Apr 28, 2026 Visit McKinney

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WELCOME TO THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD MEETING.

MY NAME IS KATIE SCOTT AND WE ARE MEETING AT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 4 0 1 EAST VIRGINIA STREET, MCKINNEY, TEXAS.

TODAY IS APRIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2026.

AND IT IS 8:00 AM THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

JILL BARNES, PATRICK MCGUIRE, BRIAN MEDINA, KEITH GAUL, CAROL SULLIVAN, AND ALTERNATE TARYN BOLTON.

WE ARE JOINED BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PATRICK CLOUTIER, CITY STAFF PAUL GRIMES, ANDREW JONES, AND TENITUS PARCHMAN.

WE'RE JOINED BY VISIT MCKINNEY STAFF ALICIA HOLMBERG, SARAH TING, TONY ADAMO, EMILY MYRICK, AND PAULA MARTIN.

WE'RE TAKING TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. THERE ARE NONE.

WE'LL MOVE ON.

FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

[26-0356 Update on 2026 McKinney Board & Commission Member Appointments]

UPDATE ON 2026 MCKINNEY BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER APPOINTMENTS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING.

Y'ALL LOOK SO HAPPY FOR IT TO BE SO EARLY ON THE TUESDAY.

UM, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN SCOTT, BOARD MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.

I'M TANIT PARCHMAN, THE DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, AND I'M HERE TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH AN UPDATE ON THE CURRENT BOARDS OF COMMISSIONED APPOINTMENT PROCESS.

UM, THIS IS A TIME OF YEAR THAT WE BEGIN TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM MCKINNEY RESIDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON A BOARD OF COMMISSION AS WELL AS INCUMBENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BEING REAPPOINTED.

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF APPOINTING NEW MEMBERS TO THE BOARDS OF COMMISSIONS WITH, UM, WITH A, A TERM THAT BEGINS ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2026.

THE APPLICATION SUBMISSION PERIOD IS CURRENTLY OPEN AND WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH, AND YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE AND ANY INCUMBENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BEING REAPPOINTED WILL REAPPLY USING THEIR CURRENT EMAIL ADDRESS AND MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR CURRENT APPLICATION THAT'S ON FILE AND INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN JULY.

I KNOW IN YEARS PAST WE'VE HAD SIX, UM, INTERVIEW SESSIONS.

WE'VE NOW WOULD THAT DOWN TO FOUR AND THEY'LL ALL BE HELD IN JULY AND APPROVED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED TO CONFIRM THEIR SCHEDULES AND NEW AND REAPPOINTED MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE OPEN GOVERNMENT TRAINING AS WELL AS ANY BOARD SPECIFIC TRAINING BEFORE OR BY OCTOBER 1ST, 2026, WHICH IS THE START OF THE NEW TERM.

AND FOR VISIT MCKINNEY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IN THE TEXT FILE THAT I SENT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA, THERE WAS A CHART AT THE BOTTOM THAT LISTED ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE ALTERNATES, YOUR TERMS AND YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR REAPPOINTMENT.

AND AS YOU KNOW, YOUR BOARD CONSISTS OF SEVEN MEMBERS.

ONE ALTERNATE AND TERMS ARE TWO YEARS.

AND PER THE BOARD POLICY VISIT, MCKINNEY HAS TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS A MAX TERM FOR YOUR SERVICE.

UM, AND WITH THAT, UH, THAT'S THE END OF MY QUICK PRESENTATION AND I CAN STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS ANYWAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU HAVE A GREAT MEETING.

YOU AS WELL THERE.

SHE'S OKAY.

WE WILL NOW VOTE

[CONSENT ITEMS]

CONSENT ITEM TWO SIX DASH 3 5 7 MINUTES OF THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 31ST, 2026.

MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

A MOTION BY BRIAN.

READY TO GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

SECOND BY KEITH, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

GO THROUGH.

YEAH, I THINK SO.

OH, OKAY.

MOTIONS APPROVED.

THERE WE GO.

MOVING TO

[26-0358 Board and Liaison Reports City of McKinney MEDC MCDC McKinney Main Street / MPAC McKinney Parks and Recreation Visit McKinney Finance/STR/Occupancy Report Visit McKinney Marketing Report]

ITEM NUMBER TWO SIX, THE DASH 0 3 5 8 BOARD LIAISON REPORTS.

MAY WE START WITH PATRICK CLOUTIER.

GOOD MORNING Y'ALL.

UH, PATRICK CLOUTIER, MCKINNEY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.

UM, WE HAVE THE SAME PIGS IN THE PYTHON THAT WE'VE HAD FOR A LONG TIME.

WE HAVE THE AIRPORT, WE HAVE THE AMPHITHEATER.

UH, MY WIFE COUNTED SEVEN CRANES AT THE AMPHITHEATER THE OTHER DAY, SO THAT'S A LOT OF CRANES.

UH, AND THE JW MARRIOTT HOTEL, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON, UM, THE WATER TOWER YOU'LL SEE HAS SOME STUFF ON IT.

UH, WE'RE GETTING READY TO REDO THE WATER TOWER, UH, REPAINT.

GET RID OF THE LEAD PAINT.

WE'VE ALREADY GOT RID OF THE GRAVEYARD OF CELL PHONE ANTENNAS.

UM, UH, LED LIGHTING, WELD UP THE CRACKS, FILL IT WITH SOME AGGREGATE.

MAKE IT LAST FOR A FEW MORE GENERATIONS.

UH, WE HAVE A MEETING TONIGHT OR THIS AFTERNOON FOR, IT'S A WORK

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WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OVER SOMETHING CALLED THE MCKINNEY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH Y'ALL, IT HASN'T MET SINCE 2022.

I WAS DRINKING OUT OF A FIRE HOSE BACK THEN.

THAT WAS MY FIRST YEAR ON COUNCIL AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE HAD IT.

SO, UH, BUT IT'S REALLY PRETTY COOL.

IT'S, UH, IT'S A COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE, NOT A, NOT A CITY BOARD, BUT A COMMITTEE TO HELP, UM, COMMUNICATE NEEDS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE BEST JOB WE CAN TO DOT I'S CROSS T'S AND GET THINGS MOVING IN A ORDERLY MANNER.

SO WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IT.

UM, WE ARE GOING TO BE NEEDING TO MAKE NEW APPOINTMENTS ON THAT.

SOME OF THE APPOINTMENTS ARE, UM, SPECIFIC.

IE TWO MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER BOARD, TWO MEMBERS OF P AND Z AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT, UH, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT WITH STAFF.

UH, THAT IS REALLY MOST OF WHAT I HAVE.

SO I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

I KNOW PAUL'S PROBABLY GONNA GO OVER SOME CALENDAR EVENTS.

