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CATCH A PICTURE OF SOMEBODY WORKING THAT KIOSK ON SOCIALAND THEN, UH, WE'VE HAD SOME, UH, GOOD ACTIVITY, UH, ON OUR EMAIL LIST.
UH, THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT THING.
UH, WE SEND THIS OUT WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.
IF YOU'RE NOT ON OUR EMAIL LIST TO SEEING WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE OVER 36,000 EMAILS AND WE GET A 23% OPEN RATE.
THE TEAM ALSO HAD AN AGENCY IN TO HELP WITH, UH, BRAND POSITIONING.
WE'LL GET SOME MORE IDEAS AND FEEDBACK FROM THEM, UH, MID-SPRING.
AND, UH, AMBER'S WORKING ON SOME REALLY GOOD OTHER ACTIVITIES, UH, CHRISTMAS, ADVENT CALENDAR.
SO, UH, KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
UH, THE VISIT MCKINNEY, PROJECT BASED GRANT COMMITTEE.
THAT IS BACK TO BRIAN, BACK TO ME
UM, WE HAD A GOOD MEETING, UH, AND THE FIRST MEETING WAS PRIMARILY JUST TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THE CURRENT PROCESS AND WORKFLOW IS OF RECEIVING GRANTS.
SOME OF US ALREADY CAME WITH A FEW IDEAS, BUT NOW WE HAVE THE STAFF GOING BACK AND KIND OF COMING BACK WITH SOME OF THEIR IDEAS.
AND WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING PLANNED FOR JANUARY 14TH WHERE WE'RE GONNA KEEP IRONING THE DETAILS FOR THIS PROCESS.
I APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.
[Executive Director’s Report]
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ON TO TWO FOUR DASH 2 2 1 0 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT FROM AARON WARNER.ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
UH, I HAVE A QUICK POWERPOINT, LET IT LOAD REAL FAST.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME VISUALS.
UM, AS SOON AS WE GET TO THE HOLIDAYS, IT SEEMS LIKE, UH, IT'S MCKINNEY'S TIME TO SHINE, UM, IN ALL ASPECTS FROM DOWNTOWN TO OTHER EVENTS.
AND SO, WE'LL, UH, ONE SECOND GO LOWER, RIGHT? SWITCH TO CAN, YEAH.
ACTUALLY BUILD IT IN CANVA AND THEN, UH, MOVE IT TO POWERPOINT.
ALL RIGHT, AND WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO, UH, PRESIDENT KOWSKI MENTIONED THE BILLIE JEAN KING CUP.
UM, I DID WANT TO JUST MAKE A, A, A FEW COMMENTS ON THIS EVENT AND, UM, AND SHOW YOU A FEW PICTURES AS WELL.
BUT, UH, THIS REALLY WAS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY, I THINK, FOR MCKINNEY TO, UM, PUT OURSELF ON THE WORLD STAGE.
UH, WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS, UH, THERE WERE SO MANY HANDS, UM, IN THIS EVENT, AND I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE, THE COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.
I, I'M NOT GONNA SAY, UM, FROM HERE HOW MANY THINGS, UH, POPPED UP AT THE LAST MINUTE THAT WE HAD TO GET A, A COLLABORATIVE TEAM TOGETHER ON TO, TO PULL IT OFF.
BUT IT WAS A REALLY CHALLENGING EVENT, UM, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU, UH, BRING IN SOMETHING THAT IS INTERNATIONAL.
YOU HAVE DIFFERENT, UM, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS, UM, THAN YOU DO IN THE US TENNIS WORLD.
AND SO THERE WERE, THERE WERE JUST A LOT OF LAST MINUTE THINGS, BUT WE HAVE AN AWESOME TEAM IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AND WITH A FEW PHONE CALLS AND, UH, SEVERAL MEETINGS, WE PULLED IT ALL TOGETHER.
UM, AND I THINK WE ENDED UP GIVING THEM A WORLD CLASS EXPERIENCE IN MCKINNEY.
OBVIOUSLY, UKRAINE WOULD'VE LOVED TO HAVE HOSTED IN UKRAINE THIS YEAR, UM, THAT THEY WERE THE HOME TEAM AND THAT'S WHERE THEY WANTED TO BE.
