Board and Liaison Updates City of McKinney Chamber of Commerce Community Development Corporation Visit McKinney MEDC Committee Updates Board Chairman

[Board and Liaison Updates City of McKinney Chamber of Commerce Community Development Corporation Visit McKinney MEDC Committee Updates Board Chairman]

SEE, MCKINNEY DESCRIBES. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MR PRESIDENT. MY NAME IS PAUL GRIMES CITY MANAGER. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU. IT'S UM, WINTER SOMEWHERE ELSE WILL REMIND OURSELVES THAT THESE LITTLE COLD SNAPS THAT LAST A COUPLE OF DAYS REMIND US THAT IT'S WINTER SOMEWHERE ELSE. THAT'S HOW I CONVINCED MYSELF OF THIS ANYWAY. AND I DID LOOK AT THE WEATHER IN CHICAGO THIS MORNING WAS MINUS FOUR. SO WE ARE 14 DEGREES TO THE WARMER THIS MORNING WHEN I CHECKED, SO NO BEARS POSITIVE. SO COUPLE OF ITEMS VERY BRIEFLY, UM, IN GENERAL, WE HAVE, UM WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING FOR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, A NEW PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR. UM FOR SOME REASON, I DON'T KNOW WHY. SORRY NOT SORRY. ANY EVENT? WE ARE MOVING OUR WAY ALONG? WE HAVE. I THINK WE'RE DOWN TO EIGHT SEMIFINALISTS. WE WILL CONDUCT THOSE INTERVIEWS NEXT WEEK AND THEN NARROW IT DOWN TO PROBABLY TWO OR THREE FINALISTS AND THEN HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE HAVE SOME FABULOUS CANDIDATES FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WE ARE ATTRACTIVE PLACE, CERTAINLY FOR CANDIDATES AND FOR ALL DIFFERENT POSITIONS, AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE IN THAT POSITION, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT PROCESS THROUGH AT THE, UM, FEBRUARY 6TH MEETING BEFORE YOUR NEXT MEETING WE THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET TO CALL IN THE ELECTION, PRESUMABLY EARLY STICK. CONSIDER CALLING AN ELECTION ON OUR MAY 24 BOND ELECTION. FIVE QUESTIONS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE DISCRETION RESTS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. THE BOND COMMITTEE HAS MET THEY GAVE THEIR REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, AND THE COUNCIL HAS CUT DELIBERATING ON THAT OR CONTEMPLATING THAT, AND THEY WILL CERTAINLY CONSIDER CALLING ELECTION AT THE FEBRUARY 6TH. COUNCIL MEETING. THAT WOULD BE THE LAST MEETING LAST REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WE WOULD HAVE BEFORE THE DEADLINE TO CALL AN ELECTION. WE ALSO HAVE A JOINT MEETING WITH THE D. C NEXT WEEK. I BELIEVE IT IS THE 23RD. I'M WORKING WITH DIRECTOR CAL OR OR PRESIDENT KOWSKI ON COMING UP WITH AN AGENDA. THERE WILL BE A MEANINGFUL FOR BOTH ENTITIES SOME MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT. AND THEN FINALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ITS ANNUAL STRATEGIC GOAL SETTING MEETING COMING UP. FOR FEBRUARY 16TH. I BELIEVE IT'S A FRIDAY AND THAT IS WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR. IT'S A HALF DAY SESSION RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM UNLESS IT'S COLD LIKE THIS, AND WE MAY HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE, BUT HOPEFULLY THE HEAT WILL BE BACK ON THEN, ANYWAY, THAT STRATEGIC GOAL SETTING, MEANING. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR BUDGET CYCLE, FRANKLY, BECAUSE THE COUNCIL HAS TO SHARE WITH US WHAT THEIR WORK PLAN IS, WHAT ARE THEIR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE EMPHASIZING OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO? AND FROM THAT WE GO PUT TOGETHER SOME MEASURABLE KPI KEY PERFORMANCE

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INDICATORS BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL COUNCIL GIVES A THUMBS UP USUALLY ADOPTS IT BY MAY, AND THEN WE SET OFF TO FINALIZE THE BUDGET MAKING PROCESS BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUDGET IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COUNCIL STRATEGIC GOALS, SO THAT'S WHY WE DO THAT IN FEBRUARY OF EVERY YEAR. WITH THAT I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. GOOD MORNING BOARD. GOOD MORNING CHAIR. UM A COUPLE OF UPDATES.

WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING WHICH IS GOING TO BE GENERATED 25TH. SO HOPEFULLY YOU'VE GOT YOUR TICKETS AND WE'LL BE THERE.

WE'LL HAVE OUR OUR CHANGING OF THE GUARD SORT OF SPEAK WITH HONORING OUR OUTGOING CHAIR AND WELCOMING OUR INCOMING CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS AN ECONOMIC FORECAST. I DID WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE. WE HAD OUR NEXT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UPDATE, WHICH WE CO HOST WITH MCKINNEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PREPARATION. WE'RE RESCHEDULING THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE, UM, TRYING TO GET OUR SPEAKERS ALL IN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE WE WANT ALL OF THEM TO BE THERE AT THE TOPIC IS GOING TO BE ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE AND HOW THAT IMPACTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO WE'RE ASKING VISIT MCKINNEY DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY MCKINNEY, CDC, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO SHARE HOW THE WORK THEY DO AND HOW THAT INFLUENCES THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND HOW THOSE THINGS WORK TOGETHER. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE UPDATES OF WHEN THAT DATE HAS BEEN SET. ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR NEXT UM OR ONE OF OUR CEO SERIES COMING UP ON FEBRUARY 22ND. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DURING, UH, BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND OR FEATURING FEATURING AND OUR CEO SERIES. DALLAS MAVERICKS CEO SENT MARSHAL SO SHE WILL BE OUR FEATURED CEO. INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL IS HOSTING US SO THERE IS GOING TO BE LIMITED SEATING TICKETS ARE FREE, BUT YOU'LL NEED TO REGISTER AND SO WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR EVERYBODY. I'M SURE SHE'S GOING TO BE QUITE THE DRAW AND THEN LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY AWARDS ARE COMING UP ON FEBRUARY, THE 23RD.

SO YOU'LL BE PICKING YOUR AWARD WINNERS AND ONE UPDATE THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU AS A BOARD TODAY IS OUR SELECTION COMMITTEE HAS MET AND THEY'VE PICKED OUR SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR OR LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, AND CARRIE COX OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR. AND THE PERSON WHO WILL BE RECEIVING THAT AWARD THAT NIGHT IS ACTUALLY SITTING IN THIS ROOM.

IT'S SOMEBODY WHO HAS HAD A LONG SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, SERVING ON NUMEROUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL FOR TWO TERMS, ALSO SITTING AS THE MAYOR OF MCKINNEY FOR TWO TERMS. AND CONTINUES TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THAT'S WHY MY WIFE'S NOT WALKING THE DOGS. THAT MIGHT HAVE GIVEN IT AWAY A LITTLE BIT THIS MORNING. UM BUT WE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE CHAIRMAN BRIAN LOT MILLER FOR BEING RECOGNIZED IN THIS IN THIS CAPACITY. CLEARLY HE'S GIVEN SERVICE AND SO MANY DIFFERENT REGARDS HAS REALLY HAVE BEEN A LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY DURING SOME TOUGH TIMES, WE ALL REMEMBER DIFFERENT RECESSIONS AND IT'S EASY TO LEAD IN A COMMUNITY WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL, BUT WHEN ECONOMIC TIMES ARE DOWN AND HAVING TO MAKE THOSE TOUGH CHOICES, UM YOU REALLY SEE SOMEBODY'S REALLY THEIR RESILIENCE AND THEIR THEIR GRID. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED AND ALSO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, HE'S A LEADERSHIP ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD. THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM TODAY. UM WHO NOMINATED YOU? UM SO THEY'RE HERE TO HELP CELEBRATE? SO CONGRATULATIONS. YOU.

SO WE LIKE TO. WE USED TO SURPRISE PEOPLE AT THE AWARDS, BUT WE DECIDED THAT WE STILL LIKE TO SURPRISE PEOPLE, WHICH THANK YOU, MAJKOWSKI FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE THIS FORUM TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TO LET YOU KNOW, BUT WE WILL BE WORKING ON A VIDEO AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF SO WELL BEING THIS IS A SURPRISE. I KEPT ASKING, PATRICK, I WAS LIKE, WHY? WHY ARE YOU HERE? I'M SURE THAT MADE YOU FEEL REALLY GOOD. RIGHT OKAY. WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION AGAINST PROMOTED? YEAH LET'S SEE. DAVID CRAIG. OH, MY GOSH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL, IT'S WELL DESERVED. UM AND WE'RE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE YOU AND WE'LL BE THERE AT THE YEAH.