YES, MA'AM.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME, SOME TALK ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE LOGO THAT'S GOING TO STAY ON THE WATER TOWER.

IS IT GONNA BE THE OLD LOGO OR THE NEW LOGO? OH, IT'S THE OLD LOGO.

THE LOGO.

THIS THAT'S CURRENTLY UP THERE IS GOING TO BE REPEATED.

UM, IS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT THING'S AN ICONIC THING.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND, UM, Y'ALL HAVE GOT A SENSE I THINK FROM THE FOLKS AT MAIN STREET WITH THE RICHARDS GROUP, THE TRC THAT, UH, TRG, THAT, THAT HAS COME UP WITH A NEW MARKETING PLAN.

AND I DON'T CARE WHAT ANGLE OF THE SQUARE YOU'RE LOOKING AT FROM THEIR MARKETING PLAN FROM THE SOUTH, FROM THE NORTH, FROM THE EAST, FROM THE WEST, EVERY ONE OF 'EM HAS THE WATER TOWER IN IT, WHICH ISN'T RIGHT.

BUT IT'S GOES TO SHOW HOW IMPORTANT THE WATER TOWER IS.

SO, YEAH, SO IT'S GONNA BE THE OLD LOGO.

IT'S GONNA BE A, A MUCH BETTER, UM, I THINK THE LIGHTING WILL BE THE, IT, IT, THE LIGHTING AND THEN THE REFRESH OF THE PAINT WILL BE THE MOST VISUALLY IMPACTFUL PARTS OF THAT.

BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T HELD HELD WATER SINCE 99.

IT'S BEEN SWINGING IN THE WIND.

YOU'VE GOT STRUCTURAL CRACKS.

AND SO IT WAS REALLY EITHER, MAN, WE GOTTA TAKE THIS THING DOWN OR WE GOTTA REHAB IT SO WE'RE REHABBING IT.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

COUNCILMAN GUTTIER.

UM, YOU MAKE YOURSELF PRETTY AVAILABLE TO THE CITY.

SO AREN'T YOU DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE SOON TO KIND OF MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE? YEAH, IT'S NOT A CITY SPONSORED THING, BUT I HAD A CONSTITUENT ASK ME TO DO A DEVELOPMENT UPDATE TO DO.

HE ASKED ME TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE.

I SAID, HONEST TO GOD, HOW, WHY, YOU KNOW, TELL ME WHAT YOU WOULD DO AND I REALLY WANT TO KNOW.

AND SO HE SAID, A WEBINAR AND IT STRUCK ME.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

SO, UM, I NEEDED SOME TECHNICAL HELP FROM SOME MILLENNIALS WITH THAT.

UH, MY CHILDREN WERE NOT COMPETENT, SO, UH, I TURNED TO JARED T AND ALEX BANISTER, AND THEY'RE HELPING ME WITH MCKINNEY MATTERS.

WE'RE GONNA DO IT TOMORROW NIGHT AT FIVE.

UH, IT'S GONNA BE A DEVELOPMENT UPDATE THAT THE CITY PREPARED FOR JAR AND JUSTIN, THEY DELIVER TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.

I THINK IT'S PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE.

IT GOES OVER HOW BIG OF A CITY WE ARE, HOW BIG SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES AROUND HERE ARE, HOW WE'VE BEEN GROWING, UH, AND WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO WE'RE DOING THAT TOMORROW AT FIVE.

AND I EXPECT IT TO BE MEMORIALIZED ON MCKINNEY MATTERS FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T MAKE IT LIVE.

SO THANK YOU.

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES, BUT THANK YOU.

YOU BET.

ANYTHING ELSE? I KNOW YOU SAID THERE'S LIKE SIX CRANES.

DO WE KNOW HOW THE PROGRESS IS GOING ON THE AMPHITHEATER? ON THE AMPHITHEATER? I THINK IT'S GOING PRETTY WELL.

UM, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL HAS HAD TO DO SOME KIND OF WHAT, WHAT I CALL, THIS IS MY TERM, DEFENSIVE EMINENT DOMAINS, WHICH WE, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOTTA GET SOME INGRESS EGRESS FROM SOME PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND THERE TO WIDEN THE MOUTHS OF THE STREETS AND GET SOME DEDICATED TURN LANES, WHICH ARE THEIR EXPENSE.

BUT WE'VE KINDA LAID THE GROUNDWORK WHERE IF IT HAS TO GO TO EMINENT DOMAIN, THEY'LL BE PICKING UP THE COST OF ALL THAT.

BUT WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT.

MY SENSE IS THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR SPRING OF NEXT YEAR.

UH, THAT'S MY SENSE.

BUT, UM, I'VE LEARNED TO BE HUMBLE WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

THANK Y'ALL.

COUNCILWOMAN FELTS? NO.

OKAY.

COUNCILWOMAN , CITY MANAGER.

PAUL GRIMES.

GOOD.

GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MADAM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PAUL GRIMES.

A FEW ITEMS JUST TO ADD, UM, UH, IN GENERAL, I HAVE TO PUT MY READING GLASSES ON OR I COULD, I GUESS JUST ENLARGE THE FONT, BUT , YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE CHEATING PERHAPS.

UM, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT JUST LAUNCHED A NEW ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM CALLED ENGAGE MCKINNEY.

UH, IT'S A NEW ONLINE PLATFORM DESIGNED TO INCREASE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDE A CENTRAL HUB FOR RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT PROJECTS AND SHARE INPUT.

THE FIRST INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION, AND WE DO HAVE A SURVEY THAT IS NOW OPEN.

UH, AND THEN THE ANNUAL BUDGET SURVEY LAUNCHED ON APRIL 21ST AS WELL.

AND THEN, UH, RESIDENTS CAN ALSO EXPLORE ONGOING PROJECTS INCLUDING ROAD STOCK, WHICH IS A PLAY ON WORDS, BUT THAT IS THE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON, ON EL DORADO AND VIRGINIA.

THE HALL, ROY AND HELEN HALL LIBRARY RENOVATION IMPACT RENOVATION AND THE 2024 BOND PACKAGE.

JUST GETTING UPDATES ON THAT.

SO THAT PLATFORM WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS CONTENT.

UH, EXCUSE ME, IT'S, UH, WORKING WITH, UM, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE VENDOR.

UM,

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AND, UM, THEY, THEY ARE THE VENDOR AND WE'RE CALLING IT ENGAGE MCKINNEY IS HOW WE BRAND IT, IS OUR LOCAL ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM.

A LITTLE MORE DYNAMIC.

UH, ALSO, UM, WE DID HOST A VERY SUCCESSFUL AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUMMIT ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO NOW, I SUPPOSE, UM, THAT WE HAD OVER 300 ATTENDEES.

