Tene a nee rn ne ae ‘ents hms nee ine a" Neb ret Se ne ile photo ‘rts togetr sh MPAC continued from page 14 However, MPAC does not usually spend the entire amount, only using $465,000 in 2007-2008 and ‘$448,000 in 2008-2009, ‘MPAC also brings in rev- enue from other sources like sponsorships and ticket sales ~ that amount totaling $358,858 in 2007- 2008 and $467,998 in 2008- 2009. ‘The revenue funds daily operation, staff salaries and benefits, programming and other needs, according to city spokesperson Anna Folmnsbee. None of the funding comes out of the city’s general fund. Loughmiller said that the city wants to see MPAC's profits increase by cutting unnecessary costs and boosting potential sponsorship and ticket sales, Currently, the depart- ment and city council have conducted two peer review studies and three public meetings about MPAC’s management and must weigh the pros and cons of all options. “A lot of comments have been that people like what MPAC has to offer, statist cal comments, marketing and how they could better get the word out about their programs,” Lough- miller said, “We are als looking at other facilities how they manage, what their target market is like and how they're running from a cost standpoint.” MPAC wouldn't be’ the first outsourced manage: ment group in McKinney — Loughmiller said the Oak Hollow Golf Course has a contact with an outside party and still hires city ‘employees to operate the municipal golf course. Loughmiller also “said the council and depart- ment of parks and reere- ation is in no hurry to make a decision because the fiscal year budget is set until September 30. They are hoping to resolve the issue by the end of the summer. ‘The reality is that we aren't going to make this decision next week,” Loughmiller said. “We need to continue to ana- lyze the data we have from the peer review studies and public meetings. The current staff also needs to have input. ‘The end result could be change or no change, it all depends.’ David Taylor, director of MPAG, said they are cur- rently in a holding pattern until the city council meet- ing next week. For now, the directors will continue to evaluate different requests and proposals with the de- partment of parks and recreation and city council “We don’t have a choice Dut to wait it out,” Taylor said, ‘At the last city council meeting, MPAC’s future was brought up during the citizen's comments portion. ~ all speakers pleading for the council to reconsider outsourcing MPAC’s cur- rent management. But until next week’s city council meeting, the sup: porters and directors of MPAC can only wait to hear the department of parks of recreation’s pro- posals and continue to find alternative methods for MPAC to sueceed, “You've analyzed this for a year now. The proposal that’s on the table gives a third party two whole weeks to get their act to- gether,” “said Jeremy Rosenthal, a local attorney and husband of MPAC As- sistant Director Amy Rosenthal, during | the council meeting." “And members of the council, that is a fabulous way to fail, 'm going to leave you with the carpenter's rule on MPAC: you measure twice, you cut once.”