[A. Call to Order and Convene into Executive Session]
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MARK.JONES. PRESENT. JAMES. PRESENT. AKILAH. WALLACE. PRESENT.
[B. Regular Session Agenda - Call to Order]
OKAY, THIS ONE'S WORKING. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO JUST READ THE CALL TO ORDER ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE BOARD CONVENED INTO CLOSED SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.087. DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT IT SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY OR EXPAND IN THE CITY AND WITH WHICH THE BOARD IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. TO WIT, THORNTREE GOLF CLUB. AT THIS TIME, THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS AN END RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR REGULAR SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO NOW HAVE AN INVOCATION. AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL TO ORDER AGAIN OUR REGULAR SESSION AT NOW. 6:54 P.M. SO CAN WE HAVE AN INVOCATION AT THIS TIME, PLEASE? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO REPRESENT THIS CITY. WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE US GUIDANCE, CONTINUE TO GIVE US DIRECTION, CONTINUE TO GIVE US PEACE, CONTINUE TO GIVE US CLARITY. IN YOUR SON, JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOARD MEMBER JONES, FOR THAT VERY NICE PRAYER. WE NEED IT ALWAYS. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE ADVANCE[D. Consent Agenda]
OUR CONSENT AGENDA. AND I TRUST THAT EVERYONE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THOSE ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS AT THIS POINT ARE CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026 REGULAR BOARD MEETING. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 12TH, 2026 REGULAR BOARD MEETING, AND TO CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2026. CAN I GET A MOTION ON THAT? I MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER VOTING ON ALL THREE OF THOSE ACTIONS. YOU'D HAVE TO BE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL THREE OF THE REGULAR BOARD AGENDA ITEMS. IT HAS BEEN MOTION. CAN I GET A SECOND SECOND, SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOTION AND APPROVED. MOTION AND SECOND, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. AND ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. NAYS. AYES HAVE IT AND IT IS THEREFORE APPROVED. AS WE PROGRESS FORWARD TO OUR NEW BUSINESS ITEMS FOR[E.5. Acknowledgement of Councilman Andre Byrd for his Service as DDC Liaison]
DISCUSSION AND OR POSSIBLE ACTION, I'M GOING TO MODIFY BRIEFLY HERE OUR AGENDA ITEMS. I'M GOING TO CHANGE THE POSITION ON FIRST ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE UP.AND I RESPECTFULLY WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE THERE'S A SPECIAL TIME FOR US. AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE. IS ACKNOWLEDGE A VERY SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL IN OUR MIDST IN OUR CITY. THAT'S A PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION. THAT'S A PART IN THE CATALYST TO A LOT OF POSITIVENESS THAT HAPPENS WITH OUR DDC BOARD. AND IF I MAY TAKE THE LIBERTY OF. I LIKE TO READ SOMETHING HERE. I'M GOING TO STAND UP BECAUSE I'M PRETTY TALL ANYWAY. SO OKAY, THIS IS AN APPRECIATION AWARD THAT IS BEING PRESENTED TO COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BYRD, SENIOR PLACE FOR. AND IT STATES THIS BEAUTIFUL PLAQUE. LET ME GET MY MARKETING HAT ON RIGHT ABOUT NOW. IT STATES, IN RECOGNITION
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OF YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AS LIAISON TO THE DE SOTO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. AT THIS POINT, I'LL ASK YOU TO STAND. YOUR VISION, SUPPORT, AND STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF DE SOTO HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. APRIL 2026 THE DE SOTO TEXAS DE SOTO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF TEXAS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PLAQUE TO YOU. CAN I COME DOWN THERE? AND WE'D LIKE TO GET A PHOTO WITH YOU.OH, I LOVE THAT. AND WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CAN WE? ARE WE STILL A PHOTO? FREE? VICTORIA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? OKAY. YOU GOT A SLIM ON YOUR PHONE. I FIXED UP.
THAT. THAT WE WANTED TO ASK FOR A SPEECH. THANK YOU. SO A BIRD, MY MAN. THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU. CAN I REALLY SAY SOMETHING? YES, SIR. IT HAS. I IT HAS, MR. CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
IT HAS BEEN MY JOY, MY PRIVILEGE. WHEN I GOT ON COUNCIL SOME SEVEN YEARS AGO, I WAS BLESSED BY MAYOR MCCOWAN TO TO BE PLACED ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD THEN, AND WE HAVE SERVED US FAITHFULLY FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. IT. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO TO SERVE AMONG THE BRIGHTEST MINDS OF OF DE SOTO, THE BUSINESS MINDS, THOSE WHO ARE STRATEGIC IN THEIR THOUGHT PROCESSES. I REMEMBER JUST BEING IN AWE OF THAT BOARD THEN AND BEING EVEN MORE SO IN AWE OF THIS BOARD NOW. THE LEADERSHIP AND I WILL, I WILL SIMPLY SAY, PUT IT LIKE THIS THE FUTURE OF DE SOTO REST ON YOUR ABILITY TO SEE BEYOND WHO WE ARE TODAY. AND I CAN SEE ALREADY THAT WE'RE WE'RE IN GREAT HANDS AGAIN, I WAS PUT ON THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE BACK THEN. I WAS PUT ON CPAC BACK THEN, BUT MY GREATEST HONOR WAS ABSOLUTELY SERVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH. AND EVEN THOUGH I'M RETIRING FROM CITY COUNCIL, I AM NOT AT ALL RETIRING FROM BEING AVAILABLE AND BEING BEING INVOLVED. IF YOU CAN GIVE OF YOUR TIME AND YOUR ENERGY, WE CAN CONTINUE TO GIVE UP OURS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR. IT'S BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE AND GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. THAT YOU THAT YOU'VE BEEN FOR US, YET YOU'VE BEEN MULTIPLICITY. SO WE THANK YOU. ADVANCING FORWARD AGAIN.
