRIL 20TH. WE HAVE A NEW COMMITTEE WITH A LOT OF NEW IDEAS. THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO A SIT DOWN LONG TABLE DINNER, SO THAT'S THE PLAN RIGHT NOW. CHEF CHALK WALLS WILL BE OUR HEAD CHEF. AND THEN THE SPRING BAR WARS IS GOING TO BE A FARM FRESH INCENTIVES, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO LIKE CHOPPED BASKET WHERE YOU GET TO CHOOSE FROM WHAT'S IN THE BASKET FROM THE FARMERS MARKET TO CREATE THE COCKTAIL. AND THEN THAT WILL BE THE SIGNATURE COCKTAIL FOR THE FARM FRESH DINNER. MURDER MYSTERY IS ACTUALLY BEEN BOOKED FOR FEBRUARY, THE FOURTH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH VACATING REPERTORY THEATER. WE LOVE WORKING WITH THEM. THEY LOVE WORKING WITH US TO MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN. AND PRAY, ADVENTURE CAMP . WE FELL OUT EVERY YEAR, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. AND WITH THAT I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. WHAT I LIKE THE BAR WARS I KNOW YOU DO. ANGELA MISSED OUT ON TOUR WITH THE BAR . UM ANY QUESTIONS ON THE HOME TOUR? KELLY YOU NEED TO STEP UP AGAIN, BUDDY. 50TH ANNIVERSARY? NO FIRST OF ALL, JAMIE LIKES TO HAVE NEW HOUSES AND A CONSTANT CHANGE IN TURN. UM BUT NO ONCE IS ENOUGH PLENTY OF WORK AND, UH, IT WAS FUN, BUT ONCE IS ENOUGH 12 1800 PEOPLE THROUGH YOUR HOUSE IS QUITE THE ENDEAVOR. WE'RE COMMITTED FOR THE 50TH THIS YEAR TO TWO WEEKENDS, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED . THAT IS THE PLAN. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO SETS OF HOUSES, TWO WEEKENDS, AND A COUPLE OF THOSE HEALTH IS WERE ON THE VERY FIRST HOME TOUR IN 1973 WILL SAY YOU SHOULD DRIVE BY MY HOUSE. NOW IT IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE THIS TIME LAST YEAR . LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN OUT OF TOWN, BUT LAST WEEK YEAH. LAST YEAR ABSOLUTELY DECORATED TO THE HELP THIS YEAR. NOT A SINGLE LIGHT ANYWHERE. UM AND YEAH, MAN , WE ARE THE SCREWED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD THIS YEAR. BUT I THINK WE'RE A LITTLE BURNED OUT STILL FROM LAST YEAR. IT'S A LOT OF WORK. IN FACT, THE MCCLAIN'S AND THE BENJI HOUSE HAS BEEN ON TWO YEARS. I THINK THEY'RE KIND OF RETHINKING THAT MAYBE THREE YEARS, THERE'S TOO MUCH THEY MAY OR MAY NOT STEP UP FOR NEXT YEAR. THEY'RE KIND OF TIRED.

EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A 4000 SQUARE FOOT EDITION TO SHOW OFF JAMIE WHAT ARE THE DATES OF THE TWO WEEKENDS THAT 2ND AND 3RD OF DECEMBER AND THE NINTH AND 10TH THE PRAIRIE CAMP FULL DAY OR HALF DAY, HALF DAY, THREE HOURS AND THREE DAYS A WEEK. SO 9 TO 12 3 AGE WEEK WE HAVE CHRISTMAS CAMP COMING UP AND THEN IN THE SUMMER, WE USUALLY HAVE 10 WEEKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by SBG Hospitality (PC 23-04) in the Amount of $15,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 Sip and Stroll Series.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM. 22-753 CONSIDERED DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY BEING GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY SPG HOSPITALITY. PC 23 OH, FOUR IN THE AMOUNT OF 15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2023 SIPS AND STROLL SERIES. ANDREW. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS UNDER STEFAN SPG HOSPITALITY. UM.

MCKINNEY, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE INVITED TO EXPERIENCE GOOD TIMES AND COLD BEVERAGES IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY AT THE 2023 SIPPING STROLL SERIES. THE STRAWS BRING LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY INSIDE THE SHOPS WHERE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL MERCHANTS SPEND MONEY IN MCKINNEY AND ENJOY DELICIOUS BEVERAGES WHILE TAKING IN THE SIGHTS OF BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. NOT ONLY DO THE WALKS, INCREASE SALES AND FOOT TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS, BUT THEY ALSO KEEP HELP IN PROMOTING. THEY ALSO HELP IN PROMOTING DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, KEEPING IT TOP OF MIND WITH COLLIN COLLIN COUNTY SHOPPERS. THE WALKS ATTRACT MCKINNEY RESIDENTS BUT ALSO BRING MANY VISITORS FROM OUTSIDE MCKINNEY. EACH WALK IS CAPPED AT 1500 PARTICIPANTS TO NOT OVERWHELM THE MERCHANTS AND KEEP LINES ENJOYABLE FOR THE ATTENDEES. IN ADDITION TO BRINGING TOURISM TO MCKINNEY, OUR GOALS ARE TO CREATE FUN EXPERIENCES FOR RESIDENTS THAT INCREASE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE TO SHOWCASE. MCKINNEY HAS A UNIQUE DESTINATION AND SUPPORT. LOCAL NONPROFITS ARE WALKS ALSO

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FEATURE LOCAL MUSICIANS PERFORMING AROUND THE SQUARE COSTUME CONTEST, PHOTO BOOTHS AND FUN SWAG. EACH WALK, DONATES 20% OF ITS NET PROCEEDS TO MCKINNEY MAIN STREET AND AN ADDITIONAL 1500 PER EVENT TO A LOCAL NONPROFIT. MCKINNEY MAIN STREET IS PARTNERED ON EVERY EVENT. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH LOCAL NON PROFIT ON EACH EVENT, 2023 NONPROFIT PARTNERS INCLUDE HOUSE CAFE MCKINNEY MAIN STREET, AND WE'RE STILL FINALIZING A COUPLE OF THE OTHER NONPROFIT PARTNERS FOR THE WALKS WILL MEASURE SUCCESS. SORRY IN 2022. WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE OVER 9002 MCKINNEY NONPROFITS. WE'LL MEASURE ARE THE EVENTS SUCCESS BASED ON ATTENDANCE? WE HOPE TO SELL OUT EACH WALK BETWEEN 2500 PARTICIPANTS OR SUCCESSFUL ALSO BE DEFENDANT ON FEEDBACK FROM LOCAL MERCHANTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE SPECTACULAR SALES DAYS. ATTENDINGS RECEIVE A SIGNATURE EVENT TASTER EVENT MAP , DIRECTING THEM ON THEIR TASTING JOURNEY. EACH WALK HAS ITS OWN FUN ACTIVITY. IRISH MUSIC, UH, COSTUME CONTESTS, ETCETERA. THE FEE IS $30 PER WALK. IN 2022. WE HOSTED FOUR WALKS IN 2023. WE WERE ASKED TO BRING ON AN ADDITIONAL WALK BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS ON THEM, SO WE WILL BE HOSTING ANOTHER WALK IN AUGUST, UM THE DATES OF THE WALKS, AND THE THEMES ARE MARCH. 11TH MCKINNEY ST PATRICK'S DAY, JUNE 17TH MCKINNEY CRAFT BEER WALK, JULY 8TH MCKINNEY, MARGARITAS, TROLL , AUGUST 19TH MCKINNEY STEPS OF SUMMER IN AUGUST OR OCTOBER. 28TH MCKINNEY SPECTACULAR BRUISE AND BOOZE. OUR MARKETING PLAN INCLUDES IMPACTFUL SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN. DIGITAL ADVERTISING TARGETING TO TARGET THOSE WHO VISIT OUR WEB PAGES. EVENT. FLYERS SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS , LOCAL ADS AND UP WORK. UM UH TWO GREAT ADS AND MARKETING MATERIALS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. UM I DON'T HAVE IT. I AIN'T ONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY STATISTICS FROM THE MERCHANTS ON WHAT THESE WALKS HAVE DONE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR SALES. ARE THEY SEEING INCREASES ON THOSE DAYS OR NOT MUCH IMPACT? HAVE YOU HAVE YOU TRACKED ANYTHING LIKE THAT AT ALL? YEAH. PRETTY MUCH EVERY, UH MERCHANTS AS THEY HAVE. YOU KNOW, THOSE DAYS THAT THEY DO THE WALK, THEY HAVE A AND INCREASE IN SALES. I DON'T HAVE EXACT QUESTION. YOU GOT ANY STATISTICS OR ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION FROM ANY OF THEM OTHER THAN THEY'RE HAPPY WITH. IT WAS A GOOD THING. NO YEAH, WE CAN. WE CAN WORK ON REACHING OUT TO MCKINNEY MAIN STREET, WHO IS THE KIND OF THE IN BETWEEN BETWEEN THE MERCHANTS AND US PLANNING THESE CONTROLS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY SPECIFIC DATA TO PROVIDE. THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY USEFUL INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY IF IT'S VERY POSITIVE. ABSOLUTELY HAVE WE SEEN THE HAVE WE EVER DONE CELLPHONE DATA OR ANY OTHER? MONITORING FOR THOSE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS. WE CAN HAVE YOU DONE A SURVEY OF THE MERCHANTS AS MAIN STREET FOR THOSE EVENTS BELIEVE YEAH, I'M SORRY. UM ANDREW, COME UP, PLEASE. UM. WE DON'T DO SURVEY TO GET THEIR SPECIFIC NUMBERS AS FAR AS THE INCREASE IN SALES. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT.

UH YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T LIKE TO SHARE THAT NECESSARILY WHAT I WILL SAY ANECDOTALLY IS WE HAVE A WAIT LIST FOR THESE EVENTS, AND THERE'S ALWAYS A STRONGER DEMAND TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE THAN WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE, BECAUSE THE STAFFING AND OTHER THINGS WERE ONLY AND THE FOR THE CUSTOMERS AS WELL. WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO HAVE ABOUT 20 TO 25 STOPS PER WALK, SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S MORE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT AS WELL. SO HOW? HOW ARE YOU KIND OF SELECTING A TEND TO GO TO SOME OF THE SAME ONE ABSOLUTELY LIKE TO PURCHASE THINGS. BUT WHAT LIKE, HOW ARE YOU SELECTING TO HAVE DIVERSITY TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE MERCHANTS THAT WANT TO BE ON THAT LIST, SO THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE STRUGGLED WITH, BECAUSE THE INCREASE IN DEMAND, SO WE, ACTUALLY IT'S A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED WHEN WE PUT OUT THE APPLICATIONS. IT'S JUST THE 1ST 20 PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ABLE TO I GUESS IT'S 24 REALLY THAT THAT COME UP. SO IT'S JUST A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE SO DO THEY HAVE TO PAY TO PARTICIPATE THE BUSINESSES IF THEY WANT TO SERVER IN THERE, SO THERE'S NO COST. BUT IF THEY WANT TO HAVE A BARTENDER THERE, IT'S A $55. FEE FOR THAT, OKAY, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T EVEN COVER ALL THE COSTS . IT'S A GREAT DEAL FOR THE FOR THE MERCHANTS. THEY DON'T HAVE

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TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE PRODUCT OR FOR THE STAFFING APART FROM, YOU KNOW, UNLESS THEY WANT TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME THERE FROM IT'S SUCH A TREMENDOUS MARKETING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT PARTICIPATE, IT WOULD SEEM VERY EASY TO IMPOSE UPON THEM, NOT EVEN SALES. TAX STATISTICS NECESSARILY BUDGET GENERAL SALES REPORT FROM THE WEEKEND AND YOU COULD EVEN SAY CAN WE HAVE YOUR THREE WEEKS LEADING UP TO IT? SALES REPORTS AND THEN THAT DAY TO SEE YOU KNOW THE BUMP. I MEAN, IT'S A TREMENDOUS EXAMPLE OF HOW IT BRINGS PEOPLE TO THE DOWNTOWN AND INCREASES COMMERCE AND SALES TAX, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEKING SO YEAH, AND TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE SURVEY WHEN WE PUT OUT OUR LIKE ANNUAL SURVEY, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST REQUESTED EVENTS AND YOU KNOW, WE REACHED OUT TO SPG TO, UM AND OUR LOCAL WINERIES TO IMPLEMENT THESE EVENTS SO THAT WE HAVE MORE THIRD PARTY PARTNERSHIPS AND MORE DIVERSITY INNER VINCE AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. UM SO I KNOW IT'S SANDY STATED THAT IT MAY BE PROPRIETARY IS TO GIVE THIS EXACT NUMBERS, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL EVEN IF WE CANNOT PERCENTAGES PERCENTAGE INCREASE WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. FOR US TO KNOW THAT WILL PROBABLY BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TACKLE IT WHEN OUR WHEN WE PUT OUR ANNUAL SURVEYS FOR SURE.

