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TIP IS CALLED TO ORDER[ NOTICE OF MEETING CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS TAX INCREMENT FINANCE BOARD - DOWNTOWN/FOREST JUPITER Work Session Room of City Hall William E. Dollar Municipal Building 200 N. Fifth Street Garland, Texas April 30, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. A meeting of the Downtown/Forest Jupiter Tax Increment Finance Board of the City of Garland, Texas will be held at the aforementioned location, date, and time to discuss and consider the following agenda items.]
AND OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER, UH, MINUTES.I'LL GIVE EVERYBODY A MOMENT TO READ THOSE MINUTES IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY, READ THEM FROM YOUR EMAIL SO THAT MR. NICHOLS, THEY'RE BEHIND.
UM, THE MINUTES PAGE THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY ON.
SO THE JANUARY MEETING WAS CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM, UM, SORT OF REVIEW IN OCTOBER MINUTES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 23RD TWO, UH, 2024 MEETING MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ANY, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AGENDA FROM THE OCTOBER MEETING? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW WE STAND FOR A VOTE ALL READY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 23RD, 2024.
PLEASE SEE PART BY SAYING AYE.
NEXT ITEM IS, UH, PUBLIC CONGRESS AND DON'T SEE EXCEPT CITY STAFF.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC OVER HERE? THANK YOU.
ANY CITY STAFF WANNA MAKE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE GET UNDERWAY? ALRIGHT.
THE BRIEFING ON TIP NUMBER ONE, THE BOARD CHAIR APPOINTMENT.
UM, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MR. UH, JOSEPH SCHROEDER FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE CHAIR.
UM, THAT HAPPENED AT THE JANUARY 21ST, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, HE WILL SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM, UM, LEADING OUR BOARD AS OUR CHAIR.
CONGRATULATIONS MR. SCHROEDER.
UH, NOW WE NEED A, UH, MY NOTES HERE.
UH, INTERNAL ELECTION OF OUR BOARD, VICE CHAIR.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH, UH, BOARD MEMBER CARRIE HODSON AND TIMOTHY HOFF, AND THEY BOTH AGREED TO BE A NOMINATION.
AND AS THE CHAIR, TECHNICALLY ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES, I CANNOT MOVE THAT MOTION FORWARD.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD TO NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS? SO MOVED.
WE HAVE A, A MOTION, UM, I ASSUME TO ACCEPT MY SUGGESTION OF THESE TWO NOMINATE.
ALRIGHT, SO CARRIE HODSON AND KIM DOFF HAVE BEEN NOMINATED AS VICE CHAIR FOR THE, UH, T BOARD NUMBER ONE.
DO WE HAVE, I GUESS WE NEED A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION ALSO.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I BELIEVE THE NOMINATING SECOND IF YOU, ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THESE TWO NOMINEES? AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE, UM, VICE CHAIR SERVES AS, UM, A SUPPORT TO THE CHAIR IN THE CHAIR'S ABSENCE.
THE VICE CHAIR WILL, UM, SET THE CORE OR THE TEMPO OF THE MEETING AND KEEP EVERYONE ON THE AGENDA.
UM, AND NO PARTICULAR ORDER FOR ANY REASON.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF CARRIE HOTSON BEING THE VICE CHAIR OF CASEY IF SAYING A, A, A TWO.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? I HEAR NO OPPOSITION.
SO WE HAVE TWO IN FAVOR OF KERRY HOON AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF KIM THEH, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSED TO KIM? THE OFF? OKAY.
I GUESS TECHNICALLY WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE OPPOSITION VOTES.
ALRIGHT, SO THEREFORE, UH, KERRY HOON HAS BEEN
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ELECTED AS VICE CHAIR, UM, BY A VOTE OF TWO TO ONE.SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, CARRIE, FOR SERVING, FOR BEING NOMINATED AND WILLING.
UM, ITEM NUMBER C, INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO WELCOME MR. AUSTIN NICHOLS TO THE TIF ONE BOARD.
UM, HE'S SERVING AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT ONE.
UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO AROUND THE, THE DESK AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO AUSTIN, UH, STARTING WITH CARRIE.
UH, I, I'M TIMOTHY HOFF, DISTRICT FOUR.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING ANYTHING.
UM, LONG HISTORY OF BOUNCING AROUND FROM APPOINTMENT FROM ONE DISTRICT TO THE NEXT AND, AND ENDING UP BEING CHAIR.
SO, UH, BUT I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
I'M NANCY ELLE, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
UM, AND TODAY WE'RE SUPPORTED BY HAILEY MILLER, UH, DOWNTOWN COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST.
UM, SO WITH THAT, I'LL GET INTO IT.
UM, SO TODAY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, UM, INCLUDING MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICES, THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING, PUBLIC ART, TIF, ONE AREA IMPROVEMENTS.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE TWO BRIEFINGS THAT ARE RESPONSE TO BOARD QUESTIONS AT THE LAST MEETING.
UM, ONE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, AND THEN THE NEXT ON PUBLIC RESTROOM FACILITIES IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
UM, SO TO START OFF WITH MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICES, THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF, UM, STAFF AND DEPARTMENT HAPPENINGS.
UM, IN OCTOBER, UH, WE WERE WINNERS OF THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION, A VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.
UM, WE WON FOUR OF, UH, REALLY GREAT LITTLE TEXAS, UH, TROPHIES, UM, PRESIDENT AWARD FOR BEST ECONOMIC GAME CHANGER.
UM, ALL FOUR OF THESE PROJECTS WERE RELATED TO, UM, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE.