[E.4. Receive Update on Hampton Road Corridor Redevelopment RFQ-2026-002]
WE'RE MODIFYING. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO WHAT'S LISTED UNDER ITEM FOUR. AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CITY CITY MANAGER COME AND TALK ABOUT TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE HAMPTON ROAD CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT RFQ 2026 002 PLEASE. THANK YOU, HONORABLE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AS WELL AND ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS SPECIFIC ITEM. WE'VE WE'VE PUT OUT THE RFP A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO RECEIVE SEVEN STRONG PROPOSALS FROM THERE. BASED ON THOSE, WE HAD AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDED INTERNAL AS WELL AS EXTERNAL TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING A FINANCIAL ADVISOR, AS WELL AS A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY. AND BASED ON THOSE[00:10:07]
PROPOSALS, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THE TOP THREE PROPOSALS BACK FOR VERY IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE TYPE OF INVESTMENT THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE COMMITTING TO THE TYPE OF INCENTIVES THAT THEY'RE ASKING THE DDC BOARD AND THE CITY FOR THE TYPE OF DESIGN PARAMETERS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE MAKEUP OF THEIR DIFFERENT, THE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, ALL OF THOSE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON THE 15TH AND ON THE 20TH, I BELIEVE, ADRIANA, ON THE 15TH OF THE MONTH AND THE 20TH OF THE MONTH. AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND GIVE A REPORT TO THE DDC BOARD AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL. WE OBVIOUSLY NEED YOUR SUPPORT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND AND YES, AS A CITY, AS A AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE DEFINITELY NEED THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE DDC BOARD AS WELL AS WITH THE DDC, AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS HAPPEN.SO WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED. THE TOP THREE DEVELOPERS ARE VERY STRONG DEVELOPERS IN THE REGION. THERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP DEVELOPERS IN THE NATION. SO WE'RE WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE. I MISSED THE DATE WHEN YOU WERE HAVING THE TOP THREE COME BACK. AGAIN. WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING IN DEPTH WITH WITH THOSE DEVELOPERS ON THE 15TH AND THE 20TH, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT WE'LL UPDATE THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 21ST AND NEXT MONTH WILL BE UPDATING THE DDC BOARD. IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THEN WE'LL PROBABLY WILL WILL BE UPDATING BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE DDC BOARD NEXT MONTH IN MAY. YOU KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE. IT'S GOING TO BE HERE. DID THAT DID THAT ANSWER THE QUESTION? BOARD MEMBER YES, SIR, I WAS I WAS TRYING TO GET A TIMELINE. I WAS LOOKING AT THE. I THOUGHT WE HAD A SELECTION FOR MARCH 30TH. LAST TIME WE SPOKE. IS THIS BEING PUSHED? WAS IT PUSHED BACK OR TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO TO, HOW TO SLIM DOWN THE CANDIDATES A BIT? I JUST BROKE DOWN IN MY NOTES LAST TIME I. BY THE. YEAH. GO AHEAD.
SO THE LAST TIME THE UPDATE THAT WE GAVE WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE FINISHING THE, THE SECOND, THE, THE SECOND STEP, WHICH WAS THE, THE SEVEN, THE SEVEN PROPOSALS. WE COMPLETED THE INTERVIEWS. SO IT WAS SO FAR WE HAVE COMPLETED TWO STEPS. SO WE HAVE. WE MET OUR OWN DEADLINE OF MARCH 30TH. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL ONE JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE GET MORE DETAILS.
OKAY. AND THEN THE THE ESTIMATE TIMELINE OF HAVING A SINGULAR CANDIDATE AND MOVING FORWARD WITH, I THINK THE CITY MANAGER JUST MENTIONED THAT EITHER APRIL 21ST OR PROBABLY UNTIL MAY. OKAY. THE WHOLE PROCESS MAY, MAY TAKE THREE, FOUR MONTHS TO, TO NEGOTIATE. OKAY.
YEAH. I MEAN, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS VERY ELABORATE AND THAT WILL BE VERY, VERY DETAILED, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL TERMS AND ALL OF THAT. TYPICALLY, IT TAKES ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO COMPLETE. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES. AND I APOLOGIZE.
