* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:09] WELCOME TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE. I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON, AND WE HAVE TWO OF THE GREATEST GUESTS EVER. YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS SHOW. WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR BEAUTIFUL SARAH DELIC. SHE IS THE QUEEN OF TOURISM IN GRAND PRAIRIE. YES. AND WE HAVE ZANE KING, WHO IS THE KING OF EPIC CENTRAL. SO WE HAVE THE QUEEN AND THE KING WITH US TODAY. WELCOME. WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW TODAY. YOU ALWAYS HAVE GREAT INFORMATION FOR US, AND, UM, WE KNOW WE'RE GONNA JUST GO BACK AND FORTH WITH, UH, DIFFERENT TOPICS, BUT WE'RE GONNA START SARAH, WITH THE WORLD CUP. YES. COMING SOON, RIGHT? IT IS GONNA BE SUCH AN EXCITING SUMMER HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, AND WE WERE JUST, WE'RE JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, JUST LOTS OF FUN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING WORLD CUP. UM, SO JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME FUN FACTS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WORLD CUP FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW AND PREPARING FOR THIS. SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED THAT WE'RE LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY. UM, SO, UH, WORLD CUP ACTUALLY KICKS OFF ON, UH, JUNE 11TH AND WE'LL RUN ALL THE WAY THROUGH, UH, JULY 19TH. THE FIRST MATCH WILL BE IN MEXICO CITY. UM, SO IT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN A MONTH LONG, FULL OF LOTS OF FUN ENTERTAINMENT. UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THIS IS THE LARGEST TOURNAMENT IN FIFA HISTORY. THEY HAD, UH, MORE THAN 500 MILLION TICKET REQUESTS. SO, UH, BIG, BIG, UH, TOURNAMENT IS, IS COMING TO NORTH TEXAS. UM, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S GONNA BE 104 MATCHES, UM, SCATTERED AMONG 16 DIFFERENT CITIES. AND, UH, DALLAS, WHAT THEY'RE CALLING WHAT AT T STADIUM, THEY'RE CALLING DALLAS STADIUM NOW IS GONNA BE HOSTING NINE MATCHES. AND SO, UH, YEAH, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE NINE MATCHES RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO US, THAT AFFECTS GRAND PRAIRIE, DOESN'T IT? IT DOES. IT DOES. WHAT WILL WE EXPECT WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE? OH MY GOSH. SO JUST SOME FUN NUMBERS FOR, UH, IMPACT, ECONOMIC IMPACT AND ALL OF THAT. SO, ESTIMATED VISITORS IN NORTH TEXAS, THEY'RE ANTICIPATING ALMOST 4 MILLION, UH, PEOPLE. THAT'S ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE TO NORTH TEXAS A DAY. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE ON HOW BIG THIS WORLD CUP IS GOING TO BE, UH, WORLDWIDE, THEY ANTICIPATE ABOUT 5 BILLION VIEWERS. SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY AROUND THE WORLD, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN SAYING GRAND PRAIRIE WELCOMES THE WORLD. WELL TRULY WELCOME THE WORLD TO, TO WATCH THE WORLD CUP. UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE, THE SUPER BOWL, UM, IN 2024 HAD ABOUT 123 MILLION IN VIEWERSHIP. WOW. SO FROM THAT TO 5 BILLION, IT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO TO A RESTAURANT ANYWHERE WHERE YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE SEEING A, A WORLD CUP MATCH ON TV. I'M SURE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AS FAR AS NORTH TEXAS, THEY'RE ANTICIPATING ANYWHERE BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF AND TWO POINT BILLION DOLLARS IN NORTH TEXAS. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, GRAND PRAIRIE WILL CERTAINLY SEE THE RESIDUALS OF THAT. WITH OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY GOING UP WITH OUR RESTAURANTS BEING FULL, UM, SHOPPING, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GRAND PRAIRIE HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF JUST BEING, WHAT, SIX MILES, UH, FROM THE STADIUM. SO OUR LOCATION WILL DEFINITELY COME IN PLAY. WE WILL CERTAINLY SEE THAT COMPRESSION, AND WE'RE JUST REALLY PREPARING SO THAT WE'RE GREAT HOSTS TO ALL OF THIS VIDEO VISITING AUDIENCE. YES. PREPARATION IS A BIG DEAL, ESPECIALLY EVEN WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT THEY ARE WORKING WITH US AS WELL TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S SAFE. YES. WE'VE BEEN HAVING MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR, GOSH, SEVERAL MONTHS ON WITH ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT. UM, THEY'RE VERY WELL PREPARED AND EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THE, THE SURGE OF PEOPLE. UM, THEY'RE ALSO GONNA BE, UM, ASSISTING WITH THE MANSFIELD HOST LOCATION AND ALSO OBVIOUSLY WITH THE STADIUM. UM, SO GRAND PRAIRIE IS IN GREAT HANDS WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, TRANSPORTATION, OUR DEPARTMENTS, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT A PLAN TO, THEY'RE READY TO KEEP YES. TRAFFIC MOVING AND THEY'RE GONNA BE WATCHING ALL THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND ALL OF THAT. UM, KIND OF A FUN FACT FOR SOME OF OUR GRIM PRAIRIE RESIDENTS THAT MAY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VIA TRANSPORTATION, UM, THROUGH WORLD CUP, WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING THERE. AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THAT WILL BE, UM, YOU KNOW, ABLE TO TAKE PEOPLE AROUND STILL WITHIN GRAND PRAIRIE. BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO GO TO THE MATCH AND YOU WANNA GO TO THE, YOU KNOW, THE ARLINGTON LINE THERE AND PICK UP THE ARLINGTON VIA FROM THERE TO TAKE YOU TO THE STADIUM, YOU CERTAINLY CAN. UM, SO IT'S ALL ABOUT JUST TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE MOVING AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THE BEST HOST AND, UM, DEFINITELY PREPARED FOR THE, THE INFLUX OF PEOPLE. YES. NOW, SARAH, IF I'M INTERESTED IN THOSE MATCHES, BUT I DON'T WANNA PAY BIG BUCKS FOR A TICKET OR [00:05:01] GET, UH, LOST IN THE SHUFFLE OVER THERE, UH, IS ZANE GONNA HAVE ANYTHING FOR US AT EPIC CENTRAL ? WELL, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED SARAH, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR, FOR NUMEROUS TOP FOR NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS MONTHS. BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE SHOWING EVERY GAME AT EPIC CENTRAL, SAY FOUR VERY, VERY LATE GAMES THAT COME ON AT ABOUT 11:00 PM BUT ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS DONE IS WE'VE INSTALLED A BRAND NEW LED WALL IN THE JAMBOX, UH, IN THE JAMBOX PERFORMING AREA THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM THE RESTAURANT PATIOS. YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE ENTIRE, UH, WATCHING THE VIEWING AREA. AND IT'S ALL GOING TO BE FREE. WE'RE GONNA START EVEN THE, THE MATCHES THAT START AT 8:00 AM WE'RE GONNA START THOSE. AND THE ONES THAT GO UP UNTIL 10:00 PM WE'RE GONNA BE AIRING THOSE. YOU CAN GET THE FULL LISTING@EPICCENTRAL.COM OR AT VISIT GRAND PRAIRIE TX.COM. WE HAVE THE LISTINGS OF ALL OF THE GAMES THAT WE'LL BE SHOWING. AND AS A SPECIAL TREAT, WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS EVER DONE. AND SO HOPEFULLY