OUT THERE. HEY. I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? OH MY GOD, ARE YOU READY? WE'RE READY. GOOD
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EVENING. IT IS SIX. I'M SORRY. 531. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. 2627 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. CANDIDATE INTERVIEW SESSION NUMBER ONE OF FOUR. YOU GET TO COME TO ONE, AND WE GET TO COME TO FOUR OF THESE. SO THAT'S HOW THAT'S HOW WE ROLL UP HERE. WE DID HAVE A[NOTICE OF POTENTIAL QUORUM of the City Council and/or various Boards]
QUORUM NOTICE POSTED. IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO HAVE A QUORUM HERE. COUNCILMAN LYNCH, COUNCILMAN JONES, MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKLIN, COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER, DOCTOR FELTUS AND COUNCILMAN JONES. OF BEL-AIR ARE HERE TONIGHT PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROCESS. A FEW HOUSEKEEPING RULES. WHEN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM, YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SHARE WHO YOU ARE AND THE WHY.EVERYONE HAS A WHY. SO GIVE US YOUR. YOUR WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE. ALSO MENTION THE BOARD OR THE COMMISSION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON. WE HAVE YOUR APPLICATIONS. WE DON'T NEED ANY ADDITIONAL PAPERWORK OR PICTURES OR ANYTHING TO FURTHER YOUR CAUSE.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED FROM YOU. YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE A TIMER AND A LIGHT THAT WILL BE YELLOW, AND THEN IT WILL BE RED. WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED YOUR PORTION OF THE INTERVIEW, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY AND HEAR THE OTHERS OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO LEAVE. YOU'RE NOT DEDUCTED POINTS BY LEAVING YOU. ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU DON'T GET EXTRA CREDIT FOR STAYING IN THE ROOM. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO IS FINE WITH US. AGAIN, THIS IS NUMBER ONE OF FOUR. WE HAVE 125 PEOPLE THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR POSITIONS. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY SPOTS OPEN. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THIS GOES WITH THAT. WE WILL START. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE ONE ADDITION. I'M SORRY, IN THE IN THE PACKETS THAT WE HAVE FOR EVERYBODY, WE'VE GOT ONE BOARD THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN. IF THERE'S MULTIPLE, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE OPEN TO SERVING ANYWHERE. THAT'S REAL HELPFUL FOR US TO, TO KNOW THAT. SO THANK YOU. IF YOU DON'T MIND ADDING THAT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YEAH. GOOD POINT. THAT'S A GREAT POINT. BECAUSE IF IF YOU'VE FILLED OUT ONE PARTICULAR BOARD OR COMMISSION AND THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT WITHOUT YOU TELLING US YOU'RE OPEN TO OTHER BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS, WE WOULDN'T KNOW. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT POINT. COUNCILMAN CLAUDIA. WE'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE PRESENCE OF CITY MANAGER PAUL GRIMES IN THE ROOM. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE STARTED AT 530. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE WILL START TINNITUS. YOU READY? READY.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING. OH, THERE IT IS. OH, THERE WE GO. YEP. ALL GOOD.
OKAY, SO I'M ALEX BANNISTER AND I'M HERE TODAY TO APPLY BEFORE THE DAIS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. I'M ALSO WILLING TO SERVE WHEREVER MY SKILL SET CAN BE UTILIZED IN MY PROFESSION OF DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR LONE STAR NEUROLOGY. I HANDLE MULTIPLE MARKETING TEAMS. I LEAD MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, HIRE AND ON BOARD PHYSICIANS, AND I'VE HELPED GROW OUR PRACTICE TO THE LARGEST PRIVATE NEUROLOGY GROUP IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. I LED TEN ACQUISITIONS IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE IN THE PIPELINE. AND WHEN I STARTED, WE HAD ABOUT 20 EMPLOYEES, AND WE'VE SINCE GROWN INTO OVER 225 EMPLOYEES IN 20 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT TEXAS AS WELL. WE'VE LEVERAGED OUR SIZE TO NEGOTIATE FAVORABLE REIMBURSEMENT RATES WITH INSURANCE PAYERS. I THINK MCKINNEY IS IN A GREAT PLACE TO LEVERAGE OUR CURRENT SIZE AND ASSETS FOR FAVORABLE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. I'VE BEEN IN MCKINNEY RESIDENTS SINCE 2017 AND A COLLIN COUNTY RESIDENT. SINCE I MOVED HERE IN 2010, I'VE SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF MY HOA FOR TWO TERMS WHEN I LIVED IN FOSSIL CREEK AT WESTRIDGE, I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ONE OF THE MOST RECENT ALUMNI FOR LEADERSHIP MCKINNEY'S GREATEST CLASS EVER, THE CLASS OF 2026. AND IN MY TIME IN LEADERSHIP, I WAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE A MUCH DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE CITY WORKS AND FUNCTIONS WITH PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE PROJECTS.
I'D LIKE TO APPLY MY SKILLS I LEARNED THROUGH MCKINNEY LEADERSHIP, LOCAL PHILANTHROPY AND BUSINESS TO HELPING THE MCKINNEY ECONOMY AND BRING IN MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO THRIVE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, MR.