BUT, UM, KNOWING THAT THEY COULDN'T BE HERE, BE THERE BECAUSE OF THE WAR, THEY, UM, THEY WERE ABLE TO COME TO MCKINNEY RELAX HERE, I HOPE.
AND, UM, THEY DID PULL OUT THE COMPETITION AND THEY WON, WHICH WAS A, A REALLY TIGHT, IT WAS A, A HARD FOUGHT COMPETITION.
THEY WERE DOWN ON THE LAST DAY AND CAME BACK AND WON.
I DID A FEW LOGOS FROM THE DIFFERENT, UM, UH, PLACES WHERE THE PRESS COVERED, UH, THE MATCH IN, IN EACH OF THESE.
IT WAS TALKED ABOUT MCKINNEY, TEXAS BEING THE HOST HOME FOR UKRAINE, UM, DURING THIS TIME.
AND, UH, AND JUST THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT, I THINK IS, UH, IS PRETTY PHENOMENAL.
AND SO, UM, THANK YOU TO EVERY, EVERY, I'VE ALREADY TOLD THE CITY PEOPLE.
I DO WANNA SAY FROM THE UH, D THOUGH, MATT HANLIN AND THE TEAM OVER AT THE COURTS, UH, WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS.
THEY HAD THEIR ENTIRE STAFF WORKING ALL WEEKEND.
MATT'S DAUGHTER WAS A BALL GIRL THE WHOLE WEEKEND.
UM, THEY, THAT IT WAS A, IT WAS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND IN A WAY TO SHOW OFF OUR BRAND NEW, UM, INDOOR FACILITY, WHICH, UH, IS NOW, UM, SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND SO, UH, THAT, THAT'S REALLY MY COMMENTS ON THE VILLAGE AND KING CUP, BUT I'M JUST REALLY THANKFUL THAT WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LITTLE HAND IN THAT EVENT.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, THE MONTH IN REVIEW, SO NOTHING SHOWS IT LIKE PICTURES DO, BUT WE HOSTED THE, UH, T-A-C-V-B REGIONAL WORKSHOP THAT IS THE, UH, STATE ASSOCIATION FOR CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS.
UM, AND SO WE HAD PEOPLE FROM, UM, ALL OVER THE REGION JOIN US HERE IN MCKINNEY.
UH, PRESIDENT KOWSKI MENTIONED THAT HE JOINED US FOR ONE OF THE SESSIONS AND, UM, AND HE, HE MIGHT EVEN BE DRUG WITH ME TO WACO, TEXAS
AND, UM, THAT TOPIC WAS, UH, WAS REALLY, WAS TAKEN REALLY WELL.
AND SO THEY, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN MAYBE BRINGING US DOWN THERE TO TALK TO THE LARGER GROUP.
WE ALSO, UH, I ROLLED ONTO THE T-A-C-V-B BOARD THIS PAST YEAR, AND SO WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO HOST THE BOARD RETREAT IN MCKINNEY.
UM, SO THAT TOP, UH, OR THAT KIND OF, THAT RIGHT PHOTO NEXT TO THAT, THAT'S OUR, UM, T-A-C-V-B BOARD.
WE HELD THAT AT, UH, RICK'S CHOP HOUSE, UM, IN THE GRAND HOTEL.
JUST HAPPENED TO BE THAT, UH, HARVEST WAS NAMED, UH, MICHELIN RECOGNIZED RESTAURANT TWO DAYS BEFORE THEY CAME.
BUT WE HAD ALREADY RESERVED CHEF DRE'S DINING ROOM.
AND SO, UH, THE, THE BOARD WAS ABLE TO, UH, GET A FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF WHY THAT IS A MICHELIN RECOGNIZED RESTAURANT.
UM, YOU HAVE, UH, CEOS AND PRESIDENTS OF, UH, OF SOME OF THE LARGEST CITIES, UH, VISITOR, UH, VISITOR BUREAUS IN THE LARGEST CITIES IN TEXAS IN THAT ROOM.
AND THEY ATE AT SOME OF THE NICEST RESTAURANTS IN TEXAS, AND THEY ALL WALKED OUT BLOWN AWAY BY THAT EXPERIENCE.
