WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.080 To have four new board members that were recently appointed 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:04.799 . 00:00:04.799 --> 00:00:08.919 The two new council seats are Keely Briggs and 00:00:08.919 --> 00:00:12.720 Juara Hudsbeth that are present today. 00:00:12.720 --> 00:00:18.600 Bob Eames has come on board as our aviation expert. 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:22.679 And Jill Jester, an attorney in the city of Denton, 00:00:22.679 --> 00:00:25.879 is a chamber nominee, so she's not here today. 00:00:25.879 --> 00:00:29.920 But she will be joining us on our board as well. 00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:33.119 So we want to thank you all and welcome all the new folks. 00:00:33.119 --> 00:00:36.600 And with that, we'll get started with our reports. 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:51.439 >> Marty, we have Stoke up first, is that correct? 00:00:51.439 --> 00:00:52.439 >> Mm-hm. >> Okay. 00:00:58.280 --> 00:01:00.640 >> Hey, good morning, ADP board members. 00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:03.359 I am Caroline Booth, Director of Economic Development. 00:01:03.359 --> 00:01:05.739 And I'm going to be giving you an update about the 00:01:05.739 --> 00:01:07.159 transition of the Stoke 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:10.439 Entrepreneur Center from the management of the Dallas 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:12.200 Entrepreneur Center to 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:14.719 the management of the city. 00:01:14.719 --> 00:01:19.459 And for our two new council members of the ADP board, you 00:01:19.459 --> 00:01:20.239 've already heard this. 00:01:20.239 --> 00:01:22.680 So you can tune out just for a few minutes. 00:01:27.159 --> 00:01:32.519 So when we were directed at the end of August to transition 00:01:32.519 --> 00:01:33.560 the management 00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:37.340 of Stoke from the deck to the city, we determined quickly 00:01:37.340 --> 00:01:39.159 that our top priority 00:01:39.159 --> 00:01:42.400 during the transition needed to be ensuring continuity of 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:43.400 service for 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:47.319 the existing member businesses, of which there are 38 00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:48.280 businesses and 00:01:48.280 --> 00:01:50.319 60 employees working in the space. 00:01:51.680 --> 00:01:55.579 And so in order to communicate to the current members what 00:01:55.579 --> 00:01:56.640 we are doing in order 00:01:56.640 --> 00:01:59.379 to ensure a smooth transition, we've held a couple of 00:01:59.379 --> 00:02:00.959 member meetings so far and 00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:04.159 have another one scheduled for September 22nd. 00:02:04.159 --> 00:02:08.000 All the current members of Stoke can remain in the facility 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:09.520 if they choose to. 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:12.180 The pricing structure for membership and the operating 00:02:12.180 --> 00:02:14.960 hours are going to stay the same. 00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:19.069 We have issued a request for proposals for new options for 00:02:19.069 --> 00:02:20.000 management. 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:23.400 And I'll talk more about the RFP in a few minutes. 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:26.060 And as I said, we're going to be holding the next member 00:02:26.060 --> 00:02:27.159 meeting, which will be the 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:31.639 final one before the transition occurs on October 1st. 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:36.840 And just a reminder, as always during our meetings, if you 00:02:36.840 --> 00:02:38.039 all have questions during 00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:40.819 the presentations, please just indicate that and I'll 00:02:40.819 --> 00:02:42.120 answer things as we go along. 00:02:44.439 --> 00:02:47.639 We've put together a transition team to make sure that we 00:02:47.639 --> 00:02:49.240 get all of the details 00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:52.000 covered to keep things running smoothly. 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:55.360 I'm serving as the primary coordinator for the transition. 00:02:55.360 --> 00:03:00.360 We have Paul Deshardin from tech services with the city. 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:03.599 Jamie Lindsay from customer service and Carrie Montz from 00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:04.479 libraries. 00:03:04.479 --> 00:03:08.360 They're going to be kind of the primary on the ground team. 00:03:08.360 --> 00:03:11.639 Paul will handle technology related issues. 00:03:11.639 --> 00:03:14.919 Jamie's going to be handling billing, customer service. 00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:18.110 And Carrie will be dealing primarily with programming and 00:03:18.110 --> 00:03:19.400 events in the space. 00:03:19.400 --> 00:03:23.039 And then we have a number of other folks from the legal 00:03:23.039 --> 00:03:24.759 department, the finance department. 00:03:26.520 --> 00:03:29.659 And of course from economic development, particularly 00:03:29.659 --> 00:03:30.599 Michelle Coughlin, 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:34.159 who's going to be continuing in her role with billing and 00:03:34.159 --> 00:03:36.759 coordinating with facilities and the landlord. 00:03:36.759 --> 00:03:39.990 And then Julie Glover is going to be taking over the social 00:03:39.990 --> 00:03:40.560 media and 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:43.479 website portions of what needs to be done. 00:03:45.479 --> 00:03:48.460 So there are legal considerations, fiscal considerations, 00:03:48.460 --> 00:03:50.080 and operational considerations. 00:03:50.080 --> 00:03:52.819 And I'm not going to delve into a whole lot of this right 00:03:52.819 --> 00:03:54.520 now in the interest of time. 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:57.639 But if anybody has any specific questions, do let me know. 00:03:57.639 --> 00:04:00.919 But please rest assured that our legal team is covering all 00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:02.919 of the things that need to be taken care of. 00:04:02.919 --> 00:04:07.849 And we're working closely with finance to ensure good 00:04:07.849 --> 00:04:09.039 reporting 00:04:09.039 --> 00:04:13.039 about all of the expenditures and revenues that are related 00:04:13.039 --> 00:04:13.879 to STOKE. 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:18.279 The operational side is really, we're really having to dig 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:18.959 into that and 00:04:18.959 --> 00:04:21.029 make sure that we're not missing anything and these are 00:04:21.029 --> 00:04:23.519 just kind of the general areas that we're 00:04:23.519 --> 00:04:26.839 covering and making plans for on the operations side. 00:04:28.879 --> 00:04:32.459 The RFP was issued yesterday and the way that we've 00:04:32.459 --> 00:04:33.079 designed it, 00:04:33.079 --> 00:04:36.199 it's going to allow for a wide range of proposals. 00:04:36.199 --> 00:04:39.980 Everything from management of a couple of aspects of the 00:04:39.980 --> 00:04:41.839 space like programming and 00:04:41.839 --> 00:04:45.250 recruiting all the way up to a sublease from the city 00:04:45.250 --> 00:04:47.879 taking over the entire operations of the space or 00:04:47.879 --> 00:04:51.009 even an assignment of the lease which of course would 00:04:51.009 --> 00:04:53.279 require approval of the landlord. 00:04:53.279 --> 00:04:57.769 But we're just throwing it out there to see kind of what 00:04:57.769 --> 00:05:00.399 the market is going to bring forward on it. 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:04.180 And just because we're asking for RFPs doesn't mean that we 00:05:04.180 --> 00:05:06.439 'll necessarily accept any of the proposals. 00:05:06.439 --> 00:05:09.949 If nothing is the right fit, we don't have to go forward 00:05:09.949 --> 00:05:10.720 with it. 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:13.870 We just want to make sure that we know what options are out 00:05:13.870 --> 00:05:14.480 there. 00:05:14.480 --> 00:05:19.040 And there was some concern that the proposals would be sort 00:05:19.040 --> 00:05:20.560 of a low bid situation, 00:05:20.560 --> 00:05:24.399 which is not the case with requests for proposal like this. 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:28.110 Anything that's proposed will be reviewed on the business 00:05:28.110 --> 00:05:29.680 model comprehensively and 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:33.120 on the group's financial stability, it's not just going to 00:05:33.120 --> 00:05:35.519 be on who offers the lowest price of service. 00:05:38.240 --> 00:05:40.680 We've put together an evaluation committee. 00:05:40.680 --> 00:05:42.639 You can see the members up there. 00:05:42.639 --> 00:05:45.910 This is going to be vetted at the highest levels of the 00:05:45.910 --> 00:05:47.399 city organization. 00:05:47.399 --> 00:05:50.920 And if we find something that we think would be appropriate 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:52.720 to bring forward to the council, 00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:58.879 we will be doing that to let them give their opinions and 00:05:58.879 --> 00:06:01.600 thoughts on the proposal. 