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BANNISTER. ONE QUESTION. SO ON YOUR APPLICATION IT SAYS PARKS AND REC. BUT ON OUR OTHER SHEET IT SAYS MEDC. I ORIGINALLY APPLIED FOR PARKS AND REC, AND THEN I'VE CHANGED THAT TO EDC AS WELL. AFTER LEARNING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT BOTH BOARDS. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. MY PLEASURE. KATHY BLANK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS KATHY BLANK, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF MCKINNEY FOR EIGHT YEARS, BUT I'VE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY. I'VE WORKED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR MUCH LONGER. AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT I BRING TO THE TABLE AS A COMMUNITY BUILDER, AS WELL AS A PARTNERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT OR CONNECTOR FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I WORKED AT THE MCKINNEY CHAMBER FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. I WAS VICE PRESIDENT, AND ONE OF THE BIG ROLES THAT I PLAYED WAS HELPING NEW BUSINESSES COME TO MCKINNEY AND GROW IN MCKINNEY, BUT ALSO HELP CURRENT BUSINESSES GROW AND THRIVE. AND ONE OF THE ROLES I PLAYED WAS RIGHT AFTER THE PANDEMIC, WHEN THE BYRON NELSON ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE COMING TO MCKINNEY, AND I WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE SALESMANSHIP CLUB AND SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOST COMMITTEE TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE THEY WERE NEW TO THE COMMUNITY COMING HERE AFTER COVID, AND THEY REALLY NEEDED HELP IN BUILDING FOUNDATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. AND WE CAN SEE THE SUCCESS OF THE BYRON NELSON TO THIS DAY HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO LEND THAT SAME SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY BUILDING AND PARTNERSHIPS, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TO ONE OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD. WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW ASSETS COMING ON BOARD IN OUR COMMUNITY, SUCH AS KEN AND BEACH, THE AMPHITHEATER, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE VISIT MCKINNEY BOARD, THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO ENSURE STRONG VALUED PARTNERSHIPS FROM DAY ONE WITH THESE NEW ASSETS AND ALSO HELP FUTURE ASSETS COME ON BOARD. I UNDERSTAND THE COMPETITIVE NATURE OF THESE BOARDS, SO I'D ALSO BE INTERESTED IN MAINSTREET, MCKINNEY OR THE COMMUNITY GRANTS BOARD AS WELL. BUT I REALLY FEEL A PASSION IN COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR VISIT MCKINNEY. I THINK I COULD LEND A LOT OF EXPERTISE AND PASSION TO THAT BOARD. I'VE RETIRED, BUT I HAVEN'T SLOWED DOWN. I'M ACTIVE IN THE ROTARY CLUB AND I'M ACTIVE WITH SEVERAL NONPROFITS, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU MISS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KATHY. JERRY. BLOW. HELLO. THANK YOU BOARD. MY NAME IS JERRY BLOW AND I CURRENTLY SERVED ON THE ARMED SERVICES MEMORIAL BOARD. AND I'M LOOKING TO CONTINUE IN THAT ROLE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK MAKES ME A UNIQUE CANDIDATE IN WHATEVER I DO IS THAT WHATEVER I TOUCH, I ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE BETTER THAN WHAT IT WAS WHEN I GOT THERE. SO WITH THE BOARD, FOR EXAMPLE, I'M LEADING AN EFFORT WITH MY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO STANDARDIZE THE OPERATING PROCEDURES OF THE BOARD BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE FORMALLY DOCUMENTED PROCESSES ACROSS THE WAY. AND THEREFORE, EVEN AS A NEW MEMBER, THERE WERE SOME THINGS I HAD TO GET CAUGHT UP ON. WE DIDN'T HAVE AN EASY REFERENCE TO BRING ME IN, SO I'M DRIVING THAT EFFORT. SO IT WOULD BE A MORE CONSISTENT EXPERIENCE ON A GO FORWARD BASIS. NOW, THE SECOND BOARD THAT I'M INTERESTED IN IS THE LIBRARY, AND THE LIBRARY IS A BIG INTEREST OF MINE, BECAUSE INNOVATION HAS BEEN A HALLMARK THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE LIFE. I THINK I SHARED WITH YOU PREVIOUSLY THAT I USED TO WORK FOR BANK OF AMERICA, AND THAT WAS A GLOBAL OPERATIONS EXEC FOR THEM. I RECEIVED SIX PATENTS WHILE I WAS AT THE BANK IN SIX DIFFERENT AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY. AND AS A KEY PART OF THAT LEARNING IS A KEY ELEMENT OF THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR SOCIETY IS KEEPING UP. SO AS WE LOOK AT AI, WHICH WE NOW KNOW IS GOING TO BE THE MOST DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY SINCE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, THAT MEANS A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED FROM THE VERY YOUNG TO THE VERY OLD. THE QUESTION IS, CAN WE USE A LIBRARY? IN MY OPINION, WE CAN, TO HELP BRIDGE SOME OF THAT DISRUPTION AND TO SET US UP BETTER FOR THE FUTURE AS A SOCIETY. SO THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO BE ON THOSE TWO BOARDS. I HAVE A PASSION FOR BOTH, AND UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR ONE OF THE BOARDS MORE THAN THE OTHER? OH. HONESTLY, NO, I DON'T. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT BOTH BEING A WEST POINTER.OBVIOUSLY I CARE ABOUT THE ARMED SERVICES, BUT BEING WHO I AM AS A PERSON, I VALUE INNOVATION, I VALUE LEARNING, AND THAT'S ONE REASON WHY I THINK I COULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY IF I WAS ATTACHED TO THAT BOARD, EVEN IF IT WAS A MORE OF A, YOU KNOW,
