[00:00:02] ON IT, BUT I RESPECT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WELCOME. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. UM IT IS. 5 32 WERE AT CITY HALL AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 222 ON NORTH TENNESSEE STREET. UM. WE'RE CONDUCTING BOARD AND COMMISSION INTERVIEWS THANKS TO EACH OF YOU FOR BEING APPLICANTS. THIS IS YOUR ELECTED CITY COUNCIL SEATED BEFORE YOU MINUS OUR MAYOR, WHO IS INCAPABLE OF BEING HERE THIS EVENING. BUT HE SENDS HIS FOR GOD'S AND HIS APOLOGIES FOR HIS ABSENCE. I THINK HE IS PERHAPS THE MOST ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC OFFICIAL I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. SO YOU'VE PROBABLY ALL MET HIM BEFORE IT OR COMMUNICATED WITH HIM AND SOME WAY AND I WOULD NOT PUT IT PAST HIM TO BE WATCHING THIS MEETING RIGHT NOW . HE DOES HAVE ACCESS TO EACH AND ALL OF YOUR APPLICATIONS, AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE VIDEO ACCESS TO REVIEW THIS VIDEO FROM TONIGHT. AND, UM. I WANT YOU ALSO TO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE EACH OF YOU TWO MINUTES TO COME UP AND TELL US WHY IT IS. YOU SHOULD BE SELECTED TO OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AND YOU MIGHT FIND SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL LOOKING DOWN OR TOUCHING THEIR COMPUTER SCREENS AND DOING OTHER THINGS. THAT'S BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE COPIES OF YOUR APPLICATION UP HERE. IT'S NOT THAT YOU ARE NOT IMPORTANT, BUT WE PROBABLY WON'T BE MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH YOU THE WHOLE TIME THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING PLEASE DON'T THINK YOU'RE BEING IGNORED . WE'RE PROBABLY UP HERE READING UP ON YOUR HISTORY SO WE CAN USE IT AGAINST YOU SO ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY HERE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR STEPPING UP FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. IT'S A GREAT PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE AS A COUNCIL BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HAVE PROBABLY 10 TIMES THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THAT WE HAVE POSITIONS AND WE HAVE SUCH HIGHLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN MCKINNEY, WHO ARE WILLING TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES MCKINNEY TRULY GREAT. SO THANKS TO EACH OF YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. IF WILL GET STARTED. KIM BLACK IS OUR FIRST APPLICANT. I DO NOT SEE KIM UH, BUT IF WE SEE HER COME IN, WE'LL GIVE HER A SECOND CALL UP. WE ARE DOING THIS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. AND SO THE SECOND WILL BE JIMMY. DON BURRESS. WELCOME THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CASTLE . I BOUGHT MY FIRST HOUSE AND MOVED TO MCKINNEY AND THAT TEEN 80. THEY HAVE THAT 17 WEST LAMAR FOR THE PAST 28 YEARS. WE'VE RAISED OUR FAMILY THERE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. I'M MARRIED TO MY LOVELY WIFE, LISA. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN. JAMAL 38 GRADUATED FROM MCKINNEY HEINO THREE. ALEX 36 GRADUATED FROM MCKINNEY NORTH AND FOUR AND CHRISTINE 33 GRADUATED FROM BOYD . YOU KNOW EIGHT, BUT WE NEVER MOVED. UM SO OUR HOUSE WAS. FEATURED IN THE 2015 HISTORIC SOCIETY CALENDAR AS MISS NOVEMBER WE HAVE ONE GRANDDAUGHTER. HERE. MCKINNEY. UM, IN BUSINESS. I WENT TO WORK FOR HERBS PAINT BODY IN 1979. IN 1990. I BECAME A PARTNER IN THE COMPANY. DURING THAT TIME I PLAYED MANY, MANY ROLES. 2019 AFTER 40 YEARS SERVICE IN THE SALE OF OUR COMPANY ARE RETIRED AS THE COHEN, THE MANAGING PARTNER. FOR ALL EIGHT LOCATIONS IN 220 EMPLOYEES. UM, VOLUNTEER WORK. FROM 2006 TO 2016 VOLUNTEER COACHING BECAME BOY HIGH SCHOOL. IN FOOTBALL, I WAS ASKED TO PUT TOGETHER A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO TRAIN A SELECT NUMBER OF BOYS EACH YEAR TO LEAD A GUARD THEIR TEAM THROUGH THE SEASON. IN BASEBALL . I WAS A HEAD COACH FOR THE FALL LEAGUE TEAM. IN THE SUMMER OR IN THE SPRING SEASON. I TOOK CARE OF ALL THE PRESS BOX DUTIES. WHICH INCLUDED INTERNET BASED VIDEO BROADCAST OF HOME AND AWAY GAMES. UM. MY INTEREST FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CITY IS NOT FOR A SPECIFIC BORDER COMMISSION. I'M RETIRED. I LOVE THIS EVENING. KENNY HAVE A PASSION FOR IT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HELP ANY WAY I COULD. THANK YOU. YOU GO BY JIMMY DAWN. YES. HMM AND DID YOU DID YOU SAY YOUR OLDEST SON WAS NAMED JIM BOB? OKAY. WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WELL I GREW UP IN MESQUITE. BUT [00:05:06] AS SOON AS I GOT ENOUGH GAS MONEY I CAME TO MCKINNEY. I JUST FIGURED WITH HAVEN'T BEEN BACK, EVERYBODY HAVING TWO NAMES THAT IT WAS EAST SOMEWHERE. YEAH THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. AND THANKS FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CITY AND FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH BOYD HIGH SCHOOL. AS IT CONRAD JUST ARE GESTURING CONRAD. DID I GET YOUR NAME? RIGHT IS THE FIRST NAME SUGGESTS CONRAD. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING JESTER AND CONRAD WE LIVE IN STONEBRIDGE RANCH OVER 12 05 THORN APPLE, DR BENNETT MCKINNEY FOR JUST SHY OF SIX YEARS, NOW RELOCATED HERE FROM THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. I HAVE APPLIED TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER BY TRADE AND DEAL WITH LAND USE EVERY DAY IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING AND THE LICENSED ENGINEER IN TEXAS AS WELL AS SEVEN OR EIGHT OTHER STATES. AND HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN LAND USE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT. MY ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL CAREER. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO POTENTIALLY SERVING THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, WE WORK FOR ALL KINDS OF PRIVATE LAND USE CLIENTS, ALL ASSET CLASSES PUBLIC PRIVATE. WE DO LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURAL AND SURVEYING. CIVIL ENGINEERING. PERSONALLY I'M INVOLVED IN U L I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP THROUGH YOU ALL I I'M PART OF THEIR HOTELS AND ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT COUNCIL. I'M ALSO INVOLVED WITH THEIR NEXT GEN RIGHT OVER MARKETPLACE STATE CHAIR AND INVOLVED WITH NAP AS WELL. JUST IN REGARDS TO INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE DEVELOPMENT. UM SO, LIKE I SAID , HAVE A PASSION SPEND A LOT OF TIME VOLUNTEERING FOR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THAT REGARD. AND UNDERSTANDING, DIFFERENT LAND USE, NEEDS AND TACTICS WITHIN COMMUNITIES, SO WATCH IT. ANY DEVELOPMENT WORK WITH THE CITY. NOT DIRECTLY WITH THE CITY. WE HAVE HAD CASES COME BEFORE THE CITY. WE WORKED ON THE BECKNELL DEAL UP IN OFF MCINTYRE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN, AND WE ACTUALLY HAD A CASE BEFORE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT. UM THAT I BELIEVE PASSED BACK BEFORE ONE OF MY PROJECT MANAGERS AND ASSOCIATES WAS HERE REPRESENTING US ON THAT CASE, WHICH ONE WAS THAT? I WAS A MULTIFAMILY PROJECT AT ALMA AND OKAY? YEAH CORNER. GOT IT. IT WAS ONE OF OUR NATIONAL MULTI FAMILY CLIENTS THAT WE WORK WITH PERIODICALLY. SO VICE PRESIDENT, SOUTH REGION MANAGING DIRECTOR. WE HAVE FIVE OFFICERS ROUGHLY 110 ASSOCIATES IN TEXAS AS A FIRM, ROUGHLY 350 SHAREHOLDER AND SERVE ON OUR ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL. FIVE OFFICERS HERE IN TEXAS FIVE IN TEXAS, 13 NATIONALLY YEAH, FIVE AND FIVE IN TEXAS, THOUGH, THREE IN NORTH TEXAS AND TWO DOWN IN THE AUSTIN METRO AREA, WE'RE GOOD. ARE YOU DOWN IN YOUR OFFICE IN DALLAS EVERY DAY OR MOST DAYS I GO WHEREVER I'M NEEDED, HONESTLY. SO I SPENT TIME IN OUR PLANO OFFICE, WHICH IS ACROSS FROM STONE BRIAR MALL, 1 21 IN DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY. SOMETIMES I WORK FROM THE HOUSE IF I NEED TO FIVE MEETINGS UP THIS WAY IN DALLAS FORT WORTH WILL BE IN TOMORROW MORNING. GO DOWN TO AUSTIN PERIODICALLY AS NEEDED AS WELL. TO YOUR OKAY WITH THE SQUID SCHEDULE. THAT MEANS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE. YES, SIR. WHAT'S IT'S A SET SCHEDULE. IT'S A LOT EASIER TO, UH I'LL SAY PLAYING AROUND IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. JOHANNA FRIEDL. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? I AM WELL TO SEE YOU ALL TO SEE TO SEE YOU AS WELL. JOHANNA FIDDLE. AND I'M CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. I'M A MEMBER OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHAIRS VOLUNTEERED. THERE HAVE BEEN A MCKINNEY RESIDENT FOR 12 YEARS ALSO, UM THE H AND A UM, I ALSO VOLUNTEER WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THEIR NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP AND ALSO THE STATE AS COMMUNICATION BOARD MEMBER. UM I PRESENT NATIONALLY ON DIFFERENT TOPICS SUCH AS PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND STAFFING , AND THOSE ARE USUALLY VOLUNTEERING TO IN ADDITION TO MY JOB, IS BEING A DIRECTOR OVER TO FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, WHICH I'VE WON THREE TIMES IN A ROW. MY DEGREE IS IN APPLIED SCIENCE, ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. AND I'VE BEEN A PRIVATE BUSINESS OWNERS SUCCESSFULLY WORKED FOR NONPROFITS WORKED FOR BEEF BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CURRENTLY WORKING, UM FOR THE STATE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT. AH I HAVE TWO KIDS WERE GRANDKIDS. I'M A WIDOW , UM, JUST REALLY HAVE ENJOYED VOLUNTEERING WITH THE CITY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND AGAIN. I'M UP FOR, UM, REINSTATEMENT OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TERM IS REALLY? SO I LOVE TO KEEP SERVING BUT JUST APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO [00:10:04] YOU WERE STILL SERVING ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD AND MY CORRECT YES, I CURRENTLY AM THAT IS NOT LISTED IN YOUR APPLICATION. AND YOU KNOW THAT I DID NOT OKAY AND CAN I ASSUME THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO CONTINUE ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD OR HISTORIC PRESERVATION? SORRY SORRY. I'M THINKING ABOUT GENTLEMAN BEFORE YOU THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME. LISTED HERE AS PARTS REX AND OPEN SPACE FORD. I LOVE TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, BUT I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH PARKS AND REC. I DID THAT IN ROUND ROCK WHEN WE LIVED DOWN THERE ACTUALLY HELPED CONSULT AND SET UP WALKING A WALKING TRAIL AND VOLUNTEERED TO HELP THEM IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND MY BACKGROUND. MY ONE OF MY DEGREES IS IN LANDSCAPE DESIGN. SO CHARLIE JUST MENTIONED. I ASKED HIM FIRST THIS LAST WEEK IN OUR MEETINGS, BUT THE SOFTWARE WILL ONLY PRINT ONE OF THE TWO BOARDS THAT ARE ALLOWED TO SELECT SO IT . EVERYBODY HAS TWO SELECTIONS, BUT IT ONLY SHOWS ONE IN THE PACKAGE. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT TO ALL OF US. AND IF I HAVE NOT SAID SO BEFORE . THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE NOT JUST TO THESE BOARDS, BUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED IN. THANK YOU. I REALLY ENJOY VOLUNTEERING . SO YOU'RE OKAY TO STAY ON HP? BABY? IF YOU'RE STILL ELIGIBLE, THEN IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. OK BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN PARKS ONE QUESTION OF PARTS. DO YOU REALIZE THAT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU LIVE RIGHT AROUND HERE AND YOU WORK EAST. YOU KNOW, PARKS IS LIKE WAY WEST. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS OVER THERE IN STONEBRIDGE. IT'S A LONG WAY TO ARIZONA, YEAH, JUST LIKE YOU KNOW THE WAY IN AND I KNOW I USED TO DRIVING. I DRIVE LONG, OKAY? MY SCHEDULE IS BUSY, BUT IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE FLEXIBILITY IN MY POSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR TELLING YOU THAT THANKS FOR ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MICHAEL GLACIER. HE IS NOT HERE, MA'AM. WE WILL KEEP MOVING. LISA HARRIS. WELCOME LISA. THE FLOORS ALL YOUR GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. SO MY NAME IS LISA HARRIS AND I MOVED TO MCKINNEY SEVEN YEARS WITH AND I MOVED HERE BECAUSE OF TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA. I CURRENTLY WORK FOR THEM AS A SENIOR MANAGER AND THEIR SOCIAL INNOVATION DIVISION SPECIFICALLY LEAD OUR DIVERSITY , INCLUSION EDUCATION STRATEGY, OUR INTERNAL DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, CONSULTING