APPRECIATE. WHAT IS THE THIS IS ALMOST A SUGGESTION BECAUSE I LIKE TO GO TO THESE EVENTS, TOO.

AND, UM IT DOES FEEL LIKE WE'RE AT THE EXACT SAME, UM BUSINESSES EVERY SINGLE TIME, AND I ALWAYS WALK BY THE OTHER ONES, AND THINK JUST NOBODY ELSE WANT TO PARTICIPATE. AND I KNOW YOU SAID YOU HADN'T QUITE IT'S A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, AND I GUESS ALL THE SAME ONES GET IN FIRST, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOME OF THE OTHER ONES PARTICIPATING . IF THERE IS A WAIT LIST, SO I DON'T KNOW IT'S ALMOST ASSISTED GESTION BECAUSE FIRST FOR THOSE OF US THAT ENJOY THESE THINGS, IT WOULD BE NICE. WE STOP IN THE OTHER BUSINESSES, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THEM HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE. UM AND I KNOW THEY'RE NOT COMING IN FIRST , BUT MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO ROTATE THEM IN. SOMEBODY'S DONE IT FOR SO MANY YEARS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE YEAH, IT'S INTERESTING. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T FIT WITH EVERY BUSINESS RIGHT? AND EVERY BUSINESS HAS TO HAVE LIKE THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THAT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING THROUGH AND THEY'RE STAFFING REQUIREMENTS. SO UM, PRETTY MUCH ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE WHERE WE HAVE ACTUALLY. I FEEL LIKE WE ACCOMMODATE MOST EVERYONE THAT WOULD HELP IS INTERESTED IN THESE SO, TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO ONE THAT WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE YEARS YOU'VE HAD. IT HAS NOT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MAKE THAT 1ST 20 OR 24 CUT A LOT OF TIMES I YOU KNOW IF SOMEBODY WASN'T ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, WERE ABLE TO GET THEM ON AS A BONUS STOP OR SOME OTHER WAYS AND SO THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. BUT WE REALLY WANT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE TO PARTICIPATE AS IT IS A IS A GREAT EVENT AND WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY STILL LEFT OUT SO FOR SURE. AND I JUST SAY, YOU HAVE TO GET THERE EARLY. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ALL THE STOPS TEND NOT TO MAKE ALL THE STUFF BECAUSE I GET CAUGHT UP IN YOURSELF. BUT RIGHT ABOUT SIX READY I'M READY TO GO EAT. I'M SITTING AT YOUR DOOR CADILLAC PIZZA BECAUSE NOW I'M TIRED. YES SURE. BUT A GREATER BEING, UM, I WOULD SAY IN IN OUR ATTENDANCE, YOU KNOW, I THINK I ALWAYS SAVE UP MY MONEY. I SAVED UP MY MONEY BECAUSE I'M JUST PREPARED BECAUSE I WANNA, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT AND DEFINITELY PATRONIZED THE BUSINESSES. THERE ARE THERE AND THEN I'M GOING TO EAT, SO I'M LIKE I'M DOUBLE DIPPING OVER HERE. SO ANY QUESTIONS? ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANKS THANK YOU SO MUCH DANGEROUS. COME ON. DOUBLE DONATING. THANK YOU KNOW DOUBLE . WELL, DOUBLE DIPPING. I'M DOUBLE DIPPING INTO MY CHECKING ACCOUNT TO ACH. RIGHT ITEM 2 TO

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Marching Music Made in McKinney (PC 23-05) in the Amount of $5,600 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 Drum Corps International Competition in McKinney.]

11 54 CONSIDER DISCUSS PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY MARCHING MUSIC MADE IN MCKINNEY PC 23 05 IN THE AMOUNT OF BUT 1006 $100 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2023 DRUNK COURTS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN MCKINNEY, MR DEAM PRESIDENT. GOOD MORNING FOR US THE BOARD. GOOD MORNING. I'VE GOT SOME POWER POINT THAT HAS A LITTLE MUSIC IN IT. AND SO LINDA AND I ARE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS WORKS, SO I AM DEAN KKAMINI . IF WE GO WITH THE PROPER PRONUNCIATION, WHICH DAVID KELLY TOLD ME I HAVE TO DO THIS MORNING, SO I APPRECIATE THAT DAVID, THE PRESIDENT OF A NONPROFIT CALLED MARCHING MUSIC MADE MCKINNEY OUR FOCUS IS A SINGLE SET OF EVENTS IN JULY, AND SOME OF YOU ATTENDED LAST YEAR IN FACT, WHERE WE HOST A DRUM CORPS EVENT AT TOPS AND IN THE STADIUM. UM WE'RE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND SO. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH DRUM CORPS. THIS IS REALLY MARCHING BAND MEETS BROADWAY SHOW AND 11 MINUTES. LAWRENCE. AN EXAMPLE. UM AND I'M GONNA TURN BECAUSE

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THEY WILL COMPETE WITH THE MUSIC , BUT THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE HAD IN OUR STADIUM LAST YEAR , AND, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE IN THE STADIUM, I THINK DAVID RACHET, FOR EXAMPLE. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU SAW ONE OF THESE THINGS, AND IT'S JUST FANTASTIC EVENT. THANK YOU. UM AND SO THESE CORES ARE COMPRISED OF 150 MEMBERS. THERE ARE 18 TO 22 YEARS OLD. THEY'RE COLLEGE STUDENTS. MANY OF THEM ARE MUSIC MAJORS, AND THEY'LL TRAVEL FROM MAY UNTIL AUGUST, UH, PERFORMING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 28 32 TIMES AND SO WE ARE A STOP. BUT MCKINNEY ALSO REPRESENTS A NEW VENUE AND A NEW WAY TO DO DRUM OR WHERE DRUNK OR INTERNATIONAL , THE GOVERNING BODY WANTS A COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP. WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO OUR FIRST CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM IN 2016, WITH GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. MAYOR FULLER HAS BEEN A GREAT SUPPORTER, SUPERINTENDENT MCDANIEL. AND SO, UM WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO PUT OUR FIRST SHOW ON THE ON THE FIELD. LAST YEAR, WE HAD A PRELUDE EVENT AT TOPS AND THEIR EXISTING FACILITY, WHICH WE SOLD OUT AND WE HAD 5000 FANS IN THE STADIUM ON TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE COMPETITION. IT WAS A ROUSING SUCCESS BY BY ALL ACCOUNTS. AND SO THIS YEAR WE ARE WE HAVE ANOTHER GREAT LINEUP. WE HAVE CORES THAT ARE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS YOU CAN SEE, ALL TRAVELING INTO TEXAS AND INTO MCKINNEY AND WE HAVE A VERY STRONG LINEUP THIS YEAR. WE DID GET SOME NEWS OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER I HAD SUBMITTED MY PRESENTATION THAT SANTA CLARA VANGUARD HAD SOME FINANCIAL PROBLEMS THERE. HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON BINGO, UM FOR FUNDRAISING AND FUEL COSTS AND LOWER BINGO REVENUES. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HAVE CAUSED THEM TO POSTPONE THEIR TOUR? BUT I'M IN CONTACT WITH DRUM QUARANTINE NATIONAL CONFIRMING THAT WILL HAVE THESE OTHER CORES AND OF THE CORES THAT ARE SLATED FOR THIS YEAR. WE HAVE THREE THAT ARE TOP 10 PERFORMERS FROM LAST YEAR. UM AND SO, AS I SAID ON, THE CORES WILL START TO ARRIVE IN MCKINNEY ON SUNDAY, THE 23RD WILL BE COMING OUT OF SAN ANTONIO, WHERE THERE'S A MIDSEASON KIND OF MAJOR COMPETITION IS THE FIRST TIME ALL THE CORES GATHER. THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR CORES TRAVELING UP TO MCKINNEY ARRIVING ON SUNDAY NIGHT. MANY OF THEM WILL STAY IN MSD SCHOOLS. THESE KIDS SLEEP ON GYMNASIUM, FLOORS AND BAND ROOM FLOORS. TUESDAY NIGHT OR SORRY.

MONDAY NIGHT, THE 24TH. WE'LL HAVE OUR EVENT AT TOPS. THAT'S ACTUALLY A PHOTO THAT I TOOK LAST YEAR WHERE YOU CAN SEE HOW PACKED UPS IS WEREN'T COMMUNICATION WITH KEITH AND NICOLE AND THE TOPS TEAM. I GOT A CHANCE TO TOUR THE PROPERTY FOR THE NEW STADIUM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC VENUE FOR OUR DRUMLINE BATTLE THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE WORKING TO HAVE TWO OR THREE DRUM LINES WHO WILL COMPETE IN IT TOPS THIS YEAR AND THEN CULMINATION IS THE COMPETITION IN THE MSD STADIUM ON TUESDAY NIGHT, JULY 25TH AND AGAIN THIS IS A PHOTO THAT WAS TAKEN FROM THE EVENT FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE LINE UP AT THE UP AT THE PAC STANDS. UM AND SO OUR GOAL OVER TIME WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP IS TO EXPAND THE EVENT NOT JUST IN THOSE TWO VENUES BUT TO CREATE AN EVENT THAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO MCKINNEY. WE HAVE DATA THANKS TO AARON AND PARTNERSHIP WITH DATA THAT WE COULD GET FROM VISIT MCKINNEY THAT SHOWS THAT WE HAD ATTENDEES AT BOTH THE TOPS EVENT AND THE MSD COMPETITION EVENT. FROM FROM THE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, SO AS FAR AS AWAY AS AS GEORGIA , ALABAMA, CALIFORNIA THIS YEAR WITH THOSE CORES THAT I SHOWED YOU A MINUTE AGO, WILL EXPECT FAMILIES AND FRIENDS TO TRAVEL IN FROM AS FAR AWAY AS PENNSYLVANIA, PERHAPS AND SO THE GOAL IS. HOW DO WE WORK IN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MCKINNEY TO CREATE A VENUE THAT DRAWS PEOPLE INTO STAY TO ENJOY OUR RICH CULTURE TO ENJOY THE REST OF FOOD THAT WE HAVE IN OUR FANTASTICANTS AND SO THIS YEAR AS THE SECOND YEAR BEGINS TO BUILD UPON LAST YEAR'S SUCCESS AND WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH, AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR $5600 GRANT FROM CDC, AS YOU SAW IN THE APPLICATION THAT WE SUBMITTED ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM OUR EVENT GO BACK TO THE MSD SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR THE BANDS, AND LAST YEAR WE DONATED $30,000 BACK TO THE PROGRAMS. SO THANK YOU AND I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS. I'LL HAVE A COMMENT, SO I ATTENDED LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST TIME. I COME FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE, SO THIS WAS A VERY A DIFFERENT DRUM LINE PRESENTATION. UM BUT VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD. MY I THINK, AND I THINK I SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT IT. WAS THERE EVER CONSIDERATION EVEN FOR AS WE TALK ABOUT DRAWING MORE PEOPLE WITH EVEN WITHIN THE DFW AREA, EVEN NOT SO MUCH, MAYBE FOR IN