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STAND IN PERSON. OKAY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED WITH IT IN SOME WAY. FANTASTIC.THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JERRY, I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. LOGAN COLE. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW. MY NAME IS LOGAN COLE, AND MY PREFERENCE IS TO APPLY FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. BUT I'M OPEN TO SERVING ON ON ANY BOARD I'M I CURRENTLY THIS LAST YEAR, I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING ON THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, BUT I. I WORK IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AND PARTICULARLY THE LAND BUSINESS. AND I'M, I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT LAND DEVELOPMENT AND REALLY HOW CITIES GROW AND HOW EACH PIECE OF LAND GETS DEVELOPED INTO SOMETHING NEW OR ZONED INTO SOMETHING NEW. IT, IT CHANGES HOW PEOPLE LIVE AND CHANGES HOW OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPS, WHICH I'D. I'D LOVE TO JUST HAVE THE HONOR TO HAVE A PART IN THAT. I FEEL LIKE I ALREADY SPENT A LOT OF MY TIME ATTENDING MEETINGS ON OR ATTENDING CITY MCKINNEY PLANNING AND ZONING MEETINGS, AND ALSO THOSE OF OTHER CITIES AND FEEL LIKE JUST WITH THE NATURE OF MY CAREER, I HAVE A, A LITTLE BIT OF A PULSE OF WHAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE MARKET. AND I FEEL LIKE I CAN BRING SOME VALUE TO PLANNING AND ZONING IN THAT MATTER. ADDITIONALLY, I SERVE AND MY CHURCH'S YOUTH YOUTH, YOUTH GROUPS, AND I JUST HAVE A PASSION IN SEEING, SEEING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOP AND SEEING, JUST SEEING PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GROW. AND I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO USE REAL ESTATE AND PLANNING AND ZONING AS A MEANS TO DO THAT. BUT CIRCLING BACK, I AM OPEN TO SERVING HOWEVER Y'ALL BEST SEE FIT. SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY AND INTERVIEW LOGAN. I APPRECIATE YOU DESPITE WHAT YOUR BOSS SAYS. THAT'S A JOKE.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ON THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS BOARD, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS DIDN'T EVEN MEET THIS LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW IT. THAT ONLY MEETS WHEN WE HAVE A CODE VIOLATION THAT GETS APPEALED. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY LAST YEAR, WHICH IS GOOD. BUT THEN AGAIN, I KNOW WE LEFT A LOT OF TALENT SITTING ON THE TABLE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING YOU'RE WILLING TO COME BACK AND SERVE THERE TOO. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT, COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER. YES, SIR.
LOGAN, ONE QUESTION ARE YOUR APPLICATION SAYS PARKS AND REC. AND THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT PNC.
YES, SIR. I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT I SELECTED BOTH. THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY MISTAKE. CERTAINLY.
I'M ALSO OPEN TO SERVING IN PARKS AND REC, TOO. I THINK LAST YEAR I APPLIED FOR THAT AS WELL. AND I, MY WIFE AND I ALSO SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN MCKINNEY PARKS AND, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO AS WELL. BUT CIRCLING BACK TO PLANNING AND ZONING IS MY PRIMARY INTEREST. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND I WERE DOWN HERE TALKING. I THINK THIS SHEET SHOWS THE PRIMARY THE THE TOP SELECTION. YEAH. AND THEN THE APPLICATION SHOWS THE SECONDARY SELECTION. AND SO THEY'RE DIFFERENT. BUT I THINK THAT'S IF THEY WERE ASKED TO SELECT ONE AND TWO. I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GETTING ONE AND THEN TWO. SO OKAY. MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. MR. CAMPBELL. HELLO MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS ANGELA CAMPBELL AND I'M HERE TO PETITION TO CONTINUE IN MY ROLE ON THE COMMUNITY GRANTS ADVISORY COMMISSION. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, I'VE LEARNED A LOT WORKING ON THAT BOARD. ON THAT COMMITTEE. WE ACTUALLY MET MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. I THINK WE'VE PROBABLY GONE OVER 60 GRANTS IN THAT TIME. THAT'S GIVEN ME A VIEW OF THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE IN MCKINNEY, AND I SEE THE VALUE OF DOING THAT. FOR ME, IT'S VALUABLE BECAUSE NOT ONLY FROM MY DAY JOB WHERE I WORK IN THE HIGH TECH INDUSTRY, WHERE I SEE A LOT OF THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE COMING TOWARD OUR CITY. BECAUSE I DEAL WITH RURAL BROADBAND, I DEAL WITH AI DATA CENTERS, I DEAL WITH THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND I DEAL WITH OTHER AREAS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO PUT IN RURAL BROADBAND EVERY DAY. SO I SEE THOSE CHALLENGES OF AREAS THAT ARE TRYING TO GROW, AS WELL AS TAKE CARE OF THE RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S GIVEN ME AN INSIGHT THAT I BRING TO THE BOARD AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO MY PERSONAL ON MY MY PROFESSIONAL, MY PERSONAL SIDE, I WORK A LOT WITH THE CITY. I RECENTLY COMPLETED THE MCKINNEY POLICE CITIZEN'S PATROL, AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT I JUST GOT SELECTED TO LEADERSHIP MCKINNEY 2027. SO I'LL BE DOING THAT AS WELL. ALSO, IN MY FRATERNITY,
