Jan 25, 2024 McKinney Community Development Corporation

THE GOWN. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, ANDREW. HURRY UP. ANDREW HOW ARE YOU? GOOD MORNING, I CALLED TO

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FATHER IN HEAVEN. WE COME TO YOU TODAY, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO VOLUNTEER FOR THOSE WHO SERVE FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS WITHIN THE CITY. WE PRAY FOR EACH OF THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE PRAY FOR THOSE THAT SO FAITHFULLY SERVED HERE IN LEADING IN THIS COUNCIL. BE WITH THOSE THAT ARE SICK TODAY THAT THERE MAY BE STRONGER AS THEY MAY ALSO BE ABOUT THE WORK. NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY OF MAKENI, BUT FATHER FOR AH! ALL THEY DO FOR THEIR FAMILIES. WE PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. WE ARE SO BLESSED BY YOUR WATCH CARE BLESSED BY ALL THOSE WHO WORK SO DILIGENTLY NOT ONLY IN PLANNING, BUT IMPLEMENTING AND FATHER ME. WE LOOK FORWARD TO VISION THAT IS ABLE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY TO GROW. TO PROSPER AND ALSO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE HERE IN JESUS' NAME, I PRAY AMEN. AMEN THANK YOU. AND I ALSO FELT TO MENTION WE HAVE ARE COMMITTED AND HE'S LOOKING UNDER THE WEATHER. COUNCILMAN JONES. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND DR FILTERS WILL BE COMING IN A MINUTE, SO WE'LL BE DOING OUR PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. TO THE UNITED STATES. WELL THE WAY WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD. IN THE BUSINESS OF THE EMAIL. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NONPUBLIC AGENDA ITEMS DO HAVE ANYWAY. I DON'T SEE THAT WE HAVE ANY. WE WILL NOW GO INTO CONSENT ITEMS. I WILL READ EACH ITEM AND

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BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT CBC'S FINAL NUMBERS. WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE BALANCE SHEET. WE USUALLY DON'T TOUCH BASED ON THE BALANCE SHEET UNTIL YOU'RE IN. IT'S A GOOD POINT OF REFERENCE.

WHAT WHERE WE'RE STANDING AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AND ARE YOU ABLE TO ZOOM IN ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT? SEE THERE'S ONLY THREE AREAS I WANNA, UM NO, THAT'S FINE. IF YOU WANT SCROLL UP, I'M JUST HITTING THE TOP PART. ALRIGHT SO, LOOKING AT OUR CASH ON HAND AND INVESTMENTS, WE ENDED THE YEAR WE HAVE AROUND $2 MILLION IN CASH ON HAND. INVEST INVESTMENTS WHERE 63 MILLION LOOKING AT OUR FIXED ASSETS. NEXT WE HAVE AROUND $23 MILLION. THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS GOING TO BE, UM THE $60 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION OF PROGRESS, WHICH IS REALLY TO THE TOPS BUILDING OVER THERE. UM THIS WE HAVE $6 MILLION IN LAND AS WELL. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANT TO NOTE ON OUR BALANCE SHEET. IS THAT OUR BONDS PAYABLE OR OUTSTANDING DEBT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 17 MILLION. WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER VARIOUS LIABILITIES. BUT A LOT OF THAT IS STUFF THAT GATSBY.

OUR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD MAKES US PRESENT WHICH IS OUR LIKE OUTSTANDING PENSION AND STUFF LIKE THAT AS WELL. BUT THERE ARE MINIMAL COMPARED TO YOUR OUTSTANDING DEBT OF 16 $16.1 MILLION. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO TOUCH ON ON THE BALANCE SHEET. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL OR ANYTHING IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT NUMBER, BUT THOSE ARE LIKE THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE LOOK FOR IN A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS OR THOSE THREE CATEGORIES. GOING TO THE INCOME STATEMENT, FIRST PAGE CAN YOU SCROLL UP ON THIS CAN. OKAY, SO STARTING OFF WITH REVENUES YEAH. OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET TO START THE YEAR FOR SALES TAX WAS $21.77 MILLION. WE ENDED UP $22.3 MILLION, SO THAT WAS AN INCREASE OF CLOSE TO 600,000 OVER WHAT WE ESTIMATED OR WHAT LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS WERE, UM, WE WERE LOOKING AT COMPARED TO BUDGET. WE WERE 2.45% OVER BUDGET THIS YEAR WE BUDGET AROUND 4.5% INCREASE SO UM, YOU KNOW IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, AS A WHOLE WERE ABOUT 6.5% OVER LAST YEAR SALES TAX NUMBERS, WHICH IS GREAT. THOSE ARE STRONG SELL STOCKS NUMBERS GOING INTO 2024. LOOKING AT ANOTHER, UM, REVENUE CATEGORIES. WE HAD A VERY INTERESTING COME AT 1.9 MILLION UNREALIZED GAINS ON $200,000. WE DON'T REALIZE THOSE UNTIL WE END UP SELLING THE INVESTMENTS DOWN THE ROAD. SO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE MARKET THOSE UP OR DOWN, DEPENDING ON WHAT MARKET VALUE IS OF THE YOUR CURRENT INVESTMENTS. UM CONTRIBUTIONS. THOSE ARE THE TOPS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE TOPS PROJECT. THOSE OF THE MONEY THAT TUBS GAVE YOU ALL THAT WERE IN TURN. PAYING FOR THE TUBS FACILITY OVER THERE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON REVENUE. WE HAD 20 A LITTLE OVER $25 MILLION, WHICH WAS A STRONG YEAR FOR 2023. WE'RE GOING DOWN TO EXPLAIN EXPENDITURES. WE HAD CLOSE TO $1.1 MILLION IN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. $4.6 MILLION IN PROJECT EXPENSES, AND AT THE VERY BOTTOM WE HAD $18 MILLION AND NON DEPARTMENTAL EXPENSES.

THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR PARK CONSTRUCTION FUND AND YOUR TUBS PROJECT AS WELL. THAT RESULTED IN A NET INCREASE OF 1.2 MILLION AND WE LOOKED AT OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE WAS 67 MILLION. WE HAD A REVENUES MINUS EXPENSES ARE ENDING. FUND BALANCE FOR 2023 WAS $68.3 MILLION. NOW THAT'S WHAT NOW THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN 2024 WERE USING AS OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE. A LOT OF THE EXPENSES YOU CAN SEE. WE'RE NOT USED IN 2023 THAT WE HAVE MOVED OVER TO 2020 FOR A LOT OF THAT HAPPENS DURING TO THE TIMING OF PROJECTS, SOME BIGGER, BIGGER PROJECTS GET DELAYED A LITTLE BIT AND TOP SOME OTHER STUFF LIKE THAT, SO YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THOSE EXPENSES COMING IN 2020 FOR, UM AND I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO NOTE ON 2023. UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR ME BEFORE I MOVE ON TO 2024. ANY COMMENTS. NOPE.

LET'S GO TO NOVEMBER WINDOW IF YOU DON'T MIND. SO NOW THIS IS OUR SECOND MONTH OF OUR FISCAL YEAR NOVEMBER OF 2023. IN REGARDS TO REVENUE. WE HAD A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION OF SALES TAX REVENUE 157,000 INTEREST INCOME. TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WAS $2.2 MILLION. AND EXPENDITURES. WE HAD A FAIRLY QUIET MONTH. IT'S USUALLY LIKE THAT AT THE

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COMPARING TO OUR HOW WE BREAK DOWN THE SALES TAX BY THE INDUSTRIES IN OUR CITY RETAIL DRE RETAIL TRADE IS OUR BIGGEST ONE. IT INCREASED BY 1% WHICH LOOKS A LITTLE STRANGE, BUT FOR COMPARING THAT OUT OVER THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS, WE'RE STILL AT THAT 8% INCREASE, SO WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT THE OTHER CATEGORIES. YOU KNOW, YOU TOLD THESE DID FAIRLY STRONG AND MANUFACTURING. BUT THOSE FLUCTUATE ON THE MONTH MONTH BASIS WE USUALLY LIKE TO TURN IT OUT ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS TO SEE. WHAT ARE TRUE STATUS IS I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS. IT LOOKS STRONG FOR NOVEMBER, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO COMMENT ON NOVEMBER'S FINANCIALS BEFORE WE MOVE ONTO DECEMBER. ANY QUESTIONS OR NOVEMBER ALRIGHT NOW WE'RE FINALLY TO LAST MONTH. THIS IS DECEMBER OF 2023. THIS IS OUR THIRD MONTH OF OUR FISCAL YEAR.