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:05.259 And then if we find the perfect one and everything goes 00:06:05.259 --> 00:06:06.639 like we want it to, 00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:10.279 we would hope to have a new manager taking over whatever 00:06:10.279 --> 00:06:13.670 aspects of the management they would be doing in December 00:06:13.670 --> 00:06:14.800 of this year. 00:06:14.800 --> 00:06:18.649 Because we know that we can make a smooth transition in the 00:06:18.649 --> 00:06:19.720 interim, but 00:06:19.720 --> 00:06:22.560 running a co-working space is not the city's core business. 00:06:22.560 --> 00:06:25.319 And so we want to make sure that we're doing it the right 00:06:25.319 --> 00:06:28.600 way while we're following all of the council's direction. 00:06:29.839 --> 00:06:32.620 So again, we're focusing on continuity of service for our 00:06:32.620 --> 00:06:35.680 current members during the transition. 00:06:35.680 --> 00:06:38.459 Pulling in folks from a lot of different departments to 00:06:38.459 --> 00:06:40.560 make sure that the transition is smooth. 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:44.120 And we have issued an RFP to test the market and see what 00:06:44.120 --> 00:06:46.639 might be out there for management options. 00:06:46.639 --> 00:06:49.519 And I'm glad to answer any questions that anybody has. 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:55.120 >> Anybody have any questions? 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:58.079 I had one question. 00:06:58.079 --> 00:07:03.009 Is there really any discussion on the types of businesses 00:07:03.009 --> 00:07:05.279 that we'll contract with or 00:07:05.279 --> 00:07:09.389 went to in there, there had been some I guess concerns 00:07:09.389 --> 00:07:13.319 about their entrepreneurial businesses or whatnot in the 00:07:13.319 --> 00:07:14.040 past. 00:07:14.040 --> 00:07:16.399 >> Yeah, there's been a lot of discussion about that. 00:07:16.399 --> 00:07:19.579 And clearly the council's direction at this time is to 00:07:19.579 --> 00:07:21.720 focus on recruiting technology and 00:07:21.720 --> 00:07:24.879 technology enabled businesses into this space. 00:07:24.879 --> 00:07:27.540 So that's what we're going to be doing from this point 00:07:27.540 --> 00:07:28.120 forward. 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:33.480 And in fact, have been focused on that since March when we 00:07:33.480 --> 00:07:34.800 did an update to the council. 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:37.360 So that direction will continue. 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:41.560 However, there was not an appetite for making anybody who's 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:43.639 currently in the space leave the space. 00:07:47.639 --> 00:07:48.639 Anything else? 00:07:51.519 --> 00:07:53.040 >> All right, thank you. 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:58.379 And we're looking at item 17, 047, which is to discuss the 00:07:58.379 --> 00:07:58.920 Denton 00:07:58.920 --> 00:08:01.399 economic development contract with the Denton Chamber of 00:08:01.399 --> 00:08:02.000 Commerce. 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:02.500 >> Okay. 00:08:04.160 --> 00:08:05.959 >> Thank you for reading that because I didn't bring my 00:08:05.959 --> 00:08:06.600 agenda up here. 00:08:11.920 --> 00:08:13.500 Okay, I know many of you in the room are familiar with the 00:08:13.500 --> 00:08:17.759 relationship between the Chamber of Commerce and the City 00:08:17.759 --> 00:08:18.399 of Denton. 00:08:18.399 --> 00:08:22.670 But just for background, for those of you who are new, 1986 00:08:22.670 --> 00:08:24.720 was the first year that the city and 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:28.339 the chamber entered into a partnership regarding economic 00:08:28.339 --> 00:08:29.399 development. 00:08:29.399 --> 00:08:32.500 And the current structure is that the city provides funds 00:08:32.500 --> 00:08:35.750 for administration and operations of the Chamber's Office 00:08:35.750 --> 00:08:37.279 of Economic Development. 00:08:37.279 --> 00:08:40.370 And those funds go to cover personnel costs, prospect 00:08:40.370 --> 00:08:41.679 generation activities and 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:44.840 marketing, and small business development center support. 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:49.240 As you have heard in presentations before today, the 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:53.669 chamber has requested $238,000 in funding for the upcoming 00:08:53.669 --> 00:08:54.440 fiscal year. 00:08:57.120 --> 00:09:02.049 And as some of you have heard in prior work sessions to the 00:09:02.049 --> 00:09:02.480 council, 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:06.620 staff has drafted an agreement for the fiscal year that 00:09:06.620 --> 00:09:09.399 includes the following changes. 00:09:09.399 --> 00:09:13.080 Adding specific goals, deliverables, and metrics for the 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:16.320 chamber related to developing an annual comprehensive 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:17.759 marketing plan, 00:09:17.759 --> 00:09:20.470 recruiting prospective companies in Denton's target 00:09:20.470 --> 00:09:22.919 industries, serving as the point of contact and 00:09:22.919 --> 00:09:26.149 coordinating responses to leads from brokers and site 00:09:26.149 --> 00:09:29.519 selectors and solicitation of private sector funds. 00:09:29.519 --> 00:09:33.659 And I do want to point out that those four broad categories 00:09:33.659 --> 00:09:36.480 remain the same from this year's contract and 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:39.440 prior year's contracts as the primary functions that the 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:42.320 Chamber's Office of Economic Development serves. 00:09:42.320 --> 00:09:43.639 Those haven't changed. 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:48.299 What we've done is based on what their goals were for the 00:09:48.299 --> 00:09:49.799 coming year and 00:09:51.399 --> 00:09:54.059 the metrics that we can apply to those goals, we've just 00:09:54.059 --> 00:09:55.799 outlined those in the agreement. 00:09:55.799 --> 00:09:59.610 And there's a copy of the agreement in everybody's backup, 00:09:59.610 --> 00:10:02.720 so I'm assuming everyone's had a chance to look at it. 00:10:02.720 --> 00:10:05.539 And the other thing that we've done is enhanced the clauses 00:10:05.539 --> 00:10:08.909 regarding financial reporting, insurance requirements, and 00:10:08.909 --> 00:10:09.679 indemnity. 00:10:09.679 --> 00:10:13.519 And those changes were made to bring the agreement in line 00:10:13.519 --> 00:10:18.200 with other standard agreements that the city enters into. 00:10:18.200 --> 00:10:22.049 The Chamber Board reviewed the draft contract on August 31 00:10:22.049 --> 00:10:22.480 st, and 00:10:22.480 --> 00:10:25.909 we did get a couple of comments or questions back related 00:10:25.909 --> 00:10:28.440 to a couple of things in the contract. 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:33.399 One of them being we had put a metric of a 20% increase in 00:10:33.399 --> 00:10:37.200 page views and unique users for dentonadp.com. 00:10:37.200 --> 00:10:40.990 And I think the thought was that that was okay for this 00:10:40.990 --> 00:10:41.799 contract, but 00:10:41.799 --> 00:10:45.059 wouldn't be a sustainable percentage of increase over time, 00:10:45.059 --> 00:10:46.399 and I agree with that. 00:10:46.399 --> 00:10:50.059 And so we're focusing on what we're working on for this 00:10:50.059 --> 00:10:50.519 year, and 00:10:50.519 --> 00:10:54.029 then we'll discuss future year metrics at the appropriate 00:10:54.029 --> 00:10:54.600 time. 00:10:54.600 --> 00:11:00.730 And there was also a question around the disclosure of 00:11:00.730 --> 00:11:01.600 leads and 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:05.769 where they come from and the company's names in the case of 00:11:05.769 --> 00:11:09.840 an NDA or a non-disclosure agreement needing to be signed. 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:15.620 And we assured everybody that if the Chamber's asked to 00:11:15.620 --> 00:11:18.080 sign an NDA to be able to receive information, 00:11:18.080 --> 00:11:21.360 that the city will be able to enter into the same NDA so 00:11:21.360 --> 00:11:24.320 that we can have free exchange of that information. 00:11:27.120 --> 00:11:31.000 The next step for the agreement is that it will go to the 00:11:31.000 --> 00:11:35.470 city council for a vote on September 19th, so that's next 00:11:35.470 --> 00:11:36.440 Tuesday. 00:11:36.440 --> 00:11:40.059 And during the work session that we presented to council 00:11:40.059 --> 00:11:41.360 about the contract, 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:44.480 we were directed to evaluate options and costs for the 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:47.720 provision of marketing and prospect generation activities, 00:11:47.720 --> 00:11:49.950 including bringing the function into the city or 00:11:49.950 --> 00:11:51.759 contracting with other providers. 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:55.200 So we have been tasked to do that and we will be working on 00:11:55.200 --> 00:11:58.460 that in the coming months and bringing that information 00:11:58.460 --> 00:11:59.519 back to council. 00:11:59.519 --> 00:12:02.179 So glad to answer any questions about that if anybody has 00:12:02.179 --> 00:12:02.559 them. 00:12:07.200 --> 00:12:10.879 >> Carolyn, I think one of the concerns with the contact 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:18.639 information is a lot of these people are looking for 00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:23.789 a single point of contact and for their initial entry into 00:12:23.789 --> 00:12:24.720 a city. 