Apr 28, 2026 Visit McKinney

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GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD MEETING.

MY NAME IS KATIE SCOTT AND WE ARE MEETING AT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 401 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 GALL, CAROL SULLIVAN, AND ALTERNATE TARYN BOLTON. WE ARE JOINED BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PATRICK CLOUTIER, CITY STAFF PAUL GRIMES, ANDREW JONES AND TONY SPARKMAN.

WE ARE JOINED BY VISIT MCKINNEY STAFF ALICIA HOLMBERG, SARAH NOLTING, TONY ADAMO, EMILY MYRICK AND PAULA MARTIN.

WE ARE TAKING TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. THERE ARE NONE. WE WILL MOVE ON. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE ITEM 26-0356.

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

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. Y'ALL LOOK SO HAPPY FOR IT TO BE SO EARLY ON A TUESDAY.

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

I'M TANISHA SPARKMAN, THE DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY, AND I'M HERE TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH AN UPDATE ON THE CURRENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENT PROCESS. 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 AND COMMISSIONS WITH A 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 OR 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 INTERVIEW SESSIONS.

WE'VE NOW WHITTLE THAT DOWN TO FOUR, AND THEY WILL 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.

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

ANYWAY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT MEETING YOU AS WELL.

SHE IS. OKAY. WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE FOLLOWING AGENDA.

[CONSENT ITEMS]

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. MAY I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY KEITH, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

DOES IT GO THROUGH? YEAH, I THINK SO. OKAY. MOTION'S APPROVED.

MOVING TO BOARD AND LIAISON REPORTS. ITEM NUMBER 26-0358.

[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]

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

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

AND THE J.W. MARRIOTT HOTEL WE'RE STILL WORKING ON.

THE WATER TOWER, YOU'LL SEE HAS SOME STUFF ON IT.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO REDO THE WATER TOWER. REPAINT, GET RID OF THE LEAD PAINT.

WE'VE ALREADY GOT RID OF THE GRAVEYARD OF CELL PHONE ANTENNAS LED LIGHTING, WELD UP THE CRACKS, FILL IT WITH SOME AGGREGATE, MAKE IT LAST FOR A FEW MORE GENERATIONS.

WE HAVE A MEETING TONIGHT OR THIS AFTERNOON. IT'S A WORK SESSION.

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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 BUT IT'S REALLY PRETTY COOL. IT'S IT'S A COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE, NOT A, NOT A CITY BOARD, BUT A COMMITTEE TO HELP 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 AN ORDERLY MANNER.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT. WE ARE GOING TO BE NEEDING TO MAKE NEW APPOINTMENTS ON THAT.

SOME OF THE APPOINTMENTS ARE SPECIFIC, I.E. TWO MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER BOARD, TWO MEMBERS OF PNC AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT WITH STAFF. THAT IS REALLY MOST OF WHAT I HAVE.

SO I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW PAUL'S PROBABLY GOING TO GO OVER SOME CALENDAR EVENTS.

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

IS IT GOING TO BE THE OLD LOGO OR THE NEW LOGO? OH, IT'S THE OLD LOGO. THE LOGO THAT'S CURRENTLY UP THERE IS GOING TO BE REPEATED IS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT THING'S AN ICONIC THING. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND Y'ALL HAVE GOT A SENSE, I THINK, FROM THE FOLKS AT MAIN STREET WITH THE RICHARDS GROUP, THE TRC THAT OUR 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 THEM HAS THE WATER TOWER IN IT, WHICH ISN'T RIGHT, BUT IT GOES TO SHOW HOW IMPORTANT THE WATER TOWER IS.

SO YEAH, SO IT'S GOING TO BE THE OLD LOGO. IT'S GOING TO BE A MUCH BETTER I THINK THE LIGHTING WILL BE THE LIGHTING.

AND THEN THE REFRESH OF THE PAINT WILL BE THE MOST VISUALLY IMPACTFUL PARTS OF THAT.

BUT YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T HELD WATER SINCE 99. IT'S BEEN SWINGING IN THE WIND.

YOU'VE GOT STRUCTURAL CRACKS. AND SO IT WAS REALLY EITHER, MAN, WE GOT TO TAKE THIS THING DOWN OR WE GOT TO REHAB IT.

SO WE'RE REHABBING IT. I HAVE A QUESTION. COUNCILMAN.

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 ASKED 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 I NEEDED SOME TECHNICAL HELP FROM SOME MILLENNIALS WITH THAT.

MY CHILDREN WERE NOT COMPETENT. SO I TURN TO JARED TY AND ALEX BANNISTER, AND THEY'RE HELPING ME WITH MCKINNEY MATTERS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TOMORROW NIGHT AT FIVE. IT'S GOING TO BE A DEVELOPMENT UPDATE THAT THE CITY PREPARED FOR JERRY 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.

