[CALL TO ORDER]
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ON THIS THIRD LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. IT IS. WOW. MARCH IS OVER. CRAZY. SO EVERYBODY THAT'S READY FOR MARCH MADNESS AND GOING THROUGH THE MARCH MADNESS, I NOW CALL THE MEETING OF THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 803. WE ARE IN THE NEW CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 401 EAST VIRGINIA STREET, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. WE WILL NOW HAVE OUR INVOCATION BY PASTOR DANIEL MESSIAH. HELLO. THANK YOU. MESSINA. IS IT MESSINA? MESSINA.
MESSINA? YES. OKAY. OF CROSSPOINT CHURCH IN MCKINNEY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. THANK YOU. LET'S PRAY. FATHER, YOU'RE SO MUCH BIGGER THAN US. LORD, WE SEEK YOUR WISDOM TODAY AS DECISIONS WILL BE MADE. AS THE DISCUSSIONS OF MANY THINGS CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF MCKINNEY WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY. WE ASK FOR DISCERNMENT. WE ASK FOR THE RIGHT DECISIONS TO BE MADE WITH THE RIGHT CONTEXT, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR CITY AND THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE. LORD, WE KNOW WE HAVE ISSUES. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THINGS TO WORK ON FROM MATTERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, LORD, THAT AFFECT THOSE THAT ARE INDEED IN POVERTY, EVEN THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, THOSE THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH JUST MAKING ENDS MEET. AND YOU HAVE GIVEN US THE PRIVILEGE OF PARTNERING TOGETHER, WHETHER WE ARE LOCAL CHURCHES OR OFFICIALS OR PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE CITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE ASK, AS THE GOALS THAT ARE GIVEN, LORD, TO THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. GROUP LORD HERE THAT MEETS TODAY TO SERVE ETHICALLY WITH INTEGRITY. THAT THAT WILL INDEED BE A REALITY. TO PROVIDE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP. LORD, WE KNOW THAT RESOURCES HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY FOR A REASON, AND THOSE ARE HARD EARNED MONEYS THAT NEED TO BE STEWARDED WELL. I THANK YOU FOR THIS GROUP AND THEIR DESIRE TO ACTUALLY USE THOSE MONIES WELL, AND TO DO IT FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE THAT ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND LORD, WE PRAY FOR GOOD STRATEGIC THINKING TODAY AND FOR THE DIFFERENT GROUPS, LORD, THAT MEET HERE TODAY REPRESENTING DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, SOME OF WHICH I KNOW AND I APPRECIATE. LORD, I ASK THAT YOU WILL OPEN DOORWAYS FOR PEOPLE HERE TODAY TO DO THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, SO THAT OTHERS NOT ONLY MAY IMPROVE THEIR LIFE, BUT AS A BELIEVER HERE TODAY, I PRAY THAT OTHERS MAY KNOW YOU AND EXPERIENCE YOUR GOODNESS AND EXPERIENCE THE REALITY OF YOUR PRESENCE HERE IN IN MCKINNEY. LORD, WE ASK FOR OUR CITY TO BE PROTECTED FROM EVIL AND HARM, AND WE ASK FOR OUR CITY LORD TO BE SURROUNDED BY YOUR PROTECTION. AND WE ALSO ASK LORD FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS. PEOPLE THAT WILL BE ROTATING IN AND PEOPLE THAT WILL ROTATE OUT, THAT YOU WILL BRING US THE CORRECT LEADERS, THE RIGHT LEADERS, LORD, FOR THE RIGHT TIME, FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS, SO THAT WE MAY CONTINUE, LORD, TO LIVE IN HARMONY HERE IN MCKINNEY UNTIL YOU CALL US HOME ONE DAY, BECAUSE YOU WILL. WE PRAY TO YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. NOT SO BAD. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? I DON'T. OKAY.
[CONSENT ITEMS]
WE DON'T HAVE ANY I HAVE WE HAVE TWO CONSENT ITEMS. I WILL READ BOTH CONSENT ITEMS AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR BOTH. IF NO ONE WANTS TO PULL THEM DOWN FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. CONSENT ITEM 20 5-258 FIVE MINUTES OF THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025. ITEM 25 DASH 2580 SIX MINUTES OF THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POTENTIAL PROJECTS SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE CONSENT ITEMS? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE BOTH ITEMS. MOVED. MOVED TO APPROVE BY JOY.I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY DAVID. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. NOTHING CAME UP ON OUR SCREEN. NOTHING'S
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COMING UP ON YOUR SCREENS FOR MOTION. MOTION. TO CONSENT ITEMS ON THAT. ASKING FOR GRACE. AS WE ARE STILL MANEUVERING WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY, WITH OUR GREAT TECHNICIANS ON THIS ONE TOUCH WORKS AND HIT MOTION. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION YET? NO. NO. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE WILL. MOTION WAS MOVED BY JOY. SECOND BY DAVID RICH. THANK YOU. AND THAT MEANS THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BY SHOW OF HAND. WE'RE GOING TO DO HAND VOTES FOR NOW IN FAVOR? YOU SHOULDN'T. BY SHOW OF HANDS. HERE WE GO. VOTE NO. OH, SO YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE A MOTION. OKAY, THEY CAN VOTE WITH THE CAMERA. OKAY. OKAY. THERE WE GO. MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU.AND THANK YOU TO OUR OWN ON SITE TECHNICIAN. DON'T GO NOWHERE. WE APPRECIATE THAT. NOW WE GO INTO
[Financial Report]
REPORTS. ITEM 25 DASH 2587 BY THE NEW ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR. CONGRATULATIONS.EVERYBODY'S GETTING PROMOTIONS. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MILLER, ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR. TODAY WILL BE GOING OVER THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. I'LL BE BRIEF, BUT AS ALWAYS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WE COLLECTED CLOSE TO $2.6 MILLION IN SALES TAX REVENUE. INTEREST INCOME WAS 210,000. WE HAD OTHER INCOMES OF 24,000. TOTAL REVENUES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WAS $2.8 MILLION. MOVING ON TO EXPENDITURES FOR OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, WE HAD 43,000. PROJECT EXPENSES WAS 395,000, WHICH WAS MAINLY FROM THE PARK CONSTRUCTION FUND. AND LASTLY NON-DEPARTMENTAL WAS 69,000, WHICH IS MAINLY YOUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT THAT WE TRANSFER OVER. TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WAS 2 OR $508,000. AND AS WE MOVE ON TO SALES TAX, AM I ABLE TO DO THIS? YEP. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT. I CAN HELP WITH THAT. ARE YOU ABLE TO MOVE IT DOWN SLIGHTLY? NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING. ON. WOW. PERFECT. SO COLLECTIONS FOR FEBRUARY ACTUALLY APPLIES TO DECEMBER, WHICH IS OUR BIGGEST MONTH OF THE YEAR. SO 12.7 INCREASE FOR US GOES MUCH FURTHER THAN IT WOULD ANY OTHER MONTH. A REALLY STRONG MONTH OF DECEMBER FOR MCKINNEY. YOU CAN SEE ALLEN HAD A STRONG MONTH AS WELL AT 14.8%. FRISCO HAD A STRONG MONTH AT 8.2%. IT LOOKS LIKE PLANO WENT DOWN, BUT IF YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THEIR LAST MONTH THAT THEY HAD A BIG AUDIT COLLECTION, THIS KIND OF SCREWED IT UP. SO THEY ACTUALLY DID HAVE A STRONG MONTH OF DECEMBER AS WELL FOR PLANO. JUST THE WAY IT WORKED OUT WITH THE CONTROLLER. THAT DID BRING OUR YEAR TO DATE UP TO 4.7%, WHICH IS GREAT. KIND OF KIND OF SHOWS WHAT A STRONG MONTH IN DECEMBER CAN DO FOR US.
AND LASTLY. OOPS, CAN'T SEE IT ALL. BUT THE MAIN THING I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT, AS YOU CAN SEE, RETAIL TRADE IS UP TO 8%. WE ARE IN THE BEGINNING MONTHS OF THE YEAR, SO EVERY MONTH DOES MAKES IT FLUCTUATE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN IT WOULD AS WE GET LATER INTO THE YEAR. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING LOOKS ON PACE. WE'RE STILL MONITORING A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSELY. AS EVERYTHING WITH THE ECONOMY AND EVERYTHING IS CHANGING. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. CHANCE I SAW THAT ALLEN HAD A GOOD INCREASE LAST MONTH, BUT THEN YEAR TO DATE THEY'RE DOWN 1.6%. ANY IDEA WHAT THAT. WHY IS THAT? ALLEN IS YEAH. THEY'RE PROJECTING TO BE CLOSE TO MAKING BUDGET. BUT TO BE FAIR, THEY ONLY BUDGETED A 1 OR 2% INCREASE IN THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET. SO THEY DIDN'T PLAN ON HAVING THE 5% THAT WE HAD. NOW THE REASONS WHY THEY'RE TELLING COUNCIL, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO PLAN ON HITTING THAT 1 TO 2%. IT DOES LOOK SKEPTICAL AT THIS POINT, BUT THEY HAVEN'T SHARED MUCH MORE INFORMATION THAN THAT. AND WITH US NOT ABLE TO SEE THE SAME DATA WE CAN FOR MCKINNEY, FOR THEM, WE KIND OF JUST HAVE TO GO OFF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, BUT THEY STILL PROJECT TO HIT THEIR 1 TO 2% INCREASE THAT THEY PROJECTED.
SO THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YOU HAVE MORE. YOU DO WHAT YOU GOOD. I'M GOOD. OKAY.
[Board and Liaison Reports]
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO. ITEM 5-2588. BOARD AND LIAISON REPORTS. JUST FROM A BOARD PERSPECTIVE, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR MAYOR IN THE OFFICE. AND I KNOW OUR LIAISON, COUNCILMAN JONES, ISN'T HERE. BUT I ALSO WANT TO WISH MAYOR PRO TEM. SHE'S PROBABLY WATCHING. SHE IS IN SPOKANE WATCHING HER DAUGHTER PLAY VOLLEYBALL. SO I WANT TO WISH THEM TRAVELING GRACE AND A GREAT TOURNAMENT AND A HEALTHY TOURNAMENT. IN THE LAST MONTH.JUST SOME GREAT THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD AND PARTICIPATED IN. A LOT OF DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE LAST SINCE WE WERE HERE LAST TIME, AND ALSO THE CHAMBER AWARDS WAS THAT THE CHAMBER AWARDS? AND WE'LL I'LL GO INTO DETAIL LATER ABOUT THAT GREAT EVENT. SO I'LL JUST GO ON TO
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CITY OF MCKINNEY. MISTER GRIMES. OH, AND I DO WANT TO SAY, BEFORE YOU SAY IT, CONGRATULATIONS, I WILL BE. DON'T STEAL MY THUNDER OR DON'T STEAL. BEFORE YOU SAY CONGRATULATIONS. I DRAGGED HER DOWN HERE AT THE LAST MINUTE ANYWAY. MADAM CHAIR. MADAM. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS PAUL GRIMES, CITY MANAGER. FEW ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. AND I'M GETTING USED TO THIS, TOO, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT LAYOUT, AND IT'S. I HAVE TO PUT MY GLASSES ON TO BE ABLE TO SEE THESE, THIS FONT. BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU. WE ARE UNDERWAY WITH OUR NATIONAL CITIZEN SURVEY. THIS IS A THIS IS DONE BY POLCO AND THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER. WE DO IT EVERY TWO YEARS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, EVERY TWO YEARS. WE WANT TO CONTROL FOR ANY VARIATION IN SUMMER TIME OR WINTER TIME, PEOPLE ARE IN A GOOD MOOD BECAUSE IT'S SUMMER OR IN A BAD MOOD, WHATEVER. SO WE DO IT THIS TIME OF YEAR EVERY TWO YEARS. IT IS THE GOLD STANDARD IN COMMUNITY SURVEYS AND WE WILL BE WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE RESULTS PROBABLY IN MAY. AND THEN WE ALSO DO A SELF-SELECTED SURVEY THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS ONLINE AS SOON AS THE SCIENTIFIC PART, THE RANDOMLY SAMPLED PART IS DONE. THE, THE NONSCIENTIFIC PART WILL BE ONLINE AND PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY GO IN AND OPT IN AND DO THEIR SURVEY. THEY'RE ACTUALLY FAIRLY CLOSE, WHICH IS SOME MAY BE SURPRISING TO SOME FOLKS, BUT IN THE YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT, WE DO FIND THAT THERE ACTUALLY ARE PRETTY CLOSE IN THE RESULTS. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE GETTING THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT ON THESE. BUT THEY THEY MEASURE A WHOLE BATTERY OF SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY MEASURE US OR THEY COMPARE US TO COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS AMERICA. THAT IS, THEY ARE THEY ARE THE LARGEST COMMUNITY WIDE SURVEY THAT IS PERFORMED. AND WE GET GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE COMMUNITY'S MIND, WHAT'S ON THE RESIDENTS MINDS. WE HEAR FROM FOLKS WHO COME AND SPEAK AT THE MICROPHONE, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT'S ON FOLKS MINDS WHEN YOU DO A SURVEY. SO THAT'S VERY POWERFUL TOOL. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. AS I SCROLL THROUGH MY NOTES HERE, WE HAVE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, ELECTION DAY. WE IN FACT, CITY HALL IS GOING TO SERVE AS AN ELECTION POINT POLLING LOCATION AS WELL. THAT IS COMING UP. IT IS A SATURDAY.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ARE ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD. WE HAVE FOUR CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR. WE HAVE FIVE CANDIDATES FOR THE AT LARGE, ONE SEAT, AND WE HAVE TWO CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICT THREE.