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:29.120 And I think it can muddy the water or 00:12:29.120 --> 00:12:32.269 it can drive somebody away if we've got too many people 00:12:32.269 --> 00:12:34.360 trying to make contact with you. 00:12:34.360 --> 00:12:41.120 So my thought on that is that this wouldn't be 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:44.529 reporting the contacts to the city so that the city could 00:12:44.529 --> 00:12:45.600 contact them. 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:49.340 This would be reporting the contacts so that we're aware of 00:12:49.340 --> 00:12:50.639 what's going on. 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:52.240 Yeah, because I completely agree. 00:12:52.240 --> 00:12:54.899 We don't want, if there's already been a contact and a 00:12:54.899 --> 00:12:56.600 relationship established, 00:12:56.600 --> 00:13:00.289 the intention is not to try to shoehorn ourselves in there, 00:13:00.289 --> 00:13:02.960 it's just to be aware of the activities. 00:13:02.960 --> 00:13:04.080 >> I think we're fine with that. 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:04.580 >> Okay. 00:13:10.000 --> 00:13:12.440 >> Anybody else have any other questions? 00:13:12.440 --> 00:13:17.409 I think those questions were asked and I guess answered 00:13:17.409 --> 00:13:18.120 appropriately. 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:23.080 So if we don't have any other questions, 00:13:23.080 --> 00:13:27.059 I guess we'll move forward to the next report on the 00:13:27.059 --> 00:13:28.679 downtown turfs. 00:13:30.679 --> 00:13:31.720 >> It's not the next one. 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:35.669 >> Okay, Christina, I might get Christina to come up here 00:13:35.669 --> 00:13:36.320 and help me with this one. 00:13:41.960 --> 00:13:47.399 Okay, so everybody is aware that there has been a lot of 00:13:47.399 --> 00:13:51.360 discussion about the downtown TIF over the summer. 00:13:51.360 --> 00:13:55.659 And we have been working to gather different kinds of 00:13:55.659 --> 00:13:58.000 information to try to address some of the concerns and 00:13:58.000 --> 00:14:03.000 questions that have come up from citizens and stakeholders 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:04.840 and council members. 00:14:04.840 --> 00:14:08.879 And one of the tracks that we're taking that's been 00:14:08.879 --> 00:14:09.559 interesting for 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:13.440 me to find out a little bit more about this is to look at 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:15.480 what capital improvement projects 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:18.740 are planned within the downtown turfs or downtown TIF 00:14:18.740 --> 00:14:21.000 district for the next five years. 00:14:21.000 --> 00:14:24.649 And these are things that are in various stages of planning 00:14:24.649 --> 00:14:24.919 . 00:14:24.919 --> 00:14:26.960 Some of them have funding sources identified. 00:14:26.960 --> 00:14:28.360 Some of them don't. 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:31.580 But what we wanted to do was reach out to all of the 00:14:31.580 --> 00:14:34.629 different departments that might have this type of project 00:14:34.629 --> 00:14:34.840 and 00:14:34.840 --> 00:14:38.059 kind of bring them all together in one place to say, here's 00:14:38.059 --> 00:14:39.679 what's already planned. 00:14:39.679 --> 00:14:42.360 And just so we have the information, we know what kind of 00:14:42.360 --> 00:14:47.950 projects we can look forward to in the next five years in 00:14:47.950 --> 00:14:48.679 that area. 00:14:48.679 --> 00:14:52.259 And then we wanted to run this by different stakeholder 00:14:52.259 --> 00:14:52.960 groups, 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:57.070 the CDP board, Main Street Association, Downtown Task Force 00:14:57.070 --> 00:14:58.879 , the Downtown TIF board. 00:14:58.879 --> 00:15:02.250 To kind of get feedback and hopefully do a little bit of 00:15:02.250 --> 00:15:04.240 ranking of these projects. 00:15:04.240 --> 00:15:07.559 This is the first time that I have made this presentation. 00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:09.759 So I'm going to ask for y'all's patience. 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:13.659 And if I have to have Christina come up and help me with 00:15:13.659 --> 00:15:15.360 the map, I'm going to get her to do that. 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:16.879 And she looks really excited about it. 00:15:19.080 --> 00:15:21.960 So I just gave you the background right there. 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:27.799 So this is what we have come up with for 00:15:27.799 --> 00:15:32.570 an overview of the planned CIP projects in the downtown TUR 00:15:32.570 --> 00:15:33.039 S. 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:38.470 You can see that the actual district is shaded in blue 00:15:38.470 --> 00:15:39.399 there so 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:42.629 we can get oriented about the area that we're talking about 00:15:42.629 --> 00:15:42.879 . 00:15:42.879 --> 00:15:46.179 And then there's a nice key for all of the little colorful 00:15:46.179 --> 00:15:47.600 dots that are there. 00:15:47.600 --> 00:15:52.809 And I think everybody, I don't think you guys have a copy 00:15:52.809 --> 00:15:54.360 of this in your packet. 00:15:55.639 --> 00:15:58.500 But I see Jim looking at this massive PowerPoint 00:15:58.500 --> 00:16:00.759 presentation that's a great 00:16:00.759 --> 00:16:03.690 history of all of the downtown plans that I'm not going to 00:16:03.690 --> 00:16:05.039 subject you all to today. 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:06.600 But you have it there if you want to read through it. 00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:10.159 So this presentation is not in your backup. 00:16:10.159 --> 00:16:11.720 So if you want to look at it, it's here. 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:18.960 But you do have a spreadsheet in front of you that 00:16:18.960 --> 00:16:24.720 has corresponding color coding to the key up here. 00:16:24.720 --> 00:16:27.639 And it has a text description of all of the projects. 00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:31.399 So you can kind of follow along that way as well. 00:16:31.399 --> 00:16:34.059 And we are open to suggestions about how to make this 00:16:34.059 --> 00:16:34.559 better. 00:16:34.559 --> 00:16:36.120 [LAUGH] 00:16:36.120 --> 00:16:39.600 Okay, so we'll start with the northwest section. 00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:43.919 Again, the key over there remains the same. 00:16:44.320 --> 00:16:49.200 It's the area from Carroll Boulevard in the west, 00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:52.860 Parkway on the north, Locust on the east, and Hickory on 00:16:52.860 --> 00:16:53.799 the south. 00:16:53.799 --> 00:16:58.779 The purple markers identify drainage upgrades to the Hick 00:16:58.779 --> 00:16:59.960 ory system and 00:16:59.960 --> 00:17:02.399 the Parkway laterals system. 00:17:02.399 --> 00:17:06.559 So you can see the purple lines there. 00:17:06.559 --> 00:17:08.880 The dark green markers at the top and 00:17:08.880 --> 00:17:12.480 in the middle indicate where new sidewalks are planned. 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:16.440 That's Parkway on the south side from Elm to Locust and 00:17:16.440 --> 00:17:19.160 next to the City Hall West building on McKinney. 00:17:21.359 --> 00:17:24.799 The aqua marker is the parking lot where Old Central Fire 00:17:24.799 --> 00:17:27.240 Station was located. 00:17:27.240 --> 00:17:30.759 And I think folks are familiar with the fact that the plan 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:31.920 is to 00:17:31.920 --> 00:17:35.119 increase parking capacity there, gonna be 86 spaces, 00:17:35.119 --> 00:17:37.079 improved safety, landscaping, 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:39.880 and aesthetic enhancements. 00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:41.599 Get that paved. 00:17:41.599 --> 00:17:42.480 >> When's that happening? 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:47.440 >> I don't know if you guys have any updates on when that 00:17:47.440 --> 00:17:49.079 might be happening. 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:53.599 The parking lot behind the Old Central Fire Station. 00:17:53.599 --> 00:17:55.880 >> I actually just put in an email and asked for the 00:17:55.880 --> 00:17:56.359 timeframe. 00:17:56.359 --> 00:17:58.589 It's in the next couple of months and it will be back to 00:17:58.589 --> 00:17:59.200 council. 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:00.759 >> Okay, so next couple of months. 00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:03.960 >> It's gonna be paved in the next couple of months? 00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:07.200 >> Was that- >> It's going to be paved in the next couple 00:18:07.200 --> 00:18:07.559 of months? 00:18:07.559 --> 00:18:08.440 >> Yes. >> That's awesome. 00:18:08.440 --> 00:18:09.759 >> We've got it on the street right now. 00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:13.559 >> Okay, so that's moving along. 00:18:13.559 --> 00:18:17.559 The yellow marker indicates new street lights and 00:18:17.559 --> 00:18:20.539 that will be around that parking lot part of those 00:18:20.539 --> 00:18:21.720 improvements. 