HAVE WE BEEN GROWING? 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 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. YOU KNOW, COUNCIL HAS HAD TO DO SOME KIND OF WHAT I CALL THIS IS MY TERM DEFENSIVE EMINENT DOMAINS, WHICH WE, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT TO 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 KIND OF 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.

THAT'S MY SENSE. BUT I'VE LEARNED TO BE HUMBLE WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION.

THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL. COUNCILWOMAN FELTZ. NO.

OKAY. CITY MANAGER PAUL GRIMES. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.

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

A FEW ITEMS JUST TO ADD. IN GENERAL, I HAVE TO PUT MY READING GLASSES ON, OR I COULD.

I COULD JUST ENLARGE THE FONT, BUT THAT WOULD BE CHEATING, PERHAPS.

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

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

AND THEN 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 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.

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

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THIS WAS ORGANIZED BY THE CITY AND OUR TEAM. 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.

I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. ONE OF THE PRESENTERS SAID, THE WAY HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT HAVE BEEN BUILT THIS WAY FOR A CENTURY. IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR TO BUILD A HOUSE WITH A WOOD STICK, CONSTRUCTION, ETC.

AND THERE ARE TECHNOLOGIES NOW THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT CAN BUILD A HOME FAR SHORTER TIME FRAME.

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

THINK OF A GIANT 3D PRINTER PLACED ON THE SITE, LOADED WITH CONCRETE OR MASONRY, AND ABLE TO BUILD A HOME USING THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY MUCH FASTER THAN WHAT 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 GOING TO TAKE ON THE ISSUE OF SOME OF THE HOUSING SHORTAGES AND CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING CONFERENCE, AND WE CERTAINLY EXPECT IT WILL BE HOSTING ADDITIONAL ONES AS WELL.

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

SO WE HAVE A JOINT MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AT 4 P.M.

WITH THE EDC. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, YOU CAN TUNE IN.

YOU CAN COME IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT THE EDC AND THE CITY, WE HOST A JOINT MEETING A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR, AND THE EDC WILL PRESENT SORT OF THEIR YEAR IN REVIEW OR OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THEIR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND THEIR PRIORITIES OR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, SO THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT THEY WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR PROJECTS, WHERE WE ARE AND SOME OF THAT. MOST OF THAT WILL BE DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF LEARN WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM AN EDC CITY STANDPOINT. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO TUNE IN ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT HERE, IF I CAN FIND IT, I SHOULD HAVE CIRCLED IT.

AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE HAD WE APPROVED ZONING FOR THE THE, THE BEACH PROJECT CANNON BEACH AND THAT IS LOCATED AT STACY AND 121 VERY EXCITING PROJECT.

THEY HAD TO GET FINAL ZONING, WHICH WE DIDN'T THINK WAS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE, BUT THEY HAD TO GET THAT IN PLACE. BUT THAT PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A THREE ACRE LAGOON POND THAT HAS WAVE A WAVE MAKER TO CREATE WAVES FOR SURFING, FULL BLOWN SURFING, 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 LIKE YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO.

THESE WAVES JUST KEEP COMING SO THEY GET PLENTY OF PRACTICE AND PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROJECT.

IT'S GOING TO CREATE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AGAIN AT THE CORNER OF STACY AND 121.

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 AND THE VENUE PROJECT.

THEY'RE TELLING US AS OF NOW, FIRST QUARTER OF 2027.

I'LL HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. YES. THAT WORKFORCE THING THAT YOU GUYS IN THE CITY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, HASN'T THAT BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH OR THE COLLABORATION? YES, YES, YES, THAT IS COMING UP THIS WEEK. OKAY.

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.

WE'VE WE'RE IN THE BLEEDING EDGE PERHAPS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THEM ON IDENTIFYING.

WE'VE IDENTIFIED A SECTOR, A PARTICULAR PROFESSION OR SKILL SECTOR, AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON HOW DO WE NOW GET DELIVER THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM AS A COMMUNITY? HOW DO WE ORGANIZE OUR EFFORTS AS A COMMUNITY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL TO THE EMPLOYERS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE SKILLED WORKERS AND PROVIDE THE RESOURCES THEY MIGHT NEED? SO THEY COME AND WORK HERE.

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

SO YOU THINK OF VENUE, THINK OF RESTAURANTS, THINK OF HOTELS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN THAT'S RELATED TO HOSPITALITY.

THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY THE HIGHEST PAYING JOBS, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE OFTENTIMES JOBS THAT PEOPLE WILL USE TO START THEIR CAREER AND LEARN SKILLS AND AND THEN EXPAND FROM THERE. BUT BARRIERS ARE SOMETIMES HOUSING, SOMETIMES THE BARRIERS ARE ALSO DAYCARE.

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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 IN THAT CASE, HOSPITALITY.

WHAT WE HOPE IS ONCE WE GET THAT GOING, WE CAN THEN EXPAND IT INTO OTHER INDUSTRY SECTORS MAYBE THAT REQUIRE DIFFERENT SETS OF SKILLS, HIGHER LEVELS OF SKILL SETS. BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO 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, 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.