AND DISTRICT ONE IS UNOPPOSED FOR REELECTION. WE HAD AN ORIENTATION HERE AT CITY HALL FOR THE CANDIDATES. IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. THEY ALL SHOWED UP PRETTY MUCH, AND MOST OF THEM WERE ABLE TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE TIME. WE GO TO ABOUT 2 P.M. AND WE ORIENT THE CANDIDATES ON ALL MATTERS INVOLVING THE CITY AND SOME OF THE BIGGER PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES THAT ARE UNDERWAY, AND I THINK IT'S GENERALLY WELL RECEIVED, AND THEY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO THEM. AND WE ALSO FEED THEM. SO THAT'S HELPFUL TO. I'M SCROLLING ACROSS MY NOTES HERE, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT A FAST WAY TO DO IT. WE HAD A STORM EVENT. A FEW, AS YOU ALL KNOW, A FEW WEEKS AGO AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS CREWS WERE OUT THERE WORKING HARD. THEY HAD OVER 70 TRACTOR TRAILERS, DUMP TRUCK LOADS OF STORM DEBRIS THAT WERE TRANSPORTED FOR RECYCLING THROUGH OUR LIVING EARTH. CONTRACT FOR A YARD WASTE IF YOU WILL. BUT 216 TONS OF DEBRIS WAS COLLECTED AS A RESULT OF OUR LAST STORM. TWO MORE ITEMS. COLLIN COUNTY DAYS IS NEXT WEEK. WE WILL HAVE A DELEGATION OF FOLKS FROM MCKINNEY GOING DOWN TO AUSTIN TO THE STATE HOUSE TO ENGAGE OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND REGULATORS, AS IT WERE, AS WELL AS OUR LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION OR REPRESENTATIVES. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF COLLIN COUNTY ARE THE ONES WHO ORGANIZE IT. SO IT'S THEIR PROGRAM, AND WE KIND OF FOLLOW THEIR ORDERS. WE JUST GO AROUND AND MEET WITH THE FOLKS WHO THEY'VE SET UP FOR US TO MEET WITH, AND IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE. AND THEN FINALLY, WITHOUT BUT NOT LEAST, CERTAINLY LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANTED TO BRING JENNIFER ARNOLD UP HERE.
JENNIFER ARNOLD WAS SELECTED AS THE NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TO REPLACE KIMBERLY FLOM. THEY BOTH STARTED ON THE SAME DAYS FOR THEIR NEW JOBS. KIM STARTED MONDAY AND JENNIFER STARTED THIS MONDAY. TWO OF YOU, I BELIEVE, PRESIDENT SCHNABEL, WAS ON ONE OF THE INTERVIEW PANELS, AND BOARD MEMBER BRADFORD WAS ON OUR EXTERNAL PANEL AS WELL FOR FINALISTS. AND WE HAD A TERRIFIC GROUP OF CANDIDATES. WE HAD NO SHORTAGE. IT WAS A BIT OF AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES IN TERMS OF QUALITY OF CANDIDATES. JENNIFER, WE WERE WAS ROSE TO THE TOP AND DID A GREAT JOB. SO A BIG WELCOME TO JENNIFER ARNOLD AS OUR NEWEST ACM. SO. I AM NO STRANGER TO THIS PODIUM, ALTHOUGH IF YOU'VE WATCHED THE LAST FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS, YOU'LL KNOW THERE'S A GNAT THAT ENJOYS MY FACE. SO I'VE BEEN SWATTING QUITE A BIT, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I'VE WORKED WITH MANY OF YOU IN THE PAST, JUST IN DIFFERENT FORMS AND VARIATIONS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE OF IT. SO THANK YOU. EVERYBODY'S BEEN GIVING ME SUCH A GREAT WELCOME. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME. SO THANK YOU. HANG ON JENNIFER COME ON BACK JENNIFER. GO AHEAD
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PLEASE. PLEASE SAY IT. NO WE HAVE TO SAY THAT JENNIFER. MYSELF, COUNCILMAN JONES. CHRIS HERE IS THE BEST CLASS EVER FOR LEADERSHIP. MCKINNEY 2018. IMPRESSED. SO WE ARE THE BEST.YES, I THOUGHT THAT WAS. NO NO NO NO, I'M GONNA LET YOU HAVE THIS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SAY TODAY IS YOUR DAY, BUT NEXT WE WILL HAVE VICE MCKINNEY. AARON. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AARON WARNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT VISIT MCKINNEY. I'LL START WITH A QUICK UPDATE FROM THE PPA TEXAS OPEN. YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED SOME OF THESE IN AN EMAIL. SOME DATA FROM THAT EVENT. AND OVERALL, THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT. FIRST TIME TO HOST IT IN MCKINNEY HAS TRAVELED AROUND TEXAS. WE HOPE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO KEEP IT IN THE FUTURE. THEY HAD AN ATTENDANCE OF 11,500 PEOPLE OVER THE WEEK OUT AT THE COURTS OF MCKINNEY. A GREAT SHOW SHOWING A RECORD SHOWING FOR THAT EVENT. THERE WERE 1350 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THE TOP TWO IN THE WORLD, TOP MEN'S AND TOP WOMEN'S PLAYER IN THE WORLD. AND I WILL SAY FROM A COMPETITION STANDPOINT, IF YOU HAPPEN TO GO OUT THERE WATCHING THE PROS PLAY PICKLEBALL AND THEN WALKING OVER AND WATCHING REGULAR PEOPLE PLAY PICKLEBALL, IT'S DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT. I WANT TO SAY I WANT TO THINK THAT I LOOK LIKE THE PROS, BUT I PROBABLY DON'T.
ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THAT EVENT WAS AROUND $3.2 MILLION. AND SO A GREAT SHOWING FOR MCKINNEY.
AND I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE KUDOS TO THE IMPACT ACTIVITIES TEAM AT THE COURTS AND ALSO OUR PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM FOR ALL THEY DO TO PREPARE US FOR EVENTS LIKE THAT. THE SECOND THING COMING UP IS THE INTERNATIONAL GIRLS CUP OF MCKINNEY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M SURE AMY WILL SPEAK ON SOON. BUT ANOTHER A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND NEXT RIGHT AFTER THAT, LITERALLY THE WEEK AFTER THAT SOCCER TOURNAMENT IS THE CJ CUP. AND SO I KNOW WE'RE ALL PREPARING FOR THAT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON HOW THE CITY'S VENDOR BOOTH THAT VISIT MCKINNEY HAS MANAGED THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS GOING TO LOOK THIS YEAR. SOME OF YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR THAT WHEN YOU WALKED IN THE MAIN ENTRANCE IN PAST YEARS, WE HAD A TEN BY 20 BOOTH THAT WE WOULD HAND OUT STUFF KIND OF FIRST BOOTH WHEN YOU WOULD WALK IN. WE'RE CHANGING THAT UP A LITTLE BIT, WORKING WITH THE SALESMANSHIP CLUB, AND WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN GIVEN A 30 BY 30 ACTIVATION SPACE ON THE 18 FAIRWAY THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ADJACENT TO THE MERCHANDISE STORE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH A FULL KIND OF MCKINNEY EXPERIENCE ACTIVATION WHERE YOU CAN SEE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT MCKINNEY AND ALSO PROMOTE THINGS COMING LIKE THE AMPHITHEATER AND SURF PARK AND OTHER REALLY COOL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING. SO TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY TO ENGAGE WITH THE WITH THE GUESTS OUT AT THE EVENT. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GIVE THAT A TRY. SO COME SAY HI TO US. LASTLY, WE HAD SOME DATA GIVEN TO US. WE HAD AROUND 750,000 PEOPLE LAND ON OUR WEBSITE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE CONTINUALLY LOOKING TO ADDRESS AND MAKE BETTER. AND SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE SOMETIME, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND LOOK AT THE NEW INTERACTIVE MAP THAT WE'VE INSTALLED ON OUR HOME PAGE. IT'S A DIFFERENT WAY TO FOR A VISITOR OR A RESIDENT TO ENGAGE WITH WHAT'S IN MCKINNEY AND HOW YOU CAN FIND IT. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO BETH SHUMATE FROM OUR TEAM FOR MANAGING THAT PROJECT, AND I HOPE YOU CAN GO CHECK IT OUT.
I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. I'LL JUST GIVE A CHARGE FOR EVERYONE HERE. GO VISIT THE WEBSITE SO THEY CAN INCREASE THEIR NUMBERS. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE. PULL OUT YOUR PHONES RIGHT NOW AND GO TO THE WEBSITE. THANK YOU AARON. WE WILL NOW GO TO MISTER KOSKI MEDC. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS MICHAEL KOSKI, PRESIDENT OF THE MEDC. I HAVE SOME NOTES HERE TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE SOME VERY SPECIFIC NUMBERS TO SPEAK ABOUT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE DO A LOT OF GREAT. OH THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S THE DOOR. IT'S OKAY. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING WITH WITH BRICKS AND MORTAR PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY. BUT ONE OF OUR JOBS IS TO FILL UP THOSE SPACES. AND WE'VE ENGAGED WITH PLUG AND PLAY, WHO I SPEAK ABOUT EVERY SO OFTEN. I JUST WANT TO SHARE SOME STATS WITH YOU OF HOW THEY'RE HELPING MCKINNEY ATTRACT YOUNG TALENT AND FLEDGING COMPANIES. SO SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE WORKING ON A RELOCATION STRATEGY, REACHING OUT TO OTHER CITIES, OTHER STATES AROUND THE WORLD TO SEE WHAT COMPANIES ARE LOOKING FOR A FOREVER HOME. AND IN THE PAST SIX WEEKS, WE'VE HAD 100 COMPANIES RESPOND BACK TO OUR REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. IT'S 100 COMPANIES LOOKING TO COME TO MCKINNEY TO GROW THEIR BUSINESSES FROM TWO PEOPLE TO 100, HOPEFULLY TO $1 BILLION COMPANY. WE ALSO HAVE WITH PLUG AND PLAY SMALL GROUPS, WE CALL BATCHES GROUPS OF TEN TECH COMPANIES. AND RECENTLY ONE OF THOSE TECH COMPANIES THAT WAS PART OF OUR FIRST BATCH LAST YEAR, SOLD FOR $2.85 BILLION. IT'S A COMPANY. A COMPANY CALLED
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MOVE WORKS, A COMPANY IN MCKINNEY SUPPORTED AT THE VERY FRONT END OF THEIR EVOLUTION AS A COMPANY. SO IT'S ANOTHER BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY SOLD THAT WE TOUCHED, WE HELPED, WE SUPPORTED. AND LASTLY, WE HAD ANOTHER COMPANY IN OUR CURRENT PROGRAM CALLED POLYGRAPH. THEY PRESENTED AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST. AND THEY WON BEST IN SHOW FOR BEST STARTUP REALLY IN THE COUNTRY. SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT MCKINNEY IS DOING GREAT THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES IN TECHNOLOGY, STARTUPS AND COMPANY GROWTH OVERALL. AND WITH THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A COMMENT. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING YOUR EVENT AT THE BROKEN YOLK CAFE, WHERE YOU HAD STARTUPS COME IN, AND ALSO INVESTORS. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. GOT TO VISIT WITH SOME OF THE STARTUP COMPANIES AND SOME OF THE INVESTORS. SO I THINK IT'S AWESOME WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. YEAH, WE REALLY HAVE A BIG PIN IN THE MAP IN DFW FOR ATTRACTING PEOPLE. TO COME TO YOUR POINT, SPEAK TO STARTUPS, HAVE VENTURE CAPITAL MONEY IN THE SAME ROOM. IT'S HAPPENED ORGANICALLY NOW. WE CONSISTENTLY HAVE CLOSE TO 100 PEOPLE AT EVERY EVENT WE HOST. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MCKINNEY MAIN STREET IMPACT. ANDREW. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR MCDC BOARD, ANDREW JONES, CULTURAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR. WE HAVE HAD A BUSY MARCH AND WE'RE GETTING READY FOR AN ART FILLED APRIL. SO THIS WEEKEND WE HAVE OUR DOWNTOWN COFFEE CRAWL. IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO THAT, IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE A LITTLE EARLIER IN THE MORNING, BUT THAT'S WHY THERE'S COFFEE. APRIL 4TH WE HAVE. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL TAKE IT. APRIL 4TH. WE HAVE AT IMPACT PRESENTS, THE POPOVICH COMEDY PET THEATER, WHICH IS STRAIGHT FROM LAS VEGAS. SO IT'S A GREAT COMEDY PET SHOW. IT'S REALLY A UNIQUE SHOW AND IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HILARIOUS. APRIL 5TH WE HAVE OUR IMPACT JURIED ART SHOW. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL SHOW THAT WE HOST IN IMPACT, AND THEN THAT KICKS OFF THAT RECEPTION ON APRIL 5TH, KICKS OFF A ART EXHIBIT WITH LOCAL ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MONTH, AND THEN WE ARE GEARING UP FOR ARTS IN BLOOM APRIL 11TH THROUGH 13TH. OVER 150 ARTISTS FOR THIS ONE, PROBABLY THE HIGHEST THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE COVID. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HOST, YOU KNOW, AN INCREASE THE CAPACITY FOR THAT EVENT. APRIL 19TH. WE ARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RIBBON WITH THE RIBBON CUTTING HERE AT CITY HALL. WE ALSO ARE LAUNCHING THE ART IN THE HALL PROJECT HERE. SO WE'LL HAVE LOCAL ART HERE IN THE HALLWAYS ON THE FIRST AND THE SECOND FLOOR HERE IN CITY HALL. WE'RE EXCITED TO HOST THE IMPACT EMPTY BOWLS APRIL 24TH. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, EVERYONE'S FAVORITE EVENT ELECTION ON THE SQUARE AT MITCHELL PARK ON MAY 3RD. SO WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANDREW. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE HAVE PARKS, AMY. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD, AMY KINCAID. I'M ALMOST PRESIDENT AGAIN. I'M DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC. JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON SOME PROJECTS HAPPENING. I'M E RANDALL'S WAS ABLE TO OPEN IN TIME FOR SPRING BREAK, WHICH WAS EXCITING TO SEE ALL THE KIDS OUT THERE AND FAMILIES. IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS SOME SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE ROOF, WHICH WE'VE TEMPORARILY ADDRESSED, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT LONG TERM SOLUTIONS ON THAT APEX. WE'VE HAD A DELAY IN TILE FOR THE INDOOR LEISURE POOL, BUT THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME AND THEY HAVE REPLASTERED THAT POOL, SO WE'RE ABOUT TO START FILLING IT UP WITH WATER. SO WE ARE SLATED TO OPEN THAT INDOOR POOL ON APRIL THE 7TH. SO THAT WILL BE A GREAT PROJECT. BUT ALL OF THE LEAKS AND STUFF AND ALL OF THE POOLS HAVE BEEN FIXED. SO THIS IS THE LAST PIECE NEEDED FOR ALL OF THE AQUATICS AND APEX. I GAVE PRACTICE IMPROVEMENTS, AND MONUMENT SIGNAGE HAS BEEN ADVERTISED AND WILL BE GOING TO BID, AND IT WILL BE GOING TO PARK BOARD IN MAY AND THEN COUNCIL FOLLOWING THAT. SO THAT WILL BE A GREAT MOVEMENT ON THAT WILSON CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL, PHASE ONE, WHICH IS GOING TO STICK OVER TO THE DISC GOLF, IF YOU WILL, WHICH IS A QUARTER MILE TRAIL, IS COMPLETED AND PHASE TWO WILL BEGIN FOLLOWING THAT WILL GO OUT IN FALL FOR THAT RECREATION CENTER AT TOWN LAKE IS STILL SLATED FOR JUNE. FINGERS CROSSED THAT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO HAPPEN, BUT EVERYTHING IS LOOKING PROMISING ON THAT. THE TOWN LAKE WALK NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR CONSTRUCTION WAS ISSUED ON MARCH 24TH, SO THAT WILL BE MOVING FORWARD QUICKLY. AND[00:25:03]
THAT'S ABOUT A SIX MONTH PROJECT. SO HOPEFULLY TO BE DONE BY LATE SUMMER. MCKINNEY SOCCER COMPLEX PHASE TWO WILL BEGIN FOLLOWING THE MCKINNEY OR THE INTERNATIONAL CUP I, WHICH WILL BE IN APRIL. WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET THAT TOURNAMENT OVER WITH BEFORE WE STARTED THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON THAT, AND THAT WILL BE ABOUT A YEAR. SO PROBABLY BY SUMMER OF 26 THAT WILL BE COMPLETED. IRWIN STILL AT 90%. CIVIC DESIGN STILL LOOKING TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION THE END OF SUMMER DOG PARK AND GRADY LITTLEJOHN, BOTH OF THOSE CONSTRUCTION BID DOCUMENTS WILL GO OUT IN EARLY FALL, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS SINCE THEY'RE CLOSE TOGETHER. WE JUST THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD PACKAGE THOSE TOGETHER AND BID OUT AT THE SAME TIME. WE HAVE NEW TWO NEW POSITIONS IN PARKS DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE ADVERTISED IN THE NEXT WEEK. ONE IS A NEW POSITION, WHICH IS THE PARKS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COORDINATOR. THEY WILL BE HANDLING A LOT OF THE SMALLER PROJECTS BETWEEN PARKS AND PARKS DEVELOPMENT, AND SO THAT WILL BE A GOOD POSITION TO TRY TO MOVE SOME OF THOSE SMALLER PROJECTS FORWARD. AND THEN WE WILL BE FILLING THE PARKS. CONSTRUCTION PLANNER. THIS WAS VACATED EARLIER, BUT WITH THE MOVE TO CITY HALL, WE JUST WANTED TO HOLD OFF AND HIRE THAT POSITION.I WANTED TO ECHO WHAT AARON SAID, MOVING ON TO EVENTS AND THE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. I JUST APPRECIATE ALL VISIT MCKINNEY'S WORK AS WELL AS THE INSPECTIONS, FIRE MARSHALS AND GETTING EVERYTHING DONE THAT WAS NEEDED TO GET DONE ON SITE THERE, INCLUDING MY PARKS TEAM THAT DID AN AMAZING JOB. WE HAVE A FINAL HIRING EVENT THIS SATURDAY AT THE NORTH PUBLIC SERVICE OR SAFETY BUILDING OR SERVICE CENTER BUILDING. SORRY, WE THE FIRST ONE WE HIRED 106 POSITIONS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY TO FILL. SO IT'S GOING TO BE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND WE FEEL 100% THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO FILL ALL OF OUR SEASONAL POSITIONS ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE OUR INAUGURAL AUTISM ACCEPTANCE DAY CELEBRATION COMING UP ON APRIL 5TH, SO THAT WILL BE A FIRST TIME EVENT AT TOWNE LAKE STARTING AT 9:00. ALSO THAT DAY, WE WILL BE DEDICATING A BENCH TO THE FAMILY THAT LOST THEIR SON AT WINIFRED. SO THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT WINIFRED PARK AT 10:00 THAT MORNING. AND THEN WE HAVE SPLASH INTO EASTER EVENT AT APEX ON APRIL 13TH AT NOON FOR AGES 2 TO 12. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, INTERNATIONAL GIRLS CUP, WHICH AARON TALKED ABOUT APRIL 16TH THROUGH 20TH IS FAST APPROACHING. WE ARE STILL EXPECTING ABOUT 220 TO 240 TEAMS, WITH OVER 12 COUNTRIES THAT WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THAT EVENT. SO WITH THAT, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. AMY, ANY IDEA THE DELIVERY TIME FOR THE STAGE THAT WE. SO THE LAST I TALKED WITH RYAN, WHO WAS THE ONE THAT ORDERED THAT I'M LOOKING AT HOPEFULLY EARLY LATE SUMMER TO EARLY FALL. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE HOLDUP IS, BUT I'VE ASKED FOR AN UPDATE. SO AS SOON AS I HAVE THAT, I'LL MAKE SURE TO LET YOU KNOW. YEAH. AND THEN ALSO WE RIDE AROUND, THE WEATHER'S BEEN NICER ON OUR BIKES AND THE TRAILS, AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF THE DOWNED TREES. I KNOW IT'S SUMMERTIME, BUT ARE WE GOING TO TAKE THOSE TREES OVER TO URBAN PARK AND HAVE THOSE FOR THE FIREWOOD WHEN? THE WINTER TIME? YES, THAT'S EXACTLY WE HAD SO MANY.
WE'VE HAD TO PRETTY MUCH PLACE THEM IN THE POSITION SO WE CAN HAUL THEM OFF, BUT THAT IS OUR GOAL TO GET THEM OVER TO ERWIN PARK. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? AMY, DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST SAVINGS FOR BUNDLING LITTLEJOHN RENOVATIONS WITH THE DOG PARK? IT'S NOT SO MUCH BUNDLING CONSTRUCTION, IT'S JUST WE'RE GOING TO BID THOSE OUT TOGETHER SO WE CAN GO UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE'VE DONE SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENTS AT GRADY LITTLEJOHN, BUT AS FAR AS THE CONSTRUCTION, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON FINALIZING THE DESIGN WORK. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST BIDDING THOSE BOTH OUT TOGETHER. BUT IT WON'T BE A SINGLE NO CONTRACTOR. IT'LL BE TWO DIFFERENT. I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF SOFTBALL SEASONS THAT ARE PASSING IN TIME BEFORE ANYTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND USING THOSE FIELDS PRETTY ROUTINELY, I MEAN, THEY REALLY ARE. I THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY SUB PAR COMPARED TO, SAY, GABE NESBITT. AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT MOVE MORE QUICKLY BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING SPRING BALL, SUMMER OR FALL BALL, PROBABLY THE NEXT SPRING WITH ALL THE FAMILIES USING THAT AREA, WE CAN EVALUATE. ONCE WE FINISH DESIGN, WE CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE IN TIMELINE AND LOOK AT MOVING THAT
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UP IF POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE, THE AUTISM EVENT THAT YOU MENTIONED. YOU SAID APRIL 5TH. AND WHAT WILL THAT ENTAIL AND WHAT WAS WHAT WILL WHAT WILL THAT ENTAIL? IT WILL BE A JUST AWARENESS WALK FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WITH AUTISM.THEY WILL HAVE RESOURCE TABLES THAT FOR THE FAMILIES AS WELL AS ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD AND JUST A FUN, FUN EVENT OUT THERE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO TO ITEM 25 DASH 2589
[President’s Report]
PRESIDENT'S REPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.QUICKLY. I WANTED TO THANK AMY AND HER TEAM FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA, WHICH IS A SUMMARY OF ALL OF THE PARKS PROJECTS STATUS AND THE ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE. SO I THINK IT'LL HELP KEEP THIS BOARD INFORMED OF WHERE WE ARE ON THE VARIOUS PROJECTS. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, PLEASE DO ALSO ATTACH THE GRANTS AWARDED REPORT WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT BOARD ACTIVITY THROUGH THE BOARD VOTES LAST MONTH. BE SURE AND LOOK AT THAT. AND THEN THE MARKETING REPORT. JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE TOP POSTS ON FACEBOOK FOR US INCLUDED COVERAGE ON THE GRANTS AWARDED, BUT THEN ALSO BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS AND THE RUN FOR HOPE, WHICH IS COMING UP. SO SEE MORE ACTIVITY AND CONGRATS TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS, LINDA AND ANNIE, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING THERE. AND THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE SECOND CYCLE OF PROJECT GRANTS IS MONDAY, MARCH 31ST. SO APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THE APRIL MEETING. PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE APRIL MEETING, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WILL
[Update on City of McKinney Special Events Process]
NOW MOVE INTO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. ITEM 25 DASH 2590. UPDATE ON CITY OF MCKINNEY SPECIAL EVENTS PROCESS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND CDC BOARD. GREAT TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN. SO WE HAD A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS, CINDY AND I ABOUT Y'ALL TOUCH A LOT OF SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND A LOT OF SPECIAL EVENTS COULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT Y'ALL'S SUPPORT. AND SO JUST KIND OF SHARING A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THE SCENES OF HOW SPECIAL EVENTS ARE HANDLED WITHIN THE CITY FROM A PERMIT SIDE. SO WE'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT IN. SO WHAT IS A SPECIAL EVENT? LET'S SEE HERE. IT MAYBE IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THE. ALL RIGHT SO A SPECIAL EVENT. THERE'S A COUPLE OF TRIGGERS THAT YOU KNOW QUALIFY A SPECIAL EVENT TO GO THROUGH THE SPECIAL EVENT PROCESS. THE BIGGEST PART IS CLOSING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT OF WAYS. SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TRIGGERS. AND THIS THIS CAN. BUT OFTENTIMES WHEN WE HAVE AN APPLICANT OR A PROSPECTIVE APPLICANT, THEY COME TO US OR GREGORY. AND THIS IS WHERE THERE'S A CONVERSATION AS TO WHETHER THEIR SPECIAL EVENT ACTUALLY QUALIFIES. I THINK THE BIGGEST WAY TO THINK THE BEST WAY TO THINK ABOUT THIS IS WOULD WOULD THAT USE BE ORIGINALLY ALLOWED ON THAT PARCEL ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY? IS IT DESIGNED FOR A SPECIAL EVENT? IF NOT, IF IT'S LIKE A ROADWAY, IT'S MOST LIKELY GOING TO REQUIRE A SPECIAL EVENT. IF IT'S A OPEN FIELD AND YOU WANT TO PUT IN A BANDSTAND OR, YOU KNOW, BRING IN A LARGE CONCERT OF ABOUT 10,000 FOLKS THAT THAT THAT'S TYPICALLY NOT ALLOWED THERE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT. THAT WOULD BE A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. HERE'S THE PERMIT PROCESS. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING REALLY KICKS OFF WITH AN INQUIRY APPLICATION. THE CITY DEPARTMENTS REVIEW THAT ONLINE APPLICATION AHEAD OF A COMMITTEE MEETING. AND THEN YOU GOT. OTHER FEES. PERMITS ARE IDENTIFIED. THEN YOU HAVE THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMITS ALWAYS PENDING THE ITEMS. A LOT OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE REQUIRED HAPPEN RIGHT BEFORE THE SPECIAL EVENT. AND SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO IT'S ALWAYS PENDING YOU COMPLETING A LONGER LIST OF ACTIVITIES. AND THEN THE EVENT PROCEEDS. SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT SIX AND A HALF YEARS, WE HAVE DENIED TWO SPECIAL EVENTS. THIS IS REALLY A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS TO HELP PEOPLE GET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. THERE MAY BE QUITE SIGNIFICANT ALTERATIONS TO WHAT THE APPLICANT ORIGINALLY PROPOSES, BUT THE IDEA IS TO HELP SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, ACCOMPLISH THEIR THEIR EVENT. ALMOST EVERY CITY EVENT GOES THROUGH THE SAME[00:35:01]
PROCESS. ARTS IN BLOOM, ALL THESE OTHER EVENTS, THEY GO THROUGH THE EXACT SAME PROCESS.THERE IS A CARVE OUT FOR CERTAIN LIBRARY AND PARKS EVENTS JUST BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY THERE.