I DECIDED NOT TO VISIT HER MOM. SHE WAS KIND OF A TOSS UP. IT WAS GOING TO GO HOME TO VISIT

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MOM OR BE HERE TODAY. THAT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE LAST NIGHT I KEPT OUT I SAID YOU NEED TO GO EARLIER. I MEAN, YOU NEED TO KEEP YEAH, I THOUGHT SHE WAS OKAY. SHE CAN KEEP A SECRET.

LISA LISA, WHAT'S THE THEME? OH, THE THEME IS NEW YORK, NEW YORK, SO WE'RE GOING TO ASK PEOPLE TO DRESS UP IN METALLICS AND RED AND, UM YEAH, SO WE'LL HAVE. SOME ENTERTAINMENT THAT I GUESS YOU CAN GUESS AND MAYBE SOME SPECIAL COCKTAILS. MANHATTAN MAYBE. YES YOU CAN REPRESENT THE DIAMOND DISTRICT. I DON'T KNOW WHICH THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. YES, IT IS VERY MUCH A SURPRISE TWEEDLE. YO. I'M WALKING HERE. I WAS NERVOUS READING THE AGENDA. WHEN I SAW MY WIFE OUT THERE WAS LIKE, YEAH, I WAS LIKE THAT'S. IT'S LIKE MIKE MCCARTHY. BRING YOUR STUFF I KNOW. OH, OKAY? C. D. C. OH, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. I WON'T FALL OFF THE STAGE TWO GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MR PRESIDENT. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO UPDATE YOU ON CBC BOARD MEETS NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE ACTION ON 13 PROMOTIONAL GRANT. APPLICATIONS THAT WERE RECEIVED WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROJECT GRANT. ITS MAIN GATE SUBMITTED IT. THERE CURRENTLY. THEY HAVE INITIATED WHAT THEY'RE CALLING THE BEACON PROJECT FOR EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENTS ON SITE AND THEY'RE ASKING OF CDC IS FOR SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY EVENT PLAZA AND WALKING TRAIL AT MAIN GATE WERE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING RETAIL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE END OF THIS MONTH. UM. LAST WEEK, THE TOP SUBCOMMITTEE, THE SUBCOMMITTEE MET ON SITE AT THE TUBS CAMPUS AND WALKED THE SITE. IT LOOKS GREAT. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH FINAL INSPECTIONS, SO FINGERS CROSSED THE END IS NEAR. AND THE LAST THING I MENTION, IS, UM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMUNITY AWARDS EVENT EACH YEAR. CDC AWARDS TO QUALITY OF LIFE AWARDS ONE TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND ONE TO AN ORGANIZATION. WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH THIS FRIDAY , SO PLEASE CONSIDER WHO YOU MIGHT WANT TO NOMINATE FOR THAT FOR THAT AWARD. LAST YEAR'S WINNERS WERE THE SEED PROJECT FOUNDATION AND ROB TEMPLE. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING THE NOMINATIONS AND MAKING THAT AWARD IN FEBRUARY AT THE CHAMBER EVENT. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ERIN. HMM. GOOD MORNING IMMEDIACY BOARD. ERIN WARNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VISIT MCKINNEY A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES FOR YOU TODAY ONE. OUR OFFICES FINALLY FULLY STAFFED OVER THERE OVER THE HOLIDAYS, WE ADDED TWO NEW PEOPLE TO OUR TEAM. AMBER LACEY IS A NEW POSITION ADDED TO VISIT MCKINNEY , DIGITAL MEDIA COORDINATOR AND SHE'S HANDLING ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA MOVING FORWARD, SO EXCITED TO HAVE HER WE ALSO ADDED PAULA MARTIN AS A NEW EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. SHE RECENTLY RETIRED FROM IN MY SD. SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY DOCTOR MCDANIELS ADMINISTRATOR AND THEN SEAN PRATS ADMIN AND SHE OPENED BOYD AND JUST A PHENOMENAL ADDITION TO THE VISIT MCKINNEY TEAM, EVERYBODY THAT'S HAD SOMEONE PLAY FOOTBALL THROUGH BOYD FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, KNOWS PAULA AND THEY'VE ALREADY COME INTO OUR OFFICE AND NEWER, NEWER FACE WHEN THEY WALKED IN SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER THERE WITH OUR STAFF AND MOVING FORWARD FOR THIS YEAR.