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BETWEEN SOME OF YOUR, UM SITS WITH SOME OF THE DRUM CORPS IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE WITHIN THE DFW AREAS. SOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS OF COURSE, OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL ARE MCKINNEY. I SD HIGH SCHOOLS BUT TO BRING IN, SO I CAME FROM LANCASTER, WHICH IS A LITTLE SOUTH MHM, SO THE CULTURE OF THE DRUM LINE IS VERY DIFFERENT IS VERY DIFFERENT. I WENT TO PURVIEW AND M UNIVERSITY SO AGAIN THAT DRUM LINE I JUST WONDERED BECAUSE THAT ALSO BRINGS IN THAT CULTURE JUST TO SHAKE UP THE INTEREST, AND YOU WOULD HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALUMNI OF THOSE SCHOOLS JUST TO KIND OF GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW PRESENTS, SO I DON'T KNOW, LIKE, SAY, NOT TRYING TO CHANGE YOUR PROGRAMMING, BUT I THINK IT WOULD REALLY I COULD EASILY PUT ON FACEBOOK, YOU KNOW? OKAY PV SHOW UP. WE ARE HERE, EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING DOING THE DRUM LINE FOR LANCASTER OR SOUTH OAK , CLIFF OR ANY OF THOSE SCHOOLS OUT THERE TO COME. IT GIVES THEM EXPOSURE. I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO GET THE PEOPLE DOWN SOUTH TO COME NORTH BECAUSE THEY ASKED ME WHY YOU MOVED NORTH BECAUSE MY JOB HERE AND I'M SERVING MY COMMUNITY. BUT I THINK IF THERE IS ANY OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN KIND OF THAT COMPONENT, YOU KNOW , TO FURTHER DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, SPEAK TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN RIGHT COMMUNITY. ANGELA I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE WE DID HAVE THAT CONVERSATION LAST YEAR. AND SO I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT THAT THE COMPETITION NIGHT. THOSE ARE DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL SHOWS, AND SO WE KIND OF HAVE TO WORK WITHIN THE SET OF CORES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. BUT OUR OPPORTUNITIES , ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW TUBS FACILITY, AND I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN OVER TO IT, AND I WAS JUST SO IMPRESSED BY THE POTENTIAL OF THAT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE ABILITY TO DO NOT JUST THE DRUM LINE BATTLE, BUT A DRUM DRUM EXIT EXHIBITION AT TOPS ABSOLUTELY THINK WOULD BE A PHENOMENAL PLACE TO DO THAT WERE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAVERICKS DRUMLINE THROUGH ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND SO IF IT'S POSSIBLE I'D LOVE TO GET MORE INFO FROM YOU ON THAT. ABSOLUTELY. ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BABY SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR GYM, TRAVELING ON BUSSES, SLEEPING ON FLOORS OF GYMS AND BAND HALLS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE THERE LAST YEAR AND DEBORAH, I KNOW YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT. UM THEY THEY PUT IT AND DAVE AND I WERE TALKING THIS MORNING. THEY PUT IT ON THE FIELD. IT IS PHENOMENAL. AND MANY OF THEM PERFORMED 11 MINUTES. IT WAS 102 DEGREES ON THE FIELD WHEN THEY TOOK THE FIELD AT SEVEN O'CLOCK THAT NIGHT, AND, UM AND THEY THEY STRIP OFF THEIR UNIFORMS. THEY CHANGE INTO THEIR TRAVEL GEAR. THEY GET ON A BUS AND THEY SLEEP ON THEIR WAY TO THE NEXT VENUE. AND THEN THEY PUT IT ON THE FIELD AGAIN. IT'S I'LL TELL YOU IF I WAS GOING TO HIRE PEOPLE, I WOULD GO FIND SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN ONE OF THESE DRUM CORES BECAUSE THE COMMITMENT THAT DETERMINATION IS JUST AMAZING. UM, JUST MAYBE ANOTHER SUGGESTION TO FURTHER ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN THIS, YOU KNOW, FOR THESE CREATURE COMFORTS FOR THE KIDS SLEEPING ON THE FLOORS ARE RIDING IN BUSSES. UM, IS THERE ANY KIND? I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE IN THE PRESENTATIONS TO FORGIVE ME IF IT WAS THERE, BUT ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DOING LITTLE SWAG BAGS OR COMFORT BAGS THAT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY COULD HELP? UM POPULATE THE CONTENTS OF JOY. THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP, IN FACT, ON OUR COMMITTEE WENT AND PERSONALLY VISITED AND WITH PARTNERSHIP FROM VISIT MCKINNEY AND, UH, SOME PROMOTIONAL TASKS THAT WE INCLUDED WITH THIS LOGO. IN FACT , WE WENT OUT AND PERSONALLY GREETED EACH OF THE CORES WHO ARRIVED LAST YEAR IN IN FOR THE TWO CORES THAT I VISITED. THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ONE OF THE ONE OF THE DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN MARCHING 15 YEARS. SAID. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN SO PERSONALLY GREETED AS THE WAY MCKINNEY GREETED THEM. AND WHEN WE BEGAN TO DISCUSSIONS WITH DRUM CORNER NATIONAL AND HOSTED THEM FOR SOME MEETINGS IN MCKINNEY GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2016. THAT WAS THE THING THAT CAUGHT DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL WAS THE PERSONAL AND TOUCH THE EMBRACING THE COMMUNITY AND THEN WE DIDN'T JUST DO IT DURING THE CELL CYCLE, AND I'M MY DAY JOB AS A SALES GUY FROM MICROSOFT, BUT WE CONTINUED IT THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF, UM, OF THE EVENT ITSELF JOINED. SO WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH AARON AND HIS TEAM FOR SWAG BAGS AND WELCOME GIFTS TO BE DELIVERED BOXES OF 150 PERFORMERS, PLUS 20 STAFF IN EACH OF THESE CORES, AND SO AGAIN, UM WE ARE A VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE AND WE LOVE THE INPUT AND IDEAS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND ANYTHING WE CAN WE CAN DO IN THAT REGARD. YES. THANK YOU, UMH WHEN YOU WERE HERE A FEW MONTHS AGO AFTER THE EVENT YOU PUT ON AN AMAZING EVENT. YOU KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY IMPRESSIVE IN ALL RESPECTS, AS YOU'VE HEARD HERE TODAY, UM, USE I SAID THIS AT

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THE TIME. I WAS AMAZED THAT YOU WERE GONNA LIGHT ME UP TODAY I PRIVATE TEXTING. UM, EXCUSE ME.

UM I WAS AMAZED MY WIFE AND I WERE ON THE WAY TO THE EVENT AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL WE'LL BE THERE A FEW MINUTES EARLY IN A BIG DEAL, UM, AND THE TRAFFIC TO GET INTO THE STADIUM WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN A FOOTBALL GAME, AND I WAS I WAS AMAZED I HAD NO IDEA, RIGHT. UM AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE YOU HAD NO PROBLEM SELLING OUT EVERYTHING YOU DID AND MAXING OUT YOUR TOTAL CAPACITY WITHOUT US. UM WHAT? WHAT DO YOU NEED THIS MONEY FOR? THAT WOULD YOU CAN'T SELL OUT SOLD OUT EVENT, RIGHT, LIKE RIGHT. AND I GUESS YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T SELL OUT THE YOU CAN'T SELL THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STADIUM BECAUSE, LIKE THEIR BACKS ARE TO THE MUSIC IS GOING ONE DIRECTION RIGHT? AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN ONLY USE HALF OF THE STADIUM. TURNED TO ONE SIDE SO WE DIDN'T QUITE SELL OUT. WE HAD 4961 PAID TICKETS. WE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL TICKETS CAPACITY WE COULD OPEN UP IN THE LOWER BOWL OF THE STADIUM, IF YOU WILL, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT ANOTHER 1000 TICKETS. YOU DIDN'T TRY TO SELL THOSE TECHNIQUES. WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU TRIED TO SELL YOU SOUL OPENED UP. EVERYTHING WE OPENED UP FOR SALE WE SOLD AND SO THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A MULTIDAY EVENT, AND THAT'S NOT ONLY OUR OBJECTIVE, BUT IT'S DRUM CORNER NATIONALS OBJECTIVE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TRY TO SHORTEN THEIR SEASON A LITTLE BIT AND TAKE THREE OR FOUR SHOWS OUT OF THE SCHEDULE TO ALLOW THESE PERFORMERS TO HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS OF REST. WHERE WHILE IT DOESN'T SOUND COMFORTABLE SLEEPING ON A GYMNASIUM FLOOR, IT'S A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE THAN SLEEPING IN A BUS SEAT. THAT ALSO CREATES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOME YOUTH EVENTS TO HAVE A COLOR GUARD CAMP TO HAVE A DRUM CAMP TO HAVE A BRASS CAMP. IT ALLOWS US TO DO SOME COOL STUFF AND A LOT LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH IS HOW CAN WE WEAVE IN OTHER LOCAL STUFF, THAT THE TIMING OF OUR SHOW? UM IS TRICKY FOR M I S D BECAUSE IT'S THE VERY BEGINNING OF WHEN THE BAND START TO PRACTICE. AND SO IT'S COMPLICATED FOR US TO HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL BANDS LOCAL IN MCKINNEY, ESPECIALLY PARTICIPATING IN THE SHOW, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THEIR THEIR BAND CAMPS ALL DAY.

STARTING ON THAT MONDAY. NOW WE DID GET NORTH HAS DECIDED TO POSTPONE BECAUSE THEY WANT SOME PARTICIPATION IN 2023. BUT OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE USE THE COMPETITION AS THE ANCHOR? AND THEN BE ABLE TO EXPAND. SO LIKE I'M TALKING TO TOPS AND I'M TALKING TO DC ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THAT FACILITY, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS CAN WE SIMULCAST THE COMPETITION? FROM THE STADIUM THROUGH FLOW MARCHING .COM, WHICH IS AN ENTITY THAT DRUM CORNER NATIONAL OWNS TWO TOPS. NOW THAT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF FAN, RIGHT? BUT THE FAN WHO MAY WANT TO YOU KNOW THE COLLEGE KID WHO JUST FINISHED MARCHING LAST YEAR. WHO WANTS TO GO WITH A BUNCH OF HIS OR HER BUDDIES TO TOPS AND HAVE A MORE OF A SOCIAL EVENT WHILE WATCHING DRUM CORPS CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE THAT HELPS US EXPAND. THE EVENT HELPS US CREATE A NEED FOR HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS, SPENDING AND DOES CREATE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL THAT HAS US CREATING A TWO OR THREE DAY. EVENT SO THE DIFFERENCE? THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT IT'S A BIGGER EVENT THIS YEAR. THERE'S MORE EVENTS. THERE'S MULTIDAY THING GOING ON, AND THAT'S THAT'S WHY YOU NEED US TO BE NEED. AND SO WE'VE I'VE ADDED SOMEBODY TO OUR BOARD. UM ZAC SAMUEL, WHO SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW HE HAS A BUSINESS LOCALLY, UM IN THE GRAPHICS AND PUBLISHING AND SOCIAL MEDIA. HE'S OFF OFFICES OUT OF THE COMMENT OVER NEAR CADENCE CYCLERY, SO HE HAS JOINED OUR BOARD TO HELP DRIVE SOCIAL MEDIA AND MORE SUBSTANTIVE WAY THIS YEAR ACROSS ALL THE CHANNELS THAT WE WOULD THINK OF. AND UM, BECAUSE WE REALLY THE OPPORTUNITY IS TO SELL THE REMAINING 900 OR SO TICKETS IN THE STADIUM, BUT THEN TOPS BECOMES OUR VENUE FOR TRYING NEW THINGS. THE CI DOESN'T HAVE A MODEL WHERE WE'VE GOT A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER WITH THEM, AND WE'RE REALLY CREATING THIS AS WE GO. AND AARON AND VISIT MCKINNEY TEAM HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL PARTNERS AND THE IDEA IS THAT YOU ALL SHARING IN THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US BEHIND. THE SCENES HAS BEEN FANTASTIC, SO I WONDER IF WE HAVE A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER TO DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS. I WONDER IF EVERYTHING HAS TO BE A TOUPS. COULD SOME OF THESE EVENTS BE AT OUR LOCAL PARKS? JOY WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ON WITH D. C. I WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS CAN WE DO SOME TYPE OF PRELUDE EVENT DOWNTOWN? CAN WE DO SOME TYPE OF PRELUDE THING IN ADRIATIC? CAN WE DO SOMETHING HAPPEN ANY WINK ? UM WE'VE GOT SO MANY GREAT OUTDOOR, UM, LOCATIONS ACROSS MCKINNEY AND THE GENTLEMAN WHO

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WAS FROM PARKS AND REC, SPEAKING EARLIER TODAY WAS TALKING ABOUT ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL PARKS THAT WE HAVE EVERYWHERE. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY ABSOLUTELY TALKED WITH BOTH DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL.