I'LL BE TRYING TO LISTEN, TAKE NOTES. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, DID YOU VERIFY EXACTLY THE LOCATION OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? THIS PROJECT HAPPENS TO BE THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF HAMPTON ROAD AND BELTLINE, AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HAMPTON ROAD AND BELTLINE. BOTH PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY THE CITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. OKAY. ADVANCING FORWARD. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO
[E.1. Receive Finance Status Report for February 2026]
TO RECEIVE FINANCE STATUS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2026. AND PROVIDING THAT. AND MISS SUTTON IS NOT WITH US TONIGHT. OKAY. WHAT'S HER NAME? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE CHAIR.AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MISS SUTTON IS IN HERE TONIGHT. I'M ANGIE PENTON, ASSISTANT
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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THE FEBRUARY 2026 FINANCIALS TO YOU. CAN I TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE? I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT ANYA JUST GOT PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OUR FINANCE. WELL DESERVED. SHE'S AMAZING. SHE'S BEEN VERY INTEGRAL PART OF NOT ONLY THE BUDGET PROCESS, BUT THE ENTIRE FINANCE TEAM. AND SHE'S SHE'S DONE A MASTERFUL JOB AND SHE'S NOW IN, IN, IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF WORKING ON THE PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING THAT WE WERE IMPLEMENTING THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. OH, AND SHE IS THE ONLY CPA IN THE CITY. SO, SO WELCOME TO THE HOT SEAT. I KNOW AFTER THAT. SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET. WE'RE AT 3,006,000 AND $250 FOR OUR BUDGET. WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 37% OF OUR YEAR TO DATE BUDGET. OUR CURRENT MONTHLY ACTUALS ARE $411,741, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S $375,508. YOU'LL NOTICE ON OUR INTEREST REVENUE, THE CURRENT REVENUE IS HIGHER THAN OUR PRIOR YEAR. THAT'S DUE TO A CD THAT MATURED. THE INTEREST RATE WAS BETWEEN 4.5 AND 5%, SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IN OUR NEWER CDS MATURING. I'LL GO DOWN TO OUR EXPENDITURES. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ON THE REPORT THAT YOU RECEIVED, OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES WERE A BIT HIGHER. OUR BUDGETED EXPENDITURES ARE $4,304,001. THAT'S DUE TO THE DEBT SERVICE BEING REMOVED AS THE CDC DOESN'T HAVE ANY DEBT. OUR ACTUAL YEAR TO DATE PERCENTAGE OF BUDGET IS 7%. OUR CURRENT MONTH EXPENDITURES ARE $53,420 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. THIS TIME $63,982. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE FOR OUR YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES OVER LAST YEAR IS OUR OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES LINE ITEM AND OUR BUSINESS GRANTS LINE ITEM. THEY CURRENTLY SIT AT ZERO THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT WE DID HAVE SOME EXPENDITURES LAST YEAR.INCLUDED. ALSO IN YOUR PACKET IS YOUR BALANCE SHEET REPORT FOR THE MONTH. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES MA'AM YOUR CPA. I'M CURIOUS FOR THE BALANCE SHEET, THE LIABILITIES AND THE FUND BALANCE DOES. DO THOSE NUMBERS HAVE TO SHOW AS A NEGATIVE FOR THE WAY OUR FINANCIALS ARE SET UP? WE DO PRESENT OUR LIABILITIES AS A NEGATIVE. IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON YOUR SOFTWARE. BUT OURS IT DOES SHOW AS A NEGATIVE FOR THE LIABILITIES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY.
[E.2. Receive Parks and Recreation Update Regarding ARC and ARC Marketing Initiatives]
PROGRESS FOR. YOU HAD PARKS AND RECREATION UPDATE REGARDING THE ART OF OUR MARKETING INITIATIVES. ALL OF OUR. WELL YOU LOOK VERY DIFFERENT UP THERE. I'M PAUL DREYER, I'M WITH THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD. AS FAR AS MARKETING INITIATIVES, THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ONGOING THING. I THINK THEY'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB UP UNTIL NOW. THE ONE THING THAT'S CONCERNED US IS THAT OUR MEMBERSHIP TARGETS ORIGINALLY SET A GOAL FOR 1200 BY SATURDAY, AND I THINK THEY'RE UP TO ABOUT A THIRD OF THAT NUMBER. SO THAT'S THAT'S JUST A MATTER OF PUSHING FORWARD AND GETTING MORE PEOPLE TO SIGN UP. I WANT TO REMIND YOU TOMORROW EVENING AT 530 IS THE GALA THAT'S TAKING PLACE AT THE ARK. I HOPE YOU'VE GOTTEN AN INVITATION.ARE YOU PLANNING TO GO MAYBE A FANCY EVENT? IT'S BUSINESS. CHIC IS WHAT IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS OUR ATTIRE THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WEAR. WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED. IT'S GOING TO BE SOME CURATED TOURS, PRIVATE TOURS OF THE OF THE FACILITY. AND THEN ON SATURDAY IS THE BIG DAY. THIS IS THE THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT DESOTO HAS HAD IN 30 YEARS AT 1030 IS GOING TO BE THE GRAND OPENING AND THE RIBBON CUTTING. THAT EVENT IS GOING TO RUN FROM 1030 TO 130. I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE THAT. THAT'S. I THINK THAT'S HUGE. THE BEAUTY OF THE