AND THEN CERTAIN LARGE EVENTS. I THINK THE BYRON NELSON REQUIRE A LOT MORE MEETINGS, RIGHT? SO THERE'S A LOT MORE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AN EVENT LIKE THE BYRON NELSON. SO THAT REQUIRES ITS OWN SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH INSPECTION TEAMS AND OTHER ADDITIONAL PERMITS.
KEY APPLICATION DETAILS. YOU KNOW, INSURANCE IS A BIG REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, PROTECTION FOR THE CITY PARKS. RESERVATION USE IS ALWAYS A KEY THING BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING ON PARKS, PROPERTY, ALCOHOL THAT GOES THROUGH AND ALL THESE ARE GOING THROUGH DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE COMPLEXITY REALLY QUICKLY BUILD BUILDING. AND SO WHAT WE DO WITH THE SPECIAL EVENT PROCESS IS WE UNIFY THAT INTO ONE APPLICATION AND ONE MEETING WITH CITY STAFF. WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT. THESE ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE'VE GOT POLICE, FIRE, PARKS, FIRE MARSHAL, MAIN STREET, PUBLIC WORKS, STREETS, CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, BUILDING INSPECTIONS, TRAFFIC, CITY MARSHAL, SORRY, HEALTH AND CODE SERVICES, SOLID WASTE AND HR AND RISK MANAGEMENT. WE REVIEW APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 SPECIAL EVENTS AND FILM PERMIT APPLICATIONS PER YEAR. SO IT IS A PRETTY INTENSE PROCESS. AND A SHOUT OUT TO GREGORY, WHO RUNS THAT COMMITTEE, BECAUSE IT IS A BIT LIKE HERDING CATS. YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS AND YOU GET A CHANCE TO SHARE WHAT THIS SPECIAL EVENT IS. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT COME INTO PLACE. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF FEES WE WANT TO KIND OF SHARE A LITTLE BIT. THE APPLICATION FEE IS $100. YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF STAFF HOURS THAT GO INTO EVALUATING THESE. IT DOESN'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO TOUCHING THAT OR COMPENSATING THE CITY FOR THAT. BUT WE THERE IS A FEE FOR THE APPLICATION, FOOD INSPECTIONS, TENT AND CANOPIES THAT'S OVER 400FT■!S. THAT GOES THROUGH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND THEN POLICE SERVICES. SO THE WAY THAT SECURITY FOR EVENTS WORKS IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PD AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL COME TOGETHER AND ANALYZE AN EVENT, AND THEY'LL DETERMINE HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED FOR AN EVENT, WHAT SORT OF SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR EACH EVENT. SO IT MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR A 200 PERSON EVENT VERSUS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THE BYRON NELSON, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, 50 TO 60,000 PEOPLE, TRASH SERVICES, TRAFFIC CONTROL IS A BIG ONE. IF YOU'RE A PRIVATE EVENT IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, EVEN IF YOU GET PERMISSION TO SHUT DOWN PUBLIC ROADWAYS, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, THE BARRICADES AND STUFF. YOU GOT TO WORK WITH THE THIRD PARTY GROUP.
SO TRAFFIC WILL APPROVE A TRAFFIC ROUTE AND A TRAFFIC DESIGN, BUT IT'S ON THE APPLICANT OR THE EVENT ORGANIZER TO ACTUALLY PUT OUT THE BARRICADES THROUGH A THIRD PARTY SERVICE. AND THAT CAN VARY DRAMATICALLY BASED ON THE ROUTE OR THE SPECIAL EVENT LAYOUT.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TOO, BECAUSE IT IS A LOT. AND THEN WE DO ISSUE THE PERMIT PENDING THE FOLLOW THROUGH OF CERTAIN ITEMS. EXAMPLE IS TRAFFIC CONTROL.
AGAIN YOU KNOW, WE HAVE STAFF THAT GO IN TO VERIFY THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN PUT UP AHEAD OF TIME, BUT ULTIMATELY THAT'S THE EVENT'S RESPONSIBILITY. AND THEN THE BIGGEST THING IS PERMITS CANNOT BE ASSIGNED. THERE'S NO TRANSFER OF THOSE. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR Y'ALL TODAY. BUT YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME TIME TO IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS, ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE SEMANTICS OF THE PROCESS, BUT JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, WHEN AN ORGANIZER IS GOING TO HAVE AN EVENT, DO THEY SUBMIT TO THE CITY A LIST OF ALL THE POSSIBLE VENDORS THAT COULD BE GENERATING SALES TAX? AND IF THEY DO, HOW DO YOU ASSURE THAT SALES TAX REVENUES ARE COLLECTED FROM THOSE VENDORS? YEAH. SO GREAT QUESTION. SO THEY DO SUBMIT A LIST OF FOOD VENDORS TO US. BUT WE DON'T DO THAT FOR EACH NON CITY EVENT. WE DON'T HAVE A LIST OF EVERY SINGLE VENDOR THAT GOES THROUGH. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THEM TO WORK WITH THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER, WHICH IS A STATE ENTITY, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR TAXES ARE DONE THERE. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE INSPECTIONS. THE STATE DOES, YOU KNOW, POP UP INSPECTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES THAT WAY. BUT THAT IS NOT UNDER OUR PURVIEW AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT THE SALES TAX
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COLLECTIONS HAPPEN. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU ANDREW. THANK[Update on Project 4B 24-06 East McKinney Learning Garden.]
YOU. NEXT ITEM 25 DASH 20 597 UPDATE ON PROJECT FOR B 2406 EAST MCKINNEY LEARNING GARDEN.GOOD MORNING MCDC. MY NAME IS BRUCE MEADE. I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF MCKINNEY PARKS FOUNDATION, AND I GUESS MY TITLE AT THE EAST MCKINNEY LEARNING GARDEN IS FOUNDER AND GARDEN LEAD AND HEAD PLANTER AND HEAD BUILDER, BUT WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE MLG. THIS IS ACTUALLY A PRESENTATION THAT I DID TO THE MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION LAST WEEK, SO IT'S KIND OF HEAVILY FOCUSED ON ART DESIGN AND WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS THERE ARE. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE STARTED THIS PROJECT ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. IT'S LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE TUFTS CAMPUS OFF OF GREENVILLE AVENUE, JUST A STONE'S THROW FROM HERE. HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA, HIGH VISIBILITY, A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER ADJACENT TO TUFTS. SO GRAB A COCKTAIL, GRAB A COFFEE, AND COME OVER AND CHECK OUT THE GARDEN. THE FOCUS OF THE GARDEN AND THE GOALS TO SIMPLIFY ARE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITIES IN THIS PART OF TOWN. WE'RE IN A FOOD DESERT IN EAST MCKINNEY. IT'S TO TEACH PEOPLE WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM, HOW TO GROW VEGETABLES IN THEIR BACKYARD. TELL PEOPLE ABOUT BUSINESSES THAT ARE DEDICATED TO FOOD INSECURITIES IN THE AREA. PROMOTE AGENCIES IN THE AREA THAT ARE WORKING ON THOSE ISSUES, AND WITH PROGRAMS THAT ARE MENTORING YOUTH AND OTHER FOLKS WITH VOCATIONAL NEEDS, WHICH IS PRETTY EXCITING.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH HUGS CAFE, LA TIENDA AND COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN. THEY'RE A PRIMARY BENEFACTORS OR RECIPIENTS OF PRODUCE THAT COMES OUT OF THE GARDEN. THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE PARTNERING WITH US TO USE THE GARDEN AS A TRAINING CENTER FOR AT LA TIENDA, FOR THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. SO THEY'RE GOING TO COME DOWN, THEY'RE GOING TO HARVEST FOOD FROM THEIR BEDS, PLUS THE OTHER 35 BEDS IN THE GARDEN. TAKE IT BACK TO THE RESTAURANT, TAKE IT BACK TO THEIR RETAIL STORE, GIVE IT AWAY TO THE KIDS AT WEBB ELEMENTARY, THAT SORT OF THING. PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE. HUGS CAFE IS GOING TO USE IT AS AN OUTDOOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING SETTING. IN ADDITION TO RESTAURANT TRAINING FRONT OF RESTAURANT. THEY'RE GOING TO COME DOWN AND LEARN HOW TO USE A VEGETABLE GARDEN AND AN HERB GARDEN IN A CULINARY WAY, AND TAKE THOSE HERBS AND VEGETABLES BACK TO HUGS CAFE AND THEN FINALLY COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN, WHICH NEEDS NO HELP WITH FOOD. THEY'VE GOT THE PRETTIEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL GARDEN IN MCKINNEY, BUT THEY NEED VISIBILITY. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN ACTUALLY DOES, SO PROVIDING THEM WITH VISIBILITY IS AN IMPORTANT THING. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WE'RE PARTNERING WITH. MCDC OF COURSE IS OUR LANDLORD. WE ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT OF ABOUT $230,000. JUST IN TERMS OF PROGRESS. WHERE WE ARE ON THAT GRANT, WE ARE WINDING DOWN TO CLOSING THAT OUT. WE SHOULD BE AT THAT $230,000 LEVEL AFTER WE CLOSE OUT ELECTRIC, WHICH IS FINISHING UP THIS WEEK, WE'LL GET INVOICES IN AND CAP OUT AT THAT. AT THAT LEVEL, BUDGET WISE, WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO WHERE WE PREDICTED AFTER THE RESET OF THE BUDGET ABOUT A YEAR AGO. SO WE'RE PLEASED WITH WHERE WE'RE COMING IN. PARKS DEPARTMENT HELPED US GET STARTED WITH DESIGN AND SOME FUNDING AS WELL. PARKS FOUNDATION, WE'RE DOING THE WORK. WE'RE COORDINATING THE VOLUNTEER EVENTS. SPROUTS MARKET IS OUR TITLE SPONSOR. THEY'VE DONATED $100,000. THEY'RE GOING TO GET SIGNAGE RIGHTS TO THE SPROUTS TEACHING PAVILION, WHICH IS A 30 BY 20 PAVILION. IT'S GOING TO BE A STAGE. IT'S GOING TO BE THE PRIMARY PLACE WHERE CLASSES ARE GOING TO BE HELD AND PROGRAMING MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN OTHER CHARTER SUPPORTERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES. THIS NUMBER IS ACTUALLY HIGHER WITH THE GRANT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE FROM MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION OF $20,000. THANK YOU ANDREW. WE'RE ACTUALLY UP TO $365,000, INCLUDING A $16,000 GRANT FROM MCKINNEY GARDEN CLUB JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT MONEY, $15,000 OF IT TO SEED 5000 EACH TO THE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS AT MISD TO CREATE A GARDEN COMPETITION OF SOME SORT TO BUY TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS, CREATE PROPAGATION COMPETITION AND THEN FEED THE, THE PLANTS THAT ARE PRODUCED THERE TO EITHER PUT IN THE GARDENS THAT EXIST WITHIN THE SCHOOL GARDENS, THERE ARE ONLY THREE OF THEM. OR TO HELP USE THE FUNDS THAT ARE LEFT OVER IN THE PLANTS THAT ARE PRODUCED TO CREATE NEW GARDENS AT SOME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SOME OF THE SCHOOLS AROUND TOWN. SO PARTNERING WITH MISD IN A PRETTY BIG WAY, A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF OUR SPONSORS. WE'RE CLOSING OUT OUR ART SPONSOR.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO HAVING THAT DONE. AND WE'LL HIT ON WHAT THAT POTENTIALLY IS LOOKING LIKE. SO IF YOU RECALL, THIS IS THE RENDERING THAT KIMLEY-HORN DID IN THE GARDEN. IT'S VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE'VE ACTUALLY PRODUCED. THE BED DESIGNS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT THE LAYOUT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THIS. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE IN THE TOP TWO FRAMES, THE GRAIN BIN.
