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ALL RIGHT. WE ARE COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE AT 1:40 P.M. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THE ACTION ITEMS BEFORE THE PRESENTATIONS, BECAUSE I'VE GOT A 2:00 MEETING WITH THE CITY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT? OKAY.
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[V.A. Consider and act to approve an Assignment of Obligation to a Development, Incentives, and Facilities Agreement]
ALL RIGHT. ACTION ITEM A. CONSIDER AN ACT TO APPROVE AN ASSIGNMENT OF OBLIGATION TO A DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND FACILITY AGREEMENT. DID YOU WANT TO TAKE ACTION ON THE ONE ITEM COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE BEFORE. OKAY, WE'LL DO THAT FIRST. I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE PROCEDURALLY WHEN WE NEED TO DO THAT, BUT IS IT JUST. ORIGIN? SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PROJECT ORIGIN? I WILL MOTION TO THAT DEGREE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. I GOT MOTION BY CODY, SECOND BY ROCKY. ALL IN FAVOR? I HAVE OH. YOU CAN COME BACK. NOW. BACK TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF OBLIGATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BOARD. I SO ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2022, THE CITY OF SALINA SIGNED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ATTORNEY SALINA ENTERED INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. INCENTIVE AND FACILITIES AGREEMENT. THAT FIRST AMENDMENT WAS APPROVED OCTOBER 8TH, 2024. THE AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH COSTCO DEVELOPMENT, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PRESTON ROAD AND OWENS PARKWAY. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE CDC COMMITTED TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER UP TO $2.5 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE COST. THAT COMES IN TWO PAYMENTS. THE FIRST, 1.25 MILLION WAS ISSUED IN NOVEMBER OF 25. SO BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON IS AN ASSIGNMENT OF OBLIGATION. SO SECTION 7.2 B AUTHORIZES THE CDC TO ASSIGN ITS OBLIGATIONS TO ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, IN THIS CASE THE CITY OF SALINA. THEY WILL BE TAKING OVER THE SECOND AND FINAL $1.25 MILLION PAYMENT. ALL OTHER TERMS, OBLIGATIONS AND TIMELINES WITH THIS IN THIS AGREEMENT REMAIN UNCHANGED. THERE IS A NOTICE REQUIREMENT TO THE DEVELOPER A 15 DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOLLOWING APPROVAL. IF THIS IS A FULLY EXECUTED AT CITY COUNCIL, THEN WE WILL NOTIFY THE DEVELOPER WITH THE FULLY EXECUTED AGREEMENT. THE CDC BOARD FOLLOWING CDC BOARD ACTION. AGAIN, THIS WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 14TH. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? YEAH. DID DID COSTCO FALL SHORT OF ANY OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS ON TIMEFRAMES? THEY HAVE NOT. THEY'VE CURRENTLY MEETING ALL OF THEIR TIMEFRAMES THERE. THERE IS A THERE IS A DATE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO START TO BUMP UP AGAINST, I BELIEVE, NEXT YEAR FOR COMPLETION. BUT THIS AGREEMENT DOESN'T FALL INTO THAT SPECIFIC FOR COSTCO. THAT'S ACTUALLY A SEPARATE AGREEMENT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT. OKAY. CODY'S CHANGE TO IT. SO MOTION BY CODY, SECONDED BY SHANE. ALL IN FAVOR?[V.B. Regular CEDC Board Meeting Minutes - March 3, 12:00pm.]
PASSES SIX ZERO. ACTION ITEM B, THE REGULAR CDC BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM MARCH 3RD. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITH REGARDS TO THE MEETING MINUTES? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK FOR MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? SO, SIX. OH. THAT'S FINE THOUGH.[IV.A. Celina Chamber of Commerce Update]
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THEN GOING BACK TO PRESENTATIONS, FIRST UP IS THE SALINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I WAS GOING TO SAY GOOD EVENING, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ALEXIS JACKSON. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I REALLY DO WANT TO SAY, BEFORE I EVEN GET INTO IT, THAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS INCREDIBLY THANKFUL FOR THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY AND THE EDC AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT. AND THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE WILL GIVE ROUTINE UPDATES. I DID UPDATES WITH THE CITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. HAPPY TO DO ANY OF THOSE AT ANY TIME FOR YOU GUYS. I WILL SAY ALSO TOO, THAT I CALLED CLINT BEFORE I ACCEPTED THE ROLE AT THE CHAMBER. SO IT REALLY MEANS PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY TO ME, REALLY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE EDC AND THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER ALL WORK TOGETHER. SO I WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. OR DO YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? I CAN DO IT. THANK YOU. SO JUST A BIG PICTURE SNAPSHOT. SO SOMETHING THAT I GIVE OUR MEMBERS, OUR BOARD MEMBERS EVERY MONTH AT OUR MEETING IS A MONTHLY REPORT. AND THANKFULLY WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE. SO WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK SOME TRENDS THANKFULLY. WE ARE NOT JUST QUITE AT A YEAR OF LAUNCHING THAT. SO WE'RE STILL DIGGING INTO THE DATA. BUT I WILL SHOW YOU THESE IN A MINUTE. BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE ABOUT 400 MEMBERS STRONG. WE HAVE VERY STRONG EVENT PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT. I WILL SAY LAST YEAR OUR AVERAGE WAS ABOUT 35. NOW WE'RE WE'RE MOVING INTO LIKE THE 40 TO 50 EACH ONE OF OUR WEEKLY NETWORKING EVENTS, WHICH MEANS WE ARE HIGHLY LOOKING AT ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVENT SPACE. JUST AS AN FYI. VERY, VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPPORTING THE LOCAL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM AND VERY THANKFUL AGAIN, WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EDC AT THE CITY AND THE ISD. SO OUR MEMBERSHIP BREAKDOWN, WE HAVE A STRONG BASE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE WHITE, RED, BLUE STAR, ETCETERA, ETCETERA. AND THESE ARE ROLLING MEMBERSHIPS. AS I'VE AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, IT'S AN ANNUAL BASIS. SOME PEOPLE RENEW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR MIDDLE. IT ALL DEPENDS. AND THEN SOME PEOPLE REALLY THEY LAPSE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN WE SORT OF HAVE TO CHASE THEM. WE REALLY DON'T LIKE THAT. WE DON'T LIKE TO BE BILL COLLECTORS. BUT YOU KNOW, IT HAPPENS. BUT THANKFULLY WITH OUR NEW WEBSITE, WE'VE GOT PROCESSES AND POLICIES IN PLACE. SO WE'RE PRETTY WE FEEL PRETTY STRONG ABOUT OUR, OUR TOP INVESTORS. AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN INDICATOR OF WE'RE DELIVERING REAL VALUE. SO I MENTIONED THAT I GIVE THE MEMBERS, OUR BOARD MEMBERS, A SNAPSHOT. SO YOU CAN SEE UP THERE, WE'RE HOLDING AT ABOUT 423. THAT CHANGES EVERY DAY. WE USUALLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RENEWALS, WE USUALLY GIVE THEM, WE APPROACH IT FROM LIKE A 30, 60, 90 DAY. WE SEND THEM AN EMAIL 30 DAYS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PAST DUE OR YOU'RE COMING UP FOR, FOR RENEWAL. AND IF WE DON'T HEAR FROM THEM IN 90 DAYS, WE DROP THEM. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO WORK OUT SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY PICKING UP THE PHONE AND CALLING PEOPLE AT THAT 90 DAY MARK. BUT AND FROM A STAFF STANDPOINT, I'M THE ONLY FULL TIME AND WE HAVE TWO PART TIME. SO WE'RE WORKING OUT SOME OF THOSE, BUT WE DO REALLY WANT TO BE VERY HANDS ON WHEN IT COMES TO MEMBERSHIPS, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T ADD VALUE, THEN OUR WE WANT TO BE AS SUSTAINABLE AND LONG TERM AS POSSIBLE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. BUT YOU CAN SEE FROM THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIPS THERE, WE'RE GROWING, WHICH IS GREAT. WE'RE GROWING WITH THE CITY, WE'RE GROWING WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S TONS OF NEW BUSINESSES COMING IN AND AND THEY ARE ELECTING TO BE CHAMBER MEMBERS. SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. GET A NEW MEMBERSHIP SNAPSHOT DOWN THERE. WE HAD A GREAT JANUARY. WE TEND TO FALL OFF A LITTLE BIT IN THE SUMMER AND THEN AROUND THE HOLIDAYS. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK THOSE TRENDS A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND Y'ALL STOP ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SO WHAT WE DELIVER WEEKLY BUSINESS TO BUSINESS CONNECTIONS, ECONOMIC SUPPORT THROUGH OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, REALLY PRIORITIZING OUR MEMBERS AND THE ROI FOR OUR MEMBERS, WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GET VALUE OUT OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP. WE ASK THEM, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM YOUR CHAMBER ROUTINELY? THEY TOLD US THAT THEY REALLY WANTED TO START DELVING INTO THE AI. AND SO WE HAD A LUNCHEON ON THAT RECENTLY.SO SOME OF OUR RECENT ACTIVITY, LIKE I MENTIONED, ABOUT 40 TO 50 ON AVERAGE FOR OUR NETWORKING EVENTS, ALWAYS AT THE RIBBON CUTTINGS. THANKFUL FOR THAT. AND YOU ALL ATTEND THOSE. SO THANK, THANK YOU TO THAT. OUR LUNCHEONS, WHICH ARE QUARTERLY AND WE'RE TRYING REALLY HARD TO FOCUS ON CONNECTING OUR LEADERS AND OUR BUSINESSES AND GETTING A REALLY
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CURATED PANEL OF EXPERTS TO ATTEND THOSE LUNCHEONS AND DELVE INTO THE ISSUES THAT OUR BUSINESSES ARE HAVING. AND THEN WE RECENTLY HOSTED WINE CRAWL ON THE SQUARE. SO THANKS TO THE CITY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. WE HAD ABOUT 400 PEOPLE IN THE DOWNTOWN. WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT SOME OF OUR OFF THE SQUARE MEMBERS, LIKE THE GREEK MARKET AND SILOS. SO WE'RE REALLY PASSIONATE AGAIN ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL THE MEMBERS, NOT JUST IN THE DOWNTOWN. AND THEN OUR VALUE TO THE EDC, THE WAY THAT WE SEE IT IS OUR FRONT DOOR WHERE OUR FRONT DOOR FOR BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT, A LOT OF PEOPLE STOP IN TO OUR OFFICE AND GET YOUR MAP AND GET BUSINESS CARDS. AND HEY, I NEED A PLUMBER. I NEED TO CONNECT WITH THE CITY.SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT ROLE. WE, WE DO ACT A LITTLE BIT AS A B R E AND THEN JUST EXTENDING IT OUTREACH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND MESSAGING. SO WHAT'S AHEAD? WE HOPE TO CONTINUE OUR MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, EXPANDING PROGRAMING ON. ONE OF THE EXAMPLES IS WE'VE HAD SOME MEMBERS ASK FOR MORE OF OUR COFFEE AND CONNECTIONS. WE DO THAT ONCE A MONTH. AND SO THEY'VE ASKED US TO MAYBE POTENTIALLY DO THAT TWICE A MONTH. FRISCO CHAMBER DOES IT ONCE A WEEK, WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING THAT THEY DO THAT. THE STAFF DOESN'T LEAD IT. OTHER VOLUNTEERS AND AMBASSADORS LEAD THAT. SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT AND THEN WORKING WITH THE EDC AND THE CITY. AND HOWEVER WE CAN INCREASE THAT SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, STRENGTHENING OUR INVESTOR PARTNERSHIPS AND THEN WORKING WITH YOU ALL. SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. WE'RE JUST VERY EXCITED TO BE A PARTNER WITH YOU AND CONNECTING AND GROWING OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AS YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW, WE DID AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR PROBABLY, I THINK THE FIRST TIME, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT IS ON OUR WEBSITE, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN IT, OR I CAN LEAVE THIS AS A HANDOUT, IT DOES GO INTO MORE OF OUR BREAKDOWN OF OUR RETENTION RATE AND SOME OF OUR, OUR PROGRAMS AND THEN FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP AS WELL. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR PROSPECTUS, WHICH GOES INTO ALL OF OUR EVENTS FOR 2026. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE ONE REAL QUICK ONE. KUDOS TO EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. I THINK CHAMBER IS DOING A GREAT JOB, AND I LOVE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN EDC AND CHAMBER AS WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD, IS THERE ANYTHING MORE THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE? COULD BE CAN BE DOING TOGETHER TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.
ANYTHING COME TO MIND? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT, A GREAT EXAMPLE. GREAT QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT FEEDBACK. IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING GOOD BAD, MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WE WANT TO KNOW. WE'RE VERY OPEN TO CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM AND FEEDBACK. I THINK A LOT OF IT IS JUST ENGAGING. WE'VE GOT, I WOULD SAY LIKE HALF OF OUR MEMBERS ARE REALLY ENGAGED.
THEY SHOW UP FOR EVENTS, THEY READ THEIR NEWSLETTER, THEY READ THEIR EMAIL, AND THEN THE OTHER HALF IS LIKE, OKAY, WE'VE JUST CHECKED THE BOX BY JOINING THE CHAMBER. THOSE BOX CHECKERS ARE THE ONES THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO IDENTIFY AND THEN ENGAGE WITH MORE, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO HELP WITH RETENTION ULTIMATELY. AND THEN ALL LEAD US TO A CONNECTED COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU KNOW OF THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WANTS TO GET ENGAGED, I WANT TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND HAVE MORE ONE ON ONE, YOU KNOW, MEETINGS TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE ROI IS FOR THEM.
TOTAL SENSE. AND I THINK NOT A CRITIQUE BY ANY MEANS, BUT I THINK AS WE SEE MORE LARGER BUSINESSES COMING TO DOWN, FIGURE OUT HOW EXACTLY WE DON'T OSTRACIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT IS THERE A DIFFERENT WAY OR OTHER BIGGER CHAMBERS THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM OR TOOLS YOU CAN PULL OUT OF YOUR TOOLBOX TO HELP US ACTIVATE THOSE BIGGER EMPLOYERS? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE CHALLENGE.
ABSOLUTELY. WE, WE HAVE IT ON OUR TO DO LIST TO GO. I'VE INTERACTED WITH CRYSTAL, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRISCO CHAMBER, A FEW TIMES, BUT NOT AS MANY AS I SHOULD. BUT I'D LIKE TO PROBABLY DO SOME FIELD TRIPS AND TALK TO MCKINNEY. AND WE TALKED TO PROSPER A LOT. YOU KNOW, TRACY AND I WERE ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP WHEN WE'RE GROWING A LOT, BUT WE WILL BE AT FRISCO CHAMBER SIZE AND IN MCKINNEY CHAMBER SIZE. SO YEAH, DEFINITELY OPEN TO Y'ALL'S THOUGHTS AND IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'LL BE REAL
[IV.B. Staff Updates]
QUICK. I KNOW THIS IS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LONG, BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE A FEW UPDATES ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPONSORSHIPS IN THE UPCOMING FUTURE. WE DO A SPONSORSHIP FOR THE SALINA POLICE ASSOCIATION. WE'VE HISTORICALLY DONE THAT. WE DO HAVE FOR THIS PARTICULAR SPONSORSHIP, TWO TICKETS. CLINT IS INTERESTED IN ONE, HE'S HISTORICALLY GONE. SO IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME OR STEPHANIE. WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET THAT TICKET. WE ALSO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE COLLIN COLLEGE STETSON AND STILETTO[00:15:02]
STANDOFF AT THE PLANO EVENT CENTER, AND WE ARE DOING A $3,000 SPONSORSHIP AND WE HAVE FOUR AVAILABLE SEATS FOR THAT. SO WE'LL REACH OUT WITH ALL OF THIS. BUT JUST A HEADS UP ON THAT, THE QUESTION WE DID HAVE FOR THE BOARD IS DIRECTION ON A RODEO. SALINA. LAST YEAR WE DID A $2,500 SPONSORSHIP AS LIKE A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TYPE OPPORTUNITY. THIS YEAR IT'S GOING TO BE AT MYERS PARK, WHICH MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS THAT'S LITERALLY ON THE BORDER OF SALINA AND MCKINNEY, BUT TECHNICALLY IN MCKINNEY, AND THE SPONSORSHIPS THIS YEAR RANGE FROM 50,000 TO $500. SO HUGE RANGE IN SPONSORSHIPS. WE TO STAY KIND OF IN THE SAME LEVEL THAT WE DID PREVIOUSLY. THERE IS A BRONZE BUCKLE SPONSOR FOR 3000 THAT GIVES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARKETING, LOGO PLACEMENT AND SIX TICKETS. LAST YEAR, ANDY BUFFINGTON ATTENDED. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THAT LAYS OUT. SO WE JUST WANTED TO GET DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD IF THAT IS WORKABLE FOR THIS YEAR, OR IF THERE WAS ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION. ANY FEEDBACK COMMENTS. SO AND I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE SPONSORSHIP PACKET, BUT I THINK FOR CLARITY, FOR ME, I THINK AT THE BRONZE LEVEL, IT'S A IT'S A BANNER AND THEN A SHOUT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLUS THE TICKETS. IS THAT ABOUT WHAT THE, THE BRONZE BUCKLE GETS YOU PRETTY MUCH. OKAY. I MEAN, IT'S LIKE THEIR COMMUNICATION MARKETING THINGS. I MEAN, ALL THE WAY TO.I THINK AFTER THAT, IT'S REALLY LIKE A QR CODE SPONSOR. YEAH, THEY'RE REALLY HOT. THEY'RE HIGHER IN THE HIGHER BUCKETS THIS YEAR. BUT THE THIS IS THE VERY ONE STEP UP FROM THE LOWEST LEVEL TIER. PERSONAL OPINION, LOVE BEING INVOLVED IN ALL THINGS. BUT I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE TO EVALUATE, YOU KNOW, IS, IS THAT THE RIGHT IMPACT FOR THE DOLLARS BASED UPON HOW WE LOOK AT OUR SPEND THROUGH OTHER THINGS, RIGHT. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. I DID SUGGEST THAT IF THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE THE SALINA BUSINESSES IN SOME WAY, FORM OR FASHION AT THE RODEO, THAT PERHAPS THERE WOULD BE A DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, RESPONSE IF THERE WAS A WAY TO GIVE THEM EXPOSURE AND THEY WERE CHECKING ON THAT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT A LOWER LEVEL. HAPPY TO DO THAT AS WELL. I JUST MY OPINION IS FOCUS ON VALUE, RIGHT? ARE WE ARE WE GETTING THE IMPRESSIONS AND THE EXPOSURE THAT WE NEED AND WE WANT AT THE PRICE POINT? BUT THAT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE ON THE I BELIEVE IT'S A FIVE YEAR COMMITMENT TO THIS LOCATION IS MY UNDERSTANDING. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WAS COMMUNICATED TO ME. ANY OTHER FEEDBACK OR. WE CAN SEND AN EMAIL WITH LOWER LEVEL TIERS AND EXACTLY WHAT'S INCLUDED. OKAY, HAPPY TO DO THAT. SO SOME OTHER UPDATES UPCOMING LOTS COMING UP A COUPLE WEEKS. APRIL 21ST IS OUR BIG ROUNDTABLE EVENT. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE TOP TIER PANEL FROM REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DETAILS AS THAT COMES FULL CIRCLE. IT IS OUR BIGGEST SHOW OFF EVENT OF THE YEAR. THEN WE'RE RAMPING UP FOR LAS VEGAS. WE'RE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE AND SHOW OFF OUR NEW BRANDING, AND THEN TOMORROW WE DECIDED TO REALLY START DOING MORE FREQUENT DOWNTOWN BUSINESS MEETINGS. AND SO TOMORROW, FROM 830 TO 10 IN HERE, WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, CITY UPDATES, TRAINING ON TABC, SOME BUSINESS TOOLS AND RESOURCES WITH SIZE UP IS LIKE A LITTLE TEASER SHOWING THEM AND TALKING THROUGH HOW TO DO DOWNTOWN BRAND ROLLOUT AS FAR AS LIKE STICKERS AND JUST DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTIVATE THE BRAND ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO GET THE TEXAS SQUARED ACTIVATED, A DOWNTOWN COMMISSION UPDATE. AND THEN IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT WENT OCCURRED WITH ENCORE, THERE WILL BE AN ENCORE UPDATE AT THE END OF THAT MEETING, AND THEN THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS MEETING, WHICH IS FOR ALL CELINA BUSINESSES, WILL BE ON THURSDAY FROM 9 TO 10. AND THEN WE'RE GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY AN HOUR AFTER THAT TO GET TRAINING ON SIZE UP THE NEW BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TOOL THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED. THAT IS AT NO CHARGE TO BUSINESSES. WE'RE GOING TO TRAIN THEM ON, SIZE UP. SO JUST TO DIVE INTO MORE UPDATE, AS FAR AS WHAT WE'VE PROACTIVELY DONE, THE POWER OUTAGES, YOU'RE ALL AWARE THAT
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HAPPENED LAST THURSDAY. AS A PROPONENT TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE TO THE, THE, THE COMMUNICATION, OUR BUSINESSES WERE EXPERIENCE. WE DID SEE ELEVATED SOCIAL MEDIA. THERE WERE STORIES WITH SELENA RECORD AND FA. SO WE VERY RAPIDLY THREW TOGETHER A BUSINESS SURVEY TO ALL SELENA BUSINESSES, ASKING THEM SOME PROMINENT QUESTIONS TO TO HEAR THEM. WE ARE GATHERING ALL THAT DATA AND WE'LL SHARE IT WITH ENCORE. AND THEN SOME OF OUR STAFF HAS FORMED A RELATIONSHIP WITH AN ENCORE REP, ANDREA STRICKLAND. AND SO SHE WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING AS WELL.BUT THAT WILL BE AT THE END OF THE OF THE MEETING. BUT JUST TO TO SHOW FROM THE EDC RESPONSE TIME, WE WANTED TO BE VERY PROACTIVE AND PUT COMMUNICATION IN, IN, IN PLACE AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, GATHER THE DATA SO THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH THE FACT WITH THE FACTS OF ALL THE, YOU KNOW, THE IMPACT THAT THIS HAS HAD ON, ON THE BUSINESSES. AND MELISSA SPECIFIC TO THAT, NOT NECESSARILY FOR DOWNTOWN, BUT LOOKING AT SUPPORTING OUR BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BIGGER BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSITIVE TO POWER ISSUES LIKE MINE AT THE HOSPITAL. THE OTHER THING THAT I'M NOT SURE IT'S AS MUCH ENCORE AS IT IS THE POWER PROVIDER GCSE, BUT THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF LOW VOLTAGE MOMENTS ACROSS OUR GRID TOO, AND MY BUILDING BEING SUPER SENSITIVE TO THOSE. SO AGAIN, AS I LOOK AT BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, MAYBE ENGAGING WITH ANOTHER GROUP AND HAPPY TO SHARE WITH IT MORE OFFLINE. BUT YEAH, IF WE CAN SOLIDIFY OUR UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE. ABSOLUTELY. PARTICULARLY AS WE'RE IN THIS GROWTH PHASE THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS, I KNOW WE'VE ALL BEEN TRYING. NO, THAT'S GREAT FEEDBACK. YEAH, THAT'S GREAT FEEDBACK. AND ALL OF THESE LIKE RESPONSES FALL REALLY UNDER OUR LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAM. AND THE SIZE IS IRRELEVANT. IT'S FOR ALL BUSINESSES. SO AS WE RAMP THAT INITIATIVE UP THE COMMUNICATION, THIS IS TAKING PRECEDENCE OBVIOUSLY FOR RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, WE ARE VERY COGNIZANT THAT WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO ALL BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE CHALLENGED WITH.
YEAH. AND I THINK PARTICULARLY FOR LIKE YOUR COSTCO'S AND YOUR OTHER BIG BOXES OF THE WORLD THAT HAVE GENERATOR BACKUP, THEY'LL BE SURPRISED AT HOW OFTEN THOSE GENERATORS HAVE TO RUN. YES, YES. IN THIS PART OF TOWN. ABSOLUTELY. AND WE'RE DOING A LOT OF OUR TEAM IS DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION ON THE WHAT'S INVOLVED AND THE SCOPE OF EVERYTHING WITH GRANTS. AND THAT'S JUST A LOT OF HOMEWORK ON OUR END. WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THAT. ON WHAT? HOW CAN WE EXHAUST ALL EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THE BUSINESSES THAT COME HERE STAY HERE AND ARE SUCCESSFUL? SO THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.
AND THEN LASTLY, AS PART OF THE NEW BRAND ROLLOUT, YOU DO HAVE NEW NAME TAGS IN YOUR PACKETS AND WE ARE EXCITED. IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE A, A MAGNETIC NAME TAG WITH YOUR NAME ON IT. SO WHEN YOU'RE AT A CHAMBER EVENT OR A CITY EVENT, OH, OKAY. THERE. OKAY. IT'S COMING. JOSH IS OUT SICK. I APOLOGIZE. YOU ARE GOING TO BE GETTING NEW NAME TAGS AND IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY WHEN YOU GO TO DIFFERENT CITY FUNCTIONS AND IT WILL SHOW THE BRAND AND YOUR NAME. YEAH THERE. STEPHANIE HAS ONE ON. YES. AND THEN WE HAVE IT STAFF, CITY IT STAFF AND OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE PRESENT AFTER TODAY'S MEETING TO HELP SET UP WITH YOUR NEW EMAIL LOGINS AND GET YOU RAMPED UP ON THAT. SO IF YOU CAN, PLEASE COORDINATE WITH THEM TODAY. AND THEN JUST AS AN FYI AS WHEN YOU WATCH COUNCIL OR ATTEND COUNCIL MEETINGS, THE LIVE VOTING IS IN PLACE AND THAT GOES INTO EFFECT FOR Y'ALL IN MAY. SO JUST YOU, WE WON'T HAVE TO STARE DOWN THE ROAD TO SEE WHO'S VOTING FOR WHAT. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING AS FAR AS THAT GOES? NOPE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SO IS CLINT A JOURNEY OR. YEAH. SO WHO'S ADJOURNING? CINDY. JUST POUND IT. YEAH. OKAY. SO THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED AT 204.
THANK YOU, THANK
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