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WE DO A LOT OF CIVIC ACTIVITY HERE IN THE CITY, SO I WORK A LOT WITH THE DETENTION CENTERS WHERE WE GO AND VISIT. WE ALSO WORK IN MCKINNEY ISD. WE DO A LOT OF MENTORING. SO ALL OF THAT TIES TOGETHER WITH THE THINGS THAT I'M DOING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE IN THAT.IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT BOARD I'M ON, I WOULD BE OPEN TO OTHER POSITIONS, BUT WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I'LL LEAVE YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AUBREY COLEMAN. MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILWOMAN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME AND SPEAK TO YOU ALL TODAY ABOUT JOINING A BOARD AND COMMISSION HERE IN THE CITY. MY NAME IS AUBREY COLEMAN, AND I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF MCKINNEY DISTRICT TWO. I MY MY CAREER AND MY PERSONAL LIFE ARE INTERSECTED AT THE SAME PHILOSOPHY OF CONNECTING PEOPLE, FINDING A WAY OF CONNECTING PEOPLE AND CONNECT COMMUNITIES. MY, MY EDUCATION. I AM A LAWYER, BUT ALSO I OBTAINED A CIVIL ENGINEERING DEGREE. MY FOCUS WAS I WANTED TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENTS THAT ACTUALLY CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. MY CAREER HAS SPANNED IN A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES, STARTING IN THE AIRPORT INDUSTRY, WHERE I HELPED CONSTRUCT THE LEGAL AGREEMENTS TO CONSTRUCT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HELPING PEOPLE CONNECT TO DIFFERENT PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. LATER, I WENT INTO THE BROADBAND INDUSTRY SIMILAR TO MR. CAMPBELL, WHERE I CONNECTED COMMUNITIES BOTH IN RURAL AMERICA AND ACROSS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND ASIA, CONNECTING PEOPLE AND FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD. MOST RECENTLY, I WORK AT AN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INDUSTRY, WHERE A LOT OF MY ACTIVITIES ON THE POLITICAL SIDE ARE HELPING CONSTRUCT NEW FACTORIES AND PASS LAWS THAT HELP SUPPORT THE THING THAT CONNECTS US ALL CARS. MY MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE IS INTERSECTED WITH MY PERSONAL LIFE AS WELL. I HAVE I HAVE HELPED WITH FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES, HELPING PEOPLE BE ABLE TO EAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONNECTS COMMUNITIES MOST. I'VE WORKED IN TRAINING CANDIDATES, POLITICAL CANDIDATES, AND ALSO VOTER ENGAGEMENT, HELPING PEOPLE VOTE AND HAVE THE POWER TO CAPACITY TO CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS WILL CONNECT US ALL. AS YOU ALL KNOW TODAY, I'M I'M HERE TO APPLY FOR DIFFERENT BOARDS BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR CITY JUST AS YOU ALL DO. AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT BOARDS THAT CAN DO THAT. I SELECTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND I BELIEVE VISIT MCKINNEY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THOSE WERE THE TWO THAT ALIGNED WITH BOTH MY CAREER INTERESTS AND MY CAREER CAPACITIES. AS I MENTIONED, I'VE WORKED I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON SUPPORTING THE THE ENGAGEMENTS OF BUILDING A NEW FACTORY, SUPPORT ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ARRIVAL STATE. I'M ALSO HAVE SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES AROUND DATA CENTERS AND BUILDING AIRPORTS, SO I BELIEVE I UNDERSTAND A LOT ABOUT THAT.
BUT I ALSO OPEN UP MYSELF TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OTHER THINGS. COMMUNITY GRANTS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT IS. HOUSING IS A BIG CHALLENGE IN MCKINNEY THAT ALSO I FEEL I CAN LEAN INTO AND PARKS AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONNECTS CHILDREN. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU ROBERT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TANYA DANGERFIELD. HERE. TANYA DANGERFIELD. NO. NO. OKAY. MARK DENNISON. NO. OKAY. LISA. EMERY. MISS. EMERY. CAN I START? HI, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, I'M LISA EMERY. I CURRENTLY SERVE ON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. I SERVED AS AN ALTERNATE FOR A YEAR AND THEN WAS BROUGHT UP LAST YEAR WHEN THERE WAS AN OPENING. WHEN I ORIGINALLY APPLIED TWO YEARS AGO, I WANTED TO BE ON THE LIBRARY BOARD. YOU ALL DECIDED DIFFERENTLY. I'M VERY GLAD YOU DID. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HOUSING FINANCE CORP EVEN DID WHEN I WAS ASSIGNED THAT BOARD, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SORT OF THE DIFFERENT NETWORKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS MOVING TO THE CITY. I'VE BEEN A MCKINNEY RESIDENT SINCE 2020.
IN MY DAY JOB, I WORK FOR FLUOR CORPORATION, WHICH IS A GLOBAL ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. I DO COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR THEM, SO I MANAGE THEIR GLOBAL EMPLOYEE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING PROGRAM AND THEIR DFW GRANT MAKING THROUGH THE FLOOR FOUNDATION. I HAVE A LONG HISTORY WORKING IN NONPROFITS, DOING FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY AROUND GRANTS AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT. I'M AN AUSTIN COLLEGE ALUM. I WORKED FOR AUSTIN COLLEGE FOR A FEW YEARS, MANAGING THEIR FEDERAL GRANTS PROGRAM AS. SO THAT GETS YOU EXTRA POINTS ON THIS. AND CERTAINLY IT'S A SMALL SCHOOL.