THESE ARE 18 FOOT GRAIN BINS VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE BYOB BINS AT TUFTS AND THE COFFEE
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SHOP GRAIN BIN AS WELL. YOU'LL SEE THE TRELLIS IN THE BOTTOM, THE LOOP THAT IS BASICALLY THE ENTRY POINT INTO THE GARDEN. WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THOSE TWO THINGS AS IT RELATES TO ART AND WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO MOVING FORWARD. SO WE NEED A COMBINATION OF SIGNAGE, BUT ALSO GARDEN ART TO DIFFERENTIATE THE GARDEN AND KIND OF HIGHLIGHT IT AND PROVIDE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET THEIR PHOTOS MADE, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, THAT SORT OF THING, TO KIND OF BRING PEOPLE INTO THE GARDEN. WE'VE SELECTED ALI COKE, WHO, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, IS THE ARTIST THAT'S DOING THE SCULPTURE AT THE ROUNDABOUT AT GREENVILLE AND LOUISIANA. SHE'S MET WITH US AND WE'RE WORKING WITH HER ON DESIGN. WE'RE CLOSE TO FINALIZING IT. AND TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY COMPLEMENTARY TO THE ROUNDABOUT ART THAT'S GOING IN LITERALLY 180FT AWAY FROM THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION. SO IN THE BOTTOM LEFT, YOU'LL SEE A RENDERING OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SO YOU'LL SEE THE LOGO ON THE GRAIN BIN. THIS IS A VIEW LOOKING FROM THE CORNER OF ANDREWS AND GREENVILLE, LOOKING BASICALLY TO WHAT WOULD THAT BE? THE SOUTHWEST. SO WE'RE LOOKING FROM THE STREET AT THE GRAIN BIN. WE'VE GOT THE EAST MCKINNEY LEARNING GARDEN LOGO ON THE GRAIN BIN. AND THEN THAT ART SCULPTURE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A METAL AND ACRYLIC, VERY SIMILAR TO THE ROUNDABOUT, SIMILAR STYLE IS GOING TO FRAME OUT WHAT THAT GRAIN BIN IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. THAT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. THE TRELLISES ARE GOING TO BE FABRICATED, KIND OF LOOKING LIKE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BE FABRICATED METAL WITH FLOWERS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES WOVEN INTO THE METAL. IT'S GOING TO BE CREATED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE LIVE VINES THAT WILL BE FLOWERING, THAT WILL STREAM UP THROUGH IT. SO IT'LL BE A GROWING TRELLIS AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO OF THOSE FABRICATED. SO THE COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO TRELLISES AND THE ARTWORK IN FRONT OF THE GRAIN BIN, THE SCULPTURE, THE BID FOR THAT IS $60,000. SO THAT'S OFFSET $20,000 BY THE MCKINNEY ARTS COMMISSION GRANT, WHICH LEAVES US A GAP THAT WE'RE WORKING ON CLOSING RIGHT NOW. SO, AGAIN, TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE AND HOW IT'S COMPLIMENTARY FACING EAST, YOU SEE THE ROUNDABOUT STRUCTURE IN THE UPPER RIGHT. THE STAR REPRESENTS WHERE THE SCULPTURE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT IS GOING TO BE LITERALLY 180FT AWAY. SO YOU'LL HAVE LINE OF SIGHT TO BOTH SCULPTURES. THEY HAVE TO BE SIMILAR, BUT THEY CAN'T BE EXACT. SO IT'S GOING TO COMPLIMENT WHAT WE THINK IS GOING TO BE VERY NICE. AND THEN LASTLY, SO THE $60,000 BUDGET DOESN'T INCLUDE ARTWORK ON THE GRAIN BIN ITSELF FROM THE TUFTS PERSPECTIVE, AS YOU LOOK FROM TUFTS TOWARDS THE BIN, THE HOPE IS TO HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR. WE'RE WORKING ON DESIGN IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT THAT WILL BE FRAMED OUT BY THE TRELLIS. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH THAT TRELLIS, THAT LOOP AT THE GRAIN BIN, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME SORT OF COLORFUL ARTWORK IN AN OTHERWISE INDUSTRIAL LOOKING GARDEN. YOU KNOW, IT'S METAL, IT'S DECOMPOSED GRANITE. IT'S WOOD.NOT A LOT OF COLOR OTHER THAN THE GREEN AND THE PLANTS. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COLOR POP THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE GRAIN BIN. WE'RE WORKING WITH ANNA TERRY, WHO'S A MURALIST IN TOWN THAT ANDREW POINTED US TO. WE EXPECT HER BID IS GOING TO COME IN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 4 AND $5000. SO THE TOTAL COST OF THE ART AT THE GARDEN IS $65,000, AGAIN, OFFSET $20,000 WITH THE ARTS COMMISSION GRANT. AND THEN I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT THIS. SO THE HOPE IS WE'RE WORKING FEVERISHLY TO GET OUR COE DONE BEFORE APRIL 19TH. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY AND ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR GRAND OPENING ON APRIL 19TH, THE SAME DAY AS THE CITY HALL. RIBBON CUTTING. CITY HALL'S RIBBON CUTTING GOES FROM 12 TO 3. WE'LL KIND OF KICK OUR STUFF OFF AROUND 1:00. PEOPLE WILL FILTER FROM CITY HALL OVER TO THE EAST MCKINNEY LEARNING GARDEN, AND WE'VE INVITED GEORGE DUNHAM, WHO'S A POPULAR RADIO HOST ON THE TICKET RADIO. HE'S GOT A BAND CALLED THE BIRD DOGS.
WE THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO DRAW A CROWD. SO HE'S GOING TO PERFORM PROBABLY AROUND 145 OR 2:00 AND RUN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF TO KIND OF KICK IT OFF. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY INFORMAL. THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE A LOT OF COMMENTS FOR THE GRAND OPENING, BUT IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. WE SHOULD BE FINISHING UP ALMOST EVERYTHING BY THEN. THERE WILL BE A FEW THINGS THAT WILL STILL BE TOUCHING UP, INCLUDING THE ARTWORK ON THE GRAIN BIN. SO ANNA INTENDS TO BE PAINTING DURING THE GRAND OPENING TO KIND OF GIVE PEOPLE A SENSE OF THE WORK THAT GOES INTO A MURAL LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED WITH THAT. I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. BRUCE GOT A COUPLE. THE VANDALISM THAT WE HAD OVER THERE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO PREVENT THAT AGAIN? WELL, SO LET'S BE CLEAR WITH THE VANDALISM WAS THERE WAS VANDALISM. SO I SHOWED UP SUNDAY LITERALLY WE HAD PLANTED ONE BED WITH ONIONS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MONTH AGO. I SHOWED UP EARLY ON A SUNDAY AND HALF OF THE ONIONS WERE PULLED OUT. BRICKS WERE THROWN THROUGH SOME OLDER WHEELBARROWS THAT WE HAD SITTING OUTSIDE, THAT SORT OF THING. SO
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THERE WAS A SOCIAL MEDIA POST THAT THERE WAS VANDALISM AT THE GARDEN. INDEED THERE WAS, BUT THE VANDALISM WAS A HERD OF TEN YEAR OLDS WHO WERE RUNNING RAMPANT FROM OUR NEIGHBOR AT THE BREWERY WHILE PARENTS WERE HANGING OUT. IT WAS JUST KIDS BEING KIDS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE PUT SIGNS UP, KIDS UNDER 12 NEED PARENTAL SUPERVISION. TECHNICALLY, THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN BE ON THE SITE YET, BUT WE THAT'S HARD TO POLICE. THOSE SIGNS HAVE HELPED. SO WE'VE SEEN A DROP IN THAT. WE PUT SOME WE PUT SOME OTHER SIGNAGE UP THAT'S HELPING WITH THAT AS WELL I THINK SO, AND PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION. THE TUFTS FOLKS, THEIR JOB IS NOT TO POLICE KIDS IN THE GARDEN, BUT THEY DO. SO THEY GO OVER AND THEY KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VANDALISM. IT'S A PUBLIC SPACE. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS WE FENCE THE WHOLE THING OFF, WHICH WE DON'T WANT TO DO. WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. BUT IT'S DROPPED QUITE A BIT. AND I THINK ONCE WE GET MORE FORMALIZED SIGNAGE UP AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM TUFTS, THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO STAY AWAY. THAT'S MY HOPE. BUT NEVER LET A CRISIS GO WITHOUT SOME BENEFIT. SO AS A RESULT OF THAT VANDALISM AND SOME OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, WE'VE RECEIVED A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DONATIONS HELPING TO REPAIR SOME OF THE WHEELBARROWS, FIXED WHEELBARROWS, THAT SORT OF THING. SO, YEAH. I HAVE SOMETHING. FIRST OF ALL, KUDOS TO YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND WE THANK YOU. YOU AND I HAD HAD SOME DISCUSSION A BIT AGO ABOUT WOODSIDE VILLAGE, AND WE ACTUALLY DID A WALK THROUGH OF THE PROPERTY FOR SOME POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME PLANTING THERE TO HELP THOSE FOLKS. SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT OR WHAT DO WE HAVE ON THE RADAR THAT WE CAN HAPPY TO HELP. I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE KIND OF PROJECTS. SO WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT A DATE, KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEEDED. WE'LL LOOK AT FUNDS. AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT HAVING THE VISIBILITY OF THE LEARNING GARDEN IS WE CAN NOW PUBLICIZE EVENTS LIKE THAT AND GET FUNDS DONATED SPECIFICALLY TO A PROJECT LIKE THAT. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE GOT A DAY ON APRIL THE 12TH AT WEBB ELEMENTARY TO REFRESH THEIR GARDEN. SO A LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUP CAME TO OUR GARDEN AND ASKED IF THEY COULD HELP. WE DON'T HAVE A NEED FOR 25 PEOPLE ON A GIVEN DAY, SO WE'RE DIVERTING THEM OVER TO WEBB. THEY'VE GOT A BUDGET OF A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO ENHANCE THAT GARDEN. WE'RE GOING TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR 25 PEOPLE FROM THE CONGREGATION WITH VOLUNTEERS FROM MCKINNEY PARKS FOUNDATION, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE SPRUCE THAT UP, AND WE COULD DO THE SAME THING AS WE DID BEFORE, YOU KNOW, AND HELP PLANT AND HELP BUILD BEDS, THAT SORT OF THING.SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE KIND OF PROJECTS. AWESOME. YEAH. WE'LL VISIT MORE OFFLINE. THANK YOU. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY, DAVID, CAN WE GO BACK TO YOUR SLIDE WHERE YOU HAD SPONSORS? YES. DO THESE SPONSORS HAVE RECOGNITION IN THE GARDEN? WE THE IDEA IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS IN ENGRAVE. WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT CHARTER SPONSORS. SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE MORE PUSH AT THE GRAND OPENING TO SAY, IF YOU WANT TO BE MEMORIALIZED AS A CHARTER SPONSOR, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SUPPORT AND SPONSOR THE GARDEN. AND ON THE TRELLISES THAT WE SHOWED THE ARTWORK, WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE WE CAN PUT A PLAQUE THAT'S GOING TO BE METAL ENGRAVED ON THE SIDE, SOMETHING SUBTLE, SOMETHING DISCREET, BUT WITH KIND OF A PERMANENCE TO IT. SO YOU CAN SEE, OKAY, THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT HELPED GET THIS THING GOING. AND OF COURSE, THIS IS ON A DIGITAL PRESENCE AS WELL. WE PUBLICIZE IT ON THE WEB AND THROUGH GOFUNDME PAGE AND THAT SORT OF THING. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A PROJECT SIGN FOR THE EAST MCKINNEY LEARNING GARDEN SITE THAT WILL PROVIDE VISIBILITY TO ALL OF THOSE INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING THE INITIAL WORK OF THE PROJECT, SO IT WOULD INCLUDE CITY PARKS, CDC, PARKS, FOUNDATION, AND SO ON. OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. I WONDER WHY WE'RE NOT ON THIS LIST. AND I WONDER, I, I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE HAVE RECOGNITION. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE HAVE RECOGNITION ON THE SITE AND JUST YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ON THE STAGE NEXT TO SPROUTS.
I YEAH. IN AN EARLIER SLIDE, YOU SAID THAT SPROUTS IS THE SIGNATURE SPONSOR. YEAH. AND I, I DON'T WANT TO DOWNPLAY WHAT SPROUTS HAS DONE, BUT I THINK THAT THE THAT THIS CORPORATION NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED. YEAH. YOU BET. ABSOLUTELY EASY. THE DEDICATION PLAQUE IS GOING TO HAVE HEAVY PROVENANCE FOR THAT. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF FRONT AND CENTER. IT'S GOING TO BE, AS YOU LOOKED AT ONE OF THOSE TRELLIS VISUALS THAT I PROVIDED FROM TUFTS, LOOKING TOWARDS THE GRAIN BIN, I THINK WE DECIDED IT'S GOING TO BE PLACED ON ONE SIDE OF THAT OR ANOTHER. SO HEAVY PROMINENCE THERE. BUT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY ADD. YEAH, NOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU. VERY APPRECIATIVE. CAN WE SEE THAT WITH THE STAGE WITH NEXT TO SPROUTS? I'M SORRY I
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SAID CAN WE BEAT SPROUTS AND MCDC FOR THE FOR THE STAGE THAT HASN'T BEEN CONTEMPLATED AND SIGNAGE IS BEING WORKED ALREADY. WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT THAT THAT'S NOT IN THE PLANS RIGHT NOW. YEAH. I THINK YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THAT IN GENERAL WHEN WE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WE DO, THERE'S RECOGNITION OR REQUIREMENTS FOR RECOGNITION OF AND SIGNAGE AND YEAH, LOGOS FOR THE, FOR THE BOARD. PRETTY MUCH MOST OF THE PROJECTS WE DO ALL OVER THE CITY. SO GIVEN $230,000 GRANT PLUS THE LAND AND, YOU KNOW, A THREE YEAR LEASE AT NO COST, I, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE. FAIR ENOUGH. ONE COMMENT TO ADD ON THAT THIS ISN'T ABOUT RECOGNITION FOR MCDC ITSELF. THIS IS ABOUT THE TAXPAYERS UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS WHERE THEIR TAX MONEY IS GOING. AND SO BY HAVING SOME SIGNAGE, THEY KNOW, OH YEAH, THIS IS ONE OF THE USES OF THE SALES TAXES THAT GO TO IT. AND IT'S A GREAT USE. SO BEING ABLE TO SHOWCASE THAT IS HELPFUL.YEP. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. AND I DO WHAT THEY SAY I CONCUR. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM
[Update on Project 4B 24-15, Sanchez Charities, McKinney NeighborHub.]
