Mar 17, 2026 McKinney Economic Development Corporation

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HAS BIT THEM IN THE BUTT BEFORE. OKAY. ARE YOU READY? I MEAN, THAT WAS ONLY 35 YEARS AGO, BUT

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[Presentation on the McKinney Neighborhood Heroes Program]

THAT'S DETERMINED BY THE RHYTHM THAT THEY'RE IN WHEN WE SHOW UP. SO ABOUT 70% OF THESE, ANYWHERE FROM 70 TO 90% ARE HAPPENING IN THE HOME. SO HOW CAN WE GET AIDS INTO THE HOMES OF OF OUR RESIDENTS? OVER 240,000 PEOPLE HERE IN MCKINNEY, IT'S A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE UNREALISTIC TO DO THAT. SO WE CAME UP WITH A BETTER IDEA TO DO IT. THIS GRAPH RIGHT HERE EXPLAINS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S CALLED OR WHAT SCIENCE IS CONTINUING TO PROVE. EVERY MINUTE THAT WE GO BY WITHOUT CHEST COMPRESSIONS OR AN AED, SOMEBODY LOSES ABOUT 10% CHANCE OF SURVIVABILITY. SO BY THE TIME THE CALL COMES IN, IT GETS ROUTED TO DISPATCH. IT GETS ROUTED TO THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE IN THE FIRE STATION, HOPEFULLY. AND THEN BY THE TIME THEY MAKE THE TRAVEL THROUGH 380 TRAFFIC OR 75 TRAFFIC OR WHATEVER IT IS, AND WE SHOW UP ON SCENE, OUR NATIONAL AVERAGE IS ABOUT 7 TO 9 MINUTES. HERE IN MCKINNEY, WE'RE CLOSER TO THE SEVEN MINUTE MARK. BUT IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT 70% CHANCE OF MORTALITY IS GONE. SO NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH A SMALL, SMALL WINDOW TO HELP THAT CARDIAC ARREST PATIENT SURVIVE.

SO HOW DO WE BRIDGE THAT GAP? SO ONE THING WE DID WAS LET ME GO BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT. WE BOLSTERED UP OUR DISPATCH. WE TRAINED OUR DISPATCHERS TO GET THE INFORMATION TO THE CALL TAKER. IT'S CALLED TELEPHONE CPR. OUR DISPATCHERS ARE WALKING THE 911 CALLER THROUGH HOW TO DO CPR. WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING, DISPATCH IS SENDING OUT A NOTIFICATION TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS GETTING THEM IN ROUTE. SO NOW IF WE CAN GET THERE'S ONE SMALL WINDOW IN THERE WHERE WE CAN GET A BYSTANDER WITH AN AED ON SCENE. WE TOOK. INITIALLY, OUR FIRST STEPS OF THIS WAS TO PUT ABOUT. WE PUT ABOUT 100 PUBLIC ACCESS AEDS ACROSS THE CITY THROUGH PARKS DEPARTMENT, THROUGH THE LIBRARY. CITY HALL IS PROBABLY THE MOST PROTECTED CARDIAC ARREST BUILDING IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. WE'VE GOT 13 AEDS IN THIS BUILDING. SO NO MATTER

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WE GIVE CREDIT TO THE COPS BECAUSE THEY GOT THERE BEFORE US. AND AS LONG AS ELLENBERG'S NOT HERE, I'LL CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT. I DON'T WANT HIS HEAD TO GET TOO BIG. SO BUT WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE COPS AND FOR WHAT THEY DID. SO NOW WHAT'S WHAT'S OUR NEXT STEP? THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HERO PROGRAM. WHAT IT DOES IS IT IS IT HELPS US FIND TRAINED PEOPLE WITH CPR OR WE TRAIN THEM AND THEN WE PROVIDE A AED AND EQUIP THEM, AND THEN WE GIVE THEM A NOTIFICATION TO RESPOND. SO IF YOU LOOK HERE ON THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH 911 IS CALLED BYSTANDERS WAIT HELPLESSLY. EMS RISE WITHIN EIGHT MINUTES AND WE HAVE A LOW SURVIVABILITY. ON THE OTHER HAND, WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HEROES APPROACH, WHEN 911 IS CALLED, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE PART OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HEROES PROGRAM GET NOTIFIED THROUGH A PHONE APP CALLED THE GOODSAM APP. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT SENDS THEM A NOTIFICATION THAT SAYS YOU'RE WITHIN ONE MILE RADIUS OF THIS CARDIAC ARREST. YOU CAN ACCEPT IT OR DECLINE IT. THERE'S NO OBLIGATION TO RESPOND, AND YOU CAN RESPOND AND GO GET HANDS ON THE CHEST, LOWERING THAT 10% SURVIVABILITY. NOW TAKE IT ONE MORE STEP. IF I CAN PUT THIS IN THEIR HANDS, IF I CAN PUT THIS IN THE TRUNK OF THEIR CAR, IF I COULD PUT THIS IN THEIR HOME, WHEN THEY GET THAT NOTIFICATION NOW THEY'RE SHOWING UP ON SCENE WITHIN 2 TO 3 MINUTES, FURTHER INCREASING THE SURVIVABILITY OF CARDIAC ARREST PATIENTS. SO OUR SURVIVAL RATES FROM 2024, WHICH WERE ABOUT 1 IN 10 IN 2025 WITH JUST THE SMALL STEPS THAT WE TOOK PRIOR TO GETTING THESE IN THE HANDS OF NEIGHBORS, I'M TALKING DISPATCH AND POLICE. JUST THOSE STEPS ALONE BUMPED US UP TO ABOUT 47%. SO NOW WE'RE SITTING AT CLOSE TO FIVE OUT OF TEN. SURVIVAL, SURVIVING.