ANOTHER UPDATE FOR YOU GUYS, UM, VISIT MCKINNEY, A AS WELL AS THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. WE'RE ENTERING AN AGREEMENT WITH TOM BURNETT. I WANT TO THANK MR KOWSKI FOR SITTING WITH ME THROUGH A FEW MEETINGS WITH TOM TOM WAS THE PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER FOR THE FOR THE SOUTHWEST, OR HE WORKS FOR HIS COMPANY, SOUTHWEST SPORTS SHOWCASE. HE WAS PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER FOR SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. UM HE ALSO IS THE REASON WHY THE FCS GAME IS IN FRISCO, CURRENTLY THE FCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND TOM IS GOING TO BE HELPING US WITH SOME STUFF CURRENTLY THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AS WELL AS HELPING US PLAN SOME FUTURE POTENTIAL SPORTS TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, SO EXCITED TO HAVE HAVE HIM ON THE TEAM. FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN THE LAST ONE. ANOTHER EXCITING UPDATE. THE HIGHLAND GAMES ARE MOVING THEIR GAMES TO MCKINNEY, TEXAS HIGHLAND GAMES THAT PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN GRAPEVINE. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE FOUND OUT LAST WEEK THAT THEY HAVE OFFICIALLY CHOSEN MCKINNEY. THEY'RE MOVING THEIR GAMES TO MYERS PARK. SO THIS YEAR APRIL 20TH OR 21ST AT MYERS PARK. YOU CAN COME OUT. YOU CAN GET SOME

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GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AND WATCH SOME SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES OUT THERE. UM AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT WE HOPE TO HAVE IT FOR A LONG TIME, AND YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AT LONE STAR CELTIC .COM .ORG. TOSS TOSS. YOU KNOW BIG POLES AND STUFF INSTEAD OF TAPPING A KEG. I WAS THINKING ABOUT MAYBE GETTING THE MAYOR TO TOSS SOME SOME TYPE OF SCOTTISH PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. SO ALRIGHT, EXCITED TO HAVE THEM HERE, AND WE'LL SHARE MORE INFORMATION.

EXCUSE FOR HIM TO WEAR HIS KILT. YEAH. AWESOME COMPLETELY. YEAH WOW. OKAY. HMM COMMITTEE UPDATES DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL MET OR NOT MARKETING TO JOHN. WE DID NOT. WE WILL SOON. NO REAL ESTATE HAD A MEETING. RIGHT WE HAD A MEETING LONG MEETING AND WE'VE GOT SEVERAL THINGS TO DISCUSS WITH EXECUTIVE SESSION. GOOD WORKS FINANCE MET MET. ALL MEMBERS WERE THERE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE GOALS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE CURRENT LEASING ACTIVITY AT, UM, OCCASION BUILDING. WHICH IS GOING WELL. WE ALSO KIND OF DUG INTO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE BYRON NELSON. SO WE MADE SOME DISCUSSIONS ON THAT AND THEN WE JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS ON SOME LINE ITEMS. ON THE BUDGET THAT WAS ANSWERED VERY QUICKLY, SO WE APPRECIATE IT GREAT INNOVATION. INNOVATIVE MEETING THIS WEEK.

AND THEN GOVERNANCE. I'LL GET WITH YOU GUYS TO SCHEDULE MEETING ALSO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IF WE CAN UM I KNOW THAT. EVEN THOUGH MR KOWSKI HAS ONLY BEEN HERE WHAT A MONTH OR SO 234 SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I KNOW THAT WE THE TIMING OF IT, BUT WE CONTRACTUALLY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO SOMEWHAT OF A REVIEW. SO I THINK AT THIS POINT, PROBABLY JUST TO IF NOTHING ELSE, CREATE AND LOOK AT THE FORMAT. BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT TO GO OVER AT THIS POINT. HE KNOWS WHAT'S ON HIS NEXT REVIEW. SO YOU KNOW, SO TONY'S NEXT REVIEW, RIGHT? EXACTLY ENOUGH. ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT, UH, WOW. SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE LOTS OF A LOT TO SAY. BUT ANYWAY, UM I ACTUALLY DO HAVE ONE THING TO SAY OUR BOARD RETREATS AFTER THE COUNSELOR TREAT OUR BOARD RETREAT IS MARCH THE FOURTH UM, AND WHAT I. GOOD LIKE TO REQUEST IF I COULD, MR MAYOR, AS IF WE COULD GET SOME FEEDBACK AFTER YOUR RETREAT ON SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS STRATEGIES FOR OUR OWN PROPERTIES. N DEVELOPMENT. I KNOW THAT OBVIOUSLY OUR GOAL IS TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE CITY, NOT JUST PROPERTY SET. WE CONTROL BUT THAT IS THE SUBJECT WE TALKED ABOUT QUITE OFTEN IN OUR MEETINGS AS TO HOW WE FROM STRATEGICALLY HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD, WHETHER IT INCLUDES ANY POTENTIAL ZONING OPPORTUNITIES OR OTHER THINGS THAT IN ADDITION TO JUST PROJECTS THAT COME UP SO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET FEEDBACK FROM Y'ALL ON THAT. SO THAT WE'RE WALKING THE SAME PATH.

