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Luke Gajari, MEDC marketing and social media manager, told the board the PPA Texas Open professional pickleball tournament will be held March 12–16 at the courts in McKinney with an expected 1,500 players and as many as 3,000 spectators over the weekend; the event will be nationally televised. Gajari also previewed the International Girls Cup of McKinney (April 16–20) at Craig Ranch soccer complex, which staff said could host between 200 and 250 teams including international entrants, plus a kickoff event at Tubbs Brewery. He said tickets and a resident discount code are available via event sites and MEDC social channels. Staff also mentioned the CJ Cup Byron Nelson golf event immediately following those tournaments.

On innovation and economic development pipeline matters, Senior Vice President Michael Talley and staff previewed a new interactive projects funnel dashboard that will display leads, active projects, projects in legal review and capital investment and job metrics. Talley said the dashboard will have both public-facing and more detailed internal versions and that staff plan to provide board access so members can view updated metrics in real time.

Staff reported 28 total projects in the pipeline with seven classified as leads; Talley highlighted that one project in the top tier represents more than $500 million in potential capital investment at the lowest bar shown on the public slide deck. The MEDC innovation fund logged 11 applications in January, eight screened and one approved by the committee as the first innovation fund approval for 2025.

Staff announced that Michael (Mike) Wilkes, who ran the innovation fund for more than a year, will leave MEDC; his last day is Feb. 27. Staff said Wilkes will continue to work from the Plug and Play office downtown on a weekly basis following his departure. Staff also recognized Eric Rodriguez, the new analyst, for building a data warehouse to support the dashboard and thanked Wilkes for his work growing the innovation fund network.

Marketing metrics presented by Gajari showed strong web engagement and a notable LinkedIn increase after a sponsored appearance at a Dallas Meetup event. Staff noted targeted outreach to higher-cost-of-living areas such as parts of California where the top five visitor sites to MEDC job pages were located.

Staff asked the board to expect more detailed project and innovation dashboards in executive session and regular meetings; no formal board action was recorded on event hosting or the dashboard at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","McKinney - McKinney Economic Development Corporation - Feb 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","MEDC staff previewed a busy spring sports and tourism calendar for McKinney, described progress on an interactive projects dashboard and innovation fund activity, and announced the departure of innovation fund lead Mike Wilkes.","taxTitle","McKinney, Collin County, Texas","taxId",2778,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6685882,"MEDC approves December financials, adopts supplemental policies and approves four executive-session projects",88,1518000,1606000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2333234-d09f28f5f9394afdf1f9fd3d14f71899&start=1518&end=1606","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2333234-d09f28f5f9394afdf1f9fd3d14f71899/thumbnail_1518000.jpg","/articles/6685882/McKinney/Collin-County/Texas/MEDC-approves-December-financials-adopts-supplemental-policies-and-approves-four-executive-session-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6685882-aba2891b7256373ac6613d60ae20bd94/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169726&Signature=a98KZGbk-SUgnkjnvnPRQw6gGQeYr5ZzojKAWn0VdYENWNc8jVPNo-xJunH43Wj6M8d1vLs8k~SIZ6bm~NMOkwKoyOXbIhxTiOb~7Jm1z1pl-LTlTErGigowYbsw78qOhog-uqyWM02jGZCFb-IfXc9csqOcQUAYJqx7QSo1FX1RzI-Ipex-C5hs4KYVv6FyQ5ldFmYKuU9~1Ypi8FVCZAL8s3u4tulFJSRTl7KcAy23rv1m72UqQmOwelPN4Kknjku0Xuh53hoZPUemjAtZWNWbZM0u7KHhoD7KSgvwjbcdCu0xkG-c2lUDVPHtMqBJnuBmBrXfIHLtzfGqJNU4wg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The McKinney Economic Development Corporation board on Feb. 18, 2025 approved its December 2024 financial statements, adopted updated supplemental policies and procedures and took action on four project items after returning from executive session.

The board voted to approve the December financials, which staff said included roughly $2.1 million in reported revenues for December (the majority from sales tax) and year-to-date revenues of about $6.5 million. Chance Miller, accounting manager, reported monthly expenses of approximately $918,000 and year-to-date expenditures slightly over $3.0 million. Miller told the board that sales tax for the month of December (applied to October sales) rose 8.6%, producing a 4.7% increase year to date for the first quarter.

Board members moved to adopt the supplemental policies and procedures update, a set of one‑page topic modules designed to be amended individually on an annual cycle. The governance committee previously reviewed the materials.

After a closed executive session held under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney), Section 551.072 (deliberation regarding real property) and Section 551.087 (economic development), the board returned to open session and approved four agenda items discussed in executive session. Those items were announced in open session as \"Passing Clouds,\" \"Project Lasso,\" \"Tradition Homes\" and \"WSD.\" For each, the board made motions and approved them by voice vote; the meeting record shows motions and seconds followed by an \"aye\" voice vote and the chair's announcement that the motion passed.

A motion to adopt the December financials was made by a board member identified in the record as Julie and seconded by Thad; the motion passed on a voice vote. The policies and procedures update likewise passed on a motion and voice vote.

The board convened into executive session at about 8:27 a.m. and returned at about 10:36 a.m.; the minutes show the board taking votes immediately after returning to open session. Where motions or seconds were not named in the open record, the public minutes record the actions as approved per the board's discussion in executive session.

No additional details about the four approved projects (scope, dollar amounts, or related contracts) were disclosed in the public portion of the meeting minutes.

Board members also noted a joint meeting with the City Council scheduled later that day at 4:00 p.m.

Votes at a glance:
- December 2024 financials: motion by Julie; second by Thad; voice vote; motion passes.
- Supplemental policies and procedures update: motion and second recorded; voice vote; motion passes.
- \"Passing Clouds\": motion made following executive session; approved by voice vote.
- \"Project Lasso\": motion by Julie; second by Mark; approved by voice vote.
- \"Tradition Homes\": motion made and seconded following executive session; approved by voice vote.
- \"WSD\": motion made and seconded following executive session; approved by voice vote.

The meeting record does not include roll-call tallies for the post‑executive-session items; the board used voice votes and the chair announced the outcomes.","The McKinney Economic Development Corporation board approved its December 2024 financial statements, adopted supplemental policies and procedures, and approved four projects following an executive session on Feb. 18, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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MEDC highlights sports and international events, innovation pipeline and staff changes

MEDC approves December financials, adopts supplemental policies and approves four executive-session projects