THIS WAS ORGANIZED BY THE CITY AND OUR TEAM BY, WE HAD THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUMMIT WAS NOT ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE OF HOUSING SHORTAGE AND WHERE WE NEED TO FILL IN THE GAPS, BUT WE WERE PUTTING PEOPLE WHO ARE THE INVESTORS AND THE BANKERS AND THE LENDERS IN TOUCH WITH THE INNOVATORS.

THOSE WHO HAVE NEW HOUSING, PRODUCT, NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR BUILDING A HOME.

THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.

ONE OF THE PRESENTERS SAID, THE WAY HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT HAVE BEEN BUILT THIS WAY FOR A CENTURY.

UM, IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR TO BUILD A HOUSE WITH A WOOD STICK CONSTRUCTION, ET CETERA.

AND THERE ARE TECHNOLOGIES NOW THAT ARE OUT THERE, THEY CAN BUILD A HOME FAR SHORTER TIMEFRAME.

UH, SOME OF THEM ARE PREFABRICATED, SOME OF THEM ARE SORT OF 3D PRINTER.

THINK OF A, A GIANT 3D PRINTER, UH, PLACED ON THE SITE LOADED WITH CONCRETE OR MASONRY AND, UH, ABLE TO BUILD A HOME USING THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY MUCH FASTER THAN WHAT, UM, IT WOULD BE DONE UNDER YOUR TRADITIONAL.

SO THOSE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO EVALUATE AND EMBRACE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES IF WE'RE GONNA TAKE ON THE, THE ISSUE OF SOME OF THE, UH, HOUSING SHORTAGES AND, AND CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO, UH, THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING CONFERENCE AND WE CERTAINLY EXPECT THAT WE'LL BE, UH, HOSTING ADDITIONAL ONES AS WELL.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE A, UM, WELL IT'S ASKING FOR MY ID HERE.

SO WE HAVE A JOINT MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:00 PM WITH THE EDC.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, YOU CAN TUNE IN, YOU CAN COME IF YOU'D LIKE.

UH, BUT THE EDC AND THE CITY WILL, WE HOST A JOINT MEETING A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR.

AND THE EDC WILL PRESENT SORT OF THEIR, UM, YEAR END REVIEW OR, UH, OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THEIR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND THEIR PRIORITIES, THEIR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

SO THAT CITY COUNCIL, UH, HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT THEY WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR PROJECTS WHERE WE ARE IN SOME OF OUR, THAT MOST OF THAT WILL BE DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT, UH, IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KINDA LEARN WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM AN EDC, UH, CITY STANDPOINT.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO TUNE IN ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

UM, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT HERE, IF I CAN FIND IT, I SHOULD HAVE CIRCLED IT, UM, AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE HAD, UM, WE APPROVED ZONING FOR THE, UM, UH, THE, THE BEACH PROJECT, UM, CANNON BEACH.

UH, AND THAT IS LOCATED AT, UH, STACY AND 1 21, UH, VERY EXCITING PROJECT.

THEY HAD TO GET FINAL ZONING, WHICH WE DIDN'T THINK WAS GONNA BE AN ISSUE, BUT THEY HAD TO GET THAT IN PLACE.

UH, BUT THAT PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.

THAT'S GONNA BE A THREE ACRE LAGOON, UH, POND.

IT HAS WAVE A WAVE MAKER TO CREATE WAVES FOR SURFING, FULL-BLOWN SURFING, UH, THAT THEY'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

IN FACT, SURFERS WILL TELL YOU THAT ONE HOUR OF SURFING ON ONE OF THOSE IS EXHAUSTING BECAUSE THE WAVES DON'T STOP.

THEY JUST KEEP COMING AND YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE TO REST AND WAIT FOR A WAVE TO SHOW UP IN THE OCEAN, UH, LIKE YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO.

THEY, THESE WAVES JUST KEEP COMING SO THEY GET PLENTY OF PRACTICE AND PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROJECT.

IT'S GONNA BE CREATED DIFFERENT TYPE OF, UH, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, UH, AGAIN AT THE CORNER OF STACEY AND 1 21.

WITH THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THE PROJECTION ON THAT PROJECT IS THAT ONE I THINK IS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF OUT.

I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT MID 27.

OKAY.

AND THE VENUE PROJECT, THEY'RE TELLING US AS OF NOW, FIRST QUARTER OF 2027.

OKAY.

I'LL HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

YES.

UM, THAT WORKFORCE THING THAT YOU GUYS IN THE CITY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, ISN'T THAT BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH OR THE COLLABORATION? YES, YES, YES.

UH, THAT IS COMING UP THIS WEEK.

OKAY.

UM, THIS THURSDAY, THAT IS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

THEY ARE COLLABORATING.

THEY HAVE A NEW INITIATIVE, A PILOT PROJECT.

WE ARE THEIR FIRST CITY THAT THEY'RE, THEY'VE ASKED TO WORK WITH.

UH, WE'VE, WE'RE IN THE BLEEDING EDGE PERHAPS.

UH, BUT WE ARE GONNA BE WORKING WITH THEM ON IDENTIFYING, WE'VE IDENTIFIED A SECTOR, A, A, A PARTICULAR, UM, UM, PROFESSION OR SKILL SECTOR.

AND WE'RE GONNA WORK ON HOW DO WE NOW, UM, GET, DELIVER, UH, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM AS A COMMUNITY.

HOW DO WE ORGANIZE OUR, UH, EFFORTS AS A COMMUNITY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL TO THE EMPLOYERS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE, UH, MORE SKILLED WORKERS AND PROVIDE THE RESOURCES THEY MIGHT NEED.

SO THEY COME AND WORK HERE.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, THE, THE INDUSTRY SECTOR WE'RE LOOKING AT IS HOSPITALITY.

SO YOU THINK OF VENUE, THINK OF RESTAURANTS, THINK OF HOTELS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

IT'S RELATED TO HOSPITALITY.

THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY THE HIGHEST PAYING JOBS, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE OFTENTIMES, UH, JOBS THAT PEOPLE WILL USE TO START THEIR CAREER AND LEARN, UH, SKILLS AND, AND THEN EXPAND FROM THERE.

BUT BARRIERS ARE SOMETIMES HOUSING, SOMETIMES,

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UH, AND THAT'S WHERE THE WORKFORCE, UH, DEVELOPMENT FOLKS OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS CAN HELP.

UH, THEY CAN STEP IN WITH RESOURCES, BUT WE HAVE TO COORDINATE ALL OF THIS.

AND SO THIS IS AN EFFORT TO WORK AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, COORDINATING A MORE INTEGRATED FASHION.

THERE ARE VARIOUS RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER.

