WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.540 >> Okay. I would like to call the meeting to order of the downtown economic development 00:00:08.540 --> 00:00:21.920 task force if I got that right. This is the Thursday, September 3rd, 2020. And we have 00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:27.560 a quorum. So the item for consideration, first item will be to consider approval of the minutes 00:00:27.560 --> 00:00:33.600 of the July 2nd, 2020 meeting. I'll entertain a motion. 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:42.680 >> I make that motion. Bob Moses. >> Okay. We have a motion. Do I have a second? 00:00:42.680 --> 00:00:49.600 >> I'll second it. Beth Lewis. >> Motion and a second. Any discussion? All 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:54.960 those in favor say aye. Or do we need to go? >> Alex, can you do a roll call through 00:00:54.960 --> 00:01:03.740 that? >> Sorry. I have to go around and do a roll call. Let me look at my screen. Hank, 00:01:03.740 --> 00:01:16.120 what say you? >> I'm here and I say yes. >> John? >> Aye. >> Melissa? >> Aye. >> Nick? 00:01:16.120 --> 00:01:27.720 >> Bill? >> Aye. >> Marty? >> Aye. >> Beth? >> Aye. >> Bob? >> Aye. >> And also an aye, 00:01:27.720 --> 00:01:45.360 so motion carries. The next item is to receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff 00:01:45.360 --> 00:01:53.520 direction regarding nominations for the annual business award. >> I'll be presenting that. 00:01:53.520 --> 00:01:58.120 >> Each year we have our annual business award. This year we're going to do things a little 00:01:58.120 --> 00:02:06.200 different. Instead of having an actual breakfast meeting, we're going to do things virtually. 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:10.680 We asked for your nominations over the last couple of weeks. I included that in the back 00:02:10.680 --> 00:02:14.800 up. If you'd like to see it, I can pull it up on the screen and we can take a look at 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:23.880 it, all your nominations. In the past couple of years, in 2017, it was Beth Marie's. 2018, 00:02:23.880 --> 00:02:30.120 it was Tim Beatty Builders. And in last year, we honored Jupiter House, Mini Figs and Bricks, 00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:38.000 Lottie Daw and the Martina Group and Frank Zangroo Building as owner. And we did that 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:46.120 as a nod and appreciation for rebuilding after the minima fire. So if you'd like, I can pull 00:02:46.120 --> 00:02:52.640 up that spreadsheet and we can take a look at it together, or does everyone have a good 00:02:52.640 --> 00:03:07.360 feel for that list? Let me share my screen. >> It's like Melissa was very active in her 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:15.080 nominations. >> I'll throw it all out there. 00:03:15.080 --> 00:03:18.400 >> You did. >> Glad someone did. 00:03:18.400 --> 00:03:27.440 >> Here we go. So first at the top of the list is Greenhouse. They led a call to safety 00:03:27.440 --> 00:03:35.840 first and they were really great about getting open early. They also participated in providing 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:43.320 food for some for the homeless folks that were being housed. They helped lots of businesses 00:03:43.320 --> 00:03:49.740 downtown as they shifted to an online presence. They did several videos and online trainings 00:03:49.740 --> 00:03:58.280 for people. Next is Hannah's and they've always been seen as kind of off the square, but they've 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:06.120 been very active in promoting a job shift and getting involved locally with the pandemic. 00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:11.840 I personally enjoyed several of his cooking demonstrations, so that was really fun. We 00:04:11.840 --> 00:04:17.800 also have from Melissa local banks. I'm not sure how you see that, Melissa. Maybe we can 00:04:17.800 --> 00:04:25.320 talk about that. How we would honor multiple banks. But most of our banks went above and 00:04:25.320 --> 00:04:33.920 beyond helping people get online and through all of the PPE and those types of things. 