00:18:21.720 --> 00:18:25.160 The blue markers are for new water lines and 00:18:25.160 --> 00:18:29.039 the orange markers are for wastewater collection lines. 00:18:32.160 --> 00:18:38.359 Okay, it's the northeast section bounded by McKinney to the 00:18:38.359 --> 00:18:38.839 north, 00:18:38.839 --> 00:18:43.460 Bradshaw to the east, Hickory to the south, and Austin to 00:18:43.460 --> 00:18:44.480 the west. 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:48.839 We've got green markers up at the top and down there in the 00:18:48.839 --> 00:18:49.599 middle for 00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:53.380 new sidewalks that we're gonna provide connectivity between 00:18:53.380 --> 00:18:54.640 City Hall parking and 00:18:54.640 --> 00:18:55.960 the Oak-Hickory corridor. 00:18:58.240 --> 00:19:03.369 The green markers on the left side of the map on Austin 00:19:03.369 --> 00:19:03.960 Street. 00:19:03.960 --> 00:19:08.559 That's also a new sidewalk adjacent to where the food truck 00:19:08.559 --> 00:19:09.440 park is. 00:19:09.440 --> 00:19:14.369 Blue marker on the left is to provide a larger water line 00:19:14.369 --> 00:19:16.799 along Austin and 00:19:16.799 --> 00:19:18.440 McKinney to Mulberry. 00:19:18.440 --> 00:19:19.160 Does that work? 00:19:19.160 --> 00:19:19.960 Yeah, okay. 00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:26.480 Aqua marker is for improvements on the parking lot at McKin 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:27.319 ney, Oakland, and 00:19:27.319 --> 00:19:29.839 Oak Street across from Oak Street Draft House and the 00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:30.640 Municipal Complex. 00:19:30.640 --> 00:19:34.559 So that's the big parking lot right across the street here. 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:39.460 The brown marker indicates upgrades to approximately 1,000 00:19:39.460 --> 00:19:40.680 feet of electric line 00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:46.200 on McKinney and other electrical upgrades in that area. 00:19:46.200 --> 00:19:49.920 And then the purple markers are identifying drainage 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:50.880 upgrades. 00:19:56.240 --> 00:20:01.150 Southwest section, border there is Hickory on the north, 00:20:01.150 --> 00:20:02.680 Locust on the east, 00:20:02.680 --> 00:20:06.769 Prairie, and Sycamore on the south, and Carroll to the west 00:20:06.769 --> 00:20:07.079 . 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:11.220 So we have got more drainage upgrades here to alleviate 00:20:11.220 --> 00:20:14.279 flooding in the area and 00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:16.359 make box culvert improvements. 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:20.720 Dark green, I don't see dark green on there. 00:20:22.000 --> 00:20:22.519 Christina? 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:28.839 Okay, well if you all see it, that's good. 00:20:28.839 --> 00:20:30.519 >> It's just a lot of- 00:20:30.519 --> 00:20:32.680 >> Sidewalk improvements. 00:20:32.680 --> 00:20:36.049 Okay, yellow markers indicate new street lights at the 00:20:36.049 --> 00:20:37.799 county historical park. 00:20:39.039 --> 00:20:43.089 The red marker identifies street reconstruction on Hickory 00:20:43.089 --> 00:20:46.400 from Cedar to Elm and Elm to Locust. 00:20:47.720 --> 00:20:50.809 And that's going to increase OCI, which I should remember 00:20:50.809 --> 00:20:52.559 what OCI stands for. 00:20:54.920 --> 00:20:58.359 Overall condition index or how good or bad the road is. 00:21:01.359 --> 00:21:06.930 And then I have a note here that the orange markers are 00:21:06.930 --> 00:21:08.000 wastewater collection. 00:21:08.000 --> 00:21:10.079 That's a repeat from a prior slide. 00:21:10.079 --> 00:21:13.200 Okay, we're just seeing them on the map again. 00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:19.410 And the brown marker is more underground electric utility 00:21:19.410 --> 00:21:21.319 improvements. 00:21:23.160 --> 00:21:23.839 It's a lot of work. 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:31.000 Okay, finally, southeast section of the TIF, 00:21:31.000 --> 00:21:33.660 which is bordered by Hickory on the north and Prairie on 00:21:33.660 --> 00:21:34.400 the south. 00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:38.990 This section has the fewest amount of CIP projects planned 00:21:38.990 --> 00:21:41.079 in the next five years. 00:21:41.079 --> 00:21:44.859 And there's another note here that says areas of the TIRs 00:21:44.859 --> 00:21:46.359 that were not shown on 00:21:46.359 --> 00:21:49.130 this slide or any of the prior slides do not have any 00:21:49.130 --> 00:21:51.039 improvements identified within 00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:51.880 the next five years. 00:21:53.400 --> 00:21:57.240 So the drainage and water lines in purple and blue have 00:21:57.240 --> 00:21:59.920 been shown on prior slides. 00:21:59.920 --> 00:22:06.559 Yellow is indicating new extended service 00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:09.730 to the industrial street apartments at 404 Industrial, that 00:22:09.730 --> 00:22:10.799 's street lighting. 00:22:10.799 --> 00:22:16.359 Okay, and then the orange lines is wastewater collection 00:22:16.359 --> 00:22:17.440 improvement. 00:22:17.440 --> 00:22:21.269 And the light green marker is for a new pocket park on 00:22:21.269 --> 00:22:22.440 Industrial Street. 00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:28.519 Which is currently, the space is there and 00:22:28.519 --> 00:22:33.119 believe it's decorated with wood chips at this point. 00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:36.880 So I know that's a very quick overview. 00:22:36.880 --> 00:22:40.579 You guys have the small amount of detail that we have about 00:22:40.579 --> 00:22:41.799 these projects on 00:22:41.799 --> 00:22:43.039 the spreadsheet. 00:22:43.039 --> 00:22:47.650 And so basically what I would like to get from the group is 00:22:47.650 --> 00:22:48.519 kind of, 00:22:48.519 --> 00:22:52.089 are there certain types of projects that you would like to 00:22:52.089 --> 00:22:53.200 see prioritized 00:22:53.200 --> 00:22:55.119 over others? 00:22:55.119 --> 00:22:58.279 What do you think brings the most value? 00:22:58.279 --> 00:23:01.160 Just any of your thoughts on this so that we can collect 00:23:01.160 --> 00:23:02.720 that information and 00:23:02.720 --> 00:23:05.880 give it back to the council when we're gonna be talking 00:23:05.880 --> 00:23:07.720 about the downtown TIF 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:09.000 again on October 10th. 00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:15.500 Yes, ma'am. 00:23:16.559 --> 00:23:20.640 >> So are the projects listed, are any of the projects 00:23:20.640 --> 00:23:21.759 identified in other 00:23:21.759 --> 00:23:26.279 city departments and are they prioritized in the list? 00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:28.000 >> Okay, so I'm gonna repeat your question. 00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:32.920 Council member Briggs was asking if any of these projects 00:23:32.920 --> 00:23:35.599 are identified on project 00:23:35.599 --> 00:23:38.529 lists in other departments and if they're prioritized in 00:23:38.529 --> 00:23:39.160 any way. 00:23:39.160 --> 00:23:43.079 And the answer to are they identified in other departments 00:23:43.079 --> 00:23:43.519 is yes. 00:23:43.519 --> 00:23:47.000 Because we reached out to all of the departments that have 00:23:47.000 --> 00:23:47.839 capital improvement 00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:51.359 type projects to collect this information from them. 00:23:51.359 --> 00:23:55.549 Because part of what I was gathering from listening to all 00:23:55.549 --> 00:23:57.400 of the discussion is 00:23:57.400 --> 00:24:01.769 that the city has planned a lot of investment in the 00:24:01.769 --> 00:24:04.039 downtown TIF area already. 00:24:04.039 --> 00:24:07.170 But we haven't done a good job of kind of getting all of 00:24:07.170 --> 00:24:08.880 that into one spot and 00:24:08.880 --> 00:24:11.839 saying here's what's on the books that we've already 00:24:11.839 --> 00:24:13.440 planned to do in the area 00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:15.400 from a capital standpoint. 00:24:15.400 --> 00:24:18.799 So this was the effort to start collecting that. 00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:22.640 As far as prioritization within the departments, 00:24:22.640 --> 00:24:25.359 I don't have a good answer for that right now. 00:24:25.359 --> 00:24:29.619 I don't know if our city management in the back table has 00:24:29.619 --> 00:24:30.960 any comments about that. 00:24:30.960 --> 00:24:36.160 But I don't know right now what their prioritization is. 00:24:36.160 --> 00:24:37.599 >> We're going through that process right now. 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:41.740 We got a committee set up that's basically overlaying all 00:24:41.740 --> 00:24:42.839 infrastructure projects, 00:24:42.839 --> 00:24:44.799 park projects, that sort of thing. 00:24:44.799 --> 00:24:48.920 And then we will be looking for overlap as well. 00:24:48.920 --> 00:24:52.799 I think the one project that is probably the most discussed 00:24:52.799 --> 00:24:54.119 , I know the mayor and 00:24:54.119 --> 00:24:56.779 possibly the council members is that very large drainage 00:24:56.779 --> 00:24:57.720 project downtown, 00:24:57.720 --> 00:25:01.319 which that's basically pipe. 00:25:01.319 --> 00:25:05.039 There's several dozen, a couple hundred home structures 00:25:05.039 --> 00:25:06.359 that are taken right out 00:25:06.359 --> 00:25:07.079 of floodplains. 