25 DASH 2591 UPDATE ON PROJECT FOR BEE 20 4-15 SANCHEZ CHARITIES MCKINNEY NEIGHBOR HUB.MADAM PRESIDENT, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME TO COME UP HERE AND GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON THIS VERY IMPACTFUL PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE LIVES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. HERE IN MCKINNEY, THIS IS THE COLLIN COUNTY NEIGHBOR HUB AT MCKINNEY. THE TAGLINE IS FROM HOPELESS TO WHOLENESS. THIS IS A SOCIAL SERVICES ADVOCACY CENTER FOR ALL THAT HAS GENERALLY STAYED THE SAME, AND HAS BEEN WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE. THIS IS A FACILITY WHERE SOMEBODY WHO'S IN NEED OF SOCIAL SERVICES WILL COME IN, AND THEY WILL MEET AN ADVOCATE, AND THAT ADVOCATE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR THEIR STORY AND LET THEM TELL THEIR STORY ONE TIME. AND THIS ADVOCATE IS A KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON ABOUT COLLIN COUNTY RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR SOCIAL SERVICES. AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TELL THE INDIVIDUAL WHO COMES IN, WHAT SOCIAL SERVICES THEY CAN APPLY FOR AND WHAT SOCIAL SERVICES MAY BE THAT THAT THEY SHOULDN'T APPLY FOR BECAUSE THEY DON'T MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS, THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAND HOLD AND HELP THEM FILL OUT THOSE APPLICATIONS.
THEY WILL ACTUALLY DO THE TRANSITIONING. THEY WILL GO SO FAR TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OBSTACLES, LIKE MAYBE TRANSPORTATION OR WI-FI, OR WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES TO GET THOSE SERVICES. ONCE THEY HAVE TRANSITIONED THAT PERSON, THEY WILL EVEN DO SOME FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SERVICES WERE RENDERED AND THAT WE'RE IN A BETTER SPOT. WE DON'T CALL THE PEOPLE WHO ENTER THE NEIGHBOR HUB CLIENTS. WE CALL THEM NEIGHBORS. AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE NEIGHBOR BENEFITS AGENCY. BENEFITS ARE GOING TO INCLUDE THINGS LIKE REFERRAL LOGISTICS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH ONE HEART MCKINNEY, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT DIGITAL PLATFORM. WE ARE WORKING WITH EXISTING SOCIAL SERVICES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS ISN'T A FACILITY WHERE WE'RE CREATING NEW ORGANIZATIONS. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS UTILIZE THE EXISTING BRAIN TRUST THAT'S ALREADY HERE, AND THAT EXPERTISE THAT'S ALREADY HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HELPING IT BE BETTER. THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE ARE DOING COLLABORATION AND CO-LOCATION. WE ARE WORKING ON TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES. I THINK WE'RE ALL WELL AWARE OF THE TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE UP HERE IN COLLIN COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY IN MCKINNEY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR OUR SOCIAL SERVICES. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE DO COLLABORATION. THERE'S LOTS OF FUNDRAISING OUT THERE FOR COLLABORATIVES, AND THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE CAN GO AFTER DIFFERENT FUNDRAISING AND HELP SHARE THOSE FUNDS WITH THESE PROGRAMS. THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE, AND THEREFORE OFFER LOWER COST LEASES FOR GREAT SPACE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THESE SERVICES. THE WAY THAT WE'LL KNOW IF THIS ADVOCACY CENTER IS BEING SUCCESSFUL IS IF WE'RE FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE AND THAT WE'RE MEETING THESE NEIGHBOR BENEFITS AND AGENCY BENEFITS. SOME OF OUR CORE TENANTS HAVE CHANGED, AND I'M EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS IS ONE OF OUR CORE TENANTS. THEY ARE BRINGING SERVICES THAT INCLUDE A COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC, FREE PRESCRIPTIONS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RELIEF SERVICES, PREGNANCY, PARENTING AND ADOPTION SERVICES, IMMIGRATION, LEGAL SERVICES, REFUGEE SERVICES, NEXT GEN WEALTH ACADEMY, AND SENIOR SERVICES. WE HAVE ALSO ONBOARDED ONE. HART MCKINNEY. I'M EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT. THEY ARE
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BRINGING. THEY ARE THE ADVOCATE IN THE ADVOCACY CENTER. THEY ARE BRINGING TECHNOLOGY AND DATA MANAGEMENT, MAIL BANK AND IDS CARD, TEMPORARY ID CARDS AND TRANSPORTATION FOR SOCIAL SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE BROUGHT IN NEIGHBORS NOURISHING NEIGHBORS. AT MY LAST PRESENTATION, WE ASKED WHO WAS GOING TO BE THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION NEIGHBORS.NOURISHING NEIGHBORS IS THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE SELECTED. WE DID THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK. THEY GAVE US THEIR TOP FIVE FOOD DISTRIBUTION PEOPLE, AND THIS IS ON ONE OF THEIR TOP FIVE. WE FELT LIKE THIS WAS THE MOST BUSINESS MINDED, AND WE LIKE THE WAY THAT THIS ORGANIZATION RAN. AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY SERVING IN WEST MCKINNEY. SO THIS WAS A GOOD FIT FOR OUR FOR OUR PROJECT. IT IS IRONIC THAT THEY ARE NEIGHBORS, NOURISHING NEIGHBORS IN THE NEIGHBOR HUB WHERE WE SERVE NEIGHBORS. A MANUAL LABOR WE DID BRING THEM LAST TIME TO YOU. THEY ARE STILL WITH US IN THIS PROJECT AND THEY ARE THE HOMELESS, RELATIONAL MINISTRY AND STREETSIDE SHOWERS WHO IS DOING OUR HYGIENE CENTER. I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THIS BOARD FOR HAVING GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MY FIRST PRESENTATION, AND FOR YOU ALL TO HEAR ME AND GIVE ME GREAT FEEDBACK. AS AT THE TEN ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FEET PROBABLY WASN'T BIG ENOUGH, AND WE ALL AGREED THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE A PHASE ONE AND WE HAD TO START SOMEWHERE. BUT WE ALL KNEW THAT THAT WASN'T GOING TO BE BIG ENOUGH. BUT BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BECAUSE OF YOUR GUIDANCE, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THAT GRANT THAT YOU ALL GAVE ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO LEVERAGE IT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND GROW THAT. AND HAD WE NOT HAD THAT MOMENT, WE WOULDN'T BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. SO WE CAME TO YOU LAST TIME WITH A HALF AN ACRE PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT THREE ACRES OF PROPERTY. THE LAST TIME I CAME TO YOU, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A TEN ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. WE'RE NOW TALKING ABOUT 30 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FEET. WE ARE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, GRACE HOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH, GRACE PRESBYTERIAN, CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS, THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, AND I THINK I'M IN A SAFE PLACE TO TELL YOU THAT DEALING WITH RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZING AND COORDINATING THEM IS NOT A FAST OR EASY TASK. WE ARE, HOWEVER, IN OUR FINAL LAND NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW, SO WE ARE GETTING TO THE FINISH LINE AND THE NEXT STEP WILL BE PLANNING THE SPACE PLANNING FOR WHAT THIS BUILDING WILL BE. HOW MANY MORE SERVICES CAN WE FIT IN THERE? HOW MANY MORE ENTITIES CAN WE PUT IN THE SPACE UNTIL WE ACTUALLY DO THE SPACE PLANNING, WE WON'T KNOW, BUT THE SPACE PLANNING IS THE NEXT STEP OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THIS PROCESS. BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SECURE THE LAND FIRST. THE FINAL THING I WANTED TO REPORT TO YOU GUYS, AND IT WAS ALREADY REPORTED EARLIER IN THIS MEETING, IS THAT IN TWO WEEKENDS ON APRIL 12TH, WE'RE HAVING A BIG EVENT AT TOWN LAKE. IT'S CALLED RUN FOR HOPE, WALK IN UNITY. AND THIS IS A FUNDRAISER AND AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. AND I KNOW THAT THE CDC HAS GIVEN US SOME PROMOTIONAL GRANT MONEY FOR THAT. SO I AGAIN, APPRECIATE THOSE FUNDS TO HELP US GET THAT GOING. AND I'M EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ALL OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT WE DO WITH THAT. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS CHANGED YOUR FOOD PROVIDER. ARE THEY GOING TO SEE ANY CHALLENGES WITH THE SIGNIFICANT CUT THAT THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK HAS JUST RECEIVED? AND HOW ARE YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, FORECASTING MOVING FORWARD WITH SERVICES THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY FEDERAL GRANT CUTS? SO AS I SAID, THIS NEIGHBORS NOURISHING NEIGHBORS.
THEY BY THE WAY, ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. SO THEY CAN ALSO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM, BUT THEY ARE ONE OF THE TOP FIVE PRODUCERS FOR THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK. I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A LARGE POOL OF WHO THEY GET DONATIONS FROM MORE THAN JUST THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK. THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR LOCAL RETAIL PARTNERS. AND SO NO, I DON'T FORECAST THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE PROBLEMS GETTING FOOD. I THINK THAT THE POLITICAL CLIMATE WILL CHANGE AND EBB AND FLOW. AND AS WE DO IN SOCIAL SERVICES, WE EBB AND FLOW WITH IT AND MAKE IT WORK. DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME ON START TO MOVE DIRT? SO IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I LOVE THE ESTIMATED TIME FRAME IN DEALING WITH RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. THEY THEY MOVE MY ESTIMATED TIME FRAME OFTEN. I AM HOPING THAT WE WILL BE THROUGH THE LAND NEGOTIATIONS IN THE NEXT WEEK TO TWO WEEKS. ONCE WE GET THROUGH THAT, WE HAVE SOME OTHER PROCESSES WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH SPACE PLANNING FOR THE BUILDING, AND I HAVE TO DO THAT IN ORDER TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING APPLICATION. THAT WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET TO THE END FOR THIS. SO THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PROBABLY 3 TO 4 MONTHS TO GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO I'M MY GOAL IS I'M HOPING THAT WE WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR
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WE'LL BE STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN 2025 AND IT WILL BE OPEN SOMETIME IN 2026. THAT'S THE GOAL. GOOD. LET'S JUST PRAY THAT THE CHARITIES, THE RELIGIOUS CHARITIES CAN PRAY WITH THIS AND GET THIS MOVING ON A LITTLE FASTER. AND YOU'RE STILL USING THE METAL PREFAB BUILDING. THANK YOU. MARTIN. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WHEN SANCHEZ CHARITIES WAS FUNDING THIS 100%, I YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT AS COST EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE FOR THE TENANTS WHO ARE COMING IN. NOW. I HAVE NEW FINANCIAL PARTNERS, WHICH ARE AWESOME, AND THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I MEAN, THAT'S THE BOTTOM END. SO ANYTHING FROM THERE WILL BE BETTER. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE CAN AFFORD FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO COME IN. OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO AFFORD PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A HARD TIME OF THEIR LIFE TO EXPERIENCE A NICE PLACE AND A GREAT AND A GREAT FEELING WHEN THEY ENTER HERE. SO WE WERE WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS PLACE AS NICE AS POSSIBLE, BUT BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR FINANCIAL STABILITY IN THOSE BUDGETS IN MIND. BECAUSE I REMEMBER BEFORE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT MUELLER HAD A PROGRAM. THEY DO. MUELLER HAS A PROGRAM. I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO MY FINANCIAL PLANNERS IF THEY WANT TO GO DOWN THAT OR MY FINANCIAL PARTNERS IF THEY WANT TO GO DOWN THAT. AGAIN, IT IS A GRANT THAT YOU APPLY FOR. I THINK THAT WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. THE PROBLEM TO BE SUPER FRANK ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE MUELLER GRANT IS THEY DO A THEY DO A 5000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. NOW WE'RE TALKING 30,000FT■!S. SO I DON'T KNOW WHT THEIR INTEREST WOULD BE, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS GO DOWN THAT AVENUE AGAIN OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY I HAVE A COUPLE KIM FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS UPDATE. IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THE GROWTH ALREADY IN THE ALLOCATION OF SPACE. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE LIST OF THE CORE SERVICES? SO I DON'T SEE HERE AND I MIGHT BE MISSING IT. ANY KIND OF REFERRAL SERVICES FOR THOSE APPROACHING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THOSE ARE YOU GOING TO SAY THAT AGAIN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IS THERE ANYTHING THERE FOR THAT KIND OF SERVICE. SO RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THE SPACE PLANNING AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE, NONE OF MY CORE TENANTS CURRENTLY HAVE THAT SERVICE. CAN WE FIT THAT SERVICE IN? MAYBE WHENEVER WE GO AND DO THE SPACE PLANNING, I'LL KNOW HOW MUCH MORE SPACE I HAVE AVAILABLE TO FIT PEOPLE IN. IT DOESN'T, JUST BECAUSE THE SERVICE ISN'T HOUSED INSIDE THE BUILDING, DOESN'T MEAN THAT WON'T BE A SERVICE THAT WE HAVE. FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S USE COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WHAT AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION THEY ARE. MY GOAL IS NOT TO HAVE ANOTHER FREE RESTAURANT IN THIS FACILITY. MY BECAUSE WHY WOULD I? COMMUNITY GARDEN KITCHEN CURRENTLY DOES FOUR MEALS A WEEK AND THEY STILL HAVE CAPACITY. THEY STILL HAVE ROOM. AND SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THEM. BUT IN THE SAME BREATH, PEOPLE WHO COME TO US WILL. THEY NEED A HOT MEAL. THERE PROBABLY WILL BE SOME. AND SO WE WANT TO WORK WITH THEM, AND WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. SO WE WILL WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE HUB. IT'S NOT JUST WORKING WITH THE INSIDE THE HUB. THE BENEFIT TO BEING INSIDE THE HUB IS OBVIOUSLY THE CO-LOCATION, THE COLLABORATION, THE CHEAPER RENT, THOSE THINGS. OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GO AND DO GRANT WRITING, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IN MIND WHO THOSE TENANTS ARE THAT ARE INSIDE OF THE HUB AND REALLY TRY TO FUNDRAISE FOR THEM, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT WORKING WITH EVERYBODY BECAUSE THE FOCUS AND I THINK THIS IS THE THING THAT REALLY MAKES THIS PROJECT DIFFERENT, AND PROBABLY THE PART I WANT TO HIT HOME THE MOST. THE FOCUS OF THIS FACILITY IS THE PERSON ENTERING THE FACILITY IN NEED. IT'S THE FOCUS IS NOT THE 501 C THREE SECONDS WHO ARE OCCUPYING IT IS A GREAT BENEFIT. THERE ARE BENEFITS TO BEING THERE, BUT THE REASON I'M CREATING THIS IS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE PERSON THAT IS IN NEED LOOKING FOR THOSE SERVICES. YEAH. TWO MORE QUESTIONS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY TRACTION WITH MCKINNEY ISD AND THE RESOURCES THAT THEY PROVIDE TO THE FAMILIES? WE HAVEN'T GONE TO THE ISD YET. AND THE REASON BEING IS BECAUSE I WANT TO GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS HERE WITH THE ZONING AND WITH THE SPACE PLANNING, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE NOW WE ARE NO LONGER ORIENTATING THE FRONT ON WHITE STREET, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE BALLPARK. WE ARE NOW ORIENTATING ON REDBUD, WHICH IS CLOSE TO WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, AND WE HAVE LIFE PATH SYSTEMS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES UP THERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO JUST MISLEAD ANYONE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THAT THIS IS A POSSIBILITY WITH THE CITY AND WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE. AND THEN OUR NEXT STEP, AS SOON AS WE GET THROUGH THAT WILL BE TO GO TO TALK TO THE ISD. AND OF COURSE, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY WORK WITH THE ISD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PARTNER AND HELP IN EVERY WAY WE CAN. OKAY, LAST ONE. I KNOW THAT THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF TRANSIENCE IN THIS POPULATION THAT YOU'LL BE SERVING, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE FOR BECAUSE IT'S CALLED THE COLLIN COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD? HOW MANY OF YOUR MCKINNEY AT MCKINNEY? YES. HOW MANY OF YOUR BENEFICIARIES WILL BE, GENERALLY SPEAKING, MCKINNEY BASED VERSUS FROM OTHER SECTORS OF THE COUNTY? I DON'T KNOW YET. I KNOW THAT IN PLANO. I WILL TELL YOU IN ALL OF THE MEETINGS THAT I GO[01:10:01]
TO ALL THE HOMELESS COALITIONS AND ALL THE SOCIAL SERVICES, THEY'RE IN THE GREATER COLLIN COUNTY. THERE ARE THREE CITIES THAT STAND OUT ALWAYS. AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS, IT'S WYLIE, IT'S PLANO, AND IT'S MCKINNEY. SO I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT AND YOU LOOK AT WHERE THOSE ARE LOCATED, WE ARE THE MOST NORTH. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE DRAWING PEOPLE FROM THE NORTH OF US, DOWN AND THE EAST OF US OVER. BUT ONCE YOU GET TO WYLIE, THEY'RE KIND OF A HUB.AND ONCE YOU GET TO PLANO, THEY'RE KIND OF A HUB. PLANO IS A DIFFERENT SITUATION THAN WE ARE BECAUSE DART ACTUALLY GOES UP TO PLANO. AND SO THEY DO HAVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND THEY USE A LOT OF DALLAS. SO THEY ARE KIND OF A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT THAN, SAY, MCKINNEY AND WYLIE ARE. BUT THAT WILL BE AT TO BE SEEN. I MEAN, OKAY, THIS IS FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE WE'RE NOT BREAKING NEW TERRITORY WHEN IT COMES TO AN ADVOCACY CENTER OR A RESOURCE CENTER. BUT WE ARE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COLLIN COUNTY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN THIS COMMUNITY BEFORE. SO THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING, I THINK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU KIM. THANKS, KIM. THANKS. NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IN THE
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request from Habitat for Humanity of Collin County to Extend the Term of the Loan Agreement Executed with McKinney Community Development Corporation for Project 4B 23-15 to March 31, 2026.]
AGENDA ITEM 25 DASH 20 592 CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACT ON A REQUEST FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIN COUNTY TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT EXECUTED WITH MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR PROJECT FOR B 2315 TO MARCH 31ST, 2026. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M JOHN BUBBLES, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR COLLIN COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. I'M ALSO JOINED BY JAMES DONALDSON, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION, OUR CEO, SHONDA SCHAEFER EXTENDS HER APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY. SHE HAD A PREVIOUS COMMITMENT ON BEHALF OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIN COUNTY. WE'RE REACHING OUT TO YOU FOR THIS EXTENSION FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. ACTUALLY, FOR SOME GOOD REASONS. WE'VE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF APPLICANTS WANTING TO GET INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM AND OUR NEW BUILDS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ATTENDED THE 809 GREEN STREET. GROUNDBREAKING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SOMETIMES TAKE ON A LIFE OF THEIR OWN. FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THAT ONE THAT WAS GOING TO BE A REVITALIZATION PROGRAM WHERE WE WERE JUST GOING TO FIX UP AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.AFTER OUR ENGINEERS EVALUATED THE PROPERTY FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT AND A MONETARY STANDPOINT, IT WAS AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO DO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING AND DO A NEW BUILD. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT TAKES AN ENTIRE 360 TURN, AS JAMES COULD PROBABLY ALLUDE TO A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN I CAN AS FAR AS PERMITS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WITH SOME CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, ONCE YOU START GETTING INTO THEM, YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME CERTAIN CHALLENGES. AND IN THAT ONE, AFTER THE DEMOLISHING THE BUILDING, WE RAN INTO A SOIL PROBLEM WHICH WE HAD TO GET EVALUATED AND FIXED, AND AFTER THAT TOOK ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH TO TWO MONTHS ACTUALLY, TO GET THAT STUDY BACK AND FIX THAT PROBLEM, WE THEN HAD TO MODIFY THE SLAB IN WHICH WE WERE DOING THE CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT HAS PRESENTED A CHALLENGE, BUT WE'VE ADDRESSED THOSE CHALLENGES AS WELL AS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WE HAVE IN EXTENDING THE PROJECT SOMETIMES IS WEATHER. SO WE'VE CLEARED OUT SOME OF OUR SPACE IN OUR WAREHOUSE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE OUR VOLUNTEERS AND CONSTRUCTION CREWS START CONSTRUCTING THE FRAMES INSIDE SO WE DON'T FACE ANY FURTHER DELAYS MOVING FORWARD. WE DID A PROJECT WITH PRINCETON ISD WITH A HOUSE WE BUILT IN PRINCETON, WHERE THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY BUILT THE FRAME INSIDE THE SCHOOL, AND THEN WE TRANSPORTED IT. SO WITH THE MORE PEOPLE WANTING TO BE IN THE PROGRAM AND SOME UNEXPECTED DELAYS, THAT'S WHY WE WERE ASKING FOR THIS EXTENSION. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS TO THAT, I WOULD LEAD TO JAMES EXPERTISE, BUT WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE. AND DO YOU DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT WILL ALLOW YOU? IS THIS THE FIRST THE FIRST EXTENSION? SECOND. SECOND EXTENSION OKAY, OKAY. DO YOU FORESEE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MEET. YES. OKAY. AS JOHN ALLUDED TO, THE MAJOR DELAYS WERE PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOIL CONDITIONS WE ENCOUNTERED, WHICH WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED. NORMALLY A TASK THAT NORMALLY TAKES ME BETWEEN 3 AND 5 DAYS TURNED INTO EIGHT AND A HALF WEEKS, WHICH WAS A, YOU KNOW, SURPRISE. HOWEVER, WE REMEDIATED THOSE CONDITIONS. THE PADS THERE, THE OUTER FORM BOARDS ARE
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THERE. THE PLUMBING, THE UNDERGROUND PLUMBING HAS BEEN INSTALLED. IT'S JUST PENDING INSPECTION. SO ONCE I GET A SLAB IN THE GROUND, THE PROJECT KIND OF TAKES ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN.AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS, WE SHOULD BE SPENDING THAT. NOW, THAT'S NOT THE ENTIRETY OF THE GRANT. WE I BELIEVE I'VE GOT THE NUMBERS ON MY PHONE HERE. THE TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT WAS $400,000. TO DATE WE'VE SPENT 117,000. SO THAT LEAVES ABOUT 282. THE GREEN STREET PROJECT, INCLUDING ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOIL CONDITIONS WE ENCOUNTERED.
WE ANTICIPATE TO BE AROUND $180,000. SO THAT'S THE MAIN REASON WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR A YEAR, AS OPPOSED TO JUST WHAT I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO FINISH THE GREEN STREET PROJECT.
WE DO HAVE, AS JOHN ALLUDED TO, ABOUT SEVEN OTHER PENDING PROJECTS, SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AREA. SO A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS COME TO US JUST DIRECT ASKING FOR HELP.
AND BUT ALSO THERE'S SITUATIONS WHERE FAMILIES ARE IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROJECT ISSUE, IF YOU WILL, AND THOSE FAMILIES AREN'T ABLE TO AFFORD IT. SO THEY THEY GET REFERRED TO US.
HOWEVER, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC WHEN A FAMILY COMES TO US THROUGH THAT CHANNEL, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING APPROACHED BY THE CITY BEING TOLD TO RESOLVE SOMETHING.
SO WE SOMETIMES HAVE A LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AND EVERYTHING WE NEED TO FULLY VET A FAMILY WHEN IT COMES THROUGH THAT CHANNEL. SO WE'RE STILL AGGRESSIVELY WORKING THROUGH THAT. WE SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THOSE PROJECTS, PLUS OTHER ONES THAT ARE COMING UP. WE FULLY ANTICIPATE OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS GETTING ENOUGH PROJECTS TO COMPLETELY SPEND THOSE FUNDS. WE CHOSE NOT TO ASK FOR MORE REPAIR FUNDING FROM MCDC UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE GET THIS GRANT SPENT DOWN. AND WE DO APPRECIATE THAT WE DO. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YEAH. SO THE EXTENSION HOW MANY HOMES IS THE EXTENSION GOING TO HELP? I'M SORRY, HOW MANY HOW MANY HOMES DID IF WE IF WE GIVE YOU ANOTHER YEAR EXTENSION. HOW MANY HOMES IS THAT GOING TO HELP. BECAUSE YOU KEPT TALKING ABOUT OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT YET. SO HOW IS THAT BEING USED WITH THIS ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND, IF YOU HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED AT IT YET? YEAH. WITH THAT, WITH THAT EXTENSION, I ANTICIPATE THERE TO BE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN OR SO OF THE PROJECTS OF SIMILAR IN SCOPE TO THE THOSE ONES YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED BECAUSE THE PROJECTS. YEAH, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN STARTED YET, BUT THE PROJECTS THAT WE TYPICALLY DO HAVE IN THE SCOPE OF LIKE 20,000, SAY TO, YOU KNOW, $25,000 PROJECTS, SOMETIMES A LITTLE MORE, SOMETIMES A LITTLE LESS. IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE ENCOUNTER A PROJECT THAT'S SO BAD THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO DEMOLISH IT. LIKE THE PREVIOUS. THE LAST ONE WE DID WAS IN 2022 ON VIRGINIA STREET. SO THIS COMES UP, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. SO I ANTICIPATE IT WILL BE MORE THAN JUST, YOU KNOW, ONE MORE HOUSE, IF YOU WILL. I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY DO SOMEWHERE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, ABOUT 6 TO 7 OF THOSE, 20 TO 25,000. NOW, THAT SAID, IF WE GET SMALLER ONES, WE'LL OBVIOUSLY HELP MORE FAMILIES.