NOW LET'S TAKE IT TO THE NEXT STEP I'VE GOT RIGHT NOW. I'VE GOT 100, JUST OVER 100 PEOPLE SITTING IN A QUEUE WAITING TO RECEIVE AN AED. THEY'VE CALLED, THEY'VE ASKED, THEY SAID, WE WANT TO BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM. AND I SAID, THAT'S GREAT. I DON'T HAVE THEM YET. I'M TRYING TO GET MORE LEADS TO HELP PUT IN THE HANDS OF THESE PEOPLE. SO WITH THESE AEDS, WHAT THESE ARE, IF YOU NOTICE, THEY'RE MUCH SMALLER THAN YOUR TRADITIONAL AEDS. THESE ARE SMART AEDS. THIS IS THE FIRST AID THAT THE FAA HAS APPROVED IN OVER 30 YEARS BECAUSE OF THE TECHNOLOGY. IT'S BASICALLY IT'S A SMARTPHONE ON THE FRONT AND THE AEDS ON THE BACK. AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT IT CAN THE DISPATCH WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUSH OUT A NOTIFICATION ON THIS AND GIVE YOU TURN BY TURN DIRECTIONS ON WHERE TO GO. IT ALSO, ONCE YOU OPEN IT UP, IT'S REALLY LOUD, SO I'LL SPARE YOU THE NOISE. ONCE YOU PULL THE PADS OUT OR YOU TURN IT ON, IT WILL LITERALLY WALK YOU THROUGH HOW TO DO CPR. IT'LL SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHERE TO PLACE THE PADS.

YOU CAN STEP BACK. IT'LL SHOCK WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO PUSH A BUTTON. SO THERE'S NO FEAR OF, OH, DO I PUSH IT? DO I NOT PUSH IT? IT DOES IT ALL FOR YOU. IT'S SO SIMPLE THAT AGAIN, EVEN OUR COPS ARE USING THEM AND THEY'RE BEING SUCCESSFUL WITH THEM. SO NOW THE WAY THAT IT WORKS IS WE'VE GOT AN EMERGENCY HAPPENS, A CIVILIAN IS NOTIFIED, THEY'RE ABLE TO RESPOND BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TRAINED EMS SHOWS UP. WE HAD THREE CALLS THIS PAST YEAR WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE, AND ONE OF THESE RESPONDERS WAS ON SCENE, AND OUR GUYS LOOK AT THEM. HEY, WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HE SAYS, I'M A GOOD SAM RESPONDER, I SHOWED UP, I'M PART OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HEROES PROGRAM. I WANT TO HELP.

AND OUR GUYS. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE COMPRESSIONS UNTIL OUR GUYS JUMPED IN AND WERE ABLE TO HELP AND CARRY THAT ON. SO HOW DOES THAT EQUATE TO THIS GROUP? HERE I AM STANDING IN FRONT OF OUR MEDICI, OUR THE SOME BIG DECISION MAKERS. WE WANT BUSINESSES HERE IN MCKINNEY, BUT BUSINESSES WANT TO COME TO A CITY THAT IS THAT IS SAFE, THAT HAS HEALTHY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH. AND SO I'M HERE TO LOOK TO ASK FOR YOUR DIRECTION, FOR YOUR HELP IN HELPING TO FUND THIS PROJECT. SO A COUPLE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THIS. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE EXPANDED ACCESS. WE'VE GOTTEN THE INFORMATION OUT. NOW WE

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WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE'VE HELPED ALLOWED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HELP US CREATE SOME BRACKETS FOR THESE BRACKETS THAT NORMALLY COST $100 A POP. THEY'RE ABLE TO DO TEN FOR FOR THE COST OF ONE THAT I BUY FROM THE COMPANY. WE'RE GOING TO BE MOUNTING THOSE UP HERE IN CITY HALL SHORTLY. THEY RECENTLY PRESENTED THOSE TO CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S A GREAT LITTLE PROJECT FOR THEM. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE BYRON NELSON GOLF TOURNAMENT.

THEY PURCHASED 20 EVERY YEAR. WE USE THEM AT THE GOLF COURSE. WHEN THEY'RE DONE, THEY DONATE THEM TO US. WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE AND GIVE THOSE TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, I'VE GOT OVER 100 PEOPLE SITTING IN A QUEUE WAITING FOR MORE. MY GOAL IS TO PUT 400 AEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO HOW DO I HOW DO I FUND THOSE? SORRY. BEFORE I GET TO THE FUNDING PART, I JUST WANT TO SHARE THIS PICTURE WITH YOU. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE HELD OUR, OUR OUR VERY FIRST PHOENIX EVENT OF 2026. AND WHAT THIS IS, IS WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF OUR SURVIVORS. WE HAD SIX CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVORS WHO WERE RECOGNIZED. THEY BRING THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR FRIENDS. WE BRING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE BRING THE DISPATCHERS, WE BRING BRING THE POLICE OFFICERS, AND WE BRING THEM ALL TOGETHER IN ONE ROOM OVER OUR NEW FIRE HEADQUARTERS. WE HAD OVER 100 PEOPLE PACKED THAT ROOM. IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY. IT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. AND WE ALLOWED THESE PEOPLE TO STAND UP AND SHARE THEIR STORIES. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO FOR THEM IS WE PRESENT EACH ONE OF THEM WITH A COIN. AND ON THAT COIN ON ONE SIDE, IT'S OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT LOGO, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE IT'S A PHOENIX. AND THAT PHOENIX REPRESENTS A NEW BIRTH OR A NEW LIFE. AND ON THE TOP, WE ENGRAVE THE DATE OF THEIR CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVING. AND NOW THEY CAN CARRY THAT WITH THEM AS A REMINDER OF A SECOND CHANCE OF LIFE. WE NOT ONLY GIVE THIS TO THE SURVIVOR, BUT WE GIVE THIS TO THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE COPS AND THE DISPATCHERS TO TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND AND REALIZE THAT THEY'RE REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