SO THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS WITH SOME OF THE DRUM CORES ABOUT THEIR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO DO YOU KNOW, LITTLE PRELUDE THINGS YOU CAN IMAGINE A BRASS ENSEMBLE DOWNTOWN OR TWO OF THEM OR 41 AT EACH CORNER. ANDREW HOW'S THAT SOUND MAN? UM, YOU KNOW, THE POTENTIAL IS REALLY. AGAIN IT'S BEEN A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER. SINCE THEY WON AND THE JOY THOSE ARE ABSOLUTE POSSIBILITIES. I LIKE YOUR IDEA ABOUT ADRIATIC BECAUSE WE HAVE SUPPORT ADRIATIC IT AND THEIR NEW AMPHITHEATER AND JUST LOOKING FANTASTIC. THAT WOULD BE A GREAT LOCATION FOR THAT. BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE ANY BROTHER LOOKS LOOKING GOOD. YEAH LAST COMMENT, DEAN. UM IT'S TOO BAD. PETER TOKER IS UNABLE TO BE HERE. HE IS A HUGE FAN OF MARCHING BANDS, AND OF THE OF DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL IN GENERAL. AND AS IS MY WIFE, WHO SAT WITH PETER AND LIKE BASICALLY PICKED THEM ALL APART AND WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, UM, TALKING ABOUT THEM AND CAHOOTS OVER THE, UH BUT SHE TEXTED ME AND SAID, UM, GIVE HIM ALL THE MONEY. UM BECAUSE SHE IS ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH WITH YOU GUYS IN THIS EVENT, AND I AGREE. AS WE'VE ALL SAID A LOT. IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT. YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB. SO, UM, THANKS FOR COMING BACK. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. I'LL BE IN TOUCH AND ALSO OKAY. YES. GET INTO CINDY HAS MY CONTACT

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (PC 23-06) in the Amount of $9,500 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 Empty Bowls Event.]

INFORMATION. THANK YOU. OKAY NEXT ITEM 2 2-11 55 CONSIDERED DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. PC 23 OH, SIX AND THE AMOUNT OF $9500 FOR THE ADVERTISING MARKETING PROMOTION OF THE 2023 MP BOWS EVEN. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT. MY NAME IS EXCUSE ME. MY NAME IS MOLLY JONES. AND I'M RELATIVELY NEW TO THE BOARD. SO BEAR WITH ME. UM IT'S EMPTY BOWLS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT. WE'RE GOING INTO OUR 12TH YEAR, AND IT IS IN THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE. OUR MAIN FOCUS IS TO RAISE MONEY TO FIGHT FOOD, INSECURITY AND HUNGER. IT IS PURELY A MONEYMAKING EVENT. WE THEN DONATE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO OUR BENEFICIARIES. UM WITH YOUR TICKET, YOU RECEIVE SAMPLES OF SOUPS FROM 12 OF OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND YOU GET TO CHOOSE FROM HUNDREDS OF BALLS THAT ARE MADE OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS, WHICH IS AN AMAZING COMBINATION OF THE ART COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN PEOPLE TAKE SO LONG TO PICK OUT A BALL, BUT IT'S REALLY EXCITING AND WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR THESE GOALS . YEAH UM ARE GRANT REQUESTS THIS YEAR'S FOR $9500 TO GO INTO OUR PROMOTIONAL BUDGET? I WOULD SAY THE DETAILS OF THE TOTAL BUDGET HERE WE DO A VAST COMBINATION OF ADS, PRINT ADS, YARD SIGNS, BANNERS, POSTERS, BILLBOARD IF THEY CAN GET IT UP, UM THE VIDEOS AND THEN POTENTIALLY SOME RADIO SPOTS, AND I'VE BEEN TAKING SOME NOTES FROM SOME OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED HERE TODAY TO, UM OUR TOTAL BUDGET IS AROUND $12,000 AND A REQUEST IS 9500. UM THIS IS OUR OVERALL AND, UM, EVENT BUDGET AND WE ARE WONDERFULLY SUPPORTED BY LOCAL SPONSORS SUMMER IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW, UM ARE SPONSORSHIPS COME FROM VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND MAJOR SPONSORS ARE TWO BIGGEST OR BLOUNT FOODS AND GLOBAL LIFE. UM AND IF ALL GOES WELL, THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OTHER BIGGIES. UM WE HAVE EXHILARATE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE FINAL EVENT WHERE BOWL MAKING YOU GET A CHANCE TO DECORATE YOUR BALLS? SO YOU GET TWO AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP THEIR BOWL BUT WE MAKE THEM GIVEN TO US, UM AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME ONLINE MERCHANDISE AS WELL.

OUR NET INCOME LAST YEAR WAS $85,000. WE HOPE TO INCREASE THAT SIGNIFICANTLY. 80% OF THOSE PROTESS IS GO TO THE COMMUNITY LIFELINE CENTER AND 20% TO COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN. WE DO HOLD SOME BACK TO GO INTO THE NEXT NEXT SEASON. ADVERTISING VENUES WITH ARE THE DIGITAL ADS , PRINT ADS, SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, AND VIDEOS? UM WE HAVE REALLY RAMPED UP THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE FOUND THAT, UM, VIDEOS LAST YEAR OF SOME OF THE BOWL MAKING AND SO ON WERE VERY HELPFUL.

THERE WILL BE STILLS. I BELIEVE MR FULLER DID A BOWL YESTERDAY OF AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND NOT ONLY THAT THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY IMPACT

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NEWSPAPERS. THROUGHOUT THE AREA TO BRING IN PEOPLE FROM OTHER PARTS. UM JUST TO MENTION THAT EMPTY BOWLS IS A NATIONAL THING , BUT EVERYBODY KIND OF DOES THEIR OWN THING. UM AND THEY SUPPORT DIFFERENT VENUES. PLANO IS HAVING A SOMEONE SHORTLY IN FEBRUARY AND ALL OF THEIR PROCEEDS GO TO THE FOOD BANK, SO EVERYBODY DOES HAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT TWIST ON THIS. THESE ARE SAMPLES OF OUR DIGITAL ADS AND THEN, UM, ARE PRINT MEDIA ADS WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT. UM SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. WE DO. A LOT OF CUTE THINGS WILL BE DOING STILLS. WE ARE EXPLORING INSTAGRAM AND REELS, WHICH ARE APPARENTLY THE HOT THING, AND, UM WE'RE WORKING WITH SOME YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS THAT KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. UM, WE HAVE A VIDEO MAYBE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. IF YOU'RE PAINTING AND EVENTS GOAL. THE ARTISTRY THAT GOES INTO THESE BOWLS. WE HAVE SOME AMAZING TALENTS AS COMMUNITY AND, UM, WE HAVE MONEY THAT WE RAISED FOR EMPTY BOWLS. MCKINNEY GOES TO FOOD INITIATIVES AT TWO LOCAL NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES LIKE FLYING CENTER COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN WITH YOUR RIGHT AND OUR TAP. IT'S LIKE READING UP TO THE ACTUAL EVENT, AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU AT ALL OF THEM.

UM THESE ARE TWO EVENT. UM, BENEFICIARIES AND WE OUR FOCUS IS ON THE PHYSICAL FOOD SO THAT THEY ARE UNDER A DESIGNATION. THAT PERCENTAGE GOES TO BUYING FOOD AND THE OTHER PERCENTAGE CAN GO TO SOME OPERATIONAL THINGS. AH UM, BUT WE ARE THAT'S OUR WHOLE FOCUS IS IN FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY. EVENT ATTENDANCE WHERE OUR HOPE IS TO SELL 1000 TICKETS OR HAVING AT LEAST 1000 TICKETS ATTENDING. THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE IT'S COMFORTABLE TO BE ON THE SQUARE . WE HAVE TAKEN ON A NEW SYSTEM THIS YEAR, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK EVEN MORE CLOSELY. THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE COMING IN FROM OUTSIDE UM 12. PLUS RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATE OR GETTING THEM SIGNED UP RIGHT NOW, THEY ALL LOVE IT. AND UM, WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT THIS YEAR IS THE EVENT WILL BE ON MAY 4TH . SO I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MY QUESTION IS, UM, BETWEEN THE TWO NONPROFIT PARTNERS THAT BENEFIT FROM THIS.

WHY IS THERE AN 80 20 SPLIT, AS OPPOSED TO 50, PRIMARILY BECAUSE COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN WAS NOT UP AND RUNNING, UM SUCCESSFULLY UNTIL THIS YEAR AND AFTER THIS YEAR WILL BE REEVALUATING. UM WE'RE IN A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS, AND I THINK THAT WE'RE MAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO ADD IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY, BUT THAT'S A PROJECT FOR 2024. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM CLC. THEY'RE AWESOME, BUT COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN, UM AND THEY HAVE AN AWESOME BOARD OF BOARD AS WELL. I THINK DEAN'S WIFE IS ACTUALLY THE CHAIR OF THAT BOARD, AND SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THEM. BUT I KNOW THE COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN IS UP AND RIGHT NOW, AND THEY'RE DOING AN AWESOME JOB, AND THEY HAVE, UM, HONESTLY DIFFERENT NEEDS. THEY'RE VERY HEAVILY. THEY'RE PROCESSING A LOT OF FOOD, SO WE'RE TRYING TO EVALUATE HOW WE CAN BEST HELP. THE ORGANIZATIONS. YEAH. AWESOME. THANKS. COMMENT AND A QUESTION. WE HAD A VERY SMALL THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR, AND I PLAYED IT ALMOST ALL OF MY SIDE DISHES AND BOWLS FROM PRIOR EVENTS NICE AND IT WAS A GOOD REMINDER OF OUR BOUNTY AND, UM YES NEEDS ACROSS THE CITY. UM ONE COMMENT EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE ATTENDED THE TABLES FOR THE BOWL PICKING ARE ALWAYS JUST PACKED. IS THERE ANY PLAN THIS YEAR TO SPREAD THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT? THAT AND YOUR QUESTION WE CAN TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT. YEAH SO, UM, IT IS. IT'S A CAPACITY THING. WHEN WE MOVED IT OUTSIDE . IT HELPED TREMENDOUSLY AND WE HAVE SEPARATE SECTIONS FOR OUR SPECIAL BOWLS IN THE LIKE THE CELEBRITY BOWLS AND THAT KIND OF THING, WHICH ARE ANY IMPACT, SO AS LONG AS IT'S DRY, WE'RE WILL TRY TO SPREAD IT OUT. BUT I'LL BRING THAT UP TO THE COMMITTEE.

UM, I'VE HAD THE HONOR TO HAVE A CELEBRITY BOWL, WHICH WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO WORK WITH WHAT THEY THINK THROWING THE STUFF. WHATEVER. IS WHO IS KIND OF OVER THE UH, BRINGING IN DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, MAYBE TO MAKE BOWLS OR MAKING IT LIKE SO WHO WE HAVE, UH, SOMEBODY IN

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CHARGE, KAREN FREELAND IS IN CHARGE OF ALL THE ARTISTS AND SHE COORDINATES GOD BLESS HER BECAUSE COURTNEY ARTISTS LIKE HERDING CATS, AND SO SHE COORDINATES ALL THE BULLS. WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON THAT COORDINATES WITH ALL THE RESTAURANTS AND THE VENDORS. AND SO EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS I'M TRYING TO THINK WE HAVE. I THINK WE HAVE EIGHT BOARD MEMBERS, AND WE EACH TAKE A DIFFERENT SECTION OF THAT. JOB TO DO. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN I JUST THINK THAT SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT I AM IN THAT KIND OF EVEN MAKING IT FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, A SO I'LL SPEAK TO MY SORORITY. IT COULD BE A BONDING TYPE EVENT THAT IF WE CAME IN MADE THAT WOULD ALSO BRING. WE DO HAVE THIS SPECIAL BULL MAKING EVENTS AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT WE JUST WORKED UP THE CALENDAR AND THAT WILL BE GOING OUT SHORTLY, AND WE HAVE ALL THESE BULL MAKING EVENTS AND YOU GET A TICKET IN IT. WE ALSO HAVE GROUPS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD AND SAID WE'D LIKE TO PUT ON OUR OWN DEAL AND WILL CONTRIBUTE ALL THE BALLS. SO THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING. I MEAN, WE DON'T WANNA WE'RE NOT LOOKING BUT TO HAVE THEM AND WE PAY FOR IT AND DONATE DID. I THINK THEY WOULD ALSO EXPAND ON THE DIFFERENT THE DIVERSITY TO COME. YES WE'VE HAD. WE'VE HAD SCHOOLS COME FORWARD WITH THEIR ART PROGRAMS WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S DEFINITELY OPPORTUNITY. WHERE ALWAYS USE MORE BALLS. OKAY REACH OUT. OKAY GREAT. THANK YOU. ADDITION ANYTHING FURTHER.

