WEBVTT - Frisco Mayor Mark Hill Talks Tax-Base Boom

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you handle that growth moving forward in a.

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<v Speaker 1>Very disciplined way. I think we've been growing for so long.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to make sure that the growth that we

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<v Speaker 1>have to come, and we are still growing both from

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<v Speaker 1>a residence and a commercial side, that we do it

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<v Speaker 1>in a very disciplined, smart way that helps the current

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<v Speaker 1>residence of Frisco.

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<v Speaker 2>One thing I found very interesting about your platform was

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<v Speaker 2>shifting new development to reinvestment. What does that look like?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Frisco's grown so fast, but there are parts

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<v Speaker 1>of Frisco that are twenty, twenty five, thirty years old

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<v Speaker 1>right next to places that are brand new or within

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<v Speaker 1>the last five years, and so city leadership and there's

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<v Speaker 1>already a plan for this in place, will definitely be

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<v Speaker 1>spending time and focus on on making sure we're paying

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<v Speaker 1>attention to some of the areas of Frisco that are

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit older, that were built at a different

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<v Speaker 1>time in Frisco and making sure we're giving them the

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<v Speaker 1>attention they need.

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<v Speaker 2>When you look at something like the Star, you have

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<v Speaker 2>the Star, then you have Toyota Stadium, you have FC

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<v Speaker 2>Dallas playing there. Of course, you have the Soccer Hall

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<v Speaker 2>of Fame. Now you have Universal Kids resorts, Is it

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<v Speaker 2>time really to focus more on the downtown.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I think you can do both. Downtown focus is

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<v Speaker 1>certainly a passion of mine, It's a desire, frankly of

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<v Speaker 1>many in the city. It's something that during my time

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<v Speaker 1>I'm definitely going to make a focus of just because

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<v Speaker 1>it's unique. You mentioned all these big projects and big

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<v Speaker 1>things that are great for the city of Frisco. Downtown

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<v Speaker 1>and then Tyre, what we call the Royal District is

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<v Speaker 1>something that will definitely be a focus in the coming years.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think is the reason that Frisco was

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<v Speaker 2>able to grow so quickly?

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<v Speaker 1>A few things. We have an educated community, we have

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<v Speaker 1>great schools in Frisco, and we also are a very

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<v Speaker 1>safe community. And you combine those two things over time,

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<v Speaker 1>it creates an environment that people notice and that people

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<v Speaker 1>want to move to. And I think we've seen that

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<v Speaker 1>for years and we're experiencing that even to this day.

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<v Speaker 2>Overall, the big vision, let's look at your time and office,

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<v Speaker 2>your big vision.

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<v Speaker 1>Goodness, you know, we've had so much success and so

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<v Speaker 1>much growth. I really want to make sure we as

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<v Speaker 1>a city stay focused on what we're doing to attract

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<v Speaker 1>good families to the City of Risco and good businesses,

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<v Speaker 1>and so if we're successful at that, then I would

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<v Speaker 1>consider my role and my job as success.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you're surrounded by large cities. You've got Plano,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, the city of Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington. What

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<v Speaker 2>is it like competing and how do you get that

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<v Speaker 2>edge to get the business is to come to Frisco.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like I mentioned, you know, we have certain advantages

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<v Speaker 1>that we have to make sure we keep. To your point,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a very competitive environment out there amongst cities right now.

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<v Speaker 1>And so as long as we focus on keeping the

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<v Speaker 1>City of Frisco safe, keeping growth managed, disciplined, keeping our

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<v Speaker 1>infrastructure up to speed, keeping our schools in Frisco strong,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we will continue to attract good businesses to

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<v Speaker 1>the city.

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<v Speaker 2>Biggest challenges moving ahead competition.

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<v Speaker 1>I think other cities and states are catching up to

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<v Speaker 1>Texas as a whole, the city of Frisco, and so

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<v Speaker 1>we have to make sure we stay ahead of the curve.

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<v Speaker 2>You you come into this, you want to run off.

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<v Speaker 2>There have been some ethnic divisions, there have been some

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<v Speaker 2>very heated meetings in your city. What do you do

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<v Speaker 2>to bring everybody together.

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<v Speaker 1>You stay focused on how you improve the lie of

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<v Speaker 1>the residents of the City of Frisco, on how we

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<v Speaker 1>as city leadership can improve and help and make smart

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<v Speaker 1>decisions that improve the lives of our residents. And I

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<v Speaker 1>have to your point, through either the campaign or even now,

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<v Speaker 1>I've kind of just stayed on course. I don't engage

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<v Speaker 1>in a lot of issues that I think are outside

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<v Speaker 1>of what I can control. And I think it's proven

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<v Speaker 1>to be successful and that's certainly something I intend.

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<v Speaker 2>To do before we let you go. It is interesting

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<v Speaker 2>to see how Frisco has really become an area. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a destination for sports for people that love sports.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yeah, I think that's been beneficial to the city.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you talk about like with FIFA right now

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<v Speaker 1>in the Soccer Hall of Fame, or you think about

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<v Speaker 1>the Star. It puts Frisco on the map and allows

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<v Speaker 1>us a platform to grow in a lot of other ways.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I think it's been a very smart initiative

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<v Speaker 1>by the city for years, and I think it will

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<v Speaker 1>continue to pay dividends as we grow.

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<v Speaker 2>And we talked to you a little bit earlier. You

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<v Speaker 2>are an attorney by trade and you specifically said I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not a politician. Yes, so I'd like to know as

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<v Speaker 2>you're getting sworn in and you're looking out, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what goes through your mind.

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<v Speaker 1>You know when you don't come from a place of

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<v Speaker 1>politics for a long time, you know you are in

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<v Speaker 1>the in the perspective of how do I develop a relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>how do I strengthen a relationship? And that's something that

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<v Speaker 1>I think will help not just me and my role

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<v Speaker 1>of mayor, but also in partnerships with future business, working

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<v Speaker 1>with our regional partners, working with our other elected officials.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope that that ends up being a benefit to

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<v Speaker 1>the City of Frisco and something that I can bring.

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<v Speaker 2>To the table well as a former director of the

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<v Speaker 2>Economic Development Corporation, you were the president of the school board.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel that prepared you absolutely. Those are two

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that I think right now in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six are magnets to the City of Frisco, And

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<v Speaker 1>those are two things that I have personal knowledge of

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<v Speaker 1>recently and right now, and so I certainly hope it's

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<v Speaker 1>prepared me. I think it has, and I think it

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<v Speaker 1>makes the potential for Frisco very high.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Mayor thank you for your time.