OF COURSE, RICK POPPED BY AND, AND DID HIS THING, AND, AND THEY GAVE HIM A, AN ALL UH, EXPERIENCE.
WE'VE ALREADY SAID IT, BUT THAT IS A TOURISM ASSET FROM MCKINNEY.
THEY ALWAYS WERE, UM, BEFORE THIS.
BUT NOW THAT YOU LOOK AT THE MICHELIN MAP, THERE'S A, THERE'S A RED SPOT AT THE TOP OF NORTH TEXAS ALL BY ITSELF.
AND, UH, AND THAT IS, UH, HARVEST MCKINNEY.
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IS A, IS A MARKETING CAMPAIGN BY ITSELF.SO WE ALSO ATTENDED STATE OF THE CITY, UM, WE SET UP OUR BOOTH.
UM, THE, UH, KEN, UM, FROM THE AIRPORT, THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR AND HIS TEAM ACTUALLY JOINED US AT OUR BOOTH AND, UM, AND SET UP WITH US, UM, TALKING ABOUT THE AIRPORT ALONG WITH THE VISIT MCKINNEY TABLE.
WE HAVE OUR BRAND NEW KIOSK THAT WAS MENTIONED AT THE AIR, UH, MCKINNEY AIR CENTER NOW.
SO THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME TO HAVE A PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN THE FBO.
UH, WE WENT BY, UM, ON A TOUR THIS PAST WEEK AND GOT TO SEE IT IN ACTION.
UH, WE ARE GONNA DO A LITTLE BRANDING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE KIOSK THERE.
UM, BUT, UH, IT IS A FULLY OPERATIONAL, UM, IT RUNS OUR VISIT MCKINNEY MOBILE APP SO PEOPLE CAN FIND PLACES TO EAT AND DINE AND SHOP WHILE THEY'RE AT THE AIRPORT.
AND THE DAY THAT WE POPPED BY, THERE WERE PEOPLE AT ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TABLE AT THE FBO WORKING ON THEIR LAPTOPS, HAVING MEETINGS, UM, JUST, JUST ENJOYING THE FBO.
IT WAS, IT WAS A REALLY HOPPING PLACE THAT DAY.
TOP, UH, THE BOXING MATCH, UM, MCKINNEY HELPED HOST THE TEXAS STATE SILVER GLOVES, UH, BOXING TOURNAMENT AND NOT BOX TOURNAMENT.
UM,
AND, UM, WE DID THAT OVER AT THE BRAND NEW, UM, ARTE, UH, VOLLEYBALL FACILITY.
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, WORK WITH THEIR TEAM TO HOST, UH, A BOXING MATCH INSIDE THAT FACILITY.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO, TO STRETCH, UM, OUR, UM, OUR, YOU KNOW, MINDS AND FIND A PLACE FOR THEM TO HOST.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE ON THE FAR RIGHT, THAT WAS OUR, UH, WE ARE STEWARD.
THEY ARE OUR MARKETING AGENCY THAT WE'VE, UM, BROUGHT ON BOARD TO HELP US WITH BRAND POSITIONING, UM, WITH SOME OF OUR, UM, MARKETING PLANS, AND THEN EVENTUALLY INTO, UM, AD CREATIVE.
UH, BUT THEY CAME AND DID THEIR SITE VISIT IN MCKINNEY.
AND SO WE HAD A TWO HOUR MEETING AT OUR OFFICE WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, UM, IN THE ROOM.
AND THEN, UH, WE WENT ON ABOUT A TWO HOUR, UH, SITE VISIT AT MCKINNEY IN A BUS, UM, AND SHOWED THEM ALL ASPECTS OF MCKINNEY.
UH, REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT IS, UM, IS UTILIZE OUR AGENCY TO HELP US COMMUNICATE.
MCKINNEY HAS SO MANY THINGS TO OFFER, BUT COMMUNICATE MCKINNEY WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY, AND YOU HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO CATCH PEOPLE'S ATTENTION, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO WRAP ALL THE THINGS THAT MCKINNEY IS, UM, AND IS BECOMING, UM, IN, IN THAT CAMPAIGN.