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Kiwanis Foundation of McKinney (PC 23-07) in the Amount of $3,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 McKinney Kiwanis Triathlon.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM 2 TO 1156 CONSIDER DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY GRANT. EVENT APPLICATION EVEN GRANT APPLICATIONS TO BOTHER KAWANA FOUNDATION OF MCKINNEY.

PC 23 07 IN THE AMOUNT OF 3000 FOR THE AVERAGE $3000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2023 MCKINNEY KIWANIS TRIATHLON. GOOD MORNING . MORNING MY NAME IS LAURIE BHARGAVA AND I AM THE TREASURER OF THE MECHANICAL QANTAS CLUB. MCKINNEY QANTAS CLUBS AND ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. IT'S A SERVICE CLUB. OH, TOO FAR THERE. THE MCKINNEY QANTAS CLUB IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER SERVICE CLUB. WE HAVE 62 DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS RANGING IN AGE FROM 30 TO 94.

OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE. WE WORK TO SERVE THE CHILDREN OF MCKINNEY AND COLLIN COUNTY. THE MCKINNEY, QANTAS TRIATHLON IS OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER EACH YEAR AND ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, THE SALVATION ARMY AND COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN. WE ALSO SUPPORT FIVE KEY CLUBS AND TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS HERE IN MCKINNEY, AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER NONPROFITS IN COLLIN COUNTY. THE TRIATHLON WILL BE HELD APRIL 16TH 2023, IT WILL BE OUR 16TH SUCCESSFUL EVENT WILL BE HOLDING IT AGAIN AT THE MCKINNEY APEX CENTER. THIS VENUE HAS PROVEN TO BE IDEAL IS IT ALLOWS EASY ACCESS FOR ATHLETES AND SPACE FOR FUTURE GROWTH. THE TRIATHLON. SAME AS SEAMLESSLY COMES TOGETHER EACH YEAR WITH THE HELP AND COLLABORATION FROM THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND THE MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HELP US PROVIDE A FUN YET SAFE VENUE FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS. SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PRODUCTION OF OUR EVENT. WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR SPONSORS. WE COULD NOT DO THIS. WE'VE STARTED A NEW BRANDING CAMPAIGN TO MARKET THE TRIATHLON, HIGHLIGHTING MCKINNEY AS THE PLACE TO SWIM, BIKE AND RUN. R $3000 REQUEST IS 100% OF OUR MARKETING BUDGET FOR THIS EVENT INCLUDED QUESTIONS IN THE REGISTRATION PACKET THAT WILL IDENTIFY WHERE THE ATHLETES AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE COMING FROM. IF THEY'RE SPENDING THE NIGHT IN MCKINNEY AND WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER IN FUTURE EVENTS, GATHERING THIS DATA WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE UM, TO TARGET THOSE MARKETS AND GROW OUR PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROJECT. ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. JUST A QUICK COMMENT FOR ME IS, UH, AS A PARTICIPANT LAST YEAR, I THOUGHT YOU'D PUT IT ON THE GREAT EVENT AND I KNOW YOU DO EVERY YEAR AND I KNOW YOU'LL CONTINUE TO. SO THANKS FOR COMING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WERE VERY, VERY PROUD. UM WE USE RUN SIGN UP FOR ALL OF OUR IT'S A VERY TIGHT GROUP OF PEOPLE, THESE ATHLETES AND, UM IT WAS IMPORTANT TO US TO KNOW WHERE THEY WERE COMING FROM, AND WE HAD REPRESENTATION FROM 47, TEXAS CITIES. EIGHT STATES AND ONE CRAZY CANADIAN WHO COMES EVERY YEAR BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST TRIATHLON AND HE HAD SOUTH TO PARTICIPATE. SO WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING A PART OF THAT. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM 2 TO 1157 CONSIDERED DISCUSSED

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by ManeGait Therapeutic Horsemanship (PC 23-08) in the Amount of $12,500 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 ManeGait LIVE at the Gait Country Fair and Concert.]

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PROMOTIONAL IN COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE MAIN GATE THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP. PC 23 08 IN THE AMOUNT OF 12,500 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2023 MAIN GATE LIVE AT THE GATE COUNTRY FAIR IN CONCERT. THANKS. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MEGAN AND THIS IS DANA AND WE ARE FROM MAIN GATE. WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS MORNING TO SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR EVENT, MAIN GATE LIVE AND COUNTRY FAIR. AND I THINK IT'S COMING UP. OKAY, THAT'S OKAY. I HOPE MY NOTES HERE. THERE THERE IT IS. NOT A PROBLEM. SO MAIN GATE LIVE OUR COUNTRY FAIR. SO WE'RE COMING TODAY WITH 12,500 ASKED FOR OUR GRANT. MAIN GATE LIVE, UM, USED TO BE KNOWN AS THE COUNTRY FAIR THIS NEXT YEAR WILL BE APRIL 29TH. WE HAVE THREE FOCUSES THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS TO RAISE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR MAIN GATE PROGRAMS. UM, OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR KIDS, ADULTS AND VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES ALSO TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT WE DO AT MAIN GATE FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE DONORS. THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE ALSO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FOR HAVING PEOPLE THAT COME OUT THAT WE LIKE TO SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY. WHETHER IT'S VENDORS AND THE SUPPORTERS THAT COME OUT AT MAIN GATES. UM YOU'LL SEE ON THE LEFT, WHICH IS KIND OF THE HISTORY OF OUR BRANDING FROM 2017 WHEN WE STARTED TO 2021, WHICH WAS MAIN GATE COUNTRY FAIR , AND LAST YEAR WE WANTED TO GROW UP A LITTLE BIT IS WHAT WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TO GO TO MAIN GATE LIVE. BRINGING IN THAT CONCERT ASPECT. OUR HEADLINER WAS CAFE ANDERSON AND WE HAD THE AMAZING MAINLY THOMAS BAN WHO OPENED UP FOR COFFEE AND WE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM STUFF FOR THE ADULTS. IF YOU WILL, WE STILL KEPT THE FUN FAMILY EVENTS , BUT WE BROUGHT IN A LITTLE BIT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE ADULTS FIND ACTIVITIES THAT WE COULD DO SO THE GOALS THAT WE HAD FOR 2022 WE WANT TO CARRY INTO 2023 , WHICH BROUGHT IN SOME OF OUR HIGHER LEVEL SPONSORS. UM WE HAD MORE ATTENDANCE OF ADULTS THAT WERE COMING OUT THERE BECAUSE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE BROUGHT IN LIKE OUR VIP PACKAGE FOR THE CONCERT ITSELF ARE CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT. WHICH WAS AN EVENT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO. THAT RAISED FUNDS FOR OUR VETERANS AND OUR MILITARY. OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. UM THIS EVENT WAS REALLY ABLE TO HELP US STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERS WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THE IDEA OF THE WHOLE DAY STARTS AT NOON AND GOES TO ABOUT SEVEN PM OUR GENERAL ADMISSION IS $40 PER CARLOAD, WHICH COULD BE UP TO ABOUT SIX PEOPLE. AND THAT GETS YOU INTO EVERYTHING YOU'RE ABLE TO ENJOY THE ENTIRE DAY. THE INFLATABLES , CARNIVAL RIDES, FACE PAINTING , MEET AND GREET ALL OF THE FUN ACTIVITIES. UM RIGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WE HAVE OUR CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT. LIKE I SAID, THAT SUPPORTS OUR MAIN GAUGE OF FREEDOM PROGRAM, THE MILITARY FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEN WE END OFF THE DAY WITH OUR VIP CONCERT AND HAPPY HOUR. THE GOOD PART IS THAT GENERAL ADMISSION DOES GET TO ENJOY THIS INCREDIBLE CONCERT LAST YEAR.

THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE REALLY ENJOYED THIS TIME. AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT OFF TO VIENNA. SO OUR BUDGET GOALS LAST YEAR WE SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS ITERATIONS OF THIS BY THAT $20,000, OR NET PROCEEDS WERE 82,000. AND IN THIS COMING YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING TO GROW ATTENDANCE TO 2000 AND NET PROCEEDS BACK TO MAIN GATE WOULD BE 95,000. WE TRACKED THROUGH OUR EVENT RIGHT TICKETING SYSTEM LAST YEAR THAT 68% OF THOSE TENDED OR FROM OUTSIDE MCKINNEY. AND THESE ARE SOME OF OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS FROM LAST YEAR, MANY OF THEM WERE ACTUAL FINANCIAL SPONSORS FOR DIFFERENT ELEMENTS . LIKE THOMAS OTTO WAS OUR ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR, AND, UM, MANY WERE ALSO IN KIND. UM AND SO WE LOOK, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE MANY OF THESE FOLKS BACK AND A LOT OF THEM SAID THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE HELP HOW FUN IT WAS. AND THEY COULDN'T WAIT TO BE BACK THIS YEAR AS WELL AS TO GROW THIS LIST. AND THEN IN TERMS OF MARKETING PROMOTIONS. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR R O I AND WE FOUND, YOU KNOW ALL OF THESE ARE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS. BUT RADIO PROMOTION WITH K LIKE AND, UM THIS PAST YEAR WEEK AND PARTNER WITH K H Y K. H Y EITHER RANGE AND HAVE A LOT OF GREAT SUCCESS WITH THAT BILLBOARD ADVERTISEMENT. WE HAVE A GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY . UM POSITIVE PART. I CAN'T THINK OF THE FULL NAME, BUT IT'S

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ON 3 80, JUST WEST OF, UM OF CUSTARD, AND SO WE GET A BILLBOARD EVERY THE YEAR FOR THAT, UM, THAT LOCATION, UM AND THEN ONLINE PROMOTIONS. FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM. UM WE WILL DEFINITELY BE UPPING THAT THOSE ARE BOOSTED POSTS THIS YEAR PRINT PROMOTION AND THINGS LIKE COMMUNITY IMPACT AND START LOCAL AND THEN SIGNS FEATHER FLAGS SIGN SPINNER WAS REAL, REAL SUCCESSFUL LAST YEAR TO DRAW ATTENTION SO UM ANY QUESTIONS? HAVE A QUESTION? UM SO, IN CONTRAST TO SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS WHERE THE CONNECTION TO LIKE SPENDING AND MCKINNEY IS A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR, UM KNOWING WHERE MAIN GATE IS, AND THE KIND OF EVENT ASUS IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD STRICTLY COMMON. LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A BUS THAT TOOK PEOPLE FROM THE CHURCH PARKING LOT. THEY WOULD COME TO MAIN GATE. ENJOY THE DAY AND THEN GO HOME. UM SO I WAS CURIOUS IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT SORT OF THE COROLLARY SPENDING OF PEOPLE OR JUST PEOPLE DO THAT, OR DON'T DO THAT , JUST BECAUSE I THINK SOME COULD ARGUE WELL, THIS IS REALLY JUST AN EVENT THAT BENEFITS MAIN GATE. THERE'S NOT MUCH OF A COMMUNITY ANGLE TO IT. SURE WELL, WE DO BRING IN NOT ONLY FOR THIS DAY COMES. IT BRINGS PEOPLE TO A PART OF THE KIDNEY THAT THEY DON'T TYPICALLY GET TO. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY.

BUT TO BE FROM THE WEST SIDE. THIS IS A THIS IS A REALLY, YOU KNOW, A UNIQUE SPOT AND IT'S A VERY UNIQUE PROPERTY AND THEN ALSO WE TEND TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING BACK AS VOLUNTEERS AND COMING TO OTHER EVENTS, BUT DEFINITELY VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AND DONOR SUPPORT. LOT OF PEOPLE WANTING TO COME OUT AND DO CORPORATE PICNICS OR CORPORATE WORKDAYS AND THINGS SO IT REALLY IS AN OPEN HOUSE FOR THE PEOPLE TO SEE THIS PART OF THAT OUR FACILITY AND TO WELCOME THEM BACK FOR MORE THAN JUST THIS EVENT. HAVE A QUESTION YOU MENTIONED ALSO SOME OF THE PROCEEDS FROM I THINK YOU SAID THE CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT AND DIFFERENT THINGS BENEFITS THE VETERANS MILITARY IN THE FIRST RESPONDERS. IN WHAT WAY DOES IT BENEFIT THEM? SO THAT PART OF OUR PROGRAM WE HAVE OUR VETERANS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO WE TRY TO OFFER THAT PROGRAM COMPLETELY. NOT SO THAT OUR VETERANS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DON'T PAY A PENNY TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM. SO RAISING FUNDS FOR THAT SO THAT OUR MILITARY AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS CAN COME TO MAIN GATE AND RECEIVE OUR SERVICES AT NO COST TO THEM SO THAT CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT IS ONE OF THE AVENUES THAT WE CAN RAISE THOSE FUNDS TO OFFER THOSE SERVICES TO THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 2 TO 11 58 CONSIDERED

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Garden Club (PC 23-09) in the Amount of $3,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 Art Meets Floral Event.]

DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL AND COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY MCKINNEY GARDEN CLUB PC 23 09 IN THE AMOUNT OF $3000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND THE PROMOTION OF THE 2023 OR MEETS FLOOR EVENT. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LAURIE BARBARA. AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE MCKINNEY GARDEN CLUB. ESTABLISHED IN 1930 , THE GARDEN CLUB HAS A LONG AND ILLUSTRIOUS EXISTENCE FOUNDED BY MISS CARRIE EMERSON LOVEJOY, THE INAUGURAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED 29 WOMEN AND TWO MEN. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 78 MEMBERS WITH FOUR OF THOSE BEING MEN.

THE RATIO HASN'T CHANGED MUCH, NOR HAS OUR PASSION FOR PROVIDING BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN MCKINNEY. ART MEETS FLORAL IS A SUPPLEMENTAL EVENT FOR OUR GARDEN CLUB OCCURRED OCCURRING IN ODD YEARS THAT WE DO NOT HOST A GARDEN AND HOME TOUR. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY THAT ART AND BLOOM WILL OCCUR AND WILL FIT PERFECTLY INTO THIS CREATIVE VENUE. WE'VE BEEN STEADILY GROWING ATTENDANCE NUMBERS, BUT THIS YEAR DECIDED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL EVENT THAT WOULD APPEAL TO GROUPS WANTING TO MAKE A DAY OF IT. BRUNCH BEFORE THE EVENT THAT INCLUDES A PREVIEW OF ART MEETS FLORAL. WILL BE BEFORE IT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC WILL HELP OFFSET PRODUCTION EXPENSES AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO THE EXHIBIT. IN ADDITION TO ADDING THE BRUNCH, WE ARE CHANGING THE TYPE OF ART THAT WILL BE USED FOR ART MEETS FLORAL.

HISTORICALLY ART HOUSED AT THE HEART, CRAIG CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND BEEN LOANED TO US FOR THE FLOORS TO CREATE THEIR DESIGNS. IT'S LOVELY, BUT BY USING ART FROM EMERGING ARTISTS AND ARTISTS THAT ARE WELL KNOWN, WE CAN USE THEIR INFLUENCE AND INSTAGRAM PAGES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THESE ARTISTS HAVE GROUPIES AND WILL WANT TO COME AND SEE THE WORK.

OUR HOPE IS TO HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE ARTISTS ON HAND TO TALK ABOUT THE ART AND THE PROCESS OF CREATING IT, AND WE WILL DO THE SAME FOR THE FLORIST. THE EVENT BENEFITS BOTH ARTISTS AND FLORIST AS IT SHOWCASES THEIR PASSION AND MAY EVEN HELP SELL A PIECE OF ART OR BOOK AN EVENT WITH THE FLORIST. WE VIEW IT AS A WIN WIN FOR BOTH, AND IT EVEN PUTS IT $2 IN OUR COFFER. THANK

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YOU AGAIN FOR CONSIDERING A GRANT FOR THE MCKINNEY GARDEN CLUB ART MEETS FLORAL EVENT. I THINK THIS IS SO NICE THAT IT APPEARS WITH ARTS AND BLOOM IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY'S LOVELY CONNECTION. I DID HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO INSTANCES IN THE APPLICATION WHERE THERE WAS, UM, DESCRIBING AMOUNTS. IN ONE SPOT, IT SAID MISSION WAS $10 THAN IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS 15. AND THEN IT SEEMED LIKE THE REQUEST WAS FOR 3000 ANOTHER SPOT IT WAS FOR 5000. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS MORE A QUESTION FOR CINDY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE AMENDED FOR THE RECORD. BEFORE WE FULLY DISCUSS IT. AND IF WE COULD JUST CLARIFY THE AMOUNTS NOW? YES GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PRICING IS $15 . OKAY AND OUR GRANT REQUEST IS FOR 3000 MY MISTAKE. I TYPE.

THAT AND LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE WE RECEIVED 5000. WE DON'T NEED 5000 THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE'VE CREATED A BRAND AND OUR MARKETING EXPENSES HAVE GONE DOWN BY $2000. SO WE'RE ABLE TO USE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WERE GRAPHICS THAT WERE CREATED IN THE PAST, AND WE'RE GOING TO STICK WITH THAT AND JUST CHANGE THE DATE AND TIMES. SO WHAT THE MARKETING PLANS. IS IT TO PARTNER WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL ARTISTS USING SOCIAL MEDIA DIGITAL PRINT? WHAT 1000 BILLION HOW WILL IT BE USED? THE MARKETING MONEY. IT'S WEIRD NOT DOING ANYTHING IN PRINT.

EVERYTHING WILL BE THROUGH A SOCIAL MEDIA BLIPS PLATFORM, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE SOME ARTISTS AND WHEN I SAY EMERGING ARTISTS THERE, MAINLY FROM NORTH TEXAS, AND THEY'RE REPRESENTED BY, UM GALLERIES AND DALLAS. THEY SELL EXPENSIVE PIECES OF ART, BUT THEY MAY LIVE IN MCKINNEY OR DENTON OR SOMEWHERE, AND THEY HAVE FOLLOWERS OF YOU KNOW 10,000 PEOPLE ON INSTAGRAM AND IF WE PROMOTE THROUGH THEIR INSTAGRAM PAGE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A PIECE OF ARTISTS AT THIS EVENT AND POSSIBLY BE THERE THEMSELVES, UM, IT WILL SPREAD THROUGH THAT INSTAGRAM COMMUNITY. AND WE WANT A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM 20 TO 11 65 CONSIDERED DISCUSSED. OH, I'M SORRY. 11 59. GOD, I MISS HIM, OKAY? 11 20 TO

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Main Street (PC 23-10) in the Amount of $11,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 Arts in Bloom.]

11 59 CONSIDERED DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY MCKINNEY MAIN STREET, AND HE C 23 10 IN THE AMOUNT $11,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 23 ARTS AND BLOOM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MADAM PRESIDENT, CDC BOARD.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT UP. ANDREW JONES, CULTURAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR. EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ROSES AND ARTS AND BLOOM 23 IS READY TO TAKE ROOT MAIN STREETS. ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL SHOWCASES FINE ART FROM BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL ARTISTS FROM APRIL 14TH TO 16TH. THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY WILL BE FILLED WITH OVER 35,000 ART COLLECTORS AND ENTHUSIASTS UNDER 125 WHITE FESTIVAL TENTS. ARTISTS WILL SHOWCASE A VARIETY OF WORKS FROM POTTERY TO OIL PAINTINGS TO MODERN ART METAL WORK. THIS YEAR, WE ANTICIPATE FEATURING EVEN MORE ON BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE SILO MURAL PROJECT, THE MAIN STREET TEAM PLANS TO HIGHLIGHT OUR CURRENT PUBLIC ART OFFERINGS AS WELL AS ADD MORE TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART POP UPS, THE ARTS AND BLOOM EXPERIENCES NOT JUST FOR VIEWING ARTS BUT ALSO INCLUDES INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. LAST YEAR'S FESTIVITIES INCLUDED TEMPORARY ACTIVITY FOR YOUNG ARTISTS TO BRING THIS BACK AND MORE TO COMPLETE OUR FESTIVAL LANDSCAPE. MAIN STREET WILL PARTNER WITH ARTS GROUPS FOR A NEW OPEN AIR DEMONSTRATION AREA ARTISTS WILL GATHER ON ELEVATED PLATFORMS AND SHARE THEIR IN PROGRESS PROCESS WITH FESTIVAL GOERS. WE ARE PROUD TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON TEXAS WINE, UM AND RETURNING IN 2023 KIDS CREATE STATION AND MORE POP UP CORNER LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES. VISITOR IS NOT ONLY DISCOVER NEW ARTISTS BUT ARE EXPOSED TO 100 AND 70, PLUS INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND EATERIES AND DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY ALL PROCEEDS FROM MAIN STREET SIGNATURE EVENT ARE REINVESTED BACK INTO DOWNTOWN THROUGH ADVERTISING AND PROGRAMS. THE BENEFIT THE CULTURAL DISTRICT TO GAUGE YOUR IMPACT. WE COLLECT SALES DATA FROM PARTICIPATING ARTISTS AND VENDORS TAP THE RETAIL COACH, STADOL AND SURVEY DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT ARTS AND BLOOM. THE MARKETING PLAN INCLUDES SOCIAL MEDIA AND INFLUENCE OUR CAMPAIGNS, BILLBOARD PRINT PUBLICATIONS LIKE THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS AND COMMUNITY IMPACT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A YEAR TO COME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON THE GROWING LEGACY

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OF SUPPORTING THE ARTS IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. THANK YOU. WENT WAY OVER THE UPTOWN, BUT MAN. I HAD IT TIMED OUT PERFECTLY, YOU KNOW? JAKAYA COULDN'T MAKE IT THIS MORNING, BUT SHE DOES A GREAT JOB AT THESE PRESENTATIONS. AND YOU DID AMAZING, RIGHT? ENJOYED THE VIDEO ENJOYED THE MUSIC. VERY GOOD. UM OF COURSE I DIDN'T BLOW YOU ALL AWAY, LIKE IN PREVIOUS PRESIDENT. OKAY MAKE IT YOUR OWN . UM OF COURSE. I ALWAYS ENJOY ALL THOSE EVENTS AND ARTS AND BLOOM. IT'S REALLY NICE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS COMING? JUST CURIOUS. HOW HOW ARE YOU GONNA HIGHLIGHT THE SILOS THIS YEAR SINCE IT SO WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON KIND OF INCORPORATING A PUBLIC ART TOUR INTO THIS, UH, FESTIVALS, SO UM, WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF THAT. ACTUALLY, WE PUT IN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME REALLY UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS THAT MIGHT BE COMING ON BOARD WITH CIVIC BRAND TO HIGHLIGHT KIND OF MORE PUBLIC ART IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY AND I, THIS MIGHT BE THE LAUNCH OF THAT LIKE ART TRAIL CONCEPT, SO I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF MYSELF THERE, BUT IT'S A REALLY EXCITING KIND OF PROJECT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. THE ATTENDANCE LAST YEAR. IT WAS ACTUALLY, UH, I THINK IT WAS CLOSER TO 45,000. HMM. WOW. AND IT'S GROWING EVERY YEAR. UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT'S DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER, BUT IT'S BEEN A GREAT GROWTH STORY FOR US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM 22 1165 CONSIDERED DISCUSSED

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Collin County History Museum (PC 23-11) in the Amount of $15,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 Created in Collin Exhibit.]

PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORIAN.