UM, AND IN THAT CASE, UH, HOSPITALITY, WHAT WE HOPE IS ONCE WE GET THAT GOING, UH, WE CAN THEN EXPAND IT INTO OTHER INDUSTRY SECTORS, MAYBE THAT REQUIRE DIFFERENT SETS OF SKILLS, HIGHER LEVELS OF SKILL SETS.

UM, BUT WE DIDN'T WANNA COMPLICATE IT TOO MUCH, SO WE KEPT IT AT FAIRLY, RELATIVELY MODEST SKILL SETS REQUIRED SO WE CAN KIND OF GET THIS PROJECT GOING.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.

AND THAT IS THURSDAY.

GOOD.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

IN FACT, I'LL BE THERE.

I HOPE SO.

GOOD.

HOW'S THE AIRPORT COMING? THE AIRPORT'S DOING WELL.

WE'RE LOOKING TO BE OPEN OCTOBER.

I THINK SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS EXPECTED.

UH, WE ARE EXPECTING OUR FIRST FLIGHTS TO BE GOING TAKEN OFF IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

ARE YOU AT LIBERTY TO SAY IF THEY'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, IF A FELLOW'S GONNA HAVE NONSTOPS BEYOND, UH, UM, NEW HAVEN? I, I DON'T KNOW YET.

OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT THEIR EXACT, UH, FLIGHT SCHEDULE IS, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT AS FAR OF A FLIGHT YOU'RE GONNA GET IS, YEAH.

NEW HAVEN, MAYBE ORLANDO, MAYBE LAKELAND, UH, AND FLORIDA.

UH, AND THE NORTHEAST.

YEAH.

'CAUSE MOST OF THEIR NON-STOPS ARE INTO AND OUT OF NEW HAVEN.

SO I WAS WONDERING IF WE'RE GONNA GET SOME YEP.

ADDITIONAL FUN STUFF.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU, DEBORAH BRADFORD, MCDC.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, .

MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL THIS MORNING.

DEBORAH BRADFORD, MCDC.

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR AREA.

SO THIS MONTH HAS MARKED THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF MCDC, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT MANY OF OUR PARTNERS.

AT OUR LAST, UH, BOARD MEETING, WE HIGHLIGHTED CHESTNUT SQUARE AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM OVER THE MANY YEARS.

THERE WAS ALSO A VIDEO, UH, THAT WAS PRESENTED AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING AS WELL.

AND YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE NEWS, UH, RELEASE THAT YOU'LL FIND ATTACHED A WORD, UH, ON THE MCKINNEY FRONT PORCH, WHICH OUR CITY MANAGER HAS ALREADY ELABORATED ON, UM, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUMMIT, RATHER.

SO IT IS SPONSORED BY THE MCKINNEY FRONT PORCH, WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE ORIGINALLY CONVENED BY MCDC.

THAT INCLUDES STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER'S, OFFICE PLANNING, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MCKINNEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MEDC, THE MCKINNEY HOUSING AUTHORITY, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIN COUNTY, ONE HEART MCKINNEY, AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS.

SO THIS IS A COLLABORATION THAT TAKES PLACE, I BELIEVE, QUARTERLY WITH ALL OF THESE GROUPS THAT I JUST NAMED TO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS AND TO FIND, UH, SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN BENEFIT AND HELP WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.

IN TERMS OF GRANTS, UH, THE PROMOTIONAL AND COMMUNITY EVENT GRANTS, THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE FINAL CYCLE WILL BE ACCEPTED, MAY 1ST THROUGH THE 29TH.

AND THE MAXIMUM AWARD IS 15,000, IS AND IS RESTRICTED TO ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.

IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT GRANTS, PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ELIGIBLE PROJECTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE APRIL 23RD BOARD MEETING, UH, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY HEARD.

AND SO ATTACHED YOU WILL FIND THE SUMMARY OF THOSE, UH, REQUESTS RECEIVED.

AND THEN THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE FINAL CYCLE OF THE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH JULY ONE THROUGH 31.

AND THOSE ARE RESTRICTED TO EXTERIOR INFRASTRUCTURE.

AS YOU KNOW, SEWAGE WATER AND UTILITY SITE WORK, UPCOMING EVENTS, UM, I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE MAY EVENTS.

THOSE ARE ALSO ATTACHED IN YOUR REPORT.

AND THOSE LISTED ARE FROM MAY, THE SECOND THROUGH MAY THE 30TH.

SO AGAIN, TAX DOLLARS AT WORK, GREAT EVENTS, BRINGING IN LOTS OF TOURISM, UH, HOPEFULLY LOTS OF HOTEL VISITS AND STAYS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

UH, SO THAT'S MY REPORT AND I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MCKINNEY PARKS AND REC LIAISON, TARYN BOLTON.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

UM, IT WAS A RELATIVELY, IT WAS A BIT OF A SHORTER MEETING THE LAST TIME.

UM, UH, THE EVENTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LAST MONTH THAT THEY HAD WERE, UH, THE, THE HALF MARATHON THAT WE WERE ALSO VERY INVOLVED IN.

UM, THE U 90 GIRLS CUP, UH, WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

UM, AND THEY RECEIVED GREAT, UH, FEEDBACK ON THE NEW CRAIG RANCH SOCCER COMPLEX, WHICH IS STILL

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SO THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT, UM, EVEN MORE DRAW ONCE IT'S COMPLETE.

UM, THEY HAD AN EASTER EGG SPLASH AT THE APEX WITH OVER 125 EMPLOYEE, UH, ATTENDEES.

AND ON MARCH 4TH, THEY HAD A GATHERING FOR AUTISM ACCEPTANCE AT OLD SETTLERS PARK, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL.

UM, THE PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN HAD A BUDGET UPDATE BY, UH, JENNY BAKER, WHO'S THE PARKS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.

AND THERE ARE 22 ACTIVE PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

UH, 12 PROJECTS.

12 OF THOSE ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN, UM, IN 2026.

AND THEN AGAIN, OF THOSE, THERE ARE FIVE NEW PROJECTS, UM, THAT ARE IN THERE.

BUT THEIR FOCUS THIS YEAR IS GONNA BE CATCHING UP ON EXISTING PROJECTS.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THEIR ASK FROM MCDC IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LESS THAN IT HAS BEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

UM, AT SOME NOTABLE PROJECTS, THERE'S CENTRAL PARK, THE BALL FIELD AT EA RANDALL'S, THE TRAIL BEHIND STAR, UH, THE KERRY COX PARK REPLACEMENT RENOVATIONS AT VALLEY CREEK PARK, WHICH PERSONALLY, THAT'S OUR PARK.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.