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

ARE YOU AT LIBERTY TO SAY IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IF AVELLA IS GOING TO HAVE NONSTOPS BEYOND NEW HAVEN? I DON'T KNOW YET. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR EXACT FLIGHT SCHEDULE IS, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT AS FAR OF A FLIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO GET IS NEW HAVEN, MAYBE ORLANDO, MAYBE LAKELAND AND FLORIDA IN THE NORTHEAST.

YEAH. BECAUSE MOST OF THEIR NONSTOPS ARE INTO AND OUT OF NEW HAVEN.

SO I WAS WONDERING IF WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUN STUFF.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DEBORAH BRADFORD, MC, DC.

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

GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL THIS MORNING. DEBORAH BRADFORD, MC, DC.

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

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

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

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

AND YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE NEWS RELEASE THAT YOU WILL FIND ATTACHED.

A WORD ON THE MCKINNEY FRONT PORCH, WHICH OUR CITY MANAGER HAS ALREADY ELABORATED ON.

THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUMMIT RATHER SO IT IS SPONSORED BY THE MCKINNEY FRONT PORCH, WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE ORIGINALLY CONVENED BY MC DC 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 SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN BENEFIT AND HELP WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.

IN TERMS OF GRANTS 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 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, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY HEARD AND SO ATTACHED. YOU WILL FIND THE SUMMARY OF THOSE REQUESTS RECEIVED AND THEN THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE FINAL CYCLE OF THE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH JULY 1ST THROUGH 31, AND THOSE ARE RESTRICTED TO EXTERIOR INFRASTRUCTURE.

AS YOU KNOW, SEWAGE, WATER AND UTILITY SITE WORK.

UPCOMING EVENTS. I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE MAY EVENTS.

THOSE ARE ALSO ATTACHED IN YOUR REPORT. AND THOSE LISTED ARE FROM MAY THE 2ND THROUGH MAY THE 30TH.

SO AGAIN TAX DOLLARS AT WORK, GREAT EVENTS, BRINGING IN LOTS OF TOURISM.

HOPEFULLY LOTS OF HOTEL VISITS AND STAYS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

SO THAT'S MY REPORT AND I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MCKINNEY PARKS AND REC LIAISON KAREN BOLTON.

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT WAS A RELATIVELY IT WAS A BIT OF A SHORTER MEETING THE LAST TIME.

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

THE U 90 GIRLS CUP WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. AND THEY RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK ON THE NEW CRAIG RANCH SOCCER COMPLEX, WHICH IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT EVEN MORE DRAW ONCE IT'S COMPLETE.

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

THE PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN HAD A BUDGET UPDATE BY JENNY BAKER, WHO'S THE PARKS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, AND THERE ARE 22 ACTIVE PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, 12 PROJECTS.

12 OF THOSE ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN 2026. AND THEN AGAIN, OF THOSE, THERE ARE FIVE NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THERE, BUT THEIR FOCUS THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE CATCHING UP ON EXISTING PROJECTS.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY'RE ASKED FROM MC.

DC IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LESS THAN IT HAS BEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

AS SOME NOTABLE PROJECTS THERE. CENTRAL PARK, THE BALL FIELD AT E RANDALLS, THE TRAIL BEHIND STAR, THE CARY COX PARK REPLACEMENT RENOVATIONS AT VALLEY CREEK PARK, WHICH PERSONALLY THAT'S OUR PARK.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE. SOME MAJOR HIGH LEVEL PROJECTS ARE DESTINATION SPORTS PARK, THE NORTH RECREATION CIVIC AND CENTER AND CIVIC CAMPUS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE NEW BIG ONE LIKE THE APEX NORTH TOWN LAKE RENOVATIONS AND GRADY LITTLEJOHN BALLFIELD. SO FOR THAT ONE, THEY HAVE TEN BIDS CURRENTLY SUBMITTED AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING THOSE BIDS.

AND THEY EXPECT PARDON. THEY EXPECT A DECISION WILL BE PROVIDED SOON AND THEN FEEDBACK FROM THEIR BOARD.

THEY HAD A REQUEST FOR SOME WORLD CUP AIRBNB BOOKINGS, SO IF I CAN PROVIDE THAT.

AND THEN ALSO THEY WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THEY LOVE THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT YOUR, YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.

SO KEEP THEM UP BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT THEY'RE REALLY FUN AND ENGAGING.

SO THAT'S IT. I STAND FOR QUESTIONS FROM HERE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. OKAY.

WHAT WHEN'S VALLEY CREEK GOING TO BE FINISHED? THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A TIMELINE FOR THAT ONE.

WHAT IS SORRY, WHAT IS BEING DONE AT VALLEY CREEK? THEY DIDN'T EVEN SAY THAT. BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW. 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. 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 KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO TALK IN A LITTLE BIT.

MCKINNEY. MAIN STREET, ANDREW JONES. THANK YOU FOR THE WARM WELCOME.