ON JUNE 12TH, WE'RE GONNA MAKE HISTORY AND WE'RE GOING TO AIR THE FIFA MA OR THE WORLD CUP MATCH ON THE FOUNTAINS. OH, WOW. WON'T THAT BE FUN? A 60 FOOT WATER SCREEN IS WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR. THAT WILL BE AMAZING. NOW, CAN YOU SEE THAT JUST FROM ONE SIDE? YES, MA'AM. YOU DO HAVE TO BE ON THE, UH, VIEWING SIDE WHERE THE RESTAURANTS AND THE JAMBOX ARE. THAT SAID, THE, UH, THE GRAND LAWN WILL BE OPEN. WE HAVE LOTS OF OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON, ON THE GRAND LAWN DURING JUNE AND JULY. SO ONCE AGAIN, I TELL PEOPLE, GO TO THE EPIC CENTRAL.COM AND LOOK AT THE EVENTS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF HAPPENING, UM, OUT AT EPIC CENTRAL. BUT YES, WE ARE YOUR WATCH PARTY CENTRAL FOR THE WORLD CUP. YES. AND THAT'S A PLACE TO WATCH. THAT'S GREAT. I THINK THAT'S EXCELLENT. AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THE RESTAURANTS AROUND THERE, CHOICES FOR SNACKS AND FOOD. RIGHT. THAT'S, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT, IS, UH, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR RESTAURANT PARTNERS, EVEN THE HOTEL, WILL BE OUT THERE SELLING WITH A WINE CART. CHICKEN AND PICKLE IS GOING TO BE DOING GRAB AND GO FOODS. TIFFANY DAIRIES JUST OPENED UP HER NEW PLACE, SYRUP AND SNOW AND THE LANDING HAS JUST OPENED UP. FEDORA FINCH AND SIRIUS ARE GONNA BE RUNNING AMAZING SPECIALS, AND THEN RIDI IS EVEN GETTING INVOLVED IN IT. OH, WOW. 'CAUSE UH, CHEF TIFFANY DAIRY IS A SPOKESPERSON, UH, FOR THE WORLD CUP THIS YEAR AS WELL. ONE OF THE CHEFS. OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE SHE WAS A SPOKESPERSON. YES. THAT IS PRETTY FANCY. AND WE'VE GOT HER RIGHT HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND TWO OF HER RESTAURANTS RIGHT HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE. YES. EPIC CENTRAL. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU KNOW, JUST TO, TO ADD ON TO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS THE WATCH PARTY CENTRAL, UM, AT EPIC CENTRAL. UM, ON JUNE 12TH THOUGH IS WHEN THE KICKOFF IS GONNA HAPPEN BECAUSE THAT'S THE MATCH BETWEEN USA AND PARAGUAY. AND, UM, THAT'S WHEN THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL AND ALL THAT PER POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 12TH, KICKING OFF ABOUT SEVEN 30. THE MATCH WILL ACTUALLY START AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AND SPEND AN EVENING WITH US. OKAY. NOW, ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS WOULD BE PARKING. WHERE DO WE PARK WHEN WE COME TO THESE WONDERFUL EVENTS? YOU WANT THE, THE BEST PARKING IS TO PARK BEHIND EPIC. OUR EPIC WATERS. WE WILL HAVE CARTS RUNNING THAT WILL GET PEOPLE DOWN TO THE JAMBOX. THE ADDRESS IS 29 60 EPIC PLACE. IF YOU PUT THAT IN YOUR GPS, THAT IS, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE PARKING THERE. PARKING WILL BE AT A PREMIUM WITH THE HOTEL AND WITH THE ADDITIONAL GUESTS. BUT FOR OUR GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS, IF YOU GO PARK BY THE EPIC OR EPIC WATERS, YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE A SPOT. OH, THAT'S EXCELLENT. AND YOU DO HAVE WHEELS TO GET US TO THE EVENT? YES, MA'AM, WE WILL. WELL, THAT'S GREAT. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION IS WE WILL BE BROADCASTING THE GAMES IN SPANISH AS WELL ON A SECOND SCREEN, AND THEN DURING SOME OF THE GAMES THAT ARE, UH, WHERE MEXICO IS FEATURED, OR WE ARE PARTNERING WITH UNIVISION AS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE WORLD CUP, WE ARE GONNA BE AIRING, UH, NO NUMEROUS GAMES IN SPANISH, UH, OVER THE LA OVER THE MAIN, UH, SPEAKERS AS WELL. SO, UH, ANYTIME THAT YOU SEE MEXICO OR ANY OF OUR LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES FEATURED, THOSE GAMES WILL BE AIRED IN SPANISH. BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE A SECOND SCREEN WHENEVER IT'S AIRED IN ENGLISH. AND IF WE DO WANT TO GO TO THE, UH, WEBSITE TO FIND OUT THE DIFFERENT GAMES, UM, AND WHEN AND WHERE, WHAT IS THAT? ALL OF THOSE UPDATES WILL BE@EPICCENTRAL.COM, UM, ON VISIT GRAND PRAIRIE TX.COM. YOU KNOW, WE'VE, OUR, THE PURPOSE OF OUR WEBSITE IS REALLY TO, WE'VE BEEN DOING A CAMPAIGN THAT STARTED BACK IN DECEMBER TO REALLY GET PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND STAY HERE, PLAY HERE. UM, AND SO ON THERE WE'VE GOT THE WATCH PARTY SCHEDULE AS WELL. BUT WE ALSO HAVE, FOR ANY OF OUR, UM, LISTENING AUDIENCE THAT MAYBE HAVE A BUSINESS IN GRAND PRAIRIE, THERE'S, UM, TRAINING VIDEOS ON THERE THAT, UM, THE WORLD CUP ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED US TO. AND WE'VE BEEN DOING TRAININGS FOR OUR HOTEL AND ATTRACTION PARTNERS, RESTAURANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE. WE'VE GOT TRAINING ON ACCESSIBILITY, UM, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, [00:10:01] UM, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND TRADITIONS AND CULTURAL THINGS THAT OUR RESTAURANTS AND THINGS WILL WANNA KNOW, UM, WHEN THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, HELPING GUESTS THAT MAY BE NOT FROM HERE. RIGHT. AND THINGS TO CONSIDER, EVEN LIKE CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOCATIONS LOCATED IN GRAND PRAIRIE. MM-HMM . JUST A WHOLE BUNCH OF INFORMATION THAT YOU, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT YOU NEED UNTIL YOU'RE TALKING TO SOMEBODY FROM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, AND MAYBE YOU NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM IN A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW. AND SO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE VISIT GRAND PRAIRIE SITE. UM, ALSO ON THAT SITE IS, UH, BUSINESS PROCUREMENT. SO ANY OF OUR BUSINESSES, UM, OBVIOUSLY, UH, WORLD CUP, THEY PRETTY MUCH HAVE ALL OF THEIR BUSINESSES THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE UTILIZING DURING THAT TIME. HOWEVER, I'M ENCOURAGING ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES TO GO AHEAD AND REGISTER. IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD FROM THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE IS THAT THIS LIST THAT THEY'VE DEVELOPED FOR, UH, WORLD CUP, THEY'RE GONNA BE USING FOR ANY OTHER LARGE EVENTS THAT THE DALLAS SPORTS COMMISSION OR ARLINGTON OR ANYBODY, YOU KNOW, BRINGS TO NORTH TEXAS. SO DEFINITELY ENCOURAGING OUR BUSINESSES TO REGISTER JUST FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY COME ABOUT. IT'S SO EXCITING. THIS IS REALLY THE BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL EVENT THAT WE'VE EVER HAD IN THE METROPLEX, ISN'T IT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S GONNA BE HUGE. IT'S GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE EPIC , IT'LL BE EPIC FOR SURE. AND YOU ALL HAVE, UH, GOT IT ALL LAID OUT TO WHERE WE CAN, UH, ENJOY IT TO THE MAX. YES. NOW WORLD CUP ISN'T THE ONLY THING THAT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE, RIGHT AT THE EPIC THIS SUMMER. WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING AT THE EPIC. UH, ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE, UH, JUNETEENTH ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN THE CITY. SO WE HAVE THE JUNETEENTH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT ON THE 11TH. WE HAVE THE JUNETEENTH BLOCK PARTY ON THE GRAND LAWN, UH, THE SAME TIME AS OUR OPENING CEREMONY. UH, IT'S JUST GONNA BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND. SO NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE DOING ON JUNE 12TH, YOU CAN COME OUT AND WATCH SOCCER OR YOU CAN CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE JUNETEENTH, UH, PARADE ON AT THAT ENDS AT TYREE PARK ON THE 13TH. THE OTHER EXCITING THING IS THE SUMMER SOLSTICE MUSIC FESTIVAL IS COMING BACK. IT'S GONNA BE HELD AT THE LANDING THIS YEAR, BUT IT'LL BE AT EPIC CENTRAL. WE HAVE FIFA, OUR WORLD CUP GAMES GOING ON DURING THAT TIME AS WELL. UH, AND THEN OF COURSE, WE LEAD INTO JULY THE FOURTH. YES. OH, AMERICA'S TWO 50TH. THIS IS GOING TO BE HUGE, HUGE FOR, UH, GRAND PRAIRIE FOR AMERICANS. IT'S JUST GONNA BE A GRAND CELEBRATION. TELL US ABOUT THAT. WHAT, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? YEAH, SO, UH, JULY 4TH IS WHEN OUR NATION WILL CELEBRATE THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. AND WE ARE CELEBRATING WITH A, UM, AN EVENT CALLED THE STAR SPANGLED PRAIRIE PARTY. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL LIMIT , BUT IT'S OUR WAY OF CELEBRATING AMERICA TWO 50. IT IS GONNA BE ON JULY 4TH AT EPIC CENTRAL. IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY GREAT EVENT. UM, WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S JULY 4TH AND IT'S GONNA BE HOT. SO, UM, OUR FESTIVITIES WILL START AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING, HOPEFULLY, UM, AND GOING TILL THROUGH 10 O'CLOCK THAT, THAT NIGHT. SO HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE TOO TERRIBLY HOT FOR EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AND JOIN US. BUT WE'VE GOT A WHOLE LIST OF, UH, FUN ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR THAT DAY. YEAH. THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON. WE HAVE LIVE MUSIC BY THE MOOD SWINGS, WHICH I KNOW OUR GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS LOVE. YES. UH, WE HAVE A GOLDEN KNIGHT PARACHUTE THAT'S GOING TO BE PARACHUTING IN WITH AN AMERICAN FLAG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EVENT. WOW. UM, WE HAVE A, UH, FLYOVER BY SOME, UH, HISTORICAL PLANES AND THEN SOME, UH, OTHER AIRCRAFT THAT ARE GOING TO FLY OVER FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE AIRPORT. WE HAVE OUR GPAC PARTNERS THAT ARE GONNA BE, UH, DOING SOME PERIOD REENACTMENTS AND SOME DRAMATIC READINGS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. WE HAVE OUR G-P-I-S-D STUDENTS INVOLVED. UH, WE HAVE THE LIBRARY OUT THERE PROGRAMMING AND DOING THEIR AMAZING STUFF THAT OUR LIBRARIES DO. MM-HMM . WE DO HAVE SOME VENDOR BOOTHS AVAILABLE, AND IF THEY WANNA SIGN UP, THEY CAN GO TO EPIC CENTRAL.COM AND SIGN UP. UH, WE ARE LIMITING VENDORS, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR LOCAL VENDORS AND LOCAL FOOD PROVIDERS. AND THEN OF THE EVENING, UH, CULMINATES WITH A PATRIOTIC DRONE SHOW, AND IT'LL BE TIED IN WITH ELUVIA. SO THIS'LL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING, UH, SYNCHRONIZED WITH DRONES AND THE FOUNTAIN ALTOGETHER. YES. OH, I LOVE IT WHEN WE DO THE DRONES. THAT IS SO IMPRESSIVE. AND THIS WHOLE EVENT IS GOING TO BE IMPRESSIVE NOW. 250 YEARS. I KNOW. WE'VE HAD THE BICENTENNIAL, WE HAD SESQUICENTENNIAL. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS, WHAT IS THAT SPECIAL WORD? I DON'T KNOW WHAT SEMI, SEMI SEMI SESQUICENTENNIAL, I THINK IS, I BELIEVE IS THE PRONUNCIATION. THEY'LL GET IT, THEY'LL PUT IT RIGHT BELOW US. HOPEFULLY YOU WOULD SPELL IT. WE'RE JUST GONNA SAY 200. THE 50TH BIRTHDAY. WE'RE AN AMERICA TWO 50. THAT'S, YES. AND WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME TO CELEBRATE. YOU KNOW, I GET A, A LOT OF CITIZEN COMMENTS SAYING, WHY DON'T WE HAVE A PARADE ON JULY THE FOURTH? AND OF COURSE, OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE BIG PARADES THEN. AND, UM, THIS [00:15:01] IS SOMETHING THEY CAN GO TO ALL THE PARADES SURROUNDING, UH, ACTIVITIES DURING THE DAY THAT THEY WOULD LIKE AND THEN COME HOME YES. TO EPIC CENTRAL. YES. AND HAVE THE, UH, UH, GRAND USA CELEBRATION 250 YEARS. AND WHO KNOWS IF WE HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT AND PEOPLE LOVE IT, MAYBE WE COULD HAVE IT EVERY YEAR. WELL, AND THAT'S WHY THE STAR SPRINKLED PRAIRIE PARTY DOESN'T HAVE AMERICA TWO 50 TIED TO IT, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT BRANDING CAN BE USED YEAR OVER YEAR. SO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN BRING IT BACK NEXT JULY AS WELL AND FOR YEARS TO COME, BUT IT'LL BE A, A REALLY FUN TIME. BUT, UM, YOU MENTIONED OTHER EVENTS. SO, UH, JULY 4TH IN GRAND PRAIRIE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WILL BE THE, A HUGE EVENT THAT EVENING, BUT ALSO WANNA REMIND OUR GUESTS THAT, UM, JULY 4TH FALLS ON A SATURDAY THIS YEAR. AND SO OUR FARMER'S MARKET WILL BE OPEN THAT DAY AS WELL. SO DEFINITELY, UM, GO VISIT RAY AND THE TEAM OUT THERE BETWEEN EIGHT AND ONE ON THE FOURTH, UM, AND PICK UP YOUR PRODUCE AND BAKED GOODS AND ALL OF THAT. AND THEN, UM, ALSO A STARS AND STRIPES CELEBRATION AT THAT LONE STAR PARK HOST EVERY YEAR. UM, AND THEIR BIG FIREWORK DISPLAY THAT'S ALSO GONNA BE ON JULY 3RD AND FOURTH. SO THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE A REALLY GREAT TIME, UM, CELEBRATING AMERICA TWO 50 HERE IN TOWN, SO I LOVE IT. AND THERE'S ALSO A WORLD CUT GAME IN AT THE DALLAS STADIUM ON JULY THE THIRD AS WELL, SO, WHICH IS OH WOW. WHY WE CHOSE TO DO EVERYTHING ON THE FOURTH THIS YEAR. OH, THAT'S SMART , GOOD THINKING. AND, UM, THIS IS JUST GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN. I LOVE IT WHEN WE HAVE ACTIVITIES THAT BRINGS EVERYBODY TOGETHER UNDER ONE CAUSE I MEAN, ONE BIG CELEBRATION THAT UNITES US. ALL OF OUR DIVERSITY COMES TOGETHER AND WE CAN JUST ENJOY WHAT ALL WE HAVE IN COMMON. YES. I LOVE THAT. AND WE GREAT. CAN CELEBRATE OUR NATION. YES, ABSOLUTELY. WELL SAID. I LOVE ANYTHING THAT'S PATRIOTIC AND THAT'S, UH, THAT WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY. I LOVE IT WHEN WE GET TO SING. UM, GOD BLESS AMERICA. MM-HMM . YES. YOU KNOW, FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO GRAND PRAIRIE. YES. . YES. . DON'T YOU HATE WHEN THEY MESS UP THOSE LYRICS SOMEWHERE ELSE? I KNOW, I KNOW. THEY JUST DON'T KNOW. BUT THAT IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN NOW. OKAY. UH, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENING THAT WE NEED TO TOUCH ON. THERE'S SO MUCH. I MEAN, SUMMER IN GRAND PRAIRIE IS SUCH A BIG TIME. UM, IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, VISIT GRAND PRAIRIE TX.COM/SUMMER, THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SUMMER ACTIVITIES BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET STARTS JUNE 18TH, SO THAT'LL TAKE US THROUGH JULY. UM, SO THAT WILL BE SUPER FUN TOO. MAKE SURE YOU GRAB YOUR TICKETS FOR THAT. LONE STAR PARK IS GOING THROUGH JULY 10TH. UM, SO THAT'S ALWAYS FUN. OF COURSE. UH, ROCK AND S BAR AND GRILL DOWN AT THE MARINA AT JOE POOL LAKE. THEY'LL ALSO BE OPEN ON THE FOURTH. UM, AND THEY'VE GOT SOME LIVE MUSIC AND THINGS ACTIVITIES HAPPENING. SO I KNOW, UM, OUR LAKE