00:04:33.920 --> 00:04:40.880 More fun comics. Tim's done a lot running his business. He's actually expanding during 00:04:40.880 --> 00:04:46.200 this pandemic, so that's really great to see that. Norman Roscoe ran a give back program 00:04:46.200 --> 00:04:52.120 where a portion of their sales for t-shirts was donated back to local businesses. And 00:04:52.120 --> 00:04:57.400 I tried to confirm the most current amount in the number of different businesses that 00:04:57.400 --> 00:05:08.660 they donated to. But at the end of July, that total amount was $130,000. Palm Tree Boutique, 00:05:08.660 --> 00:05:16.120 they were really active on social media and is a different business to nominate instead 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:20.480 of a restaurant or bar or other business that we have in the past. They are super active 00:05:20.480 --> 00:05:25.440 on social media. They don't just shoot things in their store. They go outside of their store 00:05:25.440 --> 00:05:30.520 and shoot in other areas downtown, kind of giving people a glimpse of what downtown looks 00:05:30.520 --> 00:05:39.040 like. 10-1 Cheese, they were really great in sharing and working with other businesses, 00:05:39.040 --> 00:05:45.260 partnering with them as far as doing cheese plates and doing packages to help bring more 00:05:45.260 --> 00:05:53.880 people to businesses downtown. And then the Chestnut Tree, they've done a great job pivoting 00:05:53.880 --> 00:05:59.480 during this time, going from a restaurant to an actual providing groceries. So it's 00:05:59.480 --> 00:06:05.480 kind of a brief overview of all those. Are there any that you want to talk about a little 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:09.800 bit further or do you have something else you want to add to the list? 00:06:09.800 --> 00:06:18.040 Well, good job, Melissa and a few others that made nominations. I do like the theme if we're 00:06:18.040 --> 00:06:23.600 going to be virtual anyway. It makes sense that we in some way nominated business that 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:34.000 has done a good job or helped others through a trying time for retail and for tourism. 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:42.040 So I do like that. I like the idea of the bankers and I personally appreciate mine that 00:06:42.040 --> 00:06:50.400 have helped us and our businesses. I don't know how we may honor them or just recognize 00:06:50.400 --> 00:06:55.000 some of them. Maybe it's not through this specific award, but it would be nice to try 00:06:55.000 --> 00:07:01.520 and just say something, if nothing else, if that's not the selection we make, but just 00:07:01.520 --> 00:07:10.700 have someone make mention of all of them during this virtual event. So I'm just throwing out 00:07:10.700 --> 00:07:17.280 the discussion. I don't really have a specific one I'm thinking of. 00:07:17.280 --> 00:07:31.060 Excuse me. This is Bob. I personally think that Chestnut Tree led the way in a lot of 00:07:31.060 --> 00:07:38.520 ways of thinking outside the box for small companies of how to try and generate some 00:07:38.520 --> 00:07:46.360 kind of income to continue in operation. They certainly helped us to see what they were 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:52.880 doing and I think it might have helped other folks too. So I just speak up for Chestnut 00:07:52.880 --> 00:07:54.520 Tree. 00:07:54.520 --> 00:08:04.680 Christina, the Norman Roscoe $130,000, who did that go to? 00:08:04.680 --> 00:08:08.840 That's what I was trying to get and I know there were several businesses they included 00:08:08.840 --> 00:08:15.640 in the downtown area as far as having options, but I don't have a complete list. I tried 00:08:15.640 --> 00:08:26.820 to get that, but I wasn't able to get it. I didn't get a response back from Eric. 00:08:26.820 --> 00:08:33.120 I like the idea of a couple of businesses. I don't think you can go wrong with this list. 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:39.320 I wouldn't do bankers. I think I appreciate that, but I wouldn't. We've got plenty of 00:08:39.320 --> 00:08:46.680 other folks downtown and I think anybody we picked on here would be a good option. I do 00:08:46.680 --> 00:08:54.880 like the idea of the companies that have, to use an overused word, pivoted and I especially 00:08:54.880 --> 00:09:01.560 like the ones that have gone above and beyond to help the other businesses downtown. 10-1 00:09:01.560 --> 00:09:07.560 and Norman Roscoe specifically, like 10-1 had when they were doing their cheese classes, 00:09:07.560 --> 00:09:15.520 they announced they were going to Mulberry Street Cantina or you name it. They were partnering 00:09:15.520 --> 00:09:22.600 with those groups and helping keep other businesses afloat. I personally like the idea of picking 00:09:22.600 --> 00:09:28.560 somebody who was doing that above and beyond. I didn't know about Norman Roscoe. It's kind 00:09:28.560 --> 00:09:34.840 of neat and we've got a number. It would be nice to know. I don't know that we need to 00:09:34.840 --> 00:09:41.640 know that $5,000 went to XYZ Business and had to announce that, but let's just know 00:09:41.640 --> 00:09:49.960 that that was happening because that's keeping the whole downtown afloat. Could be, I guess. 