, UM, SOME MAJOR HIGH LEVEL PROJECTS ARE DESTINATION SPORTS PARK, UH, THE NORTH RECREATION, CIVIC AND CENTER AND CIVIC CAMPUS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE NEW BIG ONE, LIKE THE APEX NORTH, UH, TOWN LAKE RENOVATIONS AND GRADY LITTLEJOHN BALLFIELD.

SO, UH, FOR THAT ONE, THEY HAVE 10 BIDS CURRENTLY SUBMITTED, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE REVIEWING THOSE BIDS AND THEY EXPECT, PARDON, THEY EXPECT A DECISION WILL BE PROVIDED, UM, SOON.

AND THEN, UH, FEEDBACK FROM THEIR BOARD.

UH, THEY HAD A REQUEST FOR SOME WORLD CUP B AIRBNB BOOKING.

SO IF I CAN PROVIDE THAT.

AND THEN ALSO, THEY WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THEY LOVE THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT YOU'RE, THEY HAVE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, SO KEEP 'EM UP BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT THEY'RE REALLY FUN AND ENGAGING.

SO, AND THAT'S IT.

I STAND FOR QUESTIONS FROM HERE.

DO YOU HAVE ONE? I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

WHAT, UM, WHEN'S VALLEY CREEK GONNA BE FINISHED? THEY DID NOT GIVE, PROVIDE A TIMELINE FOR THAT ONE, BUT WHAT IS, SORRY, WHAT IS BEING DONE AT VALLEY CREEK? THEY DIDN'T EVEN SAY THAT, BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW.

OH, , THEY JUST LISTED IT AS ONE OF THE ONES, AND SO WE SAID, YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY GOT BASES ON THE BALL FIELD, SO WE'LL TAKE THAT AS ONE.

YOU SAID A COUPLE.

ANYTHING ELSE? OH, YEAH.

UM, OH, SHOOT.

I FORGOT NOW.

OKAY, NO WORRIES.

WE CAN CIRCLE BACK IF WE NEED TO.

YOU GOOD? YEAH, I'M GOOD.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

ANDREW, I FORGOT ABOUT YOU.

I'M SO SORRY.

I, I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA TALK IN A LITTLE BIT.

UM, MCKINNEY AND MAIN STREET.

ANDREW JONES.

THANK YOU.

FEEL WARM.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I'M SO SORRY.

I'M SO SORRY.

THANK YOU.

UH, VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD, UH, MADAM CHAIR, UH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU UP THERE ON THE DICE.

UM, ANDREW JONES, CULTURAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR.

UH, FEW UPDATES HERE, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK BEFORE YOU.

UH, ARTS AND BLOOM WAS A REALLY BIG SUCCESS DESPITE A LOT OF RAIN, SO I, IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH WE EKED OUT IN BETWEEN ALL THE RAINS, RAIN CLOUDS.

UH, WE, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO VISIT MCKINNEY AND THEIR STAFF, UH, WHO ALLOWED US TO KIND OF TAKE OVER THEIR CONFERENCE ROOM AS A, AS A STAGING AREA.

UH, HOPEFULLY WE WEREN'T TOO BAD OF GUESTS, SO THANK YOU.

UM, ART IN THE HALL, UH, JERRY DART SHOW.

SO WE HAVE, UH, THE JERRY DART SHOW UP HERE.

UH, NORMALLY THAT'S HELD AT IMPACT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION, UH, WE RELOCATED, DID THAT RIGHT AFTER ARTS AND BLOOM.

UH, THAT'S GONNA BE UP THROUGH APRIL, UH, FROM MID-APRIL TO TO MID-MAY.

SO, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A NEW ROUND OF ART IN THE HALL THAT IS UP FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

UH, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF ADDING ABOUT NINE NEW TREES TO DOWNTOWN.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

IT'S A PILOT PROJECT.

IT'S, UH, WE ARE WORKING, UH, VERY CLOSELY WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UH, PARKS AND REC, AND THEN MAIN STREET.

MAIN STREET BOUGHT, UH, MASSIVE, UH, PLANTERS, NINE ADDITIONAL PLANTERS.

WE'RE GONNA BE PLANTING NINE NEW TREES, UH, MOST OF THEM ON EAST AND WEST LOUISIANA, WHERE THERE WAS A BIG, UH, YOU KNOW, IMPROVEMENT, UH, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THERE.

JUST TO ADD MORE GREENERY.

UM, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

WE'RE GONNA TEST HOW THIS THIS GOES, BUT IT'S, UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO IMPLEMENT THOSE.

UM, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF, UH, PREPARING, UH, TO DEMO CITY HALL AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF REMEDIATION WORK, UH, UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOME FENCING GOING UP LAST WEEK.

UM, BUT WE ANTICIPATE THAT'S GONNA BE ABOUT A THREE MONTH, UH, PROJECT.

AND THEN, UH, SOME EVENTS, UH, MAY 16TH, WE HAVE OUR BUBBLES AND BRUNCH WINE WALK WITH LONE STAR WINERY.

AND THEN WE ARE GEARING UP FOR OUR NEXT BIG, UH, EVENT IN DOWNTOWN TEXAS.

MUSIC REVOLUTION, UH, JUNE 5TH THROUGH SIXTH.

WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

NONE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

VISIT MCKINNEY FINANCE REPORT.

ALICIA BERG.

ALRIGHT, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

UM, I'M GONNA DO THE FINANCE REPORT FROM HERE.

SO WE MET

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SO LOOKING AT, UM, THE, OUR STATEMENT OF OPERATION HERE, UH, YOU CAN SEE WE, THIS IS FROM FEBRUARY.

SO WE ARE, OR WE'RE 42% THROUGH OUR FISCAL YEAR.

UM, AGAIN, AS USUAL, PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK.

UH, IF YOU LOOK DOWN, UM, UNDER THE OPERATIONS AREA, THAT SERVICES IN SUNDRY, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S KIND OF A LITTLE UNDER THAT IN THIS STORE PURCHASING, UH, BULK OF THAT HAPPENS COMING UP SOON FOR THE, FOR THE STORE IN THE GETTING READY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

UM, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT NUMBER GO DOWN A BIT.

AND THEN, UM, THE SERVICES IN SUNDRY, WE AGAIN HAVE SOME SPONSORSHIP PAYOUTS THAT ARE COMING UP.

SO, UM, IN THE COMING MONTHS, YOU'LL SEE THAT GET TO EXACTLY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.

UH, OUR NEXT ONE, THANK YOU.

UH, SO FEBRUARY, YOU CAN SEE, UM, STILL, STILL UP ON OUR COLLECTION OF HOT OF HOT TAX THERE, BUT, UM, SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER THAN NORMAL.

FEBRUARY IS HISTORICALLY OUR COME ONE OF OUR SLOWEST MONTHS, SO, UM, STILL HAPPY THAT WE ARE, UH, IN THE POSITIVE, BUT MUCH SMALLER COLLECTION THERE.