UM, THE, THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR BEST PROMOTION WAS ACTUALLY RELATED TO, UM, THE, THE GRAND OPENING FESTIVAL THAT WE HAD IN DOWNTOWN CELEBRATING THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE.
UM, PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR BEST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT WAS ALSO RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE, UM, REVITALIZATION.
AND THEN PEOPLE'S CHOICE WAS AN ONLINE VOTE ON FACEBOOK OF, UH, THE BEST ECONOMIC GAME CHANGER PROJECT, WHICH GARLAND WON.
UM, WE ALSO IN NOVEMBER CELEBRATED THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DINNER.
WE HAD A GREAT SPEAKER COME AND, UM, MS. BOFF WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER SERVICE ON HER PREVIOUS BOARD.
AND MS. KATHLEEN SRO, WHO WAS A FORMER BOARD MEMBER ON THIS COMMITTEE, UM, WAS RECOGNIZED AS WELL.
UM, ALSO, UM, OUR STAFF HAS BEEN VERY BUSY THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
UM, HALEY MILLER COMPLETED HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM SFA.
UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE MAIN STREET NOW CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS IN PHILADELPHIA.
UM, LOTS OF WALKING SESSIONS AND HANDS-ON, UM, LEARNING FROM PEERS ACROSS THE NATION.
UM, THERE'S 2,600 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE THAT REPRESENT DOWNTOWNS ACROSS THE NATION, SO IT WAS A, A VERY VALUABLE RESOURCE TO GO TO.
UM, HALEY ALSO LAST WEEK ATTENDED THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN ROUND TABLE IN CORS, UH, WHERE SHE LEARNED, UM, BEST PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOME MORE GREAT IDEAS FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
AND THEN I ALSO ATTENDED THE REAL REAL PLACES CONFERENCES, UH, VIRTUALLY, UM, THAT'S HOSTED BY THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
UM, LOTS OF GREAT SESSIONS ON, UM, WHAT COLOR TO PAINT MORTAR AND, UM, HOW TO TREAT HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND HOW TO FIND GOOD FUNDING FOR HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
SO, UM, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF US.
UM, SO JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.
UM, IT STARTED IN 2020 AS AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THE DISTRICT.
UM, HISTORIC BUILDINGS WERE NOT BUILT FOR MODERN DAY USE, SO, UM, IMPROVING THEM TO MAKE THEM MORE MODERN AND
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USABLE FOR OUR CURRENT TIMES IS ONE OF THE GOALS.UM, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US TO VISUALLY IMPROVE THE FACADES OF BUILDINGS AND SUPPORT PROPERTY OWNERS IN MAKING, UM, THE PROPER REPAIRS TO THEIR BUILDING.
UM, THIS RESTORES ARCHITECTURAL STYLE WHEN DONE WELL.
UM, WE'RE TRYING TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT AND INCENTIVIZE BUSINESS OWNERS TO DO IT AS WELL, OUR PROPERTY OWNERS.
UM, WE ALSO WOULD ENHANCE ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL APPEAL.
UM, SO LIKE I WAS SAYING, MAKING BUILDINGS USABLE FOR MODERN DAY USE.
UM, RETROFITTING BATHROOMS OR KITCHENS OR WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE A PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN A VIABLE PROPERTY FOR NEW BUSINESSES TO COME IN.
UM, THIS, THIS PROGRAM IS BOUNDED, UH, BY WALNUT, THE TRAIN TRACKS AVENUE A IN GLENBROOK.
UM, AND THAT IS, YOU KNOW, OVERLAYING OF OUR DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT AS IN THE NATIONAL REGISTRY.
UM, SO IN THE FIVE YEARS THAT WE'VE HAD THIS PROGRAM, UM, WE HAVE EXECUTED $618,117 AND 39 CENTS TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, UM, SUPPORTING THEM TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BROUGHT MORE TRAFFIC AND BROUGHT MORE, UM, ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
UM, THIS IS A PHOTO OF ONE OF THE PROJECTS AT INTRINSIC, UM, THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, UM, TO ALLOW MORE SEATING AND BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF OUR DOWNTOWN SQUARE.
UM, CURRENTLY WE HAVE, UH, FIVE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IN 2025.
UM, JA WALLACE GUITARS WAS REIMBURSED RECENTLY, SO THAT PROJECT IS NOW CLOSED IN 2025.
UM, BUT WE DO HAVE FOUR PROJECTS OPEN.
UM, SCOOP AND BOBA BLUE RAT IS PENDING REIMBURSEMENT.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH DOCUMENTATION RIGHT NOW AND VERIFYING EVERYTHING, BUT BY NEXT MEETING THAT WILL BE MOVED TO COMPLETED.
EPIPHANY GALLERY HAS ABOUT SIX MORE MONTHS TO FINISH THE WORK ON THEIR PROJECT.
AND THEN TWO NEW APPLICANTS, ROACH FEED AND SEED AND TAINO WERE RECENTLY APPROVED AT THE MARCH MEETING.
SO WE SHOULD BE SEEING WORK BEGIN ON THOSE PROPERTIES.
ARE THE, ARE THE TOTALS, UM, THE TOTAL PROJECT COST OR THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNTS? THE TOTALS ARE THE TOTAL PROJECT OR THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT.
AND SO LOOKING AHEAD, UM, AS A NEW STAFF MEMBER LOOKING NEW EYES ON THIS PROGRAM, WE FOUND A COUPLE OF, UM, THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE TO CLARIFY OR, UM, KIND OF MODIFY SLIGHTLY.
UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE CREATING A LIST OF MODIFICATIONS THAT WE'LL BRING TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
UM, HOPEFULLY THE NEXT MEETING, IF NOT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
UM, THESE ARE ALL VERY MINOR CHANGES, UM, JUST TO FIND CLARITY AND BETTER DIRECT STAFF ON HOW TO REGULATE AND IMPLEMENT.