AND SO THEY HAVE A, A BIG TASK ON THEIR HANDS.
MY FAVORITE PART, I THINK OF THAT WHOLE TOUR WAS WHEN WE PULLED INTO ADRI, ATTICA AFTER WE'D ALREADY SEEN SPORTS FIELDS AND DOWNTOWN AND ALL THAT.
THEN WE PULL INTO A CROATIAN VILLAGE AND THEIR MINDS ARE JUST BLOWN AT THIS POINT.
THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW
AND SO, UM, MCKINNEY'S A GREAT PLACE.
MCKINNEY'S A GREAT PLACE, AND WE HAD A, WE HAD A NICE VISIT WITH THEM.
UM, UPCOMING EVENTS AND BOOK BUSINESS.
UH, WE ARE ON TO N-C-A-A-D TWO FOOTBALL.
THAT IS DECEMBER 21ST AT MISD STADIUM.
UH, D TWO IS WORKING THROUGH THEIR, UM, CONFERENCE BRACKET RIGHT NOW.
UH, THEY ARE ONE WEEK THROUGH AT THIS POINT.
UH, I WAS TALKING WITH COUNCILMAN BELLA, UH, EARLIER THIS WEEK.
HIS ALMA MATER IS STILL IN THE RUNNING.
THEY ACTUALLY HAD A BLOWOUT WIN IN THE, IN THE FIRST ROUND.
UM, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT EVERY OTHER GAME IN THAT ENTIRE BRACKET, IT WAS A REALLY TIGHT MARGIN AND A VICTORY.
AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME COMPETITIVE FOOTBALL IN D TWO THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHO MAKES THEIR WAY TO MCKINNEY, UH, IN MARCH.
UH, WE'LL, UH, BE HOSTING A PPA OPEN LAST MONTH, I DID NOT, I DON'T THINK I ANNOUNCED THE NAME OF WHAT WE WERE, UH, WE WERE HOSTING PPA IS PROFESSIONAL PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION.
UH, THIS IS A, UM, FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT PICKLEBALL EVENT.
THEY HAVE $115,000 BUILD OUT JUST TO PUT THEIR EVENT ON AT THE COURTS OF MCKINNEY.
UM, IT'LL HAVE RAISED SEATING, UM, VIP, UH, LEVELS WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE, KIND OF LIKE A MINI VERSION OF LIKE THE BYRON EXPERIENCES.
UH, THIS WILL BE NATIONALLY TELEVISED.
AND, UM, THERE'LL BE A THOUSAND PLAYERS, UH, TOP 10 PICKLEBALL PLAYERS IN THE WORLD.
AND, UH, AND THEN UPWARDS OF, YOU KNOW, 3000, 3,500 ATTENDEES THROUGHOUT THE, UM, EACH DAY, UM, THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THAT'LL BE OUR SECOND MAJOR EVENT TO HOST, UM, WITH THE COURTS IN A FAIRLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
UM, THE OTHER EVENTS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UM, IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I WON'T GO BACK INTO 'EM EXCEPT FOR THEATER ON ICE.
AND ALLEN, UH, THIS IS A, UH, AN EVENT HAPPENING AT THE, UM, SKATING FACILITY IN ALLEN.
UH, THEY DO HAVE ANOTHER EVENT THAT SAME WEEKEND.
SO THEIR HOTELS WERE, UM, FAIRLY FULL ALREADY IN JUNE.
UM, THEY REACHED OUT TO ALICIA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND ASKED IF WE HAD LIKE 600 ROOMS OR SOMETHING.
AND, AND WE AND ALICIA WORKED ON THAT TO GET THOSE CONTRACTED.
THEY NEEDED, YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE? WENT UP TO A THOUSAND, WENT UP TO 1600.
I THINK WE'RE AT 2000 CONTRACTED ROOM NIGHTS IN JUNE, UH, AT THIS POINT FROM THEATER ON ICE.
AND SO, UM, OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WE SHARE OUR D TWO ROOMS WITH ALAN EVERY YEAR.
THEY GET ONE OF OUR TEAMS, AND NOW WE'RE, WE'RE SHARING BACK, UH, WITH THE THEATER ON ICE.
