[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:07] MEETING. IT IS TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 2026. WE'RE IN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 401 EAST VIRGINIA STREET IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. THIS TIME, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551002, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY BE PRESENT, ALTHOUGH NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. MEETINGS BEING BROADCAST LIVE ON THE MCKINNEY WEBSITE LISTED IN THE AGENDA. FIRST ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS MORNING? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT ITEMS. [CONSENT ITEMS] THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE NONCONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING. ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY ANY BOARD MEMBER. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS. BOTH OF THEM ARE MINUTES 26046 ZERO MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 17TH AND 26046 ONE MINUTES OF THE MCKINNEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING OF APRIL 21ST. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, CHANGES OR COMMENTS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, A MOTION BY A SECOND BY SCOTT. CAST YOUR VOTES. NEXT, WE HAVE REPORTS. PAUL. CITY. MCKINNEY. GOOD [26-0462 Board and Liaison Updates City of McKinney Community Development Corporation Visit McKinney MEDC Committee Updates Board Chairman] MORNING, MR. CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, A FEW ITEMS TO UPDATE YOU ON. SO. MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY THIS YEAR HAS BEEN MOVED BECAUSE OF THE BYRON NELSON THIS WEEKEND. NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE IT ON A SATURDAY AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. I SHOULD SAY THE D VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK THAT IS NOW BEING MOVED TO MONDAY OF MEMORIAL DAY, AND IT WILL BE 10 A.M. MONDAY, MEMORIAL DAY AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK IN CRAIG RANCH. THE. ON. WE FOUND OUT ON MAY 11TH THAT WE WILL BE HAVING A NEW CODE FOR OUR AIRPORT, SO OUR. IATA CODE THAT IS CALLED THE. WHAT IS IATA STAND FOR? I HAVE IT HERE. HOLD ON AND I WILL FIND IT. IT IS THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION. IT'S AN OFFICIAL AIRPORT CODE. WE WERE NOTIFIED ON MAY 11TH. WE'VE NOTIFIED THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. LET THEM KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE A THREE DIGIT CODE. IT WILL NOT BE TKITKI IS WHAT IS KNOWN AS OUR AIRPORT IDENTIFIER, BUT OUR AIRPORT AIRLINE CODE. THE IATA CODE WILL BE DTXDTX FOR DALLAS, TEXAS, BUT IT WILL BE MCKINNEY SO IT'S UNIQUE AND IT'S PRETTY INTUITIVE, SO IT COULD BE WORSE I SUPPOSE, BUT THAT WILL BE MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT. WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR MARKETING FOLKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MESSAGE IS, IS PUT OUT THERE A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS TO UPDATE YOU ON, AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO THIS EVENING'S MEETINGS. WE HAVE OUR BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION WE'RE HAVING AS A COMMUNITY ON DEALING WITH ISSUES OF HOMELESSNESS, THAT THEY HAVE BEGUN THEIR MEETINGS. THEY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A CONTRACTUAL ISSUE. IF WE THINK WE SOMETIMES MISTER HAUSER'S HERE, SO I'LL BE CAREFUL. SOMETIMES IT TAKES TIME FOR LEGAL REVIEW BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE THOROUGH. SAME THING HAPPENS AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS, WHO'S OUR CONSULTANT. SO WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH THEIR LEGAL REVIEW. BUT THEY ARE OFF TO THE RACES. OUR CONSULTANT IN CONDUCTING THESE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, AND THEY'LL BE DOING THAT THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS MONTH, IN JUNE AND PROBABLY EVEN INTO JULY. SO MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT. SPEAKING OF THE HOMELESS ISSUE, WE DID GET OUR RESULTS OF OUR PIT COUNT. THAT'S THE POINT IN TIME COUNT CITY OF MCKINNEY. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 240 INDIVIDUALS COUNTED. IT'S A SLIGHT INCREASE FROM 213 IN 2025. 182 OF THOSE WERE IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AND 58 WERE UNSHELTERED. LET'S SEE, I THINK I HAVE ONE MORE GEE WHIZ, WHICH IS THE POPULATION ESTIMATE FOR AS OF APRIL 1ST, 238,000 092 238,000 092. I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON TONIGHT'S. A COUPLE OF DISCUSSIONS ON TONIGHT'S MEETINGS WE HAVE AT WORK SESSION, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT, BECAUSE THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE TAKING ACTION ON ONE ITEM. THEY'RE GOING TO BE ASSIGNING OR APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE MCKINNEY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. THIS IS AN INFORMAL COMMITTEE. IT'S NOT A FORMAL BOARD OF COMMISSION. IT'S AN INFORMAL COMMITTEE. COUNCIL FORMED THIS SOME YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE GETTING ADVICE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ON UPDATING OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND WE NOW ARE DUE FOR SOME UPDATES TO THE UDC. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED AND REFRESHED, IF YOU WILL, AND READY TO GO. SO THE COUNCIL WILL BE MAKING SOME OF THOSE APPOINTMENTS THIS EVENING. THEY WILL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC GOALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 27. AS YOU KNOW, IN FEBRUARY EVERY YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL GETS TOGETHER AND IDENTIFIES THEIR PRIORITIES, THEIR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, AND THAT'S SORT OF SERVES AS A COUNCIL OR THE STAFF'S WORK PLAN. WE GO BACK, PUT SOME [00:05:05] DETAILS TO IT, COME UP WITH SOME MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES. WE BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL, WHICH IS TONIGHT. THEY ADOPT IT, AND THEN WE'RE OFF TO THE RACES IN TERMS OF PREPARING, FINALIZING THE BUDGET AND PRESENTING IT IN EARLY AUGUST. WE WILL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT OUR ROAD CONDITION ASSESSMENT. IF PCI OR ROAD PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX IS EXCITING FOR YOU, YOU CAN TUNE INTO IT. IT WILL BE VERY INFORMATIVE PROMIS. THAT'S THE WORK SESSION. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR YOU THIS EVENING. WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION ON SELLING ABOUT A THIRD OF AN ACRE OF LAND WHERE THE NEIGHBOR HUB, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT ON REDBUD SOUTH OF US 380 THIS IS THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROJECT THAT CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS GOING TO BE DRIVING. THERE'S A SMALL PIECE OF LAND. IT'S GOING TO BE USED FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS. IT HELPS CREATE A BETTER ACCESS POINT FOR THEM. THAT IS, THE COUNCIL WILL BE APPROVING THE SALE OF THAT OR CONSIDERING APPROVAL OF THE SALE OF THAT THIS EVENING. THERE'S ALSO THE GRADY LITTLEJOHN SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL COMPLEX, A TOWN LAKE. I'M NOT SURE IF AMY'S HERE. SHE USUALLY COMES TO THE MC, DC. I DON'T WANT TO STEAL HER THUNDER, BUT THAT CONTRACT WILL BE APPROVED THIS EVENING FOR THE SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL COMPLEX AT TOWN LAKE. GRADY LITTLEJOHN, RECONSTRUCTION AIRPORT TAXIWAY ALPHA PHASE TWO PROJECT IS GOING TO BE ON DECK FOR TONIGHT FOR APPROVAL. AND THEN FINALLY, CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION MORE SERVICES. THAT'S CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK SERVICES RELATED TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY REHAB, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REHABILITATION. NOW THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED OUT OF THE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, IT WILL CONVERT TO A POLICE HEADQUARTERS. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME RETROFITTING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. WITH THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. CINDY, CDC, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT CASKEY, HAPPY CJ CUP WEEK. WE'RE OFF AND RUNNING AGAIN. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO MENTION. ONE AND TWO, WE'RE ENTERING INTO OUR FINAL CYCLES OF THE VARIOUS GRANTS THAT WE OFFER. AND WANTED TO MENTION SEVERAL DEADLINES THAT ARE COMING UP. WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PROMOTIONAL AND COMMUNITY EVENT GRANTS THROUGH MAY 29TH. PROJECT GRANTS. THE APPLICATION PERIOD WILL OPEN JUNE 1ST AND THEN RETAIL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. THE APPLICATION PERIOD WILL OPEN ON JULY 1ST. LAST WEEK WE MET. WE HAD A JOINT MEETING WITH THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD AND DISCUSSED ISSUES RELATED TO THE BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR NEXT YEAR AND ALSO MAJOR PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP, INCLUDING APEX, NORTH TOWN LAKE IMPROVEMENTS THERE, AND THE SPORTS COMPLEX IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF THE CITY. OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONTINUES. WE RELEASED A VIDEO IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAST MONTH'S MEETING, AND I INCLUDED A LINK ON MY REPORT, SO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE. AND THE OTHER THING I'LL MENTION IS JUST A FUN THING. CBS NEWS HAS A SHOW THEY LIVE STREAM. IT'S CALLED AMERICA BY DESIGN, AND THEY FEATURE PROJECTS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY REALLY INTERNATIONALLY AS WELL, THAT ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INTERESTING ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS OR THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO A COMMUNITY. AND TAPS WAS SELECTED TO BE FEATURED IN AN EPISODE THAT AIRED LAST WEEK. CONDUIT ARCHITECTURE REACHED OUT TO CBS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, AND THEY CHOSE IT FOR THAT EPISODE. SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, TAKE A LOOK AT IT. IT'S REALLY FUN. I'M HAPPY TO SEND A LINK IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE IT, AND I AM HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. I DID WATCH YOUR VIDEO. IT'S REALLY WELL DONE. REALLY WELL DONE. THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE THE LINK FOR TUBBS. I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. IF YOU SEND THAT TO I'LL SEND IT TO MR. KOSKI. SURE. THANK YOU. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. VISIT MCKINNEY. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AARON WARNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VISIT MCKINNEY. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, OUR BOARD HELD OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL. SO WE GOT TOGETHER AND TALKED ABOUT ALL THE EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN MCKINNEY AND IN THE TOURISM REALM. I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT AT THIS BOARD, THOUGH, TO THANK MADISON CLARK, WHO CAME OVER AND FACILITATED THAT MEETING FOR US, AND SHE DID A FANTASTIC JOB KEEPING US ON POINT AND MOVING THROUGH OUR AGENDA AND REALLY THINKING ABOUT FUTURE FOCUSED ITEMS OF [00:10:05] HOW WE'RE GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE WHEN ALL THESE NEW AND EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS COME ON BOARD HERE IN MCKINNEY. AND SO SHE DID A WONDERFUL JOB. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING SUCH AWESOME TALENT IN YOUR TEAM. ALSO, LAST WEEK, WE HOSTED A KIND OF A BOUTIQUE CONFERENCE. THIS IS CALLED THE SPORTS INVITATIONAL CONFERENCE RIGHT HERE IN MCKINNEY. THESE ARE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY RECRUITED TWO YEARS AGO. AND IT TAKES A WHILE SOMETIMES TO BRING THINGS FROM A RECRUITMENT ALL THE WAY TO FRUITION. AND SO WE WERE EXCITED TO OFFICIALLY HOST THEM AND HAVE THEM HERE IN MCKINNEY LAST WEEK. IT WAS FULL OF ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH SPORTS PLANNERS THAT DO TOURNAMENTS AND BIG EVENTS AND ARE INTERESTED IN BRINGING THINGS LIKE THAT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND HAVING THAT CONFERENCE HERE MEANT THAT WE GOT TO DO A LOT OF SITE VISITS AND TAKE THEM DIRECTLY OVER TO OUR FACILITIES, RATHER THAN JUST SHOWING PICTURES OR A FLIER. SO IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US. AND THEN LIKE MITCH SAID, IT IS BYRON NELSON WEEK, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. SO A BIG WEEK FOR EVERYBODY IN MCKINNEY FOR THE VISIT SIDE AND MC, DC IN THE CITY. WE HAVE OUR MCKINNEY EXPERIENCE BOOTH AGAIN THIS YEAR ON THE 18TH FAIRWAY. IT'S BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR. WE'RE 30 BY 30, AND THEY'VE ALSO ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL FEATURES NEXT TO US. SO THERE'S A BIG HIGH NOON BOOTH IN A BAR AND THE MERCH TENT, AND THEN OF COURSE THE HOUSE OF CJ. SO I'M EXPECTING IT TO BE QUITE BUSY OVER THERE THIS YEAR. BUT WE ALSO FULLY REIMAGINED WHAT OUR BOOTH LOOKS LIKE. AND SO I'M EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS TO STOP BY. WE KNOWING THAT WE HAVE THE HOUSE OF CJ AS A NEIGHBOR, WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO ELEVATE OUR EXPERIENCE. AND SO WE'VE WE'VE MADE IT LOOK REALLY COOL. WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING ALL THE EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN MCKINNEY. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO KICKING OFF THE SUMMER OF SOCCER. AND SO IF YOU'VE PAID ATTENTION TO THE NEWS AT ALL, YOU KNOW, THE WORLD CUP IS BASICALLY HERE NOW. AND THAT MEANS THAT FOR MCKINNEY, WE WANT TO CREATE A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO GATHER AND, AND CELEBRATE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MONTH AND A HALF OF THE WORLD CUP. AND TO DO THAT, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH TOPS BREWERY AS KIND OF OUR HOME BASE FOR WORLD CUP VIEWING. THEY HAVE INCREASED THEIR THE AMOUNT OF TVS IN THEIR FACILITY DRASTICALLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE ARE GOING TO HOST OR HAVE LIVE VIEWING FOR EVERY MATCH THAT PLAYS DURING THE WORLD CUP, WHETHER IT'S A 7 A.M. OR 9 P.M. START, THEY'RE GOING TO STAY OPEN THE ENTIRE TIME FOR CERTAIN MATCHES, OF COURSE, LIKE USA AND ARGENTINA, SOME OF THE BIG ONES THAT DRAW BIGGER CROWDS, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ELEVATED EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY, FOR, YOU KNOW, LIVE MUSIC IN BETWEEN OR BEFORE KIDS ACTIVITIES OR WORKING ON A TURF SOCCER PITCH ON SITE FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE. SO THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF FOR THE SUMMER OF SOCCER AND MCKINNEY IS JUNE 6TH. IT'S GOING TO BE AT TUFTS BREWERY. AND THAT IS THE SAME DAY AS TMR. SO EXPECT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN IN GENERAL THAT DAY, BUT THAT WILL BE THE START OF A MONTH AND A HALF LONG EVENT. BASICALLY WHERE EVERY DAY IS, IS LIVE SOCCER OVER AT TUFTS. AND OF COURSE, PART OF THAT IS THE CHUPACABRA. AND THEY JUST KICKED OFF THEIR FIRST MATCH AND HAD ALMOST 