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ARC AND WHERE IT IS, IS, IS BEING PLACED IS, IS ALL YOU KNOW, IS ALL THE OPEN LAND THAT'S AROUND IT. AND THAT'S WHERE THE DDC IS GOING TO COME IN. AND ALSO THE PARK, THE PARK BOARD AS WELL. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. THE THE PARK BOARD HAS BEEN EXPLORING NEEDS AND DESIRES AND SHORTFALLS AND THINGS OF OUR CURRENT 17 FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE. AND THE ARC IS NOW THE 18TH FACILITY. OUR HOPE IS TO EVENTUALLY IDENTIFY. IDENTIFY TAX SURPLUSES. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE $2 MILLION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO TRYING TO PAY FOR.AND THEN AS WE SEE IT DEVELOP AND THINGS START TAKING PLACE IN DESOTO, WE HOPEFULLY WILL SEE SOME SURPLUS IN A POSITIVE CASH FLOW. AND IT'S AT THAT POINT WHERE WE WANT TO START EXPLORING, LEVERAGING IDEAS, LEVERAGING OPTIONS, EVENTUALLY MASTER PLANNING THE ENTIRE REMASTER, PLANNING THE ENTIRE PARK SYSTEM. WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. WE KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
WE KNOW ALL THE MECHANICS. BUT THEN THIS IS WHEN WE CHANGE HATS AND WE BECOME THE PARK PROJECTS BOARD UNDER THE DDC. SO WE. IT BEAUTIFULLY DOVETAILS RIGHT INTO INTO THIS ROOM. SO WE EXPECT TO HAVE SOME JOINT MEETINGS AND THINGS COMING IN THE FUTURE. SO ANY QUESTIONS? TWO VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. FIRST ONE IS ON THE MEMBERSHIPS, IS THERE FAMILY PLANS FOR THE SPECIAL GROUPS LIKE SENIOR MILITARY IS LIKE FAMILY GROUPS OR IS IT THOSE ARE SPECIFICALLY ONLY INDIVIDUAL. THERE ARE THERE ARE SOME SPECIFICS. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE LEARNING IS THAT THERE'S THERE'S NEED FOR MORE AND MORE SPECIFIC TYPES OF MEMBERSHIPS AS A SENIOR. BUT I HAVE MY GRANDKIDS A LOT OF TIMES I'M TRYING TO PUSH FOR A SENIOR FAMILY DISCOUNT. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF US, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GET RETIREMENT AND YOU YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF GRANDKIDS, YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM SWIMMING. THEY GOT TO STAY IN DESOTO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. SO THEY ARE EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS. OKAY, I'LL PUSH FOR THE MILITARY ONE, BY THE WAY.
AWESOME. THE SECOND QUESTION IS, IS THIS GOING TO BE OR START OFF BEING PART OF THE I FORGET WHAT IT'S CALLED, BUT THE THE CURRENT REC CENTER IS THAT THE LIKE THE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD WHERE YOU HAVE THE FITNESS PROGRAM, YOU HAVE MEMBERSHIP, THE GYMS, I KNOW THIS PARTICULAR OUR, OUR LOCAL RECREATION, YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO IT. THE SILVERSNEAKERS. NO, IT'S I FORGET THE EXACT NAME OF IT, BUT IS THERE ANY LIKE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE BE IT ACCESS TO THE RECREATION CENTER THROUGH. YES. LIKE OTHER HEALTH PLANS. YEAH. IS THAT LIKE I'M ASSUMING A LOT OF IT JUST SIMPLY TRANSFERS OVER THERE. AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE REC CENTER DOWN HERE, I THINK AFTER 6:00 OR SOMETHING JUST TO, TO TAKE CARE OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE BETTER SUITED FOR THAT AREA. OKAY. CAN WE HAVE A, JUST A, WE HAVE A, LIKE A BUNCH OF OUR, I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT DEAL WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, BUT A LOT OF THEM TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FITNESS PROGRAM WHERE YOU PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY PER MONTH AND YOU GET ACCESS TO LIKE LOTS OF GYMS. AND THIS REC CENTER IS PART OF THAT. SO JUST CURIOUS IF THAT WAS GONNA BE PART OF IT TOO. JUST SOMETHING TO. YEAH, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS BECAUSE WE'RE BRAND NEW AT THIS. AND THE, THE INTERESTING THING IS, IS THERE'S, THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER ONES IN DALLAS AND DFW REALLY.
AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF SETTING THE BAR. AND SO WE'LL BE DISCOVERING NEEDS AS THEY GO AND BEING TRYING TO MEET THEM. AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP BIG TIME AS YOU AS YOU LIKE WHAT YOU JUST SAID. WE NEED TO HEAR THAT OVER AT PARKS. AND IF I CAN ADD A LITTLE BIT TO IT, MR. DYER YES, THE STAFF IS ACTUALLY EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCES TO SEE IF THEY CAN CARRY OVER THOSE. I THINK IT'S ABOUT THE PRICING WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE. SO STAFF IS CURRENTLY IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO SEE IF THAT CAN BE CARRIED OVER TO THE ARC. OKAY, GREAT. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AT THE RESTAURANT ABOUT POSTING. AND BY THE WAY, DO YOU HAVE LIKE A BIGGER POSTER? I HAVE A SMALL ONE. IF YOU HAVE LIKE SOMETHING EVEN BIGGER I CAN POST AT THE RESTAURANT WOULD BE BETTER TO JUST FYI. OKAY, PERFECT. ANYTHING ELSE QUESTIONS? YEAH, THE FRIDAY NIGHT EVENT, WE DIDN'T GET AN INVITATION TO THAT. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT. I DON'T KNOW, I GOT MINE, NOT FROM THE PARK DEPARTMENT. IT CAME THROUGH THE CITY. SO THEY WENT OUT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
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CDC. SO I CAN CHECK ON YOURS. IT SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT. DID ANYBODY GET ONE? NO. WELL, HOW DID YOU GET IT? LIKELY TIED TO THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED REGARDING THAT, THE USE OF THAT GROUP EMAIL ACCOUNT THAT WE'RE NOT RECEIVING THOSE COMMUNICATIONS. OKAY. SO LET ME I'LL WORK ON IT. YEAH, THAT'S AN ISSUE TOMORROW MORNING. BUT WE DID WE DID SEND OUT THE INVITATION. SO I'LL DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE USE VERY PARTICULAR EMAIL ADDRESSES. AND I BELIEVE THAT WE USE THE OTHER SET OF EMAIL ADDRESSES. BUT LET ME DOUBLE CHECK. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT OUR BOARD.GOV EMAIL ADDRESS. MANY OF US AREN'T RECEIVING COMMUNICATIONS THAT WAY, SO WE USE OUR PERSONAL. SO. OKAY, SO THE QUESTION IS IT SOLD OUT? IS IT TOO LATE FOR MEMBERS OF THE CDC TO POTENTIALLY. IT'S NOT A SOLD OUT EVENT, IT'S BY INVITATION ONLY. SO IF YOU WERE ADDED IN THE RSVP, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TO ATTEND. AND IF YOU GUYS WERE. THANK YOU. FOR. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU AS ALWAYS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. IT IS VERY FUNCTIONAL. YES, YES, YES. THANK YOU. YOU'LL GET YOUR ATTENTION WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR. YES IT DOES. YES. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. AS WE PROGRESS FORWARD[E.3. Discuss and consider next steps for DDC regarding Strategic Plan development, to include identification of objections and development of timelines for meetings]
HERE, WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER NEXT STEPS FOR DDC REGARDING STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT OF TIMELINES FOR MEETINGS. SO MISS ADRIANA, ARE YOU GOING TO SHARE WITH US REGARDING. TIP STRATEGIES AND MEETING FORTHCOMING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE PLEASE? YES. GOOD EVENING. I THINK THE LAST TIME THE LAST MONTH WE GAVE AN UPDATE ACTUALLY TIP STRATEGIES WAS PRESENT TO PROVIDE US WITH AN UPDATE. OUR NEXT STEP, WE ACTUALLY SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH THEM. I BELIEVE THAT'S EITHER ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ONBOARDING FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SOME OF THE TIMELINES IN TERMS OF WHEN DO WE WANT TO HAVE THEM FOLLOW UP WITH A RETREAT AND SOME OF THE MILESTONES, HOW WE'RE GOING TO SET THOSE OUT, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK, HOPEFULLY IN MAY WITH THE OUTPUT OF THAT CONVERSATION WITH OUR CONSULTANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I CAN PIGGYBACK, IF I MAY, AND SAY THAT WHILE INITIALLY WE TALKED ABOUT THE FOLLOW UP TO THE RETREAT BEING IN JUNE, THE MERE FACT THAT THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL BE COMING ON AND WE'RE GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME ONBOARDING TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S A PROPER ONBOARDING FOR FOR HIM, THEN WHAT WE'LL DO IS POSSIBLY PUSH IT BACK TO THE MONTH OF JULY, EARLY IN JULY. THAT WAY, WE GIVE THEM TIME TO GET SETTLED IN AND WE COULD BE MORE DEFINITIVE AND MORE EFFECTIVE GOING FORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT SUBJECT MATTER? OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU, MISS ADRIANA.[F. Board and Liaison Announcements/Updates]