YOU HAVE TO MENTION IT WHEN THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE AROUND. DON'T FORGET THE SMALLEST WORLD I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF. I LOVE IT, BUT I'VE REALLY ENJOYED SERVING ON HOUSING FINANCE CORP, AND I REALLY HOPE I CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE. I LIKE WORKING WITH CRYSTAL. I LIKE WORKING WITH THE REST OF THE FOLKS ON THE BOARD, AND WE HAVE SOME BIG STUFF COMING UP ON
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HOUSING FINANCE CORP, SO I'M REALLY HOPEFUL THAT I CAN SORT OF SEE IT THROUGH THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO. THANK YOU. LISA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DANIEL FORBES. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS DANIEL FORBES. LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. I GRADUATED FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY IN 1988 AND TOOK MY FIRST JOB AT TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEFENSE SYSTEMS. THAT'S THERE ON 380. EVEN TODAY, I'M STILL WORKING THERE, SO I'M A DINOSAUR WITH REGARDS TO WORKING AT THE SAME PLACE FOR SO LONG. I MARRIED IN 97, RAISED OUR KIDS HERE, AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME CAMPING AT IRWIN PARK, HAVING BIRTHDAYS AT TOWN LAKE, PLAYING ON THE SPLASH PADS. I WAS A SOCCER COACH AND USED THE PARKS THERE, SO I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THE PARKS BOARD. I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO ANY OF THE OTHER PARKS OR ANY OTHER BOARDS THAT NEED HELP. THE CITY IS PROFOUNDLY CHANGED. IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE THAN WHEN I RAISED MY KIDS, A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE WHEN I CAME HERE, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GIVE NEW FAMILIES TO THE DEGREE THAT I HAVE THE ABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE SAME THINGS WE DID, PERHAPS IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BECAUSE THE CITY IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT, BUT IN A WAY THAT THEY CAN LOOK BACK 20 AND 30 YEARS LATER AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I RAISED MY KIDS IN A GREAT PLACE, AND THIS WAS A GREAT PLACE TO, TO CHASE WILDFLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES AND TO PLAY SOCCER AND TO FLY KITES AND DO ALL THOSE THINGS THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO DO. SO THAT'S WHY I'M FLYING TODAY. I'M INTERESTED IN THE PARKS BOARD. I'M INTERESTED IN ANY OTHER BOARDS THAT ARE HERE. I DID SERVE ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD BACK IN THE EARLY 90S BEFORE I HAD KIDS, SO I DO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH BOARDS. SO I AGAIN, I KNOW THINGS HAVE FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED AND HOW THINGS WORK BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS 30 SOMETHING YEARS AGO. WE JUST APPLIED AND GOT ACCEPTED.SO THAT'S IT. THAT'S MY INTEREST. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. FORBES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. JIM GARRISON. HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE AGAIN, IF YOU HAVEN'T MET ME BEFORE, I'M JIM GARRISON.
I REMEMBER I GREW UP IN PLANO, AND I REMEMBER BACK IN THE MID 70S, WE HAD TO DRIVE TO MCKINNEY TO GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE. MCKINNEY WAS THE COUNTY SEAT. I REMEMBER MAKING THE DRIVE FROM PLANO AS A KID GOING, FIRST OF ALL, PACK A LUNCH. IT'S A LONG WAYS UP HERE, BUT I ALSO REMEMBER DRIVING THROUGH MCKINNEY GOING, WOW, THIS IS KIND OF A NEAT PLACE UP HERE. YOU'VE GOT TREES, YOU'VE GOT SOME HILLS, YOU'VE GOT LAKES AND, AND CREEKS. AND I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE AN AWESOME PLACE TO LIVE. I WAS RIGHT, I GOT TO MOVE HERE IN 2014. I'VE SERVED ON SEVERAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEES OVER THE YEARS. I'VE GOT ABOUT 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVING MY COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. MY MOST RECENT APPOINTMENT FROM THE CITY OF MCKINNEY WAS ON BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, AND WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WHILE I WAS ON THAT, SO THAT WAS GOOD. CURRENTLY ON THE. HOA FOR VILLAGES OF EL DORADO, WE SERVE 750 FAMILIES.
AND I DO USE THE WORD THE WORD SERVE, I DO, I ENJOY DOING THAT, I ENJOY SERVING, AND I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE DOING SO. I THINK ON MY APPLICATION, I HAD POSSIBLY MC, DC AND OR MDC WHILE I WAS ON CITY COUNCIL IN COPPELL. I DID ACTUALLY SERVE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR COPPELL AND DALLAS COUNTY. I DO BELIEVE THAT EXPERIENCE MIGHT TRANSFER OVER TO EITHER OF THOSE COMMITTEES HERE IN MCKINNEY. HOWEVER, I WILL BE GLAD TO SERVE ON ABSOLUTELY ANY COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL SEES FIT AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. GARRISON. GINA. HAMMOCK, MISS HAMMOCK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS GINA HAMMOCK. I'VE BEEN ON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR ABOUT THE LAST THREE YEARS. IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO TO SERVE ON THAT COMMISSION. I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. MY FAMILY AND I MOVED HERE IN THE YEAR 2000. SO ROSE RAISED BOTH OUR BOYS HERE, WENT ALL THE WAY FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. AND NOW THEY'RE GROWN MEN AND PURSUING THEIR OWN
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LIVES. BUT SO LONG TIME MEMBER HERE OR LONGTIME RESIDENT HERE. I AM ALSO A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER. SO I THINK THAT GIVES ME SOME UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SERVING ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. YOU KNOW, SEEING THINGS FROM A REAL ESTATE AND EVALUATION STANDPOINT AND HOW IT ENHANCES A CITY OR A COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, USED TO LOOKING AT PLANNING OR ZONING ORDINANCES FOR NEARLY EVERY CASE THAT I LOOK AT. SO THOSE ARE CERTAINLY FAMILIAR WITH ME. SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON PLANNING AND ZONING AGAIN, BUT WOULD ALSO, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S OTHER BOARDS THAT HAVE OPENINGS, WOULD BE WILLING TO SERVE ON THOSE AS WELL. BUT I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. LISA HAMMETT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AM REQUESTING TO CONTINUE ON THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION BOARD. I HAVE SERVED ON THAT BOARD FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF VALUE IN IT, HAVING LIVED IN A HISTORICAL HOME AND BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AWARD TWO YEARS AGO. I HAVE A PASSION. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A PASSION FOR HISTORICAL PROPERTIES AND MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE DOWNTOWN AREA. I AM CURRENTLY THE INCOMING VICE CHAIR FOR VOLUNTEER MCKINNEY, AND I'M THE INCOMING CHAIR FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR MY CHURCH. SO I'M VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. I LOVE THE COMMUNITY, AND I LOVE THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION BOARD.I, I THINK I'VE ATTENDED ALL MEETINGS EXCEPT FOR ONE BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU LISA. APPRECIATE IT. PAUL HOGUE. PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'VE MISPRONOUNCED YOUR LAST NAME. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS PAUL DAVID HOPE, BUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY KNOWS ME AS DAVE. I'M APPLYING FOR A RE APPOINTMENT TO THE ARMED SERVICES MEMORIAL BOARD. I'M A US ARMY VETERAN AND SERVED IN VIETNAM IN 1968. I FIRST STARTED WORKING WITH VETERANS HERE IN MCKINNEY WHEN I WAS HIRED BY THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION TO BE THE MCKINNEY LOCAL EMPLOYMENT VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REP, AND THAT WAS IN DECEMBER OF 2005. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I WENT AND JOINED THE MCKINNEY VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2150 AND THROUGH MY ACTIVITIES WITH POST 2150, I GOT INVOLVED EARLY ON WITH THE WITH THE R D FOSTER AND THE THE MEMORIAL BOARD. I MEAN THE, YOU KNOW, HIS DREAM OF BUILDING A MEMORIAL PARK, WHICH NOW OF COURSE IS A CORPORAL D FOSTER VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. SO I'VE HAD THE HONOR TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND IF I'M REAPPOINTED, I WOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING FOR ANOTHER TWO. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. NEXT IS DOMINIQUE JONES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DOMINIQUE JONES. I AM THE FOUNDER OF AURORA STRATEGY GROUP. I'M A FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL. AND IT IS MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AND HUMBLY RAISE MY HAND TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL.