WE'RE LOOKING AT. REVENUE IT'S KINDA HARD FOR ME TO SEE SORRY $1.8 MILLION IN SALES TAX REVENUE. WE HAD INTEREST INCOME OF 200,000. WE HAVE UN REALIZED GAINS OF 1.3 MILLION INTEREST RATES HAVE DROPPED BEEN DROPPING THAT INCREASES YOUR MARKET VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENTS. COMPARING WHAT OUR INVESTMENTS WE'RE GETTING ON THAT. LIKE I SAID, WE GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF INTEREST OR OUR INTEREST IS THE SAME ONCE WE GET TO FRUITION OF THAT INVESTMENT, SO THIS IS THE TIMING OF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHEN WE'RE MARKING UP OUR YOUR INVESTMENTS TO WHAT THE TRUE MARKET VALUE IS. BUT THE PROFITS YOU SEE FROM YOUR INVESTMENTS, WHICH TYPICALLY BEING THAT 3 TO 4% RANGE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL SEE OVER TIME. CONTRIBUTIONS WITH 100 TO 1000 FROM TOPS.

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE WAS VERY SMALL ABOUT 1.8 OR $1.1800. TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WAS 3.4 $MILLION MILLION. IF WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPENSES, WE HAD 43,000 AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. $100,000 IN PROJECT EXPENSES AND $1.1 MILLION DOLLARS AND NON DEPARTMENTAL EXPENSES. MOVING ON TO SALES TAX. SO FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, WE HAD A 3.2% INCREASE OUR YEAR TODAY TO INCREASE IS 5.2% THAT'S STILL ABOVE BUDGET, SO WE'RE TURNING STILL VERY WELL. ALAN HAD A 15.7% INCREASE. THAT IS A TRUE INCREASE. THAT IS NOT ANY AUDIT COLLECTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO UM, NOT EXACTLY SURE. WHAT HAPPENED AT ALLEN BILLS REALLY STRONG FOR MONTHS FOR THEM, FRISCO SAW AN 8.7% DECREASE. AND PLANO HAD 2.8% INCREASE. WE'RE STILL LOOKS LIKE US AND ALAN OR TRAINING FAIRLY WELL, FRISCO AND PLAYING OUR LITTLE BIT BEHIND, BUT I'LL BE LET'S LOOK AT SALES TAX BY INDUSTRY REAL FAST. UM RETAIL TRADE BUMPED BACK UP TO THE 5% THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS REFERENCING THAT IT GOES UP AND DOWN A LITTLE BIT OF A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS, BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, IT LOOKS STRONG. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO NOTE ON THE OTHER ONES. YOU CAN SEE WHOLESALE TRADE INFORMATION AND CONSTRUCTION WITH DOWN A LITTLE BIT. BUT LIKE I SAID, WHEN WE TURNED THAT OUT OVER FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS, IT STILL LOOKS STRONG. AND SO THIS TIME I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. CHANCE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS. THERE HAS BEEN, I THINK MORE THAN AN ANOMALY WITH FRISCO AND I THINK YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO BE TALKING WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES. DO THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY FOR WHAT'S GOING ON THERE ISN'T WE HAVEN'T HEARD, UM, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO FIRST CDC VERSUS REACHED OUT THE FRISCO CITY DEPARTMENT. WE'VE HAD OUR CONSULTANT KIND OF LOOK INTO IT AS WELL. WE ARE LIMITED TO WHAT WE CAN SEE WHAT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION SO I CAN SEE WHAT THE AUDIT COLLECTIONS WERE. I CAN SEE WHAT THE CURRENT PERIOD OF PERIOD INCREASES ARE BUT I CAN'T SEE THE BREAKDOWN LIKE I CAN SEE FROM MCKINNEY. SO OUR BEST ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME IS THAT A BUSINESS EITHER MOVED OUT OF FRISCO ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT MONTHS AGO. MAYBE SOMEONE SELLS TAX GOT RE ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER CITY BY THAT, SOMETIMES THE BOUNDARIES OF CITIES SELF TAX MIGHT BE GOING TO FRISCO. BUT THEN WHEN THE CONTRACT LOOKS AT IT, AND THEY'RE LIKE, HEY, THEY ACTUALLY FALL INTO PLAYING THOSE JURISDICTION. SO THEN THAT SALES TAX STARTS GETTING ROUTED OVER THERE, SO THERE'S STUFF LIKE THAT THAT HAPPENS, AND THAT'S OUR BEST GUESS AT THIS TIME, I DON'T BELIEVE WILL BEGIN BEGINNING AN ANSWER. AND HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT, THEY'LL RELEASE YOU KNOW SOMETHING GOING ON. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK PROMISING. AT THIS POINT. WE'LL BUILD KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THERE. ONE QUESTION. DO YOU FOLLOW UP ON THAT? DO YOU HAVE ANY GENERAL SENSE FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES IN SOME OF OUR SISTER CITIES? NO WE EXPECT A BIG BUMP WITH DECEMBER BECAUSE IT WAS A GOOD CHRISTMAS

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

AND I KNOW THAT MEOWS IS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS OF ALL KINDS, VOLUNTEER HOURS AS WELL AS YOU KNOW, IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND IT IT'S JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO SHARE THIS MORNING. WELL I WILL CERTAINLY ECHO JOYS STATEMENT. I ALSO VOLUNTEER WITH MAO'S OVER THE HOLIDAYS OR A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WHEN IT WAS SUPER COLD. THEY DO AMAZING WORK AND THINK WE'LL HAVE UM MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK ABOUT THAT. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. IT'S BEEN A RELATIVELY QUIET MONTH, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING STUFF . I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT IS, BUT, UM, DEFINITELY, UH I WAS UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE CHESTNUT SQUARE EVENT . UM, THIS WEEKEND. DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE JAMIE PEDIGO AND HER SERVICE THAT ORGANIZATION AND THEIR STRONG PARTNER OF OURS, AND WE APPRECIATE THEM AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM. AND I THINK WE'VE MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE JAMIE COMING UP AS WELL. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IN PRISON.

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PLEASE CHECK OUT THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE EVENTS THAT WILL BE COMING UP. NEXT, WE WILL GO INTO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. MR. GRAHAM'S GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT, WHEREVER YOU ARE, I'M SURE SHE'S WATCHING AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS PAUL GRAHAM CITY MANAGER. I SHOULD SAY ROMANIAN FOR MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BUT YEAH, WE'RE GONNA WE'RE DROPPING LIKE FLIES HERE. SO HOPEFULLY NEXT MONTH YOU GUYS WILL BE BACK IN FULL FORCE, BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS TO UPDATE YOU ON AT THE FEBRUARY 6TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COMING UP. THE COUNCIL WILL LIGHT WILL CONSIDER AND LIKELY VOTE ON PLACING A BOND ELECTION ON THE MAY BALLOT. THIS $485.5 MILLION A LITTLE BIT OF BACK SWING JUST FOR A REMINDER THAT THERE WERE 35 OR 36 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT COMPRISE THE BOND COMMITTEE. THESE ARE COMMUNITY FOLKS, LEADERS THAT HEARD OUR STAFF OUTLINED A NUMBER OF UNFUNDED PROJECTS THAT ARE NECESSARY IN THE COMING YEARS. WHETHER IT'S THROUGH FACILITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY, ROADS , PARKS OR OTHER TYPES OF USES, AND THE BOND COMMITTEE MADE A RECOMMENDATION. THAT $485.5 MILLION WAS THE MAGIC NUMBER AND THAT THE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND WE WILL CERTAINLY LIKELY PLACE THAT ON THE BALLOT FOR THE MAY ELECTION COUNCIL ALSO CONSIDER PLACING A CHARTER AMENDMENT OR POTENTIAL CHARTER AMENDMENT ON THE BALLOT THAT WILL BE ON THE FEBRUARY 6TH AGENDA AS WELL. THAT WILL BE WOULD ALSO BE LIKELY FOR THE MAY ELECTION, ALTHOUGH THEY COULD DECIDE DIFFERENTLY, BUT RIGHT NOW THE CONTEMPLATION IS FOR THE ELECTION. UM WE ALSO HAVE ON FEBRUARY 16TH IN THIS VERY ROOM. WE WILL HAVE OUR ANNUAL STRATEGIC GOAL SETTING MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S A HALF DAY WORKSHOP. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE. WHY IT IS STRATEGIC GOALS. I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO WITH OUR BUDGET CYCLE BECAUSE STAFF NEEDS TO KNOW WE CAN MAKE. WE'RE PREPARING A BUDGET THAT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL'S GOALS AND PRIORITIES. SO YOU GIVE US YOUR WORK PLAN. WE GO BACK. OUR STAFF PUTS TOGETHER SOME KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND WE COME BACK TO YOU GO BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL BACK HERE. UM AND A COUNCIL ADOPT USUALLY AROUND EARLY MAY WILL ADOPT THAT STRATEGIC PLAN WITH THE KPS THAT WE PREPARE, AND THEN WE SET OFF TO MAKE THE BUDGET IN ALIGNMENT WITH THOSE WITH THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND THE ATTENDANT KPS TO GO WITH THAT. ON FEBRUARY 12TH. WE HAVE OUR JOINT MEETING OUR ANNUAL JOINT MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS WILL BE AT THE STADIUM, THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN MCKINNEY I SD STADIUM.

WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR. IT'S A IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THOSE THINGS. THERE'S ALWAYS LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION THAT BOTH THE SCHOOL AND THE CITY SHARE WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT IT'S A BUSY MONTH AND THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MEETINGS COMING UP.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD IN 2024 LOTS OF GREAT THINGS. AND ONE LAST THING IT'S SOMEWHAT RELEVANT TO YOU BECAUSE I KNOW PARKS AND RECREATION IS NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEARTS. WE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF OUR INTERVIEWS FOR SELECTION OF OUR NEXT PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR. UM WE ARE DOWN TO TWO FINALISTS. WE HAVE OUR FINAL INTERVIEWS NEXT SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK AND EITHER ONE OF THE CANDIDATES WE THINK ARE TERRIFIC, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING A SELECTION AND MOVING FORWARD AND ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY THANKS SO MUCH. MCKINNEY DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE? OKAY, AWESOME. GOOD MORNING, ALICIA HAMBURG. I'M HERE REPRESENTING VISIT MCKINNEY. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE HAVE MORE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE. WE HAVE TWO NEW STAFF MEMBERS JOINING OUR TEAM. THE FIRST ONE IS AMBER LACEY. SHE IS TAKING THE ROLE OF DIGITAL MEDIA COORDINATOR, WHICH IS A NEW POSITION FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND PAULA MARTIN IS FILLING OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT POSITION. SHE COMES TO US FROM MCKINNEY. I SD. SHE WAS THERE FOR 20 YEARS, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HER AS WELL. UM NEXT. A. WE HAVE ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH TOM BURNETT OF THE SOUTHWEST SPORTS SHOWCASE. WE GOT SOME HELP WITH FROM MAJKOWSKI ON THAT SO THANKS TO HIM, HE IS GOING TO HELP US WITH OUR CURRENT NC DOUBLE A BIDS THAT WERE WORKING ON CURRENTLY FOR TENNIS AND THEN LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES TOM WAS PREVIOUSLY THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER, AND HE IS ALSO THE REASON THAT THE FCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS IN FRISCO. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH HIM AND LAST THE HIGHLAND ARTS AND ATHLETICS ORGANIZATION HAS MOVED THEIR LONE STAR, CELTIC AND HIGHLAND GAMES FESTIVAL HERE TO MCKINNEY FROM GRAPEVINE, SO THEY'RE GONNA BE HOSTING THAT UP AT MYERS PARK. THEY'VE EXPANDED IT FROM A ONE DAY FESTIVAL TO A TWO DAY FESTIVAL THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN APRIL. THE 20TH AND 21ST AND THEY'RE ESTIMATING ATTENDANCE OF

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C. MR KOWSKI. IT'S TOUGH TO FOLLOW THAT PRETTY COOL. GOOD MORNING. MICHAEL KOWSKI, PRESIDENT OF IMMEDIACY, A COUPLE UPDATES THIS MORNING. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE BYRON NELSON PLANNING HAS BEGUN IN FULL FORCE ACROSS THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. OF COURSE, WE ARE GREAT PARTNERS WITH THIS GROUP AND THE CITY AND THE DATES ARE MADE SECOND THROUGH FIFTH. SO IT'S COMING UP PRETTY QUICK, SO SAVE THE DATES WHEN THAT WILL BE COMING IN INTERESTING SINCE THAT SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE SINGLED BIO THERE WE GO. EXTRA PARTIES. THERE IT IS, UH, I MENTIONED BEFORE A FEW MONTHS BACK THAT WE RECENTLY ENGAGED WITH A COMPANY OUT OF SILICON VALLEY, CALIFORNIA CALLED PLUG AND PLAY. THEY ARE AN ACCELERATOR GROUP THAT HELPS US REALLY EXPAND OUR ECOSYSTEM OF STARTUPS AND INNOVATIVE NETWORK IN OUR SECTOR. THAT'S GOING VERY WELL WITH THE KICK OFF MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH THAT GROUP, AND THEN MORE PUBLIC EXPOSED TO SHOW HOW THIS GROUP WILL HELP MCKINNEY REALLY GALVANIZED OR EFFORTS TO BRING STARTUPS TO THE AREA TO GROW INTO THE BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY. THAT'S ONE OF OUR STRATEGIES GOING FORWARD. AND LAST NIGHT LEAST, I JUST WANT TO SAY WE ARE VERY EXCITED. WITH THE PARTNERSHIPS WERE STARTING TO GALVANIZE AGAIN WITH THE M C D. C FOR THE USE OF OUR CDC PROPERTY WITH MY FRESH EYES BEING ON BOARD ABOUT FOUR MONTHS . WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT IDEAS FOR THOSE PROPERTIES. AND JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU IN PUBLIC FOR BEING OPEN MINDED TO OUR IDEAS, SO WITH THAT I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? I'M GOOD, RIGHT? THANK YOU. OKAY. SORRY SORRY.

TRYING TO GET SOME THINGS IN ORDER ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY ALREADY SAID HE'S ALREADY I CAN ASK YOU TO COME BACK. OKAY? OKAY. MAIN ST ANDREW. SORRY SORRY, RYAN IT UP. THEY DON'T HAVE FOUND THE ORDER. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. CDC BOARD ANDREW JONES CIRCUIT CULTURAL DISTRICT. HAVE WE HAD AWESOME HOLIDAYS IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT SUCCESSES FROM HOLIDAY LIGHTS TO LOTS OF DIFFERENT EVENTS. JUST A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF. FOR ALL THE EFFORT THEY PUT INTO THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT WE'RE KIND OF MOVING RIGHT ALONG INTO THIS WEEKEND. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A NEW PHASE TWO OF OUR TINY DOORS. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF FOMO AFTER THE INITIAL LAUNCH, AND SO WE HAVE OVER 25 PLUS NEW DOORS BEING ADDED VISIT, MCKINNEY IS ACTUALLY HELPING US HOST A SMALL RECEPTION TO KICK OFF THIS THIS NEW PHASE. UM AND THEN ALSO FEBRUARY 4TH WE HAVE CREW BARKUS PARADE. IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN A MARDI GRAS DOG PARADE, YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T UNLESS IT'S BEEN HERE IN MCKINNEY. IT'S A PRETTY UNIQUE EVENT IN DOWNTOWN.

AND IT'S ONE OF THE CUTEST EVENTS AND IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THE PRESS THAT ALWAYS COMES OUT FOR THIS, YOU KNOW? REALLY SPECIAL EVENTS. SO UM, WE DID ADJUST THE DATE, SO IT'S A LITTLE EARLIER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CALENDAR FELL WITH A LITTLE EVENT CALLED THE SUPER BOWL. SO FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 8TH. WE ALSO MAKE ANY MAIN STREET BOARD IS GOING TO GO INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, AND THAT'S A GREAT TIME TO FOR US TO FOCUS ON THE NEXT YEAR AND ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AND, UH, SUPPORT THAT WE DO FOR DOWNTOWN AND THEN I DID WANT TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE ABOUT MARCH 18TH. WE HAVE OUR THIRD ANNUAL RETAIL BOOT CAMP.

UM THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT WE DO. IT'S ALL DAY TRAINING FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY SO CONTINUING EFFORT, AND IT'S BEEN REALLY WELL RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT THIS YEAR. AND UH, BIG SHOUT OUT TO JAMIE PEDIGO AND APPRECIATION FOR ALL SHE'S DONE FOR DOWNTOWN. THINK ABOUT CHESTNUT SQUARE AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE TOURS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE FARMERS MARKET. THEY'VE DONE A LOT FOR DOWNTOWN AND JUST WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO HER AND ALL THE WONDERFUL WORK SHE'S DONE OVER THE YEARS,