WE APPRECIATE IT. LET'S GO FORWARD. WE NOW MOVE TO THE BOARD LIAISON ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES. YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN US. ONE. SO WE STILL TALK ABOUT IT, RIGHT? MY TIME IS OVER. NO, I'M PLAYING MR. CHAIR. AND TO THIS INCREDIBLE BOARD, THIS WOULD BE MY FINAL OFFICIAL REPORT. AND I'M SADDENED BY THAT. BUT I HAVE SOME GREAT INFORMATION. FIRST OF ALL, YOU ALL KNOW THAT THERE ARE TWO SEATS UP FOR REELECTION. PLACE TWO AND PLACE FOUR. THERE ARE SEVERAL CANDIDATES IN EACH PLACE, BUT ELECTION EARLY, EARLY VOTING IS APRIL THE 20TH THROUGH THE 28TH. ELECTION DAY IS MAY, THE SECOND OF THIS YEAR. SO WE ARE LOOKING BY BY. BY THE END OF MAY, WE WILL HAVE AT LEAST ONE NEW COUNCIL PERSON FOR MY PLACE AND. AND THAT'S PLACE FOR. AND THEN PLACE TWO. WE WILL HAVE THE RESULTS OF THOSE OF THAT ELECTION. THE MAYOR I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT THERE WAS A FAITH LEADER'S, WHAT WE CALL A. A SNEAK PEEK OF THE ARK HOSTED BY OUR MAYOR ON ON YESTERDAY. AND MANY OF OUR FAITH LEADERS WERE OUT. DOCTOR[00:30:09]
TWEEDY THOMAS WAS WAS THERE. BISHOP WETHERALL, BISHOP CAMPBELL, BISHOP DRAKE, ALSO DOCTOR MARCUS KING, PASTOR DOCTOR. OSCAR EPPS, PASTOR TONY EVANS AND HIS LOVELY BRIDE CAME OUT. AND AS WELL AS THE CURRENT PASTOR OF OAK CLIFF BIBLE FELLOWSHIP, PASTOR ANTHONY EVANS, WERE ALSO THERE. AND THEY WERE HIGHLY, HIGHLY IMPRESSED. ONE PASTOR CALLED ME TODAY AND JUST STATED I HAD NO CLUE IT WAS GOING TO BE THAT INCREDIBLE. SO WE WANT TO THANK MAYOR PROCTOR FOR GIVING THE FAITH LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH AND TO TO PRAY IN THAT SPACE. WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE FAITH LEADERS WHO SHOWED UP, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. LEADERSHIP SOUTHWEST, WHICH I'M BLESSED TO BE. THE CHAIR. THE CURRENT CHAIRPERSON, LEADERSHIP SOUTHWEST. THERE WILL BE A DESOTO DAY ON APRIL 15TH, AND YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STOP BY. WE WILL BE AT THE ARK. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, LEADERSHIP SOUTHWEST IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GROUP THAT ALMOST EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THIS AREA HAVE GONE THROUGH. LEADERSHIP SOUTHWEST.AND ONE OF YOUR DIRECTORS, MISS WALLACE, IS A RECENT GRADUATE, I BELIEVE, OF LEADERSHIP SOUTHWEST. BUT WE WILL BE IN DESOTO FOR DESOTO DAY ON APRIL THE 15TH. WE WILL START AT 830 AND GO UNTIL 430. THEY WILL SPEND A LOT OF TIME AT THE ARK AND THEN IN THE DAY OVER AT THORNTREE, THERE ARE SEVERAL SPOTS ON THERE FOR THE MAYOR WILL DO AN OPENING AND THEN THERE IS A SPOT FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND A SPOT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO SPEAK. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BOARD OR WHAT THE CITY MANAGER OR MISS CASTANEDA WILL HAVE FOR THAT SPOT. BUT WE DO WANT YOU TO BE A PART OF THAT, AND I BELIEVE THAT EVEN OUR OWN DESOTO AREA CHAMBER WILL HAVE A SPOT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT IS A. IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HIGHLIGHT WHO WE ARE AS DISODIUM. THEN I WANT TO TALK ABOUT MY TRIP TO WASHINGTON. I WAS BLESSED TO TO GO TO WASHINGTON REPRESENTING LEADERSHIP SOUTHWEST, BUT IT WAS WITH NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION AND IT WAS THE. THEIR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FROM ANNA MCKINNEY.
FRISCO, ALL OF THE NORTHERN SECTIONS AND THE ONLY TWO SOUTHERN CITIES THAT WERE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE WAS LANCASTER, WHICH. MISS OPAL IS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THAT ORGANIZATION. AND BY INVITATION SHE INVITED ME AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF LEADERSHIP SOUTHWEST TO GO. ALL OF THAT TO SAY THAT WE MET WITH THE FEDERAL THE NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTORS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DDC AND EDC'S. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE SAID, AND I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOU AND THE CITY OF DESOTO FOR ALREADY BEING FORWARD THINKING. HE SAID THAT WE THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GROW YOUR CITY RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT FOREIGN MONEY BECAUSE LOCAL MONEY IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND FOREIGN MONEY, PARTICULARLY THOSE ASIAN COMMUNITIES. KOREA, VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, ALL OF THOSE GUYS HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND THEY WANT TO INVEST IN THE UNITED STATES AND PARTICULARLY IN TEXAS. IT TOOK ME BACK TO THE FORWARD THINKING OF THIS COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE EDC TO WITH THORN TREE COUNTRY CLUB. WE KNOW THAT THEIR PURCHASERS ARE KOREAN. AND SO AND NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE, THEY SEE OPPORTUNITY AND NOTHING ELSE CAN I PUT IT THAT WAY, THAT FOREIGN MONEY, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITY AND NOTHING ELSE. THEY DON'T CARE WHAT COLOR THE COMMUNITY IS. THEY DON'T CARE ANYTHING ELSE.