00:25:07.079 --> 00:25:09.160 So we're working on the finance for that right now. 00:25:09.160 --> 00:25:13.900 And we've got a two or three year plan to get that entire 00:25:13.900 --> 00:25:14.720 culvert box and 00:25:14.720 --> 00:25:16.799 get funding in it together. 00:25:16.799 --> 00:25:20.509 >> Okay, so city manager Heilman was saying that there's 00:25:20.509 --> 00:25:22.480 been a committee formed to 00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:25.720 oversee and coordinate CIP projects across the city, 00:25:25.720 --> 00:25:27.599 including the ones in this area. 00:25:27.599 --> 00:25:31.480 And they're working on prioritization and funding and 00:25:31.480 --> 00:25:32.400 finance and 00:25:32.400 --> 00:25:36.000 those kinds of things, so, yes ma'am. 00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:39.269 >> So on that, on the other financing part, so on the 00:25:39.269 --> 00:25:42.359 projects that have been reviewed, 00:25:42.359 --> 00:25:45.990 have they also gone through the process to see if they 00:25:45.990 --> 00:25:47.039 qualify for, 00:25:47.039 --> 00:25:50.599 like say, call grants and things like that ahead of time or 00:25:50.599 --> 00:25:51.359 is that? 00:25:51.359 --> 00:25:52.400 >> That would be something that we would have to ask at the 00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:52.960 departmental level. 00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:56.039 This was really just kind of a high level sweep of 00:25:56.039 --> 00:25:58.640 information just on the projects 00:25:58.640 --> 00:26:00.880 that are within the area. 00:26:00.880 --> 00:26:02.160 That's a great question. 00:26:02.160 --> 00:26:05.000 And I'm sure that that's something that the CIP committee 00:26:05.000 --> 00:26:06.720 would be factoring in, 00:26:06.720 --> 00:26:10.420 if there are grants available and different funding sources 00:26:10.420 --> 00:26:10.680 . 00:26:10.680 --> 00:26:12.940 >> Yeah, there could be some opportunities for sidewalk 00:26:12.940 --> 00:26:13.759 grants in some of these areas 00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:17.069 and possibly TechStops wanting to talk just about turning 00:26:17.069 --> 00:26:18.640 back in home of Locust. 00:26:18.640 --> 00:26:21.170 We've not really engaged in that discussion too far right 00:26:21.170 --> 00:26:23.079 now over fixing the underground 00:26:23.079 --> 00:26:26.519 infrastructure, but beyond that, there's probably not a lot 00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:27.640 of opportunity. 00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:30.559 We'll continue to look for any sidewalk opportunities at 00:26:30.559 --> 00:26:32.319 all, but other than with 00:26:32.319 --> 00:26:34.680 Locust and they all might see a whole lot of opportunity to 00:26:34.680 --> 00:26:36.160 get caught in funds right now. 00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:39.980 >> Okay, so if it's possible to look for grant funding, we 00:26:39.980 --> 00:26:40.480 'll do it. 00:26:40.480 --> 00:26:44.640 But there might not be a whole lot of options in that area. 00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:47.150 >> And all of these projects that we just went through 00:26:47.150 --> 00:26:50.599 would be eligible for funds from the TIF? 00:26:50.599 --> 00:26:51.099 >> Yes, sir. 00:26:54.480 --> 00:26:54.980 >> Councilman. 00:26:57.680 --> 00:27:01.640 >> My question would be, and I solicit everyone's thoughts, 00:27:01.640 --> 00:27:03.839 how to reconcile, 00:27:03.839 --> 00:27:05.849 when you're talking about prioritizing, it's how to 00:27:05.849 --> 00:27:06.680 reconcile those. 00:27:06.680 --> 00:27:10.319 So understanding the parking lot, and I don't disagree with 00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:11.680 the parking lot, but 00:27:12.920 --> 00:27:16.559 how do you reconcile that against incomplete sidewalks 00:27:16.559 --> 00:27:19.119 versus the parking lot being paid? 00:27:19.119 --> 00:27:23.680 Right, so if you're looking at round numbers, $800,000 for 00:27:23.680 --> 00:27:24.160 a parking lot, 00:27:24.160 --> 00:27:26.390 I know that's already in the works, but I'm going to use it 00:27:26.390 --> 00:27:27.160 as an example. 00:27:27.160 --> 00:27:30.880 And there's, for example, I just walked it, so 00:27:30.880 --> 00:27:37.480 if you look at Carroll and Sycamore, which runs straight to 00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:37.599 UNT, 00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:42.500 it's a straight shot all the way to UNT, all the way to 00:27:42.500 --> 00:27:43.799 downtown, or to local settlement, 00:27:43.799 --> 00:27:47.779 that sort of thing, right at the historic park, just past 00:27:47.779 --> 00:27:48.519 the parking lot, 00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:53.000 the sidewalk ends, and is incomplete right along there, all 00:27:53.000 --> 00:27:55.319 the way to the bank. 00:27:55.319 --> 00:27:57.759 And then it picks back up. 00:27:57.759 --> 00:28:02.230 And so that segment, where we have, it's highlighted every 00:28:02.230 --> 00:28:02.559 weekend, 00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:04.200 because we have a community market there. 00:28:04.200 --> 00:28:07.779 We're inviting kids and families out to that area every 00:28:07.779 --> 00:28:08.759 Saturday. 00:28:08.759 --> 00:28:12.460 And as they're going to those, there's stores on the other 00:28:12.460 --> 00:28:13.240 side of the street, 00:28:13.240 --> 00:28:17.059 and that entire sidewalk on the other side of Sycamore is 00:28:17.059 --> 00:28:18.880 in serious disrepair. 00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:23.480 So for me, I just want to understand how this body wants to 00:28:23.480 --> 00:28:23.480 , 00:28:23.480 --> 00:28:29.319 if we have an existing park like Fitzgravel, that's not 00:28:29.319 --> 00:28:30.559 great. 00:28:30.559 --> 00:28:34.700 But we also have large segments where there's no sidewalk, 00:28:34.700 --> 00:28:36.039 or it's segmented. 00:28:36.039 --> 00:28:40.779 Do we want to focus on bridging those gaps first to show 00:28:40.779 --> 00:28:41.559 some success, 00:28:41.559 --> 00:28:44.849 some progress, and then come back and get the larger 00:28:44.849 --> 00:28:45.759 projects? 00:28:45.759 --> 00:28:50.759 That's just, I have an opinion, but I want to know how 00:28:50.759 --> 00:28:53.400 everyone else is doing. 00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:58.329 OK, so just for the folks who are maybe streaming or 00:28:58.329 --> 00:29:00.200 watching this later, 00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:03.970 Councilmember Hudspeth put the question to the group about 00:29:03.970 --> 00:29:05.039 prioritization 00:29:05.039 --> 00:29:07.640 of one type of project over another. 00:29:07.640 --> 00:29:11.960 So I think the question was for the board here. 00:29:11.960 --> 00:29:15.279 Well, I guess I would back up. 00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:16.279 That's a good point. 00:29:16.279 --> 00:29:20.549 If you fixed a parking lot, and the sidewalks aren't walk 00:29:20.549 --> 00:29:21.960 able to get from the parking lot 00:29:21.960 --> 00:29:26.599 to a business or downtown or whatever, then that doesn't 00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:28.720 help very many people. 00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:30.799 We have a couple of-- 00:29:30.799 --> 00:29:35.930 I guess the TIF board can help prioritize that by 00:29:35.930 --> 00:29:37.160 recommending projects 00:29:37.160 --> 00:29:39.200 to be completed inside the TIF. 00:29:39.200 --> 00:29:40.759 That's what the TIF board is there for. 00:29:40.759 --> 00:29:46.319 So they would be the board you would go to to decide what 00:29:46.319 --> 00:29:49.519 the TIF would consider a priority. 00:29:49.519 --> 00:29:53.519 That's a group of elected people. 00:29:53.519 --> 00:29:57.720 And then our Economic Development Partnership Board has a 00:29:57.720 --> 00:29:59.000 subcommittee called 00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:02.559 the Downtown Economic Development Task Force. 00:30:02.559 --> 00:30:06.109 And we have already been through this exercise, and we 00:30:06.109 --> 00:30:07.680 asked the TIRS, 00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:11.960 the TIF board asked that group, what are our priorities? 00:30:11.960 --> 00:30:14.619 Because those are homeowners and business owners and people 00:30:14.619 --> 00:30:15.819 that are living and walking 00:30:15.819 --> 00:30:16.880 and doing that thing. 00:30:16.880 --> 00:30:20.190 And parking and sidewalks and lighting are the number one 00:30:20.190 --> 00:30:21.640 priorities for that. 00:30:21.640 --> 00:30:25.440 So how you pick which one you're doing there. 00:30:25.440 --> 00:30:28.460 And I'll point out on Mulberry Street from Industrial to 00:30:28.460 --> 00:30:30.119 Belle Avenue, 00:30:30.119 --> 00:30:36.869 I wish that was on this list because that's the side of the 00:30:36.869 --> 00:30:38.119 Denrykker Chronicle parking 00:30:38.119 --> 00:30:41.299 and trash cans over there that we're fixing to have a large 00:30:41.299 --> 00:30:42.960 development over there. 00:30:42.960 --> 00:30:45.359 And that goes down to that large department complex. 00:30:45.359 --> 00:30:48.720 It's on the corner of Mulberry and Belle. 00:30:48.720 --> 00:30:51.480 And if you're walking back up towards the courthouse or 00:30:51.480 --> 00:30:54.240 west, it's a pretty bad sidewalk. 00:30:54.240 --> 00:30:55.400 There's not one on the other side. 00:30:55.400 --> 00:30:59.119 So we have some groups in place, I guess I would say that 00:30:59.119 --> 00:31:00.240 to ask that other than that, 00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:04.200 I guess this is how it gets funded. 