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WE MAY HAVE FROM YOU GUYS, SOME UPDATES. WE HAVE GOING ON RANDALL'S PARK STILL PROGRESSING THERE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IF SOMEBODY MESS OUT THERE, WHETHER PENDING FUTURE WEATHER PENDING WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT A FALL COMPLETION OF THAT PROJECT. REC CENTER TOWN LAKE DEMO IS STILL UNDERWAY. IT'S ALL IN INTERIOR STUFF TO KIND OF TEAR OUT FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE SMALL PROJECT, THEIR LIGHT WALKING TOWN LAKE GOALS TO HAVE THIS COMPLETED BY THE TRICK OR TREAT TRAIL EVENT THIS OCTOBER, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. GREENS AND MCKINNEY PARK. STAFF IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE BID DOCUMENTS FOR THIS AND EXPECT TO HAVE IT BIT OUT IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS OR SO. CRAIG RANCH SOCCER . WE'RE STILL ANTICIPATING CLOSING OUT THAT PROJECT THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. SOME GOOD NEWS. WE ENTERED A PHOTO CONTEST FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL RECREATION TRAILS PHOTO CONTEST AND WE WON. WE SUBMITTED A PICTURE OF OUR TRICK OR TREAT. TRAIL EVENT AND WON THE TRAIL EVENT CATEGORY AND SOME BAD NEWS. I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THAT WE LOST OUR GRADY LITTLEJOHN CONCESSION RESTROOM BUILDING THIS THIS PAST WEEKEND TO A FIRE. AT THIS POINT, THE BUILDING IS A TOTAL LOSS STAFF WAS TEARING IT DOWN YESTERDAY WERE SAD TO SEE IT GO. IT WAS OUR SECOND OLDEST CONCESSION STAND RESTROOM THAT WE HAVE AT THE OLDEST BEING AT TOWN LAKE AND THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BE REMODELED WITH THE COMING REFRESH OF TOWN LAKE. BRIGHT SIDE OF THIS IS WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD THAT CONCESSION STAND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT MEANS TO OUR UPCOMING SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL SEASON. THIS IS ONE OF OUR LEAST USED COMPLEXES, BUT IT HAD A VITAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE SEASON. EVERY ALL THE ELECTRICAL FOR THE BALL FIELD LIGHTS. PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS OUT THERE WENT THROUGH THAT BUILDING, SO WE LOST THAT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN RECONNECT THAT. GET THOSE BALL FIELD LIGHTS GOING. WE CAN STILL USE THE COMPLEX. WE NEED SOME PORTABLE RESTROOMS, BUT IT HAD TO BE DAYLIGHT AT THIS AT THIS TIME, SO WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN GET PAST THAT. BECAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL SPECULATIVE AT THIS TIME. HAVING GOTTEN A FULL REPORT FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, EVERY INVESTIGATION THAT STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION AS I'M PREPARING TO DO THE TROUT DERBY. THE TRAP, CATCH AND RELEASE. I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE THE TRIP. TAKE THEM WITH YOU IN TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE WILL BE THERE, BUT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF YOU KNOW NOT FOR THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T NEED A FISHING LICENSE GET WE GET A WAIVER FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOR THAT DAY, BECAUSE I REALLY CHILDREN WOULD NEED ONE ANYWAYS. BUT VERY TEEN WOULD UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.

BUT FOR THIS DAY WE DO GET AWAY FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE. COOL HAVE SOMEBODY THERE TO CLEAN THE TROUT BECAUSE I'M PLAYING, BUT WE DON'T WE DON'T DO THAT. WE DON'T DO WHAT WE DO WINDOWS. I'M SORRY WE DO THAT. BUT NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY THERE CLEANING THEM FOR YOU. I JUST KNOW WHAT I BET YOU THERE'S AN ENTERPRISING INDIVIDUAL OUT THERE WHO FIGURED THIS OUT AND WE'LL CLEAN TROUT FOR. I WOULD BET MONEY. UM SOMEBODY THAT'S AGAINST CITY ORDINANCE TO CLEAN THEM ON SIDE, BUT I MEAN, THAT'S RIGHT. OH OKAY. LOTS OF CATS AROUND WAITING FOR THE SCRAPS.

ANYBODY WANT TO LOAN ME? THEY FISHING ROD, SO I DON'T HAVE TO GO BUY ONE. JUST LET ME KNOW IF HIM ON A LOAN IT TO ME. BUT EXCITED FOR THAT, BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT EVENT. IT DOES GET A LITTLE CROWDED AND I WILL SAY WE HAVE A NET UP TO SHOW YOU WHERE YOU KNOW WE HAD THAT WE HAVEN'T STOCKED ON THIS SIDE OF IT. AND I LEARNED EARLY ON NOT TO TELL ANYONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE THAT THAT IS NOT STOCKED OVER THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST GETTING AWAY FROM THE CROWD GOING. DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO THE KIDS THAT IT'S LESS OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH ANYTHING. JUST WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. BUT THAT'S GOOD. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ADULT SUPERVISION.

CINDY'S GONE AND WE START TALKING ABOUT FISH GUTS. OKAY SORRY, SANDY. THERE'S NEVER A BAD DAY. FISHING ISN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM RYAN. I KNOW THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY FOR GRADY LITTLE JOHN, BUT I MEAN, GIVEN THAT IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, SOME KIND OF ARSON OR SOMETHING NEFARIOUS, ARE THERE. CAMERAS AROUND ANY OF THE CONCESSIONS OR ANY THOUGHT ABOUT INSTALLING CAMERAS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY. NO, THERE'S AN OVERALL ARCHING KIND OF CITY PHILOSOPHY ON CAMERAS. WE DON'T HAVE THEM AT THESE COMPLEXES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF CAMERAS THAT ARE FACILITIES AND WATCHING ENTRANCES AND EXITS FOR THOSE PURPOSES OF WHAT MAY BE COMING IN OUT OF THE BUILDING. I SAY IT'S SPECULATIVE. I THINK, I THINK I THINK WE'VE HAVEN'T NECESSARY RULED OUT. I DON'T THINK IT'S INTENTIONAL ARSON. OF ANY KIND, BUT I SAID IT'S STILL PICK SPECULATIVE. AT THIS POINT. I KNOW IT WASN'T AN ACT OF GOD WITH LIGHTNING. THAT'S ABOUT IT.

YOU HAVE A QUESTION? WE'RE GONNA ADD. I'M GONNA HAVE DOCTOR FILTERS COME UP TO ADD TO JUST

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WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. UM JUST A FEW OTHER THINGS ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW DOT MCKINNEY.

BH M .COM. THERE ARE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS THAT WILL BE HAVING OTHER BLACK HISTORY MONTH RELATED EVENTS. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE, UM PUTTING ON PUTTING PUTTING THOSE EVENTS ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT YOU ARE AWARE, UM SO ONE OF THE, UM YOUNG MEN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF ENGAGING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, JOSHUA BERRY, HE HAS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED BRIDGE THE GAP. THERE IS A FIVE WEEK STEM CAMP THAT HE IS PUTTING TOGETHER AND ALMOST ALL OF THE STUDENTS WILL GO FOR FREE FOR THAT STEM CAMP, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. AND ALSO RWANDA. HOW DO YOU SAY HER LAST NAME? MACARI MACHARIA. SHE IS HAVING ACTUALLY A PLAY. UM AND THE PLAY IS BASED ON A BOOK THAT SHE WROTE. ABOUT HER LIFE, OKAY? AND THAT PLAY WILL BE GOING ON IN RICHARDSON. I BELIEVE, UM, ON FEBRUARY. I'M SORRY. ON MARCH, THE SECOND SATURDAY, MARCH THE SECOND TWO O'CLOCK IN A 6 P.M. C 6:02, P.M. AND 6 P.M. SHOWING SO THERE WILL BE INFORMATION FOR THAT AS WELL. SO WE JUST ASK THAT YOU HELP TO SUPPORT THE EVENTS IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN AS WE CELEBRATE BLACK CULTURE. THANK YOU. THE GOSPEL BRANCHES. THEIR SUBSCRIPTION. YES EVERYTHING WILL BE ONLINE, SO THERE WILL BE A LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THAT. UM THERE'S ONLY TWO EVENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THAT ONE AND THAT THE PARTY THANK YOU, DOCTOR AGAIN. GREAT THINGS HAPPENING LOOKING FOR ITS, YOU KNOW, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, BUT THIS IS OUR HISTORY, COMMUNITY HISTORY, WORLD HISTORY. SO PLEASE COME

[President’s Report]

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ITEM. 24 1152, OF COURSE WITH CINDY'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE, BUT SHE JUST WANTED TO SHARE. PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED REPORTS THAT WERE ATTACHED ON THE AGENDA AND TAKE PARTICULARLY INTEREST TO THE MILLHOUSE REPORT WITH GREAT ATTENDANCE AND SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH IN THE FACEBOOK AUDIENCE.

WE ALSO HAD SOME MARKETING UPDATES. WE HAD A TREMENDOUS UP TICK IN, UH, FACEBOOK VIEWINGS.

SO PLEASED THAT I GET THAT RIGHT, LINDA. OKAY SO, PLEASE, THAT'S PHENOMENAL. SO THAT MEANS CONTINUE TO WE TRY TO TAG INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLEASE RE SHARE THAT BECAUSE WE ARE DOING REALLY GREAT THINGS, BUT WE CAN'T DO ANY OF THAT WITHOUT EACH OF YOU WHO ARE PART OF THE VILLAGE AND WHAT WE DO, SO THANK YOU AGAIN. LINDA FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK IN HELPING US DO THAT. UM NOW I WILL GO TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THE REPORT ON THE

[Consider/Discuss Certain CIP Projects Eligible for Funding under the Transportation Infrastructure Initiative and Economic Development Program by MEDC and MCDC Sales Tax Revenues for FY 2023-2024.]