AND ALSO OUR EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP. UM STRATEGY FOR THE GROUP AND SO THIS PAST YEAR I HAVE SERVED ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD AS AN ALTERNATE, AND SO TODAY I'M COMING BACK TO APPLY TO BE ON THE BOARD THIS YEAR AND THE REASON WHY I'M APPLYING FOR THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD LEARNING AS MY PASSION. UM IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I'VE DONE IT. IT IS WHAT I DO FOR WORK. UM IT IS WHAT I DO WHEN I VOLUNTEER. I HELPED SUPPORT YOUTH AND WORK WITH CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED CHILDREN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT LEFT BEHIND. AND SO WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM AT THE MCKINNEY LIBRARIES AND I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ANY QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT ONE FOR YOU. IF YOU DON'T MIND. I THINK OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM HERE IS SUPER. AND IF YOU COULD GIVE ME BECAUSE YOU CAME FROM CALIFORNIA. WHAT'S YOUR EVALUATION OF OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM HERE IN MCKINNEY? ACTUALLY INTERESTING ENOUGH. I DID NOT COME FROM CALIFORNIA. I'M SORRY. I DID COME WITH TOYOTA. BUT I WAS AN EAST COASTER. I DIDN'T HAVE TO MOVE. I CHOSE TO MOVE TO TEXAS. SO UM , UH AND I WILL TELL YOU, COMPARATIVELY, UM, WHAT I HAVE SEEN, ESPECIALLY THE DIRECTOR AND WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS REALLY CUTTING EDGE. UM FROM THERE, AND JUST THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE DOING, AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT, UM, THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE VERY DIVERSE. UM, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING TO SUPPORT THAT, SO I CAN'T COMPARE IT FROM CALIFORNIA. BUT I CAN'T COMPARING FROM WHERE YOU CAME FROM, BECAUSE YOU SEEM LIKE A BIT OF A CONNOISSEUR TO ME. AND SO I THOUGHT I'D JUST ASK YOU IF WE'RE AS UP TO SNUFF AS I THINK AND HOPE WE ARE. YEAH, I WOULD SAY SO. YES, YES. ABSOLUTELY GREAT QUESTION. ANYTHING ELSE YOU DID BRING UP A POINT THAT YOU'RE SERVING AS THE ALTERNATE ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD AND ALL RIGHT. THE MAYOR AND I ARE FIRST TERM IN OFFICE. WE CREATED ALTERNATES FOR EACH AND ALL OF THE BOARDS SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A VACANCY [00:15:07] MIDTERM IN THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S ATTENDING THE MEETINGS WHO CAN STEP IN, AND THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GET THEM UP TO SPEED. AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AT LEAST MY PREFERENCE. AND I THINK ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT IF A VACANCY OCCURS WITH ADVANCED THE ALTERNATE TO A SEATED POSITION AND REPLACE THE ALTERNATE POINTING THAT OUT TO YOU BECAUSE I WANT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM TO KNOW THAT WE OFTEN TIMES AND YOU WOULDN'T THINK SO . BUT OFTEN TIMES WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO MOVE AWAY FROM MCKINNEY IN VACATE THEIR POSITIONS ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND WE DO HAVE TO REPLACE THEM MID TOWER. AND THE ALTERNATIVE IS ALWAYS THE FIRST CHOICE AND SO THANK YOU FOR SERVING IN THAT ROLE AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PARKING YOUR CORPORATE JETS AT OUR AIRPORT. YEP YEP. YEAH YEAH. AND I WILL SAY FROM JUST FROM PIGGYBACK OFF THAT I THINK THE ALTERNATE IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD. FOR ME. THIS WAS MY FIRST TERM IN SERVING AND SO I LIKE TO TEST IT WAS EASY TO TEST INTO C OH, AM I GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS? IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO COMMIT TO EVERYTHING THAT I DO OUTSIDE . PLUS THIS VOLUNTEER WORK, SO I LOVE THAT YOU PUT THIS PROGRAM IN PLACE AND WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DO YOU THINK THERE'D BE ANY LAG AND YOU'RE GETTING UP TO SPEED AFTER HAVING SERVED AS AN ALTERNATE? NO NO, I THINK I THINK I ACTUALLY GOT TO STEP IN A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABSENT, SO IT'S BEEN GREAT SERVED ITS PURPOSE AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING FOR MECHANIC. THANK YOU. THANKS, EVERYBODY. THANKS. BYE BYE. COLIN CAMPBELL. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'M 21 YEAR RESIDENT OF MCKINNEY, UM CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE VICE CHAIRMAN. BEFORE THE ARMED SERVICES MEMORIAL BOARD. I'VE BEEN SERVING ON THIS BOARD FOR QUITE A WHILE, UM I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY YEARS I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REAPPLY AND, UH ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS WHO WAS THE CHAIRMAN RD FOSTER PASSED AWAY AND HE ASKED ME IF I WOULD CONTINUE AND SO UM, ON MY INTEREST IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT'S A MISSION. IT'S AND AS A VETERAN, UM WE? WE PUT ON TWO CEREMONIES A YEAR, AND THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC SEES. BUT THE REAL MISSION IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ALL THE NAMES OF THE. MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE LEFT COLLIN COUNTY AND SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND NEVER CAME HOME. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE JUST IDENTIFIED ANOTHER NAME . AND SO WE WILL BE PUTTING THAT ON THE WALL NEXT YEAR. MEMORIAL DAY. UM. THE IN ADDITION, I SERVE AS A COMMISSIONER ON THE COLLIN COUNTY HISTORIC COMMISSION. AND, UH, ON MY PRIVATE TIME. I'M CO FOUNDER OF THE NORTH TEXAS FALLEN WARRIOR PORTRAIT PROJECT, WHICH IS NOW PUT 96 PORTRAITS OF OUR FALLEN WARRIORS IN OUR COURTHOUSE, AND THAT'S AN ONGOING PROJECT AS WELL. SO, COLIN, DO YOU ACTUALLY PAINT THOSE? SO IT'S IT AND SHE , UH, I USE I USE PHOTOGRAPHS AS A BASE, BUT, UM I DIGITALLY PAINT THEM AND I DO PUT SOME FREE HAND IN THERE AS WELL. BUT IT'S KIND OF A. THEY'RE NOT PURE OIL PAINTINGS PER SE, BUT THEY'RE KIND OF A HYBRID BETWEEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM, THEY HAVE A PAINTER QUALITY, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A PHOTO REALISM AS WELL. SO . I GET TO ENJOY THOSE, UH, ALMOST DAILY, AND IT'S SAD THAT THE NUMBERS INCREASING. WE JUST THE ONE