HISTORY MUSEUM. PC 23 11 IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING MARKETING PROMOTION BETWEEN 23 CREATED IN COLLIN EXHIBIT THANKS FOR HAVING ME TODAY. LET'S SEE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. DO I NEED TO REALLY HUG THE MIC? ALRIGHT WONDERFUL. CHRISTIAN SPALDING AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM RIGHT HERE IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. THIS IS AN EXCITING YEAR FOR THE HISTORY MUSEUM. WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR SUCCESSFUL MCKINNEY THEN AND NOW EXHIBIT. UM, IT'S OUR LAST WEEK. NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE A BRAND NEW EXHIBIT CALLED CREATED IN COLLIN COUNTY THAT OPENS IN THE SPRING. IT'S A LOVE LETTER TO MCKINNEY. MCKINNEY BEING THE COUNTY SEAT. I WILL ADMIT THAT THE EXHIBIT IS MOSTLY MCKINNEY BASED, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE SHY ABOUT TALKING ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS FROM ALL OVER COLLIN COUNTY. UM WE, IN FACT, ARE GOING TO AMEND OUR LOGO. IF YOU CAN SEE IN THE TIPTOP THERE, IT SAYS THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM IN MCKINNEY. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE WE ARE REGIONAL MUSEUM AND MCKINNEY REPRESENTS ALL, UM. IN THE IN THE EXHIBIT. WE'RE GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTING INNOVATION AND ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS. UM PRODUCTS SERVICES, THE ARTS DIVERSITY THERE'S SOMETHING TO APPEAL TO EVERYONE, AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO SEE THEMSELVES IN OUR EXHIBIT. THE PIONEERS CAME TO THIS AREA TO FARM. MOSTLY. BUT WHAT THEY FOUND WAS THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND OPPORTUNITY, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT TIME. THIS IS NOT JUST A PIONEER STORY . THIS IS THROUGHOUT TIME, AND WE'RE CELEBRATING. ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE CREATED HERE. UM WE WANT TO ENDEAR MCKINNEY TO EVERYONE. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN COOL HERE. UM YES, WE'RE AN INCREDIBLE VENUE FOR FESTIVALS, ETCETERA, BUT WE'RE ALSO A GREAT PLACE TO GO ON. FREEZING COLD THURSDAY MORNING AND BRING A BUSLOAD OF YOUR FAVORITE PEOPLE AND FOLLOW THAT UP WITH A LITTLE SHOPPING AND A MEAL ON THE SQUARE. OUR MUSEUM IS UNIQUE TO MCKINNEY. WE ARE FREE. IT IS OUR MISSION TO SHARE. COLLIN COUNTY HISTORY WITH EVERYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS. AS A NONPROFIT WE APPLY FOR IN OUR AWARDED NATIONAL AND PRIVATE, UM , PRIVATE FOUNDATION GRANTS. AND WE BRING THAT TO MCKINNEY. THE CHALLENGE IS TO GET THE WORD OUT AND BRING ALL THE PEOPLE. UM AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY SOME NEW THINGS THIS YEAR. WE WOULD LIKE TO TRY A TRY A BILLBOARD. IT'S FIRST TIME FOR THAT FOR US, BUT WE'RE ALONG THE WAY OR WERE RIGHT NEARBY. COME HERE. COME COME EXPERIENCE, MCKINNEY COME TO SOME OF OUR FESTIVALS, GORGEOUS SHELBY CAR HERE. THE DAY TRIPPER HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC PARTNER FOR US TRAVEL INFLUENCER WHO REACHES PEOPLE WILLING TO

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DRIVE A FEW HOURS. LET'S BRING IN MCKINNEY. ABSOLUTELY. WE CONSTANTLY CONSISTENTLY GET CALLS FROM VISITOR CENTER CENTERS AND TRAVEL CENTERS WANTING PRINT MATERIAL TO ADVERTISE US. WE MOBILIZED AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. UM LAST IS OUR TRIED AND TRUE CELEBRATION MAGAZINE AND THEIR ENORMOUS DISTRIBUTION LIST, WHICH CONSISTENTLY BRINGS MANY TOURS AND INVALUABLE WORD OF MOUTH ADVERTISING. CONSISTENTLY PEOPLE COME THROUGH THE DOORS AND THEY ASK US OR WHEN THEY TELL US THAT THEY HAVE SOUGHT US OUT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY SAW IN THE MAGAZINE OR THOSE ARTICLES THAT WE PUBLISHED THERE. UM IN FACT, WE HAD THE COVER THIS YEAR AND I REALLY APPRECIATE FIVE MINUTES INSTEAD OF THREE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. BUT I WILL END THERE AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Chamber Foundation (PC 23-12) in the Amount of $15,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 Black History Month events in McKinney.]

ITEM. 22 11 60 CONSIDER DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE MCKINNEY CHAMBER FOUNDATION PC 23 12 AND THE AMOUNT OF 15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2023 BLACK HISTORY, MONTH EVENTS AND MCKINNEY. THIS CANAL. GOOD MORNING BOARD. MY NAME IS CHANTELLE CADALORA. I AM MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR THE MCKINNEY BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAMMING. I WILL BE WORKING OFF OF DR DRE FELT IS, IS, UH MATERIAL, SO IF IT SEEMS DISJOINTED IT IS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WRITE IT. UM SO LET'S SEE HERE. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS STORIES OF GRIT AND PERSEVERANCE . I'M GOING TO KIND OF SPEED THROUGH THIS BECAUSE THERE WAS A FIVE MINUTE LIMIT AND THEN, UH, LEAVE ROOM FOR QUESTIONS AND WE CAN GO BACK. SO EACH FEBRUARY BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, BOTH NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. UH, THIS PROGRAM WAS CREATED LAST YEAR. BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF PROGRAMMING GOING ON IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH , AND SO WE CREATED A SERIES OF PROGRAMS THAT CELEBRATE BLACK CULTURE AND HISTORY. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR OR THE ART SHOW. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE ART THERE. THIS WAS ONE OF OUR SIGNATURE EVENTS AND THE ONE THAT PROBABLY BRINGS THE MOST PEOPLE TO MCKINNEY FROM OUTSIDE OF THE REGION. WE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF REPRESENTATION OF BIPAC ART HERE IN THE CITY, SO THE GREAT PART ABOUT THAT IS WE WENT OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY. WE HAD ARTISTS FROM HOUSTON. WE HAVE HAD AN ARTIST FROM SOUTH DALLAS. WE HAD ARTISTS FROM FRISCO PROSPER, APPLYING AND COMING TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. OUT ANOTHER PART OF THE PROGRAMMING WAS THE LECTURE SERIES. WE HAD FOUR SEPARATE LECTURE SERIES. YOU ONLY SEE THREE YEAR BECAUSE FEBRUARY IS THE COLDEST AND SHORTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR, SO WE HAD INCLEMENT REDDICK WEATHER. UM FOR MANY OF OUR THURSDAY EVENTS, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE ATTENDANCE WAS KIND OF LOW FOR THAT, BUT BECAUSE OF ICE AND CAN'T LEAVE. OUR OTHER SIGNATURE EVENT WAS THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE REMEMBERED PARTY.

THIS WAS A THEMED EVENT. THIS IS OUR ONLY TICKETED EVENT. ALL OTHER EVENTS FOR THE MONTH ARE FREE. TICKETED EVENT. UM IS PROBABLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR. THIS IS THE ONE THAT EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T MAKE THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE MY PICTURES ON THERE BUT IT WAS HIGHLY ATTENDED AND THIS IS ALSO A REALLY BIG DRAW FOR A LOT OF OUR SPONSORSHIPS. OTHER EVENTS WERE THE ADOPTED CHURCH FOR NEW OUTREACH CHURCH. TRUE BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM, WHICH WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH LEGACY KEEPERS AND THE 2022 COLLEGE MEGA FEST. ATTENDANCE WISE. THIS WAS OUR INAUGURAL YEAR, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY FANCY WAY OF TRACKING ATTENDANCE AND SUCH. WE ALSO BECAUSE OUR TENTS ARE EVENTS ARE FREE. WE DON'T HAVE TICKET DEMOGRAPHICS. THESE ARE BEST GUESSES ON THE ON THE ATTENDANCE. BUT IF YOU WENT TO ANY OF THESE EVENTS, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THERE WERE DEFINITELY MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT ATTENDED THE COLLEGE MEGA FEST. THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE REMEMBERED WAS 162 ATTENDEES. BUT THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE WE COULD NOT NOT ONE MORE BODY IN THAT BUILDING. WITH THE WAY THAT WE HAD IT STRUCTURED THIS YEAR. WE ARE REMOVING SOME TABLES BECAUSE IT WAS MOSTLY DANCING ANYWAYS, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT UP TO AROUND 200 PEOPLE. THE ART SHOW. AH! APPROXIMATELY 150 ATTENDEES , BUT THERE HAS TO BE MORE BECAUSE IT WAS THREE HOURS LONG, AND WE COVERED TWO LEVELS OF IMPACT. THE LECTURE SERIES WAS MOSTLY AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER. UM WE HAD TO CANCEL ONE AND

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CHANGE IT TO MARCH. AND THE AND THEN THE OTHER ACTORS DID GO ON. SO LESSONS LEARNED WAS JUST THE MARKETING. I JOINED THE PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER, WHICH IS A SHORT CYCLE FOR MARKETING. FOR FEBRUARY EVENTS. SO UH, THE MARKETING WAS KIND OF JUST RAPID FIRE AT THE END, AND SO WE LIKE TO HAVE A BUDGET TO FIX THAT. THIS UPCOMING YEAR. WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT OUR LECTURE SERIES WILL FEATURE OPAL LEE, WHO WAS THE GRANDMOTHER OF JUNETEENTH. THAT IS A BIGOT. WE ALSO HAVE EMMITT SMITH. EXCITING STUFF. UM AND AMBASSADOR RON KIRK OR FIRST BLACK MAYOR DALLAS WOULD BE PART OF OUR LECTURE SERIES AND WE REALLY, REALLY WANT TO PROMOTE THAT. UM AND WE KNOW THAT THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE APPEAL OUTSIDE OF MCKINNEY TO BRING PEOPLE TO MCKINNEY. OUR SIGNATURE EVENTS AGAIN WILL BE THE ART SHOW. WE ARE EXPANDING THAT TO INCLUDE A YOUTH. UH, CATEGORY. AH BECAUSE OUR KIDS WANT TO PARTICIPATE, AND THEN THIS YEAR'S THEME IS A 19 SEVENTIES SOUL TRAIN PARTY. IT IS A PARTY YOU WANT TO GO TO, I PROMISE. UM OTHER EVENTS. NO CHURCH LEFT BEHIND THE COLLEGE MEGAFEST WILL BE HAPPENING AGAIN . TASTE OF SOUL WITH THE LEGACY KEEPERS IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE, WERE COLLABORATING WITH THE MCKINNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE JUBILEE PROGRAM AND COLLABORATING WITH THE GREATER FRISCO CHAPTER OF JACK AND JILL FOR THEIR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION TO PROMOTE THAT. OKAY SO I'M GONNA FLIP THROUGH THESE, AND THEN YOU CAN TELL ME YOUR QUESTIONS. SO FREE EVENTS. THAT'S THE BUDGET WILL COME BACK TO IT WITH YOUR QUESTIONS. THAT'S OUR PROJECT BUDGET. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR MARKETING BUDGET. OKAY. I HAVE. THIS IS THE MARKETING BUDGET. SO UH, THE WEBSITE IS WEBSITE FEES. THE MARKETING COLLATERAL, UH, IS SO THE BRANDING THE MEDIA PACKAGES PRESS RELEASES. THESE ALL HAVE TO GET WRITTEN THE GRAPHICS UM AND THE GAS POST. THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE CREATED. WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT OUR SITUATION IS THAT WE HAVE FOR LARGE EVENTS THAT NEED TO BE SEPARATELY PROMOTED. SO WHILE WE PROMOTE THE PROGRAM AS A WHOLE IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND, UH, THE ANY OF THE. UH NEWS AND RADIO SPOTS THAT WE CAN GET. WE PROMOTE AS A WHOLE THAT BUT WITHIN ALSO NEED TO SEPARATELY PROMOTE OPENLY. EMMITT SMITH.

THE ART SHOW AND. PROCEEDING THE ART SHOW. WE HAVE TO PROMOTE TO GET ARTISTS FROM ANYWHERE TO SUBMIT THEIR ART, SO THERE'S JUST A LOT OF MARKETING COLLATERAL LIKE OVER 100 PIECES OF MATERIAL THAT NEED TO GET MADE TO PROMOTE AS A WHOLE AND AS PIECES THE EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON BECAUSE WE HAVE OVER A DOZEN EVENTS, UM, SLATED FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. UM AND THEN BANNERS, MAILERS, RADIO ADS , THE COMMUNITY IMPACT. LIKE I SAID, THAT IS A BIG CHUNK OF THAT BUDGET BECAUSE PRINT ADVERTISING IS EXPENSIVE, BUT WE CHOOSE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE COMMUNITY IMPACT DOES PUT US IN THEIR FEBRUARY EVENT. SO THAT GOES TO EVERY HOME IN MCKINNEY EVERY HOME IN FRISCO, AND THAT IS A CALENDAR OF EVENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY EVENTS THAT WILL STAY WITH THEM THE ENTIRE MONTH IN THEIR HOME IF THEY'RE IF THEY KEEP PAPER. SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL SLATE OF EVENTS. I JUST NEED A LITTLE HELP UNDERSTANDING. THE MCKINNEY CHAMBER FOUNDATION HAS. IS THIS CREATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING THIS EVENT, OR DO THEY DO OTHER THINGS TO DO OTHER THINGS THAT I CANNOT SPEAK ON? WHEN WE NOT WE, BECAUSE I DIDN'T WIN DOCTOR FELTUS AND HER PEOPLE GOT TOGETHER AND CREATED THIS PROGRAMMING. THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIBER. ONE C THREE TO RECEIVE FUNDING SO THE MAKING A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS AT THE SAME TIME WORKING ON THEIR, UM DIVERSITY PROGRAMMING, AND THEY CHAMPIONED THAT FOR US SO THAT WE COULD SPEAK, RECEIVED SPONSORSHIPS THAT THIS CHAMBER. WORKS FOR US AND PROCESSING THOSE DONATIONS.