I'M SO SORRY. THANK YOU. VISIT MCKINNEY. BOARD.

MADAM CHAIR. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU UP THERE ON THE DAIS.

ANDREW JONES, CULTURAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR. A FEW UPDATES HERE, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK BEFORE YOU.

ARTS AND BLOOM WAS A REALLY BIG SUCCESS DESPITE A LOT OF RAIN.

SO IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH WE EKED OUT IN BETWEEN ALL THE RAINS.

RAIN CLOUDS. WE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO VISIT MCKINNEY AND THEIR STAFF, WHO ALLOWED US TO KIND OF TAKE OVER THEIR CONFERENCE ROOM AS A AS A STAGING AREA. HOPEFULLY WE WEREN'T TOO BAD OF GUESTS, SO THANK YOU.

ART IN THE HALL JURIED ART SHOW. SO WE HAVE THE JURIED ART SHOW UP HERE.

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

THAT'S GOING TO BE UP THROUGH APRIL 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. 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 WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, PARKS AND REC, AND THE MAIN STREET, MAIN STREET BOUGHT MASSIVE PLANTERS, NINE ADDITIONAL PLANTERS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE PLANTING NINE NEW TREES, MOST OF THEM ON EAST AND WEST LOUISIANA, WHERE THERE WAS A BIG YOU KNOW, IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THERE JUST TO ADD MORE GREENERY.

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

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

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

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

YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOME FENCING GOING UP LAST WEEK.

BUT WE ANTICIPATE THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A THREE MONTH PROJECT AND THEN SOME EVENTS.

MAY 16TH, WE HAVE OUR BUBBLES AND BRUNCH WINE WALK WITH LONE STAR WINERY, AND THEN WE ARE GEARING UP FOR OUR NEXT BIG EVENT IN DOWNTOWN TEXAS.

MUSIC REVOLUTION JUNE 5TH THROUGH SIXTH. WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. VISIT MCKINNEY FINANCE REPORT.

ALICIA HOLMBERG. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

I'M GOING TO DO THE FINANCE REPORT FROM HERE. SO WE MET WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TWO WEEKS AGO.

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YOU CAN SEE WE THIS IS FROM FEBRUARY. SO WE ARE OR WERE 42% THROUGH OUR FISCAL YEAR.

AGAIN, AS USUAL, PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK. IF YOU LOOK DOWN UNDER THE OPERATIONS AREA THAT SERVICES AND SUNDRY, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S KIND OF A LITTLE UNDER THAT. AND THE STORE PURCHASING BULK OF THAT HAPPENS COMING UP SOON FOR THE, FOR THE STORE IN THE GETTING READY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT NUMBER GO DOWN A BIT AND THEN THE SERVICES AND SUNDRY, WE AGAIN HAVE SOME SPONSORSHIP PAYOUTS THAT ARE COMING UP.

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

OUR NEXT ONE. THANK YOU. SO FEBRUARY YOU CAN SEE STILL STILL UP ON OUR COLLECTION OF OF HOT TAX THERE BUT SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER THAN NORMAL. FEBRUARY IS HISTORICALLY OUR ONE OF OUR SLOWEST MONTHS.

SO I'M STILL HAPPY THAT WE ARE IN THE POSITIVE BUT MUCH SMALLER COLLECTION THERE.

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

SO STILL TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. HERE'S THE ACTUAL LIST OF THE COLLECTION FOR FEBRUARY.

AGAIN, USUAL AIRBNB IS OUR NUMBER ONE COLLECTION FOLLOWED BY THE SHERIDAN.

SO NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THERE. OUR TYPICAL COLLECTION FOR THE MONTH.

SO NOTHING. NOTHING TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THERE.

AGAIN, STILL COLLECTING THAT HOMEAWAY IS THE VRBO.

SO KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT, HOPING THAT THAT INCREASES A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND THEN ON OUR LAST ONE IS THE COMPARISON FOR THE OCCUPANCY ADR AND REV PAR.

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

SLIGHTLY UP UP ON ALL ACCOUNTS ON THE ADR AND THE REV PAR.

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

WE'RE USUALLY ABOVE THEM IN THE, IN THE OCCUPANCY LEVEL, CERTAINLY NOT IN THE ADR AND REV PAR.

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

DOES ANYONE FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAVE ANY THING TO ADD? NO, MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS. STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS? NO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VISIT MCKINNEY MARKETING REPORT.

SARAH NOLTING AND EMILY MYRICK. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

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

THE WEBSITE HAD AN INCREASE IN ACTIVE USERS, NEW USERS, ORGANIC SESSIONS AND VIEWS MONTH OVER MONTH AND YEAR OVER YEAR, WHICH IS EXCITING TO SEE. 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 CLICKING ON AND VIEWING. SO THAT WAS EXCITING TO SEE THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE NEW THINGS ON THE APP.