00:09:49.960 --> 00:09:52.960 About two cents. 00:09:52.960 --> 00:10:00.480 I wasn't aware of the involvement of what Chestnut Tree did, but they've done a great 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:08.520 job just in recent years anyway, updating that, staying relevant as a concept. They've 00:10:08.520 --> 00:10:14.360 been a longstanding business down there and I bet you a lot of people still don't know 00:10:14.360 --> 00:10:20.320 about them. 00:10:20.320 --> 00:10:28.000 What I was referring to is that they actually kind of generated an online grocery store, 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:34.360 if you will, early on, where there's completely outside the box of what they normally do and 00:10:34.360 --> 00:10:43.440 they set up an online thing and actually selling to other people downtown even to us, but to 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:51.520 the community things that you couldn't get at stores or generating curbside pickup kind 00:10:51.520 --> 00:10:59.520 of opportunities. I think they led the way to a degree to other people to start thinking 00:10:59.520 --> 00:11:07.800 outside of our box, at Beth Marie's. They were one of our motivators and helped us actually 00:11:07.800 --> 00:11:15.640 set up online and do those kind of things of creating that. That's what they did. 00:11:15.640 --> 00:11:24.200 You convinced me, Bob. I love the idea and I think you should present the award to them. 00:11:24.200 --> 00:11:32.320 I'm not the presenter, but actually speaking from experience, I think it's well, actually, 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:40.680 my partner, Ken Willis, is the person that saw that happening because he's more directly 00:11:40.680 --> 00:11:46.740 involved in our operations. I think everybody knows that Ken does operations. I do the branding 00:11:46.740 --> 00:11:51.960 promotion of the things, but I was involved on the sideline and I just saw that happening 00:11:51.960 --> 00:11:56.560 and thought it was very good. 00:11:56.560 --> 00:12:02.520 Ken would be a very short presenter. I say we go with that. 00:12:02.520 --> 00:12:11.640 John and Christine, do you all have an idea of how much work Gissotti did to allow the 00:12:11.640 --> 00:12:17.120 square around Main Street to help people pivot? 00:12:17.120 --> 00:12:24.840 I know that Gissotti helped Chestnut Tree with their marketplace. They helped a couple 00:12:24.840 --> 00:12:32.320 other businesses. They and Swash did immediately, right after the closing of announcements on 00:12:32.320 --> 00:12:40.360 March 23rd, I believe it was, Josh and Jason put together a webinar of sorts on a livestream 00:12:40.360 --> 00:12:46.360 on Facebook to talk about how businesses could immediately shift to their social media for 00:12:46.360 --> 00:12:53.880 sales and that is still living on our Facebook page as a livestream. That event helped businesses 00:12:53.880 --> 00:13:00.520 make that shift because it was free for anybody to watch and tune in. It was a big movement 00:13:00.520 --> 00:13:04.680 immediately right after COVID hit. 00:13:04.680 --> 00:13:14.680 I know that Gissotti did that for less than retail cost to them to help out their neighbors. 00:13:14.680 --> 00:13:23.040 Gissotti is just a superbly run organization. Jason does a fine job and I think I mentioned 00:13:23.040 --> 00:13:28.440 it during the nomination process. I like to, I think our history is kind of laden with 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:35.040 a lot of restaurants and I think perhaps to recognize somebody in kind of the tech industry 00:13:35.040 --> 00:13:42.680 to focus on them and to highlight them would be maybe a good idea. 00:13:42.680 --> 00:14:01.480 I mean that way Jason, you know, the in the receipt. Melissa, we're losing you. Yeah, 00:14:01.480 --> 00:14:12.040 we're not having much luck. All right, we'll let someone else speak for a moment. I would 00:14:12.040 --> 00:14:17.960 just throw in there that Swash may have done some activity as well for other businesses. 