AND. WE COLLABORATE WITH THEM WITH THEIR DIVERSITY PROGRAMMING , BUT THAT THAT FUND IS NOT FOR US, AND I LEND IT. I DON'T KNOW IF LINDA'S HERE BUT I CAN'T SPEAK ON WHAT THAT BUT WHAT ELSE

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THEY DO WITH THAT? THE CHAMBER GIVE YOU ANY MONEY FOR THE MARKETING PLAN. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR US TO SEE NONPROFITS KIND OF AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DON'T HAVE A NONPROFIT STATUS. WE SEE IT REGULARLY, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS IN THE PROCESS. IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO HAVE ITS OWN SEPARATE FIBER. ONE C THREE BUT WHERE PRE COVID IT TOOK LIKE FOR MONTHS NOW IT TAKES LIKE 10 MONTHS. SO WHAT? WE'LL SWITCH THAT OVER WHEN THAT'S READY. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO IT BECAUSE, OF COURSE I'M SPEAK TO IT PLENTY. YEAH BUT OF COURSE, UM A LOT OF WORK IS GOING INTO BRINGING THIS PROGRAMMING HERE LAST YEAR WAS WHEN DR FELTUS BROUGHT IT FORTH. JUST HER VISION. YEAH BRINGING TOGETHER DIFFERENT DIVERSITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE YOUNG ADULTS WITH WITH SOME OF OUR SENIOR LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT DEFINITELY IS A REPRESENTATION EVEN THOUGH BLACK HISTORY HAS BEEN SUPPORTED IN MCKINNEY BUT NOT MARKETED ON THIS LEVEL. UM SO I JUST APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION. UM LIKE I SAID, IN MY BEEN LIVING HERE WORKING HERE SINCE 2002 AND LIVING HERE SINCE 2010. I REALLY, REALLY JUST LIKE THE FACT OF THE COLLABORATION JUST THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATE. BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST A AFRICAN AMERICAN THING. EVERYONE COMES TOGETHER AND IT IS EDUCATIONAL. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPONENTS THAT ARE BROUGHT FORTH FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH. AND THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN ON EVERY LEVEL. SO AGAIN. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT IT'S OUT SO MUCH FREE PROGRAMMING. THE ONE EVENT IS STILL IS ECONOMICS $35 FOR THE FOR THE SOUL TRAIN PARTY. UM AND A LOT OF THOSE TICKETS ACTUALLY STILL GO TO LEGACY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN ATTEND. IF $70 DATE NIGHT WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR THEM . WE WANT THEM TO COME OUT TO, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN KIND SUPPORT THAT MAKES ALL THIS PROGRAMMING POSSIBLE, AND WE JUST REALLY WOULD LIKE TO MARKET. IT BETTER.

IN THE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. BEST BANANA LEAVES AS FAR AS

[Consider/Discuss Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Millhouse Foundation (PC 23-13) in the Amount of $12,475 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2023 Millhouse Arts Festivals, a series of two-day events held at McKinney Cotton Mill.]

THIS. WE'RE SO SORRY THERE. I DON'T TWEET TO 116 TO CONSIDER DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE MILLHOUSE FOUNDATION PC 23 13 AND THE AMOUNT OF $12,475 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2023 MILHOUSE ARTS FESTIVAL OR SERIES OF TWO DAY EVENTS HELD AT THE MCKINNEY COTTON MEAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND PAGE. THANK YOU FOR STILL BEING HERE. APPRECIATE THAT. SO I'M LEFT BACK WITH NO HOUSE. THIS IS MY SISTER AND BUSINESS PARTNER. AMY WOLVERTON , SO WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE AGAIN. IT'S FUN TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU. AND SHARE WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO WE ARE. OUR ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSWOMEN IN CREATIVE FIELDS. AND WHAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON IS THE ABILITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THEIR INCOME POTENTIAL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT. WE WANT THE ARTISTS TO MAKE MORE MONEY, AND THEN THAT FEEDS BACK INTO THE FAMILIES WHICH FEEDS BACK FROM THE COMMUNITIES, AND WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN WOMEN RISE THE COMMUNITY RISE, SO THAT'S WHERE ALL ABOUT BUT MEN CAN PARTICIPATE AS WELL. IN ALL OF OUR EVENTS, WHERE IS THE BETTER PLACE TO SHOWCASE BEAUTIFUL ART , BUT THE COTTON MILL, SO THIS IS WHERE WE IT'S OUR CULTURAL HUB. AND WE'VE IN THE PAST HOSTED SIX EVENTS SO FAR WE STARTED WE ONLY MISSED ONE DURING COVID. BUT WE STARTED IN 2019 AND ALL OF OUR ART FEST HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED AND IMPLEMENTED BY OUR ARTISTS. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND THEY PARTICIPATED IN SO MANY WHEN THEY CAME IN AND SAID, LET US WHEN THESE FESTIVALS WE STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY. WE ALSO HAD THREE OUTDOOR MARKETS DURING THE PANDEMIC TO HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES. ALL THE FESTIVALS WERE SHUT DOWN DURING THE TIME.

SO THE CUT MILL LET US GO IN THE PARKING LOT AND AGAIN, WE WANT TO INCREASE IN INCOME POTENTIAL.

WE HAD OUR FIRST MURAL FEST IN JUNE, A BROILING MONTH FOR HAVING A FESTIVAL. WE HAD A DOZEN ARTIST COME IN FROM ALL AROUND, AND WE ALSO HAD MOBILE MURAL ARTISTS AND WE AUCTION OFF THEIR THEIR ART. SO THIS YEAR WE PLAN TO HAVE TWO MORE INDOOR FESTIVALS, ART FESTIVALS, ONE OUTDOOR FESTIVAL WE WANT TO HOPEFULLY MOVE IT UP 11 WEEK IN JUNE TO GET A LITTLE BIT COOLER.

WHETHER AND THEN WE WANT TO MOVE THE MAKERS MARKETS ARTISAN FESTIVALS FROM THE OUTSIDE TO

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THE INSIDE AFTER EXPERIENCE WITH OUR JUNE MURAL FEST, WE HAD INTENDED SOME MORE OUTDOOR FESTIVALS, AND WE'RE KIND OF DONE WITH THAT, AND WE WANT TO MOVE BACK INTO THE COTTON MILL WHERE IT'S NICE, AND, UM THE INCLEMENT WEATHER DOESN'T BOTHER US. SO OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS TEXAS AND BEYOND. WE WANT TO BRING IN THE ART PATRONS, THE COLLECTORS OF FAMILIES THAT TOURISTS THE WEEKENDERS A LOT OF OUR ARTISTS. DO YOU COME AND STAY WITH? THEY TEND TO STAY IN THE AIRBNB BECAUSE THAT'S A LOWER PRICE POINT. BUT THEN THE GUESTS WILL STAY IN HOTELS. WE ALSO REACH OUT TO THE CREATIVES , THE ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING AND THE ARTIST, MURALIST MUSICIANS, FOOD VENDORS. SO OUR MARKETING STRATEGY IS ONLINE AND PRINT JUST WANT TO SAY, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER CHART ON THIS WITHOUT YOUR, UM WITHOUT THE GRANTS FROM VISIT MCKINNEY AND YOU GUYS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE PRINT MEDIA AT ALL BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF OUR BUDGET, BUT WE DO THE ONLINE . WE'RE REALLY THRILLED THIS LAST YEAR WITH OUR AUGUST ART FIST TO GET IN THE TOP 10 THINGS TO DO WITH THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. WE ALSO WERE IN THE TOP FIVE AND SEVERAL ONLINE UM AND PRINT WHICH IS AWESOME. WE DO THIS SOCIAL MEDIA WITH WITH YOUR ABILITY TO DO THE FACEBOOK ADS.

WE HAD 1500 CLICKS ON JUST FOR ART FESTIVAL LAST TIME AGAIN, I WILL I KNOW THEY TALKED ABOUT WITH MD BALLS, BUT THE VIDEOS REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE REELS. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS ONE.

WE HAVE AT THE TIME 13,000 VIEWS FOR THAT ONE VIDEO BECAUSE IT'S STILL PEOPLE ARE STILL SEEING IT. WE'VE GOT UP TO 16,000 VIEWS THAT WAS LAST JUNE. PEOPLE ARE STILL SEEING IT. SO THE GOING TO THE VIDEO REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. AND THEN WE DO THE PRINT MEDIA, THE COMMUNITY IMPACT PEOPLE WOULD BRING THEIR LITTLE CUT OUT. AND THEN WE DO LIVING MAGAZINE EDITORIALS.

THE CONTENT THAT WE USE ON OUR WEBPAGES AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND IN THE PRINT ADS. THE END. I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT BET. ARE THERE QUESTIONS? WELL MORE FOR CINDY.

DO WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUESTS OR REQUESTS REQUEST. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION WAS 12 4 £70. SO THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE AGENDA ITEM. THAT WOULD BE THE MAX. WE COULD DO, OKAY? 12. BE CERTAINLY HAPPY WITH THAT. WE KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF REQUESTS AS WE SEE SO ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WITH SERIOUSLY WE'RE STILL A VERY SMALL ORGANIZATION AND SO YOU KNOW, WE BITE BY THE YARD. WHEN WE GET THE MONEY TO DO IT, WE WILL SPEND IT. WE DID LEAVE SOME MONEY ON THE TABLE LAST YEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO SPEND IT BECAUSE IT'S ALL REIMBURSABLE. SO WE'RE ALWAYS KIND OF JUGGLING. IF WE CAN GET THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM ONE, THEN WE CAN PAY FORWARD FOR THE NEXT . SO IT'S A LOT OF JUGGLING FORCE AND WE'RE JUST NOT BIG ENOUGH YET TO BE ABLE TO FUND IT ALL. WE'LL GET THERE. HAVE A QUESTION. SPENT SOME OF THESE EVENTS OR TWO DAYS DO YOU FIND THE SECOND DAY IS REALLY WORTHWHILE. THE SECOND DAY IS SOMETIMES ARE BIGGER. THIS LAST TIME WAS MY SUNDAY WAS WE YOU NEVER KNOW. AND WE DID CHANGE THE HOURS FROM 11 TO 5 USED TO BE 12. SIX WE CHANGED 11 TO 5 AND WE WERE KIND OF WORRIED THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF GOING TO EAT. SOMETIMES THAT SUNDAY IS A SLOWER BUT THIS TIME THEY WERE AMY. I WAS IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH MY GRAND BABY. BUT AMY, IT WAS PACKED IN THE BEGINNING ON SUNDAY. SO IT REALLY DID. EVERYONE WILL TALK TO YOU, THE ARTISTS ALL THINGS JUST FOR THE MARKETING OVER AND OVER. THEY THANKED US FOR THE

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MARKETING AND EVEN WITH MURAL FEST, THEY THINK IT'S ALL THE ARTISTS WERE SO PLEASED. SO IT SOCIAL MEDIA IS EXTREMELY TIME CONSUMING. BUT IT'S BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK OR NO BOOK IN SOME CASES. QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY HOLIDAYS. YEAH THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDED OUR PROMOTIONAL GRANT PRESENTATIONS AS A REMINDER WE HAD ABOUT 124,003 ASK. WE FOR THIS CYCLE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ESTIMATED $100,000. SO MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS WITH THAT I'LL JUST SHARE WITH THOSE PRESENTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS. WE WILL VOTE ON THESE IN OUR JANUARY 26TH MEETING AFTER OUR SUBCOMMITTEE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF REVIEW MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME THAT PUTTING TOGETHER PRESENTATION FOR COMING AND ALSO PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO MAKE MAKE THEIR DETERMINATIONS, CINDY OR LINDA WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU TO LET YOU KNOW THAT SO AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND

[Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Approve Project #23-01 for Designated Roadway Infrastructure to Support Economic Development in the City of McKinney Pursuant to Section 5(c) of the MCDC Bylaws.]