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Speaker 2: How do you handle that growth moving forward in a.
Speaker 1: Very disciplined way. I think we've been growing for so long.
Speaker 1: You have to make sure that the growth that we
Speaker 1: have to come, and we are still growing both from
Speaker 1: a residence and a commercial side, that we do it
Speaker 1: in a very disciplined, smart way that helps the current
Speaker 1: residence of Frisco.
Speaker 2: One thing I found very interesting about your platform was
Speaker 2: shifting new development to reinvestment. What does that look like?
Speaker 1: You know, Frisco's grown so fast, but there are parts
Speaker 1: of Frisco that are twenty, twenty five, thirty years old
Speaker 1: right next to places that are brand new or within
Speaker 1: the last five years, and so city leadership and there's
Speaker 1: already a plan for this in place, will definitely be
Speaker 1: spending time and focus on on making sure we're paying
Speaker 1: attention to some of the areas of Frisco that are
Speaker 1: a little bit older, that were built at a different
Speaker 1: time in Frisco and making sure we're giving them the
Speaker 1: attention they need.
Speaker 2: When you look at something like the Star, you have
Speaker 2: the Star, then you have Toyota Stadium, you have FC
Speaker 2: Dallas playing there. Of course, you have the Soccer Hall
Speaker 2: of Fame. Now you have Universal Kids resorts, Is it
Speaker 2: time really to focus more on the downtown.
Speaker 1: Yes, I think you can do both. Downtown focus is
Speaker 1: certainly a passion of mine, It's a desire, frankly of
Speaker 1: many in the city. It's something that during my time
Speaker 1: I'm definitely going to make a focus of just because
Speaker 1: it's unique. You mentioned all these big projects and big
Speaker 1: things that are great for the city of Frisco. Downtown
Speaker 1: and then Tyre, what we call the Royal District is
Speaker 1: something that will definitely be a focus in the coming years.
Speaker 2: What do you think is the reason that Frisco was
Speaker 2: able to grow so quickly?
Speaker 1: A few things. We have an educated community, we have
Speaker 1: great schools in Frisco, and we also are a very
Speaker 1: safe community. And you combine those two things over time,
Speaker 1: it creates an environment that people notice and that people
Speaker 1: want to move to. And I think we've seen that
Speaker 1: for years and we're experiencing that even to this day.
Speaker 2: Overall, the big vision, let's look at your time and office,
Speaker 2: your big vision.
Speaker 1: Goodness, you know, we've had so much success and so
Speaker 1: much growth. I really want to make sure we as
Speaker 1: a city stay focused on what we're doing to attract
Speaker 1: good families to the City of Risco and good businesses,
Speaker 1: and so if we're successful at that, then I would
Speaker 1: consider my role and my job as success.
Speaker 2: You know, you're surrounded by large cities. You've got Plano,
Speaker 2: of course, the city of Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington. What
Speaker 2: is it like competing and how do you get that
Speaker 2: edge to get the business is to come to Frisco.
Speaker 1: It's like I mentioned, you know, we have certain advantages
Speaker 1: that we have to make sure we keep. To your point,
Speaker 1: it's a very competitive environment out there amongst cities right now.
Speaker 1: And so as long as we focus on keeping the
Speaker 1: City of Frisco safe, keeping growth managed, disciplined, keeping our
Speaker 1: infrastructure up to speed, keeping our schools in Frisco strong,
Speaker 1: I think we will continue to attract good businesses to
Speaker 1: the city.
Speaker 2: Biggest challenges moving ahead competition.
Speaker 1: I think other cities and states are catching up to
Speaker 1: Texas as a whole, the city of Frisco, and so
Speaker 1: we have to make sure we stay ahead of the curve.
Speaker 2: You you come into this, you want to run off.
Speaker 2: There have been some ethnic divisions, there have been some
Speaker 2: very heated meetings in your city. What do you do
Speaker 2: to bring everybody together.
Speaker 1: You stay focused on how you improve the lie of
Speaker 1: the residents of the City of Frisco, on how we
Speaker 1: as city leadership can improve and help and make smart
Speaker 1: decisions that improve the lives of our residents. And I
Speaker 1: have to your point, through either the campaign or even now,
Speaker 1: I've kind of just stayed on course. I don't engage
Speaker 1: in a lot of issues that I think are outside
Speaker 1: of what I can control. And I think it's proven
Speaker 1: to be successful and that's certainly something I intend.
Speaker 2: To do before we let you go. It is interesting
Speaker 2: to see how Frisco has really become an area. It's
Speaker 2: a destination for sports for people that love sports.
Speaker 1: Yes, yeah, I think that's been beneficial to the city.
Speaker 1: I think you talk about like with FIFA right now
Speaker 1: in the Soccer Hall of Fame, or you think about
Speaker 1: the Star. It puts Frisco on the map and allows
Speaker 1: us a platform to grow in a lot of other ways.
Speaker 1: And so I think it's been a very smart initiative
Speaker 1: by the city for years, and I think it will
Speaker 1: continue to pay dividends as we grow.
Speaker 2: And we talked to you a little bit earlier. You
Speaker 2: are an attorney by trade and you specifically said I'm
Speaker 2: not a politician. Yes, so I'd like to know as
Speaker 2: you're getting sworn in and you're looking out, you know
Speaker 2: what goes through your mind.
Speaker 1: You know when you don't come from a place of
Speaker 1: politics for a long time, you know you are in
Speaker 1: the in the perspective of how do I develop a relationship,
Speaker 1: how do I strengthen a relationship? And that's something that
Speaker 1: I think will help not just me and my role
Speaker 1: of mayor, but also in partnerships with future business, working
Speaker 1: with our regional partners, working with our other elected officials.
Speaker 1: I hope that that ends up being a benefit to
Speaker 1: the City of Frisco and something that I can bring.
Speaker 2: To the table well as a former director of the
Speaker 2: Economic Development Corporation, you were the president of the school board.
Speaker 1: Do you feel that prepared you absolutely. Those are two
Speaker 1: of the things that I think right now in twenty
Speaker 1: twenty six are magnets to the City of Frisco, And
Speaker 1: those are two things that I have personal knowledge of
Speaker 1: recently and right now, and so I certainly hope it's
Speaker 1: prepared me. I think it has, and I think it
Speaker 1: makes the potential for Frisco very high.
Speaker 2: Thank you so much.
Speaker 1: Mayor thank you for your time.