SO WHEN WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS, I'LL BE SURE TO LET YOU ALL KNOW AND INVITE YOU OUT TO IT, BECAUSE IT IS REALLY ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD IN MY SHORT 20 YEAR CAREER. SO HERE'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. FOR FIVE YEARS, IT'S A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION, AND THAT FUNDS OVER 400 AEDS. IT PROVIDES THE EDUCATION, IT PROVIDES THE SOFTWARE INTEGRATION, AND IT PROVIDES, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE AEDS. SO WE HAVE CURRENTLY WORKING ON WITH A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE CONTRACT'S NOT FINALIZED YET, SO I'LL I'LL REFRAIN FROM FROM NAMES, BUT IT IS A LOCAL HOSPITAL THAT IS THAT IS OFFERED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT IT ONLY GETS ME ABOUT HALFWAY WHERE I NEED TO BE. WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL, AND THEY WANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESEARCH RIGHTS, AND THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE AED INFORMATION AND THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE DATA SO THAT THEY CAN START DOING RESEARCH PAPERS ON THIS. SO YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THIS IS LOOKING TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION, THE WAY WE DO CARDIAC ARREST. THIS PARTICULAR HOSPITAL SPECIALIZES IN HELPING THEM AFTER A CARDIAC ARREST. BUT HOW CAN THEY HELP THEM BEFORE A CARDIAC ARREST? THEY SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE THAT WE DO CPR. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN SPONSOR IT. THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE BREAKDOWN BECAUSE I KNOW WE LIKE WE LIKE STRUCTURE IN THIS WORLD. AND SO HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS AND WHAT THEY CAN GET YOU FOR, FOR A BUSINESS OR AN INDIVIDUAL IF THEY WANTED TO DONATE. BUT THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER WAY. WE'RE ALSO ASKING PEOPLE JUST FOR YOUR SIMPLE $10 DONATIONS, WE'RE ASKING FOR $100 DONATIONS, ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO GIVE THESE DONATIONS GO THROUGH OUR MCKINNEY CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT. SO IT'S A TAX WRITE OFF AND YOU CAN DONATE THAT MONEY COMES DIRECTLY BACK TO US TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHERE WE CAN PURCHASE THESE AEDS. AND LASTLY, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN BECOMING A NEIGHBORHOOD HERO, WE'VE GOT A LINK THAT'S BEEN SET UP BY OUR GREAT COMMS AND MARKETING TEAM.

THEY'VE HELPED US CREATE A WEB PAGE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO AND SIGN UP. AND ONCE YOU SIGN UP, THEN YOUR INFORMATION IS SENT OVER TO US AND WE'RE ABLE TO CONTACT YOU. WE'LL BRING THEM IN, WE'LL PROVIDE THE TRAINING, THE CPR TRAINING, THE AED TRAINING, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAND THEM AN AED. THESE AEDS ARE STILL OWNED BY US. THEY'RE OWNED BY THE CITY. THEY SIGNED AN MOU, AND THEN THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF HAVING THAT.

SO AT THE END OF THAT TIME, WE'RE ABLE TO COLLECT THOSE BACK AND AND BE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE. BUT I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S SOME DIRECTION, SOME, SOME BUSINESS OWNERS TO GET ME IN FRONT OF YOUR FINANCIAL HELP, YOUR DONATIONS, ANYTHING TO HELP US MOVE THIS, THIS PROGRAM FORWARD. SO WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE FOR YOU. I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS. ONE, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST PER PER 80 A D? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST PER? SO THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT. ONE IS

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HOWEVER, ONE TIME CONTRIBUTIONS THIS OUR LARGE DONOR RIGHT NOW IS A ONE TIME CONTRIBUTION.

IT'S A. FOR TO FUND A CERTAIN NUMBER, ABOUT 190 OF THESE FOR FIVE YEARS. OKAY. SO THAT GOES BACK TO THE MILLION. THERE'S LIKE $1 MILLION MILLION ONE NUMBER ONE, 77, 77. SO THAT THAT'S THE ULTIMATE FOR FIVE YEARS. YES. OKAY. THAT'S TO ACQUIRE THE ADDRESS, RIGHT? YES, SIR. THAT'LL FULLY FUND THIS PROGRAM FOR FIVE YEARS. SO CAN A HERO, AN INDIVIDUAL, BUY THEIR OWN DEVICE? ABSOLUTELY. YEP. IF IF A CITIZEN WANTED TO PURCHASE ONE, I WOULD PUT THEM IN CONTACT WITH OUR SALES REP AND THEY GET A DISCOUNTED RATE AND THEY CAN BUY THEIR OWN.