STEWARDS OF OUR PUBLIC FUNDING.
AND SO WHERE'S THE TACO EVE? TACO EINO IS GONNA GO WHERE JIM'S BARBER WAS, UM, JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM LATHAM BAKERY.
HE JUST, THEY JUST STARTED APPROVAL.
THEY WERE EAGER TO GO AS SOON AS THEY GOT APPROVAL.
THAT'S TOM, THAT'S TOM OL'S BUILDING.
UM, IT'S NEXT DOOR TO TOM DOFF.
NO, TOM DOFF HAS THE GLASS BLOCK BUILDING.
I THOUGHT HE GUYS YEAH, THE BARBER SHOP TOO.
AND READY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT.
UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE SECTIONS SO FAR BEFORE WE CARD? LEMME HAVE A QUESTION.
BEING THAT I'M KIND OF NEW, HOW IS IT DETERMINED? I LOOKED AT THE DISPARITY OF THE NUMBERS.
ONE OF THE APPLICANTS HAS A LARGE, MUCH LARGER NUMBER THAN THE OTHER.
AND SO HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? UM, IT'S ALL BASED ON THEIR APPLICATIONS.
UM, THEY COME FORWARD WITH A WISHLIST OF THEIR PROJECTS.
IT'S REVIEWED BEFORE THE BOARD AND THEN THE BOARD, UM, VOTES TO APPROVE OR DENY A PROJECT.
UM, SO THESE, THIS IS JUST WHAT THEY CAME FORWARD AND REQUESTED.
UM, FOR EXAMPLE, ROACH FEED AND SEED IS GONNA PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF THEIR BUILDING, GET A NEW SIGN, AND GET A NEW HEATER.
AND THAT'S ALL THAT THEY REQUESTED FUNDING FOR.
WHEREAS TAINO IS GONNA DO A COMPLETE OVERHAUL TO THE BUILDING.
UM, AND THEY REQUESTED FUNDING FOR THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
AND SO THE, THERE'S A DOLLAR LIMIT THAT THE, THAT IS IN OR AVAILABLE TO THESE PEOPLE.
UM, IT IS AN UNCAPPED, UM, MATCH 50% AS LONG AS WE HAVE FUNDING TO, UM, EXECUTE THE PROJECTS.
UM, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE
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BOARD EVALUATES IS HOW MUCH IS IN OUR FUND AND HOW MUCH IS THE REQUEST.UM, BUT AT THE TIME, WE HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND BOTH ROACH FEED AND TAINO AT THE REQUEST LEVEL THAT THEY WERE ASKING SO THAT THAT WOULD REPRESENT HALF OF THE PROJECT COST.
SO YES, THIS IS THE 50% THAT THEY WOULD BE REIMBURSED.
UM, ONE TWO PUBLIC ARTS SECTION G.
SO ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING GOES OVER ALL THE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE DOING TO MAKE THE DOWNTOWN VIBRANT AND LIVELY.
UM, AND TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY ON THAT FRONT.
UM, WE DID NOT MEET AT THE JANUARY MEETING, SO I'M GONNA REVIEW EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
WE HAD ATTENDEES CHECK IN WITH US AND VISIT DIFFERENT SHOPS ALONG DOWNTOWN.
UM, THAT WAS AT THE SAME TIME AS OUR STOREFRONT COMPETITION, UH, INITIATED ON THAT SAME DAY WHERE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES DECORATED THEIR STOREFRONTS AND PEOPLE COULD VOTE VIA, UM, ONLINE VOTING FORM.
AND, UM, THIS YEAR THE WINNER WAS MAIN STREET DINER, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.
UM, IN DECEMBER, WE ALSO HOSTED A CHRISTMAS CAROLS ON THE SQUARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROGERS BAPTIST CHURCH, UM, AND AN ENCHANTED FOREST, WHICH WHERE WE HAD, UM, I BELIEVE 50 CHRISTMAS TREES INSTALLED IN THE, UH, CITY OWNED PARCEL JUST BEHIND FORTUNATE SUN.
UM, IT CREATED A NICE LITTLE RESTING PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GO AND RELAX DURING CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE.
UM, WE ALSO HAD A, A PERFORMER IN THE AREA DRESSED AS A LIVE CHRISTMAS TREE AND CREATED A REALLY NICE PHOTO OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE.
AND THE ENCHANTED FOREST STAYED IN PLACE, UM, FROM LATE NOVEMBER THROUGH JANUARY.
SO IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND VISIT THE SQUARE AND SEE SOMETHING NEW AND BEAUTIFUL.
UM, MOVING INTO JANUARY, UH, WE HAD AN INPUT BOARD.
UH, WE HAD THREE OF THEM ON THE SQUARE WHERE PEOPLE COULD WRITE THEIR, UH, SOMEWHAT NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS OR ASPIRATIONS.
UM, ALSO SOME THOUGHTS SO THAT THEY HAD ON THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE.
UM, SO THAT WAS A, A NICE KIND OF PASSIVE ACTIVATION THAT PEOPLE COULD COME AND, UM, SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND CONNECT WITH DOWNTOWN GARLAND.
AND THEN IN, UM, FEBRUARY, 2025, WE HOSTED THE DOWNTOWN DATE NIGHT BLOG WHERE WE WORKED WITH, UH, LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SHOWCASE THEIR OFFERINGS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AND HIGHLIGHT ANY SPECIAL, UM, LOVELY THINGS THAT THEY WERE DOING AT THAT TIME.
