[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL OPEN UP THE CDC MEETING WITH A QUORUM PRESENT. I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE. OH, RIGHT. IT IS 602. 602. AND WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
[2.A. Briefing - Upcoming Meetings & Events ]
ALRIGHT. FIRST. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS BRIEFING ON SOME OF THE UPCOMING MEETINGS AND GIFT CARDS PROGRAM. SO WE'VE GOT IN YOUR PACKET AND UP ON THE SCREEN A LIST OF SOME UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS. THE BOLDED STUFF ARE THE REGULAR MEETINGS THAT WE NEED TO PLAN TO BE HERE LAST HALF OF THE YEAR. VICKI, READ YOUR EMAIL. THERE MAY BE SOME CHANGES TO CDC AND CDC. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF TO BE DETERMINED WHAT HAPPENS. BUT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LAUREN TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON JANUARY 28TH. OKAY. AND JANUARY 28TH, WE HAVE A BUSINESS OVER BREAKFAST EVENT. THAT IS A VERY FIRST EVENT THAT WE'RE HAVING. WE DISCUSSED IT LAST YEAR, A LITTLE BIT OF AN EVENT JUST FOR NORTH LAKE BUSINESSES TO GET TOGETHER TO NETWORK WITH ONE ANOTHER AND JUST GROW THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE HERE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A TON OF BUSINESSES COMING IN AND A LOT THAT ALREADY EXIST. SO STILL KIND OF FIGURING OUT HOW MANY OF YOU WILL HAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT THIS IS OUR KICKSTART FIRST ONE AT THE CAMBRIA HOTEL, SO THEY WILL BE HAVING US THERE. THERE'LL BE BREAKFAST, THEY'LL GIVE YOU TOURS OF THE HOTEL AND THEIR AMENITIES. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT. I BELIEVE I HAVE INVITED EVERY NORTH LAKE BUSINESS AND I KEEP INVITING THEM. SO YOU GUYS ARE ALL MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND AS WELL. THAT'S JANUARY 28TH AT 9 A.M. AND THERE'S A GRAPHIC THAT I HAVE FOR THAT. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY BUSINESSES YOU'D LIKE TO SEND THAT TO OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE IT, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND THAT TO YOU STUDENTS, RIGHT? YEAH. AND THIS IS JUST FOR BUSINESSES. YES. IT'S JUST FOR BUSINESSES. SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE BUSINESS OWNER IF THEY WANT TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR BUSINESS, THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME AND ATTEND AS WELL. SO DO WE JUST LET YOU KNOW IF WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE? SURE. THERE'S NOT AN RSVP FOR IT, SO THIS WILL BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR US ALL TO SEE WHAT THE OUTCOME AND TURNOUT WILL BE. BUT THERE'S A GOOD AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK ALREADY FOR IT. AS A GRAPHIC, I CAN. IF YOU LIKE, I CAN IF YOU LIKE ME TO. YES Z WOULD WOULD YOU LIKE US TO? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEND OUT AN INVITE TO THEM AND SEE HOW MANY ATTENDEES? SEE IF WE NEED TO POST? THE QUORUM WILL BE A GOOD Z WILL SEND IT OUT THEN, SO THAT'LL HELP REMIND YOU. ANY ANY QUESTIONS? THE THE EVENT THAT IT ISN'T AS CONVENIENT THIS YEAR IS SAN ANTONIO. WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO DO A BOOST BECAUSE WE ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND MAKE SOME APPOINTMENTS TO VISIT WITH SOME SOME BUSINESSES AND DEVELOPERS. YEAH. LAUREN OR OR NATHAN. WHAT IS SORRY. GOING BACK, WHAT IS THE MARCH 25TH EVENT? THE LIONS DEVELOPMENT FORUM AT THE CAMBRIA. THAT'S THAT'S THE ANNUAL EVENT THAT THE METRO CHAMBER PUTS ON WITH ALL OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. SO NORTH LAKE AND ARGYLE AND ROANOKE. JUSTIN. SO THAT'S JUST TO IT'S KIND OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP TO FEATURE THIS REGION. WE ALL THE VIP'S INVITE DEVELOPERS IN THAT AREA. THOSE IN REAL ESTATE. WE TRY TO HAVE A DIFFERENT FOCUS EACH YEAR BUT JUST KIND OF FEATURE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THAT AREA. HOW MANY YEARS HAVE THEY DONE THAT? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON A LONG TIME. IT USED TO BE AT THE SPEEDWAY FOR THE LONGEST TIME. WE FINALLY HAD A LOCATION. YEAH, EXCITING. WHAT DO YOU THINK? AT LEAST TEN YEARS. AT LEAST TEN YEARS. RIGHT. SO THIS IS KIND OF LIMITED SEATING. AND THE FOCUS IS ON THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. BUT WE DO INVITE THE MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND PRESIDENT OF EACH BOARD. AND THE PRESIDENT CAN MAKE IT WILL GO DOWN THE PECKING ORDER. THE VICE PRESIDENT WHAT HAVE YOU. SO AND THEN THIS YEAR'S THEME IS TENTATIVELY HOSPITALITY. AND SO[00:05:03]
THE OWNER AND DEVELOPER OF THE CAMBRIA AND THE CONFERENCE CENTER WILL BE ONE OF THE SPEAKERS THERE AT THE EVENT. IN LAST YEAR'S EVENT WAS. THE DALLAS STARS, WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF ASTRONOMERS WHO HOW WOULD YOU NAME THEM? YEAH, THAT WAS THE THAT WAS THE BIG.SO THERE'S A LOT OF. CONNECTIONS. INTERFACING WITH DEVELOPERS. AND THERE'S USUALLY A THEME. AND SO BUT WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT. WE'LL ALSO DO A BOOTH THERE AND ALL THE CITIES WILL. AND WE GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE TOWN AND WANTING MORE INFORMATION AND IDEAS. HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME POTENTIAL BUSINESSES LOOKING TO OPEN ANOTHER LOCATION OR SOMETHING. WE CAN WE CAN WORK WITH THEM OR A DEVELOPER THAT'S LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING IN NORTH LAKE. WE READY TO MOVE ON
[2.B. Briefing - 114 Gift Card Program Review]
TO ITEM B, THE 114 GIFT CARD PROGRAM. SURE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BE TAKING THIS. YES. SO 114 GIFT CARD PROGRAM AS YOU KNOW HAS COME TO A CLOSE. IT ENDED AT THE END OF NOVEMBER. AND WE HAVE COLLECTED ALL THE BUSINESSES GIFT CARDS. SO JUST SOME STATISTICS FOR THAT. IT WENT TO 6394 ADDRESSES. THE TOTAL CARDS COLLECTED WERE 876, WHICH IS A TOTAL COST OF 2 OR $21,000, $21,900. SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FOR THE PROGRAM, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE TOO, THAT'S SOME MORE STATISTICS. AND ANOTHER BONUS OF THIS IS THAT PEOPLE SPENT MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THEIR THEIR CARS. SO YOU SEE, THEY ACTUALLY SPENT IN ADDITION TO YES FOR YES. THAT PART WAS IN THERE TOO. JUST SOME INTERESTING THINGS. IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW, THE MOST POPULAR RESTAURANTS WERE MONO WINGSTOP, BURGERS AND CURRIES.THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES AND SUBDIVISIONS FOR WERE APARTMENTS, PECAN SQUARE AND THE RIDGE. SOME FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT FROM THE PROGRAM, FROM THE BUSINESSES, IS THAT SOME OF THE RESIDENTS DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE REAL CARDS, AND THEY THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FAKE OR SOMETHING, AND THEY THREW THEM AWAY. SO THAT WAS GOOD. AND SOME THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO DIFFERENT FOR NEXT YEAR WOULD BE BETTER. THE NEXT TIME WE DO, IT WOULD BE BETTER PROMOTION FOR THE CARDS. IF THAT'S A TEXTING THROUGH THE TOWN, HOW THEY WERE ALL NOTIFIED THAT THE PROGRAM WAS LEGITIMATE WAS THROUGH THEIR WATER BILLS, BUT NOT EVERYONE OPENS UP THEIR WATER BILLS. SO YEAH. SO MAYBE A DIFFERENT FORMAT OF JUST NOTIFICATION. AND NOW THAT WE'VE DONE IT ONCE, I THINK PEOPLE ARE MORE AWARE THAT THE PROGRAM EXISTS AND WOULD BE MORE WILLING TO USE THEM NEXT TIME. AND SOME OF THE OTHER RESPONSES WE GOT WERE THAT NOT ALL RESIDENTS RECEIVED CARDS. SO WE'LL BE MORE THOROUGH. AND I THINK THIS WAS JUST OUR FIRST TIME WE DID IT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF LEARNING FROM IT. BUT IN CHECKING THAT OUT. SO LIKE WE SAID, THE BUDGET WAS $150,000 AND LEFT OVER FROM THAT IS $128,100. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. AND AND WHATEVER THE PRINTING AND POSTAGE COST IS. YES. WHICH I ASKED FOR THAT TODAY AND THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT NUMBER. SO LAUREN, WAS THAT FEEDBACK FROM THE BUSINESSES OR WAS THAT FROM, YOU KNOW, CITIZENS OF THE TOWN? WHAT DID THAT FROM THE BUSINESSES? WHEN I WOULD GO AND STOP IN AND TALK TO THEM, THAT WAS THE RESPONSE I WOULD GET. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT JUST HAVING A FOLLOW UP WITH ALL NINE BUSINESSES, LIKE HAVING A ROUND TABLE AND JUST TALKING ABOUT WHAT WORKED IN THEIR EYES AND MAYBE WHAT DIDN'T WORK? WE COULD. I THINK MORE SUCCESSFUL WOULD BE A SURVEY, JUST BECAUSE SOME OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HARD TO GET IN CONTACT WITH, TO HAVE AN ACTUAL SIT DOWN MEETING, WE COULD DO A SURVEY OR INDIVIDUAL ONE ON ONES. SURE. WE'RE CONSIDERING A BUSINESS FOCUS SURVEY, BUT STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ALL WE'RE GOING TO ASK. BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WOULD BE IS BECAUSE FOLLOW UP ON 114, BUT ALSO IN THE BOARD'S HAVE IDENTIFIED OTHER AREAS THEY'D LIKE TO DO THIS PROGRAM AT. SO WE'LL TRY TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION.
WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POSTAL CARRIER. AND SO WE'RE THINKING MAYBE IF WE DO A SEALED ENVELOPE, IT'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE IMPORT. FOR SOME REASON, THE THE BULK
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MAIL LOOKING STUFF DOESN'T QUITE MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH SOMETIMES. SO WE COULD DO A SEALED LETTER WITH PROBLEM WITH THAT IS I MAY NOT GRAB PEOPLE'S ATTENTION, BUT. SO ANYWAY, WE'RE LIKE LAUREN AND NATHAN SAID, WE'RE LEARNING, TRYING TO PERFECT IT. BUT A GOOD FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM BUSINESSES ARE THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF NEW CUSTOMERS COME IN AND SOME REPEAT CUSTOMERS, SO THERE WAS A GOOD OUTREACH FOR THAT. SO SOME SOME GOOD THINGS.WAS THERE ANY DATA AVAILABLE ON HOW MANY WERE NEW AS OPPOSED TO REPEAT CUSTOMERS, OR FROM ANY OF THE BUSINESSES ON HOW MANY WERE NEW? I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC NUMBERS. IT WAS JUST KIND OF A GENERALIZED THEY'VE SEEN NEW FACES AND THEY'VE COME BACK. SO BUT THEY DID SEEM HAPPY THAT THEY NOTICED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF NEW CUSTOMERS THAT HADN'T BEEN TO THEIR BUSINESSES BEFORE. IT WAS PRETTY. SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY HIGH PERCENTAGE. YEAH, AND THAT'S PROBABLY ANECDOTAL. I DON'T REALLY KNOW IF WE HAVE A WAY TO TRACK IT. WE WE KNOW WHO GOT THEM AND USED THEM. WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE THE BUYING HABITS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PATRONS. YEAH. THAT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO COME FROM THE BUSINESS. RIGHT? RIGHT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. OKAY. IF NOT, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC INPUT. YOU KNOW ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC HERE? NOT SO CAN WE MOVE ON. DO WE NEED TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THE PUBLIC INPUT OKAY. SO OPENING UP FOR PUBLIC INPUT AT 614. NOT. OR DID I JUST PUBLIC HEARING.