UM, BUT STILL OVERALL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, UM, OVER 12% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

SO STILL TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

UH, HERE'S THE ACTUAL LIST OF THE COLLECTION FOR, UM, FEBRUARY.

UM, AGAIN, USUAL, UH, AIRBNB IS OUR, OUR NUMBER ONE COLLECTION FOLLOWED BY THE SHERIDAN, SO NOTHING OUTTA THE ORDINARY THERE.

UM, OUR, OUR TYPICAL COLLECTION FOR THE MONTH, SO NOTHING, NOTHING TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THERE.

UM, AGAIN, STILL COLLECTING THAT HOME AWAY IS THE VRBO, SO KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT, HOPING THAT THAT INCREASES A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND THEN, UM, OUR LAST ONE IS THE, UM, COMPARISON FOR THE OCCUPANCY.

UM, A DR AND REVPAR, WE WERE SLIGHTLY UP FROM LAST YEAR, SO YOU CAN SEE LAST YEAR WAS A SIMILAR, YOU KNOW, QUIETER MONTH IN FEBRUARY.

UM, SLIGHTLY UP, UM, UP ON ALL ACCOUNTS ON THE A DR AND THE REVPAR.

SO GOOD TO SEE THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SLOWER MONTH, UM, WE WERE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN PLANO, FRISCO, UM, THAN NORMAL.

UH, WE'RE USUALLY ABOVE THEM IN THE, IN THE OCCUPANCY LEVEL, CERTAINLY NOT IN THE, THE A DR AND REVPAR.

UM, BUT HAPPY TO SEE SOME STRIDES THERE IN THAT, IN THAT REV PARK GOING UP SLIGHTLY.

UM, DOES ANYONE FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO, MA'AM.

NO.

ANY QUESTIONS, STEVE, FOR ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

VISIT MCKINNEY MARKETING REPORT, SARAH ING AND EMILY MYRICK.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

MORNING.

SO, MARCH WAS A REALLY STRONG, UH, MONTH OVERALL ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL OF OUR STATS AND REPORTING.

THE WEBSITE HAD AN INCREASE IN ACTIVE USERS, NEW YEARS ORGANIC SESSIONS AND VIEWS MONTH OVER MONTH AND YEAR OVER YEAR, WHICH IS EXCITING TO SEE.

UM, SPRING BREAK WAS DEFINITELY A PART OF THAT.

SO ON THE VISIT WIDGET, WE HAD A SPRING BREAK ITINERARY, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IS NUMBER THREE ON THE LIST OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE WERE, UM, CLICKING ON AND VIEWING.

SO THAT WAS EXCITING TO SEE THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE NEW THINGS ON THE APP.

UM, OUR PAGE VIEWS WERE INCREASED BY OVER 25% AS WELL FOR MARCH MONTH OVER MONTH, WITH, WHICH WAS GOOD TO SEE.

AND FOR OUR MEDIA PITCHES, WE DID THREE STORIES AND WE HAD EIGHT OF THOSE, UM, PICKED UP BY THE MEDIA.

WE HAD EIGHT, EIGHT STORIES WRITTEN IN THE MEDIA.

SO SOCIAL MEDIA WAS A LITTLE, UH, STRANGE REPORTING WISE.

UH, OUR MARCH DATA WAS REALLY STRONG.

WE HAD, UH, ALMOST RIGHT AROUND HALF A MILLION IMPRESSIONS ACROSS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND LINKEDIN.

LAST MARCH, WE HAD, UH, ALMOST 800,000 IMPRESSIONS.

SO LAST YEAR WAS REALLY AN ANOMALY.

IT'S PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST MONTH EVER.

SO OUR DATA LOOKED VERY FRUSTRATING TO ME THIS, THIS YEAR, BUT MONTH OVER MONTH, SUPER STRONG, REALLY HAPPY WITH IT.

OUR, UH, ENGAGEMENT RATE WAS ABOUT AVERAGING 1.8 ACROSS THE PLATFORMS WITH ALMOST HALF A MILLION IMPRESSIONS.

REALLY HAPPY WITH THAT.

AND THEN OUR EMAIL MARKETING CONTINUES TO BE REALLY STRONG.

EIGHT CAMPAIGNS, 5,000 RECIPIENTS WITH OVER 50%, UH, OPEN RATE AND CLICK RATES IN THE THIRTIES.

SO REALLY, REALLY HAPPY WITH OUR PERFORMANCE QUESTIONS.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU LOOK BACK AT THAT IS A, LIKE, BIG DIFFERENCE? LAST YEAR? SO LAST YEAR WE HAD A COUPLE INFLUENCER COLLABS, ONE FROM THE BINGHAM THAT WAS JUST POPPED OFF LIKE A MILLION VIEWS WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS.

AND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, MY FIRST MONTH ON THE JOB.

AND SO, YEAH, EXCEPT THAT COLLAB, IT WAS GREAT.

UH, BUT WE DIDN'T, WE'VE BEEN CUTTING BACK ON COLLABS, UH, LATELY FOR STRATEGY REASONS, AND I STAND BY THAT CHOICE.

BUT YEAH, I CAN'T COMPETE WITH CRAZY INFLUENCER COLLABS A YEAR AGO.

SO,

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HOW'S THE, THE MARKETING FOR THE BYRON NELSON GOING? WE SAW YOUR LATEST POST.

YEAH, THE FINAL, UH, OF THE CALL HER CADDY SERIES COMES OUT THIS FRIDAY.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

THIS NEXT ONE IS GONNA STAR A BANANA PEEL .

I'LL JUST SAY THAT IT'S GONNA BE REALLY EXCITING.

, UH, I'M, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE EDITS YET, BUT I'M, CANNOT WAIT , BUT A LOT OF PAID ADS GOING ON.

SHE'S DOING SOME GREAT CAMPAIGNS WITH AZERA.

UM, JUST EVERYTHING IS BYRON RIGHT NOW.

.

YEAH, WE'RE DOING SOME DISPLAY ADVERTISING.

SO IF YOU NOTICE ON LIKE WEBSITES, YOU'LL SEE BANNER ADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'RE DOING SOME OF THOSE.

AND THEN WE ARE DOING SOME ADVERTISING WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT, UM, BOTH A LITTLE BIT LOCAL AND THEN ALSO LIKE IN THE HOUSTON AREA TO GET A BROADER REACH.

UM, WHAT ELSE? EMAIL MARKETING, SINCE WE HAVE A SEGMENTED LIST FOR SPORTS, WE'RE SENDING SOME EMAILS TO THEM ABOUT BYRON NELSON AND WHAT TO DO IN THE AREA WHERE TO STAY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO.