ALRIGHT ADD ONE NOTE TO THAT COMMENT. WE HAVE THE SAME FACILITATOR THAT CITY COUNCIL USES DOING OUR RETREAT AS WELL. SO THAT WILL AGAIN ENSURE THAT ALIGNMENT AND CONVERSATION AND GOALS. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT SO NEXT WE HAVE CONSIDERED IT EASY. MONTHLY

[Consider/Discuss MEDC Monthly Reports]

REPORTS 24 1102. YES, MR LUCAS JR IS GONNA COME UP HERE AND REPRESENT OUR DEPARTMENT. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN, MR PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF JARI, MARKETING MANAGER AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER FOR THE DC FILLING IN ON BEHALF OF MR TALLEY KIND OF FLYING OVER THE KEY KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR DASHBOARD. AS ALWAYS, SINCE WE'RE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, REVIEWING DECEMBER, WE WILL ALSO BE PRODUCING A ANNUAL REPORT WHICH WILL SUMMARIZE ALL OF OUR KPI SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT IN THE COMING WEEKS. UM NOT TO BRAG, BUT WE ARE AN AWARD WINNING KPI REPORTS PRODUCING ORGANIZATION, ACCORDING TO THE ID CR AWARD. OUR REPORT LAST YEAR WON SECOND PLACE AWARD SO NO PRESSURE BUT BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANOTHER AWARD WINNING REPORT. YOU CAN SEE OUR PROJECT PIPELINE 33 THERE AS A RESULT OF OUR TEAM BEING VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND AND DOING SOME GOOD WORK AS WELL AS THE INNOVATION FUND PIPELINE BEING CONSISTENTLY FULL AND WE'RE SEEING APPLICATIONS MOVE IN, AND WE'RE SEEING JUST A LOT OF ACTIVITY HAPPENING AS WELL. AND SOMETHING TO NOTE. I'M JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT, UM INTERESTING FACT SOMETHING I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR MARKETING SHOULD BE DRIVEN BY DATA AND INFORMATION AND NOT JUST HUNCHES. IT'S BEEN A LONG STANDING IDEA THAT WE CAN'T SEND EMAILS DURING HOLIDAYS. RIGHT. SO LIKE, UM, WE CAN'T SEND AN EMAIL DURING THANKSGIVING WEEK, RIGHT BECAUSE NO ONE'S GONNA READ IT. I JUST KIND OF BEEN A THING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. IT'S NOT JUST HERE. IT'S EVERY ORGANIZATION THAT THERE'S THIS ASSUMPTION THAT YOU CAN'T EMAIL PEOPLE DURING HOLIDAY BREAKS, BUT DUE TO SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO READ EMAILS AT HOLIDAYS. SO OKAY.

LITTLE SWEETHEART. IT IS. IT IS. IT'S WE LOST ATTORNEYS NIGHTMARE. AH OKAY. GET TOGETHER FOR DESTRUCTION, RIGHT? HMM. ALRIGHT REGULAR AGENDA. 24 1103 CONSIDERED DISCUSS ACT ON THE

[Consider/Discuss/Act on the November 2023 Financials]