OUR PAGE VIEWS WERE INCREASED BY OVER 25% AS WELL FOR MARCH.

MONTH OVER MONTH, WHICH WHICH WAS GOOD TO SEE.

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

WE HAD EIGHT EIGHT STORIES WRITTEN IN THE MEDIA.

SOCIAL MEDIA WAS A LITTLE STRANGE REPORTING WISE.

OUR MARCH DATA WAS REALLY STRONG. WE HAD A ALMOST RIGHT AROUND HALF A MILLION IMPRESSIONS ACROSS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND LINKEDIN. LAST MARCH WE HAD 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 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, 5000 RECIPIENTS WITH OVER 50% OPEN RATE AND CLICK RATES IN THE 30S.

SO REALLY, REALLY HAPPY WITH OUR PERFORMANCE.

QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU LOOK BACK AT THAT IS A 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 OF DAYS. AND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, MY FIRST MONTH ON THE JOB.

AND SO YEAH, EXCEPT THAT COLLAB, IT WAS GREAT, BUT WE DIDN'T.

WE'VE BEEN CUTTING BACK ON COLLABS LATELY FOR STRATEGY REASONS.

AND I STAND BY THAT CHOICE. BUT YEAH, I CAN'T COMPETE WITH CRAZY INFLUENCER COLLABS A YEAR AGO.

SO GOOD THINGS ALL AROUND. HOW'S THE MARKETING FOR THE BYRON NELSON GOING?

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WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THIS NEXT ONE IS GOING TO STAR A BANANA PEEL.

I'LL JUST SAY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITING. 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 AZIRA.

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 BOTH A LITTLE BIT LOCAL AND THEN ALSO LIKE IN THE HOUSTON AREA TO GET A BROADER REACH.

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 YOU ALL GOING TO DO AT THE THE COURSE.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE? YEAH.

WE'LL HAVE A BOOTH AT THE SAME LOCATION AS LAST YEAR.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE POLISHED THIS YEAR.

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

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.

GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. SORRY.

SO YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE 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? SO WE DO HAVE A LINK IN OUR LINK TREE ON OUR INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK BIO.

WE HAVE A LINK RIGHT ON OUR HOME PAGE. AND THEN GOING FORWARD, I'M GOING TO DO PROBABLY A MONTHLY POST TO KIND OF PROMOTE THAT BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR. SO BUT ALSO IF YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE NOT ON OUR EMAIL LIST, THERE'S A LINK IN OUR BIO. THANK YOU. OKAY.

[26-0359 Assistant Director’s Report]

ALICIA. ALL RIGHT. WELL GOOD MORNING AGAIN EVERYONE.

SO I'M FILLING IN FOR ERIN TODAY. YOU WILL HOPEFULLY ALL SEE HIM ON FRIDAY.

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

IT'S GOING TO BE HERE AT CITY HALL ON THE OTHER SIDE.

FROM 1 P.M. TO 430 THERE WILL BE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR.

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

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

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK ON THAT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FACILITATOR WHO IS ACTUALLY MADISON CLARK.

SHE'S WITH OUR EDC DEPARTMENT. SHE WENT THROUGH A FACILITATOR CLASS.

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

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF FOR SOME REASON YOU CANNOT MAKE IT. LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

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

PLEASE COMPLETE THAT SURVEY. I KNOW I LOOKED AT IT AND IT IS IT SHOULD TAKE YOU A MINUTE.

SO, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR 100% 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 OUT OF THE WAY.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION ON THAT. SOME EXCITING THINGS THAT HAPPEN.

I KNOW THE LAST MEETING WE BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON BECAUSE IT WAS RIGHT AFTER THE MARATHON AND THE MCKINNEY HISTORIC HALF, WE GOT SOME, SOME FINAL NUMBERS FROM THEM. SO THEY HAD 4157 PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT.

THAT'S INCLUDING THE HALF THE FIVE K AND THE 100 METER DASH KIDS DASH.

SO GREAT. GREAT TURNOUT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WE HAD SOME OF OUR STAFF AT THE WATER STATION.

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

YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE RUN. THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU RUN THROUGH.

SO THEY THE FINAL NUMBERS, WE THOUGHT THERE WAS 23 STATES, PARTICIPANTS FROM 28 STATES AND FOUR COUNTRIES THAT CAME THROUGH TO DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE. THEY HAD SOME OF THEIR STAFF STAYED IN OUR HOTELS, SO WE GENERATED THAT WE KNOW OF HARD DATA THAT IT WAS 23 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 FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, SATURDAY MORNING. BUT WITHOUT THAT HARD DATA, WE CAN'T ATTRIBUTE THEM DIRECTLY.

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

AS KAREN MENTIONED, THE INTERNATIONAL GIRLS CUP TOOK PLACE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

AGAIN, A GREAT EVENT. IT WAS OUR SECOND YEAR HERE IN MCKINNEY.