C AND THE CDC EACH YEAR AND WE GET TO 2023 WE START TO SEE A LITTLE BLUE TICK. ON THE TOP OF THAT. THOSE WERE THE ESTIMATES THAT WE WERE BASED ON THE SALES TAX GROWTH GROWTH PROJECTIONS.

THE CDC WILL STILL GET THEIR BASE LEVEL AMOUNTS, BUT THEN WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE TICK UP. THEY'LL GO UP. BUT THEN WE'RE ALSO TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY AND SETTING ASIDE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. WE ESTIMATED THAT FIRST YEAR WE WOULD RECEIVE ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS IN FY 23 AND SALES TAX REVENUE FOR THIS PROGRAM. WE'VE ESTIMATED THAT IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS WILL RECEIVE $16 MILLION, SO ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

GOOD NEWS. THE FY 2523 ACTUAL NUMBERS. WE HAD A CONTRIBUTION OF ABOUT $559,000 FROM BOTH DC AND CDC THAT HAS A TOTAL VALUE OF 101,000,108. THAT HAS NOW BEEN SET ASIDE INTO ACCOUNT FOR TRANSPORTATION USE. UM. THE WAY THAT THE BUDGET WORKS FOR THE CITY IS WHEN WE SET THE BUDGET AND DURING THE FY 23 BUDGET OR FY 24 BUDGET PROCESS. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR FY 23 WOULD BE. SO ONCE WE SET THE SIP UP, WE FUNDED IT WITH JUST OUR GENERAL SOURCES OF FUNDING. WE DID NOT INCLUDE THIS PROJECTED FUNDING IN THERE, SO THIS MONEY IS SITTING IN THE ACCOUNT AFTER THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DID ITS AUDITS STABBING SIT INTO A SPECIAL ACCOUNT THAT IS NOW EARMARKED FOR THESE TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES. WE WILL BE DURING THE

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THE MONEY IS NOT OKAY, GET THE MONEY AFTER THE BUDGET HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. SO AFTER THE BOOKS ON FY 23 CLOSE AND AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WE DO OUR ACCOUNTING. AND SO WE KNEW THE TRUE NUMBER IN AROUND THE FIRST OF DECEMBER IS THIS 11.1 MILLION, AND SO IT'S NOT ACTUALLY IN THE BUDGET FOR US TO SPEND. WE COULD DO A BUDGET AMENDMENT. MOVE THEM ABOUT DOLLARS THERE RIGHT NOW, UM BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR US. JUST A WALK THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD PRESIDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION OF THE PROJECTS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE TRANSPARENT. HOW THOSE PROJECTS ARE BEING SELECTED WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT SO EACH BOARD RAPPERS UNDERSTANDS HOW THE MONEY IS BEING SENT SPENT. MAKE SURE THEIR WISHES ARE ALSO BEING ACCOUNTED FOR. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GONNA INCORPORATED JUST A LITTLE BIT IN THE REARS BY PUTTING THAT MONEY INTO THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S BUDGET. OKAY SO I I'M JUST SORRY MY BRAIN IS IN TRACKING AND JUST WANT TO SEE IF I CAN FIGURE ANY WORDS. I APOLOGIZE. IT'S OKAY. UM SO YOU'VE GOT THIS LIST OF PROJECTS WHICH MR KOWSKI AND MR KNIEVEL HAD ITERATION INPUT ON WHEN IT WAS BEING DEVELOPED, SO THIS LIST OF PROJECTS IS BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT WHEN WE PUT THE PACKAGE TOGETHER FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER IN EACH OF THE BOARDS. THIS IS THE CRITERIA SAYS HAS TO BE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS TO BE ON THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN THERE THERE IS A CLEAR NEXUS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ALL THE CITY STREETS AROUND DOWNTOWN, FOR INSTANCE. NOT NECESSARILY THAT CLEAR ECONOMIC NEXUS. SO THOSE ARE IN THE C I P BUT THEY DON'T MAKE THIS LIST. OKAY SO WE PUT TOGETHER THE LIST BASED ON THAT CRITERIA, AND WE'RE JUST SHARING THAT WITH BOTH BOARDS. THE COUNCIL SURVEY CAN SAY YEP, THIS IS THE LIST THAT WHEN WE GO AND TRY TO PUT MONEY ON WITH MS NIBBLE AND MR KOWSKI NEXT IN MAY EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE SELECTING PROJECTS FROM. OKAY SO IN MAY, UM THIS IS THIS IS THE UNIVERSE OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. MAY YOU'RE GOING TO NARROW THIS DOWN TO THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OR THAT WE THINK FIT THE BEST CORRECT. THEN YOU'RE GONNA PUT THAT INTO THE BUDGET T I P THE C I P BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. SO THE MONEY THAT UM WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

THIS $1.1 MILLION CAME FROM LAST YEAR. IT'S SITTING WAITING FOR THE NEXT BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH WON'T BE COMPLETE UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. SO, UM AND IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT ONE YEAR LAG ESSENTIALLY EVERY YEAR. YES, SIR. AND WHO'S MAKING THE MONEY ON THE INTEREST. DIRT ON THAT MILLION DOLLARS DURING THAT YEAR . THE MONEY CURRENTLY SITTING, I BELIEVE, AND, UH, MR MILLER? YEAH, IT'S ALREADY BEEN BEEN SWIPED OR BEEN MOVED AND THE

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WE'RE GONNA IT'LL BE AN AT GRADE INTERSECTION WHEN THE BYPASS COMES AND CONSTRUCTED. YES IT WILL IMPACT THE INTERCHANGE OF 380 IN STONEBRIDGE. IT WON'T BE A TRADITIONAL ARTERIAL ARTERIAL INTERSECTION WILL BE AN INTERCHANGE LIKE YOU SEE AT VIRGINIA IN 75, SO THERE'LL BE SOME SMALL IMPACTS THERE AND WILL CHANGE THE FUNCTION OF IT, BUT ANY DOLLARS THAT WE INVEST NOW. YOU KNOW, HAVE A SPECIFIC SHORT TERM BENEFIT OF YOU KNOW THAT EXPANSION OF STONEBRIDGE RELIEVING TRAFFIC ALONG THE ENTIRE AREA, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE JUST EXPANDED RIDGE NORTH LIKE FOREST HAD BEEN THE PRIMARY ACCESS POINT FOR A LOT OF THOSE RESIDENTS TO GET DOWN TO 380. SO NOW WE WOULD BE EXTENDING THAT NORTH ABOUT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE RESIDENTS TO GET OUT ONTO THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TO GET TO THEIR JOBS EASIER. THOSE ARE THINGS. I MEAN, I JUST SEEMS TO ME LIKE THE CASE COULD BE MADE FOR ANY OF THESE EQUALLY LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO BENEFIT.

UM INGRESS AND EGRESS. THEY'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE FLOW. THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET THE JOBS MORE EASILY. BUT I MEAN, I CAN SAY THAT FOR EVERY ROW IN THE TABLE ON THE LIST, RIGHT? AND SO HOW WOULD YOU ADVISE THE PRIORITIZATION BEYOND THAT? SO, FOR INSTANCE, UM, THIS THIS YEAR WHEN WE SIT DOWN WITH MR KNIEVEL, MR KOWSKI WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE PROJECT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND ONE PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT THAT LEAPS OUT OF MY MIND IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF COLUMN AND CANDY PARKWAY. RIGHT NOW, IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT GOES FROM LAKE FOREST ONLY OVER TO TINA. UM AND WE HAD SOME FUNDING ISSUES GOING FROM TINA ALL THE WAY TO HARDEN.

HE OWNS THE LAND ADJACENT TO HIS COLLIN MCKINNEY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LAKE FOREST INTERSECTION. AND SO TO ME, THAT SEEMS LIKE A NO BRAINER THAT THAT WOULD BE A PROJECT. WE WILL PUT THIS MONEY ON. SO WE HAVE PUT THE ROBUST LIST OF PROJECTS TOGETHER THAT THEY ALL MEET THE CRITERIA AS DEFINED IN THE PROGRAM, BUT THOSE WILL BE DISCUSSIONS THAT MS NIBBLE AND MR KOWSKI AND OUR TEAM HAS ON MAKING SURE WE DO THE RIGHT PROJECT, SO THERE'LL BE MORE BUT DESCRIPTIVE SOME KIND OF NARRATIVE UNDER EACH OF THESE THAT LAYS OUT JUST WHAT YOU EXPLAINED RIGHT SOME PARTICULARS AND UNIQUE ASPECTS OF EACH PROJECT. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL. GET BACK IN MIND FOR OUR PROMOTIONAL GRANTS. TODAY, WE'LL BE VOTING ON 13 PROMOTIONAL GRANTS THAT WERE

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[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Texas Women Society (PC 24-01) in the Amount of $12,500 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 McKinney Asian Festival.]