UM, AND WE ALSO HOSTED A PUPPY PARTY ON, UH, FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST AND PARTNERSHIP WITH ANIMAL SHELTER.
WE HAD HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES COME OUT AND, UM, ACTUALLY SEVEN OUT OF THE 14 DOGS THEY BROUGHT OUT THAT DAY WERE ADOPTED ON SITE.
AND THE ANIMAL SHELTER RAISED ALMOST $1,500 TO, UM, GO BACK TO THE SHELTER.
SO IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
UM, WE ALSO, DURING THIS TIME POSTED SPRING BREAK ON THE SQUARE, WHICH WAS, UH, FOUR DAYS OF PROGRAMMING MUSIC CRAFTS, FUN ON THE SQUARE.
UM, IT WAS A VERY POPULAR EVENT.
LOTS OF PEOPLE CAME OUT AND WE SAW MANY OF THE SAME FAMILIES COME OUT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
UM, THEY WERE SO APPRECIATIVE OF A FREE, FUN THING TO DO IN DOWNTOWN.
AND, UM, SO MANY OF THEM WERE CARRYING TO-GO BAGS AND EATING LUNCH ON THE SQUARE WHILE, UM, ENJOYING THE FREE PROGRAMMING ON THE SQUARE.
UM, SO THIS INCLUDED, UM, THE FIRST DAY WAS ST.
WE HAD A LIVE IRISH BAND AND A SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCERS COME OUT AND PERFORM ON THE SQUARE.
UM, WE ALSO HAD, UH, ROACH FEET COME OUT AND DO A LIVE PLANTING OF CLOVERS, UH, FOR A LITTLE SHAMROCK LOOK.
UM, WE HAD THE REC CENTER COME OUT AND PERFORM.
UM, MS. MICHELLE NOAH CAME OUT AND TAUGHT A PAINTING LESSON TO STUDENTS.
SHE'S A DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNER.
UM, WE ALSO HAD LOTS OF CRAFTS AND, UM, THE LIBRARY CAME OUT AND DID SOME ACTIVITIES AS WELL.
SO LOTS OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED AND HAD FUN ON A FUN WEEK.
AND DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE HOSTED THE SHAMROCK SIP STREET COMPETITION, WHERE WE ASKED DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS TO MAKE GREEN DRINKS.
AND WE CREATED LITTLE STAMP CARDS THAT, UH, ATTENDEES COULD PUNCH AND GET THEIR CARDS FILLED OUT AND THEN SUBMIT TO BE ENTERED INTO A RAFFLE.
UM, FOR THIS, WE HAD A PHOTOGRAPHER COME OUT AND TAKE SOME REALLY GOOD HIGH QUALITY PHOTOS THAT WE SHARED WITH THE BUSINESSES.
UM, AND WE HAD SIX OUT OF OUR, SIX OF OUR DOWNTOWN ESTABLISHMENTS PARTICIPATED.
UM, MARCH 29TH, ARC MADE HERE WAS A FABULOUS DAY, A BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY IN AP IN MARCH,
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ON A SATURDAY, UH, WE HAD OVER 7,000 ATTENDEES COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE ART EXHIBITS.UM, THERE WAS A DEMONSTRATIONS INCLUDING, UM, A, A POTTERY WHEEL.
UM, SOME OF OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES OPENED THEIR DOORS AND PARTICIPATED IN OUR ART WALK EVENT WHERE WE TRIED TO GET PEOPLE TO COME OFF OF THE SQUARE AND GO ONTO THESE BUSINESSES AROUND THE SQUARE.
AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HOSTED A ART WALK WITH, UM, 10 DIFFERENT STOPS ALONG IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
UM, SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE VISUAL AID VOLUNTEERS OPENED THEIR DOORS AND HAD, UM, BRAILLE ART THAT YOU COULD TOUCH AND INTERACT WITH.
UM, WE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE MURALS AND SCULPTURES THAT ARE IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT TO KIND OF LET VISITORS, UM, SEE THE BEAUTY OF DOWNTOWN GARLAND.
UM, WE ALSO HOSTED A SCREEN ON THE SQUARE.
UM, WE HAD A BIG MOVIE AND PEOPLE BROUGHT THEIR PICNIC BLANKETS AND GOT SOME FOOD.
UM, ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH, WE WATCHED A BUG'S LIFE.
UM, WE HOSTED PAINTING WITH A TWIST ON THE SQUARE WHERE ATTENDEES WERE ABLE TO PAINT THE PRISMS WHILE THEY WERE SITTING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PRISM.
SO IT WAS A GREAT, UM, EXPERIENCE.
WE HAD PEOPLE COME FROM U LIST SAYING THAT THEY'D NEVER BEEN TO GARLAND, BUT THEY CAME JUST FOR THIS EVENT.
WE HAD THE EASTER BUNNY COME OUT TO THE SQUARE ALONG WITH SOME BOUNCE HOUSES.
A RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAME WITH GAMES AND CRAFTS AND UM, UM, THE EASTER BUNNY IS REALLY THE MAIN DRAW OF THAT EVENT,
UM, BUT HE WAS VERY POPULAR AND EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME.
AND THEN THE NEXT WEEK WE HAD EARTH DAY, WHICH WAS ON A TUESDAY NIGHT.
WE HAD A PETTING ZOO COME OUT.
UM, WE HAD A NONPROFIT CALLED GROW NORTH TEXAS, COME OUT AND DO SEED PLANTINGS AND TAUGHT PEOPLE ABOUT, UM, SUSTAINABLE LIVING.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT COME OUT AND, UM, PLAY SOME GAMES WITH THE KIDS AND GET 'EM OUT AND ACTIVE ON EARTH DAY.