WHAT WE ASK, THEY DON'T HAVE TO. WHAT WE ASK IS THAT THEY ALLOW US TO REGISTER IT ON OUR PLATFORM SO WE CAN TRACK IT, BUT AGAIN, IT'S THEIRS. THEY DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IF THEY GO THROUGH US, THEN THEY GET A GET IT AT A DISCOUNTED RATE. THEY SAVE A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

BUT IF YOU'RE LEASING IT, OBVIOUSLY THESE THINGS OBVIOUSLY TECHNOLOGY CHANGES AND THAT'S THE THAT'S THE ADVANTAGE OF LEASING IT VERSUS BUYING IT. RIGHT. BECAUSE THEN I HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER ONE FOR 2400 BUCKS VERSUS JUST. YES, SIR. GOT IT. YEP. NOW WITH THAT, THESE ARE PRETTY NEAT. THEY, THEY ARE ABLE TO PUSH OUT SOFTWARE UPDATES PRETTY REGULARLY. AND SO THAT HAPPENS REMOTELY. THEY ALSO DO A DAILY CHECK EVERY DAY. WHEREAS THE OLD DAYS, THEY ONLY DO A CHECK ONCE A MONTH. WHEN SOMEBODY COMES AROUND AND RUNS A PHYSICAL CHECK ON THEM, I COULD LOG IN TO OUR DASHBOARD. AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I CAN SEE THE HEALTH OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE BECAUSE THEY RUN A DAILY CHECK. LET ME ASK YOU. YES, SIR.

IF YOU HAVE AN AED IN AN OFFICE BUILDING, FOR EXAMPLE, AND IT'S ACCESSIBLE, CAN ANYBODY RUN THAT OR DO YOU HAVE TO BE TRAINED OR OH, THEY'RE SO SIMPLE. ANYBODY CAN RUN ONE. IN FACT, I, I WAS JUST TALKING WITH CHIEF STEPHENS. HAD I BROUGHT A TRAINING PAD, I COULD PULL IT OUT AND SHOW YOU. IT LITERALLY WALKS YOU THROUGH WHERE TO PLACE THE PADS AND WHAT TO DO. AND IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN DO A SPANISH. THERE'S EVEN A SPANISH BUTTON ON THEM AND THERE'S EVEN A CHILD BUTTON. SO IF IT'S SOMEBODY UNDER A CERTAIN SIZE, YOU PUSH THE BUTTON AND IT CHANGES THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY THAT SHOCKS THAT PATIENT. WHAT ABOUT MAINTENANCE ON THOSE THINGS? JUST BATTERIES OR JUST BATTERIES? YEP. THE AGAIN, ON THAT DASHBOARD, I GET A NOTIFICATION EVERY DAY IF ONE IS NOT MEETING THE STANDARD.

AND THEN WE HAVE A TECHNICIAN WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE AEDS, AND HE GOES OUT AND CHECKS THEM AND DOES WHATEVER, BUT IT'S VERY MINIMAL. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I COULD SIT AT MY DESK AND MANAGE THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE. SO SOMEBODY HAS AN OFFICE BUILDING OR A RESTAURANT OR WHATEVER. IF THEY WANTED TO BUY THEM AND PUT THEM IN THEIR BUILDING, CONTACT ME AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I'LL GET THEM IN TOUCH WITH OUR, OUR SALES REP AND THEY CAN GO DIRECTLY THROUGH THEM. OR THE OTHER OPTION IS TO GO THROUGH IT THROUGH A DONATION. SO WHAT'S THE CONCENTRATION OF THESE ACROSS THE CITY? IS THERE ARE THERE SOME AREAS WHERE THERE'S A GAP? SO WHAT WE'VE, THE COMPANY THAT PROVIDES THESE, IT'S A THEY'RE CALLED A VIVE. THAT'S THE COMPANY THAT DOES THESE. THEY HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED A FOUR MINUTE CITY. AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT WE'RE MIMICKING. WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM AND THEY SENT IN. WE PAID PAID MONEY UP FRONT. THEY CAME IN AND DID AN EXTENSIVE STUDY.

THEY PULL OUR OUR RUN NUMBERS, THEY PULL, THEY DO HEAT MAPS AND THEY DECIDE WHERE THINGS NEED TO GO. NOW, AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED, WE DO HAVE HEAT MAPS AND LIKE, HEY, WHERE WE WANT TO PLACE THEM VERSUS, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC PLACES AROUND THE CITY OR PARKS OR WHEREVER THEY HELP US LOCATE THE BEST PLACES FOR THOSE WHEN, WHEN CITIZENS WANT TO COME AND GET THEM. WE WANT THOSE TO BE ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE. BUT THEY'RE HOOKED TO YOUR SYSTEM.

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IT'S JUST A PROGRAM THAT'S NOT QUITE AS WE'RE WE'RE FAIRLY NEW IN OUR IN OUR DRONE DEVELOPMENT.

YOU LOOK AT YOU WANT TO DEPLOY, I DON'T KNOW, 40, 60 OF THESE, BUT YOU MIGHT ONLY NEED SEVEN, EIGHT DRONES. I THINK I'M JUST CURIOUS. THE MATH NOT CHALLENGING. YEAH, SURE. JUST SOMETHING TO LOOK AT BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT NEED NEARLY AS MANY. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE HERO PROGRAM IS FANTASTIC. I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT WOULD IT BE TO TO DEPLOY THOSE OUT BY DRONE? RIGHT. YEAH. THE LOGISTICS OF THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DEFINITELY WORTH LOOKING INTO.

AND BY ALL MEANS, AS OUR, AS OUR DRONE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT OPTION THAT DEFINITELY CAN HAPPEN HERE IN THE FUTURE. AND UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY THAT'S OUT THERE. THANK YOU. DRONE PROBABLY WOULDN'T WORK SUNDAY. SCOTT. DRONE WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED SUNDAY IN THAT ONE. I'VE GOT A QUESTION ABOUT LIABILITY. SO WHEN WHEN WE OPENED I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT THING TO YOU SEE THESE OUT AND ABOUT. SO I LOOKED INTO BUYING THE BIGGER ONES, YOU SEE PUTTING IT ON THE WALL. AND I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO CALL OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT I'VE GOT A GUY THAT WORKS FOR HIM AND HE THINKS OF THESE KIND OF THINGS AND WE CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY TOLD US THEY DID NOT WANT US TO PUT ONE IN, THAT THEY WERE TELLING ME, AND I THOUGHT THE GOOD SAMARITAN LAW PROTECTED US.