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by ArtByMetta, LLC (PC 24-02) in the Amount of $5,600 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 RNB Picnic Festival.]

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (PC 24-03) in the Amount of $12,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 Empty Bowls Event.]

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Community Concert Association (PC 24-04) in the Amount of $10,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024-2025 Season Including Six Unique Productions.]

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[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by ManeGait Therapeutic Horsemanship (PC 24-05) in the Amount of $12,500 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 ManeGait LIVE at the Gait Country Fair and Concert.]

MOTION PASSES AND THE AMOUNT OF LAND ITEM 24 1158 CONSIDERED DISCUSSED PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by SBG Hospitality (PC 24-06) in the Amount of $15,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 Sip and Stroll Series.]

MOTION PASSES IN THE AMOUNT OF 15TH HOURS A NIGHT. THAT WAS THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. CHRIS WILSON

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Main Street (PC 24-07) in the Amount of $11,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 Arts in Bloom Event.]

I DON'T WANT TO WRITE 24 1159 CONSIDERED DISCUSS PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY BEING GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY MCKINNEY MAIN STREET. PC 24. I WAS SEVEN IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF 2024 ARTS AND BLOOM EVENT.

SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE FUND THE AMOUNT OF $11,000 SECOND BY DAVID RACHET SECOND BY GEORGE. CHRIS GO GET HIM. MOTION PASSES. THAT YOU FORGOT WHO YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. THEY JUST LEFT THE CLUB. DON'T FORGET ME IN A MINUTE. NEXT AGENDA ITEM. 24

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by The Heritage Guild of Collin County (PC 24-08) in the Amount of $13,222 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of 2024 Events Including, But Not Limited to, Farmers Market at Chestnut Square and the Following Events: Murder Mystery, Bar Wars and Farm Fresh Market Dinner.]

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Marching Music Made in McKinney (PC 24-09) in the Amount of $5,600 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 Drum Corps International Competition in McKinney.]

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[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Odysseus Chamber Orchestra (dba McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra) (PC 24-10) in the Amount of $15,000.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024-2025 Concert Season Including a Minimum of Seven Performances.]

THAT'S 10 IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2024 2025 CONCERT SEASON, INCLUDING A MINIMUM OF SEVEN PERFORMANCES. THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS, AND I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE FUND THE AMOUNT OF $11,000 SECOND 11 MADE 11,000 MADE BY DAVID RACHET SECOND BY JOY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FAVORS. MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU. $11,000. THE NEXT ITEM. 24 763 COMMITTED DISCUSS PROMOTIONS GRANTED TO ME GRANT APPLICATIONS

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Millhouse Foundation (PC 24-11) in the Amount of $13,950 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 Millhouse Arts Festivals, and Makers Market Events, Held at McKinney Cotton Mill.]

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Collin County History Museum (PC 24-12) in the Amount of $15,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 Created in Collin Exhibit and Associated Events.]

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Direction 61:3 (PC 24-13) in the Amount of $5,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2024 BBQ & Bingo and the 2024 Christmas Mosaix Concert.]

WE GOT. NEXT 24 1165 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERED DISCUSSED ACT ON THE PROJECT

[Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider/Discuss/Act on a Project Grant Application Submitted by ManeGait Therapeutic Horsemanship (4B 24-01) in the Amount of Five Hundred Thousand and NO/100 Dollars ($500,000.00) for Funding Site Work and Construction of a Community Event Plaza and Walking Trail. Amount Requested Represents 3% of Total Project Cost.]

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WE PLAN TO OPTIMIZE EVERY ACRE OF LAND BY ADDING A SECOND COVERED ARENA. 32 STALL HORSE BARN BRAIN BUILDING THERAPY CENTER, A NEW WORLD CLASS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OPENING TO THE NEW PATRIOTS PATIO COMMUNITY EVENTS PLAZA IN THE WALKING TRAIL. THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE BEACON PROJECT IS OVER $10 MILLION. 56% OF THIS BUDGET HAS BEEN EITHER PLEDGED OR RAISED, AND WE HAVE OVER $3 MILLION IN GRANTS CURRENTLY PENDING. MAIN GAZE REQUESTING A $500,000 GRANT. FROM M C, D. C FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING OF A 0.4 ACRE COMMUNITY EVENTS PLAZA AND WALKING TRAIL. WITH THIS RENOVATION, MAIN GATE EXPECTS TO HOST OVER 8000 VISITORS. AN EVENT PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY. THIS RENDERING DOES A GREAT JOB OF SHOWING A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE PATRIOTS PATIO. LOOKING ONTO THE NEW COMMUNITY EVENTS PLAZA.

THE COMMUNITY EVENTS, PLAZAS FLANKED BY SEVERAL MATURE 40 YEAR OLD LIVE OAKS. WE WILL BE RELOCATING SEVERAL 40 YEAR OLD LIVE OAKS FROM THE PROPERTY TO RIDE BOTH SHADE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PLAZA. THE PLAZA WILL BE TURFED AND DESIGNED WITH MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN MIND SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THE SPACE ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY. THIS SIDE SUMMARIZES OUR TIMELINE FOR THE BEACON PROJECT AND EVENTS PLAZA. WE ARE SCHEDULED TO START CONSTRUCTION IN MARCH OF 2024 AND CONSTRUCT AND COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION IN LATE 2025. WE RESPECT THE CITY, MCKINNEY AND CDC GRANT PROCESS TYPICALLY AS A ONE YEAR PROCESS, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR CONSTRUCTION TIMING, WE ARE REQUESTING A TWO YEAR GRANT. SLIGHT SIX. THE BEACON PROJECT VERY MUCH ALIGNED WITH CDCS GOALS. WE WILL BE DOUBLING OUR CAPACITY IS AN EQUESTRIAN SPORTS FACILITY SERVING YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. THE COMMUNITY EVENT PLAZA SPECIFICALLY WILL BE A VENUE FOR RECREATION, INCLUDING FESTIVALS, SCHOOL OUTINGS, PICNICS AND CORPORATE RETREATS. LIKE MCKINNEY, MAIN GATE IS UNIQUE BY NATURE. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE. OPEN SPACES IN A RURAL SETTING TO BECOME A REFUGE FOR THE CITY. MCKINNEY IT WILL BE OPEN FOR FREE PUBLIC USE DURING MAIN GATE OPERATING HOURS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. AS A COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE IN HER MAIN GATE WILL SUPPORT TOURISM WRITERS, VOLUNTEERS CORPORATE GROUPS FROM OTHER NORTH TEXAS CITIES. WILL BE DRAWN TO MCKINNEY, WHERE THEY CAN SHOP AND DINE ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM THE MAIN GATE.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS. ATTENDEES FROM ALL OVER THE U. S WILL COME TO MAIN GATE UTILIZING MCKINNEY, HOTELS, LODGING AND RESTAURANTS WHEN THEY'RE HERE FOR ON SITE TRAINING. THESE CHARTS SHOW THAT MAKES CITY MAKE THE CITY MCKINNEY RESIDENTS MAKE UP THE LION'S SHARE OF THE POPULATION. SERVED AT MAIN GATE COMPARED TO ANY OTHER NORTH TEXAS CITY. HOWEVER IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE ALSO DRAW PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE REGION, TWO MAIN GATE ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T HAVE THE FACILITY OR SPACE TO HOST CORPORATE GROUPS, YOUTH OUTINGS OR TO ATTRACT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. BUT WITH THE CONFERENCE SPACE AND COMMUNITY EVENTS PLAZA WAR, MCKINNEY RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE UNIQUE BEAUTY,

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UM, TELL ME ABOUT THAT, AND WHY. WHY ARE YOU ASKING FOR OUR MONEY? NOW, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND IT FOR TWO YEARS UM, THE WORK ON THAT SPACE SPANS THE TWO YEARS, SO THE FIRST THING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS THOSE TREES NEED TO BE RELOCATED, SO THAT HAS TO HAPPEN VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS, THE EVENT SPACE ITSELF THE TURF. UM THE SALES WON'T GO IN UNTIL THE VERY END.