AND WHAT ELSE ARE Y'ALL GONNA DO AT THE, THE COURSE? AREN'T YOU GONNA CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE? YEAH, WE'LL HAVE A BOOTH AT THE SAME LOCATION AS LAST YEAR.

IT'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE POLISHED THIS YEAR.

UH, WE'VE HIRED TWO VENDORS TO KIND OF MAKE THE, THE MCKINNEY EXPERIENCE, THE FLESH OF THE BOOTH, UM, THE MCKINNEY EXPERIENCE.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THERE.

GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.

OKAY.

SORRY.

UM, SO YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT FEE PEOPLE THAT SIGN UP FOR ON YOUR, YOUR NEWSLETTER.

HOW DO PEOPLE EVEN FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A NEWSLETTER IN ORDER TO SIGN UP FOR IT? SO WE DO HAVE, UH, A LINK IN OUR LINK TREE ON OUR INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK BIO.

WE HAVE, UH, A LINK RIGHT ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

UM, AND THEN GOING FORWARD, I'M GONNA DO PROBABLY A MONTHLY POST TO KIND OF PROMOTE THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR.

MM-HMM .

SO MM-HMM .

BUT ALSO, IF YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE NOT ON OUR EMAIL LIST, , THERE'S A LINK IN OUR ADVISOR.

.

THANK YOU.

YEP.

OH, THAT'S OKAY.

ALL

[26-0359 Assistant Director’s Report]

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO SIX DASH 0 3 5 9.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

ALICIA.

ALRIGHT, WELL, GOOD MORNING AGAIN, EVERYONE.

UM, SO I'M FILLING IN FOR AARON TODAY.

YOU'LL HOPEFULLY ALL SEE HIM ON FRIDAY.

AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE OUR BOARD RETREAT THIS FRIDAY.

UM, IT'S GONNA BE HERE AT CITY HALL ON THE OTHER SIDE, UM, FROM 1:00 PM TO FOUR 30 THERE.

WE'LL BE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR.

SO WITHOUT BADGE ACCESS, YOU CAN'T GET UP THAT HIGH.

SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE POSITION STAFF, UM, IN THE LOBBY TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU GUYS UPSTAIRS.

UM, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK ON THAT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FACILITATOR WHO IS ACTUALLY, UM, MADISON CLARK.

SHE'S WITH OUR EDC DEPARTMENT.

SHE WENT THROUGH A FACILITATOR CLASS.

UM, SO IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S FAMILIAR WITH MCKINNEY AND VISIT MCKINNEY, UM, TO BE HELPED FACILITATE EVERYTHING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF FOR SOME REASON YOU CANNOT MAKE IT, LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

UM, UM, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

ALSO, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED, UM, AN EMAIL YESTERDAY ABOUT THE, UM, BOARD AND COMMISSION DEMOGRAPHICS MEMBER SURVEY.

PLEASE COMPLETE THAT SURVEY.

UM, I KNOW I LOOKED AT IT AND IT IS, IT SHOULD TAKE YOU A MINUTE.

SO, UM, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT RESPONSE FROM EVERYONE.

SO, AND I BELIEVE THE DUE DATE ON THAT IS MAY 8TH.

SO, I MEAN, YOU COULD DO IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE HERE AND BE DONE WITH IT TO GET IT OUTTA THE WAY.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION ON THAT.

UM, UH, SOME EXCITING THINGS THAT HAPPENED.

I KNOW THE LAST MEETING WE BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON, 'CAUSE IT WAS RIGHT AFTER THE MARATHON, UM, THE MS. MCKINNEY HISTORIC HALF, WE GOT SOME, SOME, UH, FINAL NUMBERS FROM THEM.

SO THEY HAD 4,157 PARTICIPANTS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE, UH, ENTIRE EVENT.

THAT'S INCLUDING THE HALF, THE 5K AND THE A HUNDRED METER DASH KIDS DASH.

UM, SO GREAT, GREAT TURNOUT.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WOULD, WE HAD SOME OF OUR STAFF AT THE WATER STATION.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT, FOR COMING EARLY IN THE MORNING.

UM, YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE RUN.

THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU RUN THROUGH.

UM, SO THEY, THE FINAL NUMBERS, WE THOUGHT THERE WAS 23 STATES.

IT WAS PARTICIPANTS FROM 28 STATES AND FOUR COUNTRIES THAT CAME THROUGH TO DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING, UM, TO SEE.

UM, UH, THEY HAD SOME OF THEIR STAFF STAYED IN OUR HOTELS, SO WE GENERATED THAT.

WE KNOW OF HARD DATA THAT IT WAS 23, UM, UH, ROOM NIGHTS, BUT WE KNOW THERE WAS MORE.

BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE EVENTS THAT IT'S KIND OF HARD TO, UNLESS YOU LOOK AT THE OCCUPANCY, WHICH WAS STRONG THAT THAT EVENING, UM, FRIDAY INTO SAT SATURDAY MORNING.

BUT WITHOUT THAT HARD DATA, WE CAN'T ATTRIBUTE THEM DIRECTLY.

BUT WE, WE HAD GOOD, GOOD NUMBERS FOR THAT THAT PARTICULAR NIGHT.

UM, AS TARA MENTIONED, THE INTERNATIONAL GIRLS CUP TOOK PLACE, UM, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

AGAIN, A GREAT EVENT.

IT WAS THEIR SEC, SECOND YEAR HERE IN MCKINNEY.

UM, AND, UH, THEY HAD 2,860 PLAYERS

[00:35:01]

UM, A COUPLE INTERNATIONAL TEAMS. AND, UH, THEY GENERATED 474 ROOM NIGHTS HERE IN MCKINNEY.

SO, REALLY GREAT EVENT.

GLAD TO SEE THAT THEY'RE HERE.

WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO TRY AND PUSH THEM TO GET THOSE, UM, HOTELS, UH, NUMBERS EVEN HIGHER.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES NEXT YEAR.

BUT THEY'RE GOOD PARTNERS, GREAT PARTNERS TO WORK WITH, UM, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT ON THAT.

SO, AND LIKE TERRANCE SAID, NEXT YEAR THEY WILL HAVE THE FULL, UH, FACILITY SO THEY, THEY'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING IN EVEN MORE.

UM, SO THOSE ARE THE BIG ONES.

WE ARE, UH, IT'S BEEN A BUSY MONTH AND GOING INTO ANOTHER BUSY MONTH FOR OUR STAFF.

UH, EVERYONE HAS BEEN TRAVELING RECENTLY.

TONY JUST GOT BACK FROM SPORTS, ETA, UH, MOUNTAIN LAS VEGAS.

SO A HUGE, UM, ONE OF THE BIGGEST SPORTS CONFERENCES OUT THERE.

UH, I WASN'T IN, SO WE HAVEN'T EVEN DEBRIEFED YESTERDAY.