THEY SAID, NO, NOW THAT YOU OWN THAT EQUIPMENT, WE HAD LIABILITIES IN MAINTAINING IT, MAKING SURE I HAD STAFF ON SITE TO UTILIZE IT. AND THEY'RE LIKE, WE, WE, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO HAVE ONE ON SITE. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS HORRIBLE. OF COURSE, I DEAL WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES.

YOU LOVE THE FIREFIGHTERS. YOU GUYS LOVE THE COPS. LIKE I LOVE THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LAWYER BEHIND YOU. WE WON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT LAWYERS, BUT HEY, WE DID TOOK SIX AND A HALF YEARS. WE HAD OUR FIRST HEART ATTACK LAST MONTH AS IN A CONCERT. I HAD TWO FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS FROM ANOTHER CITY IN HOUSE. WE WERE HANDS ON HIM IN ONE MINUTE. YOU GUYS ARE. IT'S A REAL LONG TRIP. SO YOU'RE THERE IN ABOUT THREE. HE WOULD HAVE DIED AT HOME. HE WAS FROM A RURAL AREA AND HE WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT. SO COULD HAVE YOU RUN. WHAT IS THE LIABILITY? IS THIS COME UP BEFORE ABOUT LIABILITY ASSOCIATED? I'LL BE HONEST, I HAVE ONE OF THESE AND HAD IT IN MY BUSINESSES. THAT'S THE FIRST I'VE EVER HEARD THAT CLAIM. OKAY. YEP. TALKING WITH AVIV, TALKING WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEYS, TALKING WITH ANYBODY IN MY CIRCLES THAT THAT HAS NEVER COME UP. BEING THE GOOD SAMARITAN LAW PROTECTS ANYBODY THAT IS OUT TO DO NO HARM. I COULD SEE POSSIBLY THE LIABILITY IF THE MAINTENANCE ISN'T DONE. BUT WHEREAS THESE MAINTAIN THEMSELVES AND WE'RE ABLE TO MONITOR THEM ON ON A DASHBOARD AND GET NOTIFICATIONS IF THEY'RE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THAT WOULDN'T BE AS MUCH OF AN ISSUE AS OPPOSED TO THE OLDER ONES WHERE YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO PHYSICALLY HANDS DOWN AND MAINTAIN THEM. YEAH. THAT'S WHY LAWYERS ARE ESSENTIAL. MATT. WE PROTECT PEOPLE LIKE YOU. I DON'T REMEMBER THAT DURING THE SHUTDOWN. I DON'T REMEMBER. OH, OKAY. THAT THAT'D BE A GOOD, GOOD ONE TO LOOK DOWN. I'LL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT. BUT THAT'S THE FIRST I'M HEARING ABOUT THAT. YEAH. WELL, REMEMBER MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD PREFER THAT I DON'T LET ANYONE IN THE BUILDING AND JUST PAY THEM ANNUALLY, BUT DON'T LET ANYBODY IN THE BUILDING. FAIR ENOUGH. I'D LOOK AT IT FROM THE FIREFIGHTER STANDPOINT, FROM THE LIFE SAFETY STANDPOINT AND THE RISK OF NOT HAVING ONE TO, TO, TO SAVE A LIFE. AND TO ME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WHAT YOU PUT ON THE PROGRAM. I'D BE UP FOR BUYING ONE FOR ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS. DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? I DID HAVE A QUESTION. NOT. I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN FRONT OF THE FIRING SQUAD ON THIS ONE. THAT'S FINE. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ALL FOR IT. MY QUESTION WAS IN REGARDS TO THE TRAINING RECEIVED BY A PERSON WHO SIGNS UP TO BE A HERO, SPECIFICALLY IN THE. IF MOST OF THEM ARE HAPPENING AT HOME, THE PART WHERE I GO KNOCK ON SOMEBODY'S DOOR AND SAY SOMEBODY IN THERE IS HAVING A HEART ATTACK, I PROMISE I FOR REAL KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU WITH THAT. LIKE, WHERE'S THE THE PART WHERE YOU'RE GAINING ACCESS TO THESE PEOPLE'S HOMES WHILE THEY'RE IN CRISIS? SO I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THAT. THAT WAS MY FIRST QUESTION. SO WHEN I FIRST WENT DOWN THIS ROAD, THERE'S AN APP THAT NEIGHBORING CITY PLANO USES. IT'S CALLED THE PULSE POINT. AND THAT PULSE POINT

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AND I ASKED HIM, I SAID, WHAT DO YOU DO IN THIS SITUATION? HOW DO YOU PROTECT SOMEBODY FROM GOING INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S HOME? AND HE SAID, HE SAID, NOBODY THAT WANTS TO DO HARM IS GOING INTO SOMEBODY'S HOME KNOWING THAT POLICE AND FIRE IS COMING. I THOUGHT THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD POINT, HE SAID. IN A CITY AS BIG AS MELBOURNE, WE HAVE REALLY GOOD SURVIVAL RATES.