WE JUST PUT IN. I WAS A YOUNG MAN FROM PLANO, WHO I BELIEVE THIS DAY LAST YEAR WAS STILL WALKING AMONG US, BUT HE WAS KILLED WHILE SERVING ON THE BORDER FOR OPERATION LONE STAR AND. AND WE IDENTIFIED HIS NAME AND ADDED IT TO THE WALL AND WE WERE ABLE TO PUT HIS PORTRAIT IN THIS YEAR AS WELL. SO WE HAD HIS MOTHER OUT THERE MEMORIAL. THEY DIDN'T WE? WE DID AND SHE CAME, WE PUT HIS PORTRAIT ON DISPLAY. UM AND WE INVITED HER. I WAS ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF HER THROUGH SOME CONNECTIONS WITH THE FUNERAL HOME. AND WE ALSO HAD HER OUT OF THE COURTHOUSE WHEN WE DEDICATED THE PORTRAIT, SO THAT'S WHERE THE REAL MEANING FOR ME, MRS GIVING THOSE FAMILIES SOME SOMETHING TO HOLD [00:20:04] ONTO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN ON THAT BOARD LIAISON FOR THAT BOARD AND IT'S VERY PASSIONATE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO. HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. YEAH, I APPRECIATE IT. IT'S FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T BEEN OUT THERE TO THE OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. IT'S OUT THERE AND CRAIG RANCH, BUT IT'S MY FAVORITE PARK AND THE NO SHORT PART BECAUSE OF THE WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE. AND YOUR REVERENCE THERE AND YOUR COMMITMENT THERE AND, UM I JUST CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXTRAORDINARILY PROUD I AM. EVERY TIME I GO OUT THERE AND SO HUGE SALUTE FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO, AND FOR YOU AND FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR RD AFTER HE LEFT US AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING. BRIAN MAGNUSON. SEE BRIAN. LUANN, MEL NERY. EARNING MAYOR PRO TEM PHILLIPS AND TO SEE YOU, YOU AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD. UM I AM LUANN MOLINARI. I LIVE AT ONE ROBERTS AVENUE, WHICH IS A COUPLE OF BLOCKS THAT WAY, AND, UM, I'VE LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS I AM APPLYING FOR THE PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE BOARD . I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE CHAIRMAN ON THE BOARD, AND I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR TWO YEARS. PREVIOUSLY ABOUT HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS IT 20 YEARS AGO? I SERVED ON THE PARKS BOARD FOR SIX YEARS. SO THIS WAS MY EIGHTH YEAR OF SERVING. TECHNICALLY I ALSO SERVED ON THE COLLIN COUNTY OPEN SPACE BOARD FOR TWO YEARS, GIVING OUT A LOT OF MONEY, WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN TO ALL THE DIFFERENT PARKS AND COLLIN COUNTY. MY EXPERIENCE IN PARKS AND RECREATION IS THAT I HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. I WAS A PART PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF IRVING PARK PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF MESQUITE. UM AND I REALLY, REALLY LOVE. THE PARKS HERE, AND I'VE LOVED WORKING WITH THE STAFF. THE PARK STAFF IS AWESOME . AND I BELIEVE IN MY HEART. I TRULY BELIEVE IT'S PARKS AND OPEN SPACES OF A CITY THAT REALLY SPEAK TO PEOPLE, THE INTERACTIVE NATURE OF THEM AND THE VISUAL NATURE OF THEM. AND IT ATTRACTS PEOPLE HERE BECAUSE OURS ARE SO AWESOME AND ALL THE ACTIVITIES IS JUST WONDERFUL. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE SERVING . I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE BEING CHAIRMAN BUT THAT THAT WAS NOT UP TO US. YES I KNOW SO MANY QUESTIONS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AND IT'S AGAIN. LIKE I SAID EARLIER . WE HAVE SUCH INCREDIBLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN MCKINNEY AND WE'VE GOT USED EXACTLY WHERE WE NEED YOU. AND THANKS FOR LOANING YOUR TALENTS TO US. THANK YOU DO WANT TO ASK ONE PERSONAL QUESTION. WHICH ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN DID I TEACH IT WAS. WAS IT LAWSON OR WAS IT KIP? I HAVE BEEN BOTH. IT MAY HAVE BEEN POSED. YEAH ONCE IN ARIZONA AND ONCE MOVING TO SEATTLE. I'M SORRY. HOW OLD ARE THEY NOW? ONE IS 30. YES SADLY, HE'S THE ONE WHO'S LEAVING MCKINNEY. HE'S ALWAYS LIVED HERE SAID IT'S LIKE MM HMM. SORRY YEAH. WELL THANK YOU. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND THANKS AGAIN FOR STEPPING UP FROM MCKINNEY. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. PATRICK MAGUIRE. WELL. HELLO I'M PATRICK MAGUIRE. THE GENTLEMAN ON THE RIGHT HALF THEIR RECOGNIZE ME. I'M SURE I'VE BEEN ON THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD FOR COMING UP ON ONE YEAR. AND I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK TO BE POINTED TO ANOTHER TERM OF FULL TERM THIS TIME. MY CURRENT TERM . I WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED AS A AN ALTERNATE. AND BEFORE THE FIRST MEETING, ONE OF THE MEMBERS LEFT AND SO I WAS MOVED TO A. FOR POSITION. BUT FOR ONE YEAR AND SO I'M HAVE ENJOYED THE YEAR I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE SO FAR AND WOULD LIKE TO SERVE FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. I HAVE A STRONG BACKGROUND OVER 20 YEARS WORKING IN THE TOURISM, TRAVEL AND TOURISM BUSINESS WORKING FOR MAJOR HOTEL CORPORATIONS, MAJOR AIRLINE AND FOR A SMALL HOTEL AS WELL AND I HAVE A MASTER'S [00:25:05] DEGREE IN BUSINESS. BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS , AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO I FEEL. LOW IN MY EXPERIENCE TO THE BOARD WE HAD, OF COURSE, ARE PLANNING MEETING A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WORK WITH AARON QUITE A BIT, TOO. PROVIDE MY UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR HOTELS ARE. PRICING THEIR PROPERTIES AND THEIR OCCUPANCY AND WHERE SOME OPPORTUNITIES, MAYBE FOR THEM TO EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE PRICING, TOO. UH MANAGE THEIR OCCUPANCY AND THEIR TAXES AS WELL. AND SO I'D LOVE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEEN WORKING. ON THE MARKETING COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND I FELT VERY HAPPY TO SERVE ON BOTH OF THOSE AND CONTINUE MY SERVICE WITH THE CITY AND THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD. COOL. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A WITNESS TO MY TRUTH AND VERACITY AND OUR PROGRAM OF PROMOTING THE ALTERNATE AND BEING A GREAT EXAMPLE. EXACTLY HAVE YOU ENJOYED YOUR TIME ON VISIT MCKINNEY VERY MUCH. YES, IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY, AND IT'S GOT GIVEN ME A CHANCE TO BECOME CLOSER TO HOW THINGS WORK IN THIS CITY AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THIS CITY NOT JUST OUR OUR, UM. COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT ALSO SOME OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE COME AND VISITED AND SOME THAT WORK ON OUR BOARD AS WELL. AND SO I'VE FELT A LOT CLOSER TO THE CITY. I LIVE IN HAVING SERVED ON THE BOARD WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THERE'S NO ONE UP HERE WHO IS CONVINCED THAT WE'RE RUNNING THE CITY? IT TAKES A LOT OF HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS, PATRICK. SHANE ALUSI. HOW DO I DO? SHANE? POST. OH, SEE. MY APOLOGIES. WELCOME NO ONE EVER GETS IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME IN COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SHANE O Z. I AM CURRENTLY AN ALTERNATE MEMBER ON THE MCKINNEY ARMED SERVICES MEMORIAL BOARD. ALWAYS GOTTA I THINK THAT WENT OUT AND APPLYING FOR REINSTATEMENT FOR THAT BORDER. ANY BOARD THAT THE CITY UM THESE BE WORTHY OF SERVING ON I'M RETIRED COLONEL 26 YEARS, THE UNITED STATES ARMY. UM CURRENTLY I SERVE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT CORP OPERATION FOR THE LARGEST PRIVATELY OWNED MAGIC COMPANY IN THE DFW AREA, HAVE A BREATH OF EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT. UM AND ALL THINGS LIKE THAT. I'VE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MY TIME ON THE ARMED SERVICES BOARD AND HAS ANOTHER TESTAMENT MAYOR PRO TEM. AS YOU HEARD, WE CHARGED. WE HAVE AN OPENING ONE OF OUR PERMANENT MEMBERS, SO I'M SURE I'M GOING TO BE BUMPED UP EITHER WAY TO SERVE AS A PERMANENT MEMBER, BUT, UM, I WOULD GRACIOUSLY ACCEPT THAT ANY ADDITIONAL TIME SERVING ON THE BOARD. I BELIEVE IN THE MISSION LIKE COLIN DOES. UM AND I ALSO BELIEVE I HAVE THE TALENT TO HELP THE CITY OUT AND IN ANY OTHER BOARDS THAT THEY FEEL THEY NEED HELP ON. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THAT'S GREAT TO ASK WITH RODNEY'S DEATH BEING SO RECENT. WE HAVE AN APPOINTED ANYONE. YEAH, WE'LL GET THERE. NO RUSSIA WELL, THANK YOU. VERY YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY FIRST AND THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP FROM MCKINNEY. NO PROBLEM. YEAH. CLEAN MY DAD WAS 22 YEARS . FIRST CAB TWO TOURS AND, SO THANK YOU WON'T TELL YOU THE FIRST CAT JOKES. I GOT ONE NEXT TIME. SO MY DAD. FLEW PLANES FOR THE ARMY, AIR CORPS AND AIR FORCE FROM 1941 TO 1961 WHEN THE SKIES WERE NOT SO FRIENDLY, REMINDING AIR FORCE AT THE ARMY BIRTH TO THE AIR FORCE, SO WE'RE REALLY THE MASTER OF ALL THAT'S TRUE. SO ACCEPT THE MARINES. THEY GET UPSET WHEN I SAY THAT HIS DAD FLEW THE B 17 INTO SHERMAN, RIGHT? RIGHT DADDY FLEW B SEVENTEENS AND B 50 TWO'S ALL ACROSS THE PLANET, AND I WOULD ASK MY DAD DON'T YOU WANT TO GO SEE THIS PLACE? AND HE'D SAY, SON. I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND THERE'S NO PLACE I CARE TO SEE TWICE. YOU KNOW, HE DIDN'T SAY A LOT. BUT WHEN HE DID, IT MEANT SOME PROFOUND AND HE ALSO OUT OF HIS 12 MISSIONS FROM ENGLAND IN THE GERMANY. 10 OF THEM WERE SUCCESSFUL, AND HE MADE IT BACK THE FIRST TIME. SECOND TIME HE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR OVER THERE. UH HUH. AND THEN BACK, SO THAT'S WHAT COUNTS. YOU WANT A DEVIOUS MAN? HE WAS HE RETIRED BEFORE I WAS BORN. I WAS THE LAST OF FOUR WENT BACK TO COLLEGE WHEN I WAS IN THIRD GRADE AND BECAME MY FIRST PERIOD, EIGHTH GRADE TEACHER. HMM FIRST SWIM THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE OR THE SECOND, YOU KNOW, I WAS OFFERED A SECOND ROUND. LISTEN. THANK YOU. THANK [00:30:05] YOU. THANK YOU APPRECIATE YOU. JOHN REIDY. CASTLE THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU, UM, RELATIVELY RECENT ADDITION TO MCKINNEY, MY WIFE, CATHERINE, I MOVED HERE ABOUT 2.5 YEARS AGO. FOR MY JOB. I AM THE MUNICIPAL PRACTICE DIRECTOR AT THE ENGINEERS WORK WITH THIS PALETTE EASE LIKE THE CITY MCKINNEY. DOING WATER AND SEWER AND STREETS AND DRAINAGE AND ALL SORTS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR ABOUT HATE TO ADMIT 35 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN IN THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. END OF THAT THING FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS, SO I'VE WORKED ON SEVERAL NONPROFIT BOARDS AND BEING THROWN OUT LEADERSHIP. MCKINNEY 2023 GRADUATE. TO REALLY GET MY APPETITE WEDDED FOR HOW I CAN JUMP IN AND HELP WITH THE CITY. UM I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT WORKING WITH MY CHURCH, SAINT GABRIEL, THE MEN'S CLUB THERE AND THE OUTREACH WITH NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK AND THEN WE, MY WIFE AND I PICK UP FOOD EVERY TUESDAY AND BRING IT OVER TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN AND GO WORK OUT THERE AND HELP THAT OUT, SOMETIMES IN UM, AS AN EMPTY NESTER NOW I GOT SOME MORE TIME THAT I CAN HELP DIVERT TO THINGS OTHER THAN COACHING, SOCCER OR WHATEVER I WAS DOING. MY KIDS WERE LITTLE AND, UH, I THINK THAT I LIVE WORK AND PLAY IN MCKINNEY. SO I ALMOST NEVER LEAVE THE BOUNDARIES, SO IT'S PRETTY COOL PLACE TO BE AND, UH I PICKED SOME BOARDS. I THOUGHT MY CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND MIGHT HELP HIM. BUT IF THERE'S OTHER BOARDS WHERE THAT CAN APPLY, I'D BE HAPPY TO LOVE JUST PAINTING THOSE TWO THE ONLY ONE LISTED ON YOUR APPLICATION, SO YOU KNOW, IT'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THINK I ALSO CHOSE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF MY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND. UM BUT LIKE I SAID, ANYPLACE, YOU GUYS THINK ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS ACUMEN LEADERSHIP CAN HELP. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A WHOLE HOUSE OF LEADERSHIP . MCKINNEY GRADUATES BEFORE YOU AND THANKS FOR GOING THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND LOVED IT. THANKS FOR CHOOSING MCKINNEY AS YOUR HOME. THE OFFICE WAS HERE AND ALL WORKED UP UNTIL EVERYBODY YOU GET TALLER, SMARTER AND BETTER LOOKING WHEN YOU MOVED TO MCKINNON SHOULD THE SAME MADE 30 YEARS AGO. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY. THANK YOU, JOHN. THANK YOU MUCH. OH, SURE, ARE. I DO THREE WHEN I MOVED? YEAH ANOTHER WITNESS FOR ME? WELL I AM POLLS. SHARAR OR SHIRA DEPENDS ON WHICH SIDE OF THE FAMILY YOU ASKED. I'VE LIVED IN MCKINNEY OR I'VE LIVED IN COLLIN COUNTY SINCE 2005. KPMG BROUGHT ME HERE WHEN THEY HIRED ME ON OUT OF SCHOOL. AND I MOVED TO MCKINNEY IN 2015 LIVE IN THE ELDORADO ELDORADO HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND MY MOM LIVES AT THE ADRIATIC TO SO WE LIKE TO VISIT HER AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE THERE BECAUSE IT'S A GORGEOUS PLACE WITH THE LAKE AND EVERYTHING. I ALSO I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, AND I'M VERY HAPPY DOING THAT. BUT I'M HAPPY TO SERVE IN ANY CAPACITY THAT YOU MAY LIKE TO PLACE ME. I HAVE A MASTERS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICY. I HAVE A BACHELOR'S AND BUSINESS, WHICH IS FOCUSES ON MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY ORIENTED. AND I HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS DEGREE AS WELL. UM I SERVED AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF TOASTMASTERS AT KPMG FOR A FEW YEARS, RECEIVED KPMG S VOLUNTEER THE YEAR AWARD. I VOLUNTEER AT OUR LADY OF ANGELS AND ALLEN AS WELL. AND MY WIFE IS A PLANO. I SD SPECIAL ED ART FACILITATORS. SHE'S BEEN WORKING THERE FOR 17 YEARS. SON GOES TO MCKINNEY HIGH SCHOOL. HE'S GOING TO BE A SOPHOMORE. THIS YEAR, HE RECEIVED THE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR PARTICIPATING. HE PLAYS THE SAXOPHONE FOR THE MARCHING BAND. AND SO I'M PROUD OF HIM FOR THAT, AND HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE ON THIS YEAR. UM WHAT ELSE? THAT'S ME. IN A NUTSHELL. SO NO NEED TO WASTE THE ADDITIONAL 30 SECONDS. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR SERVING AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. THANKS. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. NADINE SMITH. EVERYONE WELCOME. MY NAME IS NADINE ME? I MOVED TO MCKINNEY IN 2001. UM MY BACKGROUND IS MORE IN HEALTH CARE IN POSITION MANAGEMENT. MY WORK FOR MOST OF THE LARGER HEALTHCARE SERVICES. IN AND AROUND THE CITY AND SOME THAT ARE NATIONALLY NO ON TODAY, I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS AND MCKINNEY MANAGING AND [00:35:03] SUPPORTING. SMALL PHYSICIAN OWNERS. UM, I'M. PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. AND THEN I ABOUT OUT I HAVE DONE MY TERM. UM AND THEN DURING COVID. I JUST KIND OF SAT BACK, BUT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY CIVICALLY MINDED FOR THE CITY. I WORKED ON THE VICE CHAIR FOR MY ELDORADO ELDORADO TO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HAVE WORKED WITH THE SD. MY DAUGHTER IS A GRADUATE OF MHS. ON A GRADUATE OF U H AND SO I'VE WORKED WITH THEM TO MAKE, YOU KNOW TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN. UM AND THEN I ALSO, UM I JUST REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM STILL CONNECTED WITH MY MAYBE SO, UM NOT REALLY. LOOKING AT ANY SPECIFIC, BUT I'M FINE WITH THE STANDARD BELT BOARD COMMISSION AND I DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. SO BUT I HAVE MY DEGREE IS IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE. AND DIFFICULT TIME HEARING YOU'RE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED. I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT PHYSICIANS. I HAVE I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS TODAY. I'VE WORKED FOR SOME OF THE LARGER HEALTH SYSTEMS AND I RETIRED AND SIMILAR. RETIRED UM AND SO I WORKED WITH PHYSICIANS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY EITHER START UP OR GETTING THEM REVITALIZED AFTER COVID JUST TRYING TO GET THEIR FINANCES BACK TOGETHER. OH, AND SHE'S AN EXAMPLE TO ALL OF YOU THE WILD TALENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN. NO KIDDING, AND YOU SCRATCH A STRETCH ACROSS A FEW DISCIPLINES THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? SMITH WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DANIEL STANFIELD. WELCOME, DANIEL. THANK YOU. HI, I'M. DANIEL STANFIELD BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT SINCE 2019. I LIVE HERE WITH MY WIFE, DAVINA AND OUR SON. WHO'S THREE YEARS OLD. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN BANKING AS A LENDER FOR 28 YEARS , AND DURING THAT TIME I WORKED WITH COMPANIES OF ALL SIZES FROM SMALL BUSINESS TO LARGE. LARGE CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COMPANIES I'VE WORKED IN EVERY LENDING DISCIPLINE FROM CREDIT TO UNDERWRITING. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION AND BANKRUPTCY AND RESTRUCTURING. I'M CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE BOARD OF THE FINE ARTS CHAMBER PLAYERS. I'VE BEEN ON THAT BOARD SINCE 2020. I'M CURRENTLY THEIR BOARD TREASURER . IT'S A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES FREE CLASSICAL CONCERTS TO EVERYONE IN NORTH TEXAS AND FREE MUSIC EDUCATION TO CHILDREN IN NORTH TEXAS. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN OUR BASICALLY BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL IN THE NEXT PERFORMANCE IS THIS SUNDAY AT MOODY PERFORMANCE HALL. IN ADDITION, MY WIFE AND I VOLUNTEER IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE MULTI YEAR FUNDRAISERS FOR SEVERAL NONPROFITS. UM I'VE ALSO BEEN AN ACTIVE MUSICIAN FOR OVER 30 YEARS AS A SINGER, SONGWRITER, GUITARIST AND SAXOPHONIST. I PERFORMED ON LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN HAD MY SONGS PLAYED ON RADIO AND SPOTIFY PLAYLIST AS A BANDLEADER HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. UH YOU KNOW MANY ASPECTS, INCLUDING PRODUCING EVENTS, MARKETING AND PROMOTION , BOOKING SHOWS, WRITING AND RECORDING MUSIC AND ART DESIGN. AH! I WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN MY HOMETOWN AND I HAVE APPLIED FOR BOARD POSITIONS WITH MCKINNEY MAIN STREET BOARD AND MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION. I BELIEVE THAT MY BROAD BACKGROUND AND FINANCE AND THE ARTS WOULD BE WELL SUITED FOR BOTH OF THESE BOARDS, AND I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT BOTH OF THEIR MISSIONS. UM I WANT TO WORK TO PRESERVE WHAT THIS GREAT CITY HAS TO OFFER WHILE LOOKING FOR AREAS TO IMPROVE AND BUILD UPON THE SUCCESS THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ACHIEVED. UM AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND HOPE THAT YOU'LL CHOOSE ME TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY SO I DON'T THINK ANY OF US BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN IN BANKING FOR 25 YEARS, SOMETHING I ENCOUNTERED MY WHOLE CAREER CONVINCING PEOPLE DIDN'T JUST GRADUATE. THANK YOU. I'M ASSUMING THAT YOUR BAND THE INEVITABLE BREAKUP ACTUALLY CARRIED OUT THE NAME. SEVEN YEARS IS A PRETTY GOOD TERM FOR ADVANTAGE NAMED THE INEVITABLE LIKE TO NAME THANK YOU OUTSIDE OF YOUR WORK WITH THE, UM ORCHESTRA CHAMBER PLAYERS YESTERDAY. YOU STILL PLAY OUTSIDE OF THAT WITH A THREE YEAR OLD SON? NOT AS MUCH, BUT I DO PLAY PLAY, PLAY FILTERED AND TOUGH STORIES. COFFEE I'VE BEEN DOING SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHTS AND HOPE, HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY GET ANOTHER MUSIC PROJECT GOING, SO I'M STILL WRITING AND STILL KEEPING IT THREE VERY WISE CHOICE. YEAH. SO GREAT QUESTIONS. ARE YOU? THANK YOU. I [00:40:08] APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU HAVE TO. YES TO BOARD YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT YOU SAID MAIN STREET AND YES, AND COMMISSION. YEAH, I WASN'T. I'M I MEAN, IF I HAD TO CHOOSE THEM, I THINK MAIN STREET KIND OF HITS A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT BOTH OF THEM ARE GREAT MISSION STATEMENTS AND I'D BE HONORED TO SERVE ON EITHER SO LAST NIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHANGE. MCHALE, TUCHMAN. WELCOME BACK. ALREADY A KILT. HUDSON 1200, NORTH TENNESSEE. I AM A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF MCKINNEY ESCAPED ONCE OR TWICE, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT HOME ALWAYS CALLS ME BACK. UM I'M CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, BUT I'M LOOKING TO MOVE INTO MCKINNEY HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. UM I WAS RAISED. IN MARRIAGE. SO LOW INCOME IS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART. AND UH, I DO A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, NONPROFIT WORK WITH KIDS AND MARRIED AND THROUGHOUT EAST MCKINNEY. SO I JUST WANT TO BE IN A PLACE TO WHERE I CAN FURTHER HELP THEIR FAMILIES MOVING TO THE NEXT POSITION IN THEIR LIVES. AND IF BEING ON MHM WORK AND HELP ME DO THAT 100% GOING TO DO THAT, UM I AM WILLING TO STAY WITH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. UH, IF NEED BE. BUT I'M DEFINITELY SHOOTING FOR THAT MH A BOARD. FOR CERTAIN I'M NOT . I'M NOT GONNA BE SUPER ALONG WITH IT LIKE, UH, THE PREDECESSOR TO MY CERTAIN NAME. I'M LIKE I KNOW HIM. OH SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, AND YOU GUYS, I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO ANSWER. HE DIDN'T ONLY RECENTLY HAVE A VACANCY ON HIM AND TRYING I HAVE ONE. STAY, PLEASE. IT IS. SEEMED TO STICK IN MY MIND THAT WE HAD OPPORTUNITY COME UP ON THAT. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SERVICE TO MCKINNEY. AND WHEN I SAID WELCOME BACK, IT WASN'T WELCOME BACK TO MCKINNEY BUT TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE. I APPRECIATE IT AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. AH I DO KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE A VACANCY COMING UP ON THAT BOARD AND I APPRECIATE YOUR EDUCATING US SOMEWHERE. YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR TALENTS TO WORK? I DO RECALL THAT WE DID REPLACE ONE PERSON MIDTERM ON THAT. UH AND WE RESET AT ONE TIME BECAUSE WE WEREN'T SURE WHO WOULD BE A GOOD BILL IN THE POSITION. NOW WE KNOW ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DANNY WARREN. EVERYONE I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD JUST READ IT OR JUST TALK. BUT TIME DID IT WORK TWO MINUTES, SO THAT'S YOUR CHOICE. UM I'M APPLYING FOR THE COMMISSION OF VISITORS BUREAU. UM, I MOVED IN. WE MOVED HERE IN 1999. WE'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED THE HALLWAY THROUGH RACE. THREE KIDS . THEY ALL GRADUATED. GRADUATED FROM MH S SERVED ON THE MCKINNEY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB TREASURER, VICE PRESIDENT OF FUNDRAISING FOR THE MINI MCKINNEY. MARQUETTE'S I'VE BEEN IN MCKINNEY SUMMER MUSICALS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I'VE BEEN ACTIVE IN OUR CHURCH FOR 24 YEARS I'VE SERVED ON A BOARD. VOLUNTEERED WITH THE MCKINNEY FOOD PANTRY, CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND LAST YEAR I ORGANIZED THE BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE FOR CHARITY, SO I JUST LIKE TO DO I LIKE TO LEAD. BUT ANYWAY, THE MAIN REASON I WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD IS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING. EVERY DAY. I WORK AT EMERSON IN MCKINNEY AND I'VE WORKED THERE FOR 19 YEARS. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. MY MAIN JOB AT EMERSON IS TO SUPPORT MEETINGS, TRAININGS AND VISITORS THIS WEEK. I HAVE 26 PEOPLE I'M ENTERTAINING. SO I TRIED TO COUNT UP ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I BOUGHT TWO MCKINNEY OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. AND IT'S ABOUT 1000 A YEAR THAT I ENTERTAIN AND MCKINNEY I DECIDED WHERE THEY STAY IN A HOTEL. I DECIDE WHERE THEY EAT DECIDED ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. WE HAVE PEOPLE AT THE ARCADE. WE HAVE PEOPLE GOING TO HUTCHINS CATERING FOOD EVERY DAY . WE CATER HUTCHINS. WE CATERED CHRISTINA'S THIS WEEK. I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF DOLLARS IN MCKINNEY AND I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE VISITORS THAT COME THROUGH OUR FACILITY. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I DO. I KNOW THE PAIN POINTS AND TRYING TO FIND HOTELS FOR BUSINESS TRAVELERS. I KNOW THE POSITIVE POINTS. I KNOW WHERE TO SEND PEOPLE. I EVEN CREATED MY OWN. MCKINNEY VISITOR'S GUIDE FOR PEOPLE THAT COME AND I HANDED OUT EVERY TIME WE HAVE VISITORS COME IN, SO I TRY TO SEND PEOPLE TO MCKINNEY WHENEVER I CAN, BUT IT'S NOT [00:45:05] ALWAYS POSSIBLE, SO I DO KNOW THOSE PAIN POINTS FOR BUSINESS TRAVELERS. SO I THINK MY EXPERIENCE AND MCKINNEY JUST JUST HOSTING PEOPLE. UM WOULD BE A VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE VISITORS BUREAU AND I WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH DD GUERRERA. WHEN SHE WAS WORKED FOR THE CITY. SHE WOULD CALL ME EVERY TIME SOMETHING NEW OPEN AND WE GO IN THE CAR AND CHECK OUT THE NEW RESTAURANTS AND WHATEVER NEW WAS IN TOWN AND TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO GO THERE. SO TAMMY THAT BOARD MEETS IN THE MORNING . I THINK IT'S LIKE AN 8 A.M. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK I THINK TO TUESDAY OR SOMETHING. IS THAT GOOD WITH YOU? MY JOB IS FLEXIBLE. OKAY. REALLY REALLY GREAT WITH WORK TO LIFE. OKAY, GOOD, OKAY. GOOD. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. THAT'S A LOT OF AMAZING. I KNOW WE GO BACK TO MHS DAYS TOGETHER, SO YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO FOR MCKINNON. TAMMY I TRY. I TRY TO PUSH PEOPLE TO MCKINNEY WHEN I CAN. IT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE, BUT I TRY TO SEND THE DOLLARS HERE WHEN I CAN. LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HERE SINCE YOU CAME HERE. SO YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU, MARK. CHRIS WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. CHRIS DID THIS ON PURPOSE. CHRIS ENJOYED HEARING EVERYBODY ACTUALLY. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. CITY SECRETARY PARTICULARLY WANTED THERE. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND IN A ABILITY TO COME IN AND TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT I DON'T KNOW. CHRIS WILKES HAVE BEEN IN MCKINNEY FOR SEVEN YEARS. I STARTED A BUSINESS IN MCKINNEY THAT DOES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING . WE ANALYZED VERY COMPLEX DESIGNS LIKE ROLLING OUT OF SOLAR RIGHT FOR NASA, OR HOW ARMY TRACKS GO THROUGH DIFFERENT SOIL CONDITIONS TO GET TO THEIR DESTINATION. AH WE SELL SOFTWARE AND WE DO SERVICES. I'M HAPPY THAT NEXT MONTH WE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN INC. 5000 AS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES IN AMERICA FOR OUR CATEGORY. AH SO I HAVE THE COMPANY THAT'S BASED IN MCKINNEY. WHEN I STARTED THIS COMPANY, I DELIBERATELY STARTED A COMPANY THAT DID HAVE AS A PART OF ITS CORE VALUES WORK LIFE BALANCE. THAT MEANS GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE IN, SO I SERVE ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT BOARDS, HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR THE DALLAS ENTREPRENEUR CENTER. THE DECK, WHICH IS FOCUSED AS A NON PROFIT ON HELPING ENTREPRENEURS START BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT DFW. WE HAVE WORKED, SOME WITH ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE NORTH TEXAS ANGEL NETWORK, AND WE FUND START UP BUSINESSES AND HAVE PARTNERED WITH E, D. C AND SOME EVENTS. AND TRYING TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE ECOSYSTEMS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP HERE. I HAVE SERVED. FOR THREE YEARS NOW, FIRST YEAR AS AN ALTERNATE, AND FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE MCKINNEY MAIN STREET AND HAVE CERTAINLY ENJOYED THE TIME THAT THAT I HAVE SPENT THEIR WE'VE DONE SO FEW A FEW THINGS THERE THAT ARE FOCUSED MORE ON THE STRATEGIC INSTEAD OF JUST THE TACTICAL AND THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT I'VE WORKED ON. I WISH UNANIMOUSLY IMPORTANT UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED AS TREASURER AND SECRETARY, AND SO I WORK WITH THEM VERY CLOSELY ON UNDERSTANDING OF THE NUMBERS. BUT MORE OF HOW THOSE NUMBERS IMPACT THE MISSION AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE THAT MISSION. QUESTIONS. STUDENT COUNCIL. YEAH I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK OUT TO INTERVIEW WITH US EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE CURRENTLY SITTING ON THE BOARD THINK AND WE SEE THAT WITH ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT THEY COME BACK OUT TO VISIT WITH US, UH I WOULDN'T MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND SEE MICHAEL, YOU'RE YOU PUT ON YOUR APPLICATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD. UM CURRENTLY SERVING ON MAIN STREET. AND MAYBE IT'S ONLY SHOWING ONE AGAIN. I CHOSE 33 ACTUALLY WOULD PREFER TO WITHDRAW THE DC AS UH, AS OF INTEREST AS THEY JUST RECENTLY HIRED MY SON AND I THINK IF IT'S NOT CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AT LEAST GIVE HIM ROOM. WHAT WERE THE OTHER TEAM PUT ON CHRIS? BECAUSE WE ONLY SHOW ONE ON OUR FORM, SO I APPLIED FOR MAIN STREET TO CONTINUE IN THAT ROLE , AND THAT IS MY PREFERENCE. OKAY PUT, UH. CDC AS WELL. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND NOT EXPLAINING YOUR JOB ANY MORE THAN YOU DID BECAUSE YOU ARE WELL OVER EVERYBODY'S HEAD. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER. I CAN'T PROMISE. I KNOW WHAT THEY DO. IT'S JUST THEY SEND ME PICTURES. OH IT'S [00:50:01] KIND OF LIKE THIS TITLE. MAYOR PRO TEM. IT SOUNDS REALLY COOL. ACTUALLY FRENCH FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHER TRIBUNAL. CHRIS THANK YOU ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANKS CHRIS. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ARE ALL DONE NOW, RIGHT? LAST ONE AND AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AND THANKS TO EACH AND ALL OF YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME OUT AND VISIT WITH US THIS EVENING, I WILL REMIND EVERYBODY THAT IF. YOU DO NOT GET SELECTED ON A BOARD AND COMMISSION THAT WE OFTEN TIMES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE SOMEBODY. MIDTERM. AND WE DO. LOOK BACK AT ALL THESE APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE. ALSO UM, VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY AS AN ORGANIZATION WHERE YOU CAN PUT YOUR TALENTS TO WORK AND WE CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP YOU. I THINK MCKINNEY HAS PERHAPS MORE NONPROFITS PER CAPITA THAN MOST US CITIES, AND IT'S TRULY WONDERFUL. MCKINNEY GIVING BACK TO MCKINNEY AND YOU WILL FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IF YOU'RE NOT CHOSEN TO SERVE ON ONE OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL. AH THERE'S ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING FROM THE COUNCIL. THAT BEING THE CASE WE'RE GOING. OH, BY THE WAY, WE DID HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT HERE, BUT WE CONDUCTED NO BUSINESS OR DISCUSSED ANY BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING. IN OUR SOLE PURPOSE WAS SO LATE TO GET TO KNOW YOU. THANK YOU FOR MAKING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.