IS, YOU KNOW, A GOOD PLACE TO COOL OFF IN THE SUMMER HEAT. YES. UM, TRADERS VILLAGE IS ALSO GONNA BE DOING SOME WATCH PARTIES AND HAVE SOME SUMMER ACTIVATIONS. UM, ASIA TIMES SQUARE HAS EVENTS GOING ON. I MEAN, THERE'S JUST, WE COULD, WE COULD DO A WHOLE EPISODE ON ALL THE DIFFERENT FUN ACTIVITIES TO THAT TAKE PLACE DURING THE SUMMER, BUT IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME HERE IN TOWN. NOW, WHEN CAN WE BACK TO WORLD CUP? WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THAT TO END AND GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL IN THE METROPLEX? SO OUR LAST MATCH THAT THE DALLAS STADIUM WILL HOST IS ON, UM, JULY 14TH. AND THAT'S THE SEMI-FINALS, UM, WORLD CUP ITSELF ENDS ON JULY 19TH. SO WE, WE PRETTY MUCH GO ALL THE WAY TILL THE END NOW. THERE'S ONLY NINE MATCHES THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT DALLAS STADIUM. UM, ALL OF THE OTHERS WILL BE SCATTERED ALL OVER, YOU KNOW, THREE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. BUT, UM, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT TIME. YOU KNOW, IN TEXAS, IT'S DALLAS AND HOUSTON THAT ARE HO HOSTING MATCHES. SO WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, OUR DATA SHOWS THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE FLYING INTO DFW AND WATCHING MATCHES HERE, BUT THEN ALSO THEN GOING DOWN TO HOUSTON. UM, THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IS GONNA BE BETWEEN SIX AND NINE NIGHTS, BUT THEY MAY NOT STAY IN ONE CITY MORE THAN A, YOU KNOW, COUPLE OR TWO OR THREE. SO, UM, IT'LL BE INTERESTING. IT'LL BE FUN TO, TO GO THROUGH ALL THE DATA AND EVERYTHING AFTER WORLD CUP TO SEE KIND OF THE IMPACT THAT IT HAD ON GRAND PRAIRIE. BUT REGARDLESS, WE'RE GONNA BE READY. WE'RE GONNA BE READY, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUN. WE ARE, WE'RE GONNA ENJOY IT. AND, UM, YOU ALL ARE DOING A FABULOUS JOB FOR US. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH, BOTH OF YOU AND THE FACT THAT YOU GET TO WORK TOGETHER ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. UH, NOW BEFORE WE LEAVE, TELL US WHO ALL'S ON YOUR, UH, TWO 50 CELEBRATION COMMITTEE. OH, GOSH. I WAS LOOKING AT THE DIRECTORY. WE HAVE ABOUT [00:20:01] 40 DIFFERENT COMMUNITY, UM, STAKE STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZ. MM-HMM. YES. AND ORGANIZERS THAT ARE, THAT ARE ON OUR, UM, ON OUR DIRECTORY THERE. WE'VE INVOLVED, YOU DON'T HAVE TO NAME THEM ALL, BUT I JUST KNOW THEY'VE ALL CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO MAKE THIS A VERY SPECIAL EVENT FOR OUR CITY. WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO MAKE IT GRAND PRAIRIE CENTRIC. AND SO IT REALLY WAS A COMMUNITY, UH, COMMITTEE EFFORT WITH ALL OF EVERYBODY HAVING, YOU KNOW, A SEAT AT THE TABLE TO KIND OF SEE WHAT, WHAT DO WE WANT THIS TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW DO WE WANNA CELEBRATE NOT ONLY AMERICA TWO 50, BUT JUST GRAND PRAIRIE IN GENERAL AND GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER. SO, UM, IT WAS A GROUP PROJECT . YES, YES, ABSOLUTELY. A HUNDRED PERCENT. WE APPRECIATE THEM ALL AND APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND, UH, EXPERTISE IN HELPING US ENJOY IT AND ENJOY IT SAFELY. AND JUST HAVE A GREAT SUMMER. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. IT'S GONNA BE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JOINING US. THANKS FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY. I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON REMINDING YOU TO ENJOY ALL OF THESE FUN EVENTS AND IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.