OKAY SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE GONNA START SPENDING SOME OF THE MONEY EARLY ON, BUT WON'T COMPLETE SPENDING ALL OF IT UNTIL YEAR. TWO CORRECT. OKAY. MY CONCERN WAS WE'RE GONNA GRANT THIS NOW AND IT'S GOING TO SIT FOR TWO YEARS AND THEN YOU KNOW, IN A YEAR AND A HALF OR WHATEVER. UM, IT BUT THAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE CASE. CORRECT YOU'RE JUST GONNA KIND OF SPREAD IT OUT OVER TIME. OVERALL SITE WORK THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE UP FRONT THAT REALLY ENCOMPASSES THE WHOLE SITE AND THEN A FIRE LANE THAT WE NEED FOR THE FIRE MARSHAL BEFORE WE GET TO KIND OF PROJECT COMPLETION NEAR THE END, AND WE WANT TO HAVE THAT ALL THE BUILDINGS BUILT BEFORE WE GO IN AND ADD TURF AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO IT DOESN'T GET REALLY GOTCHA. OKAY AND THE SECOND ARENA JUST TO CLARIFY AGAIN. THE SECOND ARENA IS NOT PART OF THIS REQUEST. CORRECT. GOOD. THANK YOU. YOU SAID ONE QUESTION. UH, NOT SURE. I CAN TELL. WHERE IS THE WALKING TRAIL GOES AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF ALL OF THE PROPERTY.

SO THE ORANGE. PIECES THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF PINK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT ON THERE, SO IT WILL GO AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE NEW BAR IN THE EXISTING ARENA LOOPS BACK AROUND OVER THE FIRE LANE BACK AROUND THE SECOND ARENA. UM, BY THE EVENT SPACE AND BACK AROUND, GOT IT. I'M SORRY. ANOTHER SONG. HE PERSONALLY SCOTT YEAH. OKAY, SO. GOES ALL ROUND THIS PINK AREA.

OVER THIS THIS IS DECOMPOSED GRANITE COMES AROUND THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. AND ALL AROUND, OKAY? THANK YOU. IN THE WALK, CONTROLLED, SUCCESSFUL SAVE FOR THE PARENTS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE. NOT JUST SOME ONE RANDOM SOUND WANNA GO WELCOME THE TRAIL. ANYBODY IS WELCOME TO VISIT, OKAY? BECAUSE THE ENTRANCE INTO MAIN GATE IS ALWAYS OPEN OR IS THERE FROM 8 TO 88 AM TO EIGHT PM OPERATING OPERATING HOURS, OKAY? AND THEN WHEN WE MADE THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, DID YOU EVER DISCUSS AND IS THERE ANY TYPE OF APPETITE IF WE WERE TO GRANT

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THAT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU'D EXPECT. BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A YEAR OR SO THAT YEAR OR TWO THAT THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN SITTING WAITING FOR FUNDING RIGHT? A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE. THEY'RE NOT BEYOND EXPECTATIONS. I WAS CONCERNED IF WE WERE AT 16 MILLION, UM, WE WOULD BE, TOO. WE'VE CURRENTLY GOT FOUR GROUPS LOOKING AT THIS IN BIDDING ON THIS PROJECT. HOW MUCH HAVE YOU TRY TO WHITTLE IT DOWN AS MUCH AS WE CAN THROUGH THAT BIDDING PROCESS, OKAY. YOU'RE YOU'RE TRYING TO LOWER THE PRICE. YOU NAILED IT WITH INFLATION, AND CERTAINLY WE HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE RESIDENTIAL HOME BUILDING SPACE AND GOODS AND MATERIALS AND IT'S CRAZY. WHAT WE'RE ALL EXPERIENCING THE GROCERY STORE AND CERTAINLY THE COMPONENTS OF A HOUSE OR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE. SO WITH INFLATION, WE'RE TRYING TO GET GET THINGS DOWN AS MUCH AS WE CAN, THROUGH THIS BIT PROCESS AND YOU'VE RAISED 56% SO YOU'RE OVER 5.5 MILLION AT THIS POINT, CORRECT WITH $3 MILLION IN PLEDGES. EXCUSE ME. $3 MILLION IN GRANTS CURRENTLY PENDING. DEPENDING ADDITION TO THAT 56% THAT'S ALREADY RAISED. JUST CURIOSITY, UM, AND YOU NECESSARILY HAVE TO ANSWER THIS.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, UM TRADITION, HOMES AND DARLENE HOMES. LIKE WHAT? WHAT ARE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS SO FAR? YOU KNOW, SO MY WIFE AND I SIT ON THE BOARD, SO WE'VE AND MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDING FAMILY WE'VE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROJECT PERSONALLY. AND THROUGH THE COMPANY, SO WE'RE CERTAINLY INVESTED DARLING HOMES, EVEN THOUGH THE LAST NAMES ARE THE SAME. THE FAMILY SOLD THAT BUSINESS IN 2012 TO TAYLOR MORRISON, UM TAYLOR MORRISON'S WATCHING. HELLO AND GOOD MORNING , BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMPETING BUILDERS NOW, SO THERE'S NOT AS MUCH MONEY COMING FROM DARLING HOMES AS THERE WAS PRE 2012 TO BE QUITE CANDID WITH YOU. OKAY GREAT. THANK YOU. BOARD DIRECTORS, AS CONTRIBUTED 100% OF OUR OUR BOARD HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROJECT. SURE. I WAS ASKING HOW MUCH THE. PICNIC PLAZA AREA COST LIKE 100% OF THAT. I THINK WE ARE PAYING 100% OF THAT. BUT I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE TOTAL PROJECT BECAUSE IS THAT 3% WITH WAS THROWING ME OFF. BUT THAT'S I THINK CORRECT THAT THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR. WE ARE 100% OF THAT PIECE OF THE PROJECT, RIGHT? WE'RE DISCRETE PIECE. YES.

SUGGESTED ONE LAST QUESTION FOR ME, UM, THERE'S ALWAYS LIKE TO ASK THIS QUESTION. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE BOARD DECIDES NOT TO FIND THIS AT ALL. Y'ALL GUYS GOT FUNDS. I MEAN, YOU STILL HAVE WASTED TO FUND THIS. WE WILL PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT HOWARD DOING THAT. AND WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, WHO WE CAN WHO WE CAN GET FUNDING FOR THAT. WE SHOULD HAVE A QUESTION. JUST ONE. I'M SORRY. A LITTLE NEWER TO THE PROCESS ON HERE ON WITH YOUR PROJECT, SO THE UNDERLYING LAND. IS OWNED BY THE NONPROFIT IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU. 14 ACRES. AGAIN THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING THAT ITEM? ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO POSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED SECOND. MOVE ABOUT JOY, SECOND BY DAVID KELLEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM WE HAVE I'M SORRY. WE NEED TO VOTE. I DON'T HAVE SO YOU. MOTION PASSES TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. NEXT AGENDA

[Consider/Discuss/Act on the 2024 Quality of Life Award Nominations.]

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EITHER WANT TO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO EITHER OF THESE INDIVIDUAL? IT'S HARD TO. IT'S HARD TO SPEAK TO THEM WITHOUT CLOSING, UM YEAH . SO MY QUESTION ABOUT NUMBER FOUR. OBVIOUSLY. WHERE THE. SO WORTHY, IN FACT, THAT I BELIEVE THAT HE'S WON THIS AWARD OR SIMILAR AWARD HE'S BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE PAST BY EITHER THIS ORGANIZATION OR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR ORGANIZATION BUT BY MCKINNEY ORGANIZATION. YEAH, OKAY. HIM. THAT'S THAT'S MY ONLY THEY OBVIOUSLY. SUPPORT. THEM AND THEIR WORK AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU NOMINATED THEM. I JUST I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF RECOGNITION TO THAT GROUP. AND SO THAT'S SO WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO NOMINATIONS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL NUMBER SEVEN AND NUMBER FOUR. WE CAN NOW JUST CAST OUT. RAISE YOUR HANDS FOR NUMBER SEVEN. YOU MUST THINK THAT. CAN WE? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO ANNOUNCE THEM? 80 AWARDS, BUT . I KNOW IT'S ANNOUNCED TO THE PUBLIC, I GUESS AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TELL CINDY WILL BE CONTACTING THEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND AFTER SHE CONTACTS THEM , THEN IT'S OPEN FOR YOU GUYS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM.