4000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. SO REALLY COOL TO SEE THE THE SUPPORT CONTINUE THERE. WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ON THAT LAST NOTE, I WILL SAY THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE FOR THE TICKETS. MY WIFE AND I DID CHECK THAT OUT AND IT WAS IT WAS AMAZING AND GREAT TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY CAME OUT FOR, FOR THAT CHUPACABRAS. IT WAS REALLY COOL. YEAH. AND THOSE ARE PRETTY SWEET UNIFORMS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR SPONSORSHIPS ON. YEAH, YEAH. IT'S NEAT. WE'RE THE TRAVEL GEAR SPONSOR. PERFECT. PERFECT PAIR. YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. COMMITTEE UPDATES. ANYBODY HERE FROM MARKETING, MARKETING, MARKETING. I AM HERE FOR MARKETING. I'M SORRY. NO UPDATES ON THE MARKETING UPDATE. REAL ESTATE. WE HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK AND WE HAVE SOME UPDATES FOR YOU. EXECUTIVE SESSION FINANCE. WE DID MEET AND WE WILL DISCUSS THAT AS WELL. INNOVATION. WE MET YESTERDAY AND TROY WENT THROUGH HIS CURRENT PILLARS AND SOME STRATEGIES WE'LL DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. AND GOVERNANCE WE DID NOT MEET. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST JUST A COUPLE COMMENTS. YOU KNOW, I WAS I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO BASICALLY, I THINK THE STAFF OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, EDC, CDC, CITY, JUST LOOKING AT EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING THIS WEEK AND AROUND. AND IT GOT ME THINKING, I WAS WATCHING, I WATCHED GOLF ON TV. I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T GET AWAY FROM IT. BUT I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST TO APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF LIKE LAST WEEK, PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, SEEING THEM EVERY TIME THEY CUT [00:15:04] TO COMMERCIAL, TALKING ABOUT TOURNAMENTS AND TALKING ABOUT THE CJ CUP AND SEEING MCKINNEY, TEXAS UP THERE ON THE SCREEN. AND YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THAT AND JUST THE NATIONAL ATTENTION THAT Y'ALL ARE BRINGING WITH THAT AND NCAA FOOTBALL AND THE BMW HALF MARATHON. AND YOU KNOW, JUST IT'S YOU KNOW, GOING OUT GLOBALLY NOW, WHICH IS SOMETHING I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT NONE OF THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING WITHOUT THE WORK OF ALL OF YOU BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THESE THINGS COME TO FRUITION. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH BECAUSE IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THAT HAPPENING. THAT'S IT FOR [26-0463 Consider/Discuss MEDC Monthly Reports] ME. MONTHLY UPDATES, MR. KOSKI. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING. I'LL PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT YOU JUST SAID HERE. I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM, THE EDC TEAM, FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'RE DOING BEHIND THE SCENES AND IN PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY SHANNON ROBERTS. SHE'S BEEN THE THE HUB OF ALL THE PLANNING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. SO KUDOS TO YOU. SHANNON DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED, UNDERAPPRECIATED. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU. THE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM ME BEFORE THURSDAY WITH ALL THE FINAL DETAILS AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I THINK WE HAVE EVERYBODY LINED UP FOR SOME TOUCH POINT WITH CONSULTANTS AND SO ON. BUT MORE TO COME ON THAT WITH AN OFFICIAL EMAIL FROM MYSELF, MAYBE A FEW FROM SHANNON AS WELL. BUT MOST IMPORTANT, I'M GONNA USE MY TIME TODAY TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. MELANIE MOLINA IS NOW A MOTHER. YEAH. GAVE BIRTH YESTERDAY TO BABY JACKSON, 6.9OZ, 19.5IN LONG. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS. IT SOUNDS HEALTHY AND GOOD, BUT CONGRATULATIONS, MELANIE AND JACOB FOR 6 POUNDS NINE OUNCES, NOT 6.9OZ. 6 POUNDS NINE OUNCES. YEAH. I'M SORRY. YEAH. 6 POUNDS, NINE OUNCES. SORRY, SORRY. THANK YOU. THAT'S NOT GOOD. YEAH, YOU COULD TELL I HAVE NO CHILDREN. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY COME OUT, BUT CONGRATULATIONS, MELANIE. AND, YEAH, WE SHOULD BE OUT OF THE OFFICE A LITTLE BIT ON MATERNITY LEAVE. SO WITH THAT, KEISHA IS HERE HELPING US IN INTERIM. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AT ALL, REACH OUT TO KEISHA AND SHE WILL ASSIST. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. MR. CHAIRMAN. I'LL NOW INVITE LUKE UP TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE MARKETING SIDE. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, LUKE GHAJARI, MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER FOR THE EDC. I READ A QUOTE THIS WEEKEND BY THE GREAT GOLFER BYRON NELSON. EVERY GREAT PLAYER HAS LEARNED THE TWO C'S HOW TO CONCENTRATE AND HOW TO MAINTAIN COMPOSURE. AND THIS WEEK OUR TEAM IS HYPER FOCUSED ON THOSE TWO C'S CONCENTRATION AND COMPOSURE. AGAIN, I'LL SHOUT OUT SHANNON ROBERTS AND HER EFFORTS LIKE A DUCK PADDLING FURIOUSLY BENEATH THE SURFACE BUT LOOKING FULLY COMPOSED ABOVE THE SURFACE, MAKING OUR LARGEST MARKETING INVESTMENT. THE BYRON NELSON KE CUP TOURNAMENT HAPPEN, SO I'LL JUST FLY OVER A QUICK VIEW OF SOME OF OUR MARKETING ANALYTICS AND SOME NUMBERS. THE LARGER REPORT IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT OUR NEWSLETTER, OPEN RATE, MAINTAINS VERY STRONG NUMBERS, AND WE'VE PIVOTED RECENTLY TO A MONTHLY CADENCE RATHER THAN A QUARTERLY CADENCE. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH GOING ON BETWEEN QUARTERS. IT WAS TOO MUCH TO PACK INTO ONE EMAIL. SO WE'VE DISTRIBUTED OUT NOW TO WHERE WE'RE SENDING 12 NEWSLETTERS A YEAR RATHER THAN FOUR. SO WE'LL JUMP OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE HERE IF WE CAN. SO WE'VE ALREADY TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE BYRON NELSON. YOU'LL SEE MORE DETAILS COMING TO THAT. SO I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN UPDATE FOR YOU HERE. BUT THIS IS KIND OF AN EXAMPLE OF OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. YOU LIKELY SAW IT. GREAT NUMBERS, GREAT CLICKS, JUST AN EXTENSION OF OUR CONTINUED MARKETING EFFORTS TO AMPLIFY THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND MCKINNEY AND, AND ALSO INCREASING OUR PARTNERSHIPS OUTSIDE OF THE EDC. SO THE AT THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION, WE AMPLIFIED THE A E D STORY FROM THE MCKINNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE BEN JONES, THE CHIEF BATTALION CHIEF, CAME ON OUR PODCAST, SHARED STORIES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A MAN HAD A HEART ATTACK IN A KFC PARKING LOT. THE CLIP FROM THAT STORY HAS BEEN VIEWED OVER 8000 TIMES ACROSS ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, AND IT'S BEING WIDELY APPRECIATED AND CELEBRATED ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND YOUR OPPORTUNITIES TO AMPLIFY WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT, NOT JUST AMPLIFY EDC PROJECTS, BUT CITY WIDE CELEBRATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS. WITH THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. SO LOOK, I JUST I WANT TO SAY THAT THE THE MATERIAL THAT THE MARKETING TEAM POSTED ON THE VENUE, YOU KNOW, AMPHITHEATER WAS REALLY INTERESTING AND COMPELLING. IT'S LIKE THE WORLD'S LARGEST ERECTOR SET GOING UP WITH LIKE SEVEN CRANES. BUT TO SEE HOW IT'S ALL GOING TO EVOLVE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. I WILL SECOND THAT VIDEO LOOKED REALLY COOL HOW IT WENT FROM CURRENT DAY TO WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE AND BACK AND