AND THEN SOME OF OUR RECURRING, UM, ACTIVITIES THAT WERE HAPPENING INTER UH, INTERSPERSED BETWEEN THOSE OTHER EVENTS.
OUR MUSIC MADE HERE SERIES, WHICH IS THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, UM, WE HOSTED, THE ONE I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MOST IS FLOYD LIVE IN JANUARY.
UM, IT WAS A TICKETED EVENT IN THE GRANDVILLE ARTS CENTER AND IT WAS SOLD OUT OVER 720 SEATS, I BELIEVE WERE SOLD OUT.
UM, AND IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
THE FOG MACHINES WERE GOING, THE BLAZER LIGHTS WERE GOING.
UM, AND THEN COMING UP, UM, WE ALSO HAD REVEREND HORTON HEAT, WHO'S A VERY BIG NAME COMING TO GARLAND IN APRIL, WHICH WAS GREAT.
AND THEN, UM, TO FRIDAY, TOMORROW THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW WE HAVE A LAIA AND GRU DE LOS CHI COMING TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND AND HAVING KIND OF A MINI CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION IN DOWNTOWN.
UM, WE'VE ALSO BEEN HOSTING THE, YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHING YET, MINI CONCERT SERIES, RISING TALENT MUSIC SERIES.
UM, THAT'S THE THURSDAYS IN APRIL AND MAY.
AND THEN WE'LL HOST A HOST IT AGAIN IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
UM, THAT'S DONE UNDERNEATH THE, UH, PAVILION SHADE.
AND IT'S, UM, IT'S BEEN A GREAT TURNOUT.
UM, I BELIEVE A LOT LAST WEEK IT WAS RAINED OUT AND POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
UM, BUT THE PEOPLE ARE GETTING TO GO FOOD AND SITTING AND EATING AND LISTENING TO LIVE MUSIC ON THE SQUARE.
SO, AND THEN, UM, THE URBAN MARKET IS SECOND SATURDAY'S, MOST SATURDAYS, UM, OCCASIONALLY IT DOES HAVE TO BE MOVED AS IN THIS WEEK.
IT IS, UH, THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, BUT USUALLY IT'S THE SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH.
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT YES REAL QUICK THAT I THINK YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB OF PROGRAMMING THE SQUARE, NOT JUST ON THE WEEKENDS, BUT DURING THE WEEK.
AND I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF NEW EVENTS AND THEY'VE BEEN WELL THOUGHT OUT AND I HOPE SOME OF THEM COME BACK SPRING BREAK.
UM, GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON, UH, THE MOVIE NIGHT, SURPRISINGLY, I GUESS MAYBE, MAYBE IT WAS THE MOVIE, IT WAS THE WEATHER, BUT, UM, THEY DON'T REALLY SEEM TO ENJOY THAT AND FREE STUFF ON THE SQUARE THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAVE HUGE PROGRAMMING.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE, THE THURSDAY NIGHTS COST, UM, BUT I ASSUME THEY'RE MUCH CHEAPER THAN THE BIG STAGE AND EVERYTHING.
UM, AND THAT I THINK JUST TAKES CONSISTENCY AND PEOPLE GETTING USED TO COMING.
YEAH, WE'VE BEEN TRYING REALLY HARD TO BRING, UM, ENGAGING EVENTS THAT WILL BE ATTRACTIVE TO THE DIVERSE CROWD.
AND GREAT MOVIE CHOICE FOR TEXAS IS SPRING, EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL TEXAS.
IF WE WAIT TOO FAR IN THE SUMMER, WE'LL HAVE TO START THE MOVIE AT 10 O'CLOCK.
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UM, WE'VE HAD A FEW INITIATIVES, DEFINITELY NOT AS MANY AS OUR ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING, UM, BUT IN FEBRUARY, A NEW PARKING GARAGE BANNER WITH INSTALLED RIGHT HERE ON THE, UM, CITY HALL PARKING GARAGE BANNER.
UM, IT SAYS YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHING YET, WHICH IS KIND OF A CALL OUT TO OUR MUSIC SERIES THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AS WELL, BUT ALSO YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHING YET.
GARLAND'S GOT MORE COMING, SO KEEP COMING BACK.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE INITIATED THE ART AT EVERY TURN.
IT'S A, A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY DEPARTMENT.
THEIR INTENTION IS TO WRAP THE UTILITY BOXES AT EVERY INTERSECTION IN GARLAND.
THIS CAN'T ALL BE DONE AT ONE TIME, SO IT'S A PHASED APPROACH.
UM, BUT IN PHASE ONE WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM TO HAVE, UM, THE EAST END OF TIF TO BE INCLUDED.
SO DOWNTOWN, THE 14 BOXES THAT ARE WITHIN, UH, THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT WILL BE WRAPPED, UM, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE SUMMER, BUT LET'S JUST SAY FISCAL YEAR 25 TO BE SAFE.
UM, ARTISTS ARE SUBMITTING, UH, THE ARTISTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED AND THEY'RE HAVE SUBMITTING THEIR FINAL DESIGNS.
AND THEN INSTALLATION SHOULD HAPPEN SHORTLY.
AND THEN IN PHASE TWO, IT SHOULD BE STARTING.
AS SOON AS THIS ONE IS COMPLETE, IT WILL INCLUDE THE WEST END.
SO FOREST, JUPITER AND, UH, WALNUT JUPITER.
IS THERE, UM, AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THAT UTILITY BOX, IS THERE, UM, SOMETHING IN PLACE TO GET IT REWRAPPED? YEAH, GREAT QUESTION.