00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:07.099 So I think I think I said earlier that we're going to be 00:31:07.099 --> 00:31:08.920 taking the same information to 00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:10.440 the Downtown Task Force. 00:31:10.440 --> 00:31:13.940 And we did very much appreciate the feedback that we got in 00:31:13.940 --> 00:31:15.799 prior meetings from the task 00:31:15.799 --> 00:31:19.710 force but wanted to also share these things that are 00:31:19.710 --> 00:31:21.480 already on the on the books. 00:31:21.480 --> 00:31:24.029 Councilmember Hadsworth, I believe you are a new member of 00:31:24.029 --> 00:31:25.400 the Downtown TIF Board. 00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:26.400 Is that right? 00:31:26.400 --> 00:31:27.400 That's correct. 00:31:27.400 --> 00:31:30.559 Okay, so you're gonna get to hear this a bunch of times. 00:31:30.559 --> 00:31:35.450 We're gonna need you to tell us what we need to do because 00:31:35.450 --> 00:31:37.599 you're gonna have all of this 00:31:37.599 --> 00:31:38.599 information. 00:31:38.599 --> 00:31:42.599 Does anybody have any other comments or questions about any 00:31:42.599 --> 00:31:43.359 of this? 00:31:43.359 --> 00:31:46.279 But I heard parking lighting and sidewalks. 00:31:46.279 --> 00:31:49.079 Well, it's all in here. 00:31:49.079 --> 00:31:52.019 The utilities and drainage aren't as exciting, but those 00:31:52.019 --> 00:31:55.319 are important too for a lot of reasons. 00:31:55.319 --> 00:32:00.230 I guess a couple things popped out in the report that we 00:32:00.230 --> 00:32:02.160 were presented with the large 00:32:02.160 --> 00:32:07.559 building on the corner of Oak and Carroll that's in the 00:32:07.559 --> 00:32:10.240 picture that's in here. 00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:13.440 That was opened in July of 2004. 00:32:13.440 --> 00:32:14.440 Okay. 00:32:14.440 --> 00:32:17.240 Just 2005 on there. 00:32:17.240 --> 00:32:20.960 I'll change that. 00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:21.960 Inside information. 00:32:21.960 --> 00:32:24.680 Yeah, you might be familiar with that project. 00:32:24.680 --> 00:32:29.680 Thank you, Marty. 00:32:29.680 --> 00:32:38.940 Anybody else have any questions or comments on the TIF/TERS 00:32:38.940 --> 00:32:42.559 downtown projects? 00:32:42.559 --> 00:32:43.559 Yes, ma'am. 00:32:43.559 --> 00:32:44.369 So there's been conversations about the Downtown Reinvest 00:32:44.369 --> 00:32:44.559 ment Grant and funding mechanisms 00:32:44.559 --> 00:32:45.559 for that. 00:32:45.559 --> 00:32:46.559 Is this still a possibility? 00:32:46.559 --> 00:33:08.440 Yes, the question was about the Downtown Reinvestment Grant 00:33:08.440 --> 00:33:11.519 Program and its funding sources. 00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:13.880 There was an item on the council's agenda about that last 00:33:13.880 --> 00:33:16.200 night and a change was made 00:33:16.200 --> 00:33:22.769 to not dedicate $100,000 of mixed beverage taxes to that 00:33:22.769 --> 00:33:25.559 fund in the coming fiscal year 00:33:25.559 --> 00:33:27.480 and beyond. 00:33:27.480 --> 00:33:30.759 That does not mean that the program is gone. 00:33:30.759 --> 00:33:33.940 It just means that that revenue source is not going to be 00:33:33.940 --> 00:33:35.519 used to fund it anymore. 00:33:35.519 --> 00:33:38.599 And what we have been tasked with is to try to identify 00:33:38.599 --> 00:33:40.859 some potential alternative sources 00:33:40.859 --> 00:33:45.890 of funding because it is a valuable program and a lot of 00:33:45.890 --> 00:33:48.559 folks have seen the value in 00:33:48.559 --> 00:33:51.200 it and want to see it continue. 00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:55.819 We have been talking with our legal department and they 00:33:55.819 --> 00:33:58.720 have assured us that we can use TIF 00:33:58.720 --> 00:34:01.480 funds to fund the grant program. 00:34:01.480 --> 00:34:06.089 The one thing that would change is if we use TIF funds to 00:34:06.089 --> 00:34:08.719 fund it, the projects have to 00:34:08.719 --> 00:34:12.030 be within the TIF boundary, which makes sense, but the 00:34:12.030 --> 00:34:14.280 current boundary is the DTIP area, 00:34:14.280 --> 00:34:18.000 which is slightly different than the TIF zone. 00:34:18.000 --> 00:34:21.840 So that would be a little bit of a change. 00:34:21.840 --> 00:34:22.840 It's smaller. 00:34:22.840 --> 00:34:23.840 A little bit. 00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:26.320 I wish I had a map. 00:34:26.320 --> 00:34:29.199 We've got some that overlay them on each other, but yes, 00:34:29.199 --> 00:34:31.000 the TIF is a little bit smaller than 00:34:31.000 --> 00:34:33.320 the DTIP area. 00:34:33.320 --> 00:34:36.400 But yes, that is an option for funding for the program. 00:34:36.400 --> 00:34:40.239 So I'm going to make sure we're clear on this. 00:34:40.239 --> 00:34:44.739 The legal counsel is saying that we can use TIF funds for 00:34:44.739 --> 00:34:46.519 private projects? 00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:47.519 To make grants, yes. 00:34:47.519 --> 00:34:52.639 I mean, that's part that's allowed under this statute. 00:34:52.639 --> 00:34:56.579 There's an example of one of those grants on page 15 of 00:34:56.579 --> 00:34:58.760 this presentation that shows 00:34:58.760 --> 00:35:02.949 the old warehouse on the left side and then what was 00:35:02.949 --> 00:35:06.880 changed into three different restaurants. 00:35:06.880 --> 00:35:13.449 They got a $10,000 grant for utility upgrades so they could 00:35:13.449 --> 00:35:16.679 add bathrooms and electricity. 00:35:16.679 --> 00:35:18.159 Erica would like to say something. 00:35:18.159 --> 00:35:22.719 I was going to say that page 17 has the overlay of the TIF. 00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:27.000 Page 17 in your massive slide presentation. 00:35:27.000 --> 00:35:35.440 Thank you for the reminder. 00:35:35.440 --> 00:35:40.340 So then city staff would go to the TIF board and ask, I 00:35:40.340 --> 00:35:43.280 guess recommend that they set aside 00:35:43.280 --> 00:35:46.639 funding from that to continue that if they want to. 00:35:46.639 --> 00:35:47.639 That's correct. 00:35:47.639 --> 00:35:49.940 That would definitely be something that would be run 00:35:49.940 --> 00:35:51.480 through the TIF board first and we'd 00:35:51.480 --> 00:35:55.980 have to kind of figure out how the existing grant program 00:35:55.980 --> 00:35:58.239 process might need to change 00:35:58.239 --> 00:35:59.840 in order to make that feasible. 00:35:59.840 --> 00:36:03.329 But yes, that would be the first step there would be to go 00:36:03.329 --> 00:36:04.519 to the TIF board. 00:36:04.519 --> 00:36:08.230 As a reminder that those grant funds, if they were over $10 00:36:08.230 --> 00:36:10.440 ,000 would come to this board 00:36:10.440 --> 00:36:12.760 for approval and then on to city council. 00:36:12.760 --> 00:36:16.400 So that would take that out of here. 00:36:16.400 --> 00:36:21.300 Caroline, do you have a list of all of the projects that 00:36:21.300 --> 00:36:24.159 have benefited from these funds? 00:36:24.159 --> 00:36:26.440 From the downtown reinvestment grant funds? 00:36:26.440 --> 00:36:27.440 Absolutely. 00:36:27.440 --> 00:36:30.429 I don't have it right now, but if that's something that y' 00:36:30.429 --> 00:36:32.400 all want me to email to you, we'd be 00:36:32.400 --> 00:36:33.400 glad to. 00:36:33.400 --> 00:36:36.039 I'd like for the council to see it. 00:36:36.039 --> 00:36:37.039 Okay. 00:36:37.039 --> 00:36:38.039 Sure. 00:36:38.039 --> 00:36:39.039 We can provide that to them. 00:36:39.039 --> 00:36:40.039 Okay. 00:36:40.039 --> 00:36:41.039 Thank you. 00:36:41.039 --> 00:36:42.039 You're welcome. 00:36:42.039 --> 00:36:48.079 All right, any more questions or comments? 00:36:48.079 --> 00:36:54.030 Move on to the next agenda item, 1749, to discuss the 00:36:54.030 --> 00:36:56.320 economic development department's 00:36:56.320 --> 00:37:00.440 strategic plan for 2017-18. 00:37:00.440 --> 00:37:02.039 Okay. 00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:10.199 So a full copy of the plan was included in your backup. 00:37:10.199 --> 00:37:14.019 I'm just going to hit the highlights for you to keep us 00:37:14.019 --> 00:37:15.280 moving here. 00:37:15.280 --> 00:37:18.400 But economic development staff began working on a 00:37:18.400 --> 00:37:21.000 department level strategic plan during 00:37:21.000 --> 00:37:25.760 the city's 2017 budget and strategic planning process. 00:37:25.760 --> 00:37:29.579 And the place where we started was with our department's 00:37:29.579 --> 00:37:30.719 core values. 00:37:30.719 --> 00:37:33.969 And then we organized the objectives and action steps that 00:37:33.969 --> 00:37:35.760 we were going to take during the 00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:39.360 year under four overarching goals. 00:37:39.360 --> 00:37:42.019 And we feel like this plan aligns with the city's new 00:37:42.019 --> 00:37:44.440 emphasis on transparency, accountability 00:37:44.440 --> 00:37:48.630 and responsiveness and it spans a period from May 1st of 00:37:48.630 --> 00:37:51.159 this year to September 30th 00:37:51.159 --> 00:37:56.079 of next year so it's kind of an 18-month strategic plan. 00:37:56.079 --> 00:37:59.679 As far as what we've identified as our departmental core 00:37:59.679 --> 00:38:02.840 values, we're ethical, we're transparent, 00:38:02.840 --> 00:38:06.989 we're responsive, we're collaborative, we're community- 00:38:06.989 --> 00:38:09.119 focused and we're creative. 