[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] IS THURSDAY, JULY 23RD, THE YEAR 20 2026. AND IT IS 801 IN THE MORNING. WE'RE IN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 401 EAST VIRGINIA STREET, THE GREAT CITY OF MCKINNEY. THIS IS, OF COURSE, THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MEETING. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SO IF YOU PLEASE, JOIN ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. DON'T SHOW THAT ANYONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO WE WILL [26-0698 30 Years of MCDC: Community Partner Spotlight - TUPPS Brewery] MOVE ON TO OUR. CHRIS. I WILL LET YOU TAKE THE INTRODUCTION OF INFORMATION SHARING, INFORMATION SHARING ITEM 260698. WHILE I WOULD HAPPILY INTRODUCE THE TOPIC OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, I THINK THAT TUBBS WHO'S SPEAKING TODAY GOES GOES BACK WELL BEYOND MY TERMS. SO IF. WELL, BUT I CAN TAKE OVER FROM THERE. I'LL TAKE OVER. I JUST WANT YOU. SINCE THIS WAS YOUR BRAINCHILD TO CELEBRATE EVERY MONTH. THE 30 YEARS. YEAH. AND HAVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. I'D LIKE YOU TO JUST INTRODUCE WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'LL DO SO. SO FOR EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AND ONLINE. SO THIS IS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF MCDC. SO THE VOTERS ENACTED MCDC FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING COMMUNITY GRANTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE SPENDING THIS YEAR CELEBRATING THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAS HAD. SO MANY OF THE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE HERE TODAY FOR GRANTS FOR FUNDING REALLY WON'T BE COMPLETED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND THE TRUE IMPACT NOT KNOWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEYOND THAT. SO WE'RE GOING BACK INTO THE HISTORY AND CELEBRATING THE SOME OF THE GRANTS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD FROM CHESTNUT SQUARE TO EDC, CAME AND TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE JOINT PROJECTS. AND, AND THEN TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OR ASK FOR TO TALK ABOUT TOPS AND THE JOINT PROJECT THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THAT. GREAT. SO THIS IS ITEM 260698. AND KEITH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT TOPS, IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY. I, I'LL TELL MY QUICK STORY ABOUT TUFTS. I KNEW TUFTS, AS MANY PEOPLE DID DOWN IN THE COTTON MILL. ALWAYS A FUN PLACE TO GO. HOSTED A LOT OF EVENTS. A MCKINNEY BORN AND BRED BUSINESS. AND ONE DAY I HEARD A NASTY RUMOR THAT THEY WERE CONSIDERING LEAVING THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THERE'S ANOTHER CITY THAT WAS COURTING THEM AND WANTING THEM TO COME OVER TO THAT CITY, AND I IMMEDIATELY CALLED. I WAS MAYOR AT THE TIME, AND I IMMEDIATELY CALLED KEITH. I END UP MEETING WITH KEITH AND, AND, AND BRUCE, I THINK, WAS AT THAT FIRST MEETING AND THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS WERE THE BEGINNING OF WHAT HAS NOW BECOME WHERE YOU ARE TODAY. SO WITH THAT, TAKE IT AWAY, SIR. WELL, I WOULD FIRST, I WOULD SAY WE NEVER REALLY WANTED TO LEAVE. NO, NO, THEY WERE TRYING. THEY WERE COURTING. THEY WERE COURTING YOU. THEY WERE THEY WERE TWISTING YOUR ARM TO LEAVE. BUT WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT WE, WE STAYED IN MCKINNEY. AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE GOT THE YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE FAMILY UP HERE AND ANOTHER GENERATION HERE IS IN TRAINING. BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY FOR US. AND I MEAN, THERE'S NO QUESTION WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND OVERALL OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, EDC MAIN STREET. I MEAN, EVERYBODY HAS REALLY SUPPORTED US, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. I DON'T REALLY THINK WHEN I WHEN I TELL OTHER BUSINESSES OF WHAT WE DID HERE, THEY'RE LIKE, THIS IS THIS IS CRAZY. I MEAN, TO GET THIS KIND OF SUPPORT FROM A CITY. SO IT'S, IT'S VERY, I THINK IT'S VERY RARE. AND WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO DEFINITELY A BIG THANKS. SO AND ONE THING WE WANTED TO DO WITH THE NEXT CHART IS THERE'S A LINK TO A VIDEO. AND WE WANTED TO SHOW THIS VIDEO, WHICH REALLY DOCUMENTS KIND OF OUR JOURNEY STARTING IN THE GARAGE AND ALL THE WAY TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO IT'S ABOUT FOUR MINUTES IF YOU COULD BEAR WITH US ON THIS. SO. SIMPLE. REALLY STRONG. REALLY BOLD. REAL IS NEVER WRONG. REAL NOURISHING. REAL MOVES YOU. REAL FLOURISHING. REAL IS TRUE. [00:05:22] REAL IS BEAUTIFUL. REAL IS PURE. REAL IS NATURAL. REAL CAN CURE. SO BELIEVE. AND SAY. WHAT YOU FEEL. GOOD REASON. REAL IS WONDERFUL. REAL INSPIRE. REAL IS POWERFUL. REAL LIFTS YOU HIGH. REAL IS BEAUTIFUL. REAL IS PURE. REAL IS NATURAL. REAL CAN CURE. SO BELIEVE ONE YOU SAY. AND SAY. ONE YOU FEEL. GOOD. REAL, LASTING. REAL ABOUT. RIVERS NEVER MASKING. REAL IS NOW. REALLY IS BEAUTIFUL. REAL IS PURE. REALLY IS NATURAL. REAL CAN CURE. SO BELIEVE ONE YOU SAY. AND SAY. ONE YOU FEEL. GOOD. REAL. REAL IS SIMPLE. REALLY STRONG. REAL IS BOLD. REAL IS NEVER WRONG. OBVIOUSLY AT THE END WE HAD TO SUCK UP TO ALL OF OUR HARDWARE PROVIDERS AND EVERYTHING, BUT THE, THE ULTIMATE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WE WANT TO THANK ARE ALL OF YOU FOR HELPING US, YOU KNOW, REALIZE THIS VISION. AND I KNOW CINDY, WE WERE THERE IN THE SITTING IN THAT LITTLE COFFEE SHOP, SWEATING AND TEETH GNASHING AND OH, IT WAS CRAZY, BUT WE MADE IT AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. SO THE NEXT CHART ACTUALLY HAS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT KIND OF LED TO. SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF I THINK THE VISIT MCKINNEY ACTUALLY NOMINATED US FOR THIS AWARD. AND IT WAS REALLY NEAT BECAUSE THE TEXAS TOURISM BOARD AWARDED TOPS AS THE BEST BREWERY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH WAS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY COOL. WE LEVERAGED THAT BIG TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE NEXT CHART IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING WITH. IF ANYBODY WATCHED CBS AMERICA BY DESIGN, WE WERE KIND OF NOMINATED FOR THAT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR ARCHITECT AND WITH CINDY AND MC, DC. AND NOW CINDY AND I ARE, [00:10:07] WE'RE CELEBRITIES. WE WILL TAKE AUTOGRAPHS LATER. BUT IT WAS REALLY FUN. IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE THAT EVERYBODY REALLY EMBRACED THAT. AND WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, PRESS FOR THAT. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY FUN. NEXT CHART. AND THEN I THINK THE CULMINATION REALLY, WHEN YOU SEE THIS WHOLE THING COME TOGETHER, YOU SEE THIS IS WHAT WE DID FOR WORLD CUP. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE, WHAT THAT BUILDING LOOKED LIKE IN THAT VIDEO, BEFORE YOU CAN TELL A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS THING AND IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL. IT HAPPENS WITH AN ENTIRE TEAM AND MAKING IT WORK. AND THE COOL THING IS THAT THAT ARCH, THE BANNER FROM, YOU KNOW, EDC, CDC, MAIN STREET, VISIT MCKINNEY, EVERYBODY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TOPS, WHICH WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE. SO NEXT CHART AGAIN, I'LL KIND OF END IT WITH A THANKS TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU. SO WE ACTUALLY DID A BEER CALLED EAST SIDE LAGER BECAUSE I THINK GEORGE, THAT WAS THE VISION, RIGHT? THE VISION WAS HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU BRING THE EAST SIDE, YOU KNOW, INTO THE WHOLE HEART OF MCKINNEY? AND I THINK WE WERE MAYBE COMMISSIONED TO BRING THE FUN. CITY HALL WAS COMMISSIONED TO BRING THE CITY. SO WE'RE HERE NOW TO KEEP KEEP PRESSING THAT. AND I THINK IF WE LOOK TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OVER HERE, IT'S IT'S IT'S INCREDIBLE. AND IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT ALL OF YOUR GUYS SUPPORT. SO I WOULD SAY, AS DAVID POINTED OUT, THIS IS NOT COLD. SO THERE IS NO OPEN CONTAINER IN THE BUILDINGS. AND SO TAKE THIS HOME, CHILL IT. AND MAYBE 6:00 TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE A VIRTUAL TOAST. BUT I THINK EVERYBODY HAS ONE OF THESE. AND IF I MISSED ANYBODY GOT ONE EXTRA HERE FOR YOU. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU KEITH. I GOTTA SAY, I CAN I CAN TELL YOU SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS PRESENTATION. SO GREAT VIDEO JOB. I MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE THAT TEARED UP AT A BREWERY VIDEO, BUT I DID BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SHARED HISTORY. JUST ON A PERSONAL NOTE. AND YOUR BUSINESS GREW AND OUR RESTAURANT WAS COMING UP AND YOU WERE GREAT PARTNERS AT THAT TIME, AND IT'S JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY FOR OUR FAMILY TO WATCH YOUR FAMILY SUCCEED AND JUST A TERRIFIC AMENITY IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF YOUR WORK AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. ALL [CONSENT ITEMS] RIGHT. NEXT MOVE TO CONSENT ITEMS. PORTION OF THE AGENDA CONSISTS OF NONCONTROVERSIAL HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW. ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY BY THE BOARD OR COMMISSION MEMBER MAKING SUCH REQUEST PRIOR TO A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT ITEMS. FIRST ITEMS 26069 NINE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 25TH MEETING. AND SECOND IS 26070 ZERO MINUTES. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING JULY 1ST. THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND. THEY WEREN'T THERE. OH, DID I HIT IT? I GUESS I DID, YES I DID, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT ITEMS. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW TO MOVE TO [26-0701 Financial Report] REPORT ITEM 260701 FINANCIAL REPORT. GOOD MORNING SIR. YES. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, CHANCELLOR MILLER, ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR. TODAY WE ARE GOING OVER THE MONTH OF MAY. THIS IS ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. WE HAD A FAIRLY ACTIVE MONTH FOR THE CDC. WE COLLECTED A LITTLE OVER $2.7 MILLION IN REVENUE, THE MAJORITY OF THAT COMING FROM SALES TAX REVENUES. REGARDING EXPENDITURES, WE HAD CLOSE TO 6000 60,000 IN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, 1.9 MILLION PROJECT EXPENSES. THE MAJORITY OF THAT CAME FROM THE TOWN LAKE PROJECT. AND THEN WE HAD 70,000 IN NON-DEPARTMENTAL, TOTALING A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, AND TALK ON SALES TAX. THIS IS MONEY WE RECEIVED IN MAY, BUT IT ACTUALLY APPLIES TO CELLS IN MCKINNEY IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. AND WE HAD ANOTHER REALLY STRONG MONTH JUST LIKE THIS, TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. NOW THAT WELL, WE HAD 8.6% INCREASE. THAT BRINGS OUR YEAR TO DATE UP TO 5.1%. AND KIND OF TALKING ABOUT WHAT I DID LAST MONTH, BUT REALLY ENCOURAGING FOR US TO SEE THIS GROWTH ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES, NOT JUST ONE INDUSTRY, NOT JUST AN AUDIT COLLECTION. AND SO WE KIND OF MENTIONED LAST MONTH THAT THAT'S THE CORRELATION FOR US, THAT THAT'S MORE SUSTAINABLE MOVING FORWARD. SO NOW WE'RE IN BACK TO BACK MONTHS OF SEEING THAT SAME THING. ALLEN HAD DID HAVE AN AUDIT COLLECTION. THEY ACTUALLY HAD A DECREASE THIS MONTH, IF YOU FACTOR THAT OUT. BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE YEAR TO DATE PERCENTAGES FOR THE OTHER CITIES AS WELL. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INDUSTRIES, YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE THE TWO DECREASES, BUT THOSE WERE AUDIT COLLECTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED A YEAR AGO. WHEN YOU FACTOR OUT THOSE AUDIT COLLECTIONS, WE ACTUALLY HAD A SLIGHT INCREASE [00:15:02] IN THOSE CATEGORIES AS WELL. SO RETAIL TRADES UP TO 5%. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF GROWTH IN EVERY INDUSTRY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. SO REALLY STRONG MONTH, WHICH IS GREAT TIMING AS WE'RE HEADING INTO THE BUDGET SEASON. BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION, ANY QUESTIONS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WE'RE GOING TO START SEEING NUMBERS FROM FRISCO AND THE NEW THEME PARK. I MEAN, THEY GIVE A BIG INCENTIVE. OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW RECORD TAXES ON THAT OR SO IT'S HARD FOR US TO SEE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THAT STUFF IS NOT PUBLIC WHAT THEY GIVE TO SOME OF THOSE CITIES. AND SO OR WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE UNIVERSAL THEME PARK. PERSONALLY, I THINK IT WAS KIND OF PLANNED. THE FEEDBACK HASN'T BEEN GREAT FROM FROM THEM AND ON THE PUBLIC MEDIA AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT A LOT OF RESORTS LIKE THAT, THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY WANT TO GET IT ON THE GROUND RUNNING FIRST, AND THEN THEY SLOWLY BUILD IT OVER DECADES. AND SO I THINK IT'S BEEN EXPECTED, BUT SALES TAX WISE, WE WON'T SEE THAT UNTIL A COUPLE MONTHS TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE TWO MONTHS DELAYED ON ALL THAT. SO WITH THEM OPENING MONTH AND A HALF AGO OR SO, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE IMPACT ON THAT UNTIL PROBABLY NEXT MONTH OR SO. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF IT HAS ANY IMPACT. THANK YOU, CHANCELLOR. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WHY WOULD UTILITIES BE DOWN SO MUCH? AND THEY WOULD THINK OF ANYTHING THAT'S STABLE. WHY IS IT DOWN. WELL WE HAVE THAT AUDIT COLLECTION THAT WE RECEIVED LAST MONTH. AND SO IF WE LOOK AT WHOLE NUMBERS, YOU SEE HOW WE COLLECTED FOR A LITTLE OVER 4 MILLION LAST YEAR. YEAH. AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE ON THAT OR NO, WHERE ARE WE AT $5 MILLION GOING ACROSS 800,000 OF THAT WAS RELATED TO AUDIT COLLECTION THAT APPLIED TO PRIOR PERIODS. AND SO YOU REALLY NEED TO FACTOR IN CLOSER TO THAT 4.1 MILLION, WHICH WAS LEAVES IT AT A 1% INCREASE. SO IT'S NOT TRULY DOWN 20%. BUT IF YOU DO SEE A BIG AUDIT COLLECTION FROM $800,000 TO $1 MILLION ON A $5 MILLION TOTAL, THERE'S JUST NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW A THAT BENEFIT ON THAT. SO FIGURE THAT OUT. THANK YOU. CHANCE. THANKS. ITEM [26-0702 Board and Liaison Reports Board Chair City of McKinney Visit McKinney McKinney Economic Development Corporation McKinney Main Street/MPAC McKinney Parks and Recreation] 260702 BOARD LIAISON REPORTS. I'LL JUST START BY LAST MONTH WE HAD A NUMBER OF THINGS HAPPEN. HUGS GRAND OPENING. HAS ANYONE BEEN TO THE NEW HUGS. RIGHT. EVERYONE HERE SHOULD RAISE THEIR HAND. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE NEW HUGS FACILITY. THEY ARE OPEN. IT'S THEIR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. BUT THE RESTAURANT IS THERE AS WELL. AND IT IS. IT'S A FANTASTIC SPACE JUST JUST SOUTH OF HERE. SUMMER OF SOCCER. KEITH, YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT AGAIN. ALWAYS GREAT THAT THAT TUFTS PARTNERS WITH THE CITY COMMUNITY EVENTS. I ATTENDED A FEW THINGS DURING THE THE SUMMER OF SOCCER AND FAMILIES FROM ACROSS THE CITY. ALL, ALL THERE PARTICIPATING AND, AND HAVING FUN GETTING TOGETHER 4TH OF JULY PARADE AND BLOCK PARTY. AND THERE'S RED, WHITE AND BOOM. AND THEN ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT TODAY, BETWEEN THIS MEETING AND THE NEXT IS OUR FEARLESS LEADER, CINDY SCHNABEL'S BIRTHDAY. AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW OLD YOU WILL BE TURNING. YOU LOOK SOMEWHERE IN THE 30S AND YOU ARE 30S, FOREVER, 30S FOREVER. AND SO WE WANTED JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER BIRTHDAY. AND CINDY HAS BEEN WITH WITH THIS CITY FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. I GUESS IT WAS BACK WHEN I WAS ON MC DC A DECADE AND A HALF AGO. AND, AND WE WERE BLESSED TO, TO FIND CINDY. SHE APPLIED AND, AND, AND STOOD OUT AMONG EVERY CANDIDATE THAT CAME IN. AND IT WAS SUCH A GREAT CHOICE. AND YOU'RE SUCH A GREAT ASSET TO THE CITY. AND WE WANT TO WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IS THERE CAKE? THERE'S CAKE. YEAH. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING IT. SO SO WE CAN HAVE CAKE. BUT TRULY, THANK YOU FOR BEING JUST SUCH A THANK YOU. YEAH, YOU'RE JUST A QUALITY, QUALITY PERSON AND, AND QUALITY LEADER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. NEXT IS CITY OF MCKINNEY. MR. PAUL GRIMES, ANOTHER QUALITY PERSON HERE SOMETIMES, BUT I NOTICED THAT BEARD DISAPPEARED. BUT I SAW YOU DRINKING IT OVER THERE WITH THE MAYOR. WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY NAME IS PAUL GRIMES, CITY MANAGER. JUST A COUPLE ITEMS TO UPDATE YOU WITH. I CAN'T TELL IF ANNIE IS HERE ANYTHING TODAY. OH, THERE SHE IS. OKAY, SO I WON'T STEAL YOUR THUNDER. SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS, SO I'LL SKIP OVER THOSE WE HAD. SHE'LL TALK ABOUT THE GREAT CROWD WE HAD AT RED, WHITE AND BOOM! MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT. WE CLOSED OUR RUNWAY AT THE AT THE MEETING OF THE EDC. I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE IT THIS NEXT WEEK. AND WE ACTUALLY ALREADY DID. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S ALREADY PASSED. WE ACTUALLY HAD A RUNWAY CLOSURE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER REALLY WANT TO HAVE A RUNWAY CLOSURE OVER A WEEKEND, BUT IT'S FOR GOOD REASONS. WE'RE EXPANDING THAT OR EXTENDING THE RUNWAY AND THE PARTICULARLY TO THE NORTH. AND [00:20:02] WE HAD TO CLOSE THE RUNWAY SO THEY COULD PAINT THE NEW CONFIGURATION ON THAT RUNWAY. SO YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HAVING AIR TRAFFIC. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU HAVE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND PAINTERS PAINTING THAT RUNWAY. BUT THAT RUNWAY, WHEN IT'S COMPLETED WILL BE FULLY COMPLETED, WILL BE 8002FT LONG. AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT WAS NOT NEEDED FOR COMMERCIAL PASSENGER SERVICE. BY THE WAY, YOU DON'T NEED TO EXTEND THE RUNWAY FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICE. THE RUNWAY WAS LONG ENOUGH AS IT WAS, BUT THAT'S FOR OUR GENERAL AVIATION USERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT HAVE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS AND HAVE HEAVY LOADS ON HOT SUMMER DAYS LIKE WE'RE HAVING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SO THAT EXTENDED RUNWAY BENEFITS OUR GENERAL AVIATION CUSTOMER BASE. WE GET HERE WE THE LAST ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE WORK SESSION THAT THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION, WE HAD A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE HEARD. I JUST WANT TO PULL THIS ITEM UP. IF YOU BEAR WITH ME. JUST AS A RECAP, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ON PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE. WE'VE. ABOUT 5 OR 6 YEARS AGO, WE UPDATED OUR PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE AND INCLUDING THE PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES THAT INDIRECTLY AFFECT YOU AS A BOARD BECAUSE YOU HELP FUND MANY OF OUR PARKS AS WELL. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ASKED US TO EVALUATE HOW WE DO PARKLAND DEDICATION, I SHOULD SAY CASH IN LIEU OF LAND, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE LARGE LOTS AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE LAND TO GIVE, YOU HAVE TO GIVE MONEY INSTEAD OF CASH IN LIEU OF AS A DEDICATION TO PARKLAND FEES. IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN IMPACT FEE IN A SENSE. AND SO THE COUNCIL HAS GIVEN US SOME GOOD DIRECTION ON THAT TUESDAY NIGHT. WE ALSO WILL BE COMING BACK WITH SOME SECOND PHASE OF THAT TO TALK ABOUT HOW THAT AFFECTS OR HOW WE CAN DO PARKLAND DEDICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO MULTIFAMILY AND SPECIFICALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT SUBJECT. BUT JUST KNOW, THE TAKEAWAY IS THAT WE ARE UPDATING PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES TO REFLECT SORT OF THE MARKETPLACE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOME GOOD, GOOD FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN. THE OTHER THING WE TALKED ABOUT AT WORK SESSION, ONE OF THE OTHER KEY ITEMS WAS AN INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON THE BETTER TOGETHER INITIATIVE. THIS IS THE DISCUSSION, THE GROUP THAT WE HAVE, THE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSION WE'RE HAVING ON HOMELESSNESS AND THE UNHOUSED AND AND HOUSING ISSUE WRIT LARGE. IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION. WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS WHO IS OUR PARTNER. THEY ARE OUR NAVIGATOR IN THIS PROCESS, AND THEY GAVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE. THERE'S MORE TO COME. THEY WILL BE CONCLUDING THIS, THIS EFFORT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO THERE ARE THERE WILL BE MORE REPORTS AND MORE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE NEXT STEP FOR THEM IS THEY'VE GOTTEN THEY'VE HAD THE SORT OF THE FOCUS GROUPS. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO KIND OF SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE HEARD. WHERE DID WE GET IT WRONG? OR WHAT ELSE MIGHT WE NEED TO KNOW? SO THAT'S A DELIBERATIVE PROCESS THAT WILL TAKE TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR. AND THEN AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, WE COVERED A NUMBER OF THINGS. THE COUNCIL HAD APPROVED A MASTER PLAN AGREEMENT FOR MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, I SHOULD SAY A CONTRACT WITH A DESIGN FIRM TO DO TO UPDATE OUR MASTER PLAN. IT'S ALREADY BEEN TEN YEARS. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE. SO WE'RE UP FOR THE NEXT ONE. AND THEN THEY HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS, SOME ZONING CASES, ETC. SO WITH ALL OF THAT, I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? PAUL? CINDY, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM EDC TODAY? OKAY. PAUL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST TOUCH ON THE LIGHT ON? OH, YES, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF A YES. YES, YES. THANK YOU. SO WE WANT TO I HAD SOMETHING SOMEWHERE. I HAD A NOTE THAT I COULD PROBABLY READ IT AND BE BETTER, BUT IN ESSENCE, LIGHT ON TECHNOLOGIES IS A TAIWAN BASED COMPANY AND THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO AND MCKINNEY, IF YOU WILL, FOR A 900 PLUS MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT, NEARLY $1 BILLION, WHICH IS THE LARGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN MCKINNEY'S HISTORY WHEN IT COMES TO FRUITION, THE FIRST PHASE IS $300 MILLION. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. SPECIFICALLY, OF COURSE, PRESIDENT KOSKI. BUT PAULA DATE, ONE OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS, REALLY WAS THE WAS THE YEOMAN, DID THE YEOMAN'S WORK AND STAYING ON IT. AND IT WAS A LOT OF LOT OF WORK. WE'VE HAD GOOD COOPERATION FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. I GOT A LITTLE WOBBLY A COUPLE POINTS, BUT WE STAYED STAYED TRUE TO IT. WE'RE VERY EXCITED. THAT IS A FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT PROJECT IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, AND THOSE ARE GREAT PROJECTS TO HAVE BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE YOU GETTING THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE JOB CREATION. THERE'S A THERE'S A PROVISION IN THE CITY'S INCENTIVE WHERE THEY CAN GET A LONGER TERM OF OUR CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENT IF THEY INVEST IN R&D BECAUSE WE WANT THE CAPACITY BUILDING, RIGHT. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE JOBS. WE WANT TO BUILD CAPACITIES FOR THE FUTURE. AND THAT HAPPENS WITH R&D. SO THAT'S A PART OF THE AGREEMENT AS WELL. AND THEN FINALLY, IT'S A GREAT WAY TO TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY AND KNOW HOW FROM ONE COUNTRY, ONE CULTURE TO ANOTHER. SO HAVING FOREIGN [00:25:01] DIRECT INVESTMENT, THOSE ARE FANTASTIC PROJECTS TO GET AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR AND IT'S A MANUFACTURING FACILITY. IT IS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. IT IS NOT A DATA CENTER. IT IS NOT A DATA CENTER. IT IS A MANUFACTURING FACILITY. IT IS NOT A DATA CENTER TO DATA CENTER. SOMETIMES SOME OF THEIR EQUIPMENT. BUT I'VE BEEN TO THEIR FACILITIES AND THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. YES, IT'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. THESE ARE THE THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT COMMUNITIES ALL OVER AMERICA, ALL OVER THE WORLD, FRANKLY, WOULD DIE FOR, RIGHT? I MEAN, THESE ARE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, HIGH TECH, HIGH SKILLS. THEY'RE ALREADY HIRING PEOPLE AND SENDING THEM TO TAIWAN FOR TRAINING. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED. THANK YOU. WE GOT MY SHIP, GOT DECOMMISSIONED, AND NOW IT'S IN THE TAIWAN NAVY. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. VERY GOOD. THAT'S AN OLD STEAMER. I PROBABLY. YES, EXACTLY. OLD STEAMSHIP. STEAMBOAT COAL. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOTH VISIT MCKINNEY AND MCKINNEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THE REPORTS ARE ATTACHED AND ONLINE, BUT THEY ARE. AARON AND MIKE ARE BOTH TRAVELING. SO THEY'RE NOT HERE TODAY. BUT WE DO HAVE MR. ANDREW JONES, MCKINNEY, MAIN STREET AND MPCC. WELL, IT'S REALLY NOT MPCC ANYMORE. SOON TO BE THE COURTHOUSE THEATER. THANK YOU. CHAIR. MCC BOARD. ANDREW JONES, CULTURAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR. A FEW UPDATES, SOME THANK YOUS FOR A RECORD 4TH OF JULY PARADE IN DOWNTOWN. WE HAD OVER 20,000 GUESTS, BUT I KNOW PARKS WILL ECLIPSE US, SO THEY HAD A GREAT SHOWING AT TOWNE LAKE. WE HAVE STARTED DEMO. A CITY HALL SO LONG AWAITED. THE FENCE HAS BEEN UP FOR A WHILE, BUT THEY'VE ACTUALLY STARTED TEARING THAT DOWN. THE IMPACT RENOVATION OR THE COURTHOUSE THEATER RENOVATION. WE HAVE HAD A FEW DELAYS, SO WE'RE RIGHT NOW ABOUT FOUR WEEKS BEHIND. SO DECEMBER 30TH FOR OUR KIND OF TARGETED OPENING. AND THEN YOU'VE SEEN THE WATER TOWER RESTORATION. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PHASE OF THE RESTORATION BECAUSE THE PAINT'S BEEN DONE. THE, YOU KNOW, THE OLD LOGOS HAVE BEEN RESTORED. WE'RE AWAITING ADDITIONAL SITE WORK ON THE BOTTOM, AS WELL AS SOME UPLIGHTS THAT Y'ALL GRACIOUSLY SPONSORED. AND THEN I WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO SOME UPCOMING EVENTS. JULY 25TH. THIS WEEKEND WE HAVE OUR SIDEWALK SALE, A CHRISTMAS IN JULY SIDEWALK SALE. THERE MIGHT BE A SIGHTING OF SANTA IN DOWNTOWN. AUGUST 21ST. WE HAVE OUR SO TEN BLOCK PARTY AND NIGHT MARKET. WE HAVE OUR TROLLEY PINS THAT KIND OF CELEBRATE THE THE NIGHT MARKETS. WE HAD THOSE OUT TODAY, BUT THEY'LL BE AT VISIT MCKINNEY IN THE UPCOMING MONTH. THIS IS A GLOW IN THE DARK TROLLEY. THAT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'VE DONE. AND THEN AUGUST 29TH WE HAVE OUR DOWNTOWN SCAVENGER HUNT AS WELL. SO THAT WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANDREW MCKINNEY PARKS AND RECREATION. AMY. GOOD MORNING CHAIR. GOOD MORNING, MADAM PRESIDENT. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AMY KINCAID, THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY NATIONAL PARKS AND REC MONTH, WHICH IS ALL MONTH LONG. AND I JUST WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO GO VISIT THE 300 ACRES OF PARKLAND THAT WE HAVE 50 PARKS, ALMOST 100 MILES OF TRAIL, ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. WE HAVE GREAT AMENITIES. SO JUST WANT TO INVITE YOU TO COME VISIT ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT NOT IN THE HEAT, BUT AS WE'VE HEARD, RHETT AND RED, WHITE AND BOOM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THANKS TO VISIT MCKINNEY, THEY SHARED PLACE NUMBERS WITH US AND JUST OVER TOWN LAKE FOR THE FIREWORKS SHOW, WE SAW MORE THAN DOUBLE ATTENDANCE. WE SAW OVER 30,000 PEOPLE JUST IN THE PARK. SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE, THERE WAS SOME TRAFFIC ISSUES. WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE, IT'S HARD TO GET EVERYONE OUT. I THINK THE TEAM DID A GOOD JOB CONSIDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING ON THE ATMOS LINE COMING THROUGH AND SOON TO BE RENOVATIONS TO THAT PARK. SO WE WILL BE MOVING THE FIREWORKS SHOW NEXT YEAR, WHICH I KNOW THAT THAT THE NEIGHBORS WILL BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. SO MORE TO COME ON THAT EXCITED TO SAY NORTH TEXAS GUARD GAMES. WE HAVE HISTORICALLY PARTICIPATED. THIS YEAR, DALLAS HOSTED THAT EVENT. I SAW THE MOST TEAMS THERE WITH 41 TEAMS. WE HAD FIVE TEAMS THAT COMPETED, AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE TOOK THE TRAVELING FIRST PLACE TROPHY, SO WE WILL BE GOING TO STATE NEXT MONTH TO COMPETE AGAINST THE BEST IN THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE [00:30:04] RECEIVED AMONGST THE FIVE TEAMS WE RECEIVED FIRST THROUGH THIRD PLACE IN FIRST AID AND FIRST PLACE IN SPINAL, THIRD PLACE IN SCANNING. SO WE CAME HOME WITH THE NOT ONLY THE TROPHY BUT ALSO A TON OF MEDALS. SO JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE AQUATICS TEAM ON THAT. ON TWO PROJECTS WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS AT THE COURTS AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NEEDED. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF ADJUSTING SO WE DON'T MAKE THE NEIGHBORS UPSET WITH US BECAUSE THEY ARE MUCH BRIGHTER. SO WE'VE BEEN COMING IN IN THE EVENINGS JUST ADJUSTING THOSE, BUT THEY'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THEM. AND SO ARE THE VISITORS THAT VISIT THERE. THE SOCCER COMPLEX. WE'VE HIT A BIT OF A DELAY, BUT WE FINALLY RECEIVED THE SIGNED CONTRACT FROM COSERV, SO WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE EASEMENT. AND WE HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS SO WE CAN MOVE TO TRANSFORMERS. I'M. EACH REQUIRES A MOVEMENT OF LINE WHICH IS ABOUT 85FT. SO THIS IS DELAYING THE PROJECT JUST A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE SEEING THAT PROBABLY DELAY ABOUT THREE MONTHS IF NOT SOONER, WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ATHLETICS TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THOSE OPEN FOR THE GUESTS AND THE TEAMS. IRWIN PARK, I'M YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THAT, ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND AMONGST THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE CLOSING THE PARK ON AUGUST THE 10TH. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE SWITCH TO COME IN FOR SIGNATURE NEXT WEEK, WHICH WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE PRE-CON MEETING. WE'VE HAD PRE JUST CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMPANY A AND C THAT WILL BE DOING THE CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THIS RENOVATION. I'M IN THE CONVERSATION. WE ARE LOOKING AT FULL CLOSURE FOR I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THE MAJORITY, BUT QUITE A BIT OF IT. AND KNOWING THAT WE ARE MOVING FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER LINES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RE WORK ALL OF THOSE LINES AS WELL AS THE ROAD. SO FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE THAT ARE VISITING THE PARKS, WE'RE GOING TO DO FULL CLOSURE. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO COME UP WITH WHAT THAT TIMELINE IS AS FAR AS FULL CLOSURE COMING IN TO RE REDOING THE LINES, THE ROADS. I'M AN OPTIONS TO DO PARTIAL CLOSURE TOWARDS THE END OF IT. ONCE WE GET THAT COMPLETED, I WE ARE WORKING HEAVILY WITH COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE A DRAFT PLAN IN OUR HANDS CURRENTLY, SO WE WILL START PUSHING THAT OUT. YOU'LL START SEEING FROM THE OUTSIDE GROUPS THAT WE WORK WITH, DAUB AND STUFF, PUSHING THAT OUT JUST TO GET THEIR MESSAGE OUT. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD THE PRE-CON MEETING AT ON THIS AND WHAT THAT TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT A YEAR PRO PROCESS FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION. THE BOB AND BARBARA DOG PARK AND PLAY ZONE WILL BE GOING TO COUNCIL AUGUST 4TH. AND THIS IS VERY EXCITING ADDITION TO TOWN LAKE. THIS IS OVER 45 ACRES THAT WILL INCLUDE A VERY LARGE DOG PARK, RESTROOMS, PARKING AND OTHER AMENITIES SUCH AS VOLLEYBALL COURTS AND SO FORTH. SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND I KNOW EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT ANOTHER DOG PARK. GRADY LITTLEJOHN WILL BEGIN EARLY AUGUST. THIS IS A BEEN A PROJECT IN QUEUE FOR A WHILE, BUT WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT. WE WERE WAITING FOR THE 4TH OF JULY TO END, BUT WE ARE STARTING TO MOBILIZE. THAT PROJECT WILL BEGIN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. WHAT WE PARK BIDS WILL OPEN ON AUGUST THE 18TH SO THAT PARK WILL BE MOVING FORWARD, WHICH WE'RE EXCITED. AND THEN ALSO OUR NORTH APEX. WE ARE CONTINUING OUR FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THAT AND OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT. WE SHOULD BE COMPLETED SOMETIME IN AUGUST. SO WE WILL PRESENTING WHAT OUR FINDINGS ARE TO COUNCIL IN TOWARDS THE END OF AUGUST. AND FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DAVID AND GEORGE FOR COMING BY APEX AND SUPPORTING THE LIFEGUARDS THEY APPRECIATED AND JOPLIN ESPECIALLY. THAT WAS A SPECIAL TREAT FOR THEM AND FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE JUST ONE. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ON THE LIGHTS AT THE COURTS. SOME TIME AGO I ASKED ABOUT THE LIGHTING AT PSA, BUT THEN SOON AFTER DIDN'T HAVE REASON TO BE THERE IN THE EVENINGS. SO WAS ANYTHING ADJUSTED THERE IN TERMS OF VISIBILITY IN THE EVENINGS? YES, WE WORKED WITH OUR TEAM, WORKED WITH ENCORE AND THEY ARE ALL ADJUSTED AND FIXED AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU. [00:35:05] GLAD TO KNOW THAT THE BIDS ARE OPENING FOR WATLEY. YES, ON THE ON AUGUST 18TH. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE EXPANSION THERE AND RENOVATIONS. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. SAY WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON 15 PROMOTIONAL GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT WERE. EXCUSE ME, PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S REPORT. OH I'M SORRY CINDY, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I SKIPPED RIGHT OVER YOUR PRESENCE. THAT'S TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. IT IS TWO MONTHS. TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. GO AHEAD AND GET A. I SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST. BUT THEY WANT TO. THEY APPARENTLY DON'T FEEL IT'S THE BEST, SO THEY [26-0703 President’s Report] DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM THE MARKETING REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. MC DC WAS RECEIVED MEDIA COVERAGE IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THIS GROUP. MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT HUGS THE HEADQUARTERS, OPENING HUB 121 AND TUBBS STORY ON THE BYOB SILOS, SPECIFICALLY FIELDS AND FIDELIS. THE. THANKS TO ARNIE'S EFFORTS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA FRONT, OUR FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. THE TOP POSTS THAT WE SAW OVER THE PAST MONTH WERE RELATED TO RED, WHITE AND BOOM JUNETEENTH, TEXAS MUSIC REVOLUTION, THE AIRPORT, AND SUMMER OF SOCCER YOU'VE GOT IN FRONT OF YOU STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT OUR JULY 9TH STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING, AND IT INCLUDES THE CHANGE THAT WAS REQUESTED, WHICH WAS INCORPORATING COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE INTO THE OVERALL BULLET RELATED TO MULTI USE, MIXED USE AND DESTINATION ENTERTAINMENT. AND WE ADDED A BULLET FOR HORIZONTAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. SO AGAIN, EMPHASIZING MC DC'S COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION. BUT IF YOU'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND LET US KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL CHANGES YOU'D LIKE TO SEE, WE WILL DO THAT BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. FINAL REPORTS INCLUDED WITH THE AGENDA. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE. SOME REALLY INTERESTING INFORMATION ON ARTS AND BLOOM. THEY INCLUDED THE PLACER AI, HEAT MAP AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT SHOWED WHERE PEOPLE CAME FROM FOR THAT EVENT. SO INTERESTING TO TAKE A LOOK. THE MCKINNEY REPERTORY THEATER, ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT WE THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTED THROUGH PROMOTIONAL GRANT, HAS AN EVENT THIS WEEKEND, GOLDEN AGE RADIO REVIEW, WHICH WILL BE AT CHESTNUT SQUARE. THEY HAVE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR A 2:00 AND 6 P.M. DINNER SHOW. THIS IS PART OF THEIR EFFORT TO KEEP THINGS GOING, KEEP THINGS ALIVE WITH THE MCKINNEY REPERTORY THEATER. WHILE THE RENOVATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AT COURTYARD THEATER. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO ON SATURDAY, CONSIDER THAT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE OPENING RECEPTION, COTTON MILL AT THE MILL HOUSE FOR AMERICA. 250 TRAILBLAZING WOMEN THE TEXAS WONDER WOMEN. THEIR ART EXHIBITION OPENED IN JUNE AND WILL BE OPEN UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT THERE, IT'S REALLY IT'S INCREDIBLE. SO. AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL OTHER EXHIBITS THAT WILL BE INSTALLED THERE BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT THE CDC WEBSITE REDESIGN IS COMPLETE AND THE LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON AT 2:00. IT LOOKS GREAT, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO VISIT. AND I JUST WANT TO TO CALL OUT LINDA AND ARNIE FOR THEIR VISION AND DEVELOPMENT AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROJECT, ALONG WITH THE CITY'S COMMUNICATION TEAM. IT'S REALLY, REALLY WELL DONE. GREAT JOB. AND WITH THAT, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION, CINDY, CAN YOU ELABORATE MORE ON THE PLACER AI DATA? WHO HAS ACCESS TO THAT, HOW IT WORKS, WHAT HAPPENS? MCKINNEY HAS THE CONTRACT WITH THEM. DID YOU SAY VISIT? MCKINNEY HAS THE CONTRACT? OKAY. AND SO WHAT IS IT CAPTURING? IF YOU LOOK IT'S IT'S INFORMATION. IT HAS PSYCHOGRAPHIC INFORMATION DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. AND THEY DO THE CELL PHONE HITS AT EVENTS. SO IS THAT REPLACING THE OTHER SOURCE OF DATA THAT WE HAD FOR THE CELL PHONE CAPTURE? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CINDY. NOW, AS I WAS SAYING, MOVED TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. WE'RE VOTING ON 15 PROMOTIONAL GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN JUNE. AS A REMINDER, GRANT REQUESTS TOTALED $198,951, WITH THE REMAINING BUDGET BEING $125,470. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE, JOY, AJ AND MARCUS FOR THEIR REVIEW. AND AJ, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL OF THE [00:40:04] PROMOTIONAL GRANT ITEMS THAT WERE REQUESTED. I'LL READ THE FIRST 1260704 CONSIDER DISCUSS [26-0704 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by The Heritage Guild of Collin County (PC 26-15) in the Amount of $15,000.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of 2026 Events at Chestnut Square.] ACT ON PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE HERITAGE GUILD OF COLLIN COUNTY. THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF 2026 EVENTS AT CHESTNUT SQUARE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING OF 11,500. FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT RECOMMENDATION. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL SECOND YOUR VOTES. NEXT ITEM 260705 DISCUSS AND ACT ON PROMOTIONAL [26-0705 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Public Library Foundation (PC 26-16) in the Amount of $5,500.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the Grand Re-opening of the Roy and Helen Hall Library and Planetarium.] COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY COMMITTEE MCKINNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,500 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE GRAND RE-OPENING OF ROY AND HELEN HALL. LIBRARY AND PLANETARIUM SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FUNDING OF 5500. IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE? I'LL. SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. ITEM 260706 CONSIDER AN ACT ON PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT [26-0706 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Texas Women Society (PC 26-18) in the Amount of $15,000.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026 McKinney Asian Festival.] GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY TEXAS WOMEN'S SOCIETY AND THE AMOUNT OF 15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 MCKINNEY ASIAN FESTIVAL. THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 11,500. A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL. SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. 260707 [26-0707 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Art Club of McKinney (PC 26-19) in the Amount of $13,739.00 for the Production of a McKinney Arts Documentary Film and for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the Film and 2026-2027 Events in McKinney.] CONSIDERED AN ACT ON PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE ART CLUB OF MCKINNEY. THE AMOUNT OF $13,739 FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MCKINNEY ART, DOCUMENTARY FILM AND FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE FILM AND 2026 2027 EVENTS IN MCKINNEY. THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FUNDING OF $6,000. I MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND MISS CAST YOUR VOTES. ITEM 260708 CONSIDER, DISCUSS. ACT ON [26-0708 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Millhouse Foundation (PC 26-20) in the Amount of $12,000.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026-2027 Atrium Gallery Exhibits at The Cotton Mill.] PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE MILLHOUSE FOUNDATION. THE AMOUNT OF $12,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 2027 ATRIUM GALLERY. EXHIBITS AT THE COTTON MILL SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 7500. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND CASH VOTES. ITEM 260709 CONSIDER ACT ON A [26-0709 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Community Concert Association (PC 26-21) in the Amount of $10,000 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026-2027 Season Including Six Unique Productions.] PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MCKINNEY COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION. IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 2027 SEASON, INCLUDING SIX UNIQUE, UNIQUE PRODUCTIONS. SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 6500. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL SECOND. ITEM 260710 CONSIDER ACT ON PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATION [26-0710 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Chamber of Commerce (PC 26-22) in the Amount of $15,000.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026 Día de los Muertos Celebration.] SUBMITTED BY MCKINNEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 DIA DE DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT ITEM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL. SECOND. HOLD ON, GEORGE. A MEMBER OF ROTARY. DO I NEED TO RECUSE? AM I GOOD? YOU'RE A MEMBER OF ROTARY. THE NEXT ONE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S NO FINANCIAL GAIN JUST TO BE BARBECUES. OKAY. DID EVERYONE CAST THEIR VOTES ON THE. I [26-0711 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Rotary Foundation (PC 26-23) in the Amount of $15,000.