00:14:17.960 --> 00:14:22.160 I'm not as familiar with that but I do know they are one of our major sponsors for downtown 00:14:22.160 --> 00:14:28.360 promotion, Swashes. They work very closely with Gissotti and our sponsorships. So, you 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:36.760 know, we can always find out more but I do know that it was those two companies work 00:14:36.760 --> 00:14:42.440 pretty well together on a lot of things but I will say that Gissotti was, is, has been 00:14:42.440 --> 00:14:53.360 a big partner for a lot of time and people. 00:14:53.360 --> 00:15:08.940 Are they both involved with Main Street, Christine? Yes, both Swashes are platinum sponsors. 00:15:08.940 --> 00:15:15.720 No one nominated them but if they're, if they both equally provided similar services during 00:15:15.720 --> 00:15:23.640 that time and, you know, there were, if you had a testimonial from their clients that 00:15:23.640 --> 00:15:27.360 could almost, you know, not that they have to get up and speak but even it's something 00:15:27.360 --> 00:15:32.560 we could read from one of their clients maybe that just kind of attested to what they were 00:15:32.560 --> 00:15:39.640 able to do and saw it as a way in which they felt like they survived. I think that would 00:15:39.640 --> 00:15:41.640 be an effective story. 00:15:41.640 --> 00:15:50.320 Yes, and just a little tidbit for you if it helped. Go ahead. Norman Roscoe was featured 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:56.080 in the Texas Downtown, or excuse me, Texas Main Street program did a little feature on 00:15:56.080 --> 00:16:01.560 Norman Roscoe and their pivot and what they did to help businesses in their monthly statewide 00:16:01.560 --> 00:16:16.480 newsletter. So it was recognized statewide. I feel like, if I'm not mistaken, I was trying 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:27.840 to look back at our, at our prior awards. I'm having a lot of luck toggling between 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:40.480 things today, have that right in front of me, what are you looking for. 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:46.360 So like I feel like in 2016 maybe that I know it's a different business, but, you know, 00:16:46.360 --> 00:16:51.800 we awarded maybe Sparky Pearson but did Sparky get up and accept the award or was it, or 00:16:51.800 --> 00:17:01.000 was it Jason? I just feel like I've seen him up there to accept an award before and he's 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:05.640 pretty good about getting a lot of attention brought to his businesses. So if, if we want 00:17:05.640 --> 00:17:11.360 to try and, try and nominate and recognize someone that we haven't or a type of business 00:17:11.360 --> 00:17:18.040 we haven't, I would, I would lean towards the Jasati or the Jasati slash Swash Labs 00:17:18.040 --> 00:17:35.760 combo, you know, to kind of promote tech and you, do you have any other thoughts or did 00:17:35.760 --> 00:17:50.240 Melissa come back on? Not yet. I don't see her. There, she's trying. There she is. At 00:17:50.240 --> 00:18:07.000 least Melissa's chair is on, it says. Yeah, there she is. Oh, I don't, do we have any, 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:16.400 does anyone want to, well this is always tough because just a nomination by one, it may not 00:18:16.400 --> 00:18:21.960 be what everybody's thinking. So we feel like is anyone leaning towards a consensus? I'd 00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:30.640 like, I like Bob's idea and I like John's idea. I could be, I could go either way. 00:18:30.640 --> 00:18:36.480 So far we've narrowed it down to Norman Roscoe, 10-1 Cheese, Chestnut Tree and then the Jasati 00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:45.680 Swash Labs combo. Don't remember a lot of discussion about 10-1 Cheese but. This is 00:18:45.680 --> 00:18:51.200 about, well, can we say that, I mean, is the understanding that Jasati and Swash Labs were 00:18:51.200 --> 00:18:57.800 instrumental in promoting the differences or the, I guess the innovativeness of Norman 00:18:57.800 --> 00:19:04.480 Roscoe and the Chestnut Tree? In other words, is that would be a common denominator for 00:19:04.480 --> 00:19:11.160 them or we're looking at them individually as outstanding businesses? I know they helped 00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:21.440 JT Clodieres also get online and set that up. I don't know, yeah. But this is also just 00:19:21.440 --> 00:19:27.040 a culmination of their dedication and just like Christine said, they're platinum sponsors 00:19:27.040 --> 00:19:35.840 for downtown and they are heavily invested in the success of downtown and that really 00:19:35.840 --> 00:19:43.040 shined during the pandemic, during the quarantine. 