Local groups present HOT fund requests; resident asks council for SANE support

At the start of the meeting the council received a report from Police Chief Kevin Phillips on the Downtown Parking Study and then heard a series of Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funding requests from local groups. The minutes list multiple presenters and requests: Tavia Josey (Ripples HOT funds), David Jones (Blues & Tattoos Festival and State Theater HOT funds), Jennifer Shumate (Chamber of Commerce HOT funds), Suzanne Canon (Downtown Gainesville Alliance HOT funds), Susan Kleven (Frank Buck Zoological Society HOT funds), Chris McIntosh (North Texas Wine Association events), Gabrielle Fletcher (Cooke County Arts Council), Guy George (Butterfield Stage), Beth Sharp (Cooke County Heritage Society and Morton Museum), Lynette Pettigrew (Medal of Honor), and Paulina Schutt-Swiatkowski (Communication & Outreach HOT funds requests).