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FOLKS, IT[Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention on February 20, 2026.]
IS 1:36 PM ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2026.I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL SPORTS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TO ORDER.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR, UM, BEING HERE TODAY ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
WE ARE GONNA GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FAIRLY QUICKLY, BUT I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT JUST WHY WE'RE HERE AND IF, AND I'M GONNA ASK THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OR SOMEBODY WHO CAN SPEAK TO THIS, TO OUR AGREEMENT, UM, WITH THE DALLAS WINGS, WHICH IS, IS ABOUT, THEY CAN COME UP HERE AND ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS.
WHILE I'M WAITING ON STAFF TO GET UP HERE, LET ME, UH, GO AHEAD AND APPROVE APPROVAL.
ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM, UM, JANUARY 13TH.
I'M NOT REALLY WITH IT AS MUCH.
I, I WANT TO JUST TEE UP A FEW QUESTIONS JUST TO GET US GOING AND THEN IF ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE LEGALLY HANDLED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, JUST TELL ME, LET'S HOLD THAT QUESTION.
UM, SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS A, UH, OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND SOME SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE DALLAS WINGS, WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTICED FOR AGENDA, ISN'T THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
SO CAN YOU FILL US IN ON WHY WE'RE HERE EXACTLY.
SO THERE IS AN ITEM ON NEXT WEDNESDAY'S AGENDA TO APPROVE SOME CHANGES TO OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE WINGS AND TO APPROVE A NEW DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO BASICALLY ALLOW THE WINGS TO TAKE OVER AS THE DEVELOPER ON THE PRACTICE FACILITY.
AND THEY, THEY'VE AGREED TO PAY ALL OF THE EXCESS COSTS FOR THE FACILITY THAT THEY WANT AND TO COVER ANY OVERAGES.
AND SO WE'LL BE, UM, TALKING THROUGH THAT, TALKING THROUGH, UM, SOME LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THAT IN PREPARATION FOR WEDNESDAY'S VOTE.
WE ALL PARTICIPATED IN A PRESS CONFERENCE INDICATING THAT THE WINGS PRACTICE FACILITY WOULD BE COMPLETED AT JOEY GEORGE'S PARK BY APRIL OF 2026.
AND THAT'S IN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS NOW WE'RE, IT'S NOT GONNA BE COMPLETED AT THE EARLIEST UNTIL 2027.
IT WILL BE READY FOR THE 27 SEASON.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THE WINGS ARE TAKING OVER BECAUSE THEY WANNA BE IN CONTROL OF THE TIMING, THE PRICING, THE QUALITY, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO PUT TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TOWARD THAT EFFORT TO BUILD A NICER FACILITY THAT WILL BE OWNED BY THE CITY.
UH, THEY'RE BUILDING IT ON OUR BEHALF, A MODEL WE'VE USED FOR FIRE STATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN CYPRESS WATERS.
AND, UM, SO YES, IT WILL BE DELAYED A YEAR.
UM, AND, AND ALL OF THAT SOUNDS GOOD, BUT I THINK WHAT WAS GLOSSED OVER IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE TAKING IT ON BECAUSE WE'VE HAD DELAYS FROM OUR OWNER REPRESENTATIVE, UM, WHO HAS BEEN MANAGING THIS PROJECT UP TO NOW.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING SOME CHANGES TO OUR CONTRACT WITH OUR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I, IN, IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY, I HAVE YET TO SEE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT THAT WHERE THE, A DATE OF COMPLETION IS ACTUALLY MET.
I KNOW IF MY IN MY CAR WASH DEALS, IF THEY TELL ME IT'S GONNA BE DONE BY SPRING, I'M LIKE PREPARING FOR FALL WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY DONE.
BUT THIS IS A, A YEAR IN DELAY OF A, OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT IS PRETTY SHOCKING TO ME.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY INDICATION OF WHY, UM, OUR OWNER REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN SO DELAYED IN THIS PROJECT AND THE OWNER'S REP WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK TO IT, BUT I'LL JUST SAY WE'RE MAKING CHANGES NOT ONLY IN THEIR SCOPE BUT ALSO IN THEIR PERSONNEL AND I DON'T EXPECT ISSUES MOVING FORWARD.
UM, SO I AM GETTING INDICATION FROM CITY ATTORNEY THAT I MIGHT BE GETTING A LITTLE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE.
CAN YOU CLARIFY WHY MY QUESTIONS ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF WHAT'S NOTICED ON THE AGENDA? THANK YOU.
UH, BRADY FLANNERY, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
SO ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THEIR MINUTES AND THEN WE HAVE THE, UM, GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION OR PRESENTATION OTHER THAN THAT.
WELL I DEFINITELY WANNA COMPLY BY THE RULES, BUT I, I GUESS I HAVE A PROCEDURAL QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UM, SO OUR DEVELOPER, OUR OWNER REPRESENTATIVES,
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MCKISSICK, WHEN WILL WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO MCKISSICK TO HAVE THEM EXPLAIN TO US WHY VIRTUALLY NOTHING HAPPENED IN THE YEAR, UM, THAT THEY WERE HANDLING THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THE WINGS FACILITY.SO WE CAN INVITE THEM TO THE MEETING, UM, ON WEDNESDAY.
UM, I THINK I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO THEM ON WEDNESDAY.
AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO ASK FOR ONE-ON-ONES WITH ANYONE WHO'D BE INTERESTED IN CHATTING WITH THEM AS WELL AND THAT'S WELCOME AS WELL.
AND THEN MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY ARE ALSO HANDLING, THEY'RE STILL OUR DEVELOPER REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM.
SO THEY HAVE AS, UH, AS WE'LL DISCUSS MEETING SIGNIFICANT, UH, STAFF CHANGE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE THAT PROJECT FORWARD.
AND WE HAVE ALSO DONE SOME, UM, COLLABORATION THAT WE'LL BE DOING WITH, UH, COMPONENT ONE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPERVISION AND SOME IN KIND ALIGNMENT ON SCHEDULES.
WELL PLEASE LET THEM KNOW THAT ON WEDNESDAY I'M GONNA USE MY FULL FIVE MINUTES TO ASK THEM LOTS OF QUESTIONS AT THE HORSESHOE.
AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE FOR A FUTURE MEETING FOR THE MEMORIAL ARENA TO BE UP FOR A FULL PUBLIC DISCUSSION SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING ABSOLUTELY.
WE WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS TO OUR, TO OUR, UM, TO OUR WINGS.
IT IS NOW 1:43 PM ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2026.
THE COUNCIL AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL SPORTS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 5 51 0.087 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS DESCRIBED ON TODAY'S AGENDA, DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY, OR EXPAND, ENTER NEAR THE CITY OF DALLAS AND WITH WHICH THE CITY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, PROJECT X AND OR DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE IN CONNECTION WITH PROJECT X.
THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL SPORTS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION HAS COMPLETED ITS CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
AND AT 2:38 PM ON FEBRUARY 20, 20, 26, WE HAVE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION.
THAT BEING ALL OF OUR BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.