TECHNICALLY, IT WILL NOT BE ANNOUNCED UNTIL THE LETTERS GO OUT TO ALL THE NOMINEES, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE THE WEEK AFTER NEXT, LIKE FEBRUARY, 1ST OR SO. AND SO IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED TO EVERYONE WHO MADE A NOMINATION AND EVERYONE WHO WAS NOMINATED AT THAT TIME, BUT THERE WON'T BE ANY SOCIAL MEDIA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UNTIL AFTER THE CHAMBER EVENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THE MOTION PASSES FOR INDIVIDUAL NUMBER SEVEN. THEN WE WILL DO THIS FOR ORGANIZATION OR GROUP. ANY NOMINATIONS ON THE ORGANIZATION OR GROUP. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE LETTER E. ANY ADDITIONAL LIKE TO NOMINATE NUMBER C. ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINEES. WE WILL TAKE A VOTE. THOSE THAT VOTE FOR E. THAT WAS THAT VOTE FOR C. SO, UM BASED ON THAT. E. RAISI RECEIVED. THE MAJORITY OF CAN WE DO THAT? WE DO. WE HAVE TO HAVE BEFORE. UM WE HAVE A QUORUM IS HOLDING UP FOUR FINGERS INDICATING THAT WE NEED A QUORUM OF THE BOARD FOR AH! MR TREVOR. THANK YOU TAKING HIS WORD FOR IT. HAS TO BE FOR THE CAR. NOT A MAJORITY OF THE

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OKAY? SO WE CAN DISCUSSION. WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION. ON WITHOUT DISCLOSING. THAT'LL BE INTERESTING. COMMENTS UM, I THINK IF I CAN DO THIS WITHOUT REVEALING TOO MUCH, UM, I THINK FOR THE ENTITY ASSIGNED TO LET HER SEE. THAT IS PART AND PARCEL OF THE MISSION. UM TASKING, I THINK, WHILE THE ORGANIZATION DOES IT WITH UM. GREAT EAGERNESS AND GREAT COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T SEE IT AS A DEVIATE LIKE ANY KIND OF ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE VISION IS FOR IT. I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LETTER E. IS, UM NOT I MEAN, IT HASN'T IT HAS A MISSION STATEMENT. IT HAS A TASKING, BUT IT IS SO HEAVILY DEPENDENT UPON VOLUNTEERS RATHER THAN EMPLOYEES. THAT I THINK THE INDIVIDUAL COMMITMENTS THAT MAKE IT WHAT IT IS ARE ASTOUNDING AND TO SEE THE OPERATION AND PRACTICE AND UNDERSTAND THE MEANING THAT IT HAS TO THE INDIVIDUAL SERVED. REALLY THE LIFEBLOOD OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IS REALLY JUST A TESTAMENT TO PURPOSE. I SEE THIS AS TWO VERY, VERY DISTINCT THINGS. AND, UM JUST, YOU KNOW, SIMPLY FAVORITE E FOR THE AMOUNT OF VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS. SO MY THINKING ON C IS SIMILAR TO MY COMMENTS EARLIER. WE HAVE HONORED. ASSOCIATED GROUPS WITH THIS AWARD IN THE PAST. IT'S REALLY HARD WITH, UM, BUT. THERE ARE OTHER PORTIONS OF THIS ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE HONORED. PREVIOUSLY. AND SO I THINK. UM, RECOGNITION FOR THAT GROUP HAS BEEN. IS CONSISTENT AND CONSTANT IN THE CITY, AND I THINK THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT ORGANIZATION. JUST. FOR PERCY. I JUST FEEL THAT THE THINGS THAT THEY DO YOU ARE. THERE MAY BE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES, WHATEVER THEIR STILL COMMUNITY THAT'S INVOLVED AND WITH IT JUST GOING TO BE A BIGGER, BIGGER PROBLEM THAT THAT JUST THINK THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR BUT THEY DO AND HOW THEY DO IT, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT AND UNDERSERVED.

MELTING. WE WILL, UM ANY OTHER COMMENTS. I THINK IT'S AN INTERESTING BETWEEN THE TWO WHERE, AS C. I THINK YOU COULD ARGUE, COULD HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON A SMALLER NUMBER OF PEOPLE. BUT THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BEING TOUCHED MAYBE A GREATER IMPACT. THEN HE BUT HE HAS A MUCH BIGGER REACH, TOUCHING MANY MORE PEOPLE. THAT'S WHY I WOULD GO MORE FOR E IN THIS CASE, BUT I THINK LEVEL OF TOUCH THAT C HAS IS HIGHLY VALUED IN THE COMMUNITY. SO IT'S MORE PHILOSOPHICAL BETWEEN THE DIFFERENCES DISPUTE THAT, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT E WITHOUT THE TOUCH UM, THERE COULD BE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. TOUCH THERE TO TOUCH IS CRITICAL TO THE DAY TO DAY WELFARE. LOOK, ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ON THIS LIST ARE WORTHY. WELL, MOST OF THEM UM, YEAH, YEAH. AND ALL OF THEM ARE WORTHY. AND SO IT'S A TOUGH IT'S A TOUGH CALL AND BEING FOR ONE OR AGAINST THE OTHER IS WE'RE SPLITTING HAIRS HERE. UM, CAN WE GIVE IT TO YOU? RIGHT WHICH IS ACTUALLY WHAT I'M REFERRING TO PREVIOUSLY. ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING THAT YEAH. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE BOTH WERE THE DIFFERENT IN POSSIBLY THE CAPACITY THAT THEY REACH, BUT VERY CRITICAL. TO WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE SEE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S JUST MY DOLLARS. DO I HAVE TO MAKE DO WE MAKE SOME TYPE OF RECOMMENDATION. YEAH. HE DOES BOTH THE MOTION MOTION. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL

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AND COULD NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEERS. THE OTHER IS A UNIT WITHIN AN ENTITY THAT THEY ARE. THEY ARE CHARGED BY THEIR OBLIGATIONS FOR THAT ENTITY. UM, IT'S NOT VOLUNTEERS WHILE THE PEOPLE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, NO DOUBT, AND I DON'T MEAN TO EXPRESS ANY, UM, OPPOSITION, RIGHT, YOU KNOW, DAVID SAID FOUR AGAINST CERTAINLY NOT AGAINST BY ANY MEANS. AND IF THIS WAS A DIFFERENT LIST, YOU KNOW THIS WOULD PROBABLY RISE TO THE TOP. I JUST SEE THESE AS VERY DIFFERENT ENTITIES, AND I THINK, DIMINISHING THE INTENT OF THE AWARD. BY GIVING IT TO BOTH.

THAT'S MY VIEW. I DON'T LOVE I DON'T LOVE GIVING SPLITTING IT EITHER. FOR THAT REASON, NOT.

HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS JUST GENERALLY THE AWARD. I DON'T I DON'T LOVE THE IDEA OF KIND OF WATERING IT DOWN AND COMPROMISING, THOUGH. WE DO A LOT OF COMPROMISING UP HERE AND SO OPPOSED TO THAT IN GENERAL, UM, BUT IT'S LIKE I DON'T. I DON'T LOVE IT, BUT I ACKNOWLEDGE THE. ACKNOWLEDGE THE TOUGH CHOICE AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE SPLIT AND HASHING THIS OUT BECAUSE IT IS A TOUGH CHOICE. UM AND SO WHATEVER WE END UP DOING. I THINK THAT THE ORGANIZATION THAT ISN'T SELECTED. NEEDS TO KNOW HOW DIFFICULT CHOICE THIS WAS. AND NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED SOMEWHERE. AND PERHAPS THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN THINK TO RECOGNIZE THAT ORGANIZATION AT A DIFFERENT EVENT OR IN SOME OTHER MANNER. OUTSIDE OF THIS REGARDLESS OF WHICH ONE IT IS. I AGREE WITH THAT. THEY BOTH DO GOOD. I JUST THINK THAT HMM. GETS CALLED OUT. MORE AND AS A THANK YOU, THEN THEN WHAT HE DOES I THINK I THINK ACKNOWLEDGING. SEE. WOULD BE GOOD FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. LIKE I SAID, BECAUSE THE E IS FANTASTIC. BUT THEY DO GET A LOT OF RECOGNITION. OKAY SO WE'RE HAVING TO REACH AN 80. AGREEMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE A SMALLER BOARD RIGHT. SO 80% AGREEMENT IN A GOVERNMENT BODY IS NOT PARTICULARLY EASY AND WE HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT YOU KNOW, WANTS TO CHOOSE FROM SO WOULD WE HAVE A FULL BOARD? WE MIGHT ACTUALLY GET TO FOUR A LOT FASTER, BUT IN THIS RIGHT, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS A DAY BEFORE THE CHAMBER AWARDS GALA, AND IT'S JUST NOT QUICK ENGRAVING. GOTTA HAVE IT OUT. YEAH I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR MYSELF. BECAUSE BECAUSE, YEAH, WE COULD VOTE BEFORE THE CHAMBER AWARDS GALA. BUT THEN WE'VE GOT TO GET THE PEOPLE THERE. AND YEAH, YEAH , AND YEAH, ENGRAVINGS, AND THAT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT, YO. WELL, LET'S VOTE AGAIN. THOSE FOUR C. AND THEN THOSE FOR EAT. HOW? HOW WE. DECIDER DECIDER. YOU SHOULD BE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MEAN, DOESN'T THAT MEAN YEAH.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE SLATE THAT WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON. I. OKAY? YEAH, I'LL SECOND THAT I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC, BUT CHARACTERIZED IT. NO, NO, I THINK I THINK YOU'RE GOOD THIS LATE THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. UM, IT'S FINE. NUMBER SEVEN AND LETTER E. I SECOND THAT MOTION. OH, I DON'T HAVE A VOTER THIS TIME, SO I'M YES. YES. COMPARE.

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