UM, SO WITH THE ARTIST AGREEMENT, UM, WE HAVE THE RIGHTS TO REWRAP THAT BOX WITH THE SAME DESIGN MM-HMM
AND THEN THERE IS CONTINGENCY FUNDING, UM, FOR THAT IF THAT IS TO HAPPEN.
AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO BEING VERY STRATEGIC ABOUT, UM, WE HAVE A, A CALENDAR OF WHEN BOXES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED.
AND SO WE'RE NOT WRAPPING BOXES THAT WILL BE REPLACED WITHIN, I THINK IT'S A TWO OR THREE YEAR WINDOW.
UM, SO THOSE ARE PHASED AT THE LATER MM-HMM
UM, AND SO AFTER THEIR, THE NEW BOX IS INSTALLED, THEY'LL BE WRAPPED AT THAT TIME.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY, UM, BRANDISM OR GR FREE ISSUES, BUT HAVE YOU COME ACROSS? UM, I, THERE'S ONLY ONE AT FOREST AND INTERNATIONAL.
SOMEONE LIKE PEEL THE STICKER OFF.
UM, BUT THE COMPANY WAS ABLE TO GO AND REPLACE JUST THAT ONE SECTION.
UM, THEN THE ONE AT FOREST AND JUPITER WAS HIT BY A CAR.
SO FAR I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT.
AND PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS, UM, PRIORITY WAS PUT ON GARLAND ARTISTS OR DFW ARTISTS, SO IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF LOCAL TALENT.
UM, I KNOW ONE OF THE BOXES IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND IS GONNA BE DONE BY ONE OF THE TEACHERS FROM GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, SO IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE LOCAL ARTISTS CELEBRATED IN ARTISTS DISTRICT.
UM, ALSO DURING SPRING BREAK WE DID A KIDS COMMUNITY MURAL WHERE WE INVITED, UM, THE KID ATTENDEES FROM OUR SPRING BREAK EVENT TO PAINT WITH US, UM, AS DIRECTED BY UM, UH, THE KAREN WISEMAN AND TRACY CLAYBROOK, UM, ART LOUNGE.
THE ART LOUNGE WAS LEADING THIS EVENT.
UM, BUT WE INVITED KIDS TO COME OUT AND PAINT THESE THREE PANELS THAT WERE THEN ATTACHED INSIDE OF 5 0 6 ART.
AND, UM, SO ONE OF THE ATTENDEES THAT WAS HERE DURING SPRING BREAK, SHE CAME BACK AND SHE WAS ON OUR ART WALK TO HER.
AND WHEN WE CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND SHE SAW IT, SHE GOES, MAMA, THAT'S WHAT I DID.
IT WAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL MOMENT, SO PLEASE GO VISIT IT IN 5 0 6 ART.
UM, ALSO DURING, UH, THE WEEKS, THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH, WE WORKED WITH THE LOCAL IMMERSIVE ART COMPANY, UH, TO BRING NEW HOUSE INFLATABLES TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND.
UM, DURING THE NIGHT, THE LARGE PIECE WOULD GLOW, WOULD LIGHT UP AND GLOW.
PEOPLE JUST LOVED TO COME IN AND, UH, PLAY TAG OR RUN THROUGH IT, TAKE PICTURES.
UM, AND DURING THAT TWO WEEK PERIOD, WE HAD 20,000 VISITORS COME TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND.
UM, SO IF YOU WEREN'T AVAILABLE TO SEE IT, UM, THE LARGE INFLATABLE WAS CALLED THE GROVE AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO MIMIC A MANGROVE ROOT SYSTEM AND YOU COULD WALK IN BETWEEN.
UM, THERE WAS ALSO 12 DIFFERENT, UH, GEOMETRIC PIECES.
IT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE A DECONSTRUCTED BOUNCE HOUSE, UM, THAT KIDS OR ANYONE COULD JUMP AND PLAY ON, UM, PICK UP AND MOVE.
UM, SO THERE WAS EVERY DAY THAT YOU WOULD COME OUT TO THE SQUARE, THEY WERE IN DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS.
SO OBVIOUSLY VERY ACTIVELY USED AND LOVED.
UM, SOME OF THE PIECES YOU'D COME OUT AND THE KIDS HAD LIKE TWISTED 'EM AND THEY DIDN'T, THEY WERE FINE, SO RIGHT.
THEY WERE VERY STURDY ON TOP OF THEM.
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LOT OF TRAFFIC AND DIDN'T HAVE TO BE MANNED FROM WHAT I COULD TELL THE WHOLE TIME.WE DID HAVE OVERNIGHT SECURITY, UM, DURING THE TIMEFRAME, BUT UM, YEAH, WE AGREE THAT IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
BROUGHT A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE, UM, AND THE, WE DID PURPOSELY TIME IT TO WHERE IT WOULD BE THERE DURING SPRING BREAK SO THAT FAMILY COULD COME OUT AND ENJOY IT.
IT WAS ALSO THERE DURING BIG ART DAY AS A GIANT ART PIECE.
UM, SO WE THOUGHT IT WENT REALLY WELL ALSO.
THAT'S GREAT COOPERATION YEAH.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM? OKAY.
UM, TIFF AREA TIF ONE, AREA IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, SO ONE OF THE NEW INITIATIVES THAT DDO HAS BROUGHT FORWARD IS THE AVAILABLE PROPERTIES MAP.
UM, IF SOMEONE HAS A PROPERTY FOR LEASE OR FOR SALE IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, THEY CAN LIST IT IN OUR AVAILABLE PROPERTIES MAP BY CONTACTING US.
UM, THIS IS A RESOURCE TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS LOOKING FOR A SPACE IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND.