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THEY JUST LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITY. SO I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU AND APPLAUD OUR CITY TO HEAR THAT FROM A NATIONAL LEVEL, AND TO COME BACK AND TO RAISE MY HAND AND TELL THEM THAT WE ARE DOING THAT HERE IN THE IN IN THIS GREAT CITY OF DESOTO, AND GET AN APPLAUSE FROM ALL OF FROM FROM MCKINNEY AND PLANO AND FRISCO, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THAT INVESTMENT. I WAS VERY PROUD OF THAT MOMENT. LASTLY, I BELIEVE AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRANSITION, TRANSITION WITH THE BANK. MR. MATT CARLSON AND I ANNUALLY HAVE TRIED TO PUT AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOWN HALL MEETING TOGETHER. WE DID ONE LAST YEAR AND AND MANY OF YOU WERE ABLE TO COME AND I AM PLANNING ONE THIS YEAR. IT WILL HAPPEN ON APRIL THE 30TH. AND THIS IS AS MY POSITION AS THE CITY COUNCIL. IT WILL HAPPEN ON APRIL THE 30TH. IT WILL BE A SYMPOSIUM, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM YOU GUYS AND WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM YOU. SO WE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE THE AIM IS TO REALLY EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ON WHY IT'S NECESSARY TO GIVE INCENTIVES. WHY IS IT NECESSARY FOR TO HAVE YOU GUYS AND GIVE YOU THE FREEDOM TO DO WHAT YOU MUST DO IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD? IT IS TO ASK THE QUESTION, TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHY IS DESOTO BEING LEFT BEHIND? FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE INVITED CITY MANAGERS FROM OTHER CITIES. WE'VE INVITED PARTICULARLY MCKINNEY AND PLANO. WE'VE INVITED ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS FROM OTHER CITIES TO COME IN, AS WELL AS DEVELOPERS THEMSELVES. SO WE WILL PROVIDE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ON THIS DAY, APRIL THE 30TH FROM 9 TO 1. AND IT WILL BE A, A, IF YOU WOULD, A PANEL DISCUSSION. SO ONE GROUP WILL COME UP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. ANOTHER GROUP WILL COME UP AND ASK A QUESTION. AND THEN FINALLY A THIRD GROUP WILL COME UP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.AND THIS IS MY GIFT, HOPEFULLY TO YOU TO MAKE WHAT YOU DO. AND WHEN YOU VOTE TO GIVE YOU CLEARANCE AND GIVE YOU HEADWAY FOR OUR CITIZENS TO EDUCATE THE CITIZENS ON, ON BUSINESSES AND COMPANIES ARE JUST NOT COMING TO YOUR CITY ANYMORE WITHOUT INCENTIVES AND WHY IT'S NECESSARY AND WHY WE ALL KNOW THAT DALLAS LOST AT&T TO PLANO. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? WHY DID THAT HAPPEN? AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OUR CITY? SO I WANT TO INVITE YOU TO THAT. AND MISTER CHAIR, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE TONIGHT. THERE IS FORUM GOING ON IN THE BLUEBONNET ROOM WHERE THE CHAMBER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HOSTING THOSE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICES EVEN AS WE SPEAK. SO THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. THE EVENT ON THE 30TH, WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE? IT'S GOING TO BE HELD RIGHT HERE. NO, NO, NO, I'M SORRY. I'M I ALLIED, I LIED APRIL FOOLS. NO, IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE HELD OVER AT THE ARK AND THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM OVER AT THE NEW AQUATIC CENTER. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. AND PLEASE, THERE WILL BE REGISTRATION, BUT PLEASE, WE WE WERE. I ASKED MYSELF, WHAT COULD I DO TO GIVE BACK AND MAXIMIZE MY PLATFORM AS CITY COUNCIL? AND I THINK SINCE MY HEART HAS ALWAYS BEEN WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THIS WILL HELP EDUCATE AND GIVE YOU COVER. I LIKE TO SAY SUCH A WORTHY, WORTHY OPPORTUNITY AND CAUSE TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR. TO YOUR POINT GOING FORWARD TOWARD THE FUTURE, BECAUSE YOU CAN FEEL YOU CAN SEE THE MOVEMENT. AND THIS IS A GREAT SEGUE, IF YOU WILL, AS YOU EXIT TO FOCUS ON CARRYING THAT LEGACY FORWARD THAT YOU'VE BEEN LIVING TO, TO DEVELOP. AND, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE WON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE WHAT I CALL THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN THE METROPLEX, THIS, THIS AREA THAT WE LIVE IN. AND SO WE HAVE TO OPTIMIZE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT WILL BE CERTAINLY WELL RECEIVED. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. AND I'LL TELL YOU, I DID NOT MY COLLEAGUES DON'T KNOW THAT THIS FORUM YOU ARE YOU ARE