PRIOR TO MY TIME IN TEXAS, I SERVED IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE, WHERE I ADVISED ELECTED OFFICIALS ON PUBLIC POLICY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUDGETING, LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY AS WELL ACROSS BOTH STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. MY CAREER HAS CENTERED ON HELPING LEADERS EVALUATE COMPLEX ISSUES, BALANCE COMPETING PRIORITIES, AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES LONG TERM. I'M SEEKING APPOINTMENT BECAUSE I BELIEVE MCKINNEY HAS BEEN INTENTIONAL ABOUT PRESERVING WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE, WHILE THOROUGHLY PLANNING FOR
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ITS FUTURE. AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, BOARDS LIKE MEDC AND MCDC PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENSURING THAT GROWTH STRENGTHENS THE TAX BASE, INCREASES. WE SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND WE PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT MAKES MCKINNEY SUCH A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE, AND A PLACE THAT I AM PROUD TO CALL MY HOME. THESE ARE THE KIND OF STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS THAT MY CAREER HAS HELPED INFORM, BUT THIS TIME IT'S DIFFERENT. I STAND BEFORE YOU ALL NOT AS A CAREER PROFESSIONAL, BUT AS A PERSONAL, AS A PERSONAL SAYING THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY. WHAT DISTINGUISHED MY MY BACKGROUND ISN'T SIMPLY THE BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE ACROSS THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, BUT IT'S WHAT THOSE THINGS HAVE TAUGHT ME HOW TO SERVE WITH HUMILITY, HOW TO SHOW UP AND HELP MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS. MY PORTFOLIO HAS SPANNED MORE THAN $1.8 BILLION IN PUBLIC INVESTMENTS. I'VE HELPED TO SECURE MORE THAN 20 MILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDING INITIATIVES. I'VE SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A $5.2 BILLION MUNICIPAL BUDGET. I'VE MANAGED OPERATIONS FOR A 180 PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT WITH A $21 MILLION OPERATING BUDGET. BUT AGAIN, AS AS MCKINNEY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, I WOULD BE PROUD TO SERVE IN WHATEVER CAPACITY THAT THE COUNCIL SEES FIT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS JONES. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE VERY MUCH. NICK CAGLE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR TIME OUT OF YOUR EVENING TO FOUR TIMES, I GUESS.BUT THIS TIME IN PARTICULAR, I'M NICK CAGLE. I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE ARTS COMMISSION. I CAME IN FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD AND WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO STAY ON FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
I'M ALSO AN AUSTIN COLLEGE RU, SO WE'RE DOMINATING THIS AREA TODAY. ALSO AN AGGIE WENT TO GRAD SCHOOL THERE. ARTS HAS BEEN REALLY SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE. MY MOTHER WAS AN ARTIST OR AS AN ARTIST AND HAS HAD EXHIBITS AROUND THIS AREA. MY SISTER LEAVES ONE OF THE BIGGEST INDIAN DANCE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA AND SO I'VE BEEN VERY INVOLVED. I MOVED TO PLANO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, SORRY, MCKINNEY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FROM PLANO, AND I SERVED ON THE CULTURAL ARTS CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION THERE AS WELL. SO IT'S BEEN A IT'S BEEN REALLY BEEN A PART OF MY, MY DNA SINCE SINCE I WAS A CHILD. SO I'D LOVE TO. YOU KNOW, THE GREAT THING ABOUT MCKINNEY IS I'VE LIVED IN THIS AREA. I GREW UP IN DENTON, LIVED IN PLANO, AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE MCKINNEY GROW FROM A SMALL, YOU KNOW, SMALL TOWN INTO A REALLY VIBRANT SMALL CITY. AND A BIG PART OF THAT IS THE ARTS THAT'S IN THIS IN THE AREA, IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT CONTRIBUTES SO MUCH MORE, NOT JUST TO THE, NOT JUST TO THE. THE CULTURE, BUT ALSO TO THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE, OF THE AREA. SO APPRECIATE IT AND HOPE I CAN SERVE AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT SPEAKER, JOSHUA KEITH. GOING ONCE. ALL RIGHT. VALERIE KIRBY. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS VALERIE KIRBY. I'M A RESIDENT OF HISTORIC MCKINNEY. I'VE BEEN IN MCKINNEY FOR 24 YEARS, AND WE'VE RAISED OUR TWO OF OUR FOUR CHILDREN HERE. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HISTORIC MCKINNEY, WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO BE ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. I DO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE VALUABLE THINGS TO ADD IN MY. BASED ON MY PERSONAL CAREER. I'M A REALTOR. I'VE BEEN A REALTOR FOR 19 YEARS IN THE HISTORIC MCKINNEY. I BROUGHT OVER 225 RESIDENTS TO HISTORIC MCKINNEY AND I'M SO PROUD TO GUIDE THEM HOME. SO I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE ON THAT BOARD, BUT I'M OPEN TO ANY OTHER BOARD AS WELL. AND AS FAR AS WHAT I CAN DO FOR THE BOARD, I'M VERY CREATIVE. I'M A CREATIVE THINKER. MY BACKGROUND PRIOR WAS 20 YEARS IN CORPORATE AMERICA AT AT&T. I WAS OVER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND BRANDING. AND SO I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LOT OF TOOLS IN MY TOOL BELT TO DO THAT FOR HISTORIC MCKINNEY. SO I'D BE HONORED TO BE ON THE BOARD, AND I HOPE YOU PICK ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS KIRBY. NEXT UP, KURT KEENE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M KURT KEENE, DISTRICT DISTRICT ONE. I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE 2010. I HAVE BEEN HONORED TO SERVE ON BOTH THE CDC. AND NOW I AM TRIMMING OFF THE EDC. WE'VE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS THERE, AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO PUT MY NAME IN THE HAT TO SERVE ON THE PNC BOARD OR ANY OTHER BOARD THAT YOU GUYS FEEL FIT OF MY EXPERTISE IN HELPING THE COMMUNITY, AS I'VE DONE FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
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THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE. THANKS. WE APPRECIATE THE BREVITY AND YOU BEING HERE.NEXT IS ASHLEY LOUDEN, MISS LOUDEN, NO. BRIAN MEDINA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, EXCITED TO BE HERE TO TALK WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT ME APPLYING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE MCKINNEY BOARD. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH AARON WARNER AND THE STAFF. IT'S JUST A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE AND I FEEL MY TALENTS IN MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN HOSPITALITY, RECRUITMENT, MARKETING. THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD VALUE TO IT. I'VE LIVED HERE IN MCKINNEY 12 YEARS, JUST LIVED DOWN THE STREET, LOVE BEING INVOLVED. WHEN WE MOVED HERE, I GOT INVOLVED WITH CHESTNUT SQUARE, SERVED ON THAT BOARD AS A CHAIR. I'M INVOLVED WITH MCKINNEY REPERTORY THEATER, SO I DEFINITELY LIKE TO GET COMMITTED AND GET INVOLVED IN MY COMMUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING, YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO SERVE ON THE MCKINNEY BOARD. I THINK I BRING SOME OF MY TALENTS AND NETWORK IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, HELPING HERE LOCALLY WITH RESPECT TO A PROGRAM THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS RUNNING ON, ALL THE TOURISM THAT'S COMING TO TOWN AROUND WORKFORCE. SO I'VE BEEN ENGAGED ON SOME OF THOSE MEETING MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON. SO I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE FOR YOU GUYS AND DO ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET INVOLVED AND BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. MR. MEDINA, IT SAYS HERE ONE OF YOUR TALENTS IS FANTASY FOOTBALL. THAT'S NOT TRUE, IS IT? WELL, WHEN YOU'RE IN MY LEAGUE, IT'S A LITTLE TOUGH. APPARENTLY YOU TWO ARE IN DIFFERENT LEAGUES. ARE WE EVER, MR. MAYOR? ARE WE EVER NORTH TEXAS TOWNS UP. THERE WE GO. THANKS. MR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP, DAVID RITCHIE.
COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR, DAVID RITCHIE, I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE VICE CHAIR FOR MC DC. WE'D LOVE TO BE REAPPOINTED AGAIN. I'M NOT A RU, BUT I'M A NAVY VETERAN, SO I THINK THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME. THAT GIVES YOU SOMETHING PART OF LEADERSHIP. MCKINNEY 2018, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE BEST CLASS EVER. PATRICK, YOU'D HAVE TO AGREE BECAUSE YOUR WIFE WAS IN THAT CLASS.
BUT NO, BEING AN MC, DC HAS BEEN AN HONOR. WE GET TO HAVE LONG BOARD MEETINGS, A LOT OF FUN. WE GET TO DO A LOT OF ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO BE A MEMBER OUT THERE AND BE SEEN. SO I WOULD JUST LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REAPPOINTED AGAIN AND SERVE HOWEVER YOU GUYS SEE FIT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
NEXT IS MATT ROSS. TOMMY. ARE YOU GUYS DOING. MY NAME IS MATT. I'M AN EYE SURGEON. I LIVE HERE IN MCKINNEY FOR TWO YEARS NOW, AND I'M INTERESTED IN THE ARMED SERVICES MEMORIAL BOARD. MY WIFE, SHE'S IN THE MILITARY ARMY RESERVE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER THERE. AND EVEN DURING MY TRAINING IN CLEVELAND, YOU KNOW, THE VA, I'VE TREATED MANY VETERANS, YOU KNOW, GOTTEN TO KNOW A LOT OF THEM, REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY DO TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY. AND EVEN RIGHT NOW, IN MY OWN PRACTICE, TAKING CARE OF ALL SORTS OF VETERANS, WE HAVE AS OLD AS SOMEONE FROM WHO FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR TWO UNTIL PEOPLE EVEN TODAY WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING.