00:19:43.040 --> 00:19:54.360 Well, without an online presence or a voice online, because we certainly wouldn't be where 00:19:54.360 --> 00:20:01.400 we are right now. I think it was significant and continues to be and will continue, especially 00:20:01.400 --> 00:20:06.520 in the near future. And I'll be honest, we keep trying about getting back to new normal, 00:20:06.520 --> 00:20:11.320 getting back to normal, but I actually want to come back better as a result of all that 00:20:11.320 --> 00:20:18.720 we've been through. And I do think that technology is going to have a huge role in that. 00:20:18.720 --> 00:20:24.840 I certainly respect anything John or Bob has to say about downtown, but I think because 00:20:24.840 --> 00:20:30.240 Chestnut Tree sits right there on the square, we sometimes lean towards those businesses 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:35.800 that are right there on the four streets. I kind of like going with the online assistance 00:20:35.800 --> 00:20:40.280 this year, because it was really the only way you were going to make a dent and keep 00:20:40.280 --> 00:20:47.160 people afloat. So it sounds like we've got two very worthwhile providers in that sense. 00:20:47.160 --> 00:20:51.080 I think that's where I would lean. But I'd like to keep, like we always do, Chestnut 00:20:51.080 --> 00:20:55.720 Tree in mind, because we'll be having this discussion again next year and I would make 00:20:55.720 --> 00:21:01.960 them my 1A and go with Jasadi and the online assistance. 00:21:01.960 --> 00:21:09.480 And it'd be helpful if you don't do it already. Every year it seems like we have like one 00:21:09.480 --> 00:21:13.720 or two that we really would like to, but we say we'll do it next year. So like that list 00:21:13.720 --> 00:21:18.240 that you keep, it's like it just maybe next year we're saying, what were those ones we 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:25.160 really wanted to honor? Not to say that we'll pick them, but you know, it would be nice. 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:32.120 So I guess I'll voice, I think I'm leaning towards this, you know, if we're going to 00:21:32.120 --> 00:21:39.200 go combo, you know, a Swash and Jasadi nomination, or I'm not saying I'm nominated, but that's 00:21:39.200 --> 00:21:40.200 where I would lean. 00:21:40.200 --> 00:21:45.360 Well, this is John Cartwright. I'll go ahead and nominate the combo of Jasadi and Swash 00:21:45.360 --> 00:21:57.380 Labs to receive this year's award. Okay. We have a nomination. Any, do I have a second? 00:21:57.380 --> 00:22:08.480 I'll second that. Any further discussion? Okay. I guess I'll do it. I'll do a roll. 00:22:08.480 --> 00:22:19.480 Do you have a preferred language that you want? I mean, is there a key phrase or something 00:22:19.480 --> 00:22:25.080 that, how would you like their award to read? Oh, John, I think you can come up with that. 00:22:25.080 --> 00:22:32.240 I don't know that it has to be part of the nomination. We have to do it right now, or 00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:38.440 can we just do it offline? I think he can do that. We can do it offline to figure out 00:22:38.440 --> 00:22:43.720 the exact language of the award. Yeah. I think I think we know the spirit of it. So I think 00:22:43.720 --> 00:22:50.200 that the understanding is that it's helping other businesses move, transform their business, 00:22:50.200 --> 00:22:55.960 move online, using technology to help offset the pandemic. So we'll craft something that's 00:22:55.960 --> 00:23:01.800 a little good and we'll have John approve it. And I like what, just to throw that, I 00:23:01.800 --> 00:23:07.040 like what Hank said that they helped in the only way that business could do business through 00:23:07.040 --> 00:23:10.520 the online presence. And so I'd like to include that also. 00:23:10.520 --> 00:23:17.040 I think it'd be really nice to get maybe some quotes from the businesses they helped. 00:23:17.040 --> 00:23:22.720 Oh, good idea. That would be awesome. Okay. 00:23:22.720 --> 00:23:30.720 Good discussion. All right. So we have a motion and a second. 00:23:30.720 --> 00:23:39.920 Any further discussion? I'll go around the roll call. Hank? 00:23:39.920 --> 00:23:45.000 Aye. Christine, are you a voting member? 00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:46.960 No. Okay. John? 00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:54.640 Aye. Nick? I think I saw aye, but you're on mute. 00:23:54.640 --> 00:24:01.240 Hi. Okay. Marty? Same thing. 