00:38:09.119 --> 00:38:14.019 And I think that these align very well with the city's core 00:38:14.019 --> 00:38:16.480 values that have been identified 00:38:16.480 --> 00:38:22.849 which are transparency, fiscal responsibility and integrity 00:38:22.849 --> 00:38:26.199 and customer service. 00:38:26.199 --> 00:38:28.320 I need to learn those first. 00:38:28.320 --> 00:38:32.199 Write it down. 00:38:32.199 --> 00:38:35.860 To walk you quickly through our goals, goal one is business 00:38:35.860 --> 00:38:37.860 development which we identify 00:38:37.860 --> 00:38:41.329 as expanding Denton's economy through retention and 00:38:41.329 --> 00:38:43.840 expansion of current employers and through 00:38:43.840 --> 00:38:47.710 the location of new businesses in our target industry 00:38:47.710 --> 00:38:48.599 sectors. 00:38:48.599 --> 00:38:52.090 Goal two is entrepreneurship in which we foster Denton's 00:38:52.090 --> 00:38:55.079 thriving culture of business, technology 00:38:55.079 --> 00:38:58.670 and artistic creation and innovation by building on our 00:38:58.670 --> 00:39:01.719 higher education and community resources. 00:39:01.719 --> 00:39:05.030 Goal three is workforce development in which we want to 00:39:05.030 --> 00:39:07.320 develop, attract and keep skilled 00:39:07.320 --> 00:39:11.090 and talented workers to support our existing and future 00:39:11.090 --> 00:39:12.119 employers. 00:39:12.119 --> 00:39:14.280 Goal four is community relations. 00:39:14.280 --> 00:39:17.159 We want to build relationships with Denton residents and 00:39:17.159 --> 00:39:18.800 businesses through outreach, 00:39:18.800 --> 00:39:23.199 education and engagement. 00:39:23.199 --> 00:39:25.980 And in the interest of time, I'm not going to go through 00:39:25.980 --> 00:39:27.639 each objective and action step 00:39:27.639 --> 00:39:28.639 one by one. 00:39:28.639 --> 00:39:30.719 You have them in your backup and I'm glad to answer any 00:39:30.719 --> 00:39:32.079 questions that you have about 00:39:32.079 --> 00:39:33.079 them. 00:39:33.079 --> 00:39:35.599 So I just want to point out that each goal that we've 00:39:35.599 --> 00:39:37.360 identified has those supporting 00:39:37.360 --> 00:39:41.000 objectives, action steps and performance measures and that 00:39:41.000 --> 00:39:42.880 each action step in the plan has 00:39:42.880 --> 00:39:45.949 an economic development staff member assigned to complete 00:39:45.949 --> 00:39:47.420 it and a deadline by which it 00:39:47.420 --> 00:39:50.239 must be completed. 00:39:50.239 --> 00:39:54.380 We've developed and I say staff, but Christina Davis has 00:39:54.380 --> 00:39:57.059 developed an in-house system using 00:39:57.059 --> 00:40:00.800 access for logging and reporting on our activities so that 00:40:00.800 --> 00:40:03.000 we have a central place to compile 00:40:03.000 --> 00:40:07.760 all of the data and generate some reports on that. 00:40:07.760 --> 00:40:10.179 And also that our performance measures in this plan are 00:40:10.179 --> 00:40:11.559 incorporated into the city's 00:40:11.559 --> 00:40:14.760 strategic plan, both for continuity and for ease of 00:40:14.760 --> 00:40:17.000 reporting because we need to report 00:40:17.000 --> 00:40:20.400 for our own purposes to share with this board and with 00:40:20.400 --> 00:40:22.400 other interested parties. 00:40:22.400 --> 00:40:25.420 But then the city's strategic plan has certain reporting 00:40:25.420 --> 00:40:27.280 requirements as well and so we've 00:40:27.280 --> 00:40:31.059 made sure that those are integrated so we're not reporting 00:40:31.059 --> 00:40:32.800 on one set for one group and 00:40:32.800 --> 00:40:35.559 another set for another group. 00:40:35.559 --> 00:40:36.559 And that's it. 00:40:36.559 --> 00:40:40.750 So glad to answer any questions about that that you all 00:40:40.750 --> 00:40:41.519 have. 00:40:41.519 --> 00:40:46.840 A question on the entrepreneurship part of the plan. 00:40:46.840 --> 00:40:49.829 On our performance measure, we have a 10% increase in 00:40:49.829 --> 00:40:51.639 business participation in small 00:40:51.639 --> 00:40:52.639 business programs. 00:40:52.639 --> 00:40:56.239 How do you measure that? 00:40:56.239 --> 00:40:59.550 So what we're doing there is in the small business programs 00:40:59.550 --> 00:41:01.119 that we're talking about 00:41:01.119 --> 00:41:05.199 is the overarching one is the shop dentin program. 00:41:05.199 --> 00:41:10.130 And then so that's an education and merchant participation 00:41:10.130 --> 00:41:10.960 program. 00:41:10.960 --> 00:41:13.489 So we know right now how many merchants are participating 00:41:13.489 --> 00:41:14.079 in that. 00:41:14.079 --> 00:41:15.800 So we have a baseline. 00:41:15.800 --> 00:41:19.440 And then as Christina implements her excellent marketing 00:41:19.440 --> 00:41:21.519 plan that she's put together for 00:41:21.519 --> 00:41:24.480 small business programs, we'll be able to add new 00:41:24.480 --> 00:41:26.760 businesses and see where we increase 00:41:26.760 --> 00:41:28.639 to over that baseline. 00:41:28.639 --> 00:41:32.280 And the same thing with participation in shop small 00:41:32.280 --> 00:41:35.320 Saturday and our national small business 00:41:35.320 --> 00:41:37.679 week activities. 00:41:37.679 --> 00:41:41.059 We've done shop small Saturday for four years. 00:41:41.059 --> 00:41:44.050 So we have information about the participation levels 00:41:44.050 --> 00:41:46.039 historically there and we can gauge 00:41:46.039 --> 00:41:48.159 the increase this year. 00:41:48.159 --> 00:41:53.059 And our small business week national small business week 00:41:53.059 --> 00:41:54.920 activities, including our TCB 00:41:54.920 --> 00:41:57.739 and little d conference that we had the first year of that 00:41:57.739 --> 00:41:58.440 last year. 00:41:58.440 --> 00:42:01.929 So we know participation there and again can judge our 00:42:01.929 --> 00:42:04.280 increase based on what we have this 00:42:04.280 --> 00:42:10.480 year. 00:42:10.480 --> 00:42:13.119 Anybody else have any questions? 00:42:13.119 --> 00:42:15.320 Everybody went through it thoroughly and did such a good 00:42:15.320 --> 00:42:15.639 job. 00:42:15.639 --> 00:42:18.639 Nobody had any questions about it. 00:42:18.639 --> 00:42:21.599 I'm sure that's exactly what happened. 00:42:21.599 --> 00:42:24.960 If you have questions later, I'm always glad to answer them 00:42:24.960 --> 00:42:25.239 . 00:42:25.239 --> 00:42:28.920 So I think that's it for my presentations. 00:42:28.920 --> 00:42:33.059 That is all of our work session items and we'll move on to 00:42:33.059 --> 00:42:35.400 our regular regular meeting, 00:42:35.400 --> 00:42:39.590 which in the first item is to consider approval the minutes 00:42:39.590 --> 00:42:42.760 for July 12 2017 meeting and I 00:42:42.760 --> 00:42:43.760 would 00:42:43.760 --> 00:42:48.280 have a motion to approve. 00:42:48.280 --> 00:42:50.679 I hear a second. 00:42:50.679 --> 00:42:51.679 Second. 00:42:51.679 --> 00:42:53.480 The motion and a second. 00:42:53.480 --> 00:42:57.639 Any discussion on the minutes? 00:42:57.639 --> 00:43:00.039 All those in favor say aye. 00:43:00.039 --> 00:43:03.320 Any opposed? 00:43:03.320 --> 00:43:07.179 Naints are approved and we have a staff activity report 00:43:07.179 --> 00:43:11.480 item number 1750 from Adam. 00:43:11.480 --> 00:43:18.679 Morning board members. 00:43:18.679 --> 00:43:20.480 Morning. 00:43:20.480 --> 00:43:22.480 Morning. 00:43:22.480 --> 00:43:26.550 On new activity for for the month, new site minutes 00:43:26.550 --> 00:43:29.760 conducted a site visit we had to conducted 00:43:29.760 --> 00:43:33.420 a site visit for project UTV, which is a manufacturer of 00:43:33.420 --> 00:43:34.920 utility vehicles. 00:43:34.920 --> 00:43:37.969 They're looking for 25, roughly 25 acres to construct a 00:43:37.969 --> 00:43:39.760 minimum of a 300,000 square foot 00:43:39.760 --> 00:43:44.039 facility and that will be about 50 new jobs. 00:43:44.039 --> 00:43:46.539 We also have a site visit from project partner, who is a 00:43:46.539 --> 00:43:48.199 distribution company for riffing 00:43:48.199 --> 00:43:52.190 products looking at five to 10 acre sites with two to three 00:43:52.190 --> 00:43:54.280 acres used for outside storage 00:43:54.280 --> 00:43:58.469 area to construct a 20,000 square foot facility and they 00:43:58.469 --> 00:44:00.599 prefer to be located along highway 00:44:00.599 --> 00:44:04.800 380, which we did show them a site up in that area. 00:44:04.800 --> 00:44:08.769 We had another site visit who's already been here several 00:44:08.769 --> 00:44:10.360 times and this this one was mainly 00:44:10.360 --> 00:44:15.000 to meet with city officials and Caroline had set up 00:44:15.000 --> 00:44:15.840 everybody that they needed to meet 00:44:15.840 --> 00:44:19.119 with from the city that one is products railroad. 00:44:19.119 --> 00:44:21.269 That is one that we've been working on for several months 00:44:21.269 --> 00:44:22.960 now and we're getting very, 00:44:22.960 --> 00:44:24.599 very close. 00:44:24.599 --> 00:44:28.179 They're looking at purchasing 40 acres out in the West Park 00:44:28.179 --> 00:44:29.960 industrial park to construct 00:44:29.960 --> 00:44:33.199 a 500,000 square foot cold storage and distribution plant. 00:44:33.199 --> 00:44:37.139 It will be about 150 new jobs, minimum of 35 million 00:44:37.139 --> 00:44:39.360 capital investments and they will 00:44:39.360 --> 00:44:43.389 be the first major user of the Kansas City Southern Rail 00:44:43.389 --> 00:44:44.960 line through Denton. 00:44:44.960 --> 00:44:47.780 Marketing trips and events conducted a type one marketing 00:44:47.780 --> 00:44:49.239 trip, which to refresh your 00:44:49.239 --> 00:44:52.360 memory type one marketing trips are where we go to a major 00:44:52.360 --> 00:44:54.000 metropolitan area and make 00:44:54.000 --> 00:44:57.260 our own appointments with consultants and C level 00:44:57.260 --> 00:45:00.159 executives and brokers and site selectors. 