UM, IT VERY VAGUELY OVERVIEWS, UM, BASICALLY THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, UM, WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AND CONTACT INFORMATION SO THAT WHEN BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING TO COME TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND, THEY CAN EASILY SEE WHERE AND WHAT, UH, SPACES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
UM, SO WE CAN USE THIS AS AN OUTREACH TOOL.
I KNOW I'VE CALLED A FEW BUSINESS, SAID, HEY, DO YOU WANNA MOVE TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND? KINDA LOOK AT A MAP AND SEE IF YOU LIKE ANY OF THESE SPACES.
SO, UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT, YOU CAN VISIT DOWNTOWN GARLAND TX.COM AND, UM, UNDER BUSINESS RESOURCES, CHECK IT OUT.
UM, ALSO IN TIF ONE AREA IMPROVEMENTS, UM, THE CITY IS DOING A, A BIG CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE.
UM, IT IS A CITYWIDE PLAN WHERE THEY'RE, UM, LOOKING INTO ALL THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES THAT CONNECT GARLAND TO OUR SURROUNDING CITIES AND TRYING TO BEAUTIFY, UH, THE ENTRY POINTS AND ACCESS WAYS.
UM, AND RIGHT NOW THERE, IT'S STILL IN DESIGN PHASE.
THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO DECIDE BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, WHICH MONUMENT WILL BE USED OR WHAT FEATURE.
UM, BUT THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE HAS COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTE $250,000 TO THIS PROJECT.
UM, SO TO ENHANCE FOREST JUPITER AND WALNUT JUPITER INTERSECTIONS, UM, AS THOSE ARE VERY ACTIVE LARGE GATEWAYS TO COME TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND AND WITHIN THE TIFF DISTRICT AS WELL.
UM, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR FIRST PROJECT, WHICH IS ON HIGHWAY 66, WHICH IS JUST OUTSIDE OF OUR BOUNDARIES.
UM, BUT ONCE THAT IS COMPLETED, THEN THEY WILL BEGIN THEIR SECOND PHASE, WHICH IS FOREST JUPITER.
UM, SO THEY'RE HOPING THAT TO COMPLETE THOSE PROJECTS BY 2026.
AND THOSE ARE IN ADDITION TO, OR OUTSIDE OF ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON WITH THE BOND.
UM, SO THE BOND FUNDING WOULD SUPPLEMENT THESE PROJECTS AS WELL, BUT THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT THE FIRST PHASE AND THEN WE'RE COMMITTING TO HELP WITH THE SECOND PHASE.
BUT IF THE BOND PASSES, MORE PROJECTS COULD BE COMPLETED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON AGENDA ITEM H? OKAY.
AND THIS, THIS, UH, THE NEXT THREE SLIDES ARE RESPONSES TO BOARD QUESTIONS.
AT THE LAST MEETING, UM, MRS. BRUBACH ASKED ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION ON DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
UM, SO, UM, THAT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO US THAT SALES TAX COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN UP BY 20%, UM, BETWEEN JULY 23 AND JULY 24.
UM, SO A 20% INCREASE IN SALES TAX VALUES ON THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, UM, AS WELL AS TIF PROPERTY REVENUE, UM, HAS INCREASED BY 19.3% AS COMPARED TO 9.9% OF THE ENTIRE, UM, CITY.
SO THINGS ARE STEADILY OR QUICKLY IMPROVING IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT FOR SURE.
UM, AND THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HAS OBVIOUSLY HAD A, AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
POSITIVE IMPACT? YES, A POSITIVE
UM, WE, WE HAVE FIRSTHAND SEEN THIS IN OUR VISIT GARLAND STORE AND THE VISIT GARLAND STORE OPENED ABOUT I THINK LIKE THREE DAYS BEFORE, UM, THE DOWNTOWN, UH, GRAND OPENING EVENT, WHICH WAS IN OCTOBER OF 2023.
AND, UM, THE WELCOME CENTER HAS HOSTED OVER 5,000 VISITORS FROM ALL 50 STATES.
AND I BELIEVE NOW 18 COUNTRIES, UM, HAVE COME TO GARLAND TO BUY A SHIRT OR A CUP MUG OR A KEY CHAIN OR SOMETHING HERE IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND.
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GREAT.SO IT'S HAD A, A GREAT BIG IMPACT AND HAS BROUGHT A LOT OF NEW VISITORS INTO OUR AREA.
UM, ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT FROM THE COMMITTEE SINCE IT'S A, A QUESTION THAT UNFORTUNATELY MS. BROMWELL IS NOT HERE TO FOLLOW UP ON HER REQUEST, BUT ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT REQUEST FROM PREVIOUS MEETING? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
UM, THIS WAS ALSO A REQUEST FROM A BOARD MEMBER, UM, TO KIND OF GIVE A UPDATE AS TO THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS. AS IT WAS A T FUNDED PROJECT, UM, PERMANENT INSTALLATION HAPPENED AS A RESPONSE TO A YEAR LONG PILOT PROGRAM THAT WAS TESTING OUT, UH, FEASIBILITY AND IMPACT THAT IT WOULD HAVE.
AND, UM, THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE, HAVE, ARE IN SUPPORT OF HAVING AN ALTERNATE SPOT INSTEAD OF PEOPLE NEEDING COMING INTO THEIR BUSINESS JUST TO USE THE RESTROOM.
UM, SO THESE BATHROOMS ARE MAINTAINED TWICE A DAY, UM, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND THEN RIGHT BEFORE OUR PARK SHIFT LEAVES FOR THE DAY.
UM, THEY DO EVERYTHING FULLY SPRAY OUT THE BATHROOMS. UM, THEY CHECK THE TOILETS, UM, THEY UNCLOG THEM IF NEEDED, RESTOCK THE SOAP AND THE, UH, PAPER.
