[A. CALL TO ORDER]
[00:00:02]
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
THIS WILL CALL TO ORDER THE CITY OF PRINCETON WORK SESSION.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL.
MYSELF BRIANNA CHACON IS PRESENT.
[B. WORK SESSION AGENDA]
THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM B1 2024-157 DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENTS AND OR REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.WE DID HAVE A COUPLE THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
I'VE GOT MISS MARY LOU PETTIS OH, YEAH TURN YOUR MIC ON.
THERE'S A BUTTON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
I'M MARY LOU, I'VE LIVED IN PRINCETON ABOUT 27 YEARS.
I ENJOY SERVING THE COMMUNITY, AND SO I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A WAY TO DO THAT.
GUYS, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS PETTIS THIS EVENING? NO QUESTIONS.
OKAY. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? I REALLY AM JUST INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WOULD ENTAIL.
SURE. SO IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
ABSOLUTELY. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY MEET GENERALLY JUST ONCE A MONTH.
SO IT'S JUST ONE NIGHT A WEEK COMMITMENT.
HOWEVER, THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE AND KIND OF ENCOURAGE THAT YOU'RE DOING YOUR RESEARCH ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS, CHECKING YOUR EMAILS, JUST KIND OF SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. BUT ONE DEDICATED NIGHT TO COME UP HERE.
RIGHT NOW THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE DIFFERENT PROJECTS GOING ON.
SO DIFFERENT THINGS WITH OUR PARKS.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE COMING ONLINE SOON.
SO YOU GUYS WILL HAVE A DIRECT HAND IN JUST THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PARKS AROUND TOWN.
BUT CDC IS REALLY JUST QUALITY OF LIFE HERE.
SO NOT NECESSARILY THE ECONOMIC SIDE OF IT.
MORE KIND OF THE FUN SIDE OF IT.
SO YOU GET TO MAKE MORE OF AN IMPACT THERE ON THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE OF IT.
SO YEAH, YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE DONE THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY BEFORE.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE THUS FAR? WELL, PEOPLE FEEDING PRINCETON, I VOLUNTEERED WITH THEM AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
I STILL KEEP IN TOUCH, MOST OF IT, MOST OF MY VOLUNTEER WORK IS TO THE UNDERSERVED, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHERE MY HEART REALLY IS AND JUST KIND OF HELP GIVE A VOICE TO THOSE THAT MAY NOT, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY NOT REALLY HAVE A VOICE.
AND THAT'S TO ME, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I TAKE GREAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR.
AND I DON'T WANT MY, MY ROLE TO BE PERCEIVED AS SOMETHING THAT'S NEGATIVE, FOR SURE.
SO I THINK WHATEVER I COULD BRING TO THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE IN A POSITIVE LIGHT.
AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I SUBMITTED MY APPLICATION.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEBODY HERE TONIGHT FROM THE CDC.
DO YOU MIND COMING UP A LITTLE BIT, MR. THORNTON? SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK JUST KIND OF ABOUT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE BOARD.
HE COULD PROBABLY WEIGH IN AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERT ADVICE.
SO FROM THE POSITION OF THE CDC BOARD MEMBER WE HAVE OUR HANDS IN A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES, NOT ONLY SERVICING THE LESS FORTUNATE, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE WE'RE HOLDING UP EXCELLENCE IN A WAY THAT WE'RE BUILDING OUR CITY.
WORKING ALONG WITH THE EDC AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR.
WE APPRECIATE YOU WILLING TO SERVE.
WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT FOR EDC OR CDC? YES, MA'AM. SO I WAS ACTUALLY HOPING TO GET HERE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE YOU GUYS STARTED BECAUSE ALBERT LOTT HAD SUBMITTED HIS APPLICATION, BUT HE IS ON A WORK TRIP THIS WEEK.
AND SO HE WROTE A STATEMENT THAT HE WANTED TO SUBMIT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WOULD WANT ME TO READ IT OR JUST TO HAND IT TO YOU GUYS.
[00:05:02]
OKAY. THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU.I'M A SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE FOR LEND KEY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED.
MY PRIMARY JOB IS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH CREDIT UNIONS AND CONTRACTORS TO OFFER THEIR CUSTOMERS A FINANCING OPTION THAT'S SUITABLE FOR THEIR LIFE IN REGARDS TO LOWER MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND LOWER INTEREST RATES.
I'VE BEEN A CITIZEN OF PRINCETON, TEXAS NOW SINCE SEPTEMBER 2020.
I'VE WATCHED PRINCETON FLOURISHED WITH GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY SINCE THE DAY I'VE MOVED HERE.
I'VE SEEN THE DIRECTION THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE MOVING AND PRINCETON TOWARDS, AND WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST IN THAT PUSH.
I WORK WITH NUMBERS AND FIGURES ON A DAILY BASIS, AND I THINK MY KNOWLEDGE OF THAT CAN ASSIST WITH MAKING THE SMART FINANCIAL DECISIONS THE CITY IS CURRENTLY TAKING.
MY PERSONALITY, I PERSONALLY WANT TO SEE PRINCETON GROW BECAUSE I DO PLAN ON BEING A LONG TIME CITIZEN HERE, SO EVERY POSITIVE CHANGE WILL SHOW AND HELP MY KIDS WITH THEIR UP BRINGING.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS PROCESS OF SELECTION FOR THIS COMMITTEE.
STAY BLESSED AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THIS EVENING? OKAY. IF NOT, THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WRAP THIS UP.
WE WILL GO BACK LATER IN EXECUTIVE AND DISCUSS THIS AND THEN MAKE A DECISION BASED ON THAT.
SO THERE WILL BE NO DECISIONS MADE IN THIS MEETING.
BUT IF I GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE.
YOUR HONOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN.
AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT 6:30 FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.