00:24:01.240 --> 00:24:03.160 Aye. Beth? 00:24:03.160 --> 00:24:05.480 Aye. Bob? 00:24:05.480 --> 00:24:07.960 Aye. Melissa? 00:24:07.960 --> 00:24:10.680 Aye. Michael? 00:24:10.680 --> 00:24:18.840 Aye. Okay. Motion carries. I believe unless there's 00:24:18.840 --> 00:24:28.520 any, are you an aye? Yes, I'm an aye. Sorry. I think that is it as far as discussion besides 00:24:28.520 --> 00:24:39.960 staff report. Okay. For staff reports, for openings, we 00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:46.440 have TB WINS. They moved over into the space that was vacated by Amex Jewelers. It's over 00:24:46.440 --> 00:24:54.520 there at 222 West Hickory. Then we have a new business downtown called Mashed Up Market. 00:24:54.520 --> 00:25:00.600 They're at 318 East Oak. Mashed Up Market, they're a vegan grocery store. So something 00:25:00.600 --> 00:25:06.400 a little different. We don't have anything like that downtown yet. They are known to 00:25:06.400 --> 00:25:14.680 have an extensive product range from vegan items to other things like bacon bits and 00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:21.180 vegan cheeses. Closings, we have an announcement from Circus 77 that they're going to close. 00:25:21.180 --> 00:25:27.120 They haven't officially closed yet, but they're in the process of reducing their inventory 00:25:27.120 --> 00:25:35.320 so that they can close. Coming soon, we still have H2Oak, Caskeys. We have a hair salon 00:25:35.320 --> 00:25:42.320 going in at 110 West Oak, which is the former Wine Squared. Then More Fun Comics is working 00:25:42.320 --> 00:25:48.880 on the Mad World Records location. Our status of the downtown reinvestment grants, Chai 00:25:48.880 --> 00:25:55.400 Dow on 104 West McKinney is still under construction. Then we have completed the grant and issued 00:25:55.400 --> 00:26:01.560 the payment for H2O for their sign grant. I think Jessica is going to give us a brief 00:26:01.560 --> 00:26:09.400 update on the downtown tourist study. Yes. So many of you have been participating in 00:26:09.400 --> 00:26:16.280 our ongoing stakeholder meetings that we've held throughout August and early September. 00:26:16.280 --> 00:26:24.120 Our goal is to wrap up the report or the preliminary report and data collection phases over the 00:26:24.120 --> 00:26:30.960 next week or so. And then we'll be presenting to the TURS board the preliminary report on 00:26:30.960 --> 00:26:36.560 September 23rd. And that's been a very long process. I can't believe it. It's actually 00:26:36.560 --> 00:26:43.240 been a year since we contracted for that study. But like many other things, we had about a 00:26:43.240 --> 00:26:59.960 six-month break during that process. Yeah. All right. Can, I don't know. Hold on. Can 00:26:59.960 --> 00:27:07.280 everyone, can anyone hear us? I hear you. I can hear you. Okay. Sorry. Our feed is cutting 00:27:07.280 --> 00:27:18.480 in and out. Okay. You're on. Okay. Back on. Okay. Thank you. So like I said, preliminary 00:27:18.480 --> 00:27:26.680 study moving forward to the TURS board on September 23rd. And we're excited to keep 00:27:26.680 --> 00:27:32.920 that project moving and get some feedback. And then eventually we'll get to city council 00:27:32.920 --> 00:27:40.520 after the TURS board discussion. And so we'll send out data to this board as we move forward 00:27:40.520 --> 00:27:47.120 through that process. And then while I'm speaking, I'll go ahead and introduce the face that 00:27:47.120 --> 00:27:52.760 you see on your screen that you probably have not met yet. And that's our new analyst, Dan 00:27:52.760 --> 00:28:00.320 Rosenfield. So Dan joined our team this week. So he got to have his first week of work remotely 00:28:00.320 --> 00:28:13.240 and in the office. And so we're happy to have him join the team. Okay. I keep getting messages 00:28:13.240 --> 00:28:19.760 that my internet's unstable. So if I freeze up again, I just want to apologize. I wanted 00:28:19.760 --> 00:28:24.800 to give you all an update on the committee member terms. Today is our fifth meeting to 00:28:24.800 --> 00:28:30.640 hold this year. And I would like to congratulate Beth on your perfect attendance, but I don't, 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:36.320 I've seemed to have lost her on my screen, but gone through and checked all the minutes 00:28:36.320 --> 00:28:41.080 and checked everyone's attendance. I can send that to you if you're curious, but I didn't 00:28:41.080 --> 00:28:49.080 post it out yet. And then at our first meeting, this time last year, we drew straws. Our first 00:28:49.080 --> 00:28:53.840 meeting after being named a committee, we drew straws to see who would serve one-year 00:28:53.840 --> 00:28:59.920 terms or two-year terms. I reached out to everyone who was scheduled to have a one-year term 00:28:59.920 --> 00:29:05.320 and asked them if they would like to be reappointed. And luckily enough, everyone has said yes. 00:29:05.320 --> 00:29:11.760 So in the October meeting for the economic development committee, they were the economic 00:29:11.760 --> 00:29:16.820 development partnership board committee. They will go forward and reappoint or do reappointments. 