WE'VE NEVER ONE TIME HAD AN ISSUE WITH SOMEBODY MEANT TO DO HARM COMING INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S HOME. SO IS IT A LITTLE BIT OF A OF A RISK? IS IT A LITTLE BIT OF A MAN? I'M GOING TO GO KNOCK ON THIS DOOR, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY REALLY HAVING A CARDIAC ARREST? WHAT'S GOING ON? I SEE THE CONCERN. BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING TO BACK UP THAT HAPPENING. NOW, THAT'S NOT TO SAY IT WON'T IS THERE'S SOME TRAINING THAT GOES ON WITH IT. IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILLING TO. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW A LOT OF THESE A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH OR THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, HOA, WHATEVER. IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILLING TO GO OUT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAY, HAVE A. LIKE, IF YOU HAD 20 HOUSES THAT WANT TO HAVE A MEETING, THEY TALK ABOUT THIS. SO THAT 100%, WHOEVER THE ONE PERSON IS THAT MIGHT HAVE THAT WOULD, EVERYBODY WOULD ALREADY KNOW IT. ABSOLUTELY. HOA'S THESE MEETINGS, THESE HOA MEETINGS, WE'D LOVE TO GO BE A PART OF THEM. IF YOU GOT A. WE RECENTLY HAD THEIR NAME SLIP IN MY MIND. THEY DO THE BIG CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW OVER THERE IN OVER THERE OFF OF CUSTER AND TUCKER HILL. I'M SORRY, TUCKER HILL. YEAH, NO, NOT TUCKER HILL. IT'S OVER THERE OFF OF CUSTER AND BRISTOL AREA. OH I KNOW ANYWAY, HE HE AND HIS WIFE RECENTLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS PROGRAM AND THE REASON HE WANTED TO DO IT IN HIS CHRISTMAS LIGHT PROGRAM. WE HAD A BIG BANNER UP WITH THE. AND AS PEOPLE WOULD COME THROUGH, HE WOULD SAY, HEY, SCAN THIS QR CODE, GET SIGNED UP. AND HE SAYS, I WANT MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

AND SO HE'S PUTTING TOGETHER A GROUP AND WANTS US TO COME IN AND, AND SHOW THEM HOW TO DO CPR. YEAH, IT'S ACROSS FROM VIRGINIA HILLS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CUSTER. I THINK I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YEAH. WE HAVE A PODCAST THAT I THINK, I THINK, AGAIN, AWARENESS IS THE THING, RIGHT? SO I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE COULD DO OFF THE GET GO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOU TO DO THE SAME PRESENTATION WITH LUKE AND LUKE'S ARTWORK. AND, YOU KNOW, HIS ABILITY TO GET THE WORD OUT AGAIN, BECAUSE I THINK THIS THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY ARE A VERY GIVING COMMUNITY AND THEY REALLY WANT TO TO BE INVOLVED. AND I THINK THE REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT INVOLVED SOMETIMES IS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BE INVOLVED IN. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT THAT, YOU KNOW, COVERS EVERYBODY. AND SO I THINK JUST AWARENESS IS THE KEY. AND I THINK RIGHT OFF THE GET GO, THE EASIEST THING WE COULD DO IS SCHEDULE A TIME FOR YOU TO SIT DOWN WITH LUKE AND DO A PODCAST AND KIND OF GO OVER THIS SO THAT WE CAN BLAST THIS OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. I'LL TELL YOU ANECDOTALLY, BECAUSE JUST THIS YEAR ON MY STREET, WE HAD A GENTLEMAN THAT PASSED AWAY FROM A SUDDEN HEART ATTACK, AND HE WAS, I THINK HE'S LIKE 64 WITH FAIRLY YOUNG KIDS EVERY DAY, ISN'T IT? AND IT'S YOUNGER THAN ME. BUT YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S JUST LIKE I SAID, IT WAS, I THINK 2:00 IN THE MORNING. SO WE HAD A, WE HAD A SITUATION BACK IN SEPTEMBER AT ONE OF OUR LOCAL GYMS. HEALTHY GENTLEMAN, LATE 40S, WORKING OUT HAS A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK, COLLAPSES RIGHT THERE IN THE GYM STATION FIVE SHOWS UP, DO CPR. THEY TAKE HIM TO BAYLOR.

THEY'RE ABLE TO GET GET A HEARTBEAT BACK. HE'S ABLE TO SURVIVE. THAT SAME NIGHT, A 66 YEAR OLD GENTLEMAN AND HIS WIFE WERE OUT WALKING OFF OF A COTTON RIDGE AND HE COLLAPSES.

FORTUNATELY, A NEIGHBOR WHO WAS OUT WALKING AS WELL WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE CHEST QUICK. FAST FORWARD TWO DAYS. I GO TO BAYLOR TO VISIT THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE GYM AND WHILE I'M THERE, THE NURSE DIRECTOR COMES TO ME AND SAYS, HEY, ARE YOU HERE TO SEE BOTH OF THEM? AND I SAID, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, BOTH OF THEM? SHE SAID, THEY BOTH SURVIVED. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE GUY OVER ON COTTON RIDGE. AND SO I WAS ABLE TO GO SHAKE HANDS WITH BOTH OF THESE SURVIVORS. THEY WERE BOTH RECOGNIZED AT THIS LAST PHOENIX EVENT. IT'S ONLY BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO JUMP IN AND HELP. AND TO YOUR POINT IS THAT THEY IF NOBODY'S AROUND AND NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT, PEOPLE ARE DYING IN THEIR HOMES SILENTLY, RIGHT? BUT IF YOU'RE AT HOME AND YOU'RE ABLE TO GO AND HELP, HOW MUCH MORE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL DO WE HAVE? IT'S VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD PROGRAM. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I JUST LET YOU KNOW

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I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M HAPPY TO HELP. AGAIN, LIKE WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANY KIND OF HELP YOU CAN OFFER.