YOU KNOW, LIKE IF SOMEONE COMES UP AND THEY ONLY NEED ONE PARTICULAR THING DONE, LIKE IN THE PAST, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF PROJECTS WITH JUST ASSOCIATED WITH ROOFING WHERE WE'LL FIX A ROOF AND THAT WILL TYPICALLY COST, YOU KNOW, A LOT LESS THAN $20,000 WHEN WE USE OUR CONTRACTORS. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT JIMMY CARTER HOUSE, THAT ONE BEING DELAYED, BUT YOU STILL HAD THE FUNDS. WHY DIDN'T YOU GUYS YOU SAID YOU HAVE 6 OR 7 OTHER. HOW COME YOU GUYS DIDN'T START THOSE PROJECTS TO USE SOME OF THIS MONEY? THE PROJECTS LIKE. YEAH, THE ISSUE THAT I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN ENCOUNTERING IS GETTING THE FAMILIES FULLY VETTED AND APPROVED FOR WHATEVER REASON LATELY, THE, THE, THE MAJORITY OF THE APPLICATIONS WE'VE BEEN GETTING HAVE BEEN COMING IN THROUGH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AREA, AS OPPOSED TO JUST FAMILIES COMING TO US NOW. I MEAN, WE DON'T SPEND A LOT OF MONEY MARKETING OUR SERVICES. LIKE WE DON'T GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SAY, HEY, FREE REPAIRS, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, BECAUSE THEN WE'D BE COMPLETELY FLOODED. SO WE DO HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A CHALLENGE THERE IN THAT WE ACCEPT REFERRALS FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES. LIKE, I'M KIND OF EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THIS HUB PROJECT. IT'S THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF THAT ONE. BUT LIKE TO BE MAYBE AN OPTION FOR THEM TO REFER PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN FOR THOSE KINDS OF SERVICES BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE, JUST LIKE PUTTING IT OUT ON TV, YOU KNOW, COME TO US AND WE'LL SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS FOR FREE BECAUSE WE WOULD BE FLOODED. SO WE KIND OF HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHAT COMES
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IN AND REACT TO THAT DEMAND. AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO, I WAS, WELL, MORE LIKE NINE MONTHS. WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING MORE AND MORE REFERRALS FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AS OPPOSED TO JUST ORGANICALLY, YOU KNOW, CREATED NEED COMING FROM THE CITY OF MCKINNEY RESIDENTS. SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A STRANGE YEAR. PLUS THAT AND ALL THE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION ISSUES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT THAT WE'VE DEALT WITH SINCE REALLY ALL OF LAST YEAR HAVE HAVE BEEN A CHALLENGE. THANK YOU. CHRIS, YOU HAVE A QUESTION. SO THIS IS SECOND EXTENSION. SO FIRST TERM CINDY WAS FOR TWO YEARS RIGHT. NO THAT ONE IT WAS IT WAS SIX MONTHS ONE YEAR THEN ANOTHER YEAR. NOW WE'RE DOING ANOTHER YEAR OKAY I THOUGHT FIRST TERM WAS TWO YEARS OKAY. NO SIX MONTHS ONE YEAR SIX MONTHS. AND THEN THIS IS THE SECOND REQUEST. OKAY. YEAH.YEAH. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. THAT EXTENSION. WHAT I WAS THINKING WAS OKAY, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GETTING TWO, THREE YEARS OUT, THEN MAYBE WE JUST CLOSE THAT ONE OUT AND DO A, DO A NEW APPLICATION WITH WHATEVER THE NEW CONDITIONS ARE AND GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
RIGHT. BUT IT HASN'T BEEN LONG ENOUGH TO, TO REALLY HEAD DOWN THAT PATH YET. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? JORDAN. NO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE BY CHRIS. I'LL SECOND IT. SECOND BY AJ. ARE YOU STILL NOT ABLE TO MAKE A MOTION? NO. YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. NOT ON THE SCREEN. OKAY. THIS. NOW CAN YOU VOTE THOUGH. YES. OKAY. MOTION PASSED. THANK YOU. BOARD. TODAY WE WILL VOTE ON RETAIL DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. THEY WERE PRESENTED AT OUR FEBRUARY MEETING. THANK YOU TO OUR SUBCOMMITTEE DAVID KELLY JOY AND AJ, FOR THE EXTRA TIME THAT YOU SPENT TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH APPLICATION. I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR WORK IN IN BECAUSE IT'S NEVER AN EASY TASK TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME OF THESE DECISIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUT THAT EXTRA TIME AND BEING HAVE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SOME OF THESE DECISIONS. SO THE FIRST ITEM 25 DASH WHO'S WHO'S
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Retail Development Infrastructure Grant Application Submitted by Sugar Rush Holdings, LLC (dba Cami Cakes) (RI 25-01) in an Amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Three Hundred and 25/100 Dollars ($25,332.00) for Relocation of a Grease Trap at the Site of Their Bakery Located at 2950 Craig Drive, Suite 302, McKinney, Texas. Amount Represents 75% of the Total Project Cost.]
GOING TO BE PRESENTING OKAY. THANK YOU. 25 DASH 25 2593 CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON THE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE SUGAR RUSH HOLDINGS LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS CAMMY CAKES. RE 2501. IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,332 FOR RELOCATION OF GREASE TRAP AT THE SITE OF THEIR BAKERY LOCATED AT 2950 CRAIG DRIVE, SUITE 302, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. AMOUNT REPRESENTS 75% OF TOTAL PROJECT COST. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO THE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE AGAIN IS COMPRISED OF JOY, AJ AND MYSELF. WE MET AND REVIEWED EACH APPLICATION WITH CONSIDERATION TO ELIGIBILITY OF THE PROJECT, LOCATION, VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT, AND THE ABILITY OF THE PROJECT TO CREATE A NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM. WE DID REACH CONSENSUS ON ALL THREE APPLICATIONS, AND I'LL JUST POINT THE BOARD TOWARDS OUR ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM LAST MONTH AND THE CONCERNS WE HAD OVER THE PREVIOUS GRANT THAT WE'VE MADE TO THIS BUSINESS AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE. AND SO, IN LIGHT OF THAT DISCUSSION, THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT WE DENY THIS REQUEST AND PROVIDE NO FUNDING FOR THE APPLICATION. AND I WILL MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. THANK YOU. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY DAVID KELLY. CAN I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION SECOND BY AJ. MR. MOTION PASSED FOR THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Retail Development Infrastructure Grant Application (RI 25-02) Submitted by The Cotton Mill in the Amount of Twenty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five and NO/100 Dollars ($23,745.00) for Construction of a Sidewalk Connecting Two Parking Lots to Provide Direct Access to Retail Shops at The Cotton Mill and the Installation of Security Lighting Along the New Walkway. Amount Represents 75% of the Total Project Cost.]
SUBCOMMITTEE. NEXT ITEM 25 DASH 20 594. CONSIDER. DISCUSS ACT ON RETAIL DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATION RE 2502 SUBMITTED BY THE COTTON MILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,745 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK CONNECTING TWO PARKING LOTS TO PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO RETAIL[01:25:05]
SHOPS AT THE COTTON MILL, AND THE INSTALLATION OF SECURITY LIGHTING ALONG THE NEW WALKWAY.AMOUNT REPRESENTS 75% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT COST. THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING OF THE FULL AMOUNT $23,745, AND I MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. OKAY. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY DAVID KELLY. CAN I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY. I'LL SECOND. JOY I HAD TO LOOK UP AND SAY WHERE THE VOICE IS COMING. VOICE SECOND. SORRY. MOTION PASSED FOR APPROVE
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Retail Development Infrastructure Grant Application Submitted by Samaritan Inn, Inc. (RI 25-03) in an Amount of Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and NO/100 Dollars ($10,800.00) for Installation of Wrought Iron Security Fencing Surrounding The Inn Style Retail Store, Located at 103 East University Drive, McKinney, Texas. Amount Represents 75% of the Total Project Cost.]
APPROVAL. NEXT ITEM WE HAVE 25 DASH 20 595. CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACT ON THE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE SAMARITAN INN INCORPORATED RE 2503. IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 800 FOR INSTALLATION OF WROUGHT IRON SECURITY FENCING SURROUNDING THE IN STYLE RETAIL STORE LOCATED AT 103 EAST UNIVERSITY DRIVE, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. AMOUNT REPRESENTS 75% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT COST ON THIS. MADAM CHAIR, THE SUBCOMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE PROJECT AND REVIEWED THE ELIGIBLE EXPENSES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE REQUEST AND THE TOTAL ELIGIBLE EXPENSES BECAUSE OF IN-KIND DONATIONS, WAS DETERMINED TO BE $12,600, AND 75% OF THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS $9,450. AND I MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. OKAY. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY DAVID KELLY, AND I GET A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.MOTION IS A SECOND BY AJ. THE MOTION PASSES AND WAS THE AMOUNT 9000 $549,450 450. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR REVIEWING THOSE AND DEFINITELY DIGGING IN AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING THE RIGHT LOOKING AT THE ELIGIBLE COST, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE PRESENTED WITH SOMETHING, YOU DON'T JUST, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE DOESN'T DIG INTO IS THAT ELIGIBLE. SO I DO APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU FOR DOING THAT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY
[BOARD COMMENTS]
PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY. I WILL GO INTO BOARD COMMENTS REAL QUICK AND I'LL START. JOY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LOVELY EVENT THAT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIN COUNTY HELD. A FEW OF US WERE ABLE TO ATTEND AND SEE THEIR PREVIEW FOR THE NEW THEME OF THEIR UPCOMING GALA. IT WAS A LOVELY EVENT AND IT FEATURED SOME OF THE LOCAL ARTISANS OVER THERE AT THE COTTON MILL, WHICH WAS LOVELY TO SEE. THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AS WELL. SO THAT'S JUST ONE EVENT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THEM, INCLUDING US. THANK YOU. CHRIS, YOU HAVE ANY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TODAY OKAY. THANK YOU. DAVID, I JUST WANT TO ADD FOR THE CHAMBER AWARDS, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE WHOLE BOARD THERE GETTING DRESSED UP. IT WAS REAL GREAT TO SEE THIS GET TO HONOR BARBARA THOMAS, TO SEE HER EMOTIONS. AND I HAD SOME GOOD CONVERSATION WITH HER AND SHE WAS JUST THANKFUL TO THE BOARD FOR US RECOGNIZING BOB. AND SHE SAID THAT BOB WOULD BE REALLY SUPER IMPRESSED THAT WE HAVE THAT MUCH LOVE FOR HIM. AND THEN DAVID CRAIG, SORRY YOUR VIDEO GOT CUT SHORT, BUT CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR AWARD AS WELL. AWESOME, AJ, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TODAY. THANK YOU. I KNOW IT'S AMAZING. I'M QUIET. WHAT HAPPENED? SO YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY OKAY. WOW. DAVID KELLY GO AHEAD. CHRIS DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY EITHER. I KNOW, I KNOW, I GUESS I'M EXPECTING TO HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF SOMETHING THAT PAUL SAID EARLIER REGARDING THE STORMS THAT WE HAD A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THE PUBLIC WORKS RESPONSE. I HAPPEN TO LIVE ON CHURCH STREET, WHICH IN THIS PARTICULAR STORM HAPPENED TO BE THE FOCUS, THE EPICENTER, AND THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON OUR STREET, MULTIPLE POWER LINES, TREES DOWN AND WITHIN HOURS REALLY EVEN LESS PUBLIC WORKS WAS OUT IN FORCE, WAS REMOVING TREES, CHOPPING THEM U. AND THESE ARE THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REMOVAL FEES AND COSTS THAT OUR NEIGHBORS AVOIDED BECAUSE PUBLIC WORKS WAS THERE TO DO THEIR JOB[01:30:06]
AND DO IT WELL. AND THEY WERE EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE AND CITY AND PAUL AND HIS TEAM AND THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM DESERVE VERY, VERY SIGNIFICANT PRAISE FOR I THINK THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY HAD TO DO AND THE TIMELINESS IN WHICH THEY DID. IT WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED BY US AND OUR NEIGHBORS. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. DEBORAH. YES. TO PIGGYBACK ON THE CHAMBER COMMUNITY AWARDS, SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF THE AWARD RECIPIENTS. SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO PASTOR CHARLES WHATLEY, WILLIAM SPEARMAN, AND THOSE WHO RECEIVED THE COLLABORATION FOR WOODSIDE AND TO THIS BOARD FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN THAT EFFORT. WE APPRECIATE YOU. LAST NIGHT WE WERE AT THE EAST MCKINNEY COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, THANKS TO OUR MAYOR, PAUL GRIMES, AND HIS OFFICE. JENNIFER ARNOLD DID A GOOD PRESENTATION. TORI BROWN, WHO PUT IT TOGETHER, TAMMY VAUGHN FROM A HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THEIR CONTINUED WORK WITH THE LIAISON COMMITTEE FROM EAST MCKINNEY AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE INPUT AND FOR ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE UPDATES. AND IT WAS SOMEWHAT WELL ATTENDED WHEN YOU COMPARE IT TO HOW IT HAS BEEN SINCE WE FIRST STARTED. SO IT IS GROWING AND IT IS A GREAT EFFORT AND I APPLAUD THE EFFORT AND IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. AND I'LL JUST SAY DITTO TO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE SAYS. THANK YOU. AND DAVID, DEFINITELY KEEP KEEPING YOUR RESIDENCE ON YOUR STREET AS Y'ALL. REVIEW. I GUESS YOU GOT A LOT OF THINGS TREES DOWN, AND SOME OF THOSE TREES ARE NOT GOING TO GROW BACK THE WAY THEY WE DID NOT LOSE ANY TREES. THAT'S A BLESSING. THAT'S A BLESSING. SO THANK YOU ALL TO THE BOARD FOR ALL YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THESE MEETINGS AND ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, AND ALWAYS MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF 18 BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUTS I WANT TO DO TODAY. DAVID RICHARDS TURNING 18. YES, YES, LINDA IS TURNING 18 AGAIN ALSO.SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. YEAH. THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO KEEP US GROUNDED. YOUR REPRESENTATION IN THE CITY. SO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND NOW
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL NOW RECESS THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. ITEMS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS THAT MAY BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE PROJECT HEMISPHERE, VENUE NOTES, LIVE PROJECT 2009 TUPPS BREWERY ENTERTAINMENT. DESTINATION. PROJECT MIRAGE CRAIG RANCH RESORT HOTEL. THERE WILL BE BOARD ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION. I NOW YEAH, THE TIME IS. FOR GOOD. YOU READY? OKAY.[ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION]
I NOW RECONVENE THE MEETING OF MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD. THE TIME IS 1006. I DO HAVE ACTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CRAIG RANCH RESORT HOTEL TERM SHEET, AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL. SECOND MOTION MADE BY ANGELA, SECOND BY DAVID RICHIE. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASS. THANK YOU. NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION MADE BY CHRIS. I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY AJ. I HAVE TO SAY, WE'RE STAYING ALL DAY. SIT THERE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. MEETING ADJOURNED* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.