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026 Parade of Lights.] DON'T SEE THE RESULTS YET. THERE YOU GO. NEXT ITEM 260711 CONSIDER. DISCUSS. ACT ON PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MCKINNEY ROTARY FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 PARADE OF LIGHTS, THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,220. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. CAST YOUR VOTES. [00:45:08] ITEM 260712. I'LL WAIT FOR CHRIS TO COME BACK. THOSE WHO DO NOT HEAR CHRIS RECUSED HIMSELF AS HE IS A MEMBER OF THE ROTARY CLUB, RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THAT LAST VOTE. [26-0712 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Sanchez Charities, LLC (dba Run for Hope) (PC 26-24) in the Amount of $10,500.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026 Run for Hope: Walk in Unity at Towne Lake Park in McKinney.] GOOD, CHRIS. OKAY. 260712 CONSIDER ACT ON PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY SANCHEZ CHARITIES LLC. DBA RUN FOR HOPE IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,500 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 RUN FOR HOPE WALK COMMUNITY AT TOWN LAKE IN MCKINNEY. SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000. I MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE RECOMMENDATION, THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL. SECOND. ITEM 260713. CONSIDER ACT ON PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT [26-0713 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Repertory Theatre (PC 26-25) in the Amount of $13,190.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of 2026-2027 Performances.] GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MCKINNEY REPERTORY THEATER IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,190 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 2027 PERFORMANCES SUBCOMMITTEE, RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I SECOND CAST YOUR VOTES. ITEM 260714 CONSIDER ACT ON PROMOTIONAL [26-0714 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by McKinney Main Street (PC 26-27) in the Amount of $15,000.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026 McKinney Oktoberfest.] COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MCKINNEY MAIN STREET. THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 MCKINNEY OKTOBERFEST SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 MOTION TO APPROVE A SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. ITEM 260715 CONSIDER AN ACT ON [26-0715 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Millennial Maven Creative Foundation (PC 26-28) in the Amount of $15,000.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026 Rooted in Rhythm Event.] PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY MILLENNIAL MAVEN CREATIVE FOUNDATION. THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 ROOTED IN RHYTHM EVENT SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,000 MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. ITEM 260716. [26-0716 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Sostenuto Choral Community of North Texas (PC 26-29) in the Amount of $9,310.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026 Sostenuto Christmas Concert.] CONSIDER ACT ON PROMOTIONAL EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY. CHORAL COMMUNITY OF NORTH TEXAS. THE AMOUNT OF $9,310 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 CHRISTMAS CONCERT SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,250. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION. A SECOND. ITEM 260717. CONSIDER AN ACT ON PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY [26-0717 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by The Warrior’s Keep (PC 26-30) in the Amount of $10,00.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026 Veterans Day Celebration at TUPPS Brewery.] EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE WARRIORS. KEEP THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AT TUFTS BREWERY. SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL SECOND. ITEM 260718. CONSIDER AN ACT ON A [26-0718 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Collin County Master Gardeners Association (PC 26-31) in the Amount of $14,712.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of the 2026-2027 Events at Myers Park Consisting of Five Unique Events.] PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY COLLIN COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ASSOCIATION. THE AMOUNT OF $14,712 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2026 2027 EVENTS AT MARKET AT MYERS PARK EXCUSE ME. CONSISTING OF FIVE UNIQUE EVENTS, SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,000. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL. SECOND. ITEM 260719. CONSIDER AN ACT ON [26-0719 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Promotional and Community Event Grant Application Submitted by Lone Star Winery (PC 26-32) in the Amount of $10,000.00 for the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion of 2026 12 Wines of Christmas Event.] PROMOTIONAL COMMUNITY EVENT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY LONE STAR WINERY. THE AMOUNT OF 10,000 FOR THE ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE 2020 612 WINES OF CHRISTMAS SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,500. MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I'LL SECOND. THAT CONCLUDES THE PROMOTIONAL GRANT. ITEMS WERE MOVED TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS FROM CYCLE THREE GRANT APPLICANTS. EACH APPLICANT WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO PRESENT, WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND BOARD DISCUSSION. ANY QUESTIONS? AND WE'LL VOTE ON THE APPLICATIONS PRESENTED TODAY AT OUR AUGUST 27TH BOARD MEETING. THE FIRST ITEM WAS [26-0720 Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider/Discuss/Act on a Project Grant Application Submitted by Harvest Seed Project Foundation (4B26-09) in the Amount of Five Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Five and N0/100 Dollars ($575,595.00), for Infrastructure Including Underground Utilities, Dirt Work, Irrigation, Sanitary, and Driveway/Parking Related to the Expansion and Relocation of McKinney Roots Farm to Gray Branch Park. Amount Requested Represents 26% of Total Project Cost.] [00:50:04] 260720, BUT DUE TO ERRORS IN PUBLIC HEARING, NOTICE AND AGENDA POSTING, WE'RE GOING TO REPUBLISH THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE. THE BOARD WILL HEAR THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION AT THE AUGUST 27TH MEETING. WE WILL ALSO VOTE THAT MEETING. GENERALLY, WE WOULD VOTE THE NEXT MONTH, BUT DUE TO AN ERROR ON OUR END AND POSTING, WE WILL HEAR THE ITEM AND BE PREPARED [26-0721 Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider/Discuss/Act on a Project Grant Application Submitted by Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (4B26-11) in an Amount of Seventy-Two Thousand One Hundred Two and 16/100 Dollars ($72,102.16) for the Installation of an Indoor Bug Adobe Exhibit and Painting, and Restoration of Floor Murals at the Property Located at One Nature Place in McKinney, Texas. This request represents 37% of the Total Project Cost.] TO VOTE AT. AT THAT SAME MEETING, 260721 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ACT ON A PROJECT GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY HEARD NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,102.16 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN INDOOR BUG, ADOBE EXHIBIT AND PAINTING, AND RESTORATION OF FLOOR MURALS AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE NATURE PLACE IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. REQUEST REPRESENTS 30% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT COST. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I AM DOCTOR JOHN DEXTER. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HEARD NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM. I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK THE MCDC FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS MORNING, AND FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO THE HEARD OVER THE LAST. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THIS MORNING I HAVE SEAN KENNEDY WITH ME. JOHN IS A MEMBER OF OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND WROTE THIS GRANT APPLICATION. SO JOHN'S GOING TO WALK US THROUGH THE PROPOSAL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JOHN, AND THANK YOU TO MCDC FOR GIVING US YOUR TIME. AS JOHN SAID, I'M SEAN, I'VE BEEN WITH THE HEARD FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS NOW, BUT HAVE BEEN A VISITOR OF THE MUSEUM FOR THREE YEARS PRIOR. AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT WHAT WE CALL THE EXHIBITION HALL RENOVATION PROJECT. BUT FIRST, INTRODUCTIONS ARE IN ORDER. I WON'T WAX POETIC BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. WE ARE THE HEARD MUSEUM, FOUNDED IN 1967, A 289 ACRE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND MUSEUM. SOME RECENT INDICATORS OF GROWTH. I HAVE TWO STATS THAT I'LL HIGHLIGHT. WE ARE PROJECTED IN THE YEAR OF 2026 TO RECEIVE OVER 120,000 VISITORS, AND 22,000 OF THOSE ARE SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM ACROSS THE METROPLEX. SO OUR STATEMENT OF NEED IS THAT DESPITE THIS CONTINUAL GROWTH THAT HAS BROUGHT ABOUT SOME GROWING PAINS, OUR MUSEUM EXHIBITS HAVE STAGNATED. WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR MODERNIZATION HAS NOT KEPT PACE WITH THE GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND OUR MUSEUM EXHIBITS ARE THE FIRST AND LAST THING THAT GUESTS EXPERIENCE AND CAN SET THE TONE FOR ALL THE VISITORS OF THE MUSEUM. AND QUITE FRANKLY, THEY'VE FALLEN INTO A STATE OF DISREPAIR AND REQUIRE ADDRESSAL. SO THE PURPOSE WOULD BE TO MODERNIZE OUR DETERIORATING EXHIBITION HALL AND OUR PUBLIC SPACES, IN TURN ELEVATING THE HERD STATUS AS A NORTH TEXAS CULTURAL DESTINATION. AND ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL HOPEFULLY ATTRACT NEW AND REPEAT VISITORS TO BOTH THE HERD AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AT LARGE. SO WHAT YOU SEE THERE IN GREEN IS WHAT WE HAVE COMPLETED ON THE PROJECT TO THIS POINT, UNDER THE SCOPE OF MCDC FUNDING, YOU WILL SEE IN THE BLUE THE BUG ABODE, WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST BRAND NEW EXHIBITION AT THE HERD IN OVER FIVE YEARS. IT'LL BRING THE VIBRANT NATIVE INSECT LIFE OF THE HERD INDOORS, IN AN AIR CONDITIONED SPACE THAT COMBINES LIVE CREATURES WITH ART AND TAXIDERMY DISPLAYS FOR ALL OF OUR VISITORS TO ENJOY. NOW, THIS WORK WILL ALSO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM TWO MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS AT LARGE NEW VINYL FLOORING, WHICH. THE ORIGINAL VINYL FLOORING IS ORIGINAL TO THE MUSEUM AND IT IS NOT COHESIVE. SOME OF IT LOOKS DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT SPACES. WE PROPOSE THAT WE GET A TOTAL REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS RESTORATION OF OUR BELOVED FLOOR MURALS, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN LAUGHLIN HALL AND THE MUSEUM LOBBY. THEY TOO HAVE FALLEN INTO A STATE OF DISREPAIR, AND THEY'RE A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ASSORTMENT OF NATIVE CREATURES THAT THE HERD. SO YOU CAN SAFELY IGNORE EVERYTHING THAT'S NOT IN BOLD. THAT'S WHAT THE HERD IS COMPLETED ON THIS PROJECT. UP TO THIS POINT, IT'S BEEN A TWO YEAR SPRINT, AND WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN THE FINISH LINE. THOSE THREE ITEMS IN BOLD WILL BE THE TIMELINE PENDING FUNDING. AUGUST 2026, WE CAN BEGIN INSTALLING THE BUG ABODE, FINISH THE CASEWORK NECESSARY, START THE PAINTING AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE FLOORING THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 2026, PAVING THE WAY FOR AN OPENING IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IT'LL BE A GRAND OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION AND WILL SIGNIFY COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. HERE'S A VISUAL OF THE SITE PLAN. WHAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE AND GREEN. THERE WOULD BE WHERE THE VINYL FLOORING WILL BE INSTALLED. YOU'RE ENTERING THE MUSEUM AND YOU TAKE A LEFT AND THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THE BLUE. OUR PARKING LOT WOULD BE TO THE RIGHT OF THAT DISPLAY, AND THE BUG ABODE WILL BE IN GALLERY SIX RIGHT THERE IN GREEN. SO THIS IS WHAT THE BUG ABODE WILL BE REPLACING, PROVIDING YOU A VISUAL OF THE DISREPAIR THAT I KEEP MENTIONING HERE. IF I CLOSE HERE. HERE IS A PROPOSED SOUTH WALL, A MOCK UP THAT WE DESIGNED WITH SOME VISUALS. TEXAS NATIVE BUTTERFLIES, TEXAS NATIVE ARACHNIDS, INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, AND LIVE INSECTS JUST FOR A PROOF OF CONCEPT. SO ON TO THE BUDGET AND FUNDING. [00:55:05] YOU'LL SEE THE TOTAL PROJECT COSTS THERE AT 193,000. WE WERE REQUESTING MCDC TO SUPPORT 72,000. WE'VE SAID WE'VE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THREE DIFFERENT FOUNDATIONS DONORS AND FROM NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY IN THE ORDER OF 69,000. UP TO THIS POINT, SHOULD WE RECEIVE FUNDING, WE ARE PROPOSING A COST SHARE CONTRIBUTION OF 31,000. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE 20,000 THAT WE'VE ALREADY CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROJECT. SO HOW WILL THIS HELP THE CITY? THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU ALL WITH. I'LL DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MIDDLE. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT'S CONTRIBUTED TO A MUSEUM, $2.20 IS SPENT IN ALL OTHER ECONOMIC SECTORS IN THE REGION. THAT'S RESTAURANTS, THAT'S GASOLINE. JUST TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT, 58,000 TICKETS WERE SOLD TO VISITORS AT THE HEARD, WHO LIVED MORE THAN 25 MILES FROM THE CITY. THAT ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT HALF OF OUR REVENUE. SO USING THAT FIGURE 1 TO 2 AND 20, THAT'S ABOUT $2.5 MILLION THAT COULD BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY FROM THOSE FIGURES. SO IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THE HEARD WILL INCREASE ATTENDANCE, REVENUE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL I HAVE QUESTIONS. I HAVE A COMMENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLY THOUGHTFUL PRESENTATION AND WHAT I THINK OF AS A REFLECTION OF OUR CONVERSATIONS OVER THE YEARS. I KNOW THAT BOTH OF YOU ARE RELATIVELY NEW TO YOUR ROLE. YOU MORE SO THAN THAN JOHN. BUT MANY TIMES IN THE PAST, THE HEARD HAS COME AND WE'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS SUPPORTING. AND WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE HEARD AND SKIN IN THE GAME. AND I THINK THIS PRESENTATION REALLY ACCOMMODATES FOR ALL OF THAT. AND I COMMEND YOU ON THAT AND JUST APPRECIATE THE TIME AND ATTENTION THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TO SHOW THE IMPACT TO THE CITY AND THE ECONOMIC GAINS TO BE HAD BY THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MUSEUM. THANK YOU. JUST ONE COMMENT, GEORGE. YES, SIR. I THINK WE MET YOUR FIRST WEEK ON THE JOB. YES, WE DID. AND A GRANDSON OUT THERE. YEAH. I REALLY LIKE THIS PARTICULAR EXHIBIT AS A YOU KNOW, I OWN A SMALL RANCH. AND THE BENEFICIAL NATURE OF THE OF THE BUGS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE EDUCATION. I ASSUME IN ADDITION TO JUST DISPLAYING, THEY'LL ALSO BE DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW PEOPLE CAN HELP WITH HABITAT AND MAKING SURE WE DO PROVIDE AREAS FOR MIGRATORY BUTTERFLIES, THINGS LIKE THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THE HEARD LOVES ITS POLLINATORS, AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO FOCUS ON THAT IN THE EXHIBITION AS WELL. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF BUGS AND INSECTS AND ARACHNID LIFE IN THE ECOSYSTEMS WILL BE A MAJOR FOCUS OF THIS EXHIBITION. THANK YOU. AND OF COURSE, ALSO JUST TO CONTINUE ALONG THE LINES OF OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND BRING NATURE TOGETHER. EVERYTHING WE DO GOING FORWARD IS TO HAVE AN EDUCATION. AND ONE THING I'M NOT SURE IF SEAN TOUCHED ON, THERE WILL BE LIVE AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF MOUNTED. CERTAINLY. INTERESTING. MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE A PUTTING PETTING EXHIBIT FOR YOU. I PROBABLY WILL NOT VISIT THE BUG EXHIBIT PER SE, BUT STILL APPRECIATE THAT IT WILL BE THERE FOR OTHERS TO ENJOY. I'LL WALK AROUND. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM? I'M SORRY SIR, DID HE SIGN UP? DID YOU SIGN UP, SIR? BILL COX, SPEAKING AS A CITIZEN OF MCKINNEY HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE HEARD MUSEUM. TOTALLY UNSCRIPTED, UNEXPECTED, BUT BEING A LIFELONG MCKINNEY RESIDENT AND SUPPORTER AND ADVOCATE FOR THE HEARD MUSEUM, I'M HERE TO REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM. THIS IS ONE OF THE GEMS. EXCUSE ME, ONE OF THE GEMS OF MCKINNEY. MUCH LIKE OTHER AREAS LIKE DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY, THE HEARD MUSEUM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. IT'S A VERY SPECIAL PLACE. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE HEARD, YOU NEED TO GO. I HAVE STORIES OF BEING THREE YEARS OLD WITH MISS HEARD READING BOOKS TO US OUT THERE, AND IT'S JUST A PLACE THAT NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND NEEDS TO BE NOT TAKEN CARE OF, BUT SUPPORTED FROM THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. AGAIN, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, PLEASE GO CHECK IT OUT. THE LEADERSHIP IS IN GREAT SHAPE RIGHT NOW, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, ACCEPT A [01:00:05] MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AGAIN, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE WILL THAT WE WILL VOTE ON IN OUR NEXT MEETING BUT CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, PLEASE, MR. VOTES. OH, WHO EVER GOT ME? OH, I DID, SO MAKE SURE. EXCUSE ME. OH NEVER MIND. OKAY. YES. THANK YOU. ITEM 260722. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS [26-0722 Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider/Discuss/Act on a Project Grant Application Submitted by the City of McKinney Parks and Recreation Department (4B26-12), in the Amount of One Million One Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty and No/100 Dollars ($1,177,920.00) for Parks Master Plan, Parks ADA Remediations, and Equipment and Vehicles.] PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY OF MCKINNEY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THE AMOUNT OF $1,177,000, $77,920 FOR PARKS, MASTER PLAN PARKS, ADA REMEDIATIONS AND EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. YES. GOOD MORNING. I'M AMY KINCAID, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC. AGAIN, JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR ASK IS MUCH LESS THIS YEAR. SO WE CAN FOCUS ON THE PROJECTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE GOING ON SO WE CAN GET SOME OF THOSE COMPLETED. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, THIS YEAR'S REQUEST LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WE. IT IS TIME FOR A NEW MASTER PLAN WHICH WE'LL GET INTO ADA REMEDIATION AND EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES THAT ARE MUCH NEEDED AND THE TOTAL OF JUST OVER $1.17 MILLION. PARK. MASTERS PLANT. PARK PARKS MASTER PLAN AT 400,000. SO WE HAVE OUR ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN THAT IS IN PLAY TODAY THAT ORIGINATED IN TWO 2017. THE UPDATED PLAN WAS COMPLETED IN 23 WITH JUST A MINOR UPDATE IN 24 FOR THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS. PARK MASTER PLAN IS USUALLY DONE EVERY TEN YEARS WITH AN UPDATE ABOUT FIVE YEARS, AND MOST OF THE ITEMS IN THE MASTER PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED OR IN PROGRESS. SO IT IS TIME TO DO THAT. AND WE'RE HOPING TO START THAT PROCESS IN 2027. ADA REMEDIATION IS AT 200 000. THIS IS TO REPAIR TRIP HAZARDS, TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS, PEDESTRIAN PAVING IMPROVEMENTS, PLAYGROUND SURFACING, ADA RAMPS AND SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT OUR PARK SYSTEM. WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED INCREASED NEED FOR THIS IN OUR PARK SYSTEM, JUST WITH CONCRETE AGING AND SO FORTH. SO DEFINITELY A NEED THERE. AND THEN EQUIPMENT VEHICLES. SO YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES. WE HAVE THREE EXPLORERS TRUCKS, DUMP TRAILERS, SIX PASSENGER GOLF CART. THAT IS FOR THE SENIOR CENTER. WE TRIED TO HELP THE SENIORS GET THEM FROM THE CAR TO THE FRONT DOOR. WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN IN CIRCUIT THERE FOR A FEW YEARS, AND IT'S ON ITS LAST LEG, SO DEFINITELY NEEDED A GATOR AND SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SEEK FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS THE SKID STEER. AND SO ALL OF THESE ITEMS WILL HELP NOT ONLY THE RECREATION TEAM, THE PARKS TEAM, BUT JUST HELP WITH THE PROJECTS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN THE CITY. SO JUST TO RECAP, I'M ASKING FOR 400 000 PARK MASTER PLAN, 200,088 REMEDIATION, AND JUST OVER 550 000 FOR EQUIPMENT VEHICLES TOTALING ONE $1,177,920. AND WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR THE PUBLIC? I COULD IMAGINE SOMEBODY SAYING, HOW COULD IT COST $400,000 JUST FOR A PLAN, RIGHT? IS THIS FOR A CONSULTANT COSTS? IS THIS TO EXECUTE THE PLAN? YES. SO GREAT QUESTION. SO THIS IS THE FULL PROCESS TO COMPLETE A MASTER PLAN. THIS IS FOR CONSULTANTS MEETINGS WITH THE PUBLIC, IDENTIFYING NEEDS FOR NEW IMPROT WHERE WE'RE FALLING SHORT WITHIN THE SCENE, A NEW MASTER PLAN. OKAY. THANK YOU. I GUESS THE ONLY THING I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS IS, AS YOU NOTED, IT'S A IT'S A LOT LESS OF A REQUEST THIS YEAR. I WOULDN'T WANT ANYBODY VIEWING THIS TO THINK THAT THAT IS. THE NEW TREND, RIGHT? THAT WE. MCDC [01:05:03] HAS HELP FUND PARKS SUBSTANTIALLY. YOU GAVE THE PRESENTATION THE VERY FIRST ONE WE DID THIS YEAR ABOUT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAS BEEN. DONATED FROM CDC FOR PARKS. I BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE EVERY INTENTION. IT WILL GO BACK TO MUCH HIGHER LEVELS AFTER THESE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED AND AFTER YOU FINISH THE MASTER PLAN. SO JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD AND FOR YOU TO CONFIRM. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO ADD ON, THE PARK MASTER PLAN IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO WHAT WE DO BECAUSE THAT TRULY IS OUR ROADMAP FOR THE PARK SYSTEM AND THE FUTURE. THAT IS WHERE WE ACHIEVE AND FIND OUR GOALS AND VISION FOR THE FUTURE. SO IT IS A HUGE PIECE OF WHAT WE NEED TO TAKE PLACE FOR, FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM IN THIS MEETING. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM PRIOR TO US VOTING BILL? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ACT ON THE ITEM. I MOVE. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM. I SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. I THINK THOSE HAVE TO BE SEPARATE. YEAH, NO THEY DON'T. OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING. APPROVE THE MEETING. EXCUSE ME. I CAN COMBINE BOTH. YEAH, YOU CAN COMBINE BOTH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM 260723. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A PROJECT [26-0723 Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider/Discuss/Act on a Project Grant Application Submitted by CommonGood Medical (4B26-09) in the Amount of Four Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Seven and 25/100 Dollars ($447,677.25) for Infrastructure Including Parking, Walkways, ADA Improvements, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, and Design and Engineering Related to the Renovation of Property Located at 2750 Virginia Parkway and to Facilitate Expansion and Relocation of the CommonGood Medical Clinic. Amount Requested Represents 11% of Total Project Cost.] GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY COMMON GOOD MEDICAL. THE AMOUNT OF $400,677.25 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING PARKING, WALKWAYS, ADA IMPROVEMENTS, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC. HELLO, STEVE. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DOCTOR STEVEN TWYMAN. I'M AWAY FROM MY SLIDES. GET UP. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DOCTOR STEVEN TWYMAN. I'M THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF COMMON GOOD MEDICAL. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TODAY. WE'RE 501 C THREE PROVIDING FREE MEDICAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT HERE IN MCKINNEY. THERE ARE OVER 16,000 PEOPLE IN MCKINNEY WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. 16,000 PEOPLE. THE IMAGE OF GOD DESERVING OF LOVE, DIGNITY AND RESPECT. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ALL OF THEM WITH CARE, QUALITY, WHOLE PERSON HEALTH CARE. AND CURRENTLY WE OFFER PRIMARY CARE, INCLUDING NECESSARY LABS, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, OPTOMETRY, AND INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WHILE WE SERVE ALL OF COLLIN COUNTY. WE, THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR PATIENTS COME FROM MCKINNEY. SINCE OPENING OUR DOORS IN 2017, WE'VE EXPERIENCED CONSISTENT GROWTH, RESULTING IN THE CUMULATIVE BENEFIT TO THOUSANDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TIMES, ALL BOLSTERED BY THE TREMENDOUS VOLUNTEER WORK OF MCKINNEY RESIDENTS FROM NUMEROUS STUDIES. WE KNOW THAT AS THE SERVICES WE OFFER EXPAND, IT LEADS TO BETTER OUTCOMES, LOWER COSTS, AND INCREASED PATIENT SATISFACTION. WE HAVE A SIMPLE PROBLEM, THOUGH. WE CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY. EVEN WITH OUR RAPID GROWTH, IT WOULD TAKE US DECADES TO TREAT EVERY UNINSURED PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO WE LAUNCHED A NEW PROJECT TO SERVE MORE PATIENTS, STARTING WITH THE PURCHASE OF A 9000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. WE NOW INVITE THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PARTNER WITH US AS WE RENOVATE IT FOR OUR NEW MEDICAL HOME. CENTRALLY LOCATED, YET SO CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE NEIGHBORS THAT NEED IT MOST, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES THIS PROJECT PRESENTS FOR MCKINNEY. BEFORE RENOVATION, THE BUILDING WAS DIVIDED INTO SEVEN DIFFERENT SUITES. OUR PROJECT SPANS OVER THREE PHASES, TWO OF WHICH ARE BEING REQUESTED FOR FUNDING. IN THIS REQUEST. THE FIRST PHASE WAS URGENT AS WE HAD OUTGROWN OUR PREVIOUS FACILITY THAT WAS PROVIDING OUR MOST CENTRAL SERVICES, THEREFORE, TO A BREAK TO AVOID A BREAK IN CLINICAL OPERATIONS. MOST OF THIS WORK ON THE INTERNAL PORTION OF THAT PROJECT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. PHASE TWO, WHICH HAS NOT YET BEGUN, WILL TRANSFORM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING INTO AN IMAGING CENTER. WHEN COMPLETED, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, WE WILL BE THE ONLY FREE CLINIC IN TEXAS OFFERING FREE IN-HOUSE X-RAY, MAMMOGRAM AND ULTRASOUND TO THEIR PATIENTS AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR NECESSARY FUTURE EXPANSION INTO ADVANCED IMAGING MODALITIES, INCLUDING CT AND MRI. OUR BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT COMES IN AT $306,000. PLEASE NOTE THE [01:10:02] DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INITIAL APPLICATION AND THIS AMOUNT. THAT WAS CHANGED BECAUSE TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF OUR REQUEST. AFTER LEARNING SOME MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS, CONSIDERING SPECIFIC LINE ITEMS, THE EXTERIOR CONCRETE WORK IS EXTENSIVE AND WAS SEPARATED INTO TWO LINE ITEMS TO SHOW WHAT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE ADA COMPLIANCE FROM THOSE THAT WERE NECESSARY FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND FUNCTION. ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE ELECTRICAL WORK IN PHASE TWO IS EXTENSIVE DUE TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR HAVING INSTALLING THREE PHASE POWER INTO THE BUILDING. FOR THE MEDICAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT. ALL TOLD, THIS PROJECT WILL EMPOWER COMMON GOOD MEDICAL TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY BY EXPANDING AND IMPROVING CURRENTLY OPERATING PROGRAMS BY OPENING PATHWAYS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING FOR THE INDIGENT, AND BY CREATING MORE SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. PHASE ONE WILL PROVIDE MORE MCKINNEY RESIDENTS WITH RELIABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, WITH MEANINGFUL LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. IT WILL ALSO CREATE NEW, SUSTAINABLY FUNDED JOBS, THREE OF WHICH START IMMEDIATELY. PHASE TWO OF THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE AFFORDABLE IMAGING OPTIONS FOR ALL MCKINNEY RESIDENTS, WHETHER INSURED OR NOT. IT WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE BREAST CANCER SCREENING RATES FOR THE UNINSURED. ECONOMICALLY COMMON GOOD IMAGING WILL PROVIDE MCKINNEY RESIDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEND THEIR HEALTH CARE DOLLARS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY TO SUPPORT THEIR UNINSURED NEIGHBORS. IT WILL ALSO CREATE THREE NEW JOBS, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER HIGH IMPACT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. IF FUNDS ARE GRANTED, WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO LAUNCH TWO OTHER PROJECTS THIS FALL. COMMON GOOD PEDIATRICS WILL SERVE THE CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED PEDIATRIC MEDICAID POPULATION, AS WELL AS COMMON. GOOD THRIFT WILL BE A SUSTAINABLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FUNDING SOURCE TO UNDERWRITE EVEN MORE FREE CARE TO THE POOR. IN SUMMARY, INVESTING IN THIS PROJECT IS A CHOICE TO INVEST IN ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, PRIVATELY FUNDED SAFETY NETS IN NORTH TEXAS. IT'S LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN YOUR BACKYARD. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO CARE FOR ITS UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS, CAPACITY THAT WILL ALLEVIATE THE UNMEASURED FEARS THEY FACE EVERY DAY, WONDERING WHAT INADEQUATE ACCESS WILL MEAN FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAKE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. CAN I JUST CLARIFY? SO THE THE REQUEST ORIGINALLY WAS FOR 4767725. DOCTOR TWYMAN, DID YOU SAY THAT'S BEEN ADJUSTED? AND CAN YOU CLARIFY THE NEW NUMBER. YES MA'AM. IT'S 306,000. IT WAS ADJUSTED PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE THERE WERE SOME EXTERIOR HVAC ISSUES. CONDENSERS THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, WE LEARNED WERE NOT ELIGIBLE, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THOSE. AND 1 OR 2 OTHER SMALLER ITEMS THAT WE PULLED OUT RELATIVELY AT THE LAST MINUTE, TRYING TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY ONLY ASKING FOR THINGS THAT WERE ELIGIBLE. OKAY. SO THE ORIGINAL REQUEST REFLECTED 11% OF THE TOTAL COST, AND THIS REFLECTS 8%, 8%. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. YEAH, SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. THAT'S VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU ADJUSTING. SO EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED IS ELIGIBLE IT APPEARS. YES. AT THIS POINT. YES. WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE MADE. THANK YOU. SO CINDY, ON THAT INCLUDING IT'S A TINY AMOUNT OF IT, BUT THE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE IN PHASE ONE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALREADY COMPLETED, WE CAN STILL APPROVE FOR THIS. IT'S UP TO THE BOARD. YES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. YOU MADE MENTION THAT YOU'RE MOVING THIS LOCATION CLOSER TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. I WANTED TO KNOW. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? BECAUSE I KNOW YOUR PREVIOUS LOCATION WAS CLOSER TO THE OLD. YEAH, I I'M EXCUSE ME, I ACTUALLY SAID I MEANT TO SAY WE WERE MOVING IT CLOSE ENOUGH. WE COULDN'T FIND A LOCATION THAT MET ALL OF OUR NEEDS WHERE WE EXACTLY WANTED TO, BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY OPENING OUR PEDIATRICS LOCATION AT OUR OLD LOCATION THIS FALL. SO WE'LL REMAIN ON IN EAST MCKINNEY AS WELL AS MOVE A BIT FARTHER WEST. OKAY. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF SHIFT YOU WERE SEEING. SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. NO, WE'RE WE STILL SEE THE SAME YOU'RE SEEING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SIR, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE ITEM? IF NOT, AND IF THERE'S NO MORE BOARD DISCUSSION, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I MOTION TO CLOSE A SECOND. OUR LAST ITEM IS ITEM 260724. CONSIDER. DISCUSS. ACT ON [26-0724 Consider/Discuss/Act on Proposed MCDC Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.] PROPOSED MCDC FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET. CINDY. CAN YOU BRING UP THE BUDGET? MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE BUDGET THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET REFLECTS BOTH THE REVIEW AND AND CHANGES THAT WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THEN ALSO [01:15:02] INCORPORATED ADDITIONAL CHANGES BASED ON THE DISCUSSION AT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING HELD JULY 9TH. AND JUST A QUICK RECAP. REVENUE IS BUDGETED. SALES TAX REVENUE IS BUDGETED AT 25.9 MILLION, INTEREST INCOME 1.4. AND THEN OTHER SOURCES, 430,000 TO. WE TOOK AT THE DIRECTION OF THE FINANCE TEAM, A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH IN THE REVENUE ESTIMATION. IT'S BASED ON 2.5% ANTICIPATED GROWTH FOR FY 27. THE FINANCE TEAM CONTINUES TO REVIEW OUR PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR WITH RESPECT TO SALES TAX COLLECTIONS. THERE MAY BE ADJUSTMENTS MADE BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THE BUDGET IS FINALLY APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER, BUT I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT. EXPENSES INCLUDE JUST UNDER 19 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS, AND THAT'S ALL CATEGORIES DISCRETIONARY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PARKS AND REC, PROMOTIONAL AND COMMUNITY GRANTS, AND THEN FUTURE PROJECTS. OUR DEBT SERVICE FOR THE YEAR ON APEX AND MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT. JUST OVER 3 MILLION ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR CONTRIBUTION IN SUPPORT OF ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS 2.4 MILLION. AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONNEL, OPERATIONS AND MARKETING. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND ASK FOR THE BOARD'S APPROVAL TO SEND THIS ON TO COUNCIL TO INCORPORATE INTO THE OVERALL CITY BUDGET. AND THANK YOU TO THE MR. WILKES, OUR TREASURER, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, FOR THEIR INPUT, THEIR SUPPORT AND DIRECTION. AND IN PREPARING THIS, I CAN MAKE ONE COMMENT, CINDY, FOR THE FOR THE RECORD ON THIS IS THAT. WE HAVE FINANCE TO SHOW THAT THAT TAX COLLECTIONS ARE ARE RUNNING HIGHER THAN WHAT WE JUST BUDGETED BUDGETED FOR NEXT YEAR. OKAY. THIS IS THE BUDGET. IF COLLECTIONS END UP BEING HIGHER, WE STILL HAVE THOSE FUNDS TO AWARD IN COMMUNITY GRANTS. IT DOESN'T GO AWAY JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET. SO THIS IS OUR BEST GUESS. AND IT'S A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE THESE LEVEL OF GRANTS. BUT IF MORE REVENUE COMES IN BECAUSE THE ECONOMY IS DOING WELL, MCKINNEY IS DOING WELL, THEN WE'LL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO US ALSO. YEAH. WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET. I'LL SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. YOU'RE SO IMPATIENT. COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON [BOARD COMMENTS] TO BOARD COMMENTS. AND I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY START COMMENTS. MY COMMENTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THIS BOARD. BUT BUT I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT COMMENTS NONETHELESS. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA CHATTER AND ATTACKS ON OUR P AND Z BOARD BECAUSE AFTER THE OTHER THE OTHER NIGHT, THEY THEY HAD AN ITEM THAT CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF POSTED ABOUT. HE TOLD MCKINNEY RESIDENTS TO, QUOTE, PAY ATTENTION THAT P AND Z HAD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED PLANS FOR A NEW MOSQUE AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE VOTING ON THE APPROVAL IMMINENTLY. HE WENT ON TO STATE THAT WE MUST STOP THE SPREAD OF SHARIA IN TEXAS, AS IF THE MINISTERIAL ACTION BY P AND Z FURTHERED SHARIA IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AGAIN, AS A FORMER MAYOR OF THE CITY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION HIMSELF TO THE FACTS BEFORE MAKING STATEMENTS THAT UNNECESSARILY INFLAME OUR COMMUNITY. THE ITEM BEFORE P AND Z ZONING COMMISSION WAS NOT A REZONING OR A DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL. IT WAS A SITE PLAN, WHICH IS A MINISTERIAL REVIEW TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH AN ALREADY APPROVED PLAN DEVELOPMENT. AGAIN, A MOSQUE WAS ALREADY AN APPROVED USE BY LEGAL RIGHT ON THE PROPERTY. THAT SHOULD BE KNOWN BEFORE YOU MAKE STATEMENTS LIKE YOU DID UNDER TEXAS LAW AND OUR ORDINANCE, IF THE APPLICANT MEETS THE ESTABLISHED STANDARDS, INCLUDING BUILDING SIZE, HEIGHT, SETBACKS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS, THE APPROVAL IS ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE ONLY, AND THOSE STANDARDS WERE THE ONLY ITEMS THE BOARD COULD LEGALLY VOTE ON. THE ONLY REASON THIS PARTICULAR SITE PLAN IS BEING FORWARDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND I'VE SEEN SO MANY COMMENTS ONLINE ATTACKING CITY COUNCIL FOR THE VOTE THEY HAVE NOT YET MADE, BUT THEY WILL MAKE IS BECAUSE THE DECADES OLD PLAN DEVELOPMENT [01:20:03] ORDINANCE REQUIRES CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF SITE PLANS. IT'S NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO RELITIGATE WHETHER THE USE IS ALLOWED. THAT DECISION WAS MADE YEARS AGO. I'M ALSO GOING TO STATE THAT THE MCKINNEY ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN A VALUED PARTNER OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS. THEY'VE CONSISTENTLY BEEN GOOD NEIGHBORS AND PARTICIPATED IN COUNTLESS COMMUNITY EVENTS, WELCOME RESIDENTS AND LOCAL LEADERS INTO THEIR MOSQUE, AND WORKED ALONGSIDE PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS TO MAKE MCKINNEY A STRONGER COMMUNITY. OUR CITY HAS BEEN ENRICHED BY THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT LOCAL MATTERS BEFORE USING THEM TO GENERATE PUBLIC OUTRAGE. AND I GET IT IN TODAY'S RIDICULOUS POLITICAL WORLD, SOWING FEAR SEEMS TO BE THE METHOD THAT MANY USE TO TO TRY TO ADVANCE THEMSELVES. IT'S SAD AND IT'S COWARDICE, BUT IT'S WHAT'S DONE. BUT AGAIN, I WOULD ASK OUR CONGRESSMAN TO NOT TO NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN PAY ATTENTION TO FACTS AND BE VERY RESPONSIBLE IN HIS COMMENTS, BECAUSE MCKINNEY DESERVES THOUGHTFUL, FACT BASED LEADERSHIP THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER RATHER THAN RHETORIC THAT UNNECESSARILY DIVIDES THEM. AND AGAIN, I THOSE MAY NOT FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS FROM THIS DAIS, BUT I AM A VESTED RESIDENT IN THIS CITY FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS. AND WHEN I SEE THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THAT HAVE A PROPENSITY TO DIVIDE A COMMUNITY BASED ON HALF TRUTHS, MISGUIDED COMMENTS, INTELLECTUALLY DISHONEST COMMENTS. THAT'S JUST WRONG TO SEE OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PEOPLE THAT VOLUNTEER FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO BE ATTACKED SO VICIOUSLY AGAIN ON FALSE PRETENSE. I'M NOT ONE TO STAY QUIET IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE ANY HAVE ANY MAYBE CDC RELATED COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT ONCE AGAIN, CDC IS PRESENTED WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS AND VERY THOUGHTFUL PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE MUSEUMS, BREWPUBS, HEALTH CARE CENTERS. I MEAN, IT REALLY SPANS THE SPECTRUM ALMOST AT EVERY MEETING THAT WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SERVE ON THIS DAIS TO PRESIDE OVER. AND I THINK TODAY IN PARTICULAR, WE REALLY WITNESSED THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PRESENTERS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY AND TO OUR PEOPLE IN THE CITY. I'LL MAKE ONE COMMENT, GEORGE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP'S ACROSS THE STATE, YOU. YOU KNOW, MANY, MANY DIFFERENT CITIES HAVE VOTED IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP, AS WELL AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. WHEN YOU WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OTHERS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND, AND, AND WE HAVE WE'VE GONE OUT IN INTO THE COMMUNITY AND STATE AND SAID, OKAY, HOW ARE HOW ARE OTHER CDCS DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK? TURNS OUT MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP IS ON THE LEADING EDGE, RIGHT? WE'RE THE ONES THAT THEY COME TO. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S MANY OTHER ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE PROMOTIONAL GRANTS, BUT BUT YOU SAW TODAY THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE CITIZENS AS WELL AS TOURISM COMING IN. SO AS CINDY IS NOW ABOUT TO HAVE HER BIRTHDAY AND OUR RECOGNITION OF THAT, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE BECOME THE CDC THAT THE REST OF THE STATE LOOKS TO, TO TRY TO COPY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. AMEN. IF NO ONE ELSE HAS COMMENTS, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE COMMENTS? BEFORE I PRESENT CINDY WITH OUR LITTLE GIFT FOR GIFT. WE ALL HAVE SUCH GREAT LOVE AND RESPECT FOR YOU. AND AGAIN, YOUR BIRTHDAY WILL BE. WHEN. BETWEEN THIS MEETING AND THE NEXT. SO WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, BUT WE WANT TO GIVE YOU BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. THANK YOU. GORGEOUS AS THEY ARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THERE'S A CAKE SOMEWHERE. JOPLIN. JOPLIN MAY HAVE ATE. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO CUT THE CAKE AND CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. YOU CERTAINLY LEAD THIS ORGANIZATION, BUT EQUALLY EQUAL TO THAT, YOU'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOVE FOR MCKINNEY. AND AND WE HAVE BEEN, AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES, SO BLESSED FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR ALL THESE YEARS. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR KIND WORDS AND YOUR GOOD THOUGHTS AND JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT ALSO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH YOU ALL IN SUPPORT [01:25:05] OF OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND TO STAFF THE THE MCKINNEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. IT REALLY IS TOTALLY MY PLEASURE AND MY HONOR TO BE HERE AND TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL. SECOND, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. I'M GOING TO STAY HERE. YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD. I. CLAIMING SQUATTER'S RIGHTS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.