I THINK THE PODCAST IDEA IS A REALLY GOOD ONE. IT IS. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TEAM ABOUT THE PODCAST, ALSO OUR NETWORK OF BUSINESSES AND SO ON. SO I HAVE A GOOD PLAN IN MIND ALREADY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK

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

TOURS TWO MEETING WILL BE DISCUSSING SOME FUNDING FOR THE UPCOMING COMMERCIAL SERVICE AT THE AIRPORT, INCLUDING SOME MARKETING FUNDS, ROOT GRANT ASSISTANCE, WHICH IS VERY TYPICAL IN THE INDUSTRY. MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT TONIGHT AT TOURS TWO. AGAIN, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU, FEEL FREE TO TUNE IN OR COME BY A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS TO SHARE WITH YOU. IF I CAN FIND MY HIGHLIGHTS. WE HAVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUMMIT ON MONDAY, APRIL 3RD 13TH THAT WILL BE AT THE I'M SORRY, AT THE M I S D COMMUNITY EVENT CENTER, 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M. THAT IS BEING REALLY COORDINATED BY OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY HERE. THE.

IN PARTICULAR, THE FRONT PORCH INITIATIVE AND OUR OWN HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOLKS AS WELL. BUT WE EXPECT A PRETTY GOOD ATTENDANCE. IN FACT, DOCTOR COLIN CLARK, WHO SOME OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH, DOCTOR COLIN CLARK WILL BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THAT EVENT. LET'S SEE HERE AS I SCROLL THROUGH, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF INTERESTING PROJECTS. I DON'T KNOW IF AMY KINCAID IS HERE. I DON'T SEE AMY KINCAID, SO I WON'T STEAL HER THUNDER. IRVIN PARK CONSTRUCTION BIDS HAVE OPENED UP. THEY WERE OPENED ON MARCH 6TH, AND THEN WE WILL BE BRINGING THE PROJECT. THE THE PROPOSED BIDDER, IF YOU WILL, OR PROPOSED CONTRACT ON TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 21ST. BUT ERWIN PARK IS GOING TO BE SEEING QUITE A BIT OF A MAKEOVER. UPGRADES TO THE RESTROOMS. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE RESTROOMS URBAN PARK, YOU KNOW, THEY PROBABLY COULD USE A MAKEOVER AND SOME OF THE CAMPSITES AND SOME OF THE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE AT THAT PARK. SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH URBAN PARK, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. GRADY LITTLEJOHN SPORTS COMPLEX BIDS ARE OPEN ON MARCH 27TH AND WILL ALSO BE BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL AND THIS ON APRIL 21ST. AND THEN WE'VE HAD SOME INTERVIEWS LAST WEEK. I THINK MISTER KOSKI PARTICIPATED IN IT WITH THREE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS FOR A DESTINATION SPORTS FACILITY.

THIS IS THE 230 ACRES AT PAINTED TREE NORTH, JUST NORTH OF THE PAINTED TREE SUBDIVISION

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ANY OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. CINDY, CDC. I DID MY PART. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT KOSKI, CINDY SCHNEIDER, CDC, HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL THINGS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA. BACK IN JANUARY, THE BOARD APPROVED 14 PROMOTIONAL GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ORGANIZING ABOUT 40 EVENTS IN THIS CITY. SO WE'RE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO HELP THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING OF THOSE EVENTS TO SHOWCASE MCKINNEY IN THE GREAT CITY THAT WE LIVE IN. LAST MONTH, THE BOARD APPROVED SEVERAL PROJECT GRANTS, AND ONE OF THEM THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WAS FOR AFFORDABLE SENIOR LIVING. IT'S PALLADIUM MCKINNEY RANCH. IT'LL BE LOCATED ON MCKINNEY RANCH, JUST WEST OF THE WALMART. IF YOU THINK JUST WEST OF LAKE FOREST, 75% OF THEIR UNITS WILL BE FOR RESIDENTS 62 AND OLDER WHO ARE LIVING AT 60% OR LOWER AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROJECT AND SEEING THAT GO FORWARD. THE BUILD YOUR OWN BUSINESS SILOS ARE OPEN AT THE TPS BREWERY CAMPUS. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK THOSE OUT. THERE ARE SIX BUSINESSES OPEN AND OPERATING PRIMARILY ON WEEKENDS AT THAT SITE. THEY'RE REALLY COOL. THEY FINISHED THEM OUT REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WELL. SO CHECK THAT OUT IF YOU HAVEN'T. MR. GRIMES MENTIONED THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUMMIT SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 13TH. JUST A LITTLE BACKSTORY ON THAT. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, CDC BEGAN FACILITATING OR CONVENING A GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARENA TO MEET QUARTERLY TO SHARE INFORMATION. THE GOAL INITIALLY WAS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND ENSURE COORDINATION AMONG THE VARIOUS GROUPS. SO WE MEET ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. MISS WILLIAMS IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EDC FOR THAT GROUP, AND WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO HOST THE FIRST HOUSING SUMMIT WITH DOCTOR CLARK. WE'VE HAD REALLY STRONG SPONSORSHIP INTEREST IN THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO TO THAT EVENT.

HOPEFULLY, THIS INAUGURAL EVENT WILL BE THE FIRST OF MANY. AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION, APRIL OF THIS YEAR MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY

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AARON WARNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT MCKINNEY. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU GUYS.

LAST WEEKEND WE HOSTED THE PPA TEXAS OPEN AT THE COURTS OF MCKINNEY. IF ANY OF YOU ARE PICKLEBALL TV WATCHERS, I'M NOT SURE, BUT IT WAS ON LIVE TV THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WEEKEND.