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EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL.AND THE LAST SLIDE IS JUST TO SAVE THE DAY.
UH, OF COURSE OUR BOARD HOLIDAYS DECEMBER 4TH, UM, AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING WON'T BE UNTIL JANUARY.
SO THOSE ARE YOUR MARKETING, FINANCE, AND BOARD MEETING DATES.
UM, BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE THOSE IN EMAILS FROM PAULA AS WELL AS REMINDERS.
I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANYONE? THANK YOU.
[Consider/Discuss/Act Tourism Partner of the Year 2024 Chamber Awards Recipient]
MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS TWO FOUR DASH 2 2 1.TOURISM PARTNER OF THE YEAR 2024.
EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS A LIST OF STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AND A BALLOT.
DOES EVERYONE HAVE ONE OF THESE? OKAY.
BOARD MEMBERS WILL COMPLETE THE BALLOT SELECTING A, B, OR YOU CAN WRITE IN YOUR CHOICE.
AND EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE PIECES OF PAPER WITH A, LIKE SOME EXPLANATIONS ON WHY THEY WERE RECOMMENDED.
I'LL GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO LOOK OVER THAT TOO, IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO OPENLY DISCUSS.
IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO, IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE JUST PICKING ONE, GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A STAFF MEMBER COME BY AND PICK THAT UP.
DOES STAFF HAVE A, A LEANING TOWARDS
YEAH, I THINK THEM GETTING IT CONCISE TO TWO IS PRETTY, THEY PROBABLY HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.
THAT WOULD GUESS I REMEMBER HAVING THAT, UH, DISCUSSION LAST TIME.
WELL, THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER.
NO,
AND I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT 2013.
WHAT'S, DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN? JUST CONFUSION ON DATES.
YOU, YOU ALL DO HAVE A LIST OF, UM, PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK OVER THAT.
OH, I GOT, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I BELIEVE THEY GOT IT IN 2021.
GATHER WHAT GOES AT CD TIE BREAKING VOTE
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TALLY THE VOTES.
THE VISIT MCKINNEY TOURISM PARTNER OF THE YEAR IS THE COURTS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING THAT CALL.
NOW, IS IT
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COURTS.
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Board Policy Regarding the Purchase of Alcohol by Employees for Authorized Business Purposes]
MOVING ON TO TWO FOUR DASH 2 2 1 2.CONSIDER DISCUSS, ACT ON A BOARD POLICY REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL BY EMPLOYEES FOR AUTHORIZED BUSINESS PURPOSES, AARON? YEAH.
UH, SO THIS ONE IS, UH, A FORMALITY THAT I WANTED TO, UH, BRING BEFORE THE BOARD.
UM, THIS IS GETTING IN ALIGNMENT WITH, UM, NEIGHBORING, UM, CITY CBBS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TYPE, UH, DEPARTMENTS.
I BELIEVE THIS ONE WAS MODELED AFTER VISIT PLANO, UM, BUT SENT THROUGH OUR, UM, CITY'S LEGAL TEAM.
BASICALLY WHAT WE DO IN OUR WORLD, UH, ESPECIALLY ON THE SALES SIDE, IS WE TAKE PEOPLE, UM, MEETING PLANNERS AND SUCH OUT TO DINNER, UM, AND WE HAVE TO BUY THEIR FOOD.
UM, AND TYPICALLY THERE IS A DRINK, UM, IF YOU TAKE 'EM TO, UH, A LOCAL RESTAURANT AS WELL.
AND SO, UM, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION OF LIKE SPLITTING TABS WITH THEM AND THEM HAVING TO TAKE THEIR OWN, UH, IT'S A LOT EASIER IF WE CAN JUST PURCHASE THE FULL
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MILL.AND SO IN TALKING WITH, UM, OUR CITY LEGAL TEAM, UH, WE WANTED TO HAVE A POLICY THAT WE FELT WE COULD, UM, LIVE WITHIN AND THAT WE COULD GIVE OUR SALES STAFF WHEN THEY'RE OUT AND HAVING THESE MEETINGS.
UM, UH, THAT WOULD BE, UH, JUST REALLY BLATANT AND TO THE POINT AND TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO DO.