AND I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT ALL SORTS OF STUFF. AND ONE OF THEM, ONE OF THE VETERANS, HE WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY'LL JUST COME UP TO US AND BE LIKE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND THEN HE WAS LIKE, IF YOU, IF YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT WE REALLY GO THROUGH, IT WOULD BE WHAT YOU SHOULD SAY IS THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE. NOW, AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE MEANT. I WAS LIKE, I MEAN, YEAH, MY WIFE IS IN THE ARMY RESERVES. IT'S LIKE ONE WEEKEND A MONTH, TWO WEEKS OF ACTIVE DUTY. BUT RECENTLY, NOW MY WIFE IS GONE. SHE'S DOING HER OFFICER SCHOOL IN FORT HUACHUCA. SHE'S GONE FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW WITH THE NEWBORN. AND YEAH, IT'S IT'S A BIT OF A SACRIFICE. IT IT REALLY DISRUPTS YOUR LIFE IN A WAY. I'M FLYING BACK ON THE WEEKENDS. YOU KNOW, SHE'S COMING HERE SOMETIMES WITH THE BABY, AND THEN HER MOM IS THERE TO HELP. AND IT REALLY JUST DISRUPTS THE SIMPLE LIFE THAT WE HAD. AND WE HAVE IT EASY. WE HAVE IT SO EASY COMPARED TO THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY GOT DEPLOYED AND WENT TO THE WAR ZONES AND GOT SHOT AT AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO LIKE, WE HAVE IT SO EASY COMPARED TO THEM. SO I WANT TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THE GUYS AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN THE MILITARY. I'M SURE I CAN RAISE A LOT OF FUNDS WITH SOME CEREMONY MEMORABLE, BUT I'M WILLING TO WORK ON ANY COMMISSION YOU GUYS HAVE. ANY BOARD? DOESN'T MATTER. I STARTED MY OWN PRACTICE FROM SCRATCH, DID ALL THE CREDENTIALING WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, SPEAK
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MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD, I'M SURE. WHATEVER YOU PUT ME UP TO, I CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SHANNON. IF I SHAHZAIN. SHAHZAIN.SHANNON. OKAY. CHRIS. WILKS. I REALLY THOUGHT IT'D BE AN EMPTY ROOM BY THE TIME I GOT UP.
PEOPLE LOVE YOU, CHRIS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MAYOR COX, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'VE HAD THE HONOR TO SERVE ON THE MC, DC BOARD FOR THREE YEARS, THE LAST TWO YEARS AS TREASURER.
PRIOR TO THAT, I SERVED AS TREASURER OF MCKINNEY MAIN STREET. I'M A STRONG BELIEVER IN THE MISSION OF MC DC TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MCKINNEY, AND I MOVED TO MCKINNEY BECAUSE OF THAT QUALITY OF LIFE OPPORTUNITY. I'VE LIVED 20 YEARS IN PLANO, STARED AT THE EXPANDING CRACK IN MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE ACROSS THE ALLEY FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, AND CAME UP HERE AND AND LOVED THE UNIQUE BY NATURE AND LOVE WHAT IT CAN PROVIDE THE CITIZENS. I'VE ENJOYED BEING A PART OF MC, DC AND TRYING TO EXPAND THAT THAT MISSION. TO ME, BEING A GOOD STEWARD MEANS THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU APPOINT PUT IN THE TIME AND EFFORT TO DO THE RESEARCH ON THE GRANTS THAT WE THAT WE GIVE. I THINK, AND I HOPE YOU'VE SEEN THE VOTES THAT I'VE DONE. THEY ARE RESEARCHED. THEY ARE THEY HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHT PUT INTO THEM, AND I'M WILLING TO GO THROUGH THE DISCUSSION ON THEM AND TREAT THEM WITH INTEGRITY FOR HOW WE ADDRESS THE GRANTS THAT WE PUT, THAT WE PROVIDE. BUSINESS WISE. MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER, I RAN A BUSINESS THAT WAS HEADQUARTERED HERE, ACTUALLY JUST ABOVE SQUARE BURGER FOR A WHILE. ONCE I LEFT THERE, I STARTED MY OWN ENGINEERING FIRM AND COMPANIES, CUSTOMERS LIKE HP AND NASA AND TOYOTA AND THOSE COMPANIES AROUND THE US. I SOLD MAJORITY INTEREST IN THAT EARLIER OR LAST YEAR AND SEMI-RETIRED, SO IT GIVES ME MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEND ON THE VOLUNTEERING. ONE OF THE OTHER VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES I DO IS THE DALLAS ENTREPRENEUR CENTER, WHERE I SERVE ON THE BOARD THERE, AND I SERVE AS A MENTOR TO INDIVIDUALS TO HELP HONE THEIR SKILLS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HISTORICALLY UNDERPRIVILEGED AREAS OF DALLAS. I MANAGED TO ATTEND JUST ABOUT EVERY MEETING AT MC DC, INCLUDING THE ONE TODAY, EXCEPT FOR WHEN I WAS OUT OF OUT OF TOWN FOR FOR ONE LAST MONTH. SO SERVING TO ME IS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF BEING A CITIZEN. I HOPE TO BRING SOME EXPERIENCE TO TO THE BOARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WILKES. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. WE HAVE ONE PERSON IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM THAT. NO, NO. OKAY.
ANYONE ELSE THAT WE MAY HAVE MISSED THAT DID NOT SIGN UP? ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING THE CASE, THIS. MR. WILKES, YOU WERE OUR LAST. WHAT? ALMOST CLOSE. WE. THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR MEETING TONIGHT. AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING H
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