AND THEY HAD 2860 PLAYERS PARTICIPATE A COUPLE INTERNATIONAL TEAMS AND THEY GENERATED

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GLAD TO SEE THAT THEY'RE HERE. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY AND PUSH THEM TO GET THOSE HOTELS NUMBERS EVEN HIGHER.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES NEXT YEAR. BUT THEY'RE GOOD PARTNERS, GREAT PARTNERS TO WORK WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT ON THAT.

SO AND LIKE TERRENCE SAID, NEXT YEAR THEY WILL HAVE THE FULL FACILITY.

SO THEY'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING IN EVEN MORE.

SO THOSE ARE THE BIG ONES. WE ARE. IT'S BEEN A BUSY MONTH AND GOING INTO ANOTHER BUSY MONTH FOR OUR STAFF.

EVERYONE HAS BEEN TRAVELING RECENTLY. TONY JUST GOT BACK FROM SPORTS TO OUT IN LAS VEGAS.

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

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

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

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

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

AND AARON WAS AT AN ICMA LEADERSHIP. I WAS JUST AT A, ANOTHER COURSE YESTERDAY, SO WE'VE BEEN BUSY.

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

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

WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT THIS YEAR. IT'S GOING TO BE, AS EMILY SAID, A POLISHED VERSION OF WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

I THINK MOST OF YOU SAW IT LAST YEAR JUST PROMOTING THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE COMING TO MCKINNEY.

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

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

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

SO PLEASE, IF FOR SOME REASON YOU ARE GOING OUT OF 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, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A TOUGH DAY. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR EVERYBODY AND I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR SIT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ANYONE? OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 26-0360.

[26-0360 Update on the MPAC Renovation Project]

VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD. SO REALLY EXCITED TO KIND OF CLUE YOU IN ON WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING OVER AT IMPACT.

SO LET'S SEE. HERE WE GO. SO IMPACT THE OLD COURTHOUSE, KIND OF THE JEWEL OF DOWNTOWN, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IT IS KIND OF WHEN, WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHETHER THEY'VE ARRIVED IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY, THEY KIND OF OFTEN LOOK TO THIS BUILDING. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, THOUGH, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROJECT.

NUMBER ONE, THOUGHTFUL HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

THIS IS A STATE ANTIQUITIES LANDMARK. EVERYTHING HAS TO KIND OF GO THROUGH YOU KNOW, THE TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION, WE WANT TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE BUILDING FOR THE NEXT 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.

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 FOR THAT WHOLE CUSTOMER JOURNEY.

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

AND THEN WE ALSO WANTED TO DRIVE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC TO THE DISTRICT.

AND THAT WAS PARAMOUNT FOR US. INCREASED THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE SHOWS THAT WE OFFER AT IMPACT.

SO WHO ARE OUR PARTNERS? OUR ARCHITECTS IS ARCHITECTS.

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

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 HELPED US TACKLE THIS PROJECT IN THE EARLY 2000, WHICH IS GREAT. THAT LED TO A LOT OF INSIGHTS AND LOWERING THE COMPLEXITY OF A PROJECT LIKE THIS, AND THEN INTERIORS. WE ALSO HAVE A LOCAL INTERIOR DESIGN TEAM OVER AT WHOLE HOUSE IS HELPING US WITH THE WITH THAT.

NICE. SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW YOU KNOW, THE, AS YOU MIGHT HAVE KNOWN BASICALLY THE COUNTY HAD ESSENTIALLY NOT USED THE BUILDING FOR OVER 30 PLUS YEARS PRIOR TO OR AROUND 25 YEARS PRIOR TO THE CITY TAKING THAT OVER IN THE EARLY 2000. REALLY, THE CITY LEASED IT FROM THE COUNTY.

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

WE HAD SOME GREAT COUNCIL MEMBERS OF YEARS PAST THAT REALLY HAD THE FORESIGHT TO, TO, YOU KNOW, WILL THIS PROJECT INTO EXISTENCE YOU KNOW, WITH THAT RENOVATION, IT BECAME A CATALYST FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN AS A WHOLE.

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WHEN RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, THERE WERE PIGEONS ROOSTING IN THE THIRD FLOOR, THERE WAS CHAIN LINK FENCE ACROSS.

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

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER MOVING PARTS TO THAT, BUT DOWN.

BUT THE OLD COURTHOUSE BUILDING WAS KIND OF KEY TO A LOT OF THAT.

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

THE OVERALL PROJECT BUDGET IS JUST OVER 10 MILLION YOU KNOW, EIGHT AND A HALF FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND THEN ABOUT ONE AND A HALF FOR OR A MILLION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND OTHER ENGINEERING SERVICES, AND THEN 500 FOR FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT. SO, YOU KNOW, WE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, TAKING A LOOK ABOUT OUR GYM THAT HAS KIND OF GOTTEN A LITTLE DIRTY OVER THE YEARS, SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE, THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WON'T SEE BEHIND THE WALLS ON THE ROOF, HVAC, ELECTRICAL, EVERYTHING FROM RAILINGS TO, YOU KNOW, DOWNSPOUTS, DRAINAGE, THAT SORT OF STUFF.