UM, AND SO SOMETIMES THE POLICIES ON THESE JUST SAY YOU CAN PURCHASE, UH, ALCOHOL, BUT OURS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE RESTRICTIVE.
AND SO I WANTED TO, UH, I CAN READ IT TO YOU GUYS.
UM, IT DOES NEED BOARD APPROVAL.
AND THEN WE'LL GO TO, UH, CITY MANAGER GRIMES AS WELL, UM, UH, FOR HIS APPROVAL.
HE HAS REVIEWED, UM, THE LANGUAGE IN IT THOUGH.
UM, SO IT DOES SAY THAT VISIT MCKINNEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO TRAVEL AND ENTERTAIN IN ORDER, UH, TO, UH, SERVICE THE CUSTOMER BASE AND TO CULTIVATE NEW BUSINESS.
ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO PRACTICE HIGH STANDARDS OF BUSINESS, PERSONAL ETHICS AND INTEGRITY.
EMPLOYEES SHALL ENDEAVOR TO MAKE SOLID BUSINESS DECISIONS TO DETERMINE WHEN IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION TO INVEST IN CLIENT ENTERTAINMENT.
DOCUMENTATION SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THE EXPENSE PERSONS INVOLVED IN POTENTIAL BENEFITS.
THIS POLICY ALLOWS FOR THE LIMITED RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES.
NO MORE THAN TWO DRINKS PER EMPLOYEE PER MEAL, OR THE REASONABLE PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES FOR CLIENTS.
ALCOHOL SHALL ALS ONLY BE PURCHASED WITH THE CONCURRENT CONSUMPTION OF FOOD AT SCHEDULED DINNERS.
THE MAXIMUM ALLOW ALLOWED EXPENSE FOR ALCOHOL AT ANY BUSINESS OR BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT MEALS SHALL NOT EXCEED 50% OF THE AGGREGATE COST OF THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE PURCHASED, INCLUDING TAX AND TIPS.
UM, AND SO THAT IS BASICALLY, UH, IT'S AT MEALS ONLY AND, UM, AND THAT IT CANNOT EXCEED THE 50% MARK OF, UH, FOOD TO BEVERAGE, UM, RATIO.
SO, UH, I THINK IT KEEPS IT VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH, UH, UH, A WAY THAT WE CAN UPHOLD OURSELF AND, AND TAKE CARE OF OUR CLIENTS AT DINNER WITHOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVING THEM SPLIT OUT AND STUFF.
BUT IT ALSO, UM, PROTECTS US AS EMPLOYEES.
AND I PRESUME THERE'S, UH, STANDARD CONTROLS AND APPROVALS FOR EXPENSE REPORTS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
SO THESE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A PCARD PURCHASE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE PURCHASE OUR, OUR FOOD.
AND SO, UM, WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU DO HAVE TO SUBMIT YOUR RECEIPTS.
AND SO WE'RE IN THIS DOCUMENTATION.
THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE, YOU KNOW, MEETING PLANNER STAFF, ET CETERA.
UM, AND, AND THEN THAT DOES MY PCARD OR I, I APPROVE STAFF'S PCARDS, BUT MY PCARDS GO TO, UM, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR APPROVAL.
SO THOSE RECEIPTS COULD BE AUDITED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE MEETING THE RATIO.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? OKAY.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
MAY I GET A SECOND? SECOND BY REM.
OKAY, NOW'S THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING MATTERS.
[BOARD AND DIRECTOR COMMENTS]
BOARD COMMENTS OR COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE ANYTHING? I HAD A QUICK, UH, QUESTION THAT I THOUGHT OF AFTER, UH, MR. GRIMES, UH, SAT DOWN.UM, IS THERE ANY NEWS ON THE AIRPORT? IS THAT STILL BEING PURSUED? I KNOW THAT ALTERNATIVES WERE BEING CONSIDERED.
YES, THE AIRPORT IS STILL BEING PURSUED.
WE ARE, UH, THE COUNCIL AT THIS POINT HAS AUTHORIZED US TO DESIGN, START THE DESIGN WORK.
WE ARE WORKING WITH GARVER, OUR ENGINEER AT THE AIRPORT.