NO. I USUALLY PAUSE AND SAY BECAUSE ANYONE HERE IS A CITIZEN AND THEY CAN SPEAK ON PUBLIC INPUT IF THEY LIKE, RIGHT. SO EDC IS OPEN NOW AND IT'S OPEN. DOES ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC INPUT? OKAY. THEY MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU AND NOT TO DARREN I DON'T KNOW.
YEAH, MAYBE. ALRIGHT. HEARING NO PUBLIC INPUT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC INPUT AT 615. NEXT
[4.A. Consider approval of meeting minutes for November 20, 2025 ]
ITEM. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR MINUTES FOR THE NOVEMBER 20TH CDC EDC MEETING. CAN I GET[4.A. VOTE]
A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CDC MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 20TH? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.I'VE READ THEM. CORRECT MOTION TO SECOND. THANK YOU. VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 20TH CDC MEETING. MINUTES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025? I MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING.
SECOND THREE SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, NEXT ON THE AGENDA. EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO. BEFORE DID I BEFORE WE. OH, SORRY. MY BAD.
[4.B. Consider approval of a project to fund entry monument signage along highways and roadways near town limits entry points for the purpose of assisting in promotion of new or expanded business in Northlake, in a total amount not to exceed $850,000 with up to $425,000 to be funded by the Economic Development Corporation. ]
ITEM B CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR PROJECT TO FUND MONUMENT SIGNAGE. DO WE HAVE A INFORMATION OR UPDATE ON THAT NATHAN. YES. VERY VERY SHORT UPDATE BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE HEARD MULTIPLE TIMES NOW. AND AS YOU'RE AWARE, YOU'VE BUDGETED A TOTAL OF 850,000 TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN EDC AND CDC FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THREE ENTRY MONUMENT SIGNS. AND BELIEVE IT, YOUR LAST MEETING DISCUSSED THOSE LOCATIONS. THIS TYPE OF PROJECT IS CONSIDERED A TYPE B PROJECT, SO THAT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE. SO THAT'S WHY THIS ITEM IS ON HERE TONIGHT. THE NOTICE OF THE PROJECT WAS PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 10TH, AND PUBLIC[00:15:05]
HEARING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD TONIGHT. BEFORE YOU CAN TAKE ACTION AND OFFICIALLY DESIGNATE THIS AS A PROJECT, UNDERTAKE. AND THE PROJECT CANNOT BE UNDERTAKEN UNTIL 60 DAYS AFTER THAT NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED. SO THAT DATE WOULD BE MARCH 11TH. SO YOU WON'T SEE ANY OF THESE ENTRY MONUMENTS BEFORE THEN. SO NEXT STEPS IF YOU APPROVE THIS PROJECT IS TO OBTAIN PROPERTY FOR THE ASSIGNED LOCATIONS AS NECESSARY. ONE LOCATION IS IN RIGHT OF WAY. SO WE'VE WE'VE GOT THE RIGHTS TO IT. ANOTHER LOCATION. WE'VE GOT A DEAL WITH THE DEVELOPER ON IT AND JUST KIND OF NEED TO KIND OF FORMALLY GET THE EASEMENT ON IT. AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE THE OTHER SITE. THEN WE ALSO NEED TO FINALIZE THE DESIGN FOR EACH OF THOSE SITES, AND THEN WE'LL BID OUT THE PROJECT AND SELECT A CONTRACTOR TO BUILD THEM. BUT SO TONIGHT YOUR YOUR ACTIONS YOU'LL NEED A PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN AFTER THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THIS ENTRY MONUMENT SIGNAGE AS A AS A PROJECT TO UNDERTAKE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR NATHAN? YOU'VE HEARD THIS SEVERAL TIMES. OKAY. SO WE START WITH OPENING UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. 