AND THEN, UM, THEY INSPECT THE LOCKS AND EVERYTHING AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS AN OPERATING CONDITION AT EVERY SITE VISIT THAT THEY HAVE.
UM, THERE'S TWO DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS THAT COME TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND WORK ON THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND THEN THEY, UH, RESPOND IF THERE IS A, AN INCIDENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THEY COME BACK AND RESPOND AND ATTEND TO IT AS NEEDED.
UM, THESE RESTROOMS FLEX BASED ON DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME HOURS.
UM, SO WHEN IT GETS REAL DARK EARLY, THEY CLOSE UP EARLIER IN THE DAY AND AS TIME GROWS OR DAYLIGHT GROWS, UM, THEY OPEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
UM, SO IN CASE YOU GUYS AREN'T AWARE, THE RESTROOMS ARE RIGHT AT LOCATED OFF OF SIXTH STREET, UM, JUST BEHIND 5 32 MAIN STREET, WHICH IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY INFINITY ARCADE.
UM, THEY'RE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THEY CAN SERVICE UP TO 465, UH, VISITORS PER HOUR.
SO WHEN WE HOST OUR FESTIVALS DOWNTOWN, IT HAS, UM, DEFINITELY HELPED WITH OUR COST ON PORTA-POTTIES AND, UH, TEMPORARY PORTLETS, UM, DURING OUR EVENTS.
IS THERE, IS THERE A COUNTER ON IT? AT ONE POINT WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A COUNTER ON THE DOOR, RIGHT? YEAH.
I, THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY A COUNTER, BUT UM, I KNOW THAT IT DOES GET USED STILL ALIVE,
IS THERE ANY SIGNAGE DOWNTOWN LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THIS IS AT? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, THERE ARE, THERE IS SIGNAGE, UM, UH, PUBLIC RESTROOM SIGNS ON THE SQUARE PROPER AND THEN ON A COUPLE OF SATELLITE SPOTS AROUND.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO, UM, SOME STICKERS THAT SOME OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE THAT'S SAY PUBLIC RESTROOM AROUND THE CORNER TYPE OF A THING.
AND THEN ALL THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS KNOW WHERE IT IS AND HAVE DIRECTED TRAFFIC THAT WAY AS WELL.
SO, AND DURING EVENTS THEY PUT UP ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE FINAL QUESTION BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR, UH, AJOUR.
UM, I SEE THE QR CODE AND THAT'S A GREAT OPTION FOR, UH, ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE REQUESTED.
UM, BEING ABOVE THE DOOR, IS THERE ANY HINDRANCE THAT PEOPLE HAVE FOUND TO BEING ABLE TO USE THEIR PHONES TO SCAN CODE? UM, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY REPORTED ISSUES OF THAT, BUT THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, I'LL GO TEST IT OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
WE MIGHT LOOK AT JUST DUPLICATING THAT SOMEWHERE NEAR THE, THE SLIDES, MAYBE THESE DOORS.
UH, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING TO ADDRESS ON, UH, AGENDA, UH, JANE, SO GO AHEAD.
YEAH, UH, SPECIFICALLY CONCERNING THE JONES BUILDING THAT I BELIEVE WAS FUNDED BY THE PURCHASE WAS FUNDED BY THE TIFF AND THEN WE, THE REMODEL WAS ALSO FUNDED OR SLATED TO BE FUNDED BY THE TIFF.
UM, ASSUMING IT SELLS, THAT JUST GOES BACK INTO THE TIFF TO BE REDIRECTED.
UM, YEAH, I CAN, I CAN PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH AN UPDATE AT THE NEXT MEETING ABOUT FUNDING MECHANISMS AND THE PROCESS OF WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE BUILDING IS SOLD.
WOULD, OR WOULD IT JUST GO BACK INTO THAT SAME BUCKET OF UM, I THINK WE WERE CALLING IT LIKE LAND ACQUISITION OR I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. MATT WATSON TO COME UP
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UH, SO, YOU KNOW, BACKING UP THE, IN THE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN, THERE IS ABOUT $8 MILLION PROGRAM FOR THAT TO REMODEL THAT FACILITY BASED OFF OF ESTIMATES WE RECEIVED.
IF WE, THE CITY WAS TO CONTINUE TO OWN IT, THAT WOULD GO BACK INTO THE BUCKET THAT IT'S IN CURRENTLY NOW, WHICH IS IN THAT LAND IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT WE, WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD, I BELIEVE SOME ALSO SOME OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT THE BOARD COULD REPROGRAM THOSE FUNDS BASED OFF OF THAT FOR FUTURE USE FOR OTHER THINGS.
TO BRING FORWARD TO COUNCIL FOR RECOMMENDATION.
THANK YOU MATT, FOR YOUR INPUT.
THANK YOU CARRIE, FOR THE QUESTION.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO PASS ON TO STAFF BEFORE WE ADJOURN? VERY GOOD.
THEN AT 12 47 0 2, THE DOWNTOWN FIFTH BOARD, NUMBER ONE FOR DOWNTOWN IN FOREST JUPITER EXCHANGE.
IS MY APPOINTMENT TIED TO YOUR RETURN? UH, AS FAR AS I KNOW, YOUR APPOINTMENT IS TIED TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS', UH, ELECTION TERM.
WE MIGHT BE THAT YOUR, YOUR DISTRICT.
I'VE BEEN IN AND I'M IN EIGHT, SO ONE, ONE THROUGH FOUR, ONE THROUGH FOUR.
IT'S, IT'S NOT EVEN, IT'S SO SEVEN, SIX.