NOVEMBER 2023 FINANCIALS CHANCE. GOOD MORNING. CHANCE MILLER ACCOUNTING MANAGER. IT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. SO LITTLE TIMELINE OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT. OUR AUDITORS ARE STILL WORKING ON CLOSING OUT FISCAL YEAR 23. SO I EXPECT IT NEXT WEEK IS KIND OF WHEN I WILL HAVE A LOT OF THINGS. UM FINALIZED WILL BE TAKING IT TO COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY. BUT FOR A D. C THAT MEANS NEXT MONTH. FEBRUARY IS WE'RE MEETING I'LL BE PRESENTING TO YOU. FISCAL YEAR. 23 IS FINAL NUMBERS. I'LL GET YOU YOUR FAMILY BALANCE IN IT. AT WHAT SALES TAX, INTERNET AND ALL THAT INFORMATION THERE. WE LIKE TO WAIT TILL EVERYTHING'S CLOSED OUT. JUST MAKE SURE THERE'S NO LATE AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT THEN EARLY MARCH WILL BE WORKING WITH CALC FOR THE BUDGET PROCESS WILL BE HIS FIRST CYCLE FOR THE AND, UM YOU KNOW, WE'LL ALL BE INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THAT FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, UM LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT, SO GOING TO THE FINANCIALS WE ARE. THIS IS MONTH TO THIS IS NOVEMBER'S FINANCIALS. SO WE'RE GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE'RE GONNA HIT THE INCOME STATEMENT. UM IT WAS A FAIRLY QUIET MONTH AND REVENUE WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OVER $2.1 MILLION. THE MAJORITY OF THAT WAS SALES TAX REVENUE. UM ALMOST $100,000 IN INTEREST INCOME. AND IF WE'RE MOVING DOWN TO EXPENDITURES, WE HAD 172,000 AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. 245,000 PROJECT EXPENSES AND 237,000 NON DEPARTMENTAL, WHICH IS MAINLY JUST US DOING THE MONTHLY TRANSFER FOR FUTURE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS. TOTAL WE HAD A NET INCREASE OF 1.5 MILLION FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. MOVING ON TO SELLS TAX. UM. YOU CAN SEE THAT YEAR TODAY. UH COMPARED TO LAST NOVEMBER, WE HAD A 5.3% INCREASE. THIS IS ONLY OUR SECOND MONTH. OBVIOUSLY THIS FISCAL YEAR, SO FAR WE GOT A 6.2% INCREASE IN MCKINNEY.

THAT'S VERY STRONG. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE BUDGETED AROUND 4.8% THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE ALREADY TRAINING ABOUT BUDGET. YOU CAN SEE HER SISTER CITIES. THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO OBVIOUSLY NOT WHERE WE ARE, BUT ALAN, YOU KNOW 2.5% FRISCO STILL SEEING THE DECREASE PLANO SO LITTLE DECREASE, BUT, UM, JUST SHOWS THAT WE'RE TRENDING WELL ABOVE ARE SISTER CITIES, SO THIS TIME AND LASTLY I'LL GO TO THE SALES TAX BY INDUSTRY. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO COMMENT ON THIS PAGE. EVERYTHING LOOKS PRETTY STEADY. AND IF WE TURN THIS SALAD OVER ABOUT SIX MONTHS AT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING'S KIND OF ONLINE ON THIS, BUT WE DO. LOOK AT THIS. NOW JUST AS BROUGHT INDUSTRIES, BUT WE DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER EVERY MONTH TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY SMALLER NOTIONS THAT WE SEE THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO. WE RELATE THAT TO KOWSKI. IF ANYTHING COMES UP, WE ALSO HAVE A FEW CHURCH WORKING WITH KOWSKI THAT WILL GIVE THAT INFORMATION HERE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. LISTEN. I NEED A MOTION. SOMETHING MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS PRESENTED SECOND. PUSHING MY CURD SECOND BY THEIR CASH VOTES. PAST. MOTION PASSES. RIGHT 24 1104 CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Chamber of Commerce Awards Based on Nominations]

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS BASED ON NOMINATIONS, THERE IS AN AWARD NOMINATION VOTING SHEET AT YOUR DESK. IT LOOKS LIKE CHARGED FOR US IS TO WE JUST DOING SECRET BALLOT HERE. OKAY, SO IF YOU CAN MARK YOUR SELECTIONS AND THEN WE CAN HAND THEM TO DINA. WE'RE GONNA DO. SO. AND THEN SHE