FORTH. IT WAS REALLY COOL. IT'S HARD TO SEE THE CONTEXT DRIVING PAST [00:20:02] IT, BUT WHEN YOU CAN THROW A DRONE UP AND SEE EVERYTHING COMING TOGETHER, IT'S REALLY NEAT. I MEAN, EVEN MY FAMILY, WE WERE UP AT BOOT BARN LAST NIGHT AND MY SON, WHO'S BEEN GONE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WAS LIKE, HOLY CRAP, WHAT IS THAT THING LIKE? HE'S LIKE, I KNEW THAT WAS WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW BIG THAT THING WAS GOING TO BE OVER THERE. SO IT'S AGAIN, IT'S AMAZING JUST TO SEE THE REACTIONS OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY DO SEE THAT THING GOING UP, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE. NO, ALWAYS FOR BETTER, ALWAYS FOR [26-0464 Consider/Discuss/Act on the March 2026 Financials] BETTER, FOR BETTER, RIGHT? OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE OUR REGULAR AGENDA. CONSIDER DISCUSS. ACT ON MARCH FINANCIALS 26046 FOR CHANCE. GOOD MORNING. CHANCE MILLER, FINANCE DIRECTOR. GOT COLORS ALL OVER. WE'RE GOING OVER THE MONTH OF MARCH. TODAY WE'LL GO OVER THE INCOME STATEMENT FIRST. IT WAS A FAIRLY ACTIVE MONTH FOR THE EDC. WE COLLECTED $1.8 MILLION IN SALES TAX REVENUE, A LITTLE CLOSE TO 150,000 IN INTEREST INCOME, 54,000 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES. THEN WE HAD THE BIG SELL OF LAND, BUT THAT WAS RELATED TO THE CANNON BEACH PROJECT GOING ON IN MARCH. IN REGARDS TO EXPENDITURES, WE HAD CLOSE TO 400,000 IN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, CLOSE TO 500,000 PROJECT EXPENSES, AND THEN 556,000 IN NON-DEPARTMENTAL, WHICH TOTALED 1.37 MILLION FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. AND IT'S REALLY SMALL. OKAY, SO FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING OKAY. THIS APPLIES TO JANUARY SALES. AND WE COLLECTED 182,000 MORE THAN WE DID LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. THAT WAS A 2.6% INCREASE. WE DID HAVE A FEW AUDIT COLLECTIONS THAT HURT US. OUR TRUE PERIOD TO PERIOD INCREASE WAS CLOSER TO 4.8%. I MEAN, THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL TO THREE, 3.5% SO FAR THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 26, YOU CAN SEE ALLEN HAD A 29.4% INCREASE, BRISCOE HAD 8%, AND THEN PLANO HAD A SMALL DECREASE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. SPEAKING ON WE LOOK BY THE INDUSTRIES, ALL THE INDUSTRIES ARE HOLDING UP FAIRLY STRONG. I MENTIONED LAST MONTH, BUT CONSTRUCTION IS DOWN. BUT THERE WAS AN AUDIT COLLECTION LAST MONTH AND ACTUALLY I DON'T THINK I MENTIONED IT TO THIS BOARD. SO I THINK Y'ALL MADE ME LOOK INTO IT OR HELPED ME LOOK INTO IT LAST MONTH. AND I PRESENTED IT TO CDC. BUT LAST YEAR WE HAD AN AUDIT COLLECTION THAT HURT US FOR CONSTRUCTION. IF WE FACTOR THAT OUT, WE'RE ABOUT SEVEN AND 8% INCREASE ON THIS YEAR. SO THE 3% RETAIL TRADE, YOU CAN SEE WE'RE UP. YOU'LL HEAR THAT NUMBER A LOT AS WE HEAD INTO THE BUDGET SEASON AND HOW MUCH WE'RE PROJECTING GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE TO ACCEPT AS PRESENTED. SECOND MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY MARK. CAST THEIR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. ANY BOARD COMMENTS? [EXECUTIVE SESSION] NOPE. OKAY. WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551071, SUBPARAGRAPH TWO CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY ON ANY WORK SESSION, SPECIAL SESSION OR REGULAR SESSION AGENDA ITEM REQUIRING CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY CLIENT ADVICE NECESSITATED BY DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION OF SAID ITEMS. 551072 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY. 551087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS. ALL PROJECTS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE AGENDA AND REAL PROPERTY ITEMS ALSO POSTED ON THE AGENDA. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.