INSIDE THE THEATER, WE'RE UPGRADING. WE'RE TAKING THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE THEATER TECHNOLOGY, REPAIR AND UPGRADE THE STAGE, WHICH IS A MODULAR STAGE NOW, OR WHICH WAS A MODULAR STAGE IS NOW GOING TO BE A PERMANENT STAGE, IMPROVING THE ACOUSTICS AND ADDING MORE COMFORTABLE SEATING.

I THINK THE LAST ONE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE WITH IMPACT SEATING IS THAT IT WASN'T VERY COMFORTABLE.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE A MUCH MORE USER FRIENDLY SEATING OPTION.

THIS IS THESE ARE NOT CURRENT PHOTOS. I SHOULD CHANGE THIS BECAUSE ALL THE DEMO HAS STARTED AND THIS IS ALL EMPTY.

BUT RIGHT HERE, YOU SEE IN THE BACK OF THE THEATER, THOSE VESTIBULE WALLS, THOSE ARE ALREADY GONE.

THE STAGE IS ALREADY REMOVED, AND THEY'VE ALREADY PREPPED AND DONE DEMO ON THESE.

BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT JUST KIND OF THE STATE OF THE BUILDING PRIOR TO THE RENOVATION.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TACKLE EVERY SINGLE PUBLIC RESTROOM IN THE BUILDING.

AS YOU SEE HERE, THESE ARE THE LOWER RESTROOMS FOR THE PUBLIC.

THEY WEREN'T REALLY DESIGNED TO FIT IN WITH THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDING.

SO WE'RE ALSO GOING TO MAKE THEM NICER, BUT ALSO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT'S KIND OF PART OF THE BUILDING.

ALL RIGHT, SO HERE'S A RENDERING OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.

SO WHAT WE HIRED A, WHAT I LIKE IN IS A PAINT ARCHEOLOGIST TO KIND OF GO BACK AND SEE WHAT THE ORIGINAL COLORS WERE BACK IN THE 30S WHEN THE, WHEN THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN ITS CURRENT FORM.

THEY HAD CHOSEN A GREEN EXTERIOR ON THE ON ALL THE WOOD DETAIL AROUND ALL THE WINDOWS AND THEN ON THAT PLASTER LEVEL BELOW.

AND SO WE'RE KIND OF GOING BACK TO THAT. IT'S LIKE A SAGE GREEN, WHICH REALLY YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A REASON THE ARCHITECTS CHOSE THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I THINK IT DOES ACCENTUATE THE BUILDING IN A VERY NICE WAY.

WE'RE ALSO ADDING AN AWNING TO THE THE MAIN ENTRANCES ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE.

THOSE GET A LOT OF WATER PENETRATION CURRENTLY, AND WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THOSE WINDOWS AND DOORS MULTIPLE TIMES.

SO ONE OF THE, THAT'S GOING TO BE A GLASS ROOF WITH THE, WITH A METAL AWNING THERE WITH LIGHTS UNDERNEATH.

SO WE'LL STILL SEE THAT ALL THE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS, BUT IT WILL PROTECT THOSE WINDOWS FROM DAMAGE.

ANYTIME IT RAINED, WE WERE ACTUALLY GETTING WATER PENETRATION AT THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS NOT A SUSTAINABLE PATH.

ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU REMEMBER JUST A FEW SLIDES AGO, THOSE AWFUL RESTROOMS IN THE IN THE BASEMENT.

THIS IS OUR KIND OF UPDATED VERSION OF THOSE PULLING OUT THE COLORS AND THE SCHEME.

YOU KNOW, BRASS FINISHES REALLY MAKING IT FEEL LIKE A MORE THEATRICAL ENVIRONMENT WHEN YOU GO INTO THE SPACE.

I COULD SIT ON THIS SLIDE FOR A WHILE. THE ONE THING I WILL TALK ABOUT IS THE, THE COLORS AND THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING, THEY FOUND THE ORIGINAL COLORS IN THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS LIKE A SOFT YELLOW GOLD COLOR.

THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL COLOR. SO WE'RE ADDING A BIT OF COLOR INSIDE THE BUILDING AS WELL.

THIS IS THE MAIN HALLWAY. SO YOU'LL SEE HERE A FEW CHANGES OBVIOUSLY POLISHING ALL THE MARBLE KIND OF CLEANING UP THE FLOORS.

SO THE FLOORS WILL REMAIN, BUT THERE'LL BE A LOT, ALMOST TWO SHADES BRIGHTER.

YOU'LL SEE THE DRAPERY TO ADD A MORE THEATRICAL ENVIRONMENT WHEN YOU COME INTO THIS SPACE.