SO YOU COULD LOG IN AND SEE. MCKINNEY HIGHLIGHTED. THEY HAD THE THE WORLD'S BEST MEN'S AND WOMEN'S PLAYERS OUT THERE, AND IT WAS A IT WAS A GREAT EVENT WHICH WE COULD HAVE HELD THE WIND OFF A LITTLE BIT. GOT A LITTLE WINDY ON SUNDAY, BUT SOME THINGS ARE OUT OF OUR CONTROL. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE HOSTING EVENTS LIKE THAT. COMING UP RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER IS THE MCKINNEY HISTORIC HALF, MARCH 28TH. AT OUR LAST MEETING WITH THEIR PLANNING TEAM, THEY WERE OVER 90% SOLD OUT. THEY WILL BE 100% SOLD OUT FOR THE RACE. SO WE BETWEEN RUNNERS AND SPECTATORS, WE SHOULD HAVE BETWEEN NINE 10,000 PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY THAT SATURDAY MORNING TO ENJOY EVERYTHING. FARMERS MARKET HAS EXTENDED THEIR HOURS ON THAT SATURDAY, SO THE HOPE IS THAT WE CAN SEND SOME OF OUR SPECTATORS OVER THERE TO KIND OF EXPLORE MCKINNEY AND FIND THINGS THAT MAYBE THEY DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD THE WORLD'S OR THE TEXAS BEST FARMERS MARKET. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, WE HAVE INTERNATIONAL GIRLS CUP APRIL 1ST THROUGH THE FIFTH. THERE ARE ABOUT 125, 125 TEAMS EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT. THAT'S A LITTLE OVER 1600 ATHLETES THAT WILL BE COMPETING AT CRAIG RANCH SOCCER.

AND THIS IS A YEAR TWO OF THAT. SO IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO TO BUILD ON THOSE THINGS AND CONTINUE ADDING TO IT. AND THEN THE LAST THING I HAVE FOR YOU IS JUST A NOTE THAT WE ARE ALL IN NORTH TEXAS, AWARE THAT THE WORLD CUP IS ON OUR HEELS AND PLANNING EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY WITH THE COMMITTEE OF CITY MEMBERS AND SOME LOCALS, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT MCKINNEY CAN DO DURING THE WORLD CUP TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE TO ENJOY THE WORLD CUP TOGETHER. HERE IN MCKINNEY. IT WAS ANNOUNCED WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THAT FRISCO OFFICIALLY IS GOING TO BE A A HOST CITY FOR A TEAM. WE'RE WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT TEAM THAT WILL BE, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM HEADQUARTERED NEXT DOOR. SO THAT DOES BRING THE EVENT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO US, A LITTLE CLOSER THAN THAN ARLINGTON, JUST TO HAVE THAT EXPOSURE. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW CREATIVE WE CAN GET TO AT LEAST PROVIDE A FUN, ENTERTAINING WAY FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE WORLD CUP HERE IN MCKINNEY. AND WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

SO 100% SELL OUT. HOW MANY RUNNERS WILL THERE BE? A LITTLE OVER 4000. I THINK 4200 WAS THEIR TARGET. OKAY, AWESOME. YOU ONLY HAVE TO YOU ONLY HAVE TO BEAT. I ONLY HAVE TO BEAT 4199. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. HOW MANY IN BRIAN'S AGE GROUP? THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS TO KNOW.

YES, I'LL LOOK THAT UP. EXACTLY. CAN I JUST BEAT KURT? I DON'T KNOW, YES YOU CAN. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE COMMITTEE UPDATES, MARKETING. NO UPDATES. OUR NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 9TH. OKAY.

REAL ESTATE. WE DID MEET LAST WEEK AND WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS TODAY IN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

PERFECT INNOVATION, INNOVATION, INNOVATION. WE WILL BE MEETING NEXT WEEK AS WELL I BELIEVE. SO NO UPDATES AND FINANCE. ANY MEETINGS ON FINANCE? NO SIR. ALL RIGHT. GOVERNANCE DID MEET.

HAD A GOOD MEETING. WE GOT SOME THINGS TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS WELL. AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON PERSONNEL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO. NEXT WE HAVE 26 0223 BOARD COMMENTS. I DON'T

[Consider/Discuss MEDC Monthly Reports]

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[Consider/Discuss/Act on the January 2026 Financials]

SO WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WILL HOPEFULLY ENTERTAIN A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND MOTION BY THAD, SECOND BY JULIE. CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES 26 000225. CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON RESOLUTION AMENDING AND

[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Amending and Restating Resolution No. 2022-09-001 to Provide the President Additional Authority to Approve and Execute Minor Amendments to Certain Non-Innovation Fund Grants]

WE'VE HAD A FEW PROJECTS COME TO YOU THAT WERE TARDY IN SOME MILESTONES BY A FEW DAYS, A FEW WEEKS AND SO ON. SO YOU INSPIRED US TO LOOK AT OUR RESOLUTION TO SEE IF YOU CAN AFFORD ME SOME SOME LEEWAY TO APPROVE THOSE. WHAT WE'RE OFFERING HERE TODAY IS A AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION TO ALLOW ME TO GRANT A 90 DAY EXTENSION FOR PROJECTS OF $500,000 OR LESS, AND THAT'S A ONE TIME EXTENSION FOR THOSE FOR THOSE TYPE OF PROJECTS. SO WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WELCOME ANY CONVERSATION ON THOSE METRICS. IF THAT FEELS AS IF WE HIT THE RIGHT NOTES. ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PROJECTS WOULD THAT ENCOMPASS AT 500,000? THAT'S A GREAT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I'D BE REMISS TO GIVE A PERFECT ANSWER, BUT PROBABLY IN THAT 20% OR LESS RANGE. OKAY. OVERALL. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ONE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SCOTT, WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND MOTION BY SCOTT, SECONDED BY TOWN COUNCIL VOTES.

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[EXECUTIVE SESSION]