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WILL TELL US. RESPONSES ARE BEING AUDITED BY THE CPS AT COOPERS AND LYBRAND. HMM. PWC, WHO DOES LIKE. I'M WRONG. YEAH. GOOD. I GUESS THEY HAVE TO TABULATE THE RESULTS. JEOPARDY AND LIBRARY. YEAH. WHO DID LIKE MISS AMERICA AND ALL THAT STUFF. IN YOUNG. THE SINGERS THAT ARE GOING ON TO THE NEXT ROUND ARE. CERTIFIED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM DELOITTE AND TOUCHE, RIGHT? WHAT . I'M SORRY, MR KOWSKI. YOUR TIME IS WITH US IS. YOU'RE GOING HOME. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT A GOOD LEADER. DIRECTIONS US. YEAH. YEAH BUT I'LL DO IT BY. I'LL DO IT BY A LETTER. OKAY, SO BASED ON THE TABULATED. RANKING. I NEED A MOTION ON THE FIRST ONE AS FAR AS THE B R E AWARD. UM COMPANY, A. AS THE MOST VOTES. I NEED EMOTION ON THAT PROVE SECOND.

THE MOTION SECOND. THAT'S YOUR VOTES. NO. NOBODY DISSENTED. THAT'S GOOD. SO THAT PASSES NEW CORPORATE BUSINESS AWARD NOMINATION COMPANY, A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. DOESN'T HAVE THE MOTION BUTTON. ALBERT UK MOTION. I'M JUST TRYING TO GO AGAINST. I'M JUST MAKING YOU MY MOTION FOR THE BUTTONS FOR ROBERT PRESSURE, WE'LL LET YOU MAKE A MOTION. LET YOU MAKE A MOTION FOR ROBERT TO GET THAT THING TO WORK. MOTION PATH. OKAY? SURE VOTES. I CAN USE YOURS TO MAKE A MOTION. JUST JUST TELL ME WHEN YOU WANT ONE OF THE BUTTONS FOR YOU. THANKS. I APPRECIATE IT.

AND TONIGHT MOTION PASSES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AWARD IS COMPANIES SEE. MAKE A MOTION MOTION WILL DO THAT ONE. WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. YES, SIR. JULIAN BAND. YES. MOTION. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING MATTERS NOW ON THE AGENDA. NO COMMENTS. WHAT'S WHAT'S THE DEAL

[BOARD COMMENTS]

WITH THE HEAT IN HERE? NOT NOBODY SAID ANYTHING, BUT WE'RE ALL SHIVERING UP, SAVING ON TO THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE OTHER ROOM. IT IS. ACCORDING TO THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE OTHER ROOM, IT IS 47.1 DEGREES IN THIS ROOM. THEY'RE JUST DOING THEIR PART TO LOWER THE HEAT KHAN APPRECIATE THAT DEAL. TWO THINGS TO SAY, OKAY? OR PRESIDENT. I'LL MAKE IT QUICK.

SO FIRST MICHAEL TALLY IS NOT HERE TODAY, BUT HE CELEBRATED HIS TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY. WHICH IS INCREDIBLE. SO CONGRATULATIONS, MICHAEL ON THAT ONE, AND THEN MR MIKE WILKES, OUR PROJECT MANAGER HAS BEEN WORKING ON A PORTFOLIO BOOK OF OLIVER INNOVATION FUND COMPANIES. WE ARE 99% READY TO SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD, SO I WANT TO SEE A PUBLIC SHOUT OUT TO MIKE FOR THE WORK ON THAT ONE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT WORK. AND THEN FINALLY, IF YOU NEED TO VOLUNTEER OR SOMETHING, YOUR FAMILY NEEDS VOLUNTEER HOURS. PLEASE VISIT VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY. AND ALSO THE PARKS FOUNDATION GREAT SPOTS TO VOLUNTEER AND DO GET OUTSIDE AND GET BACK TO THE CITY. SO WITH THAT, MR CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT THAT WE WILL GO

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. OF COURSE, WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551071 CONSULTATION WITH GENERAL COUNSEL IN A WORK SESSION SPECIAL REGULAR SESSION AGENDA ITEM. REQUIRING CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY CLIENT ADVICE AND ASSISTED BY THE LIBERATION OF THE SECOND BLOOD DISCUSSION OF SAID ITEMS. LEGAL CONSULTATION ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ISLAND SECTION 551072 DELIBERATION ON REAL PROPERTY. 551087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMICAL MANNER SAYS AS POSTED

[00:30:04]

IN THE AGENDA AND WE WILL BE BACK. WE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Jan 16, 2024 McKinney Economic Development Corporation

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