[00:45:03]

AND THEN THIS IS IN THE BACK OF THE THEATER. SO ONE OF THE TRUE GEMS, THIS IS THE OLD JUDGE'S BENCH HAS BEEN HIDDEN UNDERNEATH THE STAGE, BEHIND THE STAGE FOR YOU KNOW, ABOUT 20 PLUS YEARS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER 20.

SO ALMOST 45 YEARS. THE PUBLIC REALLY HASN'T ENGAGED WITH THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO TURN INTO OUR SERVING AREA IN THE BACK OF THE COURTHOUSE THEATER.

AND IS GOING TO BE A REAL I THINK GATHERING SPOT, YOU KNOW, BEFORE, DURING SHOWS YOU KNOW, DURING INTERMISSION. HERE'S A LOOK FROM THE BALCONY WITH KIND OF THE, THE NEW STAGE LOCATION.

WE'RE ACTUALLY UTILIZING THE, THE JURY RAIL THAT SEPARATED THE JURY AND THE COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS FROM THE AUDIENCE AS THE FRONT OF THE STAGE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A REAL BEAUTIFUL KIND OF ACCENT PIECE AND THEN NEW DRAPES ON THE STAGE AS WELL.

YOU CAN SEE THE NEW CHAIRS THROUGHOUT AND THEN THE UPDATED COLORS.

SO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT TIMELINE.

BACK IN FEBRUARY 2025, COUNCIL APPROVED THE FUNDING.

WE GAVE THE. WE FINALLY GOT THE NOTICE TO PROCEED FROM THE TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION IN FALL 2025.

THE LAST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE WAS IN JANUARY 17TH.

IN FEBRUARY 1ST, THE BUILDING CLOSED. FEBRUARY 4TH.

THE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN AND WE ARE ACTUALLY ON TARGET TO TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT BY MID NOVEMBER.

SO I'M GOING TO KNOCK ON WOOD SOMEWHERE, KEEP TO THAT.

SO DEMO IS ALL COMPLETE. WE HAD THE HISTORIC ORGAN WAS IN THE, IN THE BUILDING.

IT WAS AN ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING. THERE WAS A NONPROFIT GROUP THAT HAD INSTALLED THAT EARLY 2000 THAT HAS SINCE BEEN SALVAGED AND BROUGHT AND FOUND A NEW HOME DOWN IN WACO, WHICH IS GREAT. SO WE WORKED WITH A NONPROFIT THERE TO TO FIND A NEW HOME FOR THAT.

BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PROJECT AND, YOU KNOW, ADD A NEW ASSET TO THE, TO THE CITY IN A NEW WAY.

SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS THERE? I HAVE A QUICK ONE.

YEAH. I'LL GO BACK TO THE. WERE YOU ABLE TO GET THOSE CHANDELIERS THAT YOU WANTED FROM ONE OF THESE OTHER VENUES? DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU WERE LIKE KEEPING AN EYE ON SOME COOL.

YEAH. SO THAT'S THE THE MAIN CHANDELIER HERE, WHICH IS FROM THE SAME PERIOD OF THE ORIGINAL RENOVATION.

SO STILL TO COME ON THAT. YEAH. SO YEAH. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY REOPENING CELEBRATION PLANNED? NOT ANY FIRM PLANS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE, WE'RE KIND OF PUSHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SORRY. BECAUSE OF ITS. IT'S A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO HIRE A BIG ARTIST AND DO SOMETHING WHERE IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE OPENING TIMELINE.

AS WE GET A LITTLE FURTHER IN THE PROJECT, WE'LL PROBABLY PLAN SOMETHING FOR EARLY 2027.

SO THIS, THIS WILL BE KIND OF A QUIET OPENING FOR THIS YEAR AND THEN PROBABLY IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR.

FIRST OFF, THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPRESSIVE IF THEY'RE DONE BY NOVEMBER. YEAH, I'M VERY EXCITED.

AND THEN ALSO I THINK PATRICK TALKED ABOUT NOT, YOU KNOW, FORECASTING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

I KNOW, I KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS TO THROW OUT DATES, BUT AND THEN ALSO WHAT IS THE CAPACITY? YEAH. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDING CAPACITY. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABOUT 415 FOR 17 WHEN IT'S ALL NOT INCLUDING STANDING ROOM.

OKAY. OKAY. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE CHRISTMAS CAROL THERE IN DECEMBER.

YES WE ARE. REALLY WANT TO HOST A PARTY FOR THEIR, THEIR YOU KNOW, CHRISTMAS CAROL PRODUCTIONS.

DID YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO HIRE A BIG ARTIST TO DO.

YES. YEAH. THIS IS BEING RECORDED. I'LL HOLD YOU TO THAT.

THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE ALLOW FOR ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON MATTERS, NOT ON THE AGENDA. I SEE THERE ARE NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO BOARD AND DIRECTOR COMMENTS.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING GOOD? NO. ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. PATRICK MAKES A MOTION. MAY I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY TARYN, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

ANTICIPATION. I KNOW. MOTION PASSED.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 850. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.