THEY ARE DESIGNING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S DUAL USE.
COULD BE USED FOR GENERAL AVIATION OR, OR COMMERCIAL AVIATION, BUT IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.
'CAUSE THAT'S THE NEXT GROWTH AREA.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THAT USE MAY BE.
UH, THE COUNCIL HAS STATED THUS FAR THAT THEY WANT TO KEEP MOVING TOWARD COMMERCIAL SERVICE.
UM, MY GUESS IS THAT THIS SPRING THEY WILL PROBABLY AWARD A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION, UM, OF THE, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS SOME OF THE BUILDINGS.
UM, AND THAT WILL BE THE POINT IN TIME WHERE THEY WOULD FIND, MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON MOVING FORWARD WITH COMMERCIAL SERVICE.
BUT THAT'S, THAT THEY'RE HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION.
THAT'S BEEN THE DIRECTION THEY'VE GIVEN US.
AND WHAT IS DIFFERENT IS THEY'RE NOT USING PROPERTY TAX.
THE, THE BOND ELECTION WE HAD A COUPLE YEARS AGO, MM-HMM,
THAT WAS FOR USE OF PROPERTY TAX TO BACK THE DEBT.
UM, AND IT'S A MUCH, IT'S A, UH, A MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE, UM, DESIGN, UM, REALLY TO GET STARTED WITH, UH, PASSENGER SERVICE IF THAT'S THE WAY WE GO.
AND SO IT WOULD BE USING, UM, SALES TAX REVENUES.
SO THERE'S NO, UM, THERE'S NO PROPERTY TAX RELATED TO THAT.
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THE T DOT PROJECT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WAS? WAS GOING ON WITH THE TECH DOT PROJECT ON THREE 80.IT WAS SUPPOSED TO COME THROUGH THERE.
AND SO THE, THERE'S, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS WITH THAT.
UM, THERE'S THE BYPASS ITSELF THAT'S BASICALLY EAST WEST, THAT'S, OR WEST EAST.
UH, IF YOU THINK COMING FROM THE WEST, COMING FROM, UH, PROSPER FRISCO, THE BYPASS IS GONNA THEN GO UP AROUND AND CONNECT BACK DOWN TO THREE 80 EAST OF AIRPORT ROAD, UH, EAST, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.
IN ADDITION, ON THE SOUTH SIDE YOU'D HAVE SPUR 3 99, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
THAT'LL BE A LOOP THAT COMES UNDERNEATH OR SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT INTO THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT, AND THEN WILL CONNECT TO THE BYPASS LOOP.
THAT'S ALL, UH, IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW.
IN FACT, UH, TDO IS MOVING ON THE SPUR 3 99.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO LET THE PROJECT, THAT'S A TERM FOR BIDDING AND, AND AWARDING A CONTRACT.
THEY WOULD LET THE CONTRACT PROBABLY, THEY WERE THINKING MAYBE BY YET THIS YEAR, MY GUESS IS GONNA BE FIRST QUARTER OF 25 MM-HMM.
FOR GETTING STARTED WITH SPUR 3 99 CONSTRUCTION.
SO IT'S, IT'S GONNA START HAPPENING SOON.
AND THEN HIGHWAY FIVE RECONSTRUCTION, THAT'S THE FIRST PART OF IT.
THAT SOUTH FACE SPUR 3 99 AND HIGHWAY FIVE ARE KIND OF JOINTLY RELATED.
UM, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINEERS WOULD TELL ME DIFFERENTLY, BUT IT'S GONNA FEEL SIMILAR TO THE REST OF US.
BUT ULTIMATELY, HIGHWAY FIVE'S GONNA BE WIDENED COMING RIGHT THROUGH TOWN HERE.
AND THAT'S IN THREE PHASES AS WELL.
AS USUAL, WE WOULD LOVE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE A LOVELY, UM, HOLIDAY WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND EAT LOTS OF FOOD AND HOPEFULLY COME OUT FOR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS THIS WEEKEND, DOWNTOWN.
MAY I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION THAT, WHO'S THAT? KEITH? MOTION.
MAY I GET A SECOND? I, SECOND.