00:45:00.159 --> 00:45:03.280 This particular trip was to Chicago where we had six 00:45:03.280 --> 00:45:04.119 meetings. 00:45:04.119 --> 00:45:07.559 The first one was Avenue Advisory Group. 00:45:07.559 --> 00:45:10.880 Mike Bennett was the actually the head consultant on the 00:45:10.880 --> 00:45:13.719 big Toyota project that landed in Frisco. 00:45:13.719 --> 00:45:16.789 He started his own firm now, which is Avenue Advisory Group 00:45:16.789 --> 00:45:18.599 and has hired 30 people since 00:45:18.599 --> 00:45:20.960 then. 00:45:20.960 --> 00:45:21.960 C.B. 00:45:21.960 --> 00:45:25.079 Richard Ellis, Chicago, Chris Shostock. 00:45:25.079 --> 00:45:29.980 He is the contact who led us to the Sally Beauty expansion 00:45:29.980 --> 00:45:30.980 last year. 00:45:30.980 --> 00:45:34.489 He was representing that project and represents them in 00:45:34.489 --> 00:45:36.280 other locations as well. 00:45:36.280 --> 00:45:38.800 Four others, Cresa Partners, Cushman and Wakefield, Kate Mc 00:45:38.800 --> 00:45:40.679 Enroe Consulting and Newmark Grubnight 00:45:40.679 --> 00:45:43.159 Frank. 00:45:43.159 --> 00:45:46.260 Another event we attended the Team Texas VIP membership 00:45:46.260 --> 00:45:48.119 event at Global Life Stadium. 00:45:48.119 --> 00:45:50.599 Team Texas is a membership driven organization. 00:45:50.599 --> 00:45:53.719 There's about 104 communities across the state of Texas. 00:45:53.719 --> 00:45:57.559 We are a paying member and we go to their events and broker 00:45:57.559 --> 00:45:59.719 consultant forums and things 00:45:59.719 --> 00:46:00.960 like that. 00:46:00.960 --> 00:46:04.179 This particular one, they did have consultants with Colors 00:46:04.179 --> 00:46:06.519 International from downtown Dallas, 00:46:06.519 --> 00:46:10.659 which are working a project that we have been involved with 00:46:10.659 --> 00:46:12.880 since day one, which started 00:46:12.880 --> 00:46:17.030 about six months ago called Project Bulk, which we are in 00:46:17.030 --> 00:46:18.960 the final running for. 00:46:18.960 --> 00:46:21.099 We attended the Southern Economic Development Council's 00:46:21.099 --> 00:46:22.000 annual conference. 00:46:22.000 --> 00:46:24.920 Key contacts there include Ernst & Young, Location 00:46:24.920 --> 00:46:27.360 Investment Services Group, Mike Barnes 00:46:27.360 --> 00:46:30.880 Group who is down in the San Antonio area, and EAIC, which 00:46:30.880 --> 00:46:33.039 is European American Investment 00:46:33.039 --> 00:46:37.940 Council, in which they facilitate European projects to the 00:46:37.940 --> 00:46:39.039 United States. 00:46:39.039 --> 00:46:41.699 Also next month, we're sponsoring one of their annual 00:46:41.699 --> 00:46:43.039 events that's going to be hosted 00:46:43.039 --> 00:46:45.809 in downtown Dallas, where they will have 6 to 12 aerospace 00:46:45.809 --> 00:46:47.000 and aviation companies in 00:46:47.000 --> 00:46:52.150 attendance from Europe, who all have interest in expansion 00:46:52.150 --> 00:46:54.360 into the Texas market. 00:46:54.360 --> 00:46:56.449 Social media and our website, we've been, as you all know, 00:46:56.449 --> 00:46:57.400 we've been trying to put 00:46:57.400 --> 00:47:02.480 a big push on social media and website presence. 00:47:02.480 --> 00:47:06.219 With our posts and social media, in particular on LinkedIn 00:47:06.219 --> 00:47:08.639 this month, but along with Facebook 00:47:08.639 --> 00:47:14.929 and Twitter, we've had just over 10,300 views for the month 00:47:14.929 --> 00:47:15.320 . 00:47:15.320 --> 00:47:19.099 Upcoming marketing trips, one that we just did last Friday 00:47:19.099 --> 00:47:20.840 was Netcar Expo, where we 00:47:20.840 --> 00:47:23.159 did have a big debt in booth, and I'll get you a better 00:47:23.159 --> 00:47:24.400 report on that one as soon as 00:47:24.400 --> 00:47:27.920 we put together all the outcomes from that one. 00:47:27.920 --> 00:47:30.900 This coming Friday, the DFW marketing team is having a 00:47:30.900 --> 00:47:33.320 local broker day, where five communities 00:47:33.320 --> 00:47:38.250 get together and we go visit four local brokerage firms 00:47:38.250 --> 00:47:39.920 down in Dallas. 00:47:39.920 --> 00:47:42.679 The IEDC annual conference, which is International Economic 00:47:42.679 --> 00:47:44.119 Development Council, and the Site 00:47:44.119 --> 00:47:47.079 Selectors Guild Fall Forum. 00:47:47.079 --> 00:47:48.840 That concludes my report. 00:47:48.840 --> 00:47:53.000 Does anybody have any questions? 00:47:53.000 --> 00:47:54.000 Thank you. 00:47:54.000 --> 00:47:55.000 >> Thank you. 00:47:55.000 --> 00:47:57.559 Thanks Adam, appreciate it. 00:47:57.559 --> 00:48:02.929 Our last item on the agenda is our August 17th minutes, or 00:48:02.929 --> 00:48:05.639 August 16th minutes from 00:48:05.639 --> 00:48:08.760 our impromptu meeting last month. 00:48:08.760 --> 00:48:13.000 So I need to receive a motion on approval of those minutes. 00:48:13.000 --> 00:48:15.000 >> I'll make a motion to approve. 00:48:15.000 --> 00:48:18.400 >> A motion and a second. 00:48:18.400 --> 00:48:21.400 Any further discussion? 00:48:21.400 --> 00:48:22.880 All those in favor say aye. 00:48:22.880 --> 00:48:23.880 >> Aye. 00:48:23.880 --> 00:48:24.880 >> Any opposed? 00:48:24.880 --> 00:48:29.159 The minutes are approved. 00:48:29.159 --> 00:48:33.010 And any, I think this is an opportunity for any items that 00:48:33.010 --> 00:48:34.840 we need to place on our next 00:48:34.840 --> 00:48:39.769 meeting agenda, if anybody has anything we need to do that, 00:48:39.769 --> 00:48:41.880 or any comments for the good 00:48:41.880 --> 00:48:44.880 of the order. 00:48:44.880 --> 00:48:48.380 >> I have one. 00:48:48.380 --> 00:48:52.420 We are going to be responding to the request for proposals 00:48:52.420 --> 00:48:54.920 for Amazon's second headquarters 00:48:54.920 --> 00:48:56.280 location. 00:48:56.280 --> 00:48:58.949 And I believe that I sent an email out to the group just 00:48:58.949 --> 00:49:00.400 giving everyone a heads up 00:49:00.400 --> 00:49:02.679 that we were going to be doing that. 00:49:02.679 --> 00:49:06.500 So we will be reaching out to various folks around this 00:49:06.500 --> 00:49:09.039 table and in this room if we haven't 00:49:09.039 --> 00:49:12.099 already to help put that response together because it's 00:49:12.099 --> 00:49:13.800 going to have to be a community 00:49:13.800 --> 00:49:14.800 effort. 00:49:14.800 --> 00:49:18.579 And it's pretty exciting to think that Denton actually 00:49:18.579 --> 00:49:21.440 meets all of the minimum qualifications 00:49:21.440 --> 00:49:22.440 that they have. 00:49:22.440 --> 00:49:27.349 So we're going to be competing and putting our best face 00:49:27.349 --> 00:49:28.079 forward. 00:49:28.079 --> 00:49:33.679 So stay tuned for more information on that. 00:49:33.679 --> 00:49:34.679 >> Thank you. 00:49:34.679 --> 00:49:35.679 Your order. 00:49:35.679 --> 00:49:36.679 >> Thank you. 00:49:36.679 --> 00:49:37.679 I would like to see a conversation. 00:49:37.679 --> 00:49:42.960 So we're probably around numbers four months out from the 00:49:42.960 --> 00:49:45.079 embassy opening up. 00:49:45.079 --> 00:49:51.079 I'd like to see this body have that conversation on future 00:49:51.079 --> 00:49:52.280 conventions, tours that are going 00:49:52.280 --> 00:49:53.280 to be coming downtown. 00:49:53.280 --> 00:49:54.280 There's buses. 00:49:54.280 --> 00:49:57.280 For example, I thought about it specifically. 00:49:57.280 --> 00:50:00.989 FEMA had five charter buses that they park at the old movie 00:50:00.989 --> 00:50:02.840 theater at Golden Triangle 00:50:02.840 --> 00:50:03.840 Mall. 00:50:03.840 --> 00:50:04.840 And I just thought about that. 00:50:04.840 --> 00:50:05.840 That's FEMA. 00:50:05.840 --> 00:50:07.840 I don't know if that's with the Houston thing. 00:50:07.840 --> 00:50:12.010 But if that was a group in town, where do we park those 00:50:12.010 --> 00:50:12.840 buses? 00:50:12.840 --> 00:50:16.239 Where do we kind of get guidance that way to make sure they 00:50:16.239 --> 00:50:17.800 have a great experience 00:50:17.800 --> 00:50:18.800 first and out? 00:50:18.800 --> 00:50:22.610 So I think this body may have some insight into how to -- 00:50:22.610 --> 00:50:26.440 am I wrong? 00:50:26.440 --> 00:50:30.230 >> So that sounds like a report from Kim Phillips from the 00:50:30.230 --> 00:50:30.800 CVB. 00:50:30.800 --> 00:50:33.670 So maybe we'll get you on the agenda for next month to 00:50:33.670 --> 00:50:35.739 address the council member's question 00:50:35.739 --> 00:50:36.739 about that? 00:50:36.739 --> 00:50:37.739 Okay. 00:50:37.739 --> 00:50:42.719 >> And correct me if I'm wrong, the leadership project is 00:50:42.719 --> 00:50:45.519 how to get people back and forth 00:50:45.519 --> 00:50:49.159 from the convention center to different parts of the city. 00:50:49.159 --> 00:50:50.159 So that will be kind of a neat deal. 00:50:50.159 --> 00:50:53.590 >> There's a very intense research project underway right 00:50:53.590 --> 00:50:56.079 now by the leadership class. 00:50:56.079 --> 00:50:59.000 >> Okay, Kim, we'll get you on there. 00:50:59.000 --> 00:51:00.000 >> Okay. 00:51:00.000 --> 00:51:01.000 Thank you. 00:51:01.000 --> 00:51:02.000 >> You'd have to be here next month. 00:51:02.000 --> 00:51:03.000 Good idea. 00:51:03.000 --> 00:51:04.000 Anybody else? 00:51:04.000 --> 00:51:08.039 All right. 00:51:08.039 --> 00:51:12.000 I guess we'll call this meeting adjourned at 1158 a.m. 00:51:12.000 --> 00:51:15.000 Got it done in under an hour. 00:51:15.000 --> 00:51:16.000 >> Good job. 00:51:16.000 --> 00:51:17.000 >> Thank you. 00:51:17.000 --> 00:51:17.000 Thanks for being here.