00:29:16.820 --> 00:29:21.880 So the information I have, I'll share that with that group and that committee, and then 00:29:21.880 --> 00:29:26.840 we'll move forward from there. Does anyone have any questions about that? 00:29:26.840 --> 00:29:33.440 Christine, although I have a year left technically, but I will not be on the ED partnership board 00:29:33.440 --> 00:29:39.320 anymore and I'm a representative for that. So I'll need to roll off of this committee. 00:29:39.320 --> 00:29:47.800 Okay. I was assuming the partnership board get somebody else. So the partnership board 00:29:47.800 --> 00:29:54.760 appoints the chair of this committee, Marty. So that would be your seat. I believe that 00:29:54.760 --> 00:30:04.440 we'll be switching out. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Other than that, under staff 00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:09.520 reports, we have our next meeting scheduled for October 2nd. 00:30:09.520 --> 00:30:14.920 October 2nd or 1st? Oh, I'm sorry. You're right. You were first. 00:30:14.920 --> 00:30:25.480 That's why she has perfect attendance. Okay. Well, unless there are any other announcements 00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:31.440 from the room. Anyone have anything? Yeah. I've got an announcement. I wanted to talk 00:30:31.440 --> 00:30:37.840 about Medworld Records just for a moment since they're leaving the square and Tam with Atomic 00:30:37.840 --> 00:30:44.480 Comics and Candy are coming in at that location. They're not leaving because they were having 00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:55.160 business problems actually. Mark, that business was one of the top businesses and DFW for 00:30:55.160 --> 00:31:02.800 what they did. And they were very active during the last three, four, five months. But Mark 00:31:02.800 --> 00:31:09.160 realized that he was actually getting enough online sales and curb pickups and those kinds 00:31:09.160 --> 00:31:17.040 of things to allow him to move his operation, I'll just say back home. And they have a house 00:31:17.040 --> 00:31:24.880 next to them that they moved all of his collection into. And so he wanted to be around while 00:31:24.880 --> 00:31:30.160 they raise their 10-year-old son more. And so it was kind of a personal decision like 00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:35.280 that. And I was just thrilled that I was going to get someone coming into that slot that 00:31:35.280 --> 00:31:41.160 I felt like was really still good for the square. So just wanted to let folks know why 00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:51.160 Medworld Records moved off the square. Okay. Thank you. Anyone else? 00:31:51.160 --> 00:32:05.720 Nobody on this call just turned 50. That's 30 years ago for me. 00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:15.000 As I explained before, you start celebrating anniversaries of your 29th birthday. 00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:20.840 Welcome to the club. Thank you. 00:32:20.840 --> 00:32:26.540 We are lucky to have you. Just a reminder, there's only 76 college football 00:32:26.540 --> 00:32:32.000 programs playing and we're one of them. So Saturday at 630 against Houston Baptist, we're 00:32:32.000 --> 00:32:38.720 going to try to socially distance and get a win. 25% capacity and evidently we've sold 00:32:38.720 --> 00:32:44.720 out the 25% capacity. So there's a sellout. How about that? 00:32:44.720 --> 00:32:51.260 Okay. Okay. Well, if there's no other announcements 00:32:51.260 --> 00:32:58.520 or discussions, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. 00:32:58.520 --> 00:33:00.440 So moved. All right. 00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:04.200 I'll second. Okay. I don't think I'll roll call, but thanks 00:33:04.200 --> 00:33:07.080 everybody. See you soon. 00:33:07.080 --> 00:33:08.880 Thanks. Have a great week.