618 REGARDING THIS. IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE EASIEST WAY EASY OPENS AT THE SAME TIME.YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH I HAVE 619. SO WE WILL OPEN PUBLIC HEARING FOR EDC. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS. DID WE NOT TALK ABOUT THIS IN OUR LAST MEETING. AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE WE FELT THAT WE WANTED TO SEE THE INITIAL SIGNS. YEAH. THIS IS JUST PART OF USING EDC FUNDS. YOU HAVE TO DECLARE IT A SPECIAL PROJECT AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. SO THIS IS THIS IS JUST KIND OF A WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, THE PAPERWORK OR FORMALITY? FORMALITY? YES, SIR. DOES THIS HAVE TO BE A MINIMUM? THE MINIMUM? NO. OKAY. ONE SECOND. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A MINIMUM. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY. ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE. SO CLOSURES FIRST. ALL RIGHT. SO CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING OF CDC AT 620. AND WE WILL CLOSE
[4.B. VOTE]
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR EDC AT 620. ALRIGHT. FOR CDC, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? YES, I MOVE TO APPROVE PROJECT TO FUND ENTRY MONUMENT SIGNAGE ALONG HIGHWAYS AND ROADWAYS NEAR TOWN LIMITS. ENTRY POINTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE PROMOTION OF NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESSES IN NORTH LAKE. IN THE AMOUNT OF 425,000. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JAMES, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION. ALL OPPOSED. NONE OPPOSED. VOTE CARRIES APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. FOR EDC, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROJECT UPON THE ENTRY. MONUMENT SIGNAGE ALONG HIGHWAYS AND ROADWAYS NEAR TOWN LIMIT ENTRY POINTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING AND PROMOTION OF NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESSES IN NORTH LAKE, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 850,000, WITH UP TO 425,000 TO BE FUNDED BY THE EDC. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? HILLARY WANTS A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU SIR. EXECUTIVE[5. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SESSION IS NEXT. SESSION, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, SO CDC WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 622. YEAH. UNDER SECTION 551.087. OUR ATTORNEYS ARE STICKLER ON. OKAY, NOT THE WHOLE THING. JUST THAT BLACK THAT WHOLE TIME. SECTION 551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. WE'LL BE WE'RE BA. LAST POINT IS CONSIDERATIONS TO FOR THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT[6.A. Consider approval authorizing the Town Manager to execute an Economic Development Agreement with MP 10X Development, LLC.]
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FOR CDC. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO. MAKE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PROJECT FAUST WITHIN THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE, PURSUANT TO THE TOWN OF SUTTON INCENTIVE POLICIES THAT WILL INCLUDE BOTH A SALES TAX GRANT AND A JOB. ONE SECOND, THAT[6.A. VOTE]
MOTION SECOND. OKAY. A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE FOR WHOM STEVE ALLEN IN FAVOR.THANK ALL OF THOSE. AND THEN THE OTHER OPPOSED THE FULL PASSES AND. FOR EDC, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO. PRESENT ALL OVER. THE. EDC. FOR EDC. PRESENT AT
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