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THE FIRST TO HEAR IT BECAUSE IT IT IS REALLY AIMED TO HELP PROMOTE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO AND TO GALVANIZE SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL TO FULLY SUPPORT THE MISSION OF OUR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AS WELL AS THIS BOARD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FEEDBACK FOR COUNCILMAN BURT? YOU KNOW, SINCE THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR LAST, WE SHOULD LET YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT LONGER. JUST KEEP TALKING. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO MYSELF, NO. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN REALLY IMAGINE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. AND MORE TO COME ON THAT. ENJOY THE PLAQUE. IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS DELIVERED FROM THE HEART, FROM ALL OF US. AND THIS IS JUST THE NEXT STEP TOWARD YOUR POSITION WITH THE, WITH, WITH YOUR NEW ROLE, WITH. YOUR LEADERSHIP ROLE WITH THE GREATER SOUTHWEST, IF I MAY SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M HUMBLED AND I AM I AM DEEPLY TOUCHED BY YOUR GENEROSITY AS IT HAS NEVER TAKEN LIGHTLY. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO BE NICE AND KIND TO YOU, SO WE DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. AS WE PROGRESS FORWARD, WE'RE AT ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES THAT ANYONE MAY HAVE AT THIS POINT.YES. OKAY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO SOLELY FOR HOLDING THINGS DOWN. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT AND DOING ALL THE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO TO KEEP US ON TRACK AND KEEP GOING. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES. AND AS WE ALWAYS SAY TO YOU, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ASSIST, THEN JUST PICK UP THE PHONE. DON'T HESITATE. TEAM EFFORT. ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS? OBSERVATIONS. I GOT A COUPLE REAL QUICK. DE SOTO, I'M SORRY. WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE. IF THAT'S OKAY. YEAH, THAT'LL BE A PROBLEM. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT THIS? WE HAVE DE SOTO, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS ROYAL, AND THAT'S FOR APRIL THE 25TH AT 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. IS GOING TO BE AT THE ARK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN MADE AWARE OF IT, BUT WE'RE ONE OF THE BOARDS THAT SHOULD BE BATTLING HERE.
SO WE NEED TO PUT ON OUR BATTLE HATS HERE. WHAT KIND OF BATTLING IS IT? CONFIRMED. YOU CONFIRMED. OKAY, OKAY, I'M GOING TO PASS THIS AROUND AND. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT BECAUSE I THINK YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT. WE NEED TO BE REPRESENTED. I'M SORRY. THERE WERE SOME LITTLE THINGS BACK. YEAH. SO WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. WE GOT SOME SMART MINDS UP HERE.
VICTORIA, IF I CAN, I CUSS. OH, LORD. NO. OH, LORD. OKAY. AND THEN AGAIN, I WANT TO JUST REITERATE OUR APRIL 11TH RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE ARK THAT WE PARTICIPATE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF VISITING YESTERDAY AND GETTING A TOUR. AND IT'S MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. I KNOW WE VISITED, YOU KNOW, DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT TO SEE THE FINISHED RESULTS AND WHAT THEY REFLECT IT IS IT'S, IT'S KIND OF BREATHTAKING. AND WHEN YOU START HAVING OPPORTUNITIES TO SIT IN ON SOME OF THE CHAIRS, I'M GOING TO REFERENCE THE CHAIRS. ONE OF MY FAVORITE. THEY HAVE A CHAIR THAT IS IS THERE WITH HYDRO MASSAGING, AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER CHAIR THAT HAS THE, THE, THE COLD FRONT, THE COLD BACK. THAT'S HYDROTHERAPY FOR SENIORS. FOR SENIORS. YEAH. OH, THE SENIOR WITH THAT. BUT I CAN JUST TELL YOU, YOU GOTTA EXPERIENCE IT. AND THE, THE POOLS AND THE BASKETBALL COURT, THE SCENERIES, YOU KNOW, JUST TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT. I'M QUITE SURE YOUR FAMILIES WILL LOVE IT. THE NEXT I WANT TO SHARE IS THAT ADRIANA, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WORKING WITH SOLI AND ENSURING THAT THE COLLABORATION HAPPENS AND THAT WE CAN STAY AFLOAT, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A A DIRECTOR PER SE, ON BOARD AT THIS TIME. AND I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND ANNOUNCE THAT, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, WE DO. WE HAVE
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SOLIDIFIED AND HIRED A A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE EDC. WE'RE EXCITED. GREAT. GREAT PERSON. I GUESS I CAN. AM I AT LIBERTY TO SHARE A NAME RIGHT NOW? OKAY, I KNOW IT'S ON LINKEDIN, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SHOCK ANYBODY. OKAY. HIS. MR. GUS GARCIA OKAY. AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS ALL RIGHT IF I CALL HIM GUS. SO I'M GOING TO SAY GUS GARCIA. PHENOMENAL GENTLEMAN, VERY TALENTED. AND GUS, I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BACKGROUND WITH HIM RIGHT AT THIS POINT, BUT PLEASE READ UP ON HIM BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE TEAM. HE IS A TRUE TEAM SPIRIT. AND I WOULD JUST I WOULD BE REMISS TO SAY THAT. THAT HE'S A SPECIAL PERSON. AND YOU'LL LEARN THAT MORE SO AS YOU GET TO KNOW HIM.HE'S VERY SPECIAL. WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION EARLIER TODAY AND HE'S EXCITED. HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO ONBOARDING. SOONER THAN LATER. HE WILL BE STARTING THE 1ST OF MAY WITH US.
OKAY, SO THAT'S IT ALL. IF THERE ARE NOT ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS BEING AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. THE BOARD IS NOW. THE MEETING IS HERE.
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