UM, SO I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT FROM HIM MAKING SOME GOOD CONNECTIONS TO BRING SOME MORE, UH, GROUPS HERE.

UM, WORKING WITH PARKS ON THAT, EMILY IS ABOUT TO GO TO GSM CON NEXT WEEK.

MM-HMM.

UM, SARAH WAS AT A DESTINATION SEX IN TEXAS INNOVATION SUMMIT, ALL ABOUT AI AND HOW WE CAN USE THAT IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

UM, AND ERIN WAS AT AN ICMA LEADERSHIP.

I WAS JUST AT A ANOTHER COURSE YESTERDAY, SO WE'VE BEEN BUSY.

UM, AND THEN WE'RE GOING INTO A BUSY MONTH WITH, UH, THE BYRON COMING UP.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, SARAH AND EMILY JUST TALKED ABOUT OUR BOOTH.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT THIS YEAR.

UM, IT'S GONNA BE, AS EMILY SAID, A POLISHED VERSION OF WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

I THINK MOST OF YOU SAW IT LAST YEAR.

UH, JUST PROMOTING THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE COMING TO MCKINNEY.

SO PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING TO THE, THE GOLF, UM, EVENT CAN, UH, WANNA COME BACK FOR OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE IN MCKINNEY.

UM, UH, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE OTHER THAN TO MENTION, UH, THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE MAY 20TH, UM, FINANCE AND MARKETING.

UH, AND THEN OUR BOARD MEETING, JUST MAKE A NOTE, IS MAY TUESDAY, MAY 26TH AT 8:00 AM WHICH IS THE DAY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.

MM-HMM .

SO PLEASE, IF FOR SOME REASON YOU ARE GOING OUTTA TOWN OR CANNOT MAKE IT AGAIN, LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE A QUORUM FOR THAT MEETING.

'CAUSE I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A TOUGH DAY.

UM, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR EVERYBODY.

AND, UH, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR SIT FOR ANY QUESTIONS, , ANYONE? GOOD.

GOOD.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK

[26-0360 Update on the MPAC Renovation Project]

MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM TWO SIX DASH 0 3 6 0 UPDATE ON THE IMPACT RENOVATION PROJECT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

UM, VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD.

UH, SO REALLY EXCITED TO KIND OF CLUE YOU IN ON, UH, WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING OVER AT IMPACT.

SO, LET'S SEE.

HERE WE GO.

UH, SO IMPACT, UM, THE OLD COURTHOUSE, KIND OF THE JEWEL OF DOWNTOWN, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IT IS KIND OF, UH, WHEN, WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHETHER THEY HAVE ARRIVED IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY, THEY KINDA OFTEN LOOK TO THIS, UH, BUILDING.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED THOUGH, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROJECT.

UM, NUMBER ONE, THOUGHTFUL HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

THIS IS A, UH, STATE ANTIQUITIES LANDMARK.

EVERYTHING HAS TO KIND OF GO THROUGH, UH, YOU KNOW, THE TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION.

UH, WE WANT TO PROTECT, ENHANCE THE BUILDING FOR THE NEXT, UM, YOU KNOW, 20, 30 PLUS YEARS.

WE ALSO WANTED TO USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEAVE THE COURTHOUSE HISTORY INTO THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING, UH, THE USE OF THE BUILDING.

AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

WE ALSO WANTED TO RETHINK THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FROM GOING ONLINE TO BUYING A TICKET TO FINDING YOUR SEAT.

WE FELT LIKE THERE WERE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS, UH, FOR THAT WHOLE CUSTOMER JOURNEY.

AND SO WE'RE GONNA ALSO TACKLE THAT IN THE PROJECT.

AND THEN WE ALSO WANTED TO DRIVE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC TO THE DISTRICT, UH, THAT WAS PARAMOUNT FOR US.

INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE SHOWS THAT WE OFFER AT, UH, IMPACT.

UH, SO WHO ARE OUR PARTNERS? UH, OUR ARCHITECTS IS ARCHITECTS.

UH, THEY DO A LOT OF, UH, GREAT HISTORIC KIND OF RENOVATION PROJECTS LIKE THIS.

UH, AS I SAID EARLIER, WE HAVE OVERSIGHT FROM THE TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION.

OUR CONSTRUCTION TEAM IS BURN CONSTRUCTION.

THEY'RE THE SAME CONSTRUCTION TEAM THAT, UH, HELPED US TACKLE THIS PROJECT IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, UH, WHICH IS GREAT.

THAT'S, UH, LED TO A LOT OF INSIGHTS AND, UM, LOWERING THE COMPLEXITY OF A PROJECT LIKE THIS.

AND THEN INTERIORS, WE ALSO HAVE A LOCAL INTERIOR DESIGN, UH, TEAM, UH, OVER AT HOLOS HOUSE IS HELPING US WITH THE, WITH THAT.

NICE.

SO, UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED IN WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, AS YOU MIGHT KNOW, HAVE KNOWN, UH, BASICALLY THE COUNTY HAD, UH, ESSENTIALLY, UH, NOT USED THE BUILDING FOR OVER, UH, 30 PLUS YEARS PRIOR TO, OR AROUND 25 YEARS PRIOR TO THE CITY.

UH, TAKING THAT OVER IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS REALLY, UH, THE CITY LEASED IT FROM THE COUNTY.

UM, THE CDC WAS A HUGE PARTNER ALONG WITH THE CITY TO REHAB THAT HAVE THE VISION.

UH, WE HAD SOME, UH, GREAT COUNCIL MEMBERS OF YEARS PAST, UM, THAT REALLY HAD THE FORESIGHT TO, TO, YOU KNOW, WILL THIS

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UH, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT RENOVATION, IT, IT BECAME A CATALYST FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN AS A WHOLE.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKE, AND IT'S HARD TO ASK, UH, PRIVATE INVESTMENT TO, TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, UH, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF INVESTMENT INTO THEIR PROPERTIES WHEN RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET THERE WERE PIGEONS, ROOSTING.

IN THE THIRD FLOOR, THERE WAS CHAIN LINK FINKS ACROSS.

SO THIS REALLY, UH, SET THE STAGE FOR DOWNTOWN'S REVITALIZATION.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER, UM, MOVING PARTS TO THAT, BUT, UH, DOWN, BUT THE OLD COURTHOUSE BUILDING WAS KIND OF KEY TO A LOT OF THAT.

UH, THE BUILDING ALSO HOUSED OUR MAIN STREET PROGRAM AS WELL, UH, CITY STAFF, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, AS LOTS OF DIFFERENT VENUES FOR HOSTING MEETINGS AND THAT SORT OF STUFF, WHICH Y'ALL SHOULD, UH, I THINK ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH.