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McKinney Community Development Corporation
Regular Board Meeting
May 28, 2009
The McKinney Community Development Corporation (MCDC) met in regular session in the Dowdy conference room located at 321 N. Central Expressway, Suite 200, McKinney, Texas, at 8:00 A.M. on May 28, 2009.
Board members present were Chair Ray Eckenrode, Vice-chair Bill Campbell, Dr. Carrie Alfieri, David Melton, Joe Maxey, T.J. Lane and Tracy Rath. Staff present was Executive Director Mike Gibson and Administrative Assistant Connie Gibson. Council liaison Geralyn Kever was absent. There were several guests present.
Mr. Eckenrode called the meeting to order at 8:00 A.M. He asked for discussion and action on the board minutes for April 23, 2009. There was no discussion. David Melton made a motion to approve the minutes. Carrie Alfieri seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously (7-0).
The financial report was given by Jason Weeks. The sales tax receipts for the month of April, 2009 were $535,705. This is a break-even from April, 2008. The May amount received from the comptroller for sales tax is $789,454. This amount is down approximately 3.6% from May, 2008. The projected sales tax for this year is $8.1 million. The projected sales tax for next year is $8,415,680. This is an approximately 4% increase from the end of year estimate. Bills in the amount of $4,981,274 have been turned in for the Ice Rink. We have almost reached the $5.5 million cap.
The next item on the agenda was to discuss/consider and act on authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an agreement with Randy Pennington to facilitate a board retreat. Mr. Gibson reported that the committee consisting of Tracy Rath, Bill Campbell and David Melton had met to interview the facilitator candidates. Mr. Pennington was selected by the committee. Mr. Pennington introduced himself to the board. David Melton made a motion to approve the agreement with Randy Pennington. Bill Campbell seconded the motion. The board approved the motion unanimously (7-0). One-on-One interviews will be set up with Randy and each board member. David Melton suggested the retreat be held after the June board meeting, June 25th.
Patricia Jackson with Jackson A & E brought an update on Project #08-01 - $5,500,000 for construction of Dr Pepper StarCenter McKinney at Craig Ranch Ice Rink. She stated that the project is going well. The roof is almost complete. The project is 55-60% complete. The exterior stone is going up. The end of September is the completion date.
Mike Gibson gave the Executive Directors report next. The council Hail and Farewell would be taking place at 5:30 p.m. May 28th. The City Council officials will be sworn in on Monday, June 1st.
Mr. Eckenrode stated that the discussion and consideration of possible capital projects and expenditures for the 2009-2010 budget, including possible public, public-private, public-public projects would be discussed in Executive Session.
Liaison reports were next on the agenda. T.J. Lane reported that he has a copy of the draft Parks master plan. The plan shows that McKinney is falling behind on park land as opposed to population. Lemuel Randolph, Parks Director, stated that the 2003 strategic plan set a goal of 25 acres per 1,000 population. Currently, McKinney is averaging 14 acres per 1,000.
Jim Young gave the MEDC report. He stated that things have slowed down some. They have approved $140,000 for an airport study. Some monies were given to two firms to move into an existing 50,000 square foot facility on Couch drive. They have not accepted that to date. The board voted for an extension of an internal expansion deadline for an existing McKinney company. There will be a formal presentation of relocation to McKinney of a headquarters assembly distribution. It will be a 70,000 square foot build to suit with the capacity to extend to another 30,000. There will be about 75 high paying jobs. The data center project is having some trouble with funding. Mr. Young has met with them and also a partner that owns and operates data centers. They conveyed that they will be able to fund the whole project. They have been given a deadline of December 31, 2009 to get their Certificate of Occupancy.
Bill Campbell gave the Chamber of Commerce report. He stated that the quarterly luncheon was the past week. The Chamber has been holding meetings with the merchants on highway 75 to help them stay aware of what is going on and to help their businesses stay open. The Young Professionals have a golf outing on May 31st. A search firm has been engaged to hire a Chamber president.
Dr. Alfieri made a comment regarding the Relay for Life event. The event went well, but the MCDC recognition as a sponsor was lacking.
Mr. Eckenrode asked for any citizen comments before the board convened into Executive Session. Diann Bayes, Executive Director for MCVB commented that the MCVB had hosted the Dallas/Fort Worth tour guides the past week. The MCVB had planned to use the trolley bus, but it had mechanical problems. A school bus was located at the last minute and was used for the tour. Maybe the purchase of a second trolley for a back-up would be a good thing to be considered. Ray Eckenrode commented that the Habitat for Humanity concert Memorial Day weekend was a very successful event. The Art Walk is the upcoming Saturday.
Mr. Eckenrode called the meeting into Executive Session at 8:31 A.M.
The meeting was called back into Open Session at 9:32 A.M.
Mr. Eckenrode called the meeting back into Executive Session at 9:33 A.M.
The meeting was called back into Open Session at 9:43 A.M.
Bill Campbell made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Tracy Rath seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously (7-0).
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RAY ECKENRODE – Chairman
Attest:
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Connie Gibson – Board Secretary
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